In response to 22 racetracks announcing their intention to withdraw from the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, commissioner Tim Smith and a number of board members issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to the organization and its goals.
Saturday at Keeneland
Juddmonte Farms' Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and Belmont Stakes (gr. I) runner-up Aptitude will return to the races at Churchill Downs Sunday, opening day of the track's fall meet.
Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Louisiana Derby (gr. II) winner Mighty has been retired from racing and will stand the 2001 breeding season at Walmac Farm, according to trainer Frank Brothers.
Lemon Drop Kid worked five furlongs at Churchill Downs Friday morning in preparation for what is expected to be his final career race, the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Fillies Jostle, Platinum Tiara, She's A Devil Due, and 5-year-old mare Beautiful Pleasure worked at Churchill Downs Friday in preparation for their respective Breeders' Cup assignments.
The bulk of Southern California-based Breeders' Cup aspirants will be flown east on two H.E. Sutton charters Monday and Tuesday, according to regional manager Mary Knight.
Wild Zone, whose first crop are juveniles and include stakes winner Wild Hits, will be moving to Texas to stand the 2001 breeding season. Wild Hits has stood since his retirment at Adena Springs Farm near Midway, Ky. He will stand at Millennium Farm near Belton Texas.
Executives from 22 racetracks are abandoning the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, saying the organization provides more competition than benefits.
A lawsuit involving the purchase and sale of the colt Saints Cup was settled out of court Friday shortly before attorneys for both sides made closing arguments and the case was sent to the jury.
Obviously, the only thing harder to predict than who will win the eight Breeders' Cup races at Churchill Downs on Nov. 4 is what the weather will be like in Louisville, Ky., on that date.
Millionaire Classic Cat has arrived at Sean and Barbara Kelly's Wycombe House Stud near Reddick, Fla., where he will enter stud for $5,000 live foal.
Michael Sherman's Farnsworth Farms announced fees for its stallions, and Fortunate Prospect leads the way.
Jurors hearing a horse sale lawsuit in a Lexington, Ky. courtroom might have felt like they were in a veterinary science classroom Thursday. After all, much of the day's testimony was devoted to the causes and effects of bowed tendons in horses and the recommended treatment of such injuries.
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Submitted by Cheryl Biegel/Fairview Curling Club
It has been an exciting week for Fairview Junior Curlers. Between the School Zones and Bonspiel, everyone has had a great time!
Congratulations to FHS SR. MIXED team on their Gold win over STM. It came down to last rock. Great curling both teams. FHS will go on to Provincials in St. Paul March 6-8th to represent The North West Zone 8 Team!
STM SR. Girls came home with a Silver Medal with a loss to Fox Creek in the final. The two met Thursday am which STM won easily. Fox Creek fought back by defeating Beaverlodge and twice defeated STM.
STM JR Girls defeated FHS Girls in the B Final.
They went on to play Sexsmith and took home a Silver Medal.
FHS JR Boys defeated GP Vanier in B Side and lost to Sexsmith bringing home a Silver Medal.
The STM Jr Mixed Team fought hard but were defeated in their final game.
All our teams can be so proud of their play, good sportsmanship, determination, and lots of great shots made!
Our Junior Bonspiel was a huge success with 16 teams attending. Gary Leatham on the Bagpipes lead the teams on to the ice for the Opening Ceremonies. Tanin Pierson, Kiera Johnson and Belen Ayala sang O Canada. Mention was made of all Fairview’s 7 School teams who represented their schools well at Curling Zones in Falher earlier this week. FHS Senior Mixed Team of Jaxon Swift, Emmalee Gelech, Ryan Bell and Anna Kneeland will represent the North at Provincials March 6-8th in St. Paul.
Our Beginner teams played with two and 3 players on the short sheet with 3 ends of play. They did fabulous! The Team of Dylan Hale, Nora Irvine and Colton Johnson took Gold Medal with 2 wins. Silver Medal went to Westin and Akita Landaker.
Team of Chase Pierson, Matthew Johnson, Quinn Arkinstall and Jocelyn Kramer took Gold in the Novice group with the tiebreaker draw to the button shot by Chase. Silver went to Ethan Hale, Sawyer Irvine and Riley McCormick.
The Intermediate Group saw Camryn, Alexa, Kaiden Bjornson and Zoey Arkinstall take Gold. Silver Medals went to Tanin Pierson, Matthew Nixon, Kiera Johnson and Belen Ayala.
The Senior Group played a round Robin and did a Hot Shots Competition. Each team won one game and it was the Hot Shots that made the decision. The Team of Reece Seabrook, Bryn Peppler, Calissa Craig and Declan Johnson scored best to take Gold. Silver went to Spirit River Juniors Cameron Beaupre, Tyreese Yurchyshyn, Mayela Fischer, and Keenan Stranaghan took Silver.
All teams and individuals voted for Most Sportsmanlike Team and Male and Female. Chase Pierson, Matthew Johnson, Quinn Arkinstall and Jocelyn Kramer won the Team Award. Female went to Tanin Pierson and Male to Reece Seabrook. Congratulations all, this is very prestigious award to win!
I must say that so many of our junior curlers came forward to me to see if they could help out in so many different ways! You all rock and commend you all for your support to help out!!
A Big Thank You to all parents who helped out in anyway! Also big thanks to all parents, grandparents and friends who came out to support these young curlers.
Thank you to our Sponsors and Donors for your fabulous support. Your support made for all happy curlers. The Travel Club did a fantastic supper once again with lots of compliments!
Our Sturling Spiel is set for March 2nd, more curlers are needed. Anyone can play with a stick, so come out and support this event! Register at the club or contact Kerry or Cheryl.
Playoffs will begin for Family League this coming week. All other playoffs will start the week of March 4th. Good luck to all in Club Playoffs!
The Oilmen’s Bonspiel is scheduled for March 29 – 31st.
Pink Shirt Day is March 27th, hope many will support Anti – Bullying Day!
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006
King drops out of AG race and backs Cuomo
Charlie King today dropped out of the Attorney General race and backed Andrew Cuomo saying " I know this is a race I can't win and think we need to now get behind the most qualified candidate, Andrew Cuomo is a great candidate and will be the nominee in a week and I think it is best that I get behind him now so we can start a " united justice campaign."
I applaud Mr.King for getting behind Andrew and I encourage Mr. Malloney and Mr.Green to follow his example, Andrew's outstanding record of accomplishments as HUD Secretary and at the state and local levels position him to be the most effective Attorney General who will clean up New York's failing Medicaid system, fight corporate polluters, to level the playing field and make government work for all New Yorkers.
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On Friday, June 26, Middletown Township and southeastern Pennsylvania are moving to the green phase of Governor Wolf's reopening plan.
In the green phase, face masks, social distancing, and frequent hand washing and sanitizing are all still required. Businesses are allowed to reopen with reduced capacity. Restaurants may resume indoor dining. Large gatherings are still prohibited.
Basketball courts at all Township parks are now open. We ask the public to continue to play safe and be respectful of others at all parks.
We all have a role to play in keeping Middletown safe. As the COVID-19 emergency continues to evolve nationwide and worldwide, the state may move Bucks County back to the yellow or red phases.


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Title: Walt Whitman to Peter Doyle, 27 June
Date: June 27, 1872
Editorial note: The annotation, "72," is in an unknown hand.
Source: Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.
Notes for this letter were derived from Walt Whitman, The Correspondence, ed. Edwin Haviland Miller, 6 vols. (New York: New York University Press, 1961–1977).
Location: The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839–1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Whitman Archive ID: loc.01598
Contributors to digital file: Elizabeth Lorang, Kathryn Kruger, Zachary King, Eric Conrad, Alex Kinnaman, and Nicole Gray
Thursday June 27.
I will write you just a line, to show you I am here away north, & alive & kicking. I delivered my poem here before the College yesterday. All went off very well.—(It is rather provoking—after feeling unusually well this whole summer,—since Sunday last I have been about half sick & am so yet, by spells.) I am to go to Vermont, for a couple of days, & then back to Brooklyn—Pete I received your letter, that you had been taken off—write to me Saturday 30th or Sunday—direct to usual address 107 Portland av. Brooklyn. I will send you the little book with my poem, (& others) when I get back to Brooklyn. Pete did my poem appear in the Washington papers—I suppose Thurs-day or Friday—Chronicle or Patriot?2—If so, send me one—(or one of each)
—It is a curious scene here, as I write, a beautiful old New England village, 150 years old, large houses & gardens, great elms, plenty of hills—every thing comfortable, but very Yankee—not an African to be seen all day—not a grain of dust—not a car to be seen or heard—green grass every where—no smell of coal tar—As I write a party are playing base ball on a large green in front of the house—the weather suits me first rate—cloudy but no rain.
Peter Doyle (1843–1907) was one of Walt Whitman's closest comrades and lovers, and their friendship spanned nearly thirty years. The two met in 1865 when the twenty-one-year-old Doyle drove the forty-five-year-old Whitman by horsecar. Despite his status as a veteran of the Confederate Army, Doyle's uneducated, youthful nature appealed to Whitman. Although Whitman's stroke in 1873 and subsequent move from Washington to Camden limited the time the two could spend together, their relationship rekindled in the mid-1880s after Doyle moved to Philadelphia and visited nearby Camden frequently. After Whitman's death, Doyle permitted Richard Maurice Bucke to publish the letters Whitman had sent him. For more on Doyle and his relationship with Whitman, see Martin G. Murray, "Doyle, Peter."
1. This letter is addressed: Peter Doyle, | conductor | Office | Wash. & Georgetown City RR. It is postmarked: Hanover N. H. | Jun | 27. [back]
2. The poem did not appear in the Washington Daily Morning Chronicle or The Daily Patriot. The Washington Star, however, printed Whitman's laudatory version of his performance; see Emory Holloway, American Mercury, 18 (1929), 485. [back]

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Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 339 (Sale info: $350.00).
White being the source of color holds the prism and creates the colored forms. Black is the absence of color and would gladly submerge the iridescent hues. [P. 22; the designation "N.A." appears after the name of the artist in the catalogue.]


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Tino Coury has released his debut EP ‘Page One’ via Eleventh Records earlier this week. The EP features his current single ‘Up Against The Wall’, along with his first single ‘Diary’. “I’ve recorded a bunch of songs, and I’m so excited for my fans to hear them,” Tino says. “I would say there is definitely a mix of everything on my EP ‘Page One’ from club records to ballads. I really tried to showcase my producing and writing ability, and I think everyone will relate to the songs.”
A message Tino recorded for his fans to express his excitement for the release at YouTube has since been removed.

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By Jubin Katiraie
The future of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is hanging in the balance. Following meetings between United States President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, Iran is feeling the pressure.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also planned a visit to coincide with that of the Europeans. He is apparently attending the United Nations peace conference with other officials from around the world, but it is clear that he is there with regards to the nuclear deal.


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State says weekend Cape Cod train to be permanent
CapeFLYER will return next year
After a successful test run this year, seasonal weekend passenger train service between Boston and Cape Cod will become a permanent fixture.
Gov. Deval Patrick announced on Tuesday that the CapeFLYER will return next year and in future years between Memorial Day and Columbus Day, with an extra stop being added in Wareham.
And the governor also told the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce that state transportation officials will study the feasibility of year-round weekend service on the rail line that runs between South Station to Hyannis.
State officials say more than 16,500 passengers rode the CapeFLYER this season and fare revenue totaled nearly $300,000.
It was the first commuter rail service to Cape Cod in 25 years.

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I have never been a big fan of oatmeal. I know it’s healthy and all, but something about the texture and taste has always been a little bland, boring, and basically “blah,” to me. Then I found a recipe for a protein packed version that uses fruit, egg whites and peanut butter to create a super satisfying breakfast that tastes delicious. The egg whites give it a lighter, fluffier texture—not to mention an extra pop of protein. It takes a little more time to prepare (about 15 min. start to finish) so I usually save it for weekends rather than harried weekday mornings. Check it out and tell us what you think.
Egg White Oatmeal
1/2 Cup Rolled Oats
1/2 Cup Plus One Tablespoon Unsweetened Almond Milk
6 Large Fresh (or frozen, thawed) strawberries, cored and chopped
2 Tsps Honey
1/3 C Water
1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
Pinch of Salt (optional)
1/3 Cup Liquid Egg Whites (or 3 large egg whites)
1 Tbsp Peanut Butter (preferably natural and unsweetened)
In a small pot, heat oats, 1/2 cup almond milk, 1/3 cup water, strawberries, honey, vanilla, and salt to a boil. Reduce and simmer, stirring occasionally until mixture is thick (apx 7 minutes). Remove from heat.
In a bowl, whisk egg whites until slightly bubbly. Add cooked oatmeal to egg whites a spoonful at a time, whisking between each addition, until oatmeal is fully incorporated.
Put mixture back into pot and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until oats are thick (apx 2 minutes). Be sure not to urn heat up too high or eggs will scramble.
Mix together peanut butter and remaining 1 tbsp almond milk to make a peanut butter sauce. Top oatmeal with peanut butter sauce and fresh berries.
13 g fat (2 g saturated)
51 g carbs
8 g fiber
20 g protein.

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In a recent posting on TheAtlantic.com, Suzanne Fischer, notes that many “discoveries” that emerge from archives and libraries are not true discoveries but the result of good cataloging and description. She was referencing Charles Leale’s medical report written the morning after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Fischer rhetorically asked her reader if the document had been uncovered in an old attic or beneath a set of stairs. No, she replied. The document was “right where it was supposed to be,” (emphasis by Fischer). The work of archivists and librarians is to describe things so that they may be found and this is exactly what is being done with a significant backlog with Wheaton’s Missions and Evangelism Collection.
Over the years the former Billy Graham Center Library accumulated volumes of interest that lay beyond the staffing resources to fully catalog. Simple bits of descriptive information was added to the library catalog awaiting the day when the records could be expanded and rounded out to include all the pertinent information necessary to help individuals find and use specific volumes. During the summer of 2012 efforts have been underway to sort through the thousands upon thousands of volumes to locate the items of most interest to missions and evangelism for fuller cataloging. Materials not added may be diverted to other suitable collections, such as the Hymnal Collection, the library’s general collection, or elsewhere.
Upon reviewing volumes that had been separated and taking a second pass to be sure that no missions or evangelism titles were missed, two copies of College Students at Northfield were found sitting side-by-side.
Northfield was the birthplace of D. L. Moody and was the location of one of his three schools that he helped found: Northfield Seminary for Young Ladies (1879), Mount Hermon School for Boys (1881), and Moody Bible Institute (1886). In 1880 Moody began his Northfield Conferences that drew the likes of George Pentecost, A. J. Gordon, Jonathan Blanchard, and Hudson Taylor, among others. Several years later Moody realized the value of drawing college students into service for missions. With the help of Mr. L. D. Wishard, then college secretary of the International Committee of the Young Men’s Christian Associations of the United States and Canada, the Student Volunteer movement got its start.
Now, back to the two volumes. The first and the second were the same. They had been set aside and were not to be included, yet upon this secondary review, the content had direct relevance to missions and evangelism. While flipping open the second volume the fly-leaf jumped forth. On this page was the signature of Dwight Lyman Moody with an inscription to “my dear friends, Mr. & Mrs. Eccles.” At the bottom of the page was a note written severals years later that noted Moody’s death and his being carried to his grave by the students of the Mount Hermon school.
Eccles supported the work of Moody’s ministry. Born in 1843 near Sarnia, Dr. Friend Richard Eccles attended the University of Toronto’s School of Medicine and received an M.B. in 1867 and an M.D. in 1868. Opening a practice in Arkona, Dr. Eccles practiced for nine years before completing studies at St. Thomas Hospital in 1876. He was appointed Professor of Physiology where he instructed students for six years before becoming a Professor of Gynecology. Eccles also served as Dean. As well as being an educator, Eccles was a scholar as he researched, delivered papers, and published his findings. Furthering the work of medical education, he delivered the opening lecture of the Medical Department of the Western University in London, Ontario in 1894. After his retirement he was acknowledged for his work with an honorary LL.D. degree in 1916. Dr. Eccles died in 1924. The entry for Eccles in the Cyclopedia of Canadian Biography notes that he was heavily involved in religious work and served as the president of the YMCA in London, Ontario for three years (1880-1883).
To be sure, this volume will no longer be overlooked, nor will the Christian testimony of Dr. and Mrs. Eccles.

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(Odie Henderson’s article appeared on Roger Ebert.com 12/23; via Pam Green; photo: Roger Ebert.com)
My high school senior year English teacher, Mr. Kilinski would be proud that I remembered every single stanza and line from Macbeth he made his students memorize. As Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, and others worked through the Bard’s words as adapted by director Joel Coen, I felt myself lip-syncing under my mask. I covered the greatest hits, and lines I didn’t even realize I knew. Keep in mind that I learned these words 35 years ago, yet they were as fresh in my mind as if I’d committed them to memory that morning. The Scottish Play holds a special place in my heart, because it forced me to do a complete 180 on William Shakespeare. After my freshman year run-in with Romeo and Juliet and my sophomore year’s Julius Caesar, I was through with this dude and his fancy writing about topics that put my adolescent self to sleep.
Macbeth made me reconsider. Back then, I couldn’t put my finger on why it spoke to me so powerfully that it made me want to read more Shakespeare. But, as an adult, I understood. This play is like a film noir and I was a budding noirista as a teen. “The Tragedy of Macbeth” visually leans into my noirish interpretation. It’s shot in silvery, at times gothic black and white by Bruno Delbonnel, has a moody score by the great Carter Burwell, and takes place on incredible (and obviously fake) sets designed by Stefan Dechant. It also has more fog than San Francisco, the setting for so many great noirs. This makes sense, as Coen and his brother Ethan visited neo-noir’s genre neighborhood more traditionally in their 2001 film, “The Man Who Wasn’t There.” One might consider their debut, “Blood Simple” a neo-noir as well.
Like those films, this one also features McDormand as a shady lady, namely Lady Macbeth. She’s married to Washington’s Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis. As the casting indicates, this couple is older than the one the Bard envisioned, which changes one’s perception of their motivations. Youthful ambition has given way to something else; perhaps the couple is way too conscious of all those yesterdays that “lighted fools/The way to dusty death.” At the Q&A after the free IMAX screening of this film, McDormand mentioned that she wanted to portray the Macbeths as a couple who chose not to have children early on, and were fine with the choice. This detail makes the murder of Macduff’s (Corey Hawkins) son all the more heartless and brutal, an act Coen treats with restraint but does not shy away from depicting.
Since The Scottish Play was first performed 415 years ago, all spoiler warnings have expired. Besides, you should know the plot already. Banquo (Bertie Carvel) and the Thane of Glamis meet three witches (all played by theater vet Kathryn Hunter) on his way back from battle. They prophesize that Macbeth will eventually be King of Scotland. But first, he’ll become the Thane of Cawdor. When that part of the prediction becomes true, Macbeth thinks these medieval Miss Cleos might be onto something. Though he believes chance will crown him without his stir, Lady Macbeth goads him to intervene. As is typical of Shakespeare’s tragedies, the stage will be littered with dead bodies by the final curtain, each of whom will have screamed out “I am slain!” or “I am dead!” before expiring. Coen leaves that feature out of the movie, as you can see quite graphically how dead the bodies get on the screen.
King Duncan’s murder is especially rough. Washington and Brendan Gleeson play it as a macabre dance, framed so tightly that we feel the intimacy of how close one must be to stab another. It’s almost sexual. Both actors give off a regal air in their other scenes, though Washington’s is buoyed by that patented Den-ZELLL swagger. He even does the Denzel vocal tic, that “huh” he’s famous for, in some of his speeches, making me giddy enough to jump out of my skin with joy. Gleeson brings the Old Vic to his brief performance; every line and every moment feels like he’s communing with the ghosts of the famous actors who graced that hallowed London stage.


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Superbike boss Lee Hardy said he was taking a season out of the British Superbike Championship to focus on road racing.
After 11 years in the championship, Hardy took the decision to opt out this year due to a lack of funding.
“If we can’t get to the stage where we’re competing for the title, I need to take a year out to look at new ways of getting sponsorship,” said Hardy.
Hardy will instead enter North West 200, Isle of Man TT and the Macau GP.
After years of punching above their weight, the team has decided to take the pressure off and try something different.
“We’ve done a great job for a small team in Norfolk to be in the championship for 11 years,” said Hardy, based in Swaffham.
“I didn’t want to be competing in BSB (British Superbikes) at a level where we’re not competing at the front.
“We’ve been fortunate to win races, came second in the championship in 2018. That seems a long while ago now and I want to get back to that sort of stature.
“But with that comes with a financial responsibility.”
Before making the decision to step away from BSB, Hardy had been approached by Kawasaki about putting together a team for the big road races.
“Road racing is a love of mine. It’s my ambition to win at the North West 200 and at the Isle of Man TT,” said Hardy.
“We’ve been fortunate enough to win at the Macau GP in only our second year there. It’s a huge achievement and not many teams have done it.”
While Hardy has entered the TT previously, alongside his BSB commitments, he said he was excited to be able to focus solely on the road racing side of things.
“We’ve competed there previously – 2013 was our first year there. We’ve had some great times there. The TT is iconic – 320 corners in a sub 17 minute lap at 136.5mph (219km/h) average speed – it’s an incredible place.
“It will blow your socks off, not just the first time, but the second, third and fourth time.
“BSB is an enigma – it’s a phenomenal championship. There isn’t another championship like it in the world. The roads are a different commodity.
“We know the risks with it, there will be a hell of a lot of preparation from my side and there’s a lot that goes into putting a team together for a road racing event.
“There is a lot of pressure building up to these events and it’s something I enjoy.
“To be part of the TT and affect the riders’ result – you want to be the fastest and safest pit-crew there is.”
The team is yet to announce who will be riding for them this season but an announcement is expected in the coming weeks.


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Bengaluru: The fate of 1,121 candidates who are in the fray will be decided as the results of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) polls will be declared on Tuesday. Major political parties in the fray are the Congress, BJP and JDS. AIMIM is also contesting in 30 wards. Loksatta Party is also in the fray in some wards.
The counting of votes in all the 197 wards is likely to be completed by 1 pm. The electronic voting machines will be unlocked at 8 am. The BBMP is working to provide real time information at the Palike headquarters. BBMP Commissioner G Kumar Naik said counting will start in all the 27 centres, Assembly-segment wise, at 8 am.
The results will be immediately fed into the Palike’s website, which will be accessible only to the officials. The same information will be flashed on a display board at the Palike head office.
The BBMP, however, is not very sure of putting up the results on its specially created website http://bbmp.gov.in/ bbmp-election as it was still running trials on Monday, said Assistant Commissioner (Elections) Mallikarjun. The State Election Commission will display the results only after it is obtained from the BBMP.


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The Jersey Shore just wouldn’t be the same without its boardwalks.
Sure, it would be quieter, but it would also be a lot less fun and festive.
Neon lighting up the night like a seaside Vegas.
Rides skyrocketing and somersaulting in the air, the happy screams of kids trailing behind.
The endless chatter of wheel operators — do they ever stop talking?
All that food — pizza, zeppoles, sausage sandwiches, funnel cake and ice cream, for starters. So bad for you yet sooo good.
Shop signs promising bargains and deals and discounts, and how can you possibly resist?
You can’t, because this is the Shore, and you’re on vacation, and the boardwalk is the show that never ends.
The big five boardwalks — Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside, Atlantic City, Ocean City and Wildwood — each have their own pull, personalities and quirks.
The newly renovated South Beach Arcade will offer two interactive experiences this summer: Zombies! and Los Banditos.
Food? Baja Burrito, Kohr’s, the Boardwalk Bar & Grill and Black Anchor Coffee House are among the choices.
A stroll north takes you past the so-called Sinatra House at 175 Boardwalk, where the music of Ol’ Blue Eyes plays all day, a tradition started in the late ’80s.
Seaside is back — big time. The Shore’s loudest, most licentious boardwalk was in ruins after Sandy, but the mile-long boardwalk is being rebuilt. That’s 200,000 square feet of boards, in case you’re wondering.
“It’s 100 percent sturdier than it’s ever been,” said Seaside Heights Mayor Bill Akers, walking the boardwalk one recent afternoon. “It’s going to look 100 percent better than it was.”
The iconic Midway Steak House will be back, and so will the Coin Castle and Lucky Leo’s Amusements, celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Funtown Pier will open next year, owner Bill Majors says. The kiddie and thrill rides return on Casino Pier’s lower deck; the upper deck, once home of the Jet Star roller coaster, will not be open this summer.
Wildwood may be more fun, but Seaside is more frenetic and fidgety. It has tattoo, henna and body piercing shops; Shoot the Geek paintball, Big Hearted John’s variety store (“If you had a store, he’d buy something from you”), and Rock Star Headquarters, where you can buy Bob Marley tote bags and 50-plus kinds of incense (Midnight Lover, anyone?). Don’t forget the bars — the Sawmill, Jack and Bill’s, and the Beachcomber.
Seaside, in short, is not the place to take Grandma.
Ocean City calls itself “America’s Greatest Family Resort,” and its boardwalk is the cleanest of the big five. Crews swoop down on errant debris. Good luck finding the profane T-shirts at Seaside and elsewhere. No psychics here; White Palm is an apparel/jewelry store. The shelves at the $1 Store are neatly, almost obsessively, arranged. Even the seagulls seem better behaved.
Food legends Johnson’s Popcorn, Fralinger’s Salt Water Taffy and Steel’s Fudge are on the boardwalk, along with five Kohr Brothers ice cream stands. The best coffee selection on any Jersey boardwalk is at the Ocean City Coffee Co.
The “world’s largest pizza” is here, too. That’s the claim at the Original 3 Brothers from Italy Pizza. Eat a whole pizza in 15 minutes, win 100 pies; do it in 30 minutes and you win 50.
That’s about as crazy as Ocean City, a dry town, gets.
Wildwood is the best boardwalk on the Jersey Shore, which makes it the best boardwalk anywhere. Three-hundred-plus businesses, 100 or so rides and the Shore’s biggest Ferris wheel, where you can eat breakfast 15 stories in the air as part of Morey’s Piers’ Breakfast in the Sky program.
Cheesy T-shirts and cheesier pizza; henna and hookahs and hair wraps; Hot Spot 1, 2, 4 and 5 (not sure what happened to #3); Massage Paradise and Sand Jamm Surf Shop; plastic palm trees and the Shore’s widest beaches — that’s Wildwood.
The Boardwalk Chapel, the only one of its kind in Jersey, is sandwiched between a pizzeria and a gift shop. There are three ride-packed piers — Mariner’s Landing,
Surfside and Adventure. The latter includes the Great White wooden coaster.
Kick back at Jumbo’s, Joe’s Fish Co. or Cap’n Jack’s Island Grill, where you can enjoy beer and wine on the boardwalk.
The best time to enjoy the Wildwood boardwalk is at night, when the spectacular neon blazes, the happy screams intensify and the summer air is full of promise.
Atlantic City — The first and most famous boardwalk was named after a guy named Boardman.
Atlantic City became the grand dame of all seashore resorts, dotted with magnificent hotels such as the Marlborough-Blenheim and Traymore. Miss America left town in 2005 and now she’s back, but it will take more than glittery casinos and renovated piers to restore AC to its past glory. There are still too many palm readers, dollar stores and faded storefronts.
There is Steel Pier, which opened in 1898 and now boasts 24 rides, including the Rocket, which shoots you 225 feet into the air in 1.5 seconds and was voted Jersey’s most extreme ride six years in a row.The Margaritaville complex — bars, restaurants, casino — opens at Resorts over Memorial Day weekend. It will include an outdoor deck on the boardwalk and the LandShark Bar & Grill, the only year-round beach-front bar and restaurant.
There are pleasant hidden oasis along the boardwalk such as Harry’s Oyster Bar & Seafood at Bally’s, with its outdoor tables, or the Atlantic City Historic Museum, at the boardwalk’s north end, a woefully overlooked treasure trove of resort lore.
The photos and postcards are mesmerizing; don’t miss the ones about the Steel Pier’s Boxing Cats show, or the Merry-Go-Round Bar, where patrons sat on a revolving carousel.
Today, the Atlantic City boardwalk seems more dotty aunt than stately grand dame, but it will always be America’s first boardwalk.

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. The Powers, of this Constitution are all vested. parted from the People, from the States, and vested not in Congress but in the President.
The Word Sovereignty is introduced without determinate Ideas. Power in the last Resort. in this sense the Sovereign Executive is in the president.
The U.S. will be Parties to 1000 Suits— shall Proscess issue in their Name vs. or for themselves.
The President it is Said, may be put to Gaol for Debt.
Lee. U.S. merely figurative meaning the People.
Grayson. The President is not above the Law. an absurdity to admit this Idea into our Government. not improbable that the President may be Sued. Christina Q. of Sweeden[1
] committed Murder— France excused her. The Jurors of our Lord the President, present that the President committed Murder.
a Monarchy by a Sidewind. you make him Vindex Injuriarum.[2
] The People will not like, The Jurors of our Lord the President— nor the Peace of our Lord the President, nor his Dignity. his Crown will be left out. do not wish to make the Constitution a more unnatural monstrous Production than it is. The British Constn. a three legged Stool. if one legg is longer than another, the stool will not stand. unpallatable. The removal of Officers not palatable. We should not risk any Thing for nothing. come forward like Men, and reason openly, and the People will hear more quickly than if you attempt side Winds. This Measure will do no good and will disgust.
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America,
ed. Charlene Bickford, et al.
(Columbia, S.C.: Model Editions Partnership, 1999).
Electronic version based on the
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America
(Baltimore, Md.: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1988) Vol. 9, pp. 104-117; 134-135; 445-449; 465-467; 483-489. On the Web at http://mep.blackmesatech.com/mep/ [Accessed 8 January 2018]

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Everyone from Memphis knows DJ-Q. He has now released a new single called “Plenty Cake,” which was produced by Trackgordy, and includes assists by Young Dolph and Rick Ross. This is a great collab for the clubs, thanks to the hard-hitting bass and the subject matter. It is also great for the strip clubs.
Rick Ross released his tenth studio album titled Port of Miami 2 a few years ago, which is the sequel to 2006’s Port of Miami. The second installment featured 15 tracks and assists from Wale, Gunplay, Summer Walker, Drake, DeJ Loaf, Swizz Beatz, Meek Mill, Nipsey Hussle, Teyana Taylor, Jeezy, YFN Lucci, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, and more. This ambitious project ended up at number two on the Billboard 200, just after Slipknot’s We Are Not Your Kind, as it sold 80,000 album equivalent units.
On the other hand, Young Dolph has been quite active. In March, he and Key Glock released their joint release titled Dum and Dummer 2, with several hits includes “Aspen,” “RAIN RAIN,” and “Penguins.” Rich Slave, which was released in August, was his last solo effort, and included 16 great tracks. Earlier this year, the top five body of work was re-released as a deluxe version, with eight new songs.
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What is Gum Disease (Periodontal) Treatment?
Gum disease (also known as periodontal disease, periodontitis or pyorrhoea) is an infection of the underlying supporting structures of the teeth.
Periodontal means “around the tooth”. Periodontal diseases are gum and bone infections caused by the bacteria (germs) in your mouth. These infections destroy the foundation, the gum and bone around your teeth. Periodontal diseases are painless until it is almost too late to save teeth.
If left untreated, periodontal disease can cause bad breath and swollen bleeding gums and eventually tooth loss. In fact, periodontal diseases are a major cause of tooth loss in adults.
What causes gum disease?
Periodontal diseases are bacterial gum infections that destroy the attachment fibres and supporting bone that hold your teeth in your mouth. The main cause of these diseases is bacterial plaque, a sticky, colourless film that constantly forms on your teeth.
If plaque is not removed on a daily basis it can build up on the tooth surface and turn into a hard substance called calculus. Calculus, also known as tartar, is calcified dental plaque and is considered a contributing factor in causing periodontal diseases. When plaque and calculus are not removed the bacteria in plaque produce toxins (or poisons) that can destroy the supporting tissues and bone around the teeth.
Your own immune system attacks not only these invading bacteria but also the body’s own tissues, carving deep pockets between the teeth and gums. As the diseases progress, these pockets deepen, more gum tissue and bone are destroyed and the teeth eventually become loose. If periodontal diseases are not treated, the teeth may eventually need to be removed.
Signs of Gum Disease
- Gums bleeding when brushing the teeth
- Red and swollen gums
- Tender gums
- Gums pulling away from the teeth, exposing roots and creating recessions
- Pus between teeth and gums
- Sudden swellings that are painful to the touch
- Loose teeth, or spaces suddenly appearing between teeth
- Teeth beginning to splay out
- A change in the way your teeth fit together/a different bite
Gum Disease FAQ
Your dentist will take a number of steps to check the health of the gums. Checking the colour and the firmness of the gums is normally the giveaway sign.
The main cause of periodontitis is the build up of plaque around the teeth and surrounding gum, which has failed to be cleaned. The plaque build up is especially dangerous because of the number of harmful bacteria it carries in the process. Smoking and a poor diet are also reasons for gum disease that we see a lot and it is crucial to try and eliminate both to avoid developing the disease.
Losing a tooth to gum disease can cause a number of issues if left untreated. Gum disease is very preventable and it is essential to nip it in the bud earlier, rather than later. If left untreated, it can lead to health issues further from the mouth and even lead to heart issues. Ensuring any harmful bacteria doesn’t spread is crucial and maintaining good oral hygiene will put you in good stead.
You will have a number of check ups after the procedure but it ultimately comes down to you. Maintaining good oral hygiene by flossing and brushing your teeth regularly is essential to making sure that you do not pick up gum disease again. The consequences can be bad if you leave it untreated for too long.
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National Assembly starts discussion on Appropriation Bill
KATHMANDU: In today's meeting of the National Assembly (NA), discussions have begun on headings of eight different ministries, under the Appropriation Bill-2075.
The documents of discussion include bills on ministries of Forests and Environment; Education, Science and Technology; Labour, Employment and Social Security; Water Supply; Finance; Urban Development; Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation; and Women, Children and Senior Citizen.
Chairman Ganesh Timalsina read out letters received from the Office of the President, related to different bills which were recently passed by the House of Representatives and National Assembly, and certified by President Bidya Devi Bhandari, as stated by Rastriya Samachar Samiti.
Meanwhile, taking part in the discussions, Badri Pandey of the Nepali Congress proposed slashing the expenditure of Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and made objections to low amount of budget allocation to foster quality education. Pandey stated that the budget had not given attention to raise education quality in community schools as imagined by the Education Act (ninth amendment), and to establish schools with residential facilities in rural and remote areas.
Presenting a proposal to curtail the expenditure of the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen, lawmaker Tara Devi Bhatta raised questions as to why the government lagged behind in its commitment made during elections to increase allowance for senior citizens.
Urging the government to pay special attention to increase women's participation in policy-making, lawmaker Binda Devi Ale Rana asked for women-friendly development projects while lawmaker Pramila Kumari suggested the government to make the activities of National Women Commission, Muslim Commission, among other commissions more effective.
Similarly, lawmaker Balram Banskota urged the government to pay attention in budget implementation, saying that the budget would help bring economic prosperity in the country.


The New Samsung Galaxy Note7 Rumored to Feature an Iris Scanner
AsÂ the digital revolution continues, everything revolves aroundÂ security and bio-metrics and according to the latest rumor, the soon-to-arriveÂ Samsung Galaxy Note7 flagship will feature an iris scanner.
The latest high-end phablet from the Korean tech giant is expected to be revealedÂ officially this autumn, at IFA and according to previous leaks, it will be calledÂ Samsung Galaxy Note7, to identify/match with the Galaxy S7 series. As far as we know, in terms of hardware specsÂ the new Galaxy Note7 will feature a 5.8 inches wide Super AMOLED display with QHD/1440p resolution and it will run on the latest gen Qualcomm Snapdragon 823 system on chip, together with a generous 6 gigabytes of RAM, a 12 megapixels camera and 64/128 GB of internal memory (expendable via micro-SD). Also, it is very plausible that the Galaxy Note7 will offer IP68 certification (waterproof/dust-proof) just like the Galaxy S7.
Now, talking about security and biometrics, today’s news is about a leaked screenshot, which depicts a new option in the smartphone’s privacy settings. The respective unit runs a beta firmware version viaÂ Samsung Galaxy Beta Program and the new option, translated from ChineseÂ is an iris scanner. Looking at theÂ leaked picture, we can safely presumeÂ that the new Galaxy Note7 will come withÂ an iris scanner. To make thisÂ rumor even more plausible, there’s another piece of intel, this time about an import of two hundred units of iris scanners, exported from South Korea to India, via a report leaked fromÂ Zauba.
Judging from the import/export papers, it seemsÂ that Samsung may have started testing their latest hardware in India (and other different markets probably) in order to fine tune/calibrate the respective iris scanners properly. And if you’re wondering what’s all the hubbub about iris scanners and security, the answer is precision and reliability, as iris scanning technology offers the smallest margin of error when it comes to biometrics. Samsung already launched a tablet featuring an iris scanner for the Indian government, so it’s pretty clear where this is going.


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Kings of Leon are back to announce their ninth studio album, Can We Please Have Fun, which will be released on May 10th. The band has also revealed the album’s lead single, “Mustang,” and mapped out a lengthy 2024 tour.
Journey continues to celebrate their 50th anniversary during ongoing dates with Toto, followed by a mammoth summer stadium tour featuring Def Leppard and Steve Miller Band. They’re doing so with a renewed brotherly bond between co-founding guitarist Neal Schon and longtime keyboardist Jonathan Cain.
Peter Frampton says he was tricked into appearing in the much-maligned 1978 jukebox musical film, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Sheryl Crow has shared the song ‘Do It Again’, the third track from her upcoming studio album, ‘Evolution’, which is due out on March 29. ‘Do It Again’ follows the previously released title track and the single ‘Alarm Clock’. Said Crow of the new single: “I feel like I’ve been writing this song for 30 years. To me, life is one long exploration in how to live joyfully. Work in progress.”
The 8th Annual Love Rocks NYC concert benefiting God’s Love We Deliver will be held on March 7th at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, and a promo video reveals that The Black Keys, Hozier, Nile Rodgers, Tom Morello, Joss Stone, Marcus King, Don Felder, Larkin Poe, Trombone Shorty and more will perform at the event. Serving as hosts will be Conan O’Brien, Tracy Morgan, and Jim Gaffigan.

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Aerial Photographic Techniques for Assessing the Impact of Spruce Budworm Defoliation in Maine
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Development of remote sensing techniques to better evaluate current feeding, tree and forest condition from past feeding, forest recovery after spraying, and mortality location from spruce budworm defoliation and other causes.
Key Findings: Tree and forest stand condition from past feeding was best interpreted on the CIR fall photos at scales of 1320 ft/in and larger
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The spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana, Clem.) infestation continues to be one of the largest forest management problems in eastern North America. Presented here are the techniques developed over the past few years to evaluate and map budworm related tree defoliation, recovery from spraying, and mortality using remote sensing.
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Barrington's Catchpenny Resale Shoppe Turns 50 in July!
The Catchpenny Resale Shoppe at 118 E. Main Street, Barrington, sponsored by the Volunteer Auxiliary of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, is celebrating its 50th anniversary at its current location. Come join in the fun, refreshments and featured sales Tuesday, July 26, through Saturday, July 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Catchpenny proceeds are returned to the hospital through healthcare scholarships, patient comfort items and hospital clinical enhancements that improve patient care. Run day to day by volunteers who look forward to giving back to their community, the shoppe features gently used clothing, accessories, jewelry, books and smaller houseware items.
For more information and questions regarding donations please visit the website: https://catchpennyresaleshoppe.com.


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Ink maestro Mike Giant shares the delights of Colorado living in new drawing collection.
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Power Shortage (Craig R. Stecyk III)" by Mike Giant - Limited Edition, Archival Print - 11 x 14


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I know. Nobody likes advertisements, but I need the Raspberry Pi's adblocker disabled; Whilst being completely oblivious to the knowledge that there was an adblocker in the Rasp Pi's system!
So yes, just tried to run an internet program, which the Raspberry Pi deems an "ad", while sidebar and header ads are still showing, which get me confused:
Why can't I run a video because of the adblocker but sidebar and header ads bypass an adblocker I don't even know about?
If you didn't understand, the main question here is "How do you disable the Rasp Pi adblocker?

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Presenter: Gary Sohn
Next to the Manhattan Project to build the atomic bomb, this was once the second most important United States defense security program. The U.S. was not allowed to fly over China or Russia with crewed aircraft, but the Lockheed D-21—an uncrewed drone—was able to overfly these countries. Attend and learn about this once top secret program.
Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater
Cost: Included with Admission


The district of Gajapati in the Indian state of Odisha has launched its own Women Support Center program, becoming the fifth district in Odisha to adopt the land allocation and resource program for single women. The WSC program, implemented in Gajapati with support from Landesa, will identify landless single women to issue them land titles and grant them access to government resources and livelihood programs.
Though the state government of Odisha has adopted a number of progressive and pro-poor laws and schemes, in practice it is difficult for those programs to reach some of the most vulnerable members of the population — namely the widowed, divorced, abandoned or otherwise single women who live alone or with extended family. These women often go undocumented in surveys at the local level and are thus left “invisible” to government benefit programs.
“The program will identify all single women in the villages, particularly the widowed, abandoned, divorced, unmarried and over 30 years of age, and those women with physical disabilities or whose husband is unable to earn due to a disability or chronic fatal disease,” said Sudhanshu Mohan Samal, Chief Administrative Officer for Gajapati District. “The Women Support Centers will process the cases of landless single women to secure their land rights and help them access government schemes and entitlements.”
“I am sure that through land ownership and by availing of the benefits of various government social security and livelihood programs, these women will be better equipped to live a dignified life and can better provide for their dependents,” he added.
The highlight of the August 25 launch was a signature-gathering campaign to advocate for women’s land rights in Gajapati. District and local government officials pledged their support.
Since its launch in 2011, the WSC program has helped more than 7,000 single women access land rights – a key tool for economic and social empowerment.


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n laboratories around the world, researchers are racing to find cures that will drive business. But meanwhile, their own world — the business of life sciences — is profoundly changing. Driven by the implications of patent loss, rising research and development costs and declining return on investment, downward pricing pressure and other factors, the industry is regrouping to increase productivity and business performance.
Life sciences cluster locations are experiencing the effects of these global trends in their own local ways. In Jones Lang LaSalle's Global Life Sciences Cluster Report we explored clusters around the world, highlighting established life sciences regions, identifying emerging clusters and providing insights into the dynamics behind each. The list on p. 50 shows the top established and emerging clusters worldwide; more information on each can be found in the full report.
Site Selection wondered if we could dig deeper to deliver some on-the-ground observations. So here we present our insider's view from four of these prominent life sciences clusters, chosen for their varying histories and current responses to industry pressures: the Boston area, Central and South Florida, Singapore and Bavaria, Germany. Boston and Bavaria are both long-established centers of excellence. Singapore, on the other hand, represents an emerging cluster that has through concerted and innovative effort relatively recently come into its own. And Florida is a state to watch, with a focused effort to develop the life sciences industry.
The divergent ways that these markets are evolving indicate that future industry success will not be defined by a single strategy. Instead, business strategists will need to approach each location differently, accounting for each region's unique blend of human resources, academic infrastructure, business community dynamics and ability to invest, and finally, each community's aspirations for their life sciences sector.
The Global Hub: Boston and
Ground zero for global life sciences is considered by many to be Cambridge, Mass., with talent resident at Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other area universities. But in reality, it's more than just the Cambridge area that makes Boston a focus of innovation. A well-developed ecosystem encapsulates the urban streets and suburban freeways of the area, stretching far beyond Cambridge and into the suburban corridors featuring leading research hospitals and big name biopharmaceutical companies.
The diversity of the Boston area's life sciences community is reflected in its labor force. Despite being known for its accomplished twenty-somethings working under seasoned leaders in their fields, Boston features more than 85,000 high-tech research employees and more than 340,000 hospital and medical employees. In fact, the area's number of workers in biotech R&D is seven times the national average.
CEOs and others looking for funding could not be walking on more fertile ground. Massachusetts is home to five of the top eight NIH-funded hospitals in the United States, as well as the top five NIH-funded universities (Harvard, University of Massachusetts, Boston University, MIT, and Tufts). Not coincidentally, venture capital firms commonly look to Boston area start-ups for early investment in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics and bioinformatics. To augment direct funding, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts provides significant tax incentives and other offerings to support the growth of the life sciences industry.
But these days if you follow the money, you might get lost bouncing between Cambridge and the Boston 'burbs. One big shakeup in the region is the operational bifurcation of biotech behemoth Biogen. Originally a Cambridge company, Biogen moved to suburban Weston, Mass., along the Route 128 life sciences corridor a few years ago, joining other big-name firms and UMass Medical Center. Biogen is continuing to leverage its roots in pursuit of talent, building two new buildings in East Cambridge that will total more than 497,000 sq. ft. (46,171 sq. m.) of office and laboratory space. As is typical for the Boston area, rather than creating distress, the space that Biogen is leaving along Route 128 in favor of Cambridge is expected to create opportunity for smaller firms and start-ups to co-locate with the many prominent pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the area.
Conversely, in 2011 Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced that it will relocate from Cambridge into 1.1 million sq. ft. (102,190 sq. m.) of office and lab space at the Fan Pier development in north Boston, representing the largest private development project in the city's history. (See the May 2011 issue of Site Selection for detailed reporting on this project.)
As the life sciences industry continues to permeate the entire metropolitan area, the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council has even developed a rating system, dubbing northwest suburban Lexington and Bedford, among others, as "Platinum BioReady Communities."
As new buildings and spaces emerge throughout the region, the most interesting activity might be happening within the life sciences workplaces themselves. Walking the halls of start-ups and Big Pharma alike, traditions are being challenged at every turn. As the culture of drug discovery development continues to evolve, so does the need to design laboratory and office space to reflect and support collaboration and access to information.
The East Coast Upstart:
Central and South Florida
Unlike Boston, Florida does not have a history in the life sciences industry that goes back to the Founding Fathers. Rather, the state offers a rare combination of a large aging population available for clinical trial work, combined with a commitment to business-friendly economic development. Together with other factors, these trends mean that Florida is expected to add more than 6,000 life sciences jobs in the coming years.
The role of BioFlorida, the state's bioscience industry association, cannot be underestimated. Representing companies and research centers to help promote innovation, foster collaboration and create a business-friendly ecosystem for life sciences companies, the organization has been able to drive grant funding for high-tech businesses and industry tax exemptions, quick-response training grants and Enterprise Zone sales tax credits.
All that said, as you walk down Miami Beach, it's easy to slip back into thinking of Florida as more of a tourist than a business destination. But that dynamic is changing, thanks to a few committed companies, big local names and several new research parks developed under a "build it and they will come" model.
At the top of that list is Israel-based generics giant Teva Pharmaceuticals. In 2006, Teva committed itself to the area with its US$7.6-billion purchase of Ivax, and in 2010 it named Ivax founder and Miami local Dr. Phillip Frost as the company's chairman.
Beyond the beachfront, the University of Miami Life Science & Technology Park (UMLSTP) master plan includes up to five buildings expected to ultimately total up to 2 million sq. ft. (185,800 sq. m.) of retail, lab and office space. Highlights include several medical device firms, multiple clinical research areas, a presence from biomedical technology companies and the Community Blood Centers of South Florida lab facility. The park will include a hotel and conference facility in addition to the research, office, clinical and retail space.
These new centers of excellence did not emerge in a vacuum. Public sector investment in the Scripps Research Institute, and particularly its Neurosciences Group and high-through-put screening center, and the nearby Max Planck Institute for Bioimaging, both in the Jupiter area near Palm Beach, helped serve as a catalyst for the life sciences industry throughout South Florida.
Continuing up the road north, Central Florida is not only home to several new life sciences-focused developments, but it has also played a major role in recent high-profile site selection competitions. For example, Orlando-based generic drug company Nephron Pharmaceuticals maintains a significant presence in Orlando, and included the city on a recent short list for a new operation that would have created more than 100 professional jobs. While Florida didn't win that time around (the project went to South Carolina — see the March 2012 issue of Site Selection), it continues to focus its attraction efforts on new biopharma R&D, clinical trial and manufacturing facilities, and it has had other recent successes.
High on the local development radar is the 7,000-acre (650-hectare) Lake Nona Medical City under construction by the Tavistock Group, which will include the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona, the Orlando VA Medical Center and the University of Florida Research and Academic Center. Not coincidental to its large number of retirees, this concentration of medical centers provides life sciences companies with a continually growing number of hospitals and research institutions with whom there are partnership opportunities.
If virtual spaces can claim a "real world" place, Florida is becoming known for it, as the state's many newly constructed medical and life sciences facilities are home to multiple cutting-edge virtual training and simulation centers such as the 35,000-sq.-ft. (3,252-sq.-m.) training facility for a new medical simulation system called the Simulated Learning Enhancement and Advance Research Network at Lake Nona. Similarly, the University of South Florida's Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) in the Tampa Central Business District will be a state-of-the-art, 90,000-sq.-ft. (8,361-sq.-m.) medical conference facility. CAMLS will feature a training center for USF Health's Graduate Biomedical Degree program, an auditorium, a 6,000-sq.-ft. (557-sq.-m.) lab, and a 10,000-sq.-ft. (930-sq.-m.) Virtual Hospital.
Both academic specializations and incubator programs bolster the Central and South Florida life sciences cluster. A walk through the University of Florida's Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator shows the diversity of the research going on, including wet labs, small and large animal research facilities, common equipment labs, fermenters, greenhouses and other new facilities and utilities.
Research & They Will Come:
Republic of Singapore
Singapore has made headlines by hiring prominent scientists, who in turn attract others to work with them. This city-state's stable political structures, strong intellectual property protection, and favorable regulatory and tax policies make Singapore an attractive business location in general — its development and support for several biotechnology business parks makes Singapore one of the fastest-emerging and exciting life sciences clusters in the world.
When you speak with Western biotech executives in Singapore, you'll notice that they are comfortable on this country-island, and for good reason: They are using it as their launching pad for all of Asia.
With its business-friendly policies, developed by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), Singapore has become a common base for regional headquarters of companies marketing to high-growth Asian consumer markets such as India and China, on top of its role as a hub for investigation of both global and regional diseases. But it's not just about sales and research: Contract manufacturing and re-exportation of biopharmaceuticals are big business on the island. Singapore is home to manufacturing facilities of eight of the top 10 biopharmaceutical companies and all of the top 10 medical device manufacturers.
Life sciences research activity in Singapore largely occurs in government-supported biotechnology centers. The area's largest research park — Biopolis, developed by Singapore's largest life sciences developer, JTC Corp. — gave Singapore its nickname as the "Biopolis of Asia." The park features more than 3 million sq. ft. (278,700 sq. m.) of space, including an integrated biomedical research complex, office buildings, laboratories and facilities that provide clinical trial support.
Across town in Singapore's Western region, JTC developed the Tuas Biomedical Park (TBP), a 916-acre (371-hectare) biomedical manufacturing cluster that complements Biopolis. TBP offers shovel-ready sites for manufacturing for Big Pharma and contract manufacturing companies alike.
Singapore is a classic example of how strong public sector support for both academia and private enterprise can drive the success of an emerging cluster. A feeling of a rising tide permeates this small country, with more than 16,000 people employed in the industry, including many young researchers and business people contributing an energy that signals strong future opportunity for both Singaporeans and the Western business people rapidly increasing in numbers.
In October 2010, the government announced it would earmark S$3.7 billion (approx. US$3 billion) for biomedical R&D over the next five years as part of its larger Research Innovation and Enterprise 2015 fund.
The Original Home of Vertical
Integration: Bavaria, Germany
Long before Singapore put its stake in the ground, there was Bavaria. This area has a little bit of everything — something emerging cluster cities should note. While the life sciences industry enjoys several clusters across Germany, Bavaria in particular has been able to expand its activity throughout the value chain, including robust activity in R&D, sales and manufacturing — unusual in a world where locations tend to specialize in either the "sexy" R&D activities, or manufacturing locations that require a lower-cost work force.
The Bavaria Biotech Cluster is made up of more than 200 companies, employing some 16,000 people; half of Germany's newly formed companies in 2010 were located in the Munich area within Bavaria. In addition to global companies, Germany supports a large number of smaller life sciences companies, many of them with a presence in the Bavaria Biotech Cluster.
For those looking for a model for innovation, look to the emerging start-up culture in Germany, where about 92 percent of pharmaceutical manufacturing companies employ fewer than 500 people. Bavaria also benefits from the classic German work ethic and management style: A productivity rate 10 percent above the average of Europe's 15 core economies makes Germany one of the more attractive business locations in Europe.
While Bavaria brings it all together, it doesn't do it without a broad base of life sciences industry concentration throughout Germany. Even during the economic crisis, the life sciences industry in Germany showed resilience. In 2009, the pharmaceutical sector grew by five percent, while the broader manufacturing industry saw a decline by 18 percent.
The life sciences industry is considered the leading sector for innovation in Germany. Approximately €1.2 billion (US$1.7 billion) was given in grants from 2006–2009 for innovations in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical technology as part of the federal government's "High Tech Strategy", and federal grants of more than €5.5 billion ($7.8 billion) are projected to be dedicated to the health care sector's research during the period ending in 2016. Only the United States exceeds this volume of support.
The industry also benefits from a number of renowned universities and research institutes, including the Max Planck Society and the Leibniz Association. The National Research Strategy BioEconomy 2030 and the Health Research Framework Programme, both of which were implemented by the German federal government in 2010, provide further political support for the industry. Funding of about €8 billion ($11.3 billion) is available for allocation over the next years as part of this program.
Location Transformation Worldwide
From the Biopolis of Asia to the hallowed halls of Cambridge, the shape of the laboratories, offices and manufacturing facilities in the life sciences industry is profoundly changing. Once, an executive might have flown first-class across an ocean for a meeting — but now she may connect to a virtual lab in Florida via teleconference to meet about progress on a new drug.
Where once a sales force might have been concentrated in North America, a multinational team based in Singapore could now easily become a corporation's top producers.
From new location choices to the new collaborative workspaces within them, the industry is transforming its built environment to prepare for the leaner and more efficient decades to come.
Matt Jackson (email@example.com), Matt Highfield and Shannon Curley are part of the leadership team in the Business Consulting Group at Jones Lang LaSalle. They help companies tackle global location footprint challenges in Life Sciences and other industries and have worked in more than 40 countries.


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After breaking multiple records with her recent album, Reputation, Taylor Swift recently sparked a whole new wave of excitement in her fans. The pop star’s social media was painted in pastel colors, with a countdown on her website that gave rise to guess game.
On Saturday, the official ‘Taylor Swift’ website reflected a colorful background counting days, minutes and seconds, which lead to April 26. While many believed that the “Endgame” singer is excited for Avengers Endgame due to release on the same date, others conjectured it as a release date for the seventh studio album.
On Friday, a fan, Dana Schwartz tweeted, “Okay so either Taylor Swift is counting down to new music on April 26 or she is really excited for Avengers Endgame.”
The Swifties were further bewildered, when the singer’s social media accounts changed the display pictures to similar pastel clouds. A picture of a pink heart of diamonds was later posted on her Instagram account, teasing the same date with the 4.26 caption.
Since Saturday, Swift has been sharing different pictures under the same caption. A picture on Sunday depicted the hands with nails colored in similar shades of pastel and jewelry against a yellow garment, whereas an image of layers of pink tulle fabric resembling cotton candy came up the next day. On Tuesday, a glittery snap of twin cats sitting on a peach-colored sofa was shared.
Even at the iHeartsRadio, Taylor Swift was seen wearing similar colors like she has been lately using to drop hints.
The mysterious countdown made fans across the globe curious, as it sprung out in countries including New York’s Time Square, Melbourne, London, Tokyo and Delhi. “IT’S HAPPENING IT’S HAPPENING IT’S HAPPENING IT’S HAPPENING #TaylorSwiftApril26,” a fan wrote on Twitter.
Another said that they will be monitoring the countdown until the final day.
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“I make countdowns for things I’m excited about,” Swift had stated in Elle in March.
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About 300 employees, half of whom work in Austin, will lose their state jobs, but are being offered jobs with Tokyo-based NTT Data. They would continue to work from the same TxDOT facilities where they currently work. All but a handful of those workers will immediately have health care insurance coverage, and all will be paid “equal or more than what they’re making now,” Howard Langsam, NTT’s senior vice president for public sector sales, told the American-Statesman on Tuesday.
Agency officials say the $190 million, five-year contract with Tokyo-based NTT Data, which did not come before the Texas Transportation Commission for approval, will save TxDOT about $30 million a year, according to the agency. The deal includes a possible two-year extension.
TxDOT spokesman Bob Kaufman said the agency’s technology cost currently is about $110 million annually. TxDOT officials have said over the past few years that the 12,000-employee department’s information technology system is archaic, and that makes it difficult for the agency to properly track and run TxDOT’s $10 billion-a-year operations.
“NTT will help us develop better software, and the cost to service newer programs is less,” Kaufman said. “We expect NTT to be more efficient.”
Information technology employees were given a week to decide whether to move to NTT, according to one technology staff member, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of losing the opportunity to be hired by NTT. Those who go to NTT would be guaranteed employment for six months, TxDOT and NTT officials said.
Langsam said it would be “a very reasonable assumption” that most of the former TxDOT employees would retain their jobs after that six-month guarantee. NTT, Kaufman said, “has a track record of retaining and developing transitioned employees over time.”
For some, the transition could mean the loss of considerable unused leave time. Employees will be paid for up to three weeks of unused vacation time, TxDOT technology workers said, but get no compensation for accrued comp or sick leave time.
NTT and TxDOT officials couldn’t confirm Tuesday that employees would lose those benefits. Kaufman said state pension law, not TxDOT or NTT, would determine what rights the agency’s employees have to pensions or any other elements of the retirement system.
TxDOT will retain about 50 information technology workers in-house, “largely to define standards and manage our contract,” Langsam said. Langsam and other NTT employees spent much of Tuesday at the Omni Hotel in downtown Austin briefing TxDOT technology workers.
The TxDOT information technology department has lost about 50 of its employees since the beginning of the year, about half to retirements, according to the agency.
The agency said that the changes were a year in coming and that a solicitation for interested companies went out in January. NTT, according to its website, was founded in 1967 as a spinoff of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corp. Langsam said the publicly traded company — with more than 18,000 employees in its “Americas” division and about 60,000 worldwide — handles information technology services for agencies in 14 other states.


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The iconic Disney villain Maleficent of Sleeping Beauty fame is getting her own comic.
Carmilla: The First Vampire artist Soo Lee is stepping up to write and draw a special one-shot comic book Disney Villains: Maleficent coming this summer.
"I think Maleficent is kind of an icon as a character herself," Lee says in the announcement. "She is stylish, beautiful in her way and very powerful. Even though she’s a villain I really liked that she was a powerful woman. I mean, she transforms into a dragon! That’s pretty cool."
Originally created for 1959's Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent grew like her dragon-form to become one of, if not the, most iconic villain in the Disney animation movie pantheon. Angelina Jolie played the character in two live-action films, and the character (both in her animated and live action itterations) is a common sight in Disney villains merchandise.
According to the publisher Dynamite Entertainment, Disney Villains: Maleficent will be "a sort of prequel peek into her past" - specifically the original, animated version of her story.
"The focus is on her as the main character of the story and her own life, not playing second fiddle to princesses and princes," reads Dynamite's description.
Soo Lee is joined on Disney Villains: Maleficent by letterer Jeff Eckleberry, editor Nate Cosby, and variant covers from the likes of Jae Lee, Jennifer L. Meyer, Rebeca Puebla, and Erica D'Urso. You can check out those Disney Villains: Maleficent #1 variants here:
Disney Villains: Maleficent #1 goes on sale in May 2023, and will be available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, comiXology, Kindle, iBooks, GOoglePlay, Dynamite Digital, ComicsPlus, and more.
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Songs for voice and piano
Within this monographic album, soprano Gabriella Morigi and pianist Adriano Tumiatti are rediscovering the vocal chamber music repertoire by Francesco Balilla Pratella belonging to the Italian Futurism, the historical literary, artistic and political movement founded by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in 1909. The Futurism has left us great literary and figurative masterpieces yet, on its musical level, has been almost forgotten, partly due to its contemporaneity with the most famous “Generation of the Eighty”. After the Great War the wave of the futurist revolt came to weaken and Pratella devoted himself to ethnomusicological research publishing important studies and collections concerning the Italian folklore, and in particular that of his homeland, the Romagna region.