Dolphin hunting and dolphin killing are traditions in countries such as Solomon Islands, Faroe Islands, Peru, or Japan. Should it be completely banned? Is dolphin slaugther acceptable or should be save the dolphins?
Dolphin meat is part of the cuisine of some countries. Dolphin hunting has become highly controversial and has raised international criticism, not only due to the cruelty toward dolphins but also to the possible health risk that the often polluted meat causes. An increasing number of activist is requesting Japan and other countries to ban this practice. Despite criticisms, thousands of dolphins are caught in drive hunts each year.
The Taiji dolphin drive hunt is probably the most famous of those traditional hunts and provide income for hundred of local residents. The residents of Taiji and the surrounding area have been refining whaling techniques since the 17th century and now run annually a large scale dolphin drive hunt. The documentary "The Cove" has served to raise international awareness of dolphin hunting in Taiji, showing how dolphins are every year corralled in the Taiji Cove and killed (see video below). Since then, the international protest has been growing, with many activists going to Japan in an attempt to stop the slaugther and save the dolphins.
Eating dolphin meat is not however the only driver for dolphin hunting. Dolphins are often hunted to be sold to aquatic parks and dolphinariums for shows and swimming courses.
Is dolphin hunting following traditional methods justifiable? What if dolphins are not slaughtered but sold to aquatic parks? Do dolphins deserve a special treatment compared to other animals?
Dolphin hunting: should it be completely banned or should this tradition be preserved? Vote and explain why.


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We investigate whether standard indicators can distinguish between "wacky" patents and a control group. Forward citations are good predictors of importance. However, "wacky" patents have higher originality, generality and citation lags, suggesting that these indicators should be interpreted carefully.
Wacky Patents Meet Economic Indicators. / Czarnitzki, Dirk; Hussinger, Katrin; Schneider, Cédric.
In: Economics Letters, Vol. 113, No. 2, 2011, p. 131-134.
N2 - We investigate whether standard indicators can distinguish between "wacky" patents and a control group. Forward citations are good predictors of importance. However, "wacky" patents have higher originality, generality and citation lags, suggesting that these indicators should be interpreted carefully.
AB - We investigate whether standard indicators can distinguish between "wacky" patents and a control group. Forward citations are good predictors of importance. However, "wacky" patents have higher originality, generality and citation lags, suggesting that these indicators should be interpreted carefully.


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Talya Elkayam, Chief of TMRG Voice solutions R&D team
When she was sixteen years old, Talya discovered to the wonders of vocal music, and music in general. Since then, it has been her greatest passion and joy. It was then that she started her vocal training. As she put it, vocal training "opened her up to magnificently colorful sensations. I believe that nobody for whom singing is his or her life's dream will take this for an exaggeration". Since she had devoted her life to singing, she has always made every possible effort to explore her vocal potential, constantly maximizing it. Over the years, she also used her experience to upgrade the vocal qualities of world-renowned singers. In addition to vocal instruction, she also graduated from acting, music and alternative medicine courses.
It wasn't before long that she recognized all the threats to one's vocal qualities, such as stage fright, tension, vocal; fatigue. There are numerous biological threats to it as well, such as hormone secretion, during menstrual cycle and other hormones, as well as disorders of the digestive, respiratory systems, nervous and muscular system, the voice box, and other bodily systems.
All these might prevent you from using your vocal potential to the full, and eventually increase your insecurity and frustration. She herself painfully realized, later in life, that not vocal artist could always use one's vocal potential to the full. Talya, being a female artist, could have realized it easier.
However, being a perfectionist, she was determined to never let the miraculous effect of human voice be ruined by such a nonsense. Therefore, she embarked on a relentless search for ways to overcome that terrible inconvenience, through alternative healing.
Her decision to look for combining conventional and alternative solutions was obvious. After all, she hailed from a family of healers and physicians. Her paternal grandmother was a famous herbal healer, while her maternal grandmother hailed from a long line of doctors and pharmacists. She herself has been interested in natural healing using herbal remedy ever since she can remember.
Talya has been engaged in this research for over twenty-five years, always testing the effects of all kinds of solutions herbal remedy on her own vocal system as well as that of her students. She has been examining a variety of solutions, from herbal remedy, aroma therapeutic medicines, bio-resonance, and many other alternatives. She had also examined the latest scientific developments regarding vocal hygiene. All these were aimed at finding ways of treating vocal damages and upgrading vocal quality. To her endless delightful amazement, she discovered that our vocal potential was far beyond our imagination, so she decided to help people fully enjoy it.
The fruit of all these efforts are the variety of TMRG Solutions currently available on our site. These solutions can cure and prevent many vocal disorders, shorten vocal organs recovery processes, and allow their users achieve remarkable vocal quality. Currently, Talya's R&D team are on their way to finding solutions to 90 percent of all human vocal disorders.
Avi Pilo, CEO
Formerly a Biz-Dev person, a President of Israeli Business Management College, Avi Pilo had participated in starting a variety of business projects.
As the CEO of TMRG Voice Specialists, he introduced meticulous testing of all products, including periodical testing, first of all on his own vocal system. He also participates in decision making processes regarding all stages of production, down to the smallest details, from the R&D phase, all the way to marketing. As part of this policy, Avi also travels all over the world, in order to meet vocal performers and learn about their vocal disorders and voice health.
Ester Gonen, Speech Therapist
Ester Gonen studied speech therapy in Tel Aviv University, and has been practicing speech therapist for the last twenty-six years. She has specialized in voice health treating a variety of speech disorders, such as hoarseness, articulation disorders, verbal dyspraxia, improper or disrupted articulation of sounds, replacing one sound with another, syllable swap, permanent sound omission, as well as inconsistent articulation disorders.
When treating hoarseness issues, she focuses on breathing techniques suitable for speech as well as healthy voice production techniques.
Golan Manor, International Marketing Director
Golan Manor has been in charge of online marketing TMRG products for the last eight years. He was hired for this job after a two-decade long experience in international marketing, for Hi-Tech and consumer goods companies. Thanks to his accurate marketing strategy, TMRG dramatically increased the worldwide exposure of its voice health products.
Alon Rosenzweig, Chief of Media and Graphic Design Department
TMRG is a perfectly stages show, Opus Group, led by Alon, are its diligent stage workers. They are in charge of graphically designing, operating, maintaining and coordinating all our media, namely our site, Facebook pages, and YouTube uploads. Due to their perfect performance, there are referred to as the "wizards". These are first-rate international online media experts.

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Beacon Falls, CT – June 19, 2013 – Labor-saving automated picking machines have been a boon to high-volume commercial laundries since they were first introduced. High-production spreader-feeders have raised the bar on throughput, however, causing some operators to look beyond current picker options.
Tomorrow, Lavatec Laundry Technology, Inc. (LLT) is introducing Double-UP™ - the new LavaPik UP-22 picker with double jaw grip – and will have on display in booth 3221 at Clean 2013, the three-day show being held June 20-22 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Double-UP allows for 20% more picking productivity with its identical-twin jaws coming up full on nearly every stroke without missing a beat.
Recent comparative tests prove its capability. A single jaw machine and Double-UP twin-jaw technology took on two cakes of identical weight sheets. The Double-UP picker finished in 10 minutes and 20 seconds, nearly two full minutes sooner than the single jaw at 12 minutes and 18 seconds. The Double-UP moved every piece of linen with just 113 strokes, nearly 25% fewer than the single jaw's 150 strokes.
For more details on the LavaPik UP-22, as well as Lavatec's full line of tunnel washers, extractors, dryers, ironers, folders and other products, visit the booth or the web site at www.LLTusa.com.
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TUI Group accelerates modernisation of Thomson Cruises in the UK
Acquisition of Legend of the Seas from Royal Caribbean International
Ship is to be renamed TUI Discovery 2 and will join six-strong fleet in May 2017
Strategy to modernise business will deliver growth and broaden customer base
The TUI Group continues to expand its own Hotel and Cruise portfolio. The world's leading tourism business will modernise its Thomson Cruises business in the UK through the acquisition of "Legend of the Seas" from Royal Caribbean International (RCI). Thomson Cruises is part of the British subsidiary TUI UK & Ireland which is acquiring the 63,000 tonne vessel directly from RCI. Thomson Cruises will operate the vessel, to be renamed "TUI Discovery 2", from May 2017. Through the acquisition, the Thomson Cruises fleet will to six ships. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition delivers on the TUI Group strategy. TUI owns tour operators, airlines, hotels and cruises businesses. The cruise business is being a focus for driving growth for the global TUI Group as well as for TUI UK & Ireland.
David Burling, member of the Executive Board at TUI Group and responsible for the Northern Region commented: "We continue to grow and invest in our own hotel and cruise portfolio. The introduction of 'TUI Discovery 2' in May 2017 will accelerate our transformation programme for Thomson Cruises. We are moving quickly to renew our fleet. With this ship, Thomson Cruises will be able to capitalise on strong growing demand. It is also our goal to enhance earnings opportunities in the future."
In order to grow ahead of the market, the acquisition of "Legend of the Seas" will allow TUI Group to broaden its offering, together with the launch of the first "TUI Discovery" for Thomson Cruises next week and arrival of "Mein Schiff 5" for TUI Cruises in July 2016. With the delivery of "Mein Schiff 7" and "Mein Schiff 8" for TUI Cruises, "Mein Schiff 1" and "Mein Schiff 2" will be acquired for the Thomson Cruises fleet in 2018 and 2019 respectively, signalling four ships in four years for UK cruise customers.
The 1,832 capacity ship (double occupancy) has 915 cabins, nearly 40 per cent of which have balconies. Customers will enjoy a wider choice of facilities and all-inclusive dining and entertainment options.
Nick Longman, Managing Director of TUI UK and Ireland said, "We're looking forward to welcoming 'TUI Discovery 2' to our growing fleet in 2017 as we bring to life our modernisation strategy to benefit UK cruise customers. This ship will offer something for everyone, helping to attract a broad and new customer base. At the same time, we will ensure our cruise holidays maintain their friendly intimate feel, delivered by the friendliest crew at sea, not forgetting the focus we place on sailing to unique destinations that Thomson Cruises are well known for."
The TUI Group currently has a fleet of 13 cruise ships via its subsidiaries TUI Cruises, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and Thomson Cruises.
Interview with Helen Caron, Managing Director Thomson Cruises
Kuzey Esener
Corporate Spokesperson/Head of Media Relations
kuzey.esener@tui.com
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Home > Business > Vedanta's 1+4 offer sweetens Cairn India deal for shareholders
Vedanta's 1+4 offer sweetens Cairn India deal for shareholders
BY PTI23 July 2016 11:29 PM GMT
PTI23 July 2016 11:29 PM GMT
In a bid to salvage the merger of cash-rich oil firm Cairn India with its debt-laden parent Vedanta Ltd, the billionaire Anil Agarwal-led group on Friday sweetened the deal by offering three additional preference shares in hope of winning over minority shareholders like LIC.
The $2.3 billion all-share transaction was originally announced on June 2015 and the deal to create India's largest diversified natural resources firm, which could compete with BHP Billiton Ltd and Vale SA, was to close in March this year. But a lingering retrospective tax issue and winning over half of the minority shareholders including LIC, which was said to be opposed to the deal, proved to be a stumbling block.
Today, Vedanta offered minority shareholders of Cairn India one equity share and four redeemable-preference shares with a face value of Rs 10 each. The preference shares will carry a coupon of 7.5 per cent and tenure of 18 months. The revised deal implies a 20 per cent premium to the one-month volume weighted-average price of Cairn shares, a joint statement by Cairn and Vedanta Ltd said. Vedanta is said to be wanting to use Rs 23,290 crore cash lying with Cairn to pay off part of its Rs 77,952 crore debt.
It had in May rolled over a controversial $1.25-billion loan taken from the cash-rich oil explorer Cairn India in July 2014. Vedanta Ltd is India's most-indebted base metals company. But the merger can go through only when 9.82 per cent shares that the oil explorer's erstwhile parent Cairn Energy plc holds in Cairn India are freed by Income Tax Department.
Income Tax department had frozen the shares in pursuit of a Rs 29,000-crore tax demand on alleged capital gains made by Cairn Energy in 2006 when it transfered its India business into a new subsidiary Cairn India and listed it on stock exchanges.
Cairn Energy sold majority stake in Cairn India to Vedanta in 2011 but retained a minority shareholding. Also LIC, which holds 9.06 per cent in Cairn India, has to come on board. The insurer was opposed to the deal in the form it was proposed in June last year. For the merger to go through, half of the minority shareholders, who together make up for 40 per cent of the Cairn equity, have to approve the deal.
And Income Tax Department has previously said the freeze on Cairn Energy shares can be lifted if a collateral of an equivalent to their market value is offered. Shareholder meetings of Vedanta Ltd and Cairn India will be convened on September 8 and September 12, respectively to get a minority vote on the merger.
"The simplified corporate structure will better align interests between all shareholders for the creation of long- term sustainable value," Agarwal said in the statement.


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Forma farmacêutica é o estado final que as substâncias ativas apresentam depois de serem submetidas às operações farmacêuticas necessárias, a fim de facilitar a sua administração e obter o maior efeito terapêutico desejado. A sujeição das substâncias ativas às operações farmacêuticas deve-se ao fato da maioria das substâncias ativas não poderem ser diretamente administradas ao doente.

Escolha da forma farmacêutica
A escolha da forma farmacêutica depende principalmente:

 da natureza físico-química do fármaco;
 do mecanismo de ação;
 do local de ação do medicamento;
 da dosagem – quantidade de fármaco na forma farmacêutica.

Formas farmacêuticas
Forma no qual o medicamento se apresenta para dispensação podendo ser apresentado como:

 Comprimidos;
 Cápsulas;
 Drágeas;
 Pílulas;
 Soluções;
 Suspensão;
 Emulsão;
 Óvulos;
 Pomadas;
 Supositórios;
 Linimentos;

Cápsulas
São formas farmacêuticas sólidas, administradas por via oral. Existem tamanhos e volumes diferentes. O invólucro pode ser constituído de amido ou de gelatina.

As cápsulas devem atender às exigências de variação de peso, tempo de desintegração, uniformidade de conteúdo e teor de princípios ativos descritos na monografia.

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Problems of Education in the 21st Century
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THE CHALLENGES OF HEALTH EDUCATION: FINNISH STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF HOW TO CHERISH HEALTH
Title THE CHALLENGES OF HEALTH EDUCATION: FINNISH STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF HOW TO CHERISH HEALTH
Authors Rask, M, Määttä, K, Uusiautti, S
Journal Problems of Education in the 21st Century
Start Page 91-103
Date Published March/2013
Type of Article Original article
Other Numbers ICID: 1040869
Keywords general upper secondary education, health education, matriculation examination
Youngsters' health is widely studied from various points of view but a holistic approach to health has been minimal. The purpose of this research was to study general upper secondary education students' health knowledge and perceptions of health by analyzing their answers concerning the subject of health education in the general studies battery of tests in the Finnish matriculation examination. The sample of the research consisted of 611 essays that were the test answers in health education in 2007. The essays covered altogether eight questions about health education. 81 candidates for the spring 2007 matriculation examination and 60 candidates for the fall 2007 matriculation examination participated in this research; altogether 141 candidates. The research approach was phenomenological-hermeneutic. The data was analyzed through qualitative content analysis. According to the results, students recognized people's responsibility for their own health. They disapproved especially those who consciously neglect their health. According to the findings, it seemed evident that health education as a subject should be further developed so that it supports youngsters' health appreciation and ability to make health-promoting choices in life. This decade sets special challenges to health education in schools, and therefore, it is important to listen to the youth's opinions and perceptions of health in order to, for example, develop curriculum planning.
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John Alexander Hope (Kim) Bailie (1929-2008) was a world authority on the structural dynamics of submarine-launched ballistic rockets.

Early life
Bailie was born in Johannesburg on 2 February 1929, he grew up in Bathurst, Eastern Cape and went to St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown and was in  Armstrong House from 1943 to 1946). In 1947 he left South Africa and joined the de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School as an apprentice in aeronautical engineering.

His later qualifications included an M.Sc. in aircraft structures from Cranfield University, a M.S. in engineering mechanics and a PhD in aeronautics and astronautics, both from Stanford University. He was also a CEng and a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

His outstanding achievements in his field included the structures of the Trident and Polaris ballistic missiles.

In retirement he helped to restore vintage aircraft at the Hiller Aviation Museum near Palo Alto, He also built houses for Habitat for Humanity.

References

External links
Encyclopædia Britannica article on Kim Bailie

Alumni of St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
1929 births
2008 deaths
South African emigrants to the United States
Stanford University School of Engineering alumni


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Q: GCC C++ linking error : Undefined reference to 'WinMain@16' I'm have linking issue's on codelite when I try to build my project. I get the error 'undefined reference to 'WinMain@16'.
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Is this is an issue with linking? am I supposed to include a library in my project settings for removing this error ?.
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Form 1 Mathematics Revision Questions and Answers Set 1
Juma spent half of his July salary on school fees, one eighth on farming and two-thirds of the remainder on food. Calculate his July salary if he spent sh.3200 on food.
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1. Without using mathematical table or calculator, evaluate: #sqrt((0.00320+0.0608)/(1.44 times 0.4))#
2. Madam Akinyi earns a basic salary of KSh. 24,000 per month. In addition she is paid a commission of 5% for sales above KSh. 30,000. In the month of February she sold goods worth KSh. 300,000 at a discount of 6%. Calculate her total earning that month.
3. The curved surface area of a cylindrical container is #1980cm^2#. If the radius of the container is 21cm, calculate to one decimal place the capacity of the container in litres. (Take#pi# = #22/7#)
4. A number n is such that when divided by 3, 7, 11 or 13, the remainder is always one. Find the number n.
5. The price of an article is marked as 12,000/= Mr. Omanga sold the article at a discount of 10% and still made a profit of 8%. Calculate the cost of the article.
6. Evaluate the following #{-78÷ (-6)} + {26times - 2}#
7. If #2/3# is added to the numerator of a certain fraction the fraction will be increased by #1/21# and if #1/2# is deducted from its denominator that fraction becomes #2 /9#. Find the reciprocal of the fraction.
8. Kairietu is now four times as old as her daughter and six times as old as her son. Twelve years from now, the sum of the ages of her daughter and son will differ from her age by 9 years. What is Kairietu's present age?
9. Given a: b = 6:7 and b: c = 14:17 find a:b:c.
10. A farmer has a piece of land measuring 840m by 396m. He divides it into square plots of equal size. Find the maximum area of one plot.
11. In a Chemistry experiment, a boy mixed some acid solution of 45% concentration with an acid solution of 25% concentration. In what proportion should the two acids be mixed in order to get 100cm3 of solution of 30% concentration?
12. The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 84. Find the numbers.
13. Maureen spent sh. 207 to buy 7 exercise books and 4 pens while Sharon spent sh. 165 to buy 5 exercise books and 5 pens of same type. Find the cost of each item.
14. The sum of interior angles of a regular polygon is #720^0#. Find the number of sides of the polygon and give its name.
15. If x = -2, y =-6 and z=4, find the value of: #(3yz)/(x)#
16. Nkini bought 3 skirts and 2 sweaters at a total cost sh. 1575. If he had bought 2 skirts and 3 sweaters he would have spent sh. 225 more. Find the cost of 5 skirts and 2 sweaters.
17. Which ratio is greater, 2: 3 or 4: 5?
18. A 72-hactare farm is to be shared among three sons in the ratio 2:3:4. What will be the sizes in hectares of the three shares?
19. A car travels 40km on 5 litres of petrol. How far does it travel on 12 litres of petrol?
20. A train takes 3 hours to travel between two stations at an average speed of 40km per hour. A t what average speed would it need to travel to cover the same distance in 2hours?
21. Change #2/5# into percentage.
22. Convert 0.67 into a percentage:
23. A farmer harvested 250 bags of maize in a season. If he sold 200 bags, what percentage of his crops does this represent?
24. A man earning sh. 4 800 per month was given a 25% pay rise. What was his new salary?
25. A dress which was costing sh. 1 200 now goes for sh. 960. What is the percentage decrease?
26. The ratio of John's earnings to Peter's earnings is 5:3. If John's earnings increase by 12%, his new figure becomes sh. 5 600. Find the corresponding percentage change in Peter's earnings if the sum of their new earnings is sh.9 600.
27. (a)	Find the circumference of a circle of a radius 7cm. (b)	The circumference of a bicycle wheel is 140 cm. find its radius.
28. An arc of a circle subtends an angle 60 at the centre of the circle. Find the length of the arc if the radius of the circle is 42 cm. #(pi=22/7)#.
29. Find the surface area of a triangular prism shown below.
30. Find the surface area of a cylinder whose radius is 7.7 cm and height 12 cm.
31. Find the mass of an ice cube of side 6 cm, if the density of the ice is 0.92 g/ cm³.
32. The figure below is a rectangle of length 5cm and width 3cm. Find its perimeter
33. Find the volume of a solid whose cross-section is a right- angled triangle of base 4 cm, height 5 cm and length 12 cm.
34. Find the volume of a cuboid of length 5 cm, breadth 3 cm and height 4 cm.
35. The area of a sector of a circle is 38.5 cm². Find the radius of the circle if the angle subtended at the centre is #90^0# (Take #pi=22/7#)
36. Find the area of the sector of a circle of radius 3cm if the angle subtended at the centre is 140 ? (take #pi=22/7) #
37. Find the volume of cork of mass 48 g. given that density of cork is 0.24 g/cm³
38. The density of iron is 7.9 g/cm³. what is this density in kg/m³
39. Ten men working six hours a day take 12 days to complete a job. How long will it take eight men working 12 hours a day to complete the same job?
40. Find the volume of a cylinder with radius 1.4 m and height 13 m.
41. The ratio of the adjacent sides of a rectangle is 4:5. Find the dimensions of the rectangle if its length is (x+1) cm and the width is (x - 3) cm. Hence, determine the ratio of the area of the rectangle to its perimeter.
42. The area of a trapezium is #20cm^2# and the lengths of the two parallel sides are 4cm and 6cm. Calculate the percentage increase in its area if the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides is increased by 2 cm.
43. A rectangle which is three times as long as it is wide has the same perimeter as a square of area #64cm^2#. What is the length of the length of the rectangle?
44. A piece of wire 200cm long is bent to form a rectangular shape. One side of the rectangle is 4 cm longer than the other. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
45. Juma spent half of his July salary on school fees, one eighth on farming and two-thirds of the remainder on food. Calculate his July salary if he spent sh.3200 on food.
46. A goat is tethered to a post by a rope 6.3m. Find its maximum grazing area.
47. Three tanks are capable of holding 108 litres, 168 litres and 180 litres of milk. Determine the capacity of the greatest vessel which can be used to fill each one of them an exact number of times.
48. Evaluate #1/3 of (5/6 -1/4) ÷1/12#
49. If each interior angle of a regular polygon is #150^0#, how many sides does the polygon have?
50. Evaluate #(3/4+1 5/7 ÷4/7 of 2 1/3)/((1 3/7-5/8)times2/3)#
51. Solve the simultaneous equations x+ y=3 2x+4y=10
52. A trader bought 8 cows and 12 goats for a total of Ksh.294,000. If he had bought 1 more cows and 3 more goats he would have spend Ksh.337,500. a).Form two equations to represent the above information. (b).Determine the cost of a cow and that of a goat.


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Dulce Maria
Dulce María Espinosa Saviñón or just Dulce Maria is a mexican singer, songwriter, actress and author.
Early Life and Family
Dulce in Plaza Sesamo(1993)
Born on 6th December 1985, in Mexico City, Federal State. She has two sisters Blanca Ireri and Claudia. She is a grand-niece of mexican painter Frida Kahlo. She started doing commercials as a child, beginning her career at 5 years old. She has since participated in over 100 commercials. At age 8, she was cast in Plaza Sesamo in 1993. Later on she was cast in El Club de Gaby and various specials on the mexican Discovery Kids channel.
Dulce as a part of K.I.D.S
She started her music career in 1996 at age 11 as a part of the music group K.I.D.S during which she released her hit single Beautiful featuring Akon. She left the group alongside then boyfriend Daniel Habif to form the group D&D. This group recorded 5 songs together however they split up pretty quickly, and for unknown reasons at that. Maria joined the latina pop group Jeans, replacing Angie in early 2000. However she left the group in 2002 after landing the main role of Marcela Mejía in the 2002 telenovela, Clase 206.
Dulce as a part of Jeans
After this she started acting and got a lead role in Rebelde(2004-06). The series was hit enough to launch RBD consisting of the line up of Dulce, Maite Perroni, Christian Chávez, Alfonso Herrera and Christopher von Uckermann. The group made 9 studio album and to date have sold over 20 million albums worldwide. However on August 15th of 2008 the group released a message telling fans that they have split up. Following this breakup Maria signed with Universal Music and announced to be recording as a solo artist from 2009.
Dulce as a part of RBD
Dulce performing Beautiful alongside Akon at El Evento 40
In 2009 she recorded two songs Verano and Déjame Ser for the novela Verano de Amor. She also collaborated with Akon to remix his song Beautiful, which they performed at that year's radio concert, El Evento 40.
In 17th May of next year she released her first solo single Inevitable, the music video for which was released on 24th May. She also voiced for the character Ilyena Faustin in Grand Theft Auto(GTA) IV.
Her solo album Extranjera which was supposed to release on September was release in November the same year as a two part album named Extranjera Primera Parte and the Extranjera Segunda Parte,which released in the summer the next year, both consisting of 7 tracks each with the second containing DvD with extra. The first part featured the single Inevitable and the second one featured a new single Ya No.
Dulce performing Inevitable at Superbowl 2010
In 2016 she began recording her third album DM, which was released in March the next year. In 2018, she announced her next album Origen which is set to release in 2019.
Cast of Clase 406
As mentioned earlier Maria starred in Clase 406(2002) and Rebelde(2004-06). The latter would go on to be a hit worldwide going over 400 episodes. In 2006 she received the TV Y Novelas award for Best Young Telenovela Actress for her work in Rebelde.
Dulce in Rebelde
The next year in 2007, following the success of Rebelde Televisa released RBD: La Familia, starring the members of RBD. The show ran from March 14- June 17 of 2007 airing only 13 episode.
In 2009 she featured in Telenovela Verano de Amor, for which she received the People En Español in 2010. In 2013, Dulce starred in a return to the telenovela in Mentir para Vivir. In 2016, Dulce starred as the first antagonist role debut in the telenovela Corazón que miente. In 2018, Dulce starred in the telenovela Muy padres.
Dulce at Expo Joven 2010
In September of 2009 she was chosen by Google, Save the Children and Chicos.com ro represent the campaign of Technology Yes, which promoted the good use of internet among young people. In October the same year she created her own foundation Fundación Dulce Amanecer whose objective was to contribute to social causes like supporting indigenous women and caring for the environment. She received the Pro Social Award of the Kids Choice Awards Mexico from Nickelodeon Latin America.
She gave a lecture on the theme Friendship in Expo Joven 2010.
Dulce at the 28th NIckelodeon Kids Choice Award
She appeared in a PETA video discouraging people from attending circuses that use animals in 2015. On July 2018, Dulce Maria joined Peta campaign against SeaWorld.
She formed the group D&D with then boyfriend Daniel Habif. However they split after recording 5 songs. In 2006 she began a relation with mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, with whom she split up in a year.
She was named among the Top 50 most beautiful by People En Español in 2007 and 2010.
K.I.D.S
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Another of the notorious adult-oriented Atari games developed and distributed (under the guise, strangely enough, as 'Swedish Erotica') by the unlicensed game maker Mystique/Playaround. This was the only title where the publisher had to bow to censorship -- it declined to release the game in the US because of the fevor over the racial and violent implications Custer's Revenge.
This two-pack contains two variations on the 'classic' Custer's Revenge (renamed both because of the unfamiliarity of Custer to the European audience and the controversy over the original). Westward Ho is a remake, while General Re-Treat reverses the male and female roles. This time, the General having his revenge exacted back upon him -- that's Revenge, the name of the indian maiden of Custer's Revenge -- as he's tied to a totem pole. She'll brave the cannonfire of the corps and avoid the prickly cactus to force the General into Re-Treat!
More details about this game can be found on ign.com.


Robert Blair is a "two time loser" when it comes to 100 mile races. He entered AC100, which was cancelled by the largest fire in L.A. history, and the Chimera 100, which was ultimately cancelled after 7-8 hours due to severe and unsafe weather. Here's the Southern Californian's report about Chimera, which was his first 100 mile start.
Ever wonder, like I did, why there are not more 100 mile ultra marathons scheduled, even in a "warm" state like California, in the month of December?
Wonder no further. Just look to the running of the 2009 Chimera 100K and 100 mile races, which started and ended (for everyone) this past Saturday, December 12th at Bluejay campground in the Cleveland National Forest, between San Juan Capistrano and Lake Elsinore, CA.
This year, unfortunately, the Chimera was neither the ultra runner nor the mountain, but the weather.
After the runners were out for about 7 hours, the Forest Service and Race Director, in conjunction, cancelled the race due to the worsening weather conditions on the course.
Runners had experienced extreme wind, cold and rain on certain sections, and an even stronger and colder storm was predicted for the late afternoon and evening, with snow levels dropping to 5,000 feet (500-700 feet below two of the peaks that 100 mile runners would have to run up to three more times during the afternoon, night and/or following morning).
However disappointing, it was the right call to make. Some runners, who had made it past the 28.5 mile Maple Springs aid station before the race was called, were able to run all the way to the Silverado aid station at approximately mile 38.2.
What I enjoyed and appreciated most about this year's race, besides my excellent crew of Cheryl Zwarkowski, and Jose Hernandez (who would have been my pacer had I gotten to mile 62) were the absolutely kind and giving volunteers at the start/finish, and all the aid stations we arrived at in between, and the stretches of the race I ran with other runners.
Miles 1 through 21 with 20 year old Cavin Miller, living in Southern California going to school, but originally from Cool, CA, or another similar town, that I forget the name of, that borders the Western States 100 mile course.
We'd met and ran together on a training run 5-6 weeks before, with Cavin just carrying one water bottle the 26 miles from Bluejay to Santiago Peak and back (there was a water drop that he would use at miles 5 and 21), and me planning on running 40 that day, carrying a full, 3 liter Camelback, two 22 oz. hand helds, and two more full in the back of my Camelback.
Miles 9 through 34, with Brandon Adame, who'd beaten me by 34 minutes in August's Mt. Disappointment race, and in other races this year as well, and who I had hopes of finishing ahead of in this race as a good measure of my improvement. By race time, due to the impending weather, I had decided I didn't care if I placed ahead of or behind Brandon, or anyone for that matter. I wanted to run a good race and hoped that I, and all runners, reached the finish line safely.
When Brandon caught up with me at mile 9 (he'd passed me at mile 3-4, but was one of several runners who took a wrong turn at a confusing junction on the 9 mile loop at the beginning of the race) we had the greatest time, just marveling at the weather, and talking about our racing in the past year, and talking about what was upcoming on the course in this particular race. By mile 23, it seemed to me that Brandon would again be stronger than me on this day.
At each downhill he pulled away 100-300 yards, only for me to catch up again on the next uphill, because he was removing a small rock from his shoe or taking a "restroom" stop, or he just was taking it easy and running conservatively early in the race.
By mile 34, just before we got to the turnoff for the 3.2 mile, rocky, single track to Silverado Canyon (mile 38.2), Brandon had pulled ahead of me,. probably for good, because my quads were already starting to not feel so good.
Brandon called me the next morning to ask how I was feeling. He said he was going to go on a 10 mile run. I told him the only places I was walking to on Sunday would be my couch to maybe catch part of a football game with my four and a half year old son, Benji, or to my backyard, to secure a flowering pear tree I had recently planted that had almost been ripped away by the wind from the latest storm. I live two hours north of the Chimera.
Miles 14 through 38.2 with Adalberto "Flaco" Mendoza, who had given his time all late spring and summer, running, and sharing his advice, with me and my friend Jose Hernandez, on all sections of the AC100 course.
Jose, Anibal Corsi, Carlos (Flaco's usual pacer, and close friend, for 100 mile races), and I, had special, long sleeved shirts made for us to wear during the 2009 AC100 that read "Team Flaco Mendoza", out of respect for Flaco and all of the time he had given to us during the year, and also because the AC100 RDs had unceremoniously, but legally, sent back his check, which was truly in the mail on the very day that the AC RDs had closed the race on June 1st and allowed no further entry.
Even when Ben Hian and others dropped out of the AC100 for various reasons, the AC RDs would not let Flaco (a previous 2nd place finisher at AC, and I think even a 2nd place finisher one year at Badwater) into the race.
That is when we decided to make and wear the shirts. We would have Flaco in the AC100; we would be running for him!
The 2009 AC100, as you know, was eventually cancelled, so I would be wearing my "Team Flaco Mendoza" shirt over an Underarmour "coldgear" one, and under a rainproof shell for the Chimera 100 mile.
Before the race, Jose told me that Flaco had injured his foot on a night run two weeks before, but if that was the case, it sure didn't seem like it in this race.
Flaco caught up with Brandon and me at the Trabuco Trailhead aid station, (about mile 14?) wearing only shorts, shoes and a long sleeve shirt, under a very wet and whirling Hefty trash bag.
"No, no, mi amigo. Solamente tengo este." (I only have this, he said, looking down at his less than reliable Hefty bag poncho).
From mile 14 through 34, Flaco shadowed Brandon and me, never farther than 100 or so yards behind. Each time Brandon and I would quicken our pace for a stretch, and look back, expecting to have dropped the 58 year old Flaco Mendoza behind, there he was, with his Hefty bag poncho, whirling above his waist, in the wind, cold and wet, undefeatable, tireless, like the great ultra runner that he is, injured or not.
My greatest honor was to be running down what would be the last 3.2 miles of this race, down the Silverado trial, with Flaco, only 40-50 yards behind. As my quads felt a little "less than happy" going down this trail, and I thought that Flaco surely could pass me if he wanted to, the thought did cross my mind that maybe Flaco was just staying behind me to make sure I was OK. He had run many 100s before, but this was my first one.
"Bien hecho (good job!), Flaco. Bien hecho!" I told him.
"Bien hecho a usted, tambien, Roberto. Bien hecho, Muchisimas gracias!
When we got to the Silverado aid station I was ready to tell my great crew, Cheryl, that it was no question, I would be changing into a new pair of socks and another pair of shoes. Please get the foot powder out. Even if my feet can only be dry for an hour or so while running from Silverado back to Maple Springs at mile 45.4, I'll take it. I'm changing my shoes and socks at mile 62 as well.
"But where is the chair?" I asked Cheryl.
Forty-eight hours after the race, my two and a half year old daughter, Shana, still beats me in a footrace from the fireplace in our living room to where our kitchen begins. We held a second heat and, in what gives new meaning to the nefarious term "two time loser" Shana beats me again.
"But I still have a faster first step!" I brag to my wife. She shouts back that it's because I was the one who said "ready, set, go" and I left out the "set" part, but please, please, believe me, that's not true. Well…it kind of is.
I awaken this morning at 3AM (still on race day schedule I guess).
I walk down, and up, the stairs without much of the soreness that accompanies those trips in the previous 2 days. I eat my standard Cool Mint Chocolate Clif Bar, a banana with a glass of water, and those "Juice Plus" pills my wife had me start taking late last year.
I have grand hopes of not getting "chicked" again today, and being able to beat my two and a half year old daughter in a race…at least…to the front door.
Aren't you technically a three-time loser since you also missed out on the WS lottery?
I know it sucked for the runners, but I feel for the organizers. I have wondered what we would do at Waldo if it was snowing or otherwise dangerous on the summits. We did have lightening two years ago that almost had us pull the Maiden Peak summit monitor.
But, really, rain and a little wind? This doesn't help the reputation Californians have up here in the PNW (except for White Trash who says he's actually going to run in the rain this year). I recall that Miwok was almost canceled a few years ago because of mud. That rain is horrible stuff. You get wet!
Burly!!! Too bad they had to shut you guys down. Sounds like it was the appropriate call. Hundreds are hard enough in comfortable weather. Maybe you should try Badwater … at least that rain is warm!
Wow! That sounds incredible. Think it's time for you to pick something that's guaranteed to actually happen. You know, something like Javelina. That is one amazing story. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for pointing that out, about me actually being a three time loser. 🙂 Do I get a belt buckle for that?
Aren't you glad, though, that I wasn't somehow chosen for the 2010 WS100?
After fire for AC and rain/cold/mud/etc. for Chimera, what would I have brought upon WS? Flash floods? God forbid, an earthquake? Take your pick of remaining natural disasters.
I'm thinking of staying away entirely from the WS100, for fear of cursing that race as well! But I have a strong desire to volunteer there, or pace if there is an opportunity.
I just want to say that every 50K, 50 miler and 100K that I have entered have not suffered such cancellations, so if/when I sign up for Where's Waldo in 2010, or a subsequent year, there SHOULD be nothing to trouble yourself about.
Re: the rain, all I can say is that I, and all the runners I saw at the Silverado aid station, had no thoughts of stopping. There was genuine disappointment. The California runners were tough. The Forest Service, on the other hand, apparently had runner safety in mind.
Badwater is one race I do not have any desire to do. I like the idea of aid stations in a race. Am more attracted to the traditional mountain 100s.
Right now, the longest races for next year that I am thinking of doing are a repeat of the beautiful Bishop 100K in May, and the Where's Waldo 100K in August (not sure if I want to run in the lunar landscape that will be the 2010 AC100, even if they DO pull off staging it in 2010).
I will have to think about what poor 100 mile race I will subject my entry to in 2010 or 2011.
@Robert Blair, Seriously, running a 100 miles in 9 inches of rain does not sound fun. Thanks for sharing your experience and we'd love to see you at Waldo.
Nice post Robert, and sorry you were foiled again. I'm thinking summer and east coast for your next 100-mile attempt!
Thanks, Craig. Am hoping to be there.
Thanks, Nick. Will definitely stick to picking another one in summer, and hope there isn't a fire that affects it.
I was there. My dad ran while i voulenteered at the trabuko trailhead aid station. It was freezing even there and the aid stations we're prepared very well. Out hear kpet going out. Our tent was leaking in. And there was a stream straight through out tent. ultimately, our mnm's turned to Mnm soup, our saltine crakers were too soggy to even lift out of the tray, and even the soda was flatrend by the rain.


When having a new custom home built, it is important that you visit the property frequently and unannounced. Monitoring the home construction project is a particularly important item to do regularly at the beginning of the project. By doing so, you can quickly get a handle on the workmanship and work ethics of your home construction builder and his subcontractors. If you see issues that are concerning, you can promptly raise them with your home construction builder to help ensure your home is built to the quality standards you're expecting.
I have visited new home construction sites where I have found them to be in total disarray.
I have seen trash and scrap construction material lying in heaps around the outside of the home for weeks, and even months at a time. I have also seen the inside of the home littered with trash and wood scraps after the crew has left for the evening. All of these observations raise concerns about the quality of the home construction.
The saying "dress for success" comes to mind. If your new custom home construction site looks like a pigpen, don't be surprised if the quality of your home construction stinks. In addition, a littered site can also create a dangerous site, and when someone gets injured watch your wallet. Anyone can be sued, and don't be surprised that the injured party doesn't come after the builder and the property owner, particularly if you already own the land.
Whenever possible, dumpsters and portable toilets should be used during the construction of a new home construction project. They should be positioned on the property so that they are out of the way of construction equipment and general people traffic.
Also, if the property borders wetlands or other water bodies, environmental fence material should be installed to prevent the leaching of disturbed earth from seeping into the water body. At the end of every workday, the home should be thoroughly swept and trash picked up and properly disposed of.
Besides looking for a clean home construction site, you also want to look for quality carpentry and subcontractor work. Take a look at the quality of the rough framing. Inspect the framing cuts and joints to see if they are neat and clean, and that the walls, floors and ceilings are plumb and level.
Also inspect the plumbing and electric wiring. Holes, for routing pluming and electric, should be centered between floor and ceiling joists and wall studs.
Also inspect the wood being used. If pieces are severely warped, raise this concern with your builder, and ask them to be replaced. Otherwise you'll wind up seeing some ugly looking finished drywalls.
Also make sure the carrying beams sit properly in the foundation wall pockets. Frequently I have seen carrying beams that do not fit properly in the foundation pockets, thus negating much of the value of the carrying beam.
Another key element to look for in new home construction is the proper use of flashing. Flashing is used to prevent water from seeping into the home, and it is used on roofs, around fireplaces, between decks and homes, around doors and windows, and siding. Make sure your builder does not short change the use of flashing. Otherwise expect water problems later on.
When inspecting the site, after hours, bring along your camera and take pictures. There are a couple of reasons to do this. One reason is to take pictures of key plumbing areas, particularly if your new custom home will have a finished basement. Overtime many homeowners forget where certain key plumbing components exist e.g. J-traps on tubs, or where PVC drains and vent stacks are positioned in walls. The pictures can save you major headaches down the road when maintenance issues come up, or if you need to do demolition or construction later on in the home.
The second reason for taking pictures is in the unfortunate event that a dispute arises between you and your builder. The pictures can act as evidence. Take pictures of areas you have concern, and that you have already addressed with you builder.
Project management and site safety are other important factors in building a quality new custom home. A properly managed new home construction project will have a centralized "headquarters" somewhere within the home where the architectural drawings are kept available to the construction crew.
In addition the "headquarters" should have permits and all required safety notices posted in this area. Frequently "headquarters" are located in the kitchen or garage areas.
Garage areas or, basements are also great locations for construction material and tools to be stored. Over the years I have seen job sites where the construction material sits out in the mud and unprotected from the weather. This leads to material damage or theft that costs money to replace. In addition, lumber left to the outside elements will warp, and if still used in the home construction, will lead to lower quality home construction.
Make sure your builder stores your home's construction material in a dry and protected area. Lumber should be neatly stacked and raised off the ground to minimize warping and water damage. Again, garage or basements areas are good options.
Keeping tabs on your builder and your new custom home is critical in ensuring you get the finished home you deserve and are paying for. Visit your new custom home construction site regularly and make sure you let your builder know promptly when you see a problem. The longer you wait, or the later you are to discover the problem, the more expensive it will be to correct the problem and the more likelihood of a dispute between you and your builder.


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Dodge é uma cidade localizada no estado norte-americano de Dacota do Norte, no Condado de Dunn.

Demografia
Segundo o censo norte-americano de 2000, a sua população era de 125 habitantes.
Em 2006, foi estimada uma população de 124, um decréscimo de 1 (-0.8%).

Geografia
De acordo com o United States Census Bureau tem uma área de
1,2 km², dos quais 1,2 km² cobertos por terra e 0,0 km² cobertos por água. Dodge localiza-se a aproximadamente 609 m acima do nível do mar.

Localidades na vizinhança
O diagrama seguinte representa as localidades num raio de 36 km ao redor de Dodge.

Ligações externas

Cidades da Dakota do Norte


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Illegal trash dump found at Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve
Trash dumped near Ruffner Mountain
By Joshua Gauntt | August 20, 2019 at 11:04 PM CDT - Updated August 20 at 11:04 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Illegal dumping is an on-going problem in the city of Birmingham and on Tuesday, we found a spot where someone dumped construction debris in the Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve.
We found what looks like an entire house dumped in the back of the old East Side park. We saw a dish washer, carpet, the top of someone's stove and even their mailbox piled up. We're told someone cut the locks on the park's gate before dumping everything.
"It does appear that an individual or company that does home remodeling has decided to instead of pay dumping fees for their construction debris to dump that in the eastside park," Birmingham City Councilman Hunter Williams said.
A number of concerned residents reached out to Birmingham city councilor Hunter Williams. His office filed a report with the mayor's office. Williams says illegal dumping is an on-going problem in the city.
"A lot of times people think they can cut corners and not pay the dump site fee and that's not the case. The city of Birmingham will do whatever we have to do to make sure that we find that are illegally dumping..that we enforce what the Alabama state law will allow us to enforce..and that we go one step further and make sure that they will not be doing business within the city of Birmingham," Williams said.
If you are caught illegally dumping, you could face hundreds of dollars in fines. We're told the city is planning to step up code enforcement efforts in the coming year.
Joshua Gauntt
Josh joined the WBRC FOX6 News team in July 2013 as a reporter covering Tuscaloosa and other parts of West Alabama. Now, Josh serves the community as an On Your Side Investigator. He hopes to be able to continue telling stories that make a difference.
Man facing eviction fatally shot 2 Honolulu police officers before blaze destroyed 7 homes


Martin Robertson Associates are a firm of Chartered Accountants based in Falkirk, dedicated to helping small businesses grow and become more profitable.
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Top Construction Ltd., Dartmouth, was established in 1973. We've worked over 500 turn-key construction projects. Our personal crew works to your deadline and budget. Top Construction exceeds your expectations!


Bedtime has never felt so good. These are the very best sheets that we have found, and we have tried a few!
We use amazing quality yarns, which have been threaded by mermaids* onto our jacquard loom and woven into 100% Cotton (50% Egyptian) Sheets. The thread count is 600 threads per square inch, but it's really the quality of the yarns that counts here. Give them a try, sleep well... and never look back.
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Worldwide, there are 80 species of cetaceans including at least 16 species frequently observed in the Polynesian waters. The most emblematic underwater cetacian is the Humpback whale. In the coastal areas of the peninsula and in interaction with the humpback whales, we are likely to see: rough-toothed dolphins, spinner dolphins, pilot whales … and even more rarely their predator, the killer whales.
Humpback whales are marine mammals carrying the largest migration in the world. They leave their feeding area at the poles and travel thousands of kilometers to tropical waters in ordertoo mate and to give birth there. The waters of French Polynesia are a resting place for these animals, especially for mothers and calves thanks to the presence of lagoons and shallow reef areas.
In Polynesia, the first whales arrive in June and the last leave in December. But the peak season is between August and November and during this period we guarantee the encoutner with the whales because their presence is permanent. They are mainly met in the Society Islands (Tahiti, Moorea, Tetiaroa) Late in the season, many whales gather in the south of the Tahiti's peninsula (Te Pari) before starting their long migration to the south pole and it is not uncommon that we organize trips until late November to observe them.
We have the chance to meet calves and their mothers, juvenile groups or overexcited adults, or even singing males during the season. Their song then animates the seabed, and even kilometers away, it is possible to hear their melancholy melodies that envelop you. The dive center owns hydrophones that will allow you to hear, even without getting wet.


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Roundtable: Sex, Power, & Democracy
Speaker(s): Galina Espinoza, Galina Espinoza, Sophie Maddocks
"What Could a Biden-Harris Administration Achieve for Reproductive Rights?"
This event will be held virtually via Zoom. The meeting will go live at 12pm, and participants will be muted on entry. Questions for the Q&A portion should be submitted through the chat function.
Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court marks a constitutional crossroads in relation to sex discrimination and reproductive rights. While some states are poised to expand provisions, 2020 also saw more anti-choice women elected to congress than ever before. From a Catholic adoption agency in Philadelphia refusing to serve gay families to the Texas legislature ignoring its maternal mortality rates in favor of anti-choice legislation, sex discrimination and reproductive health issues have never been more politicized, under-covered, and vulnerable to misinformation and conspiracy theories. What can America's increasingly polarized relationship to sex discrimination and reproductive rights tell us about the health of our nation's democracy? At this contested time, what could a Biden-Harris administration accomplish? This panel brings together Rewire News Group's Galina Espinoza and Imani Gandy to examine the future of reproductive justice under the next administration and explore what public discourse on sex discrimination and reproductive rights can tell us about the health of American democracy. Moderated by Sophie Maddocks and organized by the Center for Media at Risk, this event is free, virtual, and open to all.
Galina Espinoza
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Interviewer: We talked about the at?fault insurance company. They're going to try to get a statement from you, right? They'll call and pressure you into giving a statement?
Bill: What usually happens is the insurance company that represents the at fault party will be on you as soon as they can get a hold of you to (1) make a statement and (2) offer money.
They do that because a lot of folks make the statement and take the money. They make two mistakes. By making a statement, they can say things that might hurt their case. If they take money quickly, they're generally way under settling the value of their claim because of not knowing the extent of their injuries.
With regard to pressuring me, as the attorney, for statements, they will always ask me for a statement. I will do one of two things. I will allow them to send written questions to my client, and we will answer them if they want. They invariably ask for oral statements, and I put a stop to that immediately by saying, "If you want to take my client's statement, then I want to take your insured's statement." That effectively shuts them up immediately, because they're never going to allow their insured time with your lawyer to take a statement.
Interviewer: Are people, whether they have a lawyer or not, are they obligated to give a statement to the other party's insurance company?
Bill: Absolutely not, but the majority of people don't know that.
Interviewer: How hard do the insurance companies pressure people to make a statement?
Bill: They don't have to pressure them at all. They call them up and the folks are more than willing to speak with them. They have no idea why they're calling, but they're very likely to give a statement, because they think it will help their case and it is the right thing to do. It is human nature is to be cooperative and kind and because the insurance company adjusters are very adept at putting the injured party at ease, they just think it's a perfectly natural thing for them to do.


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Our country is in the midst of a very public, widespread response to systemic racism that has long plagued Black and Brown people. This racial inequity, including actions by some police, is exacerbated by the current pandemic that disproportionately affects Black and Brown people. Protesters all over the world are demanding action.
NCTE's mission is to crush the barriers to women entering high-wage, high-skill careers in union construction. In that work, we prioritize Black and Brown women because the barriers are higher for them. We want to send a message to all Black and Brown people, including in the union trades: your lives matter.
At NCTE, we will continue to support and stand by our Black and Brown sisters and brothers. #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeforGeorgeFloyd #JusticeforBreonnaTaylor and too many others.
COVID-19 Notice: The Build A Life That Works team is never, never giving up on our goal of opening up good careers in the union building trades for women! While we are all focused on the work of keeping ourselves and our loved ones safe and healthy, we will also continue to educate, organize and advocate to expand and strengthen the pipeline to construction apprenticeship for low wage women and women of color. We predict that there will be great demand for tradeswomen when the coronavirus crisis is over. Watch for our notices and events on all our social media platforms. We look forward to pointing you toward pathways to enter the trades when business resumes.
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MARY POPPINS RETURNS: Cast List, News and Pictures!
Mary Poppins Returns Cast
It's no secret that I'm a huge Disney fan. I've never tried to explain all the ins and outs of why I have so much love, but a brief explanation is that Disney is magic.
It's why Disney World is my favorite place in the world and it's why I make time to see every Disney movie I can.
Magic is the reason why Mary Poppins is my all-time favorite movie. From the time I was a little girl I was obsessed with so many different aspects of Mary Poppins, and I've never let go of my love of the movie.
Sometimes when people hear that their favorite movie is being remade, updated or expanded upon, they cringe and groan. I did exactly the opposite when I learned of Disney making Mary Poppins Returnsfor a 2018 release, especially when I learned that Lin-Manuel Miranda is co-starring.
That is, I literally jumped out of my chair, got my phone and called my husband at work to tell him about it.
Did he care that much about it? No. 🙂 But was he happy that I was so happy about Mary Poppins Returns 2018? Absolutely!
Some news of Mary Poppins Returns has been released over the past few weeks. I don't know it all, but I want to share what's known so far. Keep reading for the Mary Poppins Returns cast, details about the movie, who plays the new Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins Returns, the Mary Poppins Returns characters and more!
First Look at Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins Returns
The above picture is the first official image released of Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins.
The Plot of Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Poppins Returns is set in 1930s depression-era London, which is the time period in the Mary Poppins novels by PL Travers. It's also about 20 years after the time period of the original Mary Poppins film.
In Mary Poppins Returns, Jane and Michael Banks are all grown up. Michael has three children of his own, and he lives with his children and housekeeper on Cherry Tree Lane.
When Michael Banks suffers a personal loss, the nanny of his childhood, Mary Poppins, re-enters the Banks family and meets up with Jack, an optimistic street lamplighter.
Mary Poppins and Jack use Mary's unique magic to help the family rediscover the joy and wonder that's been missing in their lives while introducing the children to a new assortment of colorful characters, including her eccentric cousin, Topsy.
The Cast of Mary Poppins Returns 2018
As mentioned above, Emily Blunt is playing the title role of Mary Poppins. I'm also excited to see that Dick Van Dyke has a role in the new movie!
Here are details on the rest of the cast of Mary Poppins Returns:
The three Banks children will be played by Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh and Joel Dawson.
Lin-Manuel Miranda is Joel the lamplighter.
Meryl Streep will play Mary Poppins' cousin, Topsy.
Emily Mortimer and Ben Whishaw are playing Jane and Michael Banks, respectively.
Julie Walters (known as Mrs. Molly Weasely from the Harry Potter movies) is playing Ellen, the housekeeper who works for Michael Banks.
Dick Van Dyke will be playing Mr. Dawes Jr., who is a member of the board in the London bank where Mr. Banks worked in the original Mary Poppins. It's probably not a coincidence that Van Dyke also played Mr. Dawes Senior in Mary Poppins!
Here's all the characters and actors I told you about, plus a few more, all in a neat format:
The kids in Mary Poppins Returns
Joel Dawson Georgie Banks
Pixie Davies Anabel Banks
Nathanael Saleh John Banks
The Rest of the Cast of Mary Poppins Returns
Here are more of the key players in Mary Poppins Returns:
Emily Blunt Mary Poppins
Meryl Streep Topsy
Colin Firth William Weatherall Wilkins
Emily Mortimer Jane Banks
Ben Whishaw Michael Banks
Lin-Manuel Miranda Jack
Angela Lansbury Balloon Lady
Julie Walters Ellen
Dick Van Dyke Mr. Dawes Jr.
David Warner Admiral Boom
Jim Norton Mr. Binnacle
Jeremy Swift Gooding
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Frye / Weasel
Steve Carroll Tramp
Ian Conningham Shamus
Tarik Frimpong Angus
Christian Dixon The Milkman
Zander James Topsey's Trader
Tom Dab Trader at topseys
Jonathan Andrew Hume Weasel
Karen Dotrice Cameo
Mary Poppins Returns Release Date
Mary Poppins Returns will be in theaters everywhere on December 19, 2018. Get your tickets and local showtimes here!
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Winter 1995, Vol. 7, No. 1, Pages 81-94
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The Nature of Preattentive Storage in the Auditory System
Hilary Gomes
City College of New York and Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Walter Ritter
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Lehman College
Herbert G. Vaughan Jr.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Event-related potentials were recorded to tones that subjects ignored while reading a book of their choosing. In all conditions, 90% of the tones were 100 msec in duration and 10% of the tones were 170 msec in duration. In a control condition, a customary oddball paradigm was used in which all of the tones were identical except for the longer duration tones. In two conditions, the tones varied over a wide range of tonal frequencies from 700 to 2050 Hz in 10 steps of 150 Hz. In another condition, the tones varied over the same frequencies but also varied in intensity from about 60 to 87 dB in steps of 3 dB. Thus, there was no "standard" tone in the sense of a frequently presented tone that had identical stimulus features. A mismatch negativity (MMN) was elicited in all conditions. The data are discussed in terms of the storage of information in the memory upon which the MMN is based.


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Work hard, play harder: Staff and visitors explore giant slide at Chengdu office block
China, Chengdu
Entertainment and ArtsHuman Interest
October 19, 2022 at 16:07 GMT +00:00 · Published
A giant slide at a Chengdu office block delighted staff and visitors alike, as locals were seen posing for photos and taking a look inside the five-storey construction on Wednesday.
"It is a more distinctive one compared with many buildings," said one fan, Lin. "I may be a little afraid of heights, but I can experience them."
Footage shows the large metal tube, which weaves inside and outside the building in the Jinniu District.
"Like a young person, one goes to work every day and it is boring," continued Lin. "When one leaves work, you have such a way, which is equivalent to reducing pressure. The first way is to reduce pressure, and the second way is to regain the childlike innocence."
The block, first built in 1982, is still being renovated. Local reports suggest it will contain as many as 11 separate slides when it is complete.


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The long and short of it is that Fallout 76 isn't a good game. At least it isn't a good game a the moment. It's buggy to the point where people simply aren't able to complete certain objectives or even play the game regularly for an extended period of time. Its interface is absolutely atrocious. Key features are missing on PC and other platforms. The game's inventory system is one of the worst I've ever seen, and it's player vs. player options are confusing and nearly worthless.
But here's the thing: all of those issues can be fixed. A few of them can be fixed by changing some numbers in the game's code, and some of them are going to take a little more effort. However, most of Fallout 76's technical problems are fixable within a reasonable timeframe so long as developer Bethesda puts the work in.
However, the question worth asking isn't whether Fallout 76 can be fixed. It's whether Fallout 76 can be saved.
That's a much more complicated question that can't be answered quite so easily. The thing about Fallout 76 is that it is incredibly limited in the scope of its gameplay. The main appeal of the experience involves navigating the various corners of the game's worlds and scrounging for supplies. These supplies will help you build better items, weapons, and even construct a fort/home to call your own. Once you have better equipment, you can take on bigger enemies and unlock even more resources.
And so it goes on. We've seen many other games employ a similar, grindy form of gameplay, but those games featured something that Fallout 76 does not: a point to all of your efforts.
What happens when you've got the best equipment and biggest house? Not much. You can launch a nuclear missile and change the game's map slightly. You can go after other players, but there's not much point to it. For the most part, you're still going to be collecting items, completing simple missions (90% of which involve collecting or killing enough things), and wandering around the map.
This is where some people argue that the game is really about the experiences you and your friends make for yourselves, but even that already thin argument falls short when you realize that there's not much you can actually do with your friends besides collect resources, build things, and take on bigger enemies.
On the surface, the problem with Fallout 76 seems to be a lack of things to do. That's part of it, but the bigger issue is that the game is suffering from an identity crisis. It kind of wants to be an RPG, but it lacks story, compelling character building options, and a proper progression system. It kind of wants to be a multiplayer survival game, but it's a bit scared of making the players desperate enough to feel like they have to work together to survive.
Fallout 76's repetitious gameplay and large world can turn it into a fairly effective time sink, but it's not clear what exactly all of this is leading up to. It's hard to imagine the significant number of content drops that would have to happen before this feels like a fully-fledged game. Even if such a thing is possible, the fact of the matter is that Fallout 76 is a game that needs to be saved in the long-term and nobody seems entirely sure how such a thing is possible.