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AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Pursuant to Sections 242, 245 and 303 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law
Whiting Petroleum Corporation, (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify as follows:
(1) The name of the Corporation is Whiting Petroleum Corporation. The Corporation was originally incorporated under the name Whiting Petroleum Holdings, Inc. The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the 18th day of July, 2003 (the “Original Certificate”).
(2) The Original Certificate was subsequently restated by the filing of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 8, 2017 (as restated, the “Existing Certificate”).
(3) This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate”), which amends and restates in their entirety the provisions of the Existing Certificate, was duly adopted, without the need for approval by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the stockholders of the Corporation, in accordance with Sections 242, 245 and 303 of the DGCL and in accordance with that certain Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Whiting Petroleum Corporation and its debtor affiliates approved by order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in In re: Whiting Petroleum Corporation, et al., Case No. 20-32021, under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. §§ 101- 1330), as amended.
(4) The text of the Existing Certificate is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
FIRST: Name. The name of the Corporation is Whiting Petroleum Corporation (the “Corporation”).
SECOND: Agent for Service. The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be at 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle; and the name of its registered agent at such address shall be Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD: Purpose. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the DGCL.
FOURTH: Capital Stock.
(a) Authorized Capital Stock. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 550,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of (i) 500,000,000 shares of common stock, each having a par value of $0.001 per share, (the “Common Stock”), and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, each having a par value of $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).
(b) Common Stock. The powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions, of each class of the Common Stock are as follows:
(2) Dividends; Stock Splits. Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, and subject to any other provisions of this Certificate, as it may be amended from time to time, holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions in cash, stock or property of the Corporation when, as and if declared thereon by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) from time to time out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor.
(3) Liquidation, Dissolution, etc. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up (either voluntary or involuntary) of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the assets and funds of the Corporation available for distribution after payments to creditors and to the holders of any Preferred Stock of the Corporation that may at the time be outstanding, in proportion to the number of shares held by them, respectively.
(4) Merger, etc. In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another entity (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving entity), the holders of each share of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the same per share consideration on a per share basis.
(5) No Preemptive or Subscription Rights. No holder of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to preemptive or subscription rights.
(c) Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized to provide for the issuance of all or any shares of the Preferred Stock in one or more classes or series, and to fix for each such class or series such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of such class or series, including, without limitation, the authority to provide that any such class or series may be (i) subject to redemption at such time or times and at such price or prices; (ii) entitled to receive dividends (which may be cumulative or non-cumulative) at such rates (which may be fixed or variable), on such conditions, and at such times, and payable in preference to, or in such relation to, the dividends payable on any other class or classes or any other series; (iii) entitled to such rights upon the dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the assets of, the Corporation; or (iv) convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes of stock, or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock, of the Corporation at such price or prices or at such rates of exchange and with such adjustments; all as may be stated in such resolution or resolutions.
(d) Non-Voting Equity. The Corporation shall not issue nonvoting equity securities to the extent prohibited by Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction shall (i) have no further force and effect beyond that required under Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) only have such force and effect for so long as Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code is in effect and applicable to the Corporation and (iii) in all events may be amended or eliminated in accordance with applicable law as from time to time may be in effect.
(e) Power to Sell and Purchase Shares. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Corporation shall have the power to issue and sell all or any part of any shares of any class of stock herein or hereafter authorized to such persons, and for such consideration, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time, in its discretion, determine, whether or not greater consideration could be received upon the issue or sale of the same number of shares of another class, and as otherwise permitted by law. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Corporation shall have the power to purchase any shares of any class of stock herein or hereafter authorized from such persons, and for such consideration, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time, in its discretion, determine, whether or not less consideration could be paid upon the purchase of the same number of shares of another class, and as otherwise permitted by law.
FIFTH: Directors. The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:
(a) Business and Affairs of the Corporation. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.
(b) Number of Directors. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the by-laws of the Corporation (as in effect from time to time, the “By-Laws”).
(c) Term. The directors shall consist of a single class, with the initial term of office to expire at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, which shall be held no later than September 1, 2021, and each director shall hold office until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified, subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. At each annual meeting of stockholders, directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms then expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election, with each director to hold office until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified, subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office.
(d) Vacancies; Removal. Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from an increase in the number of directors and any other vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors may be filled only by a majority of the
Board of Directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Any director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding, any or all of the directors of the Corporation may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Certificate applicable thereto.
(e) Power of the Directors. In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the DGCL, this Certificate, and the By-Laws; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted, nor any alteration or amendment thereto or repeal thereof, shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted, altered, amended or repealed.
SIXTH: Director Liability. No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended. If the DGCL is amended hereafter to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article SIXTH shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
SEVENTH: Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by law, as now or hereafter in effect, and such right to indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives; provided, however, that, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors. The right to indemnification conferred by this Article SEVENTH shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition.
The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article SEVENTH to directors and officers of the Corporation.
The rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this Article SEVENTH shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under this Certificate, the By-Laws, any statute, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Any repeal or modification of this Article SEVENTH shall not adversely affect any rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses of a director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
EIGHTH: Special Stockholder Meetings. Unless otherwise required by law, special meetings of stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called only by (a) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, (b) the President, (c) a majority of the entire Board of Directors or (d) the Secretary of the Corporation at the written request of a stockholder of record in accordance with the requirements and procedures provided in the By-Laws. At any special meeting of stockholders, only such business shall be conducted or considered as shall have been properly brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. As used in this Certificate, the term “entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.
NINTH: No Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, and the ability of the stockholders to consent in writing to the taking of any action is hereby specifically denied.
TENTH: Place of Stockholder Meetings and Corporate Books. Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the DGCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws.
ELEVENTH: Amendment of By-Laws. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the By-Laws. The affirmative vote of at least a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the By-Laws. The By-Laws also may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors.
TWELFTH: Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation. The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate in the manner now or hereafter prescribed in this Certificate, the By-Laws or the DGCL, and all rights herein conferred upon stockholders are granted subject to such reservation; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate (and in addition to any other vote that
may be required by law), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors shall be required to amend, alter, change or repeal, or to adopt any provisions as part of this Certificate inconsistent with the purpose and intent of Articles FIFTH, SIXTH, EIGHTH, NINTH and ELEVENTH of this Certificate or this Article TWELFTH.
THIRTEENTH: Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Certificate shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the provisions of this Certificate (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.
FOURTEENTH: Exclusive Forum.
(a) Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if and only if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have jurisdiction, a state court located within the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware)) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation; (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director or officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, including a claim alleging the aiding and abetting of such a breach of fiduciary duty; (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former director or officer or other employee of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Certificate or the By-Laws (as either may be amended from time to time); (iv) any action asserting a claim related to or involving the Corporation that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine; or (v) any action asserting an “internal corporate claim” as that term is defined in Section 115 of the DGCL. For the avoidance of doubt, this Article FOURTEENTH(a) shall not apply to any action or proceeding asserting a claim under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and/or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
(b) Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.
(c) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to this Article FOURTEENTH.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed on its behalf this 1st day of September, 2020.
|WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION|
|Name:||Bruce R. DeBoer|
|Title:||Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary|
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation]


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When I first stepped into my local comic book store, it wasn’t about me. Well, it was, but it wasn’t. I’d wanted to explore any comic book store since the first X-Men movie released, but I didn’t think I belonged. It wasn’t just an issue of being a “fake geek girl,” but even more along the lines of I’m too old to start now feeling. I worried I’d be called out as a fraud for not having grown up with comics, and my conversation base would be limited to the comic related movies I’d seen. My fear settled in the no-one-will-take-me-seriously department, and it stayed there until I had kids.
When I came across an article on reluctant readers and the wonders of comics, I finally worked up the courage to pass through the glass doors plastered with comic book characters I couldn’t name. But I didn’t do it alone. My daughter is a fantastic reader, but a very uninterested one. I’d hoped introducing her to comics would spark a love of reading that was passed on to me by my parents. Not much else had worked up to that point, although I had to drag her in, and she became half my shield. My son became the other half with his love of superheroes and dress up. Any day of the week, he’s dressed as Spiderman, Batman, or Superman. All I had to do was walk in with these two kids and no one would ask for my geek card. I knew they’d assume, and they were correct the first time, I was there for my kids. No one would judge.
When we walked through the doors, I did what made sense to me. I rushed to the comic displays marketed toward kids. My first purchased titles were Spongebob Squarepants and Teen Titans Go! because they were familiar kids programming titles that we enjoyed. The comic book store owner offered me the newest My Little Pony, and my daughter then begged me to leave. Her disinterest in reading continued, and those comics now sit at the bottom of a drawer somewhere. They didn’t really hold my interest either. But it was a start, and sometimes that’s all you need. I’d gotten through the door unscathed.
I’d never realized as a busy mom how much I’d needed comic books in my life. Don’t laugh. I’m not talking about escapism from my busy life; instead I’m talking about the time I’ve lost since having kids. The days of reading a four-hundred page book from start to finish are on hold. The last time I visited an art museum, my son climbed up an art sculpture and the older kiddo whined for the entire twenty minutes we were there. I love being a mom and prefer spending time with them on activities of their choosing, but I’ve allowed a creative void to exist, which thankfully comics can fill. It has taken me two years of repeated exposure to learn what kind of comic books I like reading. Each month I return to my comic book store and pick several comics. Most of which can be read while I’m leaned against the counter cooking dinner or waiting in car pick up line. I get art and great stories all in one neat little package that fits inside my purse.
I know infiltrating a comic bookstore isn’t the only way to buy comics. There are an abundance of digital comics to download, and eBay has about every comic title out there, all of which can allow someone to enjoy comics without the pressure of entering a comic book store. Personally, I’m a browser and an impulse buyer. I like the thrill of digging through the dollar bins or being able to flip through the first few pages and make a decision on my purchases as I would in a regular bookstore. To be honest, I hate that I wasted so much time being scared of the unknown.
Since my very first visit, I’ve made myself visit all four of my local stores. Not a single clerk or owner has ever treated me like my money didn’t spend as well as anyone who’d been buying comics for years. All my questions are answered, and not once has anyone requested to see my geek credentials or quizzed me on my comic book knowledge. The more exposure I have to my local comic book stores and to comic books in general, the more comfortable I am when I walk through the door. I don’t need to be pointed in the direction of suggested comics; I know the set ups and what I’m looking for. I go in without my kids more than with them so I can enjoy perusing the aisles and make selections based on my tastes, not theirs. They’ll never really understand how much I appreciate them getting me through the door, and while my goal had been to introduce them to the world of comics (which I did), I also introduced myself to a place where I deserved to belong.
Now I’m working on my insecurities to feel this kind of empowerment at comic cons. Load up kids, Mommy needs to meet Princess Leia!

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Side Orders • Apr. 25, 2013
WAILUKU TALK. . . After a recent cut at Lori’s Hair Shack, I strolled over to Amigo’s Mexican food truck in Wailuku to order my every-six-week fix of chile rellenos, when I thought I’d wait for the order across the street at Maui Sporting Goods, as it’s cool, and the items are fun to peruse.
That’s when owner Brian Yoshikawa told me about how a former manager took over the old Kaohu Store, now also known as Wailuku Market.
“We took over in February,” says Brad Yokouchi, whose grandfather ran the famous Yokouchi Bakery back in the old days. “We make poke and pickled onions, stuff I learned from my fisherman dad, Ken Yokouchi, who helped me to open this store.”
You’ll also find furikake-salmon poke, dynamite of clams and crab, and sakurabashi (teriyaki dried fish), “which is what people come here for,” says Brad. “We also do spicy scallops, kim-chee shrimp and sell hot dogs. Home Maid Bakery makes our fresh buns.”
Bamboo Grill is targeted to open sometime soon in the old Nazo’s Restaurant location, a place where only locals can find. I fondly remember Nazo’s as serving Caesar salads with a gazillion croutons. My friend and I bet how many croutons would ping off our plates, when we forked into our salads. The average was 14 (each).
Happy hour is happening at Old Wailuku Grill from 4 to 6 p.m. with $7 specialty martinis and bar menu of Molly’s hot-artichoke dip, kalua-pork sliders, and calamari steak sliced pupu style. Wednesdays, Phil and Angela Benoit play jazz from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
BITS AND PIECES . . . Do you love warm, freshly baked delights? Then come sink your teeth into the new No Ka Oi Cinnamon Rolls at Whalers Village in Kaanapali from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily.
“We feature the perfect balance of gourmet specialty item and ooey-gooey deliciousness,” says self-named “Baking Goddess” and owner Victoria Briggs. “Choose from plain rolls with iced topping or with a filling of macadamia nuts, pecans and raisins.”
Liquor is quicker down in Costa Rica, according to Taj Mahal, but I say nothing is finer if you’re not a minor than Tamura’s Fine Wine & Liquors, scheduled to open soon on Dairy Road in Kahului. There are six other epic Oahu stores, and this first neighbor island outlet will offer fun take-out fare, too.
Speaking of vino, the Wines of Santa Barbara will be the event on tap from 6 to 7 tonight at Molokini Bar & Grille at Makena Beach & Golf Resort.
Chef Marc McDowell will prepare cheese fonduta, beef with demi sauce and shredded duck as Master Sommelier Patrick Okubo walks about pouring Lincourt, Byron and Star Lane wines. Cost is $40, plus tax and tip. For a seat, call the resort at 874-1111.
Looking for a great, everyday sipper? Marquis Philips Merlot is flying off the shelves at Wailea Wine. It’s rated at 90 points by Wine Advocate.
Today at Mulligan’s on the Blue in Wailea, the sit-down meal starts at 5:30 p.m. and music kicks off at 7 p.m. at the Willie K dinner show. Begin with red-and-yellow pepper bisque, followed by spinach salad, and choice of New York strip loin in green-peppercorn sauce; mahimahi with tropical salsa; or braised New Zealand lamb stew. Dessert is passion fruit cake. Call 874-1131.
Japengo at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa in Kaanapali will celebrate Japanese izakaya bar food from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday with small plates of six courses paired with sake, Asian beer and shochu. Tickets are $59 per person. For more details, call 667-4727.
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii, and Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui in Wailea will celebrate Wednesday afternoon with hula and a lei display in the hotel lobby. While there, do check out Ko, Fairmont’s signature restaurant, that offers 50 percent off all food and 25 percent off drinks to kamaaina in the bar area. Wagner Family Wines, including Caymus are featured in May.
By the way, Ko was named “2013 Restaurant of the Year” at last week’s ‘Aipono Awards.
Did you know? There’s a new culinary term out there and it’s “gastrosexual.” According to celebrity chef Ted Reader, gastrosexuals are males aged 25 to 44, upwardly mobile, aware and passionate about global cuisines, and cook to show their culinary skills.
“Gastrosexuals are guys who love food and cook as more of a hobby than a chore,” says Reader.

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The following is from the AFL-CIO:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 19, 2024) — For more than 52 years, U.S. Postal Service (USPS) workers have unfairly had their retirement funds raided by the U.S. government — resulting in more than $90 billion in unjust expenses to the USPS. We need your help to send a message to the Biden administration to do the right thing for postal workers.
By directing the accounting experts at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to stop the raid on the Postal Service pension fund and implement overdue reforms, the president can safeguard the USPS’s financial stability and honor his promise to the dedicated postal workers who have tirelessly served the nation.
President Biden is the most pro-union president in history — it’s time for him to be a champion for postal workers, too.
TAKE A STAND — Please send a letter now to help us tell President Biden and his administration to address this historic injustice, fortify the Postal Service’s vital role in our communities and honor the administration’s promise to letter carriers.
Letter carriers deliver mail to 152 million U.S. businesses and households. Postal letter carriers exemplify an unwavering commitment to service so you can get your mail. Our postal workers are vital community members.
And as wonky as this issue might sound, OPM’s valuation of the Postal Service pension obligations jeopardizes the financial stability of the USPS—and raises the prices for anyone who uses the Postal Service.
Thank you for taking action and sending this letter in support of USPS workers.

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About the ANCODE project
The Pearl River Delta in the South China Sea is densely populated and fast-developing; home to 67 Million people, it is the most urbanised delta in the world. As it is very low-lying, cities here, like Guangzhou, are most vulnerable to sea level rise.
ANCODE aims to better understand the potential for re-introducing nature-based coastal defences, namely mangroves and oyster reefs, into such an environment.
Nature-based coastal defence solutions have increasingly been recognised as more sustainable alternatives to conventional hard engineering approaches against climate change.
Using wetlands, mangroves, coral and oyster reefs as a buffer zone, which can attenuate waves and, in a regime of moderate sea level rise, the sediment trapping in such zones can keep pace with sea level.
This project aims to develop process-based understanding and predictive models of ecosystem size requirements and how to create ecosystems for coastal defence, using the world's largest urban area, the Pearl River Delta (PRD) in China, as a model system.

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Arlington, VA – Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Executive Director Mark Lucas issued the following statement: “Congress should turn its focus to health care reform everyone can agree on: fixing the broken Department of Veterans Affairs. The bipartisan VA Accountability First Act of 2017 is supported by President Trump, the VA Secretary, most major veterans… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA) administrative law judges (ALJs), attorneys and managers who were caught engaging in a “Forum of Hate” (FOH) at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have still not been disciplined or terminated – over a year later.
Philadelphia, PA – Today Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) followed the lead of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and stated his commitment to filibustering against Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and denying Gorsuch an up-or-down vote.
Arlington, VA – Today Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated his commitment to filibustering against Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and denying Gorsuch an up-or-down vote. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) followed suit.
Nashville, TN –Today the Tennessee Veterans Caucus put forth a resolution to protect veterans who are being used in a recent state tax hike ploy. The Veterans Caucus’ resolution calls for the veterans amendment to be pulled from Governor Bill Haslam’s $355 million gas tax increase proposal.
Arlington, VA – Today a strong coalition of 56 major conservative groups, led by Concerned Veterans for America (CVA), is releasing a letter to members of the Senate urging them to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court bench without delay. Coalition members include Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Tax Reform, FreedomWorks, Heritage Action,… Read more »
Denver, CO – As the Senate Judiciary Committee continues hearings on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch this week, Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is dropping a second round of direct mail in Colorado, asking citizens to urge Senator Bennet (D-CO) to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch without delay. So far, Senator Bennet has failed to publicly express that he will vote in support of Gorsuch, a native of Colorado.


|Publication number||US6188591 B1|
|Application number||US 09/508,398|
|Publication date||Feb 13, 2001|
|Filing date||Sep 9, 1998|
|Priority date||Sep 11, 1997|
|Also published as||CA2302621A1, CA2302621C, CN1121743C, CN1269916A, DE19739917A1, DE59813231D1, EP1012943A1, EP1012943B1, WO1999013550A1|
|Publication number||09508398, 508398, PCT/1998/2664, PCT/DE/1998/002664, PCT/DE/1998/02664, PCT/DE/98/002664, PCT/DE/98/02664, PCT/DE1998/002664, PCT/DE1998/02664, PCT/DE1998002664, PCT/DE199802664, PCT/DE98/002664, PCT/DE98/02664, PCT/DE98002664, PCT/DE9802664, US 6188591 B1, US 6188591B1, US-B1-6188591, US6188591 B1, US6188591B1|
|Inventors||Bernd Rüter, Wolfgang Rzadki|
|Original Assignee||Siemens Aktiengesellschaft|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (28), Classifications (8), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
The present invention relates to systems for supplying electric-motor loads with electrical energy, for example via the electrical on-board network of a ship or aircraft. According to one particular aspect, a plurality of electricity sources can be operated in parallel, for example diesel engines or gas turbines coupled to AC generators. Furthermore, control loops are proposed for network stabilization and for load sharing between loads that are coupled to one another.
Conventional separate networks of this type, for example, include three-phase networks with synchronous generators. The real power is distributed via the rotation-speed frequency droop of the rotation-speed regulators for the diesel engines or turbine drives. The reactive load is distributed via the voltage droop of the generator voltage regulator. Droop devices as well as load sharing when two generators are operated in parallel, are described in the technical information document ASI NMA/TNG3 from Siemens AG, entitled “THYRIPART-Erregung in bürstenlosen Siemens-Synchrongeneratoren” [THYRIPART Excitation in Brushless Siemens Synchronous Generators] by Joachim Frauenhofer. The entire contents of this document are hereby included and are presupposed for the following statements.
In three-phase separate networks, it is conventional for an additional voltage value to be generated for load sharing of parallel-operating generators, from the output current of the generator, for the nominal/actual value comparison input of a voltage regulator. The additional voltage value allows the generator voltage to be reduced in proportion to the rising reactive current. However, this is dependent on the capability to influence the generator voltage externally from a separate functional component. Such DC generators or AC generators whose voltage can be controlled or regulated, have the disadvantages, however, that they are physically voluminous, heavy and costly to manufacture. Furthermore, there is a considerable requirement for intrinsically autonomous energy generation and power supply separate networks which are distinguished by being physically small and compact as well as being light in weight, particularly with regard to electricity generators.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,200,643 describes a power supply network that has a plurality of DC supply sources, which feed into amplifiers that have control inputs. Signals for the output actual voltage and the output actual current are combined with a reference signal. The aim in this case is to provide a signal for the control error, with the output voltage of each source being regulated.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,334,436 describes a fuel battery. However, when a plurality of sources are paralleled without any higher-level regulating device it is impossible to achieve sufficiently good and desirable load sharing or to ensure satisfactory network stability.
In order to overcome the disadvantages resulting from the above-mentioned patents, and to solve the equivalent problems, the present invention proposes an energy generation system, a power supply network, and a control loop.
The present invention provides for a DC voltage supply network to be used for supply networks in aircraft or vehicles, in particular ships, instead of a three-phase supply network, whose voltage can be regulated by means of a controllable rectifier or a DC voltage controller. On the one hand, this is associated with a considerable reduction in weight. On the other hand, no wattless component can be transported in this network, and thus does not result in any problems. All the loads can be coupled to this supply network, if necessary via converters.
This according to the present invention represents a departure from the approach of direct voltage regulation via the excitation of the generators using, instead of this, a rectifier, in particular a transistor rectifier, as a control element for a compensating voltage. This avoids supplying any wattless component into the network. Dynamic network load relief can be carried out without any wattless component by means of the arrangement according to the present invention. A controllable, voltage-regulated rectifier is used that can produce a constant output voltage from alternating current. The real-power distribution can be adjusted by varying, in particular parallel shifting, the droop characteristic or voltage droop for the corresponding rectifier appliance.
The present invention opens up the possibility of using one or more AC voltage generators, which are each excited by permanent magnets, with a low rotating mass and downstream of which a controllable, pulsed transistor rectifier is connected. Particularly when synchronous machines that have permanent-magnet excitation on the rotor are used, the physical size of the generator can be considerably reduced. The generators are driven, for example, by four-stroke diesel engines with a high boost pressure. Such engines can accept load only as quickly as the volume of boost air supplied by the exhaust-gas turbo charger rises.
According to a further embodiment of the present invention, which is based on energy sources whose speed or rotation speed is regulated, a regulator with a proportional-integral characteristic is proposed for this purpose. This allows, for example, the power capacity of the diesel engine as an energy source falls. This energy source stalls, and the network collapses.
With the method for load distribution, on which the system according to the present invention is based, a voltage droop occurs that results in a desired load distribution in that an additional voltage value for the nominal/actual value input of the voltage regulator is produced from the output current of the generator. The additional voltage value allows the voltage to fall in proportion to the rising rectifier output current. This voltage droop is assigned individually to each generating set, which comprises, for example, a diesel engine, generator and rectifier, irrespective of its power capacity. There is no need for any higher level device for load distribution.
Shifting the droop characteristic parallel results in a possibly desired, different load distribution. This is necessary in order to parallel the generators without resulting in a sudden load change on the drive machine, the diesel engine or any other energy source. Manual control of the paralleling of two or more generators is thus possible.
When a system or separate network according to the present invention is loaded predominantly with drives whose rotation speeds are regulated, then any sudden load change is passed on, without being reduced, via the generators to the diesel engines as kinetic energy sources. A diesel engine can accept such a sudden load change initially only by means of the kinetic energy of its rotating mass and the rotating mass of the generator and then, by means of its rotation-speed regulator, it can accept a load level corresponding to the amount of excess combustion air. If the sudden load change is greater than the instantaneous capability to accept the load, the diesel rotation speed falls, and thus the power capacity of the diesel engine as an energy source falls. This energy source stalls, and the network collapses.
In a known three-phase separate network with three-phase motors as a load, a sudden load change leads to a reduction in the rotation speed of the diesel engine, and thus to a frequency reduction. This results in a reduction in the general separate network load, depending on the load characteristic of the drive machine, and the network receives less power and is thus stabilized.
In contrast, the present invention is based on the achieving an appropriate stabilization behavior for energy generation and power supply systems, in which a DC voltage rail is arranged as the power supply network. The power supply network according to the present invention achieves the advantage that even when it is supplying DC voltage, the network can be stabilized with the same quality as the conventional three-phase separate network. Thus, for network stabilization, an additional value for the nominal/actual value input of the rotation-speed regulator of the respective drive or load is produced from the input voltage of the drives or loads and allows the rotation speed to fall in proportion to, or corresponding to, the falling network voltage.
A frequency/rotation-speed regulator is advantageous for this purpose, in which a transfer function that has proportional/integral characteristic is implemented.
The arrangement of a frequency droop element and/or a voltage converter is expedient in order to derive the additional frequency signal value. The input of the element or the converter is connected to the inverter input voltage and/or network voltage, while its output is connected to the input of the frequency/rotation-speed regulator. A proportional response is suitable for use as the transfer function or transmission characteristic of the frequency droop element or the frequency converter.
In separate networks, it is desirable that electric-motor loads, which are coupled to one another via an electrical or mechanical shaft, or that electric-motor converters, which are connected in parallel on the load side, share the load in proportion to their rated power. To this end, it is conventional in three-phase separate networks for asynchronous motors with a converter to share the common load automatically on the basis of their slip characteristic.
The control loop according to the present invention allows the load distribution to be achieved in an equivalent manner in separate networks with coupled loads which are supplied from a DC voltage network.
An additional frequency signal value for the frequency or rotation-speed regulator is produced from the input power for the load distribution of drives or converters that actuate the latter and are coupled on the load side. The additional frequency signal value allows the frequency or rotation speed to fall as the input current or input power rises.
In order to derive the frequency or rotation-speed additional signal value, a frequency droop module or element and/or current/voltage converter is/are advantageously arranged such that it or they are connected on the input side to the input current of the inverter and at its or their outputs to the input of the frequency/rotation-speed regulator. A proportional response is suitable for use as the transmission characteristic for the frequency droop or the current/frequency converter.
The additional signal values described above are used to stabilize dynamic processes. They allow parallel operation without any higher-level regulation. Thus, in conjunction with the DC supply, it is thus likewise possible to achieve the same response as that obtained with conventional separate networks using diesel generators and with the load being shared via the rotation-speed droop of the diesel engines. If the described regulator actions are undesirable in the steady state, the voltage of the separate network can be returned to the desired value again by means of a slow compensating regulator, using a common additional nominal value for all the generators. This can be done as soon as the diesels can once again provide the power required for this purpose. Additional nominal values also allow a non-proportional load distribution to be provided.
The present invention proposes a novel approach for a DC voltage separate network with AC generators, controllable rectifiers and AC drives, which are operated via inverters with rotation-speed regulation. This allows load distribution and network stabilization in the same way as in a conventional three-phase separate network.
The FIGURE shows a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
The DC voltage separate network according to the present invention has a first kinetic energy source 1, for example a diesel engine, whose rotation speed may be variable over wide ranges. Via an output drive shaft 2 (indicated schematically by dots), it drives a permanently associated AC generator G, which is preferably excited by permanent magnets. The rotation speed of the energy source 1 is regulated by a PI regulator 3 whose output produces a regulation or control variable, for example for a fuel supply F for the diesel engine 1, as the energy source. The rotation-speed value nact is sampled on the output drive shaft 2 and is supplied to an adder 4, in which the rotation-speed actual value nact is compared with a rotation-speed nominal value nnom. The control difference is then supplied to the input of the PI regulator.
One or more further electricity generation units 21 are provided in parallel with this electricity generation set. This may be, for example, a physically identical diesel set, or alternatively a set with a different rating or completely different electricity generation units, such as fuel cells. Either an AC voltage as in the case of a diesel set, or a DC voltage as, for example, in the case of a fuel cell, may be supplied at the output of the electricity generator 21.
The output lines or phases 5 of the generators G, 21 are connected to the inputs of the respective rectifier appliances or DC voltage controllers 6. These each have a voltage control input 7, via which the relevant output voltage can be adjusted. In the present case, this is done via respective voltage regulators 8, to whose inputs a voltage nominal value unom together with a voltage actual value uact and an additional voltage value uz are applied. The voltage actual value is obtained via a voltage converter 9 which is connected to the rectifier or DC voltage controller output, and the additional voltage value is obtained via a voltage droop element 10, whose input is supplied from a current transformer 11. The latter is likewise directly connected to the rectifier output. Switching elements 12 are connected downstream of the junction point to the current transformers 11, which switching elements each lead to a common DC voltage rail 13.
Electric-motor loads M are coupled in parallel to this rail 13 via further switching elements 14, and inverters 15 connected downstream from them. The output frequency of the inverters 15 can be adjusted via a separate frequency control input 16 from an external functional component, in the present case a frequency/rotation-speed regulator 17. Its adder 4 is supplied externally—in the same way as in the case of the voltage regulator 8 or PI regulator 3 mentioned above—with the frequency nominal value fnom. The frequency actual value fact is tapped off directly from the connection between the inverter output and the input of the respective, electric-motor load M.
As can be seen from the circuitry of the right-hand load M in the drawing, the adder 4 of the respective frequency regulator 17 and—as a further nominal or actual value—the output of a frequency droop element 18 that is used for network stabilization are also supplied with the additional frequency output signal fz1. The input signal for the network stabilization frequency droop element 18 is obtained from a voltage converter 9, whose input is connected directly to the DC voltage rail 13.
If the electric-motor loads M are coupled via an electrical or mechanical shaft corresponding to the (schematically shown) coupling connection 19, a respectively arranged further frequency droop element 20 is also used for load distribution. The load distribution frequency droop element 20 is connected on the input side to a respective current transformer 11, which produces a current input value for the frequency droop element from the supply lead of the relevant inverter 15, which is coupled to the DC voltage rail 13. According to the exemplary embodiment, the latter uses a P-transmission characteristic to form a second additional frequency output signal fz2 which, with regard to the loads M which are coupled 19 to one another, is in each case logically linked in a separate adder 4 a to the first additional frequency output signal fz1, mentioned above, from the network stabilization frequency droop element 18. The result of this logical linking is then input to the nominal/actual-value comparison input and corresponding adder 4 of the respective frequency regulator 17. The latter uses this to form a control variable for the separate frequency control input 16 of the respective inverter 15, resulting in regulation with combined network stabilization and the desired load distribution.
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Innovation: Empowering business growth via service providers
In the current landscape business growth is clearly an important topic, and for most organisations it is innovation that will help drive this growth. Innovation is not just technology advancement. It is also about being innovative in thought, processes and overall approach to business challenges.
It was within this context that we conducted research with industry leaders into innovation aspirations of three key verticals: healthcare, transportation and manufacturing. Those service providers who are ahead of these requirements will position themselves as credible and long term partners for innovation and transformation within industry.
Yet, the challenge with implementing innovation is constantly shifting. However, with the advent of 5G, telecoms partners are now better positioned than ever to work in partnership with enterprise, and provide a platform for innovation.
In this article I will discuss those industry leaders’ pain-points, as well as their hopes for the future, and how to support senior industry leaders to reach their innovation goals.
1) Healthcare: Augmented reality can help mend services
The healthcare industry has weathered some particularly disruptive storms as of late, where the pandemic in particular, highlighted significant challenges in the distribution of care.
In fact, innovation within the healthcare industry often involves collaboration between multiple stakeholders; such as hospitals, clinics and government agencies. Meanwhile, sharing data between these organisations – including electronic health records and diagnostic images – involves complex compliance regulations. Healthcare leaders in our report cited this impacted their ability to share information seamlessly. Beyond collaboration, device interoperability – which is the ability to safely, securely, and effectively exchange and use information across devices – can also have an impact.
For service providers, there’s an opportunity to engage here with the healthcare industry and leverage technologies like 5G to improve the delivery of services. For instance, augmented reality (AR), can support the delivery of remote patient assessments, improve staff training and assists surgeons during procedures. Such technologies have the potential to modernise the way healthcare is delivered, playing a crucial role in creating more effective treatment. AR is also beneficial during procedures. For example, surgeons can create an overlay of imaging data from CT or MRI scans, or even use robotics to help with precise manoeuvres.
2) Transportation: Driving towards connected infrastructure
The global transportation industry is expected to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.5% into 2026 – a degree of growth which proves that the industry has recovered well from the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, alongside this, the industry is under significant pressure to achieve sustainability goals, with a target to be net neutral by 2050.
Yet reaching these goals will require huge modernisation efforts. Transport leaders cited that their main challenges evolve around updating or replacing legacy systems which can impact day-to-day business continuity - and this can make the adoption of new technologies challenging.
Therefore, as the transport industry aims to become more interconnected, wider adoption of technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), AI, 5G and smart data analytics, will be needed to help services become more connected, and provide more automation and accurate and real-time data.
Data can provide better insights, but without automation support, the industry will not be able to fully realise the potential of their smart technologies. Now, as organisations move to incorporate more integrated, smarter insights, the next step is to see where they can strategically apply automation to support transformation.
3) Manufacturing: Predictive maintenance is key for equipment preservation
Between 2005 and 2020, the private manufacturing sector accounted for 55% of all business research and development (R&D) spending in the UK alone. Yet, a lack of internal skills and knowledge about new technology is something the industry is still having difficulty navigating. This ‘skills gap’ can lead to inefficiencies in production processes, ultimately resulting in higher costs and lower profits.
In addition, cybersecurity and intellectual property (IP) protection are also crucial concerns for manufacturing executives. All investments must be protected, and that includes reducing the risk of IP theft, which is a significant issue in this R&D-heavy industry.
Fortunately, predictive maintenance is revolutionising the way that manufacturing companies— and the businesses that they supply — approach equipment preservation. Businesses are now able to identify potential problems before they occur, creating the ability for proactive maintenance and reducing instances of downtime. For service providers, this presents an opportunity to build use cases that highlight where technologies such increased connectivity and edge computing can provide the platform for predictive maintenance.
Moving forward with innovation
From our research one overall goal was abundantly clear: that organisations need to work hard to ensure constant growth – and they are open to forming the right partnerships to ensure this happens. Whether this is from improving existing systems, or installing new technologies, innovation is key for securing industries’ futures.
Service providers have a hugely important role to play. Equipped with the right information on the key challenges vertical businesses are facing today, they can seek to tailor their offerings, and accelerate the development of the industry-specific use cases businesses really want and need.


"Amply gifted as an orchestral composer.....purified intensity, immediacy and unrestrained lyricism".
Paul Griffiths, The Sunday Times
"Brian thoroughly deserves to be recognised as one of the most impressive and consistent composers working today, both in large-scale works and smaller pieces – his standards never falter.”
Jane Manning, soprano
"Though he writes little...what he produces is immaculately achieved. Every inflection tells, the balance of sound is exact, and the sound seductive in the best traditions of glamorous 20th century orchestral writing.”
Paul Driver, The Sunday Times
Brian Elias was born in Bombay, India, and has lived in the U.K. since he was thirteen years old. After studying at the Royal College of Music he undertook private studies with Elisabeth Lutyens. His first major orchestral work L'Eylah was premiered at the BBC Proms in 1984. He has since had his works performed and recorded extensively by leading orchestras and soloists including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Britten Sinfonia, Psappha Ensemble, Jane Manning, Roderick Williams, Nicholas Daniel, Natalie Clein, Leonard Elschenbroich, and the Jerusalem Quartet.
His monumental Five Songs to Poems by Irina Ratushinskya was premiered in 1989 and secured his reputation as one of Britain's preeminent composers. Elias collaborated with Kenneth MacMillan on his final ballet The Judas Tree, premiered in 1992 at the Royal Opera House. The Judas Tree has subsequently been revived on numerous occasions by the Royal Ballet and toured internationally. He has won two British Composer Awards - the first for his 2010 work Doubles, and the second for his 2013 work Electra Mourns. Recent highlights include a 2021 Wigmore Hall retrospective and the premiere of his Piano Trio by the Rautio Piano Trio.
He has taught composition at the Royal Academy of Music and the Purcell School, and his students have included Joby Talbot and Darren Bloom. His works are published by Chester Music.


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Erryn reviews ‘Thorn in his Side’ by Helen Juliet. The ebook was published February 16, 2020 and was 320 pages.The audiobook version of this story was narrated by Kieran Flitton, released April 28, 2020 and is 10 hrs and 11 mins long. A copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
Why I read this book: I loved A Right Royal Affair.
The last thing beautiful, inexperienced Joshua Bellamy wants is an arranged marriage with the terrifying Darius Legrand. But if Joshua wants to save himself and his family from being thrown onto the streets by Darius’s father, he has no choice.
However, when Darius goes to extreme lengths to rescue Joshua from near-death, Joshua has to wonder if there’s more to his beastly husband than he previously thought.
Darius Legrand, a former captain, is used to being manipulated by his cruel father, but when Joshua is dragged into the feud between their families, he decides something has to change.
Protecting Joshua is one thing, but Darius knows that falling in love can’t be an option. Someone so young and beautiful could never give his heart to an older, ill-tempered brute like Darius.
Joshua is determined to bring joy to Darius’s life again, and Darius refuses to let Joshua hide his sweetness from the world any longer. Over time, it becomes clear that despite their differences, their hearts are drawing closer together.
But can happiness ever be possible for a rose and a thorn, when Darius’s father will go to any lengths to see his deadly game through?
Thorn in His Side is a steamy, stand-alone MM romance novel featuring tender bubble baths, a stubborn but loyal horse, thunderstorms, enough healing touches to mend any broken heart, and a guaranteed HEA with absolutely no cliff-hanger.
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“It had been a while since Darius Legrand had begun his day contemplating murder.”
Okay, with an opening line like that, how could I not be hooked? Helen Juliet is the queen of opening lines, and I think that’s one of her best.
The premise for the book is pretty simple. Forced marriage leads to forced proximity and, eventually, forced companionship. That structure might be simple, but the execution was well done indeed.
Darius has been coasting. He suffered a devastating injury and a devastating loss in Afghanistan and he’s never recovered. He lives in his castle and only interacts with the staff. He has a nominal job at his father’s company, but he doesn’t have a purpose in life. Aside from hating his cruel father, that is.
Joshua adores his father. But a series of unfortunate events at his dad’s company means that they need an infusion of cash. Like, yesterday. Darius’ father offers a solution: your son marries mine and I give you the money.
A marriage of convenience that is neither a true marriage nor particularly convenient.
Aside from a brief ceremony, the men have spent no time in each other’s company and that’s the way Darius wants it. So Joshua lives on the other side of the monstrosity and never ventures near Darius’ quarters. He occupies himself with old VHS tapes and chatting up the staff who have some very fixed opinions about Darius’ father.
This arrangement works until the fateful night Joshua crosses the line, witnesses Darius’ temper, and literally flees the house. Darius has to rescue him, and the men begin a détente of sorts. Slowly, inch by inch, they get to know each other.
But Darius’ father is hell-bent on ensuring his son is as unhappy as possible. I mean this guy is horrible. Darius fears for Joshua, and so tries to pull back which only confuses Joshua more. There’s a lot of drama in this book culminating in a horrifying evening of violence.
All that being said, there was a lot I liked in this book. I liked Joshua’s gentleness and Darius’ eventual acceptance of happiness. I certainly liked the ending. I’m glad I listened to the book.
Kieran Flitton narrates all of Ms. Juliet’s novels and I love that. They work well together, and I thought the performance of the book was spot-on. Needless to say, I recommend it highly.
9.5/10 Pots of Gold – Compares to 4.75/5 Stars
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Helen Juliet is an M/M author currently living and working in London. She’s been writing stories since she was young, and got her start publishing fanfiction of sites like Wattpad. Fifteen years and over a million words later, she discovered the world of M/M fiction and found it was just as good as the fanfiction she was reading. She fell head over heels in love with the genre and became determined to try her hand at a book herself. On December 31st, 2016, she rang in the new year by publishing her first original novel, and hasn’t looked back since.

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From the Progress City Archives comes this collection of tall tales and true from the annals of the Walt Disney Company. From Walt's on-set antics to the creations of modern-day imagineers, we've put together a sampling of stories from throughout Disney history.
Learn how Walt Disney befriended presidents and saved the Winter Olympics!
Find out how imagineers created the technological wonderland of the Epcot Center!
Hear the true-life tales of never-built Disney theme parks Port Disney and Disney's America!
Join us as we explore the obscure and amusing corners of the Disney universe. From Fantasia to Horizons, there's something here for every fan.
©2015 Michael Crawford (P)2015 Michael Crawford
Occasionally bogged down by too many details and lackluster stories, the majority of The Progress City Primer is a fun listen. You'll learn interesting tidbits about Walt Disney and his theme parks (my favorite section being about Pooh for President) and it's a great way to get excited for an upcoming trip.
I bought this book to listen to on my plane ride to Orlando. Unfortunately I found it to be very boring. The narrator's voice had no emotion. The information that the writer claimed was unknown facts about Walt Disney were boring and uninteresting. It would have been more interesting to learn about his younger years or why he choose the projects he did, but that was not the case. I wish I hadn't wasted my money.
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People are wondering, was the longtime host of Jeopardy! Jewish? The popular gameshow sure had a lot of popular Jewish moments, but what about its host?
No, Trebek is not Jewish. He was raised Catholic growing up in Canada and in 2018 he said that he believed in a Christian god.
However, Jeopardy! has had its fair share of Jewish moments (the answer appeared hundreds of times throughout the show’s history), including its new interim host Mayim Bialik, who identifies as Modern Orthodox.
Here are some of our favorite Alex Trebek Jeopardy! Jewish moments.
What is a schmuck?
In fact they had an entire Yiddish category featuring answers such as:
- schlemiel and schlemazel
Where is the Dead Sea?
Filming for a future episode, producers shared this clip of Trebek floating in the Dead Sea.
Charoset, what must it taste like?
Fun fact, the Jewish community in Gibraltar make their charoset with powder made from a family brick.
What is B’nai B’rith?
What is the Mount of Olives?
Rabbi celebrates ordination anniversary
Conservative Rabbi Joyce Newmark, from Teaneck, New Jersey, won $29,200 on the show.
And finally… Mayim Bialik picking up the reins
Bonus clip: Drake on “Black Jeopardy!”
Read more about Drake’s Jewish identity here.
Originally Published May 11 2022 02:46PM EDT
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The climates for venture fund-raising and Planet Earth followed similar paths in 2006. Both warmed up.
U.S.-based venture funds raised $28.3 billion in 2006, up from $27 billion in 2005, according to preliminary data from Thomson Financial. Healthy fund-raising levels indicated a willingness by investors to overlook sluggish demand for VC-backed IPOs, while focusing on ventures most in line with the increasingly fussy appetites of public markets.
In all, limited partners spread investments among 191 funds last year, slightly fewer than the 207 raised in 2005. Two mega-funds—New Enterprise Associates 12 and Oak Investment Partners XII—accounted for $5 billion of the 2006 fund-raising total.
“It’s a decent market for fund-raising, but it’s not a red-hot market,” says Kelly DePonte, a principal at Probitas Partners, a San Francisco placement agent. While top-tier VCs had no trouble finding investors, many newer funds struggled to fill their coffers.
There’s definitely a push from the LP community to ask almost all venture capital firms what they’re doing in cleantech and what they’re doing in energy tech.”
Robert Day, Principal, Expansion Capital
A rising number of emerging markets funds underscored a growing consensus in venture circles that the startup investment world no longer revolves around Silicon Valley. VCs continued to launch new funds dedicated to China and India—a trend that began in 2005—and some even set out to explore opportunities in the former Soviet Union.
The enduring popularity of cleantech also spotlighted investors’ conviction that markets will continue to reward innovative technologies that satiate growing demand for energy and other resources without wreaking havoc on the planet.
On a more purely numbers-driven front, investors also poured money into growth funds targeting later stage firms on the brink of ambitious new revenue milestones.
If oil was still $30 a barrel [cleantech] probably wouldn’t look so good.”
Craig Cuddyback, Senior Vice President, Cleantech Group
Among industry-specific funds, cleantech ranked as the standout investment theme last year. At least five firms launched new dedicated cleantech funds in 2006, targeting solar power, water purification and biofuel technologies. Managers of diversified funds, meanwhile, also upped their cleantech stakes, seeing another kind of green in environmentally friendly technologies.
“If oil was still $30 a barrel, [cleantech] probably wouldn’t look so good,” says Craig Cuddyback, senior vice president of the Cleantech Group, an investment event planner and publisher. “The rising cost of fuels has really brought a lot of these technologies into play.”
A receptive market for cleantech IPOs lifted the sector, led by solar power and biofuels offerings from US BioEnergy (Nasdaq: USBE), Aventine Renewable Energy (NYSE: AVR) and VeraSun Energy (NYSE: VSE). Despite often-spotty aftermarket performance among cleantech issues, early stage investors continued to pour money into new dedicated funds.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Beyers took a leadership role. It raised a dedicated “greentech” fund, instituted an annual prize for the best greentech technology or policy innovation, and even sponsored the Greentech Innovation Network conference headlined by former Vice President Al Gore. By the close of the year, KP announced that it would double the size of its greentech fund to $200 million. Cleantech is “bigger than the Internet, I think by an order of magnitude,” General Partner Ray Lane told the Wall Street Journal in December. “Maybe two. I’m taking the entire energy industry.”
It’s a decent market for fund-raising, but it’s not a red-hot market”
Kelly DePonte, Principal, Probitas Partners
That bullishness is shared by limited partners. “It’s been a pretty productive environment for fund-raising,” says Robert Day, a principal at Expansion Capital, which closed on a $55 million cleantech fund in August. “There’s definitely a push from the LP community to ask almost all venture capital firms what they’re doing in cleantech and what they’re doing in energy tech.”
While Cleantech Group’s Cuddy doesn’t envision a drop in cleantech funding levels, he expects to see some shift in investment priorities in the New Year. For example, he expects the volume of energy generation deals to dwindle. Those deals raked in more than $1 billion in 2006. Instead, Cuddy expects VCs to boost investments in areas such as water purification and energy storage.
Go east, young fund
The fast-growing economies of India and China, hotspots for venture capital in 2005, were positively scorching in 2006. Startups in the world’s two most populous nations drew investments at an unprecedented pace, with many VCs setting up country-specific funds. Sequoia was the most aggressive, swallowing whole successful Indian venture firm Westbridge Capital Partners and quickly raising $400 million for its India effort, renamed Sequioa Capital India. Sequoia also reportedly planned to raise a $200 million fund for China.
[Cleantech] is bigger than the Internet, I think by an order of magnitude. Maybe two. I’m talking the entire energy industry.”
Ray Lane, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Matrix Partners managed to slow Sequoia’s steamroller a bit by stealing one partner away from WestBridge: Rishi Navani. He now heads a $150 million Matrix fund targeting India, along with Avnish Bajaj, co-founder of India’s largest online marketplace, Baazee.com, which was acquired by eBay. Matrix Partners India is targeting consumer services businesses in sectors including the Internet, mobile, media, health care and travel.
Like Sequoia and Matrix, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) tapped high-profile local talent for its India effort. Its $105 million IndoUS Ventures fund is steered by a team that includes Pentium chip creator Vinod Dham.
Getting back to growth
When they weren’t criss-crossing the Pacific, prominent VC firms focused their fund-raising efforts on an area with little buzz but big profit potential: backing later stage growth companies.
NEA added heft to the list by carving out the bulk of its $2.5 billion 12th fund for later stage expansion deals, while Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and Sequoia launched their own efforts for dedicated growth funds. DFJ raised $100 million of a targed $250 million last year, while Sequoia held a final close on $861 for the growth fund it began raising in 2005.
Growth is always an attractive category for limited partners, says DePonte. The downside for GPs, however, is that it’s uncommon to get a controlling stake or to be able to exert considerable influence over management when investing in more developed companies. Given a slow exit environment, investors appeared more willing to accept those drawbacks in return for the perception of a more accelerated path to IPO or acquisition.
Says DePonte: “If you have a company that’s more developed and quickly growing right now, you’re path to an exit might be two to three years instead of five to six [for an early stage investment].”

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|Calculated MW||65569 Da|
|Antigen Region||236-263 aa|
|Other Names||Cell division control protein 45 homolog, PORC-PI-1, CDC45, CDC45L, CDC45L2|
|Target/Specificity||This CDC45L antibody is generated from rabbits immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 236-263 amino acids from the Central region of human CDC45L.|
|Format||Purified polyclonal antibody supplied in PBS with 0.09% (W/V) sodium azide. This antibody is purified through a protein A column, followed by peptide affinity purification.|
|Precautions||CDC45L Antibody (Center) is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.|
|Function||Required for initiation of chromosomal DNA replication.|
|Cellular Location||Cytoplasm. Nucleus.|
|Tissue Location||Widely expressed, highest levels are found in adult testis and thymus and in fetal liver|
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Wide receiver Keyion Dixon, who caught 44 passes for 507 yards and three touchdowns during his two years at UConn, is transferring, he announced on Twitter.
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Connecticut's ethics board has withdrawn its appeal of a court decision that allowed UConn football coach Randy Edsall to keep his son as an assistant coach.
- Wide receiver Dixon transferring from UConn
- Appeal dropped in UConn's Edsall nepotism case
- Incoming UConn prez committed to football, AAC
- UConn names Tide analyst Spanos as DC
The University of Connecticut's incoming president says he's committed to a major college football program and doesn't plan to move the school out of the American Athletic Conference.
Lou Spanos, who has coached in both college and the NFL, has been named the new defensive coordinator at UConn.
Rick Forzano coached the Lions from 1974 to 1976, compiling a 15-17 record, but his tenure in Detroit is better known for helping to start the career of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick.
UConn has dismissed defensive coordinator Billy Crocker and defensive backs coach Curome Cox after the Huskies gave up a school-record 605 points and 7,409 yards in 2018.
No surprise here: Michigan earned the final No. 5 spot of the season after getting blown out by Ohio State. But who landed the historic No. 1 ranking?
Receiver Isaiah Wright scored on a run and a kickoff return as Temple routed UConn 57-7 on Saturday and the Huskies finished the season with several records for defensive futility.
UConn's defense on Saturday earned an unwelcome distinction when it set FBS single-season records for points allowed (605) and yards allowed (7,409).
All the best rivalries have cool nicknames and trophies, so we made up some for the Bottom 10 -- except USC. USC doesn't have any trophies.
Holton Ahlers threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score on Saturday night as East Carolina scored the final 41 points to beat UConn 55-21.
You didn't see any drama in Week 11? Well, that's what you get for watching the Top 10 instead of the Bottom 10.
Ke'Mon Freeman and Xavier Jones each ran for more than 100 yards and combined for five touchdowns as SMU climbed within a win of bowl eligibility by outscoring UConn 62-50 on Saturday.
UTEP held off Rice in the Bottom 10 Pillow Fight of the Year, while the Big Three in Florida -- Gators, Hurricanes and Seminoles, oh my -- came up small.
Seth Boomer threw for four touchdowns and ran for a fifth as Tulsa ended its seven-game losing streak by pummeling UConn in an American Athletic Conference contest Saturday night.
A Connecticut Superior Court judge has ruled that UConn did not violate the state's ban on nepotism when it hired football coach Randy Edsall's son as an assistant coach. Without the ruling, Corey Edsall would have had to leave his job in January.
When UTEP and Rice take the field on Saturday, it's about more than a game. The top spot in the Bottom 10 will be on the line.
Marquis Young rushed for 148 yards including a fourth-quarter touchdown that gave UMass a 22-17 win over UConn on Saturday.


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Loreen has been a name synonymous with the Eurovision Song Contest since taking the crown with ‘Euphoria’ back in 2012.
Now, the Swedish pop sensation is back with her first new single since her second triumph at the annual singing contest with ‘Tattoo’ back in May.
As she gears up for a UK and Europe tour to start next month, she’s dropped the video to go alongside track ‘Is It Love’.
Of course, being Loreen, the vocals are absolutely otherworldly, which are only accentuated through the visual treat of a video.
“It’s a song describing and contemplating a love that’s so deep but at the same time filled with confusion” – Loreen
Loreen looks to her Berber influences in the dramatic accompaniment in which she draws on stories of the generations to come before her.
She spoke about her family’s history as part of the Berber tribe in an interview with Rolling Stone UK earlier this summer.
“They were called Barbarians by the Egyptians because they were so aggressive,” the star explained. The women were so aggressive. Isn’t that interesting?”
“The women from my tribe, they weren’t so interested in monogamy, but being in a relationship. Historically, they went out to the village in search of a man. ‘You’re coming with me,’ right? They did whatever they wanted to do.
“Then they said, ‘Ta ta,’ and they raised their children by themselves. This whole concept of husband and wife was never a concept. They used these women in war, because they were like, ‘Ahhhhhh!’”
Elsewhere, her outfit seeks to symbolise the continuity of tradition in a changing world, a vision of modernity and cultural pride.
“It’s about realising that to create a deeper understanding of yourself you need to accept the duality of life”
And the incredible energy certain shines throughout the atmospheric video, full of her signature punchy hand actions to convey her sense of spirituality.
Loreen shared in a statement alongside the video: “‘Is It Love’ was born from a place of seeking clarity, it’s a song describing and contemplating a love that’s so deep but at the same time filled with confusion.
“It’s about realising that to create a deeper understanding of yourself you need to accept the duality of life, that distortion and clarity goes hand in hand and are equally as important.
“And to experience the depth of true love, both to the self as well as to others, you have to accept and experience the depth of pain.”
The clip ends with Loreen struggling to catch a breath as she’s embraced, then concluding with some haunting vocals.
We can’t wait to see what comes next.


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Apple has acquired Xnor.ai, a Seattle based startup specialized in low-power, edge-based artificial intelligence tools for around $200 million. “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” said Apple in a statement given to GeekWire. Also Read - Apple iPhone 9 will feature a bigger screen than the iPhone 8, will support Face ID too: Report
Xnor.ai’s work is expected to be be incorporated into future iPhones, improving Siri and other AI and machine learning-based tasks. Recently, Apple has acquired another Seattle-based machine learning startup Turi for almost same amount. The move is set to increase Apple’s presence in the Seattle region where the tech giant has been building an engineering outpost. Also Read - Could Apple's new Mystery MacBook be the upgraded 13-inch MacBook Pro?
Turi offers tools that are meant to let developers easily scale machine learning applications. The Cupertino-based company has recently bought some machine learning and AI startups like VocalIQ and Perceptio and facial recognition startup Emotient, among others. Apple has recently been making a push into artificial intelligence through Siri personal assistant and related technologies. Also Read - Apple patent reveals next generation Apple Pencil, could include a fingerprint sensor
Last year, the Cupterino major had acquired Intel’s smartphone modem business worth $1 billion. Apple and Intel had signed an agreement with transaction value worth $1 billion, in which approximately 2,200 Intel employees to join Apple, along with intellectual property, equipment and leases. The signed deal was expected to go through by the fourth quarter end of 2019, depending upon regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.
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The joint agreement didn’t meant that Intel will have to get out of the modem business entirely. Intel will still be able to develop modems for categories other than smartphones such as PCs, IoT devices, autonomous vehicles, and more.
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Finland is recognized as the most “good country” in the rating The Good Country Index
TASS, January 24. Finland topped the ranking of “good countries” (The Good Country Index), which included 153 countries. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Republic.
According to the researchers, Finland has a more significant contribution to the development of humanity than any other country, and the planet causes the least damage. The Minister for foreign Affairs Timo Soini called it “great recognition” of the efforts of the country. Finland, he said, “good, pragmatic country that is a reliable partner in international forums”. “These results are the outcome of consistent work,” — says the Minister. He believes that “such recognition of the good impact on the atmosphere in the country.”
The newssurprised the Finns: that we the happiest?
Finland has demonstrated the best performance in the number of registered patents, the freedom of movement of persons, freedom of the press, export of logs, cybersecurity, the number of refugees accepted, compliance with environmental agreements, open trade, the outflow of foreign direct investment and food aid.
All the authors assess the country’s 35 criteria, based on the data provided by the UN, other international organizations. They are divided into seven categories: science and technology, culture, international peace and security, world order, planet and climate, prosperity and equality, health and well-being. Countries receive scores on each indicator relative to other States, adjusted for the GDP of each country.
Followed by Finland in five “good countries” includes Ireland, Sweden, Germany and Denmark. Russia is ranked 41st place in the rating.


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So I’ve been lurking whilst waiting for the results of my copolscopy from 4 weeks ago. It’s back and confirmed CIN2 and I need to have LLETZ. I’ve had no information on the treatment and had to Google it. Just that it’ll take 10 mins and to let them know if I have a holiday booked in the 4 weeks following. My understanding of that is that you can’t swim or have sex following the treatment.
The appointment for the treatment has also arrived which is the day before I’m due to go away for the weekend for my brothers wedding at the coast.
My question is what is the after recovery like? I appreciate we are all different but I’m wondering whether I need to change the appointment or if I’ll be ok. Treatment is the Thursday afternoon and wedding is on the Sunday. I’d rather just have it over and down with than have to wait for another appointment to come through.
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The New Hampshire Division I indoor track championships will take place after all.
On Tuesday the NHIAA announced the Division I teams, including Winnacunnet High School, will compete at the University of New Hampshire’s Paul Sweet Oval beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The meet had been postponed the past two Sundays due to snowstorms.
Because Saturday begins the February vacation the Warriors’ girls team — and many other teams — will be without several qualified athletes.
“I’m missing eight kids out of my 16,” Winnacunnet girls coach Ozzie Osborne said.
Among those not competing are seniors Ann Sheehy and Amanda Cestrone and junior Molly Power. Sheehy was a sure bet to place high in the hurdles and would have been the lead runner on the Warriors’ competitive 4x160 and 4x400 relay teams.
Power and Cestrone both were in position to place in the top six in their respective events.
Sarah DeMello’s absence will also be felt. Qualified individually in the hurdles, DeMello would have been the second runner in both sprint relays.
The Warriors’ will have some star power, though.
Junior distance runner Mercedes McCoy is a threat to place in both the 3,000 and 1,500 meters. She is the second seed in the 3,000.
Savanna Spencer, another junior, is seeded third in the 600 meters and ninth in the long jump and will anchor the two sprint relays.
Senior Alli Scibisz re-arranged her flight plans to be able to compete, switching from a morning flight out of Boston to an afternoon flight from Manchester. Scibisz is seeded fifth in the 3,000 meters.
Osborne said his distance runners have not been able to train properly for “the past three weeks,” due to the snow-covered roads.
Shot putter Britta Gabrielson is ranked fourth. Her teammate Aimee Knowles, who had qualified for her first state meet, will be unable to attend.
On the boys side, all of the Warriors scheduled to compete will be able to attend.
Ryan Hanley is a legitimate threat to place in both the 55- and 300-meter dashes, with the latter his best event. He’ll also run the anchor leg in the Warriors’ other two events, the 4x160 and 4x400 relays.
Luke Janik is the Warriors’ other individual competitor. He made the 3,000 field as a provisional qualifier.
Jake Proudy and Gabe Vaca Enriquez will be in both relays. Freshman Henry Philbrook (4x160) and junior Xavier Coggeshall (4x400) will be the other relay entries.

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