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DALLAS—In early 2017, Toyota will throw open the doors of a new headquarters after a $1 billion relocation and consolidation of its California, New York and Kentucky offices in Plano. Cheaper operating costs and a lower cost of living were two of the main draws for Jamba, which relocated its headquarters from Emeryville, CA to a 25,000-square-foot LEED-certified facility in Frisco. On the corporate end, Texan business tax incentives clock in at around $19 billion available annually in a bid to lure companies such as Toyota, which received a $40 million subsidy towards its move.
“Texas is emerging as a hotspot for businesses. That’s down to many factors, the biggest of which is the cost of homes, construction, labor and taxes. These are significantly lower in Texas than in other major cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles or New York City,” says Jeff Staubach, JLL president, south central region. “In Southern California, homes cost $2,000 a month more than their apples-to-apples counterparts in Dallas. Employees who relocated would effectively get a $24,000 raise on the same salary.”
The swathe of companies that call Texas home has also driven high job growth in its major cities. In the Dallas-Fort Worth region, 117,000 jobs (annualized) were created from 2015 to 2016, the second-highest in the country after New York City. During the last 25 years, as Texas relinquishes its reliance on oil for a diversifying economy, more Fortune 500 companies have made the move, Staubach notes.
During the last two years alone, FedEx and JP Morgan Chase moved into Plano’s Legacy West, a $3 billion 250-acre business and lifestyle development, with Liberty Mutual Insurance, State Farm and Toyota nearby. By early 2018, the corporate line-up in Plano will include mortgage giant Fannie Mae.
“Texas has a great location right in the middle of the country and Dallas-Fort Worth is arguably one of the best airports with access to anywhere in the world. In rush hour from downtown Dallas or Legacy West, the worst case scenario is 45 minutes to the airport,” says Staubach.
Traffic–or lack thereof–is important, especially when economic hubs such as Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago are increasingly congested. However, rapid growth means more people.
“By 2025, there will be more employees in Dallas region than New York City today. That’s about 9 million people,” Staubach says. “This corporate growth has had a significant impact on residential real estate in Dallas. We’re seeing more demand, higher rental prices and land prices going up for both multifamily and single-family developments.”
A PwC study on emerging trends in real estate found Austin and Dallas to be the top two US cities for real estate opportunities in 2017. In particular, mixed-used developments such as Legacy West were noted to have a competitive edge, while the diverse economies of both cities attracted employers and workers, providing a strong base for a ballooning real estate market where, in Dallas-Fort Worth, investment sales have shattered previous highs and rents are perhaps the highest ever.
“Fundamentally, we’re talking about a strong economy–one of the most diverse US economies, and no longer tied to oil or energy,” Staubach says. “Even if oil prices drop, there’s enough economic diversity to weather it.”
One example is professional football. When the Dallas Cowboys needed a new training facility, the football team partnered with the city of Frisco and the Frisco Independent School District to build a $1.5 billion complex housing training fields, a hotel, shops, restaurants, and a 12,000-seat stadium with luxury boxes and high-end concession stands. This will be shared with the local public high schools, whose eight varsity football teams will each call it a home field for four or five games a season.
“Though it’s difficult to predict the future, Texas is in great position,” Staubach tells GlobeSt.com. “We’re a business-friendly state with strong fundamentals and a strong labor pool that’s appealing to Fortune 500 companies who have the capital and are interested in relocating. In turn, these relocations are driving continued job growth, when coupled with our low cost of living, creates a unique environment that’s attracting and retaining the top talent these companies want.”
As previously reported, millennials find Texas appealing for many reasons, according to JLL.


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10 counties blast off, 37 struggle
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A story has been told in Kenya by our political elites in major public rallies of how Kenya and Singapore are age mates in development given the time the two states gained their independence in the 60s. The political class has even moved the story forward by comparing the prospects of the first moving industrial Asian state of South Korea to Kenya-history however documents that that South Korea gained independence in 1949. Today I want to bring the story closer home-in April 2013 all our 47 counties started on the same footing under our new constitution when the first devolution cash was disbursed to the 47 counties and several functions devolved to the peripheral governments with powers to initiate tangible developments in the regions. The exciting moment captured the new era which saw the national government disburse up to Sh1.1 trillion to the regions something quite unprecedented. Five years after devolution was launched in our country some counties have paced up the ladder on their way to economic independence and the beginning of true economic liberty while others have zigzagged their way to doom and national shame as they confine their constituents to eternal economic incarceration. The majority of the county governments have nothing to show for the massive resources disbursed to fund several functions put under the county governments by our constitution. By 2023, Kenyans will be celebrating 10 years of devolution The pace of take off by counties that have gotten it right I dare say will see them give relief support to counties that have taken too long to settle and those that are bogged down by massive corruption and lack of transparency in the management of devolution funds. In 2013, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission circulated a placard borrowed from Nigeria, which has experience in devolution. The placard had the photograph of one of the governors in Nigeria handcuffed after being arrested on claims of abuse of office and financial infidelity. It is interesting that soon after devolution took off in Kenya and the photograph circulated to all governors the EACC abandoned the war on corruption in the regions! While millions of Kenyans in the countryside might not have seen the value of the devolved resources it must be understood that looking out there devolution is not all a curse but also a blessing. It is interesting how about 10 counties have taken off while the remaining 37 are struggling. The other day I overheard Kisumu Governor Prof Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o in a radio conversation saying his county had sent a bench making team to Makueni to study how the county set up a successful village administration unit. Prof Nyong’o said county governments have been advised to compare notes with Makueni following the initiation of a proper village administration system through clear and strong legislative framework. From the construction of good roads, Emali bus station, several technical colleges, enactment of legislations to improve service delivery in the county, to the recent launch of universal medical cover ...
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Here are a few DIY crafts for kids that grabbed my attention this week…
These rolled newspaper forts are a super fun way to recycle your old newspapers. Head over to Modern Parent Messy Kids for the tutorial.
Here’s an adorable kid’s plate that even the novice illustrator can pull off with ease. A perfect gift sure to bring smiles all around! Visit Say Yes To Hoboken for the tutorial.
These paint dipped pencils by Tokketok are the perfect craft to get your child into back-to-school mode. Simple & lovely!
I’m totally in love with this DIY painted wooden ball solar system by Pintalalluna. The wooden balls add a nice touch of realism to the planets.

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Ford has shipped 2,500 of the new family hatchback from its German production plant, with many of the five-door models destined for UK showrooms.
In total, Ford hopes to sell 12,000 units across Europe and the most popular model in the UK is expected to be the Titanium models.
The new Ford Focus in Titanium specification includes dual-zone automatic climate control, automatic wipers, Bluetooth, a leather steering wheel and 16" alloy wheels as standard.
The first 2011 Ford Focus models will go on sale in the UK in March in time for the new registration plates.
“We are seeing very strong demand building up for the new Focus,” said Roelant de Waard, European vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service.
“It’s a great looking car loaded with a host of advanced technologies such as Low Speed Safety, which reduces the risk of low-speed collisions; Lane Keeping Aid to stop drifting across lanes, and Active Park Assist – which makes parallel parking a breeze," he added.
The Ford Focus will be available in five-door hatchback and estate body styles and will include petrol and diesel engines, including Ford’s petrol EcoBoost engines and the Duratorq diesel units.
Prices for the new Ford Focus, which comes in four specification levels from launch, start from £15,995 on-the-road.
The Ford Focus will be sold in 120 countries around the world and under Ford’s ‘One Ford’ strategy, will retain 80 per cent of its parts across all markets, making it the first ‘global car’ in Ford’s line up.


I imported a rep_set.fna file as FeatureData[Sequence] and a biom table as BIOMV210 format to QIIME2 and was able to align my sequences and go through the Moving Pictures tutorial without any issues until coming to the qiime diversity core-metrics-phylogenetic step.
The .fna and .biom were both created in QIIME1, and when I do the diversity metrics, I get the following error:
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I’m attaching the original .fna and .biom files in hopes that someone can point me in the right direction!
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Colorectal Cancer, Convolutional Neural Network, Deep Learning, Omics
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers and is a leading cause of death worldwide. It starts in the colon or the rectum, and they are often grouped together because they have many features in common. It has been noticed that colorectal cancer attacks young-onset patients who are less than 50 years of age in increasing rates lately. Rapid developments in omics technologies have led them to be highly regarded in the field of biomedical research for the early detection of cancer. Omics data revealed how different molecules and clinical features work together in the disease progression. However, Omics data sources are variants in nature and require careful preprocessing to be integrated. A convolutional neural network is a class of deep neural networks, commonly applied to analyze visual imagery. In this thesis, we propose a model that converts one-dimensional vectors of omics into RGB images to be integrated into the hidden layers of the convolutional neural network. The prediction model will allow all different omics to contribute to the decision making based on extracting the hidden interactions among these omics. These subsets of interacted omics can serve as potential biomarkers for young-onset colorectal cancer.
Kammonah, Noor, "A Deep Learning Approach for Multi-Omics Data Integration to Diagnose Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer" (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 8558.

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Gold quarter-ounce coin Jan Lála proof
National football had a number of excellent players throughout its history. The Czech Mint, within the series Czechoslovak football legends, dedicates magnificent Smart coins to those who are considered true jewels of our football. Among these phenomenal players definitely cannot miss unbeatable defender Jan Lala.
Jan Lala was born on 10 September 1938 in Libická Lhotka near Pardubice and his parents certainly did not know how talented their son was. However, soon he joined FC Meteor Žižkov as a defender and then as a forward FC Bohemia Karlín. Premier League was waitng for him and in 1956, Lala appeared in the shirt of Dynamo / Slavia Praha. After a year, he shortly changed the club –he worked in FC Dukla Pardubice - but in 1959 he came back under the patchwork flag for ten years. He played in 143 league matches and put on the shirt of Slavia in 402 matches.
When he was 31 years old, he accepted the offer of foreign contract, and played two seasons for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. His career ended in the FC Spartak in Ústí nad Labem. His nimbleness, audacity and dangerous attacks on the wing made Jan Lala member of the elite of national football. This was confirmed by his performance during the World Championship in Chile in 1962, where our awesome footballers won silver. That`s why he became third in the first year of the survey Footballer of the Year and second best Czechoslovak footballer of the year 1967. He also deserves the Plaque of J. Madden.
Gold quarter-ounce Smart coin Jan Lala is decorated with a precise portrait of the charismatic defender on the reverse side. The motif by known medallist Asami Baltaev, DiS. is completed by Lála`s name, signature and text CHILE 1962 Vice World Champion. Add Jan Lala to your football dream team by the Czech mint and create a unique contemporary collection with attractive topics and high investment value!
The obverse side of the coin is formed by issuer`s attributes and the motif of a ball in the shape of a heart a symbol of Nadace fotbalových internacionálů (International Football Foundation), which will support our former football champions with the part of the earnings from the sale of these coins !

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Art: The theatre steals the show
Dance: RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY, SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE, LONDON
Thursday 15 October 1998
But what to wear? Most people had sensibly concluded that Islington was more matt black than black tie, and the stalls and circle were expensively upholstered with Savile Row and Armani. There were a few ballgowns but these looked more out of place than denim in a theatre that didn't even bother with the traditional national anthem. Photographers combed the excited throng in the foyer in search of famous faces, which included those of Cherie and Tony Blair, Chris Smith, Trevor Phillips, Richard E Grant, Janet Suzman and Wayne Sleep. The house reeked of rich sponsors and massive goodwill. They were ready and willing to have a very good time indeed.
The entertainment was provided by Rambert Dance Company. Rambert are a splendid troupe with a loyal following, but most of the gala audience was really there to see the theatre and kiss air, and the artistic director Christopher Bruce would have done well to remember that. Instead of pulling out all the stops with a crowd-pleasing programme, he presented an over- long quadruple bill that was very much business as usual. There were two works from Jiri Kylian, artistic director of Netherlands Dans Theater, one from the distinguished American choreographer Paul Taylor, and a fine new piece from Bruce himself. It was a class act and superbly danced, but it was not the stuff to give this lot. The result was perversely low- key and although the audience received the excellent dancers with hearty politeness, there was none of the enthusiasm they would have shown for a more cannily chosen programme.
And it is not as if Rambert does not have blockbusters in its repertoire - Bruce may be weary of pleasing crowds with his exhilarating Rolling Stones piece, Rooster, but it would have made a better calling-card for Rambert and for modern dance in general.
The new Wells certainly deserved a show that pulled out all the stops and showed off the potential of this fine purpose-built dance house. The wide, handsome stage is truly magnificent and although the auditorium itself is not a thing of beauty, the sightlines are excellent and it will provide a discreet and flexible setting for any number of presentation styles. And the intervals aren't bad, either. Old Wells-goers, inured to the smelly squeeze of the old bar and foyer, could hardly believe the airy generosity of the public spaces. As the double-decker buses whizzed by outside, passengers turned to gaze in wonder at the gilded folk behind the vast new wall of glass. A great occasion. It is a pity that Rambert didn't quite rise to it.
A version of this review appeared in later editions of yesterday's paper. Rambert's bill of `August Pace', `Axioma 7' and `Embarque' runs at Sadler's Wells (0171-863 8000) until 17 October
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In the hierarchy of London’s iconic points, Centre Point is a curious case. Rising 385 feet into the skyline, it is visible for miles around and yet few Londoners have any real affection towards it, predominantly because most of us have no idea what goes on inside it. But maybe that’s going to change after the building’s owners Almacantar commissioned the brilliant Eley Kishimoto to create a series of patterns inspired by Centre Point.
Mark Eley of Eley Kishimoto said: “The power of the pattern is what gives Centre Point its majesty and, having been long inspired by the building, it was a very natural step to embark on this new venture with Almacantar last summer. Our aim is to translate the spirit of the building into our designs and it’s the iconic design, heritage and location of this landmark that makes this project so exciting for us.
“We’ve worked on all sorts of projects but this is the first time we’ve ever been commissioned to encapsulate the spirit of a building. Centre Point is the perfect muse.”
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Dark ‘Romeo’ Rises Above Shadow of Celebrity
“Romeo and Juliet” isn’t pretty.
Shakespeare’s saga of tragic teenage love is no candy-colored summer romance that just happens to end badly. It’s an awesome--and awful--reflection on an entire society in Daniel Sullivan’s dark and majestic interpretation at the Old Globe Theatre’s outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre.
This production may attract attention in part because of its male star’s celebrity. Judging from his credits in the program, it’s Neil Patrick Harris’ Shakespearean debut. Somehow, he must have managed to take classical training in between episodes of “Doogie Howser, M.D.” and performances of “Rent,” for he handles the language and the physical demands of the role with casual confidence. That includes a lot of nimble shimmying between two levels of the stage and kissing Juliet for the first time while locked into the top of a pull-up.
His square jaw and wide forehead over relatively small eyes help set him apart from the pack of other young men in Verona, which is appropriate for his loner stance at the beginning of the play. But his eyes wake up under the spell of Emily Bergl’s Juliet and flash during his verbal sparring with Scott Parkinson’s Mercutio. He reaches galvanizing heights of passion during his scene in which Friar Lawrence (Richard Easton) informs him of his exile.
Bergl, whose program credits are similarly devoid of previous Shakespearean roles, is equally masterful, assisted by some thoughtful stagecraft. Sullivan has the nurse (Katherine McGrath) bathe Juliet in her first scene. While the nurse recalls her earlier weaning of the child, and Juliet’s mother (Lynnda Ferguson) tries to discuss a potential marriage, the mostly hidden nudity of Juliet (behind a towel) is an apt way to dramatize the bridge between the baby and the woman.
This Juliet grows up quickly. Bergl vividly suggests her initial amazement over her sudden love and her ultimate maturity in making the decisions that result in her tragedy. Sullivan gives this Juliet a particularly savvy move when she returns to her home after accepting the potion that will allow her to feign death: She drops the fateful bottle while chatting with her parents but covers her tracks by quickly picking it up and wordlessly using it to daub her face, as if she’s trying out a perfume in anticipation of her wedding day.
The entire cast is strong, but it’s not the performances that make this “Romeo” especially memorable--it’s the look.
The costumes tell us we’re still in the Renaissance. However, the bright blond buzz cut on James Joseph O’Neill’s ferocious Tybalt briefly suggests otherwise, and then there is Ralph Funicello’s stark set.
This looks like a place that’s decaying, not flowering. A wall is crumbling on stage right. There are no decorative flourishes--the plain wooden floors that make up the two levels of the stage serve many purposes, including the famous balcony scene. Tall, bare timbers line three sides of the stage. Some of these old beams lean precariously as if they’re about to topple. One of them holds up an old wagon wheel that no longer serves any purpose; no one is clearing away this society’s junk --and that includes its atavistic feuds as well as its material detritus. Mist rises from the ruins.
(The only jarring intrusion on Funicello’s concept, visible only from certain seats, is an occasional, surreal glimpse of the lighted cars of the San Diego Zoo’s sky ride floating in the distance during the first act. Something should be done about that.)
The first round of music at the Capulets’ ball--clanging, thumping rhythms from composer David Van Tieghem--conveys the sound of a harsh, primitive culture. Choreographer Bonnie Johnston reinforces that impression with a wildly martial, ritualistic dance that becomes brazenly carnal.
After the fury has been spent, however, as the shocked and bereaved community gathers in the burial vault to witness the carnage, Sullivan’s blocking and Peter Maradudin’s richly textured lighting design create a tableau that’s worthy of a Dutch Renaissance master--a perfect visualization of the stillness necessary for contemplation of the larger themes of the play. The lustrous lighting helps restore a semblance of humanity to the wasteland.
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* “Romeo and Juliet,” Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, Balboa Park, San Diego. Tuesdays to Sundays, 8 p.m. Ends Oct. 10. $23-$39. (619) 239-2255. Running time: 3 hours.
Neil Patrick Harris: Romeo
Emily Bergl: Juliet
Richard Easton: Friar Lawrence
Lynnda Ferguson: Lady Capulet
Mike Genovese: Capulet
Katherine McGrath: Nurse
Jonathan McMurtry: Montague
Rosina Reynolds: Lady Montague
James Joseph O’Neill: Tybalt
Scott Parkinson: Mercutio
Peter Smith: Benvolio
Rob Nagle: Escalus, Apothecary
Scott Ferrara: Paris, Sampson
James Wallert: Peter
An Old Globe Theatre production of William Shakespeare’s play. Directed by Daniel Sullivan. Sets by Ralph Funicello. Costumes by Robert Morgan. Lighting by Peter Maradudin. Music by David Van Tieghem. Dramaturgy by Dakin Matthews. Fight direction by Steve Rankin. Choreography by Bonnie Johnston. Sound by Jeff Ladman. Stage manager Joel Rosen.


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Books Inside Out, a creative writing group for children aged 8-10, will be starting again in September after the summer break.
The group explores many aspects of books and creative writing, including short stories, pop-up books, designing book covers, poetry and comics.
Sessions take place 4-5pm on Wednesday afternoons during term time, and cost 50p per week.
The group often enters national competitions, and have their own dedicated space in Wrexham Library where they display their recent work. After two successful years the group is going from strength to strength, and group leader Emily Birch is very much looking forward to meeting some budding new writers.
To sign your child up call into Wrexham Library or ring on 01978 292090.

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Hi-De-Hi cleaner Peggy would be resigned to cleaning the loos but the wacky actress who played her was flushed with success as she opened some spanking new ones at The Hexagon yesterday.
Su Pollard, who is starring in Pirates of Penzance until this Saturday, brought relief to
hundreds of female theatregoers who had complained that the queue for the loos were too
Now, The Hexagon can boast five extra toilets after the existing toilet block was extended into the old staff room.
The comedy actress certainly brought some toilet humour when she cut through a ribbon of luxurious loo roll, meaning 11 ladies at a time can now
go without crossing their legs.
Rachel Webb, marketing officer, said: "The queues have been cut in half and the new toilets have arrived just in time for several sell-out shows in the run up to Christmas."

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Roscoe Pound was one of the leading figures in twentieth-century legal thought. As a scholar, teacher, reformer, and dean of Harvard Law School, Pound strove to link law and society through his "sociological jurisprudence" and to improve the administration of the judicial system. In the early decades of the century, Pound was viewed as a radical thinker for arguing that the law is not static and must adapt to the needs of society. By the 1930s, however, he was seen as a more conservative figure, fighting the growth of federal government.
Pound was born on October 27, 1870, in Lincoln, Nebraska. The son of a judge, Pound attended the University of Nebraska, earning a bachelor of arts degree in botany in 1888. His father convinced him to attend Harvard Law School, but he stayed only one year. The death of his father led Pound to return to Lincoln, where he passed the Nebraska bar examination and was admitted to the bar in 1890.
From 1890 to 1903, Pound practiced law, taught at the University of Nebraska, earned a doctorate in botany from the university, and served as the director of the state botanical survey. In addition, he helped organize the Nebraska Bar Association in 1900.
A gifted scholar, Pound could have had a distinguished career in the sciences, but his appointment in 1901 as a commissioner of appeals for the Nebraska Supreme Court permanently shifted his career to the law. As a commissioner he acted as a temporary appellate judge, helping to reduce a backlog of cases. His opinions emphasized substance over procedure and reflected a concern with the practical effect of the law.
In 1903 he was appointed dean of the Nebraska College of Law. His academic interests merged with his experience as a court commissioner in 1906 when he addressed the annual convention of the AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION in St. Paul. His speech, titled "The Causes of Popular Dissatisfaction with the Administration of Justice," was a call to improve court administration and a preview of his theory of law, called sociological JURISPRUDENCE. The speech, which has remained a classic statement on JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION, attracted the attention of JOHN HENRY WIGMORE, the dean of Northwestern University School of Law. He asked Pound to join his faculty in 1907. Pound's two-year association with the school was marked by his organization of the First National Conference on Criminal Law and Criminology, which gathered participants from many professions to discuss ways to reform the criminal law. The conference was one of the first of Pound's efforts to give practical application to sociological jurisprudence.
In 1910, after having spent a year at the University of Chicago, Pound joined the faculty at Harvard Law School. He was appointed dean in 1916 and served until 1936. It was during this period that Pound's views and influence were at their zenith.
Pound's contribution to U.S. jurisprudence was to further the work that OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR. had begun in debunking the legal theories that had dominated during the nineteenth century. Pound fought the notion that an unchanging and inflexible NATURAL LAW formed the basis for the COMMON LAW. He did believe that some constant principles existed in the common law, particularly ones dealing with methods, to which he gave the name "taught legal tradition." Pound firmly believed that the implementation of the principles of the taught legal tradition by wise common-law judges resulted in substantive change, which reflected changes in society. As the interpreters of the common law, judges had a special duty to consider the practical effects of their decisions and to strive to ensure that judging facilitated rather than hindered societal growth.
Pound placed his sociological jurisprudence in opposition to what he termed "mechanical jurisprudence," which he characterized as a common but odious practice whereby judges woodenly applied precedent to the facts of cases without regard to the consequences. For Pound, the logic of previous precedent alone would not solve jurisprudential problems.
Despite his desire to see the law adapt to the needs of society, Pound believed that the common law should develop slowly and that it should only follow changes in society. Certainty in the law, especially in areas such as commercial and PROPERTY LAW, was often more beneficial than attempts at practical alteration. He revealed a more conservative cast of mind in his distrust of legislative statutes, arguing that the slow development of judge-made law was preferable to the radical changes often brought by legislation. His study of biology led him to believe that the law, like nature, was a seamless web and that changes in one part might produce totally unexpected and undesirable results in a distant part.
Pound's sociological jurisprudence fell out of favor in the 1930s, when the LEGAL REALISM movement attacked his philosophy. Though the legal realists and Pound had much in common, the realists, especially JEROME N. FRANK, differed over the nature of judicial decision making. Where Pound believed that judges, with the objective application of his principles of sociological jurisprudence, could logically produce the result in a given case, Frank, in his book Law and the Modern Mind (1933), thought otherwise. Frank maintained that not logic but the
unique psychological makeup of judges was the most important factor in the resolution of a lawsuit. The realists pointed out, after analyzing many court decisions, that often a judge could support a decision for either side on a given legal issue. Therefore, they argued, judges were forced to decide cases on the basis of their subjective feelings of what was "fair" and then turn to the applicable part of the case law to furnish legal fig leaves to hide what they had actually done.
Pound reacted angrily to this analysis in a series of law review articles. He believed that the RULES OF LAW, especially rules of commercial law and property, could be determined with certainty and even attain the logical coherence of propositions of Euclid. Pound conceded that it was important to study the psychology of judging, but only to prevent the aberrations the realists claimed were common. Pound thought that the realists emphasized the oddities, and not the central factors, in their analysis of the judicial system. He disliked the realists for discounting the importance of the common law and for their willingness to advocate that the law be used to change society. For Pound, the legal system worked best when the law followed society. Any attempt to make society follow the law was futile.
Pound resigned as dean of the Harvard Law School in 1936. He was appointed the first university professor of Harvard in 1937, an appointment that permitted him to teach in any of the academic units of Harvard. An opponent of much of President FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT's NEW DEAL legislation, Pound was actively involved in attempts to stop the great expansion of federal administrative agencies. He continued writing during his later years, publishing his monumental five-volume Jurisprudence in 1959. He died on July 1, 1964, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of ninety-three.


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TSC Given 4 Weeks to Approve all Transfer Requests, Transfer Delocalised Teachers
Legislators have granted the Teachers Service Commission upto 15th January 2023 to approve all transfers by teachers.
Further, MPs directed that teachers who had been delocalised must be taken back to their home areas by that time.
The Education committee chairman Julius Melly maintained that they will require data on the transfers by January 15
“By January 31, any teacher who is asking to reverse delocalisation should have been sorted, “ Melly said.
The committee vice chairman Malulu Injendi questioned why TSC chairman Jamleck Muturi seemed unaware that delocalisation had been scrapped.
“I think at this point we now need to work with timelines. We give this commission upto January to finalise all the 14,000 cases,” Injendi said.
TSC legal officer asked if the transfers could be done on case by case basis but the MPs declined the request.
“You will be recruiting more than 30,000 teachers so you have no excuse for that,” Melly said.
TSC CEO Nancy Macharia last week clarified that teachers who applied for transfers to be taken back to their local areas will not be required to find swaps.
She said TSC will take up the challenge to find a teacher who will replace the transferred teacher.
Last week some MPs raised concern saying some applicants had been requested to find swaps.
“Kindly clarify why some teachers have been asked to look for another teacher to replace them when they leave,” Injendi said.
Macharia said it is the commission’s mandate to find a replacement.
“No teacher will be asked to find their swap. It is up to us TSC to find who will replace them,” Macharia told MPs.
But in the event that a replacement is not found, TSC will still find an alternative way out.
“We will keep the teachers’ details in our data bank until we find a replacement for them,” Macharia said.
“But, school principals and deputy principals will have to wait longer for the TSC to approve their transfers.”


Check out a preview of an upcoming YG & DJ Mustard collab.
If you haven’t noticed by now, rappers nowadays typically like to tease their new music on Instagram before giving it out to the masses. It’s a smart marketing strategy that helps the artist gage the future success of the record based on fans’ reactions to it and the hype it builds. So just about every artist, outside of the top dawgs, like to tease their upcoming music ahead of time on Instagram, and that holds true for West Coast rapper YG, who just shared a preview of an upcoming single with DJ Mustard the other day.
YG didn’t reveal any information about the song, like what’s called or if it’s off his upcoming album or not, but it’s always nice to hear the two frequent collaborators reunite on a record.
“Hey Mustard Im about to put out that new shit foolie. New shit bitch new music on bloods.” YG happily screams in the camera before their new song comes on in the studio and the Bompton rapper can be heard rapping repetitively about how bad of a bitch he’s with. The song sounds to be a club anthem for the ladies to twerk & shake their assets to.
The preview surfaces just a couple days after finding out that YG will be playing in "The Boogie" basketball tournament going down over the NBA All-Star weekend. The 3 on 3 celebrity basketball game will include rappers like Nipsey Hussle, Belly, DJ Mustard, Syd, and more.
While we wait for details on YG's upcoming releases, check out the preview of his & Mustard's forthcoming collab (below) and let us know what you think.


The recently announced federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for low-income households will make matters worse for many families in the region, said Lori O’Brien, a supervising attorney with the Rochester office of Legal Assistance of Western New York, a nonprofit organization that helps individuals and families apply for programs and obtain nutrition-outreach services.
"Right now, people are struggling with the benefits they do have," she said.
Cuts to SNAP — formerly known as food stamps — that were implemented in the Farm Bill approved by Congress last month would have meant a $137 per month reduction in benefits for New York residents. But Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Feb. 25 that the state will restore $457 million in SNAP funds for 330,000 households.
Nationally, the SNAP cuts mean an average $90 per month decrease in benefits for 850,000 families across the country. According to information at Feeding America, 4 million to 6 million people are losing their assistance completely due to the farm bill cuts, which came on the heels of funding reductions approved in November; those cuts reduced families’ SNAP benefits by an average $436 a year.
The Rochester Area Community Foundation‘s December 2013 report on poverty in Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, Seneca and Yates counties states that food-stamp eligibility currently is set at 130 percent of the poverty level. This means that a family of four with a gross monthly income of $2,552 would be eligible for assistance, according to the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service.
Prior to the governor’s announcement, O’Brien said the SNAP cuts also could have a tremendous effect on children throughout Monroe County, but especially in Rochester, where nearly 80 percent of the Rochester City School District’s students receive free or reduced lunches.
"(For) families, even working families who just are not making enough money to pay for basic needs, SNAP is the only way to get nutritious meals on the table for their children," she said. "Even with just talk of the cuts, we had more people at our door. People don’t come to us just because they have a legal issue. They have a variety of social issues — lack of food, lack of income, lack of opportunity."
Last year, Legal Assistance of Western New York helped 3,000 families, mainly ages 18 to 59, deal with a variety of issues by working in collaboration with community partners, O’Brien explained. She expects that number to grow .
"Nothing ever happens in a vacuum. Everything happens all together," she said. "We’re going to see individuals because their income is lower, they’re going to get behind in rent, come in our door this way. Or their utilities will get behind because they’re trying to supplement food with income typically used for (Rochester Gas & Electric). … This is not individuals who have disposable income, not people who have enough money to save for a rainy day or just in case government cut benefits. They are living month to month with (little) money left over, if any."


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Many sick or underperforming horses don’t present with clear cut signs or obvious symptoms. A thorough clinical examination may elucidate the cause but often specialist techniques need to be employed.
Blood testing to assess the status of the red and white blood cells is often a good place to start and using our in-house HM5 analyzer we can get a rapid answer to you. We can also obtain rapid results, for a standard metabolic profile which can point to problems in various organs, liver kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract using our VetScan2 chemistry machine.
High Country Vet Services has a new endoscope for investigating airway and gastrointestinal problems, such as gastric ulcers and other causes of recurrent colic.
Infectious diseases are an ever-present part of our work; both treating them and trying to prevent them. Some diseases are so serious that our main strategy is one of prevention. Equine influenza tetanus and strangles fall into this category.
Our control strategy for flu and tetanus is vaccination and is a successful strategy particularly when the whole population is vaccinated. Strangles whilst being more widespread than is generally thought, may be prevented on a yard by an effective screening of new horses entering premises or treated by a coordinated strategy in the face of an outbreak. D. Batt is experienced in managing both prevention and treatment and she would be pleased to visit and discuss what would be appropriate for your situation.
Infectious disease of specific organ systems can need the use of specialized equipment such as endoscopes for examining airways, guarded swabs and biopsy instruments for obtaining samples for culture or examination. Dr. Batt is well versed in the use of such equipment in expediting the resolution of such disease.

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February 7 2017
Salt Lake Tribune- Salt Lake County Mayor McAdams: fund drug treatment or scrap justice reforms
Salt Lake Tribune- Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams said recent criminal justice reforms should be rolled back if the alternative to jail isn't treatment, as intended. The Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI), passed two years ago, aimed to save taxpayers money by imposing misdemeanor penalties instead of felonies on people in possession of drugs.
But without $100 million from the state's expected Medicaid extension, McAdams said Tuesday during his State of the County address, "thousands of people left state prison without treatment, jails have new offenders and there's no money for diversionary treatment."
"It is justice de-investment," said McAdams, who has called on the state to use $30 million it set aside in anticipation of a $70 million federal match. "Those people are on our streets, and our communities are less safe."
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10 October 2002, 04:48 PM
Took me about 1 week to make this model, some comments or suggestions plz. thx
10 October 2002, 05:07 PM
very nice indeed!
I think you should put a little more effort in the texturing of EVA-04. Anyway it's a great test out :D
10 October 2002, 05:19 PM
this it a great eva model...
if you want to get some response...
post some extremes poses, (like those animal alike from the evangelion series/movies) :buttrock:
this is the wip forum but some wips are too much wip to get the attention of the "frecuenters"...
did i say wip again?
BTW great work!
10 October 2002, 06:03 PM
10 October 2002, 08:55 PM
the only thing I can say is... give him some real hands. Not the mittens that he has. He needs fingers.
10 October 2002, 11:16 PM
good lord. My fav. eva as a matter of fact...
10 October 2002, 03:50 AM
caw!! that looks awesome :buttrock:
10 October 2002, 04:26 AM
Looks really good...no real crits...just praise.:thumbsup:
10 October 2002, 04:46 AM
thx everyone for the comments.
thx to shinobix and mok
I really forgot the hnds part coz I was working on the texture.
will try some animations after textures and fingers done.
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The Philippines’ golden fruit is about to change the world. Popularly known as the Barong Tagalog’s primary textile, pineapples are now being used as an alternative to leather.
London-based designer Carmen Hijosa works with Filipino farmers in creating vegan leather made from pineapple leaves. Her startup company Ananas Anam took about seven years to develop the material they call “Piñatex.” It is derived from processed pineapple leaves producing rolls of natural, non-woven textile. The fabric is not only breathable and customizable; it can also be easily stitched and printed on without sacrificing its strength, durability and flexibility.
Fashion merchandise proudly made of pineapple leather!
Usually thrown out or burned, pineapple leaves are essentially waste material. Carmen saw this as an opportunity that paved the way for an innovation made from the byproduct of agriculture, which lessens eco-waste produced by pineapple plantations. She gave Piñatex a fashionable upscale without harming the environment. This pineapple-based textile does not use any fertilizer nor does it need additional plantations for production. Its biomass can even be further utilized and converted into fertilizer.
Aside from being a sustainable and cheaper alternative to petroleum and animal-based materials, Piñatex also provides more farming jobs to Filipino farmers with the company’s central harvesting location here in the country.
Piñatex is being looked into by huge brands like Puma and Camper, as well as designers like Ally Capellino, Po-Zu, Ina Koelln and Taikka. At the moment, the textile is being sold in bulk to designers in four neutral colors: charcoal, cream, brown, and metallic gold. So far, Piñatex has been innovated into a variety of products such as handbags, shoes, laptop carriers and even upholstery.
While Piñatex started out as a leather alternative, Carmen believes that it has eventually become a product of its own uniqueness.


Authored by Tiffany Nelson-Jaworski and originally posted on Julie Tappendorf's blog, Municipal Minute, for Ancel Glink covering a variety of local government issues.
In June, we reported that Illinois H.B. 5684, the "The Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act," had passed both the Illinois Senate and House, and had been sent to the Governor for signature. On July 28, 2016, Governor Rauner signed the bill into law, which is now known as P.A. 099-0646.
The new law prohibits certain wage increases or lump sum payments to a local government employee during the employee’s last 12 months of employment unless the increase or payment is disclosed and approved at a public meeting in open session of the employer governing body.
The law also amends the Open Meetings Act to require the public body to discuss compensation of individuals who fall within this category in open session – a significant change from the otherwise applicable OMA exemption that allows a public body to discuss compensation of specific employees in closed session. According to news reports about the new law, the change is an attempt by the General Assembly to prevent a “pension spike” from occurring without the public’s knowledge.
As previously reported, this new law only applies to employees who began participating in IMRF prior to January 1, 2011, and who are not part of a collective bargaining unit. The trigger for the new disclosure requirement is any increase or payment within the final 12 months of employment that makes the reportable monthly earnings 6% or more than the previous month’s reportable earnings.
In order to comply with the Act, the public body must, at a minimum, disclose the following at a public meeting:
- the identity of the employee;
- the purpose and amount of the increase or payment;
- the proposed retirement date;
- the effect of the payment on the expected retirement annuity of the employee; and
- the effect of the payment on the liability of the employer to the IMRF fund.


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- Volume 43 Issue 6
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Evaluation of Vegetable Intakes according to Body Mass Index of Adolescents in Chungnam
충남 일부지역 청소년의 체질량지수에 따른 채소류 섭취상태
- Ham, Eunah (Major in Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Kongju National University) ;
- Choi, Mi-Kyeong (Division of Food Science, Kongju National University)
- Received : 2014.02.13
- Accepted : 2014.05.06
- Published : 2014.06.30
The purpose of this study was to evaluate vegetable intakes according to body mass index (BMI) of adolescents. For this, 400 middle and high school adolescents living in Buyeogun, Chungnam were classified into underweight group, healthy weight group, and overweight group according to BMI, after which eating habits, daily intake levels of vegetables, perception of vegetables, and vegetable-related eating habits were compared and analyzed. As the reason for skipping breakfast, 'Lack of time (44.3%)' was the most frequently cited. In the case of unbalanced food intakes, the underweight group and overweight group showed the highest response for 'grain' while the healthy weight group showed the highest response for 'vegetables' with significant differences (P<0.001). Daily intakes of one serving size of vegetables was 3.3 in the underweight group, 3.8 servings in the healthy weight group, and 3.8 servings in the overweight group, but there was no significant difference. However, frequency of vegetable intake at lunch was once in the underweight group, which was significantly lower than 1.3 servings in the healthy weight group and 1.4 servings in the overweight group (P<0.05). Regarding perception of vegetables, perception of 'Vegetable consumption helps to get beautiful skin' (P<0.01) and 'I eat vegetables or don't eat depending on a cooking method' (P<0.05) were significantly higher in the underweight group. In the evaluation of vegetables-related eating habits, preference for vegetables in the underweight group was lower than that in the healthy weight and overweight groups (P<0.05). Summarizing the above results, vegetable intake by adolescents was generally low, and the frequency of vegetable intake at lunch as well as preference for vegetables were significantly lower in the underweight group. Studies to identify the relationships between adolescent body types and vegetable intakes are required.
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- Kim HH, Ro HK. 2009. A study on middle school students of Gwangju･Chonnam in terms of dietary life, dietary related self-efficacy according to body mass index. Korean J Community Nutr 14: 483-494.
- Ryu HK, Yoon JS. 1999. A study of perception about body image in adolescent females - in Daegu city -. Korean J Community Nutr 4: 554-560.
- Marlett JA. 1997. Sites and mechanism for the hypocholesterolemic actions of soluble dietary fiber sources. Adv Exp Med Biol 427: 109-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5967-2_13
- Choi MS. 2003. A study of intakes of vegetables in Korea. Korean J Food Culture 18: 601-612.
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- Park SH, Kim MJ. 2008. Acceptance and preference of vegetables in menus for middle school students. J Korean Soc Food Sci Nutr 37: 1660-1666. https://doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2008.37.12.1660
- Kim GR, Park SH, Kim MJ. 2007. A survey on intake of vegetable foods for proper dietary habits in middle school students. Korean J Culinary Res 13: 128-137.
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- Kang JH, Jeong HJ. 2008. A study on the vegetable intakerelated factors and moderated variables. Korean J Human Ecology 17: 511-519. https://doi.org/10.5934/KJHE.2008.17.3.511
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- Ahn HS, Bai HS. 2004. A survey of the weight control and intake pattern of the girl's high school student residing in Busan. Korean J Obesity 13: 150-162.
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The 148-foot (45-meter) megayacht Big Fish, built at McMullen & Wing for Aquos Yachts, has been making a big splash in her travels around the world since delivery in 2010. One of the more interesting and unusual destinations the megayacht spent time in: Antarctica, becoming one of several yachts that have ventured to the end of the world. As Richard Beattie, Big Fish’s owner, puts it, “I think yachting is about peak experiences, and for me those are in nature in remote areas. I have always wanted to go to Antarctica, and places like it. When I got into yachting, I discovered there’s no better way to enjoy these peak experiences than from the deck of your own boat.”
In this video, the Big Fish family shares their adventures from their time in Antarctica.

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Awhile back, Jay Leno invited SpeedKore to his garage to show off a carbon-fiber-clad Mustang. While shooting that video, SpeedKore’s co-founder David Salvaggio started talking to Jay about his grandfather’s midget racer. Built in 1947 and dubbed the Marchese Special, this little racer was about as high-tech as could be for the time, featuring a DOHC Offenhauser I4 under the flimsy lightweight hood.
If that name seems familiar to IndyCar fans, it should. Offy engines, as they were called back in the day, have powered an incredible number of Indianapolis 500 winners.
Since the Offy mill uses wool seals, it’s bone-dry and the guys don’t fire it off.


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Industrial dishwasher maintenance: the balance between good cleaning and food safety
Industrial dishwashers are designed for the automatic cleaning of dishes and glassware with pressurized water and detergent. In addition to speeding up the cleaning process and guaranteeing thermal disinfection, among their many advantages, they allow for significant water savings, and they enable staff to undertake other tasks.
There are several models of industrial dishwasher (glassware washers, dome or hood dishwashers, pot washers, dishwasher tunnels, etc.), depending on the size and dimensions required, and the type of dishes or utensils for which it is designed.
Their general operation is similar in all cycle dishwashers, except for continuous tunnel dishwashers, which are slightly different.
The water enters through the filling/rinsing solenoid valve (except in cases where there are 2 solenoid valves) and it fills the boiler, continuing on to the washing tank, until the tank is filled up to the level of the pressure switch. During filling, the detergent dispenser is activated, in order to apply the set detergent dosage directly into the washing tank.
Once the tank is full, or even during filling, both the boiler heating elements, which heat the rinsing water to 80-90ºC, and the tank heating elements, which heat the washing water to 50-60ºC, are activated. This process takes 10 to 20 minutes. During the heating process, some industrial dishwashers allow for cold washing, and some dishwashers do not allow for washing. Some of the dishwashers that allow for washing even automatically increase the cycle time in order to compensate for the lack of temperature.
Once the dishes have been placed in the basket, and the basket has been placed in the dishwasher, the washing process begins. During this phase, the washing pump takes in water from the tank and uses either rotating or fixed sprinklers at the top and bottom to project the pressurised water, with the detergent, onto the dishes in a closed circuit. This cycle lasts between 1.5 and 3 minutes.
For this process, Proquimia recommends the ECOCOCONPACK A10, A30 and A50 range of concentrated products. The range of alkaline detergents, such as Licuasol, Licuaclean, Licuafis, Licuajet or Licuaplus, would also be suitable for industrial dishwashers.
Once the washing phase has finished, the rotating or fixed rinsing sprinklers spray pressurized water with polisher from the boiler. This phase lasts between 10 and 20 seconds and consumes 2-5 litres of water, depending on the industrial dishwasher. During this process, the polisher breaks the surface tension of the water, which causes the droplets to coalesce, forming a thin film that reaches all parts of the dishes. When hot, this film of water evaporates quickly, leaving the dishes dry and free from drip marks. Some examples of polishers, all from Proquimia, are Ecoconpack Abrillantador, Klir, Adisec, Cerofilm or Secosec.
It is important to know that the washing and rinsing water follow different circuits. Whilst the washing water is in the tank, where it is kept at a temperature of 50-60ºC by means of heating elements, following a closed circuit and recirculating towards the sprinklers during the washing cycles, the rinsing water is always clean mains water. It is stored in the boiler, where it is also heated to a temperature of 80-90ºC by means of heating elements, thus guaranteeing the thermal disinfection and rapid drying of the dishes.
Basic cleaning and disinfection standards
After each work shift, it is recommended that the dishwasher be completely cleaned, or at least emptied and refilled. Always washing with the same water in the tank means that the dishwasher becomes progressively dirty, even though a small amount of new water enters during the rinsing phase. To carry out this process, simply remove the cap and wait for the dishwasher to empty completely. Then replace the cap and, once the door is closed, filling will begin (if the dishwasher is on). On models that have drain pump emptying, in addition to removing the plug, the corresponding emptying button must be pressed.
After each shift, or at least once a day, the industrial dishwasher must be completely cleaned according to the following procedure:
- Empty the dishwasher.
- Dismantle the washing and rinsing sprinklers, plugs and filters.
- Apply disinfectant detergent, spraying it on the inside of the tank. Scrub it and leave it to work for at least 5 minutes. Products such as Deosol, Deobact D, Asepvix Conpack Deobact D, Conpack Asepvix or Conpack Desinfectante Plus from Proquimia can be used for this task.
- Manually unblock the rinsing sprinklers, and the washing sprinklers in particular, which may be clogged (you can tap lightly on the sprinklers to loosen the dirt inside)
- Apply disinfectant detergent on the outside of the washing and rinsing sprinklers, and the disassembled parts. Scrub it and leave it to work for at least 5 minutes. Products such as Deosol, Deobact D, Asepvix Conpack Deobact D, Conpack Asepvix or Conpack Desinfectante Plus from Proquimia can be used for this task.
- Put the parts back in place and fill the dishwasher without replacing the drain plug to rise it for a few seconds (on industrial dishwashers with a rinse button, this button can be activated to perform this step)
- Let the rinse water empty (activate the drain pump for emptying on models that have a pump, and run a couple of washing cycles without dishes in order to pass water with detergent through the inside of the washing sprinklers and the pump.
- Empty the dishwasher again.
In this regard, the Catalan Food Safety Agency (ACSA) has just published a brief document which highlights the importance of proper cleaning and appropriate maintenance of industrial dishwashers, in order to ensure food safety in food preparation and serving establishments.
ACSA. Catalan Food Safety Agency. (s. f.). Els rentavaixelles industrials. Retrieved 19 April 2021, from https://acsa.gencat.cat/ca/Publicacions/guies-i-documents-de-bones-practiques/documents-de-bones-practiques/els-rentavaixelles-industrials/
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|Chicago - Bad Connection Airport in Winter|
Monday, November 26, 2018
Happy Travel Season
It's crazy out there, try to connect in cities not known for snow.
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Friday, November 16, 2018
Sorry Hertz - That Is Miserable Value
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Sunday, October 21, 2018
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
I'd like United to paint one or two of their new 777-300ER's in the Star Alliance livery.
|Air India 777|
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Monday, October 15, 2018
Element Airline Cart
Though not certified for aircraft use, I like the travel theme in the airline style cart in the Element lobby.
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Saturday, October 13, 2018
I reached 1,000,000 lifetime miles on United Airlines. I started April 18, 1992 with a flight from ORD to CHS. I reach 1,000,000 on October 9, 2018 500 miles south of Adak, Alaska on a flight from SIN to LAX. My shortest flight was 67 miles from MKE to ORD. My longest was LAX to Singapore at 8,770 miles.
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Friday, October 12, 2018
Rather than using United miles to buy Apple products, just use the miles to fly business class on Lufthansa instead. It'll be much better value. Also flying to Portland or Manchester will save sales tax. The trip could pay for itself.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Unexpected United Airlines Co-Branding
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Thursday, October 4, 2018
United Upgrade Cleared
I'm Gold on United and my upgrade cleared, after I boarded. Still counts. I enjoyed the egg sandwich. The Goose Island wasn't my favorite style.
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Sunday, September 30, 2018
Virgin - Alaska
I was right, my Alaska A319 was still in Virgin America colors this week. They are making better progress than I anticipated.
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Friday, September 28, 2018
People are Evil
There are some miserable people out there, like the person in Denver who put outlet stickers around the terminal.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Airline Magazine Map
Delta and other massive carriers have made the in magazine route map useless, it's all just the route lines.
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Monday, September 24, 2018
Hilton Head Airport
I liked flying into Hilton Head airport (HHH). It has 3 flights a day to CLT on American E175's. It's a great option if a CLT connection and American Airlines are acceptable for you. Otherwise Savannah is great.
|The Entire Terminal Post Security|
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Saturday, September 22, 2018
New United Boarding Process
United has a new boarding process and I'll test it 3 times (maybe 4) this week. I'll let you know how it goes.
|Boarding is almost as annoying as deplaning|
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
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Saturday, September 15, 2018
First Time in Delta First
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
Flying to a new airport today - Hilton Head HHH.
|A321 to CLT then E175 to HHH|
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Monday, September 10, 2018
Photo Post F35
I don't have a F35 photo, but I saw one on my trip.
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Thursday, September 6, 2018
Hilton HHonors Status Match
Hilton will match your status in other programs and you can keep it until 2020 with a few stays.
|JFK has a Hilton Close By|
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Monday, September 3, 2018
Happy Labor Day
Does the holiday include airline management or just union represented jobs?
|Having a Union = Having Union Issues|
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Saturday, September 1, 2018
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Low clouds around SFO caused a 2 hour delay for me last night. I had an open middle seat, so it wasn't all bad.
|143 Seats - Not All Full on My Flight|
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Monday, August 27, 2018
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Friday, August 24, 2018
Free Shipping at the Boeing Store this Weekend
Just in time for my birthday, the Boeing Store is offering free shipping this weekend.
|Free Shipping Offer Not Valid on Aircraft|
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Thursday, August 23, 2018
More Travel Planning
Where to go for Thanksgiving? I like going places that don't celebrate the holiday.
|I Won't Take Spirit There|
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Mismatched Nose Cones
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Sunday, August 19, 2018
Not much interesting going on. Just planning a trip for my brother.
|Likely to Include an Air Canada Component|
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Thursday, August 16, 2018
Glad I Have Lifetime SPG Status
I'm glad I grabbed lifetime Platinum status with SPG last year and it will transfer to the combined Marriott program. The new numbers for lifetime Marriott status are a huge hurdle.
|Next Up - Lifetime United Status|
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Monday, August 13, 2018
Tax Haven Travel - Portland
Portland, OR is a great city for a weekend of beer, food, and shopping, especially since there is no sales tax. Downtown has a large mall and an Apple store. A little bit north, there are more brand specific shops and breweries. I enjoyed my stay the The Nines hotel and the MAX light rail is a great way to get into town from the airport and hop around central Portland.
The Portland Japanese Garden is a bit out of the city center, but a great morning or afternoon of tranquility. The airport has shops after security that sell beer and wine if you'd prefer to carry on liquid souvenirs.
|Horizon Q400 Departing Portland|
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Saturday, August 11, 2018
Another Photo PostSFO
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Thursday, August 9, 2018
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Saturday, August 4, 2018
AA Award Changes
My American Airlines saver award trip has changed 5 times in as many weeks. My original arrival time was backed up over 4 hours and I didn't want the new 5 hour connection, so I called reservations. Since the arrival time was greater than 4 hours different, I could pick any available flights to make my trip work, not just saver award flights. This was great news, because I could switch from an obnoxiously early departure time to a reasonable time. Added bonus, the new flight was on an A330 with flat bed seats. This was better than I booked.
|Old Flat Bed Seats|
Then my flight changed again. The connecting aircraft changed to an all coach E145 and arrival moved back 2 hours to 11:04PM. I booked first class and a 5:30 arrival originally. This was a non-starter and I call AA reservations. I was looking to cancel and rebook for an alternate airport.
|No First and No Fun Over 60 Minutes|
The reservations agent let me change my arrival airport and pick from any flight with seats. This was great, so I booked a reasonable flight and hope it will stick. I'm also back in first for both segments. The key is being persistent and having flight options to suggest to the phone agents before calling. Also 4 hours difference is the magic number for American agents to offer you anything reasonable.
|No Flat Bed Seats, but Open Bar|
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Thursday, August 2, 2018
New CRJ Cabin
The tube is the same diameter, but new CRJ 700's, 900's, and 1000's can have larger bins and in seat power as part of a cabin refresh from Bombardier. Offer not valid on CRJ 200's.
|Delta Will Have New Cabins on 20 new CRJ's|
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Antonov Volga Dnepr
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Sunday, July 29, 2018
Great 30 minute tribute to the Dash-8 from Piedmont Airlines.
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Thursday, July 26, 2018
Boeing 737 MAX Selling Well
The Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are a tweak of the previous version. They are quieter and more efficient, but still the same basic design (just lengthened tube) from before I was born. The new model is also selling well. That's too bad for passengers. Boeing needs a sales flop before they will take out a blank sheet of paper. The 737 is cramped and a fresh design would be more comfortable for passengers.
|737-500, Close Enough|
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Monday, July 23, 2018
Retro Photo Post
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Saturday, July 21, 2018
Hilton Points are Almost Worthless
Hilton out did Delta. Hilton award nights are dynamically priced and wildly expensive. I'm an SPG guy, but was looking around to see if better hotel program value could be found. It's been a while since I looked at Hilton and YIKES, awards got expensive. I think I'll go Marriott and Hyatt.
|Delta Also Has Wildly Expensive Awards|
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The 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend eating at least half of your grains as whole grains, and for good reasons. Whole grains or foods made from them (whole wheat flour, bread, pasta, etc.) contain all parts of the grain: the bran, the endosperm, and the germ.
Examples of whole grains include: amaranth, barley, buckwheat, millet, oats (including oatmeal), quinoa, rice (brown and colored), rye, sorghum, wheat, and wild rice. Refined grains (white flour, white bread, pasta, etc.) have been processed in a way that the bran and the germ are removed, leaving only the endosperm, ultimately stripping out all of the naturally-occurring nutrients.
Breakfast is a great time to eat whole grains, because they provide sustained energy to help get you through the morning. Before you go off stocking up on variety packs of flavored instant oatmeal, consider making them yourself at home.
One packet of packaged maple and brown sugar oatmeal can have about 160 calories and 12 grams of sugar. And who is even full after just one packet? Two is a must, bringing the total calorie and sugar content to 320 and 24 grams, respectively. Did I mention they also come with natural and artificial flavor, guar gum, and caramel color? P.S - that junk won't make you any faster!
Making your own version at home is easy and more nutritious. From the recipe below, each packet provides about 275 nutrient-dense calories, only 12 grams of sugar, and no fillers or artificial flavorings! Spend some time on a Sunday making as many of these as you want for the week.
If you are an athlete who needs more calories, add more rolled oats (also increasing the cooking liquid), dried fruit (also adds sugar), or nuts, or add in some unsweetened dried coconut flakes, ground flaxseeds, or chia seeds. After you have made this recipe a few times, change it up, swap chopped dried apricots for the raisins and unsweetened coconut flakes for the almonds and add a pinch of nutmeg—the variations are endless. I like to add a scoop of vanilla protein powder to mine, bumping the nutrition up even higher.
Homemade Oatmeal Packets (Serves 1)
½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
2 tablespoons sliced almonds
1 tablespoon raisins
2 teaspoons of brown sugar (or less to taste)
¼ - ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of sea salt
Combine all ingredients in a storage container until ready to eat.
When ready to eat, dump contents into a large, deep microwave safe bowl.
Add ¾ - 1 cup water, dairy, or non-dairy milk and microwave for 2-3 minutes, stirring half way through. Keep a close eye on it to make sure it doesn’t boil over.
Alternatively, you can dump the contents into a container and mix it with 6-8 ounces of yogurt the night before or right before eating for a chewy breakfast. This makes for a great no-cook breakfast you can grab and take with you to eat after a morning workout.
Lauren Larson is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) with a comprehensive private nutrition practice focused on sports nutrition-related diet and lifestyle modifications for active and athletic people. She is a passionate endurance athlete, avid trail runner, cyclist, and triathlete.