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PepsiCo Finally Comes Clean And Admits The Truth About Their Bottled Water
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Bottled water is one of the greatest marketing scams of the modern age. Take PepsiCo's Aquafina brand, for example. Just by including a picture of mountains on the label, we are led to believe that this water originates from a natural drinking source. It's essentially the same tactic that is used by several companies who bottle and sell water to the masses, as well as by food manufacturers who wish us to believe their products are 'natural.'
Pepsico recently admitted that Aquafina is really just tap water, so ask yourself, why do we pay 2,000x the price of tap for it?
Nestle's Pure Life and Coca-Cola's Dasani, the world's largest corporate water brands, are also guilty of this kind of willful misdirection. Three years ago, Coca-Cola admitted that Dasani is just filtered tap water.
In 2007, Corporate Accountability International, based in Boston, pressured the U.S. manufacturer of Aquafina bottled water to make it clear that the drink is made with treated tap water. They said that PepsiCo was guilty of misleading marketing practices used to "turn water from a natural resource into a pricey consumer item."
Although this effort began several years, activists are still pressuring the company to label all of their bottles with something that, truly, should be public knowledge.
"New labels will spell out "public water source," acknowledging the bottled brand's shared origin with tap water. Aquafina is then purified through a seven-step process, stripping it of minerals and other contents commonly found in municipal water supply."
So, it seems not all of the bottles were labelled, which is why RT news as well as Greenpeace have also joined in to contribute to the bad press for bottled water, and we are happy to do the same. It's just another opportunity to provide the masses with the truth about bottled water.
Important Facts About Bottled Water
1. Bottled Water is More Expensive Than Tap Water
According to Business Insider, the bottled water industry "grossed a total of $11.8 billion on 9.7 billion gallons (of water) in 2012, making bottled water about $1.22/gallon nationwide and 300x the cost of a gallon of tap water. If we take into account the fact that almost 2/3 of all bottled water sales are single 16.90z (500mL) bottles, though, this cost is much, much higher: about $7.50 per gallon, according to the American Water Works Association. That's almost 2,000x the cost of a gallon of tap water and twice the cost of a gallon of regular gasoline."
The article goes on to mention several other shocking statistics, like the fact that bottled water consumption and sales have increased approximately 350% respectively since the tracking of the dollar amounts in 1991. In that year alone, Americans spent $2.5 billion on 2.4 billion gallons (about $1.07/gallon).
The plastic bottles of water we buy every week in the United States alone could circle the globe five times. That's not a comfortable thought, and it should have us questioning our activities on the planet, and whether or not the convenience is worth the cost in ecological damage.
2. Potentially Harmful Chemicals In Bottled Water
Truth is, it takes a lot of oil to make plastic bottles. The amount of oil it takes to make plastic water bottles in the United States alone could fuel approximately one million cars and light trucks for a year. (source)
Not long ago, German researchers discovered endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), that could adversely affect development and reproduction, to be contained in 18 popular name brand bottled water products. Of the 24,520 suspect chemicals found to be present in bottled water, the one that showed consistent results and illustrated anti-androgenic and anti-estrogenic activity was di(2-ethylhexyl) fumarate (DEHF). Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that can interfere with the hormone system; they can cause cancerous tumors, birth defects, cardiovascular disorders, metabolic disorders, and, as mentioned earlier, other developmental disorders.
"An increasing number of in vitro studies reports the presence of EDCs in bottled water [12], [13], [14], [15], [17]. With previous studies focusing on estrogenicity, the present work provides evidence for an additional contamination with steroid receptor antagonists. Using an optimized extraction procedure, we detected antiestrogens and antiandrogens in the majority of analyzed bottled water products. Moreover, the antagonist activity was very potent. An equivalent of 3.75 mL bottled water inhibited estrogen and androgen receptor by up to 60 and 90%, respectively. . . . From a broader perspective, bottled water from six different countries has been found to contain estrogenic [12], [13], [14], [15], [17], antiestrogenic, and antiandrogenic (this study), as well as androgenic, progestagenic, and glucocorticoid-like chemicals [16]. This demonstrates that a popular beverage is contaminated with diverse-acting EDCs." (source)
Researchers used spectrometric simulation to narrow down their findings to DEHF as the only possible EDC giving rise to harmful activity. DEHF is also known as an anti-estrogenic compound, which means that another unidentified EDC must be present in the samples that showed anti-androgenic activity
3. Bottled Water Could Potentially Be of Lower Quality Than Tap Water
Not long ago the city of Cleveland conducted a test on the Fiji Water brand and discovered that their water actually contained traces of arsenic, while the city's own water supply did not.
"Bottled water manufacturers are not required to disclose as much information as municipal water utilities because of gaps in federal oversight authority, according to reports released yesterday by government auditors. Bottom line: The Food and Drug Administration oversees bottled water, and U.S. EPA is in charge of tap water. FDA lacks the regulatory authority of EPA, John Stephenson of the Government Accountability Office told a House panel." – Sarah Goodman of the New York Times
The list is a long one, and it's pretty ridiculous when you think about the fact that there are almost one billion people on this planet who do not have access to clean drinking water. More frustrating still is the reality that it doesn't need to be this way. Children are dying by the minute from waterborne diseases and we have spent billions of dollars trying to vaccinate these populations, yet the same level of effort is not being made to provide clean drinking water to various communities around the world.
Our greed seems to be the source of this problem… what do you think?
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Campus will be closed as of 5 p.m. tonight and will not reopen until 12:40 Thursday due to "some of the coldest temperatures and most dangerous wind chill readings in this region's history," according to an email sent out by University President Mark McCoy. All events associated with the Ubben Lecture by John Kasich will also be moved to Thursday in their same venues at the same times.
The National Weather Service issued a wind chill warning that will remain in effect from 10 p.m. tonight until 1 p.m. tomorrow. During this time, the wind chill could reach as low as 45 degrees below zero are expected. These cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in under 10 minutes, according to the National Weather Service's advisory.
In an interview with The DePauw DeFour said his goal was to make sure "that everyone felt safe and accommodated for." As of now, the petition has reached nearly 1,000 signatures. Similar petitions have circulated campuses such as Indiana University and Purdue University. "If the school didn't close, it would be a slap in the face to anyone with a disability, or any chronic illness they can't control," DeFour said.
Ken Owen, special adviser to the president, said that the closure is the result of the dangers associated with the forecasted temperatures.
Hoover Dining Hall and the Student Convenience Store will remain open during normal operating hours on Wednesday, but Blend, Cafe Roy, Cafe Allegro and Wallace-Stewart will be closed.
Lilly Fitness Center will be open to students and to those with memberships from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The indoor track and tennis courts will be closed to the public.
Because of the two missed days of classes, the final day to adjust class schedules will be Wednesday, Feb. 6.


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Quality Technical and Beauty College
Quality Technical and Beauty College Tuition and Fees
Quality Technical and Beauty College is known for offering a wide range of programs in a variety of streams, providing quality education to students. Compared to the tuition fees charged at most colleges, the cost of education at QTBC is quite low. The 2020 - 2021 official data shows that the estimated average cost for students pursuing undergraduate courses at Quality Technical and Beauty College comes to around $8,275, which includes tuition and other expenses as well. The books and supplies and other expenses cost $260 and $2,100, respectively.
As for the cost of attending the university, students should understand that the tuition forms only a portion of the expenses that are involved in the overall cost of attendance. There are several other expenses that are involved in the cost of attending the university, which primarily includes housing, dining, textbooks, supplies, and the cost of living. What's more, at Quality Technical and Beauty College, the total tuition and fees for the enrolled students come out to be around $8,275 in a year. Other than that, they will need to shell out an amount of $260 for books and supplies, $6,375 for room and boarding charges, and $2,100 toward other expenses on average in a year. Therefore, the estimated cost of attendance for one year at QTBC is around $17,010, as per the available information.
As for the net cost for attending QTBC, the actual amount depends on the annual family income of the candidate. The net price is nothing but the actual amount that a student is required to pay in a year. The net cost to be borne is typically higher for candidates whose family income is comparatively higher. While the actual net cost is subject to one's family income bracket, the average net price is estimated to be $6,697 at QTBC. The net cost for students with an annual family income below $30,000 is reported to be around $6,434. On the other hand, an estimated net cost of $7,752 is charged for those with a family income between $48,001 and $75,000.
For students pursuing undergraduate courses at Quality Technical and Beauty College, the tuition and fees are estimated to be $8,275 per year. Alongside that, they will likewise need to shell out around $6,375 toward their room and boarding charges. Accordingly, the overall cost for undergraduate students at the college totals about $17,010 per year, based on the available data.
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The cost per credit hour – the total program cost divided by the total number of credit hours of the program – that the student has to pay to attend Quality Technical and Beauty College varies between graduate and undergraduate degrees. The cost per credit hour for the graduate courses at the college sits at $1,379.
Moving on to the housing and related charges, students who wish to stay off-campus will have to pay around $8,475 per year. Notably, there are no on-campus lodging facilities available for students at the college. Moreover, off-campus candidates will have to pay an amount of $6,375 toward room and boarding charges. Coming to the books and supplies charges, the students will be required to pay an amount of $260. Meanwhile, the other expenses that one needs to plan for add up to $2,100 for off-campus students.
A four-year undergraduate course as well as living expenses at QTBC are projected to cost around $85,320 as per official data. Notably, the total expenses for undergraduate students amounted to $6,697 in 2018-2019, $6,249 in 2017-2018, and $4,984 in 2016-2017.
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THIS picture of Haslingden County Primary School in 1952 was sent to the Free Press by Mary Ingham on behalf of her daughter Patricia, 63, who is in the centre of the second row.
THIS picture of Haslingden County Primary School in 1952 was sent to the Free Press by Mary Ingham on behalf of her daughter Patricia, 63, who is in the centre of the second row. She remembers all her classmates, bar the girl who is third from left in the second row, as well as teacher Miss Rawcliffe and headmaster Mr Halstead, who was there when Mary was a pupil in the 1930s. Pat's dad was caretaker at the school from 1950 to 1956 and Mary's other three children attended. The family left Haslingden in 1959 and Mary, who now lives in Fleetwood, still gets the Free Press delivered.
All our yesteryears - 4 August 2006
A REFUSE truck driver who pioneered the first wheelie bin trials claimed Rossendale was unsuitable for the new refuse collection scheme. Rossendale Council planned to bring 24,500 new bins to the Valley by the following summer but Bob Metcalf, of South Short Street, Haslingden, said the hills would pose problems. He had worked on an experiment with the bins in Helmshore 11 years before and said it had been chaos.
PARISHIONERS armed with buckets of water saved Goodshaw Parish Church after a firebug struck. Neighbours spotted flames and smoke and sprang into action before firefighters arrived. Vicar the Rev John Armes feared the whole church could have gone up if it hadn't been for quick-thinking George Perry, Alan Ross and Clifford and Elizabeth Heywood.
REVELLERS would have to wait until November before they could dance the night away at Rossendale's newest nightclub. The opening of the £250,000 club in the old Empire Bingo Hall, Bacup, was being delayed for a month as architects struggled to fit all the attractions in. Owners Mike Foy, Ged Clarke and Ken Ross said they would spare no expense in converting the art deco building back to its 1930s splendour.
EXPECTANT mums due to have their babies at Rossendale General's maternity unit were furious after being told they must travel to Fairfield General in Bury if they went into labour after 5pm. Angry dad-to-be Ray Wegryzn, of Hud Rake, Haslingden, wrote to Burnley Health Authority, criticising the move.
A YOUNG Bacup mum found herself the victim of her own goodwill after her Gladstone Street home was literally cleaned out. Judith Fawcett, 22, discovered all her possessions stolen when she returned from looking after her sister's children, including clothes belonging to herself and son Marc and even a bar of soap from the bathroom sink. The mum, who was uninsured for the £800 raid, vowed never to return to the home.
HUNDREDS of Valley folk enjoyed a right royal knees-up as they spilled into the streets to celebrate the Royal Wedding. Celebrations included a well-organised street party in Ramsey Avenue, Bacup, where balloons, bunting and Union Jacks were hung and 50 children and their parents enjoyed the festivities. Scores of other streets held parties and many held mock weddings, including in Woodlands Road, Edenfield, where two dogs, owned by friends Andrew Forrest and Gary Bowater exchanged vows.
ROSSENDALE'S first seven days of holiday were described as the worst and wettest for many years, both in the Valley and North West resorts. It contrasted with the previous year which was described as the 'golden week'. Some local holidaymakers had given it up as a bad job and returned home, while a coach firm reported day-tripping as down by more than half.
RESIDENTS of Burnley Road, through Rawtenstall and Crawshawbooth, complained about the siting of new lamp-posts, which had been put up along the length of the road. They said the new poles encroached the pavement, restricting the movement of pedestrians and making it impossible for mothers with prams to pass. But a council official said the new lights met regulations.
CUSTOMERS at the Ram's Head at Tup Bridge, Rawtenstall, consumed their drinks in the company of stars of the stage, screen and radio, with more than 100 photographs hanging on the walls. Licensee Roy Leo Murray, who had just taken over, was former manager of the Grand Theatre, Blackburn, and Casey's Court, and his wife Margaret was a stage vocalist. Mr Murray had come to Rawtenstall as a performer and they both decided to settle in the town.
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4 Funds Focused on Diversity
Diversity in Investing
Minority-led businesses are on the rise, yet it is still harder for these companies to raise the capital they need to really fuel their growth. Over $40 billion is raised by Venture Capital firms but less than 3% of that is given to Black- and minority- owned startups. According to a Morgan Stanley report, diverse business founders are an untapped trillion-dollar market, yet VC firms still often overlook these diverse entrepreneurs.
According to the report, "Venture Capitalists who aren't actively pursuing investments in women and multicultural founders may be leaving money on the table." Yet the report finds that "most Venture Capital firms aren't prioritizing strategies to diversify their portfolios. When asked if incorporating more women and multicultural entrepreneurs is a firmwide priority, 3-in-5 investors say no."
There are funds forming to target this inequality by including racial diversity as the main impetus in their investment thesis. These funds are forming specifically to invest in underrepresented business founders and are doing their part in levelling the playing field. Here is a look at four of those funds.
1. Kapor Capital
Kapor Capital is dedicated to diversity and supporting startups founded by different ethnic and gender groups. According to their mission statement they believe that "the lived experience of founding teams from under-represented backgrounds provide a competitive edge. Their experiences inform the questions they ask and the problems they identify that give rise to profitable, tech-driven solutions." 59% of their current investments have a founder who identifies as a woman or an underrepresented person of color.
Kapor Capital believes that "investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs can yield new ideas, markets, and revenue streams that others have overlooked," and that "building diverse and inclusive teams brings a competitive advantage to tech." They focus on diverse startups in their infancy because "the earlier a company bakes in diversity and inclusion, the more likely it will become part of its DNA and positively impact the company's development and future success."
2. Backstage Capital
Founded by Arlan Hamilton in 2015, Backstage Capital has invested over $7 million in more than 130 companies led by underrepresented founders. They are committed to investing in companies founded by women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ community. According to Backstage Capital, "Less than 10% of all venture capital deals go to women, People of Color, and LGBTQ founders. Other VCs see this as a pipeline problem. We see it as the biggest opportunity in investment."
And Backstage Capital is definitely taking advantage of this opportunity by staying true to its mission and investing in underrepresented founders. In 2018, Ms. Hamilton launched her "It's About Damn Time" fund, a $36 million fund that invests exclusively in black women led businesses. According to Hamilton, "I think it's time that there is a fund that invests a significant amount of money in black women, bullishly and unapologetically to move the needle and to set an example."
3. Harlem Capital Partners
Founded by Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle in New York City's Harlem neighborhood in 2015, Harlem Capital Partners is a "venture capital firm on a mission to change the face of entrepreneurship by investing in 1,000 diverse founders over the next 20 years."  They are focused on early stage, minority-owned startups and are dedicated to diversity. According to Pierre-Jacques "We fundamentally believe we are a venture fund with impact, not an impact fund. The way we generate impact is to give women and minority entrepreneurs ownership."
And with its first fund closed at over $40 million, Harlem Capital Partners is one of the largest VC funds to have diversity inherent in its investment thesis.
4. Black Angel Tech Fund
The Black Angel Tech Fund was born out of conversations that were had at The Stanford Black Alumni Summit in May 2015 in Atlanta. "During the summit, a thought-provoking panel about Black tech opportunity sparked a lively conversation about taking action. That dialogue illuminated a simple realization – the lack of Black techpreneurs and the abundance of potential Black angel investors represented an extraordinary opportunity." Out of this dialogue the Black Angel Tech Fund was founded with the belief that "the abundance of national black wealth and expertise combined with the youthful black genius and tech talent will produce successful next-generation technology companies with black techpreneurs at the helm." The fund is set up to be the antidote to the 2% problem in Silicon Valley, where black tech employees and founders are grossly underrepresented.
Minority Investing Means Majorly Winning
Minority-owned businesses account for about 30% of American businesses, employ over seven million Americans, and annually generate $1 trillion in revenue, yet these companies still face an ever-present gap when it comes to investment capital. It is because of this gap that firms have formed specifically to help this underrepresented sector of entrepreneurs. According to Jarrid Tingle, managing partner at Harlem Capital Partners, "You need diversity funds like ourselves to get this market anywhere close to parity." And that's what these funds are doing, creating a sense of parity in an otherwise unequal market.
Beyond the VC Funding Gap, https://www.morganstanley.com/ideas/venture-capital-funding-gap
Black Angel Tech Fund, https://www.blackangeltechfund.com/
Kapor Capital, https://www.kaporcapital.com/founders-commitment/
Backstage Capital, https://backstagecapital.com/
Why Arlan Hamilton Created A $36M Fund For Black Women, https://www.forbes.com/sites/dominiquefluker/2018/05/23/arlan-hamilton/#68a2636e3dab
Harlem Capital Partners, https://harlem.capital/
Diversity-focused VC fund Harlem Capital debuts with $40M, https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/02/diversity-focused-vc-fund-harlem-capital-debuts-with-40m/


This is Kent's third year being involved with the Greeley Stampede Committee and his second year as the Parades Chairman. Kent's responsibilities include daily parades in the park, the 4th of July Parade and coordinating the Committee's attendance at other parades. He has been volunteering and serving on different boards and committees since the late 80's. He has worked with youth sports programs, many different school organizations and church councils. His work on the Stampede Committee has been the most enjoyable and rewarding. Kent and wife Ann and I have two grown children Jacob and Emily.


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Thirty thousand years of vegetation changes in the alabama hills, owens valley, california
Peter A. Koehler, R. Scott Anderson
Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, School of
Twenty packrat (Neotoma) middens recovered from three sites (1265-1535 m) in the Alabama Hills, Inyo County, California, provide a ca. 31,450-yr record of vegetation change. Located ca. 7 km east of the Sierra Nevada, the middens document that Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma), Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia), and bitterbush (Purshia tridentata) occupied the site between 31,450 and 19,070 yr B.P. Joshua tree and bitterbush departed by ca. 17,760 yr B.P., with cliffrose (Purshia mexicana) and joint-fir (Ephedra viridis) appearing. By 13,350 yr B.P., blackbush (Coleogyne ramosissima) and cholla (Opuntia echinocarpa) entered the record. Between 9540 and 7990 yr B.P., Utah juniper and other species now extralocal to the sites departed and modern components such as wolfberry (Lycium andersonii) and rubber rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus teretifolius) appeared. The middle Holocene records little variation in plant macrofossil composition; however, pollen analysis reflects an increase in aquatic pollen types which might suggest more-open conditions. The transition to the modern vegetation associations at the sites occurred after ca. 2800 yr B.P. The record from the Alabama Hills correlates well with that of other regional vegetation data but documents conditions of increasing aridity earlier than many other packrat midden sites. A shift in understory vegetation between 19,070 and 17,760 yr B.P. may reflect a transition from glacial maximum to post-maximum conditions in the eastern Sierra Nevada.
Quaternary Research
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Koehler, P. A., & Anderson, R. S. (1995). Thirty thousand years of vegetation changes in the alabama hills, owens valley, california. Quaternary Research, 43(2), 238-248. https://doi.org/10.1006/qres.1995.1024
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Presentation and clinical course of Wolfram (DIDMOAD) syndrome from North India
M. A. Ganie , B. A. Laway , S. Nisar , M. M. Wani , M. L. Khurana , F. Ahmad , S. Ahmed , P. Gupta , I. Ali , I. Shabir , A. Shadan , A. Ahmed and S. Tufail
Aims Wolfram syndrome, also known as DIDMOAD, is a relatively rare inherited neurodegenerative disorder, first evident in childhood as an association of juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus and optic atrophy, followed by diabetes insipidus and deafness. The aim of the study was to examine the clinical profile of patients with DIDMOAD syndrome presenting to a tertiary care hospital in north India.
Methods Clinical presentation of juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus fulfilling the diagnosis of Wolfram syndrome was studied using a prepared standardized form.
Results Subjects with juvenile-onset non-autoimmune diabetes mellitus attending the diabetic clinic at a tertiary care centre in north India were followed for 10 years and a diagnosis of fully developed Wolfram syndrome was confirmed in seven individuals. The series consisted of five male and two female patients with a mean age of 17.5 ± 7.34 years. Two subjects had consanguinity and none had any other family member affected. Optic atrophy was present in all, sensorineural hearing loss in 4/7, central diabetes insipidus in 4/7 and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in 2/7 subjects. The new associations found were: spastic myoclonus, short stature with pancreatic malabsorption, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, cyanotic heart disease and choledocholithiasis with cholangitis. Genetic analysis revealed mutation in exon 8 of the WFS1 gene in all the cases studied.
Conclusions The present clinical series of Wolfram syndrome reveals a varied clinical presentation of the syndrome and some new associations.
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"Indeed, Woodward did try to enter the hospital room, but was interdicted by the agent in the hot seat [outside Casey's door] and gracefully shown to the exit," Shipp recounts in "In from the Shadows: CIA Secrecy and Operations," the first published account of the controversy by a member of Casey's security detail.
Shipp provides no first-hand details or documentation for his assertion.
In the famous encounter, Woodward wrote that he slipped into Casey's room for a four-minute interview.
"You knew, didn't you?" Woodward asked Casey, referring to the Reagan administration's illegal diversion of funds from selling arms to Iran to the Nicaraguan contras.
"His head jerked up hard," Woodward wrote. "He stared, and finally nodded yes."
Now an associate editor of The Washington Post, where he has played a main or supporting role in several Pulitzer prizes since 1973, Woodward has successfully weathered repeated challenges to his account of Casey's last remarks.
On Monday, responding by e-mail to questions about Shipp's allegation, Woodward said, "I don't think any security guard was there 24/7 during that period." He referred me to his Web site, where other accounts back up his version of the incident.
One, by investigative reporter Ronald Kessler, quotes William Donnelly, a top CIA administrator who supervised the security officers, as saying, "Woodward probably found a way to sneak in."
In addition, Kessler reported in his 2003 book "The CIA at War," any assertion that the CIA director "could not speak" at the time Woodward entered his room is mistaken.
"When I saw him in the hospital," Robert Gates, Casey's deputy at the time, told Kessler, "his speech was even more slurred than usual, but if you knew him well, you could make out a few words, enough to get a sense of what he was saying. I briefed him on developments at the agency and the White House."
But a number of CIA people, including Casey's widow Sofia, still cannot bring themselves to believe Woodward's account, if only because the CIA chief so fiercely advocated sending leakers to jail.
That was enough to mute calls for a leak investigation.
Next Monday, Simon & Schuster is scheduled to publish Woodward's latest insider book on American presidents: "Obama's Wars."
Finally someone has come forward from the CIA and called out Mr. Woodward. It's good to see someone like Mr. Shipp step forward with some cajones and deliver the truth from within the CIA to the public. I look forward to reading "In From the Cold" and his forthcoming publications.
WAS BOB WOODWARDS COME BACK TO THESE ALLEGATIONS REALLY ONLY AS FOLLOWS?????
Woodward said, "I don't think any security guard was there 24/7 during that period."
REALLY??? THE DIRECTOR OF THE CIA??? I DON'T THINK ANY SECURITY WOULD BE THERE 24/7?????
WOW....HE'S DUMBER THAN WE THOUGHT. WHAT A LIAR.


This beautiful Porsche 996 Turbo was delivered to the first owner in Germany in 2000. The first owner happily omitted the tiptronic option and opted for the now coveted manual gearbox. The combination of the Arktiksilber exterior and the black leather interior ensure a stylish / classic and therefore wanted combination. This Turbo is ex-factory well equipped including extended leather package, original Porsche Traffic Pro radio with CD changer, rear wiper and sunroof. The Porsche has covered only 113.000 kilometers (71.000 miles) and provided with the complete maintenance history. Only the official Porsche dealer and a very prominent specialist have worked on the car. The car had a major maintenance in 2017 at a km-stand of 107.103 km.
The 996 Turbo is becoming more and more popular. The combination of a lot of engine power, usability through the four-wheel drive and reliability by the Mezger engine, makes this 996 variant more desirable.
A Porsche 996 Turbo in original and perfect condition such as this particular car will definitely keep their value. It is still the only variant of the 911 Turbo of which the market value of a nice example with a good mileage is below € 65.000,-. It could just be that this price barrier is going to be broken in the future. Especially for the specimens with a manual gearbox.
If you are in the market for a real and fresh 911 Turbo without overdue maintenance, you should definitely come and see this car.
The Turbo has always been the top of the Porsche 911 range. The Turbo has always been the fastest 911 without sacrificing comfort or ease of use. The first 911 Turbo, the 930, was one of the first production supercars with a turbo. A turbo offered a huge increase in performance, unfortunately in the early years this was accompanied by a huge turbo-gap. Combined with the short wheelbase and the rear-mounted engine, this created a very demanding driving experience. It's not difficult to see why they called the first generation 911 Turbo the 'widow maker'.
Despite this, the 911 Turbo was a great success and every generation became better and better. In 1995 the 993 Turbo was the first Porsche with two turbochargers and also the last air-cooled 911. The harmonious design of the bodywork was developed under supervision of the Dutchman Harm Lagaay.
The successor, the 996, was a big step for Porsche. In 1997 the first water cooled Porsche 911, the 996, followed after 34 years. The 3.4 liter engine produced 300 hp. This model was larger and more aerodynamic than its predecessors. The interior also underwent a facelift and became considerably more comfortable. The car was built on a brand new chassis platform (the first change since the original), and besides, the 'bug' headlights for the first time disappeared in favor of more aerodynamic 'fried egg-shaped' headlights. But the most important change was of course the brand new water-cooled six-cylinder engine. Porsche was forced to abandon air cooling by increasingly stringent emission and noise regulations.
The 996 Turbo also offered many new innovations. The engine was a 3.6-liter flat-six designed by Mezger with two turbos and an intercooler. The engine was not just a turbo version of the Carrera engine, but was based on the squeegee of the 1998 Le Mans winning Porsche 911 GT1. This meant that the car could handle much more power but above all that this engine did not have the notorious IMS bearing problems!
With 420 hp and 563 nm the car was much more powerful than the 993 and therefore the 996 turbo is the first 911 Turbo with four-wheel drive and Porsche's Stability Management. On the outside, the 911 also features new Bi-Xenon headlights, an adjustable auto-emerging rear spoiler, wider bodywork, 18-inch wheels and two side intakes for better cooling.
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LWA pullied ZL1 running the 1/2 mile drag race in Clayton, GA Sept 13th.
Jason's LWA pullied Camaro ZL1 participating in the WannaGoFast 1/2 mile drag racing event in Clayton, GA.
A collage of videos and pictures during Tony's personal quest to make his C5 Corvette better.


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Record-Holding Climber 'Hung Upside Down, Back Against the Wall' After Fall on El Capitan
El Capitan rises over 3,000 feet above the floor of Yosemite Valley, according to the NPS, and it is a favorite spot for rock climbers
By Kiki Intarasuwan and Melissa Colorado
Published May 4, 2018 at 9:16 AM | Updated at 7:49 PM PDT on May 5, 2018
Record-Holding Climber Recovers From Fall on El Capitan
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A well known, record-holding rock climber and East Bay resident spent the night on the wall of El Capitan at Yosemite National Park after he fell and was hung upside down Thursday afternoon.
(Published Saturday, May 5, 2018)
Rescue crews with a helicopter worked to extricate Hans Florine, 53, off the wall Friday morning and eventually took him to a hospital in Fresno, where he was recovering later in the day.
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Florine told NBC Bay Area Saturday that he broke his left ankle and his right heel but he said he's "all good above that."
The world-renowned climber said Friday that the safety nut, placed in between the cracks of the rock to catch the climber in the event of a fall, pulled out and he fell about 26 feet and 7 inches in total.
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He said he was hung upside down with his back against the wall in the section about the Pancake Flake on the Nose of El Capitan.
Florine posted a photo of himself on Instagram Thursday from the wall of El Capitan with the caption "Well, there is a rescue going on, on El Capitan. And it's me. I think I broke my leg. Rescuers please be safe."
Well, there is a rescue going on, on El Capitan. And it's me. I think I broke my leg. Rescuers please be safe. @foyosar
A post shared by Hans Florine (@hansflorine) on May 3, 2018 at 3:54pm PDT
Officials said the incident happened too late in the afternoon to rescue Florine and he had to spend the night on the El Capitan wall where the temperatures can get as low as 40 degrees.
"It's a very exposed and obscure place to be rescued from," said Florine's co-worker Scott Nunley. "There's a lot of ropework that goes into that."
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Florine is a manager at Diablo Rock Gym in Concord.
El Capitan rises over 3,000 feet above the floor of Yosemite Valley, according to the NPS, and it is a favorite spot for rock climbers.
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Florine holds a climbing record alongside partner Alex Honnold for climbing the El Capitan in 2 hours and 23 minutes.
In 2016, Florine released a book titled "On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb" where he said he climbed the El Capitan over 100 times and detailed his most dangerous and death-defying climbs.
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"He's a cheerful guy, he's always looking to be positive and uplifting," said Nunley. "He's compassionate, he's caring, he likes to do hard things."
Hey y'all! I am out of surgery! All good. I love climbing. I love the climbing community. Hard to beat a medical care facility that has all their staff wearing "We Rock Care" on their uniforms. #climbingcommunity @diablorockgym #dohardthings #hansflorine The quick version: I pulled a nut placement I had made, (previous partners know I always use cams even in perfect V slots). I fell in the thin section above the pancake flake, hit triangle ledge with my heels. . Then went 5 ft farther, hung upside down, back against the wall. Probably 26 ft 7 1/4 inch in total. I had a @petzl_official helmet.(really Hans a sponsor plug?) I was on self belay while @abrahamshreve was cleaning the great roof. Current info: Broken left ankle and broken right heel/calcaneus. All good above the calves. I love climbing because you use your whole body to do the sport. If your pinky is broken, you can still train your abs, if your elbow is broken you can still train your legs. I'm super psyched my upper body's going to get trained amazingly well the next 3 to 11 months. And my business work/play/education etc. Is going to get ahead! Psyched!
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I was so excited about going to Supanova. I had tickets lined up (in case the media pass fell through); I was meeting up with friends; I even had some early notice on the Supanova exclusive.
After all the dismissive BS surrounding last year's Sydney Supanova, I was looking forward to a fresh start and a clear, distinct sign that Supanova was making the effort to welcome every character who crossed their threshold.
For those new to the International Pop-Culture scene, Supanova is one of a few major events held in Australia. It is across many cities and happens throughout the year. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. You name it; Supanova has mostly likely been there and done it.
And by done it, I'm including playing with highly controversial issues, like Gamergate. Last year, Supanova brought Adam Baldwin to our shores as part of a Firefly theme (along with Nathan Fillion). Thousands petitioned against it due to his high-profile role in the Gamergate cesspool. A huge debate enveloped social media. It wasn't just a concern about what Baldwin might do to ignite the topic again; there was a concern about the type of people attracted to the event to support Baldwin. It was a genuine concern, with some more recognisable petitioners being targeted by the cowardly few who encouraged online abuse and bullying. Supanova chose to keep Baldwin as a guest, subsequently losing many long-time guests and supporters.
Personally, there was a LOOOOONG discussion in our family about whether to attend Supanova last year. The response from Supanova towards the petition was rather dismissive; on the other hand, it forced them to reconsider their "Safe Spaces" policy. There were a lot of signs up about it being a family friendly event, and reminding us "Cosplay is not Consent". We erred on the side of supporting their efforts to change (with baby steps). No controversies took place; No protests were noted. There were still a large number of defectors but generally it looked like the Event Organisers as a whole had made a concerted effort towards improvement.
Fast forward to this year and just as my Supanova Preview was published, news came to light regarding the Event Director of Supanova, Daniel Zachariou. Check out this tweet, sharing a screen shot of Zachariou encouraging people to sign the petition against the 'Safe Schools' program in Australian schools.
Again – a little history. 'Safe Schools' is a government-funded program for public schools in Australia. It was originally set up to provide free resources and support to staff and students. Resources and support to combat ignorance towards sexuality, gender, identity, and anything else. It was supported by child psychologists and education specialists. It even survived a bias-led review, coming back with praise for its strength and positivity.
Until Conservatives started the usual political BS (read more about it on my other blog). And then other conservatives started with petitions like the above. Petitions that say "Won't someone think of the children" but unfortunately mean "I don't want anyone turning my precious little snowflake into some transgender posterchild". Which we all know is a load of BS, because that is NOT how it works.
Thus the frustration of petitions like this – especially coming from a conservative individual like Zachariou, when the Event he founded is claiming to support the LGBTQIA+ community.
Zachariou has since come out and apologised for his 'lapse in judgement'. Which has not gone well with the good people on social media. However, there was one interesting addition to his apology: Supanova has stated they are putting on a Diversity Panel in the Sydney show, to directly address LGBTQIA+ issues in pop-culture events like Supanova.
This may be a cop-out. It may be a publicity stunt. It may even be a genuine apology from someone who is only capable of making baby-steps in improvements. I really don't know him personally enough to judge either way.
However, I am willing to hear out the apology right up to the Panel. I'm willing to see if Supanova is able to convince its critics that it is listening. That they do want to change for the better.
Geeks already know how divisive society can be. We already know what it is like to defend our interests and passions. We shouldn't have to defend ourselves in what should be a 'safe place' to be … ourselves. In all our complex glory.
As an event, Supanova still has potential. But it really does depend on whether one man can change for the better, and not just for the fans' dollars.
I've seen a bit of this around, I don't understand the intolerance.
There's no problem, people like you are making it a problem. Adam Baldwin was coming as Adam Baldwin the actor, not as the coiner of the Gamergate hashtag. The guy that runs Supernova is running Supernova as an event organizer, NOT as someone who's anti-safe schools.
People can compartmentalize, they can keep their politics out of things that they're not relevant to, unless, it seems, they're part of the social-justice or LGBTQ+ community. This ideological strong arming is just dirty.
Yes, there are many sides to this discussion and you're right that the key argument is personal view v. organisational practice. There are notable improvements to how they managed the Gamergate issue of last year.
All guests to conventions attract a wide range of fans; some based on their 'characters', some based on their ideologies. There is no way you can guarantee every fan is as eloquent and respectful as yourself. Not everyone can compartmentalise to the same level. It is this small group who can ruin events for everyone else.
A personal view may not be a reflection of an entire organisation, but it can attract the attention of someone willing to "strong arm" their support. On such highly sensitive issues like diversity, it is our social responsibility to provide context for people to make their own decisions.


FOOTBALL hard-man Tim Sherwood has read the riot act to Spurs' out-of-form stars in order to hit the ground running in his role as caretaker-manager.
West Ham visit White Hart Lane for the Capital One Cup quarter-final tonight and Sherwood is not going to allow sentiment from Andre Villas-Boas's departure to hang over into his first game in charge.
"When you lose your manager it's a change and you've got to listen to a different voice," Sherwood said.
"But I'm hoping to get a few messages across in a short space of time so we can get a positive result against West Ham.
"It's a huge game, especially on the back of what they did to us at the Lane [West Ham won 3-0 in the league]. It was disappointing.
Sherwood has been told he has the opportunity to make his short-term appointment a permanent one if he can improve on results, but some big names are figuring in the betting.
Fans' favourite Glenn Hoddle and former England manager Fabio Capello have been linked with the post, along with Premier League bosses Mauricio Pochettino and Michael Laudrup.
And highly regarded Murat Yakin, whose Basle side dumped Tottenham out of the Europa League last season, is the latest name to enter the running after claiming to have held talks with the club about the position.


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package br.com.agenciacodeplus.socialcron.schedules;

import br.com.agenciacodeplus.socialcron.events.Event;
import br.com.agenciacodeplus.socialcron.posts.Post;
import br.com.agenciacodeplus.socialcron.profiles.Profile;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import javax.persistence.Column;
import javax.persistence.Entity;
import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
import javax.persistence.Id;
import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
import javax.persistence.Table;
import javax.validation.constraints.Future;
import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.ScopedProxyMode;
import org.springframework.format.annotation.DateTimeFormat;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;

@Entity
@Table(name = "schedules")
@Component
@Scope(value = WebApplicationContext.SCOPE_REQUEST, proxyMode = ScopedProxyMode.TARGET_CLASS)
public class Schedule {

  @Id
  @GeneratedValue
  @Column(name = "id")
  private Long id;

  @Column(name = "date")
  @NotNull
  @Future
  @DateTimeFormat(pattern = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mmZ")
  @JsonFormat(pattern = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mmZ")
  private Date date;

  @Column(name = "completed")
  private Boolean completed;

  @NotNull
  @ManyToOne
  @JoinColumn(name = "post_id")
  private Post post;

  @NotNull
  @ManyToOne
  @JoinColumn(name = "profile_id")
  private Profile profile;

  @ManyToOne
  @NotNull
  @JoinColumn(name = "event_id")
  private Event event;

  public Long getId() {
    return id;
  }

  public void setId(Long id) {
    this.id = id;
  }

  public Date getDate() {
    return date;
  }

  public void setDate(Date date) {
    this.date = date;
  }

  public Boolean getCompleted() {
    return completed;
  }

  public void setCompleted(Boolean completed) {
    this.completed = completed;
  }

  public Post getPost() {
    return post;
  }

  public void setPost(Post post) {
    this.post = post;
  }

  public Profile getProfile() {
    return profile;
  }

  public void setProfile(Profile profile) {
    this.profile = profile;
  }

  public Event getEvent() {
    return event;
  }

  public void setEvent(Event event) {
    this.event = event;
  }

  public boolean equals(Object object) {
    if(!object.getClass().equals(Schedule.class)) return false;

    Schedule schedule = (Schedule) object;

    if(schedule.getId() == null) return false;

    return schedule.getId().equals(this.id);
  }

}

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Filament Health and Cybin Therapeutics Announce Licensing Agreement
Filament will license PEX010, its proprietary botanical psilocybin drug candidate, to Cybin Therapeutics for use in two upcoming Phase II clinical trials awaiting Health Canada approval
VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 14, 2022 /CNW/ – Filament Health Corp. (OTCQB: FLHLF) (NEO: FH) (FSE: 7QS) ("Filament" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage natural psychedelic drug development company, today announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Cybin Therapeutics ("CT"), a private therapeutic bioscience company on a mission to discover and develop psilocybin assisted therapeutic protocols to treat mild mood disorders and addictions. Under the agreement, Filament will license PEX010, its botanical psilocybin drug candidate, to CT for two upcoming Phase II clinical trials addressing depression and alcohol use disorder with an additional two planned for 2022. The financial terms were not disclosed.
CT filed a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) to Health Canada for the first trial in 2021, and anticipates its depression study to begin in the second quarter of 2022. Both trials will be led by Dr. Reg Peters and Dave Phillips. Dr. Reg Peters has been involved in advocacy for compassionate use of psilocybin for palliative patients, including as a medical advisor to Therapsil. Mr. Dave Phillips, Training Advisor to Therapsil and a highly experienced psilocybin-assisted therapist, will lead the therapy component of the trials along with an experienced clinical team at Cybin Therapeutics' purpose-built clinic.
"This agreement with Cybin Therapeutics demonstrates Filament's ability to license our technology and facilitate our partners' trials," said Filament Chief Executive Officer, Benjamin Lightburn. "Our mission is to support the treatment of mental health conditions through the discovery and delivery of exclusively-natural psychedelic medicines, and we are proud to aid CT's efforts. We view this as the first of many agreements in a long partnership."
Josh Taylor, Cybin Therapeutics Founder, said "We are excited to advance our mission of creating psilocybin-based therapies for a number of treatment areas. Filament's unique, all-natural drug candidates combined with our experienced team, we believe, create an ideal environment for creating research-based protocols, formulations, and outcomes for healing."
Due to strong commercial demand for Filament's unique proprietary drug candidates, the Company has engaged business development professionals to meet inbound requests and begin commercial outreach. Andry Tjahyana joins as Vice President, Business Development, bringing more than 25 years' relevant experience. Filament has also engaged Thomas Ryan, Rob Grundy, and Christine Verstraate from NavigatorBIO, who bring a combined 65 years of pharmaceutical industry sales experience.
ABOUT FILAMENT HEALTH (OTCQB:FLHLF) (NEO:FH) (FSE:7QS)
Filament Health is a clinical-stage natural psychedelic drug development company. We believe that safe, standardized, naturally-derived psychedelic medicines can improve the lives of many, and our mission is to see them in the hands of everyone who needs them as soon as possible. Filament's platform of proprietary intellectual property enables the discovery, development, and delivery of natural psychedelic medicines for clinical development. We are paving the way with the first-ever natural psychedelic drug candidates.
Learn more at www.filament.health and on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
ABOUT CYBIN THERAPEUTICS
Cybin Therapeutics ("CT"), is a private therapeutic bioscience company established in 2019, on a mission to develop psilocybin-assisted therapeutic protocols and natural formulations to treat mild mood disorders and addictions. Cybin Therapeutics works with healthcare specialists who together form a dynamic clinical team with the ability to carry out studies and clinical trials for Cybin Therapeutics and it's future partners looking to conduct psilocybin based studies and trials.
Learn more at www.cybintherapeutics.com.
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain statements and information contained herein may constitute "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information," respectively, under Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, "expect", "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "may", "will", "should", "believe", "intends", "forecast", "plans", "guidance" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking statements herein include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the partnership with CT, the clinical trials and the co-development of psychedelic drug candidates. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but reflect the current expectations of management of Filament regarding future results or events and are based on information currently available to them. Certain material factors and assumptions were applied in providing these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements regarding the Company are based on the Company's estimates and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements of Filament to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, including results of the clinical trials and achievement of milestones pursuant to the partnership agreements with CT. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Filament will not update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information that are incorporated by reference herein, except as required by applicable securities laws.
SOURCE Filament Health Corp.
For further information: MEDIA RELATIONS: Anna Cordon, Director of Communications, 778.245.9067, anna@filament.health; Cybin Therapeutics, 604.318.0458, info@cybintherapeutics.com; INVESTOR RELATIONS: KCSA Strategic Communications, Tim Regan/Adam Holdsworth, 347.487.6788, KCSA-investor-relations@filament.health
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Join marine archeologists as they trace the history of the Trouvadore, a slave...
Bacteria Live in the Titanic Wreck
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Cyprus Shipwreck Discovery
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Divers Explore the Lusitania Shipwreck
Two divers, one in an atmospheric dive suit (left) and the other in standard dive...
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Start small and keep the initial implementation simple. Digital signage can be shiny and exciting but go slow, phasing can be a great way to implement. Start with a very visible location and a reasonably simple content scheme that can be handled and updated easily. Whether it's software, hardware, or networking, if it's difficult, it's not sustainable.
Digital Signage Strategy is Marketing Strategy.
Digital Signage is Marketing. Digital signs have specific functions for specific locations, such as directories, meeting room information, event listings, etc. But, in many instances there is downtime with any digital sign. Using your marketing plan, you can seamlessly deploy content based on the audience, times of day, and locations to align with your marketing strategy. Timing digital content for the appropriate audience, at the appropriate time, is very effective for reaching your next potential customer.
Content is King, but keep it fresh.
Find a way to make the user "stop and smell the roses". You only have them for a few seconds so make it count. Use motion, animation, color, etc. People love video – so, use it. If users think what they're viewing is cool, there is a greater influence on their positive experience in your facility.
Invest in your people as well as your infrastructure.
Digital Signage can be automated but it pays to have an "expert" on your team. The major misconception in the industry is that digital signage is difficult to use. In fact, it is the opposite. If part of your implementation strategy is to have a system "gatekeeper" this will go a long way to a successful initiative. If you have a team member "owning" your system it will be worth it. You must believe in the system, but also make it so your people do too.
If you have mastered one digital sign you can and will master 10, 25, even 100. The daunting task isn't installing 100 screens, it is having the plan to maintain them with fresh and relevant content that can be automated or maintained will little effort from your team and gatekeepers.
IT CAN BE DONE, JUST DO IT RIGHT!
A key part of many donation campaigns is to recognize and honor the significant gifts. The following list provides some basic points in developing a Donor Recognition Display.
The primary purpose of any donor display is to record and recognize contributors to a campaign or project. As a starting point, the stakeholders need to determine the basic signage concept: the display's placement and design, how to represent donation sizes, and how the contributors will be identified.
While working with a signage company like ASI Latimer Group, you will be supported by a team of signmaking experts – but before proposing a donor recognition display, it is important to understand what your signage manufacturer needs to know in order to produce your display just the way you want it.
Design Criteria: a Display With Impact.
The design of the wall has infinite possibilities but there are specific criteria that need to be addressed to help make the design successful. A key element of any donor recognition wall is the status of the giving campaign.
A Static display is where the recognition wall and the campaign is completed and no other names will be added.
A Dynamic display is intended for names to be added to the original display. A dynamic wall usually has more complex requirements and planning to allow for growth over time.
The location of the wall needs to be carefully considered to be appropriate and prominent. If it's a dynamic display, it needs to have enough room to grow. Are there are other elements, along with the names, that often are included in the display? Often the gift campaign has a name. In addition, a paragraph or two describing the nature of the campaign, or expressing gratitude, is helpful – especially for an ongoing, dynamic campaign display.
Establishing the "look" of the display is probably the most subjective part of the design process. One approach is to create a look that reflects unique architectural features of its environment, the brand, and what the donor contributions represent.
Determine how the donors will be identified. Either by name, gift amount, location, or specific consideration.
This information should be provided in an electronic format, such as a spreadsheet.
Names and other text requirements should be placed in the electronic file exactly as it will appear on the display wall.
No reference of a gift amount on the wall, treating all names equally, or in the same manner.
Recognition amounts can also be indicated by increasing name size, plaque size on the display.
A minimum gift size should be established. Recognizing small amounts will add cost and size of the display.
In most cases, the funds available for the recognition display will determine whether or not the display is static or dynamic, with static usually being less costly. In general, a dynamic style design will require a greater proportion of the budget to be dedicated to creating the means of future updating. Realistic expectations of materials and detailing will help to keep the project within budget.
In our highly competitive and media-rich world, an investment in professional sign design is worthwhile. Trained designers understand how to get the consumer's attention. Most importantly, they know how to get the consumer to respond.
Table 4 shows what researchers learned about how far a car at different speeds will travel from the time a driver first sees the sign until the car safely comes to a stop. This assumes the sign is mounted perpendicular to the roadway and includes the amount of distance needed to read a typical sign and make a decision to stop.
Assuming the sign can be seen, the next step is to figure out how large the letters on your sign need to be so that your message can be read.
Experts recommend designing signs with letters a minimum of one-inch tall for every twenty-five feet of distance. This makes them readable for all legal drivers. Note that if your sign is using fancy lettering that is more difficult to read, the minimum letter size must be increased significantly.
Most businesses are not going to be well served by a small, plain sign with no graphics. The lettering style, the ability of graphics and logos to be easily recognized, whether or not the words on the sign are familiar and easy to read, the lighting methods used, and even the colors used all impact people's ability to see and read a sign.
Although the length and content of a sign's message generally dictates the overall sign dimensions, Table 5 sets out generally accepted sign height guidelines. They assume that the sign is mounted perpendicular to the roadway, that the size of the letters meets the minimum size standards listed in Table 4, and that the sign is mounted within 5-10 feet of the nearest edge of the public right-of-way. Note that although the table lists heights measured to the top of the sign face, the height from the ground to the bottom of the face should always measure a minimum of 7 feet so the sign is not blocked from view by passing or parked vehicles.
A wide variety of illumination methods are available, and rapidly developing technology is creating a virtually unlimited variety of possibilities, many of which are very economical to install and maintain, as well as being energy-efficient.
When you select the color scheme for your business, you should consider your sign's illumination options at the same time, because the illumination you choose can have an effect on the sign's appearance. Some businesses want their sign's colors to match their print and other media advertising exactly. Some forms of illumination are much better than others at accurately displaying color.
Have more questions about your new signage project? Contact ASI today.
ASI's Online Ordering Service (OOS) is a powerful and intuitive, web-based system that streamlines the often complex process of ordering incremental signage without compromising brand integrity.


A woman admitted causing the death of Lincolnshire motorcyclist David Cook when she appeared before Lincoln Crown Court today, Wednesday March 9.
Katie Wright, 34, of Spilsby Meadows, Spilsby, pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mr Cook by driving carelessly on Main Street, Langrick, on June 17, 2015.
Mr Cook, 54, from Stickney died after the motorcycle he was riding was in collision with a car on the afternoon of June 17.


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Trail Blazers Starting Lineup Against The Pistons Without Damian Lillard
The Portland Trail Blazers have announced their starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Detroit Pistons.
The Portland Trail Blazers are hosting the Detroit Pistons in Oregon on Tuesday night.
Coming into the game, the Trail Blazers are 10-11 in their first 21 games, and the Pistons are 4-17.
For the game, the Trail Blazers will be without their All-Star point guard Damian Lillard, who has been ruled out.
The Trail Blazers have announced their starting lineup without Lillard, and the full lineup for Tuesday against the Pistons can be seen in a tweet that is embedded below from the Twitter account of Jay Allen of Rip City Radio 620.
In the last two seasons, the Trail Blazers have been knocked out of the postseason in the first round.
As for the Pistons, they have not been to the playoffs since 2019 when they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks.
They are clearly in rebuilding mode for this season.
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Hyatt Place Hotel and Apartments (Denny and 6th): 160 hotel + 56 apt.
This doesn't look like the Seattle that I know. But drive a couple minutes south down MLK Blvd from where it crosses Rainier Ave and this is what you'll find: development that actually makes sense for the 21st Century.


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UCPD continues investigation, UCLA confirms former researcher is in custody
By Anushka Chakrabarti and Maanas Hemanth Oruganti
This post was updated Feb. 3 at 12:50 a.m.
The UCPD and UCLA Behavioral Intervention Team are investigating a former philosophy postdoctoral researcher following his recent threats against students and faculty in the UCLA Department of Philosophy, including mention of a mass shooting.
According to philosophy department emails, Matthew Harris, who was also a former lecturer in the department, sent several communications to some philosophy faculty and students, including a link to his YouTube video titled "UCLA Philosophy (Mass Shooting)" and an 800-page manifesto outlining threats. The email did not specify whether Harris sent any threats of a mass shooting.
As of 11:48 a.m. on Tuesday, Harris is in Colorado police custody, according to a campuswide announcement from UCLA.
Bill Kisliuk, UCLA spokesperson, said in an emailed statement at 6:47 a.m. that out-of-state law enforcement agencies confirmed Harris is not in California and is being observed. He added instruction will remain remote Feb. 1.
According to an email from philosophy professor Katrina Elliott, Sherrilyn Roush, UCLA philosophy department chair, advised faculty to avoid holding in-person instruction until Harris' location is determined. Several instructors in the department of philosophy sent communications, shifting their classes online indefinitely to ensure students' safety.
Roush did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Steve Ritea, UCLA spokesperson, said in an emailed statement that UCPD is working with out-of-state law enforcement and federal agencies to investigate the situation.
"UCPD is aware of a concerning email and posting sent to some members of the UCLA community today," Ritea said. "We will keep the community informed as we learn more."
According to a screenshot acquired by The Bruin, UCLA Residential Life leadership sent a message to staff through Slack stating that UCPD is requesting non-urgent information be sent to [email protected] and [email protected].
Some classes, including Sociology M176: "Sociology of Mass Communication," were initially planned to be held in person in Dodd Hall, where the philosophy department is housed. According to a class announcement, when asked about what professors should do regarding holding in-person instruction at Dodd Hall, UCPD did not immediately recommend that any changes be made to the method of instruction. However, UCLA later announced around midnight Tuesday through BruinALERT that all instruction would be held remotely Feb. 1.
Harris was a lecturer for multiple UCLA courses during his tenure, including Philosophy 168: "Philosophy of Race."
Harris was previously placed on leave in the spring while UCLA investigated allegations that he sent a video containing pornographic content to a student. His postdoctoral status was designated to expire at the end of June 2021, though this expiration was unrelated to UCLA's investigations.
Harris did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Contributing reports by Justin Jung, city and crime editor.
Anushka Chakrabarti | News editor
Chakrabarti is currently the 2021-2022 News editor. She was previously the 2020-2021 assistant News editor for the science and health beat, and she was a former contributor for online. She is also a third-year mathematics and economics student at UCLA.
Maanas Hemanth Oruganti | Alumnus
Oruganti was the 2021-2022 city and crime editor. He was also the 2020-2021 Enterprise editor and a News staff writer in the City & Crime and Science & Health beats 2020. He was also a fourth-year cognitive science student at UCLA.
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies releases report on UCPD activity
Christian Secor to appear in court, argue for release from federal custody Wednesday


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package hooks

import (
	"context"
	"database/sql"
	"fmt"
	"math"
	"time"

	"github.com/lib/pq"
	"github.com/pkg/errors"

	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/config"
	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/daemon/filters"
	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/zfs"
)

type PgChkptHook struct {
	errIsFatal  bool
	connector   *pq.Connector
	filesystems Filter
}

func PgChkptHookFromConfig(in *config.HookPostgresCheckpoint) (*PgChkptHook, error) {
	filesystems, err := filters.DatasetMapFilterFromConfig(in.Filesystems)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "`filesystems` invalid")
	}
	cn, err := pq.NewConnector(in.DSN)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "`dsn` invalid")
	}

	return &PgChkptHook{
		in.ErrIsFatal,
		cn,
		filesystems,
	}, nil
}

func (h *PgChkptHook) ErrIsFatal() bool    { return h.errIsFatal }
func (h *PgChkptHook) Filesystems() Filter { return h.filesystems }
func (h *PgChkptHook) String() string      { return "postgres checkpoint" }

type PgChkptHookReport struct{ Err error }

func (r *PgChkptHookReport) HadError() bool { return r.Err != nil }
func (r *PgChkptHookReport) Error() string  { return r.Err.Error() }
func (r *PgChkptHookReport) String() string {
	if r.Err != nil {
		return fmt.Sprintf("postgres CHECKPOINT failed: %s", r.Err)
	} else {
		return "postgres CHECKPOINT completed"
	}
}

func (h *PgChkptHook) Run(ctx context.Context, edge Edge, phase Phase, dryRun bool, extra Env, state map[interface{}]interface{}) HookReport {
	if edge != Pre {
		return &PgChkptHookReport{nil}
	}
	fs, ok := extra[EnvFS]
	if !ok {
		panic(extra)
	}
	dp, err := zfs.NewDatasetPath(fs)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	err = h.doRunPre(ctx, dp, dryRun)
	return &PgChkptHookReport{err}
}

func (h *PgChkptHook) doRunPre(ctx context.Context, fs *zfs.DatasetPath, dry bool) error {

	if pass, err := h.filesystems.Filter(fs); err != nil || !pass {
		getLogger(ctx).Debug("filesystem does not match filter, skipping")
		return err
	}

	db := sql.OpenDB(h.connector)
	defer db.Close()
	dl, ok := ctx.Deadline()
	if ok {
		timeout := uint64(math.Floor(time.Until(dl).Seconds() * 1000)) // TODO go1.13 milliseconds
		getLogger(ctx).WithField("statement_timeout", timeout).Debug("setting statement timeout for CHECKPOINT")
		_, err := db.ExecContext(ctx, "SET statement_timeout TO ?", timeout)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	if dry {
		getLogger(ctx).Debug("dry-run - use ping instead of CHECKPOINT")
		return db.PingContext(ctx)
	}
	getLogger(ctx).Info("execute CHECKPOINT command")
	_, err := db.ExecContext(ctx, "CHECKPOINT")
	return err
}


The Inauguration for the President of the United States of America has changed greatly since they first started. From simply addressing a crown of people gathers about, to a full day event with ambassadors from all around the world . There are numerous Inaugural functions that the president attends all about the city go on all day and far into the night. During all of this the President travels all around Washington. The Metropolitan Police are everywhere on that day.
You really have to wonder what's going through their minds don't you ?
President Clinton and M.P.D. Chief of Police Ramsey sitting side by side.
Officer Richard Peirce a proud member of the Washington D.C. Metropolitans S.O.D. unit is shown here meeting President Ronald Reagan. As his daughter told me, "It was one of the best days of his career".
( Photo by M.P.D.) - The above lettering is on the photo. The gentleman on the far right is James M. Powell, former MPD Officer who at the time of this photo was Chief of Police for the US Capitol police.
Members of the M.P.D. along side some well known folks.
Officer James Conlon, a member of the S.O.D. stands by as the cast of D.C. Cab passes by. Unknown MPDC officer escorts Mr. T during the filming of "D.C. Cab"
Stan Radzilowski of the M.P.D.stands along side Russel Crow while on detail at the 2009 film site.
Stan Radzilowski stands to Matt Damon's right as they pose for a photo on the set.


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His most memorable NBA assignment was Kobe Bryant's last game, when the Los Angeles Lakers played host to the Utah Jazz on April 13, 2016.
Workman spent four seasons officiating in the NBA G League and also refereed in the CBA. A second-round pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, Workman played eight seasons in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks, Washington Bullets (now Wizards), Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors. He also played professionally overseas and in the CBA.
Workman joins Bernie Fryer and Leon Wood on the short list of NBA players who have made the transition to officiating.
Workman was an All-State high school quarterback in North Carolina. He played one year of football and basketball at Winston-Salem State University (the latter for the legendary Clarence "Big House" Gaines) before transferring to Oral Roberts University. Workman was inducted into the Oral Roberts Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.
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5 tech startup ideas that Kenya can export
Having pioneered mobile money solutions like MPesa and crowd-sourcing platform Ushahidi, Kenya's innovative, resilient and global-looking tech community is working on the next big thing. It is no wonder Kenya's ICT sector has been the most consistent and one of the key drivers of Kenya's economic growth in the last decade, contributing 12.1 per cent to the GDP in 2014. It's now about time Kenya becomes a net exporter of technological innovation and ground breaking products.
The tech innovations currently being created, tested and deployed are not only benefitting Kenyans but can be replicated in most African countries. These startups have the potential to scale to other emerging economies and have a strong business and social case. Kenya has the potential to be at the forefront of cutting edge innovation that brings about real change, creates employment and spurs other innovators to build in Africa for Africa. Here are five startups that can quickly scale to the rest of the continent and beyond:
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Abstract—Terrorist attacks are the biggest challenging problem for the mankind across the world, which need the wholly attention of the researchers, practitioners to cope up deliberately. To predict the terrorist group which is responsible of attacks and activities using historical data is a complicated task due to the lake of detailed terrorist data. This research based on predicting terrorist groups responsible of attacks in Egypt from year 1970 up to 2013 by using data mining classification technique to compare five base classifiers namely; Naïve Bayes (NB), K-Nearest Neighbour (KNN), Tree Induction (C4.5), Iterative Dichotomiser (ID3), and Support Vector Machine (SVM) depend on real data represented by Global terrorism Database (GTD) from National Consortium for the study of terrorism and Responses of Terrorism (START). The goal of this research is to present two different approaches to handle the missing data as well as provide a detailed comparative study of the used classification algorithms and evaluate the obtained results via two different test options. Experiments are performed on real-life data with the help of WEKA and the final evaluation and conclusion based on four performance measures which showed that SVM, is more accurate than NB and KNN in mode imputation approach, ID3 has the lowest classification accuracy although it performs well in other measures, and in Litwise deletion approach; KNN outperformed the other classifiers in its accuracy, but the overall performance of SVM is acceptable than other classifiers.
Index Terms—KDD, precision, recall, terrorist group.
The authors are with Operations Research Department, Cairo University, Egypt (e-mail: gh.tolan@fci-cu.edu.eg, O.Soliman@fci-cu.edu.eg).
Cite: Ghada M. Tolan and Omar S. Soliman, "An Experimental Study of Classification Algorithms for Terrorism Prediction," International Journal of Knowledge Engineering vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 107-112, 2015.