FRONT ROW: Jesse Colvin-MD-1 Dem. Candidate, Cathy Perry-Germaine's staff, 3rd Ward Councilman Ellsworth Tolliver, Germaine Lanaux – Proprietor, Jenn Donisi-Germaine's staff, Stuart Seitz – Kent County Chamber of Commerce president; SECOND ROW: Rob Thompson-Chesapeake Bank & Trust, Melissa Kelly, Senator Chris Van Hollen's office, Steve Meehan, Andy Meehan-Kent State's Attorney candidate, unknown (obscured), Bernadette Bowman-Kent County Economic Development and Tourism, unknown. (Photo: Christopher Neiman).
Germaine Lanaux celebrated the grand opening of Germaine's, a carryout with a New Orleans twist, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and serving complimentary beans and rice and corn muffins on Friday, June 15.
Germaine grew up in New Orleans, daughter of a Creole native and Baltimore transplant. She spent her childhood and youth moving between in the French Quarter of New Orleans and her father's Tongue Oil orchard, all the time exposed to the fascinating cuisine of the Bayou and Bourbon Street.
Germaine's is open Monday-Friday, 10-6, and serves carryout lunches and dinners from a menu that runs from her renowned gumbo to crepes.
The Spy was taken by surprise this morning when it was noted that Buzzfeed used Yelp's Top USA list to highlight that Marlena's Mediterranean Deli in Middletown, DE. was to become a destination restaurant. Yelp determined Marlena's standing by using an algorithm that takes into account the number of reviews and star ratings for every new restaurant.
We are eager to hear from Spy readers if they agree with this assessment. In the meantime, you can find Marlena's on 10 West Main Street in downtown Middletown.
Editor's Note: The Spy is pleased to continue our special food coverage by partnering with Sprout's Kitchen on a series of educational programs related to food and the special backstories of their ingredients and partnership with local producers. Sprouts' owners, Emily and Ryan Groll, the two entrepreneurs behind the Mid-Shore's innovative food delivery service using locally sourced products, have strong opinions and experience in what makes food so special.
First up for Sprout's Kitchen when they started a year ago was finding the right milk guy. For most culinary enterprises the need to purchase milk is simply a matter of checking off how many gallons they need on their food distributors order forms. In most cases, they have no idea where that milk comes from, what the conditions of of dairy farm is or how well the animals are treated.
That was not good enough for Sprout's Kitchen. Owners Emily and Ryan Groll, had made it part of their mission to find and develop a long-term relationship with a local farm who shared their high standards for their milk, yogurt and butter. That's when Nice Farms Creamery came into the picture.
Located a few miles from Federalsburg, Nice Farms is now on its third generation of family farmers who have bred their 40 dairy cows specifically for grazing. maintain annual and perennial pastures, supplementing the cows diet with quality hay, hydroponic fodder, and almost zero grain.
This video is approximately two minutes in length. For information about the Sprout's Kitchen and their meal plans please go here.
No matter the season, life always seems to want more life, especially as we observe it in other species. The beautyberry in our front yard outside Annapolis is one example. It appears dormant late into spring, even after a good pruning. By mid to late summer, it's magenta berries, bright against brilliant green leaves, are a wonder to behold. Through winter, robins and cedar waxwings balance, sometimes precariously, on its stems and devour the dried berries. And then before I know it, it's time to prune again.
All species cycle through birth-death-rebirth as they work to sustain themselves, reproduce and rest. In contrast, human technologies and cultural artifacts — from language to money — have erected a barrier between us and these cycles and the systems they represent. But the barrier is an illusion. Our lives depend upon the consistent functioning of these systems. What will it take for us to respect these cycles and behave as part of these systems? To appreciate our powers of observation and our creativity, to cultivate our innate biophilia?
I felt relieved last month when Maryland legislators and Gov. Larry Hogan supported the ban on the unconventional gas extraction method known as fracking, short for hydrofracturing. My fellow Marylanders out west, who stood to make money off gas leases, were not wrong for wanting to do so. But like all of us in a variety of ways, they still operate under a dying story — the story of infinite growth, in which we constantly trade the living (the natural world) for the dead (money).
If I have any worldview, it's a Gaian one. The Gaia Theory, now Gaia Paradigm, was developed by NASA researcher and chemist James Lovelock and co-developed by the late microbiologist Lynn Margulis. The science of Gaia demonstrates that Earth is a self-regulating, complex, non-linear, emergent system — emergent in the philosophical definition of the word, describing a property that is more than a sum of its parts. No single entity coordinates the multiple actions required to maintain homeostasis that is conducive to life on this planet. The emergent property of homeostasis cannot be reduced to the aspects that created it and now sustain it. More simply, Gaia reaffirms what many indigenous people have long understood — everything is connected.
Today, humans are the wild card in this system because of the enormous scales at which we operate — from fracking, which is spreading around the globe, to our vast factory farms, from our dams to the huge amounts of waste we all generate. We're at a crossroads: The story of infinite growth is collapsing under the weight of living realities. It's time for a new story — one rooted in the principles of earth systems science, Gaian science.
But what does this new story require?
For starters, we need to understand the story we're outgrowing, which portrays each of us as a discrete being, separate from everything else and acting only in our own interest. The idea that we're separate is what allows us to frack, to decapitate mountains hundreds of millions of years old, to clear-cut communities of trees, to spray herbicides and pesticides without thought.
We also need to vigorously examine our core fears: fear of abandonment, of not having "enough," of death. In trying to outrun these fears rather than work with them, we often create more of the same — more comparing ourselves with others, questioning whether we are "good enough," and continuing to live small instead of realizing that each of us, just like snowflakes, clover leaves and redbud blossoms, is unique. We each have something to offer that is beyond ourselves and beyond our wildest dreams — if we permit ourselves to dream and not act according to some old script.
Our converging calamities confirm that we are connected to what brought us to life and sustains us. We share DNA with myriad others and many of the building blocks of our physical selves are the same elements that make up Earth. When we intervene in those systems, modify them to suit our purposes, we deprive ourselves of access to clean air, clean water and healthy soils. But the harms go beyond the physical, whether we want to admit it or not. Our biophilia — our innate love of life, of living things — takes a direct beating and can easily lead to despair. Then we reach for distractions that keep the infinite-growth story in place.
If the Gaia Paradigm is to be read closely, yet metaphorically, then fracking is like drilling a hole in one's body and injecting chemicals. How long and how much of that could a body sustain before getting sick and dying? Earth is vast, but it's not immune to our perturbations. We humans need to mature. Our continued existence depends upon our growing up.
Which leads me to this: The new story can be a beautiful one — abundant, fulfilling, allowing us to grow into our best selves. How do we see ourselves in this story? In truly accepting that we are an aspect of Gaia — that there is expansion, not diminishment, in this — and in working with our fears, what great things might we achieve?
We may need look only as far as our front yard for ideas. When pruning the beautyberry recently, I found a welcome oddity: A side stem had broken during the winter, but stayed connected to the shrub. It had coppiced itself, taking root in the narrow mulch path next to the plant. How might we coppice the best of ourselves?
Leigh Glenn is a freelance writer, hooking artist, permaculture practitioner and herbalist based in Annapolis, MD.
Future Harvest CASA in partnership with the Eastern Shore Resource Conservation & Development Council is offering an on-farm education day on April 28th, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Join us at Perennial Roots Farm, 23345 Decormis Street, Accomac, Virginia, to learn about permaculture, specialty crop production, and integrated pasture management. Owners Stewart Lundy and Natalie McGill will share their experience raising vegetables, flowers, eggs, and meat for local markets. VSU Extension Agent Patrick Johnson will discuss his research utilizing permaculture in intensive vegetable production. We will also offer an optional hands-on barrel composting workshop. Be prepared for hands-on work with gloves and muck boots. The educational program will be followed by a potluck lunch.
Tickets are $10 for FHCASA members and $15 for non-members. Register online at prfieldday.eventbrite.com or by contacting Niamh Shortt at niamh@futureharvestcasa.org. For scholarship information, contact Josephine: 757-710-7266.
Adkins Arboretum, offering the Chesapeake gardener the largest selection of native plants for more than 20 years, announces its Spring Open House & Native Plant Sale weekend, April 28-30. The sale benefits the Arboretum's education programs and affords the public an opportunity to learn about the Delmarva's native plants and their connection to a healthy Chesapeake Bay.
Plants for sale include a large variety of native perennials, ferns, vines, grasses and flowering shrubs and trees for spring planting. Native flowers and trees provide food and habitat for wildlife and make colorful additions to home landscapes, whether in a perennial border, a woodland garden or a restoration project. Tall spikes of purplish flowers grace blue wild indigo, while native honeysuckle entices hummingbirds. Cardinal flower, ferns and Joe-pye attract frogs, butterflies and dragonflies, and native azaleas present a veritable rainbow of bloom colors. Presale orders may be placed at adkinsplants.com through April 16. Simply place your order, and your plants will be ready for pick-up during the Open House weekend.
Native trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens). Photo by Kellen McCluskey.
All are invited on Fri., April 28 from 2 to 7 p.m. to shop in a fun and festive environment with live music, light fare, a silent auction, a cash wine and beer bar beginning at 4 p.m., and drawing of the winning ticket for the Arboretum's Native Table raffle.
The Open House continues Sat. and Sun., April 29 and 30 with plant sales, music by Driven Women, guided walks, coffee, pastries for sale by Steve Konopelski of Denton's Turnbridge Point Bed & Breakfast and much more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Following the Open House, plants will be for sale at the Visitor's Center throughout the growing season.
The Arboretum is a participating nursery in the Marylanders Plant Trees native tree discount program. For any native tree valued at $50 or more, shoppers will receive a $25 discount. Some of the special larger trees available for this discount include birch, dogwood, redbud and magnolia.
The Arboretum gift shop will be open during the Nursery Opening Day and will offer books and nature-inspired gifts for gardeners. Members receive a 10% discount on plant, gift shop and book purchases. Members at the Contributor level ($100) and above receive a 20% discount on plants.
Adkins Arboretum is a 400-acre native garden and preserve at the headwaters of the Tuckahoe Creek in Caroline County. Open year round, the Arboretum is the region's resource for native plants and education programs about nature, ecology and wildlife conservation gardening. For more information, visit adkinsarboretum.org or call 410-634-2847, ext. 0.
The Bartlett Pear has been one of those special gifts that a small community rarely is the recipient of. A beautiful historic downtown building is reactivated by a "from here" young couple who converts it to a first class boutique hotel and dining venue.
After years being mentored by some of the top chefs in America, Alice and Jordan Lloyd returned to their native home of Easton in 2009 to develop their own vision of what hospitality means regarding food and lodging. And throughout a particularly painful economic recession, the Bartlett Pear persevered by offering locally-sourced culinary delights from the morning until the late hours of the night.
But even with that remarkable track record, the "BP" has had to reset its business model to more accurately calibrate what the owners do and when they do it with the realities of being a young family with two children.
The result of this hard-nosed evaluation led to a different approach for the current Bartlett Pear. Jordan, at the height of his earning power as a chef, decided to commute to DC during the week and return to the extremely high-end dining scene there while Alice would operate the hotel and bakery.
The Spy had a brief chat with Alice about these changes as well as her gratitude for the Pear's very loyal patrons for quickly adapting to its pivots over the last nine years.
It was always a treat going to dinner at Presqu'ile, the 1820 historic home of Anne Morton Kimberly. Proceeding down the long tree lined drive was a dramatic beginning. Then our cheerful, stylish hostess would greet us, often introducing us to new friends. Sometimes her daughter Babes and Babes' husband Tom would be guests when they were not traveling. Dinner was usually in the formal dining room, or for more intimate occasions, in a cozy nook off the kitchen.
After dinner we would often sit in the library and continue chatting. A full length portrait of Anne's son, and Babes' brother, David Morton graced a wall in an anteroom. The picture showed him standing on a hill, smiling, as he gazed in the distance. David was tall and handsome, resembling his dad, 6'7 Congressman and cabinet official Rogers Morton. David had died in 2003.
I had known David much earlier, long before I moved to the shore and met Anne and Babes. David and I were classmates at Yale School of Architecture. David was a talented and brilliant fellow. I recall a handful of us gathered in his apartment as David explained to us some engineering complexities, and exactly how air conditioning worked! He had a patrician confidence, not surprising since he had spent his teen years at Presqu'ile, attended the Country School, and came from a prominent family. Yet he had a zany side too. His New Haven apartment could only be described as quirky. It sported a black hallway with a giant stuffed toy jolly green giant suspended from the ceiling.
A few years later after graduating from Yale I took a trip to New York with another classmate from New Haven, Tom Welch. We stayed at David's home in Brooklyn. Its previous incarnation was a toilet seat factory but David was transforming it into a chic series of loft apartments. He had a grand piano in one of the rooms. Leaning next to the piano was a cane. I made conversation about the cane. Turns out it was a gift from Leonard Bernstein.
The building was next to the Brooklyn bridge. As we had dinner we gazed out the wide windows as car headlights slipped across the bridge, and the lights of Manhattan glistened on the water. One felt suspended in a kinetic, magical world.
David grew up in beautiful surroundings and himself created beautiful surroundings. He saw the potential in Brooklyn factory buildings before it was fashionable. Eventually settling in California, he designed homes throughout the US. One of his designs is a spectacular sliver of a house perched on a ridge in Hilo, Hawaii. Now a vacation rental, called "The Falls at Reed's Island" it is listed in the Frommer guide as one of the "top 15 rooms with a view".
A few years after David's death I saw that one of his home designs appeared in Architectural Digest. I took the magazine to Anne and left it with her. She was pleased to see it, but also, really unable to speak. We both realized that a talented person left the earth way too soon.
A while back, on a speaking trip to Chicago, I visited again with old friend Tom Welch. I learned with great sadness that he, a gay man, had been beaten up on the street. In David Morton's 2003 NYT obituary Tom Cordell was listed as a partner. Now, in Babes' 2017 obituary, Tom Cordell is listed as a surviving brother-in-law. That little detail said a great deal and pleased me.
Pamela Heyne is head of Heyne Design in Saint Michaels and author of In Julia's Kitchen, Practical and Convivial Kitchen Design Inspired by Julia Child.
Have you ever considered installing an elevator in your home? Now that more of us are living longer and staying in our homes as long as possible, this technology does add value to the home, despite the total price tag of between $30,000 and $35,000. According to realtor Elizabeth Foulds, "This helps for re-sale when otherwise the buyer may only be looking at single level homes." There are two basic approaches: the more traditional elevator with a shaft, and the cylindrical futuristic looking pneumatic elevator.
I recently spoke to an expert in the field, Merl Beil, currently with Delaware elevator. He agreed that people should not go for a minimum size elevator, but one that can accommodate a wheelchair. That cab size would have an inside dimension of 3' wide and 4' deep. 5'x5' is the basic inside dimension required for a shaft. This requires a reinforced concrete floor under it, 1' below the main floor level in the house. In the shaft are pullies and a piston that move the car. Additionally a machine room is needed; it can be as small as 4' x 4' and is best if it is as close to the main elevator shaft as possible.
I also spoke to Brent Garner, manager, Talbot County office of Permits and Inspections to get his take on home elevators. He said that in the year since he has been working for the county he has not issued any permits for one. However, he used to work as a builder and installed "a beautiful one" he said. He had installed a window both in the elevator cab and in the shaft, so that when the cab reached the second floor, a lovely view appeared. A mural was installed of the same view on the ground floor, in the shaft itself, so that when the cab was on that level, the window did not look out onto a blank wall. There are many aesthetic options for these elevators. Want different door arrangements or an all glass shaft? No problem.
I specified a home elevator for a traditional townhouse in Georgetown, DC. It featured an exterior elegantly paneled door. These elevators will have two doors, an outside door and then in the moving cab itself, some sort of folding door. The solid sliding doors we see in commercial elevators are rarely specified for residential elevators, because a much wider shaft would be required.
The cylindrical pneumatic elevator is appealing to me, and I have considered it for my own home. This type of elevator operates without cables, but because of variations in air pressure, and has a secondary braking system. A Pneumatic Vacuum Elevator, PVE, unit from Miami Florida has three sizes, 2'6", 3'1" and 4'4" outside diameter. The largest unit is appropriate for wheelchairs. One must deduct about 7.5" from the outside diameter to get the inside clearance. These don't require pulleys and a machine room.
There is also a small, shaftless elevator recently introduced to the market, that can be installed in the corner of a living room. It is too small for wheelchair use, and, to my mind, has little appeal aesthetically. However, it is another option to the stair lift.


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My contribution refers to the work done between 2014 and 2019 within a project that involved families engaged in national and international adoption, an art therapist and a psychotherapist. The work was carried out with art-therapeutic group and individual activities aimed at minors, and psychological-counseling group activities for the parents. The target of the project was to ease the minor's integration process in the adoptive family, to offer support for the individuation and socialization processes, even in the school environment, to strengthen the exercise of the adoptive parents' reflective functioning, offering them a broader and shared vision of the adopted minors' attachment needs and mantalization capabilities. The work was structured in small groups (maximum 6 partecipants), as homogeneous as possible talking about age range. The group sessions were held simultaneously, so that at the end the parents and minors could share the previous experience together. The first and last sessions of every cycle has been structured as an art-therapeutic laboratory for both parents and minors together. Learning how to trust what experience has taught them as untrustworthy is the paradox every adopted child has to face.
Confronting a path that from loss and death goes towards a symbolic rebirth, three narrations become fundamental: the one that keeps together past me and present me, the familiar ones, capable of becoming memories, and the ones that can put the pieces back together, overcoming past fractures. In this way, in the building of a stable identity, fragmented and scattered narrative elements can be made consistent. Being looked for and be found as much as look for and find, present as fundamental components of the path that goes towards the reconstruction of our own personal history, in a narration that keeps our sense of identity: when you find the map, you find the treasure.

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Medtronic acquires RF Surgical Systems
Last updated:14th Jul 2015
Published:14th Jul 2015
Medtronic announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RF Surgical Systems, a medical device company based in Carlsbad, Calif., focused on the detection and prevention of retained surgical items for approximately $235 million.
UCB acquires Zogenix Inc. and with it Fintepla
UCB and Zogenix announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which UCB would acquire Zogenix, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company commercializing and developing therapies for rare diseases.
Pfizer to acquire Arena Pharma and with it etrasimod
Pfizer Inc. and Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Arena, a clinical stage company developing innovative potential therapies for the treatment of several immuno-inflammatory diseases.
Recordati acquires EUSA Pharma UK Ltd
Recordati announces the signing of a share purchase agreement to acquire EUSA Pharma (UK) Ltd, a global specialty pharmaceutical company with headquarters in the United Kingdom, focused on rare and niche oncology diseases and controlled by funds managed by EW Healthcare Partners.


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Louise Mensch's 'incredible regrets' over drug use
Conservative MP Louise Mensch says she regrets "incredibly" that she used Class A drugs in her youth, saying they had a long-term mental health impact and have made her more anxious.
Speaking on Question Time after Home Secretary Ken Clarke said the UK was losing the war on drugs, the Conservative MP said she was against legalisation of drugs, as other young people would be exposed to them and "lives destroyed".
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'The Batman' resumes UK production after positive COVID case
by: LINDSEY BAHR, Associated Press
Posted: Sep 17, 2020 / 09:56 AM PDT / Updated: Sep 17, 2020 / 10:31 AM PDT
FILE – In this Nov. 16, 2019 file photo, Robert Pattinson attends the 13th Annual Go Gala at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles. The U.K. production of "The Batman" starring Pattinson, is starting up again after being shut down earlier this month when an individual tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson for Warner Bros. said Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, that filming had resumed after a hiatus for quarantine precautions. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
The U.K. production of "The Batman" is starting up again after being shut down earlier this month when an individual tested positive for COVID-19.
A spokesperson for Warner Bros. said Thursday that filming had resumed after a hiatus for quarantine precautions. The studio has not identified the person who had the virus.
Robert Pattinson stars in the film from director Matt Reeves which had been on hiatus for almost six months because of the coronavirus pandemic. The positive case came just three days after "The Batman" had initially resumed shooting.
"The Batman" was originally supposed to hit theaters in June 2021 but was pushed back to October 2021 because of the delays.
by Russell Falcon, Nexstar Media Wire / Jan 18, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KXAN) -- President-elect Joe Biden's star-studded January 20 inauguration just got a little more starry.
Country music icon Garth Brooks announced Monday he'll help ring in the Biden presidency with a performance at the Washington, D.C., ceremony on Wednesday.


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The quote's from Jay Abraham, business marketing consultant extraordinaire and listed in 2000 by Forbes magazine as one of the top five executive coaches in the USA. Clearly, the guy gets it.
I often mention the quote when talking to people about selling. Because it seems that, in general, we all pretty much despise Sales.
When most of us think of people who work in sales we think of pushy, dishonest, commission-focussed reptiles that would sell their grandma for a dollar in a heartbeat – and ask for change. Fake-Rolex-wearing car dealers whose suits are two weeks' overdue for a dry clean. We're thinking of the sharks in Glengarry Glen Ross, or Tin Men. Or maybe the has-beens like Gil Gunderson from The Simpsons.
I'm sure that most of us have run into those kind of salespeople. Which is why we have such an aversion to the term "Sales" today.
Oh sure, you can still find the occasional phoney gold Oyster Perpetual now and again. But those guys (and they are all, invariably, guys) are a dying breed. Thankfully.
So why are they dying out? Is it because the human race has evolved past such Neanderthal thinking that such personality types are becoming thin on the ground? Unfortunately not.
Is it because companies can no longer find enough rhino-skinned individuals who don't take "no" for an answer? Hardly.
No, dear reader. The reason why those kinds of salespeople are rapidly becoming extinct is because of you. And because of me. And because of Everyone Else. Let me explain.
Back in the day, the power balance between seller and buyer was heavily weighted in favour of the one doing the hawking. The salesperson held all the trump cards in terms of what was on offer. Its features, its faults, how it compared to the competition, and so on. For buyers to get that sort of information was difficult, time-consuming – and even then probably not as accurate as the information that the seller already knew.
The customer / supplier relationship was one-sided.
Take the process of buying a used car, for example. A few years ago buying a used car was like playing Russian Roulette. You'd have a limited number of cars to choose from – local dealers, the local newspaper, and so on. You were never sure about the car's history, its reliability, or the credentials of the seller. The salesperson would talk about the car's previous "careful elderly lady owner", without mentioning her club-footed myopic rabid homicidal maniac nephew who used to borrow it every weekend.
Today, you can go online and check out pretty much everything. Once you've found your model you can view it online at dealerships or private sellers in your area. You can compare specs, mileage, get insurance quotes and even find out whether the apple of your eye has ever been lost, stolen or involved in an accident.
Sure, there's still the chance that you'll end up with a lemon. But today you've got social media. You can recant your tale of injustice to your Facebook friends. Or you could take a leaf out of this guy's book and pay for a promoted Tweet (a worrying precedent, I have to say).
Like I say, the balance has shifted. Yesterday the salesperson held all the power, effectively 'controlling' the interaction. Today, the buyer has just as much information that's pertinent to the sale as the seller (actually, probably more).
So does that mean that the salesperson's days are numbered? Well, yes and no.
When both parties have access to pretty much the same amount of information deemed necessary to make the sale, Neanderthal Salesperson is sunk. Why? Because if we as buyers have all we need to make a decision, why on earth do we need slimy, pushy salespeople? We don't.
However, what we do need instead is a new kind of salesperson.
The kind of salesperson who isn't trying to sell me a product or service, but is looking to solve the underlying problem that has led me to my current buying dilemma. I no longer want someone with all the answers, rattling-off features and benefits like some sports-jacketed macaw. Today I want someone who asks me questions, helping me get to the root of my problem, and uncovering possible alternative solutions to my problem.
Salespeople aren't going away – they're growing-up. They're having to evolve to maintain their relevance in a purchasing situation where they no longer hold the upper hand. Where the ongoing relationship is more important than the sale. Where they actually care about the people that they do business with.
And all without a GMT Master in sight.
I read this article on the KEXINO website and thought it might be something for you. The article is called Sales Is Not A Dirty Word and can be found at https://kexino.com/marketing/sales-is-not-a-dirty-word/.


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José Ramos nasceu a 15 de agosto de 1946 na freguesia de Oliveira do Douro, em Vila Nova de Gaia. É formado em Engenharia Metalúrgica, pela Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto.

Entrou para a Salvador Caetano com apenas 22 anos, em 1968, ano da chegada a Portugal da Toyota. Começou primeiro a trabalhar na Empresa de fabrico dos autocarros Salvador Caetano (agora CaetanoBus) e foi até 1975 assistente de Salvador Fernandes Caetano, Fundador e à data Presidente do Conselho de Administração do Grupo Salvador Caetano.

Nesse mesmo ano passou a integrar a Administração da Empresa e, mais tarde, em 1986, assume a posição de Vice-Presidente da Salvador Caetano – I.M.V.T. (hoje Toyota Caetano Portugal – TCAP).

Dando continuidade à liderança e à solidez que a Empresa vem consolidando no mercado e no Grupo Salvador Caetano, em 2010, assume a Presidência da TCAP, três anos depois da Toyota ter atingido em Portugal a marca de 500.000 unidades vendidas.

Acumula ainda vários outros cargos de responsabilidade noutras empresas do Grupo Salvador Caetano, das quais se destacam a Presidência da Salvador Caetano Indústria SGPS, da CaetanoBus, da Caetano Aeronautic, da Caetano Auto, da Rigor, da Lusiletra, da Portianga, da Robert Hudson e da Salvador Caetano África SGPS.

Voz ativa na indústria automóvel, José Ramos assumiu a presidência da ACAP – Associação Automóvel de Portugal – entre 2007 e 2013, mantendo atualmente a Vice-Presidência da Direção.  Como reconhecimento pelo contributo profissional e dedicação pessoal à Associação desde longa data, de que se destaca a liderança ao longo dos 2 mandatos, a ACAP homenageou-o com um Prémio de Honra em 2013.

Em complemento às lides empresariais, em 2002 é nomeado Cônsul Honorário do Japão, cabendo-lhe a missão de promover na sua atividade a ligação entre os dois países.

O prestígio angariado enquanto empresário, gestor e cidadão, levou-o a outros reconhecimentos. Em 2015 recebe a condecoração da "Ordem do Sol Nascente, Raios de Ouro com Laço"; uma das mais altas distinções concedidas pelo Imperador do Japão a cidadãos estrangeiros que têm contribuído grandemente para o desenvolvimento do mútuo entendimento e dos laços de amizade entre o Japão e os outros países.

Resultante do seu trabalho como empresário reconhecido no setor automóvel para o desenvolvimento da Economia Portuguesa, nomeadamente na região do Grande Porto, assim como do seu empenho pessoal, foi homenageado em 2009 com a Medalha de Ouro da Cidade de Vila Nova de Gaia e, em 2013, a Medalha de Mérito da Freguesia de Oliveira do Douro. Em 2016, foi-lhe também atribuída a Medalha de Mérito Municipal Ouro pelo Município de Ovar.

Naturais de Vila Nova de Gaia
Empresários de Portugal

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  Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan (Andra omgången)
  Bruno Soares   Kevin Ullyett (Andra omgången)
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Betting PGA: Two head-to-head bets for the Sony Open
Pamela Maldonado
·Betting analyst
The PGA stays in Hawaii this week for the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club. The course is more narrow with plenty of doglegs and wind possibly coming into play. I'm targeting players that putt well on Bermuda grass greens and have a solid history playing at this course. Here are two full tournament head-to-head matchups to consider.
Full disclosure, these picks went 0-3 last week after going 10-1 the previous six tournaments. It is a new year and some players haven't set foot on a course in at least a couple of months, so perhaps this is an adjustment period.
Corey Conners (-120) vs. Harris English
We haven't seen Conners play since November. However, a player with his iron-shot ability is hard to pass up. Conners is fifth in the field for strokes gained approach, second in the field for strokes gained total, while also having a pretty good track record in this event. Conners isn't known for his putting abilities, yet he has gained strokes putting at this course in three straight years.
Harris English did play in last week's Sentry Tournament of Champions but he lost six strokes ball striking and was negative from tee-to-green. With possible windy conditions on this type of course layout, you can't afford to have a sloppy iron game. I'll put my trust in one of the best ball strikers on tour who just so happens to have had his best putting rounds at this course.
Charles Howell III (-110) vs. Harris English
I'm in a complete fade of English, which could turn profitable results or backfire. Howell has the most experience in the field on this course, leads in strokes gained total here and is top eight in strokes gained putting. Just like Conners, we haven't seen Howell on the links since November. However, three things are working in his favor. He's great off the tee, around the green and a great Bermuda greens putter. He could certainly be a dark horse for this course.
Charles Howell III plays a shot during the QBE Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club on Dec. 11, 2021. He'll tee up in the Sony Open this weekend. (Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
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WARNING : Might be a good idea for some members here to plug their ears round about 1:42 until about 2:00 when watching the 1st video above.
Wouldn't want your belief system challenging now would you?
I'm trying to find more info on people who reported the power down in the towers prior to 9/11.
Surely Willi Rodriguez remembers this too?
There's a thread on another forum here that mentions Scott Forbes, Ben Fountain and William Rodriguez.
I've always found it a tad odd that nobody else seems to have come forward to corroborate the power down story.
Scott Forbes seems convincing and believable, especially regarding the extremely short notice of 3 weeks in which to prepare Fiduciary Trust's Data Centre for such an event.
He states that this was unprecedented. Three weeks notice for such work is just staggering.
So, one would have assumed that other WTC tenants would have been equally affected by this event.
We do know that there was an elevator modernisation project going on.
As far as i remember the power down was only in one tower and not every floor and only a weekend. So if we think this gave opportunity for some nefarious actions then it doesnt account for the other tower. I have no reason to doubt there was a power down as Scott Forbes describes but it may have been for genuine reasons.
Plenty of cavity space to work in? I've done it myself when in the construction business with people working below, depending on the false ceilings and that would be none the wiser; or night shifts. It's common to have all sorts of maintenance and refits going on. That would give 20 years to do it in, or however long they stood there.
The problem with a long term positioning of explosives is the likelihood of detection. I did raise the question with Architects and Engineers about explosives being in paint form but i dont think the thickness would be sufficient although thermite cutter charges are not that big. I dont know if the ceiling voids had crawlways in but some websites suggest a 3 ft ceiling void well ample for crawling around in.
Out of sight out of mind, even for conventional charges. They could have also, as many buildings have a void in the floor for computer terminals. Again, done it myself and so easy to do work at ground level, which is the purpose of them and to cover the wires etc, usually about a one foot void.
In the years between 1995 and 2001 thermal protection was upgraded in a number of floors affected by the fires on September 11, 2001. Specifically, in WTC1, floors 92 through 100 and 102 were upgraded; and in WTC2, floors 77, 78, 88, 89, 92, 96 and 97 were upgraded.
Don't many explosives degrade over time?
Have finally bitten the bullet and merged these three topics on, ahem, the same topic, into one.
Meanwhile in case anyone hasn't heard it here is my interview with Scott.
does anyone know what the official establishment/goverment word is on the power down?
have they even acknowledge it as an event?
Thats a great find TimmyG!
I remember reading that the port authority totally denied the power down.
I also remember j-* having a field day with it.
Gary Corbett apparently confirms that Anne Tatlock, CEO of Fiduciary Trust Inc was out of town on 9/11 and embellishes the story with the statement that she immediately confirmed with her stockholders not to worry about the company because "only clerks" were killed that day. Good to see her looking after her backers and banksters so well.
NEW YORK — A new witness confirms the WTC power down on the weekend before 9/11.
According to Corbett, the power down started on Friday night, at close of business and only came back on Sunday afternoon.
A number of business leaders who would normally have been in the World Trade Center, were instead at a meeting hosted by Warren Buffett on September 11th at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. That group included Anne Tatlock, CEO of Fiduciary Trust Inc., a company that occupied five floors on or above the 90th floor of the South Tower.
Forbes dustifies the "no planes theory" in his interview with Jim Fetzer. He says adamantly that he saw the second plane fly into the South Tower.
For some strange reason, Jim fails to comment upon hearing his guest undermine all the arguments that he has developed, supporting the no planes theory. There's hope for you still, Jim!
And guess who joined them in the afternoon... none other than GWB himself flying in on Air Force One. They must have had quite a party!
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:45 pm Post subject: Pre-Laid demolition Charges.
This is my first post here as up until about 2 weeks ago I knew nothing of 9/11 other than what the MSM had told me. I found a few films on youtube and it blew my mind. I had always thought that 9/11 conspiracy theorists and supporters were merely the tin-foil hat brigade but I am an absolute convert.
Now having watched many videos (including the excellent documentary looking at the physics and structural truth behind the day's events) and done some reading I am 100% convinced that the whole operation was not merely an awful terrorist attack involving aeroplanes.
The scientific evidence of the towers in 'free fall' and the collapse patterns of all 3 buildings at the WTC clearly points to a controlled demolition. Having some limited experience with explosives through my previous career in the Army, I know that even to rig a small number of them is a time consuming and labourious task.
I am aware of the fire safety improvements that were carried out on certain sections of the WTC building in the years prior to 9/11 and have also read Scott Forbes's accounts of the power outtage on the weekend 8-9 Sept.
1. There are suggestions of nanothermite having been used at the WTC. Who has the ability to produce such a material? Due to its limited industrial applications, it would appear that a realitively small number of organisations would be able to make such a compound. Has anybody investigated this issue?
2. Conducting a controlled demolition of such massive structures is simple task. It was clearly the work of professionals and again I shouldn't imagine there are that many companies capable of such work. Due to operational security I guess whoever carried out the attacks would not use a company but would use specially recruited individuals for the work.
Has there been any investigations carried out into the explosive demolition fraternity? There would have been many people involved in physically rigging the buildings and usually someone will have loose lips. I'm guessing the explosive demolition world is pretty small so there must be people within it who have information on people working for a long period in the NY area.
It may seem grasping at straws but it only takes one conclusive piece of evidence to prove a conspiracy.
Sorry for rambling but I have so many questions and idea that they are pouring out. Nice to have a community to be able to ask those questions.
The New York City Department of Buildings (DoB) has reported within a June 6, 2011 Freedom of Information (FOI) response, that no records could be located regarding the following request for information pertaining to the massive elevator modernization project underway at World Trade Center buildings 1 and 2 until the very morning of September 11, 2001, one of the largest ever . The DoB governs elevator construction and use within New York City.
"Permits or certifications provided by the NYC Department of Buildings regarding elevator modernization/renovation work performed at the former World Trade Center buildings 1 and 2 during the 1990s and 2000s."
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: Pre-Laid demolition Charges.
The main centres for research are in the USA: Lawerence Livermore Laboratories, SANDIA organisation and the US Navy's Indian Head facility just outside of Washington. One of the organisations most involved in coordinating research into such materials is er... NIST.
There are other countries that are also interested in such materials: Russia and France being the most noteworthy.
On 21st September 2001, 10 days after 9/11 the French manufacturing plant for rocket fuel, SNPE, blew up - blowing out just about every window in Toulose.
The explosion was blamed on a Muslim that just joined the adjoining AZF factory just a week earlier and died in the blast. The official investigation into this allegation is extremely flawed. A french maths teacher has done extensive research and has argued convincingly that there were two explosions - one of which was within the SNPE compound.
The most likely source of the nanothermite is the US Navy Indian Head facility which cost $8billion to manufacture in the 1990s. This plant produces the explosive compound known as IH-135 which is reasonably widely discussed as having the properties suitable for use for building structure demolition.
I hope that helps and happy to discuss other aspects.
Gary Corbett has validated the power down on camera.
So the Port Authority are part of the 9/11 cover up too.


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Lya Luft (født 15. september 1938 i Santa Cruz do Sul, død 30. december 2021) var en brasiliansk digter, romanforfatter og flittig oversætter (primært mellem engelsk og portugisisk samt mellem tysk og portugisisk). Luft har tidligere undervist i lingvistik og litteratur. Hun skrev en fast klumme for bladet Veja.

Lya Lufts barndomsby er speciel derved, at den primært blev opført af tysktalende immigranter i begyndelsen af det 19. århundrede. Byen har fortsat en betydelig gruppe beboere, der taler både tysk og portugisisk. Luft voksede op i sådan en tosproget familie. Siden sin ungdom boede hun i Porto Alegre. Flere af hendes værker er oversat til forskellige europæiske sprog, dog ikke til dansk. Blandt hendes kendteste bøger er Perdas e Ganhos, der blandt andet er oversat til engelsk.

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In addition to the town centre DW Sports Store Latics Club Shop within the Grand Arcade in Wigan, the Club Shop at the DW Stadium will also be open for all your Christmas shopping needs. The perfect place to get a gift for any Latics fan!
The Club Shop at the stadium will be open every day from Monday 16 December to Friday 20 December from 12.00-5.00pm, and then on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 December from 11.00pm-4.00pm. In addition, on Monday 23 December, the date of the Team Latics Christmas Party, the stadium store will be open from 11.00am to 5.00pm.
The DW Sports Store Latics Club Shop in the Grand Arcade in Wigan town centre will also be open as normal from 9.00am-7.00pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9.00am-9.00pm on Thursday, 9.00am-8.00pm on Friday, 9.00am-6.00pm on Saturday and 11.00am-5.00pm on Sunday.
Plus there will be a fantastic 20% off all Wigan Athletic merchandise, available in store and online from this Sunday 15 December, running until Sunday 29 December when Latics play Burnley at the DW Stadium.
Don't miss your chance to pick up some great Christmas gifts, or just treat yourself, with this fantastic discount!


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Suning's share price rises as investors remain confident in company's prospects
Ding Yining
The retailer jumped 10 percent on Tuesday after more than two weeks of a trading halt.
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A consortium made up of 10 investors, including Jiangsu's state-backed equity investment firm as well as local technology and appliance companies, will pay a total of 2.88 billion yuan for a 16.96 percent stake of Suning.
Retailer Suning.com jumped 10 percent on Tuesday after more than two weeks of a trading halt, as investors remain upbeat on the company's business prospects after state-backed assets became shareholders.
Its shares surged the daily limit to close at 6.15 yuan (97 US cents)on Tuesday.
A consortium made up of 10 investors, including Jiangsu's state-backed equity investment firm as well as local technology and appliance companies, will pay a total of 2.88 billion yuan for a 16.96 percent stake of Suning, according to a stock exchange filing.
A new retail development fund was set up with state-owned asset management companies owned by the governments of Jiangsu Province and the city of Nanjing, as well as companies including Alibaba, Xiaomi, Haier, Midea and TCL.
Suning scrapped an earlier deal with Shenzhen's state-backed Shenzhen International Holding for equity transfer without reaching any specific business partnership.
A string of efforts have been made to relieve the company's debt pressure since the second half of 2020.
Suning Chairman Zhang Jindong will have 17.62 percent of voting rights following the shareholding structure change, followed by the consortium's 16.96 percent.
No one will be a controlling shareholder with more than a 50 percent stake, and there will not be a shareholder with actual voting rights of over 30 percent.
Suning said in a statement that the new shareholder structure will help it stabilize business operations and corporate governance, as well as bolster its strategy to serve as a retailing service provider.
Suning also said it will push forward with new store openings through its Suning Retail Cloud subsidiary, with a target of 900 new openings in the next three months focused on the home-furnishing store model to explore new business formats.
Shifting appliance buyers' shopping habits and foot traffic losses during the pandemic have hit Suning hard.
It warned of net losses of up to 3.2 billion yuan for the first half of the year.
Faced with challenges and a slump of more than 30 percent in sales revenues for the second quarter year-on-year, the company warned in a preliminary earnings release yesterday that it would see a substantial decline in gross earnings.
The company's net loss stood at 167 million yuan over the same period last year.
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The Government Nondiscrimination Act: Preventing Government Discrimination Against Supporters of Natural Marriage
Why is the Government Nondiscrimination Act ("GNDA") needed?
Before the Supreme Court case, Obergefell v. Hodges, we saw states discriminate against those who believe in natural marriage. For instance:
California judges were barred from joining organizations that affirm natural marriage.
A Washington state judge was admonished by the state judicial commission for saying, in an administrative meeting, he was "uncomfortable" with performing same-sex marriages due to his religious beliefs, and was ordered to not make such statements in the future.
Governments cancelled contracts to Christian-run adoption agencies because they only place a child with a married mother and father, referring other adults elsewhere.
Then, during oral arguments in Obergefell, the Solicitor General admitted that the future tax-exempt status of religious institutions that define marriage as the union of one man and one woman would "be an issue" if the Supreme Court found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage—which it did.
Now, after the Obergefell ruling, the pressure to approve of same-sex marriage is continuously increasing for religious schools, nonprofits, public employees, private employees, small business owners, and entities interacting with the government via grants, contracts, or other means (including obtaining tax exemption from the government). All of these individuals and entities (and more) should be protected from government coercion that would make them violate their consciences.
What does the Government Nondiscrimination Act do?
The Government Nondiscrimination Act prohibits the state government from penalizing individuals and entities for their moral or religious beliefs that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. It also protects individuals and entities who believe that sexual relationships are properly reserved for such marriages—such as a religious school requiring students to refrain from engaging in any sexual activity outside of marriage. GNDA also protects individuals and entities from being penalized for believing that "man" and "woman" are biologically based. States should not be in the business of forcing individuals and entities to affirm same-sex marriage or other sexual conduct against their beliefs.
What does the Government Nondiscrimination Act not do?
The Government Nondiscrimination Act does not:
Change the definition of marriage.
Affect the provision and recognition of marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Prevent the government from providing benefits or services authorized under state law.
Create a "license to discriminate."
The Government Nondiscrimination Act is focused on preventing government discrimination. Our government should never discriminate against, punish, or penalize people based on their sincerely held belief that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. Like the First Amendment Defense Act at the federal level, states need to pass legislation now to protect individuals and entities from state discrimination on the basis of their beliefs in natural marriage.


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[BIBIMBEATS] Track-By-Track: Block B, 'Very Good' – A Comeback We're Thankful For
Block B started off the year with much uncertainty. Contract disputes resulted in a lengthy legal battle with their former agency, Stardom Entertainment, which put a halt on the group's activities and a large question mark over their future. Despite only debuting two years ago, their impact has become increasingly tremendous. Their hard-hitting hip-hop style has since reflected greatly in later and similar acts like B.A.P and Bangtan Boys, both of which have cited Block B as major influences and mentors. Now resettling into self-made label Seven Seasons, Block B is finally making their return with a new mini album. 'Very Good' offers a brief but varied reassurance to fans that the boys aren't leaving anytime soon. (In fact, if 'Very Good' is any indicator, they're about to get even better.)
"VERY GOOD": With the electro-infused and frantic "Very Good" as opening track, Block B makes a confident comeback. The energy makes the single sound almost as if they picked right up where the pirate-punks of "Nilili Mambo" left off. Block B leader Zico's line of 'How many fake MCs out there?' directly challenges the current state of the K-Pop scene, the kitsch of 'aegyo rapping' keeping the merits of many in question. The music video concept continues to project this rebellious idea, the 'bank heist' setting of the song reminiscent of a strange mixing of Lil Wayne's "Got Money" and scenes from "The Dark Knight".
"BE THE LIGHT": "Be The Light" offers a completely different perspective, contrasting its opener with a striking ballad. Lyrically, the song is from the perspective of a lonely boy wishing to be acknowledged and adored by the girl of his interest again, hoping that being in her 'light' will rid her from the 'darkness' he has been living in. Still, knowing of the struggles Block B went through, one cannot help but consider this something of a metaphor for how the year's legal dramas stifled the members' relationship with their fans. While Block B is not necessarily known for being a ballad group, it is nice to see how well they were able to pull a ballad song off, and I hope to see similar songs from them in future releases.
"WHEN, WHERE, WHAT, HOW" featuring Jo Hyuna of Urban Zakapa: Kyung's solo song "When, Where, What, How" oozes in an understated cool. Collaborations in K-Pop so commonly misuse the featured artists – for example, SISTAR's Hyorin on Dynamic Duo's latest album, but the appearance of Urban Zakapa's Jo Hyuna on this track is both flawless and complementing. One of our past issue's 'Indie Women to Watch', Hyuna adds a new layer of 'coffee shop' credibility to the nature of the song, only augmented further by light piano and mellow bass. "When, Where, What, How" brings a new facet to Park Kyung's image and role within Block B. His quick vacillations between rhyme and song prove his label as the group's 'lead rapper' to be a bit of an injustice. Kyung's got a lot more tricks up his sleeve, and he doesn't seem to mind showing them off.
"NICE DAY": The final song "Nice Day" rounds the album out with another rap-heavy track, opening up by encouraging listeners back onto their feet. The song starts off by making an energetic shout-out to 'party people' and is paired with some hollering from the group's rappers. However, the track the song is laid over does not seem to match the song as much as it probably should have. With embellished horns, drums, and piano, the accompaniment seems to better fit a jazz lounge than the hip-hop stage the hook and verses seem to have been written for. While exploring new genres and styles is integral to the further evolution of a group's sound, it would have been nice to see something of a 'throwback' effort closing the album out. Last album 'Blockbuster' somewhat mastered the use of primal beats and urban sound, making it difficult to adapt to this newer approach.
Overall, Block B seems to be developing a new plan of attack with their sound, offering a pretty wide range of genres and styles over a short four-track span. Known as something of the resident 'hip-hop group' of K-Pop, 'Very Good' shows that there are still more sides to Block B begging to be discovered. It will be exciting to see resurgence in production from the group. Just recently enjoying their first music show win on last month's Inkigayo, the absence of their talent has been evidentially and greatly missed from the K-Pop scene. It's good to have you back, boys. Now go back in the studio, and record us a longer album!
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Transport for the North (TfN) has today published its £70bn Strategic Transport Plan and Investment Programme, which sets out an ambitious vision for the future of the North's economy, through proposals for northern transport infrastructure over the next 30 years.
The Strategic Transport Plan is to be considered by Transport for the North's Board on Thursday 7 February and subject to approval, will be officially launched by TfN on Monday 11 February 2019 at its Inaugural Conference in Sheffield.
"This important plan showcases our shared ambition to transform transport across the North of England and sets out exactly how this can be delivered over the next 30 years.
"The Strategic Transport Plan complements the investment we are making across West Yorkshire and York to remove obstacles to growth by cutting journey times, reducing congestion and promoting public transport and active travel.


If you would like to interact and provide assistance for the elderly, a variety of flexible volunteer opportunities are available. Volunteers make a positive difference in the lives of many seniors and are a significant part of the programs and services that ElderCare of Alachua County offers. ElderCare welcomes volunteers of all ages, both individual and as groups volunteering together.
Whether you can provide one hour or 100 hours per year, your contribution of time and service is important to the seniors we serve at ElderCare.
Delivering Meals on Wheels. Lunch is delivered to homebound seniors Monday – Friday bewteen the hours of 10:00 AM and 2:30 PM.
Assist at congregate mealsites. Volunteers interact and assist seniors with arts and crafts, educational and exercise programs. There are also opportunities to serve the elderly lunch at the seven congregate meal sites provided in Gainesville and in several surrounding towns.
Entertaining at congregate meal sites. If you play the piano, sing, juggle, or dance, you can put your talents to work while bringing joy into the lives of many. The congregate meals sites welcome pre-approved guests for special events.
Sponsor a class at the City of Gainesville/Alachua County Senior Recreation Center. If you have a special talent or knowledge that you would like to share, you can consider starting a class.
Assist at Al'z Place. Volunteering at Al'z Place involves assisting seniors with Alzheimer's or memory impairment in their daily activities and/or serving lunch. Al'z is open from 7:45 am- 5 pm, Monday-Friday.
Help publicize ElderCare and it's mission in the local community.
For more about volunteer opportunities, please visit the volunteering pages on UFHealth.org.


Someone finds an unattended suspicious package and calls an agency. The first responder arrives on the scene and faces multiple issues.
The next few moves could be vital to diffusing the situation.
That requires training, technology, tools, and time. There is now a toolkit that could help. That is because the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Explosives Division (EXD) has a solution.
EXD funded research at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to continue development of the Incident Management Preparedness and Coordination Toolkit (IMPACT), a geospatial tool designed to enhance situational awareness, communication, and collaboration during and for security events.
DHS' Office of Bombing Prevention first funding the project to help bomb squads assess impacts from improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Since its original release, IMPACT has expanded its capabilities to provide tools to assist in active shooter planning, downwind hazards from the release of dangerous chemicals, large stadium evacuation and casualty simulations, security surveys, and monitoring large event social networks for emergency response support.
IMPACT is currently seeing use by more than 400 agencies at the federal, state, and local levels including the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and police departments at the state and local levels.
The only Geographic Information System tool specifically tailored for counter-improvised explosive devices, homemade explosives, active shooter responses, and first responder use, IMPACT allows responders to conduct both live and table top exercises for simulated active shooter and IED attacks, Obregon said.
IMPACT has successfully mitigated real world incidents. The United States Capitol Police immediately used it after a March incident in which live shots ended up fired at the Capitol Visitors Center. Since that briefing, USCP has become a growing end user of the tool and plans to use it for a number of upcoming gatherings this year.


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Q: Client-Server HTTPS communication, servercertificats I'm trying to connect my Android App with a server, where i installed self signed certificate. So i used the follwoing instruction (1) to connect my App with the server, by storing the servercertficate (crt. file) into the /raw folder in /res.
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Accepting a certificate for HTTPs on Android
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"If you have a custom/self-signed certificate on server that is not there on device, you can use the below class to load it and use it on client side in Android:
Place the certificate .crt file in /res/raw so that it is available from R.raw."...
And finally it worked, by including the server cert into the /raw folder of res!
But now every app user could see the server certificate, or not? Aren't there important and secure information? Is it really secure to take this server certificate (crt. file) into the App?
I hope that somebody could explain how this is working or can give me a solution. Thanks!

A: As long as you put only public part of the certificate (.crt), everything is fine. Do not put private key on client app and you will be safe.

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Dental crowns, bridges or veneers can provide attractive, permanently fixed solutions for patients with damaged or missing teeth or other cosmetic issues. Our additional training allows us to provide solutions that restore or replace teeth and improve the aesthetics of your smile.
Bridges are used to take the place of missing teeth. Bridges are made by first taking an impression of your mouth. The impression is sent to a dental lab where your bridge will be custom made to fit your mouth and match your natural tooth color. A temporary tooth will be placed into your mouth until your permanent bridge is ready and cemented into place. Bridges are very durable and can last a lifetime with extra care and good oral hygiene.
Veneers are a dental procedure in which a covering is placed over the outside of the tooth. At the first appointment, the teeth are prepared and impressions are taken. In two to three weeks the veneers are back from the laboratory, the temporaries are removed and the veneers are bonded to the teeth. The advantage of veneers versus crowns is that much less tooth material is removed, and the procedure is generally less uncomfortable. Veneers are recommended for teeth that have large fillings or little tooth structure.


It's a painful but necessary sight to see old cordons stacked up high for burning, however spectacular the bonfire may be. The relationship I've built with these vines over years of pruning and promoting vertical shoot growth, harvesting and of course producing the fruit of our labour – the wine. It always puts me in check as I recognise how fleeting moments are and how special it is to be able to bottle them.
Cordons are the canes which are trained along the cordon wire from which spring the shoots bearing the grapes for next year's harvest. This pile of removed cordons is from half of one three acre Chardonnay block. As such, no fruit from this section will be produced this year, just extensive vegetative growth. The other half of this block was removed last year: new canes were selected and trained onto a new cordon wire during last year's pruning season (May to August) and will produce fruit this year.
Why do we remove them? If left too long the vines will become less fruitful. To encourage new growth and vine management we ideally remove the cordons every 5 – 10 years. Cane pruned vines such as Sauvignon Blanc actually have the cordon removed annually and produce fruit on newly laid down canes.
I'll let you know when we'll light it up, after harvest and the fire-ban season of course but before too much rain sets in. Feel free to come along and have a memorial glass of Chardonnay in the warming glow of old friends who are responsible for producing such great cool climate Chardonnay.


Groups of 16 students from 16 high schools in the USA will compete against there sister city schools from different regions of Japan by creating a display made out of Japanese traditional fans using additional materials provided from the competing prefecture.
The display will be a representation of the city from which the competing sister schools of japan are from. Each pair will be judged and only one of each pair will be displayed at the KIX Osaka Airport.


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Samsung Sets High Goals for Future of Tizen-Powered TVs
By Erick Mendoza
Samsung has ambitious plans for its Tizen operating system, which the South Korean manufacturer is promoting as an alternative to Google's Android. After launching an affordable mobile phone powered by Tizen in India, Samsung's next goal is to equip half of all its TV sets with the Tizen operating system this year. At CES this month, Samsung said it aims to sell 60 millions TVs in 2015, 30 million of which would be powered by Tizen. The company hopes that by 2017, all of its Internet-connected TVs will be Tizen-enabled sets.
"If Samsung does roll out that many Tizen-enabled TVs, the scale will be far bigger — proportionally — than what the company has in mind for Tizen phones," reports The Wall Street Journal.
"Samsung executives have said the company's broad strategy of addressing customers in various price points — from high-end to low-end — will remain unchanged when bringing Internet-connectivity to TVs, meaning the Tizen platform will eventually be retooled as needed to address various TV models."
Samsung recently launched an affordable Tizen smartphone — the sub-$100 Samsung Z1 — in India, after failed attempts to release the phone in France, Japan and Russia. The company has also launched cameras and smartwatches powered by Tizen. However, launching a phone has been challenging due to lack of support from carriers and app developers.
The company does not face the same problem with TVs. "Samsung doesn't have to worry about souring its relationship with Google, which has long been a key platform partner for its Galaxy lineup of smartphones but no so much for TVs," WSJ adds.
Topics: 2015 CES, Android, Apps, Cameras, Carriers, Consumer Electronics Show, Developers, France, Galaxy, Google, India, Internet, Internet of Things, Japan, Mobile, Operating System, Russia, Samsung Electronics, Samsung Z1, Smartphone, Smartwatch, Television, Tizen, TVs, Wearable
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Whoever (okay, it was DeBeers, at least the concept was) came up with the name "eternity" to describe wedding bands and engagement rings that feature diamonds all the way around was a genius. Because who doesn't want a whole ring full of diamonds, and who doesn't want to say it's because of the symbolism—an endless ring of durable, beautiful, everlasting diamonds? Either way, eternity bands have been popular choices for wedding jewelry ever since DeBeers figured out a way to use all the small diamond they were bringing in through a deal with Russia. That was in the sixties, and the rings are still bridal mainstays today. You'll find lots of examples at pawn shops throughout South Florida.
Though all eternity bands feature continuous diamonds, the styles can still be different depending on how the stones are set—prong, channel, bezel, bar. Half eternity rings have stones only on the top of the ring, and are not only more affordable, but perhaps more practical and comfortable as well. For full eternity rings, prong settings aren't recommended, as the prongs are more apt to snag. Bezel, bar, and channel settings that render your stones flush are considered best bets for preserving the diamonds. Because of the variance in styles, it's best to choose an eternity band at the same time as engagement ring, to ensure a good match. If you'd like help, ask us at National Pawn and Jewelry in Fort Lauderdale, or anywhere you shop for jewelry in South Florida.
Eternity styles in colored stones are wonderful for anniversaries, Valentine's Day, birthdays, or right hand rings. Eternity isn't just for wedding—or diamonds—anymore.