Runners start the out-and-back course for Omaha's Heartland Half Marathon at the Lewis & Clark Landing, a public park nestled along the banks of the Missouri River, just off Riverfront Drive and the I-480 bridge. From there, they'll follow a counter-clockwise route through Heartland of America Park and along the Highway 275 Trail over into Iowa, where the second half of the race unfolds. That's followed later by a stretch across the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge and back into Nebraska for the race finish back at Lewis & Clark Landing.


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Jamie Dimon Goes To Rome In Hopes Of Making London Jealous
While contemplating Brexit, Jamie realizes that Rome rules and London drools.
Thornton McEnery
During the first moments of Brexit chaos, there was a rumor that Morgan Stanley was going to get a jump on the panic and put 2,000 bankers on the road(s) to Dublin and Frankfurt. James Gorman and his team fought back quickly to quash that rumor but the existential damage was already done.
That fleeting rumor opened the floodgates on rampant speculation that major US banks could dramatically reduce headcount and shift the balance of financial power out of London. That speculation has been coasting on fumes for awhile now, but it just got a major fact injection from the one person that can really send a shiver down the spine of the City of London.
While visiting Rome yesterday, Jamie Dimon apparently sat down with the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24Ore and had an interesting little chat about his thoughts on Brexit.
Here's Jamie on the Brexit flavored uncertainty currently looming over Europe 's economy:
In the meantime we at J.P. Morgan will continue to bank our clients. With that I mean that Brexit does not change anything that we do, we will continue to do what we do and serve our clients in Italy, in Europe, in the world.
Ah, so same old "nothing to see here"... Oh wait, there's one more line:
The only thing is, maybe one day we might have to move our people in a Eurozone company to serve our clients in the Eurozone.
Ruh roh. The guy who employs about 16,000 people throughout the UK just officially opened the door on the notion of a substantial JPMexit. And this isn't a rumor, it's the CEO saying that he's looking at office space on The Continent.
While pressing Dimon on what he meant, the Italian reporter essentially asked if Jamie has met with any realtors in Milan and Dimon doubled-down on his JPMexit musings.
"I love Italy, I would love to spend more time in Italy, I am a bit Italian myself as my family has some Italian roots. I look at the "book end" of the question: we need a passport rule, like the one we have now in London. If we have that passport after Brexit, we likely would not have to make any change at all. But I think the European Union will not accept that. It will put more conditions on the UK and might force banks to become smaller in London. We do not know what is going to happen: the worst case is that we might have to relocate a few thousand people to other offices in the Eurozone, though the majority would stay in the UK."
If the EU won't let the UK keep its passport, Jamie seems more than happy to trade in fish n' chips for a veal cotoletta Milanese. And he's perhaps even more eager to make some summer visits to Rome (poor guy) if it applies pressure on the EU and British Parliament to get this thing figured out, and maybe stop Brexit altogether.
But that's not just a wild theory. Here's a little something Jamie said in the interview about a fracture European economy:
To split it up would have huge problems, huge difficulties. I am hoping that policy makers see legitimate complaints to labor rigidities, bureaucracy, regulation slowing things down, these are legitimate complaints, such as those of the citizens of Britain were worried about: Europe should listen to them. I do hope they are not going to sit at the table to negotiate and get angry, but they should get smart. Europeans should say: look, there are rational complaints, we are going to fix them for all of Europeans, not for Britain alone, but for everyone else. Maybe you can even reverse Brexit.
Sitting in Rome and threatening to move thousands of wealthy bankers out of an increasingly fragile British economy is the kind of thing that gets the attention of lawmakers and could provide a nice template for Jamie's peers. Maybe Lloyd Blankfein should sit down in Paris and contemplate how much he likes sunset walks on the Quai d'Orsay accompanied by 3,000 of his closest London-based bankers. Or perhaps Michael Corbat can pretend to drink a stein of beer while showing a reporter where he'll set up a beer tent to welcome 5,000 CitiBankers to Germany when the UK loses its passporting rights. And wouldn't Brian Moynihan look right at home in a Dublin pub reminding an Irish journalist how important it is to drink whilst employed at Bank of America?
What we don't recommend, James Gorman, is giving an interview in an Amsterdam hash bar, but we understand your impulse.
"Government intervention in banks could have its merits," J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon says [Il Sole 24 Ore]
UKBrexitEurozoneMichael CorbatBanksBrian MoynihanJames GormanLondonJamie DimonItalyLlloyd BlankfeinJPMorgan
Big Bank CEOs Respond To Brexit In Comfortingly Predictable Fashion
Important men don't change in a crisis, they become bigger versions of themselves.
Sick Of Watching Britain Figure Out How To Revolt Politely, Ex-Pat Bankers In London Are Offering To Just Brexit Themselves
"I don't want more beans on toast, Jamie Dimon. I want to go HOME!"
Screw It, Jamie Dimon Is Just Going To Have To Be Treasury Secretary Whether He Likes It Or Not
Welcome to the #DraftDimon movement.
Jamie Dimon Will Be Doing his Brexit-ing In Paris, Thank You Very Much
Frankfurt may be ready and Dublin might be cheap, but all Jamie D wants to do is take a moonlit stroll down the Champs-Élysées.
The Answer To All Of Bernie Sanders' Problems Lies In Rome
The Bern can stop pretending he has an actual plan to break up the banks if he can just get his hands on Matteo Renzi's sword.
Jamie Dimon Hoping Europe And UK Can Hug It Out
And that maybe they can reverse this whole Brexit thing.
House Democrats Bungle Bank CEO Hearing So Badly That Lloyd Blankfein Somehow Wins The Day
This was a true waste of everyone's time.
Morgan Stanley Not Pulling 2,000 Bankers Out Of London, But Their Bags Are Packed
Those under LIBOR suspicion will be first off the island.


Coordinator reports to the above and works closely with the Facilities Manager. The allocation of time between facilities and risk related activities will vary during the year. This position must be available to attend meetings early in the morning or in the evening and must be flexible to respond to urgent events.
This position can be assigned to support other activities as needed (i.e. school trips).
• Liaise between various stakeholders involved with project design; schedule meetings with architects, consultants, contractors, staff, etc. Coordinates activities for the consultative process with facility users, architects, trades, and senior management during the planning phase of projects.
• Create project schedules; develop and monitor project timelines; monitor expenditures and budgets.
• Record meeting minutes; keep detailed project notes and records.
• Track and manage digital and paper files (e.g. drawings, notes, minutes, correspondence).
• Keep team members and stakeholders updated on progress and issues; manage information flow between all stakeholders.
• Coordinate meetings with architects, consultants, contractors, and school leadership to ensure that the interest and needs of the school are reflected in the final project.
• Coordinate contract documentation and administer contracts including correspondence, plans and specifications, approval documentation, notices of changes, change orders, contractual notices and invoices.
• Provide computerized financial record keeping of ongoing projects by reviewing and approving invoices, preparing and maintaining detailed project cost reports showing commitments, expenditures and available or received funding.
• Assist with tracking projects expenses to ensure projects end within the authorized budget.
• Support an ongoing enterprise risk management program with staff and community.
• Review annual hazard assessments.
• Determine how to effectively minimize risk and ensure risk management protocols are followed.
• Support the Chair of the Risk Management Board Committee.
• Strong analytical skills to review risk statements, risk registers and statements of risk.
• Coordinate all matters of Risk Management and safety in the school. This includes supporting the Risk Management Committee, establishing a climate of Risk Enterprise and updating the Risk Registry and Risk Handbook. The Risk Management Coordinator is responsible for collecting, reviewing and responding to all incident reports and providing updates regularly to the Chair of the Risk Management Board Committee.
• Assist in the approval process for trip documentation Risk Management protocols on all school trips, outdoor education including pre-trip planning, site inspections, critical incident/emergency issues during work or off work hours.
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• Collect supporting documentation on risks and updates to risk register to the Chair of Risk Management Board Committee in preparation of the annual Risk Management Board Presentation in May.
• Member of CIRT (Critical Incident Response Team).
• Member of OHS (Occupational Health and Safety Team).
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• Coordinate training for all risk management related professional development with school faculty and staff.
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Abstract proposals accepted for submission until the 8th of Juli, 2018 at 8:00 pm CEST via our Easychair link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tgc2018. In case of acceptance after being reviewed, you will be notified, given a deadline and asked to upload your scientific and artistic papers and posters via Easychair.
From October 4-7, 2018, "The Global Composition 2018: Sound, Ecology, and Media Culture*" will be hosted at the Media Campus in Dieburg. It is organized by Hochschule Darmstadt's Research Center for Digital Communication and Media Innovation (DKMI) in collaboration with GFTN e.V./Darmstadt, h_da's Master's program International Media Cultural Work (Faculty of Media), and the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology.
Our committees will review papers, posters, discussion panels, workshops, and artistic productions, focusing on the theme of "Sound, Ecology and Media Culture." Next-generation researchers under 35 years of age are especially encouraged to submit and will be provided a special space to highlight their presentations.
The selection process is based on the principle of double-blind peer review. Therefore, you are kindly asked to make sure your name and identifying references are left out of the text of your submission.
Within the framework of this conference, we welcome submissions from the whole field of media culture, including the topic of facilitation and education. We encourage the latter to go beyond notions which identify education merely as the instruction of a subject mastery, but instead understand it as implying to a large extent individual and communal maturation aspects as well as aspects of the formation and strengthening of a personality, group or culture. In this sense, the Latin root of education, educere, means to lead forth; the Latin root of culture, colere, means to plant and foster. Both have sustainability in mind.
We'll also be inquiring about the major aspects of the generational change in Acoustic Ecology and Soundscape studies as well as the role of new audio technologies and Augmented/Virtual Reality as facilitators of auditory awareness.
We are looking forward to your submissions and for having you as our conference guests. Please consider spending some leisure time in Dieburg too, as the region is really lovely and early October should still be mild and sunny.
Soundscape Studies' and Acoustic Ecology's history has been connected to media cultural and educational concepts since its beginning. Schafer's seminal publication "The Tuning of the World" (1977) unfolds a cultural history of listening and a history of listening cultures, addressing especially the relationship between listening and media. A central thesis raised in R. Murray Schafer's Acoustic Ecology is that a society's willingness and ability to listen correlates to the quality of its sonic environment including its audio media, signifying the overall relevance a community assigns to the realm of the auditory and its cultivation.
Educational and facilitation concepts are therefore at the 'logical' core of Acoustic Ecology, especially in the age of media: They aim to broaden and sensitize auditory perception and apperception as well as sustain an auditory culture in general. By this they stimulate a sound oriented critical faculty, ingenuity, and sustainability.
Schafer's "Ear Cleaning", his concept of "Soundwalks", his workshops combining listening and sound creation, especially for schoolchildren, became the starting points for numerous further educational and culturally enlightening concepts within the realm of soundscape. Practically all of them seek to emancipate the contemporary ear from the restricted and deprived auditory patterns of the everyday or the specialized, and sometimes normative listening methods of musical fashions and traditions. Many, if not most of them received tremendous responses from their participants. These active and experiential exercises have been gaining more and more acknowledgement; not only for auditory empowerment but for reclaiming sensual awareness, engaging a broader public leading to an overall increase in aural acuity.
Media and its specific auditory cultivations, from audio media to the audiovisual up to interactive media and virtual reality, play a crucial role in almost any listening practice and methodology.
*Our website's long-term followers might have noticed that our previous subtitle, which was pointing to media cultural education, is now directed to media culture in general. We consider it reasonable and more inclusive to undertake this small change, as we understand education an inherent part of culture, which especially within Soundscape Studies can hardly be separated from each other. Therefore, besides the subtitle's wording, there was no change or readjustment necessary of the call's topics and themes.


There is convenient transportation between the sites in the Downtown and Coliseum Central districts. The BID Bus provides free transportation during spring and summer on Fridays and Saturdays from noon to midnight. During these seasons, the 27-passenger bus runs on an approximate 30-minute loop, picking up and delivering passengers at the Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina Hotel and at the intersection of King Street and Settlers Landing Road. The bus stops in Coliseum Central are located on Coliseum Drive at Embassy Suites Hotel at the Hampton Roads Convention Center and in front of Barnes & Noble at Peninsula Town Center.


Quanta Driver – to enable the display switch key.
But that will need to wait until the basic image is installed! And that is what happened about 30 minutes later.
The install completed without any problems, I rebooted the system and Ubuntu took me through the initialisation process. It looks like Unity is loaded and running well, I have also connected to my home wireless LAN without a glitch.
Time to check what is working!
Well this was kind of expected as they both have additional fixes provided from the DELL website. Time to install those!
3) Double click the .deb file and follow on screen directions. – reboot with SD card and now works fine.
For a good measure, I restarted my system and presto! the Realtek driver was installed and the SD card detected.
3) Run the script using "sudo sh SCRIPT" where SCRIPT is the name of the script.
Next Chapter – Will it pass the Certification Tests?


Right in the middle of Wimbledon's 150th Championships we scored a Netflix copy of director Janus Metz's 2017 movie about the classic 1980 matchup between Ice-Borg and the Superbrat, with a script by Ronnie Sandahl (trailer). While their rivalry makes an entertaining film, I'd still flunk a quiz on how to score the game.
Sverrir Gudnason plays Björn Borg, instantly recognizable, lean and riddled with doubt, and Shia LaBeouf does fine work as the temperamental, foul-mouthed McEnroe. Apparently, Gudnason had to put on muscle for the role, while LaBeouf had to take some off. They both looked in fine form for the on-court scenes at the 1980 Wimbledon. In what is regarded as one of the greatest tennis matches of all time, Borg blew seven match points as he attempted to win his fifth straight Wimbledon victory. McEnroe might be a bad boy, but he could play some tennis, and, in the end, he got a standing ovation from the Wimbledon fans who'd started the competition by booing him.
While the competition between them was always billed as a rivalry between opposites, fire and ice, what the movie shows is that from his youth Borg wanted to be best in the world. (The young Borg is played by his son Leo.) As a teen, Borg (played by Markus Mossberg) was every bit as fiery as McEnroe, arguing with the refs and his coach, throwing his racket, stomping off the court. They're also alike in how deeply they care about winning.
Finally, Borg's coach (Stellan Skarsgård) told him he was through unless he channeled his anger and frustration into his game. He needed to become emotionless. It sounds impossibly difficult, but he did it. What he also did was develop a lot of peculiar habits and rituals that had to be followed to the letter: the way his rackets were strung, the kind of car they rented. Sports stars are legendary for having "good luck" rituals, and his were all-encompassing.
McEnroe also got his comeuppance from friend and fellow tennis-player Peter Fleming (Scott Arthur) who told him he'd never be regarded as one of the greats because nobody liked him. At Wimbledon, his volcanic persona was in check after that, at least in the film.
We see less about McEnroe as a young man (it's a Scandi movie after all), and I would have liked to. Still, it's an engrossing film even for someone not obsessed with tennis (me!), and it deserves more attention.
Rotten Tomatoes critics' rating: 83%; audiences: 73%.
Overwhelmed by the tsunami of pettiness and downright meanness in the news this summer? These biopics make a refreshing change. RBG and Won't You Be My Neighbor? properly celebrate two talented individuals who single-mindedly dedicated themselves to making better the lives of others.
This historical footage is supplemented by present-day interviews with legal scholars, journalists, politicians, Ginsburg's children, and RBG herself. Although she fought fiercely for women's rights, as a person, she's shy and unassuming. Her parents taught her that angry displays were "self-defeating," and she kept her calm demeanor in her court battles, even though she says she felt like a kindergarten teacher, helping judges and even members of earlier Supreme Courts to an understanding of the systematic discrimination women faced and its costs. Of course, the battle isn't over yet and has opened on a new front with #metoo.
If she never shows anger, she shows plenty of love for her husband Marty, who died in 2010. His support enabled her to achieve much of what she has, which every woman in America benefits from today, whether she knows it or not.
Rotten Tomatoes critics' rating: 93%; audiences: 80%.
When I saw previews of this Morgan Neville documentary about children's television personality Fred Rogers, I was afraid it might be overly saccharine (trailer). But Rogers himself puts that issue to rest by his absolute sincerity and persuasiveness. Himself a child development expert, convinced by research showing the value of young children knowing they are loved for who they are, he used television to carry that message.
Over the years his slow delivery and habits (putting on his sweater, changing his shoes) have been mocked by numerous comedians—clips of these skits are included. OK, but the relevance of those critiques is completely undermined when the film juxtaposes scenes from his program with the usual pie-in-the-face comedy, the frantic action, the fights and violence more typical of children's programming. There can be no question which is healthier for small children. Yet his show didn't duck difficult issues. It took on divorce, death, 9/11, assassination—issues kids hear about, but may not get much help in understanding and processing.
Under Rogers's gentle exterior beat the heart of a "true radical," said Odie Henderson for RogerEbert.com. The opening song with which he greeted his audience every day said, "I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you," and that "you" included children of all races, abilities, and religions, wherever they lived, recent immigrants or the scions of old Boston families. He loved them, each and every one, just as they were. And they knew it.
Rotten Tomatoes critics' rating: 99%; audiences: 98%.
The Death of Stalin, from director Armando Iannucci (trailer) satirizes the cynical, self-absorbed group of leaders surrounding the Communist dictator and their desperate jockeying for position both before and after his death in 1953.
Banned in Russia, the film is based on a graphic novel by French writers Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin (Amazon link), full of one-liners and sight gags. Undoubtedly, some of the humor arises out of a characters' sense of release—having lived under such extreme repression, day in and day out, guarding every word and eyebrow twitch, a giddy humanity bubbles up once the leader dies.
Late one evening, Stalin decides he wants to hear an orchestra concert that was broadcast on the radio. No one thought to record it, and the anxious scramble to recreate the concert illustrates the high-pitched fear of displeasing him. (Bringing in baffled street people to pad the audience was a nice touch.) Stalin murdered the pianist's family, and she slips a vitriolic message into the recording jacket that causes the dictator have a stroke. His comrades can't find a doctor for him because, they readily acknowledge, all the "good doctors" have been purged.
Stalin's potential heirs include Nikita Kruschev (played brilliantly by Steve Buscemi), who is put in charge of a lavish state funeral where things, inevitably, go awry. Due to his position on the Central Committee, Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor) is "in charge," with terror and venality at war behind his eyes. Vyacheslov Molotov (Michael Palin) is the only inner circle member unaware that Stalin's unexpected death has spared him a grim fate in Lubyanka prison. The head of state security, Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale) oils his way into nearly every scene, always plotting and loathed by everyone.
Rotten Tomatoes Critics Rating: 95%; audiences: 79%.
This beautiful documentary, directed by Phil Grabsky (trailer), was created to accompany a joint exhibition of some 60 of Paul Cézanne's portraits being mounted by London's National Portrait Gallery, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
Better known for his still lifes and landscapes, the portraits, which New Yorker critic Peter Schjeldahl says were "the genre most resistant to Cézanne's struggle" are nevertheless worthy of careful attention. Certainly the museum staff who provide commentary for the film have been captivated by them. Yet the artist's struggle is evident in his letters to his friends, read in voice-over.
What I found most thrilling were the extreme closeups of the painted surface that seeing the works on a big screen provided. In a postcard (!) or print in a book, or even glanced at in a gallery, the paintings may look rather flat, but the huge enlargement allows you to see the many layers of color used to create that surface and to appreciate these works in a completely new way. Some of the landscapes and a few still lifes also receive this close-in treatment.
Although Cézanne masterfully depicted the faces and the hands of his subjects, he said that these were not what constituted the "portrait" of a person, but indeed the whole canvas—the clothing, the chair, the background, all together, were the true portrait. See it if you can.
The exhibit has had its Paris and London runs and will be in Washington March 25-July 1, 2018.


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I can't even walk from my house to the train station and from train station to my school without getting attacked by heat rash anymore, and it's only 20°!!
I can't imagine what my body reaction will be once it gets to 30-35 degrees…I don't know what to do, help.
Have you tried sweat therapy? If you look back at some of the older comments, you'll find that some of us find relief by breaking a sweat through sauna, steam shower or cardio daily.
have you taken any antihistamines?
Yes, many. None of them worked for me. But other people have had some success with a variety of different antihistamines.
Vitamin D seems to be the answer. After reviewing lots of research around vitamin D supplements improving symptoms and quality of life of chronic urticaria, as well as other research pertaining to physical urticaria being cured via vitamin D supplements, your best bet seems to be vitamin D. The illusion of 'sweating' being effective is only temporary, the reality is that physical activity both indoors and outdoors increases plasma concentration of vitamin D, thus making your body use more of the vitamin D already stored in your fat. This solution is largely ineffective without obtaining more vitamin D from either sunlight or supplements. There is also a large amount of anecdotal evidence from individuals suffering from cholinergic urticaria that claim things like vitamin D supplements and fish oil has helped their symptoms dramatically. Supplements will take longer than direct sun exposure, but if you're willing to tough it out, I would suggest talking to your doctor about sitting out in the sun for roughly 15 minutes a day until symptoms clear up in addition to taking around 2000 IU of supplements daily. I'm not a medical doctor, but these are things that have worked for me, so it would probably be better to check in with your doctor to see what your vitamin D levels are and see what he/she recommends you do about it.


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Massimiliano "Max" Papis (born October 3, 1969) is an Italian professional motorsport driver who has competed in several top-level motorsports events such as Le Mans 24 Hours, Formula One and Champ Car. He has three Champ Car victories. He is the son-in-law of Emerson Fittipaldi. Papis also currently drives in the NASCAR Whelen Euroseries.
Papis was born on October 3, 1969 in Como, Italy. He was raised in Italy and got an interest in car racing at a young age, winning several go-kart races and several rounds for racing clubs in Italy.
He is married to Tatiana Papis, daughter of the racing driver Emerson Fittipaldi, and has two children, Marco Papis and Matteo Papis. cousins of Pietro Fittipaldi and Enzo Fittipaldi. His sons' godfathers are fellow Italian Alex Zanardi (Marco) and British Dario Franchitti (Matteo).
Papis made his Formula One debut for Footwork at the 1995 British Grand Prix.
After a spell as the Lotus team's test driver in 1994, Papis replaced Gianni Morbidelli in the Footwork team for seven races in the middle of the 1995 Formula One season, as he brought valuable sponsorship to the cash-strapped outfit. Despite being a race-winner in Formula 3000, he often struggled with the unfamiliar car, and was occasionally outpaced by his much-maligned teammate, Taki Inoue. He also proved to be an unlucky driver, suffering a spectacular puncture and suspension failure on his début race at Silverstone due to clipping the pit lane wall after a tire change, being left on the grid at Hockenheim due to a transmission failure, and spinning on dust and oil kicked up by David Coulthard at the Ascari Chicane on the first lap of the Italian GP, causing a pile-up and a restart. However, he only missed out on a point in the restarted race when he was overtaken by Jean-Christophe Boullion's Sauber on the last lap. When Morbidelli returned, Papis was out of a drive and headed to America for 1996.
He moved to CART Champ Car racing in 1996 as a replacement for Jeff Krosnoff who was killed in the previous race in Toronto. In 1999 he joined the more competitive Rahal team, almost winning the US 500 before running out of fuel, and finishing 5th in the series. He started the next year by winning the 2000 season-opener, but failed to finish in the championship top 10. In 2001 he won twice and finished 6th overall, but was dropped by the team, mainly due to two collisions with teammate Kenny Bräck. In 2002 he competed with Sigma Autosport, scoring two third places finishes at Long Beach and Milwaukee, before the team folded due to financial problems. The Italian did a partial season with PK Racing in 2003, with a best result of fourth at Road America. Papis also raced in the 2002 and 2006 Indianapolis 500 races for Cheever Racing, claiming a 14th place finish in his second appearance. He mostly concentrated on sportscars since 2001, remarking that "Champ Car needs me more than I need it" as the series struggled to fill its grid for 2003 after many teams defected to the IRL.
Papis raced in the IRL early in his career. He has raced for Roger Penske, Andretti-Green Racing and Panther Racing from 2001–2009. Papis is a long-time friend of drivers Tony Kanaan and Alex Zanardi. In 2013 at the Indianapolis 500, Papis and Zanardi were present in the victory celebration when Kanaan won his first Indy 500.
In 2016, Papis was hired by the IndyCar Series as a race steward along with Arie Luyendyk and Dan Davis.
He made his NASCAR debut in August 2006, competing in the Busch Series race at Watkins Glen International Raceway for McGill Motorsports following the release of Tim Sauter from the ride. He attempted to qualify for the NASCAR Cup Series race but failed to qualify.
Papis also announced that he would run 2 races in 2007 for James Finch's Phoenix Racing No. 01 Chevy. In his first race, at Montreal in the inaugural NAPA 200, Papis avoided Marcos Ambrose' crash (caused by a disqualified Robby Gordon), with 2 laps left, to finish in third place. At Watkins Glen the next week, his engine failed on lap 2.
Papis made his Cup Series debut at Infineon Raceway in 2008, piloting the No. 66 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet in place of regular driver Scott Riggs. He was also scheduled to drive the No. 64 car for Rusty Wallace, Inc. on three road course races in the 2008 Nationwide Series. Haas CNC Racing hired Papis to drive the No. 70 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at the course at Watkins Glen in the Sprint Cup Series in August 2008. He was announced as the driver of the No. 13 GEICO Toyota in 18 races in the 2009 and a full-time ride in the 2010 Sprint Cup.
In his first Cup season with a dedicated ride, Papis recorded a career best 8th-place finish at Watkins Glen and 15th starting position at Fontana. He also recorded 12th-place finish at Infineon Raceway. In February at Daytona in 2010, Papis had the fastest truck in the truck series event, nearly winning his first Truck series event after leading for some laps. Papis was collected in an accident with 15 laps left in the race, while going towards the lead.
After Watkins Glen in 2010 the team announced that Papis would be replaced by Casey Mears for 2011 and Papis would race in the Truck Series for the team.
Also in 2010, Papis recorded a top-30 finish in the Daytona 500, but failed to qualify at Bristol. He nearly had a top ten running at Talladega but was caught up in an accident. At Montreal in the Nationwide Series, Papis drove for Richard Childress Racing and while leading on the final lap, took too much of a last-turn curb, got passed by Boris Said, and recorded a second-place finish.
In 2011, Papis raced in the Truck Series partly for KHI and Germain, resulting in an 18th-place finish in the standings.
From 2011 to 2013, Papis had good runs on the road-course races but did not win any of them. In 2011 at Road America he had a good car, but he was spun out by Jacques Villeneuve with two laps left. When the race ended, Papis blocked Villeneuve's car on pit road and they argued. In 2012, Papis finished in fourth-place at Road America.
In 2013 at Road America, Papis, who spent nearly the entire race in the top five, found himself being spun out twice in the waning laps. When the race was over, a furious Papis went up to Billy Johnson (who spun him out one of the times) and slapped him. After being separated by officials Papis and Johnson exchanged shouts ending with Papis walking off. When he spoke to reporters, Papis apologized for the slap.
In early August 2013, Papis was named to substitute for Tony Stewart in the No. 14 Chevrolet in the Sprint Cup Series at Watkins Glen International after Stewart suffered a broken leg in a sprint car accident. He posted a solid top 15 finish. Papis also competed in the inaugural Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for Richard Childress Racing, finishing in fourth place.
Papis drove for NTS Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series' inaugural race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250, in September 2013. Finishing 6th in the event, he was slapped following the race by the girlfriend of driver Mike Skeen, who he had crashed with on the final lap, suffering a dislocated jaw.
In 2014, Papis' team fielded the No. 99 car for the NASCAR Whelen Euroseries for Kevin Gilardoni in the Elite Division.
In 2016, Papis made his debut in Stadium Super Trucks series, running the Honda Indy Toronto rounds in the No. 9 truck. He finished eleventh and seventh.
Papis earned the nickname "Mad Max" at the 1996 24 Hours of Daytona during his last stint at the end of the race. Although his second-place Ferrari 333SP had been battered due to collisions, some of its bodywork held together by tape, Papis unlapped himself by passing the race leader (the Doyle Racing Riley & Scott-Oldsmobile driven by Wayne Taylor) and proceeded to set some of the fastest laps of the entire race. Taylor was nursing his car around the track due to an overheating problem and otherwise would have been able to cruise to a win, but Papis' pace and the slowing Oldsmobile suggested that Papis could theoretically take the win from him. Papis' speed was achieved at the cost of maximum fuel consumption and although he drove down the pit lane at full speed to re-fuel (pit lane speed limits were imposed the next year), Taylor was still ahead by 64 seconds at the end of the race.
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Models carry replicas of their own severed heads in 'creepy' Gucci runway show
Models have strutted the runway carrying replicas of their own severed heads in Gucci's operating room-themed show at Milan Fashion Week.
The show space was ready for a fashion emergency — complete with surgical tables, overhead LED lamps, PVC-coated walls and floors, and panic bars on fire doors.
Audience members, including Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, were seated on replica waiting room plastic chairs.
"The concept of the operating room reflects the work of a designer — the act of cutting, splicing and reconstructing materials and fabrics to create a new personality and identity with them," Gucci said in a Facebook post.
The show, called "sensational — in a disturbing and creepy way" by Vogue, also featured a model wearing a third eye, one carrying a sleeping baby dragon and another cradling a snake that was perfectly colour-coordinated with her outfit.
The full show is here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-22/gucci-models-carry-replicas-of-their-own-severed-heads/9476184
I only saw ONE thing less awful than the severed heads. A plain white hoodie.
Massive 'babushka' egg laid on far north Queensland farm
A gigantic chicken egg laid with a smaller egg inside it has baffled a poultry expert, who says he has never seen the phenomenon before.
The babushka egg was laid by a free-range chicken at the Stockman's Eggs on the Atherton Tablelands, west of Cairns, in far north Queensland.
The farm said the egg weighed 176 grams, more than three times the size of an average egg.
When it was cracked, they discovered a second smaller egg sitting inside.
Associate Professor Raf Freire from Charles Sturt University's veterinary sciences school said he had never seen anything like it before.
"To be honest, I don't really know how it's come about," he said. Professor Freire said it looked like the chicken had produced an egg as normal, but for some reason it was never laid.
"Then the next day, rather than that egg being laid, like it usually is, what's happened is that there's been another ovum released."
"That's come down and then the chicken has somehow decided to make its shell around both the previous day's egg and the new ovum that's come down.
The farmers have not revealed how the chicken is faring.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-06/massive-egg-with-another-inside-it-laid-free-range-chicken-farm/9517854
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Drunk driver manages to get hit by his own car in Virginia police chase
Watch the video here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-07/man-gets-hit-by-own-car-in-police-chase/9522866
A Virginia man has given an example of how not to run from the police.
Police released dashcam footage of the drunk driver getting hit by his own car as he got out and tried to escape.
Fairfax County Police said the incident happened at about 1:00am Sunday morning (local time) as they tried pulling the man over for an equipment violation.
In the video, 30-year-old Isaac Bonsu is seen jumping out of his car and starting to run off.
He is then immediately run over by his own car as it continues to drive around a corner.
Police said Bonsu neglected to put the car in park in his haste.
Officers said the man was unharmed and is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of marijuana, among other violations.
Message in a bottle found on WA beach 132 years after being tossed overboard
A Perth family has made an extraordinary historical discovery after becoming bogged on a West Australian beach.
Tonya Illman was walking across sand dunes just north of Wedge Island, 180 kilometres north of Perth, when she noticed something sticking out of the sand.
"It just looked like a lovely old bottle, so I picked it up thinking it might look good in my bookcase," she said.
But Mrs Illman realised she had likely uncovered something far more special when out fell a damp, rolled up piece of paper tied with string.
Between 1864 until 1933, thousands of bottles were thrown overboard from German ships, each containing a form on which the captain would write the date, the ship's coordinates and details about its route.
It was part of an experiment by the German Naval Observatory to better understand global ocean currents.
On the back, the messages asked the finder to write when and where the bottle had been found and return it, either to the German Naval Observatory in Hamburg or the nearest German Consulate.
The Illmans took their find to the Western Australian Museum, where assistant curator of maritime archaeology Ross Anderson conducted a series of investigations.
He determined it was a mid-to-late 19th-century Dutch gin bottle, and the form inside was written on cheaply-made 19th-century paper.
The colleagues compared handwriting samples from the form and the captain's entries in Paula's meteorological journal.
"Extraordinary finds need extraordinary evidence to support them," Dr Anderson said.
"Incredibly, there was an entry for June 12, 1886, made by the captain, recording a drift bottle having been thrown overboard.
"The date and the coordinates correspond exactly with those on the bottle message.
"The handwriting is identical in terms of cursive style, slant, font, spacing, stroke emphasis, capitalisation and numbering style."
Discovered 132 years after it was tossed overboard, it is the oldest-known message in a bottle in the world.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-06/oldest-known-message-in-a-bottle-found-on-wa-beach/9518632
Man blows up kitchen while trying to kill cockroaches
A Mount Isa man has caused an explosion while trying to spray cockroaches in his kitchen using an insect spray as a flamethrower.
Police and fire crews were called to the incident at a home on Abel Smith Parade about 8:00pm on Wednesday.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said the man suffered lacerations to his head and hand from shrapnel caused by the explosion.
He was taken to the Mount Isa Hospital.
Several other people were also in the house but were not injured.
Station officer Ian Louden said they believed the man ignited a can and a half of insect spray while trying to burn the cockroaches, causing windows to shatter and significant damage to the kitchen and walls of the house.
He said pest spray has clear labels warning against exposing them to a naked flame.
"The instructions are put on these things for a purpose and if failure to follow them can result in as it did in this case extreme damage to the property," he said.
"The people are very lucky that there wasn't serious injury or death."
"He was the only one injured.
"The explosion, for want of a better term, remained in the kitchen-lounge room area.
Neighbour Kerrod Karkadoo said the explosion made everything vibrate.
"We were just sitting out and having a few beers and we just heard 'boohowww'," he said.
"There was a bloke walking around, holding his face."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-08/insect-spray-flame-thrower-causes-explosion-in-mt-isa-kitchen/9526452
Now that's how men handle things. Australian men, anyway. Queensland men.
Greece's top soccer league suspended after owner invades pitch with gun
Greece has indefinitely suspended its top soccer league, a day after the owner of PAOK Thessaloniki marched onto the field carrying a gun following a disputed goal in a match.
FIFA urged Greek authorities to take swift action against PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis or face a possible suspension.
Savvidis walked onto the field twice accompanied by bodyguards, and appeared to be carrying a pistol in a holster around his waist.
He made no move to use the weapon at any time.
Fernando Varela had just scored in the 90th minute on Sunday for PAOK against AEK Athens, putting the hosts ahead 1-0 in the northern city of Thessaloniki.
The referee signalled a goal but then seemed to disallow it for offside. The match was eventually abandoned.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-13/greece-top-soccer-league-suspended-over-gun-incident/9541842
Ski lift malfunction at Georgia resort sees holidaymakers flung into the air
Holidaymakers were forced to jump for their lives and others were flung into the air after a ski lift malfunctioned at a Georgian resort.
Skiers were travelling downhill when the lift began to hurtle out of control, picking up speed while moving backwards.
A video of the incident showed horrified onlookers shouting in panic as people were thrown off the lift.
People behind the camera can be heard screaming as the situation unfolds.
One person can be heard shouting for the machine to stop.
At least eight people were injured in the incident, including a Swede and a Ukrainian, local media reported.
There were no fatalities.
According to local media, the lift had a defect causing it to speed up to double the normal speed.
The resort is located on the south-facing plateau of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in Georgia.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-17/ski-lift-malfunction-in-georgia-leaves-several-hurt/9558768
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Giant yellow duck missing off the WA coast after fleeing swimming competition
A giant inflatable duck is missing off the coast of Western Australia after strong winds whisked it into the Indian Ocean.
"Daphne" the duck was meant to be the mascot for last Sunday's Coogee Jetty to Jetty Swim.
President of the Cockburn Masters Swimming Club, Peter Marr, said he was setting up ahead of the event when Daphne took flight in strong winds.
Mr Marr said his attempts to swim after the inflatable were futile.
"I probably overestimated my ability and underestimated Daphne's hunger for freedom and she just bolted," Mr Marr told ABC Radio Breakfast.
"After 50 metres she was just gone baby, gone. I couldn't keep up."
Fisherman have reported sightings of Daphne, including a group who saw her 15 kilometres west of Rottnest Island soon after she broke free.
There was also a rumour she has made it as far as Geraldton, almost 400km north of Coogee Beach.
Mr Marr said the club was offering a reward for Daphne's safe return — swimming merchandise and free entry into next year's swim.
"We're expecting a ransom note," he said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-16/giant-rubber-duck-missing-off-the-west-australian-coast/9557876
Robotic T Rex bursts into flames at US theme park
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A giant animatronic T Rex has caught fire at a US theme park, creating a nightmarish spectacle.
An electrical fire triggered the flames which lit up the Tyrannosaurus rex at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience.
In a Facebook post, the Colorado park said the dinosaur was now "extinct".
"Holy smokes! We always knew T-Rex had a temper but today he blew his top," it said.
"There was an unfortunate [and rare] electrical issue with our mighty T Rex and he is no longer. You might even say … extinct."
Nobody was hurt in the incident, which the park described as "isolated and unexpected".
"We are incredibly proud of our team for the way they efficiently and quickly handled this situation and kept our guests safe," it said.
"All in all, this happened very quickly and we are a little shaken but we are operating business as mostly usual."
The park said it was "planning to have a replacement T Rex before summer".
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-24/robotic-t-rex-bursts-into-flames-at-us-theme-park/9583148
Orange snow blankets eastern Europe
Parts of eastern Europe were blanketed with orange-tinted snow over the weekend.
The phenomenon has been seen across Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova.
Meteorologists said sand from Sahara desert storms mixing with snow and rain caused the orange snow.
It occurs roughly once every five years.
This sandstorm made its way from Greece to Russia, and could be seen via NASA satellite imagery.
Skiers and snowboarders near Sochi, Russia posted photos of the unusual sight.
"We're skiing on Mars today," one user posted on Instagram.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-26/mysterious-orange-snow-blankets-eastern-europe/9586274


With a few days ahead from the start of the 94th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Mapúa University Red Robins won their second straight Filoil Flying V Preseason title with a 78-72 victory over the San Beda University Red Cubs.
Third-year guard Clint Escamis led last NCAA season's finalists, scoring a game-high of 30 points and registering six rebounds and two steals in the Finals held last June 30 at Filoil Flying V Centre.
"It's a big responsibility to lead the team but at the same time, it's also a big opportunity," Escamis, the tournament's Most Valuable Player, told reporters in the vernacular.
Escamis was also hailed as a Mythical Five member, along with teammate Briedyn Smith.
It was a team effort for the Red Robins, as three other players unleashed double-double performances. Paolo Hernandez and Jonnel Policarpio both recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Grant Dennison had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
With this victory, the team has showed that they still got chops to put up another impressive NCAA campaign, despite losing key players to graduation.
"This is a good experience for us to prove that we can compete in the NCAA," Red Robins assistant coach Ian Racela said.
The Mapúa Red Robins will open their NCAA 94 campaign against the Jose Rizal University (JRU) Light Bombers on July 12, 2 p.m., at the JRU Gym in Mandaluyong City.


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BLOOM Exhibition Showcases Design Students' Growth – The Spectator – The Spectator
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For the past two years, the pandemic forced Seattle University Design students to hold their end-of-year exhibition virtually. With restrictions lifted this year, students are finally able to display their work at the BLOOM Exhibition. Held in the Vashon Gallery, the BLOOM Exhibition opening reception was held on April 21, but the work of the dedicated Design cohort will be available to view in the gallery until May 13.
"The theme is celebrating us blooming into who we are and celebrating the mix of aesthetics that we all hold and the identities that we all have," Third-year Design major Rachel Bentfield said."We wanted to acknowledge a lot of the hardships that people have gone through in the past two years and are still going through. Today we are blooming with all of our work."
Design Professors Naomi Kasumi and Lucas Boyle oversaw the event. Fourth-years Jet Velasco and Bridgette Huhtala were elected co-directors of the exhibition by their peers.
"The exhibition is completely run by the 30 students in our cohort," Velasco said. "We started working on it in November. It took a long time. It was a lot of hard work—but we are so excited for everyone to see it."
The projects displayed at the event were products of numerous in-class assignments from the 29 third and fourth-year students' time in the Seattle U Design program. While the majority of the projects on display were from the students' senior year, some chose to include pieces from as far back as sophomore year.
"It's a way to celebrate all the work we have been doing for the past year—and even for the past three or four years," Bentfield said.
The exhibition featured a range of projects including a package design, product design, infographic design and identity design. Students had the freedom to choose a few of their favorite pieces to showcase.
Bentfield submitted an infographic, which required her and her classmates to research a topic and compile the information on a 24-by-36-inch poster. She also displayed a physical piece titled "Fairy Wings," ear jewelry in the shape of fairy wings designed to wear with AirPods. Bentfield curated a playlist for the wearer that was accessible via a near-field communication chip.
"My design aesthetic is very natural, organic and contemporary," Bentfield said. "I think that really shows through my work."
Many of the projects are products of what Kasumi refers to as the "Design Boot Camp." The Boot Camp is a series of upper-level design classes spanning fall and winter quarter and ending with the senior synthesis spring quarter.
"We call it the Boot Camp because they have no time to rest," Kasumi said. "It's almost like professional training. They have to do so much work in so little time. After the Boot Camp, they are pros."
The exhibition is one aspect of the Design cohort's senior synthesis. The students' senior synthesis also includes compiling a portfolio and reflection upon key elements of Seattle U's mission. This year, the Design program interpreted the mission through an anti-racism campaign using design as the medium.
"We are the communicators. We use our design skills to really promote anti-racism in society," Kasumi said. "We have a lot of those challenging discussions about how we participate as an artist and a designer and how to utilize our skills for social justice."
While Design students will graduate, Kasumi's hope is that her students will go out into the industry and use their skills to enact positive change.
"I've learned to be more aware and intentional about decisions I make in my work," Velasco said. "Our program really focuses on creating a well-rounded individual."
This year marks the first year the design exhibition has included a physical installation as well as a corresponding virtual installation. This year's designers' work can be found in the Vashon Gallery and is accessible online along with artist profiles.
"I think computer technique can be done with anybody, but this group is special because we are in the same time, in the same moment, in the same classroom. We learn together," Kasumi said. "We recognize that every moment is so precious, especially after COVID-19 lockdown. Everybody's work is so much more sophisticated because we critique, comment and help each other, and it makes them better designers."
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WHY IOWA (SORTA) MATTERS — WE'VE GOT Q4 NUMBERS! — PETE KADENS' BIG REVEAL
By SHIA KAPOS and ADRIENNE HURST
Good Monday morning, Illinois! It's a big week in politics. Iowa caucuses are tonight, the president's State of the Union is Tuesday (Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will attend as Rep. Robin Kelly's guest) and the anticlimactic vote to acquit is expected Wednesday.
If you're a political junkie, you care about tonight's Iowa caucuses because they officially kick off the race for president (nevermind the year of actual 2020 campaigning we've already waded through). But for everyone else in the Land of Lincoln, Iowa's decision just winnows the list of presidential candidates even further before Illinois' March 17 primary.
As POLITICO's Ryan Lizza points out about Iowa: "There are small moments at every candidate stop that smack you in the face about how consequential this [contest] is."
The fun part is watching: "There's always a surprise," political analyst Don Rose told Playbook.
Polls show Bernie Sanders with an edge, so seeing former VP Joe Biden potentially winning the night or Sen. Amy Klobuchar achieving a first-second-or-third place showing could change the dynamics of the race going forward.
"The Iowa Caucus isn't just 56 delegates. It's about momentum," 45th Ward committeeperson Lucy Moog told Playbook. She's a Biden supporter and will be attending a satellite Iowa caucus meeting in Chicago tonight. (Gatherings outside of Iowa "will run like regular precinct caucuses," according to the L.A. Times.)
Momentum will be necessary to keep the presidential race interesting by the time March 17 rolls around. After tonight's Iowa caucuses, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada hold primaries — and then there's Super Tuesday on March 3.
Some Illinois politicos remain undaunted about Iowa's importance and have been on the campaign trail in the final hours leading up to caucuses:
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi, who supports Elizabeth Warren, spent Sunday helping drive Chicago-area volunteers around Iowa in a bus to canvass for the Massachusetts senator. Some 200 volunteers were there from Chicago, including Rep. Jan Schakowsky and former state Sen. Daniel Biss, who are still there. State Treasurer Michael Frerichs heads to Iowa today.
Chicago Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa was in Iowa for Sanders over the weekend, and political strategist Pete Giangrego is still there for Klobuchar.
Pete Buttigieg had a large Chicago contingent including: Chicago businessman John Atkinson, who served on President Barack Obama's national finance committee in 2008 and 2012; attorney Micah Krohn; former ambassador to Canada David Jacobson and his wife, Julie Jacobson; comms strategist Becky Carroll; Justin DeJong, who leads public affairs at the American Medical Association; and businesswoman and South Bend native Liz Buchanan.
— DANNY DAVIS BACKS BIDEN: Congressman Danny Davis (7th), a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, endorsed Joe Biden for president Sunday. Davis called it "the election of our lifetime" and said "we must do everything in our power to defeat Donald Trump. But we must also elect a leader who can count on to deliver bold, progressive, and concrete change. That leader is Joe Biden," according to a release. Last week, Congressman Brad Schneider (10th) also endorsed Biden.
— Rivals warn that Sanders campaign plans to game Iowa results, by POLITICO's Natasha Korecki.
We crunched the Q4 2019 numbers for the congressional races so you don't have to:
13th District: Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigen out-raised incumbent GOP Rep. Rodney Davis in Q4 2019. Londrigan took in $531,090 and is holding $1.14 million heading into a Dem primary against little-known Stefanie Smith. Davis raised $360,937 and has $1.1 million cash on hand.
3rd District: Dem Rep. Dan Lipinski is in a much-hyped race with primary challengers Marie Newman, who Lipinski barely beat in 2018, and Rush Darwish. Lipinski raised $330,751 in Q4, primarily from itemized donors or PACs, and has $867,803 in the bank. Newman raised $308,741 and has $627,731 COH. And Darwish raised $231,184 and has $371,128 on hand. Charles Hughes is also a Dem challenger.
14th District: Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood raised $878,087 in Q4 and has $1.7 million in the bank. There are three leading GOP candidates in the money race: state Sen. Jim Oberweis raised $726,209 and has $1.1 million COH; Ted Gradel raised $269,650 and has $649,126 COH; and state Sen. Sue Rezin raised $217,074 and has $329,389 COH. Four other GOP candidates lag behind, each holding under $40,000.
6th District: Dem. Rep. Sean Casten has $1.9 million COH after raising $639,054 in Q4 2019. He's awaiting the outcome of the GOP primary between Jeanne Ives and Jay Kinzler. Ives raised $267,997 in Q4 and has $313,366 COH. Kinzler raised $150,903 and has $145,534 COH.
1st District: Dem Rep. Bobby Rush, who faces three primary challengers, raised $37,151 and has $69,277 COH. His closest competitor is progressive anti-violence advocate Robert Emmons Jr., who raised $29,329 in Q4 and has $15,292 COH. Sarah Gad and Ameena Nuur Matthews are also on the primary ballot.
7th District: Dem Rep. Danny Davis, who faces three primary challengers, raised $126,595 in Q4 and has $300,490 COH. His closest competitor in the money race is Kristine Schanbacher, who raised $111,787 in Q4 and has $70,092. Anthony Clark and Kina Collins are also on the ballot.
11th District: Dem Rep. Bill Foster raised $309,466 in Q4 and has $3.3 million COH. He faces Rachel Ventura in a primary.
8th District: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has raised $839,024 in Q4 2019 and has a whopping $6.9 million COH, making him among the highest congressional fundraisers in the country. He faces social worker Dr. Inam Hussain, who has $10,000 COH.
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PETE KADENS' SURPRISE DONATION: Try not tearing up when Chicago businessman Pete Kadens makes an amazing gesture to a group of high school seniors in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. Kadens pledged to pay their college tuition — and room and board — and he's extending the same offer to one of their parents, too. Kadens, who co-founded Green Thumb Industries cannabis company, is a familiar face as a political donor in Chicago. He's also served on the boards of Streetwise and Cara nonprofits, which address issues related to homelessness and job security.
— SCOOP: State police investigate sexual misconduct allegations against ex-state rep: "Illinois State Police are investigating allegations including sexual misconduct and stalking against Jack Franks, a former state representative, now McHenry County Board chairman. Franks denies any wrongdoing," by Sun-Times' Tina Sfondeles.
— McHenry County road districts name Pritzker as defendant in township elimination lawsuit: "Pritzker signed a law in August allowing McHenry County voters to dissolve the area's 17 townships through referendum. The new law is an initiative to reduce property taxes in McHenry County by reducing levels of government. If a township is dissolved, its operations, property and employees would be transferred to the county government. The option to eliminate both McHenry and Nunda Townships will appear on the March ballot, but the townships road districts' officials have questioned whether the law is constitutional," by Northwest Herald's Nabiha Asim and Katie Smith.
— Death of Cook County Jail detainee found dead in his cell ruled a homicide: "Pedro Ruiz, 19, had been ordered held without bail Friday on an attempted murder charge in a shooting Tuesday in Back of the Yards, police said," by Sun-Times' Jermaine Nolen and Sam Kelly.
— Jury foreperson 'angry' with Appeals Court for slashing award for police-misconduct whistleblower: "A three-judge appellate panel on Friday eliminated all but $100,000 of a $2 million award to Lorenzo Davis for emotional distress from his 2015 dismissal as a supervising investigator of the Independent Police Review Authority, now known as the Civilian Office of Police Accountability," reports WBEZ's Chip Mitchell.
— FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Community activist Ja'Mal Green, who ran for mayor of Chicago, has been named co-chairman a new political action committee to encourage young people to vote for progressives. The Progressive Action PAC will also help identify and support progressive candidates. "It's time that we have leaders who are independent and think about the best interests of all people no matter who they are and where they come from," Green said in a release provided to Playbook. He ticked off issues such as jail reform health care reform and the economy as issues of concern. Green is featured in the PAC's new digital commercial, "It's Up to Us," which announces endorsements including Bernie Sanders for president, Kim Foxx for Cook County State's Attorney, Nathaniel Howse Jr. for state Supreme Court justice, Robert Emmons Jr. for congressman in the 1st District, Jacob Meister for clerk of the Circuit Court and others.
— TOUTING TRUMP: Mary Miller, one of the Republicans running for the 15th Congressional District seat, has a new ad. "My husband and I run a grain and cattle farm. But the crop I'm most proud of are our seven children, who grew up to be strong, Trump-loving Christian conservatives," she says in the ad. Miller is among Republicans hoping to win the seat now held by Rep. John Shimkus, who isn't seeking re-election.
— Smollett looms over Cook County State's Attorney race: "Kim Foxx, challenger Bill Conway at odds over case featured in his campaign ad," writes Tribune's Lolly Bowean.
— Black voters love Chicago native Ayanna Pressley. But persuading them to back Elizabeth Warren isn't easy: "Warren's leading surrogate is working to persuade African Americans who are broadly suspicious of government to embrace her policy-heavy candidacy," writes POLITICO's Laura Barron-Lopez.
— Ex-Chicagoan who led pizza tours making long shot bid to be first drag queen in Congress: "G. 'Maebe A. Girl' Pudlo is on the March 3 ballot in California, hoping to unseat Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff. It's a long way from the Chicago pizza walking tours she once led," writes Sun-Times' Stefano Esposito.
— The Equality Illinois gala, known for its two-hour cocktail hour and a "politician parade" through the crowd, embraced Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Saturday with standing ovations. Pritzker introduced the mayor, who headlined the event at the downtown Hilton. Some 1,500 attended. In her speech, Lightfoot spoke up in defense of abortion rights and opposing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — subjects that each drew lengthy applause. But it was her vow to defend LGBTQ+ rights that prompted the biggest show of support. She relayed the recent City Council meeting that had her "furious" at language used by councilmembers questioning the need to study set-aside contracts for LGBTQ+ business owners. The measure to approve the study passed after Lightfoot spoke up at that meeting. On Saturday, she said: "We cannot be silent. We cannot allow people to define our narrative. We have to step up. We have to speak out. And we don't need anyone's permission to be who we are and love who we love."
— What's driving this first-of-its-kind Catholic school takeover: "This is a big change in control between the two entities. A massive change," says Big Shoulders CEO Josh Hale, via A.D. Quig at Crain's.
— Lunar New Year Parade attendance sags amid coronavirus concerns, reports WBEZ's Monica Eng. Mayor calls on federal government "to provide U.S. cities with clear guidance" for tackling the disease, via Tribune's Gregory Pratt.
— Melinda Gates names Chicago first gender-inclusive tech hub: "Pivotal Ventures, [Gates'] investment and incubation company will be launching an initiative, Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities, designed to accelerate the representation and leadership of women in tech, through the development of inclusive tech hubs across the United States. Rather than focusing on male-dominated Silicon Valley, this effort is targeting gender equality in up-and-coming tech hubs. Chicago was chosen as the first of three hubs, and additional cities will be selected in the next few years," via Forbes.
— How Obama center will impact the neighborhood: "[R]esidents have been a part of a yearslong, ongoing conversation about just how the proposed $500 million-plus presidential center campus will impact housing costs in Woodlawn, Washington Park, South Shore and other close by neighborhoods. But recently, those conversations took on a new urgency because Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration has announced plans to introduce a series of ordinances designed to both protect affordable housing and encourage development in Woodlawn," by Tribune's Lolly Bowean.
— Johnson Publishing's art auction shatters expectations: "The white-glove sale—100 percent of the 87 lots found buyers—racked up $2.7 million, more than doubling the expected high estimate," via ArtNet News.
— Leaders removed, boys basketball season suspended amid allegations of 'serious misconduct' at Lincoln Park H.S., by Tribune's Hannah Leone.
— Whitney Young H.S. leaders, swim coach gained 'carte blanche' access to pool, then stole thousands by renting it out, authorities allege, by Tribune's Hannah Leone.
— Treasurer's scorecard seeks diversity, social responsibility from financial firms: "Financial firms looking to manage the city's $8.5 billion portfolio must now demonstrate commitment to diversity hiring and social responsibility under a newly launched scorecard system to be unveiled Tuesday by City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin," by Sun-Times' Maudlyne Ihejirika.
— Fact-Check: Pritzker says Illinois' unemployment rate dropped more than other big states: "During his State of the State address, Gov. J.B. Pritzker claimed Illinois reduced its unemployment rate more than any of the nation's other big states and its Midwestern neighbors. That checks out, but needs some additional information," by Better Government Association's Kiannah Sepeda-Miller.
— Voters will decide whether to end Prohibition — yes, that Prohibition — in central Illinois township near Springfield: "After more than 100 years, Prohibition could end in Gardner Township," State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg reports.
— A year after high-profile split, Harvest Bible Chapel revamps, and Pastor James MacDonald sues radio host 'Mancow,' reports Tribune's Patrick O'Connell.
— Toby Keith, Kane Brown, LL Cool J among Illinois State Fair lineup, per the State Journal-Register.
— How hot is the cannabis industry? Thousands crowd into city's first resource fair looking to break into the business: "The thirst for getting into Illinois' nascent legal cannabis industry was on full display Saturday as thousands packed into the city's first Cannabis Resource Fair," Block Club Chicago's Justin Laurence reports. "One message began with Mayor Lori Lightfoot in the morning and was echoed throughout the day: the industry is bigger than just pot shops."
— 'Everybody's friendly, everybody's high': Marijuana tour buses begin rolling in Chicago, with a stop at a private bring-your-own smoking lounge, by Tribune's Robert McCoppin.
— Whoever wins Iowa, they won't be back, by POLITICO's Tim Alberta
— 'They literally take food off their table': "Trump's Agriculture Department seeks to cut programs without determining how many people get hurt," by POLITICO's Ryan McCrimmon
— Kobe Bryant was the NBA's last apolitical superstar: "As a player, the late icon avoided social activism. By the end of his career, the culture — and the generation of NBA stars who idolized him — had passed him by," writes Derek Robertson in POLITICO Magazine
Local lawmakers split over bill to ban fentanyl: "U.S. Reps. Casten and Underwood draw GOP fire for a vote against a criminalization bill, but the two argue that treatment and fair sentencing are at least part of the solution to drug abuse," by Greg Hinz of Crain's.
Margaret Croke, who's running for state representative in the 12th District, got support from back-to-back fundraisers last week at the homes of government-relations exec Bob Ryan and 43rd Ward Committeeperson Lucy Moog. Spotted at Ryan's event: Deputy Gov. Dan Hynes, Illinois Director of Banking Chasse Rehwinkel, First Assistant Deputy Gov. Lisa Duarte, businessman and political fundraiser Raj Fernando, former Ambassador Wally Brewster, author Bob Satawake, businessman John Barry, foundation leader Sue Berghoef, BNSF Railway's Peter Skosey, and Comcast Regional VP Matt Summy. The party at Moog's home was put on by Women for Margaret Croke. Attendees included Commissioner Bridget Gainer, Chicago Clerk Anna Valencia, First Women's Bank co-founder Melissa Widen, comms strategist Becky Carroll, University of Chicago Associate Professor of Accounting Wendy Heltzer, PR pro Kate Le Furgy, political strategist Gillian Rosenberg, comms specialist Tracy Sefl, and political strategist Megan Clasen.
State Senate Democrats have lined up fundraising events through the summer, so mark your calendars:
Feb. 11: Sen. Robert Martwick fundraiser at Dino's Pizza in Chicago. Email [email protected] for details and to RSVP.
Feb. 13: Sen. Julie Morrison's Valentine's Cook Class fundraiser at Taste Buds Kitchen. Email [email protected] for details and to RSVP.
Feb. 17: Senate President Don Harmon headlines a fundraiser for Sen. Omar Aquino, Sen. Robert Peters and Sen. Ram Villivalam at the AFL-CIO offices in Springfield. Email [email protected] for details and RSVP.
Feb. 24: Fundraiser for Reps. John Connor and Karina Villa at DH Brown's in Springfield. Email [email protected] or [email protected] for details and to RSVP.
March 2: Fundraiser for Sens. Scott Bennett, Patrick Joyce, Dave Koehler and Steve Stadelman at Illinois Credit Union League. Email [email protected] for details and to RSVP.
March 7: Masquerade Gala fundraiser for Rep. Karina Villa at Orchard Valley Golf & Banquet Hall. Email [email protected] for details and to RSVP.
March 11: Rep. John Connor fundraiser at Mygrain Brewing Company in Joliet. Email [email protected] for details and to RSVP.
March 12: Sen. Laura Murphy's annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration and Reception at the Harp and Fiddle in Park Ridge. Email [email protected] for details and to RSVP.
March 12: Sen. Mattie Hunter fundraiser at M Lounge in Chicago. Email [email protected] for details and to RSVP.
March 30: the "Laura Caucus Springfield Reception" featuring Sen. Laura Ellman, Sen. Laura Fine and Sen. Laura Murphy at Illinois Realtors office in Springfield Email [email protected] or [email protected] for details and to RSVP.
May 4: Senate President Don Harmon and the Senate Democratic Caucus planning a fundraiser at the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 137 offices. Details to come.
June 25: Senate President Don Harmon and the Senate Democratic Caucus planning a fundraiser at Harry Caray's in Chicago. Details to come.
July 8: Sen. Christopher Belt's Annual Golf Tournament at Orchards Golf Club in Belleville. Details to come.
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About The Author : Adrienne Hurst
Adrienne Hurst is an audio producer at POLITICO.
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Adrienne graduated with a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree in creative writing from the University of Washington.


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LOUIS VUITTON FALL 2018 RTW COLLECTION
Travel in time as Louis Vuitton presents Fall collection with medieval details with a modern edge.
For The Louis Vuitton Fall 2018 collection, the Maison held its show inside the Louvre Museum, capturing the essence of Paris.
The collection was an invitation to travel between past and future. Artistic Director Nicolas Ghesquière closed Paris Fashion Week with a new version of French chic, revisiting classics and reinventing the House's iconic signatures. A new wardrobe between past and future for a modern woman.
Instead of Louis XV frock coats and pneumatic running shoes, we saw skirtsuits and other accoutrements of the haute bourgeois leavened with details like shoulder-spanning stripes and an LV logo that could possibly have been lifted from spaceship uniforms, given the setup. Metal chains and doodads elaborately trimmed cropped jackets; dense beadwork decorated the oddly asymmetrically draped halter tops for evening.
Flat envelope bags and large totes printed with what looked like computer motherboard circuitry were the new developments on that front. Fluid, snap-front shirtdresses, for example, were spliced above the shoulders with that striped spaceship uniform. The high-tech wizardry notwithstanding, the lasting impression was this collection's chic wearability.
Among the numerous guests were, Emma Stone, Michelle Williams, Jennifer Connelly, Léa Seydoux, Sophie Turner, Sienna Miller, Laura Harrier, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Ruth Negga, Justin Theroux, Chloë Grace Moretz, Woodkid, Jaden Smith, Doona Bae, Fan Bingbing, Paul Bettany, Noomi Rapace, Xavier Dolan, and Édgar Ramírez and many others who attended the Louis Vuitton show.
Watch highlights from the Louis Vuitton Women's Fall 2018 fashion show by Nicolas Ghesquière.
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UNCTAD's annual report on assistance to the Palestinian people (TD/B/53/2) suggests policy measures and initiatives for averting economic collapse. It also calls for greater donor support and for more options to be put at the disposal of Palestinian policy makers. The report will be reviewed at the forthcoming meeting of UNCTAD's governing body, the Trade and Development Board, in Geneva on 29 September.
By the end of 2005, the Palestinian economy was already too weak to withstand further intensification of the protracted conflict in the region, the report notes. Since then, it has had to cope with reduced donor assistance. The modest recovery achieved over the period 2003-2005 masked the economy's shrinking productive capacity as a result of tightened mobility restrictions, the destruction of physical capital, and the loss of almost one-fifth of the West Bank's agricultural land to the Israeli separation barrier. Income growth was mainly driven by net current transfers (mainly donor funds) of about US$1.3 billion per year, equivalent to one-third of annual gross domestic product (GDP), and fell short of bringing real per capita national income to the level achieved more than 10 years ago.
The cessation of most international aid to the PA following the Palestinian elections in early 2006 indicates a deeper economic decline is expected for the current year than that registered in 2002. Projections point to unprecedented unemployment, poverty and social tensions. UNCTAD anticipates that real per capita gross national disposable income (GNDI) will plummet to about $1,200 per person in 2007, a level not seen for a generation, if the level of aid is reduced by 30% per annum in 2006-2008. The cumulative losses over this period are estimated at $3.5 billion in potential GDP and 328,000 lost job opportunities. Assuming a higher 50% reduction in annual aid, GDP losses are estimated to reach $5.4 billion over that period, while potential job losses are estimated at 531,000. Added to this is the weakening of the Palestinian Government's managerial and technical capacities, the development of which has been the focus of donor support since 1994. These capacities are also essential for the sovereign functioning of the envisioned Palestinian State.
While stressing the need for a national development strategy to address the economy's structural weaknesses, the report says several urgent steps are needed to respond to the current crisis. These include formalizing the informal sector as a major tool for poverty alleviation and job creation, and adopting prudent fiscal policies to contain the economic crisis. The PA is advised to avoid cutting allocations for social services and to avoid dramatic reductions in its wage bill. The report says the PA should link aid efforts to the Palestinian budgetary process and to development objectives. There is also a need to reconsider the existing trade regime that has locked the economy into "adverse path dependence," and to refrain from hasty liberalization. The report says public reform efforts should be based on a national economic vision to ensure responsiveness to the strategic imperatives of Palestinian national sovereignty and to achieve development goals.
The report cautions that while the quantity of aid is important, it is the quality that matters most. More aid is better if and only if doesn't distort development potentials and processes - that is, if it assists the PA in implementing non-distorting policies or in removing internal and external distorting constraints. The Quartet's Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) for aid to the Palestinian people promises to avert a humanitarian catastrophe and growing insecurity. However, UNCTAD stresses that it is important that TIM remain temporary, international and a mechanism, rather than being transformed into a standing policy tool for conditioning donor aid to the Palestinian people or for inserting donor criteria into Palestinian development plans.
Extremely adverse field conditions have obliged the UNCTAD Secretariat to be increasingly selective and flexible in its technical assistance activities but nonetheless it has achieved sustained progress in the occupied territory, the report contends. UNCTAD has recently completed the second phase of the ASYCUDA customs modernization and automation project with the installation of ASYCUDA++ prototype in the customs headquarters and at three pilot sites. Following the Israeli unilateral disengagement from Gaza in September 2005, the ASYCUDA team has played a central role in ensuring Palestinian customs' responsiveness to emerging needs at the Rafah Border, and in Palestinian preparations for statehood.


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IndiGo added its ninth destination from Qatar to India. It will start one daily non-stop flight to and from Kannur Airport in Kerala, a southern Indian state, from March 15, 2019.
Kannur, the newest and fourth international airport of Kerala had begun its commercial operations on December 9, 2018.
As of now, Air India Express, a subsidiary of India's flag carrier airline Air India is operating three weekly services in Doha-Kannur sector.
IndiGo will be operating a daily flight 6E 1716 leaving Doha at 10:05 pm (Doha time) and reaching Kannur at 4:55 am (local time), while the return service. 6E 1715. will depart Kannur at 7:05 pm (local time) to arrive in Doha at 9:05 pm (Doha time).