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The upcoming 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 has been on my mind. I lost a few old friends that day. My father, who has worked in Manhattan for decades but was somehow traveling back to the city that day, told me that everyone on the street was quiet, for weeks, just trying to help each other. I had just left NYC for San Francisco one week before the disaster.
And now, 10 years on, a decade has passed.
Though Americans largely tend to view things before and after September 11th, it's worth recalling that Osama bin Laden (OBL) and his followers have tried to strike fear into American's lives much earlier, as they tried to smash the same buildings eight years earlier by sending bomb-filled trucks into the underground parking garages of the World Trade Center (WTC) in 1993.
It's worth remembering, also, the message that bin Laden was trying to send. Briefly, he and his infidels wanted to wage a global jihad on the excesses of western culture, mainly American capitalism and American military expansion into the Middle East. In the destruction of the WTC (as well as the Pentagon and other intended targets), OBL wanted to (1) bring terrorism to American soil, (2) attack the vestiges of the American financial system, and (3) challenge American military encroachment in Arab Lands.
And now, ten years on, I am pained to believe that despite all of America's valiant efforts, OBL has so far succeeded in realizing his vision, no matter that he is no longer living on earth.
Ten years on, the U.S. financial system has suffered its second-most disastrous fall (in 2008), the result of impressive financial greed, and the economy has been slow to recover and, some say, is on the brink of another downfall.
Ten years on, the American public cannot fly freely within its own borders, subjected to a battery of illusory security checks, bag requirements, and brutal TSA screening.
Ten years on, we have voted in elected officials that have authorized military commitments in both Afghanistan and Iraq that have cost U.S. taxpayers not only over $1 trillion (and counting), but countless lives of good young men and women lost, not to mention the families destroyed.
The next 10 years have to be better for America. We have to make better decisions. I believe the next 10 years will be better, but OBL's plans weren't just to rattle our lives on September 11th; he wanted to shake the foundation of America's being, and now looking back over the last decade, he was successful in carrying out that vision. It's up to us to make sure that the next 10 years reverse the course.
Ten years on, yes, "we must never forget," but we must also strive to make better decisions — and if not, they could indeed win.


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Putting the helots in their place
Posted on July 1, 2021 July 2, 2021 by Mike
This benighted country is nothing more than a sick, unfunny joke.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem took aim at the Biden administration from Mount Rushmore Sunday after federal officials this year rejected her bid to host a Fourth of July fireworks show at the famed monument.
Fireworks were reintroduced at Mount Rushmore for the first time since 2009 last year under Donald Trump, but the National Park Service (NPS) denied Noem's permit request earlier this year. The NPS cited health reasons relating to coronavirus, wildfire risks, environmental concerns, and ongoing construction at the federal landmark — which is not set to be concluded by the Fourth of July.
Noem, a Republican, filed a lawsuit challenging the NPS decision.
"After telling us they'd 'circle back,' the Biden Administration has not responded to our request to uphold the Memorandum Agreement between the State of South Dakota and the National Parks Service to host a safe and responsible national celebration and fireworks show," Noem wrote.
A federal judge rejected the challenge, ruling officials were justified in their decision.
But weeks after her bid was rejected to host the Independence Day fireworks display at Mount Rushmore, the Biden administration unveiled plans this month to host a similar display at the White House.
"What a hypocrite. President @JoeBiden wants "a summer of freedom" where we "mark independence from the virus by celebrating with events across the country," Noem tweeted on June 15. "Translation: fireworks are fine at the White House, but not at Mount Rushmore."
Mark "independence" from TheVirusTheVirusTheVirus!!™ by…banning the Mt Rushmore fireworks display because of TheVirusTheVirusTheVirus!!™, huh? Frankly, that's about as perfect an in-your-face and upfront confirmation of where we now stand as I can think of. All the ingredients are there:
The irrational, supine cowardice of the Branch Covidians being played on by FederalGovCo out of pure pettiness and spite
The arrogant muscle-flexing of our patently illegitimate Occupation Government
The trotting out of the clapped-out Covid Con yet again as a display of authority FederalGovCo doesn't lawfully possess but wields nonetheless
The smug, nearly boastful show of for-me-but-not-for-thee hypocrisy so typical of these vermin
Yep, this story really has it all.
What Noem ought to do is hoist a big, far middle finger in the general direction of Mordor On The Potomac and all its orcs by announcing she's going to throw the biggest July Fourth party she can put together anydamnedway, then hold a press conference in which she explicitly dares DC's dimestore dictators to do something about it. In addition to being riotously funny, a challenge like that from the Gov would be a most excellent way to declare the primacy of the heretofore-abandoned Founding principle of States' Rights as well. But I won't be holding my breath waiting for any such thing, and neither should you.
It just goes to reinforce my own long-held conviction that there is absolutely nothing to be celebrated on the Fourth of July, other than maybe to pay our respects to the achievements of much better men than ourselves. It ought to be considered a national day of mourning, until Real Americans have reclaimed their birthright, retaken their freedom, and re-established a national government that at least somewhat resembles the one they were bequeathed. Until such time, Independence Day only amounts to just another day off work, an excuse to throw some burgers on the grill and quaff lots of beer, nothing more.
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What Noem ought to do is hoist a big, far middle finger in the general direction of Mordor On The Potomac and all its orcs by announcing she's going to throw the biggest July Fourth party she can put together anydamnedway, then hold a press conference in which she explicitly dares DC's dimestore dictators to do something about it. In addition to being riotously funny, a challenge like that from the Gov would be a most excellent way to declare the primacy of the heretofore-abandoned Founding principle of States' Rights as well.
^—THIS!—^
It's time every governor, and every citizen, with a sack started looking for every possible opportunity to deliver this very message.
Civil Disobedience by the Governors aimed towards the Illegitimate Fed Tyrants is probably the best tactic lately. I was hoping she would have the Fireworks Show anyway.
I don't think she will. Even the best Republicans seem to have lots or words to sling but very little in the way of action.
Oh and anyone notice that even their local weather forecasts no longer make a big deal about the July 4th weather. They used to highlight the whole "parades, BBQ's, graves visits and fireworks weather report".
Now they are hardly even mentioning "the holiday weekend" weather, if they acknowledge July 4th at all. Only one morning weatherman said the words "July 4th" and "Independence Day".
Ironbear
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Civil Disobedience by the Governors aimed towards the Illegitimate Fed Tyrants is probably the best tactic lately.
I suspect that that is what's going to cause the crisis that leads to meltdown:
Sooner or later some Barney's at the ATF or Feebs are going to attempt to enforce one of the Bidenreich's gun control EOs somewhere like Missouri, and some local Sheriff is going to arrest them, the Governor there will support them, and then the Fed will attempt to bring the hammer down to teach those rubes the error of their ways.
And then it'll all go sideways.
"by announcing she's going to throw the biggest July Fourth party "
Yep, this is what I said back a couple months or so. She should further announce the closure of any federal building in SD because they are super spreaders (of marxism) and tell all the feds to get the hell out of the state or face charges of, oh lessee, insurrection or something.

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Поттиевые () — семейство мхов порядка .

Однолетние, двулетние или многолетние растения. Напочвенные, наскальные или эпифитные, образующие дерновинки или растущие среди других мхов одиночно и группами. Дерновинки могут быть как мелкие, так и мощные.

Стебли могут быть простые, или вильчато или пучковидно разветвленные, густо облиственные в много рядов у основания, а иногда и выше с ризоидным войлоком, длиной от 0,2 до 4 см (иногда до 10 см). В сечении округло-пятиугольные, иногда округло-треугольные. Гиалодерма обычно отсутствует, иногда присутствует склеродерма. Обычно с центральным пучком.

Листья широкие, от яйцевидных до лопатчатых, вогнутые или килеватые, с цельным краем или зубчатые, с плоскими или отвороченными краями, обычно однослойные, длиной 1,5—3,5 мм. Клетки вверху листа паренхимные, с толстыми стенками, обычно густопапиллозные, внизу листа — удлинённые, прямоугольные, гладкие, прозрачные.
Жилка обычно мощная. Она не доходит до верхушки листа или выступает из неё острым кончиком, либо длинным, часто бесцветным волоском. Иногда на брюшной стороне жилки в верхней половине листа образуются зелёные ассимиляционные выросты.

Ножка спорогония удлиненная или очень короткая, в последнем случае коробочка погружена в листья перихеция. Коробочка обычно прямостоячая, прямая или согнутая, от продолговато-яйцевидной до цилиндрической, редко шаровидная, обычно с отпадающей крышечкой. Иногда крышечка не намечена или намечена, но не отпадает. Перистом простой, с 16 или 32 зубцами, либо отсутствует. Если зубцов перистома 16, то они плоские, не расщеплённые, стоящие прямо или скошенные вправо, на низкой основной перепонке. Если зубцов 32, то они почти до основания расщеплены на нитевидные, спирально завитые влево доли, на низкой или высокой основной перепонке. Крышечка конусовидно-клювовидная, или отсутствует. Колпачок клобуковидный или шапочковидный, обычно длинный, покрывает всю коробочку. Реже колпачок покрывает только крышечку.

Распространены по всему земному шару, в самых разных условиях, преимущественно в умеренных широтах и горах. Многие поттиевые адаптированы к засушливому климату и являются доминирующими мхами аридных регионов. Более 1500 видов, что составляет около 10 % от общего числа видов мохообразных, более точная систематика затруднена полиморфизмом. В России 75 видов.

Роды
В классификации, предложенной Goffinet B. и W. R. Buck в 2006 году, семейство включает 45 родов:

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Поттиевые

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Christian-Gonthier III de Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen (* ; † ) est de 1758 à sa mort, le prince de Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen.

Biographie
Le prince Christian-Gonthier III est le fils du Prince Auguste I de Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen (1691-1750) et de son épouse la princesse Charlotte-Sophie d'Anhalt-Bernbourg (1696-1762), fille du prince Charles-Frédéric d'Anhalt-Bernbourg.

Après la mort de son oncle Henri en 1758 et la mort de son père en 1750, il devient prince de Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen.

Il met fin, lors de son avènement, aux abus et aux charges de la Guerre de Sept Ans. Bien qu'il n'ait que 22 ans, il est considéré comme un très bon gestionnaire.

Il reconstruit le Château de Sondershausen. Il fait prolonger l'aile nord et ajoute l'aile ouest, avec la célèbre Salle Bleue. Il développe le Château de Ebeleben, où il a passé son enfance, rénovant les jardins, avec des statues, des cascades, des fontaines et des fleurs.

Le prince est mort en 1794, à l'âge de 59 ans et le trône passe à son fils aîné Gonthier-Frédéric-Charles Ier de Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen.

Descendants
Christian-Gonthier III se marie le 4 février 1760 avec Charlotte-Wilhelmine (1737-1777), fille du prince Victor-Frédéric d'Anhalt-Bernbourg. Avec elle, il a les enfants suivants:

 Gonthier-Frédéric-Charles Ier de Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen (1760-1837), prince de Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen
 Catherine Charlotte Frédérique Albertine (1761-1801) ∞, en 1790 avec le prince Frédéric-Christian Charles Albert de Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen
 Gonthier Albert Auguste (1767-1833), prince de Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen
 Caroline Auguste Albertine (1769-1819), nonne à Herford
 Albertine Wilhemine (1771-1829) ∞ 1795-1801 au duc Ferdinand Frédéric Auguste de Wurtemberg
 Jean-Charles-Gonthier (1772-1842), prince de Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen

Sources
 H. F. Apfelstedt: La Maison Kevernburg-Schwarzburg de son Ursprunge jusqu'à nos jours
 Le dr Kamill de Behr: Généalogie de l'Europe dirigeants de la Péninsule, Leipzig, 1870

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Prince de Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen
Naissance en juin 1736
Naissance en Thuringe
Décès en octobre 1794
Décès à Sondershausen
Décès dans la principauté de Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen
Décès à 58 ans


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A new Chrome extension that has been recently released by Google that makes it a lot easier to overcome these security challenges. Rather than being a password manager, Password Checkup is actually a source of pieces of advice regarding the strength or weakness of your passwords.
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Q: MySQL: Update table column using values of same column I have a MySQL table:
PriceRange (MinPrice DOUBLE, MaxPrice DOUBLE, TrdDate DATE)

I want to apply a multiplication factor on MinPrice and MaxPrice for all the records with TrdDate less than a particular date. For example,
Table before update:
(10, 12, 01-JAN-2016)
(12, 14, 02-JAN-2016)
(6, 7, 03-JAN-2016)

Table after update (with multiplication factor of 0.5 applied on all records for TrdDate < 03-JAN-2016):
(5, 6, 01-JAN-2016)
(6, 7, 02-JAN-2016)
(6, 7, 03-JAN-2016)

I know subquery will not work here as I can't update the same record that I am reading.
Can I solve above problem using JOIN or do I have to use cursor for it?

A: You can use a simple UPDATE query to solve this:
UPDATE PriceRange
SET MinPrice = MinPrice * 0.5, MaxPrice = MaxPrice * 0.5
WHERE TrdDate < '2016-01-03'

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Anchors up as we head to our first European island. We were aboard our ferry to Ponza Island. As the ferry pulled into the port of Ponza, it was love at first sight. The small island off the western coast of Italy is pure paradise.
When I travel, I sometimes have ideas of where and when I want to go places. Most of the time, I just wing it. Ponza was a little different.
You ask, Why Ponza? Alyson and I read an article by Wes Anderson about Ponza and swimming to Palmarola island for pasta on the beach. Swim for food? Yes please! That was it, I had to find this island.
The island was originally inhabited by the Greeks. You can see the Greek influence everywhere. The island is bursting with colors. The 5 mile long island quickly become home. We soon knew everyone, and they sure knew us. We stuck out like a sore American thumb. In a good way…I hope!
We didn't waste anytime. We walked and hiked the entire island. We got invited to the main hotel to swim in the grottos. We took a day long boat ride around Ponza and its sister island the uninhabited Palmarola. This is where the magic happened, and we ate pasta on the beach! We got invited over to the captain's house for a home cooked Italian meal. We quickly found out that he was basically the mayor of Ponza. And of course his name was Luigi. Once you knew Luigi, you were in. How could we ever leave?
We became the infamous Americans. And I was Ms. California. They made us feel like Ponza was our new home. Luigi let me drive his boat and I told him he must be crazy. He also offered me a job. He said he needed an English speaking captain. After many laughs about the job offer over wine, pasta and fresh fish, he was already promoting me to public relations for the boat company that had been in his family for 50 years. I finally said, small problem, I don't speak ANY Italian. And just like everything in Italy, he said, no problem!
It was everything I wanted a small Italian island to be! Food was delicious, people were warm and inviting, and the scenery- perfetto!!
On our way to the ferry, everyone we met during the week was there to send us off. We made promises to return. Ponza has made the best impression on me and I will never forget it.
Ciao Ponza, until next time!


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Helenka – wieś w Polsce, położona w województwie mazowieckim, w powiecie sochaczewskim, w gminie Młodzieszyn.

W latach 1975–1998 wieś administracyjnie należała do województwa skierniewickiego.

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Directory Category: Biophysics
Adiaha
MSc (2020, University of Abuja, Nigeria); PhD Short Course in Climate Change (2018, University of Ghana, Ghana); PGDE (2017, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria); BAgric (2016, Cross River University of Technology, Nigeria)
Agriculture, Biodiversity & Conservation, Biophysics, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, Remote Sensing
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4BIIXPIAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Monday_Adiaha
Ayuk
Sandra Matabi
PhD(2017, University of Johannesburg, South Africa); Masters (2013, University of Johannesburg, South Africa); Honours (2010,University of Johannesburg, South Africa); AIMLT (1996, University of Calabar teaching hospital, Nigeria)
Biophysics, Cell Biology, Genetics & Heredity, Health Care Sciences & Services, Hematology, Life Sciences Biomedicine Other Topics, Medical Laboratory Technology, Microscopy
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sandra-Ayuk
Enaroseha
Omamoke Onorenyakpo Eribo
PhD (2012, University of Benin, Nigeria)
M.Sc (2009, University of Benin, Nigeria)
B.Sc (2003, Delta State University, Abraka-Nigeria)
Biophysics, Materials Science, Optics, Physics, Thermodynamics
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=zAZ30CUAAAAJ
Nuraddeen Nasiru
PhD (2016, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia); MSc (2011, Ahmadu Bello University); BSc (2005, Bayero University Kano)
Biophysics, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, Nuclear Science & Technology, Physics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
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Tjaart
PhD (2011, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam); MSc (2005, North-West University); BSc (2003, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education)
Biophysics, Spectroscopy
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Alexander Tapera
PhD (2019, University of Pretoria); MSc (2014, University of Pretoria); BSc Hons (2010, University of Zimbabwe)
Biophysics, Materials Science, Physics, Spectroscopy
https://scholar.google.nl/citations?hl=en&user=hHP2qc-XNeYC
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexander_Paradzah
Michael John
MSc Agric (Cum laude, 2014, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa); DSc Agric (2010, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa); PhD (1983, University of Natal, South Africa); BSc Honours (1975, University of Natal, South Africa); BSc (1974, University of Natal, South Africa)
Agriculture, Biophysics, Instruments & Instrumentation, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences, Water Resources
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Sayed
Yasien
PhD (2001, University of the Witwatersrand); BSc Hons (1997, University of the Witwatersrand); BSc (1996, University of the Witwatersrand)
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Crystallography, Thermodynamics
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Daniel Madulu
PhD (2020, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology)
Biophysics, Chemistry, Life Sciences & Biomedicine
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And that means you need to be healed? That may be one thing most of us want when disease strikes, irrespective of whether it is simply just to eliminate a gentle, transient ache or ache, or a serious serious ailment. So, how do you go about getting to be healed? The best way to get started would be to produce a program iowaska trip for healing which you can use being a guidebook for motion. You then will determine what to complete and when with no fumbling or becoming in a reduction regarding everything you should do 1st, that which you need to do future, and so on.
Make a decision everything you will do that can help on your own grow to be very well. Must you seek the advice of a doctor, non secular healer, herbologist (somebody who focuses primarily on using herbs for healing), or do you have to attempt to mend your self through the utilization of over-the-counter prescription drugs and herbs, and/or as a result of self-administered non secular healing treatments and/or prayer?
Perform your plan. Once you have made a decision what suggests you'll use to assist on your own to become healed, function your plan. If this means consulting with all the healing specialist (medical professional, spiritual healer, etcetera.) at scheduled situations, do this. If this means getting medicines, indicating prayers, or carrying out spiritual do the job at scheduled moments, do this. Should you produce a system and do not observe through with it and do not come to be healed, it is not the strategy that failed, it was the lack of motion on the section that triggered the plan to fail, therefore delaying or protecting against your healing.
Be objective regarding your progress. When functioning toward a therapeutic, it is necessary to become goal about your development. Do you see advancement? Do you think you're feeling much better? In case the respond to is of course, continue on with all your prepare right up until you turn into healed. In the event the respond to isn't any, stop what you are performing and develop a new approach which can necessarily mean modifying doctors, or altering everything you are performing if you made the decision to try to mend you with over-the-counter drugs, or changing your prayers or religious methods when you are working with prayer to become healed.
Be persistent, do not hand over. If you want to be healed and a single plan won't work, shift on to some second strategy, or even a 3rd prepare, or even more. Use as lots of ideas as may be needed till you discover one which functions. There may be normally a solution to turning into healed.
And, this is my experience in regards to healing. You have not exhausted all prospects till you find the one which will heal you. If therapeutic does not arrive with a initially check out, or after a 1st visit to a medical professional, or with a to start with spherical of prayers it isn't going to suggest that you just would not or won't be able to be healed. It merely usually means that everything you have tried out didn't give you the results you want and did not provide you healing. Therefore, you'll want to be persistent. You need to attempt something else by building a different system (or extra programs) for therapeutic, until you find the one which is effective in your case, bringing you the therapeutic you are trying to get.


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How many people will Disneyland admit with…
How many people will Disneyland admit with reduced capacity?
Disneyland is expected to keep attendance at 10% of maximum capacity and less than 20% of the daily average, according to Touring Plans, which predicts attendance levels at major theme parks using big data and statistical analysis.
Crowds continue to fill Disneyland despite successive price increases. Are some having to scrimp elsewhere to afford visits to the Magic Kingdom? (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
By Brady MacDonald | bmacdonald@scng.com |
PUBLISHED: July 14, 2020 at 11:10 a.m. | UPDATED: July 14, 2020 at 11:34 a.m.
Disney could limit daily attendance to fewer than 15,000 visitors combined at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure once the Anaheim parks reopen following an extended coronavirus closure, according to a theme park tracking company.
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Disneyland and Disney California Adventure remain closed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Downtown Disney outdoor shopping mall reopened on July 9 with enhanced health and safety measures.
Disney's two Anaheim theme parks will require advanced reservations and are expected to operate with social distancing-friendly attendance caps in place once they reopen.
SEE ALSO: What Hong Kong Disneyland reclosure could mean for Disneyland
Touring Plans expects Disneyland to admit an estimated 8,500 visitors when the park reopens — 10% of Disneyland's theoretical maximum capacity of 85,000 daily visitors.
To put that in perspective, 51,000 people visit Disneyland on an average day, according to the Themed Entertainment Association. A sparse crowd of 8,500 would represent just 17% of an average day at Disneyland.
Touring Plans expects Disney California Adventure to admit 5,000 visitors on the park's reopening day — 10% of DCA's theoretical maximum capacity of 50,000 visitors. That would represent just 18% of DCA's daily attendance average of 27,000.
Disneyland rarely discusses attendance numbers or visitor capacity.
"When we reopen following health and government official guidance, it will be done in a deliberate and thoughtful way, with enhanced safety measures in place including significantly limited capacity," according to Disneyland officials.
SEE ALSO: Long lines greet reopening of Downtown Disney
Disney reopened its Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom theme parks on July 11. Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios are set to reopen on Wednesday, July 15.
Touring Plans expected Disney to reopen the Magic Kingdom with 9,000 to 15,000 visitors — approximately 10% to 17% of the park's maximum capacity of 90,000. Touring Plans estimates that 8,000 to 10,000 people visited the Magic Kingdom on reopening day — closer to 9% to 11% of max capacity.
Disney's Animal Kingdom reopened with up to 5,000 visitors — or 8% of capacity, according to Touring Plans. That was less than the 10% Touring Plans expected of Animal Kingdom's maximum capacity of 60,000.
Disney reopened both the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom well below the estimated crowd sizes expected by Touring Plans president Len Testa.
"Disney was playing it very conservative," Testa said by email. "It went as well as could be expected for parks that hadn't run in months."
Testa felt comfortable with the crowd sizes and COVID-19 health and safety protocols instituted by Disney during the reopening of the two Florida parks.
"I think they've got room to grow attendance without compromising guest safety," Testa said.
SEE ALSO: How Disneyland's Galaxy's Edge fits into the Star Wars universe
The estimated maximum capacity of Florida's Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom (150,000 daily visitors combined) compares closely to Disney's two Anaheim theme parks (135,000 daily visitors combined). Touring Plans expects reopening day attendance with reduced capacity to be similar on both coasts: 15,000 combined visitors at Disney two Florida parks compared to 13,500 at Disney's two Anaheim parks.
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Crowd capacity for the reopening of Disney's Florida parks was well below the limits set for Disney's first theme park to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Shanghai Disneyland reopened May 11 with attendance limited to 24,000 visitors — about 30% of the Chinese park's 80,000 capacity. Disney planned to increase Shanghai Disneyland attendance by 5,000 visitors each week with the government's permission.
By comparison, Universal Orlando reopened at 35% of normal theme park capacity and Universal Studios Hollywood expects to reopen at 35% capacity, according to NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell.
Most major theme parks rarely reach maximum capacity. Disneyland occasionally halts visitors from entering when the park reaches capacity during the busy Christmas holiday season.
Brady MacDonald | Reporter
Brady MacDonald is a theme park reporter for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He's covered the theme park industry for more than 25 years. He writes about Disney, Universal, Six Flags, SeaWorld, Cedar Fair and Legoland parks in Southern California, across the United States and around the world. As a member of the SCNG Features team, he also writes about entertainment, travel, pop culture, music, restaurants and craft beer.
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A western woman has antagonised many Thais when she was caught on camera helping herself to drinks in a bar in Chiang Mai.
The video, which was posted online, shows the woman stealing drinks from behind the bar for her and a male friend.
Which is a bit harsh on those farangs who do not steal it has to be said.
Others called for her hand to smashed to pieces and one commented "What a brazen thief".
It is claimed that the theft took place at the Eddie Havana Bar in Chiang Mai.
Claims that others were involved are so far unsubstantiated.
This woman gives tourists a bad reputation. Name and shame her.
Thousands of Western men each year are robbed and worse by Asians, that seems to be so common that its almost expected! so what makes a none Asian taking a few drinks without any kind of violence such a big deal??


Wart and Merlyn return to Sir Ector's castle with Cully in tow. Wart explains to Hob that Merlyn helped him catch Cully. The residents of the castle are all relieved and glad to see Wart alive and well. Wart is particularly proud of himself not only for retrieving Cully but also for completing the Quest to find a tutor, and he brags about his accomplishments to Kay and Ector.
Ector is understandably suspicious of Merlyn's magic and asks for proof of Merlyn's abilities. Merlyn acquiesces and produces, in turn, written testimonials of his abilities, a giant mulberry tree, and a snowstorm. Ector does not want to concede, but grudgingly allows Merlyn to be Wart's tutor.
Kay expresses disbelief at Wart's success and Merlyn reprimands Kay sharply. Kay feels bad, and Merlyn appeases him with a gift of a new hunting knife.
In this chapter, Wart has established himself as having some heroic characteristics: he has spent all night in the forest and has completed a Quest by finding Merlyn. Also, the tension between Wart and Kay is further described, and the reader understands that Merlyn is Wart's defender when he lashes out at Kay.


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Blackstone Completes Acquisition of Ancestry®, Leading Online Family History Business, for $4.7 Billion
December 04, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that private equity funds managed by Blackstone ("Blackstone") have completed their previously announced acquisition of Ancestry® from Silver Lake, GIC, Spectrum Equity, Permira, and other equity holders for a total enterprise value of $4.7 billion. Current Ancestry investor GIC will continue to retain a significant minority stake in the company.
Ancestry is the global leader in digital family history services, operating in more than 30 countries. The company has over 3.6 million subscribers, with annual revenue of over $1 billion. The company harnesses the information found in family trees and historical records to help people gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Ancestry also operates a market-leading consumer genomics business, which informs consumers about their heritage and key health characteristics.
David Kestnbaum, a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone, and Sachin Bavishi, a Managing Director at Blackstone, said: "We are very excited about Ancestry's future, as the company continues to demonstrate strong growth as the industry leader. We look forward to partnering with Ancestry in the years ahead to help the company further expand its product offerings and drive ongoing technology innovation so that an even greater number of families can discover more about their histories and themselves."
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as lead financial advisor to Ancestry. Barclays also served as a financial advisor to Ancestry. BofA Securities, Credit Suisse, and JPMorgan served as financial advisors to Blackstone. Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as legal advisor to Ancestry and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is serving as legal advisor to Blackstone. Dechert LLP is serving as legal advisor to GIC.
CEO Transition
Margo Georgiadis, Ancestry President & CEO, has announced that she has informed the board that she plans to depart the company at the end of 2020. The company expects to announce a new CEO in early 2021 who will drive the next phase of the company's ongoing growth. Ms. Georgiadis will remain available for a period of time after her departure to assist in a smooth transition.
"I'm so proud of the collective accomplishments of the Ancestry team and am confident in the company's continued success," said Georgiadis. "In partnership with Blackstone and Ancestry's deep bench of management talent, the company is well positioned for continued growth, delivering on its mission to empower journeys of personal discovery for millions of people around the world."
Eric Wilmes, Head of Private Equity, Americas at GIC, and Stephen Evans, a Managing Director at Silver Lake, said, "Margo has made a tremendous impact on this organization, and we are grateful for her many contributions. She has created a best-in-class leadership team and led a process of rebuilding and strengthening our products and our business. On behalf of the entire board, we wish Margo the very best in her next chapter."
About Blackstone
Blackstone is one of the world's leading investment firms. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $584 billion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow Blackstone on Twitter @Blackstone.
About Ancestry®
Ancestry®, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, empowers journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives. With our unparalleled collection of 27 billion records and over 18 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain actionable insights about their health and wellness. For over 30 years, we've built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families.
GIC is a leading global investment firm established in 1981 to manage Singapore's foreign reserves. A disciplined long-term value investor, GIC is uniquely positioned for investments across a wide range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, private equity, real estate and infrastructure. In private equity, GIC invests through funds as well as directly in companies, partnering with its fund managers and management teams to help world class businesses achieve their objectives. Headquartered in Singapore, GIC employs over 1,700 people across 10 offices in key financial cities worldwide. For further information on GIC, visit www.gic.com.sg.
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CAMP MARECHAL DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY, Kosovo – Sgt. Jason R. Hewitt conducted Raven Initial Qualification Training May 24 with Soldiers in Alpha Troop to increase the squadron's ability to conduct aerial reconnaissance.
The RQ-11 Raven is a hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle used for aerial observation at line-of-sight ranges up to 10 kilometers.
Alpha Troop is part of 3rd Squadron, 61st Calvary Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, from Fort Carson, Colorado. The squadron is deployed to Camp Marechal De Lattre De Tassigny, Kosovo, as the main maneuver element for Kosovo Force's Multi-National Battle Group – East, which is tasked to contribute to a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement in Kosovo.
Hewitt, from Tucson, Arizona, joined the Army on Jan. 2, 2012. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant on Oct. 1, 2016.
Sgt. Maj. Thomas L. Ray selected Sgt. Hewitt to attend the Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) in June 2017. Hewitt was later sent to the Master Trainer Small Unmanned Aircraft System (MTSUAS) course in February 2018.
So far, Hewitt has trained five Soldiers since graduating the course, but plans on qualifying 15 more on the Raven prior redeployment.


Smania are a luxury Italian furniture brand with a beautiful collection of sophisticated garden furniture, as well as finely crafted indoor furniture. From completely opulent burr walnut bookcases, to sleek leather covered desks, Smania's entire collection is huge.
If you are interested in Smania please feel free to contact us by telephone on 020 7731 9540, email us, or visit our London showroom where we have the complete set of catalogues, samples and price books.
We are happy to work with both trade and private clients and can supply any of Smania's furniture - not just what you can see here. We can ship almost anywhere in the world too.


By now, you've heard of the different Free Trade Agreements that the Philippines and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are involved with. These FTAs allow various car brands in the country to import a variety of vehicles at lower prices making for better profitability, not to mention enabling many to bring in vehicles that wouldn't typically be as viable in the market.
The key one is ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) which is also referred to as ASEAN Common Effective Preferential Tariff (ASEAN CEPT). AFTA, which took full 10 years ago, lowered tariffs from the original 20 to 30% depending on the automobile to just 5% starting in 2003. Automobiles manufactured within ASEAN then became widely imported and exported within the region, and thus we were able to get vehicles from our neighbors (particularly Thailand). In 2010, the next phase took effect and tariffs dropped to 0%.
The other one you've been reading about is JPEPA, or the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement. In automotive circles, it means that certain cars have different tariffs particularly with regards to engine displacement.
For instance, for cars or SUVs that have an engine displacement of 3000cc (3.0 liters) or less, the original tariff of 30% on vehicles back in 2009 and earlier dropped to 20%. However, the most profound effect is on cars and SUVs with engine displacements of 3001cc or larger, as they have no tariffs at all.
When that took effect, vehicle prices of what could be considered 'luxury' vehicles dropped dramatically. Lexus was one luxury automaker that truly benefitted from JPEPA, with nearly the entire line (except for the CT200h) now made more affordable and with better specs. The Mitsubishi Pajero. Nissan Patrol Royale, Nissan Murano, among others. That's also the reason why the top of the line Toyota RAV4 2.5L VVT-i 4WD costs PhP 1,963,000 while the larger Toyota FJ Cruiser 4x4 with the 4.0L V6 engine costs PhP 1,798,000. What I find strange is that the Nissan R35 GTR or the 370Z still aren't offered officially, given that they fit the zero tariff JPEPA category.
There are more FTAs on the way; in fact there are three that concerns the auto industry.
First up is the AANZFTA, or the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area as established back in 2009 in Thailand and subsequently signed by President Arroyo under Executive Order 851. Under the AANZFTA, cars manufactured in ASEAN, Australia or New Zealand began to enjoy a drop in import tariffs on passenger cars and SUVs from 30% to 14% in 2010, down to 7% in 2011, and down to 0% beginning in 2012.
Locally-speaking, the AANZFTA hasn't had much of an impact on the Philippine auto industry given that we do not import vehicles from nor do we export there given that Australia and New Zealand are both right-hand drive countries that manufacture in RHD only. The FTA was beneficial to several other RHD markets in ASEAN, being able to bring in the larger vehicles from and export vehicles to the land down under. Australia's auto manufacturing industry has also experienced a rather sharp decline, with Ford making an announcement that their primary plant there will shut down in 3 years time. The Territory (pictured above) and Falcon will both be discontinued.
The next FTA could well have a very profound effect on the Philippine auto industry: the establishment of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area, or ACFTA, which traces its roots to a November 4, 2002 meeting in Cambodia and was subsequently signed by President Aquino last year with Executive Orders 71 and 72.
Previously, cars and SUVs that had a displacement of 1499cc or below as well as ones that are 3001cc or larger had a 30% tariff. In 2012, that tariff dropped to 20%, and will again drop in 2018 to just 5%. Chinese-made vehicles that have engine displacements from 1500cc to 3000cc previously had a 30% tariff, but by 2018, that could drop to just 5% or even lower.
ACFTA could potentially have the biggest effect on the Philippine auto industry. People may scoff at the thought of cars like Geely, BYD, Chery, Chana, Foton, SAIC, Dongfeng, Lifan or the like, but keep in mind that the People's Republic of China has the biggest automotive industry in the world with local manufacturing from foreign brands.
China has manufacturing and assembly from Ford, BMW, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Daihatsu, Mazda, FIAT, Isuzu, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, PSA Peugeot Citroen with the biggest of all being the Volkswagen Group (and that includes Audi). That seems apt: the company that literally means 'Peoples' Car' is the biggest of the foreign brands in the People's Republic.
The newly reestablished Volkswagen Philippines was reportedly looking at sourcing vehicles from China, but given the rather small difference compared to European-made units, they opted for the latter. Perhaps ACFTA would change that.
Also, last year Chery entered into a joint venture to manufacture, well, Jaguar and Land Rover in China. Ditto for Volvo.
The last one is quite interesting: the establishment of the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Area, or AFKTA). This was actually signed in 2005 by then President Arroyo and in 2012 with Executive Order 74 by President Aquino.
AKFTA has actually just begun to take effect as passenger cars and SUVs that previously had a 30% tariff up to 2011 have had it reduced to 20% in 2012. In 2016 that tariff will drop even further to just 5%. The 5% tariff will also be in effect for vans, buses and all kinds of trucks. What's interesting is that there are no stipulations as to the size of vehicle's engines like JPEPA or ACFTA.
Just imagine the effect that AKFTA it will have on the Philippine operations of Hyundai and Kia.
Kia's pricing in the Philippines has been unusual, with several models being priced a bit higher than their Korean bigger corporate brother (but locally unrelated) Hyundai. AKFTA could see that pricing approach more competitive levels, not to mention open up the possibilities of more Kia models, such as making the Optima (and its hybrid variants) more mainstream.
Meanwhile, however, HARI's aggressive efforts in the market saw them rise to a solid 3rd place in terms of sales. The benefits of AKFTA in 2016 could see them nip at the comfortable lead that Mitsubishi enjoys in 2nd place overall.
Chevrolet Philippines would also experience the benefits as models like the Cruze, Orlando and Spark are all imported from Korea. It could also open up the market to the Chevrolet Malibu that is currently being manufactured at GM Korea.
Take note that the agreement is with South Korea, not North Korea... unless you envision yourself driving a tank from the DPRK in the future.


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Bonus 'Breaking Dawn' Scene: What Will It Be?
As if we didn't already have enough to be excited about with "Breaking Dawn – Part 2" — Bella as a vampire, meeting members of other friendly vampire covens, the final showdown against the Volturi, etc. — there are now rumblings of a fun bonus scene director Bill Condon has added to run after the credits.
This writer's favorite Cullen, Emmett (a.k.a. actor Kellan Lutz), recently told "The Insider" that fans better plan on sitting through the end credits for a special surprise.
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Susan Rovner Officially Joins NBCUniversal in Top Entertainment Programming Post
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It's official: Susan Rovner is joining NBCUniversal in a new role where she will oversee entertainment programming for a portfolio that includes Peacock, NBC and a suite of cable networks.
"Susan is the bold creative force we need as we rethink the future of our business," NBCU TV and streaming chairman Mark Lazarus said in a statement Monday. "Throughout this process I have been consistently impressed by her strong perspective, track record of success and passion for content. Susan joins a great team that is poised to begin a new era at NBCU."
Monday's formal announcement — which included her formal title as chairman of entertainment content, NBCUniversal TV and streaming — comes three days after she exited as president of Warner Bros. TV. Rovner's move from Warners to NBCU was expected. The Hollywood Reporter reported Sept. 7 that NBCU had landed on Rovner following a lengthy public search for an entertainment programming exec. Rovner confirmed she would be leaving Warners on Sept. 9 when she sent a brief memo to staff detailing her plan to exit come Oct. 2. With her time at the studio now in the rear-view mirror, NBCU has made Rovner's hiring official. (NBCU, until Monday, had declined comment.)
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With the move from being a seller at studio Warners to a buyer at NBCU, Rovner will lead creative strategy for original entertainment content across NBCU's broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. These include NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen, Syfy, Universal Kids, USA and Peacock. Her purview includes oversight of current programming for scripted, unscripted, late night and specials, and first-run syndication. Prior to this move, which required Warners let her out of her contract, she had been considered the heir apparent to replace Peter Roth as chairman at Warner Bros. TV Group. Her departure now leaves Warners without a next in line for Roth, whose current deal expires next year.
At NBCU, Rovner will be charged with leading centralized content groups covering scripted, unscripted, alternative and late night. As part of its shift from a vertically aligned company into a horizontal structure, NBCU is expected to reorganize staff by genre rather than by network. That means that an exec working on unscripted fare at Bravo could soon be involved with a larger portfolio of the same genre for multiple NBCU networks as well. The strategy is the latest effort to unify development for a larger portfolio. Rovner will be charged with the consolidation among the creative ranks.
"I have such enormous respect for [NBCU CEO] Jeff Shell and Mark Lazarus, and their vision for the future of content at NBCU made this an extraordinary opportunity," Rovner said. "I have long admired Frances Berwick and look forward to what I know will be a successful partnership. NBCU has a deep-rooted tradition of having the best programming from visionary creators, and I feel so grateful for the opportunity to join this incredible organization as it builds on that legacy to head into the future."
Reporting to Lazarus, Rovner will be on the same footing as Frances Berwick. Former Lifestyle Networks chief Berwick was promoted Aug. 6 as part of a major restructuring at NBCU and now oversees a considerably larger portfolio for the conglomerate. Berwick, who oversees business strategy for the entertainment portfolio, is charged with setting the broader tone for networks as well as their budgets, research and marketing. Berwick will also develop and implement strategies for which content is picked up and how to best launch it across its multiple brands. (Berwick set her leadership team last month.)
A major round of layoffs is expected to come as part of NBCU's new structure, which is being overseen by Lazarus and NBCU CEO Jeff Shell. As part of the new hierarchy, NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy unceremoniously exited the company. His exit arrived less than a week after NBC launched an investigation into claims that Telegdy fostered a toxic culture, which were detailed extensively by THR. His duties are now being folded into the entertainment programming position held by Rovner. The setup marks the first time that NBC has not had its own dedicated entertainment chairman.
At the same time, the broadcaster becomes the latest linear network to have its oversight folded into an executive with a wider scope as the TV industry better positions itself for the streaming era and looks to trim costs amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The realignment is also expected to create millions in cost savings, with redundancies among programming, marketing and scheduling divisions expected to be eliminated in a bid to create a more unified and leaner company. It is a similar approach Shell put in place in May with his news division.
Rovner, for her part, is expected to set her own leadership team. Not yet clear is whether it will include NBC alternative head Meredith Ahr, who sources allege played a key role alongside Telegdy in fostering a toxic culture at the network. In recent weeks, rumors have swirled that Warners' unscripted chief Mike Darnell could also defect to NBCU, though both conglomerates have denied such a move. Meanwhile, NBCU is continuing its investigation into Telegdy and, under Lazarus, launched a second and broader probe into the company's overall culture. Results of those investigations are, per sources, nearing their conclusion.
Rovner's hiring follows a public search in which sources say NBCU leadership was focused on recruiting a woman and person of color for the position. Netflix vp local language Bela Bajaria — who incidentally was pushed out at studio Universal TV in 2016 — is said to have turned down the job (and was subsequently promoted to the top TV role at the streamer). Universal TV president Pearlena Igbokwe — who replaced Bajaria — was also floated for the post; she was subsequently promoted to run NBCU's combined studios. Other names that were floated include Netflix vp originals Channing Dungey, former HBO Max and TNT, TBS and TruTV programmer Kevin Reilly (who was recently ousted as part of WarnerMedia's own reorganization), ViacomCBS chief creative officer David Nevins, Hulu senior vp scripted originals Craig Erwich and Bill McGoldrick, with the latter already overseeing programming for Peacock, USA and Syfy. It's unclear how Rovner's new role will impact McGoldrick, an exec who is highly regarded by creatives, agents and top execs across town. In a sign of the latter, he was personally selected by NBCU Content Studios vice chair Bonnie Hammer to oversee originals for top priority Peacock.
Rovner comes to NBCU after more than a 20-year run at Warners. After joining the studio in 1998 as a drama exec, she rose through the ranks while developing hits including The O.C., Everwood, Gossip Girl, Fringe, The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural, among others. She was promoted to co-president (alongside Brett Paul) of Warner Horizon Scripted in 2014, launching cable and streaming series including Animal Kingdom, David Makes Man, Queen Sugar, You and Pennyworth, among others. Last year, she and her longtime business-focused collaborator Paul were promoted to co-presidents of Warner Bros. TV, where they took over day-to-day business for the studio, reporting to Roth, who was later promoted to chairman of the larger WBTV Group. Rovner — who has close relationships with showrunners including super-producer Greg Berlanti and Josh Schwartz (Gossip Girl), among many others — and Paul had oversight of 60 scripted originals as they took on some of the duties Roth had held on to for years.
In August, following a round of 600 layoffs as part of a larger company-wide consolidation, Warners merged all of its studio operations under Roth with Paul and Rovner given the day-to-day reins. As part of the shuffle, drama head Clancy Collins White was upped to a new role overseeing all scripted development, reporting directly to Rovner. The move was considered by many industry insiders to be laying the groundwork for Rovner's pending ascension to take over for Roth.
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January 13, 2023 Justin Giglio
The "100 Years of Wonder" celebration at Disneyland Resort officially begins in a few weeks. Today we noticed that the decorative flags above the turnstiles at Disneyland Park have been changed to spotlight the Disney100 theme.
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The Walt Disney Company's 100th anniversary celebration will commence on January 27th at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Guests will be able to mark this historic occasion by experiencing the grand opening of the new Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway attraction, as well as two all-new nighttime spectaculars: World of Color – One at Disney California Adventure Park and Wondrous Journeys at Disneyland Park.
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Fountains have been added to the castle moat for the event.
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What that something will be changes from day to day, of course. Today, I know that it includes one of my dogs having to have dental surgery, which I'm nervous about on his behalf, as well as a couple of drop-dead deadlines this afternoon, some smaller deadlines to juggle and the whole "getting back into the work mindset" in the middle of all of that. I'm sure there'll be other things to poke and prod — there are emails I need to reply to, and plans that need to be made — and that's kind of the point. At the start of each workday, it's all potential, this massive mountain of To-Do List that seems entirely insurmountable, yet you know you have to do it anyway.
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Published 12/20/2021, 11:17 PM EST
By Aditya Deshingkar
Babe Ruth, is a baseball icon. Today, very few would ever stop and think about why because this statement is a part of the general conscious now. But lest we forget how much the right fielder from the Yankees impacted the game. How much George Herman Ruth changed the game with his unstoppable hits out of the ballpark.
Babe Ruth the Power Hitter
In only his 3rd season as a position player, in 1921, he had surpassed Roger Conor's record of homers hit. So it would be safe to say that the power hitter had set the Bronx alight by 1927, ushering in a new era of power hitting. In fact by this time, he was already at 356 Home runs, more than 150 ahead of the closest player, Cy Williams.
It was this year that gave us Ruth's famous notched bats. The Babe has started to carve small notches on his bats for each home run in the second half of the '27 season. A season in which Ruth managed 60 round trippers. Call it memento for every time he managed to knock it out of the ballpark.
A label next to the carvings on one of the bats from that season reads: "Each notch on this War Club of the Babe's represents one Apple knocked out of the Ball Orchard."
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Ruth later went on to mention in a biographic piece that his practice of carving the notches was inspired by the gun-men of yore, who would mark a notch on their guns for every man that they killed.
Babe Ruth's notched bats
Like some would expect, most of the roster did little other than share a light moment with him about it, but the more homers he managed to pop off his barrel, the more laughs he converted to statements in awe. Ruth mentions,
"Every time I would hit a home run I would cut a notch in the bat handle of the club I had used."
In an incredible 1927 season, Babe Ruth was sitting on a tally of 43 homers at the end of August, and while formidable, he was considerably behind his own record of 59 homers in a season. To the surprise of most sportscasters at the time, Ruth rampaged in the final month of the season hitting 17 pitches for home runs and carving every one of those onto his club.
And while there is a specimen available with the National Baseball Hall of Fame that is up for display with 28 notches on it, the record keepers are unaware of the exact games the club has been used in.
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Even so, Ruth mentioned briefly that while his teammates used to have a good laugh about it early on, the more runs he notched with the clubs, the more hesitant his teammates grew to handle the bats. He says, tongue-in-cheek,
"By putting those notches in the bat I identified my own clubs and the other fellows would leave my bats strictly alone."
Whatever the reason may have been. The 1927 Yankees seemed to have gotten the message, when Ruth was on the prowl, his clubs would be handled by only those that could match the blistering record of 60 homers a year.
Aditya Deshingkar
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Bill would hike smoking, vaping age from 18 to 21
Curt Anderson / Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE — The minimum age for Floridians to possess tobacco and vaping products that deliver nicotine would rise from 18 to 21 under legislation a state House committee readied Tuesday for a floor vote.
The measure that cleared the House Appropriations Committee would also establish 21 as the minimum age for smokable forms of medical marijuana. Members of the military would be exempt from all such age restrictions.
Sponsors say the bill would improve public health and reduce the costs that government programs such as Medicaid incur for treating cancer, heart disease and other smoking-related illnesses. They say the health effects of vaping are largely unknown and that the increasingly popular practice could become a gateway to tobacco for young people.
"Almost all adult smokers started smoking when they were kids," said Democratic Rep. Nicholas Duran of Miami, one of the main sponsors. "This bill substantially decreases their access by cutting off their source."
A 2015 study sanctioned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded that raising the age for tobacco use from 18 to 21 nationally would result in 223,000 fewer early deaths, 50,000 fewer deaths from lung cancer and 4.2 million fewer years of life lost, according to a legislative staff analysis.
"Raising the age to use tobacco is the deciding factor. We know what it does," said Rep. Joe Geller, a Dania Beach Democrat. "That goal is so important."
GOP Rep. Randy Fine of Palm Bay added that in Florida alone the annual cost to taxpayers of treating smoking-related illnesses through the Medicaid program is close to $4 billion.
"The debate is not just about freedom. What crosses the line for me is when I'm asked to pay for other people's liberty," Fine said.
The vaping industry and some health groups object to being included with tobacco in the age limitation, arguing that e-cigarettes and similar products can help people quit or avoid smoking tobacco altogether.
"Vapor is not a tobacco product. We sell a product to help people quit smoking, not to continue smoking," said Michael Miller, owner of a vape shop in Jacksonville.
The FDA, however, also reported that in 2018, more than 4.9 million middle and high school students were using e-cigarettes and that one in four high school seniors were using them.
Still, Rep. Holly Raschein, a Key Largo Republican, said she is concerned about too much government overreach.
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But the legislation was approved with only two no votes and now heads to the House floor. A companion bill is moving in the Senate.


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	{
	}

	void DoNothingLogger::LogError( const wchar_t * /* Error */ ) noexcept
	{
	}

} // namespace Logging
} // namespace max