text:
Sandra Sully
Nigel Collin
Ian Leslie OAM
Mike Bailey
Andrew Klein
Lisa Backhouse
News Anchor, Journalist, MC & Host
Sandra Sully is one of the most recognised and respected faces on Australian television. A journalist, senior editor and presenter with Ten Eyewitness News First at Five, she has been part of the TEN News team since 1990. Sandra celebrated her 25th anniversary at the network in 2015.
She is also a highly sought-after MC for events and conferences. Her hosting credits include: the Pink Ribbon Breakfast, the Veuve Clicquot Awards, Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, Women of Achievement Awards, Star Ball, Grand Prix Ball, AFL Grand Final Week and Eureka Awards - National Science Awards.
More about Sandra Sully:
During an impressive career, Sandra has hosted major Network news events including the Federal Budget, the Royal Wedding coverage from London and Oprah Winfrey's Big 'O' event at the Botanical Gardens. She also co-hosted TEN's interactive, real-life crime series Wanted.
For 18 years, she was the highly popular Presenter and Senior Editor of TEN Late News with Sports Tonight. In that role, she was the first Australian journalist to break the news of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States. She has subsequently covered anniversary commemorations of both the Bali bombings and the September 11 attacks.
Sandra's documentary credits include travelling to Timor in 2010 to produce Independent Future, a report on how the then new nation was coping post-liberation.
In 2009, her documentary Sandakan - Sheer Bloody Murder revealed the tragic story of hardship and horror faced by Australian prisoners of war in Borneo on the infamous death marches of World War II. It premiered on Network Ten over the Anzac Day weekend that year.
Sandra was also one of the first on the scene at one of Australia's worst natural disasters, the Thredbo landslide, and covered the emotional rescue of Stuart Diver in 1997.
Off camera, Sandra is a news junkie and has been a driving force behind TEN Eyewitness News First At Five's Social Media framework. She is a news leader on Twitter and Instagram and her prolific news tweets provide Australians with breaking news and information, amassing a large and loyal following along the way.
Sandra's engaging warmth, style and versatility have enabled her to cover numerous events such as Commonwealth and Olympic Games, as well as becoming the first woman to co-host the iconic Melbourne Cup/Spring Carnival, a role she filled for seven years.
Sandra is a passionate sports fan and sits on the Board of Hockey Australia, as well as being one of the first women members of the prestigious Carbine Club of New South Wales, which supports children in sport.
Sandra is an Ambassador for National Adoption Awareness as well as being committed to several charity organisations. She's Co-Patron of Spinal Cure; Ambassador for the NSW Crime Stoppers; and National Ambassador for Do Something, which encourages social change.
Sandra's passion for news has fortified her position as one of the finest newsreaders in the country, delivering TEN Eyewitness News First At Five bulletins with integrity and credibility.
Master of Ceremonies (MC), Media, Media TV, Compere, Business, Facilitators

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
New York Politics
NYC Mayor Adams unveils plan to build 500k new homes in 10 years while cutting red tape
By Michael Gartland
Mayor Adams laid out an ambitious plan Thursday to drastically reduce the red tape associated with building new housing and set an even more ambitious goal — to create 500,000 new homes within the next decade.
For almost a year, housing advocates and developers have waited with bated breath for a comprehensive plan to create more housing in the perennially pricey city. On Thursday, Adams said his would rely heavily on reducing the paperwork and time it takes to complete building projects, both big and small.
Mayor Adams unveils a new plan to address the affordable housing crisis at City Hall on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
"We need more housing, and we need it as fast as we can build," Adams said in an address broadcast over television to city employees and reporters in the City Hall rotunda.
"Today, we are announcing our next steps to get there because if we do not deal with this housing crisis, New York will no longer be a city for working people, for families, for immigrants, or for elders. We cannot let this happen. We must take action now."
Adams acknowledged that his goal of building 500,000 new units of housing by 2032 is a "moonshot," but said it's necessary in light of the high cost of housing and the dearth of options for most people trying to find a place to live in the city. As recently as June, he refused to provide a quantifiable goal when speaking specifically about creating affordable housing.
If Adams wins re-election and completes a second term, his time in office would end in 2029 — three years before the deadline for achieving his goal.
His latest plan to address housing is encapsulated in a 68-page report entitled "Get Stuff Built," which was compiled by his Building and Land Use Approval Streamlining Taskforce, or BLAST, and released Thursday.
Mayor Adams announces the "Get Stuff Built" plan to address the underlying housing shortage on Thursday. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
The taskforce recommends that the city simplify three processes that are central to building in the city: the land-use approval process, the environmental review process and permitting through the Department of Buildings.
To pare the bureaucracy down, the city aims to reduce the amount of review and complexity of applications associated with securing land-use approvals, cut the time and cost of the buildings permitting process and shorten the timeline for environmental reviews.
The costs added by lengthy environmental review and land-use processes translate into about $430 in additional rent for an average apartment, according to the taskforce's report.
The taskforce is led by Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, the city's Chief Efficiency Officer Melanie La Rocca and Chief Housing Officer Jessica Katz.
If implemented successfully, the proposed reforms alone would result in the construction of 50,000 additional units of housing within the next decade, according to Torres-Springer.
"We're trying to go from a system that's based on paperwork and one that's based on process to one that's based on progress," she said, with stacks of paper piled behind her to illustrate the point.
Deputy Mayor Torres-Springer (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
The taskforce estimates that all of its 111 proposed reforms will be implemented within a year and a half.
"We enact all of the 111 reforms, we cut the time in half for a project to get from the environmental review to actually permitted with people in them, and we're saving about $2 billion," said Torres-Springer.
Other new policies outlined in the plan include reducing the time of pre-certification when it comes to land-use proposals and "creating a fast lane" for smaller-scale projects.
But some of them are dependent on assistance and approval from outside entities, including the City Council, the governor and state lawmakers.
How those nodes of power will react to Adams' plan is not entirely clear, although there were some indications immediately after the mayor made his announcement.
Adams' plan will involve staffing up city agencies such as the Buildings Department, Planning Department and Department of Housing Preservation and Development, which are involved in the city's land-use and permitting process. That might be a sticking point given austerity measures Adams' has required from almost all city agencies, some critics said.
"This administration cannot decimate the municipal workforce and then pretend it has no effect on the people of this city simply because they say so," Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Queens_ and Councilman Justin Brannan (D-Brooklyn), head of the Council's Finance Committee, said in a joint statement Thursday.
"A set of ideas focused on increasing the pace of development to confront the affordable housing shortage while simultaneously understaffing and eliminating positions at DOB, HPD and the agencies required to do the work will not move us forward."
Gov. Kathy Hochul (Darren McGee/Darren McGee- Office of Governor)
But Gov. Hochul, who hinted at her own yet-to-be-released housing agenda last week, praised Adams' ideas and said he's "paving the way for faster, simpler housing production in New York City and transformative, transit-oriented development in the Bronx."
"New York has become the place where workers and businesses want to be, but limited housing supply and a lack of affordability are costing far too many New Yorkers their 'New York Dream,'" she said in a written statement. "With our state staring down a housing crisis, we will need every community, every town and every city to do its part to make housing accessible and affordable for all. My administration is ready to meet the housing crisis head-on in partnership with Mayor Adams and other local and state officials."
Jolie Milstein, CEO of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing, also lauded the plan, saying it has "the solutions that the affordable housing industry needs to work more quickly and produce the housing necessary to address this crisis."
"The hard work begins now," Milstein said. "We look forward to assisting city agencies in translating the recommendations into results without delay."


text:
Meet Me in the City may refer to:

"Meet Me in the City", a song by Bruce Springsteen on his 2015 album The Ties That Bind: The River Collection
"Meet Me in the City", a song by Gomez on their 2004 album Split the Difference
"Meet Me in the City", a song by Junior Kimbrough on his 1992 album All Night Long

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
60 Minutes on the James Ossuary
The Easter story for "60 Minutes" this year is about the bonebox inscribed with "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus." The 13-minute video segment and a written transcript is available online.
In terms of production, the video is outstanding. They have beautiful footage, dramatic interviews, and a clear storyline. This 13-minute story will make understandable to millions what five years of scholarly debate has not. But I'd recommend watching this for entertainment value than for factual analysis. There are many problems with this "reporting."
The first issue is the lack of scholarly testimony. Only a few scholars are interviewed and only one is allowed to give his verdict about inscription's authenticity. Witherington and the Pfanns are quoted only about the excitement and possible value of the inscription. Silberman gets double the airtime, and his statements about authenticity (or lack thereof) seem to be carefully crafted for dramatic effect. The story does not give the background for any of these individuals, so it's worth noting that Silberman is not an archaeologist nor a paleographer. He is a popular writer about biblical and archaeological subjects. He has co-written several books claiming that the Bible is a fraud, so it's not surprising that he thinks that an inscription that supports the Bible is also a fraud. Unfortunately none of the scholars who specialize in this area were interviewed (or included), and most of them think the inscription is likely authentic.
While the story's title would have you believe that this is a story about the James Ossuary, only the first half of the story discusses the bonebox. From that point on, the producers try to condemn the ossuary using guilt by association. This is the only way they can make the story work, because most scholars think the inscription is authentic. The argument against the inscription is that
1) the ossuary came from the collection of Oded Golan;
2) Golan had tools that could be used for making forgeries;
3) an Egyptian claims that he made other forgeries for Golan (but not this one).
What they insinuate and omit is more significant than what they report.
1) Did Golan forge the inscription or did the Egyptian? It doesn't matter, as long as they can create doubt in the viewer's mind.
2) Is Golan and/or the Egyptian capable of creating such a perfect inscription? Most scholars say they could not. 60 Minutes misleads by quoting a policeman who says that the Egyptian is a skilled craftsman. They don't quote Ada Yardeni who says that if Golan faked it, "he's a genius. But I don't believe it."
3) There is no mention of the old photograph that Golan has of the ossuary with the inscription. The authenticity of the photograph is disputed, but if authentic, it is compelling evidence that the inscription was not forged.
4) Did Golan pass a polygraph? I don't know, but it seems like a simple test that would be of relevance.
5) Why is such an open-and-shut case taking the Israeli police more than three years in court?
6) Was the inscription forged or only part of the inscription? Like several components of the story, they want to have it both ways.
In 13 minutes, one cannot expect all of the evidence to be presented, but it is noteworthy that CBS has given us a glimpse of the prosecution's case rather than an even-handed treatment. Even the multiple uses of an interview with Golan is intended to support their case. I haven't read of anybody who supports or trusts Golan. He certainly doesn't exude credibility on screen. But the issue isn't about him. Even if he forged 1,000 pieces, that doesn't prove that the ossuary inscription is fake.
Sitting on a toilet doesn't prove that it is fake either. Maybe it is, but it is certainly better to analyze the artifact itself rather than its circumstances. But this they do not do. The fact is that many scholars believe that the entire inscription is very likely authentic, including Ada Yardeni, Bezalel Porten, Gabriel Barkay, and Andre Lemaire. The inclusion of the toilet photograph and the failure to include even one specialist of ancient inscriptions proves that this story is about entertainment and not facts.
One final note: Forgery of antiquities and looting of antiquities are major problems in Israel and around the world. These crimes should be prosecuted aggressively. But when a majority of the specialists believe an alleged forgery to be authentic, it is time to pursue other cases.
Tagged Forgery
5 thoughts on "60 Minutes on the James Ossuary"
G.M. Grena says:
Bingo, Todd! Thank you for echoing my own sentiments. I would also add these (& encourage other readers to add to the list):
7) If Golan used the tools found in his apartment "to cut new inscriptions," why would he need to hire an Egyptian to inscribe them? Why would he take such a ridiculous risk?
8) The detective later says all Golan did was "market" them. So why discuss the tools? I own tools that could cut inscriptions too. So what?
9) Does anyone really believe a US film crew was able to locate & persuade this obscure Egyptian, & that the Egyptian was totally unaware of Golan's world-renowned ossuary?
10) If he made these undeniably impressive fakes, such as the Joash Tablet with real traces of melted gold, why was he not able to display a similar specimen to the film crew, or even show them a photo?
11) If the "undercover" video of the Egyptian was truly undercover, & if he's still in business, why didn't they ask him to show a sample of a tablet, &/or offer to pay him a profitable amount to make one like the Joash Tablet? (Remember BAR's contest?)
12) If he really made "several" such tablets, where are the others, & why didn't he describe them for the record in case they show up one day?
13) If the story is really "about the Bible & Truth", as stated in the opening, how soon will 60 Minutes be airing a special on all the authentic artifacts that force critics to admit the Biblical writers used accurate source material (e.g., Sennacherib vs. Hezekiah, Sargon, Israel via the Merneptah Stela, David's Dynasty via the Dan Stela, Caiaphas via his ossuary, Pilate via coins & stela, etc.)?
Silberman states that it was "thrust on the world" … remember that the next time you read a headline stating that another incredible proof of Evolution has been discovered, & time your stopwatch to see how long it takes 60 Minutes to produce a show criticizing it in equal manner, & state that the "entire world" of Biology is on trial.
Gotta love the bleeding-heart, cover-all-your-bases liberal ending: "whatever the outcome … the real casualty is Knowledge itself".
I think the bottom line here is that once an object is taken out of it's archaeological context, it's usefulness and authenticity is forever compromised.
I think 60 Minutes overstates their case, but I think Herschel Shanks does too. We may never know is this is authentic (and of course, even if it is, it may not be James the Just either).
Yitzhak Sapir says:
Neil Asher Silberman was trained in archaeology at Hebrew University, a contributing editor to Archaeology, and on the editorial board of Near Eastern Archaeology, according to profile at EName Center.
Don't you think you should give him proper credit?
Yitzhak – thanks for noting those qualifications. My point still stands: there must be at least 100 experts more qualified to speak about burial customs, inscriptions, and forgeries. So why did 60 Minutes choose a "Coordinator of International Programs," one who describes himself as "an author and historian with a special interest in history, archaeology, public interpretation and heritage policy" as their sole expert on the matter? I think their choice was based not on qualifications but on beliefs.
By the way, in my question #11, I assumed that CBS was presenting the interview with the Egyptian as being undercover caught by a hidden camera, but this was just an entertainment ploy to trick viewers into thinking they were seeing something they weren't supposed to see. Aside from 2 or 3 different camera angles, I just noticed that they openly admit they presented themselves as being the TV show's producers: "Marko Sammech was surprised to see 60 Minutes."
PrevPreviousShanks' Thoughts on Forgery Trial
NextForgery Trial, 3 Years Going (and Going)Next


It is important to create a contrast in order to balance your kitchen décor, opt for darker wooden cabinets and lighter countertops that enhance the illusion of a spacious kitchen, go for some brilliant lighting and the space will look cosy and elegant.
This small kitchen has a practical layout, allowing for more than enough space to work, cook, wash up and even eat. The bold use of colour is difference and trendy creating a sleek and contemporary design.
This kitchen is dynamic, with a variety of shelves, drawer and cabinets incorporated in the design to fit any and every kitchen essential.
Fantastic lighting is one of the easiest and most effective ways to get your small kitchen looking great. If your kitchen receives some gorgeous natural light throughout the day, then consider not decorating the space with curtains.
A dining area in the kitchen may not always be possible, but this bar zone is a simple and effective feature for the modern home. The natural wood bar is great as a quick and easy breakfast area or countertop workspace, and will make your kitchen that much more functional. Contact a professional joiner for your own kitchen bar area.
The kitchen needs to be suited to the needs of the homeowner, so whether it is storage, a home office or a cupcake decorating table, the small kitchen layout should be quick and easy to navigate without stumbling over extra décor or furniture.
Your small kitchen doesn't need to look simple and neutral. Opt for a pop of vibrant colour to get your home exciting, creative and attractive. Red is a trendy choice, but it does have a striking characteristic too.
Aside from the décor of a modern kitchen, you may have to consider some elegance in the form of planning and layout to get your kitchen looking great. Black cabinets and white splashbacks are a sensational choice for that modern minimalist décor, and with this linear layout it is sleek and stylish too. If you were inspired by thse charming kitchens, there here are 8 stunning small kitchens you'll adore too!


The forums would be more effectively used if there was a document [perhaps under "About"] which explained the intended use of each forum.
For example, it is not clear whether a problem report should be created under "Vulnerabilities" or "Programs" or "Open Discussions" or ... .
I will make sure your suggestion reaches our developers.


text:
FAREWELL TO FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SECRETARY KEN TUCKER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmXPhbS9r-U&feature=plcp
FAREWELL MR. TUCKER and thank you for the new direction you have given to the Florida Department of Corrections.
Who's next in line? Deputy Secretary Michael Crews will expand the vision of former Secretary Ken tucker. He has shown that he will take immediate action to correct wrongdoings and hold prison Administrative staff responsible and accountable for all actions. His agenda includes examining and improving internal processes of the institutions statewide and setting the standards by which to measure compliance and progress. And most importantly, Mr. Crews will strive to enhance the transparency of the Department eliminating harmful cover-ups. Under the direction of Deputy Crews, the Florida Department of Corrections will become focused on safety overall and on preparing inmates for a successful re-entry.
Deputy Crews, inmates, Secretary Ken, TUCKER


text:
Study Aids for Help in Understanding Privacy & Security Law
Cybersecurity Law (Hornbook) by Michael Mireles; Jack Hobaugh
This book provides a relatively comprehensive examination of cybersecurity related laws. The book outlines and details the U.S. federal sectoral approach to cybersecurity, such as covering the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and regulations, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule, as well as an examination of state laws impacting cybersecurity, such as data breach notification, privacy and state education laws. International issues as well as specific topics such as ransomware and the Internet of things are addressed. Notably, the book provides a review of the role of the cybersecurity professional, risk assessment as well as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) risk assessment framework, and laws related to hacking.
Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in a Nutshell by Jay Kesan; Carol Hayes
Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in a Nutshell by Jay P. Kesan and Carol M. Hayes provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of cybersecurity law and policy. Cybersecurity is a serious concern in our lives. It affects individuals, governments, the military, big businesses, small businesses, and law firms themselves. Cybersecurity policy issues implicate both private and public international law, in addition to domestic law. In this Nutshell, we present case law, federal, state and international legislation, administrative actions and regulations, and relevant policy considerations that attorneys and their clients should keep in mind, whether they are working on a case about cybersecurity or just wanting to know more about cybersecurity and privacy in the Internet age.
Privacy Law in a Nutshell by John Soma; Stephen Rynerson; Erica Kitaev
This book reviews the historical roots of privacy, and then examines each of these U.S. privacy statutes and regulations. Virtually all governments and businesses face privacy considerations as technology continues to evolve. Legal issues related to privacy are exploding on the U.S. legal scene. The EU has a long history of a strong regulatory privacy regime. The U. S., however, follows a sectoral approach to privacy, whereby Congress responds to each privacy "crisis" with a new statute and set of regulations. This sectoral approach has resulted in a unique series of privacy rules for different areas of society.
A Short and Happy Guide to Privacy and Cybersecurity Law by Jon Garon
Call Number: Available online via the West Academic study aid subscription
This book provides an essential introduction to the privacy fundamentals and security essentials that make up the modern economy. Privacy and free speech expert Professor Jon M. Garon has written an essential overview geared to students and entrepreneurs. The book provides a concise overview of privacy from its origins in constitutional and common law through the most important changes in U.S. laws and laws that impact the U.S. from abroad. This book explains privacy and security rules for finance, health care, and business, along with practical advice on running a secure business and keeping oneself safe when online.
<< Previous: Payment Systems Study Aids
Next: Property Study Aids >>


I once did all four of my final exams a week in advance (did not sleep for three days), then commandeered the adjacent (empty) dorm room to become my secret sewing basecamp. Needless to say, it was amazing.
The mundanes did not understand this and laughed at me when I nearly fainted from exhaustion. Obviously, even being in art school does not save some people.
I generally take a half day off of work on Thursdays and all day on Friday for AB.
So far as sacrificing something for it.... do the MONTHS of preperation time count?
My first Anime Boston was in 2007 and to get out of my one class on friday I told my professor that I was going to a convention on Japanese culture. She let me have the day off from class as long as I brought her a postcard or something, so I got her a small print from the Artist's Alley. AB '08 was easier though: it was the last weekend of my spring break! I got lucky again this year because I will already be out of school for the summer.
I like when it's Memorial Day weekend. Means a lot of us have the Monday holiday to slowly shift back to non-con lifestyle.
For 2010, where it will be on Easter weekend (again), many people will be facing the same sitch as AB'08: visit family or go to AB?
[quote=Fetch]I like when it's Memorial Day weekend. Means a lot of us have the Monday holiday to slowly shift back to non-con lifestyle.
the only reason i got to go last year was i had my mom pay for me and all my costumes(and by her pay i mean, i work my a** off around the house for months), make commitments to people for panels/masquerade stuff, and have a room booked.
I got a few people asking me to change the date back when I was chair in 2005 and 2006...so she wasn't alone.
AB is booked at the Hynes and Sheraton through 2013, but they've only announced dates through 2010 so far.
Conventions have to arrange space at least 18 months ahead of time in Boston. The earlier they can lock down dates the better for them.
AB has set dates out to 2013? That very good. Now, let us hope that all those weekends are in April or May. March is too early in the year.
While this makes me happy, I sincerely hope AB does not fall into the recession hole, like so many other things.
My friends and I are giving up our junior prom (its the Friday of AB this year).
I would skip school if I could, but since I'm not out of High school yet, I have to go by my mum and dad's rules, and that means no skipping school.
Bleh, if I had the choice of my Senior prom or AB, I wouldnt ever give it a second thought. I rather spend time at AB meeting new people and making new friends while having the most amazing time of my life then just going to another dance. Anime Boston is just my little slice of heaven every year.


text:
Florida could erase some marijuana convictions if this bill passes. But there's a catch.
"It's the reality of passing legislation in the Legislature," the bill's Democratic sponsor said.
House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R- Palm Harbor [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Kirby WilsonTimes staff
TALLAHASSEE — At first, the bill would have allowed nearly 195,000 Floridians to have most misdemeanor marijuana convictions erased from their criminal records.
Then, the Senate sponsor amended the bill so it would have a better chance in the Florida House, which is led by Speaker Chris Sprowls.
"I would like to go further, but I think to get this in a position to possibly pass the House, I think this is the best we can do," said Sen. Randolph Bracy, D-Orlando, Senate Bill 468′s sponsor.
The version of Bracy's bill now working its way through the Legislature would allow only up to one marijuana misdemeanor conviction to be removed from a person's record.
Related: Medical marijuana is booming in Florida, but the industry is nervous. Here's why.
Bracy told the Times/Herald his modification was a political necessity.
"It's the reality of passing legislation in the Legislature," Bracy said. "You've got to compromise if you want to pass something of significance, especially if you're in the minority party."
Criminal justice advocates note that convictions can linger on a person's record even years after a case is settled. Pew's Stateline news service reported in 2017 that Americans with even minor criminal records can find it more difficult to access housing, employment and professional licenses.
Marijuana convictions are a particular sticking point for some advocates. It's legal to possess at least small quantities of cannabis in 16 states. Why then, advocates ask, should possessing what many American governments consider a legal substance be a stain on a person's record?
Also, federal statistics show that Black people are disproportionately likely to be prosecuted for low-level drug crimes. The left-leaning American Civil Liberties Union found that in 2018, Black Americans were 3.6 times more likely to be arrested for possessing marijuana despite using the drug at a similar rate to whites.
But it's unclear how even the compromise version of Bracy's proposal will fare in the Florida House. Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, a former assistant state attorney in the Pinellas/Pasco judicial circuit, wrote the Times/Herald in a text message that he doesn't favor expunging records based on the type of crime that was committed.
"You don't expunge for a category of crimes (marijuana), you make policy choices based on where the person was in the criminal justice system (trial, conviction, first time offense, juvenile etc.)," Sprowls wrote. "I would not consider an expungement of a particular offense disconnected from other policy considerations."
Sprowls noted that he has supported the sealing of certain arrests from someone's public record. For example, as chair of the House Judiciary committee, he supported bills in 2017 and 2018 which allowed for a person who was not found guilty of a crime to have their record expunged.
As an assistant state attorney, Sprowls dealt often with marijuana cases. Court records show that Sprowls worked on at least 101 cases in which a defendant was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession during his time in the state's sixth judicial circuit.
Get insights into Florida politics
Subscribe to our free Buzz newsletter
Political editor Emily L. Mahoney will send you a rundown on local, state and national politics coverage every Thursday.
Related: Controversial Florida medical marijuana bill one step closer to becoming law
Florida's marijuana possession laws are notoriously strict. If a police officer finds someone with more than 20 grams of marijuana — less than one ounce — they can be charged with a felony. That's one of the lowest thresholds in the country.
The amended version of Bracy's SB 468 would give those arrested for possessing less than 20 grams of pot a chance to wipe the slate clean. But there would still be significant administrative hurdles. Floridians could only petition a court to have one misdemeanor marijuana conviction removed. And the offense could not have happened alongside another conviction. For example, a person convicted of marijuana possession and resisting arrest at the same time could not have the marijuana conviction erased from their record.
Under the bill, a person seeking to have a record expunged would have to have to wait at least one year after their case is closed before they can apply for its removal. Those still under court supervision couldn't apply.
Erasing a pot misdemeanor conviction would follow the same process Floridians already use to get criminal records wiped clean. They'd have to pay the Florida Department of Law Enforcement a $75 fee to get a certificate of eligibility. Then the person seeking a clean record would have to bring that certificate to a court — which could still deny the expunging petition at their discretion.
"Is it a good step? Yes. Is it totally inadequate? Yes," said Spence Purnell, a policy analyst at the libertarian Reason Foundation, of the bill. "We have to take a step back and reimagine how we look at criminal records and what they do to people."
Purnell said Florida could easily enact a policy in which the state uses a computer program to automatically expunge marijuana convictions. California has a law which does this: last year, Los Angeles County's district attorney moved to expunge about 66,000 such convictions.
Still, Bracy's bill has moved further than any of its kind in recent memory — a fact the Orlando Democrat attributes to his ability to compromise with colleagues. The bill's movement has got some criminal justice reform advocates excited.
"While cannabis possession was considered a serious offense 20 years ago, it's a medical product that was considered an essential business today," said Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg.
Bracy's bill has cleared two committees in the Senate, each by overwhelming bipartisan margins. A House companion version, sponsored by Tray McCurdy, D-Orlando — Bracy's former legislative aide — has yet to be heard in a committee.
Tampa Bay Times Florida Legislature coverage
Get updates via text message: ConText, our free text messaging service about politics news, brings you the latest from this year's Florida legislative session.
Sign up for our newsletter: Get Capitol Buzz, a special bonus edition of The Buzz with Steve Contorno, each Saturday while the Legislature is meeting.
We're working hard to bring you the latest news from the state's legislative session. This effort takes a lot of resources to gather and update. If you haven't already subscribed, please consider buying a print or digital subscription.
Up next:Drop boxes targeted for tighter restrictions in Florida House
Kirby Wilson
Politics Reporter
DeSantis suggests allowing death penalty in Florida without a unanimous juryJan. 25• News
2 Florida men among Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attackJan. 23• News
Port Richey man sentenced to life for strangling, killing the mother of his daughterJan. 28• News
Andrew Warren to DeSantis: Take back your suspension. Governor: No.Jan. 25• News
I teach in Florida schools and in this gray world, I better be 'woke.' You can look it up. | ColumnJan. 25• Opinion
Man who propped feet on Pelosi desk guilty in Jan. 6 caseJan. 23• News
5 fired Memphis cops charged in Tyre Nichols' deathJan. 26• News
DNA could crack a notorious Florida cold case — with infamous suspectsJan. 26• News


"Crocus Flowers of Wascana Trails"
During the month of April and a bit of May in Saskatchewan, the first wild flowers to open and greet the sun in spring are the lovely, crocuses. These fuzzy little purple flowers can be found along the hillsides of the Qu'Appelle Valley and the many coulees located here. I came across many of these flowers at Wascana Trails Park (a fantastic photography / hiking destination just 15 minutes outside of Regina). I Photographed many of these using a macro lens and I employed technique know as "focus stacking" to achieve the seeming infinite depth of field effect noticeable of some of these. Have a look at this months Fine Art Pop Up Sale and let me know what you think.


Does MarketShare Really Matter when it comes to Browsers?
Sure it does, if you're not talking about browsing random web sites. Do you think NetFlix for example would continue to support Firefox as one of its three supported browsers if its market share dropped so low it wasn't one of the top ten browsers for a long time? Financial institutions are also fussy about what they support.
But realisticly I wouldn't worry about it.
The problem is that all the browsers besides Chrome are at that level or lower. I suppose one day the banks could just support Chrome and nothing else but they probably won't.
From the comments (and elsewhere) it's surprising how many posters dismiss Firefox Quantum as a Chrome clone. They do the same with Opera and Vivaldi. Yet both of the latter, which are Chromium-based where Firefox isn't, are more feature-rich and usable than Chrome itself is. To me Chrome now seems like Internet Explorer when it was dominant, i.e., somewhat dull and lacking in innovation.
I was thinking more about how Opera and Vivaldi are Chromium-based and dismissed as Chrome "clones" yet both have better features than Chrome.
Firefox has not added much just with Quantum and has obviously regressed for now in the add-ons area but it's still more usable (for me) than Chrome is.
But look at the full picture.
You are now using a browser that does less for you then its' predecessor.
And one is to be glad about that .
I am glad that it is better then Chrome.
I am not be glad that it is not better then it's predecessor.
Kind of off-topic here but I thought I'd say my 2cents worth of 'feelings'.
When I first started using Firefox (version 3.0) I was amazed at all the extensions a user could add to their profile. In doing so, my profile ended up being a tool tailored to my needs. We users use a browser in many different ways/needs and it seemed that the Ext-developer family 'out there' recognized those ways and needs. Be it Tab controlling type of stuff (TMP) and/or just the simple inclusion of an add-on of larger/colorful buttons (Toolbar buttons). Even an extension where I can alter the colors or symbols within a folder-icon on the Bookmarks toolbar (without using special code) is great! Eyes get old and tired when the body gets old and tired...know what I mean? Those things and many other alteration-capabilities of a profile structure is what pointed me to Firefox.
Organizations must change their products in order to either maintain or increase market %. But, the problem I see here is that Mozilla forgot that the tons of working extensions that a user could install had a very large part in the success of the Firefox product. In the 'new' Firefox... they put the cart before the horse and it seems that they figured that users would just stay with Firefox even though (they the users) no longer had those old extension available to them.... just saying.
It's not so much that Firefox has become a Chrome clone. I think it goes far deeper than that. Mozilla has become a Silicon Valley clone. Silicon Valley's ethos seems to be to increase the reach of their products for the least amount of depth. They aspire to make fast food, not gourmet meals.
It's sad that the user centric innovation that grew during the 90's has become so diminished. There was a time when customisation was king and user's were encouraged to understand and manipulate their experience. Mozilla were at the forefront of that movement. Somewhere along the way either the appetite for that knowledge has declined or, I suspect, the size of that gene pool has simply become a marginal part of the whole. Mozilla have not so much thrown in the towel as responded to the dilution of the user base.
As technology becomes more ubiquitous the desire to understand the technology is declining. A kind of rise of the idiocracy. The average user is not interested in understanding their experience. They want it all for no effort, and no thought.
I think it will only get worse, more insidious, and completely beyond the reach of the user. Then again, perhaps I'm wrong and the pendulum will swing with a new generation pushing back against the hegemony of the valley. Who knows.
therube wrote: But look at the full picture.
I didn't say I was glad. Just making some observations.
Benjamin Markson wrote: It's not so much that Firefox has become a Chrome clone. I think it goes far deeper than that. Mozilla has become a Silicon Valley clone. Silicon Valley's ethos seems to be to increase the reach of their products for the least amount of depth. They aspire to make fast food, not gourmet meals.
That's a better way of putting it. I don't actually mind that, provided it's not universal. Just as I eat fast food and gourmet but certainly wouldn't want to eat just the former!
Most people don't care much about customisation. I find that even techies using something like Microsoft Visual Studio don't care much about customisation either! I know when Chrome first appeared many were attracted by its threadbareness. But for me that's why I wasn't attracted!
I don't think you need to understand it but it's a shame many don't want to explore what's possible - even if just to decide they're not interested in such and such a feature. But at least investigate first. I find even programmers are often very conservative.
Mozilla have not so much thrown in the towel as responded to the dilution of the user base.
I'd say not throwing in the towel, but instead dropping the towel & chasing the almighty $$ instead.
The average user is not interested in understanding their experience.
Well, that has always been the case.
But Mozilla, in chasing $$, forgoes the minority, those that made it (what it was) & instead shoots for that mediocrity that sustains their (cash) flow, leaving all worse off (except for their pockets).
Almost all of the alternative browsers these days have issues.
Some won't let you dump things like search engine or content handlers.
In some cases there's no simple tweaking for basic security.
Firefox still has most of this, more so than the supposed market leaders who appear to make headway by being bullies . . .
. . . or dogs in a manger than actual concern for users.
I always make sure to keep using Firefox, to keep healthy competition in the browser engine market. I see a lot of websites, say this 'site works better on Chrome' or this browser is out of date what a joke.


text:
HomeDicle University
Dicle University
21 Diyarbakir
Free Ring Service for Students in Diyarbakır Continues
Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality, Dicle University on the request of students last year, launched free ring services, the opening of the new education period continues to serve. More convenient and comfortable public transportation service [more…]
Number of Air-Conditioning Stops Increases in Diyarbakır
Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality continues to place air-conditioned stops at various points in the city in order to prevent citizens from being affected by adverse weather conditions. Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality continues its efforts to increase the number of stops on public transportation routes, [more…]
Ministry approval for Diyarbakır Light Rail System
Ministry Approval for Diyarbakir Light Rail System: The Transport Master Plan, which will introduce the light rail system to Diyarbakir, has been approved by the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications. Under the chairmanship of Diyarbakır Deputy Governor Mustafa Can [more…]
Diyarbakir traffic relieves rail system
Ibrahim Altun, Head of the Department of Transportation of the Metropolitan Municipality, said that the solution to the existing transportation and traffic problem in Diyarbakir was the approval of the Transportation Master Plan which they submitted to the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications. Metropolitan Municipality Transportation Department [more…]
Diyarbakır Logistics Center workshop held
According to the statement made by Karacadağ Development Agency, studies are continuing to evaluate the logistics potential of Diyarbakır, which is the center of transportation and trade. Preparations of the "Diyarbakır Logistics Center Feasibility Report" under the leadership of the agency [more…]


text:
SubscribeLogin
Big on the Internet
The Mary Sue Store
Gizmos and Gadgets
mascot-1
The Mary Sue
Andrew Garfield Yet Again Nails Talking About Grief
Fans Encourage Donations to Local Shelters in Betty White's Name to Honor Her Legacy as an Animal Advocate
Things We Saw Today: This Might Be the Most Amount of Violence That Uno Has Ever Chosen. Introducing Uno All Wild
Once Again, the White House Has Been Shamed Into Doing the Right Thing & Will Now Provide "High Quality Masks" for Free
5 Retellings of Shakespeare's Macbeth to Read After Watching Joel Coen's Take on the Tragedy
Supergirl, Superwoman & Power Girl Historical Timeline Part 2: 1988 – 2015
By Alan KistlerJul 5th, 2015, 8:27 pm
Last week, we rocked out PART 1 of our timeline tracing the history of the various Supergirls and Superwomen of DC Comics, along with two ladies who called themselves Power Girl. Now, we're continuing with the Post-Crisis DC Universe all the way up to the current New 52 reality. Enjoy!
1986 – Thanks to Crisis on Infinite Earths, the old multiverse is gone, replaced by the Post-Crisis DC Universe which fuses many elements of the previously existing Earth-1 and Earth-2, as well as adding new ideas. DC now has a rule that Superman is the only survivor of Krypton. Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) has been erased from history and memory. History now says that Superman was not the first public superhuman champion of Earth, he was only the first of the modern age. The Justice Society of America (originally inhabitants of the parallel Earth-2) now exist in his history and predated him by decades.
1987 – Power Girl (Kara Zor-L of Earth-2) has survived the Crisis and exists in the DC Mainstream Universe still. As far as history is now concerned, she was discovered in what looked like a starship and thought she was Superman's Kryptonian cousin, but then scientific tests revealed that this was not so. As far as Power Girl knows, she has always lived in the mainstream DC Universe and never fought alongside an older Superman, though she did fight alongside the surviving and still active Justice Society members.
In Secret Origins vol. 2 issue #11, Power Girl discovers that she is apparently Atlantean and granddaughter of that nation's greatest sorcerer Arion. To save Power Girl's life from enemies, Arion placed her in suspended animation and gave her false memories. She starts wearing an Atlantean symbol belt buckle, stops calling herself Kara and mostly now uses the name Karen (based on her cover identity Karen Starr), and no longer seeks to form a connection to Superman beyond friendship. Since the source of her power is now revealed to be magic, Power Girl starts getting involved in magic-based stories, starting with appearances in the sword and sorcery comic Warlord.
1988 – On a parallel Earth in a pocket universe, Lex Luthor accidentally frees his reality's version of the Phantom Zone villains. Since this universe's Clark Kent is dead, Luthor creates a new champion with artificial "protomatter" (the same substance that the Silver Age Luthor used to create life when he was a young man in Smallville). This life form is referred to as a "protomatter matrix" and initially believes itself to be Lana Lang, as Luthor used her genetic structure in the experiment.
The life form is called Supergirl or Matrix, and she wears the same basic costume that Helen Slater wore in the live-action movie. Her powers are limited shapeshifting/invisibility, telekinesis, flight and superhuman strength. She comes to the main DC Universe and recruits Superman to aid against her reality's Phantom Zone villains. Their efforts fail and everyone on the pocket universe Earth is killed before the villains are stopped and executed.
With her world gone, a traumatized Matrix is brought to the mainstream DC Universe Earth. She is cared for by the Kent family. She takes on a new pink-skinned, androgynous appearance and is called "Mae." The trauma of the pocket universe adventure has left Mae with a child-like mind.
On television, the live-action Superboy series begins. Stacy Haiduk plays Lana Lang. Clark Kent is played by John Haymes Newton and then Gerard Christopher. The show lasts four years.
The short-lived Ruby Spears Superman cartoon airs. Beau Weaver plays Superman. Ginny McSwain plays Lois Lane, Ursa and Faora. Russi Taylor and Liz Georges play Lana Lang.
1989 – During Superman's self-imposed exile from Earth, Matrix becomes convinced that she is Clark Kent and adopts that identity. When Superman returns to Earth, he and "Clark" are photographed together.
Mae later becomes confused, convinced that she is Superman and that the real Superman is a fake. Matrix adopts a Superman-like appearance but with a gray and black costume. After realizing the truth, Matrix decides it would be better to leave Earth for a while.
1992 – Panic in the Sky! Matrix resumes the Supergirl form just before the villain Brainiac find her and hypnotizes her into joining his invasion against Earth. In the end, Supergirl comes to her senses and helps Earth's heroes, but wonders where she now belongs.
Matrix is later found by the mainstream DC Universe's Lex Luthor, who recently faked his death and is now living in a younger, more athletic clone body so he can masquerade as his own son Lex Luthor II. Pretending to be a good man trying to make up for his father's past, Luthor gives Matrix a home and recruits her to be LexCorp's on-call superhero. They become lovers. Although she trusts Luthor, Matrix keeps the secret that Superman is Clark Kent.
1993 – The debut of the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Teri Hatcher (age 29) plays Lois Lane while Dean Cain (age 27) plays Superman. The show lasts four seasons.
In the comics, the creature called Doomsday appears. Superman and the creature seemingly kill each other after a battle that lasts for hours, carries across multiple state lines, and results in numerous deaths and injuries. Matrix attempts to join the fight but is dropped in one punch. In Superman's absence, she hopes to enhance her role as a protector in Metropolis.
Superman is revived and returns to his superhero life. Matrix disguises herself as Clark Kent to help Superman explains the absence of his alter ego. Several members of the press witness, photograph and videotape Superman rescuing "Clark Kent" from a basement buried under rubble from Doomsday's attack, having barely survived there for three months due to a supply of water and some stored provisions. Superman thanks Matrix for making it possible for him to have a personal life again.
1994 – Zero Hour: Crisis in Time. After having been mystically impregnated months earlier, Power Girl gives birth to a son during the event called Zero Hour. The boy starts aging rapidly into an adult. If you saw the Star Trek: TNG episode "The Child," rest assured, this story is as bad.
Matrix gets her first mini-series. In the 4-issue Supergirl mini, she meets Lex Luthor's third wife Elizabeth Perske, who warns her that "Lex Luthor II" is not being honest with her and has been having her monitored at all times. Supergirl discovers that LexCorp owns the rights to her likeness and has been creating merchandise without her knowledge. Further investigation leads Matrix to discover Operation: Protomatter, Luthor's project to create dozens of mindless Supergirl clones with different powers and abilities. In a rage, Matrix destroys her clones and leaves Luthor. It is revealed soon afterward that Lex Luthor II is actually the original Luthor in a cloned body.
1995 – In the crossover Superman/Aliens, Clark meets a woman named Kara from a place called Argo City and assumes she's Kryptonian. He later learns she's of a different race that revered the people of Krypton as spiritual protectors and adopted some of the planet's culture.
1996 – Power Girl's son Equinox leaves her life and is never mentioned in comics again.
In the new Supergirl comic series, writer Peter David has Matrix fuse with a human woman named Linda Danvers in order to save her life. This fusion transforms Matrix into an "Earth-born angel." Along with having her powers altered, she must now split her time between being Supergirl and Linda. Supergirl now operates in Linda's home of Leesburg, Virginia.
On television, Superman: The Animated Series begins. It continues the DC Animated Universe that began in Batman: The Animated Series and will be followed by other cartoons. Tim Daly (age 40) plays Superman and Dana Delany (age 40) plays Lois Lane. Joely Fisher (age 29) appears as Lana Lang.
1997 – The Post-Crisis version of Comet appears, a superhuman horse/human hybrid who rather fancies Supergirl. It is revealed that Comet is Andrew Jones who was trampled by horses and then genetically "rebuilt" with horse DNA by a group called the Stable. Like Supergirl, events led him to becoming an Earth-born angel when he bonded with another person: stand-up comedian Andrea Martinez who has a crush on Kara.
1998 – Superman: The Animated Series introduces Supergirl. Since DC still wants Superman to be the only Kryptonian, the animated Supergirl is an alien named Kara In-Ze (taking her mother Alura's family name), sole survivor of Krypton's sister planet "Argo." Her race's biology is similar to Kryptonians, so she becomes the hero Supergirl. In her secret identity, she pretends to be Clark Kent's cousin Kara Kent. The animated Supergirl is voiced by Nicholle Tom.
2000 – Matrix and Linda Danvers are separated. Linda continues operating as Supergirl, now wearing the 90s cartoon costume. Matrix later fuses with the character Twilight and they become a new form of angelic being, after which she disappears. During this story, we learn that Linda is looked over by a guardian angel who calls herself "Kara."
Superman runs into Dana Dearden, a stalker who first showed up in 1996 and was dubbed "Obsession." Using magic to give herself superpowers, Dana dons a new Superman inspired costume , earning her the nicknames "Superwoman" and "Mrs. Superman." Not long afterward, Dana dies in battle while trying to help Superman fight crime.
In JLA: EARTH 2 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, the Justice League learn that evil versions of themselves exist on a version of Earth inhabiting the anti-matter universe (a universe with which the Green Lantern Corps has a lot of experience). The evil Justice League is called the Crime Syndicate of Amerika and includes the evil Superwoman among its members. Unlike the Pre-Crisis evil Superwoman of Earth-3, this anti-matter Superwoman is her universe's Lois Lane, endowed with Kryptonian abilities and a noose that lowers inhibitions.
2001 – Smallville debuts on TV, featuring Clark Kent's life leading up to when he became Superman. Tom Welling (age 24) stars as teenage Clark Kent and Kristin Kreuk (age 19) stars as Lana Lang. Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain all make appearances on the show.
2003 – A meeting with the Pre-Crisis Kara Zor-El and personal losses lead Linda Danvers to give up the superhero life and disappears. The Supergirl series comes to an end.
Soon after ending his Supergirl series, Peter Davis starts a new series called Fallen Angel, featuring a woman with a mysterious past. Many readers assume this is Linda Danvers. After Fallen Angel switches to another publisher, the series confirms that she is a different character with a different backstory.
A new character called Supergirl appears, claiming to be Superman's daughter Cir-El from the future. This is later revealed to be a falsehood, part of a larger trap by an enemy.
Power Girl discovers that she's not Atlantean nor are her abilities magical. Arion says he lied to her at the behest of her real mother. This particular story element is never really explained.
2004 – In the third season of Smallville, a mysterious girl shows up in young Clark Kent's life. She appears to be Kryptonian and calls herself "Kara." Played by Adrianne Palicki (age 21), this young woman turns out to be an Earth human named Lindsey Harrison who was given false memories and whose body was engineered to simulate Kryptonian DNA.
This same year, Erica Durrance (age 26) debuts as young Lois Lane on Smallville. A later episode will feature Teri Hatcher as her mother.
DC Comics has, by now, decided to relax the rule that Superman must be the sole survivor of Krypton. It is decided that there should be a Supergirl character whose story is far simpler than having to explain pocket universes or Earth-born angels. Since "she's Superman's cousin" seems the easiest backstory to use, DC finally introduces a Post-Crisis version of Kara Zor-El.
This Kara is actually older than Kal-El, having been a teenager when he was born. She was supposed to follow him to Earth and help care for him, but her starship was damaged, making her journey much longer. Now on Earth, she is still a teenager while Kal-El has grown to adulthood and already established himself as Superman (so basically, we're borrowing some of the Pre-Crisis Power Girl origin). Initially, Superman keeps her existence secret from most people, hoping to train Kara in her abilities first (similar to the Silver Age). This only lasts a few weeks, before Wonder Woman offers Supergirl to live among the Amazons for a while and learn their ways (similar to when Pre-Crisis Kara was welcomed to Paradise Island and made an Amazon). After weeks of training and an encounter with Darkseid that temporarily turns her evil (just as Darkseid once did with Superman years before), Kara is introduced to the superhero community as Supergirl.
After weeks of Amazon training and an encounter with Darkseid that temporarily turns her evil (just as Darkseid once did with Superman years before), Kara is introduced to the superhero community as Supergirl.
In the cartoon series Justice League Unlimited, Supergirl discovers that she was cloned. The clone is older and has been trained to act as a secret weapon for the government. The clone is named Galatea and is basically an animated version of Power Girl, only villainous and without a cape.
2005 – JSA Classified #1-4. Power Girl discovers that she is actually Kara Zor-L, survivor of a Krypton that existed in a parallel universe, and that she had a life on the parallel world designated Earth-2. She learns that this reality was wiped out during Crisis on Infinite Earths and that she's an anomaly who survived into the mainstream reality even though it was fated to have its own version of Kara Zor-El. With her memories restored, she reconsiders her life.
Kara Zor-El gets her own series. This makes the fifth DC Comics series titled Supergirl.
2006 – Supergirl #3. Lex Luthor exposes Supergirl to black kryptonite (a new form of kryptonite implied to be created by Darkseid). An evil Dark Supergirl is created, splitting off from Kara's body, emulating the Silver Age story where red kryptonite created "Satan Girl." After a battle involving several superheroes, Dark Supergirl and Supergirl are merged again thanks to the magic of Wonder Woman's lasso.
Superman Returns is released to theaters, starring Brandon Routh (age 27) and Kate Bosworth (age 23) as Lois Lane.
Infinite Crisis! In this sequel to Crisis on Infinite Earths, Power Girl reunited with her real cousin, Kal-L, and his wife the Earth-2 Lois, both of whom secretly survived the First Crisis. The multiverse is under threat again. Earth-2 Lois passes away and later Kal-L dies in the final battle, leaving Power Girl the sole survivor of her native universe.
Following Infinite Crisis, the evil future villain Saturn Queen takes over a strange version of the Bottle City of Kandor, with Ultraman of the anti-matter universe at her side. Power Girl and Supergirl go into this version of Kandor. During this adventure, they use the costumed identities of Nightwing (Power Girl) and Flamebird (Supergirl), based on legendary Kryptonian heroes (and emulating a Silver Age story where Superman and Jimmy Olsen used those identities in Kandor).
In a story arc featured in Legion of Super-Heroes, Kara Zor-El winds up in the 30th century. This version of Kara has, of course, never met or heard of the Legion beforehand and decides that this must be a bizarre dream. Eventually, she's sent back home.
2007 – On the TV series Smallville, actor Laura Vandervoort (age 23) is introduced as Clark Kent's cousin Kara Zor-El in the seventh season premiere. She adopts the cover identity of "Kara Kent."
2008 – After various writers and stories indicate that Kara Zor-El may or may not have different powers to Superman and may or may not have been intended to act against Kal-El, new creative team Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle take over the Supergirl series and create a new status quo. Kara's inconsistent behavior and powers are explained as the effects of kryptonite poisoning she had suffered during her flight from Krypton, poisoning which is finally treated. Kara establishes a new secret identity as "Linda Lang," fictional niece of Lana Lang, whom she adopts as her mentor. Daily Planet columnist Cat Grant decides to dedicate a lot of attention to criticizing Supergirl in the press, labeling her as a reckless vigilante and a bad influence for young women. The work of Sterling Gates seems to be a big influence on the 2015 Supergirl TV series.
After a battle with Brainiac, Kara and Superman discover the true lost Kryptonian city of Kandor and find out that Zor-El and Alura In-Ze are both alive there.
Lucy Lane, sister of Lois Lane, is tasked with becoming an anti-Kryptonian soldier. As the agent called Superwoman, she is given a mask and costume vaguely similar to what Kristin Wells wore in Pre-Crisis stories.
The villain Reactron kills Zor-El. Soon afterward, Allura and the other Kandorians use their technology to create an artificial planet called New Krypton. They establish a new home there.
2009 – DC publishes the out-of-continuity limited series Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade. It's amazingly fun and, frankly, should have been made canon.
On the planet of New Krypton, Kara celebrates Guilding Day, where Kryptonians are recognized as adults by joining a guild that one of their parents belonged to. Kara chooses to follow her father's path and joins the Science Guild of Krypton.
2010 – New Krypton is destroyed. General Dru-Zod leads the survivors against Earth, resulting in the "100 Minutes War." Kara Zor-El mourns the loss of her mother.
In the series Smallville, Kara Zor-El debuts as a colorfully clad superhero, predating her cousin's public debut as Superman in that universe.
2011 – After joining the Justice League of America, Kara encounters a dark energy villain called Omega Man. This causes her to transform into her Dark Supergirl personality. Later, during the story "Reign of Doomsday," Kara is told she is dying.
It is quickly determined that Supergirl's illness and her reversion to a Dark Supergirl persona are psychosomatic, brought on by the fact that she never properly faced and processed the loss of Krypton, a situation which was exacerbated by reuniting with her parents and other Kryptonians only to lose them all again in less than a year. Realizing that she is not responsible for any of these tragedies causes Kara to revert to her true personality (and costume somehow). Presumably her health was restored as well.
In the wake of the story Flashpoint, DC Comics reboots its superhero multiverse. All titles are canceled and replaced by 52 new comics establishing a new version of events.
The New 52 reality begins. Kara Zor-El is once again Kal's older cousin, entrusted with protecting him when they are both sent away from Krypton. Her journey takes longer and she arrives on Earth almost six years after Kal/Clark made his debut as Superman. Although Superman suggests that she lie low and learn how to hone and control her powers, Supergirl doesn't trust him and determines to find her own path.
In the New 52 reality, Kara Zor-L and her best friend Helena Wayne are heroes on a new version of Earth-2. On that world, they call themselves Supergirl and Robin. When the Earth-2 Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman die while defending Earth from an invasion, a space warp sends Kara Zor-L and Helena to the mainstream New 52 Earth (also called Earth Zero). Kara adopts the identity of Karen Starr, businesswoman, but after five years she goes public as a hero called Power Girl. Helena operates as the vigilante called Huntress.
2012 – The digital-first comic series Smallville Season 11 begins, written by Smallville TV series script editor Bryan Q. Miller. It continues the continuity established in that TV show.
2013 – In Smallville Season 11, that reality's Kara Zor-El gets a full superhero costume designed by Cat Staggs, one that does not involve a skirt or a cape.
Supergirl meets H'el, a being from Krypton who wants to bring the planet back. Kara helps him and fights against Superman until she realizes that Earth would be sacrificed in the process.
In the Post-Crisis DC Universes, an Earthman named Hank Henshaw became the villain Cyborg Superman. This year, Kara encounters the New 52 universe's Cyborg Superman, who is actually her own father Zor-El.
The movie Man of Steel hits theaters, beginning a new cinematic universe for DC Comics heroes. The film stars Henry Cavill (age 29) as Superman and Amy Adams (age 39) as Lois Lane.
2014 – Supergirl temporarily joins the Red Lanterns, who are dedicated to rage and vengeance. She later becomes a founding member of Justice League United.
Helena Wayne and Kara Zor-L AKA Karen Starr journey back to the New 52 version of Earth 2, their native reality. After their departure, one of Karen's employees at Starr Industries discovers that she has powers. She discovers that Karen apparently knew he would develop powers and wanted her to become the new Power Girl.
2015 – The heroes of the New 52 version of Earth 2 (called Wonders on their world) battle against Darkseid. Space arks take much of humanity into the stars for safety. Despite the efforts of the Wonders, this version of Earth dies.
Convergence! The heroes of Earth 2 wind up on the strange planet Telos, discovering that Brainiac has kept pieces of previously existing universes preserved. This leads to several meetings and battles between the survivors of these various realities, while the heroes of the New 52 universe are prevented from interfering. During these events, we see the temporary return of Matrix as Supergirl and a version of the Pre-Crisis Kara Zor-El who is soon to die in the First Crisis.
At the end of Convergence, Pre-Crisis Kara returns to her proper place in time and space to fulfill her role in the Crisis. But she is followed by the Post-Crisis Superman and others, in hopes of altering the past just a little bit. The plan apparently works and the older version of the multiverse never dies as a result. Somewhere out there, the Pre-Crisis Kara Zor-El may still be alive, having now survived the events of the First Crisis. Maybe. In the meantime, the heroes of the New 52 Earth 2 find themselves on a new planet that they and their society can call home.
The lives of the New 52 Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) and Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) are still forming and being established. Time will tell what happens next.
Soon to happen! CBS's Supergirl series premieres in November. Melissa Benoist (age 26) becomes the third woman to play Supergirl in live-action. Dean Cain and Helen Slater play her adopted parents. This version of Kara Zor-El (who takes the cover name "Kara Danvers") is raised alongside Alexandra Danvers (played by Chyler Leigh) and regards her as an older sister. Superman knows the Danvers family and entrusts Kara to their care when she arrives on Earth as an adolescent.
Hope you all enjoyed this timeline, folks. Until next time, stay nerdy!
Alan Kistler (@SizzlerKistler) is the New York Times Best Selling author of Doctor Who: A History. He is a geek consultant, writer and actor who hops between New York City and Los Angeles. He regularly speaks on the history of superheroes and science fiction, as well as representation and feminism in pop culture. He very simply loves superheroes. Look for him at SDCC panels.
—Please make note of The Mary Sue's general comment policy.—
Do you follow The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +?
DC ComicsHelen SlaterKara Zor-ElLaura VandervoortLinda DanversMelissa BenoistPeter DavidPower GirlSterling GatesSupergirl (character)Superwoman
Follow The Mary Sue:
We're Here for Leslie Grace's Comics-Accurate 'Batgirl' Costume
Leonardo DiCaprio, a True Friend, Made Jonah Hill Watch The Mandalorian on Don't Look Up Set
Why The Baby-Sitters Club Is One of the Few Progressive Reboots That Work
Iron Widow Author Xiran Gives Fans What They Want: Charity Auction for Sat-Upon Book
Things We Saw Today: The Internet Observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day With Calls to Action
Craving a New Cozy Show? You Should Be Watching The Great North
Still Looking for a PS5? Sony's Got a Solution: More PS4s?
Evan Rachel Wood Stars in Documentary About Her Experience With Marilyn Manson and Reclaiming the Narrative For Abuse Survivors
Is Bo-Katan Really Getting Her Own Show?
DisCon III Apologizes for Military Contractor Raytheon Sponsorship of 2021 Convention and Hugo Awards
© 2022 The Mary Sue


The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 9 November 2014, show that for the first time since Kantar Worldpanel records began in 1994 the British grocery market has fallen into decline, with sales down 0.2% compared with this time last year.
Aldi continues to benefit from the disruption within the grocery market, said Kantar. Its sales are 25.5% higher than last year and the retailer now has a record high market share of 4.9%. Lidl has also performed strongly with a 16.8% sales increase bringing its market share to 3.5%. At the other end of the market, Waitrose has grown sales by 5.6% taking share to 5.1%.
The major supermarkets have all had a difficult period, hit by both the flow of shoppers toward the discounters and reduced revenues as they competitively cut prices. Asda has recorded the best performance among the big four. Its sales have fallen in line with the overall market and share has held steady at 17.2%. Sainsbury's and Morrisons have both recorded a decline in share compared with last year with sales down 2.5% and 3.3% respectively. Tesco's sales are down by 3.7% although it is worth noting the rate at which it is losing market share has slowed, said researchers.
© 2015 RetailTimes.co.uk All rights reserved.


Q) What is a Plumbing Kit?
The Plumbing Kit is an accessory item we offer for Air Knives that are 24" (610mm) in length or longer. Any Air Knife that is 24" (610mm) or longer should be plumbed with compressed air fed into two or three inlets, depending on the length. The Plumbing Kit will connect the necessary air inlets of the knife with the properly sized hose and fittings. It also results in only one individual connection you will have to supply your air into, simplifying the installation of the knife. You can choose to install the plumbing kit or have EXAIR install it at the factory. The Plumbing Kit is to help ease the installation of the longer Air Knives.


The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA, Fairfax, Virginia) has opened registration for its second annual FP3 Conference titled Functional Printing, Process & Products to be held May 5–7 in Itasca, Illinois. Earl-bird discount registration is available to Friday, February 15. SGIA's Industrial Applications and Printed Electronics Committee designed the FP3 event for business leaders who want to learn more about the scope of the functional printing marketplace, grasp the latest industry and business trends, and understand how to capitalize on them.
Don McMillan, the engineer-turned-comedian who emceed the organization's 2018 FP3 conference, will reprise his role and keep attendees laughing. "Fun is a key component of adult learning, and Don will definitely bring that element to the conference," Marshall added. Registration will include a welcome reception with exhibitors, all general sessions and breaks, breakfast and lunch. Add-on events for the 2019 FP3 Conference will include the Executive Leadership Workshop: Persuasion and Storytelling, led by featured speaker Colby B. Jubenville, Ph.D., a Western BBQ dinner and a Dinner & Casino Night. "The return on my investment from this conference was the knowledge that I gained by better understanding innovative industrial technologies that I wasn't aware of….that's learning," said 2018 attendee Chris Eckhart, President of Eckhart & Co. Inc.
Registration for FP3: Functional Printing, Process & Products is available online at www.fp3conference.com.


text:
Don't Hate The Player: Let Waterford Speedbowl Sale Run Its Course Without Rancor
November 3, 2014 by Shawn Courchesne 38 Comments
NEW LONDON – Before Monday afternoon few knew the name Edward DeMuzzio in relation to the saga that is the pending foreclosure auction sale of the Waterford Speedbowl.
By Monday evening DeMuzzio was being pegged as Public Enemy No. 1 by many who have a passionate interest in seeing the Waterford Speedbowl continue in business as a racing facility.
DeMuzzio has lodged an objection to the outcome of the foreclosure auction that took place at the Waterford Speedbowl on Oct. 18. New London Superior Court judge Emmet Cosgrove addressed that objection in court on Monday, delaying the possible approval of the sale of the facility to Glastonbury businessman Bruce Bemer.
Who is Edward DeMuzzio? The reality is, that's really of no matter publicly. The fact is he's a creditor with a personal financial interest in the outcome of the foreclosure auction sale that took place at the Speedbowl.
And it really doesn't matter just how much money DeMuzzio has invested in the facility or how much he stands to lose should the court approve the sale of the facility at the $1.75 million price tag that was the winning bid made by Bemer at the auction.
No matter how frivolous or ridiculous one might view the reasoning of the objections – and DeMuzzio's objections surely seem without much merit or rational sense – the man has a legal right to object the sale price and fight for his investment.
And nobody should be insulted for fighting for their financial stake in anything. Talk of boycotting DeMuzzio's business because the man is fighting for his own personal investment is outrageous and uncalled for.
It's absolutely understandable that those with a rooting interest in seeing the Waterford Speedbowl remain a racetrack want to see the next steps in moving forward to keep it a racetrack take place as soon as possible. But there's really no reason for ugly vitriol directed at an individual fighting for their money.
Something that can be seen across the landscape of short track racing is that fans take on an emotional "ownership" in tracks. That can be a great thing, but it also can be an ugly thing.
In this instance it's an ugly thing when it comes down to putting someone like DeMuzzio on the public firing line for fighting in any way so he can to get back the financial stake he held in the property.
Sure, one can say he gambled and lost, but DeMuzzio had no fault in creating the financial collapse of the Waterford Speedbowl that led to a foreclosure of the property. Having passion to see the facility remain a racetrack is commendable, but to say someone shouldn't fight for themselves is wrong, and to then put that person up to for public ridicule and shame for doing that is even worse. Let the process take its course without creating unwarranted hate for those who simply want to realize some return on what they feel they are owed.
Filed Under: Column, New London-Waterford Speedbowl, News, Speedbowl Foreclosure
bill says
That money is gone period…If He has anything coming he will only get paid through the sale.Why not boycott his business?
Gil says
Too bad he didn't bid on it as I heard he makes good pizza. Pizza like they make in Naples and other places in Italy.
Bcool says
Bottom line the auction is over, if the gentleman wanted to place a bid on the property he should have been at the auction to bid on it. If he made a bad investment with the previous owner he needs to take it up with him. Mr. Bemer won the bid for the property fairly and now The man feels he was cheated, Really? Take it up with the previous owner once the sale is complete.
Former infield worker looking to go back says
Sounds like a ploy to somehow keep Terry around. I hope its not but who knows how many silent partners he had or still has. Let's end this crap!
Shawn Courchesne says
Bcool,
You seem to insinuate that Mr. DeMuzzio's actions are out of the ordinary or unlawful. Have you tried many foreclosure auction cases in your time as a real estate attorney? This is standard procedure in the case of a foreclosure auction. A creditor has a legal right to object to the auction results. There are no laws being broken here. The man is exercising his legal right as a creditor. The sale is not "complete" and the sale has never been complete. If you think the sale was "complete" on the day of the auction then you're ignorant to the procedure and law and probably shouldn't be publicly making statements that are purely manufactured assumptions based on nothing even close to fact. The sale is not complete until the court accepts the results of the auction. The court has not done that yet. It's not a complicated thing to understand.
Don Deane says
Terry is lurking around in the back round I bet.
Ryan North says
In a world that only cares about money, there is no room for racing…
Wayne G. Barber says
Very fair reporting on a issue most of us are not involved in our every day life. We do not have any control of this outcome by public demand or wants. Legal system will un-fold and then we will all have to adjust to the outcome. Wayne, host of the "Race Chatter"
450mike says
My guess is that Mr. DeMuzzio is throwing good money after bad.Lawyers are expensive.Is it possible that Mr.DeMuzzio should have spoken up about inadequate marketing during the protracted foreclosure proceedings?
Linda Holmes says
The truth is the man has a right to redeem HIS money along with the long list of other creditors, without having to purchase the property. They've waited a long time for the money due them!! Why would anyone think a property worth 3 million and a value enough to pay all the creditors their money get sold for a mere 1.7 million and tell the creditors they get nothing for what they invested and was promised to be paid a very long time ago? Horray for the judge that finally stood up for those due money!!
James Scott says
Fickle fans please let this run its course. Shawn as always thanks for the information.
Doug DiPisa says
Please stop with the "but the property was worth 3 million ". It was an auction. No different then a tax aution. Houses and property are auctioned way less then value due to people who cannot pay their taxes. Are you going tell me those are illegal or fishy also. It was an individual who placed it in foreclosure, not a bank.
Ken says
There's a friggen snake in the grass, I'll bet my life on it, SO ? What's the amount is owed to this gentleman, nobody brought this up yet,,,,,,anyone have this knowledge ?
Ken,
According to what was stated in court Monday, about $250,000.
Split the 1.75 million up between all creditors and pay a certain percentage on the dollar as if it was a bankruptcy and all the creditors take a hit. Everybody gets a little and we move on.
All of the bottom-end investors will lose some money here. More investors lose on business transactions every day than those who gain. That's Capitalism.
Big Mike says
I can certainly understand why this man is unhappy. The reality is that real estate (or anything else) that is sold at foreclosure auction almost always sells for less money than many people claim that it is worth.
3Case says
Another nice piece, Shawn. Odd to me that the objecting party didn't bid at all to protect his interest.
Lets just leave it as ,Terry strikes again.All these problems stem from 1 source.Poor management and financial decisions.Mr Bemer plz take notice.
JChim says
If it was Mr. or Ms. average worker having a business or home foreclosed on and FedEx was buying the property, the place would be gone and torn down before the clock rung at 12. Since 2008 many investments were lost. Look at New London's famous case for eminent domain. I guess I don't know the law, but foreclosed, bankrupt, auction notice, auction, sold. It seems pretty clear cut. I just want to see the new buy get in there and resurrect the business as quickly and easily as possible. The place cant handle needless expenses and delays.
justwanarace says
Does anyone know when well will getting our checks from the fall final race? LOL
As 3Case said: "Another nice piece, Shawn. Odd to me that the objecting party didn't bid at all to protect his interest."
CTRacer says
Not sure what everyone is complaining about. This man put his own money up to keep the track open the last time it went broke! So did others and now because those very dollars were mismanaged you are all angry. What is wrong with you all. Think about it. If not for him and others having a passion for the sport and love for the track it would have closed years ago. Think about it before you criticize someone who got screwed by track management once again
Jayster says
The guy was stupid enough to give Eames money period. Move on pizza man! !!!
Before the end of 5775.
Crazy in NY says
Bill France Sr never thought that. He didn't start NASCAR because of some altruistic
reason. He saw it as a way to make money.
Ed like everything else in connecticut all screwd up
Brian, creditors are paid in order, first lien holder gets paid first, whats left rolls over to the next lien holder and so on, if you are last in, you're last out…that's the way it works. To those asking why Mr. Demuzzio didn't bid it's because for him to get any money he would have had to bid high enough to pay off every one ahead of him in the LONG list of lien holders, then someone would have had to out bid him, and if no one did, then HE would own the property but would still be out his money, as it is now part of the purchase price.
Fred says
Where were these people and the courts when Terry didn't follow through? If I loaned 100 bucks to someone tomorrow I'm not waiting 6 years to collect on it. He was supposed to follow through with court directed obligations. He didn't.. so how could you stand in the back ground and then cry foul? Where were you investors prior to the auction? Simple question.
Tony Membrino says
I don't understand the logic some people have in saying "Why wasn't he there at the auction to bid?" Why on earth would he be? He invested $250k into the facility as a business venture to help keep it alive, what reason would he have had to put up an additional $1.5 million in a foreclosure auction to keep that facility that obviously bit him financially? I won't say I'm educated about this kind of procedure, but people make bad investments take place all the time and often the investor doesn't get to recover his/her assets. Whether this is the case or not, I don't know. I can see both sides of the spectrum: him wanting his day to try to get that money back, and on the other side that seems to be so popular in saying "You took a chance and came up empty handed, sorry, move along."
Nevertheless, I'm in full hopes of the Speedbowl getting back on its feet and racing in 2015, but there's obviously proceedings that need to take place first and like the article says "Let it run its course."
Tony, Mark above explained it perfectly . Dont try to educate illiterate people it just won't happen ! Look we had 229 people where I live vote for a guy that wasn't even running for gov anymore. What is it they say " you can't fix stupid"
Kimmy knows says
Sit back n wait..much more to come n not everyone is gonna be happy BUT we will hv a racetrack SAYING NO MORE STAY TUNED..
Shawn any new word on when Bruce can get started on HIS new speed bowl plans
Check the story from Monday's court appearance in New London for that info.
Just a guess but what Kimmy knows sounds like is that Terry is still going to be in the picture…… Because I would think if Terry was completely out, most people would be very happy.
Rafter fan says
Shawn –
Why no opinion pieces since November?
Probably see more now that racing season is starting. These days though, social media has really changed the game as far as column writing. Sometimes it's not worth the headaches it makes for.
Thanks for asking this, Rafter, and answering it, Shawn. I was just wondering the same thing yesterday.
csg on Teamates Ryan Newman And Bobby Labonte Looking For Wins On Whelen Modified Tour


Download a .pdf of the position profile here.
For more details on this course please visit: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/main;jsessionid=yLNEFnj965nFwMpBwgicoNOb?pname=subjarea&tname=subjareas&req=3&dept=FNIS&course=453 for scheduled lecture times.
A minimum of ABD or PhD in a relevant field is required and preference will be given to applicants with post-secondary teaching experience and a record that provides evidence of teaching effectiveness. Courses taught must be consistent with other sections offered in FNIS. Please note that this is a course that focuses specifically on Indigenous legal systems and traditions of law and governance, not those of the settler state. Applicants from both inside and outside UBC are encouraged.
Please send application materials to cis.recruitment@ubc.ca.
Deadline: 4pm, Friday, November 30, 2018.
All positions are subject to availability of funds and will be governed by UBC's "Agreement on Conditions of Appointment for Sessional Faculty Members." The current minimum salary is $6,915 per 3-credit course. UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity and diversity within its community. We especially welcome applications from members of visible minority groups, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities. We encourage all qualified persons to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.


text:
Procaine is a controversial substance that has been used for "antiageing" effects including cognitive improvement for more than 50 years
Preparations which contain procaine as a component are widely promoted and used in several countries.
In analysing the effect of procaine and its preparations from 3 studies with a total of 427 participants, there was no evidence for benefit in the prevention or treatment of dementia or cognitive impairment.
There were a few but some serious adverse events related to long-term use of procaine.
This review suggests that the evidence for detrimental effects of procaine and its preparations is stronger than the evidence for benefit in preventing and/or treating dementia or cognitive impairment.
There is some evidence from older studies that procaine preparations might improve memory in persons without cognitive impairment. However, the clear evidence of side effects suggests that the risks might outweigh the benefits. In the light of this, the strong marketing claims for procaine preparations should be withdrawn until trials of adequate size, duration and quality have been conducted.
Procaine is a controversial substance which has been used for "antiageing" effects including cognitive improvement for more than 50 years.
Preparations which contain procaine as a component are claimed to prevent, reverse and interrupt dementia. Several products are widely promoted and can be purchased "over the counter" outside the US and via the Internet. Procaine preparations are said to be readily available in over 70 countries and to be used by more than 100 million people.
To assess the efficacy and adverse effects of procaine (and preparations containing procaine as a component) on cognitive function in the treatment of people with dementia as well as healthy elderly people.
References regarding trials with people with dementia or cognitive impairment were identified from a search ALOIS: the Specialized Register of the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group on 16 April 2010 using the search term: procaine. The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL and LILACS were searched on 16 April 2010 to find references to ensure the search was as up-to-date and as comprehensive as possible.
For more details on what ALOIS contains see About ALOIS.
All human, unconfounded, randomized double-blind trials in which treatment with procaine was administered for its effects on cognitive function and behavioural symptoms in demented or healthy elderly participants in parallel group comparison with placebo.
The two review authors independently selected trials, assessed quality, extracted data, and performed the data analysis.
Pooling data from two studies with a total of 415 participants showed a detrimental effect of procaine in terms of causing side effects (20/208 active versus 3/207 placebo, OR 7.30, 95% CI 2.13 to 25.02, P = 0.002). In patients with dementia, a single small study of 12 participants (all women) also suggested a detrimental effect. Two trials referring to healthy elderly persons suggested a positive effect of procaine preparation on cognitive function. Meta-analysis of beneficial outcomes was not appropriate due to the different preparations, durations and poor quality of trials. Most trials were performed before the 1990s and none reported any criteria for cognitive decline and dementia.
Complementary & alternative medicine > Mental health > Dementia & cognition
Complementary & alternative medicine > Neurology > Dementia & cognition
Mental health > Dementia & cognition > Cognitive enhancement
Mental health > Dementia & cognition > Interventions aimed at causes of the disease
Mental health > Dementia & cognition > Prevention: cognitively impaired
Mental health > Dementia & cognition > Prevention: non-cognitively impaired
Neurology > Dementia & cognition > Cognitive enhancement
Neurology > Dementia & cognition > Prevention: cognitively impaired
Neurology > Dementia & cognition > Prevention: non-cognitively impaired
Neurology > Dementia & cognition > Treatment aimed at causes of the disease
Szatmári S, Bereczki D
Szatmári S, Bereczki D. Procaine treatments for cognition and dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD005993. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005993.pub2


These apartments are situated on the hill behind Tropea which overlooks the Harbour and Old town boasting some of the best views in Calabria – on a clear day watch the fantastic sunsets over the volcanic island of Stromboli.
The beaches are easy to access as well as the popular resort town of Tropea.
This small development offers lovely apartments in small blocks built on the hillside overlooking the town. The ground floor level has a private patio area and the first floor apartments have sea facing balconies.
The development has communal swimming pool with a bar and landscaped gardens.


The only discernable bond in the relationship of brothers Mark and Mike Trevelyan is their fascination with the sea and its secrets. When Mike hears of his brother's death, during an expedition to a remote Pacific atoll, the circumstances are suspicious enough to force him to investigate, and when he is the victim of a series of violent attacks, his search for the truth becomes even more desperate. Mike has only two clues - a notebook in code and a lump of rock - enough to trigger off a hazardous expedition and a violent confrontation far from civilisation.


• Firestrip 30 is very cost effective compared to other rigid/semi-rigid fire resistant materials.
• This product also has applications in partitioning and fire rated ductwork.
• Especially developed for use as a non load-bearing tape which is easy and economical to use.
• Its main application is in the glazing of fire doors.
• The tape should be placed between the glass and the bead where in a fire situation it will intumesce by approximately 200%.