The transfer window in South Africa's Premier Soccer League slammed shut with a bang on Thursday after a number of high-profile deals on deadline day.
One of these saw a star name depart the league as reigning PSL Player of the Season Lebogang Manyama joined Turkish side Konyaspor from Cape Town City for a fee believed to be €800 000. That transfer is subject to a medical, but that is unlikely to be an issue and will be conducted when Manyama has completed his national team duty with Bafana Bafana against the Cape Verde Islands over the next five days.
A second massive move saw Rivaldo Coetzee transfer from Ajax Cape Town to African champions Mamelodi Sundowns. Coetzee suffered heart-break when a proposed transfer to Scottish Premier League giants Glasgow Celtic was scuppered by a problem with a bone in his foot that resulted in a failed medical.
Ajax's assessment is that the issue is not serious, and that seems to have been enough for Sundowns, who have signed the 20-year-old to bolster a backline that has at times looked ponderous in the last few months.
But they have not managed to secure the striker that they desperately needed after overtures for SuperSport United's Jeremy Brockie, their number one target in this window, came to nothing. SuperSport rejected both a bid by Sundowns and a transfer request from Brockie, and have said they will not sell this season.
Sundowns had also tried to lure Manyama -- more of an attacking midfielder -- to Chloorkop, but did not meet City's valuation of the player.
They also made a play for Bidvest Wits attacker Phakamani Mahlambi, a scintilating young talent, but that bid was knocked back immediately by the league champions.
Another notable deadline day transfer saw Cameroon midfielder Yazid Atouba join high-flying Maritzburg United from DR Congo side AS Vita Club. The 24-year-old is seen as a straight replacement for playmaker Kurt Lentjies, who left at the end of the last campaign for Chippa United. Atouba also previously played in Major League Soccer with Chicago Fire.
SuperSport signed Wits midfielder Sifiso Myeni on a season-long loan on Thursday, while it was also announced that Ajax Cape Town had sold two of their teenage stars to Ajax Amsterdam. Dean Solomons and Leo Thethani, both 18, will move to the Netherlands next month to further their careers with the Amsterdam giants, having been hand-picked by former Dutch internationals Marc Overmars and Edwin Van der Sar.
They have signed three-year contracts, with the Dutch side having an option for a further season on both that could see them contracted until 2021. Winger Thethani and centreback Solomons played for the Ajax Cape Town Under-19 side on their tour of Europe in June, when they defeated both Manchester United and Real Madrid's junior teams, among others.
It was all a frenetic end to what had otherwise been a relatively sedate window in the weeks preceding, especially in terms of big-name moves.
Wits had made the major pushes in the transfer market with high-profile signings such as Steven Pienaar, Daylon Claasen, Amr Gamal and Montenegrin defender Slavko Damjanovic. They look to have significantly strengthened and also have the bonus of retaining Mahlambi, who had seemed set for a move to Europe, but a three-week trial at Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes came to nothing.
Cape Town City have also had a good window with the arrival of Ayanda Patosi and Teko Modise especially, while Lyle Lakay and Taariq Fielies look solid signings too. They will feel the exit of Manyama, but do have a wealth of attacking midfielders to choose from.
It has not been a particularly inspiring window for the two Soweto giants again as Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates rather bumbled their way through it. Chiefs' signings don't have the look of players who will win them the championship, as Bhongolwethu Jayiya, Philani Zulu and Dumisani Zuma all provide attacking options, and Teenage Hadebe adds to the defensive weaponry.
Pirates have perhaps done marginally better in that Thami Sangweni and Musa Nyatama are both solid campaigners and Wayne Sandilands will vastly improve their goalkeeping department.
There was one embarrassing incident for the side when they unveiled Nigerian forward Christian Obiozor before the deal had been done, and he has since been recalled to Enyimba in his homeland. The breakdown of that deal will be especially felt after Zimbabwean international and last season's top-scorer Tendai Ndoro was sold to Saudi Arabian side Al-Faisaly.
SuperSport had a quiet window overall, with their major aim to keep hold of Brockie, while Maritzburg can be pleased with their business that also included the capture of defender Siyanda Xulu and Ghana international goalkeeper Richard Ofori and South African/Australian midfielder Liam Youlley.


Coincidentally, as I was reading all of this research, my iPhone battery was, as they say, giving up the ghost. Knowing I would at some point have to part with my iPhone for some 24- to 48-hour period for repairs anyway, I decided it was, with the help of the newly relaunched Nokia 3310 3G, time to attempt to return to a simpler era.
I went online and put down my hard-earned $59.99 (plus tax and shipping) on a new, previous blog about wearables, I have a limit on the number of "things" i will commit to carrying. Specifically, I have a limit of four NEED to remember when I leave the house: Wallet. Keys. Glasses. Cell phone. If I add a fifth, I'll likely forget one of them at home. So, no iPod. Suddenly, the calculus of the value of this newfound calm has changed. It was time to reopen negotiations with the old iPhone—newly repaired and returned from its battery transplant surgery at the hands of an Apple Store tech.
While using the Nokia—more specifically—my experience with Gmail, I realized that even this old school handset could provide unending distraction if properly (improperly?) set up to do so. The afflictions resulting from iPhone use are not inherent in its glass touch screen, but rather from the default preponderance of notifications. The next step. Return to the iPhone, with all notifications off.
Not the Nokia, sorry. Texting with T9 is still an awful way to communicate. But an iPhone with notifications turned off is a definite life improvement. Eventually I found I needed calendar reminders and text notifications (without previews). But that's it. Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn are not mission critical. Maybe not even enjoyable when they get full reign over your attentions.
Of course, I will keep the Nokia as a pending threat to my kids if their smartphone usage gets out of hand.


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Mayors
 1989–1991: Siegbert Elsing (FWG)
 1991–1994: Josef Aulenkamp (CDU)
 1994–1995: Elisabeth Kammann (FWG)
 1995–1999: Heinrich Schwarzenberg (CDU)
 1999–2004: Martin Braun (independent)
 2004–2020: Elisabeth Kammann (FWG)
 since 2020: Rolf Mestekemper

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Three strikes and Orlando's out
by Jim Hill
It's something that folks in the know have been whispering since May 1998, back when Disney's Animal Kingdom opened and the Mouse actually saw attendance levels drop at both Epcot and Disney/ MGM.
Further evidence of the phenomenon came in the spring of 2000, when the opening of Islands of Adventure significantly ate into attendance at Universal Studios Florida.
There was a time -- not too long ago -- when Orlando developers thought that Central Florida was another "Field of Dreams," that if you built it, they would come. Just throw open a new attraction, do a little marketing, and -- presto change-o! -- watch the money come rolling in.
Those days are long gone. Which is why, if you listen carefully, you'll hear that travel professionals worldwide have begun comparing O-town to Las Vegas. And not in a flattering way.
"Orlando's overbuilt." That's the current buzz in travel-industry circles whenever Orlando comes up. The theory is that too many over-priced hotel rooms were built in the Orange/Osceola tourism corridor in the mid- to late-1990s boom. These were followed by too many tourist-related shops, restaurants and attractions -- all of which rely on a steady stream of customers to keep them afloat.
Which is just fine. So long as nothing happens that disrupts that flow. Like a recession. Or a war. Or a national tragedy that makes people start questioning the safety of airline travel.
Unfortunately, in a nightmarish version of a Lotto jackpot, all three of these scenarios suddenly came true this fall. Sure, Orlando has had to endure bad times before. The 1973 gas crisis and the 1991 Gulf War come to mind. But these days, what with all of those new shops and restaurants opening along Sand Lake Road (not to mention that massive mall under construction on Millenia Boulevard near I-4) all counting on tourism dollars, the situation is much more dire, the stakes so much higher, than in years past.
Most folks seem to have missed out on the hard lesson that Disney learned from Animal Kingdom and Universal/Vivendi picked up from its Islands of Adventure premiere: There actually is a finite number of people willing to travel to Orlando regularly. And spending millions of dollars promoting your brand-new park doesn't automatically mean that a significant number of new tourists will suddenly show up and start spending their vacation dough on you.
It was this bit of bad news that discouraged Disney and Universal from investing in any major new attractions for their Orlando parks over the past few years. The Mouse took this news so hard that the Walt Disney Co. tabled -- perhaps for good -- discussion of building a fifth theme park in the area.
The realization made more than a few Celebration residents furious. Why? It was a selling point for those who bought homes in Mickey's planned community that they would be just a seven- minute drive away from that next theme park (which was supposed to be open by 2007). With construction of the park presumably canceled, some Celebrants have even talked about filing a class-action suit, all because they think the Mouse isn't honoring one of the terms of their original sales agreement.
Given other problems that Disney is dealing with, a few disgruntled homeowners are a minor annoyance at best. Consider construction problems with Epcot's "Mission: Space" pavilion. This state-of-the-art attraction isn't due to open until late 2002/early 2003. But Disney has had so much trouble with contractors hired to install the ride mechanism that it recently let a bunch of them go. Now Walt Disney Imagineer-ing's research-and-development staff will oversee installation of this cutting-edge technology, which strives to re-create the sensation of weightlessness in space.
"Mission: Space" looms as the obvious anchor for a future come-back-to-Disney World campaign. Meantime, as park officials try to tempt reluctant tourists with the tepid 100-years-of-Walt celebration, observers note that Disneyland's signature castle remains far too attractive a target for terrorists -- and the "Sleeping Beauty" walk-through attraction at that site has been quietly closed.
The official reason that this Fantasyland favorite has been shuttered is that it's "undergoing refurbishment." However, given that no real rehab work is being done on this 44-year-old Disneyland icon (and, more importantly, since no re-opening date has been posted), when can Disneyland visitors expect to be allowed back inside Sleeping Beauty Castle? Just about the same time that U.S. troops persuade Osama bin Laden to come out of his cave.

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LONDON – Britain's Defense Secretary says two captured Islamic State group extremists who grew up in England should never be allowed to return to the country.
Williamson's remark comes amid reports that Britain already has stripped El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Amon Kotey of their citizenship.
Britain's Home Office refused to confirm the reports, saying it doesn't comment on individual cases.
The two men grew up in London and traveled to the Mideast to join the Islamic State group. U.S. officials have confirmed they were captured in early January in Syria.
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Gibson has announced the return of one of the world's most recognizable guitars to its roster: B.B. King's "Lucille" electric guitar, the iconic instrument that built the blues into what it is today, and was by the singer's side for the majority of his genre-defining career.
Available now at Sam Ash Music, Gibson originally introduced this model back in 1980, based on the ES-355 which King frequently performed with. The re-introduced guitar features gorgeous gold hardware, including two Black Top Hat volume and tone knobs, and the name of King himself engraved on the truss rod cover.
A mono Varitone switch, along with four audio taper CTS potentiometers and paper-in-oil Bumblebee capacitors, are wired to Gibson's Custombucker humbucking pickups to capture the sound of every bend, rake, vibrato and riff you play on the 22-fret ebony fretboard with split-block mother-of-pearl inlays.
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Referendum o ustavnoj definiciji braka održao se u Švicarskoj 28. veljače 2016. godine. Inicijativa je tražila da se u Ustavu brak definira kao zajednica muškarca i žene, čime bi se onemogućio istospolni brak. Birači su s 50,8% glasova protiv odbili takvu ustavnu definiciju braka.

Povijest

U Švicarskoj su vlasti odlučile poduprijeti narodnu inicijativu "Za brak i obitelj – protiv nepravde prema bračnim parovima" (nje. Für Ehe und Familie – gegen die Heiratsstrafe, tal. Per il matrimonio e la famiglia - No agli svantaggi per le coppie sposate, fra. Pour le couple et la famille – Non à la pénalisation du mariage), inicirana od stranke desnog centra – Demokršćanske narodne stranke (nje. Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei, fra. Parti démocrate-chrétien, tal. Partito Popolare Democratico). Za razliku od Sabora i Vlade u Hrvatskoj, Federalno vijeće i Federalna skupština (izvršno odnosno zakonodavno tijelo) stali su uz inicijativu koja je gotovo identična kao i ona od U ime obitelji. Vlada je listopada 2013. bila podržala prijedlog te inicijative i predložila parlamentu raspisati referendum. Na zahtjev 120.000 građana Federalna skupština Švicarske Konfederacije donijela je 19. lipnja 2015. odluku o održavanju referenduma o ustavnom definiranju braka kao trajne zajednice muškarca i žene te kao ekonomske zajednice koja ne smije biti tretirana nepovoljnije od ostalih načina života. "Za brak i obitelj – protiv nepravde prema bračnim parovima" prikupila je do studenoga 2012. 120.161 potpisa građana za unošenje amandmana u ustav, radi zaštite bračnih parova od višegodišnje ekonomske diskriminacije jer moraju plaćati veći porez od neoženjenih parova i radi ustavne definicije braka kao "trajne zajednice žene i muškarca". U Federalnoj skupštini za ovu odluku o raspisivanju referenduma glasovalo je 25 zastupnika Vijeća država (Ständerat), gornjeg doma parlamenta, a 20 protiv, te 107 zastupnika Nacionalnog vijeća (Nationalrat), donjeg doma, a 85 protiv.

Prema rezultatima ankete gfs.bern instituta za društvena istraživanja, dvije trećine švicarskih građana (67%) podupire referendum o ustavnoj definiciji braka.

Da bi referendum bio obvezujući, opciju "za" mora zaokružiti više od polovice od 5,6 milijuna švicarskih birača. Pored toga više od 50 posto od 26 kantona mora biti "za". Budući da zbog povijesnih okolnosti kod 6 kantona referendumski glas vrijedi polovično, ukupno je "23 kantona". Kantonski glas "za" ili "protiv" računa se ovisno je li većina birača u tom kantonu glasovala za ili protiv.

Rezultati
Ponderirano kantonsko glasovanje omogućilo je da premda je 18 od 26 kantona glasovalo za ustavnu definiciju braka kao trajne zajednice muškarca i žene, prijedlog nije prošao. Tako je 8 kantona nametnulo volju preostalim kantonima, njima preostalim 18. Ukupan broj birača koji je glasovao "za" bio je 1 609 238, "protiv" 1 664 217. Izlaznost je bila 61,8%. Tako je presudilo 1,6% glasova, njih 54 983, koncentrirano u manjem dijelu Švicarske. Na istom referendumu glasovalo se i o automatskom izgonu inozemnih kriminalaca (41,8% za: 58,2% protiv), zaustavljanju i zabrani špekulacije hranom (39,8% za: 60,2% protiv) te o bušenju drugog cestovnog tunela kroz Sv. Gotthard (57% za: 43% protiv).

Rezultati prema kantonima: Mjereno prema okruzima, biračka potpora definiranja braka kao zajednice muškarca i žene bila je još veća, prevagu su napravili veliki gradovi pa je tako volja birača grupiranih na malom prostoru nametnula volju biračima većini cijele preostale Švicarske.

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Referendum o ustavnoj definiciji braka u Hrvatskoj
Referendum o ustavnoj definiciji braka u Slovačkoj
Referendum o ustavnoj definiciji braka u Sloveniji 2012.
Referendum o ustavnoj definiciji braka u Sloveniji 2015.

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Yorkshire Amateur FC – Bracken Edge
Back home in Manchester it had been an odd week. The infamous Mancunian Way sinkhole had reappeared, leading to my mum declaring that United Utilities should have appointed a structural engineer to oversee proceedings; I'm sure this will be taken on board. A day later, a convicted murderer defiantly stayed on the roof of Strangeways Prison for three days, before being coaxed down with the promise of a pizza and coke. Meanwhile, locals with nothing else to do flooded to the scene where they performed a mass macarena, closing off the road in the process.
I felt it was time to leave Greater Manchester and head back to Yorkshire where life appeared to be a bit calmer and more straight forward. There was also the small matter of starting my second year at University in York on the Monday morning. At a push I could have stayed at home and travelled with Colls to Runcorn Linnets on the Saturday, but with a room to organise, a wasps nest in the kitchen and squatters next door I thought I should head to my new house to get settled.
Admittedly, over the summer I had been living the high life. I was on the pitch for the first match at FC United's new ground, for their match against Benfica. I told Neil Lennon that pink really suited him, before he told me to stop it. A spontaneous appearance on BBC Radio Manchester with Jack Dearden made me a bit giddy, but I was brought back down to earth when I arrived back home and my Dad said I "sounded very Boltonian on the radio", not a problem if you ask me.
We then had a free day out at Mansfield Town courtesy of Nicky Hunt, before going on to have pre-drinks in the Hilton in Nottingham. Did it stop there? No, I then rounded off a great summer with a free ticket to Manchester City v Juventus in the brand new 93:20 section; I do love a cushioned seat at football matches.
A moment of realisation hit when I was on my way back from the match. Having just seen the likes of Gianluigi Buffon and Kevin De Bruyne battle it out in the Champions League I was back down to earth with a bump. I was on a Northern Rail bus replacement service which got me back into Atheron shortly before midnight. I wasn't posh. I wasn't able to carry on living the high life. My behaviour over the summer wasn't me. I was, as much as it pains me, quite normal and Northern Rail bus replacement services were part of me. How did I cheer myself up? A late night conversation between Matt and I resulted in us deciding to head to Yorkshire Amateur v Worsbrough Bridge Athletic.
The main reason for this trip was simple; I had never been to Leeds in my life. Arguably the last main city in the North that I was yet to explore. I had changed train there and had a brief pitstop at Elland Road meaning that the prospect of seeing the city centre always intrigued me. Regular readers of mine and Matt's blogs will know that our ethos is to turn up in a town centre having not researched anything before walking around spontaneously visiting pubs and guessing our way to the ground.
For this trip, at least, the ethos was thrown out of the window. Recently we had grown a bit of an obsession with hipster bars and hipsters pubs. In truth, we've traditionally visited these places, but only recently realised there was a true title for places that sell strange beers and house quirky items such as photo booths, coffins and canal barges. Matt had a busy week at work, while I was sat twiddling my thumbs at home, all of which meant I was given the opportunity to plan an itinerary.
In the days leading up to the trip, we appeared to have quite a little posse joining us. Colls fan and groundhopper Sean would be making the journey up, while Ollie would be coming along with me. My housemates Samantha and Katie were more than up for the day out, but too many consecutive nights out during Freshers killed the female faction of our party. Another no show was Matt's mate Tom who was obviously still recovering from our day out in Knaresborough at the end of last season.
I was feeling relatively fresh on the morning of the match. Ollie and I had been out for a couple of pints the evening before as the Rugby World Cup kicked off at Twickenham. I haven't watched Rugby Union since the last World Cup, but the England v Fiji match had received a huge build up in the media and with nothing else to do we thought we would tick off a couple of new pubs. The Snickleway Inn and the Cock & Bottle were fantastic local pubs in York, but the match didn't do it for me unfortunately.
We caught the 10:16 train from York down to Leeds. Only a short 20 minute journey which felt a bit odd considering some of the places I head to getting my football fix. Ollie sat with two female West Ham fans who were already on their second bottle of wine as they headed down to Manchester City. I informed them that they would win and they looked at me as if I was on some sort of strange medication. Of course, West Ham won 2-1. Meanwhile, I was sharing a table with a strange couple who kept reading extracts of Roald Dahl's BFG to one another, who said romance was dead?
"Has your train derailed?" was the text I received from Matt as Ollie and I walked aimlessly around Leeds Train Station trying to find the Wetherspoons. Eventually we found the rather small 'spoons in the corner of the ticket hall and found our Welsh mate stood near the door already sampling some of Yorkshire's finest ales. There was nowhere to sit, so I grabbed a quick cup of tea before I made the call to head to another Wetherspoons for our breakfast.
Heading up the slight hill into the city centre we found Beckett's Bank on the left hand side. This time it was a huge Wetherspoons meaning we could finally grab some breakfast. I wasn't really a fan of any of the beers on offer and I thought it was too early to delve into the world of Brewdog's Punk IPA so I had yet another cup of tea. I don't like tea; honest!
We were now a bit bored of Wetherspoons so it was time to hit one of the hipster bars that was planned. The first of such bars was North Bar. The folk here claim that they are "Leeds' coolest haunt for lovers of great drinks, music and art". I think I like drinks, I like The Smiths and I like LS Lowry, I appeared to tick all three boxes. The Observer have even awarded this bar the title of "The Best place to drink in Britain". It doesn't stop there though as North claim to have introduced beers such as Erdinger and Brooklyn to the UK. Okay, nobody likes a show off.
I think the vast range of strange foreign drinks that were available was confirmed when Matt said "Out of all of those, Brooklyn Lager appears to be the least hipster and least appealing."
I opted for a stein of the bar's very own Transmission. It was £5.60 but it's not every day you get to drink a beer named after a Joy Division song so I decided it had to be done. Matt, once again, had a peach beer, although he claimed he's never had such a thing before – evidently all beer on these trips blends into one. After writing our names on the chalkboards in the toilets (with chalk), we headed over the road for a spontaneous visit to the Horse & Trumpet which was coincidentally next to the bus stop we needed to get to the match.
Chelsea v Arsenal was on the large screen over the bar that served beers at extortionate prices. I wasn't the only one who nearly started crying when paying for a drink; do not bother if going to Leeds. It didn't take long to finish my bottle of Punk IPA before quite happily I left the pub with the others to catch the bus northwards.
We were able to jump on the 12, 13 or 13A bus up to the Harehills area of the city. It cost £4 for a day ticket and took around ten minutes to reach our stop. A quick stop in the bookies followed before we began the ten minute walk uphill through a residential area, arriving at the ground just after 14:00. It was £5 for me to get in as the club don't offer student admission. This usually really gets on my nerves, but the club won me over and I didn't mind in the end. I already had a programme as Sean had kindly picked one up for me when he arrived at the ground around 45 minutes beforehand, when they only had three left. It was a poor effort of a programme, but the £1 price reflected this, and as we say, any programme is better than no programme and all efforts should be respected.
I liked Bracken Edge straight away. Yorkshire Amateur have played there since 1930, spending the first 12 years of their existence playing at two other venues. The first of these was in fact Elland Road, the very place that Leeds United call home. When Amateur were founded in 1918 another local side named Leeds City became defunct meaning there was a spare pitch to play on. Kolin Robertson – who founded Yorkshire Amateur – gained a lease for Elland Road and the club played friendlies here. Two years later, the club sold the ground to the newly formed Leeds United for £250.
Amateur became founding members of the Yorkshire Football League in 1920 and ground shared with Harrogate Town. The following year they became the first British club to tour countries such as Latvia and Estonia. A move to Bracken Edge followed and this coincided with the club's most successful period as they performed well in the FA Cup in 1931. They reached the First Round, going out to Carlisle United. They also performed well in the FA Amateur Cup reaching the semi-final, beating holders Wycombe Wanderers in the process in front of a crowd of 3,569 at Bracken Edge. A strong crowd, but not as impressive as the 12,000 who witnessed Amateur draw at Wimbledon in the next round.
In 1982, the club became founding members of the Northern Counties East League where they have remained ever since. They currently compete in the second tier of the league and had made a mediocre start to this campaign having finished 10th last season. They were up against Barnsley based Worsbrough Bridge Athletic with the two sides level on ten points, sitting 12th and 13th respectively.
I had no idea what to expect of Bracken Edge and Yorkshire Amateur as a club. It seems a shame that a club who are so friendly and have such fantastic facilities average crowds of around 40. The clubhouse is up there with the best in the NCEL and NWCFL with only Staveley Miners Welfare beating it off the top of my head. Dotted around the walls are a large variety of Premier League shirts, with the likes of Ashley Young, Arjen Robben and Scott Parker represented. It later transpired that chairman and joint manager Lincoln Richards is the father of Micah meaning a collection of shirts have been handed to the club by the current Aston Villa defender.
The rest of the ground needs some love. The only stand is in desperate need of a clean. Nettles and spiders attack any spectator who has the courage to fight their way over into that corner of the ground. This though only adds to the charm of a place that is half surrounded by grass banking. At the other end, a large European style mesh fence stands to stop wayward shots travelling into neighbouring houses.
As the two teams were preparing for kick off we emerged from the clubhouse with our pints of Fosters that only cost us £2.50. Nice Fosters it was too. Yorkshire were in white while Worsbrough were in blue, which led to Matt trying to convince me it was like watching Bolton v Wigan. This couldn't have been any further from my favourite Lancashire derby if we tried any harder.
The match was a belter. Both sides had unbelievable skill and a fantastic first touch that was consistent throughout the match. Yorkshire Amateur played some fantastic football they truly were a joy to watch. It could also be noted that both sides looked very young, which would surely bode well for local Evo-Stik sides in the coming years when the lads bulk up a little bit and hopefully make the step up.
Amateur took the lead on the half hour mark when Adam Shaw scored his first of the afternoon from close range. I felt sorry for the Worsbrough goalkeeper who had had a good laugh with me before the match. Unfortunately my new mate was picking the ball out of his net again a minute before the interval. A diagonal ball across field was well controlled by Shaw who took his time and curled the ball into the right hand corner from outside the area. What made the goal better was the fact we watched it from the top of the mount next to the pitch.
At half time we headed back to the clubhouse where I was now feeling hungry after having a few pints. I bought a lovely cheeseburger and headed back into the bar to buy another pint. Things had escalated by the time I met back up with Matt as club officials Sean and Mark had given him an old Yorkshire Amateur shirt. I was slightly jealous, but I would be banished from Atherton if I ever wandered around with such clothes on at home. A very nice gesture from the club and I'm sure Matt will cherish the shirt that he ended up wearing on the bus back into the city centre.
We missed the first five minutes of the second half (a sign of a good clubhouse with good beer). By the time we headed back out Amateur were rampant and on the attack constantly. They deservedly added a third to their tally on 52 minutes when Joel Hughes slotted past the goalkeeper.
Worsbrough were still making a contest of the game despite the scoreline. Neil Spruce, or t'Lionel t'Messi as I named him, pulled a goal back for the visitors on 66 minutes. He wound through various challenges and skipped into the area before beating the goalkeeper one-on-one. Carl Heard wrapped up the win for Amateur with two minutes to spare when he finished a cross in from the right; 4-1 the final score.
We said our goodbyes to Sean and Mark and went to catch the bus back to the city centre. I retrieved my betting slip from my wallet to see if I had won anything. This was the difference between a bottle of champagne in the next pub or another cup of tea in Wetherspoons. All was going well until I realised I had accidentally backed Bolton to win at Huddersfield, a mistake that ultimately cost me £142. No champagne for Gibbo.
Back in Leeds, and it was time to visit another pub on my map. This time it was Brewdog. I bloody love Brewdog's Punk IPA but had never visited one of their bars. Again, it was pricey, but it was worth it. A spiral staircase and an old Nintendo games console were the hipster highlights before we headed on to another pub. Less glamorous but equally as enjoyable was The Duncan. We arrived in this place after walking past and hearing those famous words from Matt, "This looks shit, lets go in here!". I was more than happy to as I saw the Taddy Lager available at just £2.08 a pint.
We were surrounded by Leeds fans and various memorabilia on the walls. Some drunken blokes were singing the theme tune to Minder which rather strangely was an answer on The Chase this week. I'm far too young to have ever seen the show, and I only know the lyrics because it featured on Phoenix Nights when Max & Paddy were driving their Asian Elders minibus through Daubhill. We left the pub – singing along to the Pete Waterman classic – in search of our final stop for the day. Tapped was our final stop, and it was a great place to finish with a large range of real ales and craft beer that all seemed to be brewed in house.
Matt headed back off to Manchester, following in the footsteps of Sean who had left us earlier on. It was a nice short trip for Ollie and I as we got back into York at around 21:00. It had been another fantastic day out and I would encourage you to pay Yorkshire Amateur a visit. Hopefully with the facilities they have they can begin to draw in bigger crowds while continuing to play nice football.
DISTANCE TRAVELLED TO GROUND: 31 miles (from York)
PROGRAMME PRICE: £1
Match Action
Ollie and I
Strolling around the ground
No idea what this pose is
Going through airport security
Me and Matt
Matt and I with Mark and Sean
Me and Ollie
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Built during the reign of the great king Vishnuvardhana, this temple is an iconic landmark and a proof of the pinnacle of glory the Hoysala Empire had reached in the 12th century. The Hoysala Empire's capital was Hoysala and it was during this period that the king Vishnuvardhana ordered the construction of this temple which is made entirely out of soapstone. Although this temple stands facing the east, the present gateway entrance to the temple is on the north. The Hoysaleswara temple houses a twin sanctum dedicated to the masculine and feminine forms of Lord Shiva with a linga or a structure similar to phallus representing both deities and conjoined in a way such that they form a cross shape.
Every Shivalinga is guarded by its vehicle and ardent devotee Nandi facing the Shivalinga, which is the statue of a bull. The Hoysaleswara Temple is full of motifs, inscriptions and works of art and the portrayals in the temple art are a distinct representation or reflection of life in that period of time. There are about 340 larger and distinct iconography and reliefs depicting Hindu theology and legends from mythology while the smaller sculptures and motifs and friezes below narrate the legends that have been depicted pictorially.
The Hoysaleswara Temple which looks like a flat structure now, is believed to have had two towering superstructures but no more and it is believed that the destruction of the same happened during the invasion of the Muslim armies of the Delhi sultanate under Mohammed Bin Tughlaq, after which the temple sunk into a period of decay and dilapidation under neglect and plunder. The Hoysaleswara temple has been constructed to face east because in a small little chamber beside the main sanctum, there is shrine dedicated to the Sun god Surya.
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Westbourne is an area packed with interest. Whether you are a resident or visitor you are sure to enjoy this walkingtalk that will show you some of the area's hidden secrets and tell you about famous people connected to it. You will find out about writers, actors, pop stars, scientists, a prime minister and much more. New dates for this walk will be posted soon.
Price £6 (£5 for over sixties and students). The walk takes approximately one-and-a-half hours.
Walkingtalkers in Westbourne arcade last year.


Origin: Vodka is claimed to originate by both the Russians and the Polish. But much of the origin of vodka can be traced to several other cultures. Spirit Profile: Flying Dutchman's Nas-Drov-Via Vodka uses local potatoes from Peru as well as corn from right here in Minnesota to create a smooth and inspired international spirit.


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Mike Zito's Social Distancing Tour 2020, The Funky Biscuit, 2 Big Nights!
Press Contact: Doug Deutsch Publicity Services
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MIKE ZITO'S 'SOCIAL DISTANCING TOUR 2020' COMES TO THE FUNKY BISCUIT IN BOCA RATON
GET TICKETS – Friday, July 24 (8pm Show)
GET TICKETS – Saturday July 25 (5pm Show)
(Boca Raton, FL) – Renowned blues guitarist Mike Zito brings his Social Distancing Tour 2020 for three big shows to The Funky Biscuit, as part of the famed venue's 9-Year Anniversary Celebration, Friday, July 24 (1 show at 8pm); and Saturday, July 25 (2 shows, 5pm and 8pm). Tickets are priced $25.-$140. 303 SE Miznedr Blvd. Info: (561) 395-2929 or visit
https://www.funkybiscuit.com.
During the current tour, Zito was nominated for a 2020 Blues Blast Award ("Rock/Blues Album" – 'Mike Zito and Friends – Rock N Roll: A Tribute to Chuck Berry'). The aforementioned album also rose to #7 on the BillBoard Blues Chart.
Thirteen-City U.S. Tour Includes Kansas City, Nashville, St. Louis, Lincoln, Sarasota, Boca Raton; Guitarist Just Released New 'Quarantine Blues' CD
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~About Mike Zito~
Mike Zito is one of the hardest-working, most recognizable names in the world of Blues. When he's not producing albums for the artists on his fledgling Gulf Coast Records label, the St. Louis native is touring throughout the U.S. and Europe (he was on a 30-city European Tour this past March when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, forcing the cancellation of his entire tour. Not to be outdone, Zito set up a Go Fund Me campaign that was hugely successful, resulting in an album entitled Quarantine Blues, recorded with Zito's touring band (Matt Johnson, Doug Byrkit and Lewis Stephens).
"Blues/rock guitar man and all-around cool guy Mike Zito has made the best of a bad situation by releasing a hot new album called Quarantine Blues," writes Rock And Blues Muse, in a review of the new albuma free release done especially for Zito's legion of loyal fans – written, recorded, and mixed over the last two weeks while Zito and his band were in quarantine after returning home from Europe after all of his gigs were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Zito is very much at the peak of his powers, pandemic or not, and his performances speak for themselves quite eloquently. These are some of the best songs of his career and are not to be missed. Turn this set up loud and it will keep your soul alive."
July 2 (Thur.) THE SHRINE Tulsa, OK
July 3 (Fri.) KNUCKLEHEADS* Kansas City, MO
July 4 (Sat.) KNUCKLEHEADS Kansas City, MO
July 8 (Wed.) CITY WINERY Nashville, TN
July 9 (Thur.) MOJO'S BONEYARD Evansville, IN
July 10 (Fri.) RUDE DOG PUB Cape Girardeau, MO
July 11 (Sat.) BB'S JAZZ BLUES & SOUPS St. Louis, MO
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July 16 (Thur.) STOCKS N BONDS Omaha, NB
July 17 (Fri.) SOARING WINGS VINEYARD Springfield, NB
July 18 (Sat.) TBA TBA
July 22/23 (Wed./Thur.) THE BLUE ROOSTER Sarasota, FL
July 24/25 (Fri./Sat.) THE FUNKY BUSCUIT Boca Raton, FL
July 26 (Sun.) EARL'S HIDEAWAY Sebastian, FL
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«ОМЗ — Литейное производство» (сокращённое название — «ОМЗ-ЛП») — советская и российская металлургическая компания, занимающаяся производством фасонных отливок из стали для общего машиностроения, энергомашиностроения, тяжёлой и металлургической промышленности, судостроения, химической и нефтегазовой промышленности, горного и дробильного оборудования. Компания входит в состав ОАО Объединенные машиностроительные заводы (группа ОМЗ).
Полное фирменное наименование — Общество с ограниченной ответственностью «ОМЗ — Литейное производство» (сокращённое фирменное наименование — ООО «ОМЗ-ЛП»).

История

«ОМЗ — Литейное производство» было сформировано на базе литейных цехов Ижорского завода. На ИЗ литейное дело началось с изготовления отливок различного назначения из меди при Петре I. Современная история литейного производства на ИЗ начинается в 1963 году, когда был построен сталелитейный цех № 38. В том же году была отлита первая отливка.

Советский период. Важным этапом в развитии литейного производства на ИЗ стало создание в конце 1960-х — начале 1970-х гг. технологии изготовления отливок для энергомашиностроения, в частности — для гидравлических турбин: разработка сварно-литых заготовок, освоение технологии разливки из двух и более ковшей одновременно. В 1970-х — 1980-х одним из основных видов продукции стали отливки для карьерных экскаваторов, производимых на ИЗ. Технология изготовления отливок для судостроения была успешно освоена литейщиками ИЗ в советские годы, что тогда позволило предприятию стать монополистом по производству крупных отливок для судостроения.

90-е годы. Перестройка довольно чувствительно прошлась по литейному производству предприятия. Выпуск литья сократился более чем в 2 раза (против уровня 1970—1980-х гг.), ухудшилось материально-техническое обеспечение, производство существовало в рамках выживания, выполняя заказы от случая к случаю.

В 2000-х годах. В 2007 литейное производство вошло в группу ОМЗ и получило название ООО «ОМЗ-ЛП», тогда же была запущена масштабная модернизация производственных мощностей.

В настоящее время завод переживает новый этап развития производства, расширяет номенклатуру выпускаемой продукции и работает в направлении минимизации вредного воздействия на окружающую среду.

В 2017 году вошло в состав ООО УК "УЗТМ-КАРТЭКС"

В сентябре 2019 году - реорганизовано в Филиал ООО "ИЗ-КАРТЭКС имени П.Г. Коробкова" - ЛП

Деятельность

Основное направление деятельности ОМЗ-ЛП — выпуск фасонных отливок из стали для:
 крупных карьерных экскаваторов и буровых машин;
 дробильно-размольного оборудования;
 оборудования АЭС;
 гидроэнергетики;
 паровых и газовых турбин;
 компрессоров и нагнетателей;
 общего машиностроения, тяжёлой и металлургической промышленности;
 судостроения.

Примечания

Литература
 Ривкин С. И. Литье на Ижорских заводах. Спб.: Гуманистика, 2007. — 160 с.:ил.

Ижорский завод
Компании Санкт-Петербурга
Металлургические компании России
Предприятия Колпинского района
Энергетическое машиностроение
Колпино


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Administrative Policies & Procedures Manuals
Management Program
(The PPMM Program)
Navigating Through a Policy Manual
Major Aspects of the PPMM Program
Benefits of the PPMM
Advantages & Cost Effective Measures
Learning More about the PPMM Program
1. Purpose of Program
The PPMM Program is a comprehensive program designed to effectively manage all aspects of the online Administrative Policy & Procedure Manuals in a professional, efficient and cost effective manner.
2. Background Information
The PPMM Program was developed following the completion of a benchmark study involving over 100 universities. Actual online policy and procedure manuals along with the programs used to create and revise the manuals were reviewed and evaluated. The most successful aspects of the different programs and online manuals were integrated into one program tailored specifically for Oregon State University. The end result was the Policy & Procedure Manual Management Program adopted by the senior OSU administrators on October 1, 2003.
Some of the key components used to evaluate other university online manuals and maintenance programs were:
Manual format (how were the overall contents organized and presented to the end user).
Policy & Procedure format (how were individual policies & procedures organized and presented to the end user).
How individual policies and procedures were identified in different manuals at the same university.
User friendliness/Accessibility of the manuals
Revision Programs (user friendliness, resources required, effectiveness in keeping manuals current, overall results of revision program).
Software programs used to create and manage the online manuals.
Upon evaluating the various manuals and manual maintenance programs, the best aspects were chosen and integrated into the PPMM program. The PPMM program was then specifically tailored to meet the needs of the OSU Community and the available resources allocated to the program.
The Program incorporates all current & future Policy and Procedure Manuals in the documentation strategy for Finance and Administration Division units. This includes, but is not limited to, the following administrative manuals:
Fiscal Operations
Procurement, Contracting & Construction Contracting
Grant, Contract & Gift Accounting
Space Inventory
Other OSU departments and units are encouraged to adopt the PPMM guidelines for their manuals.
4. Navigating Through a Policy Manual
The PPMM format is designed so users can quickly and efficiently navigate through the online policy manuals. Users will only have to learn once how to navigate through a manual because all manuals will use the same format. Each policy manual utilizes two windows in your Internet browser. The first window will always have the Policy Manual's Table of Contents in it and be the launching pad for the contents of the manual. The second window will be used to see the contents of the manual. When you click on a policy number in the Table of Contents in the first window, a second window will open with the policy in it. When you click on a web link within a policy (in the second window) the link will always open in the second window. Use your web browser's "Back Button" in the second window to return to earlier visited web pages. When finished reviewing a particular policy in the second window, close the window and return to the Table of Contents in the first window to view another policy.
5. Major Aspects of the PPMM Program include:
A consistent and efficient process for revising manuals.
An alphanumeric numbering system for identifying, tracking, and cross-referencing policies and procedures.
A systematic revision process applicable to all manuals.
A consistent format, style guide and appearance for all manuals.
A revision record is established and maintained for each manual.
A Manual Coordinator within each department to act as a contact person for each manual.
A Policy Editor responsible for the overall administration of policy and procedure documentation and presentation.
6. Benefits of the PPMM Program
P & P Manuals will be kept current.
Employees will know the specific dates and contents that were updated in each manual.
Manuals will be organized using a uniform format that allows users to quickly locate information in different manuals.
The new web format will reduce the need for employees to print out hard copies of the manuals.
The Policy Analyst will provide assistance and training for the development, organization and writing of policies, procedures and exhibits.
The number of manual revisions will decrease because of information streamlining.
7. Who Does What?
Web Communicaitons Editor
Provide oversight and technical expertise to coordinate, publish and maintain accurate and current Policy & Procedure manuals.
Integrate available technology to improve the delivery, access and communication of university policies & procedures to the end user.
Designate a departmental employee(s) to be the Manual Coordinator for the department's manual.
Determine the 3-letter abbreviation to be associated with the department manual and precede the policy number assigned to each policy.
Manual Coordinator
Act as the department's contact person for P & P manual issues.
Coordinate the submission of their department's manual revisions and ensure the revision documents meet the revision submission guidelines.
Respond to inquiries concerning the content of their manual.
Monitor the currency of their manual's content and revise as appropriate.
8. Advantages & Cost Effective Measures
The PPMM Program:
Brings organization and uniformity to a very unstructured area.
Defines, distinguishes and separates Policy, Procedure and Factual Information.
Provides an easily understood, logical plan for organizing information.
Utilizes current technologies to communicate essential information in a timely and user-friendly manner.
Standardizes the appearance, grammar, punctuation, style, lay out and web format of every administrative policy manual.
Ensures consistent terminology, abbreviations and acronyms are used in all manuals through proofreading with itemized checklists.
Implements an alphanumeric numbering system for every policy that allows for easier management, cross-referencing, communicating and tracking.
Compliments the Community Network department's endeavors relating to the management and access of on-line forms.
Streamlines information by relocating nonessential information from the manuals to a more appropriate location on the OSU web. Streamlining reduces the size of the manuals, allows users to quickly locate pertinent information, reduces the number of revisions a manual will require, and reduces or eliminates redundancy of work related to manual revisions.
Establishes department accountability & responsibility by designating a Manual Coordinator who will coordinate all the revisions for that department's P & P Manual.
Implements a content format that uses web links to cross reference related information. This aspect allows specific information to be contained in only one manual which eliminates redundancy of content, reduces the number and size of future revisions and allows employees to be directed to only one source for specific information
Establishes the framework that allows minimum resources to manage the online manuals and keep them current.
Helps OSU achieve its mission by effectively communicating essential information through the Administrative Policy & Procedures.
Increases employee moral by making essential information more easily assessable and current.
9. Learning More about the PPMM Program
OSU personnel who are interested in learning more about the PPMM Program should email the Web Communications Editor to arrange a meeting. At the meeting, all aspects of the PPMM Program will be covered and training provided upon request.
The PPMM Program was adopted on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 by:
Vice President of Finance & Administration
Director of Business Affairs
Director of Property, Contracts/Risk Management, Property Management
Director of Budget/Fiscal Planning
Director of Public Safety
Associate Vice President of Finance & Administration and Director of Facility Services
Head of Finance & Administration for OSU Cascades Campus
‹ Fiscal Policy Program up Submission Guidelines ›


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Arsenal Winger Wanted By Bundesliga Club – Report
Zefa Haroon
German club Mainz are currently monitoring Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry, who has struggled for game time at Emirates. The Bundesliga side are interested in offering a loan deal for the exciting midfielder, according reports by Express.
Gnabry is set to re-join the Arsenal squad after a successful campaign with Germany at the Rio Olympics. The 21-year-old scored six goals in five games for his national side and earned a silver medal after a defeat to Brazil in the final.
Mainz, who are currently dealing with injury crisis, is impressed by the youngster's performance and are keen on bringing him to Bundesliga.
According to German newspaper Allgemeine-Zeitung, Mainz has both their wingers, Jhon Cordoba, and Jairo Samperio, side-lined due to injury. This is said to force the club's management to turn their attention to the transfer market for necessary reinforcements.
While Arsene Wenger is forced to spend before deadline day, his main concern might lie in keeping his existing squad at the Emirates Stadium. The 66 year old had expressed his desire to offer Gnabry a contract extension last week.
"I want to keep Serge Gnabry and extend his contract," said Wenger. "I think we stood by him. He went to West Brom, didn't play, we had to rebuild his confidence. I allowed him to go to the Olympics to help Germany.
"I think he's here now for a long time."
Arsenal's Joel Campbell departed the club to join Sporting Lisbon on a season-long loan and Wenger might prevent Gnabry following suit.
Gnabry made nine Premier League appearances in the 2013/14, but then missed the following season due to injuries. He was sent to West Bromwich Albion on loan last season where he managed to make only a single appearance under Tony Pulis. He spent the rest of the season playing for Gunners under-21s after returning to the club in January.
After a very impressive run at the Olympics, Wenger may include him in the first-team set-up this season.
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It's funny, nearly ironic that I bother to write a blog about Mac productivity when in actual fact there is little about the Mac operating system that I like at face value. When you look at what most people like the Mac for, ease of use with things like Finder and spotlight, and I use neither one, instead opting for alternatives like Path Finder and QuickSilver respectively.
But some of these tools can fall victim to Apples own drive to improve it's OS, leaving some of these tools behind to die a slow death. This is certainly true if QuickSilver, and so too I feared for Path Finder. Until last week when CocoaTech announced the release of Path Finder 5, the long awaited version that would finally take FULL advantage of everything that Leapard has to offer.
Having been out of the country for nearly two weeks I was unable to get into it until Monday. I must say I am completely pleased with the new version which sees many major operational and interface improvements. One can't help but notice it's smoother handling and faster reaction time.
One welcome feature is that the favorites panel, it's sidebar, will now acutarely reflect that of the Finder. Path Finder will also recognize the shared places items, such shared volumes, without you fist having to mount them in Finder.
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Preventable surgical mistakes continue in the United States
On behalf of Jeffries, Kube, Forrest & Monteleone Co. L.P.A. | Nov 2, 2016 | Medical Malpractice
Although surgical mistakes are fairly rare, statistics show that completely preventable mistakes continue throughout the United States. For example, one out of 100,000 surgeries involves a wrong site surgical error, where the surgeon operates on the incorrect body part or the wrong area of a patient's body. Sometimes, these errors involve surgeries on the wrong person. Even more distressing is the fact that one out of 10,000 surgeries involve a doctor forgetting something inside the patient's body, like a surgical tool or a medical sponge.
Why are these errors happening?
A lot of these errors are blamed on poor communication among doctors, surgeons and medical staff. Nevertheless, because these issues often boil down to simple human mistakes and/or forgetfulness relating to communicating vital information, experts are not sure how to prevent them from happening.
Communication errors include: missing information from patient records that operating-room staff should have had available during surgery; surgical team members failing to voice their concerns; surgeons ignoring their hunches and suspicions; general miscommunications among staff members; and more.
Certain kinds of surgeries may be more prone to error
In terms of pinpointing the "why" and the "how" of these mistakes, researchers have found that certain kinds of surgeries tend to be more prone to errors. For example, when looking at eye doctor claims, researchers found that an average of 0.5 out of 10,000 procedures result in a wrong-site error. Meanwhile, when it comes to performing surgeries to correct "lazy eye" four wrong-site errors happen out of every 10,000 surgeries.
Injured patients can pursue claims for financial damages
The fact that surgical errors are considered to be "rare" is certainly no consolation for those patients who have been mortally harmed by these incidents. The fact that most of these surgical errors never should have happened in the first place is even more troubling to consider. All that said, injured patients can rest assured that they will have the right to seek financial claims in court. Although no amount of litigation, and no amount of financial compensation, will make one's injuries disappear, a successfully navigated medical malpractice suit can be helpful to patients in getting money to pay for medical bills, compensation for pain and suffering and more.
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* Speaking of losing badly, FiveThirtyEight now has Clinton's chance of winning at 83%. The Upshot has it at 87%. And Sam Wang says 95%.
The leading super PAC trying to elect Hillary Clinton is preparing to expand beyond the presidential race and potentially run television ads focused on a handful of competitive Senate races.
Until now, Priorities USA has spent the 2016 election cycle entirely focused on the top of the ticket—getting Clinton elected. The fact that they may use their resources to also promote Democratic candidates in down-ballot races suggests how increasingly confident they are in a Clinton victory.
According to a source familiar with the plans, Priorities USA is currently producing television ads to potentially air in Senate contests in North Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania—all competitive races that are also battleground states for the presidential race.
Other Senate races could also be targeted, and potentially even some top-tier House seats that Democrats think they have a shot at taking from Republicans.
The U.S. Department of Justice officials have opted to charge Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio with criminal contempt for violating a federal court's orders in a racial-profiling case.
Arpaio has not yet officially been charged. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton asked the federal government to write an order to show cause, by Wednesday, for her to sign. That will serve as a charging document for the case to go forward against Arpaio only.
Someday, I hope to hoist my own grandchildren onto my shoulders. We'll still look to the stars in wonder, as humans have since the beginning of time. But instead of eagerly awaiting the return of our intrepid explorers, we'll know that because of the choices we make now, they've gone to space not just to visit, but to stay—and in doing so, to make our lives better here on Earth.