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Nungua, Near Lekma Polyclinic And Maranatha Mission Church, Addogono, Accra
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- Import video from high-def AVCHD camcorders
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- Roxio Creator makes it a snap to import video footage from standard or high definition camcorders, including AVCHD, so you can use it all in your projects, from making DVDs of special occasions like weddings and birthdays to uploading videos to YouTube.
- Edit like a pro with flexible video editing tools. Powerful 32-track timeline lets you overlay multiple video clips, images, audio and transitions. Create picture-in-picture effects, add titles and scrolling credits, trim and cut video clips. Automatically fix video color, contrast and brightness.
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Adelaide to Berlin
In May 2016 the Gulf airline Qatar commenced services from Adelaide to Doha. I jumped ship from Emirates at the behest of my travel agent: Bargain tickets, the latest and greatest Airbus : A350, and finally the lure of the latest greatest airport. These incongruous Gulf cathedrals of capitalism are truely the Westerners’ Mecca.
Anyway the Qatar A350 was smooth, quiet and fast! We had a strong tailwind and arrived a full hour ahead of time! You can imagine my ecstasy! An extra hour of a potential duty free shopping.
I can’t fathom why at least three Gulf Countries thousands of kilometres from civilisation in a sea of sand, have become hubs of aviation, attracting millions of transit travellers including me!
Now safely in my hotel in Berlin.

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Lee Fields & The Expressions and The Ballantynes at Fortune Sound Club, September 1st
“The seven-piece (!) Ballantynes took to the stage, gave each other some “You good? Let’s go,” looks, and got right to doing what their first song announced – “blow ‘em away”. “The Message” gives you a good sense of what this raucous, good-time group is all about – after an initial, three-second ringing chord, the train takes off and all seven cogs click along in jangling unison as conductor/madman Jarrod Odell lovingly hammers his Hammond, yelling out “Hey, I got a message!”, a heralding call echoed by his sultry soul sisters, Jennifer Wilks and Vanessa Dandurand.
Whether you’re following Odell’s dramatic performance or just can’t break from Dandurand’s Medusa-hot gaze, it’s nigh impossible to look away from The Ballantynes. Max Sample’s bopping bass rides the clickity-clack tracks laid down by the double drums of Trevor Racz and Michael “Mr. Nice Guy” McDiarmid, as Corey Poluk’s sharp, reverbed, borderline-surfer guitar cuts through it all. This merry band gives its all on stage and, most of all, have fun, which is obvious in the sweat, smiles and soul on display.
I’ve never heard “M-I-S-E-R-Y” being called and answered with such happiness. “No Love”, “You Don’t Know” (which they debuted on Saturday), “Goodbye Baby”… there’s no point trying to identify highlights in their set. It all feels good, it all feels new, and damn is it fun! If you didn’t get the message a couple paragraphs ago, here it is again – give them a spin. Also, do not miss them at The Electric Owl on September 22. It would be criminal.”
Photos by Mark Gutknecht for Fortune Sound Club
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Gearing up for a long campaign, Republican Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign on Tuesday unveiled a list of 60-plus prominent Georgia backers.
New to the roster is state Rep. Ron Stephens, R-Savannah, chairman of the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee.
Backers of the former House speaker and Georgia congressman gathered at the Capitol to urge votes for him in the state’s March 6 primary.
“We wanted to throw our support behind the only candidate we see qualified to take on Barack Obama and turn this nation around,” said state Senate President Pro Tem Tommie Williams, R-Lyons. “Hands down, that person is Newt Gingrich.”
After early missteps, Gingrich has surged ahead in polls, upending conventional wisdom that former Massachussets Gov. Mitt Romney might win the GOP nomination quickly.
But new party rules suggest it may be months before anyone wins a majority of convention delegates and clinches the nomination.
All delegates awarded before April 1 will be allotted according to the percentage of support in state caucuses and primaries. Some early-voting states used to have winner-take-all contests.
So to get a major boost from Georgia, Gingrich needs not only to win here but also to win big.
Last week’s InsiderAdvantage Georgia poll suggests that’s within his reach; he led Romney 54 percent to 12 percent. All other candidates were in single digits.
Among the Georgians who’ve have endorsed Gingrich are five congressmen, including Jack Kingston of Savannah, and 33 state legislators.
Stephens said he decided to back Gingrich two days ago.
“When my new baby granddaughter reached to grab my finger,” he said, “I realized that Newt is the candidate who can preserve for her a country that resembles the one my father and grandfather fought for.”

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If you experience a sports or work-related injury, or you regularly experience chronic pain that affects your joints, back, or neck, consider platelet-rich plasma (PRP). PRP is a regenerative medicine treatment that uses growth factors to encourage your body's natural healing process. At Pinnacle Pain Management Specialists, which has four locations throughout Chicagoland, including one in Hinsdale, Illinois, pain management expert Neeraj Jain, MD, proudly offers PRP to help treat patients suffering from various injuries and conditions. To see if you're a candidate, call the office or schedule an appointment online today.
PRP is a substance that contains a high concentration of growth factors. Although your blood is primarily a liquid, it also contains microscopic solids, including white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Platelets clot your blood and prevent excess bleeding, but they also contain healing properties.
Research is still in its early stages, but clinical studies suggest that PRP reduces pain and inflammation, while encouraging the production of healthier cells and soft tissues. As a result, it’s now a popular treatment for sports injuries, joint pain, and personal injuries that once required surgical intervention.
At Pinnacle Pain Management Specialists, Dr. Jain uses PRP to treat a wide range of common problems, including:
You might also benefit from PRP if you experience an acute injury like an ankle sprain or swollen knee.
At Pinnacle Pain Management Specialists, Dr. Jain performs PRP treatments onsite, in his comfortable, welcoming offices. On the day of your appointment, Dr. Jain draws a sample of blood and places it into a machine called a centrifuge.
The centrifuge spins around rapidly, separating your platelets from the rest of your blood. When the centrifuge finishes, Dr. Jain takes the platelet-rich solution and carefully injects it into a damaged or swollen area of your body, such as an arthritic knee, stiff neck, or aching lower back.
Once the PRP solution enters your body, it goes to work, easing inflammation and encouraging the growth of newer, healthier tissues. Depending on the severity of your injury, Dr. Jain might recommend a series of PRP sessions spaced several weeks apart.
Only a qualified medical professional like Dr. Jain can determine if you’re a good candidate for PRP. Before making a treatment recommendation, Dr. Jain conducts a physical exam, asks you about your symptoms, and reviews your medical history.
Because PRP uses your body’s own growth factors, there’s little risk involved. This means it's safe for almost anyone, including people with chronic conditions like diabetes, arthritis, and high blood pressure.
To learn more about the benefits of treatment with PRP, call Pinnacle Pain Management Specialists to schedule an appointment or book online today.

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As I entered the little, crafty, angel-art gallery in a suburban downtown area, I realized this was no ordinary place. It was all aglow with music, people and magic. The merchants were shopping and the clerks were sprinkling pixie dust on my shoulders before I could really understand what they were doing. This was surreal. On the walls, amidst trinkets of angels, were glorious paintings of angels. I felt surrounded by celestial beings. There was soft, New Age music playing in the background and it smelled of hot cocoa.
It was Winter time and the leaves had long ago begun to fall. This place enchanted me. I had to meet the owner. I had learned from the cashier that she was in her office, next door. She would be arriving in the gallery soon, though. The reason the gallery was so busy was that they were hosting a private party for an artist who was displaying her work for the first time. I happened upon the party, by accident. I had read about the gallery from their numerous advertising plugs in the local newspaper, although nothing could have prepared me for the festivities that were happening that night. It was an art debut galore!
What seemed like hours later, the owner walked in. She was a starlight being who announced her presence with light, joy and an ambiance of joy, laughter and friendship to all in the room. In my shyness, I hide away. How could I approach this beaming woman? Yet, how could I not? I wanted so badly to be her friend, to know her and to love her.
I decided to just look around. After all, the gallery was pretty small and eventually we would bump into each other, I decided. True enough, we did. I was walking backward and so was she and we literally, bumped into each other. After doing so, we turned and placed the palms of our hands upward facing each other. We said nothing to each other. We had just met yet, said nothing. We looked adoringly at each other and placed our hands, palms facing up on the palms of each others’ hands. Looking deeply into each others’ eyes we stood there, saying hello, silently, with our hands ever so gently touching. There must have been a glorious light around us for people began to stare, to stand away from us.
“Hello. I’m Leslie,” I said, slowly.
“Hi. I’m Sunni,” she replied.
We continued to stare at each other and hugged, ever so gently.
This was the beginning of an almost twenty-year friendship. It continues to this day. Sunni crossed over August of this year, in her sleep. This will be my first Christmas without her…

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First hyper-fast EV charging stations installed at OPEN’s retail centre
Greenman Energy have completed installation of their fist EV-charging stations at Mahlsdorfer Märkte, Berlin. The charging stations can charge an EV up to 80% in as little as 30 minutes ensuring users have time for a quick grocery shop in EDEKA before leaving.
The new edition of the IEA’s annual Global Electric Vehicle Outlook shows that more than 10 million electric cars were sold worldwide in 2022 and that sales are expected to grow by another 35% this year to reach 14 million.
The German government is targeting to have one in four (15 million) electric cars on German roads by 2030. Greenman Energy aims to place the Hypercharging stations next to supermarkets and retail parks across Germany to meet the increasing demand for charging options during grocery shopping. The plan is to provide around 250 operational charging stations for consumers by 2027.
Maximilian Bley, CEO of Greenman Energy says, “We’re delighted to open our first four charging points at the Mahlsdorfer Märkte property this week. We plan to continue our expansion, connecting at least one additional location per month.
OPEN has made the commitment to have a Net-Zero portfolio by 2050. To do this we are working closely with some of Germany’s leading grocery retailers to implement carbon saving measures which will reduce Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. The installation of EV charging units at our properties targets to help retailers reduce their Scope 3 emissions as well as providing an additional income stream for the fund.


Combining Good Neighbor Agreements and Multimodel Analyses to Improve Decision-Support Modeling
AuthorMorales, David Eduardo
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AbstractHydrogeologists commonly inform decision makers by predicting the impacts of proposed activities on future water resources. In many cases, they are hired by one stakeholder to perform analyses that are most relevant to their decisions. This leaves other stakeholders to make decisions based on a model that is less well suited, or even inappropriate, to make the predictions that are needed in their decision context. One approach to address this is to build an ensemble of models that spans the range of plausible conditions and that are developed to provide different stakeholder-relevant predictions. This ensures that all stakeholders can make better-informed decisions; but, it raises a difficult practical question. How can all stakeholders come to consensus decisions based on multiple, possibly conflicting models? One path forward may be through Good Neighbor Agreements (GNAs). With these agreements, stakeholders can agree upon a course of action, possibly based on one model or a combination of models, with legally binding caveats that account for the predictions of other models in the ensemble. This allows all parties to make decisions based on the best available science with contingencies to address uncertainties. GNAs are relatively new, but they have been applied in many decision contexts. My work utilizes a simplified groundwater-flow model within well-defined parameter bounds to generate an ensemble of models and associated outcomes. With these predictions, we explore how the decision-support process can be recast as an ensemble of contingent actions matched with a subset of plausible decision-critical concerns structured within a GNA.
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After Sultan & Tiger Zinda Hai, Ali Abbas Zafar brings more entertainment with Bharat
The Salman Khan-starrer and Ali Abbas Zafar-directorial, Bharat, is gearing up for an Eid release. The movie reunites the blockbuster duo who had earlier delivered Tiger Zinda Hai and Sultan, two of the highest grosser of all time, offering the audience a potent dose of entertainment.
Director Ali Abbas Zafar and superstar Salman Khan are looking to recreate the same magic on screen with Bharat. While Sultan was a soulful yet entertaining, journey, Ali promises that his next, while in a different genre, is also a roller coaster ride with a man whose six-decade journey reflects that of the country.
Talking about his all three films Ali Abbas Zafar said, “All three are very different films in terms of story and genre. Tiger Zinda Hai was a big action franchise while Sultan was high on emotional quotient. Bharat is rich in family values but just as entertaining.”
With their recent outing, Salman and Ali are out to enthral the audience with what is the most- awaited movie of the year.
Bharat stars Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Tabu, Disha Patani, Sunil Grover and Jackie Shroff in quintessential roles. Produced by Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Agnihotri, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar under the banner of Reel Life Production and Salman Khan Films, and distributed by Cinestaan. Bharat is all set to release in cinemas 5th June 2019.
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Language: Hindi with English subtitles
Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
Producers: Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Khan Agnihotri, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Nikhil Namit
Release Date: Eid al-Fitr (5th June 2019)
Distributed by: Cinestaan
Synopsis: Bharat is a journey of a man and a nation together. At the cusp of India’s birth as an Independent nation, a family makes an arduous journey to freedom.
However, this freedom comes at a cost. An 8 year old boy, Bharat, makes a promise to his Father that he will keep his family together no matter what – a promise that he keeps over the next 60 years of his life, despite each decade throwing a new set of challenges at him – some humorous, some thrilling, some romantic while some life-threatening. His resilience, loyalty and a never dying spirit mirrors the fundamental qualities of our nation – Bharat!
Played by Indian superstar, Salman Khan in the title role, with Katrina Kaif, Sunil Grover, Tabu and Disha Patni, Bharat is an entertaining and endearing film about a man’s sacrifices to fulfil a promise made to his father.

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How does surviving breast cancer affect your sexual health?
After decades of activism, women are now able to talk about breast cancer openly with their families. But one aspect of breast cancer remains a mystery, which is what treatment options can be invoked to help maintain a healthy intimate life. If you're a survivor and you suffer from a form of vaginal pain, you are not alone. Over 40% of the 2.8 million women treated for breast cancer in 2016 will have vaginal pain that affects their intimate lives.
Dyspareunia, or painful intercourse, is a common problem for cancer survivors. When you disrupt female hormone production, you disrupt the vagina. Unfortunately, most cancer treatments do exactly that. The most common cancer treatments block estrogen's effects on the body to prevent recurrence, either by removing the ovaries, by blocking the effects of naturally produced estrogen, or by blocking the body's ability to produce estrogen. This can result in genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), which can make the vagina dry, shrink or tear—all of which cause pain during intercourse.
There are a variety of hormonal and non-hormonal options to treat dyspareunia, including estrogen creams, lubricants and vaginal dilator therapy. Two new treatments that Dr. Nancy Salisbury offers at Dr. NGYN are a laser therapy called Mona Lisa Touch, and a radiofrequency treatment called ThermiVa. Both tighten and increase sensation and moisture production in the vagina with three non-invasive sessions with no downtime.
If your dyspareunia is affecting your emotional health or relationship, there is no need to suffer in silence. Call Dr. Salisbury at 503-908-1646 today.
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The day after Labor Day a funny and wonderful thing happens on Aquidneck Island. The pace slows as if someone hit a switch and changed the entire rhythm of the Island. The traffic dies down; the crowds thin, leaving the island and those who live and work here in an easier-going frame of mind. If you ask most of Newport residence what is their favorite time of the year, many will tell you September and October. The ocean has warmed from the summer sun were you can swim and continue to enjoy the beautiful beaches.
This is a good time of the year to shop in Newport. Every where you look, the stores have "SALE" signs and with no taxes on clothing, you can really find great bargains in our boutiques. The Ivy Lodge bed and breakfast is no exception; we offer discounted rates with the same great concierge service and full gourmet breakfast each morning.
Don't get me wrong, there is no place I'd rather be than Newport, RI for the summer, but truth be known, September and October will give a different perspective of the island. The harbor front is easier to access and the restaurants are, well, quieter and in my opinion more pleasant.
Just because the season is winding down, doesn't mean that there is nothing to do. All the attractions continue to operate and the events calendar is very busy with things to do.
If you love boating, The Newport Boat show is not to be missed. This exciting event highlights the rich yachting history that Newport bears. It's been around for over 35 years and is wildly popular, showcasing a wide array of boats, from motor craft to sail boats. Vendors line the shore along Newport's America's Cup Avenue and Thames Street, offering an array of boating goods.
If you love gardening do not miss this treasured bi-annual event. The Secret Garden Tour gives guests an inside look at some of the city's most beautiful gardens in the Historic Point area of town. Enjoy the shrubs, trees, plants, flowers and trellises of an outstanding collection of gardens at historic homes, many dating to the 1800s.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – – The FDA is recalling thyroid tablets because of potential problems with an ingredient in them.
The medication is Levothyroxine and Liothyronine in doses of 15 mg, 30 mg, 60 mg, 90 mg, and 120 mg.
The FDA says the Chinese maker of one of the ingredients in the drugs was found to have deficient manufacturing practices in an inspection.
Patients taking the recalled medicines should continue taking their medicine until they have a replacement product, the FDA said.
The products subject to recall are packed in 100-count bottles.

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A Cleveland native and life-long artist, Brooke earned her Bachelors in Fine Arts from Baldwin Wallace University in 2003.
Over the past decade, she has worked as a digital artist for KP Photo. When away from the digital darkroom, Brooke enjoys illustrating and painting and has shown her work in various galleries and publications both nationwide and internationally.
In her most current body of work, Figer pulls inspiration from the often times overlooked beauty and symbolism in every day objects and experiences. She explores still-life objects as a testament to the fragile essence of life and uses her artwork to serve as a reminder to be grateful of the joy embedded in the simplicity that surrounds us.
Her work is also available for sale online: www.brookefiger.com.


Specsavers in Hoddesdon raised £151 from £1 eye test donations in the run up to Rare Disease Day for Stargardt’s Connected.
What is Stargardt’s Connected?
Stargardt’s Connected is a charity set up by local Hertfordshire resident and customer Bhavna Tailor to raise awareness, create support networks and fund research of the disease.
Stargardt disease is an inherited progressive disease that affects the retina causing central vision loss. It currently has no treatment or cure which is why support is so crucial.
The whole region gets together
The fundraising was part of an initiative between the Hertfordshire Specsavers stores where they raised an incredible combined total of £4,349.
The fundraiser was started by Ketan Patel, director at Waltham Cross Specsavers, having heard the story through his daughter who shares a class with Ethan, he wanted to take action.
Upon hearing about Ketan’s plan to fundraise, all of the Specsaver’s store directors in Hertfordshire wanted to get involved. As a connected community, the directors felt it was important to support the cause and raise awareness.
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CANADA: Seagram Announces Record Fourth Quarter Earnings And Results For Fiscal Year 2000
The Seagram Company Ltd. (NYSE: VO) reported today that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased 70 percent to $441 million on revenues of $3.7 billion in the Company's fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2000. The increase in EBITDA results reflected improvement in all business units. Revenues for all business units rose 5 percent.For the fourth quarter, the Company reported operating income of $116 million, compared with an operating loss of $47 million last year.The Company reported a net loss of $128 million or $0.29 per basic share, compared with a net loss in the prior year of $129 million or $0.32 per basic share, excluding an additional gain on the 1998 USA Networks, Inc. transactions. Including this gain, the Company posted a net loss of $53 million or $0.13 per share last year.
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- Interview - Bacardi global marketing boss, whisky
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- Diageo appoints head for Asia marketing unit
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- Second senior exec to depart Bacardi
- Coca-Cola secures US$2.15bn stake in Monster
- Bacardi sees North America president step down

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S Is For Strawberry
In this printing practice Ss worksheet, students view an animation of the correct formation of the upper case S and lower case s letters, trace, and print them. Students print twenty-eight letters.
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Down on the Farm: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 8)
Down on the Farm is the theme of this series of ESL lessons designed to support reading, speaking, and listening skills. Over three weeks, your learners will have the opportunity to sing songs, play guessing games, create masks, role...
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Texture Hunts and More: Madonna and Child with Saints
Students investigate different painting techniques by studying classic works of art. In this art history lesson, students observe the famous Madonna and Child with Saints painting and describe the texture and images they notice....
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Some secrets are worth killing for.
The ancient city of Kepos sits in an isolated valley, cut off from the outside world by a towering wall. Behind it, the souls of the dead clamour for release. Or so the priesthood says.
Kala has never had any reason to doubt their word – until her father dies in suspicious circumstances that implicate the city's high priest. She's determined to investigate, but she has a more immediate problem: the laws of the city require her mother to remarry straight away.
Kala's new stepfather is a monster, but his son Leon is something altogether more dangerous: kind.
With her family fractured and the investigation putting her life in danger, the last thing Kala needs is romance. She would rather ignore Leon entirely, however difficult he makes it. But when she learns the truth of what really clamours behind the wall at the end of the valley, she faces a choice: share what she knows and jeopardise her escape, or abandon him to his fate along with the rest of the city.
If she doesn't move fast, then no one will make it out of the valley alive.


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This guide has been put together to help you understand the basics of using Mendeley for reference management. We recommend using the guide in conjunction with the recording of ANU Library's webinar, Mendeley in an Hour.
Mendeley is a free online referencing system that you can use on the web and on your desktop, and enables you to:
- create your own fully-searchable reference library
- capture webpage and PDF data
- organise references into topical or thematic folders
- read and annotate PDFs
- sync your Desktop and Web library
- find, create and edit styles using open source CSL repository
- cite as you write with Word or Libre Office
- automatically generate bibliographies
- create a researcher profile and find collaborators
- participate in the Mendeley academic social network
- find relevant papers based on what you are reading
- link your ORCID ID to your Mendeley account.
Current ANU staff and students have access to additional storage and collaboration capacity through Mendeley Institutional Edition.
Need to select a best-fit reference management tool? See the Reference Manager Comparison tab for guidance.
Now, watch the video below for an introduction to how Mendeley works.

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Waldo puppies must bear the chain of oppression
After almost three years of fighting,
Kansas City’s park board has rejected Sunnyside Park at 83rd and Summit Street as a potential off-leash dog park, despite the park being favored by several dog owners as well as Mayor Mark Funkhouser.
Kansas City has one off-leash dog park in Penn Valley Park. Five other locations are still being considered. They include:
- Englewood Park at Englewood Road and North Troost Avenue
- Tiffany Springs Park at Northwest 88th Street
- Swope Park off Gregory Boulevard and near the park department nursery
- Minor Park at Red Bridge Road and Holmes
- West Terrace Park, on the west bluff near Sixth Street
The Kansas City parks department has about $220,000 to create a new dog park. There’s also a chance for new off-leash areas in neighborhood parks if all of the adjacent residents agree.


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First annual Dean’s Colloquium explores issue of patients who discriminate against health care providers
On Nov. 5, the Center for Excellence in Collaborative Education (CECE) presented the first annual Dean’s Colloquium, “Prejudiced Patients: Caring for those who discriminate against you.” The Dean’s Colloquium is designed to bring speakers to UNE to present on pressing issues of the day.
The event featured a presentation by Pooja Chandrashekar, a medical student and Master of Business Administration student at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School, and included a lively discussion among UNE medical students on addressing patient bias and eliminating discrimination in health professions learning environments.
Chandrashekar is the child of immigrants from India. Her work focuses on improving health care delivery for underserved populations. She has published more than a dozen papers in peer-reviewed journals.
“The topic of prejudiced patients is one that has long gone unaddressed and is often swept under the rug at health care organizations and academic medical centers,” Chandrashekar told those gathered in person and online. “So, it is really wonderful for me to see the University of New England shed light on this important topic. Our objectives today are to understand how patient bias and discrimination manifest in the clinical setting, the ethical dilemma that these topics present, and the impact it has on clinicians, especially those from minority backgrounds. Also, to give you a framework for how you might react to these issues when confronted with them.”
Chandrashekar shared her first-hand experiences on the topic, including the time she was asked to interview a patient who went into a tirade laced with racist taunts about how much he hated Korean and Vietnamese people. She also relayed an experience that happened to her mentor, who is a resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. An angry patient commented that ‘you people are so incompetent’ referring to the doctor’s Indian-American ethnicity.
“We are all very well aware of how prevalent racism and discrimination is in general in society,” Chandrashekar said.
“But often we do not think about how these issues occur in the clinical setting and the impact it has on us until you are actually confronted with them.”
Students were then asked to gather in smaller groups to discuss the scenarios and decide how they would handle similar situations.
“There are a lot of people who are coming from different walks of life, and most people will not be thinking in the same way that we are,” commented Patrick Allen, (D.O., ’25). “They might come with their own personal baggage, and it is our job as physicians to kind of meet them where they are at and provide them with high quality care, regardless of how they feel.”
Students said it was important to try to ground these patients and provide them with realistic options, including having them continue with the care they are giving or send the patient to another provider.
Other tips given to students included determining the reason behind the patient’s bias, assessing their own safety and well-being in the situation, and informing their supervisors of the incident.
“It is helpful hearing the first-hand experience about people who have gone through this and to learn how they responded,” stated Bridget Kelly (D.O., ’25). “If a situation comes up like this for us, we want to know what to expect and how to help those around us as well.”
Chandrashekar said this is a difficult topic because of what we have been conditioned to believe.
“We live by this idea that patient preferences should guide all clinical interactions and decisions,” she said. “With that in mind, there is this implicit expectation that clinicians should care for patients, no matter what their behavior is. Clinicians also have the right to a workplace free of mistreatment and abuse, and that is the ethical dilemma here.”
Chandrashekar told the gathering that the event was all about everyone learning more about the topic together.
“So, hopefully you can come away with some very actionable frameworks,” she stated.
The event was one of several collaborative events sponsored by CECE this semester. For more information visit: https://www.une.edu/cece


WILLOWICK, Ohio — Willowick police are asking for the public's help finding a missing 12-year-old girl.
Maria Ashley was last seen at her house at 11 p.m. on Saturday.
She is 5-feet-6-inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
Maria was last seen wearing black jeans and a NASA globe hoodie with no shoes.
Police said she likes to play basketball and is a member of the Willowick Middle School team.
Anyone with information on her location is asked to call police at 440-585-1234.
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Museum at Prairiefire’s JAM Session: Measuring Leaf Color
November 4, 2021 @ 10:15 am - 11:00 am$5
Museum at Prairiefire’s Junior Adventurers at the Museum (JAM) Sessions engage elementary students in fun, hands-on inquiry-based activities to familiarize students with STEM-essentials.
In this session for ages 6-10, participants will explore the science behind leaf colors. You will learn what chemicals give leaves their colors and why they change. You will also devise a simple experiment to extract these special chemicals, called pigments, from leaves.


text: This week on film clip Friday we feature French director Claude Berri’s 1993 dramatic interpretation of Elile Zola’s novel Germinal. The film tells the story of a coal miner’s strike in northern France in the 1860s and addresses issues such as capitalism and immigration that are relevant today. Germinal won the Cesar award for best cinematography and best costume design. In 1993. A link to the trailer is below, but it is worth watching the entire film.

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It was only when the third outpost stopped responding that the Decepticons realized there was no turning back.
"Oh slag, oh frag, what are we gonna do now?"
"I don't – I don't know. We didn't tell them about the rust this time, and they still denied us docking. One of the other stations must have sent out quarantine warnings on us!"
"This is it. I always knew it would end like this," Dead End bemoaned.
"Shut up!" Dreadwind snapped. "We never invited you along anyway."
"I didn't have anywhere else to go!" The rest of the Stunticons had long since expired.
"This is your
fault!" Darkwing stabbed a finger at his partner, only to witness that finger fall off his hand. "You were the one who wanted to check out Antilla and loot it!"
Dreadwind flung his arms in the air. "We took all the precautions! It's not my fault the equipment failed on us!"
"Yes it is! You were the one who bought it at discount! You should have known
something was wrong with the stuff."
"Look, look. We know who's really
Swindle tossed the rag into the incinerator once he was done polishing his cannon. He took pride in his appearance and the excellent condition of his body. He fastidiously laced the polish back in its proper place within the endless shelves of merchandise. His entire inventory was accurately catalogued and priced, and he liked to keep it that way. Business was slow these days, what with his clientele dropping roughly in half with the end of the War. So he had plenty of time to keep things organized.
As a salesmech he always needed to look his best. Sure, he had enough spare parts to last him a century, but with his body's tech being quickly outmoded, he would have to be frugal. He hadn't exactly been granted
amnesty, so he couldn't just waltz in and get himself a Predacon upgrade the legal way. And those bodies were still too new and rare to "acquire" through less than honest means. Slag him if he was going to put himself in a Maximal shell – he still had his pride to think about. He could wait until Predacon bodies became more common. Holding out for the right opportunity was 25% of the sales business, after all. And sales was more than a business, it was a way of life.
As he exited his warehouse and crossed the threshold into his front office area, he picked up a Pz-Zazzian dart and flung it at a picture of ol' Onslaught's head that hung on the wall. Good riddance to his former commander. He had been the one who's sent the Autobots/Maximals the anonymous tip of his teammates' hideaway when the war had ended, and he had done it with glee. They would only have held him back. And Brawl, well… he had just used Brawl's hand to throw the dart.
"Missed," a raspy voice said behind him.
Swindle turned around and shot reflexively, but the figure took the shot to his torso and just kept coming. He screamed as he leapt back with the realization that he had successfully blown a huge hole through the crumbling body and it made no difference. This was a dead mech walking. Cosmic rust.
Their core processors must have already started corroding; they had no energy signatures to trigger his security systems. Swindle cursed his short-sightedness at not springing for the full sensor package. But he relied on walk-in business these days and he couldn't afford to accidentally be shooting down prospective clients.
"Don't touch me!" he shouted.
But even as his attacker dropped to his knees, Swindle felt another set of arms wrap around him. He turned his head around to see his attacker, but he knew the damage had been done even before he registered that the second mech had lost his lower jaw.
"GAAAAAAH!" he screamed.
"Don't be such a coward," a third mass of red-tinted crumbling metal said as it approached him, slapping a stasis inhibitor onto his back.
Swindle felt his whole body numb, no longer responding to his commands. There was no escape for him now. By the time the inhibitor rusted away, he would be too far gone himself to get to his emergency corrostop supply. Like these three.
"And face your fate like a Decepticon," Dead End finished.
But Swindle didn't want to face his fate with dignity. Instead, he screamed again as the three bodies held him down, moshing themselves against him and spreading their disease threefold all over his beautiful body.This can also be found on deviantART.


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Just a few kilometres east of Melbourne’s CBD lies Kew (aka ‘Q’), a leafy suburb away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre. This suburb boasts its very own selection of popular brunch spots, and good food in a relaxed atmosphere is a priority here. This list consists of the best cafes in the area.
For those feeling eco-conscious, a visit to the green living shop expanse found along Princess and Brougham Streets in Kew is in order. Tucked in between ‘Leo’s Supermarket’ (with its huge organic selection) and the ‘Cannings Free Range Butchers,’ the V Series Café is distinctly vegetarian themed. A few options include varied muffin flavors (including peanut butter and green tea) along with a very delicious eggs benedict and mushroom dish. V Series is open seven days a week and has an outdoor, covered seating option.
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Mouni Roy had made it into the entertainment industry with her character, ‘Krishna Tulsi’ in Ekta Kapoor's serial, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. After more than a year, she made her debut in Bollywood with Akshay Kumar’s film, Gold and has been acing every role given to her. While her professional life is a huge hit film, her fashion game is also always the talk of the town. Be it her casual looks or her extravagant fashion choices, we just wish to steal her wardrobe.
In her personal life, Mouni Roy is rumoured to be dating a Dubai-based banker, Suraj Nambiar, and often their wedding reports hit the headlines. From Mouni and Suraj meeting each other’s parents to their engagement, reports about them often surface online. However, Mouni has always maintained keeping her personal life private.
Talking about Mouni Roy’s present, the actress is currently on vacation and is setting the internet on fire with her bewildering pictures and OOTDs. A few hours back, Mouni shared a Reel on her IG handle, shelling out major fashion goals as she opted for a floral, multi-coloured outfit. She kept her hair loosely curled, and ditching heavy makeup. She added statement earrings to accentuate her look. She captioned the video as "Beach days = happy days.”
Well, Mouni wore a cotton silk bustier embellished with gota patti and thread work. She paired it with a similar drape skirt, making her overall outfit look chic. According to Zoom, Mouni’s outfit is from Gopi Vaid Designs, titled, ‘Khushi wrap skirt with a bustier’. If you wish to buy a similar outfit, you will have to spend Rs 16,500. Yes, Mouni’s outfit comes at a whopping price!
A few days back, Mouni Roy had shared a series of pictures on her IG handle, wearing an Organza and net bottle green lehenga. The blouse of the lehenga came with a plunging neckline. Mouni had tied her hair in two fish braids and had accessorised a necklace to amp up her look. She had kept her makeup minimal in nude tones. The actress had captioned her pictures as "What do you hold close to your heart…..?"
Mouni had worn the lehenga from a brand named Torani, and the ensemble is listed as SABZ MEHREEN PAASA LEHENGA SET on the official website of the brand. The lehenga is priced at Rs. 2,25,000.
Mouni had once grooved to the beats of Jalebi baby in a black shimmery dress from Nadine Merabi, and the video had gone viral instantly. She had also posted a few pictures wearing the same hot black shimmery dress and had expressed her love for the dress. She had written, "Baby don't need to come out of this dress eva!!!!!!!! @nadinemerabi."
The cost of her shimmery puff-sleeved black dress had caught our attention. The outfit was from the designer brand, Nadine Merabi and is priced at £ 265 (Rs. 27,346) on the brand's official website.
On the work front, Mouni Roy will be next seen in Ayan Mukerji's film, Brahmastra!

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Kofi Akpaloo has disagreed with government’s decision to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) by 2.5 per cent.
The ruling administration in its 2023 budget announced a proposal to “increase the VAT rate by 2.5 percent to directly support our roads and digitalization agenda; Fast-track the implementation of the Unified Property Rate Platform programme in 2023″
But speaking on Kumasi-based Hello FM, the founder, and the leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) said: “…things are already hard. The prices of items are already high and so if you increase the VAT by 2.5% you’re going to overburden people…”
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Ornately framed oil on canvas by the German born artist Dietz Edzard (1893-1963). This is an atmospheric half length portrait of an elegantly dressed young woman taking refreshment whilst seated on a verandah raised above…
Little cabinet vase from Loetz in opaque ‘Candia’ glass with a trefoil rim, further decorated with an applied Art Nouveau ‘Silberiris’ design in pure silver. Loetz collaborated with a company in the US known as…
Pewter flower dish from WMF with the original green cut glass removable liner. So Art Nouveau, with its flowing outline, featuring an openwork whiplash design framing leaves and berries of ivy. Originally electro-plated but most…
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Siliguri: With civic polls around the corner in Siliguri, the CPI(M) has geared up to secure another term at the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC).
SMC is the only urban civic body in West Bengal being ruled by the CPI(M). In the SMC elections held in 2015, the Left party and allies had won 23 out of 47 seats, while Trinamool Congress (TMC) had won 17 seats. The region has been the Left party’s stronghold as even in the Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad polls, the CPI(M) had won six out of nine seats.
For the upcoming polls, the Left party has already declared the names of its candidates. The party will be led by the incumbent mayor of the SMC, Ashok Bhattacharya. Former deputy mayor Nurul Islam will also be contesting the elections on a CPI(M) ticket this time.
The Left Front is now set to contest from 43 out of 47 seats of the SMC. Congress will be contesting from 15 seats, while TMC and BJP are all set to fight for all of the 47 wards.
Speaking to NewsClick, a veteran politician and CPI(M) state secretariat member Ashok Bhattacharya said that in spite of his reservations, the party has insisted that he contesta and he will oblige. It can be recalled that Bhattacharya was a minister in the Left Front government for nearly 20 years. After the formation of Siliguri Municipal Corporation in 1994, he has led it from the front and has got elected several times with huge margins.
Sourav Sarkar, party’s candidate for ward no 4, said that he is 100 percent certain he will win. “The party had won this seat last time as well, but after winning, Parimal Mitra defected to TMC. People do not like such turncoats,” he said. Sourav is one of the new faces introduced by the party this time. He formerly was SFI Darjeeling district president.
Jishnu Halder, a grocery shop owner from Hakimpara, speaking about the upcoming polls, said, “Siliguri favours the party that gives us assurance of a peaceful living. Under the tenure of Ashok Bhattacharya, this has been well-maintained.” Nirupam Mitra, an SBI employee, said that the experience of the people when the TMC and Congress used to run the board was not good and hence people have got confidence and faith in the Left.
Despite having established itself elsewhere, the TMC has not managed to get a toehold in Siliguri so far.
It should be noted that it is the TMC that has been administering the SMC for the past nine months and people have been unsatisfied with their attitude, according to Ashok Bhattacharya. “They have built a huge gate in the municipal corporation office to prevent visitors from coming in freely to meet authorities of the municipality. During my time, everybody was allowed to enter the municipality and even meet the mayor without any appointment. TMC’s councillors, meanwhile, are corrupt and accept bribes to allow construction” alleged Bhattacharya.
He also emphasised that TMC will be the Left Front’s main adversary in the elections.


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FILED: March 16, 2005
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON
CHARLES WIPER, III,
Appellant - Cross-Respondent,
GREGG R. FAWKES,
R. ROGER WATSON, JAMES RICHARD KERR,
and MAX-VIZ, INC.,
an Oregon corporation,
Respondents - Cross-Appellants.
Appeal from Circuit Court, Lane County.
Karsten H. Rasmussen, Judge.
Argued and submitted July 7, 2004.
Rohn M. Roberts argued the cause for appellant - cross-respondent. With him on the briefs were Connie L. Speck and Arnold Gallagher Saydack Percell Robert & Potter, P.C.
Kevin P. O'Connell argued the cause for respondents - cross-appellants. With him on the briefs was Hagen O'Connell LLP.
Before Landau, Presiding Judge, and Brewer, Chief Judge, and Armstrong, Judge.
Affirmed on appeal; reversed and remanded on cross-appeal.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment for defendants, assigning error to the trial court's conclusion that a tender of a corporate check was a valid tender of money under plaintiff's contract with defendants. Plaintiff argues that the check was not a valid tender because the contract required payment to be made in lawful money or tender of the United States. Defendants cross-appeal the trial court's denial of their request for attorney fees. We affirm on appeal and reverse on cross-appeal.
We state the relevant facts. Defendant Max-Viz, Inc. (Max-Viz) needed a short-term loan, and plaintiff agreed to lend it money. Defendants Fawkes, Watson, and Kerr were stockholders in Max-Viz and agreed to act as guarantors of the loan. Under the parties' contract, plaintiff agreed to lend Max-Viz $120,000, and Max-Viz agreed to repay the loan at eight percent interest. The contract provided that, at plaintiff's option, the outstanding debt and interest could be converted into shares of Max-Viz stock if plaintiff requested the conversion before Max-Viz repaid the loan. It also provided that repayment of the loan was to be made "in lawful money of the United States of America" and "in lawful tender of the United States."
Max-Viz gave plaintiff a corporate check for the full amount of the debt. Plaintiff refused to accept the check and sought to exercise his option to convert the debt into stock. He asserted that the check was not the form of payment that the contract required, but he did not claim that the account on which the Max-Viz check was drawn lacked the funds to pay the check. Plaintiff subsequently filed an action that sought a declaration that the delivery of the check did not constitute a tender of payment under the contract and that defendants were therefore bound by plaintiff's subsequent attempt to exercise his option to convert the debt into stock. Both plaintiff and defendants moved for summary judgment. Defendants also sought an award of attorney fees. The trial court denied plaintiff's motion, granted defendants' motion, denied defendants' request for attorney fees, and entered judgment for defendants.
Plaintiff appeals. He argues that the parties' agreement required Max-Viz to tender payment in cash or its equivalent and that a corporate check is not equivalent to cash. He also argues that, regardless of whether the check was cash or its equivalent, he was free to reject the check in the absence of an express or implied agreement between the parties that a corporate check would be accepted as payment.
Defendants respond that Max-Viz's tender of a corporate check for the amount owed plaintiff was a valid tender because it complied with the unambiguous terms of the contract. Defendants also contend that, even if plaintiff were free to reject the check, by operation of ORS 81.010, plaintiff's rejection of the check meant that, as a matter of law, the tender of the check was equivalent to the tender of money. Hence, the court properly granted summary judgment in their favor on the declaration that plaintiff sought in the action. Defendants also assign error to the trial court's denial of their request for attorney fees.
There are no disputed issues of fact. We review the trial court's grant of summary judgment for legal error. ORCP 47 C; Jones v. General Motors Corp., 325 Or 404, 420, 939 P2d 608 (1997).
We first consider whether defendants are correct that, by operation of ORS 81.010, Max-Viz's tender of a corporate check was a valid tender of money under the parties' contract. That statute provides that "[a]n offer in writing to pay a particular sum of money * * * is, if not accepted, equivalent to the actual production and tender of the money[.]" That statute has been interpreted by the Supreme Court:
"'[ORS 81.010] is a statute for convenience. It is a hardship to require a party who wants to pay off a debt or discharge an obligation, and the amount is large, to make an actual offer of it, and the legislature has substituted another mode[.]'"
Bembridge v. Miller, 235 Or 396, 403-04, 385 P2d 172 (1963) (quoting Holladay v. Holladay, 13 Or 523, 536-37, 11 P 260 (1886)).
Again, plaintiff does not contend that Max-Viz lacked sufficient funds in the account on which the check was drawn to pay plaintiff the amount of the check or that Max-Viz cannot now pay it. Rather, he contends that, under their contract, Max-Viz's check did not constitute a valid tender of payment. However, a check is a written offer to pay the amount stated. Indeed, a check is a written promise that, if it is negotiated, the amount stated will be paid. Therefore, by operation of ORS 81.010, a tendered check, if refused, is equivalent to what plaintiff argues the contract required--the tender of lawful money. Because that is so, and because plaintiff did not dispute that Max-Viz had sufficient funds to pay the check, we conclude that Max-Viz's tender of the check was a valid tender under the contract. Bembridge, 235 Or at 404-06. We therefore reject plaintiff's contrary contention.
We also reject plaintiff's second argument that he was not obligated to accept Max-Viz's check as payment. That argument has no bearing on whether the check was a valid tender of the required payment that foreclosed plaintiff from exercising his right to convert his Max-Viz debt into stock.
We turn to the issue of defendants' attorney fees. We review the trial court's denial of attorney fees for legal error. ORS 20.220; Lumbermen's v. Dakota Ventures, 157 Or App 370, 374, 971 P2d 430 (1998). Defendants contend that the trial court erred in denying their request for attorney fees because they prevailed on a claim under a contract that contains an attorney fee provision and they fulfilled the requirements imposed by ORCP 68 for such an award. Plaintiff responds that defendants are not entitled to attorney fees under the contract and that they failed to file a timely ORCP 68 request for fees.
"Generally, a party has no right to recover attorney fees unless a statute or contract confers such a right and entitlement to attorney fees is alleged as required by ORCP 68 C(2)." Lumbermen's, 157 Or App at 374. In their answer, affirmative defenses, and counterclaim for attorney fees, defendants identified the parties' contract and ORS 20.096 as the source of their right to attorney fees. The contract provides that, "[u]pon the occurrence of an Event of Default, [defendants] shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by [plaintiff] in enforcing [his] rights under this Note, including, without limitation, costs of collection and attorney fees." ORS 20.096(1) provides that,
"[i]n any action or suit in which a claim is made based on a contract, where such contract specifically provides that attorney fees and costs incurred to enforce the provisions of the contract shall be awarded to one of the parties, the party that prevails on the claim, whether that party is the party specified in the contract or not, shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees in addition to costs and disbursements."
Thus, if defendants prevailed on a claim involving an event of default under the parties' contract, they have a right to recover attorney fees on the claim. Plaintiff argues that his claim for declaratory relief does not allege an event of default under the parties' contract, and therefore defendants cannot recover attorney fees. Plaintiff is wrong. The parties' contract defines an event of default as including the failure to perform any obligation imposed by the contract. Plaintiff alleged and sought a declaration that Max-Viz had failed to deliver the stock to plaintiff that the contract required it to deliver. That alleges an event of default under the contract. ORS 20.096 applies, in turn, to make the right to recover fees under the contract reciprocal. Hence, if defendants satisfied the requirements of ORCP 68 for an award of fees, they are entitled to recover their fees. See, e.g., Benchmark Northwest, Inc. v. Sambhi, 191 Or App 520, 522-23, 83 P3d 348 (2004).
Plaintiff argues that defendants did not timely assert a right to recover attorney fees. According to plaintiff, ORCP 68 C(2) requires a party to assert a right to recover attorney fees at the first appropriate opportunity. If a party fails to do that, the party cannot recover fees. Here, defendants filed an ORCP 21 motion to dismiss the action that did not assert a right to recover fees. They thereafter filed an answer and counterclaims that did assert such a right. Relying on ORCP 68 C(2)(b), plaintiff contends that the motion to dismiss constituted the first appropriate opportunity for defendants to have asserted a right to recover fees. Because they did not assert such a right in the motion, they cannot recover fees. We disagree. Neither ORCP 68 C(2) nor our cases establish that a party must assert a right to recover attorney fees at the first appropriate opportunity in order to be entitled to recover fees.
As relevant, ORCP 68 C(2) provides:
"(a) A party seeking attorney fees shall allege the facts, statute, or rule which provides a basis for the award of such fees in a pleading filed by that party. Attorney fees may be sought before the substantive right to recover such fees accrues. No attorney fees shall be awarded unless a right to recover such fee is alleged as provided in this subsection.
"(b) If a party does not file a pleading and seeks judgment or dismissal by motion, a right to attorney fees shall be alleged in such motion, in similar form to the allegations required in a pleading."
Here, defendants filed a pleading that formed the basis for the judgment that the court entered and that contained an appropriate assertion of a right to recover attorney fees. They therefore satisfied the requirement imposed by ORCP 68 C(2)(a). Because they filed a pleading that was in effect when the court entered judgment, ORCP 68C(2)(b) does not apply, so their failure to assert a right to fees in their motion to dismiss does not affect their right to recover fees. Our conclusion on those points is consistent with our cases.
A number of our cases have addressed the issue of attorney fees under circumstances in which the party seeking fees failed to satisfy the pleading requirement for fees in ORCP 68 C(2). Lumbermen's is exemplary. There, the plaintiff filed an action to recover amounts allegedly due from the defendant for building materials that the plaintiff had sold to the defendant. The plaintiff asserted in its complaint a right to recover attorney fees. The defendant filed an answer and an amended answer, both of which included counterclaims. However, he did not assert in either pleading a right to recover attorney fees in the action. The plaintiff thereafter filed a motion to dismiss the action under ORCP 54 A. The defendant filed an objection to the motion, asserting for the first time a right to recover fees. He later moved to amend his answer to add an attorney fee claim. The trial court denied the motion to amend, overruled the objection to the plaintiff's motion to dismiss, and entered a judgment that did not award attorney fees to the defendant.
The defendant appealed the judgment, arguing that the court had erred in denying him an award of attorney fees. We affirmed. We concluded that the defendant had not pleaded a right to recover attorney fees in the manner required by ORCP 68 C(2). Although we acknowledged that a failure to comply with ORCP 68 C(2) does not necessarily foreclose a party's right to recover fees, we distinguished the defendant's case from others in which fees had been awarded. We explained that the other cases fell under ORCP 12 B, which directs courts to "disregard any error or defect in the pleadings or proceedings which does not affect the substantial rights of the adverse party." 157 Or App at 375. We explained, in turn, that ORCP 12 B does not permit a court to disregard that failure if the adverse party did not receive adequate notice of the attorney fee claim and was prejudiced thereby. Id. Applying that standard, we concluded that the defendant's failure to assert a claim for attorney fees in his answer and amended answer and his belated assertion of such a claim after the plaintiff had moved to dismiss the action constituted inadequate notice of the attorney fee claim that had prejudiced the plaintiff.
Oakleaf Mobile Home Park v. Mancilla, 189 Or App 458, 75 P3d 908 (2003), rev den, 336 Or 376 (2004), is consistent with Lumbermen's. There, the plaintiff served and filed a dismissal notice in an FED action before the defendant had appeared in the action. At the time set for the defendant's appearance, the defendant appeared and filed an answer that included an attorney fee claim. The plaintiff thereafter opposed an award of attorney fees to the defendant, arguing that the defendant's assertion of an attorney fee claim in his answer was untimely because it came after the plaintiff had filed its dismissal notice. According to the plaintiff, Lumbermen's held that a party had to assert an attorney fee claim at the first appropriate opportunity, and the first appropriate opportunity for the defendant to have done that in the case was in a telephone conversation that the attorneys for the parties had had before they appeared in court. We rejected that argument, noting that oral notice of an attorney fee claim does not comply with ORCP 68 C, so an oral conversation between attorneys would not be an appropriate way to assert such a claim. We held that the answer filed by the defendant at the first scheduled appearance in the case complied with ORCP 68 C(2) even though the plaintiff had filed its dismissal notice before the defendant filed his answer. In other words, we held that the dismissal notice did not operate to prevent the defendant from complying with ORCP 68 C(2) by filing a pleading that contained an attorney fee claim. That principle has no bearing here.
Here, as noted, defendants filed a claim for attorney fees that complied with ORCP 68 C(2) by including it in the answer and counterclaims on which the court entered judgment in the case. They therefore satisfied the pleading requirements imposed by that rule.
Having concluded that defendants are entitled to recover attorney fees under their contract and ORS 20.096 and that they complied with the requirements of ORCP 68 C(2), we conclude that the trial court erred in refusing to award attorney fees to them. We note that, because the trial court refused to award attorney fees, defendants were not required to serve and file a detailed statement of attorney fees in order to preserve their objection to the denial of such an award. See Schlumberger Technologies, Inc. v. Tri-Met, 145 Or App 12, 22, 929 P2d 331 (1996), rev den, 325 Or 80 (1997).
Affirmed on appeal; reversed and remanded on cross-appeal.


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We also gathered and read a variety of books written by Mo Willems this Spring. It was so much fun to look for the Pigeon in every book and I was excited to have a student actually write a "Pigeon" book and another child hide pigeons at home!
Together we are working on a summer reading list that will help incoming kindergarten students. In just one short year your children have grown so much and their reading and writing ability is amazing! Thank you all for an amazing year!


I'm looking at the feasibility of an automated recording system for wildlife observations from a light aircraft, recording the audio from up to 4 separate mono channels (pilot, copilot, two observers).
I would like to set up a 'black box' recording system which will record (among other things) time-stamped, individual audio files that record automatically when someone speaks (i.e. when the audio input goes above a certain level). Requirements:
- Linux OS;
- Capable of multiple inputs;
- Activated by sound input above a certain level, and STOPPING (not pausing!) when it drops below that level for, say, 1s. Must record an individual track (timestamped file) each time.
Audacity, for example, simply pauses a single track while in 'Sound activated recording' mode, and doesn't seem to allow for separate inputs and separate recordings per channel.


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Tag: acrylic demonstration
Our next meeting is April 17 at the Richardson Public Library, located on the southwest corner of Arapaho and Central Expressway.. The demo Artist for April will be Frank Sowells, demonstrating acrylics. For more about RCAS, see the website http://www.richardson-arts.org
Frank Sowells, Jr. was born to be an artist, winning his first art contest …
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Guest artist at the Tuesday, February 28th meeting of the Irving Art Association will be Gail Delger. She will be demonstrating the use of liquid acrylics on paper.
Doors open at 6:30 pm and the Meeting starts at 7:00 pm at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts in Irving. Directions. Guests are welcome.
About the Artist
Painting professionally since …
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NEXT MEETING JANUARY 23rd. The Society of Watercolor Artists meets every third Monday from September through May with the exception of January, because of MLK day. Time: 7pm. (6:30 critique by Jo Williams) Location: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Bldg. 2 – Everett Hall, Fort Worth, TX 76107. Directions see website: http://www.swawatercolor.com/
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ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mediomics, LLC has been awarded a $969,770 Phase II SBIR contract (HHSN261201300047C) from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. After successful completion of Phase I research, this project aims to develop a panel of high affinity scFvs for the detection of O-GlcNAc modified proteins. Using Mediomics’ innovative molecular PINCER® platform, Mediomics will develop the most effective methods to quickly screen for high affinity monoclonal antibodies to detect important post-translation modifications of proteins.
Mediomics provides innovative assay kits, biosensors, and multiplexed assays for academic and corporate research, point of care testing, food and pharmaceutical production process control, as well as the medical and environmental research markets. These assay kits will be used to quantify most biologically and therapeutically important macromolecules, including ligands, proteins, protein complexes, and pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses. The in vitro diagnostics market is expected to reach $74.46 billion by 2020, which demonstrates a steady growth from an anticipated value of $69.1 billion in 2017 and its estimated value of $51 billion in 2010.
The company’s rapid, mix-and–measure homogeneous assays have already been adapted for the detection of a range of biologically and therapeutically important macromolecules, including cAMP, tryptophan, S-adenosyl methionine, L-Methionine, PDE, biotin, human insulin, human albumin, human C-reactive protein (hCRP), IgG, IgM, E. coli, and others.
In addition, Mediomics has also received an SBIR Phase II contract (200-2012-52857) from the CDC to develop robust and cost-effective homogeneous assays for quick detection of HCV infection, and an SBIR Phase II contract (HHSN261201200081C) from National Cancer Institute to develop a fully automated in-process bioanalyzer to detect the titer of protein drugs during their production.
About Mediomics, LLC:
Mediomics is a St. Louis based Biotech company. The Company is commercializing core technologies for which it has secured an exclusive license from Saint Louis University, including the following: (i) a DNA-binding protein-based bioassay, biosensor, multiplexed platform, (ii) a related variant – the molecular PINCER®-based homogeneous biosensor, bioassay, multiplexed assay platforms and companion devices, and (iii) innovative, proprietary methods to screen and develop new high-affinity capture reagents for research, diagnostic, and therapeutic use.
For additional information, visit the website at www.mediomics.com.


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THEY left their homes and families to risk their lives fighting for the freedom of a foreign land. Sixty-six working men from Manchester travelled to Spain in the 1930s to join the international brigades determined to stop the rise of Franco’s fascists.
Ultimately, their efforts were in vain but their sacrifice has never been forgotten. This week marks the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the republican forces in the Spanish Civil War. As Manchester prepares to remember the sacrifice made by those in the name of liberty, the Reporter spoke to the family of Sam Wild one of the heroes who fought for a better world ...
FOR many working men in Manchester it was a battle for the future of Europe.
In 1936, together with thousands of volunteers from all over the world, they travelled to Spain to join the International Brigades to fight against rebel Spanish Nationalist forces, led by General Francisco Franco and assisted by Nazi German and Fascist Italian forces.
Impassioned by the fight against fascism taking place in Spain, scores of Mancunians voluntarily joined a special international regiment in a quest to achieve worldwide democracy.
Along with many other ‘ordinary’ men from Manchester, Sam Wild, played a major role during the Spanish Civil War.
He received the highest accolade for his gallant efforts as the last commander of the British Battalion of the International Brigade and continued to fight - even while injured - until they were forced to lay down their weapons.
His daughter, Dolores Long, from Whalley Range, grew up inspired by the selfless involvement of her father and more than sixty other Manchester residents who fought side-by-side with the Spanish Republican Forces in the 1930s.
Her mother was also involved in the Aid to Spain movement, raising money to send food and provisions to the troops.
Named after Dolores Ibarruri, a revolutionary leader who made a passionate speech thanking the International Brigades as they withdrew from the battle, Dolores Long and her siblings have their parents’ story forever ingrained in their minds.
She said: "My father, like the other volunteers were proud and political men.
"It was their instinct to go and fight. They did so to stop the rise of fascism because they could see the way that things were going. I’ve always thought what a brave and heroic thing it was to go and volunteer."
Sam, born in Ardwick to an Irish Immigrant in 1908, had grown up attending rallies at Stephenson Square to listen to speakers calling for the home rule of Ireland.
It was injustice he felt when he later joined the Navy, and the extreme poverty he encountered in places like South Africa, coupled with his political passion he felt on his return from sea, which made him sign up to help the Spanish struggle.
More than 2,000 Brits joined the International Brigades and their fight was well documented by Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell, who fought on the Aragon Front in support of the Workers’ Party of Marxist Unification.
Teacher Dolores, 65, said: "My father was an unskilled worker who left school early. He joined the Navy because he was short of money and it was then where he noticed the differences in the way the officers were treated in comparison to the other recruits."
"The British Battalion wasn’t a conscripted army, those who went to Spain did so to stop the rise of fascism. It was very often working class people who signed up to fight and, in my father’s case, it was the principle he felt was at stake which made him stay for two years."
Sam, who lived in Longsight, fought in a number of battles, including the infamous Battle of Ebro in July 1938. He even continued to fight with an injured right hand and was rewarded with the Republic’s highest decoration for bravery, the Spanish Medal of Valour - the equivalent of the Victoria Cross. He was also on the frontline in Aragon and took part in the Battle of Jarama in between Madrid and Valencia.
A blue plaque commemorating his achievements is now mounted on the old family home on Birch Hall Lane, between Longsight and Fallowfield.
Before leaving, Sam Wild was quoted as saying "The British Battalion is prepared to carry on the work begun here to see to it that our 500 comrades who sleep for ever beneath Spanish soil shall serve as an example to the entire British people in the struggle against fascism."
To those who fought in the anti-fascist struggle - a precursor to World War II and the rise of Hitler - the Spanish Civil War was a social revolution that united workers, helped in the strengthening of trade unions and started powerful campaigns.
Dolores added: "My mother and father let me make up my own mind about things, they never forced their beliefs on me, but I was always aware of the things they had done which influenced me to become involved in various campaigns. It’s been a big part of my life. Growing up on a 1950s Manchester council estate with a name like Dolores was no easy thing!"
Poets, speakers and musicians will gather to pay homage to the anti-fascist international volunteers, on the anniversary of the withdrawal of the International Brigade from Spain 70 years ago.
Poet Jackie Kay, actress Maxine Peake, Celtic folk band The Wakes and playwright Eileen Murphy, will feature at the event in the Mechanics Institute, Princess Street, on Saturday, November 8.
Dolores, a passionate political campaigner, often reads the emotive speech made by her namesake at memorial events.
This week Dolores and her sister Hilary attended a special ceremony in Barcelona, where the surviving Brigaders and all the other men and women who assisted during the Civil War will be honoured by the Spanish Government.
She said: "It is far more than just being about my father, it is about all the other men and women who were involved in the Civil War.
"I have been fortunate to meet many of them over the years, it has been amazing - they were such an inspiring group of people."
Tickets for the Manchester commemorative concert can be paid for on the door, priced £10, £5 concessions. For details visit www.international-brigades.org.uk .

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On October 27, 2020, at the Netflix Anime Festival, a live broadcast of an exchange between top anime creators was held. The event is a special opportunity to interact with these entertainment industry leaders. Coming to the interview was the participation of Mr. Sakurai Taiki – head of anime content production at Netflix with producer Tanaka Shuichiro of David Production and comic author Yamazaki Mari.
The top creators are working with the Netflix giant: comic author Yamazaki Mari, producer Sakurai Taiki, producer Tanaka Shuichiro.
It’s been five years since Netflix started adding anime shows to their Netflix Originals roster. With anime viewership doubling every year, it is certain that in the future, such content will continue to be invested and thrived on the streaming platform.
Producer Tanaka Shuichiro (David Production): “Having the opportunity to work closely with Netflix, I feel the change towards globalization very clearly.”
Producer Tanaka Shuichiro of David Production said that less than 10 years ago, comic book and cartoon adaptation from comic books became very popular around the world, most notably in the North market. America and China. At the same time, the animated series itself has had many clear changes in recent years.
In fact, the Netflix Animation Festival recently unveiled this growth by introducing 16 diverse titles in upcoming genres. Answering questions about anime content that attracts a large audience, Mr. Sakurai Taiki raised the general trends in Japan and other countries, and pointed out changes in taste in the future.
Mr. Sakurai Taiki – chief anime content producer at Netflix
In Japan as well as some other countries, content groups with elements such as battle, science fiction or fantasy always attract the public’s attention. But recently, the audience’s interest is also for cartoon content with elements of humor or horror, and content with many elements of romance. Mr. Taiki said that this reflects the diversity in the discovery of interesting stories from the audience.
However, there are still audiences who have never seen the anime before, so the challenge is to attract and encourage these viewers to experiment with this entertaining form of entertainment. Therefore, at this time “giant” Netflix is interested in diversifying genres and anime content. A lot of online anime content reflects stories bearing contemporary life, not just the popularization of blockbusters with action elements, supernatural, science fiction like godzilla. , resident evil, Ghost in the Sell, etc…
Author Yamazaki Mari: “When you think about comic books, think about how your stories can be read, or introduced to a wide audience around the world.”
Anime is loved all over the world, with a strong fan community. Through the Animation Festival, the organizer, Netflix, expressed its orientation to develop a stronger Anime content segment, making this service a favorite “meeting point” for anime fans around the globe. with the ownership of the world’s top creators and plans to launch exciting new anime titles.
Netfflix is very ambitious with a determination to change the game in the anime market. With such a great influence on the global market, maybe soon, Anime / Manga will become the top entertainment trend in the world.