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Several Indian-Americans Featured In Forbes' 30 Under 30 Class Of 2023
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Forbes Unveils 30 Under 30 Class Of 2023, Recognizing Young Leaders That Are Turning To Entrepreneurship To Solve The World's Biggest Problems
Forbes unveiled its 12th annual Under 30 List for the Class of 2023, recognizing 600 trailblazing innovators across North America, within 20 different categories, who have turned to entrepreneurship to solve the world's most complex challenges – from global warming to reproductive health.
Indian-Americans on the list include Sonali Mehta, Director at Arista Records, furniture designer Urvi Sharma, Ph.D candidates and scientists Shree Bose and Sneha Goenka and many more. Collectively, the Class of 2023 has raised over $5.3 billion in venture funding, nearly 5 times more than the collective $1 billion raised in 2022.
"The 2023 Under 30 Class is Forbes' is one of the most diverse to date, with nearly half of listers self-identifying as people of color," said Kristin Stoller, Editor, Forbes Under 30. "More than one-fifth of listers also identify as immigrants, hailing from 46 countries including Afghanistan, Cameroon, China, Ecuador, India, Kenya, South Korea, and Uganda. This year's list also boasts the highest contingent of Gen Z in Forbes' history, with 22% of listers aged 25 or younger."
"Unconventional thinking is at the heart of Forbes' Under 30 list, and amidst war, market crashes, and layoffs, tomorrow's brightest minds continue to forge new paths forward," said Steven Bertoni, Assistant Managing Editor at Forbes. "Many of the honorees on this year's list derived these innovated business models during the Covid-19 lock down are reimagining the ways we consume media, approach reproductive health, fight global warming, and play games, and so much more.
The 600 bold founders, leaders and entrepreneurs on the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 List have launched creative companies to put a dent in issues like global warming, reproductive health, student debt and financial freedom. To compile their 12th annual list, Forbes writers and editors, with the help of some expert independent judges, evaluated more than 12,000 candidates on factors including funding, revenue, social impact, inventiveness and potential.
Forbes' Under 30 Class of 2023 features honorees in 20 different categories, including: art and style, media, entertainment, social media, science, sports, healthcare, energy, enterprise tech, consumer tech, music, finance, food and drink, social impact, manufacturing and industry, venture capital, marketing and advertising, retail and e-commerce, games, and education. To compile the list, Forbes collaborated with an expert panel of judges, including Joe Jonas, singer, songwriter, and actor; Aimee Song, designer and fashion blogger; Bobbi Brown, makeup artist, author, and founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics; and Sid Sijbrandij, co-founder and CEO of business software firm GitLab.
Notable highlights on this year's list include Dina Radenkovic, who has raised $40 million and counting to make egg harvesting cheaper and safer through her startup, Gameto; Ayo Edebiri, fresh off the success of her recent comedy-drama series The Bear that won praise from fans and critics; Social Impact lister Noah McQueen, whose company Heirloom has raised $53 million to fight global warming; and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, who will begin a four-year, $196 million contract extension next year with the team that he negotiated himself.
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Een niet-Joodverklaring is een verklaring, een document, uitgegeven door de overheid of een door de overheid aangewezen instantie waarin staat dat bezitter en genoemde geen Joodse moeder heeft, dan wel geen Joodse ouders heeft.

Ook in de jaren zeventig en tachtig van de 20e eeuw gaven verschillende Nederlandse bedrijven niet-Joodverklaringen uit, hoewel dit erkend werd als discriminatie. Arabische landen vroegen deze verklaringen van bedrijven om handel te mogen drijven.

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Arabische boycot van Israël

Antisemitisme
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Q: Which MVC flavor is more widely accepted? I notice 2 distinct "flavors" of MVC:
1) "Original" MVC where the Model talks directly to the View
2) "Apple Cocoa" MVC where the Controller uses the Mediator pattern and Model and View never communicate directly
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The goal of MVC is, by decoupling models and views, to reduce the complexity in architectural design and to increase flexibility and maintainability of code.

That makes great sense to me.  However with #1, as shown on wikipedia, you have a link between Model and View and therefore they seem quite coupled to me.  It seems like "original" MVC does not solve it's goal.
In contrast, #2 to me very clearly results in a generic View that only knows how to display and input data via UI, a Model that does not care at all about how it is represented, and a Controller that knows about both and becomes the only potentially un-reusable code.  It achieves the MVC goal.
This is good for me because I'm working in Cocoa which "Believes in" #2, and I'm working in plain C++ which I can make believe in anything.  But which of these MVC flavors will I find out in the wild more?  For instance, Ruby on Rails, Struts, PureMVC.. these "use MVC" but would I expect to see #1 or #2 there?
EDIT: Sounds like #2 is the more accepted one, so does any modern approach use #1, if so then what?

A: I'm not sure what's more universally accepted, but most people see Rails as being pretty much the 'spec' for MVC, and in Rails the model and view never (almost never) talk directly. The controller does all the finding and sending of model data to the view.

A: In asp.net Mvc the #2 approach is taken: the controller reads and writes from/to the model, sends and receives data to/from the views. Views and models never talk directly.

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Walter P. Kelley papers
Identifier: MSF 206
Purdue University Archives and Special Collections
The collection contains one folder with articles by Walter Kelley.
Kelley, W. P. (Walter Pearson), 1878- (Person)
Collection materials are in English.
Copyright and Use Information
Some material in this collection are in the public domain, while other material copyrights are held by Purdue University. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.
Professor Kelley was born in Franklin, Kentucky. He received his early education in Kentucky and obtained the B.S. degree at the University of Kentucky in 1904. He was assistant chemist in the Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station from 1905 to 1908 and earned his M.S. degree from Purdue University in 1907. In 1908 he was appointed chemist in the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, where he remained until 1914. He was awarded the Ph.D. by the University of California, Berkeley, in 1912 and returned to California in 1914 to become professor of soil chemistry. He retired in 1948 and, as professor emeritus, was active until his death.
He was consultant to the Gulf Research and Development Company from 1948 to 1955 and to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1948 to 1958. Before his retirement Professor Kelley's writings consisted of 88 scientific papers and an American Chemical Society Monograph, Cation Exchange in Soils (1948). A second ACS monograph. Alkali Soils, their Formation, Properties and Reclamation in 1951. This treatise and seven scientific papers were written during his retirement.
Three major studies dominated Professor Kelley's scientific interests between 1908 and 1918: the function and distribution of manganese in plants and soils (particularly in pineapple growth), the soils and crops of Hawaii and the biological transformation of nitrogenous substances in soils. In California his interests soon turned to citrus nutrition, the effect of salts upon citrus trees, and the entire problem of saline soils. His investigation on the basic chemistry and management of alkali soils and the composition of irrigation water, and their effect upon land reclamation and permanent agriculture, the role of cation exchange in soils, and the substances involved in the exchange phenomenon occupied most of Professor Kelley's attention for the last 45 years of his life.
He was a recognized authority on these subjects and his research contributed greatly to the understanding of soil chemistry and irrigation agriculture. Professor Kelley was commissioned in 1930 by the American Society of Agronomy and the University of California to report on nitrogen fertilizer research in Europe. He was official delegate of the United States Government and of his University to the Third (Oxford, 1935) Congress, International Society of Soil Science. He was president of the Western Society of Soil Science in 1923 and the American Society of Agronomy in 1930; chairman, Alkali Soils Sub-commission International Society of Soil Science, 1927-1939; honorary president of the International Society of Soil Science, 1930.
In addition to the American Society of Agronomy, of which he was a fellow, and the Soil Science Society of America he was a member of many other scientific societies. He received several outstanding honors for his work including election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1942, the honorary LL.D., University of California, 1930 and the honorary D.Sc, University of Kentucky, 1958. In 1950 he was elected an honorary life member of the Florida Soil Science Society.
Walter Pearson Kelley died in Berkeley, California on May 19, 1965, at the age of 87.
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Background: Melasma is an acquired disorder of hypermelanosis and several therapeutic modalities is in use to treat melasma. Kojic acid is a popular depigmenting agent, but its hydrophilic nature limits its transepidermal penetration. Microdermabrasion has been reported to increase the penetration of topical preparations. The objective of the study was to compare the efficacy of daily kojic acid (2%) gel along with biweekly microdermabrasion versus daily kojic acid (2%) gel alone in Indian patients.
Methods: This study was carried out in 60 patients with melasma which were randomised into 2 groups of 30 patients each. The group I patients were treated with kojic acid 2% gel along with biweekly microdermabrasion, and group II patients were treated with kojic acid 2% gel alone. The results were assessed and compared after 12 weeks.
Results: Both objective assessment and subjective assessment did not reveal a statistically significant difference in the treatment efficacy of two groups. However, the patients who received biweekly microdermabrasion were significantly more satisfied than those who did not.
Conclusions: Microdermabrasion does not appear to have any synergistic effect with kojic acid in decreasing pigmentation in melasma. However, it does have a placebo effect on the patient.
Sheth VM, Pandya AG. Melasma: a comprehensive update (Part I). J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011;65:689-97.
Curto EV, Kwong C, Hermersdörfer H, Glatt H, Santis C, Virador V, et al. Inhibitors of mammalian melanocyte tyrosinase: in-vitro comparisons of alkyl esters of gentisic acid with other putative inhibitors. Biochem Pharmacol. 1999;57:663-72.
Bentley R. From miso, saké and shoyu to cosmetics: a century of science for kojic acid. Nat Prod Rep. 2006;23:46-62.
Brtko J, Rondahl L, Fickova M, Hudecova D, Eybl V, Uher M. Kojic acid and its derivatives: History and present state of art. Cent Eur J Publ Health. 2004;12:16-18.
Burdock GA, Soni MG, Carabin IG. Evaluation of health aspects of kojic acid in food. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2001;33:80-101.
Cabanes J, Chazarra S, Garcia-Carmona F. Kojic acid, a cosmetic skin whitening agent, is a slow-binding inhibitor of catecholase activity of Tyrosinase. J Pharm Pharmacol, 1994;46:982-5.
Choi H, Kim K, Han J, Choi H, Jin SH, Lee EK, et al. Kojic acid induced IL-6 production in human keratinocytes plays a role in its anti-melanogenic activity in skin. J Dermatol Sci. 2012;66(3):207-15.
Gill HS, Andrews SN, Sakthivel SK, Fedanov A, Williams IR, Garber DA, Priddy FH, Yellin S, Feinberg MB, Staprans SI, Prausnitz MR. Selective removal of stratum corneum by microdermabrasion to increase skin permeability. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2009;38(2):95-103.
Kauvar AN. Successful treatment of melasma using a combination of microdermabrasion and Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers. Lasers Surg Med. 2012;44(2):117-24.
Briden E, Jacobsen E, Johnson C. Combining superficial glycolic acid (alpha-hydroxy acid) peels with microdermabrasion to maximize treatment results and patient satisfaction. Cutis. 2007;79(1):13-6.
Hexsel D, Mazzuco R, Dal'Forno T, Zechmeister D. Microdermabrasion followed by a 5% retinoid acid chemical peel vs. a 5% retinoid acid chemical peel for the treatment of photoaging - a pilot study. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2005;4(2):111-6.
Trommer H, Neubert RH. Overcoming the stratum corneum: the modulation of skin penetration. a review. Skin Pharmacol Physiol. 2006;19:106-21.
Walker RB, Smith EW. The role of percutaneous penetration enhancer. Adv Drug Del Rev. 1996; 18:295-301.
Lee WR, Tsai RY, Fang CL, Liu CJ, Hu CH, Fang JY. Microdermabrasion as a novel tool to enhance drug delivery via the skin: an animal study. Dermatol Surg. 2006;32(8):1013-22.
Cornwell PA, Barry BW. Sesquiterpene components of volatile oils as skin penetration enhancers for the hydrophilic permeant 5-fluorouracil. J Pharm Pharmacol. 1994;46:261-9.
Phillips CA, Michniak BB. Transdermal delivery of drugs with differing lipophilicities using azoneanalogs as dermal penetration enhancers. J Pharm Sci. 1995;84:1427-33.
Sinha VR, Kaur MP. Permeation enhancers for transdermal drug delivery. Drug Dev Ind Pharm. 2000;26:1131-40.
Walker RB, Smith EW. The role of percutaneous penetration enhancer. Adv Drug Del Rev. 1996;18:295-301.
El Maghraby GM. Microemulsions as transdermal drug delivery systems. Current Nanoscience. 2012;8:504-11.
Ntimenou V, Fahr A, Antimisiaris SG. Elastic vesicles for transdermal drug delivery of hydrophilic drugs: a comparison of important physicochemical characteristics of different vesicle types. J Biomed Nanotechnol. 2012;8:613-23.
Gómez C, Costela A, García-Moreno I, Llanes F, Teijón JM, Blanco D. Laser treatments on skin enhancing and controlling transdermal delivery of 5-flurouracil. Lasers Surg Med. 2008;40:6-12.
Lee WR, Shen SC, Lai HH, Hu CH, Fang JY. Transdermal drug delivery enhanced and controlled by erbium:YAG laser: a comparative study of lipophilic and hydrophilic drugs. J Control Release. 2001;75:155-66.
Freedman BM, Rueda-Pedraza E, Earley RV. Clinical and histologic changes determine optimal treatment regimens for microdermabrasion. J Dermatolog Treat. 2002;13(4):193-200.
Fujimoto T, Shirakami K, Tojo K. Effect of microdermabrasion on barrier capacity of stratum corneum. Chem Pharm Bull. 2005;53:1014-6.
Lee WR, Shen SC, Wang KH, Hu CH, Fang JY. Lasers and microdermabrasion enhance and control topical delivery of vitamin C. J. Invest. Dermatol. 2003;121:1118-25.
Fang JY, Lee WR, Shen SC, Fang YP, Hu CH. Enhancement of topical 5-aminolaevulinic acid delivery by erbium:YAG laser and microdermabrasion: a comparison with iontophoresis and electroporation. Br J Dermatol. 2004;151:132-40.
Lim JT. Treatment of melasma using KA in a gel containing HQ and glycolic acid. Dermatol Surg. 1999;25:282-417.
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Public Affairs Council Elects Peter Wilkinson as 2020-2021 Chair
Contact: Alaina Monismith
Washington – During its virtual board meeting this week, the Public Affairs Council elected Peter Wilkinson, global head, regulatory and public affairs at Manulife, as its 2020-2021 chair. Wilkinson is both the first Canadian and international chair to serve on the Council's Board of Directors.
Peter Wilkinson, Global Head, Regulatory and Public Affairs, Manulife
Peter Wilkinson is a member of the global leadership team at Manulife, a Canadian company with global headquarters in Toronto. He advocates at the national and international levels to protect company interests, enable new business opportunities and grow shareholder value. An active member of the Public Affairs Council since the 1990s, Wilkinson has been a critical voice in advancing the mission of the organization.
As chair of the Council, Wilkinson will prioritize attracting more senior-level professionals of color and convening a diverse base of experts; improving the global reach of the Council; developing policy communications programming to better serve a pandemic and post-pandemic world; and building strong alliances with business and public policy schools.
"The challenges presented by the pandemic have been formidable, but so has the Council's response. Peter is the right leader at the right time to help guide us through this next phase of recovery, innovation and growth," said Public Affairs Council President Doug Pinkham. "He has the experience of leading through times of great challenge, and the international public affairs expertise that is so important right now."
The Council also announced new members to its Executive Committee and Board of Directors. New Executive Committee members include:
Stephanie Childs, vice president of global government relations, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Molly Fogarty, senior vice president of corporate and government affairs, Nestle Inc.
Genna Gent, vice president of U.S. government relations, McDonald's Corporation
Jeff Mascott, CEO, Adfero
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About the Public Affairs Council
Both nonpartisan and nonpolitical, the Public Affairs Council is the leading association for public affairs professionals worldwide. The Council's mission is to advance the field of public affairs and to provide its 700 member companies, associations and other nonprofits with the executive education and expertise they need to succeed while maintaining the highest ethical standards.
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A foggy day in the mountains | macingosh. photography.
….and that's all I got. Have a great weekend.
From whom is this? Please let me know. Hope you had a great weekend as well.
This is from me :) Your image got me thinking. Cheers!
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Darren Way Speaks To The BBC After He Was Appointed Permanent First Team Manager
Yeovil Town manager Darren Way talked to Alex O'Loughlin, in an interview for BBC Somerset, on Thursday 31st December 2015, the day he was appointed as permanent first team manager, having been in the job on an interim basis during the six preceding matches.
AO: Darren, you said a couple of weeks ago that if anyone else wanted this job then they'd have to fight you for it. You must be pleased that you won that fight.
DW: Well I was quite bold and quite brave when I said that. But I had to make sure that I was the leader at this football club and it's difficult to do that if you don't show that in your personality. So yes it's been a difficult task in far as fixtures are concerned. We've played against some really good opposition. But the one thing that I've been really pleased about has been the performances from the players.
AO: You've been in charge for six matches now. Now that you're the permanent manager, do you feel that the pressure has changed on you at all?
DW: No, it's got worse! I know now that it's real and that there's no break in it. It's me and I've got to make those decisions and I feel quite comfortable with it. I think I've been assessed every day by the supporters, the directors and the players, and I feel I've come through that to earn this opportunity.
AO: The objective is fairly clear - it's just to keep Yeovil in the Football League. I imagine that you're confident that you're the right man to do that.
DW: I wouldn't be stood here now if I didn't think that I could do that. The players are important and the supporters are important. I think that the supporters are more important than anyone, because I've been so proud of the supporters that have turned up every week and they've shown a lot of love and respect for this football club and for the players that's what it's all about. As it stands right now this football club needs to stay in the league and it deserves to get every support that it can, as it is a fantastic football club. I have taken over a period where there has been a vicious circle of losing, and it takes every ounce of energy, whether it's a supporter, a member of staff or a player, to turn those fortunes around.
AO: You've come through the tough fixtures that you've had - you've had to play Oxford twice and Plymouth who are teams at the top end of the table. For you to come through that with positives to take from most of those games, must be pleasing going into those games now.
DW: It's very pleasing, but it's important that with the players, we don't become complacent. It's easy to get yourself up for the games like Plymouth, in front of 13,000, and then when we played Oxford, but we've got to continue that. I don't want to build the game up, where it's 'must win, must win'. Yes it is 'must win' but it's important that the players still give that level of performance. It does feel a little bit like the X-Factor where I've just got through to the next round, but it's a long way to go yet.
AO: You're not going to talk about journeys like they do on the X-Factor are you?
DW: (laughs) No, not at all!
AO: You first came to this club in 2000 and I don't want to make you feel too old, but do you think that it's important that you know this club inside and out?
DW: Yes, I looked at my first contract. The club secretary showed me my first contract in 2000, and I've put in a lot of hard work, a lot of effort and a lot of energy in to get this opportunity, and I feel I've earned this opportunity. As I've said, I was being analysed, I was being tested every day for the last few weeks. The opposition has been tough and it's been difficult, but we've been that close.
AO: Somebody who has been helping you is Terry Skiverton, and he's someone who has been here for many many years. Is he part of your plans going forward as well?
DW: Everyone is asking that question, but it's important - and that's including myself as far as contract lengths and negotiations - that all I am focussing on is making sure that we win football matches. I think that everything else will fall into place.
AO: And in terms of your contract, where does this next chapter in Darren Way's experience in Yeovil go?
DW: This is the first step of the ladder as far as management is concerned. I'm new to it - I don't think there's ever a time as a manager when you can say that you're ready. I think that at whatever football club, when I look at close friends that I've had, they've taken over big big football clubs, and some bigger, where it's not been expected. But they've coped with it and they've been successful. Some have taken clubs at their lowest and they've had to build them back up. I know where I am, and I know what I've got to do and the players know what they've got to do, and that's got to be to stay in the Football League. If anyone can do anything to help us in the meantime, then the football club deserves that, because we've got a good following of supporters. Everything around this place and the success that we've had over the years has been a magical journey but at the moment it's dealt with a little bit of adversity and we've got to make sure it doesn't get any worse.
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5,000 Years of Native American Moundbuilding
PHILADELPHIA, PA 2017—The Great Pyramids in Egypt, Stonehenge in England, and the Maya city of Teotihuacan were all built thousands of years ago. Add to that list of extraordinary achievements the earthen mounds—some rising to heights of 70 or 100 feet, some more than 5,000 years old—that dot the landscape of North America.
Moundbuilders: Ancient Architects of North America, a new exhibition opening June 24 at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, tells the sometimes enigmatic story of more than 5,000 years of Native American moundbuilding through photographs, archival excavation records, and more than 60 artifacts excavated at mound sites throughout the eastern United States. The exhibition runs through December 2017.
About the Mounds
Earthen mounds—including some of the earliest monumental constructions in the world— have been engineered by diverse Native American groups over millennia. Yet the sizes, shapes, and purposes of mounds have varied greatly over time and geographical distance. Mounds have played and continue to play important roles in the religious, social, and political lives of Native American people. Some have been burial mounds; others have been centers of trade and community gatherings; still others have served as the foundations for important buildings or activities.
Archaeologists, fascinated by the extraordinary engineering feats of the moundbuilders, have been excavating and mapping this tradition since the 18th century. To date, many thousands of mounds have been discovered, from those at Cahokia, the massive Native American city outside Saint Louis, Missouri, to smaller mound sites like Smith Creek in Mississippi where the Penn Museum currently excavates. Over time, many mounds have been destroyed by farmers or leveled due to urban expansion; many more are believed to exist, not yet discovered.
A Chronological Approach
Moundbuilders explores the changing patterns of the construction and use of Native American mounds through time, beginning with the earliest known mounds, built by small groups of hunter-gatherers in the Lower Mississippi Valley as early as 3700 BCE. Without the help of metal tools, these early mound builders worked by hand moving basket loads of dirt. By 1400 BCE, the Poverty Point site in Louisiana was home to mounds that required thousands of laborers. In addition, exquisitely carved stone artifacts uncovered at the site suggest specialized artisans and an extensive trade network for materials.
Moundbuilding became much more common in later years. These constructions began to serve as burial places and certain burials were accompanied by elaborate grave goods. Some sites, like those associated with the Hopewell culture in Ohio (1 to 400 CE), included huge geometric enclosures that served as ceremonial centers for the surrounding populations. Around 600 CE, dramatic shifts in moundbuilding practices occured. In the Upper Mississippi Valley, people built thousands of effigy mounds in the shapes of animals. Further south, flat-topped platform mounds were built, serving as foundations for structures or stages for public activities.
Platform mounds were the most common mound form in the centuries leading up to European contact when corn agriculture developed and people congregated in major cities ruled by powerful chiefs. Though moundbuilding had largely ceased, some of these sites were still occupied when Europeans visited them in the 16th and 17thcenturies. A small renaissance of moundbuilding has begun today, as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians continues to construct the Kituwah mound in the mountains of North Carolina.
Artifacts from the Mounds
The exhibition includes excavated artifacts made from a variety of materials, including stone, such as the intricately carved underwater panther boatstone believed to be used as a weight on a spear thrower; ceramic, such as pots formed in the shape of human effigy figures; and shell, such as pendants from Key Marco, Florida. These latter objects bear sacred designs associated with the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex—a system of signs and symbols shared among different groups living hundreds of miles apart ca. 1000 – 1500 CE. In addition, visitors have an insider's view into modern-day mound excavation through video footage of Dr. Kassabaum and her students excavating at Smith Creek in 2015. A case displaying hundreds of artifacts recovered on that expedition gives the visitor a sense of what most archaeological material looks like right after it is excavated.
Clay jar. 1200–1500 CE (Mississippian). Arkansas, Montgomery County. This ancient Mississippian Period ceramic jar, 17 cm tall by 18.5 cm wide, is from Arkansas. The style of decoration can help archaeologists determine when and where a pot was made, and the shape and size of the vessel can point to the types of activities taking place at the site. Image courtesy Penn Museum
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The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 22) is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter.
On July 12, 2015 it was announced that the coaches for the season would be Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber. The coaches were not expected to face each other at the end of the season.
The UFC held open tryouts for the show on March 29, 2015. The casting call was for Lightweight fighters who are at least 21 years old and have a minimum of two wins in three professional fights. It was announced on July 12 by Dana White that 16 lightweights would be on the show – eight from the United States, and eight from Europe. In August 2015, the UFC officially announced the cast of this season, featuring 32 fighters competing in qualifying fights to enter the show
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Sep. 09, 2015
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Season 22, Episode 3 Sep. 23, 2015
A Faithless Foe Sep. 30, 2015
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TBA Oct. 28, 2015
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Fraudster busted fleeing to Ecuador
Area government entities, school districts lost a combined $1.9 million
by Timothy Inklebarger January 16, 2018 Updated January 29, 2021
A Florida man who defrauded investors of an estimated $175 million, including area municipalities and school districts, was arrested by federal authorities on Jan. 6, attempting to flee the country to avoid incarceration.
Orlando, Florida resident Nikesh Patel pleaded guilty in federal court in 2016 to five counts of wire fraud connected to a scheme in which his company, First Farmers Financial, sold tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent loans to investors.
Oak Parkers first became aware of the fraud scheme in 2014, when Village Manager Cara Pavlicek told the Oak Park Board of Trustees that the village had lost more than $600,000 due to its participation in the Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund (IMET), which invested over $50 million in First Farmers loans on behalf of approximately 300 Illinois governmental agencies.
Oak Park Chief Financial Officer Steven Drazner told Wednesday Journal in a telephone interview that the village lost about $612,000 in the IMET investment. Drazner said the village has been reimbursed about $30,000, so far.
Other losses from area government entities include: Oak Park School District 97, $716,859; District 90, $205,000; District 91, $199,412; and the village of River Forest, $145,447. Neither District 200 nor the village of Forest Park invested in the IMET fund.
Of the area entities that lost money in the IMET investment, the villages of Oak Park and River Forest were the only two to report having received partial reimbursement. River Forest Village Administrator Eric Palm said the village has recovered $7,235.
Patel was scheduled to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Charles P. Kocoras on Jan. 9 for sentencing.
But Patel, who faces years in prison, instead attempted to flee to Ecuador, according to court documents.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Illinois district court, FBI agents in Orlando observed Patel and a companion enter Kissimmee Gateway Airport, in Kissimmee, Florida, about 7 p.m. on Jan. 6.
Agents spoke with Patel, who told them he was attempting to travel to Ecuador because he had been granted political asylum in the country.
"Patel stated that approximately two months earlier, he obtained a passport from a friend in India," the criminal complaint states. "Agents recovered a passport that appeared to be issued by the government of India, bearing Patel's name, photograph, and date of birth."
Patel also told agents he had paid his traveling companion $40,000 to arrange his travel to Ecuador.
Randy Lending, an attorney with Chicago-based law firm Vedder Price, which is representing IMET in the matter, said the investment fund, which was also a victim of fraud, is "pleased the justice process is working."
He noted that the assets seized from Patel total about $79.6 million.
They are being held in receivership by Patrick Cavanaugh, a partner with the Chicago-based consulting firm High Ridge Partners LLC.
Steven Towbin, an attorney with Chicago-based law firm Shaw Fishman, which is representing High Ridge Partners, said in a telephone interview that High Ridge is the second receiver appointed to the case. The first receiver, appointed at the beginning of the case, captured $8.6 million, which was generated by liquidation of some of Patel's assets.
That $8.6 million was disbursed back to investors proportionally based on the size of their investment in the First Farmers loans.
Towbin said the $79.6 million currently in custody of the receiver is being held while the federal government determines whether it will make a claim on unpaid taxes owed by Patel.
The IRS has first dibs on the funds, Towbin said.
"Government policy says in the case of a fraud like this one that the government will consider subordinating its claim to the investors," Towbin said. "So we, on behalf of the investors, have spent a lot of time and effort providing information to the IRS to get them to subordinate their claim, and if they do, most, if not all, will go back to the investors."
He said the question of whether the government will give up its claim on the funds is now being reviewed by the Department of Justice. It is uncertain how long subsequent reviews will take before a decision is announced.
"Nobody wants to get this done faster than we do," Towbin said.
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RWE commissions onshore wind farm in Sicily
Selinus wind farm will supply 22,000 Italian households with green electricity / Blade lift technology used for transportation reduces environmental impact / RWE now operates 17 wind farms with an installed capacity of 480 megawatt in Italy
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RWE has commissioned its 17th onshore wind farm in Italy. The 25.2 MW Selinus wind farm is located in Sicily, where RWE already operates four onshore wind farms. Six Vestas wind turbines (type V136) with a rated power of 4.2 MW will generate enough green electricity to cover the annual needs of more than 22,000 Italian households. RWE invested over €30 million in the project. In Autumn 2021 Selinus won an Italian auction in which the Italian government granted a bilateral contract for difference (CfD) for the onshore project. RWE was able to construct and commission the project in less than a year.
Sustainable blade lift technology
Selinus wind farm is surrounded by olive trees. This makes it a beautiful location but also challenging for the transportation of the 67-meter-long blades. To prevent the blades from touching the olive trees and reducing the environmental impact a special "blade lift" technology was used to transport them safely to the site. This sustainable project design approach taken during development allowed the construction team to minimise civil engineering works and to avoid harming olive trees.
Strong presence in the Italian market for renewables
RWE, a world leader in renewables, operates with an integrated project approach that incorporates development, construction and operation, as well as the marketing of wind farms. The company draws on its extensive experience to operate its onshore business there with an installed capacity of 480 MW. With its onshore fleet, RWE is able to supply 376,000 Italian households with green electricity every year. RWE aims to more than double this to an installed capacity of 1,000 MW spread across onshore wind, solar and battery storage by 2030. In addition, RWE has set-up a team dedicated to offshore wind energy to assess the potential for projects off the Italian coast.
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Terna grants permit for six floating offshore wind projects
Hexicon granted permits to connect 7,100 MW of floating wind to the national grid in Italy.
Vestas signs 37 MW order for EnVentus wind turbines in Italy
Vestas has received a 37 MW order for a wind park in Italy. The contract includes the supply and installation of six V162-6.2 MW wind turbines, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement.
WindFloat Atlantic exceeds production expectations
WindFloat Atlantic is exceeding the production expectations set for this project and considering that it will be in operation for the next 25 years, the positive impact of WindFloat Atlantic will never stop increasing.
Akita Offshore Wind Corporation starts commercial operation of Japan's first offshore wind farm
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Siemens Gamesa to supply Thor Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark
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Interpretation Response #17-0109
Below is the interpretation response detail and a list of regulations sections applicable to this response.
Interpretation Response Details
Response Publish Date: 02-08-2018
Company Name: Hunting Titan, Inc
Individual Name: Joe Murphy
Location state: TX
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Response text:
Compliance Specialist II, DGSA
Hunting Titan, Inc.
2 Northpoint Drive, Suite 950
Reference No. 17-0109
Dear Mr. Murphy:
This letter is in response to your October 6, 2017, email requesting clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) applicable to placarding, segregation, and shipping paper requirements. You ask questions based on a scenario in which your company transports Division 1.4 explosive materials in a pickup truck and trailer combination.
We have paraphrased and answered your questions as follows:
Q1. You ask if the pickup truck with attached trailer must be placarded if both the pickup truck and trailer are loaded with less than 1,001 pounds of a Division 1.4 explosive material, respectively, but combine to equal a total aggregate weight of more than 1,001 pounds for the pickup truck and trailer combination.
A1. The answer is no. In accordance with § 172.504(c)(1), except for bulk packagings and hazardous materials subject to § 172.505, placards are not required on a transport vehicle or freight container which contains less than 454 kg (1,001 pounds) aggregate gross weight of hazardous materials covered by Table 2 of § 172.504(e) when transported by highway or rail. A transport vehicle is defined in § 171.8 as, "[a] cargo‑carrying vehicle such as an automobile, van, tractor, truck, semitrailer, tank car or rail car used for the transportation of cargo by any mode. Each cargo-carrying body (trailer, rail car, etc.) is a separate transport vehicle."
Therefore, because by definition the pickup truck and trailer are separate transport vehicles and because a Division 1.4 explosive material is listed on Table 2 of § 172.504(e), the HMR do not require placarding if each transport vehicle contains less than 1,001 pounds aggregate gross weight of a Division 1.4 explosive material.
Q2. You ask how to represent the quantity of Division 1.4 explosive materials on the shipping paper to avoid confusion in transportation if placards are not required in Question Q1.
A2. For Class 1 materials not transported via aircraft, the quantity must be displayed in net explosive mass. For an explosive that is an article, such as "Cartridges, small arms," the net explosive mass may be expressed in terms of the net mass of either the article or explosive materials contained in the article. To avoid confusion with total aggregate weight on each transport vehicle, you may include additional information following the basic description in accordance with § 172.201(a)(4), provided the information is not inconsistent with the required description. Alternatively, you may have separate entries on the shipping paper to clarify the quantity of hazardous materials on the pickup truck and the trailer.
Q3. You ask if it is a violation of the HMR to transport a Division 1.4B explosive material on the pickup truck while also transporting a Division 1.4G explosive material on the trailer.
A3. The answer is no. The Compatibility Table for Class 1 Explosive Materials, as outlined in § 177.848(f), indicates an "X" for Compatibility Group B and G. Section 177.848(g) specifies, "The letter 'X' in the table indicates that explosives of different compatibility groups may not be carried on the same transport vehicle." Therefore, the Division 1.4B and 1.4G explosive materials may not be transported on the same transport vehicle. However, there is no restriction for Compatibility Group B and G to be transported on the same motor vehicle, as defined in § 171.8. The pickup truck and trailer are considered separate transport vehicles (see Answer A1). Therefore, if the Division 1.4B explosive material is transported on the pickup truck and the Division 1.4G explosive material is transported on the trailer, it is in compliance with the HMR.
Q4. You ask how to represent the Division 1.4 explosive materials on the shipping paper to avoid confusion in transportation provided there are no segregation issues with the scenario in Question Q3.
A4. Each hazardous material on the motor vehicle must be properly described on the shipping paper as required by Part 172, Subpart C. Similar to Answer A2, to avoid confusion with segregation on each transport vehicle, you may include additional information following the basic description in accordance with § 172.201(a)(4), provided the information is not inconsistent with the required description.
I hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if we can be of further assistance.
Dirk Der Kinderen
Chief, Standards Development
Standards and Rulemaking Division
172.504(c)(1), 172.505, 172.504(e), 171.8, 172.201(a)(4), 177.848(f), 177.848(g)
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Hello! Today I am sharing a post written by a fellow blogger. Making money with a blog completely transformed my life. You can read further in my monthly online income report updates.
If you're a blogger, you're probably interested in making money with a blog.
But if you search online for how to monetize your blog and you're given the same, tired advice everywhere: place ads on your site, use lots of affiliate links, look for sponsors.
While those methods might still work, they're usually a gigantic waste of time for beginning bloggers, requiring you to aggressively promote other brands for little payoff.
There's a better way to make money: creating your own product.
I started with a completely unknown blog that made no money (unless you count the pennies I made with Adsense) to making just under $500 during the six-day prelaunch of my very first product. If I can do it, you can too.
Step #1: Create value consistently (and for free).
If you can't earn people's trust, you certainly won't earn their money. The essential first step to having a profitable blog is creating value content for free.
Some bloggers skimp on the quality of their free posts and save the best material for people who will pay. This is wrong.
Make every post value-packed. Go out of your way to provide content that will completely wow your readers.
Do whatever it takes to make them want to return to your blog and tell their friends about you. Don't worry about the creative well running dry. If you cared enough about a topic to dedicate a whole blog to it, there's plenty more where those ideas from.
Since my blog is about helping people pursue their passion in life, I created an 11-page illustrated PDF called Stop Dreaming and Start Doing: How to Actually Do What You Love, and gave it away on my site for free. I took my experience as a career counselor and psychotherapist and condensed it into a valuable guide that would motivate people to take action with their lives. People still write to tell me how much they enjoyed reading the guide.
Step #2: Stop talking to an empty room.
Most bloggers never gain traction with their ideas — not because they don't have anything worth talking about — but because their message isn't reaching enough people. In other words, they're talking to an empty room.
I learned this the hard way. The first few blogs I started never got more than a a few dozen visitors a day because I was so intent on getting the word out there on my own. It wasn't until I started leveraging bigger, well-known sites that my blog garnered more attention and took off.
The best way to leverage the popularity of other sites is to write for them. Look for well-known blogs in your niche and pitch an article that would bring tremendous value to their readers. When you do this properly, you'll earn new fans and followers who want to know more about you and your platform.
I used this strategy when I pitched an article to The Huffington Post last summer. Within 48 hours, my pitch was accepted and my post was featured on the site. After successfully writing a few more articles for them, I was given contributor access. The exposure I got from writing for them brought hundreds of new subscribers to my own my blog as a result.
Side note from Michelle: If you are interested in starting a blog of your own, I created a tutorial that will help you start a blog of your own for cheap, starting at only $3.49 per month (this low price is only through my link) for blog hosting. In addition to the low pricing, you will receive a free blog domain (a $15 value) through my Bluehost link if you purchase at least 12 months of hosting. FYI, you want to be self-hosted. This is essential if you want to monetize your blog as you will appear more professional and this will help you monetize your blog tremendously. My blogging income did not take off until after I switched to self-hosting.
Step #3: Partner with the right people.
Search sites like Bloglovin' or Blog Search Engine to find other bloggers in your niche. What things are they doing or writing about that you admire? Find commonalities that you share with the person and then reach out to them on Twitter. Link to a specific article of theirs and list something specific you enjoyed about it, then suggest collaborating sometime in the future.
The key is to be authentic. People will sense if you're just looking to use them as a means to an end. Be genuine with your intentions to work together and seek to provide value for both of your audiences.
Step #4 Start a community.
Speaking to your audience through your blog is one thing, but most experts recommend having an email list so you can message them personally.
But there's an even better way to engage with your readers: Facebook.
Don't worry, I'm not suggesting you send Facebook friend requests to all of your followers. Instead, create a Facebook group of your blog/brand and invite your followers and email subscribers to interact with you there.
Sure, not all of them will have Facebook, but most will. Not only is it more personal than email, but followers can meet and engage with one another. This builds a sense of community while also taking the pressure off you to facilitate every discussion.
I grew the People Passionate Facebook community to several hundred people in just a few months simply by asking my email subscribers to join.
In the group, I kept up with everyone by asking them what things they were working on and what they most needed help with. This encouraged others to participate in discussion and also gave me a much better understanding of my followers' biggest challenges.
Once you've followed all of these steps, you're ready to make money with a blog of your own.
By this point, you've established to your community that you're not some random internet marketer who's just out for their money. You've earned their trust and they believe in what you have to offer — many of them will be more than willing to pay for you for a resource you've taken the time to create.
As far as what product you can offer, it can be anything — a video tutorial, an ebook, an online course, even coaching services. The beauty of having a Facebook community is it allows you to validate your idea for a product or service before you even begin creating it — all you have to do is ask if it's something they'd be interested in buying.
I noticed that my Facebook group had a lot of aspiring bloggers who wanted to know how to grow their blogs and write for influential sites like The Huffington Post. So I asked if they'd be interested if I were to create an email course that outlined the entire process — from buying a domain to growing traffic to monetizing their platform. Thirty two people said they'd be interested in the course if I created it.
That was all the validation I needed.
I spent three weeks writing and refining the course. During my prelaunch sale, I sold eight copies, netting me a few hundred dollars profit on my very first product.
Final thoughts about making money with a blog.
Profiting from your blog means thinking about the long-term. Aim to provide value in everything you do for your audience. Build a community that appreciates your work, survey your followers on the things they need help with the most, then use their feedback to create a resource that addresses their needs.
When you focus on finding a product for your customers, and not vice versa, you give yourself the opportunity to finally make money doing what you love.
Author bio: Kevin is the founder of People Passionate – a blog dedicated to helping others pursue their creative ideas. Check out his blogging course that teaches you how to grow a successful blog: The Blogging Roadmap. Connect with him on Twitter @ppl_passionate.
Are you interested in making money with a blog of your own? Why or why not?
There's so much more to learn about building a successful and profitable blog than I ever imagined. Definitely not a simple case of 'build it and they will come'. It's a challenge but I know it'll be worth it.
Thanks again for the ideas… Lots to think about.
Thanks for reading, Diane! You're so right about the "build it and they will come" myth. Like anything else, we have to actively hustle to get noticed. Marketing is half the battle!
Thanks so much for reading. Glad you enjoyed :).
I love this one Kevin! And thanks for the tips about joining a community, I just checked out the People Passionate Facebook community.
Glad to have you on board, Clarisse!
Thank you for this helpful information! All things I need to get better at! So much to learn as I continue this new journey of mine!
It's a journey indeed! Let me know if you have any questions, Luke. I'll be glad to help!
I'm still stuck on #1. It's so frustrating to know that when I'm posting consistently, my traffic increases slowly. When I don't, it drops off. Well no crap! And then people won't waste the time to comment either.
Ideal goal would be to post 3 times a week but I just don't have the time right now. Juggling family and all that is where I get stuck. Well, plus the full time job. If that were gone, it would be a lot easier to post consistently, but then my paycheck would be a lot lower too (to start at least).
I can totally relate to the challenges you've mentioned here, Chris. It can be frustrating to work so hard to consistently post content only to see a minimal increase in traffic. That's something I struggled with for quite a while myself.
1) It helps to write posts and schedule them to be published ahead of time. This takes away the burden of having to constantly be at your computer the night before your post goes live. As you build a backlog of schedule posts, you'll feel a lot less overwhelmed knowing you're ahead of the game.
2) Getting comments has always been a challenge for me as well. Even now, I'd love to have more engagement on my posts (don't we all?). There's one simple strategy that helps a ton with this though: just ask. When I share new posts with my followers via broadcast email, I ask them a specific question related to the post. People are more likely to comment when they get to add their voice, and sometimes they need to be reminded that their voice matters. Try asking for direct feedback, you'd be surprised how effective this is!
3) Making time for blogging (or anything that we want to do) is always going to be an issue. I'm actually in the middle of writing a post about this! The best piece of advice I can give you is to prioritize what truly matters to you. If you really want your blog to take off, you've got to put it ahead of everything else. Even work. That means getting up a little earlier so you can write. Even 500 words every morning adds up! Don't wait until after work to hustle with your dreams. Your goals come first!
I hope I was able to add some insight here. If you ever need anything, feel free to email me!
I was not aware you could schedule posts to be published in advance! This is going to help me so much as I have pre-written about a month and a half's worth of posts. I have been just trying to jump on the computer at the time I want it to post, but that is easier said than done.
This is great, thanks! I am brainstorming what I want my product/products to be since I know that is how I will really be able to make a more sustainable income. I want to start a similar consulting/coaching business for bloggers to help them achieve their goals, and all these tips are spot on!
Great tips! I've pretty much done the traditional ways and haven't tried the things you mentioned, like creating free products, yet because of the time involved. I make most of my money online by working for others. As soon as I'm able to stay home and freelance full-time I hope to be able to put a little more time into my own brand and site so I can create some of these free products and then create paid products too!
These are great points and some I've started to utilize this year!
Thanks, Michelle! Have you created a product for your readers recently?
Wonderful post! Thanks for sharing your story and congratulations on writing for Huffington Post. I definitely see how this helped you along in your blogging journey.
Thanks for these fantastic tips, Kevin! This will definitely help as I try to make money from my own blog. My motivation is my impending due date — I want to be able to spend more time at home.
Time at home is great! Although I must admit, it's not always the best working environment for me. I need to be in a place with lots of energy, otherwise I'll just convince myself that I deserve a nap…every hour. But to each their own! One of the best perks of blogging is having that location independence :).
This is most helpful to me. Thank you!
Great insights! I know social media (Facebook and Twitter) are things that can be leveraged for exposure and engagement, I just haven't taken that step. I am hoping when my busy season at work slows down, I can focus on building a community and connecting with other bloggers.
Thanks for posting! I'm going to pin it on my pinterest board to review.
I like bloggers who talk to their audience and respond to comments, not only in their social media but also in their blog. Kevin, I agree with all these! High five!
Thank u soo much for this info,my dream is to have a blog but I did not know where to start.
I am from Namibia, Africa.
I am still not sure what to write about, and what will interest ppl.
Thanks for reading my post! Blogs like this one or my own (PeoplePassionate.com) are great places to start if you want to learn how to blog. I recommend doing a little research, you'll find lots of great information on how to set up a blog and choose what you'd like to write about.
Great article! How long do you reckon one should work on a blog to start seeing interesting income coming in (like £500 to £1,000 per month)?
I think focusing on providing value to your audience and discovering ways you can create both free and paid content will work best. It's all about scale. Once you're able to find a common problem and solve it, that's when you will start to make money. Start small :).
Kevin great post. I am running through ZTL right now and I am working on guest posting and growing my audience. Glad to see your clear and action oriented advice!
Let me know how ZTL goes, Jesse. It seems like a really great program. I love Ramit's stuff!
Congratulations on your success! I know you all worked hard to get there. I am in the DIY world and found that networking at conferences is a game changer if you need a boost. I found a new blogger friend a half hour from me. We met for coffee today and what a breath of fresh air talking to and sharing ideas with someone who gets you and is just as passionate as you are.
Very cool, Diane! That's one thing I haven't done yet, attend blogging conferences. I've been fortunate enough to know a few bloggers through my social circle though, and you're right, it does wonders to talk to someone who's on the same journey as you.
Some really fantastic advice in this post. For now, I'm blogging for the pure enjoyment of it but I'd like to monetize it at some point. Definitely have the feeling of speaking to an empty room. I'll use some of these strategies to try to gain more exposure and increase readers of my blog.
Let me know how it goes, Dane!
Michelle, thank you for this informative post.
I've created several blogs in different niches for myself and my customers. I know how it is important to keep blog readers engaged. This is the golden rule of inbound marketing. Especially now when there is an information overload.
But all the content that is the main part of blogging requires time, energy and patience in order to succeed.
Very informative. All these points are essential. Along with that, bloggers should have patience during initial days and focus on attracting loyal users to their website.
Again, another great post! I'm not sure if you had previously written a blog about guest posts, but, I have a question regarding it. Do you have a certain way of pitching a guest post to other authoritative blog owners? Is there any advice you can give regarding pitching articles? Last question I promise, how long after you initiated your blog did it take you to start leveraging other blogs for traffic? Was this an immediate strategy that you took action on and would you suggest doing it if I had just recently launched my blog or should I build some more contents, maybe around 10 quality posts?


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Mrs. Elizabeth Pipkins Cotten, a resident of Ozark, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at her home at the age of 83. Funeral services will be graveside 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 26, 2022, in Mount Olive Cemetery with Dr. Franklin M. Jacobs officiating. Interment will follow, Holman Funeral Home and Cremations of Ozark directing. Mrs. Cotten was born February 2, 1939 in Ariton, Alabama to the late George Pipkins and Lera Elizabeth Baker Pipkins. She graduated from Ariton High School and attended Wallace Community College Secretarial School. Mrs. Cotten worked with the V. J. Elmore Store in Ozark. She met and married Charles Wilburn Cotten in 1961. Elizabeth enjoyed her grandchildren and sewing. She was a member of Post Oak Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Mavis Rike; and one brother, Irvin Pipkins. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Charles Cotten of Ozark; three sons, David Cotten and Stanley Cotten of Daleville, Jeff Cotton (Page) of Tallassee; and one sister, Joyce Thompson of Brundidge. Four grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Mount Olive Cemetery Fund, C/O Mr. Gerald Goodson, 1681 Hwy 51, Ariton, Alabama 36311.
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Also known as the hairy lychee, rambutans are larger than lychees but equally juicy. Peel off the colourful spiky skin to reveal the pearly white flesh that's ready to eat.
Uses: They are excellent either on their own or in fruit salads. Alternatively eat them with cheese.
To store: Rambutans can be stored in the fridge for a week.
To prepare: Peel off the skin. Cut the fruit in half and remove the stone before adding to fruit salad.


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Место и остаци градитељске целине Мехди-бегове џамије ( Џамије на Хисетима) национални су споменик Босне и Херцеговине. Заштићени споменик налази се у Бања Луци у Републици Српској у Босни и Херцеговини. Национални споменик чине џамија, џамијски харем са нишанима мезарје које се налази преко пута џамије. Мехди-бегова џамија је проглашена за национални споменик Босне и Херцеговине 6. децембра 2003. године.

Локација добра

Мехди-бегова џамија налази се на левој обали реке Врбас, између Доњег и Горњег Шехера. Изграђена је у Козарској улици и под управом је Одбора Исламске верске заједнице Бања Луке. Тачна година изградње није позната. Зна се да није постојала приликом пописа у Босанском санџаку 1604. године. Претпоставља се да је саграђена почетком XVII века, јер се помиње у вакуф-намима Сефер-спахије из 1618. године. Остали историјски писани подаци о овој џамији нису познати.

Опис добра
Мехди-бегова џамија је једнопросторни објекат са кровом на четири свода и мунаром направљеним од дрвета. Према подацима из 1983. године, поред ове, још седам џамија у Бања Луци је имало дрвене мунаре, а мунара Мехди-бегове џамије је била највећа. Софе, које су се налазиле испред џамије, зазидане су након завршетка Другог светског рата. Кров је направљен од дрвене конструкције и покривен са бибер црепом. Мунара је претрпела неколико измена током историје, а предратни изглед датира из обнове након разорног земљотреса који је погодио Бања Луку 1963. године.

Део џамијског харема налази се уз саму џамију, а други део смештен је преко пута улице. Уз саму Џамију се налази око 15нишана без натписа и са приметним оштећењима.

Џамија је срушена током грађанског рата у Босни и Херцеговини, 4. јула 1992. године а реконструисана и обновљена након 2000. године

Досадашња заштита добра
Национални споменик није имао претходну заштиту нити се налазио у регистру културних добара. Комисија за очување националних споменика у Босни и Херцеговини је, 6. децембра 2003. године, прогласила место и остатке градитељске целине Мехди-бегове џамије ( Џамије на Хисетима)  националним спомеником.

Види још
 Списак џамија у Бањалуци
 Џамија Ферхадија (Бања Лука)
 Бехрам-бегова џамија (Новоселија)
 Царева џамија (Бања Лука)

Литература
 1953. Бејтић, Алија, Бања Лука под турском владавином, Архитектура и територијални развитак града у 16. и 17. вијеку,  Наше старине И (Годишњак Завода за заштиту споменика културе СР Босне и Херцеговине), Сарајево.
 1975. Бања Лука, Урбанистички план, Документација, Хисторијски развој и наслијеђе, Културно-хисторијско наслијеђе, Урбанистички завод Бања Лука.
 1990. Хусеџиновић, Сабира, Вакуфнаме-значајни хисторијски извори за упознавање урбане топографије Бањалуке XВИ-XИX вијека, Гласник архива и Друштва архивских радника Босне и Херцеговине, год. 30, Сарајево.
 1998. Мујезиновић, Мехмед, Исламска епиграфика Босне и Херцеговине, Књига 2, Источна и централна Босна, 3. издање, Сарајево
 1999. Бећирбеговић, Маџида, Џамије са дрвеном мунаром у Босни и Херцеговини, 2. изд., Сарајево.
 Архитектонска документација настала до 1995 (извор: цртежи преузети од Др. Сабире Хусеџиновић).
 април 2000. Елаборат Бањалучког муфтијства о стању исламске заједнице, сакралних и културних објекта и вакуфске имовине, Бања Лука.
 2000. Опширни попис босанског санжака из 1604. године, Св. ИИИ (Назив оригинала: Дефтер-и-муфассал-и лива-и Босна цилд салис, Анкара, Тапу Кадастро, Куyûд-1 Кадîме Арşиви ТД 479), Сарајево: Бошњачки институт Зűрицх, Ођел Сарајево: Оријентални институт.
 2003.  Хусеџиновић, Сабира, елаборат о мјесту и остацима џамије на Хисетима (Мехди-бегове џамије) израђен за Комисију за очување националних споменика на основи грађе у рукопису необјављене књиге: «Документи опстанка, џамије у Бањој Луци».

Извори
Одлука комисије о проглашењу за национални споменик

Непокретна културна добра Републике Српске
Знаменитости Бањалуке
Вјерски објекти у Бањој Луци
Национални споменици Босне и Херцеговине


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Wire Stories > KAFN > Important "Certification" ... > You Are Here
Important "Certification" step in BC First Nations Class-Action law suit to save Broughton Archipelago wild salmon begins today in Supreme Court of British Columbia
Tuesday, April 13th 2010 11:12:07am
(Vancouver, April 13, 2010) A Certification Hearing, a critical stage in the advancement of the Kwicksutaineuk/Ah-Kwa-Mish First Nation's (KAFN) class-action law suit against the British Columbia Government for devastation caused by open net-cage salmon farming in their Territories, began in a Vancouver court room today. The sessions are before the Supreme Court of British Columbia's Mr. Justice Slade and are scheduled for nine days.
The KAFN law suit was launched on February 4th, 2009. Certification is a procedural step required under the BC Class Proceedings Act to seek the approval of the Court for the case to proceed as a class action.
Bob Chamberlin is Chief of the KAFN and the Representative Plaintiff in the Court. Chamberlin stressed that going to Court was not a decision taken lightly. He also relayed his disappointment in the continued failure on the part of the government to respond to KAFN concerns. "Our firsthand knowledge of the impacts of salmon farms in our Territories has not been recognized. Nor have our constitutional rights to fish for food, social and ceremonial purposes."
Chief Chamberlin, accompanied by Hereditary Chiefs and Musgamagw-Tsawataineuk Tribal Council (MTTC) leaders, explained the importance of the undertaking before he entered the Court, "Legal action became necessary when interventions so urgently needed to save the wild salmon of our Territory, the Broughton Archipelago, did not occur".
He observed that, "Despite promises for shared decision-making found in the New Relationship and years of intensive efforts by the KAFN and others to engage the B.C. government in improving salmon farming regulations and reducing the impacts on wild salmon, the response continued to be delay, deny and distract. This is why we are here today."
The wild salmon are fundamental to the cultural and spiritual integrity of the KAFN and to the ecological integrity of their Territory. When juvenile pink and chum salmon migrate out to the open ocean, they must run a gauntlet of open net-cage salmon farms, densely stocked with Atlantic salmon, which are breeding grounds for parasitic sea lice and disease.
Chamberlin described an ever-increasing body of peer-reviewed, published science confirming the severe impacts of these open net-cage farms. He stated, "The impacts of open net-cage salmon farming continue to severely threaten the wild salmon that are essential to the survival of our distinct aboriginal culture."
Chief Chamberlin went on to "Express satisfaction with the speed of the class action process indicating that this legal avenue was chosen because of the potential for comparatively quick processing through the judicial system. Speed is crucial to the fish, in light of the rapid decline of wild salmon populations in the Broughton Archipelago." There is an ever- increasing urgency to seek solutions and the KAFN are hoping for the earliest possible resolution of this legal action.
Chamberlin expressed his deep appreciation and respect for the "legions of supporters" and the efforts made by so many others in fighting for the survival of wild salmon. He concluded by asking two questions, "Why doesn't government realize what's at stake? Why has government, federal or provincial, not acted on what they can control - fish farms and sea lice?."
The certification hearing will determine whether or not the action can go forward as a class action. If the Court approves this procedure, all First Nations who utilize the wild fishery in the area will be notified, and will then have the opportunity to make a claim under the class action or opt out.
Legal counsel for the KAFN are J.J. Camp Q.C. and Reidar Mogerman of the Vancouver-based Camp, Fiorante and Matthews and Krista Robertson of Robertson Law in Victoria.
To schedule media interviews, contact:
Don Huff, Penasi Communication/Environmental Communication Options, at 416-972-7404 (Cell) 416-805-7720 or email huffd(at)huffstrategy.com.
To view the original KAFN Statement of Claim filed in February 2009, go to:
http://huffstrategy.com/MediaManager/Media/Text/1233780246_Microsoft+Word+-+0052+Pleading+Statement+of+Claim+Chamberlin_2.pdf
http://huffstrategy.com/MediaManager/release/KAFN/4-2-09/KAFN-Statement-of-Claim/1511.html
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