As noted in our first budget blog post, the base ingredient in Round Rock's recipe for success is the Strategic Plan. The plan is updated and reprioritized annually by the City Council, and serves as the foundation for all City initiatives. Here's how the proposed 2018 budget feeds the plan's strategic priorities.
The objectives to this goal are: Diversify City revenues; Expand the City tax base through economic expansion; Maintain financial reserves consistent with City financial policies and national standards; Hire and retain top quality, diverse City workforce dedicated to serving the Round Rock community; Maintain City facilities, equipment and apparatus; Deliver cost effective City services in a customer friendly, pro-business manner; and develop, update and use long-range organization and strategic master planning.
In the proposed budget, to achieve this goal we are adding four staff to Planning and Development Services to ensure timely processing for development applications and inspections. The quicker businesses can get through the development process, the sooner the increased property value can be added to tax rolls and the sooner sales tax revenue can be generated.
We set aside $750,000 every year for facility maintenance and repairs, which is needed to keep facilities from falling into disrepair and requiring more expensive replacement. We also fill up a funding bucket with $750,000 for technology expenditures.
The budget also includes $2.3 million for increasing health insurance costs; $2 million for pay increases to keep public safety salaries competitive; and $942,000 for salary increases and market adjustments for general government employees.
Finally, we're working with our partners at the Round Rock Chamber on strategies to reinvigorate aging commercial and retail centers.
There are always some big ticket items for this goal in a fast-growth community like ours. Building and maintaining the infrastructure that keeps things running doesn't come cheap. To that end, there's $42.9 million for roads and streets; $23.8 million in the Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Plan (CIP); and $6.3 million for the Drainage CIP.
We're also adding 10 new staff in this area. There's four in Transportation for an additional street maintenance crew; two in general services for custodial services at the Police headquarters and a facility tech for the Clay Madsen Recreation Center; and four additional employees to take care of our growing water and wastewater utility systems.
Objectives for this goal are: Expand sports facilities to support tourism; Increase number of tournaments, regional and national; Develop/maintain additional sports fields – practice, games, sports tourism; Develop partnership with Round Rock ISD for joint use facilities and programs; Upgrade the quality and maintenance of current City sports facilities; Increase revenues from sports tourism/convention for benefit of residents and the local economy; and expand conventions/conferences.
Our sports tourism program is growing with the opening of the Multipurpose Complex at Old Settlers Park; and non-sports tourism will also get a boost when Kalahari Resorts and Conventions opens, which is expected in 2020. The tourism program is designed to bring in sales tax revenue from non-residents, as Ron Pitchman explains. We're adding two staff to our Sports Management and Tourism team, one for operations and one for marketing; and beefing up the marketing budgets for sports tourism and the convention business.
On the sports facilities front, there's $850,000 in this budget for converting the Dell Diamond stadium lighting to LED — that will be paid for out of hotel-motel tax revenues. We're also earmarking $740,000 to cover operating shortfalls when Forest Creek Golf Club closes for much-needed major repairs this fall. We have already set aside $3.5 million for golf course repairs out of our General Self Finance Construction fund.
Objectives for this goal include: Expand and diversify the local business and job opportunities for residents; Expand education campuses and programs; Expand/maintain quality of life amenities for residents; Build a community where people prefer to live; Diversify housing opportunities; and redevelop older commercial areas and corridors.
Public safety is fundamental to this goal. To that end, we've got 13 new positions planned for Fire and Police. Nine firefighters are needed to complete staffing at our new stations, and there are also funds to upgrade response capabilities at Station 3 and $750,000 for an additional engine. We're adding two detectives and a crime specialist to the police staff.
Of course, parks are integral to quality of life, and $12.6 million of bond-funded construction will start on expansions to the Brushy Creek trail system. There's $730,000 in bond funding for a new Adult Sports Complex at Old Settles Park. There's also a parks maintenance worker included to help at the soon-to-be-expanded Play for All Park. Parks is also requesting $29,000 for adaptive and inclusive recreation programming for the park.
We're planning to use $2 million in bond funds for siting and design of the new library. We're adding half an FTE at the Library in the Adult Services area.
Objectives for this goal include: Maintain reputation as the "safest large city"; Upgrade older housing stock, exterior and interior; Ensure homes and commercial areas complying with City codes; Increase neighborhood connectivity through streets, trails and bike lanes; Increase effectiveness of homeowner associations; Repair, upgrade neighborhood infrastructure: streets, sidewalks, utilities, fences, streetscapes; and upgrade neighborhood parks and open spaces.
Neighborhood street maintenance is the largest total here, with $3 million added to the $13.5 million set aside in the current fiscal year.
We're also proposing funding parks improvements like the Round Rock West Park greenbelt ($575,000), Frontier Park ($300,000) and the Meadow Lake Park pavilion ($136,000).
Last but certainly not least is an additional Code Enforcement officer. Strong, consistent code enforcement ensures safe and desirable living and working environments, and helps maintain property values.
Objectives for this goal include: Increase public and commercial use of Brushy Creek; Expand housing opportunities: townhomes, apartments, condos; Develop "Gypsum Site"; Increase number of entertainment businesses and venues consistent with City code; Increase Downtown connectivity; and provide safe, convenient, lighted parking.
Road and streetscape improvements continue in our historic downtown, with $3.7 million for the East Bagdad Avenue extension and $3.3 million for southwest downtown.
To keep all the improvements to the streets and sidewalks looking good, we're adding a maintenance tech dedicated to downtown, and also contracting out landscape maintenance services. Those two items total $178,000 for the fiscal year, and include equipment for the maintenance tech.
A new playground for Memorial Park is planned, at $195,000.
And we'll continue with our award-winning Downtown marketing initiatives, which are funded by the Type B sales tax for economic development.
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After Panama City Beach Council letter, a sudden gas price drop at some stations
Ed Offley News Herald Staff Writer
Jan 20, 2019 at 12:47 PM Jan 20, 2019 at 4:27 PM
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Call it a half a victory in the struggle over the region's stiff gasoline prices.
While state officials in Tallahassee this week said they were considering – but had not yet instigated – a formal price-fixing probe into Bay County gasoline pump prices, a combination of publicity and consumer outrage has already scored some gains.
With unleaded gasoline selling at $2.49 per gallon at most local gas stations — in contrast with prices ranging from $2.11 to $2.29 in Okaloosa and Walton Counties — all five Beach City Council members signed a letter last Friday seeking a state investigation into "any potential collusion, price-fixing or gouging in the sale or distribution of gasoline in wholesale and retail markets." Five days later, the Bay County Commission on Tuesday sent a similar letter to Tallahassee.
But even before state officials opt to launch such an investigation, reaction to release of the Beach Council's letter last Friday evening was swift and unequivocal: Most gas stations along Panama City Beach Parkway between the Hathaway Bridge and Lake Powell on Sunday dropped their prices of unleaded gasoline to $2.39 per gallon; with a handful trimming the price even further to a range of $2.33 to $2.36.
"The letter caught fire," said Councilman Hector Solis, who initially raised the issue of gas prices last October and who pressed Council last week to seek a formal investigation by the state. "They [local gas stations] dropped the price by 10 cents just like that."
Despite that sudden and unannounced reduction, gas prices in Bay County still remain higher than those in either Okaloosa County or Walton Counties. An informal survey of gasoline pump prices at stations along U.S. 98 in Okaloosa and Walton Counties on Tuesday found that even after the cuts last Sunday, pump prices on the Beach still range from $.04 to $.20 more than the highest noted price of $2.29 per gallon in the two counties just west of Bay County. The survey found:
Of 13 gas stations in Okaloosa County and Destin, five are pricing unleaded gas at less than $2.15 per gallon (three at $2.11, with one apiece at $2.12 and $2.14); in Walton County, five out of eight gas stations along U.S. 98 are charging $2.13 or less per gallon for unleaded gas (two at $2.11, one at $2.12 and two at $2.13); the other three stations include two charging $2.19 and one with a price of $2.29); In a separate survey on Wednesday and Thursday of the 11 gas stations along U.S. 98 in Bay County and Panama City Beach between the west county line and the Hathaway Bridge, the prices charged per gallon for unleaded gas — even after the sudden reductions last Sunday — remained significantly higher than at stations west of the Bay County line.
Of the eleven gas stations, all but one immediately dropped prices on Sunday in the aftermath of the release of the Beach Council letter. Only one facility, the Exxon Ami station at 22917 Panama City Beach Parkway on the west end, kept its ongoing price of $2.49 per gallon of unleaded gas; the new, reduced prices of gas at the other ten businesses along Back Beach Road ranged from $2.33 (two stations) to $2.39 (the remaining eight); this is still between $.04 and $.10 per gallon more than the highest pump price along U.S. 98 in either Walton or Okaloosa County.
Attempts to contact managers at the Bay County gas stations who could speak on the decision to cut prices last Sunday were uniformly unsuccessful. Despite repeated texts and voicemail messages, none of the Chevron, Exxon, Texaco or Tom Thumb managers replied for requests for comment.
"These guys are making a lot of money these days," Beach Councilman Solis said, speaking of area gas station managers. Solis said he hopes that Attorney General Ashley Moody does launch a formal investigation as requested by City Council and the Bay County Commission. The process to determine if any price fixing or collusion occurred will in the end be simple, he said: "Ask what the wholesale price and pump-price markup for gasoline were before the storm," Solis said, referring to Hurricane Michael. "Then ask what they were in the weeks after the storm."
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Director: Quentin Tarantino.
Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, Kurt Russell, Timothy Olyphant, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern, Damien Lewis, Austin Butler, Julia Butters, Luke Perry, Mike Moh, Scoot McNairy, Zoe Bell, Clifton Collins, Jr, Nicholas Hammond, Damon Herriman, Costa Ronin, Lena Dunham, Lorenza Izzo, Rafal Zawierucha, James Landry Hébert, Martin Kove, Samantha Robinson, Brenda Vaccaro, Dreama Walker, Rachel Redleaf, Harley Quinn Smith, Rumer Willis, Maya Hawke, James Remar, Michael Madsen.
"All the streets are silent… except when Rick Dalton's got a fucking shotgun, I'll tell you that"
From his directorial debut in 1992 with Reservoir Dogs, you've got to hand it to Quentin Tarantino for maintaining the amount of interest and desire for his filmmaking contributions. Starting as a mere video store clerk to the pinnacle of the film industry is the stuff of dreams for many people and he actually made it happen for himself. It's fitting then that he turns his focus onto Hollywood itself and uses his extensive and esoteric knowledge to explore the industry and the many influences that have played a part in his own development as a filmmaker.
Plot: Los Angeles 1969, at the height of Hollywood's Golden Age, once highly popular TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) is seeing his career falter after a series of bad choices. His stunt double and best friend Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) has also been reliant on work through the success of Dalton's career. After some advice from producer Marvin Schwarzs (Al Pacino), Rick decides to get involved in spaghetti westerns which turns his career back around and he's able to sustain his high-class lifestyle in the Hollywood hills where his neighbours are director Roman Polanski and actress wife Sharon Tate. However, a fateful night at the hands of the Manson family is soon to pay his luxury neighbourhood a visit.
Tarantino's 9th and penultimate film (apparently he's hanging up his spurs after his 10th) is a very handsome and creative endeavour. You get the impression that he's really enjoying himself exploring an age of Hollywood that's close to his heart and he has previously expressed that the screenplay itself is his most personal work. Even the title is a homage to Sergio Leone's films who was a director that hugely influenced him and was evident in his previous film The Hateful Eight. Apparently he spent five years writing Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as a novel before realizing a film script would better suit the material. In many respects it's fodder for a film buff like Tarantino as essentially he's rejoicing in making a movie about making movies.
As always with Tarantino, there's an abundance of style and his usual craftsmanship is fully on display; the meticulous attention to detail on the setting and style of the 60's, the pop cultural references, the ensemble of character actors and even the occasional foot fetish. That said, it's the casting of DiCaprio and Pitt that's the undoubted major draw here. Tarantino once described their pairing as "the most exciting star dynamic duo since Robert Redford and Paul Newman" and he's not wrong. Their interactions certainly don't disappoint but they really take a grip of their roles when he has them parting company for a portion of the film and they are both allowed to explore their characters in more depth. DiCaprio really is quite great. He's shown his ability for comedy before in The Wolf of Wall Street and once again he delivers his performance with a finely tuned humour. Despite Rick's on screen success, he's somewhat ignorant and pathetic and someone who's solely driven by his ego. DiCaprio's handling of the character is brilliant, though, as we seen him slowly begin to crumble and become a stuttering fool. In one of the films funniest scenes, we see him in his trailer after fluffing his lines on a movie set alongside Timothy Olyphant's consummate professional actor and the sheer personal turmoil he's in is both tragic and hilarious as he looks at himself in the mirror and threatens to kill himself if he can't raise his standards.
Pitt, meanwhile, is the epitome of confidence and enigma. Cliff has been washed up in the film business for a long time but he simply doesn't give a shit as he just breezes through life taking whatever comes his way. There's a cocksure arrogance to him and even a sub-plot that questions whether or not he actually killed his wife with a harpoon while on a boating trip. Its this very enigmatic nature to him and the fact that being a stunt double, he's not adverse to a few scrapes here or there or getting his hands dirty. His best scene comes to the fore in a hand-to hand combat scene with Bruce Lee (uncannily played by Mike Moh) and is as equally funny as the aforementioned DiCaprio moment.
The film has many great scenes and interactions, as you'd expect from Tarantino, but that's also where the problem lies. Essentially that's all they are and in some cases they don't seem to serve an overall purpose sometimes. I couldn't help but shake the feeling that the entire film is a series of scenes interwoven into a very, very loose narrative. Tarantino is known for his great writing but there's something amiss here. Something that prevents the film from anchoring these moments which results in that all too prevalent self-indulgence that Tarantino's latest films seem to possess. He even leaves the rest of his impressively assembled cast with little do when there was so much potential from them. Damien Lewis, for example, is a perfect fit for Steve McQueen but he gets one brief scene and then he's gone. The same goes for so many others, mainly Damon Herriman's Charles Manson and a sadly underused Al Pacino. I mean, why would you even have Pacino at your disposal and not give him anything to do? The biggest surprise, however, is Margot Robbie. She receives top billing alongside the two main stars but has little dialogue to speak of and isn't required to do very much but dance around in her 60's get up and walk around looking beautiful. I also found her scenes quite boring which upsets the flow of the near 3 hour running time. Added to which, we then get an unexpected voiceover from Kurt Russell two thirds into the film to start wrapping things up for us. The same thing happened in the latter part of The Hateful Eight and it feels as condescending and disjointed now as it did then. The one positive from this sequence, however, is that during this time that we get to see DiCaprio in some marvellous old school film posters alongside the likes of actors Joseph Cotton and Telly Savalas before the film culminates in true explosive Tarantino fashion. Let's face it, he rarely ends his films without throwing in a bit of ultra-violence and indulging his bloodlust and yet this is another plot development that doesn't sit right. As he had previously done in Inglorious Basterds, Tarantino has his made-up characters interact with real ones and changes the course of history. I loved Basterds until Quentin's audacity got in the way towards the end and I had similar feelings here for the same reasons.
If I can digress a little to come to a conclusion, there's a telling scene midway in the film where Pitt's Cliff Booth visits a range that's now used as Charles Manson's commune. In this sequence, there's an abundance of tension. However, after a magnificent build up, the sequence comes to nothing and results in deflation. This pretty much sums up the feeling of the entire film. There's greatness all over the place but it ends up feeling less than the sum of its parts. It would be remiss to ignore the attention to detail that Tarantino so obviously pours into this homage to the Golden Age of Hollywood as it's awash with qualities; DiCaprio and Pitt are particularly brilliant but, overall, it's just a series of vignettes tied loosely together with an ending that feels tacked on. That's a problem that lies with the script and it simply comes down to the fact that there isn't one but if you can get over that then you can almost enjoy the revisionist fiction as much Quentin himself seems to be.
Trivia: Burt Reynolds was originally cast as George Spahn, the ranch owner, but he died before he was scheduled to shoot his scenes. Bruce Dern replaced him in the role.
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3 Responses to "Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood"
Cindy Bruchman Says:
There's greatness all over the place but it ends up feeling less than the sum of its parts. YES
Also, I would add that singularly Pitt and DiCaprio are good, together, they lack chemistry.
I watched it twice and still really struggled with a rating. There definitely some great work going on but it just felt a little too much Tarantino rambling again and it felt a messy. I enjoyed DiCaprio and Pitt together but they developed their roles better when apart.
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A fingerprint in its narrow sense is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. In a wider use of the term, fingerprints are the traces of an impression from the friction ridges of any part of a human or other primate hand. A print from the foot can also leave an impression of friction ridges. A friction ridge is a raised portion of the epidermis on the digits (fingers and toes), the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot, consisting of one or more connected ridge units of friction ridge skin. These are sometimes known as "epidermal ridges" which are caused by the underlying interface between the dermal papillae of the dermis and the interpapillary (rete) pegs of the epidermis. These epidermal ridges serve to amplify vibrations triggered, for example, when fingertips brush across an uneven surface, better transmitting the signals to sensory nerves involved in fine texture perception. These ridges may also assist in gripping rough surfaces and may improve surface contact in wet conditions.
Fingerprint identification, known as dactyloscopy, or hand print identification, is the process of comparing two instances of friction ridge skin impressions, from human fingers or toes, or even the palm of the hand or sole of the foot, to determine whether these impressions could have come from the same individual. The flexibility of friction ridge skin means that no two finger or palm prints are ever exactly alike in every detail; even two impressions recorded immediately after each other from the same hand may be slightly different. Fingerprint identification, also referred to as individualization, involves an expert, or an expert computer system operating under threshold scoring rules, determining whether two friction ridge impressions are likely to have originated from the same finger or palm (or toe or sole).
An image of a fingerprint created by the friction ridge structure
An intentional recording of friction ridges is usually made with black printer's ink rolled across a contrasting white background, typically a white card. Friction ridges can also be recorded digitally, usually on a glass plate, using a technique called Live Scan. A "latent print" is the chance recording of friction ridges deposited on the surface of an object or a wall. Latent prints are invisible to the naked eye, whereas "patent prints" or "plastic prints" are viewable with the un-aided eye. Latent prints are often fragmentary and require the use of chemical methods, powder, or alternative light sources in order to be made clear. Sometimes an ordinary bright flashlight will make a latent print visible.
When friction ridges come into contact with a surface that will take a print, material that is on the friction ridges such as perspiration, oil, grease, ink or blood, will be transferred to the surface. Factors which affect the quality of friction ridge impressions are numerous. Pliability of the skin, deposition pressure, slippage, the material from which the surface is made, the roughness of the surface and the substance deposited are just some of the various factors which can cause a latent print to appear differently from any known recording of the same friction ridges. Indeed, the conditions surrounding every instance of friction ridge deposition are unique and never duplicated. For these reasons, fingerprint examiners are required to undergo extensive training. The scientific study of fingerprints is called dermatoglyphics.
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Network Rail has launched a consultation on a multi-million long-term redevelopment plan for Edinburgh's Waverley Station.
With annual passengers expected to double to nearly 50 million, Waverley Station is set to undergo a major renovation which could see new concourses, a central plaza, a revamped Waverley bridge and a new feature roof.
Network Rail is now asking rail passengers, customers and the public for their views on the station's long-term future and several options developed after a team of engineers, architects and urban planners led by Arup analysed the patterns of the existing station.
The Waverley Masterplan aims to reduce congestion and crowding, improving accessibility and delivering a modern, vibrant station for passengers.
The plans were produced in partnership between Network Rail and the City of Edinburgh Council, and now early work has been completed, a public engagement phase will run from 25 March to 26 April, looking to establish a preferred strategy.
Alex Hynes, the managing director of the ScotRail Alliance, said: "Such a steep increase [in passenger numbers] is a positive indicator of the railway's economic influence on the city and Scotland but also a clear sign that further investment will be required.
The final plan will be published in September, with work at Waverley expected to be phased over 30 years and it is hoped the station will be fully functioning throughout.
Michael Matheson, cabinet secretary for transport, infrastructure and connectivity commented: "Edinburgh Waverley is the gateway to Scotland's capital and beyond with a real historical significance within the city's heritage.
"As rail grows in popularity, it is only fitting the station is enhanced in the years and decades to come thus enabling it to accommodate forecast passenger demand for cross-border, regional and commuter services.


President Peter Mutharika has said his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government has made strides in infrastructure development and turned the economy from a crisis to achieve growth and that going forward he is declaring war against poverty, hunger and corruption.
"We have delivered development. We are delivering development! And we will deliver more development. Every Malawian can see that," said Mutharika on Saturday.
Mutharika said Malawians voted the DPP into power on trust that the party would deliver on its mandate.
"Our war is not on any person! We declare war on hunger! We declare war on disease! We declare war on poverty! We declare war is on corruption," said Mutharika.
Mutharika said Malawi Congress Party (MCP) came to end colonialism, United Democratic Front (UDF) came to bring democracy and that the DPP has come to develop this country.
"This is our time, this is our duty, this is our mission," said the President.
He said "every reasonable Malawian" agrees that DPP are developing the country.
"It is only people who choose to be blind who cannot see the development we are doing," said the Malawi leader.
Mutharika said as May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections is nigh, detractors will target DPP leaders with smear propapanda.
He continued: "They know we have turned around the economy from economic crisis to economic growth because of sound economic management. Our detractors know it well.
President Mutharika assumed power at a time the donor community and development partners had stopped supporting Malawi and government has since operated without budget support.
On this note, Mutharika called on DPP followers to remain committed to the party and keep on going strong, saying the party has a mission to fulfill.
"Don't lose focus, let's keep going, together we shall fight this war and together we shall conquer," he said.
Speaking earlier, DPP Secretary General, Griezeldar Jeffrey said the party has proved to be development conscious by spearheading various infrastructural projects such as community technical colleges and upgrading of strategic roads.
Jeffery said Malawians have every reason to vote the DPP and its leadership back into power to enable it continue with development activities.
On his part, DPP Vice President for the Eastern Region, Bright Msaka assured the president that the region has a huge following in the East due to the development projects initiated in the area.
"The resources realized from this event will be used accordingly and have come at the right time when the party in the East is preparing for an intensified campaign," Msaka who is also Minister of Education, Science and Technology said.
In appreciation to the first couple's hosting of the luncheon, the Eastern Region DPP executive gave the President a picture depicting several development projects which have taken shape in the region, the refurbished Nasawa Technical College, Zomba Nursing College, Chancellor College, Machinga District Council Offices and the new barrage at Liwonde, among others.
The fundraising luncheon included auctioning of two seats next to the president and the First Lady which fetched K12 million from Osman Gani of Hotel Victoria and K6 million from Deputy Mayor of Blantyre City, Joseph Makwinja.
3.kris offset selling exercise books to ministry of education 4 billion kwacha.
check the above and prosecute the guy.
SKC ACTION REQUIRED. IT IS VERY EASY TO GET THE EVIDENCE AND NAIL THIS GUY.
Mr Maliseche cannot see corruption in his government because he is so deep into corruption himself………kodi 145M anabwedza.?????
unshakable, unbreakable, unstoppable, and . . . unbelievable. Until you are perceived as winning the war on corruption, everything is just empty rhetoric. The good news is: it's not too late.
They say "Honesty is the best policy" If one cannot even realise s/he haa got a problem, forget such an individual has the capacity to solve it. "Ngati sukudziwa mdiso mwako muli chisoso, olo uli ndi chithupya" how do you even seek help to get rid of the problem?
With illicit money found in bedrooms, faking official documents by ministers, ma kickbacks ndi amwenye for defrauding govt resources; how can DPP be claimed to be a "CLEAN" party?


Succulent Raspberry Lemonade Mini Cupcakes | Julies Cafe Bakery - A food blog with tasty and simple recipes.
What a perfect summer cupcake. You will simply love how they are decorated. Anything berry is got to be good for you. Raspberries are high in antioxidants and promote good heart health and circulation. Good reasons to try these cupcakes don't you think?
I love my raspberries freshly picked. We are fortunate to have a berry farm nearby where raspberries are grown fresh. Its cheap for us to go pick our own so we know we are getting the absolute best possible raspberries. If you are not as fortunate then store bought raspberries will suffice.
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside.
3. In a large bowl combine oil, eggs, buttermilk, yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract until smooth.
4. Stir in cake mix until smooth.
5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 10-14 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
6. Buttercream: Prep berries by putting them in a food processor or blender and pulverize. Then sift out the seeds, (discard seeds), and place what fell through the sifter into your mixing bowl. (When working with freeze dried things you must work fast because they quickly absorb moisture in the air.) Place butter in with berried and beat for 2 minutes. Add lemon juice and slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
7. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and top with fresh berries.
I'm Julie. This is where my love of cupcakes, digital photography as well as writing comes to life! How did this recipe thing all begin? In November of 2012, I made the decision that I needed to keep a log of my recipes, so I started a simple recipe blog. This beautiful collection of cupcakes and cafe delights continues to grow every week and I can't wait to see where it is 5 years down the road. My grandma encouraged all of my baking. At family gatherings with well over 250 individuals the midst of absolutely no where, she consistently was able to create perfect cherry cobblers along with other goodies for dessert over the campfire. It seemed to be like magic for me.


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Southern White Rhino Calf Conceived Through Artificial Insemination Born at San Diego Zoo
The mother was artificially inseminated in March 2018, and carried the calf for 493 days
By Helen Murphy August 01, 2019 02:31 PM
southern white rhino calf
Credit: San Diego Zoo Safari Park
The San Diego Zoo has a brand new addition!
A male southern white rhino calf was born at the zoo on Sunday — the first rhino born at conservation organization San Diego Zoo Global after artificial insemination.
According to a press release from the zoo, Victoria, the calf's mother, was artificially inseminated with frozen semen from a male southern white rhino in March 2018 and carried the calf for 493 days before giving birth.
The zoo reports that Victoria and her calf, named Edward, are now bonding in a quiet setting, and both mother and son are doing well. A second release explains that Edward is "very brave and curious" but "never ventures far from his mother's side."
"All of us at San Diego Zoo Global are elated with the arrival of this special rhino calf," said Dr. Barbara Durrant, the Henshaw Endowed Director of Reproductive Sciences at the zoo.
"We are so pleased Victoria and the calf are doing well," Durrant continued. "She is very attentive to her baby, and the calf is up and walking, and nursing frequently. Not only are we thankful for a healthy calf, but this birth is significant, as it also represents a critical step in our effort to save the northern white rhino from the brink of extinction."
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According to the press release, the birth was also the first successful artificial insemination birth of a southern white rhino in North America.
The zoo notes that the birth was a "critical step" in the organization's mission to "genetically recover" the northern white rhino, a subspecies of the southern white rhino. According to the zoo, only two northern white rhinos remain on the planet, and both are female.
The press release reports that researchers are optimistic that a northern white rhino calf could be born through various processes including artificial insemination within the next 10 to 20 years.
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Sunday's birth marks the 99th southern white rhino born at the zoo's Safari Park, according to the release.
In order to let the pair bond, Victoria and Edward won't be on view to the public for an undisclosed period of time.
The southern white rhino is listed as "near threatened" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species. The zoo reports that there are about 18,000 remaining in the wild, but they are at risk due to poaching and the illegal trafficking of rhino horn.


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This post is so overdue, I hang my head in shame. And this is not the only one folks, so hang onto your hats!
I was looking at all the photos of our holiday last year, and these pics just reminded me once again what a gem Nuy on the Hill, the restaurant and tasting room at Nuy winery, is.
While planning our annual holiday, we wanted to make sure we visit a few spots in Worcester. Browsing on the internet for recommendations (as one does) Nuy on the Hill immediately popped up a a lunch option. It was quite an easy decision to make, because 1) it's unique location (on top of a hill, duh), 2) the restaurant receives excellent reviews and 3) wine! As an extra add on – they offer an unique wine tasting experience – a sweet wine tasting. So you pretty much had me at 'Nuy!'.
We arrived on a cool Monday afternoon, with rain clouds gathering on the horison and a chilly breeze in the air.
We love that kind of weather, that is the reason we usually vacation in winter. The perfect wine-sipping weather to boot.
You can see Nuy on the Hill from a distance, a very impressive, almost imposing, modern building. Instead of being cold and sterile, you walk into a huge open area, greeted warmly by the staff on duty, a cozy fireplace with comfy couches and your breath gets taken away by the huge windows making up the entire right-hand side of the structure.
From here you can see for kilometers on end. It is simply breathtaking.
Being a bit on the peckish (and thirsty) side, we quickly made our way to a table right next to the window. I just sat and stared for a while, taking in the view.
Always on the lookout for interesting wines, we spotted the 2015 Calcareo on the menu. The Calcareo is a blend of Chenin, Chardonnay, Semillon and Viognier, so we knew that it will be right up our alley! It was simply divine! My biggest regret is that we didn't buy more of it to bring home.
Our meal was simply scrumptious as well. Nuy on the Hill's menu is impressive and should please any palate. From tapas and pizza to burgers and fish and chips. Comfort food on a chilly day.
After that very tasty meal we were ready to chill on the couch in front of the fireplace and try Nuy's wine and sweet pairing. Nuy is known for their award-winning muscadel and it is properly showcased in this interesting pairing. What a treat!
I was really impressed by the Potstill Brandy, and together with the Mastery Chardonnay, it came out tops for me personally.
After doing some vino shopping, we left Nuy on the Hill sweet and satisfied!
So check them out when you're visiting that side of the Valley, a highly recommended lunch spot with affordable and delicious wines – and very attentive service!
A special 'thank you' for treating us to the sweet and wine tasting, loved it!


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Q: Load function from external script using @loadable/component in React I have a JSON file with several filepaths to scripts that I want to be able to load dynamically into my React app, to build each component based on specifications that are in the metadata. Currently I have the metadata in my app as a Metadata data object.
metadata.json:
{
  "component1": { "script": "./createFirstLayer.js" },
  "component2": { "script": "./createSecondLayer.js" }
}

Each script exports a function that I want to be able to use to construct the component. For troubleshooting purposes, it currently only returns a simple message.
function createFirstLayer(name) {
  return name + " loaded!";
}

export default createFirstLayer;

I did some research and identified the @loadable/component package. Using this package as import loadable from "@loadable/component";, I attempted to load my script into App.js like this:
  async componentDidMount() {
    Object.keys(Metadata).forEach(function(name) {
      console.log(Metadata[name].script);
      var createLayer = loadable(() => import(Metadata[name].script));
      var message = createLayer(name);
      console.log(message);
    });
  }

Everything I have tried throws the TypeError createLayer is not a function. How can I get the function loaded?
I have also attempted the lazy method.
I have recreated a working demo of my problem here.
EDIT: I have tried to put this at the top of my app
const scripts = {};
Object.keys(Metadata).forEach(async function(name) {
    import(Metadata[name].script).then((cb) => scripts[name] = cb);
});

This causes the TypeError Unhandled Rejection (Error): Cannot find module './createFirstLayer.js'. (anonymous function)
src/components lazy /^.*$/ groupOptions: {} namespace object:66
I have also attempted
const scripts = {};
Object.keys(Metadata).forEach(async function(name) {
    React.lazy(() => import(Metadata[name].script).then((cb) => scripts[name] = cb));
});

My goal is to be able to call the appropriate function to create particular layer, and match them up in the metadata.

A: You don't need @loadable/component for two reasons.

*

*You can accomplish your goal with dynamic imports

*'@loadable/component' returns a React Component object, not your function.

To use dynamic imports simply parse your JSON the way you were, but push the call to the import's default function into state. Then all you have to do is render the "layers" from within the state.
Like this:
import React, { Component } from "react";
import Metadata from "./metadata.json";

class App extends Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = { messages: [] };
  }
  async componentDidMount() {
    Object.keys(Metadata).forEach(name=> import(`${Metadata[name].script}`).then(cb =>
      this.setState((state, props) => ({ messages: [...state.messages, cb.default(cb.default.name)] }))));
  }
  render() {
    return (

        {this.state.messages.map((m, idx) => (

{m}

        ))}

    );
  }
}

export default App;

Here is the working example

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Bill Maher Claims Lots of Atheists Love Christmas
Bill Maher stopped by Lawrence O'Donnell's MSNBC show "The Last Word" on Tuesday night to discuss the current civil war in the Republican Party and the further misadventures of half-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R).
The two men began the segment by discussing Toronto's Mayor Rob Ford, whose struggles with substance abuse have escalated into a full-on political crisis for his administration. In a speech to the Toronto city council, Ford compared himself to President George H. W. Bush at the outset of the first Gulf War.
"You guys have just invaded Kuwait," he told the assembled council members.
"That is so unfair to Kuwait," Maher told O'Donnell. "Kuwait is so much smaller than Rob Ford. And why of all historical events did he pick that one?"
Maher confessed that the bumbling, combative mayor is growing on him.
"There is something refreshing about a politician for once pointing his finger back at his accusers and saying, 'Really? You never did anything?'" he said.
O'Donnell agreed that the tone of some of Ford's detractors has been a little over-the-top and self-righteous and said that some of the embattled mayor's "moments of honesty" have been downright breathtaking.
And besides, he said, "It's Toronto. What could go wrong?"
Maher just said he was excited to "finally" see someone from Canada who isn't boring. Rob Ford and his brother Doug, he said, are the Kennedy brothers of Canada, if the Kennedy brothers had been "blackout drunks the size of porta-potties."
The conversation moved on to Sarah Palin and her promotional tour for her new book, Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas. Palin said that the "heart of Christmas" has to be protected from "some angry atheist with an attorney" who is against "traditional faith."
Maher said that people like Palin have got atheists all wrong.
"We don't care!" he said. Christians think atheists are "marching in the streets" to stop religion, which, he said, couldn't be further from the truth. The great thing about being an atheist, he said, is that you don't belong to any group. You're not affiliated with any faith and on Sundays you're free to worship the NFL Sunday Football package.
"I love Christmas," Maher said. "I don't even want to change the word."
"I love it all, it's a national holiday," he continued. "It's got nothing to do with religion. No one is trying to take that away."
Christmas, he said, is all about traditions and happy memories of his family, as it is for many Americans.
But Palin and the other conservatives, he said, prefer to believe that they are being persecuted, which is ridiculous in a nation that is 80 percent Christian. There is no threat at all that Christmas is not going to happen this year.
(Source: MSNBC and RawStory.com)
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King Charles Gives Kate A Special New Role For Trooping The Colour 2023
December 22, 2022 December 22, 2022 EArsova 0 Comments Kate Middleton, King Charles
Buckingham Palace recently made some important announcements. They have both revealed the date of Trooping the Colour 2023 as well as Princess Kate's special new role.
It has been revealed that the Princess of Wales is now Colonel of the Irish Guards, a role that was previously held by her husband Prince William. This news came together with the reveal of the date for Trooping the Colour 2023, with King Charles' birthday parade being set for June 17th.
Buckingham Palace also confirmed that three members of the royal family have been appointed Colonels within the Foot Guards, such as Queen Consort Camilla being named Colonel of the Grenadier Guards.
That role was previously held by the Duke of York but has been vacant since he was stripped of his royal titles in January of this year.
Another role change is the Colonel of the Welsh Guards title being passed from King Charles to Prince William. Both of them will be riding on horseback during the display next June, while the other members of the royal family, including Camilla and Kate, will watch the procession from carriages and the Buckingham Palace balcony.
There have been no other changes in the existing Colonelcies of the other regiments within the Household Division, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Princess Royal is still Colonel of the Blue and Royals, while the Duke of Kent is Colonel of the Scots Guards.
Next year's Trooping the Colour will take place six weeks after King Charles III's coronation, which will be on Saturday, May 6th.
The traditional birthday parade has been the big event which celebrates the monarch's official birthday for 260 years, with next year's event featuring 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians taking part in the display of military precision, horsemanship and fanfare.
The parade starts from Buckingham Palace, then down The Mall to Horse Guards Parade, and closes with a Royal Air Force fly-past.
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the open is delayed until the first message is logged.
LOG_AUTH	   The authorization system: login(1), su(1), getty(8),	etc.
LOG_CRON	   The cron daemon: cron(8).
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LOG_FTP	   The file transfer protocol daemons: ftpd(8),	tftpd(8).
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LOG_NEWS	   The network news system.
LOG_NTP	   The network time protocol system.
LOG_SECURITY  Security subsystems,	such as	ipfw(4).
LOG_SYSLOG	   Messages generated internally by syslogd(8).
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The closelog() function can be used to close the log file.
allows all	priorities to be logged.
The routine setlogmask() always returns the previous log mask level.
These functions appeared in 4.2BSD.


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CFP National Championship: #3 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. #1 Alabama Crimson Tide Preview, Betting Odds, How to Watch Live
College Football National Championship
The 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Ohio State Buckeyes has the potential to be one of the highest scoring title games of all time. Watch on ESPN.
January 10, 2021 • 4 min read
Nick Saban looks to win his record breaking seventh national championship and an unprecedented third College Football Playoff National Championship with a win over Ohio State. ERIK S. LESSER/EPA
This is arguably the best weekend of the season for football. After two days of Wild Card matchups in the NFL, the best was saved for last as the Ohio State Buckeyes will face off against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football National Championship game. In a season that was characterized by unpredictability due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it's ironic that the Tide are predictably the best team in the land once again and headed to the naty.
What wasn't predictable about this game is Ohio State's drubbing of Clemson in the Sugar Bowl semifinal. A squad led by Trevor Lawrence, who will easily be the first pick in the 2021 draft, isn't supposed to lose to a team that struggled in their conference championship game and only played five games in the regular season. If there was one thing we could count on this year is little happened like it was supposed to. What we do know about this one, it should be a explosive high octane matchup. The over/under is 75.5 points.
What TV Channel is the CFB National Championship between #1 Alabama and #3 Ohio State on?
The National Championship will be shown on ESPN at 8:00 p.m. ET. You can live stream NCAA Football Games on fuboTV.
How to Watch Alabama-Ohio State
When: Monday, January 11
Where: Hard Rock Stadium - Miami, FL
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch NCAA Football free with fuboTV)
If Alabama wins this game, Nick Saban will most likely be crowned the greatest college football coach of all time. He is looking for his sixth title with the Tide and seventh title overall. Saban is trying to top another Alabama great, Bear Bryant who won all of the national championship games his teams appeared in. He is tied with Saban with the most national championships of all time with six.
It's not the same game but Saban would pass Bill Belichick Super Bowl wins as a head coach. Both are the greatest in their respective sport and Saban's teams are showing no sign of slowing down. Can't say as much for the Patriots right now.
It is difficult to say which Saban championship contending team is the best but the 2020 version can hang with the best of them. They had two Heisman candidates in QB Mac Jones and WR DeVonta Smith, the later of which won the award. Smith is only the third wide receiver in history to take home the award after Tim Brown and Desmond Howard. In a shortened season he went for more than 1,600 yards with 20 touchdowns. In the Rose Bowl against Notre Dame alone he went for 130 yards and three touchdowns.
As if a once in a generation talent like Smith wasn't enough, the Tide also have Jaylen Waddle. He broke his ankle on October 24 but he has a chance to return for this one. In five games before his injury, he was averaging 22.3 yards per reception. He is a first round prospect in his own right. Mac Jones has so many elite options and we haven't even mentioned the run game yet led by Najee Harris. He rushed for nearly 1,400 yards and scored an astounding 24 times. We'll say it again, Harris will be a first round pick along with his QB Jones. No wonder this team is averaging 535 yards per game.
Certainly Ohio State's defense will have its hands full but they were able to limit the best QB in the country in their game against Clemson and they'll have their own counterpunch in Fields. He did not turn any heads in the Big 10 Championship game against Northwestern as the Buckeyes only scored six points in the first half. They pulled away in the second but it seemed like a foregone conclusion they were going to get smoked in the CFB semifinal. It didn't help that it was reported Fields sustained a thumb injury against the Wildcats. Heck, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said they shouldn't even be ranked in the top ten. Karma is brutal sometimes.
Fields more than shut up the doubters by throwing for six touchdowns and 385 yards against the Tigers. After the Northwestern game, Fields dropped from the number two quarterback prospect in mock drafts but resolidified his spot after the semi. There will be some more injury questions for Fields headed into this one after he was targeted by a Clemson linebacker and he sustained an injury to his lower core. Fields said he was ready to go for this Monday night college football matchup. Ohio State was more than a touchdown underdog against Clemson. Reservations and doubts are the fuel to Fields' fire.
These blue chip programs are going to make our jaws drop more than the New Year's Ball. With a new year this is the biggest game to start 2021 and when we look back, hopefully it's the one that started getting us back to normal. Whatever that word means in 2021. What more could you want in a National Championship game?
Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Odds
Ohio State Odds: +8.5
Alabama Odds: -8.5
Money Line: Ohio State +255 - Alabama -310
Over/Under: 75.5
Is this the turning point for Jadon Sancho and Dortmund?
The English winger has two Bundesliga goals in the last two matches, after a slow start precipitated by incessant transfer speculation.
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Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers Preview, Betting Odds, How to Watch Live
The Cleveland Browns are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2002. The Pittsburgh Steelers will have no time for a good underdog story as they try to reverse their recent skid.
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Partha Chatterjee
Partha Chatterjee is a political theorist, anthropologist and historian of South Asia. He was born in 1947 and educated at Presidency College, Calcutta. He obtained a PhD in Political Science from the University of Rochester in 1971. He was a member of the faculty of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, from 1973 and was its Director from 1997 to 2007. He is currently an Honorary Professor there. He has been Professor of Anthropology at Columbia since 1997 and also of MESAAS since 2006. He was a founding editor of Subaltern Studies.
He has published more than thirty books and edited volumes in English and Bengali. Among them are I Am the People: Reflections on Popular Sovereignty Today (2019), The Black Hole of Empire: History of a Global Practice of Power (2012), The Politics of the Governed (2004), A Princely Impostor? The Universal History of the Kumar of Bhawal (2001), The Nation and Its Fragments (1993) and Nationalist Thought and the Colonial World (1986).
Among his Bengali books are Itihaser Uttaradhikar (2000), Praja o Tantra (2005), Janapratinidhi (2014) and Nagarik (2021).
He has also written seven plays in Bengali.
History in the Vernacular
co-edited, Permanent Black, 2008
The Politics of the Governed: Considerations on Political Society in Most of the World
Columbia, 2004
A Princely Impostor? The Strange and Universal History of the Kumar of Bhawal
Princeton, 2002
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Health care professionals and organizations all recognize the importance of paying attention to our health. Every day we witness the negative consequences of neglecting to cultivate and maintain healthy routines. Sickness loves to seek out the overburdened mind and body. With today's frantic pace of life and the speed at which we all must make decisions about where and how to invest our time and energy, it is not surprising but yet ironic that health care professionals often fail to properly nurture their own careers.
Professionals in the health care field now more than ever face an amazing number of enticing career options, if they are mindful of them. In an effort to meet the rising needs of aging boomers, rising "at-risk" patients, and many other challenges, the health care industry is using the latest technologies into all workplaces and seeking the most talented and passionate minds available. Prospective health care candidates, particularly those willing to relocate, have an enviable number of rewarding career paths to pursue. Recognizing and navigating those options, however, can be intimidating.
You should know that great recruiters should be keenly aware of how a job change affects not only the individual but also their families, friends and communities. Career navigation should be guided by a well-planned and thoughtful strategy that addresses both a candidate's goals and their individual personality and strengths. As a recruiter for ThinkingAhead, I invest my time and effort into truly understanding the sensibilities and nuances of candidates I represent. My goal is to match their talents and skills not just with a position but with a work culture and environment that will encourage their professional growth and personal happiness, making the change an overwhelmingly successful one, both for the professional and their intimate circle.
We're all well beyond busy — we need to accept this as the new normal. It can seem as if there is never an opportunity to sit and contemplate who we are professionally and what we want long-term from our careers. But if candidates don't take the time to think about their lives' direction, they'll end up following someone else's lead or agenda. I personally focus on working to impress upon candidates the value of exploring the positives and negatives of their career decisions and the need to be proactive about reaching their professional objectives. This process needs to begin with an assessment of their professional achievements to date – what tangible positive imprints they have made professionally that are rewarding to them in retrospect and keep them excited about going to their offices daily.
When I'm working with candidates, I often hear that they are uncomfortable with "bragging" about what they have accomplished. When discussing professional backgrounds, candidates have a tendency to shift to discussing their roles and responsibilities, rather than highlighting the projects/programs they headed that added significant value to their organization. This supposed "humility" impedes a candidate's ability to see the true trajectory of their careers and personal strengths and weaknesses and conceals their own truths. Careers, like lives, are defined by actions and deeds, not titles and roles. An honest evaluation of an individual's accomplishments—and how we feel about those successes— can provide a detailed career profile for candidates who have difficulty defining what about their job fulfills and frustrates them.
Adeptly using technology is part of the new bedside manner. Candidates and clients in the health care industry are at the forefront of figuring how technology can change the way we work, heal and live. The data garnered through devices and systems throughout the health care industry can often improve everything from patient care and satisfaction to the financial performance of an organization. Data is becoming increasingly integrated into every health care job and organization. Data drives decisions from how hospitals invest money to what demographics and geographic areas are most in need of proactive care.
Technology is the catalyst behind the synergy that is morphing traditional health care jobs into dynamic, modern positions that require an appreciation for data. Technical and operational responsibilities are no longer siloed. As an example, my clients value IT professionals with a clinical or operational background as well as clinical experts with technical acumen. This merging of duties can often means that a chief nursing officer is most valued if they have informatics and optimization skills or that a CIO must show a strong success in working with the clinicians at their organizations. Candidates who are willing to embrace technology and understand how it impacts health care from every angle are poised to lead the industry into a new and inspiring era of care for everyone.
So be true to yourself and understand your passion and strengths to lead you to continued success in your profession!
Kay Linder is a Partner with ThinkingAhead Executive Search, leading the Healthcare Technology and Innovation practice since 1998. She and her team focus on placing leadership with health organizations throughout the U.S. and internationally.


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By Lorraine M. Brennan, Esq.
A recent article in the New York Times discussed a new law giving unpaid interns in New York the right to sue if they are harassed or discriminated against by an employer. The legislation takes effect in June, a time of year when interns flood New York City seeking opportunities for experience and hopefully paid employment down the road. The article was of particular interest to me, as I had just successfully mediated a matter where discrimination claims against a well-known clothing designer had been brought by 16 former employees. While the employees were not interns, they had brought unpaid wage and racial discrimination claims against their former employer.
What became clear as the mediation progressed was that the plaintiffs did not realize that their claim, if it survived a motion to dismiss, would statistically be unlikely to ever see the inside of a courtroom. They also didn't realize that the courts can move very slowly and that they might be looking at a process of two years or more, which would be not only disruptive to their lives, but also detrimental to their finances. If they lost the racial discrimination claims, which was the thrust of their case, they stood to recover almost nothing except lost wages, a claim the defendant clothing manufacturer had already agreed to pay once it was provided with proper records. At the request of their lawyer, I informed the plaintiffs of these issues.
The most critical issue in the case, however, was that the plaintiffs felt disrespected by the employer. This is exactly the kind of conflict where mediation is most effective. During the process, several of the former employees had their say in open session, in front of the employer's representatives, and that tactic went a long way in helping them to accept what was a very fair settlement and move on with their lives.
The case settled in one day, and the plaintiffs and defendant were both satisfied with the result. There was no long, drawn-out discovery battle, no depositions, no pre-trial conference, or years of waiting for a trial that would probably never happen.
I believe the new law providing protections for interns should encourage potential employers to think about mediating these types of disputes, especially since many of these interns are hired only for summer positions and then go back to school. The mediation process would help these claims to be managed in a fair and efficient manner, and it would benefit both employer and intern. The interns would avoid having to wait years for an outcome, numerous trips to New York (especially difficult on a student budget if they go to school elsewhere) and depositions and other pre-trial discovery that would be onerous and expensive (especially if it is unclear who would be paying the legal fees). The interns would also get to tell their story, which is many times the deciding factor in the success of a mediation. They would indeed be part of the process, with the mediator as the guide, and feel some ownership in the outcome.
The employer would benefit from a cost standpoint, a confidentiality standpoint (social networking has made the spread of bad publicity about companies who are sued for sexual harassment or racial discrimination ubiquitous) and relief from business disruption that takes place when one needs to prepare a case for trial and presumably conduct depositions and other discovery. It is a win for interns and a win for employers. And to quell any "David versus Goliath" fears, interns would also have the right to refuse to settle in mediation if they are not satisfied with the outcome.
Mediation can be of significant help in these types of cases. Hopefully, companies will think about mediating and continue their internship programs, which have provided so many young people with truly invaluable experience.
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Montebelluna is located in the north of the territory of Treviso Province.
Behind you can see the bow piedmont.
Montebelluna is also a reference center in the neighboring towns is home to important services such as hospital , colleges and the court.
Almost all the land is flat except for two lots to the north comprising the montelletto or "la rive" and a part of Montello hill. Between two low hills in the valley flowed past geological ages of the Piave River: torrential river now flows north instead of Montello.
Hence the presence in the territory of areas of gravel.
Montebelluna – Padova: 55 km.
The city is connected with the province, Treviso, from Strada Statale "Feltrin" that allows connections north – south Treviso – Montebelluna – Feltre.
Connections east – west are rather good from the statale "Bassanese Marosticana".


«Snails House» is ready to provide you with marinated snails wholesale. We use products, from our own snail fields. The ecologically clean terrains, where our farm is located, are beneficial for development of healthy and biologically clean shellfish. If you buy from us, be sure to get high quality products at competitive prices. We use qualified and natural meat for marinated snails and our assortment has a wide range of ready-to-use, live and frozen snails, caviar and other dishes.
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"Snails House" farm collects and processes several species of shellfish. Meat, after all stages of cleaning and processing, is forwarded to be cooked. We use cooked fillets, olive oil, spicy herbs, garlic, pepper and sea salt for marinating. Our products are packaged in cans and put into specialized boxes to ensure convenient transportation. You can buy pickled grape or garden types in bulk at our farm.
The French and people from other European countries have been consuming shellfish for many years. The growing interest in this dish has led to the creation of a variety of recipes. Frozen and marinated snails can be easily bought. They are generally used as a snack with wine and as a component to prepare salads and soups. Marinated shellfish are used for escargot preparation. All you need is to cook the sauce and stuff the snail shell marinated fillet, adding this sauce.
cilantro leaves – 10 gr.
Preparation starts with onion. It is necessary to clean it and cut in small half rings, add the lemon juice and leave to have the onion marinated. This time can be used for grating carrots. Special grater for Korean carrots is better in this case. Then place the grated carrot and onions into a jug with a lid. We use soy sauce, lemon juice, sugar, sunflower oil and other spices for preparation of marinade. After mixing of marinade, heat it, but avoid boiling. Then, add carrots and onions. Later, mix all the ingredients. Cover the jug with a lid and place it into the fridge for 4-5 hours. Then include marinated escargot to carrots and onion, and then mix them for 10-15 minutes. In order to get tastier dish, sprinkle it with sesame seeds and cilantro leaves.


Dr. Li and colleagues study a plant autoimmune model in which a mutation in one immune receptor, SNC1, causes constitutive activation of the plant's immune response. Dr. Li's group found that 3 key downstream effectors of the SNC1 pathway – MOS4, AtCDC5 and PRL1 – are homologous to components of the human spliceosome-associated nineteen complex (NTC). The researchers speculate that the evolutionarily conserved NTC may also play a role in animal innate immunity.
"Our work is further evidence that the little plant Arabidopsis remains a very robust genetic tool for dissecting processes in multicellular eukaryotes, with relevance to the realm of human biology. To our knowledge, this is the first placement of the NTC into a known signaling pathway in any organism. We are continuing to find commonality between animal and plant innate immunity at the level of both receptors and signalling intermediates; the complex we describe, essential for plant innate immunity, may be another example of this."
In the June 15th issue of G&D, Drs. Jay Dunlap and Jennifer Loros, with colleagues at Dartmouth Medical School, have finally cloned the band gene, and have found that it is an allele of ras-1.
This finding posits RAS signaling as a key mediator of circadian output.
The fungus Neurospora crassa is one of the best studied laboratory systems for circadian rhythms. However, over the past 50 years, almost all of the work done on Neurospora has used laboratory strains carrying the band mutation, because it enables researchers to visualize the fungus' daily circadian growth cycles. Research on Neurospora using this strain has contributed to understanding the basis of jet lag as well as some affective disorders.
While the band mutation has facilitated Neurospora clock observation, researchers are only now realizing what protein is encoded by the band gene, and how the subtle nature of the disruption in the band gene affects Neurospora circadian rhythms.
The Dartmouth team demonstrate that the band mutation is a dominant point mutation in ras-1 that causes a slight increase in GTP exchange, and therefore slightly higher activity levels. Says Dunlap, "Understanding the molecular nature of band makes us all look at output from the circadian clock in a different and clearer way. It's been a long time coming."


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Noah Cyrus: Avicii's Death and An Ex Had Huge Impact on Forthcoming Music
posted by Sierra Marquina - Jul 12, 2018
Nothing's better than a good cry, right? Noah Cyrus dished to Ryan Seacrest during an interview on Thursday, July 12, that letting it all out is what inspired a forthcoming new single of hers and her first-ever headlining tour, the Good Cry Tour.
The "Team" singer, 18, explained to Ryan that they pulled together the tour quickly after realizing the demand once her Troubador show sold out in minutes.
"I honestly didn't think I would be headlining a tour this year which is, like, so insane," she said. "It just happened really, like, this past month, honestly. … Everybody needs a good cry every now and then, Ryan," Cyrus added. "You just want to put on Titanic or something and just cry it out. … [The tour is] named after a song that I wrote a couple of months ago called 'Good Cry,'" Cyrus shared. "That song is coming out super soon with an actual body of work that I'm not supposed to talk about, but I always end up spilling the beans too early."
Considering she already spilled the beans, Cyrus, who most recently teamed up with MØ and MAX, continued and dished to us about the forthcoming new single, which we already cannot wait to hear.
"I wrote it in Bali the night that Avicii passed away," Cyrus shared. "I sat up sobbing for a second because Avicii was, like, my biggest musical inspiration. I always wanted to work with him. I was so in love with his music so I was crying over that and me and my ex-boyfriend got in a fight and I was like, 'Dude, I'm all the way in Bali can we not do this right now? Like I can't really deal with this' and I sat up all night and cried and then the next day I was like feeling so great and I was like, 'Oh!' Because I had the best cry last night and I just stayed up all night and I cried and it felt so good so we ended up writing a song there in Bali called the 'Good Cry.'"
The songstress didn't divulge a release date for the single, but her Good Cry Tour kicks off in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on September 22, and continues for more than a month, wrapping October 24 in Portland, Oregon.
Listen back to the full interview above and click here for tour info and tickets!


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This is the feel and subject matter of a small but magnetic niche genre, Mexican Pulp Illustration. Comic and Novella covers needed to grab a customer's attention in a quick second at a checkout counter. Easily done with the use of garish color, over the top sexuality, and suggested violence, one would be compelled to buy these myriad serial stories of mystery, suspense, and more... once hooked you'd hopefully buy every week. Writers and illustrators were constantly grinding out "stories" on a deadline schedule and this tradition continues to this day... these little comic books can still be purchased at Mexican grocery stores and bodegas, all across the United States and the Americas. The works in the exhibition are from the early 1970's, executed with gouache on illustration board and are what we perceive were the glory days of these unknown and underrated artists.
The non-sequitur choices made by the artists are so odd one after another... over a green background a woman with blue hair has her hands in an omigosh position, while a male is getting clunked on the head by a wooden rolling pin... all the while an ominous envelope hovers behind them in space. Or... a pair of hands emanate electric power, with the face of a blue ghost spirit in the background, while a miniature UFO hovers near a doctor checking the heartbeat of a little boy.
There is one consistent compositional element always evident... the top third of the vertical rectangle is left open for the graphic title of the comic or novella. Micro-supsenso / micro-misterio / micro leyendas (legends)... are some of the categories for the stories: for this exhibition we have one example of a complete set. The small book, the cover illustration, and the black and white inking of the story itself told over 125 pages. The exhibit overall will have over 100 works.


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The Dobbs Wire: News from the Supreme Court
Posted bynufearless September 28, 2017 September 16, 2018 Posted inNews and InformationTags:advocacy, courts, Dobbs Wire, national
News from the US Supreme Court: There's much interest in two cases the US Supreme Court has been asked to review – Doe v. Snyder which concerns Michigan's sex offense registry law, and Karsjens v. Piper which concerns Minnesota's sex offense civil commitment law. This morning the court issued a list of cases it WILL review, *neither* of the sex offense cases made the list. In the days ahead another list will be released, cases the court has decided it will NOT review and we'll see if either sex offense case makes that list. There's another possibility – sometimes the court holds cases until it makes a decision. That's what happened with Packingham v. North Carolina which concerned North Carolina's law banning registrants from social media – the court discussed the case in four private conferences until granting review. So stay tuned for further news! More on these cases and how the court works in the two essays below, have a look. –Bill Dobbs, The Dobbs Wire
Reason | Sept. 27, 2017
Will SCOTUS Let Fear of Sex Offenders Trump Justice?
Two cases give the Court a chance to reconsider its counterintuitive conclusions about commitment and registration.
By Jacob Sullum
Excerpts: According to the U.S. Supreme Court, locking up sex offenders after they have completed their sentences is not punishment, and neither is branding them as dangerous outcasts for the rest of their lives. Two cases the Court could soon agree to hear give it an opportunity to reconsider, or at least qualify, those counterintuitive conclusions.
Karsjens v. Piper is a challenge to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP), which since 1994 has confined more than 700 people who were deemed too "sexually dangerous" to release after serving their prison terms. Although these detainees are supposedly patients rather than inmates, in more than two decades only one of them has ever been judged well enough to regain his freedom.
The Michigan case gives the Supreme Court a chance to reconsider its reliance on bogus recidivism numbers as well as its conclusion that the punitive effects of registries are merely incidental. As the 6th Circuit noted, that position becomes increasingly hard to maintain as states heap additional burdens on registered sex offenders, making it impossible for them to live normal lives without making the public measurably safer. MORE:
https://reason.com/archives/2017/09/27/scotus-shouldnt-let-fear-of-sex-offender
Empirical SCOTUS | Sept. 27, 2017
Petitions to Watch For From SCOTUS' Long Conference
By Adam Feldman
Each October before the Supreme Court begins its term, the justices meet for the "long conference" to review the Court's agenda. The justice held this conference for the upcoming term two days ago on September 25th. During this conference the justices meet to discuss petitions to the Court for the upcoming term.
This is the largest set of petitions that the justices and clerks wade through each term as the justices haven't met since June to discuss pending petitions. The number of petitions sorted through during this conference is typically over 1,000 with the vast majority denied. This glut of cert petitions eventually is winnowed down to a small list of granted cases.
In the past certain characteristics have pointed to cases that have greater likelihood of review and grants than others. Two of these characteristics are whether any amicus briefs were filed at the cert stage and whether an elite Supreme Court attorney was involved at the cert stage. This post looks at the petitions with such associated characteristics that will in all likelihood at least minimally garner serious review. MORE:
https://empiricalscotus.com/2017/09/27/petitions-long-conference/
Supreme Court could decide future of civil commitment
Disenfranchised Grief in Sex Offender Significant Others


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It was just announced that a whole bunch of new emojis are coming to our smartphones in April.
This update includes a lot of diversity. According to Emojipedia, "2019 expands the scope of people that can be represented, including people with various disabilities, a gender inclusive couple, as well emojis which permit a mix of skin tones for people holding hands."
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Theresa C (Sherlog) Ursino
Theresa C. (Sherlog) Ursino passed away in her East Walpole, Massachusetts home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she was the devoted daughter of the late Victor J. and Mary C. (Richardson) Sherlog-McGrath. She was the beloved step-daughter of Louis J. McGrath of Braintree. She spent her early years in Cambridge, but was raised in Somerville and moved to South Weymouth after high school graduation.
She attended Curry College and received her certificate in Paralegal Studies at Newbury College. As a woman who loved to travel, she began taking European trips, falling in love with the country of Italy. She loved Italy so much that Terry packed her bags and moved to Rome, where she took a position with the World Food Bank division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Upon her return home to the United States of America, Terry took a position with the corporate Legal Department of Dunkin' Donuts, working as a Paralegal to the General Counsel.
Terry met her husband, Joseph Ursino, on a blind date that was set up by friends. They were married on August 5, 1979 in Saint Clare's Church in Braintree. The couple initially made their home together in Quincy, where they welcomed their son, Mark, and in 1986, the family settled into their home in East Walpole. Terry continued and advanced her career with Dunkin' Donuts, for more than 40 years before her retirement in 2018 as Senior Manager of Intellectual Property.
When she wasn't hard at work, Terry loved spending time outdoors, whether at the beach or walking around Bird Park in East Walpole. She also loved music and looked forward to "date nights" with Joe, where they could show off their ballroom dancing skills. Most of all, she loved being in her back yard, around her swimming pool, surrounded by her family.
Beloved wife of Joseph Ursino.
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Cherished grandmother of Sienna Ursino.
As a result of the ongoing and ever-developing health crisis in the world and with genuine concern for the people whom they love, Terry's family has decided that her funeral services will be private. Interment will take place in Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Theresa Ursino to support cancer research and patient care at:
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'Just grateful for the opportunity and loving what I do': For Aaron Rodgers, Packers' playoff run is a 'special feeling'
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As he made his way toward the tunnel and the victorious, raucous locker room that awaited him at the end of it, Aaron Rodgers looked up at the jubilant Lambeau Field crowd and a smile crept across his face. Then, he extended his right arm above his head – that green-and-golden arm that for the previous 3 1/2 hours had carried his Packers to within one victory of a Super Bowl appearance – and curled his fingers into the international sign for "I love you."
There'd been many, many times during his 12 years as the Packers' starting quarterback that Rodgers had made that same journey off the field in triumph, soaking in the adoration and appreciation of those standing in the aisles and leaning over the guardrails that line the tunnel.
It was there that one of the most cherished moments of his career unfolded, when following the 2008 regular-season finale, fans stayed to deliver a standing ovation to him at the end of a 6-10 campaign – one that had ended in...


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Dangerous Scaffolding Construction Results in Three Story Fall
In early 2013, defendant Zambini Brothers Scaffolding Company spent two hours erecting a four level scaffold for an exterior painting project at a residence in San Francisco. To allow car access to and from the garage, the defendant removed cross braces and replaced them with a truss. The defendant never once inspected the scaffold in the three months it was used for this project.
On April 1, 2013, the last day of the painting project, plaintiff Raul Zuniga was on the third level of the scaffold doing touch up work around a window when the lower level of the scaffold collapsed, causing the frame to tilt away from the building. The plaintiff fell over the scaffold's front edge and landed on the pavement below.
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Plaintiff claimed that the defendant did no calculation or preparation to determine the dead load safety factor of the scaffold. The defendant erected it using only four vertical frames, which did not provide sufficient stability for this scaffold that was only 3′ deep. And the defendant removed support by removing the cross bracing and replacing it with a truss. It also did not provide sufficient precautions to account for predictable San Francisco wind loads.
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Defendant claimed that Plaintiff modified the scaffold when his boss told him to cut the ties securing the scaffold to the building. Defendant also claimed that the wind filled the netting around the scaffold, causing a "sail effect" which made the scaffold tip forward.
Plaintiff fell three stories to the sidewalk. Plaintiff had a Glasgow Coma Scale of 14, facial wounds, a dislocated elbow, and a broken wrist. He had bruising to his right clavicle and pain in his right knee and had a knee immobilizer placed. The plaintiff's injuries required immediate emergency surgery. Plaintiff suffers ongoing right-sided wrist and knee pain. He was diagnosed with mild PTSD. He returned to full-time work within one year of the fall.
Raul settled with the defendant before trial for $600,000 plus resolution of the workers' compensation benefits lien in the amount of $137,155.47, for a global benefit to the client of $737,155.47.
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