From left: Han Dong-hoon, Kim Kyung-wook and Lee Moo-joon won the Grand Prize at the 13th Busan Video Competition.
Three Dongseo University video broadcasting major students were awarded the Busan Mayor Grand Prize at the 13th Busan Video Competition awards ceremony held at the Busan Media Center on November 22. The event was hosted by Busan City and Busan Video Forum. Videos entered in the competition focused on topics related to Busan's history, culture and tourism.
The winners of the Busan Mayor Grand Prize are fourth-year students Han Dong-hoon and Lee Moo-joon, and third-year student Kim Kyung-wook. Their winning video Busan Wave is a documentary that borrows from the music video format and combines objective and subjective elements. The video follows the main character on a tour of Busan's beautiful beaches, introducing marine leisure sports such as surfing at Songjeong beach and sailing in Haeundae. The video is set to upbeat and catchy music.
Other Dongseo University students were also recognized. Encouragement prizes were awarded to I Came to See the Beach and Saw the Stars by third-year students Kim Min-gyu and Park Byung-gwan and second-year student Kang Hyun-joon; Fall in Busan by third-year student Lee Tae-ho and second-year students Kim Tae-min and Jang Gun-wook; along with Galmae-gil (Oryukdo-Igidae) by third-year students Jang Myeong-gyo, Park Sae-rom and Kim Dae-hyun.
These works were produced during the Fall 2018 semester as part of Professsor Park Mi-sun's Work Production class in the video broadcasting major.


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Tonight we 'nervously optimistically' kissed Natty goodnight and praised her for being such a big girl for not needing 'sleepy pants' for the second night on the trot (pardon the pun!).
It is precisely a year ago that we were in the thick of very concerted toiletting efforts, helping Natty become dry by day. She was due to begin school in September and she was ready.
And here's is the most important thing to bear in mind with any child; it is not the chronological age that counts, but the developmental stage they are at when attempting this kind of life change. Starting too soon and becoming stressed could backfire.
So relax, see the funny side, and enjoy your toiletting journey. It will involve accidents, it will involve poo. Buy cheap pants/knickers you can throw away when beyond redemtion, take a plastic bag and several changes of clothing. Pack your sense of humour.
Here is my post about Natty becoming dry during the day, with tips and techniques to help you all. Ode to Potty Training part 1. I also know many parents who have found making a picture timetable useful for providing a visual reminder of the small steps involved in using the toilet.
That stage went pretty well. Natty started school wearing pants but continued to have the odd accident throughout the year, but then I figure most children do that don't they. We decided to trust her and not look back. Even on long journeys we prepared for accidents, but never once returned to using nappies during waking hours for fear of confusing her.
At bedtime, nappies became named 'sleepy pants', to distinguish them from what she had given up during the day. We bought the pull-up variety that seemed a little more grown up. I made a conscious decision to wait until I saw a sign from Natty that she was ready to relinquish these. I decided not to push or stress about when that moment came, not to compare her to other children, with or without Downs, but to wait for her lead.
2 weeks ago, the moment came. Natty woke with dry sleepy pants and showed me, proud of herself. We knew the bladder control existed. We knew she could do it. We said no more and waited. Several days passed with wet nappies in the morning then another one or two with dry ones. Natty and I had a chat about how grown up she was, and I asked her straight if she wanted to try no sleepy pants like Mia, Mummy and Daddy. She beamed and said yes.... there is nothing like intrinsic motivation.
Other, happy coincidental factors to my decision to start now are that it is summer, we can hang washed bedding out to dry easily, there is no school so the timetable is more relaxed and I am mentally in a place to deal with it. There is no point in trying to do this if you have a lot of other stresses on your plate.
So, we bit the bullet as it were. I've stocked up on bed-protectors to help save the matress's life. You can buy disposible ones or plastic-backed towelling varieties, but you will need them. The White Company sell them. We have a couple of cheap spare undersheets and lots of PJ trousers. Knowing that makes any accident just a quick change of a sheet and PJs and not a major disaster. Prepare for the worst and you will take it all in your stride.
We carried out our usual bedtime routine, but brought the little drink of warm soya milk forward to before story time and not during. We then introduced a 'big girl's second wee' just before lights out. We did this with Mia, and ensures and emptyish bladder as they fall asleep. Natty seemed proud to be invited to do the 'second wee', as if it were part of a big grown up ritual.
The final part of the plan, and one I am less certain about as we never once did this with Natty's elder sister, is lifting her from her slumber to sit her on the loo as we go to bed at around 11pm. I guess this satisfies parent insecurities about the rest of the night to come being dry. I guess one is supposed to phase the lifting out in time. But for now I am going to do it, encouraging Natty to walk back to her bed and snuggle back down.
Oh, and I nearly forgot the reward of a chocolate drop in the dry mornings!
If lifting at 11pm means joy in the morning then I'd carry on lifting. We did just that for about 6 months.
Thank you. Nice to know someone has done it before. Last night I lifted her and nothing happened. Then a wet bed in the morning. Proof we need to do that for a while.


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Danny Garcia wants to take #1 spot from Errol Spence Jr
December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020 l Leave a comment l by Tim Compton
Danny Garcia (36-2, 21 KOs) is ready to rip away Errol Spence's IBF and WBC welterweight titles from him to become the #1 fighter in the division on Saturday night on Fox Sports PPV from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The underdog Garcia, 32, has proven himself in the not too distant past as being the #1 fighter at 140, and now he wants to duplicate that fete by doing it at 147.
It's taken Danny a little longer to become the top dog at welterweight than when he fought at 140, as he suffered a couple of close defeats against Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter in fights that could have gone his way.
Against Spence, Danny plans on taking the judges out of the equation by knocking him out on Saturday night. Garcia wants to leave no doubt by knocking ou Spence by the seventh.
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Danny's dad Angel Garcia thinks Spence is making a big mistake in returning from his car accident against his son rather than taking a tune-up.
Spence is taking a big risk, and Angel sees this gamble turning sour when he suffers his first loss.
Danny Garcia looking to take #1 from Spence
"Listen, I've heard it all before; I've been in this game for a while. It's easy to talk, but it's hard to back it up," said Danny Garcia to ESPN.
"Danny, you've been pretty active. I know you haven't fought since last January, but for the most part, you've been pretty active throughout your career," said Smith.
"Errol Spence obviously had that nasty car accident. Why is it that you're fighting Errol Spence Jr instead of Terence Crawford? I don't know the answer to that question. Forgive me; I'm just asking.
"Could it be business, or could it be something else? Why does that happen?" said Smith in pushing Danny to say why he's not fighting Crawford, who is one of ESPN's fighters.
"You know what the answer is. He's [Spence] the #1 guys," said Danny Garcia in letting ESPN know that he doesn't view Crawford as #1. "He has two titles, and I want to be the #1 guy, so that's why I want to fight him," said Garcia.
Whoever wins Saturday's fight between Spence and Garcia will be viewed as #1 at 147. That's not a knock on Terence Crawford, but he doesn't have the fan base or the visibility to be viewed in the same light as the Spence-Garcia winner.
The ESPN commentators are really eager to see the Spence vs. Garcia winner face Crawford, but that's not going to be easy to do. First of all, there's a network issue that would need to be overcome to put that fight together.
Secondly, there are still many options for important fights with PBC against Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter, Manny Pacquiao, and Yorgenis Ugas.
Garcia beats Spence by making adjustments
"Errol Spence Jr is something else," said Max Kellerman. "He's taken great shots; he has punching power, hand speed, he's a southpaw, he's got range, he can box, he can punch. How do you go about beating him?"
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"We have to make adjustments," said Danny Swift. "Go in there and let him feel my power, and I'm a skillful fighter.
"I've been in this game for a while, and I feel like he's never been in the ring with a fighter like me.
"So I got to go in there, make adjustments, fight hard, and dig deep like I've been doing my whole career," said Garcia.
Danny will have to make adjustments on the fly against Spence because he's going to be changing things up on Saturday night.
Garcia can't count on Spence coming into the fight with one game plan and not switching things up multiple times.
First and foremost, Garcia needs to be ready for Spence to be boxing him from the outside at the beginning of the fight.
Spence isn't going to want to get hit by any of Garcia's big shots, especially given that he's coming off of a car crash.
But Spence lacks discipline, so he'll quickly start slugging like he always does, and that'll put Danny in a position to counter him with his big left hooks and potentially knock him out.
Garcia views this fight as crucial
"I've always thought you were an excellent fighter, and I think this is going to be a great fight," said Stephen A Smith in complimenting Garcia.
"I can't wait to see it. I want to know from your perspective what this fight means to you. Listen, we're at a time right now; we're looking for Errol Spence.
"We all want him against Terence Crawford because of the perception of them being two great fighters. Obviously, we see Pacquiao still in that division, and we saw what he did to Keith Thurman.
"You have people speculating about what his future might hold, and Danny Garcia's name doesn't get mentioned nearly as much as I think it should.
"Knowing how important this fight is to you in terms of your career moving forward?"
"I think this fight is significant to me," said Danny Garcia. "This is the biggest fight to date in my career.
"I've been in some big fights, but I feel like this is the biggest fight right now in my career.
"I have to go in there, get this victory, and look good to show the people that I am one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
"That's why I'm a three-time champion. I've been fighting the best and beating the best since I stepped into the top level," said Garcia.
This is perhaps the biggest fight of Garcia's career, not only because he's facing the #1 welterweight, but also due to Danny's struggles in the last three years.
Garcia lost his WBC welterweight title in 2017 to Keith Thurman, and then he was beaten by Shawn Porter in 2018 when he attempted to capture the vacant WBC 147-lb title.
Those losses have many boxing fans believing that Danny is over-the-hill and no longer talented enough to compete with the division's best welterweights.
If Garcia defeats Spence, he'll have shown that he's still at his best and the new king of the 147lb division.
Danny not expecting Spence to be depleted
"The boxing people know how good you are, Danny, and the loss to Thurman was a close, tough fight," said Kellerman.
"Your only other loss was to Porter in one of his two best career performances, which was a very close fight. If he didn't get knocked down late, it could go either way.
"But Spence is coming off of this car accident. He even said, 'from the outside looking in; I'd have the same questions about me.'
"What do you think about him jumping right in with his first fight back with a fighter like you?
"That's a huge risk. Is that commentary about what he thinks of you or how confident he is? What do you think about that?"
"Only he knows what he can do," said Garcia. "I came to this camp, trained hard so that Danny Garcia got the right training, the right running, and the right nutrition and everything.
"It's more focus on myself, and to prepare myself for the best Errol Spence. I can't go into this fight, thinking, 'Oh, he had a car accident.
"He's not going to be the same; it's going to be easy.' That's not on my mind. I was supposed to fight him in January.
"That was my mindset, the same mindset from January, and then he got in the accident, and COVID happened.
"So my mindset was to fight the best Errol Spence, and that's the hard work that I put in.
"I put in three hard months of training camp, and I feel great physically," said Garcia.
Danny has got the right idea to be expecting Spence, 30, to be at his best and not impacted by his car crash. It's important that Danny to be ready for the best version of Spence because he won't be in for a surprise if he shows up at 100%.
Spence has said it himself that he's had all the medical exams to prove that he's healthy and ready to resume his career. Danny is taking Spence at his word, and he's going to be coming to hurt him on Saturday.
If fans don't want to give Garcia credit for beating Spence, that's on them, but he's going to be happy with the win, and he'll view himself as the new #1 fighter at 147.
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Game Player's PC Strategy Guide
By aloram, January 21, 2016 in Database Discussions
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It seems to be missing from the database. Yes, another magazine from the whole Game Players/Player's mess! Here are a couple examples:
http://www.amazon.com/GAME-PLAYERS-STRATEGY-GUIDE-August/dp/B002ACQDN4
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Game-Players-PC-Strategy-Guide-Volume-4-Number-2-April-30th-1991-/111820449601?hash=item1a0904a741%3Ag%3AfWkAAOSwu-BWQSzk&nma=true&si=5TUPKihGNqPH%252FcLU%252Ff8IjinuwG8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
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I had both of those issues and more, but at some point LIKE A FOOL, I cut out the pages featuring games which interested me and threw out the rest. Ever since I first started collecting old magazine scans, this has been the title I've most wanted to see. Maybe someday...?
They don't show up on eBay that often, but when they do, they tend to sell for a fairly low price.
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I have one issue from October 1991.
Also five issues of "Game Player's PC Entertainment" which appears to be a separate magazine that is also not in the database.
I feel like there's at least one more Game Player's magazine still missing.
I'm pretty sure Game Player's PC Strategy Guide later became Game Player's PC Entertainment. Furthermore, Game Player's PC Entertainment is the magazine that became PC Gamer. I had a subscription to PC Entertainment when it was discontinued and the remaining issues were filled by PC Gamer. The changeover is acknowledged in the first issue of PC Gamer, as well.
Any and all Game Player's PC issues are at the top of my personal want list.
Wow, really? No kidding. That makes sense, now that I think of it. I'm glad I was able to pick a few up, then.
Not to be confused with PC Entertainment published by IDG in 1996, which was previously known as Electronic Entertainment and then later PC Games before it was acquired by PC Gamer.
I promised aloram I would finish with Next Generation and NextGen before working on anything else in exchange for donated issues, but if he's looking for these as well then I'm sure I can scan a couple of these in the meantime.
That's awesome. But no need to mess up your plans and do things out of order. I've waited for decades, I can wait a bit more. The Game Player's PC mags (under both titles) are just my personal holy grail because I used to own so many of them, and yet for some forgotten reason threw them all away, even though I kept all of my other game mags from the same period. I've been kicking myself ever since, so I figure having them on digits will finally allow the healing process to begin.
Thanks marktrade. Looking forward to the completion of Next Generation/NextGen, but definitely excited to see some of these Game Player's PC Strategy Guide issues afterwards. Keep up the awesome work!
I just did a google search for "Game Player's PC Entertainment," and this thread was the first and pretty much only thing to come up. I think that means we're the experts who know more about it than anyone and it's our duty to make this the leading site IN THE ENTIRE WORLD for information on this series of magazines. Imagine the prestige! Imagine how happy it will make the 12 people who remember these mags! Seriously, though...I REMEMBER! I CARE! I really do. Any progress on getting these added to the site?
They're next on my list. I'll post links to ADO as soon as they're ready. Right now I'm just experimenting with different ways of scanning them. Since they're stapled and I have an A3 scanner, I can scan each double sheet and get 100% of the page intact, but then I get some very cumbersome files. If I can just figure out how to automate all this, then they'll go a lot faster.
Edited March 14, 2016 by marktrade
We still need a place here for them once they've been scanned though, right? I assume Philly is in need of info (first/last issue) that might be hard to provide.
Also, I wondered before when you mentioned it elsewhere...what is ADO?
Archive Dot Org.
Yeah, it'll basically be impossible to get a complete listing since it's rare, but that doesn't stop me from scanning.
Ah, I see. In my mind, it's always just "The Internet Archive." Never heard it given an abbreviation before.
Hopefully we can make the Game Player's PC issues available here even if the database can only be as complete as the issues we have/are aware of. It's not as if anyone will be looking at all the blank entries for missing issues, anyway. A lot of times, piecing together data on a rare mag like this can take years, as issue by issue are discovered randomly popping up on eBay or whatever. It seems silly to have to wait until every issue has been found before allowing a title to have any presence on the site.
In lieu of database entries, we can just use the forum for the time being. That's what I did for PC Accelerator and it worked very well.
According to Blair Carter's "Computer Games: A Bibliography with Indexes," Game Player's PC Entertainment was a bimonthly periodical continued by the monthly PC Gamer and before it continued the bimonthly Game Player's PC Strategy Guide, which continued the seasonal Game Player's MS-DOS Strategy Guide before it.
To recap the precursors to PC Gamer that continued one another went in order:
Game Player's MS-DOS Strategy Guide
Game Player's PC Entertainment
They continued one another in numbering. So in 1992 you'll see "Volume 5" of Game Player's PC Entertainment but in 1991 you'll see "Volume 4" of Game Player's PC Strategy Guide. Likewise "Volume 1" will be Game Player's MS-DOS Strategy Guide in 1988. So we should be advised when we're talking about one magazine we're talking about all three.
Here have a scan.
https://archive.org/details/GPPCSGVol4No5
I feel like I'm gonna be saying this every time you post an issue, but...I HAD THAT ISSUE! I still have no idea what kind of fever dream hallucinatory state I was in when I threw out all my Game Player's PC mags - the ONLY game mags I EVER threw out. It just doesn't make any sense to me, and I have no recollection of what possessed me to do it. This is why it's so important to me to see these things again - to finally heal the pain of one of the greatest mistakes I ever made in my life. #firstworldproblems
I've gotta admit, though, I don't think I've ever seen an issue of Game Player's MS-DOS Strategy Guide. Just one more thing to dream about seeing here...
Thanks so much!!!!!
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California Statute of Limitations
Personal Injury Action: Two-year statute of limitation.
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Within two years: An action for assault, battery, or injury to, or for the death of, an individual caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another.
Medical Malpractice: One-year to three-year statute of limitations.
In an action for injury or death against a health care provider based upon such person's alleged professional negligence, the time for the commencement of action shall be three years after the date of injury or one year after the plaintiff discovers, or through the use of reasonable diligence should have discovered, the injury, whichever occurs first. In no event shall the time for commencement of legal action exceed three years unless tolled for any of the following: (1) upon proof of fraud, (2) intentional concealment, or (3) the presence of a foreign body, which has no therapeutic or diagnostic purpose or effect, in the person of the injured person. Actions by a minor shall be commenced within three years from the date of the alleged wrongful act except that actions by a minor under the full age of six years shall be commenced within three years or prior to his eighth birthday whichever provides a longer period. Such time limitation shall be tolled for minors for any period during which parent or guardian and defendant's insurer or health care provider have committed fraud or collusion in the failure to bring an action on behalf of the injured minor for professional negligence.
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The period within which proceedings may be commenced for the collection of the benefits provided by Article 2 (commencing with Section 4600) or Article 3 (commencing with Section 4650), or both, of Chapter 2 of Part 2 is one year from any of the following:
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Except as provided in Section 5406.5or 5406.6, the period within which may be commenced proceedings for the collection of the benefits provided by Article 4 (commencing with Section 4700) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 is one year from:
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Marshbank Park, a 101-acre waterfront park located on Cass Lake in West Bloomfield Township, includes wetlands, wooded wetlands, wooded uplands and open fields of rolling topography. The existing park provided no access to the lake and was used primarily for walking trails, picnicking, informal play fields, and playground activities. Beckett & Raeder was retained to provide an overall master plan for the park, and subsequent to the approval of the master plan, design development through construction administration for all proposed site improvements. The West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission was the recipient of a Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund Grant.
Public input was gathered through a number of public meetings, including a public meeting held by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality prior to approval of the permit. Park improvements include a waterfront boardwalk; a floating, accessible fishing pier; canoe/kayak launch with transfer device; multi-use trails; a universal designed playground with safety surfacing; a group picnic shelter; a shade shelter at the playground; a seasonal toilet building with screened-in-porch overlooking the waterfront; a group activity building; a maintenance facility; renovated ball fields and sledding hill; and all associated parking, roads, and utilities. Access to all facilities was provided. Green design practices were incorporated into the project including bioswales, pervious paving, roof water harvesting, geothermal heat, and native plantings. Gary Cooper of Cooper Design, Inc. was the architect on the project.
Marshbank Park
2016 Landscape Architectural Sustainability Honor Award
Michigan Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
2013 Great Lakes Park, Facility, & Recreation Program Award
Great Lakes Park Trailing Institute
2012 Oak Land Award
2011 Landscape Design Award
Michigan Recreation & Park Association


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JLS este EP-ul debut al formației britanice JLS lansat în America de Nord. Distribuirea materialului a început pe data de 3 august 2010 în Canada și Statele Unite ale Americii. Discul reprezintă atât un succesor pentru albumul omonim lansat în Irlanda și Regatul Unit, cât și un material ce anticipează promovarea celui de-al doilea album de studio al grupului.

Conținând șase înregistrări, printre care cele patru extrase pe single distribuite în Europa, materialul a fost comercializat sub egida Jive Records, casă de discuri cu care formația a semnat un contract în prima parte a anului 2010. Pentru a crește popularitatea EP-ului, grupul a început o campanie promoțională ce a cuprins o serie de interviuri sau apariții televizate. Critica de specialitate a reacționat diferit la adresa discului. În timp ce Allmusic a oferit discului trei puncte din cinci posibile, publicația canadiană Kelowna Capital News a blamat lipsa de originalitate a materialului.

"Everybody in Love" a fost lansat ca primul single al grupului în America de Nord, fiind difuzat de posturile de radio începând cu data de 23 februarie 2010, în timp ce primele descărcări digitale au fost comercializate încă din 9 februarie 2010. În ciuda promovării de care a beneficiat, materialul nu a activat în clasamentele de specialitate.

Informații generale
După succesul întâmpinat de formație cu albumul său de debut, intitulat și el JLS, grupul a anunțat faptul că va începe înregistrările pentru cel de-al doilea album de studio în Statele Unite ale Americii. Concomitent, JLS a semnat un contract de promovare cu casa de producție Jive Records, sub egida căreia urmau a fi distribuite materiale discografice ale formației pe teritoriul Americii de Nord. Alături de Jive, compania Epic Records și-a manifestat interesul față de JLS. În acest scop, șlagărul "Everybody in Love" a fost trimis posturilor de radio americane în luna februarie a anului 2010, el anticipând lansarea unui disc în această regiune. În vara aceluiași an s-a anunțat promovarea unui material pe teritoriile Canadei și Statelor Unite ale Americii, intitulat JLS și lansat sub forma unui extended play. Pe EP au fost incluse cinci cântece de pe albumul de debut al formației — printre care și primele trei discuri single distribuite în Europa: "Beat Again", "Everybody in Love" și "One Shot" — dar și primul extras pe single al celui de-al doilea album de studio, "The Club Is Alive". O ediție specială a fost distribuită prin intermediul lanțului de magazine Wal-Mart, aceasta conținând alături de cele șase compoziții de bază o înregistrare adițională, "Heal This Heartbreak". De asemenea, coperta oficială a fost dezvăluită în cea de-a doua jumătate a lunii iulie 2010, fiind realizată de fotograful Christian Lantry. Materialul reprezintă atât un succesor pentru albumul de debut JLS, dar și ca o metodă de a prezenta grupul pe teritoriul Statelor Unite ale Americii.

Lansare și recepție
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Discul a fost lansat atât în Canada cât și în Statele Unite ale Americii pe data de 3 august 2010, fiind distribuit atât în format digital, cât și în format compact disc. În ciuda faptului că EP-ul este lansat doar în America de Nord, colecția de cântece este distribuită de website-urile Amazon din țări precum Franța, Germania sau Regatul Unit. În ciuda promovării de care a beneficiat, materialul nu a reușit să activeze în clasamentele americane de specialitate, compilate de revista Billboard. În mod similar, EP-ul nu a activat nici în ierarhia canadiană a albumelor, publicată de Jam!.

Promovare și extrase pe single
În februarie 2010 a fost anunțat faptul că înregistrarea "Everybody in Love" va servi drept primul extras pe single al formației în Statele Unite ale Americii, fiind oficial trimis posturilor de radio pe data de 23 februarie 2010. Distribuirea piesei prin intermediul magazinelor digitale din Canada și S.U.A. a debutat pe data de 9 februarie 2010. Prima interpretare live a cântecului s-a materializat în timpul emisiunii The 10! Show din Philadelphia în cea de-a doua parte a lunii aprilie 2010. Înregistrarea a debutat pe locul treizeci și opt în clasamentul Billboard Pop Songs, nereușind însă să ocupe o poziție superioară, fiind și singura ierarhie unde a activat. Cu toate acestea, postul de televiziune canadian Music Music a difuzat în mod constant videoclipul.

De la începutul campaniei promoționale — care a debutat în primăvara anului 2010 — formația a oferit o serie de reprezentații live, interviuri de presă sau a efectuat vizite în cadrul unor posturi de radio. Printre cele mai notabile interviuri se numără cele publicate de Artist Direct, Idolator, Pop Radar, Radar Online sau StarShine Magazine. De asemenea, în timpul alocat promovării în America de Nord, JLS a prezentat și o interpretare live a compoziției "If I Ever Fall In Love", cu care formația a intrat în audițiile pentru emisiunea The X Factor în 2008.

Ordinea pieselor pe disc

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 Jonathan Gill — voce (principală & acompaniament), textier
 Marvin Humes — voce (principală & acompaniament), textier
 Aston Merrygold — voce (principală & acompaniament), textier
 Oritsé Williams — voce (principală & acompaniament), textier
 Graham Stack — claviatură
 Adam Phillips — chitară
 Richard Rodgers — compozitor
 Oscar Hammerstein II — compozitor
 Carsten "Soulshock" Schack — instrumental, producător, aranjor
 Kenneth Karlin — instrumental, producător, aranjor
 Sean Hurley — compozitor, instrumental
 Graham Stack — compozitor, programator
 Steve Mac — producător, compozitor, aranjor
 Wayne Hector — producător, compozitor, aranjor, voce de acompaniament
 Carsten Schack — compozitor
 Neil Tucker — inginer de sunet
 Richard Flack	— inginer de sunet

 Chris Laws — inginer de sunet
 John Hanes — inginer de sunet
 Andrew Frampton — compozitor
 Paul Meehan — programator
 Paul Barry — compozitor
 Brandon White	— compozitor
 J.R. Rotem — instrumental, producător, aranjor
 Savan Kotecha — compozitor
 Beatriz Artola — inginer de sunet
 Fraser T. Smith — compozitor, producător
 Dann Pursey — inginer de sunet
 Jonathan Rotem — compozitor
 Metrophonic — producător
 David Doman — compozitor
 Michael Warren — compozitor
 Christian Lantry — fotograf (copertă)
 Andy Hayes — design (broșură)

Clasamente
Discuri single

Datele lansărilor

Referințe

Legături externe
 JLS Official  — Website oficial în Canada
 JLS Official  — Website oficial în Statele Unite ale Americii
 Jive Records  — Website oficial

JLS
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Discografia JLS

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The Advanced Practice Fellowship is supported by the HealthPartners Institute Office of Health Professions Education (OHPE).The HealthPartners Institute improves care, health and well-being through research, education, and practice.
HealthPartners is the largest consumer-governed, nonprofit health care organization in the nation. As part of HealthPartners, APC Fellows will have access to an organization that includes hospitals, clinics, and a health plan. This access creates a unique synergy that broadens reach and as a result, provides incredible opportunities to make discoveries, develop and test ideas, and implement solutions based on evidence.
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The lively, adventurous Oriental is really just a Siamese in a different color. He comes in long and shorthaired varieties and is guaranteed to liven up any party.
The Oriental is built very much like a Siamese cat. They are small to medium sized cats, generally weighing 5 to 10 pounds. The body is long and tubular in shape, elegant, graceful and svelte. They are fine boned cats but, despite appearances, quite athletic and should be well muscled though lithe. They have long, slender legs with the hind legs being slightly longer than the forelegs. The tail is also long and tapers to a point. In short coated cats it is whippy in appearance while the longer haired cats have a plumy tail.
The head sits atop a long and slender neck. It is a wedge shaped head that is quite angular rather than rounded. The eyes are on the large side with a slant towards the nose. They are almond shaped and the preferable color is green for all coat colors except solid white and parti-colored cats. In those cases the eyes may be green, blue, or odd eyed. The ears are extremely large and very wide set so that they flare out from the head as a continuation of the skull's wedge shape. On longhaired cats, they will be well furnished.
The coat comes in hundreds of different colors and all colors and patterns, except for the traditional Siamese pointed colors, are allowed. There are two coat lengths. The short coated cats have a very fine, short coat that is tight and lies close to the body. The longhaired cats have semi-long hair that lies close to the body with very little undercoat. It is fine and silky in texture. Regular brushing of the longhaired cat will keep it in good shape.
The two World Wars in the 20th century decimated many breeding programs, leaving many breeds with few representatives and in need of a gene pool replenishment. In England, one such breed was the Siamese. To increase Siamese populations, breeders bred them to British Shorthairs, Abyssinians, Russian Blues, and domestic shorthaired cats. The resulting cats were then bred back to Siamese cats to bring the pointed colors back. The intermediate cats though looked a lot like Siamese except for the color and they were great pets. A new breed was born, the Oriental Shorthair. Eventually, the longhaired gene was also added in to produce Oriental Longhairs.
In the beginning, though these colored cats were named for their colors and each one considered an individual breed. Examples of these breeds include the Foreign White, the Havana, and the Oriental Spotted Tabby. However, this soon became increasingly complicated as the sheer number of colors kept increasing. One of the crosses that did lead to its own breed was the chocolate point Siamese crosses, initially known as Havanas, which were the ancestor of the Havana Brown.
The breed was exported abroad and came to North America in the 1970s. As they were interbred with local cat breeds such as the American Shorthair, new colors became possible as well. As noted in the appearance section, there are literally hundreds of different colors of Orientals. Today, Orientals may only be bred to other Orientals but the wide range of crosses used in creating the breed ensured a large, healthy gene pool as well as an almost infinite color range.
Orientals generally live long and healthy lives. Like all members of the Siamese family, they are prone to nystagmus (involuntary rapid eye movements), crossed eyes, hepatic amyloidosis, hyperesthesia syndrome, and aortic stenosis. All breeding cats should be tested for heart issues and have a DNA test for progressive retinal atrophy (PRA).
Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph nodes, is more common in Orientals than in some other breeds. Likewise, megaesophagus is known to occur slightly more frequently in Orientals and related breeds. The latter is a gastrointestinal disease that involves an enlargement of the esophagus. This leads to difficulty swallowing and tends to become apparent after the kittens are weaned from their mother. It can be treated with medication and elevation of the food bowl can also help make eating easier. It is often a manageable condition but does require treatment to avoid malnutrition and weight loss.
Like the Siamese, the Oriental is a busybody cat. He wants to be involved in absolutely everything and he has an opinion on everything too. This is a cat that is very oriented towards his people. Most, like strangers too but some will choose to only interact with their family. He wants to be with you at all times and does his best to insert himself into all activities in the household. A very vocal cat, the Oriental does not hesitate to share his opinion on things with his family. He will not only converse, he will also lecture, scold, and recount the details of his day to anyone willing to listen.
Like Peter Pan, the Oriental is forever youthful and playful. Any toy will do and if none are on hand, they will make a game up using a crumpled piece of paper, a box, or anything else they can find. These are intelligent, inventive cats. They are also avid climbers and jumpers and love to explore high places in the home. Knick knacks and breakables should be safely tucked away. A tall cat tree is an excellent investment for them.
They are dexterous and many will put their skills to use by learning to open purses, cupboards, and other places you didn't plan on having them investigate. They will learn the rules if you teach them and, like a Golden Retriever, will gladly spend hours fetching small balls, toys, and even crumpled pieces of paper.
As with most cats that are so people oriented and tend to want to interact with their families constantly, the Oriental does not do well when left on his own. He needs company whether it is human, another cat, or a cat friendly dog. The Oriental will gladly play with children and can be extremely affectionate with them. This is a great family pet for busy homes with lots of activity.


Ubucon Europe will take place at the Antiguo Instituto Jovellanos in Gijón/Xixón (Asturias, Spain), the 27th, 28th & 29th of April 2018. A building used as a centre for scientific and technical education. Currently, it is a public space maintained and managed by the City Council and it has become a reference place for popularisation of Culture, Science and Technology. The conference will be held in multiple parallel sessions, taking place in two conference rooms and one workshop room. At the same time, several stands will be placed in the hall of the building.
Ubucon Europe 2018 in Gijón/Xixón includes social events as well. A perfect moment to get together with users and developers from all around Europe. Want to know more: please find more information on http://ubucon.eu.
Thanks to the Ubucon Europe team, we are invited to be part of the Ubucon family once again. This means we will be on Ubucon during all activities, give several talks and set up a stand to inform the world. Take a look at our Ubucon schedule and feel welcome to spread the word.
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From Teacher to Principal: Historic Appointment of Principal Chinique Pressley
3 Comments / News
Interview by David Ellis
DE: How does it feel to be the principal of a school that you have been teaching at for over two decades?
CP: Words can not express how I feel about me being a principal. It is an honor and privilege to be a representative of a prestigious catholic school where the majority of my students look like me.
David Ellis: For teachers and principals and those thinking about taking on those roles in the future, what words can you say to inspire them to do what you have done?
Principal Chinique Pressley: If you have any dreams that you want to pursue, continue to work hard, and do not give up. On the journey that you are proceeding with, you may face obstacles and may not understand why. It is part of the progress and God's preparing you for your next steps. I always share with my daughter and students "Do not let anyone tell you, you can not make it or do it!
DE: What challenges have you faced so far as being a principal for the first time?
CP: The first challenge that I faced was walking into the school building with 50% electricity. With only half of the building with lights, I had to make a quick and safe decision for the staff and students in the building. Parents were called immediately, and students were sent home for a remote learning day. The support from my staff and parents was amazing! Here at STM we "Press Forward and Fear Nothing"!
DE: For those who do not know about Saint Mark the Evangelist School, can you please tell us about this school and its history in the Harlem community for over 100 years?
CP: Saint Mark the Evangelist School was founded in 1912 for African American and Native-American students by the Sister of Blessed Sacraments. This was one of the first Catholic schools that were built for African-American students in Harlem. Saint Mark the Evangelist School and Church work together to help and service the Harlem community. For example, singing to the elderly in the nursery home, feeding families for Thanksgiving, and giving donations to the Harlem Hospital pediatric clinic. One of St. Mark's Core Values is "service". The COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult for the STM family to continue serving the Harlem community. Two years after a worldwide quarantine, the STM family is back servicing the community. As of November, we were able to provide Saint Mark Church with 600 items for their food pantry. Saint Mark Church provides the Harlem community with perishable items from their food pantry Saturday. STM is committed to serving others, our school, and beyond.
DE: Did you ever think you would be the principal of a school?
CP: One of STM's root beliefs is "with God anything is possible." I believed that I would be the principal of a school one day. I'm blessed to be the principal of St. Mark The Evangelist School. "All Dreams Come True If We Have The Courage To Pursue Them" – Walt Disney
DE: Three words that describe how you feel at the end of a school day.
CP: The three words that describe how I feel are Honored, Blessed, and Motivated.
"Yes, I can", "Yes, I did", and " Yes, Will!"
DE: What motivates you?
CP: "God created us to be a diverse community of faith", and serving a community of young people who look like me provides me with motivation. The STM population consists of FUTURE QUEENS and KINGS. Seeing them walk into the building is a reminder that my purpose is to serve, protect and guide the STM community.
DE: I have observed you in the mornings, greeting parents, students, and staff. Where do you get that burst of energy, and what is your morning routine to get ready for the day?
CP: I begin every morning by thanking God. On the drive to work, I listen to a playlist of gospel music. My burst energy begins with God. The arrival of students and their parents provides me with a boost of energy. Seeing the students walk up the ramp each and every day saying," Good Morning" and giving me a "fist pump" or a "hug" as they walk into the building provides me with the necessary energy I need to start the day.
DE: What do you miss about being in the classroom?
CP: I miss teaching the students directly and being a part of their growth. As a middle school teacher, I watched as 6th graders mature into 8th graders ready for high school. As the principal, I am able to witness the students grow from a different perspective. I'm excited to see the journey and growth of our Pre-K3 students as they enter middle school, and then high school.
DE: What has been the response from parents, teachers, staff, students, and also former students after becoming principal of Saint Mark the Evangelist School?
CP: The response from parents, teachers, and the staff was "well deserved!" I have served the Harlem community in my role as a teacher for 25 years. I know the culture of the school, and the community and the community knows me. My current students were elated that I would be their new principal but disappointed I would not be their teacher. My former students wish that they were attending STM now and wish me the BEST of LUCK and BE THE BEST I CAN BE! This was an old sign I had hanging in my classroom. They said, Ms. Pressley, you got this!
3 thoughts on "From Teacher to Principal: Historic Appointment of Principal Chinique Pressley"
Brother John, OFM
Like her strong and wonderful mother, Jannie, Chinique is a woman of faith, commitment,
and determination. She has a vision and will work hard to see it become a reality.
I had the privilege of being at Holy Cross School in the Bronx as both a teacher, Junior
High Chairperson, and then Assistant Principal. We are proud of Chinique and her
commitment to Catholic Education. Chinique is blessed to be Principal of Saint
Mark's and Saint Mark's is blessed to have her as their Principal. I believe "she can"
"she did" and "she will" ….
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i am so proud of my 'daughter' Chinique. Jannie, her mother, would tell me that Chinique was determined to accomplish whatever she had her mind set to do, just like me. I think that meant we were both 'stubborn.' It paid off in that Chinique elevated from teacher to principal because she believed in God's divine help to put her where He wanted her to be. May God continue to richly bless her, and I'm praying for her continued success all the way.
Alicia Holloway
When I read this message it brings tears of Joy to me. I've known Ms Pressley for a very long time and I have always known that education was her passion and even her purpose. I've watched her as a teacher going hard for her students. Ms Pressley daughter is my God Daughter it's been time we've gone to past students graduation because they wanted her to know they kept going. I'm so proud of her and happy for her.


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Q: Bundler install with cflags / distcc for a Rails 4 appllication I am setting up a Rails 4 application on a Raspberry Pi.  In order to speed up the installation of gems when I run bundle install I set up a distcc server (with the ARM cross compiler) on my Linux desktop.
What I cannot find is a way to pass either via CFLAGS or some other means the command to use distcc when I run 'bundle install'.  Bundler does not recognise the --with-cflags switch.
In searching for a solution I have found how to do this on a gem by gem basis here but I would prefer a setup where it could all be done with one command.
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There aren't many jobs that require more bravery than being a firefighter. You risk your life to try to save those in danger, battling a blaze that could take the floor from under you or burst unexpectedly through a wall. When your job is fighting wildfires, when wind conditions can shift suddenly and fires can leap quickly from tree to tree, the risks are even greater.
So it was yesterday in Arizona, when 19 firefighters — 19! — were killed while trying to contain a huge wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona. It's the largest loss of firefighters in a single day since 9/11.
The firefighters were part of an experienced, elite unit that was attempting to clear brush to prevent the spread of the fire. The members of the unit were equipped with the latest technology, including special fire retardant blankets that are designed to allow firefighters to dig a hole, crouch in, cover themselves with the blanket, and hope that the fire burns over the top of the blanket without harming them. Yesterday, though, something happened. The fire turned, caught the firefighters in the wrong position, and the result was disaster. Some of the dead firefighters were found beneath their fire blankets, but the heat and flames were too intense for the technology. It must have been a terrifying and horrible way to go. Two members of the unit somehow survived and are being treated for severe burns.
The Yarnell fire was started by lightning, during a period of intense heat in the desert southwest. It's a natural occurrence that probably has been happening for thousands of years. The difference is that now people are building houses in those arid hills, and when fires start they expect firefighters to try to stop the fires and save their homes. Every summer, we read about wildfires threatening communities in California, Arizona, Nevada, and other states in the western U.S.
When a tragedy like this occurs, and so many people die, I wonder: why are we allowing people to build houses in places that are regularly exposed to wildfires, and why are we asking courageous firefighters, and their families, to run deadly risks as a result? Wouldn't it be prudent to reexamine our western land use policies, rather than regularly mourning the loss of some of our bravest citizens who died trying to protect homes that should not have been built in the first place?
When I read the political news, I often feel like I'm in high school again. That was my reaction when I read the story this week about an apparently testy exchange between President Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on an airport tarmac.
President Obama, fresh from his State of the Union speech, flew to Arizona to talk about his policy proposals. Brewer met him at the airport tarmac, and the two had a terse discussion. The President's press secretary says the President told Brewer her version of a 2010 Oval Office meeting they had, described in a book Brewer recently wrote, was inaccurate. Brewer says she went to meet the President to talk about "Arizona's comeback" and instead he focused on the book and seemed "thin-skinned" and "a little tense." The President says the little snit was "no big deal." No kidding!
I find this kind of story embarrassing, because it exposes the unflattering qualities of our political leaders. With all of the problems besetting America and Arizona, why would the President need to bring up the characterization of a meeting that happened two years ago in a book that almost no one has even heard of, much less read? Isn't he big enough to shrug off such things? If not, how much time is he spending fretting about other minor stuff? As for Governor Brewer, can't she give the President a break and simply report that they had an animated discussion without calling him "thin-skinned"? Couldn't she be a big enough person to resist the temptation to score cheap political points from this silly, meaningless incident?
Next thing you know, we'll learn that the President and the Governor were passing notes in study hall.
Here's a curious story: the United States State Department has cited the federal government's lawsuit against the Arizona immigration law in a "required report" to the United Nations Human Rights Council as one of the 100 steps the federal government has taken to uphold human and civil rights in the United States. Arizona's governor, Jan Brewer, has reacted to this news with studied outrage.
There are lots of weird facets to this news item. For example, why is the United States "required" to file a report about its internal affairs with the United Nations Human Rights Council? (If we didn't file the report, would the Council "flunk" us?) Why should we be reporting to a Council that includes such noted freedom-loving countries as Cuba, Libya, China, and Saudi Arabia (among other countries where citizens enjoy fewer freedoms than are found in the U.S.A.)? Moreover, do we really think that bringing a lawsuit that sought to enjoin the Arizona law before its enforcement was even attempted by police officers was really an important step in upholding human and civil rights?
The clear impression is that the State Department is pandering to an international community that is desperate to conclude that the United States is filled with angry xenophobes whose hate-filled bigotry is only barely being held in check through legal steps taken by our federal government. The reaction of the Arizona Governor reported in the story linked above seems overdone, but it does rankle to think that our own national government is suggesting that one of our states needs to be restrained from violating human rights — and then is broadcasting that suggestion to repressive governments who don't afford their citizens even the most basic freedoms provided by our Bill of Rights.
The recent enactment (and even more recent amendment) of a state law in Arizona that criminalizes illegal immigrant status has brought the issue of immigration to the forefront of national attention. For the news reports I have heard, it seems to be one of those issues where people quickly choose up sides, adopt hard-line positions, and then are unwilling to try to understand the views and motivations of the other side. Massive marches to protest the Arizona law are planned for today.
Yesterday four of us from the office — JV, The Unkempt Guy, the Domer, and me — had an animated but respectful, and I think helpful, discussion about the immigration issue. Although we approached the issue from different perspectives, our discussion indicated that there are some clear points of agreement.
First, we all recognized (obviously) that racial profiling is unacceptable and destructive of our free and pluralistic society. The biggest challenge for the Arizona statute, if it ever takes effect, will be to develop some method for determining "reasonable suspicion" that is not, in reality, focused exclusively or primarily on skin color and language capabilities. Perhaps everyone who is stopped by police should be treated equally and asked to provide the same evidence of citizenship or legal immigrant status, as a routine matter.
Second, we all agreed that maintaining secure borders is a fundamental requirement of nationhood and the job of the federal government. If you cannot prevent marauding bands of armed men from crossing the border at will, can you even call yourself a country? It may be easy for people in Ohio or other northern states to criticize the citizens of Arizona or downplay their concerns, but I've heard some harrowing reports about Americans who live near the border who have been hurt, killed, or terrorized by the armed groups of drug runners or human traffickers who have crossed the border and roamed the desert with impunity. Who would want to be awakened at night by the sounds of unknown groups of men crossing their property?
Third, we all agreed that legal immigration has been a wonderful thing for our country and should be encouraged. This should not be a surprise — all of us have ancestors who came to this land, though Ellis Island and other ports of entry, from various parts of Europe and the British Isles, eager to start a new life in a New World of freedom and opportunity.


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Boss Ryan Lowe looking for more craft to Preston North End's forward play
Preston North End to face a QPR squad revamped by investment from Ebere Eze sale
It will be a new-look Queens Park Rangers side which lines ups against Preston North End tonight (7.45pm) following a busy transfer window.
Wednesday, 21st October 2020, 12:30 pm
The West London side cashed in on Ebere Eze in the summer, selling the talented midfielder for £19.5m to Crystal Palace.
Some of that money has been reinvested, with eight new signings arriving at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.
There have been other departures too, Ryan Manning sold to Swansea for £250,000, while Jordan Hugill's loan ended.
Queens Park Rangers striker Macauley Bonne is challenged by Bournemouth defender Chris Mepham
So things have very much been freshened up by QPR boss Mark Warburton.
The new faces have included Macauley Bonne, a £2m signing from Charlton and a player PNE were linked with at one stage. The striker is expected to lead the attack for Preston's visit.
Another new boy of sorts is Luke Amos, bought from Tottenham after being on loan last season. However, his season looks to be over after he suffered a cruciate ligament injury in Saturday's 0-0 draw at Bournemouth.
Scotland international Lyndon Dykes arrived from Livingstone, with Tom Carroll recruited from Swansea City.
North End manager Alex Neil has certainly taken note of QPR's recruitment ahead of the trip to the capital.
Neil said: "They've taken a batch of the Eze money and invested in six or seven new signings.
"It freshens them up which is important. That freshness can give you impetus."
QPR have six points on the board after a 2-0 opening-day win over Nottingham Forest and draws with Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday and Bournemouth.
Their one Championship defeat came at Coventry where they were beaten 3-2.


Transport Topics reviews two recent TCP surveys that indicate a slowing in freight demand as well as "continued capacity constraints." TCP's fourth quarter Business Expectations survey showed that 34% of the fleets surveyed are planning to add equipment in the next 12 months but this is primarily replacement of aging equipment. To read more about TCP's recent survey and industry trends such as driver additions, click here.
Truckinginfo.com covers the recent survey conducted by TCP which shows that carriers are worried about labor shortages. Read more.
Fleet Owner cites the recent TCP Business Expectations Survey in its article geared towards the issues that carriers will face in 2011. These issues include driver shortages and small fleet survivability. Read the full article here. Read more.
The fourth quarter Business Expectations Survey was cited in a recent article by Transport Topics about a 148% gain in truck orders. The survey showed that many carriers are "shifting to a more aggressive tractor replacement plan." TCP partners were in the article, to read click here.
In a article by OverDrive.com the recent survey by TCP is discussed, referencing the trends the industry survey has shown over the last two years. While optimism has waned in the last two quarters, carriers have still become more optimistic that volumes and rates will increase in 2011. Read the full article here. Read more.
Today'sTrucking.com covers how according to TCP's recent survey, capacity is lagging behind fleet expansion. Read more.
TheTrucker.com highlights the good news for truck makers. The recent TCP survey shows that forty percent of responding carriers said that they would acquire (or replace) more than 10% of their fleet. Read more.
TruckingInfo.com covers the recent survey conducted by TCP which shows that carriers are more eager to replace their aging fleets, but do not plan on adding capacity. Read the full article here.
TruckingInfo.com covers the recent survey conducted by TCP which shows that carriers are moving to more aggressive equipment acquisition and replacement plans. Read the full article here. Read more.
Citing TCP's recent survey, Automotiveworld.com highlights that carriers are optimistic for 2011. Read more.


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Peach SNP Array
Although a large number of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers covering the entire genome are needed to enable molecular breeding efforts such as genome wide association studies, fine mapping, genomic selection and marker-assisted selection in peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] and related Prunus species, only a limited number of genetic markers, including simple sequence repeats (SSRs), have been available to date. To address this need, an international consortium (The International Peach SNP Consortium; IPSC) has pursued a coordinated effort to perform genome-scale SNP discovery in peach using next generation sequencing platforms to develop and characterize a high-throughput Illumina Infinium® SNP genotyping array platform. We performed whole genome re-sequencing of 56 peach breeding accessions using the Illumina and Roche/454 sequencing technologies. Polymorphism detection algorithms identified a total of 1,022,354 SNPs. Validation with the Illumina GoldenGate® assay was performed on a subset of the predicted SNPs, verifying ~75% of genic (exonic and intronic) SNPs, whereas only about a third of intergenic SNPs were verified. Conservative filtering was applied to arrive at a set of 8,144 SNPs that were included on the IPSC peach SNP array v1, distributed over all eight peach chromosomes with an average spacing of 26.7 kb between SNPs. Use of this platform to screen a total of 709 accessions of peach in two separate evaluation panels identified a total of 6,869 (84.3%) polymorphic SNPs.
The almost 7,000 SNPs verified as polymorphic through extensive empirical evaluation represent an excellent source of markers for future studies in genetic relatedness, genetic mapping, and dissecting the genetic architecture of complex agricultural traits. The IPSC peach SNP array v1 is commercially available and we expect that it will be used worldwide for genetic studies in peach and related stone fruit and nut species.


One of by far the most common electrical wiring queries is regarding how to wire a switch. Whilst using switches at home is sort of simple, wiring just one may well not be that easy for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is definitely quite simple to wire. You can find different types of switches, but for this example, let's say you are putting in a single-pole toggle switch, an exceptionally typical swap (as well as most basic).
There are three colours of wires inside a typical single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and green. Splice the black wire in two and link them within the terminal screws - a person on top along with the other over the base screw on the change. The white wire serves being a supply of uninterrupted electricity and is also usually linked to your mild colored terminal screw (e.g., silver). Connect the environmentally friendly wire to your ground screw of your swap.
These ways would generally be enough to make a typical change get the job done with no problem. Nevertheless, for those who are usually not confident that you just can complete the job effectively and safely and securely you better allow the pros get it done in its place. Right after all, there is a purpose why this endeavor is one of the most commonly encountered electrical wiring questions requested by a lot of people.
For many motive, the best way to wire a ceiling fan is usually amongst the most frequent electrical wiring thoughts. To simplify this undertaking, you need to use only one change for your single ceiling fan. To wire the fan, it's only a make any difference of connecting the black wire from the ceiling fan for the black wire with the change. If there is a light, the blue wire should be related on the black wire of your switch too.
There are reasons why these are generally by far the most typically questioned electrical wiring thoughts. A single, many imagine it really is basic to do, and two, these are definitely the typical electrical duties in your house. But then you certainly should not set your basic safety at risk inside your goal to save cash. The stakes could even be substantially larger if you try and lower your expenses and do an electrical wiring work with out enough information or experience.


Holiday Inn Resort® Kandooma Maldives has 160 villas in four different styles of beach and garden villas, beach houses, family villas and over water villas. Each villa type at this Kandooma resort in Maldives has been designed with cool clean lines with whitewashed timber providing warm texture to the unshod foot. Large picture windows mean that you are only a glance away from the great blue outdoors.
The connected iPod generation need not fret as the island is completely covered with Wi-Fi broadband. Didn't bring your iPod? No problem, the reception has a selection for a loan which is already programmed with a diverse playlist.
Grab a coffee and wood-fired pizza from the Bokkuraa Coffee Club beside our sparkling infinity pool, or unwind with a good book and views over the peaceful lagoon.
You can indulge in a soothing massage and beauty treatments in our Kandooma Spa at this Maldives honeymoon resort, and book the Spa Suite's private garden with plunge pool for a romantic afternoon.
Learn to sail on a catamaran trip around the region's sandbanks and take it easy with cocktails on a sunset cruise. It's just 5 minutes by boat from Holiday Inn Resort® Kandooma Maldives for diving and snorkelling among colourful tropical fish at the reef.
Face-painting and fun games keep the children entertained at our Kids' Club, while parents unwind with a game of tennis or a workout in our fully equipped gym. Top off a perfect day with a Maldivian seafood feast and breathtaking sunsets on The Deck at The Kitchen restaurant.
The Republic of Maldives is a group of 26 atolls in the Indian Ocean; an Island nation located about 700 km south-west of Sri Lanka.
The Maldives' features 1,192 islands, roughly 200 of which are inhabited by local communities. More than 100 of these are used as resorts. The islands stretch for about 800 km from North to South, 130km at the widest point with no geological feature higher than 4 feet above sea level.
No prior visa is required to enter the Republic of Maldives. A 30-day entry permit will be granted to visitors on arrival at designated ports of entry, based on the immigration requirements.
There are many international airlines flying into the Maldives, offering good connections from Paris, London, New York and Singapore to name a few.


From May 16th thru May 19th, Elizabeth Loraine, the author of the Royal Blood Chronicles will be making a whirlwind tour through virtual land and stopping at as many websites as she can from May 16th thru the 18th all leading up to her BLOODLINES BOOK RELEASE PARTY on May 19th on Savannah Chase's blog, www.savannahchase.com.
Her book the Bloodlines will then be available for purchase on her Amazon.com page here and through Barnes and Noble eBook. The exact link will be released on May 19th on Savannah's website.
Followers of the blog have several chances to win one of several copies of Bloodlines eBooks as well as a $50 Amazon.com gift card. All you have to do is comment on EACH blog for a chance to enter your name into the drawing then you must comment on Savannah Chase's blog on the 19th. Remember that you can enter to win as many times as you want just by visiting all the blogs and commenting BUT you have to visit Savannah's on the 19th and comment in order to be eligible. Elizabeth will be visiting each blog throughout the week to speak with fans and followers.
These books are amazing! Anyone who hasn't read them should do so immediately!
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The U.S. government has donated computer equipment to the Dominican Republic National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) to help them fight Transnational Organized Crime that uses the island as a bridge for drug trafficking.
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The United States government has donated computer equipment to the Dominican Republic National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) to help it fight transnational organized criminal groups that use the island as a transit point for drug trafficking.
"We should welcome any initiative that contributes to make the work of fighting drug trafficking more efficient, and this donation can strengthen that effectiveness," said Wilfredo Lozano, director of the Center for Research and Social Studies at the Universidad Iberoamericana in the Dominican Republic.
The donation, was made through the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic and the International Affairs Bureau of Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) in the framework of cooperation agreements between the governments of both nations. U.S. authorities delivered it to DNCD president Major General Julio Cesar Souffront Velasquez in a ceremony at Directorate's headquarters on May 28.
"This new step will allow the interconnection of all offices across the country," the General said.
The equipment is part of an aid package worth about $1.5 million overall; law enforcement authorities have already recorded the donated equipment in the DNCD Fixed Assets System and will distribute it to different departments.
DNCD cooperates with the U.S. to confiscate drugs
The DNCD will use the equipment to fight organized crime groups and seize illegal drugs.
Dominican Republic law enforcement authorities have confiscated 7,000 kilos of cocaine since January 1, this year often in cooperation with U.S. and other partner nations. For instance, in early June, the DNCD, captured seven suspected members of an international drug trafficking organization. Authorities had tracked the network's shipments for weeks, and arrested the suspects as they were transporting small amounts of cocaine in a Santo Domingo restaurant parking lot. The alleged drug trafficking group included Dominicans, Belgians, Colombians and Serbs; it used the Dominican Republic to send large drug shipments from South America into the United States and Canada.
"The interdictions are the result of greater efficiency. The security forces of both countries are fighting the increase of drug trafficking in the region," said Lozano.
Other U.S. donations to the DR to help combat drug trafficking
The computer equipment isn't the first donation the United States government has made to the Dominican Republic in the fight against transnational criminal organizations and drug trafficking.
For example, in September 2014, the U.S. donated to the Dominican Republic a 37-foot Boston Whaler Interceptor Patrol Boat during a ceremony held at the Dominican Navy base 27 de Febrero. The vessel is the tenth of a planned 12 to be donated by the U.S., and will be used by the Dominican Navy to support joint and interagency efforts to combat drug trafficking. The nine other boats are deployed in diverse locations across the nation, including Cabo Rojo, Barahona, Las Calderas and Punta Cana.
The event was attended by Navy Chief Edmundo Félix Pimentel, who thanked the United States for the donation.
"The training of security personnel and the donation of equipment are part of the cooperation between the two nations," Lozano said. In addition to fighting drug trafficking "right now it is important for the Dominican Republic to be monitoring the land and marine Dominican-Haitian border that is used by criminal organizations for human trafficking as well."
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Sample letter on the delay in implementation of the new norms of the air emissions for TPPs
By: LMB Staff
Hon'ble Chief Minister
Hon'ble Minister of Health
Hon'ble Minister of Environment & Forest
Subject: Concerns about deferment of emission norms of Thermal Power plants
We are a group of concerned citizens with serious concerns on the delay in
implementation of the new norms of the air emissions for Thermal Power Plants (TPP) and its implications on public health.
Sans Compliance, Norms will not curb pollution:
In December 2015, the MoEFCC initiated the first step towards addressing concerns about air pollution by thermal power plants, by introducing an amendment to the Environment (Protection) Rules of 1986, bringing in new and tighter norms for emissions from coal-based power plants. All existing and new Thermal Power Plants were given time till dec 2017 to comply with the newly amended rules. Through this, the MoEFCC committed to a reduction of Particulate Matter (PM) Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen dioxide (NOx) and mercury in air. Prior this notification, there were no
standards for these parameters for the thermal power sector.
2020 will mark three years since the initial deadline to bring toxic air emissions under control. Thermal Power Plants in India have sought several extensions without complying to the new rules. Now they are seeking another extension for at least 2 more years to implement the new standards.
According to the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), only 1% of the total coal power plant capacity required to comply with the emission standards under the current phasing plan have installed Flue-gas desulphurization (FGD) technology. Whereas from the total 169.7GW of coal capacity, bids for only 27% capacity have been awarded bids for FGD implementation. Such lack of progress is very disheartening to
Air Quality: Implementation of strict air emission norms will protect public health
Each year, thousands of people die of respiratory ailments triggered by toxic air and thermal plants contribute majorly to worsening the air quality. Indian cities have acquired notoriety globally for their poor air quality. According to World Health Organisation report of 2018, 14 out of 20 worst polluted cities in the World are in India.
A comprehensive study led by IIT Bombay, the Health Effects Institute (HEI), and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) found "residential biomass burning and coal emissions from power and industry" were among leading sources contributing to pollution and ill health in 2015. Data from the 2015 Global Burden of Disease analysis, supported by Indian health evidence, suggest that these levels contribute to over 10% of all Indian deaths each year. The premature mortality attributed to air
pollution contributed to over 29 million healthy years of life lost; overall, air pollution contributed to nearly 1.1 million deaths in 2015 (1) .
Estimates by CREA reveal that with every missed deadline of stricter norms
implementation, Indian TPPs are causing 88,000 of new cases of childhood asthma; 140,000 preterm births; and 3,900 number of premature deaths among children annually. Missed deadlines also mean 135,000 premature deaths among adults and loss of 84 million days of productive work annually.
According to experts at CREA, the implementation of the tighter emission norms will help cut particulate emissions by 40 per cent; SO2 and NOx emissions by 48 per cent respectively and mercury emissions by 60 per cent compared to earlier levels in the existing plants. The implementation of tighter emission norms will also help plants built after 2017 cut SO2 emissions by 89 per cent; NOx emissions by 79 per cent and mercury
emissions by 75 per cent compared with the earlier state-of-the-art plants.
Cost of emission control vs Savings on Health Costs:
According to the estimate of Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), based on new tenders issued, FGD cost varies between INR 40 – 80 Lakhs/MW based on the capacity to be retrofitted. Accounting for the economies of scale, the increase in tariff due to pollution control technology (PCT) retrofits varies between INR 0.34/kWh to INR 1.36/kWh according to plant utilization rate, capacity, and residual life of the plant. If all
plants, including those identified for retirement in Central Electricity Authority's National Electricity Plan 2018, were to be retrofitted with PCT, it would cost INR 94,267 crores. If eligible plants alone were included, it would cost INR 80,587 crores.
A comparative analysis between cost of pollution control technology with social costs, as done in a study by CEEW – Urban Emissions, calculated that the capital cost of FGD installation translates to 30-72 paisa /KWh depending on capacity at which the plant is operating, plant load factor and life of the plant. The health and social costs drop from a whopping Rs 8.58/KWh to 0.73 paise/KWh if the coal plants meet the standards.
Keeping in mind the critical health implications of further delaying the implementation of norms we urge you to ensure that Thermal Power Plants in your State, under your ministry's leadership strictly adhere to the new emission norms at the earliest in coordination with all government departments.
(1 https://www.healtheffects.org/system/files/GBD-MAPS-SpecRep21-India-press-release.pdf)
(Letter via Doctors For Clean Air, Health Energy Initiative, Extinction Rebellion India, My Right To Breathe, Warrior Moms, #DelhiTreesSOS, CREA and letmebreathe.in)
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