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AT&T Agrees to Acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion
March 20, 2011 at 11:39 am PT
AT&T is buying the Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile USA for $39 billion in cash and stock. The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies.
To most observers, the deal will come as a surprise since earlier reports had pegged Sprint and T-Mobile in discussions.
The combination of T-Mobile and AT&T makes much more sense given that the two use the same GSM technology. However, the deal will likely face steep regulatory hurdles as it will mean that the country will go from having four major national wireless carriers to three (and from two major GSM providers to one).
T-Mobile, which is owned by the German telecom company, has been struggling to add customers over the past year. It also does not have a strategy for updating its network to true 4G technology (while it has claimed to have 4G for quite some time, truthfully it's really only 3G on steroids).
The lack of airwaves–the equivalent of gold for the wireless carriers as consumers gobble up broadband by using their phones to surf the Web, watch movies and perform other data-intensive activities–was listed as the chief reason for the acquisition.
In a news release, AT&T said the acquisition of T-Mobile USA "provides an optimal combination of network assets to add capacity sooner than any alternative, and it provides an opportunity to improve network quality in the near term for both companies' customers. In addition, it provides a fast, efficient and certain solution to the impending exhaustion of wireless spectrum in some markets, which limits both companies' ability to meet the ongoing explosive demand for mobile broadband."
Now, AT&T said, it will be able to ramp up the roll out of LTE and will be able to deploy LTE to 95 percent of the U.S. population, reaching an additional 46.5 million Americans beyond current plans (including rural communities and small towns). AT&T has struggled to keep pace with Verizon Wireless, which has already blanketed the country with LTE, also known as 4G.
By offering better service, it could convince antitrust regulators that the combination of the two companies is a necessity.
AT&T pointed out in a separate email to us that the U.S. is one of the few countries in the world where a large majority of consumers can choose from five or more wireless providers in their local market.
Deutsche Telekom, which always considered T-Mobile USA as its darling, will now own eight percent of AT&T. A Deutsche Telekom representative will join the AT&T board of directors.
The $39 billion purchase price will include a cash payment of $25 billion, with the balance to be paid using AT&T stock. AT&T has the right to increase the cash portion by up to $4.2 billion with a corresponding reduction in the stock component, so long as Deutsche Telekom still receives at least a five percent equity ownership interest.
The deal has an unspecified break-up fee and will take a year to close.
The acquisition, if it is approved, will put more pressure on Sprint, which is the third-largest carrier in the U.S. It owns a majority of Clearwire, on which it is relying on for its 4G network. Just recently, Clearwire went through a major management shake-up, signaling that changes could be occurring there as well.
Together, AT&T and T-Mobile will be the largest network in the U.S., with 129.2 million subscribers, just barely beating out Verizon Wireless, with 101.1 million.
Here's the entire press release:
DALLAS & BONN, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and Deutsche Telekom AG (FWB: DTE) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which AT&T will acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at approximately $39 billion. The agreement has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies.
"This transaction represents a major commitment to strengthen and expand critical infrastructure for our nation's future"
AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile USA provides an optimal combination of network assets to add capacity sooner than any alternative, and it provides an opportunity to improve network quality in the near term for both companies' customers. In addition, it provides a fast, efficient and certain solution to the impending exhaustion of wireless spectrum in some markets, which limits both companies' ability to meet the ongoing explosive demand for mobile broadband.
With this transaction, AT&T commits to a significant expansion of robust 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) deployment to 95 percent of the U.S. population to reach an additional 46.5 million Americans beyond current plans – including rural communities and small towns. This helps achieve the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and President Obama's goals to connect "every part of America to the digital age." T-Mobile USA does not have a clear path to delivering LTE.
"This transaction represents a major commitment to strengthen and expand critical infrastructure for our nation's future," said Randall Stephenson, AT&T Chairman and CEO. "It will improve network quality, and it will bring advanced LTE capabilities to more than 294 million people. Mobile broadband networks drive economic opportunity everywhere, and they enable the expanding high-tech ecosystem that includes device makers, cloud and content providers, app developers, customers, and more. During the past few years, America's high-tech industry has delivered innovation at unprecedented speed, and this combination will accelerate its continued growth."
Stephenson continued, "This transaction delivers significant customer, shareowner and public benefits that are available at this level only from the combination of these two companies with complementary network technologies, spectrum positions and operations. We are confident in our ability to execute a seamless integration, and with additional spectrum and network capabilities, we can better meet our customers' current demands, build for the future and help achieve the President's goals for a high-speed, wirelessly connected America."
Deutsche Telekom Chairman and CEO René Obermann said, "After evaluating strategic options for T-Mobile USA, I am confident that AT&T is the best partner for our customers, shareholders and the mobile broadband ecosystem. Our common network technology makes this a logical combination and provides an efficient path to gaining the spectrum and network assets needed to provide T-Mobile customers with 4G LTE and the best devices. Also, the transaction returns significant value to Deutsche Telekom shareholders and allows us to retain exposure to the U.S. market."
As part of the transaction, Deutsche Telekom will receive an equity stake in AT&T that, based on the terms of the agreement, would give Deutsche Telekom an ownership interest in AT&T of approximately 8 percent. A Deutsche Telekom representative will join the AT&T Board of Directors.
Competition and Pricing
The U.S. wireless industry is one of the most fiercely competitive markets in the world and will remain so after this deal. The U.S. is one of the few countries in the world where a large majority of consumers can choose from five or more wireless providers in their local market. For example, in 18 of the top 20 U.S. local markets, there are five or more providers. Local market competition is escalating among larger carriers, low-cost carriers and several regional wireless players with nationwide service plans. This intense competition is only increasing with the build-out of new 4G networks and the emergence of new market entrants.
The competitiveness of the market has directly benefited consumers. A 2010 report from the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) states the overall average price (adjusted for inflation) for wireless services declined 50 percent from 1999 to 2009, during a period which saw five major wireless mergers.
Addresses wireless spectrum challenges facing AT&T, T-Mobile USA, their customers, and U.S. policymakers
This transaction quickly provides the spectrum and network efficiencies necessary for AT&T to address impending spectrum exhaust in key markets driven by the exponential growth in mobile broadband traffic on its network. AT&T's mobile data traffic grew 8,000 percent over the past four years and by 2015 it is expected to be eight to 10 times what it was in 2010. Put another way, all of the mobile traffic volume AT&T carried during 2010 is estimated to be carried in just the first six to seven weeks of 2015. Because AT&T has led the U.S. in smartphones, tablets and e-readers – and as a result, mobile broadband – it requires additional spectrum before new spectrum will become available. In the long term, the entire industry will need additional spectrum to address the explosive growth in demand for mobile broadband.
Improves service quality for U.S. wireless customers
AT&T and T-Mobile USA customers will see service improvements – including improved voice quality – as a result of additional spectrum, increased cell tower density and broader network infrastructure. At closing, AT&T will immediately gain cell sites equivalent to what would have taken on average five years to build without the transaction, and double that in some markets. The combination will increase AT&T's network density by approximately 30 percent in some of its most populated areas, while avoiding the need to construct additional cell towers. This transaction will increase spectrum efficiency to increase capacity and output, which not only improves service, but is also the best way to ensure competitive prices and services in a market where demand is extremely high and spectrum is in short supply.
Expands 4G LTE deployment to 95 percent of U.S. population – urban and rural areas
This transaction will directly benefit an additional 46.5 million Americans – equivalent to the combined populations of the states of New York and Texas – who will, as a result of this combination, have access to AT&T's latest 4G LTE technology. In terms of area covered, the transaction enables 4G LTE deployment to an additional 1.2 million square miles, equivalent to 4.5 times the size of the state of Texas. Rural and smaller communities will substantially benefit from the expansion of 4G LTE deployment, increasing the competitiveness of the businesses and entrepreneurs in these areas.
Increases AT&T's investment in the U.S.
The acquisition will increase AT&T's infrastructure investment in the U.S. by more than $8 billion over seven years. Expansion of AT&T's 4G LTE network is an important foundation for the next wave of innovation and growth in mobile broadband, ensuring the U.S. continues to lead the world in wireless technology and availability. It makes T-Mobile USA, currently a German-owned U.S. telecom network, part of a U.S.-based company.
An impressive, combined workforce
Bringing AT&T and T-Mobile USA together will create an impressive workforce that is best positioned to compete in today's global economy. Post-closing, AT&T intends to tap into the significant knowledge and expertise held by employees of both AT&T and T-Mobile USA to succeed. AT&T is the only major U.S. wireless company with a union workforce, offering leading wages, benefits, training and development for employees. The combined company will continue to have a strong employee and operations base in the Seattle area.
Consistent with AT&T's track record of value-enhancing acquisitions
AT&T has a strong track record of executing value-enhancing acquisitions and expects to create substantial value for shareholders through large, straightforward synergies with a run rate of more than $3 billion, three years after closing onward (excluding integration costs). The value of the synergies is expected to exceed the purchase price of $39 billion. Revenue synergies come from opportunities to increase smartphone penetration and data average revenue per user, with cost savings coming from network efficiencies, subscriber and support savings, reduced churn and avoided capital and spectrum expenditures.
The transaction will enhance margin potential and improve the company's long-term revenue growth potential as it benefits from a more robust mobile broadband platform for new services.
Additional financial information
The $39 billion purchase price will include a cash payment of $25 billion with the balance to be paid using AT&T common stock, subject to adjustment. AT&T has the right to increase the cash portion of the purchase price by up to $4.2 billion with a corresponding reduction in the stock component, so long as Deutsche Telekom receives at least a 5 percent equity ownership interest in AT&T.
The number of AT&T shares issued will be based on the AT&T share price during the 30-day period prior to closing, subject to a 7.5 percent collar; there is a one-year lock-up period during which Deutsche Telekom cannot sell shares.
The cash portion of the purchase price will be financed with new debt and cash on AT&T's balance sheet. AT&T has an 18-month commitment for a one-year unsecured bridge term facility underwritten by J.P. Morgan for $20 billion. AT&T assumes no debt from T-Mobile USA or Deutsche Telekom and continues to have a strong balance sheet.
The transaction is expected to be earnings (excluding non-cash amortization and integration costs) accretive in the third year after closing. Pro-forma for 2010, this transaction increases AT&T's total wireless revenues from $58.5 billion to nearly $80 billion, and increases the percentage of AT&T's total revenues from wireless, wireline data and managed services to approximately 80 percent.
This transaction will allow for sufficient cash flow to support AT&T's dividend. AT&T has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years, a matter decided by AT&T's Board of Directors.
The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals, a reverse breakup fee in certain circumstances, and other customary regulatory and other closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in approximately 12 months.
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Theater Review: Kinsey Sicks "Things You Shouldn't Say" Showers Soho with Sass
Ryan Leeds
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At first glance, the Kinsey Sicks appear to offer a typical, run-of-the-mill drag show. All of the expected elements are in place: mascara, beautiful dresses, high heels, perfectly quaffed, aquanet hair, eyelashes for miles, and—above all—witty quips and banter.
Take a closer look however, and you'll notice that they embody a much different style from their counterparts. Sure, their primary goal is to inspire smiles. But they wisely combine parodies and self-deprecating material with strong social and political themes. The result is a smartly crafted piece which is both entertaining and educational.
Currently, America's favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet (as they are self-dubbed) can be found at the Soho Playhouse for Things You Shouldn't Say. The work is part of the Fringe Encore Series, which produces a small number of the finest shows from Fringe Festivals around the globe.
Things You Shouldn't Say is stuffed with gleeful irreverence and hilarious parodies that would undoubtedly irritate our current, thin-skinned leader of the free world. Laughter, after all, is the best medicine when the world turns dark-and Kinsey Sicks original founding member, Ben Schatz, knows this darkness all too well.
Before the end of Act 1, Schatz—who just happens to have a law degree from Harvard—recalls the formation of the group at the height of San Francisco's AIDS epidemic. He describes the equality battle that has been fought on the backs of brave men and women within the LGBTQ community. He also pins blame on politicians who have mocked and silenced his fellow brothers and sisters for the sake of political gain.
It is an unexpected, but crucial moment in the show. So much of today's gay-themed entertainment glosses over or omits the unimaginable loss that was suffered during the height of the community's most infectious disease. Schatz and his quartet deserve heaps of praise for reminding audiences—especially young theatregoers— of what was lost, what was won, and why the struggle is far from over.
After a brief intermission, the somber tone is lifted and typical antics ensue. Vocally, the "girls" are spectacular. With only occasional help from a pitch pipe to guide them, they effortlessly stay on key, navigating intricate harmonies and singing live, tongue-tying phrases to precision.
Schatz, whose stage moniker is "Rachel" serves as the only original member of the group (and poignantly recalls one of the deceased co-founders), but he has found wonderful chemistry with his current players: Winnie (Nathan Marken), Trixie (Jeff Manabat) and Trampolina (Spencer Brown). Together, this bundle of beauties will leave you deeply moved and simultaneously amused.
Kinsey Sicks: Things You Shouldn't Say runs through September 26th at Soho Playhouse (15 Vandam Street, NYC). For tickets and information,visit Soho Playhouse .
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Welcome to the Creative Circle Design Team December Blog Hop!
If you have arrived from Liz Holloway's blog, you are in the right place. Be sure to stop by all of our blogs using the links at the end of this post.
This month, Liz created an adorable gift card box for us to make and decorate. The pattern for this box is available for purchase on Liz' blog HERE. The gift card is inserted in a special slot that makes the card pop up when the box is opened. I mainly used the vintage Santa paper in the "Home for Christmas" Designer Series and the Red Glimmer Paper to decorate my card box. The pool party polka-dot paper, Santa, and bow are a belly band that is removed to open the box.
I decorated the inside of the gift card box with the same Santa paper. I left the gift card slot empty so you could see the slot. The belly band is in front of the box.See the slot for the gift card?
This picture shows the gift card slot better (I inserted a red gift card).
And since I have been on a Santa kick, I made a regular sized card to go with the gift card box (just in case I want to put an additional present in the box instead of the card.
What a great gift for someone!


In our last post, we discussed the role that influencers and other channels have in helping drive millennial women to purchase apparel and accessories. As part of our POPSUGAR Future of Retail Experiences study, we also asked women to think back on their past experiences and share with us the sources of inspiration they find themselves relying on now more than they did a few years ago.
Using that lens, we were able to learn that the role of individual influencers has grown dramatically over the past few years as new digital and social channels emerge and the consumers have the ability to obtain insights related to fashion and style within their daily feeds. The walls between the experts and those that seek expertise have fallen, and the exchange of ideas and information can flourish. Overall, 63% of millennial women say that they rely on influencers more now than a few years ago. The distribution between celebrities (22%), topic area experts (21%), and bloggers/Instagrammers/YouTubers (20%) is relatively close, showing that the relative influence of each has risen over the past few years.
After influencers, 46% of millennial women said that the influence of physical stores (22%) and shopping malls (24%) has risen in the past few years, despite many media headlines touting the death of offline shopping and shopping malls. In the past few years, stores and malls have heeded the advice of many to find reasons for consumers to visit their stores; from discounts and deals to providing exclusive in-store shopping experiences, many stores have found a way to evolve and adapt to the new climate and many millennial women seem to have noticed.
Similarly, individual retailers and retail brands have increased their influence among millennial women in the past few years. Overall, 40% of millennial women say they are more influenced by retail brands now than in the past few years, and specifically by a retailer's website (21%) or their social media efforts (19%). Connected to that effort is a brand's investment in online ads and branded content, which 35% of millennial women cited as being more influential now than a few years ago. Again, the evolution of digital content as a messaging and marketing platform and as a way to deliver value to a millennial consumer is a key driver of this rise in influence.


Less than 10 minute walk into Perranporth. Parking was a helpful bonus.
This charming, detached cottage can be found within the coastal town of Perranporth.
A beautifully located property, where you will find the beach within a few minutes' walk.
Upon entering the dwelling, you are welcome to a cosy living space, comprising of a sitting area with a woodburning fire and a comfortable seating arrangement, perfect for snuggling up during the evening.
Next, is a formal dining area, ideal for enjoying an evening in.
Cook a family meal in the well-appointed kitchen, complete will all the necessities you will need during your stay.
Follow the carpeted staircase up, where you will find three brightly decorated bedrooms, boasting charming character features and lovely artwork.
The bedrooms comprise of a double bedroom, with a king-size bed and two charming twin bedrooms.
Completing, the interior is a family shower room, featuring a walk-in shower, basin and WC.
Relax during the summer evenings on the property's private patio area, complete with an idyllic table and chairs.
For local amenities, head into the town centre, where you will find a good selection of pub and shops within a 10-minute walk.
For days out guests can explore the stretch of sandy beach and the Blue Hills Museum and Perranzabuloe Folk Museum.
Further afield, is the breath-taking beaches of Crantock and Holywell Bay, an ideal day out with the children.
This charming property is guaranteed to be a delightful base for you and your family.
Three bedrooms: 1 x king-size double, 2 x twin. Shower room with walk-in shower, basin and WC. Outdoor WC. Kitchen. Utility. Sitting/dining room.


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Mankind's earliest settlers on the Martian frontier do what they must to survive the cosmic elements and each other.
Wyatt Rockefeller
Brooklynn Prince as Remmy
Natalie Walsh as Stranger
Ismael Cruz Cordova as Jerry
Nell Tiger Free as Remmy
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There are settlers on Mars who have been there at least a generation and don't like people from Earth anymore. The air is breathable yet there is no sign of any greening, just barren land and green houses. A family of three try to survive while the only other people we see want to drive them out.
The explanations they give lead to more questions than answers. This was a poorly written drama with a more poorly written science fiction background. And what was that ending about?
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity. Attempted rape.
Reviewed by paul_haakonsen 2 / 10
Terrible...
Initially when I stumbled upon this 2021 sci-fi movie from writer and director Wyatt Rockefeller, I must admit that the synopsis for the movie sounded interesting enough. So I opted to sit down to watch "Settlers".
But wow, what did I just suffer through here? At least you'd think the movie makers would even just put in an effort to make the environment feel like it was actually taking place on the Martian frontier. But no, instead we are treated to an environment that just feel like a dried out Texas backyard. It was lacking so much creditability that it was hard to take it serious. Especially because there was no sense of it being Mars or even having much of any sci-fi feel to it.
And there are so many questions to be answered in "Settlers". Why is there water on Mars, and where does it come from? How is there air on Mars, and where does it come from? Why are there chickens and pigs on Mars?
Not only does "Settlers" lack a sense of sci-fi atmosphere, but it was also lacking interesting characters. I kid you not, the most interesting character in the movie was Steve. Yeah, and he was a single-function work robot with no dialogue. Indeed, out of a whopping five characters, four humans and a robot, it was the robot that carried the movie.
I am in awe that dribble such as "Settlers" could make the transition from script paper onto the screen, and even more so that people actually funded this project. Didn't they read the script and see how barren and pointless it was?
Even the storyline told in "Settlers" was uninteresting, and it progressed so insanely slow that you could easily drift off to sleep, wake up 30 minutes later and still be up to speed with the movie and not having missed out on anything crucial.
"Settlers" was a massive swing and a miss, and it was a shame, because there definitely was potential for something entertaining and enjoyable here.
It should be said that the movie did have a good ensemble of casted actors and actresses, despite it being only four people essentially. But the actors and actresses never stood a snowballs chance in Hell here, because the script was atrociously bland and pointless, and the characters and dialogue was just so amazingly poorly written.
I am not overly keen on sci-fi movies in general, and it is movies such as "Settlers" that just adds fuel to the fire and keeps the sci-fi aversion going.
I am rating "Settlers" a generous two out of ten stars. This was a complete and utter waste of time and effort.
bubble girl
Greetings again from the darkness. With billionaires building their own rockets and blasting off into space, a film about the colonization of Mars doesn't seem as far-fetched as it did in TOTAL RECALL (1990), or even THE MARTIAN (2015). In his first feature film, writer-director Wyatt Rockefeller minimizes the science-fiction aspects and focuses more on human nature.
A family of three is making their way day-to-day in a compound. Father Reza (Jonny Lee Miller, "Elementary"), mother Ilsa (Sofia Boutella, THE MUMMY, 2017), and daughter Remy (an excellent Brooklyn Prince, THE FLORIDA PROJECT, 2017) have their own greenhouse to grow food, and even (somehow) raise their own pig. We learn they are living in some type of bubble which allows them to breathe without masks, and they have a water supply, though that's one of countless things that are never explained.
One morning the family awakens to find "LEAVE" scrawled across their kitchen window. It turns out Jerry (Ismael Cruz Cordova, "Ray Donovan"), has returned to reclaim what he says was his family's home. A battle ensues, and Jerry invites Ilsa and Remy to stay - as long as they don't bother (or attack) him. Everyone seems to have weapons, though again, we never learn "what's out there" as a threat.
Remy befriends a droid that resembles WALL-E. She names it Steve. Steve mostly lurks until one crucial scene which seems to come out of nowhere. This is after the 'last man and last woman' scenario is introduced with Nell Tiger Free ("Servant") playing older Remy. Director Rockefeller filmed in South Africa which proves to be an effective stand-in for the surface of Mars, but just leaves too many questions unanswered for this viewer. The human nature aspect is well-handled. We hear Reza tell Remy, "We left Earth because we wanted more." And later, "Someday it will be just like Earth", the latter statement seemingly contradicting the first. However, the actions and attitudes of people on Mars seem to be all too similar to Earth's inhabitants - and that's a shame.
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| 107031 - || || 28 de desembre, 2000 || Kitt Peak || Spacewatch
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| 107032 - || || 29 de desembre, 2000 || Anderson Mesa || LONEOS
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| 107033 - || || 29 de desembre, 2000 || Anderson Mesa || LONEOS
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| 107034 - || || 29 de desembre, 2000 || Anderson Mesa || LONEOS
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Wheelersburg improved to a perfect 21-0 with a road contest against Valley Friday seperating them from a perfect 22-0 regular season.
WHEELERSBURG – From the get-go of Wheelersburg's home senior night contest with SOC II rival South Webster, much like they have been in the 20 games prior to Tuesday, the Pirates were locked in.
Wheelersburg led after the first quarter 21-12, and except for a brief period when South Webster went on a 14-0 run themselves, the Pirates never looked back, claiming an impressive 72-49 win over the Jeeps.
Ater couldn't be more spot on. The Jeeps usual trio of Shiloah Blevins, Braden Bockway, and Tanner Voiers combined for just 27 points as the Pirates pressured the ball, and off the ball, an inordinate amount in their 23 point win.
When told that stat, Ater audibled, "Wow"-ed, as anyone would if you told them three of the most talented scorers in the conference were held to those numbers.
With Tuesday being the senior night for six Wheelersburg seniors, (Tanner Holden, Trent Salyers, Dustin Darnell, Connor Mullins, Ashton Clevenger, and Justin Salyers), they leave a lasting legacy for future Pirates in a season where they were outright SOC II champs for the first time under Ater, the number one seed in sectional seeding, and are one game away from a perfect regular season.
If you were to ask Ater before the season if a perfect regular season was feasible and one of the goals of this Pirates team, he may have thought there was an outside shot of achieving a lofty goal.
With a road trip to Lucasville to face the Valley Indians standing between his club and perfection through their first 22 games, Ater, nor his team, is focused on achieving something that hasn't happened at Wheelersburg since 1988. Rather, they're focused on taking each battle one game at a time and continuing to check off each box on their list of accomplishments, one that in theory has a trip to Columbus in late March near the bottom.
https://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2019/02/web1_IMG_9711.jpgWheelersburg improved to a perfect 21-0 with a road contest against Valley Friday seperating them from a perfect 22-0 regular season.


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I enjoy the different guests that we have on, their perspective on the game, in addition to the calls that come in…every show is different and that's pretty cool.
On the the golf course or on the road meeting with clients.
That's not an easy question because there's so many people that I would like to interview. However, if I had a name one it would be 'The King'…Arnold Palmer.


Design is creativity with precision.
Painting is creativity with abandon.
Each reinforces the other. As a painter, I am very influenced by my life¹s work as a graphic designer, creative director and art director. As a designer, my approach to painting informs my work in a way that makes it richer and more interesting.
Painting and Design are my creative response to events or things that affect and intrigue me or make me curious. My response to them makes me more alive, intense and motivated. My work is conceptually driven and is a fusion of intellect and emotion, thinking and passion.
My paintings represent multiple styles. I approach each painting with a concept, just as I do as a designer. The concept flows naturally out of my reaction to an idea, need or set of circumstances and is defined by it. This has resulted in paintings or design that vary widely in execution because the stimulus is different each time I start to paint. This keeps life and art varied and exciting.


What happens when ventricular tachycardia throws off the steady, coordinated rhythm of your heartbeat?
When the heart works correctly, the chambers of the heart play along in perfect harmony.
For each heartbeat, electrical impulses trigger the chambers of the heart to contract in time with each other.
First the upper chambers (atria) contract to fill the lower chambers with blood; the lower chambers (ventricles) then pump blood out to the body.
The timing allows each chamber to completely fill with blood before contracting.
In ventricular tachycardia, a misfire of your heart's electrical system throws the rhythm off.
The ventricles beat too fast, out of sync with the atria, which are beating more slowly.
As a result, the ventricles don't have enough time to fill, meaning your body may not get enough blood.
In serious cases, this can lead to sudden cardiac arrest and death.
When your rhythm is off tempo.
A brief incident may pass in a few seconds and result in no symptoms or ill effects in patients with otherwise normal hearts.
In certain settings, ventricular tachycardia may be associated with sudden death: most often in abnormal hearts — such as those with a prior heart attack — but rarely can occur in normal hearts.
There are a number of options to get your heart back in harmony.
Medication: Many people respond well to drugs that regulate rhythm and prevent further episodes.
Cardiac ablation: In this procedure, heart tissue that may be causing the incorrect electrical impulses is destroyed.
Implants: For patients who are at risk for certain forms of ventricular tachycardia, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator can quickly restore normal rhythm and prevent death if the dangerous rhythm occurs.


Image from Shutterstock. Only 40.7 percent of the people who took the California July 2018 bar exam passed, according to a state bar news release .
Comparatively, the state's overall pass rate for the July 2017 bar exam was 49.57 percent. For July 2016, the overall pass rate was 43.57 percent.
A total of 8,071 applicants completed the July 2018 California exam, according to the news release, which was posted Friday. There were 5,132 first-time test takers, and that pass rate for that group was 55 percent. Out of 2,939 repeat test takers, the pass rate was 16 percent.
The overall pass rate for California is the lowest it has been in 67 years, the Recorder reports.
In September , the National Conference of Bar Examiners announced that the average Multistate Bar Exam score for July 2018 was 139.5, which is the lowest it's been since 1984. That led to predictions—which for the most part were accurate—of lower pass rates overall for the July 2018 exam.
Connecticut appears to have one of the biggest decreases, with a 55 percent pass rate for July 2018 , compared to 70 percent in July 2017. And the New Mexico bar passage rate for July 2018 was 70 percent, compared to 83 percent in July 2017 .
Besides California and Connecticut, other states with bar pass rates below 60 percent for July 2018 include Alaska (56 percent), Nevada (57 percent) and New Jersey (58.83 percent), as well as Arizona and Maryland , which both had bar passage rates of 59 percent.
New York, which like California is seen as a state with a more difficult bar exam, had a pass rate of 63 percent for July 2018 , compared to 68 percent in July 2017.


ABDHÚT ਅੱਬਧੂਤ A Hindu faqír or devotee who worships Shiva or any other god , neglects the ceremonies of religion , and goes naked or clothed having the body smeared with ashes .
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Best Buy had disappointing sales during the holiday season, raising concerns about the retailer's ability to turn around its business.
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors that's taking shape under Janet Yellen has a conspicuous and unusual absence: anyone with a community-banking background.
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In the past four years, the amount of money administered by South Dakota trust companies has tripled to $121 billion, almost all of it from out of state.
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If your roof surface is hard and smooth, as in the case of an installed solar array (i.e. glass), the melting run-off acts as an extremely effective lubricant between the panel surface and the accumulated snow mass above. As this happens, the panel surface becomes frictionless because there are no granules to allow run off as the mass is held in place.
The calculated snow load of a solar panel is approximately 800 lbs/panel (50 lbs/sq ft x 16 sq ft avg. panel). In the snowier areas of the country, that's a wonderful thing, but it also comes with a caveat.
The incredibly heavy accumulated mass will eventually release and come barreling off like an avalanche, and when that happens, gutters are sometimes ripped off, shrubs are often flattened and destroyed and cars and other items in yards and driveways can be seriously damaged. These avalanches can damage expensive landscaping, parked vehicles, grills, gutters, plumbing vents and more — but even worse, they can harm people and animals in the surrounding areas.
As Vermonters, we've seen more than our fair share of injuries and property damage caused by snow sliding off roofs, and as a company with deep roots in the roofing industry, our interest in mitigating that experience is natural.
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Fabulous Flip Sides – Henry Gross Interview - Sha Na Na to Shannon and Beyond
We discuss early Sha Na Na at Woodstock, Henry Gross' Top 10 solo hit "Shannon," his Show Me to the Stage album, John Lennon, Carl Wilson, Felix Cavaliere, John Sebastian, Nicolette Larson, Jonathan Edwards, Henry Paul, Steve Goodman, and Lindisfarne.
One Hit Wanderer photo by Steve Satterwhite, courtesy of henrygross.com
GOLDMINE: Next year will be the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. Fellow Goldmine writer Mike Greenblatt's book on Woodstock memories will be released. People who haven't seen the film will experience what I witnessed at the theater in 1970, with your exciting performance as a member of Sha Na Na. What a classic soundtrack triple album too. Side one begins with John Sebastian's beautiful "I Had a Dream," which was the finale on his first solo album. My favorite Arlo Guthrie flip side, "Coming into Los Angeles," is included and then comes that exciting finale for side one, "At The Hop," with your guitar playing at the end, while I envision the singers running around the stage in a frantic circle.
HENRY GROSS: I bought a Gibson 345 guitar at Manny's Music on West 48th Street in Midtown Manhattan. We played ten songs at Woodstock, as the second to last act, right before Jimi Hendrix's finale for the festival. There were nine vocal songs and one instrumental, "Wipe Out," the intense song that destroyed my guitar.
GM: I first learned the song "Remember Then," with you singing The Earls' song on Sha Na Na's debut album, from an oldies show in Richmond, Virginia in the '80s. DJ Bob Keeton told me, "On Saturday nights, when WRVA handed me a microphone and turntables, actually ITC Cart machines, most folks like me had done a week's worth of 9 to 5 and wanted recreation. The Gold Show reflected that goal and the choice of music was completely mine. Sha Na Na would take a song, polish it, shape it, punch it up and put it out in a way that preserved all the original feeling and added sparkle. The tunes popped, they bounced, they were just plain fun, and none were more fun, or more appropriate to what I intended on air than, "Remember Then."
HG: That was recorded at 1650 Broadway at Allegra Studios in the basement, where Tommy James and the Shondells recorded, from our debut album Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay! It was produced by Artie Ripp, who was involved with Woodstock, and there is a Woodstock crowd photo as part of the album cover.
GM:After leaving Sha Na Na for a solo career, you recorded another cover song that I enjoy, your version of Lindisfarne's folk-rock "Meet Me on the Corner," on your second solo album. I'm a big Lindsifarne fan, especially their first three albums.
HG: Bob Johnston was the producer on that song. He had produced Bob Dylan, but he also produced Lindisfarne's second and third albums, Fog on the Tyne and Dingly Dell. Elliott Cahn, from Sha Na Na, went to England and came back with Lindisfarne albums, which is how I was introduced to their music. I was flown to Nashville and introduced to that music scene. I learned from and was challenged by talent that I saw in Nashville. On my trip there, at the hotel was a small performance room called "The Roger Miller." I heard a guy at the bar, who I thought was great. It was Steve Goodman, who would end up giving Arlo Guthrie his biggest hit recording Steve's "City of New Orleans." We did a demo session with Charlie Daniels on guitar. He was amazing. I still see him here in Nashville, where I moved to in the mid-'80s. ABC Dunhill was interested in "Meet Me on the Corner" for my first album. It wasn't until my second album, which was on A&M, that we recorded it.
GM:In early June of 1976, as I was graduating high school, "Shannon" and John Sebastian's "Welcome Back" were back to back in the Top 10.
HG: I still enjoy singing "Shannon." I had toured with the Beach Boys and Carl Wilson invited me to his home in Beverly Hills for lunch, but two husky dogs knocked our intended meal to the floor. Carl apologized, and I told him not to worry about it as I have an Irish setter at home, named Shannon, and it could have happened there too. Then Carl got quiet. He said that he also had an Irish setter named Shannon and that she was hit by a car and killed a month ago. That was the inspiration for the song on Terry Cashman and Tommy West's Lifesong label. Now, whenever there is an animal shelter opening or fundraiser, I am asked to perform, which I try to do as much as possible. I also tell the story in my One Hit Wanderer shows.
GM:My wife Donna and I listen to the Sirius XM ONEderland station, driving around central Florida. What a variety of one hit wonders they play. We were reminded that even though John Sebastian had hits with The Lovin' Spoonful and Felix Cavaliere with The Rascals, their solo hits were limited to "Welcome Back" and "Only a Lonely Heart Sees." It was also good hearing you on '60s on 6 with Phlash Phelps, talking about Woodstock.
HG: I'll be back on Sirius XM, starting on November 1 with segments on '70s on 7. John, Felix and I did reminisce about the hits over dinner.
Felix Cavaliere, Henry Gross, John Sebastian, henrygross.com
GM:Recently I spoke with Burleigh Drummond of Ambrosia about the soundtrack All This and World War II, packed with interpretations of Beatles songs. I had heard and enjoyed slow versions of "Help" by Deep Purple, The Carpenters and Michael Stanley, then I heard your high vocal notes and the orchestra on your take on the song, making yet another unique and enjoyable recording.
HG: I received a call from Cashman and West about an opportunity to be on a soundtrack of Beatles songs. I later heard that John Lennon preferred the slower and serious versions of his song, like what we had done. I also recorded a version, without strings, for my next album, Show Me to The Stage. We got a very good mix and had it delivered to the Record Plant recording studio, for use there, when it was time to do the album. For two months it sat by the door and then it went missing. We tried to recreate the mix. Studio A was taken by Bruce Springsteen, so we went to Studio C where John Lennon worked, and that is the version you hear at the end of the first side of the album.
GM:In the summer of '77, I heard "What a Sound" on the radio. It sounded like The Beach Boys to me. Donna and I had seen them earlier in the year and they were fantastic. Then the DJ announced that you were the artist on the song. My friends were home from college. I read that a new big record store named Peaches had just opened on the other side of town, where JC Penney had been. I grabbed a map, rounded up my friends, who were home from college, and we took a trip west to this new huge store, where we spent an hour in awe. I left with your album and began playing side two, which starts with "What a Sound," when I got home.
HG: Speaking of college, some college chorus has since done a recording of "What a Sound." They sent me a tape of it, which I really enjoyed hearing. I begin with the line, "What a sound the rain makes," which was due to a humongous thunder storm, like a Florida storm that you are probably used to. I was sitting there, writing and it came together. Phil Aaberg, on keyboards, added a special bass line to it.
GM:That Beach Boys sound continues to the next song on the album, which also served as the flip side of "What a Sound," the beautiful "I Can't Believe." You hit some high Lou Christie-type notes. What is Phil playing on it?
HG: Phil is playing a harpsichord that we rented and had to tune also, giving the song a bit of a baroque sound, yet that big Phil Spector production sound too. Side two was a departure for me, which I enjoyed.
Henry Gross
Flip side: I Can't Believe
A side: What a Sound
Chart Debut: July 2, 1977
Peak Position: 110
Lifesong 45024
GM:The '70s gave us Top 10 hits, early in the decade, with "Sunshine" by Jonathan Edwards, your mid-'70s hit "Shannon," and as the decade was ending, "Lotta Love" by Nicolette Larson. In the early '80s I was in New York City and saw the off-Broadway musical, Pump Boys and Dinettes, which was so entertaining, including the songs "Highway 57" and "The Night Dolly Parton Was Almost Mine."
HG: I enjoyed being part of that musical road company. Nicci sadly has passed but John is still one of my dearest friends.
Pump Boys and Dinettes: Henry Gross, Jonathan Edwards, Nicolette Larson, henrygross.com
GM:You and John joined Henry Paul from The Outlaws and BlackHawk for a trio with three-part harmonies like Crosby, Stills & Nash.
HG: Yes, we did a record and I would like to do another one and call it This, That and the Other. We joke around and pick on each other. Henry is a great guy.
GM:You have also written a song for your Nashville neighbors Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere, "When You're with Me," which has a soulful / Motown feel.
HG: Felix is a fan of my lyrics. I came up with the title of their Nudge it up a Notch album. Felix is a fun entertainer and what an iconic guitarist Steve is.
GM:Thank you for the variety of music you have given us over the years. I will listen for you on '70s on 7 in early November.
HG: Thank you, too. I hope to do some shows your way too.
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My goal is to keep everyone informed as much as possible, as quickly and efficiently as possible. I intend to put court calendars such as Friday Motion Day Calendars, Civil Jury Trial Calendars and Criminal Jury Trial Calendars here for your viewing. Also before each court term, I will list the Jurors names and which court date they will report for.
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On this day in Irish history – December 13
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1867 A barrow full of gunpowder was placed at the wall of Clerkenwell Gaol in London on this day in 1867. The explosion was intended to destroy the prison wall and enable the escape of Fenian inmates, most notably the arms dealer Richard Burke.
However, the explosion was far bigger than anticipated. It not only destroyed the prison wall, but also several nearby houses. The damage was colossal, and 12 people were killed and another 50 seriously injured.
Burke did not manage to escape, as the hole in the wall was blocked before he could gain access to it. An Irishman living in London named Michael Barrett was accused of the crime and arrested for multiple murders.
He pleaded his innocence in court, and called a witness who could place him in Scotland at the time of the attack. The prosecution's case rested on the evidence of Patrick Mullany, a Dublin criminal who had given false testimony, and had made a deal for a free passage to Australia. He claimed Barrett had told him he had tried to rescue Fenians from the gaol.
The court found Barrett guilty and he was sentenced to death. He was the last person to be publicly hanged in Britain.
The deaths of the innocent people in the homes surrounding the prison changed the public opinion in Britain.
There had been a certain level of sympathy towards the Irish struggle in the years that followed the 'Great Famine'.
However, the deaths of innocent Britons in the name of the Irish cause was not well received, and Barrett died listening to an angry crowd booing and singing Rule Britannia.
1891 William Gorman Wills died on this day in 1891. He was a dramatist, novelist and painter from Kilkenny. He spent his entire career in the arts, but almost always drew criticism for his works.
Wills wrote and illustrated his first two novels, Old Times and The Wife's Evidence. They were met with mixed reviews. He moved to London and tried to make a career as an artist instead. He had undoubted talent, but his lack of professional training and his disorganised approach led to him to struggle to find work.
Wills found his true calling in theatre productions. He directed numerous plays in both London and New York. Many of them were based on true stories, and it was Wills' interpretation and portrayal of many of these events that attracted more criticism. He was often accused of altering the facts of a historical events in order to create more interest in his productions.
Wills also wrote several more novels throughout his lifetime, but very few are still in circulation today.
Click here to read about more Irish writers
1913 JB Malone was born in Leeds, England on this day in 1913. He moved to Ireland at 18, and soon joined the Irish Army. When on leave, he would explore the mountains of his home County Wicklow. Once he had left the army, he proposed an idea of guided hill walking tours, for visitors to the county. Malone recognised the importance of tourists having an experienced walker accompanying them in the hills, both for safety and local knowledge.
He proposed the idea of Wicklow Way in 1966, a recognised walking trail for visitors and locals to enjoy. Malone liaised and negotiated with all the necessary landowners and farmers to make his vision a reality. The Wicklow Way is now walked and enjoyed by thousands of people each year.
Malone became a familiar face in Ireland from the 1960s when he presented a television programme showcasing the views and experience of walking in the Wicklow hills.
After his death, a stone plaque was erected on a part of the walking trail, overlooking Lough Tay.
1955 Grace Gifford died on this day in 1955. She was an Irish republican and cartoonist, who illustrated many nationalist publications in the early 20th century.
Gifford was deeply involved in the Irish Volunteers movement in the build-up to the Easter Rising in 1916. Her fiancé, Joseph Plunkett, was one of the rebel leaders.
When he was sentenced to death for his part in the Rising, Gifford went out and bought a ring immediately. The two were married in Kilmainham Gaol, just hours before Plunkett was executed.
Click here to read more about Joseph Plunkett and Grace Gifford
Click here to read more about the Easter Rising
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1978 Jack Doyle died on this day in London in 1978. He was an Irish former boxer, film star and tenor. Doyle was born in Cork and developed a reputation as a powerful boxer in the British Army. He was signed up as a professional and had several successful years in England and America. On occasions his taste for the bottle got him into trouble, with some fights being over before they started when Doyle turned up drunk. However, his fierce punching power meant he continued to draw big crowds.
He travelled to America and enjoyed a career as a singer as well as a boxer. His fame got him parts in Hollywood films and his riches and charm attracted the most beautiful women around. Doyle married the actress Movita Castaneda.
Their marriage was short-lived unfortunately, as Movita grew tired of Doyle's lack of responsibility and care-free lifestyle. She left him in Ireland after he lost another boxing match having drank a bottle of whiskey before the first bell. Movita went on to marry Marlon Brando.
Doyle's life went downhill after that, his money had run out and as is normally the case, so had his friends. He served a short time in prison for writing a dodgy cheque, and lived out the remainder of his life in poverty. When he died, the Cork Boxing Association raised the money for his remains to be returned to his hometown so that he could receive a proper burial.
Towards the end of his life Doyle admitted he had squandered his fortune on "slow horses and fast women". When asked if he had any regrets he replied: "None at all, 'twas never a generous man went to hell."
Irish songwriter Jimmy McCarthy wrote The Contender as a tribute to Doyle's life. Here is a YouTube video of the brilliant Christy Moore performing the song.
Click here to read about more Irish sports stars
Click here to watch more Christy Moore videos
2002 Evelyn, a film about the true story of Desmond Doyle fighting to be re-united with his children, hit US cinema screens on this day in 2002. Pierce Brosnan played the lead role, as an Irish father in the 1950s who had his children taken away from him by the authorities after their mother left home.
Irish law at the time, stipulated that children couldn't be brought up in a 'broken home'. Doyle enlisted the help of his friends and lawyers to take the case to the Irish Supreme Court and challenged the validity of the law. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of Doyle, and the children were returned to him. All his court costs were to be paid by the government.
Click here to read more about Pierce Brosnan
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Understanding the groundwater contribution to streams is critical when dealing with a wide range of water management issues. Analysis of the streamflow hydrograph, specifically separating and interpreting baseflow (the longerterm delayed flow from storage) from quickflow (the short-term response to a rainfall event) is a well-established strategy in understanding the magnitude and dynamics of groundwater discharge. A multitude of methods have evolved and these can be conveniently categorised into three basic approaches of baseflow separation, frequency analysis and recession analysis.
Baseflow separation uses the time-series record of stream flow to derive the baseflow signature. Graphical separation methods tend to focus on defining the points where baseflow intersects the rising and falling limbs of the quickflow response Filtering methods process the entire stream hydrograph to derive a baseflow hydrograph. Recursive digital filters, which are routine tools in signal analysis, are commonly used to remove the high-frequency quickflow signal to derive a low-frequency baseflow signal. Such filters are simple and robust but the results are very sensitive to the filter parameter, which needs calibration before the results can be considered to be numerically valid. Also, many of the filters have no hydrological basis.
Frequency analysis takes a different approach by deriving the relationship between magnitude and frequency of streamflow discharges. In its most common application, a flow duration curve (FDC) is generated showing the percentage of time that a given flow rate is equalled or exceeded. As well as the general shape of the FDC, various indices have been developed to characterise baseflow. Many of these indices are strongly intercorrelated and limited work has been undertaken to link these indices to groundwater processes.
Recession analysis focuses on the recession curve which is the specific part of the hydrograph following the stream peak (and rainfall event) when flow diminishes. Recession segments are selected from the hydrographic record and can be individually or collectively analysed to gain an understanding of the processes that influence baseflow. Graphical methods, such as correlation or matching strip techniques involve plotting multiple recession curves to derive a master recession curve representing a composite of baseflow conditions. In analytical methods, equations are applied to fit the recession segments. A storage-outflow model is developed to represent discharge from one or more natural storages during the recession phase. In its simplest form, the classic exponential decay function as used to represent heat flow, diffusion or radioactivity is applied. This assumes a linear relationship between storage and outflow which is commonly not applicable, so more complex functions have had to be developed.
Baseflow analysis, with a wide availability of methodologies, is a valuable strategy in understanding the dynamics of groundwater discharge to streams. Streamflow data is commonly collected and made publicly available, so is amenable to desktop analysis prior to any detailed field investigations. However, it is important to remember that the assumption that baseflow equates to groundwater discharge is not always valid. Water can be released into streams over different timeframes from different storages such as connected lakes or wetlands, snow or stream banks. As the hydrographic record represents a net water balance, baseflow is also influenced by any water losses from the stream such as direct evaporation, transpiration from riparian vegetation, or seepage into aquifers along specific reaches. Water use or management activities such as stream regulation, direct water extraction, or nearby groundwater pumping can significantly alter the baseflow component. Hence, careful consideration of the overall water budget and management regime for the stream is required.
Historically, groundwater and surface water in Nigeria have been perceived and managed as isolated resources. There is however growing recognition that rivers can receive groundwater from underlying aquifers, and this can have significant implications for river water quantity and quality. The analysis of groundwater inputs into streams is critical when dealing with issues such as reliability of water supply, water allocation and trading, design of water storages, hydroelectric power generation, ecosystem water requirements, waste dilution, contamination impacts or predicting peak stream salinities.
(i.) Quickflow – the direct response to a rainfall event including overland flow (runoff), lateral movement in the soil profile (interflow) and direct rainfall onto the stream surface (direct precipitation), and; (ii.) Baseflow – the longer-term discharge derived from natural storages.
The relative contributions of quickflow and baseflow components changes through the stream hydrographic record.
The quickflow component passes, expressed by the falling limb of the flood hydrograph. With declining stream levels timed with the delayed response of a rising watertable from infiltrating rainfall, the hydraulic gradient towards the stream increases. At this time, the baseflow component starts to increase. At some point along the falling limb, quickflow ceases and streamflow is again entirely baseflow. Over time, baseflow declines as natural storages are gradually drained during the dry period up until the next significant rainfall event.
Analysing the baseflow component of the stream hydrograph has had a long history of development since the early theoretical and empirical work of Boussinesq (1904), Maillet (1905) and Horton (1933). Several useful reviews have been written including Hall (1968), Nathan and McMahon (1990), Tallaksen (1995) and Smakhtin (2001) to map this development. The multitude of methods that have evolved can be conveniently categorised into three basic approaches of baseflow separation, frequency analysis and recession analysis.
Baseflow separation techniques use the time-series record of stream flow to derive the baseflow signature. The common separation methods are either graphical which tend to focus on defining the points where baseflow intersects the rising and falling limbs of the quickflow response, or involve filtering where data processing of the entire stream hydrograph derives a baseflow hydrograph.


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Community for Emerging and Zoonotic Disease (CEZD) – What It Is and How to Get Involved
The CEZD uses a sophisticated computer algorithm within the KIWI technology (Knowledge Integration using Web Based Intelligence) on the Public Health Agency of Canada's (PHAC) Canadian Network for Public Health Intelligence (CNPHI) platform, to search a large number of internet news stories daily. A series of raters, trained in animal, public and environmental health issues across many sectors, rate the issues/articles relative to their risk to Canadian animals and public health on a scale of 1-5 (1 not relevant to Canada, 5 extremely relevant to Canada). A weekly report featuring articles with an average relevance rating of 3 or more out of 5 is then shared with subscribers each week.
Source: My Animal, My Health
Why was CEZD developed?
CEZD was developed as a result of the ever increasing occurrence of emerging and zoonotic disease outbreaks globally. The community members are a diverse group of professionals with expertise in animal health, animal agriculture, public health and environmental health; they originate from the private sector, academia, multiple levels of government and industry associations. The goal of CEZD is to support Canada's early warning, preparedness and response capabilities through the gathering of information, generation and distribution of timely intelligence reports.
CFIA currently funds the CEZD core team and PHAC provides the computer technology to support community collaboration; partners contribute their expertise, time and support, and all benefit from the collaboration opportunities and networking. OAHN is a community partner, and is actively engaged in its development.
Is CEZD working on any new opportunities?
The community creates the opportunity for discussion about emerging issues across sectors via several means:
monthly teleconferences offer the chance to discuss emerging issues;
a polling tool called "PING" is available to all members to ask others in the community their thoughts on specific items;
the repository of historical information signals can be mined for analysis of trends; and
webinar opportunities are being developed to share the work of members, explore opportunities to develop early warning systems and tools and expand the network.
The community also has two sub groups that are working on:
Engagement and Outreach to grow the community and maximize its diversity; and
Reports and Analysis to evaluate and determine the type of intelligence that is important for the community to generate and share.
CEZD continues to grow and develop. New members are welcomed and are encouraged to share their ideas, and take leadership within the community, to improve Canada's ability to identify emerging threats early, so that actions can be taken sooner.
How does OAHN fit in with CEZD?
OAHN website is used as a news source for animal health; CEZD core team analysts search OAHN daily as one of the news sources
OAHN receives and uses information from the CEZD weekly intelligence reports
OAHN leadership participates in the monthly calls held by CEZD, and the working groups
Some OAHN networks are using the CEZD reports as an information source in determining emerging threats as discussion points for their calls.
Some OAHN members are raters on the CEZD platform.
What could your role be?
Want to receive reports? Sign up to 1-2 page weekly email reports from CEZD.
Want to be a rater? If you are an animal health professional in Canada, you can apply to be a rater. It is easy, and does not take a large time commitment.
Other ways to take an active role in CEZD: Poll the community of experts in the event of a pressing issue; search the historical signals for trend; be part of the discussions and share resources.
Check out the CEZD on the CAHSS website https://www.cahss.ca/surveillance/emerging/ or Email CFIA.CEZD-CMEZ.ACIA@inspection.gc.ca for more information or to sign up.


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An Anonymous Accuser Comes Forward, and Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings to Come to a Sudden Halt
September 17, 2018 By The Central Standard Times in Politics Tags: " professor, "Wasted: Tales of a Gen-x Drunk, Bart O'Kavanaugh, Brett Kavanaugh, Chrstine Blasey Ford, confirmation, Donald Trump, executive privilege, Mark Judge, nomination, sexual assault, supreme court, Woe v. Rade	1 Comment
When federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Donald Trump we figured the confirmation by the Senate was pretty much a done deal, and that was all right by us. Over the weekend Kavanaugh's promotion became less certain, though, and by now that's also all right by us.
Kavanaugh's requisite testimony before the majority Republican Senate judiciary committee was a predictably partisan affair, with the Democrats trotting out all their usual alarmist about what might happen if the Supreme Court starts deciding things according to what the Constitution plainly says and its ratifiers plainly understood. Even so, the Democrats also had some admittedly more compelling complaints about all the documents that Kavanaugh had withheld until the last moment and some potentially perjruous statements he made during the hearings and especially the quite expansive view of executive privilege that he'd described in some undeniable documents that had been obtained, which is will well worth noting given all the Trump-related cases that might eventually wind up in the Supreme Court.
Our admittedly amateur opinion is that the Democrats are on less firm constitutional ground as they worry that Kavanaugh might be the fifth vote need to overturn the abortion rights declared in Roe v. Wade, but our more expert political is that they've got a winning electoral issue if it does come to pass, so of course they made a bit deal of that.
None of that was likely to prevent Kavanaugh's nomination, however, and none of it kept us from being more or less all right with that. Even when that oh-so-California-Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein spoke at the end of the week of an anonymous source who alleged that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her way back in his prep school days, Kavanaugh seemed a safe pick. He had a long list of character witnesses, including the girls' basketball teams he'd coached and his fellow prep school carpoolers and their children, and that was to be weighed against an anonymous accuser's accusations vaguely described by an undeniably partisan Democrat.
Over the weekend, however, a 51-year-old-professor of research psychology with appointments at both Palo Alto University and Stanford Univerity named Christine Blasey Ford went on the record as Kavanaugh's accuser, and even after so many years she seems to have some corroborating evidence for an account that is quite unpleasantly specific. She claims that during a teenaged party in the early '80s at a house in the tony little town in Maryland's Montgomery County, two drunken boys from a nearby elite prep school cornered in her a room, and proceed to grope and rub themselves against as one held a hand over her mouth. She now names the two boys as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and bus fellow classmate Mark Judge, a filmmaker and author who has written for publications ranging from The Washington Post to the Weekly Standard. Both have plenty of character witnesses, but so does Ford, and sh'e released a family therapist's record that show she's been telling the same story long before anyone ever heard of Kavanaugh, and she can no longer be accused of hiding her reputation behind anonymous charges.
Judge was also the author of a roman a clef titled "Wasted: Tales of a Gen-x Drunk," which mentions a classmate named "Bart O'Kavanaugh" puking in cars and passing out on the way home from parties. That's by no means conclusive proof of anything more nefarious than the usual teenaged obnoxiousness, of course, but given everything else it suggests that there might something to the tale a well-credentialed professor by the name of Christine Blasey Ford is staking her reputation on. At the very least, it should tie up the confirmation process for a few more news cycles.
Given everything else, it might even wind up preventing Kavanaugh's confirmation. All that talk about Roe v. Wade already had two abortion rights-favoring women Republican Senators from quirkily Republic states wavering on Kavanaugh's nomination, which is decisive given the Republican's razor thing margin in the upper chamber, and credible accusations of sexual assault will also further scare off those Democrats running for re-election in the states won by Trump. Not to mention the concerns about Trump packing the Supreme Court for his inevitable cases there.
If we were betting types and had any money to wager, we'd still be inclined to bet a few measly bucks on Kavanaugh's confirmation, but at this point we'd insist on better odds than we did before, and we'll hold out some hope that one way or the other the truth will prevail.


This quick tip will share some code for how you can whitelist domains in WordPress to allow for Cross Origin Request Sharing (CORS).
No matter what you are engineering, there are a number of principles that stay the same. D.R.Y (don't repeat yourself) is one of those principles. While building out your WordPress theme, you'll likely notice that there are a few different chunks that are the same across the site. Let's make them D.R.Y!
If you've worked with WooCommerce, then you know that it is PACKED with features. These are awesome! Sometimes, however, you need to get rid of some of the stuff that WooCommerce spits out by default. Luckily, we can do that relatively easily.
If you are building a web application using AngularJS, chances are one of the first things you will want to set up is the routing and navigation. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to set up current page highlighting in an angular application. Let's get started!


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What is the UK University Fair Delhi?
The UK University Fair is a unique opportunity for students to talk directly with representatives, admission officers and professors from a large number of UK universities. In addition, there will also be SI-UK education consultants available to answer specific questions about the application procedure, admissions, IELTS requirements.
Are there only London based universities at the UK University Fair?
No, this event attracts universities from all over the UK and is of great value to any student interested in studying in any part of the UK. Universities will be visiting from all parts of England, Wales and Scotland.
Do I have to prepare for the UK University Fair and is there anything I need to bring?
To ensure that you are eligible to take advantage of on-the-spot offers and scholarship opportunities available at the UK University Fair, we recommend you bring the following:
Education transcripts
Professional History (CV/resume)
IELTS/TOEFL scores (if applicable)
For students interested in art and design courses, we recommend you bring a portfolio of your work.
Is there an entrance fee?
No, the UK University Fair is free.
What is the schedule? Do I have to arrive at 11:00?
You can come and go whenever it suits your schedule. The fair will be open between 11:00 and 17:00 and you may return as much as you wish.
Can I get prospectuses and application forms at the UK University Fair?
Each institution will bring a supply of prospectuses, application forms and other materials to the exhibition, which are also free.
I don't know much about studying at a UK university, is this OK?
You do not need to have any background information about studying at a UK university - that is why SI-UK are here to help! As long as you know the course or subject you are interested in, SI-UK consultants will find the right university for you.
The October SI-UK University Fair Online a Huge Success
Top UK Bank HSBC to attend SI-UK University Fair Online
The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021 names AUB as the UK's Top Specialist Art and Design University
Edge Hill University, nominated for University of the Year 2020, to attend SI-UK University Fair Online


SSRGA's Sladkus in The New York Times: Is Your Dog a Good Neighbor?
When something goes wrong in a co-op, what repairs are covered by the building?
If I'm renting my co-op out to a tenant, do I need to keep my apartment insurance?
A mysterious noise seems to be coming from the new building next door. What to do about it?
Mindy Stern in The Cooperator's Q&A: Can a Co-Op Board Reject the Sale of a Unit Based on Price?


Prepare vegetables as directed on package. Open pouch; pour into medium bowl. Cut vegetables into bite-sized pieces.
Place toasted bun halves, cut side up, on ungreased cookie sheet. Layer turkey evenly onto bun halves. Spoon vegetable mixture over turkey. Top each with 1 slice of cheese.
Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.


Famous for Alley's General Store, Martha's Vineyard's oldest continually-operating business, this diverse agricultural town boasts freshwater ponds and winding roads through tree-lined havens. Picture a white church nestled on a dirt road with weathered wood mill houses and farms welcoming you to this laid-back community, where you are likely to find a farm stand next to a mailbox operating on the honor system.
Some of the island's finest equestrian estates are located in this community, with many displaying their impressive stallions at the annual Livestock Show and Agricultural Fair at the Ag Hall. Stretching towards Vineyard Haven, West Tisbury's North Shore beaches offer sweeping Vineyard Sound views.
Cedar Tree Neck invites exploration with its vast hiking trails and access to the North Shore. Or choose to head to the South Shore and take advantage of the miles of bike trails, bird watching, hiking and water exploration through Long Point Beach and the Wildlife Refuge. This town is an outdoor-enthusiast's haven offering wonderful summer rentals ranging from inland traditional post & beam to contemporary beach cottages and luxury retreats and waterfront estates.
Downtown/Historic District: access to artisan festivals, farmer's markets and general store.
Lambert's Cove: bucolic area of rolling farmland and private beach access.
North Shore: wooded, winding dirt roads with private acreage estates and water views.
Old County Road: flatlands and the State Forest provide excellent biking in this area.
South Shore/Long Point: beach retreats nestled with privacy among native scrub brush and seagrass, access to beach with pass, central drive to other towns.


FEATURE – Many nutrition and health-related resolutions are often short-lived at best. Albert Einstein said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." With this in mind, I would like to offer a new nutritional approach.
I find it interesting that so many Americans try diet after diet with rules set by someone that knows nothing about them, their health concerns, their medical history or even their goals. We are constantly looking outside ourselves for answers: Scouring the internet, buying the new top selling diet book and buying expensive supplements are examples. What if I told you that your body is screaming at you right now? That you have all the answers you need inside of you?
In our society, we are taught not to trust ourselves. We believe our body is working against us and we need to outsmart it. As a result, we are talking heads with no ability to listen and trust our own intuition.
Becoming an intuitive eater is a game changer. No longer will food have control over you, or the power to create anxiety and stress. Most importantly, you will start to listen to what your body is trying to tell you in relation to what foods do and don't work for your body.
Be present and mindful when you eat. Turn off the TV, sit down at the table and savor your food. Notice the flavors, textures and taste with appreciation. This will lead to satisfaction from the meal not gained by shoveling it down your throat mindlessly.
Don't ruin the pleasure of eating with the discomfort of overeating. Enough said.
Note how meals make you feel. Did it leave you hungry? Overly full? Tired? Energized? Sick to your stomach? This is your body talking to you. Take time to listen, reflect and understand. It may also help to address these concerns with a trained nutrition professional.
Quit the numbers game. No calorie counting, weighing, measuring or tracking. These are all external measurements that mean nothing to your body's intuition. Remember, you can trust yourself.
Take note of foods that lead you to feel out of control. While the research is ongoing, an important part of this discussion relates to food addictions. As with any other addiction, these foods can cloud judgment and be destructive to emotional and physical health.
When you start listening to and trusting your body, many issues can present themselves. Approach these issues with curiosity and compassion to truly heal your body and continue along the journey to overall health.
Written by Emily Fonnesbeck for St. George Health & Wellness magazine and St. George News.
Fonnesbeck is a registered dietitian who received her degree at BYU. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and belongs to the Vegetarian, Weight Management and Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition practice groups. She holds a certificate in adult weight management and is a certified LEAP therapist.


Karol Weigelt, LCPC, is a therapist and spiritual director in the Chicago area. She facilitates dream groups as part of her work with clients and interested individuals. She has done research in the area of dream work technique and theory and has served as adjunct faculty at Loyola University.
Pat Coughlin, LCPC, is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago. She has taught elementary and high school and spent twenty-two years teaching wonderfully diverse groups of participants at the Institute for Spiritual Leadership in its spiritual direction training program. She also trained as a pastoral psychotherapist at the Center for Religion and Psychotherapy in Chicago and practiced as a therapist for twenty years. Her interest in dreams has been a constant and she has given dream courses and workshops all over the world. She has an M.A. in English, an MPS in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University Chicago and a Doctor of Ministry from the Chicago Theological Seminary. She is a fellow of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois.