Starr Textiles Services, a commercial laundry provider for hotels, including the Hyatt Regency New Orleans downtown, is relocating from the Warehouse District to Jefferson Parish.
A commercial laundry company that serves some of New Orleans' largest hotels is moving its Warehouse District operations to an expanded facility in Jefferson Parish, in a $10 million investment that will employ 65 people, officials said Tuesday (April 2). Representatives with Jefferson Parish, the Jefferson Economic Development Commission and the firm, Starr Textile Services, made the announcement in an afternoon press conference.
The company, based in Foley, Ala., is buying a 56,000-square-foot warehouse at 312 Time Saver Ave., in the Elmwood business area. It plans to move its New Orleans operations there, including 40 employees, officials said. The new facility will be larger than the company's current metro area location, at 1152 Magazine St., and will add 25 more employees over the next two years.
"The New Orleans area has been very good to us," said Sheila Hodges, owner of SH Enterprises, the umbrella company that owns Starr. "Therefore, our commitment back to this area, and now to Jefferson Parish as well, is that we will continue to invest in the community."
The company said it expects to move into the new facility sometime in the late summer.
Hodges founded Starr Textiles in 2008 and set up a New Orleans facility two years ago, when it acquired Royal Laundry. Starr provides laundry services to several New Orleans hotels, including the 1,193-room Hyatt Regency New Orleans downtown, Hotel Monteleone, Royal Sonesta, and the J.W. Marriott.
Hodges said Starr's local facility has been running at capacity, and the firm is trucking laundry to Alabama for cleanup. Compared to that 24-hour cycle, she said, transporting laundry from downtown to Elmwood will be a breeze.
Starr also is moving near the plant of Pellerin Milnor, a Jefferson Parish-based manufacturer of commercial laundry equipment -- a factor that played a role in Starr's decision to relocate. Pellerin Milnor officials said they prepared specs for 15 different possible facilities Starr considered as it hunted for a new location for more than a year.
"Not only did Starr find a new home in Jefferson Parish, where the company can expand and find success, but it also moves closer to a company that can service its equipment needs," Jefferson Parish President John Young said.
The firm is receiving a $4.3 million U.S. Small Business Administration loan through JEDCO, the largest so-called SBA 504 loan in the commission's history.
The new facility will allow Starr to essentially double its capacity in our region to more than 6,000 pounds of laundry per hour, officials said. That will allow the firm to provide laundry service for about 5,000 hotel rooms daily, the parish said.
Starr operates a 30,000-square-foot facility in Alabama. The firm, which serves hotels from Louisiana to Florida, boasts of using environmentally friendly cleaning chemicals, heat reclamation systems and the laundry industry's lowest water usage per pound.


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Marcy Johnson has joined Mirror as its new vice president of treatment services. In that role, Marcy oversees Mirror’s addiction programs and services throughout Kansas, including four residential centers and 11 outpatient programs.
Marcy has strong background in health care and behavioral health management. Most recently she served as CEO and administrator for DaVita in Wichita. Previously she was clinic director for the Wichita Comprehensive Treatment Center (Acadia Healthcare). She has served in leadership positions for Emberhope and COMCARE, and has clinical background with Johnson County Mental Health, The Guidance Center and the Family Life Center. Additionally, she has taught courses at the collegiate level.
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text: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the supplementation of dl-methionine and l-lysine HCl into feed based on cafeteria standards to intestinal morphology of native chickens at 20 weeks-old. A total of 128 fourteen week-old native chickens were used in this study. The native chickens were divided into 4 treatments groups with 4 replications. The dietary treatments were: T0 (feed based on cafeteria standard), T1 (feed based on protein standard of NRC), T2 (cafeteria feed+0.09% dl-methionine+0.22% l-lysine HCl), T3 (cafeteria feed+0.19% dl-methionine+0.42% l-lysine HCl). The data collected were villus height, crypt depth and villus width of duodenum, jejunum and ileum of native chickens aged 20 weeks. The result of this study for T0, T1, T2 and T3 showed that villus height of duodenum were 863.03; 1237.85; 1171.60 and 1261.15 µm, crypt depth 212.70; 192.08; 210.25 and 251.85 µm, villus width 168.74; 168.53; 213.61 and 188.60 µm. Villus height of jejunum were 1381.48; 1088.70; 1072.68 and 1383.15 µm, crypt depth 272.,05; 261.83; 225.00 and 205.65 µm, villus width 188.28; 166.41; 216.26 and 182.95 µm. villus height of ileum were 798.03; 863.35; 882.88 and 828.70 µm, crypt depth 199.58; 199.58; 154.68 and 145.78 µm and villus width 181.13; 154.55; 201.25 dan 175.65 µm, respectively. It can be concluded that supplementation of dl-methionine and l-lysine HCl was not effected upon villus height, crypt depth and villus width of duodenum, jejunum and ileum of native chickens aged 20 weeks.

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Afghanistan Earthquake: Scores Feared Dead In Baghlan Province After Landslides
By Rahim Faiez and Heidi Vogt
As many as 100 people are feared dead in an earthquake and landslide that buried more than 20 houses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said.
Rescuers have so far pulled two women's bodies from the rubble of the landslide in Baghlan province, said provincial Gov. Abdul Majid. The U.N. confirmed one other death and said houses were destroyed across five districts.
A massive landslide of mud and rocks buried houses so deep in the remote mountain village of Sayi Hazara that rescuers gave up trying to use shovels to dig through the buried buildings, said Jawed Basharat, a spokesman for the provincial police chief who was part of a team that examined the village after the slide. There were no visible signs of the buildings underneath.
"We need bulldozers or other machinery to remove all this earth and get the bodies out, or the survivors if there are any," Basharat said.
They knew how many houses were buried only from information provided by area residents, who said between 25 and 30 houses disappeared in the landslide.
An earthquake measuring a magnitude 5.4 struck the Hindu Kush region Monday morning, followed by a 5.7 quake, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Both were felt as far away as the Afghan capital, Kabul, where buildings shook.
Baghlan province's Burka district, the site of the landslide, is a remote collection of mountain villages. It takes more than two hours to drive the approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the provincial capital of Pul-e-Khumri to the area.
The police led a team of rescue workers and medics from Pul-e-Khumri, but discovered on arrival that they could be of little use. The handful of people who survived the landslide had already been driven to clinics.
"The ambulances were there, but there was no one to put in the ambulances," Basharat said.
The U.N. said in a statement that it was working with local authorities to try to help in the rescue effort but did not provide details. Basharat said the police team was the only group to arrive on Monday, and they returned to Pul-e-Khumri when they realized there was nothing they could do.
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Distribution and Numbers
The Relict Gull Larus relictus is a globally rare and little-known species, breeding in Mongolia, Kazakhstan, parts of China and southern Russia (Birdlife 2003), and suspected of wintering mainly in the northern part of the Yellow Sea (Moores & Moores, 2002). Its total world population has been estimated recently at between 2 500 and 10 000 individuals and declining (Birdlife International, 2003). It is therefore classified as Vulnerable, threatened by increasing disturbance in breeding areas and by massive reclamation of intertidal areas in the Yellow Sea.
In South Korea, records of wintering birds range from between ca 6 and 185 individuals (with largest numbers coinciding with very cold winters, as in 2000/2001) and extreme dates falling between late November and early March, with stragglers into April. It is quite likely that fairly significant numbers are both underreported and still overlooked, especially as the species prefers the outer parts of tidal-flats and is not well-known by Korean birdwatchers.
Although claimed by Malling Olsen and Larsson (2003) to be wintering largely along the eastern coast of China into Viet Nam, there is very little supporting evidence for this. Rather, all the highest counts of the species have come from the northern part of the Yellow (or Bohai) Sea, either from "Happy Island" on the Hebei coast in autumn, or more recently from Tianjin Municipality, where there were 1,645 Relict Gull in March 2003 at the Tianjin Paleocoastal and Wetlands National Nature Reserve (Liu Yang et al, 2003), and 3,362 along a 6-km stretch of inter-tidal flats also in Tianjin municipality, on January 3rd, 2004 (Paul Holt in lit.), both areas with very extensive sand and sand-mud mix tidal flats.
Considering this distribution it is not all surprising that the highest numbers of Relict Gull in South Korea are recorded in severe winters, presumably when seas and tidal-flats are frozen further north. Birds along the east coast (including most of those wintering at the Nakdong estuary) are presumably those moving south from the Russian Maritimes or perhaps the Tumen Delta and the eastern coast of the DPRK.
Identification and Behavior
The Relict Gull is a reasonably easy species to identify if seen well due to its feeding behavior and structure, as well as its plumage and bare parts coloration. The species is found in four main age groups in Korea: First Winter (comprising the vast majority in mild winters); Second Winter; and Adult, either in non-breeding or breeding plumage (the latter from late February). The Relict Gull falls between Black-headed Larus ridibindus and Common GullLarus canus kamtschatschensis in size, but appears rather longer-necked, more pigeon-chested, and and perhaps proportionately shorter-legged with smallish feet, than either of these species.
Gangneung, April 2002, © Choi Soon-Kyoo.
plumage, Song Do, Incheon, February 2003.
© Nial Moores/Birds Korea.
© Charlie Moores/Birds Korea,
First Winters are most easily confused with Common Gull. However, unlike Common Gull they look almost white-headed, with a band of heavy streaking on the nape, an almost clean rather pale grey “saddle” (much paler than typical “Eastern" Common Gull”) contrasting with dark-centred tertials and a variably brown wash on the coverts of the closed wing. Diagnostically, the legs and bill appear black or blackish, and the eye-ring thick and heavy, giving birds a rather sleepy and “primitive” look.
Second Winters typically have reduced head and nape markings (often peppered with light grey flecks), show only weak dark markings in the tertials, and lack obvious white tips to the primaries of the closed wing.
Winter adults are perhaps more easily overlooked as Black-headed Gull, being largely white-headed with only variable grayish spotting on the nape, dark reddish legs and a bi-colored bill: deep red base and darker distal half. The structure and primary pattern is, however, typically distinctive showing quite prominent Saunders's Gull Larus saundersi-like white tips at rest, and a broad black wing-tip (closest to Common Gull) in flight.
Flying birds also have a distinctive shape, appearing rather “hump-backed” and small-headed.
Wintering birds appear to be superbly adapted to extreme weather conditions. A flock of 143 at Song Do, Incheon, in the very severe winter of 2000/2001, roosted on sea ice during the high-tide, waited as other birds started to feed in dense flocks on the first exposed tidal-flats, and only when extensive areas of tidal-flat were exposed and other species more spread out, did they all start to walk out from the roost, slowly fanning out towards the sea edge, picking at shellfish and other tidal-flat animals.
Unpublished South Korean counts Known to Birds Korea
The following are a list of counts made since 2000 which are not yet listed by Birdlife International (2003) in their online account, but which will be forwarded on to it by Birds Korea (Pre-2000 counts, including a peak of 65 in January 1991 (at the Nakdong estuary) are detailed at www.rdb.or.id/view_html.php?class=123&op=larureli.
We welcome any additional records or corrections:
|February 2||8, Suncheon Bay, Jeollanam Province (Nial Moores, Kim Kyung-Won)|
|February 10||8, all First-winters, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores)|
|February 18||12 , Suncheon Bay, Jeollanam Province (11 First winters, one second-winter) (Nial Moores)|
|December 11||ca 5, Jumunjin, Gangwon Province (Jon King, photographs in Malling Olsen and Larsson, 2003)|
|January 12||25, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores and Kim Su-Kyung)|
|January 14||14, Suncheon Bay, Jeollanam Province (Nial Moores, Kim Su-Kyung)|
|January 20||Two first winters, Posong Bay, Jeollanam Province (Nial Moores, Kim Su-Kyung)|
|Late-January||One, Asan Bay, Gyeonggi Bay (Nial Moores, Kim Su-Kyung)|
|February 3||Peak count of 143 (at least 83 adults), Song Do, Incheon (Nial and Charlie Moores)|
|December 8||Two, Song Do, Incheon (Nial Moores and Sunbird)|
|December 29||Three, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores)|
|January 7||One second-winter, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores, Kim Su-Kyung)|
|January 10||One, Suncheon Bay, Jeollanam Province (Nial Moores, Kim Su-Kyung)|
|January 19||One first-winter, Geum River estuary, Jeollabuk Province (Nial Moores, Kim Su-Kyung)|
|January 29||Three, Song-Do, Incheon (Nial Moores)|
|February 6||One First Winter and one Second Winter, Song Do, Incheon (Nial and Charlie Moores)|
|April 14||Breeding plumaged adult, Gangneung, Gangwon Province (Choi Soon-Kyoo)|
|December 13||2 First winters, Pohang, Gyeongsanbuk Province (Andy Stoddart and Sunbird)|
|December 25||2 adults and 1 first winter, Nakdong Estuary (Sean Minns)|
|December 27||8, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores)|
|December 31||10, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores and Tim Allison)|
|January 10||Three, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores)|
|February 12||2, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores)|
|February 14||14, Song Do, Incheon (13 adults), (Nial Moores and Bob Walton)|
|February 15||14, Song Do, Incheon (10 adults, one Second Winter, 2 First Winters, one un-aged) (Nial Moores and Bob Walton)|
|February 19||Ten, Song Do, Incheon (Nial Moores, Gary and Marlene Babic)|
|March 17||One First Winter, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores)|
|April 27||One First Winter, Geum estuary, Jeollabuk Province (Tim Allison)|
|November 23||Three, Song Do, Incheon (Tim Edelsten)|
|December 28||Four, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores, Barry Heinrich)|
|December 28||Two, Song Do, Incheon (Tim Edelsten)|
|January 9||Two, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores and Tim Edelsten)|
|January 13||3 (one adult, 2 First Winters) Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores, Peter and Erwin Collins)|
|February 8||3, Song Do, Incheon (Tim Edelsten)|
|February 24||One First Winter, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores)|
|March 18||One First Winter, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Nial Moores)|
|March 28||One First Winter, Gangwol Lake, Seosan, ChungCheongnam Province (Nial Moores, Ryan and Kara Lewantowicz)|
|October 30||One first winter, Dongjin estuary, Saemangeum (Nial Moores and Peter Mann)|
|January 10||Two, Nakdong estuary, Busan (Oliver Nieheus, Berit Ullrich)|
|January 12||One First winter, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk Province (Kim Sung-Hyun)|
|January 22||One Second Winter, Song Do, Incheon (Nial Moores)|
|January 23||One adult, Song Do, Incheon (Nial Moores, Gruff and Sara Dodd, Clive and Eleanor Hurley, Kingsley and Sharon Parker)|
|January 25||Seven or eight, Song Do, Incheon (Mochizuki Kenji)|
- Birdlife International (2003). Red Data Book Threatened Birds of Asia. Online version (at: www.rdb.or.id).
- Liu Y., Zhang Z-W, Zhang Y. & H-C Su. (2003). Record congregation of Relict Gull Larus relictus during the migration season. OBC Bulletin Number 38, December 2003.
- Malling Olsen, K & H. Larsson (2003). Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America. Published by Helm.
- Moores, N. & C. Moores (2002), Wetlands: Korea's most threatened habitat. Oriental Bird Club Bulletin 36, pp. 54-60.


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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Teens using ‘Party drugs’ feed addiction denial
An increase in the use of party drugs is beginning to worry authorities.
The majority of individuals who use party drugs regularly, notably adolescents under the age of 21, don’t believe they have an addiction.
“The majority of teens who use party drugs do not believe they have a problem and normally they are younger than the heroin addicts,” said the president of the Association for the Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers.
The abuse of ketamine and other party drugs has been linked to an array of cognitive difficulties, brain damage, heart failure, delirium and in some cases, death.
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About two or three weeks ago I started getting a burning pain on the right back of my neck. At first I just figured I was on the computer too long. but it is getting worse. I tried putting a lotion for pain and the burning sensation got much worse. I had to was the lotion off with cold water. I do get a little releif when I lay on a heating pad. Does anyone out there have had this experience and how do they fix it.
I was going to the chriopractor but he was rough in snaping my neck that I stopped about a month ago. Is it possible that there is a connection?
all of the published studies to date about chriopractic neck manipulation, agree that the risk is extremely low. Overall, a ratio of one to two cases per million neck adjustments represents a conservative and generally recognized estimate.
So,don't too worry. you should go to see orthopaedic doctor if pain constant.
I just got the same pain today i dont know what it is from but it is now tingling. I swear i didnt scratch the back of my neck today. I am a Colorguard for minnesota's 728 cadets marching band and we had a parade today. We had do hairspray our hair and puff it up but right when i got home from the event i thouroghly washed my hair. I dont know what it is or how to get rid of it!
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Lyricist Marilyn Bergman The Oscar, Grammy, and Emmy- winning lyricist died at the age of 93 at her home in Los Angeles early Saturday morning with 96 year old husband Alan Bergman and their daughter Julie by her side,according to reports .
Marilyn‘s cause of death has been revealed as respiratory failure, which was not related to COVID-19.The Bergaman married in 1958 and were one of the most enduring , successful and productive songwriting partnerships in movie music history
Marilyn and Alan were a powerful couple in Hollywood, together winning three Oscars : two Best Original Song awards for “The Windmills of Your Mind” from The Thomas Crown Affair and “The Way We Were” from Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford‘s film of the same name, along with the Best Original Score award for Barbra‘s movie Yentl.
Shortly after news of Marilyn‘s death broke, Barbra took to Twitter to remember Marilyn. Barbra tweeted ,“Marilyn and Alan Bergman were like family, as well as brilliant lyricists,” .
“We met over 60 years ago backstage at a little night club, and never stopped loving each other and working together. Their songs are timeless, and so is our love. May she rest in peace. With love, Barbra.”Marilyn and Alan were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame together in 1980.Our thoughts are with Marilyn‘s loved ones during this difficult time.


text: show chapters Image sharing website Pinterest said on Monday it would offer 75 million of its Class A shares as part of its initial public offer and priced them in the range of $15 to $17 per share. The company, which plans to list under the symbol "PINS" on the New York Stock Exchange, was valued at $12 billion in its last fundraising round in 2017. The social media company is set to launch its investor roadshow today. Each Pinterest Class B share will be convertible into one Class A share and entitle shareholders to 20 votes, the company said. Pinterest Class B shareholders will initially hold about 99.2% of voting power following the IPO. Pinterest users "pin" items they like so that their friends and followers can view curated lists of subjects such as recipes, clothing items, household goods, and places to travel. That all provides valuable and targeted data about consumers' interests and their intent to buy. \u2014CNBC contributed to this report.

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This month, Kunal was joined by Linz of Vodun, solo producer Metalogue, both of whom have gigs with Chaos Theory coming up in September, and Fluff, who’s recently collaborated with Metalogue.
In this edition, Kunal was joined by Drew and Andrea of Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster, who surprised us with an exclusive premiere of their new single “Truth Escapes”, as well as tunes by some of their influences, plus we played brand new music from some of the acts we’ve announced for the coming autumn of Chaos.
Listen below to our latest podcast, first broadcast on 199radio on Tuesday 3rd July 2018.
Host Kunal is joined by Aditya Bhatt and a few other friends, as they play music of epic proportions.
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Before I visited the WeWork Medellin, I had the perception that I can’t afford a WeWork membership, at least in the beginning of my entrepreneurial journey because WeWork is the Rolls-Royce among co-working spaces in terms of amenities and pricing. A while ago, I read an article that WeWork has a similar valuation like Airbnb, which caught my eye. WeWork is still flying under the radar given that they are the largest office tenant in New York City (sic!). At the time, I checked the prices for a hot desk in Berlin and was appalled by the high price tag. Right now, a hot desk in Berlin costs between 350€ and 380€ (plus taxes), which is more than I am willing to pay for a desk. I think this price point is only attractive for large companies who have remote employees.
I assumed that the prices were the same everywhere, but there is a considerable variation across countries, cities and locations within a city. That makes sense given the local differences in co-working offerings, real estate prices, local demand and purchasing power. For example, a hot desk in Medellin costs only around 155€ (plus taxes). Therefore, it’s worth checking out the prices in your city of interest and decide on a case by case basis.
The benchmark: La Casa Redonda
I love La Casa Redonda, my current co-working space in Laureles, but when I heard that WeWork has opened up a co-working space in Poblado recently, I had to check it out. I have never been to a WeWork co-working space and I was keen to see what all the hype was about. Co-working spaces come in all forms and sizes and La Casa Redonda and WeWork are both on opposite sides of the spectrum. La Casa Redonda was started by a collective of Colombian friends and has a very artsy and personal feel to it. The crowd is a diverse mix of creatives, entrepreneurs, freelancers and startups. It has a studio which houses a painter, a paper artist, and a tattoo artist. The Redondos are one big family and two adorable dogs are part of it.
WeWork, on the other hand, is a multinational with a valuation of $20 billion and deep pockets to expand aggressively. They have 477 locations in 95 cities at the time of writing this article. They are known for their state of the art offices in prime locations, and they take pride in their global community.
In a way, it’s global capital vs. local creatives. Both co-working spaces are located in different neighborhoods, so they are not competing directly yet. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if WeWork opens more co-working spaces in Medellin soon. For me, it doesn’t make sense to commute from Laureles to Poblado and vice versa because I am a big proponent of living within walking distance of your workspace to save time and nerves.
Working for a day at the WeWork co-working space in Medellin
I booked a free tour online. I recommend using the contact form of the specific location and not the general one for a free day pass, where I booked two times without getting a response. Before the tour, I listened to an episode of How I Built This, where one of the co-founders tells the founding story of WeWork. I like the podcast How I Built This in general, but this has been my favorite episode so far.
On the day of the tour, I took a taxi to the Santa Fé Mall and walked from there to the neighboring WeWork building. I arrived at 10 AM and talked to the receptionist, who sent me to the 17th floor, where the hot seat area is located. The community manager welcomed me and showed me around the building. The kitchen and the community area were huge and impressive. Everything was bright and modern and similar to how I would imagine the offices of companies like Facebook or Google. WeWork spaces are known for perks like free craft beer on a tab and micro-roasted coffee. According to a recent WSJ article, the unlimited beer is going to be limited soon though. I was pleasantly surprised to see a sufficient number of phone booths in the hot desk area. Shockingly few co-working spaces have them, and people have to misuse the meeting room or find a quiet corner for calls. The best part was the big terrace and the view over the high-rise buildings in Poblado and the surrounding mountains. There is something magical about working on your laptop and overseeing the Andes Mountains.
The hot desk costs COL$570,000 (plus taxes), which is excellent value for money, considering the amenities and the view. By comparison, I pay COL$433,000 (plus taxes) for my monthly La Casa Redonda membership. The only catch is that the hot desks were fully booked at the time of my visit, which is remarkable given that it just opened a couple of weeks ago. The small offices (1-4 people) were also already fully booked. WeWork offers more expensive dedicated desks for COL$820.000 (plus taxes) as an alternative. With a dedicated desk, you have your own desk in a large private office. The offices are quiet and situated on a lower floor, but you can use the hot desk area as well. Naturally, the number of tenants is fluctuating and you can always check online if a spot opened up and pounce when the opportunity presents itself. The hot desk area was relatively empty even though it was fully booked at the time and I sat down at the desk with the best view over the mountains.
The majority of tenants were young Colombian professionals (≈90%) dressed in business chic. During my visit, there was a pitch event with education startups in the communal area, and in the evening there was a member networking event with free finger food and superb gin and tonic. I talked for a bit with the friendly community manager, who told me that he was the first hire in Medellin.
La Casa Redonda vs. WeWork Medellin
I left the WeWork space impressed. If I would start a company with employees, I would probably rent an office there. It’s the perfect working environment and very representative at the same time. I can also see myself working from WeWork for a couple of months for writing a book. The view is very inspiring and pushes you to creative peak performance. Based on my small sample size of one day working there I got the impression that the community is more geared towards startups and Iess towards freelancers and solopreneurs.
Nevertheless, I wouldn’t want to miss the creative vibes of La Casa Redonda. Not to mention the dogs and the overall friendly atmosphere. You can feel the difference between a collective, which grew organically over time and a multinational, who hires a community manager for each city. The community manager was great, but you can still feel the difference between a top-down and a bottom-up community approach.
Alternative in Poblado
For the sake of completeness, I am going to mention another nice co-working space in Poblado. I have worked for two days at the Selina co-working space, which is a good alternative when you want to work within walking distance of Parque Lleras. Selina is significantly cheaper then WeWork. A monthly hotdesk membership sets you back a measly COL$225.000 (plus taxes). That’s less than half than what you pay for a WeWork membership. The co-working space is also new and stylish, but less so than WeWork. To be fair, it’s going to be hard to find a more dapper co-working space than WeWork.
Selina Cowork has one cool feature, which WeWork (to my knowledge) doesn’t have. They have a relaxation room with mattresses, where you can take a break and meditate or nap. When I worked there, I used the room for a 10 minutes power nap. I had the room for myself and afterward, I felt refreshed and ready for a second writing session. More co-working spaces should have a relaxation room, IMHO. Another key difference is the demographic of the coworkers. I saw mainly freelancers and solopreneurs and fewer startups at Selina. The Colombians to Foreigner ratio is 10/90 and therefore inverted in comparison with WeWork. The more international makeup makes sense given that the co-working space is part of the Selina Hostel. The hostel factor contributes to a fast turnover of coworkers, which can be seen as a positive or negative depending on your preferences. As a side note, the WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann has invested heavily in the Selina chain.
Long story short, the choice of a co-working space comes down to your personal budget and preferences. To allow a better comparison, let’s assume La Casa Redonda and WeWork were located right next to each other in Poblado. WeWork has the resources to invest in state of the art amenities and design and it shows in their co-working space. Therefore it’s almost impossible to beat WeWork in this domain. A unique feature of the WeWork space in Medellin is the spectacular view over the Andes Mountains. The price of 155€ (plus taxes) for a hot desk is also great value for money. If you want to work in a sleek and modern office, there is no way around WeWork. The only downside is the shortage of hot desks, so you might have to pay for a more expensive dedicated desk.
In comparison, I also like the artsy and creative style of La Casa Redonda, but it can’t compete with a view over the Andes. The biggest strength of La Casa Redonda is its awesome community and welcoming atmosphere. The exchange with my coworkers so far has been invaluable. Right now, the community aspect is more important for me, so I am still preferring La Casa Redonda. Nonetheless, the rapid success of the WeWork co-working space in Medellin demonstrates the huge potential of the city and it’s always good to have more options. Now you know everything you need to know about WeWork in Medellin. The rest is up to you,
PS: Feel free to use my referral link when you sign up for a WeWork membership.


Programmatic innovations to address challenges in tuberculosis prevention and care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Citation: Programmatic innovations to address challenges in tuberculosis prevention and care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Abstract: To avoid a reversal of progress from the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, new knowledge and lessons from successful programmatic innovations are urgently needed to improve TB prevention and care. Experience can provide evidence for innovative approaches and strategies to maintain and scale up high-quality TB services. WHO therefore called for case studies on programmatic innovations that address emerging challenges in TB prevention and care during the pandemic in order to collect and disseminate the findings to the TB community. Between November 2020 and February 2021, a total of 23 case studies relevant to the call were accepted from 19 countries in the six regions of WHO. The lessons learnt from these country activities to ensure the continuity of essential services like TB care in the face of the crippling crisis may also inform strategies for minimizing the impact of future emerging pathogens on health services.
Author(s): World Health Organization
Resource Type: Reports
Source: World Health Organization
Filed under: Case studies, COVID-19, Prevention, Report, TB care, TB services, WHO


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Just yesterday, President Uhuru Kenyatta led the country in getting vaccinated against Covid-19. Previously, citizens had complained that the jab may not be safe because the leaders were not taking it.
Now that they acted as role model, people have come out in large number to receive the jab. Infact, some centers fell short of the vaccine. The fear is no more!…good leaders lead by example!
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Electric Motorcycle Startup Daman Adds Two More Bikes To Lineup
"Canadian electric motorcycle startup Damon Motors is expanding their offerings with two more models and a subscription service for buyers of their tech-heavy machines."
Canadian electric motorcycle startup Damon Motors is expanding its offerings with two more models and a subscription service for buyers of their tech-heavy machines. Damon’s CEO, Jay Giraud, talked to Forbes.com earlier this week about the bikes, and also included some details on a major technical aspect of the machines called, appropriately, HyperDrive.
But first, Giraud said that despite the pandemic, demand for the company’s bikes continues, even after the 25 $40,000 “Founder’s Edition” HyperSport bikes sold out in a matter of days earlier this year. Now, Damon is offering two less expensive models with prices more in line with competitors like Zero.
Called the HyperSport SX and SE, the bikes will come in at $19,995 and $16,995 respectively. The HyperSport (aka the HS) and the HyperSport Premiere models remain in the lineup at $24,995 and $39,995. All prices are before any state or federal incentives, which can trim the tab by many thousands of dollars.
The SX will put out 150hp with a 150-mile range and 155mph top speed, and the SE will make 108 ponies with a 100-mile range and 120mph peak, as specified by Damon. Torque across the lineup is 200-foot pounds. The new bikes are very similar in appearance to the other models in the lineup. Onboard charging capabilities include 6.6kW and 19.2kW DC fast charging across the model lineup. Additionally, all of the bikes will include Damon’s signature tech packages, including the Shift system that allows ergonomic changes on the fly and the CoPilot safety alert system, which alerts riders to dangers around the bike they might not be able to immediately see.
Along those lines, Giraud also detailed the HyperDrive system that will be at the core of each machine. Giraud told me during the early development of the bikes that he planned to make the battery and drivetrain package a stressed member of the bikes’ frame, a tricky path technically but if done successfully, simplifies construction while also saving weight and maximizing battery storage space.
Indeed, the top line HyperSport bikes will carry batteries with over 20kWh of capacity, far more than the current competition. The $20,000-ish Zero SR/S, which I rode at length over the summer, carries a rectangular 14.4kWh pack inside its frame and was typically good for just a bit less than 100 miles in mixed riding. Damon says they are shooting for ranges closer to 200 miles once the bikes ship to customers.
Additionally, Giraud has said the top-line machines will have “200/200/200” capabilities: 200 miles of range, 200 mile an hour capability, and 200 pound-feet of torque, which should make the Damon bikes enormously quick, even if they come in at over 500 pounds, which is close to where the Zero SR/S tips the scales. Giraud also hinted that the torque figure might be a bit... conservative.
The HyperDrive approach also gives Damon an easily configurable “core” they can build other model types around, such as dual sports, three-wheelers, side-by-sides, small utility vehicles, and more, if they decide to go in those directions.
Another new wrinkle Damon will make available to buyers is a subscription service for the bikes. Giraud explained that they had done the math and that if buyers wanted to be able to trade their Damon bikes in down the line for a newer model, it made financial sense, plus it would give Damon a second fleet of used bikes that they could update and recondition to factory spec before reselling them. Giraud said Tesla offers a similar service for used models and that he believed buyers were more likely to trust the condition of a used bike coming from the OEM than taking their chances in the open market, where it can be tough to know what you’re really getting until well after the sale, especially with the new crop of electric bikes. Information given to Forbes.com indicates the subscription prices will range from $240 to $550 per month depending on the model.
And lastly, Giraud reminded me that the Damon bikes will feature V2H (”Vehicle to Home”) tech, or in other words, the bike can power your home for a while in case of a power outage buy essentially functioning as a big battery. This is not really a new idea and it’s already common practice in some places like China, where electrical infrastructure can be sketchy in some of the more remote areas. Tech-wise, the onboard charger on the HyperSports basically works “both ways,” both charging the bike but also allowing power to be drawn from the bike’s battery. This functionality will be controlled via the Damon app on a smartphone.
So, when will the bikes be ready? Giraud said the COVID-19 outbreak has been a challenge but the company remains in stable condition and a spokesperson said the current timeline points to mass production commencing in 2022. Stay tuned for more updates.
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WASHINGTON, August 8, 2019 — Following more than six years of public input and review, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Thursday introduced a proposal to maintain the agency’s existing radiofrequency exposure limits.
These limits are set in close consultation with the Food and Drug Administration and other health agencies, said Julius Knapp, chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology.
The United States’ RF exposure limits are among the most stringent in the world for cell phones, Knapp added.
In a press release, the agency referenced a letter from Jeffrey Shuren, director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, in which Shuren said that no changes to the existing standards were currently warranted.
“Based on our ongoing evaluation of this issue, the totality of the available scientific evidence continues to not support adverse health effects in humans caused by exposures at or under the current radiofrequency energy exposure limits,” Shuren wrote. “We believe the existing safety limits for cell phones remain acceptable for protecting the public health.”
The draft item establishes a uniform set of guidelines using metrics around frequency, distance, and power to determine how entities assess their compliance with RF standards. These guidelines will replace the previous rules, which were inconsistent and service-specific.
It also seeks comment on establishing a rule to formalize the agency’s existing methods of determining compliance with the RF exposure standard for devices operating at high frequencies.
An inquiry into the RF exposure limits and policies was opened by the FCC in 2013. At the time, the agency stated in a press release that it was confident in the existing guidelines and was simply reexamining them as a matter of good government.
Some scientists have cautioned that RF waves from cell phones might potentially lead to tumors, according to the American Cancer Society. However, current research has not conclusively established a link between cell phone usage and health problems.
Google, Reliant On Success of 5G, Says It Wants Government-Funded Test Beds for Open RAN
Company says that the next generation of its products depend on 5G progress.
WASHINGTON, October 20, 2021 — Google made its case for regulators to make room for greater public-private collaboration in the wake of 5G and more research into open radio access network technologies.
Speaking at the Federal Communications Bar Association’s “What’s New and Next in Wireless” session on Tuesday, Michael Purdy from Google’s product and policy team emphasized Google’s interest in the emerging 5G landscape, but wants a “collaborative environment” for innovation.
“5G is exciting because of Google’s products depend on 5G,” he said. “[Our] products can’t come to market without it.” Google’s recent product launches include smart-home technologies. Purdy says their products’ benefits are enhanced as 5G is deployed.
Google, like the technology sector at large, is building on the innovation that the “app economy” produced using existing 4G technology and plans to expand their software capabilities with 5G. “The app economy benefited consumers,” Purdy says. “Our lifestyles are going to depend on 5G.” For telehealth, “real time medical advice needs low latency [and] high speeds.”
However, Google hopes for better regulatory conditions during 5G deployment. “We haven’t been as focused on the FCC [for guidance] . . . we want stability to determine spectrum policy.”
Purdy said the company hopes to work collaboratively with government to find solutions for wider 5G deployment. “[We] want to know what position the government takes in creating an open RAN environment.”
The company said it wants government funded-test beds for open RAN, research into development to ensure that “the downside costs are defrayed.” In overcoming these challenges to 5G deployment, Purdy said Google wants the government to foster a “collaborative environment” to develop open RAN. “We don’t want government picking winners and losers in the innovation process” he said.
Purdy added that spectrum sharing between licensed and unlicensed users “can be good for consumers and for industry.”
The Federal Communications Commission has pushed for ways to develop open RAN to minimize network security risk, as the movement has gained significant momentum. FCC Acting Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel has described open RAN as having “extraordinary potential for our economy and national security.”
Huawei Avoids Network Security Questions, Pushes 5G Innovation
Huawei’s CTO avoided questions about concerns over its network infrastructure security as countries ban its products.
WASHINGTON, October 19, 2021 — Huawei’s chief technology officer did not address questions Monday about the company’s network security practices during a session on how 5G drives economic growth, but said the focus should be on the evolutionary technology instead.
Paul Scanlan, Huawei’s CTO in the carrier business group, focused his presentation at the Economist Impact Innovation@Work conference on the promise of 5G technology and ignored concerns about network safety.
“We can service more customers with 5G” to start bridging the digital divide, he said. The pandemic has given the company an insight into customer behavior to better channel its data traffic needs. “5G performs better for the types of services we use now” he says, such as video streaming and user-generated content.
Scanlan avoided specific questions about his company’s technology and steered the conversation toward providing faster speeds for the health care industry. “Give me some use instances where the company has introduced 5G and helped companies be efficient” asked the moderator, Ludwig Siegele. “I’d like to stick on the health care sector, that’s more topical as you can imagine,” Scanlan responded.
“People are missing [innovation in 5G] because of geopolitical issues around the world,” said Scanlan. “Being able to collect the data and analyze it is where the business benefit lies . . . 5G adoption through the [standardized network] ecosystem is very important and we see this with 5G” for interoperability with other companies and providers.
Huawei’s promotion of their telecommunications products continues as the U.S. maintains national security sanctions against the tech giant. The impact of U.S. sanctions results a drop in sales for the company in 2021. The FCC has also recommended that Huawei’s equipment be listed as “high risk” to U.S. network security. Huawei told the FCC it cannot show the company’s equipment is a threat to U.S. networks.
Huawei’s global head of cybersecurity said this summer that President Joe Biden‘s executive order banning investments in Chinese companies is a “policy misstep” that will not only lose the U.S. a huge market, but will just make the company more self-sufficient.
Celebrating Progress on 5G, the FCC’s Brendan Carr Urges Broadband Mapping
5G crusader Commissioner Brendan Carr voiced pride in the FCC’s focus on 5G over the past four years
WASHINGTON, October 15, 2021–Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr on Friday celebrated U.S. progress in 5G wireless investment and urged the completion of the agency’s broadband mapping initiative.
Speaking a the Free State Foundation gala luncheon, Carr argued that the United States has progressed in its 5G investments and is catching up to foreign networks. ”Years ago we imaged the U.S. would be left behind in 5G,” he said.
He touted his and former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s efforts to “remove the red tape.” Enabling the private sector has paid off, he said: The U.S. has jumped 20 places on the country internet speed index, signaling the installation of more robust U.S. 5G networks.
Further, the FCC should complete its broadband mapping process and take caution with the federal money allocated toward broadband deployment, he said, adding that he asked the FCC earlier this year to complete its map by fall 2021.
“There’s planning that can take place when the maps are completed” he said, reflecting a desire from the public and private sector for better, more accurate broadband maps.
He also said that federal money allocated toward the FCC’s efforts to bridge the digital divide should be used carefully, and that money to connect unconnected Americas should not be wasted.
Carr celebrated American investment in 5G progress earlier this year, calling U.S. leadership in 5G “one of the greatest success stories in of the past four years.” In that time, the FCC opened up more than six gigahertz of spectrum for 5G services.
Former FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly also gave remarks at the event, expressing concern about the federal Made In America policy’s implications on the telecommunications sector.
The Made in America policy refers to President Biden’s push to increase American made content in supply chains. O’Rielly, who left the Commission in December 2020, argued that the policy limits telecommunications companies to the kinds of products that can be made available to consumers.
He also questioned “what it means to be an American manufacturer” because foreign companies are “in essence, being punished by law” for having “investments in the U.S. with U.S. workers as part of a U.S. subsidiary.”
In O’Rielly’s view, the location of the companies headquarters does not impact its national security risk to the U.S.
The remarks by Carr and O’Rielly were at the 15th anniversary celebration for the free-market think tank. Carr said that the foundation has been an “invaluable resource” and has been cited more than 200 times in FCC decisions.
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It's Official, Ozzy camp confirms Zakk Wylde is out for Blizzcon
According to his official website, OZZY OSBOURNE will be performing today (Saturday, August 22nd) at the Anaheim Convention Center as part of the closing ceremonies at BlizzCon '09. However, Due to Zakk Wylde's current touring commitments with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and Mike Bordin's ongoing reunion tour with FAITH NO MORE, Ozzy will be playing with guitarist, Gus G (FIREWIND), and drummer, Tommy Clueftos for this special performance. They will be joining current Osbourne band members, Blasko (bass) and Adam Wakeman (keyboards).
His site adds: "Ozzy loves the challenge of working with new musicians and is enjoying the sound and energy that this band has been producing in rehearsals this week. Catch Ozzy's performance as part of DirecTV's pay-per-view airing of BlizzCon '09, which is also available as an internet stream from www.blizzcon.com."


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By Arts Reporter Andy Ta
In The Handmaiden, one of the highlight films this year at VIFF, director Park Chan-wook takes us to Korea under Japanese occupation in this adaptation of Fingersmith, by Welsh novelist Sarah Waters. The synopsis reads like a straightforward grifter plot. Sook-hee (Kim Tae-ri), a young pickpocket, is hired by a conman (Ha Jung-woo) posing as a Japanese count in order to help him seduce a wealthy Japanese heiress named Lady Hideko (Kim Min-hee) and seize her inheritance. Things get complicated, however, as Sook-hee finds herself falling in love with Hideko and her loyalties in flux. The film that follows is one based around untangling the knots that the characters have tied themselves into and unravelling somewhat convoluted plot threads as the story is told and retold until we arrive at an ending based on personal liberation.
But no plot summary captures the real intricacies of the film: Hideko’s Japanophile uncle (a Korean collaborator with the imperial government) dedicated to all things Japan, or the moments of slapstick in the most incongruous of times, or (and it would be remiss not to mention this) the gloriously over-the-top sex scenes between Sook-hee and Hideko. For a film so grounded in the emotional experiences, wants, desires, and inner lives of its heroines, it is also a film that is at times unrepentantly grounded in male fantasy. This isn’t done unknowingly — in the context of the film this aligns Park with Hideko’s uncle as men who instrumentalize female bodies to titillate male audiences — but it is something that feels out of place at times, despite being visually excellent, especially when the some of the most breathtaking scenes are quiet moments of intimacy.
That being said, The Handmaiden is a great film and while it is not necessarily a subtle one, it has its subtleties. And how could it not? The setting of Korea under Japanese rule is ripe for discussions about race, imperialism, gender, and class and while not all of these subjects are tackled with equal fervor, there’s enough there that setting doesn’t feel like a gimmick. Take for instance the moment when the conman disguised as a Japanese count praises Sook-hee’s skull as being well-shaped for a Korean, echoing discourses of European phrenology as no one around him in the Japanese household is able to detect his own Korean-ness. There’s really a lot to love in The Handmaiden, and at the very least, it is impossible to deny its craft.
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Last week 3DS owners all across Europe were feverishly downloading free NES games, except those left out of the 3DS Ambassador programme, disappointed that they weren't eligible for the freebies. Wouldn't it have been useful to have some sort of eligibility verification tool to see who was in and who wasn't?
Now — one week after the first batch of games was released — Nintendo Europe has released its 3DS Ambassador tool. Simply enter your 3DS serial number — omitting the final digit in the box — and the website will magically tell you if you're eligible for free games.
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Sadly, though, any merger of the two giant bookstore chains will result in the existence of fewer bookstores because of the overlap in territory that the two chains share today. I suspect that would mean longer lines and fewer book choices for most of us.
...a combined Borders / Barnes & Noble would sell about $8.5 billion. What is being overlooked here is the # of duplicate stores that would need to be closed, affecting total sales. This is not a 1+1=2 equation. This is more of a 1+1=1.5 equation.But there is now some speculation that a merger of Borders and Barnes & Noble is not as likely because of a recent FTC decision to oppose another proposed merger of similar giants.
What would be improved from the merger would be profitability, rather that size. Borders is currently going downhill fast, and has not had a profitable quarter in over a year now. Cash flow, negative in 2004 and 2005, was positive in 2006 only because of $317 million in borrowing. Borders need to merge to survive, not create a powerhouse. With national bookstore sales declining and less than 10% of its books sold online (Borders jointly owns its site with Amazon), a Barnes & Noble-Borders combination is not going to challenge Amazon anytime soon, it just assures they survive.
The firm (Goldman Sachs) believes a merger with Barnes & Noble (BKS) is less likely following the FTC's decision to oppose the Whole Foods Market (WFMI) and Wild Oats Markets (OATS) deal.But here's the kicker:
Heck, if they just wait long enough, Borders will probably go under and Barnes & Noble can just pick it up on the cheap.Honestly, I never would have dreamed that Borders or Barnes & Noble would be in this predicament. It all makes me wonder now that they have grown so large, with so many locations, whether or not they will ever have the volume and the margins to cover all the expenses involved with that kind of growth. Would they have been better off by settling for fewer stores and less "dominance" of the market? Is it easier for a chain like Books-A-Million to make it with fewer stores?


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Handmade at Amazon is a new store on Amazon.com for invited artisans to sell their unique, handcrafted goods
Linda Laghi MacKenzie established PoH in 2004 in Dobbs Ferry, NY. The Dobbs studio closed in 2014, and Linda reopened in Ardsley, NY. Adult and children's classes are offered from October through May. Children's summer camp runs through July and August. Linda Laghi MacKenzie sells her pottery on amazon.com/handmade/potteryonhudson
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Meet Jordan McKaig, Doctoral Student at Georgia Tech
"I am so excited to continue participating in research seeking to understand life on Earth and its place in the universe."
NASA’s 2021 Virtual Earth Day
NASA’s 2021 Virtual Earth Day Event is April 21-24! Registration is FREE and open to the public!
The event will feature LIVE presentations and chat times with NASA experts, interactive science content, a kid-friendly fun zone, scavenger hunt, hundreds of downloadable resources, and more.
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This year’s @NASAEarth Day is about connections – to our planet & each other. Most of the connections we see are large & obvious, but we sometimes miss the little ones. Download the NASA Science 2021 EarthDay poster, virtual background for Zoom and Teams and wallpapers & discover how we are Connected By Earth.
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Beginning April 2021, the window opens for the first flight of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. It will be history’s first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet.
“We’ve got to solve this now.”
Dr. Gatebe wants to create a community of students and positive role models that will encourage more minority students to enter geosciences.


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A TEENAGER was remanded in custody today charged with the murder of mother-of-three Emma O'Kane.
Emma, 27, was celebrating with friends, her partner Michael Shepherd's birthday on Boxing Day when she was hit in the neck by a shard of glass after a bottle thrown into a crowded pub smashed against a stone pillar.
She was standing near the doorway of the Queen Anne Hotel in Heywood, near Rochdale, when she collapsed in a pool of blood. Emma, who worked at the pub but who was off duty at the time, died later from the injury in hospital, despite desperate efforts to revive her in the early hours of Saturday. Neil Anthony McNulty, of Peel Lane, Heywood, who turned 19 on Boxing Day, appeared before magistrates in Rochdale today charged with her murder.
Wearing a grey jumper and jeans, he spoke only to confirm his address and date of birth. No plea was entered. His father was also present in the public gallery. An application to release him on bail was refused by magistrates and he was remanded in custody until a second court hearing at Manchester Crown Court on March 17 next year. The court was told that McNulty had known Emma and her family since he was a child and had grown up with her sister. Magistrates were told that he was 'deeply upset' by her death.

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Pure excitement for the screens with movies, tv shows, podcasts, games and music on the seat in front of us.
Plus wifi while flying through the air too!
1 yummy airplane meal.
Copious amounts of water.
Lots of veggies from home, 2 meal replacement vitamin-shakes so no one gets a bungled up but.
3 hours of fitful sleep.
1 lost water bottle.
1 lost hat.
1 Uber drive.
1 random security screening and tears from our eight year old. (It is the second time he has been randomly selected for hand swabbing)
10:05am Arrival in Paris
1 hotel in Montmartre that actually looks exactly like the pictures in the online photos. (Hotel Migny Opera)
Sacre Coeur, the highest point in Paris and very close to our hotel.
Danone pudding cups. Oh man, do I love these delicious things. I would never eat them at home, but the dairy products and bread here are just oh so delicious.
Gotta love parks that have workout equipment. Plus fooseball, two playgrounds, a fenced in soccer/basketball area plus a ton of benches to sit on.
Amazing multi-purpose random parks where Sexy Neck ends up in a “dip” contest with other dads.
Hot Crepes. Who loves Nutella?
Pain au chocolat. Oh my.
In bed at 5:00pm to get our bodies onto this new time zone.
November 1st, 2019
14 hours of time in bed.
We made a mockery of the incredible French breakfast buffet and showed our boys where our love for jam, ham and cheese on bread came from.
We have the smallest elevator in our hotel! This is an actual real-life photo.
In our travel with our boys, we have realized one event per day is the perfect balance for us.
Today’s event was a Natural History Museum our eight year old picked out.
From the hotel.
On the metro.
To the Jardin des Plantes.
A misty walk.
A longer line than we are used to.
It was awe. some.
From the garden and zoo surrounding the museum, to the century old building that house the museum, we were in awe.
Then another metro ride to the Champs d’Elyssee for dinner.
3 metro rides.
One where I saw a man watching Steve buy our metro tickets. Then I saw the same man go through a turnstile with a woman, pickpocket her phone out of her jacket then proceed to give it back to her. I have learned that pickpockets use distraction and bumping into people to take things. The women didn’t even know he had gone through the turnstile with her. She thought it was just sticky.
5.5 hours of walking, talking, holding hands.
1 French dinner at Alsace restaurant.
1 priceless second day in Paris.
3 sweaty subway rides which were a nice reprieve from the cold wind.
1 canal boat ride along the Seine River.
3 bottles or Orangina and hot drinks by the “contained” Notre Dame Cathedral. There were high barriers around the property. We told the boys they will definitely have to go back.
Back to our hotel and 118 steps up a spiralling staircase to our room for a pre-dinner rest. We chose to be on the sixth floor. Steve and I decided that we will choose a place with a ton of stairs when we are 70 years old to keep us active!
Dinner at the highest point of Paris, Montmartre beside the Sacre Coeur.
Another beautiful day in Paris.
Cobblestone under our feet.
A quick pop-in to the LEGO store for the boys and H & M for me.
2 more Metro rides today.
We went to my favourite museum on earth, and it was free because it was the first Sunday of the month. If you love museums, checkout their free days and always note what day they are closed. It’s usually one weekday.
Off to my pick for this part of the trip: Mussee D’Orsay.
Two hours in the Museum D’Orsay was a hit. We climbed up to an observation deck on the fifth floor of the old train station and we asked the boys to see if they could recognize any of the artwork as we wandered around. We had a fun treasure hunt. But, I will admit that the biggest hit was the free virtual reality machine that gave the boys a two minute tour of the museum from the train station’s development over time.
16, 673 steps.
Over 700 of those steps straight up to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.
Up in the day and down in the night is highly recommended.
Also, instead of accessing the Eiffel Tower from the plazas, come in from the side on Avenue Silvestre de Sacy. My boys found the sellers quite noisy and strange when we came from Pont d’lena yesterday to check out the Eiffel Tower.
The Eiffel Tower truly was an inspiring and incredible place to visit and I know it will ignite many future conversations with our family.
At 6:30pm, we arrived back home to our hotel for a simple picnic dinner while writing in journals and looking at and sharing photos amongst our devices.
We are very grateful for this day!
We saw concrete evidence of art in action and what a “rough draft” and “final copy” looks like! Yup, always a teacher!
We discovered a rose placed on a fence below the Eiffel Tower that reminded us of our beloved Nana in heaven:
We stumbled into an obscure Starbucks after a very rainy walk from the Museum D’Orsay to the Eiffel Tower:
The sun came out for our trip up and down the Eiffel Tower and we even saw a rainbow🌈:
Steve and I have THE BEST travel partners in the world!! No complaints. Easygoing. Flexible. Great communicators of their needs. And so MUCH FUN!
This Mama’s heart is overflowing.
🚙 Today, we are off to visit the town used to live in in Northern France and also Vimy Ridge. Then Brussels, Belgium tonight for the next three days.
Do you have any teeny tiny dreams that are wriggling around in your heart right now? I have had one for years. I didn’t know how it would be possible, or even if it would be possible, but it was wiggling and jiggling around. I wanted to take our boys to Europe. To see, smell, taste how we lived for three years in Europe before they were born.
We spent our first year of marriage, at the age of 23, in a northern town in France called Harnes. Sexy Neck was playing professional volleyball and I coached and played a bit too! I used to go running around Vimy Ridge, carefully staying to the trails as I didn’t want to detonate a latent bomb from WWI.
We spent our 29th and 30th years on this earth in Germany and Switzerland.
At 32, I discovered I was pregnant with our first son while travelling in Europe for our friend’s Patrizia and Roman’s wedding in Switzerland.
And now, we are 45, our boys are 12, 10 and 8, and we are taking our radical sabbatical on the road…. to Europe!
Hotels, hostels, a bible school, a mountain resort only accessible by tram, the Oberamerhof where we lived in Germany and dear friends’ homes will be our abodes for this adventure.
Over 3000 kilometres in a stick shift European automobile and on the autobahn to boot! Those little towns we lived in don’t even have a train station, so its car travel for this family.
Plus some gymnastics training thrown in for fun!
Where would you go if you could choose an adventure for your family?
Any advice on travelling Europe with kids?
Here we go folks.
The dream is unfolding in under a week!
We know we will get lost.
Meet the most interesting people.
See castles, villages, forests and cities.
Eat interesting food.
And get hug after hugs by our amazing friends.
I am MOST excited about this last one.
Friends we have known before we had children.
Friends who grew with us through living overseas, travelling and having children.
Friends who have walked the gift of grief with us from across the Pacific.
Friends who just “know”.
The words aren’t always known, but the feeling is unexplainable.
And now they get to meet our boys.
Dreams do come true!
Let this 3000 kilometre adventure unfold in His will.
Dear Mike, JJ, Steve, Michelle, Craig, Rea, and Families,
So many memories come back to me….eg; the story I related to you ,JJ, to tell your Mama about our time in Nice…so many, many good memories of our walks with her and with Art along the Promenade Des Anglais and our travels back and forth to our Hotel Trocadero from our French lessons!! I do hope you might still have my emailed story involving Brook Greenberg to relate to Michelle and Rea.
It is hard to believe that the last time I saw you all was up at Sovereign x-c ski area…..on Boxing Day ….the same day of the horrible Tsunami in Indonesia….such a very long time ago !! I wonder if you might recall that meeting? I was skiing with my niece Katie.
One of my indelible memories was of the surprise visit to the Vimy Memorial. Our bus was on its way to the Ferry at Calais and we had made good progress en route so had time to stop.
As we turned off the highway into the site….our bus driver( or our guide) told all of us that we were entering hallowed ground and the Memorial was actually legally a part of Canada located within France…. What I recall of our group was the almost complete silence….they were so respectful of what we were experiencing….everyone, when they said anything…spoke in hushed whispers…..and I vividly remember that there was not a sound from the whole bus for many, many minutes after we left this Memorial to our brave Canadian Soldiers.
A funny memory I have on that bus ride was the ‘impish’ Brook who decided to fix my hair with styling gel ….we were heading headed for the ferry, I believe…..not sure if any photos of that incident exist….I just sat in my seat as he styled my hair…I thought it was hilarious…wonder if your Mom, Michelle or Rea remember it?
The other incident occured in London….when 14 year old Marnie…and I think Tracy(?) decided to ‘ go out on the town ‘ .after we just returned to our hotel after a perfomance of Starlight Express. When Art or Gwen did a bed check…and discovered they were not in their room…well, were we worried??? !!!…and I remember Art and I going out on a dark London Street …flagging down a police car to ask if they had seen two girls out on the street . Can’t recall how how they got back , however, it all turned OK…. but for a time we were sure worried!!
I have a very funny slide of Rae trying to change at the beach in Cannes…with your Mom holding a beach mat around her…Kathy Jenkins also in the photo…..so many good, close-up slide photos of many of the group ..especially during the great afternoons sunning and studying(?) spent on the beaches…and also the fun at the water slides in nearby Antibes.
The other funny story I related in an earlier email back in September, I think….was of Brook walking past Art, your Mom and me as we were enjoying une grande biere at a sidewalk cafe…it was a very hot, humid night …30 C at least ( Michelle or Rea…is Biere masculine or feminine??) I guess I could look it up in my French -English dictionary!! Brook said he was out late as he had been the Designated Walker for the evening ensuring that two of our girls made it back to their billets safely after the big beach party!!

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Carmaker Tesla announced that it delivered 405,278 electric cars during the last three months of 2022, according to an engadget report.
This number represents a new record for the company, but it also fell short of Wall Street estimates, and as recently as December 30, the consensus among most analysts was that Tesla would deliver about 418,000 cars in the fourth quarter, and a year ago the company delivered 308,600 cars during the same period.
According to Tesla, the Model 3 and Model Y accounted for most of the company’s deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2022, with 388,131 vehicles reaching consumers before the end of the year.
By comparison, Tesla’s more expensive Model S and Model X cars accounted for a modest 17,147 deliveries during the same time frame. Tesla produced 439,701 vehicles in the fourth quarter, setting another record.
It is fair to say that the end of 2022 could have been better for Tesla, even before considering how much the Elon Musk acquisition of Twitter will affect the company, in addition to Tesla facing macroeconomic and logistical challenges that threaten to slow growth.
Earlier in the year, as COVID-19 restrictions in China forced Tesla to suspend and cut production at the Shanghai Gigafactory, Tesla also closed the facility during the last week of December, adding to concerns that the company is dealing with weak demand in the largest car market. In the world. In Q4, Tesla also had trouble securing transportation for completed vehicles.
Separately, Elon Musk’s dealings with Twitter and repeated sales of Tesla shares sent the company’s stock value down dramatically. In December, Tesla stock fell 33% (and 45% over the past six months) before surging in anticipation of the company’s fourth-quarter numbers. Tesla will publish Its full results for the fourth quarter are on January 25th and it will hold its annual presentation following Investor Day on March 1st.


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Despite the theories about the "death of tragedy", this book explores fragments and reflections of tragedy in postmodern film. Tragedy has changed and evolved with human society, and its continuous chain from Ancient Greece to modern times has been broken by postmodernism. However, certain aspects of tragedy have continued to be used by literature and film: in particular, films with themes of chaos, violence, popular culture, paranoia, virtual reality and alienation often use aspects of tragedy. The focus of this study is on these facets adopted by postmodern film.
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Sezen Kayhan holds a BA in Archeology and Art History from Bilkent University and an MA in Film and Television from Bahcesehir University, Turkey. Her research interests are the interdisciplinary studies of visual arts, literature and philosophy. She is the author of several articles and reviews.
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Inductees RICHWOODS HIGH SCHOOL, in the midst of a tremendous run coached by Tom Peeler, manufactured its second undefeated season in 1971. The team was ranked No. 5 in the state and won its third consecutive Mid-State Nine title.
The Knights' offense was again a very potent weapon, producing 308 points, scoring 26 or more points in all but two games, the closest call a 12-7 win over Pekin in the second game of the season.
The Mid-State Nine Conference selected offensive and defensive teams for the first time in 1971 and many Knights were honored.
On the Offensive squad were tackle Scott Haynes, guard Ken Wade, and running back Packy Watson. The Defensive squad included linemen Denny Reynolds, Scott Watson and Mike Hoftiezer, linebacker Packy Watson and back Mark Phillips.
Running back John Dismuke was named to the second team while Rusty Davis earned special mention as a defensive back.
THE 1971 SEASON
Richwoods 26, Argo 0
Richwoods 28, Central 6
Richwoods 12, Pekin 7
Richwoods 39, Limestone 28
Richwoods 31, Spalding 14
Richwoods 42, Manual 10
Richwoods 26, Woodruff 12
Richwoods 40, Galesburg 14
Richwoods 20, Bergan 6
Richwoods 44, East Peoria 0
RICHWOODS HIGH SCHOOL, in the midst of a tremendous run coached by Tom Peeler, manufactured its second undefeated season in 1971. The team was ranked No. 5 in the state and won its third consecutive Mid-State Nine title.
|2015 Male Coach of the Year|
Unranked despite a 24-2 regular season, Carlson guided Brimfield High School to the 2015 IHSA A boys basketball state title. Part of a 20-game winning streak to end the season, the Indians beat five state-ranked teams in the postseason to claim the school’s first-ever boys basketball state championship.


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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
12 Years A Slave (Film)
I will caveat this review with the statement that my sentiments for the movie are in large part due to the fact that I read Solomon Northup’s book, 12 Years a Slave, published in 1853 prior to seeing the movie, and having read Mr. Northup’s personal account, I must say there was a gentility of spirit and humanity in Solomon’s own words, told with such pathos, that in all honesty even the best director or actor would find it difficult to capture the same on film.
12 Years a Slave was a gut-wrenchingly brutal and moving film, but while the film easily taps into our emotions through the sheer power of the images on the screen, there was an eloquence in Solomon’s own words on the page which McQueen was not able to seamlessly translate on film. McQueen relies on our own humanity to easily pluck our heartstrings throughout this evocative tale; for how could you watch a human being be beaten like an animal and not be moved to tears or witness the magnitude of slavery’s injustice and not seethe with anger. The images are truly brutal, making no concessions to anyone’s delicate sensibilities, depicting the horror of the act but also its repercussion; showing the crack of the whip flying through the air, the spray of blood as it impacts against a victim’s cringing back, quickly followed by the gruesome sight of the splayed flesh which bore the brutal punishment.
While the scenes of savagery will undoubtedly become ingrained forever in your mind, there were a number of more simple moments which I found less manipulative and more captivating and poignant, such as the shot which juxtapositions Solomon yelling for help through the bars of his Washington DC slave pen with the U.S. Capitol in the background, hauntingly and memorably capturing the irony of the injustice taking place in the shadow of a structure which was supposed to stand for a nation and government based on the conviction that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Another equally stirring moment was Solomon sitting on the dock in Louisiana waiting to be sold and his flashback to a shopping trip in which he, his wife and children, dressed in fine clothes, strolled down the street of their hometown; a sweet family moment so far removed from his current reality that you feel the memory's bitter sting against your own heart.
As for the acting, Ejiofor delivers a gripping portrayal of a man robbed not only of his freedom, but of his home and family, though not his hope. Through his expressive eyes we can both see his horror, for as a free man the reality of slavery is as new an experience for him, as it is to us as viewers, and his resolute stoic determination. Yet there was an aloofness in his depiction, I’m not sure if intentional or not, which in the moment I found a little cold. In hindsight, I think maybe that was part of his character’s portrayal; a distance established between himself and the other slaves, a defense mechanism against the hopelessness found in other slaves for whom this wasn’t a newfound reality, but sadly one lived the entirety of their lives. Fassbender is brilliant as the sadistic slave owner Epps. He conveys the man’s depravity with such believability that your skin practically crawls when you see him appear on screen. The weak link in the cast as far as I’m concerned was Adepero Oduye as Eliza, a slave and mother of two, who is heartbreakingly separated from her children. There is no more moving a moment in the book than when Eliza is separated from her children; a moment which Northup perfectly compares to the moment a mother looks upon the sight of a casket containing her dead child being lowered to the ground, and the knowledge that she will never see that child again. With those poignant almost poetic words as a measuring stick for her performance, Ms. Oduye falls short in conveying the power of those emotions. The shining light in the entirety of the film is Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey. Ms. Nyong’o did more than perform her role, she lived it, embodied it. Her every scene is profound and powerful; making you cringe, cry and despair for Patsey’s hopeless situation. A true testament to Lupita’s talent is that while the movie is Solomon’s tale, as I walked out of the theater, it was Patsey or Ms. Nyong’o’s face etched in my mind and heart, and her pain and sorrow which made me weep.
Overall, I’d say 12 Years a Slave was a wonderful film, falling short of great only in comparison to the book. A film which will undoubtedly be looked upon as pivotal in educating a new generation of Americans to the truth and horror of this shameful part of our nation’s history.


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Last month, the OLE (Osceola Legislative Effort) Board of Directors, along with local elected officials…
During the week of August 9, 2021, Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber President/CEO John Newstreet and Government Advisory Coordinator Danny López had sit-down meetings with Congressman Darren Soto and Barry Cotton, Central Florida Regional Director for U.S. Senator Rick Scott. Their advocacy efforts on behalf of the Kissimmee/Osceola Chamber of Commerce at the federal level have led to updates on potential money that could be available to Osceola County as part of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, a new infrastructure bill that has bipartisan support in congress. With growing infrastructure in Osceola County, the ongoing conversation over expanding transportation in the county and region was also discussed with both offices, as well as potential new jobs in the county generated by NeoCity.
Congressman Soto took great pride in appropriations that Osceola County could receive for the ongoing I-4 projects in Orange, Osceola and Polk counties, as well as money to help with water issues that the City of St. Cloud is currently facing. The Congressman has ensured the Chamber that there will always be an open working relationship between his office, the Kissimmee/Osceola Chamber, and the Osceola business community.
Barry Cotton, a staffer for U.S. Senator Rick Scott, also promised that he and the Senator’s office want to have a working relationship here in Osceola County with the Chamber and the business community. John and Danny updated him on local projects and initiatives here in the district, as well as what’s going on with the Osceola County Commission, the City Councils for Kissimmee and St. Cloud, and the Osceola County School Board. so he can keep Senator Scott informed about everything going on in our wonderful county.
The Kissimmee/Osceola Chamber of Commerce will always advocate for the business community at the local, state, and federal levels of government. We have taken the skills of Danny López and John Newstreet and put them to work to the benefit of the Chamber and will always have open communications with all elected officials in Osceola County. Danny López updates our elected officials frequently on happenings and will for the foreseeable future be the liaison between the Chamber and elected officials.
Check out some of John and Danny’s conversation with Congressman Soto below:

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