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By ElvisNews.com/ Kees, Dec 19, 2008
Elvis and Las Vegas are linked forever. It took a while but finally a documentary was made with the support of Elvis Presley Enterprises. Is this the final show on the story of Elvis in Las Vegas?
The DVD comes in a flashy looking foldout package. Like all recent releases in which EPE is involved only the silhouette of our man is used. The disc is folded quite loosely between two pieces of cardboard ... hopefully it won't fall out too often.
The special itself is flashy produced and very slick. If you like the Las Vegas light-bulbs you're in for a treat.
On September 18th, 2007 ABC aired one of the most successful Elvis documentaries ever produced (at least, according to the press-release). "Elvis Viva Las Vegas" is the chronicle of Elvis' life during the Vegas years with the focus on his music, his groundbreaking style and his legacy. As Elvis paved the way for today's performers in Las Vegas. The documentary also featured stellar performances by some of today's biggest stars doing their unique interpretations of the Elvis' songs that had the most influence on them (also according to the press-release).
The television special was transferred to DVD in the US in 2008 as a special release through Wal-mart. Why on earth would EPE make a deal like this? How many fan outside the US - who didn't get a chance to see the show on television - shop at Wal-mart? It never seizes to amaze me that EPE pays no to very little attention to fans outside the US.
The documentary starts with the change in the music scene that passed by Elvis doing silly movies. The "Comeback Special" put the raw rocker back in the spotlight and up next: Las Vegas. The city he re-invented and the city that re-invented - or should I say destroyed" - him. From the glorious return to live performing in 1969 (with some short footage) to the solid shows from 1970 we see the King conquer Sin City. From there we get a few live Vegas snippets, but somewhere down the line the story-line looses its own track and the Vegas special becomes a documentary on Elvis career, his suits, his entourage and a variety of other subjects. A deeper look at the impact of Elvis on Sin City and vice versa would be nice.
The story line is illustrated with a lot of footage from "That's The Way It Is" and some "On Tour" snippets but the fragments don't fit the time-line of the story. O.k. I know no other material is available, but still it is not correct.
The main story is told by Priscilla and Jerry Schilling, illustrated by quotes from a host of older and newer artists. Even performers like Beonce, 50 Cents and other black gangster rappers are featured and they are very positive on Elvis who introduced "bling", the "entourage" and got away with singing about the (black) ghetto problems.
The documentary itself is enjoyable to watch as it tells Elvis' story in a very positive way placing it in an historical perspective and linking it to today's artist and music scene. Not too informative for a fan and as it paints a very global positive story, but Joe Public will probably pick up a few new things on the King who apparently was ahead of his time.
One thing is basically wrong with this special. It is about the performer Elvis Presley but we only get - complete - performances by other artists ... like the omission of his image in the design of this package and for instance the release of the recent "Christmas Duets" CD I get the feeling EPE tries to sell Elvis (to a new audience) through other artists and not through the achievements of their main product itself. I doubt that is the way to go.
An enjoyable documentary, some entertaining performances, unfortunately by other artists than our man, but nothing new for the average fan. It is the kind of DVD you give a friend who wants an introduction to Elvis. But don't forget to give the "Comeback Special" and "That's The Way It Is" too.
Peace in the Valley - Faith Hill
Heartbreak Hotel - Paul McCartney
Jailhouse Rock - Miranda Lambert
Love Me Tender - Chris Isaak & Brandi Carlile
Don't Be Cruel - Chris Isaak & Brandi Carlile
In the Ghetto - Three Six Mafia
Daughtry - "Suspicious Minds"
Mystery Train - Toby Keith with Joe Perry
Love Me - The Little Willies featuring Lee Alexander, James Campilongo, Norah Jones, Richard Julian, and Dan Rieser
Looking for Elvis - Patti Sciafia with Nils Lofgren, Steve Jordan, Willie Weeks, and Bruce Springsteen
Can't Help Falling In Love - Celine Dion
Bonus Footage:
Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson, Jon Bon Jovi & Ritchie Sambora
And Interviews with:
50 Cent, Beyonce, Brandi Carlile, Chris Daughtry, Joe Esposito, Faith Hill, Chris Isaak, Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson, Tom Jones, Toby Keith, Joe Perry, George Klein, Miranda Lambert, David Lynch, Willie Nelson, Priscilla Presley, Jerry Schilling, Patti Scialfa, Nancy Sinatra, Rob Tomas and Three 6 Mafia.
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Rev. Gerhard (profile/ contact) wrote on Jan 19, 2009report abuse
The rap artists ennoble the show. Great that these idols show their fans on the street that there is a singer (seemingly) in the middle class they demonstrate respect for.
Greg Nolan (profile/ contact) wrote on Jan 9, 2009report abuse
So to follow up on my point, Ruthie, do you boycott Wal-Mart because it's beneath your class level (I bet Elvis would have loved that attitude) or is it because you are boycotting their horrible anti-union policies and tendency to kill small businesses? Which is it? Otherwise it merely smacks of elitism as in many U.S. towns it's the only store one can buy an Elvis release - or buy a box of cereal or get a haircut, as sad as that is.
Ruthie (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 31, 2008report abuse
Steve V & I often disagree on tunes but I am happy to know we agree on Walmart!
Greg Nolan (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 23, 2008report abuse
Kees, I enjoyed your review, for I noticed this special's DVD release got little attention, probably due to its limited (Walmart-only) release.
I was ready to throw stuff at the TV when it was first shown on ABC-TV last year. It was that disappointing. As I recall, Elvis was given not even one full song. It's full of talking heads and some marginally pro-Elvis commentary ("Here, '50 Cent, can you say something nice about Elvis..?") and you're right it loses the Vegas connection way too fast. It could have been a really important special.
However, once you get passed the disappointment of all the tributes (with some nobodies, I admit) I did find the DVD issue much more enjoyable. First, I had lowered my expectations. Secondly, the DVD quality is terrific and much better than the ABC broadcast at the time. Not so much the Elvis footage (often so-so TWWI pre-restoration) but all the rest looks great.
I actually think the artists all do quite well, including Celine Dion, who I'm not a fan of generally. But Faith Hill was quite nice --and very easy on the eyes as is the youngster Melissa Lambert and the gal who sings with Chris Isaak (Brandi Carlisle?) on a surprisingly nice rendition of "Love Me Tender."
Only the rap artists (rather ugly with all those horrible tattoos, gold teeth and constant scowling) ruin the show. For those with an open mind and who enjoy hearing commentary on Elvis and re-interpretations of his music, it's a steal at $10. Yes, the price is what I liked about - ten bucks. Now Wal-Mart does have borderline evil labor practices and they do "loss-leading" practices that kill local small businesses and even bigger ones with better policies, but it's very elitest to dismiss them out of hand.
I sort of boycott them but admit I will occassionally go in just to see their CD collections, which one of the few outlets for Elvis music and good prices, respectively. In some small towns, this is all that exists these days, so it's very elitest to criticize some people who sadly are dependent on them. (In some small American towns, the whole main street is boarded up and even the barbershop is now part of Wal-Mart..!)
It serves a more working class clientele that is not into downloads and still buys CDs-- namely Elvis' American audience! So EPE knows what it is doing, and so does AC-DC and U2... At ten dollars, it's actually not a bad addition to your Elvis DVD library (I've given it as a birthday gift to a sister who likes these acts and Elvis) and the DVD bonuses are nice too.
Just know up front it's basically an episode of 20/20, the show the host is usually on, plus music. They obviously couldn't afford a major documentary or full access to his footage, which makes this a very compromised special.
2 1/2 Stars... (content)
5 Stars (visual quality on new non-Elvis segments)
2kisses&3scarfs (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 21, 2008report abuse
I hated this program when it was shown on TV. I would never buy this DVD or recommend it to anyone. It's a complete waste of time! Save your money.
My boy, my boy (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 20, 2008report abuse
Congratulations Steve for never stepping inside a Wal-Mart. And besides, you don't miss much cause this special was a horrible joke. I have nothing against Faith Hill but her version of Peace in the Valley was blah. Miranda Lambert (who?) singing Jailhouse Rock was an insult to our ears and the worst of it all ''Ugly Celine"'s Can't help falling in love made me puke my brains out !...Ahh, it feels good getting this out of my chest ! :p
elviskid80 (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 19, 2008report abuse
i love walmart i shop there almost everyweek but i would not give you 2 cents for this crap i saw it on tv that was enough its garbage
Steve V (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 19, 2008report abuse
I live in the USA and I am proud to say I have never stepped foot inside a WalMart and never will.
James69 (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 19, 2008report abuse
Kees, I live outside the USA (in Montreal) and Wal Mart had these DVDs. Why did EPE make such a deal with Wal Mart?? Why did The Eagles, AC/DC, Journey, Garth Brooks etc etc make deals with Wal Mart?? Simple, money. money, money! Great exposure to a diversified clientele. U2 just signed an exlusive deal for there next cd with Wal Mart.


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Your Perfect Summer Reading Picks
Lama Tawakkol	5 years ago add comment beach reads bestsellers fiction novels summer 2016 summer escape summer reading list suspenseful fiction top selling books
For a lot of us, the beach conjures up an image of not only sand and sea, but also of sunhats, music blaring on a portable speaker and tanning with a book. Reading on the beach is one of the most relaxing indulgences and a foolproof way to enjoy your vacation time; an added bit of escape. Even if you don't find yourself traveling or spending weekends away, the rising temperatures outside make curling up with a good book in a cool room a great way to beat the mid-day heat.
We've compiled some of our favorite books into one beach reading list, and you can always refer to our earlier picks you might have missed for more!
Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver
Sisterhood is a bond understood only by those who share it. It has its ups and downs, but it is ultimately unbreakable. What could possibly happen to shake the bond between previously inseparable sisters? Delve into the two girls' psyches as they each try to understand the ramifications of an accident that left them not on speaking terms and changed their lives forever.
Told from the perspective of a five-year-old who's never seen anything but the four walls in which he was born, this story is all the more gripping. Kidnapped and locked up in a woodshed, the boy's mother, "Ma", eventually gives birth to him and has only him for company. From their daily routines to their friends in the shed, Jack tells us about it all. Then Ma and Jack manage to escape, and the story really begins. How do you recover from something like that? How do you explain to Jack the world is so much bigger than a woodshed? It is emotional, heart-wrenching and unbelievable all at once.
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (aka. J. K. Rowling)
J.K. Rowling ventures into mystery fiction under this pseudonym but doesn't disappoint. Introducing Private Investigator Cormoran Strike, who is endearing in his own way, the book presents us with a murder case and so many suspects and circumstances. A model falls to her death from her London apartment and it's up to PI Strike to discover who really did it. Taking you across London and back to solve the murder like any mystery novel should, this book is gripping and enjoyable, but not too heavy – the perfect combination for a beach book.
She disappears and he looks like the prime suspect. A husband who was abusive, careless and closer to his sister than to her, one who it seems had plenty of motives. Or did he? Expertly told from various perspectives and alternating between past and present, this book takes mystery and relationship fiction to a whole new level. You think you have the ending figured out? You're wrong. A thriller by all means, Gone Girl is storytelling at its best. Even if you've seen the Ben Affleck movie you should still give the book a try, to capture the written details of the drama that were dropped in the film.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
This is a long-loved classic, one that has been adapted time and again into movies, TV shows and even other books. Primarily, it is a tale of revenge, but it is also a story of raw emotions running deep. Though a large volume originally published as a series of short stories, The Count of Monte Cristo is a page-turner that will keep you at the edge of your seat. It is guaranteed to keep you company through your summer days. French speakers can also opt to read it in its original French.
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Valiant builds its deck with new card/tabletop game
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Partnering with Catalyst Game Labs, Valiant Comics has a whole different look at card and tabletop games ready with Valiant Universe: The Deck Building Game.
As you may or may not already know, Valiant Comics is no RPG rookie. The company has the successful Valiant Universe RPG available after all, an that game was created by Catalyst as well. So there's a history here.
Their newest joint effort though, is something pretty different from your standard RPG. It's a deck building game, but it's not exactly what you might think.
Translating a universe
Valiant will be lending its characters and universe to title that, before anything else, feels appropriately 'Valiant'. But while the art and adherence to the superheroes of the Valiant U will be foremost, right there with all that will be some cool game mechanics and heavy doses of strategy.
"We're incredibly excited to have gamers and fans take control of the critically acclaimed characters of the Valiant Universe," said Russell A. Brown, Valiant's President of Consumer Products, Promotions, and Ad Sales. "We're incredibly happy to be continuing our partnership with Catalyst Game Labs, and to be creating another immersive gaming experience with exciting features, innovative gameplay mechanics, and finely sculpted figurines that are collectibles in their own right. The level of quality that Catalyst has put into this game is astounding, and ensures that fans new and old will get a superb gaming experience set in the Valiant Universe."
You'll be able to play as any number of Valiant heroes and villains in the game, which has a familiar setting for fans. I think it's probably safe to say that anyone who reads Valiant's books should know Project Rising Spirit.
Deep beneath Alcatraz prison lies a top secret base operated by the paramilitary contractor known as Project Rising Spirit. Known only as "the Facility," P.R.S.'s secret bunker is armed with enough power to change the world—or destroy it. When word of the subterranean facility leaks, the Valiant Universe's most powerful groups, including The Harbinger Foundation, G.A.T.E., and the Harbinger Renegades, race to acquire the deadly possessions and put the fate of the world in their hands! With a cataclysmic confrontation imminent, take control with your warring team and claim P.R.S.'s base for yourself! As the Valiant Universe's greatest heroes fight at your command, move your superhero miniatures through an interactive facility grid to acquire cards for an unbeatable deck and attack your opponents in a world-shaking battle for supremacy!
Not your typical card game
No, you're not reading more into that pr text, this game actually has figures of Valiant's heavy-hitters.
So what kind of card game has miniatures? Well, like I mentioned above, it's not the typical representation of the genre.
Not that there won't be cards though. Catalyst says that there'll be over 200 cards in the box, so there should be plenty of those too. It's just that Valiant Universe: The Deck Building Game offers a little something extra for fans.
Overall, here's what's included:
Five highly detailed superhero miniatures, including X-O Manowar, Faith, Bloodshot, Livewire, and Ninjak!
5 Zone of Influence cards
5 Organization cards
25 Basic cards
25 Shutdown cards
15 Power cards
175 Sector cards
1 Facility Durability Tracker
1 six-sided die
1 sheet of cardboard counters
The game is available for pre-ordering now, via Battlecorps.com. And if you're getting copy (or are just a really big Valiant fan), you might want to lock it in. Pre-ordering is the only way that you can snag yourself an exclusive Rai figure and accompanying power card. Pretty nice little bonus there.
Valiant Universe: The Deck Building Game will run you $59.99 USD, and arrives in stores and at online retailers next month.
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France Speeds up Access to Algeria War Secret Archives
On March 17, 2021 March 16, 2021 By Dr. Y.In Great Moments
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Well now France is speeding up the access to secret Algeria war archives… but there is a caveat… a lot will depend on whether the French government wants it or not. … I wonder if these declassified documents will encompass all Algerians killed during that time and not just high profile figures like independence fighter Ali Boumendjel; hopefully, by opening these, more light will be shed on the countless Algerians who perished at the hand of the French… I also wonder if France will do it for other African countries, because we would all like to know about the genocide in Cameroon [French President Acknowledges French Genocide in Cameroon], in Madagascar, the Napalm bombing in Cameroon, the death of Sylvanus Olympio in Togo, the assassination of Thomas Sankara in Burkina Faso (his widow is still asking for those), the death of Mehdi Ben Barka, Barthelemy Boganda, and countless others. Well, while we wait, please read excerpts below from an article on RFI's website. Lastly, is this a ploy to distract Algerians from protesting against their government and leftover croonies from the previous government which have been backed up by France for years?
France is to make it easier for researchers to access classified government files that date back more than 50 years, especially those relating to the Algerian War – still a highly controversial chapter in French history which authorities have struggled to face.
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A statement from the Elysée Palace said, as from Wednesday, a new procedure would "significantly reduce the delay" [I thought it was plain OPEN… why reduce the delay?] for declassifying documents in order to "encourage respect for historical truth". It specifically mentioned documents relating to the Algerian War of independence (1954-62) [what about prior events? We all know that some periods before then were just as gruesome].
The measure comes after a series of steps taken by Macron to reconcile France with its colonial past and address its history with Algeria, which was under French rule for 132 years until its independence in 1962.
Under French heritage laws, official documents, including on defence and security issues, should be made available to researchers and the public after 50 years.
But historians and archivists have complained about difficulties in getting access to files because the process is not automatic. Every single document must be formally declassified and stamped before it becomes accessible, a slow process that has effectively kept much information under wraps.
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Under the changes, archivists will be able to declassify archive boxes all at once rather than document by document, which will, in theory, [there it is: it a theory… knowing the French government, this is just nice words] speed up the process.
… Even once the files are technically declassified, they can still be meticulously checked page by page for sensitive military secrets before being handed over … Despite the latest announcement, "if the authorities don't want to declassify, they won't". …
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Adobe announced today the purchase of Macromedia for 3.4 billion dollars.
Great … one more software package that I won't be able to afford because a larger software bought them out.
Ugh. . . Adobe bought Macromeda.
That blows and for many, many reasons.
Correct me if I am wrong, but Macromedia was aronf before Adobe. But the thing of it is, that Adobe has been, by reputation, a big old bloat-ware software which, rivaling Windows, is bulky, slow to load on the fastest of machines and a rival to Macromedia.
I have enjoyed Macromedia Fireworks much more than I ever enjoyed Photoshop.
Same as to Dreamweaver, and the Adobe equivalents.
Okay, thanks for the news, Nita.


YouTube PSA from the Santa Clara DA's Office: Is an Annuity Right For You?
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UM's Darrion Owens relishing his return to football
By Christy Cabrera Chirinos
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Miami linebacker Darrion Owens discusses his return from a knee injury that sidelined him for most of the 2015 season.
The hit, Darrion Owens said, virtually came out of nowhere.
But a moment later, the Hurricanes linebacker realized it did his surgically repaired knee no damage.
So Owens, appearing in his first game exactly 364 days after tearing a knee ligament, stood up and kept playing.
On the sideline, his teammates noticed. His new coaches did too.
And on Sunday, when the 25th-ranked Hurricanes reviewed the film of their 38-10 win over Florida Atlantic and watched the play in which Owens got hit again, everyone celebrated.
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The redshirt sophomore who'd injured his anterior cruciate ligament against those very same Owls a year before was truly back.
"There's sort of a karma thing to that," defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said of the fact the first in-game hit Owens took was on his injured knee. "It's almost like what you'd expect to happen in the first game. But he didn't even know it. When you actually watch the play, the guy behind him cut him, and he played off it and made a solid tackle. As it was going on, I'm not really sure he was aware of it."
Maybe Owens didn't realize it as it was happening, but he realized it later. And he felt the effects.
Returning to football after a year-long absence can be tough on the body. But the linebacker, a projected starter last season before he got hurt, was determined to work through the lingering soreness, or any of the fear he might have felt when getting back on the field.
With the Hurricanes facing serious depth issues on the defensive side of the ball, he wanted to be there, spelling his teammates and lifting them the way so many lifted his spirits when he couldn't play.
"I wanted to come back as fast as I could and help the team," Owens said. "We've had some injuries and I felt like, for sure, I needed to get back out there and help. I saw [freshman linebacker Mike Pinckney] getting a lot of reps and getting tired and I just wanted to help everybody so everybody can stay fresh throughout the game and fly around."
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As the Hurricanes prepare to head to Appalachian State on Saturday for their first road game of the season, there's no doubt they could use as much of Owens as they can get.
Miami's defense, and its linebacking corps specifically, has been depleted by injuries and dismissals.
Both Jermaine Grace and Juwon Young are gone after Miami investigated their reported dealings with a local luxury car rental agency. Redshirt freshman linebacker Jamie Gordinier, meanwhile, was lost for the season when he hurt his knee in the first quarter of Miami's opener against Florida A&M.
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All of that has thrust a trio of highly touted freshmen– Shaquille Quarterman, Zach McCloud and Pinckney – into the spotlight. The three started the season at linebacker and have played extensively.
Although they've delivered, they're still gaining some of the invaluable experience Owens already has. And now that he's back, even if he's still dealing with soreness, he can rotate in and help, something that will be a factor against an Appalachian State running attack that is averaging 207 yards in its first two games.
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Now, the hope is that Owens, who had 23 tackles as a freshman, will inspire some of his teammates, including Gordinier and receiver Lawrence Cager, who is also sidelined for the year with a knee injury.
"That was something we put in front of the team. We do have guys that are coming back from injuries and to let them know there is light at the end of the tunnel," Diaz said. "It seems awfully far away at times, but they trust the rehab and they all end up back."
Added Owens: "I'm just happy to be back out there with them. For them to clap for me and know that they're happy to have me back, it made me feel good because there were times I was hurt and didn't feel like I was part of the team. … It just feels good just knowing for sure that I'm a part of the team."
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Чемпіонат світу з хокею із шайбою 1934 — 8-й чемпіонат світу з хокею із шайбою, який проходив в період з 3 лютого по 11 лютого 1934 року. Матчі відбувались у Мілані.

У рамках чемпіонату світу пройшов 19-й чемпіонат Європи.

Попередній раунд

Група А
  Угорщина —  2:0 (0:0,1:0,1:0)
  —  1:2 (1:0,0:1,1:0)
  Угорщина —  0:1 (0:0,0:0,0:1)

Скорочення: М = підсумкове місце, І = ігри, Пер = перемоги, Н = нічиї, Пор = поразки, Ш = закинуті та пропущені шайби, О = набрані очки

Група В
  —  20:1 (6:0,8:0,6:1)
  —  4:1 (2:0,1:0,1:1)
  —  3:2 (1:1,2:0,0:1)
  —  3:0 (2:0,0:0,1:0)
  —  0:2 (0:1,0:1,0:0)
  —  7:2 (3:1,4:1,0:0)

Скорочення: М = підсумкове місце, І = ігри, Пер = перемоги, Н = нічиї, Пор = поразки, Ш = закинуті та пропущені шайби, О = набрані очки

Група С
  Німеччина —  1:2 (1:0,0:1,0:1)
  Італія —  Німеччина 2:3 (2:0,0:2,0:1)
  Італія —  1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0)

Скорочення: М = підсумкове місце, І = ігри, Пер = перемоги, Н = нічиї, Пор = поразки, Ш = закинуті та пропущені шайби, О = набрані очки

Другий раунд

Група D
  —  1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)
  —  4:0 (0:0,1:0,3:0)
  —  1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0)

Скорочення: М = підсумкове місце, І = ігри, Пер = перемоги, Н = нічиї, Пор = поразки, Ш = закинуті та пропущені шайби, О = набрані очки

Група E
  Італія —  Угорщина 0:0 (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)
  —  Угорщина 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
  Італія —  0:3 (0:1,0:2,0:0)

Скорочення: М = підсумкове місце, І = ігри, Пер = перемоги, Н = нічиї, Пор = поразки, Ш = закинуті та пропущені шайби, О = набрані очки

Група F
  Канада —  9:0 (4:0,5:0,0:0)
  Канада —  Німеччина 6:0 (0:0,3:0,3:0)
  Німеччина —  4:0 (2:0,0:0,2:0)

Скорочення: М = підсумкове місце, І = ігри, Пер = перемоги, Н = нічиї, Пор = поразки, Ш = закинуті та пропущені шайби, О = набрані очки

Кваліфікаційний раунд
  Німеччина —  1:0 ОТ

  Німеччина

  Угорщина угорці відмовились від подальшої участі

Втішний раунд 7 - 12 місця
Збірні Франції відмовилась від подальшої участі, Бельгії провела одну зустріч, обидві збірні в підсумку посіли 11 місце.
  —  3:0
  —  2:1 (0:1,0:0,2:0)
  Італія —  3:0 (1:0,0:0,2:0)
  —  3:1 (0:0,0:0,3:1)
  Італія —  1:4 (0:1,0:1,1:2)
  —  2:1 (2:0,0:1,0:0)
  Італія —  2:2 (0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,1:1)

Скорочення: М = підсумкове місце, І = ігри, Пер = перемоги, Н = нічиї, Пор = поразки, Ш = закинуті та пропущені шайби, О = набрані очки

Фінальний раунд

Підсумкова таблиця чемпіонату світу

Склад чемпіонів світу
Л. Берд, Т. Д'юер, Д. Д'юі, К. Лейк, Е. Пайпер, Е. Рождерс, Б. Шарф, Р. Сілвер, Р. Воткінс, Е. Велш, Г. Вілсон, К. Вудс. Тренер Д. Вокер.

Підсумкова таблиця чемпіонату Європи

Посилання
 Архів

1934 у хокеї з шайбою
Чемпіонати світу з хокею із шайбою
Чемпіонати Європи з хокею із шайбою
Хокей в Італії
Спорт у Мілані
Лютий 1934

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Great Neck Estates is a village on the Great Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 2,761 at the 2010 census.

History
Great Neck Estates incorporated in 1911, making it the second village to incorporate on the Great Neck Peninsula. Residents felt that the incorporation was imperative in order to maintain home rule. They also felt that by incorporating, they would be able to have services which they otherwise would not be able to have through the Town of North Hempstead.

A plaque was installed at Village Hall in 1981 to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Great Neck Estates' incorporation as a village.

In 1982, Great Neck Estates became the first village on Long Island to call for a nuclear freeze between the United States and the former Soviet Union after trustees approved of a petition started by three concerned residents on the Great Neck Peninsula. Copies of their document were delivered to the leaders of both nations as peace efforts.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which   is land and   (4.94%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 2,756 people, 919 households, and 767 families in the village. The population density was 3,581.3 people per square mile (1,381.9/km). There were 944 housing units at an average density of 1,226.7 per square mile (473.4/km).  The racial makeup of the village was 92.71% White, 0.94% African American, 4.83% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.61%.

Of the 919 households 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.0% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 14.6% of households were one person and 9.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.31.

The age distribution was 26.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median household income was $142,038 and the median family income  was $161,545. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $55,938 for females. The per capita income for the village was $72,476. About 1.6% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Government

Village government
As of September 2021, the Mayor of Great Neck Estates is William D. Warner, the Deputy Mayor is Jeffrey Farkas, and the Village Trustees are Ira D. Ganzfried, Howard Hershenhorn, and Lanny Oppenheim.

Representation in higher government

Town representation
Great Neck Estates is located in the Town of North Hempstead's 5th district, which as of September 2021 is represented on the Town Board by Lee R. Seeman (D–Great Neck).

Nassau County representation
Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County's 10th Legislative district, which as of January 2023 is represented in the Nassau County Legislature by Mazi Melesa Pilip (R–Great Neck).

New York State representation

New York State Assembly
Great Neck Estates is located in the New York State Assembly's 16th Assembly district, which as of September 2021 is represented by Gina Sillitti (D–Manorhaven).

New York State Senate
Great Neck Estates is located in the New York State Senate's 7th State Senate district, which as of September 2021 is represented in the New York State Senate by Anna Kaplan (D–North Hills).

Federal representation

United States Congress
Great Neck Estates is located in New York's 3rd congressional district, which as of September 2021 is represented in the United States Congress by Tom Suozzi (D–Glen Cove).

United States Senate
Like the rest of New York, Great Neck Estates is represented in the United States Senate by Charles Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D).

Politics
In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Great Neck Estates voters voted for Hillary Clinton (D).

Mayors of Great Neck Estates
 William D. Warner
 David Fox
 Murray Seeman
 Lawrence Nadal
 Jean Margouleff

Education

School district
Great Neck Estates is located entirely within the boundaries of the Great Neck Union Free School District. As such, all children who reside within the village and attend public schools go to Great Neck's schools.

Library district
Great Neck Estates is located within the boundaries of the Great Neck Library District.

Landmark

 Ben Rebhuhn House – A home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The Great Gatsby
In the 1920s, F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in Great Neck, at 6 Gateway Drive in Great Neck Estates, which is probably Great Neck's greatest claim to fame. It was a modest house, not dissimilar to that of Nick, the protagonist of his novel, The Great Gatsby. It is said that Fitzgerald modeled West Egg, the fictional town in which Nick lived, next to the mansion of Jay Gatsby, after Great Neck (specifically Kings Point), for its epitome of nouveau riche gaudiness, atmosphere, and lifestyle. He modeled East Egg, the town where Daisy and Tom lived, after Great Neck's eastern neighbor Sands Point, which is part of Port Washington.

References

External links

 Official website

Great Neck Peninsula
Town of North Hempstead, New York
Villages in New York (state)
Villages in Nassau County, New York


Following three days off in the wake of Saturday's 4–2 victory over Eibar at Camp Nou to close out the league season, FC Barcelona returned to training on Wednesday morning to begin preparing for their last game of the 2016/17 campaign — the Copa del Rey final.
Barça face Alavés on Saturday night in at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid. Kickoff is set for 9:30 PM Central European Time.
A victory would hand Barça and manager Luis Enrique Martínez a rare three-peat in this prestigious domestic competition. The Asturian, Spain native, who this Saturday will coach his final game for the team, kept a watchful eye on the players as they trained Wednesday morning. The first team players were joined by Marlon Santos and Carles Aleñá from the reserve team.
In other news, fullback Aleix Vidal returned to training for the first time since injuring his ankle in a league match against Alavés back in February. There was another pleasant surprise at Wednesday's session, as the FCB legend Ronaldinho stopped by to say hello to the players.


Secretary of Health and Human Resources Daniel Carey, M.D.
Daniel Carey, M.D. was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Resources by Governor Ralph Northam in January 2018. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Carey worked as a cardiologist and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Centra, where his responsibilities included information technology services, patient quality and safety efforts, performance improvement initiatives, and functions of the medical staff at Centra's 3 acute care facilities.
Dr. Carey held numerous leadership positions after joining Cardiology Associates of Central Virginia in 1997, which Centra later acquired in 2006. Within a year, he became Medical Director of the Acute MI Program, and went on to serve as Director of the Cardiac Cath Lab and Medical Director of the Stroobants Heart Center. Dr. Carey then went on to become the President/Chief Physician Executive of the Centra Medical Group. In this capacity, he directed the acquisition of multiple physician practices, growing the medical group from 200 to 300+ providers. He also championed a new compensation model that integrated productivity, quality, service and group culture across specialties.
Dr. Carey has special interest in medical leadership, and in addition to his roles at Centra, has also served as President of the Lynchburg Academy of Medicine, the Medical Society of Virginia and the MSV Foundation.
In his current role, Dr. Carey is passionate about expanding access to affordable health care for Virginians; improving the Commonwealth's behavioral health and developmental services programs; and making meaningful progress on issues such as substance use and addiction, women's health, and children's issues.
A long-time Virginia resident, Dr. Carey graduated from the University of Virginia and Harvard Medical School. He currently resides in Richmond with his wife Kim, who is a registered nurse. In his spare time, Dr. Carey enjoys being outside, biking, and playing tennis, and is a regular at Richmond's Downtown YMCA.


Bleacher Report was founded in 2006 by four friends, three of whom remain with the site as of now. According to Bloomberg, Bleacher Report gets about 10 million hits per month.
Bleacher Report also depends on a lot of its writers creating content for free. No word on if Turner's acquisition will change that.


Clark County Detention Center (CCCD) is a detention center in Las Vegas for the inmates who have been arrested in the patrol area of the cops. Inmates are generally referred to the accused or the prisoner. The prisoners who flee from jail and are found roaming in the patrol area of the cops outside Las Vegas City are arrested and put for detention in the Clark County Detention Center. The misdemeanors are generally an exception because they are reported to the Las Vegas police station and they maintain their own jail. The misdemeanors that are referred to as the exception for detention under the CCDC include: vandalism, trespass, mild assault, reckless driving, small thefts, prostitution and firearm discharge within a city. Misdemeanors are punishable offence and most of them are punishable by fine.
CCDC has certain features for the housed inmates and for their family members. The following describes well about the features provided by Clark County Detention Center of Clark County, Las Vegas.
CCDC allows up to $200 funds for the inmates against a small transaction fee for both cash and credit/debit transactions. The transaction fee varies in accord with the amount to be funded.
Money Orders for inmates is also entertained having a proper envelope bearing details of the inmate mailed to CCDC's address.
Inmate mail can also be sent on the CCDC mentioning inmate name, inmate ID and the address of the recipient.
Inmates are allowed to post for their bail taking help from their family members or acquaintances against a fee of $50 for pre trial bail and $40 for Justice Court bail.
Inmates can be called against some minimum call fee.
CCDC provides full support for online inmate search.


How many times have you crossed Stinson Boulevard and thought of The Replacements? The local legends' lyrics, album art and punk-rock history have ultimately given the Twin Cities a handful of hometown landmarks.
Let us know what Twin Cities landmarks remind you of The Replacements in the comments section below.
We'll be featuring Replacements coverage all week leading up to their first performances in 22 years with Riot Fest dates in Toronto, Chicago and Denver. Follow blogger Andrea Swensson on twitter for live coverage of the Toronto Riot Fest date this Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013.
When The Replacements first formed, Peter Jesperson took the band under his wing and booked space at Old Blackberry Way for them to record their first album, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash.
Recording equipment has definitely changed since the '80s. Now owned by Neil Weir, Old Blackberry Way still holds the old eight-track system used for Sorry Ma, but has since upgraded outboard electronics equipped for recording in the 21st century. Local bands like Gospel Gossip and the Chambermaids still use the studios today.
Hootenanny's "Buck Hill" is short and sweet: "Buck Hill! / Buck Hill!" Lindsey Vonn began her ski career practicing on Buck Hill — the Burnsville, Minn., ski area has been immortalized by an Olympic gold medalist and a two-minute Replacements track.
The Replacements shot their most iconic publicity photo by the railroad tracks near Lake Street circa 1987. In 1995, a coalition formed to revitalize the railroad and in 2000, construction began to convert the tracks into a 5.5-mile long trail fit for biking, walking and running.
Now this may be a long shot, but the Lake Street U.S. Post Office is the only post office that exists in the 55408 area code. Lo and behold, amongst the mailboxes ranging from 6,000 to 9,000, there it was, #8941.
The roof pictured on the Let It Be album art was photographed at the Stinson family home. The house, now owned by Michael Woell, is located at 2215 Bryant Ave. in Minneapolis. When Woell purchased the house, he was unaware of its history. He has since embraced the home's history and has even been gifted a copy of the 1984 Replacements release by a former tenant.
The roof of Tommy and Bob Stinson's house as seen on 1984's Let It Be.
The restored roof in 2013.
Tommy Stinson recently visited his old home with the A.V. Club. Watch Stinson and photographer Daniel Corrigan talk about the making of the Let It Be and why the rooftop shot almost didn't make the cut for print.


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Exclusive: Ball reveals surprise takes on Aguero signing for Man City
Harry Sherlock | 12:15 09/05/21
Former Manchester City man Michael Ball has told This Is Futbol that a number of ex-payers have been left surprised by just how good Sergio Aguero has been during his time at the club.
The Argentina international is set to leave the club at the end of the season.
That will bring to an end a remarkable spell during his time at the Etihad Stadium, having moved to the club back in 2011 from Atletico Madrid.
Do you think Aguero should have been given a new contract?
Yes, he has more to give
No, his time has come
City paid around £35m to bring him to the club and he has gone on to score 258 goals in 386 games, winning a multitude of trophies.
The 32-year-old has lifted four Premier League titles, the FA Cup, and six League Cups.
Aguero has emerged as one of the greatest strikers in the league's history and Ball says that will have come as a surprise to plenty of his peers given the reactions they had when he arrived at the club.
Speaking exclusively to TIF, Ball, who played for City between 2007 and 2009, said: "I'm quite surprised, when I spoke to some of the ex-players when he arrived, they wouldn't have bet that he would have been the player that we've all seen and witnessed.
"He's scored some magical goals for the club and it's great the way that it's all been out early that he's going to be signed off and leave at the end of the season."
Harry Sherlock


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McGraw-Hill Education today announced a new mobile version of its Connect learning platform, optimized for tablets. Students can now complete assignments, study course material and access analytics on their performance anytime, anywhere. In addition, the company is offering students who purchase Connect the option of adding a print version of their course content for as low as $15.
"When developing the new version of Connect, we spoke with thousands of students and instructors and analyzed billions of data points to learn what we could do to help make teaching and learning more effective and efficient. A mobile-first design built around the student experience was the clear answer," said Stephen Laster, chief digital officer of McGraw-Hill Education, in a press release. "By combining a form-factor that suits the way students study today with built-in adaptive technologies shown to increase student performance, the new version of Connect not only improves results, it helps make life easier for students and instructors."
SmartBook and LearnSmart Advantage, adaptive technologies that continually respond to students' strengths and weaknesses, helping them focus their attention on what they need to learn the most. Connect now allows students to use SmartBook while offline.
The Connect Insight analytics tool is now available for students, providing at-a-glance information about their performance across courses and recommendations on how to improve their grades. Instructors receive insights into individual student performance, assignment completion and scores, as well as section-by-section comparisons.
A redesigned student interface prioritizes student information and gives a complete view of assignments and deadlines across courses.
Course-specific information and resources allow students to access course materials and content for each class in a single location, filtered by homework assignments, quizzes, tests, essays and other categories. Students and teachers can also message one another through the portal.
For more information, visit the Connect site.


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Inside the Air New Zealand Guerrilla Marketing brain – How Qantas CEO Alan Joyce became an Air Points member
By Shashank Nigam
The Air New Zealand marketing team is not a stranger to nifty marketing. They are known for their wacky safety videos, and for the recent wager they had with Qantas over the Rugby World Cup finals. Now, they have taken it a step further with some brilliant guerrilla marketing.
A flash of inspiration
Earlier this month, American Airlines announced that it will be launching non-stop flights to Auckland, New Zealand, in a joint-venture with Qantas. For the announcement, both the airline CEOs flew to Auckland. Since American Airlines does not have any direct flights to New Zealand yet, Doug Parker, the CEO, flew in on Air New Zealand. During the press conference, in an answer to a question, he mentioned he enjoyed his flight and Alan Joyce, the Qantas CEO, concurred that Air New Zealand is a great airline.
Much of New Zealand, including Air New Zealand staff, noticed the praise by rival CEOs. The marketing team decided to jump on the opportunity.
Quick actions reap rewards
The press conference was held on Nov 11, 2015. The airline soon reached out to its agency, True, and they turned around ideas over the next couple of days. By Friday the 13th, they had formulated the idea of enrolling Alan Joyce as a frequent flier with the airline. Over the weekend, approvals were sought for a video and advertisements in national newspapers in Australia and New Zealand.
When quizzed about how the airline is able to move so quickly, Air New Zealand's Head of Global Brand Development, Jodi Williams told us,
"We have a great ethos internally and an appetite to challenge ourselves and push boundaries with our Marketing & Communications. We openly engage up front and through the sign-off process with a small number of key internal stakeholders, who empower us to respond and move quickly with these opportunities."
Jodi confirmed what we had suspected — Air New Zealand is one of those rare airlines where agility is valued. Most airline marketers would probably have waited long for approval, even if such a reaction fit the culture. An airline recently shared with us that it took them 18 months to get an approval for a new mobile app!
Air New Zealand launched a video on Nov 19, just a week after the original press conference, which was a mashup of every instance the rival CEOs praised the airline. It's short, and does the job.
The video launch was followed by full-page advertisements in Australia on Nov 24 and in New Zealand on Nov 26. The ads showed Alan Joyce's new Airpoints card, thanking him for the praise and inviting him to fly with Air New Zealand to the US!
As with any guerrilla marketing effort, agility is of essence, along with humour. Air New Zealand seems to have plenty of both in their culture. As Jodi told us,
"Our brand is all about liberating from the ordinary. We are always on the lookout for opportunities right across our customer journey, and trust Marketing to bring this to life."
Well done, Air New Zealand!
CEO at SimpliFlying
Shashank Nigam is a globally sought-after consultant, speaker and thought leader on airline branding and customer engagement strategy. He is the Founder and CEO of SimpliFlying, one of the world's largest aviation marketing firms working with over 85 aviation clients in the last ten years. Nigam is also the youngest winner of the Global Brand Leadership Award and has addressed senior executives globally, from Chile to China. Nigam's impassioned and honest perspectives on airline marketing have found their way to over 100 leading media outlets, including the BBC, CNBC, Reuters and Bloomberg, and into leading publications such as The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. He writes a dedicated monthly column in Flight's Airline Business, challenging the typical assumptions about airline marketing. His new book on airline marketing, SOAR, is an Amazon bestseller that's shaking up the industry and inspiring other industries to learn from the best airlines. Born in India, raised in Singapore, he now lives with his wife and two young daughters in Toronto.
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While Portlanders Vote Nov. 6 on a Risky New Tax to Fund Energy Efficiency, Californians Move Forward With a Smarter Approach
Get ready to hear the acronym "CCA" a lot in Oregon next year.
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By Nigel Jaquiss |
On Nov. 6, Portland voters will decide on Measure 26-201, which would levy a new tax to pursue ambitious energy goals.
Portland's measure, called the Clean Energy Initiative, is an untested mechanism proponents claim would lower utility bills, make progress toward the city's carbon reduction goals and provide jobs for minority and low-income Portlanders.
It's funded by a 1 percent tax on the Portland sales of certain large retailers—a tax that could generate somewhere between $30 million and $80 million a year.
According to advocates for community-controlled electricity, Californians are already accomplishing those goals for free.
In San Diego, a city nearly as conservative as Portland is liberal, the city council is on the verge of a different approach, one that is currently in place elsewhere in California and in seven other states.
Those municipalities have chosen to establish "community choice aggregators," or CCAs.
In San Diego, a CCA would enable the city's 1.4 million residents to cease buying their electricity from the local utility, San Diego Gas & Electric. They would instead buy directly from the developers of commercial wind farms and solar arrays. City officials there expect residents will save money on their power bills—and invest some of those savings into the kind of community-directed programs the Portland Clean Energy Initiative proposes.
In short, California's CCAs provide the same benefits the Portland measure is promising—cheaper, greener energy with local control of job training and other economic programs—without the need for a tax, but while taking on local utilities.
Related: Don't utilities already do the things the Portland Clean Energy Initiative proposes to do?
"This puts so much more power in the hands of the communities," says Alan Hickenbottom, of nonprofit LEAN Energy Oregon, a local affiliate of a national organization that helps advise CCAs. He says he 2019 Oregon Legislature will consider a bill sponsored by the Community Renewable Energy Association of Oregon that would allow the formation of CCAs.
That would create conflict with Oregon's large investor-owned utilities, Portland General Electric and PacifiCorp, who oppose the formation of CCAs in Oregon.
Here's how the model works, and how it compares to what Portlanders are voting on this week.
What's a CCA? And where does it get its electricity?
A "community choice aggregator," or CCA, is a fancy term for an electricity buyers' co-op. It's made up of customers in a common geographic area and it is run much like a government agency. Cities can form CCAs; so can counties.
The big difference between CCAs and other public utilities is that, unlike public utilities, CCAs don't own power plants, poles or wires—or even do billing. They just buy electricity.
The key to the surge in CCAs over the past few years in California is the rise of merchant developers: companies that build large wind and solar plants, hoping to sell their power at a profit. Such companies have injected a new level of competition and choice into the utility industry.
"What customers have told utilities in California is, 'We don't want your energy because we can buy it cheaper and greener,'" says Hickenbottom.
When a given area—say, the city of San Diego—decides to form a CCA, customers are automatically included, unless they affirmatively choose to opt out.
Who carries the energy to customers?
The utility companies still operate and maintain the electrical transmission grid.
For example, if San Diego moves forward with its CCA, customers there would still get their electricity delivered through San Diego Gas & Electric poles and wires and still get a bill from the utility. What would be different is the original source of the generation. Now, the CCA would go into the market and purchase power from a wind or solar company.
One of the sticky issues is that CCA members must compensate utilities for "stranded costs," the investments and contractual commitments utilities made based on the presumption customers would stay with them.
CCAs offer consumers three primary benefits: the prospect of lower prices, greener energy and greater local control.
A city of San Diego study, for instance, finds buying directly from such developers could ultimately result in prices 11 percent cheaper than San Diego Gas & Electric and would achieve San Diego's goal of consuming 100 percent clean energy far faster than the old-line utility currently serving the city. (LEAN says savings in other states have been on the order of 5 to 10 percent.)
There are a couple of reasons CCAs can offer cheaper power: First, they typically buy from newer projects, which are more efficient and cheaper than older electrical generation. Second, investor-owned utilities' prices reflect the need to earn a profit, while CCAs are nonprofit.
How does the CCA model compare to Portland's Clean Energy Initiative?
The Clean Energy Initiative plans to invest the biggest proportion of the money raised from the tax on large companies on projects such as rooftop solar, green building design and insulation. The chief petitioners describe a "vision of a future where clean energy powers our homes and everyone has access to a healthy home and a good job." Who would qualify, how much benefit they would receive and other key details are unspecified.
CCAs are typically run by boards of local elected officials. That local control means the CCA can establish differential pricing for low-income ratepayers, create energy efficiency programs or establish job-training or other economic development programs. California CCAs have done exactly that.
In other words, the organizations can use rate-setting to pay for the kinds of projects the Portland Clean Energy Initiative envisions.
How do Oregon utilities feel about CCAs?
They hate them.
The CCA model is a direct threat to investor-owned utilities, such as PacifiCorp and PGE. The utilities have large investments in electrical generating plants and other equipment and, as regulated monopolies, are allowed by state law to earn a handsome rate of return—in the 8 to 9 percent range—on those generating plants.
They say the model doesn't make sense for Oregon.
"It doesn't really fix the problems they are trying to solve," says Scott Bolton, a spokesman for PacifiCorp. He notes that California's electricity market deregulated long ago, while Oregon stuck with a heavily regulated model in which the big utilities generate the power and operate the transmission grid.
PGE spokesman Steve Corson says CCAs might make more sense in high-priced electricity states—but he notes that Oregon's prices remain among the nation's lowest. He also points out that state and local carbon-reduction policies require enormous investment and long-term planning, which would be complicated by the formation of CCAs.
In California, the transition is now happening so fast that state regulators are raising red flags. They fear the rapid unbundling of traditional utility services could lead to chaos and undercut system reliability.
Bob Jenks, executive director of the Citizens Utility Board of Oregon, says lawmakers should heed such concerns. "Getting more renewable generation faster is a great goal," Jenks says. "But is changing the business model the best way to get there?"
Even getting to baby steps in Oregon will require overcoming the objections of the big utilities—a savvy, well-oiled lobbying colossus in Salem.
Hickenbottom says a revolution in Oregon's utility market is inevitable.
"This feels like the moment mainframe computer companies were confronted with PCs," Hickenbottom says. "This is not an anti-utility effort. It's a pro-community effort."
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By adopting inclusive language and encouraging others to do the same, we strongly believe that we will not only communicate effectively with more people, but also better adapt to a diverse society and world. Person-centred language and person-centred language are other terms that fall under inclusive language. They are widely used in healthcare and education. Want to know more? Some of the above definitions were drawn from these sources. Plus, there`s a lot more to learn at each location! It also refers to gendered terms that add names at the end, such as seller. The decision for a more complete term could be sellers or sales representatives. The image below shows additional examples of gender-specific terms and alternative phrases. Privilege: undeserved power granted to some, but not others, based on status rather than merit; This power may take the form of rights, benefits, social comfort, opportunities, or the ability to define what is normative or valued (Bailey, 1998; Johnson, 2018; McIntosh, 1989). Privileges arise in relation to systems of oppression. A person has privileges not because they want to have privileges or promote inequality, but because they exist in a system where biased values, attitudes, and behaviours have been integrated and normalized (APA, 2019b). See racial privilege or white privilege. More inclusive: Workforce, staff, workers, no teamInclusive: Workforce, hours of work Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa who pulled the country out of apartheid, once said, "When you talk to a man in a language he understands, it goes to his head.
When you speak to him in his language, it goes to his heart. The language changes over time, and it`s important to keep learning and developing. This guide is certainly flawed, but with your help, it can become more useful! What words did we miss? What definitions here do not seem entirely correct to you? Share all thoughts in the comments and I will do my best to keep the post up to date for anyone who wants to refer to it. It is important to note that there is no unique "good" and "bad" when it comes to language. Many people have personal preferences, especially when it comes to identity. Intersectionality, a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2017, is also associated with inclusive language. The word is defined as "the complex and cumulative way in which the effects of multiple forms of discrimination (such as racism, sexism and classism) are limited, overlapping or overlapping, particularly in the experiences of marginalized individuals or groups." If all of this sounds like a lot of work to you, it`s important to note that it`s not just about creating a more inclusive work environment. It`s also critical to your company`s bottom line, especially if you work for a global company or plan to expand your offering to other regions in the future. Inclusive: spouse/partnerNo inclusion: wives, husbands, friends, girlfriends Pathway programs: programs (e.g. in high schools and colleges) that promote better access to education, training or employment for marginalized groups. It is preferable to use this term rather than "pipeline" (see definition of pipeline for further explanation; APA, 2021b). For more information on person-first language and identity first, see the APA Guidelines for Unbiased Language for Writing by Persons with Disabilities (APA, 2020b).
Hispanic, Latin(a/o), Latinx: If authors write about people who identify as Hispanic, Latino or Latinx, Chicano, or any other related designation, they should consult with their participants to make the appropriate selection. Note that "Hispanic" is not necessarily an all-encompassing term, and the terms "Hispanic" and "Latinx" have different connotations. The term "Latinx" (and its related forms) might be preferred by those originating in Latin America, including Brazil. Some use the word "Hispanic" to refer to those who speak Spanish; However, not all groups in Latin America speak Spanish (for example, in Brazil, the official language is Portuguese). The word "Latino" is gender-specific (i.e., "Latino" is masculine and "Latina" is feminine). "Latinx" can also be used as a neuter or non-binary term that includes all genders. There are compelling reasons to use one of the terms "Latino", "Latina", "Latino/a" and/or "Latinx" (see de Onís, 2017), and different groups advocate the use of different forms. Use the terms used by your participants or population; If you don`t work directly with this population, but it`s one of the axes of your research, it may be helpful to explain why you chose the term you used, or to choose a broader term, such as "Latinx." In general, it is preferable to name a nation or region of origin (e.g., Bolivian, Salvadoran, or Costa Rican is more specific than Latino, Latinx, Latino, or Hispanic; APA, 2020b). Recent efforts to address intersectionality, particularly among people of Latin American descent, include the introduction of the word "Latinx," defined by researchers as "an inclusive term that recognizes the intersectionality of sexuality, language, immigration, ethnicity, culture, and phenotype." In addition, the inclusion of "x" in Latinx eliminates the need for gender-specific features found in Latina/o. What is inclusive language? The Guidelines for Inclusive Language, published by the Linguistic Society of America (LSA), define inclusive language as language that "recognizes diversity, teaches respect to all, is sensitive to differences, and promotes equality of opportunity." Language research often focuses on identity groups defined in terms of gender, ethnicity, age, country of origin, etc. When it comes to these groups, it`s important to clarify what the research actually found, rather than relying on generics, which can be misleading.
For example, even statements that appear to convey "positive" stereotypes (e.g., "women are more polite than men," "Asians tend to do well on standardized tests"), but oversimplify the characteristics of those who share identity and overlook crucial differences, can create or reinforce existing stereotypes on the part of the reader. Accuracy in the citation of statistical results can be helpful in this regard. Learning the language of mental health is essential for communicating with patients and colleagues in the field. Class action. (n.d.). Class. www.classism.org/class-definitions/ Despite the strong language, however, neither JPO nor Lockheed could dispute a single fact in any of the Daily Beast`s reports. Remember: inclusive language is about broadening your message and letting it resonate with as many people as possible, so it`s critical to your company`s bottom line that you do everything you can to communicate more inclusively every day. Learn more about how I can help your workplace become more inclusive. Finally, we consulted with Brandeis University`s Center for Prevention, Advocacy and Resources and the Association of Native American Journalists, including language guidelines.
Inclusive language avoids expressions that are considered expressions or implied, that are sexist, racist or otherwise prejudiced, biased or derogatory against a particular group of people and sometimes animals. The use of inclusive language aims to avoid insults and realize the ideals of egalitarianism. The term "political correctness" is often used to refer to this practice, either as a neutral description by supporters or commentators in general,[1] or with negative connotations among their opponents. While this is a small and innocent example, there may be larger acronyms you use every day in your team that continue to alienate new members or employees from other teams. And if your company uses certain acronyms (as in the case of HubSpot H.E.A.R.T.), explain what that means during the employee onboarding process. The document is directly inspired by the unbiased language guidelines in the American Psychological Association Publication Manual, Seventh Edition (APA, 2020b). The proposed guidelines are intended to be used in conjunction with, not instead of, these guidelines. Inclusion: A dynamic state of operation in which diversity is used to create an equitable, healthy, and high-performing organization or community.
An inclusive environment ensures equal access to resources and opportunities for all. It also allows individuals and groups to feel safe, respected, engaged, motivated and valued for who they are and for their contribution to organizational and societal goals. Below are some inclusive language recommendations and their exclusion equivalents, listed by topic. Keep in mind, however, that not all groups agree on what is inclusive language and what is not, and that is because language is a living and ever-evolving thing, meaning the terms on this list can change and change over time. The image below shows other examples of commonly used words related to ethnicity, race, nationality, and culture that you can easily swap for broader terms. Similar problems arise for normative descriptions, both for apparently neutral descriptors such as normally developed or disabled people and for identifying a particular variety or dialect of a language as a "standard form". Reference to standards can reinforce divisions and stereotypes. In some cases, the normative status has been formally defined by state institutions, community standards, etc., and in such cases it is advisable to cite them.
In the case of standards that do not appear to have an institutional basis (e.g., standard term, standard dialect, generally evolving), it may be useful to include a corresponding caveat.


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Twin Shadow digs into his Dominican roots on new song "Hollow Days": Stream
Following the release of his fourth studio album, Caer
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George Lewis Jr., aka Twin Shadow, released his fourth studio album, Caer, this past spring. The record served as the follow-up to 2015's Eclipse and featured collaborations with HAIM and Rainsford. Now, less than six months later, Lewis has returned with an all-new, one-off song.
Dubbed "Hollow Days", it's a vibrant, sensuous song in which Lewis digs into his Dominican roots by channeling elements of Bachata music as well as country music themes. "Growing up in a house with a Dominican mother the house was filled with the sounds of Latin music, specifically Bachata and Merengue," Lewis explained in a press statement. "It is a genre of music I've wanted to explore since my parents moved back to Santo Domingo 8 years ago."
"Their return to my birthplace has given me an opportunity to feel more connected to the island by visiting between recording in Los Angeles," he continued. "In blending what I've been doing with songwriting as Twin Shadow and the rhythms of these genres I hope to intensify the bond I have with a place I hope to one day again call home."
Below, take a listen to "Hollow Days", which was co-produced by Wynne Bennett (Janelle Monáe).
Lewis recently performed at this year's Austin City Limits festival and contributed to alt-J's latest remix album.
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The makerspace at South East Junior High in Iowa City, Iowa started small. It began with two plastic tubs and $50 worth of craft supplies, which lived in the study hall rooms. Soon after, we added a bucket of donated Legos to a table in the library, and then purchased two Sphero robots, which we ran with the teacher librarian's assigned iPads during Teen Tech Week. It was clear that students wanted and needed more opportunities for hands on learning and play, so our makerspace began to grow, and our district recognized that makerspaces were something worth investing. Thanks to funding from our district foundation, all secondary schools in ICCSD were able to better develop a maker program.
Now, we have a dedicated area in our library with counter space, a table on wheels, and plenty of easy-to-move chairs, which serve as our "permanent" makerspace area. The green screen is set up in a corner with an iPad mini on a tripod. Our new 3D printer runs nearly everyday and a sign invites students to try their hand at designing and includes instructions for using Tinkercad. We have small carts with supplies like scissors, scrapbook paper, stickers, scrap cardboard, safety goggles, and more. We have a tub of Legos donated by a family friend, shelves featuring books full of craft, tech, and maker projects, and a computer hooked up to a big monitor and a MakeyMakey. On the table in the center is our Community Coloring center - a giant coloring page (Engineering print from Staples, $7), and several adult coloring books ready with a container full of colored pencils. Rotating regularly in and out of the space are several kits - LittleBits, Snap Circuits, Perler Beads, the Dash robot, squishy circuits, VR goggles, and more. These kits are also available for teachers or study hall supervisors to check out.
The stuff and the space are awesome, and we have so much fun working with students in their creative endeavors. But more than that, we are trying to grow our collaborative maker community. Last year, we were successful in getting more students involved in making during their study hall time, before school, and during our MTSS intervention/enrichment block. This year, we are trying to reach out to more students by inviting in all 8th graders through their Applied Tech class (a trimester long PLTW course required for all 8th graders). Already, we are seeing a much more diverse group of students visiting the library to explore these materials. Another goal this year is to increase teacher comfort and capacity with including the maker mindset in their classrooms. Because our district has focused on both Growth Mindset and Differentiated Instruction, including hands-on learning opportunities in traditional curriculum makes a lot of sense. I hope to include maker opportunities in building PD as well as find meaningful ways to include making through classroom collaboration. You can follow our makerspace and library program on Instagram @SEJHLibrary!
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