Once again, gulls are the subject of MHK discussion. Here are a few factoids to help the conversation.
The gull species we are most likely to come into contact with around our coasts and in our towns is the Herring Gull (scientific name Larus argentatus argenteus).
Herring Gulls are not a danger to people. What is dangerous is people's thoughtless behaviour around gulls (and indeed any birds and wildlife) and their often irrational reactions to them.
Herring Gulls, indeed nearly all gull species, are valuable indicators of the health of our coastal and marine environments.
The Herring Gull is currently considered a significant conservation priority.
Regrettably, the Herring Gull is subject to the same declines we see among most wildlife across our natural environment. Depletion of fish stocks, disturbance, pollution, persecution and changing human habits are all threats.
Herring Gull is red-listed by conservation scientists as being of the highest concern (in, for example, EC Birds Directive, UK Birds of Conservation Concern and Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland).
The chart shows the decline in breeding abundance in the Isle of Man (as analysed by BTO).
Herring Gulls are naturally opportunistic scavengers. This is how they survive and it is the niche they fill in the ecosystem.
They learn quickly where to find food. Their proximity to humans is encouraged by food waste being irresponsibly discarded, e.g. at fast food outlets, around refuse bins.
Do they pose a threat?
Herring Gulls do not attack people. They simply focus on scavenging for food.
It is true that some become emboldened because they have successfully 'stolen' an unattended chip or a piece of fish. Their success in obtaining food this ways reinforces the behaviour. But they will not attack people to get at food. They might very occasionally be so bold as to try to steal it from you, but they are not 'attacking you'.
Like all birds - indeed all animals – seagulls can be aggressive when protecting their young, for example when one gets too close to a nest site. This is typical animal behaviour.
Except in highly exceptional cases, they do not pose a physical threat to people, and the risk of transmission of disease is very small (similar to contact with any other wild or livestock animal).
Being intelligent birds, if they are treated well, then they can be confiding and friendly.
Many gulls are taken into care due to illness or injury and they can become like any other well-treated animal. Indeed for those that cannot be released back into the wild after recovery, they prove to be intelligent, loyal and good companions.
Thanks for posting this great article. I deeply love and respect seagulls, recognising individuals who also know me and will come very close. I've even stroked wild ones on a few occasions. They are very friendly, if you win their trust over the years. Relating to them gives me a huge amount of pleasure. One particular pair raises chicks every year on a chimney next to our house. The parents are noble and selfless, never leaving the eggs, no matter how stormy and wet the weather, then feeding their chicks reliably. Most years, a chick falls off the nest. We are able to retrieve them and put them on a neighbour's flat roof, where the parents quickly learn to feed them and take care of them. Let's all look after these beautiful, intelligent birds, or they will be gone before we realise what characters we've lost. All best wishes from Ruth Kirk, in Castletown, Isle of Man.
Wonderful sentiments Ruth. Thanks for posting this.


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Café Venetia is deeply rooted in the culture of Venice, Italy, where caffè-bars have served as social and intellectual gathering spots for over three centuries. We continue this tradition from bean to cup by sourcing our coffee directly from a Northern Italian roaster, and transforming it into high quality espresso drinks to enjoy in a refined setting.
Our community of customers visit us as much for our food and drink offerings as for the culture of the cafés. A morning cappuccino taken standing at the bar in classic Italian style, or a glass of prosecco in the evening at one of our outdoor tables — you'll find an authentic European cafe experience here in the heart of Silicon Valley.
We draw inspiration from (and are members of) the Slow Food movement, an organization founded in Italy that celebrates sustainably-produced quality food. This philosophy is evident in our sourcing of specialty Italian food — from Puglian olive oil to Tuscan biscotti — and local, organic dairy products. We also abide by European Specialty Coffee Association guidelines, which ensures consistent high standards for each drink our baristas prepare.
Our next chapter will be a natural extension of our passion for Italian wine and the tradition of the Italian aperitivo: we will be opening an enoteca (wine bar) later in 2018. The new space will feature a wine tasting room and will serve a more extensive selection of Italian wine with classic food pairings. Stay in touch for updates!
We offer a range of delicious foods that bring the taste of Italy to your table. In addition to Cafe Venetia products, we carry seasonal exciting new finds from small, high-end Italian producers.
Our flagship location is located right in the heart of the downtown University Avenue shopping district.
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Susan's friendly voice is mostly likely the first you will hear when you call Pathway Law. With kindness, patience and good humor, she helps guide our clients during the course of their work with Pathway Law. Susan has worked in the legal field since 2005, providing administrative and paralegal support to both staff and clients. She handles most of the firm's probate matters, working closely with our attorneys and clients to settle open estates.
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I just got the signed contract back from Dundurn Publishing, so it is official! Eerie Edmonton is a go!
While I was working on Haunted Hospitals I met up with Rona and Ben of The Paranormal Explorers here in Edmonton to talk about their investigation of the Charles Camsell Hospital. I was straight-up with Rona and Ben from the start, letting them know that I'm pretty skeptical when it comes to paranormal phenomena but if they were willing to accept that I was willing to accept that they believed everything they were telling me. It worked out really well. I got some great stories for the book and I enjoyed the time I spent with them.
So, when Dundurn invited me to pitch them a new book after Haunted Hospitals came out, I pitched to Rona first. "Why don't we team up and write a book about haunted locations in Edmonton? You'll come to it from the point of view of a believer, I'll come to it from the point of view of a skeptic (but one who likes a good creepy story) and we'll meet in the middle?" She agreed.
Even better? Rona shares my interest in local history so after we've investigated the haunted locales around the city, we're going to research them to see if what Rona sees and experiences matches up with actual historical events.
I'm going to do all the writing, Rona will lead the investigations, and we'll work together on research.
Oh, and you can be a part of it! If you have seen or experienced something spooky that you can't explain here in Edmonton, please use the form below to get in touch with me. I'd love to hear your story and maybe investigate the location where it takes place with Rona.
Using this form will give me access to your email address and I may reply to you at that email address. Your story, name or identifying information will not be used in the book without your permission. I promise.
A car accident shattered sixteen-year-old Morgan's family. Now her brother's dead, her mom's like a wheelchair-bound shadow, her dad lives at work and her seven-year-old sister Amy tries too freaking hard to salvage everything. What's more, high school is its own special kind of hell, where her ex-boyfriend delights in spreading rumors that shred her reputation and make her feel like a loser.
When she finds an old camera in a creepy abandoned hospital, it seems like her luck is finally changing. And it is changing–from bad to worse. Because of course it is. Each time Morgan photographs one of her classmates they become corrupted versions of themselves. It's like the camera steals their goodness, their essence, and leaves them hollow.
Then her sister uses the camera to take a selfie.
No matter what the cost, Morgan will find a way to reverse the effects of the cursed camera and save Amy, before her already-fractured family completely self-destructs.
October 31, 2012 I created the file that would become the first draft of the novel that eventually came to be titled Hollow.
I've written a few novels, a few NaNoWriMo novels, even, and this was the hardest one to date. In 2012 it was supposed to be my NaNoWriMo novel but every word was like pulling teeth so, if I remember correctly, I set it aside and cranked out something else to hit my word goal. I tried working on it again for Camp NaNoWriMo but again ended up putting it aside and working on something else while my subconscious worked away at it, figuring out my way into the story.
The next year, in 2013, it was my NaNoWriMo novel again and that year I finished the first draft.
Then came editing. So much revising. Turning one of my NaNoWriMo first drafts into something other people might want to read is no small task.
Tyche Books is going to publish Hollow!
I've worked with Tyche before as an editor, and of course they'll be publishing Fire: Demons, Dragons and Djinns next year, but this is a different kind of excitement. I love editing, anthologies in particular, but writing will always a little bit closer to my heart. And this story, for all sorts of reasons I'm sure I'll talk about between now and when it comes out, is even a little bit closer than most.


We usually use one-click-installer to install Plesk automatically, it's straightforward and what you need to do is waiting. However, you also can install Plesk manually and get more options during the installation.
Like one-click-installer, you need to download the installer first and then add execution permission to it.
By default, one-click-installer installs the latest stable version for you, you can add –all-versions to install previous versions or testing versions manually. Based on the Operating System, Plesk will show you a list of available versions for you.
Before the installation, make sure that port 8447 is not blocked by firewall and you could access it.
Run the command above and you will be prompted to open https://ip-address:8447/ in your browser. The web interface installation is now ready and sign in with "root" user and its password, all the operations can be done in browser.
If you want to install previous version of Plesk in web interface, just combine the two arguments.
By default, Awstats doesn't show countries visitors are visiting from, but there is a plugin called GeoIP could do it. In this tutorial, I will show you how to enable GeoIP plugin for Awstats in Plesk control panel. If you are not using Plesk, it's OK, the steps are more or less the same, the only difference is you have to setup a cron job instead of adding a scheduled task. Scheduled tasks, which was a component of Plesk control panel, is a GUI tool for web masters to manage cron job easily and flexibly.
First, install required perl modules (Geo::IP), take CentOS for example.
Second, download GeoIP database, and store it in local directory (you can store in any directory as you want).
The main configuration files are /etc/awstats/awstats.comf and /etc/awstats/awstats.model.conf, all the changes you made will only be effected to the new websites. If you have websites which had awstats enabled, you can find configuration files for existing websites in /usr/local/psa/etc/awstats/.
Enable GeoIP by uncommenting a line looks like LoadPlugin="geoip GEOIP_STANDARD /pathto/GeoIP.dat" in the configuration file, place "/pathto/GeoIP.dat" with the your own path where you stored the GeoIP you downloaded in previous. The following line is what I configured in my awstats configuration file.
Update awstats and you can see the countries information your visitors are visiting from. By default, Awstats will be updated everyday, if you want to update Awstats in real-time, just add a scheduled task.
Awstats is a powerful statistics tool and it is a built-in component on plesk panel, you can active awstats by choosing it at website settings. By default, plesk update awstats everyday, you have to wait for 24 hours before awstats generate the graphic results. In this tutorial, I will show you how to update awstats hourly in two steps.
Log onto the Plesk control panel and navigate to "Tools & Settings"–>"Scheduled Tasks", add a task by clicking "Add Task" button.
Choose "Run a command" for Task Type option.
The command above will update all websites, it may consumes a lot of server resources. You can assign a website in the command, please replace yeool.com with your own domain.
Then set the frequency, description, notification, and make sure the "Active" option is selected on the top.
Now, awstats will be updated hourly.
There is a tutorial online suggesting move file 'awstats' in /etc/cron.daily/ to /etc/cron.hourly/, I've tried but it didn't work. I asked Plesk Support on twitter and they suggest me to set up a cron job to implement this task.
Vultr announced firewall service and it's time to stop system built-in firewall. I will walk you through how to add firewall service to your vultr instances step by step in this tutorial.
Before the details, I am showing you the steps. First, add a firewall group. Second, add firewall rules to the firewall group. Third, link instances to this firewall group.
Navigate to Servers–>Firewall, click Add Firewall Group, then fill in the blank by entering a firewall description.
You can filter the packets by source, 0.0.0.0/0 accetps packets from anywhere. If you want to allow SSH connection from a specific IP and reject other sources, you choose Custom and fill in the blank next to source by entering an IP address and sub-net mask. For example, if you accept SSH access from 11.22.33.44, then fill the blank with 11.22.33.44/32.
There is a cross sign and trash bin on the right. Adding a rule by clicking cross sign, while removing a rule by clicking trash bin sign.
Congrats, you are almost done, only one step left. Choose the instance you want to link and click the cross sign on the right. Wait for less than 120 seconds, and the firewall has been actived for the instance.
If you want to unlink instances, by click the unlink sign on the right of each linked instances. It also takes less than 120 seconds to take effect.


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What is the QuickLift Facelift?
The QuickLift Facelift is a minimally-invasive procedure that addresses visible signs of aging in the lower region of the face. This procedure focuses on tightening the jowls, defining the jawline, lifting and defining the cheeks, and smoothing the neckline for natural-looking results.
Unlike other types of facelift techniques, the QuickLift technique suspends underlying structures of the lower face, also known as the SMAS, offering a younger look for years to come.
This procedure is ideal for men and women who wish to achieve a more youthful and refreshed look. Many individuals chose the QuickLift Facelift because they are not yet ready to undergo a full facelift. Ideal candidates will be healthy, nonsmokers with realistic expectations for the outcome of their procedure.
During this procedure, a small "S" shaped incision is created along the sideburn, extending along the tragus of the ear, around the earlobe, and up towards the hairline. Incisions are meticulously placed so that scarring is inconspicuous when healed. Then, underlying connective tissues are gently lifted and tightened using a purse-string suture technique. The surgeon eventually anchors the soft tissue of the cheek to the bone. Any excess skin is the removed. In some cases, a submental tuck may also be performed to enhance the appearance of the upper neck.
As a fairly painless procedure, the QuickLift Facelift requires a relatively short recovery time, with most people able to return to work in a couple of days. However, because the QuickLift is customized to each patient, the recovery period may vary. Any discomfort can be controlled with pain medication, and bruising can be covered with makeup after about three days. Patients are encouraged to sleep with their heads elevated during the first week to help minimize swelling.
If you are interested in learning more about the QuickLift Facelift in the Fort Myers, Cape Coral, or Punta Gorda areas, contact our office today to schedule a consultation with Dr. Brueck.


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'''LabCAS RDF Generator.
'''

from .rdfgenerator import IRDFGenerator
from .utils import validateAccessibleURL
from Acquisition import aq_inner
from edrn.rdf import _
from pysolr import Solr
from rdflib.term import URIRef, Literal
from zope import schema
import rdflib, logging

_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

# Predicate URIs
_titlePredicateURI = URIRef('http://purl.org/dc/terms/title')
_typeURI = URIRef('urn:edrn:types:labcas:collection')
_piPredicateURI = URIRef('urn:edrn:predicates:pi')
_organPredicateURI = URIRef('urn:edrn:predicates:organ')
_protocolPredicateURI = URIRef('urn:edrn:predicates:protocol')
_collaborativeGroupPredicateURI = URIRef('urn:edrn:predicates:collaborativeGroup')
_cardinalityPredicateURI = URIRef('urn:edrn:predicates:cardinality')
_ownerPrincipal = URIRef('urn:edrn:predicates:ownerPrincipal')
_qaState = URIRef('urn:edrn:predicates:qaState')

# Type URIs
_statsTypeURI = URIRef('urn:edrn:types:labcas:statistics')

# URI prefixes
_protocolPrefix = 'http://edrn.nci.nih.gov/data/protocols/'
_subjectPrefix = 'https://edrn-labcas.jpl.nasa.gov/labcas-ui/c/index.html?collection_id='

# Data inconsistency; thanks to @LucaCinquini and @AshishMahabal for
# https://github.com/EDRN/labcas-backend/issues/3 …
# This maps from various collaborative group names in LabCAS to the
# official names; if a mapping doesn't appear here, then it's an
# invalid collaborative group like "TBD" and we don't put it in RDF.

_inconsistentCollaborativeGroupNaming = {
    'Breast and Gynecologic Cancers Research Group': 'Breast and Gynecologic Cancers Research Group',
    'Breast and Gynecologic': 'Breast and Gynecologic Cancers Research Group',
    'Breast/GYN': 'Breast and Gynecologic Cancers Research Group',
    'G.I. and Other Associated Cancers Research Group': 'G.I. and Other Associated Cancers Research Group',
    'GI and Other Associated': 'G.I. and Other Associated Cancers Research Group',
    'Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancers Research Group': 'Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancers Research Group',
    'Lung and Upper Aerodigestive': 'Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancers Research Group',
    'Lung and Upper Areodigestive': 'Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Cancers Research Group',
    'Prostate and Urologic Cancers Research Group': 'Prostate and Urologic Cancers Research Group',
    'Prostate and Urologic': 'Prostate and Urologic Cancers Research Group',
}

class ILabCASCollectionRDFGenerator(IRDFGenerator):
    '''Generator for RDF using data from LabCAS.'''
    labcasSolrURL = schema.TextLine(
        title=_('LabCAS Data Access API URL'),
        description=_('The Uniform Resource Locator to the LabCAS API.'),
        required=True,
        constraint=validateAccessibleURL,
        default='https://edrn-labcas.jpl.nasa.gov/data-access-api'
    )
    username = schema.TextLine(
        title=_('Username'),
        description=_('Username to authenticate with; use a service account if available'),
        required=True,
        default='service'
    )
    password = schema.TextLine(
        title=_('Password'),
        description=_('Password to confirm the identity of the username; this will be visible!'),
        required=True,
    )

class LabCASCollectionGraphGenerator(object):
    '''A graph generator that produces statements about EDRN's science data collections.'''
    def __init__(self, context):
        self.context = context
    def generateGraph(self):
        context = aq_inner(self.context)
        graph = rdflib.Graph()
        solr = Solr(context.labcasSolrURL + '/datasets', auth=(context.username, context.password))
        numDatasets = solr.search(q='*:*', rows=0).hits
        solr = Solr(context.labcasSolrURL + '/files', auth=(context.username, context.password))
        numFiles = solr.search(q='*:*', rows=0).hits
        solr = Solr(context.labcasSolrURL + '/collections', auth=(context.username, context.password))
        results = solr.search(q='*:*', rows=999999)  # 😮 TODO This'll fail once we get to a million collections
        numCollections = results.hits
        for i in results:
            collectionID, name, consortia = i.get('id'), i.get('CollectionName', '«unknown»'), i.get('Consortium', [])
            if not collectionID:
                _logger.warn('😮 The ``id`` is missing from a LabCAS collection named %s; skipping', name)
                continue
            if 'EDRN' not in consortia:
                _logger.warn('😌 Collection ``%s`` belongs to %r, not EDRN, so skipping it', collectionID, consortia)
                continue
            subjectURI = URIRef(_subjectPrefix + collectionID)  # ⚠ Note that we are not URI-escaping anything here, hope that's oK!
            graph.add((subjectURI, rdflib.RDF.type, URIRef(_typeURI)))
            graph.add((subjectURI, _titlePredicateURI, Literal(name)))
            for pi in i.get('LeadPI', []):
                graph.add((subjectURI, _piPredicateURI, Literal(pi)))
            for organ in i.get('Organ', []):
                graph.add((subjectURI, _organPredicateURI, Literal(organ)))
            for protocolID in i.get('ProtocolId', []):
                try:
                    protocolID = int(protocolID)
                    graph.add((subjectURI, _protocolPredicateURI, URIRef(f'{_protocolPrefix}{protocolID}')))
                except ValueError:
                    _logger.warn('😮 The protocol ID «%s» for collection «%s» looks invalid; I will skip it', protocolID, collectionID)
            for group in i.get('CollaborativeGroup', []):
                group = _inconsistentCollaborativeGroupNaming.get(group)
                if group is not None:
                    graph.add((subjectURI, _collaborativeGroupPredicateURI, Literal(group)))
            for owner in i.get('OwnerPrincipal', []):
                # Work around https://github.com/EDRN/EDRN-metadata/issues/63
                if owner.startswith('OwnerPrincipal='):
                    owner = owner[15:]
                graph.add((subjectURI, _ownerPrincipal, Literal(owner)))
            for qaState in i.get('QAState', []):
                graph.add((subjectURI, _qaState, Literal(qaState)))

        # And summary info
        graph.add((URIRef(context.labcasSolrURL + '/collections'), _cardinalityPredicateURI, Literal(str(numCollections))))
        graph.add((URIRef(context.labcasSolrURL + '/collections'), rdflib.RDF.type, _statsTypeURI))
        graph.add((URIRef(context.labcasSolrURL + '/datasets'), _cardinalityPredicateURI, Literal(str(numDatasets))))
        graph.add((URIRef(context.labcasSolrURL + '/datasets'), rdflib.RDF.type, _statsTypeURI))
        graph.add((URIRef(context.labcasSolrURL + '/files'), _cardinalityPredicateURI, Literal(str(numFiles))))
        graph.add((URIRef(context.labcasSolrURL + '/files'), rdflib.RDF.type, _statsTypeURI))

        return graph

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Open call for the third edition of EU Dathaton
Promote the use of open data in the European Union to generate new ideas, products and innovative services. That is the objective of EU Datathon, which this year celebrates its third edition, organized by the Publications Office and the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The competition offers participants the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in data-related issues and show their ideas to the world. To do this, they will have to develop applications - web or mobile -, visualizations and insights that combine at least one data set produced by the EU institutions, agencies and bodies with other sources of public or private data.
There are 3 different categories, one horizontal challenge and two thematic challenges:
Challenge 1: 'Innovative ideas through open data'. Participants should develop innovative ideas using open data from the EU. Specifically, they must use at least one data set from the EU Open Data Portal, and combine it with other open or not data sources.
Challenge 2: 'New insights in economics and finance'. Participants will have to develop a new insight, business model or business concept through open data. To do this, they must work with at least one dataset from the European Central Bank, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Budget, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic and Finance, the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund or Eurostat, and combine it with other open or private data sources.
Challenge 3: 'Tackling climate change'. Participants will have to develop a new business concept or business model to fight against climate change using open data. To do this, they will have to combine at least one dataset in the domain of climate change and environment from the EU Open Data Portal, with any other source (for example, the FAO or the European Environment Agency).
Those interested in participating have to register their project using this online form, before March 24, 2019.
Then, the evaluation process begins, which will consist of two phases: preselection and final selection.
Pre-selection: an independent experts jury will evaluate the projects description, and select a maximum of 4 teams for each category, based on its relevance to digital transformation in Europe and the potential of the proposed solution, among other factors.
Final selection: The preselected teams will be invited to develop their application or visualization in almost two months. Then, they will have to present their proyect during the final conference, which will take place on June 13 in Brussels. In addition to its relevance, the applications will be evaluated against some criteria such as solutions scalability or its interoperability to other data sources.
As a prize, € 25,000 will be allocated for each challenge, which will be split in the following order:
First prize: EUR 15,000
Second prize: EUR 7,000
Third prize: EUR 3,000
For all those interested, the organizers have prepared a series of webinars, to detail the bases of the contest and show some data sources that can be used.
If you have an idea, do not hesitate to participate!
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import superagent from 'superagent';
import * as util from '../lib/util.js';

export const signin = (token) => ({
  type: 'SIGNIN',
  payload: token,
});

export const logout = () => {
  util.cookieDelete('X-Casehawk-Token');
  return { type: 'LOGOUT' };
};

export const signinRequest = (user) => (dispatch) => {
  return superagent.get(`${__API_URL__}/api/signin`)
    .withCredentials()
    .auth(user.username, user.password)
    .then(res => {
      util.cookieCreate('X-Casehawk-Token', res.text, 7);
      if(res.text)
        dispatch(signin(res.text));
      return res;
    })
    .catch(util.logError);
};

export const signupRequest = (user) => (dispatch) => {
  return superagent.post(`${__API_URL__}/api/signup`)
    .withCredentials()
    .send(user)
    .then(res => {
      util.cookieCreate('X-Casehawk-Token', res.text, 7);
      if(res.text)
        dispatch(signin(res.text));
      return res;
    })
    .catch(util.logError);
};


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iWIN Links > Nipissing, Parry Sound > Volunteering
Habitat for Humanity Muskoka - Volunteer
Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit, faith-based housing program dedicated to eliminating poverty housing from the world. It seeks to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people from the broad spectrum of social, ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds to work in partnership to build homes and hope with families in need. Habitat was founded in the United States in 1976, came to Canada with the first affilate in Winkler Manitoba in 1985, and to Muskoka in 1999. Today Habitat builds homes in over 100 countries around the world.
Hospice Muskoka - Volunteer
Hospice Muskoka is a community based volunteer organization that serves the emotional and social needs of individuals of all ages who are facing a life-threatening illness. Hospice Muskoka embodies the spirit of 'living in comfort and dignity and hope' We are people at your side at a special time. We are about quality of life.
Muskoka Lakes Museum - Volunteer
Looking for something a little out-of-the-ordinary, and rewarding to do with your time? Like to meet new people and make a difference? The Muskoka Lakes Museum Volunteer Program offers a wide range of opportunities and experiences, from helping with a children?s program to running a tour. Depending on your availability and interest you could help with the Herb garden, run a Pioneer demonstration, staff the Gift Shop, or assist with one of our special events.
Muskoka-Parry Sound Community Mental Health Service - Volunteer
Nipissing University - Volunteer
While the roots of Nipissing University extend back to the 1900's with the North Bay Normal School, Nipissing University College was formed in 1967 as an affiliate of Laurentian University. Nipissing University received its charter as an independent University in 1992. Today, Nipissing is proud to be a primarily undergraduate university with a reputation for excellence in teacher education, arts, science and professional programs. Students will find themselves in a high quality academic environment that is student-focused and based on personal teaching practices, innovative approaches to learning, and a growing research culture. Nipissing is committed to playing a positive role in the educational, social, cultural and economic life in all of the communities it serves.
THE WEST NIPISSING GENERAL HOSPITAL - Volunteer
THE WEST NIPISSING GENERAL HOSPITAL is committed to the delivery of quality primary healthcare to the people of West Nipissing and surrounding areas by utilizing innovative skills, technology and best practices.
YMCA Simcoe/Muskoka - Volunteer
The YMCA is a charity that excels at strengthening our communities by providing opportunities for all to grow in spirit, mind and body.


So, this really is one of my proudest pieces, and not just because there's a smokin' hot babe on the front page either. LydiaLoffer.com is my wife's latest venture: a fashion blog focused on hot outfits and fashion trends for women.
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Elections for all 60 seats across the Council's 34 wards are held every four years in May. The next one being 2 May 2019. You may be a candidate if you are over 18 and are either listed on the electoral register for the District, or have lived, worked or owned, or were a tenant of a property in the District for at least 12 months preceding nomination.
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Buchanan: Rising Energy Costs Are a Hidden Tax That Stifle Growth
There's a path to promote economic growth, unleash American energy production
April 5, 2022 — Blog — Op-eds and Speeches — Press Releases — Talking Points
Working families are suffering higher prices at the pump in the wake of Democrats' war on American-made energy, writes top Republican on the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) in an op-ed for Townhall.
By promoting economic growth, including by making reforms from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) permanent, Democrats could work with Republicans to unleash American energy independence and ease price hikes facing American families.
CLICK HERE to read the full op-ed.
"Now, 14 months into his presidency, the budgets of Americans and small businesses are being squeezed by record-high gas prices and historic levels of inflation."
"Before Biden's crusade against domestic energy, businesses enjoyed low gas prices thanks to Republican policies that prioritized energy independence."
"Rising energy costs amount to a hidden tax on our workforce that stifles growth. Spiking fuel prices on top of record-breaking levels of inflation increase the cost of doing business and ultimately result in higher costs passed along to the consumer."
"The U.S. should also make it easier for energy companies to grow by extending 100 percent immediate expensing for new capital purchases permanently, a tax provision that begins to phase out at the end of this year."
"The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act established full and immediate expensing, or the ability to completely deduct the cost of making capital acquisitions, of all new and used equipment purchases. This has been extremely beneficial for energy exploration and production companies to re-invest in their businesses, hire new workers and grow the economy."
"We need to end Biden's war against domestic energy producers and work toward achieving energy independence for the benefit of all Americans."


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Jan Všembera z Boskovic (jinde uváděný jako Jan Šembera z Boskovic na Brandýse, před rokem 1395 - 1447) byl moravský šlechtic pocházející z rodu pánů z Boskovic.

Život
Jeho otcem byl Tas z Boskovic na Brandýse. Jan Všembera se poprvé uvádí v roce 1395. Po smrti svého otce se ujal správy panství Brandýs nad Orlicí.

V letech 1416 až 1418 se uvádí jako účastník moravských zemských sněmů. Jan Všembera na rozdíl od svých příbuzných z rodu Boskoviců stál po upálení Jana Husa na straně Zikmunda Lucemburského a stál při něm i po vypuknutí husitské revoluce. Účastnil se bitvy na Vítkově a poté byl ustanovený jako velitel posádky na Vyšehradu. Zde se dostal na podzim roku 1420 do obtížné situace, kdy posádka trpěla hladem a žádala Zikmunda o zásoby. Osádka byla nucena vyjednávat se zástupci Pražanů a bylo dohodnuto, že v případě, že do konce října nebudou mít potraviny, Vyšehrad se vzdá. Bitva pod Vyšehradem začala 1. listopadu 1420 v době, kdy tyto dohodnuté podmínky vešly v platnost. Po bitvě se vyšehradská osádka husitům čestně vzdala a ti dodrželi slovo a její členy propustili na svobodu.

Následně se Jan Všembera z písemných pramenů vytrácí. V roce 1438 byly v zemských deskách uskutečněny jisté majetkové transakce, které by mohly napovídat, že v tomto roce Jan Všembera zemřel. Jiná literatura uvádí, že byl zemřelý v roce 1447.

Jan Všembera měl za ženu Elišku, dceru Erharta z Kunštátu, se kterou však neměl děti.

Literatura
 Alois Vojtěch Šembera, Historie pánů z Bozkowic hradu Bozkowa w Morawě: s popsánjm panstwj města, 1836

Externí odkazy
 Rodokmen pánů z Boskovic

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Boskovicové
Čeští šlechtici
Moravští šlechtici
Narození ve 14. století
Úmrtí v 15. století
Osobnosti husitských válek
Účastníci bitvy pod Vyšehradem

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Q: Google Street View API v3 : how can I avoid having "fish-eye" effect on Firefox? (fisheye effect) I'm using google maps API V3 and I'm having trouble displaying correctly the street view within Firefox. I always get the "fish-eye" view (does not happen with Google chrome).
So I assumed that the problem came from Firefox.
I took a look to the street view options but found nothing.
I would like to know if there is an option to have a flatten street view or if it is because Firefox does not support this kind of feature.
If someone could explain it to me, I would be grateful.
Below, what it looks in Firefox :

And what it looks in Chrome :

Since a week I'm working on this project, I found no solution. Even the smallest suggestion/idea will be appreciated.

A: I found a kind of answer :
French forum, sorry - See this : http://www.developpez.net
It seems that V3 is in trouble with that, using specific Chrome/Safari APIs or something like that.
With the V2, all is OK.
We tested with IE8/9, Opera, Chrome, FF and Safari, and only Chrome & Safari render it correctly.
I will complete this "post" if the project is continued and more information gathered.
EDIT
See this Google Issue entitled "Provide an API to report when Street View has HTML4 fisheye", which explains that this is a HTML5 to HTML4 renderisation problem.
So, there is no solution to this problem except using only specific browsers or using only V2, which is what we will do here.
Thanks to all who looked at this question, if you find something different, tell it here to help those who need it :)

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16 Cars We're Excited for In 2019
Next year will be good for cool cars.
By Chris Perkins
As 2018 winds down, we reflect on what we enjoyed this year, but we've also got an eye on the future. These are the 15 cars we're most excited for in 2019. It's going to be a good year for cool cars.
2020 Chevrolet Corvette (C8)
Chris Doane
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2020 Porsche Taycan
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2020 Land Rover Defender
2020 Polestar 1
2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4
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Ferrari 488 Replacement
2020 Porsche 911 (992)
Aston Martin Vantage (Manual)
2020 Mercedes-AMG A35
2020 McLaren 720S Spider
Yep. The mid-engine Corvette is finally coming. Chevy won't confirm it, of course, but it's just a matter of time before one of the most eagerly anticipated sports cars of all time is here. We thought it'd debut next month in Detroit, but now, it seems that won't be the case. Still, we shouldn't have to wait long.
Ford has made it clear that it wants to beat Jeep, and to do that, it'll need a true off-road SUV. That's why it's reviving the Bronco after a 23-year hiatus. It should compete against the Jeep Wrangler, and we'll finally see it in the sheetmetal next month at the Detroit Auto Show.
It's a Wrangler pickup—what more could you want? We finally saw the new Jeep Gladiator last month in LA, and it didn't disappoint. Now, we've just got to drive the thing.
It seems 2019 will be a year filled with revived nameplates. As you might've heard, Toyota is bringing back the Supra as part of a co-development program with BMW (which produced the new Z4), and it's aiming to be a front-engine alternative to a Porsche Cayman. A turn behind the wheel of a prototype a few months ago indicates that the fifth-generation Supra will live up to the legendary name.
Porsche's going all-electric. It's done hybrids for a few years now—to particularly good effect with the 918 Spyder—but for the Taycan, it'll skip internal-combustion entirely. Brave new world, but we're optimistic Porsche will get this right. Expect to see the production Taycan debut in the fall.
The descendent of the Land Rover that started it all is coming back, and this time it'll be a very different machine. The next Defender will still be an aluminum-bodied truck with off-road chops, but this time, it'll ride on the same unibody platform as a Range Rover. That should make it a much better daily driver, but hopefully it doesn't spoil the magic that made everyone love the original. And unlike every Defender save for the 1994-1997 models, this one will come to the US.
Polestar is reinventing itself as an electric performance-car brand, and its first non-Volv0-branded car, the Polestar 1, arrives next year. It's a 600-hp hybrid coupe, and as you can see here, it's stunning. Expect the Polestar 2, likely an all-electric SUV, to arrive sometime next spring, too.
Ford wasn't going to let Dodge and its Hellcats have all the fun. The Shelby GT500 will make its comeback next month, and it should be a monster. Ford promises over 700 hp from a supercharged V8, and lots of chassis goodies from Ford Performance. If it's basically a GT350 with more power, we'll be happy.
The previous generation Mazda 3 was a massive overachiever. It drove exceptionally well, was nicely built, and looked fabulous. The new one looks to continue what its predecessor started, , it's got Mazda's compression-ignition engine of the future.
The last Porsche Cayman GT4 quickly became a modern classic, and for good reason. It got all the chassis goodness from the people that create 911 GT3s, a naturally aspirated flat-six paired only with a six-speed manual gearbox. The next one will skip the 718's turbo flat-four for an N/A six, and it should be excellent. We could see the 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport racing in America very soon, while we'll have to wait a little longer for the road car.
Generally, when Ferrari releases a "speciale series" version of its mid-engine sports cars, their replacements are about a year away. The 488 Pista (pictured here) arrived last Spring, so don't be surprised if the successor to the 488 GTB makes its debut very soon. There's a possibility it'll be a hybrid, which could be very interesting.
With the original 8-Series, BMW never made a full-on M8, but that won't be the case with the new one. Previewed a few months ago as the M8 Grand Coupe Concept, we should see this car in production form shortly. Underneath the stylish bodywork, the M8 will basically be an M5, which is no bad thing.
Last month, we finally saw the new Porsche 911, the 992. We'll drive it soon, and Porsche promises to release lots of model variants throughout 2019 so there should be lot to talk about.
Yes, we've already driven the lovely new Aston Martin Vantage, but next summer, a manual-transmission version will arrive. Why is this a big deal? Well, the Vantage will be one of the few high-performance sports cars to offer a three-pedal setup, alongside the 911 and the Corvette. We can't wait to see how it transforms the car.
No, it's not the crazy 400--hp A45 we're all waiting for, but the 300-hp A35 should be plenty fun. When the A35 comes to the US as a sedan, it'll be the cheapest AMG, but that doesn't mean it'll be cut-rate. We'll just have to wait a little longer for the A45.
The McLaren 720S was our Performance Car of the Year for 2018, so of course we're excited for this new convertible version. Because McLaren uses an ultra-rigid carbon-fiber tub, its Spiders aren't really any less stiff than its coupes. That's not the case with other open-top supercars. Translation—the 720S Spider will offer world-class dynamics with the ability to open up the roof. What more could you want?
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The authorities fixed a lot procedure in the Regulations on the open tender for schedule freight under non-regulated tariffs on municipal routes that restricts the number of tender participants. The antimonopoly body suspects that actions of the authorities have elements of breaching the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition"1.
By 28 September 2018, the Mayor's Offices must execute the warnings of Dagestan OFAS and make amendments to the Regulations in order to enable companies owning one and more vehicles to participate in the tender.
Failure to execute the warnings will lead to antimonopoly proceedings against the municipalities.


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We're Thankful a Commerce Tax Referendum Is Moving Forward By Ron Knecht and Geoffrey Lawrence – 24 November 2015
Today we're thankful that the widely despised Commerce Tax is moving toward a Nevada voter referendum.
Acting for the concerned citizens of RIP Commerce Tax, Inc., Ron filed a referendum petition on that tax in October. Tax-hike advocates brought a meritless law suit seeking to deny you a vote on it. RIP filed its answer, and a hearing on the case will be held 9 AM Wednesday, December 2 at Carson City's court house. After defeating this suit, we'll have legions of folks gathering signatures to put it to a vote next November.
This column summarizes the desperate arguments the plaintiffs made and our answers completely debunking them.
Their suit claims that the referendum, as filed, doesn't address a law or part of one, as required, but only a legislative bill. Perhaps their lawyers were absent when the film, "How a Bill Becomes a Law" was shown in ninth-grade civics class.
Our petition's text was taken directly from Senate Bill 483, the omnibus tax package passed by both houses of the Legislature, enrolled and signed by the Governor. Plaintiffs suggest that the signed bill is not law and so we must wait for a text of the law until legislative staff publishes the next edition of the statutes.
The text we used is exactly the law in effect since July 1 that creates the Commerce Tax. If it's not literally the law, then the state has no legal basis to require anyone to pay this tax or others in SB483, as it's already doing. So, our petition truly seeks a referendum on part of a statute.
They also allege that our text addresses administrative details that aren't legislative matters subject to referendum. They cite definitions ("business," "Taxable year," etc.) and procedural provisions of the law, plus some court cases. But they also repeatedly quote court decisions that the legislative power of the people is "coequal, coextensive and concurrent with that of the Legislature."
The referendum definitions and other details are inherently legislative matters. Calling them "administrative" doesn't change that. If they aren't legislative, then the Legislature didn't have the power to include them in SB483. And since the Legislature's power exactly equals the people's power in this matter, we have a right to vote on the whole Commerce Tax text.
Their lawyers also err in construing the cases they cite here: Those cases involve local governments exercising simultaneously legislative and non-legislative administrative powers. Nevada courts have held that referenda may address only legislative matters. But since Nevada's Legislature has only legislative (not administrative) powers, if it has the power to legislate these details (as it does), then her people have the power to repeal them.
Their complaint also challenges the required brief description of the effect of our referendum as being confusing and misleading. Our description is conspicuously clear and accurate. In accord with Nevada's constitution, it says that a yes vote means the Commerce Tax is retained and can't be changed except by future voter action. A no vote means it is repealed. Period.
Notably, they didn't claim our referendum violates the single-subject rule. It encompasses all Commerce Tax provisions and only those.
Finally, they claim that, by cutting state revenues, a Commerce Tax repeal would violate Nevada's constitutional requirement for a balanced budget. That challenge is untimely before the election because voters could approve the tax, meaning no reduction in revenues.
But assuming voters repeal it – as they defeated four-to-one last November a margins tax akin to it – there's no problem. Shortly after the repeal, the Governor will present his proposed budget to the next Legislature. Commerce Tax revenues will already have been collected for the current biennium, so legislators will merely have to balance the next budget, per usual.
Arguably, their suit seeks to enlist Nevada's judiciary in their ongoing crusade to keep the people from ever voting on taxes. In 2003, many of these folks conned six Nevada justices into making a political decision supporting the then-proposed Gross Receipts Tax. That led to voter rejection or retirement of all six of them. Later, the Supreme Court overturned its legendarily awful decision.
We doubt a Nevada judge or justice today would make a similarly bad decision.
Ron Knecht is Nevada's elected Controller; Geoffrey Lawrence is Assistant Controller.
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Economist &
Nevada Controller
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Aref, et al. v. Barr, et al.
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Diamond v. Ward, et al.
Ashley Diamond is a Black trans woman and prisoners' rights activist from Rome, Georgia, whose landmark lawsuit challenging the cruel and unusual treatment of incarcerated trans people by the Georgia...
Gladney v. United States (Amicus)
The Center for Constitutional Rights, Lambda Legal, and Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of 16 non-profit and grassroots...
Archilla v. Witte
Archilla v. Witte is a federal lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on behalf of 18 medically vulnerable people currently held in ICE's Etowah Detention Center in...
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Where are the Ron Paul people today?
By Eric Shierman
In: 2012 Presidential Election
Friday April 6, 2018
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Like everyone else, I occasionally misread a situation. I definitely missed what was going on in 2012 when a significant groundswell of grass-roots activists flocked to the campaign of Ron Paul. At the time, I thought it might represent a rising libertarian tide. Yesterday I was reminded that it did not when The Huffington Post published the identity of the leading alt-right Twitter personality Ricky Vaughn. The profile they wrote on him described something I've seen a lot of. His first involvement in politics was with the Ron Paul campaign.
I would like to see data for the propensity of former Ron Paul voters to become early Donald Trump supporters. In its absence, I was buried under anecdotes of this predilection in 2015 when I saw so many of these people who had previously held a messianic faith in a man that called for monetary austerity and opposed all trade barriers suddenly switch to a new quasi-religious belief in a guy preaching the devaluation of the U.S. Dollar and American mercantilism.
I taxonomize Trump voters into two kinds. Most are just Republicans who embraced him because he got the GOP nomination and naturally considered him a better choice than Hillary Clinton. There's plenty of rational basis in that choice. The second kind seems less endowed with rationality. These are people for whom, out of more than a dozen high-quality Republican candidates with governing experience, adult temperaments, and actual knowledge of public policy details, Donald Trump was their first choice.
I have quite a few Facebook friends who were key leaders in Paul's 2012 campaign, and I was a little shocked by how so many unhesitatingly leaped from libertarianism to Trump-is-my-first-choice nationalism. Seven years ago, I became a magnet for their acquaintanceship when I wrote about the way the Paul campaign was mistreated by the Oregon Republican Party leadership in the 2012 district conventions.
I noticed a few red flags, but I never connected the dots. One was a tendency to post clips from RT (Russia Today) on social media. Putin's propaganda tool did often give a platform to Paul and other libertarians, but Paul got plenty of mainstream U.S. media airtime as well. Why this fixation on a Russian government channel?
Somehow I failed to connect the trend with a strange encounter I had at the 2012 Gathering of the Eagles, a now-defunct Tea Party event. Trevor Loundon, a somewhat zany New Zealander, had given a talk warning that Russia was plotting a communist takeover of the United States. During the Q&A, a prominent organizer for Ron Paul in Lane County challenged Loundon's thesis on the grounds that this Paul activist believed Putin is a devout Christian and would never do such a thing. I also challenged Loundon's absurdity, but did so with an analogy to the realism in Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War, that it was the fear Athens drove in Sparta that caused the conflict, not Spartan aggression. Loundon may be wrong, but who would arrive at that conclusion out of a belief in the Christian charity of Vladamir Putin?
Then there were the conspiracy theories. I first learned of Alex Jones and Infowars from the Facebook posts of Ron Paul campaign volunteers. I knew there were 9/11 Truthers out there, but I thought they were as obscure as bona fide flat-earthers. I'd never actually met one until my encounters with the Ron Paul campaign made them seem plentiful.
It was only later that I began to understand that Ron Paul, though a true libertarian himself, attracted people who lacked any coherent sense of political ideology. Paul projected a strong appeal for people who gravitated to what's different, people who have a penchant for rejecting the mainstream. For these kinds of people, it's not a thought-out worldview; it's a lived-out lifestyle.
This was finally driven home to me recently when debating Donald Trump's monetary policy with an old die-hard Paul campaign operative who had led many crowds seven years ago, chanting "End the Fed!" Having taken Professor Richard Ebeling's year-long course in Austrian Economics at Hillsdale College in the 1990s, I was supportive of this central issue of the Paul campaign. I knew enough about the Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle to agree with Paul's critique of the FOMC's policies.
So when Trump campaigned on a loose monetary policy and even frequently suggested we can monetize our debt, I thought this old Ron Paul campaigner would be concerned. He wasn't, because Trump has also said he supports an audit of the Fed, and that's all this Paul-turned-Trump supporter thought is needed. He had no idea what this buying and selling of Treasury Bonds that I referred to was all about. This guy thought the point of ending the Fed was to end the Rothschild Family's global domination and an audit would show the world the malevolent deeds these Jews had been inflicting on the world since 1913. A Fed audit would unite the people against these "powers that be" he told me. As these crazy words were spoken to me I asked myself: how did I not see this back in 2012?
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria on May 18, 2011 at 2:59 pm
9.7/15 15.301M 3.2/8
Complete ratings and breakdowns, including week-to-week comparisons, etc., follows after the jump.
CBS finished in first place for the evening with a 9.7/15 household rating/share and 15.301 million viewers, but was second among adults 18-49 with a 3.2/8 rating/share.
9.2/15 HH rating/share [#1]
14.479M viewers [#1]
8:00 p.m.: The eighth season finale of NCIS (11.2/18 HH rating/share, 18.09M viewers, 3.8/11 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers:
Households – 10.9/18 to 11.2/18 (+3%)
Viewers – 17.62M to 18.09M (+3%/+0.47M)
Adults 18-49 – 3.5/11 to 3.8/11 (+9%)
Season finale comparison (5/25/2010 – season seven finale):
Households – 10.0/16 to 11.2/18 (+12%)
9:00 p.m.: The second season finale of NCIS: Los Angeles (9.7/14 HH rating/share, 15.37M viewers, 3.2/8 A18-49 rating/share).
Adults 18-49 – 2.8/7 to 3.2/8 (+14%)
Season finale comparison (5/25/2010 – season two finale):
Households – 8.3/13 to 9.7/14 (+17%)
10:00 p.m.: The second season finale of The Good Wife (8.1/13 HH rating/share, 12.44M viewers, 2.5/6 A18-49 rating/share).
ABC followed in second place for the evening with a 9.1/14 household rating/share and 13.871 million viewers, but was third among adults 18-49 with a 2.7/7 rating/share.
8:00 p.m.: Dancing With the Stars Special: (8.8/14 HH rating/share, 13.42M viewers, 2.4/7 A18-49 rating/share).
9:00 p.m.: Dancing With the Stars: Results (11.5/17 HH rating/share, 17.72M viewers, 3.5/9 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers (9:00-10:01):
Adults 18-49 – 3.4/9 to 3.5/9 (+3%)
Episode-to-episode numbers (Mon, 5/16/2011 – Competition – preliminary numbers):
Households – 13.3/20 to 11.5/17 (-14%)
Adults 18-49 – 4.4/12 to 3.5/9 (-21%)
10:00 (10:01) p.m.: The first season finale of Body of Proof (7.2/11 HH rating/share, 10.48M viewers, 2.2/5 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers (10:01-11:00):
NBC finished in third place for the evening with a 4.8/7 household rating/share and 7.950 million viewers, but managed a first place finish among adults 18-49 with a 3.4/9 rating/share.
8:00 p.m.: The Biggest Loser (4.3/7 HH rating/share, 7.28M viewers, 2.8/8 A18-49 rating/share).
Households – 4.3/7 to 4.3/7 (nc)
Viewers – 6.96M to 7.28M (+5%/+0.32M)
10:00 p.m.: The Voice (5.7/9 HH rating/share, 9.87M viewers, 4.5/11 A18-49 rating/share).
Households – 6.2/10 to 5.7/9 (-8%)
Viewers – 10.45M to 9.87M (-6%/-0.58M)
Adults 18-49 – 4.7/12 to 4.5/11 (-4%)
FOX followed in fourth place for the evening with a 3.9/6 household rating/share, 6.594 million viewers and a 2.6/7 rating/share among adults 18-49.
8:00 p.m.: Glee (5.2/8 HH rating/share, 8.76M viewers, 3.5/10 A18-49 rating/share).
Households – 5.6/9 to 5.2/8 (-7%)
Viewers – 9.29M to 8.76M (-6%/-0.53M)
9:00 p.m.: The first season finale of Raising Hope (3.2/5 HH rating/share, 5.53M viewers, 2.2/6 A18-49 rating/share).
Households – 3.0/5 to 3.2/5 (+7%)
Viewers – 5.05M to 5.53M (+10%/+0.48M)
9:30 p.m.: The first season/series finale of Breaking In (2.0/3 HH rating/share, 3.32M viewers, 1.4/3 A18-49 rating/share).
Week-to-week numbers (Wed, 5/11/2011 – 9:31-10:00):
Last week's numbers (Traffic Light – 9:31-10:00):
UNI finished in fifth place for the evening with a 2.0/3 household rating/share, 3.841 million viewers and a 1.6/4 rating/share among adults 18-49.
8:00 p.m.: Teresa (1.4 A18-49 rating).
9:00 p.m.: Triunfo del Amor (1.7 A18-49 rating).
10:00 p.m.: Triunfo del Amor (1.6 A18-49 rating).
8:00 p.m.: The eighth season finale of One Tree Hill (1.0/2 HH rating/share, 1.52M viewers, 0.7/2 A18-49 rating/share).
Households – 0.9/1 to 1.0/2 (+11%)
Season finale comparison (Mon, 5/17/2010 – season seven finale):
9:00 p.m.: The season one/series finale of Hellcats (0.7/1 HH rating/share, 1.16M viewers, 0.5/1 A18-49 rating/share).
Adults 18-49 – 0.5/1 to 0.5/1 (nc)
Notes: Network average numbers from the week prior are based on preliminary data. Comparisons from the week prior (or episode-to-episode, etc.) on specific shows are based on final national data. Ratings for the current day are based on preliminary data. (Expect all three scenarios to be the case at all times, unless otherwise noted). The final numbers for first-run episodes that aired this evening will be reported the following week. So for example, the final numbers for tonight's episode of "NCIS" will be reported in next weeks report for Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Also keep in mind that because these are preliminary numbers, when the finals are released there may be noticeable changes.
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Michael Godeck
Before joining Thoughtworks in August 2012, I was an independent consultant, working on test automation systems at MCI Worldcom leading up to Y2K, and years as team lead for building what is today the Maintenance and Engineering systems for the world's largest regional airline.
I started practice in the Borland camp: Pascal, PAL and Object-Pascal / Delphi. SQL has always been core, TSQL, PL-SQL and mySQL. These days I'm in PHP with a more than bit of Bash; for the road forward, I looking to to Python and OpenStack. In any case, like making code work.
The most influential event of my career was when I stumbled onto Martin Fowler's book "Refactoring" at UML World in NYC in 1999. It helped me develop a knack for legacy code bases, a tortoise-and-the-hare kind of thing, not infrequently resulting in a refactored legacy project still in production years after platoons of C++ or Java devs burned millions of dollars on what started as an eager rewrite. Sometimes it was the better value when their stuff didn't deliver at all. I've read piles of tech books before and since, and "Refactoring" still holds the high ground. It taught me to value working software over ambitious reforms.
I've become increasingly drawn into the nexus of software and publishing. We tend to think of www in terms of the smorgasbord of technology required to make it work, but I find it more useful to think of it as a sort of bionic publishing venture. Web devs need to learn to think like publishers, publishers desperately need to take a page from the emerging school of content marketers, and content marketers need to double-down on their relationship with devs. The prize is the means to communicate ideas, that's what publishing is; yet another field that is in a lovely cycle of disruption.
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News, Offshore, Onshore, Wind Power
American wind week 2020 kicks off with survey showing 86% of Americans want clean energy
By Renewable Energy World Content Team | 8.10.20
Credit: Photo by Laura Ockel on Unsplash
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today kicks off American Wind Week 2020, the fourth annual national celebration of U.S. wind energy leadership. During American Wind Week, AWEA, its 1000+ members, and the thousands of diverse U.S. wind supporters highlight the ways wind is helping build the future.
Wind power is proud to be red, white, and blue, with operating wind projects or manufacturing facilities in 70 percent of U.S. Congressional districts and jobs in all 50 states.
Eighty-six percent of Americans think the U.S. should put more emphasis on using clean, renewable wind energy, according to a July 2020 online consumer survey conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of AWEA and released today. These results build on a June 2020 Pew poll, which reported eighty-three percent of Americans support building more wind farms.
"After a decade of significant growth, wind power last year became America's number one source of renewable energy. During this year's American Wind Week, we celebrate the more than 120,000 Americans working in the wind industry, as well as all the wind champions across the country that helped make this achievement possible. This year has been one of immense challenge for our country as we strive to overcome the public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. wind industry stands ready, now more than ever, to keep pushing forward and to help our country build a stronger economy and a cleaner future." – Tom Kiernan, AWEA CEO.
"2020 should be remembered as the year wind worked for America. At the height of stay-at-home orders, wind farms produced enough electricity to power 32 million homes in both April and May. Those turbines were kept spinning by the tens of thousands of essential wind workers, including nearly 7,000 Vestas essential employees. We have proven wind is essential today and wind will be essential tomorrow." – Chris Brown, AWEA Board Chair and Vestas North America President.
Follow Wind Week at americanwindweek.org, or through social media using #AmericanWindWeek and #WindBuildsTheFuture. Due to COVID-19 and the limitations placed on in-person events, American Wind Week will look different than in past years, with most of the events taking place virtually. However, while it might look different, AWEA is celebrating with just as much fanfare, with special events running every day following distinct themes:
Monday, August 10: Essential Workforce
Wind workers are on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19, helping to keep the lights on every day for millions of Americans. Electricity is the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, and wind workers are there to keep the electrons flowing. Electricity is a necessity, not a luxury, and our workers are ensuring we have access to that necessity.
Tuesday, August 11: Economic Recovery
Wind is set to play a key role as our nation's economy strives to bounce back from the damage of the current pandemic. Wind is creating new U.S. manufacturing jobs, wind technician is the country's second-fastest-growing job, and the wind project pipeline is at a near-record high. Offshore wind is poised to play a major role in the recovery, creating 83,000 jobs in a decade and launching a brand-new U.S. supply chain. Through this recovery, we can create a cleaner future filled with opportunity.
Wednesday, August 12: Wind Power Champions
American wind power dedicates a day to honoring its federal and state-level wind champions, who are making it possible for wind to build a stronger economy and cleaner future. This select group of bipartisan U.S. Senators, Representatives, and Governors has embraced a forward-thinking approach to energy policy, allowing wind to become our country's largest renewable energy source while employing over 120,000 Americans across all 50 states.
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Thursday, August 13: Community Investment
Thursday highlights wind's nearly unmatched investment in rural America, providing farmers with a drought-proof cash crop and rural communities with revenue to invest in their future. We also give a special focus on the many efforts our 1000+ members are making to help communities overcome the challenges of COVID-19.
Friday, August 15: Corporate Buyers
Businesses purchased a record amount of U.S. wind power last year and now represent 10 percent of all operating wind capacity in the country. These Fortune 500 companies, like Walmart, General Motors, Budweiser, and McDonalds, are making the move toward wind power as they strive to meet sustainability targets and improve their bottom lines. Companies powering their stores, factories, and data centers with wind energy is no longer just a trend—it is the new normal for doing business.
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Companies that work together for the common good? That's coopetition!
Usually seen only in industry, cooperation between competing companies can also be applied to the challenges of sustainable development. OK, but how? And to meet what needs? We get up to speed on 'coopetition'.
Working together for a sustainable future
A portmanteau word created by merging 'cooperation' with 'competition', 'coopetition' refers to cooperation between a company and one or more of its competitors. In this type of arrangement, 'coopetitors' may share particular resources such as R&D, supplies or distribution.
There are many persuasive examples in manufacturing industry, including Airbus, Eurocopter and Ariane. It is this kind of alliance between competing companies that has enabled such programs to become a reality and achieve the international success they clearly have.
But coopetition is also a fairly common strategy in the aircraft and automotive industries. For example, the alliance between Renault-Nissan and Daimler resulted in the joint Twingo-Smart and Kangoo-Citan technology platforms ten years ago. Another collaboration, this time for vans, made it possible for a Renault-Nissan diesel engine and transmission to be shared with Daimler for its Mercedes-Benz Vito range.
Working together for greater environmental efficiency
Looking beyond automotive production lines and major aircraft programs, coopetition is also of interest to manufacturers that use it to design methods, tools and sometimes even communication campaigns, usually in support of an environmental commitment.
More specifically, Saint-Gobain as a contributor to the Tipcheck program set up with some of its competitors as part of the European Industrial Insulation Foundation (EiiF). The organization aims to provide industrial companies with solutions that help them save energy and reduce CO2 emissions by improving their insulation systems. Two main tools have been developed to date. The first is a standardized energy audit. The second is a software program that calculates heat loss using measured surface temperatures as input data.
Similarly, the Renovate Europe political communications campaign launched by EuroACE, the European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings, is funded by a number of companies that compete with each other either directly or partially, including Saint-Gobain. But for what purpose? To reduce the total energy demand of the EU building stock by 80% by 2050 through legislation and ambitious state-sponsored renovation programs.
Making virtuous solutions a reality
But coopetition isn't just about increasing the efficiency or profitability of partners that choose this kind of arrangement; it's also a mechanism that can improve the way in which industry addresses the challenges of sustainable development. This is particularly true in public transportation.
For example, in 1993, Lufthansa reached an agreement with German railways (Deutsche Bahn) to share coverage of unprofitable domestic routes. In return for Lufthansa reducing the frequency of its flights on these routes, Deutsche Bahn allowed it to sell rail tickets for its lines. In July 2020, Hanover, Leipzig and Basel in Switzerland were added to the 14 German cities already covered by this coopetition agreement. All these rail links create optimal connections with Lufthansa flights, at the same time as reducing the airline's environmental impact.
Creating a virtuous circle (at the same time as protecting your business)
Agrifood is certainly not being left behind when it comes to coopetition and sustainable development. In a research article published in French and entitled Coopetition for the common good - The strategies used by grain merchants to manage GMOs, researcher Mourad Hannachi explains how, despite being competitors, some French grain merchants have successfully coordinated their efforts to manage the presence or absence of genetically modified crops in crop production areas. This is important because a field producing GMO crops can cross-contaminate 'conventional' crops in another field.
The article makes particular reference to grain merchants in Alsace that have chosen collectively to refuse to produce GMO corn. If they had not done so, the risk was that each would have been faced with the risk of cross-contamination and the resulting loss of market share.
In another area entirely, Danone and Nestlé Waters got together in 2017 with the US company Origin Materials to design plastic bottles made from 100% bio-based materials (cellulose fibers). The two giants were joined a year later by PepsiCo. All three corporates subsequently built a prototype demonstration plant in Ontario, Canada, with the capability to manufacture 18,000 metric tons of this bio-sourced plastic material.
As they face up to the immense challenges posed by the environmental emergency, more and more companies - sometimes competitors - are beginning to work cooperatively. Pooling expertise, committing joint investment, launching communication campaigns, sharing manufacturing processes; these are just some of the cooperative models already seen. Forms of cooperation vary, but with efficiency gains and cost reductions to be made, the benefits of this approach lie primarily in the ability to implement innovative and virtuous solutions that benefit the environment.
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A fire broke out at M&W Horticulture recycling in a pile of mulch and could effect drivers on I-75 near mile marker 143.
Crews say the fire could have been burning for hours under the mulch before they discovered it.
Crews say for now it is contained to just the mulch yard and they are working to keep it contained, they also say they could be out there all day trying to put it out.
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2019 Festival Program PDF
The City of Inverness' Festival of the Arts returns to downtown Inverness for its biggest year yet on November 2-3 starting at 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is the longest running fine art show in Citrus County with free admission and free parking.
This show hosts over 100 exhibitors in mediums such as glass, drawing, fiber, paint, jewelry, sculpture, wood, ceramics and digital art. The festival will also host a section for merchants with candles, baskets and crafts.
This show has over $7,000 available in awards for competitors, and the awards presentation takes place at 4:30 p.m. on the Valerie Plaza.
Returning for its second year, the Inverness Plein Air competition takes place October 29, 2019 through November 1, 2019 with $1,000 in awards available. These paintings featuring the sites of Inverness will be showcased in the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum during the festival.
On Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 is the first ever Quick Draw Challenge where artists paint 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with winners announced at 1:30 p.m.
49th Annual Festival of the Arts
Downtown Inverness, 1 Courthouse Square, Inverness
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Biography of Anthony Hopkins & Net Worth
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor, film director, and film producer. He has received many accolades, including two Academy Awards, four BAFTAs, two Emmys, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and a British Academy Television Award. In 1993, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. Hopkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003 and the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2008.
After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1957, Hopkins trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and was then spotted by Laurence Olivier who invited him to join the Royal National Theatre in 1965. Productions at the National included King Lear, his favorite Shakespeare play. His last stage play was a West End production of M. Butterfly in 1989.
Anthony Hopkins's net worth is estimated to be $160 Million, according to the list of richest American Hollywood Actors.
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Andreas Bang Brecke (Fredrikstad, 14 september 1879 – Oslo, 13 juni 1952) was een Noors zeiler.

Tijdens de Olympische Spelen 1912 in het Zweedse Stockholm won Brecke de gouden medaille in de 8 meter klasse.

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Today marks one more "first". It's Julie Chen's first live interaction with the house, so everybody spent a little time cleaning themselves up. Even Justin took a shower. What was funny is that the king of egos, Monte, was convinced that Julie was going to spend the most time talking to him.
When she did come on the screen, the first question did go to him. Monte was reminded that none of his nominees were evicted. How did that make him feel. His response is ridiculous. "I'm just happy to be here." Alex is then congratulated on being the new HOH. She's asked if knowing about the fan vote will affect her nominations. "Absolutely." She says she has to be more strategic. "A lot more thought has to go into it."
Neeley asked about being the runner-up. She says it was a "hard" competition. "Whoop, it was hard." It is then on to Krissy regarding the stress of being on the block. She was afraid of "nervous-puking on the couch". "I wasn't ok until my name wasn't called." Julie responds that this "means the game is working". Danielle is asked the same question, and she says it's "an experience I don't look forward to seeing again". Has being a returnee hard for Jason? He says yes. "As you can see, I was under the thumb last week...but I miss my BB17 people."
Everybody giggles when Justin's name is brought up. He admits he didn't know a "damned thing" about the game. "I'm just taking it as it goes. I'm very aware, I'm ready, and excited to see what's next". He adds that the most surprising part of the game is watching everybody's strategy.
Funny enough, Shelby is asked how everybody is getting along, and she admits that groups are being formed and "I'm hearing what everybody is saying about me at night". Shane is asked if he knows everybody plenty well. "It's Big Brother. Expect the unexpected, but right now everyone seems to be genuine." Morgan is asked if the game has changed since Cornbread left. She says it was a "big wakeup call to them". They were all having fun the first week, but now "it's a game...especially with America voting".
The difference between playing and watching is...well, I couldn't figure out what Whitney said. She's impossible to understand! As a big fan, Scott is also asked how the America votes is changing how he's playing. He knows that "America has a different perception on how everything proceeds".
Alex is then reminded that she has an important decision to be made due to being the HOH. And that's it for this little chat! Honestly, this went about as expected. Julie's not exactly a journalist, but it was kind of fun to listen to.
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Plantagenet Descendants in America
Are there any Plantagenet descendants? You may be fascinated to know how many of the present-day Americans can actually trace back their ancestry to the royal lineage of King Henry II, the first-ever Plantagenet King of England.
The Plantagenet family tree ended with the death of Richard III, the last in the Plantagenet bloodline who died childless.
Professor Henry Schrürer, eminent historian and a genealogist did an extensive research work on the remnants of King Richard III at his burial site in Grey Friars.
Since Richard III did not have any direct descendant, the obvious choice was the next in line that is Richard's sister Anne of York.
The team followed Anne of York's family line and discovered one of the living relatives a fairly well-known Michael Ibsen. But unfortunately, the DNA results did not match. However, the discovery was noteworthy and there seemed to be more prospects in finding connections to the royal family.
Richard III (1452-1485) – The Last Plantagenet
Plantagenets in America
The Plantagenet dynasty ended with the death of Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 and marked the beginning of the Tudor rule.
Many of the direct living descendants of the Plantagenet Dynasty were not members of the court and immigrated to America.
The real reason for the Plantagenets moving to America is still unknown. However, during the 17th century, there was a great turmoil in England following the execution of Charles I. The emergence of the Civil War forced many prominent families with royal backgrounds to move to America in search of a better future.
Plantagenet Family Tree
Living Descendants of Plantagenet
According to Professor Schrürer, the Plantagenet's male line of heir ended with the death of Richard III. However, research proves that the illegitimate living male line of the House of Plantagenets did not seize to exist.
The illegitimate line of the House of Plantagenets is represented by David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort.
The Beaufort family history dates back to King Edward III and his third son John of Gaunt, the 1st Duke of Lancaster.
After the death of his first wife, John of Gaunt became romantically involved with Katherine who was the governess of his daughters.
They had four children, all born out of wedlock. However, after two years John got married to Katherine and in 1397 by the issue of a Papal Bull, all his children were legitimized but were later barred from succession to the throne.
The family line of John Gaunt and Katherine took the surname of Beaufort. The couple's eldest son John Beaufort who was the Duke of Somerset died without a male heir. So inevitably, the succession went to the younger brother Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset.
Unfortunately, both of Edmund's sons Henry Beaufort, the 3rd Duke of Somerset and Edmund Beaufort, the 4th Duke of Somerset died without a legitimate male heir.
However, Henry Beaufort, the 3rd Duke of Somerset had an illegitimate son Charles and he became the 1st Earl of Worcester and Lord Chamberlain to the House of Henry VIII of England.
Hence the family line continued with Henry Somerset the grandson of 4th Earl of Worcester. Henry Somerset was made the 1st Duke of Beaufort by King Charles II of England in 1682.
The family tree continues today with the 11th Duke of Beaufort, His Grace, David Somerset, the legitimized successor of the Plantagenet Dynasty.
King Richard III's closest surviving descendants are Wendy Duldig and Michael Ibsen, the 14th cousins who belonged to the family line of Anne of York.
Wendy Duldig and Michael Ibsen, the living descendants of Anne of York
Plantagenet Facial Features
Richard's remains excavated from underneath a car park at Leicester suggests the possible curvature and shape of his body.
The skeletal remains showed that one shoulder is slightly higher than the other which matches Richard's description.
DNA samples for hair and eye color were also tested. The results suggested that it might have a blue color contemporary to the color of the eyes of Richard III as shown in his earlier paintings. The hair samples, however, denoted that the person had blonde hair.
The hair color was contradicted with Richard III's description. However, scientists believed that the DNA might have been related to childhood hair which darkens during adolescence.
Remains of King Richard III at Grey Friars
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