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Men's Wrestler of the Year
First things first-This is based off solely personal criteria on what I saw from this wrestler in the ring, in their promo work, and gauge of fan excitement for the various storylines they were involved in throughout the calendar year. As always, this is a subjective award, and I invite you to agree or disagree in the comments below or on our various social media platforms. With that, let's dive in.
My WOTY award goes to Finn Balor and I'll explain my reasoning here. I can't recall too many wrestlers with roller coaster booking like we saw with Finn since his NXT debut in 2014. First Universal Champion within two months of his main roster call-up, only to have those dreams dashed after a shoulder injury in the very match he won the title. In the subsequent years since his return from the injury, it was apparent that "the office" was never fully behind him. Mind you, when I say "the office" I refer to Vince McMahon. Shortly before the pandemic-2019. Finn gets his long-awaited wish to be sent back to NXT. It was there that Finn got his groove back. He became comfortable in his character, which I'm certain had something to do with Triple H being in charge of it; It's been well documented Tiple H is high on Finn. Then comes the pandemic, and the ThunderDome era of NXT. Finn continued to carry the mantle for the company and eventually passed the baton to Karrion Kross in his final NXT match in April 2021 for a return to the main roster as WWE prepared for a summer with a live audience once again.
One month back on the main roster proved somewhat successful at first. Getting ousted in a contract signing by Baron Corbin, and then, in the same segment, having John Cena insert himself into the title match for Summerslam was a head scratching story decision, but nonetheless one month later, he found himself in a brief WWE title feud with Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules. After that, Finn found himself in the same middling storylines like before 2019's NXT return. Then, comes the Judgment Day.
June 6, 2022. This is when Finn had an important turning point in his character and in his perception as a pivotal piece of the roster in WWE. There was much maligned about the turn itself, however once they got through it Finn was provided the flexibility to do something on the main roster he had been unafforded until that time-take risks.
In his 6 months with Judgment Day, He experimented with a different personality that we've been accustomed to seeing from him. It was foreign at first, almost uncomfortable, but eventually you bought in. I see this as a credit to the confidence he has in himself as a performer and I believe the rest of the group used that as a foundation for their own developments as characters within the group. Finn has had increasingly central storylines on Raw with Rey Mysterio, Dominik(before he joined the Judgment Day), AJ Styles, Bullet Club OG's Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, Edge, and Seth "Freakin'" Rollins. I included Edge already, but it is worth noting that this rivalry likely will see an epic conclusion at Royal Rumble in 2023, with many speculating it will take place within a Hell in a Cell.
You might be reading this and thinking "Is this guy out of his mind?! There's plenty of wrestlers to had better years!" You might be right, but remember this is a personal award, and for my money I didn't see anyone touch the level of Balor, even in 6 months of him being associated with Judgment Day. He (and the rest of the group) have elevated themselves into a centerpiece of Raw's stories week to week, without the need for any of them to hold a championship. We could chalk this up to the biggest shakeup in pro wrestling history with Vince McMahon stepping down and Triple H/Stephanie taking over, but that also devalues the work Finn had to do with the creative he was given. You still need to execute or even the best material will fall flat. This is a Finn who found his footing for the first time on the main roster. I'm happy for the former Bullet Club founder, and I'm excited for what's to come for The Prince.
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Aktin är ett protein som tillsammans med proteinet myosin svarar för muskelkontraktionen. Det finns ett antal undergrupper till aktin; de tre huvudgrupperna är alfa-/beta-/gamma-aktin. Alfa-aktin svarar primärt för muskelkontraktioner, gamma-aktin som komponent i stressfibrer och beta-aktin som komponent i leading strand i cellrörelser. Vid tillverkning av aktinkedjor, som sker i tre faser, adderas ett antal G-aktiner (globulära) via polymerisering till långa filament, där G-aktinet då kallas F-aktin (filamin). Elongeringen sker snabbast i plusändan. Närvaro av ATP medför snabbare polymerisering men är inget krav.

Aktintrådar
Aktinfilament eller aktintrådar är den vanligaste typen av proteintrådar i cellskelettet. De är tunnare än både mikrotubuli och intermediära trådar. De består av proteinet aktin. Tråden bildas av aktinmolekyler vilka är hopfogade i spiral. Ofta ligger flera trådar tillsammans och bildar trådbuntar. Aktintrådar finns i hela cellen men är koncentrerade framförallt till delarna närmast cellmembranet. De ger form och stöd åt utskott i cellmembranet.

Cellerna i tarmväggen har på den sida som vetter mot tarmkanalen långa fingerlika utskott. Utskotten ger cellerna en större yta att ta upp näringsämnen med från tarmen. Utskotten stöds inuti av aktintrådar.

Aktintrådar bildar också tillfälliga utskott i cellytan. De spelar en viktig roll vid amöboid rörelse. Genom att flytta aktinmolekyler mellan olika aktintrådar i cellen förlängs vissa trådar medan andra förkortas.  En amöba rör sig genom att förlänga aktintrådarna i rörelseriktningen och på så sätt få cellen att sträckas fram i ett utskott. Cellen fäster det främsta utskottet vid underlaget, samtidigt som den släpper baktill, bakändan av cellen följer då med. Förlängda aktintrådar bildar också de utskott som omsluter födopartiklar vid endocytos.

Vid celldelning skiljs de två dottercellerna åt genom att en ring av aktintrådar snörper samman cellmembranet.

Tillsammans med aktintrådar finns ofta ett annat protein som heter myosin. Myosin är ett exempel på ett motorprotein, dvs. ett protein som kan "gå" över en yta. Myosinmolekylerna förflyttar sig genom att röra sig fram och tillbaka med små "fötter", rörelserna hos myosin får energi genom att ATP (adenosintrifosfat) sönderdelas.

Myosinmolekyler kan vara bundna vid membranblåsor; på så sätt transporteras ämnen i membranblåsor längs aktintrådar genom cellen. Myosin kan också få två aktintrådar att glida mot varandra i motsatt riktning. Denna rörelse får cellmembranet att snöras ihop och klippas av, när en cell delar sig i två dotterceller. En ring av överlappande aktintrådar bildas kring cellens ekvator. Myosinmolekylernas arbete får aktintrådarna i ringen att överlappa allt mer och på detta sätt blir ringen trängre och delar till slut cellen i två halvor.

Även muskelceller drar ihop sig med hjälp av aktintrådar och myosin. I växtcellen får sammandragningar orsakade av aktin och myosin cytoplasman att strömma runt. Detta är nödvändigt för transport av material inom växtcellerna.

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HomePoliticsSLPP wins Tonko Limba Ward 196 election
SLPP wins Tonko Limba Ward 196 election
March 10, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas Politics 2
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 March 2019:
The Chief Electoral Commissioner of Sierra Leone – Mr Nfa Alie Conteh early this morning declared the SLPP candidate winner of the hotly contested bye-election in the Tonko Limba Chiefdom – Ward 196, in the Kambia District.
Mustapha Kamara of the SLPP polled 46.92 %, with APC candidate – Alusine Kamara coming a close second with 46.49%, and NGC's candidate Alusine Sesay trailing with 6.22%. This result closely mirrors the results of national elections held in March 2018.
The Bye-election was called following the death of the young APC Councillor Ibrahim Conteh last year.
In March 2018, the APC candidate Ibrahim Conteh, won the election with 83.69%, and SLPP's James Dumbuya lagging behind in third place with 4.33% of the votes.
How soon politics and loyalties have shifted in just twelve months, with the ruling SLPP now commanding a slim majority in what used to be APC's political heartland.
But there were hopes among supporters of the National Grand Coalition party (NGC) of Dr Kandeh Kandeh Yumkella, that with his resounding victory in the 2018 parliamentary elections which gave NGC four MPs in Kambia, the NGC would win yesterday's polls in Tonko Limba Chiefdom.
Those hopes began to fade quite quickly, well before the closing of polling when it became obvious that the battle for control of Tonko Limba was between the ruling SLPP and the main opposition APC.
NGC were reduced to mere spectators as accusations and counter accusations of vote rigging, intimidation and electoral fraud were made by both APC and SLPP, prompting the APC National Publicity Secretary – Cornelius Deveaux to issue this public statement yesterday 9th March 2019:
"The All Peoples Congress (APC) party wishes to inform the National Electoral Commission (NEC) and the general public that it will not accept any result in the ongoing local council bye election in Ward 196 Tonko Limba that does not reflect the true will of the people.
"The party wishes to bring to the attention of the general public that SLPP party operatives have been caught red-handed in election rigging in Thonko-Limba, Ward 196 acting in connivance with staff of NEC and the Police.
"The Party is in possession of incontrovertible evidence that the SLPP and its accomplices have been engaged in massive ballot stuffing alongside streams of intimidating tactics to deprive the people of Ward 196 Tonko Limba from electing the candidate of their choice.
"The APC also brings to the attention of NEC, PPRC, our international partners and the general public that the SLPP is in violation of an MOU signed by the three political parties in contest for the Ward 196 seat that only one high-profile politician would be allowed in the Ward per political party.
"Nonetheless, the SLPP, acting in connivance with the Police and NEC staff has a barage of high-profile politicians and non-alien voters in Ward 196 for the purposes of voter fraud and intimidation.
"The Party has identified non-aliens of Tonko Limba who had been transported into the Ward by SLPP operatives way before the election today 9th March 2019 and have been distributed sparsely in all the 34 polling stations for the purpose of voting for the SLPP.
"The Party is also of the conviction that the Police and NEC are in collusion with the rigging process as such a complex daylight robbery of ballots cannot be possible in an election without collusion with Police and NEC authorities.
"Initial concerns relating to the abrupt closure of voting in Mile-14 have been released by the National Secretary General and the general public is further informed that our polling agents have made two arrests of people with extra pre-voted ballots in Mile-14 and Kagbonkoh but Police reneged on its duty to arrest and it's reported that the perpetrators have escaped possibly with the aid of the police and NEC officials.
"Let me reiterate that the APC will settle for nothing other than victory in the Ward 196 bye- election and any attempt to deprive the people of their inalienable right to vote for the candidate of their choice will be stoutly resisted.
"The Party however implores its agents and other well meaning citizens alongside international observers to continue to observe the process with due diligence and vigilance. A full statement will be issued by the National Secretary General in due course."
But these accusations by the APC were swiftly rebuffed by Lahai Lawrence Leema – National Publicity Secretary of the SLPP party. This is what he said:
"The SLPP notes with deem view, fabrications of the APC Publicity Secretary Mr. Cornelious Deveaux who is on a malicious spree of making baseless and unfounded allegations against the SLPP.
"The APC party via their publicity Secretary, Mr. Cornelius Deveaux, in a Press Statement he signed on 9th March 2019, vaguely alleges in such alarming manner that the NEC and the police are in connivance with SLPP operatives engaged in election rigging in ward 196 Tonko Limba.
"The APC also alleges on a speculative tone that the SLPP is in violation of the MOU for ward 196 bye-election. The MOU provides that only a high-profile politician for each political party should be allowed in the ward during the election.
"The APC claims to be in possession of an incontrovertible evidence to prove their allegation. The SLPP unequivocally denies all allegations fabricated by the APC and dare them to rely on their incontrovertible evidence to go to court.
"The SLPP in fact want to inform the general public that the APC may have been up to their usual game of vote rigging, violence and political intimidation but may have found it difficult to have their way as a result of the professional policing of the SLP to police the said bye-election in ward 196 in Tonko Limba.
"Unlike the APC, the SLPP wishes to inform the general public that there is nothing to worry about on its side because the SLPP is a democratic and law abiding party. Hence, the SLPP prides itself in free, fair, transparent and violence free election in ward 196.
"The SLPP also glorifies itself in its good work for this country. Hence, the SLPP takes advantage of its political message to win any election than the fabrications maliciously alleged by the alarmist, failed APC party.
"The SLPP calls on all stakeholders to do their job without fair or favour to ensure free, fair and transparent democratic election in ward 196 in Tonko Limba.
"The SLPP warns the APC to refrain from making baseless and unfounded statements having the potential to breach law and order in that part of the country."
The APC too has had recent electoral success in SLPP controlled district of Bonthe, where they won local council Bye-election.
The SLPP are today saying that their party accepted the result when they lost in Bonthe against the APC, so why is the APC finding it hard to accept that they lost yesterday in Kambia. This is democracy says the SLPP.
This is the Electoral Commissioner announcing Bye-Election result early this morning:
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This time around I will give credit to former president Earnest Koroma when he was doing whatever was necessary to disqualify Dr. Kandeh Yumkellah by bringing up the two simm or dual citizenship.
The final analysis now shows that the NGC has "stolen " over 6% votes from the APC in their so called stronghold.
Congratulations SLPP.
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Congratulations Mr. Mustapha Kamara of the SLPP. There is nothing sweeter than beating the opponent in his backyard.

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Botswana is an arid land, with a relatively small population of only one and a half million people concentrated in the southeast, but it is also a wealthy and prosperous African State sheltering the second largest diamond deposits in the world.
Two main geographic features dominate the country – the Kalahari desert covering about 85% of the country where the descendants of the early bushmen still eke out a living in a lifestyle little changed over millennia, and the great Okavango Delta, a huge wetland system of up to 15,000 sq. kms. that boasts one of the most prolific wildlife spectacles in Africa. The Okavango river rising in Central Africa feeds the delta, which is unique as it is the largest and single wetland system surrounded by desert. Its scenic beauty combine with numerous pristine and diverse habitats to make it one of Africa's most spectacular and top wilderness & wildlife destinations.
Most camps in the delta offer both water and land based activities, but some are classified as "pure water camps" where visitors can enjoy leisurely dug-out canoe trips along the swamp's labyrinth of canals past schools of hippo, and fish for the lively African Tiger fish, pausing on the islands for a picnic or sundowner as the sun sets in its African glory.
The Savuti Channel area, which borders the delta to the West and Chobe National Park to the East, is one of Africa's most famous big game destinations, where amazing concentrations of game congregate at watering places and which is famous for its resident predators, particularly a sizeable lion and hyena population. North on the western reaches of the Channel lies the Linyanti area, a private game reserve harbouring vast herds of ungulates and elephants. Here vehicle concentrations are low and the game viewing exceptional. In contrast, the Chobe National Park whilst hosting a wonderful spectrum of wildlife, has become somewhat crowded due to the number of camps and lodges in the area, but for those with limited time and a tight budget, it is still a very worthwhile option.
South of Maun and the Okavango delta lies the huge open expanse of the Kalahari desert where in March and April, the desert blooms and comes to life following rainstorms that fill the huge Magadikgadi pans with water. These attract large migratory herds of game and a host of wetland birds. Tailor made tented safaris can be arranged to combine the desert with the delta experience.
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Eastern Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania & Rwanda) is probably the first option for a safari destination in Africa. Its spectacular range of altitude offers incredible climatic diversity; its wildlife spectacle is unparalleled and varied, its wild places with a wealth of wildlife unspoilt and natural, with nothing contrived, and it harbours some of the world's oldest and most colourful cultures, all of which fuse together to form the richest African tapestry.
East Africa has so much to offer that it would be difficult to combine all five countries in one itinerary; they need to be considered separately and carefully before settling on an itinerary that will include all the options on offer.
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Southern Africa offers literally a world in one block of countries, so varied is the landscape, even within the different countries that comprise this package. The most ancient desert in the world, the Namib of Namibia, is unique in that here is the only place where towering sand dunes touch the ocean along the desolate Skeleton Coast; well named, since ships have foundered there over the centuries, and lie like stark skeletons on the lonely sands where the icy Atlantic caused by the cold Benguela current contrasts dramatically with the heat of the abutting desert dunes. Botswana incorporates the stunning and vast wetland system of the Okavango Swamps, harbouring a rich diversity of life, whilst the lush winelands and sophistication of South Africa with its 300 year long historical background offers a particularly rich cultural heritage in a sophisticated first world setting. The great gold, diamond and mineral deposits of Southern Africa combined with South Africa's European first world influence has resulted in a sophisticated tourist infrastructure for destinations in this part of Africa, making it a very attractive proposition for all travellers and offering a wide perspective of pleasurable opportunities.
This vast region is emerging from the shadows to become an exciting location to expand our safaris to a very different experience. Primarily covered by tropical rainforest, these regions are prime locations for viewing lowland gorillas, chimpanzees, forest elephants, the rare bongo antelope as well as a host of other forest dwellers. Trips to this region involve a lot of forest walking, however the massive rivers in the area also provide a different experience in exploring by boat & canoe. There are also some grasslands, as well as deserts in the region that offer some more conventional game viewing.
The Indian Ocean off the East Coast of Africa has some incredible experiences to offer. From your idyllic tropical Island Paradise such as the Seychelles and the Maldives, to another totally different experience such as Madagascar's Lemurs, plus its tropical forests & its semi-desert baobab forests, there is much to see and do.


The most recent short interest data has been released for the 08/15/2016 settlement date, which shows a 1,051,152 share decrease in total short interest for DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc , to 5,953,437, a decrease of 15.01% since 07/29/2016. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.
The most recent short interest data has been released for the 08/15/2016 settlement date, which shows a 1,051,152 share decrease in total short interest for DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc (XRAY - Get Report), to 5,953,437, a decrease of 15.01% since 07/29/2016. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded. The number of shares short is then compared to the average daily volume, in order to calculate the total number of trading days (at the average volume) it would take to close out all of the open short positions if every share traded represented a short position being closed. Average daily volume for XRAY at the 08/15/2016 settlement increased to 1,562,306, as compared to 923,005 at the 07/29/2016 report. That brought "days to cover" down to 3.81, a 49.79% decrease from the 7.59 days to cover calculated at the previous short interest data release.
A decreased "days to cover" value could indicate that short sellers are no longer expecting the same decline in stock price they once were, or it could also indicate a long bet elsewhere was closed where XRAY had been shorted as a hedge.
The chart below shows the one year performance of XRAY shares, versus its 200 day moving average. Looking at this chart, XRAY's low point in its 52 week range is $49.48 per share, with $65.83 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $60.49.


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Dārīūn (persiska: داریون, Dārlyān, Dārīān) är en ort i Iran.   Den ligger i provinsen Fars, i den centrala delen av landet,  km söder om huvudstaden Teheran. Dārīūn ligger  meter över havet och antalet invånare är .

Terrängen runt Dārīūn är huvudsakligen kuperad, men österut är den platt. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  km nordost om Dārīūn. Runt Dārīūn är det ganska tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Det finns inga andra samhällen i närheten. Trakten runt Dārīūn består till största delen av jordbruksmark.

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by Ted Shen January 30, 2003 August 19, 2021
Handel's Partenope is a seriocomic opera about the busy love life of the mythical founding queen of Naples. Three suitors vie for Partenope's hand: Prince Armindo, who is timid but truly loves her; Prince Emilio, a hothead who threatens to take her and the city by force if she rejects him; and handsome Prince Arsace, whom Partenope loves but who has left another woman, Rosmira, standing at the altar. The jilted Rosmira disguises herself as a soldier, Eurimene, and sets about sabotaging Arsace's chances with the queen. A success when first produced in London in 1730, Partenope was infrequently performed in America until the Glimmerglass and New York City Opera companies revived it to great acclaim in 1998. This Lyric Partenope reunites key cast members and creative personnel from that production. Two first-rate countertenors, David Daniels and Bejun Mehta, reprise their respective roles as Arsace and Armindo. Coloratura Elizabeth Futral does justice to Partenope's arias; Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano) plays Rosmira and Kurt Streit (tenor) plays Emilio. John Conklin's sets are modeled on the ruins of Pompeii; costumes by Paul Steinberg resemble designer suits and gowns. Stage director Francisco Negrin mixes Baroque and modern conventions. British conductor Harry Bicket, a Baroque specialist, is among those making their Lyric debuts. Saturday and Wednesday, February 1 and 5, 7:30 PM, and next Saturday, February 8, 2 PM (with seven more performances through March 6), Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker; 312-332-2244.
Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): photos/Sasha Gusov, Lisa Kohler, Christian Steiner.
A winning Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades
Lyric Opera's big, long, first-ever Les Troyens delivers on an epic score


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New Zealand health
Most ACC claims for police PTSD rejected
9:58 am on 16 October 2018
Charlie Dreaver, Political Reporter
charlie.dreaver@rnz.co.nz
Police staff have made 29 accident compensation claims for PTSD, mental health or anxiety disorder in the last half-decade but only six have been accepted.
Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller
Police manage their own accident compensation claims through a company called Gallagher Bassett. After five years claims can be transferred to ACC.
Sixteen claims were listed for PTSD, mental health or anxiety disorder have been declined in total.
In addition, three claims have been transferred to ACC and another three are still being assessed. One further case had also been declined, but is now being assessed.
Police Association president Chris Cahill said the number of cases being declined was a concern.
"We'd want to see if there's some obvious reason why that many are being turned down and if so, is it because of some way the legislation is being looked at, rather than addressing the concerns of these officers who have suffered?"
Homicides, road accidents and child abuse cases could all have contributed to mental distress for staff, he said.
"The day to day repetition of some of these events can also add up over time, you might handle one road accident, but when you've attended multiple over several years, that has a toll over time as well."
Police national safer people manager Corrie Parnell said the decisions were underpinned by the legislation.
"Police don't make the ultimate decision, that's the complexity of a PTSD claim, fundamentally attributing that to a singular episode is often difficult to determine."
However, Mr Parnell said support for staff was still available for those who needed it.
"Often they'll be referred through their employee assistance programme [a counsellor or psychologist], for extreme cases they're a mandatory referral, sometimes cases will have a psychologist, or psychiatrists attached to them.
"They're not short journeys a lot of theses, cases they will run into a number of months."
In addition, the Police Association has set up a fund for members of the union, who still need help once they leave the police.
In addition an app called EQUIPT has been developed for current and former staff to improve wellbeing.
Accident Compensation lawyer John Miller - who represented a New Zealand soldier who won his PTSD compensation case - said others would have to go through the already stretched public health sector.
But getting ACC cover could be tough if it was not associated with a physical injury such as a shooting, Mr Miller said.
"If it's not due to a physical injury, if it's not due to sexual abuse, then it's got to be some horrific, single event, that's the problem."
Even if people could get counselling and support at work they could be reluctant to come forward.
"You can draw some parallels with sexual abuse in the workplace. One of the reasons someone doesn't come forward is it's often seen as damaging to your career."
For those in the police or defence force, a diagnosis of PTSD could be career ending so people continued to work, he said.
Ex-soldier wins 'watershed' post-traumatic stress case
A court ruling giving a former soldier ACC cover for post traumatic stress compensation is a "watershed" decision that makes it clear what the law intends, says the RSA. Audio


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Clean Comedy Day
♦ April 28 ♦
A true comedian can turn a completely innocent line into something hilarious, profanity and bawdy jokes aren't the only valid form of comedy.
While it's true that comedy is often built on the back of crossing societal norms and humorously presenting these situations, it isn't always necessary to spout profanity as part of a comedy routine. Some of the best comedy in the world is based on absurdity, and the absurd need not be bawdy. Clean Comedy Day celebrates this more family-friendly form of comedy by challenging us to keep our humor clean for a day and enjoy it all the same.
History of Clean Comedy Day
Clean Comedy Day was organized by people who wanted to have a comedy show that the whole family could enjoy. In a world with comedy that is not intended for the consumption of children or those who prefer a more wholesome laugh, it's important to remember that getting a laugh doesn't require dropping an F-Bomb. In celebration of Clean Comedy Day, there are hundreds of locations throughout the world that hold clean comedy competitions, challenging comedians to step outside their normal repertoire and bring a good wholesome laugh to their constituents.
The comedy itself has a long and storied history, with instances of comic performances being traced back as far as 425 BCE in Greece. The first known professional comedian, if you count a comedian as someone who uses humor to entertain, is Aristophanes, the Greek playwright who wrote more than 40 comedies in his day, 11 of which we still have. From that point forward there has been a long and respectable history of people entertaining through comedy, and in many of these instances, it was the clean comedy that was the order of the day. After all, you can't expect to entertain a group of good church-going folk with jokes more suited for the locker room.
#CleanComedyDay


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Tsim Sha Tsui Shopping Paradise in Hong Kong
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Tsim Sha Tsui Shopping
Tsim Sha Tsui is located at the southern tip of Kowloon Peninsula, facing Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island. It is a hub for tourism, shopping, dining, commercial, arts, entertainment and nightlife in Hong Kong. Both locals and foreigners perceive it as fashionable to do some activities there. This post will tell you more about shopping in Tsim Sha Tsui as it is a real shopping paradise in Hong Kong. Not sure where to go shopping in Hong Kong or where to start? Let's have a look at the 12 major shopping malls and streets in Tsim Sha Tsui together.
Shopping areas in Tsim Sha Tsui are actually located along two major roads, Nathan Road and Canton Road:
Shopping along Canton Road
Harbour City, Ocean Terminal and Ocean Centre – http://www.harbourcity.com.hk/en/
It is Hong Kong's largest shopping mall which stretches from Star Ferry Pier to China Hong Kong City (see below). This tourist hotspot includes about 700 retail stores, 2 cinemas, 50 restaurants, 3 hotels, a serviced apartment, a private club (Pacific Club) and more than 2,000 parking spaces. Harbour City is a large building complex which made up of four buildings, namely the Ocean Terminal, Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel, Ocean Center and Gateway Tower. The oldest part of the Ocean Terminal with a cruise terminal was completed in 1966, while the entire complex was formed in the 1980s.
1881 Heritage – https://www.1881heritage.com/
Opened in 2009, 1881 Heritage was converted from the Victorian style Marine Police Headquarters Compound (1881-1996). The site is now home to over 20 world-class luxury brands, a few restaurants and a boutique hotel. To shop there or not, it'd be nice to have a walk around this declared monument at the junction of Canton Road and Salisbury Road (right opposite to Hong Kong Cultural Centre).
Silvercord – http://www.silvercord.hk/eng/index.php
Silvercord is a shopping mall and office tower complex located at the junction of Canton Road and Haiphong Road, which is just a few steps from Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station. There is a footbridge linking Silvercord and Harbour City as well. The 2/F is dedicated for female fashions while the 3/F is for restaurants. There you can find the Michelin starred Din Tai Fung restaurant. A food court and an amusement game center can be found in the basement. While luxury brands are on the G/F and 1/F, the mall is also well known for streetwear brands.
China Hong Kong City – http://www.chkc.com.hk/eng/
Located at Canton Road, it is a shopping, hotel, office and transport complex with a cross-boundary ferry terminal: China Ferry Terminal. Inaugurated in 1988, it is a famous outlet in town with its unique golden curtain walls. It is nearby the Gateway of Harbour City.
Shopping along Nathan Road
iSQUARE – http://www.isquare.hk/
iSQUARE is located at the junction of Nathan Road and Beijing Road, on the former site of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Opened in 2009, it is the first shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui connected directly to the MTR station. Flagship stores of international brands, mainly watches, jewelry and cosmetics, etc. occupy the shops on the street. Fashions, shoes and handbags shops can be found on lower levels. There are 5 mini-theatres providing about 1,000 seats. Among the 30 restaurants, some of them offer stunning views of Victoria harbour. The 31-storey mall also features an LED screen playing different types of animation at the Peking Road entrance. Its exterior wall comprises of more than 4,000 toughened glass and special components which is the first of its kind in Hong Kong; the interior of it has 43 escalators connecting different levels.
K11 Art Mall – https://hk.k11.com/
K11 is a new shopping mall located at Hanoi Road near Nathan Road connceting to MTR station Exit N. Also opened in 2009, the 6-storey mall was built in the complex of hotel and apartment. The G/F is full of luxury brands, a covered square and a large LED TV. L1 to L3 houses various chain stores; B2 sells female fashions, shoes and cosmetics; B1 is mainly daily necessities stores. Pieces of art and restaurants can be found on nearly every floor. The venue also have some exhibitions showcasing local artists' works. Exhibits are replaced every three months. Claimed to be the world's first art mall, K11 emphasizes on the integration of art, humanities, natural, and attempt to develop into Soho in New York City.
The ONE – https://www.the-one.hk/en/index.asp
Opened in 2010, the ONE is the tallest shopping mall in Hong Kong that built on the site of the former Tung Ying building. It is located at the junction of Nathan Road, Carnarvon Road and Granville Road. LG1 – LG2 are high-end supermarkets, G/F-UG2 are international fashions and cosmetics, L1-L3 are fashions, L4-L5 are restaurants, L6-L11 are household products, L12-L13 are gorgeous restaurants, L16 is the sky garden, L17-L21 are sky restaurants. One thing to note is that the mall was designed in a vertical way, which is a bit different from the majority of malls.
Chungking Mansions – http://www.chungkingmansions.com.hk/home.htm#&panel1-1
You may have heard of Chungking Mansions as a paradise for backpackers. Located at the busy Nathan Road, these 17-storey mansions consist of 5 buildings and bring together businessmen, labours and asylum-seekers from Asian and African countries, as well as worldwide backpackers. It is the epitome of globalization and some people refer it as the "Kowloon Walled City of ethnic minorities in Hong Kong". There are many busineseses includes cell phone and sim card, foreign exchange, curry restaurants, sari clothing, groceries and more. the lower levels are dvided into selling Chinese goods, specialty foods and crafts of South Asia and Africa. There are over 90 low-cost guesthouses and 20-30 restaurants on or above the 3/F. Cke Shopping Mall and WK Square are part of the Chungking Mansions but the styles are very different. Both malls are not linked to the above mentioned main shopping area. WK Square is Hong Kong's first sports–themed shopping mall, while Cke Shopping Mall focuses on beauty.
Sogo Department Store https://www.sogo.com.hk/tst/en/home/index.php
Sogo is a popular department store in Hong Kong. Its Tsim Sha Tsui branch was first opened in 2005. In 2014, the store moved opposite to a hotel. It has 4 levels selling cosmetics, designer handbags and accessories, sportswear and clothing for men and women. Its supermarket was opened in 2015.
Miramar Shopping Centre and Miramall – https://www.miraplace.com.hk/
Miramar Shopping Centre is located at Nathan Road. This shopping and office complex was completed in 1996 and was renovated in 2008. The mall is home to over 100 upscale lifestyle stores and nearly 40 restaurants and cafes. Lower levels are luxury and international brands while 4/F-6/F are restaurants, including Michelin starred and recommended eateries.
Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard
Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard, or the Park Lane is a shopping street located at Nathan Road, on the eastern side of Kowloon Park. The northern end is St. Andrew's Church and a police station, while the southern end is Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre and the MTR station exit A1. The 300-meter shopping street was completed in 1986 with over 50 shops, mainly local and international clothing chain stores. The pedestrian street is very wide with lots of trees retained. The rooftop garden of Park Lane is a public space connecting to Kowloon Park.
Graniville Road
Named after the Colonial Secretary, Earl Granville, it is located at the east of Nathan Road near the ONE, across Chatham Road South, and to the west of Science Museum Road, near New East Ocean Centre. Located in old Tsim Sha Tsui, Granville Road is famous for clothing. At present, there are about 30 retail stores selling clothes, cosmetic and shoes.
For your reference, Elements is located at Austin Road West, above Kowloon Station, within the Union Square and under International Commerce Centre (ICC). This large shopping mall is technically not located in Tsim Sha Tsui.
For more details about Shopping in Hong Kong, you may visit this site.
Tsim Sha Tsui literally means Sharp Sand Mouth in Chinese. Many foreigners find it hard to pronounce it accurately. If that is the case, one can try to say Jim Sa Joy or simply its common abbreviation TST. Almost all Hong Kong people, especially the younger generations understand it.
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Lastly, you gotta wonder about the possibilities of the largest search engine teaming up with the largest proponent of open source. Google is eager to offer non-Windows non-Microsoft Office options that it can be a part of, while Sun needs that strong, consumer distribution to move the open source revolution out of the enterprise.
Carlene Li hat einige interessante Punkte zu der Pressekonferenz von gestern angemerkt:Sun and Google's Partnership Potential (gefunden via Basic Thinking).


As this is my first blog let me introduce myself properly. I am Charl Coetzee, winemaker at Balylonstoren. I have been making wine for eight years – most of this time was spent at two estates in the Stellenbosch wine region. I have also had numerous vintages in Europe and New Zealand. The current harvest is my first at the brand new cellar at Babylonstoren.
Having made wine in Stellenbosch means I am used to harvesting from the beginning of February to mid-February each year. I knew I could expect an earlier harvest at Babylonstoren because it is in the much warmer Simonsberg-Paarl region. I knew there were many exciting challenges ahead of me and during my short festive break, I comforted myself that I would be able to ease slowly into harvest and have enough time to prepare. I was wrong about the "easing" bit.
Early on Tuesday, 4 January 2011 I had a great surprise . . .
As I entered my office I saw a little post-it note on the edge of my desk where the wind had blown it. I set up all my equipment and took my first sip of coffee before reading the note. On it, was the sugar (degree of ripeness measured in °B) of the Chardonnay blocks we planned to harvest for the base wine used for making sparkling wine. The values were from the previous week. I was in a state of shock and excitement and immediately called my wife. I told her that we were going to start harvesting the following week!
My plans for an easy, calm and collected morning turned into a frenzy! I had to go into my brand new cellar – which, by the way, was still being built – to check what I actually needed to start. I had to make about 1000 phone calls to get everything I needed to really get things going. We set up office amongst heaps of sand and bags of cement (photo left). The floor of our future office was still being laid, but promises of red high-back chairs and leather couches helped us to cope with the somewhat, well, rustic situation. Every time I wanted to use my computer, I first had to blow away a layer of sand before I could see the keyboard!
And then we started (the bunches of grapes on the photo above was officially the first bunches that was put through!). On the first day we did 4.6 tons and only went home at 22:00. Two days later we almost did 13 tons and went home at 19:00. It was clear that we were speeding up our work. I can now pr oudly report that we have most of our systems in place and every team member knows what his/her responsibilities are.
A first harvest in a brand new cellar does not come without hassles. These included cooling plants' electrical supplies tripping during the night resulting in white fermentation; an unexpected and dramatic increase in temperature; using our stem bins as fermenting containers (our Cabernet Franc harvest was very small due to the block being young); power failures; machines that inexplicably stopped working at critical times; and a stomach bug that thinned out the number of helping hands for a day or two. However, we are slowly but surely making history at Babylonstoren. And we are having lots of fun in the process.
Watch this space for more information on how the cellar as well as the wines are developing in the days to come.


This past Tuesday as I sit in the doctor's office waiting to have my annual painless "Softer Mammogram" and there sits this recipe, so I picked it up. It sounded easy to make and delicious too, so I thought I would try it out.
This pie may be healthier but that doesn't mean it isn't less tastier. Wow, the gingerbread crust is full of flavor and the mousse filling is very flavorful too. Now I am not sure I used pumpkin puree and will check next time I am at the store. It is what my husband picked up, so I used it. I topped with a little cream and toffee bits.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9" deep-dish pie pan with cooking spray.
To prepare crust:Combine gingersnaps and raisins in a food processor and pulse until blended. Press evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pan.
Bake the crust until set, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
To prepare filling:Combine pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg in a large bowl and mix well. Add ice cream and stir until blended. Spoon the mixture into the cooled pie crust. Freeze until firm, at least 2 hours. Let the pie soften slightly in the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.
I cannot share the recipe w/o sharing what was on the back of the card.
~~~Early detection can be the key to staying healthy for a lifetime. Take a proactive approach to preserving your breast, bone and cervical health by scheduling annual preventative screenings.
Encourage the women in your life to do the same.
Please, take care of YOU; you are worth it!
Here is a website you can go to and find a provider in your area that has the mammopad.
This is a picture of the machine that they use and the white mammopad that makes it alot more comfortable to have your mammogram.


Sanlin Affordable Housing Project | Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd.
The Sanlin Affordable Housing Project consists of three wood-frame public buildings located at the heart of the largest affordable housing community in Shanghai. The 6,915 square metres Administrative Building, a 3,360 square meter Cultural Activities Centre, and a 10,700 square meter Community Services Centre are a part of an expansive, low-cost housing projects in China that uses Canadian wood-frame construction technology. These three public buildings are valuable assets to the Sanlin community and serves as an important resource for essential services and solutions that help individuals, families and neighbourhoods to succeed.
The Administrative Building and the Cultural Activities Centre are 1+3 hybrid buildings. The concrete first floor topped with three storeys made entirely from wood design is common throughout China for mixed-used buildings. While the Community Services Centre have in-fill wood partition walls. Construction on the two community buildings began in 2011 and was completed in 2013. The Cultural Activities Centre is scheduled to begin construction in late 2014.
The Sanlin Affordable Housing Project highlights the energy-efficient qualities of wood construction and illustrates the myriad of ways wood can be used effectively to address China's growing urban housing needs. The MOU signed in 2009 between the Shanghai Housing Bureau, and the governments of British Columbia and Canada, undoubtedly demonstrates that wood-frame technology is perfectly suited to the Chinese families who will make the community of Sanlin their home.


Saving energy is a hot topic worldwide. The thermal insulation of building envelopes is an important part of contemporary architecture. Yet advances in glass transparency of the last three decades must not be pushed back in favour of energy savings architectural achievement. "Transparent insulation" was therefore developed and designed to offer not only unique economic and environmental benefits, but to also guarantee both comfort and convenience.
Technological advances of the last three decades have produced systems and equipment that can coat high-tech insulating glass with razor-thin, neutral coatings using low-cost processes. This has optimized the "e" emissivity capability for thermal insulation as low as 0.01, whereas for normal float glass, e is 0.89.
From an economical perspective, however, this development and its application in new buildings is only the first steps. The next step must be to integrate this new glass technology into the millions of square meters of glazed areas of windows and façades. This is nearly automatic for new buildings today. However, existing buildings represent a much larger opportunity, and there is a lot of advocacy work to be done so that the ecological, economic and climate goals can be achieved.
Every liter of fuel oil or cubic meter of natural gas that can be saved through using advanced glazing reduces CO2 emissions and provides an ecological benefit. Fossil fuel resources are also saved by reducing their consumption and in addition, glass is one hundred percent recyclable because it is made from natural raw materials. Due to its natural ingredients and superior energy-balancing properties, glass should not be overlooked or dismissed as a viable material in globally recognized certification programs for building sustainable and environmentally friendly buildings.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a leading system in this field. Other systems, for example, are DGNB or Breeam. Buildings following these systems use resources more efficiently than conventional techniques because they take all phases within the life cycle of a building into account – starting with design and construction to renovation, and eventually demolition and proper clean-up.
Apart from its economic and ecological aspects, one important goal of building with glass is the tangible improvement in living and working environments. Tinted float glass installed in insulated glass (- Section 3.2) increases the glazing's room-side surface temperature, thus drastically minimizing unpleasant drafts in an area where glazing is present.
Modern glass increases this temperature to a near room-temperature level and significantly improves the comfort level of one's home. The decisive factor in comfort is the temperature difference between ambient air and the adjacent wall and window surfaces. Most people find a room to be particularly comfortable when the temperature differences between wall (glass) and room air is not more than 5 ° C and between foot to head height is not more than 3 ° C.
The diagram above shows the range where ambient air feels most comfortable. Humidity should always be viewed as dependent on room temperature. When the air temperature is cooler, then the humidity should be higher for the space to feel comfortable. When the room temperature is higher, the humidity should be lower.


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The Federal Reserve's "Dual Mandate" : The Evolution of an Idea, No. 11-12
DATE: December 2011
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ABSTRACT: Since 1977, the Federal Reserve has operated under a mandate from Congress to "promote effectively the goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long term interest rates"—what is now commonly referred to as the Fed's "dual mandate." The idea that the Fed should pursue multiple goals can be traced back to at least the 1940s, however, with shifting emphasis on which objective should be paramount. That such a mandate may, at times, create tensions for monetary policy has long been recognized as well.
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News, Reviews and Features TONIGHT WITH DONNY STIXX – The Bunker Theatre
TONIGHT WITH DONNY STIXX – The Bunker Theatre
In Edinburgh Festival, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz 13th November 2016 Leave a Comment
The Bunker Theatre, London – until 3 December 2016
Philip Ridley is a master at exploring extremes of feeling on stage. The polymath playwright's latest play to open in London, although it has already been seen in Edinburgh last year, is an 80-minute monologue which, once again, takes us by the hand, leads us to the edge and then throws us into an abyss of horror. This time, in a companion piece to his Dark Vanilla Jungle, his mouthpiece is Pramface's Sean Michael Verey — who also starred in Radiant Vermin — and who this time plays a disturbed 15-year-old boy who has committed a horrible crime.
Donny Stixx is a boy with a mission to entertain. He loves being in front of an audience and, when you know a bit more about his background, you can see why. He's a lonely boy with no friends and a rather fraught family life. He loves his mum, who won't be called "Mum", and is known to him as Yvonne, and hates his rather distant dad. But Yvonne is a very needy person and to bask in the sunshine of her love means that Donny has to mother her, look after her when she's poorly and go along with her various passions.
But when illness visits Donny's family home he moves in with his Aunt Jess, who lives in East London's Bethnal Green. Staying with her, young Donny is able to exercise his desire to entertain by practicing his magic tricks, enjoying his performances so much that she suggests that he puts on some shows for the neighbours and friends. She even makes him a spangled suit to wear. In this way he meets Sharmi, another teen who is similarly needy and who has aspirations to be an artist. Together, the pair form an unlikely double act.
At his Aunt Jess's place, Donny also meets his Cousin Eamon, who is in the army, and who loves nothing more than to drink beer with his mate Glenn. Donny doesn't really like this loudmouthed pair, being more inhibited and withdrawn (almost autistic), than these lads. In fact, he's the kind of boy who attracts bullying rather than respect. So when, one night, Glenn shows Donny where the pair have hidden a gun, the stage is set for a tragic ending.
The story powers along like a runaway car on fleetfoot fuel. Set in some kind of studio where the audience is encouraged to ask Donny questions, in a talk show format, Tonight with Donny Stixx beautifully balances the boy's response to his tabloid-minded spectators, who want to know the most sensational details about his life and crime, with bravura storytelling that rushes through one incident after another with scarcely a pause for breath. But although the narrative is outwardly gobsmacking, with every incident heightened, the emotions remain grounded — they are excruciatingly real. Beneath its suit of glittering imagination, where a magic trick has the power to transport you to a different world, there's a real throb of anguish and alienation. We start the evening with a child's memory and end up in scary, frightening place. Rarely are feelings so frayed. Or flayed.
Tonight with Donny Stixx opens out into a universe of pain. But there are also laughs along the way, and some sharp insights into our current obsessions with celebrity, with interactive shows, with digital fame and with the state of teen life. At the end, you stumble out of the studio space of this new south London venue tired out by the piece's emotional intensity, but exhilarated by the imaginative brilliance of it all. It's hard to forget the revealing little details that haunt your memory of the story. It all remains with you like some vivid hallucination.
Directed with enormous skill and energy by David Mercatali, the play is pitched at just the right level of contrast and laceration. Verey is amazing. At one point, he is abruptly locked into a failing rapport with his audience; at another, he is a charming raconteur, telling the story of life with smiles and pride. One minute he's trying to seduce us, the next he's screaming abuse. It all feels very real. And dangerous. As the sweat pours down his face, he leads us to hell and back. With Ridley's words powering the rocket, and him as the payload, it's an unforgettable blast.
Tonight with Donny Stixx is at The Bunker Theatre until 3 December.
The post Tonight with Donny Stixx, The Bunker Theatre appeared first on Aleks Sierz.
Aleks Sierz
Aleks Sierz FRSA is a theatre critic, and author of the seminal study of new 1990s playwrights, In-Yer-Face Theatre. His other books include Rewriting the Nation, The Theatre of Martin Crimp, John Osborne's Look Back in Anger, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights and Modern British Playwriting. His latest book (co-authored with Lia Ghilardi) is The Time Traveller's Guide to British Theatre. He also works as a journalist, broadcaster, and lecturer. Aleks blogs independently at www.sierz.co.uk and tweets at @alekssierz.
Read the full article from Aleks Sierz, published on 13 November 2016
Tags: Aleks Sierz, atrocity, celebrity culture, Dark Vanilla Jungle, Fringe theatre, in-yer-face theatre, Monologue, narrative, Philip Ridley, Post-show Q&As, Radiant Vermin, Sean Michael Verey, Storytelling, talk show, teen angst, Terri Paddock events, The Bunker Theatre, Tonight with Donny Stixx


Sleepy is one of the 7 Snow White puppies. He is currently 10 weeks old and is up for adoption. You can read the story of their rescue here.
Apart from being found to be anaemic, all the Snow White puppies are growing well and hence, not vaccinated. The results of Heartworm 4 in 1 test and blood test for babesia were negative as well.
Currently, all the puppies are dewormed regularly to rule out intestinal parasites. They have also been supplemented with iron and multivitamics. We have observed that their red blood cell counts are slowly improving and we continue to monitor them closely. They will be vaccinated once their red blood cell count normalise.
The puppies are currently fostered at different homes so that they can grow to be independent. As all of the puppies are fostered at different places, we would like to appeal for milk and kibbles to be sent to the fosterer. If you would like to help, you can purchase the following items from the links.
You can also buy from your usual pet shop and we will arrange to collect from you.
If you would like to adopt or find out more about Sneezy, please contact us at 9001 8848 (PurelyWoof).


The South Dakota Association of Towns and Townships implemented their bonding program for the SDATAT members in 2007. Since that time 503 of our 680 members have become bonded through the SDATAT Bond Alliance.
Township clerks and treasurers are required by statute to be bonded as are town finance officers. The law goes on to state that the amount of the bond is to be set by the County Commissioners. Generally, the bonds are for the amount of money the township budgets annually, but in some cases, the bond is set for not only the amount of money budgeted annually but also the total amount of money the township may have in reserves and other negotiable properties.
(Q) What is the Bonding Fund?
(A) The Bonding Fund is a Fund of money established by initial assessments of the members in the Fund that are kept and controlled as a separate fund from the SD Association of Towns and Townships.
(Q) Who are members of the Bond and Assurance Fund?
(A) They are towns and townships who are members of the South Dakota Association of Towns and Townships that have paid in the assessments to establish the Bond Fund.
(Q) What is the projected cost to our township?
(A) The Fund organizers are proposing that each township/town would pay $300.00 assessment for two (2) years, for a total initial assessment of $600.00. Additional coverage is available for additional cost. The total assessment may be paid right away if the town/township desires to do so. After the initial assessment no additional payment would be required unless claims would require additional assessments sometime in the future.
(Q) How much coverage will that afford?
(A) It is proposed that the Bond coverage for the clerk and treasurer/finance officer will be $50,000.00 per officer with an aggregate of $50,000.00.
(Q) Who will control the Bond Fund?
(A) The Fund will be supervised by a board of directors to be comprised of the current president, vice president, secretary and treasurer of the SD Association of Towns and Townships, and three (3) other members, all of whom would be current town or township officers representing town/township members of SDATAT.
(Q) Can more coverage be obtained beyond $50,000.00 coverage?
(A) Yes, additional coverage can be purchased. For a quote on additional coverage, call the SDATAT office.
(Q) What does the Bond Fund cover?
(A) The bond is not "insurance" but rather it is a Fund of money to cover "loss or losses" of "your money" or securities as a direct result of the intentional theft, or conversion, swindle, fraud, forgery, or other intentional misconduct by a public official in the performance of their duties.
(Q) How will claims be made?
(A) A policy for making claims will be established, but generally claims will be submitted to the Fund first to make a determination the member claimant is a member of the Fund; second, that the loss is in fact a covered loss. If the claimant is determined to be a member and also if the loss is a covered loss, the claim will be paid by the Fund.
(Q) How will the Fund be reimbursed?
(A) The Fund will be reimbursed by actively pursuing restitution from any town or township officer who intentionally misappropriates or steals money from the town or township using all lawful means, including restitution through criminal prosecution or civil means.
(Q) Will a member have to pay additional assessments if the Fund becomes inadequate to pay claims?
(A) Because this is in fact a "Fund", members must be aware that if there are claims which ultimately exceed the amount held in the Bond Fund, members can be assessed to cover covered losses.
(Q) Will there be assessments beyond the initial two assessment years?
(A) It is the hope of the organizers that based upon the experience of other states' bond funds, that it will not be necessary to assess members beyond the initial assessment and that the Bond Fund will be self-sustaining.
More information on the Bonding Program and an application can be obtained by calling the SDATAT Office, 1 605 353 1439 or request information on the "Contact" tab.


You are teaching an online course and want to use an article, a video clip, or an image in your upcoming course. How do you know if your use falls within copyright compliance?
The following chart provides a big-picture overview of the steps to think about when using materials in your course. The Copyright Best Practices for Instructors Guide provides more details below.
First, determine if any of the following applies. If so, you can use the material without permission.
Is the work considered part of the public domain?
Works in the public domain are essentially works whose copyright has expired or that were never copyrighted or eligible to be copyrighted.
Were the materials published before 1923? Materials published before 1923 are not copyright-protected and are therefore considered part of the public domain.
Were the materials created by the U.S. Government? U.S. federal government materials are not eligible to be copyrighted and are also considered part of the public domain. You may use these works without permission. For example, reports from the FDA Web site or images like the one on the right from the NASA multimedia page.
Is it available through the NEU library? Check to see if the journal or newspaper article you want to use in your online course is already available through the Northeastern University Libraries' licensed electronic database. You can then provide a direct link to the article in Blackboard for students to view. How do you do that?
Next, post a link in your Blackboard course to the library's online database.
For further instructions on linking to the NEU Libraries' online database, go to http://library.northeastern.edu/get-help/tech-support/create-a-url-for-blackboard.
Is the material available through an open access resource or a Creative Commons attribution license? When looking for images to use in your course, review sites like Creative Commons or Wikimedia to search for material that copyright holders have agreed to share with others, with some rights reserved. Creative Commons offers licenses that allow for others' use as long as the original source is attributed.
For more information on open access resources for books, journals, images, and more, visit: http://subjectguides.lib.neu.edu/openaccess.
What if none of the above options apply?
When in doubt, get permission from the copyright holder.
Send the copyright holder a request for permission to use the material.
Go to the source—most published materials have contact information for permissions. For example, the New York Times lists their permissions policy on their Web site.
What if copyright permission is denied or you are not able to get an answer in time for your course?
Copyright is a form of protection for original works of authorship. Copyright does not protect ideas, but rather the way the author expressed those ideas. Copyrighted works may be either published or unpublished. Copyright law states that the owner of any tangible creative work has the sole right to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, transmit, or transform that work. Copyright law also seeks to balance the free transmission of ideas with the author or copyright holder's rights to the work.
In other words, to be eligible for copyright, a work must be: fixed (the work must exist in a physical form), original, and creative.
Fair use (Section 107 of the Copyright Act) recognizes that certain uses of copyrighted works—for purposes such as teaching, research, criticism, commentary, and reporting—may not require prior consent from the copyright holder, provided that the usage meets certain guidelines (outlined below).
However, the principle of fair use is often misunderstood. It is not an exception to copyright law, but a defense in case of a copyright infringement claim. The fair use doctrine is presented as a set of guidelines for analyzing each particular situation in which an instructor wishes to use copyrighted material. Fair use is interpretative: any fair use analysis must be decided on a case-by-case basis after balancing all four factors outlined in the Copyright Act. You will need to show that you abided in good faith by weighing all four factors of fair use in your usage of the material.
The following factors should be evaluated in an analysis of fair use before using copyrighted materials in your course.


Step One: God loves you and has a purpose and plan for your life.
Step Two: There's a problem. Something is missing–A relationship with God.
Step Three: Jesus provided the only way to God.
Step Four: Our response needs to be to receive Christ.
*How do you receive Christ?
2. Be wiling to turn from your sin.
How do you know your are saved?
John in the New Testament.
2. Talk with God through prayer.
4. Live for Christ by letting Him guide your life every day.
5. Tell others about how they can have a relationship with God.
*This information is taken from "Steps to Peace with God" a pamphlet published by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.