BARELY a month before a deadly landslide hit a mining pit in Barangay Biga, Toledo City last Dec. 21, 2020, residents sought the help of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) to temporarily halt the mining operations of Carmen Copper Corp. (CCC) after large cracks were discovered in their village.
But the appeal reportedly fell on deaf ears.
Biga Barangay Captain Pedro Sepada Jr. told SunStar Cebu on Tuesday, Dec. 29, that prior to the landslide, barangay officials called for an emergency consultative meeting on Nov. 26 with representatives of the CCC, MGB 7 and Biga residents to discuss possible measures to be undertaken after the cracks were sighted.
He said among those who attended were MGB 7 Director Armando Malicse and CCC vice president for safety and community Ignas Alburo.
Sepada said they also sent an invitation to the Toledo City government but no representative came.
During the meeting, Sepada said they were not given a concrete response or alternative solution by both the MGB and the CCC to ensure the residents’ safety while the mining operations continued.
Sepada said they were instead simply told by MGB 7 and CCC officials that their place remained safe.
Residents now believe the huge cracks caused the landslide that claimed the lives of four miners. Six others remain missing.
“It was only after the landslide last Dec. 24, that they declared our area to be unsafe within a radius of 600-meter distance from the pipeline of Carmen Copper. They now say it’s unsafe. Now whatever happened to their guarantee of safety before?” he asked in Cebuano.
SunStar Cebu tried to get the side of MGB 7 but calls to Malicse remained unanswered as of this writing.
SunStar Cebu also sought the comment of CCC, but the mining firm’s representatives had yet to respond to the queries as of press time.
Needed presence ‘unclear’
John Roseller Layan, Toledo City public information officer, said the office of Mayor Marjorie Perales was furnished a copy of the barangay’s invitation for a meeting addressed to the MGB 7.
But Layan said they were unable to send a representative as it was not clear if their presence was necessary since the letter was not addressed to Perales.
“But it’s true they copy furnished the Office of the Mayor, but the letter was not addressed to the Mayor. Only copy furnished,” Layan said in Cebuano.
Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said the Provincial Government will not conduct its own investigation and will, instead, wait for the MGB probe to end before implementing a course of action.
Garcia also said she will leave it up to the MGB 7 to decide whether or not the CCC has any liability.
“The investigation, that is not our expertise nor is that our mandate. MGB has already issued a suspension of operations and MGB is going to undertake the investigation. So let’s put things in proper perspective. While the investigation is ongoing, perhaps it is best to wait for the results,” Garcia said.
Garcia also warned those reportedly using the landslide incident to push their own agenda to tread lightly.
“I am not taking any sides. I want to be as objective as possible. However, there are some personalities that are not as objective because they have their own interest in Carmen Copper. They want to control so that they can do business with Carmen Copper. So this is a warning to those who want to make it difficult,” Garcia said in a mix of Cebuano and English.
Garcia said the CCC mining operations have given jobs and helped develop Toledo City.
Garcia said there is a need to thoroughly investigate the matter as she does not want those with their own “personal interest” in the mining operations of CCC to ruin the lives of so many people working there.
She assured the Province will provide help to the families of miners who have died and those who remain missing after the landslide.
Search and retrieval
Meanwhile, Layan said the search and retrieval operations continue for the six remaining missing workers.
Both water and land retrieval operations have been launched using sonar technology.
Food packs, evacuation tents, and stress debriefing have also been given to 400 families living near the collapsed portion of the open pit who were evacuated to a multipurpose court in Biga’s sitio of Hag-it.
Mayor Perales also directed the City’s Housing Board to look for a permanent housing relocation site should the MGB 7 recommend the permanent relocation of affected residents.
Sought for comment, Sepada said he is against the permanent relocation of residents and would rather the CCC just restore the area with cracks and stop its mining operations.
Sepada lamented that he was somehow confused because ever since the landslide, the City has still not called for a meeting between barangay officials, the CCC and the MGB 7. (JOB, ANV / JKV)
SIGNS IGNORED? Residents of Barangay Biga, Toledo City claim they warned officials of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Central Visayas and Carmen Copper Corp. of large cracks in the village prior to the landslide. (Alan Tangcawan)
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Arias by Handel and Hasse
Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano), Les Violons du Roy, cond Bernard Labadie
Virgin Classics 7 24354 5737, £12.99
Sensationally successful in the mid-18th century, Johann Hasse (1699-1783) was already deemed an anachronism by the end of his long life, and quickly fell into oblivion after his death. His operas, stylistically on the cusp of the baroque and the galant, trade heavily in virtuosity - the kind of extravagant display that Gluck sought to banish in Orfeo. Only singers with perfect coloratura techniques need apply.
Enter the ochre-toned Alaskan mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux, who makes an eloquent case for Hasse in arias by turns showy and soulful. She is wonderfully assured and elegant in florid passagework - what the 18th century called "long divisions" - and spins a pure, graceful line in the dulcet musette aria from the cantata La scusa.
With reams of Hasse still unexplored, it is perhaps a pity that Genaux chose to devote half the disc to assorted Handel items. The potentially searing mad scene from Orlando sounds too equable, the one relative disappointment on the disc. In compensation, Genaux delivers the thrilling aria "Sta nell'Ircana" from Alcina with flamboyant bravado, egged on by the swaggering horns of the crack Canadian band. Richard Wigmore
Betrachte, meine Seel: arias by Bach, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn
Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone), Dresden Staatskapelle, cond Sebastian Weigle
DG 477 6230, £12.99
Thomas Quasthoff ranges here from Bach and Mendelssohn in supplicatory mode, through the resounding Anglican certainties of "The Trumpet Shall Sound" from Handel's Messiah to the humanistic optimism of Haydn's Creation and Seasons. If the disc smacks of a too-easy compilation of spiritual lollipops, and the items inevitably lose something torn out of context, the singing is often glorious.
Quasthoff brings a disarming directness, allied to his familiar beauty of timbre and line, to three arias from the Bach Passions. In tandem with Sibylla Rubens, he makes a celestial dance of the duet from the Christmas Oratorio. His Elijah is deeply felt and nobly sung; and he finds a clarion edge to his tone for a superbly incisive "The Trumpet Shall Sound".
Best of all are the Haydn arias, whether in the salty exuberance of the ploughman's song from The Seasons, or in "Rollend in schäumenden Wellen" ("Rolling in foaming billows"), where he combines majestic authority with a Lieder singer's finesse.
Accompaniments are respectable rather than distinctive. A pity, though, about the encore - a kitsch, Broadway-style arrangement of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. RW
Marin Marais: Les Folies d'Espagne; Suite en mi; Le Labyrinthe
Ensemble Spirale, dir Marianne Muller (viol da gamba)
Zig Zag Territoires ZZT060801, £13.99
This 350th birthday tribute to the French viol composer Marin Marais makes an excellent introduction to his music. A substantial set of 32 well-contrasted variations on the La Follia bass reveals both the viol da gamba's expressive powers and its remarkable virtuoso possibilities.
These are further demonstrated in the E minor Suite, with its flowing, melancholy sarabande, energetic gigues (one of which involves stratospherically high double-stopping) and the grandly sorrowful Tombeau on a chromatic ground-bass, which makes a satisfying conclusion. Elizabeth Roche
Honegger: Symphony No 3 ('Liturgique')
Luba Orgonásová (soprano), Netherlands Radio Choir, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, cond Mariss Jansons
RCO Live RCO 06003, £12.99
Although united by their membership of "Les Six", Poulenc and Honegger were very different in background and artistic viewpoint. But both - Parisian Catholic and Swiss Protestant alike - came to religion following personal crises in the 1930s, Poulenc after the tragic death of a (probable) lover, Honegger from his despair at the worsening international situation.
The Frenchman's Gloria of 1959 is nevertheless a very different work from his colleague's Third Symphony, one a celebration (if with the hard-won faith of Poulenc's Carmelites), the other composed in the immediate wake of the Second World War as a reflection on senseless destruction.
Mariss Jansons, however, approaches both with equal mastery. He brings out the angularities of Poulenc's more Stravinskian side, while giving plenty of scope for the magnificent singing of Luba Orgonás\u02C7ová and the Netherlands Radio Choir in the more bittersweet passages.
The performance of the Honegger, which opened his tenure as chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in September 2004, has immense emotional power, with its violence viscerally expressed and its final sense of peace movingly won. Matthew Rye
Dvorák: Symphonies Nos 5 & 6; Scherzo capriccioso; The Hero's Song
BBC Symphony Orchestra, cond Jirí Belohlávek
Warner Classics 2564 63235-2, 2 CDs, £12.99
The joyousness of the middle two of Dvorák's nine symphonies ensures that they rarely fail on disc or in concert; and there have been some excellent recordings of both works in recent years. These latest entrants, which have helpfully been paired in the same package if you need a set to add to your 7, 8 and 9, have plenty going for them, not least the conducting of the BBC Symphony Orchestra's new chief conductor, Jirí Belohlávek.
The orchestral musicians might not have the music in their blood like their Czech counterparts, but he makes them play as if they do. The pastoralism of No 5 comes across with rare warmth, while the exuberance of No 6 is scorching.
What the set's labelling does not make clear is that the recording of the Sixth is from a concert performance at the Festival Hall in 1999; as such, it has more of a sense of atmosphere than the notably studio-bound Fifth, which, together with marvellous accounts of the Scherzo capriccioso and rarely heard Hero's Song, was taped at the BBC's Maida Vale Studio No 1. MR


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Two leading super funds have signalled their willingness to extend recent affordable housing investments beyond Australia and New Zealand, despite the associated risks as well as the risks presented by the asset class more widely.
Following its first investment in March in a sector beyond Australia, Bevan Towning, head of property at AustralianSuper, the country’s largest super fund, told AsianInvestor the fund was interested in adding to its international affordable housing investments.
In March, the fund paid £290 million ($365.2 million) to buy half of British Land’s shares in London’s Canada Water Masterplan, one of London’s largest-ever regeneration projects in which 20 percent of the 2,600 homes built will be affordable.
“Certainly, we would consider the east and west coast of the US. But independently of [our social] requirements, there has to be demand for it,” Towning said.
“Beyond New Zealand, we would consider [affordable housing investing] in Europe or the US, but we would have to have the right partner,” Toby Selman, who is in charge of property investment strategy at the New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super), told AsianInvestor.
Despite his willingness to invest in the sector beyond New Zealand, Selman pointed to the risks. “At home you have the government links you need to make investments work and there is alignment, including with financial incentives. Everyone is wanting the same outcome,” he said. He added that activity by foreign investors in social or affordable housing abroad has in the past seen local residents questioning investors’ motivation.
Until March, AustralianSuper had concentrated its efforts at home. In June 2020, AustralianSuper bought a 25% stake in Australian affordable housing developer Assemble Communities, in a deal which gave it two of five board seats, for an undisclosed sum. At the time, Towning said it anticipated investing “a couple of hundred million” dollars per year in the company’s new pipeline of new homes, which tenants rent for five years before having the option to buy. However, Towning declined to say how much the fund had invested since June 2020.
Peter Hobbs, managing director of private markets at consultancy bfinance in London, told AsianInvestor that such risks meant a domestic market bias was still common for investors in the sector, which remains in its infancy.
“Most investors who want to do [residential] investments with a social impact end up doing it domestically. Why would a Dutch or French pension fund do it in the US when the perception is they should be worrying about supplying it at home?”
He contrasted this with investing to combat climate change. “It doesn’t matter [where you invest],” he said, pointing to the wide geographical range of investments by Danish and Nordic pension funds. “They are keen to invest in low-carbon strategies wherever they can,” he said.
The sector contains other investment challenges, too. Assemble Communities says it sets its margins a third lower than typical build-to-sell developments that do not feature affordable housing. In addition, build-to-rent developments typically charge a rental premium on comparable surrounding homes of between 20% and 30%, whereas affordable housing is offered below the average rental price. Despite these two apparent challenges, Towning said his return expectations for the affordable housing sector were not lower than for other residential property investments.
“We don’t look at it like that. At the end of the fifth year there is a further return [created by the sale of the home]. So, the internal rate of return is made up of some income and some capital gain,” he said, although he declined to say what the target IRR was on these investments.
Towning also noted that the sector featured the general risks associated with multi-family investing. “Building [blocks] from scratch, typically comprising 200 apartments in each building, means planning approval, construction risk and rental risk,” he said. In addition, there are specific credit risks associated with those who qualify for this type of housing. Towning said the fund spent a longer period of time screening eligible tenants to ensure both their financial circumstances and their attitude were right.
The Assemble Communities acquisition represented a departure from AustralianSuper’s preferred model of owning buildings outright or alongside other investors. But Towning said the ownership model was the best way to pursue its strategy of extending affordable home ownership for those on moderate incomes, rather than social housing, where the majority of peer investment and fund offerings – both in Australia and abroad – had traditionally focused.
Towning highlighted the benefits of providing long-term home ownership in Australia, where residential prices had grown significantly in recent years, far outstripping wage growth.
Despite the appeal of the affordable housing sector in ESG terms, Hobbs said that many investors were still waiting on the sidelines, uncertain about which of the affordable housing options best suited them. “There is a huge range of activities: is it social housing, is it housing for key workers, is it shared ownership, is it asylum-seekers’ [housing], is it women’s refuges? A lot of investors want to do something but they’re not sure what.”

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Two sites set to provide medical care in parts of rural Alabama are moving forward, thanks to grants announced in the last week.
Work is progressing on an $8 million medical clinic taking shape in Elmore County. Developers broke ground on the River Region Medical Center back in March.
The $8 million project calls for a 32,000-square-foot complex off U.S. 231 in Wetumpka. It will have 50 exam rooms, a physical therapy suite and a pharmacy, as well as offices for 15 physicians. About 50 new jobs are expected.
Gov. Kay Ivey last week announced a $150,000 grant using Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) funds to improve water and sewer services, as well as drainage improvements and road access. The City of Wetumpka and the Wetumpka Water Works Board is providing about $60,000 in matching funds. In June, Ivey awarded a $150,000 Community Development Block Grant for the project.
Last week, U.S. Senator Doug Jones announced a $200,000 ARC grant toward the New Site Medical Complex in Tallapoosa County. Plans there are for a 3,120-square-foot building with a primary care clinic and pharmacy. Tenants will include Russell Medical and Jackson Drugs.
Currently, the closest source of medical care is in Alexander City, about 15 miles away. New Site Mayor Phil Blasingame thanked Jones for getting involved in the application process for the grant.
“Senator Jones was instrumental in getting the grant application in the correct order for approval and he has been a big supporter for rural health care initiatives. Senator Jones helped make this possible,” Blasingame said.
The town of New Site will provide $288,725 in local matching funds.
The projects come at a time when Alabama has seen seven rural hospitals closed within the last eight years. Industry figures cite the state’s refusal to expand Medicare, and say it has become harder to provide care for thousands of uninsured Alabamians without compensation.
ARC is an economic development agency of the federal government and 13 state governments. It’s aim is to strengthen Appalachia’s economic influence, and it covers 37 Alabama counties.

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1999 Saab 9-5 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 131000 miles
I have a 1999 saab, 9.5, 2liter turbo. The heater bypass valve was replaced 4 months ago (the start of everything). Then, about 2 months later, the turbo has gone. The garage replaced the turbo, dropped the oil pan, cleaned the pick-up tube and screen (which had a lot of sludge). Then when run, the oil light would come on after the engine warmed up. The oil sending unit was then replaced, but typically after about 20 miles of driving and coming to a stop, the light comes on. When you increase the rpm by about 2-3 hundred, the light goes out. It runs very well, sounds good. There is a little blue smoke, but the mecvhanic says that is left over from the turbo failing and oil getting into the exhaust
You can always use an oil pressure test gauge. Figure 10 PSI for each 1000 RPM.
February, 9, 2008 AT 5:34 PM
The pressure when idling checks out just fine with a manual gauge.
February, 10, 2008 AT 7:56 AM
You may have slightly worn bearings, try a slightly heavier oil. 25-50 should do it.
February, 11, 2008 AT 11:32 AM
Well, I changed the oil with synthetic 20-50. Ran it about 15 miles, came to a stop sign and as the rpm decreased to 1500, the alarm and light came on. Brought the RPM up above 2000, and the alarm and light went off. But the more I drove it (I had to get home--1 mile away), the more I had to increase the rpm to keep the alarm and light off. When I got home and turned the care off, I turned it back on about 1 minute later, and everything was fine.
ANY other ideas?
February, 11, 2008 AT 12:21 PM
You say after turning it off and then restarting it, it ran with no lights or buzzers? I gotta tell you, if you used a pressure guage and the pressure was 5-10 psi at idle with warm engine, you may have a wiring or sending unit problem. I need to go out right now, but I will look into the resistance values for the circuit. Get back to you!
February, 11, 2008 AT 12:43 PM
Some testing info
June, 11, 2008 AT 10:09 PM
Sorry to say but you still have sludge in your eng which as gone down & re-block your oil pick up screen again, will need to clean eng more extensively & check conrod bearing while you are there.


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Spreading Democracy; 'The Philosophical Argument of the Age'
Byline: Tod Lindberg, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
During the remarkable round of interviews he gave to major newspapers last week, President Bush spoke often of his commitment to the spread of democracy, sometimes in startling terms. As he told the Wall Street Journal in an aside after the end of the formal interview, "I understand there are many who say 'Bush is wrong.' I assume I'm right. It's exciting to be part of stimulating a debate of such significance. It really is the philosophical argument of the age." I don't know which is the more remarkable: An American president who thinks in terms of "the philosophical argument of the age." Or that, well, yes, Mr. Bush is right, the question of the spread of democracy really is the philosophical argument of the age.
Mr. Bush has picked his side: He stands for the promotion of democracy and, fresh from his own re-election, has reaffirmed his commitment of the United States to the cause of its promotion. So we have the leader of the world's biggest power committing it to securing "the Blessings of Liberty" - as the Constitution puts it - not just "to ourselves and our Posterity" but across the globe.
Mr. Bush thinks big. Some might have imagined the war on terror to have been his great project and the one on which his legacy would stand or fall. But here, he has subsumed even that task under the broader "philosophical argument of the age": The best weapon against terror is political participation of the sort only democracy allows. Terror is born of alienation from the political process, from denial of the ability to participate in making the decisions that govern one's life.
But isn't the war on terror really a war against Islamist radicalism? Yes, but considered in terms of "the philosophical argument of the age," that radicalism is itself an expression of alienation. It will not survive the extension of democracy and political participation, at least not in nearly so virulent and dangerous a form. Islamism grows where Muslims lack democracy, understood in the sense of a permanent political system of self-governance with regular elections and protected minority rights. Islamism has grown in democratic Europe precisely because of Muslim alienation from politics there.
The post-Cold War era saw the rapid spread and (not without bumps) consolidation of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Yet as recently as a year or two ago, it seemed as if the door was closing on the prospect of further extension of the democratic space: Russia was becoming increasingly authoritarian and was meddling to undemocratic effect in its "near abroad"; Afghanistan was badly divided, prone to warlordism; Iraq was a disappointment. …


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Stout is their codenane for the Lenovo X131e notebook shipped as a Chromebook. The Lenovo X131e Chromebook features a 1366x768 display, Intel Celeron CPU, and 7.5 hour battery life. For a $450+ notebook, it isn't too impressive but at least it's another Coreboot-enabled product.
The Stout support came with this commit.
More interesting than Stout is the Chromebook Pixel support.


It goes without saying that the shotgun is very clearly over-performing, changes will be coming in the future to address the majority of the concerns while also keeping the concept of the weapon alive.
Jedi not being able to block: This was unintended and will be fixed in a patch, they should be able to block the shots like every other blaster.
One-shotting any NPC: This has been around forever with any fire based weapon and has always been a nuisance to approach. Upon testing there didn't seem to be much issue with this, however with 10+ people at a time using the weapon it's clear to see that it is an issue. We'll be looking into alternative NPC behavior if it's possible.
Flamethrower becoming useless: I'd rather buff the flamethrower if people believe it is under-performing than try to balance two different weapon types around each-other.
"Just don't use it or buy it": We all know this mentality never works, so I'd rather work on the weapon to get is somewhere the majority is comfortable with.
TLDR; I personally don't see a reason to change it from a shotgun as it's intended to be a "Dragon's-breath weapon".


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8.5-9 Hours | This epic Grand Tour of LA & Hollywood introduces you to six of the area's most popular attractions.
Our most popular and complete LA Grand Tour utilizes 8 to 12 passenger, climate controlled vans with plenty of visibility to ensure your comfort and ability to see LA and Hollywood in first class style! Your Grand Tour starts at 8:30am from your Anaheim Area Hotel and returns between 4:45pm and 5:30pm.This variance is due to traffic and the fact we don’t “cut down on time to stay on schedule”.Although our drivers are aware of the time, LA Traffic will not affect your time at each stop which ranges from 30 minutes up to 1 hour.
8.5 to 9 Hours
Visit 6 different stops at LA Area Attractions!
Check your handprint and footprints alongside stars of today and yesterday. This world famous attraction has hosted thousands of Movie Premiers and is considered the centerpiece of Hollywood.
Stroll down Hollywood Boulevard and find the stars of your favorite celebrities. This is truly the most famous sidewalk in the world and you’ll be able to say you were there!
The Hollywood Sign has stood on the Hill above this town since 1923 (though it used to say “Hollywoodland”.The Hollywood and Highland Center, where we visit on this stop includes a viewing area for the sign as well as the Dolby Theater, Hard Rock Café Hollywood, Jimmy Kimmel Theater and more.This will be your best opportunity for a photo of the sign
This is our Lunch Stop. The Farmers Market offers food booths with amazing food from all around the world in an open air, covered casual atmosphere.In addition to some of the best food, anywhere, the Grove which is attached features boutiques and restaurants and open air shopping – a great place to stroll around and we recommend guests get their food and then spend some time experiencing this one of a kind marketplace!
Where the Stars Shop and Dine! The famed street is known throughout the world as the epicenter of style and glamour. Rodeo Drive shops span 3 city blocks where guests can enjoy more than 100 world renown boutiques and hotels.Stop into the Regent Beverly Wilshire used in Beverly Hills Cop and Pretty Woman or just check out the shops.Your experience will be nothing like that shown in the movies.The sales staff and security here are second to none!
Take a walk on the historic Santa Monica Pier – Grab a corn dog a the original Hot Dog on a Stick or ride the ferris wheel or try your hand at games of skill along the boardwalk.This is the end of Route 66 and a great place to take in the beautiful Pacific and never ending vistas.
Guests will visit Venice Beach, home of World Famous Muscle Beach and many unique and bohemian style shops and strange and wacky Street Performers.It’s quirky and unusual and your Tour Experience Professional will warn you about what to watch out for but for LA – this is a must see.
Including the Walt Disney Concert Hall and Staples Center when it’s available.Both the Staples Center and the Chinese Theater are often impacted by Professional Sporting Events, Movie Premiers and Awards shows such as the Academy Awards, Emmy’s, Grammy’s, Lakers, Clippers, Kings and more!We’ll do what we can to get you as close to these iconic sights as possible but, sometimes it’s not possible to stop due to security.

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Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
It is difficult to prove yourself reliable when people are required to wait for you.
Being on time to appointments and meetings is a phase of self-discipline and an evidence of self-respect. Punctuality is a courteous compliment the intelligent person pays to his associates.
Preparedness and punctuality are two of the most important qualities of a leader.
Arriving late was a way of saying that your own time was more valuable than the time of the person who waited for you.
Punctuality is the soul of business.
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Punctuality is an essential trait of the teacher. It is a foundation, not an embellishment.
Punctuality is the politeness of kings.
I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it.
I was taught a very strong work ethic that included punctuality, which I've always felt is a sign of respect for others.
Punctuality is closely related to faithfulness and dependability. Being tardy can be linked to uninterest, apathy, slothfulness and procrastination.
A Man consumes the Time you make him Wait In thinking of your Faults-so don't be late!
Punctuality is the thief of time
Want of punctuality is a want of virtue.
Better never than late.
Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful.
The habit of being uniformly considerate toward others will bring increased happiness to you. As you put into practice the qualities of patience, punctuality, sincerity and solicitude, you will have a better opinion of the world about you.
Strict punctuality is perhaps the cheapest virtue which can give force to an otherwise utterly insignificant character.
Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation.
I owe all my success in life to having been always a quarter of an hour before my time.
Strict punctuality is a cheap virtue.
I could never think well of a man's intellectual or moral character, if he was habitually unfaithful to his appointments.
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Cephalon-Cima Merger Gets OK
Updated from 3:10 p.m. EDT
The agency endorsed the deal late Monday, and the 12-month-long saga apparently will be concluded in a few days.
The merger had achieved near-soap opera status. Here's a summary: Cima was approached with a stock swap offer from aaiPharma (AAII) in early August 2003. Cima agreed, then Cephalon came along with a cash bid of $26 a share that was slightly better than aaiPharma's offer. But Cima rejected that last September.In October, a mystery bidder entered the fray with a slightly higher bid. But in November, Cima agreed to a Cephalon cash bid of $34 a share. However, the Cephalon-Cima deal was held up by the FTC, which asked the companies in January for more information. While the FTC mulled the data, Cima investors stewed, as the stock dipped as low as $30 during the agency's deliberations. The key sticking point was the potential anti-trust issue involving cancer-pain treatments marketed by Cephalon and under development by Cima. Cephalon sells Actiq, which looks like a lollipop, but is a treatment for sharp bouts of pain experienced by cancer patients. This pain is called breakthrough cancer pain, and the FTC said Cephalon's proprietary drug is the only such breakthrough cancer-pain product. The main ingredient in Actiq is a narcotic analgesic called fentanyl. Cima has been working on a version of fentanyl called OraVescent fentanyl, a fast-dissolving pill that the FTC said would give Cephalon a monopoly in the breakthrough cancer-pain market and considerable power to discourage generic developers of Actiq. The FTC says the U.S. breakthrough cancer-pain drug market is a $200-plus million a year market that is "growing rapidly." Cima has said that it expects to seek approval by the Food and Drug Administration of OraVescent fentanyl later this year or early next year. If all goes well, the drug could be available in late 2006. Cephalon also hopes to launch a sugar-free version of Actiq by mid-2005, contingent upon FDA approval.
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I could write endless pages on my bouts with depression. I don’t. I won’t.
When I’m struggling through one I’m too far ‘in’ to write well. It’s too much mad ravings, too random and too already better done by Poe, Blake and others of raving eloquence I can’t begin to approach.
But it seems to me that writing about depression (here, in this journal) must be done while I’m in it.
Anything else seems cowardly.
So, okay. This really sucks.
Tools like therapy and logic and reason help to lessen the effect. Sometimes. Some medications have made it go away for months or even years. But they close doors in my brain I’d really prefer to leave open. Self-medication helps sometimes, but I’m told it’s dangerous. (I believe it.) Alcohol has never helped and in fact has made me feel much worse. Pot can help, sometimes, but is unpredictable and imprecise. I believe a lot of research should be done here. I realize this is not a popular opinion. After all, we can’t have people getting help from something that grows freely all over the planet…
I know, I’m a dreamer. But...
An unexpected hug from a three-year-old can work temporary wonders, or an encouraging word from the spouse or a note from a friend. Those are good.
Even still, the bad days are…bad.
I’ve learned that I can still work within limits. I can make toys. I can draw.
I feel as though I’m made of lead. My face doesn’t feel familiar.
A bird perches on the windowsill. The bird makes me want to cry.
I imagine throwing a rock at it.
Today I don’t like my studio, or my reflection and I won’t talk on the phone.
But I can answer email and make a toy here at the table in a room that smells of coffee and toast.
The studio is not a place for the faint-hearted, even on the best of days.
The temperature is 105 F outside. The sun is an evil hammer. Rain would feel better. I hate this desert today.
I can hear Orion playing in the next room. He is Samurai Jack. This helps more than coffee.
Tomorrow is another day. Tomorrow I might not wake up feeling like someone who is hopeless, someone who is not me. Or I might try making another toy.

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ABC7 Investigates Cancer Concerns in NY Community
July 11, 2022
A recent New York Department of Health Study found "statistically significant elevations of various cancers" in the Northport community in Suffolk County. The Northport East Northport Middle School even had to temporarily close after chemical toxins were found. Residents represented by Napoli Shkolnik are pursuing a class-action lawsuit against the district for negligence. Napoli Shkolnik's attorney Lilia Factor speaks to ABC7 about the case. The report shows that the number of people with cancer living within the entire school district is statistically significant, especially for pancreatic, uterine, and prostate cancer. Lymphoma (type of cancer) was found in many young adults. If you or someone you know lives in or around the Northport East area and has suffered from cancer, please reach out to us if you want to be a part of this class-action law suit.


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Ooh la la! My garden is more than eye sex. The extracted essential oils of my Lilacs, Lavender, Rosemary, Roses and Peppermint perfume the natural beauty products produced at home. I had yet to make chlorophyll and yesterday I did. Well, I started the process as it takes several days and if I continue to add grass it can go for weeks. I am creating a summer skin spray and chlorophyll is known to neutralize odors, hence the production. I am unsure how strong to make the chlorophyll but I will determine that by smell since I am not inclined to understand the chemical or biological properties.
2 T vodka
1/2 cup witch hazel
1/2 t liquid chlorophyll
3 drops bergamot, orange and/or grapefruit oils
Add a small amount of almond oil if your skin is dry.
This is a solar-powered sea slug that feeds on algae, extracting chlorophyll. It is born a clear gray as seen in these two short movies and as it eats you notice the chlorophyll enter it’s body. The slug is able to continue to produce chlorophyll for months and lives off this one meal. Note its cute black eyes.
If interested here is a general understanding of chlorophyll which is quite interesting. (Robert Woodward, Nobel Prize 1965, a giant in the chemistry world and my husband’s hero, synthesized chlorophyll in 1960.)

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After a long, drawn-out hiatus, I have finally made my semi-triumphant return to The White Rabbit. Special thanks to Ken (Snarky Shark) for covering for me! So much happened while I was gone. In the span of a couple weeks, I got married in Star Trek themed nuptials, went on a honeymoon and turned 30 years old. Ugh. Gross. The moral of this story is, I'm tired.
Luckily for me, my geeks were wide awake, full of booze and ready to hate on rocket science and confusing cat-related folk song trivia! Not only did we all share a nostalgic experience of an elementary school assembly together thanks to the folk music trivia of Billy Jonas, but we also learned that some people are too old to listen to "Footloose" at full volume and fart deodorizers are nothing to laugh at! Basically, it was an eye-opening, ear-shattering and life changing night.
After a seriously, mildly intense sudden death round between SMOKIN' IN THE GIRL'S ROOM and LIL' TUGGERS for 3rd place, LIL' TUGGERS came out triumphant taking 3rd, with SOMETHING VULGAR taking 2nd and SUNDAY NIGHT FEVER winning the night in 1st!
See you geeks next week when my sunburn has faded, my balance is more solid and my will is less broken!


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(WSVN) - Have you ever gotten a ticket? Many people just pay them, but have you ever read it closely and found out the government is also charging you to help pay for other programs they have, jacking up the price of your ticket? Is that legal? To get the answer, one man called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.
It was 25 years ago when Henry first saw his Cadillac.
Henry Hart: “I bought it from a gentleman up in Melbourne who was a shriner and used it in parades.”
Henry is not a shriner, but he did like to parade around South Florida in that ’72 Caddy.
Henry Hart: “It was a toy, basically. (Knocks on car) Solid as a rock!”
Driving is nice. Where he parked in Fort Lauderdale a few weeks ago is what brought him to a halt.
Henry Hart: “So I go to the meter and I have this ticket on my car and, OK I got a ticket and I will pay it.”
The parking meter Henry had put money in expired 20 minutes earlier. Henry says that’s his fault.
And then he started reading the ticket.
Henry Hart: “‘Oh, and by the way, we are going to have an additional $10 surcharge for this and an additional $3 surcharge for that.”
The $10 tax — or surcharge or fine or whatever you consider it — was to fund a school crossing guard program, and the $3 fine (if applicable) was to fund a firefighter education program, bumping the cost of his ticket to $32.
Henry Hart: “And it rubbed me the wrong way. The city takes advantage of a situation where all you did was miss the meter, and they put their hands into your pocket.”
Irritating Henry, the city already took money from his pocket with their other taxes to pay for schools and fire rescue.
Henry Hart: “And when does the absurdity stop? Who puts a ceiling on this and how high can it go? For what expenses do they want you to pay for?”
Then, as Henry thought about how many parking tickets are issued every day, he went from irritated to suspicious about the budgets for firefighter education and school crossing programs.
Henry Hart: “The amount of money that is being collected is probably astronomical. How much do they need? How much do they want? They could have met their quota already, so where do the extra funds go?”
Well, Howard, can a government agency impose as many surcharges as they want on a ticket?
Howard Finkelstein: “Yes. The law allows the city or county to charge whatever they want the base ticket to be and add as many surcharges as they feel they need to fund their local government. What they can’t do is charge what the law would consider excessive. How much is that? It all depends. In my opinion, an excessive parking ticket for overtime parking would be anything over $100.00.”
We contacted the City of Fort Lauderdale. We were told the commissioners voted to impose the surcharges.
We asked how much money was raised from the surcharge. We were told only about $1,000 for the fire rescue program. We were not told how much was raised for the crossing guard program.
Henry Hart: “I just want some awareness to come about, some transparency to come about.”
Henry has now made people aware of the surcharge, or tax, as he calls it, and is not happy about it.
Henry Hart: “Tomorrow, am I paying for new tires on the school buses? Tomorrow, am I paying for a new paint job on the buses? Am I paying for high school football men jock straps?”
What if the government agency raises more money than they need? They don’t have to return it. They keep it. And government officials don’t consider the fees a tax, which the person paying it will certainly disagree with that. If you aren’t happy about those fees or taxes, contact your elected officials who approved them.
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Born on 5 December 1864, Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (GRO), the son of the artist Henry Edwin TOZER (1838-1913), he often included one or two figures - usually an elderly couple - in his paintings, and is mentioned specifically by Wood as a painter of country life, with a bias towards cottage interiors.
He was known to have exhibited at Birmingham as well as exhibiting and selling a painting at the Opening of NAG. Addresses used were in Newlyn, Cape Cornwall and St Just in artists' lists, but the brothers are most closely associated with the St Just area of West Cornwall. Nevertheless, HES Tozer died in Thursley, nr Haslemere on 15 November 1955, at the age of 90 (GRO).
Painter of interiors, mainly in watercolour
works and access
Works include: Odd Volumes (c1895); Companions
RA (1); NAG Opening 1895
Bednar Every Corner was a Picture
Hardie (2009) Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall (p284)
Hardie (1995) 100 Years in Newlyn/Diary
Johnson & Greutzner
NAG Sales records (see Hardie 2009 for repr);
Wood Paradise Lost
Wood Victorian Painters (Illus)

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Written by Ellie Wilson, MS, RDN Senior Nutritionist
Resolutions abound in the New Year, particularly those that connect food and health. Weight loss is still top of mind for many after the indulgence of the holidays, but more and more, emphasis is being put on adding nutrition benefits over cutting calories. We have plenty of ways to help you enjoy a fresh take on being well this year.
Fruit and Veggie Hacks
More matters, and there are so many easy ways to add produce to your day. Our Fresh Express salad section keeps bringing new ideas to your table! Enjoy easy prep and great salad variety with added flavor and nutrition boosts from cheese, pepitas, nuts, and fruit accents, included right in the package. Dole and Welch frozen fruits, and PICS frozen vegetables are adding more varieties to their ranks, and make it easy to enjoy smoothies, yogurt parfaits, and inspired oatmeal combinations, and quick dinner prep.
Keep an eye on beverages all over the store – super seltzers, enhanced waters, drinkable yogurts, teas, added probiotics, and lower calories are all themes in new items and refreshed favorites.
Nuts rule, and Emerald 100 calorie packages help you max the benefits and manage the calories. Avocados continue to climb higher on the health (and taste!) ladder. Add just a little more olive or canola oil to your recipes and enjoy supporting your healthy heart.
Convenient servings and packages help you eat well at home and include a wide variety of lean proteins – check out frozen grilled chicken and deli tubs, string cheese and new options with yogurt and cottage cheese. The trend toward plant protein is also powering up in a lot of delicious and interesting food products. Many new items are designed to help you easily and quickly add delicious ancient grains, lentils, beans and pea protein to your table and snacks.
These are just a few of the food trends you will see as we ring in a healthy New Year – we can’t wait to share them all!
For recipes and inspiration, visit our New Year New You Pinterest board
Ellie Wilson, MS, RDN, Senior Nutritionist
The research about how food can protect our heart continues to improve and expand. Even better, the focus is also on eating foods we also really enjoy – this is not the “don’t eat that” diet of yore, but one that is much more inclusive and enticing.
The DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) and the Mediterranean diet both show great benefit for those preventing heart disease and managing a current diagnosis of high blood pressure or high cholesterol. The researchers have broadened the scope again, and found that those who ate key foods from both guidelines could also significantly reduce their risk of Alzheimer’s disease. They now call this guideline the MIND diet. It features regular intake of:
- Green leafy vegetables
- Other vegetables
- Whole grains
- Olive oil
It limits these groups
- Red meats
- Butter and stick margarine
- Pastries and sweets
- Fried or fast food
The MIND diet includes at least three servings of whole grains, a salad and one other vegetable every day — along with a glass of wine. It also involves snacking most days on nuts and eating beans every other day or so, poultry and berries at least twice a week and fish at least once a week. Dieters must limit eating the designated unhealthy foods, especially butter (less than 1 tablespoon a day), cheese, and fried or fast food (less than a serving a week for any of the three), to have a real shot at avoiding the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s, according to the study.
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Most types of seafood benefit from the quick cooking and smoky flavor of grilling. Make sure to keep close tabs on the process, as seafood tends to require less cooking time than meat. Shrimp, scallops and small pieces of fish work great on kabobs which can be marinated, or not, and cooked directly on the grill. Clams and oysters are easy to prepare on the grill and no shucking is required! Herbs and marinades add a nice burst of flavor to most seafood. For safety sake, do any infusing in the refrigerator – seafood should be kept cold until cooking time. You don’t need a special basket to grill fish. As with any grilling adventure, start with a spotless grill, add a couple tablespoons of vegetable oil to a clean kitchen cloth or paper towel. Use tongs to rub the grate lightly with the cloth or towel, this will prevent the fish from sticking. Most fish can be cooked right on the grate at medium heat.
At Price Chopper, we offer you the largest selection and variety of seafood. We provide you with the highest quality of healthy seafood that will ensure you have a wholesome and delicious eating experience. We offer six dry marinades to flavor your seafood at no additional charge! We also provide you with NuVal scores on all Seafood so that you can make sure you are choosing high nutritional value items.
We are especially proud of our NEW Central Market Classics line of shrimp. These shrimp are all natural and are uncut. They are the finest shrimp you can buy anywhere! Try the recipe below and you will be glad you are grilling today!!
Herb Marinated Grilled Shrimp:
The secret to grilling shrimp is to keep a close eye on them. Shrimp cook fast enough for you to keep the lid up and an eye on them at all times. Overcooked shrimp are rubbery so take them off the second they are done.
Prep time is 10 minutes. Cook time is 6 minutes. Total time is 16 minutes. Yield serves 6.
– 2 pounds CMC 21-25 P&D Raw Shrimp
– ¼ cup olive oil
– ¼ cup chopped cilantro
– ½ shallot diced
– 3 tablespoons lemon juice
– 1 teaspoon dried basil
– 1 clove garlic minced
– ½ teaspoon salt
Rinse shrimp thoroughly and pat dry and place in a resealable bag. Mix remaining ingredients together and pour mixture over shrimp. Seal bag and allow marinating for 2-4 hours in the refrigerator. Preheat grill for medium-high heat. Remove shrimp from bag and DISCARD the marinade. Place shrimp on grill and allow cooking for 3 minutes each side. Remove from heat and serve. Enjoy!

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USC student wins $125K off Christmas lottery ticket from Grandma
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A University of South Carolina sophomore will be starting classes on Monday with a little extra change in his pocket.
On Christmas Day, Collin Goff scratched off a $125,000 lottery win. The ticket was a gift from his grandmother.
“I was shocked,” Goff said, who spent the holidays at home with his family in Florence. “We all were.”
Goff says his grandmother gives each grandchild two lottery tickets for Christmas. Each grandchild picks out their tickets and starts scratching. The Quick $250! card Goff chose left everyone, including his brothers, speechless.
“It hasn’t completely hit me yet,” Goff said. “I know I’m not going to do anything differently, just excited to start off 2019 on a good note.”
Goff shared that 2018 was a rough year for him personally. He recovered from serious brain surgery and his tight-knit family was there to help him through it.
“I had some bad luck,” he said. “But right now, I’m excited to be going back to school.”
And this isn’t Goff’s first brush with the South Carolina Education Lottery, he’s also a proud LIFE scholarship recipient. Two top prizes of $125,000 remain in the $5 Quick $250! game, at odds of 1 in 480,000.
For selling the claimed ticket, Sav A Step LLC in Florence received a commission of $1,250.
Copyright 2019 WIS. All rights reserved.


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Christina Vinson is a freelance writer based in Nashville, Tenn. After graduating from Cornerstone University, she left the idyllic shores of West Michigan and headed south alongside her husband, a musician. She writes for a variety of publications across the state and country, with work ranging from full-length magazine features to SEO-rich blog posts. When she's not typing away at the computer, you can find Vinson at the library with a stack of books, in the kitchen baking cinnamon rolls or drinking coffee at a local coffee shop.
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BROCCOLI PIZZA WITH SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS
This keto-friendly crust features hearty toppings.
Finely chopped broccoli, mozzarella, and egg create a fiber-filled crust that’s the ideal base for chicken sausage, bell pepper, and creamy ricotta cheese. “Pepperoncini and crushed red pepper add a nice tangy bite and a little bit of heat to rev up the metabolism,” explains New York City–based recipe developer Laura Rege. A garnish of grated Parmesan cheese rounds out this gluten-free pizza.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
- One 10-ounce bag frozen organic broccoli florets, thawed
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 raw chicken sausages (8 ounces), casings removed
- ¾ cup ricotta cheese
- ¼ cup thinly sliced pepperoncini peppers
- 1 roasted red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- Crushed red pepper
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a food processor, pulse the broccoli until very finely chopped. Scrape into a clean kitchen towel and wrap to enclose. Over the sink, squeeze to release as much moisture as possible.
- Return the broccoli to the food processor and add mozzarella and ¼ teaspoon kosher salt. Pulse until mixture is combined, then add the egg and pulse until all ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Transfer the broccoli mixture to the prepared baking sheet. Using a spatula or your fingers, press evenly into a 10-inch circle, a little less than ⅛-inch thick. Bake until just lightly golden around the edges, about 17 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high. Add the sausage, and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until cooked through and golden, about 6 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.
- Once the crust is golden, remove the baking sheet from the oven and increase the heat to 500 degrees F.
- Leaving a ½-inch border, dollop the ricotta on top of the crust, then add the cooked sausage, pepperoncini, roasted red bell pepper, and Parmesan. Return to the oven and bake until brown in spots, 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with crushed red pepper, slice, and serve.

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rome, italy native fabio bacchini has been holding it down for underground house music with his label mind travel, but takes a step to the left to give us a hot little ep on transport. the roman disco ep is exactly what it says on the box: no fancy gimmicks here, this release is comprised of four solid disco house jams. the first tune >weekender< is a nice phase guitar loop jam with signature disco pulsating strings amidst the happy snapping snare beats and soul train vocal snips. next is my favorite cut, >money talks<, a straight up disco rhodes organ jam a la the crusaders. add some saxophone in there for points with ladies, and you have yourself a jam. on the flip we have >in the mood< is takes the mood a bit deeper with a nice n spacey groove amidst a rhythm heavy beat. throw some synth strings and keys riffs in there for good measure and there you have it... disco house. sometimes stays within the same formula but brings a more pulsating sound that pushes the music. the tune is still deep and groovy as the ep winds down...
mindtravel recordings is back with a solid 4 tracks ep from label owner fabio bacchini featuring remixes from frankie j (former the sound republic) and tommy >the dutch master< largo. this release will again please all lovers of the timeless disco-funk sound mixed withjackin beats. dj support bryan jones, inland knights, jason hodges, raoul belmas, massimo dacosta, nate laurence..
mario fabriani joins forces with his long lost nephew fabio bacchini for a discofied romp on fetish. fabriani kicks things off with amore a driving dancefloor jam with sassy diva vocals and tough filtered bassline. a2 good god almighty makes use of a wicked sample and catchy vocal hook for some more peaktime party action. flip for fabios caribbean soul, a latin disco number reminiscent of some late 90s defected/soulfuric output and incredibly effective. lastly is moonshine another trademark bacchini samplefest, complete with disco bubbles, classic 70s strings and an abundant use of filters in all the right places.
after the success of his first label, control recordings, bryan decided to start a second outlet to get music out to the masses. ringside 001 has bryan teaming up with italian phenomenon fabio bacchini for the massive left hook ep
italian producer and dj fabio bacchini presents a hot ep featuring two delicious club grooves nowadays is a chunky house groover driven by a catchy piano line that has a funky edge to it while just a groove features female vocals over an old school groove coming complete with orchestral keys and percussion reminiscent of philly disco
fabio bacchinis mind travel label delivers its third release, which brings together 4 superb house cuts with a real soulful twist. the digital villains kick things off with their homage to the jacking sounds of chi town, think stacy kidd at his prime and you re bang on the money. the effervescent lovebirds once again show they can do no wrong with their rhodesy deep cut ticking every box on the cool checklist. more goodness on the flip quickly follows from label honcho fabio, and the uks very own d t3ch.
reelgroove are offering a new release from park st, featuring the fabulous voice of diana waite (soul central / applefunk / clean cut records) as well as remixers of the moment dj meme, & fabio bacchini. this is very nice vocal house music with catchy vocals & huge crossover potential. already supported by andy ward, soul central, deep josh, richard earnshaw, alex garcia, deli g, mod, louie vega, kenny dope, denis ferrer, mr v, frankie knucles, dj spen, groove junkies, & many more
serious funk going on here! a well balanced mix of new comers and established artists gettin together to throw down some funk blacksoul teams up with newcomer musical globe for a slice of disco heaven that is all about a wicked break. sleazy mcqueen drops a funk bomb on us, chopping up the samples just right and then killin it with that ol school rap. fabio bacchini is channeling chicago via italy and works a classic sample to death on freakin jazz. tom collins is back and with a vengeance with a classic spettro mixed track with a quirky spoken word over the top for good measure
nowhere is the spirit of musical celebration more deeply entrenched within the local culture than brazil. now this unrelenting passion for the beat is encapsulated both by local hero dj meme, with a mix that celebrates the traditional values of house music, and legendary producer sandy rivera who makes a long-awaited return to the mix compilation format. from the carnival to the club, this is the truly exhilarating house sound of brazil.


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U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Monday and the Dow hit a record high close for a 12th straight session as President Donald Trump said he would make a ''big'' infrastructure statement on Tuesday. Fred Katayama reports.
U.S. stocks ended slightly higher and the Dow hit a record high close for a 12th straight session after President Donald Trump said he would make a "big" infrastructure statement on Tuesday. Trump addresses a joint session of Congress for the first time Tuesday evening. Investors are seeking clues on his economic agenda. In a meeting with state governors on Monday, Trump said he will be "moving quickly" on regulatory reforms and his tax plan will be released after a proposal on Obamacare. He also said he is seeking what he called a "historic" increase in military spending of more than nine percent. Jane Barrat of GoldBean: (SOUNDBITE) JANE BARRATT, FOUNDER, GOLDBEAN, (ENGLISH) SAYING: "The clue today, when President Trump was addressing the state senators around this would be security budget. I think it was a very big clue around where a lot of the focus will be in the short-term." Trump's comments on military spending boosted shares of U.S. defense companies, like Boeing, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin. Time Warner stock hit a near 16-year high following a report by the Wall Street Journal that the Federal Communications Commission chairman said the agency won't review AT&T's proposal to buy Time Warner. AT&T shares fell on the news. Tesla's stock also down after Goldman Sachs downgraded it to "sell" from "neutral" and lowered its price target. European shares ticked lower on Monday, weighed down by losses in insurance stocks. They ended the day mixed.

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Beaudesert’s business community is leading the charge to help the town clean up its litter problem.
The Beaudesert Chamber of Commerce is advocating for more bins along Brisbane Street and taking measures to foster civic pride.
The Beaudesert Bulletin, which is a Chamber member, raised the issue at a recent meeting after calls from local businesses including Hohl Plumbing Manager Wayne Weiland.
“There’s only one thing I’d like to see Council do, and that is put some rubbish bins further up the street than down opposite the Council chambers as the last one in town, because all the business owners are forever doing the street cleaning,” he told the Bulletin in February.
Following a lively Chamber discussion, President John Powell wrote to Council CEO David Keenan on 30 March.
“The discussion centred around the concentration of fast-food outlets in the area, the lack of rubbish bins and the general lack of community pride demonstrated by those who drop the rubbish,” Mr Powell wrote.
“Councillor Michael Enright commented that just having more bins would have little impact and the majority of the members agreed.
“We resolved to do three things: –
“1. Approach the Council about placing more bins in the area.
“2. Approach the Tidy Towns organisation about becoming a participant and undertaking an education program to promote more civic pride and tidiness.
“3. Consider a joint approach to community education and action against rubbish.”
Within three business days, Mr Powell received a response from Council’s Resource and Sustainability Manager Kartik Venkatraman.
“We appreciate you… reaching out in regard to installing additional public place bins along footpaths on Brisbane Street,” Mr Venkatraman wrote.
“Council would be happy to participate in further discussions in relation to Tidy Towns and a joint approach to community education.
“Council is also in the process of developing a regular waste reduction community awareness program, and litter prevention will be included.
“Council is currently conducting a review of public place bins with the intention to develop a policy that identifies clear consideration for placements. Our aim is to make any changes to the public place litter bins after this policy has been prepared.
“Please note there will be new public place bins installed in the park as part of the town centre revitalisation project, and the specific concerns about the northern end of Brisbane Street have already been noted and will be considered in future planning.”
Following the exchange of letters, Mr Powell also met with a Council officer to give them a first-hand look at the litter problem on Brisbane Street.

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Summit Global Logistics was established in 1990 as a full service International Freight Forwarder and Customs Broker. The company has offices and operations in both Sydney and Melbourne, with agent services in Darwin, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
The mission of Summit Global Logistics is to provide the highest quality freight forwarding and customs brokerage services to the Australian importing and exporting industries.
The values of Summit Global Logistics are to concentrate on high quality service in the freight forwarding and customs brokerage industry. In this industry, service is often compromised by outside influences, but service delivery can be controlled by attention to detail, forward planning and proactive strategies.


By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — WestJet Airlines has lost a legal bid to put an end to a proposed class-action harassment lawsuit.
The Supreme Court of Canada refused today to hear WestJet’s arguments to quash the suit launched by a former flight attendant.
Mandalena Lewis alleges she was sexually assaulted by a pilot while on a stopover in Hawaii in 2010 and that the airline breached its anti-harassment promise in her contract.
Her lawsuit proposes to represent all current and former female WestJet flight attendants whose employment contracts included the airline’s pledge.
The airline failed in the B.C. courts to scuttle the action, prompting it to argue the Supreme Court could provide clarity on whether a court or the Canadian Human Rights Commission is the proper forum for systemic sexual harassment allegations.
Following its usual practice, the high court gave no reasons for refusing to hear the case.


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Avoid the branches to stay alive! For best gameplay experience, please run on iPhone5/iPod5/iPad4 and newer devices. Want a challenge? Try Flying Ducks - a new awesome arcade game! Be the best and fly the longest distance with this quaky duck, but make sure to avoid all the crazy obstacles in your path. Avoid obstacles to level up, find fantastic treasures.
- What's new in this version:New 3D book experiences.
Owl caught a mouse and carries it home. - Hard8 kinds of circle, so difficult. Tap to flap and see how far you can go! Accuracy and speed are the words! the further you go the faster you fly! How far can you go ? Try it! How to play: Tap the screen to fly Tiny Ghost Man but avoid the obstacles.
From around the world, scattered reports come in of groups fighting back. Big and small wrecking balls are coming all over. Easy and fun to useGreat GraphicsKeeps the kids entertained for agesDownload this cool,chic fun game today!
Features:-7 fun background tracks-an endless level that gets more challanging the longer you play-fun, gross sound effects-Facebook posting so you can share your score on your timelineThis game is not made or endorsed by .
Defend your country against a enemy missile attack.
A simple chess game for two players. You like Pancakes,Watch them fly,Don't touch the forks,Or Flappy Jack will Fry!Flappy Jack (Flapjack, get it?) has always dreamed of flying.It features a secret agent theme that a lot of you will really enjoy! Be a secret spy for the day as you collect bonuses and coins like a spy collects clues and WIN! Features Storyline Menu with 9 Different Slots Worlds! Features:-Game Center (Compare your high score with your friends)-Facebook Share (Upload your top score in Facebook)iOS 7 version is required. With 1200 levels of gameplay, there is no end to the amount of not matching you can do.
Experience the trippy pipe-jumping action of Trippy Bird!Features:*Extremely addicting simple-yet-difficult gameplay!*Trippy aesthetics and visuals!*Challenge your friends with Game Center Leaderboards!What's new in this version:*New leaderboard for number of games played*Fixed lag*Fixed small Game Center bug

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The SJCAM SJ8 Pro 4K Action Camera. The SJCAM SJ8PRO is a Dual-Screen Action Camera that is capable of natively recording astoundingly ultra-crisp 4K videos at 60 FPS. It uses a 6-Axis Gyro EIS to electronically stabilize up to 4K @30fps videos for a much-smoother playback. As a high-end video recording device, it puts together all the best features available today, challenging everything that the competition has, all at a pocket-friendly price. Other than 4K recording, the 7-layer glass lens coupled with a high-end sensor makes for having one of the best image outputs in the SJCAM line of cameras.
Its User Interface is intuitive, well thought-out, and highly responsive on the SJ8PRO’s extra-large 2.33-inch OLED IPS (In-Plane Switching) Touchscreen Display that doesn’t shift colors when viewed at different angles even in broad daylight. Options to change from fish-eye effect to flat are available via Distortion correction, and when paired with the mobile app SJCAM Zone, one can extend its capabilities and even do Live-streaming videos. The Full Set comes with a 30M waterproof housing, allowing you to dive down to 30 meters underwater for capturing marine life or just to protect the camera from everyday use.
See the miraculous work of the Ambarella processor and Sony Sensor IMX377 combined. The clean image even after 8x magnification.
Dive up to 30 meters (90 feet) with the SJ8 Pro. The SJ8 Pro has a very sleek and sturdy waterproof case.
For more professional cinematic recordings attach them together. Your footage will not only be smoothed and stabilized but also longer! Thanks to gimbals’ charging capability.
USB Type-C 40MB/S SJ8 Series Action Camera utilizes a reversible USB Type-C connector which brings great convenience for users. Faster transfer rate of up to 40Mb/s, much faster than all previous models. Can also charge other peripherals.
SJ8 PRO brings innovation in hardware, and software as well as a new experience in operation. Users may now customize the UI with the option of using either the colorful 2018 Icon Set or the Classic SJCAM User Interfaces.
7 layers of glass lens (including 2 layers of Aspheric lens) allow for a distortion-free, high resolution, 170-degree Field of View, perfect for capturing everything that is in front of the camera with absolutely crisp and vibrant detail.
SJ8 has a grand IPS Retina screen, which is super sensitive and has great quality. Smartphone-like technology creates an outstanding result.
SJCAM comes with 2 microphones, one on the front and one on the side which not only allows one to record an amazingly clear sound but also enables noise cancellation. Take Your SJ8 to a concert, record an interview, or a travel vlog!
Switch from 2.4GHz to the much faster 5GHz on-demand to speed up file transfers and other app-based functions like low-latency image previews.
The new camera model now sports a 1200mAh high-capacity battery, it can record 4K/60fps for approximately 90 minutes. That’s a whopping 30% improvement compared to all previous SJCAM models.
Powerful SJCAM Zone app allows you to control settings and functions and offers you an all-in-one real-time experience for easy previewing of your recordings and photos. Join the SJCAM Zone community, meet more friends, and share your wonderful moments.
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|Sensor Resolution||12 Mega Pixels|
|Front Screen||0.96″ OLED|
|Main Screen||2.33″ IPS Touch Screen|
|Lens||7G (2 Aspheric Lens Included)|
|FOV (Field of View)||170°|
|Focal Length||2.8 mm|
|WIFI||2.4 G/5 G (802.11 a/b/g/n)|
|Gyro Stabilization||Yes – Inner Six-Axis Gyroscope|
|Digital Zoom||Yes (8x)|
|Battery Duration (Approx.)||90 Minutes for 4K@60fps Video When Wi-Fi is off and Screen Closed|
|Video Format||MP4 (H264/H265)|
|Photo Resolutions||12MP (4000×3000 4:3)|
8M 16:9 (3840×2160 16:9)
8M 4:3（3264×2448 4:3）
2MHD (1920X1080 16:9)
|Battery Capacity||1200mA Detachable Battery|
|Dimension||62.5 mm * 41 mm * 28.8 mm|
|System||windows 7，8X or Above /OS X® 10.8 or above|
|Storage supported||microSD—32GB, 64GB and 128GB|
|Mode||Video, Video Lapse, Slow Rec, Still, Photo Lapse, Burst Mode, Video+Photo Mode, Car Mode, FPV Mode|
|Additional Settings and Options||Language / WIFI / Format / Auto Power off / Screensaver /Keypad Tone / Brightness / Color Temperature /External Microphone / Date Time / Gimbal Control / Frequency / Default Setting /UI / Version|
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The Eagles are favored. The Saints can’t play in cold weather. Nick Foles and Drew Brees went to the same high school. Chip Kelly has no playoff experience, while Sean Payton is a Superbowl-winning coach. Throw it all out, because tonight at 8:10 p.m. when the Eagles-Saints NFC wild-card matchup kicks off, none of the talk matters–the performance does.
One thing I will say is that I am having a tough time finding a scenario where Jimmy Graham doesn’t tear up the Eagles secondary. I think that the Eagles can try to jam him at the line and put double-coverage on him, but I’m just not sure that the Eagles have the personal defensively, to keep Brees and Graham from connecting. How the Eagles control the rest of the Saints offense and respond offensively, will likely decide who wins this game.
I also don’t like the seeming cockiness from everyone that the Eagles are a lock to win just because of the weather conditions. The Saints did win three games on the road this season, and while none of those were against winning teams, I’m not sold that tonight won’t be the first against a winning team.
I hope I’m completely wrong, and the Saints can’t keep up with the Eagles in the weather. But as it is, I think the Saints score the last points of the game in the third quarter, of an offensively frustrating game, to win 20-14. There’s no saying that the Eagles offensive momentum isn’t going to be affected by the cold as well.
Below tonight’s programming guide and some other Eagles related links, including predictions and previews from other Section 215 staff members.
Start Time: Coverage begins at 7:30, kickoff scheduled for 8:10 PM EST.
Where to watch online: NFL.com Live Stream
Radio: Sports Radio 94.1 FM WIP
Important Eagles Links
- Semi-Coherent Philadelphia Eagles Vs. New Orleans Saints Preview: The One Where They Begin A Run To The Superbowl
- New Orleans Saints’ Pierre Thomas OUT Vs. Philadelphia Eagles
- Billy Vs. The Beast: How Can The Eagles’ defense slow down Jimmy Graham?
- Why The Eagles Will Cover The Spread Against The Saints
- Eagles-Saints Tickets Are The Most Expensive Of Wild-Card Weekend
- Brees Speaks Highly About Foles
- Philadelphia Police Dressing Up As Saints Fans Won’t Stop All Violence