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Submitted By andreagass
April 3, 2013 Gay Marriage
Many people are against same sex marriage because they think it will change the world and views on traditional marriage. What people fail to realize is that gay marriage is not at all harmful. Gay marriage should be legalized and accepted because there are no negative effects on children and society, it was historically accepted in the past and gays and lesbians deserve to be treated equally like everyone else.
Most people aren't aware that same-sex marriage was once accepted in the 13th century. It can be proven that same-sex marriages were tolerated in parts of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Artifacts found in Egypt of a pharaonic tomb for a couple shows that their union was accepted by the kingdom. Others may argue that it doesn't matter if it was once accepted same sex marriage is not right and is not traditional. Over time negative attitudes toward same-sex unions increased with the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire reached a peak when the states passed a law promising punishment to anyone entering a same-sex union (marriage). Beliefs of being gay were not universal in ancient Greece. States didn't approve of the rituals and the relationships of gay people. Over the years same-sex marriage began to cause problems because people believed it was serious threat to societies. Researchers even though that, homosexuality was a disease that can be cured with electro-shock therapy. On the other hand it doesn't matter if it's traditional or not people should be able to marry whoever they love.
Another reason why gay marriage should be accepted is because there is no difference between kids raised by gay parents and kids raised by heterosexual parents. Children raised by gay parents often grow up more successful than kids who are raised by heterosexual parents. As well as being more successful than other children they grow up to be happier because their parents aren't getting a divorced for not being happier with one another. When kids parents come out to the public about their relationship it usually makes it worse for the child in the end. Kids get picked on when others find out about their parents are gay because most children are brought up with a mom and a dad and not a mom and mom or vise versa. Although kids may have a tough time at school they still grow up happier and more successful than other children because there is no evidence that having gay parents will effect a child and his or hers future.
Many people believe that society is being forced to accept same-sex marriages and relationships. Communities feel like they have to cater to the gays like including them in everything the community does or give. The community also feels that's since gays are accepted health risk has been rising lately. Since same sex marriage has been legal HIV/AIDS have raised significantly since then and now community members believe the fight against AIDS is very far from over. lso parents feel as…
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Isuzu to Focus on North India, Opens first outlet in New Delhi
Gurgaon/ Delhi, May 29, 2014
With an aim to establish its presence as a key automobile player in India, Isuzu Motors, today announced its entry into North India by opening its exclusive outlet in heart of the country, New Delhi. On the occasion, the company launched its India-made range of "D-Max", which is one of the largest selling pickup trucks world over. The D-Max range comprises of three models – two cabin options and two deck options. D-Max Single cab will be available in flat deck and the D-MAX Space Cab will be available in both flat deck and arched deck variants. The DMAX Single Cab is priced at an introductory launch price of Rs. 5,89,000 (ex-showroom NCR) and the DMAX Space Cab is priced at Rs. 6,09,000 (ex-showroom NCR) for the flat deck variant and Rs.6,99,000 (ex-showroom NCR) for the arched deck variant respectively.
The company also announced to open outlets in Gurgaon, Noida, Jaipur and Punjab by March 2015 to cater to entire Northern region.
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Takashi Kikuchi, Managing Director, Isuzu Motors India, said, "We are extremely happy to open our first outlet in North India. North is an important region for us, contributing to approximately 30% of the total pickup sales in the country. With this launch and our global quality vehicles, we are optimistic about establishing a strong foothold in the Indian pickup truck segment."
He further added "We are observing a gradual shift in Indian customer's preference from Small Commercial Vehicles to Pick-ups, which is one of largest and fastest growing segments in Commercial Vehicles (CV), accounting to 35% of the total CV market. By 2023, the 1 Tn pickup segment in India is expected to grow to 8 lakh units and become the world's largest pickup market."
Mr. Shigeru Wakabayashi, Deputy Managing Director, Isuzu Motors India, added, "D-MAX is one of the world's favorite pickup truck brands, inheriting Isuzu's diesel engine technology. World over D-Max is known for its excellent power, torque and operating economy, besides delivering high standards of Durability and Reliability. With these attributes, D-Max will cater to the burgeoning consumer demand for stylish yet powerful, durable and efficient pick-up vehicles that would make their day-to day tasks easier. We are hopeful that D-Max pick-up will be able to establish a strong position in the Indian automobile segment, as it has in other parts of the world and revolutionize the Indian pick-up segment."
The mighty D-Max is propelled by a 2499cc, 4-cylinder intercooled turbocharged diesel engine, mated with a 5-speed manual transmission. This powerful engine pumps out 134 hp power @ 3600 rpm and 294 Nm torque @ 1800-3200 rpm range, which enables D-Max to carry a payload of 1.2 ton effortlessly.
Isuzu's D-Max has a heavy-duty chassis, a large cargo bed to "accommodate the bulkiest of loads" and its body structure is made from high-tensile-strength steel. It sports a bold and aggressive look on the outside and sophisticated, passenger-car like interiors, making it a pride for the owner.
Apart from its sleek and stylish exterior, the interiors of D-Max are capacious and stylishly-finished, providing driver and passengers with an SUV-like feel. The seats in the all-new Isuzu D-MAX are designed with long-distance comfort offering excellent support.
A completely new concept in India, the new D-MAX Space Cab's unique feature is its extended cabin space of 1.5 feet behind the drivers' seat, which can store valuable/ fragile goods. The D-MAX Space Cab offers advance safety measures along with other significant features like Power steering, Power windows, Centralized door lock, AC with heater etc., making it ideal for commercial use in industries like Agriculture, Retail, Dairy, Engineering, Manufacturing and Small business owners. The Space Cab would be available in three color options including Alpine White, Sterling Metallic Silver and Nautilus Blue.
Isuzu Motors India aims to open 60 outlets across India by end of 2015-16. At present, the company has presence across five states in India including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka with exclusive dealerships in Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Madurai, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati & Cochin.
Isuzu Motors Limited, Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan is a global manufacturer of light commercial vehicles, commercial vehicles, utility vehicles and diesel engines. With operations in 25 countries with its vehicle sold in more than 100 countries worldwide, the company is a leader in pickups and pickup based derivatives in many markets worldwide along with leadership in light commercial vehicles. The company manufactures and sells close to 6 lakh units annually across the world, and is a leader in pickup trucks & derivatives and light commercial vehicles in most of the key markets that it operates in.
Isuzu Motors India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan was established in August 2012 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Headquartered in Chennai, Isuzu has a regional office in New Delhi. At present, Isuzu has a contract manufacturing agreement with Hindustan Motors (HML) under which HML is contract assembling CKD kits of Isuzu's sports utility vehicle MU-7 and pick-up truck D-Max, at its Thiruvallur, Chennai plant.
Isuzu began civil works on its proposed manufacturing plant site in SriCity, TADA, Chitoor, AP. The company had acquired 107 Acres of land in 2013 after signing MoU with the Andhra Pradesh State Government in order to start automobile manufacturing operation in India. This new facility is likely to commence commercial operations by early 2016, with the initial production capacity at 50,000 units/ year. Isuzu will scale up the production capacity to 120,000 units/ year, with the accumulated investment of Rs. 3,000 Crore, and is expected to generate 2000~3000 jobs. Isuzu Motors India plans to achieve 100% percent localization within three years of commencing production in 2016. It is an exemplary showcase of Isuzu's long term commitment to the Indian market.
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We watched 'Apostasy', a film about devout Jehovah Witnesses. Sisters Alex and Luisa, and their mother Ivanna, attend all of the meetings at the local Kingdom Hall; they regularly go door-knocking to spread their faith.
Luisa falls pregnant to a man at the college she attends. She is 'dis-fellowshipped' by her church and moves out of her home. Her mother and sister follow their elders' instructions and have little to do with her.
Alex has anaemia. At a social event she collapses. As her faith forbids her to have a potentially life saving blood transfusion she remains true to her faith and dies.
Ivanna tries to persuade Luisa to repent and return to church. She tries but cannot. Luisa has a healthy daughter, Leanne. Ivanna wants to bring Leanne up in 'the faith', but Luisa can't accept that. The film ends with Ivanna alone but true to her faith.
Sensitivity: Faith and family crises were handled with sensitivity. There was not judgement or criticism, but acceptance of religion and its out-working life-style.
Simplicity: Their faith was simple, involving whole-life commitment to attending meetings, learning their scriptures and actively serving their god in the local community.
Security: Ivanna's beliefs were clear and carefully set out; she knew that she was right and others were wrong. She was part of a strong, close community.
Sincerity: I was taught 'you can be sincere, but sincerely wrong'. Here was a mum whose sincere faith led to the death of one daughter and alienation with the other.
Sadness: I finished feeling sad. Ivanna lost her family because she couldn't choose a path of compromise, moderation and tolerance…
Sympathy: From my faith perspective I too believe in truth, and an extreme Jesus who challenged the local culture. I shared Ivanna's dilemma: there was huge personal conflict, yet she was determined to be true to her faith.
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Doce Rosas
Lorenzo Antonio 1999
Cruz de Madera
Canta Rancheras y Mas 2005
Mis Padres
Si la Miro Mañana
Mi Tributo a Juan Gabriel 1993
Forever True
¿Cómo, Cuándo y Porqué (Why Do I Love You So?)
About Lorenzo Antonio
Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Lorenzo Antonio was born in Albuquerque, NM, but his greatest success has come in Latin America where his albums have sold millions of copies. In April 1982, Antonio launched his musical career by winning a songwriting competition at the festival Juguermos A Cantar. He performed his song "Vamos a Jugar" with his sisters Carolina, Kristyna, Rosamaria, and Veronica, who continued to perform as the vocal group Sparx. The same year, he received a prestigious Amprofon gold award from the Fonographic Industry for the album Juguermos A Cantar. Antonio expanded his following when he performed as the opening act for Menudo at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City in April 1983. The following October, he represented Mexico at a festival, America, Este Es Tu Cancion, in Orlando, FL. After his 1984 album, Busco Un Amor was certified gold, Antonio followed it with the platinum-selling album 12 Rosas, which included the Latino hits, "Dile," "No Llorare," "El Idioma Del Amor," and the title-track. In the mid-'80s, Antonio temporarily retired from performing to concentrate on his studies at the University of New Mexico and to write and co-produce albums for his sisters' group Sparx. He resumed his career in 1993, releasing the first of two tribute CDs to honor the influence of Mexico-born singer/songwriter Juan Gabriel. He released the second volume two years later. Antonio has collaborated with Sparx on two albums: Sparx Y Lorenzo Antonio Cantan Corridos in 1996 and Sparx Y Lorenzo Antonio Cantan Corridos: Vol. 2 in 1998. before signing with Fonovisa Records and releasing a pair of albums, 1999's Pura Miel and 2001's Lorenzo Antonio Y Sparx Las Madrecitas. Antonio began focusing more and more on the regional Mexican market, and he released ten albums in that regard over the next ten years, all on the Striking Music imprint. ~ Craig Harris
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Música Mexicana
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Creepy Kennedy stalker a free man after plea deal
By Lachlan Cartwright
April 11, 2011 | 7:59pm
Naeem Ahmed Steven Hirsch
A creepy Camelot wannabe today pleaded guilty to stalking Caroline Kennedy's raven-haired daughter — then took advantage of a sweetheart plea deal that had him strolling out of Manhattan Supreme Court after serving just a few months in jail.
Prior to accepting the lenient plea deal, Naeem Ahmed, 41, told the judge he wasn't "crazy," just besotted with Tatiana Schlossberg, President Kennedy's 20–year old grandchild.
"I respect that lady from the bottom of my heart," he told the judge.
He pleaded guilty to stalking and aggravated harassment. He was sentenced to just 60 days in the slammer.
Because he's been in jail since his arrest on Dec. 8, he's already served more time than his sentence and was able to leave court immediately.
He was also sentenced to three years probation and slapped with an order of protection barring him from contacting anyone in the Kennedy or Schlossberg clan.
Under the conditions of his deal, if he stays out of trouble for a year he can try and have his record sealed.
In the past few weeks, Ahmed had been reluctant to take a deal, insisting that he wanted to go to trial.
Yesterday, an incredulous Judge Bruce Allen urged Ahmed's lawyer to convince his client that he'd be better off accepting the prosecution's more than generous offer.
If convicted at trial, Ahmed could've gone to jail for a year.
" This is the deal of the century . . . It doesn't get better than this," he told him.
Outside of court, Ahmed said he only pleaded guilty because prosecutors told him that the Schlossbergs wanted him to.
"I was prepared for a trial but with the judge, prosecutors, we talk and they [the Schlossbergs] want that," he said.
"I don't want them in the witness for other people to bother them."
Despite all that's happened, he said he still loves Tatiana Schlossberg, who he barraged with love letters, flowers and chocolates beginning in 2008.
"I still love her. It is unconditional," said Ahmed.
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A Rancho Cordova woman is among the four people indicted on charges they sold opioids, heroin, and methamphetamine via sites on the Internet which are kept hidden from public view and sometimes referred to as the darknet.
U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced the indictments Friday in Sacramento as part of a federal operation targeting drug trafficking on the darknet that has netted 14 arrests, large seizures of narcotics and nearly $2 million in cryptocurrency.
"The cases we are discussing today continue to send a clear message, that if you choose to engage in criminal transactions on the darknet, you will have federal law enforcement from every district and state across the nation pursuing you," said Scott.
A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment against 42-year-old Carrie Alaine Markis of Rancho Cordova. According to court documents, Markis was a registered California nurse who sold more than 20,000 prescription opioid pills out of her Rancho Cordova home. Prosecutors say she was reselling fentanyl, oxycodone, and other opioid pills that she bought from "willing sellers."
Investigators say a search of her home turned up a cryptocurrency wallet containing $1.8 million in Bitcoin.
The Rancho Cordova Police Department assisted on the investigation which led to the arrest of Markis.


This page is an attempt to pull together a whole range of accounts, identities and other stuff that I seem to have accrued. Everyone I meet these days seems to have an account on Bebo, Facebook, Myspace or something equally random. I have ignored these sites before as I run this old blog thingy, but seeing as everybody else is doing it I may as well join you!


ClickDimensions has announced that it is expanding its marketing platform for D365 by acquiring marketing dashboard provider Sweetspot.
The acquisition gives ClickDimensions' customers easy, on-demand access to analyze and optimize campaign, channel and revenue-impact performance data, according to company officials.
The ClickDimensions Sweetspot offering will combine the features of the Sweetspot marketing dashboard with D365 for Sales and ClickDimensions multi-channel marketing automation data as well as prebuilt views and KPIs based on marketing best practices, officials said. ClickDimensions is targeting summer 2019 for the launch of the new marketing dashboard.
"This acquisition will be tremendously beneficial to our customers and is the next strategic step in our commitment to serving the expanding needs of marketers with the ClickDimensions' marketing cloud for Dynamics," said Mike Dickerson, CEO of ClickDimensions, in a statement.
Campus Management Corp. has announced that Lipscomb University has selected the CampusNexus platform to assist in building a data-powered campus.
Built on Dynamics 365 running on Microsoft Azure, the CampusNexus platform includes CampusNexus Student, CampusNexus Engage, and CampusNexus Finance, HR and Payroll. Lipscomb, a faith-based liberal arts institution, will be using the cloud-based platform to help transform its business processes and academic programs, according to officials of the two organizations.
"Initially we looked to Campus Management for a flexible solution to support our online programs, but once we recognized the platform's full suite of capabilities, we decided to utilize it across the entire university," said Mike Green, senior vice president and CIO, Lipscomb University, in a statement.


OSAKA, Japan — In his first big race as an American, Bernard Lagat won the world championship that had long eluded him.
His stirring victory in the 1,500 meters yesterday was something he never quite accomplished as a Kenyan.
"This is a dream come true," the 32-year-old runner said. "I'm a champion for the United States of America."
Lagat, an American citizen since 2004, became the first U.S. runner to win a world 1,500-meter championship.
Lagat has lived in the United States since 1996, when he enrolled at Washington State. He has long made his home in Tucson, Ariz.
"When you're carrying this flag, it means a lot," Lagat said. "You're representing everybody, the victims of Katrina, everybody. Those who are serving in the war in Iraq. This is for everybody in the United States."
No American has won an Olympic gold medal in the event since Mel Sheppard in 1908.
The event was bitter for Lagat's teammate Alan Webb, the 24-year-old who entered the race with the top time in the world this year. Webb led much of the race but faded to eighth.
Lagat's history had been one of "almost" in major events. He lost to the great Hicham El Guerrouj by .12 seconds in the 1,500 at the Athens Olympics. He won the bronze in the 2000 Olympics and was second to El Guerrouj at the 2001 worlds.
In yesterday's 1,500, Webb took the lead early and stayed there for much of the race. But with 50 meters to go, virtually the entire pack passed him. Lagat shot to the lead from the outside, just as he had done in the semifinals.
He won in 3 minutes, 44.77 seconds.
Kenyan-born Rashid Ramzi was second, running for Brunei. Shedrack Kibet Korir of Kenya was third.
Lagat's triumph and defending champion Michelle Perry's close victory over Canadian Perdita Felicien in the 100-meter hurdles gave the United States 10 medals, five of them gold, at the world track and field championships.
Perry defended her 100-meter hurdle title, leaning across the line with a style learned from coach Bob Kersee.
Despite complaints that he's a bit weary and has a sore left hamstring, 100-meter champion Tyson Gay won both his 200-meter heats, including a 20-second dash in the semifinals.


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package com.ihongqiqu.util;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

import android.content.Context;
import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
import android.text.TextUtils;

/**
 * IMSI工具类
 *
 * @author jingle1267@163.com
 */
public class ImsiUtil {

    private Integer simId_1 = 0;
    private Integer simId_2 = 1;
    private String imsi_1 = "";
    private String imsi_2 = "";
    private String imei_1 = "";
    private String imei_2 = "";
    private Context mContext;

    public ImsiUtil(Context mContext) {
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
        this.mContext = mContext;
    }

    /**
     * 获取IMSInfo
     *
     * @return
     */
    public IMSInfo getIMSInfo() {
        IMSInfo imsInfo = initQualcommDoubleSim();
        if (imsInfo != null) {
            return imsInfo;
        } else {
            imsInfo = initMtkDoubleSim();
            if (imsInfo != null) {
                return imsInfo;
            } else {
                imsInfo = initMtkSecondDoubleSim();
                if (imsInfo != null) {
                    return imsInfo;
                } else {
                    imsInfo = initSpreadDoubleSim();
                    if (imsInfo != null) {
                        return imsInfo;
                    } else {
                        imsInfo = getIMSI();
                        if (imsInfo != null) {
                            return imsInfo;
                        } else {
                            imsInfo = null;
                            return imsInfo;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * MTK的芯片的判断
     *
     * @return
     */
    public IMSInfo initMtkDoubleSim() {
        IMSInfo imsInfo = null;
        try {
            TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager) mContext
                    .getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
            Class<?> c = Class.forName("com.android.internal.telephony.Phone");
            Field fields1 = c.getField("GEMINI_SIM_1");
            fields1.setAccessible(true);
            simId_1 = (Integer) fields1.get(null);
            Field fields2 = c.getField("GEMINI_SIM_2");
            fields2.setAccessible(true);
            simId_2 = (Integer) fields2.get(null);

            Method m = TelephonyManager.class.getDeclaredMethod(
                    "getSubscriberIdGemini", int.class);
            imsi_1 = (String) m.invoke(tm, simId_1);
            imsi_2 = (String) m.invoke(tm, simId_2);

            Method m1 = TelephonyManager.class.getDeclaredMethod(
                    "getDeviceIdGemini", int.class);
            imei_1 = (String) m1.invoke(tm, simId_1);
            imei_2 = (String) m1.invoke(tm, simId_2);

            imsInfo = new IMSInfo();
            imsInfo.chipName = "MTK芯片";
            imsInfo.imei_1 = imei_1;
            imsInfo.imei_2 = imei_2;
            imsInfo.imsi_1 = imsi_1;
            imsInfo.imsi_2 = imsi_2;

        } catch (Exception e) {
            imsInfo = null;
            return imsInfo;
        }
        return imsInfo;
    }

    /**
     * MTK的芯片的判断2
     *
     * @return
     */
    public IMSInfo initMtkSecondDoubleSim() {
        IMSInfo imsInfo = null;
        try {
            TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager) mContext
                    .getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
            Class<?> c = Class.forName("com.android.internal.telephony.Phone");
            Field fields1 = c.getField("GEMINI_SIM_1");
            fields1.setAccessible(true);
            simId_1 = (Integer) fields1.get(null);
            Field fields2 = c.getField("GEMINI_SIM_2");
            fields2.setAccessible(true);
            simId_2 = (Integer) fields2.get(null);

            Method mx = TelephonyManager.class.getMethod("getDefault",
                    int.class);
            TelephonyManager tm1 = (TelephonyManager) mx.invoke(tm, simId_1);
            TelephonyManager tm2 = (TelephonyManager) mx.invoke(tm, simId_2);

            imsi_1 = tm1.getSubscriberId();
            imsi_2 = tm2.getSubscriberId();

            imei_1 = tm1.getDeviceId();
            imei_2 = tm2.getDeviceId();

            imsInfo = new IMSInfo();
            imsInfo.chipName = "MTK芯片";
            imsInfo.imei_1 = imei_1;
            imsInfo.imei_2 = imei_2;
            imsInfo.imsi_1 = imsi_1;
            imsInfo.imsi_2 = imsi_2;

        } catch (Exception e) {
            imsInfo = null;
            return imsInfo;
        }
        return imsInfo;
    }

    /**
     * 展讯芯片的判断
     *
     * @return
     */
    public IMSInfo initSpreadDoubleSim() {
        IMSInfo imsInfo = null;
        try {
            Class<?> c = Class
                    .forName("com.android.internal.telephony.PhoneFactory");
            Method m = c.getMethod("getServiceName", String.class, int.class);
            String spreadTmService = (String) m.invoke(c,
                    Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE, 1);
            TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager) mContext
                    .getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
            imsi_1 = tm.getSubscriberId();
            imei_1 = tm.getDeviceId();
            TelephonyManager tm1 = (TelephonyManager) mContext
                    .getSystemService(spreadTmService);
            imsi_2 = tm1.getSubscriberId();
            imei_2 = tm1.getDeviceId();
            imsInfo = new IMSInfo();
            imsInfo.chipName = "展讯芯片";
            imsInfo.imei_1 = imei_1;
            imsInfo.imei_2 = imei_2;
            imsInfo.imsi_1 = imsi_1;
            imsInfo.imsi_2 = imsi_2;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            imsInfo = null;
            return imsInfo;
        }
        return imsInfo;
    }

    /**
     * 高通芯片判断
     *
     * @return
     */
    public IMSInfo initQualcommDoubleSim() {
        IMSInfo imsInfo = null;
        try {
            Class<?> cx = Class
                    .forName("android.telephony.MSimTelephonyManager");
            Object obj = mContext.getSystemService("phone_msim");
            Method md = cx.getMethod("getDeviceId", int.class);
            Method ms = cx.getMethod("getSubscriberId", int.class);
            imei_1 = (String) md.invoke(obj, simId_1);
            imei_2 = (String) md.invoke(obj, simId_2);
            imsi_1 = (String) ms.invoke(obj, simId_1);
            imsi_2 = (String) ms.invoke(obj, simId_2);
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                        int.class);
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                flag = (Boolean) is.invoke(obj);
            } catch (Exception e) {
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                    + statephoneType_2 + ",flag:" + flag;
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            imsInfo.imei_2 = imei_2;
            imsInfo.imsi_1 = imsi_1;
            imsInfo.imsi_2 = imsi_2;

        } catch (Exception e) {
            imsInfo = null;
            return imsInfo;
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        return imsInfo;
    }

    /**
     * 系统的api
     *
     * @return
     */
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        IMSInfo imsInfo = null;
        try {
            TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager) mContext
                    .getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
            imsi_1 = tm.getSubscriberId();
            imei_1 = tm.getDeviceId();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // TODO: handle exception
            imsInfo = null;
            return imsInfo;
        }
        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(imsi_1) || imsi_1.length() < 10) {
            imsInfo = null;
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        public String imei_1;
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text:
\section{Introduction}
\label{sec:intro}
Since the early 70's, extended radio galaxies were divided in two main types based on their radio morphology, distinguishing between edge-darkened (FR\,I type) and edge-brightened (FR\,II type) sources \citep{fanaroff74}. For decades this dichotomy, was linked to their radio power and their large-scale environments having FR\,Is that generally inhabit galaxy-rich environments, being members of groups or galaxy clusters, while FR\,IIs live more isolated \citep[][see e.g.,]{zirbel97}. Radio galaxies were also classified on the basis of their optical spectra \citep{hine79}, distinguishing between high and low excitation radio galaxies (HERGs and LERGs, respectively). While LERGs can show both FR\,I or FR\,II radio morphology \citep[see e.g.,][]{laing94} HERGs appear to be, almost exclusively, FR\,IIs \citep[see also][]{heckman14}.

Furthermore, it is becoming clear that the majority of low redshift radio galaxies are compact sources. These, known as FR\,0s, have with typical sizes $\lesssim 10 kpc$ and are characterized by a LERG spectrum \citep{baldi15} and as recently showed tend to live in poorer environments with respect to extended radio sources \citep{capetti20}.

On the other hand, BL Lac objects (hereinafter BZBs) are now recognized as the most extreme class of AGNs. Emitting from radio to TeV energies, they constitute the largest population of gamma-ray sources \citep{abdollahi20} and show several peculiar observational properties including: flat radio spectra \citep{healey07,massaro13}, apparent superluminal motions \citep{lister13}, extreme variability up to TeV energies \citep{aharonian07}, high radio-to-optical polarization \citep{pavlidou14}, peculiar mid-infrared colors \citep{massaro11} and featureless optical spectra, with only weak emission/absorption features \citep{stickel91}. At the Pittsburgh Conference in 1978 Blandford and Rees proposed to interpret all these features as non-thermal emission arising from particles flowing in a relativistic jet observed at a small angle with respect to the line of sight.

According to the ``unification scenario'' of radio-loud AGNs, at zeroth order, all jetted AGNs are intrinsically the same but they appear diverse due to different orientations with respect to the line of sight \citep{urry95}. This idea immediately prompted the quest for the identification of misaligned BZBs. Among radio-loud AGNs, radio galaxies, mainly those belonging to the FR\,I radio class \citep{fanaroff74}, having low luminosity and an edge-darkened radio morphology, were naturally identified as the BZB parent population, since they also produce relativistic jets, extending up to hundreds of kiloparsec scales and lack broad emission lines.

There is a vast literature of tests on the validity of this unification scenario, in particular, those performed on the basis of the study of the large-scale environments \citep[see e.g.,][]{villarroel14,zou19}, an orientation independent property of AGNs \citep{antonucci85}. Here we carry out a statistical environmental test of the ``unification scenario'', comparing a selected sample of BZBs with both (i) FR\,Is and (ii) LERGs, aiming at verifying if radio galaxies and BZBs inhabit the same galaxy-rich large-scale environments.

We adopt cgs units for numerical results and we assume a flat cosmology with $H_0=69.6$ km s$^{-1}$ Mpc$^{-1}$, $\Omega_\mathrm{M}=0.286$ and $\Omega_\mathrm{\Lambda}=0.714$ \citep{bennett14}, unless otherwise stated, as  adopted in previous analyses \citep[see][hereinafter M19 and M20, respectively]{massaro19,massaro20}.
\begin{figure*}[!th]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[height=6.2cm,width=8.4cm,angle=0]{./fig1a.png}
\includegraphics[height=6.2cm,width=8.4cm,angle=0]{./fig1b.png}
\end{center}
\caption{{\it Left)} The $R$-band SDSS image of the field surrounding 5BZB J1117+2024 centered on its position. Two lack circles have radius of 500\,kpc and 1\,Mpc, respectively, computed at the central source redshift. All cosmological neighbors are marked with a red circle and have their $z_\mathrm{src}<$ reported. In our sample 5BZB J1117+2024 has the largest number of cosmological neighborhoods within 2\,Mpc. {\it Right)} Same as left panel for the FR\,I SDSS J121114.07+0608339 at the same redshift of 5BZB J1117+2024, both reported close to their positions in black. It is quite evident as SDSS J121114.07+0608339 has a large-scale environment richer of galaxies than 5BZB J1117+2024. In both figures cosmological neighbors are brighter than 17.8 magnitudes in the $R$ band (i.e.. the SDSS threshold to select spectroscopic targets.}
\label{fig:sky}
\end{figure*}

\section{Sample selection}
\label{sec:samples}
We combined sources listed in the FR\,ICAT with those of the sFRICAT sample for a total of 209 FR\,Is \citep{capetti17a}. The former sample lists FR\,Is at redshifts $z_\mathrm{src}\leq$0.15$\footnote{$z_\mathrm{src}$ indicates the source redshift while $z_\mathrm{cl}$ that of a possible nearby galaxy group/cluster.}$, selected to have a radio structure extending beyond 30 kpc, measured from the location of the host galaxy as seen in the optical band, while the latter includes 14 FR\,Is with radio emission between 10 and 30 kpc and $z_{src}\leq$0.05. Then we also considered 101 FR\,IIs, in the same redshift range and all classified as LERGs, collected out of the FR\,IICAT \citep{capetti17b} to obtain a sample of 310 LERGs.  Both FR\,ICAT and FR\,IICAT are based on data available in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey \citep[see e.g.,][]{ahn12} and the Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-cm survey \citep[FIRST][]{white97}.

In our analysis we also performed a comparison with 108 FR\,0 radio galaxies selected in Baldi et al. (2018). These are all radio galaxies with (i) $z_\mathrm{src}<$0.05 being (ii) optically classified as LERG, with (iii) a radio flux density at 1.4 GHz in the FIRST survey above 5 mJy and (iii) lacking extended radio emission beyond a few kpc.

For BZBs we selected only those lying in the same SDSS central footprint and having a firm redshift estimate at $z_\mathrm{src}\leq$0.15, all out of the 5$^{th}$ release of the Roma-BZCAT \citep{massaro15} for a total of 11 sources. Then we also added 3 more BZBs lying at $z_\mathrm{src}<$0.15 that were recently discovered thanks to our optical spectroscopic follow up campaign of low energy counterparts for the unidentified $\gamma$-ray sources \citep{massaro12a,massaro16,demenezes19,pena20}. Thus the final sample of BZBs considered in our analysis lists 14 in the same redshift bin of radio galaxies.

For a comparison with literature results we also considered BL Lacs-galaxy dominated (hereinafter BZGs) listed in the Roma-BZCAT. Adopting the same criteria as for the BZB selection we extracted 41 BZGs lying between 0.02$<z<$0.15 and with 14 out of 41 being associated with a $\gamma$-ray source \citep{abdollahi20}. BZGs are radio sources  whose multifrequency emission exhibits some properties of BL Lacs but appears dominated by the host galaxy contribution, in particular in the optical-ultraviolet energy range. It is not yet clear if BZGs are all genuine BZBs, in a quiescent state given the high variability that BL Lacs show, or are moderately bright AGNs whose non-thermal emission does not present evidence for relativistic beaming \citep[see also][]{massaro12b}.
\begin{figure*}[!th]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[height=6.2cm,width=8.4cm,angle=0]{./fig2a.png}
\includegraphics[height=6.2cm,width=8.4cm,angle=0]{./fig2b.png}
\end{center}
\caption{{\it Left)} Medians of ${N}^{500}_{cn}$ for FR\,Is (black circles) and LERGs (magenta diamonds) per redshift bins of 0.01 size. Blue squares corresponds to the values for single BZBs at $z_\mathrm{src}<$0.15 Blue numbers reported in parenthesis close to each median of LERGs correspond to values computed for the $z_U$ normalized variable of the Mann-Whitney $U$ rank test performed between BZBs and LERGs (see \S.~\ref{sec:environment} for details) while red numbers correspond to the p-values. As shown BZBs are distributed systematically below all medians of both FR\,Is and LERGs thus indicating that they inhabit less galaxy-rich large-scale environments. All grey circles shown in the background correspond to the single values of ${N}^{500}_{cn}$ for all considered LERGs. {\it Right} Same as left panel but reporting the comparison between BZBs and FR\,0s. Orange triangles are measured medians below $z_\mathrm{src}=$0.05 while cyan triangles refer to simulated medians between 0.05$<z<$0.15 for each bin where there is at least one BZB. It is remarkable the agreement between both measured and estimated/simulated medians of the FR\,0 population and that of BZBs, indicating that the former could be the parent population of BZBs. Vales of the normalized $z_U$ variable are also reported.}
\label{fig:stat}
\end{figure*}

\section{Investigating large-scale environments}
\label{sec:environment}
The comparison between large-scale environments of BZB, FR\,I and LERG samples, all in the SDSS central footprint, is carried out adopting the same procedure of M19 and M20. We used the number of cosmological neighbors to estimate the environmental richness. These are defined as all optical sources with SDSS magnitude flags indicating a galaxy-type object and having a spectroscopic $z$ with $\Delta\,z=|z_\mathrm{src}-z|\leq$0.005, thus corresponding to the maximum velocity dispersion in groups and clusters of galaxies \citep[see][e.g.,]{berlind06}. We indicate their number as $N_{cn}^{500}$ and $N_{cn}^{2000}$, for those lying within 500\,kpc and 2\,Mpc from the central source, respectively. In Table~\ref{tab:main} all parameters estimated for each sample analyzed here. In Figure~\ref{fig:sky} we show the $R$ band optical image of the field around one BZB and one FR\,I in our samples with all cosmological neighbors highlighted.

As previously carried out to compare large-scale environments of two different classes we performed the following statistical tests. The first is based on $\bar{N}_{cn}^{500}$, i.e., medians of the $N_{cn}^{500}$ distribution, while the second applying the Mann-Whitney $U$ rank. To avoid cosmological effects both tests performed in each redshift bin of 0.01 size (see M20 for details).

We also compared the environment of FR\,0s with that of BZBs. However, since the FR\,0 sample is limited to $z=$0.05, we simulate how galaxy over-density surrounding FR\,0s would be detected if they lie at larger redshift adopting the same strategy of Capetti et al. (2020). Thus assuming that large-scale environments of FR\,0s does not evolve in the redshift range between 0.05 and 0.15, we computed the absolute magnitude in the $R$ band of all cosmological neighbors and, maintaining their intrinsic power, we rescaled it at larger distances, i.e. in all redshift bins where there is at least one BZB. We also recomputed accordingly radii of 500\,kpc and 2\,Mpc in each redshift bin. We measured the number of cosmological neighbors with rescaled apparent magnitude $m_r$ brighter than 17.8 corresponding to the SDSS criterion to select spectroscopic targets. These simulations allow us to measure expected medians of cosmological neighbors within 500\,kpc and 2\,Mpc circles for FR\,0s up to $z=$0.15.

These simulations were tested over the FR\,I samples. Under the same assumptions previously described, we computed median values of all cosmological neighbors surrounding simulated FR\,Is in all redshift bins up to $z=$0.15 where there is at least one BZB and we found a perfect agreement with the observed values being 4 at $z=$0.065, 3 at $z=$0.075 and 1 at $z=$0.105, 0.125 and 0.135, as reported in the following.

\section{Results}
\label{sec:results}
The median values $\bar{N}_{cn}^{500}$ for both samples of FR\,Is and LERGs are shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:stat}. It is clear that the measured values of $N_{cn}^{500}$ for all 14 BZBs lying at $z_\mathrm{src}<=$0.15 lie all systematically below the $\bar{N}_{cn}^{500}$ of both radio galaxy sample. Then comparing $\bar{N}_{cn}^{2000}$ the situation is in agreement with previous results with only 3 out of 14 BZBs for which $\bar{N}_{cn}^{2000}$ is marginally consistent with that of radio galaxies (i.e., FR\,Is and LERGs).

In Fig.~\ref{fig:stat} we show, above each $N_{cn}$ median value of the two RG distributions of the normalized $z_U$ variable computed for the Mann-Whitney $U$ test when comparing BZBs with LERGs. This is again systematically negative and not consistent with zero within more than a 3 $\sigma$ level of confidence, with the only exception of a single bin between $z=0.03$ and $z=0.04$. The latter statistical tests were performed in each redshift bin thus grouping BZBs as LERGs.

Both statistical tests allows us to claim that the hypothesis that large-scale environments of BZBs and that of FR\,Is and/or LERGs are similar can be rejected with high level of confidence, with a chance probability of 10$^{-4}$ for the median test. This implies that FR\,Is or more in general LERGs inhabit richer large-scale environments than BZBs and cannot be their ``parent'' population as predicted by the AGN unification scenario.

Finally, we compared large-scale environments of BZBs and FR\,0s where measured values of $\bar{N}_{cn}^{500}$ and $\bar{N}_{cn}^{2000}$ of FR\,0s are only available at $z_\mathrm{src}<$0.05. However, adopting simulations previously described (see \S~\ref{sec:environment}) we ``extrapolated'' the behavior of FR\,0 environments up to $z=$0.15. As shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:stat} values of $N_{cn}^{500}$ for BZBs and FR\,0s, both measured (i.e., below $z=$0.05) and extrapolated up to $z=$0.15 with the median test and or using the $z_U$ normalized variable appear indistinguishable.

\section{Comparison with the literature}
\label{sec:compare}
The largest fraction of all analyses carried out to date on BZB large-scale environments are mainly focused on single sources and small samples \citep[see e.g.,][]{arp70,disney74,craine75,stickel91,torreszafra18,rovero16}, with several being based on photometric companion galaxies in their neighborhoods \citep{falomo90,falomo93a,falomo93b,wurtz93,pesce94,pesce95,falomo95,muriel15}. However results appear to be still controversial and contradictory.

Then in 2016 the comparison between BZBs listed in the Roma-BZCAT and sources belonging to the catalog of galaxy clusters and groups of Merch\`an \& Zandivarez (2005) was presented \citep{muriel16}. This is the first statistical analysis over a large sample of BL Lacs. Muriel (2016) found that 121 blazars appear to be associated with sources listed in the cluster catalog, these are classified as: 24 BZBs, 96 BZGs and 1 BZUs according to the Roma-BZCAT. Restricting the analysis to redshifts below $\sim$0.2, where the cluster catalog is less incomplete the number of spatial coincidences decreases to 78. Taking into account the contamination by spurious groups/clusters of galaxies only 43$\pm$5\% of all BL Lac objects, including BZGs, lie in groups of three or more members, where the expected fraction computed for a random sample of galaxies, having the same redshift distribution, is 19.3$\pm$0.1\%. Muriel et al. (2016) also applied a correction factor due to the redshift incompleteness of the algorithm used to create the galaxy cluster/group catalog then claiming a BZB fraction in groups of $\sim$67$\pm$8\% for all 78 sources.

According to the Roma-BZCAT, BZGs are not ``genuine'' blazars, but could be moderately bright AGNs whose non-thermal emission does not present evidences for relativistic beaming and/or are misclassified sources. Thus we analyzed BZGs  analyzed separately from BZBs.
\begin{figure*}[!th]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[height=6.2cm,width=8.4cm,angle=0]{./fig3a.png}
\includegraphics[height=6.4cm,width=9.4cm,angle=0]{./fig3b.png}
\end{center}
\caption{Left) Same of Fig.~\ref{fig:stat} but comparing BZBs and BZGs. Here it is quite evident the agreement between BZGs and LERGs with the former class being more separated from BZBs. {\it Right)} The comparison between the BZB medians, including all BZGs associated to $\gamma$-ray sources being considered as weak BZBs, and all remaining BZGs. Two black circles highlight $z$ bins where there are mostly BZGs and that at $z=$0.075 where the two BZGs show extended radio structures highlighted with radio contour maps at 1.4 GHz
drawn at levels of 0.0005,0.0025,0.125,0.625 Jy.}
\label{fig:bzg}
\end{figure*}
In Figure~\ref{fig:bzg} we compared BZBs and BZGs and found that values of cosmological neighbors for BZGs are consistent with those of radio galaxies. Thus mixing BZBs with BZGs, given the larger number of BZGs at $z<$0.15 (i.e., 129 in the Muriel sample) they could bias the whole statistical analysis. Moreover, Muriel (2016) that also did not consider any constraint on the ``redshift distance'' between BZBs and nearby galaxy clusters thus neglecting spurious association.

To further explore the BZB $vs$ BZG ``dichotomy'' we assumed that all BZGs associated with a $\gamma$-ray source are ``real'' BZBs having dimmed jet emission below the host galaxy component. Then we doubled the BZB sample and we run again our comparative analysis between them and the LERGs. We found no differences with respect to the previous results with the only exception of one redshift bin between centered at 0.075 where there are only two BZGs, namely 5BZG J0809+3455 and 5BZG J0829+1754. However we inspected their FIRST radio maps and they show clear extended radio structures (i.e., lobes and plumes) beyond tens of kpc thus being very different from BZBs and being classical LERGs.

An analysis based on similar samples used here, comparing FR\,Is and BZBs, has been recently carried out \citep[see][for details]{sandrinelli19} using the average excess of galaxy surface density $E_r$. As extensively discussed in Massaro et al (2019, 2020) this method has several statistical and cosmological uncertainties. An analysis performed without removing these biases will show that the higher redshift population tend to inhabit less galaxy-rich large-scale environments.

Moreover this method improperly average measurements of $E_r$ with different signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) and compare sources in different redshift bins thus including cosmological artifacts. To illustrate this SNR effect in Fig.~\ref{fig:snr} we show SDSS sources around two FR\,Is, namely SDSS J132017.54+043037.4 at $z_\mathrm{src}=$0.146 and SDSS J135302.04+330528.5 at $z_\mathrm{src}=$0.061 together with all background and foreground galaxies within a circular region of 500 kpc. Surrounding galaxies $N_{sel}$ are selected to have SDSS flags {\it q\_mode}=1, {\it Q}$>$2), {\it cl}=3 and {\it ic}=3 and an absolute magnitude in the $i$ band, computed at the same distance of the central source, greater than -21. The number of background galaxies $n_{bg}$, reported with its standard deviation in parenthesis, was estimated adopting the same criteria previously mentioned and averaging on 20 regions of the same area centered, at angular separation grater than 4\,Mpc from the central source. Both measurements clearly show as excess of galaxies is marginally significant ($\sim$1$\sigma$), thus being consistent with a background fluctuations and averaging over these measurements does not appear statistically correct. This makes challenging any comparison with our results.
\begin{figure*}[!th]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[height=6.9cm,width=8.4cm,angle=0]{./fig4a.png}
\includegraphics[height=6.9cm,width=8.4cm,angle=0]{./fig4b.png}
\end{center}
\caption{All SDSS sources lying within 500\,kpc (black ellipse), computed at the redshift of two FR\,Is, lying in the center of both images: SDSS J132017.54+043037.4 (left) and SDSS J135302.04+330528.5 (right). Black circles mark sources listed as galaxies according to SDSS flags (see \S~\ref{sec:compare} for details) while those brighter than absolute magnitude in the $i$ band equal to -21, computed at the redshift of the central radio galaxy are red and their number is $N_{sel}$. The number of background galaxies $n_{bg}$ is also reported, with its standard deviation in parenthesis in both images together with the signal to noise ratio (SNR), computed averaging the galaxy count, adopting the same $i$ band magnitude selection, over 20 regions of the same area centered at angular separation grater than 4\,Mpc, from the central sources, and is reported  in Fig.~\ref{fig:snr}. Both measurements clearly show as excess of the galaxy number density $E_r=N_{sel}-n_{bg}$ is consistent with a background fluctuations at less than 2$\sigma$ (i.e., as an upper limit).}
\label{fig:snr}
\end{figure*}

\section{Summary and Conclusions}
\label{sec:summary}
In the present analysis we focused on the comparison between large-scale environments of BZBs and radio galaxies at similar redshifts. This is the key to obtain robust results that guarantee to avoid statistical biases and cosmological artifacts affecting most of previous analyses (see \S~\ref{sec:compare} for comparison with the literature). Our analysis is carried out counting the number of cosmological neighbors, i.e., optical galaxies with a firm spectroscopic redshift and with velocities within the maximum velocity dispersion of sources belonging to galaxy groups and clusters.

Results achieved can be summarized as follows.
\begin{enumerate}
\item In the local Universe the large-scale environment of BZBs is systematically different from that of both FR\,Is and LERGs suggesting that the unification scenario of radio-loud AGNs must be revised.
\item However, a direct comparison between environmental properties of BZBs and the low power ``compact'' radio galaxies, known as FR\,0s, reveals that their large-scale environments are indistinguishable. This suggests that FR\,0s could be the parent population of BZBs.
\item Comparing BZBs and BZGs we also found that the latter class appears to have large-scale environments more similar to LERGs thus unlikely to be all ``weak'' BZBs.
\item Investigations of large scale environments based on the average excess of galaxy surface density does not appear statistically robust being affect by cosmological artifacts and uncertainties due to the SNR.
\end{enumerate}

We conclude that BZBs are mainly aligned counterparts of compact FR\,0s and only in extreme cases LERGs. This correspondence between BZBs and FR\,0s, both hosted in massive elliptical galaxies, points towards the ubiquitous presence of relativistic jets as natural outcome of gas accretion into the deep gravitational potential well produced by supermassive black holes.
\begin{table*}
\tiny
\caption{Environmental parameters for all sample analyzed (first 10 lines).}
\label{tab:main}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{lllllrrrrr}
\hline
Sample & Name  & R.A. (J2000) & Dec. (J2000) & $z_{src}$ & $\Delta\,z$ & $d_{proj}$ & $N^{500}_{cn}$ & $N^{1000}_{cn}$ & $N^{2000}_{cn}$ \\
 & & hh:mm:ss.ss & hh:mm:ss.ss & & & (kpc) & & & \\
\hline
\noalign{\smallskip}
  FR0 & SDSSJ010852.48-003919.4 & 01:08:52.48 & -00:39:19.40 & 0.045 & 0.0012 & 303.05 & 2.0 & 6.0 & 7.0\\
  FR0 & SDSSJ011204.61-001442.4 & 01:12:04.61 & -00:14:42.40 & 0.044 & 4.0E-4 & 556.58 & 0.0 & 1.0 & 1.0\\
  FR0 & SDSSJ011515.78+001248.4 & 01:15:15.78 & +00:12:48.40 & 0.045 & 2.0E-4 & 173.27 & 27.0 & 39.0 & 39.0\\
  FR0 & SDSSJ015127.10-083019.3 & 01:51:27.10 & -08:30:19.30 & 0.018 & 2.0E-4 & 30.75 & 12.0 & 13.0 & 13.0\\
  FR0 & SDSSJ020835.81-083754.8 & 02:08:35.81 & -08:37:54.80 & 0.034 & 3.0E-4 & 413.79 & 1.0 & 2.0 & 2.0\\
  LERG & SDSSJ073014.37+393200.4 & 07:30:14.37 & +39:32:00.40 & 0.142 & 0.0011 & 207.56 & 1.0 & 4.0 & 6.0\\
  LERG & SDSSJ073505.25+415827.5 & 07:35:05.25 & +41:58:27.50 & 0.087 & 6.0E-4 & 758.0 & 3.0 & 4.0 & 10.0\\
  LERG & SDSSJ073719.18+292932.0 & 07:37:19.18 & +29:29:32.00 & 0.111 & 0.0034 & 826.91 & 1.0 & 1.0 & 5.0\\
  LERG & SDSSJ074125.85+480914.3 & 07:41:25.85 & +48:09:14.30 & 0.12 & 0.005 & 1890.54 & 0.0 & 0.0 & 1.0\\
  LERG & SDSSJ074351.25+282128.0 & 07:43:51.25 & +28:21:28.00 & 0.106 & 3.0E-4 & 258.8 & 4.0 & 4.0 & 9.0\\
\noalign{\smallskip}
\hline
\end{tabular}\\
\end{center}
Col. (1): Sample. \\
Col. (2): Source name. \\
Col. (3): Right Ascension.\\
Col. (4): Declination. \\
Col. (5): redshift.\\
Col. (6): Difference between the average redshift of cosmological neighbors in 2\,Mpc and that of the central source.\\
Col. (7): Physical distance between the central RG and the average position of cosmological neighbors within 2\,Mpc,  computed at $z_{src}$.\\
Col. (8,9,10): Number of cosmological neighbors within 500, 1000 ad 2000 kpc, respectively.\\
\end{table*}

\acknowledgments
F. M. wishes to thank Dr. C. C. Cheung for their valuable discussions on this project planned during the organization of the IAU 313 Symposium.
This work is supported by the ``Departments of Excellence 2018 - 2022'' Grant awarded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) (L. 232/2016). This research made use of resources provided by the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research for the grant MASF\_FFABR\_17\_01. This investigation is supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) grants GO9-20083X.
TOPCAT and STILTS astronomical software \citep{taylor05} were used for the preparation and manipulation of the tabular data and the images.

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Worthy was born in Gastonia, North Carolina. His 21.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game during his senior season at Ashbrook High led the team to the state championship game.  Named both a Parade Magazine and McDonald's All-American, he was  selected to play in the 1979 McDonald's All-American Game, which featured future fellow Hall of Famers including Isiah Thomas, Dominique Wilkins, and Ralph Sampson.

College career
After graduating from high school, Worthy attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  An immediate standout as a freshman, his debut was cut short near mid-season by a broken ankle.  As a sophomore, he was a key member of UNC's 1981 NCAA runner-up team starring alongside Al Wood and Sam Perkins.

As a junior power forward Worthy was the leading scorer (15.6 points per game) of a Tar Heels NCAA championship team that featured one of the greatest collections of talent in collegiate basketball history, including future NBA stars sophomore Sam Perkins and freshman Michael Jordan. A consensus first-team All-American, Worthy was named co-winner of the Helms Foundation Player of the Year with Ralph Sampson of Virginia. He dominated the 1982 championship game against the Georgetown Hoyas, sealing the Tar Heels' 63–62 victory by intercepting an inadvertent pass thrown by Hoya point guard Fred Brown with just seconds remaining. His 13–17 shooting, 28 point, 4 rebound finale capped a standout performance throughout the NCAA tournament, earning him its Most Outstanding Player award.  A tip dunk in front of Patrick Ewing captioned "James Worthy slams the door on Georgetown" made the cover of Sports Illustrated.

In the wake of this success Worthy elected to forgo his senior year and enter the NBA draft.  He completed his degree later, via summer school.  He is one of eight players to have their numbers retired by the Tar Heels. In 2002, Worthy was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the fifty greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.

NBA career

Number 1 pick
The Los Angeles Lakers had received the Cleveland Cavaliers' 1982 first-round draft pick in a 1979 exchange for Don Ford. The Cavaliers finished with the NBA's worst record in the 1981–82 season, leaving a coin toss to decide whether they or the worst record runner-up San Diego Clippers would get the first overall pick in the upcoming draft. The Lakers won the flip, the first and only time a reigning NBA champion picked first overall. They chose Worthy over  Dominique Wilkins and Terry Cummings.

1982–1983
The lanky small forward immediately made an impact as a rookie, averaging 13.4 points per game and shooting a Laker rookie record .579 field goal percentage.  With his speed, dynamic ability to score with either hand, and dazzling play above the rim, Worthy thrived in the Lakers' high-octane "Showtime" offense. When not finishing fast breaks with his trademark Statue of Liberty dunks or swooping finger rolls, Worthy was also one of the best post players at his position, with a quick spin move off the low blocks and a deadly turnaround midrange jumpshot. His rookie year ended just when he was hitting his stride, breaking his leg on April 10, 1983, while landing improperly after trying to tap in a missed shot against the Phoenix Suns. He was still named to the 1983 All-Rookie First Team but missed the rest of the season and playoffs, with the Lakers being swept 4–0 by the Philadelphia 76ers in the Finals.

1983–1984
Back and healthy for the opening of the 1983–84 season, Worthy's effective play soon had him replacing All-Star and fan-favorite Jamaal Wilkes in the starting line-up. The Lakers dominated throughout the Western Conference Playoffs and faced the Boston Celtics in the Finals. Late in Game 2, Worthy made an errant cross-court pass that was picked off by Gerald Henderson and taken in for the game-tying score, leading to a Celtics win in overtime. The series would go seven games, ending in a Boston victory.  Worthy had a very strong Finals, with 22.1 pts per game (second to Jabbar) on 63.8% shooting.  The Lakers would go into the off-season bitter about the loss and motivated for 1985.

1984–1985
A peak Lakers "Showtime" team dominated the West in 1985 and returned to the NBA Finals. During the play-off run Worthy emerged as a feared clutch performer, averaging 21.5 points per game on 62.2% shooting in the playoffs and 23.7 points per game in a match-up against the Celtics in the championship series. His all-round play helped lead the team to a 4–2 victory cinched on the celebrated parquet floor of the old Boston Garden and confirmed him as one of the league's premier players. It was also in 1985 that Worthy first donned goggles after suffering a scratched cornea during a March 13 game at the Utah Jazz, wearing them for the rest of his career.

1985–1986
The 1985–86 season held tremendous promise for the Lakers, who again stormed through the regular season and seemed destined to meet Boston once again.
Worthy continued to improve, raising his scoring from 17.6 to 20 points per game on 58% shooting and was named to the first of seven consecutive All-Star appearances. A trip to the Finals disappeared in a preternatural tip in the Western Conference final by 7' 4" Houston Rockets star Ralph Sampson, with the Rockets going on to be drubbed by the Celtics in the Championship series.

1986–1987
With stalwart center Abdul-Jabbar finally showing signs of his age the Lakers added center-forward Mychal Thompson during the 1986–1987 regular season to address the need for frontcourt help.  The result was a 65–17 record and what many regard as one of the NBA's all-time great teams sprinting to another NBA title over the Celtics. Worthy was at the top of his game, leading the team with 23.6 points per game in the playoffs. He had a number of huge games during this '87 play-off run, in particular a vintage 39 point performance (including 6 dunks) in a 122–121 win at Seattle in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals and 33 pts 10 assists 9 rebounds in a game 1 victory in the NBA Finals versus the Celtics.  The Lakers won the championship 4 games to 2.

1987–1988
Once again Riley drove the Lakers hard in 1987–88. During the regular season Worthy averaged 19.7 points and scored a career-high 38 points against the Atlanta Hawks. He led the Lakers in scoring in the 1988 play-offs and led the NBA in points scored during the play-offs.  During the Finals against the Pistons Worthy once again excelled, averaging 22 ppg, 7.4 rebounds, and 4.4 assists in the series. A 28-point, 9 rebound Game 6 and monster 36–16–10 triple-double that carried the Lakers to victory in Game 7 earned Worthy the NBA Finals MVP award and the Lakers the first back-to-back titles in the NBA since '68–'69 Celtics.

1988–1989
With Riley clamoring for a "Three-peat" in 1988–89 the Lakers marched through the regular season and met the Pistons for an encore in the Finals. With Abdul-Jabbar playing his last games and Johnson and Byron Scott missing three due to injuries even Worthy at his play-off best was not nearly enough.  In spite of averaging a career Finals high 25.5 ppg, including a career-high 40 points trying to stave off elimination in Game 4, the Lakers were swept in four.

1989–1990
The Lakers ran hot again in 1989–90 despite internal friction that had developed during Pat Riley's final year as head coach, their 63–19 record the NBA's best. Worthy averaged 21.1 points per game and became the first player in NBA history to shoot at least 53% in each of his first eight seasons. In spite of stepped-up performances by both Johnson (25.2 ppg) and Worthy (24.2 ppg) in the play-offs, LA fell in the Conference semifinals to a hot Phoenix Suns team.

1990–1991
The Lakers once more won the West in 1991 and marched through the playoffs to the Finals thanks to Worthy's team-leading and career-high 21.4 ppg in '91 and the addition of former North Carolina Tarheel star Sam Perkins at center.  Unfortunately, Worthy suffered a high ankle sprain in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against the Blazers and was very limited heading into the Finals against the Chicago Bulls.  Despite LA pulling out a Game 1 victory in Chicago it ultimately wasn't enough against a surging Bulls squad led by another teammate from the  1982 NCAA Championship team, an emergent Michael Jordan.  The Lakers ultimately fell in five, with Worthy sidelined for Game 5 after re-injuring his ankle the previous game.

Retirement
Johnson's sudden retirement in November 1991 threw the Lakers franchise into disarray.  Injuries and high mileage soon spelled the end for Worthy. The high ankle injury during the 1991 playoffs and season-ending knee surgery in 1992 robbed much of his quickness and leaping ability, and with it both his ability to finish on the fast break and drive to the hoop to score.  After struggling with knee pain in the 1994–95 preseason and no prospects of another title run in any foreseeable future, Worthy announced his retirement in November 1994, after 12 seasons in the NBA.

"Big Game James"
Even on Lakers teams dominated by fellow Hall of Fame members Abdul-Jabbar and Johnson, Worthy stood out as a star during their years together. He led the Lakers in playoff scoring in their championship runs in 1987 (23.6) and 1988 (21.1) and was second to Abdul-Jabbar in the 1985 championship run (21.5). He always saved his best for the playoffs and averaged 3.5 points higher per game than in the regular season.  That, spectacular offensive displays, and flashes of defensive brilliance, cemented his legacy as "Big Game James".

Worthy played in 926 NBA regular-season games, averaging 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and three assists per game. He played in 143 playoff games and averaged 21.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game and had a 54.4 field goal percentage.  In 34 NBA Finals games he averaged 22.2 pts per game on 53% shooting. Worthy played in 4 Game 7s in his career and averaged 27 points 8.2 rebounds on 60% shooting in these winner-take-all contests.  He ranks sixth all-time in Lakers team scoring (16,320), third all-time in team steals (1,041) and seventh all-time in team field goal percentage (.521). Worthy was voted one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996 and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021. To commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary The Athletic ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Worthy as the 59th greatest player in NBA history. Worthy was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.  His jersey No. 42 was retired by the Lakers.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 77 || 1 || 25.6 || .579 || .250 || .624 || 5.2 || 1.7 || 1.2 || .8 || 13.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| style="background:#cfecec;"|82* || 53 || 29.5 || .556 || .000 || .759 || 6.3 || 2.5 || .9 || .9 || 14.5
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|†
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 80 || 76 || 33.7 || .572 || .000 || .776 || 6.4 || 2.5 || 1.1 || .8 || 17.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 75 || 73 || 32.7 || .579 || .000 || .771 || 5.2 || 2.7 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 20.0
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|†
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| style="background:#cfecec;"|82* || 82 || 34.4 || .539 || .000 || .751 || 5.7 || 2.8 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 19.4
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|†
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 75 || 72 || 35.4 || .531 || .125 || .796 || 5.0 || 3.9 || 1.0 || .7 || 19.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 81 || 81 || 36.5 || .548 || .087 || .782 || 6.0 || 3.6 || 1.3 || .7 || 20.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 80 || 80 || 37.0 || .548 || .306 || .782 || 6.0 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .6 || 21.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 78 || 74 || 38.6 || .492 || .289 || .797 || 4.6 || 3.5 || 1.3 || .4 || 21.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 54 || 54 || 39.0 || .447 || .209 || .814 || 5.6 || 4.7 || 1.4 || .4 || 19.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 82 || 69 || 28.8 || .447 || .270 || .810 || 3.0 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .3 || 14.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 80 || 2 || 20.0 || .406 || .288 || .741 || 2.3 || 1.9 || .6 || .2 || 10.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 926 || 717 || 32.4 || .521 || .241 || .769 || 5.1 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .7 || 17.6

Playoffs

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| style="text-align:left;"|1984
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 21 || 0 || 33.7 || .599 || .500 || .609 || 5.0 || 2.7 || 1.3 || .5 || 17.7
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|1985†
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 19 || 19 || 32.9 || .622 || .500 || .676 || 5.1 || 2.2 || .9 || .7 || 21.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1986
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 14 || 14 || 38.5 || .558 || .000 || .681 || 4.6 || 3.2 || 1.1 || .7 || 19.6
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|1987†
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 18 || 18 || 37.8 || .591 || .000 || .753 || 5.6 || 3.5 || 1.6 || 1.2 || 23.6
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|1988†
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 24 || 24 || 37.3 || .523 || .111 || .758 || 5.8 || 4.4 || 1.4 || .8 || 21.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1989
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 15 || 15 || 40.0 || .567 || .375 || .788 || 6.7 || 2.8 || 1.2 || 1.1 || 24.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1990
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 9 || 9 || 40.7 || .497 || .250 || .837 || 5.6 || 3.0 || 1.6 || .3 || 24.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1991
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 18 || 18 || 40.7 || .465 || .167 || .736 || 4.1 || 3.9 || 1.1 || .1 || 21.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|1993
| style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers
| 5 || 0 || 29.6 || .372 || .250 || .600 || 3.4 || 2.6 || 1.0 || .0 || 13.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 143 || 117 || 37.0 || .544 || .209 || .727 || 5.2 || 3.2 || 1.2 || .7 || 21.1

Post-NBA

TV career
Worthy was a studio analyst for Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes and co-host of Access SportsNet, the networks' pregame and postgame show for Lakers game telecasts on in Los Angeles; he also served as an NBA analyst for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles.

Worthy has acted in several television shows. He portrayed the Klingon Koral in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Gambit, Part II". He also guest starred as himself on Everybody Loves Raymond and Webster.

Coaching career
On September 28, 2015, Worthy was hired to work with the Lakers coaching staff with a focus on the team's big men.

Personal life
Worthy was married for 12 years to Angela Wilder, whom he met in 1981 at the University of North Carolina where she was a cheerleader while he was playing. The couple had two daughters before divorcing in 1996.

On November 14, 1990, Worthy was arrested in Houston, and charged with two counts of solicitation of prostitution in a Houston police department sting operation. He was sentenced to one year of probation, fined $1,000 and ordered to perform 40 hours of community service.

Philanthropy
Worthy is the founder of the James Worthy Foundation, and dedicates a substantial amount of his time and resources to support non-profit community organizations such as Boys & Girls Clubs, Big Brothers of America, YMCA, and others.

See also
 List of National Basketball Association career playoff scoring leaders

References

External links

1961 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from North Carolina
College basketball announcers in the United States
Los Angeles Lakers assistant coaches
Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
Los Angeles Lakers players
McDonald's High School All-Americans
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
National Basketball Association All-Stars
National Basketball Association players with retired numbers
National Basketball Association broadcasters
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
People from Gastonia, North Carolina
Small forwards
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni

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Scientists in Barcelona Dance for Biomedical Research
November 17, 2014 · by CASE	· in Campus and external relations, Communications, Social Media.	·
Sarah Sherwood heads the Office of Communications and External Relations for the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Barcelona, Spain. The video project highlighted below is an example of how the communications office is raising awareness of the institute's biomedical research to raise funding and recruit students and researchers worldwide.
Several months ago, I sat down with the head of an advertising agency in Barcelona to ask him how we could raise awareness and support for work that we do at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine—an organization founded less than ten years ago that is doing great work but is still relatively unknown.
"Everybody understands that biomedical research is a good thing," he told me. "There's no problem there. People just don't have any 'brand names' to associate it with. That's your challenge."
After playing around with some ideas and browsing the Internet for inspiration, we decided to make an institutional video that would highlight our research and, importantly, our researchers—the hidden faces behind the science. We knew we wanted our video to be different, so we chose to dance.
We had three objectives in mind:
to raise awareness about the important research that we do;
to advance our recruitment efforts of talented scientists and students from across the world;
and to open up new and alternative funding channels, common in the U.S. and U.K., but yet to take hold in Spain where research, universities and healthcare are largely viewed as the responsibility of the state.
After several months of preparation—pulling together a team of professional producers, directors and choreographers to help us, and contacting sponsors to fund the production costs of the video so that we wouldn't touch money that would be going to research—we brought more than a hundred scientists together for rehearsals and got the cameras rolling.
In the meantime, we started preparing a new fundraising framework for the institute in the hope that some viewers would be motivated by our theatrics to send in contributions in support of its research, either by text message or via our website. We also contacted major sponsors and convinced them to pledge small gifts for each view of the video.
On October 13 we released the video on YouTube.
Less than a month later, the video has received more than 850,000 views from 197 countries, and it's generated thousands of tweets, retweets and Facebook posts. Our Facebook reach increased by 15,000 percent, and our website hits increased by 9,000 percent. The video received extensive coverage by media nationally and in several other countries, and it even made the homepage of Science magazine. In addition, we received countless messages of support from scientists, students and people on the street, many of them with loved ones affected by the diseases that the institute studies.
Have we achieved our goals of awareness, recruitment and fundraising? It's still early to say, but there are now more than 850,000 people who are aware that IRB Barcelona exists and know that we do important research into diseases. Time will tell if the attention translates into an increase in applications for our research positions and fellowships. Donations are arriving every day, and several individuals have even been in touch to ask how they can set up their own fundraising activities to support us.
Have we become a brand? That's more difficult to say. If we can manage to build on this first foray into the public conscience and establish a long-lasting and meaningful relationship with our new-found supporters, then hopefully, we've made a (dance) step in the right direction.
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The Canadian Mental Health Association's Quebec City branch a is part of a vast national network and, as such, its history is dependent on that of this network. It should be recalled that CMHA was originally called the Canadian National Committee on Mental Hygiene whose founders were Dr. Clarence M. Hincks and Clifford W. Beers, on January 26, 1918. Mental health was a very important cause in the eyes of Dr. Hincks, for he himself had suffered from mental illness. In order to form the committee, Hincks asked friends and professionals who worked primarily in the medical field to join him and his cause.
The desire to conduct psychiatric examinations of soldiers of war to provide them with adequate care.
Evaluating post-war immigrants for better selection of newcomers.
Having appropriate equipment to diagnose and treat mental illness.
Providing appropriate care for those who are mentally deficient.
Since its founding in Toronto, this community organization has grown over the years. To such an extent that there are now ten provincial divisions, two territorial divisions and more than one hundred and twenty-seven branches distributed throughout Canada. The Divisions allow exchanges between the branches as well as the creation of joint projects. They transmit the relevant information to the different branches and the latter can then organize their own activities, each of the branches being autonomous.
The Quebec branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association began operations in 1962 with patients at the Saint-Michel-Archange Hospital, now known as the Robert-Giffard Hospital Center. However, it was not until January 1963 that the association received its official letters, which made it a community organization. During the 1970s, while the deinstitutionalization and emergence of new community groups changed aspects of the mental health problem, CMHA, in order to better respond to the needs of the population, oriented its action towards the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental illness. The Quebec branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association celebrated its forty-five years in 2008 and, over the course of its history, has achieved many accomplishments.
First, in 1963, the Quebec branch brought volunteers into the psychiatric community. In 1970, the Association founded the community organization La Croix Blanche which was founded on its premises. Like the White Cross, several organizations have emerged through the CMHA and have since become independent. The ARBRE is now known as EquiTravail (1979), the sponsorship of Entraide Parents in 1984, Entraide jeunesse Québec in 1988, and so on. One of the first direct services offered to the population of the Quebec City area came in 1987 with the official opening of CMHA's information service called the Local Center for Mental Health Aid and Information. In 1989, it became the Mental Health Information and Assistance Service (MNAS), now better known as the Call Center. Starting in 1995, various workshops were created and offered free of charge to the population. To this day, we offer workshop programs on various subjects (most often in French) like dealing with isolation, developping self-esteem and so on. Since 1952, the Canadian Mental Health Association has organized National Mental Health Week in the first week of May. During this week, many activities related to mental health are organized such as conferences, workshops, picnics, coffee-meetings, etc.


This go anywhere portable barbecue is finished in high grade 304 Stainless Steel. Durable enough to go to the beach or on the boat this portable barbecue will go wherever you want to take it and it will reward you with masterful cooking performance.
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Meetings of the Chehalis School Board are held the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors of Chehalis School District No. 302, will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, with the Regular Session beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held in the District Board Room located in the portable adjoining the District Office, 310 SW 16th Street, Chehalis, WA.
Disabled persons may contact the Superintendent's Office (807-7200) at least 48 hours in advance so that arrangements can be made for their participation in the Board meeting.


Posted on October 25, 2017 by Ray Williams (NMLS #216267).
A big topic of conversation for many in and outside the housing industry. If you have recently moved to Denver, you may feel prices are affordable or expensive depending on your frame of reference on housing costs. But one question we all wrestle with is should you buy a home or wait?
What you will see me point to is merely from a financial perspective. We all have external circumstances that may make us decide should I buy a home or wait? So the focus here will be on from a pure financial perspective.
Look first to the current cost to buy in Denver, for a single family house, at this time. You would be looking on average to spend about $497K per Denver Metro Association of Realtors. This number is up 6.3% from the same time last year, bear in mind, meaning it would have been $467K last year for the same house.
Take that information into consideration and ask yourself; should you buy a home or wait? Just taking a modest 5% appreciation over the next 5 years, that same home will cost $634K to buy at that time. After subtracting closing costs from the buy, the cumulative appreciation for that homeowner will be $134K over the next 5 years. If you put 5% down, your return on investment would be 539% on that home. So looking at that data, one would say you should buy from a purely financial perspective. That doesn't take into account, the potential for rising interest rates and what that mortgage/down payment would be in 5 years on the same house.
One reason a person may wait, is the thought of not taking out new debt. I heard someone on a panel say he wasn't sure he wanted to buy because he was debt free, and not sure if the home was a wise investment. But wait, what is debt free if you are a renter? You have a lease right? Unless you live rent free in your parents basement (how is the dating life?). So, you are paying "debt" you may just phrase it as rent rather than debt. Don't you think your landlord would be ecstatic if you stay for 5 years based on the numbers above? I am a landlord, so come rent from me!


LA was represented at two major national championships this past weekend.
Some blazing times this weekend lead a good group of performances that you voted on.
Who did you think would be the top male runner in 2015-2016?


Home/Seasonal/The 3 F's to Keep in Mind This Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Day does not have to leave you feeling stuffed, bloated, and fatigued any longer. With so many options and alternatives for traditional dishes that are dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan-friendly, and other -free and -friendly offerings, there doesn't have to be guilt or physical ailments surrounding this holiday. Below are some suggestions to enjoy the day as well as feel great the following morning.
Start the day off with a physical activity – go for a solo jog or involve family members in hiking. This will kick start your metabolism, raise your endorphins, and improve your sleep quality this night.
Also, attempt to move a bit after dinner, either going for another walk or putting on some Dance Dance Revolution in your living room ;).
Take a few minutes to yourself during this day to pray, deep breathe, meditate, and center yourself. Perhaps do this right before dinner time.
It will be especially important to ground yourself if Thanksgiving causes heightened levels of anxiety.
It can be tempting to stuff your face and inhale all of the delicious food, but do your best to be present to your food and chew your food carefully. You'll notice that you feel satisfied and won't feel as stuffed because you are taking time with your food. You can always pack the rest of your plate up for the next day.
Go Gluten Free: there are so many gluten-free options out there nowadays!
From gluten-free breads to gluten-free stuffing, and even gluten-free pumpkin pie crusts that taste delicious.
Instead of corn or corn bread, fill up on various colored vegetables!
And if all else fails, and you happen to stuff your face and feel sluggish the next day, take heart with these Black Friday Detox Tips!
Instead of a hearty breakfast this morning, opt for a green juice or smoothie.
Have castor oil handy, on Thanksgiving night and for a few night's thereafter, to apply a castor oil pack to the abdomen.
Take a B Complex if you drank alcohol.
But most of all, enjoy the day with your loved ones!


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Seguenzia mirabilis is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.

Description
The height of the shell attains 4.5 mm.

Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

External links
 To Encyclopedia of Life
 To World Register of Marine Species

mirabilis
Gastropods described in 1964