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Measure C to Repeal Height Limit in Midway District Passes By Narrow Margin
An aerial view of the Midway District along Sports Arena Boulevard. Courtesy City of San Diego
A city of San Diego ballot measure that would remove the 30-foot coastal height limit for buildings in the Midway District appeared Thursday to have been approved by a narrow margin.
With less than 15,000 ballots left to tally in the county from the Nov. 8 election, the measure was ahead by around 9,000 votes, with a margin of 51.1% to 48.9%.
It was unclear how many of the still-outstanding ballots are from the city of San Diego.
Measure C's passage would exclude the 1,324-acre Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan area from the existing 30-foot height limit on buildings, which supporters say will spur housing opportunities and revitalize a run-down neighborhood.
Measure C's supporters included San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, Councilman Chris Cate, and the Midway Community Planning Group. In their ballot statement, supporters said the measure "is the key to creating a pedestrian- friendly, transit-oriented community with entertainment, shops, and outdoor recreation." They also said the Midway District is not a coastal area and should not have been included in the Coastal Height Limit Zone established in 1972.
Cate took to Twitter to thank supporters of the measure.
"Thank you to all the San Diegans that have once again supported lifting the height limit in the Midway District, and supporting the vision for more housing and opportunities in this neighborhood," he wrote.
Opponents said removing the height limit would block coastal views and cause density issues leading to traffic congestion in the area.
In 2020, voters approved an identical measure to remove the height limit, but opponents sued the city and a judge ruled in their favor, stating that the city did not conduct proper environmental analysis before putting that measure before voters.
"Identical in wording to Measure E in 2020, which received 57% of the vote, we believe the uncertainty over the outcome and lower margin of approval indicates that voters have become more wary of proposals airily claiming to provide "affordable housing," read a statement from Keep the Coast 30, an opposition group to the measure. "With this in mind, we want it known that our efforts have not ended with this election but only just begun. We will continue to organize and work with other grassroots groups to protect our coastal areas, and urge those wanting to do the same to join with us."
Opponents again sued in an attempt to block Measure C, alleging that the city's latest environmental impact analysis only studied the measure's effect on views, and not other factors such as traffic, air and water quality.
Opponents, including environmental group Save Our Access, said the measure will force "high-rise development into existing beach communities" to the benefit of developers. Save Our Access, which filed both lawsuits challenging the height limit ballot measures, say more parks and open space would be beneficial, rather than high-rise development projects.
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Augustina Ginikawa was strategic in her plans to progress her career – she knew she wanted to combine her passion for Information Technology with Engineering and decided to pursue a Masters.
Augustina's love for technology started early when her mother procured her first mobile phone – an Alcatel. From that point, there was no looking back. When she applied to study at RGU, Augustina was already armed with a BSc in Computer Science and hands-on experience in Nigeria where she worked as an IT Service Desk Analyst and Systems Administrator for two years with International Breweries Plc., one of the largest breweries in Nigeria. "I was drawn to an MSc in Information Technology for the Oil and Gas Industry as it offered a wealth of academic resources about Information Technology and how it applies to the Oil and Gas Industry in Aberdeen - the Oil Capital of Europe."
Augustina was very impressed by RGU's teaching methods, "The computing facilities were top-notch, and my lecturers delivered industry-relevant lectures flawlessly as well as in a highly interactive manner."
After having attended a few job events and career fairs, Augustina was able to strengthen her interview and presentations skills. Thanks to her industry-relevant education and course modules about Petroleum Geoscience, Oil and Gas Engineering and Intranet Systems Development, Augustina was able to secure a job as an IT Engineer at BP and is making a smooth transition into her work life. "All of these aspects were covered during my onboarding activities at work. I simply smile from ear to ear each time I participate in any activity that involves working across various teams."
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The New York Times Science Bestseller from Robert Wachter, Modern Healthcare's #1 Most Influential Physician-Executive in the US While modern medicine produces miracles, it also delivers care that is too often unsafe, unreliable, unsatisfying, and impossibly expensive. For the past few decades, technology has been touted as the cure for all of healthcare's ills. But medicine stubbornly resisted computerization - until now. Over the past five years, thanks largely to billions of dollars in federal incentives, healthcare has finally gone digital. Yet once clinicians started using computers to actually deliver care, it dawned on them that something was deeply wrong. Why were doctors no longer making eye contact with their patients? How could one of America's leading hospitals give a teenager a 39-fold overdose of a common antibiotic, despite a state-of-the-art computerized prescribing system? How could a recruiting ad for physicians tout the absence of an electronic medical record as a major selling point? Logically enough, we've pinned the problems on clunky software, flawed implementations, absurd regulations, and bad karma. It was all of those things, but it was also something far more complicated. And far more interesting . . . Written with a rare combination of compelling stories and hard-hitting analysis by one of the nation's most thoughtful physicians, The Digital Doctor examines healthcare at the dawn of its computer age. It tackles the hard questions, from how technology is changing care at the bedside to whether government intervention has been useful or destructive. And it does so with clarity, insight, humor, and compassion. Ultimately, it is a hopeful story. "We need to recognize that computers in healthcare don't simply replace my doctor's scrawl with Helvetica 12," writes the author Dr. Robert Wachter. "Instead, they transform the work, the people who do it, and their relationships with each other and with patients. . . . Sure, we should have thought of this sooner. But it's not too late to get it right." This riveting book offers the prescription for getting it right, making it essential reading for everyone - patient and provider alike - who cares about our healthcare system.
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William Hurt has joined the cast of the Jesse Owens biopic 'Race', which stars Stephan James as the famous track and field athlete.
Also starring Jeremy Irons, Jason Sudeikis, and Carice van Houten, 'Race' is directed by Stephen Hopkins and is filming in Montreal and on location at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, where Owens won his record-breaking four gold medals in 1936.
Hurt will play Jeremiah Mahoney, president of the Amateur Athletic Union, who led efforts to boycott the 1936 Olympics.
'Race' is produced by Jean Charles Lévy, Luc Dayan, Kate Garwood, Hopkins, Louis-Philippe Rochon, Dominique Séguin, Karsten Brünig and Thierry Potok. Executive producers are Christophe Charlier, Ben Grass, Scott Kennedy, Bonnie Timmermann, George Acogny, Nicolas Manuel, Jonathan Bronfman and Al Munteanu.


Anna K, the eponymously-named fashion brand called after its designer, Anna Karenina, is back making noises in the cryptoworld again, this time with a crypto auction. In January, the '30 under 30' star according to Forbes created a splash when she launched her concept of a crypto FashionCoin at Fashion Days in Kiev. Her latest collection shown on the catwalks in Kiev was fixated on crypto, using tag-lines such as 'In Coin We Trust' emblazoned on t-shirts. The world's first fashion on the blockchain conference was held at the same time in Kiev.
Now AnnaK has launched a world first: a crypto auction for her designer t-shirts. The slogan this time is Vitalik is my Sputnik. There are ten limited edition t-shirts available to purchase using Ethereum smart contracts. These are dedicated to the creator of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin. People are invited to tender for tokens, which can be used to obtain the exclusive t-shirt. There are ten t-shirts in total which will include the name of the successful bidder in each case.
An additional, two t-shirts by Anna K were produced for Vitalik Buterin and herself. Anna will present Vitalik with his t-shirt at the Forbes magazine '30 Under 30' summit in Tel Aviv, Israel in May. Anna K made the Forbes '30 Under 30' in 2017 in two categories (Youngest, and The Arts), and Buterin was listed in 2018 in the finance category.
dialogue between the young, creative and talented, however now the industry is based on old capital and historic brands. I am convinced fashion should correspond to the current lifestyle of my generation Z: crypto is now cooler than a skateboard. Vitalik Buterin and his project Ethereum inspires me, it's a revolution. That's why I decided to create a unique and limited collection dedicated to Vitalik, and will present it at auction for ETH." Anna K says.
The meaning of the print is a play on the words "Vitalik-Sputnik" and the ambiguity of the word 'Sputnik' which has an English usage come to refer to satellites, but in its original sense meant 'companion'.
Bidders will be invited to send ETH to the address that will be made available tomorrow. The first auction begins at 12 noon GMT and ends at 11:59 the following day. The lot is described as a limited unisex t-shirt with the slogan plus 'I'm not giving away eth' written underneath.
Each t-shirt will be auctioned in a separate day, from t-shirt #10 down to #1. The highest bid will be successful and the other bids returned once the auction is finished. The successful bidder, upon receiving the winning token, will then contact AnnaK to discuss the customization of their t-shirt, which they will then receive within ten days.


HERNANDEZ RIVERA Yonny Jose flies out. F4. 1 out.
JIMENEZ CRUXENT Daniel Alejandro walks.
Foul. JIMENEZ CRUXENT to 2nd on E1.
CEDEÑO MENDOZA Leandro Arturo reaches on error. E-5. JIMENEZ CRUXENT to 3rd on E5.
CONCEPCION HERNANDEZ Anthony Jose singles to deep center field. JIMENEZ CRUXENT scores. CEDEÑO MENDOZA to 2nd. 1 RBI.
DIAZ ARTEAGA Joel Samuel walks. CEDEÑO MENDOZA to 3rd. CONCEPCION HERNANDEZ to 2nd.
YEPEZ ALVAREZ Juan David flies out. F4. 2 out.
MACHADO ACOSTA Carlos Daniel singles to right field. CEDEÑO MENDOZA scores. CONCEPCION HERNANDEZ scores. DIAZ ARTEAGA to 3rd. 2 RBI.
ALVAREZ ALBORNOZ Joscar Jose flies out to right field. F9. 3 out.
MORENO CORPORAN Hansel grounds out. 6-3. 1 out.
ROSARIO VALDEZ Eguy grounds out. 3U. 3 out.
RODRIGUEZ SUBERO Jorma Jesus singles to left field.
Called Strike 2. RODRIGUEZ SUBERO to 2nd on stolen base.
HERNANDEZ RIVERA Yonny Jose flies out to right center. F9. 1 out.
JIMENEZ CRUXENT Daniel Alejandro grounds out. 5-3. 2 out.
CEDEÑO MENDOZA Leandro Arturo singles to left field. RODRIGUEZ SUBERO scores. 1 RBI.
TAVERAS FIGUEROA Martin Roberto homers to deep left field. 1 RBI.
SANDOVAL CRUZ Ariel triples to center field.
GOMEZ FRIAS Dariel Aneudys singles to center field. SANDOVAL CRUZ scores. 1 RBI.
YNFANTE SANCHEZ Wadye Jose walks. GOMEZ FRIAS to 2nd.
MORENO CORPORAN Hansel flies out to left field. F7. 3 out.
DIAZ ARTEAGA Joel Samuel grounds out. 5U. 1 out.
MACHADO ACOSTA Carlos Daniel singles to center field. YEPEZ ALVAREZ to 2nd. YEPEZ ALVAREZ out at 3rd 85.
Swinging Strike 2. MACHADO ACOSTA out at 2nd CS24.
RIJO DEL ROSARIO Wendell Roel grounds out. 5-3. 1 out.
ROSARIO VALDEZ Eguy reaches on error. E-5.
TAVERAS FIGUEROA Martin Roberto walks. ROSARIO VALDEZ to 2nd.
Ball 1. ROSARIO VALDEZ to 3rd on E2. TAVERAS FIGUEROA to 2nd on E2.
RODRIGUEZ Julio Esteban reaches on fielders choice. ROSARIO VALDEZ out at home 52. TAVERAS FIGUEROA to 3rd.
SANDOVAL CRUZ Ariel strikes out swinging. 3 out.
ALVAREZ ALBORNOZ Joscar Jose flies out to right field. F9. 1 out.
RODRIGUEZ SUBERO Jorma Jesus singles.
Ball 1. RODRIGUEZ SUBERO to 2nd on stolen base.
HERNANDEZ RIVERA Yonny Jose grounds out. 3U. RODRIGUEZ SUBERO to 3rd. 2 out.
JIMENEZ CRUXENT Daniel Alejandro reaches on error. E-6. RODRIGUEZ SUBERO scores.
CEDEÑO MENDOZA Leandro Arturo flies out. F6. 3 out.
GOMEZ FRIAS Dariel Aneudys flies out to right center. F9. 1 out.
YNFANTE SANCHEZ Wadye Jose strikes out swinging. 2 out.
Ball 1. GUZMAN MINYETTY to 2nd on stolen base.
CONCEPCION HERNANDEZ Anthony Jose flies out to center field. F8. 1 out.
DIAZ ARTEAGA Joel Samuel grounds out. 6-3. 2 out.
YEPEZ ALVAREZ Hit By Pitch.
MACHADO ACOSTA Carlos Daniel strikes out swinging. 3 out.
RIJO DEL ROSARIO Wendell Roel grounds out. 6-3. 1 out.
RODRIGUEZ Julio Esteban strikes out swinging. 3 out.
HERNANDEZ RIVERA Yonny Jose walks. RODRIGUEZ SUBERO to 2nd.
JIMENEZ CRUXENT Daniel Alejandro flies out to right field. F9. RODRIGUEZ SUBERO to 3rd. 2 out.
Ball 2. HERNANDEZ RIVERA to 2nd on wild pitch.
CEDEÑO MENDOZA Leandro Arturo grounds out. 4U. 3 out.
SANDOVAL CRUZ Ariel grounds out. 6-3. 1 out.
CONCEPCION HERNANDEZ Anthony Jose grounds out. 5-3. 1 out.
YEPEZ ALVAREZ Juan David strikes out swinging. 3 out.
YNFANTE SANCHEZ Wadye Jose strikes out looking. 1 out.
RIJO DEL ROSARIO Wendell Roel grounds out. 5-3. 3 out.
MACHADO ACOSTA Carlos Daniel singles to left field.
ALVAREZ ALBORNOZ Joscar Jose reaches on fielders choice. Bunt. MACHADO ACOSTA out at 2nd 16.
RODRIGUEZ SUBERO Jorma Jesus walks. ALVAREZ ALBORNOZ to 2nd.
HERNANDEZ RIVERA Yonny Jose strikes out swinging. 2 out.
Ball 1. ALVAREZ ALBORNOZ to 3rd on wild pitch. RODRIGUEZ SUBERO to 2nd on wild pitch.
LUJANO PACHECO Jesus Daniel doubles to right field. ALVAREZ ALBORNOZ scores. RODRIGUEZ SUBERO scores. 2 RBI.
CEDEÑO MENDOZA Leandro Arturo flies out. L4. 3 out.
TAVERAS FIGUEROA Martin Roberto strikes out looking. 2 out.
RODRIGUEZ Julio Esteban grounds out. 6-3. 3 out.
CONCEPCION HERNANDEZ Anthony Jose strikes out swinging. 1 out.
ROMERO ROJAS Yoel Omar singles to left field.
MACHADO ACOSTA Carlos Daniel flies out to left field. F7. 3 out.
SANDOVAL CRUZ Ariel flies out to right field. F9. 1 out.
GOMEZ FRIAS Dariel Aneudys grounds out. 4-3. 2 out.


My experiences buying and selling online, locally, used, and new.
I often get asked where I buy my guitars. I've purchased 11 guitars to date. I have purchased them from small local stores, large retail stores, online, and from private parties. I'm going to give you the pros and cons of each so you can buy your guitar gear with confidence.
I love small businesses like my friendly local music store. They usually provide great service and they know their merchandise very well.
You should buy from a small retail music store when you want to browse and test some guitar gear. They may allow you to trade your existing music gear to save money on your purchase. They may also discount your purchase if you're buying several items. They can direct you to local guitar teachers, and connect you with the local music community. If you're in the market for a used guitar, they may have a few in stock.
I purchased my first three guitars from a small local music store. They discounted my first guitar because I also bought a practice amplifier, cord, strap, strings, and picks.
I also purchased my Epiphone Dot for a very low price because it had a small cosmetic defect. It saved me around $100. You won't find those online very often.
If you are worried about payments, small retailers may offer a payment plan or a layaway program.
You shouldn't buy from a small music store if you want the largest selection. Small music stores usually stock a few selected brands rather than all of them.
If you want a great selection that you can get your hands on, visit a large music store. They stock all the major brands. Often, you can buy from them online in addition to locally.
When I purchased my Martin acoustic, I went to my Guitar Center because I knew they had a large selection of acoustics. I played every single one in their "high-end" section. In the end, I chose a Martin D16-RGTE with a cutaway and electronics. Usually cutaways lower the volume, but this one projected better than more expensive guitars without cutaways. I bought it on the spot and I couldn't be happier with it. I also got 0% financing to make it easier on the budget.
In addition to the benefits of a wide selection and financing, large stores often have price matching and layaway programs. They will probably try to sell you a protection plan too, but I don't recommend them.
If you want personalized service, ask for a manager. When I bought my Martin acoustic guitar, the manager threw in a guitar humidifier for free after the sale had completed. They may be able to discount your purchase if you buy several items.
If you need repairs, they provide them. Often, they can recommend a guitar teacher too.
Large music stores are often a great choice, but they may not serve your location well. Mine is 1.5 hours away. I go there when I drive past it, but it is not convenient.
You won't get the same personalized service as a small music store. In my experience, some salespeople know their merchandise and others do not. Ask for a manager to find out who can answer your questions.
Buying online is my favorite way to shop. You'll have the best selection, and you'll find some of the best prices. They also have good return policies so you can test it and return it if you don't like the guitar.
There is no doubt that you'll find the best selection of guitars online. They even sell used guitars online. Usually, they are the cheapest option. They will even match competitor prices.
When buying online, you will notice that there are a lot of features and filters. You will see the exact specifications for your guitar. Local stores do not always give you the exact specs, so it is harder to find the exact set of features that you want.
Guitars purchased online usually ship for free. They can also be returned for free in most instances. There may be a handling fee in some circumstances. Check with your online retailer for details.
The negative to online shopping is that you lose the ability to try before you buy. You can, however, buy, try, and return. I did this once with a guitar. I was able to get a full refund. I printed a return label, packaged it in the original box and had the option to drop it off at UPS or leave it on my doorstep for pickup.
Returns are often free, but there may be handling fee. Please, check with your retailer first.
If you want to trade music gear to the store, you will have to go to a real store. The managers need to check the condition.
There are several online retailers. I use Amazon for many of my purchases, but I recommend Guitar Center for guitar gear purchases. There are simply too many options to sift through and they have the best webpage for finding the guitar that you want. They also have the largest used guitar selection I have ever seen. As I'm writing this, they have approximately 13,000 guitars for sale (new and used), and you can easily filter through the options.
Shipping is free, and they can ship directly to you or to your local Guitar Center. They have a 45-day return policy, but I would verify that it hasn't changed for your item. You can even buy online, but return in the store.
There is a huge market for used guitars. You can find them on craigslist, eBay, message boards, classifieds, etc. I also group pawn shops in this category. You can save a lot of money now, but it may not save you money in the long run.
Because the selection of used guitar advertisements is generally smaller, you might settle for the wrong guitar because you got a great price. The wrong guitar will just make you buy twice.
With all that said, I've purchased three used guitars. I met the sellers in person and paid cash. To be safe, I brought a friend to make sure it wasn't some creepy scam. All three transactions worked out fine, but two of the guitars had a problem that I didn't spot until I brought it home.
My first, was a 1986 Japanese manufactured Fender Stratocaster. It played fine, but the frets were a little worn, it needed new springs for the tremolo, and the guitar had a large chip in the bottom corner that I didn't notice. It wasn't a huge deal, but I couldn't return it.
The second was my Fender Lone Star Stratocaster. I bought it off a guitarist in a local band. The transaction went fine, but the guitar had been used a lot. It had a loose connection that I didn't realize until after I purchased it. It was easy for me to fix with a soldering iron, but it illustrates the problem with buying online.
The third was a Squier Stratocaster, which I bought off a local student. I think I paid $50, which was a steal. This guitar was in perfect condition. It had no problems. I later sold it because I liked the upgraded pickups in my Lone Star Stratocaster.
When you buy from a private party, you will take more time to find the right guitar, you won't have a return policy, and you may pay more to fix or replace it. I want you to buy with confidence, so I urge you to be cautious and safe when buying from a private party.
Sometimes you can buy directly from the manufacturer. Usually, this option costs more, but it may be worth it if you want a guitar with specific features. Usually, direct sales are not discounted, which is why I don't usually recommend buying direct. It is, however, worth checking before you finalize your purchase.
In 2000, I toured the Martin guitar factory in Nazareth, PA. It was a great experience. You could play a lot of their guitars in the waiting room. You could ask questions about every step of the process. You could even buy your guitar there. They also had a used guitar shop at their old factory. My friend bought a guitar there for a nice discount.


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Timing Law School
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (2017)
HLS Center on the Legal Profession Research Paper No. 2015-4
AccessLex Institute Research Paper No. 17-04
40 Pages Posted: 8 Mar 2015 Last revised: 24 Aug 2017
See all articles by Frank McIntyre
Frank McIntyre
Michael Simkovic
University of Southern California Gould School of Law; University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (2017), HLS Center on the Legal Profession Research Paper No. 2015-4, AccessLex Institute Research Paper No. 17-04
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 08 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 24 Aug 2017
Timing Law School (Presentation Slides)
Number of pages: 99 Posted: 01 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2015
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 14, Issue 2, pp. 258-300, 2017
Date Written: June 9, 2016
We investigate whether economic conditions at labor market entry predict long-term differences in law graduate earnings. We find that unemployment levels at graduation continue to predict law earnings premiums within 4 years after graduation for earners at the high end and middle of the distribution. However, the relation fades as law graduates gain experience and the difference in lifetime earnings is moderate. This suggests that earnings figures from After the JD II and III -- which track law graduates who passed the bar exam in 2000 -- are likely generalizable to other law cohorts because these studies are outside the window when graduation conditions predict differences in subsequent earnings.
Outcomes data available prior to matriculation do not predict unemployment or starting salaries at graduation. Earnings premiums are not predicted by BLS projected job openings.
While changes in cohort size predict changes in the percent of law graduates practicing law, we find little evidence that changes in cohort size predict changes in earnings. This suggests that law graduates who switch to other occupations when law cohort sizes increase are not hurt financially by larger cohorts.
For medium to high earning graduates, successfully timing law school predicts a higher value of a law degree ex-post, but simulations show that no strategy for ex-ante timing is readily available.
This article has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies.
A powerpoint presentation of an earlier version of this article is available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2612634.
Keywords: cohort effects, labor economics, earnings premium, law school, unemployment, timing, lawyers, legal profession, education, prediction, forecasting, starting salary, NALP, BLS Projections, Job Opening Projections, class size, economic value of a law degree, recession, After the JD
JEL Classification: I21, I22, J17, J2, J21, J22, J23, J24, J31, J44, J62, J63, L84, C12, C13, C14, C15, C32, C33, C53
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What to See & Do in Bitola, Macedonia SUBSCRIBE & CLICK THE BELL ► http://bit.ly/DBH-SUB TRAVEL HUSTLE REPEAT GEAR ► https://teespring.com/stores/davids-been-here MY FILM MAKING KIT ► https://kit.com/davidsbeenhere In this episode, David takes us around Macedonia to show us what to see and do in Bitola. The city of Bitola is a mix of ancient and modern traditions. It is small enough to easily explore by foot, and will give you the opportunity to get very familiar Macedonian culture. Heraclea Lyncestis is an ancient site just 2 kilometers from Bitola. It is known for its Greek and Roman architecture, especially its colorful mosaic floors, which are exceptional examples of early Christian art. Don't forget to admire the amphitheater during your visit to the site. Magnolia Square is the main square of Bitola. There are several landmarks surrounding the square: Mosque, the Clock Tower, statue of Phillip II of Macedon (in the center of the square) and the beginning of Sirok Sokak, the main pedestrian boulevard of the city. While exploring around Bitola, you have to stroll through the Old Bazaar. This is one of the city's most important cultural and social meeting points. Stop at the fruit and vegetable market of the Old Bazaar. It's really quite colorful and lively. See what produce is in season when you go! The Old Bazaar is a place to get daily errands done and a great opportunity to purchase souvenirs. Next up on David's tour is the Museum of Bitola, which holds ancient artifacts and memorabilia from the Balkan struggle for independence. The museum itself used to be a military academy. There are several exhibits and halls dedicated to the academy's most famous student - Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, also known as the first president of Turkey and "Father of the Turks". Sirok Sokak Street is the perfect place to get a coffee and people watch. It's a Must-Do when in Bitola. If you don't, it's like you were never here. Right outside the city (5-minute drive) is the village of Dihovo, which is a great place to visit on a day trip. Villa Dihovo is a unique experience for all who visit. If you choose to come here to dine, you'll enjoy a pleasant array of Macedonian specialties and refreshing salads made from vegetable grown on the property. Villa Dihovo is also a bed and breakfast. The only thing with a fixed price here is the alcohol, which is definitely something you don't see every day. David also visited a bee farm in Dihovo and was able to try the honey straight out of the comb. The bee farm also sells honey in jars, which is a great gift to take back home with you. Give yourself an extra day in Bitola so you want to enjoy the flora and fauna of nearby Pelister National Park. Hiking is the most popular activity here. So if you're ready to dive into Macedonian history and cuisine, consider stopping in Bitola for a few days to take in its rich culture and friendly people. What did you think of our episode of what to see and do in Bitola? Leave us a question or comment below! ☆ CONTACT ☆ ► Business: david@godandbeauty.com _____ BLOG ►http://davidsbeenhere.com/ _____ BOOK YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE: ►http://app.trilltravel.co/u/davidsbeenhere _____ FOLLOW ME: + INSTAGRAM ►https://instagram.com/davidsbeenhere + FACEBOOK ►https://www.facebook.com/davidsbeenhere1 + TWITTER ► https://twitter.com/davidsbeenhere _____ SEND ME STUFF: 5858 SW 81 ST Miami, FL 33143 USA _____ P.S. Thank you for watching my videos and subscribing!
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An Indefinitive Ranking of the Rocky Movies (Part 2)
November 21, 2018 July 28, 2020 Gowdy Cannon 6 Comments Movies, Sports Movies, Rocky, Creed
Read Part One here. Let's dive right in with the rest of the Rocky list…
4. Rocky II (1979)
I was one year old when this was released and part of me hates it that I didn't get to experience the hype of knowing this movie was coming after what a rousing success the original was.
Regardless, it's hard to imagine that throngs of people walked out of the theater 39 years ago disappointed in what they saw. No, it doesn't surpass the original. But it compliments the original in a way the other movies didn't: by perfectly maintaining the Rocky persona from the first one and by showing us how Rocky and Adrian grew together and established a foundation for their exceptional marriage. (Rocky proposing at the zoo after Gazzo's driver talked smack to him about it in the first one is a wonderful touch. I'll never be able to say enough about how extraordinary a writer Stallone was in the big arcs and in the details and nuances.)
Before the last two movies were made, Rocky fans could pretty well be divided into two groups. While everyone hated 5, there were those who preferred 1 and 2 and those who preferred 3 and 4. There really is a stark transformation between the two pairs of movies. In the latter two, Rocky became (to quote Mick in III) "civilized"; Adrian became outspoken. Before that, you had two meek people in very meek circumstances. In Part 2 they are figuring each other out as newlyweds in the midst of the normal array of trials that life throws at you. From financial issues, to getting laid off, to pregnancy scares, we get to see the Balboas as real characters. We all can relate to something that happens in the first two acts of this film.
To me the strength of the first two movies is the character building and then they used the rest of the series to take chances with character changes and with plot direction.
And not to be overlooked is that Mick's best moment to me in the series is the speech he gives Rocky in the chapel when Rocky is consumed by Adrian's hospitalization. The way he affirms him in his unique Mick way is special, and it is this speech that Rocky goes back to in V when he's on the ground while fighting Tommy. Then we get the Adrian "Win" quote and it feels like the fight is just a footnote after the rollercoaster of emotion this movie takes us on.
But the fight is spectacular and emotionally consuming. That cannot be overstated. I have almost never seen any of my brothers cry, but I know of one of them who tears up pretty good at the end of this movie.
Favorite Quotes:
The truth? I seen you beat that man like I ain't never seen no man get beat before. And the man kept coming after you. Now we don't need that kind of man in our lives.
–Tony, trying to talk Apollo out of the rematch
You know I was wondering, what do you think you're doing the next 40 or 50 years?
–Rocky, proposing to Adrian
"I just wanna say one thing…Yo Adrian, I did it!"
3. Creed (2015)
There is no doubt that even though this isn't Stallone's brainchild this is a Rocky movie and continues the story. Just with a necessary new focus.
And what a Rocky chapter it turned out to be. I was pumped about this movie but as I've heard mega fans of different franchises express numerous times in anticipation of sequels, prequels, reboots and the like, I was extremely cautious. This could've been a disaster. It was the opposite. I give Coogler all the credit in the world for bringing this franchise into the modern era in a way that 69-year old Stallone knew he could not, but doing it without losing what made the Rocky story so special. Explicit and obscure references to the prior films are all over the script and scenery (including "Gonna Fly Now" and chasing the chicken). Even the heart of Philly is at the story's core.
My favorite thing about this movie is the balance of screen time between Rocky and Adonis. Neither upstages the other and that is exactly how it should be. Rocky is the star of these films. Stallone created this timeless, inspirational world centered around the greatest character of all time. But Donnie is getting the torch passed to him in a fascinating story about Apollo's illegitimate child figuring out who he is as a fighter and as a person. Michael B. Jordan is a sensational actor, whom I gush about quite often. Either man dominating the fore would have made for a lesser movie. They are in tandem, not in competition.
Their chemistry lights up the big screen. The moment where Donnie shows up to Rocky's restaurant and knows things about him and Apollo is one of those awesome entertainment moments where the first time I watched I stopped breathing I was so captivated. The theater could have been on fire and I would have not noticed. And the contrast in Adonis as the young, modern, west coast professional and Rocky as the middle-class inner-city old man (highlighted by Adonis explaining to a bewildered Rocky that his workout regime was in the "Cloud") is hilarious. Their becoming fast family and showing the world exactly what synergy is does my Rocky fan heart good. There is nothing they could have done to make this film more relevant to past and current generations. Coogler built a beautiful bridge with this work.
Lastly I add that in a game vs. Portland in 1992 (the year he retired) Larry Bird went off on National TV for 49 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists in 54 minutes and on 19-35 shooting, including a clutch, off-balance three that sent the game into overtime. While playing on a destroyed back, a bum thigh and a messed-up Achilles. THAT was Stallone in this movie. In the twilight of his career, he gives a throwback performance for the ages. Since 1976 this man has been bringing the emotion, making me as a guy feel deeply. I don't know that he has ever been better.
Adonis: I can train at your house.
Rocky: No, I don't know. Nobody's been to my house in a long time. You might not be comfortable there.
Adonis: What? You walk around naked?
Rocky: You better not walk around naked either!
"Women weaken legs."
–Rocky, recalling Mick
"You can't learn anything while you're talking. That's a fact of life. As long as you're talking, you're not listening."
2. Rocky III (1982)
If you asked me which of these films I would most want to watch, I would say IV or the original. Or maybe Creed. But if we are ranking them based more on merit than a feeling, I have to say this is the second best Rocky movie.
The reasons are legion. Mr. T gave the performance of his life as the volatile, trash-talking Chicago brawler, Clubber Lang, who was different enough from Apollo simply in how scary he was. Mick's death was a poignant punch in the stomach, complete with Rocky's immediate meltdown and subsequent introspective reaction to it, as the "Mick" music plays behind him. Star Wars and The Sixth Sense may have the best plot twists of all time, but Apollo becoming Rocky's manager has to be up there right behind them.
The series excelled at keeping Rocky the underdog, which is hard to do with a man who was on top so often. Watching Rocky get manhandled by the toughest of 80s icons while his manager was dying got the job done. It's just a superbly written, cast, and executed movie.
Not only was Apollo's return a stunning development, the story arc of him helping Rocky to get his edge back before the rematch with Clubber really deepened the emotional impact of the movie. By taking him to his old training stomping grounds in L.A., the whole tone of the movie is altered. The Rocky series has race and cultural differences all over it (every single ring fight is between two different ethnicities), but it never ever was about that. This is as close as they came to shouting, "Hey everybody! Apollo is black! Rocky is white!" And it was not superfluous at all. What Apollo did was genius and it worked. It wasn't preachy in the slightest but it did remind me that we can learn from people and cultures who are different than us. Rocky had to change to beat Clubber. Apollo facilitated it.
As stated above, Adrian was much more understated in the first two movies than in the next three. She disagreed with Rocky in Part 2, but she didn't really argue with him. This movie debuted Argumentative Adrian. And it was magnificent. Every movie from this one until V featured a Rocky-Adrian face-off that I honestly want for my real-life marriage. The scene on the beach where she gets him to admit that he's scared is brutally honest, raw and transparent. The cards were on the table. In his words, she breaks him down. All to help him, which it does. It's one of the two or three best scenes in all seven movies to me.
And let us never forget that this movie started and ended with the greatest sports inspirational song of all time in "Eye of the Tiger" AND gave us a whole scene cameo of Hulk Hogan. Those two things are major bonus points.
(And we won't get into the awkward beach hug.)
"I'm afraid! Alright! You wanna hear me say it?!? You wanna break me down?…For the first time in my life, I'm afraid."
"I'm afraid, too."
–Rocky and Adrian
–Clubber's one-word prediction for the second fight
1. Rocky (1976)
Winner and still champ, the original Rocky is nearly impossible to dethrone. And it's not just because it's the genesis of the character and story. It's because its story and character development reign supreme by any criteria. The Oscar nominations and wins speak for themselves. And seeing as how much Stallone had going against him to make and star in this movie, we know every accolade was earned.
After over 3,000 words in this two-part article, I probably have exhausted nearly all of the good adjectives English has to offer. But there is still one left: Greatest. That is what this movie is. To today's culture, this movie is slow in developing. But to people like me who grew up with it and sometimes want it to "take me back," we know just how special something slowly prepared can be.
That is this movie. It's a simple story. A down-on-his-luck boxer, who proclaims himself a bum (a term that comes to mean something throughout the series), falls for a very shy girl he sees at a local business. They have an extremely awkward first date. But she comes to trust him. He in turn bares his soul to her in subtle but profound ways. If you are not paying attention you can easily miss how important it is when Rocky confesses to her that Apollo's insults did bother him, after laughing them off in public. That is more significant than the boxing is to me, especially in the series beginning. Rocky and Adrian are just so lovable and humble. In a word, they are human. And what makes their relationship enthralling is that they fill each other's gaps1.
"I had no boxing training. But I had a big mouth. And that kept me in regular fisticuffs."
Sylvester Stallone (1976)
Rocky as the title character is as good as it gets. He is a tough guy from the streets with minimal education, but he's not simplistic. He is a hero in the little things in life, like knowing people in the neighborhood, looking out for children and hobos, and simply not thinking he's better than he is. Without a doubt, he is the most unassuming person you can meet. Everything Rocky becomes later in the series is built on this foundation.
And it's perfect. You can even see how he comes full circle as Rocky in Balboa and Creed is much closer to this version than in III or IV (V is basically the transition back after they lose all of their possessions). It's remarkably endearing. Far more than any actor in any other role, Sylvester Stallone is Rocky. There is no one in fiction to me like him. I can't get enough of him. They could make 100 of these movies and if Rocky's in it, I'm there on opening weekend.
The love story and central character development eventually cede to what the movie supposedly is about: the main character getting an unprecedented shot at the boxing title from the champ himself, flawlessly portrayed for four movies by Carl Weathers. Yet even before the fight, Rocky captivates us with his character. Very few images are as iconic to me in this series, among the two dozen that are, as Rocky pounding the frozen beef at Paulie's job.
And then there is the defining moment in the whole series to me, just before the final fight. Rocky can't sleep and he confesses to Adrian that he doesn't care about winning as much as "going the distance". Because no one had gone the distance with Creed. That is Rocky in a quote. It is no coincidence that in half of the movies that end with a ring fight, the main character does not win2. Because it's not about winning. Rocky, even up to the Creed chapter, is about heart, about chin, about character-building and storytelling. The means will always be more important than the end. I'm not one to bash the current generation like a crotchety old man, but this is a timeless truth everyone needs to learn.
So that's why it is number one. They have given us phenomenal subsequent chapters to this story. But ain't nothing like the original. Because it cannot be replicated. And it can't be beaten.
"Ah come on, Adrian, it's true. I was nobody. But that don't matter either, you know? 'Cause I was thinkin', it really don't matter if I lose this fight… 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."
–Rocky to Adrian
Where's your hat?
–Rocky's first comment to Adrian after going the distance with Creed
I don't see no crowd around you neither.
–Rocky to Paulie
"No, I think I invented it."
–Rocky when interviewed about punching the freezer meat
"He don't know it's a show. He thinks it's a fight."
–Tony, to Apollo, after Rocky knocked him down in the first round
"I don't know. She's got gaps, I got gaps. Together we fill gaps."
–Rocky about Adrian
Thoughts, reactions, complaints and comments are welcomed below!
Several women in my church claim Rocky is a chick flick. ↩
In Balboa, he doesn't even stick around to find out if he won and the crowd cheered for him as if he did win. ↩
Gowdy Cannon
I am currently the pastor of Bear Point FWB Church in Sesser, IL. I previously served for 17 years as the associate bilingual pastor at Northwest Community Church in Chicago. My wife, Kayla, and I have been married over seven years and have a 3-year-old son, Liam Erasmus, and a newborn, Bo Tyndale. I have been a student at Welch College in Nashville and at Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago. I love The USC (the real one in SC, not the other one in CA), Seinfeld, John 3:30, Chic-Fil-A, Dumb and Dumber, the book of Job, preaching and teaching, and arguing about sports.
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6 thoughts on "An Indefinitive Ranking of the Rocky Movies (Part 2)"
Phill Lytle
You've convinced me Gowdy! I will do my best to watch these again very soon.
Ben Plunkett
I suspect that if I rewatched all four I have seen, the first one would be my favorite, but back in grade school the third one was huge among my group of friends. That was primarily because of Mr. T.
Was this during your infamous "Mohawk" stage?
Yes, and heavy gold jewelry stage as well.
LOL at all of that.
I'm sure you guys would see them more objectively that I ever could. This series got in my blood from the time I was old enough to have memories because my brothers and older cousins loved them. And there are very few things that my family influenced me to like at that age that I haven't spent the rest of my life loving. As I've said before, Rocky feels like family. Greatly because my literal family gathered around the TV so much to watch. It was a bonding experience.


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Świątynia Salt Lake – największa i najważniejsza świątynia Kościoła Jezusa Chrystusa Świętych w Dniach Ostatnich, powstała w latach 1853–1893. Od pierwszych robót przy fundamentach w 1853 roku do zakończenia budowy minęło 40 lat. Została poświęcona 6 kwietnia 1893.

Świątynia została zbudowana z granitu, który wydobywano z kamieniołomu położonego 32 km od miasta, transportowano go na wozach zaprzężonych w woły. Reprezentuje ona styl neogotycki z niewieloma ozdobami i 6 iglicami. Świątynię zaprojektował Truman O. Angell.

Budowa i wnętrze Świątyni
Mury świątyni są 5-metrowej grubości przy podstawie, ma 57 m długości i 36 m szerokości, zaś jej dwie najwyższe iglice wznoszą się na 64 m. Na jednej z nich znajduje się posąg anioła Moroniego, który miał objawić się Josephowi Smithowi, założycielowi mormonów, wraz z dwiema tabliczkami z Księgą Mormona. Posąg ze złocistej miedzi ma 3,8 m wysokości (według mormonów anioł podnosi trąbę do góry aby obwieścić drugie nadejście Chrystusa); wykonany został przez rzeźbiarza Cyrusa Dallina.

Świątynia jest otwarta wyłącznie dla mormonów. Wewnątrz znajduje się szereg reprezentacyjnych pomieszczeń (tzw. Sal Obrzędowych, Ordinance rooms), w których odbywają się kilkuetapowe ceremonie "obdarowania" (endowment, sale: Creation, Garden, Telestial, Terrestrial, Celestial), "obmywania i namaszczenia" (washing and anointing) oraz "pieczętowania" (sealing), czyli np. zawieranie małżeństw "na wieczność" ("małżeństwo niebiańskie", celestial marriage), nie tylko osób żyjących, ale również zmarłych.

Okolice Świątyni
Na placu Temple Square naprzeciwko frontu Świątyni znajduje się Salt Lake Tabernacle, sala kongresowa i koncertowa z dachem w kształcie żółwia. Dach przykrywa salę o długości 76 m i szerokości 46 m; najprawdopodobniej został on zaprojektowany przez Brighama Younga, w taki sposób, aby sala zgromadzeń mogła pomieścić 7 tys. osób, zaś kolumny nie zasłaniały nikomu widoku. Aby poprawić akustykę, nad salą wzniesiono drewnianą konstrukcję wspartą na kamiennych kolumnach z przymocowanymi do nich drewnianymi kołkami i kawałkami surowej skóry bydlęcej. Całość zrobiona jest z drewna sosnowego, pomalowana w taki sposób, aby imitowało ono różne materiały, np. balkon wygląda tak, jakby wykonany był z marmuru. We wnętrzu znajdują się organy. W niedziele przy akompaniamencie organów można usłyszeć chór mormoński złożony z ponad 300 osób.

Na placu po przeciwnej stronie Sali Zgromadzeń (Salt Lake Assembly Hall), która jest mniejszym granitowym domem modlitwy znajduje się Pomnik Mewy (Seagull Monument), który upamiętnia ptaki, które pojawiły się, ratując zbiory pierwszych osadników przed świerszczami. Osadnicy uznali, że było to działanie Boga; upamiętnili tę historię na brązowych płaskorzeźbach na postumencie pomnika z dwiema mewami. Pomnik pochodzi z 1913 roku i jest dziełem wnuka Brighama Younga – Mahonriego Younga.

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The two later mended fences, but Weyrich remained cool.
Mayor Jonas Cortes and Soon-Ruiz have mended fences last July when the Mandaue City mayor enlisted the former congresswoman as City Hall consultant.
During his stay - made into a TV film, A Prince Among The Islands - he planted potatoes, mended fences, dipped sheep and fished for prawns.


A description of a short trip to San Gimignano in the Tuscany region of Italy.
When deciding where to visit on a trip to the Tuscany region of Italy, I had read a lot about San Gimignano. The words "over crowded" "disneyland-esque" "way too touristy" kept coming up in searches of previous visitors' descriptions of the town. Other words were "magical" "must see" and "my favourite town of my trip".
After much debating, I decided I had to see the place for myself and the best way to see San Gimignano (as a whirlwind visit) would be to devote an evening to the hill town. The plan was to arrive after and leave before, the swarms of day trippers.
Even though it was out of the way (we were leaving Greve in Chianti, going to San Gimignano for a night and then turning around to go to Siena the next day), I thought the detour might be worth it. After all it was Italy, so how bad could it be?!
Arriving by car and finding a parking spot in one of the many parking lots (lots of spaces and this was in mid-September), we packed an overnight bag leaving most of our luggage in the car (NB: not recommended because of possible theft, but I was tired of carrying my big bag around by this point).
Finding the bus to the main gate (Porta San Giovanni) was easy and before we knew it, we were walking up the traffic-free main drag (Via San Giovanni) en route to our hotel for the night, Leon Bianco. I picked the hotel because I liked the idea of having a room overlooking the main piazza, Piazza della Cisterna. The Piazza gets its name from the underground Cisterna (cistern) that was built in 1287 that sits in the centre of the piazza. If you look up close, the sides of the cistern are worn out from hundreds of years of ropes wearing away at the stone from its use as a well. It's hard not to get caught up in the history in a town like this one!
Piazza della Cisterna by day. The large crowd to the right is waiting in line for gelato at Gelateria Dondoli (the owner was a member of the two last teams to win the gelato world championship! Yes it's worth the wait!). The Cisterna is just to the left.
Eating the world famous gelato in front of the Cisterna. It doesn't get any more San Gimignano than that! You can see the dimples on the rim of the cistern, worn down from the ropes used to gather water over hundreds of years.
Three of the town's remaining 'skyscrapers'. The former wealthy families built large towers for their protection during raids and as a symbol of their wealth.
Of the over 70 original towers, only 14 remain today. For being over 700 years old, they've stood the test of time fairly well.
For dinner we ate at Le Vecchie Mura, sitting outside on the terrace (we walked by earlier in the evening and made a booking for 8pm – the terrace was packed and we were happy we booked!). The meal was good, but not amazing, but the views more than make up for the food.
After dinner, we strolled the small town, at sat on the stairs of the Duomo, soaking in the beauty of the towers in the glow of the lights of the piazza. Blissful and the perfect end to a short, but awe-inspiring evening in the magical town of San Gimignano.
What are your thoughts on San Gimignano? Tourist trap or a favourite spot?
San Gimignano. One of my favourite hiilsde towns. The mid evil towers are spectular. Staying over looking the Piazza Della Cisterna is worth it all. Every Thursday there is a market that has been going on for more than a thousand years. The best view is for sure in the at the top of a tower overlooking a 360 degree view of the Tucson countryside. .


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Local kirana shops business flourish amid lockdown
These small shops were worst hit by big malls and e-retailers in the last few years but ever since lockdown was imposed in view of the COVID-19 outbreak their sales have increased. Some shopkeepers even say their sales have doubled in the last one month.
By : Uzmi Athar
New Delhi : With online delivery becoming a challenge during lockdown, local kirana shops in the city are witnessing a surge in the sale of essential items with some even finding it difficult to keep up with the rising demand.
These small shops were worst hit by big malls and e-retailers in the last few years but ever since lockdown was imposed in view of the COVID-19 outbreak their sales have increased.
Some shopkeepers even say their sales have doubled in the last one month.
India is currently under the biggest lockdown with around 1.3 billion people asked to stay at home and observe social distancing to combat the deadly virus, which has claimed 308 lives and infected more than 9,000 people in the country.
The government has imposed strict directives of restricting movement of people. Shops supplying essential items like grocery, medicines have been exempted from the lockdown.
Rajesh Rajora, a grocery shop owner at Noida sector 51, said the sales have increased to the extent that he had to call his supplier twice for refilling essentials in the last one month. Earlier, it would be in months that refilling would be needed.
He said within hours of opening his shop most items sell off.
"Ever since the lockdown, people want to buy groceries only after seeing it with their own eyes. With online shopping, there has been uncertainty and frequent cancellation due to which many people prefer to buy grocery from these small shops," he said.
Another grocery shop owner Vikas Saini in Mayur Vihar-1 says the kind of rush his shop sees has not been witnessed for years.
"People from all walks of life come to buy essential items. Even youngsters who were especially dependent upon e-retailers are coming to my shops," said Saini, whose sales have doubled in the last few weeks.
But Saini asserts that he ensures that people maintain social distancing while visiting his shop.
"I have chalked out circles and people stand in queues outside the shop. I am exercising all precautions," he said.
Kumar Ganesh, one of Saini's customers standing in one such chalked circle, said the finds these shops more reliable than online shopping in the present times.
"Initially, I tried ordering online but my orders were repeatedly cancelled due to logistical issues. So I resorted to buying from the local grocery stores only," he said.
Another kirana shop owner Hari Singh said he was on the verge of shutting own his business this year but lockdown gave him a fresh lease of life.
"I know many other businesses are going downhill but my business has been booming since the lockdown. I know I cannot offer the kind of discounts the online retailers offer but at least I am reliable," he said.
But these shopkeepers say now they are finding it difficult to keep up with the demand.
Singh said he had reduced procurement of items from his supplier and now he is not able to meet the increasing demand.
"The supplier also does not have enough supplies according to our demand. Secondly, issues in procurement of items is another challenge faced by us due to the lockdown," he said.
Saini said this improvement is short-lived as once things are back on track most people would still prefer buying from online portals due to the discounts offered by them and the convenience of getting the products at the desired time at their doorsteps.
"We know we wouldn't be able to keep up. But for this crucial period it was a matter of great satisfaction for me to stay relevant," said Saini.
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While we're still waiting to hear whether the latest Married at First Sight marriages have been a success, one thing we do know for sure is that they had the most beautiful wedding venue for their nuptials. Both couples – Stephanie and Jonathan, and Verity and Jack – married at the same venue in Staffordshire, and it's sure to inspire other couples to follow suit.
The venue in question is Pendrell Hall, a country house set within a private estate with a beautiful lawn, walled gardens and woodland that will all provide the perfect backdrop to those wedding photos. Both brides were seen getting ready in the Dressing Room, which is accessible from 10:30am on the wedding day and has plenty of space for the entire bridal party to get glammed up and ready for the main event.
Couples can choose to hold their ceremonies in either The Morning Room or ballroom, while outdoor ceremonies can also be hosted in the gardens when the weather permits. Both Married at First Sight pairs hosted their wedding breakfast and reception celebrations in the ballroom, a beautiful room with decorative stained glass skylights, a pale blue colour scheme and oak flooring.
When their big day was over, both sets of newlyweds were seen retiring to the Lodge – a property located within the grounds of the Hall, with its own kitchen, sitting room and three bedrooms.
It's easy to see why Pendrell Hall was chosen as the setting for filming the Channel 4 series; the venue offers a picturesque setting for any wedding, and has a package that will tempt many brides and grooms, including a no corkage drinks option, the opportunity to design your own wedding menu, and on-site accommodation for up to 60 guests.
According to the venue's website, couples can enjoy exclusive use of the venue and its gardens from £1,950, depending what day of the week and season they plan to host their big day. Let's just hope they have better success than the show's previous participants!


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Amazon to bring over 2,500 jobs to the Central Valley as part of widespread hiring spree
Amazon is recruiting more than 100,000 workers across the U.S. and Canada in anticipation of the holiday season, over 2,500 of which will be hired across the Central Valley.
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According to an Amazon spokesperson, the company is adding over 4,000 jobs throughout Northern California, with 1,700 in the Sacramento area and 2,600 planned for the Central Valley. Brittany Parmley, a PR manager for Amazon Operations, said the Central Valley jobs will be available in Tracy, Patterson and Stockton.
She added that jobs range from packing customer orders to positions in HR and finance within the individual buildings.
Wages will start at $15 per hour, Parmley said, and benefits like health and dental insurance, as well as a 401(k) match, will be available "on day one." Select positions also come with a sign-on bonus of up to $1,000. Jobs are available for those with and without a college degree, and those interested can apply immediately on Amazon's website.
She also added that the company has an internal program available to employees called "career choice", which helps workers get certifications in fields that they're interested in order to set them up for their chosen long-term career paths.
The company's most recent hiring spree is the fourth it has rolled out this year. E-commerce sales have skyrocketed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic as people were forced to stay home and limit their trips to physical retailers.
Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, experienced a 40% revenue rise last quarter and the biggest profit in its 26-year-history. In March, the company added 175,000 new jobs across the region as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold across the globe.
Amazon has faced criticism surrounding worker safety during the pandemic, but Parmley said the company has implemented "hundreds of safety process changes" to ensure compliance with COVID-19 guidelines.
She said warehouse employees are subject to regular temperature checks and that there are designated "social distancing ambassadors" in each building. There are acrylic shields partitioning workers and sanitizing stations throughout the warehouses, and Parmley said Amazon has doubled its janitorial staff.
The new job openings are available at 100 new warehouse and operations sites across the United States and Canada. As of June 30, the Seattle-based company employed 876,800 people, excluding temporary personnel and contractors.
"Amazon is proud to be a part of the Central Valley community," Parmley said. "We're excited to welcome members of the community to apply for these jobs."
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Mavin Records made history on November 11, 2016 by becoming the first record label in Africa to accumulate 1 million followers on Instagram.
The leading Nigerian label, owned by legendary music producer, Don Jazzy also beats world's biggest labels like Universal Music Group (8,728k), Sony Music Entertainment ( 48k), Warner Music Group (5,478), Def Jam Records (338k), Atlantic Records (174k), Maybach Music Group (155k), Cash Money Records (37.9k), Ovo Sound (203k) among others to hit the 1 million mark on the online mobile photo/video-sharing and social networking platform.
Founded in 2012, Mavin Records is home to recording artists such as Tiwa Savage, Dr. Sid, Iyanya, D'Prince, Di'Ja, Reekados Bank and Korede Bello. The multi-award winning label also houses a roster of producers such as Jazzy himself, Altims and Baby Fresh.


The Anaheim Union High School District is set to fill the vacancy from the untimely passing of Jan Harp Domene. The board is set to meet tonight at 5 PM to select which of the 13 applicants they will select to fill the seat.
It will take 3 votes to fill the seat, as the four AUHSD trustees need a majority vote to fill the fifth seat. The four AUHSD trustees are Board President Anna Piercy (R-Cypress) and Board Members Jordan Brandman (D-Anaheim), Brian O'Neal (R-La Palma), Katherine Smith (R-Anaheim). If the trustees fail to appoint anyone to the vacancy tonight, then that triggers the legal deadline that will force the seat to remain vacant until the November election, leaving the voters to decide who will fill the vacancy.
What motivated you to apply for this provisional appointment? How does your background, training, and experience prepare you for this post?
What is the primary role of a member of the Anaheim Union High School District board?
What are the characteristics of an outstanding board member?
What previous involvement do you have in AUHSD, and for how many years?
Jackie Filbeck (R-Anaheim): She noted her working relationships with each of the elementary school boards that feed into AUHSD, her experience on education committees, her roots in Anaheim, and her professional background in accounting and contracts. She believes the board "manage[s] the district collaboratively" to ensure student success, sets policies and negotiates contracts, and serves as a community representative. She states outstanding board members "do their homework;" investigate issues; stay informed; are each a people person who interacts with the community, staff, and students; represent the district to the community; and need to be nice people. Her involvement in Anaheim schools included three years as a PTA President, work with school board members, service on numerous committees, art programs, school carnivals, reading programs, growing a PTA board from 4 people to 50 people, sports leagues like NJB and JUSA, directing girls' softball; she stated she gained knowledge of parliamentary procedure from her group involvement; she has been a real estate agent, managed trust funds, been a notary, been a certified signing agent, a businesswoman, a Field Representative for Assemblyman Chris Norby, and a 12-year St. Jude volunteer. She stated she would be honored to serve, was motivated to apply on her own and by herself alone, is a good learner, wants to expand mentoring and tutoring programs, and would like to serve as a community resource.
Annemarie Randle-Trejo (D-Anaheim): She noted her body of work from volunteering and being inclusive of diversity, her goal of collaborating with feeder districts, and her career as a behavior intervention specialist. She believes the board makes policy, everything goes through the board, and board members should show the public an understanding of the classroom and of parents. She believes board members should understand students, should understand that those students are diverse and not carbon copies, should encourage the "staff team" in handling the school district during the state budget crisis, should provide more career technical education pathways, and should be "expanding our 21st century education for those who will go to college." Her AUHSD experience includes school site council, the accreditation committee, PTA, being president of Oxford Academy, the District Advisory Council, the "education coalition," and the CAHSEE Advisory Council; she claimed her PTA experience helped her understand parents, teachers, and administrators. Inexplicably, she then had to reach for her notes (!) because she couldn't remember everything she had done and found that she had been part of the John F. Kennedy High School Arts Foundation and band boosters. She stated she was nervous because of the post's importance, wanted the board to appoint the best fit, and then stated the board should appoint "someone who looks like 65% of our students" and that the board needed to appoint her as she would be the "missing voice of parents" on the board.
Art Montez (D-Buena Park): He stated that there was racially segregated housing and segregated education in the 1960s, and today the problem is institutionalized. He noted AUHSD is 70% minority. He stated he had worked for 40 years in education, worked on the census, spent 12 years as a Centralia School District board member, and is the father of AUHSD graduates. He stated the school board controls a small percentage of the budget, and half of students do not speak English. He made reference to immigration issues and the controversial appointment of Harald Martin to the AUHSD board the last time there was a vacancy (due to the untimely passing of Denise Mansfield-Reinking in 2007). He stated health and safety of children is the primary responsibility of the school district and "education is secondary." He said board members should be patient, good listenters, able to ask hard questions, understand what the community faces, and work with strained staff and the board. His previous involvement included his kids being at Savanna High School, setting up Americorps under Bill Clinton at Savanna, and serving on SELPA at Centralia. He noted his passion and experience, knowledge of how the Education Code and school financing works, his familiarity with the political and legislative processes, and his work on redistricting.
Forrest Turpen (R-Anaheim): He stated he applied for the board in a "weak moment," has been involved in education his entire life, and wants to invest in the lives of boys and girls to build young men and women for the future of Anaheim and America. He believes a board member should represent the community while working wih superintendent and administration. He stated a good board members should be good at bringing consensus to staff and board members and should go to community events to represent the board. He stated his involvement in AUHSD is that he has lived in the community for 7.5 years, lives near Savanna High School, and has driven by the district headquarters. He stated he understands school ssytems, is sensitive to needs of different parts of the school district, was involved in the Illinois Principals' Association, and when he walks into a building or classroom, he knows what's going on.
The applicants include 7 Republicans, 4 Democrats, and 2 people registered as No Party Preference (known as Decline-to-State in pre-Prop 14 parlance).
They include 8 Anaheimers, 4 Buena Parkers, and 1 La Palman.
AUHSD includes the entirety of the City of Cypress, along with portions of Anaheim, Buena Park, La Palma and Stanton. AUHSD includes grades 7-12, with K-6 education provided by the Anaheim City School District, Centralia School District, Cypress School District, Magnolia School District, and Savanna School District.
On February 27, Anaheim Union High School District Trustee Jan Harp Domene passed away unexpectedly at home at the age of 60. Elected to a four-year term in 2010, her untimely death left the seat vacant with more than two years remaining on the term.
On March 8, the AUHSD Board of Trustees decided to fill the seat by provisional appointment until the voters fill the seat in November 2012 for the remainder of the term expiring in 2014. The deadline to request an application for the seat was Thursday, March 29, at which point 21 candidates had requested an application. Wednesday, April 11 was the deadline to submit their applications, and 13 candidates did so.
Thursday, April 19 at 6:00 PM is a special meeting of the AUHSD Board of Trustees to allow the public to comment on the 13 candidates. On Wednesday, April 25, at 5:00 PM, the AUHSD Board will hold a special meeting to interview the 13 candidates. The following day, on Thursday, April 26, again at 5:00 PM, the AUHSD Board will hold a special meeting to vote on the appointment. If the board fails to make an appointment by the end of Friday, April 27, the seat will remain vacant until the November 2012 election, when the voters fill the seat for the remainder of the term expiring in 2014.
It will take 3 votes to fill the seat, as the four AUHSD Trustees need a majority vote to fill the fifth seat. The four AUHSD Trustees are Board President Anna Piercy (R-Cypress) and Board Members Jordan Brandman (D-Anaheim), Brian O'Neal (R-La Palma), Katherine Smith (R-Anaheim).
On January 23, Orange County Public Administrator John Williams's resignation in a settlement with the County took effect (though he attempted to hang on to the office until February 7). The Supervisors have not filled Williams's seat, but Measure A has been placed on the June ballot to convert the elected Public Administrator into an appointed position.
On January 31, Orange County Auditor-Controller David Sundstrom's resignation to accept a similar position in Sonoma County took effect. The all-Republican OC Board of Supervisors almost appointed Republican Shaun Skelly to the vacancy, but Skelly withdrew. The Supervisors are slated to determine tomorrow on how to proceed on filling Sundstrom's vacancy.
On February 1, Stanton Councilman Ed Royce Sr.'s resignation due to ill health took effect. His resignation from the Municipal Water District of Orange County Board of Directors took effect the same day. On March 13, the majority Republican Stanton City Council appointed Republican Rigoberto Ramirez to fill the vacancy. On March 14, the all-Republican Municipal Water District of Orange County Board of Directors appointed Republican Wayne Osborne to fill the vacancy, effective March 21.
On February 12, Villa Park Councilman Bob Fauteux passed away suddenly at the age of 79. On March 27, the all-Republican Villa Park City Council appointed Republican Rick Barnett to fill the vacancy.
Maureen Christensen (R-Anaheim), 48, serves on the Anaheim City School District's Measure BB Bond Oversight Committee.
Dominic Daddario (R-Anaheim), 64, is a businessman.
Helena De Coro (R-Anaheim), 65, is a music professor at Cypress College.
Lori Dinwiddie (NPP-Buena Park), 44, is the Safety Chair for the PTSAs at both Kennedy High School and Walker Jr. High School.
Greg Domene (D-Anaheim), 61, is Domene's widower and works in the computer industry.
Jackie Filbeck (R-Anaheim), 54, is a Field Representative in Assemblyman Chris Norby's office, with a long track record as a PTA parent, Anaheim Little League board member, JUSA board member, and NJB board member. She made an unsuccessful bid for the Anaheim City School District Board in 2010.
Rod Hall (R-Anaheim), 80, is a retired teacher active in the Anaheim Lions Club.
Kenneth Jenks (R-Buena Park), 57, is an insurance salesman who is active in his church.
Art Montez (D-Buena Park), 62, is active with LULAC and was a Centralia School District Board Member from 1998 until 2010, when he was defeated for re-election.
Annemarie Randle-Trejo (D-Anaheim), 49, is a twice-defeated candidate for AUHSD: she came in sixth out of eight candidates in her 2006 bid and third out of four in her 2008 bid. She is a behavior interventionist for the Anaheim City School District.
Forrest Turpen (R-Anaheim), 74, is West Coast Regional Director for Christian Educators Association International.
Shanin Ziemer (NPP-Buena Park), 41, is President of the PTA at Buena Terra Elementary School and Cultural Arts Chair of the Fourth District PTA.
The average age of the applicants is 59.


National aluminium company limited (NALCO), a Navratna PSU, in its 36th annual general meeting has approved a total dividend payout of 56 percent.
The total payout, including dividend distribution tax, works out to Rs 651.40 crore. For the year, dividend payment, including dividend distribution tax works out to 97.44 percent of net profit. Since inception, NALCO has paid a total of Rs 6,687 crore as dividend, including Rs 5,632 crore as share of union government.
NALCO CMD Tapan Kumar Chand lauded the stakeholders for the enterprises' success in sustaining production performance, along with productivity and profitability despite the downturn in the international metal market.
"The year was also a testimony of NALCO being a partner in progress and an industry leader in promoting inclusive growth, sustainable development and nurturing happiness among people," he said.
He said NALCO's action plan includes, increasing the volume of production, expansion and modernisation of plants, import substitution and diversification of products.


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In addition to fixes for some annoying bugs, this update adds a bunch of new features:
New field for clients (client type)
Two new fields for submissions (exhibited and submission type)
New reserved state for submission status
Larger artwork thumbnails for iPhone/iPod
Artist name displayed for each artwork
Added settings option to sort artwork by artist name
Artwork status icons
Larger field size for new medium entry
Artist name picker
If you like what you see, please spare a moment to rate or review the app on the App Store. Every review helps! And if you know of any publications or web sites for artists, art dealers, or collectors that might be interested in reviewing the app, let me know. Thus far Artwork Tracker hasn't had any media coverage to speak of.
I'd like to thank all the artists and collectors who are using the app and have provided some great comments and suggestions. Your feedback is much appreciated!
Thoughts on the Mac App Store
If you follow me on Twitter, or you're a fan of Story Tracker on Facebook, you've already seen the news: Story Tracker will be coming to the Mac App Store in 2011!
With the grand opening of the Mac App Store today, I thought it was a good time to jump aboard and sign up for the Mac Developer Program. If you've had a chance to play with the Mac App Store already, you're probably wondering what took me so long and why Story Tracker isn't online today? Ever since Story Tracker launched in August 2009 I've had people wondering if or when there was a Mac version coming. I would've loved to have a Mac version available on day one, but alas, I was busy working on my second iOS app, Artwork Tracker. I'm really pleased with how that turned out, and I look forward to bringing it to the Mac App Store too, if there's sufficient interest.
I'll also admit I've been taking a wait-and-see attitude about this whole thing. In the past I've toyed with the idea of working on Mac apps, but I wasn't particularly looking forward to putting together an e-commerce system for my site, handling software licensing, implementing an update system, and all of the other nuts and bolts that go into selling software online. It's a lot of effort, and quite frankly I would rather focus on creating more iOS apps. Until now.
Like many other developers, I had a sneaking suspicion that Apple would someday introduce an App Store for the Mac. This was confirmed with their announcement last October. The Mac App Store platform mostly eliminates the aforementioned concerns, and will no doubt prove to attract a lot more attention than a lone developer's website buried amidst the clutter of the web. Of course there are downsides: Apple's 30% cut, no paid updates, no user information, and tremendous downward pressure on pricing, among others. I suspect developers already used to the way the iOS App Store works will be more pleased with this new platform than long-time Mac developers. Having said that, a central platform for discovering new Mac apps also creates a much larger market for your typical independent developer, and brings with it the possibility for greater exposure and an order of magnitude increase in sales.
Now that I've had a chance to play with the new Mac App Store and download some apps, I'm convinced that it's time to begin work on bringing Story Tracker to the Mac. The whole experience of purchasing and installing apps is now as simple and painless as on the iOS App Store. I look forward to developing for this exciting new platform in 2011.
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A cousin who works in a hospital setting offered this video, Dear 16-year-old me. On YouTube it's been viewed over 4.5 million times. It's worth 5 minutes of your time.
Before the holiday season* would have been the better time to show this, but better late than never perhaps.
* For the southern hemisphere.
Fainting kittens — feline myotonia congenita?
Should children be sent home from school if they are not vaccinated?


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The objective of this book is to assist the surveyors of IACS Member Societies and other interested parties involved in the survey, assessment and repair of hull structures of certain ship types.
These guidelines focus on the IACS Member Societies' survey procedures but may also be useful in connection with the inspection/examination schemes of other regulatory bodies, owners and operators.
These guidelines include a review of survey preparation criteria, which cover the safety aspects related to the performance of the survey, the necessary access facilities, and the other preparation necessary before the surveys can be carried out.
The guidelines include a section which illustrates examples of structural deterioration and damages related to each structural area and gives what to look for, possible cause, and recommended repair methods, when considered appropriate.
Dedicated to safe ships and clean seas, IACS makes a unique contribution to maritime safety and regulation through technical support, compliance verification and research and development. More than 90% of the world's cargo carrying tonnage is covered by the classification design, construction and through-life compliance rules and standards set by the twelve Member Societies of IACS.
IACS is a not for profit membership organisation of classification societies that establish minimum technical standards and requirements that address maritime safety and environmental protection and ensures their consistent application. It carries out this responsibility through its panels, expert groups and project teams and provides a Quality System Certification Scheme (QSCS) that its Members comply with, as an assurance of professional integrity and maintenance of high professional standards. IACS is recognized as the principal technical advisor of IMO.


The Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Macedon held February 9, 2017 at the Town Complex, 32 Main Street, in the Town of Macedon and 10205 Burnt Store Road, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 was called to order by Supervisor Sandy Pagano at 7:30 p.m.
BE IT RESOLVED the Town Board authorizes the Supervisor to execute and deliver said letter of services.
Amending Town of Macedon Code 23-5 ©(5) (a) by setting forth a 20 percent increase in the single health insurance policy premium reimbursement limits offered to qualified retirees.
RESOLVED the Town Board waive reading of the legal notice published in the February 5, 2017 issue of the Times.
All persons desiring to be heard, having been heard, the public hearing was closed.
This local law shall go into effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board, on behalf on behalf of Macedon Consolidated Sewer District No. 1, hereby authorizes GHD Engineering and MRB Group to jointly conduct a feasibility study on a regional wastewater treatment plant to accept the waste from the sewer users located in Macedon Consolidated Sewer District No. 1, the Village of Macedon, the Village of Palmyra, and the relevant sewer district(s) located within the Town of Marion, provided the cost of the study is allocated proportionally among the users of the aforesaid sewer districts and financed from the user fees collected therefrom.
RESOLVED the Board enters Executive Session at 8:40 p.m. to discuss personnel.
MOTION BY MAUL, SECONDED BY BABCOCK THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED AT 9:21 PM.


How much does it cost to move from Lakewood to Bothell?
How much does it cost to move from Lakewood, Washington to Bothell, Washington? The distance is 50 miles, so most of the moving expense will be in the labor to load and unload your belongings.
For example, a studio apartment costs $280 to $340, a one bedroom apartments costs $500 to $610, a two bedroom costs $750 to $920, a three bedroom costs $1030 to $1260, a four bedroom house costs $1340 to $1640, a five bedroom house costs $1670 to $2040, and anything larger would cost even more.


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Q: Comparing arrays to get the list of values I have a list of first arrays
const a = [{id:1, value:'apple'}, {id:2, value: 'ball'},{id:3, value: 'cat'}]

I have another array of ids
const ids = [1,2]

Now, I need to get the  list of array values from a, which has id listed in ids array. Expected result:
const b =  [{id:1, value:'apple'}, {id:2, value: 'ball'}]

A: You can use Array.prototype.filter:
a.filter(({ id }) => ids.includes(id));

const a = [{id:1, value:'apple'}, {id:2, value: 'ball'}];

const ids = [1,2];

const result = a.filter(({ id }) => ids.includes(id));

console.log(result);

A: You can create a Set from the array of ids and use Array#filter with Set#has (which runs in O(1) time) for enhanced performance.

const a = [{id:1, value:'apple'}, {id:2, value: 'ball'},{id:3, value: 'cat'}]
const ids = [1,2]
const idSet = new Set(ids);
const res = a.filter(({id})=>idSet.has(id));
console.log(res);

A: If I'm understand you correctly here, you wish to get the value params from a for each of the records that has a matching id in the ids collection?
let results = a.filter(node=>ids.indexOf(node.id) !== -1);

To break down the Array.prototype.filter command:
a.filter is functionally telling the compiler to iterate the a collection (like a for loop); although the only records that come back OUT of it are returned when a truthy value is returned from its callback (the function being applied after the node=> bit).
node is the temporary variable assigned to the active index being examined in the iteration.
ids.indexOf(...) it requesting the numeric index of node.id in the collection. If node.id is present nowhere in the collection, indexOf returns a -1.
So, taken all together: "loop through a, and for each of the objects contained therein, test each one against ids, and return either true or false depending if it was found (some value OTHER than -1) or not (-1). Array. filter will automagically display only those whose results were true.

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