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… that I have for a while now referred to my leash instead of the leash. It is my leash not in the sense that I own it but in the sense that it’s a part of me. My lips, my breasts… and my leash.
… that while I was never uncomfortable with Master McKenna, I now feel in a kind of pleasing rhythm with him. Maybe this is because his expectations are more fully clear. Or maybe it’s because he is fucking me.
… that Amanda does things one-off. That is, she tries things once — baring me to the trash men, making me wear chains from my labia while grocery shopping — but doesn’t go back to those things again. Once done, they bore her.
… that I am more often now, of my own choice, wearing a collar to bed. I have begun feeling naked without a collar on. I like the weight of it. It’s somehow a comfort at night.
… that I am strangely okay with the idea Amanda will present me topless to the neighbors at the barbecue this weekend.
… that my occasional meltdowns are somewhat predictable. They seem to operate on a schedule, every so many months. It’s like there’s one little unsubmissive piece of me that lies dormant for so long, then has to speak up and protest. It does its little rebellion rant, then goes on mute once again.
…that I really like it when in a public place, Amanda comes to my side, puts her arm around my waist, and whispers something explicit into my ear, usually about how she wants to watch me with someone else. She likes seeing me blush and get all freckly.

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"But I've never heard of such a thing as cocoa beans growing on our planet."
Inside the fruit are the tree's seeds, also known as cocoa beans.
In 1908, the mill was being used to grind cocoa beans.
Michel travels the world to find the best cocoa beans.
In 1999, Nigeria produced 145,000 tons of cocoa beans, but has the potential for over 300,000 per year.
Because of this, cocoa beans were used as money.
For the brief ride, about 10 or 12 minutes, one sees the world from the perspective of a cocoa bean.
There is also production of textiles, palm products, and cocoa beans.
You want a recipe that starts with grinding cocoa beans?
While cocoa beans are perishable, they can be held in storage for several years.

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La Porte keeps same tax rate for 16th year
Collection rate for garbage will be increased
The La Porte City Council on Monday unanimously voted to keep the tax rate at 71 cents per $100 of property value.
It's the 16th year that the tax rate has stayed the same, although the cost of garbage collection will go up. As part of a three-year plan approved last year, the average monthly garbage bill will increase next year from $10 to $12.50.
In a lengthy meeting that included seven public hearings on various topics, the council on Monday also approved the proposed budget for the 2005 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.
The new budget includes projected expenses of $25.40 million in the general fund, which covers daily operating expenses and employees' salaries. That amount is an increase of about 0.3 percent over last year's expenditures of $25.32 million.
Using reserve fundsProjected revenue for the general fund next year is $24.58 million, with the difference to be made up from the reserve fund. The use of reserve funds will leave the city with more than 90 days of working capital, which is an appropriate amount, said Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander .
Next year's projected revenue reflects a decrease of 0.4 percent from the $24.67 million budgeted for fiscal year 2004. But it's a 2.8 percent increase over the $23.9 million now expected to come in by the end of the 2004 fiscal year on Sept. 30.
The 2005 total budget is $48.99 million, an 18 percent reduction from the 2004 approved budget of $59.84 million. The main reason for the reduction is fewer expenditures for capital improvements funded with general obligation bonds, city staff said.
In a presentation to the council, Alexander said the general fund accounts for 51 percent of all city expenses. Other expenses go toward such things as debt service, capital improvements and enterprise funds, including the La Porte Municipal Airport, Sylvan Beach and the La Porte Area Water Authority.
While the tax rate has stayed the same for 16 years, the percent of each tax dollar that goes to the general fund has increased from 53 percent to 61.2 percent, as debt payments have gone down, Alexander said.
One source of economizing in the new budget is reduction of personnel expenses.
In the past 10 years, the city department with the biggest growth has been the police department, because the council asked for more attention to public safety, Alexander said.
In 1995, the police department had 74 employees but in 2005, it is expected to have 99, an increase of 33 percent. In the same period, the finance department stayed the same size, with 25 employees.
The 2005 budget proposes to delete 13 positions in various departments and to keep 10 vacant positions empty, Alexander said. One factor in this decision is that the city's contribution to employees' health care coverage has increased by 3 percent.


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A couple of months ago, the Portland Modern Quilt Guild was lucky enough to have Kathy Miller of Michael Miller fabrics come to speak at our meeting. Not only did she give everyone a color card for the new Cotton Couture solids but she also hinted at an upcoming challenge.
Then last month, every member received 8 fat eighths to design a 15.5" x 18.5" block. Kathy will choose something like 16 of them to be made into a quilt for the Michael Miller booth at Quilt Market.
Here's what I came up with:
Not to sound all commercially and everything, but these are really lovely solids to work with. The are so soft and have a very nice drape. I could see them being used for apparel as well as quilting.
I've seen a few other blocks from this challenge popping up and they're really fun. Can't wait to see which ones will be chosen!

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Apparently This Is What a Motorcycle Looks Like in 2016
Triumph frame, lawnmower engine
As the old saying goes, one man’s trash is the centerpiece of another man’s bespoke motorbike.
That’s certainly the case with the Triumph Board Tracker motorcycle a New Zealand man who goes by T. White recently handbuilt around a Villiers Midget lawnmower engine from the ‘50s.
After buying the vintage motor on TradeMe (Kiwi eBay, basically), he cut a stainless steel cradle for it and then mounted the whole rig on the frame of a vintage single-speed Triumph bicycle.
Once the engine was in place, White linked it with a cylindrical Atco fuel tank and installed a set of wood laminate handlebars as well as a four-sprocket system to send power to the rear wheel. The finished Triumph Board Tracker is a one-off bike that looks like it was built from parts sourced at a turn-of-the-century junkyard, but runs like the best racers of today.
White is selling the bike to raise cash for future builds. If you’re interested, contact him here.
Just don’t address him as the Lawnmower Man.
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Two cases in point: Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), which recently announced a new collaboration. Nvidia stock's meteoric rise was well documented this year, and a very solid case can be made that it rose too far too fast. ServiceNow is a "digital transformation" platform.
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Older adults are at greater risk for dehydration than younger adults. Reasons include, decreased lean body mass, decreased thirst sensation, difficulty getting around, memory problems, use of medications, and certain medical conditions. Dehydration is a leading cause of hospitalization in older adults and can lead to death if not treated properly.
What are the warning signs?
For most adults, thirst is a primary sign of dehydration. However, in older adults, this may not be reliable. Here are some important warning signs of dehydration:
- Dry mouth, tongue, and nose
- Dry skin or poor elasticity—doesn’t “bounce back” when stretched
- Less frequent urination, or dark colored urine
- Dizziness or confusion
- Weakness or sleepiness
- Urinary tract infections
How can dehydration be avoided?
- Consume adequate fluid, ideally at least six to eight glasses per day. If you have heart failure, kidney disease or a history of dehydration, consult with your physician or dietitian to determine your exact daily fluid needs.
- Divide your fluids into small doses — sometimes this can be easier to manage than large amounts at once.
- Aim for variety! Different flavors and textures can help with intake.
- Make sure to plan for extra fluids in hot weather or during periods of exercise.
Almost all fluids count
You may have heard that caffeinated beverages are dehydrating. However, recent studies show that a moderate intake of caffeine (especially for those who consume it regularly) is not as dehydrating as once thought.
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Make adequate hydration an enjoyable experience by stocking up on foods and drinks you enjoy. Talk to your health professional if you have any questions or concerns about your fluid intake.
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After more than twenty years serving fresh and vibrant Thai food to Englewood neighbors and Swedish Medical Center workers, Taste of Thailand has moved to a new location at the corner of South Broadway and Evans Avenue. Owners Noy and Richard Farrell promise the same traditional cuisine peppered with herbs and vegetables from the couple's garden — plus a few new tastes. And the restaurant will now also be open on Sundays (for lunch from noon to 3 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 8 p.m.), a first for the Farrells.
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August 18, 2009
I recently returned from New York where I was a guest of the Juilliard School of Music and their New Music Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Joel Sachs. Four members of the ensemble gave the US Premiere of my second String Quartet ‘The Cranning’ to a capacity audience of over 900 people at the Summergarden concert series at the Museum of Modern Art.
It was a fabulous event and I really enjoyed my time there. Many thanks to Dr. Sachs, the musicians and Melanie Monios and her staff at MOMA for making me so welcome and helping make the event one of the highlights of my career so far.
Also thanks to Allan Kozinn of the New York Times for covering the event
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and special thanks to Culture Ireland for providing me with funds for my travel expenses to New York
Thanks also to Eve O’Kelly and the staff at the Contemporary Music Centre for helping to secure the performance of the piece.
Here’s some photo’s relating to my trip.
July 1, 2009
My new album ‘Contemporary Traditional Irish Guitar’ is almost ready for release. It’ll soon be available online. Until then here’s a sneak preview of the CD cover as designed by my talented sister Fran
May 18, 2009
Those nice people at Sing Out Magazine reviewed my album Draiocht lately. Here’s an extract from the review by Chris Nickson
It’s nice to meet some people with taste! One thing to note of course is that I’m not a member of the Dublin Guitar Quartet anymore, but I’m sure they won’t mind the plug!.
April 26, 2009
Since I last posted news here I’ve been all over the place, from New York to Estonia. Here’s a brief report on each event.
JANUARY 2009 – USA
In January I took my Dad on a holiday to the US where we visited New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC. We saw President Obama’s inauguration via the big screens in Time Square, New York. It was an historic occasion.
Whilst in New York I was delighted to meet legendary new music DJ and writer John Schaefer who interviewed me for his long running WNYC show ‘New Sounds’. The show was broadcast on 17th March and you can hear it here
John also played one of my pieces on this edition of the show
MARCH 2009 ROME, ROMANIA AND PRAGUE
I had a great trip to Central Europe in March beginning with a two day stay in the incredible Italian capital Rome. I’d never been before and was really blown away by the beauty of the city. After this I flew to Cluj-Napoca, the capital of Transylvania in Romania, where I performed a concert with Ioana Petcu-Colan and gave a seminar in the Gheorghe Dima Academy of Music. We were grateful to Iulia Cibicescu-Duran and her husband Eugen and Dr. Adrian Pop for inviting us and to Culture Ireland, IMRO and the Romanian Cultural Institute for providing support for the event.
Following this I flew to Prague in the Czech Republic where the Prague Chamber Orchestra gave the World Premiere of my string orchestra piece ‘Echoes of Bamako’ as part of the Prague Premieres Festival. Here’s a picture of me standing in front of the orchestra taking in the rapturous applause!
Many thanks to the organisers of the festival for inviting me over. It was great to spend a few days in such an historic city as Prague. I’ll never forget my visit to the medieval torture museum!!
APRIL 2009 FINLAND AND ESTONIA
I recently returned from a week long trip to Finland during which I also had a day trip to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The trip was mainly a research trip for my current PhD studies. I had a great time visiting the homeland of one of my favourite composers, the great Jean Sibelius. I even managed to meet him while I was there…….
As you can see from my hair, it was quite windy that day!
On Easter Sunday I took the 2 hour ferry trip to Tallinn from Helsinki for what was really the unexpected highlight of my trip. Tallinn is a really interesting mix of medieval, 18th Century and old Russian communist architecture. Estonia is also the home country of another one of my favourite composers Arvo Pärt. Whilst there I attended a concert by the most beautiful choir I’ve ever heard, the Estonian TV Girls Choir. They sang pieces by Pärt, Tormis and Kreek, it was a magical concert, the closest thing to hearing a choir of angels.
I also had the pleasure of meeting Tomi Raisanen and Pekka Jalkanen, two of Finland’s finest living composers. I’m also thankful to Hannu Saha for helping me with my research. Hannu is one of Finland’s leading Kantele players, the Kantele being an ancient Finnish instrument.
Here’s Hannu playing some Kantele music
I’m currently holed up in my home in Spiddal working on some compositions and my PhD. I’m also recording a new album which I hope to release in the summer, more of which later.
JULY 2009 RETURN TO NEW YORK
My foreign travels will continue again in July with a quite unexpected trip back to New York where my String Quartet No.2 ‘The Cranning’ will receive its US premiere at the Summergarden Festival at the Museum of Modern Art on 19th July. It’s a thrill to return to New York so soon for this event and my thanks go to Joel Sachs, the Juilliard School and the Contemporary Music Centre for helping to make this happen.
What I’ve been Listening To
I just realised that in my first news post I mentioned I’d say what I’ve been listening to lately with each post. Well recently 3 pieces of contemporary classical music have got my attention. The Finnish composer Pekka Jalkanen composed a wonderful Concerto for Kantele and Strings and I’ve been listening to the CD it’s on, ‘Helios’ by Eva Alkula.
I recently bought the new Arvo Pärt album In Principio. The title track is surprisingly Philip Glass-like, the tracks that really caught my attention are the new arrangements of Da Pacem Domine and especially Mein Weg, a great addition to the Pärt canon.
I’d been increasingly disappointed by Steve Reich’s recent output, nothing in recent years has matched any of his great works from the 1970’s and 1980’s but his latest Pulitzer Prize winning work Double Sextet is a worthy addition to his canon. On first listen it seems very similar to many of his works, not a major change of style or anything, but the more I listen to it the more I like it. There is a subtle change here due to the constantly changing rhythmic emphasis and, praise be, the harmonic changes in the piece are glorious. Reich’s publisher Boosey and Hawkes have made a recording of the work performed live by the ensemble Eigth Blackbird available on a stream here –
November 20, 2008
I was very saddened to learn of the death of the great Donegal Fiddler James Byrne on the 7th November. James is one of the finest musicians I’ve ever met and he was a truly wonderful man, kind of spirit and generous of soul. I was privileged to have got to know James quite well over the past few years and I will really miss travelling to Glencolmkille to play with and learn from him. His funeral was both a terribly sad affair and a great musical tribute to him.
I was lucky enough to have a private master-class with James last year during the Ceol sa Ghleann. His wife Connie took the photo below during it.
My thoughts go out to Connie and the children. Rest in Peace James, you’ll be sadly missed.
September 9, 2008
Hi and welcome to my new webpage for news updates. It’s been ages since I updated the news page on my website http://www.daveflynn.com, using wordpress makes it much easier for me to update news so I’ll be using it from now on.
Lots of stuff has been going on recently so here’s an update
I’m just back from doing the first two dates of the Trad Connections Tour with Hugh Buckley, Liz Coleman, Ciarán Swift and Martin Tourish. It’s great to go on tour with some of my favourite musicians and best friends so I’m really looking forward to our six remaining dates starting with Glór Theatre in Ennis on the 17th September then going to Portlaoise, Birr, Clifden, Dunlewey and Tralee. Full details can be found on our website www.myspace.com/tradconnections
STORIES FROM THE OLD WORLD
That’s the title of my latest composition which has been commissioned by Kerry International Chamber Music Festival with funding from the Arts Council. I’m currently putting the final touches to the piece which is scored for Uilleann Pipes, String Quartet and Narrators. It is based on four short stories as told be the great Kerry Story-teller Peig Sayers who died 50 years ago. It’ll be performed in three locations in Kerry between the 2nd and 4th October by Eoin Duignan, the Engegard Quartet and the Annóg Theatre Group.
Full details can be found here www.kicmf.ie
FIDDLE CONCERTO FOR MARTIN HAYES
Earlier this year I completed a fiddle concerto for the great Irish fiddle player Martin Hayes to perform with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, who commissioned the work. The piece is called ‘Aontacht’ which is the Irish for Unity. The piece is around 30 minutes long and I’m hoping it will get performed sometime in the first half 2009. Keep checking back for updates of when this exciting event will take place.
The next big project I’m going to be involved with will be a collaboration with four of the best musicians working in traditional Irish music today. Fiddlers Caoimhín Ó’ Raghallaigh and Siobhán Peoples, Uilleann Piper and whistle player Mick O’Brien and a Flautist, Piper, Whistle Player who I can’t name yet cos he’s very hard to get in touch with, so haven’t been able to confirm if he can do it or not yet!
I’m going to be writing solo pieces for each of them along with a group piece. It’ll be an experimental project, so don’t be expecting the usual sets of jigs and reels. It is being made possible thanks to funding from the Arts Council’s Deis Scheme for the Traditional Arts.
RELAUNCH OF DRAÍOCHT
My album ‘Draíocht’ was initially released in a very limited edition of 200 copies and I never got a chance to fully promote it. Now they’re all gone I’ve done up a full print and will be relaunching it by sending it out to press all over the place so hopefully you’ll hear more about it in the coming months. It can be ordered on my website and also on CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon and numerous other online shops as well as Custy’s music in Ennis. Hopefully some other shops around the world will get some sense and start stocking it!!!
For a very positive review of the album check out this link http://www.irishmusicmagazine.com/releases/0712dec/
Back in 2004 I instigated the foundation of the Young Composers Collective, an organisation aiming to help promote young and neglected Irish composers. I’m happy to report that 4 years on the organisation has grown healthily to include over 30 composers, some of who are now like myself over 30. As such the organisation has been re-named the Irish Composers Collective. The emphasis is still on young composers but the name change was necessary to reflect the fact that some not so young composers have equal difficulty gaining exposure for their music and also that some people don’t start actively composing until a later age.
The ICC is now funded by the Arts Council and has developed it’s own ensemble and will have an exciting concert programme over the next year featuring 30 new works by Irish composers. see www.irishcomposerscollective.org for more info.
YCC Premiere with Ioana Petcu-Colan
Back in May, when the ICC was still the YCC, there was a very enjoyable concert featuring the great violinist Ioana Petcu-Colan who gave the world premieres of 6 pieces including ‘Tar Eís An Caoineadh’ a work for solo violin I wrote for her. I was also delighted to join Ioana on the night performing new works for violin and guitar by David Coonan and Scott McLaughlin.
Ioana and I are hoping to do more performances as a duo in the future including a showcase performance of Irish works in Romania which is tentatively pencilled in for January 2009. This is all pending funding, so hopefully it will come through.
WHAT’S ON MY PLAYLIST?
With each update I’m going to give a mention to some of the music I’ve been listening to. At the moment two great bands are getting regular rotation on my iPod. American band Sun Kil Moon released an absolute classic of an album last April, the album funnily enough is called ‘April’ and it’s just a great slice of Epic Americana. I’ve been listening to it and their other albums Ghosts of the Great Highway and Tiny Cities regularly since it’s release. It’s great driving music which has made all my summer travels around the Irish festivals so much more enjoyable.
In the past couple of weeks I’ve been listening a lot to the Cocteau Twins. The band unfortunately broke up in 1996 but between 1982 and 1996 they released some incredible ethereal music which sounds like nothing else. Their 1990 album Heaven or Las Vegas has to be one of my Desert Island Discs, with 1988’s Blue Bell Knoll not far behind. Elizabeth Fraser’s voice is just so remarkable and will be familiar to most of you from the Massive Attack hit ‘Teardrops’ and maybe even the Lord of the Rings Soundtrack which she appears briefly on.
So that’s all for now folks. There’ll be more regular updates from now on.

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CONCERNS have been raised over the the Chaguanas Borough Corporation (CBC)'s hiring the law firm of former attorney general Anand Ramlogan.
On October 29, the council’s two PNM members – councillor Janelle Joe-Ryan and alderman Stacey McSween – abstained from a vote to approve a proposed list of external counsel to represent the corporation.
McSween said on Friday she and Joe-Ryan abstained because the council – which is led by the UNC – sought approval for payment after Ramlogan’s Freedom Law Chambers had already been given the brief for a case against the CBC filed by a disgruntled employee.
That employee, Ronnie Mohammed, a checker with the corporation, had filed a judicial review application challenging his transfer to the stores department.
In May, Justice Carol Gobin dismissed Mohammed’s application. Ramlogan represented the corporation. Attorney Richard Jagessar represented Mohammed.
In November last year, on Mohammed's behalf, Jagessar, filed a freedom of information request asking for the names of all external attorneys the CBC had hired for civil matters, and the costs of their services. He also wanted to know the criteria used to identify which legal service was needed and which attorney should be retained, as well a list of pre-approved legal professionals before October 26, 2020, and after that date. He also wanted all approved documents relating to the retention of Ramlogan’s F chambers for the Mohammed case.
On January 4, the CBC’s CEO confirmed that Freedom Law was on its general list of approved external attorneys. Jagessar was told all lists of external counsel were prepared on a case-by-case basis and there was no pre-approved list for September 10-October 29, 2020.
He was also provided with a January 4 memorandum showing the breakdown of the votes taken on October 29, when the list of external counsel was approved, and at which the two PNM members abstained.
On May 5, Jagessar filed another freedom of information request asking for the names of all external counsel retained by the CBC for September 1, 2020, to May 5; the name of the officer who moved the vote to retain Ramlogan’s services; and who moved the vote to pay the invoices to the former AG and his firm for the Mohammed case.
On May 21, he was told it was mayor Faaiq Mohammed who read the note to retain Ramlogan and Freedom Law, and deputy mayor alderman Marissa Ramlogan read the note to approve payment by the council.
However, when contacted, the mayor said Ramlogan’s firm was chosen to represent the corporation in the judicial review case because of its “expertise and excellent reputation in the field of judicial review cases.”
Mohammed said the case brought by the disgruntled worker “could have opened up a floodgate of litigation if workers felt they could bypass the conciliation and other alternative dispute-resolution mechanisms such as the Industrial Court and file for judicial review in the High Court.
“Happily, Mr Ramlogan won the case for the corporation.
"It is clear that this is just a case of sour grapes and mischief by the losing party.”
Mohammed said there were other attorneys who also worked for the corporation, based on the nature of the case, the fees and expertise required.
“This is in line with the practice at other municipal corporations.”
He also dismissed any suggestion that he moved the vote to hire Ramlogan because the latter was his personal attorney.
“Mr Ramlogan is not my personal attorney. Yes, he did a defamation case for me some time ago against Mr Jack Warner, which we won, but I don’t think that doing a single case makes him my ‘personal attorney.’
“In any event, he was not representing me personally (in the Ronnie Mohammed matter) but rather, the Chaguanas Borough Corporation.”


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It is an often repeated mantra that the startup ecosystem consists to a large extent of people who have been abroad, gained experience, explored cultures, new models of thinking and came back to apply them in Bulgaria. We don’t possess enough data to prove or deny the hypothesis. However, there are enough interesting individuals who belong to that group and we asked them to tell us their stories – where have they been, what have they done and learned and what are they doing now. In this article we have three completely different stories united by the single fact that they belong to entrepreneurs who came back from not somewhere else but the Silicon Valley.
Avgustina Pasheeva, Business Development Manager at Biodit
Avgustina is one of the recognizable faces on event photos from the very early days of the Bulgarian startup ecosystem – around that time not more than 150 people in Sofia were aware of what startup really is. Right before the first VC funds were launched in Bulgaria, she headed to Silicon Valley and joined a founded by Bulgarian expats investment fund there – Voivoda Ventures. One of her first discoveries and investments was the co-founded by the Bulgarian Momchil Kyurkchiev mobile marketing company Leanplum, one of today’s favorite success stories in the Valley.
“It was the end of 2011 that marked the beginning of my adventurous journey to the entrepreneurial world – I jumped on the opportunity to become an early stage technology investor for a fund, based in California. During the three and a half years I spent as an Investment Manager, I met remarkable founders from Europe and the US, prepared due diligence packages, used by hundreds of angel investors, spent a few years living in Silicon Valley, reviewed thousands tech startups, met with politicians, prominent industry leaders, millionaires and billionaires, attended numerous technology events. I even attended a seven week entrepreneurship program, founded by the iconic investor Tim Draper in the heart of the Valley, travelled extensively in the search of the next unicorn, learned so much about startups, early stage investments and the hurdles of starting a business, and last but not least helped in building a great portfolio of companies. Some of them exited, others failed.
Inspired from the culture and success in the Valley, from the vast knowledge and experience I gained, I took a turn and became an entrepreneur myself. My latest journey brought me to Biodit – Bulgaria’s leading biometric company and soon to be the first IPO of a startup in the country. Together with our CEO, Julian Sofroniev and the amazing team of professionals, we are expecting to transform the startup environment in our country – Bulgaria, and craving the path for many Eastern European founders by establishing Biodit as a global frontrunner, a successful company, that one day can even thrive into the Valley. I am excited to be contributing to the success of the local startup environment with the passion, knowledge and experience I have.”
Angel Kelchev, CEO of Centroida
Angel spent ten years in the US where he completed his studies in Harvard University and Stanford University. He started his career in investment banking there with a focus on Tech M&A as part of the teams at Union Square Advisors, Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley. In 2011 Angel decided to return and co-found together with his sister an educational non-profit called Pathways. He later worked in the corporate world again, led the M&A team at EY Bulgaria and was the person to bring the international entrepreneurial network Endeavor to Bulgaria where he served as the founding Managing Director for the first year of operations.
“While I was fortunate enough to follow a rather steep development curve while in the US, I soon found out that my career path was rather settled and predefined, that I didn’t have much time for family and friends on account of work and that I wanted to spend more time around my parents.
One of the main reasons behind moving back to Bulgaria was also that I could leapfrog when it comes to my professional development and experiment in a number of different industries. This is why I founded my own company in 2016, ASK Equity, where I consult companies from various industries (ICT, industrial manufacturing, FMCG, personal finance, traditional and online retail, agriculture, etc.) on strategic transactions and capital raising. In 2017, I invested in Centroida with a close friend of mine and we became really involved with the company’s operations starting March 2018. Since then, the Centroida team has achieved a lot mostly on account of our CTO who is nothing short of exceptional.
I am quite happy to be working in Bulgaria and while I miss many things about the US, I think that creating meaningful ventures and having a great life standard is certainly possible here. Moreover, I am fortunate to be surrounded by a stellar team who share my view of the world and who tolerate my many peculiarities We are now in active talks with investors and I am quite excited to pursue bigger and better things in 2019 and see where our efforts take us.”
Tatyana Mitkova, Co-founder of ClaimCompass:
When we first talked to Tatyana in 2015, she was still in Berlin, had just co-founded her company and was working with a team dispersed between five locations. At some point, she decided to come back and Sofia became the home base for ClaimCompass, which already has closed to 30 team members and has gone through lots of interesting processes including an intensive acceleration program at 500 startups in the US. As her company was funded only by US investors, the Valley could have become the headquarters of ClaimCompass.
“The five years during my law studies in Berlin are related to many friendships, adventures and challenges, self-reliance, development and expansion of the horizons. Then I spend some time in California where I concentrated on gaining knowledge rapidly to develop a start-up business and search for capital, on networking and collecting inspiration in the American Dream style.
For nearly two years, I’ve been back in Sofia. To my surprise, I found here a small but fast-growing start-up ecosystem, new friends and a team to be proud of. Earlier, the returning to Bulgaria was rather motivated by nostalgia, and now I see that more and more young people are attracted by the good quality of life and the conditions for starting a business or other venture. They, or rather we, do not listen to the mournfulness and full of negativity news, and often travel to learn and find inspiration. Sofia is my “base” and starting point, the place where I feel that my presence and work will leave a significant trace”
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DEFRA Approves GM Potato Field TrialsMay 17, 2017
The United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has approved The Sainsbury Laboratory's application to conduct field trials of GM potato crops on a designated trial site at the Norwich Research Park between 2017 and 2021.
The field trials are part of TSL's Potato Partnership Project to develop a Maris Piper potato that is blight and nematode resistant, bruises less, and produces less acrylamide when cooked at high temperatures. The project is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) with additional funding from BioPotatoes (UK) and Simplot (US).
Professor Jonathan Jones, group leader of the TSL's Jonathan Jones Group said, "I am delighted that we have approval for the field trials necessary to test our potato plants in standard field conditions. We anticipate that the combination of resistance genes we will test this time will be even more difficult for late blight to overcome than the single gene we previously field tested, but the proof of the pudding is in the planting."
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Colliers poll conducted during its Q4 2021 property market briefing reveal an overall upbeat attitude among property developers and investors, especially now that the Philippine economy is reopening.
The results of our latest property market briefing poll reveal that property developers and investors are aggressively and proactively looking for opportunities especially now that the Philippine economy is reopening.
Office landlords are completing projects according to schedule as more employees are encouraged to work on-site. In our poll, 67% of respondents said that their employers are already executing back-to-office plans, which in our opinion should support office leasing recovery beyond 2022. Colliers recommends that tenants renovate their offices to support their back-to office and hybrid plans.
Residential developers, meanwhile, are launching more horizontal projects outside Metro Manila as key areas in north and south Luzon remain preferred investment destinations. In fact, almost three quarters of our poll respondents (or 74%) chose Laguna, Cavite, or Batangas for their next horizontal unit investment, while 26% of respondents are eyeing to buy residential units in Pampanga or Bulacan.
Local tourism, too, is gathering pace while global travel continues to sail through uncharted waters: 47% of respondents chose Palawan as their top travel destination, followed by Boracay (33%). Data from the Department of Tourism show that as of March 9, 2022, there were about 76,736 arrivals (56% foreign, 44% balikbayans) to the country since the reopening of the borders on February 10, 2022. Meanwhile, DOT expects domestic trips to reach 84.8 million in 2022 from the estimated 36.5 million trips in 2021.


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Mason’s Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation offers entrepreneurial programs and initiatives in support of Mason students, faculty, and staff, as well as sponsored programs to support entrepreneurs throughout Virginia.
Here is our leadership team:
Associate Director, Entrepreneurship Programs
Director, Office of Technology Transfer
Director, Mason Enterprise Center Business Incubators
State Director, Virginia SBDC Network
Statewide Director, Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

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The Luxury Mirindiba House in Brazil by Marcio Kogan
Architect Marcio Kogan and his team are well-known for elegant designs and the Mirindiba House is another example of his ability to design jaw-dropping homes, which are also highly functional as living spaces. The house beatutifully combines dark natural Brazilian hardwood, concrete and vernacular stonework in an open plan living arragement ideal for the heat and humidity of the Brazilain season`s. Photograpghy by Nelson Kon.
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US and Netherlands-based design consultancy UXUS have completed the finishing touches to their new head office in a listed building in Amsterdam, NetherlandsAccording to the designers: “Contrasting the ethereal aesthetics of poetry with the rigidity of industrial style, the interior design of the UXUS office prompts abstract thinking, yet maximises productivity. “Inspired by the poetic [...] - READ MORE -
This amazing property was designed by Auckland-based Sumich Chaplin Architects. The six-bedroom property can be found in St Heliers, Auckland, New Zealand. Surrounded by ocean, like living on an island, this incredible retreat is unique. Arguably the finest waterfront site in Auckland sitting high on the St Heliers cliff top. The architects have remained true [...] - READ MORE -


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I like the Superman dress. For those of you who "follow" my pins. I apologize for having no life and posting a ton of pins. :)
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We think this Star Trek TNG Starfleet Dress is a nice change of pace from the standard Starfleet issue. Choose Blue (Sciences), Gold (Operations), or Red (Command).
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Concept art of a cocktail dress for Wonder Woman / Diana Prince from Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice (2016). Costume design by Michael Wilkinson.
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Nexus of Evil Exposed
Regarding "Garfield's" surprisingly strong bow, an upbeat Bruce Snyder, president of domestic distribution at Fox, said: "We had great matinees on Friday due to schools observing President Ronald Reagan's funeral. So between the holiday and Garfield's huge fan base, we had a terrific Friday, and it continued through the weekend."
So Garfield...Fox...and Reagan...isn't that like all the planets being aligned? The evil planets, of course!


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Fifth Mini, Vanchu Spinebreaker revisited
Retrying my first mini at a larger scale. I wasn't really happy with the outcome on my first one, so I opted to do it again after getting a few pointers from others.
75mm re-try Female Orc Barbarian Mini

Sculpt: @LootStudios Vanchu Spinebreaker from the Welcome Pack⠀75mm Scale

Printer: Phrozen Sonic Mighty 4k @Phrozen3d

Resin: Elegoo Clear Red @ELEGOO_Official

Paint: Army Painter @thearmypainter and diluted cheap craft paints

Tools: Cheap brush set from Amazon

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If you missed seeing the Archibald Prize exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW last year or you want to see it again the great news is that it is coming to Windsor.
The Archibald Prize 2023 regional tour will roll up to the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery from Friday, 15th March and stay until Sunday, 28th April, when the Gallery will open for extended hours with an exhibition program including artist talks.
It is an exciting opportunity to be a part of the regional tour – the last time it was exhibited in the Hawkesbury was in 2017.
The 2023 Archibald Prize attracted an incredible 949 entries. From these 57 finalists were selected and for the first time ever, there were more works by women (30) than men (27) selected as finalists with significant representation of First Nations artists.
The Archibald Prize is Australia’s foremost portraiture prize. Awarded to the best portrait ‘preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in arts, letters, science or politics, painted by any artist resident in Australasia’, the Archibald Prize is a who’s who of Australian culture, from politicians and celebrities to sporting heroes and artists.
The first Archibald Prize was awarded in 1921 to artist William Beckwith (Billy) McInnes. The 2023 winner was Julia Gutman with her work Head in the sky, feet on the ground which features singer Montaigne.
While the People’s Choice Award went to Jaq Grantford’s portrait of actor, writer and director Noni Hazlehurst called Through the window, visitors to Hawkesbury Regional Gallery will have their own opportunity to vote for their favourite in the Hawkesbury’s People’s Choice Award.
The Hawkesbury Young Archie portrait competition will also run in 2024 which will be a fantastic exhibition of young creative talent. Follow the Gallery’s Facebook www. facebook.com/hawkesburygallery. Find out more about each of this year’s Archibald Prize finalists at www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2023
The Hawkesbury Regional Gallery is on the top floor of the Deerubbin Centre, 300 George Street, Windsor.
It is normally open six days a week, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10am-4pm. Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm. But there will be extended hours during the Archibald Exhibition.


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HireVue is introducing improved features for candidates that should be among best practices for transparent use of AI in hiring.
As a company founded in 2004 to make hiring more fair and easier for all job-seekers everywhere, we believe that candidates deserve to know how technology is aiding the hiring process. This is especially important since those technologies are working to level the playing field for them---mitigating common human-driven biases and opening up the job application process to a broader pool of candidates.
Although informed consent has always been part of HireVue interviews and assessments, as of today, our solutions now include a more detailed welcome screen and what-to-expect screen to explain what an online interview will entail, whether AI will evaluate the responses, and how the hiring company will use the evaluation as part of their team review.
Example screen for interviews that include an assessment (combination of questions and challenges varies by job role)
Example screen for interviews that do NOT include an assessment (combination of questions and challenges varies by job role)
HireVue further believes that the industry needs to take responsibility for demonstrating transparency, and the new features highlighted above are the latest in a series of our efforts to clearly and transparently identify how HireVue’s technology aids our customers’ hiring decisions.
HireVue also fully supports public and private sector efforts to define policies that demand transparency, and we comply with all enacted legislation and policy rules applicable to our services. For example, HireVue supported the recent Illinois legislation effective January 1, 2020 requiring informed consent when AI is being used in video interviewing for positions based in Illinois.
Other states and cities seem to be following suit in some form or another. Most recently, according to the Wall Street Journal, New York City is considering legislation impacting solutions that leverage AI as part of HR decision-making by requiring that those solutions are audited for bias. HireVue supports this action and is happy to discuss what other transparency measures are necessary in this industry.
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August 15, 2022 | By Jay Mafela
This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and a University of North Florida Journalism class.
The rolling of skateboard wheels down the sidewalk. The smell of fresh mud entering a house. The clink of metal tags from a dog playing in the neighborhood.
All these sensations could be associated with Brandon Gentry.
Brandon was an adventurous, yet relaxed guy, always looking to have some fun. But these sensations would never come again after Brandon was pronounced dead on August 14, 2013.
Police say it was a hit-and-run crash*, but his case has never been solved. He was just 26 years old.
Brandon lived with his father after his parents, Jonathan Gentry and Carol Kent, divorced. He spent most of his childhood in Springfield, Illinois, with his dad, stepmother, and brothers, Jonathan and Mike.
In 2003, when he was 16 years old, he moved to Jacksonville to live with his mother.
He spent most of his time outdoors riding around on his skateboard or playing soccer with his friends and brothers. According to Jonathan, if the game had winners and losers, Brandon was usually on the winning team. He always liked to have fun, even if he got a few injuries on the way.
Brandon was a regular kid growing up. He didn’t ask for much and was always happy with what he had. Even when it came to his skateboard, he was pleased with anything if it rolled around.
“He was just one of those guys who’d be happy with a cardboard box and a ham sandwich,” Jonathan said.
Brandon had one big goal in life: to be a father. And he got that wish in the form of his two daughters.
He and his then-girlfriend had their first daughter in 2010 and her sister in 2013. After the two separated, he cared of both girls himself, from playing peekaboo to changing diapers, all with a smile.
Anyone sitting down with Brandon knew it was only a matter of time before he started talking about his girls. He even had a tattoo of one daughter’s name on his arm.
He also had a tattoo of a pit bull on his chest, representing his love of pit bulls. When he lived with his mother, he owned and took care of two pit bulls who would always find some way to escape and run around outside. It got to the point where Brandon couldn’t keep up with the fines from the city and he had to find them new homes.
Carol described her son as a silly class clown in school, but a reserved kid at home. He was an easygoing peaceful person, never bickering or arguing with his brothers. In fact, he was usually the mediator of his siblings’ arguments, getting them to calm down and stop fighting. He wasn’t a naturally confrontational person, but he was not afraid to stand up to anyone who tried messing with his friends.
Brandon always enjoyed “mudding,” or going to mud holes and driving off-road vehicles. On August 10, 2013, he planned to go to the Picketville Mudhole with some of his friends. Police believe that while he was out, he got into a confrontation with someone who accused Brandon’s friend of stealing alcohol. After the encounter, the rest of the friends left for the mudhole.
The next day, a group of teens driving around the Picketville area thought they saw a deer lying on the side of the road. Once they got closer, they could tell it was a person with multiple injuries.
They had found Brandon Gentry.
He was rushed to the hospital and treated for days. While the news shook Carol to her core, Jonathan was in disbelief. He thought it was just another case of Brandon getting into a scrap and getting back up in no time. It wasn’t until he entered the hospital and saw his mother’s despair that he realized how dire the situation was.
Police told the family he was the victim of a hit-and-run and possibly struck intentionally. Four days after the incident, Brandon succumbed to his injuries.
When Brandon’s girls were still young, his family would frequently have video calls and release red balloons into the sky each year. Jonathan says he now just has a drink in remembrance.
Brandon’s death meant he left behind his two daughters. His mother swore she would make sure the girls were raised happily. After his passing, she would foster and eventually adopt the girls. She and her husband also foster three other children.
“Sometimes, I just think he’s not gone,” Carol said.
“He’s just out with his friends. Like I’d hear the phone ring and I’d hear his voice telling me he’s just late coming home.”
*Often hit-and-runs are referred to as “accidents” by the media and sometimes law enforcement. Project: Cold Case uses the term crash and asks others to consider changing the way they describe hit-and-run incidents as well.
If you have any information, no matter how small you think it is, about Brandon Gentry’s death, please call the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at (904) 630-2178. To remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at (866) 845-TIPS.
You may be eligible for a reward of up to $3,000 if your Crime Stoppers tip leads to an arrest in this case.
October 4, 2015 – Original Spotlight
Brandon Gentry, 26, spent Saturday evening, August 10, 2013, hanging out with friends at a popular mudhole off Pickettville Road in Jacksonville, Florida.
Early Sunday morning a vehicle driving northbound on Pickettville Road spotted something on the side of the road and called authorities.
Police found Brandon bleeding from the head and with life-threatening injuries. Brandon died from multiple injuries on August 14, 2013.
Evidence at the scene suggests that Brandon may have been the victim of a hit and run.
Brandon’s family and friends have continued their fight for justice by refusing to let Brandon’s case be forgotten. They have a Facebook page in Brandon’s honor and continue to seek answers and justice.


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THE USER DREAM-COME-TRUE!!!!
Hello and I am supermarioandyoshi2...and this is my user page, so have fun! if you wish to talk to me go here--> Usertalk:Supermarioandyoshi2.
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- ps3 - wii - ds lite - 3ds - Xbox 360 with kinect
games for each
ps3- little big planet, force unleashed 1&2, lego star wars 3, skylanders, Lego potc
wii- (i have a lot so i'll just say my favorites) mario party 8, super mario galaxy 1&2, New super Mario bros wii dkc returns, wii fit plus, wii sports, that's all i can remember for the Wii.
3ds- Super Mario 3D Land Mario Kart 7 Skylanders : Spyros adventure Skylanders: Dark Spyro Gill grunt Zap Voodood Ignitor Chop Chop Stealth Elf Hex Bash Slam Bam
Xbox: No games belong to me
ds lite- Mario vs Donkey Kong: Mini-land Mayhem!, Lego Battles, New Super Mario bros,
once mario & luigi were playing video games. then a toad named tucker came saying his toliet was broken. the 2 plumbers got thier gear and went to fix the toliet. then when they were fixing the toliet they got sucked into a trap set by bowser. donkey kong was trapped as well. then they were delivered to bowser in cages. mario picked the locks and the 3 allies set off on a big adventure in Super Smash Bros 4 land.
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Josh Hooks is a senior at the University of Washington. He is just about to complete his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Mechatronics. He has pursued opportunities with NASA and the space community. Over the summer he worked at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama. Right now he is a part time intern at Arkyd Astronautics.
Josh loves sports and any outdoor activity in his spare time.


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Mother and Child Reunion by : Darmon Meader : Paul Simon : Peter Eldridge
This Paul Simon classic has been dynamically arranged by Eldridge and Meader and recorded by the venerable New York Voices. Smooth jazz vocals and solo lines play against a rhythmic percussion background making up this hot chart that was recorded on the CD New York Voices Sing the Songs of Paul Simon. Available separately: SATB; Digital Instrument Pack. Duration: ca. 5:14.
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, May 19, 2008
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has emerged to clearly threaten the public health of Asians and Pacific Islanders living in the United States and its territories. Today, on National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we recognize the imperative to mobilize preventive and therapeutic services to protect this multifaceted community from the scourge of HIV/AIDS.
The incidence of AIDS is on the rise among Asians and Pacific Islanders. The estimated number of AIDS cases in this population grew from 3,574 in 2002 to 4,526 in 2006, and Asians and Pacific Islanders were the only U.S. ethnic or racial group for which the annual number of reported AIDS deaths rose during that period.1,2,3,4,5 Moreover, between 2001 and 2004, the estimated annual percentage change in the number of HIV/AIDS cases in this population — 8.1 percent for men and 14.3 percent for women — was higher than in any other U.S. ethnic or racial group.6 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, joins with Asians and Pacific Islanders in mourning the members of this community who have died from AIDS and in commending those who provide HIV/AIDS prevention services and who care for people living with HIV.
Asians and Pacific Islanders become infected with HIV most often though unprotected sex with an HIV-infected male partner, and many of these partners do not know they are infected. It is therefore critical that Asians and Pacific Islanders get tested for HIV, learn the HIV status of their sexual partners and practice safer sex.
Unfortunately, Asians and Pacific Islanders get tested for HIV at lower rates than other U.S. populations, despite a comparable risk of HIV infection.7 The stigma often associated with HIV/AIDS may discourage many Asians and Pacific Islanders from getting tested and from seeking counseling and treatment, placing them at risk for developing AIDS and further spreading HIV. NIAID applauds those who are fighting this stigma and strongly endorses testing for HIV during routine medical care for adolescents, adults and pregnant women, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.8
Language and culture may present barriers to delivering HIV/AIDS education, testing and care to some Asian and Pacific Islanders. This population comprises at least 49 different ethnic groups and more than 100 languages and dialects.9 We as a nation must develop culturally and linguistically appropriate HIV/AIDS resources for Asians and Pacific Islanders.
On this commemorative day, we thank those who provide HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment to Asian and Pacific Islander communities. We also thank the Asians and Pacific Islanders who have volunteered for clinical trials to develop and test HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment methods, and we urge even more members of this community to participate in such research. Finally, we encourage Asians and Pacific Islanders — and, indeed, all communities — to fight the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS and to champion HIV testing as part of routine medical care.
Information about National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is available at http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/asian/index.html. Information about HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and clinical trials is available at http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/.
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Armed fugitive Stanley Turvey was shot dead by police after a three-day manhunt ended in a police standoff.
Turvey was shot during a confrontation with police at an address in Ardmona, in Victoria’s Greater Shepparton area, on Wednesday morning.
Police said just after 10.15am officers from the special operations group had attended an address on information the fugitive was hiding out there.
Special Operations Group operatives were confronted by Turvey, who was armed, and subsequently shot him, a statement from Victoria Police said.
He was given first aid but paramedics declared him dead at the scene shortly after.
The incident ends the police manhunt for Turvey, who allegedly approached two police officers with a firearm at a property in Katandra West on Monday.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Karen Nyholm acknowledged that there was an “impact” on the local community and police officers involved in the incident, saying it was a “traumatic period”.
“All the police that have been involved in this search will be impacted by both the search and the outcome of that. Policing is a really, really tough thing,” she said.
She also thanked the public who were “subjected to some of the criminal activity of Stanley Turvey over the past 48 hours”.
The officers had attended the scene as part of an investigation to arrest Turvey, who fired a shot in the air when he was asked to drop the weapon.
He then fled the scene in a vehicle before travelling to a random residence in Youanmite where he forced a man at gunpoint to drive him across the NSW border to Finley.
It is alleged Turvey then assaulted a woman and stole a vehicle on Witt St in Yarrawonga just before 10am on Tuesday.
He was believed to have been travelling in a stolen white Toyota HiLux Dual cab utility with registration 1RA-8AN.
During their initial pursuit of Turvey on Monday, the two officers lost control and subsequently rolled the police car they were travelling in on Creighton Rd in Katandra West.
Both officers suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital for observation.
Police later swarmed Turvey’s Finley property, located in the NSW Riverina region, on Monday night.
Ms Nyholm reiterated that officers had attempted to take him “safely into custody” rather than have a fatal outcome.
“This is not the outcome that we would have wanted today. We wanted to take him into safe custody,” she said.
“But it‘s fair to say we need to do what it is to protect the public protect ourselves in that situation.”
CCTV footage shows the officers calling on the fugitive to turn himself in, though he was not able to be located at the home.
“Your house is surrounded by heavily armed police,” officers can be heard shouting in the footage.
“Come to the front door with your hands in the air.”
On Tuesday Turvey’s family made an emotional plea, begging him to turn himself in.
He was addressed publicly by his uncle who told 9 News that things could “end badly”.
“If you’re listening, hand yourself in, mate, before it gets too bad. Do it for your father,” he said.
“There’s probably only one way you can look at it. It’s going to end badly.”
Homicide Squad detectives will investigate the incident and the State Coroner has been notified of Turvey’s death.
Victoria Police have thanked the community for assisting in their search.

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In addition to our research-based GoWish cards, we have created a directory of tools for end-of-life conversations where you can find the solution that will work best for you and the people you serve.
A different side of Mom: Physicians May Find Themselves on The Other Side of The Equation
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Surveillance for the Presence of White-Nose Syndrome in the Bat Community at El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico
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In 1999 and 2000, FORT conducted a survey of bats at El Malpais National Monument and adjacent lands. During this study, several species of bats were documented, including some that are known to use caves or lava-tube formations as roosts. In the winter of 2006–2007, the fungus-caused disease known as “white-nose syndrome” (WNS) began devastating populations of hibernating bat species that use caves and mines in the eastern United States. Since then, this disease has been spreading westward and has the potential to affect a greater diversity of bat species in the Southwest, as well as affect local populations of bats at El Malpais National Monument.
Because El Malpais National Monument is comprised mostly of several extinct lava flows filled with many crevices and lava tubes, there is a great potential for many of the existing bat species to use these locations as hibernacula. Given the complexity of this habitat, locating unknown hibernacula has proven to be difficult, particularly in the context of managing for the occurrence of white-nose syndrome. Therefore, scientists from FORT conducted field studies to locate unknown hibernacula and document the use by bats at known cave systems at ELMA using acoustic monitoring. In addition, FORT scientists collaborated with the University of New Mexico to search for the presence of WNS on bats at the monument through mist-netting and micro-biota swabbing.
To better plan and manage for the possible arrival of WNS, it is imperative to have current information on the occurrence of bat species and the types of habitat they use in the national monument. These data will serve as a current baseline on the status of the existing species and can be compared to historic and future studies alike.
The purpose of this study was to locate new hibernacula, as well as provide an up-to-date assessment of bats and their micro-biota that occur on El Malpais National Monument. This study provides new insight to what species may be affected by the potential occurrence of white-nose syndrome. Moreover, information from this study will provide information that is critical for managing habitat of the park as well as insight to what species may be using the lava tube systems.
This study was be initiated with a review of the literature, as well as the database of species encountered during the 1999-2000 bat assessment conducted US Geological Survey. Field studies that include acoustic monitoring and mist-netting bats over open water sources targeted early emergence of bats during late winter and early spring that allowed for detection of hibernacula across the landscape and fungal hyphae, respectively.


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Lo-fi, subtle, with a pretty ascending musical background of chimes and effected bass backing Quietboy’s vocal, this is hip hop in the style of Future, Lil Tecca, or maybe most-closely, Bladee – all tripping-together flow and autotune vocal effects over chilled, relaxed background. No Boom-Bap stylings or fast, drill-style breaks here, this is laid-back, cool, and mellow, almost trance-like in its chilled-ness.
From Quietboy’s fresh new album ‘Who?’ – thirteen tracks of soft, velvety mellifluous hip hop – this is fresh and airy rap from South Jersey, with a sweet, rounded backing track under Quietboy’s poetic multi-syllabic rhymes and melodic delivery. It’s cool, it’s chill, and yeah, it Quietboy softly lives up to his moniker with a stream of consciousness freestyle delivery and a properly mature sing-song cadence.
Check out ‘7’, and the rest of ‘Who?’, here.
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If you believe in the power of three, you’re going to love this super eco-friendly office space in Paris. Located in the plush Parisian district of Versailles, the head office of construction firm Bouygues Construction has become the first building in the world to achieve a triple accreditation – meaning it has secured the highest green certification by three separate benchmarking bodies.
The UK’s BREEAM accrediting association bestowed its highest accolade of “Outstanding” on the green office space, while France’s Passeport HQE awarded “Exceptional” and the U.S. certification body LEED stamped it “Platinum”.
An abandoned reservoir is to be turned into green office space in East Yorkshire.
Plans have been unveiled for Watershed in North Ferriby which will boast a host of eco-friendly credentials.
A forgotten reservoir in East Yorkshire is to be turned into an eco-friendly office space facility according to reports out this week.
Developer and chartered engineer Richard Bennett has unveiled plans to transform the reservior in North Ferriby into modern work space which will build on the site’s existing green credentials. He hopes to turn the reservoir, which is set below ground level, into one of the most innovative eco-buildings in the North of England. (more…)
Two environmental groups have started to share eco-friendly office space at Highlands Meadow, North Jersey.
Skylands CLEAN and the Passaic River Coalition (PRC), who specialise in environmental protection and water purity, hosted their grand opening this Sunday
In-keeping with their environmental policies on recycling and reusing materials, the new office space is actually a renovated farm house, the Highlands Meadow Farm in Ringwood.


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Actor, director and producer Tony Goldwyn took to the Bender Arena stage last night to chat about his role as President Fitzgerald Grant on ABC’s “Scandal,” politics and criminal justice reform at the Kennedy Political Union’s annual “All American Weekend” event.
During his talk, which was moderated by AU professor Stef Woods, Goldwyn told students that their voices matter in this election. He said he believes that voting is a form of activism and that everyone should participate. Goldwyn urged the audience to vote in the presidential election and spoke about how he has been campaigning for Hillary Clinton for the past several months.
“I have always felt as an American, that because I have the right to vote, because I have the right to use my voice, that right is a responsibility,” Goldwyn said.
While he has enjoyed being on the campaign trail and meeting people from around the nation, Goldwyn said he has found it frustrating that many people are voting for candidates without doing any research on their policy positions. It is crucial to make an informed decision when casting your vote, Goldwyn said.
“The most upsetting thing I find is the degree to which people are ill-informed,” Goldwyn said. “More than 50 percent of the people that I have talked to, when I start to ask them why [they are voting for someone], they don’t really have any depth of knowledge.”
Goldwyn told The Eagle in an interview prior to the event that he predicts Clinton is going to win the election in November, but that nothing can be taken for granted.
“[Donald Trump’s] narcissism is starting to get the better of him, finally, because he frames everything in terms of himself, so it is very difficult for him to engage in a policy conversation,” Goldwyn said. “I think he is much less informed than you know he should be, and I don’t find real coherence in his policy positions.”
Goldwyn also told The Eagle about the unique feeling of being a president on screen during the time of an actual presidential election, and how Shonda Rhimes, the creator of the show, approaches writing what happens next for the characters.
“It’s completely surreal,” Goldwyn said. “I feel like I’m living in an alternate universe, and as you can imagine, that’s all we talk about at “Scandal,” and Shonda’s sort of written a parallel – we are in the middle of an election on our show so she’s having a lot of fun writing about it and having her version of it told.”
Goldwyn said he enjoys his role on the show, and finds it interesting to watch the intersection between the current political environment and the content produced in “Scandal.”
“On “Scandal,” there is a chance we might have our first woman president just like in the real world, so it’s been fun,” Goldwyn told The Eagle. “We’ve had a lot of fun with living in the parallel world.”
Goldwyn discussed with the audience how much he appreciates Rhimes’ relentless drive to do better and how direct she is with what she wants to see happen on screen while also allowing space for actors to disagree with her and have an honest conversation about their ideas.
“She challenges herself every day, and she challenges us every day,” Goldwyn said. “She constantly challenges me and I have just learned so much from her.”
During the event, Goldwyn also spoke about his work with the Innocence Project, which uses DNA testing to exonerate the wrongly convicted, and urged students, especially those studying law, to take an interest in criminal justice reform and get involved.
"I cannot imagine me spending one night in prison, even for a crime I did commit, so to spend years and often decades behind bars as an innocent man is incomprehensible to me,” Goldwyn said.
Goldwyn said his status as a celebrity is a way for him to take a stand and make a difference. Ultimately, everyone has a responsibility to be an activist on some level, and it has to begin with the individual taking charge for change to happen.
“I feel that celebrities are granted a big platform and that’s a tremendous opportunity for activism,” Goldwyn told The Eagle. “I feel that every American has the right and therefore the responsibility to use their voice to affect positive change in their community, in their family, in their world, and I believe all activism starts locally, start with your family, and your friends and work out from there.”


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BOISE, Idaho — A possible new subdivision in the Boise Foothills is drawing a lot of attention.
Colin Connell has filed an application with the City of Boise to build the Eyrie Canyon subdivision in the central Foothills, close to the Hillside to Hollow Reserve.
The subdivision would sit above the Quail Hollow Golf Course, near Hillside Junior High School. It would be a private development, with a proposed access road coming off Winter Camp Drive.
The project would build 30 new homes on a 20-acre plot of private land.
Cody Riddle, deputy planner with the City of Boise, said the city just recently got an affidavit of interest for the proposed project so it's still in the very early stages.
“Certainly there’s a lot to be done before there’s any project approval at this point,” he said.
Some residents in the neighborhood have mixed feelings and some concerns about the project.
"I think that's an awful lot of houses in such a small space," said Roy Atkinson, who lives near the development. "We kind of moved out here to be in the quiet and it’s kind of becoming not that way.”
“Love the hiking out here so as long as it doesn’t impact that, or the driving, I guess it’s okay," said Erin Brown, another resident in the area. "I feel like I live out here, so other people probably want to live out here too.”
One big concern residents have is road access.
There would only be one access road, which would come off of Winter Camp Drive. There's some concern from residents about how crowded that could be and how it would affect any emergencies in the area.
“I just don’t see these two roads supporting all the traffic," Atkinson said. "I don’t know how many homes sites it is but it’s already getting bad. Our concern is probably emergency crew access up here with all these houses.”
“We don’t have access to Cartwright through the fire road so it can be a little challenging," Brown said. "We had a fire here several years back and it is a little scary when you have one exit, especially the golf course is super busy in the summer, so getting around all the parked cars at Quail Hollow can be a challenge.”
According to Riddle, fire and emergency crews as well as highway staff will all be looking at this project with city planning staff before any recommendations are made.
Riddle also said there are still several steps the process would have to go through before being approved.
“So they’ve requested a hillside development permit and then a preliminary plat for a subdivision," he said. "Both go to the planning and zoning commission first, the preliminary plat will ultimately go on to City Council for final approval.”
As part of the process for a development like this, the city is required to hold a public works session.
The session will be Aug. 8 at 3 p.m. in the Greenbelt and River Conference Rooms located on the third floor of Boise City Hall. The public will have a chance to ask questions of the applicant, city planning staff and city engineers.
A public hearing on the project for the public to comment will be held in September.
In 2017, there was a case where the same property owner as this case, Kipp Bedard, wanted to create a public road off 36th that would have gone across part of Quail Hollow Golf Course, which is city-owned.
Bedard claimed he had easement rights to it but the city challenged it and the case eventually went to the Idaho Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of the city and no public access road was built.
More details on the project application can be found on the city's website.


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After relocating from the newly opened club Mansion to the Jackie Gleason Theater in order to accommodate those under 21, The Strokes took stage in front of a packed house of rabid Miami fans last Tuesday.
With two albums under their belts and a third in the works, The Strokes finally have enough material to put on a show of acceptable length. Essentially their entire catalog was played, and unlike their previous tours, they played for well over an hour. It should also be noted that they took no break, besides Julian’s occasional nonsensical ranting to the crowd about how intoxicated he was, giving everyone a bit of a breather.
The entire show just went with the characteristic ups and downs of The Strokes music, with the crowd bouncing off the walls to the chorus of “Hard to Explain” or pulsing with the strobe lights during the crescendo of “Reptilia”. However at times there were very subdued moments, such as when the lights went deep blue as Julian crooned “Under Control”, occasionally fumbling with the lyrics.
The band was in top form though, seeming to actually care and have fun with what they were doing. Julian’s stage presence, though a bit absurd at times, was essentially him reveling in his rock stardom. They played with control and excitement; unfortunately, the venue reserved the crowd to a repressed condition. While the show at Mansion would have been a personal experience with everyone able to dance in an open space, probably pushing to be as close to the stage as possible, it was as if everyone had assigned seating and was hindered by the aisles of chairs.
Regardless, the crowd still loved them, and nobody cared that they don’t believe in encores. One of the final songs they played was their cover of the Clash song “Clampdown,” which Julian said they had decided never to play it again but would play it anyway. By the end Julian was diving into the audience during their standard last number, “Take It Or Leave It” and his enthusiasm was enough satisfaction for the night.
A few weeks ago I was able to speak to lead guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. about their upcoming tour. The following is an excerpt of our discussion:
EDGE: What are you up to right now?
Albert Hammond: Right now we are just in the rehearsal studio working on new material, getting it all ready. Our space is over in Hells Kitchen, I think 38th Street and 8th Avenue, I think it’s called Clinton now, it’s a weird area.
EDGE: What is your creative process?
Julian comes in studio with ideas and we sit there and work them out and sometimes I even get to work with Julian writing a song, like on Automatic Stop. Basically we sit there I turn this thing on the guitar and there ate so many things going on with all the instruments together. And then we work and work and work and just try to turn stuff out.
EDGE: Influences (personal, commercial) What do you listen to now? Personal favs?
Yeah I mean Beatles, Bob Marley, there are too many to mention. Recently this Yeah Yeah Yeahs song “Maps.” I love music in general. Guided By Voices is a big influence on me. It ranges 50s all the way up. Its good to say definitely wider than people might think. I don’t just listen to 1978 underground. Probably 1969 is more important to me
EDGE: Where do you want this to go?
I don’t like going too far ahead. You just try to have a good run or keep on going. I would like to make many many records. Hopefully in five years I’m talking to you about the eighth record we just made.
EDGE: How do you deal with fame?
Its great its fun, lets us do what we always dreamed of doing: in the studio working on our third record and going on a tour of the U.S.
EDGE: What is most exciting to you in your career?
It changes as everything in life. Right now focus on new songs. Also I’ve been wanting to do big American tour for a while. It’s great to be connecting with people by playing live
EDGE: Personal approaches to life and art.
Work really hard so you can party hard.
EDGE: Guys have a great attitude and are pretty humble.
Oh for sure. We would be in it for the wrong reasons if we didn’t. I mean you can try to make money and it’s good to do that. But it just comes down to surviving. I think we can survive and we can go through everything together.