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By Erik Wright, National Museum of the American Sailor Education Specialist
Within the education world, standards are constantly changing, material and curriculums are always being updated, and we’re learning more and more about our physical and natural world on an almost daily basis. But with the increasingly busy schedules of teachers, rapidly growing class sizes, and ever shrinking budgets, how and when are educators supposed to find the time and resources to stay relevant and up-to-date on educational standards and training? This is a question the Department of the Navy (DoN), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the education department of the National Museum of the American Sailor grapple with in an effort to ensure that our nations educators have the necessary tools and training to produce the highest caliber students possible (students who might become future sailors and leaders).
One solution lies in a large, non-descript building overlooking Dorsey Creek at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Aptly named Rickover Hall, this is where the U.S. Navy’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) center is located and their STEM team actively provides these necessary tools and training for educators from around the nation to stay current on teaching standards and techniques. While they offer several training seminars on location throughout the calendar year, their largest contribution to the advancement of life-long learning is the training that they export to military bases and community campuses all across the United States. Naval Station Great Lakes recently hosted the Academy’s STEM team to provide training to local educators from Illinois School District 187, as well as STEM-based commands on base.
For many of the civilian educators who attended this day-long training seminar, this was
their first experience with the U.S. Navy. They were excited and eager to begin the training, which began on military time: 0800 sharp. For this seminar, there were nearly 50 educators from both the civilian and military worlds and it was a full day of intense training that covered topics such as electrochemistry, aeronautical engineering, electrical circuits and sensors, and complex machine design. Yet, the main focus of the seminar wasn’t aimed at teaching the scientific concepts so much as it was aimed at the pedagogy: the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept. Seminars such as these are invaluable to educators who seek up-to-date teaching techniques that not only simplify the instruction, but also show them how to present the material in a way that makes the subject easier to understand and also gets school aged children excited about the concepts and applications behind STEM education. This type of training is just one tool that the Navy employs in its community outreach efforts…efforts that seek to strengthen our communities and create opportunities for educators to better prepare our children for the increasingly technical and scientific world in which we live.
Check the NMAS website from time to time to learn more about how the National Museum of the American Sailor is bringing STEM education to our local community. For more information about the STEM Team at the U.S. Naval Academy, please visit: https://www.usna.edu/STEM/


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Your home’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system is arguably one of its most important tools. Thus, as a homeowner, it is important to understand this essential component. Read on for a few frequently asked HVAC system questions.
How do I choose an HVAC contractor?
If something goes wrong with your air conditioning, your furnace, or another element of your HVAC system, you will want to work with a qualified and professional contractor. To do this, make sure that whomever you hire is a licensed, insured, and certified technician. Feel free to ask for references to ensure that their previous work and reputation are top-notch.
What is the life expectancy of my HVAC system?
According to the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, the average lifespan of an HVAC system is 12 to 15 years. However, as your equipment ages, it will become increasingly less efficient. If you notice that you need repairs more frequently or that your system is running louder than usual, have it evaluated by an HVAC professional. Maintenance is also increasingly important as your HVAC system ages.
Does my system require maintenance work?
You should have the ducts of your HVAC system cleaned every three to five years. Because mold, mildew, pet dandruff, smoke, dander, dust mites, dirt, and pollen can all take up residence in your ducts, regular cleanings can help to ensure a healthy air environment for you and your family. In addition, clean vents can also lower your utility bills and ensure that your system is working at its most efficient.
Should I purchase an HVAC service agreement?
The care and upkeep of your HVAC equipment can help to reduce energy bills and ensure proper system operation. As such, regular HVAC maintenance should be an important component of your home ownership. A service agreement is one way to ensure that this happens in the most efficient way possible. With that in mind, we recommend service agreements for all HVAC systems.
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Few things are as frustrating as dripping water or a persistent plumbing leak. And, unfortunately, because of water’s damaging nature in the home, a simple water leak can quickly turn into a destructive and expensive home nuisance. However, before you can remedy a plumbing problem, you must identify it. Here a few home symptoms that may suggest you have a water leak.
If you hear the continuous sound of water, like a toilet constantly running, when nothing is turned on, it may signify a water leak. For example, a running toilet may cause rippling water noise, dripping sounds, or a sound similar to a cycling water pump. If you hear continuous sound within your plumbing system, ask a plumbing professional to inspect your toilets and faucets. The repair or replacement of a faucet or toilet may solve your issue before you have to deal with standing water.
Water leaks can come from more than just kitchen or bathroom plumbing. Sometimes leaks can occur in association with your water heater as well. If you spot even a small amount of water around your water heater, have a plumber inspect it for replacement or repair. While they are checking your water heater, ask them about installing an energy efficient model. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, an energy-efficient water heater can save over $350 per year over the cost of a traditional water heater.
Water Meter Discrepancies
If your water meter seems to be running higher than usual, try checking for discrepancies. To do this, mark the indicator on your meter and don’t use any water for an hour. Check the meter at the end of the set period. If the meter has moved, you may have a leak. Begin tracing these inconsistencies back by checking your water supply connectors. If you suspect an issue, have a plumber check them for replacement.
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An important component of HVAC maintenance is regularly changing your air filter. On average, a home air filter should be checked monthly and changed, at a minimum, every three months. A dirty filter will decrease your furnace’s efficiency and can result in the need for more frequent system maintenance. As such, it is important to know how to change your filter correctly. For example, did you know your filter can reside in one of two places? It will either be in your return grills, located in the hallways on the wall or in your ceiling, or it will be in the furnace’s air handle. Watch this short video for more tips on changing your HVAC filter.
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As experienced HVAC professionals, we at Estes Heating and Air Conditioning pride ourselves on our involvement with key industry associations and organizations. One such organization, that we maintain membership to, is the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA). This premiere trade association is composed of ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration contractors. With over 9,000 nationwide contractors spread over 68 chapters, ACCA includes manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, technical and occupational schools, facility operators, and more. Serving over 60,000 professionals and 4,000 businesses, this non-profit association works to promote professional contracting, energy efficiency, and healthy, comfortable indoor environments.
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Lot details Registration No: 409 UXN Chassis No: 68894 Mot Expiry: May 2011
The immortal Willys Jeep is sometimes described as the vehicle that won WW2, mobilising the allied forces with lightweight, manoeuvrable transport. With its tough and torquey 2.2-litre (134cu in) sidevalve 'Go-Devil' motor coupled to four-wheel drive, it got places that other vehicles could not. In wartime Willys produced more than 360,000 MB Jeeps and Ford almost 280,000 identical GPWs. Though manufacture of the original type continued for various armies across the world, the initial design was improved and updated, first as the CJ-2A (for Civilian Jeep) with tailgate, and then as the M38 for the military, built from 1950-52, and resembling the wartime Jeep but with more prominent headlamps. It retained all the attributes of its illustrious predecessor including tough construction, slogging 2199cc Go Devil sidevalve engine (max torque at a diesel-like 2000rpm) and three-speed high/low ratio 2wd/4wd transmission. In 1953 Kaiser purchased Willys-Overland, renaming it the Willys Motor Company, and commissioned the design and manufacture departments to embark on a series of far more civilian-oriented vehicles.
The vendor describes this workhorse classic as being in "very good" condition with regard to its engine, bodywork and paintwork. There are understood to be "no rips in the canvas seats or top" and its 24-volt electrical system is reportedly augmented by "a 12v socket, handy for the satnav". The Jeep appears well equipped with canvas top / doors, Jerrycan, collapsible canvas water carrier, aerials, two radio receivers, shovel and axe. There's even still a rifle scabbard mounted on the inside of the scuttle along with the army torch and water bottle. Adding that he can detect "no rust in either the chassis or the body", the vendor says: "It's been used to tow my daughter's horsebox, and it gets in places where other 4x4s fail due to its light weight".
PLEASE NOTE: This vehicle has an MOT until May 2011.


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National News Daily Current Affairs Update – 5 January 2016
ExamPariksha publishes relevant fact based Current Affairs daily to cover all important happening and developments in the National sphere in this section. Usually examiners ask GA GK questions in personal interviews focussing on recent events to check how informed you are, is an attempt to cover all important topics for such scenarios also.
- Telangana has become the first State in the country where electronic motor insurance policies have been legally accepted by police and transport departments with the launch of e-Vahan Bima. Note that: The e-Vahan Bima is an electronic motor insurance policy issued in digital form with Quick Response (QR) code to scan for verification of policy details. An SMS-based verification is also installed, which can be stored and accessed on smart phones to make the process of verification easier for commuters as well as police.
- Former Defence Secretary R K Mathur has been sworn-in as the Chief Information Commissioner. At present, there are seven Information Commissioners : Basant Seth, Yashovardhan Azad, Sharat Sabharwal, Manjula Prasher, MA Khan Yusufi, Madabhushanam Sridhar Acharyulu and Sudhir Bhargava.
- Note that: The Commission is made up of one chief and 10 Information Commissioners. So, the posts of three Information Commissioners are still vacant.
- The Justice RM Lodha Committee has submitted its report suggesting reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to the Supreme Court. Note worthy recommendations of the committee are:
- Separate governing bodies for IPL and BCCI, with limited autonomy for the IPL Governing Council.
- To legalise betting.
- No Minister or government servant should become a BCCI office-bearer.
- BCCI office-bearer’s term should not exceed more than two consecutive terms and he/she cannot hold 2 posts at the same time.
- Constitution and establishment of a Player’s association.
- ISRO is set to launch a regional navigation satellite IRNSS-1E on 20th January 2016 to provide terrestrial and aerial services. This is the fifth navigational satellite which forms part of a constellation of seven satellites meant for setting up the regional navigation satellite system in the country.
- The government has constituted a One-man committee to examine the wage structure and service conditions of gramin dak sevaks. Kamlesh Chandra, a retired member of the postal services board, will constitute the committee.
International News Daily Current Affairs Update – 5 January 2016
Questions about International Relations (IR) are often asked in interviews, written exams conducted by various recruiters. The following international news has important daily current affairs which you must know as an aspirant for exams conducted by UPSC and State PSCs.
- 4th january is observed as the World Braille Day. This World Braille Day celebrates the 207th Birth anniversary of French Innovator Louis Braille. He was the inventor of a system of reading and writing for use by the visually impaired.
- Two Australians, Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski have designed a device called ‘Seabin‘ for clean up the ocean trash. This device has been designed in such a way that it cleans up marinas, coves and harbors of the trash that floats around in those areas, before the tides take it out, to be deposited at the bottom of the river, sea or lake, again.
- A friendship bus service between India and Nepal via Champawat in Uttarakhand has resumed after a gap of 27 years, much to the delight of people on either side of the border who have family and trade ties with each other. Note that: The service had been suspended 27 years back in the wake of the Indo-Nepal Trade and Transit Treaty.
Economics News Daily Current Affairs Update – 5 January 2016
- Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced a 16,500 crore rupees highway package for the state of Telangana. Note that: 1,670 kms of New National Highway projects will be developed in Telangana.
Sports News Daily Current Affairs Update – 5 January 2016
- The Indian team has won the 2015 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) championship for the 7th time.
- Congress leader and former Speaker of Punjab Assembly Harnam Dass Johar has passed away.
- Hungarian-born cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond has passed away. He had won an Oscar for his achievements on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and a nominee for “The Deer Hunter,” “The River” (1984) and the “The Black Dahlia” (2006).
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Ladies Necklaces - All crocheted or knitted using Wool or Cotton
I have designed and handmade a new range of necklaces. All crocheted, using either alpaca/wool mix or 100% cotton yarn. The contrasting rings are moveable to give differing effects, so you could have a new necklace every time you wear it.
At the moment, they are available in the following colourways:
Charcoal Grey with: Mardi Gras (reds and yellows), Florentina (fuchsia pink and green), Burnt Orange or Lime Green

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Cliffemount Resort in Runswick Bay has secured planning permission from North Yorkshire Council’s Planning Authority to rework into the UK’s inaugural Passivhaus resort, prioritising sustainability in its design. Owned by Karen Fojt and household since 2022, the imaginative and prescient for the 20-bedroom resort features a restaurant, pub, and bar.
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Search the best hotels in Bled
Bled looks like the opening plate of many a wonderful fairytale, with its beautiful lake with little wooded island in the centre, castle, chapel and all backed by the Julian Alps reflected in the calm, emerald waters. Its appeals means it can be pretty busy in peak season. It also means there's no shortage of choice when it comes to choosing the best places to stay in Bled. From five star hotels, to pensions, and Garni hotels (B&Bs), to hostels, villas and campgrounds.
Bled has long been a popular place to visit and is still Slovenia's most popular resort town. The landscape is the big draw, but these days it's not just to admire, it's also to explore. Bled is an active holiday destination as well as a romantic one. There's biking, sailing, walking, and even climbing, rafting and canyoning opportunities.
Bled's most romantic asset is probably the lake itself. There's a gentle 6km long walk along the shore, and when you're done looking you'll be pleased to discover that thermal springs heat the lake to a very comfortable 26 degrees! Lake Bled has always been a place for lovers.
Lake Bled is good for an afternoon's calm rowing or a spot of diving, after that you may like to head over to Vintgar Gorge. This is a spectacular spot for less adventurous types too, as the 4km walk offers some pretty dramatic scenery. The wooden walkway crosses above the tumultuous Radovna River several times. The gorge is lined with waterfalls of different sizes, as well as rapids and potholes. Vintgar Gorge is only 4.5kms walk from Bled and is the southwestern corner of Triglav National Park, Slovenia's only national park.
If you're here to visit the Triglav National Park, some of the best places to stay in Bled are close to transport links. Within the park there is plenty for active visitors to do. Explore the caves, trek in to see some impressive waterfalls, or spend two nights scaling Mount Triglav.
There are plenty of places to hire bikes in Bled and you can also hire a horse - with or without a guide.
What Not To Miss
- If you're here to take in the views you'll also want to visit the castle, the island and the church. Perched 100 metres above the lake, Bled castle is more residence than fortress and has been added to over time. Bled has a little of the Baroque to it, a little of the Gothic and its first tower, built around 1004, is Romanesque. Seat of the Tyrolian bishops for 800 years it was later a holiday home for the Yugoslav Royal Family. For visitors there is also a little museum about the lake and its history and a chapel with memorable frescoes.
- Bled island is tiny, but worth the charming gondola trip over so you can climb the long staircase to the little church and tiny museum.
- The larger Church of the Assumption is worth visiting for its art. There are some lovely frescos, a beautiful Romanesque chapel and a 'wishing bell' - which all add to the romance.
Given its popularity, be sure to book ahead to avoid disappointment... The best places to stay in Bled get quickly filled up, especially in the busy summer months.
For The Lakeside
- If you like the idea of being right on the shores of Lake Bled, one of the best places to stay in Bled is the Grand Hotel Toplice. This is Bled's oldest hotel, built here so that visitors could use the private beach or take the thermal waters in the indoor pool fed by the town's thermal springs.
- A much smaller, more personal option, but also located right on the edge of the lake, is the Villa Preseren. Situated just below the castle and has a wonderful terrace for admiring the spectacular view.
- The wonderfully located Hotel Villa Bled offers smart and spacious rooms as well as two banquet halls serving up gourmet cuisine! Enjoy a good book in the lovely gardens or head out on a boat to enjoy the lake.
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If you'd prefer the privacy of a self-catering option then browse through the wide variety available online with our partner Booking.com.
- Bled is never exactly balmy, with the hottest months (July and August) experiencing average temperatures of just 10°C.
- However, this is also when there's the highest chance of rainfall - so make sure you remember a jacket just in case!
- The winters are bitterly cold, with average daily temperatures of -6°C in December and February, so you're best avoiding visiting at this time.
- International visitors can fly into Ljubljana Joe Pu?nik Airport, located 34k southeast, before taking the bus on to Bled.
- easyJet fly to Ljubljana from Gatwick and Stansted, whilst Wizz Air go from Luton.
- For car hire prices, we recommend you visit our online partner Rentalcars.
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- Browse through our list of all the best places to stay in Bled.
- Widen the net to search through our recommendations in Ljubljana or the entirety of Slovenia.
- Alternatively, feel free to contact one of our friendly gurus for advice.
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Hotel Villa Preseren Bled 8 rooms from £69Lakeside - Fabulously positioned on the edge of Lake Bled.Romantic BreakRomantic - Good for couples.Sights nearby - Bled Castle is very close by
Hotel Vila Bled Bled 31 rooms from £104Romantic BreakSailing - You can take a boat around the lake and to Bled Island.Sights nearby - Church of Sv Marika Bozja, Lake Bled, and Bled Castle.Spa
A statuesque hotel on the banks of romantic Lake Bled. A grand traditional facade, spacious rooms in elegant style, and luscious gardens leading to the lake. Two banquet halls serve gourmet cuisine and excellent Slovenian wine. The villa was once a holiday destination for President Tito! See More
Hotel Triglav Bled 22 rooms from £91Local exploring - Located by the tranquil lakeside close to the centre of Bled, ideal for exploring both the surrounding lake area and the townKayaking - Thrillseekers should consider the 8-hour kayaking tour which takes you underground and through abandoned minesSights nearby - Visit the picturesque Bled Castle and the Church of the AssumptionGreat walks - There are a 15 signposted hikes that run around Bled
A recently renovated 4-star hotel in the hills above the stunning Lake Bled just a short walk into the town centre. Rooms are simple with traditional furnishings, romantic views and the best have balconies. Featuring an indoor pool, a top quality restaurant and a well-stocked wine cellar. Charming. See More
Adora Luxury Hotel 4260 Bled 8 rooms from £100Local exploring - Located in the centre of Bled, ideal for exploring both the surrounding lake area and the pretty townKayaking - Thrillseekers should consider the 8-hour kayaking tour which takes you underground and through abandoned minesSights nearby - Visit the impressive Bled Castle and the Church of the AssumptionGreat walks - Discover the area on one of the 15 signposted hikes around Bled
A wonderful lakeside villa with lush gardens leading down to the shore. Interiors are stylish and unfussy. Chic rooms have stunning views, some with balconies, and the more sumptuous have statement wallpaper and antique furniture. Perfectly positioned just a short distance from the town centre. See More
Garden Village Bled 24 rooms from £105Families - There are fantastic facilities here for parents travelling with children, making this a brilliant family holidayBack to Nature - Constructed in harmony with the beautiful natural setting, this eco retreat makes a great escape to natureActive Holiday - With a variety of activities available around the hotel, this is a great choice for active holidaymakersKayaking - Enjoy a kayaking excursion on the river that runs through the resort; book equipment through the hotel
This unique eco resort is located in Bled, Slovenia. Guests can choose from accommodation in tree houses, apartments or riverside tents. Interiors are cosy with wooden furniture and comfortable beds; kids love the adventure hammock. Relax by the serene spring water pool; a charming nature retreat. See More
Grand Hotel Toplice Bled 87 rooms from £123Beach nearby - the hotel has its own private beachRooms with balcony/terrace - lovely lake viewsSwimming Pool - Outdoor and Indoor PoolsRestaurant - Recommended.Recommended by - Small Luxury Hotels

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The Celtics are still in the free agent market, looking for one more piece of the puzzle.
The Celtics are in the market for a free agent, and likely will cut the roster to 14 players to keep a spot open, coach Doc Rivers said last night. "First come first served,’’ Rivers said of the team’s search. "We’re looking around. I still think there’ll be buyouts probably starting [today]. So many things can happen, we want to make sure we can do it quick.’’ Rivers did not announce cuts after last night’s 81-73 win over the Raptors at TD Garden and likely will have a 15-man roster at least until tomorrow, he said.
Should be interesting to see who pops up on the Celtics radar and who finally lands here. Losing Jeff Green obviously hurt our depth and it would be nice to add someone that can contribute to the 10 or 11 man rotation.
This doesn't bode well for Gilbert Brown. He and Greg Stiemsma would be the likely candidates to keep the 14th spot, and Gilbert hasn't stood out as much as Greg so far. The Steamroller is also seven feet tall, which always helps.


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Our first stop in Australia was in Darwin. We caught a taxi into town, shopped for some t-shirts and returned to the ship. It was a very rainy day and I do not have any pictures.
Our next stop in Australia was Cairns. Chuck booked us on a tour to go to Kuranda. Kuranda is in the hills beyond Cairns. To get there, we went by cableway over the rainforest. There were stops along the way so that we could get out and hike in the rainforest.
Here is Chuck and two of our fellow passengers.
As we lifted up we had a nice view of the city below and the ocean beyond.
Compared to the cableways in China, this one was slow and gradual. Better yet, no low clouds, so we had a nice clear view.
When we came to our stop we got off and hiked through the rainforest.
After we finished our trek through the rainforest we got back on the cableway and continued our journey up to Kuranda.
Kuranda is an old town, established in 1888, that is today a rainforest tourist village and the head of the Kuranda Scenic Railway.
We only had about an hour and a half to look around because we were scheduled to depart on the scenic railway back down the mountain. There is only one train, if we missed it, we would be stuck in Kuranda.
We stopped in an open air restaurant for lunch.
Right outside our table, I saw this strange looking bird on the ground. The waitress told us it is an Australian Brush Turkey.
Chuck ordered a Kangaroo pie. It is a pie (somewhat like a chicken pot pie) that was made from ground kangaroo meat. Notice the kangaroo on the top of the pie.
He said it was okay, but I noticed he never ordered kangaroo again on our trip.
After lunch, we had to hurry to get on our train that would take us back down to Cairns. This train is as old as the town of Kuranda. In fact, Kuranda exists because of this train. Now it is only a tourist train.
It was fun riding in the old cars.
We had a nice day exploring the rainforest of the area.
Next post I will share about our exciting experience holding a koala bear.

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The U.S. Coast Guard won't install lights on the Florida jetty where Miami Marlins star Jose Fernandez crashed his boat, killing himself and two others.
The Coast Guard announced in a news release Thursday that the color-coded, lighted buoys and lighted range markers in place were sufficient. The determination follows an analysis that began last fall.
McKay Takes Home Hardware
Louisville's Brendan McKay won USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award on Thursday as the top amateur baseball player.
The first Louisville player and fifth Atlantic Coast Conference player to win the award, McKay starred for the Cardinals as both a pitcher and hitter.
As a pitcher this year, he was 8-3 with a 2.22 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 85 innings. At the plate this season, he had a .341 batting average, 18 home runs, 15 doubles, 51 RBIs and a .457 on-base percentage.
RHP Bartolo Colon has been designated for assignment by the team, one day after the 44-year-old dropped to 2-8.
Colon, a four-time All-Star, has an 8.14 ERA in 13 starts, unable to find the form that made him a former AL Cy Young Award winner and a 235-game winner.
San Francisco Giants
Jae-Gyun Hwang would earn $786,885 if he remains on the team's major league roster for the remainder of the season and could gain more in performance bonuses.
The South Korean 3B homered in his major league debut Wednesday, a tiebreaking drive in the sixth inning of the team's 5-3 win over the Rockies.
He would earn a $100,000 roster bonus if he is on the major league active roster for 90 days, not including disabled list time.
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Here are the latest developments in global markets:
- FOREX: The US dollar index was marginally lower on Friday, after also trading lower yesterday, even though yields on longer-term US Treasuries were on the rise.
- STOCKS: Asian markets were in a sea of green today. Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Topix indices were up by 0.2% and 0.7% respectively, both hovering near multi-decade highs. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was up 0.1% – touching its highest on record – while in Europe, futures tracking the Euro Stoxx 50 are in positive territory, albeit only marginally. Over in the US, the three major equity indices – Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite – all closed in the red yesterday, with the biggest loser out of the three being the Dow, which lost 0.37%. However, futures tracking the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq 100 currently suggest that these indices could open slightly higher today.
- COMMODITIES: Energy prices retreated on Friday, with WTI and Brent crude trading lower by 1.3% and 1.0% respectively, despite the weekly EIA inventory data yesterday showing a larger-than-anticipated drawdown in US stockpiles. The downward correction is being attributed to profit-taking by traders on prior long-oil positions, as well as concerns that US production is likely to rise rapidly in the coming months as the extremely cold weather conditions in the US recede and drillers can increase their output freely. In precious metals, dollar-denominated gold was up nearly 0.4%, with no clear fundamental trigger behind the move other than the dollar’s overall softness.
Major movers: Dollar on the defensive despite rising US yields
The US dollar index remained on the back foot on Friday, extending the losses it posted on Thursday, as the risk of a US government shutdown was seen as weighing on the currency. The House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday to fund government operations until February, but the bill has not been approved by the Senate yet.
Interestingly enough, the greenback underperformed even while the yields on longer-term US Treasuries were moving higher, something that is usually positive for the currency. This suggests that the yields on US bonds may be rising for the “wrong reasons”. Typically, rising yields signal investors’ expectations that a strengthening US economy could see the Federal Reserve accelerate its tightening pace. This is usually positive for the dollar. This time around, though, yields may be rising because major buyers of US bonds (such as China and Japan) are cutting back on their purchases, or perhaps due to markets speculating that the recent deficit-funded tax cuts could make US debt even more unsustainable. It should be noted that the 10-year Treasury yield is now above 2.64%, a level which has been widely touted recently as the “line in the sand”, after which Treasuries become attractive to hold relative to equities. This may also be a factor behind the tumble in US stocks yesterday.
Elsewhere, there was little movement in the currency market. The euro gained somewhat yesterday, after ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure said that the eurozone is no longer in “recovery”, but is now in expansion. His comments were seen as another hawkish sign that the ECB may be set to scale back its massive stimulus program later in the year.
The antipodeans were mixed on Friday, with aussie/dollar trading 0.2% higher, but kiwi/dollar being down nearly 0.1%. That said, both pairs are still hovering near four-month highs.
It is also notable that the Chinese currency rose to a fresh more-than-two-year high versus the greenback – equivalently dollar/yen fell to a more-than-two-year low, specifically touching 6.3870 – and is on path to recording its sixth consecutive weekly gain, the longest such stretch since January 2017.
Day ahead: UK retail sales and prospect of US government shutdown at center of attention
The most important release during morning European trading hours will pertain to UK retail sales for the month of December. Those are scheduled for release at 0930 GMT. A notable decline is expected on a monthly basis, but a rebound on a yearly basis. The readings are of significance because they can also show whether the squeeze in real incomes – by virtue of inflation outpacing wage growth – continues to act as a drag on consumer spending and consequently growth in the economy overall.
Canadian manufacturing sales for the month of November will be made public at 1330 GMT.
In the US, the release of the University of Michigan’s preliminary survey on January consumer sentiment due at 1500 GMT is expected to attract attention. Expectations are for the reading to reflect an improvement in consumer sentiment, following the previous month’s decline.
Market participants’ concerns for a possible US government shutdown have been acting to the detriment of the US currency – though a shutdown occurring is an unlikely scenario. The House of Representatives passed a bill funding the government through February 16 on Thursday. The bill though needs to be approved by the Senate as well; this being a tougher challenge given the slimmer Republican majority in the Senate and recent disputes between President Trump and the Democrats over the extension of funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The relevant vote is anticipated to take place today, with a positive outcome likely to alleviate some uncertainty and perhaps help the dollar claw back some of its losses. Investors will be monitoring the situation.
Fed policymakers making appearances include Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic who is scheduled to participate in a discussion titled “Thoughts on the Economy” at 1345 GMT, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles who will be speaking on bank regulation at 1800 GMT, and San Francisco Fed President John Williams who will be talking at a Bay Area forecasting conference. All three are FOMC voting members.
In oil markets, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) monthly report is due at 0900 GMT. The report touches on issues affecting oil markets, looking at demand and supply as well. The US Baker Hughes oil rig count will be released at 1800 GMT.
Technical Analysis: GBPUSD bullish in short-term though RSI overbought
GBPUSD has posted considerable gains in recent days and is currently trading not far below the more than one-and-a-half-year high of 1.3942 recorded on Wednesday. Technical indicators support the case for a bullish picture in the short-term: the Tenkan- and Kijun-sen lines are positively aligned and the RSI is rising; a note of caution though as RSI is in overbought territory above 70.
Stronger retail sales figures out of the UK are expected to further boost the pair with immediate resistance potentially coming around Wednesday’s high of 1.3942. As previously stated, the price is at the moment close to this level – a break above would shift focus to the 1.40 handle as an additional barrier to the upside, this being a potential psychological level.
If the data disappoint though, the pair is anticipated to head lower. In this case, support could come around another potential psychological mark, namely the 1.38 handle.
Of course, developments in the US also have the capacity to spur movements in the pair during Friday’s trading.


Revenues from the European Union’s upcoming carbon border charge will be “recycled” to replenish the EU budget and finance the bloc’s green transition, senior officials have said.
However, this won’t be the main goal, they cautioned, saying the new levy must pursue environmental objectives to comply with WTO rules.
The European Commission’s proposal for a “carbon border adjustment mechanism” will be tabled in June, as part of a wider package of laws aimed at cutting the EU’s emissions by 55% below 1990 levels before the end of the decade.
“It’s a matter of survival for our industry,” said Commission climate chief Frans Timmermans during an online debate last week, adding that Europe will impose the levy on non-EU competitors unless they commit to lowering their emissions.
Timmermans said the goal is to avoid the risk of “carbon leakage,” whereby companies relocate manufacturing abroad to countries where pollution costs are lower.
Although there is little evidence of carbon leakage to date, “the risk is real,” said Mauro Petriccione, director general at the Commission’s climate action department.
“And as we strengthen our climate ambition, that risk grows,” the official told an online event organised on 14 January by AFEP, the French association of large companies.
EU sees carbon border levy as ‘matter of survival’ for industry
The European Union’s proposed carbon border charge is essential to the survival of its own industries and the bloc will impose the levy on non-EU competitors unless they commit to lowering their emissions, the bloc’s climate policy chief said on Monday (18 January).
Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of French oil and gas major Total, said putting a carbon price on imported goods was “a very logical extension of the EU’s carbon price policy” and a necessary step to ensure a level playing field between EU industries and foreign competitors.
“It could be a protective instrument but also a proactive instrument in terms of reducing carbon emissions in other parts of the world,” he told participants at the event.
The stakes are high for Europe’s industry. According to a study by AFEP, the price of CO2 allowances on the EU carbon market are set to reach stratospheric levels in Europe as the EU tightens its climate goals, from around €30 per tonne of CO2 today, to around €40/t by 2030 and above €230/t by 2050.
Without a carbon border adjustment mechanism, EU industries would be beaten by foreign competitors in countries that do not have a similar carbon cost, Pouyanné argued.
see also – EU’s Carbon Border Taxes and Joe Biden’s Clean Energy plans: A double threat for developing countries


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In a historic milestone, a former French president has been jailed. Mr. Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption charges.
Ex-president of France given three years jail
Nicholas Sarkozy, who was a former French leader, has been sentenced to three years on corruption charges. His conviction was linked to a bribing allegation of a judge in 2014. He was said to have bribed the official with a promise of getting him a job for sensitive information. Mr. Sarkozy remains the only French president to get a prison sentence.
Legal counsel to the ex-president says that they were going to appeal the decision. Mr. Sarkozy will be free during the appeal period which could take years. The judgment was done by judge Christine Mee said the former president knew his act was wrong and not acceptable.
Legal counsel promises to appeal
He said what he and legal counsel were doing has battered the image of the justice department. His crimes were categorized under influencing and violating professional secrecy. This is a historic decision for France that has never happened before for offering bonus employment for his close friends. The ex-president died in mid-2019.
If the appeal fails, Mr. Sarkozy will serve 12 months at home but get tagged electronically. He won't go to jail. Sarkozy's wife and French singer Carla Bruni have said the case was unnecessary persecution, and she promises to use all legal means to support her husband. Mr. Sarkozy did a lot for France especially as it concerned anti-immigration laws and the French economy.
Mr. Sarkozy was known during his time as a flamboyant leader as he can be seen in flashy attires. The reactions from French citizens are lukewarm as many people look on to how the appeal will turn. Many have reservations that the former president will truly be jailed.


I came to country music late.
I grew up listening to what I thought, at the time, was a wide variety of different kinds of music. I listened to The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel. I liked disco music, Top 40 songs, and I was deeply intrigued by rap and hip-hop. I loved the rock music of the 1950’s and 60’s and every now and then I ventured into folk and jazz. I felt I was really expanding my pallet in college when I began to explore groups like The Band, Los Lobos and Michelle Shocked.
Throughout all these phases, country music remained something foreign to me. The deep voices and the twangy guitars sounded like they were for somebody else other than me…a wise-cracking Jewish kid from the north shore of Chicago.
I think I made the mistake that many of us who did not grow up steeped in the culture and landscape of country music tend to make. I assumed that the country music I heard as I flipped around the radio and television represented the entire scope of a genre. It didn’t. Top 40 country music, as it turns out, is just as slick and overproduced as Top 40 rock and roll music.
What I was missing was the more authentic country music. I missed out on the stories and traditions of the music. I missed out on the humor and the heartache. I missed out on the truth.
It was not a long trip for me from The Band and Los Lobos to country music. I found Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Steve Earle and Kris Kristofferson. I realized the direct lines that lived between country and rock and roll, and rock and roll and the blues, and the blues and country, and country and folk, and folk and jazz, and on and on.
Late in his career, Johnny Cash recorded a series of amazing American Music albums produced by the great heavy metal and rap producer Rick Rubin. The songs were intimate and beautiful. Originals and covers performed either solo or with a small band. After Cash’s death in 2003, Rubin released a box set of outtakes and rehearsal tracks called Unearthed. One of the songs that was included in this collection was the great 1978 Merle Haggard song “The Running Kind,” performed with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
“I was born the running kind
With leaving always on my mind
Home was never home to me at anytime
**Every front door found me hopin’
I would find the back door open**
There just had to be an exit
For the running kind”
Seriously? Are you kidding me? And this is only the first verse of the song! Even better, there are only two more verses. There is no “fat” whatsoever in this song, there is nothing unnecessary or showy. There is no symbology. No obfuscation or manipulations. This is just the truth.
I walk into a room, and I want to leave. I can’t be pinned down to one place. I’m the running kind.
The Cash/Petty recording evokes the Johnny Cash glory days. The song sounds like a train, chugging down the tracks. It never stops. It always keeps running.
“Within me there’s a prison
Surrounding me alone
As real as any dungeon with walls of stone
I know running’s not the answer
But running’s been my nature
And a part of me
That keeps me moving on”
I hope that Haggard took a pause after he wrote the line “Every front door found me hoping, I would find the back door open” and appreciated what he had just done. I hope he raised his pencil and paused. I hope his eyebrow arched a bit. I hope his mouth turned up into a sly grin, and I hope he took a drink. I hope he knew that he had just written one of the truly great lyrics of popular music.
There are only three verses in this song, but really there are only two, because the third verse is a repeat of the first verse. Only two verses, because that’s all that the song needed. The truth had been told. The song had been sung. Time to go. Time to run.
So I guess I like country music.
“The Running Kind“
Written by Merle Haggard
Performed by Johnny Cash
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Boston Red Sox pitchers and catchers report to spring training on Feb. 14. But there's one pitcher on the roster who's unsure of where he could be reporting, and that's Kenley Jansen.
Boston has been taking calls for Jansen for a few weeks, but talks have recently intensified. A few teams have emerged as candidates for a trade.
It's unclear what the Red Sox are hoping to get in return for Jansen if a trade were to go through. Some experts have suggested that they should prioritize a salary dump and use the money to sign somebody like Jordan Montgomery.
A clear frontrunner likely can't be determined until Boston's return expectations are clear, but the three teams rumored to be in the mix for Jansen are the Dodgers, Phillies and Padres.
Dodgers, Padres and Phillies reportedly all in the conversation for Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen
MLB Network's Jon Morosi floated Philly as a potential landing spot for Jansen. Philadelphia lost its former closer to the Orioles this offseason in Craig Kimbrel, and replacing him with Jansen would be a decent swap. Both hurlers earned All-Star nods last season, but Kimbrel made 20 more appearances than Jansen.
The Dodgers need pitchers, period. LA was interested in Josh Hader while he was still on the market, but it lost out to the Astros for his signature. Jansen hasn't been as dominant or consistent as Hader since he left the Dodgers in 2021, but if they're insistent on fielding a closer, he may be the best option.
MLB insider Jon Heyman has been fueling a lot of the LA and San Diego buzz in the Jansen market, and the Red Sox and Padres have also reportedly chatted about an exchange. However, Heyman conceded that someone in San Diego admitted before the trade of Juan Soto that the team needed to cut payroll. It may be trying to slash even more, in which case, taking on Jansen's $16 million salary for 2024 won't do them any favors.
Finding a suitor for Jansen could be key for the Red Sox in the front office's mind. Waiting until the trade deadline to dish him may not be the best idea — at that point, his value could be diminished based on his performance, and ditching somewhere around $6-$7 million would hardly be notable.
Trading Jansen could be the first step to signing a top-tier free agent, specifically Montgomery. With any luck, Boston will be able to find a destination for the closer and get a fine deal out of it before spring training.


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The cornerstone of CityDance’s Conservatory program are its opportunities for students to perform at the local, national and international level with emerging and established artists and dance companies.
Through our Presents program, CityDance has forged partnerships with the country’s top dance institutions, in which students participate in master classes and residencies as well as performance opportunities. As Conservatory students, our dancers have performed alongside companies such as Dance Theater of Harlem, Gallim Dance, Hubbard Street 2, Koresh Dance Company, Dayton Contemporary Dance and more.
At the local level, through CityDance’s resident artist Ignite program, our Conservatory students work with talented DC-metropolitan area professional artists performing throughout the DC-metropolitan area.
Conservatory students further hone their performance skills and stage experience through competitions and festivals such as Youth America Grand Prix, NYC Dance Alliance, World Ballet Competition and Velocity DC Dance Festival.
CityDance Conservatory presents its 2020-2021 Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Showing YAGP Conservatory Showings
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Sunday, May 2 from 2pm - 3:15pm EDT
Monday, May 3 from 3pm - 4:15pm EDT
As part of the Annual Conservatory Concert Series, CityDance Conservatory presents its 2020-2021 Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Showing in a livestream in-studio concert from Strathmore Music Centers' CityDance Studio Theatre!
This season 11 Conservatory Dancers traveled to four YAGP Regional competitions in Boston, Philadelphia and New York. The upcoming May performances/showings highlight their achievements during this difficult COVID dance season. YAGP is the world's largest student dance competition and scholarship program, and the YAGP Team was able to return dancers to the stage safely.
All of the Conservatory Dancers performed with integrity, grace and elegance at YAGP. Most of these dancers train full time in the Professional Training Day Program and have excellent classical ballet and contemporary skills.
CityDance Conservatory Dancers have been awarded the highest honors at the competitions including a Hope Award and two Youth Grand Prix Awards. These awards are given to the dancers who, by the consensus of the jury panel, have exceeded all other dancers in classical and contemporary in their age division. Conservatory Dancers also won top awards at YAGP Regionals, including top twelve, third place contemporary, second place classical and two first place awards in classical and contemporary, Many of these dancers have been invited to attend the YAGP Finals that will be held in Tampa, Florida May 9-16, 2021.
The CityDance Conservatory also received the Outstanding School Award at the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Boston Regional Semi-finals.
We invite you to join us in celebrating our young talents who will perform classical variations staged by Ballet Master Stanislav Issaev and contemporary solos choreographed by CityDance School & Conservatory Founding Artistic Director Lorraine Spiegler, Choreographer-in-Residence, Robert J. Priore and other talented CityDance teaching artists including guest artist, Lenaya Willams.
We recognize the impact that this pandemic has had on everyone our students, families, staff and faculty. As a thank you for the support you have shown over the past year and your commitment to our School & Conservatory, all of our annual performances are free of charge. We encourage you to consider making a donation to the CityDance Conservatory Scholarship Fund. Your support allows talented students to receive the financial support they deserve as we look forward to the future!
CityDance is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
A great weekend at NYCDA in Lansing, Michigan!
A Letter from the CityDance CEO
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CityDance Conservatory Dancers Travel to Baltimore for NYCDA
CityDance School & Conservatory 2020-2021 Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Showings
DC Metro Theater Arts Features CityDance School & Conservatory
Youth America Grand Prix Highlights Eric Poor
Congratulations, Conservatory Dancers!
Congratulations to Petite Conservatory Dancer Avani Agrawal!
Petite Conservatory Dancer Eric Poor on his NYCDA Experience
Enjoy the School & Conservatory's ReCreating the Magic from home!
Eric Poor Wins at NUVO Dance Competition!
Congratulations to Ela Sevillia on the First YAGP Semi-Final of the Season!
Conservatory Dancer Awarded NAACP ACT-SO Award
Conservatory Dancer Corbin Holloway Featured in Dance Spirit!
Conservatory Dancers Participate (Virtually!) in NYCDA
Pointe Magazine highlights Conservatory Dancer Corbin Holloway's appearance on "Little Big Shots"
Misty Copeland Surprises Rising Dance Star, Corbin Holloway, with Scholarship Funds on NBC’s “Little Big Shots”
"Little Big Shots" features CityDance Conservatory Dancer Corbin Holloway - May 17 on NBC
Stage to Screen: Conservatory Dancer Ella Berton practices her Youth America Grand Prix variation at home
Congratulations to Conservatory Dancer Rebecca Stewart!
CityDance Students Perform at Sri Lankan Embassy
Washington Post Feature on Student Performance in Alvin Ailey Gala
CityDance School & Conservatory Student Performs in Alvin Ailey Gala
Conservatory Dancer Eric Poor Wins at NYCDA
Washington Post Feature on The Nutcracker & Conservatory Dancer Corbin Holloway
Join us for the Moscow Ballet Great Russian Nutcracker Audition!
CulturalDC’s 20th Anniversary Season to Feature Gallery by S. J. Ewing & Dancers
The YAGP Experience
Merde to Conservatory Dancers at YAGP!
Purchase a Creating the Magic 2018 DVD!
Creating the Magic 2018
National Dance Day Highlight Reel
CityDance at Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival 2018
Washington Post review of "The Fall of the House of Usher"
Alisher Saburov Scholarship

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Brief of Appellant
Appeal from the Judgment of the Second District Court in and for The County Of Weber. Honorable Parley E. Norseth, Judge
Public record document (some rights may be reserved).
Brief of Appellant, Grames v. Grames, No. 10539 (1966).

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The DSM-5 is organized by combining disorders of the same category. What are the symptomatic similarities that necessitate the clustering of these disorders? Select one class of disorders (depressive, anxiety, dissociative, etc.) and discuss.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), is a widely used classification system for mental disorders. Its primary purpose is to provide a consistent and standardized approach to the diagnosis and classification of psychiatric disorders. The DSM-5 organizes mental disorders by grouping those with symptomatic similarities into different categories. This helps clinicians in making accurate and reliable diagnoses and informs treatment decisions.
One class of disorders that could be explored in this context is depressive disorders. The DSM-5 categorizes depressive disorders into various subtypes, including major depressive disorder (MDD), persistent depressive disorder (PDD), disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). These disorders share certain symptomatic similarities that justify their clustering.
The primary symptomatic similarity observed across these depressive disorders is the presence of a persistent and pervasive low mood or anhedonia (loss of interest or pleasure). This core symptom characterizes depressive disorders and distinguishes them from other mental disorders. Individuals with MDD experience a major depressive episode, which is characterized by a depressed mood and/or anhedonia, along with a range of other symptoms such as changes in appetite, sleep disturbances, psychomotor changes, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, diminished concentration, and recurrent thoughts of death or suicide.
Similarly, PDD (formerly known as dysthymia) is characterized by a chronically depressed mood that persists for at least two years. While the intensity of symptoms may be lower than in MDD, the duration is much longer, resulting in significant distress and impairment in daily functioning. PDD shares many symptomatic features with MDD, including anhedonia, changes in appetite or sleep, fatigue, and feelings of worthlessness or guilt.
DMDD, on the other hand, is a newly recognized disorder in the DSM-5 and primarily affects children and adolescents. It is characterized by severe and recurrent temper outbursts that are grossly out of proportion to the situation and are inconsistent with developmental level. These individuals also experience a persistent irritable or angry mood between the outbursts. Although the term “depressive” is used in its classification, DMDD is distinct from other depressive disorders in its symptom presentation, especially due to the emphasis on severe irritability.
Another depressive disorder included in the DSM-5 is PMDD, which is characterized by recurrent mood lability, irritability, dysphoria, and physical symptoms (e.g., breast tenderness, bloating, etc.) that occur in relation to the menstrual cycle. While the exact etiology of PMDD is not fully understood, the symptomatic similarity to other depressive disorders justifies its inclusion in the depressive disorders category.
The clustering of these depressive disorders based on symptomatic similarities allows for a more accurate diagnosis and facilitates the selection of appropriate treatment options. By grouping these disorders together, clinicians can identify the common features, establish a differential diagnosis, and develop a tailored treatment plan. Moreover, this clustering provides a framework for research, helping clinicians and researchers better understand the underlying mechanisms and factors contributing to these disorders.
In conclusion, the DSM-5 clusters mental disorders based on symptomatic similarities to enhance diagnostic accuracy and treatment selection. Depressive disorders, such as MDD, PDD, DMDD, and PMDD, are examples of a category of disorders that are organized based on the core symptom of a persistent and pervasive low mood or anhedonia. This clustering allows for better understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders and provides a foundation for further research in the field.

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Follow a handful of diverse hikers as they walk 2,663 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail. They begin in April at the U.S. Mexico border and battle their way through bone-dry deserts in ...
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Follow a handful of diverse hikers as they walk 2,663 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail. They begin in April at the U.S. Mexico border and battle their way through bone-dry deserts in Southern California, icy mountain passes in the High Sierra and the torrential rains of the Pacific Northwest. 5 months later, they may reach their final destination in Canada. Equipped with cameras to record their video journals, they give us an insider's view into what it takes to spend half a year living in the wild. From Billygoat (chronic hiker and John Muir look-alike) to Scott Williamson (the world's greatest endurance athlete that no one's ever heard of), their collective tales illustrate the power of wilderness to transform, renew and inspire.Written by
Beauty is often something we overlook or do not appreciate unless it is right in front of our faces or on the news. Sadly, many beautiful places do not get front page coverage and end up getting ignored or left behind while atrocities ruin the beauty it once had to offer. This documentary deals with Kiritimati, which in English means Christmas Island and we learn about its story and its inhabitants in this short but touchingly effective documentary. There's a lot of turmoil on this island, from global warming to disastrously toxic nuclear fallout from bomb testing by both the UK and the USA in this island's region.
It's quite painful and saddening to hear from these island people how their fish stock and food supply has become tainted by the nuclear fallout with little to no reprimands being taken place. I love the in depth camera view going inside these people's lives, getting a first-hand look at what the radiation has done to their food supply and affected their fishing. I think the documentary does an excellent job getting the message across with its gorgeous visuals, and taking interviews and reactions directly from the island people.
For a short documentary, the message gets across much more effectively than others. I feel this film's most powerful point comes from its delivery through the people and not through some celebrity narrator or any narrator for that matter. The approach this film takes makes everything seem and feel more real, more natural, more like were inside the lives of these people and are experience their plight directly. "Between sky and ocean" is a bit on the short side but its delivery method and use of people's reactions on film really nails the message home. I was really impressed how a short little film could use it's time and message implantation so wisely and expertly, very nicely done!
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When Mercedes-Benz had a collaboration with McLaren, they produced around 1500 Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLRs. As such, these became rare gems that could be had with lots of pride if not a little chest-thumping. But then there is the Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss edition for which only 75 were ever produced.
They become the cars to celebrate the end of the collaboration of these acclaimed automakers. In November 2018, one of this rare Benz went up for grabs in Germany and was set to fetch a colossal $3 million.
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Australia’s new Minister for Tourism has provided some hope that targeted government support could be on the way for the country’s battered and bruised travel industry.
Dan Tehan, who took over the federal government’s tourism portfolio from Simon Birmingham last month, told a number of media outlets (including The Guardian), that a potential post-JobKeeper support package for the tourism industry was being considered.
Tehan said that with Australia “very unlikely to see international tourism for the next nine to 12 months”, he has been engaging “heavily” with the industry to work out how the government might be able to help affected businesses stay afloat beyond 31 March.
“I’ll continue to have those discussions, engage with the sector and look to see whether there is specific or targeted support that could be provided or is needed,” he said, according to The Guardian.
Earlier this week, Australian Federation of Travel Agents CEO Darren Rudd revealed that he had written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Tourism Minister Dan Tehan to reinforce the need for ongoing tailored support for the sector, including an evolution of JobKeeper.
The Tourism Minister noted one of the key issues was identifying the parts of Australia’s tourism sector affected by the international slowdown and targeting assistance accordingly, given the decent recovery in the “relatively strong growth” in the domestic market.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has not ruled out further support for the travel industry when asked about it last week. However, he said it was “too early to make those calls”.
However, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has reportedly rejected calls to extend JobKeeper for the hospitality sector.
Last week, Australian Federation Travel Agents CEO Darren Rudd called for a “renamed and repurposed” JobKeeper program for the travel industry. He is also calling for changes to the implementation of the government’s $128 million support package for agents.
Furthermore, a number of aviation players have joined unions in calling for the implementation of ‘AviationKeeper’ (that is, the extension of JobKeeper for the aviation sector).
Meanwhile, the Small Business Ombudsman suggested the government introduce a HECS-style loan scheme for small businesses.


Thiruvanathapuram: A song picturised on Tamil actor Dhanush in ‘Kammath & Kammath’ cost Rs.50 lakh, says producer Anto Joseph.
Joseph says the movie, directed by Thomson, is made at a total budget of Rs.9 crore.
Dhanush appears in a scene when he comes to inaugurate a hotel and then he is seen dancing to a song with popular actor Mamootty.
For the set itself, the producer is said to have spent Rs.12 lakh. The song was shot at Kazhakoottam Alsaj Convention centres, near Thiruvananthapuram.
Other cast members who joined the song sequence were Karthika, Rima Kallingal, Baburaj, and Raja Lakshmi.


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Posted 10:46 PM 5/18/2012 : Isabel Celis' mother attends candlelight vigil walk
TUCSON - Isabel Celis' mother, Becky Celis, joined hundreds of people who held a candlelight walk Friday night.
"I know in my heart she's somewhere out there," Celis said. "It's just taking longer than I was hoping."
She appreciates the support from the community.
"It's so wonderful to see," Celis said, "and I just want to say, ‘thank you.'"
She did not want to elaborate on recent reports about Child Protective Services increasing their involvement in the case.
"We are confident that the police are going to find her," Celis said. "We are confident in their efforts, and we don't want to ruin anything they might have with her."
She says she has been talking to her husband Sergio Celis and that he is upset he cannot see his kids.
"My husband's a great father," Celis said. "My husband loves those boys, loves my daughter. He's a great husband."
Sergio Celis' sister, Elena Lukasiewicz, also went to the walk.
"Because we still don't have Isa, the focus goes back to Sergio and his family," Lukasiewicz said, "with negative press and bashing in the public's eye."
Sergio Celis' court appearance related to the animal charges was blown out of proportion, according to Lukasiewicz.
He was applying for an extension for citations for his dogs' tags, according to Lukasiewicz.
Sergio Celis had never talked to CPS until last Thursday, according to Lukasiewicz.
The people who walked in the vigil did not care about any of the background on the family. They only wanted to help bring Isa home.
"It's just an awesome experience, but at the same time," Alana Urchull said, "it's a terrible experience because she hasn't been found yet."
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By Vicki Brown
Jefferson City (ABP) — In a split 44-7 vote, the Missouri Baptist Convention Executive Board fired its top administrator, David Clippard, April 10.
Clippard, who assumed duties as executive director Sept. 9, 2002, was terminated in a four-hour, closed-door session — the culmination of a growing rift between two conservative factions within the state convention.
According to people in the meeting, convention attorney and spokesman Michael Whitehead summed up the reason for Clippard’s termination as a lack of confidence in his ability to continue in the top position. The attorney said that although the decision did not come as a complete surprise to the executive director, Clippard was still “hurt and shocked” by the outcome.
A meeting of the board in September turned into a showdown between Clippard and Roger Moran, leader of the Missouri Baptist Laymen’s Association, which is credited with steering the Missouri convention's rightward shift.
Convention president Michael Green, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Republic, Mo., referred all questions to Whitehead. The attorney would not release information about a severance agreement. He noted that an official statement was to be offered later that evening.
An edited version of the committee’s report was to be released before the end of the week. Individual names and sensitive personnel and legal information will be removed from the report, Whitehead said.
In a brief meeting with reporters, the attorney characterized board members as “very passionate” but “respectful” during the executive session.
Before closing the meeting to outsiders, Green reminded board members that he would not tolerate rude and disrespectful behavior, referring to the raucous September session concerning Clippard, in which members shouted at one another.
“We are not going to act like a bunch of monkeys in the St. Louis zoo…. I am not going to let people get away [with similar behavior]…. We have got to work together,” the president said.
Board member Don Denney urged the Executive Board to override Green’s decision to close the meeting to the public. But after Whitehead reminded them that personnel issues, including a legal contract, were involved, board members affirmed the chair.
Associate executive director David Tolliver was named as interim executive effective immediately. A search committee for Clippard's replacement was not named.
Tolliver met privately with convention staffers for about half an hour to inform them of the board’s decision before the announcement was made public in an afternoon open session. Although open to other news writers, an Associated Baptist Press representative was not allowed to remain in that meeting. Word&Way editor Bill Webb was told to leave the morning session.
Some 25 to 30 Missouri Baptist pastors, directors of missions and laypeople in attendance were not allowed to speak before the meeting was closed, even though board member Wayne Isgriggs urged Green to allow them to do so. The board also did not give them an opportunity to speak during the open session.
Clippard had been at odds with some Executive Board members for more than a year. Some Clippard critics were upset that the executive director opposed an Executive Board decision last April to tap reserve funds for a $200,000 contribution to Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Some were reportedly upset that Clippard also opposed the board’s commitment of up to $150,000 for the convention's Christian Life Commission to oppose a stem-cell-research amendment to the state’s constitution, which Missouri voters ap proved in November.
The executive director also drew ire for allegedly firing Bob Baysinger, managing editor of the convention news journal, The Pathway, after the paper revealed details of a secret contingency contract to sell the Baptist Building property to Cole County in August 2004 for the site of a new justice center. The deal fell through when county voters overwhelmingly turned down a proposed tax increase to fund the project.
Last April, the Executive Board stripped Clippard of supervision of The Pathway editor Don Hinkle, placing him under board control.
Settlement of a harassment suit filed by former convention controlle r Carol Kaylor in 2003 and misunderstandings with Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union also contributed to Clippard’s firing.
According to several sources, battle lines between Clippard and Moran supporters became more apparent following Clippard’s 2006 evaluation in July. The evaluation committee called for a meeting between the executive director and Moran, who served as chair of the convention’s powerful 2006 nominating committee.
Billed as a “unity and reconciliation meeting,” Executive Board members and a few selected former convention presidents met with Moran and Clippard behind closed doors Sept. 22.
The growing rift between conservative factions took a public turn at the 2006 annual meeting in Cape Girardeau in October when a move was made to replace outgo ing president Ralph Sawyer, a nominating committee selection to the Executive Board, with former convention president Gerald Davidson.
Although Davidson removed his name from consideration, he later called for an end to Moran’s Missouri Baptist Laymen’s Association, the organization credited with the convention’s conservative turn through its Project 1000 campaign.
Despite his termination, board members credit Clippard with restructuring and streamlining convention operations, with improving the convention’s financial position and with focusing on evangelism and church planting.
In a brief interview, Tolliver said he plans to continue the evangelism and church planting focus.
“This is another time of life that I feel like … I’m not ready for the task,” he said. “My goal is to have staff and convention unification, to unify the staff and to work for unifying the convention.” (4-11-07)


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SrinagarSuccessive governments over the years have failed to implement several laws protecting women and children against sexual harassment.
Official sources told KNS that one such law is protection of children against sexual offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) was enacted by the government of India in 2012.
It aims to offer protection to children (individuals below the age of 18) from sexual violence including sexual assault, sexual harassment, and the inclusion of children in pornography. The law has been extended throughout the country except in J&K.
The primary reason as to why this law couldnt be extended to the state is because child protection mechanism in still in infancy, an official said.
As per the officials, there are no special courts or child-friendly spaces for child sexual abuse victims.
The offenders are tried before regular criminal courts, they said. He said that Act also prevents re-victimization by adopting child-friendly measures. The victim doesnt have to face police personnel or judiciary at the time of testifying, he added. The State Welfare Department has proposed to establish Child Welfare Committees under Integration Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) in all districts. The initiative aims to provide relief and ensure the protection of vulnerable children. However, the proposal is yet to be implemented on the ground. Similarly, most of the government departments in Jammu and Kashmir have failed to constitute Internal Complaint Committees (ICCs). The government had directed several times to administrative heads of all departments to constitute ICC to address all complaints of sexual harassment at workplaces and submit action taken report to the government with specific recommendations, in accordance with rules.
General Administration Department (GAD) issued orders several times, says that administrative heads of their respective departments shall constitute committees at the state, divisional and district levels.
However so far, most of the government departments have failed to constitute the ICCs despite directed by the government.
Over the years, there have been number of times, when women faced harassment at work places.
But most of the time action was not been taken. We need committees in every college in Jammu and Kashmir, a woman professor teaching in one of the colleges in Srinagar, said. She said her colleague faced harassment once in the college. When she complained to the principal, she was told that she should instead remain silent as there exists no sexual harassment committee, which could investigate the incident, the official told KNS.
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 was enacted by the central government on December 9, 2013, and under Section 4 (1) of the act, every head of the department is required to constitute an ICC to check sexual
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Grimsby sprinter Zac Shaw will represent England at next year's Commonwealth Games.
He joins fellow Lincolnshire para athlete Hollie Arnold - the former Holton-le-Clay ace - who will be part of the Wales squad.
Shaw - a partially sighted sprinter - is one of 18 para athletes representing England on Australia's Gold Coast next April.
Shaw told the Telegraph. "It’s an honour to be selected for the Commonwealth Games, a once in a lifetime opportunity that you dream of as a kid.
"At the moment, I’m just working on myself in training day in, day out. I want to go there in the best possible shape to compete, I’m not thinking about medals I just want to take it race by race and if I can compete to my best, then I know it will put me in a great position.
"It’s slightly different competing for England rather than Great Britain, but it’s an amazing opportunity and I’d love to do Grimsby and England proud.
"I’m going on a training camp in Tenerife in January to get good training conditions ahead of a a big year.
"I’ve been keeping myself to myself this winter and working hard every day. I feel fitter than I've ever felt at this point in the training block. Everyone's been so supportive and I would’ve never imagined that one day I’d be going to a Commonwealth Games so it’s a bit surreal."

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In life, what we see matters most in every aspect of our life. Things may not be going too well with us, but our confessions matter most. Naturally, what we see in certain situations may not be good or pleasant, but if we see from God’s perspective and confess His Words, there will be a new dawn. That is why the scriptures mandated us to walk by faith and not by sight.
Seeing from a natural perspective brings worries, confusion, etc., while faith reveals abundance amid scarcity. We will see an ease in the midst of hardship.
Mark 8:22-26 NLT
22 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything? “24 He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”
25 Once more, Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything. 26 Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”
Like the case of the blind man, there will be moments in our life when we find ourselves spiritually hurting or in need of healing. We may lack the faith to believe Jesus can do anything for us, so we question, “Does He care about me?” Jesus cares!
The first thing Jesus did for the man in our text was to take him away from the crowd, his people and his environment. Christ knew he might be distracted by the sympathizers, friends and family. This implies that the first preparedness for divine intervention is a deeper fellowship with Jesus. He needed one on one encounters with him. The environment and people with whom we associate will show the level of what we see. Christ needed a closer walk with us now for complete healing.
The next step in this man’s miraculous healing was that he was touched by Jesus and was commanded to say what he saw. At first, he didn’t see well because he’s been blind for a long time. However, with a second touch of the messiah, he saw clearly.
Perhaps we have not seen clearly as the Lord wants us to see. The Lord will touch us today in Jesus’ name. Let us begin to see from God’s perspective as we match unto victory this week.

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Potake Lake Dam is 1 mile southwest of Sloatsburg, New York. The dam and reservoir are used as a water supply source for Sloatsburg, New York. Visual inspection revealed several deficiencies in this structure. The following items were noted There are three depressions and an animal burrow on the crest of the dam Trees and brush are growing on the upstream and downstream face of the dam The spillway discharge channel has trees, boulders, and natural ground which restricts flow over the spillway weir A 3-foot diameter culvert in the discharge channel has the downstream end higher than the upstream end There are tire ruts 0.4 foot deep on the crest of the dam and There is a small amount of spalling and deterioration of the low section of the concrete weir.
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Do you love puzzle-solving games that have some added horror? Have you ever played The Experiment game on Roblox? Is it about any experiment? What experiment is the game doing? Players in the United States are looking for Experimental Elimination Roblox Code. We are discussing here each detail of it.
What is the latest news?
The Experiment game by Deponist36 is available on the Roblox platform. The game was created on 18 August 2019, got its recent update on 7 May 2023, and is now in its V7.1. Do not worry if you find yourself in a locked dark room with spooky stuff and are not finding a way out of it. Congratulations! You are in the game The Experiment. Many people are looking for codes used in the game, and we will discuss it here.
Disclaimer: Christopher Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue is another search result along with The Experiment code. Maybe the year when he sailed ocean blue, is used as a code in the updated version.
When did he sail the Ocean Blue?
Christopher Columbus was always curious to sail west of the Atlantic Ocean. He wanted to discover an underwater passage connecting the Indies with the Indian Ocean. However, he could not find it due to unfavourable circumstances. In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue. You can remember this as a code for your locked door.
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Remember, you will be given limited time to search for clues, or you will be returned to the main cell.
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Here you can find codes in office, observation, Containment A, and Containment B. The headquarter service tunnels, room 8, where you can find the colour code for the tube.
Use the blue disk to determine the safe code: Director’s birthdate is 1967, employee ID is 8264, and storage code is 1732. 0306 (a notice in his office), (The foundation was founded in 1964), 2002 (year of birth of son), 2008 (the year the prior database was created), and 9032 (according to the desk note).
The cyan disk, room 7 in the archive, and the secret package can all be recycled to get the omega code.
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The code for Omega note: Omega
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The Experiment game on Roblox is unique, and version 7.1 has added 40 new events, 19 new badges, 8 new outfits, and 1 new Ending. So, do not miss playing this game if you are a horror puzzle game lover. To visit The Experiment game, click here.
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On Monday, Apple told employees at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, that they would have to return to the office at least three days a week by September 5. First reported by Bloomberg, Tim Cook told employees in an email that they would be expected to be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with teams choosing a third day that works best for them:
When we announced the pilot a year ago, we said it would be a learning experience for us all. And we committed ourselves to adapting along the way to create a flexible environment that enables our teams to thrive. Based on the feedback and insights we've received from you and your managers, we are making the following adjustment:
Teams participating in the pilot will come to the office three days each week with Tuesday and Thursday as set days across the company, but now the third day you come in will be decided by your teams. Each team will work through the decision about which day is right for them, and you'll hear from your leaders soon. As before, many employees will have the option of working remotely two days a week. Depending on your role, you will also have the option to work remotely for up to four weeks a year.
Right now, every company is trying to figure out how to get its employees back to the office. Despite the fact that the world did not, in fact, come to a stop over the past two years, there's a sense that the people who make decisions about where employees should work are set on the idea that it should be in an office--at least most of the time.
But that seems to overlook the first half of that sentence, which is that many companies--especially Apple--had their best two years ever when most of their employees were working from home. If anything, it seems as though the evidence pointing to the idea that it was better for the company.
Sure, Apple has a beautiful, massive $4 billion headquarters. I can understand the urge to have people together. Apple SVP of software Craig Federighi followed up Cook's email with one of his own, saying that he "can't wait to experience the special energy of having all of us back in the office together again!"
That's great, but I imagine a lot of the people who work in the software organization are wondering whether that "special energy" actually makes them more productive, or if it's just a thing managers feel as they watch employees be productive at their desks.
In Apple's case, it seems as though the company has done just fine. Consider that Apple's market cap in March 2020 was $1.1 trillion. Today, it's just shy of three times that. During the pandemic, while most of its employees were working from home, Apple became the first $3 trillion company.
Or, consider that Apple transitioned its entire Mac lineup to its own processors, while rolling out new designs for the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and iMac. Oh, and it launched an entirely new Mac, the Mac Studio, for the first time in like a decade. It seems as though employees are working together pretty well without everyone punching a clock at the office.
Which leads me to the thing it seems Apple has missed with this entire return to the office strategy. From Cook's email:
We are excited to move forward with the pilot and believe that this revised framework will enhance our ability to work flexibly, while preserving the in-person collaboration that is so essential to our culture. We also know that we still have a lot to learn. And we are committed to listening, adapting, and growing together in the weeks and months ahead.
Apple has been trying to bring employees back to the office for over a year. In April, Cook introduced the three-day-a-week plan, which the company had intended to start in April.
"We are looking forward to learning as we go and adjusting where we need to, all in service of fostering a really collaborative and flexible approach to our work together," Cook said at the time. That was pushed back, because, well, Covid is still a thing and employees weren't super excited about being told to come back to work.
Of course, both of those things are still true.
At the time, I wrote about how the company's approach was smart because it was based on learning and being flexible. It seemed Apple was planning to use a pilot program to learn more about the best way to "work together." The thing is, it now looks like the assumption was always that it would eventually mean working together again physically in the office.
If we've learned nothing else from the pandemic, I think it's fair to say that--for a lot of people--coming to the office doesn't make them more productive. It might make managers feel better about having all their employees together, but that's not the same thing as actual collaboration. With Cook's latest email, however, it's as if Apple hasn't learned anything.