THe’s yours, take Kubo. At the end of the Basque derby, as the rest of the Reale Arena emptied into the streets of Donosti at the start of a long Saturday evening, the Real Sociedad striker made his way from the Aitor Zabaleta end, where his name was still being chanted, to the sidelines, where a group of Japanese fans with an ikurrina were waiting for him. “First honor, then fame,” he said when he arrived and was invited to stand in front of a television camera and share his thoughts as the star of the show. “Well, the more front pages I get the better, right?” He shrugged. “But maybe the cover will be Robin. Or ‘Oyar’.”
They were definitely candidates. The man in the carbon mask, Robin Le Normand, had scored the opening goal in the 3-0 win against Athletic Club before leaving because he couldn’t breathe. After a superb pass from Martín Zubimendi, Mikel Oyarzabal rounded the goalkeeper to curl in the third and stood with his arms outstretched in front of the second largest crowd this stadium had ever seen, the largest since the last derby. And then there was Jon Azanza, who you’ve never heard of but probably seen. The Image of this unique rivalry: an engineer and an Athletic fan in red and white smiling amidst a surging blue sea of fans.
The cover of Diario Vasco went before the eyes of the faithful to Oyarzabal – “Unstoppable”, said the headline – another man doing what Azanza did, minus the smile, got the Basque daily Deia, and then there was the front page that made the case for a bunch of gamblers with a single word: “Ecstasy.” But Kubo also looked out of the morning papers when see is the right word, and how could he not? What he had done was, after all, a gift: a neat, clever finish in which he dropped his shoulder and snapped his eyes to disarm Unai Simón and score the second goal, followed by The.
As he approached the sideline, it seemed for a moment that he had injured himself as he pulled himself up and put his hand on his hamstring, but then he stuck his butt out like Ned Flanders in a tight ski suitAnd twerked. So there he was in the Guipuzkoan edition of El Mundo Deportivo – “a Champions League twerk” – and in front of Marca, although his bottom was squeezed into a small box, next to a taller Jew Bellingham, who led Real Madrid to victory over the had league leaders Girona this afternoon. “Our mood tonight” explained Real Sociedad.
If the inspiration could have come from Kansas City Current Lo’eau LaBonta, Kubo said it was “nothing special” and that all the blame was on Aritz Elustondo, who was wondering if he had “the guts for it” even though this was the second time he celebrated because Elustondo challenged him, which is ample proof of that. If there’s one thing Kubo doesn’t lack, it’s self-confidence. Put him in front of a microphone and you’ll hear it every time: funny and uninhibited, genuine and startlingly honest, this is the man who, when asked about an assist after a game, shot back: “Will they give that to me?” Week? They took the last one from me.” And the man who reacted to his fourth man of the match award in a row by admitting: “I think it’s the first time I’ve earned it.” If you look at him on the You can see it almost every time.
That’s what you do these days anyway. “Take Kubo is a great player; terrible hair but a great player,” Javier Aguirre, the Mallorca coach, once said, and back then he wasn’t half the player he is now. Now he might even be the best in La Liga after Bellingham and is almost certainly the most fun to watch.
Kubo would always be good, or so they said, which might not always have been good for him. He was seen at a football school in Barcelona, Japan, at the age of eight and moved to La Masia when he was ten, but was among the children forced to leave school after Barcelona was found guilty of violating the rules for of having violated the transport of persons under 18 years of age come to the academy from abroad. After playing for FC Tokyo, where he became the youngest player to ever score a goal in the J.League at just 15 years old, he returned to Spain three years later – but this time to Real Madrid. Although he is only 18 years old and is now legally allowed to move, he did not play a competitive game for the first team. Instead, he played for Mallorca, Villarreal, Getafe and Mallorca again over three seasons.
The year in Mallorca ended in relegation. At Villarreal he played just 299 minutes in 13 league games, briefly sparking debate in Madrid about his lack of opportunities under Unai Emery. But it was hard to argue too much, but that didn’t stop them because that’s never the case. Getafe, who he moved to mid-season, was probably never the right place for him. And this summer he was back in Mallorca. When he was signed from Real Sociedad for €6 million in the summer of 2023, Madrid were ready to sell the club – they have the right to match any future offer and receive 50% of any profits from a sale, but that is not the case the case included a unilateral buyback clause – and some wondered whether he might never do so The finally good. If that didn’t work, then what?
That seems like a stupid question to ask a player who was only 21 years old, but he was one of the ones who asked it. “This was my last move for me, my last chance to make the jump that everyone expected of me,” he admitted. It probably helped to understand it that way; His new home definitely made it, and not just because it’s probably the most beautiful city ever. “He is a player who needs continuity and freedom,” Aguirre said.
He was a player that Real Sociedad needed, the club you want. There is calm in Donosti, he says, and good people in the dressing room. He plays soccer on the beach with his teammates and his little brother Eiji, 16, plays in the youth team. Above all, he plays in his own way, which is not only about freedom and technique, but also about relentlessness and organization. If there were any doubts about him, sporting director Roberto Olabe’s belief that he would be a perfect fit has been confirmed.
“This is a club that suits my style: a lot of talented players, a lot of talent, people who play the ball. That is very attractive for a player of my profile,” said Kubo after the same game last season. “It’s a team that pushes to get possession back, plays high up and wants to have a lot of the ball, and I really stand out in that style.” I would like to thank you la Real Because the truth is, I wasn’t performing at the high level that people expect from me. My life is football: I have rarely left Japan, I never go out, I dedicate my life to football and this is one of the happiest moments of my career.”
He scored that night and put in a brilliant performance; He was a revelation all season long, crucial to the team that qualified for the Champions League ten years later. He provided four assists when he thought there were more, and scored nine goals – more than in his three European seasons combined. “It’s what I wanted, but I didn’t expect it The Good; at la Real it seems that every day is one Fiesta” he told Cadena Ser this summer.
It was inevitable that there would be talk of a return to Real Madrid, but he didn’t give in to it. “I am txuri-urdin, blue and white,” Kubo insisted. “I want to shine.”
Oh, he did that. It’s not just the celebration. Maybe it wasn’t even him la RealBarcelona’s best player on Saturday night – Brais Méndez, Le Normand, Mikel Merino and Martín Zubimendi – were all impressed – this wasn’t even his best performance of the season and 3-0 makes it sound more like a destruction than it was. But that says something about how high he set the bar – his first 60 minutes at the Bernabéu were truly astonishing – and how high they all were. This was Kubo’s fifth goal in six games – only Bellingham has more – and their third win in a week, temporarily lifting them back to a Champions League place. Where, by the way, they dominated Inter for 80 minutes.
It was special, they all said, but there is nothing like the derby, as Azanza’s footage showed once again and Athletic coach Ernesto Valverde stressed before the game that it was the best in the world. Imanol Alguacil couldn’t agree more. As Kubo made his way through the tunnel, the coach was waiting for him, as were all his players, beating and hugging them so hard It was a small miracle that he didn’t have any other injuries on his hands. “I might have to take two pills tonight instead of one to sleep,” he said. “We have to get up and prepare for Tuesday, but our fans will enjoy this evening, my children included. Maybe I’ll meet them when they come home in the morning and I make my way to the training ground. You can at least bring me back breakfast.”
And perhaps the morning papers too, with Takefusa Kubo taking the front page.


A battery capable of fully charging in five minutes has been produced in a factory for the first time. Designed by the Israeli materials innovation company StoreDot and manufactured by Eve Energy in China on standard production lines, the battery is being acclaimed as a milestone on the way towards electric vehicles becoming as fast to charge as filling up their petrol or diesel alternatives.
Existing charging infrastructure means, however, that their range is limited to 100 miles, so their full potential will not be realised until a new generation of higher-powered chargers come to market.
StoreDot has already demonstrated its “extreme fast-charging” battery in phones, drones and scooters and the 1,000 batteries it has now produced are to showcase its technology to carmakers and other companies. Daimler, BP, Samsung and TDK are all investors.


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Whoopi Goldberg was inspired by the iconic 70s science fiction series "Star Trek" to become an actress.
Academy Award-winner Whoopi Goldberg is a life-long fan of Gene Roddenberry's iconic science fiction series, "Star Trek."
Whoopi saw the series for the first time as a young girl, and one of its characters had such an impact on her, that it inspired her to become an actress.
Whoopi recalls telling Roddenberry that Uhura had been the first black character in science fiction, a fact the creator of "Star Trek" researched and later confirmed
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Back in 1966, a new science fiction series debuted on TV: "Star Trek." The voyages of the starship Enterprise and its crew became a popularity phenomenon, culminating in an ongoing franchise which has now culminated, 56 years later, in the series "Picard."
Among the many men and women who grew up watching the original series is Caryn Elaine Johnson. Now 64, Caryn's life was transformed when she saw actress Nichelle Nichols portray Lieutenant Nyota Uhura.
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"Momma! There's a black lady on television and she ain't no maid!"
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Nichols inspired Whoopi to become an actress, and years later, with an Emmy, a Grammy, a Tony and two Oscars under her belt, she approached "Star Trek" creator, Gene Roddenberry who was working on "Star Trek: The New Generation" and told him:
"I really want to be on this show."
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Roddenbery acceded to her request, and Whoopi joined the crew of the Enterprise under the captaincy of Jean Luc Picard as Guinan, a centuries-old alien who os the ship's bartender, dispensing wisdom along with the drinks.
Whoopi recalls telling Roddenberry that Uhura had been the first black character in science fiction, a fact the creator of "Star Trek" researched and later confirmed. At the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Uhura was a sign that a brighter future was somewhere out there.
Nichols would reveal that in 1967 when she announced she was leaving "Star Trek", one fan approached her at an NAACP fundraiser and changed her mind. Martin Luther King Jr told Nichols that he allowed his daughters to stay up to watch "Star Trek" because of Uhura. He told her:
“You’re reflecting what we’re fighting for. You’re marching.”
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On November 22, 1968, Uhura once again made history, as she kissed Captain Kirk in the episode titled "Plato's Stepchildren." It was to be the first passionate interracial kiss ever broadcast on television.
For Whoopi and so many other young black people, Uhura was the future, not just in the far-away stars, but braving new frontiers right here on Earth. Recently, the actress received a very special guest on the talk show she co-hosts, "The View."
The guest was Captain Picard, alias British actor Patrick Steward, who is back on the bridge in a critically acclaimed new series in the "Star Trek" franchise, "Picard." During the interview, Patrick stunned Whoopi with an invitation. He said:
"Alex Kurtzman, who is the senior executive producer of 'Star Trek: Picard', and all of his colleagues — of which I am one — want to invite you into the second season."
"It was wonderful having you, and we cannot wait to have you with us again, one more time."
"Star Trek: Picard" follows the storyline of the 10th movie, "Star Trek: Nemesis," in which the Romulan star system is destroyed and the android Commander Delta.
20 years later, plagued by recurring dreams, the retired Jean Luc Picard takes on the mission to protect Delta's "daughter," gathering a remnant of his old crew to help him. Whoopi, as the ever-wise Guinan will be joining his crew. Live Long and prosper!

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Meet some of the pols now hoping to add to the movement's string of surprise electoral victories.
The Republican isn’t kicking off his general election campaign with anti-Washington talking points. Instead he’s telling voters which federal programs he’ll protect: Social Security and Medicare.
TUCSON, Ariz. — In his primary campaign's final days, Arizona Republican state Sen. Jonathan Paton wants GOP voters to think Democrats are afraid of him — and that they'd love to face his primary opponent instead.
Favored to win Tuesday's primary, he heaps praise on an 8th District candidate.
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Neymar was reportedly willing to drop his lawsuit against Barcelona if his former club guaranteed they would re-sign him.
The Brazilian is battling Barca in the courts over a €26 million loyalty bonus he believes he should have been paid by the Catalan giants.
Barcelona have reportedly paid €14m of the €40m owed but don’t much fancy handing over any more to the Brazil international.
Cadena SER are now reporting that Neymar was happy to let the matter drop provided Barcelona guaranteed to bring him back to the Camp Nou.
The 27-year-old wanted Barcelona to put something in writing promising they would re-sign him, but that was something the club simply could not do.
Both Barcelona and Neymar have been trying to come to a settlement to avoid going to court, but it looks like the matter will be settled by a judge.


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Delta Air Lines Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson is stepping down.
The Atlanta-based company announced Friday that Jacobson is retiring. Jacobson is 48 years old, according to the company's annual report this month, making him the youngest of the company's executive officers. Delta did not give a reason immediately for his departure.
Jacobson has been CFO since 2012, and will stay at Delta while a successor is chosen and transitioned into the role. The process will take several months and Jacobson is expected to leave the company later this year.
He attended Auburn University and joined Delta after earning a master’s of business administration from Vanderbilt University in 1997 and worked his way up in the treasury team, according to a memo from Delta CEO Ed Bastian.
“While he will be deeply missed, I respect Paul’s decision, after more than two decades of service to Delta, to move on to the next chapter in his career,” Bastian wrote.
Bastian wrote in the memo to employees that Jacobson “played a crucial role in Delta’s bankruptcy process and the strategy that led Delta to regain our investment-grade balance sheet while also investing billions in our people, product and service.”
“Paul has a gift for sharing financial messages that are clear, actionable and easily comprehended,” Bastian wrote.
Jacobson helped establish the Delta Air Lines Aviation Education Building at Auburn, and after a colleague had a heart attack at work he had defibrillators and AEDs added at Delta.
There may not have been a clear path for Jacobson to the top position at the company any time soon.
Bastian, 62, recently said he's "at a season where I'm at my peak. I'm never going to do another job in my life. This is it. And I'm having a blast with it." He was president before being named CEO of the company in 2016.
Delta’s current president Glen Hauenstein was promoted to the role in 2016 from the position of chief revenue officer, and is an aviation veteran who has worked for Delta since 2005. President is seen as the second-most-important position at the company, and Hauenstein is seen as a potential successor to Bastian.
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BENGALURU: One stretch of the flyover on Outer Ring Road - towards Yeswanthpur and after Laggere Bridge - is under threat, as tonnes of garbage and debris is rotting under this part of flyover. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is repairing the underpass here currently, a mountain of garbage has up piled around the pillars of the flyover, and has been rotting there for over six months now.
Talking to CE, Rajarajeshwarinagar MLA Munirathna alleged that the contractor responsible for handling solid waste management here, is lying to the civic body. He said “This garbage dumping site under the flyover has already been visited by the Chief Minister last year, yet no action has been taken.”
While ward numbers 69, 42 and 38 fall under this region, all the appointed corporators, including Manjula Narayanswamy of Laggere, claimed that they have been doing their bit to tackle this issue. However, Muniratna, who has been elected MLA for the second consecutive term, asserted, “While BBMP has called tenders and provided 21 auto tippers, only two vehicles are in use.”
The MLA also alleged that while the BBMP gets approval from the RTO to use these auto tippers, it was found out that there are also private vehicles registered for the job. These private vehicles, he said, are tractors, Ambassador cars, Omnis, SUVs and passenger vehicles. “I have the details of these private vehicles, the numbers of which I have retrieved and I will share these discrepancies with the BBMP,” Muniratna alleged.
BBMP Joint Commissioner Balshekhar H confirmed that complaints have been filed against the accused individuals responsible for handling the garbage menace. He said, “A complaint was filed this year in July against the contractor for using private vehicles.”
Balshekhar refused to reveal the name of the contractor. He added, “The BBMP is now deciding on a new contractor for solid waste management.” Balshekhar also told us that one of his superintendent engineers and an assistant executive engineer, Bhaskar, had raised complaints earlier this year. Bhaskar was unavailable for comment.
Who is responsible for the stretch?
The mound of garbage is now touching the roof under the flyover, but authorities — BBMP and Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) — are not acting due to confusion over who is responsible for this piece of land. A BBMP official alleged that the BDA is yet to hand over the road to them, while on the other hand, another BBMP official said that the BDA is finding it hard to acquire the land from the private party that owns it.
However, BDA engineer Ravindra Babu hinted that all construction has been completed, and has been handed over to the BBMP. Meanwhile, the locals residing in slums in the area are suffering due to the stink, which has been around for about nine to ten months.Balshekhar and Muniratna assured that the garbage will be cleared immeditely.


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She’s also pursued acting but those interests will probably be on the back burner now that her son is here.So who do you think will be the next Made In Chelsea star to have a sprog? She’s clearly been very excited about becoming a mum though.In October she posted an emotional message reading: The London-based star made her debut on the show in 2012 and quickly made a huge impact by finding herself in a love triangle with Francis and his best pal Oliver Proudlock.And while Linda tacitly accepted his promiscuous womanising, astonishingly it was the couple’s son Mark, his manager, who arranged Sir Tom’s ‘dates’.Charlotte, still striking at 54, has maintained a three-decade friendship with Sir Tom, who has chalked up more than 100 million in record sales and still has swooning female fans hurling underwear at him on stage.Because today, as a coach in the hit television series The Voice alongside Rita Ora and Will.i.am, and with a new world tour beginning in June, Tom Jones’s distinctive baritone and charismatic appeal have won him a whole new generation of fans.
He finally dumped her after she confided to his publicist that she was anti-abortion and would keep the singer’s baby if she became pregnant.‘I met Tom’s mum, dad, sister and, of course, Mark,’ Charlotte said.Made In Chelsea fans, we have some exciting news – one of the show’s stars has given birth to a baby boy!You might be surprised by who the new parent is though.So she coolly tells him to shove it, because she's simply not the kind of girl who shares a man (I mean where do girls learn this kind of trick?
At boarding school, all we were told was how puberty would give us smelly armpits and that we should not even LOOK at the builders working on our sports hall because that was how you got pregnant.
‘Tom told me his mother knew about his girlfriends and Mark was sharing a suite with his father the night we were first intimate. Yet, according to Charlotte, Jones’s wife Linda ignored her husband’s behaviour.


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Why Every Dog Owner Should Consider a Pet Door: Top 5 Benefits of a Pet Door
Every dog parent wants what’s best for their beloved pet. But whether they are worried about potential security risks or can’t make any changes to their rental space, many hesitate to invest in the ultimate gift for your dog: a pet door.
Pet doors are the classic staple of a pet-loving household, and for good reason too. More than ever there is a pet door made for everyone: sliding door inserts for renters, electronic cat flaps for multi-cat homes, and more.
Integrating a high-quality dog door into your home will improve your dog’s well-being while simplifying your daily routine.Here's a breakdown of the top lifestyle improvements a pet door can make to you and your dog’s life:
Physical Health and Stimulation
Delaying urination for long periods is harmful to dogs and could result in urinary tract infections. By installing a dog door, you give your pet the freedom to go outside and relieve themselves as and when needed, potentially reducing the risk of urinary issues.
Plus, being able to go outdoors provides a dynamic environment for your dog, offering both physical exercise and mental stimulation. Exposure to fresh air and sunlight also contributes to your dog’s overall well-being.
One of the major challenges of pet ownership is house training. Accidents are bound to happen if your dog can't get outside when they need to, and this can be distressing for both the dog and the owner.
A dog door relieves this stress by providing immediate access to the outdoors, thus helping to prevent indoor accidents. The open yard also serves as a playground for your dog, offering plenty opportunities for exploration and physical activity. This is especially useful for keeping them occupied and less likely to indulge in destructive behaviors like scratching furniture or chewing on household items.
Safety and Comfort
In emergencies such as extreme weather conditions or even house fires, a dog door could serve as a lifeline for your pet, offering them a way to escape.
If you’re worried about your pet door letting cold air in during the winter or your AC out during the summer, have no fear. Advancements in dog door technology have led to designs with enhanced insulation features, making them ideal for homes in extreme climates without compromising energy efficiency. State-of-the-art electronic dog doors can even be programmed to lock automatically, keeping out any possible threats like snakes or predators from entering your home.
Enhanced Home Security
Dogs often serve as a home’s first line of defense against potential intruders. A dog door can enable your dog to provide better security by allowing them free movement between the indoors and outdoors, enabling them to react more promptly to any suspicious activities.
Many modern dog doors come equipped with secure locking mechanisms and covers that can make them even more secure than some windows. Some models even use your dog's microchip as an electronic "key," providing an additional layer of security.
(And don’t be worried about burglars getting into your home through your pet door. Most intruders can’t fit through the flap openings and are deterred by dogs.)
Is your dog constantly wanting to go outside while you’re asleep? What about when you’re in the middle of an important work from home meeting? Do you cut errands short because you’re worried your dog will pee on your carpet?
A dog door will give your dog a way to go outside without disturbing the peace in your home. It frees you from having to constantly play doorman, improving the quality of life for both you and your pet.
Over time, you'll find that a dog door not only saves you the trouble but also gives you back the time you would have otherwise spent attending to your pet’s indoor-outdoor movements.
If your dog frequently relieves themselves indoors or destroys furniture when they’re bored, you have most likely already discovered how difficult it is to train them out of these bad habits. The easiest and most effective solution isn’t obedience training, but a dog door.
By providing your pet with the freedom to go outside whenever they need or want to, you effectively mitigate such behaviors, preserving both your home and your sanity.
Clearly, dog doors have long earned the reputation as the classic, go-to pet accessory. They offer multifaceted benefits for both pets and their owners. Plus, they come in so many different varieties now that there is a mode that works for every household.
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Date lodged: 20 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to ensure that the system that will replace the common agricultural policy after the UK leaves the EU will tie direct payments to delivering wider social and environmental aims.
Answered by: Fergus Ewing 15 August 2016
The Scottish Government’s priority, following a strong, unequivocal Scottish vote to remain in the EU is to protect Scotland’s interests, and, we are intent on pursuing all options to protect Scotland’s relationship with the EU, and seeking to negotiate the best way forward for our farmers, crofters and for Scotland.
Farmers and crofters rely, above almost anyone else in Scotland, on EU funding as part of their incomes, which helps them to deliver those environmental benefits and other public goods, and we are actively seeking clarity from UK Government on the provision of funding in the event that Scotland is removed from the EU as part of the UK.
Tying direct payments to delivering environmental benefits is currently included as part of the common agricultural policy through the greening element, that requires farmers and crofters to deliver measures beneficial for the climate and the environment.


Anthony Montefusco, 72, remembers all the years when he would sit at the dock in Patchogue and catch buckets of fish.
“You could see the bottom of the water,” Montefusco recalled Thursday as he stood on the dock with several friends including Marty Lange, 86.
“Now, you can take a bright yellow, a chartreuse piece of line, drop it 2 inches into the water and you can’t see the line anymore,” Lange said.
Just a few feet away, Christopher Gobler, a professor at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, stood with local environmentalists and unveiled troubling data that showed water quality hitting an “all-time low” on Long Island since he started monitoring it about a decade ago.
Gobler, whose Long Island Marine Monitoring Network samples water every week from about 30 spots across Nassau and Suffolk counties, used that designation because only six of those locations had water quality that ranked “good” for the week of July 17. Twelve were ranked "fair" and 11 were ranked "poor."
Of the six that ranked "good," only one monitoring spot, Shinnecock Inlet, met all of the state and federal guidelines for dissolved oxygen, levels of algae, levels of fecal coliform bacteria and water clarity, he said.
Water quality also was ranked "good" in Great Peconic Bay, Little Peconic Bay, Stony Brook Harbor, Port Jefferson Harbor and Mattituck Inlet.
Hempstead Harbor and Cold Spring Harbor were ranked "poor," with low water clarity and oxygen levels, as well as elevated levels of coliform bacteria and algal blooms.
The warmer weather, heavy rains and the more stagnant bays and bodies of water that are not refreshed by the ocean are factors. But the main issue is old septic systems, Gobler said.
Monitoring locations that have sewer systems where wastewater is treated had "good" or "fair" rankings.
All seven sites from central Great South Bay through western Shinnecock Bay were ranked "poor."
“As soon as you transition to the areas where people have on-site septic systems that are draining wastewater into our groundwater, which is our drinking water source, and that groundwater discharging into service waters, [that] begins the stretch of the South Shore which is ranked poor,” Gobler said.
The result is waterways with so little oxygen and so many algae blooms, both of which cause fish kills, make shellfish toxic and cause other harms to marine life.
Stemming the flow of nitrogen, through sewage treatment or updated septic systems, can help reverse these trends, officials said.
“What we have here is another report telling us again that our water quality is diminishing, harmful algal blooms are up, turtles are washing ashore dead, fish are washing ashore dead,” said Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Farmingdale-based Citizens Campaign for the Environment. She was there with Gobler, and Kevin McDonald of The Nature Conservancy.
Esposito cited the Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act as one solution. It would provide funding to expand sewers and high-tech septic systems. The plan calls for raising the sales tax by .125% to pay for the infrastructure improvements — a measure that would need to go to voters for approval. The county legislature has held hearings on two bills related to the proposal but not yet taken a vote on the plan.
Catherine L. Kling, faculty director of the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, said the results from the recent water quality monitoring were “discouraging but not surprising.”
“While the US has made major strides in reducing water pollution from many industrial sources resulting in some stunning improvements nationwide in water quality, we have failed to do the same with respect to nitrogen and phosphorus, pollutants that come largely from human and animal waste, and agricultural fertilizer runoff,” she told Newsday in an email.
Kling said water pollution also has economic impacts such an increase in prices and loss of jobs due to the loss of bay scallops and other fisheries.
“Economic studies repeatedly find that waterfront homes located near high levels of pollution sell for less than equivalent homes on good quality waters,” she said. "All of these economic impacts are merely indicators of the loss in well-being that humans experience when these beautiful waters and their ecosystems are damaged by pollution."
WHAT TO KNOW
- Monitoring at about 30 sites across Long Island showed water quality at an “all-time low,” officials said Thursday.
- Nitrogen from wastewater is the main problem, causing a lack of oxygen in the water and other factors that negatively impact marine life.
- Installing updated septic systems and connecting to sewer systems can help reduce nitrogen and improve water quality.


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About Dreams Jade Resort & Spa
Stay in one of 550 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and bidets.
- Private beach
- Pet Friendly
- Multilingual staff
- Full-service SPA
- Fitness facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Conference rooms
- Business centre
- 24-hour front desk
- Beach Bar
- Wedding Services
- Express check-out
- Children Pool/s
- Turn down service
- Private bathroom
- Iron and ironing board (on request)
- Hair dryer
- Disabled-friendly bathroom (on request)
- Bath tub
- Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on 31 December.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
The charges below are included in your overall room price:
- New Year's Eve gala dinner fee
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
A private beach, outdoor tennis courts, and complimentary bicycles are featured at the hotel. 3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. After dipping into one of the 3 outdoor swimming pools, you can spend some time at the private beach. Additional features at this Art Deco property include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Planning an event in Puerto Morelos? This property has 10710 square feet (995 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and a meeting room.
Located in Puerto Morelos, Dreams Jade Resort & Spa is on the waterfront, within a 10-minute drive of Ojo de Agua Beach and San Jose Catholic Parish. This 4-star hotel is 14.2 mi (22.9 km) from Maroma Beach and 17 mi (27.3 km) from Tres Rios Ecopark.
Now Spa by Pevonia has 6 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
Nearby Things to Do
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.
Ojo de Agua Beach - 2.4 km / 1.5 mi
Artisans Market - 2.9 km / 1.8 mi
San Jose Catholic Parish - 3 km / 1.9 mi
Puerto Morelos Town Square - 3 km / 1.9 mi
Puerto Morelos Reef - 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
Sanctuary of Hope and Time Capsule - 7.2 km / 4.4 mi
Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin Botanical Garden - 7.8 km / 4.9 mi
Crococun Zoo - 8.4 km / 5.2 mi
Petempich Bay - 15.4 km / 9.6 mi
El Manglar Golf Course - 18 km / 11.2 mi
El Rey Polo Country Club - 18 km / 11.2 mi
Parque Cenote Las Mojarras - 21.8 km / 13.5 mi
Maroma Beach - 22.9 km / 14.2 mi
Cenote Siete Bocas - 23.3 km / 14.5 mi
Puerto Morelos Adventure - 24.3 km / 15.1 mi
The nearest airports are:
Cancun, Quintana Roo (CUN-Cancun Intl.) - 29.1 km / 18.1 mi
Cozumel, Quintana Roo (CZM-Cozumel Intl.) - 70.8 km / 44 mi
The preferred airport for Dreams Jade Resort & Spa is Cancun, Quintana Roo (CUN-Cancun Intl.).


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ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Kluber has some history with the Rangers.
He was traded to them by the Indians for the 2020 season, but hurt his shoulder in the first inning of his first start and didn’t pitch again, calling the whole experience, including the pandemic delay, “unfortunate.” He returned to Texas last year after signing with the Yankees, and threw a no-hitter at Globe Life Field, which he said was “a cool thing to accomplish personally.”
Today, Kluber, an ultimate pro, is just focused on the lineup in front of him, starting for the Rays as they seek a second straight win and a split of the four-game series. Lefty Taylor Hearn starts for the Rangers, as the Rays hope the slight uptick in offense Wednesday is a sign of things to come.
Whatever concerns the Rays had about their catching duo — and realistically Mike Zunino, since Francisco Mejia played all 11 innings Wednesday — were alleviated, as Rene Pinto was sent back to Triple-A Durham after joining the Rays and spending a day on the taxi squad.
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Kuleba: Armed Forces of Ukraine will fight with ''shovels'' in the absence of arms supplies
14:36, Monday, 20 June, 2022
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that if Western countries stop supplying weapons to Ukraine, she will still oppose Russia and begin to fight with shovels. This was reported by the ARD TV channel.
Among other things, Kuleba turned to Western countries with a request to speed up the transfer of weapons to Kyiv.
''If the supply of weapons stops, we will start fighting with shovels, in any case, we will continue to defend ourselves,'' Kuleba added.
He specified that Ukraine has fewer weapons than Russia. In particular, in stocks of artillery shells.


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BioMarsh Environmental has expanded into Scotland after securing a £2m funding facility from Bank of Scotland.
The funding will allow BioMarsh, established in 1972, to add 10 drivers to its five-man team in Scotland.
This will give the firm the increased reach required to tender for more business north of the border, after initially entering the Scottish market in June 2016.
The family-run, Essex-based business provides liquid waste disposal, sewer clearing and drainage surveys to both domestic and commercial clients in Scotland and across the UK.
Martin Travers, director at BioMarsh Environmental, said: “The investment we’ve made in our fleet is going help us create more jobs for local people and perfectly positions us to capitalise on the exciting commercial opportunities we’ve identified in Scotland.
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During the call Dish announced that they plan to cover 70 percent of the United States in each of the markets they are covering when the network is rolled out.
Dish also announced that they plan to spend up to $1 billion in the first phase of their 5G roll out. They will use this money to build a network from scratch.
The goal of 5G networks is to offer internet services to take on traditional DSL and cable internet services. This is good news for cord cutters because it will bring in more competition to the world of home internet.
Dish is not alone in this effort. Charter, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and others have all announced plans to roll out 5G home internet.
Verizon also announced that they plan to start rolling out 5G internet in 2018, and Charter is testing 5G in six markets around the United States right now. AT&T also has announced plans to roll out 5G internet in 12 markets by the end of 2018.
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The Seventh Cavalry
A lot has been said about Watchmen’s long awaited opening episode and a lot of it has been incredibly polarizing. While some have heaped lavish praise on this mini-series, with some publications calling it the best pilot episode ever, through to disappointed die-hard fans calling it terrible, everyone’s talking about Watchmen and these sort of shows are the ones I’m the most fascinated by. I loved the original film and have read up on the original story but I must admit, I haven’t actually read the comics. With that in mind, Watchmen is a grim, thematically relevant series that sets the foundation to come for what should be a very interesting 9 episodes to follow.
We begin in 1921 with the Tulsa race riots breaking out as a young boy watches a movie before heading outside to look upon the chaos. Hurrying through the streets, the young boy is taken to a safe space before being bundled into a box and driven out of town. Unfortunately an explosion sends him hurtling out en-route and when he awakens, the ones he’s with are dead. A single note remains which he clutches tightly – “watch over this boy”.
We then jump forward to 8th September 2019 as a white man is stopped by a masked police officer. As the man opens the glove-box to show his licence, our officer sees a rorschach mask there too. His concerns are well-placed too and despite managing to release his weapon from his car, the man shoots him in cold blood and leaves him for dead.
Word of this murder gets back to the rest of Oklahoma as two men, Wade and Judd, lament the wars of old being brought up again. He heads to the dead policeman’s address and tells his wife the bad news before we catch up with Angela and her son as the skies rain down squid. Soon after, she receives a message on her pager – “little bighorn”.
Angela makes it to the diner, the spot she needs to visit, and after heading to the back she enters a secret room and gets her gear, donning her disguise. As she does, she heads in to the main chambers and sees a man claiming to be from the Seventh Cavalry, donning Rorshach masks, on a video message playing to the rest of the group.
Having seen 3 years of peace, Judd rallies the troops and, ignoring the warnings from Panda, tells them all to mobilize. As they do, Angela tells Judd she’s already ahead of the call and has a man she suspects to be part of the Cavalry in her possession. She convinces Wade to dress as Looking Glass to interview the man and he asks him if he’s part of the Seventh Cavalry. After some deliberation, he heads out and tells Angela that the man knows more than he’s letting on.
After interrogating him further, Angela learns the cavalry are hiding out at the farm and they head out to get the jump on them. When they arrive though, the cavalry are clearly waiting for them and a shoot-out ensues soon after. Despite managing to capture one of the men, he decides to commit suicide rather than reveal any home truths. As things reach fever pitch, Judd shoots down the escaping remnants of the cavalry before crash landing in his ship.
We then cut to Ozymandias in his estate celebrating his anniversary. Sharing a drink with his two workers, he tells them he wants them to star as the leading roles in his upcoming play. Chinking glasses together, we then cut to our group of aging heroes sharing drinks together. After heading home, Judd speaks to the Governor on the phone and reassures him that the threat of the Cavalry has been dealt with and heads back on the road. Only, he’s ambushed and a line of spikes pop his tyres before someone flashes lights in his eyes.
Angela, intent on finding out what’s happening, heads out soon after too and finds Judd strung up on a noose hanging from a tree while the old man from earlier in the episode clutches his note. The same note, as it happens, that reads “watch over this boy”.
As far as pilot episodes go, I still think Breaking Bad, Chernobyl and Lost have stronger ones here. The latter, of course, infamously resulting in one of the most expensive TV pilots ever created on-screen. Despite all that, Watchmen is not the worst TV show out there, nor is it a masterpiece either. It’s an intriguing, thematically relevant piece that speaks to the political commentary of today in an uncomfortable and faithful way to the source material. However it does so in a relatively pedestrian manner, with nothing too shocking or tense to speak of. For now.
Watchmen has always been an overly political and almost satirical play on the world around us and although some may find the racism angle a little heavy-handed, Watchmen actually does well to rekindle what made the original material so endearing. The cast are interesting and Ozymandias’ brief stint on screen certainly poses a tantalizing prospect going forward. With a strong foundation set, whether Watchmen can capitalize on this and live up to the hype this has riding on it remains to be seen.


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Armed robbers have attacked a branch of an old generation bank – Union Bank – in Ode-Irele town in Ondo State.
The bank was said to have come under attack by the armed men numbering about 30 on Thursday in Irele Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
The Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Tee Leo-Ikoro, confirmed the attack to Channels Television.
He explained that before the robbers proceeded to the bank, they attacked a police station in the community.
In the process, the robbers blew the armoury of the police facility open with an explosive device and made away with some riffles.
Ikoro revealed that upon arriving at the bank, the robbers destroyed the security doors of the financial facility with an explosive device to gain access.
According to him, they carted away an undisclosed amount of cash from the bank and some persons were shut.
The command’s spokesman insisted that no fatality was recorded in the attack.
He, however, stated that a team of men highly skilled personnel of the command has been deployed after the fleeing armed robbers to apprehend them and bring them to justice. (Channels TV)
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Review: Serendipity Summer by Laurie Kozlowski
Riverbend Way #1
Serendipity Summer Synopsis:
Please Note--this book contains some adult language, partial sex scenes, and recommended to readers ages 18+ only.
Anna and her daughter, Katy, are uprooted from their Atlanta home when they become unexpected recipients of Rocky Top Inn, a family estate, in Riverbend Way, Tennessee. Anna loses patience with her ex's demands while being harassed by his fiancee, a bonifide ice queen. The chance for a new beginning draws her into fulfilling an aunt's dying wish while an overwhelming desire for her former boss, Jake Ivers, unravels any doubt that soul mates don't exist.
While traveling through remote parts of the country as a wildlife photographer, Jake Ivers lands an assignment in the small mountain town of Riverbend Way. He soon finds himself wading in way over his head. Becoming the town handyman, consoling his nephew, being targeted by animals and threatened by an old lady with as much money as Bill Gates, was not part of his original plan. To top it off, there's the issue of convincing Anna she has his heart.
Will their friendship last beyond a season or could this summer prove to be a stroke of serendipity?
Laurie Kozlowski resides in Northeast Georgia with her daughter and husband. Having small town roots, she’s intrigued with the charm, drama, and humor of the south, often weaving those themes into the fiction she writes. Her first contemporary romance book, Serendipity Summer, is the first of four books in the Riverbend Way Series. The Riverbend Way Series is contemporary small-town romance fiction. The series touches on serious modern day issues, a twist of earthy and sometimes bawdy humor, and a heavy dose of love. Laurie enjoys incorporating family-centered themes and stories including friendship, hope, and healing. When not writing, she loves to make music and jewelry, picnic near the river, or catch the latest comedy or drama flick at a local cinema. She hangs out mostly on Twitter @LaurieKozlowski when she isn’t caring for her daughter, writing, or driving her husband crazy.
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As you know if you follow my regularly I love small-town romance. I'm really not sure why because I'm a pretty private person so everyone knowing my business would probably kill me. But even saying that I just love them!
So whenever one comes up for review I also like to give them a try. I'm glad I did with Serendipity Summer. For the most part I really enjoyed it.
I thought I'd start out with the but first to get that out of the way. I really felt like in the beginning of the story I was just drop into a scene that was already in play. Which of course works really good for a movie of TV but in a book not so much.
I spent to much time thinking to myself "What the hell is going on!" I don't like that feeling. But...see here's the but...again...because I gave my word to review it I had to push on before I gave up.
I'm glad I did. Shortly after the beginning I started to get what was going on and felt better about the story. I liked the characters and also like the issues between mother and daughter, they felt real.
In the end I found Serendipity Summer to be a good story, one I think those who enjoy small-town romances too will enjoy.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on Serendipity Summer or anything else that Laurie Kozlowski has written. Thanks for stopping by and happy reading!
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'We're coming for you': Authorities seek suspect in Port Allen's first homicide since 2013
PORT ALLEN - A man was found shot dead in the bedroom closet of his home this morning, authorities revealed.
Family members identified the victim as Fatrell Queen, 27. Police found Queen dead after a 911 call from a neighbor around 5 o'clock this morning who reported hearing gunfire coming from the home on Burbridge Street, about a block from the town middle school.
It's the first homicide since 2013 in this usually sleepy west side community.
"We've got a lot of groundwork to do," the police chief told news outlets gathered outside the crime scene Thursday morning. So far, there are no signs anyone broke into the home and there is no motive or suspect.
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A burn is one of the most common injuries that occur in the house. Touching something hot can cause skin inflammation. Not only do you have to be concerned about this sort of burn, but there is also one of the more severe varieties of sunburn.
Summertime means more time spent outside, which means more sun exposure, which can cause our skin to grow red and irritated.
The first step in treating any form of burn is to run it under cool, not cold, water. This will momentarily alleviate the burn’s pain. Additionally, there are certain common kitchen things that can be used to help with burn pain alleviation.
Home remedies Cures for Burns
Applying egg whites to a minor burn can help reduce pain and prevent scarring. Honey is another choice that you most likely have in your pantry. Applying honey to a minor burn may reduce the amount of time it takes to recover.
Vinegar is another common household substance that can be used to cure burns at home. Not only does vinegar relieve the sting of a sunburn, but it can also calm bug bites, another frequent summer complaint.
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Raw potatoes may also help to relieve a burn. Apply a potato cut in half to the burned skin. This will have the same effect as running the burn under cool water. Tomatoes can also be used to treat burns since the lycopene in them helps to dissipate heat from the burn and mend the skin.
Tea can also be used to treat burns. A discarded tea bag as well as the actual liquid tea can be used to treat a small burn.
To relieve pain from a burn, make a paste of baking soda and water and apply it to the affected area.
Aloe is one of the best things to have on hand for the treatment of any form of burn. The lotion derived from the leaves of an aloe plant can be used for a variety of purposes. Simply pinch off one of the plant’s leaves and squeeze the gel onto your burn. Aloe has numerous other health benefits aside from aiding with burns.
While one of the above solutions can be used to cure a minor burn at home, it is crucial to note that if the burn has gone through a layer of skin, resulting in a second or third degree burn, it is critical to seek expert medical treatment.
The majority of burns may be treated at home with few complications. However, severe burns can soon get infected and produce additional medical problems.
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We have reported before on the sweeping changes the Florida legislature enacted under Senate Bill (SB) 76. The law went into effect on July 1, 2021 and changed the time policyholders are allowed to file property damage claims as well as limited their ability to sue their insurance company and recover their attorney's fees. It is not entirely clear, yet, whether Florida state courts will apply these law changes to losses, claims, or lawsuits that are filed after the July 1, 2021 date or only to policies that were issued after July 1, 2021.
Florida State Courts Have Applied Similar Law Changes Retroactively to AOB Providers
Courts addressing recent lawsuits filed by mitigation service providers (water remediation, tarping, removing/cleaning contents, mold assessors, etc.) that operate under an Assignment of Benefits (AOB) have been applying changes to the AOB laws retroactively to AOBs executed after the effective date of the law change, even though the policy under which the assignment occurred was issued before the law change. If courts ruling on cases involving the SB 76 changes decide to apply those changes retroactively, this could have a significant impact on your ability to file a claim for property damage and recover from your insurance company if they do not pay timely or in full.
In most of the AOB cases that are being filed, Florida District Courts of Appeal (DCAs) are finding the new AOB laws apply retroactively to claims filed on a policy of insurance that was issued before the new AOB laws went into effect, July 1, 2019, if the AOB was executed after July 1, 2019. Although this position contradicts federal opinions which find the policy inception date dictates whether law changes enacted after the policy was issued can retroactively apply, it is supported by the text of the AOB statute itself which states it applies to AOBs executed after July 1, 2019. You can read Kidwell Group, LLC v. Olympus Insurance Company, 2022 WL 2897749 (Fla. 5th DCA 2022) as an example.
Florida Federal Courts Have Found SB 76 Cannot Be Applied Retroactively to Policies Issued After It Went Into Effect on July 1, 2021
SB 76, itself, does not contain such a clear mandate as to whether it will apply to losses, claims, or lawsuits filed after the date it went into effect, July 1, 2021. This will be left to the courts to decide. Thankfully, there is a long line of Florida cases finding laws that affect substantive rights arising out of a policy of insurance cannot be applied to policies that were issued before the law change came into effect. A law effects substantive rights if it impairs a vested right, creates a new obligation, or imposes a new penalty. Courts have found SB 76 does all three of these because it adds a new penalty by shortening the time a policyholder is permitted to file a claim. It creates a new obligation by requiring the policyholder give its insurance company specific written notice of its intent to file suit and allowing the insurer an additional ten (10) days to accept coverage. It also invokes a new penalty by limiting the amount of attorney's fees the policyholder can recover if he/she has to file suit to get paid in full on the claim. Because SB 76 impacts these substantive rights which arise out of the policy of insurance, Florida federal courts, relying on a Florida Supreme Court opinion from 2010, have found the SB 76 changes cannot be applied retroactively to policies that were issued prior to July 1, 2021. See Menendez v. Progressive Exp. Ins. Co., Inc., 35 So. 3d 873, 877 (Fla. 2010) and Bharratsingh v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2022 WL 3279537 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 10, 2022) as examples.
Florida State Courts Have Yet to Weigh In on Retroactive Application of SB 76
However, the Florida Supreme Court Menendez decision was decided long before SB 76 was ever enacted, and Florida federal courts interpreting Florida state laws are not controlling over Florida state courts. The Florida DCAs have not yet taken up the issue of whether SB 76 can be applied retroactively to losses, claims, or lawsuits filed after the date the law went into effect on July 1, 2021. Only time will tell whether the Florida state courts will follow the reasoning in Menendez and the federal courts citing it in finding SB 76 cannot be applied retroactively to policies of insurance that were issued before July 1, 2021. If courts find SB 76 can be applied retroactively this could impact the timeframe in which you have to file an initial or reopened claim—now only two years as opposed to the previous timeframe of three years—as well as your ability to file suit against your insurance company and recover your attorney's fees if legal action is required to force your insurer to pay your claim in full.
We will continue to monitor opinions coming out of the Florida DCAs for rulings interpreting and applying the changes enacted in SB 76 and keep you and our clients advised. If you have questions about the new changes SB 76 enacted or about your own policy of insurance or insurance claim, never hesitate to contact us for a free, no-cost, no-obligation consultation. We are always here to help and answer your questions to ensure you understand your rights and your insurance company's obligations to you.


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Chloride City, Death Valley
One of the oldest mines in Death Valley is the Chloride Cliff Mine discovered by August J. Franklin in 1871. As one story goes he picked up a rock to crown a rattlesnake and found silver ore. He founded the Chloride Cliff mining company with the first seven claims he staked. The location tests showed a rather rich ore of silver assaying at $200 to $1,000 per ton.
Franklin sank an initial shaft and had seven miners in his employ by 1873. His biggest problem was trying to figure out how to resupply his mine with provisions all the way from San Bernardino to Death Valley 180 miles away. In the years of 1872-1873 pack mule trains ran the route every three months. The cost of transport was too much for the fledgling operation and so it shut down after two years of promising production. Even so, Franklin keeps his assessment work up to date on his claims until he passed in 1904.
Franklin’s son George hung on to his father's claims until the Bull Frog mining boom hit the area and supplies became plentiful and more cost-effective coming from the new town of Rhyolite, NV. The boom time had come with the Franklin Mine, Keane Wonder Mine, and a new mine called the Mucho Oro. In 1905 this mining growth commanded the need for a full-fledged mining camp and so Chloride City was formed. The town included an assay office, bunkhouse, blacksmith shop, cookhouse, and mine superintendents home. Water was packed in from Keane Springs 3 miles to the north.
Today there isn’t much left other than a single grave with the name of James Mckay, but no other information about him. This is also one remaining cousin Jack cabin still standing. A cousin Jack is a living space dug into the hillside to make up one or more of the cabin walls with a rock, wood, metal front, and roof.
To get to Chloride today go 3.4 miles NE from Hells Gate rest stop on Hwy 374 towards Beatty. A small 4x4 high clearance trail marker at pullout marks the start of a trail. it is 10 miles NE of intersection with California 190. The trail is about 17 miles through rolling hills and great views. Though a high clearance vehicle is needed the trail is quite tame. The road to Chloride Cliffs overlook is a narrow shelf road but the view is amazing.

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Progressive rock super-group Yes, have a busy year ahead. Not only are the band to embark on a summer tour of the United States, but they’ll also be releasing two DVD-Audio discs.
The big news for Yes fans is that former member Rick Wakeman (keyboards) will re-join the much-revered line-up of vocalist Jon Anderson, guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White for the tour, which kicks off on July 17th in Seattle.
On June 6th, Rhino/Elektra Records will release ‘Magnification’ on DVD-Audio, it will be followed on July 16th by ‘In a Word: Yes (1969 -)’ a five-CD boxed set charting the entire repertoire of the group, from their inception to the 2001 album ‘Magnification’ and a DVD-Audio release of ‘Fragile’ is scheduled for the autumn of 2002.
The DVD-Audio version of ‘Magnification’ (originally planned for a May 28th release) will present the 10-song album in both multi-channel (96kHz) and two-channel (192kHz) MLP, together with a Dolby Digital multi-channel mix and 48kHz linear PCM track for DVD-Video players.
The disc will include three bonus tracks: a 3/2.1 video of the title track performed live, plus a live recording of ‘Gates Of Delirium’ and an unreleased studio version of ‘Homeworld’. Larry Groupй, the award winning composer and conductor who provided the orchestrations for every song on the album, has created new liner notes and there will also be DVD-ROM content, lyrics, video interviews and a Windows® screen-saver.
Yes has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, including some of rock’s most enduring and compelling hits such as ‘Roundabout’, ‘Long Distance Runaround’, ‘I’ve Seen All Good People’ and ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’.
A DVD-Audio release of ‘Close to the Edge’ is also planned, but has been delayed until later in the year.


While attackers claim to have obtained names and deposit amounts of eToro users, the company insists its systems were not breached.
Threat actors claim they obtained a cryptocurrency investor email database from eToro, an Israeli social trading company with 30 million users.
An ad on a popular hacking forum alleged the attackers obtained eToro investors’ names, email addresses, country of origin, IP addresses, deposit amounts, and deposit platforms.
The supposed data sample attackers provided depicted the data of several individuals, revealing the worth of assets they hold. The sample accounts also have time stamps next to them. The latest timestamp is from the end of July 2022, indicating the data could be recent.
Revealing such data poses significant threats to users. Threat actors could use the information to target victims with tailor-made attacks that build on user nationality and asset worth.
The user who posted the data on the hacking forum was permanently banned, limiting any attempts to verify the legitimacy of the breach or pinpoint how the data was obtained. Meanwhile, eToro denied the company was involved in a data breach.
“We are aware of the claims being made on the Breached Forum. Our investigations indicate that there has been no breach on eToro’s side, and we believe that any advertised data stems from another source unrelated to eToro,” the company told Cybernews.
eToro said it will continue closely monitoring the situation and reminded users to always rely on unique passwords and employ two-factor authentication (2FA) practices.
We’ve followed up by asking the company to clarify where eToro suggested the data came from if it was not taken from its systems, but we did not receive a reply before press time.
The company has suffered data breaches in the past. In 2020, threat actors accessed 62,000 eToro user accounts and later put them up for sale. The 2020 breach included information on user email addresses, names, passwords, addresses, and some trading activity details.
eToro is a multi-asset platform that allows investors to access different financial assets such as stock, crypto, commodities, and currencies. The company specializes in social trading, a practice allowing users to partake in complex financial mechanisms without expert knowledge. eToro was established in 2007.
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The city council is poised to end a year of debate tonight and make sidewalk cafes legal in downtown Annapolis.
"Finally, they're coming," said Alderman M. Theresa DeGraff, a longtime proponent of the outdoor cafes. "I think we've done a good job meeting all the concerns that have come up."
The issue remains controversial enough to promise at least one more clash among aldermen as the bill and proposed amendments come before them for votes tonight. Once the bill is passed, downtown restaurant owners will be able to open outdoor cafes without first seeking a public hearing or city council approval.
"I think that's bad government," said Alderman Louise Hammond, who represents the downtown district. "We're left with no public input."
Restaurant owners need only fill out an application, pay a $300 fee and sign an agreement that holds the city harmless for any damage sustained on the city sidewalk. The owners do not need to sign a lease agreement or amend their conditional use permits.
Residents who oppose the bill say it sets a dangerous precedent by allowing changes to the look and style of downtown Annapolis without first requiring a public hearing. If the council allows sidewalk cafes without case-by-case review, they ask, will it do the same for rooftop dining and nightclubs?
"If the city council won't hear it, then nobody hears it," said W. Minor Carter, who lives just outside the historic district. "When you have something as culturally and aesthetically attractive as downtown Annapolis, and the council allows people unfettered reign as to what goes on down there, then it is abdicating its responsibility."
The bill does set some guidelines for cafe operations. Cafes must close by 11 p.m., allow at least 6 feet of sidewalk space for pedestrians and remove chairs at closing time to prevent outdoor loitering. The bill gives the Historic District Commission the option of setting guidelines for outdoor furniture in keeping with the colonial-style streetscape.
Most downtown restaurants started running outdoor cafes after the council gave the establishments temporary approval last month. Some restaurant staffers say that until the recent cold weather, the cafes routinely doubled business.
At a public hearing earlier this month, all 17 people who testified urged the council to make sidewalk cafes legal on a permanent basis. Several preservationists urged tighter controls to ensure that the cafes conform to city's historic character.
Donna Ware, who heads the city's Historic District Commission, wants the panel to create lists of acceptable outdoor furnishings, such as selections of different chairs or tables, from which each business owner could choose.
Some downtown residents are worried that despite the public hearing, the legislation will be so heavily amended it will look foreign to the people who tried to shape it through their testimony.
"How much has to be changed until it's a new bill altogether?" asked historic district resident Tom Davies. "If the bill is significantly altered, it [should] go through the public hearing process again."
City aldermen say only so much public input can be taken before government stops discussion and takes action. Public debate on sidewalk cafes has been going on since last fall. "The opponents of sidewalk cafes have to face the fact that the inevitable will happen Monday night," said Alderman Carl O. Snowden.
The council meets at City Hall at 7 p.m.

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Diagnostic approach to sporadic adult-onset ataxia
History and clinical features are often highly suggestive of a specific diagnosis. Similarly, typical MRI features might suggest a particular diagnosis. If the suspected diagnosis is not confirmed by appropriate laboratory tests, wider laboratory screening is required, which will eventually lead to the final specific diagnosis (table 3). If all tests are negative, then a diagnosis of SAOA is made by exclusion. ACD=alcoholic cerebellar degeneration. CDT=carbonyl-deficient transferrin. FXTAS=fragile-X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome. GAD=glutamic acid decarboxylase. MCV=mean corpuscular volume. MSA=multiple system atrophy. PCD=paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. SAOA=sporadic adult-onset ataxia of unknown aetiology. SCA=spinocerebellar ataxia. sCJD=sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. SREAT=steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis.


text: Soil respiration (Rsoil) is a dominant, but variable, contributor to ecosystem CO2 efflux. Understanding how variations in major environmental drivers, like temperature and available moisture, might regulate Rsoil has become extremely relevant. Plant functional-type diversity makes such assessments difficult because of the confounding influence of varied plant phenology and influences on soil microhabitats. We used automated measurement systems to quantify Rsoil in the three microhabitats (under mesquites, under bunchgrasses, and in intercanopy soils) that result from mesquite encroachment into grasslands to inform our understanding of diel Rsoil patterns in response to changes in temperature, seasonal variations in Rsoil in response to varied soil moisture and plant phenology, and the contribution of each microhabitat to total ecosystem-scale Rsoil. We detected a counterclockwise hysteretic response of Rsoil to soil temperature, such that up to 100% greater fluxes were observed in the afternoon/evening than the morning for the same temperature. Phenological differences influenced ecosystem-scale Rsoil in that mesquites were physiologically active months before bunchgrasses and Rsoil rates under mesquites were greater and elevated longer in response to rains. Cumulative annual Rsoil was 412, 229, and 202 g C m−2under mesquites, bunchgrasses, and intercanopy spaces, respectively. Extrapolating to the ecosystem-scale using cover estimates within the site’s eddy covariance footprint illustrated that average mesquite Rsoil contributed 46% to overall ecosystem-scale Rsoil, though mesquite composed only about 35% of the site. As grasslands transition to shrub dominance, the contribution of Rsoil to net ecosystem flux will likely increase, potentially offsetting presumed greater CO2 uptake potential of woody plants.

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Aaron Kampman Released – A Perfect Gentleman
By Luke Sims
Aaron Kampman was released by the Jaguars today. The move ended a costly endeavor by the Jaguars, hoping for Kampman to recover from an ACL tear during his last season with the Green Bay Packers. Unfortunately for the Jags, right after signing Kampman for the 2010 season, he injured his other ACL and was forced onto injured reserve.
Kampman always remained forward thinking, hard working, and positive during his time in Jacksonville. Despite only appearing in 11 games in two seasons, the veteran’s presence was felt throughout the organization. He knew how to disrupt the opponent’s backfield better than anyone on the roster, and I’m willing to bet he provided a significant spark for the emergence of Jeremy Mincey.
Kampman has been well liked in Jacksonville despite his injury history. I advocated for his cutting a while ago based on injury, despite my love for his play in Green Bay and the benevolent demeanor he had toward those around him. While the hope that Kampman could overcome his injuries kept him in Jacksonville for two years, inevitably he was not worth the money in his contract. The $5 million due to Kampman in 2012 would have been too much for a player that may only see the field three times (like he did in 2011).
It really is too bad, because the man was a superb athlete and mentor to a lot of the younger players. Defensive Tackle Terrance Knighton may have summed it up best when he tweeted:
He may have had only four sacks for the Jaguars over the past two years, but man the guy will be missed!
Good luck to Kampman in all of his endeavors going forward – a class act through and through.
– Luke N. Sims

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The season may not have got off to a winning start for United at Goodison Park on Monday, but there could still be something to smile about for three lucky fans.
We’re giving away three United shirts for the 2012/13 season either home or away- it’s your choice: To win it’s amazingly simple answer the following question ‘Which club we’re United facing when they changed their kit at half-time due to being unable to see each other clearly?
All you’ve got to do is drop us an email on email@example.com with the answer and ‘United shirt competition’ as the subject. We’ll pick three random correct answers out and send you a brand spanking new shirt- don’t expect names and numbers on the back though- you can do that yourself.
Competition closes on August 31st.


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• Batman Incorporated: Demon Star. Grant Morison and Chris Burnham. DC Comics. 176 pages. $24.99.
A lesser writer might’ve surrendered, but a total continuity reboot of an entire line of superheroes didn’t deter Morrison from finishing his epic Batman tale, abetted by the astounding Burnham. The story, which spanned multiple issues of the monthly Batman, Detective, Batman and Robin comics, several mini-series and an earlier volume of Batman Incorporated, will end this summer. But this first collection of the second volume stories centers on a deep, complicated and supremely entertaining tale drawing from all corners of Batman’s multimedia history. In Burnham, Morrison finally has a steady accomplice worthy of the task though the story ultimately is the writer’s. The audacious saga, eagerly annotated by online fans and scholars, is richly rewarding and pure fun, despite the often giddy violence and the inevitable death of the most recent Robin — this time, Bruce Wayne’s own son, Damian.
• Marble Season. Gilbert Hernandez. Drawn and Quarterly. 128 pages. $21.95.
This lovely and evocative story is billed as semi-autobiographical. I’m sure it is. Most comic-collecting kids can still feel the lingering pain inflicted by a parent who casually tossed our prized collections. The accompanying sibling tensions and summer idylls add texture and nuance to the memories. Hernandez’s clean and artfully simple illustrations belie the depth of adolescent angst and yearning portrayed in this excellent and all-too-true reminiscence.
• Punk Rock Jesus. Sean Murphy. Vetgo. 224 pages. $16.99.
Murphy’s energetic tale is an audacious romp through modern culture, religion and morality. He’s a terrific artist and a daring writer, packing much into the astounding story of a cloned Messiah thrust into a dystopic future. Normally, the black and white comic book-sized format might suffice, but I’d love to see Punk Rock Jesus enlarged and colored to get the full effect of Murphy’s densely populated pages.
• The Initiates. Étienne Davodeau. NBM. 272 pages. $29.99.
A winemaker and a graphic novelist take turns handling each other’s job, which means that writer/artist Davodeau toils in the vineyard and hangs out with vintner Richard Leroy and Leroy visits Davodeau’s publisher, and they all go out for a lovely wine-soaked lunch. Sounds pretty mundane, but Davodeau crafts this situation into a compelling, entertaining and educational tale that takes full advantage of the graphic storytelling medium.
• Relish: Life in the Kitchen. Lucy Knisley. First Second. 176 pages. $17.99.
This charming autobiographical story of Knisley’s childhood growing up in a food-centered house is replete with smartly illustrated recipes, tip-sheets and side-trips. It’s great fun for gourmands and graphic story fans alike.
• The Simon & Kirby Library: Science Fiction. Titan Books. 320 pages. $49.95.
Filled with beautifully restored and reproduced stories from the prolific duo’s diverse and extensive oeuvre, this collection, drawn mostly from their Harvey Comics work, is excellent. Of particular merit are the stories penciled by Kirby and inked by Al Williamson, who added elegance and finesse to the King’s pulse-pounding pencils.

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- 3 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 tomato, cut into 4 thick circle slices
- 4 slices low-sodium ham
- 2 whole wheat English muffins, cut in half
- 4 eggs, poached
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- Heat 2 teaspoons of the olive oil in a skillet on medium heat. Once hot add the tomatoes and the ham and cook until ham is golden brown on each side and tomatoes are slightly soft.
- Place the ham on the English muffin and top with a tomato. Place the poached egg on top. Drizzle with the remaining teaspoon of olive oil and sprinkle with the coarse ground black pepper. Enjoy!
Yields: 4 servings | Calories: 209 | Total Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 176mg | Sodium: 503mg | Carbohydrates: 16g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Protein: 13g
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 6


ROANOKE, Va. (BP) — The Baptist General Association of Virginia upheld a committee’s decision to end the state association’s affiliation with a church which ordained an openly gay man to the ministry earlier this fall.
Also at its Nov. 13-14 annual meeting in Roanoke, Va., with 785 registered messengers, the BGAV adopted without discussion or apparent opposition a 2013 budget which had sparked wide-ranging debate for a month.
The $12.1 million budget is $300,000 less than this year’s budget goal, the third consecutive annual budget reduction. When introduced by the BGAV budget committee Oct. 9, it won praise from some for what they said was greater support for evangelism, discipleship and new church starts. Others, however, expressed dismay at what they believed suggested a diminished role for BGAV entities other than the Virginia Baptist Mission Board.
In response, the budget committee revised the proposal on Oct. 18, increasing allocations for some entities closer to 2012 levels, while retaining the overall budget goal.
Budget committee chair David Washburn of Waynesboro, Va., said the 2013 budget is “rooted in reality.”
“We are all in this together,” he said. “We value all partners and agencies and institutions. The decision [to reduce some allocations] did not come easily.”
If fully funded, the 2013 budget allocates $8,712,000 to BGAV ministries and $3,388,000 to world mission causes. But the amounts will depend, as they have for two decades, on which budget options churches select. Available to them are three pre-set giving tracks and a fourth customized option:
— The World Missions 1 track provides 66 percent for Virginia ministries and 34 percent for Southern Baptist Convention ministries. Currently about 27 percent of churches choose that option.
— The World Missions 2 track provides 72 percent for BGAV ministries and 28 percent for a combination of Virginia, SBC, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and other ministries. Some 28 percent select WM2.
— The World Missions 3 track provides 72 percent for Virginia ministries and 28 percent for CBF ministries. About 12 percent of churches choose that option.
A customized option permits churches to craft their own giving track, selecting ministries to be funded and the percentage division. About 33 percent of churches choose to do that.
For the first time, the budget includes a provision to engage in what the Southern Baptist Convention calls “shared ministries,” allowing the BGAV to fund projects which are affected by a change in strategy by the SBC’s North American Mission Board. That amount is about $480,000, or 5 percent of total BGAV contributions to NAMB.
In the opening session of the BGAV meeting, messengers voted 164-426 against a motion to refer to a study committee the request that Ginter Park Baptist Church in Richmond withdraw its membership.
In October, the Virginia Baptist Mission Board’s Executive Committee asked Ginter Park Baptist Church in Richmond to withdraw its BGAV membership by Dec. 31 after the congregation ordained an openly gay man in September.
The request stipulated that if Ginter Park declined to withdraw by that date, the BGAV would no longer accept its financial contributions — action which would essentially end the church’s affiliation with the state association.
At the BGAV meeting, Richmond pastor Jim Somerville said dismissal of a church was too significant to leave only to the BGAV Executive Committee.
“I believe the Executive Committee acted in accordance with BGAV principles, but this is a big decision and the Executive Committee shouldn’t make it alone,” said Somerville, pastor of First Baptist Church in Richmond. He added he didn’t want to open a discussion about homosexuality or church autonomy on the floor of the BGAV.
Instead, he offered a motion to refer the action to a study committee to be appointed by the BGAV president, which would report at the 2013 annual BGAV meeting.
Mark Ross, pastor of Marion (Va.) Baptist Church, supported the motion because Christians have “been wrong about many things and many of us would not be here today or in our churches if we let the past determine our future.”
“Let’s look at what God would have us do, not in the past, but in the future,” he said.
But Travis Collins, pastor of Bon Air Baptist Church in Richmond, said, “The Executive Committee’s action is consistent with what we have done before…. It’s consistent with my understanding of Scripture and probably with the understanding of the vast majority of Virginia Baptists.”
Don Davidson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., said few people would be persuaded by a year of study. Instead, it would be a year of “slow drift of being in the news and being discussed.”
“We are known as a moderate convention, though I’m on the conservative end of that,” Davidson said. “And I’m at home with that. But this [ordination] is a step too far.”
This is the first time the BGAV has dismissed a church over homosexuality, but it has addressed the issue in the past. A 1993 resolution called homosexual behavior “sinful and unacceptable to Christians” and that statement is typically included in the state association’s identity documents.
A report from the BGAV’s Christian life committee which drew the same conclusion was “commended to the churches” in 1998.
The BGAV’s ties to both the University of Richmond and Averett University were ended over homosexuality, though Averett’s association was restored last year when the school clarified its stance in a way the BGAV regarded as compatible with its position.
In an uncontested election, Richmond layman Carl Johnson was elected president — the first person since 1944 to hold the post twice. Johnson, a retired denominational financial officer, was president in 1987. For the past year, he had been serving as the BGAV’s first vice president.
Johnson, a member of First Baptist Church in Richmond who retired in 2000 as chief financial officer of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board, succeeds Mark Croston, pastor of East End Baptist Church in Suffolk, Va.
Johnson was succeeded as first vice president by Tommy McDearis, pastor of Blacksburg (Va.) Baptist Church, who was elected 232-205 over Lee Ellison, pastor of Mount Hermon Baptist Church in Moseley, Va.
Also elected was Kevin Meadows, pastor of Grandin Court Baptist Church in Roanoke, as second vice president. Meadows was the only nominee for the position.
Fred Anderson, executive director of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society, was elected to a 31st term as clerk.
Next year’s BGAV meeting is set for Nov. 12-13 in either Fredericksburg, Va., or Washington’s Northern Virginia suburbs.
Robert Dilday is managing editor of the Religious Herald (www.religiousherald.org), newsjournal of the Baptist General Association of Virginia.


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LOCH FYNE, LOCH LOMOND, INVERARAY CASTLE & JAIL (8 HOURS)
See spectacular vistas of Scottish lochs, taste the finest Scottish seafood and enjoy a visit to Inveraray Castle, http://www.inveraray-castle.com/ seat of the Clan Campbell.
Heading west from Glasgow, our first stop is the pretty conservation village of Luss on the shores of Loch Lomond. Passing beneath “The Cobbler” (Ben Arther), we journey through the “Arrochar Alps” and on for a photo-shoot at the spectacular viewpoint known as the “Rest and be Thankful”. Then we may stop for lunch at the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar http://www.lochfyne.com/ for a taste of the finest Scottish seafood. Arriving in Inveraray, visit the Castle & garden, romantic highland home of the Duke & Duchess of Argyll and check out the Clyde puffer “Vital Spark”, once used for transporting coal, moored in the harbor. A short distance into Inveraray we find the living museum in 19th. century Inveraray Jail http://www.inverarayjail.co.uk/ where you can meet the warder and talk to the prisoners.
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Meet up location: I will meet you at any place in and around Greenock, Glasgow, or North Ayrshire.
The official meeting point for Greenock cruise passengers is the “Foot Passenger Exit” where I will meet and greet you.
Please note that my full day tours are 8 hours in length.
End location: At the end of the tour I will return you to a location of your choice within the Greenock, Glasgow or North Ayrshire area.
I am very flexible for your time of pick up and return.
Duration: 8 hours.
Estimated Local Cash Needed: 35 GBP – Entry fees to visitor attractions, food and refreshments not included in tour.
What`s included: Tour includes vehicle, driver and guiding services.
What`s extra: Entry fees to visitor attractions, ferry fares, food and refreshments.
Tour Type: Youth and Family, Shore Excursion, Cultural.
Transportation Method: 8 passenger minibus.
Activity Level: Light.
Kid Friendly: Yes.
Language(s): English (fluent).
Maximum travelers: 8


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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: LGND) today announced that it earned a $6.5 million payment from Roche (OTCBB: RHHBY) as a result of Roche progressing RG7348 into a Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection.
Celsion Corporation (Nasdaq: CLSN) today announced that Dr. Thanjavur S. Ravikumar, from the Geisinger Health System and a principal investigator of the Phase I ThermoDox dose escalation trial, gave an oral presentation at the Liver Tumors Panel session of the 9th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) today announced that Genentech, Inc., a wholly owned member of the Roche Group (OTCBB: RHHBY), will pay $9.5 million to renew exclusive licenses to specific targets and extend the research term under the parties’ existing antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) collaboration agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Genentech has rights to use Seattle Genetics’ ADC technology with antibodies against targets selected by Genentech.
QLT Inc. (Nasdaq: QLTI) today announced interim results from the first 3 subjects enrolled in a Phase 1b clinical proof-of-concept study of QLT091001 in the treatment of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), an inherited progressive retinal degenerative disease that leads to retinal dysfunction and significant visual impairment beginning at birth.
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