The commission charged with redrawing Pennsylvania’s House and Senate maps has backtracked on a provision of a major “prison gerrymandering” decision it made last month — voting to narrow the number of state prisoners it will count as residents of their home district, rather than the one where they’re locked up.
Last month, the five-member Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted to count nearly all of the roughly 40,000 people in Pennsylvania’s state correctional institutions as residents of the legislative district where they lived pre-prison, rather than as residents of the district where their prison is located.
The only exceptions were for people who hadn’t lived in Pennsylvania before they were incarcerated — who wouldn’t be counted as residents of any district — and people serving life sentences. The Penn State Data Center, which conducts census data analysis for the commission, estimated there were about 4,000 lifers carved out.
Now, the commission is adding another carveout for those serving sentences that will end after April 1, 2030 — the date of the next census. The change, spearheaded by the Republicans on the commission who never supported changing how the commonwealth counts incarcerated people, will keep about another 3,000 prisoners from being counted in their home districts.
Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), who introduced the resolution for the rollback, called it “a common-sense compromise.”
“Prisoners are, in fact, physically located in the districts where they’re incarcerated,” said Ward, whose district includes SCI Greensburg. “They are not only utilizing the facilities, utilities, and resources in the districts where they reside, they are also utilizing the representational bandwidth, the representational capacity of the senators and representatives of the districts where the prison is located.”
House Minority Leader Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia), who had led the push to count prisoners in their home districts, rebutted that she thought Ward’s new resolution was just “an attempt of a do-over.”
“The rationale for treating incarcerated individuals as residents of their home communities, rather than the places where they’re incarcerated, [is] because they do not voluntarily decide to live in those places and cannot in fact establish a legal domicile,” she added. “The length of a prisoner’s minimum sentence does not change this reality.”
But McClinton and her fellow Democratic member, Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny), were overruled by the committee’s designated nonpartisan tiebreaker, Mark Nordenberg. He sided with Ward and her fellow GOP member, House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre).
Nordenberg, the former chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh who now chairs the school’s institute of politics, has stressed that he wants to keep partisan considerations as far from his reasoning as possible. In August, when the commission first took up the prison population issue, he sided with the Democrats. This time around, he went with the Republicans, with the logic that the lengthier sentences warranted being treated the same as the life sentences.
“Is it reasonable, is it thoughtful, is it advanced for what I would consider to be appropriate reasons?” he asked of the rollback. “My answer to that question is yes.”
The debate has taken on a partisan flavor because of the demographic realities of counting prisoners. Populous, Democratic-leaning cities feed Pennsylvania’s incarcerated population by large majorities, while most prisons are located in sparsely populated rural, conservative-leaning districts.
If prisoners are counted as though they live in those districts, it gives those regions more political power. A recent Villanova University Study found that if prisoners were counted in their home districts during legislative map-drawing, the average Black Pennsylvanian would gain 353 new voters in their district and the average white Pennsylvanian would lose 59. Four districts would become legally too small, and four would become too big, leading to a likely Democratic advantage.
Democrats and many good-government advocates — like the Committee of Seventy, Fair Districts Pennsylvania, and the League of Women Voters — have said their aims aren’t explicitly partisan, just that it’s unfair to reallocate any measure of political power based on the arbitrary location of prisons. The commission’s Republican members have made a similar case, pitching this new rollback as an effort to acknowledge the role prisons play in the communities that house them.
In the first round of the “prison gerrymandering” debate, Nordenberg said he had concerns about slowing down the commission’s work — already delayed due to late census numbers — but ultimately decided Pennsylvania should change the way it counted prisoners.
Lumping them in with communities they didn’t choose to go to, and of which they can never meaningfully be part, he said in August, creates “a basic issue of fairness.”
“It distorts the reapportionment process by giving certain classes of voters — in this case, voters living in districts with state correctional institutions — votes that carry more weight than the votes cast in districts that do not include such institutions,” he added.
A month later, Nordenberg said he still believed all that, but that Republicans’ proposal to roll back the number of prisoners reallocated under the new approach was consistent with his previous decision. Republicans, he said, had been unhappy with the previous decision to change how Pennsylvania counts prisoners, and so had convinced him of “an agreeable way to move forward.”
Nordenberg also said scale was a factor in his reasoning. According to the Penn State Data Center, this decision affects fewer prisoners than did the commission’s previous big compromise: Democrats’ decision to keep counting people with life sentences as residents of their prison, at the behest of Republicans.
That carveout affected about 3,954 inmates, Nordenberg said. This new one affects 3,046.
Carol Kuniholm, who heads the redistricting reform group Fair Districts PA, said she and others who had pushed to end so-called “prison gerrymandering” were disappointed by Nordenberg’s decision.
Kuniholm had opposed Democrats’ initial decision to compromise by excluding lifers from being counted in their home districts. Pennsylvania, she noted, has the second largest population of people serving life sentences in the country, behind Louisiana. She said Nordenberg using that compromise as an “excuse” to make another compromise is “troubling.”
“The numbers are relatively small,” she said of the people who will now be counted as residents of their prisons, “but the message of disrespect it sends to impacted individuals, families, and communities is a large one.”
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GroupM today announced the appointment of Lindsay Pattison as Global CEO of Maxus.
The announcement was made by GroupM’s Global President Dominic Proctor. Pattison has been successfully leading Maxus in the UK for five years, taking it in that time from a ranking of 14 to a number 7 position, and from 30 people to now over 250. She has also held the global Chief Strategy Officer role for the last two years, overseeing product, planning, marketing, new business and effectiveness. Pattison will co-locate between London and New York and will report to Proctor; she replaces Vikram Sakhuja, who will remain in the group.
Under Sakhuja Maxus was the fastest growing agency in the world. It expanded its network footprint and added major new accounts such as NBC Universal and L’Oreal.
“Lindsay has a proven reputation as a leader and is held with enormous regard both internally and by her clients,” said Proctor. “She exemplifies the spirit and ambition of the Maxus culture and we are confident she will take the network into the next stage of growth.”
Pattison said, “I am thrilled to step up into this role. I love the energy of Maxus and I relish opportunity that comes from our unique and fortunate position as the challenger brand within GroupM. At Maxus we have a mantra to lean into change. In fact it’s really to lead change for our clients, navigating the complexity and embracing the possibilities offered in a digitalised, mobile, always-on media landscape. It’s an incredibly exciting time to lead a media agency.”
Baughan joined Maxus in March 2012, having worked at Mindshare for two years as its head of business development. Baughan said “Over the last five years Lindsay has led our team brilliantly in the creation of an agency that has become a major force in the industry. I'm hugely proud to have been part of that success and even prouder to have the opportunity to lead our incredible team into the next chapter”.


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Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman won't run against Michael Steele for the Republican National Committee chairmanship.
"It's very simple," Coleman told MinnPost.com. "I've said if Steele was running, I wouldn't run against him. He strongly supported me in the past; I made that commitment to him a number of months ago — if he's in I’m not in."
Steele announced late Monday that he would seek a second term at the Jan. 14 RNC leadership election. There were reports before his announcement that Coleman would jump in if Steele bowed out, as some observers expected.
Even without Coleman, Steele faces a crowded field of challengers that includes: Saul Anuzis, former chairman of the Michigan GOP; Wisconsin Republican Reince Priebus; Anne Wagner, a former ambassador to Luxembourg and Missouri Republican Party chairwoman; former RNC official Gentry Collins; and Maria Cino, a former Bush administration official.
Coleman declined to weigh in on Steele's reelection odds.
"I have a lot of friends in the race, his race is very challenging," he said.

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Developed for a clothe’s brand called “Smith du Nord” this project had as goal combining elements from both Canada and Emirates, the homeland from its founders. On the purpose of expressing a bit of this mixture, they’ve come up with the idea of a mascot.
Bats then were the chosen animal to express a few personalities and the brand itself. And each one of the bats illustrated are capable of showing their own personalities, the bossy one, the trouble maker, the fearful, and the hero wannabe.
A tower, previously designed by the mother of one of the brand’s owners, was specially redesigned bringing new elements, such as Canadian trees, camels, mushrooms. The whole concept was representing a mystical place in the middle of the Emirates desert.

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It’s where human and alien medicine meet: a massive hospital space station on the Galactic Rim, with 384 levels and a multispecies staff of thousands.
In the course of practicing deep-space medicine, that staff has seen more than its share of challenges — from plagues caused by cafeteria food, to cafeteria food that resembles alien species. But now they are facing a disquieting new development: the terrifying Chief Psychologist, Dr. O’Mara, has been promoted to head of the hospital.
Worse, he’s been given the job on a temporary basis, for just as long as it takes to train his own replacement. After that, he is up for mandatory retirement. Nobody at Sector General can begin to imagine what they’ll do without him — assuming they last long enough to find out.
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Were Linden Gardens entirely empty, it would still be a home of considerable pulchritude. Graceful proportions and an ornate Georgian ceiling give this apartment the feel of a miniature 18th century salon. But it’s your hosts’ hard work that has elevated it from the merely lovely to the utterly sublime. The parquet flooring is Burmese teak, salvaged from the Victoria and Albert Museum. The guest bed (once owned by the Queen’s physician) is French walnut, dating from 1776. And the mezzanine’s railings are hand-carved by one of the UK’s top craftsmen. Sure to be appreciated by connoisseurs of life’s finer things, Linden Gardens is truly exquisite.
Your hosts are journalists who spent years reporting from the world’s war zones, before returning to the UK to raise their young family in the Cotswolds. Now they divide their time between the UK and their chalet in Switzerland.
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The sitting room’s cast iron fire surround what was once hidden beneath a hundred years of white paint. Your hosts rediscovered it, blasted it clean, and converted it into a gas fire. Lose yourself in the dancing flames from the comfort of the elegant sofa, or pad up the steps to the mezzanine and examine that delicate cornicing in the smallest detail.
The kitchen’s tiles are hand painted, and while it may be bijou you’ll find all the creature comforts you’ll need, including instant boiling water on tap. There are more hand painted tiles to be found in the bathroom, and next door, the guest double is cosy, with an inlaid mirror and venerable antique furniture. The master bedroom is classically luxurious, with large windows, absorbing artwork and a twinkling chandelier.
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If you’ve a desire for some antiques of your own, then do visit Portobello Road Market, where you’ll find glittering trinkets and grimy oil paintings just begging to be brought back to life. Walk in Kensington Gardens, just steps from your front door, or dine out in Notting Hill’s buzzy bistros. And if you want to get into town, the tube can have you at Oxford Circus in eight minutes.
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the captain himself than anybody else who knew him. There were nights when he took a deal more rum and water than his head would carry; and then he would sometimes sit and sing his wicked, old, wild sea-songs, minding nobody; but sometimes he would call for glasses round, and force all the trembling company to listen to his stories or bear a chorus to his singing. Often I have heard the house shaking with "Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum;" all the neighbours joining in for dear life, with the fear of death upon them, and each singing louder than the other, to avoid remark. For in these fits he was the most over-riding companion ever known; he would slap his hand on the table for silence all round; he would fly up in a passion of anger at a question, or sometimes because none was put, and so he judged the company was not following his story. Nor would he allow any one to leave the inn till he had drunk himself sleepy and reeled off to bed.
His stories were what frightened people worst of all. Dreadful stories they were; about hanging, and walking the plank, and storms at sea, and the Dry Tortugas, and wild deeds and places on the Spanish Main. By his own account he must have lived his life among some of the wickedest men that God ever allowed upon the sea; and the language in which he told these stories shocked our plain country people almost as much as the crimes that he described. My father was always saying the inn would be ruined, for people would soon cease coming there to be tyrannised


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Gor Mahia official in a spat with women rep aspirant over club jersey
A Gor Mahia official has blasted a parliamentary aspirant who attended the finals of an off season football tournament while donning the club’s replica jersey.
Club treasurer Sally Bolo took to social media on Monday to vent out at Nairobi Women Representative Wangui Nganga for her actions saying the politician did it “only to market herself.”
Ms Wangui initiated this debate when she uploaded photos of herself on her Facebook page with the Gor Mahia jersey with an accompanying message:
“Today I visited the youths at Ziwani Starehe for the Koth Biro Tournament. I promised the youths that on clinching that seat I will take part fully on the sponsorship of the known tournament.”
Bolo, who was also in attendance at the function, seemed less than impressed by this message and promptly responded to the message on the very same platform saying:
“These are very cheap women with low self esteem. They had to wear our jersey to market themselves in order to be identified (looking for votes with identity). I saw her jana at Koth Biro tournament with the other one called Karen and both of them were in Gor Mahia jerseys. What surprised me was that when the tournament was being launched they were nowhere to be found but during the finals they came to distribute their fliers without even awarding the players or contributing something small to the kitty.”


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Lee's Summit is a Community of Character committed to character development. Lee's Summit CARES has formed the Lee's Summit Character Council whose goal is to establish Lee's Summit as a Community of Character. We have leadership involvement from important sectors in our community; family, schools, city government, law enforcement, parks and recreation, media, business, faith and health care.
To strengthen our community by promoting, encouraging and equipping the development of character in every sector of the community.
Character is defined as the inward motivation to do what is right, according to the highest standards of behavior in any situation. Good character means doing what is right at all times, especially when no one is looking.
Character traits are internal characteristics formed in response to life experiences and are the basis of good character. The Character Council has assigned a character trait to each calendar month so the community can learn more about ways to highlight that trait going forward.

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U.S. Military Budget: Components, Challenges, Growth
There’s $250 Billion in Hidden Military Spending
Updated October 26, 2016
The U.S. military budget is $773.5 billion. That’s the budget for Fiscal Year 2017 (October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017). There are four components. First is the Department of Defense (DoD) base budget ($523.9 billion). Second is the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) for DoD to fight ISIS ($58.8 billion).
But there’s more to military spending than the Department of Defense. Many other agencies are involved with protecting our nation.
These expenses total $175.9 billion. They include the Department of Veterans Affairs ($75.1 billion), the State Department ($37.8 billion), Homeland Security ($40.6 billion), FBI and Cybersecurity in the Department of Justice ($9.5 billion), and the National Nuclear Security Administration in the Department of Energy ($12.9 billion). There is also $14.9 billion in OCO funds for the State Department and Homeland Security to fight ISIS. (Source: “Mid-Session Review Fiscal Year 2017, Table S-10.” “2017 Budget, Summary Tables, Table S-11,” Office of Management and Budget.)
Defense Department Base Budget
DoD requested $523.9 billion, slightly higher than last year’s $521.7 billion appropriation. It seeks to:
Continue retirement and healthare (TRICARE) reforms. If you include subsidized housing, free healthcare, and the other benefits military personnel receive, the average compensation works out to $59,000 for enlisted personnel and more than $108,000 for officers.
Focus on national and regional ballistic missile defense.
Train local security forces in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan to combat ISIS.
Strengthen maritime security in Asia.
Increase presence in NATO to respond to Russia’s aggression in Europe.
Beef up cyber security forces. That include strengthening space control and investing advanced munitions systems.
Reduce spending on headquarters by 25%. Improve audits, acquisition practices, and commissary spending. Eliminate excess infrastructure.
The Air Force is moving forward with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. Lockheed Martin built 45 in 2015, costing $100 million each. That’s expected to rise to 53 in 2016, and 160 annually by 2025. By then the jet should cost $85 million, adjusted for inflation. The Air Force cut five F-35s in the FY 2017 budget.(Source: “FY 2017 Budget Fact Sheet,” U.S. Department of Defense. “F-35 Plan Stays on Track,” The Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2016.)
Overseas Contingency Operations
The DoD base budget does not include, ironically, the cost of wars. That’s separated out in Overseas Contingency Operations. That’s budgeted at $58.8 billion for DoD, and $14.9 billion for the State Department. For OCO spending back to 2001, see War on Terror Facts. (Source: “Mid-Session Review Fiscal Year 2017, Table S-10.” “2017 Budget, Summary Tables, Table S-11,” Office of Management and Budget.)
Military Spending History
Here’s a summary of military spending in billions of dollars since 2003:
FY DoD Base Budget DoD OCO Support Base Support OCO Total Spending
2003 $364.9 $72.5 $437.4
2004 $376.5 $91.1 $467.6
2005 $400.1 $78.8 $478.9
2006 $410.6 $124.0 $109.7 $644.3
2007 $431.5 $169.4 $120.6 $721.5
2008 $479.0 $186.9 $127.0 $792.9
2009 $513.2 $153.1 $149.4 $815.7
2010 $527.2 $163.1 $160.3 $0.3 $851.6
2011 $528.2 $158.8 $167.4 $0.7 $855.1
2012 $530.4 $115.1 $159.3 $11.5 $816.3
2013 $495.5 $82.1 $157.8 $11.0 $746.4
2014 $496.3 $85.2 $165.4 $6.7 $753.6
2015 Actual $496.1 $64.2 $165.6 $10.5 $736.4
2016 Enacted $521.7 $58.6 $171.9 $15.1 $767.3
2017 Budget $523.9 $58.8 $175.9 $14.9 $773.5
Factors Influencing Budget:
2003: Iraq War launched March 19.
2004: U.S. torture at Abu Ghraib prison increased resistance, and costs.
2005: Afghanistan War costs rose to protect free elections.
2006: Costs rose in Iraq.
2007: Surge in Iraq to counter violence.
2008: Violence rose in Middle East due to recession.
2009: Surge in Afghanistan.
2010: Obama funds Iraq drawdown.
2011: Iraq War ended but costs reached all-time high.
2012: Troop withdrawal in Afghanistan War. Costs begin falling.
2013: Sequestration cut spending.
2014: Wind-down of Afghanistan War.
2015: Sequestration cut spending. Still higher than in 2007.
2016: Resurgence of ISIS drives spending higher.
2017: Increase in VA and FBI funding.
DoD Tries to Save Money, But Congress Won’t Let It
The Defense Department knows it needs to become more efficient. It now spends a third of its budget on personnel and maintenance. That will rise to 100% by 2024, thanks to retirement and medical costs. That leaves no funds for procurement, research and development, construction, or housing. These necessary support programs now take up more than a third of DoD’s budget. (Source: “Pay Will Swallow DoD Budget by 2024,” Center for Strategy and Budgetary Assessments, April 8, 2013.)
How could the DoD become more efficient? First, it needs to rationally reduce its civilian workforce, which grew by 100,000 in the last decade, instead of resorting to hiring freezes and unpaid furloughs. Second, it must reduce pay and benefits costs for each soldier. Instead, it plans to raise both.
Third, and most important, it should close unneeded military bases. By its own estimates, the DoD is operating with 21% excess capacity in all its facilities. However, Congress won’t allow it. The Bi-Partisan Budget Act of 2013 blocked future military base closings. Few elected officials are willing to risk losing local jobs caused by base closures in their states. The Pentagon will be forced to reduce the number of actual soldiers so it can afford these benefits. (Source: “Pentagon Lays Out Way to Slash Spending,” The Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2013.)
Congress is also reluctant to allow DoD to cut other costs, like military health benefits and the growth of military pay. It recently gave service-members a 1% pay increase, but cut the cost-of-living-adjustment by 1% for veterans who retire before age 62. However, disabled veterans and surviving families had the cut re-instated. (Source: “House Quickly OKs Bipartisan Budget Deal,” Stars and Stripes, December 12, 2013. “Disabled Veterans Get Back Pension Raises,” CNN, January 14, 2014.)
Sequestration would have cut defense spending by $487 billion in ten years if it had continued. However, many Congressmen said the cuts would jeopardize national security. They were particularly concerned about a cutback of about 100,000 troops, closure of domestic military bases, and termination of some weapons systems — all of which would have cost jobs and revenue in their districts. That’s why defense spending is the only budget area that rarely gets focused on as an area to cut. (Source: “Lawmakers Skeptical of Cuts in 2013 Defense Budget,” Reuters, February 15, 2012.)
Military spending is the second largest Federal government expenditure, after Social Security ($967 billion). If all military spending were returned to 2003 levels ($437.4 billion), the budget deficit would only be $105 billion instead of $441 billion.

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Women with dense breast tissue are more likely to develop breast cancer, yet most of us aren’t educated by our doctors about this risk factor. A new regulatory measure from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeks to change that.
The FDA is planning to implement new mammogram standards to support people with dense breasts, according to a letter from Katherine Klimczak, the agency’s acting legislative director. Writing to United States Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, Klimczak said the FDA aims to “modernize” its breast cancer screening standards by requiring that healthcare providers “identify whether the patient has one of two categories of density (whether the patient has low or high density breasts) and include a prescribed paragraph on the significance of breast density.”
The agency is “optimistic that the [new regulation] will publish before the end of the 2022 calendar year or early 2023,” Klimczak added.
This is significant because many women aren’t aware that they have dense breasts — or that breast density is a risk factor for developing cancer. Once this update goes into effect, doctors nationwide will be mandated to educate their patients about breast density, empowering people to make more informed decisions about screenings.
Since dense breast tissue can sometimes obscure small tumors on mammograms, people with dense breasts may want to request a different screening procedure, such as a breast ultrasound or MRI. They may also opt for more regular screenings.
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The FDA’s announcement comes on the heels of mounting pressure from Rep. DeLauro, albuterol steroid a vocal advocate for breast cancer awareness, and journalist Katie Couric, who recently opened up about her breast cancer diagnosis. In a personal essay published in September, the TODAY show alum noted that she recently learned she has dense breasts.
“Forty-five percent of women in this country (yes, nearly half) have dense breasts, which can make it difficult for mammograms alone to detect abnormalities,” she wrote. “Currently, 38 states require doctors to notify their patients if they have dense breasts. But often that information doesn’t clearly convey the need to have a supplemental screening or this very important fact: The denser your breasts, the higher your risk of cancer.”
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among cisgender women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Like most cancers, early detection is associated with a better prognosis. Most cases are diagnosed in older women, so health officials recommend mammograms every other year for women ages 50–74 at average risk.
The screening recommendations shift slightly for women at higher risk of developing breast cancer, including those with certain genetic mutations, a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, or aforementioned high breast density. In these cases, annual mammograms may be more appropriate. Depending on their personal risk factors, some women may opt to start getting mammograms as early as 40 years old.
“Please get your annual mammogram,” Couric added. “I was six months late this time. I shudder to think what might have happened if I had put it off longer. But just as importantly, please find out if you need additional screening.”
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Remember when I mentioned how the Jagalchi Market is the biggest fish market in South Korea? Well, the Tsukiji Market in Tokyo is the biggest fish market in the world.
I visited on a Saturday, and the area around the market was absolutely packed. Like, so packed you could barely move, packed.
I quickly came across a sushi joint with a line that was noticeably longer than any of the other restaurants in the area, so I did what I always do when I see a line for food: I got in it. Hard.
After about 40 minutes I was sitting at the bar; I ordered the fish rice bowl, which contained a veritable cornucopia of raw fish goodness, including shrimp, tuna, squid, fish roe, and a whole bunch of stuff that was a mystery to me. A delicious, delicious mystery. It was all on top of some nicely seasoned rice. It was fantastic.
Next, I explored the vendors on the outer market, who sell packaged seafood to the public.
It was interesting, but the real show is in the inner market, which is the heart of the operation where all the wholesaling takes place.
And… it was all packed up for the day.
I wasted so much time wandering around the outer market and lining up for sashimi that I completely missed out on the inner market, i.e. the main reason people come here. Whoops.
I might have to go back at some point before I leave Tokyo.

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JACKSON, MS (AP) - Jeremy Liggins ran for 150 yards and three touchdowns, and Lafayette County routed North Pike 31-6 to win its first football championship Saturday in the Class 4A state title game.
After falling behind 6-3 in the first quarter, Lafayette (16-0) scored 28 unanswered points to become the first Mississippi High School Activities Association team to finish a season with 16 victories.
Liggins, the quarterback, scored touchdowns on runs of 1, 15 and 1 yards to help the Commodores wash away thoughts of last year's state championship loss to St. Stanislaus.
Lafayette racked up 294 yards on the ground and dominated the time of possession 30:19 to 16:44.
After giving up 35 points in last year's championship game, the Commodores' defense allowed only one early touchdown to speedy North Pike (14-2), which was making its first appearance in the title game.


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Brok Windsor is live!
As discussed in the previous update, the Kickstarter for my next Canadian golden age reprint, the 1940s Vancouver published hero Brok Windsor, has gone up, and you can access and... Read more
Nelvana & The Doug Wright Awards
The Doug Wright Awards will serve as the launch event for the finished edition of Nelvana! And they are currently doing a Kickstarter to raise funds to bring original artists... Read more
Nelvana Digital Download & Printer Update
Hello Nelvana fans!
I am pleased to let you know that the digital download is now available! All backers who selected this item will have received a download code via... Read more
Lost Heroes screening in Toronto
Hey all! While we are waiting for our first deliverables to be finished from the printer so we can start shipping I thought I'd tell you about another project that's... Read more
Update: January deliverables
The artwork created by Canadian artists have all been completed, and funders can now select the prints they desire. All of the print options can be seen at http://nelvanacomics.com/galleries-2/ks-art/
Calendars, comic... Read more
Hello all! It's been one month since the Nelvana reprint Kickstarter successfully ended, and we have some updates to share with you.
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Thank you! (and more Canadian Superhero News!)
Thank you! When Rachel and I started this project we had no idea it would blow up this much, and we are incredibly overwhelmed by all of your support.
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Original Art Available
Hey all! We're in the home stretch with 9 hours left to go!
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Kalman Andrasofszky & Salgood Sam Art Announcements!
We're pleased to present you with the line-art of Kalman Andrasofszky's completed piece of Nelvana, which you can choose as one of your print options. Kalman is the man behind... Read more
Honestly, Rachel and I had no idea that we would ever need to have a $50,000 perk since we only expected to raise $25,000! The amount of respect, love, and... Read more
Nelvana art by Michael Walsh
Ontario artist Michael Walsh has completed his original artwork of Nelvana of the Northern Lights! One lucky funder will receive this original piece, and it will be available as a... Read more
Mini-poster by Nicholas Burns
Thanks for helping us reach $40,000! As a small token of our appreciation, we'd like to give all funders who are receiving a tangible item by post, an exclusive Nelvana... Read more
Meeting with Christopher Dingle
Today we had the pleasure to sit down and speak with Christopher Dingle, one of the three sons of Adrian Dingle. It was quite a chat and the amount of... Read more
By Popular Demand: Hardcovers!
Hello there! Sorry for the delay on this one, we were just in talks with our printer and we're pleased to say that we now are offering a hardcover incentive!... Read more
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We are pleased to announce Toronto-based artist Sanya Anwar will be contributing an original artpiece for the Nelvana project.
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Stretch Goal #3 - Bookplates
So many people have been messaging me asking about bookplates, of course we'll make some up for you! Once we reach $35,000 everyone who has purchased a Hardcover or Softcover... Read more
Ray Fawkes Nelvana
Ray Fawkes Nelvana artpiece has been completed! It's available as an original art incentive (now with a complimentary copy of the softcover) as well as a print option.
Stretch Goal #2
Hi all, we've decided if we reach $30,000 everyone who has funded to receive an original artpiece, or will do so, also receives a complimentary softcover edition of Nelvana!
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You guys wanted Nelvana so badly that you funded her return in six days.
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Goals and Toronto Party
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JR Faulkner's Nelvana
Over halfway there! Thank you all so much. As a treat, here is JR Faulkner's version of Nelvana. This is available as a print, and also as a physical artpiece... Read more
Adam Gorham's Nelvana
Adam Gorham has recently finished his artpiece for our campaign!
You can get the original art at the $250 level, or a print at the $25 level.
So, how much... Read more
Alex Perkins Nelvana Art
As this is a digital creation, this is ONLY available as a print option, and not as an original artpiece. Sorry!
Jeff Lemire's Nelvana Art
Wow! One of our first high-level incentives to go.
She'll be the lucky owner of the original piece of this artwork, created by Jeff Lemire
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I know it is 5:30 a.m. but I cannot get up. I have rolled out of bed at 5:30 for most of the last eight years but it is not the last eight years anymore. Luke is next to me, and I put my hand on him and he responds with a sigh. There is no one else in the bed, and I am still sad about M. I had strong feelings for him, the first since the tornado that tore through my life last year and I have not wanted to touch anyone during this past month, still missing him. I feel …less.. today than I should, my confidence down from my new isolation and broken habits. The mind decompressing from years of work moves at its own pace and skids back and forth across a slippery road of loss, relief and renewal. I have a last minute interview this morning and I have no focus when I enter the lobby except a resolve to be my most honest self. I have tried to make a bonfire of determination out of any fear and confusion I feel about my unemployment, and this morning I feel so raw that I decide I will go with it. We meet, talk, and connect. I tell the truth about what has worked and has not worked from my years of experience, and she shares her version. I do not say one thing that I do not believe. We laugh a lot, and she hugs me goodbye. I walk out through the revolving doors, stop, and breathe. I put on my headphones and choose Erotica by Madonna because I think it is the only honest record she ever made. The sound always goes deep for me and I feel it today, the words and music so much of who I am but rarely show to others. I walk through the East Village, tainted for me by the memory of Om, but not today. I buy coffee and sit in the park and a young, handsome man walks by and smiles from ear to ear, his eyes lighting up. I take off my headphones. “Wow,” he says, looking me up and down, and I blush, fresh from the Madonna lyrics. “I’m Chris,” he says, and I offer him a seat next to me. “I’m Mathura,” I return. His eyes are beautiful pools of brown and hazel and present with emotion. We talk and never move our eyes from each other, until I reach over and take his hand and hold it, with no hesitation. He sighs. “Would it be okay if I kiss you?” he asks, and I nod yes and he leans in. We feel warm and soft and in synch and I can feel his hand tightening around mine. He tells me I smell good but we do not talk much and it feels comfortable to just look at each other quietly. “Thank you for this,” I say. “Thank you for seeing me,” he says. “Especially today,” I add, and we hug. And he smiles. And he stands up and looks down at me. “I will remember this,” he says softly, and walks away, turning around once to smile one more time. “Me too,” I say to myself, putting the headphones back on.


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New Delhi, Oct 25: BSE Sensex plunged more than 600 points to breach the 64,000 points mark on Wednesday.
Sensex is down 610 points at 63,961 points.
Heavy selling in Sensex heavyweights with Infosys down 3 per cent, NTPC down 3 per cent, Bharti Airtel down 2 per cent.
Vaishali Parekh, Vice President - Technical Research, Prabhudas Lilladher said the Nifty is currently precariously placed with the overall bias maintained with a very cautious approach and as said earlier, the breach below 19,500 zone was very crucial with the trend and sentiment turning negative and now with 19,200 zone positioned as the important and crucial support zone, a decisive breach below shall trigger for further intensified selling pressure.
Technically, the next major support zone lies near 18,850 levels and 18,600 zones of the significant 200 period MA where one can expect some consolidation. So as of now, it’s a wait and watch scenario and for the overall bias to improve, would need a decisive move past the 19,500 zone to establish some conviction and anticipate for further rise, Parekh said.
The uncertainties associated with the Israel-Hamas conflict will continue to weigh on markets in the near-term, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
Positive news like decline in the US bond yields and weakening crude can help the market to revive but it may not sustain given the uncertainty surrounding the West Asian conflict. Investors may opt for a cautious approach to the market till some clarity emerges on the geopolitical situation, he said.

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Smart cities offer a sustainable place to live and work. But if your city is like so many others it may not have the bucks to invest in the projects and technologies that make a city smart. Read our story to learn about financing models and sources (and a program that helps cities in developing countries improve their credit rating).
Hamid Ansari describes himself as a bookworm. But India's vice president makes a case for digital information – via smart libraries – as an equalizer that can help more people participate in today's knowledge-driven economic growth. Click for more on that plus a look at digital trends in public libraries.
A total of 14 projects were recognized as the top smart city initiatives in Council Associate Partner IDC's annual Smart City Asia-Pacific Awards for 2016. Click to the site to learn about two of the award-winning projects and find strategies and approaches you can use for your own smart city transformations.
GE's new energy company Current will take a lead role in a smart city intelligent lighting project in Tianjin, a major port city in northeast China. It is a key demonstration project in China's ambitious smart city plans -- and it will be about far more than lighting alone. Click to the site to learn more.
Have you ever wondered why some cities seem to be able to draw all the talent they need to be successful while others just can't catch a break? To answer that question, we're sharing highlights from an article that explains why it happens and steps cities can take to avoid falling behind. Your city may be doing fine, but it could probably do better.
Every city would love to boost economic growth, but what’s the best way to do that? There are some strong lessons in the latest ranking of Asia-Pacific Cities of the Future. See how Singapore once again maintained its firm grip on the top spot — and how Tokyo jumped from ninth to second in a single year.
While India’s central government works toward its goal of 100 smart cities, some cities and states are taking matters into their own hands and striking out on their own. Read our story to learn how the city of Jaipur is developing a smart city infrastructure and services – with considerable help from Smart Cities Council partners Cisco, GE and Qualcomm.
The U.S. and the European Union may be the trailblazers for the smart cities initiative, but Chinese officials say their country will dominate the smart city technology sector within five years. And they’re confident enough to say the Chinese smart city model will be one of the first to be adopted by other countries.
Cities worldwide are working to bend technology to create efficient, prosperous and livable smart cities that will meet growing demands for services and accommodate rapidly growing populations. Asia is no different, with one glaring exception: the needs and challenges may not be quite the same as they are elsewhere. Find out why.
Researchers at the University of Sheffield are trying to figure that one out. They've created a calculation model and are using a set of 31 indicators to measure economics, infrastructure and social benefits of mobile connected smart cities. See how 11 cities have measured up so far.


March 17, 2005
The Honourable Mary Anne Chambers
Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
900 Bay St, 3rd Flr, Mowat Block
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The Ontario Public Service Employees Union represents more than 15,000 full-time employees of the province’s Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, including both faculty and support staff.
OPSEU believes the Rae Review offers the province an opportunity to establish a new beginning for Ontario’s post-secondary education system.
As part of that new beginning, the province should seize upon the opportunity to correct a long-standing injustice: An estimated 16,000 part-time workers in Ontario’s colleges are denied by law the right to join a union and participate in free collective bargaining.
Considered a fundamental human right by the United Nations, this legislative restriction has led to discriminatory treatment of these workers by their employer. These workers perform the same duties as their full-time counterparts without comparable rights, benefits and remuneration. What few
rights they do enjoy can be denied without due process.
Ontario is the only jurisdiction in Canada to deny this basic right to part-time college workers. Further, their counterparts at the province’s universities and school boards are under no similar restriction.
The exploitation of part-time workers at the college system is having an impact on the quality of education college students receive. If Ontario is to be a leader in learning, it cannot effectively undertake reform without consideration of this issue.
This unfair restriction is an embarrassment to the province of Ontario. As part of the sweeping changes recommended by former Premier Bob Rae, the province should move quickly to amend the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act and end this open discrimination against these part-time workers.
Enclosed please find a copy of OPSEU’s recent brief to the Rae Review on collective bargaining rights for community college part-timers.
cc. Chris Bentley, Minister of Labour
Paddy Musson, Chair, OPSEU CAAT Academic Division Executive
Janice Hagan, Chair, OPSEU CAAT Support Division Executive
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An accident between two school buses in Knoxville, Tennessee, has left three people dead according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. There were rain showers in the area at the time of the crash.
The school buses involved in the accident were from Chilhowee Intermediate School and Sunnyview Primary School, according to WVLT. Students are among the injured, and while the identities of the people killed have not yet been released, Knoxville police confirmed that one adult and two children were killed.
Knoxville police say the adult killed was a teacher's aide.
The collision occured when a Chilhowee Intermediate School bus swerved across Asheville Highway and hit a bus from Sunnyview Primary, Knoxville police say.
A spokesman for the Knoxville police department told The Associated Press the three people who were most seriously injured were taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. During a press conference, Knoxville police confirmed those three (one adult and two children) are now in stable condition.
20 additional students were transported to East Tennessee Children's Hospital with minor injuries. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, all twenty students were discharged Tuesday night.
It’s too soon to know if weather played a role in the crash, but showers were reported in the Knoxville area at the time.
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This is a low-cost, temporary way to make derelict buildings more attractive prior to their redevelopment. It may draw attention to the building for investment, or it might brighten up the street the building is on leading to investment in neighboring buildings. It will also promote Lowell as an art-friendly [Read more…]
Similar to Little Free Libraries, a Little Free Gallery is a miniature art gallery in a small box. (See this article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-free-miniature-art-galleries-are-popping-street-corners-across-us-180977967/) DIY Lowell could supply kits for individuals and businesses to construct their own LFGs all around the city. The boxes could be locked or opened if the art is free to take.
Commission artists to paint bright designs between the reflective white bars of one or more crosswalks in the City. If it is possible, the ideal crosswalk is Market crossing Dutton. This intersection is an important link between both sides of Market Street. It’s a dangerous crossing for pedestrians, and a brightly colored crosswalk would alert [Read more…]
The lights on the historic Lowell Sun sign (on top of the building downtown) are entirely or mostly burnt out. I believe the sign should be repaired and be lit again. A DIY Lowell Team can work with the Historic Board, the Lowell Sun, and the owners of the building to create a fundraising campaign [Read more…]


Tom Six undoubtfully has deserved a chair in the hall of extreme filmmakers. His mix of sick humor, grotesque imagery and thirst for abominations has helped him to create a persona that has transcended even further from his film work. An avid painter and very active on Twitter (to follow his account https://twitter.com/tom_six should be something mandatory for any fan of twisted contents), The Human Centipede trilogy put him on the map but no one ever thought that the story was going to end here.
Not much is known about the plot of his next movie, entitled The Onania Club (2018) and set in Hollywood, California. It has been labeled as a psychological thriller, and described by Six himself as “one of the most vile, inhumane movie experiences of all time”. The main cast is formed by Jessica Morris, Darcy DeMoss, Deborah Twiss, Karen Strassman, and Flo Lawrence. Will it also contain the presence of actors Dieter Laser and Laurence R. Harvey, whose iconic performances in the Human Centipede series are already part of the history of extreme cinema? Well, that is yet unknown, but personally, I am craving for that.
The Onania Club (2018) is produced by Six Entertainment Company, created by Tom Six and his sister Ilona Six, which surely gave the independence to the writer and director to achieve all the morbidness this new project needed.
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Virginia embodies GOP's woes
McDonnell saw his vice-presidential hopes vanish earlier in the year when conservative state legislators put the phrase “transvaginal probe” in the national political lexicon. Then he watched pro-Cuccinelli forces defy him and his preferred gubernatorial candidate, Bolling, by changing the 2013 nominating method from primary to convention.
Allen was hammered from the right during the primary for his old Senate seat earlier this year. He won the nomination easily, but many of the same attacks — that he was a big spender who increased the federal debt — were used against him in the general election.Continue Reading
Bolling, a former state senator now in his second term as lieutenant governor, deferred to McDonnell in 2009 with the understanding that the gubernatorial nomination would be his in 2013. McDonnell, grateful that Bolling sat out last time, got behind the lieutenant governor early on. But Cuccinelli was never party to any deal, and he decided not only to cut in front of Bolling but engineered a takeover of local Republican committees that ensured a switch of the nomination process to a conservative-dominated convention.
That all this took place between consecutive Obama victories in the state doesn’t appear to have fazed Republican leaders.
Virginia GOP Chairman Pat Mullins insisted at the state party’s “Advance” that Republicans still have a winning formula.
“Virginia’s a conservative state, and when we stick up for our beliefs, and our values, and our principles … we win elections,” said Mullins, according to The Washington Post. “When we choose to run like Democrats, we lose elections because we haven’t given anybody a choice.”
Mullins’s assertion, even with latitude given for the rah-rah circumstances of a party rally, confounds many longtime observers of Old Dominion politics.
“Their election analysis is a predictable one-note samba,” said University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato. “It’s never their issues or their inclusiveness. Therefore, the solution is always to look for a better messenger for hard-core conservatism, ignoring the hard reality that some of their message, especially on social issues, is alienating large segments of the population in an increasingly diverse and moderate state.”
“There’s this tremendous disconnect,” commented one Richmond Republican hand of how the GOP has become more conservative even as Democrats have won two presidential races, two of the last three gubernatorial contests and both Senate seats. “It seems that both in Virginia and nationally the movement conservatives are getting more and more rabid and less enthralled with establishment conservatives like George Allen and more into the crusaders.”
What heartens Virginia Republicans, at least in the short term, is that the composition of the electorate in the state’s odd-year gubernatorial races includes fewer “federal voters” — those urban and suburban dwellers who usually turn out only in presidential years. If such Virginians don’t show up at the polls in 2013, Cuccinelli, who enjoys fervent grass-roots support, will find his task easier.
That’s not to say the attorney general is forfeiting “new Virginia.” A McLean native and former state senator from Fairfax County, Cuccinelli, 44, has seen the demographic changes in his home region and is committed to campaigning for votes outside the realm of white conservatives.
“We’re not taking any particular group for granted or vote for granted, and we’re not writing anybody off,” said LaCivita, noting that the attorney general has done work on wrongful convictions and victims’ rights that will appeal beyond the tea party crowd.
And, Republicans note with all the optimism they can summon, in McAuliffe, Cuccinelli won’t be running against a popular figure like Sen. Mark Warner or Sen.-elect Tim Kaine but a Democrat with ample vulnerabilities who was thumped in the 2009 Democratic gubernatorial primary.
“Which of the two devils do you want to deal with?” cracked a state capitol insider.


For the past few months, we have been catching a glimpse of a new integrated Zipp aero bar undergoing pro testing. From time to time, we’d see it show up underneath pro triathletes as they were finishing up the 2014 season. The new bar looked as though it took everything we loved about the Zipp Vuka Stealth, while still allowing you to use your own stem. Well, Zipp has finally pulled the of the covers, and the new Vuka Aero looks to be everything we had hoped it would be.
The Vuka Aero
The Vuka Aero is based on the shape of the SL-70 Aero road bar, resulting in an aero bar that’s stiff and streamlined, while maintaining the UCI’s 3:1 aspect ratio requirement for time trial. A removable center cap is placed in front of the bar clamp that both integrates seamlessly with the shape of the bar and adds 5% stiffness to the aerobar. Like the Zipp SL Sprint Stem and SRAM Red cranks, the Vuka Aero is built using SRAMs Exogram technology, resulting in a weight of 700g (including the carbon extensions). The bar measures 400mm center to center.
Like the Vuka Stealth, the Vuka Aero features Zipp’s rapid routing cable exits for easy brake cable installation. The bar ships with a selection of risers, including Zipp’s new 5mm size (which will now also be available for the Vuka Stealth) as well as 10mm, 25mm, and 50mm. Zipp’s new Low-Stack Extension Clamp allows the armrest stack (vertical position) to be adjusted 12mm lower than previously possible. This is the setup used by pro triathlete Jordan Rapp.
The Vuka Aero will be available in June for a retail price of $722 (extensions sold separately) or $850 with extensions. However, for those looking to get a closer look, the Vuka Aero is already available on the Vuka Fit application.
Without saddle time or even a chance yet to pick it up, our thoughts are limited. But considering that one of our test bikes is a Felt DA with an integrated stem, this is a product that speaks to us. If the Aero really is everything the Stealth is, without the integrated stem, we are going to be sold. And that’s something only a long-term review will tell us. Lucky for us (and you) Zipp is already working on getting one to us. Stay tuned!


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2003 issues of The Advocate
Camille Musa Obeidallah, the owner of rental properties in Lodi, New Jersey, signed a Consent Order that requires her to pay a total of $4,800 and receive training in the requirements of the federal Fair Housing Act. The September 2002 Consent Order, approved by Administrative Law Judge Constance OBryant, resolves allegations that Obeidallah refused to rent a second-floor unit to Sandra Cabreja and her four-year-old son.
Gary K. Yates, an African American man formerly of Jackson, Mississippi, has agreed to accept $8,750 and written letters of apology from Margaret K. Martin and Patrick R. Kavanaugh to settle his complaint of race, color, and sex discrimination against them. The April 2003 consent order also requires Martin to leave the rental real estate business permanently.
In January 2000, Yates sought to rent an apartment owned by Martin, Kavanaugh, and Betsy Breazeale on Greymont Avenue in Jackson. Yates spoke to Martin about the apartment via telephone.
Two years after filing a lawsuit alleging unfair housing practices, families and African American residents of Tarboro, North Carolina reached a settlement with the Town.
Administrative Law Judge Thomas C. Heinz dismissed a charge of discrimination that was issued ten years after the complaining parties filed their complaint with HUD.
Private fair housing groups have handled more than twice the amount of fair housing complaints than all government enforcement agencies combined since 1999, according to a new report issued by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA). The report, released on April 14, shows that the numbers of fair housing complaints around the country are trending upward, and that private agencies are handling the bulk of those complaints.
Cathy Wells, an African American woman from Illinois, and the South Suburban Housing Center have settled a federal racial discrimination lawsuit against the Arrivo family, the owners and managers of several apartment units in Homewood, Illinois. Under the February Consent Decree, the Plaintiffs will receive a $45,000 monetary award and the Arrivos will completely remove themselves from the rental real estate industry. They will no longer manage or market the properties they own.
In June 2002, Wells responded to an online ad for one-bedroom apartments.
The HOPE Fair Housing Center settled a federal racial discrimination lawsuit against a Steger, Illinois landlord for $45,000. The Defendants also agreed to extensive fair housing training, monitoring by the Center, and affirmative marketing to counteract the effects of past racial discrimination.
Nicholas Broches is the builder and developer of several townhome-style rental units Chicagos southern suburbs.
Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, a group home operator in Wisconsin, settled its fair housing complaint against a Wisconsin REALTOR and developer for $17,000 in October 2002. The Consent Order was approved by United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Administrative Law Judge William C. Cregar.
The Order resolved allegations that Andrew Gabryshak of Gabryshak Development Corporation and Mary Pautsch of Mary Pautsch Realty (formerly RE/MAX Town and Country Realty) refused to sell an undeveloped lot to the group home operators.
Melva Platt, a disabled woman living in Strawberry Point, Iowa agreed to accept $13,225 and affirmative relief to settle her HUD complaint against the operators of Strawberry Point Lutheran Home for the Aged. Platt had asserted that the operators of the home, where she has resided for many years, tried to force her out of the independent living section of the community and into a nursing home facility. When she refused, the management began eviction proceedings against her.
Platt began living at the Gernand Retirement Center for Independent Living in 1986.
A single mother with five children has settled a federal fair housing discrimination lawsuit against the owner of a mobile home park in Louisville, Kentucky.


The new athletic space is owned by Derek Weenum and his family and Derek’s business partner Ryan Settlemyre and will feature facilities aimed towards basketball, volleyball and pickleball.
Soon, Holland youths will be able to stay along the lakeshore for athletic training for basketball and volleyball.
Construction is now underway on the Lakeshore Athletic Center, located at 12429 Ransom St., east of Griff’s IceHouse West.
The new athletic space is owned by Derek Weenum, his family and Weenum's business partner Ryan Settlemyre, all of Zeeland, and will feature facilities aimed towards basketball, volleyball and pickleball.
“We have been planning it for a couple of years but construction started maybe a month or so ago,” Weenum said. “First, we are putting in a two-court facility for basketball, volleyball and pickleball courts. The eventual plan is to expand to four courts.”
Weenum said the building is being constructed with a removable wall in the back that will eventually allow them to add additional courts. There is no immediate timetable for the expansion and it is largely dependent on usage and how busy the gym is starting out.
Weenum and Settlemyre expect to use the athletic center for tournaments, camps, open play and leagues at night for youths and possibly a few adult things as well. The overall focus is on high school and under athletics.
“It has been a lifelong dream of ours to provide an avenue mainly for kids to improve their abilities and to have a place to practice year round,” Weenum said. “It has been a dream of ours to do this and the timing was right so we decided to pull the trigger.”
Weenum said the new facility provides a service much needed in the Holland area as the closest athletic facility in the area like it is in Byron Center. Despite that, there is still a mix of excitement and nerves associated with the new space.
“It is exciting,” he said. “There have been lots of prayers, lots of meetings and thoughts have gone into the decision about whether or not to do it but we are just really excited to be able to provide this for the community.”
For more information about the new athletic center, visit their website at www.lakeshoreathleticcenter.com or on Facebook at Lakeshore Athletic Center.
— Follow this reporter on Twitter @SentinelAustin or @BizHolland.


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Hyunbin (76 hyunbin stories)
After the earth was invaded by an alien species, they left their offspring to inherit the earth. The Stars were the children of the earths true heirs and the aliens. Hyunjin, a half human, half alien hybrid, didn't expect to come across such resistance from a Stray. But Seo Changbin refuses to play by their rules. As Hyunjin begins to fill Changbin's thoughts, the human begins to yearn for a man he never would have believed he could ever love.
Regrets and frustrations are haunting Boo Geurin everyday, and all of her friends are idols - performing on stage. She knows the hard ships and challenges for being an idol, and believing herself that quitting is the right decision. However, she can't fool her heart - as much as she can't deny she envies her friends that much.
Character Yoon Ye Jin (32 years) Eldest daughter on Yoon family. Works as a lawyer in top notch Law Firm. Her nickname is Beautiful Disaster, despite her pretty looks she can crush her opponent easily in a trial. She is a hard worker, she earns the most money in her family, she takes care her siblings since s
The stories are about fiction that I create. Some of the character are well known if you ever read my works before. It will not always a good one but it always be a lesson that love is come in every form. even letting go is love.
Hanbin isn't sure if it is him or his 3% alcohol talking but here is,rambling to the birthday girl.
the lives of five complete strangers unfold in front of each other. each one of them has their own story - has their own pain that wants to be kept hidden, has their own fear that wants to be forgotten. as more coincidences and unavoidable chaos appears, they start realizing that they get along more than they thought. but unknowingly, the more time they spend together as a whole, their little secrets starts getting exposed - whether they like it or not.
The story of seorang gadis dan 7 jejaka di sebuah akademi. Mereka mempunyai kuasa tetapi perlu menyelamatkan diri sendiri sebelum menyelamatkan dunia.
Damned Series: Book 1 of 4: Damned Angel... Kang Daniel is a new student at Wanna One University. He has a secret he can't tell anyone. Tris is a student at Wanna One University. She has a secret she doesn't even know. When Daniel and Tris meet, they realize their secrets are intertwined.
You must believe, believe that we can create our our own blissful and happy ending. Just like your favourite fairytale.
소나기. (Sonagi. Downpour) 소중한. 나의. 기억. ( Treasured pieces of. My. Memory.) A collection of MinHyunBin one-shots to be read on a rainy day. Summary: These are little moments in life, of words exchanged over a warm mug of coffee; of mutual understanding through acknowledging smiles; of intertwined
Hello~ This Collection's dedicated to 6 members of JBJ~ If you don't know Who're they..Let me introduced them first JBJ (제이비제이), a short form for ‘Just Be Joyful’, is a 6-member South Korean boy group under Fave Entertainment. The group consists of Taehyun, Kenta, Sanggyun, Yongguk (Longguo), Hyunbin, and Donghan (maknae). JBJ
“Hyung… Can you hold my hand?”
Everyone vies to get into the palace, but few knows the ugly truth of how it’s like to live inside.


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Based in the US, this leading healthcare firm was looking to fully transition its 50,000 global employees to a SaaS productivity suite. The firm’s IT team had already deployed Office 365 for email only, but without proper security controls, it refused to deploy file sharing and storage via OneDrive and Sharepoint. The firm’s existing security architecture included next-gen firewall appliances along with secure web gateways from Bluecoat and Symantec DLP appliances. This network-level security architecture was inadequate for protecting data in the cloud and allowing for access on any device.
With the firm’s internal Office 365 productivity suite initiative set to rollout rapidly throughout the company, its enterprise security architecture team decided to deploy a cloud access security broker solution to enable secure cloud usage. Of particular concern was protecting PHI, PII, and corporate intellectual property in data flowing out of the cloud. The native Office 365 security controls did not provide an adequate level of data protection, especially in the case of data access by unmanaged and untrusted devices.
In its search for a solution, the firm conducted trials of Bitglass' CASB as well as offerings from two other vendors. In these trials, the IT security team ran the CASB solutions through a gamut of use cases – access control, discovery, API, and managed/unmanaged device access.
The firm ultimately chose Bitglass because of the distinctive ability of its solution to provide real time data protection. In its testing, the firm’s security architecture team concluded that API-only approaches were not sufficient for complete Office 365 data protection. The team favored the proactive real time, inline data security enabled by Bitglass’ hybrid CASB to the reactive, delayed security offered by API-only solutions. The limitations of the API-only solutions, which were only able to detect data leakage after the fact, were highly problematic. The ability of Bitglass’ unique CASB technologies – reverse proxy and AJAX-VM as well as ActiveSync proxy – to secure sensitive data on unmanaged devices and BYOD was key. Additionally, the integrated DLP engine of Bitglass’ solution offered a clear system performance advantage over the external DLP via ICAP required by competing CASBs.
“In comparing the leading CASB solutions, we found that only Bitglass' offering delivers complete security for cloud and mobile with real-time, inline data protection on any device.”
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Crossbreeding of dogs is now a common practice among dog owners. If there is one cute crossbreed, it would be combining a Golden Retriever and a Poodle. Better known as the Goldenpoople, most kids love to be with this kind of pooch because of their fluffiness and friendliness.
This six-month-old baby named Theo is one of the few lucky babies to have a Goldenpoople as a partner in crime. Ever since Theo was born, the baby has already gotten used to the presence of the pooch named Samson.
Like any other pets, Samson knows his role in Theo’s life. For one, the pooch would always ensure that the baby is safe inside his crib. Theo serves as the lookout for the baby whenever their mom is not around.
According to Theo’s mom, Jessica, she is thankful for the dog’s presence. This is because Theo has already developed a good relationship with the pooch. This means Samson is no longer a stranger to the baby and could be instrumental to the child’s behavior.
With Samson’s cuteness, Jessica thought it would be best to put up an Instagram account of the dog. At first, Jessica planned to post updates about the activities of Theo and Samson. But since people found Samson to be adorable, Jessica realized that it would be best to feature the beautiful aspect of the dog’s life.
Never did it cross Jessica’s mind that the pooch would one day rack up so many followers. According to the dog parent, she got shocked that the pooch has thousands of followers.
But while this may be shocking, Jessica knows that the pooch deserves fame because of his adorability. More than this, Jessica is pleased that the pooch is growing to be the kind of dog everyone would be proud of.
Credits to Samson the Goldendoodle.

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From 0-500 CE some kingdoms in southern/eastern Asia adopted Hinduism.
When was Hinduism spread along the Silk Road?
The dominant form of Hinduism exported to Southeast Asia was Shaivism, though some Vaishnavism was also known there. Later, from the 9th century onward, Tantrism, both Hindu and Buddhist, spread throughout the region.
Did Hinduism spread on the Silk Road?
The Silk Roads were fundamental in the dissemination of religions throughout Eurasia. … Thus, for example, Hinduism and subsequently Islam were introduced into Indonesia and Malaysia by Silk Roads merchants travelling the maritime trade routes from the Indian subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula.
How did Christianity spread along the Silk Road?
Christianity. Along with the growth of Buddhism, the Silk Road nurtured minority groups from other major faiths. Assyrian Christians, or more accurately the Church of the East, were one such group. … Sogdian became the lingua franca of the Silk Road, spreading Christianity further east to China and north among the Turks.
What religions were on the Silk Road?
Buddhism spread from India into northern Asia, Mongolia, and China, whilst Christianity and Islam emerged and were disseminated by trade, pilgrims, and military conquest. The literary, architectural and artistic effects of this can be traced today in the cultures of civilizations along the Silk Routes.
What eventually led to the end of the Silk Road?
The speed of the sea transportation, the possibility to carry more goods, relative cheapness of transportation resulted in the decline of the Silk Road in the end of the 15th century. … During the civil war in China the destroyed Silk Road once again played its big role in the history of China.
Is Hinduism spreading in the world?
Hinduism is the third largest world religion after Christianity and Islam. Originally Hinduism comes from populous India, which is why it is very widespread, with about one billion people. And 92% of all Hindus come from India.
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How did the Silk Roads facilitate the spread of Hinduism and Christianity?
How did the silk roads facilitate the spread of Hinduism and Christianity? The silk road facilitated the spread of both religions since the silk road was a trade route. … All societies came together which because and during that, they took back hinduism and christian ideas, spreading them to many places.
How did the Silk Road affect cultural diffusion?
In addition to new products, ideas and knowledge were exchanged. In this way, trade brought cultural changes to both East and West. One of the most important examples of cultural diffusion was the introduction of Buddhism to China.
Did Islam spread on the Silk Road?
While the Silk Road was obviously a two-way route, we often define the Silk Road as a movement eastward with Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and later, Islam, spreading east.
How did the Silk Road affect China?
The spread of papermaking was also influenced by the route. This production method spread from China through much of central Asia as a direct result of the route itself. Architecture, town planning, as well as music and art from many different cultures were transported along the Silk Road.
What helped Hinduism spread?
Political developments and the spread of Hinduism
Religious and social practices associated with Hinduism spread into Nepal and Sri Lanka, where they blended with local religious and social systems. They also spread into Southeast Asia, carried across the Indian Ocean by merchants and sailors on ships.
Why Hinduism is mainly concentrated in India?
Hinduism is mainly concentrated on India due to the following reasons : … – Hinduism is a practice which preaches peace , calmness , spirituality and justice and this is another reason why it’s practised in a diverse city like India. – The main rule is to protect each other beliefs and respect everyone.

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Today I am back with another card featuring butterflies to help my friend Mrs Beez raise awareness of the work of the charity Amy and Friends. Amy and Friends supports children suffering from Cockayne Syndrome. The butterfly is the symbol they use to represent those whose lives have been cut short by this illness. Mrs Beez hopes to raise awareness of the disease and the work of Amy and Friends, so please visit her blog and find out more about this important charity.
I wanted to create a celebration of life, a rainbow made of butterflies, to celebrate the wedding anniversary of some dear friends.
As you can see, I created my rainbow with dozens of small butterflies made with with a Martha Stewart punch. I mounted it on some Purfect Plum card and added a organza ribbon bow and some hat pins as well as the sentiment.
Mrs Beez has made a lovely butterfly project for today, so please pop over to her blog to see it and to find out more about Amy and Friends.


Star spotted in a dress from Valentino.Singer Jennifer Lopez spent a few days in the middle East at the opening of DHFC (opening of the festival of Doha).
The event, which took place on Thursday, November 8, she performed all their famous hits. To go on stage, chose a sophisticated dress from the famous Italian designer Valentino. Silk dress pale pink on the chest was decorated with feathers. The way Jennifer was supplemented with a lot of jewelry – earrings, bracelet and rings on two hands.
After the event, organizers and guests of the festival went to an afterparty at a world-class hotel – Mondrian Doha.


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Rihanna has transformed from a teen pop princess to an icon in the pop music world since beginning her career in 2005. The award winning recording artist has released seven successful albums and over fifty hit singles during her ten years in the industry. Here are five of the most pivotal moments in her career so far.
The release of her debut single
After being discovered in Barbados by producer Evan Rogers and later signing with Jay Z’s record label, Def Jam Recordings, Rihanna released her debut single in May of 2005. Originally part of the demo tape that was sent to various record labels prior to signing with Def Jam, “Pon de Replay” is a dance-pop track with hints of reggae. The song was fairly well received by critics, many of whom praised the song for its composition. It was also a commercial success, peaking in the Top 10 in seven countries, including the US and the UK, and receiving double platinum certification in the US.
The release of Good Girl Gone Bad
Serving as her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad, was published on May 31, 2007. Considered by many to be her best album, Good Girl Gone Bad marked a change in image for the singer, taking her from the teenage pop star image to a more adult pop-artist. The album generated five singles in its original release, including her multi-Platinum single "Umbrella." The re-release, titled Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded, produced two additional singles, including 2008's international hit single, "Disturbia."
The 2008 Grammys
In 2008, Rihanna earned several Grammy nominations in several marquee categories, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The singer won her first Grammy that year, in the category of Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, for "Umbrella." She also marked her second appearance on the Grammy stage with a performance of her hit single, "Don't Stop the Music."
The release of Rated R
Released on November 20, 2009, Rated R is Rihanna's fourth studio album. While the album is not her biggest commercial success, it was far from a failure, peaking in the Top 10 on albums charts in thirteen counties and receiving Platinum certification in six countries. The album, which is considered darker than her previous releases, also marked another change in style and image for the singer. Rated R was well received by critics, receiving positive reviews from many notable publications.
Unapologetic tops the Billboard 200 Albums chart
Serving as her first Billboard Number One album, Unapologetic was released on November 19. 2012. While the album received mixed reviews from critics prior to the release, the majority of critics responded favorably to the overall sound of the album. Unapologetic generated seven singles, including "Diamonds" and "Stay," which featured Mikky Ekko. Besides scoring the coveted Billboard number one, the album was an international success, peaking in the Top 10 on over twenty albums charts and reviving Platinum certification in bumptious countries.

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