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Following years of anticipation, the time of the Apple Watch is finally here.
The smartwatch, which had been popularly known as the “iWatch,” is the first completely new product from Apple since it revealed the original iPad.
The Apple Watch comes in two sizes in three different varieties, including Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport, and the Apple Edition watch. All versions of the Apple Watch use flexible displays that are coated with durable sapphire crystal to ensure that they don’t break under the stress of everyday life.
The standard Apple Watch is made from polished stainless steel and comes in at $349. The Apple Watch Sport features an iodized aluminum case that’s light and durable, while the Apple Edition watch’s case is made from 18-karat gold, which Apple claims is twice as hard as standard gold. Apple did not reveal individual prices for these different watches.
The Apple Watch uses a touchscreen display that recognizes force, so you can tap to make a selection or press harder to open a different setting in your apps. The Apple Watch also uses what Apple calls a digital crown (the knob on the side of the watch) to let you perform a variety of actions including zooming and scrolling.
Turning the knob to the right, for example, lets you zoom in, while twisting it to the left zooms out. Pressing the crown brings you back to the Apple Watch home screen.
Speaking of which, the watch’s home screen is made up of a cluster of your favorite apps, with the main watch app sitting at its center. It’s a slick-looking interface, and one we can’t wait to try out.
The Apple Watch sports a built-in heart rate monitor and pedometer that tie into iOS 8’s HealthKit app, allowing you to measure your heart’s beats per minute, as well as your overall heart health.
Like the iPhone and iPad, the Apple Watch runs many of your favorite third-party apps, including Twitter and Facebook, not to mention MLB and others. Apple says that W Hotels is working on an app that will let you open your hotel room door with the watch. You’ll even be able to control your thermostat from it. That’s intense.
What’s more, Apple says users will be able to reply to texts and a variety of other messaging apps via voice dictation or quick replies.
A built-in near-field communication (NFC) chip allows Apple Watch to work with Apple’s new Apple Pay wireless payment system. That means you can tie your debit or credit cards to the watch and use it to pay for items at the checkout counters of participating stores.
Charging the Apple Watch involves connecting its MagSafe inductive charger to its underside. That’s it.
Apple is offering a host of custom optional watch straps, including a sport band, which is in a range of colors, a leather loop, a leather modern buckle, and a host of others.
So here’s the downside to the Apple Watch. The first thing is that it won’t be available until early 2015. The second: It will work only with Apple’s iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, and iPhone 5. So if you’ve got an older iPhone, you’re going to need to upgrade to use the Apple Watch.
The Apple Watch is considered by many to be the unofficial start of Apple’s Tim Cook era, as it is the first completely new product to come out of Cupertino since Cook took over in the wake of Steve Jobs’ passing in 2011.
Similarly, the Apple Watch is seen by analysts as a litmus test of Apple’s ability to produce new and innovative devices without Jobs’ guiding hand.
In recent months, analysts and investors have questioned the company’s capacity to compete in the ever-changing mobile market. Apple enters a market saturated by competing smartwatches made by LG, Motorola, and Samsung — none of which has really taken off yet.
Beyond its impact on Apple’s overall market standing, the Apple Watch could also prove to ignite the still-nascent wearables market just as the iPhone did for the smartphone market. In other words, the Apple Watch may be the first smartwatch that the everyday consumer actually wants to buy.

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July 23, 2023
Preacher: Lauren Baske Davis | Passage: Jonah 3:10-4:11 | Service Type: Sunday Morning
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Come, Let Us Worship God © 1983 Augsburg Fortress Publishers
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ITHACA, N.Y. –– After serving for more than 20 years, Leslyn McBean-Clairborne, the Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature, will not be running for re-election this year.
In an interview with the Ithaca Voice, McBean-Clairborne said she will be stepping down to allow another community member to serve.
“It’s a hard decision for me. But after 20 years, I think it’s time to step off and allow someone else the opportunity to serve in this incredibly high-esteem position as a legislator,” McBean-Clairborne said. “I loved the learning that I experienced on the legislature, I loved being able to represent people. And we need to allow opportunities for others, to bring their experiences and their new energy.”
McBean-Clairborne represents the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County’s 2nd legislative district. She’s been a resident of Ithaca for more than 26 years. She was first elected in 2001 and served as vice-chair from 2006 to 2009. In February of 2020, she was elected as chair, becoming the first woman of color to lead the Tompkins County legislature. She was unanimously re-elected for a second term earlier this year.
Within the legislature, McBean-Clairborne chairs the Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Public Safety Committee.
During her speech after being elected chair in 2020, she noted the increased diversity on the legislature, saying “50 percent of this body are now women, 50 percent now hold progressive values. There have been an increase in people that hold jobs and report to someone else. And there was a 50 percent increase in women that have children, as I do.”
For the past 5 years, McBean-Clairborne has also served as executive director of the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC). She said her work with GIAC directly informed her policies and issues she advocated for.
“The platform that GIAC operates from—the foundation of which are racial and economic justice issues—is what fueled my experiences that I brought to the legislature,” McBean-Clairborne said. “As a body, we also talk about those things in the legislature and how important it is for us to provide the safety net services to those who are most marginalized and disenfranchised in our community, those who are living in the condition of poverty.”
She also said that her personal experiences as somebody affected by housing insecurity in the past informed her legislation.
“(The legislature’s focus on) diversity and inclusion has informed decisions around transportation and housing. Affordable, quality housing, low income housing, so folks can continue to live in the county and have transportation,” McBean-Clairborne said. “I came onto that legislation. I brought that experience—and I know there were others who did as well—as someone who got housing vouchers, Section 8. You know, that was me, someone who understands what it was to not have a home for a few days or a couple of weeks.”
McBean-Clairborne brought up concerns about representation in the legislature, and says she hopes diversity and inclusion will expand.
“You can’t live in a vacuum and serve in political office. You have to be involved in the community, you have to understand what’s making the community tick and what’s making them ill,” she said. “Because often, I think that people before me and others who were tapped to serve in these policy making bodies that impact our lives, are people who didn’t have jobs or who (are) independently wealthy. And that’s not good representation. For me, representation should include people from all walks of life.”
All seats on the legislature will be up for reelection, with voting taking place later this year. There will also be a special election on March 23 to fill the District Two Legislature seat recently vacated by Anna Kelles, who was elected as a New York State Assemblywoman. Legislator Martha Robertson announced this week that she too will be stepping down, making two long-term legislator seats now up for grabs.
After her tenure on the legislature ends, McBean-Clairborne said she’ll continue her work with GIAC and spend time with family.
“It’s gonna be a hard one for me. So I haven’t been able to think about what’s next, besides putting a lot more of my time and energy into GIAC, and paying attention to my family,” she said. “I have a 14 year old who’s a freshman in high school, and I think it’s time for me to give her my time. Being there a lot more for her is important for me, and then figuring out what’s next.”

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The second film shows a lot of development from the first and is a much more entertaining adventure. This is more War of the Worlds Wells in style and has a fair bit of Orwell about it too. It's beautifully British (and cheap) looking, and very sci-fi. Both movies have good visually based scenes with an atmosphere worthy of Hammer films, and some great music adding to the flavour. Cushing was also a great choice as a slighty doddering old eccentric with a passion for complex astro physics and of course, time travel. Great hokey stuff.

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LVMH says focus in watch, jewellery business is organic growth
PARIS, July 26
PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) - French luxury goods group LVMH on Friday said it wished to focus on growing its watch and jewellery business without making acquisitions and that restructuring and revamping the Bulgari brand was its priority.
"The focus is on organic growth," LVMH Finance Director Jean-Jacques Guiony told investors in a conference call about second-quarter results, adding that turning around Bulgari, acquired in 2011 for 3.7 billion euros, was a "long-term process." (Reporting by Astrid Wendlandt; Editing by Christian Plumb)


The manufacturer of CardioGen-82, Italy's Bracco Diagnostics, pulled the trigger on a voluntary recall of its product last year. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for its part, launched an investigation to determine if the high dosages of radiation experienced by the two heart patients who both had nuclear imaging done at the same facility in Sarasota, Florida was the result of a problem with CardioGen-82 PET, or the facility itself, or a combination of both.
In a release in May of this year, the FDA announced that it had found improper usage of CardioGen-82 during a cardiac PET scan at "certain clinical sites" deemed responsible for the high radiation levels in the two patients in question. That statement does not suggest a problem with the product.
However, in its original Drug Safety Communication (7/26/11) released almost a year ago following the voluntary recall the FDA did, it did indeed state it had identified manufacturing deficiencies with CardioGen-82. "To date, these deficiencies do not appear to have been related to the excessive radiation exposure detected in some patients," the FDA said at the time.
In its most recent statement (5/11/12), the FDA suggested the reason for the high radiation levels in patients was related to the "administration of CardioGen-82 generator eluates that contained excessive concentrations of strontium-82 (Sr-82) and strontium-85 (Sr-85).
"This excessive release of Sr-82 and Sr-85 in generator eluates is known as 'strontium breakthrough,'" the FDA statement continued. "FDA believes it is unlikely that this excessive exposure posed significant risks to patients, though exposure to any excessive radiation is undesirable."
While the FDA said that any manufacturing deficiencies the agency may have found were not related to the potentially improper use of CardioGen-82 during cardiac PET imaging, the federal regulator stated nonetheless it continues to work with the manufacturer "to resolve their manufacturing deficiencies."
That statement suggests that manufacturing deficiencies may be an ongoing challenge. It also suggests that while manufacturing deficiencies may not have caused the higher-than-normal PET radiation dose in patients, it may have been a contributing factor.
READ MORE CARDIOGEN-82 LEGAL NEWS
The FDA concluded that in tandem with efforts to resolve manufacturing deficiencies related to Bracco imaging, and improve labeling and guidelines on how to use the generators necessary for strontium breakthrough testing, the agency is moving ahead with the implementation of "a plan for the return of CardioGen-82 to the market."
CardioGen-82 is returning. Will it be a 'glowing' comeback? Time will tell…


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Solar Panels Under the Spotlight at TV's Emmy Awards
It wasn’t just the best in prime-time television that was under the spotlight during the 63rd Emmy Awards in Los Angeles last night.
The likes of Kate Winslet and Downton Abbey may have triumphed as award winners, but it wasn’t just the entertainment industry that was celebrating.
It was also a momentous occasion for the solar panel industry, and for the first time in its history, TV’s equivalent of the Oscars was powered by solar panels.
Provided by SolarWorld, the biggest manufacturer of solar components in America, some 200 panels – the largest solar installation to power an awards ceremony – formed an awning over the red carpet.
So whilst all eyes were on the stars who walked the red carpet during the glitzy and glamorous ceremony, history was being made behind the scenes. This years awards saw a variety if sustainability measures put in place; from the red carpet Hollywood’s A-list graced – made from recycled materials – to the 50 kilowatt solar power system.
The solar panel modules are to be donated to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, and will be used to provide up to 20 households with clean, green renewable electricity.

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We are showing the movie "BoxTrolls" in the Children's Program Room @ 1:30 PM.
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Join Cindy Xia for a presentation of the Chinese Zodiac, learn some basic Chinese words & how to use chopsticks!
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Join new Teen Librarian Lauren Howard & Cathy Townsend for a discussion of Better Nate Than Never by Tim Federle.
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Join us for mindfulness meditation sessions on Monday nights and Wednesday afternoons this winter! Short 25-minute meditation sessions are led by experienced practitioners from the Community Mindfulness Project.
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Home, Garden and Flower Show offers home improvement inspiration
300 vendors showcasing services all weekend
It's been named one of the best events in Maine by Yankee Magazine and now the Northern New England Home, Garden and Flower show is back at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds.
The three-day show is now in its 15th year.
More than 300 vendors and exhibitors from all over New England are showcasing their home and garden services on five acres of the fairground.
New this year is an indoor farmer's market showcasing locally grown, organic and sustainable foods, plus a wine, craft beer and cheese pavilion featuring wines and craft beers from Maine and New Hampshire. There is also a "Meet the Chefs" cooking series with chefs from local restaurants offering cooking demonstrations.
Tickets are $9 and the event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
WMTW News 8 is a sponsor of this event.

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Newcastle United have an advantage if they push to sign Chelsea striker Timo Werner, according to reports in Germany.
The 25-year-old struggled to make an impact following his £47.5 million move from RB Leipzig last year, scoring just 12 goals in 52 appearances in his first season at Stamford Bridge.
Due to an increased competition for places in attack following Romelu Lukaku’s return in the summer transfer window, Werner has struggled to secure a regular role in Chelsea’s attack this term, starting just three of Chelsea’s Premier League games so far.
According to Bild, Werner will consider his future if his bit-part role under Thomas Tuchel continues for the remainder of the season.
It’s claimed that Newcastle United would step up their interest in Werner if he makes it clear that he wants to leave Stamford Bridge.
And Newcastle have an advantage as Werner shares the same agent as Fabian Schar, who is already at St James’ Park.
‘Of course, he [Werner] wants to play in the Champions League, but at Chelsea, he said that if it doesn’t work out with the starting eleven, he’ll have to think about something,’ said Bild journalist Christian Falk when asked about Werner’s potential move to Newcastle.
‘Then you have to find someone who will pay €20 million in wages, and Newcastle is naturally ideal for that, especially as his management has a new player in Fabian Schar.
‘He’s in constant contact with the club and then with the management, which means the paths are short.
‘As soon as Werner gives a signal that he would like to leave Chelsea, Newcastle are definitely in the conversation.’
Bild also confirmed that Newcastle’s hierarchy have discussed a potential move for Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho.
The Spanish club have been…
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Identifying ourselves nowadays: The relationship between identity and cyberspace
Identifying ourselves nowadays has become more and more complicated not only on the basis of multiple values and cultural changes which have followed in the past decades, but also related to the increasing diffusion of virtual reality. While offering multiple opportunities, the virtual reality avoids those spatio-temporal boundaries which are the basis of each human being’s identity. This contribution aims to reflect, within a psychoanalytic perspective, on the relationship between identity and cyberspace, looking for some of the possible senses that the technological object assumes in the psychic world of contemporary human being. Our aim is to reflect on the possible ways to contain the risk that the human being may become an object among others objects.
Identity, cyberspace, virtual reality, solitude.

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Atletico Madrid is negotiating the transfer of Se Yunju, the player has a high probability of joining Atletico Madrid as a free agent
According to Italian transfer expert Romano, Leicester City’s Turkish central defender Soyunju is negotiating a transfer to Atletico Madrid.
Soyunju joined Leicester City in the summer of 2018. When Leicester City’s main defender Maguire moved to Manchester United, Soyunju quickly replaced Maguire, but the 26-year-old Turkish international has recently been in the United States. Leicester City fell out of favor and made just one Premier League appearance in 2022/23. A lack of game time has the player looking to leave Leicester.
Se Yunju performed well in the 2019/20 season, won the Turkish Footballer of the Year, was selected into the PFA Team of the Year, and established himself as the best young defender in Europe. Since then, his level of performance has dropped significantly and he is now in the final six months of his contract with Leicester, allowing him to enter into contract negotiations with clubs outside of England.
Romano reported that La Liga giants Atletico Madrid have basically reached an agreement on the transfer of Se Yunju, and the club is currently negotiating with the player’s agent on the contract. They could also push for a deal with Leicester this month if talks go well.
In addition to signing Se Yunju, Atletico Madrid may also let some defenders leave in January this year. Wolves, the relegation Premier League team, are very interested in central defender Felipe and may sign players in January. The team desperately needs a defensive leader, and Hermoso may also leave the team. The player has only played four La Liga games so far this season.
Atletico are currently fourth in La Liga but are 11 points behind league leaders Real Madrid and Barcelona after 15 games.


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50-20-508. Coercion prohibited. A parent, a legal guardian, or any other person may not coerce a minor to have an abortion. If a minor is denied financial support by the minor's parents, legal guardian, or custodian because of the minor's refusal to have an abortion, the minor must be considered an emancipated minor for the purposes of eligibility for public assistance benefits. The public assistance benefits may not be used to obtain an abortion.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 307, L. 2013.

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Our state does not rank high in anything with the exception of the amount of churches per capita and how low it pays its teachers. As of 2017, Mississippi pays teachers lower than every state except Oklahoma.
As of 2019, however, the average public high school teacher salary in Mississippi has raised from 2017’s $43,950 to the current $50,097. This increase is remarkable, but is still not enough, seeing as the highest high school teacher salary in the United States sits at $79,637 in the state of New York.
Teachers in all states deserve a raise, but Mississippi teachers need it most.
Mississippi teachers go into their jobs knowing that they will be among the lowest paid teachers in the nation, but for some reason, they still take the job. The reasons for this could vary, but it is an admirable decision nonetheless.
The underpayment of teachers could be the onset of a totally new set of problems. While the ability of some teachers to continue to teach in spite of the low payment is remarkable, it is not to be expected. It is reasonable to believe that people will turn away from careers in education due to the extremely low pay rates. If this persists, there could be a horrible problem for Mississippi as a whole.
Teachers in Mississippi need better pay rates, but they can do little to nothing about it. In 1985 there were walkouts by teachers, which raised the salaries but caused Mississippi legislatures to enact a law that made it illegal for Mississippi Educators to strike. This in and of itself is an attack on teachers’ first amendment rights, but I digress.
Teachers are very important to our society as they always have been, but it is important that we remember that teachers are people too. They have their own personal lives and families, which are hard to support on $43,950 a year. If teachers were paid more, there would be a larger incentive for people to go into the teaching field.
The unequal funding of schools goes hand in hand with the underpayment of teachers in the schools. Teachers have the most significant job in regard to raising the next generation of Mississippians (and everywhere else in the nation). It is important that we recognize this because, without teachers, we would have no doctors or leaders of the next generation.
The issue has deep roots that need to be addressed, and that is obvious. Mississippi ranks very low in a lot of categories, and to say that is painful for me considering I have lived here my entire life. This is my home, and I love it deeply, but it is a mess right now, and it needs to be cleaned up, not just swept under the rug for the next generation to fix. That will never work, and it hasn’t worked ever in the course of Mississippi history.
Mississippi is in a dire need of a paradigm shift in regard to how teachers are seen. They aren’t just boring people who only wish to fill children with useless knowledge; rather, they are the foundation on which the next generation will be built. It is about time that we stop building the next generation upon sand foundations. The only way to fix this is to pay our teachers what they deserve; if we do that, perhaps Mississippi will rise to the top.


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Location: Northern Spitsbergen → Krossfjord → Kongfjord (known as Stefan's Garden in honour of a naturalist who encouraged Lindblad Expeditions to first stop there)
Highlight of the Day: Listening to Adam, the National Geographic Naturalist, talk about climate change while the glacier was calving behind him
Today I Learned:
Today I walked on the Arctic Svalbard! We disembarked the ship and I walked on Arctic tundra!
We walked along the coast and could see white speckles on the mountain instantly- not snow, but reindeer! They are white because they still have their winter hair, but there was shreds of white hair all over the ground. They also have shorter legs- adaptive to their environment. As we watched the reindeer, suddenly someone noticed whales- beluga whales! It was difficult to get a photo because they swim directly beneath the surface, and come up so briefly for air. We were told we would never be that close to a beluga whale (in their natural habitat) again, so I put my camera down and enjoyed the moment that we were in.
As we were watching the beluga whales, an Arctic fox appeared behind us- we didn't know where to look- at the beluga or the fox. It was amazing to be standing amidst Arctic wildlife.
To view purple saxifrage with the backdrop of a glacier is the most beautiful paradox- it is so unexpected with the cold climate, but due to the fertilization from wildlife and meltwater, it makes the lichen possible. There is no soil on Svalbard, so lichen thrives on bird poop. More birds → more lichen. It is currently thriving due to continuous daylight. Fact: Lichen dehydrates itself in the winter to survive the Arctic cold.
We walked along the coast to a calving glacier. For those who don't believe climate change is real, I urge you to come stand before a glacier and watch and listen as it falls apart right before your eyes. You don't need to wait years to see it change- just stand there for an hour. Even in the time we were standing there, the ice from the calving had drifted into the ocean and floated by us.
The Arctic is such a fragile environment and without producing carbon emissions itself, it is fading away.
Along the shore, there were piece of wood, and Adam, the NG Naturalist, asked us where we thought it came from because there are no trees in the Svalbard. The answer: Siberia. The logs get caught in the Arctic geyser and travel from Siberia to the Arctic Svalbard. We really, truly live in ONE world. Our world is more connected than ever- we breathe the same air, we drink the same water and we are polluting the same planet.
As Adam said, 100% of the glaciers in the world are receding and in our lifetime, the Arctic will change drastically and may not even exist. I have never watched a glacier calve before my eyes, and I feel forever changed.
There was a Captain's Cocktail this evening, and the Captain talked about how accessible the Arctic is today, but also how it is changing faster than ever.
Here is a short clip of Adam talking about climate change in the Arctic, as well as a clip of the beluga whales:


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The late writer and author Charles Bukowski was born in current-day Germany, but his prose was influenced by his years living in LA. He died more than 25 years ago. Now there’s an effort in San Pedro to immortalize him in a sculpture.
“Charles Bukowski’s relationship with LA changes, and it’s chronicled wonderfully in his works,” says Richard Schave, who gives historical bus tours all over LA, including a Bukowski tour . “In his early works as this underground poet in the LA literary scene, he’s very much at Hollywood and Western, amongst the sex shops and prostitutes and dive bars and just the ribaldry and the pain and the grief. And he can’t escape the haunting beauty too.”
Bukowski lived most of his life in Hollywood. He eventually moved to San Pedro because he was angry over the cleanup of Hollywood ahead of the 1984 Olympics, and he wanted to clean up his debaucherous lifestyle.
“He struggled with many demons. But in the end, I think his success and legacy is that he was really able to tame them,” says Schave.
A few of Bukowski’s old haunts still exist in South LA, including 49rs Tavern in Long Beach and Alpine Village in Torrance. You can also visit his grave in Rancho Palos Verdes and maybe, next year, his statue.

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- Jul 27, 2015
YouTube allows copyright holders to remove videos they deem to be copyright-infringing. However, it turns out that these takedown powers go even further. As it turns out, rightsholders can also remove content before it even exists. That's what happened to a reporter who had his perfectly legal livestream taken down by Warner Bros. before it even started.
To protect copyright holders, YouTube uses advanced tools that flag and disable videos which are used without permission. In addition to this Content-ID system, copyright holders can also submit manual takedown notices to remove infringing content. Both routes have led to abuse in the past, resulting in takedowns of perfectly legitimate videos. This is particularly worrying for channel owners, as these allegations can potentially lead to multiple copyright strikes after which YouTube removes the entire account.
Over the years we have covered takedown mishaps in great detail. However, this week we learned something new. As it turns out, copyright holders also have the ability to remove content that doesn’t exist yet. A preemptive copyright strike, so to speak. This unusual takedown strategy was revealed by Matt Binder, a reporter at Mashable who hosts a podcast named DOOMED, which is also live-streamed through YouTube. Earlier this month, Binder scheduled a show discussing CNN’s Democratic candidates’ debate with progressive activist Jordan Uhl. The show was recorded after the broadcast and in preparation Binder scheduled the podcast’s livestream on YouTube, with “post-Democratic debate” in the title. Many creators use this scheduling feature to announce their upcoming live streams. What’s new, however, is that Binder’s scheduled stream was removed before it even started. In other words, the content was deemed to be infringing before it existed.
Binder documented the unusual episode on Mashable where he also reveals that the takedown notice was issued on behalf of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which owns CNN. “The notice informed me that I had received a copyright strike for my scheduled stream,” Binder writes, noting that YouTube immediately restricted his ability to stream content live. “That one copyright strike was enough to disable livestreaming on my channel for the strike’s three-month duration. If I were to accumulate three strikes, YouTube would just shut down my channel completely, removing all of my content,” Binder adds. Apparently, Warner Bros. and CNN were monitoring streams that could potentially infringe on their right to broadcast the Democratic candidate’s debate. Based on the title alone, they mistakenly concluded that Binder’s stream was going to be illegal, which it clearly wasn’t.
As a reporter, Binder followed up the story and reached out directly to YouTube, informing the company that he planned to write about the issue. That worked, as the mistake was soon corrected and the copyright strike disappeared as well. One has to wonder, however, if the average Joe would be able to achieve the same result.


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First, I want to wish a Happy Mother’s day to all of you amazing women! Second, I want to share great news: I recently became Brand Ambassador for Graphic 45 and I couldn’t be more excited and inspired to begin creating new projects! As soon as I heard the news I headed to my craft room and was so inspired. In no time, I already had a few projects completed. Mother’s Day is fast approaching so I wanted to share some projects and ideas for those of you still looking for gifts for that special mother in your life. For these projects I used the magnificent Floral Shoppe collection from Graphic 45.
The easiest way to spoil mom on that day is to get her day started with breakfast in bed. It doesn’t have to be a complicated affair. I used a simple tray, a stack of pancakes and coffee or tea for her. The details are what make this special, so I added her favorite flower and a decorated candle to make it pretty for her.
I decorated the candle using a strip of paper from the collection and made the Mom cut with my silhouette using gold paper. A savings tip is look for candles that are on clearance in stores to make them look pretty.
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For my second gift, I found these beautiful set of earrings and of course, I had to make the packaging more personal.
I made a simple square using the paper collection and matted it on chipboard to hold the earrings. The box was plain and boring so it also needed a makeover. Using just ribbon, paper and a strip of tulle did the trick.
Of course I had to make a card to tell mom how special she is! The card was super easy to make just using cream cardstock as the base, ribbon, mini flowers and papers from the collection.
I made the Mom sign with my silhouette with gold paper and used gold ink to accentuate the mini flowers.
The day I finished the card was a beautiful day outside, so I went to my garden to take pictures, which gave me more inspiration.
I made a second card and discovered more ideas for gifts: plants and gardening tools, those will be a great gifts to give to mom too. Saving tips: the planters are inexpensive terracotta pots that I painted with acrylic paints, the succulents are from Michaels ( 50% off sale) and the gardening tools are from the Dollar Tree Store for 99 cents each. I’m sure mom will love this set for her garden!
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The Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) concluded the “Empowering Women to Lead 2” project, in collaboration with the LEAD program of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). This ceremony was held in presence of the German Ambassador, Mr. Martin Huth, GIZ program director in Lebanon, Mrs. Christiane Gaehtgens, Major Ghayath Zaaiter, Major Nabil Al Haj Hassan, Governor of Baalbeck-Hermel, Mr. Bachir Khodr, Mayor of Baalbeck, Mr. Hussein Al Lakkis, women participating in the project, and municipal and social figures.
Dr. Lakkis initiated the ceremony by talking about the project and its importance, and the vision of LOST in the implementation of development programs based on the participation of citizens in the implementation of projects and community development. “The main objective is to change the quality of life of citizens by participating in public affairs, and because the participation of women in our region and in Lebanon is generally weak”, stated Dr. Lakkis. He further explained that LOST is trying to allocate programs aimed at this marginalized group, because he participation of women in development leads to improving public life and industry, and a better future for her, her children, and society as a whole. Dr. Lakkis considered the most important point is “the acceptance of women participating in this project and their contribution to changing the society’s view of the role and effectiveness of women and changing the stereotype around them”.
His excellency, Mr. Martin Huth highlighted that “participation is important for women because it is a step towards achieving equality between men and women. It is a matter of justice and freedom, and it leads to economic growth”. The participation of women is very weak, and women suffer from a high rate of unemployment, despite the fact that the proportion of female graduates is higher than that of men, so we hope that these programs will improve women’s participation rate in public life.
Furthermore, governor of Baalbeck-Hermel, Mr. Bachir Khodr thanked the German government “for standing by Lebanon in its crises, including the crisis of the Syrian refugees, which received thousands of Syrians, although it does not share with them culture and history”. Mr. Khodr emphasized that the first step is to overcome some of the social barriers that prevent women’s participation. He called on the women involved in the project to “take responsibility in terms of candidacy and election, and transfer their experience to their children and their surroundings”.
Mrs. Christiane Gaehtgens thanked the actors for their full commitment to the implementation of the project, which is being implemented in Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. Gaehtgens especially thanked
LOST and the whole team for making this project viable. “We support the role and empowerment of women, and we hope that this project and cooperation between all parties will continue, not only for women to lead, but for every woman to have leadership qualities”, Gaehtgens stated. She further explained that “the diversity of attendance and diversity of participants is evidence that the project has reached the heart of society, in hopes that it will continue to achieve more and solve social problems, especially women’s unemployment”.
To conclude the ceremony, the women involved in the project presented their experience, problems encountered and achievements, and the impact of the project on their self-confidence, which increased their knowledge of participation in public life, enhanced their role in society, and played a larger role in municipal accountability and community projects. They pointed out that the project included the implementation of eight community development services in eight towns of Baalbeck-Hermel: Baalbeck, Younin, Shlifa, Bedneyal, Taraya, Hermel, Ein, and Ersal.


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Quail will fly straight up if startled thus making it well nigh impossible to keep free range, for their own saftey. They like to scratch around the floor and don't need flying space.
They lay throughtout the Spring and summer, usually one egg a day each, sometimes two. I'm told that one can tell which quail layed which egg by the markings on the egg as they are always the same. They don't go broody and they won't sit on their eggs so if you want to hatch them you'll have to use an incubator or a bantam.
We sell our surplus eggs at the farm gate for £2.00 a dozen. We don't have that many so we'll never make a fortune but I guess they pay for themselves. We find that lots of people want the eggs for hatching, ours aren't fertile as we don't have a cock bird. It would appear that they are primarily hatched as food for raptors, in fact our birds were destined for owl food when we bought them. I understand that they are culled at six weeks.
They are endearing little characters and their call is quite charming however they really, really don't cope well with stress of any kind.
Stressful situations like overcrowding can lead to agression which if blood is drawn can end in canabalism. If you have a sick bird I'd always recommend seperating it before the others literally peck it to death.
We have a "sick bay" where three hens now live peacefully together, each one of them had to be removed from the main hutch for a variety of reasons and it seemed safer not to try and re-introduce them when they were fully recovered.
They are fed on chick crumb, layers pellets, seed, corn, scraps etc. They love a bit of greenery and I actually grow chard and spinach near their hutch just for them.
The hutch has flower pots turned on there sides for little resting places, leylandii branches for shelter and some old CDs/DVDs hung from the caging to give the quail something to peck at rather than each other.
They do need constant access to water which can lead to a bit of a problem as they will walk in the water.
The wet feet then pick up bits and before you know it you can end up with a quail with a ball of "soil" set like concrete on it's toe. This has to be carefully soaked and removed or the bird will end up losing a toe.
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Julia Reyes Taubman: Detroit: 138 Square Miles Hardcover – December 31, 2011
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With any luck, this exquisitely packaged collection of images might inspire some real action and positive answers. It might spark philanthropy and investment. Perhaps artists will see it and move to Detroit, where they can find the sort of inexpensive spaces that Brooklyn used to offer. Or it might stir local pride, assail apathy and arouse curiosity. There's only so much a book of pictures can do, however. This one does its part. The rest is up to those who look inside the covers. (Janet Tyson Cassone)
'Detroit: 138 Square Miles' by Julia Reyes Taubman just may be one of the finest photo documentary books of a modern America ever produced. It takes us into some of this country's finest stuctures built at a time when Detroit stood as a symbol to the world of American ingenuity and a testament to the possibilities of mankind. Not only does it celebrate this great city, it humanizes it, and gives us its people along with its places.
If you like cities, you'll love this book. (Jason Sheftell Daily News)
A thorough, meticulous survey, the book not only captures the destruction but finds factories still puffing out smoke. The swaths of urban prairie are punctuated by scenes of citizens in bars abd bowling alleys. An image of an east-side neighborhood shows stuffed animals tied to a utility pole in a style synonymous with makeshift memorials - a reminder that the ghost city exists allongside one still fighting for its life. (Editors The Wall Street Journal)
She’d spent seven years taking pictures of abandoned buildings and other derelict tableaux... She took thirty-five thousand photographs and chose four hundred. They make you want to go there but maybe not stay. (Nick Paumgarten The New Yorker)
Of the extensive books of photographs published about Detroit in the past year that present―Ms. Taubman’s Detroit: 138 Square Miles (Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, 480 pages, $65.00, Dec. 31, 2011) is the first to document the city and its flaws, but also to demonstrate that, for better or worse, there is life among those ruins. (Micheal H Miller The Observer)
The end product, the book itself, belies criticism that this is a socialite's vanity project. It bears sober witness to Detroit's greatness and its status as forgotten city ― authentic, harshly treated, evolving rapidly as its housing stock crumbles and its once-heroic monuments fall to fire, wrecking ball and neglect. (Laura Berman The Detroit News)
...enormous, impressive photography book (Mike Vilensky The Wall Street Journal)
Although she didn’t intend to create a book when she started, the results of her obsession with documenting the city in all its faded glory have now been collected in a substantial, exquisitely produced volume, Detroit: 138 Square Miles (MoCAD). (Ted Loos Vogue)
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The book captures this. It is by far one of the most even-handed assessments I've seen, and because it doesn't "shock" the viewer (I think a good word would be "entice"), it demands a lot more from you. I like how one critic derisively called it "ruin porn" - as if ANY collection of contemporary photographs of Detroit can avoid showing physical deterioration - when in reality it doesn't fetishize the physical condition in nearly as entrepreneurial manner as other Detroit books floating around. There is a human side to these photos which isn't found in cheesy pseudo-photojournalistic efforts. It treats the physical as inseparable from the spiritual: both are found in these pages.
After living in Michigan for a while, I've concluded that no one is ever going to produce a book, film, piece of music, or any other art form which can encapsulate what Detroit is all about. It must be seen and breathed and lived to be understood. It is an intoxicating and confusing place, with no equal anywhere. This book nails it. In many ways, the debate this book has created here only contributes to Detroit's legacy, because the city encourages it.
And there aren't even any page numbers on the photo pages. So if you're just leafing through the book and want to know about a picture that caught your attention, you have to leaf through the thumbnail caption pages until you possibly find the thumbnail which might or might not be there because not every picture got a thumbnail and even if there is a thumbnail it might or might not have any information about the photograph.
I mean really. Imagine a museum of any kind where there is no identification for the objects on display, and you had to leave that room and go to a room in the basement to see if maybe there is a tiny picture of the object to find out about it. Once you've found that tiny picture if it even exists there and read its caption if there even is one, you go back upstairs to resume your browsing.
The photographer did an amazing job. Whoever designed and laid out the book should never be hired to work on such a project again.
Plus it's very heavy when leaving through it. Glad I had amazon PRIMe - because I hate to think what shipping would have been.
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Julia does great service to Detroit in photographing the best and the worst of my hometownPublished 15 months ago by Txncraig
Let's be clear, this is a picture book. There is no narrative of each photo telling about the place, it's history, etc. Read morePublished 20 months ago by Adam M.
I saw the referral link from InstaPundit. Who is the biggest anti-Detroit and racist Conservative blogger out there. Read morePublished on February 8, 2013 by Chuck K8CPA
Fabulous book about 'all' which is Detroit, in the 21st Century. Featuring images relating to the demise, the decay; and the ashes from which the 'Phoenix of The Motor City' shall... Read morePublished on July 22, 2012 by Eric R. Erickson
She caught the essence of the changes in Detroit and it is very sad what has happened to a once vital city.Published on April 19, 2012 by Marcia Lynn Scafuri
Well done indeed -- Ms. Taubman depicts the images of Detroit in unadulterated fashion, demonstrating not only skill with the camera, but also a keen eye for beauty amongst decay,... Read morePublished on March 6, 2012 by Ben Beller
I give this book 5 stars. The obvious passion the photographer has for this project can be felt in her photographs. Read morePublished on February 4, 2012 by B. Roberts
I was thrilled to get this book as a gift. I'm sorry that someone had to spend the 40 bucks on it. I get it. It's supposed to be pictures spanning the entire city. Read morePublished on January 31, 2012 by Pete
My father in law and I enjoyed this book very much. he worked in the "D" in the 1960's~1980's and I worked in the "D" 1981~1997. Read morePublished on January 30, 2012 by BJ


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The 3D modelling workshop focuses on translating students 2D creation into a 3D model by utilising the softwares. The modelling skills will equip students to identify and troubleshoot early problems that will surface during the early stages of ideas conceptualisation. This user-friendly interface offers an instrumental platform that combines various drawing, rendering and drafting tool in a single and powerful software: Autodesk Inventor & Fusion 360.
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As part of United for Infrastructure 2020, a week that highlights infrastructure in our daily lives, EGLE is highlighting its interactive water infrastructure financing map.
The Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has developed an interactive web application to view loans financed through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).
The low-interest loan financing programs assist qualified municipalities and eligible water suppliers the ability to construct needed water pollution control facilities and satisfy the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Information about loans given out through these two programs from fiscal year 2019 and beyond are available to search and view through the application.
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Last week, Path to Positive: Los Angeles launched an ambitious plan to “leverage regional action for global impact on climate solutions.” By focusing resources and efforts on faith, health, business, higher education, and local governments, the program empowers communities with the tools to act on climate change.
An example of how Path to Positive seeks to strengthen ties between city officials, community leaders, and citizens—which also benefit the environment—can be found among the rows of garden plots topping the roof of DTLA’s prestigious Jonathan Club.
The Jonathan Club is joined by a growing number of community-based efforts to involve city dwellers in urban farming. The connection between agriculture and climate solutions is well established, however, equally important are the municipal benefits. While green spaces may be attractive to many municipalities, local governments are often reluctant to devote scarce resources to their development—until now.
An increasing number of organizations are cropping up to reduce the financial, technical, and logistical barriers to creating community gardens. These groups promote the environmental and community benefits of urban farming—yet the financial benefits are impressive incentives as well. Growing beds at the Jonathan Club, which cost roughly $40,000 to construct, are expected to yield up to $150,000 in produce per year, making financial benefits extremely attractive to communities.
The combination of community, environmental and even financial benefits make investing in urban gardens an easy choice for city leaders. Likewise, they are emblematic of the solutions that Path to Positive envisions for Los Angeles, and communities across the country.
At the Jonathan Club downtown, not everyone took it well when an infrequently used paddle tennis court on a fifth-floor roof was sacrificed to gem lettuce, swiss chard and microgreens.
Executive chef Jason McClain, of course, was thrilled. His father, a retired landscape architect, flew in from Alabama to build the garden, installing neat rows of galvanized horse troughs in which vegetables and herbs now grow.
Club members walking on the artificial turf track nearby pass tubs filled with citrus and fruit trees. The dinner menu lists “our home-grown items”: broccolini, baby carrots, yuzu, blueberries, figs, snap peas and heirloom tomatoes.
“I mean, you cut a tomato and it’s like a real tomato. The juice runs down your arm. It’s never been refrigerated,” McClain, dressed in crisp fresh chef’s whites, said Tuesday morning to a busload of visitors on a daylong tour of urban agriculture and local food systems.
“It’s just magical. You’re in the middle of downtown Los Angeles. It’s really great at 5 o’clock, when the traffic’s going and you hear the obscenities, and I’m up here snipping arugula.”


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A node API for connecting to Lord of Ultima
This node library provides methods to connect to the Lord of Ultima game API.
This package can be installed via the node npm package manager or by downloading the source.
npm install node-lou
You must first connect to LoU using the createClient() method. Once the connection is made you can then request info from LoU easily.
var lou = require'lou'loucreateClientacct:email: 'email@example.com'pass: 'myloupassword'world:id: 55url: 'prodgame10.lordofultima.com/128'iferr console.logerrelselougetplayer117iferr console.logerrelseconsole.logres
Used to provide configuration data, authenticate with LoU, and connect to the world. Returns null if successful or an error as the first argument in the callback function
Retrieves the current LoU session key.
var sessKey = lougetSessKey
Will retrieve an alliance object from LoU. Requires the alliance ID as the first argument given to the method. An array of ID's can be passed in to retrieve multiple alliances. Returns an error or null as the first argument of the callback and a alliance object as the second argument if it was successful.
Will retrieve a player object from LoU. Requires the player ID as the first argument given to the method. An array of ID's can be passed in to retrieve multiple players. Returns an error or null as the first argument of the callback and a player object as the second argument if it was successful.
Will retrieve a city object from LoU. Requires the city ID as the first argument given to the method. An array of ID's can be passed in to retrieve multiple cities. Returns an error or null as the first argument of the callback and a player object as the second argument if it was successful.
Fork the node-lou repository on GitHub and send a Pull Request.
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CANTON TWP., Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A Canton Township industrial business was expected to reopen on Tuesday, after an accident Monday sent five people to the hospital.
One had what the fire department called “critical” injuries.
It happened at US Ecology on Central Avenue SE near Millerton Street.
The five were exposed to a leakage of hydrogen sulfide.
No update on their conditions.
The company, fire department and county Hazmat were investigating.
The company says the nearby community was never in any danger.
The company treats inorganic wastes like contaminated soil and wastewater sludge, according to its website.


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Crochet tote.- would be cute with yellow and grey and black :D
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Artist in residence - Weimin He
To celebrate the historic Radcliffe Observatory Quarter (ROQ) project, Weimin He, the artist-in-residence of the Oxford University Estates Directorate, is creating a unique portfolio of drawings reflecting the unprecedented transformation of the site.
Starting in early 2009, Weimin's drawings are helping to chronicle developments on the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter site: from the demolition of the old hospital buildings to the current progress on the Radcliffe Infirmary and the Mathematics Institute.
Weimin is working on a portfolio of woodblock prints and is cooperating with a group of English poets to create a woodcut-poem portfolio. The finished work is due to be presented to the public in the form of an exhibition and publication.
He was trained as an artist in both north-eastern China and in Northern Ireland. He gained his doctoral degree in Belfast in 2005, the same year he moved to Oxford where he worked as Christensen Fellow of Chinese painting in the Ashmolean Museum. In 2008 he created a body of artwork reflecting the transformation of the Ashmolean Museum and had a successful exhibition when the Museum was reopened in 2009.
Weimin said, "My work is inspired by both western and eastern elements but is highly individual. The black bold lines are seemingly ‘written' on paper rather than drawn, reminiscent of Chinese calligraphy – especially the seal characters of the Han dynasty."
The University is obliged to have an arts strategy for major developments and Weimin's work is central to this.


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Middleton & Meads prides itself on being at the forefront of the vehicle repair technology wave. As vehicles become more reliant on technology to maximize their efficiency, Middleton & Meads has embraced technology as a way to maximize the success of repairs. Below are some examples of how Middleton & Meads uses technology to create the best possible customer experience:
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National Day Calendar Website – The National Calendar is the main source for understanding Indian history. It is divided into four sections the National Calendar, National Holiday, Hindu calendar, and the Jewish calendar. The calendar dates are assigned to different faiths throughout the world. In the Indian tradition, the calendar is adopted after the Saka Era. It is stated that Saka stemmed from the Brahma Purana, the ancient Hindu epic.
The national calendar of India is related to the Saka era, which is also known as the Bahasa age. The first month of the nationwide calendar is called Saka in India and is utilized widely for official purposes like taping births, recording deaths, and official events, etc. The value of the national calendar is immense, considering that it is the most typically utilized Gregorian calendar by the individuals of India.
The importance of the nationwide calendar was once again acknowledged in the Indian Independence motion. On 1st August 1947, the first National Calendar Bill was passed in the Constituency Assembly. The whole procedure was a constant one and the government lastly released the brand-new nationwide calendar on 7th December 1947.
The GURP system of estimation of days follows the solar calendar very closely. The primary benefit of the Indian nationwide calendar system is that it is more accurate than the British system of nationwide Calendars.
The introduction of Indian Calendars was a result of 2 major events. The Independence movement demanded a new civil calendar based on the brand-new calendar system introduced by the British.
The calendar dated from the Gregorian calendar and was utilized since the Gregorian calendar was chosen at the time of the last dinner of the seventh century, while the new calendar was arrived at after the seventh century BC, at the end of the seventh century A.D. On the whole, the brand-new calendar was utilized considering that the tenth century, and the brand-new civil calendar started with the Gregorian calendar. The new civil calendar is not fixed and was modified after a specific quantity of time. The first revision occurred from the beginning of the seventh century to the middle of the twelfth century.

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Our holidays with Mark Carwardine offer the opportunity to join a renowned wildlife expert, award winning writer, photographer and BBC broadcaster, on a trip of a lifetime to some of the world’s best wildlife destinations.
Join world renowned zoologist Mark Carwardine on a very special visit to the Great Bear Rainforest, home to significant populations of brown black, and spirit bears. There are also good opportunities to see humpback and orca whales, bald eagles, and even wolves in this captivating wilderness.
When to go: Sep
Duration inc. flights: 9 days
Price inc. flights: From £5,995 pp
Trip type: Group tour
Explore the remote wilderness of Wrangel Island in the Bering Strait with its prehistoric landscapes and phenomenal wildlife. This 14-night cruise aboard the Spirit of Enderby takes you right to the top of the world between Russia and Alaska in the company of renowned explorer Mark Carwardine.


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- Is it worth going to Niagara Falls?
- How far is Niagara Fall From New York?
- How much is the boat ride in Niagara Falls?
- What is the best way to travel from New York to Niagara Falls?
- Does Amtrak go to Niagara Falls?
- Are there bodies in Niagara Falls?
- Which side is better Niagara Falls?
- How long do you need to spend at Niagara Falls?
- How much does a weekend in Niagara Falls cost?
- How should I dress for Niagara Falls?
- Is there a train from Chicago to Niagara Falls?
- Do you need a passport to go to Niagara Falls?
- What’s the best time to visit Niagara Falls?
- Will you die if you jump in Niagara Falls?
- Can you walk on the Rainbow Bridge without a passport?
- What does it cost to visit Niagara Falls?
- How dangerous is Niagara Falls?
- How much is a train ticket from New York to Niagara Falls?
Is it worth going to Niagara Falls?
Niagara Falls is very commercialised, but well worth a trip, and three days sounds just right.
A trip on the Maid of the Mist is essential, to experience the force and beauty of the water.
All other attractions- Behind the Falls, The Boardwalk and Spanish Cable Car- are also worth doing, although not as exciting..
How far is Niagara Fall From New York?
about 400 milesDistance from the city of New York to Niagara Falls Niagara Falls is about 400 miles (700 kilometers) from the city of New York. It takes approximately 7-8 hours to drive by car. The nearest airport is Buffalo-Niagara International Airport (NY), approximately 25 miles (42 km) away.
How much is the boat ride in Niagara Falls?
Boats can be boarded from the American side of the Falls, every 15 minutes during peak season. Prices – Adults are $19.25; tickets for Children (ages 6-12) are $11.20. Children 5 and under ride free with an accompanying adult.
What is the best way to travel from New York to Niagara Falls?
A train ride from NYC on the Amtrak takes about 9.5 hours. The closes city to Niagara Falls is Buffalo, NY and is located 23 miles away. The flight takes under an hour, but including check-in and boarding, it should take 3-4 hours each way. It still remains the fastest way to get o Niagara Falls from New York City.
Does Amtrak go to Niagara Falls?
Yes, you can take Amtrak to Niagara Falls. There are 3 daily Amtrak trains scheduled from New York City to Niagara Falls. The trip takes around 9 hours.
Are there bodies in Niagara Falls?
Statistics. An estimated 5,000 bodies were found at the foot of the falls between 1850 and 2011. On average, between 20 and 30 people die going over the falls each year. The majority of deaths are suicides—and most take place from the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, and many are not publicized by officials.
Which side is better Niagara Falls?
The Canadian side is where you get gorgeous panoramas of both the American Falls and the mighty Horseshoe Falls. It’s definitely the more glamorous side of Niagara Falls. While you can’t get right up to the American and Bridal Veil Falls, you can get right up to the brink of Horseshoe Falls.
How long do you need to spend at Niagara Falls?
Two nightsTwo nights is the minimum trip length we recommend in order to see a good deal of the Falls, as well as explore a couple other attractions the area has to offer. Keep in mind, there are many great restaurants you may want to eat at, some of which offer epic views of the Falls.
How much does a weekend in Niagara Falls cost?
You should plan to spend around CA$117 ($92) per day on your vacation in Niagara Falls, which is the average daily price based on the expenses of other visitors. Past travelers have spent, on average, CA$29 ($23) on meals for one day and CA$18 ($14) on local transportation.
How should I dress for Niagara Falls?
Casual clothes are appropriate at Niagara Falls, and you’ll be doing lots of walking, so pack comfortable clothes and shoes. It can become painful trying to trek around in sandals, especially if they get wet. What you bring depends on the season, but either way you can pretty much leave the fancy clothing at home.
Is there a train from Chicago to Niagara Falls?
No, there is no direct train from Chicago station to Niagara Falls station. However, there are services departing from Chicago Union Station and arriving at Niagara Falls Amtrak Station via Buffalo Depew Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 24m.
Do you need a passport to go to Niagara Falls?
Do American Citizens need a passport to enter Niagara Falls, Canada? Yes. A Passport (or a Passport Card or Enhanced Driver’s License if coming by land) is required for crossing the border into Canada unless you are age 15 or younger. Please visit the government website for any further details.
What’s the best time to visit Niagara Falls?
The best time to visit Niagara Falls is June to August. Summer is peak season, and with good reason: Average highs rest in the low 80s. Mists and breezes from the waterfalls can make the area feel cooler.
Will you die if you jump in Niagara Falls?
Scores have died taking the plunge either by accident or, in most cases, intentionally. According to the Buffalo News, it is estimated that 25 people annually commit suicide by going over the falls.
Can you walk on the Rainbow Bridge without a passport?
2 Answers. The Rainbow Bridge is a land border crossing between Canada and the US. … If you are a Canadian or US citizen then you do not normally need a Visa, but you will require a passport or a passport card.
What does it cost to visit Niagara Falls?
2020 pricing: Adults-ages 13+$74.20 @ ticket window/ $49.00 online- Children 6-12 $54.15 @ ticket window / $38.00-online. Purchase your Discovery Pass online: Niagara Falls State Park USA.
How dangerous is Niagara Falls?
Despite the green spaces of the state park, the American side has a reputation for mob activity and violent crime dating back to the Prohibition era. In 2016, the FBI ranked Niagara Falls as the most dangerous city in New York state and 44th in the country.
How much is a train ticket from New York to Niagara Falls?
How much does it cost to take a train between New York City and Niagara Falls, NY? If you’re looking to book your train tickets in the next week, you can expect the New York City to Niagara Falls, NY train price to come in at an average of $69 (€59) one way.


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OTC 3163, OTC 3164, OTC 3165, OTC 3166, OTC 3194; SC S40156
Argued and submitted March 9, 1994
Affirmed May 12, 1994
12 OTR 381 (1993).
Carl N. Byers, Judge.
Franklin G. Dinces, of Stoel Rives Boley Jones Grey, Portland, argued the cause for appellants. On the briefs were Milo E. Ormseth and Peter R. Jarvis.
Robert B. Rocklin, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Attorney General, Virginia L. Linder, Solicitor General, and Jerry Bronner, Assistant Attorney General, Salem.
Before Carson, Chief Justice, and Gillette, Van Hoomissen, Fadeley, Unis, and Durham, Justices.
The judgment of the Tax Court is affirmed.
In this appeal from a judgment of the Oregon Tax Court, taxpayers claim that they are entitled to a credit under ORS 316.082 (1) for their payment of the Business and Occupation Tax (B O tax) levied by the State of Washington. ORS 316.082 (1) provides, in part:
"A resident individual shall be allowed a credit against the tax otherwise due under this chapter for the amount of any income tax imposed on the individual * * * for the taxable year by another state of the United States * * * on income derived from sources therein and that is also subject to tax under this chapter." (Emphasis supplied.)
The issue is whether Washington's B O tax is a "tax imposed * * * on income" under the statute. We hold that it is not.
Taxpayers were residents of Oregon during one or more of the years 1986, 1987, or 1988. Washington levied the B O tax on them during those years because of their business activities in that state. Taxpayers contend that they are entitled to a credit under ORS 316.082 (1), because the B O tax is an income tax or an occupational license tax imposed on income. They also contend that Oregon must allow the credit provided by the statute in order to satisfy the requirements of Article I, sections 20 and 32, and Article IX, section 1, of the Oregon Constitution, and the Interstate Commerce, Equal Protection, and Due Process Clauses of the Constitution of the United States. U.S. Const, Art I, § 8; U.S. Const, Amend XIV, § 1.
In affirming the Department of Revenue's denial of a credit, the Tax Court held that the Washington B O tax is not a tax on income but, instead, is "an excise tax imposed on the privilege of engaging in business." Keller v. Dept. of Rev., 12 OTR 381, 383 (1993). The court also held that the denial of a credit does not violate constitutional requirements, because the B O tax taxes business activities, not income, and because Oregon may tax all income received by its domiciliaries, regardless of its source.
We determine whether the B O tax is "tax imposed * * * on income," within the meaning of ORS 316.082 (1), by examining the substance and practical effect of that tax, not only its label under Washington law. See Automobile Club v. State of Oregon, 314 Or. 479, 488, 840 P.2d 674 (1992) (holding that a label attached to an assessment is important, but not dispositive, on the issue of whether it is a tax). We adopt that approach to give effect to the Oregon legislature's intention, which we infer from the statute's text, to avoid double taxation on income received by Oregon taxpayers.
An income tax is a tax imposed on income. ORS 316.037 (1)(a) (describing Oregon's personal income tax as a tax "imposed * * * on the entire taxable income of every resident of this state"); 1 Cooley, The Law of Taxation 138, § 49 (4th ed 1924) (hereinafter Cooley); see Roberts et al v. State Tax Com., 229 Or. 609, 616, 368 P.2d 342 (1962) (noting that Oregon's personal income tax law taxes "income from a wide variety of sources."). An income tax is distinguishable from an excise tax, which is levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of commodities within the taxing jurisdiction, on occupational licenses and on corporate privileges. According to Cooley, an excise tax has "no reference to earnings or income except that the sum of such earnings or income may be made the measure of the tax." 1 Cooley, supra, at 127, § 42.
Under those criteria, the Washington B O tax is an excise tax, not an income tax. RCW 82.04.220, which imposes the B O tax, provides:
"There is levied and shall be collected from every person a tax for the act or privilege of engaging in business activities. Such tax shall be measured by the application of rates against value of products, gross proceeds of sales, or gross income of the business, as the case may be."
The text of that statute makes clear, and the case law interpreting it confirms, that Washington's B O tax is a "tax on the privilege of doing business in Washington." Chicago Bridge v. Dep't of Revenue, 98 Wn.2d 814, 835, 659 P.2d 463, appeal dismissed 464 U.S. 1013 (1983). In St. Regis Paper Co. v. State, 63 Wn.2d 564, 571, 388 P.2d 520 (1964), the Washington Supreme Court held that the B O tax imposed on manufacturing is "neither a tax on gross income, net income, interstate sales, nor income derived from interstate sales," but is a tax on manufacturing "measured by gross proceeds from the sale of manufactured articles." That characterization appears to accord with the actual operation of the B O tax. Under RCW 82.04.220, the "gross income of the business" is a part of the calculus that establishes the rate of taxation, not a description of a taxable event. Because the Washington B O tax taxes business activities, and not income, the Tax Court correctly concluded that ORS 316.082 (1) does not entitle taxpayers to a credit.
Taxpayers argue, in the alternative, that the Oregon and federal constitutional provisions on which they rely compel Oregon either to allow the credit that they seek under ORS 316.082 or to refrain from taxing the portion of their income earned in Washington. They rely on Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady, 430 U.S. 274, 97 S Ct 1076, 51 L Ed 2d 326 (1977), and other authorities for the contention that, without a credit for the Washington B O tax, Oregon's income tax discriminates against interstate commerce and deprives taxpayers of due process and equal protection of the law. We reject taxpayers' arguments, because they proceed from the faulty premise that the Washington B O tax is an income tax. We have rejected that proposition. We nonetheless do not read Complete Auto Transit, Inc. to alter the rule that Oregon is entitled to tax the income of its residents. See Lawrence v. State Tax Comm., 286 U.S. 276, 52 S Ct 556, 76 L Ed 1102 (1932) (holding that domicile established a basis for taxation of income). The state's taxing authority extends to all of the income earned by its residents, including income earned outside the state. Greenough v. Tax Assessors, 331 U.S. 486, 491, 67 S Ct 1400, 91 L Ed 1621 (1947); Lawrence v. State Tax Comm., supra, 286 U.S. at 281; Denniston v. Dept. of Revenue, 287 Or. 719, 724, 601 P.2d 1258 (1979). We find nothing in the authorities cited by taxpayers that suggests that, in denying a credit for the B O tax, Oregon has exceeded its authority to levy an income tax on its residents.
The judgment of the Tax Court is affirmed.


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Labour tables amendments to Brexit legislation to force ministers to secure new single market deal
Labour has today tabled amendments to the Government’s Brexit legislation calling on ministers to negotiate a new single market deal that would protect jobs and the economy.
The amendments would require the Government to deliver in four areas:
• Full access to the EU’s Single Market
• Common minimum standards, rights and protections
• Shared UK-EU institutions and regulations
• No new impediments to trade
The proposal, alongside a new comprehensive customs union, would avoid disruption to the UK’s trading relationship with the EU, protect jobs, rights and the economy and ensure no hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
The amendments underline Labour’s determination to retain the benefits of the Single Market and to ensure that Parliament can decisively shape the Brexit process to protect jobs, the economy and rights.
Labour is tabling this amendment as a more credible and effective approach to the Lords’ amendment, which seeks to bind the UK to signing the EEA – in short adopting the ‘Norway Model’.
Keir Starmer MP, Labour’s Shadow Brexit Secretary, said:
“Labour will only accept a Brexit deal that delivers the benefits of the Single Market and protects jobs and living standards.
“Unlike the Tories, Labour will not sacrifice jobs and the economy in the pursuit of a reckless and extreme interpretation of the referendum result.
“Existing Single Market agreements that the EU has negotiated with third countries, including Norway, are bespoke deals negotiated with the EU to serve the best interests of those countries. We need to learn from them and negotiate our own more ambitious agreement, which serves our economic interests and which prevents a hard border in Northern Ireland.
“Two years on from the referendum it is clear that the Government has no plan for how it will protect jobs and the economy, and guarantee no hard border in Northern Ireland.
“Labour’s amendment, along with a commitment to negotiate a new comprehensive customs union with the EU, is a strong and balanced package that would retain the benefits of the Single Market. Parliament should have the opportunity to debate and vote on it.”

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A state Agriculture Department lab in Galesburg has become the first in Illinois to be certified to test for Avian Flu. The division manager for Food Safety and Animal Protection says being able to do those tests in Galesburg will help to slow the spread of the disease if it reaches Illinois.
Dr. Colleen O'Keefe says before the lab was certified samples would have been shipped to a federal lab in Ames, Iowa. She says those tests would take up to two weeks, while the Galesburg lab will be able to make a determination within hours.
A deadly strain of the bird flu virus has killed more than 100 people, mostly in Asia. It also has killed or led to the slaughter of more than 200 million chickens and other fowl in Asia, Europe and Africa.

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Personal shopping, where customers can enjoy a visit to a Mamas & Papas store tailored to their individual needs, now accounts for 18 per cent of UK store sales, up from 10 per cent a year ago. A new website and investment in customer acquisition technology also contributed to double-digit growth in online sales compared with a year ago, the company said.
Best-selling items at the Huddersfield-based company include the Ocarro pushchair, which was recently awarded a Which? Best Buy, plus the Mia Furniture collection and the Welcome to the World clothing range.
A spokesman said: “The results cap a year in which Mamas & Papas continued to invest in its brand and retail proposition.”
Eight stores were refurbished, including the Westfield White City flagship store in London, while new concept stores were opened in Glasgow Fort and Liverpool Speke.
Other recent initiatives include in-store parent-to-be events such as pre and post-birth exercise classes, and a number of successful collaborations, including a lounge and sleepwear range with Bloom and Blossom as well as an exclusive changing bag collection with Tiba + Marl.
Jason Greenwood, the chief executive, said: “Against a backdrop of difficult trading conditions on the high street, we’re pleased to have delivered another positive performance without compromising our premium credentials.
“We have continued to invest heavily in our unique in-store experience so that we can consistently deliver the highest level of service and product quality that our customers - millennial parents and parents-to- be – rightly expect.”
“While more and more of our customers choose to shop online, it’s clear they also continue to really value a personalised service that click-and- collect just cannot replicate.”
Mr Greenwood added: “The outlook for consumer spending remains uncertain, but based on our recent trading performance we can look forward to the year ahead with cautious optimism.”
Mamas & Papas is owned by private equity firm Blue Gem Capital Partners. David and Luisa Scacchetti, who founded the business in 1981, retain a minority shareholding in the group.
Mamas & Papas was established by Mr and Mrs Scacchetti because they claimed it was hard to find nursery goods for their daughters Olivia and Amanda as stylish as those in their native Italy.
The company’s profile has been boosted by a number of showbusiness clients including Victoria Beckham and Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls.
DAVID and Luisa Scacchetti built a global brand around a simple message ; parenthood should be fun.
The couple couldn’t stand the dowdy nursery goods of 1970s’ Britain.
Speaking in 2007, Mrs Scacchetti told The Yorkshire Post: “In 1979, David and I were shopping for our first daughter, Amanda, and were unable to find the products that we wanted in the UK. I thought the colours were very drab.”
The couple decided to establish Mamas & Papas, which opened its first store in 1998.
Today, the business has 31 stores in the UK and employs 879 people.