Faulty valve causes sewage backup at Port
A water system failure at the Port of Walla Walla Airport District shot more than 300,000 gallons of potable water into the sewer system in a pre-Thanksgiving blowout that ended with a sewer system backup.
Walla Walla Regional Airport Manager Jennifer Skoglund said a bad solenoid valve was to blame for the drainage.
#For about 7½ hours, water that normally pumps into the Port’s tower and shuts off automatically instead spewed out and ran into the sewer system.
#She said rags later discovered in the sewer contributed to a backup that built so much pressure it lifted manhole covers and left one tenant with raw sewage on the floor of the business.
#The wreckage was discovered Wednesday morning and prompted a discussion Monday of adding an alarm to the system, like the Port already has on its utilities in Burbank and Wallula.
#Skoglund said cleanup help was immediately deployed. Tenant Ensemble Cellars faced the brunt of the damage, though its high concrete stemwalls left it with clean drywall, and its lifted wine barrels were untouched.
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Clyde Higgs to Begin Tenure on Board of Directors in January
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Board of the Directors of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has elected Clyde Higgs, President and CEO for Atlantic Beltline, Inc., to serve on the IEDC Board of Directors. The nomination took place during IEDC’s 2019 Annual Conference, which was held in Indianapolis, IN from October 13-16, 2019. Mr. Higgs’ term begins on January 1, 2020.
“We look forward to Mr. Higgs’ leadership as a member on the Board of Directors. Clyde has been active in economic development and a supporter of IEDC — particularly in his role hosting IEDC’s very successful 2018 Annual Conference in Atlanta — and we are so pleased to welcome him. His new role will ensure great accomplishments for IEDC in 2020 and beyond.” – Jeffrey Finkle, CEcD, President and CEO of IEDC.
“I’m honored to be elected to serve on IEDC’s Board of Directors,” said Mr. Higgs. “Economic development has long been a passion of mine and is integral to our work every day at the Atlanta BeltLine. Job creation, housing, and transit all contribute to greater affordability and economic prosperity. I look forward to bringing my experiences in Atlanta to the IEDC board.”
Clyde Higgs is the President and CEO of Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. where he leads the executive team in overseeing the design and construction of transit, trails, and parks; affordable housing; economic development; real estate; external affairs; procurement; etc. He establishes and expands strong working relationships with private and public partners across the region, state, and nation.
Prior to joining ABI in 2015, Mr. Higgs served as the Executive Vice President of a collaborative, multi-billion-dollar revitalization and economic development effort led by the state of North Carolina and real estate developer Castle & Cooke.
Mr. Higgs brings 20 years’ experience in economic development, real estate, intellectual property, technology, strategic planning, design, real estate development, grant and donor funding, and government relations, and urban innovation.
Mr. Higgs graduated from the University of South Alabama. He holds a graduate degree in Public Administration from East Carolina University. He has served on numerous boards and professional organizations, including the Board for Trees Atlanta and, formerly, the Board for Big Brothers Big Sister (Charlotte, NC). Mr. Higgs’ personal passions are young male mentorship and education.
About the International Economic Development Council
The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is a non-profit membership organization serving economic developers. With more than 5,000 members, IEDC is the largest organization of its kind. Economic developers promote economic well-being and quality of life for their communities, by creating, retaining and expanding jobs that facilitate growth, enhance wealth and provide a stable tax base. From public to private, rural to urban, and local to international, IEDC’s members are engaged in the full range of economic development experience. Given the breadth of economic development work, our members are employed in a wide variety of settings including local, state, provincial and federal governments, public-private partnerships, chambers of commerce, universities and a variety of other institutions. IEDC’s members create high-quality jobs, develop vibrant communities and improve the quality of life in their regions. www.iedcONLINE.org.


After wrapping up the 2011 season on Sunday with a 45-17 win over the Carolina Panthers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, the New Orleans Saints (13-3) will host the upstart Detroit Lions in the NFC Wild Card Playoffs tonight.
Today's game will mark the first time that the Saints and Lions have met in the playoffs as the contest will also mark the end of an 11-season postseason drought for Detroit. The Saints lead the all-time series, 11-9-1, having won the last three meetings, including a 31-17 victory at the Superdome in primetime on December 4.
The Lions punched the ticket to their first postseason since the 1999 campaign with a 10-6 campaign, a mark that was last met in 1995. The roar to the Lions has been restored by wholesale changes on the coaching staff and roster since they finished 0-16 in 2008, led by the hiring of head coach Jim Schwartz and supplemented by the additions of talented players through the draft such as QB Matthew Stafford, TE Brandon Pettigrew and DT Ndamukong Suh, to supplement talented players that were already on the roster led by DE Cliff Avril and WR Calvin Johnson. In only his third NFL season, Stafford completed 421-of-663 passes for 5,038 yards, 41 touchdown passes, 16 interceptions and a 97.2 passer rating. Johnson has evolved into one of the NFL's most explosive wideouts with 96 catches for 1,681 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2011. In the team's regular season-closing 45-41 loss to Green Bay, Stafford, the first pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, completed 36-of-59 passes for 520 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions to become only the fourth player in NFL history to throw for 5,000 yards in a season, while Johnson was the recipient of 11 of these throws, putting up 244 yards in receiving with one of the scoring grabs
As we saw the previous time we faced them as well as throughout the season, their offense is a lot like ours in that they have the ability to make explosive plays in the passing game," said LB Jonathan Vilma. "Even though they lost their last game to Green Bay, they are playing extremely well."
The Saints enter the postseason after a record-setting 2011 season, where numerous team and individual franchise and NFL marks went by the wayside. With a 13-3 record, they tied the franchise record for regular season victories originally set in 2009. They were only one of three NFL teams to finish 8-0 at home, a feat which they accomplished for the first time. Winning their final eight regular season games, the Black and Gold finished tied with New England for the longest current win streak in the NFL.
New Orleans ended the regular season by shattering the NFL record for yards against in a season by 399 yards with 7,475. While well known for their explosive pass offense led by QB Drew Brees, outstanding balance in the run game contributed to the successes. Brees ended the regular season completing 468-of-657 passes (71.2%) for 5,476 yards with 46 touchdowns, 14 interceptions and a 110.6 passer rating. In addition to shattering the NFL single-season record for passing yards in week 16, a record that had stood for 27 years, Brees also set league marks for completions and completion percentage, while his scoring throw total also led the league and was the fourth-most in league record books.
While Brees was voted to his fifth Pro Bowl as a Saints, four of his teammates on the offensive unit also received the honor, showing there is no lack for firepower. Three of these selections were on the offensive line in T Jermon Bushrod, G Jahri Evans and G Carl Nicks. New Orleans experienced their most transition on the line since 2006 when Sean Payton became head coach, integrating two new full-time starters in C Brian de la Puente and T Zach Strief and surrendered only 24 sacks.
Several members of the skill unit also enjoyed standout campaigns. A powerful run game increased in the league rankings from 28th to sixth, led by the quartet of Mark Ingram, Chris Ivory, Darren Sproles and Pierre Thomas as well as the blocking of FB Jed Collins. Sproles set an NFL single-season record with 2,696 all-purpose yards in his first season as a Saint. He led New Orleans in rushing with 87 carries for 603 yards with two touchdowns and also finished with 86 catches for 710 yards with seven scores. Thomas carried 110 times for 562 yards with five touchdowns, also adding 50 grabs for 425 yards with one score, while the group's youngsters, Ingram and Ivory, alternated in providing a physical inside running presence.
The passing game was headlined by the exploits of WR Marques Colston and TE Jimmy Graham, only the second duo in franchise history to have 1,000 yards receiving in the same campaign. Colston reached the mark for the fifth time in six seasons as he had 80 grabs for 1,143 yards with eight touchdowns. Playing in only his third season of football since high school, Graham finished with a franchise-record 99 receptions for 1,327 yards, while tying the club mark with 11 touchdowns. The yardage total was the second-highest in NFL record books for a tight end, as Graham was selected as a starter to the Pro Bowl.
A defensive unit fought injuries in the linebacker corps to surrender 20 points or less in each of their last five games, peaking at just the right time.
On the defensive line, DE Will Smith led the front attack with 6.5 tackles and two forced fumbles. Two newcomers to the interior rotation, Aubrayo Franklin and Shaun Rogers, along with Sedrick Ellis have contributed to a run-stopping effort that has not allowed a 100-yard rusher since October 30.
Vilma, a defensive co-captain with Smith, despite missing five games with a knee injury, finished with 67 tackles, four passes defenses, one forced fumble and a team-leading three fumble recoveries. Jo-Lonn Dunbar in his first full season as a starter, opened 14 games on both the inside and outside and finished with 90 tackles, one sack, seven pass defenses and two forced fumbles. Scott Shanle continued to be a steady presence on the outside with 78 stops, one takedown, one interception, five pass defenses and one forced fumble.
On the back end of the defense, the cornerback trio of Jabari Greer, Tracy Porter and Patrick Robinson enjoyed effective seasons. Greer finished with a team-best 23 pass defenses, Porter continued with a tough, physical presence, while Robinson led the Saints with four picks. The safety position is manned by the physical duo of Roman Harper and Malcolm Jenkins. Harper led the Black and Gold with 115 tackles and 7.5 sacks, the second-highest number all-time of takedowns by an NFL defensive back, while Jenkins finished with 97 stops.
A New Orleans win tonight would advance the Saints to the NFC Divisional Playoff where they would face the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park next Saturday.


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This particular print is a small scale fabric known as flower confetti in the nutmeg / warm brown colorway.
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Grant Thornton’s Swonk Sees High U.S. Inflation Lasting to 2023
(Bloomberg) -- Grant Thornton’s Diane Swonk said she doesn’t expect inflation in the U.S. to slow down significantly until 2023, showing the risks the Federal Reserve faces if it moves too slowly in removing the pandemic-era stimulus from the economy.
“We’re not likely to see inflation really cool down to a level where everyone feels it’s insignificant until we get into 2023,” Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton, said in a Thursday interview on Bloomberg TV. “The risk is that they’re going to have to hedge against it not getting entrenched, which could mean an even sooner and more aggressive move by the Fed. But that also has a lot of risk with it as well.”
An increasing number of Wall Street voices -- including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. President John Waldron and JPMorgan Chase & Co. chief Jamie Dimon -- have also pointed to the heightened measures of inflation as of late. The concerns echo commentary by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard who believes “too much inflation” is the current issue at hand.
The tapering of the Fed’s bond buyer program would be the first stage of monetary policy tightening, with the interest rate swaps market not pricing in a first rate hike until November 2022.
“This is not an easy call within the Fed either but knowing where the Fed stands and how they hedge risk, it’s going to be very hard if we’re still seeing inflation above a three percent rate well into 2022 to not do something that’s a little more aggressive,” said Swonk
“We’re talking about this resolving itself in 2023-2024. I don’t think the Fed can wait that long,” she added. “If I was the Fed I’d be worried.”
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Two New Etrian Odyssey Games Announced For 3DS
"Dungeon RPG is forever," indeed.
11.26.14 - 4:59 AM
During a NicoNico livestream, Atlus announced a pair of new Etrian Odyssey games for the 3DS, shortly after releasing teaser sites with the hints of 'X' and 'D'. These games are a cross-over titled Etrian Odyssey and the Mystery Dungeon (D), along with the next major entry in the series: Etrian Odyssey V (X).
Etrian Odyssey V will be the next installment in the main series of games. Little is known about the title at this time, although the trailer hints at a 'potential for disaster.'
Etrian Odyssey and the Mystery Dungeon, as the name implies, is a top-down dungeon RPG in the same vein as other Mystery Dungeon titles. The game is a collaboration between Spike Chunsoft and Atlus and will be released in Japan on March 5th of next year.


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Introducing..... Mia! Mia is a tiny little girl who look a lot like a baby deer. She is very petite and she is all legs! She is only 8lbs, full grown. She is about 10 months old. She is very active and she is a runner! Special care must be taken to keep her safe as she tends to dart and run fast. We are not recommending an apartment for this reason. She loves to play and while she lives with other dogs, they do not love her - probably because they are seniors and she is just a youngster! She loves treats, squeaky toys, and love! She is good on a leash and is potty trained. If she needs to go out, she will bark at the back door. She is pretty quiet otherwise. She loves to sleep with her people and is very affectionate! Looking for a super short-haired tiny companion? Mia is your girl! Send us an email if interested or stop by Petco!
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2017 Jeep Compass Replacement
2017 Jeep Compass has been spotted for its driving test performance in USA. It is mentioned by many unofficial sites that this car will be the best option to replace the current Patriot. As the latest edition, many rumors mentioned about the possibility that the company might start the production in 2017 which means that the introduction on showrooms could be in 2016.
As one of most awaited compact crossover, this latest edition is quite promising to borrow the design and performance concept from Jeep Renegade but Jeep does not confirm about this possibility yet. The automaker is only coming with a big commitment that they would like to increase the sales record in 2018 by selling around 1.8 million unit or even more than that. With this goal, they should support 2017 Jeep Compass with great replacement for its popularity.
Rumored Exterior Design
Some reviews stated that the design for its outer part will not be too far from the current Jeep Renegade. It means that the car will be designed with boxy shape to offer very aggressive look. We glad to know that Jeep will support both 2017 Jeep Compass and Renegade to have its own icon so that both the cars will not be too similar on its design. Patriot is built with longer dimension while Compass has independent suspension which is borrowed from Renegade.
2017 Jeep Compass Engine Options
Our main prior to know more about this car is the powertrain. It is reported that there will be several engine options to offer. This way would make buyers easier to get what they need. Likely, the engine will be a bit similar to Jeep Renegade. 2017 Jeep Compass could use the four-cylinder engine. The base version is built with four-cylinder and 2.0 liter turbocharged. It has front-wheel drive setup and all-wheel drive is optional. About the transmission, it is supported with six-speed manual and nine-speed automatic.
2017 Jeep Compass Release Date
2017 Jeep Compass is released sometime in 2017. It is important to release this car at that time to reach the goal for the sales record.
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Filtration of veterinary medicines is a readily understood process ranging from clarification of cough syrups and linctuses through to cold sterilisation of heat labile injectable products. Other applications include sterile filtration of air and feedstocks to fermentation processes, filtration of solvents for tabletting processes, tabletting powder handling and recovery systems, sterile filtration of services including water, air and process gases, sterile filtration of ophthalmic solutions and sterile filtration of serum and growth media.
The industry is well regulated and it is important that any filters used in critical applications are fully supported with validation guides. All Porvair Filtration Group membrane filters, supplied to pharmaceutical customers, meet the following internationally recognised standards:
·A minimum retention of >107 cfu/cm2 Brevundimonas diminuta per HIMA methodology ·Manufactured from non-toxic materials of construction, including o-rings and seals ·Non-fibre releasing ·Integrity testable by end-user ·Traceable identification number ·Manufactured in a cleanroom environment with a recognised quality system.
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·Bacterial challenge tests ·Materials of construction (FDA CFR numbers) ·USP toxicity tests ·MEM elution tests ·Limulus test ·Physicochemical test ·Sterilisation by in-line steam ·Sterilisation by hot water.


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CEEJAYBEATS (@_ceejaybeats), who not quite long released two free beats to new acts, has decided to release a track of his own featuring FREEMAN (@gollygoon), FASH (@henryfash), ALIEN (@alien147), those are their Instagram handles by the way. Enough said, you need to download it for yourself.

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Posted 2 years ago
By Scott Carlson
The ReTree Nebraska group is planning a series of events across the state starting Sunday to encourage tree planting.
And cities all across the state have pledged to plant roughly 1,000 new trees this fall during events across Nebraska.
The state’s first lady Sally Ganem says trees are an important asset for the state’s communities because of the shade and economic benefits they provide.


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Gift of the Magi movie was released Aug 10, 2004 by the Monterey Home Video studio. Standard Screen; Soundtrack English
Gift of the Magi review Product Description
A young married couple spending their first Christmas together find they are too poor to buy each other gifts in this educational production of O. Gift of the Magi video Henry's classic fable of love and self-sacrifice.
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Particles and Their Properties
The key properties of an atom (like oxygen) are described by the Atomic Number (which is 8 for Oxygen) and the total number of nucleons (which is 16 for Oxygen). The atomic number gives the number of protons in the atom. The number of nucleons gives the total number of protons plus neutrons in the atom. The number of nucleons is always very close to the atomic weight of the atom (which is 15.9994 for Oxygen).
Here a simple way to remember this:
Now you can figure out how many electrons, protons and neutrons Oxygen has: Atomic number (which is always the smaller of the two numbers) is 8. Hence 8 protons. Because the atom is neutral, there are also 8 electrons. Number of nucleons (which is the larger of the two numbers because it counts all nucleons, not just protons): 16. This is the total number of protons and neutrons. Subtract the number of protons (8) and you get the number of neutrons, which is also 8.
Another example: Iron, which is 26 Fe 56. It has 26 protons, 26 electrons, and 56-26=30 neutrons.
To find the atomic and group numbers of many other elements, you can look at the following Web site: http://www.webelements.com/
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Seward Proposes Baseball As New York’s Official Sport
State Senator James Seward announced Wednesday that he has introduced legislation to designate baseball as New York’s official state sport. Senator Seward’s legislation was crafted after receiving an appeal from Anne Reis’ fourth grade class at Cooperstown Elementary School.
New York State has previously designated an official gemstone (garnet), fossil (sea scorpion), shell (bay scallop), bush (lilac), salt water fish (striped bass), and reptile (snapping turtle), to name a few. Senator Seward’s bill has been referred to the Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee.

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BOARDWALK CLOSURE AT PLAYALINDA
Boardwalk #3 at Playalinda is closed for repair/replacement. This closure will be remain in effect for up to 8 weeks.
ChemTreat Conducting Maintenance of Exotic Plants
Southeastern ChemTreat will be conducting maintenance of exotic plants on Shipyard & other islands within Canvaveral Nat'l Seashore for approximately 1 month. More »
Commercial Harvesting Permit Renewals
Commercial Harvesting Permits will no longer be issued to new applicants. Only those who had a valid commercial harvesting permit in 2014 are eligible to renew for the 2015 permit year, which runs from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015
Reflect on the Real Florida
Since ancient times, this barrier island has provided sanctuary to both people and wildlife. Many threatened animals find refuge here, including sea turtles who nest on its shores. Like Indians and early settlers, you too can find tranquility. Swim in the ocean. Fish in the lagoon. Stroll down a wooded trail. Or reflect on the longest expanse of pristine shore in Florida - the way it used to be.
Did You Know?
Biologists estimate there is a population of about 400 Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins that spend all of their time in the Indian River Lagoon

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Here's what happens to your body if you eat 2 eggs a day
There are many health benefits that come with eating two eggs a day.
An egg is considered a staple breakfast food. While most people take it for granted, there are actually a lot of good things that can be brought about by eating eggs daily.
Shared revealed that several new studies discovered that eating eggs can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Apart from that, there are a few other health benefits of eating eggs.
Having two eggs a day can help improve your brain to function well.
Phospholipids are needed by the body to ensure normal communication of brain cells. These phospholipids consist of choline.
Choline, which plays a vital role in making the material in the brain, can be found in eggs.
Another benefit of eating eggs is that it helps preserve your eyesight because they are rich in lutein.
Eggs are also good sources of Vitamin D, which aids to absorb calcium. Calcium is essential for strengthening the bones and teeth.
A single egg contains a lot of vitamins and nutrients that help keep the body strong and healthy.
In one egg, 13 essential nutrients, 9 essential amino acids, 6 grams of protein, Lutein and Zeamanthin, Choline, naturally occurring Vitamin D can be found.
Other benefits of eating eggs include getting a good source of Vitamin B, which is essential in protecting the skin, hair, and liver.
Eggs also help decrease the risk of having cancer because of choline. A study conducted by BioMed revealed that women who included eggs in their diet when they were teenagers had lowered the risks of having breast cancer by 18%.
Eating eggs also help lose weight, decreases the pace of aging, and helps couples to conceive a baby.
It is definitely recommended to consume two eggs per day since the benefits it brings to have a healthy body are tons.

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Oh hey, this is fun – if your idea of fun is to browse the sort of London property listings that presage the arrival of the end times. From Wednesday’s Evening Standard:
Estate agents selling this one bedroom ‘detatched house’ in south east London today confirmed the building has full planning permission and is on its own plot of land.
The small property, on the market for £280,000, is situated on Brenchley Gardens, in Forest Hill.
Except, whether you call it a small property or a detached house, look at the picture and you can’t help but notice that it’s actually, well, look.
Forest Hill, for those who aren’t intimately versed in London’s social geography, is a mid-range south London suburb that no one was particularly interested in as recently as five years ago. Then the London Overground arrived, the property market went nuts, and now what is clearly a shed is on the market for a price that would require a first-time-buyer to have an income of approximately £56,000, plus £28,000 in the bank.
Which is, of course, complete and utter lunacy.
Bear in mind, though, how easily a story like this can be misrepresented. That £280,000 is not the price that the shed has sold for, or any other measure of objective value; it’s just what its owners are asking for. The crazy pricetag may less about real world house prices than it does about optimistic vendors and self-promoting estate agents.
All this has happened before, and all this will happen again. In April 2012, the Evening Standard reported with some excitement that a 224 square foot converted garage in Highgate (posh hilly bit in north London) was on the market for £260,000. Sixteen months later, the papers reported, with no less breathlessness, that a 224 square foot converted garage in Highgate was on the market for £250,000.
What hardly anyone pointed out was that this was exactly the same garage and it was back at a lower price because no one had bought the bloody thing. It was last spotted on the market as a “commercial property” valued at the relatively bargain rate of £195,000; the Land Registry shows that a garage on Dukes Head Yard changed hands in late 2013 for £170,000, though it’s hard to be certain it’s the same one.
Whatever the fate of the quarter of a million pound garage, however, we cannot find a shred of evidence that anyone actually paid a quarter of a million pounds for it.
Look into the fate of other stupidly expensive properties, in fact, and you’ll find the same trend. Lots of hysterical coverage of high prices, but much less evidence that anyone actually paid them.
In May 2012 a pair of garages in Knightsbridge went on sale at £525,000. Check with the Land Registry, and you’ll find that those garages haven’t changed hands since 2009, when Goldfrost Resources Lt paid £410,000 for them. This hasn’t stopped various newspapers misreporting that £525,000 as if it was the sale price. It wasn’t.
None of this should be taken as a sign that the London property market isn’t completely potty, of course. House prices are high in part because land prices are high, so buyers sometimes will pay crazy money for crappy properties with a view to building something better on the site. Speculation is a factor, too: some will pay a lot now, in the expectation that someone else will pay even more later. For whatever reason, those Knightsbridge garages genuinely did change hands for £410,000.
All the same, whenever you spot a report claiming that a small potting shed in zone 5 is now valued at half a million quid, it’s worth asking yourself – who is it that valued it as such? Because until it’s a buyer, that figure is meaningless.
Jonn Elledge is the editor of CityMetric. He is on Twitter as @jonnelledge and also has a Facebook page now for some reason.
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Josie Harris and her son, Koraun Mayweather, have gone public about the night undefeated boxing kingpin Floyd Mayweather Jr. assaulted her back in 2010, an incident that was brought to the attention of law enforcement after Koraun -- then nine -- snuck out of the house to get help.
From their conversation with USA Today (via Bad Left Hook):
To this day, Harris is unable to hold back tears when she recalls Koraun's actions that night.
"I just thanked him because I didn't know how long it was going to continue to go on," she said. "And I just feel like if he wouldn't have gone to get the help that I may not even be able to be sitting here."
Koraun says recalling the attack on his mother still makes him angry, yet the most difficult part to cope with has been Mayweather's refusal to admit to his actions.
"He is a coward," Koraun said, and he hugged his mom.
The incident -- one of seven, according to Harris -- cost Mayweather 90 days in the slammer.
Unfortunately, his troubles don't end there. "Money" was slapped with a lawsuit by ex-fiancée Shantel Jackson back in February in Los Angeles, California. The allegations include multiple assaults, including one at gunpoint, as well as emotional distress, among others. Mayweather's response? "Only God can judge me."
God -- and the Los Angeles County Court.

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Avocados are a fruit that is mainly grown in the warmer regions of the world such as South and Central America. And if you’re in the United States, you’ll also find them in certain areas there as well. They are most commonly used for making guacamole, but are also great when used in meat dishes, smoothies, salads, sandwiches and wraps, as well as in raw puddings, raw fruit pies and other delicious desserts.
Avocados are available year round in the fresh produce section in most grocery stores. They can be purchased fully mature and ready to be eaten, or still in the green state to be ripened at home.
Following are some tips for buying the right avocados at the right time:
For Immediate Use
Ripeness. If the avocados are going to be used immediately, then a darker colored avocado is suitable as it is ripe and ready to be eaten. When gently squeezing the ends of the avocado, it should be nice and soft.
Avocados that are too dark and/or have indents in them should be avoided as they are too ripe and may have already begun to rot.
For Later Use
Buy Them Green. The best way to purchase avocados is to purchase them while they are still green and hard. This basically ensures that they will not be bruised from customers picking them up to check for their ripeness.
To Ripen Them. After purchasing them, the avocados may take 3 to 5 days to ripen. To speed up the ripening process, the avocados can be placed in a brown paper bag to help trap the ethylene gas, which helps with the ripening process. Other fruits such as bananas or apples will also help to create ethylene gas, and thus when placed in with the avocados, they can ripen in as little as one to two days.
Buy them in Quantities. Avocados often come in quantities of 5 or so in mesh bags. These are usually cheaper than the loose ones, and thus are perfect for those on a budget. It is a good deal, even if the avocados are ripe as they will stay fresh in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Tip: Never cut up more avocados than what is needed because they tend to brown easy due to the air exposure. If only using half of an avocado, the other half can be coated with lemon juice and wrapped up in plastic wrap in order to prevent oxidation. And it’s always a good idea to use lemon along with your avocado recipe in case you have left-overs. Believe it or not, the lemon does an amazing job at keeping the avocado fresh.

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Study hard and make money fast, was what parents told their offspring in the past when they would sent them off to study. Successful tech giant like Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent have created new role models for graduates, tells Shanghai-based VC William Bao Bean in the Technology Review. Aspiration: becoming a VC.
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Other Chinese tech giants that have gone public in the past decade—Baidu (2005), Alibaba (2014), and Tencent (2015)—had founders who, like Shen, went on to manage VC firms. Often called the “first generation” of China’s Internet titans, they include Alibaba’s Jack Ma, who founded Yunfeng Capital; Xiaomi’s founder Lei Jun, who launched Shunwei Capital Partners; and Pony Ma, who has overseen Tencent’s transformation into an investing powerhouse in its own right.
Their impact extends beyond their direct VC investments, inspiring the swelling ranks of both entrepreneurs and investors in China by legitimizing the startup dream. “Before, there was a huge pressure for young people to graduate college and immediately go work for a stable established company and begin to send money back home,” says William Bao Bean, a Shanghai-based partner at venture capital firm SOSV and managing director of Chinaccelerator. “Today the kids who want to launch startups can tell their parents they have role models.” In a survey of graduates from Peking University, one of China’s top colleges, only 4 percent identified as entrepreneurs or self-employed in 2005; by 2013, the proportion had grown to 12 percent.
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday said that the confession by the sacked Executive Director of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, has confirmed corruption in President Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency.
The sacked TETFUND Executive Director had said that he was fired for allegedly refusing to give N200 million, as kick-back, to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu.
PDP, in a statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said that the revelation did not come to many Nigerians as a surprise, adding that the confession has further vindicated the its position that the Buhari Presidency is inherently corrupt and thrives on concealments, deception, beguilement, propaganda and lies.
It said that it had always alerted Nigerians that President Buhari presides over a sanctuary of treasury looters who, as ministers, Presidential advisers, heads of special Presidential committees, APC leaders and members of President Buhari’s Campaign Council fritter our national resources with reckless abandon under Mr. President’s official cover.
“We invite Nigerians to note that the Buhari Presidency has not given any reasons for Bichi’s removal. It has not also offered any form of explanation to the huge allegation bordering on corruption against a cabinet minister; a development, which betrays a collusion at very high level.
“This is especially given the series of corruption entanglement around the presidency, including the allegations that officials of the Buhari Presidency took N500 million as bribe to reduce the fine imposed on a telecommunication company from N1.03 trillion to N330 billion.
“Nigerians have not forgotten the case of the former aide of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, Mr. Baba Inna, who was arrested in September last year for allegedly receiving N2.5 billion from politicians, businessmen and women on behalf of the First Lady.
“This is in addition to the case of Mrs. Amina Mohammed, who while being paraded by the Department of State Services (DSS), last year stated in public that persons close to President Buhari were involved in serial looting under the official cover of the Buhari Presidency.
“Moreover, we hope this is not one of the conduits through which funds siphoned to finance the alleged involvement of some individuals said to be close to the Buhari Presidency in the N1.032 trillion alleged corrupt acquisitions in 9Mobile and Keystone Bank PLC.
“The PPCO therefore calls on President Buhari to end his sanctimonious posturing as Nigerians are already aware that he leads a parade of corrupt and inept leadership that has taken the fortunes of our nation to the abyss.”


President Ma Ying-jeou met on the morning of June 11 with president of the University of Maryland Wallace D. Loh (陸道逵). The president, on behalf of the government and people of the ROC, expressed a cordial welcome to President Loh on his visit to Taiwan. He also expressed his hopes that Taiwan and the university can work together via the Taiwan Academy structure to promote Taiwan and Chinese studies, as well as the use of orthodox Chinese characters.
In remarks, the president noted that President Loh was born in Shanghai but moved to Peru when he was young. He subsequently pursued advanced studies in the United States and gradually worked his way up in the world of academia, becoming the first ethnic Chinese president of the University of Maryland in its over 150 years of existence. President Ma saluted President Loh for his achievements and courage. Noting that President Loh has specially led a delegation to Taiwan to sign memoranda of understanding on academic cooperation with National Tsing Hua University and Taipei Medical University, the president said he welcomes the signing of these agreements, as they will pave the way for academic exchanges between the institutions.
The president commented that since 2005, the Ministry of Education has signed educational memoranda of understanding with US state departments of education and institutions, which has forged a path for academic cooperation on many fronts with the United States. For instance, these agreements have provided for English language instructors to teach here, and for Chinese language teachers from Taiwan to go to the United States. In addition, Taiwan and US universities have signed a total of 1,688 academic exchange agreements, he said. The president pointed out that the University of Maryland has entered into sister university arrangements with seven counterparts in Taiwan, including National Tsing Hua University, thereby establishing relationships of breadth and depth.
President Ma remarked that 20 years ago he spent time doing research at the University of Maryland School of Law and published some academic papers, so he has always felt a sense of gratitude toward the university. He added that on January 24 of this year, the University of Maryland and the ROC representative office in the United States signed a letter of intent whereby the university would be a contact point in the Taiwan Academy initiative, and called for a joint effort between the University of Maryland and Taiwan to promote Chinese and Taiwan studies, as well as the use of orthodox Chinese characters.
President Ma emphasized that Taiwan is home to many distinguished alumni from the University of Maryland, including former President Shen Chun-shan (沈君山) of National Tsing Hua University, former Deputy Secretary-General to the President Kao Lang (高朗), and Joanna J. L. Chang (裘兆琳), Research Fellow at the Institute of European and American Studies at the Academia Sinica. All of these individuals have made enormous contributions in their respective fields, he said. In addition, Prof. Hungdah Chiu (丘宏達), who passed away last year, was Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Maryland School of Law, and was presented with the Order of the Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon in recognition of his outstanding academic contributions, the president said.
The delegation led by President Loh included Michele A. Eastman, Assistant President and Chief of Staff, University of Maryland professor of physics and former President of National Central University Chuan-Shen Liu (劉全生), University of Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Dean Cheng-I Wei (魏正毅), University of Maryland Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Director Mei-Ling Ting Lee (丁美齡), University of Maryland Associate Provost for Academic Affairs & and Dean of the Graduate School Charles Caramello, and Maryland International Incubator Director Kai Duh (杜凱元). The group was accompanied to the Presidential Office by Deputy Minister of Education Lin Tsong-ming (林聰明) to meet President Ma. Also attending the meeting were National Security Council Advisor Philip Y. M. Yang (楊永明), Tony W. T. Lin (林文通), Director-General of the Bureau of International Cultural and Educational Relations under the Ministry of Education, and Lin Wei-shan (林蔚山), chairman of the University of Maryland Taiwan Alumni Association.


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Nebraska Farm Bureau’s got your back!
It has been a complicated 2022 growing season for farmers and ranchers. We started out with drought conditions across the state, wildfires, low cattle prices, and soaring input costs. Now hail damage from recent storms are causing some to decide whether to replant.
But know this, as you deal with these uncertainties, Nebraska Farm Bureau has got your back. In January, the Nebraska Farm Bureau Board of Directors approved a series of advocacy goals for the year, providing guidance for where the organization should invest time and resources in support of members. I will tell you without Farm Bureau’s voice in the legislative process, without the collective efforts of our county leaders, members and staff, our achievements would look much different.
In the area of broadband, Nebraska Farm Bureau helped secure dollars and resources to support expanding broadband in underserved areas in Nebraska. Livestock expansion also continues to be a priority. Nebraska Farm Bureau helped pass legislation to aid farmers in livestock expansion and livestock mortality management. Whether building a new barn or installing state-of-the-art technology, farmers and ranchers investing in their livestock operation may qualify for a refundable income tax credit of up to $500,000.
As president, the one thing I have heard repeatedly is that we need to expand childcare in rural areas. Nebraska Farm Bureau helped to focus distribution of the American Rescue Plan and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act dollars to help grow rural areas of the state.
Nebraska Farm Bureau continues to strongly oppose the Biden administration’s efforts to eliminate Stepped-Up Basis, the capital gains tax provision which sets the starting basis (value) of land, buildings, and other capital assets at what it is worth when it is inherited rather than on the potentially much larger increase in value since it was purchased. After significant pushback from agriculture and the business community, the provision was ultimately pulled from the Build Back Better (BBB) proposal now stalled in Congress.
I am proud to say that if it weren’t for Farm Bureau securing passage of a major piece of legislation to reduce property taxes across that state, Nebraska farmers and ranchers wouldn’t see an average property tax reduction of $6,947 in 2022. We also supported inheritance tax reductions and income tax relief. On average, Farm Bureau estimates that agriculture will save $2.6 million in income taxes the first year and up to $19 million in the final year of implementation.
It is also important that agriculture has a seat at the table when we talk environment and climate initiatives to ensure they work for farm and ranch families. While we understand that the climate conversation is an important one, we want to protect private property rights and ensure farmers and ranchers have the freedom to operate.
Nebraska Farm Bureau continues to push for growth in domestic and international markets, for Nebraska agricultural products. Farm Bureau works to expand trade and create awareness about the importance of trade to Nebraska agriculture in support of those efforts.
When the EPA announced the ban on Enlist and Enlist Duo in 32 Nebraska’s counties due to the American Burying Beetle, Farm Bureau worked to stop far-reaching regulations that could needlessly require additional permits and requirements and to keep important crop protection tools in the hands of farmers and ranchers. We are also working to bring commonsense back to the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) issue.
Finally, after a very tight and hardfought race where close to $20 million was spent in the primary election, the NEFB-PAC endorsed Jim Pillen and that endorsement helped him win the Republican nomination for governor. Of the 22 NEFB-PAC-endorsed candidates, all but one advanced to the general election. Our NEFB-PAC made a difference in electing agriculture friendly candidates.
We’ve done a lot, with a lot more to do. One thing you can always count on is that while you are doing the work of farming and ranching, Nebraska Farm Bureau’s got your back!


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Roulette Table Strategies – The Importance of Deciding on the best One
A Roulette table is the best spot to sharpen your gambling skills and win at roulette. The wheel can be quite unpredictable. There are no set rules in the overall game, and the odds can change every second hour. The more you play, the more capable you will become and the better you will get at guessing the chances.
It is impossible to state which card a new player will receive next. To be able to determine the odds, there should be some kind of system in place that tracks past, present and future outcomes. Many players earn money by placing inside bets and outside bets.
An example of a roulette table includes four people sitting around a wooden table with a wheel onto it. The individual at the wheel doesn’t know the cards and the colors, but has a basic idea of the chances. Once the people place bets, their decisions are unpredictable. They will most likely win once or twice but could hit the winning card 100 times in a row. This is because each person’s guess as to the color and number of cards in the deck is off by just a couple of cards.
Each participant chooses a number, called the starting hand, and starts rolling the roulette wheel. The sequence of colors that are rolled off of the wheel is named the sequence. Roulette players may use the numbers they must predict how many cards will undoubtedly be picked up on the sequence and therefore place bets. For instance, in case a person is betting on a straight flush, they have to place bets on every card that will come off the straight flush, and not simply the first few numbers.
카지노 룰렛 Another factor to consider when placing bets on a roulette table may be the layout of the wheel. The layout is simply a means for the wheel to spin quicker and earn faster profits. Roulette wheel effects are the reason most players see different effects and results while playing. In most cases, it is the numbers on the wheel that regulate how winning or losing a bet will undoubtedly be.
It is possible to eliminate the wheel from the overall game. Players can bet contrary to the amount of chips which are on the wheel. Most players will bet small chips, about five or six dollars, about the same bet. This allows them to possess more chips at the end of the game, if they win. The smaller chips may be used for a pot size of any size, with the ultimate outcome being dependent on the total bet and the betting strategy.
If someone wins the initial half of the game and bets a complete bet, then they would finish with a total bet of forty chips. Should they were to bet another complete bet after they miss the first half, they would lose yet another chip. The losing chips could be replaced with a winning chip at the end of the game. The quantity would be dependent on the final bet amount.
There are three various kinds of bets on a Roulette table. The first type of bet is named the inside bet. That’s where the player is betting against the level of chips on the Roulette table, but not against the house. The next type of bet is called the outside bet. This is where the player is betting contrary to the house, but not against the amount of chips on the table.
The 3rd type of bet is called the house edge. On most Roulette tables, there’s an expected value. This can be a total amount that the house keeps winning from gambling. The player that wins could keep this amount no matter what the other players do. It doesn’t matter if the ball player bets high or low. If the expected value of what the home keeps winning is greater than what the player bets, then your player loses the game and pays out regardless of the house edges provide them with.
Most betting systems base their strategies off of the Martingale system. This is usually a kind of statistical probability. This comes from the normal distribution of the probability of something happening. All Roulette players have been told to take the standard distribution of the odds and utilize it as their guide when choosing their next bet. Martingale may be the oldest and most popular of most Martingale methods.
A five-chip bet includes a much greater likelihood of paying out the maximum amount possible than a zero spiel. A zero spiel includes a very low payout and really should be used for very large pots. The five chip bet is most beneficial useful for medium-size or small pots. In addition, it has the added good thing about being the most reliable because there is no way for the house to cheat.

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(By Harry Boxer) The stock market indices had a positive session, although they started out with a gap up, ran up to resistance, came down hard, and held support. They then rallied in a 5-wave advance into key overhead resistance at the 2555-6 area on the Nasdaq 100, and the 1322-24 zone on the S&P 500. They tried to get through three times in the afternoon, but couldn't do so, rolled over in the last 10 minutes, and backed off the gains for the day. Still, they ended positive on the session.
Net on the day, the Dow was up 32.01 at 12,534.67, the S&P 500 up 6.28 at 1320 even, and the Nasdaq 100 up 16.30 at 2549.84.
Advance-declines were a little less than 2 to 1 positive on New York, and Nasdaq had about 1375 up and 1084 down, with a plurality of about 290 issues. Up/down volume was almost 2 to 1 positive on New York, total volume 678 million. Nasdaq traded 1.55 billion, and had a 3 to 2 positive volume ratio.
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TheTechTrader.com board, as a result, was mixed, but mostly higher. Leading the way were several low-priced stocks. Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SUPN) was up 6.52 to 12.23, or 114%, on 3.4 million shares on a drug approval, and at one point it traded over 15. GTX Inc. (GTXI) gained 58 cents to 3.63, or 19%, on 380,000 shares. LeeEnterprises Inc. (LEE) advanced 25 cents to 1.79, or 16%, on 1.3 million shares, and continues to be strong after Warren Buffet invested in this stock. Junior oil Endeavour International Corporation (END) moved up 65 cents to 7.54, or 9%, on 1.4 million shares.
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Junior biotech stocks continue to be strong. pSivida Corp. (PSDV) gained 37 cents to 2.25, or 20%, on a light 135,000 shares traded. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (LXRX) advanced 31 cents to 2.26, or nearly 16%, on 6.7 million shares on diabetes drug results. Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (OSIR) popped 1.09 to 13.83, or 8 1/2%, on 320,000 shares, and had a nice pop to nearly 9%.
LiveDeal, Inc. (LIVE) was up 1.34 to 9.34, or 17%, on 262,000 shares. Sonic Automotive Inc. (SAH) jumped 1.37 to 13.53, or 11%, on 3.1 million shares. Apollo Group Inc. (APOL), which we traded today, ran 3.34 to 35.81, or 10%, on 10 million shares on strong earnings. M/I Homes, Inc. (MHO) advanced 1.29 to 15.22, or 9 1/2%, on 343,000 shares in a very strong builders group.
Other gainers of note included Central Garden & Pet Co. (CENT), up 75 cents to 9.82. News Corp. (NWS), on possible news off a split off of the company, ran up 1.68 to 21.96. Titan Machinery, Inc. (TITN) jumped 1.97 to 28.91. Synacor, Inc. (SYNC) advanced 74 cents to 12.29, Jive Software. Inc. (JIVE) also advanced 1.18 to 20.93. NetEase, Inc (NTES) was up 3.20 to 39.70. Sears Holdings Corporation (SHLD) made its way up 2.94 to 55.28.
The ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas (BOIL) gained another 3.12 to 45.60.
Many of the large-cap stocks did well today. Apple Inc. (AAPL) snapped back 1.26 to 572.03, closing 5 points off its low. Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) jumped 5.54 to 225.61, just a point off its high. Google Inc. (GOOG) took back 3.98 to 564.68.
In addition, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ONXX) advanced 1.93 to 67.12, Sourcefire, Inc. (FIRE) gained 1.73 to 52.63, and Facebook, Inc. (FB) was up another 1.04 to 33.10. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) gained 1.19 to 59.62.
Stepping back and reviewing the hourly chart patterns, the indices were up early to resistance, rolled over to test support, and then moved in a 5-wave advance from late morning to late afternoon before backing off to key resistance late in the day.
Nevertheless, there were gains on the day, and after yesterday's late hard hit, we'll take it. However, I will say, the down trend has now had 4 waves off the top, and we may very well see one more before they end this.
Let's see how it goes tomorrow.


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Director: Wes Craven
Writer(s): Kevin Williamson
Studio/Distributor: Dimension Films
Box Office: $172.4m
Release Date: 12 December, 1997
IMDb Rating: 6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
UK Blu Ray release? Yes
Neve Campbell – Sidney Prescott
Elise Neal – Hallie
Timothy Olyphant – Mickey
Jamie Kennedy – Randy Meeks
Jerry O’Connell – Derek
Courtney Cox – Gale Weathers
David Arquette – Dewey Riley
Jada Pinkett Smith – Maureen
Omar Epps – Phil
Laurie Metcalf – Debbie Salt
Plot According to IMDb
Two years after the first series of murders, a new psychopath dons the Ghostface costume and a new string of killings begins.
Holding a mirror to society and to the horror genre itself, Scream revitalised the slasher film and introduced a new masked anti-hero to an aging and emerging generation of horror fans. Subverting the rules of the slasher with characters that were all too familiar with them, Scream won the hearts and money of critics and audiences, guaranteeing itself a successful franchise.
A sequel was inevitable, and expectations were high. Everyone knows a horror sequel needs to be bigger – the body count higher, the gore stepped up a notch, the antagonist getting more screen time. And in the world of Scream, the characters know this too.
Part of the first film’s genius is how it comments on horror films and their effect on society. In the era of the video nasty, horror films were blamed for all manner of unspeakable acts, and Scream highlighted the absurd nature of these accusations by stating the obvious: movies don’t make psychos; they just make psychos more creative.
And so, what would happen one year on as the surviving characters cope with the aftermath of a brutal spree killing in a quiet suburban American town? Well, they’d have a film made about it of course! Stab, the movie within the movie and the first sign of Williamson’s trademark postmodernist pen, opens to a screaming audience adorned in Ghostface masks. It’s not only Omar Epps’ commentary on horror films that sets the tone; it’s the way that the opening scene of Scream is recreated in Stab.
Scream rocked audiences in its opening five minutes by giving us a recognisable household name and immediately killing her, subverting all the usual horror norms. The scene is slick and stylish, Barrymore’s character distinctly normal. This opening scene is reimagined in Stab to be the typical slasher piece you’d imagine it to be – Barrymore’s character (played by Heather Graham in a nod to the original’s casting choice) is sexualised, made vulnerable by her nudity. The audience lap it up as only you’d expect them to, and in a room full of desensitised viewers, the first real kill of Scream 2 happens in front of their eyes, the masked killer escaping in a sea of Ghostface’s like some twisted version of Where’s Wally.
Sydney Prescott, our affable hero, appears to be enjoying college life and is finally overcoming the horrors of the last year. The Stab movie lingers around her like a bad smell, and with the murder of Maureen Evans broadcast as a copycat killing, it soon brings Gail Weathers and Sydney together for another explosive confrontation. As the body count increases and Sydney confronts an all too familiar face, they quickly realise they’re in sequel territory.
Luckily, we’ve got Randy. If we weren’t already comfortable with his sound knowledge of horror films that guided most to safety in the first film, here we see Randy cracking wise about sequels in his film class before he even realises he’s in one. It’s an engaging and funny conversation about sequels, stating how they are normally inferior and don’t live up to the expectations of the original, “systematically destroying the horror genre”. And whilst it’s true that a fair few of the slasher genre’s most revered films have gone on to spawn some serious duds, fortunately for us Ghostface is saved this transition into a gimmick by way of smart storytelling.
Williamson and Craven invest time in the characters; we give a shit what happens to them, and though there are a few that are balcony fodder (an out of turn damsel-in-distress performance by Sarah Michelle Gellar, her role being a subversion of the audience’s prior expectations of her carried over from Buffy), a lot of them are returning favourites from the first film that have already shown a willingness to survive.
Sure, the kills are a bit more extravagant and the film spreads itself out across the city, even going so far as to inject a bit of alternative dance that descends into a nightmare for Sydney, but she remains at the films heart. The new age Final Girl is not one to be defeated by the violence against her; she’s not helpless or reliant on others; instead she is defiant of the threat and determined to survive.
The tension of the sequel is certainty in that not everyone will survive, so we’re always anticipating a turn of events that sees a favourite character meet an unfavourable end. But the film is able to go one step further. We know the original killers are dead. Gone. So who is doing this? Is it a copycat? An attention seeker? A psycho inspired by the original killings?
It’s this element, coupled with the question of who will survive, that keeps the momentum going until those final moments. Just like Syd, we don’t quite know who to trust, but the reveal is an acceptable pay-off for a worthy slasher sequel that has once again flipped the genre and left us wanting more.
Inertia’s Ideal Score (★ out of 5)
- Robert Rodriguez directed scenes of ‘Stab’, the movie within the movie
- In Scream, when Sidney is asked who would play her in a movie, answers ‘With my luck, they’d cast Tori Spelling’. In ‘Stab’, Tori Spelling plays Sydney
- A reference to Freddy Krueger’s iconic jumper can be seen in Hallie and Sidney’s dorm room at the beginning of the film
- The tagline of ‘Stab’ is: “This is gonna hurt”
RANDY: There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to create a successful sequel. Number one: the body count is always bigger. Number two: the death scenes are always much more elaborate – more blood, more gore – carnage candy* And number three: never, ever, under any circumstances, assume the killer is dead.
GHOSTFACE: Do you want to die tonight, CiCi?
Tomorrow: Night #5 – [•REC]²


Trappist Westvleteren now also delivered to Belgian homes
Monks launch e-commerce pilot project
Since a year and a half, fans of Trappist Westvleteren can place an order via the website trappistwestvleteren.be. Until now, every order had to be picked up by the customer at the Abbey’s gate. This system continues to exist, but in addition, the monks of Saint Sixtus Abbey yesterday evening launched a pilot project whereby the beer can also be delivered to the home. Sales with collection at the gate remain the leading distribution channel. Only a limited quantity will be delivered to homes each month.
“About half of our Belgian clientele lives in the provinces of West and East Flanders. The other customers from Belgium often have to come from much further to pick up their order. That is why a working group at the Abbey has been thinking for some time about a wider customer reach,” says Brother Godfried, prior of St. Sixtus Abbey.
The sale of Trappist Westvleteren is the only source of income of the brothers of Saint Sixtus Abbey. In the spring of 2020, the monks were also confronted with the consequences of the economic lockdown. Brother Godfried: “For two months we couldn’t sell any Trappist beer at the abbey gate because only very essential travel was permitted. All kinds of alternatives were considered in order to bring Trappist Westvleteren to the consumer in case of another general lockdown. This resulted in a modified e-commerce pilot project, whereby we will have some of our beer stock delivered to the home via a parcel service. For the time being, we are only offering this new service to addresses in Belgium.”
Environmentally friendly packaging
The technical adjustments to the webshop were not that complicated. The project was a lot more difficult on the production side since both the bottling and the refermentation process are fully designed to the wooden crate. However, the monks were mainly concerned about shipping the beer without breakage and the sustainability aspect. Would it be wise to ship bottles in the iconic Trappist Westvleteren crate? The monks feared that a large number of the poplar wooden crates would never return to the Abbey.
“That is why, in cooperation with VPK, we designed a crate and a box made of 100% recycled cardboard, which passed the necessary drop tests. Together they weigh considerably less than a wooden crate,” says Brother Godfried.
“Thanks to the cooperation with a parcel service, less kilometres will have to be covered to get our beer to the consumers. Customers who live relatively far from the Abbey will be more inclined to choose the home delivery service. We expect that the new system will also contribute to an even wider and fairer distribution of our beers.”
Due to the labour-intensive nature of the recyclable cardboard crate, only a limited quantity of beers will be delivered to homes. The bulk of the production will continue to be sold by the monks in wooden crates at the gate.
As with all other sales of Trappist Westvleteren, no prior publicity was given to the start of the pilot project. In this way, the monks wanted to avoid the rush to the website becoming too great and the online shop crashing. Each sales session is announced a few days in advance on the brewery’s website.
About Trappist Westvleteren
According to the Rule of Saint Benedict, Trappists must earn their own living by manual labour. Brewing and selling beer is the only source of income for the monks of Saint Sixtus Abbey.
The Trappist beers of Westvleteren are in great demand. In June 2019, the monks replaced the 14-year-old ‘beer phone’ by a modern online reservation system. To give as many people as possible the chance to buy a crate, the monks have had a ‘smart’ waiting room built into the webshop. The system prioritises consumers who have placed an order some time ago or who have never placed an order, over customers who have ordered a crate more recently.
Every month, there are, on average, two sales moments with pick-up options. From now on, sales sessions with delivery options in Belgium will also be scheduled. Meanwhile, almost 110,000 private individuals have already registered. Usually, between 3000 and 5000 registered visitors log in during a sales session. The smart waiting room can handle these numbers relatively easily. However, there are proportionally many more prospective buyers for each online session than there are crates available. Those who would like to buy Trappist Westvleteren may therefore have to be patient.
Message to the editor: pictures are available via https://pr.trappistwestvleteren.be/media/album/11127.


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