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I was at the CBC when the Ghomeshi scandal broke and got an inside view of its institutional failures.
By signing a peace bond, former CBC radio star Jian Ghomeshi will dodge a second sexual assault trial that was scheduled for June 6. He was acquitted of five other sex assault charges earlier this year.
Linda Redgrave says the judge was not respectful to women or sex assault victims.
Ex-radio star Jian Ghomeshi may have been cleared of sexual assault charges in Toronto this week, but the debate around sexual assault and the law isn't over in Canada.
In a trial that has captivated Canada, Jian Ghomeshi's defense rests on whether the judge believes the witnesses are trustworthy.
In 2014, former broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi fell from grace as women come forward en masse with stories that he pulled their hair, punched them in the head and strangled them without warning.
Jian Ghomeshi's lawyer is literally not presenting any defence for her client, other than her cross-examinations of the three Crown witnesses.
One lawyer suggested that the Crown's case is going so poorly it would have been dropped if the accused wasn't a celebrity.
Jian Ghomeshi's lawyer is focused on the witnesses' behavior after the alleged assaults, but that doesn't mean the judge is.
Meanwhile, the prosecution now says they have received new disclosure from their third witness.
Jian Ghomeshi's lawyer didn't hold back on the witness who has accused the former CBC host of a vicious sex assault.
Experts expect the trial to be vicious.


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The Nigeria Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has said the removal of petrol subsidy is not intended to punish anybody.
The minister assured this yesterday, saying nothing is yet to be decided, and this proposal will not be implemented without involving Nigerians.
He added that the proposed N5000 palliative is lined up to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal, gas-powered vehicles for mass transit, loans for farmers, conditional cash transfers to workers and other things.
On Tuesday, the NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari, announced that petrol will start selling between N320 and N340 per litre from February 2022.
The Minister for Finance also reiterated the plan of the Government to give “poor Nigerians” N5000 each as transport allowance.
Although on Wednesday, the NLC rejected the planned removal of fuel subsidy and called it “comical”, calling the Government not to put Nigerians into more hardship since they cannot help improve the present condition.
Subsidy Removal not Meant to Punish Anybody – Minister
Ngige reacting to these, stated that the Government will not take these steps out of his own volition.
He Reiterates that the Government will always dialogue with the labour union in the scheme of things, which is one of the principles of the International Labour Organisation.
He added that the committee set up to look into these things have only finished a phase of the work, and there are still more to be done.
He stated that “The second phase of the work is for them (NNPC) to come and present to us what we are supposed to do if the subsidy is to go.”
He noted that though they are yet to reconvene, he is the chairman of the committee, and they will cross the bridge when they get there.
He added that since it is a budget season, the finance minister would have had reasons to have said what she said, same with NNPC GMD.
He affirmed that they would not take Nigerian workers for granted and that the meeting would yield a great result.
“As the chairman, I will contact them all – NNPC and the rest of them, invite them, and we will fix our meeting. There is a likelihood that the meeting will hold this year.
“There is no implementation yet. Minister of Finance and GMD of NNPC – as the revenues managers are telling you what they think we should do in 2022. That is what is there, and it is not a one-off thing.
“It will be done in such a way that it conforms with the discussions we are already having. There must be a discussion.
“Labour and Nigerians should not worry. We are not interested in punishing anybody,” the minister added.

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Download a comics app for your phone and you’ll be able to easily keep all your favorite comics in your pocket. You can start reading where you left off anytime, anywhere, and entertain yourself with the best comics.
Of course, you need to have the right comic reader. That’s why we’ve listed the best comic apps on Android and iOS.
1. Crunchyroll Manga
If you’re an anime fan, you’ve definitely heard of Crunchyroll. It’s one of the best streaming services, even if you compare Crunchyroll to another popular anime streaming service, Funimation. And, believe it or not, the platform also has another app dedicated to pure comics.
Just like Crunchyroll’s main app, you can read some comic book chapters for free. Unfortunately, if you want to read all the chapters, you need to have a Crunchyroll premium account. Oddly enough, you can’t subscribe to Crunchyroll’s comic book app; You need to go to Crunchyroll’s main anime app or visit the Crunchyroll website to do it.
If you’re already a subscriber, then you’ll love Crunchyroll comics. There’s a huge library of the best comics here, and you can see all the comics at your fingertips. The interface of this app may not be the best, but the comics are still top-notch.
Download: Crunchyroll Manga for Android | iOS (Free)
2. MANGA Plus
MANGA Plus isn’t a typical comic book app, but it does offer the latest chapters of some of the most popular comics for free. What makes MANGA Plus special is that it is an app developed by Shueisha, the company behind Teen Jump games like Naruto, My Hero Academia, and Bleach.
There is some good news and some bad news about Manga Plus. The good news is that you can access all of its libraries for free, and you can also read the latest comic chapters.
The bad news is that MANGA Plus only contains the first and last three episodes of any comic, which would be great if you’re only interested in capturing the latest chapters. However, if you’re behind in that series, you’ll need to go somewhere else.
Still, since the app is completely free, MANGA Plus is a great place for fans who want to read it immediately after the latest issue is released.
Download: MANGA Plus for Android | iOS (Free)
3. VIZ Manga
If you’re looking for a smooth reading experience, free comic book chapters, and a huge library of the greatest and most up-to-date comics, VIZ Manga might be the app for you.
VIZ Manga has a large selection of genres and manga for you to choose from. There’s even a Disney-based caricature based on Krura, so it’s easy to find something unique and interesting.
One of the best things about VIZ is that it offers the latest chapters of the Teen Jump series for free, making it one of the best legitimate platforms to read comics online free. You can read the latest chapters from Boruto, Dragon Ball Super, and more for free. However, to read the rest of the chapters, you need to subscribe to VIZ Manga.
Download: VIZ Manga for Android | iOS (Free, subscription available)
Through the WebComics app, you’ll find many unique titles created for people who love comics. It is also one of the best websites to read webcomics online. The app features a large number of comic creators around the world. If you’ve ever dreamed of publishing your own comics, you can also become a member of the WebComics Library.
You can find comics of all genres, from action series to real-life horror stories. Best of all, you can talk and connect with thousands of other comic book fans.
This is one of the best options for finding manga that you never knew you wanted, and if you know how to draw anime and manga, you can even publish your own content. In addition, you can connect with a large community.
Download: WebComics for Android | iOS (Free, subscription available)
5. Comics & Manga by Comixology
Comics & Manga from Comixology is the perfect app for people who love comics and comic books. With a library of over 100,000 graphic novels and manga, whether it’s Batman or Naruto, you know you’ll find anything you want.
Also, if you’re looking for one of the best comic book readers for Windows or Mac, if you want to read comics from your computer, you can also access Comixology’s Comics & Manga through a web browser.
While Comixology’s Comics & Manga is indeed an app where you can find comic books, it still has a nice library with many of the most popular comic book titles. You can find popular games such as Fairy Tail, Dragon Ball, and One Piece. Alternatively, you can expand your wish list by finding a new hidden gem in the app library.
Download: Comics & Manga by Comixology for Android | iOS (Free, subscription available)
Mangamo is a very simple app: you download it, you pay for a subscription, and you’re ready to go. You can access a library of over a thousand licensed titles, including Attack on Titan, the Seven Deadly Sins, and Firepower. With a subscription, you have unrestricted access to everything, and new chapters are added every day.
Another cool thing about Mangamo is that if you’re not sure if you want to subscribe, you can access a chapter for free 24 hours a day. This way, you can become addicted before you decide to subscribe.
If you still don’t want to pay, you can continue reading another chapter for free the next day. In addition, Mangamo has one of the best-designed apps on this list, which is always a big advantage.
Download: Mangamo for Android | iOS (Free, subscription available)
Read manga, watch anime
With so many options to read your favorite comics, or discover hidden gems, the only thing you have to do is start reading. There are even free options that you can get started with and digitally enter the world of comics.

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Tonight You Belong to Me
|"Tonight You Belong to Me"|
|Single by Irving Kaufman|
|Writer(s)||Billy Rose, Lee David|
"Tonight You Belong to Me" is a popular American song, written in 1926 by lyricist Billy Rose and composer Lee David. The first ever recording was made by Irving Kaufman in 1926 on Banner Records. In 1927 Gene Austin recorded it and the song became a major hit. Another popular recording during this time was by Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orchestra.
The song was revived by Frankie Laine in 1952, and subsequently recorded again in 1956 by Patience and Prudence, who reached #4 on the Billboard charts with their 1956 version and then re-recorded it in 1964, and also by Lawrence Welk with The Lennon Sisters and the duo of Karen Chandler and Jimmy Wakely, and Ann Shelton. In 1964 "Tonight You Belong to Me" was recorded by George Maharis in a sweet swing style on the Epic label.
Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their 1965 album The Chipmunks Sing with Children.
The Honeys released this song as a single (backed with "Goodnight My Love") produced by Brian Wilson in 1969.
Gavin Castleton and Lex Land covered the song for a 2013 Valentine's Day single.
It was also recorded by country music singer Dottie West in 1977, and was released as a single to the Country charts that year, reaching #30 on the Hot Country Songs list in 1977. It was put on her 1977 album When It's Just You and Me.
It was also performed by Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters in the 1979 movie The Jerk. Jazz ukulele player Lyle Ritz actually played the ukulele accompaniment for the scene. On the 26th Anniversary DVD re-release there is a tutorial by Ukulele Gal on how to play "Tonight You Belong to Me" on the ukulele.
NRBQ covered the song on their 1983 disc "Grooves In Orbit".
The expanded version of The Trash Can Sinatras' 1990 album Cake includes a cover of the song as a bonus track.
The 2005 Fiona Apple album Extraordinary Machine includes a DVD featuring Apple, Jon Brion and others performing "You Belong to Me" live at Cafe Largo in Los Angeles, California.
At Sleater-Kinney’s last show on August 12, 2006, guest opener Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam sang the song as a duet with Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney. On his 2011 album Ukulele Songs, Vedder performs this song as a duet with Cat Power.
The Bird and the Bee covered the song on their 2008 EP One Too Many Hearts.
A cover of the song appeared on the album Raw Romance by garage punk musician Nobunny.
Tim Wheeler and Charlotte Hatherley of Ash cover the track in the Envy single, released in 2002.
Pebaluna performs a rendition of the song on their Acoustic Sessions EP in 2009.
Danielle Ate the Sandwich released a cover of the song as a digital single in 2014.
The version sung by Patience and Prudence is currently used by eBay as a commercial theme. It was featured in a 2012 TV commercial for Scandinavian Airlines. This version was also featured in the ending credits of the 2004 film Birth.
In 2011, the Patience and Prudence rendition was featured in two episodes of American Horror Story. The first was in the Pilot episode, as the twins, Troy and Byron, begin trashing the house with baseball bats. The second was during the season finale, "Afterbirth", as the new homeowners run screaming from the home.
The Bird and the Bee released their rendition of the track on their digital EP One Too Many Hearts which is available for purchase online.
In the episode 10 "Thanksgiving" season five of Boston Legal, was sung as a duet between the two characters Edwin Poole and Attorney Melvin Palmer at a piano.
A live version of Viva Voce performing this song can be found on their 2007 compilation album "Lovers, Lead the Way!/The Heat Can Melt Your Brain" as track 33.
The song was featured in a 2009 TV commercial for U.S. Cellular.
The song was covered by John Hodgman and Jonathan Coulton on the audiobook edition of Hodgman's book More Information Than You Require.
The song was covered by Eddie Vedder and Chan Marshall (of Cat Power) on Vedder's second solo album, Ukulele Songs (2011).
Actress Zooey Deschanel and comedian Ben Schwartz posted a YouTube clip of themselves performing the song.
The song was featured in a 2013 episode (S01,E14) of the TV series Bunheads, performed as a duet by the lead character Michelle (Sutton Foster) and her brother Scotty (Hunter Foster).
The song is featured in a 2013 TV commercial and internet for Milka named "Le dernier carré"
In 2015, the song was featured in the episode "The Last Supper" of Bates Motel.
- ↑ Don Tyler. "Hit Songs 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era". Amazon.com. ISBN 9780786429462. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ Patience and Prudence: A Sister Act Remembered
- ↑ "Boston Legal (2004–2008)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ "Lovers, Lead the Way!/The Heat Can Melt Your Brain - Viva Voce | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ Video on YouTube
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ↑ Walden, Davis (April 21, 2015). "'Bates Motel' S3E7: The Last Supper". SideReel. All Media Network. Retrieved April 21, 2015.


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Sociable Maps: Parlors and Pubs
Maps were a visible and vital part of social life in early America. They could be found hanging in taverns, shops, town halls, and train stations. In private homes they were more abundant, especially among the affluent and middle class. Placed in high-traffic areas such as parlors, dining rooms, and hallways, maps occupied spaces reserved for rituals of conviviality. In such settings, they fostered dialogue among friends and strangers, prompting people to ask for directions, engage in polite conversation, test geographic knowledge, play geographical games, or, as illustrated by the Washington family, to simply enjoy one another’s company.
The Washington Family
United States; 1798‒1805
Oil on panel
1961.708 Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
In this family portrait, George Washington poses with the plan of the District of Columbia. Originally painted on a nine-feet-wide canvas to show “The President and Family, the full size of life,” the map underscores Washington’s symbolic status and his commitment to the nation’s new capital. Spread across the table like a tablecloth, it also tells a second story. As the family studies and touches the map, it becomes the material link connecting George Washington to his wife, Martha Custis, and his step-grandchildren, Eleanor and George.
The pretty flower’d wall paper in the hall is all cover’d over with nothing but maps, and drafts, and charts.
A wife’s complaint in “Frettana,” Columbian Magazine (1787)
The Trimble Family
New York, New York; 1842
Ink and paper on paper
1954.4.2 Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
In American homes, families encountered maps in an array of different formats but usually with a similar purpose: to instruct and entertain. Prominently displayed on walls along with mirrors and prints or discreetly placed on shelves, desks, and worktables, maps defined the visual experience of the home. As popular household objects, they encouraged members of the family to engage with them in serious study or playful exchange.
Wall maps in particular were prized possessions between 1750 and 1850. Typically put on display in the best rooms of the home—the parlor and dining room—they invited inspection by all members of the household, including guests, servants, and slaves. Celebrated for its geographic accuracy and neat engraving style, A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson was not only one of the more popular wall maps before the Revolution but turned into a prized collectible in the subsequent decades. For many owners, it served as a status symbol, signifying the virtues of Enlightenment science, knowledge of the world, and good decorative taste.
A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia
Drawn by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson
Engraved and expanded by Thomas Jefferys
Published by Robert Sayer and John Bennett
London, England; 1775
Line engraving and etching with watercolor on laid paper
1963.118a,b Museum purchase
The Fry-Jefferson cartouche depicts the Atlantic tobacco trade, illustrating the complex relationship among maps, commercial activities, and social customs. It shows merchants celebrating the sale of goods manufactured by slaves. Once placed in parlors and dining rooms, the cartouche gives testimony to this exchange in domestic settings. As map owners sat down to discuss or admire the map over a glass of port or cup of tea, they were reminded of the sources of their wealth even as they were being served by slaves or household staff.
The American Atlas; or, A Geographical Description of the Whole Continent of America
London, England: Robert Sayer and John Bennett, 1775
E14 J45 PF Printed Book and Periodical Collection, Winterthur Library
The American Atlas, published by Thomas Jefferys, was the Cadillac of atlases sold in early America. At a cost of £2 sterling (roughly £200 or $314 today), it weighed twelve pounds and expanded to fifty inches when individual maps were unfolded. A valuable and impressive possession, it was intended for gentlemen’s studies and libraries. Owners liked to show their atlases on dinner or side tables to better examine the maps during social events or parlor games. Many atlas maps reveal traces of being conversation pieces or a source of personal reflection. The letter X marks many spots, and lines made by pen or pencil might track family journeys or famous voyages such as Captain Cook’s South Sea explorations or the trail of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Pocket-size globes were novelty objects from the 1700s to the mid-1800s. Measuring three to five inches in diameter, they fulfilled social rather than practical functions since their size made accurate calculations impossible. Initially a status symbol for gentlemen, pocket globes eventually became an educational toy for children. When painted with references to historic voyages or battle sites, they served as patriotic objects celebrating national identity. Considering that in 1855 alone the Ohio State Commissioner purchased 11,987 Holbrook Company globes, public schools and their pupils became some of the primary consumers of maps and were responsible for their introduction into American homes.
The act of combining these [map] parts exercises and amuses the mental faculties; and the study of Geography thus made attractive is rapid and permanent in its results; and more knowledge of the subject is acquired in one hour spent in this intellectual amusement than in a month of hard book-study.
Advertisement for Colton’s Geographical Combination Map (1855)
A New Map of Europe
Sold by John Wallis
London, England; about 1800
76×198 Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, Winterthur Library
Early American table games included map puzzles, also called “dissected maps.” They were advertised as early as 1786, having been invented in 1760 by Englishman John Spilsbury, who mounted a printed map on a thin piece of wood and then cut it into pieces. Map puzzles joined other board games and were popular throughout the 1800s in American homes.
Geographical study cards supplemented the array of maps found in American homes. Students used cards like The Elements of Astronomy and Geography for rote learning exercises demanded by early schoolbooks. The cards also provided the backbone for parlor games such as “City-Country-River,” in which participants had to remember geographical names, coordinates, and definitions with the aid of maps, globes, and textbooks.
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The Postmaster very civilly invited me into his parlour, to settle for the postage, where seeing a large map, I took the opportunity of tracing my journey, which the postmaster observing, he politely assisted me in it, pointing out the most proper route.
Mr. Fortescue Cuming, Tour to the Western Country (1807)
John Lewis Krimmel; 1813‒14
(exhibited as photographic reproduction)
Oil on canvas
Toledo Museum of Art (Toledo, Ohio), Purchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott, 1954.13
Photo: Photography Incorporated, Toledo
Maps were fixtures in American public houses between the Seven Years’ War (1756‒63) and the Civil War (1860‒65). They were posted on walls next to newspaper racks and train schedules in taverns, coffee houses, and inns. Many public houses sold maps in addition to geographic playing cards and satirical prints mocking politicians and their lack of geographical knowledge. Maps also provided the backdrop for conversations about road conditions, family property, travel plans, and, during times of national crisis, the theaters of war.
Plan of the City of Philadelphia and Environs
Drawn by Pierre Charles Varlé
Engraved by Robert Scot
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1802
Engraving on laid paper
1960.358.1 Museum purchase
Like many others from the eighteenth-century, the Varlé map aspired to merge the Enlightenment ideals of knowledge and idealism. The city map takes stock of existing topography while introducing speculative designs for future land development. Map readers had to rely on visual cues, official handbooks, personal knowledge gained from previous travels, word of mouth, and common sense to comprehend and navigate the map. Although it shows city landmarks that never came to fruition—such as Washington Square in the “West Ville” section of Philadelphia—the map correctly identifies many of the major transportation routes that allowed goods, people, and information to travel between the city and country in the early 1800s.
Map of the United States, with the Contiguous British and Spanish Possessions
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. Melish, 1816
E165 M52g Printed Book and Periodical Collection, Winterthur Library
John Melish’s Map of the United States, published shortly after the War of 1812, was hugely influential during the postwar years. It was one of the first maps to print the outcomes of the Treaty of Ghent and show the United States territory stretching from coast to coast. It was consulted during the debate that ended with the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state along with Maine as a free state. It was also perhaps the best-known map during congressional deliberations that resulted in the Monroe Doctrine, a policy introduced in 1823 stating that any efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression requiring intervention by the United States.
A Chart of the Antilles
Drawn by Louis Stanislas d’Arcy Delarochette
Engraved by W. Palmer
Published by William Faden
London, England; 1784
Etching and engraving with watercolor on wove paper
1961.423 Gift of Mrs. G. Brooks Thayer
Pilot charts were integral to life along the coast. Harbormasters, shipping offices, and even tavern-keepers displayed such maps for sailors, merchants, and others concerned with navigating rocks and shoals when sailing the Atlantic Coast and rivers. A crisscross network of rhumb lines (those marking a ship’s intended path based on a defined bearing) provided direction to the navigator when on the high seas. Sea charts listed coordinates of islands, soundings of coastal water depths, and the course of tides. Topographical sketches profiling mountains offered a visual aid for identifying port entrances and river mouths.
As American road networks expanded, so did the production of case and pocket maps. By folding and boxing up existing wall and atlas maps, publishers discovered a profitable market niche. Pocket maps were designed to fit into coat pockets for men and tie-on pockets for women. Often tipped into travel guides for emigrants in the early 1800s, they fulfilled a variety of functions—offering directions, information about places and distances, conversion tables for American currencies, and ample space for personal notes and memories.
Liberty Triumphant; or, the Downfall of Oppression
London, England; 1774
Etching and engraving on laid paper
1957.1264 Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Patrons of public houses, especially coffee houses, regularly found satirical prints on walls and tables during the 1770s and 1850s. An early form of political commentary, these prints frequently incorporated maps or map-like images in order to skewer represented parties and entertain audiences. Anonymously published in 1774, Liberty Triumphant tells the story of the American rebellion (right) against a divisive British government (left).
A crestfallen Britannia utters her distress about the misconduct of the colonies. Facing her across the Atlantic Ocean is North America and the Goddess of Liberty. An Indian Princess, armed with bow and arrow and supported by her braves, protectively stands before the Liberty Tree; at their feet, a group of Loyalists lament the loss of income and influence as a result of the American boycott of English goods. Significantly, all action takes place on a map, thus providing fodder for commentary among the geographically self-conscious colonists (especially for those who realized that the map has us view America upside down).
Powder-horn maps were a vernacular tradition unique to the Seven Years’ War and the Revolutionary War. They were engraved by soldiers for both practical and sentimental reasons. Because much of North America was uncharted territory, powder horn maps were personal records of geographical information. The one carved by Daniel Roberts features the Hudson River and its tributaries. It enumerates towns along the waterways and shows major landmarks such as Lake Oneida. Kept close to the body, a powder horn map was a document for recalling battles or, as suggested by the royal crest, for demonstrating the owner’s allegiance to the British king.


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School: Bruce earned his bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University and a law degree from Arizona State University College of Law.
Bruce Squire received his undergraduate degree from Northern Arizona University in 1978. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Bruce attended Arizona State University College of Law where he graduated with his Juris Doctorate degree in 1981. During law school he worked in the College’s Civil Clinic and also clerked for the presiding judge of Gila County.
Bruce has been a member of the State Bar of Arizona since 1981. He has also been admitted to practice before the United States District Court of Arizona since 1981. He is a member of the Maricopa County Bar Association and the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. He is a former President of the East Valley Bar Association. Bruce has been a Certified Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation by the State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization since 1999. He has been listed in the “Who’s Who of American Law” since 1998 and was selected for membership by Arizona’s Finest Lawyers in 2010.
Bruce has been handling personal injury cases for over 30 years. He has experience in handling complex cases in areas such as product liability, negligent highway design, and construction site accidents. He joined Goldberg & Osborne in 2002 where he currently works part-time as a management attorney. He also volunteers his time with Mothers Against Drunk Driving and serves on the State Advisory Board.

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The market of art, antiquities and other cultural objects has attracted criminals, organised crime groups and terrorists to launder proceeds of crime and fund their activities. Criminals seek to exploit the sector’s history of privacy and the use of third-party intermediaries while terrorist groups can use cultural objects from areas where they are active to finance their operations.
The vast majority of market participants do not have a connection to illicit activities, but there are risks associated with these markets and many jurisdictions do not have sufficient awareness and understanding of them. This results in a lack of investigative resources and expertise, and difficulties with pursuing cross-border investigations.
The report includes a list of risk indicators that can help public and private sector entities identify suspicious activities in the art and antiquities markets, and also highlights the importance of rapidly identifying and tracing cultural objects involved in money laundering or terrorist financing.
The report includes some good practices that countries have taken to address the challenges they face, including the establishment of specialised units and access to relevant databases and cooperation with experts and archaeologists to help identify, trace, investigate and repatriate cultural objects.
The trade in art, antiquities and other cultural objects is a billion dollar industry. It is one where individual objects can attract high prices and where there is a culture of privacy and discretion regarding the identity of buyers and sellers. The market has attracted criminals, organised crime groups and terrorists who seek to launder proceeds of crime and fund their activities. The use of cash, third party intermediaries, shell companies and other complex corporate structures in relevant transactions also represents relevant illicit finance vulnerabilities. While certain jurisdictions and market participants proactively implement measures to mitigate these risks, many do not take effective action.
This Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report is the first to focus on money laundering and terrorist financing linked to art, antiquities and other cultural objects. It highlights how many jurisdictions need to improve their awareness and understanding of the risks associated with these markets and provides advice on how to mitigate the vulnerabilities identified. The markets for art, antiquities and other cultural objects are diverse in size, business models and geographic reach. Most are relatively small and the vast majority of participants have no connection to illicit activity.
Nonetheless, a number of cases over the past decades have demonstrated that criminals, including money launderers, can exploit these markets. Pieces of art or cultural objects can attract high prices, retain their value, be purchased in cash on behalf of someone else, and be discreetly transferred between people and businesses before being sold for ‘clean money’. The relative ease with which small objects of high value, such as antique coins, can be transported across borders also makes them attractive to launderers. Illicit funds laundered through these markets are generated from crimes that cause significant harm to society, including corruption, drug trafficking and financial crimes.
This report outlines typical money laundering methods in the sector, which include hiding or transferring illicit proceeds by concealing the identity of the true buyer, under or over-pricing items, and the use of fake sales or false auctions. It also identifies a number of proceeds-generating crimes that occur within these markets, including art forgery, fraud, theft, and illegal trafficking. Terrorist financing is another risk for those working predominantly in the markets for cultural objects. ISIL notoriously pillaged important archaeological sites in Syria and Iraq, using sales proceeds and taxes
February 28, 2023 Published by The Financial Action Task Force. (Download PDF Report)

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More than a dozen preschool providers around Montana have been left in an uncertain position, after the Montana Legislature adjourned without approving a proposal to extend state preschool funding.
In 2017, state lawmakers approved $6 million in funding, as a two-year pilot program to expand access to preschool in the state. 18 public and private providers eventually received grants through the STARS Preschool program.
The Helena School District used the money to start a 16-student Montessori preschool class at Hawthorne Elementary School. In the East Helena School District, the grant went toward an 18-seat class at Eastgate Elementary.
East Helena Superintendent Ron Whitmoyer said he was impressed with how the preschool class got kids school-ready.
“It’s a program that actually prepares kids – just gets that sponge oriented right so that it’s ready to accept knowledge and the education that we’re providing in kindergarten, first, second, third, all the way through the grades,” he said.
Helena Superintendent Tyler Ream said kids who go to pre-kindergarten can improve their academic trajectory for years after.
“I see it in many ways as an intervention,” he said.
State preschool funding became a major issue during this year’s legislative session. Gov. Steve Bullock said investing in preschool was one of his top priorities for the session. Until the last day of the session, lawmakers made proposals to include that funding. But in the end, they couldn’t reach an agreement to either create a permanent funding plan or extend STARS Preschool funding.
Both Ream and Whitmoyer said, without state money, they had no way of continuing their new preschool classes.
“If we had the ability to do it before, we wouldn’t have needed the STARS Preschool money,” Ream said.
“We looked at every conceivable rock we could turn over to come up with funding to do this,” said Whitmoyer. “It’s that important.”
The districts will maintain other pre-K programs funded from other sources. Ream said Helena Public Schools offers several programs, some in partnership with Rocky Mountain Development Council, to serve specific populations. Whitmoyer said East Helena Public Schools will continue an “age-exempt kindergarten” class for four-year-olds with special circumstances.
But Ream said it was disappointing for the STARS Preschool funding to expire.
“Our kids were given a leg up by this opportunity, and that’s not going to continue,” he said.
Whitmoyer said he’s hopeful lawmakers will eventually be able to come up with a plan to again provide preschool funding.
“They’ll look, they’ll talk, they’ll discuss it, and they’ll come back with a better idea next session,” he said. “I’m pretty confident in that.”
There was a third STARS Preschool grant recipient in Lewis and Clark County which will not be shutting down. ABC Academy Preschool, a private provider in Helena, received money to fund 12 spots for students. Tasha Van Nice, the lead teacher and director, said they will keep the spots open, but they will return to a paid model. She said what they offer will depend on what fits for the families they work with.
“We’re going to be flexible,” she said.
Van Nice said the STARS Preschool program gave her and her coworkers opportunities for professional development and support. She said she was glad the program had provided greater access to different models of preschool.
“Families were able to have a choice,” she said.


If you'd like to learn more about starting a value-added business, check out the resources available on the Internet. Each of these resources offers links to many other sources.
- Ag Initiative 2000 Consortium has value-added information posted at: www.agvalue.state.ia.us or call (515) 242-4805.
- USDA farmer direct marketing data are available at: www.ams.usda.gov/directmarketing or call (202) 720-8317.
- Brian Henehan, senior extension associate and leader of the Cooperative Enterprise Program at Cornell University, offers an extensive list of pertinent questions for producers considering value-added enterprises posted on the Web site: cpdmp.cornell.edu/ Click on "publications," then on "miscellaneous."
- Washington Department of Agriculture Handbook for Direct Farm Marketing can be found at: www.wa.gov/agr/greenbook.pdf or call (360) 902-1884.
- The Hometown Creamery News is available at: www.ibiblio.org/creamery/news.html
- The Wisconsin Specialty Cheese Institute's web site is: www.wisspecialcheese.org or call (800) 697-8661.
- Gary Frank, ag economist with the Center for Dairy Profitability at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has devised an Excel spreadsheet to help answer the question, "You can make it, you can sell it, but can you 'make' it selling it?" To use the decision aid FSTMILKP.xls (FarmSTead Milk Processing), go to: cdp.wisc.edu and click on "tools and other resources," then on "decision-making tools."
- USDA Economic Research Service organic farming and marketing information is located at: www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/organic
or call (202) 694-5050. The USDA order desk can be reached at (800) 999-6779 to request USDA materials.
- "Developing New Niche Products, a Guide for Small Dairy Plants" is available through the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research. Call (608) 262-8015 to order. The WCDC Web site is: www.cdr.wisc.edu/


Philips EL 3302.
Portable cassette tape recorder. They began to produce
in 1966, and this unit was made in April 1969. It is
also known that the model Norelco Carry-Corder '150'
similar to the model Philips EL 3300 was presented to
the United States in 1964. These, and other similar tape
recorders are development of the very first serial model
cassette (Compact Cassette)
the tape recorder in the world. It
was the Philips EL 3300, introduced in 1963, together
with the advent of compact cassettes. The shape and
overall layout of the tape proved so successful that in
the future, such devices were produced for many years in
various countries in large numbers. In this design
certainly changed somewhat, but they were similar in
appearance to the very first Philips EL 3300. In the
Soviet Union in 1969 also produced similar tape titled "Desna"
(Десна), and from 1972 -
"Sputnik 401" (Спутник 401) and "Legenda 401"
(Легенда 401). Philips EL
3302A/15G, which you see in the photographs was made in
Austria, and got me in excellent condition. To improve
its capacity require only the replacement of rubber
belts, and cleaning the battery compartment contacts.
Original rubber belts developed from old into something
resembling a pitch, and it all had to scrape away a long
time. The design of the recorder is very simple, but
provides all the minimum necessary functions. Mode
control is performed by one lever, which can move in
four directions. Explain in detail how it works, I think
there is no need, as such recorders used to be in every
home. Dimensions 200
x 114 x 60 mm. Weight without batteries 1 kg. Power 7,5
v, five batteries C. Speed Tape 4.7 cm / sec. Belt width
3.81 mm. In the kinematics used two rubber belt. Circuit
collected at nine transistors, two of which are used in
the stabilizer motor speed. There are, - a microphone
and line inputs, line output, output to an external
speaker, separate volume and level of recording, the
recording level indicator and power supply. Also
provided for connecting the power adapter.
Overall impression of the device is very good, and now
he is in excellent working condition. I must say that
Soviet counterparts were working normally. Problems also
arose with the friendships compact cassettes, which in
the Soviet Union were very poor quality, and constantly
Photos can be enlarged
On the enlarged photo shows the remnants
of old rubber straps.
The photo on the left of
the kinematics of the new rubber straps. The photo on
the right board cruise control electric motor.
Fee universal amplifier, which includes
generator erasure. Three of the seven transistor
amplifier can read the marking. This BC148A (2 pcs.),
And A158B (1 pc.). Also pictured on the left of species
already peeled rubber rollers


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The foundation for the Fox Theatre started to take shape in the mid-1920s with the original intention of being a…More Shriner Mosque. Upon completion of the building in 1929 the direction changed to that of an auditorium. Today the theatre is run by a non-profit board from Atlanta Landmarks. With its breath-taking ballrooms the Fox has become an extremely popular venue for weddings, business conventions, proms, holiday parties, and corporate dinners.
The Fabulous Fox Theatre offers weekly tours by the Atlanta Preservation Society. Information about tours, shows, or other Fox events can be found on its website.

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Pulled a SSP Mike Trout and did not realize its value. This is one of those time where one card made the rip worth every penny because it essentially covered the cost plus probably 3x more. Target 2022 Topps Update Hangers run $14.99 + Tax and with the RedCard discount… lets call it $16 after taxes. Buying 5 of these ran us about $80 and the SSP Trout, which I thought was a basic SP, is selling at around $240 to my surprise. Check out the video in the link below and don’t forget to comment about the underwhelming reaction, lol.
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As coastal communities strive to safeguard themselves from increasing storm risks, they are looking for ways to maximize the protective powers of their natural features such as coastal wetlands. This project closely examined one marsh complex that lies adjacent to Piermont Village along the Hudson River Estuary in New York. Village residents wanted to better understand how Piermont Marsh would buffer their village from storm-induced flooding and waves, and whether a proposed plan to restore native cattails within a small area of the Phragmites-dominated marsh would lessen its buffering capacity.
In this webinar, two members of the project team explained how the team used state of the art modeling methods to simulate marsh vegetation and storm impacts produced by a series of past and future storm scenarios. By looking back at Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and projecting how much worse the damage could have been without the marsh, the research team was able to put a dollar value on Piermont Marsh ’s buffering services. They shared key takeaways from the research and explained how the findings are informing planning for the marsh and shoreline infrastructure.
Webinar Summary Products
- Slides and Q&A (PDF)
- Webinar Recording (YouTube)
- Speaker Bios (Webinar Page)
Additional Resources Noted by Presenters
- Courtney, S., E.B. Watson, and F. Montalto. 2020. Is sea level rise altering wetland hydrology in Hudson River Valley tidal marshes? Section I: 1-34pp. In S.H. Fernald, D.J. Yozzo and H. Andreyko (eds.), Final Reports of the Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship Program, 2020. Hudson River Foundation.
- Montalto, F.A., T.S. Steenhuis, and J.Y. Parlange. 2006. The hydrology of Piermont Marsh, a reference for tidal marsh restoration in the Hudson river estuary, New York. Journal of Hydrology 316: 108-128.


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Happy Easter Everyone!
Speaking of Easter, I am so looking forward to it not because of the colorful eggs but the meal that we traditionally share on Easter Sunday. I am so looking forward to my Mother-in-law’s different hormel dishes that she made out of those stock she keeps neatly in her cupboard which she replenish every time she used up a can or two. She was so proud of her different hearty Hormel Chili meal recipes such as Brandon’s favorite Chili Cheese Dip, Hearther’s Chili-mac, and my hubby’s Shepherd’s Pie and Chili.
This year, I volunteered to prepare my own hormel dish for Easter Sunday meal – Coney Island Casserole. I found this easy recipe online from Hormel Foods website and I want to share it with you. You will need the following…
Ingredients:• 1 (17.3-ounce) package refrigerated large corn biscuit dough• 1 (15-ounce) can Hormel Chili No Beans• 1 ( ) cup shredded Cheddar cheese• 1/2 cup chopped onion• 1/2 package Wranglers Smoked Franks, cut into 1/2-inch piecesDirection for cooking:Heat oven to 375ºF. Lightly grease 13x9-inch baking dish.1. Lightly press biscuit dough into bottom and slightly up sides of baking dish. Bake 10 minutes.2. Meanwhile, in bowl, combine chili, franks, cheese and onion; mix well.3. Spread chili mixture in baking dish. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown and filling is hot.4. Cut casserole into squares; serve immediately. Top with additional shredded cheese, onion, relish, ketchup and mustard, if desired.
Very easy, right? So if you are still thinking of a new dish to prepare for Easter Sunday family meal… visit http://www.hormelrecipes.com and check out all the new recipe suggestions that I know your family will like. As for me, preparing meal is always easy because of Hormel Chili and yes, Dainty Moore Products. And speaking of Dainty Moore… here is a trivia that I would like to share too… do you know that… "in the 30s, characters Jiggs and Maggie from “Bringing Up Father” were used in Dinty Moore® advertisements. Later, a lumber jack character was introduced, proclaiming “First name’s Dinty, last name’s Moore,” who placed his signature thumbprint on every can. Utilizing celebrities proved to be a popular route in promoting Hormel® chili. Ray Milland, star of “Copper Canyon,” appeared in print ads. In the 80s, pro football player Fran Tarkenton was tapped to promote Hormel® chili."
Oh well, isn’t it obvious that I love Hormel Chili and Dinty Moore products so much? I even tweeted about these... [wink*]
-Happy 75th anniversary! Hormel® chili and Dinty Moore®! What began with 1 product each has evolved into 20 varieties today www.hormelfoods.com
- Celebrate the NCAA tournament cheering on your team & enjoying comfort foods Hormel® chili and Dinty Moore® Game time recipes: www.hormelrecipes.com
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By "crumpling" to increase the surface area of graphene-gold nanostructures, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have improved the sensitivity of these materials, opening the door to novel opportunities in electronics and optical sensing applications.
"I believe that this work will benefit researchers in the area of surface plasmonics by providing a new strategy/design for enhancing the surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) detection limit," explained SungWoo Nam, an assistant professor of mechanical science and engineering at Illinois.
"This mechanical self-assembly strategy will enable a new class of 3D crumpled graphene?gold (Au) nanostructures. The enhanced limit of detection will allow biomedical and environment monitoring of important molecules at high sensitivity by SERS."
SERS substrates are used to analyze the composition of a mixture at the nanoscale for environmental analysis, pharmaceuticals, material sciences, art and archeological research, forensic science, drug detection, food quality analysis, and single cell detection. Using a combination of gold and silver nanoparticles and Raman-active dyes, SERS substrates also can target specific DNA and RNA sequences.
"This work demonstrates the unique capability of micro-to-nanoscale topographies of the crumpled graphene-Au nanoparticles--higher density, three-dimensional optically active materials--that are further enhanced by the formation of hot spots, bringing the nanoparticles closer," explained Juyoung Leem, a graduate student and first author of the study, "Mechanically Self-Assembled, Three-Dimensional Graphene?
Gold Hybrid Nanostructures for Advanced Nanoplasmonic Sensors," published in Nano Letters. "We achieve a 3D crumpled graphene?Au hybrid structure by the delamination and buckling of graphene on a thermally activated, shrinking polymer substrate. This process enables precise control and optimization of the size and spacing of integrated Au nanoparticles on crumpled graphene for higher SERS enhancement."
According to Nam, the 3D crumpled graphene?Au nanostructure exhibits at least one order of magnitude higher SERS detection sensitivity than that of conventional, flat graphene?Au nanoparticles. The hybrid structure is further adapted to arbitrary curvilinear structures for advanced, in situ, nonconventional, nanoplasmonic sensing applications.
"One of the key advantages of our platform is its ability to shrink and adapt to complex 3D surfaces, a function that has not been previously demonstrated," Nam stated. An earlier study by Nam's research group was the first to demonstrate graphene integration onto a variety of different microstructured geometries, including pyramids, pillars, domes, inverted pyramids, and the 3D integration of gold nanoparticle/graphene hybrid structures.
In addition to Leem and Nam, the study's co-authors include post-doctoral researcher Pilgyu Kang and graduate student Michael Cai Wang in the Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. Experiments were carried out in part in the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, the Micro and Nano Technology Laboratory, and the Beckman Institute Imaging Technology Group at Illinois.
SungWoo Nam | EurekAlert!
Nanomaterial makes laser light more applicable
28.03.2017 | Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
New value added to the ICSD (Inorganic Crystal Structure Database)
27.03.2017 | FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur GmbH
The Institute of Semiconductor Technology and the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, both members of the Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology (LENA), at Technische Universität Braunschweig are partners in a new European research project entitled ChipScope, which aims to develop a completely new and extremely small optical microscope capable of observing the interior of living cells in real time. A consortium of 7 partners from 5 countries will tackle this issue with very ambitious objectives during a four-year research program.
To demonstrate the usefulness of this new scientific tool, at the end of the project the developed chip-sized microscope will be used to observe in real-time...
Astronomers from Bonn and Tautenburg in Thuringia (Germany) used the 100-m radio telescope at Effelsberg to observe several galaxy clusters. At the edges of these large accumulations of dark matter, stellar systems (galaxies), hot gas, and charged particles, they found magnetic fields that are exceptionally ordered over distances of many million light years. This makes them the most extended magnetic fields in the universe known so far.
The results will be published on March 22 in the journal „Astronomy & Astrophysics“.
Galaxy clusters are the largest gravitationally bound structures in the universe. With a typical extent of about 10 million light years, i.e. 100 times the...
Researchers at the Goethe University Frankfurt, together with partners from the University of Tübingen in Germany and Queen Mary University as well as Francis Crick Institute from London (UK) have developed a novel technology to decipher the secret ubiquitin code.
Ubiquitin is a small protein that can be linked to other cellular proteins, thereby controlling and modulating their functions. The attachment occurs in many...
In the eternal search for next generation high-efficiency solar cells and LEDs, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and their partners are creating...
Silicon nanosheets are thin, two-dimensional layers with exceptional optoelectronic properties very similar to those of graphene. Albeit, the nanosheets are less stable. Now researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have, for the first time ever, produced a composite material combining silicon nanosheets and a polymer that is both UV-resistant and easy to process. This brings the scientists a significant step closer to industrial applications like flexible displays and photosensors.
Silicon nanosheets are thin, two-dimensional layers with exceptional optoelectronic properties very similar to those of graphene. Albeit, the nanosheets are...
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Dress up your phone o your handbag with these fun paw print charms!
Tell the world you're a dog lover with these 3D Paw Print Decals!
Everyone will know you love dogs when you have this heart and paw decal on your car!
Let this cute dog bring a smile to other motorists or pedestrians as you drive by whether it's on your back window or the passenger door!
This cute Boston Terrier puppy car decal is so cute especially if you put it on the back window or have it peeking out from the trunk!


3 August 2017
Wireless Device Design Considerations for Narrowband and LPWAN Technologies
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A number of threatening processes directly or indirectly jeopardise the health and vitality of forest ecosystems. These include: clearing for cropping and grazing; mining; timber harvesting; the impact of invasive species; altered fire regimes; and climate change. Impacts vary enormously in their spatial extent and the time taken for their consequences to become apparent. The processes presenting the greatest immediate threats are clearing and fragmentation of habitats, although the impacts of harvesting are particularly pertinent in forests from which timber is produced.
In recognition of the potentially adverse impacts of these threatening processes on Australia's forests, the Commonwealth Government and the state and territory governments have endeavoured to protect Australia's forest ecosystems through forest conservation. The general aim of forest conservation is to ensure that forest ecosystems and the natural processes that sustain them remain intact for their own sake and for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations (NFI 1998). This implies preservation of the suite of economic, ecological, social and cultural values of forest ecosystems. Forest conservation is an important component of ecologically sustainable forest management (see the article Sustainable forest management).
Across Australia, approximately 26.8 million ha of native forest are protected and conserved in reserves, representing 16% of our remaining native forest estate (table 17.3). This compares favourably with a global average of 8% reserved (AFFA 2001). Australia's protected forest estate is subject to a number of types of tenure and intentions regarding management. About 12% of the native forest estate is in Nature Conservation Reserves (20.5 million ha - see table 17.1), formally gazetted under state or territory and/or Commonwealth legislation (i.e. National Parks and Flora Reserves). The remaining conserved area occurs under tenures which are not principally managed for conservation but may afford some protection to many conservation values.
Australia's National Forest Policy Statement advocated the development of a comprehensive, adequate and representative (CAR) system of reserves for Australia's forests. The national CAR reserve system aims to safeguard biodiversity, old-growth, wilderness and other natural and cultural values of the forests. The 'comprehensive' dimension of the system aims to secure diversity across forest communities; the 'adequate' requirement ensures that the reserved areas are of sufficient size to maintain the viability and integrity of native forest populations, species and communities; and the 'representative' principle seeks to ensure that the diversity within a native forest community is preserved across its range (AFFA 2001).
Establishing a CAR reserve system is one of the key objectives of the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) process. The RFA process adopted the nationally agreed 'JANIS criteria' to identify the areas of the forest that needed protection under the CAR reserve system. These criteria specify: the reservation of a proportion of the past extent of forest ecosystems and current rare or depleted ecosystems; the protection of old-growth and forested wilderness; and the protection of adequate high-quality habitat for forest species, particularly those considered endangered. Development of these CAR reserves is confined largely to RFA regions with forests intensively managed for timber production. The CAR reserve system is not applicable to the entire forest estate.
The RFA process added 2.9 million ha to the existing forest reserves estate, giving RFA regions a total of 10.4 million ha of forest in conservation reserves (table 17.4). This increased the reserved forest area in RFA regions by about 39%. More than 8.5 million ha are within formal dedicated conservation reserves. The RFAs increased old-growth forest protection across the 10 RFA regions by approximately 42%, from 2.4 million ha to 3.4 million ha. As a consequence, about 68% of existing old-growth forests in RFA regions have been reserved.
17.3 PROTECTED NATIVE FOREST(a) - 2001
Area of protected forest
Proportion of total native forest
|(a) Includes areas under conservation management that have not been formally gazetted under state or territory and/or Commonwealth legislation. Private forests informally managed for conservation are not included in the protected forest areas.|
Source: Bureau of Rural Sciences 2001.
AFFA (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia) 2001, Australia's Forests - The Path for Sustainability.
AFFA 2002a, Regional Forest Management Summary.
AFFA 2002b, Sustainable Forest Management: Criteria and indicators for sustainable management of Australia's forests, Montreal Process Implementation Group.
Bureau of Rural Sciences 2001, National Forest Inventory 2001.
NFI (National Forest Inventory) 1998, Australia's State of the Forests Report 1998, Bureau of Rural Sciences.
17.4 TOTAL RFA(a) REGIONS IN RESERVES(b) - March 2001
Increase in reserves
|Upper North East/NSW|
|Lower North East/NSW|
|(a) Regional Forest Agreement.|
(b) These figures have been agreed between Commonwealth agencies only. Some figures have not been agreed to by states and territories.
Source: AFFA 2002a.

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Help to keep our ocean clean with the new PADI Dive Against Debris speciality course. It is important not only collecting rubbish during your dives, but also gather and submit information of What we find on our Dive. With this you help organisations to have better understanding about sea litter in your area, therefore they can take better action against getting more trash landing in the sea.
WHAT IS INVOLVED?
Learn about data collection and how to make a difference in your local area or on your holiday. On one open water dive we go and clean a dive site. In cooperation with a local NGO Zibel and other companies, we regularly organise cleanups of different sites around Northern Ireland As well as Our Adopted dive Site The Inner Lees Strangford Lough.
WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY CERTIFICATION?
You don’t need a certification to pick up litter during your dives, but with this course you can make it count even more! The Dive Against Debris speciality counts toward your Advanced Open Water certification. You can also take this dive as part of you 5 Specialities towards Master Scuba Diver certification.
Be a PADI Open Water Diver/Junior Open Water Diver or equivalent
Be at least 12 years old
Hire of basic equipment needed, instructor, certification card
Pre study is needed. Please download the SURVEY GUIDE and the KNOWLEDGE REVIEWS
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Southern Palms Beach Club Resort!
The Garden Terrace Restaurant along with the Khus Khus Bar provide a tranquil and picturesque setting in the evenings with the moon glistening off the ocean and the pristine white sand - arguably one of the best beaches on the Island. The Restaurant has a fresh tropical feeling of comfort and when you mix that with a superb meal, well...you know you're at the right place!
Breakfast: 7:30am - 10:30am
Lunch: 11:00am - 10:00pm
Dinner: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
BreakfastStart the day with a tempting selection of dishes from our full buffet in our Garden Terrace Restaurant, or choose from our À-la-Carte Breakfast menu.
LunchOur lunch menu is available as an all day/evening option in the Khus Khus Bar as a casual alternative to the fine dining in The Garden Terrace Restaurant.
On Sunday we offer the Pie Buffet Lunch complemented with the sounds of the All Stars Steel Orchestra which is a very popular way to spend a Sunday afternoon in this beautiful tropical paradise enjoying good food and good company.
DinnerIn the evenings dining ranges from gourmet À-la-Carte, Table D'Hote, Barbeque and Buffets (Saturday Buffet & Caribbean Buffet) complemented by entertainment.
Gourmet Menu available seasonally as well as daily Table d'hote Menus - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday.
Room Service available daily between 7:30am-10:00pm
In addition to catering to our resident Guest we also offer catering facilities and have enjoyed hosting a wide range of events such as Wedding Receptions, Awards Dinners, graduations etc.
Private Conference facilities are available which can be utilized for business meetings alone or can be combined with catering facilities to offer a full service of coffee break, Lunch and meeting space.
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Apple is scheduled to report earnings on Monday, April 27, after the market closes. Needless to say, this is a crucial event attracting lots of attention from the investing community and the specialized media, so it's important to be prepared in advance so that you know where to look once the news hit the wires.
It's all about the iPhone Wall Street analysts are on average forecasting earnings per share of $2.14 on $55.76 billion in revenues for the quarter ending in March. Apple's ability to hit or exceed those forecasts will depend heavily on iPhone sales, as the product is the biggest contributor when it comes to both sales and earnings by a wide margin: The iPhone brought in nearly 69% of total revenues in the December-ended quarter.
Fortunately for investors in Apple stock, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models are an explosive success for the company. Apple sold 74.5 million iPhone devices during the December-ended quarter, a massive 46% increase versus the same period in the prior year. In U.S. dollar terms, iPhone revenues jumped 57% year over year.
Foreign currency headwinds can be a considerable drag on revenues, but Apple is benefiting from extraordinary pricing power in smartphones. The average selling price in the iPhone segment was $687 in the last quarter, an increase of roughly $50. Growing unit sales and strong pricing are major positives when it comes to both revenues and profit margins.
According to data compiled by Fortune, Wall Street analysts are on average projecting 56.8 million iPhone devices being sold during the most recent quarter. This would represent a year-over-year increase of almost 30%. Forecasts vary considerably, though: The lowest estimate is at 50 million units, and the most bullish one expects 64 million devices.
Dividends and buybacks drive returnsApple is actively distributing tons of capital to investors via both dividends and buybacks. The company has rewarded investors with $57 billion in distributions over the past year. Management has indicated that Apple will update its capital distribution program when it reports earnings for the March-ended quarter and investors will want to keep a close eye on announcements related to that.
Investors benefit when a company distributes more cash via per-share dividends, or when share buybacks reduce the amount of shares outstanding, which increases earnings per share. Besides, dividends and buybacks say a lot about a company's ability to generate more cash that it needs to reinvest in the business, which is clearly a major positive in terms of business quality and financial strength.
Academic research has proven time and again that companies paying growing dividends and making big share buybacks tend to outperform the market in the long term, so Apple's announcement in this area merit a lot of attention. With a current annual dividend payment of $1.88 per share, Apple stock yields about 1.5% at recent stock prices.
The China opportunityAs the smartphone market matures in developed countries, Apple will need to continue expanding into emerging markets to sustain its rapid growth rates. Among those countries, China is a particularly relevant geography to watch.
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were launched in China during the second half of October, so they were not available there during all of the quarter ended in December. Still, iPhone sales more than doubled in Mainland China during the last quarter.
Total sales in the greater China region, which includes China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, grew 70% year over year in the December-ended quarter. Apple produced $16.1 billion in revenues from the greater China region during the period, accounting for a big 21.6% of total sales. China is not only a big market for Apple, but it's also growing at a remarkable speed, so it will have a major impact on overall company-level growth rates.
Interestingly, data from China Mobile , an Apple partner, is looking quite encouraging in that area. The biggest carrier in China has announced that it had more than 143 million 4G customers as of March 31, 2015; this represents an increase of 53 million since the end of 2014. Assuming that Apple is probably one of the main beneficiaries from China Mobile's growth in 4G customers, this could be signaling a strong quarter for Apple in China.
Sales and earnings numbers are clearly very important, however, the fundamental drivers of those sales and earnings are even more determinant in the long term. With this in mind, investors will want to pay close attention to iPhone demand, capital distributions, and China growth in the coming earnings release from Apple.
The article Apple Inc. Earnings Preview: 3 Key Things to Watch originally appeared on Fool.com.
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40. Tom Jones & the Art of Noise – Kiss
The pairing of The Art of Noise & Tom Jones looks on paper like it’d be chalk and cheese. An experimental, once-semi-anonymous electronic collective, backing one of the biggest on-stage showboats of the 20th century? Huh. Yet unlike some of Jones’ later records–genre turns toward country and primal blues which were squarely left-of-center, relatively speaking–there’s little that ends up being esoteric about this “Kiss,” released in 1989. Indeed, the collaboration sounds like the best late-80s dancefloor bangers: jet-puffed with Huey Lewis-y baritone sax riffs, mega-metallic drum machines, all faders pushed to 11. At the fore and atop it all is Jones’s booming baritone, with a performance that hits a strangely satisfying sweet spot, somewhere between his usual Vegas showroom fervor and wild catwalk strut. The whole collaboration amounts to a Happy Meal toy version of the original — a chintzy plastic caricature, sure, but also a great little bauble to commemorate one of Prince’s funkiest tunes. – Ben Easton
39. Montys Loco – Paisley Park
The second single from Around the World in a Day, Prince’s “Paisley Park” saw him showing yet another facet of his diamond brilliance — this time, drawing a psychedelic-hippie arrow from his quiver. “Admission is easy, just say you believe,” he sang, “and come to this place in your heart.” Scandinavian poppers Montys Loco give the song a considerable makeover, rendering it as clean and fresh as the Nordic sea. – Patrick Robbins
38. Ginuwine – When Doves Cry
Talking to Spice Girl Mel B about people covering his songs, Prince said, “If it’s genuine and it comes from the artist’s heart, then I’m cool with it. If they’re being egged on by their management and their record companies, well, that’s not genuine. That’s just trying to get a piece of the purple pie.” One artist he felt had helped himself to a sizable slice was Ginuwine, who took “When Doves Cry” and tailored it to fit himself, much to Prince’s chagrin (“You can’t change my song, man. He didn’t even get the groove right”). But the reconfiguration still works and works well as a song, thanks to Timbaland’s production and Ginuwine’s smooth, strong voice. – Patrick Robbins
37. Derailers – Raspberry Beret
The Derailers, from Austin, TX, are a true blue country band in the rough and rowdy mold. It just so happened that they didn’t mind bringing a Beatles sensibility to their harmonies, and they didn’t see why “Raspberry Beret” couldn’t be twangified to everyone’s satisfaction. Listen for yourself–it works! It works at least as well as the Beatles doing Buck Owens. But why, when The Derailers released this cover on their 1997 Reverb Deluxe album, did they make it a hidden track? Maybe Prince didn’t approve? Maybe the label thought true blue country fans weren’t ready for some purple? As a hidden track, it didn’t get the hearing it deserved. Time to uncover this fine cover. – Tom McDonald
36. Holly Humberstone – I Would Die 4 U
The glittery, gloriously ambiguous, and mind-bogglingly melodic “I Would Die 4 U” contains multitudes. It is a matter-of-fact reassurance from a higher power. It is a definitive mission statement from the Purple One explaining what he himself is and isn’t. It is an affirmation and tribute to the beauty of otherness. And, true confession, it is most definitely one of my all-time favorite songs (explanation here).
Singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone’s cover of the otherworldly anthem is one of the more recent entrants in our countdown. Released as a free-standing single in 2022, Humberstone eschews the booming euphoria of the original and keeps things spare and simple. A plaintive piano morphs into a low-key synthetic groove, while Humberstone serves up a vocal of genuine warmth and reverence. It’s a tearjerker… and it positively dazzles. – Hope Silverman
35. Sam Bettens – Little Red Corvette
Belgian singer Sam Bettens finds the touching core of Prince’s “Little Red Corvette” in this intimate cover. The song has a Hall & Oates soul feeling to it, with a masterfully played guitar and keyboard finding just the right amount of funk and chill. Bettens’ voice is front and center where it deserves to be, but when he is joined with harmonizing backing vocals the song swells in volume in an unexpected way. Even though the song never gets to a level that would bar it from showing up on lite-rock radio, Bettens makes this song groove. – Mike Misch
34. The Replacements – I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
The final single from Prince’s album Sign o’ the Times, “I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man,” is a pretty straightforward rocker, and on the studio version, Prince basically played all of the parts, including a couple of fine guitar solos. It peaked at 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1987. Fellow Minneapolitans The Replacements took a stab at covering the song at some point, and it is available on the Internet as part of an unauthorized compilation called Essential Mats: Obscurities, Live Tracks, & Album Cuts. Like most ‘Mats covers, there’s not a lot of
nuance, just a fast fun romp through the song. – Jordan Becker
33. Foo Fighters – Darling Nikki
The Foo Fighters covered this track from Purple Rain in 2003, releasing it as the B-side to “Have it All.” It’s a case of the B-side doing better than the A-side, and the band has returned to the song again and again in the years since. They’ve tried it acoustically, tried it with Cee Lo Green, and of course featured it at tributes to Prince. As you might expect of Grohl and company in this period, they go dark and aggressive with their treatment–very arena rock if not metal. It helps that “Darling Nikki” was overshadowed by stronger material on Purple Rain–in 2003, the world maybe wasn’t craving more versions of “When Doves Cry” or “Let’s Go Crazy” or “Purple Rain,” but ears were ready for a deeper cut fully realized by a band finally hitting its stride as a foursome. Prince returned the volley by covering the Foo Fighters during his Super Bowl set. – Tom McDonald
32. Aretha Franklin – Nothing Compares 2 U
Aretha covers Prince produced by Andre 3000. Get ready for a ride! How about a swing song? Why not? This track feels so loose and free and gives Franklin space to show off. What starts off with a bit of structure eventually goes a bit off the rails. The bass is almost as high in the mix as Franklin’s voice, the piano wanders, the horns come back in late in a flourish. Throughout it all, the highlight happens every time Franklin since “nothing” as she rockets to the upper octaves. It’s messy enough to sound like an Andre 3000 joint without being too messy to sound like an Aretha Franklin feature. – Mike Misch
31. Martin Sexton – Purple Rain
Singer/songwriter Martin Sexton included a cover of “Purple Rain” on his 2008 live album Solo. True to the album’s title, the track features Sexton alone with simply his voice and guitar. The true emotional weight of the track comes during the extended outro, which showcases Sexton’s vocal range and guitar skills. It’s a simple yet powerful reinterpretation of a classic ‘80s anthem. – Curtis Zimmermann
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Sandra Bernhard’s “Little Red Corvette” from Without You I’m Nothing (album, 1989; film, 1990) remains my favourite Prince cover.
Great list. I’m a Prince fanatic, so it’s hard to narrow it down to just 40 … and I have a few to add.
– I Wanna Be Your Lover – Corinne Bailey Rae
– Take Me With U – Marshall Crenshaw
– Fantasia’s Confidential ghetto: 1999/Once In A Lifetime/Coconut – PM Dawn
– Never Take the Place of Your Man – Goo Goo Dolls (they left off the “I Could”)
– The Beautiful Ones – Susan Voelz
– I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man – Eels
For country music covers of Purple Rain, my fave has always been LeAnn Rimes’ version.
But my favorite of all – a track I’ve played about as many song as any other during the pandemic for some reason – is:
– When You Were Mine – Lambchop
Nice choice, but I prefer when the song is transferred to another genre and gets a different atmosphere. my number 1 is definitely senor coconut and its version “Kiss”.


Tech's offensive coordinator for 11 seasons and a 20-year staff member, Stinespring may well remain with the Hokies. He's an invaluable recruiter and quality line coach.
Observations on some mentioned potential candidates. Bios can be found by clicking on the name.
In fact, Hamilton’s official title is, no kidding here, the Andrew Luck Director of Offense. Hamilton coached Luck last season, when Stanford ranked sixth nationally in scoring, 11th in total offense, 22nd in rushing yards and 26th in passing yards. Luck was the No. 1 overall pick of the
Harbaugh hired Hamilton in 2010 to coach the Cardinal’s receivers. Hamilton had worked the previous three years as the
Stanford concluded the 2010 season with a 40-12
Hamilton — his given name is Alfonza — has plenty of Eastern ties. He attended high school in Charlotte, N.C., and is a 1997 graduate of
Without Luck and three others chosen among the top 42 picks in the draft, Stanford’s offense isn’t nearly as potent this season. But since naming freshman Kevin Hogan the starting quarterback, the Cardinal has won four consecutive games, all against ranked opponents, to claim the
Hamilton would be an outstanding hire. The question is, would he leave a program that’s earned three consecutive
Shawn Elliott: Completing his third season at South Carolina, Elliott worked one year there with Tech running backs coach Shane Beamer. Elliott's title then was running game coordinator and offensive line coach.
This year, head coach Steve Spurrier promoted Elliott to co-offensive coordinator, a position he shares with Spurrier's son, Steve Jr. But Elliott has never served as a primary play-caller — the Ol' Ball Coach isn't about to relinquish that role — and you have to believe Beamer wants someone who's called a fourth-quarter third-and-5 with the game in the balance.
Now if Elliott were interested in coaching the Hokies' line or tight ends, sure. But as OC? Seems risky.
Elliott's only other coaching experience was at his alma mater, Appalachian State, where he worked from 1996 until 2009.
Major Applewhite: A former
Mack Brown promoted Applewhite to co-offensive coordinator in 2011, and when Applewhite's fellow co-OC, Bryan Harsin, accepted the Arkansas State head-coaching position earlier this month, Applewhite became Texas' primary play-caller.
His debut in that role came in Saturday’s
Rice and Alabama were more productive from the previous season under Applewhite. The 2006 Owls were 41st nationally in scoring; the '07 Tide was 64th.
Prying Applewhite from Texas would be difficult on two fronts: It's home, and the school pays its assistants handsomely. According to USA Today's database, Applewhite made $575,000 in base salary this year. Harsin made $700,000, meaning Applewhite is likely due a significant bump for 2013.
Defensive coordinator Bud Foster ($502,762) is the only Virginia Tech assistant making more than $400,000.
Tony Franklin: Here’s another Pac-12 offensive coordinator, this one at Stanford’s arch-rival,
The Bulldogs lead the nation this season in scoring (51.5 points per game), total offense (577.9 yards per game) and rank third in passing (350.8 ypg) and 18th in rushing (227.2) — they won at
Franklin coordinated the offense at Kentucky in 2000 and Auburn in and 2008. He’s also connected to the Hokies through defensive coordinator Bud Foster — they were teammates at
But Franklin is, in large measure, a spread guy. Does Beamer want to go all-in with the spread?
More important, does Franklin, who raved about Cal upon his appointment, have any interest? Seems doubtful.
Ralph Friedgen: This former
Beamer and Friedgen are fast friends. They worked together at The Citadel under Bobby Ross and both own vacation homes in Greensboro, Ga. When Beamer became Murray State's head coach in 1981, he hired Friedgen as his top assistant.
As the Terps’ head coach and as an offensive coordinator under Ross at Maryland,
Maryland fired Friedgen in 2010, less than a month after he was named
There’s a handful of names, with no guarantee any is the eventual hire. The Hokies’
Also bank on Beamer consulting with athletic director Jim Weaver, a former offensive line coach at
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