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‹‹ Alibi V.25 No.18 • May 5-11, 2016 ››
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Directed by Joachim Trier
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert, Jesse Eisenberg
"It's OK, son. Don't let yourself go. Cause everybody cries. And everybody hurts. Sometimes. ... Sing it with me!"
Louder Than Bombs, the English-language debut from Norwegian director Joachim Trier (Reprise; Oslo, August 31st) starts by introducing us to Jonah (Jesse Eisenberg), a young academic whose wife has just given birth to their first child. Wandering the hospital in search of food following the delivery, he stumbles randomly across his old high school girlfriend Erin (Rachel Brosnahan from "Manhattan"). Her mother has just passed away from cancer. In a bumbling attempt to explain what he's doing in the hospital, Jonah only manages to get out "Well, my wife ..." Assuming the worst because of her recent experience, Erin embraces him and offers her sympathies. Unexpectedly happy for the intimate contact and too embarrassed to correct her, Jonah doesn't bother telling the truth. This tiny encounter is representative of Louder Than Bombs as a whole. The film is a glum but vivid paean to sadness and grief—one in which people's own myopic emotions frequently blind them to what others are saying, feeling and doing.
Three years before that emblematic encounter in the hospital, Jonah's mother Isabelle (French legend Isabelle Huppert) died in a car crash. It's an incident most people now acknowledge was more suicidal than accidental. Isabelle was a famous photojournalist with a habit of hanging out in international war zones and capturing the worst of human atrocities. It is this constant exposure to death and indifference that may have contributed to Isabelle's premature passing.
In addition to Jonah, Isabelle left behind her husband Gene (Gabriel Byrne), a former actor now trying to break out of his shell of grief and reconnect with his youngest son, Conrad (newcomer Devin Druid). Conrad seems like your typical alienated high schooler. But are the nights spent hiding in his room playing video games just typical teenage ennui or a mask for the confusion and pain he's felt since his mother's death.
With a major museum retrospective of Isabelle's work looming in New York City, Jonah shows up to help sort through his mom's personal effects—which have been sitting untouched in the family home since her death. But even this simple gesture is tinged with a hidden sense of despair. What is Jonah doing moping around his sad-sack father and surly younger brother when his lovely wife has just given birth?
Trier (who also co-wrote the screenplay) chooses to tell this story in poetic terms, drifting occasionally into the minds of its characters, allowing them to narrate the film for a period of time and giving vision to their dreams, fantasies and memories. Even with its knotted-up storylines of loss, pain, infidelity, suicide and depression, the drama is slow-simmering. Trier stirs the pot gently, allowing each of the three main characters to drift to the surface organically, concentrating on each for a short while before moving on to the next. Rather than spell out a short, easy path to emotional catharsis—as is generally par for the course on this kind of film—Trier simply lets the characters and their situations speak for themselves.
Trier is an observer, not a manipulator. In crafting each scene—be it a long-brewing confrontation between father and son or the hazy memory of a dearly departed mother and wife—Trier includes a wealth of rich details. Although the overall arc of the film is miniscule, individual scenes are beautifully complex. How much effort you put into picking apart each scene will determine how much you actually get out of this film, however. Since the filmmaker declines to offer much in the way of answers, explosions or conclusions, many audience members will find the overall effect too melancholic and unresolved.
The acting is both pained and precise. Byrne's intensely Irish face seems particularly suited for this kind of grief porn. Huppert, though reduced to a string of flashbacks, is never less than mesmerizing on screen. Amid the impressive cast (which also includes Amy Ryan and David Strathairn) Jesse Eisenberg stands out the most. Probably because his deeply understated acting is in such stark contrast to his last bout of uncharacteristically awful scenery-chewing in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In truth, though, he's done better work (in Noah Baumbach's tonally similar The Squid and the Whale, for one). This is probably the fault of the screenplay, which works fine on a scene-by-scene basis, but is almost too diffuse in the long run to sweep audience members up in its trajectory. For now, anyway, we'll chalk Joachim Trier up as a fine director with an eye for the small stuff but a middling screenwriter with a blind spot for the bigger picture.
Thursday, Jan 23: 7pm
Reel Deal Theater
Sing-a-Long Sound of Music
Saturday, Jan 25: 7-9pm
The NM Gay Men's Chorus presents a screening of the classic Julie Andrews film musical, complete with subtitles so the whole audience can sing along.
Documentary Film: Equal Means Equal
Sunday, Jan 26: 1pm
Guild Cinema
This documentary film explores the status of women in America as a fundraiser for the Equal Rights Amendment battle.
Sunday Movie: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Sunday, Jan 26: 1:30-3:30pm
Central & Unser Library
Enjoy a screening of the spooky film, rated PG-13.
From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock
Monday, Jan 27: 8pm
Family Movie: Ratatouille
Wednesday, Jan 29: 3:30-5:30pm
Juan Tabo Public Library
Enjoy a screening of the animated film, rated G.


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'Financial gain' possible motive in woman's death
Shelby Vatter died of antifreeze poisoning in 2014. David Vatter, her husband, was charged in 2016 with murder.
'Financial gain' possible motive in woman's death Shelby Vatter died of antifreeze poisoning in 2014. David Vatter, her husband, was charged in 2016 with murder. Check out this story on newsleader.com: http://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2017/05/06/financial-gain-possible-motive-womans-death/312190001/
Brad Zinn, The News Leader Published 12:44 p.m. ET May 6, 2017 | Updated 2:08 p.m. ET May 6, 2017
David E. Vatter(Photo: Submitted)
STAUNTON - For almost three years David E. Vatter was a free man following the mysterious death of his wife, 76-year-old Shelby M. Vatter, a Verona woman who died in 2014 from antifreeze poisoning.
The probe into her death languished until late last year when Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith announced at a press conference that David Vatter was being charged with first-degree murder in his wife's death.
Now, court documents recently filed at the Augusta County Courthouse shed new light on a possible motive — money.
Authorities said the Vatters, married for 19 years, were "deeply in debt," according to a search warrant affidavit, and that their home on Kenwood Lane was in foreclosure at the time of Shelby Vatter's passing.
"Financial gain is a likely motive," an investigator noted in the affidavit without delving into specifics.
The sheriff's office has requested access to David Vatter's financial records through Union Bank & Trust in Verona, court records show.
Antifreeze cause of death
In March of 2014, Shelby Vatter was unresponsive when admitted to Augusta Health in Fishersville.
Three weeks later she was dead after never regaining consciousness, authorities said. Lab results showed there were high levels of antifreeze in her system, court records stated.
Shelby Vatter (Photo: Submitted)
Shelby Vatter was a former beautician at Western State Hospital who retired in 1995, according to her obituary,
While probing the death, investigators discovered at least three one-gallon containers of antifreeze at the Vatter's residence. One container was in the basement of the home, while two others were discovered in a shed. According to a search warrant filed in 2014, other deicing agents were also found on the property.
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The 2014 warrant said the antifreeze found in the basement was reportedly only supposed to be used in recreational vehicles. The Vatters, though, did not own an RV, the sheriff's office said. David Vatter told investigators his wife mistakenly purchased the RV antifreeze in 2013. When sheriff's investigators noted it was only half full, Vatter said he "used it in his truck despite it not being the correct antifreeze," the warrant said.
Police also seized a computer from the couple's home, which was taken to the Charlottesville office of the FBI.
But in 2014 the Augusta County Sheriff's Office was being run by Sheriff Randy Fisher, and the Augusta County Commonwealth Attorney's Office was headed by A. Lee Ervin. No charges were filed and the investigation into Shelby Vatter's death seemingly stalled. Fisher has since retired and Ervin lost his re-election bid in 2015. With Sheriff Smith at the helm and Tim Martin now the county's top prosecutor, the murder charge against David Vatter was presented to a grand jury in late November.
He now faces a three-day jury trial that is set to begin Aug. 8.
David Vatter remains at Middle River Regional Jail where he is being held without bond.
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Power consolidation through turmoil: COVID-19 in the GCC
This article is featured in the ORIENT III 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted political relations around the world; however, none have been felt as abruptly as within the Gulf Cooperation Council States. As a result of the sudden of threat materialisation, there has been a surge in the manipulation of technological and social applications in a bid to increase the state's control over society. This has been legitimised by the pandemic but has its roots in the survival of the state.
Matthew Hedges is undertaking a PhD at Durham University in the School of Government and International Affairs. He is researching strategies of authoritarian resilience with a focus on the GCC states. Matthew has a special interest in Middle Eastern politics and security studies, with a focus on weak and failing states. While finishing his PhD thesis, he is preparing additional research projects examining the evolution of elite composition after regime change across the Arabian Peninsula.
Orient III 2020


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How STEAM education can inspire students to act on the climate emergency
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At Ocean Park's International STEAM Education Conference, Professor Peter Taylor explains why combining art and science is so important
By YP cadet Hanna Hipwell-Serfaty July 04, 2019
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The STEAM Education Conference was held at Ocean Park in Hong Kong.
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Science teaches us about global problems like climate change, but what gives us the drive to solve them? The answer is art, according to Professor Peter Charles Taylor.
Taylor is a professor of Steam (science, mathematics, engineering, art, and technology) Education at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. He is passionate about the environment, and believes that we shouldn't just be taught the facts about it at school, but the moral issues, too.
On June 22, he joined 59 other professionals at Ocean Park's first International Steam Education conference, where he spoke about how Steam subjects can be used to teach young people about environmental conservation.
Professor and educator Brian Cox on youth standing up and speaking up for humanity, political activism and why science is helpful for all careers
Before his giving his speech, Taylor spoke to Young Post about the importance of not only being educated, but motivated. He strongly believes that the "a" in "Steam" is the key to getting students' emotions involved. "Art opens many more learning faculties," says Taylor.
He adds that art doesn't have to be visual; creative writing, for example, can help us feel more engaged with the subject we are learning.
"Language arts open up new possibilities for communication," says Taylor. He explains that the language of science is typically very detached and impersonal. "There's no 'I' or 'we' in science. It is as though the researcher does not exist." But as well as being objective, Taylor believes science should also be emotive.
Hanna (middle) sits down with Professor Peter Charles Taylor (right) and another member of the media.
Take Taylor's own particular area of passion: sustainability. "[It] is traditionally taught very objectively, therefore students are taking it at arms' length."
But if teachers incorporated narrative writing in science lessons, you could write about your own scientific experiences and research using the first person, helping you relate to what you're studying.
Theatre is another great option. Taylor suggests students are given scenarios to act out.
What is creativity? Art and design experts weigh in at fireside chat with Hong Kong teens at first ever Young Post EdTalk
For example, he says, "you might take on the role of an animal under stress in the environment".
Such activities might encourage you to imagine the kind of emotions that sea animals may be experiencing, making it easier to connect the subject on an emotional level, not just an intellectual one.
And there is good reason to get emotional, says Taylor. "We have a global crisis on our hands – the World Economic Forum predicts that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish in [terms of] weight."
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Currently, it is much easier to implement environmental education in primary schools than secondary schools, where the curriculum is often too rigid, says Taylor. Much like the HKDSE, the High School Certificate in Australia "does not allow students to explore anything outside their compulsory subjects". Taylor believes it is up to the world's governments to redesign secondary school curriculums to reflect our current state of climate emergency.
Events like the Steam conference at Ocean Park give Taylor hope that schools are realising the importance of Steam, but there is still a long way to go, as most curriculums around the world are still only geared towards Stem.
"Schools [in Australia] are pushing Stem because the government wants to produce students who are Stem-literate for the future workforce," he says. "There are definite economic motives behind this curriculum structure, implemented by the government," he adds.
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A Stem education gives us objective, yet impersonal, knowledge that we may or may not use in later life. But by adding the "a", we can create personal and emotional connections with the world around us, and even start discussions at home.
"Students can teach their parents, by encouraging them to examine their own recycling patterns," says Taylor.
"We all have a moral imperative."
Edited by Charlotte Ames-Ettridge
This article appeared in the Young Post print edition as
Learning with heart
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World Economic Forum,
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Q: how to add hyphen in dynamic sql query I have a table with columns A,B,C,D (type of varchar).
From a stored procedure i am fetching data from the same table.I am created a dynamic sql query inside the stored procedure for fetching data from the table.
what i want is that,

need to combine column B and C together with a symbol(hyphen or colon) and display it as a single section.

DECLARE @sSQL nvarchar(100);
DECLARE @symbol nvarchar(100);
SET @symbol='-'
SELECT @sSQL = N'SELECT [A], ([B], '+@symbol+', [C]) as Status FROM Table';
EXEC sp_executesql @sSQL

above query is not working for me.I need following query as a dynamic query.
SELECT A,B+'-'+C as Status FROM Table

Please help.

A: You do need commas there. Here is the correct syntax:
SELECT @sSQL = N'SELECT [A], ([B] + '''+@symbol+''' + [C]) as Status FROM Table';

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  Use a touchstone build if you want to run a sanity check before building all the combinations.
  You can select a number of combinations using a combination filter. These will be built first.
  If the result satisfies the result condition, the rest of the combinations will be built.

 It's possible to use Project cascading feature for this property. Please review
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Subsequent to Genocide'83 and the death of thousands of Tamils at the hands of Sinhala mobs in July/August 1983, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sent her representative, Mr. G. Parthasarathy for discussions with Sri Lanka. The proposals which emerged as a result of discussions between the Government of India and the Government of Sri Lanka during August/November 1983 were presented as Annexure "C" to a statement submitted by President Jayawardene to the All Party Conference on the 1st of December 1983. However, the Government of Sri Lanka failed to adopt these Proposals at the All Party Conference discussions which commenced in December 1983 and ended inconclusively in December 1984.
In terms of paragraph six of the President's statement of December 1st, 1983, the following proposals which have emerged as a result of discussions in Colombo and New Delhi are appended for consideration by the All Party Conference. These proposals are in the context of the unity and integrity of Sri Lanka and will form the basis for formulating the Agenda of the All Party Conference.
(1) The District Development Councils in a Province be permitted to combine into one or more Regional Councils if they so agree by decisions of the Councils and approved by Referendum in that district.
(2) In the case of the District Councils in the Northern and Eastern Provinces respectively, as they are not functioning due to the resignation of the majority of Members, their union within each province to be accepted.
(3) Each Region will have a Regional Council if so decided. The convention will be established that the leader of the party which commands a majority in the Regional Council would be formally appointed by the President as the Chief Minister of the Region. The Chief Minister will constitute a Committee of Ministers of the Region.
(4) The President and the Parliament will continue to have overall responsibility over all subjects not transferred to the regions and generally for all other matters relating to the maintenance of the sovereignty, integrity, unity and security and progress and development of the Republic as a whole.
(5) The legislative power of the Region would be vested in the Regional Councils which would be empowered to enact laws and exercise executive powers in relation thereto on certain specified listed subjects including the maintenance of internal Law and Order in the Region, the Administration of Justice, Social and Economic Development, Cultural matters and Land Policy. The list of subjects which will be allocated to the Regions will be worked out in detail.
(6) The Regional Councils will also have the power to levy taxes, cess or fees and to mobilise resources through loans, the proceeds of which will be credited to a Consolidated Fund set up for that particular Region to which also be credited grants, allocations or subventions made by the Republic. Financial resources will be apportioned to the Regions on the recommendations of a representative Finance Commission appointed from time to time.
(7) Provision will be made for constituting High Courts in each Region. The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka will exercise appellate and constitutional jurisdiction.
(8) Each Region will have a Regional Service consisting of (a) officers and other public servants of the Region and (b) such other officers and public servants who may be seconded to the Region. Each Region will have a Regional Public Service Commission for recruitment and for exercising disciplinary powers relating to the members of the Regional Service.
(9) The armed forces of Sri Lanka will adequately reflect the national ethnic position. In the Northern and Eastern Regions, the Police forces for internal security will also reflect the ethnic composition of these Regions.
(10) A Port authority under the Central Government will be set up for administering the Trincomalee Port and Harbour. The area which will come under the administration of the Port Authority as well as the powers to be assigned to it will be further discussed.
(11) A national policy on land development and the basis on which the Government will undertake land colonisation will have to be worked out. All settlement schemes should be based on ethnic proportions so as not to alter the demographic balance subject to agreement being reached on major projects.
(12) The Constitution and other laws dealing with the official language Sinhala and the national language, Tamil, be accepted and implemented as well as similar laws dealing with the National Flag and Anthem.
(13) The Conference should appoint a committee to work out constitutional and legal changes that may be necessary to implement these decisions. The Government would provide its Secretariat and necessary legal offices.
(14) The consensus of opinion of the All Party Conference will itself be considered by the United National Party Executive Committee and presumably by the executive bodies of the other parties as well, before being placed before Parliament for legislative action.


Define home. A question I have asked myself, and others, many times. Home is where I stand, "they" say, as if we can always embody all that is belonging wherever our feet take us. Home is the ocean waves and the tree tops and the hard pavements of concrete jungles and the wide expanses of farm lands, because all of these places are places we have been. Not to worry that we can feel distinctly out of sorts in many of these places. A child who feared water becomes an adult frozen at the beach.
And then, really, if home is where I stand, why do so many deny home to any who seek to stand here? My excellent, intelligent, fellow doctor, insightful and considerate friend celebrating his 30th birthday, singled out for his colour and his accent, and despite no desire for a fight, was coward-punched while being told to go back to where he came from. No matter that this place has been his home for over a decade. No matter that he pays substantial taxes to help support this country and all it stands for. No matter that he spent a fortune on international fees for university, studying for close to a decade and over a quarter-million dollars contributed to running our institutions.
If home is where I stand, then how is it that my friend, born and raised in one country, living in the same city where he grew up, can sometimes feel more at home in the country of his parents than the one imprinted in his own memories? How is it that his own city, his own people, often reject him for his skin colour, for the fact that he can speak another foreign-sounding language despite carrying the accent of the people around him? How sporting a hipster beard for him is instead an occasional marker of terrorist rather than cool young person despite being quite the opposite of someone who would ever cause terror.
How is it that my little nephew, born into difficult circumstances, and being given a loving life full of opportunity, still finds himself singled out, mellowed, asked to be quieter and more careful, because there's little quite as life-threatening as being black in America.
And how is it that I, born and bred in Australia, and as white as my free-settling ancestors, can find myself an outsider in a world where I should fit in? Perhaps it is that I am asked, frequently, whereabouts I'm from (with guesses as wide-ranging as South Africa and Nordic nations, which is a particularly interesting guess with my sliding Australian-American accent).
For someone with wanderlust and itchy feet, it's an unusual thing to crave the security of a single point to call home. The proverbial old white picket fence, or even four standard walls and a roof with a singular postal address for, say, six months or more. That stability has become all too uncommon. The craving instead for security and sameness because that assurance provides strength for greater challenges in the day. Not worrying constantly about where one will sleep leaves more mental space for creativity, depth of thought, and emotional resilience.
A few months ago, there was a campaign in our hospital to raise awareness about the rates of homelessness in the community. It was an attempt to open our eyes to the difficulties some patients have with discharge planning and the troubles that sometimes land them in our care. And so the conversation turned to my own, often precarious, housing situations over this year. The fact that I was, for large parts of the year, reliant on the accommodation provided by respective hospitals in order to have a roof over my head. The fact that I had resided in three different cities with some level of permanence, and that the frequency of moving limited my access to many of my possessions, which in turn had a tendency to increase the cost of living. The fact that, for some periods, I was reliant on the goodwill of friends for a roof over my head, and had they not provided such measures I would have been limited to hotels and motels. Of course, my own experience is, in the grand scheme of things, hardly a worry given my consistent access to a well-paying job. If required, I could have at any time paid exorbitant amounts of money to stay somewhere but it was regrettable that this year involved so many wheres.
I started the year on the outskirts of Canberra, a beautiful giant country town of rolling hills and sunburnt fields. I've always said that Canberra makes me feel like I'm living in Dorothea MacKellar's world. I was living in hospital-provided accommodation, a soulless apartment that felt like home because of the memories we made. Just down the road was the home of my best friend. Their many previous addresses scattered through the leafy streets of Anslie and O'Connor. Their unreliable health leading to chronic homelessness, frequent couch-surfing and delayed study goals. And the homelessness in turn leading to a chronic stressor that made it harder to focus on health and studies. They were frequently evicted because the only places they and their friends could afford to rent were places in disrepair, whose owners often decided to demolish and rebuild to sell for large profits. One place burnt down, their possessions lost with little recourse for someone who could not afford contents insurance. The ACT has one of the lowest levels of homelessness per capita, at 40/10 000, but that does not absolve us of the problem.
From Canberra to Alice Springs, via three weeks of no fixed address travelling and relying on friends and family for accommodation. My car carried me, my life documents, my saxophone and my summer wardrobe. My friend kept my suitcase safe. And all of my other worldly possessions sat safely in storage.
The levels of homelessness in the Northern Territory are truly astounding, at 599/10 000, a rate that reflects deeper social disadvantage and issues with access. In the Northern Territory, the issue is much more complex than I have time, space, or cultural knowledge to explain. And yet, working in the region, it was obvious how little the health system could help with problems that stemmed from unsafe, unsanitary, and often unstable housing. It's hard to keep clean the dressings on one's diabetic foot if the floor is made of dirt and the only access is by infrequent bus or foot.
From Alice Springs, I returned to Sydney, the economic capital of this opal-hearted country, where it is now more expensive to live than either New York City or London. Despite lock-out laws and frustrating public transport, the city continues to push incomes to the limit. As a relatively high-earning individual, it has become normal to find single-occupancy renting unaffordable. It has become next to impossible to accumulate a 20% deposit for purchasing a humble property in a desirable (if not perfect) location. And so I wonder how my less well-to-do colleagues and compatriots manage in this burgeoning city.
Most of us want to have a home. Not just four walls and a roof over our heads, but a place that feels like belonging. A place to keep our things and to make memories. A place where we feel welcomed and where we can welcome others. An oasis of stability in a life that can often be unstable. This is by no means a guarantee anywhere. But this is meant to be the lucky country. We are, ostensibly, multicultural. A melting pot of ideas. A safe haven. But the reality is less kind. It shouldn't be so hard to stand in one place.


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Welcome to the Elite Four!
This sounds awesome! Best of luck to you and the trainers wishing to battle!
Champion Deton: A wandering trainer who used to travel across all the regions fighting every league. After many years of vigorous training, the name of the Pokemon League's Champion has been bestowed upon him.
When will battles be accepted?
The Elite Four will open once we have finished all preparations (pokemon, building, etc). There will most likely be another announcement or a update when we fully open up.
Hey so we decided to also add gyms! Gym leader applications are open, just reply to this post with your IGN and discord tag.
Gym leader applications are now closed.


One of the things that this mom is trying to do for herself is to continue to lose the 'baby weight' and now that I am no longer breastfeeding, it is important to make sure I'm eating the right size portions and getting the right measurements in my recipes!
EatSmart Precision Pro - Multifunction Digital Kitchen Scale w/ Extra Large LCD and 11 Lb. Capacity as part of Mother's Month!
What I love about the scale is that it is simple, clean and elegant looking on the counter and is simple to use and easy to clean! It also comes with an extensive booklet that details portion size and calories for tons of everyday foods, so you are able to calculate the calories of your servings with just a quick multiplication of the factor from the book and the weight from the scale and it's easy to weigh things on a plate or in a bowl, because the tare button lets you zero out the scale as often as you like! It is so sensitive that it can even pick up to the 1/2 gram!
I received the EatSmart Precision Pro in silver, but it comes in a wide array of colors to match any decor. It's small enough to tuck away in a drawer if you'd like, but fashionable enough to stay out on the counter for use at a moment's notice.
Although I've been using my EatSmart Precision Pro Digital Kitchen Scale for counting calories, it has also been invaluable as a baking tool - my recipes are so much more precise when I can weigh the flour and other ingredients instead of just relying on volume measurements!
Do you like the EatSmart Precision Pro Digital Kitchen Scale enough to want one? You can buy them on Amazon.com, directly from EatSmart and from other online retailers! Right now, you can get one for the special price of just $25!
Visit EatSmart Products and tell me something you learned or what other product you'd like.


Select a destination on the flight map to show all scheduled flights from Hakodate Airport. Find out which airlines operate a specific flight route and what their flight schedule is.
Hakodate Airport (IATA: HKD, ICAO: RJCH), also known as Hakodate Airport, is a small airport in Japan.	It is an international airport and serves the area of Hakodate, Japan.	Hakodate Airport has passenger flights scheduled to 8 destinations in 1 country.
At present, there are 7 domestic flights from Hakodate.
The longest flight from Hakodate HKD is a 1,607 mile (2,586 kilometers) non stop route to Taipei TPE. This direct flight takes around 4 hours and 35 minutes and is operated by EVA Air.
Below you can find a list of alternative airports to Hakodate (HKD). The nearest airports to Hakodate (HKD) are Aomori (AOJ) and Okushiri (OIR).


Had the pleasure of posting a deal today, for a guitar and music lesson in Playa Samara, Costa Rica. Half hour lessons with a local guitarist/musician cost only $15.
Barrett has been playing guitar since 2000. The last 5 years he has spent playing with other musicians and anyone who likes to make noise. A music lesson a great way to change up a Playa Samara vacation.


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The Thunderer (Jerry Carstairs) is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Timely Comics.

Publication history
He first appeared in Daring Mystery Comics #7 (Timely, April 1941) and was created by John Compton and Carl Burgos. He returned in issue #8 (Jan 1942). In All Winners Comics #6 (Sept 1942), he changed his hero name to the Black Avenger. This was his last Golden Age appearance.  The Thunderer wore a red costume with blue highlights, but the color scheme was reversed on the covers.

Fictional character biography
Frustrated that the United States did not seem to be dealing with crime or Nazi saboteurs, radio operator Jerry Carstairs created a costume with a built-in microphone and fought for justice as the Thunderer. In his first recorded appearance, Jerry learned that radio station WWLX was really a front for Nazi Fifth Columnists who were transmitting secret messages hidden in music. Learning that they were targeting his girlfriend Eileen Conroy, a newspaper reporter, he foiled their operation. In order to protect his secret identity, Jerry acted like a meek weakling while in his civilian guise. Thunderer later uncovered the machinations of a hideously deformed dwarf named Gore who hated beautiful people so much that he rigged Morse code death traps that killed his victims over the radio. The Thunderer destroyed his operation, and Gore was killed in a house fire caused by faulty wiring in his equipment.

Thunderer's activities were few and far between due to the limitations his position with the FCC provided in giving him leads to criminal or spy activities. The Thunderer briefly changed his name (but not his costume) to the Black Avenger. In the fall of 1942, the FBI caught a Nazi spy that resembled Jerry and convinced him to go undercover to try and expose the spy ring that was sending defense secrets back to Nazi Germany. As the Black Avenger, Jerry managed to round up the Nazis including their leader Kurt Weidner and turn him over to justice

Alongside a number of other heroes, the Thunderer participated in an air drop on a Nazi stronghold.

The Thunderer attended a reunion of World War II costumed heroes.

In 1943, the Black Avenger was among a number of heroes who were slain by the Cosmic Cube-wielding Red Skull and impaled on a massive wall. However, the Cosmic Cube was recovered by Private Paul Anslen who resurrected all the slain heroes who aided the combined efforts of the Invaders and the time displaced New Avengers and Mighty Avengers. When Red Skull was defeated, the heroes used the Cosmic Cube to wipe out the Black Avenger's memories of the event to preserve history.

During the "Last Days" part of the Secret Wars storyline, Thunderer is seen as a resident of Valhalla Villas (a retirement home for ex-heroes and ex-villains in Miami). He was temporarily de-aged during the Incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610.

In Marvel Comics #1000, it was revealed that Jerry was a subject in a side project of Project Rebirth, the government project that created Captain America, called Project Thunderer. Thunderer's mask is a magical item called the Eternity Mask, which was created by a group of renegade occultists from Eternity's own substance during the days of King Arthur. When his friend William Naslund, the Spirit of '76 (as Captain America) was killed by the android Adam II, Thunderer blamed the Scientists' Guild, also known as the Three Xs and later the Enclave, for their role in Naslund's death as they were responsible for bankrolling Professor Horton to create another android like the Human Torch, as well as supplying Adam-II's programming with the Three Xs's ideas for the next stage of mankind, leading to the android's madness. Changing his identity to Dark Avenger, Carstairs swears to take down the Three Xs. However, Carstairs was killed and the Eternity Mask taken by the Enclave. His corpse would be found by Marvel Boy, with a recording to stop the Scientists Guild.

Powers and abilities
Thunderer is a good hand-to-hand combatant.

Due to the construction of his costume, Thunderer is capable of deafening people or leveling buildings with his sonic scream.

In other media
The Thunderer appeared in the Spider-Man five-part episode "Six Forgotten Warriors", voiced by Hansford Rowe. This version's powers are the result of a flawed attempt at recreating the process that empowered Captain America and are regulated by a special ring. During World War II, the Thunderer fought alongside Captain America, the Black Marvel, the Destroyer, Miss America, and the Whizzer. After Captain America apparently sacrificed himself to stop the Red Skull from activating a Doomsday machine, Thunderer and the other heroes took possession of the machine's activation keys and retired. In the present, the Kingpin sends the Insidious Six to gather the keys. The Thunderer is the last to be located, as he had stayed close to the base the Doomsday machine was held in to guard it while disguised as a homeless man. The Thunderer later joins forces with the other heroes, Captain America, and Spider-Man in fighting the Kingpin's, and later the Red Skull's, forces.

References

External links
 Thunderer at Comic Vine
 Thunderer at International Hero

Characters created by Carl Burgos
Comics characters introduced in 1941
Fictional characters who can manipulate sound
Fictional World War II veterans
Golden Age superheroes
Marvel Comics American superheroes
Marvel Comics male superheroes
Timely Comics characters

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Martin Young
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Douglas Martin Young (April 15, 1924 - June 18, 1993) was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. He was a right-handed opening batsman.
Young played for Worcestershire from 1946 to 1948, then for Gloucestershire from 1949 to 1964. He scored 23,400 runs in his career with Gloucestershire, including 40 hundreds. His most prolific year came in 1959 when he managed 2090 runs. It was the second time that he had passed 2000 runs in a season, having also done so in 1955. In 1962 he put on 395 with Ronald Nicholls against Oxford University which remains the highest first-class opening stand by Gloucestershire; Young made his highest first-class score of 198.
After his playing career ended he emigrated to South Africa, where he appeared regularly on radio as a cricket commentator.
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Martin Young (born 5 July 1947) is a television reporter and interviewer.
Born in Glasgow, he attended Dulwich College and Caius College, Cambridge where he was President of the Marlowe Society and a member of Footlights.
Young began his career as a researcher for Border Television in 1969, and became a reporter/presenter for Tyne Tees Television in 1970 before joining BBC Look North. In 1973, he joined Nationwide, going on to work on both Newsnight and Panorama. In 1980 he helped to found the award-winning programme Rough Justice which led to the release of five people on murder and serious assault charges. He co-presented the Midday News programme on LBC Newstalk 97.3 FM on London's news station, alongside Brian Widlake. He has also worked on BBC Radio 4 hosting the panel game Who Goes There?, guested on the first three series of Have I Got News for You, and is now a Media Trainer.
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'Martin Young' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Who's Quentin (2005)
Actors: Jérome Arnoldy (actor), Tamás Babinszky (actor), Remy Bachim (actor), Thierry Blau (actor), Patrick Brücher (actor), Jacques Elcheroth (actor), Albert Engstfeld (actor), Patrick Himmes (actor), Steve Hoegener (actor), Alain Kayser (actor), Nico Keiffer (actor), Claude Kremer (actor), Jean-Paul Kremer (actor), Patrick Mortini (actor), Marco Aguiar (actor),
Plot: In the service of underground crime lord "Felix" Martin, Kevin and "Knaschti" get assigned to an apparently simple task: Stealing a bag from a rivaling gang. But then Martin kills himself and the bag is lost. The two remaining friends are granted a deadline till dawn to get it back... Chased by Felix's eccentric handymen as well as the gothic "Band of Doom", the two small time crooks end up in the crossfire of two hostile gangs, whose notorious members, philosophizing sadists and comic-style dandies will have stand nothing between themselves and the enigmatic bag. At dawn all hell (metaphorical as well as literal) breaks loose and one question still has to be answered: Who's Quentin?
Keywords: axe-wielder, battin, cult, cult-film-reference, gangster, gothic, homage, independent-film, mysterious-bag, reservoir-dogs
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime,
See How They Run (1964)
Actors: Robert Carricart (actor), John Forsythe (actor), Jackie Jones (actor), George Kennedy (actor), Leslie Nielsen (actor), Franchot Tone (actor), John Van Dreelen (actor), Harlan Warde (actor), Senta Berger (actress), Jami Fields (actress), Pamela Franklin (actress), Jane Wyatt (actress), Jack Laird (producer), Michael Blankfort (writer), Michael Blankfort (writer),
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Incognita
2013, role: actor
Clint Black Live: Drinkin' Songs & Other Logic
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MFK Vibes 92 - Martin Young
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No County for Young Men by Martin Clark
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Running With The Young Bull featuring Martin Rickman
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Martin Hawes: Covid-19 causes young KiwiSaver members to switch funds
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Young Professionals' Night with Timothy Martin of The Wall Street Journal
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Astronomy for Young Folks, by Isabel Martin Lewis, Part 2
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Herosongs Episode 6, Martin Ryan sings 10 young women and 1 young man..
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BYU celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. day with service projects
Provo Daily Herald 18 Jan 2022
Ashtyn Asay, Daily Herald. Ashtyn Asay, Daily Herald. Ashtyn Asay, Daily Herald. Ashtyn Asay, Daily Herald. Students and community members honored the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with service projects at Brigham Young University on Monday ... In September 2021, Martin Luther King III spoke about his father's legacy at a BYU forum ... .
COVID delays selecting MLK monument honorees
Index-Journal 17 Jan 2022
Orangeburg County is preparing to recognize people in the county who have made contributions in areas including government and first response, but the plan to have the honorees selected and awarded by Martin Luther King Jr ... Young said the county had hoped to have the selection and awarding of the honorees complete by MLK Day on Jan.
Students In Seton Hall Leadership Program Carry On Principles Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
CBS Sports 17 Jan 2022
Martin Luther King Jr ... Events Across NYC Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr ... Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Program has trained young scholars since 1970. CBS2's Dana Tyler spoke with one young scholar and the program director.READ MORE ... Remembering Martin Luther King Jr ... Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK Civil Rights March in Bethlehem: Remembering Dr. King and his legacy (PHOTOS)
Lehigh Valley 17 Jan 2022
Young and old gathered together to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ... Bernard's Beneficial Society to Martin Luther King Park on Carlton Avenue ... A short ceremony was held at Martin Luther King Park where guests reflected on Dr ... of the Martin Luther King Civil Rights Movement March.
New York Post 17 Jan 2022
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Dorothy Cotton: Lessons in servant leadership and movement building
The Philadelphia Tribune 17 Jan 2022
Martin Luther King Jr., the Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Ambassador Andrew Young ... Martin Luther King Jr ... "On a lot of college campuses where I do workshops and talk, some young folk think us old folk had a blueprint We sat up almost all night sometimes strategizing.
The Morehouse College Students Walking In Martin Luther King Jr.'s Footsteps
MTV 17 Jan 2022
Before leading the Selma to Montgomery marches or delivering his notable "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr ... Chivers, introduced the young King to the pressing issue of segregation in America. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr ... We also have a day of service on Martin Luther King Jr.
Gamecocks' point guards under microscope as trip to Arkansas arrives
The Post and Courier 17 Jan 2022
The Colonial Life Arena crowd was enthusiastic for much of the game, but there were times where even the nearly 11,000 there were drowned out by USC coach Frank Martin exasperatedly shouting "MOVE!!!" from the sideline ... They got no chance to win," Martin said ... "Jacobi, he's a young kid.
Albuquerque Journal 17 Jan 2022
Martin Luther King III, with the Deliver For Voting Rights organization, wraps up his speech at the Eastlake Park Amphitheater in Phoenix on Saturday, Jan ... Jesse Jackson, having worked closely as a young man with Martin Luther King Jr., said Friday that he was worried about the current lack of political consensus on voting rights.
Biden White House advisor Cedric Richmond reflects on King's legacy and ongoing fight for justice
The Grio 17 Jan 2022
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Montpellier shattered a French club's worst record in Ireland (89-7).
Swords Today 17 Jan 2022
It's piercing. Very strong. During his voyage to the province of Leinster in the European Cup, Montpellier took an anthology roster in Ireland ... Irish revenge. Like the young center Carl Martin who made his debut in the first team, Montpellier sent the boat class to the front against the almost complete and vengeful Irish ... Scout Mitchell ... Beer guru.
Pender County offers support to classmates of murdered Surf City Middle Schooler
Star News 17 Jan 2022
According to a news release from Bob Fankboner, communications coordinator for Pender County Schools, counselors and the school psychologist will be available to talk with any students, parents or school employees who want to speak with them once classes resume Tuesday after the Martin Luther King Jr.
The power of the vote extolled at annual MLK celebration
The Citizens 17 Jan 2022
COVINGTON — Freda Reed was named the 37th recipient of the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr ... Other award recipients included. Weston Brown, the Trailblazer Award; Zion Driskell and Leah Lang, the Young Dreamer Award. Special musical performances were presented by the Newton County Martin Luther King Jr ... The annual Martin Luther King Jr ... Because Dr ... +51.
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Escape the Rock notes: SJV national No. 1 falls; Mullen drops 1v2 wrestling final
NJ dot com 17 Jan 2022
Martin Cosgrove, a state champion who was seeded first at 215 pounds, and other seeds Angelo DiPol (113), Chase Casey (145) and Jonathan Graham (285) withdrew before the tournament. Then Jackson Young (120) medically withdrew Sunday morning after losing in the quarterfinals Saturday night.


Ive seen this tag done many times on Youtube and although it is a bit older, I thought it would be a bit of fun! Lets get started!
1) Flour - A book that was a little bit slow to start off but that really picked up as it went along.
2) Margarine - A book that had a really rich and great plot.
3) Eggs - A book that you thought was going to be bad but actually turned out quite enjoyable.
4) Sugar - A sugary/sweet book.
5) Icing - A book that covered every single element that you enjoy about a book (funny moments, action moments, sad moments, etc.).
6) Sprinkles - A book series that you can kind of turn to for a little pick me up when you're feeling down.
7) The cherry on top - Your favorite book this year so far.
Happy reading nerds and sound off in the comments with your personal book cake! TAG, YOUR IT!!!


I can't believe 2013 is almost over!
It has truly been an exciting year for our dance studio! Our dance studio has grown so much and has achieved so much.
Let's take a moment to look at the DU year in review.
January: Dancers Unite won two National Championships!
February: Dancers Unite won numerous overalls at our dance competition in Columbia, South Carolina.
March: Dancers Unite won more overalls and high scores at dance competitions in Concord, NC and Charlotte, NC.
May: Dancers Unite won more overalls and high scores at our dance competition in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
June: We held our yearly dance recital at Queens University in the Myers Park neighborhood of Charlotte. See highlights on our Picture & Video Gallery.
December: Won Senior Pom Champions at a cheerleading/dance competition in Concord, NC.
We also had six dancers travel to New Orleans to start practices for their Sugar Bowl Halftime Show performance!
With 2014 beginning with a Sugar Bowl Halftime Show performance on national television, we know that this will be our best year yet! Join in on the fun by signing up for a Dancers Unite Dance Class!


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Google makes a deal for The Dealmap
Ryan Kim Aug 1, 2011 - 11:14 AM CDT
Google (s goog) has snapped up The Dealmap, an aggregator of nearby shopping deals, in an acquisition that furthers its Google Offers ambitions. The purchase, whose price was not disclosed, shows that Google is proceeding even without its unsuccessful $6 billion bid for Groupon last year.
The Dealmap allows users to see local deals from more than 150 sources on a map. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company has attracted more than two million users and generated more than 85 million monthly visitors for its partners. The Dealmap has distribution agreements with more than 50 partners including Microsoft (s msft), CityGrid, Local.com, MerchantCircle, MyPoints, Savings.com, SuperMedia, and T-Mobile.
The company said in a blog post that it chose to be acquired by Google because they share a desire to help save people money and that the search giant is equipped to help accelerate The Dealmap's growth. For now, it looks like the company will continue to aggregate deals for its partners and provide its core services to users. But we'll have to find out the long-term plans when the integration work is completed.
The interesting thing will be to see how The Dealmap affects Google's local deal service Google Offers. It's an important priority for the company that's being paired with its near field communication Google Wallet product. As the service expands to more cities, Google will have to show it can continue to source a good volume of deals and maintain engagement with users. The Dealmap was popular for helping people find and discover local deals, and it seems like that experience should be helpful in building a better local discount offering. It was able to get a pull together a lot of deals: more than 400,000 deals and $10 million in savings available each day. That will be important to ensure that Google Offers scales well.
You need to get a good amount of deals to keep people coming back, and they have to be relevant and easy to access for users. Right now, Google Offers is still rolling out with more of a daily deal approach. But as Living Social and Groupon move toward more real-time instant deals, Google will need to step up and get more deals going in a more timely manner.
The Dealmap pick-up won't address all the challenges ahead for Google, but it's a sign that it's still investing in this area and it's also keeping a good start-up out of the hands of competitors. I thought Microsoft might want to buy the Dealmap after partnering with it for Bing Deals. Now, it's up to Google to get the most out of its new deal acquisition. It's not Groupon, but it doesn't necessarily have to be.
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KP August 6, 2011
In Europe and the UK the closest equivalent to The Dealmap is 123deal.com launched by the French Yellow Pages and present in five countries. Same great choice of deals and nice map-centered user experience overall.
Kari Behnke August 2, 2011
I found a site where you can get coupons for restaurant called "Printapon" they are on all over the news, search online


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Send vaccines to end N. Korea virus isolation — UN expert
byAFP
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The world should provide millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines to North Korea, where "draconian" anti-pandemic measures are worsening an already-severe food crisis, a UN human rights expert said Wednesday.
The impoverished nation has been behind a rigid self-imposed coronavirus blockade since early 2020 to protect itself from the pandemic, with the economy suffering and trade all but stopped.
The country's "draconian" anti-COVID measures, including border closures and further limits on domestic freedom of movement, have worsened the food crisis, Tomas Ojea Quintana, UN special rapporteur on human rights, said.
Crucial domestic market activity has been cut off, and international aid workers have been forced to depart, with humanitarian operations all but halted, he said, adding that vulnerable populations were at risk of starvation.
The international community should "agree on a strategy to provide the DPRK with 60 million doses of vaccination to cover at least two shots for the entire population," Quintana said at a press briefing in Seoul Wednesday.
Vaccinations are "the key to opening the DPRK's border… and bringing it out of isolation," he added, using the acronym for North Korea's official name.
North Korea has yet to confirm a single case of the novel coronavirus.
According to the World Health Organization, North Korea had by the end of 2020 conducted 13,259 COVID-19 tests, which all came back negative.
It had been due to receive more than 1.7 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine through the Covax programme last year, but rejected them due to concerns over side effects, Yonhap reported at the time.
It has also rejected offers of vaccines from allies Russia and China, local reports say.
In January, North Korea conducted a record seven weapons tests, including firing the most powerful missile since 2017, as it ignored US offers of talks.
Pyongyang is under multiple sets of international sanctions over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
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The Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutionality of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act of 2017, which...
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The 6th Rehabiliation: Mobility, Exercise and Sports Congress takes place in Groningen, The Netherlands on the 12th-14th December 2018.
The RehabMove Congress will provide the state of the art science in, among other things, biomechatronics, motor control and exercise physiology of impaired movement and the restoration there-of, as well as assistive technology, healthy & adapted physical activity, Paralympic and adapted sports research. Internationally renowned experts will present their views on the current understanding-, and future of research and practice regarding these important themes.
have confirmed their presence as keynote speakers during the 3-day RehabMove Congress.
Abstract submission and registration open.


Has the fiscal cliff crisis been averted? Or are we only placing a temporary band-aid on an already gushing wound? Time will tell as we move into this new year, and if you are a savvy investor you should certainly keep your eyes glued to gold in 2013.
The Federal Reserve is still printing plenty money. Billions of dollars are being generated out of thin air which will only lead to a further debasement of currency. With the Quantitative Easing that began in 2012 and now pushing strong into this year, gold in 2013 should see positive gains. It's simple economics. As a currency becomes inflated, its value decreases. Investors then flock to investments such as gold and silver to ensure their wealth is protected. Paper money can only hold so much value for so long.
It's no big secret that gold has not been performing very well in the past few weeks. As a matter of fact, this has been one of the worst weekly losing streaks for gold in some time. This is largely due to investors being weary about investments during the Fiscal Cliff issue. Now that a temporary fix has been given to this issue, things should get back to "normal" for gold.
What's been "normal" for gold in the past 10 years has been steady annual gains. The fact is, you would be hard pressed to find mutual funds that have outperformed gold's track record in the past decade. Now as we look at gold in 2013, many experts believe that we will see gold break out of its slump and start to climb steadily again.
According to the World Gold Council, over 97 metric tons of gold were purchased by the world's central banks in the third quarter of 2012 alone. Brazil doubled its gold holdings and the Ukraine also made heavy purchases as well. We are in no way out of the woods yet in terms of our global economic slump. To help offset this shaky ground, many experts believe these aggressive purchases by the world's central banks will continue into 2013.
The old adage of "follow the money" rings true here. If the banks of the world are actively buying up tons and tons of gold, wouldn't it be smart to invest as well? No matter how you look at it, gold in 2013 has plenty of reasons to remain on track for another substantial year of gains.
If you have yet to diversify your portfolio with gold, we urge you to do so today. Remember, you can roll over or transfer any portion of your existing IRA or old 401(k) from a previous employer into a Precious Metals IRA. The rollover is Tax-Free and Hassle-Free. Furthermore, we do all the paperwork for you from start to finish. Just give us 10 minutes of your time of the phone. American Bullion specializes in adding gold and silver to retirement accounts. If you have a question or would like to know more about your investment options, please call American Bullion at 1-800-326-9598 to speak with a precious metals specialist.


This has been a tough day. Many things have gone wrong (I'll only mention a few). This week we are bottling our sauv blanc wine. Yesterday we bottled about 34 cases of half bottles of 2000 Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc. We have sold about 20 so we do have about 10 cases left for sale. That bottling went along relatively well. Today was another matter.
Today we started at 6:30 AM and finished at 8 PM. I have to be organized and I was not today. I usually think a bottling of wine through more completely; this week I took this small bottling of just over 400 cases too lightly. As one of my friends said to me today in an e-mail "How come it is so involved? Aren't you just doing SB?". You will find out tonight, how involved this day was.
First of all yesterday we decided to bottle all the Late Harvest in half bottles. That involves over an hour to change the bottling line over to this smaller size. We decided to use the rest, of the left over 30 cases of half bottles, for our dry sauv blanc. When we switched back over to the full bottles, another hour was lost today. Since I don't believe in gases to preserve my wine over night (I don't think they work well enough and thus I believe fruit is lost), this whole day started with the transfer of wine from the 16 barrels to a holding tank. The usual practice at wineries is to transfer the wine into tank the day before or even days before and preserve the wine by layering (pumping in) a gas such as nitrogen. As I said since I don't believe of this practice we had to finish the whole process today.
We couldn't just pump the wine into the tank. Each wine first had to be filtered. The Late Harvest had to be filtered because it has 18% residual sugar. The dry sauv blanc was not completely clear and also had not gone through malo/lactic. It is risky to not sterile filter such a wine (It may go through M/L in the bottle), but I hate filtering. Since we did not sterile filter the wine today and only rough filtered, the wine is not brilliantly clear, but even though, I feel it will have more character. I have made many amateur wines from these Estate grapes and have never had one of my dry SB's start refermenting because it had not gone through malo/lactic. If I had chose to also sterile filter, I believe it would have added another 3 hours to our day. Next year if we decide to filter I plan to do so way before bottling and then transfer back into barrels to wait for bottling.
After the filtering was done by noon (a slow process) we were ready to fill the 30 cases of half bottles. It was after 2Pm when we were done resetting the bottling line for the remaining 375 cases of full bottles. There is always problems involved with bottling lines. Something unexpected always happens. After numerous small problems, the tank was empty about 6 Pm. But then a long period of cleanup is involved. Steve did his part, but Brendan and I decided to wait until tomorrow.


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Wardine T. Alexander, Council President Pro Tempore, District 7
Birmingham City Council President Pro Tempore Wardine Towers Alexander is the Chair of the Utilities/Technology Committee and is a member of the Budget and Finance, Administration/Education, and Economic Development Committees.
She is a Birmingham native and proud product of the Birmingham City Schools, where she graduated from Wenonah High School. She attended the University of Alabama and has a B. S. Degree in Medical Technology from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. She has a son Gregory, a granddaughter MaKenzie, and is a member of Trinity Baptist Church.
A board-certified Medical Technologist, with a specialty in blood banking, Council President Pro Tempore retired after a long career in clinical laboratory medicine. She is a past president of the Alabama State Association of Blood Banks and volunteers and serves the community through her affiliation with the National Pan-Hellenic Council and her membership in Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and the Tri-County (AL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.
Council President Pro Tempore represented District 7 on the Board of Education for Birmingham City Schools from 2013-2017, serving two terms as Board President. She strongly believes in public education and that all students should be college or career ready upon graduation. During her tenure on the Board of Education, the Birmingham City Schools received AdvancED full accreditation for all district schools, increased the number of Pre-K classrooms, and offered Dual Enrollment for all eligible students. Her community service has included Vice President on the One Roof Board of Directors, Trustee of the Birmingham Public Library and board membership on the Trinity Baptist Church Community Development Center, Incorporated.
She was appointed to the Birmingham City Council on October 30, 2018 to represent District 7. Her top priorities for the district centers around sustainable programs that will improve public safety, economic opportunity, and the ultimate enhancement of the quality of life for all residents along with effective workforce development and community revitalization programs. She believes that with improved collaboration among the residents, major community/business stakeholders, the Council, and the Mayor, effective change can be brought to District 7 and the City.
For more information concerning Council President Pro Tempore Wardine Alexander or District 7 please call 205-254-2498 or email wardine.alexander@birminghamal.gov. For scheduling, contact Izola Hall @ 205-254-2498 or izola.hall@birminghamal.gov.
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Q: is null vs. equals null I have a rough understanding of why = null in SQL and is null are not the same, from questions like this one.
But then, why is
update table
set column = null

a valid SQL statement (at least in Oracle)?
From that answer, I know that null can be seen as somewhat "UNKNOWN" and therefore and sql-statement with where column = null "should" return all rows, because the value of column is no longer an an unknown value. I set it to null explicitly ;)
Where am I wrong/ do not understand?
So, if my question is maybe unclear:
Why is = null valid in the set clause, but not in the where clause of an SQL statement?

A: They completely different operators, even if you write them the same way.

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*In a where clause, is a comparsion operator

*In a set, is an assignment operator
The assigment operator allosw to "clear" the data in the column and set it to the "null value" .

A: SQL doesn't have different graphical signs for assignment and equality operators like languages such as c or java have. In such languages, = is the assignment operator, while == is the equality operator. In SQL, = is used for both cases, and interpreted contextually.
In the where clause, = acts as the equality operator (similar to == in C). I.e., it checks if both operands are equal, and returns true if they are. As you mentioned, null is not a value - it's the lack of a value. Therefore, it cannot be equal to any other value.
In the set clause, = acts as the assignment operator (similar to = in C). I.e., it sets the left operand (a column name) with the value of the right operand. This is a perfectly legal statement - you are declaring that you do not know the value of a certain column.

A: In the set clause, you're assigning the value to an unknown, as defined by NULL. In the where clause, you're querying for an unknown. When you don't know what an unknown is, you can't expect any results for it.