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There are so many fun family events happening in Northeast Georgia this weekend to get you in the spirit of the season. From 5K’s to Shopping Extravaganza’s —the Christmas season definitely highlights some of the best qualities of North Georgia living and the reason why so many people call North Georgia home. Here are just a few opportunities for families to visit the area or for the residents of our Cook Communities to get out this weekend.
Flowery Branch, GA
Flowery Branch has several opportunities for you to get out and have fun this weekend. Start off your day by stopping by Sterling on the Lake’s Holiday Bazzaar on December 3rd at the Sterling on the Lake Clubhouse and mark some gifts off your Christmas List from some local businesses! This year, the event features entertainment for children beginning at 10am so that guests with children can make the most of their shopping time! Santa may be popping in for a visit too! Once your done, stop by Cook’s model home in this great community to check out our latest decorated property. Learn more from Sterling on the Lake>
Once you’ve finished at Sterling, head out to downtown Flowery Branch and experience the quaintness of this city’s 7th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Roll n’ Stroll Parade. Children are encouraged to bring their decorated bikes, trikes, skates, wagons, or anything else with wheels and roll down Main Street! The event runs from Noon to 6 PM and culminates with the lighting of the Tree. For more information, visit the City of Flowery Branch.
Drop off the kids and head over to Braselton as they host the Braselton Wine Walks from 4 PM to 9 PM. This casual experience takes guests through various participating businesses located in three different commercial nodes of the town. Each business offers wine tasting and appetizers while introducing guests to what their business has to offer. Wine Lovers should find more information here from the City of Braselton.
And just when you thought there was no way possible to have more Holiday fun, don’t miss the annual Christmas on Green Street Victorian Festival in Gainesville, GA on Sunday December 4th. This festival kickoff with an Antique Car Parade at 4:30 PM and the culminates with a Tree Lighting. However, this unique experience allows visitors to walk back in time and see the historical houses that adorn the street light up with Christmas spirit. From musical groups to rides for children, strolling entertainers and story tellers, and even carriage rides — this event is one of a kind.
The true holiday spirit is in the air this time of year in so many ways, but in North Georgia one of the most visible ways we share that spirit is through community. Reach out your neighbors, invite your friends, and find the magic of Christmas this year.

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Desk: Bihar Revenue and Land Reforms Department has created an online portal to provide land related facility to the people of Bihar, through this portal any common citizen can find the owner of the land, for that only you have to computerized the land. Jamabandi has to be registered. After that it will be known who is its owner?
Let us tell you that through this portal you will also be able to know whether there is any bank loan on that land, Departmental Minister Ramsurat Kumar launched this portal on Thursday. Claimed that through this the common people would get a lot of benefits. This will also facilitate the bank in giving loans. The loan transaction process will be easy. He said that through the new system, fraud in the purchase and sale of land can be avoided. Those people will get big benefits who buy the land which is mortgaged with the bank due to lack of knowledge.
Giving information, Additional Chief Secretary of the department Vivek Kumar Singh said that this was an old demand of the banks. Two issues were being raised in the SLBC (State Level Committee of Banks) meeting. There was a demand to make LPC online. The second demand was that the banks should be informed about the mortgage of the land. The facility of online LPC has already been given to the ryots. The second demand of banks was also fulfilled through this portal.
After the launch of the portal, now the banks will not even need correspondence from the zone. Banks will approve the loan by looking at the LPC online. Will put the information on the portal. On entering the computerized Jamabandi number of the land on the land.bihar.gov.in/encumbrances portal, the complete details of that Jamabandi will be visible. If loan has been taken on that land or it has been mortgaged for any other purpose, complete information will be visible on the portal.


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Crystal Symphony will return to sailing with a series of 15, 10-night Luxury Caribbean Escapes round-trip from St. John’s, becoming the first ship ever to homeport in Antigua.
Beginning Aug. 5 through December, including a holiday sailing on Dec. 23, Crystal Symphony will visit Barbados, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Maarten, and the British Virgin Islands. The itinerary spends overnights in St. John’s, Bridgetown, and Phillipsburg, with sunset-sail-aways in Tobago, Castries, and Tortola.
Crystal said that as more islands in the Caribbean begin to open, it may add additional ports to the itinerary and “will inform its guests and travel partners of any changes”
The Honorable Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism and Investment for Antigua and Barbuda, said the announcement marks “an important milestone in reinvigorating tourism here, as well as deeper support of our island communities’ economies as Crystal becomes the first cruise line to homeport on a scheduled basis in St. John’s.”
Crystal Symphony’s return to sailing marks the resumption of service for 97% of Crystal’s oceangoing fleet in the summer of 2021. Crystal Serenity will operate Bahamas cruises, while the new Crystal Endeavor’s luxury expedition ship will operate an Iceland season.
Crystal announced in February that guests must be fully inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to boarding any Crystal ship. This new requirement is in addition to existing Crystal Clean+ measures, including negative COVID-19 tests for both guests and crew, reduced capacity, social distancing, mask requirements, and health screening questionnaires.
Crystal Symphony will return to sailing with reduced capacity. Reservations for the new Luxury Caribbean Escapes open on April 20, 2021.

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Vattenfall CEO Sees Slight Delay of German Lignite Sale to EPHby
Vattenfall AB said it may not be able to complete the sale of its German lignite assets to Czech utility Energeticky a Prumyslovy Holding AS by the end of August as originally planned because the European Commission probably won’t approve the transaction by then.
“There are no real issues, but it’s not progressing in a very speedy manner,” Vattenfall Chief Executive Officer Magnus Hall said in a phone interview on Thursday. “It now looks more like it will be approved in the fall.”
The Swedish government-controlled utility agreed to sell its lignite assets in Germany in April because it wants to focus on renewables and cut its exposure to fossil fuels. EPH, which already operates other lignite mines and power stations in Germany, said it expects the unit to become profitable as the country winds down its nuclear industry over the next six years and electricity prices start to recover.

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Tablets may be the future of computing, but suffice to say the onscreen keyboard offered by all OS developers for use on such devices leave a lot to be desired where tactile feedback and ergonomics are concerned. So what is an OEM to do to address such issues among consumers, especially among the heavy keyboard users found in business environments? Simple; you build a tablet that comes with its own built-in hardware keyboard. You know, like the one Fujitsu has here; the Fujitsu FMV LifeBook TH40/D.
The tablet may be a neat little device to use for mobile computing, but like all mobile devices, it comes with its own set of compromises, of which the most notable one is centered around its lack of a hardware keyboard. As such, this makes it ill-suited as a drop-in replacement device for typists who are always on the move. Until now, that is, for Fujitsu seems to have rectified the problem for good in the form of its new tablet PC, the FMV LifeBook TH 40/D, which features a…yep, you got it, a built-in hardware keyboard.
As with many unreleased devices, the devil lies in the details, but what we do know from various reports is that the tablet will be preloaded with Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, and will be powered by Intel's Z670 Atom processor which is clocked at 1.5GHz. In addition, Fujitsu claims that the tablet will feature a 10-1-inch LED-backlit display, ostensibly to further reduce the power drain on the tablet in order to allow for longer uptimes on a single charge. Last but definitely not least, the LifeBook TH40/D is also said to feature 1GB of system memory and a 120GB hard disk, and sports a maximum height of 17.4mm.
The Fujitsu FMV LifeBook TH40/D tablet PC will reportedly be made available for retail in late June at the retail price of 80,000 yen or approximately US$989.


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Capital One Financial's
profit slid 42% from a year earlier amid a worsening economic environment that is beginning to show signs of cracks outside of the maligned housing and mortgage sectors.
Capital One reported profit of $226.6 million, 60 cents a share, in-line with what the McLean, Va.-based consumer finance company
warned Wall Street two weeks ago. Earnings from continuing operations, which excludes Capital One's shutdown of its wholesale mortgage arm GreenPoint Mortgage this summer, were $321.6 million, or 85 cents a share compared to $402.6 million, or $1.17 a share in the year earlier period.
For the full year, Capital One reported net income of $1.6 billion, or $3.97 a share, also in line with what the company previously announced. Earnings from continuing operations for the full year were $2.6 billion, or $6.55 a share.
"As the economy has weakened, we have selectively pulled back loan growth and maintained appropriately conservative underwriting standards," said Capital One's Chairman and CEO Richard Fairbank. "We feel confident that our strong balance sheet, resilient businesses, and decisive actions will allow us to successfully navigate the cyclical economic weakness and we remain poised to generate above average returns on the other side of the cycle."
The company has worked hard to expand beyond its credit card roots into banking and mortgages. It bought two banks, Hibernia and North Fork Bancorp. Along with North Fork came its large Alt-A lender, GreenPoint Mortgage.
But despite its foray into other financial services businesses, Capital One has been struggling as the credit crisis roils on. The lack of liquidity in the mortgage markets this summer forced Capital One to shut GreenPoint. The shuttering of the mortgage operations at GreenPoint forced the company to lay off close to 2,000 employees.
Capital One said two weeks ago that a larger provision totaling $1.9 billion, and additional legal reserves contributed to the lower earnings results. Capital One's provision comprises about $1.3 billion of loans charged-off and an addition to reserves of $650 million because of higher delinquencies in its consumer lending business, continued deterioration of home equity lines of credit originated by GreenPoint, as general expectations for a weaker economy this year.


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A recent island survey reveals that the Xuande Atoll and the Yongle Atoll in the Xisha Islands can be classified into one of two systems: the depleted atoll system and growth atoll system; the survey also indicates that the decreased area of several shoals is an unbearable burden for the Xisha Islands, of which the largest island area is 2.13 km2 and the minimum elevation is 1.4 m. According to a survey on the ecological characteristics of Halimeda in the Laolongtou breaker zone of Shidao Island in the Xisha Islands, the green and white living Halimeda are collected, the isotopic ages of 14C contained in the Halimeda are shown to be 27 years and 55 years, respectively, and carbonate mainly occurs in five types, i.e., luster, segment, sand, sand grain, and marl in the formation. The Halimeda segments mainly provide the carbonate sediments of long-term biogenic deposits in the reef environment and the annual productivity per area is 60–100 g/m2; the characteristics of the microstructure of the Halimeda are analyzed, the aragonite raphide carbonate is deposited and enriched in the cortexes, medullas and cysts, and the Halimeda generally contain major elements such as C, O, Ca, Cl, Mg, K, Na, S and Al, and are rich in trace elements such as tellurium (Te), rhodium (Rh) and strontium. It is believed that the Halimeda grow slowly, including the biotic community of reef corals in the reef areas, thus they possess an environmental remediation capacity, but it takes much time to remedy the environment, and it is necessary to make the law to protect the diversity and vulnerability of the Xisha marine ecology, the ecology of the reef community and the island environment in a scientific way. As indicated in the survey, under the background of global warming and sea-level rise, the discovery of large amounts of Halimeda in the Laolongtou sea area is significant for the natural increase of the depleted atoll system of the Xuande Atoll, while the Halimeda segments represent the primary form of the fossil Halimeda, of which the species can be identified and preserved in great numbers under geological conditions. The Miocene was discovered in large amounts in the Xichen-1 well, therefore the study on the characteristics and mechanism of Halimeda carbonate sediments plays a pivotal role in the formation and construction of organic reefs in the South China Sea as well as oil and gas exploration.
- 14C accelerator mass spectrometry dating
- Xisha Islands
- composition of biogenic carbonate
- segment aragonite raphide
- trace elements
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ROME — On an icy night final month, Akas Kazi, a 35-year-old initially from Bangladesh, huddled below a blanket within the portico of one in all Rome’s predominant submit workplaces, as Purple Cross volunteers distributed scorching meals of pasta and tea.
Working in a restaurant kitchen had barely paid the payments, however after the restaurant closed six months in the past — one more casualty of the pandemic — Mr. Kazi discovered himself dwelling on the road. “No work, no cash for hire,” he stated.
Job searches had been fruitless: “There’s nothing,” he stated. And even sleeping on pals’ couches was not an choice. “Everybody has issues due to Covid.”
The winter has been particularly laborious: Since November, 12 homeless individuals have died on the streets of Rome, the place a rising variety of individuals have ended up due to the coronavirus pandemic.
However whilst the necessity will increase, these in Rome who take care of the homeless are challenged by restrictions put in place to maintain individuals wholesome, like people who require beds to be a sure distance aside.
Capability at in a single day shelters dropped sharply, and managing Rome’s so-called “chilly technique” for the winter months “was extra difficult this 12 months,” stated Alberto Farneti, who runs a homeless help program for the Rome department of the Catholic charity Caritas.
The 200 beds at his shelter at Rome’s Termini prepare station have dropped to 60. Many native parishes that when provided bunk beds in again rooms to the homeless through the coldest months usually are not doing so this 12 months.
“It’s a query of safety,” stated Marco Pavani, a volunteer at a shelter for older homeless males contained in the Church of San Calisto, run by the Group of St. Egidio, a Catholic charity. Capability there fell to 10 beds from 30, after picket partitions had been erected between the cots to make sure social distancing.
Numbers for Rome’s homeless inhabitants differ broadly; Caritas estimates that some 7,700 individuals are on the streets. Some social staff put the quantity at nearly twice that. For Metropolis Corridor, “these are absurd numbers” and don’t mirror actuality, stated Veronica Mammì, the municipal councilor in control of social companies, who estimated the variety of homeless at nearer to three,000.
Daniele Archibugi of the Institute for Analysis on Inhabitants and Social Insurance policies, Italian Analysis Council, who’s finding out the monetary impression of the pandemic in Italy, famous that many Italians work within the nation’s casual economic system and usually are not recorded, “so one of many issues is to search out and attain them.”
Which means these individuals don’t get help, making them particularly susceptible, he stated.
Ms. Mammì’s division has a round the clock operations middle that screens the variety of free beds in shelters, and covers the price of 40,000 meals a month dished out in soup kitchens.
The division additionally sponsors fast virus testing websites for the homeless. However she stated in an interview that regional well being codes “have made it tougher for us to place individuals into shelters.” She added, “We now have the funds and are continuously searching for new shelters, however the coronavirus and the necessity to restrict numbers hasn’t helped.”
To assist allay some considerations, the Caritas middle at Termini Station is serving as an isolation shelter, repeatedly testing its friends, who should stay there for 10 days earlier than they’re despatched to different refuges.
Of the 200 males who’ve handed via the shelter previously month, just one examined optimistic. “It’s nearly miraculous,” stated Mr. Farneti. (There may be some anecdotal proof that the remoted lives of homeless individuals make them much less susceptible to the virus.)
After 10 p.m., when the nationwide curfew kicks in, “Rome turns into a ghost metropolis, one thing surreal that we Romans have by no means seen earlier than,” stated Debora Diodati, the president of Rome’s Purple Cross. “And the homeless undergo as a result of bars and eating places are closed so it’s tougher to search out meals.”
To offer extra meals, volunteer teams — there are a number of dozen in Rome, together with neighborhood associations — have added extra shifts. The downtown Purple Cross staff averages round 180 meals per shift, ready in a subject kitchen usually used throughout emergencies, like earthquakes. It started working when a nationwide lockdown was imposed final March.
Soup-kitchen eating areas have been closed by the pandemic, and the homeless are given bag meals, even when it’s chilly or wet. “Their dwelling situations, which weren’t nice, have gotten worse,” stated Michele Ferraris, spokesman for an affiliation that lobbies for the rights of the homeless.
Twice per week, and extra usually when it’s chilly, the Purple Cross staff brings meals and blankets, in addition to face masks and hand sanitizer, to these whom Emiliano Loppa, a volunteer coordinator, described as Rome’s “most remoted individuals.” They reside downtown in makeshift camps below the bridges alongside the Tiber River, below porticos and even within the nooks of historic ruins.
For years, Pietro, 66, who requested that his final identify not be used as a result of he was ashamed of being homeless, eked out a dwelling as an unofficial parking valet at a hospital. However his earnings dried up final March after the hospital restricted guests. He spent 10 months sleeping at Termini Station, earlier than discovering a spot on the San Calisto church. Sleeping on the station, alongside a whole lot of different homeless, “was scary,” he stated.
One other visitor at San Calisto, Antonino, 61, ran out of cash after dropping his job final 12 months and ended up on the road. After three months dwelling below a bridge, he discovered refuge on the St. Egidio shelter, the place he feels safe. “They’ll by no means ship us again out on the streets,” he stated.
Ms. Diodati of the Rome Purple Cross stated her teams had seen a rise in ladies on the streets, primarily due to the drop in shelter beds, although the numbers remained significantly decrease than these of males. “Usually ladies have a tendency to search out hospitality,” she stated.
On a latest Sunday, Maria, a Ukrainian girl who used to work as a cleaner, picked up a lunch bag provided by St. Egidio after a Mass. “Persons are afraid to rent me as a result of I’ve to take public transportation” and danger publicity to the virus, she stated.
“We’re coming throughout individuals who solely arrived on the streets a number of months in the past,” stated Massimiliano Signifredi, a volunteer with St. Egidio. Every January and February, St. Egidio celebrates particular Lots commemorating the homeless individuals who have died on the streets, together with Modesta Valenti, who grew to become one thing of an icon when she died in 1983 after an ambulance refused to move her.
Over the previous 12 months, the variety of homeless individuals has “clearly elevated,” Mr. Signifredi stated. with a housing disaster including to the issue, despite the fact that the federal government made evictions unlawful through the state of emergency. “We now have stated that the pandemic unleashed the poverty of the penultimate — those that barely made it to the top of the month and now can’t make it to the tenth, so they arrive to us or Caritas,” he stated.
St. Egidio has opened a number of new dormitories and in addition drafted an settlement with a resort whose rooms had been empty for the reason that pandemic started. However it’s not sufficient. “We’ve requested authorities to react extra shortly to emergencies,” as a result of the emergency was not going away anytime quickly, he stated.
“The sort of poverty has modified,” stated Claudio Campani, a coordinator of the Discussion board for Road Volunteers, an umbrella group for some 50 associations that help Rome’s homeless. “Now you might have the so-called ‘new poor’ who go to reside of their automobiles earlier than ending up on the road.” And whereas many homeless individuals are immigrants, “the variety of Italians has elevated,” he stated.
For Mr. Pavani, the 12 months has been one lengthy cautionary story.
“The thread that binds us to normality is so positive that it may take little or no — lack of work, a weak point, a separation — for that thread to interrupt and for us to fall and lose our life story and roots,” he stated.

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and visitors with the opportunity to hike, bike or canoe through
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There are presently six "official" trails
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beautiful city. These rivers are the major contributors to Cambridge's
diverse heritage and the source of many Cambridge activities and
festivals. In 1994, the Grand became the first urban waterway to be
named a Canadian Heritage River.
The Grand's natural assets include rare ferns, Carolinean forest
species, limestone bluff outcroppings and sensitive wetlands. The
valley boasts plentiful wildlife and is a natural resting ground for
numerous birds and butterflies on seasonal migration.
The tours and trails section of this City of Cambridge web site is
dedicated to "unveiling" Cambridge's greatest secret to its own
residents as well as the rest of the world. If your heart desires a
leisurely walk through one of Canada's great natural resources, a full
day hike, a high energy bike ride or if you are just looking for a day
in the sun, walk, hike, bike or canoe the Cambridge trails. If you
would like to join one of the organized events, please check out the activities & festivals page.
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In the current issue of Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, public health experts assert that improved community engagement is needed to prevent the spread of pandemics. The observations are based on an assessment of distribution and vaccination trends for the H1N1 vaccine in Los Angeles County in 2009, with a special focus on the African-American community.
"Despite targeted outreach and education efforts in African American communities in Los Angeles County, African Americans participated at a much lower rate in free public mass vaccination clinics," says Lloyd F. Novick, MD, MPH, editor in chief of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. "Public health officials did not engage trusted leaders within African American communities, which resulted in miscommunication about the importance and safety of the vaccine."
The authors note that while vaccine production and distribution has improved, any under-vaccinated community could experience a greater burden of disease if presented with an especially viral strain of influenza. Engagement strategies need to be adjusted and enhanced based on community culture and needs. In Los Angeles, community leaders including faith-based leaders and radio disc jockeys, were reportedly advised against the vaccine, citing safety issues. Emails and social network sites also shared inaccurate messages about the vaccine. The authors recommend that trust building and collaboration start long before there is any evidence of an impending pandemic.
The January/February issue of Journal of Public Health Management and Practice provides a range of lessons learned from the H1N1 pandemic, with additional articles focused on communications strategies on college campuses, and using public health partnerships to gain accurate information on influenza hospitalizations. The journal can be accessed online, with some articles available at no charge.


June 14 (UPI) -- Niantic, the developer behind Pokemon Go, has announced a new Transformers augmented reality mobile game.
Transformers: Heavy Metal will receive a soft launch in select countries soon with a global launch planned for later in 2021, Niantic said in a blog post on Monday.
The company is partnering with Transformers toy companies Hasbro and TOMY on the project. Seattle-based studio Ver Very Spaceship is developing the game.
Transformers: Heavy Metal will be free-to-play with in-app purchases. Further details about the game will be announced at a later date.
"This will be a Transformers game unlike any other, an AR game where you'll get to team up with the likes of Bumblebee and the Autobots in the real world, powered by the Niantic Lightship platform," executive producer Phil Hong said.


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Written by: Erin Carlson
As parents, our first and most important job is providing our children with basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter and love. But, I realized there is something else that is almost as important: I am responsible for my daughter’s childhood experience – her childhood memories. I want those memories to be unforgettable and in order to make that happen, I have to put the time and effort in now.
One of the easiest ways to make positive childhood memories is by creating holiday traditions. When I was growing up, my mom bombarded us with family traditions. As my brothers and I became teenagers, our forced participation in these holiday activities brought more eye-rolling than excitement. Nevertheless, becoming a parent made me appreciate my parents for providing me with the foundation to continue holiday traditions with my daughter.
Whether you keep old traditions or create new ones, your children will learn to look forward to them each year. Some of my Nebraska childhood holiday traditions included:
- making a gingerbread house
- personalized advent calendar
- Swedish breakfast smorgasbord
- baking cookies
- shopping and wrapping gifts with my grandparents and
- getting into the car with our pajamas on and my dad driving us around town, honking at the houses with the best lights (one of my favorites!).
We also judged our holiday cards on categories such as most beautiful, best photo, first to arrive, etc., and then the winners would receive an award certificate. People started sending us cards specifically to compete! Living in Chicago now also gives me the opportunity to add new traditions such as the Festival of Lights and the holiday el.
There is no right or wrong when it comes to traditions. Just make them your own and enjoy every minute you have with your children. One of the best perks of being a parent is getting to be a kid again and taking your children along for the ride!Posted on December 05, 2012 at 10:49 AM


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Costco movingahead with planfor store onthe 'rock pile'?
GUILFORD -- Let the fireworks begin.
Costco Wholesale Corp. has filed an application with the town to change zoning regulations and eventually build a store on the "rock pile," a move sure to launch months of emotional debate among environmentalists, shoppers and Route 1 neighbors.
If all goes well, the warehouse and its gas station could be built next summer or fall, said Joseph Montesano, principal and regional director of Northwest Atlantic Real Estate Services. Northwest Atlantic handles Costco's development work in North America.
The Planning and Zoning Commission may accept the application as soon as Wednesday at its meeting, and while it is unclear when public hearings will begin on the application, Montesano said hearings could begin as soon as next month.
"We're looking forward to this formal process beginning, and it will be an open and transparent process," Montesano said. "We're looking forward to sharing all the information about the project with the community with the hopes of being successful. We're very proud of this application. We are better than the prior application on all components of the project."
The big box chain must first apply for a zoning amendment of the "rock pile," as existing guidelines prohibit stores from being larger than 20,000 square feet or 40,000 square feet with a permit. Costco hopes to build a 150,000-square-foot store on the 26-acre site, which is near the Interstate 95 Exit 57 interchange and located at 1919 Boston Post Road.
A letter to PZC Chairman Raymond Bower and the PZC accompanied the application and explained that the proposed zoning regulation would allow a discount club to be located in the "rock pile" district and not apply to any other zone.
"We believe that the proposal is consistent with the Guilford Plan of Conservation and Development, the overall scheme of the Guilford zoning regulations and zoning map, and the character of the property in the district and its surroundings," attorney Thomas Cody, who represents Costco, wrote in the letter.
The proposal cites the 2004 Economic Development Supplement to the Guilford Plan of Conservation and Development, which listed a desire for the town to reduce the tax burden on residents and develop some land to generate more revenue.
The application also includes language for the suggested new amendment and claims that a discount club will generate less traffic than the proposed Guilford Commons shopping center, contribute to the town's long-term quality of life, generate more taxes than costs of town services, and "be compatible with the town's cultural history, rural character, and unique topography."
If the zoning change is eventually approved, Costco must then apply to the Inland Wetlands Commission and then to the PZC again for site plan approval, according to Montesano.
The "rock pile" site was originally slated to be a retail complex of upscale shops known as Guilford Commons, which was approved in January 2008 after meeting heavy resistance from groups like the Committee to Save Guilford Shoreline.
But the landowner, Developers Diversified Realty, said in December that all interested tenants had pulled out of the project because of the economy. Company officials announced to the PZC in May that Costco was interested in building on the site.
The Guilford Preservation Alliance recently held a public forum on the topic of big box stores, drawing more than 100 people to the event, and Costco will be meeting with Chamber of Commerce members and the Property Owners Association of Guilford.
Montesano said store representatives also want to hold public forums before the PZC hearings begin.
Howard Brown, a member of the Guilford Preservation Alliance and Guilford Citizens for Responsible Development, said Friday he hopes the PZC looks at all the facts and not just those Costco has provided. Costco representatives have said Guilford will not have to hire additional police and fire personnel, and that the store will generate $500,000 in taxes.
Brown contends that changing policies to allow a big box store is detrimental to the local economy and town character.
Guilford Citizens for Responsible Development is "in the midst of a series of reports that question and analyze the information Costco has put out, and the more we engage experts in looking at the data, the more obvious it becomes this is a really, really bad choice for Guilford. Not Costco, but changing this rule is a really bad idea," Brown said.
Richard Wallace, Economic Development Commission chairman, said the town and PZC should judge the proposal "on the merits of the project."
"Let it go through the process based on fact, not emotion," Wallace said.
Call Susan Misur at 203-789-5742.

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Specs Leaked for New Audi RS4 Avant and RS5
Audi has yet to debut high-performance RS versions of its B9 A4 Avant and A5 Coupe and Sportback, however, the specifications for the new line has leaked online thanks to a Motor 1 reader.
In a dealer image Motor 1 wasn’t able to publish, new RS4 and RS5 Coupe and Sportback’s engine was revealed to be Volkswagen Group’s 2.9-liter twin-turbocharged V6 engine. The six-cylinder mill produces 440 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque in the Porsche Panamera 4S, but will produce a rumored 450 horsepower and 446 lb-ft in the new line of hot Audis.
The engine will enable the RS4 and RS5 to sprint from zero to 62 mph in less than four seconds. The top speed will sit at an electronically limited 155 mph, however, an optional performance package will remove the limiter and allow the car to stretch its legs to 174 mph.
The same dealer image that revealed the RS4 and RS5’s specifications also divulged its production schedule. The RS5 is set to begin rolling off the assembly line this June, while the RS4 Avant will enter production in December. The RS5 Sportback’s arrival is not yet known, however, it will arrive after the other two vehicles, likely sometime in 2018.
This article originally appeared on Luxury4Play.com
Sam McEachern holds a diploma in journalism from St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, and has been covering the automotive industry for over 5 years. He conducts reviews and writes AutoGuide's news content. He's a die-hard motorsports fan with a passion for performance cars of all sorts.
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Gourdisha cast a spell on a pumpkin shell; she tripped and fell and ended up as part of the pumpkin. Now, she's stuck there for the winter! Whimsically wonderful and a little bit spooky, this uniquely handcrafted art doll from Joe Spencer's Gathered Traditions collection will bring a touch of fun and scary to your home during the Halloween season.
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Building 10 F Wing Renovation Achieves LEED Gold Certification
Recent renovations in the NIH Clinical Center just achieved LEED Gold Certification. The updates were to the F wing, which has transformed 16 floors and 250,000 sq. ft. of space. The project converted former patient care and support units into flexible research laboratory and support spacing serving at least 12 different Institutes and Centers, including a series of clinical anatomical pathology laboratories for NCI's Laboratory of Pathology, with an autopsy suite with morgue, and various pathological, cytological, and molecular labs.
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a green building rating system developed by the United States Green Building Council to implement sustainable, environmentally-friendly building elements in design and construction projects, with increasing levels of certification 'points' earned for meeting corresponding environmental benefits. The Gold certification is the second highest level on a scale of four.
The certification was achieved through various sustainable strategies targeting air quality, light, temperature, water and other energy efficiencies including the novel, chilled beam technology, hazardous material abatement, and use of renewable, recycled, low emitting and locally produced materials.
The chilled beam technology and other mechanical system design changes achieved a 15% reduction in energy use over a baseline building. The exhaust air systems have sensors to automatically reduce energy use during down periods and recover and reuse heat that would otherwise escape into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide sensors react to densely occupied areas such as conference rooms, increasing fresh air flow. Occupancy sensors using infrared and ultrasonic devices "sense" when an area is vacant, powering down lighting systems in zones, with lighting in adjacent vacant areas reduced by 50% to eliminate harsh, light-to-dark situations for remaining employees.


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Now and then, you need a book like this.
Unassuming, unpretentious, and with no grand designs towards the dreaded “-ism”, or an aim for the choice award in the art-house niche of the month, the point for Confessions of a Bookseller’s existence isn’t to break ground. For that same reason, trying to find anything to dislike feels like you’re doing it a disservice honestly. It is not an insult, in this case, to say it precisely does what it says on the tin.
If you’ve ever taken a look at its predecessor, The Diary of a Bookseller (which I strongly advise you do), Confessions’ basic makeup is of much of the same. Nothing short of a day-by-365-day diary into the public and private lives and times of Shaun Bythell of Wigtown, Galloway, the one and only owner of its long-since famed bookshop, The Book Shop. Every one of its colourful guest stars earns their irreverent slice in its cake of rural life, from familiar (marginally hefty resident tom Captain) to eccentric (25-year-old itinerant volunteer Granny) and the utterly oddball. It’s a syrupy, hot-chocolate of a book, which you should read in regular doses with a warm blanket.
An unexpected joy is what puts the independence in a book shop. There is no universal chain store catalogue, despite what some of The Book Shop’s customers might expect. This aspect is the click to the lock of Bythell’s charm; the element of chance runs through it with the reassuring clink of loose change (on the matter of budgeting, the inevitable BBC Films adaptation should consider that in this case, the lower, the better). I’d love to see what he could do with a full-length novel, but that would be taking a machete to the beating heart of its appeal. Wigtown and its surrounding environs are all too delightfully humble, and hilariously, often painfully real, for its comings and goings to be given a fictional sense of justice.
Bythell’s crucial lesson is to pay attention to this, in-between the episodes of his blow-by-blow account of a seemingly pyrrhic struggle to wrest free from Fulfilled by Amazon’s icy grip. The value of your local bookshop, and most of all, the people in it, cannot be oversold or overstated, despite the reality of the bad days maybe not quite matching up so well with the postcard dream of the perpetually good. Bythell himself is wry, and often sharp, speaking tersely, often brutally, but is never cold. He’s an admitted curmudgeon that you want badly to know in person. Perhaps the best part is that you can, a prospect that so many of his customers seem to pursue to inexhaustible ends met, of course, with a silent, well-placed snark.
The best kind of person to recommend this to other than aspiring booksellers themselves would be fans of Bill Bryson or anyone who is fed up with scrabbling for the next big thrill in the post-Booker Prize heat. Let’s be honest; you could easily hate it. It’s repetitive and routine – it even has a whiff of formula. This slant is not, however, a bug, but a feature, and a far too addictive one than it has any right to be. A little nugget of epistolary brilliance, it deserves your time and your ears.


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Zion’s Hope in God’s Mercy
This third poem is the most elaborate in structure and the most sublime in thought of all. The poet speaks not only for himself, but for the nation. The order of thought is sorrow, confession, repentance, prayer. Though consisting of 66 vv. the poem is but a little longer than the others. Three consecutive vv. are built upon each letter of the Heb. alphabet: each triplet is usually closely associated in thought, and consequently grouped together as in the RV.
1-18. Zion bewails her calamities.
1-3. I am the man] The author is a representative sufferer, an eye-witness, and typical of Christ.
4-6. Gall] bitterest sorrow (Jeremiah 8:14). Travel] RV ’travail,’ which is the more modern spelling, in the sense here intended, of painful labour (Numbers 20:14). He hath set me] RV ’He hath made me to dwell’ (Psalms 143:3). Be dead of old] RV ’have been long dead.’
7-9. He hath made my paths crooked] in the sense that every avenue of advance is blocked.
10-12. He was] RV ’He is.’ As a bear.. as a lion] God is even lying in wait to oppose him (Jeremiah 4:7; Jeremiah 5:6).
Danger follows distress.
13-15. Arrows of his quiver] RM ’sons of his quiver,’ a poetical expression for the enemies’ taunts (Jeremiah 20:8).
My reins] The English equivalent is heart, denoting the seat of the affections (Jeremiah 12:2).
To all my people] better, ’to all peoples,’ as in many Heb. MSS and the Peshitto.
16-18. Broken my teeth with gravel stones] i.e. God has forced him to eat bread full of grit. (Proverbs 20:17). He hath covered me with ashes] or, ’He made me cower in the ashes.’ Such dreadful thoughts about God are almost without a parallel in the OT.
19-39. Hope of relief through God’s mercy.
In this section we reach the highest point of trust to which the mourner attains.
19-21. Remembering] RV ’remember,’ in the imperative sense (Lamentations 1:7). This I recall] viz. what just precedes, his affliction.
25-27. The Lord is good] ’good’ is the initial word of each v. in this group. Goodness to the poet is an essential attribute of Jehovah and the basis of his hope. He is too good to keep them always in despair. Should both hope and quietly wait] lit. ’should wait and in silence’; quiet waiting being the pre-requisite of perceiving that God is good. Yoke] discipline, or work that is irksome, compulsory and painful. These vv. have the ring of autobiography.
28-30. The leading verbs in this triplet are to be taken hortatively, as RV ’Let him sit,’ ’put,’ ’give,’ the argument being that yoke-bearing in order to be beneficial must be submitted to willingly. Hath borne] RV ’hath laid.’ Giveth his cheek] the climax of patience is reached when suffering that comes through human agency is borne without murmuring.
31-33. Three grounds are given for resignation: (1) because chastisement is only temporary (Psalms 77:7; Jeremiah 3:5, Jeremiah 3:12); (2) because by nature God is merciful, and therefore the distress sent will not exceed what is absolutely necessary (Isaiah 54:8); (3) because all affliction is against His will, hence God cannot commit an injustice.
34-36. In this triplet the order of thought is transposed to accommodate the alphabetic structure. The teaching is, the Lord approveth not, (1) of cruelty to prisoners in war, as Nebuchadnezzar to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; (2) of perverting justice in court (Exodus 23:6); (3) of dishonesty in private business (Exodus 22:8-9).
37-39. This group rounds out the thought of the section: each v. contains a separate interrogation: (1) Who can command and bring to pass except Adonai? (Psalms 33:9). (2) Do not evil (i.e. suffering) and good alike proceed from God? (Amos 3:6; Isaiah 45:7). (3) Why should a man who still lives complain when he is only being punished for his sins? (Jeremiah 45:5). A living man] The word ’living’ is emphatic. Life in itself is more than the sinner merits. Instead of having been over-paid, he is not even paid in full: for ’the wages of sin is death’ (Romans 6:23). The poet is here championing the divine cause.
40-54. Exhortations to repent and confess.
40-42. Our heart with our hands] strictly, our heart to our palms, in the sense that the heart should actually follow in the direction in which our hands point (Jeremiah 4:31).
43-45 Zion’s condition is dire because Jehovah will not hear the prayers of His miserable victims. People] RV ’peoples,’ i.e. the foreign nations round about.
52-54. These vv. are thought to point to Jeremiah as the author of the poems: cp. Jeremiah 38. Cast a stone upon me] i.e. covered with a stone the pit into which they cast him. Waters flowed over mine head] There was no water, but mire, in Jeremiah’s dungeon (Jeremiah 38:6). I am cut off] the sufferer is a type of Christ (Psalms 88:5; Isaiah 53:8).
55-66. In despair Zion prays for vengeance upon the enemy.
55-57. I called upon thy name] i.e. upon the attributes of God; referring possibly to Psalms 69, supposed by some to have been composed by Jeremiah while in the dungeon.
Fear not] God’s answer was brief, consisting of but two words, but enough since they came from him.
58-60. Pleaded] as an advocate (Jeremiah 50:34). All their imaginations] RV ’all their devices’ (Jeremiah 11:19; Jeremiah 18:18).
63. Musick] RV ’song.’
64-66. AV by translating the imperfect tenses of the verbs in this triplet as imperatives, makes the language appear harsher than it really is; still it must be allowed that the poet prays for retribution upon the enemy (Jeremiah 18:23; 2 Timothy 4:14). Sorrow of heart] RV ’hardness of heart.’
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the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34

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Before the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Kazakhstan in February, there was no comprehensive dialogue at the decision-making level and no complete analysis of the EU lawmakers’ sources of information, Elvira Azimova, Kazakhstan’s commissioner for human rights, told EURACTIV in an interview.
The human rights commissioner, who has the title of Ombudsman in Kazakhstan, is a government official appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. More about Elvira Azimova here.
She provided written answers to questions sent by EURACTIV’s Georgi Gotev.
How does Kazakhstan react to the February European Parliament resolution, which is very critical about the human rights situation?
Two months have passed since the adoption of the resolution by the European Parliament. Kazakhstan has clearly stated its position on its bias. Some expressed a different position. All opinions were voiced. It’s time to move on and come up with concrete solutions.
On the other hand, we must honestly admit that before the adoption of this document there was no comprehensive dialogue at the decision-making level, just as there was no complete analysis of the MEPs sources of information, the reliability and objectivity of which is questionable.
There should not be a tilt to one side, no one will benefit from such relations, and this is especially true of trust in European parliamentarism. This is the same as in the case of the vote at the end of 2020 in the European Parliament on the draft report ‘Fundamental Rights in the European Union’, when votes in favour or against certain amendments were divided. This proves once again that the effectiveness of the EU’s activities also depends on the other six institutions of European integration. Accordingly, promoting the values of the human dimension and the rule of law also depends on one’s own examples of solving such problems in one’s own country.
Does Kazakhstan see some kind of unhealthy lobbying behind this? Who is behind this?
Parliamentary lobbying must be healthy and legal, only then are we insured against populist opinions and bias. No country deserves the role of a silent disciple hearing only moral teachings. It will not benefit anyone. We need a respectful and constructive dialogue. It is important to take the next open step – to strengthen inter-parliamentary dialogue.
In relations between Kazakhstan and the EU, the foundations of such a dialogue are laid in the Platform for EU-Central Asia Interaction, including on the Rule of Law. Moreover, the Agreement on Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation between the EU and our country directly stipulates the mechanisms of consultation, mediation, including in a trilateral format: EU – Republic of Kazakhstan – civil society, including on participation in the development of state policy. We are not talking about narrow consultations or exchanges of views with persons in conflict with the law.
Kazakhstan is progressively realising its obligations in the field of human rights in accordance with the concept of “Hearing State” declared by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Therefore, the dialogue should be as productive as possible in terms of proposals for specific joint projects.
What is Kazakhstan doing to improve the situation with human rights and freedom of the media?
I do not know of a single country that can firmly declare that it has successfully travelled the path to a democratic model of development and the rule of law. The process of the universal periodic review at the site of the UN Human Rights Council clearly shows the continuation of this path by the developed countries.
Of course, in today’s Kazakhstani reality there are difficulties, the solution of some issues takes time due to the search for more effective tools. But the EU countries and the USA recognize the plan of political reforms, which is being promoted by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Recently, a number of important political decisions have been made on issues that have not been resolved for a long time. For example, this is the introduction at the level of the law of an obligation to comply with the minimum threshold of a 30% quota for women and youth in parties, the ratification of the Optional Protocol on the abolition of the death penalty, the decriminalization of libel, the introduction of elective akims (mayors) in small towns and rural areas, a decrease in the threshold for passing for political parties from 7 to 5%, discussion of the law on the introduction of public control in the public administration system, reduction of quantitative requirements for the list of participants for registration of parties, adoption of a new law on peaceful assemblies, which has been in effect since 1995.
Regarding the specific names that were spelled out in the resolution of the European Parliament, I will say that this issue is currently being studied by judicial and law enforcement agencies in the plane of the law.
A number of packages of legislative changes are being discussed, including in the field of criminal law and justice, on the adoption of a separate law on the ombudsman as an independent human rights mechanism. Their adoption is expected by the end of 2021. Thus, speaking about the situation in Kazakhstan, we cannot ignore these facts. Another thing is that there are certain questions raised by representatives of civil society related to the quality of laws. They need to be promoted systematically and constructively, because this is not a one-day process.
The most important thing is that there is an attitude of the state authorities for dialogue and the adoption of concrete positive actions, and it is necessary to use it without turning it into empty debates.


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The adidas Yeezy Quantum ‘Barium’ is one of the first colorways of Kanye West’s adidas Basketball sneaker which is expected to launch in 2020.
Highlighted in whats being called ‘Barium’, this Yeezy Quantum comes highlighted in Dark Green. Constructed with knitted materials across the upper while suede lands on the overlays on the toe which is paired with taped seams. Black is placed around the heel and on the tongue. Other highlights includes reflective accents, Green on most of the Boost midsole and rubber outsole.
adidas Yeezy Quantum Basketball Barium Release Details
You can expect the adidas Yeezy Quantum ‘Barium’ to release on June 25th. You will be able to purchase at select retailers including adidas.com/Yeezy. Retail price is set at $250.
adidas Yeezy Quantum
Release Date: June 25, 2020
Style Code: H68771
Update (6/24): adidas has announced that the Yeezy Quantum ‘Barium’ will release in full family sizing at select retailers including adidas.com/Yeezy. Retail price for adult sizes is $250, kid’s sizing is priced at $180 while infant sizes will cost you $160.
Update (6/16): adidas unveils official images of the ‘Barium’ Yeezy Quantum which will release on June 25th.
Update (5/22): The adidas Yeezy Quantum ‘Barium’ will release on June 25th for $250 according to Yeezy Mafia.
Update (5/18): On feet images of the adidas Yeezy Quantum ‘Barium’ has arrived which is expected to launch in June.
adidas Yeezy Quantum Barium On Feet
Update 4/29: Thanks to solebyjc, we now have a first look at the ‘Barium’ adidas Yeezy Quantum which is rumored to release in June.
Update 3/20: Yeezy Mafia provides us with more information on the adidas Yeezy Quantum ‘Barium’ release. This pair is expected to feature Dark Green Primeknit across the upper while Black lands on the heel and toe. Following is Green on the Boost midsole. Currently a release date is not available but are expected to launch this Summer. Retail price is set at $250.
Image used of the ‘Barium’ adidas Yeezy Quantum is a mock-up by py_rates which represents what this pair could look like.


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As word spread this week about the dreaded “Heartbleed” bug, consumers and Websites struggled to understand the implications and sort through some of the more apocalyptic pronouncements being made about the problem.
Consumers started to receive a trickle of notices from services they use online alerting them to potential issues and recommended steps, such as changing passwords. But given the scope of the issue, security experts projected that it could take years to sew up all the holes created by the Heartbleed bug.
“This is one of the worst security issues we’ve seen in the last decade and will remain within the top 5 for many years to come,” said Adam Ely, founder and chief operating officer of Bluebox Security.
Added Jeff Forristal, Bluebox chief technical officer: “OpenSSL is extremely pervasive on all manners of devices, systems and servers. It is going to take the ecosystem significant time to get everything updated, and we will be looking at a long tail situation that could easily extend into years.”
OpenSSL is a technology used to provide encryption of an estimated 66% of all servers on the public Internet. It’s an open source code that is developed and maintained by a community of developers, rather than by a single company.
The “Heartbleed” bug was discovered separately last week by Neel Mehta, a security researcher at Google, and a team of security engineers at Codenomicon, a security website that has since created a website with information about Heartbleed.
It appears the bug was introduced into OpenSSL by a simple programming mistake that then got pushed out as websites around the world updated the version of OpenSSL they were running.
An updated version of OpenSSL has been issued, and sites can use that to fix the bug. In addition to updating OpenSSL, sites will need to update many pieces of their security protocols known as keys and certificates that help them confirm the identity of users.
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SOURCE: Chris O’Brien
The Los Angeles Times


Vigilance to file FIR against Achuthanandan
Vigilance police in Kerala will file an FIR in a Kozhikode court on Friday against CPI-M veteran VS Achuthanandan over alleged irregularities in assigning land to a relative when he was chief minister.Updated: Jan 13, 2012 13:45 IST
Vigilance police in Kerala will file an FIR in a Kozhikode court on Friday against CPI-M veteran VS Achuthanandan over alleged irregularities in assigning land to a relative when he was chief minister.
The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) sources said Achuthanandan would be arraigned as the first accused in the case in which seven others including CPI leader and former minister KP Rajendran and some IAS officers are also to be listed as accused.
The investigating agency had on Wednesday recommended registering a case against 87-year old Achuthanandan and others after a probe ordered last year found that assigning of land to ex-service personnel TK Soman involved alleged gross irregularities.
The charges to be brought against the accused would be for offences such as nepotism, corruption, conspiracy, cheating and destruction of evidence, Vigilance sources said.
After registering the case, VACB would conduct a detailed probe before filing the charge sheet against the accused.
Meanwhile, seizing on the issue, UDF demanded resignation of Achuthanandan as the Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly.
UDF Convener PP Thankachan said political morality warranted Achuthanandan to step down as Opposition Leader.
Achuthanandan had on Thursday hit back at the UDF Government alleging political motive behind the action against him, but the UDF Government has rejected the charge.
First Published: Jan 13, 2012 13:21 IST


As Ronan McGovern was finishing up his Ph.D., he was eager to commercialize the energy-efficient seawater desalination process he had developed. He had already done some legwork to find a market and had found an interesting lead—but he had also hit some roadblocks. Like most on the verge of completing a Ph.D., he didn’t have the financial resources to get an endeavor like this off the ground. He also knew that he would be hard-pressed to find a flexible industry job that would pay the bills while he worked on developing his business idea.
Luckily for McGovern, his graduate adviser, John Lienhard, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, supported McGovern’s entrepreneurial interests. They agreed that McGovern could stay on as a postdoc in the lab, earning his keep by continuing to contribute to Lienhard’s research program while also working toward his own entrepreneurial dream.
That was in 2014. By the time McGovern completed his postdoctoral stint in 2016, he was CEO and president of Sandymount Technologies in Somerville, Massachusetts. The secret? Commitment, perseverance—and a pioneering MIT program that helps postdocs explore commercializing their research.
In addition to helping valuable academic innovations make their way out of the lab, the Translational Fellows Program (TFP) aims to help postdocs go from being job seekers to job creators, says program founder Yoel Fink, a materials science professor at MIT. The program, which was first implemented as a pilot in 2013, was inspired in part by Fink’s own decadelong struggle to translate a “perfect mirror” he developed as a graduate student into a laser microsurgery device that could be used in the real world.
The program specifics are still evolving as organizers see what works and get feedback from participants, but here’s what it looks like today. Any MIT postdoc can apply for a 2-month introductory course. Then, a select group proceeds to the second stage, an 8-month period during which fellows receive further training, mentoring, and—crucially—funding to spend 1 day of their work week exploring whether their research can translate into a real-world product or service.
To apply for this second stage, potential fellows must get approval from their adviser. This endorsement, together with the funding, helps minimize any potential friction that could otherwise arise from postdocs spending significant time on ventures that may not be directly related to their adviser’s research. And from the postdoc’s perspective, “dedicating a day a week to the task is a low-risk way to evaluate the commercial potential of a technology,” says Paulo Garcia, a 2015 TFP alumnus. “You are not sacrificing anything.”
Like McGovern, Garcia’s TFP experience helped provide the springboard to get an entrepreneurial venture off the ground: Since the beginning of 2018, he has been working full-time as CEO of Kytopen, a biotech company he co-founded with his postdoc adviser, MIT professor Cullen Buie. The company’s technology promises to accelerate a key step in genetically engineering bacteria, which could enable new applications in genetic engineering and synthetic biology.
Pursuing a startup comes with a lot of uncertainty, Garcia says. As Kytopen’s first full-time employee, working to build the company from the ground up, Garcia felt lonely at times in the absence of the well-defined support structure he counted on in academia. But he found solace in something he learned from TFP: Many businesses go through team changes and product iterations before finding success, but they all begin with one or two founders with vision.
McGovern discovered firsthand the unexpected directions a budding business venture can take. He originally developed his technology with the aim of purifying seawater for industrial and municipal needs. But as he spoke with potential customers and partners, he discovered that the brewing industry could use his technology to remove water from beer without altering its taste and, therefore, save on transportation. He ultimately decided that focusing on that application made more sense from a business perspective, and he finds satisfaction in helping companies build more sustainable supply chains.
Conducting face-to-face customer interviews—an integral part of the TFP training—is crucial for identifying viable real-world problems that one is well suited to address, rather than developing innovations in the relative isolation of the lab and then trying to sell them, Garcia emphasizes. Even when customer interviews confirm a researcher’s initial hunch about what the market might need, aspiring entrepreneurs can still glean valuable insights for fine-tuning their approach, as MIT research scientist and 2016 TFP alumnus Anna Jagielska discovered. She knew that a lack of tools and models hampered the development of therapies for neurological diseases, and potential customers confirmed that there was a need for the artificial neurons she proposed. “But some aspects of our product I thought were critical turned out to be less important, certain others more so,” she says. She has teamed up with a graduate student in her lab to refine the product and hopes to eventually bring it to market.
Talking with potential customers often takes scientists out of their comfort zones, 2015 TFP alumnus Ryan Koppes acknowledges. “In our training as researchers, we are encouraged to go to the library and read the literature to become experts, so venturing out naively to ask questions of strangers was very difficult,” he says. But these conversations are crucial for business—and can also offer some personal benefits. During his TFP days, he was forced to cold call and knock on doors to meet potential customers for his tools to repair damaged nerves: surgeons. Soon he learned to deliver a good “elevator pitch” to quickly explain his research to nonexperts, and his confidence grew as he became more sure of what he has to offer. Nearly all the alumni who responded to a survey said that the program improved their ability to tell a compelling story about their research, Fink says.
More broadly, participating in the program—and the exposure to industry it provides—can offer valuable benefits even to those who don’t immediately go on to launch companies or become CEOs. For Koppes, for example, who is now an assistant professor at Northeastern University in Boston, the TFP experience influenced how he runs his lab. His research is curiosity driven, but he makes it a point to outline the potential real-world impact of each project. This exercise helps him stay focused on the deliverables and outcomes of various projects, and it makes writing the innovation sections of grant proposals a cinch.
Koppes also asks his students to think about who their research is for and why they want to do it, which helps them stay motivated at the bench. He encourages them to contact outside experts to get additional perspectives on their research, just as he did not too long ago. By looking beyond the ivory tower, the students—and any researcher—can find the broader context for their work and optimize its real-world impact.


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Institutional challenges in the transplant of an innovative production model: Expanding institutional theory using the sociological concept of ‘disrespect’: A case study from a Japanese transplant company in India.
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This case study proposes disrespect as a key theme in the study of institutional theory. It further proposes that disrespect could trigger long term industrial unrest in the subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNC). Whilst innovative production models and their tools provide economic advantage to the company, the interaction of those with the context of host country institutions often creates disruptions either due to unilateralism, managerial hegemonies. The power of MNCs to over-ride or ignore institutional resistance inflict disrespect resulting in long-term unrest as reported in this case study. Disrespect sent ripple effects across the institutions resulting in unrest. The result highlights the key theme of disrespect and its effect on industrial harmony in the Indian context.
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What's HOT?: When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains by Ariana Neuma
" When Time Stopped is beautiful, deeply moving, and extraordinary in its reach and its depth. I felt such kinship with the way in which Ariana Neumann moved through the world in her journey. It is absolutely remarkable."
—Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes
About the Book
In this remarkably moving memoir Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father’s past: years spent hiding in plain sight in war-torn Berlin, the annihilation of dozens of family members in the Holocaust, and the courageous choice to build anew.
In 1941, the first Neumann family member was taken by the Nazis, arrested in German-occupied Czechoslovakia for bathing in a stretch of river forbidden to Jews. He was transported to Auschwitz. Eighteen days later his prisoner number was entered into the morgue book.
Of thirty-four Neumann family members, twenty-five were murdered by the Nazis. One of the survivors was Hans Neumann, who, to escape the German death net, traveled to Berlin and hid in plain sight under the Gestapo’s eyes. What Hans experienced was so unspeakable that, when he built an industrial empire in Venezuela, he couldn’t bring himself to talk about it. All his daughter Ariana knew was that something terrible had happened.
When Hans died, he left Ariana a small box filled with letters, diary entries, and other memorabilia. Ten years later Ariana finally summoned the courage to have the letters translated, and she began reading. What she discovered launched her on a worldwide search that would deliver indelible portraits of a family loving, finding meaning, and trying to survive amid the worst that can be imagined.
When Time Stopped is an unputdownable detective story and an epic family memoir, spanning nearly ninety years and crossing oceans. Neumann brings each relative to vivid life. In uncovering her father’s story after all these years, she discovers nuance and depth to her own history and liberates poignant and thought-provoking truths about the threads of humanity that connect us all.
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“ Profound, gripping, and gut-wrenching…This heartbreaking and unforgettable memoir belongs in every library for the important history Neumann unearths. Like Anne Frank's diary, it offers a story that needs to be told and heard.” —Booklist
“ Utterly riveting: Ms. Neumann's memoir reads like a detective novel, as she unravels her late father's complex, agonizing yet inspiring trajectory. Conjuring the lives of her relatives murdered in the Holocaust, she brings their lost world to vivid life.” —Claire Messud, author of The Emperor’s Children and The Woman Upstairs
“ Neumann debuts with a deeply moving account of her father’s life during the Holocaust… This gripping, expertly researched narrative will inspire those looking to uncover their own family histories.” —Publishers Weekly
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Ariana Neumann was born and grew up in Venezuela. She previously worked as a foreign correspondent for Venezuela’s The Daily Journal and her writing has also appeared in The European. She currently lives in London with her family. When Time Stopped is her first book.


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Bill Davidson, Mr. D. as he was affectionately known, has passed away Friday. Mr. D bought the Detroit Pistons in 1974 from original Piston owner Fred Zollner.
The Palace will never be the same without Mr. D sitting courtside cheering on his team, a team he loved. Some of his Philanthropic activities are listed at Wikipedia.
Our prayers go out to Bill Davidson's wife, Karen, their two children Ethan and Marla, three stepdaughters, the Piston family and all those that were touched by the man who had a great impact on Detroit and the State of Michigan.


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North-West Wiltshire’s Peacock Arts Trail flies again, from 11-19 September, and over 70 fabulous artists and craftspeople from Corsham, Chippenham, Melksham and villages are taking part...
This year, the traditional studio openings and group exhibitions will be joined by an online extravaganza of virtual events and demos, in response to the uncertainty of the pandemic. The event is free.
Lucia Lovett, a Chippenham artist taking part, said “Check out the website for latest details of the venues welcoming visitors, follow the striking pink arrows to their locations, pop in, see the artist’s work and have a chat. Alternatively, curl up in a comfy chair and explore the online programme: videos of artists at work; talks giving insights into their inspiration and pages of online exhibitions by each creative person.”
Corsham has a special ‘Street Exhibition’ in the town centre, Chippenham’s King Alfred Hall, by St Andrew’s Church will be hosting a group exhibition and Melksham also plans their best-ever Peacock Arts Trail.
For more information visit www.peacockartstrail.co.uk or look up on FB, Instagram and Twitter.

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Kara boondi mixture is a popular snack In India. This is done on the occasion of Deepavali. Spicy or kara boondi is added to great Indian mixture recipes. This mixture is a completely vegan and crunchy snack.
This recipe is spicy boondi but the mixture is not too spicy because I added less chilli powder. The kara boondi mixture does not need much time to prepare. If the consistency is perfect it is best and an instant snack. The recipe of kara boondi is simple and does not need much ingredients. The taste of kara boondi is awesome and crunchy. You can have any time of the day.
Kara boondi recipe mainly needs besan flour. This recipe is spiced with red chilly powder, turmeric powder, and hing. Add all the ingredients and make the batter. The batter must be flowing consistently and it should not have any lumps in it. Once the batter is ready, with the help of slotted spatula leave a boondi to hot oil. Spread the batter gently using a spoon or another ladle.
While leaving boondi oil must be high flame otherwise boondi will become flat.
Adding the ground nuts and curry leaves becomes a more tasty mixture. When we bite the mixture it will taste yummy. You can add other ingredients like cashews, nuts, garlic and all. The boondi will be crispy and crunchy. Whenever you want you can consume the whole day. The boondi must be stored in an airtight container. While storing it not be hot, once it’s cooled after only transferring the airtight container. When it’s hot, we transfer to the container and it will be moist so taste will ruin. We cannot store for a longer time.
Try this spicy boondi mixture at home and enjoy with loved ones or with family. Thank you darlings for reading and meeting me here. Stay in touch and I will catch you in the next interesting recipe.
Health Benefits of Chickpea, Rice Flour, and Curry Leaves:
- Chickpea flour is rich in protein and fibre, making it an excellent weight-loss food. It aids in the regulation of cholesterol and the reduction of hypertension.
- It includes magnesium, which aids in blood pressure control and the prevention of heart disease.
- Iron and other minerals aid in the prevention of anaemia and the improvement of metabolism.
- Rice flour and chickpea flour are excellent gluten-free alternatives.
- Curry leaves are high in antioxidants, which protect the body from oxidative damage and benefit the cardiovascular and nervous systems.
- It aids in the maintenance of blood glucose levels and insulin release, making it an excellent addition to a diabetic diet.
- It also contains vitamins and minerals that are beneficial to the eyes, skin, and hair.
- It’s a deep-fried snack, it’s best to avoid it on a regular basis.
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- Take a large mixing bowl add besan, rice flour, turmeric, red chilli, hing, salt. Mix all the dry ingredients.
- Add water gradually and combine well. The consistency of batter should be dosa batter.
- Keep oil for heat and check enough heat of oil for frying.
- Take a slotted spatula and pour the batter and spread gently.
- Stir well and Fry until it turns to golden colour and take out to absorbing paper.
- Also add ground nuts and curry leaves to oil and fry for a minute.
- Mix everything and serve the kara boondi. Once it is completely cooled, store in an airtight container.
- Adjust the batter consistency.
- Flame must be high otherwise while spreading the batter to oil it will become flat.
- Spiciness and salt adjust to taste.

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GameStyle: Call of Duty has dominated the set piece first person genre for far too long now, or that’s what Medal of Honor believes. War is back on the agenda and we’re off to Afghanistan, so pack those bags.
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IFIC Bank Management Trainee Circular 2024 : Application Deadline February 12
Qualifications : Four (4) year of graduation/post-graduation in any discipline with minimum three (3) first class/division/equivalent CGPA
IFIC Bank Management Trainee Programme Circular 2024 is now open with deadline to apply online February 12.
IFIC Management Trainee Programme is an entry level position for senior management. Successful candidates under the programme will have extensive and all-inclusive training, both home and abroad.
IFIC Bank Management Trainee Programme Eligibility :
Aspirants need to have the following qualities, among others, to be eligible for application :
- Four (4) year of graduation/post-graduation in any discipline with minimum three (3) first class/division/equivalent CGPA.
- No third class/division/CGPA at any level of academic life is acceptable.
- Age should not cross 30 years as on the deadline, February 12, 2024.
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Graduates selected under the programme will enjoy the following compensation package :
- During one year of probation period, they will receive a monthly consolidated pay of Tk.62,400 plus other yearly pay and admissible benefits.
- Upon completion of the probation period, they will be absorbed in regular services of the bank as Senior Officer’ with a monthly gross salary of Tk.84,285 plus other admissible benefits.
- Additional performance-based payments are available for deserving officers.
- Job location will be anywhere in the country, so having willingness to this end.
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As Maduro Flails, Venezuela's Military Rises
Marcel Ventura, The Daily Beast
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Barely a year after the death of the charismatic, problematic President Hugo Chávez, his successor, Nicolás Maduro, is flailing and the military is gaining.
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Lees, Yao fire 4-under 67 for #USWomensFourBall Qual. medal
PAOLI, Pa. – In July, Kaitlyn Lees and Samantha Yao found out their collegiate golf program at Dartmouth College would be discontinued.
Tuesday at Waynesborough Country Club (par 71, 6,069 yards), the duo was more than motivated by that disappointing news. Playing in their team’s honor, Lees and Yao fired a 4-under 67 to earn medalist honors in a U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship Qualifier administered by GAP.
The medalists bettered 13 teams trying to qualify for the championship proper to be played at Maridoe Golf Club (Carrollton, Texas) on April 24-28. This will be the seventh edition of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball, which was created in 2015. The competition is open to any female amateur golfer whose Handicap Index does not exceed 14.4.
A playoff decided the second Qualifying ticket available. Two teams finished at 2-under par 69 in regulation. Oihana Etxezarreta (Spain) dropped a 20-foot birdie on the second playoff hole to advance alongside teammate Anna Kittelson (Boise, Id.).
Taking the event’s first alternate position was Isabella Dilisio (Hatfield, Pa.) and Jackie Rogowicz (Yardley, Pa.) after falling in the playoff. The second went to Sawyer Brockstedt (Rehoboth Beach, Del.) and Ellison Lundquist (Furlong, Pa.) who finished at 1-under 70.
The day didn’t begin as planned for the medalists. Lees and Yao started 1-over through three holes. It wasn’t until No. 5 (par 4, 383 yards), that their invitation-earning performance really kickstarted. It was their where Yao placed a hybrid approach on the green and got a 20-foot birdie to fall over the front lip of the cup. The duo would go on to make the turn at even par.
On Waynesborough’s second side, a whopping four birdies would be carded. Lees started things off on No. 10 (par 4, 378 yards) after her wedge approach landed to 15 feet and the putt was converted. Yao would get one for the team on No. 12 (par 4, 315 yards) after a bombed drive left wedge in and the 10 footer was jarred. On the par-3, 135-yard 15th, both players placed their tee shots within five feet. Yao made her putt to get the team to 3 under. Finally, on Waynesborough’s closer (par 5, 468 yards), Yao’s 82-yard bunker shot was blasted, spun back to the flagstick nestling to 20 feet, and the long putt was drained.
“That one, I was really happy with. It was a tough shot out of the [fairway] bunker, and it stayed on, and I was able to make the putt to end,” said Yao, 19, a White Manor Country Club member.
Both Lees and Yao have figured out their futures for now. Lees has transferred to Georgetown University to resume her playing career, while Yao has decided to remain at Dartmouth to finish out her academic degree. Now, their future includes a berth in a national championship.
“It felt amazing to get back out here and compete again. It’s been awhile. Obviously, it’s always great qualifying for [national championships]” said Yao, medalist in last year’s U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship Qualifier at Steel Club. “This one’s different because you add a teammate to it, and pulling someone else in to back you up, it’s a lot of fun.”
“I didn’t really know if this Qualifier was even still happening until Sammy told me,” said Lees, 20, a Merion Golf Club member. “Honestly, I feel like I might cry, because I’ve come so close to qualifying [for USGA championships] a few times. To come out here today and represent our team, it was a great day for us.”
Etxezarreta and Kittelson, teammates at the University of Delaware, used a 20-foot birdie bomb on the second playoff to advance. Etxezarretta, playing in her first competition in the United States dropped the walkoff winner.
“Teeing off in the playoff, yeah, we were a little nervous,” said Etxezarreta, 18, of Spain. “But, you know, the [winning] putt, it was pretty straightforward. I was able to just roll it in.”
“It’s unreal. It’s crazy to know that [we’re going to a national championship],” said Kittleson, 20, of Boise, Id. said. “We’re just so happy right now.”
Celebrating Amateur Golf since 1897, GAP, also known as the Golf Association of Philadelphia, is the oldest regional or state golf association in the United States. It serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. The Association’s 288 Member Clubs and 75,000 individual members are spread across the Eastern half of Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey and Delaware. The GAP’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.
|Kaitlyn Lees/Samantha Yao||Bryn Mawr, Pa./Berwyn, Pa.||67|
|*Oihana Etxezarreta /Anna Kittelson||Spain/Boise, Idaho||69|
|Alterates (in order)|
|*Isabella Dilisio/Jackie Rogowicz||Hatfield, Pa./Yardley, Pa.||69|
|Sawyer Brockstedt/Ellison Lundquist||Rehoboth Beach, Del./Furlong, Pa.||70|
|Failed to qualify|
|Callie Kemmer /Alyssa Roland||Washington, D.C./Newtown Square, Pa.||71|
|Angie Whitley Coleman/Samantha Perrotta||Wilmington, Del./Bordentown, N.J.||72|
|Natasha Kiel/Alise Knudson||New Hope, Pa./Dallas, Texas||73|
|Megan Meng/Angelina Tolentino||Pennington, N.J./Mount Laurel, N.J.||73|
|Kelly Athey/Katie Hutterer||Rockville, Md./Pittsburgh, Pa.||73|
|Tiya Chowdary/Sydney Yermish||Belle Mead, N.J./Wynnewood, Pa.||73|
|Siena Ferrick/Lene Sperling||Vienna, Va./Germany||74|
|Lauren Jones/Riley Quartermain||Newtown Square, Pa./Bryn Mawr, Pa.||75|
|Megan Adelman/Kayla Maletto||Bryn Mawr, Pa./Sinking Spring, Pa.||77|
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Let these Playful Elephants parade into your sewing room and get started on this fun new quilt! These fun colors, polka dots, and animals would make a perfect quilt for the little one in your life! Made with the line Playful Elephants by Quilting Treasures, this quilt features a panel and simple sashing and borders, and finishes at approximately 45" x 57". This kit includes all of the fabric needed to complete your quilt top and binding, and the pattern. Shop our other fabrics to find your perfect backing!

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Keep it simple and sweet with these tiny little stud earrings. We love The Erin as a pair styled with our favorite ear cuff.
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Great 1.7+ acre lot with frontage and limited access to Okauchee Lake! Enjoy this beautiful wooded setting with plenty of nature. Canoe, fish, or kayak right from your property. Lot provides opportunity for a walkout lower level. Enjoy west facing exposure with views of Okauchee Lake. Only one of two lots remaining in this upscale subdivision. Located in the heart of Lake Country with easy access to Hwy. 16!
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