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Where should I start my trip this time? I don’t know actually, because I have so many reasons to do this trip. But the main reason to take this trip as soon as possible, is to get away from the crowded in this main island. Anyway, I have planned this trip for years, since the first time I saw my friend’s pictures on a beach with tosca colour, clear water, bikinis, boats, coconuts, banana boats, snorkeling, diving, biking around the island, or just walking anywhere you want to go and enjoying the sunset with your beloved one or with friends. Her trip to Tidung Island years ago make me envy her and I promised I got the feeling that I got to make it this time or I will never make it forever. If I don’t start to take steps and eager for this trip, I know I’ll cancel it again and again. I realized that I don’t have much money for a fancy vacation in Bali, but I feel, that’s not what I want from a vacation to experience. Thank God, friends asked me to join their trip to Tidung Island, which is not far from Jakarta fisherman’s harbor, Muara Angke.
So, I’ll start to share about my trip.
My friends and I gathered at a friend’s apartment on Friday night, so we can go very early in Saturday morning. Why we should go early in the morning, because it was a long weekend. Thursday was a holiday and a lot of people who lives in Jakarta and Tangerang took a long weekend vacation and I was pretty sure that they’ll spend their long weekend in Thousand Island. Maybe only for these reasons; cheap, the nearest vacation spot from Jakarta and Banten, and no need to fly to Bali if you want beaching, snorkeling and diving. Years ago I really want to snorkeling or diving in Aceh, especially in Weh Island and I made it. My friends and I were only free snorkeling. I mean without any snorkeling equipment. See underwater life in Iboih beach, such as damaged corals because of tsunami in 2004 and fishes everywhere. If I had the chance, I really want to go back there.
We went from my friend’s apartment in Latumenten and heading to Muara Angke harbor at 5 am, took a public bus and paid Rp. 4000,-/person. Our vacation cost only Rp. 220.000,-/person. It was less than I expected at first and perfect! The charge included go-back with fisherman’s ship (Rp. 70.000,-), 3 times meal (lunch, dinner and breakfast), bicycles, and the most interesting that they served for us, is the house we stayed in. It was a big house, which separated into 2 parts. Our part has 2 bedrooms with air conditioner for you, who can’t really stand with a small island in the middle of an ocean’s weather, 2 mattress on the floor (I mean only mattress , without the bed), 2 typical Indonesian bathrooms with a big drum of water and closets inside it, a water dispenser with a gallon of water and ready to drink, a small clothes horse, a television, a big fan, an extra bed (they placed it in the living room, because we were 6 persons), a few wooden chairs and a table in the terrace.
The fisherman’s ship went from Muara Angke harbor before 8 am and arrived in Tidung island around 10 am. Yup! It took only couple hours to reach the island from Jakarta. But, if you don’t want to sit a crowded ship with almost 100-200 people, you can take a fast boat from Ancol harbor. It cost more expensive than with fisherman’s ship just for one way, but of course with a lot less people, more comfortable and faster. The boat needs only an hour to reach Tidung Island or Pari Island.
After we arrived, first we went to the rest house and took a lunch. It was normal daily food in Indonesia. They served white rice, fried fish, vegetable, sambal and fruits. Then we rode to the beach and just walked around the beach, see what interesting and taking pictures. For your information, the government charged all bikes that are parked on the beach parking lot and cost Rp. 2.000,-.
On the first day we were just biking to the beach and have to walk around the small Tidung Island, which is connected with a bridge that many people called the Bridge of Love. We stopped in a small shop by the beach to buy fried banana, a cup of instant coffee and enjoyed the ocean’s view. Then we went back to get rest. It took a lot of energy just to play in the water, walking and biking around. But, it was fun.
The next morning 3 of my friend went to the beach to watch the sunrise. After we got there, many people were already there and taking pictures. It was not as I expected to. The morning sky was very cloudy and impossible to get perfect photo from the sun that rise up from the horizon. But still, I took a view shots and biked back to the house with my friends. We took a shower, had breakfast and got prepared for snorkeling as soon as possible by the beach to avoid too many people gather in the same spot.
After having fun, we went back and ready to go back to Jakarta around 1 pm and arrived in Muara Angke at 3 pm. Because of Muara Angke is full of fisherman’s ships, fishes, people, water on the roads, mini busses, cars and motorcycles all over the place, it looked definitely crowded. So, for someone who really don’t want to experience something like that, I suggests to use fast boats from Ancol harbor.
Yup! That’s my first escaping trip to Tidung Island in Thousand Island, Jakarta, Indonesia. I hope I can do it again soon, because I have something that I didn’t do in Tidung. I didn’t take underwater photos. Well, I’ll make it next time. I believe soon.
Ps: Because I don’t have much time to post some of my writings, I will edit this one step by step. Have a nice summer, WPers!


CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The award-winning Island folk music group Treble with Girls is the featured performer at the ceilidh on Aug. 9 in the Katherine Hughes Memorial Hall of the Irish Cultural Centre at 582 North River Rd.
There will be a 50/50 draw during the evening and a lunch during the intermission at the wheelchair-accessible, air-conditioned hall. The hall is licensed. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Admission is at the door. Children twelve and under remain at $5.
Treble with Girls is a diverse musical group from eastern P.E.I. that has been performing together several years. All four members, Sheila MacKenzie, Jolee Patkai, Maxine MacLennan and Norman Stewart, have had successful solo careers with various ECMA, Music P.E.I. Awards and nominations, and each has individual recordings.
The group’s musical background covers many genres from Celtic and country to folk and traditional. Together they have created their own unique blend that highlights their harmonies and original compositions.
The group encompasses all that is P.E.I., as is showcased in its original recording, “The Ceilidh Song”, penned by Jolee Patkai and Maxine MacLennan. This song garnered national attention in the 2015 CBC Searchlight Competition making it all the way to the final rounds out of a pool of 3,300 entrants.
All members of the group sing, and they play multiple instruments as accompaniment to their singing. Stewart plays guitar, MacKenzie plays fiddle, MacLennan plays guitar, mandolin and percussion and Patkai plays guitar and percussion.


The new video from Ubisoft Montreal shows us the skills and tenacity of The Oni, one of the warriors the Samurai will have on the battlefield in For Honor. Trying to be true to history in many ways, The Oni will be skilled duelists with quickness and maneuverability on their side. They will carry the traditional weapon of the Samurai, the Katana, a long single edge sword made for slashing. Along with the Katana, the Oni will take the Kunai throwing dagger, a poisoned blade, and utilize a special ability that calls upon archers to rain arrows down upon your foes.
Coming as a bit of a surprise, we will see other warriors for the Samurai; this means every group will hopefully have a variety of warriors to choose from. Aside from giving players more freedom, the choice your team makes could alter the tactics and methods you employ.
No word on hopeful release dates yet, but we will happily keep you informed going forward.


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[ltr]ISSUING A NEW CURRENCY IN IRAQ (FACEBOOK)[/ltr]
The Central Bank of Iraq expected to launch a currency of 20,000 dinars at the end of next year.
And the Central Bank's advisor, Ihsan Al-Yasiri, said in a statement, "For the first time, the central bank's reserves exceeded the threshold of 90 billion dollars, as this number is very large and indicates a blocking wall for the recovery of the economy and a great support for the value of the Iraqi currency," pointing out that "the value of the Iraqi currency or the balance exceeded 160%, as the value of the Iraqi dinar amounted to more than one and a half dinars.
He added, "The Iraqi currency is now witnessing a significant rise and recovery, as it is considered one of the strong international currencies, although it is not an international currency for circulation," noting that "the government and the Ministry of Finance have an opportunity to assign fragile and poor groups and retirees with poor salaries and those covered by social protection and retirees through this Funds by allocating part of it within the 2023 budget.
And Al-Yasiri stressed that "the category of 20 thousand dinars is considered an intermediate currency between 25 thousand and 10 thousand, as it will have a role in redrawing the structure of the banknotes," noting that "this category will be acceptable and with high security specifications."
And he pointed out that "the issuance of this category is not related to the budget, since the Central Bank has an independent budget, but rather it is related to printing procedures, choosing colors and security marks," suggesting, "This currency is issued at the end of 2023."
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Brooklyn-based artist Wyatt Kahn will share seven monumental sculptures for his first exhibition in public space at City Hall Park in 2022. Kahn has adapted forms he previously explored in his canvas works, transforming them into seventeen massive Cor-Ten steel objects. Assembled in unique compositions, the largest will weigh nearly 3300 lbs and measure over 15 feet wide. Over the past ten years, Kahn has examined the spatial relationship between painting and sculpture to construct a visual vocabulary of representational and abstract forms that integrate formal concerns with materials from everyday life. The new works unite geometric shapes from his earliest series of canvas paintings with oversized figurative “readymade” icons taken from domestic life, including a comb and phone, among others. Juxtapositions such as glasses resting on abstract shapes and a foot about to crush a lightbulb produce playful narrative compositions. Each component comprises numerous sections of steel that have been welded together into block-like forms, their front and back mirroring each other to create an illusion of drawing in space. The deep, rusted red tone of the sculptures is a result of the natural weathering process of Cor-Ten steel, contrasting with the lush green foliage of City Hall Park and evoking the steel structures of the city’s architecture and infrastructure. Life in the Abstract expands the lineage of modernist public sculpture, while the significance of each artwork takes on personal meaning and resonance for the viewer.
Wyatt Kahn: Life in the Abstract is curated by Public Art Fund Adjunct Curator Daniel S. Palmer.

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What is a differential leveling?
Differential leveling is the process of measuring vertical distances from a known elevation point to determine elevations of unknown points.
What is the importance of differential leveling?
Differential leveling is a technique used to determine differences in elevation between points that are remote from each other. Differential leveling requires the use of a surveyor’s level together with graduated measuring rods.
Where is differential leveling used?
Differential leveling involves measuring vertical distances from a known elevation. Surveyors use this technique to determine point elevations, cross-sections, and control benchmarks.
Why do they do 2 Peg tests?
The two-peg test is used to make sure the line of sight provides an accurate reading and determine how much of an adjustment is necessary. This should be done by the installer periodically to make sure the instrument is correctly leveled so it provides accurate readings.
What does IFS mean in surveying?
Intermediate foresights: foresights taken at stations that are not used as benchmarks or turning points. 6 Intermediate foresights are recorded at each standard station and at additional stations as needed to define the topography of the route.
How many types of leveling are there?
The different types of Levelling are: 1. Differential Levelling 2. Check Levelling 3. Precise Levelling 4.
What is the difference between simple levelling and differential levelling?
When the difference of level between two points is determined by setting the leveling instrument midway between the points , the process is called simple leveling. 2. Differential leveling : This method is called compound leveling or continuous leveling.
What is TP in differential leveling?
At each turning point (TP) you will calculate the height of the instrument (HI) and the elevation (Elev) for that point.
Why is differential leveling called differential?
Differential leveling is the process of finding the difference in elevation between two or more points. When the two points are within the sight limits of the instrument, two readings are taken. The difference in rod readings represents the difference in elevation between the two points.
How do I check my builders level for accuracy?
For a leveling instrument to be accurate, the telescope line of sight must be parallel to the axis of the bubble tube. The two-peg test is used to make sure the line of sight provides an accurate reading and determine how much of an adjustment is necessary.
What is the 9 hole peg test?
The Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT) was developed to measure finger dexterity, also known as fine manual dexterity. It can be used with a wide range of populations, including clients with stroke. 20% of cases are a hemorrhage in the brain caused by a rupture or leakage from a blood vessel.


County Road 4 (Petrolia Line) from Kerby Street to Oozloffsky Street, Town of Petrolia, will require temporary lane reductions due to road resurfacing work consisting of asphalt milling, concrete repairs and asphalt paving.
The work is scheduled to commence on Monday, September 25, 2017 and continue for approximately seven weeks.
Access to businesses, nearby local streets, and driveways will be maintained.
Additional, longer delays or restrictions may occur infrequently based on the nature of the work being completed. Emergency vehicles will have access at ALL times.
Effective: Monday, September 25, 2017 for approximately seven weeks. Restrictions are during work hours only and lanes shall be restored at the end of day and weekends.


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Farer is an independent British watchmaker that has a history of providing innovative style features, flawless functionality, and lasting durability, making the brand a top name in watchmaking. Recently released, the Farer AquaMatic Collection will excite collectors with four original, fresh, and bold designs introducing bright color patterns with the same high-quality design people have come to expect.
The first model in the Farer AquaMatic collection is the Thurso watch. This sports watch has a unidirectional bezel and a day/date functionality on the face. The watch is backlit by Super-LumiNova technology and brings a fun and funky retro color mix to the design. The Thurso watch has a teal face with orange hour indicators. Next in the Farer AquaMatic Collection is the Cribbar watch. Similar in style to the Thurso, it sports a red aluminum unidirectional bezel framing the dial, finely adjusted to 120 clicks. This model has a deep gloss black dial that is framed by a playful minute marker ring in sky blue.
Third in the Farer AquaMatic Collection is the Porthleven watch. This watch is stylish yet rugged and is perfect for the person transitioning from work to sport. The watch features a bold blue-on-blue face and dial with contrasting red hour indicators. Last in the collection is the Freshwater timepiece. With a clean white wave engraved silk dial framed by a grey minute marker band, the Freshwater has a unidirectional bezel with an inset aluminum colored ring, finely adjusted to 120 clicks.
All four watches in the collection are cut from a solid block of marine grade 316L Stainless Steel, are water-resistant to 200 meters, are powered by the Sellita SW220-1 movement, and have a case diameter of 38.5mm. In addition, all of the models come with a quick-release rubber strap, a NATO strap, and an integrated steel bracelet.
For more from Farer, see the new Stanhope II.

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Coolpad has launched a new smartphone dubbed as Coolpad Cool 9. The Coolpad Cool 9 is now available for pre-order on JD.com for 599 Yuan which is approx. Rs 6,027. Aurora and Star Blue colours are available for pre-order on the Chinese retailer website.
The Coolpad Cool features a 5.71-inch HD+ display (1520 x 720 pixel) with 90.3% screen to body ratio and a 19:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by a quad-core 2GHz Helio A22 processor. The smartphone runs on Android 9.0 Pie operating system with COOL UI 9.0 on top. It has 4GB RAM, and 64GB of internal storage and a microSD expansion slot up as well. For security, the Coolpad Cool comes with a fingerprint sensor at the back.
Coolpad Cool has a dual rear camera setup with a combination of 13-megapixel primary sensor and 0.3-megapixel secondary sensor. For the front, the phone has a 5-megapixel selfie camera for selfies and video calls. The smartphone comes packed with 30000 mAh battery. This dual SIM device offers 4G with VoLTE, WiFi (802.11 ac/a/b/g/n), Bluetooth, GPS, and micro USB. It measures 148 x 71 x 8.2 and it weighs 138 grams.
Meanwhile, the company will also launch Coolpad N10 Pro soon. The smartphone’s banner has been spotted on the company’s official website.
As per the banner, the Coolpad N10 Pro will come with a waterdrop notch display with thin bezels on the sides and top. It will feature a vertically stacked triple camera setup in the top-left corner. Along with the phone’s design, the banner image also revealed some of the phone’s key specifications.
The phone will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 octa-core processor. It will be backed up by a 4000 mAh battery and it will run Android 9 Pie operating system out of the box, with a layer of the company’s own COOL UI on top. Apart from this, no more specs are known of Coolpad N10 Pro
Coolpad last launched Cool 3 in India for Rs 5,999 in February this year. The smartphone features a 5.7-inch HD+ display and 90 percent screen-to-body ratio. On the camera front, the phone features a dual-camera setup at the back with a combination of an 8-megapixel primary lens and 0.3-megapixel secondary shooter. For the front, there is a 5-megapixel shooter for selfies and video calling.
The Coolpad Cool 3 is powered by an octa-core Unisoc processor clocked at 1.3GHz. The phone is backed by a 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. It runs on Android 9.0 Pie and runs on 3000mAh battery. It is equipped with Face Unlock and there is a fingerprint sensor at the back panel.


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It’s another Mix-It-Up Monday. Don’t know what that is? It’s when I take an OLD (retired) Stampin’ Up Product and mix it up with a NEW (in the current catalog) product. Let’s face it - we spend money on buying things we love so why should we put them away when they aren’t current anymore?… Continue reading Mix-It-Up Monday – Emboss Like a Boss
Do you ever make a card and then later keep looking at it and thinking....I don’t really like that or maybe in my case....”What in the world was I thinking using that color?” And well, when you do it TWICE when you are making a group of cards using a One Sheet Wonder, well then… Continue reading One Sheet Wonder Wasn’t So Wonderful
I recently shared a One Sheet Wonder set of cards. You can read all about that HERE. But then I was challenged to do another One Sheet Wonder. This one that was cut differently and made 9 cards instead of 12. So....I accepted the challenge. This is the diagram I used of how to cut… Continue reading One Sheet Wonder Wednesday
Yes, Stampin’ Up is having a paper sale....a Buy 3, Get 1 Free sale on select Designer Series Paper. You can read about that HERE. But did you know that you can also shop in the Clearance Rack section....and find paper there too? This pack of paper is called Year of Cheer and it is only… Continue reading Look for the Possibilities
Earlier this year, Stampin’ Up! released Stampin’ Blends...alcohol based duel tip markers that are great for coloring and shading. The duel tips include a fine tip and a brush tip and each color comes in a light and dark color version. Coloring and layering the light and dark makes it easy for all of us… Continue reading It’s All About Color
I am still on vacation, but this time I’m in Pawtucket, Rhode Island celebrating the Fourth of July holiday. Did you know that Bristol, Rhode Island has the oldest Fourth of July Parade in the Nation? This year was the 233rd year for the parade! (We actually watched in on TV as you had to… Continue reading Another Angle
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again. And that’s what I’m going to do....try again with the Varied Vases Stamp Set and the three columns. I found a different card layout...still had three columns, but also a another box across the bottom...so a little different than the first one. Maybe this would be… Continue reading If At First You Don’t Succeed…..
While I would love to just pretend I won the lottery so I could buy all the new stamps and papers and ribbons and markers and every new color of cardstock in the 2018-2019 Stampin’ Up! catalog, let’s just come to grips with reality and say “it ain’t gonna happen”. But...I did purchase a few… Continue reading Mixing The Old With The New
In the world we now live in that is full of technology....computers, iPhones, iPads....when we want to get in touch with someone, we reach out by emailing, texting and using facebook and instagram, etc. Rarely do people write letters and send cards anymore and it’s actually quite sad. From someone like me who think… Continue reading Hello….Friend!

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It has been revealed that Captain Pete Barnes, the pilot who died in a helicopter crash in central London this morning, spent time working in the North East.
In 2004 he helped rescue a motorist from a flooded ford in County Durham, while working for the Great North Air Ambulance.
He also flew the Newcastle Traffic & Travel helicopter as the Voice of Metro FM and worked as a helicopter instructor.
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Kia rolls out big update to the UVO Connect app
Kia’s UVO Connect is a companion application to Kia’s UVO in-car software, offering connected car functionality for users. While it was on-par with the competition in terms of functionality, the new update puts it among the best connected car solutions out there. The update focuses on improving the accuracy and reliability of the in-car navigation system, while also adding a bunch of new features to improve the overall usability of the app. It is important to note that this update is currently for Europe, but we may see a release for more markets soon.
One of the most important updates to the UVO Connect app is more accurate traffic prediction. The maps will use the car’s onboard internet connection to get real-time traffic updates, while also using historical data to make more accurate predictions. When you do get to your destination, the augmented navigation feature allows users to continue navigation on their smartphones after they have parked their cars. This is useful if you have parked away from your actual destination. The app sends a notification to the user’s phone if the destination is between 200 metres to 2 kilometres away from where the ignition has been turned off. The ‘AR Guidance’ feature aims to make on-foot directions easier by using the phone’s camera and overlaying turn-by-turn directional arrows.
While better navigation is the core focus of the update, a range of new features also increase the usability of the UVO Connect software. For starters, users now have the ability to switch profiles. In case the car is used by multiple people, they can switch user profiles via the app which can change a range of settings based on that user’s preference including navigation, radio and Bluetooth preferences. The new ‘Valet Parking Mode’ allows users to track the car’s location in real time and also prevents someone else from seeing personal information stored on your car such as navigation history. Kia Live Services will utilise different service providers to get better information on various things like weather forecasts, locations for fuel pumps and EV charging points, instead of relying solely on their own systems.


Watch tomorrow’s premiere episodes of serials today. Get the best of ZEE5 Originals, popular Alt Balaji shows 1000+ superhit movies, favourite Zindagi shows, popular kids’ entertainment, Live TV channels and much more. Watch on 2 devices at a time. Watch Sathya episodes before their TV telecast on ZEE5.
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Barramundi fishing is not just a recreational sport, but big business in the Northern Territory.
The tension however has always existed between the recreational and tourism aspects to barramundi fishing, and the commercial imperatives of our restaurant tables.
In 1985, The NT government closed the Mary River system to commercial fishing, a move welcomed by the amateurs, but criticised by commercial fishermen as the thin edge of the wedge.
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You will find beautiful artwork, crafts and jewellery inspired by Tiree’s natural beauty in various shops around the island.
Charming gift shop selling handmade chocolates, handcrafted jewellery, folk art, patchwork, cards and gift wrap. Chocolate & Charms also serve hot drinks, homemade cakes and sweets to takeaway.
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Sells a range of crafts and gifts including essential oils, cards and beach blankets. Paint your own pottery studio, ideal for rainy days!
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Beautiful hand painted pottery inspired by Tiree’s varied wildlife.
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Energy group says NC faltering in clean-energy projects, jobs
North Carolina has fallen off the pace in job announcements for new clean-energy projects while other states in the Southeast are surging ahead, according to the most recent report from an energy business and environmental group.
Environmental Entrepreneurs publishes a quarterly report of public new job announcements associated with clean energy, clean transportation and recycling projects, state by state. The group — an affiliate of the Natural Resources Defense Council that numbers businesses, professionals and environmental groups among its members — has been tracking new job announcements since September 2011.
Nationally, the group says, as many as 15,000 jobs are connected to new green projects announced during the third quarter in more than 30 states.
North Carolina has regularly ranked in the top 10 states until the last two reports. Spokesman Jeff Benzak noted that early this year, members of the N.C. General Assembly threatened to repeal the state’s renewable energy standards, which require utilities to sell some energy produced from renewable resources.
He also said that the state’s reputation for good governance has suffered because of a number of legislative initiatives.
Executive Director Judith Albert, says the group “met with dozens of business leaders throughout North Carolina, and the message we heard was loud and clear: Good environmental protections and good governance are essential for a good economy in North Carolina.”
The figures compiled by the group do not reflect current activity in the states. North Carolina has, for instance, seen a busy summer of solar construction.
But the job announcements should be thought of as more of a leading indicator, using those jobs attached to coming projects to look at trends.
There were just 120 jobs connected to new project announcements in North Carolina in the quarter, Benzak says. Meanwhile, other Southeast states have leapt into the top 10. South Carolina ranked seventh with 318 jobs announced for three coming projects; Tennessee ranked ninth with 406.
The Tennessee jobs are attributable to Chapel Hill-based Strata Solar’s plans to build two 20-megawatt solar projects in that state.
The top state was California, in which 13 proposed projects account for 2,070 jobs, according to the group’s tally.
North Carolina ranked at the low end of states with new projects announced, trailing states such as Alabama, Minnesota and Indiana outside the top 10.
John Downey covers the energy industry and public companies for the Charlotte Business Journal.
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Dr. Timothy J. Williams is Associate Professor of French at the Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. He earned graduate degrees in Music Theory and French, as well as his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. Dr. Williams has published numerous articles on French literature and cinema.
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The smaller party conferences are often more unpredictable and less stage managed.
Contributions from the platform and the floor tend to be much more forthright. The social scene at many of the party conferences – particularly the SDLP – trumps the business in the hall. With the smaller groups, the social and political are combined, with banter and the odd heckle accompanying the serious business of the day.
On Saturday afternoon the Workers Party held their Northern Ireland conference in the Crescent Arts Centre. It clashed with the DUP conference seven miles away to the south east of the city, but Brian McDermott kindly emailed through summary extracts of many of the speeches and presentations. (Previous years’ conference business is chronicled in the Slugger archives.)
Gerry Grainger WPNI Chairperson:
There is a new political elite carving out a career for itself on the back of the Good Friday Agreement and on the back of working class people in Northern Ireland. The priorities of that new political elite are self-preservation and self-advancement. They are not going to challenge the interests of big business or multi-national companies on behalf of working people and the working poor.
Gemma Weir on Why we need a Bill of Rights:
… a whole section of the Good Friday Agreement is given over to “Rights, Safeguards and Equality of Opportunity” … However, one vital part of this section of the Agreement has not been implemented. Paragraph 4 of this section of the Agreement commits the British Government to constitute, after a process of consultation through the Human Rights Commission, a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland
Today we are still waiting for such a Bill of Rights 15 years after that Agreement. The demand for a Bill of Rights seems to have gone off the political radar.
The importance of a Bill of Rights for the people of Northern Ireland lies, not in its links to any specific constitutional proposals for government, but in its universality: in its ability to provide reassurance in a situation where all possible political features are new and uncertain. Uncertainty breeds fear, and particularly the fear that whatever new structures emerge there will be victors and victims. A Bill of Rights is a mechanism to permit political life to flourish.
Oisin Scullion made a case for a Civic Forum:
Who in the Assembly can speak for trade unionists and workers, women, young people, ethnic minorities, those who do not subscribe to tribal and sectarian camps, the gay and lesbian communities, the disabled, victims and survivors, human rights organisations, children and the numerous other interest groups, be they churches, business or educational interests …
There have been very spurious arguments advanced against the Civic Forum. The first is that it would be an expensive talking shop. Surely those who say that are confusing it with the Assembly. Secondly that it would be in conflict with the Assembly. I say why not? Somebody needs to challenge and hold the Assembly to account.
Samantha Brown addressed the Workers Party’s submission to Haass:
For us the issues of parades, protests, flags and the past are primarily political ones. They relate to the continuing dominance of unionist and nationalist politics and the persistence of sectarianism and segregation in Northern Ireland. Ultimately, the continuing difficulties surrounding Parades and Flags are about the failed politics of the past …
The first steps in changing the Assembly should be to do away with the need for MLAs to declare themselves as either unionist or nationalist. There must also be an end to the D’Hondt method of forming the Executive and there should be no more “cross community” or parallel voting deals. Changing the way the Assembly works, how it appoints the Executive and how it reaches decisions is now an urgent priority.
In rejecting the sectarian philosophy of “separate but equal” we promote “Citizenship” as the alternative to nationalism and unionism. We are also aware that we must take firm measures taken to secure an integrated society.
We believe that the three immediate steps should be: a programme for integrated housing; a commitment to the introduction of integrated education and integrated teacher; training in Northern Ireland; and an accelerated programme to dismantle Northern Ireland’s “peace walls”.
John Lowry talked about The Left Response:
The Assembly and Executive have failed the great majority of people, working class people across the sectarian divide, who are struggling daily to make ends meet. Whether it is their failure to deliver the new beginning, the new political dispensation envisaged by the Good Friday Agreement or their failure to develop any plan, any vision or ambition in terms of an economic strategy for Northern Ireland, they have failed.
They will always fail. They will always fail because they do not have the interests of working class people, Protestant or Catholic, at the heart of their political programmes. The DUP and Sinn Fein, indeed the Ulster Unionists or SDLP, Alliance or even the new liberal political formation NI21, all are part of the global political set up that has bought into the pervading economic mantra, that the State and public sector have no role to play in economic life …
The Workers Party views the world and Northern Ireland in a different way from the other parties. We want to set out today the Left Response to the malaise that exists politically, socially and economically.
- It means a change in the way that things are done.
- It means greater direct intervention by Government, to not just hold the market to account, but to determine economic outcomes.
- It means favouring the public over the private, the collective over the individual, social solidarity over selfishness and greed.
- It means asking ourselves what vision of a better world do we have and then setting about bringing it into being.
Big ideas for the future, but also things which can be done for the better in the here and now, immediately. There will be those who say, all very well and fanciful but not living in the real world. Well there are two things I say in reply to that. Firstly in any ideological debate about the merits of socialism over capitalism, I am totally confident about the outcome of that. But secondly, try living in the real world of those who are living in poverty, cannot make weekly food bills, or working in fear of losing their jobs, and ask them do they think things need to change.
The Left Response to Northern Ireland today involves:
- Changes to the way we are governed
- A Bill of Rights
- Reinstating The Civic Forum
- Addressing Poverty and the Working Poor
- Utilising State and Public Assets to deliver economic change.
… The Workers Party support the call by trade unions for the introduction of a Living Wage to be set at a minimum rate of £7.65 per hour, as a first step in tackling poverty in Northern Ireland. Many of these 170,000 workers are sales assistants, cleaners, kitchen and catering staff, bar staff and leisure attendants. Many work in local councils and government departments.
We are calling on the Finance Minister to introduce legislation at the Assembly to allow local authorities to pay this rate of a Living Wage. Furthermore we are calling on the Assembly to introduce legislation that will govern those private sector employers who avail of public contracts and procurement. No public contracts should be awarded unless the employer is paying the Living Wage Rate of £7.65.
But the real answer to tackling poverty and low wages is to create jobs.
The Workers Party NI conference was also addressed by Feeonagh Chambers, Ciaran McGeough, John O’Farrell (ICTU), Kevin Hanratty (NI Human Rights Consortium, pictured above), Lynn Carvill (member of original Civic Forum) and Peter Heathwood (paralysed in a 1979 shooting).
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As we get ready for Spring, it is a good time to think about enhancing your organization’s intellectual property protection. This month, I spoke with two groups about “spring cleaning” when it comes to IP protection. The first presentation was to a group of entrepreneurs in various industries. The second presentation, which I did with along with two in-house attorneys (one who works at an area research hospital and the other who works in a late-stage life science start-up), was to a group of business owners, executives, and advisors in the life sciences industry. Interestingly, there were common threads between both presentations, applicable to businesses of all sizes and industries.
Solid NDAs – Avoid Sinking Your Ship!
First, one of the key takeaways was the importance of using appropriate non-disclosure agreements. Our practice has a heavy emphasis on trade secret litigation and also spends a lot of time guiding clients on non-litigation best practices for trade secrets protection (including with the Sedona Conference on Trade Secrets Working Group and the Licensing Executive Societies team developing standards for protecting IP in the supply chain), which makes me a huge proponent of maintaining the confidentiality of trade secret IP. This is one of those areas where “loose lips sink ships” as the old saying goes (which comes from World War II propaganda for those who are wondering). And yet, at the start of a potential business relationship, when people are excited and feel positively towards each other, it is so easy to skip this step.
Without an NDA, Trade Secrets May Not Be Protected
One of the in-house attorneys who spoke with me to the life sciences group highlighted the risks of not using an NDA, noting cases she was aware of where information was shared between two parties to a potential business venture and one took the other’s information and applied for a patent on it. Fortunately, the party owning the trade secret had a solid NDA in place and they were able to fix this problem. But without an NDA, it would be much, much harder (and perhaps impossible) to resolve the matter. I wish I could say this scenario was unusual, but I have encountered several of these situations personally and know of many more in caselaw and from other lawyers.
Every Patent Starts as a Trade Secret
One of the other key things in this area that I think people also forget is that every patent starts off as a trade secret! In fact, because of the competitive advantage that can be gained by being the first to invent – in secrecy – the US Patent Office does not publish patent applications until 18 months after they are filed (there are some caveats to that time frame, but we won’t get into that here). So even if you think you might eventually patent the invention, you should still have a good NDA, especially because there are often trade secrets associated with an invention that do not make their way into the patent.
NDA Terms Should be Tailored To Your Company’s Needs
Lastly, be careful about the terms of your NDA. If you are trying to protect trade secrets, there generally should be no time limit on the confidentiality of that information in the agreement. And not every NDA should be mutual – if only one party is sharing confidential information, a one-way agreement might be sufficient.
Templates – One Size Does NOT Fit All
The second key takeaway is to be careful about templates. As someone who often represents businesses that do not have in-house counsel, I see template problems arise in a few areas. One problematic situation is when clients pull a template from the internet that they think will work for their situation. While there certainly could be good options out there, often things can go horribly awry. I will never forget one client of mine from a few years ago, who was engaging in beta testing of a service for tracking the cleaning of testing equipment for hospitals. The client had a few goals in the beta test, one of which was for the client’s company to own the tracking information so that they could use it in an aggregated manner in servicing clients. I had discussed with him my surprise that the in-house lawyers for the hospital systems had not pushed back on him with that goal. But, as it turned out, the form the client used actually prohibited him from doing the very thing he wanted to do and gave all ownership and use rights to the hospital. The client was a highly educated and successful businessperson who had owned his business for many years. This is a great illustration of how agreements can be complicated, especially when IP is involved.
When Templates Go Wrong
I have also seen similar issues that arise when clients try to use templates previously provided to them by a lawyer. Often, either the template is outdated or the client makes significant revisions to the template without checking with counsel (often they do this to save costs or because they don’t realize the significance of the changes they are making). This can also lead to many unintended – and unfortunate – consequences. Surprisingly, even the in-house lawyers who presented with me see this with their own in-house clients.
Not Involving Legal Counsel May Save Short-Term, But Cost More Long-Term
Regardless of the size of the company, many businesspeople avoid involving lawyers – even if they are not personally paying for them – because they feel it will slow the process down or the lawyers will tell them they can’t do something. And while all those things can be true – lawyers can be expensive, may slow the deal down a bit and/or may tell the client something they are trying to do is not really possible – the consequences of using agreements that don’t really fit the company’s interests can be vastly more expensive, time-consuming and generally negative for a company in the long run. So, beware templates that are not made for your company, or if you are not using them as intended!
Paying for IP Does NOT, Alone, Ensure Ownership or Sufficient Rights to Use IP
The third and final takeaway was how important it is to make sure that the business has all the ownership and use rights it needs to the IP it owns (or thinks it owns) or uses, and that it complies with any obligations it might have to others in situations where it is using someone else’s IP. If there is one area of IP that people most often get wrong, I think this is it. One of the biggest issues I see is the fundamental lack of understanding who – by operation of law – owns IP.
For patents and copyrights – which protect, respectively, inventions and “an original work of authorship” fixed in a “tangible form of expression” – the owner is the inventor or author/creator. PERIOD. This fundamental principle can be modified by law in certain narrow circumstances (e.g., for W2 employees who are “hired to invent” for example; or true “work for hire” situations under copyright law (which is not nearly as broad as people think), and certainly by agreement otherwise.
IP Ownership: Check the Terms of the Agreement
But, if you don’t have a proper agreement covering ownership, including the “right” language for assignments of ownership, and you don’t fall into one of the narrow legal exceptions, you are likely doomed, unless you are able to fix it retroactively or figure out some other creative solution around it. Is that fair, especially, for example, if you “paid for the work” of an independent contractor? Maybe not, but that’s how it works. And do not assume you can fix it later – while I’ve been able to do that in many situations – I’ve also handled situations in which the client had tried to fix it after, but found the other side was demanding much more money than they originally received for example to complete the necessary paperwork. To quote another famous saying, IP ownership is truly one of those situations in which “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
IP Licensed from Universities: Know Your Usage Rights
Even if the concern isn’t about ownership, there are still things to be worried about when it comes to proper IP usage. One of the in-house lawyers noted that this is an area where clients need to be extra careful, for example, if working with IP licensed from universities. Oftentimes the university retains broad usage rights, which could lead to a situation in which the university also licenses the IP to a competitor (pro tip – try to negotiate for exclusive rights!).
Trademarks: Get and Give Express Permission to Use
The other in-house lawyer pointed out difficulties that often arise with trademarks. he has dealt with all too many situations in which zealous marketing or salespeople want to list all of the company’s customers on their marketing materials – including using the customers’ logos – but you can generally only use a customers’ name and logo in those situations if you have express permission to do so. And, even worse, upon review of the agreement with the customer, she sometimes finds that the agreement expressly prohibits such use.
Trademarks: Include Parameters to Revoke Use
Another common situation I’ve seen in my practice is one in which a client (prior to working with me of course) gave permission to their business partners to use their trademarks or logos without making sure that they put parameters on that use, such as the ability to monitor the usage and to force the business partner to stop using the marks in the event it is being used in such a way that impacts the perception of the quality of my client’s goods or services. That kind of de facto license can be considered a “naked” license (yes, that’s the legal term for it!), because under trademark law, to be proper, a license must give the trademark owner the right to regulate the quality of the goods or services being sold or offered in association with its trademarks.
Studies: Read More About IP and Specific Industries
These are just three of the many pitfalls one can encounter in IP. While IP is important to all businesses, as discussed in this report issued last month by the US Patent and Trademark Office, for example, some businesses have more IP than others. Even within IP-intensive industries, some companies have more of one kind of IP than others, each bringing its own unique legal nuances and requirements. For example, software publishers are IP-intensive in utility and design patents, trademarks and copyrights; manufacturing companies are IP-intensive in utility and design patents and trademarks; professional services providers and retailers are IP-intensive in copyrights and trademarks, while certain stores like grocery stores are usually only IP-intensive in trademarks. The USPTO study does not take into account the importance of trade secrets to all businesses, as shown in a variety of studies, such as this study by the European Commission. At the end of the day, regardless of its size or industry, there is no business that can overlook having solid IP protection.


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For the last two years I have been experimenting with fused glass with my high school students, and for personal use. I immediately fell in love with the puzzle-like method of piecing together my designs. My high schoolers always claim this assignment as one of their favorites. The forgiving nature of glass creates a very predictable outcome (to read more about my fused glass lesson check it out here).
After I got a handle on fused glass basics, I decided to branch out and see what else glass-making had to offer. In my pursuit of fusing knowledge, I discovered glass paint. It opened a whole new world of adding design to my pieces, and I have loved every minute of experimenting with it.
Glass paint enables you to easily add organic shapes and designs to your pieces. I now use glass paint to scribble bird nests, write words, and add thin lines to my birch tree plates.
To create my birch tree plates I begin with white glass, black and white or blue glass, and a sheet of clear glass. I cut the clear glass to a 10″ circle, then cut strips of white and black glass. I lay them on top of the clear, then cut the edges to curve along the edge of the circular, clear sheet. I alternate the white, for the birch trees, and the other color, for the background. A couple drops of Elmer’s glue helps keep the glass in place as I work.
Once the clear sheet is filled with the stripes, I flip it over, leaving the clear on top of the striped pattern. I use black glass paint to paint thin lines on the white glass stripes, to add detail to the trees. Every now and then I scribble a tree knot before moving on to the next set of thin lines.
After the details are added I place the glass piece in the kiln, stripes on the bottom, clear sheet in the middle, and glass paint details on top. I fire the kiln up once, to fuse the glass to one layer, then set it in a mold and fire the glass a second time. The glass melts just enough to take the shape of the plate mold.
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The Lagos State Government has congratulated Nigeria music stars, Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, and Ayodeji Balogun, known as Wizkid for their wins at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
The congratulatory message is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, the State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, on Wednesday in Lagos.
Akinbile-Yussuf described the feat attained by the duo as very historic and motivational.
The commissioner said the awards were boost for the country’s entertainment scene and a special recognition for the state, being the hub of entertainment and the start-point for most Nigerian Hip-Hop artistes.
“This Grammy Awards for two of our music stars show persistency, vision, tenacity, sense of purpose and the desire to break even in a very competitive music genre,” she said.
Akinbile-Yussuf urged the up-coming artistes to be motivated by the feat attained by the winners.
She said, “anything that can be dreamt of, can also be achieved, provided one is determined to remain focussed.”
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Burna Boy’s entry won the “Best Global Music Album” Category, while Wizkid emerged as a joint winner of the Grammy Awards in a different category.
Wizkid won a Grammy for the Best Music Video for his role in “Brown Skin Girl”, Beyonce’s 2019 hit song.
The Best Music Video award was given to the artist, video director, and video producer.
NAN also recalls that the 2021 Edition of the Grammys was earlier scheduled for January, but postponed amid concerns over the Coronavirus pandemic.
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in and around the Los Angeles Convention Centre in Los Angeles. (NAN)

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Ualett, which offers an online cash advance app to the gig economy, has secured a $50m credit line, through a new partnership with Thiele Capital Management.
This fresh capital will enable Ualett to expand its services across the US.
The FinTech company simplifies how independent contractors and businesses manage their funding needs. Through the app, users can access funds within minutes with real-time payments delivery.
It currently has over 11,000 active customers and has funded over 95 million in transactions since it was launched. Its users include ride-share drivers, delivery businesses, truckers, caterers, other 1099-based contractors and a range of independent businesses.
The app, which is available on iOS and Android, is available in 40 states and boasts 90,000 users.
Speaking on the partnership, Thiele Capital Management CIO Alex Thiele said, “The team at Ualett has accomplished so much in such a short period.
“They have the perfect combination of talent on their team, product-market fit, and a focus on customer satisfaction that will continue to transform how the GIG economy funds itself. Thiele Capital Management is excited to help power Ualett’s continued growth.”
There are a number of FinTech companies aimed at the gig economy. Earlier in the year, ping raised $5m in its seed funding round. The company offers voice technology that stops gig economy workers needing to check their phones. Its technology reads delivery updates, dispatches notifications, and other urgent messages out loud.
Another FinTech in the sector is Moves. It is an all-in-one banking app for gig workers and recently closed its seed funding round on $5m. The platform offers a spending account with no monthly fees or minimum balances, and the ability to take out a $1,000 cash advance.
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New University of Texas models recommend immediate restrictions in Austin to prevent overwhelmed hospitals
Without significant behavior and policy changes, Austin-area hospitals will reach capacity in mid-July, according to updated projections by the COVID-19 Modeling Consortium at the University of Texas at Austin.
"Right now it seems like we should be doing everything we can—short of a stay-home order—to stop transmission," Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers told Austin City Council members on Monday. "We're at that point."
An evolving guide
Austin Public Health issued a color-coded, five-stage guide to policy recommendations in mid-May. The thresholds between stages are based on the rolling average of new daily hospital admissions for COVID patients. The recommendations ranged from limiting social gatherings to returning to "Stay Home-Work Safe" conditions.
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This week, APH updated its thresholds to account for adjusted hospital capacity and average hospital stay, which is currently about nine days. "By changing the threshold triggers, the community is able to remain in Stage 4 for a longer period of time before crossing into Stage 5," APH said in a statement.
The new stage thresholds are as follows:
The updated guidelines increase the threshold for Stage 2 from a rolling average of 5 new daily COVID-related hospital admissions to 10, Stage 3 from 19 to 39 and Stage 4 from 20 to 40.
While local officials are unable to implement policies that interfere with state orders, Dr. Meyers presented a series of scenarios that project how different policy interventions might play out.
"It's very hard to project what COVID is going to do beyond a couple weeks because we cannot predict behavior, and we cannot predict policy," she said.
The scenarios project with 95% certainty that area hospitals will not exceed capacity—a total of 1,500 COVID-19 patients—if certain measures are taken. While the interventions vary, each scenario is expected to result in 2,100 total deaths between now and the end of 2021. The difference between them is the duration, timing and extent of the shutdown.
1. In the first scenario, Austin officials would implement the policy changes recommended at Stage 4 of APH's risk-based guide, which Dr. Meyers helped develop.
Dr. Meyers presented this scenario, which presumes partial measures are taken now to contain the current surge.(COVID-19 Modeling Consortium at the University of Texas at Austin)
If people comply—wearing masks, limiting social gatherings and minimizing unnecessary trips outside of their homes—the projections suggest that hospitals will not exceed capacity, Stage 5 will never be reached and by December the curve will begin to flatten.
If such precautions are not taken and adhered to, Austin will escalate to Stage 5, at which point partial measures will not be enough and a second stay-home order is recommended.
2. In this second scenario, Austin would likely see a series of stay-home orders issued between now and early next year to avoid exceeding hospital capacity.
In the second scenario, the current surge forces a second shutdown order—and then a series of additional shutdowns—to avoid overwhelming local hospital capacity.(COVID-19 Modeling Consortium at the University of Texas at Austin)
"That's pretty bleak," Dr. Meyers said. "It's several months of periodic stay home."
3. In the third scenario, Dr. Meyers and her team modeled what would happen if local officials don't implement policy changes immediately, but in mid-July issue a five-week stay-home order in an attempt to slow transmission of COVID-19.
The final scenarios projects the outcome if a five-week shutdown is implemented now, which would prompt a three-month period in Stage 4. (COVID-19 Modeling Consortium at the University of Texas at Austin)
Following the five-week period, the projection is that Austin would enter Stage 4 for three months, during which time schools would reopen.
"The only scenario I think that would be really, really impossible to have any schooling would be if we're in [Stage 5]," Dr. Meyers said, adding that at Stage 4 there would still need to be some "pretty extreme" measures in place to ensure transmission isn't escalating.
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Colin Murray Cowherd is a 57-year-old Washington-born Sports Media Personality. Before joining ESPN, Cowherd worked at KVBC, a television station based in Las Vegas. At the time, he served as the network’s sports director. Today, he has his own show, ‘The Herd with Colin Cowherd.’
Cowherd’s work in broadcast has not gone without merit. In 2005, he was voted the Radio Personality of the year. Moreover, he was also named Nevada’s Sportscaster of the year five times and best Pundit of 2012. Today, we are mostly interested in learning what Cowherd’s net worth and salary are.
Colin Cowherd; His Early Life.
Colin Murray Cowherd was born on 6th January 1964 in Bay Centre, Washington, to Charles and Patricia Cowherd. A look into Colin’s family’s background reveals that his mother immigrated to America when she was just a 14-year-old girl.
Colin was raised alongside his older sister, Marlene, in Grayland, Washington. His parents divorced when he was very young. Upon graduating from high school, Colin attended Eastern Washington University.
Colin Cowherd’s Net Worth.
According to research, Colin Cowherd is estimated to have a net worth of $16 million. Reports suggest that a great deal of his income has come from his affiliation with popular sports networks like ESPN.
In December 2018, Colin and his wife Anne bought a house in Manhattan Beach worth $6.5 million. The 5936 square feet home has six bedrooms, a wet bar, a theatre room, a wine room, and two gyms.
The mansion also has a swimming pool, a beautiful garden, and a dining area. They put their Manhattan Beach house on sale in January 2021 for almost $7 million. The couple is also believed to own a ski vacation property in Park City, Utah.
What is Colin Cowherd’s Salary?
Sources say that while Cowherd was working at ESPN, his salary was estimated to be $2 million per year.
In 2015, he began working at Fox Sports/Heart Radio. Colin signed a $6million per annum contract which was expected to stretch for four years. With only one year left on his contract, Cowherd signed an extension in 2018, enabling him to still get paid $6 million.


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The Eyre Highway through Australia’s Nullarbor Plain has the longest stretch of straight road in the world – perfect for passing a slow motorist, but in this desolate landscape, will it be the tortoise or the hare who wins the day? Won Best Animation Short Film at the 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival among others.


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Mo Willems is a favorite with my 6 year old, so I was excited to introduce A Busy Creature’s Day Eating! Book
Apples! Berries! Cereal! Is there anything this Busy Creature can’t crunch? Mo Willems tells an alphabetical tale of hunger, hubris, regret, and redemption as a Busy Creature hilariously chomps and chews its way from A to P and then to Z.
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We want to remind you again that many of you have a trust or trusts that contain what are commonly known as “Crummey powers.” Virtually all irrevocable life insurance trusts contain Crummey powers. Generally, a Crummey power is a right granted to the beneficiaries of the trust to withdraw a pro rata share of contributions to the trust, up to the amount of the gift tax annual exclusion (currently $12,000 per donee, or $24,000 in the aggregate for a married couple). This withdrawal right allows gifts to your trust to qualify for the gift tax annual exclusion, but only if the beneficiaries are aware of their rights. This notice (known as a “Crummey notice”) should be given by the trustee to the beneficiaries (or in the case of minor beneficiaries, to their natural or legal guardian). If we prepared a trust for you that contained a Crummey power, we would have provided you with a form of Crummey notice after your trust was executed. We wish to remind you again that each year any additional contributions are made to the trust (and your direct payment of premiums on life insurance owned by the trust constitutes a “contribution”), these notices should be given. The notice should be delivered at the same time or shortly after a contribution is made to the trust, but in no event later than the end of the year in which the contribution is made.
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Maquoketa Public Works offers advice, tips heading into major snowstorm
The storm is expected to bring multiple inches of snow to Northern QCA areas
MAQUOKETA, Iowa (KWQC) - “This is the first big one we’ve had now in probably two to three years,” Maquoketa Public Works Director Frank Ellenz said.
2020 has one more “treat” left in store with a major snowstorm expected to hit the QCA late Tuesday afternoon.
With the storm comes an opportunity for people to prepare, according to Frank Ellenz, the biggest thing people can do is drive slower.
“The biggest thing in the winter time is slow down, everybody you talk to says people just don’t get it, they think they’re driving like it’s June 1,” he said.
There’s also a chance to make sure your vehicle has all the right tools in case it gets stranded.
“Other than the jacket you’re wearing you should have a blanket, have a flashlight, you should have a candle for heat, you should have a shovel, extra mittens and a cap, and you know god forsake if you do get stranded for a while you should have something to eat,” he said, “I have a blanket in my personal pickup that’s in there all the time just to save my butt if I do go off the road.”
Ellenz’s goal is have road cleared before 2021 begins.
“Hopefully by new year’s eve the whole town will be plowed and the downtown will be cleared of snow and everybody will be happy,” he said.
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Frozen named entertainer of the year by The Associated Press
Disney's animated blockbuster beat out singer Taylor Swift and actor Benedict Cumberbatch
If you have children, or know someone who does, or just listened to one recently, the choice of Associated Press Entertainer of the Year won't come as much of a shock: It's Frozen, and in 2014, we just couldn't let it go.
Although the animated film opened late in 2013, the story of Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven easily outpaced other vote-getters like Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch, TV guru Shonda Rimes, musicians Beyoncé and Pharrell Williams, and even an entry for the culture's fixation on the female rear.
Real people frozen out
Frozen has earned Disney more than $1.27 billion US at the box office worldwide, becoming the most successful animated movie of all time. Its signature song, Let It Go, won an Oscar, and a national touring live version on ice has been a huge draw. The lines of girls wearing sparkly dresses waiting for a chance to see Elsa and Anna at Disneyland are staggering. Frozen was the most searched movie in 2014, according to Google.
"It's amazing," said Chris Buck, who co-directed and co-wrote the film with Jennifer Lee. "A year later, it's still crazy." Asked if they had managed to get their heads around the film's popularity, Lee replied: "I don't know if it's possible. I kind of hope it's not possible because this is a really great feeling."
The Oscar-winning story about how the sisters Anna and Elsa overcome Elsa's terrible power to turn everything into ice and snow has songs by the husband-and-wife songwriting team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. It features the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad and Santino Fontana.
One Entertainer of the Year voter said the film had layers of magic: "Frozen has become nearly unavoidable. Before seeing the movie, I knew the names of each main character as well as the theme song. But it's more than that. Sisterhood is something so important to little girls whether they are an only child or have 10 siblings," wrote Jill Harry of The Derrick and The News-Herald of Oil City, Pennsylvania.
"The movie takes that theme, that feeling and perfectly matches it with the magic Disney is known to produce. The end result is a movie that has become an obsession. And now snowflake blue is the new black."
Left Travolta tongue-tied
While the nation fell hard for the film, one famous actor was positively tongue-tied. John Travolta butchered the pronunciation of Menzel's name at the Oscar ceremony. What came out was something that sounded like "Adele Dazeem," but it only helped Menzel sell more tickets to her Broadway show If/Then.
Its creators are still coming to grip with its power. "We have tried to figure it out or define it and dissect it to figure out what it all was," said Buck. "We call it lightning in a bottle. There is something there and I can't really describe it."
Spoke to a generation
Parody and tribute videos never slowed down in 2014, and boys and girls continued to spontaneously belt out Let It Go on playgrounds or cite its memorable quotes like, "The cold never bothered me anyway," "I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs!" and "Some people are worth melting for."
"It was really this big effort to ask, 'Can we create that magic that we felt as kids with what the kids expect today?"' she said. "That's all we could do. We kept pushing and pushing and praying that people would come to see it."
The story continues
Relax, more Frozen is on the horizon. The short film Frozen Fever comes out in March, a full-length film sequel is in development and a Broadway musical is planned. And early next year, Lea Michele will sing Let It Go in the season 6 two-hour premiere of Glee.
Lee and Buck said they were happy to return to Arendelle to work on the short film. "There is something magic about these characters and this cast and this music. Hopefully, the audiences will enjoy the short we're doing, but we felt it again. It was really fun."
Frozen now becomes the eighth AP Entertainer of the Year. Past titleholders include Jennifer Lawrence, Adele, Lady Gaga, Tina Fey, Betty White, Taylor Swift and Stephen Colbert.

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Kocuria kristinae-caused sepsis in an infant with congenital tufting enteropathy
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... of causative mutations in EpCAM has enhanced our understanding of this disease. Due to its severe clinical course, patients are dependent on parenteral nutrition to thrive successfully. Catheter-associated blood stream infections have become the primary problem for pediatric patients. Infections with Kocuria kristinae are rare. This report is about a 3-month-old girl with CTE suffering from a central venous catheter related mono-sepsis by K. kristinae. A sepsis therapy with meropenem and vancomycin improved her general state rapidly. Only few cases in the literature with CTE and K. kristinae are described. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report presenting two coincidences in one case.

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One of the best things about retiring is I get to read far more now.
I finished this book this evening and I thought it was excellent. If you want to hold on to the pollyanna notion that the US and the rest of the Western world can continue massive deficit spending and ignoring future liabilities or that just raising taxes (on "somebody else") is a painless fix, don't read this book.
If you're interested in economics and investing (this book is not meant to be political, though the connection is inescapable) like I am, I think you would enjoy this read. It was just published, so it's very current, IE there is a chapter titled 'Why Greece Matters.' While it's about macro economics, the authors go to great lengths to write so the layperson can understand it all - their use of analogies is excellent.
The first half is broadly about how the western world got into this fix over the last 60 years. The second half is chapters on what the specific problems and solutions are for the US, Europe, eastern Europe, Japan, the UK and Australia. There are no good options, just lesser evils.