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I was asked by one of my coworkers to try and make the large selection of Israeli posters featured in our Sunday auction a bit more “fun.” Given that my commentary tends to dip into the inappropriate and oftentimes borders on the bizarre, talking about an Israeli poster is risky–sort of like discussing politics and religion over canapes. Poor taste, just poor taste (at least that’s what Mother claims).
That said, I am not one to back down from a challenge. And so I present Unto Thee (as my Fertile Crescent Forefathers would say) an Israeli poster of my choosing:
Welcome to the Tel-Aviv Zoo. Like that scene in Jurassic Park where they first see the Brontosaurus, a massive Photoshopped Rhino lunges off the page towards us with Spielberg-worthy grace and intent. Oh, the magic of the animal kingdom–so big, so graceful, so…..deadly.
As Sam Neill and the rest of the JP cast ultimately found out, the giants are not so gentle…and I think that the little girl in this poster is mighty aware of it. That frown implies volumes, from the rancid smell of Rhino-poop in Middle Eastern heat to the fact that her smiling companion probably plans on tossing her to her death by way of Rhino impalement. Forget terrorists, its the disgruntled boyfriends you really have to worry about! I’m guessing it was a bad date, but maybe she’s just not that into him (oh, Drew Barrymore references!).
Now, as a total aside, I also present Unto Thee a point of confusion: if this is the Tel-Aviv Zoo, what’s up with the background? That flag is for the Convention Party of Ghana…and Ghana is a good 3 hour flight from Israel. Perhaps this was a travel poster? If so, frowning tweens is not really the best way to beguile tourists to come spend money in your country. That is, unless you wish to attract the clinically depressed, in which case, the Rhino is an aptly miserable-looking creature to get everyone on the Prozzak bandwagon.
Hopefully, all this has made you want to own this bit of confusion….or perhaps travel to Israel. Either way, you should definitely come and see it on display before Sunday, after which all our Israeli posters fly back to our Homeland. Shalom-style.


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Human papillomavirus test reduces cervical cancer risk in women over age 30 better than a standard test
A test for human papillomavirus infection is better than the standard Pap smear at catching cervical cancer early, researchers report. The study of women age 30 and over makes the case for changing cervical cancer screening practices, particularly in low-income countries, since the screening test for HPV would necessitate fewer doctor visits, scientists report in the April 2 New England Journal of Medicine.
“The implications of the findings of this trial are immediate and global,” declare Mark Schiffman and Sholom Wacholder of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., in the same issue of NEJM. HPV testing should now be widely implemented in poor countries, they say.
Researchers randomly assigned more than 130,000 women age 30 to 59 in rural India to one of four equal-sized groups. Three groups underwent screening for signs of cervical cancer. Of those, some received a test for HPV types known to cause the cancer, others

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Interpreter to run HAG games. This type of games works like an audiobook but you can make choices while listen and choose your own adventure.
Games could be prerecorded in binaural,holophonic,3d sound,etc..Or could be play by android TTS engine.
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Imperial Conferences, Periodic meetings held between 1907 and 1937 by the dominions within the British Empire and later the Commonwealth. Convened to discuss mutual defense and economic issues, they passed nonbinding resolutions. However, the Statute of Westminster implemented decisions made at the 1926 and 1930 conferences that described the self-governing dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, and Newfoundland) as “autonomous communities within the British empire.” After World War II, meetings between the countries’ prime ministers replaced the conferences.
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governor-generalIn 1930 the Imperial Conference declared that appointment of a governor-general should rest on the authority of the Commonwealth nation concerned. This development resulted in some Commonwealth countries appointing their own citizens to the office. The conference concluded that the following statements flowed naturally from the governor-general’s new…
British Empire, a worldwide system of dependencies—colonies, protectorates, and other territories—that over a span of some three centuries was brought under the sovereignty of the crown of Great Britain and the administration of the British government. The policy of granting or recognizing significant degrees of self-government by dependencies, which was…
Commonwealth, a free association of sovereign states comprising the United Kingdom and a number of its former dependencies who have chosen to maintain ties of friendship and practical cooperation and who acknowledge the British monarch as symbolic head of…
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Statute of Westminster, (1931), statute of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that effected the equality of Britain and the then dominions of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, and Newfoundland. The statute implemented decisions made at British imperial conferences in 1926 and 1930; the conference of 1926 in particular…
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Reality Check: Sheriff's race campaign ads
Updated On: Mar 11 2014 05:40:29 PM CDT
Lots of controversy over conditions at the Orleans Parish Prison, means lots of mudslinging on the airwaves. But not all the information being thrown around is true.
The heated campaign pits incumbent Sheriff Marlin Gusman against former sheriff Charles Foti. Voters head to the polls in the runoff race Mar. 15.
CLAIM: "Gusman cost us over $20 million for what the Justice Department called the most dangerous, dysfunctional jail in America," said a Foti ad.
That's technically false.
The Justice Department has not called the Orleans Parish Prison the "most dangerous, dysfunctional" jail in America. It might be a matter of semantics though.Several jail experts testified in consent decree hearings saying the jail was the worst they had seen.
CLAIM: "What became worse was Foti's jail which went from 800 inmates to a prison warehouse with over 7,000 inmates," said Gusman's ad.
There's more context needed here.
The numbers are right but Foti served as sheriff for 30 years from 1974 to 2004. According to a Department of Justice study, prison populations nationwide grew on average 430 percent between 1978 and 2009.
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Saints shocker: Kickers cut, along with Bailey, Meachem
Who Dat Princess?! Drew Brees' daughter's name announced Thursday night
Chelsea Clinton is leaving NBC
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The melodic cadence and instrumentation aren’t the only abilities that performers in the Canadian rap business bring to the table; they also bring a wealth of other skills.
Introducing Daniel Nwosu Jr., better known as Dax, an artist whose journey from Wichita, Kansas, to the worldwide music arena has been marked by a story that is evocative of a cinematic experience.
Dax’s journey began in Wichita, Kansas, and has taken him all over the world. Since the release of his first mixtapes, such as 2pac Reincarnation Vol. 2: The Beginning and his breakout mixtape single “Cash Me Outside” starring Danielle Bregoli, Dax has amassed a significant amount of mainstream recognition.
As a direct result of this, he has perpetually continued to be a subject of curiosity in the music business.
Dax has just released a piece entitled “God’s Eyes,” and it symbolises more than simply another addition to his library of musical works. In its place, it serves as evidence of the individual’s proficiency in the art of narrative storytelling and of his capacity to provide perceptive comments on issues pertaining to cultural traditions.
This piece goes well beyond the boundaries of traditional musical composition by diving into a thorough analysis of the existential struggle that is faced by mankind.
A careful examination of the song’s lyrics reveals that it is ruminating on the widespread effect of social deterioration, the ongoing fight between good and evil, and the intrinsic tendency that humans have towards transgression.
Nevertheless, the most noteworthy feature is the haunting chorus, which makes references to Dax’s own personal musings on matters of spirituality. Even though he has come into contact with the devil in a variety of guises, he has never had a true experience of coming into contact with the divine presence of God.
Dax paints a picture of a dystopian scenario that is distinguished by the ubiquitous presence of malevolence. In this setting, evil goes beyond its traditional position as a simple phantom and acquires a nature that is all-encompassing.
In this setting, the devil is more than just a metaphorical construct; rather, he serves as a literal manifestation of evil. The devil, on the other hand, plays the part of a powerful person, a manipulator, and even a major symbol within popular culture.
He does this by displaying great scorn for artists and people who demonstrate an unyielding devotion to higher goals. The song “God’s Eyes” is a powerful wake-up call because it contains lyrics that provide a critical evaluation of religious hypocrisy, the present focus on consumerism, and the passive acceptance of society towards the suffering of others.
However, despite the gloomy setting, Dax’s lyrical lyrics still manage to transmit a feeling of hope. These lines encourage people to hold on to their ideas and to critically evaluate and challenge the superficial values that are so often promoted as being significant by society.
The song delves into the concept of resiliency, illuminating the natural capacity of people to seek optimism and hope while being challenged with trying circumstances by examining its lyrics.
In the piece of literature named “God’s Eyes,” Dax deftly crafts a tale that demonstrates a dual nature by including both introspection and significant social insights. This dual nature gives the story a dual character.
Although it is clear that the guy is skilled in rapping, singing, and songwriting, what really sets him apart is his ability to tackle universal and evergreen topics in his work. The musical experience named “God’s Eyes” provides a thorough investigation of the delicate interaction between religion, society, and the human psyche.
As a result, it is a vital undertaking for anyone who is looking to get a full grasp of these difficult topics.

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Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement… get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal…. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
~ Abraham Joshua Heschel
Here’s How Meditation Reduces Inflammation And Prevents Disease*
Science has shown that mindfulness meditation can have a positive impact on a huge range of health conditions, including cancer, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The practice has even been found to slow HIV progression and protect the brain from aging.
Mindfulness seems to improve nearly every aspect of health — but how? While mounting research has revealed many of the numerous physical and mental health benefits of mindfulness, little is known of the mechanisms underlying these positive changes.
Now, a new study from Carnegie Mellon University, published on Jan. 29 in the journal Biological Psychiatry, demystifies the neurobiological effects of cultivating a focused awareness on the present moment.
“Many people are skeptical about whether there are helpful aspects of mindfulness meditation practices,” Dr. David Creswell, a professor of psychology at the university and the study’s lead author, told The Huffington Post. “We show that mindfulness meditation impacts measurable brain circuits more so than helpful relaxation practices, and that these brain circuit changes help us understand how mindfulness meditation improves health.”
The researchers found that inflammation seems to be the key factor, as mindfulness reduces it by (more…)
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The Neuroscience of Why Gratitude Makes Us Healthier
Our world is pretty messed up. With all the violence, pollution and crazy things people do, it would be easy to turn into a grouchy old man without being either elderly or male. There’s certainly no shortage of justification for disappointment and cynicism.But consider this: Negative attitudes are bad for you. And gratitude, it turns out, makes you happier and healthier. If you invest in a way of seeing the world that is mean and frustrated, you’re going to get a world that is, well, more mean and frustrating. But if you can find any authentic reason to give thanks, anything that is going right with the world or your life, and put your attention there, then statistics say you’re going to be better off.
Does this mean to live in a state of constant denial and put your head in the sand? Of course not. Gratitude works when you’re grateful for something real. Feeling euphoric and spending money like you just won the lottery when you didn’t is probably going to make you real poor, real quick. But what are you actually grateful for? It’s a question that could change your life. It’s a question that could change your life.
Recent studies have concluded that the expression of gratitude can have profound and positive effects on our health, our moods and even the survival of our marriages.
As Drs. Blaire and Rita Justice reported for the University of Texas Health Science Center, “a growing body of research shows that gratitude is truly amazing in its physical and psychosocial benefits.”
In one study on gratitude, conducted by Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., at the University of California at Davis and his colleague Mike McCullough at the University of Miami, randomly assigned participants were given one of three tasks. Each week, participants kept a short journal. One group briefly described five things they were grateful for that had occurred in the past week, another five recorded daily hassles from the previous week that displeased them, and the neutral group was asked to list five events or circumstances that affected them, but they were not told whether to focus on the positive or on the negative. Ten weeks later, participants in the gratitude group felt better about their lives as a whole and were a full 25 percent happier than the hassled group. They reported fewer health complaints, and exercised an average of 1.5 hours more.
In a later study by Emmons, people were asked to write every day about things for which they were grateful. Not surprisingly, this daily practice led to greater increases in gratitude than did the weekly journaling in the first study. But the results showed another benefit: Participants in the gratitude group also reported offering others more emotional support or help with a personal problem, indicating that the gratitude exercise increased their goodwill towards others, or more tehnically, their “pro-social” motivation.
Another study on gratitude was conducted with adults having congenital and adult-onset neuromuscular disorders (NMDs), with the majority having post-polio syndrome (PPS). Compared to those who were not jotting down their blessings nightly, participants in the gratitude group reported more hours of sleep each night, and feeling more refreshed upon awakening. The gratitude group also reported more satisfaction with their lives as a whole, felt more optimism about the upcoming week, and felt considerably more connected with others than did participants in the control group.
Perhaps most tellingly, the positive changes were markedly noticeable to others. According to the researchers, “Spouses of the participants in the gratitude (group) reported that the participants appeared to have higher subjective well-being than did the spouses of the participants in the control (group).”
There’s an old saying that if you’ve forgotten the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness. It turns out this isn’t just a fluffy idea. Several studies have shown depression to be inversely correlated to gratitude. It seems that the more grateful a person is, the less depressed they are. Philip Watkins, a clinical psychologist at Eastern Washington University, found that clinically depressed individuals showed significantly lower gratitude (nearly 50 percent less) than non-depressed controls.
Dr. John Gottman at the University of Washington has been researching marriages for two decades. The conclusion of all that research, he states, is that unless a couple is able to maintain a high ratio of positive to negative encounters (5:1 or greater), it is likely the marriage will end.
With 90 percent accuracy, Gottman says he can predict, often after only three minutes of observation, which marriages are likely to flourish and which are likely to flounder. The formula is that for every negative expression (a complaint, frown, put-down, expression of anger) there needs to be about five positive ones (smiles, compliments, laughter, expressions of appreciation and gratitude).
Apparently, positive vibes aren’t just for hippies. If you want in on the fun, here are some simple things you can do to build positive momentum toward a more happy and fulfilling life:
1) Keep a daily journal of three things you are thankful for. This works well first thing in the morning, or just before you go to bed.
2) Make it a practice to tell a spouse, partner or friend something you appreciate about them every day.
3) Look in the mirror when you are brushing your teeth, and think about something you have done well recently or something you like about yourself.
Sure this world gives us plenty of reasons to despair. But when we get off the fast track to morbidity, and cultivate instead an attitude of gratitude, things don’t just look better — they actually get better. Thankfulness feels good, it’s good for you and it’s a blessing for the people around you, too. It’s such a win-win-win that I’d say we have cause for gratitude.
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I consider Ray Kurzweil a very close friend and a very smart person.
Ray is a brilliant technologist, futurist, and director of engineering at Google focused on AI and language processing.
He has also made more correct (and documented) technology predictions about the future than anyone:
As reported, “of the 147 predictions that Kurzweil has made since the 1990’s, fully 115 of them have turned out to be correct, and another 12 have turned out to be “essentially correct” (off by a year or two), giving his predictions a stunning 86% accuracy rate.”
Two weeks ago, Ray and I held an hour-long webinar with my Abundance 360 CEOs about predicting the future.
During our session, there was one of Ray’s specific prediction that really blew my mind.
“In the 2030s,” said Ray, “we are going to send nano-robots into the brain (via capillaries) that will provide full immersion virtual reality from within the nervous system and will connect our neocortex to the cloud. Just like how we can wirelessly expand the power of our smartphones 10,000-fold in the cloud today, we’ll be able to expand our neocortex in the cloud.”
Let’s digest that for a moment.
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The 1984/1985 Sid Terror and the Undead lineup
L-R: Sid Terror, Hans Hunt, Trent Addams & Joe Dirt
#13 (natch!) 1988
Interview by Devorah Ostrov
Like their namesakes, Sid Terror and the Undead returned to life a year ago to bring some excitement to a decaying local music scene. Now, with their job still incomplete, the Undead have decided to call it quits and quietly slip back into their grave.
While there was still a semblance of life in the band, Rave-Up got together with Sid and bassist Hans Hunt to discuss the task they'd chosen...
Rave-Up: It's interesting that Sid Terror and the Undead is breaking up only a year after reforming. What's the reason behind the split?
Flyer for the last show ever!!!
Sid Terror and the Undead with
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Rave-Up: There was quite a lot of time between the break-up of the original Undead and this new version [of which Sid was the only original member]. What happened during that time?
Sid: I just wanted to take some time off and work on my films. I do a lot of special effects work for films and I wanted to get that better established.
Rave-Up: It seems like the first version of the Undead was a lot more punk, maybe even hardcore, than the new band.
The 1987 lineup
L-R: Hans Hunt, Sid Terror,
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Hans: Well, sometimes... Actually, we had a problem on our last tour of getting booked with a lot of hardcore bands opening up for us.
Sid: Which did not go well at all. I'd say half the shows on the tour were misbooked. They really didn't know what to do with us. In Portland, we actually got on the bill with a speed metal band. They came up to us after the show and said, "How do you guys keep playing so long and so hard? " And we're not the kind of band that plays super hard or super fast.
Rave-Up: You mentioned your film work earlier and I know you have a real passion for film and video. Is your music more influenced by films than by other bands?
Sid: Sometimes. I listen to everything and I just assimilate it all. I don't set out to write one particular song, but for some reason I'll see a film and the title will sick with me, or whatever, and I'll use that for a song.
Rave-Up: What were the most influential films for you?
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Rave-Up: Don't you have a family history of involvement in B-grade horror films?
with Social Unrest & the Afflicted
at the Tool and Die - Oct 2, 1982
Flyer artwork by Sid Terror
Rave-Up: I want to talk about your video work for a minute. Didn't you do some award-winning work for a Greg Kihn video?
Sid: I was nominated for Best Effects in a Rock Video for "Jeopardy." That was the first video I did with him.
Rave-Up: What kind of special effects did you use in it?
Sid: Tons of zombie stuff. It took place in a church and everyone turned into zombies or mutated Siamese twins!
Rave-Up: Do you have a favorite special effect?
Sid: In this one film I did called Disciple of Dracula [not yet released], at the end of the film, when the vampire finally gets it, we did a lot of things that haven't really been done on film - kind of like a meltdown!
Rave-Up: Is it true that the Undead were asked to do some songs for the Return of the Living Dead Part II soundtrack?
Sid Terror - 1986
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Sophie M. beloved wife of
Rave-Up: Now that you've had a chance to look back on the career of Sid Terror and the Undead, do you have any regrets?
Sid: The Undead was a hell of a fun band to be in. I wouldn't trade all those good times for anything. We may never live down all the stuff we did, but by the same token I don't necessarily want to relive it all either! I mean, who wants to be Sid Terror "Teenage Vampire" forever? Not me!
Rave-Up: Your last show featured the "onstage suicide" of Sid Terror. By that, did you mean to bring an end to the character you've become one with over the years?
Sid: "Sid" committed suicide when he stepped off the stage at the end of the final show. He no longer exists except in our fond memories and worst nightmares. There is a lot of Sid still in my personality, naturally. It's like Bruce Wayne and Batman. But from now on, you'll see only me onstage and I'll be using my real name which is... *
* In the original article, I transcribed what I heard as "Bobby Omen." I've since found out what Sid's real name actually is, and it seems I got it slightly wrong. But I still prefer Bobby Omen!


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Commissioners took an initial look Thursday at the final tally of budget requests from department managers.
"We don't anticipate this being the final budget," county Administrator John Hart said. "This is what was requested. We continue to look at it line item by line item."
Commissioners gave Hart a target of balancing the budget by going "a couple of hundred thousand dollars" into county reserves and using up to an additional $660,000 from a half mill hike in real estate taxes. He is to tell commissioners on Tuesday whether he can balance the budget within the constraints.
The two Republican commissioners David Keller and Robert Thomas agreed to a half mill hike, if necessary.
Commissioner Bob Ziobrowski, a Democrat, said he would support a one mill hike to make up for lost state revenue.
"The county acts as a subcontractor to the state," Ziobrowski said. "Essentially the state is cutting a mill of tax revenue to the county. They are squeezing the subs and taking credit for balancing the budget."
A half-mill hike in taxes would cost the owner of a house with a market value of $150,000 about $10.65 a year and would generate about $660,000 million in revenue for the county.
The county most recently raised taxes by a half mill for debt service in the 2010 budget. Since then, inflation has risen by 6.
The county's $41 million general fund budget includes a cost of living increase of less than 3 percent for county employees.
It also takes aim at the county's high turnover rate by setting money aside to increase the base pay for several positions.
"We have a 17 percent turnover rate, in this economy," Hart said. "It's critical for us."
State and local governments in Pennsylvania have a turnover rate of 1.2 percent.
"The 17 percent turnover rate is not productive," Ziobrowski said. "We do a lot of wheel spinning in training."
The turnover rate at the 911 Center is 30 percent, according to David Donohue, county emergency services director. The industry average is 20 percent. "We've been as high as 50 percent."
Turnover can cost his department $100,000, he said. The average employee in the county dispatch center stays two years, but if you factor out the person with the longest employment, the typical employee stays just a year. Mandatory training takes seven to nine months. It takes three years before an employee is confident enough to solve problems creatively, so dispatchers make a lot of decisions by rote.
County managers had requested an additional 20 full-time positions, 12 of which county taxpayers would pay for.
Hart agreed to four -- two in information services, an additional custodian and an additional planner to assist local municipalities. Four other positions previously funded by grants are under review to see if the county will pay their wages.
The budget calls for surveying the mechanical, plumbing and electric systems in county buildings to determine if they can be refurbished. It will look at consolidating computer servers at a single location and developing the next generation of 911 communications.
The county's required pension payment is expected to increase from a $3.3 million this year to an estimated $4.3 million in 2013. The amount will not be known until late summer.
County fiscal director Teresa Beckner said the county should end the year with a surplus of $1.5 million. The county's total surplus will be $14.4 million at the beginning of the year.
The managers submitted budget requests that taken in total would have the county operating at a $4.3 million deficit in 2013. Their greatest demands came in personnel and capital purchases -- a proposed $3.3 million in 2013, up from an actual $466,700 this year. The amount includes 12 additional employees, overtime and $2.2 million for computers, software, metal detectors, furniture and other items.
Departments with increases include the 911 Center (up $604,000 due to mapping and communication software purchases), Falling Spring Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (up $440,000 due to increased costs and flat reimbursement from Medical Assistance), human services (up $67,000) and domestic relations (up $122,000).
All three commissioners said they wanted the county's cash on hand to cover 90 days of operation. The cash came in handy in 2008 when the state missed its budget deadline by more than three months and sent little money to counties for mandated services.
The county budget assumes no increase or decrease in state support in the last half of the calendar year. The state is to pass its budget before July 1.
Interest rates also are assumed to remain unchanged.
Commissioners also are considering a .3-mill hike in the library tax rate. The current rate is 8 mills. The tax supports eight libraries in the county system. The library tax is considered independently of the county budget.
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The final goodbyes have begun for the officers slain in an ambush shooting and it will be a particularly difficult few days for the friends and family of our three fallen heroes.
"Death is so hard to accept only because we can't possibly understand the beauty of what's coming," said Dave Mulkey, best friend. "I'd like to think that Matt's looking down smiling – but he's probably so enthralled with the beauty of you right now. When we make it to eternity we'll realize that this life on Earth is but a snap of a finger of what's coming."
Thousands of people attended the funeral service for Officer Matthew Gerald, 41, of the Baton Rouge Police Department, at Healing Place Church on Friday. It started around 11 a.m. and ended just before 1 p.m.
"We have to set aside our differences and join together and understand the meaning of the word respect," said Mayor Kip Holden. "Respect means you give honor to the men and women who put on uniforms. They respect you – respect them."
Following the funeral was a procession to his final resting place at the Louisiana National Cemetery in Zachary.
Gerald lived in Denham Springs. He was a former Marine and Black Hawk Crew Chief in the US Army. He achieved the rank of corporal and served from Oct. 11, 1994 to Oct. 10, 1998. During his service, he received the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
"He showed true valor. He laid his life down to protect his community and country," said Justin Badeaux, Gerald's brother-in-law. "He felt his country was worth so much more than his life."
Gerald graduated from the Baton Rouge Police Academy in March 2016. According to his wife, Gerald had only just been released to work on his own on July 5. Gerald leaves behind a wife and two daughters.
"Matthew Gerald answered that call last Sunday as he always did," said Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie Jr. "As a man with the most courage, the most compassion, an officer with a brave heart and a generous soul. A son who made his parents proud and a friend who you could always count on."
Gerald was one of six officers shot during the ambush shooting. It happened at roughly 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, July 17 less than a mile from BRPD Headquarters.
"The courage Matt showed on July 17, 2016 will never be duplicated or forgotten," said Badeaux. "He was a true hero and I will tell my kids when they grow old and to anyone who will listen to me."

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[attach]3987[/attach]It’s been two months since Cathy Anagnostopoulos was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Anagnostopoulos spent five weeks in the hospital recovering from intensive chemotherapy. After being released, she was sent back to hospital when she started experiencing shortness of breath. Her doctors determined the treatment had failed and that a stem cell transplant was the best course of action.
Both of her siblings were tested but neither were a match. The only other way Anagnostopoulos will be able to receive the stem cell treatment is to look elsewhere for donors.
That’s where Sue Barrett comes in.
“She’s a good friend and we have to keep her here,” says Barrett, who has been a friend of Anagnostopoulos’s for nine years.
Barrett has put together two community swabbing events, at which a cheek swab is taken to determine if the participant is compatible.
The events, run by Canadian Blood Services’ One Match program and Shari’s Mission, will be held at Northlea Elementary & Middle School on Wednesday, April 13 from 2 p.m.–8 p.m. and Saint John’s Greek Orthodox Church on Sunday May 1 from noon–6 p.m.
For those who can’t attend, a swab kit can be mailed upon request from [url]www.onematch.ca.[/url]
“We just want to get the word out there,” Barrett says. “We want to get a match for our good friend, obviously, but if we can help someone else, that’s good, too.”
For more information and the opportunity to donate to the cause, visit [url]www.helpsavecathy.com.[/url]


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Northwestern alumnus scheduled as fall 2021 commencement speaker
December 3, 2021
Emulate Therapeutics Inc., chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman Chris Rivera, a 1983 graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State University, will deliver the commencement address at his alma mater during the University's fall commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 3:30 p.m. in Percefull Fieldhouse.
A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, he graduated from Northwestern with a bachelor's degree in business administration, and later earned a master's degree at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He also studied marketing and management at the Albers Graduate School of Busin...


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Open To The Source
“Seeing Who I am is a strangely physical experience. It is like an energy; it is like an empowering, a physical tone, an uplift, a rootedness, courage, a faring forth into the world. It is enlivening.” Douglas Harding
Douglas Harding (1909–2007), author of On Having No Head, saw Who he really was in 1943. He then spent the rest of his long life sharing the experience and the meaning of Who we really are.
Harding’s unique method of awakening to the Source, of seeing your True Self, appeals first and foremost to your own unmediated experience of yourself. It is original, effective, direct, and practical.
The quotations in Open to the Source are selected by Richard Lang, a close friend of Harding’s for more than forty-five years. The artfully designed arrangement of beautiful photographs and inspiring words invite the reader to see the Source and to live from the Source.
Open this book whenever the spirit moves you and be inspired!

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I first found James Gilbert through the Dallas Contempory facebook page. I am now fascinated with his artwork and cannot wait to see what he creates next. Gilbert and Jennifer Vanderpool are exhibiting “Worker” at Pitzer College galleries in Claremont, CA.
James Gilbert is a Los Angeles based artist who works across mediums creating installations with video and sound, drawings and performance. These works comment on social issues including the uneasy relationship between identity, privacy, behavior and the influences from our environment including 24-hour news cycles, mass media, social networks, mass transportation or the economy. The work relationship exists through concern, social engagement and humor. Gilbert often utilizes materials that have transparency, plasticity, or materials imbued with history and narrative.


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Most people who desperately want to get organized are held back by hidden obstacles they don’t understand. Too often, people are convinced that their clutter is the result of their own sloppiness, laziness, or incompetence. Not true! Thinking that way inaccurately puts the blame and shame on you- and prevents you from finding the right solution...
Over the holidays, I went to Puerto Rico to visit family for their annual Christmas Party. In the wake of Hurricane Maria, I didn’t know what to expect and arrived prepared for anything — from bringing fun, good energy to help my relatives take a break from the stress, to rolling up my sleeves and helping with the recovery.
I am about to move, and it’s been an emotional journey. I love the apartment I am leaving. It’s the first place I ever bought. I purchased it when I became an empty-nester, as a platform for the next chapter of my life. My goal was to expand my social life, enrich my work-life balance, and give more space to romance than I had as a single parent.
Garages are notorious dumping grounds for things you used to use, thought you might use, or didn’t know where to put. It's an everyday eyesore, the door you slide past while giving friends the grand tour of your home: “Ohhh, that’s just the garage.” The financial implications of the wasted space and money spent on dormant objects, amount to a crying shame.
When it comes to making time to get organized, let’s face it, it can be hard to get motivated. As much as we crave order, there always seem to be much more valuable uses of our time. Digging through piles, closets and shelves filled with old stuff you haven’t looked at (or used) in years takes time, energy and focus.

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Airport Master Plan
An airport master plan provides a road map for efficiently meeting aviation demand through the foreseeable future while preserving the flexibility necessary to respond to changing industry conditions. The original Master Plan was developed in 1988 and provided guidance for the airport through 50 million annual passengers. Now that this threshold has been met, plans to take the airport’s development to the year 2030 are completed. The goal of a master plan is to provide the framework needed to guide future airport development that will allow the airport to keep pace with aviation growth and demand cost effectively, while also considering potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts. Master Plans also provide the airport with the tools to react to uncertainties by examining key trends in the aviation industry, such as changing airline business models, improvements in technology and local/regional economics that could affect airport activity.
Airport Layout Plan
An Airport Layout Plan (ALP) is a scaled drawing depicting existing and proposed future facilities and property necessary to the operation and development of the airport. An ALP is a requirement of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the ALP must be approved before development can begin. Development depicted on the ALP in green indicates future planed on-airport development. The ALP will be updated to reflect the results of the Master Plan.
Environmental assessment (EA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences (positive and negative) of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action. In this context, the term "environmental impact assessment" (EIA) is usually used when applied to actual projects by individuals or companies and the term "strategic environmental assessment" (SEA) applies to policies, plans and programmes most often proposed by organs of state. Environmental assessments may be governed by rules of administrative procedure regarding public participation and documentation of decision making, and may be subject to judicial review.
The purpose of the assessment is to ensure that decision makers consider the environmental impacts when deciding whether or not to proceed with a project. The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) defines an environmental impact assessment as "the process of identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating the biophysical, social, and other relevant effects of development proposals prior to major decisions being taken and commitments made". EIAs are unique in that they do not require adherence to a predetermined environmental outcome, but rather they require decision makers to account for environmental values in their decisions and to justify those decisions in light of detailed environmental studies and public comments on the potential environmental impacts.


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AZA: A Disappoint Collabo With Stars In It
Hey guys, I’m going to stick my hands into my detective jackets and bring out my special lens. It time to see whats wrong with Aza.
First of, much respect to Davido and his in house producer Fresh, in all honesty I don’t think any producer has come close to him this year, well maybe be Killertunes, so yes this is a quick shout out to Fresh for the good work so far.
Now to the main issue, the song Aza which is the latest effort from the Davido and his DMW camp and it features, the most sought after artiste at the moment Duncan Mighty and also Peruzzi, who has continue to prove himself as a worthy addition to the DMW camp.
To be sincere, when I heard that Davido and Duncan Mighty were going to give us a collabo, mehn, i was excited, i mean, as a fan of good music, who won’t be happy, after all Duncan Mighty might have given us if not the best collabo of the year then one of the best collabo of the year, with Fake Love and while we were still rocking that, the Port Harcourt 1st born also made some sweet music with Tiwa Savage Lova Lova just to mention a few. So yes the news about him and Davido working together gave me a good feeling till I listened to the song.
I don’t know who to blame for this, so I will just point out the good, the bad and my opinion about the song. First let me start with the beat and production, once again Fresh came through on this, he gave life to the song with his beat and some instrumentals he used were just brain bursting.
Duncan Mighty has to be my biggest disappointment in this song, I mean considering how he murdered Fake Love, killed Lova Lova and even Gimme Love which DJ Xlcusive featured him on was dope, it really sad that Duncan Mighty came in so poor on a song that has being seriously hyped by Davido and Duncan Mighty himself. To be honest i don’t think this was the right song Duncan Mighty should have featured on, i mean it very easy to forget that Duncan Mighty was on this song, as he didn’t stamp his authority.
Peruzzi once again taking advantage of every opportunity given to him, after winning my heart with his verse in Amaka, he is also the saving grace on this song, Peruzzi did everything right on this track, his verse is simply the best, as he shows once again that he is a very good writer and vocalist. He did exactly what I expected Duncan Mighty to have done on this song.
Of course Davido wasn’t disappointing too, as a matter of fact, I think he did too much, i felt he would have allowed Duncan Mighty or even Peruzzi take the chorus and he would have just stick to his verse and all the extra sweet ajasa he was adding but like I said he also didn’t disappoint.
My opinion: this song will have made more sense if Duncan Mighty had more space to deliver a classic verse and not that nonsense he did at the beginning, also the only saving grace for this song will have to be the video, only a good video will make us forget how not so good this song is. I will give the song 2/5 rating, this is nowhere near a hit song, just one of those songs that will fade in no time.


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I took the turn off the main road through the barely visible opening in the dense trees like it hadn’t been fifteen years since I’d last done it. As I bumped and jolted along, memories of a time when this uneven and rutted path had once been a smooth and meticulously cared for road tugged at my heart.
About a mile up, the trees thinned as I neared the clearing. Butterflies danced in my stomach and my chest tightened in anticipation – or was it dread? – at the thought of what I’d find at the end of this road. Given the way things had gone the last time I’d been here, it was a bit of both I supposed. My breath caught at the lump in my throat and my eyes burned when my childhood home finally came into view.
I pulled my old Jeep to a stop just past the spot where the yard had once begun. Guilt and indignant self-justification warred inside me over my long absence from this place as I took in the dilapidated state of what had once been a beautiful two-story home with bright white paint, pale yellow shutters, and a lush green lawn bordered near the house by overflowing flowerbeds.
The yard was now an undefined patch of dirt broken sporadically by mounded clumps of yellow straw. Tangles of dead plants and thriving weeds vied for dominance in the flowerbeds. The once brilliant paint of the house had faded to a dull unidentifiable color interspersed with patches of the shiny silvery grey of weathered exposed wood. Most of the shutters were long gone. Those that remained hung awkwardly askew by single hinges and waved listlessly in the breeze.
In the haze of an emotion too complicated to name, I slipped out of the Jeep. The thud of the door closing broke the quiet and a flock of birds rose noisily from the leafless old tree that I’d once used as a means of sneaking out as a teenager. Dust sifted up and danced away as I made my way up to the sagging porch. The steps sloped at an unnatural angle and the railing was missing almost all its spindles.
Only the frame remained of the screen door. I swung it open, and as my hand settled on the doorknob, visions of that day so long ago washed over me like a flood.
Daddy and I screaming at each other. Momma in tears pleading for us to come back inside and talk. Assuring us we could work things out. Trying to calm Daddy down enough to be reasonable. But there was no reasoning with Reverend Able Trevelyon. He was a proud man of God and a pregnant unwed teenaged daughter, even one who’d just turned eighteen, was a disgrace he would not tolerate.
In the end, the words we’d thrown at each other had done irreparable damage. I’d hugged Momma, told Daddy just what I thought about him and his pride, then jumped into the waiting car of my best friend Kaleigh.
She’d dropped me at the bus station with a vow to keep my secrets, and the promise of a room at her aunt’s place in Florida. Next thing I knew, I was going to college at night and online while raising my daughter alone in a strange city hundreds of miles away from home. I’d severed ties so completely I hadn’t thought I’d ever come back here to this house, but here I was. Momma and Daddy were both gone now.
I’d lost touch with Kaleigh after she’d married a rich guy and moved to Morocco or someplace like that. Momma and I had exchanged secret phone calls for years. She’d begged me often to come back home. Vowed I’d be welcome. But I’d known that was just a dream of hers. What I hadn’t known was that she’d been dying and had been trying to mend the family before she succumbed to the cancer. When she’d suddenly stopped answering my calls, I’d broken down and called Kaleigh’s mom. I wished I’d done as Momma had asked if only to have been there to say goodbye.
“Mom? Are you okay?”
I smiled and swiped the tears off my cheeks as I turned to my daughter. “Yes Maddie, I’m fine.” I’d never told her the whole story. I hadn’t wanted her to know how unwelcome her existence had been to my father. I squared my shoulders and smiled. “Let’s go in, shall we?”
Her blue eyes were filled with concern. “We don’t have to Mom. Not if it’s going to make you cry.”
Her worry almost brought on the tears again so I wrapped her in a hug and squeezed her tight before she could notice. “How did I get so lucky to have you for my daughter, huh?”
She squeezed me back. “I don’t know but you sure couldn’t get much luckier.” With a giggle she pulled away. “Want me to go in first?”
I looked back at the old, scarred door. My heart ached with regret. Not for leaving, but for the pain I’d caused Momma. And for not being here when she was dying and would have needed me by her side. But this was our home now. I was going to have to make peace with my past if this was ever going to work.
The letter I’d gotten last month from the lawyer telling me Daddy had died and left me the house and land had been a shock. I hadn’t been sure what to do. My work as a freelance editor meant I could work from anywhere, but Maddie was a different story. She was a sophomore in high school. Moving back home would mean she’d leave behind friends, the leading role in a play she’d been dying to get, and the only home she’d ever known. But she’d insisted moving was what she wanted to do, so here we were.
“Mom? Let’s just go. Maybe try again tomorrow. Or not. We only rented the house in Florida. We could always kick them out and take the house back.” That last bit had been offered in a teasing tone.
I shook my head at her silliness. “We cannot kick Bill and Tracy out of the house. They signed a lease. Go ahead and do the honors. Just be prepared. From the looks of the outside, Daddy must have just quit trying after Momma died.”
She looked up at me, her big eyes searching mine then grinned and shoved open the door. When I hesitated, Maddie grabbed my hand and pulled me inside. Dust motes floated in thick clouds on the weak beams of sunlight coming through the dirty windows. The air was laden with the musty scent of a home long neglected.
The house looked exactly the way it had the day I’d left only more cluttered and covered in thick layers of dust. There was no way it had gotten this bad since he’d died, Daddy had only been gone a couple of months. My statement about him giving up after Momma died had been accurate.
Maddie tagged along as I walked from room to room lamenting about how sad Momma would have been to see her home in such a sorry state. Every so often I’d stop and pick up something of hers and hug it before setting them back down. Maddie had eventually grown tired of my weepy stories and asked me where my room had been. When I told her it was upstairs, the last door on the left, she’d dashed off to check things out.
Almost an hour later, Maddie was still upstairs rummaging through my old room. What I could make out from what she kept yelling down to me, Momma hadn’t changed a thing and my room was still filled with all my childhood treasures. I was sitting in Momma’s rocker by the window clutching her mug to my chest like a drowning swimmer clutching a lifeline. I’d found it on the windowsill where she’d so often set it down and then forgotten that she had. My heart lurched painfully at the memories of her hollering to me that she’d lost her tea again and me reminding her to check the window.
“Oh Momma, I wish I could have been here for you. I wish I’d known.”
I was startled out of my pit of sadness and regret by a knock at the door. Who could that be? How had anyone known we were even here? We hadn’t stopped anywhere in town.
Maddie came clomping down the stairs dressed in one of my old outfits and wearing high-heeled wedge shoes that were far too big for her. She paused on the landing, her gaze going from me to the door and back.
“Mom? You want me to get that?”
I set Momma’s cup carefully back on the windowsill and swiped at my cheeks. “No Baby, I’ll do it. You stay back. We’re pretty far outside town and I have no idea who it could be.”
I pulled the curtain on the door aside just a bit and peered out. When I saw who stood there, my heart stopped. I dropped the curtain like I’d been burned. My hand flew to my lips and I took a stumbling step back. What was he doing here? What was he even doing in town? Momma had told me he’d never come back after college. Said he’d landed a job in the city working for a big law firm. His not being here had been the only reason I’d even considered moving back.
Maddie rushed to my side. “Mom! What’s wrong? Who is it? Do you want me to call 911? Do they even have 911 in towns this small? What do you want me to do?”
The fear in her voice brought me to my senses. I shook my head. “No, it’s okay. It’s not anyone who would hurt us. I was just surprised is all. I do want you to go back upstairs while I talk to them though.”
“But Mom . . .”
“No arguments Madison. Go back to my old room. I’ll only be a few minutes. And close the door when you get there please.”
“Oh, all right, fine.”
I watched her as she dragged herself upstairs one slow step at a time. Periodically she’d look back over her shoulder hoping I’d change my mind. I stood with my arms crossed waiting even when the visitor knocked again.
When she’d disappeared into the room, I smoothed my hands over my hair, took a deep breath, and swung open the door. My heartbeat quickened and I felt like I couldn’t breathe. He was the guy I remembered but so different at the same time. He’d grown up from the gangly high school heart throb he’d been the last time I’d seen him into a tall, outrageously handsome man.
We both stood there staring at each other for several long seconds. Finally, he broke the silence.
“Claire. It really is you.”
I pressed a hand to my chest to try to hold together a heart that nearly shattered at the wonder in his voice. “Morgan, what are you doing here?”
“Murdock called. Said he’d seen you drive by his shop headed out here. I had to come see for myself if it was true. What happened Claire? Where have you been all these years? We were . . .” he paused when his voice cracked. “What happened?”
“Momma told me you’d gone to work for a big law firm in the city. What are you doing back in Lamont?” My attempt to keep the dismay out of my voice ended up making me sound critical and bitchy.
His brow furrowed. “You talked to your Mom? She told me she hadn’t heard from you. I was in the city, but Dad got sick and asked if I wanted to come home and take over his practice. I hated the city and jumped at the chance. Now it’s your turn. Where did you go Claire? Why didn’t you talk to me? You never even said goodbye.”
“Wow, you’re Morgan McCall, aren’t you?”
I turned around in dismay at Maddie’s words. No, this couldn’t be happening. “I told you to stay upstairs Madison.”
“I was worried, so I came to make sure you were okay. Do you know who this guy is? That’s Morgan McCall. He’s like a famous attorney. Jenna and I did a report for school on that big case he won.”
I closed my eyes. I vaguely remembered Momma saying something about him winning some big case, but I hadn’t wanted to hear it and had changed the subject. I didn’t watch TV and rarely looked at online news. It had been a high-profile murder case if I remembered correctly and I had no interest in that sort of thing.
Morgan hadn’t said a word since Maddie had shown up beside me. I turned and wanted to weep when I saw his expression. He stared at her taking in her raven hair and blue eyes that were exact replicas of his own. I could see his mind working furiously. There was no way he could have any doubt. The resemblance was uncanny.
He started to say something, but I stopped him with a shake of my head. “Maddie honey, Mr. McCall and I are going to go out on the porch and talk. Would you go see if there’s anything in the kitchen to make some coffee please?”
Her nose wrinkled. “Eww, how can you drink that stuff. Could I talk to him after I make it? Jenna will be so jealous. She had like a major crush on him when we were . . .”
She flounced out of the room on a huff and I stepped outside and closed the door. Morgan gave me an incredulous look.
“That’s my daughter isn’t it?”
I didn’t want to answer him.
“Claire? Is that why you left town? Why didn’t you tell me? I would have taken care of you. Of her.”
I sank down onto the old rocker Daddy had spent countless hours in and searched his face. I couldn’t tell if he was angry, but the hurt was unmistakable. Would he try to take her from me? He and his family had money. Lots of money. But it was time to quit running.
“Yes, she’s yours. You were on your way to great things Morgan. You had a full-ride scholarship to one of the most prestigious law schools in the nation. I couldn’t ruin that for you. If I would have told you, you would have stayed in Lamont. Your parents already hated me. Hated that you were dating the preacher’s daughter.” I searched his eyes frantically. It was no wonder he’d become such a successful attorney; his face gave no hint as to what he was thinking. “I’m so sorry I kept her from you. I was young and scared and Daddy was so mad . . . Please don’t take her from me Morgan, she’s all I have.”
He squatted down in front of me and took my hands in his. “Claire, I would never do that. You’re her mother and it’s obvious she adores you. I won’t say I’m not hurt and more than a little angry that I missed out on fifteen years of her life. I wish you would have trusted me. We could have made things work. It would have been tough, but we could have done it.”
“Daddy said you and your parents would make me give her up. That the McCalls wouldn’t want an illegitimate child muddying the waters. He said that with the kind of money you all had I wouldn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell of keeping her. He wanted me to end the pregnancy. I couldn’t let any of that happen.”
“Hey, don’t cry. I know how he could be. And I think you know Mom and Dad aren’t that way. They didn’t hate you. They just wanted . . .” He lifted our joined hands and raised my chin up so I was looking him in the eye. “That’s all in the past. We’re both back in Lamont now and I’d love to get to know her.”
More than anything I wanted to fall into his arms and tell him how I’d never stopped loving him. “What will your wife think about you having a teenaged daughter?”
“That’s not an issue.”
He pulled me to my feet never letting go of my hands. “No, it’s not. I don’t have a wife.”
I couldn’t stop the flare of hope. “You never married? Why not?”
He pulled me closer. “Because I’d already given my heart to a little red-haired preacher’s daughter. I love you Claire, I never stopped. I know a lot of time has gone by. Neither of us is a teenager anymore. If you’re willing, I’d like to see what happens.” He pulled back. “Wait, there’s no Mr. Trevelyon is there?”
The hope flared into happiness. “Nope, no Mr. Trevelyon. Never has been. My heart was already taken too.”
He touched his lips to mine. The kiss was tender and full of promise.
“Holy cow. Jenna is going to be over the moon jealous now. Not only did I get to meet Morgan McCall, but he’s my dad. This is so cool. So, you guys going to get married or what? I gotta go call Jenna.”
By the time Morgan and I jumped apart at Madison’s words, the screen door was already bouncing against the door frame as she ran inside to call her best friend. I laughed at the mix of emotions on his face.
“Welcome to life with a teenager Mr. McCall.”
His answer to that was to pull me back into his arms and kiss me again.
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The Omni Hotel, which will now be the city's largest, is opening its doors to guests in downtown Oklahoma City Tuesday.
The developers hope that this will be a place for both locals and out of town guests to not only stay but also do business.
One of the things that makes this hotel special is the design. The general manager, Steve Keenan said the hotel will have tributes to the sooner state sprinkled throughout the building.
“You will see a lot about the natural textiles that you will see in Oklahoma, the natural wood, stone, leather throughout the hotel,” said Keenan.
There are 605 rooms making this hotel the largest in the state!
It also has seven different restaurant concepts, a spa, and an elevated rooftop pool, so there are plenty of ways to stay entertained if you and your family decide to have a little staycation.
Something some people may find interesting, they are also catering to professional athletes with some guest rooms designed with larger door frames, taller ceilings, showerheads, and longer beds.
The development of the hotel is a $241 million investment and is part of a public-private partnership with Oklahoma City.
Once large crowds can gather again the hotel has over 78,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space that can be used for meetings and conferences. There are also seven different restaurant concepts for people to enjoy.
In a Facebook post, Mayor David Holt said in the future there are plans to add to the lower scissortail park, renovate union station, make enhancements to Chesapeake arena, Thunder Alley, and Boulevard Place.

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VIDEO: Interview with Joe McElderry
The winner of The X Factor Joe McElderry took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to chat about appearing in Joseph at Milton Keynes Theatre.
He talks about the challenge of musical theatre, one of the weirdest shows he’s been asked to do and what he’s going on to do afterwards.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat can be seen until Saturday July 2. For tickets call the box office on 0844 871 7652 or visit www.atgtickets.co.uk/miltonkeynes.


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Penelope Cruz is one of our reference actresses. She is probably the most successful Spanish artist far from our borders and one of the most repeated names in the best Hollywood productions. Thus, the one from Alcobendas has carved out a great path in the world of interpretation and its repercussion has made it occupy the covers and covers of magazines interested in the loves of the actress from Jamón, Jamón.
Was Penelope Cruz Married To Tom Cruise?
Penelope would meet one of the people who would mark her the most: Javier Bardem. It was director Bigas Luna who brought the two actors together for one of their blockbusters, the well-known Jamón, Jamón.
It is said that, during that filming, the spark jumped between the two. Although that yes, once the filming finished in the Monegros both took a long time to coincide again. From that moment on, Penelope became a star and began to rub shoulders with the best of Hollywood.
It is said that he had some kind of relationship with Matt Damon, with whom he coincided in the feature film All the beautiful horses. They both shared several of their hobbies and this made their bond even more. Although yes, one of his most famous romances came in 2001 with Tom Cruise. Their relationship arose behind the scenes when they were filming Vanilla Sky. For three years they both walked through the best photocalls and gave more than affectionate scenes to the paparazzi. In 2003 there was a break between the couple, which was, according to themselves, in a ” friendly ” way.
Volpi Cup For ‘Best Actress’ Penelope Cruz
Penelope Cruz has made history again. The Madrid actress has just been awarded a Volpi Cup for ‘Best Actress for her role in ‘Parallel Mothers’. She is the first Spanish woman to win this award at the Venice International Film Festival.
The actress has crowned at the 78th edition of the festival with a Volpi Cup thanks to Pedro Almodóvar, a filmmaker without whom the career of Penélope Cruz could not be understood. In ‘Parallel Mothers’, the manchego creates an imperfect mother for the protagonist of ‘Volver’. A film with which Almodóvar once again demonstrates his gift and that combines a vindication of historical memory with motherhood.
How Long Were Tom Cruise And Penelope Cruz Together?
Penelope Cruz and Tom Cruise lived an intense three-year love story in which they walked hand in hand through the most important photocalls and gave more than affectionate scenes to the paparazzi who followed in their footsteps.
How Did Penelope Cruz And Tom Cruise Meet?
They met during the filming of Vanilla Sky (2000), Amenábar’s remake of Abre Los Ojos (1997) (48), and fell in love after the divorce of Cruise and Nicole Kidman (52).
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Whistleblower in Deutsche Bank Case Says He Rejects $8 Million AwardAugust 19, 2016By Aruna Viswanatha WSJ
A whistleblower who is in line to receive $8 million for exposing alleged securities law violations at Deutsche Bank said that he is giving up the award because regulators only fined the company and didn’t go after the managers responsible.
A whistleblower who is in line to receive $8 million for exposing alleged securities law violations at Deutsche Bank AG said on Thursday that he is giving up his award because regulators only fined the company and didn’t go after the managers responsible for the misconduct.
“I will not join the looting of the very people I was hired to protect,” the whistleblower Eric Ben-Artzi said in an unusual op-ed in the Financial Times entitled “We must protect shareholders from executive wrongdoing.”
In May, the bank agreed to pay $55 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that it hid paper losses of more than $1.5 billion during the financial crisis. The agency didn’t charge any executives in connection with the case.
A whistleblower at the time alleged the bank didn’t update the market value of certain credit default swap transactions, known as super senior trades. The whistleblower alleged the bank thus masked mounting losses as the market value sank.
In his op-ed, Mr. Ben-Artzi said he had been a risk officer at Deutsche Bank and one of three whistleblowers who reported the practice to the bank and to regulators. He wrote that he “just got word” from the SEC that he is to receive “half of a $16.5m whistleblower award.”
He said he was refusing it and asked that it “be given to Deutsche and its stakeholders, and the award money clawed back from the bonuses paid to the Deutsche executives.”
The SEC whistleblower program, put in place in 2011 as part of the Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law, allows tipsters to collect between 10% and 30% of any penalties the government collects. The program is shrouded in secrecy, and the agency provides few details on the awards it grants other than the rough amount. It doesn’t identify the case in which any award was granted.
An SEC spokesman declined to comment on Mr. Ben-Artzi’s op-ed, citing the confidentiality requirements of the whistleblower law. SEC enforcement director Andrew Ceresney said of the Deutsche Bank case: “We brought all of the charges supported by the evidence and the law, which were unanimously approved by the Commission.” A Deutsche Bank spokeswoman declined to comment.
Write to Aruna Viswanatha at Aruna.Viswanatha@wsj.com


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As the population ages and there is a greater prevalence of people suffering from chronic health conditions such as diabetes and obesity, the focus on healthcare in the US is growing.
If you’re someone who wants to be part of this growing sector and wants to feel as though they are in a career that really makes a difference but you perhaps don’t feel that hands-on patient care is right for you, then health care administration and management could be a great career option.
What is health care administration and management?
When we think about hospitals and other healthcare facilities, we probably primarily think about doctors and nurses. However, there is a great deal of work that happens behind the scenes to ensure that patients receive the care that they need and that front-line medical staff is well looked after.
Studying for an M.S. in Health Care Administration and Management puts you in a great position to take on one of these roles. It’s now possible to study for this qualification online, meaning that you can schedule your studies around your existing work and life commitments.
You will learn about things like health economics, health care policy, ethics in health care leadership and health care law from professionals who have been part of the health care sector for many years.
What are the career prospects for graduates?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) the average salary for medical and healthcare managers in 2020 was $104,280 per year, which is over double the average salary in other sectors.
The employment of healthcare managers is also predicted to grow 32% between 2019 and 2029, with an additional 133,200 jobs being created. This means that by studying health care administration and management you will become qualified for a career with excellent job security, and excellent remuneration.
Health care managers can work in a number of different types of facility, including hospitals, nursing homes and group medical practices, which means that you have the opportunity to expand on your skillset and change your working location, should you want to.
- Human resources managers – looking after the wellbeing of hospital and other healthcare facility staff, and strategic planning to ensure that there are enough staff to meet demand, within budget.
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(MADISON)—State Senator Jon Erpenbach stood with Governor Tony Evers and others today to announce that he will be introducing stand-alone legislation to increase the eligibility limit of the Wisconsin Medicaid program to 133% of the federal poverty level. Representative Daniel Riemer (D-Milwaukee) will introduce the Assembly companion.
“In 2019, 100% of the federal poverty limit is $12,490 for a single person; you can’t make more than that and still qualify for BadgerCare,” said Erpenbach, (D-West Point) “That is not a lot of money. By increasing that number to 133% of the federal poverty level, or about $16,612, what we are doing here today is helping real people take an extra shift and not making them choose between school supplies and insulin. The people stopping this bill don’t have to make that choice.”
According to the Department of Revenue, without expansion, taxpayers will pay more than $2 billion over the next biennium in federal income taxes for other states to expand their Medicaid programs. Wisconsin state residents experience no return on these investments without the expansion of Medicare.
“Every time healthcare opponents don’t like an idea, they call it ‘welfare’ to try to make it sound bad. That’s what they’re doing with this proposal to expand Medicaid. All they are really doing is opposing a plan to cover tens of thousands of Wisconsinites and save Wisconsin hundreds of millions of dollars. What they actually support is sending billions of our tax dollars to other states. If they think it’s welfare, why do they support welfare for New Jersey and Illinois? Why do they oppose healthcare for Wisconsinites who need it?” said Rep. Riemer.
The fiscal irresponsibility from Republicans continues to be a losing issue for them, which is why Wisconsinites have seen Republican legislators survey their districts on the issue using terms like “welfare” and “government-run healthcare”. Meanwhile, when given the facts, Medicaid Expansion continues to poll at over 70%, and there is no logical reason to reject a proposal to accept the federal funds. Expansion puts our tax dollars to work in Wisconsin, ensures more Wisconsinites are covered, and saves the state $324.5 million which can be reinvested back into the health care system to expand services and access to care across the state.
Erpenbach and Riemer will circulate a bill for co-sponsorship and look forward to having the support of the Republican legislators who have spoken in favor of Medicaid Expansion in the past.


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THE DAVE KARREN MEMORIAL SQUASH TOURNAMENT IS OPEN TO ALL PLAYERS
Location – NSC
Format – Swiss System (match each round)
Dates – Tuesday 10th, Thursday 12th & Friday 13th of September
Start time – 6.30pm
Competitors – Restricted to 32 entries
Closing Date for Entries – Friday 6th September 2019
Cost – £15 for Seniors /£10 for Juniors (payment on the first night of the tournament)
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I contacted Andrew Breen who is a well known Squash Coach based in Liverpool. He not only supplied me with MerseySide Events, he also supplied me with a list of Regional and Major Events. Lots and lots of dates –
I contacted Andrew Breen who is a well known Squash Coach based in Liverpool. I think he is the North West Squash Coach for England Squash but I am not 100% sure about this. He is responsible for publishing the Squash Calendar (showing major events) for Merseyside Squash and he has sent me a list of dates for the forthcoming 2019-2020 season. Most of you will know we are affiliated to Merseyside and IOMSRA Players have represented Merseyside at county level events.
I will update the IOMSRA Calendar which is on the IOMSRA Website with the Merseyside Events.
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The vast majority of events you will be interested in will be the Merseyside Events I haven’t included any of the Masters events that are played across the Country as these can be found through the England Squash site.
At the IOMSRA AGM on Friday 14th June 2019 the Committee was elected for the 2019-2020 season, they are shown below –
The Squash Calendar for the 2019-2020 season was also agreed along with some changes to the rules and the constitution.
Players will be contacted at the beginning of August 2019 and asked to submit teams for the 2019-2020 season which will start at the beginning of September 2019.
THE NATWEST SLAND GAMES 2019 WILL BE HOSTED BY GIBRALTAR
The Isle Of Man is sending a team to compete in the Squash Event in the Island Games this year. The Event takes place between the 6th and the 12th July 2019.
The teams consists of –
Men – Dave Norman, Thomas Whiteway, Oscar Hill, Robin Crease and Patrick Fitzpatrick
Women – Beth Jones, Laura Smith, Michelle Smith, Emma Leith and Hannah Dixon.
Full details on the Squash event can be found at the following URL link –
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Fužine Kindergarten is entirely constructed with a modular construction system. The prefabricated modules were made at the EUROmodule production facility and were then transported to the intended location in the Municipality of Fužine where the entire facility was assembled and all additional and final work was done.
The structure of the building itself consists of welded steel profiles.
The entire facility has a usable space of approximately 600 m2, which contains three rooms for kindergarten groups, a hall, a kitchen, offices, technical and ancillary rooms and toilets. Each kindergarten unit and hall have a gallery with a staircase that gives it access.
The architectural solution of the kindergarten presented a challenge in the technical preparation and implementation of the module which EUROmodul was able to successfully solve. The modules are made in height of 3.5 meters and maximum floor dimensions are 9x3 meters.
The heaviest module weighs 9 tons after being fitted
Due to its high insulation, high thermal efficiency of the exterior joinery and efficient heating system, the kindergarten is classified as a low-energy facility. The solution of the structure lining and the choice of the construction itself is in accordance to the fire requirement REI30, and during the test, the facility also fulfilled all requirements for noise reduction between rooms and towards the environment.
The nursery is completely insulated with mineral wool with thickness:
-25 cm on walls and roofs
-16 cm on the floor
The toilets are equipped with state-of-the-art sanitary equipment, while the hydro installations are made of "Alu-Pex" pipes.
Electrical installations were installed in the factory at the stage of module production. We also installed the LED lighting, an alarm system, video surveillance and the optical system.
Heating is provided via a pellet boiler located in the engine room, and all rooms are heated via wood-coated radiators. An air-conditioning system is also installed in the building, and the cooling of the building can be achieved by using the air-conditioning units installed.
Exterior joinery is made of aluminum profiles plasticized in color as desired by investors, which together with the three-layer Low-e windows glass have a coefficient Uw = 1,0 W / m2K.
The front door and kitchen door are designed with access control to improve the security of the property, while the interior doors have steel door jambs and wooden door wings.
The kindergarten rooms and the auditorium are finished with walls and ceilings of 2 cm thick wooden panels, while the technical and sanitary areas are covered with ceramic tiles and the rest of the rooms are finished with gypsum boards.
In the rest of the building the floor is covered with linoleum in two colors, and all the radiators are lined with wooden panels.
It should be emphasized that the building has about 250 m2 of flat roof, a part of which consists of sloping roofs on which the galvanized and plasticized sheet metal extends from the facade part, while the other part of the facade is made by ETICS system in three colors. The flat part of the roof is waterproofed with PVC foil, while the sloping part is lined with sheet metal and together with the walls below projected out of the plane of the building, which gives the same features on the south and north facades that give an additional special feature to the appearance of the building.


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