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Raises approved for Solon Springs School staff
The action included a 5.97% base increase for the cost of living and a 2.03% increase to bring salaries more in line with other districts, according to District Administrator Frank Helquist.
SOLON SPRINGS — The Solon Springs School Board on May 15 approved new salary amounts for hourly and office staff.
The vote came when board members returned to open session following a closed session. It included both a 5.97% base increase for the cost of living and a 2.03% increase to bring salaries more in line with other districts, according to District Administrator Frank Helquist.
“For the past number of years we have been working to increase salaries to be more in line with other schools,” he said. "This is a work in progress."
A similar increase for teacher salaries was approved during the April 24 school board meeting, Helquist said.
The estimated budget cost of the salary increases was about $111,000 for returning teachers and about $65,000 for other employee groups, Helquist said.
In other action, the Solon Springs School Board approved 25 of 26 open enrollment requests. The one not approved was for a child who was not age appropriate to be in school, according to Helquist. The number of families seeking to send their children to school in Solon Springs is at an all-time high, he said.
“We are getting so much knocking on the door about coming to this school, it’s incredible,” Helquist said.
A majority of the families are requesting open enrollment into the district’s public Montessori charter school, according to information provided to the board, but there are limited spaces in the program.
Helquist said the families will be asked if they would still choose to open enroll at Solon Springs if they don’t get their first choice. There are currently projected to be up to six spots available in the Montessori charter school.


Jones ready for Crewe reaction to new manager Artell
Hatters boss Nathan Jones knows his side have to be wary of a reinvigorated Crewe Alexandra after they sacked manager Steve Davis last week.
The 51-year-old had been the fourth longest serving manager in all four divisions, but was dismissed with Crewe in 18th place and swiftly replaced by former Railwaymen captain David Artell.
Jones said: “Whenever there’s a change of manager there’s an initial reaction and we just have to make sure we impose ourselves on the game.
“He (Artell) knows the club well, he’s brought in Kenny Lunt as well who I’ve played against and he was a real stalwart of the way Crewe played.
“So they seem to have made two very sensible appointments in that, it may give them a lift, but we can’t focus on that, what we have to focus on is Luton Town.
“They’re a dangerous side and have got some real good individuals, so we’re very wary of their threat and I’m sure there’ll be wary of our threat.”
Leading scorer Danny Hylton accepted the Crewe squad may be boosted with the places under threat from the new manager’s appointment, but felt Luton should be able to match their opponents desire.
He said: “It gives them a lift, everyone’s playing to prove to the manager they should be there and they should be playing.
“We’ll just treat it as any other game, it doesn’t really mean anything else. They shouldn’t be more motivated than us, whether they’ve got a new manager or not, so we’ll go there and work hard and sure if we do the basics and all run around, the rest will come and we will win the game.
“I have played against him (Artell) a couple of times, but I don’t really know too much about him to be fair.
“Hopefully it stays that way, hopefully we just go there and beat them and get out of there.”
Meanwhile, recent signing Lawson D’Ath added: “I think everywhere’s different, it depends on circumstances.
“Sometimes player won’t want managers to leave and sometimes they will, I don’t know how it is there. It might gee them up more to get a result, we’ll have to see.”


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Apyx Medical (NASDAQ: APYX) is one of 119 publicly-traded companies in the “Surgical & medical instruments” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Apyx Medical to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
This table compares Apyx Medical and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
|Net Margins||Return on Equity||Return on Assets|
|Apyx Medical Competitors||-29.26%||-40.61%||-15.82%|
Volatility & Risk
Apyx Medical has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apyx Medical’s peers have a beta of 1.11, indicating that their average share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Apyx Medical and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
|Gross Revenue||Net Income||Price/Earnings Ratio|
|Apyx Medical||$38.88 million||-$5.06 million||-37.65|
|Apyx Medical Competitors||$1.52 billion||$155.88 million||-189.11|
Apyx Medical’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Apyx Medical. Apyx Medical is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
39.1% of Apyx Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of shares of all “Surgical & medical instruments” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Apyx Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of shares of all “Surgical & medical instruments” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Apyx Medical and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
|Sell Ratings||Hold Ratings||Buy Ratings||Strong Buy Ratings||Rating Score|
|Apyx Medical Competitors||742||2667||4840||240||2.54|
Apyx Medical currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.25%. As a group, “Surgical & medical instruments” companies have a potential upside of 379.89%. Given Apyx Medical’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apyx Medical has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Apyx Medical peers beat Apyx Medical on 7 of the 13 factors compared.
Apyx Medical Company Profile
Apyx Medical Corporation provides products in the cosmetic and surgical markets worldwide. The company markets Helium Plasma Technology under the Renuvion brand name in the cosmetic surgery market and under the J-Plasma brand name in the hospital surgical market. Its Renuvion cosmetic technology enables plastic surgeons, fascial plastic surgeons, and cosmetic physicians to provide controlled heat to the tissue to achieve their desired results; and the J-Plasma system allows surgeons to operate with a high level of precision and virtually eliminating unintended tissue trauma. The company was formerly known as Bovie Medical Corporation and changed its name to Apyx Medical Corporation in January 2019. Apyx Medical Corporation was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Clearwater, Florida.
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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. Bank has extended financing to Colorado Coalition for the Homeless for their new Stout Street Health Center & Renaissance Stout Street Lofts, a mixed-use five-story development in downtown Denver. A groundbreaking celebration will take place at the site of the new development today.
The Coalition will replace its Stout Street Clinic with the new, 48,000-square-foot Stout Street Health Center in the Arapahoe Square neighborhood, across the street from its current location. The expanded clinic, which is a Federally Qualified Health Center, will increase current capacity by 75 percent, enabling the Coalition to provide integrated health care services to more than 15,000 homeless adults and children annually. The center is part of a mixed-use development that will also include Renaissance Stout Street Lofts, a 78-unit multifamily housing complex with one-third of the units intended for individuals transitioning out of homelessness.
“U.S. Bank is proud to expand our partnership with the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. The Coalition strives to create lasting solutions to homelessness and we are delighted to help them achieve their vision,” said Hassan Salem, Denver market president for U.S. Bank. “This important new facility will provide integrated health care and supportive housing for homeless and at-risk adults and children to improve their health, well-being and stability.”
U.S. Bank, a longtime partner of the Coalition, is providing two separate financing packages for the $38 million development, including an $11 million construction loan and nearly $13 million of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity to finance the residential housing, and an $8.5 million loan and nearly $6 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) equity to support the development of the health center. U.S. Bank structured the tax credit investments through its community investment subsidiary, U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation, partnering with Build America CDE on the NMTC financing. U.S. Bank also allocated an award of NMTCs in support of the project through its own Community Development Entity, USBCDE.
For nearly 25 years, the Coalition has worked collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and services to improve the health, well-being and stability of their clients.
“U.S. Bank is a critical partner to the Coalition and an important leader in strengthening our community,” said Coalition President John Parvensky. “Their team went above and beyond to meet the complex financing needs for this project.”
About the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being and stability of those it serves. Since its founding more than 25 years ago, the organization has earned state and national recognition for its integrated healthcare, housing and service programs. The Coalition’s comprehensive approach addresses the causes of homelessness, as well as the consequences, offering critical assistance to over 16,000 individuals and families each year.
About U.S. Bank Community Lending Division
U.S. Bank provides hundreds of millions of dollars of financing every year for the development of affordable housing in communities all across the United States. U.S. Bank customers are both for-profit and non-profit developers who are bringing to life a full range of multi-family living for both individuals and families. Together with these partners, U.S. Bank is helping to address the shortage of affordable housing that exists in nearly every state where we do business.
About U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation
U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation, the tax credit investment subsidiary of U.S. Bank, provides innovative financing solutions for community development projects across the country using state and federally sponsored tax credit programs. USBCDC's commitments provide capital investment to areas that need it the most and have contributed to the creation of new jobs, the rehabilitation of historic buildings, the construction of needed affordable and market-rate homes, the development of renewable energy facilities, and the generation of commercial economic activity in underserved communities. Visit USBCDC on the web at usbank.com/cdc.
About U.S. Bancorp
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $354 billion in assets as of December 31, 2012, is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the 5th largest commercial bank in the United States. The Company operates 3,084 banking offices in 25 states and 5,065 ATMs and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at www.usbank.com.


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FanCode APK is a download education and leisure application for Android. It allows the user to check sports results and follow the latest updates on mobile for free.
FanCode released for Android
It’s a handy app to catch up with the information about scores and broadcasts for sports from basketball to cricket.
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Bevan's Baby Comes of Age; Britain Got a Health Boost 65 Years Ago with the Birth of the NHS. Marion McMullen Checks out the Decades of Operations, Advances and Nursing Care Since
'THIS is the biggest single experiment in social service that the world has ever seen undertaken," announced health minister Aneurin Bevan at the birth of the National Health Service 65 years ago.
The treatment started on July 5, 1948 when 1,545 municipal hospitals with 390,000 beds and 1,143 voluntary hospitals with 90,000 beds joined together to form the new NHS.
The official launch took place at Park Hospital in Manchester in a post-war Britain still dealing with food rationing.
Thirteen-year-old Sylvia Diggery (nee Beckingham) was the first NHS patient. She arrived at the hospital suffering from a liver complaint, but went on to make a full recovery.
Jean Murray of Wigan had the distinction of being Britain's first NHS baby and today the health service is one of the largest employers in the world - along with the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Wal-Mart supermarkets and the Indian railways.
It employs more than 1.7 million people, including 39,780 GPs, 370,327 nurses, 18,687 ambulance staff and 105,711 hospital and community health service medical and dental staff.
The post-war health service began in 1948 with 14 regional hospital boards, 36 boards of governors for teaching hospitals, 388 hospital management committees, 138 executive councils and 147 local health authorities.
All medicine was free in the beginning, but one shilling prescription charges were introduced by the Conservative government in 1952.
Oscar-winning film director Danny Boyle paid tribute to the NHS and Great Ormond Street Hospital in the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics with skipping nurses and children in giant hospital beds.
More than 600 real-life nurses and other healthcare staff took part in the Olympics special.
The Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting director later said: "One of the reasons we put the NHS in the show is that everyone is aware of how important the NHS is to everybody in this country. We believe, as a nation, in universal healthcare. It doesn't matter how poor you are, how rich you are, you will get treated."
There have been a lot of firsts in the NHS. The first full hip replacement was carried out in 1962 by Professor Sir John Charnley at Wrightington Hospital in Wigan, Lancashire. He later asked patients if they could return their replacement hips after they died so he could study them and surprisingly 99 per cent of people agreed to do just that.
More than 89,000 hip replacement operations were carried out between 2006 and 2007 and the oldest patient to undergo the op was a 101-year-old woman at Good Hope Hospital in the West Midlands.
The first heart transplant in the UK was carried out on May 3 1968 in London and 5,328 heart transplants have since been carried out across the country up to 2007. …

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A pair of new-to-Denver restaurants are setting up shop in a massive Cherry Creek development next to high-end outdoor apparel company Arc’teryx.
Mexican restaurant Sol Cocina and new concept Blue Island Oyster Bar plan to open this summer at 250 Columbine, on the ground level of a 71-unit condo and office development at Columbine Street and 2nd Avenue.
The Cherry Creek Sol Cocina will be at least the third location for the restaurant. Sol Cocina’s website lists restaurants in Newport Beach, California and Scottsdale, Arizona.
Denver restaurant group Concept Restaurants – the same company that launched Rialto Cafe, Humboldt, Stout Street Social and a slew of other area eateries – is behind Blue Island Oyster Bar.
Sol Cocina is the larger of the two new restaurant leases, announced Wednesday by 250 Columbine developer Western Development Group. That restaurant will take about 6,300 square feet with another 1,100 square feet of patio space. Blue Island has a 3,000-square-foot lease.
Representatives for Concept Restaurants could not be reached for comment on the planned Cherry Creek seafood shack. Sol Cocina owner Matt Baumayr did not return phone messages about the new restaurant.
The pair of restaurants will be joined by a new Starbucks and outerwear company Arc’teryx. Combined, those two stores will take up more than 6,000 square feet.
David Larson and Julie McBrearty of Urban Legend Retail Group handled all four leases on Western Development’s behalf. The deals fill more than half of 250 Columbine’s 30,000 square feet of retail space.
The $100 million mixed-use project broke ground last year and also includes plans for 90,000 square feet of office space and 71 for-sale condos.
About 19,000 square feet of office space remains unleased, with the second floor and half of the building’s third floor still available.

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2017 Ford Taurus vs 2017 Chevrolet Impala
The Ford Taurus has been a mainstay in the Ford model lineup for a long, long time. And with good reason, too. It’s got everything you could ever want in a large sedan. And the 2017 Ford Taurus continues that tradition. Featuring the choice between three powerful and efficient engines, a spacious interior and a comprehensive suite of advanced new safety, technology, comfort and convenience features, the 2017 Taurus is better than ever.
But you don’t spend as much time at the top of the large sedan segment as the Ford Taurus has without seeing a slew of competitors come forward to challenge you for your crown. One such competitor is the 2017 Chevrolet Impala. But does the new Impala have what it takes to overcome the Taurus? Let’s take a closer look at both models and find out.
|2017 Ford Taurus||VS||2017 Chevrolet Impala|
|288 HP||Horsepower||196 HP|
|254 lb-ft.||Torque||186 lb-ft.|
|18 MPG||City Gas Mileage||19 MPG|
|27 MPG||Highway Gas Mileage||28 MPG|
2017 Ford Taurus: More Powerful and Just as Fuel Efficient
As you can see from the table, the 2017 Chevy Impala gets slightly better gas mileage than the 2017 Ford Taurus by offering one more mile per gallon in the city and one more mile per gallon on the highway. While fuel efficiency is important, that one additional mile per gallon isn’t enough to actually make a difference when it comes to saving money at the pump.
What really sets the new Ford Taurus apart from the new Impala is the power it offers. The 2017 Taurus can pump out 288 horsepower and 254 pound-feet of torque, while the 2017 Impala can only offer 196 horsepower and 186 pound-feet of torque. Considering the closeness of the two models in terms of fuel economy, that additional power is incredibly impressive.
In the end, with its superior power and comparable gas mileage, the 2017 Ford Taurus is the clear choice. If you’d like to know more about the new Taurus, just get in touch with our helpful Akins Ford staff near Atlanta, Georgia.


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4) ACTING !
Being a wrestler requires a certain amount of acting. If you are doing a backstage segment or doing a shoot, acting is a must.
Cody took it up a notch and in 2007 paid for acting lessons. In 2010, he made his acting debut under his real name, Cody Runnels on the show, ‘Warehouse 13’ for a one shot episode and then we saw, or should I saw heard him again in the Scooby-Doo carton, ‘Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon’.
Since then he has had several acting jobs including, several cartoons and the show, ‘Arrow’

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St. Anne's Indian Residential School cases in Ottawa's legal crosshairs, says lawyer
Ottawa to argue in B.C. on Friday that survivors don't have a right to 'procedural fairness' in IAP hearings
Angela Shisheesh begins to weep as she talks about her deceased brother who never received compensation for the abuse he suffered while in St. Anne's Indian residential school.
The Fort Albany-based school gained notoriety over its use of a homemade electric chair for punishment.
Shisheesh said her brother Michel Shisheesh, who died about three years ago, lost his case because his story wasn't believed during hearings created to pay out compensation for abuse as part of the multi-billion dollar Indian residential school settlement agreement. The hearings are known as the Independent Assessment Process (IAP).
Now the 72-year-old St. Anne's survivor wants to use documents from her own civil case against Ottawa and the Catholic Church — which predated the settlement agreement — to help other survivors from the school who weren't believed.
"I am doing it for my brothers and sisters who have gone," said Shisheesh, in a telephone interview from Timmins, Ont.
"The truth should come out about what happened in there."
Standing in her way are the federal government's lawyers.
Lesser legal rights
Justice Canada is set to argue before the British Columbia Supreme Court on Friday that residential school survivors don't have a right to "procedural fairness" in IAP hearings, meaning they have lesser legal rights than those in other judicial or quasi-judicial processes.
Because the Indian residential school settlement agreement makes no mention of procedural fairness, it doesn't exist in IAP hearings, federal lawyers argue.
Under the settlement agreement, survivors seeking compensation for abuse suffered at the schools need to make their case in IAP hearings which are overseen by adjudicators. If a survivor loses a hearing, they can appeal to a review hearing and then a re-review hearing.
Survivors often need proof to back up their abuse claims. That proof comes primarily from documents provided by Ottawa.
"Canada can really screw up a case if they don't disclose properly," said David Schulze, a Montreal-based lawyer who will be arguing against Canada at the B.C. court hearing.
St. Anne's cases targeted
Justice Canada has highlighted seven cases that were successful on review or re-reviews as examples of the problem. Two of the cases are from St. Anne's and both were successful because additional information surfaced following the initial hearing.
In court filings, Justice Canada argues the IAP's chief adjudicator and "his designates exceed the bounds of their roles and responsibilities" by importing the concept of procedural fairness into the IAP. The department also argues that the chief adjudicator has been inconsistent in its application.
Schulze said the IAP's chief adjudicator has been using procedural fairness to deal with problems around Ottawa's document disclosure, a problem most glaringly obvious in the St. Anne's case.
An Ontario court ordered Ottawa in 2014 to hand over thousands of Ontario Provincial Police files into abuse allegations at St. Anne's that had been withheld from survivors in IAP hearings.
The OPP documents include several references to the use of a homemade electric chair.
"It is no coincidence there are two cases that really bothered them, and those two cases are at St. Anne's," said Schulze, who is representing independent counsel at Friday's hearing.
Schulze said Ottawa was taking an "extraordinary" position because procedural fairness — the right to know the charges, the right to an unbiased hearing — is a presumption in Common Law based on "hundreds of years" of court cases.
Schulze said he believes Justice Canada wants to stop additional IAP cases from getting overturned over document disclosure issues.
"This is so mind-boggling because of who the minister of justice is," said Schultz.
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould was a former regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations.
Wilson-Raybould's office said Justice Canada is acting on instruction from Indigenous-Crown Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett's office.
Bennett's office issued a statement saying Ottawa is simply seeking "guidance from the court" on how procedural fairness has been applied.
"The chief adjudicator has made inconsistent, and at times contradictory, decisions when applying the legal concept of 'procedural fairness,'" said the statement. "Previous court decisions have indicated the power to reopen cases lies with the courts — and not the Chief Adjudicator. We are asking for clarity on the issue and it is important to receive this clarity now before the IAP is completed."
Former AFN national chief Phil Fontaine, who negotiated and signed the settlement agreement, filed an affidavit challenging Ottawa's legal gambit.
Fontaine said he always expected the IAP would "respect First Nation and Inuit individuals' right to equality with a process at least as fair as any other hearing before a court or similar tribunal," according to the affidavit.
Fontaine stated he never envisioned in 2006, when the settlement agreement was signed, that Ottawa would still be struggling to disclose historical Indian residential school documents for the hearings.
"I would have been astounded," said Fontaine, in the affidavit, filed by AFN which is a party to the case.
Shisheesh is involved in an additional legal battle with Ottawa to have transcripts from her 2003 civil case allowed in IAP hearings to bolster the evidence of one of the St. Anne's survivors whose case is part of Friday's hearing.
She believes Canada is not living up to its 2008 apology for residential schools.
"If they were sincere about the thing, they wouldn't be hiding some of the documents," she said.


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Australian-born Brighton-based musician Penelope Trappes has shared a new single and accompanying short film directed by Agnes Haus, “Blood Moon,” from her forthcoming album Penelope Three. The album will be released next Friday, May 28th on Houndstooth.
“I consider the moon a temple, a mirror of our emotions,” elaborates Trappes. “The blood moon symbolically represents the beginning, the ending and a clean slate. ‘Blood Moon’ is about being uncompromisingly true to oneself despite societal expectations. Everyone should be free to express femininity in their own individual way. The burdens and expectations instilled in us at childhood weigh us down and hold us back. This song is about never giving in to this pressure and dismantling a system of oppression that is carried within our bodies. A metamorphosis.”
Commenting on the accompanying visual, she adds: “The short film ‘Blood Moon’ is a modern take on the goddess Isis if she were around to face today’s world. Isis is the protector of women and children and the healer of the sick – but despite her powers, she would still be weighed down by societal expectations of what is expected of women.”
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Hamilton has been linked with various possible moves away from McLaren, including to Ferrari, but Neale has said he is likely to stay on for at least another season. He also believes the Englishman can still win the drivers' championship despite being 47 points adrift of Fernando Alonso.
Neale said both McLaren and Hamilton were hopeful of reaching an agreement. "We are closer and of course we are in dialogue," he told Sky Sports. "For obvious reasons I can't speculate more at the moment. We are working very hard to find a common ground."
Hamilton is fourth behind Alonso but Neale believes that, with nine races to go, there is still enough time to chase down the Ferrari driver.
"Mathematically it is still possible with 25 points for a win and it doesn't take much to switch those," he said. "We have a quick car. It was in better shape than Ferrari at the last race. Lewis is a fighter, he loves a challenge. He just needs a sniff of it and to feel that the team is behind him and pushing.
"And I think that, if he feels we are pushing and bringing in the upgrades and dealing with the issues as they arise, then he will be fighting for the title at the end of the season."
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Arbor Day Foundation honors SECO
Published: Monday, March 16, 2009 at 1:18 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, March 16, 2009 at 1:20 p.m.
OCALA -- The national Arbor Day Foundation has awarded Sumter Electric Cooperative the Tree Line USA designation.
This is the second year SECO received the designation for meeting the following requirements: having a proven program of quality tree care; conducting annual employee training in quality tree care practices; and having a tree planting and public education program.
For more information about SECO's tree program, go to: www.secoenergy.com and click, "environment."
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McCann Erickson commissioned SUBLIME CGI with the post production of the spectacular motif for Friedrichsstadt Palast Berlin, photographed by Sonja Müller.
It was a challenge to transform the CGI background into Europe’s largest stage and to also have the never-ending trailing dress run smoothly and powerfully into sparkling water. ‘Show me’, the company’s most expensive production to date, will enchant the audience for the next two years.
SUBLIME created the MERCEDES BENZ EYEWEAR campaign with photographer and GoSee Member ANKE LUCKMANN for RODENSTOCK. The agency was Panama with creative director Ben Feismann.
Det Kempke commissioned SUBLIME for the last images for ZDF and TV DIGITAL.


"AMERICAN IDOL" TOP 12 COMPILATION ALBUM FEATURING STUDIO VERSIONS OF FULL SONGS PERFORMED ON TONIGHT'S SHOW AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON iTUNES
ALBUM FEATURES TRACKS PRODUCED BY RODNEY JERKINS, JIM JONSIN, TRICKY STEWART,
ROCK MAFIA, DON WAS AND RON FAIR
Album and Tracks Go on Sale Following Tonight's "Idol" Broadcast
March 16, 2011 - Last week, for the first time ever, studio versions of the full-length songs performed by Season 10's Top 13 finalists went on sale exclusively on the iTunes Store as a compilation album, and the release was a Top 10 seller on the iTunes album chart. This week, the "American Idol Top 12 Season 10" album compilation will go on sale once again exclusively on the iTunes Store at 10pm PST following tonight's "American Idol." Individual songs will also be available for sale.
The songs released on iTunes are studio versions recorded by the Idols under the guidance of Jimmy Iovine's team, including some of the hottest producers in the business, such as Rodney Jerkins, Jim Jonsin, "Tricky" Stewart, Rock Mafia, Don Was and Ron Fair. The 12 individual tracks and compilation album that will go on sale tonight are being released on the 19 Recordings/Interscope label. The compilation album will sell for $7.99.
Tune in to "American Idol" tonight, Wednesday, March 16th at 8/7c on FOX to see the Top 12 finalists � Casey Abrams, Naima Adedapo, Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Stefano Langone, Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery, Paul McDonald, Thia Megia, Haley Reinhart, Karen Rodriguez and Pia Toscano � perform songs from the year they were born.
With new judges, a brand-new set and one of the strongest line-ups of competitors since "American Idol" debuted in 2002, the series is drawing unanimous praise from viewers and critics alike and generating incredible ratings, keeping the show on top of the Nielsen rankings for the seventh consecutive year. "American Idol" finalists have already sold millions of songs on iTunes.
About INTERSCOPE GEFFEN A&M RECORDS
Combining the legacies of three of the most influential record labels in modern music history, Interscope Geffen A&M Records embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with its unification on January 1, 1999. Headed by Chairman Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Geffen A&M is a major force in global music, developing chart-topping artists across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, pop and alternative. Interscope Geffen A&M Records is part of Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company.
About CKX, Inc.
CKX, Inc. is engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of globally recognized entertainment content. The Company's current properties include the rights to the name, image and likeness of Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali and the operations of Graceland. Through its wholly-owned division 19 Entertainment Ltd., CKX owns proprietary rights to the "Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" television brands, including the "American Idol" series in the United States and local adaptations of the "Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" television show formats, which collectively, air in more than 100 countries, as well as other television properties. Also through 19, CKX has relationships and partnerships with some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Daughtry and David Cook. For more information about CKX, Inc., visit its corporate website at www.ckx.com.


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Due to my Italian heritage — which may be hard to tell, given my Lithuanian surname — and my connection to and gratitude for the Knights of Columbus, I try to find a way to mark Columbus Day each year.
Two weeks ago, I visited with Knights of Columbus Council 367 for the celebration of their 125th anniversary. They are known as “The First Council in the South,” having been established just 17 years after Blessed Michael J. McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus.
Since their founding, the Knights of Columbus, with courage and joy, have lived out the principles of charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism in the context of our Catholic faith. This fraternal organization supports Catholic men to live their faith at home, in their parish, at work and in their community.
To demonstrate their loyalty to their country and to their faith, the Knights took as their patron Christopher Columbus, recognized as a Catholic and long celebrated as the discoverer of America.
While Christopher Columbus was not without flaws, the practice of his faith was genuine. As Father F. Joseph Magri wrote in the September 1928 issue of The Catholic Knight, “Columbus was first and last and under all circumstances a fervent and consistent Catholic.”
So, it is understandable why statues were sculpted and erected of Columbus in communities throughout the United States in the 1920s. Americans, especially those of Italian and/or Catholic ancestry, were proud of him and his accomplishments.
Sadly, in the events that unfolded in the summer of 2020, statues of historic figures were removed in many localities. Among the casualties was the Columbus statue which had stood in Richmond’s Byrd Park since 1925. It was toppled, thrown into the lake, and then removed by the city.
Not unlike Columbus’ four arduous journeys, the journey in getting approval for the erection of the Richmond statue was fraught with obstacles. The Italian Catholic immigrants, many of whom immigrated to the Richmond area because of their skills as stone masons, were looked upon with suspicion and were not always welcomed.
What they experienced was nothing new. The turn of the last century was a time in our nation’s history when Catholic immigrants to the U.S. from Italy and other parts of Europe were not always welcomed with open arms.
By the 1920s, with servicemen having returned from World War I, a group of Italian-Americans in Richmond wanted to show their love for the U.S. To emphasize their patriotism, they commissioned Ferruccio Legnaioli to sculpt a statue of someone who was important to discovering the New World that eventually led to the founding of this nation. They envisioned the statue being placed on Monument Avenue.
Pressured by members of the Patriotic Welfare Committee, which included members of the Ku Klux Klan, the city’s committee on buildings, properties and utilities rejected the Columbus statue by a vote of 6-1 on May 28, 1925.
According to Harry Kollatz Jr., writing in the October 2014 Richmond Magazine, the Patriotic Welfare Committee “decried Columbus as a foreigner, a Roman Catholic, and wrongly credited as finding the New World. They gave the Vikings that credit.”
But, finally, on June 8, the common council’s committee on streets approved erection of the monument not for Monument Avenue, but for Byrd Park.
In his article, Kollatz included a 1995 statement from Bill Jenkins, an aficionado of Legnaioli: “It was kind of a grudging Richmond acceptance. The City Council figured it was too far out of the city for anybody to see it.”
Over the following decades Richmond continued to grow. The writer noted that the Boulevard Bridge was also completed in 1925, and expansion of the city toward the west “ultimately made the statue one of the most visible in Richmond.”
It saddens me that a statue which was meant to express patriotism and the connection of the Italian community with our nation would be torn down nearly a hundred years later. It was a symbol of patriotism and participation of a marginalized group, most of whom were Catholic, but is now seen as offensive to marginalized groups.
The absence of the statue should not diminish our observance of Columbus Day. However, its absence should remind us to celebrate our Catholic heroes — especially when they are an important part of our country’s and our Church’s history.

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Sitting down with a copy of Linda Hawkins’ new memoir, On the Wings of Words Given, is like snuggling under a blanket in the crook of mom’s or grandmother’s arm to listen to stories about her life. Hawkins’ transparency and conversational writing style create a comfort in her readers, resulting in an immediate sense of kinship.
Hawkins laments that this short-story collection covering childhood to grandparenthood came about as a means of working through grief after losing seven family members in a two-year span. Recalling memories of those she had lost helped her to process and work toward healing.
“Writing our life’s stories incorporates gratitude into our days, giving us a heart of joy,” she explains. Sadly, Hawkins’ husband of almost 50 years recently died in a tragic accident. Still, she chooses to focus on the blessing of being able to give him the first copy of this latest book, a tradition they shared, just before his passing.
You can purchase On the Wings of Words Given, $14.99, from Hawkins’ Heart to Heart Publishing company. See more of her award-winning books, including Alexander and the Great Food Fight as well as its spinoffs.
Learn more about Hawkins’ educational children’s programs and speaking schedule, or connect with her at www.lindajhawkins.com.
“If you share a book, you enrich a life,” says Hawkins.
Hawkins’ childhood stories of simpler times and carefree days will produce a smile and a chuckle. “Dressed Chicken or Chicken Dressed,” for example, recounts the time her grandmother asked her to help prepare the evening meal. What a shock to discover dressing the chicken from the yard did not involve a cute little doll dress!
Other stories such as “Heart to Heart is Born” detail the path her life has taken and connects the events to her deep faith in God.
Hawkins is an avid supporter of traditional family values and promotes children’s literature about nutrition. “I enjoy dressing in Southern belle or Victorian attire during engagements where, in addition to healthy eating, I speak on tea history and etiquette,” she says. Her goal and passion in life is to continue helping families be healthier and happier.
Over the course of her successful writing career, Hawkins, a consumer-member of Warren RECC, has received numerous awards: the Independent Book Publishers Benjamin Franklin Award, the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, and she was an International Book Awards Finalist.
In addition to running her own publishing house, Heart to Heart Publishing Inc., for 20 years, she is the founder of the Butler County Child Abuse Prevention organization.


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Pats drop twinbill to Lander
Francis Marion saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end Sunday as the Patriots dropped both ends of their Peach Belt Conference doubleheader to Lander, 11-3 and 10-3 on Sunday.
Francis Marion (8-6, 6-6) will travel to Augusta University this weekend for a 3-game PBC series. The next home date for FMU will be March 26-27 against USC Aiken.
In Sunday’s opener, the Patriots took a 1-0 lead in the opening frame on an RBI-single through the right side by senior Darius Nobles. The first baseman went 4-for-4 in the first game, but then saw his 9-game hitting streak end in game two.
That lead held until the fifth when a throwing error led to a pair of unearned Bearcat tallies. Lander (11-5, 7-4) then plated six runs on seven hits in the sixth to open an 8-1 advantage.
FMU senior southpaw Weston Rogers (2-2) was tagged with the hard-luck loss. Lander righty Justin Walker (2-0) captured the win with five innings of work.
Freshman second baseman Ethan Wilder, in only his second start of 2021, led Lander with four hits, two runs scored, and one driven in during the opener.
In the second contest, FMU scored in the bottom of the first – as the Patriots did in all three games of the series – on a solo homer to left field by sophomore shortstop Jack Hegan. The margin doubled in the third when junior right fielder Will Hardee homered over the right field wall. That hit extended the Evergreen native’s hitting streak to 10 games.
Lander scored four times in the fourth knocking Francis Marion starter Bailey Wendel (1-2) from the game. The Patriots drew to within 4-3 in the bottom of the frame when junior outfielder Brett Kemp singled home Mattox.
However, the Bearcats answered with three runs in the fifth, one in the seventh, and two in the eighth while holding the Patriots scoreless the remainder of the game.
Francis Marion graduate student Christian Umphlett, a right-handed relief pitcher, entered the game in the fourth inning and worked three frames. By doing so, he set the FMU career mark for most pitching appearance with 73, bettering the old mark of 72 set by Jeffrey Stoner between 2011 and 2014.


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The West Palm Beach Housing Authority (“Authority”) was established by the City of West Palm Beach in 1938 pursuant to Florida Statute Section 421 and the enactment of the National Housing Act of 1937. The City of West Palm Beach formed the Authority to provide safe, decent and affordable housing to individuals and families with limited financial resources.
Mission, Vision and Values Statements
|To provide safe, decent, and affordable housing to persons and families with limited financial resources and to provide residents with access to programs that will assist them in making the transition to greater financial security.
|To be the leading provider of affordable housing in Palm Beach County.
|Values and Values Statement

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22 So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by. (NKJV)
God has made a very special provision for you. You serve Him because you are obedient. You love the one you care for. But it has been awhile since you have had a break.
For this day, this moment, everyone including God seems far away. All you can see is yourself, and you are down. But our God is an awesome God! He has made His promise to never leave you nor forsake you. Maybe it is hard to believe that right now.
Moses told God he wanted God to go with him. Moses asked to see God’s glory, but God wouldn’t do that. No man shall see Him and live. They came to an agreement. Will God show you His glory? No, but when you need Him, ask Him to hide you in the cleft of the rock. You will fall under His protection. You will know the power and might of the one true God you are serving.
Tucked away, covered by the hand of God. Can you picture it? It is a masterpiece of peace, safety, and rest. I think your day will start looking up.
Oh my Father. I feel You are hidden from me. Like Moses I need to feel Your presence. Strengthen me once again by Your Holy Spirit. I will cling to You as my oasis in this desert of my heart. Praise be to God, in Who’s Son’s name I pray, amen.

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An update and beyond: key landscapes for conservation land cover and change monitoring, thematic and validation datasets for the African, Caribbean and Pacific regions
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Brink, A., Eva, H., and Bodart, C.: Is Africa Losing Its Natural Vegetation? Monitoring Trajectories of Land-Cover Change Using Landsat Imagery, in: Remote Sensing of Land Use and Land Cover, Principles and Applications, vol. 20120991, edited by: Giri, C., CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 369–376, https://doi.org/10.1201/b11964-28, 2012.
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Schulte to Büuhne, H., Wegmann, M., Durant, S. M., Ransom, C., de Ornellas, P., Grange, S., Beatty, H., and Pettorelli, N.: Protection status and national socio-economic context shape land conversion in and around a key transboundary protected area complex in West Africa, 3, https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.47, 2017.
Di Gregorio, A.: Land cover classification system: classification concepts and user manual: LCCS, Software version 2., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 190 pp., 2005.


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You can submit newspaper articles about the starbound universe to being added to this mod. Check this thread.
Adds a new bookstore to the Outpost.
This mod is intended to be used as a framework, a kind of "Tabula Rasa" for codex entries, where other modders could put their own books, and create their own categories.
A lot of modders add books to the game. Some of them are manuals of how their mod works, others contain lore of the new species and races that they introduce to the game, and others are just silly stories to add some fun content to the game. All the modders that add this kind of content face one problem: How do I give my books to the player?
Some of them have their own "outpost", where they could put shops and bookshelves with the books, but they can't always put all their books there, and not everyone can made their own "outpost". Others find some unimmersive ways, like making the book just appear in the player's ship. Finally, others just leave the job to luck, and let the books appear as "loot" in some dungeons."
This mod offers an optional alternative to that. What does this mean? This means that the modder could make a patch to put his books in the bookstore, and if the user doesn't have this mod, then nothing happens and everything is fine... but if the user has this mod, then they can go to the outpost and buy the books. This mod is also very versatile; if you use it and don't like it, then you can uninstall it without any problems.
Also, I don't want to publish just an empty canvas, so the bookstore offers some of the stock books (one for each race), the colony deed manual, and some story compilations.
But books have more than one use, so... what are books useful for? Sharing lore and instructions are the most common use of books, but they are also useful for other things.
The books are great for starting quests:
You could put a book as loot, a book that tells the legend of a mysterious planet full of pixels... but if the player doesn't have the patience to look for the book through the universe, they could just go to the bookstore and buy it.
Books are also a good way to guide the player a particular way. Instead of just starting a formal quest, a book could say things about new planets, biomes, creatures, and buildings, where to find them, and what you could expect as a prize for finding them. Even some sub-plot or mysterious history could start with a phrase in a book, and end in a formal quest.
You could even add info about the updates of your mod as "News" from a newspaper ("New discoveries in matter", "There is a new gun rounding the world", etc), or codex entries that you could just simply erase from your mod when they become old.
Finally, the books are a good way to learn new recipes, i.e. "How in the world did that Floran learn to build that computer?... Eassy, Floran buyss a sschematicss at the Booksstore".
So, I release these tools for you. However you choose to use it, it's in your hands.
Here, an image of the interface.
For Moders: If you want to learn how to add a book or a tab to the bookstore, it's pretty easy, just check the instructions at Github.
P.S.: I want to give a special thank to v6ooo, as I made the interface of the bookstore using his "Many Tabs" mod as a base. I encourage the use of that mod, it's pretty usefull.
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For constipation, 0.04-0.17 grams of dried juice (corresponding to 10-30 milligrams of the aloe constituents hydroxyanthraquinones) taken by mouth has been recommended. Dried aloe juice (150 milligrams) has been taken by mouth daily for 28 days in combination with celandine and psyllium.
For diabetes (type 2), 5-15 milliliters of aloe juice has been taken by mouth twice daily.
For dental plaque and gingivitis, a dentifrice containing Aloe vera has been used three times daily for 30 days.
For genital herpes, a hydrophilic cream of 0.5% (by weight) of a 50% ethanol extract, combined with liquid paraffin and castor oil, has been used on affected areas three times daily for five days in a row per week, for up to two weeks.
For HIV infection, 1,000-1,600 milligrams of the aloe constituent acemannan has been taken by mouth in four equal doses daily for 48 weeks.
For lichen planus, an Aloe vera gel has been applied twice daily to affected area(s) for eight weeks.
For psoriasis vulgaris, a water-soluble cream of 0.5% (by weight) of a 50% ethanol extract of aloe, combined with mineral and castor oils, has been used three times daily for five days in a row per week, for up to four weeks.
For skin burns, a 97.5% Aloe vera gel has been applied to affected area(s) for two days in a row.
Children (younger than 18 years)
Topical (skin) use of aloe gel in children is common and appears to be well tolerated. However, a dermatologist and pharmacist should be consulted before starting therapy. Aloe taken by mouth has not been studied in children and theoretically may have harmful effects, such as lowering blood sugar levels. Therefore, it is not recommended.


UNICEF is proud to announce the nominees for the 2010 International Children’s Day of Broadcasting Awards. The winners will be announced at the ICDB Awards Ceremony on 2 November 2010 in New York.
The nominees for television include ATN Bangla (Bangladesh), Ethiopian Radio and Television Services, TV3 (Malaysia), C7 Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión (SJRTV) (Mexico), SOREAD/2M (Morocco), Télévision Togolaise and UzNTT (Uzbekistan).
The nominees for radio include Radijojo World Children’s Radio Network (Germany), All India Radio, Tejarat Radio (Iran), TRAXXfm Radio Televisyen Malaysia, Radio y Televisión de Aguascalientes (Mexico), Voice of Nigeria and Maputaland Community Radio Station (South Africa).
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2 reviews Mount Evans Wilderness Area #5 hike out of 194 in
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This is a easy out and back trail to Chief Mountain in Mount Evans Wilderness Area.
This trail goes by Papoose Mountain.
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Chief Mountain Trail - Out (Not Back)
Chief Mountain Trail is a 2.8 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Idaho Springs, CO that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking and walking and is accessible from June until November. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Directions from Idaho Springs: Exit I-70 in Idaho Springs at exit 240. Go south on Colorado Highway 103. The trailhead is located 5 miles east of Echo Lake on Colorado Highway 103. SPECTACULAR view from top-360•. Took 1hr 10 min with gradual incline to top and 40 min down. Nice trail. Fairly easy. Trailhead tricky to find. It's about 1/2 mile after Echo Lake Lodge. If you get to a turnaround with an Echo Ski sign in the middle, you missed it by about 1/4 mile-go back! Very windy on top and so beautiful! Last 30 feet you need to boulder to top.


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Super Sparkle is here to save the day, but even superheroes have bad hair days and she needs your help to give her a hairstyle makeover. Enter her secret lair and give Barbie's alter ego a brand new colorful haircut. Trim, curl or dye her hair in different styles, add sparkly accessories, then choose a super outfit and cape to finish her amazing transformation. This is really great awesome game, You will get more fun in this game. Do not forget to tell your friends to come play our FREE Games.
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Former Def Jam music executive and uncle to Waka Flocka, Bimmy Antney, says that he and 50 Cent will be making a movie about his extraordinary life.
Antney, who used to be an A&R for LL Cool J, sat down with Chuck Creekmur from AllHipHop.com and shared the news about the upcoming project.
And it seems like it will be a must-see by all considerations.
When talking about his relationship with big-time the 80s and 90s street crime crew, Supreme Team, he said, “The movie that me and 50 doing is about my life. I was there.”
The Queens native continues, “If you look at the timeline on Hip-Hop Uncovered, you see who was there … I don’t have to argue anything that with anybody and prove myself.”
Because he was there, he was able to explain how he could be cool with 50 Cent and Supreme, the leader of the notorious crew, back in the day.
According to rap lore, the “Get Rich or Die Trying” money maker was enemies with the alleged hustler.
Check out the full interview that goes into details about Antney’s relationships with both, how he got down with Run-DMC (in a move that would change his life), his definition of loyalty and what else is coming up for him on the horizon.

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Apex Legends Mirage (Offensive)
Locked behind an in-game paywall, the Apex Legends Mirage is one of the two characters that you’ll need to either grind your way to collect enough currency to buy him from the store or simply spend some real cash to get. At a cost of 12,000 Legend Tokens or 750 Apex Coins, Mirage is the trickster of Apex Legends, with skills primarily composed of vanishing acts. Out of all the Legends, he’s unmatched in terms of distracting and confusing enemies with his decoys. All his abilities are centered on stealth and holographic decoys which you can use in specific ways, depending on the situation.
Abilities and Playstyle
- Passive ability (Encore!): automatically drops a decoy and cloak for 5 seconds when knocked down, distracting the enemy. This offers you the chance to escape to your teammates and get revived back into the game.
- Tactical ability (Psych Out): sends out a holographic decoy to confuse your enemy.
- Ultimate ability (Vanishing Act): deploys a whole set of decoys based off your team while he cloaks. Ideally, it’s best to save his ultimate for escaping from difficult situations since it’ll be tricky for your enemy to track you after you’ve cloaked and made several copies of yourself.
The Apex Legends Mirage is best used as an integral part of a flanking squad and is great when paired with Bangalore’s Smoke Launcher ability. You can use this tactic when deciding whether or not to withdraw from a battle with your team should you find yourselves outnumbered. Other than creating decoys, Mirage lacks more diversity in his ability as he’s the type of character that’s really not much of a team player; he is there merely to distract his enemies enough for your other teammates to pick up kills. Although you’ll need to grind in order to get enough currency or spend some cash to get him, he’s a worthy adversary to your champion pool that shouldn’t be missed.


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Will the world have a hard time avoiding recession?
World Bank President David Malpass warned Tuesday that "many countries will have a hard time avoiding a recession," while noting that countries like the U.S. "could increase supply substantially" which "would affect prices immediately."
Are Asian economies at risk of recession?
The risk of recession in a handful of Asian economies is rising as higher prices spur central banks to accelerate the pace of their interest rate hikes, according to the latest Bloomberg survey of economists.
Is the global economy headed for a recession?
The global economy is set for a step back by the end of the year, and recession risks are elevated against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Covid-19 shutdowns in China, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Can stocks withstand a global recession?
Stocks in developed markets showed they can stand up to a lot last week. One thing they almost certainly can’t withstand is a global recession.


I wouldn’t even be running for President of the Untied States if at least one candidate in the race was interested in helping average Americans.
The millionaires who are running represent the elite, the wealthy Americans who form Super PACS to buy the election. They need countered with facts, and someone to state them.
Here’s the latest report:
“If you're an "average" American, you earn close to $40,000 a year -- pretty good money compared with the rest of the world.
But recent data from a number of sources conclude that the average U.S. income, while solid among its peers around the world, still leaves many grappling to make ends meet. Additionally, the 2011 U.N. Human Development Report finds the gap between the rich and poor in the U.S. continuing to widen.
Unfortunately, in the U.S., an average $40,000 income often means living paycheck to paycheck and, perhaps more significant, living beyond your means.
"The average American struggles," says Ronald Hill, a professor at Villanova University who has studied poverty worldwide. "They have an old car they're struggling to keep on the road, they may be late with rent payments, and they can't afford to send their kids to college.
At $40,000 a year, they probably haven't been on a vacation in five years. They feel great restrictions.""What's striking about the United States is that, comparable to other countries of comparable income, the inequality in the United States is much wider than any other country," says William Orme, a spokesman for the U.N. report. (source)
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Believe In Fairy Tales
Starlight Over Bluebell Castle by Sarah Bennett is the most delightful contemporary tale of castles and romance. The reader sinks into the novel and is cocooned within the story. Bluebell Castle is a place where you can begin to believe in fairy tales.
The book is a perfect read on a grey, gloomy autumnal day as its atmosphere will brighten up the reader’s heart. Set in the Derbyshire Dales in the run up to Christmas, the reader eagerly anticipates the snow and the excitement to come.
Christmas is a time for dreams to come true. Planning the perfect Christmas ignites the reader’s heart with warmth.
There is a wonderful, welcoming feel to the whole novel. They “had a knack of absorbing people into their family.” Even the reader feels included.Continue reading


ATS Homekraft Happy Trails is an upcoming residential venture developed by ATS Group. The group is famous for developing world-class residential projects in Noida. The project covers a vast amount of area which is 8.50 acres out of which around eighty percent of the area is open and covered with bushes and trees which give the residents an open, airy and green environment to live in. The complex includes 12 towers which are pleasing to look at.
ATS Happy Trails has to offer 2/3 BHK luxurious apartments is size ranging from 1165 sq ft to 1625 sq ft. The project houses a total of 1250 apartments which are distributed across the 12 towers having 28 floors each. The project is designed in terms of the Vastu Norms which guarantees a positive environment within the complex. The open environment ensures that there are sufficient natural lighting and air flow inside the apartments. In addition to this, the residential project offers a wide range of amenities and features for the residents. There is 24x7 security and the community is gated which will ensure the safety of the residents. Also, the buildings offer earthquake resistance.
ATS Happy Trails is located in Sector 10, Noida Extension. The location has a huge advantage as it has Noida on one side and Greater Noida on the other. Knowledge Park, Ecotech 4 and other areas are in the vicinity of the project. With the development of IT parks, the demand for real estate is increasing rapidly and now is the best time to invest in property if you hope for great returns in the future.


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Earlier this week, news broke that China's central bank - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) - has announced that going forward all transactions of crypto-currencies shall be illegal. This is seen as somewhat a strengthing measure of their 2019 crypto trading ban.
A spokesperson at PBOC said "Virtual currency-related business activities are illegal financial activities," going on to warn that it "seriously endangers the safety of people's assets".
With the news, big players in the crypto-arena saw massive slumps in their prices. Bitcoin was down as much as 9%, however tapered off at around a 6% loss by the end of the day.
Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management, believes that this announcement is a good thing for Bitcoin. "The last thing we want is China [to be] involved in a currency of the world." he said.
Bitcoin wasn't the only crypto-coin to suffer on the day of announcement, with ETH and others slumping heavily.
The announcement by PBOC came a day after Twitter announced that users will soon be able to send Bitcoin to each other, at virtually zero cost, using the Lightning network that has been built on top of bitcoin's primary layer.
PBOC added that any online website, even if not based in China, was to offer these types of services to their citizens, that it would also be performing an illegal activity.
The reaction to this news has been mixed. Some people see it as a good thing; due to the amount of machine power and energy usage used to 'mine' for coins. In September 2019, China accounted for over 75% of the worlds Bitcoin energy use. Though, by April 2021, this was down to just over 46%.
What are your thoughts about this latest news? Do you think it's a good or bad thing? Do let us know in the comments.


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Some people argue that drinking boozy beverages can make you feel warmer, which is perhaps the inspiration behind these super-cozy, hand-knitted beer socks. Designed and crafted by Serbian textile artist Vicky Djokic, they feature golden, ale-colored wool; a soft, frothy white trim; and knitted beer glass handles. Each novelty pair allows you to quench yourself with a refreshing, soft blend of mixed wool and yarn.
Other than socks, Djokic has also knitted pint-inspired leg warmers and fingerless mittens. If you or someone you know loves a cold brew, you might be tempted by this crafter’s entire beer knit collection. Check out pictures below and buy your own pair on Etsy.
Love crazy socks? Check out our fun and creative list of 15+ novelty socks for you to wear.
Serbian textile artist Vicky Djokic crafts hand-kitted beer socks that look just like two pints.
She even crafts beer-themed leg warmers…
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ISGweb Module: Donations
Your website is a great place to encourage people to contribute to your cause. The Donations module makes it easy for visitors to act as soon as they’re compelled.
This module allows you to accept contributions online with real-time credit card authorization and processing. It collects donation information that are needed for follow-up, such as recognition of donors and where to send notifications. Integrating this with your financial and fundraising software ensures that donations are processed promptly and follow your business rules.
Donations module features include:
- Allow members to select from a directory of giving opportunities using eye-catching graphics and descriptions.
- Let users open an online donations form for a particular fund from the comprehensive directory, or from links set up anywhere in your site.
- Set up the look and layout of the donations form for each fund.
- Offer donors a choice of giving types as part of the donation to one general fund, allowing them to designate a particular purpose for their gift.
- Suggested giving levels and list of donor clubs encourage donors to make the highest gift they can afford.
- Donor can specify how association should recognize the gift, specifying a full name, married couple, organization, or anonymous.
- Provide option to make donation in someone’s memory.
- New donors can add their profile to the database from the same form, and the system will alert them if they may already have a profile in the database.
- A single credit card payment can process gifts to multiple funds, as well as other types of ecommerce transactions from the same shopping cart.
- Automatically sends email receipt after Verisign completes the payment process, thanking each donor by name for the gift.
Integrating the Donations modules with your association management software allows you to connect donations to member records and to fundraising giving categories. This makes it possible to include online donations in your donors’ giving history, and to track the overall success of each campaign, appeal, and distribution in your fundraising system.
Your association may suggest that members make contributions to their PAC as part of their conference registration, with a single payment covering both transactions. PAC contributions often happen this way. By designating certain meeting functions as relating to a particular campaign or appeal, some events may also accept donations as part of a meeting registration.
The PAC Contributions component of ISGweb Donations addresses the need to accept these types of donations and process them correctly:
- The solicitation for the fund or PAC is included as part of the event registration. A page describing the fund suggests donation levels and provides the option of skipping the contribution.
- If the user elects to contribute and the fund is a PAC, a verification screen asks for confirmation that the user is qualified to contribute, according to election laws.
- When the registration payment is processed, both the meeting registration and the contribution are processed in your financial and fundraising software based on their transaction type and your business rules.
Learn more about ISGweb
Contact us at 301-519-3776 or email@example.com to discuss your needs and see if the ISGweb modules are a fit for your association.


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Prevent birds from eating high value crops
Keep birds away from crude oil ponds and other restricted areas
Prevent birds that cause disease to crops
Detect and track plant disease
Identify wildlife that may consume crops
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) offers the ability to analyze soil samples with little sample preparation, provides detection of all elements in the periodic table, and has a large dynamic range (ppm to wt. %).
Whether its use is mission-critical or just to make your job a little easier, agricultural demand for rugged mobile technology is increasing. Our handhelds keep up with the latest agriculture technology.
Agriculture provides essential societal benefits: supply of food and commodities, economic development and employment. In turn, rural communities are under increasing pressure arising from increased productivity requirements, soil erosion and sealing, water scarcity, natural hazards and climate change.
The organization model of irrigation at the same level of the basin is considered one of the best ways to use efficiently the available water and the management of this resource. One of the most successful examples of this kind of Management is the Watering Communities. These communities are consortium of farmers in charge of the organization of the use of public, surface and subsurface water.
A clean and pathogen free water source is essential to prevent infections from being introduced and spreading in a hatchery. Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection of water for inactivation of pathogens is recognized as a safe and effective method for use in the aquaculture industry. Continuous monitoring of water quality by measure of UV transmission (UVT) ensures the UV light is able to penetrate the water effectively and achieve the optimal dose.
TenCate Geotube technology is used for agriculture applications to reduce the waste in lagoons and utilize the contained nutrients for crops. This dewatering technology reduces the lagoon size by 50%, reduces labor and energy for land application by 50-70%, stores contained nutrients until needed for crops, provides higher quality flush water and reduces the odor and insect problems normally encountered. Over time, these solids dry in the dewatering containers, making the contained nutrients easier to transport...
Chemigation is the process of injecting chemicals into an irrigation system, and only Mazzei makes this process inexpensive and easy to maintain. Using high-efficiency Venturi injectors, Mazzei chemigation delivers precise mixing and uniform distribution of material into the water stream. Mazzei chemical injectors have no moving parts, and typically require no supplemental pump system. They rely instead on a vacuum to transfer irrigation chemicals, providing additional safety. Mazzei patented designs are precisely...
AgraGel® (T-400) water crystals are potassium based, organic cross linked co-polymers with water binding groups.
In dry form, they are white, crystalline granules with a neutral pH and when hydrated, become a gel which retains fluids, even under soil pressure and in the presence of fertilizers and other soil additives.
AgraGel® (T-400) water crystals are characterized by high volume absorption and fluid retention and are available in a variety of crystal sizes for various soil requirements.
Salt Out™ reduces or eliminates salinity stress in plant growth by sequestering sodium and chloride ions from penetrating plant root tissues. These conditions usually occur due to the buildup of salts as a result of fertilizer applications, irrigating with reclaimed, well or pond water, as well as salts deposited by ocean mist.
Salt Out™ coats the plant roots disallowing the update of the salts thereby enhancing nutrient uptake resulting in rapid improvement and stabilization of turf color.
Salt Out™ also...
MAP, with its low pH levels, is best used for high-alkaline soils. It is an ideal starter fertilizer because MAP contains less ammonia-nitrogen than DAP, reducing potential seed damage.MAP has been an important phosphate fertilizer for growers around the world for many years. It is completely water soluble, generally applied in the granular crystal form and used in the formulation of suspension fertilizers. As a granular material, it mixes well and frequently serves as an ingredient in bulk-blended fertilizers.
Foresters have used FlexiPlugs and FlexiTrays to successfully start deciduous and coniferous trees, including loblolly as well as white and red pine. Our products provide optimal water retention and aeration and also promote quick rooting of cuttings. The stabilized aspect of Flexi products gives forestry companies more freedom when it comes to transporting and transplanting young seedlings.
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UV disinfection is popular for treating water used in horticultural applications, as it introduces no chemicals or by-products which can stress plants and lower crop quality.
Leading OEMs manufacture specific UV systems to continually disinfect the water being used in various soil based and soil-less plant cultivation techniques, such as hydroponic systems. UV disinfection does not affect the pH or chemistry of the water and neutralises many organisms problematic to commercial horticulturalists such as fungi,...
Large selection of low-cost greenhouse monitoring data loggers and systems for temperature, RH%, light and CO2. USB, WiFi and Bluetooth models. For agricultural, R&D, greenhouses or grow-houses and more. CAS DataLoggers offers a large selection of greenhouse monitoring data loggers for use in agricultural processing and research, in greenhouses or grow houses, and even out in the field. Help promote growth and prevent plant disease/mold by logging seed and crop temperature, humidity, soil conditions, and more.
Common applications in the agriculture industries include cold chain monitoring, quality assurance, monitoring pest control effectiveness, temperature and humidity profiling crops, wine growing, and many more. We supply the suppliers with the most reliable selection of temperature and humidity data loggers anywhere.
The value of grain and oilseed is determined by its characteristics, and only by identifying and segregating qualities can the total value be optimized. Whether you trade in wheat, barley, corn, soybeans or other products, rapid and accurate analytical results will help you make the best business decisions.
Perten Instruments have worked with grain and oilseed trading companies for more than 40 years. We know and understand your business and can offer products and solutions which will help you in your daily...
Humic acidscan be successfully used as an additive in animal feed. Various research trials conducted worldwide have all showed positive results concerning the use of humic acids as an organic feed ingredient. Increases in liveweight of animals, improved growth rates, increased feed intakes and food conversion ratios and a stronger resistance against diseases are the common results of these trials. By improving immune function of animals, especially of young animals, humic acids also reduce the incidence of...
Farmers across the world can face significant financial loss due to bird damage. Scarecrow’s leading bird scaring technology is an easy and reliable way to control major avian crop pests like pigeons and crows.
Scarecrow bird scarers decrease crop damage by dispersing birds in a safe and humane way. The nature-inspired technology uses bio-acoustics to protect farmland and agricultural areas.
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