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BROOKFIELD -- The Board of Ethics will send a letter to town leaders advising them to be mindful of their public conduct after the Democratic Town Committee sent a letter complaining that officials made sexist comments at a school budget presentation earlier this month.
Town Committee Chairman Ray DiStephan sent a letter to the ethics board criticizing the Board of Finance for allowing "multiple egregious acts of sexist behavior and harrassment'' during a meeting on March 6.
He said board members Dr. Robin Appleby and Robert Gianazza had used the word "cute'' to describe both female speakers and their comments. Appleby's comment was directed at one of two female members of the Board of Education, Susan Queenan, he said.
"The women in attendance that night were many things," DiStephan wrote. "They were elected officials, mothers, attorneys, MBAs, teachers and credentialed professionals. They were passionate speakers and advocates for the education of all of Brookfield's children. By referring to these women as cute, our elected officials belittled them, objectified them and attempted to strip them of their personal, professional and education accomplishments."
Appleby, who attended a brief portion of the ethics meeting on Tuesday, said he intended no disrespect to Queenan, but rather was trying to compliment her for a tour she offered to him and others at Whisconier Middle School. He said the Democrat's letter is an effort to deflect concerns the board has about school district operations.
A message left for Gianazza was not immediately returned.
The complaint was just the latest political tussle in Brookfield that has landed before the ethics board. Since November, the ethics board has had to deal with 12 complaints, about triple the number it receives in a typical year. To date, none has resulted in charges of ethical misconduct or disciplinary action.
The three-member Board of Ethics is currently considering four allegations, but opted Tuesday to take no action on them and continued their investigation.
As for the sexism charge, DiStephan called on Finance Board Chairman Phil Kurtz to assure this conduct does not occur again in the future.
Kurtz said the board meeting in question had been contentious, with a number of angry public speakers complaining about the budget. He said no one on the board behaved or spoke in a fashion he would describe as offensive to women. Instead, Kurtz said he felt the board was treated rudely by some of the public speakers who included past and former elected officials.
In each budget meeting since March 6, Kurtz has made an announcement saying that remarks must be delivered respectfully or he will halt further comment. Board meetings must be open to the public, but "public comment is a privilege, not a right,'' he said.
The Board of Finance is open to dialogue and information, but disrespectful "rhetoric serves no purpose,'' he said.Read Full Article
Ethics Board Chairwoman Alice Carolan said she will write a letter to the Board of Selectmen related to proper conduct of all town officials and treatment of those who attend public proceedings. Her letter will not be a reprimand -- the town committee letter was not a formal complaint -- but rather intended to be a "reminder.''

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Rick Ross unharmed in 'Staged' Drive-By Shooting?
Rapper 50 Cent has slammed Rick Ross. 50 accuses Ross of staging a drive-by shooting, MTV UK reports
Rick Ross was the target of a drive-by shooting in Florida on Monday. Rozay was criticized for adopting the name of former real life drug figure Rick Ross and for his past occupation as a corrections officer.
Ross crashed his silver Rolls Royce into an apartment building after he heard gunfire along a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, street Monday morning, police said.
"The driver of the Rolls Royce attempted to drive away from the direction of the shots being fired and lost control of the vehicle, striking a nearby apartment building," Fort Lauderdale Police Detective DeAnna Garcia said.
Ross and a female passenger were not hurt by the wreck or the gunshots, Garcia said.
Fiddy has questioned whether Ross' situation was the real deal, writing on Twitter: "Hahaha fat boy hit the building? Lol it looks staged to me. No hole's in da car."
He then posted Rick's car on Instagram to prove his point, later adding: "Hahaha that boy was spooked. I ride like OBAMA level 6 bulit proof bomb proof, you already know. [sic]"
"There were a lot of people who had a problem with what Rick Ross was doing. Now we're in a situation where the entertainment has become a reality. People are actually trying to hurt him and I think that's sad for us," she said.
"I think the next step for Ross to take is security. Lots and lots of security," he said. "There is no shame in having security depending on your level of celebrity. Certain artists just can't do things that regular people can do."


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One thing the SEC does not want is for Memphis to go to the Big 12. This would hurt the strong SEC tight grip on the whole south. The Big 12 would start being able to recruit harder in Tenn, Miss and Northern Alabama. And you have in Memphis one of the top recruiter in college football. And the funny thing if Memphis goes to the Big 12, there is a chance Memphis could pass Tenn years from now in academics because the Big 12 schools are better when it comes to academics than the SEC. Wow that would be crazy with as much crap as Vols fans talk when it comes to education. But when it comes to education UT Vols cannot touch UT Longhorns.
I think the city of Memphis would really grow from U of M being in the Big 12.
And for everyone saying it will not happen because Memphis does not have a market. This is a country of bandwagon people. I think over half of the people that like ND did not go to ND, it is a bandwagon thing. Memphis gets in the Big 12 and wins, they will have more fans because of bandwagon people. Most of UT fans are bandwagon people and never attended UT.
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Japan: The Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima
Updated: Oct 19
Japan sadly bears numerous traces and remains of World War II, particularly in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In August 1945, the first atomic bombs in the history of humanity were dropped on these cities, resulting in more than 250,000 direct and indirect casualties. Causing indescribable damage for several kilometers around, these two bombs wiped Hiroshima and Nagasaki off the map in an instant. All buildings collapsed, were blown away, and turned to ashes, except for a few. They were preserved as witnesses to these events.
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Therefore, I wanted to photograph some of them to offer my own respectful perspective on this past. This includes the Hiroshima Dome, the One-Legged Torii in Nagasaki, and the Kaiten Training Center located in Kawatana, on the island of Kyushu as well.
Photography and the Reserve Duty
Landscape photography is a complex field of imagery. Regarded as the most challenging discipline in photography, it often carries its share of mysteries and questions. When it comes to capturing an image of a scene laden with a painful history deeply rooted in the collective memory, like a symbol of suffering, the photographer sometimes grapples with difficult questions.
How can an artist's eye, accustomed to aesthetic values, approach a place that bears witness to this painful past without detracting from its memory? How can one respectfully convey the heavy emotional burden it carries? Do I even have the right to express a personal sentiment about this past through my photographs?
I must say that these questions have not found answers. Sometimes, I even refrained from photographing certain scenes that, on the surface, held landscape interest simply because they were laden with a heavy and difficult-to-grasp history. I regret it at times.
Is respect, then, at such a cost? Perhaps. But is it reason enough to deprive a photographer of the opportunity to make a scene their own, to render its emotional essence as they perceive it? After all, the creative photographic process might be the most intimate way to bear witness to what one feels when words are no longer enough.
What is the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima?
The Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome, also known as the Peace Memorial or Genbaku (which means atomic bomb in Japanese), was formerly the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall. This 25-meter-high building was entirely constructed of bricks and concrete. Its distinctive feature is the 4-meter dome, which had a metal frame supporting a copper-covered roof. Located along the Ota River, it is now, of course, protected by the government.
Preserved just as it was found after the devastating blast on August 6, 1945, the Atomic Bomb Dome retains all of its historical significance. However, the building has undergone multiple safety measures and artificial reinforcement to ensure its longevity for decades to come. It has also been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site and undergoes inspections every three years. A commemorative ceremony takes place every August 6th, where the Japanese place paper lanterns on the Ota River, symbolically referred to as the "embers of the atomic bomb."
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Given its proximity to the Ota River bank, the particularly urban context of the immediate surroundings, and the barriers that encircle it, photographing the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome is quite challenging. After numerous scouting attempts at different times of the day, I ultimately chose to photograph it at night. Here again, the buildings that punctuate the urban skyline make it difficult to isolate the Dome against a black background. To achieve this, I decided to photograph it from the rear. Not only is this view unconventional, but it also allowed me to include the canopy of trees all around.
From the sidewalk on the opposite side, the view is perfect, balanced, and devoid of any distracting elements. The nighttime lighting is orange. The warmth of this light suits the scene if you are shooting in color. Black and white works very well too, as the contrast is definitively provided by the nighttime sky, and the powerful lighting on the building reflects on the tree leaves.
Certainly, this viewpoint is not the only one that allows you to photograph the Dome and convey its evocative power and symbolism. It will largely depend on the time of year when you visit this historic site. However, in winter, you will have to contend with the urban environment. Due to the absence of foliage, the trees are less prominent in the image, and the buildings surrounding the Dome obviously no longer evoke the historical context.
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Getting to the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima
In any case, this place is filled with mystery and emotions, regardless of our photographic quest. It is worth a visit if you are in the vicinity of Hiroshima, just like the "Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum" opened in August 1955.
It is very easy to find the Dome once you arrive in Hiroshima. Many signs point the way in several languages from the city center.
For reference, it is a 30-minute walk from the main train station (2.5 km).
Final tip: If you are staying in Hiroshima, consider planning an early morning visit to Shukkei-en Garden. Dating back to the 16th century, it's one of the most beautiful gardens I've had the opportunity to photograph.
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UN probes 7 more Syrian chemical weapons cases
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BEIRUT- UN chemical weapons inspectors in Syria are investigating seven cases of alleged chemical or biological weapons use, including three incidents around Damascus after the Aug. 21 attack which almost triggered U.S. air strikes.
The inspectors expect to finalize their work in Syria on Monday and issue a report by late October that will give more details of the Aug. 21 incident which they have already said involved the use of sarin gas, a statement from the United Nations in Damascus said on Friday.
The United States and its Western allies said the initial report showed Damascus was behind the attack, which killed hundreds of people. President Bashar aAssad’s government has denied the accusation, blaming rebels instead.
The incidents also include an alleged chemical weapons attack in March in the northern town of Khan al-Assal, where authorities say rebels killed 25 people, including 16 soldiers. Rebels said government forces were behind it.
The two other cases from earlier this year both date back to April—one in the Aleppo district of Sheikh Maqsoud and another in the town of Saraqeb in the northern province of Idlib.
The three most recent incidents were in Bahhariyeh and Jobar, both east of central Damascus, on Aug. 22 and 24, and Ashrafiat Sahnaya to the southwest of the capital on Aug. 25, the UN statement said.
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- Tri County Health Care Financing Request – Notice of Public Hearing WRS 10-09-2019 (download this notice)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PROJECT AND THE ISSUANCE OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota (the “County”) will meet on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible in the Commissioners’ Room, of the Government Services Center, which is located at 515 Fir Ave W. in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing to consider giving host approval to the issuance by the City of Bertha, Minnesota (the “Issuer”) of revenue obligations, in one or more series, under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.152 through 469.1655 (the “Act”), in order to finance the cost of a project and refinance existing projects (together, the “Projects”) located in the County and the City of Wadena, Minnesota (the “City”). Each of the Projects will be owned and operated by Tri-County Hospital, d/b/a Tri-County Health Care (the “Borrower”), a Minnesota nonprofit corporation and organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The proposed project (the “2019 Project”) will consist of financing (a) the acquisition of land, constructing and equipping an approximately 120,000 square foot replacement critical access hospital and clinic facilities to be located at 63835 Highway 10 in Otter Tail County adjacent to the City (the “New Facilities”); (b) related renovations to the existing hospital and clinic facilities located at 415 Jefferson St N and 4 Deerwood Avenue NW, within the City of Wadena, Minnesota (the “Existing Facilities”); (c) financing capitalized interest; and (d) paying costs associated with the financing. The New Facilities will be owned and operated by the Borrower in conjunction with the Existing Facilities.
The Projects are located in the jurisdiction of the City and the County (together, the County, the Issuer and the City are referred to as the “Host Municipalities”). The total amount of the obligations to be issued presently being estimated at not to exceed $81,000,000.
The obligations and interest thereon shall not be payable from nor charged against any funds of the Host Municipalities other than revenue pledged for the payment thereof, nor shall the Host Municipalities be subject to any liability thereon. No holders of the obligations shall ever have the right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of the Host Municipalities to pay the obligations or the interest thereon, nor to enforce payment against any property of the Host Municipalities. Such obligations shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the Host Municipalities, nor shall the same constitute a debt of the Host Municipalities within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitations.
In conjunction with the refinance of existing projects, the Issuer has been requested by the Borrower to refund the following obligations (a) the Issuer’s $1,743,638 Health Care Facilities Revenue Note, Series 2017A (Tri-County Health Care Project); (b) the Issuer’s $5,456,362 Health Care Facilities Revenue Note, Series 2017B; (c) the City of Verndale, Minnesota $1,743,638 Health Care Facilities Revenue Note, Series 2017A; and (d) the City of Verndale, Minnesota $5,456,362 Health Care Facilities Revenue Note, Series 2017B (together the “Series 2017 Notes”).
The proceeds of the Series 2017 Notes were used to finance and refinance capital expenditures at the Existing Facilities, as follows: (a) constructing and equipping a portion of a 30,000 square foot expansion and remodel of the existing hospital, affecting emergency room services, surgery, lab, radiology, medical records, dietary, materials management, business office and physical therapy; (b)(i) constructing and equipping a rural health clinic located at 214 First Street NW, Bertha, Minnesota; (ii) constructing and equipping a 2,200 square foot expansion, remodeling and other improvements to the Wadena Clinic, located at 415 Jefferson Street North and 4 Deerwood Avenue NW in the City; and (iii) a remodel of the existing hospital affecting pharmacy, registration, gift shop and administration; and (c) constructing of a one-story slab on grade, free standing, approximately 17,563 square foot building and related improvements located adjacent to 240 Shady Lane Drive in the City to be used as a 16-bed short term community based residential treatment facility for persons in acute psychiatric status.
All persons interested may appear and be heard at the time and place set forth above or may submit written comments to the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners in advance of the hearing. Written comments should be submitted to the County Administrator’s office, 520 Fir Ave W., Fergus Falls, MN Fergus Falls, MN 56537. Individuals requiring special accommodations should contact the County Administrator’s office prior to the date of the public hearing.

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- Raising the Challenging Child:
How to Minimize Meltdowns, Reduce Conflict, and Increase Cooperation (Revell)
Co-authored with Karen Doyle Buckwalter and Debbie Reed of Chaddock Human Services Agency.
Read 5-star reviews on Goodreads and Amazon.
As a therapist I have read many books about parenting challenging children. This is now my go-to book for parents, especially those parenting children who experienced early trauma. It is written by experts in the field who actually work with these children in a residential setting.
The suggestions in the book are easy to understand and immediately implement. My only regret is that I didn’t find it earlier.
This book should be required reading for all parents! Regardless whether you have a challenging child or not ( as a parent myself, we all know that even the best children have challenging moments…right!!). This book is the perfect guide to parenting! Although this books teaching techniques are supported by scientific research, and a National school’s research that has helped some of the most challenging children in this country. This book is an easy, understandable, and enjoyable read. It is NOT a boring or stuffy!! The authors give PRACTICAL advice, they hold the parent as well the child accountable for their behavior and actions! I loved it and plan on passing it on to all of my family and friends.
- The Connected Child:
Bring Hope and Healing to Your
Adoptive Family (McGraw-Hill)
Co-authored with Drs. Karyn Purvis and David Cross of the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development.
Amazon bestseller; Goodreads standout; ASJA Outstanding Book of the Year; translated into multiple languages; over 300,000 copies sold.
5-Stars for a reason
This book could possibly be a game changer for your family, even if you’ve never adopted! You and your bio children will definitely benefit from these “methods.” And really, they’re not “methods” so much as a change of mind and attitude, with plenty of practical how-to advice. The book itself is written in a way that you feel like you’re sharing a conversation with a trusted, wise friend. It’s easy to read, and you’ll probably want to re-read, take notes, and highlight for reference. Even if you find yourself at the end of your rope, short fuse, already tried every other parenting style, this is for you, and this can bring peace and calm to your home, your heart, and your parenting style, which quickly in turn will bring more peace with your child, and all relationships. Yes, it’s that good.
An extremely useful parenting handbook… truly outstanding … strongly recommended. –-Library Journal (starred review)
A tremendous resource for parents and professionals alike. –Thomas Atwood, president and CEO, National Council for Adoption
The Connected Child provides the parents of adopted at risk children easy to follow practical advice on how to handle behavior problems in a calm, gentle, effective manner. –Temple Grandin, Author, The Way I See It, The Autistic Brain, Animals Make Us Human, Animals in Translation

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This stylish Neon Confetti is a great way to add some pops of colour to your party space. Featuring hot pink, lime, yellow and turquoise, this confetti is perfect for a Mexican fiesta themed party, Disco theme or any event where you want bright neon colours.
3/4 inch round confetti and made in the USA from 100% recycled tissue paper. Coordinating tassel garlands available too.
Pack size: ~28 g (0.5 oz) pack containing ~ 400 pieces of confetti.
Brand: The Flair Exchange

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Simulation based analysis of cycle time and throughput in semiconductor assembly process integration.
Date of Issue2002
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The aim of this dissertation is to provide an understanding of the impact of process integration applied to an assembly end-of-line process.
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THS building deemed unsafe is closed down until official report received
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Education director, Talauega Dr. Samasoni Asaeli has decided to uphold the decision made by the Acting Governor during his site visit last week to close down the new Tafuna High School due to what appears to be an unsafe condition — until an official report is available for review.
Talauega appeared before the House Education committee this past Wednesday morning to discuss the status of school buildings before school starts next week.
The hearing was called by the House Education committee after receiving information from officials of the Department of Health regarding the condition of public school buildings around the island.
Talauega told the hearing, chaired by committee chairman, Rep. Vailoata E. Amituana’i that all school buildings that are not safe, including the new THS classroom building, will be closed down until his office receives an official assessment report from professional engineers on the status of the buildings.
Vice Speaker of the House, Fetui Fetu Jr advised the DOE director to carefully consider the issue on the condition of school buildings because the safety of everyone — most especially the children is more important than anything else.
Tualauta Representative Larry Sanitoa said that he’s worried about the construction of these new school buildings because it appears that there has been no oversight from the government side to make sure the construction is conducted according to the rules.
Other committee members stated during the hearing that a certified structural engineer needs to do the assessment of the school buildings to make sure they’re safe for students.
When questioned by Samoa News, about the THS building, the AS-DOE director echoed his statement made before the House committee.
“I’ve decided to uphold the decision made by the Acting Governor during his site visit two weeks ago to close the school building until I review an official report and opinion from a professional engineer regarding the condition of the building,” Talauega said during an interview with Samoa News at his main office in Utulei this past Wednesday afternoon.
The director stated that he instructed the THS officials to find space in other classrooms within the school for the use of the 8 classes that were assigned to the new building.
When asked whether his office received any assessment report from the Dept. of Public Works (DPW) regarding the building, Talauega said, no.
He said he discussed this issue with the director of Public Works and he requested an official written assessment report about the condition of the building before making any further decision.
Talauega said his primary priority is the safety of students, teachers and everyone with access to the building.
When asked about claims made by the head of the Architecture and Engineering Division of DPW to local media that the building is “safe” and the cracks seen are just cracks in the plaster, Talauega’s response was, “Everyone has a different view of the situation and that’s why I requested a written assessment report carried out by a professional engineer for my review before any further action will be taken.”
On Monday, PWD director, Faleosina Voigt sent a crew to assess the building.
House faipule advised the DOE director to take a good look at the condition of the school building before making his final decision.
Several parents of THS students contacted Samoa News this week voicing their concern regarding this issue after Samoa News published a story about the building on Monday.
One parent told Samoa News that the safety of her daughter and everyone else with access to the school building is more important than anything else.
She stated that this issue was also discussed during a PTA meeting which revealed that during the tsunami alarm last year, when students and faculty initially scrambled on to the top of this new building, it didn’t look too stable — it seemed like it began to lean a little, according to the parent.
“The principal and the PTA president were made aware of this at the meeting, and it seems like it took a visit from government officials to catch this problem,” a parent said.
Another parent said that faculty and students witnessed the building lean during the tsunami evacuation last year and everyone was aware of the situation, “however, no one bothered to report it to government officials.”
“We cannot risk the lives of students and faculty. It cannot be stressed enough that people saw the building lean when stormed by students and teachers — and it was brought up at a PTA meeting for crying out loud,” the mother of a THS student said, adding that, “Let's recall what happened in Surfside, Florida when the condo collapsed killing at least 160 tenants.”
Referring to the statement by the head of the Architecture and Engineering Division of DPW to one of the local radio stations that “the cracks seen were just cracks in the plaster,” a member of the THS PTA asked the question as to what caused the cracks in the plaster?
“An object hitting the plaster or the weight of the building caused the cracks,” the PTA member said.
He further asked, “If something happened to my son at this building, who will be liable?”
When asked for his opinion, the DOE director’s response was, “The contractor has nothing to do with this problem, their work is completed. The government will be liable if anything happens — and DPW is the government, they are the ones who issued the certificate of occupancy during the dedication of this work.”
The project is one of a series of projects funded by the U.S Department of Interior. The building was constructed by Nana’s Company, while supervised by the DPW.
Early Monday morning the Senate President Tuaolo M. Fruean, who is the husband of Nana’s Company president, contacted the Samoa News office to voice his disappointment regarding the Samoa News report.
In a loud voice, Tuaolo disputed the report and asked Samoa News to show which part of the building is “unsafe”.
Samoa News told Tuaolo on the phone that based on the information received, cracks were observed in the concrete foundation.
Again, Tuaolo disagreed.
He said Samoa News must question an opinion from Public Works because they were the ones who supervised the construction. He stated that his wife (Nana’s Company president) was that very moment at the THS compound to check the building.
He swore at the Samoa News reporter — and then hung up the phone.
THS officials confirmed that representatives from Nana’s Company including their president visited the school compound and conducted their site visit to the building.
Samoa News took photos of the cracks it observed on the first and second floor of the THS building in question.
The initial construction budget for the building was $885,000. However, requests for a computer lab and the special education classroom necessitated changes to the building plans to accommodate these requests and resulted n the total building cost to escalate to $1,088,000.
Samoa News should point out that it did not say anyone was to blame for the work on constructing the building, only that “the building was constructed by Nana’s Company, while supervised by the DPW.”


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Which personalized dog bowl is best?
Personalized dog accessories are easier to get than ever. From small artist shops to big retailers, there are plenty of places that will customize dog tags, collars, beds, shirts and bowls.
Personalized dog bowls are a fun, colorful touch for your dog’s eating area. They’re especially useful in households with more than one pet, so each gets a designated bowl. Check out the Mod Paws Custom Dog Bowl for a bowl that can be customized with your pet’s name and face.
What to know before you buy a personalized dog bowl
Types of bowls
The way your pet’s name is applied across the dog bowl varies depending on how the bowl is made. Stainless steel, ceramic and plastic are the most popular materials.
- Stainless steel bowls can usually go in the dishwasher. They are not microwave-safe but they are incredibly durable. The personalization is laser-engraved, printed on enamel or attached through an adhesive material.
- Ceramic bowls are usually microwave- and dishwasher-safe, provided they are properly glazed. They are breakable but are also heavy, so your dog won’t be as likely to knock it around or make a mess. The personalization is molded into the clay, painted by hand or professionally printed across the surface.
- Plastic bowls are lightweight and inexpensive. Some are dishwasher-safe but not microwave-safe. They are easy to travel with but more prone to collecting bacteria. The personalization is either shaped into the plastic or printed across the surface.
A personalized dog bowl is usually round or square. Both styles sit flat on the floor or fit into a raised base so your dog doesn’t have to bend into the bowl.
If you are looking for a slow-feed bowl that features ridges on the inside to keep your dog from eating too quickly, some personalized plastic bowls can make those ridges so that they spell out your dog’s name.
Multiple size bowls are offered to accommodate the smallest to the largest breeds. Most bowls come in two standard sizes: a small that holds up to 2 cups of food and a large that holds 3 to 5 cups of food. Some bowls come in more sizes, including extra-small, medium and extra-large.
What to look for in a quality personalized dog bowl
A rubber non-skid base keeps lightweight stainless steel or plastic bowls from sliding around on the floor while your dog eats or drinks. Some rubber bases are dishwasher-safe but not all, so be sure to check the instructions.
There are plenty of personalized dog bowls that display your dog’s across the front, but custom imagery goes further than just text. It includes trees and mountains for your furry hiking buddy or bones and treats for the dog who loves to eat.
Custom imagery can also feature a personalized illustration or photos of your pup. Photos are less expensive, while hand-painted portraits cost more.
Fonts and colors
Look for a personalized bowl with a font that reflects your pup’s personality or your sense of style. Some bowls only come in one or two basic fonts, but there are bowls that come in lots of font and color options to better customize the bowl.
How much you can expect to spend on a personalized dog bowl
A single personalized dog bowl costs about $18-$50. A matching set of two costs up to $95.
Personalized dog bowl FAQ
How do you wash the bowl?
A. If the bowl is not dishwasher-safe, hand-wash it with dish detergent and hot water. Dry thoroughly before filling to prevent dry food from sticking.
How do you stop a bowl from sliding on the floor?
A. A bowl without a non-skid base is prone to sliding around, depending on how aggressively your dog eats. To keep the bowl in place, consider placing a non-slip feeding mat beneath the bowl. These mats are easy to clean, and some styles can be personalized to match the bowl.
What’s the best personalized dog bowl to buy?
Top personalized dog bowl
What you need to know: Available in three sizes and 10 colors, this stainless steel bowl is coated in enamel with your dog’s name and photo illustration across the front.
What you’ll love: This modern bowl is stylish and features your dog’s face in addition to the name at no extra cost. It’s dishwasher-safe and shatter-resistant. It has a non-slip rubber base and comes with a translucent lid so you can take the bowl on the go.
What you should consider: It is not microwave-safe and there’s only one font.
Where to buy: Sold by Etsy
Top personalized dog bowl for the money
What you need to know: Available in two sizes and seven colors, this ceramic bowl features a striped pattern around the sides with your dog’s name printed across the front in bold lettering.
What you’ll love: It offers personalization at a great price. It has a clean, simple design. The font is large and easy to read. The ceramic is thick and the bowl sizes are practical.
What you should consider: It is not dishwasher or microwave-safe.
Where to buy: Sold by Chewy
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This 5-inch-across white ceramic bowl holds about 2 cups of food and features a hand-painted portrait of your dog on the inside.
What you’ll love: The portrait is beautifully painted in vivid color to resemble your pet and your pup’s name is painted below it. The clay is hand-poured and the trim is customizable. It’s great for animal or human use. It’s dishwasher- and microwave-safe.
What you should consider: It’s too small for medium to large dogs.
Where to buy: Sold by Etsy
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Keyvan Ezimand; Hossein Aghighi; Davod Ashourloo; Alireza SHakiba
Introduction: The urban heat island (UHI) as a climatic effect of urbanization can negatively impact the flora and fauna involved in urban and suburban ecosystem, the presence of pollutants, air quality, energy and water consumption, as well as human health and economy. Therefore, spatiotemporal analysis ...
Introduction: The urban heat island (UHI) as a climatic effect of urbanization can negatively impact the flora and fauna involved in urban and suburban ecosystem, the presence of pollutants, air quality, energy and water consumption, as well as human health and economy. Therefore, spatiotemporal analysis of the urban heat island changes has been considered as an effective approach to understand the impact of urbanization on the urban and suburban ecosystem, which also can support sustainable urban development and planning. Accordingly, this study contributes a novel approach to identify the trend and predict the pattern of UHI changes using statistical analysis, Shannon's entropy and chi-score statistics.Material and methods: The study area of this research is the city of Rasht and its surroundings, a region located in the north of Iran. This research was implemented using remote sensing imaged from 1991 to 2021 that was collected by LANDSAT 5 and 8 with a fixed time interval of 10 years. All those images captured in summer. In order to conduct this research in the pre-foresight stage, first, the required preprocessing, including atmospheric and radiometric corrections applied to the satellite images. Then, the surface biophysical characteristics of the study area were extracted from the satellite images. In the third step, the land surface temperature was computed using satellite images in 2021. In the fourth step, Multivariate linear regression between surface biophysical characteristics and the land surface temperature in 2021 was applied and then cellular automata-Markov chain model was utilized to predict the land surface temperature for 2031. Finally, the pattern of changes in urban heat island of Rasht city was investigated using statistical analysis in different geographic directions and different time periods.Results and discussion: The results of this study indicate that the highest positive correlation (R=0.89) was between NDBI and LST. Moreover, the highest negative correlation (R=-0.81) was between the greenness and LST. Our results also showed that the lowest correlation (R=0.42) was between the brightness and LST.The predicted LST corresponding to surface biophysical characteristics using Multivariate linear regression model illustrates the low error of this approach (RMSE=1.33K) in 2021. This means that the predicted values in 2021 are close to the real values, and therefore, this model can be trusted to predict LST in 2031. Statistical analysis of the pattern of observed and expected changes of UHI clearly illustrated that Rasht urban expansion and the UHI expansion will consistency continue to increase from 1991 to 2031. However, the expansion rate changes over time and space. Moreover, these analyses also showed that the UHI of Rasht city have a high degree of freedom and a high degree of sprawl. Thus, and as a result, its degree of goodness is negative.Conclusion: The pattern of UHI changes is highly dependent on the pattern of built-up land changes: as a result, sustainable development, resilience and environmental Protection of Rasht requires to directly monitor and control the pattern of urban growth, such as prevent changes in built-up areas and agricultural lands in suburban areas by incorporating a vertical form of development as well as constructing green roofs and walls and using high-reflectance building materials.
Mohamad Reza Gili; Davoud Ashourloo; Hosein Aghighi; Ali Akbar Matkan; Alireza SHakiba
Introduction:Given that agriculture has the most important role in ensuring food security (Johnston & Kilby,1989), it is necessary to prepare a map that shows the spatial distribution, land area, and type of crops cultivated with high accuracy (Cai et al., 2018). Agricultural land cover is relatively ...
Introduction:Given that agriculture has the most important role in ensuring food security (Johnston & Kilby,1989), it is necessary to prepare a map that shows the spatial distribution, land area, and type of crops cultivated with high accuracy (Cai et al., 2018). Agricultural land cover is relatively dynamic and variable at relatively short intervals. This makes it difficult to classify crops on satellite imagery (Bargiel, 2017). The lack or absence of ground truth data is another cause. Therefore, methods that are less dependent on ground samples and use phenological features derived from time series of bands and vegetation indices to classify crops will be more appropriate (Ashourloo et al., 2020). The purpose of this study is to use a deep learning method based on convolutional networks to classify the crop types and improve the performance of this network by using feature channels as an input image to the network and increasing the classification accuracy. Materials and methods:In this study, the visible and near-infrared bands of Sentinel-2 satellite on 10 different dates from 2019 for an area in Idaho, USA, as an important agricultural area, and the cropland data layer for extracting the crop types ground labels was used (Han et al., 2012). Then, in MATLAB software, the time series of spectral bands were constructed and using them, temporal profiles of NDVI for any crop were extracted to identify the unique phenological features of crops. Then, the functions developed based on the phenological characteristics of crops were applied to the time series of the bands and a feature channel was obtained for each crop that in two separate processes, once bands and once again feature channels were used as input to the CNN and the network was trained and the results of network performance on crop classification in the test site, were compared.Results and discussion:In the first stage, the time series of bands formed the input of the deep convectional neural network and the network was trained in the training area, using the tempo-spectral information of bands as the input channels and crops ground samples as the related labels. Due to the spectral overlap of the crops in some time periods, network training was associated with a relatively high loss and therefore, for the test area, the overall classification accuracy was 69% (percent) and the kappa coefficient was 0.55. In the next step, the functions that were developed as phenological features for crops were applied on the time series of the bands, and for each crop, a feature channel was obtained as the special feature of that crop. Then the algorithm was implemented using these feature channels in the test area and the overall accuracy was upgraded to 86% and the kappa coefficient to 0.82 compared to which indicated a significant improvement in the results compared to the previous case.Conclusion:The deep convolutional neural network is very sensitive to the type of input channels for detecting agricultural crops and selecting the channels with suitable tempo-spectral characteristics for different types of crops, has a great impact on the accuracy of network training and can reduce the loss of training network and increase its efficiency in the classification of various crops.
Keyvan Ezimand; Hossein Aghighi; Davod Ashourloo; Aref Shahi Aqbelaghi
Introduction: Urbanization and urban growth have a significant impact on the natural and human environment as well as the climate at local and regional scales. For instance, the difference in the energy balance of the central and peripheral regions of cities stems from their physical characteristics ...
Introduction: Urbanization and urban growth have a significant impact on the natural and human environment as well as the climate at local and regional scales. For instance, the difference in the energy balance of the central and peripheral regions of cities stems from their physical characteristics and surface land cover. These characteristics in the temperate regions create the phenomenon of urban heat island, but they cause the phenomenon of the urban cold island in arid and semi-arid areas. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impacts of land-surface characteristics, land cover, built-up areas, and morphological characteristics on temperature changes in Zanjan city, Iran. Material and methods: The dataset used in this study included Landsat-5 TM sensor images in 2010 and 2011 as well as statistical information at the level of building blocks. The methodology used in this study was to investigate the effects of different land covers on surface temperature. Then, to demonstrate the effects of built-up areas on surface temperature, the IBI method and Otsu threshold were used. To investigate the effects of the configuration of built-up areas on land surface temperature variations, landscape metrics such as Landscape Division Index, Fractal Dimension Index, and Percent cover of class areas were used. Finally, urban morphology has been investigated using Plot size (PS). Results and discussion: The results of this research showed that among all seasons, the stronger cold island was detected in summer. Moreover, the results also showed that the cold island was much better presented in summer than other seasons. The scatter plots between the land surface temperature (LST) on one hand, and the built-up area as well as the vegetation land cover, on the other hand, illustrated indirect correlations where higher Pearson correlation coefficient was observed between LST and the built-up area (r = - 0.704). Among the landscape metrics, the highest positive correlation (r = 0.72) was observed between LST and the Landscape Division Index. Moreover, a high negative correlation was found between the characteristics of urban morphology or Plot size and the LST (r = - 0.73). The results of the Pearson correlation between land cover, configuration, and morphology characteristics and LST were quite significant (P≤0.01). Conclusion: From this research, it can be concluded that the configuration and morphology characteristics can model surface temperature variations better than the land cover.
Ali Akbar Matkan,; Mohammad Yazdi,; Davood Ashoorloo; Narges Sadati
Volume 9, Issue 4 , July 2012
The Siyah Bisheh area is located in the central part of Alborz zone, 40 km to the south of Amol. Rock units exposed in the area consist of sedimentary (carbonates, sandstone, siltstone), volcano-sedimentary (andesite to andesitic tuff, tuff), ignimbrite and basalt. Once erosion and tectonism have rendered ...
The Siyah Bisheh area is located in the central part of Alborz zone, 40 km to the south of Amol. Rock units exposed in the area consist of sedimentary (carbonates, sandstone, siltstone), volcano-sedimentary (andesite to andesitic tuff, tuff), ignimbrite and basalt. Once erosion and tectonism have rendered volcanic structures undetectable, remote sensing provides an invaluable tool for their identification and identifying the relationship between lithology and vegetation has shown that the integrated use of remote sensing techniques and field studies can be a powerful tool for distinguishing and mapping the relationships between rock units, structures and alteration zones associated with mineral deposits along the Seyih Bishe area. The main image analysis techniques involved in this study were principal component analysis (PCA) and false color composite (FCC).
Ali Akbar Matkan; Azadeh Kazemi; Mohmmad Reza Gilly; Davod Ashourloo
Volume 6, Issue 2 , January 2009
In order to estimate different parameters such as heavy metals that existing in soil, changing point information to area are binge used. In this case, different method are existed.In this study, we used the Ordinary Kriging method for estimating amount of cadmium in soil the Esfahan province. Then map ...
In order to estimate different parameters such as heavy metals that existing in soil, changing point information to area are binge used. In this case, different method are existed.In this study, we used the Ordinary Kriging method for estimating amount of cadmium in soil the Esfahan province. Then map for estimating spatial distribution of the total cadmium with use of GIS ability, it was classified for recognition of the polluted regions with the cadmium. Variance analysis test shown that land use is significant effect on total cadmium existed in soil. As, in urban and industry uses, mean of these heavy metals were much than their mean in the other uses. This explains that human activities are the most important factor for increase amount of heavy metals exists in soil. Examination results of total cadmium description statistics and compare those with suggested value by the other countries shown that soil of this region is contains pollution for purpose of cadmium quantity. With use of ETM+ sensor and spectral unmixing techniques, vegetation covering of region was extracted and up to date. Amount of pollution expansion distinguished in different regions of vegetation covering with fitness to map of pollution soil and vegetation covering.
Ali Akbar Matkan; Alireza Shakiba; Davoud Ashorlo
Volume 4, Issue 3 , April 2007
Moteza Ashorlo; Abbas Alimohammadi; Parviz Ziaeian; Davoud Ashorlo
Volume 4, Issue 2 , January 2007

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Art Nouveau Rose Papercut K113 from Decorative Vector Ornaments Book
Technically I guess this is papercut 102 of the (now-extended) papercutting project, but I’m starting a new numbering convention because I’d cut other pieces from this book in the past and so actually there are already lots more than 102 in total. So now I’m starting to refer to them by their numbers in the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book. (It’s not enough to just call the designs things like “Art Nouveau Rose Papercut”, because there are a lot of Art Nouveau-style designs in the book!)
This one is really cute:
I was really concentrating hard on this one, and also using a new blade, and I think it really shows. Most of the lines are really really crisp and clean, and there are some quite fine lines in there as well.
The design is one of my favourites, actually. I might incorporate it into the next card that I develop.
I cut this one while listening to the Bestseller Experiment Podcast (episode #163). I’m enjoying this podcast so much and getting so much out of it that last week I actually signed up as a patron on their Patreon page.
There are still hundreds of designs left in the book that I haven’t adapted or cut, yet! And even if I do one papercut per week then that means that if I’ve got 500 designs left to adapt/cut, then I’ll be doing this for another 10 years. Wow. I hope my eyesight stays good enough to manage it! For the first time this year I have had to start wearing reading glasses for close-up work.
Oh well, I’m still enjoying myself. And I really do like today’s design.


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Information On Organic Farms Hawaii
"We are what we eat" and "let your food be your medicine" are two of many quips about what we choose to nourish ourselves with and how they affect us. The research is overwhelming when it comes to the benefits of nutritious food. Our emotional and mental state in terms of stability and ability to perform are both greatly impacted by the nourishment we give ourselves.
Visit the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Youtube playlist at the bottom of the page for some short yet informative videos.
We should be eating for nutrition and not calories. Easier said than done when we begin to investigate the food production system we rely upon.
Farming in a beyond organic manner is challenging and usually accomplished by people with vision and love for the act itself. Getting to know your farmer is an opportunity to improve your understanding & appreciation for food production and the quality of that product.

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Minister of irrigation and water sources Hossam El-Moghazi (Photo :Al-Ahram)
Egypt's irrigation minister said the Khartoum agreement that was reached on Tuesday between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the Grand Renaissance Dam prevents the latter nation from starting filling the dam's reservoir until technical studies are finished next October.
Speaking in a TV interview after the agreement was made, Hossam Moghazi said that among the important decisions reached after three days of talks between the tripartite countries in Khartoum, is that field visits to the dam area will be permitted by Egyptian and Sudanese experts.
Moghazi also said that Dutch firm Deltares, which withdrew in September citing that there were no guarantees that an independent study could be carried out, was replaced by Arterlia who will conduct impact studies on the dam alongside the firm BRL. Both companies are French.
Denying rumors that have been spread in the Egyptian media recently that suggest the dam's reservoir has began to be filled, Moghazi stated that the construction works were progressing according to the agreed upon roadmap.
Cairo has repeatedly expressed concerns that filling and operating the dam, which is being built on the Blue Nile, will reduce the supply of Nile water that reaches downstream Egypt. Ethiopia has rejected these claims.
Ethiopia said several times that the dam solely aims to produce electricity, amid fears that Egypt's share of Nile water -- that stands currently at 55 billion cubic metres -- would be reduced.


The partnership lets developer WhaleApp continue enhancing the game while Tilting Point brings it to new audiences.
Tilting Point has acquired the exclusive publishing rights to WhaleApp’s hit mobile game Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery for an undisclosed amount, the publisher announced in a statement. WhaleApp will continue leading Hidden Hotel’s development and live operations, and Tilting Point has the option to fully acquire the game a year from now.
“WhaleApp has created an incredibly successful brain-stimulating title, and with this partnership, Tilting Point will power up Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery by scaling its presence on mobile charts through leveraging our live publishing offerings,” Tilting Point president co-CEO Samir Agili said in the statement.
Tilting Point provides funding for user acquisition, up to $132 million, and helps plan campaigns, manage ad monetization, and offer co-development assistance as needed. This partnership takes the pressure of promoting the game off WhaleApp and opens new opportunities for even stronger growth.
“We are very happy stepping into this partnership with Tilting Point in our Hidden Hotel genre, and trust that they will prove our expectations and continue scaling Hidden Hotel to even greater heights, while our publishing teams will be concentrating on new titles we are soft launching now,” Ilya Turpiashvili, WhaleApp’s founder, said.
Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery released in 2019 and has since generated over $40 million in revenue across 25 million downloads.
The year-long relationship is Tilting Point’s first since it raised $235 million in a funding round last month to continue expanding its “progressive publishing model.” The publisher identifies promising games already performing well and expands their presence and earning power by exposing them to key markets.
“We have built our entire company finding ways to amplify existing games and making existing developers more successful,” Agili said in a statement at the time. “And as we end going from dating to getting married, as we get to know them, we progress into a deeper progressive publishing partnership that makes sense for them.”
It was a similar story with JoyCity’s Gunship Battle: Total Warfare in December 2020 and EdgeWorks’ TerraGenesis a few months earlier. Tilting Point helped Edgeworks enhance the game for existing players and introduced Gunship Battle to previously untapped audiences in the U.S. and Europe.
However, the relationship doesn't always spell success for the developer, even if their titles initially prosper. Tilting Point acquired Star Trek Timelines from Disruptor Beam in early 2020, but the studio still had to lay off nine employees after another project fell through with a different partner. Tilting Point also acquired horse racing game Photo Finish from Third Time in 2016 and initially saw success growing the game’s audience. However, that momentum failed soon after, and GamesBeat reported the studio eventually had to file for bankruptcy protection.
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Here are my Five Favourite Cards of 2012 - I could have picked more!!!
My first card is the one I made just over a week ago - it's Ben's Christmas card. Ben likes cards with lots of layers and details - he was really pleased with this one. And I was delighted to find that I'd been selected as a Top Mouse with this card. Full details here.
My second card was made for Jonathan. I've mentioned a few times that Jonathan's hobby is photography and I made this for him when he went to Las Vagas in October. Jonathan took lots of lovely photos - which I will scrap this year. I had lots of fun making this card - full details here.
My third card was one of the quickest I made in 2012! I saw a card by Michelle Bala that I really liked and I had to CASE it! It took 30 minutes to make it! I like the contrast between Michelle's bright and vibrant Christmas card and my pastel thanks card - full details here.
My fourth card is another that I made for Ben - this one was made in September when Ben started his A level courses at college. I had such fun making this one - full details here.
My final card, and my absolute favourite of 2012 was made for the Play Date Cafe Challenge - PDC154. It was their third anniversary challenge and I won!!! I was thrilled to bits! Full details of this card can be found here.
It's been lots of fun reviewing the cards I made last year. I tend towards clean and simple when making cards. But I also like to try out different techniques and styles and this year my favourites are definitely rather more than less!!! That's all for now. I intend spending the next couple of days in my craft room tidying up and sorting out my new goodies - got lots for Christmas. See you tomorrow.


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24-year-old Spanish midfielder drops hint about his future at Arsenal
Arsenal midfielder Dani Ceballos has admitted that he is keen to make a return to La Liga for the 2021-22 season as he ‘likes it a lot more than the Premier League’.
The 24-year-old has been on loan with the Gunners from Los Blancos since July 2019, playing 74 games for Mikel Arteta’s side in all competitions, playing 37 games during the 2020-21 season.
The midfielder has largely struggled to cement his place at the Emirates Stadium this season, though, and he has now all but ruled out remaining with Mikel Arteta’s team beyond the end of the season.
“I’ve had a bad time because I didn’t have the consistency I had last year. These last five or six games I’ve played at a good level,” Ceballos told Onda Cero.
“To be honest I like La Liga a lot more. The Premier League is more complete but with my style, La Liga is much better for me. Another loan would be difficult from both sides, for Real Madrid and for me.”
Ceballos, who has provided three assists in 23 Premier League games during the 2020-21 season, has a deal at the Bernabeu until June 2023.
Martin Odegaard is yet to make a decision about his future with Arsenal keen on to extend his loan stay at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal eyeing move for Young Boys 23-year-old defender
Young Boys defender Mohamed Ali Camara is reportedly attracting interest from Premier League giants Arsenal and Liverpool.
The 23-year-old defender has spent the past three campaigns with the Swiss giants and has helped the team to a clean sweep of league trophies in that period.
According to TEAMtalk, Camara’s fine form has caught the attention of Arsenal and Liverpool, as well as fellow English teams West Ham United and Crystal Palace.
Camara, capped just once by Guinea at senior international level, has another campaign to run on his deal at the Wankdorf Stadium.
The same report claims that Jean-Pierre Nsame and Moumi Ngamaleu, who also ply their trade for Young Boys, are two others being keeping tabs on by Premier League teams.
Meanwhile, Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele has reportedly emerged as a surprise transfer target for Premier League giants Liverpool and Arsenal.
The 23-year-old is currently enjoying his best season at Camp Nou, founding back of the net 10 times from his 36 games in all competitions.
However, despite the France international’s resurgence under Ronald Koeman, his deal set to expire at the end of the 2021-22 season.
According to reports in Spain, Juventus are keeping tabs on the situation ahead of making an offer for the player in the summer.
South American midfielder is likely to depart from Arsenal this summer
Lucas Torreira’s father, Ricardo, believes that his son will push for a move away from the Emirates Stadium this summer even if he is unable to join Argentine giants Boca Juniors.
Uruguay international midfielder is currently spending the campaign on loan at Atletico Madrid, however, the Uruguay international has been unable to secure a regular role under Diego Simeone.
Earlier this month, Lucas Torreira revealed that he is keen on a move to Boca and hopes the Gunners will allow him to join the Argentine team on loan. however, Torreira’s father reveals that the cost of the deal could prove to be too much for Boca.
‘The arrival of Lucas Torreira to Boca will be quite difficult, there hasn’t been a movement of the situation,’ Ricardo Torreira told Show de Boca.
‘It happened only from a wish, we generated an inconvenience to Boca.
‘Probably, I don’t know if Boca are in a position to face what Arsenal will ask for Lucas’s loan. I don’t know… maybe for that money he can get a number 5 in South America.
‘Surely, I do not think Lucas will play for Arsenal this year.
‘If it’s not Boca, his destiny will be Italy or France.
‘We are left with the desire, instead of generating joy we generate an inconvenience to Boca’s leadership.’

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The debate surrounding a succession of contentious decisions will prolong the fallout from the latest North London derby yet while Arsenal left Wembley Stadium convinced they would have been worthy recipients of all three points, it was Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur side who gained most from the stalemate.
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Unai Emery has set a mean stall out. On Arsenal’s pre-season tour of Singapore, the team coach drove by the hotel from the airport and straight to the training ground. A signal of intent to his new players, perhaps, and certainly an instant contribution to the ‘narrative’.
Sat, 03 Nov, 2018
The only bit of good Nations League news out of last night for Ireland is that, with Denmark’s stand-off with their federation now resolved, they are sure to present a rather more formidable obstacle to Wales in Aarhus on Sunday than sorry Ireland were able to muster in Cardiff.
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Despite more than an hour of public comment from residents furious about a separation agreement between the Farmington City Council and its police chief, the council and mayor voted 3-2 on Monday night to let him go. Chief Brian Lindquist’s last day will be Friday.
The three council members voting in favor of dismissal — Robyn Craig, Katie Bernhjelm and Jason Bartholomay — cited poor communication between Lindquist and the council as the reason for the action. They said Lindquist’s conduct bordered on insubordination and revealed that another city police officer, Gary Rutherford, had been appointed acting chief several months earlier.
Once the ouster was approved, with Mayor Todd Larson and council member Terry Donnelly voting against it, the crowd of about 400 residents erupted in angry shouts and jeers, some yelling that those who voted in favor would never be re-elected and some calling for city administrator David McKnight to be fired.
As the crowd became more unruly, Lindquist himself entered the room and quieted the audience.
“I’m not happy about the decision, and I know you aren’t, either,” he said. “But I ask you not to go down the road your emotions are going to lead you.”
As he spoke, many began crying. He thanked the audience for their support, told them he accepted the council’s decision and said that it had been an honor for him to serve as a Farmington police officer for 20 years. The 52-year-old Lindquist, who has been the police chief for the past 12 years, left the room to a standing ovation.
As part of the separation agreement, which Lindquist signed, he will be paid a $125,770 severance.
Bernhjelm read from a prepared statement, expressing frustration with the chief who, she said, failed to come to council meetings when asked, wanted funding for projects without providing detailed statistics, or saying why those projects were needed without seeking any grants or discounts for them.
“The decision to move in a new direction is about shortcomings in Chief Lindquist’s performance, ” Bernhjelm said. “This decision was entirely preventable, had he listened to feedback, shown up or made an effort to take any responsibility.”
Much of the friction between the three council members and Lindquist seemed to stem from his request in the spring to put cameras on his officers’ handguns, a request Bernhjelm thought was frivolous since the department already had officer body cameras.
“The almost $20,000 expense of this equipment somehow managed to make its way through the budget process despite the fact that we had asked the department heads to make all unnecessary cuts and proposed expenses to be cut,” she said.
Lindquist’s communication failures were not unknown to the council.
In a study of the police department by McGrath Consulting Group in 2017, two main issues came to the forefront: the department was understaffed by about three positions and the chief could do a better job at communicating.
Lindquist didn’t get his extra officers, due to budget constraints, and blamed his communication issues on being spread too thin.
While some council members saw a chief who didn’t follow through on research or communicate effectively, many residents saw a different side.
About 24 residents stood up to speak about their own interactions with Lindquist.
Janelle White called him an “outstanding example of servant leadership.”
David Pritzlaff, who was on the city council when Lindquist was hired, said, “the leadership of Brian Lindquist is probably second to none.”
Maria Holoch told how Lindquist saved her life in 2006 when she was home alone with her two small children and began hemorrhaging from a miscarriage. She described him as compassionate, calming her children and calling an ambulance.
Even those who had been on the wrong side of the law had good things to say about Lindquist.
“I’ve had no issue, even when I was completely in the wrong,” said Connor Pelch of Elko New Market, who said he’d had “numerous” encounters with the Farmington Police Department.
Most residents who spoke said they were angry with what appeared to them as a lack of transparency by the city council and demanded to know why they had been kept out of the discussion.
Former Mayor Kevan Soderberg asked why the issues had not shown up in a performance review or during any previous meetings.
“This is turning out to be, in my opinion, driven by some malcontent on the council and that’s wrong. It’s a total miscarriage of how government should be operated,” he said.
Larson, the current mayor, said the issue had come up at city workshop meetings, which are public.
Donnelly left the meeting upset with how the other fellow council members did not seem to take the residents’ wishes into account, preferring rather to read from prewritten statements.
“You just can’t ignore that kind of resident outrage, even if you think you are right,” he said. He described the decision as “a dreadful day for the city of Farmington. It will take years to recover.”


A police investigation into the cause of an early morning blaze that left a Woonona property severely damaged is underway.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews were called to the Cotterill Avenue home about 5.30am on Sunday morning.
Upon arrival, crews found the front room up in flames.
The fire and smoke then spread into the roof space, leaving the premises severely damaged.
Fire and Rescue Illawarra duty commander Inspector Andrew Erlik confirmed the property was unoccupied at the time and no one was injured.
He said Hazmat crews remained on the scene until about 8am due to asbestos concerns, which has now been controlled.
NSW Police confirmed a crime scene and investigation into the cause was established on Sunday.
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MUNICH, GERMANY - BMW has released more details about its upcoming iX3, while also confirming that the electric SUV will enter production in 2020.
While not the brand’s first fully electric vehicle, this battery-powered X3 will be the first BMW that’s available in electric, plug-in hybrid, petrol and diesel powertrain guises.
The iX3 will also usher in BMW’s “completely redeveloped” fifth-generation eDrive technology, which was designed in-house by BMW, and which will also power the upcoming BMW i4 and iNext.
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It’s not going to be a slouch either, with BMW quoting maximum outputs of 210kW and 400Nm for the iX3.
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What’s more, the drive unit brings the electric motor, system electronics and transmission into a central housing, a set-up that saves space and reduces weight, with the ratio between motor output and drive system weight having improved by around 30 percent versus the previous generation, according to BMW.
BMW has not yet released pictures of the showroom-spec iX3, however the Concept iX3 that you see in the pictures above gives us a good indication of how the production model will look, which is not radically different to the conventionally-powered X3 model that it’s based on.
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