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With the ski and snowboard season in full swing, and Utah's Covid-19 cases rising, how do Alta's students feel about the safety of their favorite snow sports?
Most of the resorts are already open, meaning there is a lot of rush to get up the canyons this season. However, that also means that people will be coming in contact more with others, but is it really contact? Is everyone staying safe while having fun on the slopes?
There is only one way to find out what the school's students think about skiing and snowboarding this year, and that's by interviewing some that have been. Kenzie Stokes, a Senior here at Alta, when asked about how she felt of the safety at Brighton so far this season, said, "It's very safe in my opinion. Everyone is always spread at least 6 ft apart and if they aren't, they are usually wearing a mask. Very great work."
After spending most of the winter break snowboarding, did their opinions change? Kylee Middaugh, another Senior at Alta, said, "I think if they [Brighton] keep it up they will be good!" That has been true, and so far, no one has gotten Corona from skiing or snowboarding.
Overall, when looking for a fun and safe activity to do during these crazy times, head up the mountain to the snow! It's a great way to stay active, be out and about, and spend time with friends and family
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In the world of professional golf and, sports in general for that matter, Lee Trevino carries the privileged distinction that is bestowed on only a handful of individuals.
In athletics, recognizing someone by using just a single name instantly brings to mind collective thoughts of greatness. Nicklaus, Watson, Palmer, Snead, Hogan, Tiger…. And, you can add to that list, TREVINO.
It is a well-earned badge of respect, denoting excellence over a long period of time while carrying worldwide prominence in a highly competitive field on the PGA TOUR. In Lee Trevino's case it brings to mind six major professional golf championships, including two US Opens, the most prestigious tournament in the sport, plus a pair of British Open crowns. It carries distinguishing titles such as Ryder Cup Captain, PGA Player of the Year, Sports Illustrated's "Sportsman of the Year," and induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame, just to name a few.
In a little more than four decades, Trevino has earned his reputation as one of golf's all-time greatest and most popular performers with an exceptional record topped by a most engaging personality that has marked him as an adoring figure throughout the world.
The journey to the top of the mountain for this 69-year old Texan was anything but a smooth road. Trevino traveled a different path to success in a sport that is synonymous with country clubs, luxury amenities and wealth. He rose from poor and humble beginnings to become one of golf's premier players, a self-taught golfer who after a less than pristine young life is now recognized as one of America's truly finest sportsmen and citizen who today is as comfortable in the corporate board room as he is on a championship golf course.
Trevino was born on a cotton farm in Rowlett, Texas, just outside of Dallas. His mother, a housekeeper, and his grandfather guided him in his younger days, which he describes as "dirt poor." The family moved to Dallas when his grandfather took a job as a gravedigger. After leaving school early, Trevino joined the Marine Corp at the age of 17 and his life began a favorable turn.
Though he had played some with the game as a youngster growing up next to a golf course, Trevino discovered competitive golf as a Marine, trying out and making the camp golf team. His love for the game was in the early stages but he recalls that he was pretty good at it from the start.
There wasn't much time to play following his discharge from the Marines. His first priority was employment. His first job was somewhat close to the game, working with a crew building nine holes on a golf course. There was time for brief practice sessions after work. So, Trevino began hitting balls in the evenings, catching the eye of teaching pro Hardy Greenwood.
Greenwood took this young man under his wing, telling Trevino he thought he had the ability to be a professional golfer. From that point, it was hard work and more hard work for Trevino, who was making $100 a week doing nearly every odd job around the driving range and practicing when not working. For three and one-half years, Trevino worked at his game, never playing competitive golf while struggling to make a living. Playing in his first competitive tournament in 1965, as a virtual unknown, he won the Texas State Open and repeated the feat again the next year.
Lee Trevino won his first PGA TOUR event— golf's most coveted prize— the U.S. Open in 1968. He became the first golfer ever to win a U.S. Open title by shooting all four rounds in the 60s. More important, his success from hard work provided him with a lifetime exemption on the tour. In 1971 he again won the Open by defeating Nicklaus in a storied 18-hole playoff at Merion and later that year was named the PGA TOUR's Player of the Year. In that season, he turned in an incredible performance by capturing the Canadian Open, the U.S. Open and the British Open all within a span of 45 days.
It is these achievements and many more like them that gave him the reputation to be revered as just TREVINO.
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Brexit: VAT refund for British and Polish companies
by Bogusław Kędzior | May 27, 2020 | Bez kategorii | 0 comments
Brexit will affect Polish taxpayer's ability to claim a refund of British VAT on expenditures incurred within the territory of Great Britain (and so it will affect Polish VAT refunds for British entities). Up until now, based on the EU directive, taxpayers of all the Member States were entitled to claim a refund of the tax charged on purchased products and services within all the European Union using a uniform procedure. The procedure provides that a taxpayer submits an application for a refund of the foreign VAT in an electronic form to his appropriate tax office, which, after the initial verification, passes on the application to the tax administration of a relevant country. Within several months after submitting the request, the taxpayer receives the tax return onto his bank account.
After Great Britain's leave, the VAT refund procedure for foreign entities remains under previously binding rules. However, it only does until the end of the transitional period. What it means is that the British VAT reclaims will only be possible on expenditures incurred until 31st December 2020. Furthermore, according to the agreement, the VAT refund applications must be submitted until 31st March 2021, which is a significant derogation from the generally binding deadline (usually, the applications are submitted until 30th September of a given year for a previous year). After the transitional period, reclaiming British VAT might not be as simple (if possible at all). First of all, what should be considered is that VAT refunds between the EU Member States and third countries (which Great Britain will become) are generally carried out based on reciprocity, i.e. if a given third country allows for claiming VAT refunds for entities from a particular Member State, then the Member State allows for claiming VAT refunds for taxpayers from the same third country. As can be seen, national authorities' discretion applies in this case, and there is no general rule for third countries to use the same principle.
What appears likely is that Great Britain will continue to cooperate with the EU in terms of VAT returns and that Polish taxpayers will still be able to reclaim VAT charged on expenditures incurred in GB. It should, however, be assumed, that the procedure might not be as much taxpayer-friendly (current simplicity results from significant harmonisation of regulations within the EU). The general principle is to submit the applications directly to the tax administration of a third country, which implies a necessity of understanding the rules applicable in that country, using local forms and a language. The details depend on the kind of solution Great Britain will decide to adopt. Check our service Tax Advisory https://europe-tax.com/services/tax-advisory/


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Proposal for ASX foreign exempt listing not proceeding
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Management Limited (the Manager), the manager of Vital Healthcare Property Trust (Vital), refers to its proposal to restructure Vital to facilitate a foreign exempt listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), as described in the Notice of Meeting dated 28 February 2020.
At the special meeting re-convened on 2 April 2020 on a virtual basis, unitholders were asked to vote on the proposal by special resolution.
The Manager advises that the special resolution received 115,369,345 (66.2%) votes in favour, 58,991,364(33.8%) were received against, and 116,774,941 abstained.
As a result, the proposal to restructure Vital to facilitate an ASX foreign exempt listing did not meet the required 75% threshold and will not be proceeding. NorthWest, who was supportive, was unable to vote on its ~25% holding of units for technical reasons under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, and abstained.
Aaron Hockly, Fund Manager of Vital, commented: "It is disappointing that the proposal will not proceed. I would like to thank unitholders for their engagement and feedback over many months as well as the board, my colleagues and our advisers for all their hard work over the last 12+ months".
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What LeSean McCoy Kiko Alonso Deal means for Eagles & Bills
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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly was given complete control over the team's roster early this offseason, and he has wasted no time making a blockbuster move.
Eagles' fans certainly remember when DeSean Jackson was cut last offseason by the Eagles coach, and now another fan favorite has been sent packing: running back LeSean McCoy has been traded to the Buffalo Bills in return for linebacker Kiko Alonso.
Sure, Kelly will save the team about $12 million in 2015; but it's still hard to say what exactly he was thinking. McCoy led the NFL in rushing in 2013 with over 1,607 yards, and fell only 42 yards behind Le'Veon Bell for the second most rushing yards in the league this past season. Alonso on the other hand had a breakout rookie season in 2013 with 159 total tackles and four interceptions at linebacker for the Bills. However, Alonso missed the entire 2014 season with an ACL tear; and in his absence the Bills defense didn't skip a beat, leading to questions about just how valuable he is to the defense.
Well the trade may seem odd, it's hard to believe that an offensive mastermind like Kelly doesn't know what he's doing. On top of that, Kelly knows what Alonso is fully capable of—he coached the former 2nd round pick during his college career at Oregon. The two big things for Kelly this offseason were freeing up cap space and improving the defense, and he actually managed both in the same transaction:
After subtracting McCoy's $11.95 million cap hit for 2015, the Eagles are about $48 million under the cap—in other words, they have the ability to bring in more top-tier players during free agency, including a new Pro Bowl running back if they would like. On top of that, the Eagles still have Darren Sproles who they acquired over the offseason heading into 2014. IF Kelly were to give Sproles the number of carries he gave McCoy this past season, he could expect about the same result.
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Alonso is a great defensive pickup because he can potentially have a Pro Bowl worthy impact in Philadelphia for less than $750,000. Alonso is still on his rookie contact, so he will fill one of the Eagles most pressing offseason needs for next to nothing in NFL terms. Alonso should fit in perfectly next to Mychal Kendricks.
McCoy was a bit off this past season only managing an average of 4.2 yards per carry, which would be find; but he was asking for more money in 2015. It was time to go.
Kelly is certainly not the only one making out well in this deal, however—Buffalo Bills newly hired head coach Rex Ryan is another man that always knows what he's doing.
There were reports coming out of Buffalo that Alonso wanted out, and that's not the kind of distraction a team wants in the locker room. So, Alonso got his wish; and in return Ryan gets the best running back he's ever had.
With the quarterback uncertainty in Buffalo, Ryan will probably be feeding McCoy early and often this season.
McCoy will also be without the competition he had in Philly with Sproles on the roster. The Bills have 34-year-old Fred Jackson and free agent C.J. Spiller on the roster at the moment, but Spiller has already made it clear that the Bills have absolutely no interest in resigning him this offseason. So with Spiller gone and Jackson an old man in running back years, McCoy will definitely be the go to guy to in Ryan's offensive scheme.
It's hard to say who really made out better on this trade as of now because there are so many questions. Can LeSean McCoy return to his 2013 form? Can Kiko Alonso rebound from his ACL injury? Only time will tell. Either way, things will certainly be different in Buffalo and Philadelphia this coming season.
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By Greenberg Glusker LLP on January 13, 2013
Posted in Agents and Managers, Law Law Land, Litigation
An interesting footnote to last week's post, revisiting our "5 Cases to Watch" for 2012.
Last week, I wrote that while talent manager Rick Siegel's legal war with his former client — which had since morphed into a crusade against California's Talent Agencies Act writ large — was over, the fight had been taken up by Siegel's colleagues at the National Conference of Personal Managers, which, in November 2012, brought a direct constitutional challenge against the Talent Agencies Act in federal court. As part of my preview of the case, I noted that the case "may still be a long shot — anytime someone tries to claim that a law violates the Thirteenth Amendment's prohibition on slavery, you have to raise your eyebrows a little." But this week, I received a reader correction from Mr. Siegel himself, who writes:
The 13th Amendment claim isn't about slavery.
The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution states in part: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
So to be constitutionally compliant, the benefit of one's labor can only be voided should there exist: (1) a statute stating that such labor was criminal; and (2) a finding been forfeited must have been found duly convicted of that crime. Every other California occupational licensing scheme where one loses the right to contract has statutory notice that the unlicensed engagement of activity is a criminal offense and makes that engagement either misdemeanor or felony, the TAA expressly states that per § 1700.44(b) that no TAA violation can be considered criminal. As the action can't be seen as criminal, the penalty violates the 13th Amendment.
The original post has been revised to refer to "involuntary servitude" instead of slavery. Lawyers for the State of California, the Association of Talent Agencies, and celebrities who just like being able to not pay their estranged personal managers may, of course, disagree with Mr. Siegel's interpretation of the Thirteenth Amendment, but let it never be said that Law Law Land doesn't strive to be fair and precise in its snark.
As for me, I'm just psyched to have gotten (politely) called out by a celebrity of recent history in California law. Can't wait for Kim Kardashian to email the blog next!
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Money Market Investor Funding Facility: Frequently Asked Questions
The following is intended to address operational questions about the Money Market Investor Funding Facility (MMIFF).
Effective June 25, 2009
Why is the Federal Reserve establishing the MMIFF?
The short-term debt markets have been under considerable strain in recent weeks as money market mutual funds and other investors have been increasing their liquidity positions by investing in shorter-term—frequently overnight—assets. By facilitating sales of money market instruments in the secondary market, the MMIFF should give money market mutual funds and other money market investors confidence that they can extend the terms of their investments and still maintain appropriate liquidity positions. Greater access to term financing from money market investors will enhance the ability of banks and other financial intermediaries to accommodate the credit needs of businesses and households.
How will the MMIFF work?
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York will provide senior secured funding to a series of special purpose vehicles established by the private sector (SPVs) to finance the purchase of certain money market instruments from eligible investors. Eligible assets will include U.S. dollar-denominated certificates of deposit, bank notes and commercial paper issued by highly rated financial institutions. Assets must be DTC cleared and have remaining maturities of at least 7 days and no more than 90 days. Eligible investors will include U.S. 2a-7 money market mutual funds and certain other money market investors. Each SPV will finance its purchases of eligible assets by selling asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) and by borrowing under the MMIFF. The SPV will issue to the seller of the eligible asset subordinated ABCP equal to 10 percent of the asset's purchase price. The ABCP will be rated at least A-1/P-1/F1 by two or more major nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs), S&P, Moody's and Fitch, respectively. The New York Fed will lend to each SPV, on a senior secured basis, 90 percent of the purchase price of each eligible asset. The SPVs will hold the eligible assets until they mature, and proceeds from the assets will be used to repay the Federal Reserve loan and the ABCP.
When will the MMIFF become operational?
The New York Fed will begin funding SPV purchases of eligible money market instruments in connection with the MMIFF on November 24, 2008.
What is the minimum size for assets to be sold into the SPVs?
Each asset sold to each SPV must have a minimum size of $250,000.
How is the Federal Reserve protected against loss?
The New York Fed loans under the MMIFF will be fully collateralized by all of the assets of the SPVs. These assets will be short-term, high-credit-quality debt instruments. In addition, the ABCP issued by each SPV and held by the investors will be subordinated to the New York Fed loans and will absorb approximately the first ten percent of any losses incurred by the SPV. Any excess spread earned by the SPVs will be paid to the New York Fed as a further buffer against loss.
How many SPVs will be established to borrow under the MMIFF?
The MMIFF will be initially authorized to lend to five SPVs.
How big will the MMIFF be?
The SPVs will be authorized, in total, to purchase a maximum amount of $600 billion in eligible assets. Since the New York Fed will provide 90 percent of the financing of the SPVs, Federal Reserve lending could total $540 billion.
What investors will be eligible to sell assets to SPVs participating in the MMIFF?
In addition to U.S. 2a-7 money market mutual funds, eligible investors will include funds that are managed or owned by a U.S. bank, insurance company, pension fund, trust company, SEC-registered investment advisor or a U.S. state or local government entity and are required to (i) maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 90 days or less; (ii) hold the fund's assets until maturity under usual circumstances; and (iii) hold only assets that, at time of purchase, are rated by an NRSRO in one of the top three long-term investment-grade rating categories (e.g., A and above) or the top two short-term investment-grade rating categories (e.g., A-2 and above), or that are the credit equivalent thereof. Eligible investors will also include any U.S. dollar-denominated cash collateral reinvestment fund, account, or portfolio associated with securities lending transactions that is managed or owned by a U.S. bank, insurance company, pension fund, trust company, or SEC-registered investment advisor. Eligible investors will be subject to approval by the New York Fed prior to participation, and may be subject to debt and/or deposit rating criteria.
What steps should eligible investors take to participate in the MMIFF?
Any eligible investor that seeks to participate in the MMIFF should contact its J.P. Morgan account representative or call J.P. Morgan at 212-834-5389 to obtain MMIFF program information, including the list of assets eligible for purchase, required documentation and operating procedures. The documentation will include the Fund Representation Letter and an Asset Allocation Spreadsheet. One Fund Representation Letter is required for each eligible investor (each fund must provide a separate form). In addition, each eligible investor will need to submit an IRS form W-9. Eligible investors can also obtain portfolio holdings of each SPV and the Private Placement Memorandum for the ABCP notes through J.P. Morgan.
Which assets are eligible to be sold to SPVs participating in the MMIFF?
Each SPV will purchase U.S. dollar-denominated certificates of deposit, bank notes, and commercial paper. Assets must be DTC cleared with a remaining maturity of at least seven days and no more than 90 days. Assets must have a yield of at least 60 basis points above the primary credit rate at the time of purchase by the SPV. Each of the five SPVs will only purchase debt instruments issued by ten financial institutions designated in its operational documents. Each of these financial institutions will have a short-term debt rating of at least A-1/P-1/F1 from two or more major NRSROs (S&P, Moody's and Fitch, respectively).
How were the fifty financial institutions chosen?
The fifty financial institutions were chosen by representatives of the U.S. money market mutual fund industry. The financial institutions were chosen primarily because they are among the largest issuers of highly rated short-term liabilities held by money market mutual funds, but also with an objective of achieving geographical diversification in each SPV. The financial institutions include most of the largest global North American and European financial institutions.
Does the Federal Reserve intend to expand the MMIFF beyond debt instruments of these fifty financial institutions?
The Federal Reserve may consider such an expansion, however it will assess the effects of the MMIFF before expanding the MMIFF's coverage.
What will be the rate of return on the ABCP?
Eligible investors will sell eligible assets to the SPVs at amortized cost. Investors will initially earn an interest rate on the ABCP they receive that is at least 25 basis points below the interest rate on the assets they sell. When a SPV is wound down, it is possible that each eligible investor that sold assets to the SPVs will receive a contingent distribution of funds, to the extent there is available accumulated income in the SPV, which will increase the total yield to the investor (including the yield on the investor's ABCP up to 25 basis points above the yield on the assets it sold to the SPV). The right to receive any contingent distributions applies only to eligible investors who sell assets to the SPVs, is not transferable and does not apply to persons who purchase ABCP in the secondary market.
At what rate will the Federal Reserve lend to the SPVs under the MMIFF?
The New York Fed will lend to the SPVs at the primary credit rate. Information on the current primary credit rate is available from the Federal Reserve System's discount window web site (http://www.frbdiscountwindow.org/index.cfm). In order to reduce the interest rate risk of the SPVs, however, the Federal Reserve has agreed to subordinate its right to receive certain amounts of potential interest payments. Specifically, if the primary credit rate rises above the subordination threshold, the New York Fed's right to receive interest above the threshold rate will be subordinated to the rights of the ABCP holders to receive principal and interest. The subordination threshold will be equal to 50 basis points plus the lower of (i) the current primary credit rate and (ii) the primary credit rate 90 days before. In other words, the subordination threshold will immediately and automatically decrease to track any declines in the primary credit rate and will increase automatically 91 days after any increase in the primary credit rate. Any accumulated income in a SPV not distributed to investors will accrue to the New York Fed.
What role will the private sector play in the MMIFF?
J.P. Morgan will be the structuring agent and referral agent for the SPVs; it was chosen for this role by representatives of the money market mutual fund industry. Other financial institutions will provide custodial, private placement and administrative services to the SPVs.
Is there any limit on how much an investor may sell to the SPVs participating in the MMIFF?
The MMIFF program documents will not limit how much a single investor may sell to a SPV, but SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act will place quantitative limits on the ability of money market mutual funds to sell assets to the SPVs.
Over what time period will the MMIFF operate?
The SPVs began purchasing eligible assets on November 24, 2008 and will cease purchasing assets on October 30, 2009. The New York Fed will continue to fund the SPVs after such date until the SPVs' underlying assets mature.
What is the relationship between the CPFF and the MMIFF?
The MMIFF complements the CPFF. The CPFF will finance an SPV's purchase of three-month commercial paper from issuers at interest rates chosen to be above market rates in more normal times, assuring participating issuers that they need pay no more than the CPFF rates to roll over their commercial paper. The MMIFF will tend to pull down short-term debt rates by relieving some of the balance sheet pressures on money market investors. Both the MMIFF and the CPFF are intended to improve liquidity in short-term debt markets and thereby increase the availability of credit for businesses and households.
What is the relationship between the AMLF and the MMIFF?
The AMLF finances the purchases of ABCP by banking organizations with loans from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston at the primary credit rate. The loans are collateralized by the ABCP but are without recourse to the borrowing banking organization. Under the MMIFF, the New York Fed's loans are collateralized by a different set of money market instruments and are with recourse to the borrowing SPV. Both the AMLF and the MMIFF are intended to facilitate the sale of assets by money market mutual funds in the secondary market to increase their liquidity and encourage them to lend at longer maturities, but the MMIFF facilitates the sale of a different set of assets than the AMLF.
What is the legal basis for the MMIFF?
The MMIFF is authorized under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, which permits the Board, in unusual and exigent circumstances, to authorize Reserve Banks to extend credit to individuals, partnerships, and corporations that are unable to obtain adequate credit accommodations.
How will the Federal Reserve report lending under the MMIFF?
Balance sheet items related to the MMIFF will be reported on the H.4.1 weekly statistical release entitled "Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks." There will be an explanatory cover note on the release when items are added.
Where should questions regarding the MMIFF be directed?
Questions should be directed to the New York Fed's Public Affairs department: 212-720-6130.
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Triggerfish's third animated feature, Seal Team, is making a splash on Netflix's global Top 10 films for the week ending 9 January 2022, with members watching over 10 million hours, making it the ninth most-watched film on Netflix in 27 countries.
Seal Team, which launched on New Year's Eve, is the story of Quinn, a seal who spends his days relaxing in the sun, splashing in the beautiful waters off the coast of Cape Town, and swimming for his life from Great White Sharks. When he decides it's time for the food chain to bite back, Quinn recruits a ragtag team of likeminded seals brave, stupid and crazy enough to try and teach those sharks a lesson.
Decider says: "Seal Team has laughs-a-plenty and a sense of good natured camaraderie in its heart," not to mention "inspired voice casting" and "the kind of sight gags that look beyond cartoon kids' fare."
Common Sense Media recommends Seal Team for ages six and up, saying: "Though it doesn't have the big-name studios behind it, this movie holds its own in the animation and voice acting categories… You can't help but root for the seals."
The all-star cast is far from wet behind the ears. Jessie T. Usher (A-Train in The Boys) stars as Quinn, opposite the likes of Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Omni-Man in Invincible), Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (Philip in The Americans), Emmy nominee Kristen Schaal (Mabel in Gravity Falls, The Guide in What We Do In The Shadows) and four-time Annie Awards nominee Patrick Warburton (Joe Swanson in Family Guy), as well as South African stars Sharlto Copley (Wikus van der Merwe in District 9) and John Kani (Rafiki in The Lion King).
Grammy Award winner Seal plays a singing seal called Seal Seal and action legend Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables) portrays a dolphin called Dolph – two castings which tell you everything you need to know about both the film's humour and how swimmingly everything fell into place for the production.
Seal Team is the feature film debut of South African writer-director Greig Cameron, working from a story by Wayne Thornley (Adventures in Zambezia) and Brian and Jason Cleveland.
"Believe it or not, our underwater military animal team is based on a real unit that trains seals and dolphins to disarm mines," says Greig. "Admittedly, the real-life version probably isn't armed with exploding sardines and octo-suits made out of octopi that can change colour…"
Of course, seals are the unlikeliest of action heroes, especially when on land. "They're these weird, flubby, amorphous slabs of butter on land," says Greig. "We went on a research trip diving with them. As we left the harbour in the boat, I was looking at these derpy seals just lying there on the jetty, and I was wondering, 'Goodness gracious, how are we going to make an action movie with these guys?' But then as soon as we got in the water, I was like, 'Yes, this is going to work amazingly.' When they get in the water, it's not just that they're faster: their whole bodies re-form into these darting bullets. They're pretty much the physical manifestation of 'squash-and-stretch' animation."
Greig leaned into the ridiculousness of the seals vs. sharks premise. "Cape fur seals forming a military SEAL team to fight sharks is something so silly and ridiculous, it makes me grin," says Greig. "It makes everyone grin."
But co-director Kane Croudace says for all its silliness, behind the madcap gags and rapid-fire punchlines, Seal Team is also an inspiring underdog story that everyone at Triggerfish related to.
"It's about a hero who is brave, stupid and crazy enough to want to do the dangerously impossible," says Kane. "That's a theme that resonates throughout my working career. Right at the beginning of my time with Triggerfish, we wanted to make a feature film at the bottom of Africa with a totally inexperienced crew, which everyone said was impossible. We went and did it anyway. If anyone working at a 'proper' studio had seen our workflows on Adventures In Zambezia, they would have given us 150/1 odds against us ever finishing it. But shielded by our stupidity and bravado, we managed to do it and we've got better with each subsequent project. So I think Quinn's attitude to the task ahead is mirrored in our tenacity in getting these films made."
Triggerfish's first two films, Adventures in Zambezia and Khumba, sold nine million cinema tickets globally, placing them in the five biggest box office hits from Africa ever. Triggerfish then went on to animate the Oscar-nominated Roald Dahl adaptation Revolting Rhymes as well as four much-loved Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler adaptations, including the 2021 Annie Award winner The Snail and the Whale and the 2020 International Emmy-winning Zog, all produced by Magic Light Pictures.
The 25-year-old studio is currently producing three Africa-focused TV series: Mama K's Team 4 for Netflix; Kiya for eOne, Disney Junior and Disney+; and the anthology Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, for Disney+.
The 2021 Annecy International Animation Festival awarded Triggerfish the Mifa Animation Industry Award for "the pioneering role that the company has played in animation in South Africa, and Africa most widely," according to Véronique Encrenaz, head of Mifa.
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Netflix, UNESCO contest targets short film makers from sub-Saharan Africa
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Netflix and UNESCO have partnered to launch a short film competition titled 'African Folktales, Reimagined' across sub-Saharan Africa. Winners of the competition will be trained and mentored by industry professionals and provided with a $75,000 [c]
Five of the best international movies to watch on Showmax this week
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Back when I was a kid my Mom used to make these all the time, switching between mushroom gravy and tomato gravy, depending on her mood. They are fabulous either way, but with basil and tomatoes taking over the garden, this just seemed like the right thing to do today. Ground beef, uncooked rice and sweet chopped onion and green pepper is simply seasoned with salt and pepper. The magic in this is the sauce! The rice plumps up as these bake in the thick and rich tomato sauce. A few secret spices and everything bakes up moist and flavorful! All that's left is to get some potatoes peeled for mashing, and dinner will be ready before you know it!
If you have fresh tomatoes available, you can chop up a few in your food processor or blender - about two cups worth, instead of using canned tomatoes. I actually added a few handfuls of sweet cherry tomatoes and the sweetest little orange cherry tomatoes ever, and it added such a sweet fresh flavor to the sauce! I just love cooking from my garden whenever I can!
I always forget how good these are...until the recipe pops up again and my kiddos are begging for a meatball and mashed potato dinner. And if you have any leftover, they are actually pretty good loaded into a fresh sub bun and topped with shredded mozzarella cheese and melted up, nice and hot.
I'm only dreaming about those sub sandwiches now - these Porcupine Meatballs disappeared as fast as I could put them on the table! Hopefully we'll get back to summer days again tomorrow - but in the meantime, dinner is served!


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Harry Partridge is the NASA Ames Center Chief Technologist. In this role he serves as the technical advisor to the Center Director and manages the Ames Center Investment Fund. Previously, Harry was the Senior Technical Officer for the Space Technology Mission Directorate. In this role he served as the chief technologist for the 9 programs within the Space Technology Program and advised the Director on technology issues across the programs. He served on numerous technical review panels including the Space Technology Research Fellowships, the Earlier Career Faculty awards, and Early Stage Innovation awards. He was on the recommendation panel for all STMD solicitations. He was the Deputy Director of the Game Changing Technology Division at NASA Headquarters. He was the Deputy Director of the Entry Systems and Technology Division at NASA Ames and was responsible for managing the entire range of entry system technology developments from foundational research on thermal protection materials development, to TPS design, development, testing and evaluation for flight systems such as MSL and Orion. In addition, he has been the Branch Chief of the Nanotechnology Branch at Ames and the program manager for the Bio-nano project within the CICT program. Harry received his Ph.D. from Indiana University in Chemical Physics and has published approximately 190 papers in computational chemistry.
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Escape (1947-54) first aired Kathleen Hite's story "The Return" on November 9, 1952, and then again on April 1, 1954 as its 221st episode. Save for the ad spots they are identical and the latter presentation is the one presented here. "The Return" tells the story of a troubled adventurer bemoaning the struggles of life to a blind Arab beggar within the walls of a city in the middle east. He seeks a Perfect Place, a Utopia where he can find peace of mind and where there is no pain or strife. The blind beggar says he knows of such a place if his friend will but follow him to a certain wall. Dubious, the adventurer follows the beggar into an alley where he is mugged...but soon awakens in a seeming Paradise. What he experiences forms the body of the story and is a timeless lesson retold in countless stories and fables through the ages. Escape's high production values--musical score and acting--make this a classic interpretation of the theme and a captivating listening experience for listeners of all ages.
Kathleen Hite (1917-1989) was born in Wichita, KS and her story is an interesting one. Pictured (above right) on the cover of Writer's Digest with tv's Gunsmoke star James Arness, Hite would begin her career by graduating from the University of Wichita in 1938. From 1943-50 she worked at a local radio station before moving to California and landing a job as a secretary for CBS, where she was later hired as the station's first female staff writer. She would write a total of 86 scripts for numerous radio shows, including Nightbeat, Lux Radio Theatre, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Gunsmoke, Fort Laramie (36) and others before moving to television, where she would pen teleplays for many episodes of Gunsmoke, Falcon Crest, The Waltons, The Guns of Will Sonnett, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Zane Grey Theater among others.
Kathleen Hite was awarded the 1964 Women in Communications Headliner Award from the National Professional Journalism Society. In 1965, she became a charter member of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, OK, and also in 1965 was made an honorary member of the Choctaw Tribe. In 1969 she was awarded the Heritage Cowboy Hall of Fame Award.
Kathleen Hite was a remarkable talent. Listen now as she ventures into fantasy territory with a timeless fable set in the exotic middle east, where she takes us to a perfect world where fish jump into the fisherman's boat, deer line up in the meadow to be shot at will, and a beautiful woman is only a wish away.


This paper presents an overview of algorithms for one-phase active power estimation using digital signal processing in the time domain and in the frequency domain, and compares the properties of these algorithms for a sinusoidal test signal. The comparison involves not only algorithms that have already been published, but also a new algorithm. Additional information concerning some known algorithms is also included. We present the results of computer simulations in MATLAB and measurement results gained by means of computer plug-in boards, both multiplexed and using simultaneous signal sampling. The use of new cosine windows with a recently published iterative algorithm is also included, and the influence of additive noise in the test signal is evaluated.
An implemented impedance measuring instrument is described in this paper. The device uses a dsPIC (Digital Signal Peripheral Interface Controller) as a processing unit, and a DDS (Direct Digital Synthesizer) to stimulate the measurement circuit composed by the reference impedance and the unknown impedance. The voltages across the impedances are amplified by programmable gain instrumentation amplifiers and then digitized by analog to digital converters. The impedance is measured by applying a seven-parameter sine-fitting algorithm to estimate the sine signal parameters. The dsPIC communicates through RS-232 or USB with a computer, where the measurement results can be analyzed. The device also has an LCD to display the measurement results.
Obtaining discrete data is inseparably connected with losing information on surface properties. In contact measurements, the ball tip functions as a mechanical-geometrical filter. In coordinate measurements the coordinates of the measurement points of a discrete distribution on the measured surface are obtained. Surface geometric deviations are represented by a set of local deviations, i.e. deviations of measurement points from the nominal surface (the CAD model), determined in a direction normal to this surface. The results of measurements depend both on the ball tip diameter and the grid size of measurement points. This article presents findings on the influence of the ball tip diameter and the grid size on coordinate measurement results along with the experimental results of measurement of a free-form milled surface, in order to determine its local geometric deviations. One section of the surface under research was measured using different measurement parameters. The whole surface was also scanned with different parameters, observing the rule of selecting the tip diameter d and the sampling interval T in the ratio of 2:1.
Freeform surfaces have wider engineering applications. Designers use B-splines, Non-Uniform Rational Bsplines, etc. to represent the freeform surfaces in CAD, while the manufacturers employ machines with controllers based on approximating functions or splines. Different errors also creep in during machining operations. Therefore the manufactured freeform surfaces have to be verified for conformance to design specification. Different points on the surface are probed using a coordinate measuring machine and substitute geometry of surface established from the measured points is compared with the design surface. The sampling points are distributed according to different strategies. In the present work, two new strategies of distributing the points on the basis of uniform surface area and dominant points are proposed, considering the geometrical nature of the surfaces. Metrological aspects such as probe contact and margins to be provided along the sides have also been included. The results are discussed in terms of deviation between measured points and substitute surface as well as between design and substitute surfaces, and compared with those obtained with the methods reported in the literature.
The objective of the submitted paper is to analyze the influence of the load on the calibration of micro-hardness and hardness testers. The results were validated by Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Z-score. The relationship between the load and micro-hardness in calibration of micro-hardness testers cannot be explained by Kick's Law (Meyer's index "n" is different from 2). The conditions of Kick's Law are satisfied at macro-hardness calibration, the values of "n" are close to 2, regardless of the applied load. The apparent micro-hardness increases with the increase of the load up to 30 g; the reverse indentation size effect (ISE) behavior is typical for this interval of the loads. The influence of the load on the measured microhardness is statistically significant for majority of calibrations.
It is now widely recognized that the evaluation of the uncertainty associated with a result is an essential part of any quantitative analysis. One way to use the estimation of measurement uncertainty as a metrological critical evaluation tool is the identification of sources of uncertainty on the analytical result, knowing the weak steps, in order to improve the method, when it is necessary. In this work, this methodology is applied to fuel analyses and the results show that the relevant sources of uncertainty are: beyond the repeatability, the resolution of the volumetric glassware and the blank in the analytical curve that are little studied.
The paper presents definitions and relative measures of the system sensitivity and sensitivity of its errors. The model of a real system and model of an ideal measuring system were introduced. It allows to determine the errors of the system. The paper presents also how to use the error sensitivity analysis carried out on the models of the measuring system to the correction of the nonlinearity error of its static characteristic. The corrective function is determined as a relation between the input variable of the tested system and its chosen parameter. The use of the proposed method has been presented on the example of a phase angle modulator. The obtained results have been compared with the results of analytic calculations. The idea of a phase angle modulator is also presented.
The article presents the prototype of a measurement system with a hot probe, designed for testing thermal parameters of heat insulation materials. The idea is to determine parameters of thermal insulation materials using a hot probe with an auxiliary thermometer and a trained artificial neural network. The network is trained on data extracted from a nonstationary two-dimensional model of heat conduction inside a sample of material with the hot probe and the auxiliary thermometer. The significant heat capacity of the probe handle is taken into account in the model. The finite element method (FEM) is applied to solve the system of partial differential equations describing the model. An artificial neural network (ANN) is used to estimate coefficients of the inverse heat conduction problem for a solid. The network determines values of the effective thermal conductivity and effective thermal diffusivity on the basis of temperature responses of the hot probe and the auxiliary thermometer. All calculations, like FEM, training and testing processes, were conducted in the MATLAB environment. Experimental results are also presented. The proposed measurement system for parameter testing is suitable for temporary measurements in a building site or factory.
In this paper, we propose a new method of measuring the target velocity by estimating the scaling parameter of a chaos-generating system. First, we derive the relation between the target velocity and the scaling parameter of the chaos-generating system. Then a new method for scaling parameter estimation of the chaotic system is proposed by exploiting the chaotic synchronization property. Finally, numerical simulations show the effectiveness of the proposed method in target velocity measurement.
This document analyses qualities of methods used for testing dynamical parameters of Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC) using a multi-frequency signal. As the source for these signals, Amplitude Modulated (AM) and Frequency Modulated (FM) signals are used. These signals are often used in radio engineering. Results of the tests, like Effective Number of Bits (ENOB), Signal-to-Noise and Distortion (SINAD), are evaluated in the frequency domain and they are compared with standard results of Sine Wave FFT test methods. The aim of this research is firstly to test whether it is possible to test a DAC using modulated signals, secondly to reduce testing time, while estimating band performance of DAC.
Keywords: Digital-to-analog converter, ENOB, Signal-to-noise and distortion - SINAD, FFT analysis, Crest Factor (CF).
Focus of the vibration expert community shifts more and more towards diagnosing machines subjected to varying rotational speeds and loads. Such machines require order analysis for proper fault detection and identification. In many cases phase markers (tachometers, encoders, etc) are used to help performing the resampling of the vibration signals to remove the speed fluctuations and smearing from the spectrum (order tracking). However, not all machines have the facility to install speed tracking sensors, due to design or cost reasons, and the signal itself has to then be used to extract this information. This paper is focused on the problem of speed tracking in wind turbines, which represent typical situations for speed and load variation. The basic design of a wind turbine is presented. Two main types of speed control i.e. stall and pitch control are presented. The authors have investigated two methods of speed tracking, using information from the signal (without relying on a speed signal). One method is based on extracting a reference signal to use as a tachometer, while the other is phase-based (phase demodulation).Both methods are presented and applied to the vibration data from real wind turbines. The results are compared with each other and with the actual speed data.
Keywords: speed tracking, speed estimation, instantaneous frequency, wind turbines.
Cardiovascular system diseases are the major causes of mortality in the world. The most important and widely used tool for assessing the heart state is echocardiography (also abbreviated as ECHO). ECHO images are used e.g. for location of any damage of heart tissues, in calculation of cardiac tissue displacement at any arbitrary point and to derive useful heart parameters like size and shape, cardiac output, ejection fraction, pumping capacity. In this paper, a robust algorithm for heart shape estimation (segmentation) in ECHO images is proposed. It is based on the recently introduced variant of the level set method called level set without edges. This variant takes advantage of the intensity value of area information instead of module of gradient which is typically used. Such approach guarantees stability and correctness of algorithm working on the border between object and background with small absolute value of image gradient. To reassure meaningful results, the image segmentation is proceeded with automatic Region of Interest (ROI) calculation. The main idea of ROI calculations is to receive a triangle-like part of the acquired ECHO image, using linear Hough transform, thresholding and simple mathematics. Additionally, in order to improve the images quality, an anisotropic diffusion filter, before ROI calculation, was used. The proposed method has been tested on real echocardiographic image sequences. Derived results confirm the effectiveness of the presented method.
Keywords: echocardiography, image segmentation, level set method, Hough transform, shape estimation.
A high accurate electronic instrument transformer calibration system is introduced in this paper. The system uses the fourth-order convolution window algorithm for the error calculation method. Compared with Fast Fourier Transform, which is recommended by standard IEC-60044-8 (Electronic current transformers), it has higher accuracy. The relative measuring errors caused by asynchronous sampling could be reduced effectively without any special hardware technique adopted. The results show that the ratio error caused by asynchronous sampling can be reduced to 10-4, and the phase error can be reduced to 10-3 degrees when the deviation of frequency is within ±0.5 Hz. The present method of measurement processing is achieved by a high-accuracy USB multifunction data acquisition (DAQ) card and virtual measurement devices, with low cost, short exploitation period and high stability.
A new method measuring of mass in electronic system of scales has been described. The main element of this system is inductive measuring load cell, which was compared with strain gauge load cell. The aim of the paper is described advantages of the inductive measuring system of mass and explain some main problems of this system. Digital correction of the mechanical errors of the beam like: hysteresis, creep material of the beam under constant load, influence of ambient temperature was described.
This paper presents the results of the theoretical and practical analysis of selected features of the function of conditional average value of the absolute value of delayed signal (CAAV). The results obtained with the CAAV method have been compared with the results obtained by method of cross correlation (CCF), which is often used at the measurements of random signal time delay. The paper is divided into five sections. The first is devoted to a short introduction to the subject of the paper. The model of measured stochastic signals is described in Section 2. The fundamentals of time delay estimation using CCF and CAAV are presented in Section 3. The standard deviations of both functions in their extreme points are evaluated and compared. The results of experimental investigations are discussed in Section 4. Computer simulations were used to evaluate the performance of the CAAV and CCF methods. The signal and the noise were Gaussian random variables, produced by a pseudorandom noise generator. The experimental standard deviations of both functions for the chosen signal to noise ratio (SNR) were obtained and compared. All simulation results were averaged for 1000 independent runs. It should be noted that the experimental results were close to the theoretical values. The conclusions and final remarks were included in Section 5. The authors conclude that the CAAV method described in this paper has less standard deviation in the extreme point than CCF and can be applied to time delay measurement of random signals.


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Has Sudan Received More Su-24 Fencer?
Sudan probably received additional Su-24 Fencer aircraft from Belarus, recently acquired satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe suggests.
Satellite imagery acquired by DigitalGlobe on 25JAN2016 show two Su-24 Fencer ground attack aircraft parked on the apron at Sudan's Wadi Sayyidna.
Back in 2013, it was reported that Sudan would acquire 12 Soviet-era Su-24 Fencer aircraft from Belarusian BelTechExport. The aircraft, previously flown by the Belarusian Air force, were decommissioned from the cash-strapped air arm not long before.
We've been tracking the swing-wing bombers ever since Belarus transferred them to the 558th Aircraft Repair Plant in Baranovichi. There, workers overhauled the ground attack planes and repainted the bombers in a fresh desert camo scheme.
The same year the aircraft were delivered. The Harvard-based Satellite Sentinel Project were the first to publish satellite imagery showing three of them parked at Wadi Sayyidna just north of Khartoum. United Nations arms control documents later showed that Sudan received a total of four in their first shipment.
With new bombers, the north African country wasted no time putting them to use. Since then, they've been involved with several bombing runs in South Kordofan's Nuba Mountains, helping kill and displace the local Nuba population. Earlier in 2015, Khartoum's Sudan Armed Forces stepped up their campaign by continuing to arm brutal militias to attack the region. There's even evidence that the regime has employed cluster munitions.
By December, the warring parties failed to come to a cessation agreement which means these ground attack aircraft haven't flown their last flight in the conflict. But the question remains, will future strikes involve the same aircraft received in 2013?
Satellite imagery acquired by DigitalGlobe on 19DEC2015 show two Su-24 Fencer ground attack aircraft parked on the apron at KSA's King Khalid Airbase.
It's hard to say, but here's what we know.
Last year Sudan deployed forces in support of Operation Decisive Storm, Saudi Arabia's Yemen intervention to restore Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power. Among those forces include Sudan's recently acquired Su-24. Media reports citing the number of aircraft deployed by the north African country unfortunately conflict. Sudanese sources say between three and four. Imagery acquired on 19 December 2015 available in Google Earth still showed two Su-24 Fencer parked on the apron and active at KSA's King Khalid Airbase.
New satellite imagery (top header image) of Wadi Sayyidna also show two Fencer parked on the apron in January 2016. Assuming the number of aircraft deployed is correct, the January imagery suggests either the aircraft have returned from the conflict or that new arms transfers occurred. However, it seems unlikely that Sudan would have recalled the bombers from the Saudi-led coalition given developments in Aden throughout the month. (See more about that here). There's also been no media attention on the return of the aircraft to Sudan.
By late February, the Sudan Tribune reported that the Saudis would be providing the north African country USD 5 billion in military assistance. Citing unidentified sources, the article suggests the additional funds were a reward for Sudan's political and military support confronting Iran [read: Yemen]. The new support comes in addition to renewed Saudi agricultural investment and banking support.
Then there's also previous satellite imagery from Belarus to consider. Back in 2014, we watched Belarus move more of the decommissioned bombers to the 558th's work apron. The following year, we saw the finished products roll out of the drive-through maintenance hangars and parked nearby. Given the camo scheme observed in the imagery, it's likely Belarus has provided a second batch of Su-24 to Sudan.
If confirmed, it would suggest that Belarus is continuing with additional deliveries of the rumored contract. While at present we can't be 100% certain, we await further imagery to provide a higher confidence level of this assessment.
Belarus Deploys Additional S-300 at Polatsk near NATO Borders Belarus has partially converted the S-200 surface-to-air missile site at Polatsk to support the highly capable S-300 system, commercial satellite...
First of Chad's MIG-29 Arrives In N'Djamena Satellite imagery acquired by DigitalGlobe on 03JUL14 shows the arrival of Chad's first MIG-29 at N'Djamena airbase. Over the last...
Kazakhstan Has Received Four SU-30SM Fighters In case you missed it, Kazakhstan's recent military parade in May confirmed that the central Asian country is operating at...
Sudan's Regional Rebels Have Shown Their National Ambitions by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is a student in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College and a reporter...
Schism in the South: Will South Sudan Achieve Lasting Peace? 1/3 by Cameron Reed. Cameron Reed is a graduate student of International Relations and Public Policy in the US and Germany....
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1963 San Diego mayoral election
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The 1963 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 5, 1963 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Charles Dail did not stand for reelection. In the primary election, Frank Curran and Murray Goodrich received the most votes and advanced to the runoff. Curran was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes.
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Frank Curran, member of the San Diego City Council[1]
Murray D. Goodrich, businessman[1][2]
David S. Casey, attorney[1]
Allen Hitch, member of the San Diego City Council[1][3]
Helen R. Cobb, member of the San Diego City Council[1]
Donald J. Hartley
Gerard A. Dougherty
Joseph Costa
Kenneth W. Olson
William Matselboba Sr.
John B. Schneider
Juan Rivera Rosario
Campaign[edit]
Incumbent Mayor Charles Dail did not stand for reelection due to failing health and declining power related to a recall attempt. The election drew a crowded field, including three members of the San Diego City Council: Frank Curran, Helen Cobb, and Alan Hitch. Other major contenders included David Casey, an attorney, and Murray Goodrich, a surplus aircraft parts dealer and aluminum smelter.[1]
On September 17, 1963, Frank Curran came in first in the primary election with 22.4 percent of the vote, followed by Murray D. Goodrich in second with 21.0 percent, David S. Casey in third with 20.4 percent and Allen Hitch in fourth with 17.7 percent. None of the other remaining eight candidates received more than 10 percent of the vote. Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election was held between the top two finishers, Curran and Goodrich. On November 5, 1963 Curran received a majority of 63.6 percent of the vote in the runoff and was elected to the office of the mayor.[4]
Primary Election results[edit]
San Diego mayoral primary election, 1963[4]
Democratic Frank Curran 25,480 22.4
Democratic Murray D. Goodrich 23,843 21.0
Nonpartisan David S. Casey 23,178 20.4
Republican Allen Hitch 20,145 17.7
Nonpartisan Helen R. Cobb 7,662 6.7
Nonpartisan Donald J. Hartley 5,216 4.6
Nonpartisan Gerard A. Dougherty 3,841 3.4
Nonpartisan Joseph Costa 1,832 1.6
Nonpartisan Kenneth W. Olson 930 0.8
Nonpartisan William Matselboba Sr. 564 0.5
Nonpartisan John B. Schneider 520 0.5
Nonpartisan Juan Rivera Rosario 412 0.4
General Election results[edit]
San Diego mayoral general election, 1963[4]
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^ "Political Speakers at USD". Digital USD. University of San Diego. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
^ "State-by-State Review of 1967 Elections". CQ Almanac 1967. Washington, DC. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
^ a b c "Election History - Mayor of San Diego" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
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When my East Coast Mom Media blogging friends invited me to join in an egg-cellent Easter hop, I knew immediately what craft I would share! Here's a peak of all the awesome posts; you'll find links to them all at the end of this post.
This easy Easter DIY banner is the focus of our family Easter decorations – and has been for five years! It costs less than $5 and takes about five minutes solo … or five hours if you've got little helpers. Just kidding! That's just at my house.
A preschool or kindergarten student could do this awesome fine-motor skill building activity self-directed in a half-hour quiet crafting session. And there's so much room for personal expression! The supplies are easy, too.
You want to use plastic twine; I tried to recreate this banner using yarn, thinking it would be prettier, and it was much, much harder to thread the eggs on – and it didn't look as nice!
Little ones (at least mine – and me!) will likely get frustrated with the project if you don't have plastic twine. Because it's stiffer than yarn, the plastic twine slides easily through the holes in the tops of the eggs. This makes all the difference!
The eggs I found for under $3 at a department store. There were 48 in the package; I used 14 of them and our banner covers more than six feet. You might want to keep things tight, which would require using more of the eggs than I did, or you might want to mix and match a few styles of eggs. You could also paint a few of the plain coloured ones with your own polka dots or glitter to mix it up without buying extra bags. Either way, you likely won't use the full package – and read to the end for a fun idea of what to do with the leftovers!
I used scrap fabric and ribbon I found around the house. Some pieces were ribbons that had been on clothes and gifts the kids' received. Others were cut from a pair of silky PJs that had suffered an injury. I also like to pick up the little ends of rolls in the bargain bin by the cash at the fabric store. You can be as matchy-matchy or as crazy kaleidoscope as you want when it comes to the ribbon/fabric – and you can use as many strips as you fancy. I'd go for at least two pieces between each egg, so if you go with 20 eggs, cut at least 40, but feel free to go wild and add 60!
My rule with crafts, especially ones in which I want the kids to be involved, is to keep it simple – and NOT to start with a serious idea of what it will look like in the end. A rough idea is good, but getting too caught up on the details often decreases our fun, as my anxiety rises when the kids take things off script. If you want control over the pattern and are seeking perfection in the finished project, I vote for two banners: one where they can do as they wish with the materials provided, another where you can follow your vision without interruption. And with the price tag of this easy Easter banner, you can easily do both!
Decide how long a space you want your banner to cover and cut your twine accordingly.
Make a loop on one end. Tie one of your fabric/ribbon strips next to the knot, so that it will stop the eggs from sliding off the end.
Next, we slipped ALL our eggs onto the twine and tied a knot on the other end, again adding two fabric/ribbon strips to keep the eggs from sliding back off.
Then, we went back and tied two scraps of ribbon between each egg. The plastic twine/fishing line makes it easy to move things around and tweak your pattern and spacing.
That's it! Honestly, this is one of my all-time-favourite DIY projects I've made for the holidays – and I've made A LOT!
Bonus: With your leftover eggs, create a fun lunch! This has become an annual tradition in our house and is always a huge hit. Great for helping 'trick' picky eaters, too. They're too excited about wondering what's in the eggs to complain about the meal!
If you make your own Easy Easter DIY Banner, I'd love to see a photo in the comments or on the Pickle Planet Facebook page! And for more healthy snack options, check out this post from Certified Holistic Nutritional Consultant – and mom to two – Katie Gillingham.
And be sure to check out these other EGG-cellent posts from some other East Coast bloggers. Lots of great local ideas to enjoy!
Great craft for kids. Love the ribbons!
Thank you! We enjoy this craft so much!


Shetland may have been innocently confused with the Western Isles in the past by some, but a blunder by staff at Edinburgh Airport last week proved costly for two businessmen.
The Norwegian fishing bosses had been intending to fly from the capital to Sumburgh Airport, but were instead directed onboard a Loganair plane to Stornoway – despite not being on that plane's passenger list.
Two of the airline's workers were suspended after it was revealed a head count had failed to spot the men, who did not have valid boarding passes. An investigation into the incident has since been launched.
A spokesman for Loganair said: "We can confirm that two passengers travelled on the wrong aircraft and flew to Stornoway instead of their intended destination of Sumburgh. They returned to Edinburgh and continued their journey once the error became apparent.


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Q: Using Object.assign() on a doc returned from a mongoose Model query When using Object.assign() on a document returned from a mongoose model query, the object returns extraneous data which I do not want, and to get the actual document data I need to use doc._doc - whereas without using Object.assign() I have immediate access to the document data (not inside ._doc).
UserModel.findOne(query, function(err, doc){

    //this outputs my document data just fine
    console.log(doc);

    //this outputs extraneous data, assigning someProp not to my document data,
    //but to the outer object.
    console.log(Object.assign({}, doc, { someProp: true});

})

Here is the result of console.log(doc):
{
  _id: 5ab5df214869bc4bfc059fed,
  userID: 0,
  verified: false,
  verificationCode: 'vC_10a89847-f640-43fc-94cc-8ea532f5e05c',
  email: 'ee@ee.ee',
  createdAt: 2018-03-24T05:16:17.508Z,
  updatedAt: 2018-03-25T16:57:30.101Z,
  __v: 0
}

And here is the result of console.log(Object.assign({}, doc, { someProp: true });
{ '$__':
   InternalCache {
     strictMode: true,
     selected: {},
     shardval: undefined,
     saveError: undefined,
     validationError: undefined,
     adhocPaths: undefined,
     removing: undefined,
     inserting: undefined,
     version: undefined,
     getters: {},
     _id: 5ab5df214869bc4bfc059fed,
     populate: undefined,
     populated: undefined,
     wasPopulated: false,
     scope: undefined,
     activePaths: StateMachine { paths: [Object], states: [Object], stateNames: [Array] },
     pathsToScopes: {},
     ownerDocument: undefined,
     fullPath: undefined,
     emitter: EventEmitter { domain: null, _events: {}, _eventsCount: 0, _maxListeners: 0 },
     '$options': true },
  isNew: false,
  errors: undefined,
  _doc:
   {
     _id: 5ab5df214869bc4bfc059fed,
     userID: 0,
     verified: false,
     verificationCode: 'vC_10a89847-f640-43fc-94cc-8ea532f5e05c',
     email: 'ee@ee.ee',
     createdAt: 2018-03-24T05:16:17.508Z,
     updatedAt: 2018-03-25T16:57:30.101Z,
     __v: 0 },
  '$init': true,
  someProp: true }

My question is, why do I need to use doc._doc inside and after using doc = Object.assign({}, doc._doc, { someProp: true }) to access my document data, but I could access the data properties without ._doc before using doc = Object.assign(...)?

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Market Bank of New York Acquisition
NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The Bank of New York announced that it completed the acquisition of International Fund Administration Ltd. and also added NuVerse Advisors LLC as...
By Staff Writer | February 19, 2003 at 07:00 PM
NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)–The Bank of New York announced that it completed the acquisition of International Fund Administration Ltd. and also added NuVerse Advisors LLC as an administration client.
Last October, Bank of New York signed an agreement to purchase IFA, a Bermuda-based alternative investment fund administrator. IFA has been in business since 1993. The acquisition will help boost Bank of New York's hedge fund services, which includes prime brokerage.
The bank officials expect to complement its current administrative, accounting and tax services offerings with IFA's technology and staff. According to a previous announcement, IFA clients will benefit from Bank of New York's securities clearance, global liquidity, trade execution and corporate trust services.
"Our clients now have a single source for their complex and changing financial needs and as their needs evolve, the bank will be able to meet them through a diverse product offerings ranging from fund administration to execution and clearing services among others," John Buscema, chief executive officer of the IFA said in a statement.
NuVerse Advisors LLC has just signed on as a hedge fund administration client at Bank of New York. The bank will act as fund administrator for its new hedge fund, the S3 Global Macro Fund Ltd. The firm is an investment manager for high-net-worth individuals and institutions.
Bank of New York was chosen because of its long-term commitment to the overall fund servicing business, according to a statement from Don Schlein, a managing partner at NuVerse Advisors LLC.


The 35-year-old, who has not been named, approached another man in the early hours of Saturday and assaulted and threatened him, New South Wales Police said.
Officers said the 59-year-old victim attempted to run away, when the man continued to assault him and stole his mobile phone.
The victim was taken to St Vincent's Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
A pedestrian alerted police to the incident on Campbell Parade at around 1.30am and the British national was charged with aggravated robbery with wounding and grievous bodily harm.
He was refused bail and is due in court in Parramatta, in the west of Sydney, on Saturday.


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"Luanda Inn" – Office building (Angola).
Location: Rua António Manuel Noronha and Rua Francisco Welwitsch, Luanda.
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"Villas de Luanda" – Housing and Shopping project with 22 buildings (Angola).
Location: Avenida da Filda (by the Luanda's International Fair).


A Standard Clinical Evaluation is usually sufficient for the diagnosis of ADHD if no other mood or cognitive difficulties are present or suspected.
The Standard Clinical Evaluation requires two visits to the clinic: (1) an assessment session of approximately 2.5 hours for the clinical interview and testing for attention, and (2) a feedback session of 30 minutes to review the report with your neuropsychologist and discuss the recommendations provided.The cost for the Standard Clinical Evaluation is $1050.
A Comprehensive Neuropsychological Assessment may be needed if other cognitive or mood difficulties are suspected. You may also wish to complete the full neuropsychological assessment if you would like to have an understanding of your cognitive functioning in different domains. The additional cognitive testing allows us to compare your abilities across domains and determine your relative strengths and weaknesses. These tests also allow for increased accuracy in differentiating between different cognitive difficulties and difficulties that may be caused by other factors, such as mood or anxiety.
*In some cases, where agreed upon in advance, additional tests may be added for specific purposes for an additional fee.
Psychological treatment is usually short-term (approximately 5 to 12 sessions), and the length and frequency of the sessions can be determined with your psychologist.The cost per session is $150.
Psychological services provided by a registered psychologist are covered by most extended health insurance plans. Inquire with your insurance company to confirm your coverage.
Payment is due at the beginning of each session in the form of cash, interac e-transfer, or cheque. Psychological services are GST/QST-exempt and a tax-deductible medical expense.
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Report Alleges Safety Violations and Violence at Blue Apron Amid Efforts to Expand
BuzzFeed reveals the the "not-so-wholesome reality behind the making of your meal kit."
Jackson Connor
Video via KRON 4/YouTube
Over the weekend, reports surfaced that Blue Apron—the wildly popular meal-kit delivery service—could exceed $1 billion in revenue in the next year, and may soon go public as an IPO. And while few could deny that the company is one of the leading names in the rapidly expanding world of meal kits, another report from BuzzFeed News on Sunday claims that in an effort to quickly ramp up its operations and meet this new demand, Blue Apron has racked up a number of health and safety violations, and experienced instances of violence between employees, particularly at its facility in Richmond, California.
The piece, titled "The Not-So-Wholesome Reality Behind The Making of Your Meal Kit," and reported by BuzzFeed's Caroline O'Donovan, begins with a day in August of last year when a 21-year-old employee was arrested after threatening to bring a gun to work so he could shoot his manager.
Blue Apron employees reported being punched, choked, groped, and even bitten on the job, according to police reports https://t.co/QizS80RUcG
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 2, 2016
That same day, representatives from California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health concluded a weeks-long investigation of the facility, slapping Blue Apron with nine violations totaling $11,695 in penalties for "unsafe conditions that put workers at risk for fractured bones, chemical burns, and more." (Ultimately, the company had some of the violations downgraded after an appeals process.) Finally, after 4 p.m., police came back to Blue Apron because a security guard believed a former employee might have brought a weapon onto the premises; the 26-year-old man had just been fired for groping another worker.
From there, the report details a slew of instances in which bomb threats were called in, employees were choked, punched, groped, and bitten by one another, and unsafe work conditions may have lead to serious injuries suffered by workers.
Between Trump's taxes, Ferrante, and Buzzfeed's Blue Apron exposé, I hope the last hours of this weekend can be not earth-shattering.
— Michelle Legro (@michellelegro) October 2, 2016
"All told, interviews with 14 former employees describe a chaotic, stressful environment where employees work long days for wages starting at $12 an hour bagging cilantro or assembling boxes in a warehouse kept at a temperature below 40 degrees," the report reads, adding that the cold temperatures are required by food safety laws.
Though Blue Apron has set out to accomplish something ambitious—to help tens of thousands of Americans prepare dinner using farm-fresh ingredients for under $10 a plate—but demand has been difficult to keep up with.
According to the report, the hiring process hasn't been as "stringent" as it should have been over the years, using temporary workers from outside staffing agencies, and at times the company has struggled to keep enough fresh ingredients in stock to make its meals. Former employees claim they were sent to Whole Foods if an item—like celery—was missing from a recipe.
Blue Apron Statement re: @BuzzFeed reporting (via @sameepa) https://t.co/5D6mL5uzcq pic.twitter.com/rABWT0yqNL
— Sally Shin (@sallyshin) October 3, 2016
"The company has set out to upend the entrenched industrial food system and disrupt the dinner table by changing the way Americans buy, receive, and prepare food, reducing food waste and increasing distribution and delivery efficiencies in the process," the article reads. "To do that, it had to rapidly hire a massive unskilled workforce, bringing jobs to a part of the Bay Area that has been largely left behind by Silicon Valley's boom times."
Though Blue Apron declined to make an executive available for an interview with BuzzFeed, they issued a number of statements to the website addressing each allegation.
"Blue Apron has learned from the operational challenges during its early days in Richmond, is proud of the culture, processes, and workplace that exist there today, as well as throughout the country, and is always working to improve its workplace environment for all of its employees," the company wrote.
[via BuzzFeed]
California,
Blue Apron,


Whether you plan to spend a couple of weeks in Manila or just a few days before your official beach stop, I truly recommend a visit to Manila's Intramuros. Touring around Intramuros introduced me to things about my culture I never knew about. I didn't grow up with any Filipino friends, my parents didn't teach me Tagalog, and so prior to my 3 month stay in the Philippines, I knew almost nothing of the history. Intramuros is a great introduction to what the Philippines is about.
Intramuros is latin for within the walls which is exactly what it is. A city within the walls. It is the oldest district in Manila. Many have occupied, even briefly, but is was the Spanish who started constructing the city in the 1500s. Back in those days only the Spanish, the Mestizos and the wealthy were allowed within the walls. Spanish rule ended in 1898 and was in turn was occupied by the U.S. In 1945 during the war most of the buildings in Intramuros were destroyed. Until 1979 the city wasn't preserved properly but the city is now doing the best it can to take care of what is left. So now, come explore with me through my pictures on a day around Intramuros. WARNING: POST IS PICTURE HEAVY AND WILL BE DIVIDED INTO PARTS.
It wasn't till planning my trip back to the Philippines that I heard of Intramuros. I couldn't believe it. It's probably one of the most important landmarks in the city. I was young visiting in 2007 and hadn't even realized I stepped foot inside. We didn't visit the old Spanish buildings or churches, but instead was volunteering at an orphanage for children with needs. All this beauty was just around the corner but no one told me!
Starting the day early our driver dropped us (my mom and I) in front of the Manila Cathedral pictures above. We went inside really quickly despite the fact my outfit wasn't considered Church appropriate (didn't plan the Church part before hand). The outside is beautiful and located on Plaza de Roma where you can find space to either park your car, or begin your walk inside Intramuros. We were approached by a man in a bright yellow plaid shirt and we decided to take his offer and have him tour us around. We got on his kalesa and he began with the history of Intramuros.
Our first stop was San Agustin Church. It's adjacent to the San Agustin Museum which you can enter for a fee but we didn't go in either. It looked closed when we got there. I tried opening those huge doors with no luck. There's a large parking lot here. It's on the UNESCO World Heritage list as one of Philippines "Baroque Churches".
In the picture above, you can see directly across the street is where you can enter a collection of courtyards and houses replicating what you would have seen in Intramuros in the 18th century. Here you can find restaurants, cafes, original souvenir shops (not the tacky kind), a hotel and a museum. The museum, Casa Manila, costs a little extra and I didn't find the time to go inside. But roaming the courtyards with its fountains and climbing old staircases is free and so photogenic. If you chose a Segway or bike tour the starting point is here. My family took the Segway tour and enjoyed it – but me, I still prefer a kalesa.
All this as you enter. The stairs lead up to a restaurant which is often rented out for weddings. This is an example (and the location) of what an old Spanish colonial house were to look like. Where the restaurant is located now is where the sala (foyer/entrance) used to be. And walking through to the courtyard is where the residents would park their kalesa's.
You then enter into another courtyard that leads to the White Knight Hotel. Since seeing the hotel I've been curious about what it's like to stay the night. Our guide was walking us through all of this. This would be my dream courtyard! My mom told me my Abuelita once owned a house not to far from here with this same beautiful style of courtyard and stairs. But during the war the Japanese kicked them out and burned the house once the war was over. I still need to ask my grandma if she has pictures of it because I am dying to see them!
Climbing up and over stairs, underneath little arches and through courtyards with wells and water fountains. Inside an old Spanish building. I loved it. Parts of this structure remained intact after the war and you can feel the history through these walls. We walked down into another courtyard as the sun was starting to come out. The entrance to Casa Manila is here and you can see parts of it through the windows that were open in this courtyard.
Our kalesa driver met up with us and took us past the church along the old walls. Intramuros was once surrounded by a moat but after the Americans took over they turned it into a golf course.
Along the wall our guide pointed out bullet holes from battles years ago. The sun was high up at this point, I was still a little hung over from the night before, and I remember feeling faint. Thankfully they were selling cold bottled water close by which basically saved me. We continued on around the corner and stopped for a quick photo of Baluarte de San Diego which holds the remains of the first stone fort built-in Manila. There is an entrance fee and from what I can see outside – there are beautiful lush gardens. I told myself I was going to come back this way after the tour.
Intramuros is still a functioning little district of Manila. There are several schools and office buildings. We stopped for a while walking up to a view from Baluarte de San Francisco de Dilao. It must have been lunch break because students were streaming into the streets. Interesting mixture of kalesa's, cars, guards in old uniforms riding motorcycles and lots of people. There were a bunch of street food stalls along this side of the wall. The other side is definitely much quieter.
After making our way through a thick crowd we came upon my favorite abandoned building. Intendencia. There are plans to restore this building but for now, it looks as if the jungle is taking it back for themselves. Our guide told us they film movies inside. Across the street is the Pasig River. The other side of his building is restored but I prefer the cryptic look of this side.
From here we crossed a somewhat busy street to Fort Santiago. Our guide agreed to give us a tour of this area as well. He was so nice and reminded me a lot of my Lolo! The first thing you see when you enter is a huge plaza called Plaza Moriones. Along the side are old abandoned houses/buildings. As well as different style kalesa's you can hire to take you around the plaza (which is huge by the way). Click Here to read Part II of A Tourist in Intramuros.
Have you explored Intramuros before? What do you think of this old city within the walls? I would love to hear what you think in the comments below! Or simply "Like" the post .