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The Heads of the Departments, Agencies and Establishments of the Executive Branch of Government are therefore directed, consistent with the performance of their mission and the relevant legislation, to take into explicit and due account aircraft noise whenever it is relevant to any of their programs or to action in which they may participate, and to cooperate with the Secretaries of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in efforts to control and reduce the problems of aircraft noise.
NOTE.—On the same day the White House Press Office made public a report to the President from Dr. Donald F. Hornig, Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, summarizing steps taken by him in collaboration with officials of the Federal Aviation Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to frame a program to alleviate problems of aircraft noise in the vicinity of airports.
The cooperating agencies, the report said, had agreed on a program aimed at ascertaining how such noise can be reduced through design of engines and airframes, procedures and techniques of flight operations, and land use in the vicinity of airports. In furtherance of the program, the report continued, the Federal Aviation Agency had proposed legislation to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to certify new aircraft on the basis of noise as well as safety standards.
Dr. Hornig's report stated that in its first year of operation the program had "achieved an industry and governmentwide consensus" on two basic approaches to the problem of aircraft noise abatement : a generally accepted method of assessing human reaction to aircraft noise, and agreement that noise level as well as safety must be a criterion in aircraft certification.
The report is printed in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (vol. 3, p. 527).
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, D.C., August 25, 1967. Hon. ALAN F. BOYD, Secretary of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
DEAR ALAN: Thank you for your letter of August 3, 1967.
As you know, the President in his Transportation Message of March 2, 1967, directed me to work with the Administrators of the FAA and the NASA, and the Secretaries of the Department of Commerce and of Housing and Urban Development, to frame and conduct an Aircraft Noise Abatement Program. The present inter-agency program, and the tools for its continued development and management (the Policy Committee, the Program Evaluation and Development Committee (PEDC), and the Management Committee), were the result of this direction. The President concurs in the transfer of this responsibility, including the coordination of the efforts of the various agencies, to the Department of Transportation. Accordingly, as suggested by your letter, a first step in your take over of these responsibilities should be the assumption of the Chairmanship of the Policy Committee and of the PEDC by you or your designee. I would like to retain my membership in the Policy Committee, and designate Dr. N. E. Golovin of the Office of Science and Technology to represent me as an observer in the work of the PEDC and in the coordinating activities of the Management Committee.
Also, as you know, the OST Coordinating Committee on Sonic Boom Studies (CCSBS) has provided technical direction for the national program of studies concerning the nature, characteristics and effects of sonic booms on structures, animals and people. The Air Force has acted as Executive Agent for the program. I am quite agreeable to your assuming direction of the national program of sonic boom studies and, in particular, of having you or your designee become Chairman of the CCSBS. However, I believe OST participation in sonic boom studies should continue, and designate Dr. N. E. Golovin to be my representative on the CCSBS.
My experience suggests that progress of both the aircraft noise and sonic boom study programs will require your personal interest and occasionally your active participation. I suggested you begin your direction of them with this need clearly in mind. In addition, as you know, we have offered to collaborate with the British and French Governments in establishing sonic boom criteria. At this moment, we are committed to the British and French Directors of the Concorde project to make a proposal as to how we might best proceed. I assume you will take over this responsibility as well.
Since no future meetings have been scheduled, you are free to set the date
DONALD F. HORNIG,
for Science and Technology.
Coordination of Activities Relating to Potential Unconventional Automobile Engines.
Assistant Secretary for Systems Development and Technology.
The instant memorandum from the Secretary designates me as the Department's representative to coordinate our activities with HEW in the unconventional automobile engine R&D program area. In addition, the memorandum assigns to the responsibility for coordinating our own work focusing on potential unconventional automobile engines, including the economic and social impacts, as well as the technological considerations.
Accordingly, I am establishing a working group to lay out in greater depth ways by which this Department can carry out the responsibilities described by Chairman Train in his May 13 letter and accepted by the Secretary in his June 17 response. Please designate a member of your staff to serve on the working group and transmit his name to me by COD August 25. Dr. Richard D. Strombotne of my staff will represent me on the working group and serve as its leader. His extension is 13–27851.
The first meeting of the working group is scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 9:30 a.m., in conference room 8C.
With reference to the Federal program on unconventional automobile engines (now the Advanced Automobile Power Systems (AAPS) Program), the Secretary explicitly accepted the responsibility for:
"(1) taking the lead agency role with respect to the mass production phase of the program, and
“(2) monitoring HEW's efforts and advising that Department to assure that transportation considerations other than the emission characteristics are appropriately included in the total effort." Other topics for consideration by the working group will include:
1. socio-economic impacts of replacement of the internal combustion engine, and
2. the extent and nature of this Department's support for the Federal AAPS Program.
ROBERT M. CANNON, Jr.
In my letter of June 17, 1970, to Chairman Train of the Council on Environmental Quality, I stated that I would designate a Departmental representative to coordinate our activities with HEW in the unconventional automobile engine R&D program area. I hereby designate you as this representative with the additional responsibility for internal coordination within the Department with the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, the Assistant Secretary for Environment and Urban Systems, the Director of the NHSB, and any other offices who may have interest in this particular program.
I would expect you to assign a member of your staff to serve as our technical expert to work directly with the HEW technical people on a day-to-day basis. I will look to you to coordinate our own work focusing on potential unconventional automobile engines as they relate not only to technological considerations but also to economic and social impacts.
The Assistant Secretary for Environment & Urban Systems will continue to serve as the Departmental liaison with HEW in the broad field of environmental policy.
DEAR CHAIRMAN TRAIN: Under Secretary Boyce has asked me to reply to your letter of June 23, 1970 in his behalf.
You requested a representative from the Department of Transportation for your Advisory Committee on Advanced Power Systems and indicated a preference for Dr. Richard Strombetes of my staff. I agree with your suggestion and hereby appoint Dr. Strombetes as the Department of Transportation representative. His extension is 13-27361.
This Department expects to cooperate fully with you and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare along the lines of Secretary Volpe's letter of June 17, 1970 to achieve the objectives of the program on Unconventionally Powered Automobiles. Sincerely,
ROBERT H. CANNON, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Systems Development and Technology. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM OF OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Environment and Urban Systems is a focal point for policy and program development, for coordination, and for education relating to environmental and urban transportation matters. The office seeks to encourage metropolitan areas to develop their own governmental institutional mechanisms for planning balanced transportation systems, for responding to a broad range of transportation needs within the communities, for facilitatig the development of integrated transportation systems, and for responding sensitively to the broad public and private concern for the preservation and enhancement of the quality of the environment.
While this office has no laboratory, it has an Office of Environmental and Urban Research. The mission of this office is to improve the state of knowledge on the relationship between transportation and urban and environmental goals and problems, and to assist in the development of planning methods which will insure that national urban and environmental policies are effectively implemented through Federal transportation programs.
This office has a staff of fifteen people including nine professionals. 2. The field of specialization and the degrees held by our staff are as follows: Field of specialization
Degree Urban and Environmental Systems Planning
Ph.D Public Administration.
PhD Civil Engineering -
M.S (2) City and Regional Planning---
M.S. Business Administration/Systems Analysis.
M.B.A. Environmental Engineer-
B.S. Political Scientist
B.S. Urban Planner..
B.S. Library Science-----
B.S. 3. The fiscal year 1971 appropriation for Environmental and Urban Research for this office is $750,000. Approximately $305,000 of that amount is being used for Environmental Research projects. All fiscal year 1971 funds have been committed.
4. The environmental research program conducted by this office is aimed at; refining, testing and demonstrating specific techniques for assessing the environmental, aesthetic, and economic impacts of transportation improvements ; developing, testing, and demonstrating the application of environmental factors to intermodal transportation planning techniques; and, evaluation of ongoing departmental programs with respect to a national urban growth policy and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, particularly those associated with relocation housing, joint development, interdisciplinary team planning, and environmental impact.
This office does not sponsor or conduct basic research. Our projects are actionoriented and designed for near term implementation.
Our environmental research is not focussed upon analyzing technology development. Rather, it is designed to develop practical techniques for use in the transportation planning process for assessing the social, economic and environmental impacts of all modes of transportation systems. In this respect, transportation technology is assessed in terms of its impact on these factors.
5. The nature of our research program is such that ecosystems per se are not thoroughly investigated. However, as we develop comprehensive tools for assessing environmental impacts, ecology is one of the main categories in which we are doing analysis.
6. A relatively minor but significant proportion of our research program is being conducted in-house. In order to develop a framework for overall research planning, investigation is being made into a systematic method of dealing with environmental factors which must be considered in all phases of transportation planning, construction, and operation.
The major proportion of the environmental research managed by the Office of Environmental and Urban Research is performed under contract. The present proportions of institutional contractors are as follows:
Private Consultants, 50 percent.
Local Governments, 34 percent. 7. Our principal mechanism in this regard is the capability of our own professioal staff within the office. As an interdisciplinary group, the staff, through the in-house research, identifies and addresses comprehensive environmental issues which require research. In addition, we have sponsored mechanisms for identifying and addressing large-scale transportation environmental questions by interdisciplinary (design concept) teams.
Coordination activities with the Environmental Protection Agency is achieved through continual discussions and exchange of information with EPA staff. There are no documents of agreement.
8. The existing research structure of the Office of Environmental and Urban Research permits, within the given resource constraints, wide latitude to investigate the comprehensive research of important environmental questions relating to transportation.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM OF OFFICE OF SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION The Office of Supersonic Transport Development (G. T. Haugan, SS-300, ext. 68410) has submitted information concerning its projects in the areas of sonic boom, radiation, noise pollution, and air pollution research for inclusion in the OST response to Senator Muskie's request of 14 May 1971, for information concerning DOT's environmental research. Attachment 1 is the summary provided by SS-300 of obligations by fiscal year for environment-related studies performed under the SST Program, Small additional amounts from the prime contracts of Boeing and GE would also be included, but the information could not be assembled within the necessary time frame.
The fiscal year 1971 studies can be further clarified:
(a) Total fiscal year 1971 obligations for environment-related studies performed under the SST program=$147,000.
(b) See table below.
(c) Place research is performed and percentage of fiscal year 1971 expeditures :
Percent DOT facilities. Other Government facilities (including interagency transfers).
73 Outside Contracts :
Percent Universities Nonprofit IndustryProfit Industry--
SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT PROGRAM-SONIC BOOM/RADIATION/ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
(In thousands of dollars)
1 Study of public reaction to sonic booms, Oklahoma City area, February 3 to July 30, 1964.


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Pancreatic cancer is responsible for 2% of all types of diagnosed cancers in Brazil and the only curative treatment available is the surgical removal of the tumor in early stages of the disease. Prevention, early detection and treatment are poor, facing serious problems and asking for new identification methods for disease diagnosis and prognosis. While somatic mutation of some genes (KRAS2, CDKN2A, TP53 e SMAD4) is frequently found in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, recent studies have revealed a great mutational heterogeneity in these tumors, arguing for the necessity of extensive analyses to identify additional somatic mutations that could be clinically useful. The present project aims to analyze the transcriptome and exome (DNA) of pancreatic surgical samples of different malignant grades using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to identify transcriptional and somatic alterations associated with malignant transformation and progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC). We will catalog and compare the expression of protein-coding and non-coding RNAs in fragments of PDAC, precursor lesions (intraepithelial neoplasias, PanINs) and non-tumor tissue isolated from the same tumor. After the optimization of methods to analyze in genomic scale pancreatic samples obtained through endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA), we will employ NGS to catalog and search for prevalent point somatic mutations in the exome of PDAC and mucinous cystic tumors. Identified candidates will be tested on a RNA/DNA sample panel from pancreatic tissue, cystic fluid and blood of patients with PDAC and precursor lesions to evaluate its potential use on early diagnosis and/or prediction of clinical evolution of the disease.
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In his recent address to the Melbourne Money and Finance Conference 2018, commissioner Stephen King argued that the impact of digital disruption and technology in the banking sector would be “evolutionary, not revolutionary”, despite some observers warning that traditional lenders may be “left behind” by the “tsunami of change”.
“Banking, it is claimed, is facing a period of disruption and uncertainty,” Mr King said.
“Technological advances, it is argued, will transform the industry and sweep away old institutions.
“Alas, I am here to deliver the ‘damp squib’. It is my sad duty to say that the banking revolution is not around the corner.
“While there will be technological change that will improve services and benefit customers, this will be evolutionary, not revolutionary.”
Despite stating that it “will not be a big bang”, Mr King noted the benefits of open banking, driven by Australia’s Comprehensive Credit Reporting (CCR) regime, which he claimed would enhance competition in the sector and lead to the production of “bespoke” financial products , tailored to customers’ needs.
“The basic idea is that customer-specific information drives bespoke products and personalised pricing. If only one bank has a consumer’s information, then they can offer a bespoke product. But they will do so at a high price,” the commissioner said.
Mr King continued: “With information symmetry, producers can compete on both the bespoke product and the price. Competition moves into overdrive and consumers end up significantly better off.”
However, the commissioner stated that some customers may be “worse off” in an open data environment.
“In some markets, such as insurance markets and lending markets that are subject to adverse selection, better information can make some customers better off but makes others worse off,” the commissioner said.
“For example, if driver data is automatically collected by car companies but then passed on to insurers, good drivers will generally find they get offered better insurance at a lower price. But drivers revealed as poor risks by the data may find that their price of insurance rises.”
Mr King also observed that the open data regime may “alter the incentives of banks to collect data in the first place”.
“For open banking, the focus is on account and transaction data. Financial institutions need this data to provide the relevant products, so there is little risk that the data will not be collected,” Mr King noted.
“Importantly, open banking does not apply to value-added data, where a bank has worked with customer data creating larger data sets that, for example, allow it to better manage its whole-of-business risk.
“As the broader consumer data right spreads, the clear distinction between customer data and value-added data must be maintained to avoid creating perverse incentives.
“Of course, there is a trade-off. By limiting the scope of shared data, the competition benefits from reform may also be limited.”
Further, Mr King called for greater flexibility from financial regulators so as to encourage innovation in the sector and drive the production of products that are catered to a consumers’ needs.
“In banking, regulation is significant and necessary for prudential stability. But this regulation may impede the type of bespoke products that open banking is designed to incentivise,” Mr King added.
“To get the full benefits from open banking, regulations must be flexible enough to allow financial institutions to be innovative in their product offerings.”
[Related: ‘Laggard’ lenders to be left behind: Moody’s]
Charbel Kadib is the news editor on the mortgages titles at Momentum Media.
Before joining the team in 2017, Charbel completed internships with public relations agency Fifty Acres, and the Department of Communications and the Arts.

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The following Community Board meetings have been scheduled this week:
COMMUNITY BOARD 1
The Mariners Harbor/Port Richmond/Arlington/Graniteville area committee will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 250 Park Ave., Port Richmond.
On the agenda, will be a discussion of a request for an extension of a special permit for the existing cultural establishment at 2040 Forest Ave. Also on the agenda are new liquor license requests: Taqueria La Roqqueta, 185 Richmond Ave.; New Super Emporium, 760 Port Richmond Ave.; El Paraiso Lounge, Inc., 236 Port Richmond Ave.; Your Taste Deli, 2524 Forest Ave. Also, a request for a re-consideration of a liquor license for Ecuamex Corp., 537 Port Richmond Ave.
The Rosebank/Fort Wadsworth/Shore Acres area committee also will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Mount Carmel Hall at Fletcher and Amity streets.
The Silver Lake/Sunnyside/Westerleigh/Willowbrook area committee will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Silver Lake Tennis House, Hart Boulevard and Revere Street. On the agenda, is a discussion of an application to authorize the development and subdivision of one zoning lot into two zoning lots in a Special Hillsides Preservation District site on Woodside Avenue and Ramsey Place for the construction of a single-family detached residence. Also on the agenda, is a liquor license renewal for Azarel, Inc., Restaurant, 1710 Victory Blvd.
The board office is located in 1 Edgewater Plaza, Suite 217, Clifton. Board members can be reached at 718-981-6900 or visit their website at www.nyc.gov/sicb1.
COMMUNITY BOARD 2
The full board will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the board office. On the agenda, representatives from the city Department of Parks and Recreation will discuss the New York State Brownfield Opportunity Areas Step 2 grant application for the confluence section of Freshkills Park.
Also on the agenda is a Department of City Planning application for 163 Coventry Rd., requesting authorization for modification of the topography on a Tier I site in order to facilitate the construction of a new single-family detached house and in-ground swimming pool with patio within the Special Natural Area District.
A second BSA application is for 2385 Richmond Ave., New Springville, and requests a special permit for a health club that is not permitted as of right in a C2-l Zoning District.
There also will be a review of an application for 548 Lincoln Ave., Midland Beach, to the New York State Liquor Authority for wine and beer license, and an application to New York City Consumer Affairs for a cabaret license.
Environmental Protection, Health and Parks committees will host a joint meeting on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the board office. On the agenda, will be guest speaker Kathleen Cuzzolino, environmental specialist for Gateway National Recreation area, who will give an update on Great Kills Park.
The board meets in the Lou Caravone Community Services Building on the grounds of Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home. Members can be reached at 718-317-3235.
COMMUNITY BOARD 3
The Brookfield Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the board office.
The board office is located at 655-218 Rossville Ave. in the Woodrow Shopping Plaza. For more information on the board, call 718-356-7900 or visit its Web site at www.nyc.gov/sicb3.


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This Thursday Aboveground Animation at Ramiken Crucible presents a one-night screening of video and animation by twenty-five artists from around the globe.
Featuring new work by:
Monira Al Qadiri, Hugo Arcier, Robert Bittenbender, Cecilia Bonilla, Cody Critcheloe, Kathleen Daniel, Bruno Dicolla, Barry Doupe, Erin Dunn, Casey Jane Ellison, Steve Emmons, Lauren Gregory, Ryan Whittier Hale, Riley Hooker, Justin Kelly, Clara Kim, Rhett LaRue, Amy Lockhart, Leigha Mason, Krystof Pesek, William Rockel, Jacolby Satterwhite, Leilah Weinraub, Lale Westvind, and Xavier Valentine.
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WRPC NEWS RELEASE
White Rock Presbyterian Church hosted its successful Not Just Junk in Your Trunk rummage sale on Saturday, October 23. This event raised money and awareness for the Afghan Resettlement Program in Northern New Mexico. WRPC is teaming up with several other local churches to sponsor at least one Afghan family who will resettle in Santa Fe in the coming months through a program directed by Lutheran Family Services. The event’s organizer, Joyce Haven, a member of White Rock Presbyterian Church said, “It was a great community event which ran smoothly due to the support of the community and all the volunteers.”
The rummage sale netted over $1000 through donations for used goods as well as for spaces rented out to local vendors who sold crafts, baked goods, and gently used items. Pastor Deb Worley of White Rock Presbyterian Church was thankful for the community response to this event.
“This was a wonderful opportunity to BE the Church, and generate funds, awareness and much goodwill in the community!” she said.
Some of the large items that did not sell at the Saturday sale were given to WRPC’s sister church, The Navajo House of Fellowship at Bread Springs, NM for distribution to elderly or shut-in people on the Diné Nation. White Rock Presbyterian Church has a long-standing partnership with this small reservation church and their pastors, Fred and Lorraine Thomas.
In addition to raising money, church volunteers signed up eight visitors at the rummage sale who are interested serving on a team to assist Afghan evacuees. The team will assist refugees in transitioning to life in the United States. Please contact Rheta Moazzami, pianist at WRPC at email@example.com or John Clough at firstname.lastname@example.org of White Rock Methodist Church for more information or if you would like to join the team WRPC is forming.
In addition to WRPC’s team, several other churches and social organizations in Los Alamos are forming Afghan resettlement teams through the direction of Lutheran Family Services. Lutheran Family Services will assist about 400 Afghan families to resettle in New Mexico. One hundred of those families will make their new home in Northern New Mexico. L.F.S. offers a variety of opportunities to help arriving Afghan families, including cultural mentoring, English tutoring and job placement training. All who serve on a family resettlement team must attend an on-line orientation class, which is being offered on November 4. You can find more information about assisting Afghan refugees at https://www.lfsrm.org/programs-and services/refugees/albuquerque/.
White Rock Presbyterian Church thanks its neighbors and community who generously donated to help Afghan refugee families be welcomed to New Mexico. Watch for upcoming ongoing opportunities to partner with WRPC in this effort.

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The San Antonio Spurs and power forward LaMarcus Aldridge have mutually agreed to part ways, with both sides agreeing the veteran would not return to the team, head coach Gregg Poppovich said after his team’s 115-104 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in the squad’s first post-All-Star break contest.
“We’ve mutually agreed to work out some opportunities for him that’ll be elsewhere, so he won’t be with the team moving forward,” Pop said. “He’s been a great teammate, there was no problem there, we just think this is a win-win for both LaMarcus and for the club. So when an opportunity arises, that’ll be up to management and his agent.”
San Antonio has been actively shopping Aldridge to several teams and have a few potential trades that they believe could come to fruition as early as next week, which would help them to avoid having to negotiate a buyout of the 15-year veteran’s contract, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The March 25th trade deadline is rapidly approaching, however, and teams may very well prefer to simply wait until after the Spurs are forced into buying Aldridge out to try and sign the big man at a much lower price, and with no benefit to San Antonio. Privately, there are a significant amount of teams that are looking to go this route, sources told ESPN.
This is a different situation from those that saw Blake Griffin and DeMarcus Cousins leave the tanking Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets, respectively. The Spurs are currently seventh in the West and very much in the thick of the playoff race with Pop at the helm and DeMar DeRozan playing at a high level surrounded by a solid group of veterans and young guns.
It seems more than likely that the Spurs will end up in the Western Conference’s end of season playoff, though they are still offering decent +240 NBA odds to win the Southwest Division, which the Mavs are currently leading by a sliver.
Aldridge was dealing with hip and quad injuries that forced him to miss eight of San Antonio’s last 11 games heading into the break. The squad went 6-2 without the 35-year-old in that time and he managed just two points in 15 minutes in his final game for the Spurs.
There’s no doubt in my mind that a guy like Aldridge still chasing his first ring will have his game completely reinvigorated if he moves to a contender, because it can’t get much worse than the season he’s had to date.
In his last three games for the Spurs he came off the bench for the first time since his rookie season in Portland, and his 13.7 points and 25.9 minutes per game are the lowest for the seven-time All-Star since that freshman year in the NBA way back in 2006.
After nine seasons in Portland, Aldridge came to the Spurs in 2015 and continued to be a calm and constant presence in the frontcourt, using his patented mid-range and post-up game to contribute 19.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game over those 5+ years with the franchise.
Point guard Patty Mills, who played his first two seasons with Aldridge and the Blazers before linking up with the big man again in San Antonio in 2015, had only nice things to say about his longtime teammate.
“He’s obviously well-respected by this group particularly and every team he’s played for. As a teammate, you just wish the best for him,” Mills said.


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Adult coloring books are dominating the bestseller lists. This isn’t surprising when you consider that there’s a long tradition of American women coloring inside the lines.
Stencils first caught on in the colonies as an inexpensive way to simulate carpet on bare floors and add color and pattern to plaster walls. Late eighteenth and early nineteenth century finishing schools, academies that taught middle and upper class young women the feminine “accomplishments,” included drawing and painting in their curricula.
Students learned to draft by copying from books of engravings. Stencil paintings became popular as a way to introduce younger students to color and composition but quickly grew into an art form of their own. The preferred surface for stencil painting was fine paper or velvet.
Instruction books — bestsellers in their day — abounded. In 1805 J.W. Alston published Hints to Young Practitioners in the Study of Landscape Painting… Intended to Show the Different Stages of the Neutral Tint… to which are Added, Instructions in the Art of Painting on Velvet.
Next came Matthew Finn’s 1830 Theoremetical System of Painting, or Modern Plan, fully explained in Six Lessons; and Illustrated with Eight Engravings, by which a child of tender years can be taught the sublime art in one week. To which are added, The Theory and Practice of the Old School, in the introduction of Landscape and Figure Painting; with many valuable receipts on the subject. This longwinded title gave us the shorthand we use today: theorem painting. The Historical Society of Early American Decoration offers reprints.
Stencils made their way into memorial art as well and resulted in extraordinary compositions:
There are even contemporary artists making theorem paintings today. If you want to try your hand at theorem painting, Jean Hanson sells kits, books, and supplies. And if you’re feeling adventurous enough to stencil your walls, Yankee Stencil has you covered.
Early Americans put back the equivalent of about eight drinks a day. They enjoyed rum, cider, madeira, port and brandy combined in some truly tasty recipes you can still make today, and they especially loved beer.
If you’re looking for a pint during your visit to Salem, you’re in luck. These spots offer an impressive selection of craft and micro brewed beers, ales, stouts, and even local cider.
Salem Beer Works 278 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970 (978) 745-2337
This outpost of Boston Beer Works brews its beer on the premises. Check out the brew kettles on your left as you walk in. They offer tasting “flights” of four beers each chosen by the brewer–or you can select your own. They come in adorable tiny glasses perfect for sampling. The pumpkin beer is a seasonal favorite and comes in a spiced-sugar-rimmed glass. There’s a Salem Pale Ale, a Witch City Red, Bunker Hill Blueberry (often with berries floating in your glass) and even a small selection of gluten free beers and ciders on tap.
Scratch Kitchen 245 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970 (978) 741-2442
Scratch’s selection of local Massachusetts beers can’t be beat, and this is your best choice if there are children in your party. The atmosphere is family friendly and the bacon dusted popcorn is always a hit. They smoke much of their meat in house, so fans of bacon and brisket should check these dishes out. Their hours vary seasonally, so definitely call ahead.
Gulu Gulu 247 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970 (978) 740-8882
Their menu reads like an encyclopedia of well-chosen New England beers and they’ve got a respectable list of imports as well. If the food reminds you of the “creative cooking” of your favorite local semi-vegetarian spot in college, that’s probably because Salem is a college town and Gulu Gulu is a student favorite for their late night hours.
Far From the Tree 108 Jackson St, Salem, MA 01970 (978) 224-2904
Local cider served in their brand new tasting room. Food is bring your own or order from local restaurants. The Rind cider–flavored with orange ride and coriander–is a stand out.
Steve’s Quality Liquors 36 Margin Street, Salem, MA 01970 (978)744-4220
For an amazing selection of beer to take back to your hotel check out Steve’s Quality Liquors, part of the local family owned super market that’s served downtown Salem for more than 80 years. They carry lots of hard to find specialties including 17th century themed selections from Mystic Brewery like Spectral Evidence and Day of Doom.

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KATHMANDU, Nepal– A survey carried out on the habitat of musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) locally known as ‘Kasturi Mriga’, in the mountainous areas of Gorkha district has revealed the natural diversity of the Himalayas area absolutely suited for this endangered animal.
The comprehensive survey carried out, of late, by a team of Manaslu Conservation Area (MCA) also disclosed the pleasant facts that the population of musk deer was found to have increased over the years.
According to the Office of Manaslu Conservation Area, the team applied electronic devices and visual skill to identify the actual data of Musk deer and their current activities in the various places of northern Gorkha.
The survey was carried out by analyzing Musk deer’s breathing spots, fur samples, foot prints and the direction of the footprints.
Musk deer, which is steadily vanishing across the nation, falls under one of six commonly found deer species in Nepal.
During the survey, the team documented a total of 44 musk deer, among them eight were male, 16 female and 4 were babies. The gender of 16 others is yet to be determined. Most of the deer were sighted at Chhaikampar, Prok, Samagaun and Lho VDCs of the district.
“It´s no surprise that musk deer are increasing rapidly in the Himalayan region of the district. The climatic conditions and rich bio-diversity of the area are perfectly suited for musk deer,” myrepublica quoted one of the team members, Hira KC as saying.
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As per the statistics of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, around 3,000 musk deer are found in Nepal.
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Another Shania Twain Video Tops 100 Million Views
Shania Twain just hit another milestone.
The Canadian country legend’s video for “You’re Still the One” has hit 100 million views on YouTube.
The video follows in the footsteps of “From This Moment On” and “Man! I Feel Like A Woman,” both of which have also topped 100 million views on the video site.
“You’re Still the One” was released in 1998 and added to YouTube in 2009.
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Weddings booked by Britons at a stunning Victorian country mansion have been cancelled after the Home Office announced it needed the hotel for migrants.
At least three weddings have reportedly been cancelled at the Grade II-listed Stoke Rochford Hall in Lincolnshire:
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The historic mansion, run by Countrywide Hotels, was already hosting migrants under what local media describes a “compulsory contract” with the government, and was forced to cancel the planned weddings after being told it was required to take on even more.
“The hotel has received notification from the Home Office that the current government contract is to be extended to take additional families with immediate effect,” said a spokeswoman for the hotel.
“It is with deep regret that three weddings that had planned to use the hotel over the coming months have to be cancelled,” she added.
Parents in Wigan, England, have been left fearful as male migrants hosted in a local hotel are accused of roaming the community harassing underage girls and filming Physical Education workouts through schoolyard fences https://t.co/SICYjNQDVG
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) September 25, 2021
The hotel said they “appreciate[d] how distressing and upsetting cancelling a wedding is, not only for the bride and groom but for all the guests that have been looking forward to celebrating the union and in many cases have made travel arrangements,” and that “[n]ot only are we offering our sincere apologies, but where possible looking at alternative arrangements and venues and then transferring the weddings plans to the [alternative] venue”– with a “full refund” which will supposedly cover “any additional expenses the couple may have incurred”.
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The Corps of Engineers released its 2023 Work Plan February 27, and one item was noticeable for its omission. The Corps provided no funds for further work on Chickamauga Lock and Dam, a top priority for waterways interests.
The Work Plan identifies the programs within the Civil Works program that will receive FY 2023 funding and how much each will receive. The Corps’ FY 2023 Work Plan funds 1,325 studies and projects in 50 states and three territories. With the total funding for this fiscal year, the Work Plan funds to completion 14 feasibility studies, six projects in the preconstruction engineering and design phase and five construction projects or elements of projects.
The Chickamauga Lock replacement project on the Tennessee River was proposed $39.3 million in funding in the Fiscal Year 2023 President’s Budget, which funded the project to completion, as well as House and Senate appropriations committee reports, but it received no funding in the final omnibus appropriations bill after the Corps told Congress it no longer had capability to execute funding for the project in FY23.
During an August 2022 meeting of the Corps with the Inland Waterways Users Board in Walla Walla, Wash., Stephanie Hall, deputy district engineer for the Nashville Engineer District, said that work on the Chickamauga contract was 42 percent complete.
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“However, the contractor is experiencing delays,” Hall continued, saying the contractor claimed they were due to COVID-19 issues. The contractor requested an additional $96.3 million and 590 days. “Scheduling of an alternative dispute resolution…will likely occur in the February 2023 time frame,” Hall said at the time.
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Of the $9.8 billion in appropriations provided for the Army Civil Works program in the act and the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2023, approximately $8.8 billion is appropriated in five accounts: Investigations, Construction, Operation and Maintenance, Mississippi River and Tributaries, and the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP).
Construction Projects funded for completion in the FY 2023 Work Plan include the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and the Freeport (Texas) Harbor Channel Improvement.
“The FY 2023 Work Plan for Army Civil Works continues the administration’s substantial investments in projects and actions that will strengthen supply chains and the economy by adding capacity at the nation’s waterways and ports, build resilience to the impacts of climate change by reducing flood risks of communities and restoring the aquatic environment and promote equity in underserved communities consistent with the president’s Justice 40 Initiative,” said Michael Connor, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works.
Among the studies funded to completion in the Work Plan are the Tennessee-Tombigbee and Black Warrior Rivers Deepening Study and the Lower Missouri River Basin study, embracing Kansas, Missouri and Iowa.


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OUInsider.com is on the scene as head coach Bob Stoops addresses the media in his season wrap-up press conference.
Forward TaShawn Thomas and OU dominated Texas 70-49 Monday evening in Austin.
The Sooners take on the Longhorns tonight at 8 in Austin in a crucial meeting between the two rivals.
Co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach Jay Norvell was let go Sunday, the first move after a disappointing season that culminated in an embarrassing bowl game loss.
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OTTAWA — The COVID-19 pandemic is similar to an election campaign in the way it is providing opportunities for malicious actors to spread misinformation, say Canada's partners in a new effort to ensure democratic integrity.
Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc announced Tuesday Canada is teaming up with tech giant Microsoft and the Alliance for Securing Democracy on countering election meddling as part of the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace.
The government says the surge of dubious information and cyberthreats emerging in the context of COVID-19 highlights the need to act.
The Paris Call flowed from the Internet Governance Forum held at UNESCO and the Paris Peace Forum in November 2018 and encourages international collaboration to address new cyberspace threats to citizens and institutions.
Canada will work with Microsoft and the U.S.-based alliance on one of the Paris Call's nine fundamental principles that aims to "strengthen our capacity to prevent malign interference by foreign actors aimed at undermining electoral processes through malicious cyberactivities."
During an online discussion after the announcement, Microsoft president Brad Smith said the company detected fewer state-sponsored online attacks at the beginning of the pandemic, followed by an increase in the last six weeks.
"We're seeing a resurgence, in part, playing on people's fears and uncertainties around COVID-19," he said. "We're seeing a rise in misinformation and disinformation around COVID-19 and its causes and its effects."
The pandemic has spawned an infodemic — the proliferation of fake information about the novel coronavirus, said alliance director Laura Rosenberger.
People have questions about COVID-19 and they're searching for information but sometimes governments and other responsible agencies don't have immediate answers, she said.
"It provides a great opportunity for those malicious actors to come in and just fill the information space with conspiracy theories, with false information, with things that are aimed at manipulating people," she said.
"That really polluted information environment actually makes it easier for malicious actors to come in and try to manipulate conversation aimed at other parts of society, other democratic institutions."
The problem of election interference is not going away and, if anything, more countries are acting with increasing sophistication, Smith said.
"Our understanding of the problem has gotten better," he said. "Our defences are stronger as a result."
But as defences get better, the digital attacks also become more elaborate.
"We're seeing more types of attacks, we're seeing a greater range of targets. And there are some days when it even feels like there are one or two more governments getting in on this," Smith said.
"So unfortunately the challenge in many ways is as great or greater than it was, even though I think we are in a better position to defend against this."
Rosenberger said she is not naive enough to think the project on electoral integrity can solve everything.
"But I do think that building these kinds of collaborative fora, where we can really sit down as equal partners at a table and be able to work through different kinds of approaches and solutions is a really important start."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 26, 2020.
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Minnesota Wild (11-8-2) vs Colorado Avalanche (12-9-1)
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Just another day in the life for the Wild. A big win after two embarrassing losses, a hot Martin Havlat, and a goalie who has played well against the current opponent. This all bodes well for the Wild, which likely means the Avs win this one 4-2. The worst part is? If the Wild lose, we have to listen (or read) Adrian Dater gloat about it for days.
Despite what the records show, the Avalanche are actually a better team than the Wild. They have struggled a bit in the early part of the season, and their starting goalie is hurt. They give up shots in bunches (669), and they take shots in bunches (679). They are fourth in the league in goals per game at 3.36, while the Wild sit at 23rd with 2.48.
Goals against you ask? The Wild give up the seventh fewest with 2.52 goals against per game, while the Avs give up 3.04 per game, good for the 25th worst in the NHL. How a team scores .04 of a goal escapes me, but still... The secret here is to find a way to limit the Avs chances, because they will score when given the chance to do so. At the same time, the Wild will need to take advantage of what is, right now, a seemingly soft defense.
So it all boils down to football John Madden think. Shot the puck more than they do, score more goals than they do, and it should be a good evening. Just sayin. Oh, and once this season, try to out shoot the other team. Just once?
- We keep the Wild SOG over under at 20. Can they out shoot the Avs?
- The new top line looked good last night. Are they intact, and how do they look tonight?
- Divisional match ups are important, and feisty. Can these teams play a civilized hockey game?
- How many times does Adrian Dater call the Wild boring tonight?
- Can Nick Schultz continue his goal scoring streak?

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Oracle has been making a lot of noise about Big Data lately, culminating in the unveiling of their Big Data Appliance. At the recent database session at Oracle’s OpenWorld conference, Andy Mendelsohn, Senior VP of Oracle’s server technologies, explained that the Appliance will have 216 CPU cores, up to 864 GB of RAM, and up to 432 TB of local storage – all connected with 40 Gbps Infiniband.
For the sake of simplicity, this “full cabinet”-size appliance translates into 42 1U servers with the following specs on average:
- 4..6 CPU cores
- 20GB RAM
- 10 TB HDD space
Hadoop works great with SATA drives and no RAID. Most real-world data gathering and processing applications will work fine with 10 GigE or even 1 GigE. Reliability (and uptime) of individual nodes is not a problem either – Hadoop is designed to run on servers that fail*.
So, how much would it cost us (iTrend) to assemble an “appliance” that would match (or outperform) Oracle’s monolithic system?
It will be interesting to see Oracle’s pricing.
“Real world” scenarios is key here. I am sure Oracle’s hardware will perform better against artificial test cases (and will fail less) in a lab. However, they are talking about the following real-life scenarios in their press release:
Weblogs, social media feeds, smart meters, sensors and other devices generate massive volumes of data (commonly defined as ‘Big Data’) that isn’t readily accessible in enterprise data warehouses and business intelligence applications today.
Some of the reasons why the Big Data Appliance makes no sense to me:
- Hadoop is designed to run on cheap commodity hardware that fails. Oracle’s expensive hardware is designed for uptime.
- Hadoop and related software stack are designed for nodes working with local data sets. Oracle’s appliance puts heavy emphasys on data transfer rates (between nodes).
- Sensors and specialized devices aside, no data sources (that are commonly used for Big Data processing) generate new content at a rate that would require Infiniband.
- Even if you are after Terabytes of new data daily, and are crawling the web or scraping microblogs – your data fetching rates are still limited by politeness policies. Again – no Infiniband is needed.
- Hadoop lets you scale out as you grow (or scale up and rebalance as needed – like adding RAM to machine handling search indexes etc), while with Oracle’s monolithic system you are stuck – you hit performance ceiling on one parameter (e.g. CPU), and the rest of your expensive resources will sit unutilized.
- The default “appliance” configuration will not work for everyone. For example, you may discover that you need more RAM in your Namenode, and less RAM but more CPU in your Datanodes. See above.
In conclusion, Oracle Big Data Appliance seems poorly thought out, impractical, inflexible, and bad for your ROI. But we need to remember that this solution targets the Enterprise market, which means this product may do well.
* Hadoop Namenodes, unlike Datanodes, need special provisions for failover/redundancy.
By Michael Alatortsev
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The Bessborough Hotel was designed by Archibald-Schofield in Montreal and built with fine Canadian materials: Saskatchewan clay brick, Manitoba Tyndall stone, and Ontario granite. The bronzes also come from Ontario.
The hotel was named after Sir Vere Ponsonby, the 9th Earl of Bessborough who was also the 14th Governnor-General of Canada.
Begun before the stock market crashed in 1929, the construction of the Bessborough Hotel was completed in 1932. However, the opening was delayed until 1935, when in the midst of the Great Depression, the first dance was attended by a thousand guests (Delta Hotels).
Some say this hotel is haunted by a quiet man in grey suit and fedora.
Built by the CNR and later sold to the CPR, the Bessborough marked the end of the era of building the great railway hotels of Canada. It is now owned by Delta Hotels.

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ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban is going acoustic. The trailblazing star revealed on Twitter that he’ll be releasing an unplugged rendition of his current hit single, ‘We Were” tomorrow.
He shared the news with the simple caption “#WeWere Acoustic • 8.2.19” alongside a candid photo of himself inside a colorful recording studio; the photographer captured his profile as he sits inside the booth with his guitar.
“We Were” was initially released in May and is co-written by Eric Church. As previously reported, Eric didn’t write the song for Keith, but it turns out that the line “we were leather jackets …read more


Audi India will launch the much-awaited Audi A3 sedan in the country in mid-July, 2014. The vehicle has been spotted several times during its test rounds and the media drives for the saloon are starting from 9th of July.
Audi A3 sedan will be the company’s cheapest offering in the Indian market. The dealerships have received an overwhelming response for the car from the prospective buyers and have asked the company to double the number of cars allocated to them. Going by this response, we believe it could be the Audi’s bestselling car in the near future.
Audi A3 sedan will come in both petrol and diesel engines- a 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol and 2.0-litre turbocharged diesel. Both the engines will be coupled to Audi’s S-Tronic dual clutch transmission which sends the power to the front wheels of the car.
The new Audi A3 sedan is expected to be priced in the range of Rs. 22-26 lakh, while the company will also launch the toned down version of this sedan, just like the Audi Q3 S, which is likely to be priced around Rs. 20 lakh. It will compete against the Mercedes-Benz CLA sedan which is likely to be launched by early next year.


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When talking about edible and garden most of us see this:
Here in Stockholm winter has it´s grip and the gardening season seems far away. Now is the time for pruning apple trees and other non-bleeders. Today the sun is shining and the snow is glistening. These days are lovely. I am sitting in my nook writing and came to think of all the amazing gardens I have seen on other blogs. Some of you never get snow or the winter season is still mild. Others already have witnessed the first signs of Spring. Maybe your bulbs and tubers are in their prime. At first I thought it was a little bit early to tell you about the edible flower garden. But after considering the varieties in climate and plant zones I changed my mind.
Once I made an edible flower composition for a public square in a suburb to Stockholm. I was given the task to decorate three large containers. I knew that during summer it used to be market stands selling fruit and vegetables on the square. So I came up with the idea to use edible plants in the containers to suit the theme. Unfortunately I did not get the chance to photograph them. So sadly I have no pictures to show you. Well the employer was very pleased so it have to have been a success. But I got the plants written down so I can try to give you a picture.
Before I continue I would like to tell you the story of being a gardener in Sweden and similar plant zones. First of all you have to order the annual Summer plants in the Winter often already in November. And the annual Spring plants is ordered during the prior summer. The nursery takes your order and start their work. So your plants is ready for delivery in the beginning of summer, often in June. Spring plants is commonly delivered in April. It takes a skilled planer and an established or at least good relation with the nursery.
This procedure makes gardening a bit more interesting and advanced. You are not able to choose the plants on the nursery and you cannot see your chosen plants live. So you depend on your experience and gut feeling. Viewing plants online or in a catalog seldom shows the correct colors. So you have to be careful and make your composition flexible. A second thing to take into account is that accidents happen. Even the best of nurseries may fail for many different reasons. This is why I always order some extra plants to be sure, about 10% of the total order is insurance plants. If you don´t need them while planting you can keep them as a reserve. Plants are living material and may die or deteriorate for some reason. Make sure you have a back up plan. Speak with your nursery and solve it together. Maybe you don´t have to have a particular variety or sort but rather a specific color, structure or habitus.
To cut to the chase… This is my pick of flowers for the composition I told you about earlier in this post. I named the theme Citrus and made two different compositions, Orange and Lemon.
- Tagetes tenuifolia ‘Orange Gem’ – Marigold
- Pelargonium ‘Orange Fizz’ – Scented Geranium
- Beta vulgaris ‘Orange Fantasia’ – Swiss chard
- Cynara cardunculus ‘Green Globe’ – Artichoke
- Tagetes tenuifolia ‘Lemon Gem’ – Marigold
- Pelargonium ‘Citronella’ – Scented Geranium
- Beta vulgaris ‘Bright Yellow’ – Swiss chard
- Helianthus annuus ‘Teddy bear’ – Sunflower
To keep the two compositions together I used Perilla frutescens (Red Shiso) as a pop-up plant in both containers.
I also found some recipes including edible flowers. I think it is a fun idea and actually tasty too. I once had Geranium cake and it was delicious. Have you ever tried to use flowers in your cooking?
- Geranium cake
- Candied Violets
- Rose petal ice cream
- Salad with flowers
- Ice cubes with Borago officinalis flowers
Do you want to read more about edible flowers?
Caution: Never eat anything you do not recognize or know for sure it is edible. There are a lot of poisonous flowers so be wise. For Geraniums it is only the scented once you can eat including, Pelargonium graveolens. And I advise you to only use organic grown flowers. You do not want any pesticides or other chemicals in your food.
Source pictures – photo attributes:
- Huerta Orgázmika Red Shiso
- Kjeannette Orange Gem
- Melody Lemon Gem
- Mary´s heirloom seeds Green Globe
- Bosque Village Yellow Swiss chard
- Kenny Point Orange Swiss chard
- Three Gardens in Quebec Borage flower in ice-cube
- Oyvind Holmstad Flower salad
- Jonathan Lovekin – Rose petal ice cream
- Kort om gott – Candied Violets

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A carload of juveniles in a stolen car took police on a high-speed chase early Friday from the City of Poughkeepsie before being stopped in the Town of Amenia, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office.
The event took place around 1:15 a.m. when sheriff's deputies responded to a call for help from the City of Poughkeepsie Police to stop the vehicle which wasn't complying, said Capt. John Watterson.
Once the vehicle was outside the city limits the Sheriff’s Office assumed the lead role and continued attempting to stop the vehicle. The vehicle then continued to travel without stopping until it got to Route 22 in Amenia, at which time stop sticks were deployed and the vehicle complied, Watterson said.
While the vehicle was trying to escape, information was coming in from Ulster County that it was possibly stolen, and one of the passengers may have been abducted, he added.
One stopped, an investigation revealed that all six of the occupants were juveniles, and there was no abduction, however, the vehicle was stolen from one of their relatives in Ulster County, Watterson reported.
The vehicle owner's declined to press charges for the theft, and so the five passengers were released to their parents. The operator, a 15-year-old male, was arrested and charged as a juvenile for his actions related to the failure to comply and he will appear in court at a later date.
The identities of all involved are being withheld due to their ages.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the New York State Police.
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The quartet of Greece’s creditors remained adamant in their positions after nine hours of negotiations with Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis that ended on Wednesday night.
According to a source close to the talks, on the security fund reforms proposals, creditors found a 1-billion-euro fiscal gap in the measures proposed by the Greek government. Also they were not convinced by the estimated figures on other proposed measures for security fund reforms.
The long duration of the talks led to the postponement of the meeting of the quartet with Labor Minister Giorgos Katrougalos that was scheduled on Wednesday. It is rescheduled for Thursday afternoon.
On Wednesday Katrougalos met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to discuss the proposed increase on contributions. Lenders have turned down the governments proposal for a 1.5 percent increase in contributions in order to avoid pension cuts.
Katrougalos will meet with creditors at 2:00 pm on Thursday amid the general strike. He will negotiate pension reforms and social welfare issues such as housing for the poor and minimum income.
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2024 BMW X6 Redesign, Specs, Release Date – Up to five people can hang in comfort in the 2024 BMW X6, which is anticipated to have sporty handling despite having an SUV form factor. The built-in xDrive system will aid in better traction control in certain driving situations. Customers choose between two powertrain options, with the rumbling V8 engine in the xDrive M50i variant being the most popular. With the factory-installed trailer hitch on the base trim, it can tow an impressive 7,200 pounds.
A good luxury midsize SUV is the BMW X6. The fact that it resembles a coupe with its sloping roof and dynamic external styling may be its most distinctive feature, but this BMW offers more than just good looks. It features robust engine options, ranging from a 335-horsepower six-cylinder to a gruff 617-horsepower V8 in the BMW X6 M, and comes standard with all-wheel drive (or xDrive). There are several cutting-edge features inside, as well as a luxurious cabin. Fuel economy is respectable, and handling is engaging.
2024 BMW X6 Redesign
The 2024 BMW X6 has a captivating and elegant appearance. Two powerful LED headlamps evocative of the other BMW sedans are incorporated into the front fascia. The iconic kidney grille is still very much present in the 2024 model. The front bumper has air vents on either side for increased cooling and looks nice. An elevated sedan with a coupe-style may be seen in the side profile. The mirrors have heating and electricity. The 20-inch alloy wheels go well with the entire design, and the outside matte aluminum trim has a classy appearance. Additionally captivating is the rear profile, which has aggressive chrome exhaust tips and ultra-sleek LED taillights. There are nine and eleven exterior non-metallic or metallic color choices available.
Whether finished in basic white or a more vibrant color, the BMW X6 M’s external appearance is like a solid point to the face. There are 11 colors available from BMW for the X6 M, most of which emphasize the vehicle’s imposing stature. Alpine White, the only non-metallic color available, looks fantastic on this crossover SUV. Consider metallic hues like Carbon Black or Black Sapphire for a stealthy appearance. The remaining colors are metallic and include unusual shades like Toronto Red, Manhattan Green, and Marina Bay Blue. The color to use in this situation is Marina Bay Blue. Tanzanite Blue II Metallic, Ametrim Metallic, or the brand-new Dravit Grey Metallic are all available for an additional $1,950.
Inside the X6 M’s cabin, BMW has done an excellent job blending premium elegance with a distinctly sporting vibe. The interior build quality feels perfect and has a solid contemporary design, as expected of a BMW at this level. Although it may not include the same flare as the GLE 63, it nevertheless provides a remarkable driving experience. The leather-covered dashboard has a simple, flowing form, and the extensive use of digital devices makes it even cleaner. Five passengers may comfortably fit inside, despite the vehicle’s sloping roofline. Regarding seating, the front perches provide enough support and look the part. The X6 M’s interior has high-end amenities, including surround-view cameras, four-zone automatic climate control, and front seats with 18-way power adjustment.
The interior of every BMW X6 M sold in the USA is where much of the magic happens, and it comes with an astounding number of standard amenities. Four-way lumbar support and a memory system are included in the 18-way power-adjustable, heated front seats. Four-zone automatic climate control maintains a comfortable interior temperature. There is a power tailgate, keyless entry with a push-button start, and an adjustable steering column. There is a panoramic moonroof with a fully automated two-piece glass panel to let the sun in on hot days and a heated sports steering wheel and front armrest. The X6 M has several driver assistance systems, including a head-up display, lane departure warning, frontal collision warning, dynamic cruise control, and city collision mitigation. It also has a parking assistant system, surround-view camera, and active parking distance control.
Three different engines are offered for this car, each exclusive to a specific grade. A turbocharged inline-six with 335 horsepower and 331 pound-feet of torque powers the xDrive40i. It enables the X6 to reach a zero-to-60 mph time of 5.3 seconds and is suitable for daily driving. The 4.4-liter V8 with 523 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque is an upgrade for the M50i. It facilitates a 4.1-second zero-to-60 mph performance, which is quicker. The twin-turbo V8 in the BMW X6 M is identical to that in the M50i but produces a staggering 600 horsepower. The X6 M accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds.
According to EPA estimates, the base X6 40i achieves 21 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway. The M50i gets 16 mpg in the city and 22 mpg on the road, while the BMW X6 M and X6 M Competition get 13/18 mpg. Given that it has all-wheel drive, that’s impressive considering the luxury midsize SUV class (called xDrive by BMW). The X6 handles nicely in general. It has a playful air on winding roads thanks to its strong brakes, well-weighted steering, and little body roll. Despite this, the steering occasionally seems numb, and the ride, while not harsh, feels stiff on uneven ground.
2024 BMW X6 Price and Release Date
The starting MSRP for the BMW X6 M is $109,400. Tax, registration, and a $995 destination/handling fee are not included in that price. New owners will undoubtedly turn to the options list to get any extra-special configurations. Depending on how much you want to pay, the cost can soon rise to over $130k. In contrast, the Audi RS Q8 has a slightly higher starting price of $115,400. The third quarter of 2023, especially August, is predicted to be the month when the 2024 BMW X6 choice goes on sale in the USA.


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The NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID), a multi-state Australian research program led by Professor Tania Sorrell, Director of the Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, has announced funding of more than $700,000 will be directed at coronavirus-related projects.
CREID has announced it is directing almost $300,000 in research funding to tackle the emergence of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. By joining forces with the Australian Partnership for Preparedness Research on Infectious Disease Emergencies (APPRISE), a total of more than $700,000 has been made available for research into the virus SARS-CoV-2, and the resultant disease COVID-19.
Projects led by the University of Sydney range from infection prevention to social media and misinformation.
1445 viruses have been discovered in the most populous animals – those without backbones such as insects and worms – in a Nature paper that shows human diseases like influenza are derived from those present in invertebrates.


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Join us for a special Cider and Chocolate Pairing in collaboration with local chocolatier Pure Chocolate by Jinji. From 1-3 PM during Tasting Room hours enjoy a pairing flight of Rhuberry, Cherrykriek, and Bonfire Cyser, each paired with a unique raw dark chocolate praline using local and seasonal ingredients. Chocolates are also dairy, gluten, and refined sugar free, much like Millstone's ciders, cysers, and meads!
Pairings are $15 per serving, and include a 3 oz pour each of Rhuberry, Cherrykriek, and Bonfire Cyser paired with three raw dark chocolate pralines. Purchase a pairing in advance here, redeemable at the Tasting Room on November 19th from 1:00-3:00 PM. Pairings also available for purchase on site in the Tasting Room.


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