Bill Status of HB3011 102nd General Assembly
Short Description: CMS LAND TRANSFER-TINLEY PARK
Rep. Tim Ozinga, Anthony DeLuca and Margaret Croke
| 1/10/2023||House||Session Sine Die|
Synopsis As Introduced
Authorizes the Department of Central Management Services to convey certain specified property to the Village of Tinley Park for economic development and remediation of environmental hazards, for no less than the fair market value as determined by an average of 3 appraisals. Effective immediately.


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Downloading Pornographic Content – Sample Notice to Explain
Downloading pornographic content may be subject to disciplinary action. In this example, this act is expressly prohibited and can lead to dismissal of employee.
The post below is based on the book Human Resource Forms, Notices and Contracts Volume 2 (pp. 96-97).
To : Name of Employee
From : Human Resources Manager or other authorized officer
Subject : Downloading pornographic video
Date : (Date of issuance of Notice)
The incident which occurred in the premises of the office has been brought to our attention. That on various occasions, particularly on the following dates: _______ (date) _________, you were caught downloading pornographic video using the Company assigned computer.
The IT department confirmed it through IP address 12345 which is assigned to you.
Downloading pornographic video is strictly prohibited and is an unauthorized use of Company resources. It constitutes serious misconduct, which is a just cause for terminating employment under our company policy (4Gm25, page 25) and the Labor Code.
In view of the foregoing, you are hereby required to submit a written explanation to this office within five (5) days from receipt of this notice, stating why the Company should not impose the penalty of dismissal for the act mentioned.
Furthermore, you are invited to a conference on _________ (date) at ___________ (venue) where you shall be accorded the opportunity to express your side on the matter. You may be accompanied by your own counsel at the said conference if you wish to be assisted by one.
Your failure to submit your written explanation within the period provided shall be construed as a waiver of your right to be heard and the Company shall decide the matter on the basis of all records and evidence available to it.
Your compliance is strongly encouraged.
Very truly yours,
(Name and signature of authorized signatory)

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Britney Spears' former manager, Larry Rudolph, confirmed celebrity gossip that he recently met up with the troubled singer, who is his old friend.
Like many others who have spoken with Britney of late (since father Jamie stepped into her life), Larry Rudolph says she's "doing great."
"I have spent time with her, and she is on the right path because she has people around her who really care about her well-being," Rudolph said.
He would not comment further on Britney Spears, explaining, "this isn't the time to talk business. This is a time for healing." Good man.
Last week, a source reported that Britney Spears met with Larry Rudolph, who is credited for discovering her talent and managing her career for nine years.
They stopped talking last February after Britney sorta went bonkers and in turn blamed Larry for "forcing her" into rehab, when it he seemed he was one of the only ones in her inner circle trying to do anything to help her.
He was relieved of his duties shortly thereafter.
Rudolph did not turn his back on her, though, even remaining on the run to avoid testifying in her custody case when subpoenaed by Mark Vincent Kaplan.
Rudolph, who is not formally signed back on as Britney's manager, is currently producing the MTV show Rock the Cradle, which debuts April 3.

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Why People Die Playing Video Clip Gamings.
If you're an Xbox proprietor, you most likely intend to have the very best system and the best gaming experience feasible. Most of these games are played at a table around which the gamers are seated and also on which the game's elements are located. This has resulted in the inclusion of people who would never ever have actually previously considered themselves to be on-line players per se.
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Sony and Nintendo entered into a development partnership to develop a brand-new console-- a computer game device that would be just one of the initial to play CDs. They can be played alone, in groups, or online; by novices or by professionals.
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As you can see, it is up against some large competition in the form of the PlayStation 3, however you could know that there are numerous good reasons the Xbox is most certainly the PlayStation's biggest rival for the title of finest of the computer game systems.
Lots of games called "single-player" may be called really challenges or leisures. Each player's objective is to label the various other gamers while preventing being tagged. On the one hand, the scene's a whole lot easier to take if you're playing the video game with a female Shepard, as God planned.

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Understanding the three pillars of sustainable agriculture and the indicators of sustainable farming.
Understanding how ecosystems function and the services they provide. Good soil health is the foundation of a healthy ecosystem.
How sustainable farming practices enhance and protect soil health, water quality and water quantity, biodiversity, manage insect pests, disease, and weeds.
The importance of local and regional foods systems to sustainable agriculture.
Define sustainable agriculture. Understand the importance of moving toward these farming systems to conserve natural resources, mitigate climate change, reduce erosion and protect water quality and quantity and promote pollination.
Basic knowledge of soil science including its physical, chemical and biological processes and its vital role in sustainable farming.
Comprehension of farming practices that build soil organic matter such as composting, crop rotations, cover crops, conservation tillage, and management intensive grazing systems.
Understand irrigation best management practices that reduce water use such as conservation tillage, cover crops, plant selection, precision agriculture, water re-use, and sub-surface drip irrigation.
Knowledge of the role pollinators play in farming and ways to attract them.
Understand integrated pest management and biological pest control techniques used to prevent insect pest, disease, and weed problems.
Define organic agriculture as an example of a sustainable agriculture system. Give specifics on why it is sustainable and how it might not be. Describe the growth in organic production since the late 1990's.
Enumerate ways farmers can reduce their reliance on fossils fuels by increasing farm efficiency and using alternative fuels.
Describe the economic, social, and environmental benefits of sustainable agriculture to local communities.
Learn the ways farmers market their food locally and regionally. Understand the meaning of CSAs, food hubs, farmers markets and farm to school.


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The proceeds will be used for capital expenditure and repayment of existing high-cost debt. The initial price guidance was 215 basis points over the 10-year US Treasury yield. The price was later tightened significantly amid higher investor demand.
This is supposed to be the borrower’s first issuance in the international bond market.
Those bonds with 10-year maturity were finally priced after adding 187.5 basis points spread over the US Treasury benchmark. It likely obtained a subscription of about $1.5 billion at the time of writing this report.
Bank of America, Barclays Citigroup, and HSBC are among others that helped the company raise the funds. Summit Digitel could not be contacted immediately for comments.
Global rating companies S&P and Fitch rated the papers BBB-, the lowest in the investment-grade category, in sync with India’s sovereign rating grade.
Summit provides the essential infrastructure and currently derives almost its entire revenue and EBITDA from Reliance Jio, with total locked-in revenue of $30 billion at the end of March 2021.
“Summit's EBITDA generation visibility is high given revenue and costs are largely fixed for 30 years with Reliance Jio and RIL backed entities,” Fitch said in a note a few days ago.
“Summit's business profile also benefits from high entry barriers, low competition on minimal tower overlap, and growing tower demand, which are partly offset by its concentration on India,” it said.
Summit raised about Rs 11,836 crore via local bond sales, ET reported in March. That was record fund-raising by bonds issued in one shot via private placement.
The objective was to reduce overall borrowing costs taking advantage of record-low interest rates, dealers said.
Last October, Brookfield and a group of investors including Singapore’s GIC completed a deal to buy out Reliance Jio Infratel and renamed the company Summit Digitel Infrastructure.
In December 2019, Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance, had entered into a binding agreement with Brookfield Asset Management for an investment of Rs 25,215 crore in units proposed to be issued by the Tower Infrastructure Trust.
Summit Digitel's net debt reportedly dipped by Rs 3600 crore to Rs 33,300 crore in FY21, but net debt to EBITDA is still high at 10.9x. It contributed 45% of the rental and power and fuel cost of RJio during the financial year.
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Adani Enterprises said Friday that the company’s board approved the raising of up to ₹20,000 crore ($2.5 billion) through a follow-on public offering (FPO) by issuing new shares to retail and institutional investors.All Aboard Black Friday Express — From US to India
Samsung, Amazon, Uniqlo and Domino’s were among several companies looking to turn Black Friday, yesterday, into another big sale day in India.Slew of Reforms brings Ease to Insurers
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) allowed private equity funds to invest directly in insurance companies and banks to tie up with as many as nine insurance companies as part of several measures approved at its meeting on Friday that will free up about ₹3,500 crore capital.
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Hoeven: Minot Awarded $74.3 Million in HUD's National Disaster Resilience Competition
Senator Pushed City's Cause with Department of Housing and Urban Development
WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the city of Minot has been awarded $74.3 million in the National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC), which made $1 billion available on a competitive basis to increase the safety and security of communities that have experienced natural disasters. The senator notified Minot Mayor Chuck Barney of the award this afternoon.
Minot was one of 13 communities selected from 40 applications to receive an award. The applicants included both cities and states, like New York, Chicago and New Orleans. The funds will help Minot both recover from the previous disaster and make plans, decisions, and investments that make them more resilient to the next disaster.
“This is certainly good news for the community of Minot, which has demonstrated its resilience in so many ways since the historic flooding of 2011,” Hoeven said. “The city has worked earnestly to recover and address the community’s vital needs, including increasing the size of its workforce, boosting the supply of affordable housing, broadening its economic base and providing rigorous protection against future flooding.”
Hoeven met with Minot city and Ward County officials to brief them about the NDRC and last year wrote a letter of support for the city’s application to the national competition. The NDRC was created as part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program, and Hoeven worked to ensure Minot would be eligible for the program.
Approximately $180 million is set aside specifically for the Hurricane Sandy region and $820 million was made available on a competitive basis. All states and local governments that experienced a presidentially-declared major disaster in 2011, 2012, or 2013 were eligible to compete. Applicants needed to show how their proposed action relates to the disaster from which they are recovering. HUD worked to ensure that geographic diversity was considered in the selection of participating communities.
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Antonio Conte already preparing to take charge of Chelsea, claims former England boss Fabio Capello
- Antonio Conte is the favourite to succeed Guus Hiddink in the summer
- The Italy boss is set to leave his post after the European Championship
- Conte's representatives have been in London for talks with Chelsea board
- Fabio Capello has revealed that Conte is already preparing for the job
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Fabio Capello believes Antonio Conte expects to be named the new Chelsea manager and is already preparing for the job.
The Italy boss, who is set to leave his post after the Euros, is favourite to take over at Stamford Bridge this summer and last week held talks with the Chelsea hierarchy in a bid to thrash out a deal.
Talks progressed well between the club and Conte's representative and it is thought the parties are close to agreeing a three-year contract although Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is still assessing his options.
Antonio Conte is already preparing to take charge of Chelsea, according to compatriot Fabio Capello
The Italy manager (left) has held talks with the Blues about taking over after the European Championship
Capello, who spent four years managing England, has revealed that Conte is already preparing to take the Blues hotseat and that the defence will be his priority when he starts.
The 69-year-old, who struggled with communication during his spell in England, has also urged his compatriot to get to grips with the language.
'Conte is preparing for Chelsea,' Capello told Fox Sports Italia. 'He has the time to arrive and train Chelsea in the best way, as this is an important club.
'I think the most important thing will be the team he is able to put on the field. He needs defenders and there aren't that many around.
Conte has held talks with Chelsea and is closing in on an agreement for a three-year contract
Ex-England manager Capello (left) has suggested Conte would need to improve the Chelsea defence
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'His communication with the players will also be fundamental,' Capello added. 'I myself had a difficult experience in Russia (when managing the national team), where I always had to speak through a translator.
'It was not easy, because the players always expect that extra word from the coach, the decisive statement to let you understand or change something.'
Conte, 46, wants a three-year contract worth £6million a season, which the club are willing to pay.
Potential Chelsea signings were discussed last Thursday and Conte could be allowed to spend £150m.
Capello, who struggled with communication during his time in England, has urged Conte to learn the language
Conte (right) would be keen on bringing Paul Pogba to Chelsea if he lands the top job at Stamford Bridge
Despite that vast kitty, however, Chelsea are keen to make sure their next manager takes an interest in youth development, which the Italian is willing to do.
Abramovich has concerns over Conte's style of play and the club have also looked at Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri and Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone.
If Conte's pitch for the Blues job is successful, he will target a move for Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan.
He would also want Paul Pogba, but the France midfielder would be reluctant to move to Chelsea without the prospect Champions League football.
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When one of the coolest Hammond B3 players on the planet demonstrates the legendary organ and chats about how he got into playing this beautiful instrument, you know you’re in for a treat! To me the above NPR footage of Booker T. Jones hands-down is one of the most mesmerizing music clips I’ve ever watched on YouTube. Observing the man explain how you “crawl” on the Hammond and seeing the joy he still gets out of playing the organ is just priceless. His voice isn’t shabby either! If you’re into soulful music craftsmanship and haven’t seen this yet, I would strongly encourage you to invest the 18 minutes it takes to watch this clip in its entirety.
In fact, if you’ve visited the blog in the past, you may have seen a previous feature I did on the Hammond B3 back in June 2017. That piece included the above clip as well, but it was kind of buried all the way at the end. I was reminded of this great footage last night when I talked to a keyboarder of a jam band. I told him Green Onions would be a cool addition to their set list and in this context mentioned Jones’ great demo and that he had to watch it. Did I mention I can have strong opinions about music? In any case, I felt featuring this clip again and this time doing it more prominently was warranted.
Apart from Jones sharing nice anecdotes from the past, including how his piano teacher changed his life, he plays three tunes: Green Onions, Born Under A Bad Sign and Down In Memphis. Green Onions became a signature tune for Booker T. & The M.G.s in 1962 and launched their career as a standalone act. Of course, they were primarily known as the house band of Stax Records where they backed such amazing artists like Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Carla Thomas and Albert King on hundreds of recordings.
Born Under A Bad Sign was co-written by Jones and Stax longtime recording artist William Bell for Albert King, who recorded it in 1967. The tune became the title track of King’s second studio album that appeared in August of the same year. Jones closes out his presentation with Down In Memphis, a new song at the time this footage was recorded. The track was included on Jones’ ninth studio album The Road From Memphis released in May 2011. I don’t recall having ever listened to that record, so I should go and check it out!
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Prevention and control of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections require a vaccine providing long-lasting protection. The most promising vaccine up to date consists of a regimen of immunization with genetically engineered HIV proteins, including the surface glycoprotein gp120, with a resulting efficacy of ~30%. Recent evidence indicates antibodies produced against variable envelope region 2 (V2) of gp120 in primates are associated with higher levels of protection, while antibodies produced against variable envelope region 1 (V1) have an opposite and interfering effect. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and New York University (NYU) have developed V1-deleted gp120 immunogens using Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), and observed an increase in antibodies against V2 in macaques upon immunization. NCI is seeking parties interested in co-developing and/or licensing V1-deleted gp120 immunogens for their use in an improved HIV vaccine.
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) seek research co-development or licenses for a method of stimulating an immune response in a human at risk for infection by, or already infected with, an HIV-1 retrovirus. This method utilizes DNA vaccines to stimulate CD8+ T cell immune responses.
The Protein Expression Laboratory at the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, MD is seeking statements of capability or interest from parties interested in collaborative research to further develop a platform technology for the targeted intra-cellular delivery of proteins using virus-like particles (VLPs).
Researchers at the NCI have developed a treatment for prostate and breast cancer using multivalent peptides derived from TARP, the T cell receptor gamma alternate reading frame protein. These immunogenic peptides from TARP elicit an immune response, triggering T cells to kill only the cancer cells within a patient. NCI seeks licensees or co-development partners to commercialize this invention.
The development of a vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) would be expected to provide long-lasting protection. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) developed a high efficacy vaccine and microbicide combination for use in an improved HIV vaccine regimen.
Researchers at the NCI have developed a vaccine technology that stimulates the immune system to selectively destroy metastasizing cells. Stimulation of T cells with the Brachyury peptide promote a robust immune response and lead to targeted lysis of invasive tumor cells. NCI seeks licensing or co-development of this invention.
Investigators at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have discovered an adjuvanted mucosal subunit vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission and infection. The mucosal vaccine is composed of a novel molecular adjuvant nanoparticle that induces robust humoral and cellular immunity, as well as trained innate immunity with enhanced protection against respiratory SARS-CoV-2 exposure. The technology is available for potential licensing or collaborative research to co-develop these therapeutic targets.
The development of an effective HIV vaccine has been an ongoing area of research. The high variability in HIV-1 virus strains has represented a major challenge in successful development. Ideally, an effective candidate vaccine would provide protection against the majority of clades of HIV. Two major hurdles to overcome are immunodominance and sequence diversity. This vaccine utilizes a strategy for overcoming these two issues by identifying the conserved regions of the virus and exploiting them for use in a targeted therapy. NCI seeks licensees and/or research collaborators to commercialize this technology, which has been validated in macaque models.
Cancer cells have been found to directly activate resting B cells to form suppressive regulatory B cells (tBregs) and utilize them to evade immune surveillance and mediate metastasis. tBregs directly inhibit CD4+ and CD8+ T cell activity in a cell contact-dependent manner, induce FoxP3+ T cell activity, and promote Treg-dependent metastasis. The National Institute on Aging's Immunotherapeutics Unit, is seeking parties interested in licensing or co-development of regulatory B cells to control autoimmune diseases and strategies that inactivate tBregs to control cancer immune escape.

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The Department of Homeland Security cancelled several planned visits to border facilities by staffers for Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee, after reports that the staffers in question were defying orders and behaving “rudely” on their initial visits, Fox News has reported.
According to the Fox report, staffers for Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) violated the guidelines previously put in place to dictate the circumstances of their successive tours of different locations along the border.
This included staffers trying to “conduct interviews and take photographs” without warning, which constituted “a significant deviation” from the prior agreements. The staffers also “refused to leave the facility after the hour-long tour,” even though they had previously agreed to keep their tours to 45 minutes each. This resulted in agents at the next tour locations being “left in a position where they were waiting on staff to show and they did not show at all.”
The DHS subsequently revoked the staffers’ access for planned future tours, “in which more site visits were to take place at CBP and ICE facilities this week.” The statement from DHS officials to Fox continued by saying that “DHS communicated to the committee that due to their conduct, CBP could not support visits from the committee this week.”
As previously reported, this is the latest example of such disruptive behavior by Democrat officials when visiting border facilities. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) yelled at border agents “in a threatening manner” during a visit in late May, and then proceeded to accuse the agents of misconduct in their treatment of detained illegal aliens, without providing any evidence.


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I am always being asked for recommendations of books on Paris– various reference books, cookbooks and recipes, and just fun books to read that are set in Paris. So I decided to set up a page on my Blog where you can go to see the books that I enjoy and a link directly to Amazon so they are easy to buy!
So if you look just below the main picture at the top of my posts, you will see the titles of the different pages– the “home” where I type most of my blog posts, the “books” tab for this list, and a “recipes” tab. The “Books” tab and “Recipes” will both continue to be works in progress and I would love any ideas and suggestions you have.
I hope you enjoy these books as much as I do. Please let me know of any suggestions of other books to add to the list. Thanks!

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Read the latest edition of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation magazine, featuring the Campaign for Black Male Achievement as an Agent of Change.
Since its inception in 2008, CBMA has helped catalyze the movement of Black male achievement, and with SVCF as its fiscal sponsor starting in 2015, CBMA has worked to ensure the growth, sustainability and impact leaders and groups committed to improving outcomes for Black men.
“From the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, it has become clear that now is the time to recommit to the civil rights movement.
Nonprofits across the country are picking up the civil rights baton and working to promote racial equality with support from SVCF.”
Blue Shield of California Foundation announced today $6 million in grants to contribute to breaking the cycle of domestic violence by enlisting boys and men of color, and to engage new advocates in the development of broader and more integrated approaches to improve the health and lives of the Californians most in need.
Read MacArthur’s announcement of $11.3 million in funding to eight jurisdictions as part of its Safety and Justice Challenge Network. The Network was launched two years ago and has grown into a collaborative of counties, cities, and states modeling and inspiring reforms to create fairer, more effective local justice systems across the country.
Read here about former President Barack Obama’s key signature program for at-risk young men of color — spun off from his White House in 2015 as a nonprofit group, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance — will merge with his Obama Foundation.
Read this Insider Philanthropy article about the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, a less familiar name in philanthropy and keeps a low profile, but has a keen interest in addressing community violence and advancing racial equity more broadly. They recently invested $5 million in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, to support work with young black men touched by community violence.
Leaders gathered in downtown Minneapolis on August 23-25, 2017 to discuss how to reduce gun-related violence involving Black and Native American men. The discussion was a part of the annual Cities United gathering.
Attend the Black Men XCEL Summit: Celebrating the Best of Who We Are, from August 30-September 3 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The goal of the conference is to honor black men, as part of the larger aim to “challenge and change the narrative of black men, from one of dysfunction and defeat, to a more accurate representation of leadership, excellence, and triumph, often in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.” The event will include an awards ceremony “designed to be the ultimate recognition of the brilliance and outstanding contributions of black men across industries ranging from business and entertainment to sports and social activism.” The Campaign for Black Male Achievement’s Shawn Dove will be presented as the first ever “BE Modern Man of the Year,” and Representative John Lewis, a civil rights icon, will be honored.
Get involved with 2017’s Black Philanthropy Month, an annual worldwide celebration of giving by people of African descent. The goals of BPM are “informing, involving, inspiring and investing in Black philanthropic leadership to strengthen African-American and African-descent giving in all its forms.” BPM was created in 2011 and now includes “high-impact events, media stories and service projects.” The central theme for 2017 is Giving Voice to Fuel Change. BPM Campaign Architects Dr. Jacqueline Copeland-Carson, Tracey Webb, and Valaida Fullwood are know as philanthropy trailblazers.
Explore the array of Community Capital Grants, amounting to $10 million total, awarded by the MacArthur Foundation to strengthen Chicago organizations and prevent gun violence in the city. The Foundation considers justice one of its central tenets and is committed to “helping achieve a better Chicago for all.” Some of the grantees include: Black Youth Project 100 Education Fund, Latinos Progresando, Mikva Challenge, Little Black Pearl Workshop, Cabrini Green Legal Aid, Sweet Water Foundation, and The Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities.
See how the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust plans to make a difference in the lives of young black men with over $5 million in new funding for fellowships in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky. Two civic leadership fellowships will be created in these cities for black men and boys aged 16-24, especially for those impacted by community violence, and hopefully encourage them to “invest in their futures and offer opportunities for education, jobs and careers combined with leadership development and mentoring support.” The Kenan Trust partnered with Cities United and the Campaign for Black Male Achievement to create this strategy, which is based on “the belief that young Black men are assets to our communities and cities. They are creative, resourceful and whole, and if given the right support system and opportunities, they will thrive.”


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Rakul Preet is undoubtedly the topmost heroine in the Telugu film industry. With back to back hits in her kitty she has been a top heroine from the past few years and now she charges some huge money for all her films.
So, Rakul has decided to use all that hard owned money and has gifted herself a swanky new Mercedez Benz SUV. A proud Rakul posted the pic and hence enjoyed a drive in the car as well.
Rakul will be next seen in the most expensive film Spyder which will hit the screens this 27th of Sept.


The professor of neurology at NYU Langone Grossman School of Medicine broke down the knowns and unknowns about long-term changes related to COVID-19, their legitimacy, and associations with neurodegenerative disorders. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]
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"We know that neurotransmitters affect chronic pain. Treating anxiety, depression, and some of the coronary symptoms that are probably related to that neurotransmitter imbalance is important. I’m hoping that some of these larger studies can break down some of these barriers that are impeding people from getting drugs that are wonderful and work for several different problems. Antiepileptic drugs are developed for seizures, but guess what? They help with peripheral neuropathy and a variety of other factors. Same thing with [selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors]."
Despite the ever-growing amount of research related to COVID-19, questions remain about its long-term effects. There has been a consensus that the virus has impacts on neurological function, as shown by numerous studies, including ones done by Jennifer Frontera, MD. Her most recent study evaluated severely infected patients and showed that at least 80% of the cohort developed at least 1 abnormal measure of functional, cognitive, or neuropsychiatric outcome at 12-month follow-up.1
Frontera, a professor of neurology at the NYU Langone Grossman School of Medicine, also serves as a neurointensivist working in the ICU, gaining plenty of experience on the frontlines since the pandemic’s inception. Some of the cognitive changes observed in these patients, commonly referred to as “COVID fog,” has patients questioning whether the virus may increase the risk of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer disease (AD). Grossman and her colleagues have taken a special interest into this type of research, and despite findings which have shown elevated AD biomarkers in these patients, she doesn’t believe we’re "going to face a pandemic of Alzheimer disease."
She, like many others, are going off their best judgment. At the 2022 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting, April 2-7, in Seattle, Washington, Frontera gave a talk on neurological sequelae and the follow-up of hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19. Following that, she sat down with NeurologyLive® to discuss the facts and fiction about the long-term effects of COVID-19, what research is currently telling clinicians, and whether concerns about development of AD are legitimate. She also stressed the need to begin action towards identifying changes seen in these patients and eliminating barriers to treatments that may have some impact.
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A public lecture at Trent University on Thursday, December 5 will focus on aboriginal approaches to wellness.
The second lecture in a public lecture series organized by Trent’s Institute for Health Studies, this event will feature guest speaker Rebecca Martell. Ms. Martell is a member of the Waterhen First Nation in Saskatchewan and, since 1985, has been involved with health-related community development work with dozens of First Nation communities in Canada and the United States.
From 1981 to 1985 Ms. Martell was the executive director of the Alberta Indian Health Care Commission. From 1974 to 1979 she was the assistant director of training at the Nechi Institute on Alcohol and Drug Education in Edmonton. Currently Ms. Martell is a member of the National Advisory Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the Native Mental Health Association of Canada. She is an accomplished facilitator of culture-based training processes.
The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Native Studies Lounge in Otonabee College, and will be followed by a reception hosted by the College. This event is free and open to all members of the community.
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Te Awa Atua, Te Awa Tapu, Te Awa Wahine: An examination of stories, ceremonies and practices regarding menstruation in the pre-colonial Māori world.
Murphy, N. (2011). Te Awa Atua, Te Awa Tapu, Te Awa Wahine: An examination of stories, ceremonies and practices regarding menstruation in the pre-colonial Māori world. (Thesis, Master of Arts (MA)). University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5532
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This thesis examines Māori cosmological stories, ceremonies, and traditional practices regarding menstruation in pre-colonial Māori society. I use kaupapa Māori and mana wahine as a theoretical and methodological framework, contextualising these stories within Māori cultural paradigms.This is important because menstruation has been framed within deeply misogynist, colonial ideologies in some ethnographic accounts, distorting menstrual rites and practices beyond recognition. These interpretations have been used to inform colonialist narratives of female inferiority in traditional Māori society, attempting to change Native constructs of womanhood. Such narratives have been perpetuated in contemporary literature, reinforcing powerful discourses of menstrual pollution and female inferiority. This thesis is a challenge to such representations. By examining menstrual stories located in Māori cosmologies, and investigating tribal histories, oral literatures, ceremonies and rites, I argue that menstruation was seen as a medium of whakapapa (genealogy) that connected Māori women to our pantheon of atua (supernatural beings). A study of ancient menstrual rites, recorded in tribal songs and chants, reveal that menstrual blood was used for psychic and spiritual protection. These examples unveil striking Indigenous constructs of womanhood that transform colonialist interpretations and radically challenge notions of female inferiority and menstrual pollution. I maintain in this thesis that presenting menstruation and menstrual blood as putrid is a politically motivated act of colonial violence that specifically targets the source of our continuity as Indigenous People, the whare tangata (house of humanity – womb of women). I pose the question ‘if menstrual blood symbolises whakapapa, what does it mean to present it as ‘unclean’ and how do such representations cut across the politics of tino rangatiratanga (autonomy)?’ Through in-depth semi-structured interviews, kōrero (dialogue), and wānanga (series of conversations) with Māori women, including cultural experts, scholars, artists, and mana wahine exponents, I gather a collection of ceremonies, stories, and wisdoms that reclaim Māori spiritualities which celebrate menstruation as divine. Within the context of a colonial history of marginalisation, this work is an activist site of political resistance which takes a step towards re-threading the feminine strands in the spiritual fabric of our world, torn asunder by the ideological imposition of a colonial, Christian male god. I argue, that menstruation is a potent site of decolonisation, cultural reclamation, and resistance toward the perpetuation of colonial hegemony.
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Kids Aid Tanzania has protected some 20,000 children from malaria by distributing World Health Organisation-approved bed nets. Every 45 seconds a child under the age of 5 dies from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Millions of children get sick from the disease. It is caused by the bite of the female anopholes mosquito which is active from dusk to dawn. Sleeping under a long-life insecticide-impregnated bed net provides protection. Nets are only given out after people have been educated on how malaria is caused. We aim to distribute 1,500 nets every year.
Click here to see a video of our distribution of 3,200 nets in the Bugarika squatter settlement
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OXFORD, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Luther Burrell of Northampton is tackled by Tom Voyce of London Welsh during the Aviva Premiership match between London Welsh and Northampton Saints at Kassam Stadium on April 14, 2013 in Oxford, England.
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England wing Tom Voyce has announced his retirement from rugby. Voyce, who won nine caps, was part of London Welsh's squad in the Aviva Premiership this season but his major career successes came during a six-year spell with Wasps. The 32-year-old helped Wasps from The Independent Read more »
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The local region’s live music pedigree really intrigued me when I moved here in 1980. I got first hand exposure to it when a convalescing Steven Tyler limped into the radio station where I worked one Saturday in 1981, a stack of reel-to-reel tapes in tow, looking to use our studio.
Aerosmith got their start in the bars around Sunapee, and band sightings are the stuff of local legend, but it was my first time. I was starry-eyed that day watching the somewhat soused rock star steal nips from a three-foot tall bottle of Portuguese wine, as he listened to rough mixes from the band’s Tokyo shows.
Josh and Joe Tuohy had their own unique view of this history; they grew up at the Shanty, a Sunapee nightspot their parents owned from the late sixties through the early nineties. Aerosmith never played there (they did, says Josh, hang out occasionally), but a lot of other local luminaries did.
It made an impression on the boys, and they’ve extended the family’s hospitality tradition to Salt Hill Pub, which they opened in 2003.
On Monday, the Tuohy brothers announced plans to work their magic closer to their old home, in Newport’s Eagle Block. It doesn’t have a name yet, but the new restaurant will feature the Irish-flavored hominess that’s worked for them so well in Lebanon.
“We’re going to transplant a lot of the Pub menu,” says Josh Tuohy, “because we think it works very well. It’s good food for the money.” They’re targeting a winter opening, but no firm date is set.
Josh says he’s excited about the prospect of running a club that’s two different venues in one, serviced by one common kitchen. That means customers looking for quiet dining will be comfortable downstairs, while the more energetic can head for the upstairs bar – which, unlike Salt Hill, will offer full cocktail service.
There are no immediate plans for live entertainment, Josh says, but knowing their history, it’s just a matter of time before the house is rocking. “Music has been a part of our success and identity,” he concedes “We’ll do it eventually, though probably not as extensively as we have at Salt Hill.”
The short life of the Eagle Tavern threw the town of Newport for a loop, so it’s great to know that this historic building, the focus of so much civic energy in the past few years, is now in good hands. I can’t wait to see what they have in store. Which reminds me – what’s happening this weekend?
Thursday: Nadine Zahr, Colby-Sawyer College – An Ani DiFranco disciple, Zahr performs songs of love and loss, with a coffeehouse earnestness. This pose certainly has lots of fans, but it’s a crowded field. Look at it this way – you could drive a lot further and spend a lot more for something less intimate. When Zahr plays, you want to look her in the eye. I like that.
Friday: Red Hot Juba, Salt Hill Pub – Zoot suit riot at the Pub! This Burlington-based band is like the Squirrel Nut Zippers with a shot of good Irish whiskey poured in the glass. They break out of the swing mode every now and then to good effect. This band best exemplifies Josh Tuohy’s willingness to take risks when booking bands. That’s why I think the Double Eagle (“2E” – get it?), or whatever they decide to call the new business, will be a hot spot.
Saturday: Richard Shindell, Chandler Music Hall – One of the great storytelling songwriters working today. If you’ve never heard him, you really must experience songs like “Last Fare of the Day,” a brilliantly human snapshot of the hours after 9/11, or “Cold Missouri Waters,” a song about a forest fire that is utterly harrowing. (*UPDATE* – Thanks, Chris Jones, for pointing out that James Keelaughan wrote this song, not Shindell) Lucy Kaplansky, Shindell’s band mate in Cry Cry Cry, opens the show and joins him later onstage.
Sunday: Dark Star Orchestra, Lebanon Opera House – A band that brings a surprise every time they take the stage. Sure, they’re a Grateful Dead cover group, but with a difference. Each show is a complete re-creation of a Dead concert from back in time. Since virtually every one of that band’s performances was committed to tape, this is not as hard as it looks. But DSO not only does the songs, they include the unique nuances of the night they’re re-making – flubs, false starts and all.
Tuesday: Bill Frisell, Hopkins Center – He’s been called the Miles Davis of the guitar, with “a signature built from pure sound and inflection; an anti-technique that’s instantly identifiable.” He’s skilled at blending into a wide range of musical tapestries, and skill that’s helped him contribute to work by artists as diverse as John Zorn , Elvis Costello, Ron Sexsmith and the L.A. Philharmonic.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Despite an opposition group's claim to the contrary, a "green light" has been given to the proposed Hardwood Checkoff program for further review by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, says the committee sponsoring the initiative.
The Hardwood Checkoff Committee said news of USDA's decision came via a request to the group to commit to funding the agency's work on the program for another year. The proposed Hardwood Checkoff program was published in the Federal Register in November 2013. Revisions limiting the scope of eligible products while including export sales and yellow poplar were submitted to the USDA Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) in the spring of 2014.
Hardwood Checkoff Committee Co-chairman Jim Howard, CEO of Atlanta Hardwood, said in a Jan. 8 statement that the group anticipates a revised proposal will be published shortly.
"It is hard to imagine an idea which has been given as much deliberation, discussion and analysis in the hardwood industry," added Jamey French, CEO of Northland Forest Products and Outreach co-chairman for the Hardwood Checkoff Committee. "While none of us who joined this Committee ever dreamed the process would take this long, we are pleased that so many have been given a say and brought improvements along the way. USDA has listened, and we are pleased that they remain committed to continuing the pursuit of a Hardwood Checkoff."
That information contrasts with a Jan. 12 statement by the US Hardwood Industry Coalition, which claims the checkoff proposal had stalled. According to the group, the AMS "has elected not to proceed further on the proposal [due to] the lack of industry support and overwhelming substantive concerns with the proposal."
“The recent statement from the Checkoff proponents suggests we are about to embark on a third round of discussion and debate,” said Jeff Edwards, Edwards Wood Products and co-chair of the US Hardwood Lumber Industry Coalition. “The Hardwood Checkoff concept has been so divisive that most major trade associations in the industry have avoided taking a position because of the contentious nature of the debate.”
The coalition requested that AMS "officially terminate" the proposal in a Dec. 18 letter to the agency. “Quite frankly, the proponents have not made a convincing case of the benefits of a Checkoff for the industry,” said Jeff Hanks of Bill Hanks Lumber and also co-chairman of the coalition. “It’s almost like we’re being asked to buy an insurance policy where we know what the premium is, but aren’t being told what the coverage will be.”
The group claims a Coalition-commissioned study last May of 257 companies —18 percent of the 1,434 companies eligible to vote on USDA’s proposed check-off — found 83 percent of respondents indicated they would vote against the check off program as it is currently written.
Checkoff programs are collective marketing efforts funded by the product producers and run by an industry-governed board; coordinated through the USDA. Under the Hardwood Checkoff proposal, as posted in the Federal Register, funding for the program would come from sawmills producers and kiln operating facilities with annual sales in excess of $2 million. These companies would be required to pay $1 per $1,000 on sales on the raw product. Value-added – though still considered unfinished – products, such as unfinished strip flooring, mouldings, dimensioned components, S4S, etc., will also be subject to a checkoff fee, but at a reduced rate of $0.75 per $1,000 in sales. Hardwood plywood mills with annual sales in excess of $10 million would pay $3 per 1,000 square feet of production; companies would be given a “credit” for lumber purchases, which is deducted from their fee.
"We will continue to reach out to those who have suggestions for changes in the details of the proposal and believe we can find common ground," said Hardwood Checkoff Committee Co-chairman Howard. "Certainly we all agree that promotion, research and education programs need to be at the forefront if our industry is to grow and thrive."
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MTR Corp., the Hong Kong train operator, suspended its shares from trading pending a report regarding a high-speed rail link that connects the financial hub to the Beijing-Guangzhou line in China.
Trading was suspended from 11 a.m. pending the release of the report, the train operator said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange today. The company will hold a press briefing at 4:30 p.m. in Hong Kong to share details of the report. MTR Chairman Raymond Chien and IBC Chairman Frederick Ma will attend the press conference.
MTR is building the rail link that connects Hong Kong to the Beijing-Guangzhou track at a cost of HK$68.4 billion ($8.8 billion), an estimate that was raised from HK$66.9 billion in May because of delays in the project. The total costs would be finalized by July, Antonio Choi, MTR’s general manager for the project, told lawmakers in May.
Completion of work on the Hong Kong section of the express rail link will be delayed to 2016 from 2015, MTR’s project director Chew Tai-chong told reporters in April. The line is expected to open for passenger services in 2017, Chew said.
MTR is 76.3 percent owned by Hong Kong’s government, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The stock fell 0.5 percent before it was halted for trading.


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Apixio Appoints Jonathan Murray as Chief Business Development Officer
SAN MATEO, Calif. --(Business Wire)--
Apixio Inc, the leading provider of clinical data integration and big
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Murray joins Apixio with over twenty years of experience in consulting,
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"We are honored and excited that Jonathan has joined the Apixio team,"
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The U.S. Army’s Artificial Intelligence Task Force (AITF) developing a new AI-enabled combat system to embrace future warfare, according to a recent service news release.
The AITF is using its technical expertise and proficiency with future technology to work on a project that could radically transform how the U.S. military prepares for and conducts battlefield operations. It’s called Aided Threat Recognition from Mobile Cooperative and Autonomous Sensors (ATR-MCAS), and it was the project focus for the AITF and Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center (CMU NREC) team who recently participated in a data collection event at Fort Hunter Liggett, Ca. from Jan. 13-17.
ATR-MCAS is an AI-enabled system of networked, state-of-the-art air and ground vehicles that leverage sensors and edge computing. The vehicles carry sensors enabling them to navigate within areas of interest to identify, classify, and geo-locate entities, obstacles, and potential threats which reduces the cognitive load on Soldiers. The system is also capable of aggregating and distributing the target data, which can then be used to make recommendations and predictions based on the combined threat picture provided.
“This project pushes the existing limits of artificial intelligence and machine learning used for image classification and autonomous navigation,” stated Lt. Col. Chris Lowrance, Autonomous Systems Lead with the AITF. “ATR-MCAS is different than existing autonomous system efforts because it is not limited to specific-use cases. It can be used to perform reconnaissance missions across the area of operations, or maintain a fixed position while performing area defense surveillance missions.” ATR-MCAS capabilities also extend to other ground warfare missions such as route reconnaissance, screening missions, or the verification of high-value targets.
This ability to adapt to multiple performance standards provides increased situational awareness and presents Soldiers with faster decision-making abilities. Additionally, this adaptable design increases Soldier lethality and survivability by enabling Soldiers to find, identify, and track targets on the battlefield more swiftly.
Once identified by the autonomous sensors, the basic information about the identified threats are relayed back to the Soldiers through a mobile ad-hoc network. Threats are advertised in a common operating picture (COP) that provides an aggregated view of the battlefield. This COP-provided information is then processed by an AI-enabled decision support agent, which can make recommendations such as the prioritization of the threats for Soldiers to utilize. Such information gathered will be achieved not by static data standards, but by robust data mediation, which allows for greater synergy and improved interoperability across ground and air systems.
In applications such as ATR, data mediation focuses on shared awareness at the tactical edge, which is critical to obtaining accurate information on the threat or object of interest. Processing image data from many sensors through artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) techniques requires a significant amount of computational power at the tactical edge, providing the Soldier more immediate access to the data.
“Data collection events like this one are important because data is the precursor and an essential ingredient to building an AI/ML classification or prediction model.” Lowrance added. “The more opportunities we take to collect good, realistic data, the more effective our systems will be in identifying and classifying similar objects in the future.”
The data collected during this event will be used to train the sensors in recognizing and classifying objects in the field which improves the system’s accuracy and usability for future operations. The images collected will be labeled as specific types of objects in order to further train the model in identifying the same or similar objects of interest. Achieving a greater shared awareness at the edge facilitates collaboration between sensors, systems, and Soldiers.
Developing intelligent and adaptive tools like this supports the Army’s modernization efforts and provides the Warfighter with additional situational awareness, keeping them safer and enabling them to make smarter and more informed decisions on the battlefield.


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The Law of Conscious Creation
When it comes to the process of learning to consciously create your best year yet, it’s time to take into account a few laws.
About 11 years ago, I learned that like the Law of Gravity, the Law of Attraction and the Law of Cause and Effect are forces that are at play around us all the time. We take all of these for granted, as much as we take for granted the effect of the invisible force of gravity. We also take for granted the fact that we are attracting our lives, futures, health conditions, love relationships, and more, all of the time.
Most of us have been unconsciously creating our lives by thinking negatively, complaining and gossiping, allowing our emotions to run us rather than guide us, working hard to get what we want at all costs, and yet not feeling happy with what we’re getting. We’ve been going about things the hard way, and it’s ineffective and exhausting.
We Create the Stuff of our Lives
We humans have the amazing ability to literally create the stuff of our lives. We are the actors, directors, writers and stars of the movie of our life. As we write the script, we can look at the creative formulas to master. Just like in our yoga practice, these practices are simple—yet they are not easy. Creation takes daily work. The effects are cumulative and require repetition.
Like our yoga practice, the practice of creating our best life requires consciousness, awareness, and attention. Of course I am going to share this formula with you! I am also going to share with you a tool that I use daily which has helped me become the master of my destiny.
Step 1 – Ask for It
In order to receive, we benefit from clearly stating what we desire. Most people can’t answer the question, “What do you want?” To consciously create what we want, we need to not only know what that is, we also must be specific about it. Pay attention during the challenges you face. Times of challenge are times when we often develop greater clarity about what we want when we’re faced with what we don’t want.
Step 2 – Feel It
Once we develop clarity about what we want, we need to focus on it as often as we can. What we think about, we bring about! The thing is, we can’t be thinking about the fact that we don’t have that thing – negativity actually makes it get further from us. We need to spend time “feeling as if” the thing we wish for is already true, already here, already ours. Most things we want because we think they will make us feel really good. The key to getting those really good feeling things is to feel really good now!
I used to think I had to be able to visualize myself being and doing the things I wanted. This frustrated me because I couldn’t see the pictures in my mind and thought because of that, I’d never be able to get there. Then I learned that the powerful thing is not actually the visualizing, it’s the feeling that the image evokes which has all the power. We can simply look at images and words that represent the things we want, rather having to be able to create those images in our mind’s eye. When we are seeing representations of what we want to be creating, we must feel with all our might as if we are in the picture, feeling how we think we will when that reality crystalizes into our physical plane.
When we are able to think positively and clearly about our desire, and feel the joy of that thing as if it were already true, we become inspired from within to take actions that move us in the direction of the thing we want. We are magically in the right place at the right time; we make a call and get the perfect person on the phone to help us; a friend introduces us to someone who has the exact connection we need to make our desire happen. It truly feels magical when you are consciously creating!
Step 3 – Allow It
This final step is actually the hardest for many of us. We must allow whatever we are endeavoring to consciously create to manifest from the unseen plane to the physical plane. This takes faith and trust in the process and the universe. We have to let go of all negativity about not having the thing yet to release all resistance to receiving it. We literally have to have such confidence that we’ve done the work of clearly feeling it into existence that we just sit back and expect it to show up. Everything was once just a thought or idea in the unseen world.
One of the tools I have used to manifest my dreams is a Vision Board. Sometimes called an Affirmation or Manifestation Board, it is a wonderful tool to help clarify, maintain daily focus on, and evoke the feelings of specific life goals. Current science tells us that thoughts, like everything else in our universe, are made of vibrating energy particles. Thoughts create feelings, which are also vibrating energy, and they attract energy that vibrates at a similar frequency – thus creating your experience or reality. Looking at your Vision Board often helps you vibrate (think and feel) at the same frequency level you would as if you were already experiencing your goals on the board.
Turn your New Year’s Resolutions into realities with the help of a few amazingly powerful tools: your dreams, your yoga practice and a vision board!
Vision Board Workshop
You can participate in a vision board workshop: Yoga, Meditation & Vision Boarding for an AMAZING 2020 on Saturday, February 2, from 1:00-5:00pm at Santa Monica Yoga in Santa Monica. The workshop will begin with a Yoga and meditation practice followed by a group visioning experience, community time, and vision boarding. You’ll leave with a vision board that can help you have your best year ever.
All Vision Boarding supplies will included with registration. Please bring your yoga mat and come ready to practice and create!
Allyn Cioban knows the demands of a successful business career. She has directed the international headquarters of a yoga, healing, and research center with 13 franchises. She has been an executive team member at a multimillion dollar healthcare clinic, a development and marketing director and consultant garnering major gifts for several nonprofits, Allyn was president and co-owner of her own corporation (a franchise which utilized three-dimensional laser technology to create corporate gifts and awards), and she has successfully produced hundreds of television commercials, music videos, and movie trailers with award winning directors and advertising agencies, international clients and brands, celebrities, and major motion picture studios.
Somewhere along the way, her body began to ache, she lost her motivation to keep climbing “the ladder” (and running marathons) and experienced depression. She stumbled into a yoga class and felt her fire reignite. She has completed four different types of yoga teacher trainings along with an IntenSati Leadership training, a Harmonyum self-healing modality training, courses on anatomy, low back, spine, and neck health, safe postural alignment and sequencing, intensives on yoga postures for seniors and osteoporosis, restorative yoga, and many classes and workshops on breath work, mantra meditation, and divine spiritual wisdom.
Allyn has taught thousands of hours and students. She has created and teaches a curriculum for personal transformation, and is a 500-hour Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT 500) with the Yoga Alliance. Allyn is grateful to have the honor of teaching others about the many benefits of yoga and sharing the unending gifts of the practice.

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Mevotech LP has been awarded the Profit Generator Award by Fast Undercar for 2017. The award was presented at Fast Undercar’s 20th Anniversary event last month in Los Angeles.
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“We are humbled by this award,” said Scott Stone, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Mevotech. “It’s truly an honor to be recognized for the Mevotech team’s commitment to our customer’s success. Fast Undercar has been a big supporter of our Mevomobile program and it’s rewarding to see how positive the impact has been for them.”


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Primary Children's Medical Center (PCMC) has been a place of healing for children in the Wasatch Front since its founding in 1922. Now, thanks to the efforts of the Forever Young Foundation, PCMC has a new addition, a music therapy space called Sophie's Place.
"Music therapy is making a healing difference in a lot of kids' lives" says Steve Young, Forever Young founder and NFL hall of famer. "The science of it, is why this is here." Young adds people don't often realize the true healing abilities music can offer and that there are 72 children's hospitals in the US that provide fully-staffed music therapists.
Steve Young discusses Sophie's Place at Primary Children's Medical Center.
"What they're doing" Young says, "is finding music grows brain tissue—neural pathways that medicine can't."
Sophie's Place is named after Sophie Barton, a PCMC volunteer musician who passed away three years ago. At the opening, Young joined the Barton family, Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington and members of the Stone Temple Pilots for a private concert. The ribbon was cut by PCMC CEO Katy Welkie and 5-year old heart transplant patient, Matthew Sperry.
Sophie's Place joins the existing Forever Young Zone on the third floor of Primary Children's Hospital. Providing children who stay at the hospital a comfortable place to congregate, something Young says is an important aspect to include. "Imagine how much healing can happen, just interacting and having places for people to meet and make friends and feel less isolated."


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Latest News In Nigeria Brought To You By MadNaija This Morning, Friday, 31th July 2020
4) Two Robbery Suspects Burnt To Death In Imo State
Two robbery suspects that have been terrorizing the community of Awo Mbieri in Mbaitoli council area of Imo were burnt to death.
The irate youths of the community also set their motorcycle in which they operated in ablaze before the arrival of policemen from the Mbaitoli Divisional Police Headquarters.
A source from the community said that luck ran out on the suspects when youths of the community gave them a hot chase and in the process arrested two of them.
When contacted the Spokesman of the Imo state command, Mr. Orlando Ikeokwu ( SP), confirmed the incident.
3) Lagos Plumber Falls Into Well, Drowns
A plumber, Bankole Adeshina, has lost his life while working inside a well on Abosede Awolola Street in the Itamaga area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.
It was gathered that Adeshina and his apprentice, Tajudeen Akasoro, were working together when the 50-year-old, who was said to have supported himself with a rope, entered the well to do some repairs.
While coming out, it was learned that the rope snapped and Adeshina fell into the well.
Immediately the incident happened, it was gathered that emergency responders, including personnel of the Lagos State Fire Service and the state police command from the Igbogbo Police Division, were contacted to rescue the victims.
However, efforts by Tajudeen and some residents to quickly rescue Adeshina proved abortive as he drowned.
2) Angry Imo Youths Set Houses Ablaze Over Woman’s Murder
Angry youths from the Amakohia community in the White Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State have set ablaze five houses belonging to suspected cultists, who allegedly murdered a pub operator identified as Mrs. Uchechi Ogoke.
Uchechi, whose husband is based in Malaysia, died as a result of machete cuts inflicted on her by the hoodlums, who invaded her residence.
Sources in the area, however, alleged that Uchechi’s husband and his younger brother had a hand in her gruesome murder.
According to the sources, the deceased’s husband was uncomfortable with allegations that his wife was involved in extramarital affairs.
The husband and his younger brother, it was alleged, conspired with the hoodlums to kill Uchechi.
The assailants also inflicted machete cuts on Uchechi’s eight-year-old daughter and house help.
Though the two girls survived the attack, it was learned that the machete cuts on the woman’s body left her with no chance of survival.
1) 2 Dead, 16 Injured As Boko Haram Terrorists Fire Mortars In Maiduguri
No fewer than two persons have been confirmed dead and 16 others fatally injured, as gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists, fired several mortars in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State.
A source told PRNigeria, that the terrorists attack occurred as Muslim faithful in the town were still making preparation for Friday’s Eid-el-Kabir festival.
The loud explosions sent many residents scampering for safety.
It was gathered that the mortars were rocketed at innocent civilians in Grange, Customs Area near Mansur Motors, and Marri, all in Maiduguri metropolis.
The Explosive Ordinance Detection, EOD, unit of the Police had moved to the areas to investigate the incidents and to determine whether it was an Improvised Explosive Device, IED.
Meanwhile, the Borno Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Aliyu, said the actual cause of the explosions was yet to be ascertained, as Police teams had been dispatched to the areas.
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66 Couture Photos That Will Take Your Breath Away
You saw Autumn/Winter 2014 Haute Couture Fashion Week, but did you really see it? We suspect not, if you haven't taken a moment to zoom in on the runway's most stunning details.
After all, couture is nothing without its intricate beading, delicate lace, and tour-de-force embroidery. And even though the designs whiz down the runway in a matter of moments, labels like Elie Saab, Armani Privé, and Atelier Versace have gone to great lengths to ensure that not a string was out of place nor a touch left unfinished for the audience — far be it for us not to appreciate their efforts to the fullest.