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May 5, 2023
What a wonderful achievement for our ladies and choir teacher, Mr. Joseph Ostrand. The eight students meet at zero period every school day from 7:20 am to 8:10 am. Their commitment to the ensemble paid off when they placed second in the District 2 competition, and qualified for State. The PCS Vocal Ensemble was one of 14 Oregon schools who was were invited to participate in the State Chamber Treble Ensemble Competition! They performed two songs and placed third. What makes this even more special is that they placed right behind two very large public schools (David Douglas HS and West Linn HS) who are both in the 6A category.
From left: Susan Asaya, Sarah Asaya, Anna Humphrey, Leah Zallee, Mr. Joseph Ostrand, Bella Orfield, Olivia Holmstedt, Emma Ortman, Naomie Wagner
The ladies who sing a variety of parts from soprano to alto, and Mr. Ostrand, were also participating in the PCS Drama Department spring musical. They were either performers in the musical or in the pit orchestra! The spring musical and the competition fell on the same weekend. As senior Sarah Asaya noted, “we were at school from 7:20 am to 10 pm on rehearsal days!”
In alphabetical order, the students are (listed with their role in the musical as well):
Sarah Asaya (viola, pit orchestra) – 12th grade
Susan Asaya (violin, pit orchestra) – 10th grade
Olivia Holmstedt (Diana Barry) – 11th grade
Anna Humphrey (Anne Shirley) – 12th grade
Bella Orfield (Mrs. Pye) – 11th grade
Emma Ortman (Josie Pye) – 10th grade
Naomie Wagner (flute, pit orchestra) – 12th grade
Leah Zallee (Miss. Stacy) – 12th grade
This is a huge accomplishment especially for the seniors in the ensemble who’ve spent much time and energy during their high school years committed to the class. They all shared how pleased they are with third place. Emma Ortman expressed it best, “it is crazy … we worked so hard … and our performance was the best we ever sounded!”
Congratulations to Mr. Ostrand and ladies!!!!
Upcoming important events:
May 12: High School Concert Band is competing at OSAA State Competition. PCS is one of 8 schools in the 1A/2A league.
May 16: Culminating Spring Concert at the San Rafael PCS Jr/Sr High School campus. Come hear the Vocal Ensemble, Jr High Choir and Band, Sr High Concert Choir and Concert Band.
Words by Grace Dugger


I know that New Year’s Eve in New York City conjures up images of starry-eyed cheering crowds whoot-whooting it up in Times Square. How great would it be to actually be there, to rush in 2018 along with two million of your fellow party-loving Americans?
You read that right: Two. Million.
That’s how many people showed up to watch the ball drop and welcome in 2017, so you can expect at least that many for 2018.
Well, we have but one word of advice for you: Don’t do it.
Folks come to stake their viewing spots starting in the early afternoon, and if you want to keep that space, you cannot leave. So the sad reality is, if you want to get a prime spot, just forget about eating or drinking or even using a restroom for the entire evening. That’s twelve long hours, people. This is not fun in the least–especially considering that Sunday’s weather promises to be around 11F/-11C with arctic wind chills come midnight.
I mean, just look at the people squished together in our featured photo. (And who’s to say you’d actually get a Nivea balloon? There are no guarantees in life, my friends.)
That’s not to say that you can’t have a festive New Year’s celebration, New York City-style! So here’s what we suggest:
For starters, chow down on a celebratory dinner at North Square. As only he can, Chef Yoel Cruz has dreamt up a festive menu to close out the year.
After you’ve stuffed your face, head to the West 4th Street subway station and hop onto a C or B train and zip up to 72nd Street and Central Park West. At the stroke of midnight, fireworks will be set off from the Bow Bridge, which crosses over Central Park’s Lake, mid-park by 74th Street. (The Bow Bridge has been immortalized in classic films like Woody Allen’s Manhattan and The Way We Were with Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford.)
The light show can pretty much be seen all over the park, but we prefer hanging out by the Bethesda Fountain, which can be found mid-park by 72nd St. It never gets too crowded, and the view is spectacular.
Yes, it will be just as cold in Central Park as in Times Square, but at least you can go somewhere close by to warm up. There are plenty of bars and restaurants on the Upper West Side that will be open and welcoming revelers.
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One promising strategy for mitigating the environmental effects of CO2 emissions is to convert CO2 via electrochemical reduction into high value-added molecules such as methanol and ethylene. These commercially valuable products could help ensure the economic viability of deploying carbon capture and conversion technologies to offset CO2 emissions, while simultaneously reducing our reliance on new fossil sources to produce fuel and petrochemicals. To improve the efficiency and economic viability of CO2 electrolysis, however, various components of the electrolyzer still need to be optimized, including the catalysts. Recent work by CIFAR fellows in the Bio-inspired Solar Energy program demonstrates some of the latest advances in this exciting arena, and points to progress that still needs to be made in order to develop commercially viable CO2 electrolytic systems.
Why it Matters
In order for CO2 electrolysis to truly make an impact on emissions reduction and carbon-neutral/negative fuel, electrolytic systems must work at an industrially relevant scale. Part of the challenge is to design electrocatalysts that can efficiently carry out the reduction reaction with high selectivity (such that the desired product is preferentially formed, rather than competing products such as H2) and high current density (and thus high reaction rate). Additionally, many traditional electrocatalysts are based on precious metals such as Au, Ag or Pt, which increase the cost of CO2 reduction reactions (CO2RR). The work summarized in this brief explores various ways of optimizing CO2RR catalysts, and uses a variety of in situ and in operando characterization techniques to better understand the structure of catalysts as well as the chemical reactions happening at the catalytic surface. These insights can inform the better design and tuning of catalysts to help CO2 electrolysis achieve commercial viability.
- To improve the efficiency, selectivity and stability of CO2RR electrocatalysts, researchers have been experimenting with a variety of methods to tune the structure and chemistry of these catalysts. In a recent review article published in Science Advances, Haotian Wang and colleagues presented an overview of some of these approaches as applied to Cu-based catalysts. These strategies include: adjusting the ratio of Cu to other metals (e.g., Au, Ag, Pt and Pd) and their atomic arrangement in alloy materials; changing the oxidation state of Cu catalysts to create positively-charged sites that are resistant to reduction; using Cu nanocrystals of different sizes and shapes (and thus the amount of reactive “edge sites”), or Cu meshes of different pore sizes and depths to control the retention of reactants and intermediates; adding small molecules such as amino acids to stabilize reaction intermediates; and using defects in Cu crystal structure, such as vacancies and heteroatom dopants, to modulate reaction selectivity. Further research will be needed to increase the stability of Cu catalysts in aqueous reaction conditions.
- A better understanding of the thermodynamics of the reaction that occurs at the site of electrocatalysis is crucial for the rational design of catalysts. In a preprint in ChemRxiv, Yogesh Surendranath and colleagues report on experiments employing a technique known as in-situ surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) to investigate the adsorption of CO – an important intermediate and product of CO2RR – on electrodes with Au or Cu catalysts under electrochemical conditions. The experiment shows how it is more energetically favourable for CO to stay close to a Cu-electrode surface than a Au-electrode, which in the former case allows the CO to be further reduced to hydrocarbons (such as CH4) and oxygenates. Importantly, the results demonstrate the importance of taking into consideration the interactions with reaction intermediates, solvent and electrolyte ions when designing CO2RR electrocatalysts.
- Rather than trying to optimize catalysts based on precious metals, an alternative approach is to use inexpensive molecular catalysts – macrocyclic organic molecules coordinated to earth-abundant transition metals. In an article in Science, Curtis Berlinguette and colleagues report on using cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) as a catalyst for CO2 to CO electroreduction. Using a flow reactor with a gas diffusion electrode, the researchers were able to achieve >98% selectivity and a Faradaic efficiency of >95% at a current density of up to 150 mA/cm2. Additionally, in another study reported in Nature Communications, Berlinguette and some of the same researchers showed that by adding one trimethyl ammonium and three tert-butyl groups to the CoPc molecule, this modified catalyst is able to carry out selective and efficient reaction across a pH range from 4 to 14. In particular, in basic conditions, the system produces CO at 94% selectivity at a current density of 165 mA/cm2. The electrolyzer’s performance remained stable over more than 10 hr, and using a variety of X-ray absorption spectroscopy techniques such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS), the researchers demonstrated that the catalysts retained chemical and structural integrity over this period. Together, these two studies demonstrate the potential for using molecular catalysts for CO2RR at commercially-relevant scale, and that the performance of these catalysts can be rationally tuned with chemical modifications to their molecular structures.
- In contrast to molecular catalysts immobilized on inert electrodes, another approach to integrating catalysts and electrodes that could allow for higher catalyst loading, and thus higher current density, is to use molecular catalysts as building blocks for extended, porous, crystalline structures called reticular frameworks, such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs). In an article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Peidong Yang and his colleagues report a MOF catalyst based on CoPc catechol subunits (named MOF-1992∙[Fe]3), which displays electron transport properties throughout the framework and has highly accessible catalytic sites. The researchers used single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis to obtain the crystal structure of MOF-1992∙[Fe]3, and a variety of techniques including Mössbauer spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and XPS to elucidate its chemical formula. In electrochemical tests, a MOF-1992 cathode catalyzed CO production at a partial current density of 16.5 mA/cm2, and retained structural integrity for at least 6 hrs. This represents among the best reported performance yet for CO2 electrocatalysts based on reticular frameworks, and points at a possible direction for further optimization.
- Some researchers are taking inspiration from naturally occurring catalysts – biological enzymes – in order to further optimize CO2 electrocatalysts. In a preprint in ChemRxiv, Christopher Chang and colleagues take such a bio-inspired approach to design a new tetrapyridyl-Fe catalyst that functions stably in aqueous conditions. Building on previous work in devising electrocatalysts with a multidentate polypyridine scaffold that provides an electron reservoir and stabilizes a transition metal active site, the researchers adopted certain elements from the carbon monoxide dehydrogenase enzyme, which carries out the reductive CO2 fixation reaction in addition to CO oxidation. Specifically, by adding a Lewis acidic moiety (in this case, an ethylamine group) to the second coordination sphere of the reactive Fe in 6-(1,1-di(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)-2,2′-bipyridine, the authors created an electrocatalyst that selectively produces CO from CO2 with a Faradaic efficiency of 81%, and remains stable after 12 hr of electrolysis.
Building on the work above, researchers in the Bio-inspired Solar Energy program have identified a number of key questions or research directions that may lead to better catalysts for CO2RR:
- Continue to optimize the performance of metallic catalysts by modulating their composition and structure;
- Better characterize the competition between reaction intermediates, products, solvent and electrolyte in order to design catalysts that are optimized for the desired reaction products;
- Test catalysts in flow cells under electrochemical conditions to get a more relevant picture of their reactivity and stability;
- Optimize molecular catalysts through rational modification of their chemical structures, including by taking cues from biological enzymes; and,
- Explore more ways of integrating molecular catalysts into electrodes so as to improve their efficiency, including incorporation into reticular frameworks or the conjugation and electronic coupling to graphite electrodes.
Fan L et al. 2020. Strategies in catalysts and electrolyzer design for electrochemical CO2
reduction toward C2+ products. Sci. Adv. 6:eaay3111. Jackson M et al. 2019. Molecular control of heterogeneous electrocatalysis through
graphite conjugation. Acc. Chem. Res. 52:3432-3441. Matheu R et al. 2019. Three-dimensional phthalocyanine metal-catecholates for high
electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141:17081-17085. Ren S et al. 2019. Molecular electrocatalysts can mediate fast, selective CO2 reduction in a
flow cell. Science 365:367-369. Wang M et al. 2019. CO2 electrochemical catalytic reduction with a highly active cobalt
phthalocyanine. Nat. Commun. 10:3602.. Wuttig A et al. 2019. Electrolyte competition controls surface binding of CO intermediates to
CO2 Reduction Catalysts. ChemRxiv. Preprint. Zee D et al. 2019. Tuning second coordination sphere interactions in polypyridyl-iron
complexes to achieve selective electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide. ChemRxiv. Preprint. Further reading CIFAR resources:
Ion Selective Membranes in CO2 Electrolysis (event brief)
Making fuel from water and CO2: The Importance of stabilizing highly reactive nickel catalysts in neutral pH solution (research brief)
Solar conversion of CO2 to CO using Earth-abundant electrocatalysts prepared by atomic layer modification of CuO (research brief)

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text: Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to sign the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act during the week of Jan. 11, but industry representatives believe adult use sales are months away. Timeline projections vary. If the yet-to-be-fully-seated Cannabis Regulatory Commission makes quick work of establishing the regulations by the end of the third quarter, some aspects of business can be up and running in the fourth quarter, said New Jersey CannaBusiness Association President Edmund DeVeaux. Rules must be drafted and then are subject to a period of public comment before being promulgated.

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I had to quit sugar and coffee for health reasons, i'm not finding it too bad, except i really really miss my morning coffee, and i'm a bit sick of drinking water. I was a three coffees a day, a bottle of soft drink type person!
For drinks so far i've been squeezing a lemon into a bottle of cold water which is nice, but i need some more variety
Any suggestions for a yummy decaf and some sugar free drinks?
What about some snacks that aren't fruit (i'm eating a ton of fruit and veg already) like recipes for cookies or something?

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Rare was back at E3 this year with an even greater presence than last year. It didn’t seem possible after the one-two punch of Rare Replay and the Sea of Thieves reveal, but Rare’s showing of Sea of Thieves this year was the highlight of the conference for many.
Xbox E3 Conference
Sea of Thieves was shown during the Xbox Play Anywhere line-up that allows players to purchase the digital game once and have access to it from their Xbox One or Windows 10 PC. Sea of Thieves made a splash with a two-part appearance. The first appearance was the “Cinematic Trailer” which comprised of in-game assets frozen in time, creating a diorama depicting an epic pirate adventure. The trailer’s purpose, as stated by Rare themselves, is to portray some of the limitless piratical possibilities Sea of Thieves has to offer.
As the view in the trailer traversed the still diorama, plenty about what players will face in Sea of Thieves was revealed. We saw some of the items players could utilize in Sea of Thieves from guns and swords to a compass and violin. We learned about some of the wildlife that would be included in the game such as rats, cats, parrots and sharks. The players were also treated to a tease of treasure seeking mermaids and a peak at a mighty kraken! This trip around the Sea of Thieves sandbox ultimately gave a glimpse of some of the activities players can look forward to in Sea of Thieves. The world Rare is creating will allow players to fight a pirate skeleton crew, search for treasure in caves and sunken ships, and partake in magnificent ship battles. The trailer was accompanied by a very eerie song composed by Robin Beanland titled, “We Shall Sail Together”. The track set an adventurous but cautious tone for the trailer, encompassing the feeling players will have during each potential encounter in the game. This vision for Sea of Thieves was a great lead-up to what followed.
The second Sea of Thieves feature was a gameplay focused trailer. The interesting aspect of this gameplay video was the picture-in-picture format, where the audience could see and hear the players who were playing the game. These players were comprised of fans that entered a contest to be the first in the world to play Sea of Thieves, and superfans who have greatly contributed to the Rare community. This focus on the players really showed how much fun the shared sandbox in Sea of Thieves could be, whereas leaving the player’s reactions out of the trailer could have lead to the audience not grasping the cooperative foundation of the game.
The amazing part about this trailer was even though it was focused on the players, it still told a story and informed the audience about what sailing a ship with your friends would be like in Sea of Thieves. We learned that anchors would need to be lowered and sails needed to be raised just as the players in the video did. We experienced having to patch up holes in the hull with a crew trying to save their ship. At the end of the trailer every person who watched it should know exactly what goes into sailing a ship in the game. Throughout the video the players in the trailer were either smiling and laughing or focused and determined on their next objective.
With how long the lines were for the demo the next day it’s safe to say that the picture-in-picture format worked. Most of the comments surrounding the trailer were summed up to people wanting to share that gaming experience with their friends. The idea of assembling a crew for a pirate adventure is something many gamers would love to play out.
Booth Tour and Swag
The Sea of Thieves booth was by far the most impressive and immersive booth on the Xbox show floor. Rare had two huge pirate skeleton statues commissioned just for E3 that were stationed at each end of their booth. These skeletons were the most popular backdrops for photo shoots and interviews. There were fifteen stations with Sea of Thieves loaded up. Each was sitting on top of wooden planks that had been embedded into the carpet. And to complete the pirate aesthetic were lots of barrels, rope and small treasure boxes strewn around the booth. To further the pirate immersion, Rare hired a professional pirate band to play tunes from the game and other well known pirate songs to the gamers in line.
If that wasn’t enough to get people in the pirate mood Rare had tons of shirts, pins and tattoo sleeves to give away. There were three different shirts. Each shirt had the one of the three different crews emblem and title on it. There was one for The Mermaid’s Fortune, The Mad Monkey and The Serpent’s Lie. These same crews were also shown in the gameplay trailer which is interesting to note. The Sea of Thieves pin was a skull showing off the new logo and there were two separate tattoo sleeves, one for each arm.
Next to the game itself, the most important part of the booth was the Rare team there showing off the game. Every Rare employee I spoke with and saw was extremely welcoming and friendly. Many were doing interviews right there at the booth, answering questions from people in line and just chatting with fans. The amount of interviews with the team out there right now to read and watch is very impressive. You could really see how much passion they put into the game, and they were very humble about how well the game was being received, saying that they couldn’t wait to get back to the studio to continue working on the game.
The build of Sea of Thieves was very similar to the build I played three weeks earlier at Rare. It was primarily focused on ship sailing and combat and players were able to play for about fifteen to twenty minutes. Though the ship sailing and combat is just a small slice of the game, it was great for E3 because the huge ship in the demo showcased the game’s cooperative nature. To get an in-depth summary of how the ship sailing and combat works in Sea of Thieves you can check out this article or this video.
Minus the game looking even better than I remember, they also added instruments! Adding an item to the players inventory like an instrument and a mug of grog over a weapon says a lot about the game. These two items are both great icebreakers for newly formed crews and also have the sole purpose of being entertaining. It is these kind of game ideas that make Sea of Thieves live up to the “being the pirate you want to be” mantra they have stated from the beginning. There are hundreds of ways for people to play a sandbox game like this, and players feel useful or get enjoyment out of many different activities. If you don’t know what you are doing around the ship, you can bust out your concertina and play your crew a tune while they work. Have a long voyage ahead to your next island? Time for everyone to drink up and have fun trying to stay aboard the ship. If these two items are the start of what is to come, then I am very excited to see what other pirate activities we can engage in!
Rare has stated multiple times that the story in the game will be provided by the players. Each time I played Sea of Thieves on the trip at Rare and on the show floor at E3, I had a different experience and new stories to share afterward. On the show floor I went on a different adventure with every new crew I played it with, and by the end we all felt like we could take on the world together. The ship was such a great catalyst for bonding with your crew. There was a common goal of setting sail and overtaking any ship in your way and to do so you had to work together. Once everyone became familiar with the ship and each other it was easy to get in a groove and flow as a crew over the ship. It became natural for someone on the crew to run down into the hull to check for holes and another person to be the eyes for the blinded driver at the helm. This camaraderie made sinking a ship or being sunk a fun experience. If you and your crew sunk a ship you knew it was because you all worked together to defeat the odds. If your crew failed and sunk to the depths of the ocean you knew you all tried your hardest and were quickly planning your next attempt.
The lack of defined roles or classes also furthered the bonding and sense of community. If someone was at the helm and was getting bored we could easily switch out who was driving. If the crew was getting to carried away at firing cannons someone could quickly run down into the hull and start repairing holes. You always felt like you were contributing to the crew on the ship which was very rewarding.
Rare has already nailed down the shared world adventure game, S.W.A.G., they are trying to create with this small piece of Sea of Thieves. With a ship, grog and instruments you can set the foundation for what kind of pirate you want to be. Gamers can be motivated by different things and Sea of Thieves aims to let you carry out your motivations how you like. Once all the game mechanics and items hinted at in the Cinematic Trailer have been incorporated into the game, I have a feeling many of us are going to get lost with our friends in it.
If you had to describe the Sea of Thieves booth with one word it would be joyous. There were smiles all around as people played Sea of Thieves. I witnessed one person go from having a gloomy look on their face after waiting in line for three hours, to instantly smiling and yelling, “This game is way more fun than Battlefield 1” after they fired their first cannon at another ship. One crew would be laughing their heads off about playing instruments while drunk in the middle of a ship battle, while another crew would be cheering as they were successfully sinking another ship. There was constant commotion coming from the Sea of Thieves booth and most of the time it was either because they were sinking a ship or being sunk. In both cases the players seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Something that players also seemed to appreciate was the exploration of the ship. E3 goers were not given any instructions or lead through a tutorial. The real magic came from players on the same ship discovering how the ship worked and how the crew would successfully work together. I heard several times how refreshing it was that there was no hand holding to be found. Very few games let players figure mechanics out for themselves. What is great about Sea of Thieves is most people know what being a pirate is about. A pirate has a crew, has a ship and wants to find treasure. Being placed in the world with a crew, ship and an open world players can easily set sail.
On the last day of E3 Rare had run out of room for all of the awards they had received. With each day of the expo there was more buzz around the game. It was definitely the most popular game in the Xbox show floor. At one point there was a four hour wait to play Sea of Thieves!
It has never been a better time to be a Rare fan. The social presence for the company has never been greater and more involved in the community. Rare are constantly doing giveaways online and promoting fan art. There is now an official Sea of Thieves forums and store! The game is being talked about by lots of different gamers and not just Rare fans. Given the multiplayer and cooperative aspect of the game, Sea of Thieves will most likely have the largest audience Rare has ever made a game for. Rare fans are interested in the game of course but you have gamers who love pirate games. There are Xbox fans and there are also gamers who are excited for a new IP. Then there are the gamers who have dedicated a huge chunk of time into games like DayZ, Rust and ARK: Survival Evolved who would love to play a shared world adventure game with a pirate setting.
Sea of Thieves definitely has that Rare charm and is also doing something very unique and different, which Rare is known for doing. If you look at Rare’s history the different genres they have created games for is a lot. Racing, first person shooter, third person shooter, puzzle, adventure, platforming and the list goes on. This huge multiplayer shared world adventure game is the next genre Rare is looking to tackle and after this years E3 showing they have the foundation for a winning formula.
It is easy to see there will be something for everyone in Sea of Thieves.

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As Boris Johnson shakes after accusations of “Partygate” from Downing Street, Keir Starmer’s Labor Party enjoys a healthy leadership in public opinion polls.
Suddenly, Starmer, who has been fighting for attention most of his time at the top, is considered a possible winner. In his New Year’s speech earlier this month, he welcomed Labor leaders who won the election, Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson and Tony Blair. Commentators noted that his focus on the party trio of winners showed that he was determined to win. Finally, of course, he set his course.
Of course, Starmer made exactly the same point in his speech at the conference as a leader in 2020, but that was virtual, Covid was furious and the next election was miles away. Johnson attracted almost all the political attention and few noticed Starmer’s references.
Even so, the leadership of Labor in the opposition in the mid-term poll is no guarantee of electoral success. Neil Kinnock and Ed Miliband enjoyed the bigger ones and neither of them became prime minister. Clearly, Starmer wants to avoid that fate. He could take some limited cues from the only two post-war Labor leaders to win over the opposition: Wilson and Blair.
Although markedly different in character, both politicians framed their large pre-election debates with apolitical caution. In preparation for the 1964 election, Wilson set “modernization” as his theme, with an emphasis onwhite heat technology”. Blair also committed to “modernization” in 1997. Both made a dividing line between the parties “competence against incompetence”.
These are the safest topics of the campaign. Who is for incompetence? Apparently Starmer is now following the same course. In his speech, he proclaimed his three guiding principles, “security, prosperity and respect”.
Wilson and Blair also made the most of public perception of tired, long-standing conservative administrations plagued by accusations of sliminess. Sounds familiar? Amid various scandals in 1962, when Tory Prime Minister Harold Macmillan carried out an extensive cabinet reshuffle called “Night of the Long Knives”, Wilson, then a rising rising star, said: “The Prime Minister fired half of his cabinet … the wrong half.”
Both leaders used wit as a political weapon. Although less successful as a performer, Starmer was effective in the prime minister’s questions this week, undoing Johnson’s fictional “apology” for gathering at Garden No. 10 which he admitted to attending in May 2020, despite Covid’s severe restrictions.
For opposition Labor leaders, this is an easy task – declaring offensive topics while beating the besieged prime ministers. The challenge is to make their carefully selected big topics sound exciting.
Being an effective opposition leader is an art. They cannot be tried for implementing politics because they are not in government. Instead, they must look as if they own the future only in word and deed. That means being radical and confident. This is even more true of Starmer, given the epic challenges hovering over the next election, from the effects of the pandemic to climate change – not forgetting Brexit.
First of all, the winners of the election stand out for their uniqueness. For those like Wilson, Blair, or Margaret Thatcher, there were no endless comparisons to her predecessors. Indeed, Blair’s break with the past was open. His party became “New” by name.
Starmer must act in a way that ensures that this is one of the last articles to cite past Labor in relation to his leadership. He must be original and expressive in his newly elevated position on the political stage, looking ahead without being defined or stifled by any phase of his party’s turbulent past.
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The haversine formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points assuming a spherical earth (great-circle distance).
Estimated flight time from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is 3 hours 35 minutes.
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B Corp Business Owners: What Can Key Person Life Insurance do for Your Business?
- Bluestone Staff
- September 1, 2021
For business continuity and potential tax benefits, Key Person is often the answer.Featured image: from Pexels by Fauxels
What's a life insurance phrase you've heard of, but haven't really thought about how it applies to your business? We often hear from fellow B Corp leaders that "Key person life insurance" is one of them.
"Key Person" life insurance recognizes the importance of the key people you need to successfully run your business. It can also provide a greater yield on retained earnings.
Identifying and protecting the key employees that contribute to the value of your business is one of the most important discussions you can have when it comes to business continuity.
Owners and employees are the key persons that greatly enhance your business. Here are a few basic questions to ask when you're thinking about Key Person life insurance:
- If the key person passes away or becomes disabled, what is the impact on the business?
- Would the company require some adjustment time before business could continue?
- Would sales in progress be completed?
- Would creditors demand payment or restrict future credit?
- What's the ripple effect...would the loss of unique talents and skills disrupt the work of others and have a negative impact in the communities that you serve?
By putting relative values on each of these factors and relating that to sales and profits, you can quantify the value of key employees and make sure it's reflected in your life insurance strategy.
Key person insurance is a life insurance policy that provides a death benefit to a business if its owner or another significant employee passes away. Disability income insurance may also be used to protect the business in the event of a key person becoming disabled.
A Bluestone team member can work with you, your CPA or financial advisor to craft a Key Person life insurance policy that protects your business and provides a greater yield on retained earnings. Think of it as both protection for your business and a tax planning tool. Schedule a call to talk with us and experience the Bluestone difference.
Bluestone Life is a fellow B Corp who understands business owners
Business as a Force for Good. With Bluestone, you protect your business, community, and our planet. Through our Premiums with Purpose™, a percent of our revenues and a complimentary additional death benefit are paid to high-impact nonprofits driving environmental and social change. Bluestone Life is a Certified B Corp and a 1% for the Planet member. Our proprietary insurance policies are issued by the only Certified B Corp life insurance carrier.
Expertise with transparent value products. Understanding closely-held businesses is in our DNA. Our Founder and CEO owned a financial advisory firm that specialized in protecting the assets of business owners. Our Bluestone Universal Life Insurance has no premium charge or sales load. One hundred percent of planned and unscheduled premiums that you pay will be added to the accumulated value of your policy. This means that your account value grows faster.
Insurance that your employees feel good about. In addition to key person policies, our universal life and term life insurance policies empower your employees to use their life insurance as force for good. Our individual life policies can supplement your firm’s offering as part of your benefits platform.
Bluestone Life is proud to be recognized as Best for the World for both governance and workers by B Lab.
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So, apart from the similar-sounding name, what evidence is there that BHB produced by the liver by people on a very low-carb diet has euphoric, GHB-like effects in the brain?
Fasting for the original ‘natural high’
The first case of euphoria directly attributed to ketosis was reported by Walter Bloom, who pioneered therapeutic fasts for obesity in the 1950s. After several days without food, his patients lost their appetite, felt remarkably well, and experienced a mild intoxication: ‘not dissimilar to the effects of ethanol.’
Bloom speculated that acetoacetate had caused the inexplicable jubilation.
Other people have observed similar effects, including three Scottish doctors whose patients fasted for up to 249 days in the 1960s. After several days without food, their appetites subsided and all patients felt an increased sense of well-being which: ‘in some amounted to frank euphoria.’
Unfortunately, no studies of the euphoria reported by low-carb dieters have been conducted, as far as we know.
So, researchers don’t know the exact cause of these feelings. Acetoacetate, acetone and BHB, or any of their metabolites, may all be involved, as well as the effects of low blood sugar, which can cause euphoria and giddiness.
A good place to start might be to image brain activity in people on a very low-carb diet and compare activity with people on a normal, non-calorie restricted diet. The aim would be to see if brain imaging of people on a very low-carb diet has similar effects on brain activity seen when people take GHB.
And if you’re thinking of going on a very low-carb diet to get that high, beware. Side effects include loss of calcium from bones, increased risk of kidney stones and growth retardation.

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HUD Choice Neighborhoods Application Technical Assistance
The Detroit Future City Implementation Office (DFC) is providing technical assistance to the City of Detroit to develop a competitive application for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development Choice Neighborhoods that is in line with the Detroit Future City Framework (Framework) and other resilience planning, including the transformation of vacant and underutilized land into innovative open spaces. The Choice Neighborhoods Program supports locally driven strategies to address struggling neighborhoods with distressed public or HUD-assisted housing through a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation. The program is designed to catalyze critical improvements in neighborhood assets, including vacant property, housing, services and schools through Implementation Grant funding of up to $30 million.
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EL PASO, Texas -- When Loretta Hyde first got the call about an injured dog abandoned at a nearby dump, she knew she had to help. What she didn't know was how devastating the dog's injuries were.
"It was awful," says Loretta, looking back on that day that saved the Red Tick Hound's life. "You could see daylight literally through the bones in his foot and it was infected all the way up to his elbow and was starting to rot."
Kennel worker Chris McDonald is a veteran, and recognized the smell right away. He scooped up the dog, surprised that it didn't whimper or whine at his touch.
McDonald and his girlfriend, Brittany Smith, also a kennel employee, decided then that they would adopt the dog that had been through so much. They named him Copper.
Copper was rushed to the vet, where his leg was amputated at the shoulder, he was treated for heartworm, and neutered. Then he was taken to his new home with Chris and Brittany, where they have been loving him and nursing him back to health ever since. They have three other dogs they consider their "children" and can't wait to introduce Copper to his siblings, once he's recovered. They also want Copper to become a therapy dog.
Loretta Hyde, who runs Animal Rescue League, has seen it all. But nothing prepared her for this. The good news is, she says it's the ultimate happy ending.
"Everything that's been done for this boy has been done out of love, and respect, and just giving him the best life he can get. He's already had the crappy life. This is truly a happy life."

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MEMBERS of the Cebu City Police Office and the Cebu State Police Office are likely to be in opposition to the death of their colleagues, according to the post of Cebu Tomas Osmeña City Mayor.
Police Master Junard Cinco, a member of the Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB), was shot down along the highway at Barangay Media Onse in Toledo City last Tuesday, April 30.
Police Corporal Feliciano Yballe Jr, a member of Cebu City Force Mobile Force (CMCF), was part of his murder.
Yballe was killed in a shot with 18 PIB workers at his house in Sudlon 1 at Cebu City last Wednesday, 1 May.
However, the Director of the Regional Police Office (PRO) 7 insisted that Yballe's death was due to “maladministration” and “co-ordination”.
A police officer said that the PIB operators had had a lot of Cinco slaughtermen in the nearby mount Sinsin, so they went to Yballe house to ask for his help.
Yballe, who said he had been scared and paranoid after receiving death threats, was alarmed when he saw armed men who did not know them outside his door. That's why he fired, says Sinas.
Osmeña, however, believed that Sinas was covering the truth behind Yballe's death.
Earlier this week, Philippine National Police Chief Officer Oscar Albayalde ordered Sinas to release the 18 PIB employees, including chief police officer, Captain Alejandro Batobalonos, who was involved in the “misconduct”.
“Because of the murder of Cinco and now the attempt to break the heart, there is a conflict between the city and the police. The leadership is doing their best to hide, but many of the rank-and-file police in the provincial force are angry with Cinco's death and misbehavior; , ”Said Osmeña in office on Saturday, 4 May.
The Mayor of SunStar Cebu Bobby Nalzaro read on the “misencounter” column which led to the death of Yballe and admitted “for the first time,” he agreed with Nalzaro that Yballe was the “real target” of PIB operators.
The mayor said that he had received information that Yballe was a well-known 'tester,' or murderer, for the drug lord Franz Sabalones who was killed, and was also associated with Jerome Labitad, who had hired by goods.
Osmeña said he had the knowledge of the same sources and helped him identify the eight police officers from Talamban Police Station who were reputedly caught up on three security camera men in Barangay Carreta.
Last Saturday, the remains of Yballe were cremated in Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes in Nivel Hills at Laffug Barangay, Cebu City.
The policeman, Chuck Parade, commander of the CMCF, led the 21-gun greeting outside the home funeral about 2:45 p.m. when Yballe's body was transferred to the crematorium.
Barandog said that the remains of Yballe will be transported to an undisclosed location around 8am on Sunday, 5 May.
When asked about the progress of the case, Barandy refused to comment, saying that they were not those who were investigating it.
SunStar Cebu also asked Barandog who knew what the PIB operators wanted to ask Yballe when they went to their house, but the policeman began to answer.
“We are still grieving,” said Barandy. (CTL with JGS, JKV)

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Workplace bullies aren’t always the boss
Most of us think of the boss when we hear stories of workplace bullying. They are the ones with the power, the ones with the authority to fire you, the ones in charge of the way things are run.
Statistics tend to back this up. Studies have found 72 per cent of bullies were bosses, and that they mostly have lower ranked mini-bullies who work with the boss to carry out the bullying. A survey by the Know Bull group found half of employers take no action when a workplace bullying claim is made.
The economic and social cost of bullying in the workplace in the form of absenteeism, loss of productivity and legal costs has been put at up to $36 billion a year by The Australian Human Rights Commission. Research shows the impact of one serial bully in a workplace can reduce performance of their victims by half, and other workers by a third. Safe Work Australia found bullying in Australian workplaces is substantially higher than international rates. Occupational Health News reported that 42 per cent of men reported being sworn or yelled at in the workplace, 20 per cent of workers were humiliated in front of others, 20 per cent experienced discomfort due to sexual jokes and 7 per cent of women experienced unwanted sexual advances. More than one in ten women experienced unfair treatment due to gender.
WorkSafe research shows that although most workplaces have anti-bullying policies, the rate of bullying in the workforce has risen from 14 per cent to 15 per cent. The average cost for a stress claim is $41,186 compared to $23,441 for a physical injury claim.
Nathan Luke, employment law specialist at Stacks Law Firm, says employers need to ensure they have effective anti-bullying measures in place and accessible avenues for concerned workers to complain. Victims of bullying also need to know their legal rights and get expert legal advice on the best course to take for their particular case.
Leaving the bullying to last and fester without taking action by both the victim and the employer can end in much higher costs – both financially and emotionally. Earlier this month a Victorian teacher was paid $770,000 in damages after suffering a major breakdown following years of being bullied and threatened by his students, one even using a home-made flamethrower. For six years the teacher was assigned the worst and most unruly students without break. The court found the department and the school had breached its duty by not removing the teacher from the challenging classes.


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Congress is responsible for creating the federal government's annual budget.
The budget document often begins with the President's proposal to Congress recommending funding levels for the next fiscal year, beginning October 1 and ending on September 30 of the year following.
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Today’s Enquirering Mind is huge Cyclones fan Jake Warren from Monfort Heights, who asks: If the Clones first two Kelly Cup games are on TV in Idaho, will any station here pick them up for one of their digital subchannels? The Idaho Statesman reports that the games will be seen on Cable One Channel 17. It’s a very good question… I don’t know how professional the Cable One telecast will look, but that hasn’t stopped Cincinnati TV stations in the past. WXIX-TV (Fox 19) has broadcast cable access coverage of Florence Freedom games. Are any Cincinnati stations interested? (I’m guessing that Elliott Block might be interested for his low-power WKRP-TV digital Ch 25. I’m asking them, and will update this blog.
Otherwise, we’ll only hear the games on WSAI-AM (1360).
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To assess the fiscal and logistical viability of school-based, pharmacist-administered influenza vaccination programs.
Econometric observational study.
Nine schools in the Rincon Unified School District, Santa Rosa, CA.
Safeway Pharmacies; Rincon Unified School District; California Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch; and University of California, San Diego.
Assessment of direct workflow observations and administrative data.
Main outcome measures
Unit costs, productivity, and effectiveness of school-based, pharmacist-administered influenza vaccination programs.
The results showed a unit cost of $23.63 (compared with $25.60 for mass vaccination and $39.79 for walk-in shot-only vaccination clinics). The productivity index ($0.88) and efficiency index ($1.12) were better compared with data reported for comparable vaccination programs.
School-based, pharmacist-administered vaccination programs are fiscally and logistically self-sustaining, viable alternatives to medical office-based or community-based mass vaccination clinics, and may offer a practical strategy for vaccinating children and adolescents.


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The 2012 regular season has come to a close and what a year it was. Here’s a look at the most Unexpected (and expected) outcomes of the year. ————————————————————————————————————————————– Week 1: Tim Tebow starts ————————————————————————————————————————————– When the New York Jets took the field for their first play of the season, Tim Tebow was out on the field with the starters. Well, it’s not what you think. Tebow lined up as a receiver for the Jets’ first offensive play, but starting quarterback Mark Sanchez didn’t look his way. Tebow later joked, “I felt like I was open too.” All in all, Tebow appeared in only nine offensive plays and didn’t account for much. Oh, and he was booed off the field, […]
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As we do every week, let’s take a swing around the NFL, looking at a bunch of random things… 1. I spent some time in Chicago earlier in the week at the NFL’s annual Fall Meeting, and many of the topics addressed here are from the meeting. There were a bunch of issues discussed, but nothing more important happened than the introduction of Browns owner Jimmy Haslam III. I know it won’t exactly affect the team’s performance on the field today — or, likely won’t — but it is noteworthy. After years of having an owner in Randy Lerner who was never around, Haslam will be the opposite. He’s moving to Cleveland. He’ll be present, his family will be present… […]
As we do every week — except this time, it’s game week! — let’s take a swing around the NFL, looking at a bunch of random things … So, what’s been up? 1. The Steelers play tonight against the Broncos, and they get the first crack at QB Peyton Manning. Sure, Pittsburgh is tweaked about some injury issues (I don’t blame them), but they are mostly ready to go. I just want to take out a second and note something you shouldn’t really need to praise anyone for. I’ll do it anyway. Nice, easy, sound decision by coach Mike Tomlin to eliminate any possibility of S Ryan Clark playing in the mile-high altitude because of a health issues. This should […]
As we do every week, let’s take a swing around the NFL, looking at a bunch of random things … So, what’s been up? 1. I can’t help but think that the Steelers’ season will be dictated by two storylines, neither of which will make the Pittsburgh crazies very happy. One is, can QB Ben Roethlisberger stay healthy? He’s already been slowed by a gimpy ankle and, ho hum, he’s got a torn rotator cuff on his throwing shoulder. And from the way it sounded, his offensive line will be a work in progress. Starting two rookies is good for the future, scary for the present, even if the rookies are highly touted like David DeCastro and Mike Adams. And […]
Linebacker Joey Porter played for three teams over the course of a 13-year career. Porter knows which organization he wants to end with. Porter told me today that he plans to retire as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Specifically, Porter said he would be honored to do so. “That’s where I started at,” Porter told me on the driving range before a practice round of the American Century Celebrity Golf Classic in South Lake Tahoe. “It’ll be an honor to go out there and retire as a Steeler. Started there, end there. Thirteen years. I never thought I’d play that long when I first started.” The four-time Pro Bowler finishes with 170 starts, 503 tackles and 98 sacks. He […]
Seahawks G Robert Gallery will make his regular-season debut for the Seahawks today when they play the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Gallery had been sidelined with a knee injury but he is active for today’s game. The same cannot be said for WR Sidney Rice, who is still battling a shoulder injury.

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The City's Downtown Sidewalk Encroachment Permit Program allows downtown businesses to utilize the sidewalks in front of their businesses for advertising, special events, beautification, and other purposes. This program was created to develop a fair and equitable program that will enhance the overall appearance, ambiance and environment of the downtown business district. It was updated in November 2019 to better ensure that downtown remains accessible to pedestrians. A permit is required prior to placing any encroachments on the sidewalk.
Several significant changes were made to the program. The City created 3 sidewalk zones: the furnishing zone, the pedestrian zone, and the frontage zone. These zones distinguish the locations on the sidewalk where certain activities/encroachments can take place. The frontage zone, the location closest to the building, is where business encroachments are permitted. The size of this zone will vary based on what encroachments exist in the furnishing zone, the area closest to the curb. See the FAQs below for more information on these zones.
Other changes to the program include the creation of a corner triangle area at intersections. Encroachments are not permitted within this area so as to keep pedestrian ramps in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This update also increased the permit fee from $10 to $50 and requires that fenced cafe seating areas are removed from the sidewalks between November 1 and April 1.
Corner Triangle Area Diagrams:
- Main and 3rd
- Main and Grand
- Main and Willson
- Main and Black
- Main and Bozeman
- Main and Rouse
- Main and Church
- Main and Wallace
Planning Department Applications:
Development Review Applications (for fenced cafe areas)
Exclusive Use Permit for Fenced Cafe Areas
Downtown Sidewalk Encroachment Permits are required within the Downtown Business District in the B-3 zoning district on or between the north side of Lamme and the south side of Olive, and the east side of Broadway and the west side of 3rd.
A: Permitted encroachments include:
- Portable Signs (Sandwich board signs)
- Sidewalk Displays
- Bike Racks
- Sidewalk Vending Carts
- Tables and Chairs
- Planter Boxes or Hanging Pots
- Newspaper Dispensers
- Miscellaneous Items
- Fenced Cafe Seating Areas: These are permitted under an Exclusive Use Permit. Please see the FAQ for Fenced Cafe Seating Areas for more information.
A: Encroachments can be placed in the frontage zone only with the exception of bike racks which are allowed in the furnishing zone as well. The width of the frontage zone will vary based on the encroachments in the furnishing zone. Business owners can determine this width by measuring 6' from the innermost encroachment within the furnishing zone. The 6' zone is the pedestrian zone where encroachments are not permitted. The remaining space between the pedestrian zone and the front of the building is the frontage zone. Encroachments are not permitted in the corner triangle areas at the intersections. For more information on the corner triangle areas, visit FAQ #6 related to those areas or see the diagrams under "Helpful Links."
A: The 3 sidewalk zones created in the November 2019 update to the program include the furnishing zone, the pedestrian zone, and the frontage zone.
The furnishing zone is the zone closest to the curb. It begins at the curb and ends at the inside edge of the innermost encroachment (trash can, tree grate, sculpture, bike rack, etc.). Business encroachments are not allowed within this zone with the exception of bike racks. This area is reserved for street signs, bike racks, garbage or recycling receptacles, and street trees. This area may also contain art installations if permitted by the City.
The pedestrian zone begins at the inside edge of the furnishing zone and is a minimum of 6' wide. This zone is for pedestrian traffic only and is required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. No encroachments are permitted within this zone.
The frontage zone lies between the inside edge of the pedestrian zone and the building. This is the location where encroachments are permitted. The size of this zone may vary depending on what items are installed in the furnishing zone.
A: Businesses must submit the following items in order to be considered for a new or renewed permit. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
- $50 application fee
- Sketch or photograph showing the location of all requested encroachments as well as all other encroachments on the sidewalk. This must show a complete view of the sidewalk including dimensions so the City can ensure that the pedestrian zone will be maintained.
- Certificate of Liability Insurance naming the City of Bozeman as additional insured. The State of Montana must also be included for encroachments on Main Street, Rouse Avenue, or Willson Avenue. Insurance coverage must include $1 million per occurrence with a $2 million general aggregate or $750,000 for each claim and $1.5 million per occurrence.
- Endorsement page for the insurance policy that shows that the City of Bozeman (and the State of Montana if applicable) has been added to the policy. This is a separate document from the insurance certificate.
- Current City of Bozeman business license or mobile vending license.
- Letter of support from the owner, operator, or manager of the business immediately adjacent to the sidewalk where the use is requested. This is only required for mobile vending carts and encroachments that will be placed in front of another business.
- Copy of a food purveyor's license or approval statement issued by the Gallatin City-County Health Department. This is only required for mobile vending carts and fenced cafe seating areas.
- Mobile vending carts are permitted on Main, Mendenhall, and Babcock Streets only.
- Only one cart is allowed per block face.
- Carts may not be more than 3' wide.
- Carts must be placed within the frontage zone only and may not encroach into the pedestrian zone.
- Carts are not permitted within the corner triangle area at intersections.
- All signage must be attached to the cart and may not exceed 6' in length.
- Carts must comply with all regulations in the mobile vending ordinance.
- Cart owners must submit written permission from the adjacent business owner or manager to the location where they are proposing to place their cart.
A: Fenced cafe seating areas in the downtown area are allowed under an exclusive use permit, not a downtown sidewalk encroachment permit. Once approved they are valid for 10 years but are reviewed annually and require an annual permit fee. They are transferable if the business is sold but only if a request is made to the Director of Public Works within 30 days of the sale of the business. They are only permitted from April 1 through October 31 and must be removed from the sidewalk beginning November 1.
Fenced cafe seating areas are required to serve alcohol outside of a downtown business establishment. In addition to an exclusive use permit, the applicant must apply for a site plan modification and a Special Use Permit (SUP) to serve alcohol through the City Planning Department. For more information on this process, please contact their office at 406-582-2260. The exclusive use permit will be submitted to the City Public Works Department at the same time that the modification and SUP applications are submitted to the City Planning Department.
An application for an exclusive use permit must be submitted with the following items:
- Site plan depicting the size and location of all requested encroachments as well as other existing obstructions or improvements (trash cans, street lights, signs, bike racks, etc.). This plan must show the square footage of the fenced area as well as the fence design and ingress and egress points. It must depict the width of the pedestrian zone.
- Certificate of Liability Insurance naming the City of Bozeman as additional insured. The State of Montana must also be included for encroachments on Main Street, Rouse Avenue, or Willson Avenue. Insurance coverage must include $1 million per occurrence with a $2 million general aggregate or $750,000 for each claim and $1.5 million per occurrence. This insurance must include coverage for the fenced café seating area.
- Current City of Bozeman business license corresponding to the use requested.
- Copy of a food purveyor's license or approval statement issued by the Gallatin City-County Health Department.
- Copy of a state-approved alcohol beverage license. Once the permit is approved but prior to constructing the fenced area, an updated copy of the state-approved alcohol beverage license must be submitted that includes the outdoor seating area.
- Permit Fee. This fee will be required after the permit is approved but prior to construction of the fenced area. This fee is based on the property value as determined by the Montana Department of Revenue, the square footage of the fenced area as well as the timeframe that the fenced area will be in place.


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GSTO2*N142D gene polymorphism associated with hypothyroidism in Italian patients
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Hypothyroidism is a multifactorial endocrinal disease characterized by abnormally low thyroid hormone production. Thyroiditis is one of the primary causes of hypothyroidism, as it is an increasing level of inflammation in the thyroid gland that could be due to a failure of the anti-inflammatory response. Glutathione S-transferases are biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress. These phase II enzymes play a relevant role in detoxifying xenobiotic compounds. Particular attention has been focused on GSTA1, GSTM1, GSTO2, GSTP1, and GSTT1 genes to evaluate if GST gene polymorphisms are associated with hypothyroidism. We screened a case–control population (patients with hypothyroidism n = 110, controls n = 122) to analyze GST gene polymorphisms. GST SNPs were determined using the PCR–RFLP method, while GST null polymorphisms were determined using a Multiplex PCR. In this study, we found differences in genotype distribution between hypothyroid individuals and controls only for the GSTO2*N142D polymorphism. Logistic regression analysis, after adjustment for age and sex, confirmed this positive association (OR = 4.56; 95 % CI 1.22–17.00; p = 0.009). The GSTO2 enzyme can catalyze several reactions important for countering oxidative stress: subjects with the D142 allele may have a deficiency in the antioxidant enzymatic system. A decrease in antioxidant capacity may trigger increased oxidative stress. Previous studies have highlighted the role of GST enzymes in inflammation disorders, but no data are available on their role in hypothyroidism. Our results suggest that GSTO2 could increase disease risk susceptibility and could act as a risk factor for hypothyroidism in Italian patients.
KeywordsGSTs Hypothyroidism Oxidative stress Ascorbate Arsenic
The authors thank the volunteer participants for their generous co-operation and the collaborators of the Clinical Endocrinology Laboratory of the “Ospedale Civile” of Tricarico, Matera. This research was supported by a grant from the University of Rome Tor Vergata (RSA 2009) to M.F. and by MIUR grant (PRIN 2009–2011, Prot. No. 200975T9EW).
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The Pentagon River Terrace Entrance and Parade Grounds contribute to the Pentagon’s National Register listing. Together, they have served as the memorial site of many historically significant celebrations, commemorations and civil protests. Davis Buckley Architects and Planners (DBA) undertook a design-build restoration of these spaces that required the removal and replacement in kind of the dimensional stonework, the design of new ADA compliant ramps, and the design and detailing of new guardrails at the main entry portico.
The River Terrace extends 900 feet to the Pentagon and is comprised of approximately 107,600 square feet of surface area including building entrances, terrace steps, walkways, parking areas and planting beds and approximately 105,000 square feet of occupied space in what was previously the motor pool for the Pentagon. Over the years, the waterproofing of the walkways, retaining walls, and planting areas of the River Terrace had deteriorated, and consequentially, leaks had developed in numerous locations.
The scope of stone restoration work included the removal of all existing dimensioned limestone from the structure; addition of sloping topping slabs above the existing structural slabs and replacement of existing drains; waterproofing of the entire concrete structure; supplementing the existing inadequate drainage systems; and replacement of all construction and landscaping that was previously removed so that it remained in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Department of State and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. In order to efficiently categorize the stone removed, all pieces were carefully measured in the field and numbered in sequence for identification for reinstallation. A photographic inventory of the existing condition was completed, and work to be undertaken for each piece of stone was identified within the following categories: replacement-in-kind, stone to be patched and stone to be repaired through the placement of a “Dutchman.”
Additions to the space included new howitzer ramps along the riverfront belvedere steps, mahogany entrance doors and light standards, as well as the lifts, ramps, internally lit bronze handrails and path lights necessary to bring the complex into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Unobtrusive security features were sensitively integrated into the landscape of the entire Pentagon River Terrace in accordance with the guidelines of the Department of State. The restoration project was carried out in conjunction with the rehabilitation of the area directly below the River Terrace to be home to the DiLorenzo TRICARE Health Clinic.
DBA submitted and successfully obtained reviews and permission from the US Commission of Fine Arts, National Capital Planning Commission, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

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Arturo Sandoval - For Love or Country
Last weekend, my wife and I had the distinct pleasure of attending a performance by the renowned Cuban jazz musician Arturo Sandoval. The trumpeter and his ensemble dazzled the 400 music fans that were crammed into the tiny Clearwater Theatre in West Dundee, Illinois, to hear their unique blend of classic jazz beats and Latin rhythms.
Though an ardent jazz aficionado, I was not familiar with Mr. Sandoval until recently seeing the HBO film about his extraordinary struggle to achieve greater freedom to pursue his musical passion. For Love Or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story recounts the saga of the budding musician’s life in communist Cuba and the artistic repression he faced that ultimately led to his defection.
As co-founder of the Afro-Cuban ensemble Irakere, Sandoval and his fellow band members are only permitted to play music approved by the government, since Fidel Castro views American jazz as the “music of the enemy.” Despite his fervent opposition to the revolution, he agrees to “toe the party line” in order to gain permission to travel outside the island in state-sanctioned bands.
He begins a long friendship with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie during the jazz legend’s historic visit to Havana in 1977. Besides inspiring him musically, Gillespie ultimately plays a pivotal role in helping Sandoval realize his artistic dreams.
Although he longs to escape the despotic regime of his beloved country, Sandoval refuses to leave his family behind. Worse yet, the woman he loves does not share his ideological views.
Marianela, his wife, is a party loyalist who believes in the revolution and gladly endures the sacrifices necessary to achieve its goals. In one climactic scene, she chides Sandoval for his criticism of the Castro government and cites its many benefits, including free hospitals and free education. An enraged Sandoval retorts, “What good is free education if you can’t read what you want, if you can’t say what you want? What good are eyes if everybody’s blind?”
Marianela does not question the legitimacy of the revolution until one of its greatest heroes, General Arnaldo Ochoa, is executed in 1989 after being convicted on flimsy corruption charges. Only then do the couple devise a plan of escape, professing party loyalty in exchange for travel privileges. Finally, they are allowed to travel to Europe with their youngest child, Turi.
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The movie features several masterful performances, including the great Andy Garcia as Arturo Sandoval and the lovely and talented Mia Maestro (did I mention lovely?) as Marianela.
Sandoval risked everything – his life, his love, and his family – for the freedom to play the music he loves. This inspiring film is great entertainment, even for the most jaded lovers of liberty.

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Greater Louisville has a diverse and thriving art scene. East Market Street in the NULU neighborhood has developed into the region’s main Art Zone. The area is lined with galleries that specialize in painting, photography, sculpture, and the avant garde. At the other end of downtown Louisville, art lovers will find textiles at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft and glass artists at the Flame Run Gallery. In addition, the Mellwood Art Center in the Clifton neighborhood is home to many artist studios and exhibitions.
“What is unique about Louisville is that it has the performing arts, it has the ballet, it has actor’s theatre, and it has a big list of quality galleries,”
– Brook White, owner of Flame Run Gallery
“What is unique about Louisville is that it has the performing arts, it has the ballet, it has actor’s theatre, and it has a big list of quality galleries,” says Brook White, owner of Flame Run Gallery. “There are so many good galleries and such a range of things to see. You also have the art fairs. There is the St. James Court Art Fair, the Cherokee Triangle Art Fair, and other weekend events. There are just so many different opportunities around town to stumble upon great art.”
White credits the First Friday Trolley Hop, a monthly event that allows Greater Louisville residents to park their cars and ride a trolley to the various galleries, for raising the profile of the local art scene. He also says that Greater Louisville residents and political leaders have shown repeatedly that culture is a prior in this community. The Speed Art Museum is closed for three years as it undergoes a $44 million renovation. Also, Gill Holland, an investor credited with much of the success of the NULU neighborhood, has announced plans to build affordable artists’ studios in the Portland neighborhood.
Area’s Major Art & Craft Fairs
Cherokee Triangle Art Fair
Always planned for the April weekend before the Kentucky Derby, this well-loved local art fair tells us spring is here! Set in a charming neighborhood, the Cherokee Triangle Art Fair hosts live music, art exhibits, a plant sale, great food and a children’s activities tent for family fun.
September Art Fair @ Mellwood
Fine Art & Craft Show
Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center
The September Art Fair @ Mellwood features culinary arts, wine tasting, live entertainment, children’s art/craft area and a “Gallery Row,” – showcasing the best of Louisville’s gallery scene. Free on-site parking.
Art in Speed Park
Speed Park in Sellersburg, IN
Filled with more than 100 of the nation’s finest artisans, delectable food, and the region’s top musical artists. Art in Speed Park has been established as one of Kentuckiana’s favorite art shows, and is considered a true gem among the arts community.
St. James Court Art Show
(St. James Court, Fourth and Magnolia) in Old Louisville
Regarded by many as the best fine art and design show in the country, the St. James Court Art Show celebrates more than half of a century of welcoming juried selections of fine arts and crafts from more than 650 national artists.
Art Museums & Organizations
700 W. Main St.
Housed in 21c Museum Hotel, the 21c Museum collection features both emerging artists and acclaimed international artists within its 9,000 square foot exhibit space. This stunning collection of cutting-edge art inspired the naming of the property and influenced the creation of the museum and hotel (which was awarded Best of Year 2006 by Interior Design magazine). Monthly special events include concerts, film screenings, poetry readings and many events are free and open to the public. Gift Shop open Mon.-Sun., 7 a.m.-11 p.m.
Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft
715 W. Main St.
The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft has supported the art and craft heritage of Kentucky for more than 30 years. In addition to its permanent collection, exhibits are presented in three gallery spaces. The Gallery Shop features work in all media, from folk art to furniture. The Education Center provides special needs workshops, summer art camps, community center programs, school partnership workshops, Girl Scout workshops, child, teen and adult workshops and craft artist demonstrations. Tues.- Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center
1860 Mellwood Ave.
Formerly the Fischer Packing Company on Mellwood, the Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center encompasses 360,000 sq. ft. of former industrial space that has been converted into more than 200 artist studios, art galleries and shops, restaurants, office spaces, rehearsal spaces for theater and dance groups and special event venues. Open seven days a week, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
The Speed Art Museum
2035 S. Third St.
Established in 1927, the Speed Art Museum is Kentucky’s oldest and largest art museum with more than 14,000 pieces in its permanent collection. Its extensive collection spans 6,000 years, ranging from ancient Egyptian to contemporary art. In September of 2012, The Speed broke ground on a $50 million, 200,000-square foot expansion. The museum will be closed for approximately three years until its re-opening in late 2015.
Actors Theatre of Louisville
316 W. Main St.
Box Office – 584-1205
The Tony-winning Actors Theatre has captured the hearts of audiences in Louisville and across the country for nearly five decades and has played a major role in revitalizing American playwriting.
Derby Dinner Playhouse
525 Marriott Dr.
Dinner Playhouse is one of the largest dinner theaters in the country, offering live-stage productions and a plentiful buffet. Derby Dinner presents mainstage shows running Tuesday through Sunday year-round, in addition to concerts and children’s musical theater productions.
The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
501 W. Main St.
Administrative Offices – 562-0100
Tickets – 584-7777
For more than two decades, The Kentucky Center has taken the lead as the state’s premier performing arts center, and home to such resident groups as the Louisville Ballet, Kentucky Opera, Louisville Orchestra, PNC Broadway Across America-Louisville and Stage One Children’s Theater. Its own Kentucky Center Presents performances bringing in such acclaimed performers as Lily Tomlin, Lyle Lovett, k.d. lang and The Paul Taylor Dance Company, along with world music, jazz, family programming, bluegrass, comedy and more. Its three theaters range in size from 139 seats to 2,400, and host everything from international performers to local theater companies. The Kentucky Center also manages the beautifully renovated historic Brown Theatre at 315 W. Broadway.
625 S. Fourth St.
The magnificently renovated 1928 Spanish Baroque movie theater hosts numerous concerts, plays, comedians, children’s performances, and a summer movie classics series.
Major Performing Arts Groups
323 W. Broadway St., Ste. 601
The well-respected regional opera company presents top-quality productions with international stars performing with local talent.
315 E. Main St.
Box Office- 583-2623
As the official state ballet of Kentucky, the ballet offers performances to more than 100,000 people each year, with 65 world premiere ballets to its credit and a repertoire of nearly 150 works by choreographers such as Marius Petipa, George Balanchine, Paul Taylor and David Parsons. The Louisville Ballet’s educational programs reach more than 18,000 school children annually. All performances are in The Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall.
323 W. Broadway St., Ste. 700
Tickets – 587-8681
The Louisville Orchestra’s full-time ensemble performs a wide variety of concerts and is also the resident performing group for the Louisville Ballet and the Kentucky Opera. The Orchestra is known for performing a wide variety of musical series, including Classics and Coffee Concerts (classical music), the Louisville Pops (popular music), OrKIDStra and ROARchestra (performed at the Louisville Zoo).
PNC Broadway Across America-Louisville
611 Main St.
The “Broadway Series” is almost a household name after more than two decades of bringing exciting, big-name Broadway musical productions to town. Performances are held at The Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall or The Louisville Palace.

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A bunch of Republicans, including Mia Love, are holding out hope that thousands of absentee and provisional ballots in the 4th District may erase Rep. Jim Matheson's narrow lead.
Matheson thinks they are dreaming.
"I'm not concerned," he told The Salt Lake Tribune on Wednesday about his 2,646 lead with roughly 28,700 ballots left to count. "It's going to hold. It's going to be fine. It's going to come in pretty much like the regular votes did."
Those ballots are among the 72,000 left to be counted in Salt Lake, Utah, Juab and Sanpete counties. The official tally will take place on Nov. 20.
-- Matt Canham
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County schools report more than 700 students in class Enrollments for Republic County USD 109 and Pike Valley USD 426 remain steady, according to official counts taken in September.
Republic County Superintendent Michael Couch said the head count taken September 20 shows 505 students in the district, not counting pre-school students enrolled in the LCNCK pre-school. That number is comprised of 265 students in the Jr./Sr. High building, and 240 at East Elementary. The count is one student more than last year, Couch said. In the 2015-16 school year, the district reported a head count of 486 students.
Pike Valley Superintendent Sue King said the breakdown for her district is 61 students at the high school in Scandia; 42 junior high and 96 elementary students at the building in Courtland, for a total of 199. The pre-school program at Courtland has 32 students enrolled. Administrators say enrollments are often a moving target, with students coming and going throughout the year, sometimes up to the last month of school. The September 20 count is the number that the state uses to determine base state aide per pupil, which this year is $4,170.