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After months of speculation about Mr. Big’s role on the Sex and the City revival, his fate was revealed in the premiere episode of And Just Like That — and it’s safe to say fans are cursing at their Peloton bikes.
Chris Noth returned as Carrie Bradshaw’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) husband for the Thursday, December 9, premiere of the HBO Max series. After making several jokes and references to his favorite exercise instructor, Allegra, throughout the episode, he hits his Peloton bike while Carrie is at Charlotte’s (Kristin Davis) daughter’s piano recital. While heading to the shower, Big collapses and grabs his left shoulder. After finding him, Carrie tells the audience, “And just like that, Big died.”
Social media users were quick to react to the shocking death after the first two episodes started streaming on Thursday, calling out the fact that he had a heart attack and that Carrie didn’t call 9-1-1 after finding him.
“I’m sorry WHHHHAAATTTTT Mr Big just dies like that….IN THE FIRST F—kING EPISODE!!!!!” one fan wrote. “I did not see that coming. Carrie could have called a f—king ambulance WTF!!!!! I am so shocked right now. #AndJustLikeThat.”
A second viewer tweeted, “I’m upset over a fictional character’s death. How did y’all do Mr. Big like that?!? After all these years!? #AndJustLikeThat #SATC.”
“#AndJustLikeThat my heart is broken i’m already waiting for the next chapter but it will never be the same without #MrBig,” a third fan wrote.
A lot of viewers harped on the cause of Big’s passing.
“Mr. Big deserved better than death by Peloton #AndJustLikeThat,” one person tweeted.
Another Twitter user joked, “You want me to take a Peloton class? The thing that killed Mr. Big?”
“Peloton killing Mr. Big was not on my 2021 bingo card,” a third user posted.
Along with several expressionless face emojis, a fourth person wrote, “My peloton shares tanking after Mr. Big dies in the sex and city reboot.”
In the second episode of And Just Like That, Carrie mourns Big, planning and attending his funeral with Charlotte and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) by her side. Despite having a falling out with Samantha (played by Kim Cattrall in the original series and two franchise films) — who moved to the U.K. for work after Carrie fired her — the publicist sent flowers. (Cattrall opted not to return for the new chapter of SATC.)
And Just Like That gives more context into Big’s health issues in the second episode, with Miranda insisting to Steve (David Eigenberg) that his death wasn’t the bike’s fault.
“He got the OK from his cardiologist,” she says of Big’s heart troubles in the past. “Exercise is good for the heart.”
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Watchdog group sues EPA over suppressed Superfund site audit
April 6, 2018
A watchdog group is suing the Environmental Protection Agency seeking the release of records involving an investigative audit into the cleanup of the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma that the state's attorney general wants to keep secret.
The Campaign for Accountability filed the federal lawsuit Thursday in Washington. The group says EPA administrator Scott Pruitt tried to cover up a report suggesting criminal wrongdoing while he was Oklahoma's attorney general.
Pruitt's successor, Mike Hunter, has also refused to release the audit of the federal program intended to help fa...

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Making vegan food the whole family can enjoy seems like a daunting task. No more! The Vegan Dad Cookbook contains over 120 recipes that take kids’ food beyond the veggie dog. From brunch to... More > dinner, Vegan Dad has you covered with dishes from around the world as well as good ol’ fashioned comfort food. This book provides the answer to that daily question, “what’s for dinner?”
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Learn to easily build earth and simple brick ovens for outdoor bread baking. Detailed step by step instructions accompany the photographs and graphics. No building experience required. When the... More > weather turns really nasty, we'll come indoors and bake in a conventional oven with some simple techniques. Also included are sections on sourdough and no-knead bread baking. From bagels to pita breads to pizzas in your wood-fired oven. It's all here, including historical references that make oven building and bread baking a most enjoyable experience.< Less
A collection of recipes and memories from Utica NY. All proceeds from the sale of this book go to the Compassion Coalition - a community based organization that acts as a collection and distribution... More > point for food and related products.
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Making vegan food the whole family can enjoy seems like a daunting task. No more! The Vegan Dad Cookbook contains over 120 recipes that take kids’ food beyond the veggie dog. From brunch to... More > dinner, Vegan Dad has you covered with dishes from around the world as well as good ol’ fashioned comfort food. This book provides the answer to that daily question, “what’s for dinner?” THIS IS A BLACK AND WHITE (AND PICTURELESS) VERSION OF THE E-BOOK.< Less
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Wags And Whiskers Rescue is please to present our first Fundraiser Cook Book. A delicious compilation of "donated" recipes sure to please everyone. Whether you are looking for something... More > quick and easy, or something a little out of the ordinary, we have plenty of recipes to please everyone! Soups, salads, appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and (of course) a special collection for your canine companion!< Less
This is a collection of over 100 favorite Welsh recipes that have been adapted for the American Kitchen. It also features suggested Welsh holiday meals, and introduction to Welsh foods, and a... More > 'shopping list' of Welsh food items to bring home on your next trip to Wales. The nearly 50 full color photographs of the Wales taken by the author give you a sense of being there as you prepare these tasty recipes.< Less
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I wrote this book for my boys, Nick and Max. It is full of practical advice, useful information, and easy, tasty recipes.
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Stinging nettle is used in herbal medicine as a diuretic, as a blood purifier, to treat anemia, to boost metabolism and to stimulate the kidneys.
How to Use Nettles
Cook nettles and eat them as a substitute for spinach or for other leafy greens, and add them to stews, stir-fries, soups and pies. Nettle tea can be made with fresh or dried nettle leaves and enjoyed through the spring to stimulate the kidneys, to purify the blood and to help with your spring detox.
If you dry nettle leaves you can enjoy them throughout the year. Pick nettles in the spring, dry the leaves and add dried nettle to homemade tea blends. Sprinkle dried nettle on soups or salads, or add dried nettle to bread dough. Nettle is also an effective herbal hair tonic, and a homemade nettle hair rinse helps to keep the hair and the scalp healthy.
The stinging effect comes from the small hairs on the leaves. The hairs must be broken to remove the sting. Cook nettles for a few minutes before use to remove the sting or chop the leaves to break the hairs. If you dry nettles and crush the dried leaves, the stinging effect is removed. You can also add uncooked nettles to homemade smoothies because the blender breaks the small hairs.
How to Pick Nettles
Pick nettles in the spring when they are full of nutrients and the flavour is the most enjoyable. Wear gardening gloves and pick the top leaves that have the best flavour. Pick nettles only from areas where no chemical fertilizers are used, and try to pick them away from busy roads and away from human habitation. Nettles picked too close to habitation may contain too much nitrate.
Nettle seeds can be picked in the late summer or in the fall. Dry the seeds and sprinkle them on soups, stews and salads for added nutrition. The seeds contain the same minerals and vitamins as the leaves, but in a more concentrated form.
Nettles are a healthy, nutritious addition to your diet especially in the spring. They are rich in many important vitamins and minerals, and they are used in herbal medicine to aid detoxification and to purify the blood. Nettles and other edible weeds are an easy way to improve your daily diet, and if you pick your own nettles you can enjoy free nutrition throughout the spring.


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In honor of this movie’s 25th anniversary, we’re doing a special rerelease podcast!
Mr. Justin “Hatorian” K. won a Bald Move fantasy football league, and this was his reward; the selection of the modern classic war movie, “Saving Private Ryan”. Directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring every man in Hollywood (Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel, Bryan Cranston, NATHAN FILLION, Paul Giamatti, among others), it’s a pitiless look into the hell that is war. It is also a moving, heroic, complex tale of brotherhood, bravery, cowardice, and loss. It’s a powerful film that you really must see before partaking in the podcast, but if you’ve already stormed the beaches of Normandy with Capt. Miller and company, please enjoy the podcast.
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What is your network?
Is this ethernet, the coax networking, or?
With ethernet I once had a problem like this and had to do a factory reset on the router, as it seems it had a glitch that was blocking a port.
Didn't realize he was using Ethernet for MRV. The only problems I had with my Ethernet MRV was using too many HRs. With only 2 HRs, I'd think it would work perfectly. I'd switch locations of the two HRs and see what happens.


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Catch the battle between Samsung Galaxy A52 vs. Oppo F19 with 64MP Cameras and great 12GB RAM today! Discover the final winner right below!
Samsung Galaxy A52 vs. Oppo F19 Specifications
As you know, Samsung Galaxy A52 has arrived with an eye-catching design and a long-life battery, while the Oppo F19 launched with huge storage. For the processor, the Samsung phone ships with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G SoC, paired with 128GB/ 6GB RAM, 128GB/ 8GB RAM, and 256GB/ 8GB RAM (expandable to 512GB). Moreover, the Oppo device drives the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset.
Besides, the Oppo handset comes in two memory options: 128GB/ 8GB RAM, 256GB/ 12GB RAM (no card slot). As a result, the Oppo flagship wins the first round with larger RAM. About the display, the Samsung Galaxy A52 Specifications flaunt a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. Contrarily, the Oppo F19 Specifications get a 6.43-inch IPS LCD with a 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution.
So, the Samsung device scores one point with higher screen size. Now move to the operating system! All smartphones run on Android 11 as the operating system. Optics-wise, the Samsung Galaxy A52 camera carries a quad-camera set up on the rear. It comprises a 64MP + 12MP + 5MP + 5MP lenses. Back to front, this phone comes with a single 32MP lens. Meanwhile, the Oppo F19 camera has a triple 48MP + 2MP + 2MP lenses and a single 16MP front-facing shooter. Thanks to better camera tech, the Samsung device wins this time. About the capacity, the Samsung handset packs a 4500mAh energy box, while the Oppo handset rocks a larger 5000mAh battery cell. Hence, the Oppo beast gets the point in the last round.
Samsung Galaxy A52 vs. Oppo F19 Release Date and Price in Pakistan
Samsung Galaxy A52 Release Date fell on September 01, and the Samsung Galaxy A52 Price in Pakistan starts around $610 ~ Rs. 32, 990. Similarly, the new Oppo F19 is now available in-store. About the cost, the Oppo F19 Price in Pakistan is about Rs. 18, 990 ~ $258. Which handset is your chosen winner? Drop a comment to tell us your opinions right below!


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We are aware that the expenses involved with your indoor gardening needs. Geneva Barns, nevertheless, offers expert-level products at rock-bottom costs; allowing your harvest's bountiful return to overshadow any upfront price. And if you don't plan on expanding your gardening horizons along with a bigger tent is necessary, your Geneva Barns purchase is going to be the sole purchase required - saving you more money and stress in the long term.
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16 WAPT's Meteorologist Christopher Pipkin has the latest forecast for Jackson and Central Mississippi.
- Business Insider
Dramatic footage of tsunami hitting the Pacific island of Tonga after a giant underwater volcano erupted
The massive eruption under the Pacific ocean was just 40 miles away from Tonga. Footage on social media shows people fleeing the waves.
- Redding Record Searchlight
Experienced surfers would consider the waves reaching the West Coast barely high enough to qualify as swells.
People Are Sharing B.S. Survival Myths That Could Actually Get You Killed, And I'm Thankful I Read These
FYI: The "Triangle of Life" method is a myth.View Entire Post ›
- The Weather Network
With a storm around the corner, the debate about leaving windshield wipers up or down before snowfall or ice resurfaces.
Hour-by-hour look at Sunday winter storm in Virginia
- The Weather Network
The tank was obviously flawed, children used to collect the molasses that flowed from leaks in the structure.
- KGO – San Francisco
From the North Bay to Santa Cruz and everywhere in between, residents and spectators along the California coastline witnessed a significant surge in waves as a result of the South Pacific volcanic eruption.
Up to 80,000 people could be affected after tsunami waves caused "significant damage" to Tonga.
Ricardo Rodriguez and his dog, Russ, were reunited after months apart. Russ survived a rare snowstorm and the Caldor Fire to make it home.
- Charlotte Observer
Weather Channel personality known for being in the worst storms tweeted in-car video on the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway.
- Naples Daily News
Severe weather ahead of a cold front caused damage and prompted tornado warnings in parts of Lee and Collier counties Sunday morning.
- WEWS-Cleveland Videos
A Winter Storm is heading to Northeast Ohio tonight, here's what you need to know.
- Northwest Florida Daily News
Replacing overhead powerlines will improve service and speed storm restoration for FPL customers.
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Winter storm on the way: Latest timing, accumulations expected
An undersea volcano violently erupted in the southwestern Pacific Ocean near the Kingdom of Tonga Saturday, local time, sending shock waves through the atmosphere and triggering tsunami waves thousands of miles away, including along the West coast of the United States. Now, crews are struggling to contact the hard-hit Pacific nation and assess the extent of damage as relatives anxiously wait for news. The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano, located just under 20 miles (32 km) from
Passaic Mayor Hector Lora asked residents to steer clear of the Qualco chemical plant, which is roughly 12 miles west of Manhattan.
- USA TODAY
Tsunami impacts hit West Coast after volcano eruption in Pacific; stay away from beaches, officials warn
West Coast authorities pleaded with residents to stay out of the Pacific Ocean and away from beaches on Saturday.
- KCCI - Des Moines Videos
New snow totals around central Iowa
- The Hill
Four states on the East Coast have declared a state of emergency ahead of a large snowstorm expected to hit Southern and Eastern states Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend.Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia all declared a state of emergency on Friday in advance of the storm.Winter storm warnings from the National Weather Service (NWS) will remain in effect for multiple states into Monday.The snowstorm is expected to bring "...
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A strong, EF2 tornado touched down Sunday morning, January 16 in Southwest Florida. Here's what we know and how you can help.


President Barack Obama’s ambitious spending plans will lead to another downgrade of the United States’ credit rating, according to a Jan. 15 warning from Fitch Ratings — a top-ranked credit-rating agency.
Without “agreed and credible medium-term deficit reduction plan that would be consistent with sustaining the economic recovery and restoring confidence in the long-run sustainability of U.S. public finances, the current Negative Outlook on the ‘AAA’ rating is likely to be resolved with a downgrade,” read an early morning announcement by the London-based firm.
The downgrade is expected “even if another debt ceiling crisis is averted” by a debt-ceiling deal before March, said the firm, which is one of the three major international credit-rating firms.
In August 2011, Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.S. credit ratings from AAA, to AA-, after deficit-reduction talks failed at the last moment when Obama suddenly asked for an additional tax increase of $400 billion over 10 years. (RELATED VIDEO: Mark Levin lays into “arrogant as hell imperial president”)
The government’s debt is $16.4 trillion and is slated to reach almost $20 trillion by 2017, according to financial analysis by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. That’s up from $11 trillion when Obama was inaugurated, and it averages out to roughly $125,000 for each working-age American.
The stark warning of another downgrade was largely ignored by Washington-based political reporters, even though a downgrade could drive up the interest payments on the nation’s fast growing debt, and force deep cuts in other spending programs.
Instead, most political reporters were focused on the administration’s pending rollout of its project to “reduce gun violence” with a new set of federal laws, regulations and spending programs.
The Jan. 15 midday press conference at the White House, for example, included numerous questions about guns, but none about the Fitch warning, and none about the pending clash over the federal government’s credit limit.
Several media outlets carried reports on Fitch’s warning, but most highlighted Fitch’s prominent call for the Congress to raise the debt limit to allow the federal government to spent roughly $1 trillion per year above tax revenues.
“Failure to raise the debt ceiling in a timely manner will prompt a formal review of the U.S. sovereign ratings,” the first paragraph of the Fitch announcement read.
The important warning of a downgrade if the U.S. can’t establish a “deficit reduction plan that would be consistent with sustaining the economic recovery and restoring confidence,” was contained in the last paragraph of Fitch’s announcement.
The first debt-ceiling sentence was spotlighted by several media outlets that gave the GOP responsibility for the growing debt and the debt-ceiling impasse.
“A major credit agency is threatening to downgrade the U.S. debt rating unless Congress acts quickly to raise the debt ceiling,” Politico reported.
“Congress has to increase the country’s debt limit, which effectively rules how much debt the U.S. can have, by March 1 or face a potential default,” reported the Associated Press.
The debt-ceiling debate is stalled because Obama has announced he will not negotiate spending curbs or program reforms sought by the GOP majority in the House, and said that he wants any cut to be partially offset by increased taxes.
During a Jan. 15 press conference Obama continued this strategy, demanded more spending and berated the GOP for seeking curbs and reforms. (RELATED VIDEO: Hume: “Strikingly aggressive and partisan” Obama looking to deepen problems for GOP)
Budget cuts, he said, would “fundamentally change commitments that we’ve made to make sure that seniors don’t go into poverty, or that children who are disabled are properly cared for.” (RELATED: Obama says old folks, sick, troops will face chopping block if GOP doesn’t OK bigger debt)
By not raising the debt-ceiling, Republicans were putting an economic “gun at the head of the American people … [and] threaten to wreck the entire economy,” he said. (RELATED: Obama in final first-term press conference: Republicans are ‘suspicious’ about feeding poor children)
The suggestion that the GOP would let children starve “is essentially a libel,” commentator Charles Krauthammer said on Fox. “Then [Obama] said, ‘Oh yes, but I love hanging out at congressional picnic with these people who want to starve America’s children,” he added.
Fitch’s statement included an extended criticism of the debt-ceiling, which is part of the constitutional provisions that given Congress — not the White House — control over federal budgets.
“In Fitch’s opinion, the debt ceiling is an ineffective and potentially dangerous mechanism for enforcing fiscal discipline,” the Fitch report read.
“It does not prevent tax and spending decisions that will incur debt issuance in excess of the ceiling while the sanction of not raising the ceiling risks a sovereign default and renders such a threat incredible,” it charged.


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The Mouse Outfit / Voodoo Collective and more @ The Cellar, Oxford
Wednesday 15 April 2015, 9:00 pm - 3:00 am
£8 (advance) / £10 (door)
Nine-piece behemoth of a hip-hop funk and soul collective The Mouse Outfit feature two of the best UK MCs about, the mighty Dr Syntax and Sparkz.
Voodoo Collective are an eight-strong hip-hop collective originating from Oxford. This diverse group of MCs, DJs, live horns, vocalists and percussionists have supported the likes DJ EZ, Mouse Outfit, Dirty Dike, Congo Natty and Jay Electronica.
Something Deluxe (Disco Mutante/HodgePodge): Straight up funk’n’disco smashdown.
Bass Avenjah (Disco Mutante/HodgePodge): Booty bass, booty tek and all things throwdown from Oxford’s booty queendem.
Darcy D: Super scratch odyssey, crate digging beats’n’breaks showdown.
Plus many more TBC.

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“A few months ago, I shared with you, & with some parents my journey as a foster youth . I was asked several questions regarding different experiences in foster care programs. Later I will provide some insight into my journey in foster care programs. Be mindful, this is my own experience.
“In quoting others, we cite ourselves.” — Julio Cortázar
As a youth in care- as a youth independent of care. Transitioning into adulthood and living this adult age having experienced care. The indefinite goal is to inspire youth living experiencing adversities and challenges. Learning from others, I take life one day at a time. ” Emmanuela DeSanges-SobiaWHAT IS FOSTER CARE? WHAT PROGRAM DID CHIEF & I CHOOSE? — The Life of A Therapist
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Photo by The Knoxville News Sentinel /Chattanooga Times Free Press .
published Wednesday, August 13th, 2014
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A Monroe County jail escapee surrendered to authorities in Polk County on Tuesday, telling officials he was “tired of running,” officials said.


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Twins Memory Game A complete new version of this familiar mind teaser.
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Joe Burrow on Super Bowl LVI preparation
Freshman phenom Kennedy Chandler came to Tennessee as the top-ranked point guard in the 2021 class. And make no mistake about it, Chandler has been impressive throughout this season going against SEC competition at just 19-years-old.
Through the first 21 games of the Tennessee basketball season, Chandler is the Vols’ second-leader scorer, averaging just over 13 points per game. Chandler is just behind Vols’ guard Santiago Vescovi, who is leading Tennessee at exactly 14 points per game.
It isn’t just his scoring though that has made Chandler so dynamic. The starting freshman guard is also leading Tennessee in steals (2.3) and assists (4.8) per contest. However, one of the troubling areas to Chandler’s game has been in the turnover department. Currently, Chandler is leading the Vols in turnovers per game, but he is being asked to do a lot as the leading point guard.
While still boasting an impressive season, Chandler’s suspected lone year in collegiate ball has not been as “superstar-defining” as one may have expected it to be. And that isn’t a knock on Chandler as a player by any stretch.
In December of 2021, Chandler was slotted just outside of the lottery in an early NBA Mock Draft from Yahoo Sports. The Tennessee guard was projected to be taken by the Dallas Mavericks with the 15th pick in the first round. Now, just a couple of months later, Chandler has fallen a few spots depending on where you look.
Yahoo Sports’ Mock Draft 4.0 – Updated on Jan. 24
- Yahoo Sports’ mock draft is currently projecting Tennessee guard Kennedy Chandler to be taken in the first round with the 21st pick by the Philadelphia 76ers.
- Former Tennessee guard Jaden Springer was selected by the 76ers with the No. 28 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.
- The 76ers also have former Tennessee forward Tobias Harris, a 10+ year NBA veteran, on the roster.
- Chandler is the 4th-highest projected SEC player.
ESPN’s Mock Draft – Updated on Jan. 26
- ESPN’s mock draft is currently projecting Chandler to be taken in the first round with the 25th pick by the Milwaukee Bucks.
- Chandler is the 5th-highest projected SEC player.
Bleacher Report’s Mock Draft – Updated on Feb. 2
- Bleacher Report’s mock draft is currently projecting Chandler to be taken in the second round with the 36th overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets.
- Chandler is the 7th-highest projected SEC player.
If Chandler is drafted before the 19th pick in the first round, he will be the highest-drafted Volunteer player since Marcus Haislip was drafted at No. 13 in 2002. Tennessee forward Tobias Harris is the highest-drafted Vol in the last 11 years, going at No. 19 in the 2011 draft.
The 2022 NBA Draft will take place this June.

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Hayscent fern in one windowpane, rhododendron
in another, red barn siding—
you’re staring out the window, as if what you see
out there might wake
the inner word you want, that fugitive, unfaithful
word wed now to silence. As we wait,
I try to imagine your brain as a window
fitted with white squares of mist—then frost,
then snow thickening on one pane, on another,
and another . . . . Slowly
the ferns vanish, scent and root. For you, each moment
arrives and departs in a swift
migration, like the tanagers that didn’t, this spring, return.
Mist over the memory of tanagers.
And now I blank out the panes that frame two oaks
and a rope hammock. . .
a void where once were form and fragrance,
tall trees and the faint
pattern of braided rope—an impression (now
I remember) a fossil
printed on my firm thighs and onto the smooth
under skin of your arms—after
we’d slept there, barely an hour, suspended in sunlight.


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NEW YORK -- Catastrophic collisions with asteroids and comets have played a major role on Earth in shaping geology, climate and the evolution of life, a growing number of scientists assert.
The new perception of the importance of massive collisions in the Earth's history has been stimulated by recent discoveries that large objects have smashed into the planet with surprising frequency.
In addition, astronomers are discovering more and more large asteroids that could one day collide with Earth. The planet, says Dr. Eugene M. Shoemaker of the U.S. Geological Survey, "resides in an asteroid swarm."
New theories, some highly speculative, have linked past impacts to a wide variety of key events in the Earth's history. The theories suggest that impacts caused reversals in the Earth's magnetic field, the onset of ice ages, the splitting apart of continents 80 million years ago and great volcanic eruptions, including one that spread lava over much of India 66 million years ago.
The impacts also may have played a major role in the evolution of life. Although scientists still debate the theory that climate changes wrought by massive collisions wiped out the dinosaurs, some evolution experts now suggest that such impacts may have caused numerous wrenching turns in the history of living species.
The rising excitement about collisions with comets and asteroids became evident at a conference on "Global Catastrophes in Earth History," held recently at Snowbird, Utah, under sponsorship of the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston and the National Academy of Sciences.
The number of known or suspected impacts on Earth has expanded rapidly in recent years. Newly identified candidates include the Kara Kul crater, 35 miles wide, and its neighbor, the 10-mile-wide East Kara crater, which is partly under water along the coast of the Kara Sea in the Soviet Union. Scientists also have found evidence of a huge collision 34 million years ago about 100 miles off the coast of New Jersey.
Experts also say that further asteroid or comet collisions with Earth must be expected because the number of asteroids discovered in orbits that cross or come near that of Earth is increasing rapidly.
Astronomers have found more than 80 asteroids with diameters of at least one kilometer (six-tenths of a mile) that could threaten the Earth. Shoemaker, who with his wife Carolyn, discovered 10 such asteroids in 1987 alone, estimates that all told there are 1,100.
The chance that a giant asteroid or comet will crash to Earth during a human lifetime is small, but not negligible, according to estimates by Shoemaker. Those big enough to dig a hole 6 miles wide, thus creating havoc on the entire planet, occur on the average every 100,000 years, Shoemaker estimates. And objects big enough to cause a crater a half-mile wide fall about every thousand years, he says.

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NORTHFIELD, Ill. — Kraft Foods Inc. says its new global snacks company will be named Mondelez International Inc.
Mondelez was inspired by the suggestions of two separate Kraft employees. It is intended to evoke the idea of a “delicious world” as “monde” is derived from the Latin word for “world” and “delez” as an expression of “delicious.”
Kraft is splitting into two public companies before the end of 2012. The North American grocery business will continue to carry the company name as Kraft Foods Group Inc.
Shareholders will have to approve the name at a meeting in May.
The company has also reserved the stock symbol “MDLZ” for trading under the new name. The new stock symbol for its grocery business will be revealed at a later date.


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Chelsea wounder kid set to join Liverpool
Chelsea wounder kid Dominic Solanke is preparing to leave Chelsea and is set to join Liverpool.
Chelsea’s English wonder kid Dominic Solanke is preparing to join Liverpool during the upcoming summer transfer window.
The reports suggest that 19-year-old striker is not happy at Chelsea and will join the reds from Anfield.Reports claims that he is desperate to join become part of Jurgen Klopp’s plans.
Solanke’s contract will be expiring by this season and he has asked for a £50,000-a-week deal to stay at Chelsea but this was not accepted by Chelsea.So he has decided to join Liverpool during the summer.
Liverpool will sign him in a free transfer and he can become a good addition to Jurgen Klopp team.They lack a striking option at front and Solanke can be an ideal player.


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Dubai being a multiethnic and diverse City houses many great Thai restaurants. Here are some of the most recommended dine-in places that offer the tangy, rich flavours of Thai cuisine.
1. Tong Thai
This restaurant, with its high-end decor of the Thailand cultural stamp, offers is a top-notch restaurant. This is the place if you are willing to book a memorable dining experience to impress your loved ones.
Know more details of Thong Thai Restaurant menu.
- Timings: 06:00 pm to 12:00 am - daily
- Location: Sheikh Zayed Rd - Business Bay - Dubai
2. Wok's Den
Wok's Den is a Thai restaurant offering a blend of Indo-Chinese food. Wok's Den has a Hollywood-esque decor, unlike the previous restaurant. there are art pieces of Glowing chopsticks and Chinese dragons graffitied on the walls. The place is lively and full of action and whimsy. as you wait for your order, you can watch the cook prepare magnificent dishes through the glass windows.
- Timings: Sun to Wed, 11:00 am – 01:00 am. Thu to Sat, 11:00 am – 04:00 am
- Location: Jumeirah Beach Road, Near La Mer, Jumeirah 1, Dubai
3. Nom Nom Asia
Nom Nom Asia focuses mostly on popular Southeast Asian street food, surrounding Chinese and Thai street food. One of the many considerable options is fried rice and mouth-watering dumplings to other saucy meat-based dishes. This restaurant offers frugal prices with good quality food.
- Timings: 11:00 am – 12:00 am daily
- Location: Shop no. 3 and 4, Al Kifaf 21st Street, Al Karama, adjacent to Rose Studio
4. Little Bangkok
Little Bangkok is considered by many as one of the most popular branches on Sheikh Zayed Road. It offers authentic Asian cuisine, Thai, and other Southeast Asian dishes. there are other Little Bangkok branches throughout Dubai. Nonetheless, it does satisfy your hunger for Thai food.
- Timings: 12:00 pm – 11:30 pm daily
- Location: Near Emirates Tower Metro Station, UP Tower, Sheikh Zayed Rd, Dubai
5. Thriptara Dubai
If you are looking for a scenic dine-in experience, look no further than Thriptara Dubai, located in Downtown Dubai with outdoor tables facing the Dubai Fountain. The restaurant offers a variety of Thai cuisine, from seafood to vegetarian dishes, all equally worth trying out.
Also Read - Downtown Dubai
- Timings: Sat to Thu, 06:30 pm – 11:30 pm. Fri, 12:30 pm – 04:00 pm and 06:30 pm – 11:30 pm
- Location: Ground Level, Palace Downtown 9770 – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Dubai
6. Miss Tess
Miss Tess is a unique restaurant creating a perfect hybrid of south Asian cuisine and vibrant vibes, the ambience is created with nightlife inspired by Tokyo-style decor. Miss Tess restaurant combines ancient wooden designs with neon blue lights and modernistic prints. All the while offering an unforgettable eating experience.
- Timings: 06:00 pm – 02:00 am every weekday
- Location: Burj Khalifa Street, Business Bay, Dubai


text: Infection with Cytomegalovirus (CMV), especially in pregnancy, may cause pregnancy complications such as congenital infection, non-hereditary deafness, intrauterine growth restriction and other health defects. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of CMV IgM antibodies in pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at General Hospital, Zauro/Ambursa and Mayo Foundation Clinic and Maternity, Birnin-Kebbi. Serum samples were collected from 92 pregnant women. CMV IgM antibodies were detected using an enzymelinked immunosorbent assay method for IgM. Of the 92 pregnant women tested, CMV IgM antibody was found in 1(1.1%) of the women while 91(98.9%) did not have the CMV IgM antibodies. The diagnosed CMV IgM antibody seropositive pregnant women was educated, civil servants, residing in the urban areas and in her third trimester in first pregnancy. Although, a low proportion of pregnant women is exposed to CMV current infection, it is recommended that there should be voluntary screening of all pregnant women, as part of their antenatal care, so that seropositive women with primary infection could be offered the opportunity for prenatal screening and be informed of intervention options.

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CASPER, Wyo. — Downtown Casper will be getting a new Black Tooth Brewing Company location.
Downtown’s new development “The Nolan” announced on Wednesday that Blacktooth is the first business commitment they have secured. The new brewery is expected to open sometime in late 2021.
“Black Tooth Brewing Company has been dedicated to brewing our award-winning craft beer over the last decade,” Bloacktooth Owner Tim Barnes said. “We love The Nolan location and share a vision for improving downtown Casper and preserving historical elements of the iconic space. Plus, we’re going to create a great place for the community and its
The Nolan is being developed by True Land & Realty. Property and Real Estate Development Director Martin Axlund said The Nolan hopes to add to energy surrounding development in downtown Casper in recent years.
“Black Tooth Brewing aims to be the face of Wyoming craft beer and we want The Nolan to be the face of a vibrant downtown Casper where people can live, work, and play,” Axlund said.
Black Tooth is headquartered in Sheridan and was founded in 2010. They opened a second location in Cheyenne in 2020 and Casper will be the third.
“Their presence in The Nolan development will provide downtown Casper with a unique social atmosphere and serve up some of the state’s best craft beers,” The Nolan said.
The Nolan will offer both commercial space as well as residential townhomes with two-car garages and rooftop terraces.
“The Nolan will also lease space for retail shops and restaurants,” the announcement adds. “For information about retail leasing or residential properties, please call Martin Axlund at 307-266-0415.”

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THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) is conducting a survey on possible wage adjustment nearly nine months after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) struck Eastern Visayas.
Exequiel Sarcauga, Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) Eastern Visayas director and RTWPB chairman said that teams have been deployed this month to establishments and workplaces to find out the economic conditions of both management and laborers.
"The deferment of wage consultation is still in effect. There's no timetable for this because we are dependent on how the region will recover in terms of economic activity, but we can't wait until everything is restored to decide," Sarcauga said in a news briefing.
Last December 2013, the Dole suspended wage consultation due to the economic impacts of the disaster.
Result of the survey, which will be up next month, will be tackled in monthly meeting of RTWPB members, composed of regional heads of Dole, National Economic Development Authority, Department of Trade and Industry, and representatives from labor and management sectors.
Sarcauga said they initiated the survey after the National Wages and Productivity Board ordered the RTWPB office in Tacloban City to tackle wage issues after the super typhoon.
"We need the result of survey to decide what is best for the region. We will try to balance the needs of both management and worker sectors," he added.
Before the Typhoon Yolanda on November 8, 2013, the wage body planned a series of consultations scheduled in November and December 2013, but was cancelled due to the devastation that forced at least 2,290 major business establishments to shut down, affecting more than 19,000 workers.
Under Wage Order 17, which took effect October 16, 2012, the wage body raised the workers' daily pay from P253 to P260.
The RTWPB decided to initiate consultations since it's been more than a year since the latest pay adjustment.
Since the typhoon struck, there has been no petition for wage filed by a worker's group despite skyrocketing increase of prices of basic goods due to lack of supply coupled with logistical constraints during the first few weeks after the calamity.
Eastern Visayas and Central Luzon have the oldest wage orders in the country, both issued in October 2012. (PNA)


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Review/Art; More Women and Unknowns in the Whitney Biennial
By ROBERTA SMITH
Published: April 28, 1989
By now, the Whitney Museum of American Art's biennial survey seems more self-propelled than curator-generated, like a regularly appearing market index. The exhibition also adds up to the art world's Academy Awards, a ritual of collective -and public - celebration whose honors are carefully rotated among a pool of more or less deserving professionals.
The impersonal inevitability of the biennial ritual makes it virtually impossible to like or dislike this exhibition strongly. Like Mount Everest, it is simply there. Given the size of the art scene and the complexity of the Whitney's constituency, the Biennial is an impossible task for its organizers. (They are, once again, Richard Armstrong, Richard Marshall and Lisa Phillips, with John G. Hanhardt choosing the artists in the film and video section.) To its audience, it offers an essential if partial view of the current scene - the Whitney's version of what matters most in recent art - and the museum's latest thoughts on its best-known endeavor, the Biennial itself.
This year's Biennial is a perplexing, frustrating affair, alternately admirable and faint-hearted. It may finally be most significant as an attempt to play down the Biennial's influence as tastemaker, but it also bypasses some opportunities for leadership.
Unusually egalitarian in the distribution of its favors, the show includes more women than ever before (more than one-third) and a high number of artists who have worked for years without substantial recognition. It seems less indebted to the dictates of a few powerful galleries than in years past. It doesn't skimp on its enthusiasm for what might be called the Neo-Minimalist revival, and is loaded with work that the general public might find accessible only after consulting wall labels or the catalogue.
But the show also has a bland, middle-of-the-road tone. In certain parts, it evokes the airy, unfounded optimism of a Presidential press conference; at nearly every turn, it communicates a heart-felt professional competence and predictability that makes you uneasy. Almost all the artists included here deserve the exhibition's blessing, but did they all have to be blessed at once, this year? Couldn't the mixture have been balanced a bit more toward a riskier, edgier overview? And it may not be relevant, but why are nearly all of the artists over 30 and under 50? It's hard to believe, as the press release proclaims, that this selection contains ''the most challenging and provocative American art made over the past two years.''
The show begins quietly and modestly on the fourth floor with the careful, and relatively unknown, geometric-organic abstractions of Andrew Spence paired with Joel Shapiro's stripped-down, subtly figurative balancing acts of form. It proceeds evenhandedly, showing itself to be as receptive to sculpture as to painting, to depictions of landscape as to the stringencies of abstraction. It accommodates a certain amount of installation work alongside more traditional portable art objects and a smidgen (but only that) of politically inclined art, most notably installations by Chris Burden and Francesc Torres.
Mr. Burden's ''All the Submarines of the United States of America'' comments on military budgets and brawn by suspending hundreds of tiny model boats from the ceiling like a school of fish. Mr. Torres's ''Oikonomos'' (Greek for economics) uses a full-sized copy of a famous Greek statue of Zeus, armed with a baseball bat instead of the usual spear, and flanked by large and small video projections to create an elegant contrast between different struggles for survival, Manhattan-style.
In characteristic Biennial form, the ineffable winds of consensus are alternately acknowledged and ignored. The show includes the kitschy porcelain and polychrome wood sculptures of Jeff Koons, who had perhaps the most talked about gallery show of the season, but it omits the collaborative collages of Tim Rollins and K.O.S., whose work has also been subject to widespread attention. On the other hand, it deems worthy of inclusion the derivative Neo-Expressionist paintings of Ray Smith.
For the most part, sculpture outshines painting in this gathering, with Saint Clair Cemin's bronze and plaster conflations of animal and furniture forms and Robert Gober's gently perverse rehabilitations of Americana being particularly impressive. Among the paintings, Brice Marden's linear networks, full of slow-motion twists and hairpin curves, exude an unforced confidence in the ways of the hand and the future of abstraction.
Christopher Wool's punchy word-images, especially the broken syntax of the work titled ''Apocalypse Now,'' have a refeshing visual toughness. So do Mike Kelley's abrasive stuffed animal assemblages; grouped with the more complacent efforts of Christopher MacDonald and Donald Baechler in a gallery that will probably be dubbed ''the kids' room,'' they put a new spin on the enfant terrible tradition.
But if the Whitney is trying to defuse some of its power, it also shirks certain responsibilites by gingerly sidestepping any potential controversies. Despite the high number of women, there is almost no work that qualifies as feminist, as there has been in years past. Photography, listed in the catalogue's frontispiece along with painting and sculpture, is all but excluded. Especially amazing is the lack of any large-scale photographic work, like Barbara Kruger's, through which many artists have questioned society's effect on the individual. In this area, the unusually accessible efforts of Louise Lawler, which unravel the conventions of museum display, deserve inclusion.


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Plan of Ewefoed [i.e Ewfoord] Estate, belonging to Sir John Warrender of Lochend / Mr. Merrik, schoolmaster at Dumbar.
Warrender, John, Sir
This plan, dated 1737, is titled 'A map of Ewfoord Estate belonging to Sir John Warrender of Lochend'. It shows the estate lands and names neighbouring proprietors. It was surveyed by Mr Merrik, a schoolmaster at Dunbar. The name Ewfoord is also spelled Ewford and Euford on this plan. This stresses the variability of place name spelling at a time when many names were being written down for the first time during mapping. Roads including the post road to Edinburgh are drawn. There is a good elevation of Ewfoord House. A tumulus (a sepulchral mound or barrow) named Tipipil Know is drawn near the house. A key shows the areas of different parts of the property.
33 x 43cm (1' 1" x 1' 4 15/16")
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Wanaque Haskell Education Foundation announces fall grant recipients
The Wanaque Haskell Education Foundation (WHEF) recently announced the recipients of its fall 2013 grant cycle program. WHEF is a non-profit organization committed to improving the district's two public elementary schools.
The awarding of the grants followed closely on the heels of WHEF's largest annual fundraiser, Casino Night, which was held on Nov. 16. Borough Councilman Ed Leonard, chair of the council education committee and former WHEF president, called this year's event "a great success." At the Dec. 9 council meeting, Leonard said that WHEF was able to raise between $7,000 and 8,000 during Casino Night.
The grants awarded this fall were posted on WHEF's Facebook page on Dec. 10.
Haskell School language learning disabilities (LLD) teacher Marion Knowles was awarded a grant to add electronic readers to her classroom. According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities, research suggests that digital e-books and audio books can enrich the user's learning experience by engaging him or her in the content in multisensory ways. By reading and listening at the same time, or reading along while the e-book highlights each word, children can learn to conquer their individual learning disabilities easier than by using traditional books only. In announcing the award, WHEF said that any device used to help a child learn to become a better reader is a worthwhile application of grant money.
Third-grade teachers from both district schools teamed up and applied for Learning Resources Math Minute Electronic Flashcards for multiplication and division. The manufacturer of this item says that it encourages practice of basic math operations and early algebraic skills in "an engaging electronic format." Several levels of difficulty and a timed mode offer individual learning capabilities. WHEF awarded this grant because it felt the teachers had "come up with a fantastic idea to motivate their third-grade classes to learn math facts."
WHEF will provide funds to purchase Lego STEM construction sets for use in both schools to teach the basics of building motorized robotic models.
STEM is an educational acronym that stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Lego describes these sets as "integrated curriculum materials."
Wanaque School science teacher David Henry applied for a grant to add additional microscopes to his classroom. The awarded grant will furnish enough microscopes so that Henry's students can use them in groupings of two during lab experiments.
Wanaque School social studies teacher Crystal Weaver received an award to purchase 140 graphic novels with themes in American history. The graphic novel genre, popular with young adults, tells stories in an illustrated comic book format.


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An Offer in Compromise (OIC) is one of the tax settlement methods offered by the IRS to its taxpayers, to help them settle their taxes for less than what they actually owe. The IRS, however, accepts an OIC only when it is fully convinced that the defaulter cannot pay the due taxes in full, not even through a relaxed deferred tax payment plan. Understanding OIC and its intricacies is not easy for a common man, and therefore, most taxpayers have several questions to ask. In this post, we discuss some of the most frequently asked questions and their answers. Let’s take a look..
Q.1 On what grounds can I request an OIC?
An OIC can be requested on three grounds.
- Doubt as to liability
- Doubt as to collectibility
- Effective Tax Administration
Q2. What is the difference between Doubt to Liability and Doubt to Collectibility?
If a taxpayer does not agree to the amount of tax liability as claimed by the IRS then they can request an OIC under Doubt to Liability. For this, you need to complete Form-656 L.
In case the taxpayer agrees to the amount of tax liability due, but is unable to pay the amount, they need to request OIC on Doubt to Collectibility ground. For this, you need to complete Form-656 B.
Q3. Do I need to pay a fee when applying for an OIC? Can the fee be waived?
Yes, you need to pay a non-refundable fee of $186 with Form 656. The only circumstances under which this fee can be waived off are:
- If the OIC is requested based on Doubt as to Liability.
- If the applicant qualifies for low income exception.
Q4. What is low income exception?
Low income exception applies to taxpayers with monthly income less than or equal to 250 percent of the poverty guidelines. Taxpayers who qualify low income certification get various exemptions from IRS. For example: they are not supposed to pay the fee when applying for OIC, nor do they need to pay the monthly installments while their offer is under evaluation.
Q5. What if I make an offer that is not high enough or I make a calculation mistake?
Do not worry if you made a calculation mistake or did not offer an amount equal to what the IRS expected. The IRS gives taxpayers a second chance to make changes to the OIC. In case you do not make a change, your request will automatically stand cancelled. The only thing you need to worry about is intentionally sending false information to the IRS as this may lead to you being subjected to criminal or civil penalties.
Q6. Can I send one OIC request form both for personal and business taxes?
If you are running a sole proprietorship business that is linked to your SSN, you can send one OIC request both for personal and business taxes. If, however, you are running a business that is a partnership, LLC or corporation, you need to complete two different forms for making the OIC request.
Q7. My offer was rejected, what do I do now?
If your offer is rejected, but you disagree with it, you can appeal within 30 days from the date of rejection. The IRS will review your case and send you an answer accordingly. In case you have no reason to disagree with the rejection, it is advisable to pay your tax dues as soon as possible, to avoid paying any additional interest or penalty.
If you need more information on tax-related matters or need to resolve any IRS debt problems, please contact us. You can fill out our Free Tax Analysis form or feel free to call us at (972) 426-2553 for a free consultation with Attorney Nick Nemeth.

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There are many benefits to upgrading your Samsung television. Samsung offers an upgrade credit, which will be applied to your Financing Account, if you purchase a new television and meet certain criteria. To be eligible for the upgrade credit, you must purchase a new television that is at least equal to the value of the Initial Device, on a new 36-month payment plan. The upgrade device must be worth at least the amount of the Initial Device, minus applicable taxes and shipping costs. The Maximum Credit is 33% of the initial amount of the Initial Device. You may not be able to resell the Initial Device after the upgrade.
You can find out the model number on the back of your Samsung television by going to the menu and selecting Support – Contact Samsung. If you do not have the model number on your TV’s back, you may be able to find it on the information label on the back of the TV. If you’re unsure of the model number, you can also check the information label on the back of your television or on your purchase receipt.
Samsung TV Plus is structured like a cable TV guide, with different categories to choose from. You can watch live channels, news, and sports. You can label your favorites and add specific shows to your watchlist, and even set reminders to watch them when they become available. You can watch many movies on demand, too, including popular classics like “The Big Bang Theory.”
Samsung TVs have an inbuilt parental control system. If you want to control the content your children watch on your TV, you can do so via settings and voice control. You can also lock specific apps so only the people you choose can see them. The Samsung TV’s Smart Hub interface is user-friendly and easy to use, but it is a little bit slow on lower-end TVs. Another negative of the Samsung TV is that it shows ads on the home screen. Those ads appear in the same row as your installed Samsung Smart TV apps. Despite the lack of option for blocking ads, you can opt-out of personalized ads.
The latest Samsung TVs have an almost bezel-less Infinity Screen and a NEuralink box for a wireless connection. It features a Neural Quantum Processor 8K and 12 in-built speakers. You can enjoy 4K at 120Hz and FreeSync Premium Pro, and it’s also compatible with a compatible soundbar. The QN900B is also a good choice if you’re looking for a TV with an impressive gaming experience.
The serial number is an important indicator of the model. The higher the number, the higher the quality of the TV. Higher numbers indicate better quality and a higher price tag. In most cases, the serial number also indicates the year of manufacture. Samsung has made a lot of changes to the Tizen platform since the first version. In 2017, the company added voice capabilities, which made menu navigation much easier. In 2018 they introduced the Bixby virtual assistant that can control any of Samsung devices. In the 2020 update, Samsung added a more sleek, modern look and the ‘Dark Mode’, which means a darker screen.


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The Times They Are a-Changin’– NYU Art Law Day’s Preview of Legal Developments
December 11, 2014
by Hanoch Sheps, Esq.
Once a year, legal practitioners and fine art appraisers descend upon New York to attend the Art Law Day conference. * Always a high point of the events calendar, the NYU School of Professional Studies along with the Appraisers Association of America prepare a cutting-edge conference on legal issues facing the fine arts field. This year was no exception. The panels presented a preview of highly anticipated developments in various art law fields. There were updates on proposed legislation at the State and Federal levels ranging from a national droit de suite to expert liability legislation to protect art authenticators. Experts from the governmental and private sectors also spoke about ongoing efforts to curb the import, sale and trade of items made from endangered species material. Finally, panelists revisited the saga of the so-called Gurlitt trove and discussed what fate awaits the vast assemblage of art. Here are some highlights:
Congressman Jerrold L. Nadler (D-N.Y.) speaks on the American Royalties Too Act of 2014 – HR 4103
The Droit de Suite – it is a household phrase in international artistic communities (and amongst signatories to the Berne Convention Article 14ter that officially recognized this right), but remains a foreign concept amongst North American notions of property and ownership.* Roughly translated as an “artist resale royalty”, the right, in theory and effect, would allow artists to recoup a fraction of the often-exponential increase in the value of their art throughout their careers. Congressman Jerrold L. Nadler (D-N.Y.) spoke about efforts in both houses of Congress to introduce the royalty at the Federal level with the enactment of the American Royalties Too Act of 2014. Congressman Nadler conceded that the recent congressional elections will undoubtedly affect the legislative agenda, but he remains positive about the likelihood for bi-partisan efforts in what he calls the “Intellectual Property arena”. He cites as support a recent report issued by the U.S. Copyright Office in favor of the royalty, and looks at the positive feedback from similar programs in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
For the congressman, the right is about “fundamental fairness,” and trying to “correct an injustice” for visual artists. For others, the royalty would overly complicate transactions and compromise the privacy of a traditionally opaque market. Congressman Nadler noted that the larger auction houses, particularly Sotheby’s and Christie’s, are currently expanding their lobbying efforts to prevent the enactment of this legislation. As written, the bill places a significant portion of the responsibility of collecting the royalty on auction houses.
The most recent action on the bill in the House of Representatives was the bill’s referral to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Congressman Nadler is now the Ranking Minority Member of that Committee, and is a sponsor of the legislation.
It is noteworthy that the proposed Federal legislation is not the first effort made to provide for the right in the United States. California enacted the California Resale Royalty Act (“CRRA”) in 1976, although ultimately struck down by the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles in 2012 as unconstitutional. However, the Ninth Circuit recently decided to review the two cases that form the basis of this conflict en banc (i.e., a full panel of Ninth Circuit judges). For a more complete analysis of the California cases, we refer you to the excellent coverage of the Art Law Report – Full Ninth Circuit to Review California Resale Royalty Act En Banc.
Congress has been eager to overhaul the copyright system to adapt it to current market realities for years. If that comes to fruition, it is unclear whether the resale royalty legislation would take a back seat – not to mention what effect that will have on the Ninth Circuit cases – or whether some crafty maneuvering could keep the royalty in the conversation.
*The United States is a signatory to the Berne Convention, but has not adopted the provision specific to the droit de suite.
The Fight for Endangered Species, Identifying the Combatants
On one side, you have Thomas Berkman, Deputy Counsel at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and Craig Hoover, Chief at the Wildlife Trade and Conservation Branch of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They represent a movement within the Federal and State governments to curb, if not bring to a halt to, the sale of goods made from endangered wildlife parts. On the other, you have Michael McCullough, a Partner at Pearlstein & McCullough LLP, promoting the interests of the private sector, namely antiquities dealers, appraisers and collectors in preserving the endangered 600 million dollar annual trade in antiquities. In the center is the search for a middle ground between the promulgated rules and trade regulations and a market that has historically had legitimate means to trade in antiquities containing wildlife material.
At times, government regulators favor what some would call “ambiguous” and “over-inclusive” rules to limit fraudulent misrepresentations on customs forms. One example is the outright ban on the trade of mammoth material, fearing that traders would import elephant and rhinoceros ivory under false identification. The source of that problem is the difficulty in differentiating between certain animal species without intensive scientific analysis. The government chose to address this problem by establishing over-inclusive definitions in bans to curb illicit sales. In practice, however, appraisers in the audience were clearly frustrated in trying to understand how the government implements the laws – mammoths have been extinct for centuries, yet to curtail elephant ivory imports, the government has prevented trading in antiquities with mammoth material outright. This is but one example of an imperfect system, both parties with admirable goals, but no immediately discernable and practical solution.
Gurlitt – To Bern or not To Bern, That is Not the Only Question
The story of Cornellius Gurlitt has captivated the art world for over a year now, but remains in a metaphorical holding pattern on the approach to any discernable resolution. Christopher A. Marinello, Director and Founder of Art Recovery International Ltd., moderated a panel of experts consumed with this saga since the German newspaper Focus broke news of a trove of potentially Nazi-looted artworks. The story personally resonates with Marianne Rosenberg, an attorney and granddaughter of Paul Rosenberg, the renowned French gallery owner from whom the Nazis looted a significant amount of artworks.
Mr. Marinello and Ms. Rosenberg discussed the difficulties of recouping any of the works within the trove identified as part of the Rosenberg collection. The sudden death of Mr. Gurlitt in May and the announcement of the Kunstmuseum Bern in Switzerland as his sole heir stymied any progress made in negotiating the return of the works. The world waits to hear if Bern will accept the bequest, while Gurlitt’s heirs wait to make their move if the museum denies it (see update below). Further complicating matters is the recent revelation that the taskforce charged with discerning the provenance of most of the artworks in the trove will not meet its deadline.
Update since the conference: The Kunstmuseum Bern accepted the bequest and vowed to help with the restitution efforts.
Detroit Bankruptcy Conclusion Finally Provides Some Closure
At last, a panel with some closure. The story of the Detroit Institute of Arts (“DIA”) demonstrates that in the midst of Detroit’s acrimonious bankruptcy hearings, success stories did in fact emerge. Samuel Sachs II, Director of the Detroit Institute of Arts from 1985-1997, took the audience on a journey through some of the museum’s tumultuous history. His story led to the present, which saw the potential sale of portions of the DIA collection to satisfy the city’s creditors. Thankfully, the museum did not have to sell any works.
Serendipitously, on the morning of the panel, the presiding judge announced the striking of a “Grand Bargain” wherein the parties have permanently removed the entirety of the collection from this and any future financial dilemma of the City. In his opinion, Judge Rhodes stated, “[t]o sell the DIA art would be to forfeit Detroit’s future.” Richard Levin, Partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, elaborated on Judge Rhodes’ comment to say that because of this decision, a precedent now exists to secure the future of similarly situated art collections. DIA has indeed taught everyone a valuable lesson – where an art collection is inextricably tied to a municipality, place the collection in a trust to protect it from the rights of the city’s creditors.
We all await to see what a new year, a new congress, and the Kunstmuseum’s refreshing outlook on restitution holds for lovers of art everywhere.
*We take this opportunity to thank the Center for Art Law for making attendance for some of its contributors possible.
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Hanoch Sheps, Esq., is an attorney in New York. He may be reached at email@example.com.
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Their arrival marks a shift by the customer to taking trucks on extended four-year deals, with the new FH trio replacing tractor units which had previously been supplied on a three-year contract hire package.
Mark Price, Transport Manager at Corby-based MBP Structures, says: “Quite simply, we find things work better when you run Volvos.
“The trucks these replace didn’t miss a beat in service, so it made sense to plan on keeping their replacements for a little longer. Aside from a puncture, we simply never had a breakdown – and the only workshop which ever saw them was our local dealer in Wellingborough for routine maintenance.”
Supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia, the delivery includes two FH 500 hp 6×2 tractors which will deliver building materials on flatbed trailers, and a single FH 540 hp 6×2 tractor for transporting heavy construction equipment by low loader. During weekends, the vehicles can be used to move sections of tower cranes to building sites nationwide.
“Vehicle reliability is our number one priority,” explains Price. “When we’re moving the sections of crane, every component has to arrive in order. If one load gets delayed due to a breakdown, it can cost the business huge sums of money in delays.”
The new trucks are expected to cover around 80,000 km a year and have been supplied on contract hire by Volvo Financial Services with a Volvo Gold Contract repair and maintenance package – which includes a 100 per cent uptime promise.
MBP Structures has specified the new Volvo tractor units with a pair of additional external lockers, which drivers can use for keeping loading straps in optimum condition when not in use – avoiding them being left loose on trailers, or cluttering the cab interior. The trucks also feature a nearside Sidescan cycle safety system, 360 degree cameras, white noise reversing alarm and LED beacons, ensuring they meet FORS Silver and CLOCS standards.
Drivers also benefit from Volvo’s My Truck remote access app, allowing them to check the dashboard, set the desired in-cab climate, check door lock status and act on alarms from their smartphones – no matter where they are.
“Our trucks can frequently stand for a couple of days between jobs, so the team use the app to check fuel, oil, coolant and fluid levels as well as battery and light status before they need to set off. It gives us additional confidence in the truck’s pre-trip readiness, plus our drivers love being able to prewarm the cab on colder days. It’s a really nice feature for them.”
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