When looking at new homes in Richmond to buy, it is important to educate yourself on the basics of mortgages. Familiarize yourself with the terms and practices of mortgages, so you can be prepared for what is to come. Once you understand these basic things, home buying doesn't seem so stressful.
You should get fully pre-approved. The initial mortgage pre-qualification gives you an estimate of how much you can afford based on the information you give to get pre-approved. Getting pre-approved can give you a more specific amount you can afford and the monthly payments.
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Yuji Nakada was born in 1981 in Kumamoto.
He formed a rock band Tsubakiya Shijuso, launchinf his career as a front person and the songwriter for the band. The band broke up in 2011 despite its unique songs and the musicality that goes beyond the genre of rock.
Right after the break up, he dedicated a song titled "Hikari no Machi" to the victims of East Japan Earthquake, donating all the proceeds. After this release, he moved on to his solo career.
After his first album "école de romantisme" (Nov. 2011), he has been releasing an album a year. He has been actively performing and releasing in a variety of formats. His skillful and silky voice combined with his songwriting mainly inspired by his 70's and 80's influence and others depicts the human emotions and daily landscapes written in the lyrics. His music is so addictive that he has a lot of followers.


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High school time is really the very unforgettable stage for me. During three years' study, I fought for my future with my classmates, we made the progress together. They were my sisters and brothers. Though I would graduate soon, I would never forget them. My classmates and I took a lot of pictures, we decided to leave the precious moments. So we rent some dresses with the old style, which was very classic in the movie. We put on the dress and went to every corner of the campus, the funny thing was that we took pictures by imitating the movie posts. When other students saw our pictures, they thought it was such fun to do it, so they would join us and made the graduation pictures more vivid. It was such precious for me to keep these pictures, I will never forget my dear classmates.


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Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan
Issyk-Kul Overview
Issyk-Kul is the world's second largest alpine lake, lying at 1609 m (5,279 feet) above sea level. Even though it is surrounded by mountains, Issyk-Kul never freezes, thus its name means "hot lake" in Kyrgyz. The lake itself is surrounded by protected marshlands, two mountain ranges, and many popular resorts and destinations, including Karakol and Cholpon-Ata.
There are many archaeological remains around Issyk-Kul, from the petroglyphs in Cholpon-Ata to remains of buildings and cities that lie under the waters (the depth and shape of the lake has changed over history because of earthquakes). The shores of Issyk-Kul were well populated, and were famous among travelers and merchants. Though Issyk-Kul was not well known in the western world until the arrival of Russian explorers in the 1800s, several Chinese travelers had written accounts of visiting Issyk-Kul as far back as the 1st century BCE. Issyk-Kul was a popular stop on the Silk Road too, and Barskhan (near Barskoon, on the south shore), was famous because of its position near the Bedel Pass from China.
After the decline of the Silk Road, starting in the 1400s, Issyk-Kul lost much of its prominence. In 1856, Pyotr Semeyonov-Tian-Shansky started off on a two-year expedition that would take him to the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul and made him famous in his native Russia. Issyk-Kul regained some of its popularity in Soviet Times, when the eastern end was used as a military base, and many resorts were opened on the shores.
Issyk-Kul Sights and Resorts
Issyk-Kul is well known for its many resorts, spas, and sights, all of which combine to make the region one of the most popular in Kyrgyzstan.
To the north of the lake are the Kungey ("sunny") Ala-Too Mountains, and to the south are the Terskey ("shady") Ala-Too Mountains. There are several famous gorges around the lake, including Boom Gorge, which the highway from Bishkek winds through. To the north of the lake are Grigorevka Gorge and Kyrchyn Gorge, and to the south are Barskoon and Fairytale (Skazka) Canyon. Near Karakol, at the eastern end of the lake, is Jeti Oguz, a famous red sandstone formation. Altyn Arashan is a perfect combination of trek plus a visit to hot springs to relax your tired muscles. Many treks leave out of Karakol into the surrounding mountains, some reaching as far as Khan Tengri and Pobeda Peak, the two highest mountains in Kyrgyzstan.
Many parts of the shoreline are sandy beaches, which is why many people flock to Lake Issyk-Kul in the summer (the region tends to be a little cooler than Bishkek, providing relief from the summer heat). Some parts are also marshland, which is why Lake Issyk-Kul is a protected marshland and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. There are also hot springs and a saline lake near the shores, which are popular among those who seek health and spa treatments. Salty Lake, on the south shore, is well-known for its very salty waters (like the Dead Sea), and people come to float and to use the water for medicinal purposes.
Tourism has been actively promoted since Soviet times, with resorts and hotels built along the shores. Today, there are a wide variety of options of places to stay, from yurt camps to luxury resorts and cottages. Cholpon-Ata is filled with vacationers in the summer, and boasts an open-air petroglyph museum. Both Cholpon-Ata and Karakol have museums displaying artifacts that tell the history of Issyk-Kul. In the winter, Karakol is famous for its ski resorts. The wooden church and Dungan mosque in Karakol are essential places to visit for those interested in the rich history of Issyk-Kul.
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The Power of Hitting "Forward"
I approach the "forward" button in my email software in a manner similar to how I approached Kenny Niles (name changed to protect the innocent) in seventh grade: with a combination of shyness, modesty, uncertainty and nausea. I'm not sure which of those human conditions affects me the most as my mouse hovers over the sacred "forward," but it reminds me of grade school every time. Will someone (anyone?) else think this message I'm about to forward is funny/interesting/poignant/useful? Am I presumptuous to ask this close friend/family member/colleague to take a minute or two to watch this video/view this slideshow/read this fascinating story/link to this charity? Do I really want to encourage other people to send me "forwards" by sending them "forwards?" As a result of this self-doubt (and for a host of other less-paranoid reasons) I don't often "forward." That said, I am a sucker for a good viral campaign – whether it's planned (like Burger King's subservient chicken – perhaps my all time favorite) or not (like the Heinz family wedding). I sent the Evian babies to half of my address book; I forwarded the Mayo clinic piano video to the other half. And because I don't often "forward," when I do pass one along, you know it's good. My sister says she trusts my messages are "forward-worthy" even before she opens them. Viral marketing – even social media, for that matter - is akin to multi-level sales programs. One good, monumentously creative idea needs only a large handful of initial recipients to "seed" the viral propagation process; from there, every "forward" kicks a benefit back up the email chain to the originators. In fact, if you think about it (or even better, do the math), if each person in a "seed" group of 500 forwards an email to just two other people, your message reaches almost 32,000 recipients in just five rounds of "forwards" (or in the case of Old Spice, your sales message reaches about 4 million viewers in just under a month – without any paid advertising expense). Pepper in the power of Facebook or YouTube and your clever idea penetrates even further. Granted, not every company on the internet is BlendTec, but if your company is on the internet - if you're doing enewsletters and maybe Facebook or a company blog - don't overlook or underestimate the power of leveraging your messages across those media. The potential can be exponential. What's the last thing you forwarded?


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You are probably already a safe, savvy and compliant business, but sometimes even businesses who follow UN and DOT regulations don't fully understand them. The shipping and storage industry is heavily regulated — especially when it comes to handling hazardous materials or consumer goods such as pharmaceuticals or food and beverage. All of these rules and regulations have been put in place to protect transportation workers, the environment and the population. But, when you purchase UN certified packaging, what exactly does that mean?
The initial onus for meeting UN standards is on the manufacturer, but once a UN certified package leaves our hands, it is up the filler to maintain compliance.
Users cannot alter or exchange any of these components without it impacting the ability for the drum to perform as tested and certified.
If you were to purchase a UN certified drum with a nut and bolt style closure, but later swap that closure for a Leverlock, this would void the UN certification. At this stage in the container's lifecycle, it is the fillers responsibility to adhere to UN regulations. If replacement parts are needed, fillers must make sure that they get original components form the original manufacturer that continue to meet the test criteria of that specific drum.
Make sure you always follow Skolnik's Closure Instructions to verify a proper closure before passing the buck to your shipper.
Once a drum is filled, compliance with the UN certification is the responsibility of the shipper. It is up to the shipper to read the UN code and ensure the container is safely stored or shipped according to its contents.
Remember, no matter where you are in the journey of a container, non-compliance comes with a hefty fine. Fines for non-compliant shipments, of dangerous goods especially, are getting larger and more frequent. For the sake of your employees, facility and community, please keep an eye on evolving regulations and restrictions to ensure your UN certified packaging maintains compliance at every stage.


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MASSAGE CUPPING WORKS OUT THE KNOTS!
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE AND TRIGGER POINT WORK USING CUPPING
Acupuncture relieves neck pain, numbness, and weakness caused by intervertebral disc degeneration.
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When negative pressure Cupping Therapy is combined with range of motion exercises, both Myofascial Release and Trigger Point work can be accomplished.
Myofascial Release involves applying sustained pressure into the myofascial connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion. Myofascial is comprised of the word "myo" referring to muscle and "fascia", which refers to the collagenous web that surrounds, supports, and connects all of our muscles.
Trigger Point work, also known as Neuromuscular Therapy – helps to alleviate acute and chronic pain conditions, as well as to deactivate "trigger points", which are tight, contracted and hyper-irritable areas in the muscles that refer pain and tingling to other parts of the body. By applying concentrated pressure to release these trigger points, normal muscle movement is restored and the pain spasm cycle is disrupted.
When Cupping Therapy is applied to tight rotator cuff muscles, Myofascial Release is accomplished, stretching the thickened fascia away from the underlying structures, allowing for greater shoulder movement.
Cupping Therapy creates a negative pressure suction over the twisted bundles of the Trigger Points, breaking up the adhesions, painlessly and without the discomfort of force.


The Mysterious Island is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Ferat. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and In Search of the Castaways, though thematically it is vastly different from those books. An early draft of the novel, initially rejected by Verne's publisher and wholly reconceived before publication, was titled Shipwrecked Family: Marooned With Uncle Robinson, seen as indicating the influence on the novel of Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson.


Christiana Figueres visited Oxford recently to deliver a lecture in the beautiful old Sheldonian Theatre. She came at the invitation of the Oxford Martin School of the University of Oxford who are running a series of events around the topic of 'Planetary Health'. Christiana is the former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and is widely recognised as the individual who persuaded 195 countries to sign up to the 2015 'Paris Agreement'. They all agreed to keep global temperature growth to "well below" 2 degrees centigrade above pre-industrial levels. It will be no surprise that her topic was "Next Steps on Climate Change" - and her purpose was to inspire us to optimism and action.
the need to think about the personal actions that we as individuals can usefully take to do our bit to address climate change.
Although these were familiar topics it was the way in which Christiana addressed them, and spoke to us in the audience, that meant it lives on in the memory.
Second, and I felt this was crucial to the attainment of the wider Global Goals, she is always thinking about how to 'incentivise' action in the right direction. She is not just an idealist - she is a business and political realist. She recognises that unless we can get the economic incentives aligned with our goals then change at the pace we (and the planet) need will simply not be forthcoming. On this one she had an interesting example from Costa Rica, her own country, which she proudly said was the only country in the World with more forest cover now than 30 years ago - and this was because they had got the incentives right. The poor of Costa Rica are no different to the poor in other countries - they need food and fuel as basic requirements. But in Costa Rica they have long set a high priority on forest preservation, knowing the climate, and wider ecological value it has. In Costa Rica, instead of people cutting down trees to plant food crops, or to use as fuel, they are paid to preserve the trees. Christiana says that this policy puts money in people's pockets which can be used to buy food and alternative fuels for cooking, and is having a very positive effect on a wide range of fronts.
3. Stubborn Optimism - She described this very specifically and it is the keystone element of her philosophy. This is not about being optimistic about outcomes, this is about optimism as the INPUT to any challenge. Everyone needs a vision and an optimistic and total commitment to get there.
To bring it all to life for us, there was a very interesting, and vivid, example of Christiana living out the philosophy in her answer to one of many questions from the audience. The questioner started by saying that they lived on a houseboat and was, as a result, still a user of coal. Before they had time to complete their question, Christiana was telling them that to just say that was unacceptable and challenged the questioner by asking how long they thought it would take them to convert to a clean energy alternative. After a brief conversation between them they had set a deadline and created a plan in front of the whole audience. We all witnessed the sense of "stubborn optimism" being transferred to the questioner from Christiana. I have no doubt that the houseboat will be fuelled by clean energy by the agreed date in early 2019.
Reflecting back on the visit of Christiana Figueres, I think there are things all of us can learn who are working to help deliver the United Nations Global Goals by 2030. The goals set a path to a better future, but achieving them is a huge ask for all of us and can, at times, feel overwhelming. With the application of passionate engagement, radical collaboration, and particularly stubborn optimism, that better future is within our grasp.


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John Baxter (1896 - 1975)
Low budget British film making has always had a bad name but in the 30s its reputation hit rock bottom. The quota produced too many stagy films about rich folk with cut-glass accents done on the cheap. There was no connection with reality and no connection with the audience. John Baxter's films are an honourable exception to this. He never escaped the limitations of his budget, but he did at least try to show a reasonable picture of working-class folk.
He was born in Kent and started his working life on the railways. During the war he joined a concert party and when the war ended he took to singing professionally. He gradually drifted into theatre management. When talkies arrived his experience with actors and production gave him the chance to move into film making, first as a casting director for Sound City at Shepperton and then as a director.
His first film was little more than a glorified short with various minor music hall acts filling in the gaps between the plot. His second was Doss House, a sentimental melodrama about one night in a Doss House. This was far removed from the usual subject matter of quota films and got Baxter noticed (though more for the brave attempt than the execution).
He soon moved to Julius Hagen's Twickenham Studios for a while and then set up his own production company Baxter and Barter productions which then became UK Films. When the Quota legislation collapsed taking many production companies with it he joined British National. He stayed with that company until 1943 and then drifted around various independent companies until he became involved with the founding of Group 3 in 1951and directed its first film. From then on he was largely concerned with production. From 1960 to 1968 he worked as managing director of TWW the ITV franchise serving Wales and the West. When it lost its franchise to HTV he retired.
John Baxter's films are rarely distinguished and many of them are difficult to watch today. His most famous film is Love on the Dole which was notorious for its depiction of poverty and for being based on a racy novel which the censors considered unsuitable for adaptation (poor people protest against government policy and Deborah Kerr sells herself to escape poverty).
The two themes that run through his work are the condition of the working class and popular entertainment. His handling of the first now looks faintly patronising, though at least he made the effort. It's the second theme that now fascinates. His films are full of the popular entertainers of the day such as Flanagan and Allen, Old Mother Riley, Arthur Askey; rare performances from Music Hall stars such as Florrie Forde and George Robey; and many of those bottom of the bill acts whose work would be lost without Baxter's efforts.
Filmography (as director)
1933 Taking Ways
1933 Doss House
1933 The Song of the Plough
1933 Say it with Flowers
1934 Lest We Forget
1934 Music Hall
1934 Flood Tide
1934 The Kentucky Minstrels
1935 A Real Bloke
1935 The Small Man
1935 Jimmy Boy
1935 Birds of a Feather
1936 Here and There
1936 Men of Yesterday
1936 Hearts of Humanity
1937 Song of the Road
1937 The Academy Decides
1937 Talking Feet
1938 Stepping Toes
1939 Secret Journey
1939 What Would You Do, Chums?
1939 Laugh it Off
1940 Old Mother Riley in Society
1940 Crook's Tour
1940 Old Mother Riley in Business
1941 Love on the Dole
1941 Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
1941 The Common Touch
1942 Let the People Sing
1942 We'll Smile Again
1943 Theatre Royal
1943 The Shipbuilders
1944 Dreaming
1945 Here Comes the Sun
1946 The Grand Escapade
1947 When You Come Home
1947 Fortune Lane
1947 Nothing Venture
1948 The Last Load
1949 Three Bags Full (serial)
1949 The Dragon of Pendragon Castle
1951 The Second Mate
1951 Judgment Deferred
1956 Ramsbottom Rides Again


FLAT EARTH SOCIETY from art of failure on Vimeo.
"Can we hear the Earth? Not the sounds occurring upon it but the Earth on a geophysical scale? […] The hill-and-dale technique was used in Edison's phonograph, recording sound with a stylus that vertically cut a minute landscape into the grooves of the cylinder.


This enjoyable ramble follows the waymarked Drumin Community Circuit and takes in a section of the River Livet as well as a visit to the ruins of Drumin Castle. The footbridge in stage 2 has been washed away by floods; this section of the walk is not currently passable.
Mix of grassy, woodland paths and some minor road.
There is a bus stop (shelter) at the Bridge of Livet but buses here are very infrequent.
Bridge of Livet (nr Bridgend). Open start point in Google Maps for directions.
There is a small car park beside the cemetery by the Bridge of Livet, on the B9136 between the bridge and the junction with the B9008. Begin the walk by walking across the old bridge which, now open to pedestrians only, has good views down to the river below. On the far side turn immediately right and cross the road (to the right of the Cairngorms National Park sign), taking the path on the opposite side which is signed both as the Drumin circular walk and the George Smith Smugglers' Trail. The Smugglers Trail follows the same route as this walk but begins from the nearby Glenlivet Distillery. Smith, like many others, had an illicit distilling business but became the first person in the area to go legal and obtain a licence, founding the Glenlivet Distillery.
The path passes a bench and curves round to follow the richly-wooded River Livet downstream. Soon it reaches a footbridge NB: washed away in 2016 floods - no longer passable; cross to continue the walk along the far bank. There are two pairs of gates in quick succession - these are used to let cattle reach the river for a drink - please ensure you close them behind you. Eventually the path heads up to the right and meets a minor road; turn left along this and cross the road bridge.
Immediately on the right is a car park for Drumin Castle (and an alternative start point for this walk). The circuit continues along the road, but first turn into the car park and take the pedestrian path which starts beside a boulder with an information plaque mounted on it (left of the main info board). The path curves round the foot of the mound on which stands the remains of Drumin Castle. The path dips slightly before climbing beside a fence and eventually doubling back to reach the top of the mound. A sign indicates a path to the right that visits the walled garden at the foot of the castle.
After this detour, return to the path which immediately forks again. The left fork is the continuation of the walk, heading back down to the car park, but first continue ahead to reach the entrance to the Drumin Castle ruins. The vaulted lower floor can be entered, and steps lead up to the first floor above. Thought to date back to the 14th century, the castle was one of three owned by Alexander Stewart, son of King Robert II; Alexander was notorious for his harsh justice and he became known as the Wolf of Badenoch. Return to the path that leads down to the car park, and turn right along the road. When this leads up to a junction, bear left onto the slightly larger road, passing the doctors' surgery.
A short distance further on a waymarker sign indicates where the route turns right on a track into Drumin Woods. Keep left at each of two forks, finally turning left onto a path (signed). This runs along the edge of the wood with views towards the former Drumin smithy. Turn right when the path emerges onto a road and then immediately left alongside another stretch of woodland. The path veers left between two fences at the end of the wood, and then approaches and runs parallel to a minor road before joining it. Just before the road reaches a t-junction turn right onto a track that cuts straight back to the route near the start; keep right across the old Livet Bridge to return to the car park.


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'Inherently flawed' parts of Universal Credit need rethink, says MP
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Waveney MP Peter Aldous has unveiled a series of improvements he thinks can be made to Universal Credit. Picture: Neil Didsbury
A major overhaul of "inherently flawed" parts of the Universal Credit (UC) benefits system is needed to stop vulnerable people falling into debt, a Suffolk MP has said.
Waveney MP Peter Aldous. Picture: Archant library.
UC was designed to simplify a range of different benefits into a single payments when introduced by the government more than five years ago.
But there have been criticisms that the roll-out of the system has left many people worse off, with many complaining of long delays for payments pushing them into debt.
Now Conservative MP Peter Aldous, a long-standing critic of how his party's policy has affected his Waveney constituency, has unveiled a five-point plan for how its criticisms should be addressed.
In particular he said the "sheer scale of the task of introducing universal credit was not recognised", adding: "Some of the assumptions on which universal credit was based have been shown to be idealistic and could not be implemented in a fair way in the real world."
Mr Aldous said "serious consideration needs to be given to abolishing the five-week wait for Universal Credit" - arguing the initial waiting period is "inherently flawed".
He also said UC should be changed to help those on zero-hour contracts, who might be in and out of work and find that the "delay in payments leads to an inescapable spiral of debt, which is never paid off from one season to another".
In a parliamentary debate on the subject, he also claimed there was "compelling evidence from organisations supporting those facing domestic violence that the single payment arrangements are putting the victims of domestic violence at added risk, with perpetrators having universal credit payments paid into their own bank accounts".
He added: "That means that they can use the money as a tool for coercive control."
Mr Aldous, who has represented Waveney since 2010, also said: "Feedback that I am receiving from constituents is that the lack of transitional protection for former recipients of the severe disability premium is pushing claimants into debt.
"The government need to get on with addressing that."
He added: "East Suffolk Citizens Advice has advised me that the Department for Work and Pensions does not provide it with feedback when it makes a request for assistance with the journal of a client whom it is supporting."
During the debate, chaired by North West Norfolk MP Sir Henry Bellingham, Mr Aldous said: "The full roll-out of universal credit in Lowestoft started in May 2016.
"The process has not been straightforward. Many of the most vulnerable in society have been put under enormous pressure and have faced real challenges in getting by day to day.
"The situation has improved - the government have listened and introduced changes.
"However, much more needs to be done if universal credit is to achieve its goals of transforming people's lives in a positive way, encouraging and supporting them into work and simplifying the welfare system."
He went on to say: "More needs to be done to ensure that debt, which burdens people, causing distress and worry, does not unnecessarily build up.
"For the sake of the vulnerable people who rely on universal credit, we must get it right."


Marianne Mödlinger is a prehistoric archaeologist focussing on Bronze Age metal finds from the Baltic States to Central and Eastern Europe. She has been studying the manufacture and usage of Bronze Age weapons, as well as the transfer of technology and the development and impact of weaponry for societies in intense collaboration with museums, research institutions, and universities.
Within Topoi Marianne Mödlinger works on the Digital Atlas of innovations. There, she prepares a database of the finds of prehistoric protective weapons and writes a comment for the dynamic map thereof.


Canada does not require pesticide use reporting though the European Union and the United States do. Friends of the Earth believes pesticide users should be required to report time and location of use - this will provide much needed information on the cocktail of pesticides encountered by honey bees and wild, native bees.
(thiamenthoxam, imidacloprid and clothianidin) were recorded in at least 50% of the samples in North America.
Almost nine out of ten Canadians (89%) believe "pesticides" are the most important threat to bees according to a poll conducted on behalf of Friends of the Earth Canada in May 2017 by Oracle Poll Research.
Health Canada originally allowed neonicotinoid pesticides on the market on a conditional basis in the early 2000s eventually issuing nearly 50 such conditional registrations. It continued to renew the registration despite the failure of the chemical industry to meet the conditions. These decisions are now the subject of a court case. In Canada millions of acres of corn, soy, canola and other crops are treated with neonicotinoids.
Friends of the Earth Canada (www.foecanada.org) is the Canadian member of Friends of the Earth International, the world's largest grassroots environmental network campaigning on today's most urgent environmental and social issues.


In one of those situations that almost seems too bizarre to be true, the First Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals has handed down a 29-page judgment centered around the absence of a single Oxford comma. Yes, you read that right.
This opening, from Circuit Judge David Barron, reflects the almost comical circumstance that has seen the case brought before him.
On the surface, the case seems simple enough. Five delivery drivers for the Oakhurst Dairy company have filed suit for unpaid overtime wages. They argue that, as delivery drivers, they were not included in a list of exemptions to Maine's overtime laws, and that therefore they should have been paid overtime by the company. The company is disputing this. However, this is where the lack of Oxford comma becomes problematic.
The wording in the statute takes the form of a list: "The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of" certain materials.
Any grammar fanatic can immediately see the problem there. Without the Oxford comma, the sentence can be read that only those who pack for either shipment or distribution of the materials are exempt to the law, and not those who actually distribute the items. However, if the Oxford comma is inserted between the words "shipment" and "or", the sentence takes on an entirely new meaning: that the distribution of the material – that is, those doing the actual delivering – are included in the list of exemptions.
A 3-year legal battle over the lack of an Oxford comma could see HR managers across the globe scrambling to check on their own processes, to ensure they have their own "t"s and "i"s properly crossed and dotted. And if just one missing comma can produce such a protracted argument, what other potential issues lie in wait, written into the laws of the country and waiting for a keen-eyed grammarian to point them out?
How does a little bit of overtime add up to $1,000,000?
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A Reminder for Non-Resident Attorneys Seeking to Practice in New York: Be Sure to Comply with Judiciary Law § 470!
This week, we examine the answer to a simple question: may an out-of-state lawyer serve as counsel in a New York state court procee ding absent making a motion for admission pro hac vice? To answer this slightly ambiguously worded question, we need more information. Specifically, the answer depends on the meaning of "out-of-state" in a particular situation. The determinative factor is not whether the attorney resides in New York, but whether she maintains a law office in the state. Under Judiciary Law § 470 — the constitutionality of which was recently upheld (see Schoenefeld v. New York, 748 F.3d 464 [2d Cir 2014] [certifying question of statute's constitutionality to New York Court of Appeals], Schoenefeld v. State, 25 NY3d 22 [2015] [answering certified question]) — an attorney who resides "in an adjoining state" may practice in New York only if she is admitted to practice and maintains a physical law office in New York.
A recent decision from the Appellate Division, First Department makes clear that the in-state office requirement is not to be taken lightly, especially by would-be plaintiff's counsel. In Arrowhead Capital Fin., Ltd. v. Cheyne Speciality Fin. Fund L.P., the First Department affirmed a decision of the New York County Commercial Division (Hon. Shirley Werner Kornreich, J.), dismissing the complaint solely on the basis that at the time the action was commenced, plaintiff's counsel failed to maintain an in-state office.
Further, the First Department found that the plaintiff's ex post facto retention of New York based co-counsel was moot, holding that the "commencement of the action in violation of Judiciary Law § 470 was a nullity." Additionally, the First Department affirmed the Commercial Division's decision permitting the defendants' dispositive motion based on Judiciary Law § 470, even though it was their second such motion, because at time the defendants made their first motion, they had no reason to suspect that plaintiff's counsel had violated the statute.
For those curious readers, the standard for what qualifies as maintaining a physical office in New York for purposes of the statute has been examined on multiple occasions. Not surprisingly, maintaining a small, barely accessible room in the basement of a restaurant/bar in New York is insufficient (see Lichtenstein v. Emerson, 251 AD2d 64 [1st Dept 1998]), while establishing proof of an "of counsel" relationship with a New York attorney who has a New York office is sufficient (see Tatko v McCarthy, 267 AD2d 583 [3d Dept 1999]).


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Two types of testing will be done, which include manual testing and automation testing. In manual testing, the software will be tested by humans for its effectiveness and functioning. In automation testing, automation tool will be used to test the software. The testing professionals and testing needs will decide the type of the testing.
With the arrival of agile software testing, the role of software testers will be under confusion. The reason is that, the agile software testing is quick and standard. The agile software testing is not something difficult to pick up. Now, the businesses want to use the agile software testing than using the traditional software testers. The traditional software testers do not need to convince the C level as the agile testers will get this done.
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Natural killer cells (or NK cells) are cytotoxic lymphocytes that, when appropriately activated, play a major role in the rejection of tumors and cells infected by viruses. NK cells kill infected or cancerous target cells by releasing small cytoplasmic granules of proteins called perforin and granzyme that cause the target cell to die by apoptosis (programmed cell death). They also secrete cytokines that can regulate innate and adaptive immune responses. Thus, strategies to therapeutically activate NK cells have potential use in treatment of infections and tumors and improving adaptive immune responses to these agents and vaccines. Since activated NK cells also contribute to successful pregnancy, such strategies might also be used to promote successful full-term pregnancy.
There are currently few therapeutically viable strategies to activate NK cells in patients. Use of non-specific immune stimulants such as Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists are minimally effective and elicit toxicity. Antibodies to certain NK cell surface markers are in some cases effective, but target specific NK cell subsets and may not work in all patients due to allelic differences in NK cell surface proteins recognized by the antibodies. Antibodies may also cause depletion of NK cells or only activate specific functions of NK cells. We have developed an approach for activating a large proportion of mouse and human NK cells under conditions conducive to effective therapy.
All species of the genus Listeria secrete a major extracellular protein called p60. The laboratory of Dr. Lenz at National Jewish Health has shown that the wildtype p60 protein promotes NK cell activation and created a mutant form of p60 that retains this ability to activate NK cell but lacks enzymatic endopeptidase activity that could result in unwanted side effects when the protein is administered to patients. They found that both forms of p60 contribute to the activation of naïve mouse and human NK cells due to the ability of p60 to appropriately stimulate another immune cell type, dendritic cells (DC).
Cancer. Evidence points to a positive association between NK cell activation and positive outcomes in solid, metastatic and hematologic cancers.
Infectious diseases. NK cells are implicated in resistance to numerous viral infections prevalent in the US and other countries; including upper respiratory infections, HSV, EBV, VZV, HPV, CMV.
Vaccines. P60 appears to act directly on naïve DCs to stimulate their maturation in a manner that permits activation of NK cells. Both activated DCs and IFN that is produced by NK cells can boost cellular (Th1-type) immune responses. P60 may be useful to improve immune responses elicited by vaccines and thus be useful for vaccinating large numbers of people world wide.
Pregnancy. NK cells are found in the placenta and their activation has been associated with positive pregnancy outcome. There may be utility in stimulating NK cell function with p60 to prevent pre-eclampsia and improve pregnancy success in individuals suffering recurrent miscarriages.
Investigators at NJH have identified a region of the p60 protein that is necessary and sufficient to elicit NK cell activation. Small polypeptides that contain this region retain functionality and when administered to mice reduce tumor size in a cancer model. Modified versions of these polypeptides may show increase stability (and thus activity).
Schmidt, Rebecca L., Holly C. Filak, Jack D. Lemon, Terry A. Potter, and Laurel L. Lenz. "A LysM and SH3-Domain Containing Region of the Listeria Monocytogenes P60 Protein Stimulates Accessory Cells to Promote Activation of Host NK Cells." Ed. Mary X. D. O'riordan. PLoS Pathogens 7.11 (2011): E1002368. PMID: 22072975.
Schmidt, Rebecca L., and Laurel L. Lenz. "Distinct Licensing of IL-18 and IL-1β Secretion in Response to NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation." Ed. David M. Ojcius. PLoS ONE7.9 (2012): E45186. PMID: 23028835.
Published international patent WO 2011/060093.
Laurel L. Lenz, Ph.D., Rebecca Schmidt, Ph.D.


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One of the best inexpensive ways to do a 2" lift on an original configuration Eagle is by using a 1" spacer there are some made of metal and if you can find one made of polyurethane. Or better yet a longer coil spring.
By using a 1" spacer either on the top or bottom of the coil spring, the end result will be pretty close to 2" lift a bit higher or lower, there will be a difference from car to car. If you use polyurethane there will be some compression to the spacer.
Lift the front of the vehicle making sure to use jack stands. Remove the tire and wheel giving you access to the suspension control arms.
Remove the shock absorber fallow by the strut rod and drive train half shaft. Take this time to inspect and repair the half shaft.
Next step is to remove the steering knuckle. Change the bearing in the axel hub All so get some new lower and upper ball joints.
Now go ahead and remove the lower control arm.
Here is where the hard part start you'll need to use a coil spring compressor, be very careful for if they slip they can jump off whit such a force that they can kill your or any one they hit. If at all possible use the AMC specialty toll J-23474 front spring compressor.
The last thing left to remove is the spring seat and the upper control arm.
Take advantage of having every thing off and start cleaning all the parts and carefully inspecting parts for bents or cracks, fix and change as require, repaint them and most important change all the bushings bearings, ball joints and hardware it is cheaper to do it now than to wait till they need to be replace.
Ok you got every thing strip off and clean, go out and purchase all your parts and get them together and ready for installation.
If you are going to use a coil spring spacer take the coil spring along when shopping for the spacer to make sure the parts mate right.
If you are going to go whit the longer coil spring witch I think is the better way to go, you'll need to take in to account the compression ratio of the spring to figure out how long it will have to be to get the desire lift, any good spring shop will be able to help you out here.
Once you're ready to start rebuilding the upper control arm and the spring seat go in first fallow by the spring it self here is where it is tricky if you are using a spring spacer the parts need to be align in the correct position to avoid future problems.
Once you've install the coil spring it is just a mater of putting all the parts back together and having the suspension align.
Now you can go and do the other side.
For a 2"lift there is no need to lower the differential it would be better but not require.
As you can see the angle for the hald drive shaft is steep.
The reason you can only get about 2inch lift from a longer spring coil or spring coil spacer is that the top suspenssion arm hits in the frame, and you must leave some travel for the arm or you will have no lower travel.
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Malaysian Bar reiterates its call to the Government to establish the IPCMC — Christopher Leong
Saturday, 16 Aug 2014 03:22 PM MYT
AUG 16 — It was in May 2005, over nine years ago, that the Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police ("Royal Commission") published its report to address the "widespread concerns regarding the high incidence of crime, perception of corruption in the Royal Malaysia Police (Polis Diraja Malaysia, "PDRM"), general dissatisfaction with the conduct and performance of police personnel and a desire to see improvements in the service provided by the police".1
The report by the Royal Commission acknowledged that there are indeed great challenges confronting the PDRM.
The challenges include:
1) widespread corruption in PDRM;
2) widespread non-compliance with prescribed laws and human rights obligations among police personnel; and
3) inadequate awareness and respect for the rights of women and children.
In addition, the Royal Commission also identified that too many deaths in custody, the failure of the police to investigate and the authorities to hold inquests into these deaths were key concerns raised by members of the public, NGOs and international organisations.
Today, the Malaysian Bar reiterates our call to the Government to establish the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission ("IPCMC"), particularly in light of the deaths in police custody that continue unabated.
The Royal Commission stressed that, owing to the nature of the job and existing police culture, the code of conduct within the force had failed to ensure supervision and command accountability in protecting the rights and the interests of the public.
To address these challenges, the Royal Commission made 125 specific recommendations and emphasised that the internal oversight mechanism governed by the police themselves was "inadequate, unreliable and frequently ineffective".
The most vital of the recommendations was the proposal to establish the IPCMC, an independent, external commission tasked solely to receive and investigate complaints about the PDRM's misconduct and abuse.
In recommending the setting up of the IPCMC, the Royal Commission had stated in its report that:
…When officers act in contravention of laws and regulations without fear of investigation or reprimand, the culture of impunity begins to develop. Each wrongdoing that is not investigated or punished or is supported by higher ranks within the police leadership leads to the perception that such misconduct is permissible. As each new generation of officers observes and learns from their superiors, the culture becomes embedded in all the ranks of the PDRM.2
It also studied various models of external oversight, paying particular attention to mechanisms established in Commonwealth countries because of the similarities in legal tradition and experience, but also studied mechanisms in operation in non-Commonwealth countries. Among the systems studied were the United Kingdom's Independent Police Complaints Commission as well as other police oversight bodies in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia, and Hong Kong.
The Royal Commission went so far as to publish a full-fledged Bill to implement the IPCMC as part of its Royal Commission report.
A policy factsheet on the PDRM that was released by the Centre for Public Policy Studies on 26 August 2008 stated that the then-Inspector General of Police had said that 90 per cent of the recommendations had been implemented as of March 2007. The same factsheet stated that according to the then-Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the figure stood at 82 per cent.
It is unclear how either of these figures was arrived at, since they do not tally. It remains unclear which of the 125 recommendations of the Royal Commission is said to have been implemented. The fact is that many recommendations remain outstanding, chief amongst them being the recommendation for the establishment of the IPCMC.
In the meantime, it is alarming that detainees continue to die under questionable circumstances while in the custody of the police.
According to information received from the Government in Parliament on 26 June 2013, there was a total of 231 deaths in police custody between the year 2000 and May 2013. That is approximately one death in custody every three weeks during that period.
One of the most notorious deaths in custody cases was that of 32-year-old Dhamendran Narayanasamy, who was found dead at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters on 21 May 2013, his eleventh day in police remand.
PDRM initially claimed that Dhamendran had died from breathing difficulties.
However, following a post-mortem examination conducted at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital on 22 May, the pathologist's full post-mortem report documented 52 injuries on Dhamendran's body and concluded:
There was no significant natural disease found in his body that could have caused or contributed to his death at that particular moment in time. Each of his ears was still stapled with a metal staple. Post-mortem examination revealed he sustained multiple blunt force trauma in his body. These injuries were caused by blunt objects and the wounds were relatively fresh. No defensive wound was identified in the body of the deceased. The overall pattern of these injuries is neither self-inflicted nor accidental in nature.3
The cause of death was determined to be "diffused soft tissue injuries due to multiple blunt force trauma".
Six days after Dhamendran's death, another death in police custody occurred: James Ramesh, 40, was found dead at the Penang police contingent headquarters on 27 May 2013.
These two deaths in quick succession caused much public outrage. As a result, the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission ("EAIC") established a task force on 28 May 2013 to investigate the custodial deaths of the two men. It is disappointing that although more than a year has passed, there has been scant news on the investigation and findings of the task force for either case.
The Malay Mail Online on 6 April 2014 quoted an unnamed source who said that while the EAIC task force's probe on the case of James Ramesh is still ongoing, the EAIC's investigation on Dhamendran's case had been suspended pending the court trial against the four police officers charged with his murder.
The unabated deaths in custody tell us that one of the very reasons why IPCMC was mooted has not been seriously addressed by the Government.
The Court of Appeal has recently called for "zero tolerance" of custodial deaths and recommended independent public inquiries to be held for all such cases.
On 8 August 2014, when delivering the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the case of A Kugan who died in police custody five years ago, Justice David Wong Dak Wah said:
There should be zero tolerance to any custodial death in all remand centres in the country. And should custodial death happen, a public independent inquiry must be initiated commensurate with the right of the family of the deceased to know when there is some doubt as to the cause of the death.
In his written judgment on the same case, Justice David Wong Dak Wah expressed concern over the admission of former Selangor police chief Khalid Abu Bakar, who is now the Inspector General of Police, that he had negotiated with the Attorney General for investigations into the death be merely confined under section 330 of the Penal Code, which is for voluntarily causing hurt to extort a confession or to compel the restoration of property.
The judge described Khalid's actions as an affront to fair play and transparency. Further, the Court of Appeal stated that in a complaint of this nature, the police should not be permitted to investigate themselves, where the police would be acting as both judge and jury. This is akin to "asking a wrongdoer to do their own investigations and determine the appropriate action".
With such blatant or obvious misunderstanding of good governance, fair play, accountability and transparency by the highest-ranking police officer, the need for the IPCMC could not be clearer.
Following the recommendation of the Royal Commission, the Government initially took steps towards setting up the IPCMC, with overwhelming support from civil society. Regrettably, its implementation came to a halt in 2006 after the PDRM strongly objected to it and reportedly held the Government to ransom by threatening to let crime rise, to resign en masse and to vote for the opposition.4
Instead of reprimanding the PDRM, the Government relented and downplayed the importance of establishing the IPCMC. The Government then proposed to establish the EAIC as an alternative to the IPCMC, claiming that the EAIC would be able to provide the necessary oversight.
The EAIC's mission is to strengthen the service delivery system with integrity amongst the Malaysian enforcement agencies through the management of complaints and investigations in a transparent, bold, dutiful and professional manner.
The EAIC Act, providing for its establishment, was passed by the Dewan Rakyat on 1 July 2009, four years after the IPCMC was first mooted. It took another 19 months for the EAIC to officially begin operating on 1 April 2011.
However, in July 2013, the Deputy Home Minister was reported to have said that the EAIC only began full operations in 2012.5
It is now 2014. It has become apparent that the EAIC has failed in its purpose. The EAIC is not only a watered-down IPCMC; it would appear that the EAIC was in fact designed to fail.
Firstly, the EAIC is not wholly dedicated to receiving and investigating complaints of misconduct by the PDRM. It has 19 different government agencies under its purview. The agencies include PDRM, which has over 112,000 personnel (excluding the Special Branch), Ikatan Relawan Rakyat Malaysia ("RELA") which has over three million members, and the Malaysian Road Transport Department which has over 8,000 personnel. Thus the EAIC's workload and focus are diverse, heavy and not specialised, which leads me to my second point.
Despite having 19 different agencies under its purview, the EAIC is severely under-resourced. According to federal budget reports, the EAIC received a budget of RM7.2 million in 2013 and RM7.7 million in 2014.
At the EAIC Convention 2013 held on 20 May 2013, former Chief Justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad delivered a detailed critique of the EAIC's weaknesses, including that of the EAIC's expenditure. He stated:
…since [the EAIC's] establishment in September 2011 until the end of 2012, only one disciplinary action and two warnings had been handed down. For a budget of RM14 million for the two years, they are very costly indeed.
Thirdly, the EAIC is also severely understaffed. In an interview with The Malaysian Insider in 2013, the then-CEO of the EAIC, Nor Afizah Hanum Mokhtar, revealed that the EAIC had only one investigation officer as of 16 May 2013.
She added that in the first six months of 2014, 180 complaints had been received. In 2013, 301 complaints had been received. That is almost one complaint a day. It is clear that the caseload upon that one investigating officer is an impossible one.
Fourthly, the EAIC does not have any bite. It can investigate and document a complaint and then submit its recommendations to PDRM but it cannot compel the PDRM to accept or implement its recommendations. Furthermore, upon receiving the EAIC's recommendations, the PDRM's internal disciplinary mechanism can ignore them and conduct its own investigation. Thus, there is a duplication of work causing a waste of resources.
Last but not least, the six EAIC commissioners who were appointed on 1 April 2011 had their three-year term expire on 31 March this year. To our knowledge, no new commissioners have been appointed to date, rendering the EAIC a commission without any commissioners for the past four months.
These fundamental weaknesses within the EAIC underscore the lack of importance with which the EAIC is regarded by the Government.
The Malaysian Bar urges the Government to acknowledge the EAIC's failure to address the challenges faced by the PDRM and the very serious concerns of the public, and to revive the initiative for the establishment of the IPCMC. There should be no more dithering, delays or excuses. The IPCMC remains as relevant today as it was when the Royal Commission's report was released in 2005.
There must be transparent civilian oversight of, and public accountability by, the PDRM. PDRM must strengthen respect for the rule of law and human rights among its officers and its rank and file, and be seen to punish misconduct by its personnel.
This urgency is not just a matter of punishing the guilty, but of valuing human life.
As stated by the Supreme Court of India in the case of Pradesh Munshi Gautam (dead) v State of Madhya Pradesh [2005] AIR SC 402, death in police custody is "...one of the worst kinds of crime in a civilized society governed by the rule of law and poses a serious threat to an orderly civilized society. Torture in custody flouts the basic rights of the citizens ... and is an affront to human dignity ...".
The track record of one-death-in-custody-every-three-weeks is a damning indictment of the PDRM. It harms the very soul of Malaysian society that lives have been lost under the supervision of the very officers who have the duty to protect and serve the public.
If the PDRM is serious in aspiring to be a world-class professional and disciplined police force that embraces the values of integrity, efficiency, accountability and service, there is no reason for the PDRM to be resistant to the proposed IPCMC. It must be courageous enough to submit itself to an independent external oversight commission that is dedicated to the police force.
Only then can the PDRM develop itself into an institution that lives up to its motto of "Tegas, Adil dan Berhemah" (Firm, Fair and Prudent) and engender consistent respect from all Malaysians.
1 Report of the Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police (2005), page 1.
2 Report of the Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police (2005), page 122.
3 "POLICE TORTURE & COVER-UP: 52 injury marks found on Dharmendran's body", Malaysia Chronicle, 1 June 2013.
4 "Cops protest to PM over proposed formation of IPCMC", The Sun Daily, 30 May 2006.
5 EAIC has solved 31 cases on police since 2009, MalaysiaKini, 5 July 2013.
* The above represents the opening remarks by Christopher Leong, President, Malaysian Bar, at the Public Forum on Police Accountability in Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur today.
** This is the personal opinion of the writer and does not necessarily represent the views of Malay Mail Online.
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Joëlle Léandre "A Woman's Work"
two live concerts from 1982 + 1986 in Tokyo with Masahiko Sato,p.
with Peter Schaerli, tpt, Sylwia Zytynska, perc, Jean Jacques Pedretti, tb.
Live concert recording in duo with Phil Minton, voc.
Ein Gedicht des Lyrikers Michael Speier, 'Wasser und Licht', erscheint in drei verschiedenen englischen Übersetzungen und auf Japanisch. Die Musik spürt dem Variantenreichtum der Kopien unter Verzicht auf das Original nach, indem sie die semantische Mehrdimensionalität der lyrischen Sprache in klangliche Offenheit transformiert.
The poem 'Water and Light' by Michael Speier is presented in 3 different English translations and in Japanese, omitting the original. "
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Shifting Lines - Mona Arshi
Friday 21 to Sunday 30 May 2021
Mona Arshi, writer, poet and human rights lawyer, has developed a new body of poems that reflect on the shifting lines of the extraordinary landscape at Cley.
Following a number of visits to the reserve, she has collaborated with Mutiny (Sophie Mellor, Marcus Romer and Simon Poulter) on a new installation work that can be explored at Cley and also at home. The work incorporates sound recordings of the marshes by Peter Cusack and photographs by Norfolk based photographer, Matthew Usher.
Visitors to the reserve can explore her new writing, as a digitally mediated work at the visitor centre and as a simple walk across the marshes or at home. To minimise disturbance please bring headphones for your mobile device if you wish to listen to Mona�s recordings on the reserve.
The work is part of the Future and Form programme developed by the University of East Anglia, exploring the interface between contemporary literature and creative technology. Sound post production work for the project has been developed by Sandy Nuttgens.
Price: FREE, but please book tickets in advance
Location: Norfolk Wildlife Trust Cley Marshes, North Norfolk Coast, NR25 7SA
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Trucking is a massive interstate business spanning coast-to-coast and border-to-border. While each state has applicable traffic laws, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a federal agency, has enacted regulations which are applicable to all commercial trucks no matter what state the vehicle is in or the vehicle (and driver) are from. One of the most important sections of the FMCSA regulations is Part 395. This area of the federal regulations governs the hours of service provisions that truck drivers and trucking companies must follow. The goal is to prevent New Mexico trucking accidents.
These hours of service regulations are very important. They are aimed to prevent truck drivers driving for a long time to feel fatigued or fall asleep at the wheel. This includes trucking companies from forcing drivers to drive fatigued or tired. Even if a truck driver is well rested, after a certain number of hours driving it is easy to become complacent with driving. Driving for a long time, especially a big rig or double trailer, is difficult and exhausting. Even an alert driver who has been driving for a long time is dangerous.
This is because a truck driver who falls asleep at the wheel turns a large tractor trailer into an unguided missile. Innocent victims can be seriously hurt or killed when a large 18 wheeler smashes into them, particularly on a highway or interstate like I-10, I-25, or I-40. This is why the FMCSA regulations guard against these types of injuries or needless and wrongful deaths.
Truck drivers may operate a maximum of 14 hours on duty from the start to end of the shift, after which a driver must have 10 consecutive hours off shift before beginning a new one.
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MGM Mirage Buys More Time to Repay Debt
MGM Mirage extends its time-frame to repay its debt by exchanging senior notes.
Jeanine Poggi
LAS VEGAS (
) -- MGM Mirage is extending the time it has to repay its substantial debt.
The casino and hotel operator offered to exchange part of its $780 million senior notes due next year for up to $500 million in senior notes due 2016.
The exchange offer expires on Sept. 24 unless extended.
MGM posted a $212.6 million loss in the second quarter and had $12.3 billion in long-term debt as of June 30.
Still, according to one analyst, the move is hardly an a desperate, all-or-nothing bet.
"By our calculations, MGM is not in any danger of breaking its debt covenants in 2010, so this is not a desperation move of any sort," Janet Brashear of Bernstein Research wrote in a note. "We believe that management is being prudent by providing a greater cushion or margin of safety with respect to its 2010 cash obligations."
Shares of the company were about flat at $8.65 in afternoon trading.
-- Reported by Jeanine Poggi in New York.
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22-Year-Old Democrat Will Haskell Defeats Popular Republican Toni Boucher, Winning Her Long-Held Senate Seat
By Kathleen McWilliams
Will Haskell, 22, of Westport, claimed victory over incumbent Toni Boucher for the 26th District Senate seat in Fairfield County. This was Haskell's first run for office. (Cloe Poisson | Hartford Courant)
Officials say Democrat Will Haskell, a 22-year-old Georgetown graduate, claimed victory Tuesday night over Toni Boucher in the 26th Senate District.
"I wrote two speeches tonight and I am so happy I'm giving this one," he said. "This campaign started with the crazy idea to challenge someone who has been in Hartford as long as I've been alive. Every generation deserves a seat at the table and no one is entitled to another term because they've been there a long time."
Haskell faced a monumental challenge in defeating Boucher, a popular moderate Republican from Wilton. The seat has been held by Republicans since the 1970s, though Hillary Clinton won the district by 22 percentage points in 2016.
"He outworked his opponent," Westport democratic town committee chair Ellen Lautenberg said.
Haskell's campaign got a boost when he was endorsed by former President Barack Obama. He also was endorsed by Sen. Chris Murphy and state Rep. Jim Himes.
Haskell ran an extensive ground campaign, hosting more than 120 meet-and-greets and knocking on thousands of doors in the district, which encompasses Westport, Weston, Wilton, Ridgefield, Redding, Bethel and New Caanan.
Haskell, a 2014 graduate of Staples High School, graduated from Georgetown University in May after launching his campaign in March. He had planned to go to law school, but was inspired to run by President Donald Trump's election win and his love of government.
"There's so much at stake," he said, "especially for young people. It's Hartford's job to defend residents from the administration."
Boucher has served in the legislature for as long as Haskell has been alive. She has held the state Senate seat since 2008. She toyed with a run for governor this year, but decided to pursue another term in the state Senate instead.
Boucher is a leader among Republicans at the state Capitol, co-chairing the education and transportation committees. Her moderate stance on social issues and her fiscal conservatism have made her an attractive candidate for Fairfield County, an area of Connecticut that typically votes Republican locally and Democratic during national elections.
Boucher's district gave Hillary Clinton a 22 percent victory in the presidential race in 2016, a strong indication that moderate Republicans in the district were shifting more to the left.
"The Republican Party of this district is the party of George H.W. Bush," Haskell said. "My grandparents were those kind of Republicans, but the Connecticut Republican Party has really thrown its arms around Trump and forgotten the values of compassion, conservatism and fiscal responsibility."
During his campaign, Haskell said he hoped that the voting trends would help him. He supported tolls to raise revenue for infrastructure and transportation and supported tougher gun laws.
"There are people who actually think the next generation's voice [doesn't] matter," Haskell said in an interview before the election. "Age is just a number, You don't need 22 years of experience to know kids need to feel safe in school. "


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Surprising Science — March 17, 2011
Gene Therapy Combats Parkinson's
Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease has moved a step closer to acceptance in the wake of its first successful double-blind clinical trial. A special enzyme removes symptoms of the disease.
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When the enzyme GAD is injected into the brain of a patient with Parkinson's, the production of a neurotransmitter relieves the patient's symptoms. "Typically, people with Parkinson's produce too little GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), and consequently have overstimulation in an area of the brain called the subthalamic nucleus. This overactivity in turn puts strain on neurons that produce another neurotransmitter—dopamine—which is vital for movement control. This helps explain some of the symptoms of Parkinson's, which include tremors, sluggish movements, rigid muscles and impaired posture and balance."
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By organizing data related to patients' behavior and to drug development, digital technology could eliminate that waste and preserve the public's health more drastically than any wonder drug.


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Home Uncategorized How To Do… Olvera Street
Photograph by Coy Gutierrez
How To Do… Olvera Street
Savor early L.A. as you succumb to the kitschy charms of this historic marketplace
Chris Nichols
Single mom Christine Sterling came to L.A. in the 1920s in search of its romantic Spanish history, only to find the city's birthplace suffering from neglect. Her campaign to revitalize Olvera Street transformed a forgotten alley into a fantasy Mexican mercado. Olvera Street is the centerpiece of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles historic monument, where some 70 merchants sell everything from silver jewelry to marionettes. The tourist draw hosts dozens of events, including a Día de Los Muertos festival in the fall and Las Posadas, a Nativity celebration leading up to Christmas. It may be a Jazz Age facsimile of old Mexico, but it brims with authentic curiosities.
Don't Rush
At the 1818 Avila Adobe, L.A.'s oldest home, there's a worn wood bench where you can enjoy the aroma of freshly made corn tortillas. Check out the huaraches at the Caballero Company puesta, one of the brightly colored kiosks that have occupied the street since the 1930s.
Take In Art
In 1932, David Alfaro Siqueiros's mural of a crucified Indian was deemed too shocking and painted over. After a $10 million preservation effort, América Tropical is back. An interpretative center about the muralist's work is more Apple store than fusty museum.
Vendor Jesus Hernandez fired his fortune-telling canaries in 1964 and hired a donkey to pose for novelty photos. Generations of tourists, not to mention the last three mayors of Los Angeles, have had their picture taken with a (now-stuffed) burro.
Park It Cheap
You pay for the parking, but all the museums are free. Five city-owned lots sit within a one-block radius. Lot 5, at Alameda and Arcadia streets, is a bargain, charging $5 for the day. Or take the Metro, hop off at Union Station, and cross Alameda.
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☛EAT: At Cielito Lindo, Aurora Guerrero's taquitos, deep-fried cigars of shredded beef slathered in avocado sauce, haven't changed since 1934. Caesar salads are prepared tableside at El Paseo Inn, whose design is modeled on the deco Tijuana resort Agua Caliente.
☛DRINK: La Golondrina cafe, with its massive fireplace of Civil War-era workmanship, is famous for its tart pomegranate margaritas. It's worth the walk across Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to sample local brews from Spring Street Smokehouse, especially if you hit the $3 happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m.
☛SHOP: Pick up a handmade leather purse or wallet at Guadalajara novelty.
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Kim Hee-sun (nacida el 11 de junio de 1977 en Daegu) es una actriz y presentadora de televisión surcoreana. Alcanzó el reconocimiento en la década de 1990 por su destacada actuación en series de televisión como Men of the Bath House (1995), Propose (1997), Wedding Dress (1997), Forever Yours (1998), Mister Q (1998), Sunflower (1998) y Tomato (1999). Kim también protagonizó las películas de artes marciales Bichunmoo (2000) y El mito (2005), el drama histórico Faith (2012) y el drama familiar Angry Mom (2015).

Biografía
En 2007 se casó con el empresario Park Ju-young, la pareja le dio la bienvenida a su primera hija Park Yeon-ah, el 21 de enero de 2009.

El 5 de julio de 2021 su agencia confirmó que sus resultados para COVID-19 habían dado negativo. Esto, luego de realizarse una prueba como medida de prevención, después de que la actriz Cha Ji-yeon (su compañera en el musical "Red Book") diera positivo el día anterior. A pesar de esto, la actriz había decidido mantenerse en cuarentena para cumplir las pautas de cuarentena indicadas por el gobierno de Corea del Sur.

Carrera
Es miembro de la agencia Hinge Entertainment.

Kim Hee-sun comenzó su carrera como modelo en revistas para adolescentes. En 1993, Kim (entonces estudiante de segundo año de secundaria) apareció en un comercial de galletas de cangrejo de Lotte Samkang, lo que impulsó su debut como actriz en la serie Dinosaur Teacher.

Disfrutó de popularidad a mediados y finales de la década de 1990, protagonizando una gran cantidad de series de televisión en su país natal. Estas series incluyen Men of the Bath House (1995), escrita por Kim Soo-hyun, Propose (1997) y Forever Yours (1998) con Ryu Si-won, Wedding Dress (1997) con Lee Seung-yeon, Mister Q (1998) con Kim Min-jong y Song Yun-ah, Sunflower (1998) con Ahn Jae-wook y Tomato (1999) con Kim Suk-hoon. Kim ganó la máxima condecoración en los premios de la SBS de 1998 por su actuación en Mister Q, convirtiéndose en ese momento en la ganadora más joven de premio, con apenas 21 años. Durante este período también apareció en numerosos anuncios y saltó a la fama, tanto en su país como en el extranjero, como una de las actrices más bellas y progresistas de Corea.

Pero a diferencia de su éxito en televisión, la pantalla grande resultó ser un desafío más grande para la carrera de Kim. Hizo su debut cinematográfico en Repechage de 1997 junto a Jang Dong-gun, y el director Lee Kwang-hoon la contrató posteriormente para su próxima película, Ghost in Love (1999). En su papel más destacado hasta la fecha, Kim interpretó a la hija de un general mongol en la fantasía de artes marciales de gran presupuesto Bichunmoo, filmada en China y lanzada en el verano del año 2000. Su actuación en la película consolidó su posición como estrella de la ola de actores coreanos en China continental, Hong Kong, Taiwán y en todo el sudeste asiático.

A fines de 2001, Kim asumió un papel completamente diferente, se cortó el pelo y protagonizó a una animadora en Wanee & Junah. Aunque su actuación en esta película obtuvo una respuesta favorable de los críticos, la película en sí misma fue un fracaso comercial. Su carrera sufrió un declive en 2003, cuando el melodrama ambientalmente temático A Man Who Went to Mars, coprotagonizado junto a Shin Ha-kyun, se convirtió en un fracaso absoluto de taquilla. Regresó a la televisión con My Fair Lady (2003), adaptada del drama televisivo japonés Yamato Nadeshiko, y con Sad Love Story (2005) donde interpretaba a una cantante ciega. Ambas producciones recibieron calificaciones bajas. Pero gracias a su popularidad entre los televidentes chinos, Kim fue elegida junto a Jackie Chan para protagonizar la película épica El mito, para la que aprendió a hablar mandarín. De vuelta en Corea, la depresión de su carrera continuó con Smile Again en 2006. En 2007 contrajo matrimonio y abandonó la actuación por algunos años, retornando a las pantallas en 2011 en la película china The Warring States.

El 28 de agosto del 2020 se unió al elenco principal de la serie Alice, donde dio vida a Yoon Tae-yi y Park Sun-young, hasta el final de la serie el 24 de octubre del mismo año.

A principios de julio de 2021 se confirmó que se había unido al elenco principal de la serie Tomorrow, donde interpretará a Goo-ryun, una parca intrépida y carismática que lidera el "Equipo de Gestión de Peligros". Tiene una personalidad helada, que aleja a las personas y no crea apegos con quienes la rodean.

En ese mismo mes de julio se anunció su participación en la serie Deseos VIP, con el papel de un ama de casa de clase media que lo pierde todo en un momento y trata de recuperarlo a través de un matrimonio ventajoso.

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Series de televisión

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Jakob III. von Wart(e) (belegt von 1274 bis 1331) aus dem Geschlecht der Freiherren von Wart ist vor allem als Minnesänger bekannt. Im Codex Manesse sind von ihm 6 Lieder (5 Liebeslieder und 1 Tagelied) erhalten. Er war der Bruder von Rudolf von Wart, der bei der Ermordung von König Albrecht I. beteiligt war. Jakob von Wart war bis 1295 Besitzer des Meierhofs und des Niedergerichts in Weiach.

Literatur

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Home Campus News Campus Life Camila Cabello and J Balvin among those to attend sold-out Billboard Latin...
Camila Cabello and J Balvin among those to attend sold-out Billboard Latin Music Awards at Watsco Center Thursday
Patrick Mccaslin
The lineup for this year's Latin Music Week, an annual celebration held by Billboard. This year, the Latin Music Awards will be hosted at the Watsco on Thursday, Sept 23., the fourth day of music week. Taken from Twitter: @billboardlatin Photo credit: Taken from Twitter: @billboardlatin
The University of Miami will be welcoming Latin music artists ranging from Camila Cabello to Daddy Yankee for the 2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards hosted by Telemundo at the Watsco Center on Sep. 23 at 8 p.m.
The award show is a staple of Billboard's Latin Music Week, a yearly celebration of Latin, tropical and regional Mexican music held in Miami. The event this Thursday will feature performances from Prince Royce, Ana Barbara, Myke Towers and other prominent musicians, along with conversations with celebrities including Karol G, Nicky Jam and Natti Natasha.
The Watsco Center is a frequent venue of the Billboard Latin Music Awards, having hosted the ceremony ten times since 2007.
Planning for the awards came from a collaboration between Watsco Center, venue sponsor Oak Valley Group Facilities and Telemundo. Organizers say the event will be a culmination of weeks of preparation from a long list of sponsors and facility managers.
"It is an incredible undertaking from concept to inception," Kevin Retchless, general manager of OVG sponsored events at the Watsco Center, said. "Just as the saying goes, 'it takes a village.' We learn from each event, no matter how big or small."
Tickets for the event sold out in July, though Telemundo Internacional and Universo have planned a live stream for fans that would prefer viewing from home. The awards take place during Billboard's Latin Music Week in Miami, a series of concerts and interactive events with Latin stars spanning from Sept. 20-25.
IT'S HERE! #BillboardLatinWeek, presented by @SamsungMobileUS, starts today 🎉 #ad Check out the full schedule and find out how you can livestream your favorite artists' appearances here: https://t.co/0FDwfhwfTl pic.twitter.com/OJgKdsOCRX
— billboard latin (@billboardlatin) September 20, 2021
Billboard presents artists with a variety of awards depending on their streams, radio plays, social engagement, song sales and the success of their tours. These include coveted awards such as "Artist of the Year" and "Airplay Song of the Year Award." Fans and supporters play a crucial role in determining the winners, as judging is based largely on the number of engagements each artist accumulates on music streaming services like Spotify.
This year, Bad Bunny, Anuel AA, J Balvin, Maluma and Ozuna are nominated for artist of the year. Both Bad Bunny and J Balvin are superstars in Latin music with different audiences, as Bad Bunny's largest fan base is in the U.S., while many of J Balvin's listeners are from Latin America.
Both artists have dominated the Latin Billboard charts this year, particularly Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican artist who has brought international attention to Reggaeton. He scored three highly successful album releases in 2020 alone with "El Último Tour del Mundo," "YHLQMDLG" and "Las Que No Iban a Salir." Bad Bunny's album, "El Último Tour del Mundo," was No. 1 on the United States Billboard Charts in 2021. This was the first time a Spanish language album reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Charts.
"Everyone's learning more about him right now. He has a very big following," Maria Isabel Cummings, a Puerto Rican student at UM and an avid Bad Bunny fan, said.
Also nominated for "Artist of the Year" is J Balvin, a Colombian artist and prominent Reggaeton star. Balvin also had a strong year. He released "Colores," an album that reached No. 15 on U.S. Billboard Charts and No. 2 on U.S. Latin Billboard Charts. Additionally, his widely popular collaboration with Black Eyed Peas, "RITMO," hit No. 26 on US Billboard Charts and No. 1 on U.S. Latin Billboard Charts.
"J Balvin is more a people's person," said Vanessa Bonilla, the president of Por Colombia, the Colombian students heritage organization on campus. "J Balvin says I'm J Balvin but I'm here as Jose."
However, listeners say J Balvin lacks the same popularity as Bad Bunny amongst non-Latino Americans.
"J Balvin's my man, but Bad Bunny's probably gonna win," Bonilla said. "Bad Bunny is so popular with Americans, but J Balvin is popular with Latinos so who's going to decide it?"
Billboard's show comes amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases, however, Telemundo is no stranger to this. The Miami-based broadcasting company was one of the first entertainment companies to produce a fully live awards show.
Due to the challenges posed by COVID-19 regulations, Telemundo has imposed strict safety protocols including a mandatory vaccine pass or negative test result before the day of the event and compliance with all masking and capacity rules as ordered by the local, state and national government.
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Wine & Degustation at Lafite, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Price is RM300nett/pax, included 3-course dinner, wine pairing and buffet selection from start-to-last.
Shangri-La Hotel KL buffet at Lemon Garden Cafe will line up a wide spread of buffet for 2018 Christmas and New Year. Price is relatively reasonable, from RM140.
Are you Wood, Metal, Fire, Water & Earth in the Five Elements? Experience special lunch and dinner courses base on your elements at Lafite, Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur Lemon Garden buffet is set to delight diners with signature Malay, Chinese, Indian, Western, Japanese delicacies and desserts prepared by their 6 speciality chefs.
Indulge into special Afternoon Tea with Chinese New Year Theme at Lobby Lounge, Shangri-la Hotel Kuala Lumpur this Chinese New Year! Available only for limited period.
Make this Mid-Autumn festival an exceptional one by giving your family, friends and corporate clients the homemade Mini Golden Ping Pei Musang King Durian mooncakes from Shangri-La Hotel, KL.
Beats and Brunch is a new concept of dining at Lafite, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur which will debut on Sunday, 6 August 2017 between 12noon to 3pm.
Zipangu Japanese Restaurant at Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur is having Eat-All-You-Can Izakaya Specials buffet. Every Friday from 7th July – 25th August 2017!
Shangri-La Hotel, KL is featuring authentic Malaysian and international cuisine at Lemon Garden from 27 May to 24 June 2017 for this Ramadhan.


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LG Optimus L7 II first look and hands-on preview [video]
We're just about ready to wrap up our epic coverage of what's definitely been an un-epic MWC 2013, but not before offering you a couple of extra hands-on video previews from Barcelona.
We've taken quick looks at the LG Optimus G Pro, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Asus Padfone Infinity, HP Slate 7, Asus Fonepad, Sony Xperia Tablet Z, ZTE Grand Memo, Huawei Ascend P2, LG Optimus F7 and Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 so far, but we're not done yet. What, you thought our "Eat, Sleep, Android" motto was a joke?
It's not! And to prove it, we've even taken the LG Optimus L7 II for a spin. The 4.3-incher is the top dog of the new L family, but unfortunately its spec sheet is mostly bittersweet, with an emphasis on the bitter part.
What can we say about the 800 x 480 pix res display, dual-core 1 GHz S4 Play processor, 768 MB of RAM and 4 GB of on-board storage other than they're the mid-range features of the past? Thankfully, the 8 MP rear-facing cam, on-board Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and 2,460 mAh battery balance things a bit, making the L7 II not that bad on the whole.
Quite surprising, the build quality is described as nice by my colleague and pal Joshua Vergara in the below video from MWC. The phone is not too chunky either, while the bezel is thin… for a budget device.
And if we add in the equation the rumored $300-$350 European price (off-contract), we think we're starting to understand LG's marketing strategy. At least as far as this fellow goes, because the L3 II and L5 II are still rather puzzling.
Expect the L7 II in stores as soon as next week, and, in the meantime, lend us your eyes and let us take you on a virtual tour of a mid-tier phone with a shot at glory.
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The Average Household Income for 01821 is $108,851 compared to the Massachusetts average of $94,142.
The Median House Value for 01821 is $349,800 compared to the Massachusetts average of $333,100.
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import R from 'ramda';
import _extend from './Extend';
import { excludeEmpty } from './Utils';
import { isPair, arePairs, isSingleArg } from './Valid';
import { reduceWith, fromSingle, fromPair } from './Item';

const enumFromObject = R.ifElse(
    Object.isFrozen,
    R.identity,
    Object.freeze
);

const enumFromArray = reduceWith(fromSingle);

const enumFromPairs = reduceWith(fromPair);

const applyToObject = R.apply(R.__, R.of({}));

const extend = _extend([[R.T, R.identity]]);

const getCustomConditions = arg => R.cond(extend.getConditions())(arg);

// istanbul ignore next
const getTypeof = a => typeof(a);

// fix for node v0.10, v0.12
const isSymbol = R.pipe(getTypeof, R.equals('symbol'));

const enumSingle = R.pipe(
    R.pipe(getCustomConditions),
    R.cond([
        [R.isNil, R.always({})],
        [arePairs, enumFromPairs],
        [R.is(Array), enumFromArray],
        [R.is(Map), R.pipe(Array.from, enumFromPairs)],
        [R.is(Set), R.pipe(Array.from, enumFromArray)],
        [R.is(String), R.pipe(
            R.split(/[\s]+/ig),
            excludeEmpty,
            enumFromArray
        )],
        [R.either(
            R.is(Number),
            R.is(Boolean)
        ), R.pipe(fromSingle, applyToObject)],
        [isSymbol, R.pipe(
            R.invoker(0, 'toString'),
            fromSingle,
            applyToObject
        )],
        [R.T, R.identity],
    ])
);

/**
 * @param {...Object|...Array|...Map|
 *        ...Set|...String|...Number|
 *        ...Symbol|...Boolean} values Input arguments.
 * @return {Object} Frozen object corresponding to given arguments.
 */
const Enum = R.unapply(R.ifElse(
    isSingleArg,
    R.pipe(R.head, enumSingle, enumFromObject),
    R.pipe(R.reduceRight(R.converge(R.merge, [
        R.pipe(R.nthArg(1), enumSingle),
        R.nthArg(0),
    ]), {}), enumFromObject)
));

const callWithEmptyObject = R.flip(R.call)({});

Enum.extend = extend;
Enum.fromPair = R.ifElse(
    isPair,
    R.pipe(fromPair, callWithEmptyObject, enumFromObject),
    R.identity
);
Enum.fromPairs = R.ifElse(
    arePairs,
    R.pipe(enumFromPairs, enumFromObject),
    R.identity
);
Enum.fromArray = R.ifElse(
    R.is(Array),
    R.pipe(enumFromArray, enumFromObject),
    R.identity
);
Enum.fromObject = R.ifElse(
    R.is(Object),
    enumFromObject,
    R.identity
);

export default Enum;