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Ford could beat Uber to driverless taxi fleet with 2021 plan
Mike Stevens
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No steering wheel, no accelerator, no brake pedal: this is Ford's plan for a driverless vehicle fleet it aims to launch in just five years.
Personal transport upstart Uber has made no secret of its plans to swap human drivers for driverless cars, but Ford has stepped up as the first car maker to declare its own assault on the 'Johnny Cab' market.
Back in 2014, and a number of times since, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick revealed that his end game includes making his company's services significantly more affordable by cutting a paid driver out of the equation - his version of the 'middle man'.
But, while Uber is known to have hired dozens of driverless technology specialists, and to have begun testing autonomous cars, the company has yet to declare a launch window.
Ford has no such reservations, having already detailed its Mondeo-based driverless prototypes over the past year - although it claims to have been developing the technology for over 10 years.
Now, the company has called its shot, aiming to launch a "high-volume, fully autonomous vehicle for ride-sharing" in 2021 as part of its ongoing Smart Mobility projects.
The car will qualify for what the Society of Automotive Engineers has defined as "level 4" autonomous functionality, taking complete control of the driving experience and denying the occupant any option to take over steering or to affect speed. (Interestingly, this level of automation has previously been listed as the 5th stage.)
Whether legislation will be ready to accommodate such a vehicle, remains to be seen.
Four new partnerships with key technology startups are part of the plan, as is doubling the size of its research and development teams in Silicon Valley and Palo Alto, California.
The company has invested in LIDAR (light detection and ranging) specialist Velodyne, purchased Israeli computer vision and machine learning company SAIPS, signed a licensing agreement with machine vision company Nirenberg Neuroscience, and invested in 3D mapping outfit Civil Maps.
"The next decade will be defined by automation of the automobile, and we see autonomous vehicles as having as significant an impact on society as Ford's moving assembly line did 100 years ago," said Ford president and CEO, Mark Fields.
"We're dedicated to putting on the road an autonomous vehicle that can improve safety and solve social and environmental challenges for millions of people – not just those who can afford luxury vehicles."
To its credit, Ford was the first car maker to begin testing driverless technology at the University of Michigan's faux urban environment, Mcity, and it claims firsts in publicly demonstrating the technology at night and in the snow.
The company has been expanding its fleet of autonomous cars this year, with a target of 30 self-driving vehicles - all based on the Mondeo, known in the US as the Fusion - in California, Arizona and Michigan.
That number will grow to around 90 vehicles in 2017.
Interestingly, Uber's prototype driverless car is... a Ford Mondeo. Could Uber be the car maker's first client? According to a recent report with business paper Reuters, Uber has indeed partnered with Ford, and also with Google, in a coalition to lobby for greater progress in legalising autonomous cars.
That's perhaps no surprise, given that Ford has already been connected with reports that it will build Google's upcoming driverless car.
As for any plan to launch its driverless technology in Australia, Ford, predictably, is not saying.
As with the US, legislation will be a factor in any car maker's decision to introduce any significantly advanced autonomous vehicle here, but some regions - South Australia in particular - have taken steps to fast-track changes that would make these technologies welcome on public roads.
A spokesperson for Ford Australia has confirmed with CarAdvice that, for now, it will focus its involvement in the company's global Smart Mobility program on its new partnership with car-sharing service CarHood, and other upcoming projects along those lines.
"We'll announce details of further programs in due course," the spokesperson said.
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Midland College (MC) student Ruby Stuard has been accepted into the NEW Leadership™ Texas class of women for 2019.
NEW Leadership™ is a national non-partisan program developed by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University to address the underrepresentation of women in American politics. There are NEW Leadership™ programs in about 25 states. The program has been at the University of Texas (UT) in Austin since 2012.
NEW Leadership™ Texas is a six-day residential summer institute sponsored by UT's Center for Women's & Gender Studies that educates college women about the important role that politics plays in their lives and encourages them to become effective leaders in the political arena.
NEW Leadership™ Texas 2019 will bring together college women from across the political spectrum to the UT Austin campus on June 1-6 to discuss the roles of women in leadership and politics. The program exposes young women to new ideas and opportunities as they consider their future careers.
Participants are undergraduate women representing a wide range of socioeconomic, ethnic, racial and educational backgrounds and academic majors.
Entry into the program is a competitive selection process based on the individual's leadership potential, ability to deal with challenges, capacity to reflect on one's own personal strengths and weaknesses, special interests and interest in politics, public service and/or public policy. The institute normally accepts only 20-25 female students each year. Most of the participants are from four-year universities.
Stuard grew up in Hobbs, New Mexico. In 2017, she moved to Midland and took courses toward her high school equivalency diploma at Midland College. She successfully passed the high school equivalency exam and then enrolled in Midland College. She currently has a 3.5 GPA, is in the Midland College Honors program and is a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.


Transfer the chicken quarters to a large plate to cool long enough to handle. Remove the meat from the bones and cut or shred half of it into bite-size pieces. Cover and refrigerate. (Reserve the other half for another purpose.) Strain the stock, discarding the solids (but giving the flavor-soaked carrots to your dog!) Refrigerate the stock for a couple hours, or long enough for the fat to congeal – remove all that you can of it.
In a large pot, heat the oil and sauté the scallions over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes until soft. Add one-half of the dill and sauté for 2 minutes more. Add the stock and return to a boil. Add the rice, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the rice is tender.
In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of water. Whisking constantly, slowly pour about 3 cups of the hot stock mixture into the eggs. (If you were to add the eggs directly to the stock, you would have something more like an egg flower soup – NOT what you want !) Now slowly pour the egg mixture into the pot, whisking constantly to prevent curdling. Do not let the soup come to a boil. Add the chicken and the remaining 1/2 cup of fresh dill. Taste and adjust the seasonings – adding salt, pepper, and more lemon juice to your liking. Simmer (without boiling) for 2 to 3 minutes, and serve.
This my friends is world class comfort food. No doubt.
Try this, you will not be disappointed. Thanks Spree.
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Many car shoppers don't realize that many dealers use 3rd party lenders to offer financing to their customers. A bank with whom they work, for instance, may approve a car buyer's auto loan at a 7% interest rate, and then the dealer will charge his customer 8% and pocket the additional profit.
Buy Here Pay Here (BHPH) car dealers, on the other hand, extend credit directly to their customers, and their customers make their payments directly back to them. Sometimes payments are weekly or bi-weekly instead of monthly. In most cases, a buy here pay here dealer is able to incur the additional risk of lending straight from their own pocket because they have the legal right to repossess the vehicle if the buyer is not making his or her payments. In this way, the vehicle acts as a form of collateral.
Buy Here Pay Here vs In-House Financing: What's the Difference?
These terms are used interchangeable. Basically, they both refer to financing your car through the dealership rather than an indirect lender.
Typically, you will make your payments to your dealer in monthly, twice-monthly, or weekly installments. Traditionally buy here pay here car dealers required that you come drop off your check or cash at the dealership, though many now offer phone-based or online payment.
What if I Have a Past Bankruptcy, Repo, or Very Bad Credit?
That's ok! Buy here pay here car dealers cater to the credit-challenged. More than 1/4 of Americans suffer from credit problems, but just about everybody still needs a car to drive to work, school, and the grocery each week.
Will a Buy Here Pay Here Car Loan Help My Credit?
Very often, YES. As long as you make your payments, that is. The FICO credit scoring index will see that you have taken out a loan and are making the payments consistently, and this is one of the most powerful ways to rebuild your score. Make sure to check with your dealer and ensure that they report your payments to the credit bureaus; otherwise, your good credit behavior won't show up on your credit report.
Speak with your dealer about your options. Oftentimes, if you're only experiencing a temporary financial hardship, they will allow you to defer payment. Otherwise, they may reserve the right to repossess your vehicle. If you know this is unavoidable, considers a voluntary repossession — although it looks the same on your credit report, it can save you money in repo fees and related charges.
Is a Credit Check Required to Apply?
Yes. That is just how the auto lending industry works. Sadly, many car dealers, lenders, or websites offering "no credit check" offers are simply misleading you with false advertising. If a dealer does not check your credit, they could very well make up for the added risk they incur by engaging in predatory lending tactics or outright scams. Additionally, any dealer who doesn't check your credit is most likely not reporting your repayment to the credit bureaus, robbing you of the credit-boosting benefits of financing a car.
Will a Credit Check Hurt My Credit?
Not substantially. The newest version of the credit scoring formula takes into account what's known in the industry as "rate-shopping." Basically, if you apply for an auto loan multiple times within a 45 day period, these multiple credit inquiries will be treated as either a single inquiry, or ignored altogether. Typically only a single credit inquiry only shaves 5 points off your total score — an amount which takes only about 6 months to recoup. Everybody has to do it.
Do I Need to Watch out for Scams or Predatory Lending?
Yes. Whether you are financing a car through a shady car lot in a bad part of town or the grandest multi-acre mega-dealer, you should be wary of any promises that sound too good to be true. Always check your credit score prior to signing onto any financing rate. Given your credit score, there are ranges of interest rates which you should receive. Anything higher and you may be paying too much. Additionally, please check our Articles section for more information about common pitfalls to watch out for once you're on the dealer lot.
Many BHPH car dealers offer "no money down" car deals, although a down payment can lower your car payment and ease your budget. Additionally, BHPH dealers are known to be especially receptive to trade-ins, even older vehicles in so-so condition. Trade-ins can often be used a substitute for cash when it comes to a down payment.


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Michael B. Jordan's Tattoo & its Meaning
Michael Bakari Jordan is an American actor and producer. The actor is best known for his role as boxer Adonis Creed in the Rocky sequel, Creed (2015) and the chief antagonist Erik Killmonger in Black Panther (2018). He started out as a kid, modeling for many brands and has also appeared in many TV shows like Parenthood, All My Children, and The Wire. Michael has also appeared in video games such as Creed: Rise to Glory and NBA2K17.
Michael has only one tattoo on his body that he got on his body to help him in his role as Erik Killmonger in the Black Panther. Let us look at the tattoo and the story behind it.
Back Tattoo
1. 'Map and Eye' Tattoo
Tattoo: The left side of the actor's upper back contains a tattoo of an outline of a map. There is also an eye tattooed inside the outline.
Meaning: The map outline is of the continent of Africa and the eye inside it is the Egyptian symbol, known as the Eye of Horus that is the symbol of protection, royal power, and good health which is the reason he got it on his body. Michael got the tattoo of the outline of Africa to help him prepare for his role in Black Panther as it is the country where the fictional city of Wakanda is situated in the film that is his home.
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Rovers and Wanderers: Who Will Likely Leave the Relegated Clubs
European football's silly season began on Sunday, when the transfer window opened and the leagues finally recognized long-negotiated deals. But there is still a lot of jockeying to come. Rumours will fly, agents will promise that their clients are going to the biggest clubs, while the clubs deny everything.
It's also the time when the newly-relegated sides struggle to keep their lineups together. They all make the same noises about not letting players leave. But money talks… and clubs don't relish the reduced revenues that come with their lowered status.
Here then is a look at who could be on the market from the three clubs who fell through the Prem's trapdoor.
Hoilett hasn't said which club — or country — he will play for…
Let's face it: it only took Venky's 18 months to sink the Good Ship Blackburn. Buying a team and then watching it do the drop is bad enough. But doing it while watching your litigious ex-manager go the other way has got to, well, burn. Meanwhile the owners are sticking with the guy who some say pushed the other guy out the door.
Meanwhile, the exodus has started as several players have left on a Bosman. The two most prominent players are Yakubu and Junior Hoilett. The Nigerian overcame everyone's expectations (including mine) to score 18 goals for Rovers. Meanwhile, Hoilett has yet to find a home, but that should be rectified shortly. Other players that could get scooped up by top clubs include defenders Martin Olsson, Stephen N'Zonzi and Gaël Givet, as well as midfielder Mauro Formica. But sub-par performances from Scott Dann and Paul Robinson mean they shouldn't expect to get picked up by a top-flight club.
Bolton reluctant to let go of Davies
Bolton was another team where their management change wasn't necessarily for the better. Owen Coyle left newly-promoted Burnley in January 2010 to take the reins at Bolton. He'll now have to face the fans he left behind… likely with a different squad than the one that dropped in May. Long-time keeper Jussi Jääskeläinen will fill in the gap left by Robert Green at West Ham. Mark Davies was Bolton's best player last season… and there are rumours that Liverpool have been sniffing him out. Martin Petrov could get picked up by a Premier League minnow, and Stuart Holden may feel he needs a bigger stage to figure in Jürgen Klinsmann's Team USA plans.
Tyrone Mears is too good for the Championship, but after spending last season mending a broken leg, he may feel the need to repay the club. Both he and Chris Eagles may be reluctant to leave the man that plucked them from Burnley, especially with former teammate Joe McKee set to play alongside Eagles.
"Now a show of hands please. Who wants to leave the club?…"
Wolves have been quiet so far this summer, but don't expect that to last long. Steven Fletcher scored 30% of the club's league goals last season, and the word is that Sunderland is tracking him, especially since no one exactly lit up the scoreboard for the Black Cats last season. Fletcher would be a great target man for Stéphane Sessègnon and Sebastian Larsson at the Stadium of Light.
After spending five years as a loyal servant, Matt Jarvis deserves a chance to jump back into the Premier League. Ditto Kevin Doyle… although his performance for Ireland at the Euros may not help. That may also apply to another Irishman (there are seven in the Wolverhampton side), Stephen Hunt. But the left-winger always seems to show up in a lower-table side mere weeks after his former team suffers relegation (Reading to Hull to Wolves).
Filed under Championship, English Football, Premier League
Tagged as black cats, blackburn rovers, bolton wanderers, chris eagles, gael givet, joe mckee, junior hoilett, jurgen klinsmann, jussi jaaskelainen, kevin doyle, liverpool, mark davies, martin olsson, martin petrov, matt jarvis, mauro formica, owen coyle, paul robinson, robert green, scott dann, sebastian larsson, stephane sessegnon, stephen hunt, stephen n'zonzi, steven fletcher, stuart holden, sunderland, tyrone mears, venky's, west ham, wolverhampton wanderers, yakubu
Pieces of Eight: Why Spain is So Money and Other Euro Observations
Well that was fun. Lots of goals, an upset or two, some behind-the-scenes drama… and for what? At the end of three weeks, the new Champions are the same as the old Champions. The footballing universe is balanced and unsullied, and in six weeks, we can go back to watching club football. In the meantime, enjoy my little observations about the highlight of the summer. Don't you dare mention the Olympics!!!
1) This Spanish side may be the best international side ever. Duh.
Euro. World Cup. Euro. Nineteen players in the side have now won both tournaments. More than half of those players will still be under 30 by the time they reach Rio in two years time (not to mention next year's Confederations Cup). An average possession rate of at least 65%. A side that has gone 646 minutes without conceding a goal in a knock-out match. This is more than a "Golden Generation"; this is utter and complete dominance.
2) Buffon and Pirlo are studs.
Despite every indication that they would do the opposite, the Italians (the Italians?) took the game to Spain, trying to play offensive and open-pitch football (seriously, the Italians?!?). Prandelli's tactics allowed the world to see Andrea Pirlo's incredible play-making abilities. Pirlo is a big reason why Juventus won the Scudetto this season, and AC Milan (his old team) didn't. Meanwhile, Buffon faced a barrage of attempts, especially in the final's second half. When the winners were getting their medals, Buffon was stoic in defeat.
Prandelli: "Balotelli has to learn to accept defeat."
3) Balotelli needs to grow up.
He may have put on a clinic against ze Germans… but Mario is still a super baby. He stormed off the pitch after Italy lost against the Spaniards and was the last person to receive his medal. That's too bad because he had an exemplary tournament. Colourful players with heaps of talent have always made the game more interesting…. but Balotelli can be a detriment to his team(s). Luckily for both Italy and Manchester City, his behaviour may mellow with time. Witness another former petulant son in…
4) Cristiano Ronaldo. He's an incredible player… he just needs a team.
Like the Italians, the Portuguese weren't expected to do much. Critics assumed that Ronaldo would once again be unable to replicate his club form for A Seleccao. But not only did Ronaldo have a great tournament, he showed tremendous un-Ronaldo-like restraint as teams gave him a kicking. Old Ronaldo would have flopped around like a fish. New Ronaldo recorded the most shots in the tournament. Too bad that he also hit the wood work more than any other player… and let's not even mention the penalty shot that never was.
5) The end of the Van Marwijk era means the end of the Van Bommel era, et al. Praise Cheebus.
The Dutch gaffer opted for pretty much the same side as he used in the World Cup. Oops.
Before the tournament even began, the players exhibited symptoms of Dutch Disease: an in-fighting both in and out of the public spotlight that hobbled everyone. Their performance on the pitch reflected the lack of unity and tactics. One hopes that it wasn't nepotism that led Van Marwijk to start his over-the-hill son-in-law Mark Van Bommel. The captain sums up all that's wrong with the Oranje: old, dirty, and petulant. A mid-tournament rebellion in the dressing room, followed by an early exit,would make the Dutch this year's France, except that…
6) France is this year's France.
After a disastrous World Cup campaign in South Africa, you'd think Les Tricoloures would avoid their petty squabbles and unite under Laurent Blanc. Malheureusement, it was not to be. Reports of a dressing room bust-up after losing to Sweden in their final group-stage match was followed by Samir Nasri's unseemly outburst towards a reporter. A tidy loss to the eventual champions meant the end of another tournament… and the dismissal of another manager.
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité… Someone tell the French players.
The other sad Mario…
7) Das Jahr der Schrecken for Bayern Munich players.
What a season for the eight men out who play for both the German national team and Bayern Munich. Bayern suffered a double domestic loss to Borussia Dortmund in both the Bundesliga and the DKB-Pokal, followed by a baffling defeat at Chelsea's hands at home in the Champions League. Top that off with Germany's semi-final loss to unfancied Italy and they face a tough summer staring into their schnitzel. Mario Gomez even lost out on the Euro Golden Boot because he tied Fernando Torres in goals and assists, but took more minutes to do it! Scheisse!
8) England, thanks for coming out.
Joe Hart and Steven Gerrard played well. Surprisingly, so did John Terry. Andy Carroll scored the same amount of goals as Wayne Rooney, but played 50 less minutes. Theo Walcott had a game to remember. Now let's never mention this again.
Filed under Bundesliga, Euro 2012
Tagged as a seleccao, ac milan, andrea pirlo, andy carroll, bayern munich, borussia dortmund, chelsea, christiano ronaldo, england, fernando torres, germany, gianluigi buffon, golden boot, italy, joe hart, john terry, juventus, laurent blance, manchester city, Mario Balotelli, mario gomez, mark van bommel, netherlands, oranje, portugal, prandelli, samir nasri, steven gerrard, theo walcott, van marwijk, wayne rooney


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Romney: This Trump/Zelensky transcript is "deeply troubling"
Ed's done a bang-up job of going through the transcript itself so read him if you haven't yet. I sifted through reactions on political social media and it's already clear as can be that this is an unusually stark Trump Rorschach test even in an era where virtually everything in American politics is a Trump Rorschach test. If you're well disposed towards Trump, the transcript is a nothingburger. If you dislike him, the impeachment rocket has just lifted off. Case in point:
"I would like you to do us a favor…"
Folks, I am surprised the White House even released this transcript. It's worse than we thought.
The President sought to use the powers of the United States government to investigate a political opponent.
We have no choice but to impeach. https://t.co/teZ8p83GXL
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 25, 2019
Pelosi sounds impeachment-minded this afternoon too:
"The release of the notes of the call by the White House confirms that the President engaged in behavior that undermines the integrity of our elections, the dignity of the office he holds and our national security. The President has tried to make lawlessness a virtue in America and now is exporting it abroad.
"I respect the responsibility of the President to engage with foreign leaders as part of his job. It is not part of his job to use taxpayer money to shake down other countries for the benefit of his campaign. Either the President does not know the weight of his words or he does not care about ethics or his constitutional responsibilities.
"The transcript and the Justice Department's acting in a rogue fashion in being complicit in the President's lawlessness confirm the need for an impeachment inquiry. Clearly, the Congress must act.
The Democratic presidential candidates are also uniformly shocked and appalled, as you'd expect. Longtime Trump friend turned enemy turned friend turned enemy Mitt Romney strongly disapproves too, although because he's a Republican he stops short of the I-word:
Mitt Romney says the transcript of Trump's call with Ukrainian president is "deeply troubling": "If the president of the United States asks or presses the leader of a foreign country to carry out an investigation of a political nature that's troubling" https://t.co/4qoCdvO3CN pic.twitter.com/bKNcOKcZXi
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 25, 2019
I expect the political class will spend the next few days debating what precisely Trump meant in the not-quite-transcript when Zelensky brought up U.S. missiles and Trump went on to mention a "favor." Ed argued in his post that in context the "favor" refers exclusively to Trump's interest in Hillary's email server. Only after that did he bring up the Bidens. Philip Klein argues that "favor" clearly refers to both — and, what's more, that these favors were obviously designed to benefit Trump politically, not the United States strategically:
Reading the full transcript, and understanding the broader context, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that Trump was using the power and influence of the U.S. to advance his own political interests rather than the national security interests of the nation. There was not much talk about what Ukraine could do for America's interests in the region, and a lot more talk about what he could do for Trump personally that would benefit him politically.
One point about the transcript that's been overlooked in the commentary I've read is that Zelensky — not Trump — brings up Rudy Giuliani after Trump mentions CrowdStrike, assuring Trump that his assistant has already spoken to Rudy. Spoken to him about what? Here's the exchange.
There's some as yet unknown backdrop to this conversation about the "favor" Trump wanted from Ukraine, which involved Giuliani and of which Zelensky was clearly already aware. What was it? Remember, Rudy had already openly declared his interest in pressuring Ukraine to reopen the Biden investigation back in May in a story in the NYT:
Mr. Giuliani said he plans to travel to Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, in the coming days and wants to meet with the nation's president-elect to urge him to pursue inquiries that allies of the White House contend could yield new information about two matters of intense interest to Mr. Trump.
One is the origin of the special counsel's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election. The other is the involvement of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s son in a gas company owned by a Ukrainian oligarch…
"We're not meddling in an election, we're meddling in an investigation, which we have a right to do," Mr. Giuliani said in an interview on Thursday when asked about the parallel to the special counsel's inquiry.
"There's nothing illegal about it," he said. "Somebody could say it's improper. And this isn't foreign policy — I'm asking them to do an investigation that they're doing already and that other people are telling them to stop. And I'm going to give them reasons why they shouldn't stop it because that information will be very, very helpful to my client, and may turn out to be helpful to my government."
Again, this was two and a half months before Trump's call with Zelensky. So here's Zelensky in July acknowledging that his people had already been in touch with Rudy, and per the excerpt above, we know that Rudy was keen to talk to them about the Biden probe. So maybe Trump didn't need to lean hard on Zelensky during the call … because Giuliani was already leaning hard on them behind closed doors. That is, if the defense to all this is that Trump never demanded a quid pro quo, that defense would be complicated if it turned out that *Giuliani* had demanded a quid pro quo privately on Trump's behalf, with the president's knowledge and blessing.
Which is how one would do something like this if one were intent on doing it, no? Why would Trump issue an ultimatum to Zelensky knowing that natsec aides were listening in on his call when he could have his loyal crony Rudy do it with no record of the threat being made?
Either way, Trump did know that Giuliani was trying to reach out to them in May according to Rudy himself. Giuliani told the Times that month that "his efforts in Ukraine have the full support of Mr. Trump." Per WaPo, officials inside the government are also irritated at Rudy's role in Ukraine diplomacy. "Rudy — he did all of this," said one official to the paper. "This s—show that we're in — it's him injecting himself into the process." Interestingly, though, aides worried that Trump himself might pressure Zelensky improperly during a call and reportedly tried to keep them from making contact:
The sequence, which began early this year, involved the abrupt removal of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, the circumvention of senior officials on the National Security Council, and the suspension of hundreds of millions of dollars of aid administered by the Defense and State departments — all as key officials from these agencies struggled to piece together Giuliani's activities from news reports.
Several officials described tense meetings on Ukraine among national security officials at the White House leading up to the president's phone call on July 25, sessions that led some participants to fear that Trump and those close to him appeared prepared to use U.S. leverage with the new leader of Ukraine for Trump's political gain.
As those worries intensified, some senior officials worked behind the scenes to hold off a Trump meeting or call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky out of concern that Trump would use the conversation to press Kiev for damaging information on Trump's potential rival in the 2020 race, former vice president Joe Biden, and Biden's son Hunter.
In other words, even some people inside the building feared that Trump and possibly Giuliani were involved in an illicit influence campaign, or so WaPo's sources claim. But if Giuliani did demand a quid pro quo from Zelensky's government on Trump's behalf, how could House Democrats possibly prove it? Rudy will deny it, of course, and the Ukrainians certainly won't risk Trump's wrath by acknowledging it.
In lieu of an exit question, one other point to note about the Romney clip up top. Romney is asked about a quid pro quo and dismisses it as borderline irrelevant, which is the least Trump-friendly way of framing the issue here. Most Republicans insist that, absent an explicit threat to withhold military aid unless Zelensky played ball on the Biden probe, there was no wrongdoing. Romney counters by saying that it doesn't matter if there was a threat or not. Merely *requesting* an investigation of an American political rival that would benefit you electorally is "deeply troubling," even if it's no more than a request. That's the same argument Dems will make (and are already making) if they impeach Trump. Or, rather, when.
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Working Together to Remove Hundreds of Tires from Tacony Creek Park
Faced with the dumping of hundreds of tires below Whitaker Avenue and along the Tacony Creek Park Trail in early October, partners Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, United By Blue, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PPR), Philadelphia Water Department, and TTF shared resources and volunteers to remove the tires as quickly and sustainably as possible during two cleanup days on Wednesdays in early November. Over thirty volunteers from near and far, as well as a group of Penn Charter School students, lent a hand to pick up an incredible 9.8 tons (19,600 pounds) of tires and trash. With the 18 tons that PPR had picked up prior, this totals 55,600 pounds or 27.8 tons of trash and tires removed from Tacony Creek Park through this effort.
Short dumping along the roads along Tacony Creek Park and Frankford Creek has been a problem for many years. Philadelphia Parks & Recreation crews removed 18 tons of tires prior to the cleanup, but we wanted to address the issue as quickly as possible, so that the remaining tires would not attract additional dumping and to demonstrate to neighbors and users that we have a commitment to park maintenance.
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful (Michelle Dunn and Susan Miller) (Arianna McAnulty and Maria McDonald) provided two truck pickups and delivered the tires to a tire recycler, as well as sharing snacks! United By Blue generously provided gift cards of $75 to volunteers, as well as materials and giveaways. These partners also led the promotional effort through social media and emails.
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation provided a truck and incredible staff support (Thank you, Jason Mifflin) along with the Philadelphia Water Department (Maria Horowitz), who brought along a group of enthusiastic, hard-working students from Penn Charter School on the second Wednesday!
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This kind of challenge requires organizations to work together. We are proud to work with these agencies and organizations committed to community engagement and a cleaner world. Please join us in thanking them! We look forward to working with them — and you — to find short-term and long-term solutions to illegal dumping in our critical green spaces.
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Handprint butterfly
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Trees of Dickinson County: Black Walnut
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IELTS-International English Language Testing System is the world's most popular and most attempted English language test. This language test checks the English Language proficiency of students and is required to study, migrate or work in overseas education destinations. More than two million IELTS tests are taken each year as per a recent survey conducted by British Council. Accepted in 135 countries and thousands of organizations, universities worldwide, the IELTS test is fair and unbiased for any candidate. It has a brilliant international reputation amongst profound universities, schools, employers and etc. IELTS is the only English language test accepted for immigration purposes by all countries that require one.
IELTS Format
The IELTS test is conducted in 2 formats; Academic IELTS and General IELTS. Both these formats consist of 4 components: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. The maximum duration of the test is 3 hours. The distinction between IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training lies in the subject matter of the Reading and Writing components.
IELTS Academic is for people planning to study in higher education or seeking professional registration. It assesses whether you are ready to begin studying or training in an environment where English is the first language.
IELTS General is taken by the people who are planning to settle abroad or migrate to New Zealand, UK, Canada, or Australia. This form of IELTS is to check and assess the basic understanding of English as a foreign language.
IELTS Exam Syllabus
The IELTS test evaluates aptitude in four skills – Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. The total test time is 2 hours and 45 minutes. All test takers take the same Listening and Speaking tests, but different Reading and Writing tests.
The Listening, Reading and Writing must be completed on the same day, with no breaks in between them. The Speaking test will either be after a break on the same day as the other three tests, or up to a week before or after the other tests.
Listening: 30 minutes
You will listen to recorded texts which are divided into four sections, monologues and conversations by a range of native speakers, and then you have to write your answers to a series of questions. Total number of questions is 40 and they are of 1 mark each.
Skill to comprehend main ideas and detailed factual information
Ability to recognize the opinions and attitudes of speakers
Ability to understand the purpose of an expression
Aptitude to follow the development of ideas
Reading: 60 minutes
The Reading section for the IELTS test consists of 40 questions. These questions include reading the gist, comprehending the main ideas, reading for detail, skimming and scanning the text, understanding logical argument to find out the probable answers and recognizing the writers' opinions, attributes towards a topic, attitudes and rationale.
Ability to establish main ideas
Skill to understand logical argument
Ability to recognize the writers' opinions, purpose, and attitude
The Academic IELTS includes three long passages that ranges from the evocative and factual to the discursive and logical form of English. The passages are authentic which are taken from journals, case studies, magazines, books and newspapers. Ideally these have been chosen for a non-specialist audience but are fitting for people opting for university courses or seeking professional registration.
The General IELTS has a variety of questions used to judge the skill set of a candidate. The General Training version of reading extracts are also taken from books, newspapers, magazines, notices, advertisements, company handbooks and guidelines.
Writing: 60 minutes
The Writing segment of IELTS has two tasks each for Academic and General IELTS.
Attention to detail, content and accuracy
Coherence and Cohesion
Lexical Resource
Grammatical range and accuracy
IELTS Academic includes two written tasks for 1 hour. Topics are of general interest to make it comfortable for a candidate and are suitable for test takers to enter at an undergraduate and postgraduate studies or any professional registration.
Task 1: You will be given a pictorial diagram or a graph, table, chart or diagram, pie chart, life cycle and are asked to elaborate, summarize or explain the information in your own words. You may be asked to portray and clarify data, depict the stages of a process, how something works or describe an object or event.
Task 2: You will be asked to write an elaborate essay for 250 words, in response to a point of view, argument or problem. Responses to both tasks must be in a formal style.
IELTS General consists of two written tasks – Task 1 and Task 2 which are based on topics of general interest.
Task 1: You will be given a general with a situation where in you will be asked to write a letter requesting information, or elaborating the situation. The letter may be personal, semi-formal or formal in style.
Task 2: Here you will be asked to write an essay of 250 words in response to a point of view, argument or problem. The essay can be somewhat personal, formal in style than the Academic Writing Task 2 essay.
Speaking: 11–14 minutes
The Speaking module assesses your use of spoke English, vocabulary; has 3 parts and takes between 11 and 14 minutes to complete. Every speaking test is recorded. The Speaking section is presented in such a way that it does not permit people to practice set responses beforehand.
Fluency and coherence.
Lexical resource.
Grammatical range and accuracy.
Pronunciation.
The assessor will ask you some general questions about yourself and many other familiar topics about your family, qualification, such as home, family, work, studies and interests. This part lasts between 4 and 5 minutes.
In this part you will be given a cue card which asks you to talk about a particular topic. You will have 1 minute to prepare before speaking for 2 minutes. The examiner will then ask one or two questions on the same topic to finish this part of the test.
You will be asked further questions connected to the topic in Part 2. These questions will give you the opportunity to discuss more nonfigurative ideas and issues. This part of the test lasts between 4 and 5 minutes.
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TOEFL- Test of English as a Foreign Language is a standardized test to assess the English language ability of non-native English speakers, wishing to enroll in good foreign universities. It is used by understudies or experts where English is not a local dialect to set up their skill in the dialect. TOEFL exam scores are acknowledged by nearly 9000 colleges and organizations in more than 130 countries including Australia, Canada, the U.K. and the United States. TOEFL score is also accepted by Immigration departments to successfully issue the residential and work visas.
TOEFL Test Exams Syllabus
TOEFL test includes four skills: Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing. During the test, the candidate is asked to perform on combined tasks so that the above mentioned skills are assessed perfectly. You will always have 20 minutes for Speaking and 50 minutes for writing. Although, reading ranges from 60 to 80 minutes and listening ranges from 60 to 90 minutes due to the experimental questions.
The first section on TOEFL is the Reading section. Reading will be 60 minutes long and contain 36-42 questions. If you get experimental questions, it'll be 80 minutes long and contain 48-56 questions. There are three Reading question types: multiple choices, insert a sentence and Reading to Learn. Reading is first scored according to the number of points you get per question and then converted to a scaled score out of 30.
Listening varies in its length and number of questions due to the possibility of experimental questions. This section can be 60 minutes with 34 questions or 90 minutes with 51 questions. You will listen to four or six lectures and two to three conversations. Each lecture lasts three to five minutes and comes with six questions, while each conversation lasts about three minutes and comes with five questions. There are three types of questions for the Listening section: standard multiple choice, multiple answer and replay. Listening is also first scored according to the number of points you get per question and then converted to a scaled score out of 30.
The TOEFL Speaking section lasts just 20 minutes in total. There are two types; independent with 2 tasks and integrated having 4 tasks. The first two tasks; the Independent tasks, require you to speak for 45 seconds about your opinion on familiar topics. The latter four; the integrated tasks, require you to speak for 60 seconds about passages and audio clips. For speaking, each task is scored on a special scale of 0-4. These scores are then summed and converted to a final speaking score on a scale of 0-30.
For this final section, you must write two essays; an integrated essay and an Independent essay, within 50 minutes. You'll have 20 minutes for the first essay and 30 minutes for the second essay. Each essay is scored using a scale of 0-5. The two essay scores are then combined and converted to a scaled Writing score out of 30.
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PTE- Pearson test of English is an English Language Test for aspirants who plan to study abroad, but hail from countries where English is not the native language. PTE has two formats; Academic, the scores of which are used for admission to foreign colleges, universities and general, the scores of which are used for obtaining work visas or for immigration's.
PTE Test Exam Syllabus
PTE Academic test measures candidates on four language skill sets, namely the writing, speaking, reading, and listening. All the test takers are evaluated on the basis of the aggregate score obtained from the PTE test. The total duration is of three hours and the mode of the exam is computer-based.
Part 1: Writing and Speaking
This section mostly scores the writing and speaking ability of aspirants. This section takes about 70 to 90 minutes and consists of an introduction, read aloud section, image description, short question and answer, essay and summarization.
Part 2: Reading
This section evaluates a person's reading skill and takes about 30 to 40 minutes to complete. This section consists of multiple questions, paragraph rephrasing, fill in the blanks etc.
Part 3- Listening
This section consists of questions based on audio and video clips. It will take usually 45 to 55 minutes to complete and is used to comprehend the aspirants listening skills. This section consists of fill in the blanks, summarizing, multiple choice questions, find the missing word, incorrect words, dictation etc.
PTE Scoring
The PTE test scoring gives aspirants an accurate snapshot of the performance on a scale of 10 - 90. Scoring is based on correctness alone, while others are based on correctness, formal aspects and the quality of the response.
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GRE- Graduate Record Exam is a broad assessment exam of your critical thinking, analytical writing, verbal reasoning, and quantitative reasoning skills. It is much like the CAT and MAT that Indian students take to apply for management courses. All the skills are developed over the course of many years. Some universities or colleges may also require you to take one or more GRE Subject Tests. There are eight GRE subjects; Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology; Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; English Literature; Mathematics; Physics and Psychology.
GRE Exam Syllabus
The GRE exams takes about 3 hours and 45 minutes and are broadly divided into two categories; The GRE General Test that evaluates verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills and GRE Subject Test that tests the subject knowledge of students in a particular field.
The verbal segment has 2 sections with 20 questions each and evaluates comprehension and vocabulary and takes about 30 minutes per section.
The quantitative segment has 2 sections with 20 questions each and tests the candidate's capacity to comprehend and investigate quantitative data, solve problems using numerical models like number juggling, polynomial math, geometry, likelihood and measurements. This segment takes about 35 minutes each.
The analytical segment scores the analysis of an issue and analysis of an argument. Each task takes 30 minutes.
The GRE exams scores are as follows:
Verbal Reasoning score is a 130–170 score scale
Quantitative Reasoning score is on a 130–170 score scale
Analytical Writing score is on a 0–6 score level
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GMAT- Graduate Management Admission Test is a machine based test required by most business schools for admissions to courses like MBA, MS in Management, MiM (Masters in Management), MFin (Masters in Finance) etc. GMAT is well accepted by more than 6,000 business and management programs worldwide.
GMAT Exam Pattern
GMAT online exam consists of a total of 91 questions that must be completed in 3 and a half hour. There are 4 sections; Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative and Verbal Section.
The Analytical Writing Assessment section has only 1 question and test takers will have 30 minutes to complete it. It judges how efficiently test takers can think, analyze and communicate their ideas.
Integrated Reasoning consists of 12 questions and 30 minutes will be given to solve it. This section has questions like multi-source reasoning, graphics interpretation, two part analysis and table analysis. It evaluates the test taker's ability to process information presented in multiple formats from multiple sources and compile it to make sound decisions.
Quantitative section has 37 questions and 75 minutes will be given to solve this section. This consists of data sufficiency and problem solving that use mathematical formulas and calculations.
Last section is the verbal segment consisting of 41 questions to be attempted in 75 minutes. This section is divided into 3 parts- Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning and Sentence Formation.
GMAT Scoring
The GMAT Test Score range for the four sections is between 200 and 800. The Verbal and Quantitative GMAT score hold the highest value; for the Analytical Writing section, test takers are scaled on a 0–6 range and the Integrated Reasoning is scaled on a range of 1–8. The Analytical Writing and Integrated Reasoning sections do not impact the total score of GMAT test. Candidates are measured on a scale of 0-60 for the Quantitative and Verbal sections, while on the Analytical writing section, the scale ranges between 0-6. The Integrated Reasoning section is scaled on a range between 1 and 8.
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Impossible things are happening!- Hilton head preparatory school presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's G2K Cinderella
Glass slippers are so back! G2K Cinderella, a timeless magical fairy tale, reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality and charm, will be presented by the middle school performers of Hilton Head Preparatory School at the school's Main Street Theatre January 14, 15, 16 with performances at 7 p.m. Originally presented on television in 1957 with Julie Andrews in the title role, the musical was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. The beloved story of a girl who overcomes her circumstances by believing in herself explores themes of self-esteem, resourcefulness and forgiveness. As adapted for the stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when the slipper fits.
The beautiful score includes the memorable "Impossible," "Ten Minutes Ago," as well as the familiar "In My Own Little Corner." Hilton Head Preparatory School's production is directed by middle school performing arts director Pamela Capriotti Martin. "It's a rich, romantic score with many moods explored as the character of Cinderella finds her own voice and turns her impossible dreams into her own happily ever after," Martin said.
Costumes are under the watchful eye of Kathy McGill with lively choreography under the direction of J. Kathleen Watkins. "Working with younger students is definitely a challenge," Watkins said. "I'm so impressed with how hard these students work in between athletic practices and carrying a full academic load." The set design is by Colleen Murray with lighting design by Jonathan Dowbiggen '06 and prop construction under the watchful eye of Heather Lucier. The sound and set construction is directed by Nick Turturro.
While all of these talented and creative adults support these young performers, students will take the lead backstage. "It's important for the students to understand that while the magic happens on stage, it isn't all pixie dust and glitter. There is a tremendous amount of planning and preparation that goes into constructing a set, lighting a stage, constructing a costume—the acting and singing are integral, but this really is a team that needs to work together," Martin said.
"The students have been working all term to choose the show, help with the props, and learn to work the tech side," she continued. "While there is no doubt that it is sometimes easier for an adult to accomplish the task, for me, it is all about the learning curve and helping them understand the many interrelated facets in producing something of this magnitude."
This marks the first time the Prep middle school performers have produced a play in a true theatrical space. "It's a young and growing program," said middle school head Darcy Devrnja, "but we believe in supporting creativity in the arts from the youngest student through middle school, and on into our upper school. The arts are front and center at Prep."
This musical has been adapted for youth performers by Rodger's and Hammerstein Musical Theatre Library.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at hhprep.org or at the door of the Hilton Head Preparatory School Main Street Theatre. For more information, please call/email Bethany Wilkinson (843) 715-8508 or bwilkinson@hhprep.org.
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What Makes the "Uncanny Valley" So Unsettling?
Scientific explanations for this unusual phenomenon
Carol Yepes / Getty Images.
by Cynthia Vinney
Cynthia Vinney, Ph.D., is a research fellow at Fielding Graduate University's Institute for Social Innovation. She has co-authored two books on psychology and media engagement.
Have you ever looked at a life-like doll and felt your skin crawl? Gotten an unsettled feeling when you saw a human-like robot? Felt nauseous while watching an on-screen zombie lumber around aimlessly? If so, you've experienced the phenomenon known as the uncanny valley.
First proposed in 1970 by Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori, the uncanny valley is the creepy, repulsed feeling we get when we observe an entity that looks almost human, but lacks some essential element of humanity.
Characteristics of the Uncanny Valley
When Mori first proposed the phenomenon of uncanny valley, he created a graph to explain the concept:
Mori's Uncanny Valley Graph translated by MacDornan and Minato. Wikimedia Commons
According to Mori, the more "human" a robot appears, the more positive our feelings towards them will be—up to a point. As robots approach near-perfect human likeness, our responses quickly turn from positive to negative. This sharp emotional dip, seen in the graph above, is the uncanny valley. Negative responses can range from mild discomfort to severe repulsion.
Mori's original graph specified two distinct pathways to the uncanny valley: one for still entities, like corpses, and one for moving entities, like zombies. Mori predicted that the uncanny valley was steeper for moving entities.
Finally, the uncanny valley effect subsides and people's feelings towards a robot again turn positive once the robot becomes indistinguishable from a human being.
In addition to robots, the uncanny valley can apply to things like CGI movie or video game characters (such as those from The Polar Express) whose appearance doesn't match their behavior, as well as wax figures and realistic-looking dolls whose faces look human but lack life in their eyes.
Why the Uncanny Valley Freaks Us Out
Since Mori first coined the term, the uncanny valley has been researched by everyone from roboticists to philosophers to psychologists. But it wasn't until 2005, when Mori's original paper was translated from Japanese into English, that research on the subject really took off.
Despite the intuitive familiarity of the idea of the uncanny valley (anyone who's ever seen a horror movie featuring a human-like doll or zombie has likely experienced it), Mori's idea was a prediction, not the result of scientific research. Therefore, today, scholars disagree about why we experience the phenomenon and whether it even exists at all.
Stephanie Lay, an uncanny valley researcher, says she's counted at least seven explanations for the phenomenon in the scientific literature, but there are three that show the most potential.
Boundaries Between Categories
First, categorical boundaries may be responsible. In the case of the uncanny valley, this is the boundary at which an entity moves between non-human and human. For example, researchers Christine Looser and Thalia Wheatley found that when they presented a series of manipulated images created from human and mannequin faces to participants, participants consistently perceived the images as life-like at the point where they crossed to the more human end of the spectrum. The perception of life was based on the eyes more than other parts of the face.
Perception of Mind
Second, the uncanny valley could depend on people's belief that entities with human-like features possess a human-like mind. In a series of experiments, Kurt Gray and Daniel Wegner found that machines became unsettling when people attributed the capacity to feel and sense to them, but not when people's only expectation of the machine was the ability to act. The researchers proposed this is because people believe the ability to feel and sense is fundamental to humans, but not machines.
Mismatch Between Appearance and Behavior
Finally, the uncanny valley may be the result of a mismatch between the appearance of a near-human entity and its behavior. For instance, in one study, Angela Tinwell and her colleagues discovered that a human-like virtual entity was regarded as most unnerving when it didn't react to a scream with a visible startled response in the eye region. Participants perceived an entity who exhibited this behavior as having psychopathic traits, pointing to a possible psychological explanation for the uncanny valley.
The Future of the Uncanny Valley
As androids become further integrated into our lives to aid us in a variety of capacities, we must like and trust them in order for us to have the best interactions. For example, recent research suggests that when medical students train with simulators that look and behave like humans, they perform better in real emergency situations. Figuring out how to transcend the uncanny valley is critical as we rely more and more on technology to assist us in everyday life.
Gray, Kurt, and Daniel M. Wegner. "Feeling Robots and Human Zombies: Mind Perception and the Uncanny Valley." Cognition, vol. 125, no. 1, 2012, pp. 125-130, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2012.06.007
Hsu, Jeremy. "Why 'Uncanny Valley' Human Look-Alikes Put Us on Edge." Scientific American, 3 April 2012. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-uncanny-valley-human-look-alikes-put-us-on-edge/
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package sh.komet.fx.tabpane;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty;
import javafx.css.CssMetaData;
import javafx.css.SimpleStyleableObjectProperty;
import javafx.css.StyleConverter;
import javafx.css.Styleable;
import javafx.css.StyleableProperty;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Node;
import javafx.scene.control.TabPane;
import javafx.scene.effect.DropShadow;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.paint.Paint;
import javafx.scene.shape.Circle;
import javafx.scene.shape.Line;
import javafx.scene.shape.StrokeLineCap;

/**
 * Marker which can be used to show an insert position {@link TabPane}
 */
public final class PositionMarker extends Group {
	/**
	 * Create a new marker
	 */
	public PositionMarker() {
		setMouseTransparent(true);
		getStyleClass().add("position-marker"); //$NON-NLS-1$
		Circle outer = new Circle(8);
		outer.setFill(Color.WHITE);

		getChildren().add(outer);

		{
			Line l = new Line();
			l.setStartX(0);
			l.setStartY(6);
			l.setEndX(0);
			l.setEndY(40);
			l.setStrokeWidth(7);
			l.setStrokeLineCap(StrokeLineCap.ROUND);
			l.setStroke(Color.WHITE);
			getChildren().add(l);
		}

		Circle c = new Circle(6);
		c.fillProperty().bind(fillProperty());
		getChildren().add(c);

		Circle inner = new Circle(3);
		inner.setFill(Color.WHITE);
		getChildren().add(inner);

		{
			Line l = new Line();
			l.setStartX(0);
			l.setStartY(6);
			l.setEndX(0);
			l.setEndY(40);
			l.setStrokeWidth(3);
			l.setStrokeLineCap(StrokeLineCap.ROUND);
			l.strokeProperty().bind(this.fill);
			getChildren().add(l);
		}

		setEffect(new DropShadow(3, Color.BLACK));
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("null")
	private final ObjectProperty<Paint> fill = new SimpleStyleableObjectProperty<>(FILL, this, "fill", Color.rgb(0, 139, 255)); //$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * The property
	 *

	 * The default color Color.rgb(0, 139, 255) __
	 *

	 *
	 * @return the fill property of the marker
	 */
	public ObjectProperty<Paint> fillProperty() {
		return this.fill;
	}

	/**
	 * Set the fill of the marker
	 *

	 * The default color Color.rgb(0, 139, 255) __
	 *

	 *
	 * @param fill
	 *            the new fill
	 */
	public void setFill(Paint fill) {
		fillProperty().set(fill);
	}

	/**
	 * Access the current fill
	 *

	 * The default color Color.rgb(0, 139, 255) __
	 *

	 *
	 * @return the current fill
	 */
	public Paint getFill() {
		return fillProperty().get();
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("null")
	private static final CssMetaData<PositionMarker, Paint> FILL = new CssMetaData<PositionMarker, Paint>("-fx-fill", StyleConverter.getPaintConverter(), Color.rgb(0, 139, 255)) { //$NON-NLS-1$

		@Override
		public boolean isSettable(PositionMarker node) {
			return !node.fillProperty().isBound();
		}

		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
		@Override
		public StyleableProperty<Paint> getStyleableProperty(PositionMarker node) {
			return (StyleableProperty<Paint>) node.fillProperty();
		}

	};

	private static final List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable, ?>> STYLEABLES;

	static {

		final List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable, ?>> styleables = new ArrayList<>(Node.getClassCssMetaData());
		styleables.add(FILL);
		STYLEABLES = Collections.unmodifiableList(styleables);
	}

	public static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable, ?>> getClassCssMetaData() {
		return STYLEABLES;
	}

	@Override
	public List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable, ?>> getCssMetaData() {
		return getClassCssMetaData();
	}

}

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With its conference on the next MFF on January 8-9, the European Commission is stepping up work on its proposal for the EU budget after 2020, due to be presented in May. The President of the European Committee of the Regions, Karl-Heinz Lambertz, contributes to the debate, voicing regions' and cities' concerns about possible cuts to cohesion policy – Europe's main investment tool – and warning of the dangers of a centralised, divided and territorially blind European Union.
The CoR President also invites EU Member States to provide the financial resources the EU needs to respond to new urgent challenges such as defence, security, social policies and migration. This should include both increasing national contributions and removing current vetoes on the introduction of new own-resources tools such as taxes on polluting emissions, the activities of big web operators and financial transactions.
To those who argue that grant-based policies are no longer needed in Europe, Lambertz pointed out the persistent fall in public investment in most Member States. "The recovery of the EU's economies is an opportunity and a risk. If most citizens see the recovery only in media reports and statistics and not in daily life, their frustration will pave the way for a new wave of populism and nationalism. We need to invest to bring the benefit of our recovering economies to all, both in the stronger Member States and in the weaker ones,"Lambertz said.
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-Vacuum floors (should be done every three to four days depending on number of children and pets).
-Sanitize kitchen and bathroom floors.
-Put a bleach-water solution on door handles—more often during the sick season.
-Vacuum ceilings for dust and cobwebs.
-Clean the inside of your microwave.
-Dust all baseboards and moldings.
-Reorganize and clean out closets and draws of unworn clothing and donate what you can.
-Remove all sofa cushions. Vacuum pillows, fluff, replace pillows and vacuum entire sofa as well. If your cushion covers are removable, remove and wash the covers before replacing. If not, you may spot treat them for stains.
-Remove and clean all blinds and curtains. You can launder curtains, and dust and wipe blinds.
-Go through kitchen cabinets, trash anything old, and wipe off the shelves. This should also be done in the bathrooms.
-Empty refrigerator and clean the shelves, walls and drawers.
-De-clutter and get rid of anything you haven't used in six months to a year.


Rance Pless had 2,037 hits and a MVP award to his credit during in his 14-year professional baseball career. Yet, with only 23 of those hits coming in the major leagues, Pless' talents were largely hidden in small towns across the United States in the 1950s by a system that was controlled by the reserve clause.
Pless, who did finally make major league debut with the Kansas City Athletics in 1956 as a 30-year-old rookie, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017, at the Laughlin Healthcare Center in Greeneville, Tennessee. He was 91.
Before his baseball career started, Pless enlisted in the Navy in March 1944 and after basic training, was part of a Landing Craft Infantry that was sent to Okinawa in 1945. While battling in Okinawa, Pless received the news that the United States had bombed Hiroshima. The former WWII veteran who in a sad twist of fate, passed away on Veterans Day, recalled the euphoria amongst his infantry.
"We started celebrating, shooting off guns, flares, etc," Pless said to the Greenville Sun in 2015.
His crew was tasked with capturing the surviving Japanese soldiers. Where they went after they were captured were of little consequence to Pless, he just wanted to get back home.
"The Japanese, we put them on the big ship and don't know where the hell they took them to and we didn't care," he said.
Pless worked his way into the New York Giants system in 1947, starting among many who were also returning from military service. At the plate, Pless shined, batting over .300 six of his first seven minor league seasons with the Giants. Unfortunately, Pless' main position was third base, where he had competition from Bobby Thomson and Hank Thompson at the major league level, and future Hall of Famer Ray Dandridge with their AAA Minneapolis club.
In 1952, Pless was having a breakout season, leading the Southern Association with a .364 batting average. Just when Pless was on the verge of possibly being called to the major leagues, a fastball aimed squarely at his head drastically altered his path to big league stardom.
He ignored medical advice and returned to the team after a few weeks against the urging of team personnel. With his team in a pennant race, Pless wanted a taste of postseason riches.
The Giants rewarded Pless with a promotion to AAA Minneapolis where he replaced Dandridge who left for the Pacific Coast League. He responded with another tremendous season, batting .322 with 25 home runs; however, the Giants left him beating the bushes once again. Determined to impress the Giants brass, he signed on with Caguas to play baseball in the Puerto Rican Winter League.
One of his teammates during that 1953-54 winter league season was a skinny infielder from the Braves organization named Henry Aaron. More than 60 years later, recalling his memories of playing with Aaron at such a developing stage of his career brought him tremendous excitement.
At the time, baseball's future home run king was trying to break in as a second baseman. Pless explained why he felt Caguas manager Mickey Owen made the right move to convert Aaron to an outfielder.
Behind the firepower of Aaron, Jim Rivera, Vic Power, Tetelo Vargas, and other Puerto Rican Winter League mainstays, Caguas won the 1953-54 Caribbean Series. Pless helped to lead them to victory with a home run during the third game against Almendares of Cuba.
Despite all of his offseason accolades, the Giants never pulled the trigger on bringing Pless to the major leagues, missing out their 1954 World Series championship team. Now approaching his late 20s, Pless continued his maturation as a ballplayer in Minneapolis, batting .290 in 1954, and then earned American Association MVP honors in 1955 after he posted Triple Crown worthy numbers with 26 home runs, 107 RBIs, and a .337 batting average.
The Kansas City Athletics took notice of Pless' stellar season, purchasing him from the Giants for $35,000 during the offseason. The Athletics had high hopes that Pless would bring some power to their sputtering lineup; however, he didn't hit a single home run in 46 games with the club, used sparingly as a backup to Hector Lopez and his former Caguas teammate Vic Power.
Pless returned to the minor leagues in 1957 for four more seasons. While he never returned to the big leagues, he faced the likes of Satchel Paige and Luke Easter, played alongside Tommy Lasorda, and played in Cuba under heavy security while Fidel Castro was coming into power.
After he retired from professional baseball, he worked for the Magnavox Company until 1987. He remained in the game as a scout for 25 years with the Atlanta Braves.


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Generous Support of Janes Day 2019
We are so fortunate as a club to have so many wonderful sponsors including Max Telese and his family from Novis Logistics Solutions for their generous support of Janes Day 2019. Thanks again Max and we look forward to a long and prosperous relationship together.
Last Drinks
On behalf of the Mentone Cricket Club and St Bedes/Mentone Tigers football club, we'd like to invite you to "Last Drinks".
Players, members, committee members, sponsors, both past and present, families, friends. All are welcome.
As you'd be aware, the fantastic new facility is nearing completion so we'd like to give everyone the opportunity to farewell the rooms where we've shared so many memories over the years.
There will be a footy vs cricket T20 match on from midday which should be plenty of fun.
We will be putting some items up for auction and all profits from this, the bar and food will go towards the additional costs that both clubs will have to cover for new tables, chairs, etc in the new facility.
Please feel free to invite anyone you know who has spent time in the place over the journey.
If you have anything you'd llike to add to the auction or you'd like to help in anyway, running a BBQ etc, please don't hesitate to call me on 0405 507 449.
Looking forward to a great day!
Appointed Anthony Ashworth Senior Men's Reserves Coach
We are pleased to announce Anthony Ashworth as the club's latest signing, and although he would be more than capable to match it with the fittest players at our club on the track, he has been appointed as our new Senior Men's Reserves/ Development Coach, to complement Senior Men's Coach Adrian McBean and the other senior coaching staff. Anthony is an enthusiastic and highly credentialled and motivated coach who has enjoyed great success as a player and coach and is in his own words is "really keen to take on a fresh challenge and opportunity at a very proud and successful club. Football clubs are a great environment to be around and I can't wait to connect with new group of players". Welcome aboard Anthony and we look forward to you further developing our senior playing list.
In the lead up to Christmas, we are excited to announce that our brand-new state of the art facility at Brindisi Reserve will be completed before the footy season kicks off and we would love to invite you down to the club to have a look. Function details will be advised in January. Stage two, the restoration of our 1928 facility will continue throughout 2020. The club also wishes all our players, their families, club sponsors and members all the very best happy and safe Christmas and a fantastic year ahead. We look forward to seeing you all very soon.
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London, 17 January 2019 – Octopus Healthcare, part of the Octopus Group and a leading investor in healthcare facilities throughout the UK and Ireland, announces that it has raised a further £133.5 million for its Octopus Healthcare Fund (the Fund) and, separately, has also agreed to acquire seven care homes. This latest fundraising, from new and existing institutional investors, takes the total equity raised for the Fund to £320 million since its launch in August 2017.
Octopus Healthcare Fund has agreed to acquire a portfolio of six modern, purpose-built care homes let on long leases to Care UK, the UK's largest independent provider of health and social care, for approx. £110 million. The assets are located in Banbury, Cheltenham, Horsham, Norwich, Ware and Witney. This acquisition builds on Octopus Healthcare's existing partnership with Care UK, which now encompasses a total of 8 care homes across the UK. Care UK was represented by CBRE throughout the transaction. In addition, the Octopus Healthcare Fund has agreed to forward fund the development of a new elderly care home in the Midlands to be leased to a national operator.
All seven assets have been designed to provide best-in-class support and care for the elderly in locations where there is strong demand for beds. These acquisitions will take the Fund's total portfolio to 26 care homes.
Octopus Healthcare Fund invests in modern, purpose-built, care homes for the elderly in the UK. The team has a long standing 13-year track record of investing in healthcare real estate and is complemented by an in-house clinical assurance team which provides occupiers with access to the latest regulatory information and best practices. In addition to UK care homes, the Fund also has the ability to invest in specialist healthcare facilities.