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Cosentino Group presents the 8th edition of the International Cosentino Design Challenge Competition
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Cosentino Group, the Spanish world leader in the production and distribution of innovative surfaces for architecture and design, has today announced the 8th edition of the International Cosentino Design Challenge Competition.
The competition consists of two different categories, Architecture and Design, and aims to foster the talent of students, promoting research into the different conceptual approaches to the layout of spaces, materials and the construction systems that define them, making use of Cosentino® material in their final projects.
The competition is open to all students enrolled in the 2013-2014 academic year at any school or centre of higher education for design, architecture or interior architecture around the world.
Cosentino Design Challenge is an international competition with collaboration from a total of fourteen prestigious schools worldwide including:
American Society of Interior Designers (USA)
University of Technology Sydney (Australia)
Design Academy Eindhoven (Holland)
Istituto Europeo di Design Milano (Italy)
Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano (Italy)
Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig (Germany)
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (Spain)
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona (Spain)
Escuela Superior de Diseño de Madrid (Spain)
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Sevilla (Spain)
Escuela de Arte de Almería (Spain)
Escuela de Arte Superior de Diseño de Alicante (Spain)
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Valencia (Spain)
Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain)
This year, in the Design category, students are asked to reflect on "Cosentino and art", in which the student must take into account the relationship between art, space, the spectator and Cosentino products.
In the Architecture category, the theme will consist of changing the main use of any historic/emblematic building around the world, paying particular attention to its exterior.
The proposals can be submitted from 28 February 2014, with the competition closing on 1 June 2014. All creations must be sent electronically via the webpage for the competition:
http://www.cosentinodesignchallenge.org/
There are three first prizes of 1,000 euros each for both categories, totalling 6,000 euros in prize money.
The judges, figures of acknowledged prestige in the world of architecture and design, will make their decisions known during the month of June 2014.
The presentation of the 8th International Cosentino Design Challenge took place at the CentroCentro Cibeles de Madrid.
Santiago Alfonso, Director of Communication and Marketing for Cosentino Group; Adelina Salinas, architect and competition coordinator; and Ricardo Santonja, ETSAM lecturer involved in the project, were in charge of presenting the competition to students, lecturers, the media and the public attending the event.
During this presentation, last year's winning students were awarded their prizes, many of whom travelled to Madrid to receive their acknowledgement.
All finalist projects of the 7th edition were on display in the event in an exhibition that will tour, in the upcoming months, the different partner schools and some of the Cosentino Centres around the world.
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Idiosoma galeosomoides est une espèce d'araignées mygalomorphes de la famille des Idiopidae.

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Cette espèce est endémique d'Australie-Occidentale.

Publication originale
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Idiopidae
Espèce d'araignées (nom scientifique)
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Ryan Cos. Acquires MN Office
The four-story property encompasses more than 75,000 square feet and last traded as part of a $250 million portfolio deal.
Timea Matyas
Three Paramount Plaza
Ryan Cos. has purchased Three Paramount Plaza, a 75,602-square-foot Class B office building near Minneapolis for $6 million. Seller Lone Star Funds acquired the property from Investors Real Estate Trust in 2015 as part of a $250 million, 2.5 million-square-foot national portfolio deal, according to Yardi Matrix data.
Located at 7831 Glenroy Road in Bloomington, Minn., the asset is 12 miles south of downtown Minneapolis. The building is adjacent to both Interstate 494 and Minnesota Route 100, with close public transportation links and a variety of nearby hotels, shops and dining venues.
Completed in 1982, the four-story building is home to tenants including BIS Corp., Northland Group, ESI Engineering and a local law office. Parking is available near and underneath the structure at a ratio of 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet.
Earlier this year in Atlanta, Lone Star Funds sold Piedmont Center 14 for $58 million to The Ardent Cos. The 300,454-square-foot Class A office tower is part of the Piedmont Center office park.
Investors Real Estate Trust
Lone Star Funds
Ryan Companies US Inc.
CBRE Secures $81M Minneapolis Office Sale
Transwestern to Lease MN Office Tower
Minneapolis Office Report – Winter 2019

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Some more Formspring questions for fun.
Here's a few more Formspring questions. Go ahead, ask me anything. Box is to the left.
Much as I dislike snowing, I adore snow at night. When the snow is big and fluffy, and the cloud cover reflects the ambient light from town making the whole night almost as bright as dusk, with a pretty pink hue. It's probably the only time the light pollution from human civilization doesn't bother me.
In all likelihood, an STD, resultant from someone's peepee being put where it shouldn't have been. And since I know the person that wrote this question is Clifton, this answer is without a doubt accurate and correct.
Who Is Your Favorite Person On Big Bang Theory, And If You Had To Pick Who Would Be Most Likely A Lot Like You On The Show?
I've only seen one episode, sadly. But I'm definitely not OCD, just nerdy. And hot. So, you pick.
Have you forgotten to do something today?
What is your favourite location up in the great white north?
Home. Absolutely. I've been to Toronto and have seen all the tourist traps, and I've been all over Nova Scotia, and there's some really beautiful spots if you know where to look, but I am most comfortable and happiest when I'm at home.
Just cause it's got a question mark at the end, doesn't make it a question, you hoser.
Which is your favorite punctuation mark?
That's like asking a parent which child they like best. Though, I have a particular fondness for the em-dash ( — ). Don't tell the comma or semicolon!
How did you get to be so damn good looking?
I don't really think I have much to do with it — it's mostly genes after all. However, I try to stay fit and well-groomed, and I've had to work on my self-confidence quite a bit after it was totally wrecked through high school — and sexiness is mostly attitude, so that probably has something to do with it.
You must watch more Big Bang Theory!
Have you considered watching more Big Bang Theory?
Hmm… I'm just testing out some punctuation marks here; however, they're all beautiful.
Since writing that, I've watched every episode. Well, up til the second Wil Wheaton one — if there have been more since then, I haven't seen them yet.
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U.S. Department of Commerce Awards LSU Industrial Innovation Center
BATON ROUGE – The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Authority has awarded a grant to the LSU Industrial Innovation Center, or LSU-IIC, to support technological advances in the chemical manufacturing industry. LSU was one of 34 organizations across the country to receive this competitive award. More than 215 institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations and entrepreneurship-focused organizations applied.
"As America's Innovation Agency, the Commerce Department has a key role to play in supporting the visionaries and job creators of tomorrow. Congratulations to today's awardees who will make U.S. communities, businesses and the workforce more globally competitive," said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.
Louisiana is known internationally for its chemical manufacturing. The "chemical corridor" spanning 200 miles from New Orleans to Baton Rouge and Lake Charles is home to hundreds of chemical manufacturing facilities and refineries. It is one of 24 manufacturing communities designated by the U.S. Department of Commerce under the "Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership," or IMCP, initiative. The $498,624 award through the Regional Innovation Strategies, or RIS, program will support innovation in this multibillion dollar industry.
"Our proposed innovation approach is to work with our industrial partners including plant operators and industrial contractors. The LSU-IIC will work with them to identify their technological needs and then match them up with an innovator to develop the technology. We are so excited that the EDA is providing us with this wonderful opportunity to implement our plan over the next three years," said Jonathan Shi, the Art E. Favre Endowed Chair in the Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management at LSU.
The LSU-IIC will leverage existing industrial partnerships established through the Louisiana Chemical Manufacturing Initiative, or LCMI, which is comprised of more than 90 local partners representing stakeholders from different sectors of Louisiana's chemical manufacturing industry. It will also utilize and expand the innovation resources available at the LSU Innovation Park and Louisiana Business and Technology Center.
"This grant will allow LSU to develop mechanisms to capitalize on the interactions with private sector engineering and other industrial sectors. It will foster technological advancements in mature industries that will stimulate productivity and economic impact. The end result will employ new creative thoughts to game-changing technologies that benefit society," said Charles F. D'Agostino, executive director of LSU Innovation Park and co-investigator of the application.
"LSU is committed to work with Louisiana-based industrial partners to enhance state-wide economic development efforts," said Gus Kousoulas, associate vice president for research and economic development.
The RIS grants, broken into two categories — the i6 Challenge and the Seed Fund Support, or SFS, Grants — were awarded to:
Seed Fund Support Investments
CalCEF Ventures, California Clean Energy Fund, San Francisco, Calif. – $250,000
Investor's Circle, Colorado Seed-Stage Impact Fund, Durham, N.C. – $250,000
Launch New York, Mentorship-Driven Seed Fund, Buffalo, N.Y. – $245,460
Research Park Corporation, Louisiana Deal Flow Accelerator, Baton Rouge, La. – $250,000
Propeller Social Impact Equity Fund, New Orleans, La. – $250,000
Telluride Foundation, Telluride, Colo. – $150,000
University of South Florida, Seed Tampa Bay, Tampa, Fla. - $150,000
University of Texas, Gender Lens Impact Fund, Austin, Texas – $250,000
i6 Challenge Investments
AZ Board of Regents, RISN Incubator, Tempe, Ariz. - $500,000
Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, LABioStart Boot Camp, Los Angeles, Calif. - $499,087
California State University Fresno Foundation, Central Valley Regional Energy Innovation Accelerator, Fresno, Calif. - $500,000
Clark Atlanta University, Clark Russell Entrepreneurship and Technology Ecosystem (CREATE), Atlanta, Ga. - $432,335
Composite Technology Recycling Center, Recycled Carbon Fiber Innovation Ecosystem Accelerator, Port Angeles, Wash. - $500,000
East Carolina University, Proof-of-Concept Project, Greenville, N.C. - $498,443
First Flight Venture Center, Hanger6, Durham, N.C. - $441,000
i2E Inc, Venture Assessment Program, Oklahoma City, Okla. - $199,749
Idea Foundry, Advance Life Sciences Commercialization Project, Pittsburgh, Pa. - $500,000
Lorain County Community College, Northeast Ohio Regional Acceleration in Digital Innovation (NEO ReADI), Elyria, Ohio - $499,999
Louisiana State University and A&M College, Louisiana State University Industrial Innovation Center (LSU-IIC), Baton Rouge, La. - $498,624
Metro North Regional Employment Board, Form to Factory Advanced Manufacturing Project, Cambridge, Mass. - $500,000
mHUB, Catalyze Chicago, Chicago, Ill. - $500,000
Mohawk Valley Community College, Upstate Innovation Accelerator, Utica, N.Y. - $499,500
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator, Brooklyn, N.Y. - $486,680
Regents of the University of California, Riverside Proof of Concept Center, Riverside, Calif. - $499,950
Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Regional SBIR/STTR Mentorship Program, Stony Brook, N.Y. - $500,000
Rutgers University, Ecolgnite: Clean Energy Proof of Concept Center and Accelerator Program, Piscataway, N.J. - $439,190
Southern Research Institute, Alliance for Innovative Medical Technology Proof of Concept Center, Birmingham, Ala. - $500,000
StartingBlock Madison, Fitchburg, Wis. - $471,875
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., New Materials Innovation Center, Athens, Ga.- $499,635
University of Pittsburgh, Manufacturing Accelerator Program, Pittsburgh, Pa. - $500,000
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, The UTHSC Proof of Concept Center, Memphis, Tenn. - $499,885
University of Texas at Austin, Texas Smart Water Innovation Cluster, Austin, Texas - $500,000
University of Texas at San Antonio, The South-Texas Innovation Partnership Program (S-TIPP), San Antonio, Texas - $499,997
University of Toledo, The University of Toledo Rocket Fuel Fund, Toledo, Ohio - $500,000
WERX Foundation, McKinney, Texas - $345,895
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Plain Banarasi Silk kameez with rich gold weaving patterns in nice patterns same as shown.
Dupatta is fancy brocade silk and bottom is blend cotton in matching same as shown.
Kameez Length : Standard kameez length is 44-46 inches,if you want shorter kameez length, then inform us soon after you place an order on same day. If not informed then standard kameez length will be kept.
Sleeves Length : Standard sleeves length will be same as shown in the pic, but if you want to change the sleeves length, then you can inform us soon after the order is placed,we cannot customize the length if we do not receive the mail on same day.


Hamm Chemie is one of the leading companies for the chemicals trade in Germany.
From its location in Oberhausen, acids and alkalis are shipped all over Europe. The sale of sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide to large-scale customers is the key focus of our business activities. Our port, which includes fire extinguishing equipment, is absolutely ideal for the rapid handling of liquid, inorganic chemicals. It is accessible to ships of up to 1,200 tonnes without any problem.
Our excellent and long-standing contacts with producers and our large tank capacities that total over 14,000 tonnes enable us to complete rapid and reliable deliveries, and with a handling volume of 300,000 tonnes per year we are also one of the biggest chemicals trading businesses in Germany.
In addition to this, Hamm Chemie offers a variety of services such as the diluting of highly concentrated acids and the dissolving of solids.
1908 With its managing director Fritz Hamm, the steel trading company that would later become part of the Oswald Group establishes the company Agriculura GmbH, Düsseldorf, for the sale of basic slag as a fertiliser.
1912 Founding of Fritz Hamm GmbH, Düsseldorf. Company purpose: retail of sulphuric acid.
1917 The company Chemische Werke Rombach GmbH, Oberhausen, is founded for the production of sodium sulphate and hydrochloric acid.
1931 The production of sulphuric acid, battery acid and composite fertilisers begins in Oberhausen.
1971 Concordia Berg AG takes ownership of the Curtius GmbH chemicals plant in Duisburg and constructs a facility for the production of sulphuric acid.
1976 As part of a requisite restructuring of Concordia Berg AG, the major shareholder Schering AG, Berlin leaves the company and takes ownership of the four companies.
1981 Schering AG merges the four companies into just one: Hamm Chemie GmbH, Düsseldorf.
1983 Windmill BV buys Hamm Chemie GmbH from Schering AG.
1986 The Oslo-based group Norsk Hydro buys the company.
1989 Development of the production of hydrochloric acid and sodium sulphate with the addition of a Mannheimer muffle furnace.
1997 Construction of a recycling facility for the processing of used corrosives from the hot-dip galvanizing industry into the end products of iron-II and zing-II chloride solution.
2000 The production of hydrochloric acid and sodium-potassium sulphate comes to an end.
2001 Takeover of the Oberhausen production location by the newly established company Balver Chemieservice GmbH as a production, storage and handling company; takeover of the trading activities by the newly established Hamm Chemie GmbH as a sales company.
2011 100% takeover by the Hertin family and merger of the companies Wocklum Chemie and Hamm Chemie.


Centerstone is one of the nation's largest non-profits for mental health and addiction serving over 100,000 individuals and families each year. The organization has facilities located throughout Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee and Florida. Substance abuse treatment at Centerstone is offered as both standard outpatient and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) for teens and adults. Additionally, Centerstone offers a residential program for adults struggling with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders as well transitional living services at the Florida facility. Clients also benefit from a continuum of care with detox, residential, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) and IOP.
Centerstone is a behavioral health hospital located in a residential neighborhood with 27 beds available for inpatient care. Rooms are typically double occupancy though occasionally three clients share a room. All rooms are gender-specific with a private bathroom.
Rooms are minimally furnished with twin beds, dressers and small cabinets to store personal items. Residents are expected to bring appropriate clothing. Laundry services are available on-site, as is a gym which clients can use for an hour each day.
Meals are served three times a day in a cafeteria setting. Breakfast options include eggs and bacon while lunch and dinner generally include assorted vegetables, meat dishes and rice or a similar starch. There are also cold food options like cereal, toast and sandwiches. Upon arrival at the facility, residents are permitted one small grocery bag of dried goods with them as well. Tobacco is strictly prohibited.
Residential treatment at Centerstone typically lasts 30 days. During treatment, clients attend programming seven days a week. A standard week consists of individual and group therapy, family therapy, daily 12-step meetings, fun outings and on-site recreational activities. Those in need of medication management also meet with a staff psychiatrist every day. Treatment incorporates CBT and DBT as well as the 12 steps.
Aside from these standard modalities, alternative therapies like aromatherapy, meditation, yoga and massage therapy are provided as well. These services are available sporadically—except for massage therapy, which is scheduled every other Friday. Groups occur throughout the day while individual sessions are scheduled independently. There are also mandatory family therapy sessions every Saturday during scheduled visitation hours. Visitation runs from 1 to 4 pm, with family therapy held from 1 to 2 pm. Generally, these sessions focus on relapse prevention and healthy communication.
PHP is available for those stepping down from inpatient care as well as those in need of less intensive treatment. This track requires clients to attend at least 20 hours of group therapy a week. Clients in PHP participate in the same groups as those enrolled in the residential track. Each individual works with a therapist to develop an individualized treatment plan catered to their needs.
The six week IOP meets three days a week for three-hour group sessions. This is the only phase of treatment available to both adults and teens. Groups are held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8:30 pm and divided by age group. Clients also attend an hour of individual therapy each week. The clinical staff at Centerstone includes, psychiatrists, CSACs and LPCs.
Both adolescent and adult IOP and standard outpatient groups are available at Centerstone's Illinois, Indiana and Tennessee outpatient facilities. These programs consist of several two to three hour-long group sessions each week along with individual therapy. Support for co-occurring disorders is typically offered in the form of medication management and therapy.
Other care options include senior and caregiver services, crisis services for adults and children, mental health counseling, in-home counseling, residential and transitional housing programs for adults with developmental disabilities, foster care and adoption services, military counseling and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP). There's also a Regional Intervention Program (RIP) for children and families which consists of training and therapeutic support aimed at teaching parents how to work with their children. This option is available at Centerstone's Clarksville facility in Tennessee.
Overall, Centerstone Addiction Center offers a comprehensive range of behavioral health services. The facility is part of an expansive organization, with a residential recovery track as well as a range of outpatient facilities providing structured substance abuse and mental health programs for teens and adults. With holistic treatment options used in conjunction with evidence-based traditional methods, the well-rounded approach to substance abuse treatment helps adolescents and adults establish a strong foundation for lasting recovery.
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DO NOT TAKE YOUR CHILDREN HERE…THEY CONDONE AND COVER UP CHILD ABUSE(ERS)!!!! My 7yr old son was a victim of Centerstone's immoral, and unethical business practices!!!! They will hurt your child like they did mine, and you will hurt without any of them caring what they have done!! The CEO DAVID GUTH JR…is the HEAD HORRIBLE HUMAN of this organization!! He is aware of the harm they caused my child, and his office blocked me from even posting on their FACEBOOK ads about this harm to a child to further cover up their child abusing ways!!! PLEASE WARN ALL PARENTS ABOUT THEM!!! TELL THEM GET THEIR CHILDREN AWAY BEFORE THEY HURT THEIR CHILD LIKE THEY HAVE MINE!!!
During my interview with a Male Staff employee,My privacy, ethics and right for respect and non discrimination judgement were breach. Every moral code under this center stone code of conduct were broken by this employee.


The Hollywood western gasped its last breaths in the late 1960s with revisionist classics with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Wild Bunch. In 1971 Blake Edwards wrote and directed a Hollywood "anti-western" if there ever was one: Wild Rovers, in which William Holden and Ryan O'Neal play a pair of down-and-out cowhands who rob a bank and make a run for Mexico.
Although Edwards had a longstanding relationship with Henry Mancini (Peter Gunn, The Pink Panther), he turned to Jerry Goldsmith for Wild Rovers, having been impressed with Goldsmith's ability to score character in Patton (1970, FSMCD Vol. 2, No. 2). Edwards sought an Aaron Coplandesque effort which would treat authentic cowboy songs in the symphonic idiom, and Goldsmith responded with a theme-and-variations approach which even utilizes the same folk song elements ("Goodbye Old Paint") as Copland's ballet, Billy the Kid.
The result is a melodic and pleasing score that ranks as one of Goldsmith's finest in the Americana idiom. The cues range from authentically "folksy" to fully symphonic and "Coplandesque"; like Patton, the score is brief and focused on its almost monothematic personality, but not without modernistic action cues—such as "Cattle vs. Sheep," for the death of Karl Malden's rancher.
Previous LP and CD releases of Wild Rovers have been a London re-recording, with two songs performed by Ellen Smith (actually Ellen Goldsmith, the composer's daughter). This definitive CD features the the complete, Los Angeles-recorded underscore (never before released), including the unused title song performed by Sheb Wooley; followed by the complete London album recording (including the "Friendly Advice" track from the 1986 MCA LP, resequenced as Goldsmith intended); and then two bonus tracks of source music vocals from the film—all in stereo.


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Q: How can I calculate rank based on highest Score and lowest Minutes in MySql Server My Table Structure is
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `tbl_user_result` (
   `Id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   `ResultId`int(11),
   `PaperId` int(11) ,
   `Title` varchar(45),
   `TotalQuestions` int(11) ,
   `Attempt` int(11) ,
   `Correct` int(11) ,
   `Wrong` int(11) ,
   `Score` int(45) ,
   `Minutes` int(11) ,
   `TimeSt` varchar(45) ,
   `UserEmail` varchar(45) ,
   `UserName` varchar(45) ,
  PRIMARY KEY (`Id`));

I tried following SQL query
SELECT
    id,
    PaperId,
    Title,
    Score,
    Minutes,
    (SELECT
            COUNT(*) + 1
        FROM
            tbl_user_result
        WHERE
            Score > x.Score AND Minutes > x.Minutes) AS Rank
FROM
    `tbl_user_result` as x

A: The easiest way is to use variables:
select r.*
from (select r.*, (@rn := @rn + 1) as rank
      from tbl_user_result r cross join (select @rn := 0) vars
      order by score desc, minutes asc
     ) r;

This works if you have no duplicates.
I think the following is the version of your query that you want:
SELECT id, PaperId, Title, Score, Minutes,
       (SELECT COUNT(*) + 1
        FROM tbl_user_result r2
        WHERE r2.Score > r.Score OR
              (r2.Score = r.Score AND r2.Minutes < r.Minutes)
       ) AS Rank
FROM  tbl_user_result r;

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LEXA - - Ms. Sherri Mallard, 44, of Lexa, Arkansas, died as a result of injuries sustained in a single vehicle automobile accident late this afternoon. The vehicle is believed to have been a late model Ford Explorer. The accident occurred about one-half mile east of the Post Office and railroad track on Highway 242. The direction of travel, as best could be determined was west towards the railroad tracks. From our reports there were no skid marks. It appears that the driver impacted the tree without an attempt to reduce her speed. The accident was at or right near the two story white home on the south side of Highway 242 West.
The Helena-West Helena Fire Department, The Phillips County Sheriff's Department and the Phillips County Coroner's office will issue reports on this matter. Upon receipt of those reports, we will supplement this posting.


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EcoClean Solutions, Inc. has launched an eco-friendly weed killer to add to their growing line of gardening and cleaning products. 20% Vinegar Weed Killer, sold under the company's Green Gobbler brand, is an all-natural herbicide used to control herbaceous broadleaf weeds and grasses.
Green Gobbler's vinegar product is derived from corn grown in the United States. It does not contain phosphates, sulfates, VOCs, petroleum solvents, chlorine, fluorine, ethoxylates, dye or bleach. Most importantly, it does not contain glyphosate.
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The General Manager of Rivers State Newspaper Corporation ( RSNC), Mr Vincent Ake has called on church leaders in the state to rise up against the increasing cases of moral decadence in the society.
Ake who said this in his office during a courtesy visit to him by the Board of the Ecumenical Centre, Port Harcourt said that the church must take up a programme to enlighten the youths on the path of moral rectitude.
He condemned the craze for materialism, stressing that it behooves the leadership of the Ecumenical Centre to design programmes that will attract the youths to the centre to hear the word of God.
The General Manager, who described the Rivers State Ecumenical Centre as the epicenter of Christianity in the state, said that, the corporation will explore the opportunity to ensure that Christ is fully publicised.
He also commended the board for the visit and assured them of the corporation's readiness to give the desired publicity to the centre.
Earlier, the Chairman, Board of the Ecumenical Centre, Rev Dan Obinna said that the centre, which was commissioned by Governor Nyesom Wike this year, represents a fulfillment of nationhood for Rivers State and the people, adding that, it was in line with scriptural prophecies.
Obinna said that the centre has a Cathedral and other facilities, pointing out that services and other activities are going on at the centre.
He noted that the visit was to solicit the support of the corporation towards publicising activities from the centre.
Obinna, a former general manager of the corporation, commended the management for keeping The Tide newspaper afloat inspite of all odds and urged for its sustainance.
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The Amanyanabo and Traditional Ruler of ancient Ele Kingdom in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State, King Felix Tamunoseipiriala Okuru Apina VII, has stated the gratefulness of his people to the State Governor, Nyesom Wike.
He said the people of Ele community will continue to be grateful to the governor for graciously supporting their "illustrious" son, Barr Vincent Nemieboka, to become the chairman of the local government area, and approving the construction of a landing jetty in the area.
King Apina vii in a statement from the palace said the people of Ele kingdom have been given a sense of belonging by these gestures, because "it is first of its kind from any governor of the state".
The monarch noted that for the governor to remember the community in his development plans, "the people are most grateful", assuring him that they are fully mobilised and ready to exercise their franchise in the forthcoming elections for candidates that will have the interest of the community at heart.
On behalf of the Ele Divisional Council of Chiefs and the people of Ele Kingdom, he pledged their loyalty and support, stressing that construction of the landing jetty will in no small measure alleviate the untold suffering experienced during low tide.
He also noted that the jetty will encourage business boom in the area and further assured that all necessary co-operation will be given to the contractor when the project commences.
The first citizen of the community also lauded the Chairman of the Local Government Council, Barr Vincent Nemieboka, for the construction of a Health Centre and provision of a portable drinking water for the people.
This, he said, has given the people a sense of belonging, noting that Ele Community as one of the ancient nine clans of Okrika ethnic nationality, is in dire need of other developmental projects.
Tai LGA Flags Off Construction Of Corpers' Lodge
The Tai local Government Area has flagged off the construction of an eighth bedroom corpers lodge at Botem Community in Tai local Government Area.
The lodge, according to the council Engineer, is made up of four rooms for male and four for female.
Flagging off the project on behalf of the council, Rivers State Commissioner for Transport, Dr.Jacobson Nbina, said the project, which was in line with the desires of the people, will help to improve education in the area.
Nbina, who is Chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council, said the project has further increased the chances of the party's victory in the forthcoming election in the area.
He urged the people to reciprocate the gesture by maintaining the facility when it is completed.
Meanwhile, the Senator representimg Rivers South East in the National Assembly, Senator Barinada Mpigi, has rated the Tai Local Government Council high in the execution of projects.
Speaking during a ward-to-ward and unit-to-unit campaign at Ward 8, Sime Tai, Mpigi said the Mbakpone administration has embarked on people-oriented projects across the LGAs.
He said the projects, which range from markets, water, roads, security, and others, have improved the living conditions of the people.
The Senator particularly commended the Chairman for the corpers' lodge, stressing that it will help to boost education, not only in Botem, but that communities around the area will also benefit from the gesture.
Also speaking, Chairman of Tai Local Government Council, Hon.Mbakpone Okpe, said the project was in fulfilment of his electioneering promises to the community.
He said he told them to nominate a project and they nominated a corpers lodge.
Okpe said the project will be completed and commissioned within the next three months.
On the ward-to-ward and unit-to-unit campaigns, the council boss said so far four Wards have been visited in the area.
He said the campaign was to explain to the people the importance of voting for candidates of the PDP during the forthcoming elections.
The Tai Council boss also thanked the people for their massive turned out for the campaign.
Also speaking, the Member representing Tai in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Matthew Dike, said the people of Tai are happy with the administration of Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike.
He said the people will reciprocate it by voting massively for candidates of the PDP during the election.
The campaign train visited wards one and eight.
By: John Bibor
The Rivers State Chapter of the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) has described as ill-timed the Naira redesign policy of the Federal Government.
The society also called for the establishment of a Ministry of Science And Technology in Rivers State.
Chairman of the Society, Dr. Legborsi Emmanuel, said this at the quarterly general meeting of the branch in Port Harcourt.
Emmanuel said the Naira redesign program is coming at a time when Nigerians are batlling with the fuel price hike.
"NCS supports cashless policy, but increasing the sufferings of the Nigerian masses at a time we are battling with fuel price hike by taking out the old notes when we do not have enough of the new notes in the commercial banks have ended up putting pressure on the good people of Nigeria", he said.
According to him, the programm has further contributed towards the destruction of the falling economy that needed to be well protected by the Federal Government.
He said the situation will provide opportunity for all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to integrate all their data and operate seamlessly in the state.
He described the theme of the meeting, which is, "The use of ICT As A tool For Social Re-Engineering And Economic Transformation of Nigeria", and the lecture, as a call to duty.
Speaking on the topic, "The use of ICT As A tool for social Re-Engineering and Economic Transformation of Nigeria", from Canada, through zoom, Mr. Oraye Franklin said the present administration in Rivers State should be commended for it's information communications and Technology (ICT) policy.
He expressed the hope that incoming administrations will built upon it to further improve the sector.
Franklin said the deployment of ICT can be used to solve the multifaceted problems of Nigerians.
According to him, ICT can be used to address socio-economic problems of Nigerians, ranging from the health sector to a general improvement in the conditions of lives of the people.
He specifically said ICT has helped to check the spread of dieseas, thereby enhancing access to quality health care services.
He said the situation has allowed for greater transperancy In governance , improved productivity in public sector, and help farmers boost productivity.
He also stressed the need for both State and Federal Governments to support and encourage the development of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with the view to expanding the economy.
The event also featured the presentation of the society's 2023 budget.
By; John Bibor
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Eugene Powell, who used to play for Parchman Inmates as a boy and recorded in 1936 as Sonnyboy Nelson, was one of the last surviving artists from the original blues recording era. After his one recording session, he married Mississippi Matilda - who also cut a few tunes at that session - and led a quiet life working for John Deere in Hollandale for decades. But in the 1970s, Powell's old friend, bluesman Sam Chatmon, helped him get festival gigs, and the two of them became beloved elder statesmen of the Mississippi blues. Keb'Mo, Lonnie Pitchford and Alvin Youngblood Hart were among the young musicians who stopped by Eugene Powell's for lessons in the 1990s.


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Via the Duets Blog, a trademark resolution that has been building for far too long:
It is not easy to establish fame for purposes of showing a likelihood of dilution by blurring. Owner of the Empire State Building marks rose to the challenge in a recent decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("the Board"). ESRT Empire State Building, LLC v. Michael Lang, Opposition No. 91204122 (June 17, 2015) [not precedential].
NYC Beer Co's proposed mark
Others have tried and lost. See Coach Servs., Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC, 101 U.S.P.Q. Omega SA v. Alpha Phi Omega, Opposition Nos. 91197504 and 91197505 (Mar. 31, 2016) (finding that Omega had failed to show fame prior to any established, continuous use of mark with the specific goods or services in the application or registration, but allowed Omega to amend its opposition to show this evidence if it could); Virgin Enterprises Limited v. Steven E. Moore, Opposition No. 91192733 (August 31, 2012) (telling Richard Branson that his VIRGIN mark was not famous because his company failed to provide sufficient evidence or a survey supporting fame).
Specifically, in the Empire State Building proceedings the applicant was seeking to register the mark below for various beers, ales, extracts for making beer, alcohol-free beers and other related goods. . . .
Opposer's Empire State Building Mark
Not surprisingly, the ESRT Empire State Building, L.L.C. ("ESRT") opposed the application on the grounds of dilution of its famous registrations for the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING mark with respect to "entertainment services, namely providing observation decks in a skyscraper for purposes of sightseeing" (Reg. No. 2,411,972), and with respect to "real estate services, namely management and leasing of real estate" (Reg. No. 2,413,667). Further, ESRT owned the registration for the design mark below in connection with "entertainment services, namely providing observation decks in a skyscraper for purposes of sightseeing" (Reg. No. 2,429,297), and with respect to "real estate services, namely management and leasing of real estate" (Reg. No. 2,430,828).
In finding fame, the Board explained that testimony and evidence established that "[f]or 40 years, the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world, and presently is the fifth tallest building in the United States." . . .
Of course. And yet it I must admit I never really quite got it here at LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION until just now. It makes sense, however, that it would be iconic Empire State Building — the world's tallest edifice of most of my New York City youth, and a towering presence for much of my recent adulthood — that would, despite the shadow it casts, make me see the light.
No excuse for this, really. Because for years I've been interested in assertions of intellectual property rights in connection with landmark buildings. In a bunch of posts, I've written about and tried to make the following points:
Naming rights in buildings and other structures raise interesting issues, especially when sponsorships change or the original corporate owners beat town or go bust. Can buildings, I wrote in this 2006 post, ever be trademarks? I thought they might be, referring at the time to the flagship skyscraper of Citigroup, which had just bought the naming rights to the then-planned stadium for the New York Mets, Citi Field, which was the inspiration for the post.
Not long afterwards, I wrote about copyright claims concerning the design of the ancient and venerable Manchester Cathedral in Great Britain
Then in 2009 I forgot what I said about the Citigroup Building in 2007 and stupidly insisted that the images of buildings — in particular the Seattle Space Needle — couldn't function as trademarks, maintaining my stubborn position despite a well-reasoned argument to the contrary in the comments
I also noticed in 2011 that in Taiwan, the owners of Taipei 101, a super big skyscraper over there, were seeking to collect "rent" not only in the literal landlord fashion but "à la Coase" by claiming trademark rights in their building's image and demanding license fees from sellers of trinkets bearings its image
In 2010, I laughed along with Boing Boing when the Chicago's Marina City Towers condominium association tried to claim "common law copyright" on the landmark Chicago buildings' "name or image
More recently, I weighed in on the proposition that someone could try to stop tourists from taking pictures of the Eiffel Tower because its image was protected by "intellectual property rights"
You'll notice that the feints in the direction of silly claims in these posts — where I was not wrong — were along the lines of copyright. Those were dumb claims. But trademark? Not dumb, and I was dumb to ever doubt them, at least to some extent, as I did when I argued against it in the Seattle Space Needle post so long ago. As John Welch explains, summarizing the TTAB's decision:
Applicant Liang described his mark as including "a building resembling the Empire State Building" and he acknowledged that the building is famous. Opposer relied on, inter alia, two registration for its design mark for entertainment services (the observation deck) and real estate management and leasing services. The registrations described the mark as consisting of "the shape of the exterior of a skyscraper with a pointed, spindled top."
Since the opposed applications were filed under Section 1(b) based upon intent-to-use, Opposer needed to prove that its marks became famous prior to the filing date of the applications.
The Board observed that fame for likelihood of confusion purposes differs from dilution fame; the latter is not determined in the context of certain goods or services, but rather the dilution claimant 'must show that when the general public encounters the mark 'in almost any context, associates the term, at least initially, with the mark's owner.'"
The evidence established that the Empire State Building was completed in 1 931 and for 40 years was the tallest building in the world. It has been featured in hundreds of movies, including King Kong and Sleepless in Seattle. It features a 103rd floor observation deck visited by millions of guests per year. Opposer's marks have been used with a wide variety of goods and services, and numerous licenses have acknowledged Opposer's rights in the marks, with full attribution. Its annual sales revenues and advertising expenditures in connection with the marks are "very significant." The marks receive extensive media exposure in print, radio, television, and the Internet. The Board therefore found the marks to be famous under Section 43(c)(2)(A).
Yes: The Empire State Building is famous — very. But keep this in mind, and here's where it gets interesting:
The owner of the mark uses it for (i) entertainment services, i.e., the observation deck, and (ii) real estate management and leasing services, i.e., basically the business of the building itself. It proceeded here, successfully, on a likelihood of dilution basis based on that fame, to prevent a registration from utilizing the Empire State Building in connection with a good or service having nothing to do with the building.
This is the fundamental operation of trademark dilution law, which here is meant to prevent damage due to "blurring." It's not that consumers will look at that logo at left and really think that the Empire State Building folks are the origin of this beer, and it's not that they think they are otherwise affiliated with its manufacture, or approved, sponsored or licensed it, etc. Those would all be plain-vanilla infringement thoughts.
Rather, we're talking about dilution by blurring here. And "blurring" is erosion of a trademark's distinctiveness: True, while consumers today might not see that logo and think that NYC Beer comes from or flows with the approval of the Empire State Building people, but if we let this kind of thing go on, it will surely happen soon enough!
Now, on the one hand, to their credit, the Empire has not, unlike, at least per that old report I linked to years ago concerning Taipei 101, gone all around the souvenir shops that surround it in Midtown and tried to exact tribute for every postcard, keychain, poster, t-shirt… you get the picture. It would be impossible. Indeed, they would have to go far beyond Midtown. Empire State Building chochtkes are ubiquitious not only in Midtown, and not only in Manhattan, and not only in New York City, but pretty much in every transit-related retail location in and out of metropolitan New York City.
The "ESB" is everywhere. It's a true icon. It is a pretty building, even if architectural snobs prefer its jilted slightly younger brother, the Chrysler Building for style and pizzazz; frankly, I'll take the muscular, streamlined ESB anyway over the cutesy Chrysler anyway.
And indeed, while it has long been surpassed, and surpassed, and surpassed again as the World's Tallest Buildings, and New York's too — and despite the odd, awkward moment where it tragically unwillingly regained that distinction ever so briefly — the Empire State Building will always be the Empire State's building of buildings, and —
The point is that that damned silhouette is already EVERYWHERE. It can't get any more diluted, blurred, un-distinct. It can't get any less likely to designate a source of anything or suggestion of nothing but nothing.
The image of the Empire State Building is generic for New York.
It's no trademark at all.
I was right the first time.
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The Himalayan Times > Business > Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on development goals
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on development goals
Published: May 17, 2020 1:15 pm On: Business
KATHMANDU: A draft report of the study titled 'Rapid Assessment of Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Nepal' says Nepal's eligibility for graduating from the status of least developed country (LDC) in 2021 firmly rests on non-income criteria that comprise of major 'stock' indicators which are cumulative in nature.
"It can still expect to graduate in 2021 and go through a threeyear transition period until 2024," says the report commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme in Nepal. The preparatory period may be longer than three years during which period LDCs continue to benefit from special support measures.
Nepal can also expect to reach a respectable lower middle-income level by 2030. The attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), however, will now become a greater challenge especially if Nepal's revenue base and foreign grants shrink, while competition for concessional foreign borrowing stiffens over the next few years, the report has warned.
"Already, Nepal has a glaring financing gap in its annual SDG investment needs."
A version of this article appears in e-paper on May 17, 2020 of The Himalayan Times.


I have some thoughts ensuing from my last post. The first is about music. This blog is primarily about classic Christianity as revealed through texts. A discussion of Haydn's Creation and the doctrine of creation is not about any classic texts of the faith, and a significant portion of it was about a teaching or idea. However, a discussion of a piece of classical music such as that is consonant with the aims of Classic Christianity as seen in the sidebar on the main page.
The riches of the Great Tradition are not only locked away between the covers of books. Another of the places where Christians can find the richness of the past ages is the arts. Haydn's Creation carries within it pieces of the tradition, truths that are timeless, enrobing them in the flesh of music. The beauty of Haydn's composition sings forth the beauty of creation.
Haydn's Creation is but one example of many, but is an entrance into one facet of how music can carry the tradition through the ages. Similar to Creation is Handel's Messiah, also an oratorio, recounting the life and theology of the Messiah in beautiful music with words all taken from Scripture. Within that tradition of performance-oriented classical music we also have Bach's cantatas based on the passion narratives of the Gospels, Brahms' German Requiem, and Stravinksy's Symphony of Psalms among others. All of this music captures in some way some aspect of the Great Tradition. All of this music is worth listening to as music, as art. And, I believe, all of this music is a vehicle of God's grace and revelation.
Most Christian music, however, has been composed for use in worship. The earliest surviving music is the chant of the ancient churches, Gregorian, Byzantine, Syrian, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Armenian. Related to these are Anglican plainsong and the chant of the Slavic churches. This music is filled with an austere beauty and able to create space for worship of a type that modern worship music does not. The Renaissance produced music so beautiful one imagines that the angels in heaven must use it as they gather around the Throne of the Almighty, especially Palestrina but also Tallis, Allegri, and others. All of this ancient, beautiful music for worship stands within the same musical tradition and is very valuable.
In modern worship, these hymns sometimes fall through the cracks as we seek to be cool and contemporary and relevant, singing only the newest and hippest songs. Yet these songs, these tunes with these words, connect us to the tradition of Christians who have gone before us, passing along their thoughts and theology, their beauty and sense of holiness. I encourage leaders of worship to keep the hymns in the repertoire amongst the newer songs.
Exciting to my mind are some new hymns that have been produced (we're talking hymn as a musical genre). The only things that come immediately to mind are "In Christ Alone," and "How Deep the Father's Love for Us." Other musicians who have kept links to the old music, old poems, and old theology have produced new music for liturgical settings, as John Michael Talbot who has essentially produced the entire Mass and Steve Bell who has a version of the Sanctus, "Holy Lord." Steve Bell has also recorded musically new yet truly old songs on his album Devotion, though these are not all his own compositions.
A study of the old music is important for those who wish to engage in the creation of new music. Some churches act as though only the old is worth singing; this is not true, for the old was once the new. Some churches act as though only the new is worth singing; this is also not true, for the new is untested and untried. A combination of the two is worth singing, in my opinion. However, a knowledge of this old music, of Haydn, Palestrina, Tchaikovsky, Wesley, and Neale, of what has gone before, will undoubtedly deepen the new music, as a knowledge of old poetry can deepen new poetry, that of old theology new theology, that of old paintings new paintings and so forth.
Since we're talking about music, I do listen to some new Christian music besides John Michael Talbot and Steve Bell. I am a fan of Rich Mullins and dc Talk (both "old" new music by now), some Newsboys, Jars of Clay, and Third Day as well as a certain amount of new worship songs by the likes of Matt Redman and people whose names escape me (except — because I worship at Little T — Mike Janzen and — because I'm kind of oldskool — Graham Kendrick).
Music is an important part of the life of church, ancient and modern, old and new. We should tap the resources of this vast tradition that spreads out behind as well as all around us.