Five reputed Chicago gang members are facing multiple racketeering charges, including the alleged murder of Carlton Weekly, a local rapper known as “FBG Duck,” who was gunned down in broad daylight in the Gold Coast last year.
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against five members of the O-Block street gang, accusing them of participating in a criminal organization responsible for Weekly’s murder and of “violently” protecting the gang and its territories on the South Side.
“If this gives pause — even one minute of pause to somebody who might think it’s a cool thing to do, to get on video, to bring out some guns, to talk about how I’m gonna shoot somebody — if this gives pause to them, then we’re doing something good," U.S. Attorney John Lausch said during a press conference Wednesday. "We’re doing a lot good and we’re gonna continue to do more of this.”
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Charles “C Murda” Liggins, Kenneth “Kenny” Roberson, Tacarlos “Los” Offerd, Christopher “C Thang” Thomas and Marcus “Muwop” Smart are each charged with committing murder in aid of racketeering.
The men have also been charged with federal firearm violations and assaults in aid of racketeering. Four of the men were arrested Wednesday morning, while Roberson was already in the custody of the Cook County Department of Corrections.
Four of those defendants — Liggins, Offerd, Thomas and Smart — entered not guilty pleas Wednesday afternoon during a telephonic hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge M. David Weisman.
Roberson’s initial court appearance had not yet been scheduled as of Wednesday.
Weekly, 26, was fatally shot on East Oak Street on the afternoon of Aug. 4, 2020 after four men got out of two vehicles and opened fire, according to Chicago police. Two other victims were also shot, but survived.
Those vehicles fled the scene and no arrests were made at the time.
The murder counts carry a mandatory minimum life sentence upon conviction, and a maximum potential sentence of the death penalty, according to federal prosecutors.
The indictment was announced Wednesday by Lausch, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI Emmerson Buie, Jr. and Police Superintendent David Brown.
“This is the message we want to send that you’ll be held accountable to the highest possible (level),” Brown said. “It’s the message that we are serious about our collaboration together.”


Conceived by Dandilion Wind Opaine and Marta Jaciubek-McKeever in 2007, Fan Death is a dance project driven by strings, synth and wild storytelling. With the help of producer Samuel Findlay, Dandilion penned “A Coin For The Well” and “Womb Of Dreams” for which Marta provided harmonies as well as the track “Side by Side”. From 2008 to 2011, Marta and Dandi’s palpable chemistry was captured in photographs, music videos, and most famously in the strange and sexually charged live performances that captivated audiences all over the world. Together they toured Mexico, Russia, U.K., Spain, France, Germany and shared the stage with Florence And The Machine, Vampire Weekend and Franz Ferdinand. In 2011 Marta and Dandi announced an end to Fan Death and a promise to reunite on other projects through life.
Girl Nobody was formed in 1999 by Marta Jaciubek, Joey Turco, Jimmy Northey, Jeremiah Schneider and Brett Drury. They released two critically acclaimed albums: “The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be” (Independent, 2004) and “Balaclava Casino Heist” (Jericho Beach, 2007), both produced by Futcher (Be Good Tanyas). Their stunning live shows and their ability to push creative boundaries was celebrated by the press and fans in Canada and the UK, where they toured extensively. In 2004, all tracks from “The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be” were remixed by renowned DJs and released by UK label Release Records. One of the tracks was highlighted on Paul Oakenfold’s “Creamfields” (2004). The band called it quits in 2007 to focus on their solo endeavours.


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The Accra Fast Track High Court has restrained the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) from carrying out investigations into suspected offences, including fraud, in the award and execution of contracts for the construction of stadia for CAN 2008.
The court’s order followed a motion on notice for the grant of an order for interlocutory injunction filed by Dr Kofi Amoah, the Chairman of the erstwhile Local Organising Committee for CAN 2008, praying for an order to restrain EOCO, whether by itself, its agents, assigns and servants or however described, from continuing and/or having anything to do in any manner whatsoever with the purported investigations into the matter pending the final determination of the suit.
The court, presided over by Mr Justice A. K. Ofori-Atta, held that after a careful reading of the pleadings and affidavit evidence before the court and after listening to submissions by counsel for Dr Amoah and EOCO, its considered opinion was that flowing from pronouncements made by the President of the Republic of Ghana and the Deputy Attorney-General, plaintiff/applicant had demonstrated the apprehension of a real likelihood of bias on the part of EOCO to conduct fair and/or impartial investigations into the issues in controversy.
According to the court, the applicant had also made out a legal right at law or in equity which the court ought to protect by maintaining the status quo until the final determination of the action on its merits.
It said on the balance of convenience, EOCO could carry out its investigations after the determination of the action, but plaintiff/applicant would be incapable of being compensated in damages in the event of his succeeding at the trial.
After the Auditor-General had transmitted its report on the Public Accounts of Ghana (Consolidated Fund) for the year ended December 3, 2010 to Parliament, it generated what is now variously referred to as the ‘Woyome Saga’ and/or ‘Woyomegate’.
Following the furore, President John Evans Atta Mills directed EOCO to investigate certain alleged offences, including fraud, in the award and execution of contracts for the construction of stadia for CAN 2008.
In pursuance of the directive by the President, EOCO, in a letter dated January 5, 2012, invited Dr Amoah to assist EOCO in its investigations.
Dr Amoah declined to honour the invitation and filed a writ of summons challenging, among other things, the statutory mandate and authority of EOCO to conduct and/or undertake the investigations, in view of the mandatory provisions of Article 187 of the 1992 Constitution that Parliament was the only constitutionally mandated body to investigate and debate matters arising out of the Auditor-General’s report.
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KAMPALA: The government has pledged to give 5 million shillings to each of the families of the people whose bodies have been recovered following floods in Mbale City last weekend.
Ahamada Washaki, the Mbale City Resident Commissioner, says the President has directed that each family be given 5 million for each body that has been retrieved.
He said the Prime Minister, Robina Nabanjja, asked him to inform the public that the government would give the money to help with the burial arrangements. Twenty bodies have been retrieved and 5000 families displaced in Mbale City following the floods that hit the city on Saturday night through to Sunday morning after rivers Namatala, Nabuyonga, Nashibiso, and Nambale filled to capacity and burst their banks.
According to Washaki, the authorities are still compiling the list of the victims and identifying the rest of the bodies.
Kassim Namugali, Mbale City Mayor, said that over 80 households were damaged and hundreds of them have been affected by the floods.


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SaratogaWith this limited commemorative series, Concord celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Saratoga model. This pink gold watch sparkles with the radiance of the diamonds adorning the bezel and bracelet, as well as the hour-markers on the white mother-of-pearl dial. Also comes in a white gold version.
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U.S. Steps Back: After the summer counteroffensive failure, America’s military aid diminishes, shifting the burden to the EU.
In the span of just 24 hours, the Ukrainian military reported two significant setbacks. A widespread evacuation was declared near the front lines, and the armed forces retracted their earlier statement that they had captured a key town near the Russian defensive line.
The summer counteroffensive originally aimed to push Russian troops further eastward, paving a “corridor” for Kyiv to the Crimean peninsula. Instead, it resulted in significant casualties, which may now be having the opposite effect.
Now the Ukrainian forces are retreating. The Kherson region has seen major fighting in recent months. This area, where the Russian army pulled back last fall after crossing the Dnieper River, is now witnessing “a repositioning” of Ukrainian forces.
“The Kherson Regional Defense Council has decided on a mandatory evacuation from settlements under enemy fire,” said the head of Kyiv’s regional administration, Alexander Prokudin.
Since the beginning of the conflict, Russian forces have refrained from targeting civilian structures. Ukrainian forces, on the other hand, have been known to use residential buildings, hotels, shopping malls, and even hospitals and schools to station their troops, rocket systems, artillery, and anti-aircraft defenses. Officials say units involved in the “summer counteroffensive” are now being pulled deeper into the rear.
A separate incident occurred further north, near the town of Bakhmut, which the Russians have renamed Artemovsk. Initially, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported the capture of a key village, Andriivka. Just hours later, however, the army contradicted its own ministry’s announcement.
“Claims about the capture of Andriivka are both false and premature. Intense fighting is taking place in this area,” said a release from the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which is currently at the front. “Such declarations are harmful, endanger the lives of personnel and hinder the achievement of military objectives.”
Current map of the conflict’s progress. Areas marked with red circles indicate territories where the Ukrainian Armed Forces began to retreat in the last 24 hours.
If the Ukrainian Army is Losing, What’s the West’s Next Move?
As the Ukrainian military faces significant setbacks, Western sponsors are reevaluating their support. News of the defeats suffered by President Zelensky’s forces has caused key sponsors to reconsider the extent of their commitment to Ukraine, with the Americans showing particular concern. Having been the primary orchestrators of the counteroffensive initiative in the east, they’re now questioning the effectiveness of their support.
While the European Union has consistently supplied ammunition, funds, equipment and technology to Kyiv, the hope was that Ukrainian policymakers would manage the resources provided judiciously. That assumption now appears misplaced. Nearly a year and seven months into the conflict, the U.S. president dispatched a special audit commission to review all U.S. military assistance to the Ukrainian armed forces.
Concerns about the potential unraveling of President Zelensky’s government due to widespread corruption have even led the U.S. to scale back its support. So where does this leave Europe?
In contrast, officials in Brussels are celebrating their newfound position as a leading supporter.
“Europe overtakes the US by a large margin (total EU now 2x US). If we add UK, NOR, CH, then US commitments are only 45% of Europe’s (€70 bn vs €156 bn),” economist Christoph Trebesch comments on new public report data.
A caveat emerges, however: comprehensive data about Washington’s long-term support for Kyiv isn’t readily available. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is currently promising ‘the moon and the stars’ to Zelensky and his allies, who have yet to conquer either their own internal corruption or the Russian troops in the country’s east.
A new Ramstein format meeting is scheduled for next week, where NATO countries will once again discuss arms and equipment for the Ukrainian military. Given the current progress and situation on the front lines, many seem to have made up their minds.
Europe may be left to support the struggling Ukrainian forces while the U.S. diverts its attention elsewhere. It’s unfortunate that EU citizens have not been consulted about their willingness to generously fund the aftermath of Ukraine’s challenges. However, they’ll surely have their say in next year’s elections, and the results may not be favorable to the likes of von der Leyen.

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Joel James, J.P. Tokoto search for greater roles
Mon Jul 8, 2013
North Carolina had a lot of freshmen last year, and not all freshmen progress at the same rate. Two in particular, Joel James and J.P. Tokoto, enjoyed solid starts to their college basketball careers, only to lose confidence and then see their roles diminish as the season went along. That can be tough to handle for a young player, but both of them are resolved to make sure this year is different.
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Diabetes patients are more likely to be hospitalized for low blood sugar than high blood sugar
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diabetics are facing much lower rates of hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), stroke and heart attack than they did a decade ago.
Yet a new study from researchers at the Yale School of Medicine reports that episodes of extremely low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, are landing diabetics in the hospital too often.
Older adults most at risk
The study included data on nearly 34 million individuals, and researchers specifically wanted to look at diabetic patients who were hospitalized during the 12-year study period between 1999 and 2011.
A total of 279,937 people were hospitalized for hyperglycemia, while 404,467 were hospitalized for hypoglycemia. According to the numbers, the researchers suggest that hypoglycemia rates jumped 11.7 percent in the study period, while hyperglycemia rates dropped by 38.6 percent.
Older adults over the age of 75 had the highest rates of hospitalizations for hypoglycemia.
"Although admission rates for hypoglycemia have declined modestly since 2007, efforts to further reduce these hospitalizations, especially among black and older adults, are urgently needed," the authors wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine.
They concluded that diabetes care needs to take into account the consequences of treating hyperglycemia, which can sometimes result in hypoglycemia.
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Livermore, California (EastBayDaily) — Dr. Anita Haque's and Don Parker's release of "Finally! Quick and Easy Fat Burning Exercises for Back Pain Sufferers" is now available to purchase online at http://www.safeexerciseforweightloss.com. These 3 exercise routines were created by Dr. Anita Haque, a Chiropractor and certified Personal Trainer along with her husband, Don Parker, certified Personal Trainer to help people who have back pain and weight gain issues.
"So many of my patients have purchased this DVD and are excited about the routines! We wanted to make sure that the exercises we put together helped our patients and clients to safely strengthen and rehabilitate their backs, improve flexibility, tone their entire body, be low impact and easy to do, prevent further injuries and burn fat." Says, Dr. Anita Haque.
“I think what we’re seeing here is that my patients are drawn to the benefit of exercising in 30 minutes or less in the comfort of their own home as well.”
“Unlike the masses of exercise DVDs with the hype of getting a six pack with dangerous routines for the person who has a delicate back, this exercise DVD is to help those specifically with back injuries and chronic stiffness not only lose weight and get into shape, but to help strengthen their backs and may also safely ease their discomfort too. Don and I knew that when we developed these exercises they had to be rehabilitative in nature along with fat burning.” Said Dr. Anita Haque.
With this exercise DVD, the person who has back pain and weight to lose will now be able to: Look and feel better Complete a full body workout in 30 minutes or less Have 3 routines to choose from Gain strength for their spine and back Gain flexibility Burn fat Have the benefit of a Personal Trainer and Chiropractor training them in their own home Not have to purchase any expensive equipment
Pricing and Availability: This new exercise DVD is available for purchase online at http://www.safeexerciseforweightloss.com and on ebay.com. Each routine is only 29.95 and all 3 routines are available at a special price of 49.95. There is no shipping cost yet for this initial release.
CREDENTIALS: Dr. Anita Haque and Don Parker are experts in back pain treatment and exercise. Dr. Anita Haque, co-author of The Chiropractic Way to Health is a practicing chiropractor for over 8 years and is also an ACE certified personal trainer. Her husband, Don Parker, a certified personal trainer has been helping people lose weight and eat right for over 12 years in his facility. Together they have a combined facility in Livermore, California and help thousands of people combat spinal problems and weight gain. Together they recently developed an exercise DVD for people who suffer with lower back pain who want to lose weight and exercise safely in 30 minutes at home without any equipment.
Contact Dr. Anita and Don Parker at drhaque(at)haquechiropractic(dot)com or (925)960-1960

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From September 2020 schools will be required to teacher Relationship and Sex Education (RSE). We are consulting with parents for their views on our policy and scheme of work.
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Miyazaki is Not Done Yet! The Boy and The Heron Isn’t His Last Film
With Ghibli, Miyazaki helmed incredible feature films that created magic. In September 2013, this man announced his retirement after completing “The Wind Rises”. It’s been a decade since, and Miyazaki could not help but come back with a new project.
‘The Boy and the Heron’ was released in Japan with no promotion and garnered massive success. Now, fans have come to assume that this may be Hayao Miyazaki’s last film, but the director isn’t ready to put his pen down yet. He is prepared to allure us all again.
Studio Ghibli’s Vice President Junichi Nishioka told CBC that “The Boy and the Heron is not [Hayao] Miyazaki’s final film and that he is already coming into the office with new ideas.”
“Other people say that this might be his last film, but he doesn’t feel that way at all,” said Nishioka. He also said that this time, he’s not going to announce his retirement at all. He’s continuing to work just as he has always done.
According to Nishioka, this time, it is different. Miyazaki, for the last 20 years, after finishing a movie, would say I’m done… but this time, he didn’t mention anything about retirement.
The Boy and the Heron was personal to Miyazaki as it was inspired by a book that helped him overcome the pain of losing his mother. He relates to the boy from “How Do You Live?” since they both dealt with the consequences of war.
He put in careful consideration and crafted this masterpiece for seven years. If you think about it, it’s the perfect last project to retire with. However, at 82 years old, this living legend is still pushing on. Miyazaki still wants to create new stories that captivate people, which is truly remarkable.
Fans will always look forward to more projects by Miyazaki as they are full of life and spark new feelings. We will always cheer on and wait for Hayao Miyazaki and his wonders.
First Trailer for ‘The Boy and the Heron’ is Reminiscent of ‘Spirited Away’
GKIDS licensed “The Boy and The Heron” and will screen it in North American theaters and IMAX on December 8 with special preview engagements on November 22. We will finally see this movie in December, so let’s wait patiently until then.
About “The Boy and The Heron”
“The Boy and The Heron” (Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka) is an anime film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The story is inspired by the novel of the same name by Genzaburo Yoshino, first published in 1937 and set in pre-war Japan.
The novel tells the story of Copper, a fifteen-year-old boy who lives in Tokyo, watches thousands of people every day and wonders about anything and everything. After his father’s death, he goes on a journey of philosophical enlightenment and uses his knowledge to determine the best way to live!

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MTA Police Officers Alvarez and Borges helped rescue a stray dog that had wandered onto the Metro-North tracks in The Bronx.
Accessibility is more than just getting from here to there. It's about creating a hub of ideas and initiatives about transit and the things transit touches.
BC Transit shares their efforts to combine communications efforts to provide better customer service and safety.
On March 18, 2014, King County Department of Transportation celebrated the contributions of its hard-working drivers.
Host Bill Brennan brings you the latest updates on the Honolulu rail project, including: the two federal court rulings; the most recent informational community video; and the unveiling of the life size model train car at Kapolei Hale
Sir Peter Hendy CBE, commissioner of Transport for London talks about a day in the life of his role and the various challenges and highlights involved.
Metro Transit uses four canines for explosive detection on buses, trains, bus stops and station platforms. Police Officer Alex Johannes and Merle share their story working together as a team.
Experience 90 Years of Motorcoach Manufacturing history in just a few minutes, with this account of the Prevost story.
Capital Metro's two-minute MetroRapid video that takes an artistic view of the way Austin will be connected once MetroRapid opens.
Every journey matters to us. We have set out our vision to make the Tube fit for the future.
On Nov. 7, 2013, AC Transit launched the third new bus of its 2013 bus fleet — the locally-made Gillig Commuter bus. This video chronicles its inaugural run on the 7:47 am trip of the transbay Line E.
The event was held Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Crenshaw and Exposition boulevards. The 8.5-mile light rail line will run between the Expo Line and the Green Line, using Crenshaw Boulevard and some of the old Harbor Subdivision rail line along Florence Avenue and...
BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey gives an update on the officer killed in the line of duty.


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Thanks to Barry Baker of Grant Thornton who has provided information about a new guide entitled “Your Guide to creating a Plain English NFP Reserves Policy”
Not for Profit organisations need reserves to fund organisational change and improvements, and to provide a buffer for potential events that will adversely affect the organisation.
The guide covers:
- What a reserves policy is
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Debbie Dujanovic ReportingReporter: “Hi, we're from channel 5 news."
Why are we chasing this man? We want answers. Is he part of a problem that's so big, even authorities can't keep up? Eyewitness News goes undercover.
Eight and a half million Americans are victims -- tens of thousands of Utahns. It's growing so fast there's a good chance you can become the next victim.
One corner in Salt Lake is an open market for identity theft. No matter how many people police arrest, the problem comes back. We wanted to show you. After consulting with law enforcement authorities, we set up a camera. We go undercover to expose the fastest growing crime in Utah.
Investigators tell us despite police presence and persistent sting operations, it still happens there every day. A hidden microphone helps us listen in.
Undercover I.D. Buyer: "Mi amiga, la hermana is looking for a social security card."
The trail starts on the corner of 9th South and State Street in Salt Lake City. Get someone's social security card and you own their identity -- this man has them for sale -- and slips into this store to make the deal.
“Juan”, ID Theft Salesman: "My friend, he can do it, quantos dollars? I don't know, I'll have to ask."
He steps back out and other men approach. Once again, the microphone picks it up. He asks what name to put on the card.
The cost: 50-dollars. He'll pick the number, sometimes it's a stolen number, or they make it up, and you have to hope the number they create isn't yours.
Roberta Woody, ID Theft Victim: “It’s so easy.”
We showed our video to Roberta Woody; her number was sold.
Roberta Woody, Idenity Fraud Victim: “Someone sold mine, it’s been terrible, it really has.”
Her case is a good example of how identity fraud works. The man who bought her number is an illegal immigrant. He bought the card so he can get a job, but never pays state or federal income taxes. He files his tax returns using Woody's number, so eventually she gets slapped with late tax notices. He got bank accounts, cell phones, even utilities turned on at his home, using her number.
She spent years getting threatening letters and unraveling the money mess because the crime went undetected.
Lt. Tony Garcia, Department of Public Safety: “If the right person were to get your card in his hands, he could have a new identity within hours.”
Lieutenant Tony Garcia's work identities fraud cases for the Department of Public Safety. He's confiscated more than a hundred fake cards this year and his squad's made 200 arrests.
It's such an overwhelming problem, officers struggle to keep up. They make arrests, and within days there are new people out selling fake cards.
Remember "Juan" the salesman? He changed into a red shirt before collecting the money, going into a store for change, then he handed off a fake card.
Lt. Tony Garcia: “Looking at this card, holding this card in my hand I can tell you I’m 100 percent sure it’s fraudulent.”
We track down "Juan" and confront him near 9th and State. Reporter: "Did you sell a social security card last week, a fake one, right over here?" We tell him, he's on tape.
He denies everything.
Investigators say word is out in other states that 9th and State is the spot to get fake cards in Salt Lake. The fast money keeps the salesmen coming back.
What can you do to fight back? The social security administration offers great tips on ID theft, and what to do about it. You can find that information by following the links included at the top of the page.


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Mutual Reliance Review System for ExemptiveRelief Application B relief granted from the requirement toreconcile to Canadian GAAP certain financial statements includedin an information circular that were prepared in accordancewith U.S. GAAP.
Ontario Rule Cited
OSC Rule 54-501 - Prospectus Disclosure, s.3.1.
IN THE MATTER OF
THE SECURITIES LEGISLATIONOF
ALBERTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA,SASKATCHEWAN,
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IN THE MATTER OF
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION
MRRS DECISION DOCUMENT
WHEREAS the local securities regulatoryauthority or regulator (the "Decision Maker") in eachof British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Québec(the "Jurisdictions") has received an applicationfrom Wittke Inc. ("Wittke") and Federal Signal Corporation("FSC" and., together with Wittke, the "Applicant")for a decision under the securities legislation of the Jurisdictions(the "Legislation") that the requirements containedin the Legislation:
(a) that the historical financial statementsof FSC (the "FSC Financial Statements"), whichare prepared in accordance with United States generallyaccepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP"),be accompanied by a note to explain and quantify the effectof material differences between Canadian generally acceptedaccounting principles ("Canadian GAAP") and U.S.GAAP that relate to measurements and provide a reconciliationof such financial statements to Canadian GAAP or otherwiseprovide disclosure consistent with Canadian GAAP requirementsto the extent not already reflected in the FSC FinancialStatements;
(b) that the foreign auditor's report accompanyingthe FSC Financial Statements be accompanied by a statementfrom the auditor of FSC disclosing any material differencesin the form and content of its auditor's report as comparedto a Canadian auditor's report and confirming that the auditingstandards applied are substantially equivalent to Canadiangenerally accepted auditing standards;
(c) to provide a restatement of those partsof the management's discussion and analysis of financialcondition and results of operations for the FSC FinancialStatements (the "FSC MD&A") that would readdifferently if the FSC MD&A were based on financialstatements prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP; and
(d) that the FSC MD&A and the selectedconsolidated financial information required in connectiontherewith provide a cross-reference to the notes to theFSC Financial Statements containing a reconciliation ofthe FSC Financial Statements to Canadian GAAP.
(collectively, the "GAAP ReconciliationRequirements") shall not apply to the Applicant with respectto disclosure pertaining to FSC in the management informationcircular of Wittke (the "Circular") to be sent tothe shareholders of Wittke in connection with a proposed transactionpursuant to which 984069 Alberta Ltd. ("Subco"), anindirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FSC, will, subject to thesatisfaction of certain conditions, acquire all of the issuedand outstanding common shares ("Wittke Shares") ofWittke by way of an arrangement (the "Arrangement")under section 193 of the Business Corporations Act (Alberta)(the "ABCA") involving Wittke, its shareholders (the"Securityholders") and optionholders, FSC and Subco;
AND WHEREAS under the Mutual RelianceReview System for Exemptive Relief Applications (the "System")created pursuant to National Policy 12-201, the Alberta SecuritiesCommission is the principal regulator for this application;
AND WHEREAS, unless otherwise defined,the terms herein have the meaning set out in National Instrument14-101 or in Québec Commission Notice 14-101;
AND WHEREAS the Applicant has representedto the Decision Makers that:
1. Wittke is incorporated under the ABCA andmaintains its head office in Calgary, Alberta.
2. The authorized capital of Wittke consistsof an unlimited number of Wittke Shares and an unlimited numberof preferred shares, issuable in series. As of the close ofbusiness on August 14, 2002, 7,757,089 Wittke Shares and nopreferred shares were issued and outstanding. The Wittke Sharesare fully participating voting shares.
3. As of July 31, 2002, options ("WittkeOptions") to acquire an aggregate of 539,090 Wittke Shareswere outstanding under Wittke's stock option plan.
4. The Wittke Shares are listed on the TorontoStock Exchange (the "TSX").
5. Wittke is a "reporting issuer"or the equivalent in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario andQuébec and, to its knowledge, is not in default ofany of the requirements of the Legislation of any such jurisdiction.
6. FSC is a Delaware corporation and maintainsits principal executive offices in Oak Brook, Illinois.
7. The authorized capital of FSC consistsof 90,000,000 shares of common stock, US$1 par value ("FSCShares"), and 800,000 shares of preference stock, US$1par value. The FSC Shares are fully participating voting shares..
8. As of August 14, 2002, there were 45,247,450FSC Shares issued and outstanding, of which less than 1% ofthe issued and outstanding FSC Shares are held of record byshareholders in Canada according to the latest informationFSC has available to it.
9. As of August 1, 2002, options and otherrights ("FSC Options") to acquire an aggregate of1,801,574 FSC Shares were outstanding under FSC's stock benefitplans, of which less than 50,000 FSC Options (representingless than 4% of the total number of FSC Options) were heldby approximately 55 persons in Canada.
10. The FSC Shares are listed on the New YorkStock Exchange (the "NYSE").
11. FSC is subject to the United States SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934, as amended but is not a "reportingissuer" or the equivalent in any province or territoryof Canada.
12. Subco was incorporated under the ABCAon April 16, 2002 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FSC.Subco was organized for the sole purpose of being a partyto the Arrangement.
13. On August 15, 2002, Wittke, FSC and Subcoentered into an agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement")pursuant to which Subco will, subject to the satisfactionof certain conditions, including the requisite approval ofthe Securityholders, directly or indirectly acquire all ofthe issued and outstanding Wittke Shares by way of an arrangementunder the ABCA.
14. Under the Arrangement Agreement, Wittkehas agreed to convene and hold a special meeting (the "SpecialMeeting") of Securityholders for the purpose of consideringand, if deemed advisable, approving a special resolution toapprove the Arrangement. The board of directors of Wittkehas fixed September 30, 2002 as the date of the Special Meeting.
15. Following approval by the Securityholdersat the Special Meeting of the special resolution approvingthe Arrangement, and the issuance by the Court of Queen'sBench of Alberta of a favourable order approving the Arrangement,Wittke will file Articles of Arrangement under the ABCA. TheArrangement will become effective upon the filing of the Articlesof Amendment, which is expected to occur on or about October1, 2002.
16. The consideration payable under the Arrangementto each holder of Wittke Shares (the "Consideration")shall be, at the election of the holder, either:
(a) the number of FSC Shares equal to theproduct of the Share Exchange Ratio and the number of WittkeShares held by such holder; or
(b) 50% of the consideration in the formof FSC Shares (i.e., that number of FSC Shares equalto the product of the Share Exchange Ratio and the numberof Wittke Shares held by such holder divided by two) and50% of the consideration in the form of cash (i.e.,C$6.25 per Wittke Share),
where the Share Exchange Ratio is the ratiodetermined by dividing C$12.50 by the volume-weighted averagetrading price of the FSC Shares on the NYSE for the twentytrading days preceding the fourth trading day before the dateof the Special Meeting as specified in the Circular, convertedto Canadian dollars as provided in the Arrangement Agreement(and subject to change to accommodate the possibility of anincrease in the Consideration offered under the Arrangement).
17. More particularly, the Arrangement willprovide for the following:
(a) every issued and outstanding WittkeShare that is held at the effective time of the Arrangementby a person that is not:
(i) a shareholder who validly exercisesits dissent rights and is ultimately entitled to be paidfair value for its Wittke Shares, or
(ii) a holding company ("HoldingCompany") that satisfies certain conditions specifiedin the Arrangement Agreement (including the making ofan election),
shall be transferred to Subco in exchangefor the Consideration elected by such person;
(b) all of the issued and outstanding sharesin the capital of every Holding Company shall be transferredto Subco in exchange for the Consideration that such HoldingCompany would have received if its Wittke Shares were transferreddirectly to Subco as described in paragraph (a) above ratherthan indirectly as described in this paragraph (b);
(c) all Wittke Options that are outstandingat the effective time of the Arrangement shall be surrenderedto Wittke in exchange for a cash payment equal to, for eachWittke Share issuable upon the exercise of that Wittke Option,the difference between C$12.50 and the exercise price pershare, following which the Wittke Options shall be cancelled;and
(d) the Holding Companies shall be amalgamatedwith Wittke.
18. The Circular will, in accordance withthe Legislation, contain prospectus-level disclosure regardingWittke and FSC (subject to such exemptive relief as may begranted by the appropriate securities regulatory authorities)and a description of the Arrangement.
19. In particular, the Circular is expectedto contain the following historical financial statements (statementsof income, retained earnings and cash flows) of Wittke andFSC:
(a) audited annual financial statementsof FSC for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2001,December 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999, together with balancesheets as at December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000 andauditor's reports thereon, all in accordance with U.S. GAAP;
(b) unaudited interim financial statementsof FSC for each of the six month periods ended June 30,2002 and June 30, 2001, together with a balance sheet asat June 30, 2002, all in accordance with U.S. GAAP;
(c) audited annual financial statementsof Wittke for each of the fiscal years ended September 30,2001, September 30, 2000 and September 30, 1999, togetherwith balance sheets as at September 30, 2001 and September30, 2000 and auditor's reports thereon, all in accordancewith Canadian GAAP; and
(d) unaudited interim financial statementsof Wittke for each of the nine month periods ended June30, 2002 and June 30, 2001, together with a balance sheetas at June 30, 2002, all in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
20. Certain Securityholders have entered intoagreements ("Support Agreements") with FSC pursuantto which such Securityholders have agreed, among other thingsand subject to certain conditions, to vote in favour of theArrangement at the Special Meeting and to elect to take 50%of their Consideration in cash and 50% in FSC Shares. An aggregateof 3.583,365 Wittke Shares are subject to Support Agreements.
21. Although the exact number of FSC Sharesto be issued under the Arrangement will not be known untilall Securityholders have made their elections as to the formof Consideration they wish to receive, even if all Securityholderselect to receive Consideration comprised entirely of FSC Sharesit is expected that, upon completion of the Arrangement, lessthan 6% of the total number of issued and outstanding FSCShares (on a fully diluted basis) will be held of record bypersons resident in Canada.
AND WHEREAS under the System, this MRRSDecision Document evidences the decision of each Decision Maker(collectively, the "Decision");
AND WHEREAS each of the Decision Makersis satisfied that the test contained in the Legislation thatprovides the Decision Makers with the jurisdiction to make theDecision has been met;
THE DECISION of the Decision Makers pursuantto the Legislation is that the GAAP Reconciliation Requirementsshall not apply to the Applicant with respect to disclosurepertaining to FSC in the Circular.
September 3, 2002.


When it comes to the music industry, collaborations often bring a fresh and unique sound to the table. One such collaboration that has caught the attention of music enthusiasts is the track ‘P-Funk Majani ft. Ngwair, Rapcha’.
P-Funk Majani, known for his captivating lyrics and melodic tunes, has teamed up with two talented artists, Ngwair and Rapcha, to create a masterpiece that is taking the music scene by storm.
Ngwair, a Tanzanian hip-hop artist, brings his signature flow and impeccable delivery to the track, adding a dynamic element to the song. His lyrical prowess and infectious energy perfectly complement P-Funk Majani’s soulful vocals.
Rapcha, on the other hand, is a Kenyan rapper known for his witty wordplay and catchy hooks. His unique style and charismatic presence add an extra layer of depth to the collaboration, making it a truly memorable experience for listeners.
The combination of P-Funk Majani, Ngwair, and Rapcha’s individual talents creates a harmonious blend of genres, fusing elements of hip-hop, rap, and soul. The result is a track that is both catchy and thought-provoking, leaving a lasting impression on anyone who listens.
With its infectious beats, captivating lyrics, and powerful performances, ‘P-Funk Majani ft. Ngwair, Rapcha’ has become a favorite among music lovers. The track has garnered rave reviews from critics and has quickly climbed the charts, solidifying its place as a must-listen for any music enthusiast.


The super Chevys of the world would be a lot less interesting without all the great engines that power them. Before 1955, few in the hot-rod community gave Chevys more than a passing nod, thanks to their reliable, but unremarkable, Stovebolt Six engines.
Everything changed in the fall of 1954, when Ed Cole’s lightweight, groundbreaking V-8 arrived wrapped in a breathtaking ’55 design that was all new from the tires up. It wouldn’t be long before more powerful versions were offered. Once speed-crazed enthusiasts discovered the wonders of this compact powerhouse, it soon replaced the flathead Ford as the darling of the performance world.
Three years later, a new, larger engine would be introduced, the 348, to be followed by the 409. Immortalized in song, the 409 gave way in ’65 to the 396. Then came the 427, and 454. The ’90s gave rise to the LS engines, which are writing a new chapter in the legacy of high performance Chevys.
Here, in chronological order, Super Chevy Platinum presents its picks for the Top 15 Chevy engines of all time.
1) 265 V-8
(3.750 X 3.00)
Brand new for model year 1955, it powered over one-half of all new Chevys sold. Ditto in ’56. Its actual production run ended in mid-’57 when availability ended. It was used on early-model two-barrel/ manual transmission orders. Trucks and select cars had iron blocks with thicker cylinder walls. This allowed for 0.125-inch (1/8-inch) boring (18 more cubic inches) for 283 cid. Surprisingly, the fabled ’55 small-block V-8 engine commenced a 50-year-plus history. The very first 265 assembled at the Flint Engine Plant on July 9, 1954, was put aside for perpetual display in a sealed enclosure. In all, well over 1.5 million 265-powered Chevrolets were sold.
2) 283 V-8
(3.875 X 3.00)
It was a passenger car option from model year 1957 through 1967. You name it and it did it—including make 1 horsepower per cubic inch in ’57, thanks in part to a “Duntov” camshaft and Rochester fuel-injection. Hot-rodders then bored its cylinder walls 0.060-inch for 292 cid, as well as 0.125-inch for 301 cid, then installed 1.94-intake valve heads (1960-up) and 2.02-intake valve heads (1964-up), a ’57-’61 245 or 270hp dual WCFB carb setup, or a ’62-up aluminum high-rise four-barrel intake with 500-600 cfm Carter AFB or Holley after 1965. These 283s, 292s, and 301s ruled the streets in every town in America (when linked to a Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed and high numerical rear gears). The 283 also powered millions of the USA’s work trucks. In all, millions sold.
3) L65 327/365HP V-8
(4.00 X 3.25)
From 1958 through 1964, Chevys grew bigger and heavier, so factory engineers bored and stroked the 283 to 327 cubes. The highest factory horsepower rating for a 327 was 375 in 1964-’65 (Corvette with Rochester fuel injection). But the best bang for the buck was the 365hp version sporting a 600-cfm Holley carb on an aluminum high-rise intake manifold. Both of these engines were internally identical (11.0:1 compression, big ports, and 2.02-intake valve heads and a radical “30-30” solid lifter camshaft). The 375 and 365hp engine’s power curve was 2,700 rpm to 7,200 rpm and powered on in a blink. Many of these engines were purchased by enthusiasts from GM parts departments, over-the-counter. Some were then equipped with a new 750-cfm, dual-inlet Holley 3310 carb for even more power. Thousands of previously 301-powered Chevy IIs and Malibus became ultimate performance monsters on the street and strip with the factory 365hp 327.
4) 348 & 409 “W” Motors
(4.125 X 3.25 & 4.3125 X 3.50)
The 348 was originally designed to be a heavy-duty truck engine capable of pulling tons of weight. Yet when stuffed into a ’58 Impala with a two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission, it wasn’t so great. But with more compression, a high-lift camshaft, tri-power induction, manual transmission and gearing, it became a certified high-performance torque monster capable of making over 300 horsepower to about 5,500 rpm— through factory stock exhaust. The 315, 320, 335, and 350hp 348s in 1960-’61 continually put Chevys in the winner’s circle from coast-to-coast. The 1961-’65 high-performance 409 was a bored and stroked 348 with larger head ports and valves. Despite heavy pistons due to cylinder head and combustion chamber design, this engine was highly competitive in everything except NASCAR long-track competition. (Imagine eight two- pound piston assemblies revving 6,400 rpm for many hours.) Short tracks—no problem. The overwhelming majority of the USA’s best drag racers ran a 409 in 1962-’63. Regional and low-buck racers ran B and C/Stock 409s in the mid-’60s with much success. Top 409 big-name racers in ’62 were Dyno Don Nicholson, Hayden Proffitt, Dave Strickler/Bill Jenkins, Dick Harrell, Ronnie Sox, and Butch Leal. We could easily name 30 more national, regional, and local 409 racers in 1962 who seldom lost. Additionally, the Beach Boys became even more famous because of their hit song, “409.”


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Home Improvement used to be one of my favorite shows. It is a classic sitcom that used to have audiences grunting along in approval.
Nearly 30 years have passed since Tim 'The Toolman' Taylor first hit the airwaves.
Celebrate this incredible milestone with these 10+ Home Improvement behind-the-scenes secrets that fans didn't know. Let us know your favorite at the end of the article!


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Add a bold snowflake to your holiday decor this year! Tree skirt is 48″ diameter and features non-fusible machine applique.
The skirt requires 3 yards of background and 1 1/2 yards of contrasting fabric. The sample was made with Robert Kaufman Kona cotton solids in Medium Grey and White.
This listing is for a PDF pattern. A separate listing for a hard copy pattern is available.


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How do you not get paranoid when half the country is bat s–t crazy and pushing for a return to the antebellum South
today at 8:00 am
As the old saying goes, “It isn’t paranoia if they’re really out to get you.” And they are.
When Liz Cheney, a staunch Conservative intractable in her right wing views, was booted from her leadership position in the House of Representatives, the Trumpublican Party made it clear it is fully committed to the rump of the Trump and the lie he continues to burble, that he won the presidency and the election was stolen from him.
President Biden took office four months ago, but a recently released CNN poll found that 70 percent of Republicans believe the false allegation that Biden did not legitimately defeat former President Trump; just 23 percent said Biden legitimately won. The well-regarded Ipsos poll reported that 55 percent of Republicans believe the outcome of the 2020 election was the result of illegal voting or election rigging, and 60 percent agree with the statement that “the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump.” Furthermore, 63 percent don’t agree that Trump was even partly to blame for the Jan. 6 insurrection.
The disturbing conclusion: the Republican Party is now fully committed to a lie and a liar. They have left no room for anyone who does not offer obeisance to their leader, Donald Trump. It is the precursor of authoritarianism and creates a threat to democracy of a different order of magnitude; literally, the survival of the nation is at stake.
Do you think I am overstating the possibility of another civil war?
Trump’s lies are now the only truth for the Republican Party. And they are using his Big Lie to change the laws in dozens of states, pushing through voter suppression measures and bills that would allow Republican dominated local boards to refuse to certify election results.
The Republican electorate, believing that Democratic victories are illegitimate, ignores its own self-interest and demands that their representatives do everything possible to subvert the the Biden agenda. Safe in their gerrymandered districts, the Congressmen refuse to work with Democrats on any policy, and care little about the damage they do to our democracy in the process.
Paul Gosar, the Congressman from Arizona’s rural 4th congressional district, called the individuals who violently broke into the Capitol “peaceful patriots” and claimed that the Department of Justice is “harassing“ them. Gosar described Joe Biden as an “illegitimate usurper,” claimed that “outright propaganda and lies are being used to unleash the national security state against law-abiding U.S. citizens, especially Trump voters.”
More toxic babble spewed from the mouth of Andrew Clyde, Georgia’s 9th congressional district, who speechified to Congress, “If you didn’t know that TV footage was a video from January the 6th, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit,”
Racism and classism is not the whole story behind right wing populism. Many socially conservative Christians, the bulk of the White middle-class, are feeling the brunt of the long process of deindustrialization, decline in manufacturing employment, erosion of wages by foreign competition and the fading influence of trade unionism. They blame their erosion of privilege on emerging constituencies seeking rights and benefits previously reserved for white men: presumptuous African-Americans, aggressive women’s rights activists and leftist proponents of ethnic diversity and individualism. Their feelings of being shouldered aside have morphed into becoming the shock troops of the Trumpian Party.
Be understanding, have empathy, my good side cries out!
We have much in common, don’t we? Just as we do, they watch the sitcoms and reality shows, hugging their kids as they put them on the school bus, sharing beers and yakking about sports, putting their recyclables out for pickup every Monday morning. They live on tree-lined streets similar to ours and on the surface, we live in harmony accepting each other for who we are.
On the surface is the key phrase because the resentment that boils under the skin is one of the most powerful forces in human life. When it is unleashed, it can undermine political regimes and long-lived personal relationships.
Remember Sarajevo, hosts of the 1984 Winter Olympics? Before the decade was over it drowned in a bloodbath civil war between Croats wanting to leave Yugoslavia and ethnic Serbs opting for a common state with Serbia.
Relive the headlines from the slaughter in Rwanda, where Hutus and Tutsi lived side by side for decades until 1990 when more than 800,000 Tutsis were murdered in a campaign of ethnic cleansing and 100,000 Hutus were killed by revenge killings.
Am I paranoid? Maybe. But we cannot dismiss the continuing dissemination of the big lie by Donald Trump and his supporters. We must rally together and repudiate it at every turn. An undermined election in 2022 and 2024 would collapse a pillar of democracy, and soon after, the institution itself.

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Jackson says schism now economic, not racial
Published 4:00 am, Sunday, May 24, 1998
BERKELEY - The Rev. Jesse Jackson said he wants to shift the national dialogue from racial injustice to economic injustice and called on the corporate sector to get involved.
In a rousing speech Saturday at the graduation ceremony of the UC-Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy, Jackson spoke of the widening chasm between rich and poor, a divide that cuts across racial lines and worsens with every corporate merger.
He was welcomed to the podium by the 48 graduates, all waving signs that read, "Jackson 2000." In an interview after the commencement, he said he still has political ambitions and has not ruled out a run for the presidential nomination in 2000.
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But he said it's too early to decide now and he's focusing on building a coalition to fight class inequality.
"Corporate California must come to the table and see our movement as business-friendly," he said in his speech.
"We represent a pro-economic growth movement."
While denouncing Proposition 209 - which effectively abolished affirmative action in California - for depriving some minority youths of education, he also railed against "merger mania" for resegregating the country along class lines.
"The horizontal race and gender gaps can be closed if we reverse 209 and enforce the law," he said. "However, closing the growing vertical gap between the stock wealthy and the sweat poor requires more than changing laws or mobilizing voters."
In the half-hour speech entitled "Leave No American Behind," he said the National Rainbow / PUSH Coalition has bought stock in 70 companies since last year.
The motive for spending just a few thousand dollars on each company, he said, is to get access to shareholder meetings. With a seat at the corporate table, Jackson hopes his group will have a say in corporate mergers and benefits for workers.
"More money is being transacted in the private sector than the government sector," he said in the interview.
Before Jackson spoke, Professor Jane Mauldon gave some stark statistics on poverty in her speech. While the poorest one-fifth of Americans make $4 more per month than they did in 1980, the top one-fifth make $2,300 more and the top 5 percent make $6,200 more.
"That poverty remains persistent despite startling economic growth should challenge us all," she said.
The School of Public Policy is ranked second nationally in policy analysis, according to acting Dean David Kirp. And with a $10 million gift last year from the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund - resulting in the renaming of the school to the Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy - Kirp hopes the school will have more of a voice in Sacramento, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere.
Kirp boasted that graduates have a zero percent unemployment rate. Many work in senior positions in the government - from Alameda County up to the White House.
But a significant trend is that fewer graduates are going into government and more into the nonprofit sector.
The students' commitment to diversity was shown not only in their choice of keynote speaker but in their class gift as well. They have established and seeded a fund to promote diversity on campus.
The graduates may represent the exception to what Jackson sees as a generation less interested in political action and more in personal gain.
"There's a lot of focus on individual effort and self-gratification," he said in comments after his speech.
His political position<
Jackson also spoke against two California ballot measures.
Proposition 226, which would require unions to seek written approval from members before dues are spent on politics, "would lock working people out of the political process," he said.
He called Proposition 227, which would virtually eliminate bilingual education, another fear-driven initiative which will limit growth and development.
"English is a great language, but there is nothing sacred about it," he said. "Jesus did not speak it. It is the language of the greatest number of consumers in this hemisphere."
Jackson said corporations must recognize they need a diverse work force to create high-volume consumers. Otherwise, communities will succumb to building jails and casinos to create jobs.
"Every city I go to, there are two new buildings - a new jail and a new stadium," he said. "Old unwired schools on one hand. And new barbwired and computerized jails on the other."
"This is a crisis in vision - a moral deficit disorder." <

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A Gehenna Alphabet. The Drawings by Leonard Baskin with Aphorisms & Poems by Sydney Kaplan.
Lurey, Devon: The Gehenna Press, 1982. 6 1/2 x 9. Title, (52) pages with 26 line cut illustrations from drawings by Baskin, errata page, hand colored wood engraved press mark (owl & pomegranate). Cream vellumized boards titled in gilt, gilt owl on upper cover. Fine cop, signed by Kaplan and by Baskin. Item #16784
No. 49 of 110 copies printed on a Columbian hand press in black & red with additional colors for the alphabet letters, on a variety of handmade papers from Maidstone. Drawings assume the shape of the letter (e. g. The letter A is formed by Ape, Agonistes, Apex, Amaranth, Asphodel, Apple, et Al.). The Gehenna Press #81 "very few copies were available; most of the edition remains unissued."


The city wants to improve streets in Oskaloosa through a concept called "Complete Streets." City staff says Complete Streets makes it easier for residents and visitors to walk, bike or drive to their destinations, and can help stimulate the local economy.
If you do not have health insurance through your job or a government plan, you may be able to buy it through the Health Insurance Marketplace. At Mahaska Health Partnership, eight Certified Application Counselors such as Emily Brown are ready to guide you through the process.
In Oskaloosa, The Salvation Army knows tis the season as its volunteers carry out kettles for a cause around the county. The donations help Mahaska residents with various needs such as rent, utilities, school supplies and medical bills.
The City of Oskaloosa will provide more funding for Forest Cemetery. Earlier this year, the city agreed to give the cemetery $100,000 dollars this year. But the cemetery requested an additional $50,000 dollars in this current fiscal year.


The day we meet, Farr’s tattoo-covered arms poke out of a blue t-shirt; a dark ponytail juts out of a Cardinals cap. It’s hot and sunny, and he has a day or two’s worth of beard. Thirty-nine years old and a proofreader by profession, Farr is a lifelong resident—give or take a few excursions into other neighborhoods with girlfriends. He’s had family in the area since the 1950s, when many Puerto Ricans migrated to New York City, although he tells me the South Side’s Latino population goes back at least 100 years.
An “agent provocateur” in the neighborhood for 20 years (“I like that so much better than ‘activist'”), Farr has plenty of problems with the Domino project. But they don’t have to do with overtaxed infrastructure, or the abundance of luxury housing, or simple Marxist binaries of rich versus poor. For him, the Domino site is emblematic of everything that’s been wrong about 30 years of gentrification, decades remarkable only for their mediocrity—a mediocrity that the Domino project will exemplify.
It begins with aesthetics. The Kent Avenue corridor, from Schaefer Landing to Northside Piers (the Domino site would be the last, ahem, domino to fall), will become notable for its dull, homogeneous architectural style. “A kind of Lego blockism,” Farr calls it. “Playground architecture.” (The landmarked buildings at the Domino site today, which the Havemeyers didn’t just own but also helped to design, date back to 1882; they are thought to have replaced others destroyed by fire, and their brick-and-metal designs were primarily a pragmatic matter of fireproofing.) “You’ve got 11 acres of prime waterfront real estate?” he adds, excitably. “You’re seriously gonna put up a bunch of building blocks?”
The political fights, like that between Levin and Bloomberg, are illusory, Farr contends: each side represents the typical, the narrow-minded—those who can conceive of development only in terms of new office space or condominiums. “It’s a failure of imagination,” he says. “A man like Levin should go Alexander the Great on motherfuckers!”
For the Domino site, Farr has suggested, instead, a community college, which would help erase what he tells me is the greatest distinction between the neighborhood’s locals and its transplants: a college experience. Williamsburg has always had white people, but the post-white-flight whites have tended to have more college educations than their predecessors. And because they’re young, and have been in college not so long ago, Williamsburg has become the “superimposition of a college campus on an urban locale.” A college town without a college.
While we talk, hanging on the scaffolding railings outside the northernmost of the old Domino buildings, the conversation quiets; a group of men approach, whom Farr has pegged as security guards. He warns me that they may harass us. I very nearly hold my breath.
But they pass without incident, only glancing at us. “That one in the blue shirt is definitely security,” he tells me after they’ve gone. “He kicked me and my friend out of here once. We were taking pictures.”
Farr, who may be more of a big-picture man than a pragmatist, tells me the neighborhood has, in recent years, consistently fallen short: that, if America during the George W. Bush years could be characterized by squandered opportunity, the same could be said of North Brooklyn during the Bloomberg years. (“It’s almost like George Bush moved in.”) In the aughts, Williamsburg saw a dramatic rezoning and a rush of large-scale development, but ended up with little to show for it besides a shuttered firehouse. When thinking about Williamsburg, Farr says, we need to stop thinking about the stores, about the strips of pan-Asian restaurants that prove the area’s hipness. We need to stop thinking about what’s being consumed, and start thinking about what’s being created.
“The thing about Domino Sugar,” he says, “is not what it builds but what it will replace. Or displace.” When people talk about the gentrification of Williamsburg, they don’t talk about what it has created, but only about the “bad things” it has replaced. For the gentrifiers, the former landscape needs to be destroyed, or at least gussied up beyond recognition—the past needs to be razed so a new culture can be overlaid, a culture that then celebrates its own superiority. To claim that gentrification has improved the community, Farr tells me, is “preposterous.” How did the boutiques on Bedford Avenue make life better for the Latino community? Gentrification is not about what’s been achieved but about the illusion that achievement has occurred. The idea. The feeling.
Farr contends that CPC sees Domino as the culmination of this “progress.” “What a sad culmination that would be,” he says.
Later, we’re standing under the northernmost building’s shadow, on South 2nd Street, saying our goodbyes. A storm’s approaching, and the sky is a dramatic mess of gray. “Every time I look at the building on a cloudy day like today, ” he tells me, ” I think of Lovecraft.” We break apart, and the sky does too, pouring down rain: a real summer storm has arrived, and North Brooklyn’s soon-to-be Gold Coast will never be the same.


THE SOCIAL HEALTH OF THE STATES 2008
In recent decades, the policies and practices of the states have become increasingly important, representing critical testing grounds for innovative approaches to national problems. From health care programs to environmental practices, the states have led the way in developing methods for improving quality of life for all Americans.
The present report, the third in a series, documents the social performance of the fifty states, providing a comparative perspective by which to assess state efforts and national patterns. The states’ performance is measured based on the following indicators:
Teenage Drug Abuse
High School Completion
Health Insurance Coverage
Poverty, Ages 65 and Over
Suicide, Ages 65 and Over
Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities
Food Stamp Coverage
The report shows that there is considerable diversity among the states. Some are faring well, and have done so over time. Others have lagged behind, and seem unable to catch up. This report not only provides data from the most recent years available but also presents comparative data from the Institute’s earlier study of the social health of the states in 2003.
It is hoped that this report will encourage opinion makers in the fifty states to make careful judgments about where state resources might best go, and which social problems need immediate attention. State governments can build on this report to fashion state-of-the-state messages about their social health. Local media can use these indicators for pinpointing key areas where deeper investigation is needed.
Copies of the report can be ordered from the Institute at: firstname.lastname@example.org
Or you can download a PDF copy by clicking on the cover below.


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To preserve your vision and ensure eye health, get a comprehensive dilated eye exam on a regular schedule. Aside from eye health due to genetics or aging, regular eye exams can keep your eye care professional abreast of your other medical conditions and it’s a great precaution to take to ensure your medications aren’t affecting your eyes adversely. Eye exams are painless. During an exam, an ophthalmologist will examine your eyes to see if you have any issues — whether common or rare — while also examining for diseases of the eye. Some eye diseases do not have any early symptoms, so regular care is integral to avoid these conditions.
A dilated eye exam differs from a basic eye exam done when you seek glasses or contact lenses. The purpose of a comprehensive dilated eye exam is to catch any eye diseases while they’re still in the early stages, therefore protecting your eyesight in the long run.
A comprehensive dilated eye exam includes the following:
Visual Acuity Test—This is the test most people think of about the eye doctor. During it, the patient is asked to read an eye chart and the responses will measure how well you see at various distances. Depending on the outcome, this test leads to a measurement for eyeglasses.
Slit Lamp Exam–Using a specialized microscope, the ophthalmologist gains the opportunity to view the front and back of your eye under significant magnification. The purpose is to find any small or large issues on the eye’s surface.
Tonometry—Glaucoma may be detected using tonometry. This test measures eye pressure, and if eye pressure is high, that could signal glaucoma.
Dilation—Drops are squirted into the eye and work to dilate, or widen, the pupils. Once the pupils are dilated, the eye doctor is able to more easily see into the retina using a special magnifying lens. The retina exam will tell the eye doctor if there is any damage or other eye problems, such as diabetic or hypertensive retinopathy, retinal detachment, retinal diseases, or macular degeneration. The dilation also allows the eye doctor to cehck for optic nerve damage. Optic nerve damage happens when a person has glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, stroke, diabetes, or other neurological issues.
Additional tests could also be included in the exam, including:
Visual Field Test – Data collected from this test looks at peripheral (side) vision and your field of view. It tells your eye doctor if you have damage to your field of vision, including glaucoma, strokes, brain tumors and other neurologic conditions.
Fundus Photograpghy – The doctor takes a photo of your retina and/or optic nerve to compare to future exams, therefore evaluating for damage.
Ocular Ultrasound (B-scan) – If cataracts or blood are in the eye, this ultrasound could be used to see any microscopic or large retinal structural damages. It also helps the eye doctor see different types of masses or visualize and quantitate floaters.
Anterior Chamber Scans (ACS) – This type of ultrasound gives the eye doctor an understanding of your risk or likelihood for developing a painful and rapid form of glaucoma. It also helps the doctor see and evaluate iris tumors and irregularities.
Specular Microscopy – This is a photo taken of the innermost layer of your cornea. It helps your eye doctor determine any genetic or acquired diseases of the cornea. If you have cataracts, this photo allows the ophthalmologist to customize your cataract surgery, as well as let you understand the potential corneal risks. This step is integral for those who may be a medical candidate for LASIK or other laser vision correction surgeries.
External Photography – A photograph of the surface of your eye or eyelids to compare during follow-up exams and evaluating for ocular surface changes or eyelid conditions, such as pterygium, chalazion, stye, and tumors.
Scanning Laser Tomography – This rapid photograph uses colored lights that microscopically evaluates the structure of the optic nerve and/or retina. The eye doctor can determine any structural defects or swelling of your optic nerve and/or retina, and provides an opportunity for future appointment comparison. This photo is especially important when the eye doctor monitors for the progression of glaucoma, diabetic or hypertensive eye diseases and other retinal diseases.
Corneal Topography – This photo quickly maps any structural issues in the cornea created from corneal infection, genetic or acquired corneal diseases.
Axial Scan (A-scan) – This is a measurement of the size of your eye. This helps the eye doctor understand which type and size of implant to surgically adhere during cataract surgery.
Color Vision Test – This test determines if a patient has issues with color vision due to genetic color blindness, optic nerve diseases, or medications taken for other issues. The eye doctor will ask you to look at a set of color plates and describe what you see.
Stereo Vision Test – Determines if a person has any deficits in their 3D vision. 3D vision issues are attributed to strabismus (crossed or turned eye), eye muscle conditions, or lazy eye.
Sensorymotor Test – When eyes are misaligned, this test is used to test the neurologic and motor skills to determine the causes and extent of misalignment.

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Maher Zain - Courtesy of Zain's official Facbook page
CAIRO - 17 July 2017: Swedish/ Lebanese singer Maher Zain turned 36 years old on July 16. The singer is known for producing Islamic music, releasing an internationally successful album called “Thank You Allah” in 2009, according to the artist’s official Facebook page.
Songwriter Zain also released a follow-up album titled “Forgive Me” in 2012 and released his latest album titled “One” in 2016. Despite studying aeronautical engineering, Zain started his career as a music producer and worked with prominent artists, such as Akon and Lady Gaga.
The Muslim artist mentioned on his personal page that he has several interests, including fishing, and hiking, and that he is fascinated by astronomy and space, as he dreams of travelling to space someday, but most importantly he is influenced by Islamic teachings.
Known for producing Soul and RnB music genres as well, Zain has been awarded 25x Platinum Awards by Sony Music Entertainment Indonesia. The Muslim singer has recently released a new video song called “Kun Rahma” (Be Merciful) in May, where the video was specifically shot for the month of Ramadan, in association with the RaF Foundation and One Family.

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J.T. Yost is a pet portraitist, cartoonist and illustrator among other unmentionable descriptors. His “peculiar” anthropomorphic pet portraits are the natural outgrowth of our society’s increasing personification of our companion animals. For those who prefer to respect our pets’ established animalistic appearance and qualities, there are the “traditional” pet portraits painted in oils. Animals and their welfare figures heavily into the majority of Yost’s artwork, and ten percent of his profits are always donated to animal welfare organizations.
Samples of both J.T.'s "peculiar" pet portraits and "traditional" pet portraits are found on page 27 of the 2010 Paws For Charity Art Book. “I am overjoyed to be included in this Paws For Charity project. I have been a vegansince 1992, and have been involved in animal welfare for as long as I can remember. I’m always wary of coming across as a zealot in these matters (and am not confrontational to boot), so I am always glad when my artwork can speak for me.” - J.T.

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Previewing Zoellner Arts Center's 2019-20 Season on LV Arts Salon
Zoellner Arts Center's Administrative Director Andrew Cassano and Artistic Director Deb Sacarakis join host John Dodds to discuss what's in store for their upcoming 2019-20 season.
Events planned for the new season include the genre-crossing swinging orchestra of Pink Martini, the music of Queen as performed by Marc Martel whose vocals were mixed with Freddie Mercury's in the recent film Bohemian Rhapsody, and former International Space Station Commander Astronaut Terry Virts.
A complete list of events is available at Zoellner's website.
(Original air-date: 8/19/2019)


I-285 Advanced Improvement Projects
The Major Mobility Investment Program (MMIP) will build a better Georgia through enhanced mobility and safety, fueling economic growth, and improving quality of life. Through these major projects, Georgia DOT will deliver some of the nation’s most innovative transportation solutions and newest engineering and technological advances.
As the MMIP has developed and design work has progressed, we’ve evaluated how we are delivering the program and refined it to advance six improvement projects along I-285. Advancing these projects, which were already part of the MMIP, will provide local road improvements earlier, mitigate traffic challenges during the construction of the major express lanes’ projects, provide early operational improvements to the I-285 general purpose lanes, and maintain healthy competition among our construction developer partners.
Map of Projects
|I-285 Westbound Ramp Extension||Extends the ramp from Chamblee Dunwoody Road to Ashford Dunwoody Road built under the Transform 285/400 Interchange Improvement project and replaces the Chamblee Dunwoody Road bridge allowing improvements and traffic congestion alleviation sooner|
|I-285/Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Interchange Improvements||Combines the I-285 Westbound exit ramps to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard north and south, while adjusting the horizontal curve of the north exit ramp to reduce bottleneck from I-285.|
|I-285 Westside Railroad Crossings Bridge Widenings||Adds one lane in each direction to two I-285 bridges over the Norfolk Southern and CSX railroads to accommodate the future I-285 Westside Express Lanes|
|I-285 Westside Bridge Replacements||Replaces and extends three overpass bridges to accommodate future I-285 Westside Express Lanes (South Cobb Drive over I-285, Bolton Road over I-285, and D.L. Hollowell over I-285)|
|I-285 Eastside Bridge Replacements||Replaces and extends three overpass bridges to accommodate future I-285 Eastside Express Lanes (Covington Highway over I-285, Redwing Circle over I-285, and Glenwood Road over I-285)|
|I-285 Westbound Auxiliary Lane Extension||Adds an auxiliary lane along I-285 between Roswell Road and Riverside Drive as well as the replacement of the I-285/Mount Vernon Highway bridge|
Project Public Participation
Public Detour Open Houses (PDOHs)
A virtual Public Detour Open House (PDOH) was held for the proposed bridge replacement at Redwing Circle over I-285, part of the I-285 Eastside Bridge Replacements project. The comment period for this PDOH closed July 13, 2020. Materials shown on the virtual PDOH page can be found in the Document Library.
Public Information Open Houses (PIOHs)
A series of Public Information Open Houses (PIOHs) for three of the I-285 Advanced Improvement Projects were held in January 2020:
- I-285 Westbound Ramp Extension
- I-285/Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Interchange Improvements
- I-285 Westbound Auxiliary Lane Extension
The purpose of these meetings was to provide opportunities for the public to view current plans, ask questions, and provide feedback.
If you would like to view the materials that were shown at the PIOHs materials, please visit the Document Library.
Noise barriers were evaluated as part of this project in accordance with the Georgia DOT noise policy and Federal Highway Administration noise regulations. Property owners and renters who would benefit from a proposed noise barrier were given the opportunity to participate in noise barrier voting. Click here to view the noise barrier fact sheet.
Mailing Address: Georgia DOT – One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30308


New Delhi: Power tariff for almost all categories has been increased by approximately Rs 1 per unit but there would be no additional burden on subsidised domestic consumers, an order issued by the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) on Friday said.
In addition, there will be no increase in fixed demand charges, it added.
The tariff order for 2024-25, issued by the HPERC said that the Estimated Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) of the state Electricity Board would be Rs 8,111 crore and prevailing energy charges would be increased by Rs 1 per unit for all categories except in the case of small and medium industries, wherein the increase would by 75 paise per unit.
However, there will be no effective increase in the tariff as the same would be neutralised by the state government. Keeping in view the immense role of industry in the overall growth of the state, the commission decided to continue with a 15 percent rebate to new industries and industries doing substantial expansion.
The state government has announced that it would continue to provide subsidies to all categories to neutralise the increase, the order said.
The below-poverty line consumers would get free electricity up to 60 units while the domestic consumers in the 0-125 unit slab would pay Rs 2.07 per unit as a subsidised tariff against the approved tariff of Rs 5.60 per unit.
The consumers in the 126-300 unit slab would get electricity at a subsidised rate of Rs 4.17 per unit against an approved tariff of Rs 6.00 per unit while the tariff for consumption above 300 units would be Rs 5.22 per unit against an approved tariff of Rs 6.25 per unit, the order said.
The subsidised tariff for agricultural consumers would be 30 paise per unit against the approved tariff of Rs 5.12 per unit, a subsidy of Rs 4.82 per unit.


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I TRIED TO TAKE A PICTURE OF YEEHAW YAWNING AND
is your cat called yeehaw
THIS IS A CAT IN A HALLOWEEN COSTUME PLAYING WITH A TINY PUMPKIN THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT
Hello, 911? *twirls phone cord around finger* sooooo how was your day? Did you arrest any bad guys?…No you hang up first! Hello? 911?
- dehydrated hoe: you look like a dweeb caring around that water bottle all day lol
- me: yeah bitch well you look like a crunch bar and I bet ya pee is yellow
The blackest bird there ever was. It’s black on the outside from head to toe, and black on the inside with its meat and organs.
It’s called the Ayam Cemani from Indonesia, and they’re $2,500 a pop. Their bones are black, too. The only part of them that’s not black is their blood
Look at them eyes…how could one say no.
my favorite thing is when you hear a huge crash and then the sound of a cats paws hitting the floor and 4 seconds later you see your cat walk out of the kitchen with that look like “dont fuckin look at me i didnt do shit”
you know whatd be a fun exercise
get a writer and an artist together. artist does a sketch, writer writes a handful of paragraphs. they give them to each other.
writer has to write a handful of paragraphs on the scene depicted in the sketch, and it cant be just like, describing it. artist has to draw a new sketch from the writing.
it’d be a neat lil’ flex-the-muscles sort of thing.
what if church was called jesuscon
if you pray hard enough you get an extra hour in the biblepit
The good news:
I found my favorite old jacket while sorting through my old stuff
The bad news:The last time I wore it I was nine years old
The best news:
I am the anime now


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Easy Homemade Sandwich Bread
We do this resolution thing every year, and although I love a good goal setting exercise, we can tend to favor resolutions that are a bit self-deprecating. Maybe you don’t need to hate yourself of that credit card debt or those extra pounds. Maybe our resolutions should be about learning something new, tapping into those great talents we already have and exploring them. Or expanding on interests we already have.
I want to make more food from scratch. I’m already a person who eats very little processed food, but sandwich bread is something I’ve always bought from the store. I buy good bread, but there is always a long list of ingredients most of which I’m not completely sure what it is and one of which may or may not be made from human hair (so gross).
A few weeks ago I started to make my own from scratch. As part of my Sunday routine (a day I’m almost always in the kitchen anyway) it’s become easy, simple, even second nature. It’s also infinitely better tasting and a fraction the price.
And I know all the ingredients, it’s a win all the way around.
Add the flour, yeast and sugar to a stand mixer (sugar feeds yeast so add it to make sure your yeast is nice and active).
Add the milk and water to a microwave safe bowl and heat to 120 to 130 degrees on a cooking thermoeter. This is for Rapid Rise yeast. If you use regular Dry Active yeast, just heat it to 110 (the package will say what temperature is best for the yeast you’re using). Add the warm liquid to the stand mixer and mix on high. once most of the flour has been moistened, add the oil and the salt.
Beat on high until the dough has started to gather around the hook and is no longer sticky, this will take about 8 minutes.
It will look like this for a while:
Keep mixing until it looks like this:
Add to a lightly oiled bowl, cover and allow to sit in a warm room until doubled in size, about an hour.
Knead a few times on a lightly floured surface. Form into a long rectangle (you want the width of the rectangle to be about the length of your loaf pan.)
Preheat your oven to 350.
Roll the rectangle into a log and add to your loaf pan. Cover and allow to rise until about doubles in size.
Brush with melted butter and bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
Adapted from King Arthur Flour Classic Sandwich Bread Recipe

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The Holiday Lake Estates Civic Association’s mission is to turn strangers into neighbors and neighbors into friends. We want our community to become a great community to call home and that is why a group of your neighbors volunteer to make the HLE Civic Association available for you to enjoy. We are a non-profit organization and our main purpose is to arrange community events to give members opportunities to meet their neighbors while having fun.
We are located at 3624 Atlantis Drive, Holiday, Florida 34691
Parking Lot Clean-Up
A large section of our parking lot at the civic center is being blocked by overgrown foliage. We need your help! We will be working together as a community to clear the area. We are also working to raise money for a wood chipper and plan to give away the mulch chips free to anyone interested. The total cost of this project is $350. Any donation helps, whether is monetary or labor.
Cash, check, or donations through the paypall link (located at the bottom of this page) are accepted. Contact us by phone or email for more information.
Wondering what’s going on with the $200,000 grant Holiday Lake Estates has received to update the community center? Go here for updates!


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Wendy's: Old Fashioned Hamburgers and usually simply called Wendy's is an international chain of fast food restaurants founded by Dave Thomas & John T. Schuessler (Co Founder). on November 15, 1969 in Columbus, Ohio. As of December 2006, Wendy's was the world's third largest hamburger fast food chain with approximately 6,700 locations following McDonald's 31,000 locations and Burger King's 11,200 locations. On April 24, 2008, the company announced a merger with Triarc, the parent company of Arby's. Despite the new ownership, Wendy's will remain headquartered in Dublin, Ohio. Previously, Wendy's had rejected more than two buyout offers from Triarc Companies Inc. Wendy’s was eventually sold to Triarc Companies Inc., which is run by billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, for $2.34 billion in an all-stock deal.
Wendy's International is the parent company of Wendy's, and is a publicly traded company. Approximately 77% of Wendy's restaurants are franchised, the majority of which are located in North America. Wendy's and its affiliates employs more than 46,000 people in its global operations. In fiscal year 2006, the firm had $9.45 billion (USD) in total sales. While Wendy's sets standards for exterior store appearance, food quality and menu, individual owners have control over hours of operations, interior decor, pricing and staff uniforms and wages.
In response to a 1986 slowdown in the chain's performance, Wendy's restructured its cleanliness standards, menu and other operational details to ensure that stores met the goals and standards of the parent company so that its franchises were competitive in the market.
Wendy's menu consists primarily of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, French fries and beverages. The company does not have a signature sandwich, such as the Whopper or the Big Mac. Instead, the square burger patties it uses in its sandwiches are the signature item. The company also advertises that its burgers are made from fresh ground beef, not frozen patties.


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Specialization is quality guarantee.
It is not only motto of our company but philosophy. If you try to manage a lot of different processes together you will not succed in either. That is why our lawyers working in one area — to do it perfect. Concentration and great experience give a result. Every day, our lawyers follow the latest legislation, to always keep up with the law. Our clients get maximum attention from our assistants and high quality services from our lawyers. Hundreds of succesful cases shows that, our reputation is the most valuable thing which we have and we understand that our reputation is the result of our work with clients, that is why if you contact us you will be satisfied.
Władysław is expert lawyer with more than 20 years proffesional experience. One day he realised what the client really want from lawyer — understandable words, quality of services and speed. Also he understand how to combine these things in one service: learn one field on max. So he did and bring it to all his colleagues. Władysław is convinced that such type of making business is a win-win situation as for his team as for a clients.
Gryzelda was one of the first lawyers in our team and year after year she works on high level and provide high quality services. She personally control all the cases of clients and advice her colleagues if necessary, she guarantees quality. The most individual cases she takes upon herself. Gryzelda is a top lawyer in company formation area and she ready to prove it again by serving you.


Iran Meets Atomic Agency Deadline for Investigation on Past Nuclear Activities
Iran has honored a Thursday deadline for supplying information to the International Atomic Energy Agency for assessing its past nuclear work, including activities that might have been military-related, the agency reported.
Meeting the deadline was another in a series of steps that Iran promised to take as part of the nuclear agreement reached in July with six world powers, including the United States. The agreement will relax sanctions on Iran in exchange for limits on the Iranian nuclear program to ensure it is peaceful.
Read full story at The New York Times.


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Artist: Simon Fairless
- Size: 28 x 28 x 1.3 inches (71.1 x 71.1 x 3.4 cm)
- Acrylic on Canvas
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- Delivery time: 3-5 working days
A floral abstract painting in splash or drip art style. Here I applied a little more control with the technique to create the impression of wonderful spring blossom. I always look forward to early spring when the hedgerows and fields are still largely brown and seemingly lifeless, and then on a sunny day they suddenly spring to life, full of blossom and light, promising warmth and longer days ahead. This artwork represents the first blossom of spring, the beautiful blackthorn bush that lights up our hedgerows after winter here set against a contemporary light teal coloured sky. A stunning work of large abstract floral art that will light up any room in a contemporary environment.
I live and work as a full time artist in Windsor, I paint using many mediums but primarily using acrylic on canvas in a variety of themes and styles including: rich land and seascapes, textured colourful abstract, and stunning popart. I pick up my brushes & paint every day I create art that you can live with & be pleased to show your friends. All of my art is produced to the highest standard, and the finished pieces are dispatched usually within 24hrs.
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The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, widely known as Harbin Ice Lantern Festival or Harbin Ice Festival, consists of many winter activities, events, and four theme parks: Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo, Harbin Ice and Snow World, Harbin Wanda Ice Lantern World, and Zhaolin Park Ice Lantern Fair. Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo is a theme park for the snow sculptures, Both Harbin Wanda Ice Lantern World and Zhaolin Park Ice Lantern Fair are theme parks for the ice lanterns. Wanda Ice Lantern World is much bigger than Zhaolin Park Ice Lantern Fair and features a lot of ice lanterns, winter activities and shows. Harbin Ice and Snow World is a theme park for the ice/snow sculptures, shows, lighted ice buildings and all kinds of ice/snow activities.
This year, the festival starts Dec 24th and lasts until February 28th. However, its official opening is usually held on January 5th each year. The festival includes activities and events, such as ice and snow carnivals, international ice sculpture competitions, ice lantern shows, sliding, ice-sailing, sledging, ice hockey, ice football, speed skating, cross-field skiing and Alpine skiing competitions, fishing, swimming, ice and snow film art shows, painting and photo exhibitions, calligraphy displays, folk song and dance performances, wedding ceremonies on ice, trade talks, trade fairs and all kinds of national or international sports events etc.
To find out more, click here.
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Digital Impressions for Implant-Supported Fixed Dental Prostheses
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Purpose of Review
With the advent of CAD/CAM systems in dentistry, digital impressions have become an integral part of the treatment workflow in implant dentistry. The purpose of this article is to review the current status of digital impression systems, their applications within the digital workflow in implant dentistry, and the literature related to clinical viability in terms of its efficiency, accuracy, and patient-centered factors.
The accuracy of intraoral scanners is similar to that of conventional impression techniques for single-crown and short-span fixed dental prosthesis (FDP) implant restorations. Clinical adjustment times were found to be shorter for dental implant crowns that were fabricated through a digital workflow than through a conventional one. Patients overwhelmingly prefer digital impressions over conventional methods in clinical studies.
Intraoral scanner systems are clinically viable tools for the taking of implant impressions, demonstrating comparable accuracy and improved efficiency as compared to conventional methods, when provided appropriate case selection. Conventional methods demonstrate better accuracy for full-arch cases and long-span FDPs. Due to the relative lack of clinical studies in this area, future investigative efforts should focus on in vivo investigation into the accuracy of digital implant impressions in a variety of clinical situations.
KeywordsDigital impression CAD/CAM Implant restoration Digital workflow
Compliance with Ethical Standards
Conflict of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Human and Animal Rights and Informed Consent
This article does not contain any studies with human and animal subjects performed by any of the authors.
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Spicers Balfour Hotel
Spicers Balfour is a 5-star contemporary hotel providing a luxurious accommodation only minutes away from The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Story Bridge and The Brisbane River. Since 2010, it has been hosting guests in the heart of New Farm.
The city center is 10 minutes' walk of the property. The hotel is 1250 meters away from Queen Street Mall and New Farm Park.
A mall and boutiques are situated next to the hotel.
The hotel offers 9 rooms featuring a laptop-size safe, climate control, a DVD player, an iron with ironing board and iPod docking station as well as designer bathrooms with a hairdryer, a shower and terry bathrobes. They all have carpet floor and antique furniture.
Every day a complimentary breakfast is served in the dining room. A good on-site restaurant serves dishes of Australian cuisine. Himalayan Cafe and Baan Thai are situated in a suburb area, about 100 meters from the venue.
Spicers Balfour Hotel is within a 15-minute drive to Brisbane International airport.
Spicers Balfour Hotel welcomes guests, offering a baggage storage, parking and a designated smoking area along with a sound system, a meeting room and a copier.

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