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Man seriously wounded in Durham shooting seeks help at nearby pastor's home
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DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A man was shot in Durham Monday night and went to a nearby house to seek help, witnesses and police said.
The incident happened around 9:10 p.m. near the intersection of Holloway Street at Bunn Terrace, according to Durham police.
The gunshot victim then went to a nearby home on North Guthrie Avenue where he sought help, according to the homeowner Allen Jones, who is a pastor.
Police said the victim, a man in his late 40s or early 50s, was seriously wounded and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Jones uses his home as a ministry and also provides food for people in the neighborhood.
"This community is hurt," Jones said. "In Durham, there is so much going on. Those who decide to pull the trigger and do harm because of nothing — they need to understand that this has got to stop."
Police said the shooting is under investigation. No information about a suspect was provided by police.
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Ночной Громила (), настоящее имя Дуэйн Тейлор () — вымышленный персонаж, супергерой, появляющийся в комиксах издательства Marvel Comics. Впервые появился в Thor # 411 (декабрь 1989), был создан Томом ДеФалко и Роном Френцем.

История публикации
Ночной Громила является основателем и лидером Новых Воинов, а также руководителем Фонда Тейлора. Хотя он не обладает сверхчеловеческими способностями, он обучался многим видам боевых искусств, а также умеет создавать технологические устройства.

В X-Men vol. 2 # 29 и X-Force vol. 1 # 32, выясняется, что Ночной Громила имеет связи с Клубом Адского пламени, таинственной группой аристократов и противников Людей Икс.

У Ночного Громилы было два законных наставника, когда он дебютировал в проблеме происхождения Новых Воинов: Эндрю Корд и Тай. Корд не был замечен с середины первого тома, а Тай умер в выпуске № 25 после того, как раскрыл его план использовать Новых Воинов, чтобы получить неизмеримую силу. Предполагается, что Ночной Громила просто перерос его потребность в законном опекуне (на странице в New Warriors # 39 было указано, что Дуэйну было 19 лет).

Вымышленная биография

Ранние годы
Дуэйн Майкл Тейлор вел тяжелую жизнь. Будучи ребенком в Нью-Йорке, он видел, как его богатые родители были убиты на его глазах. Это событие заставило его превратить себя в человеческую боевую машину в погоне за местью. Со временем это желание мести превратилось в навязчивое желание наказать всех обидчиков.

Он не мог полностью запомнить точные обстоятельства смерти своих родителей и не мог вспомнить лицо своего убийцы; Он предположил, что это его разум пытается заблокировать память. Позже он выяснил, что все обстоятельства смерти его родителей и его собственное воспитание его опекуном Кордом и пожилой азиаткой по имени Тай, фактически были организованы самой Тай.

Управляемый и конфликтный молодой человек вёл двойное существование: днём он руководил Фондом Тейлора, а по ночам он неустанно тренировался до пика человеческих возможностей, обучаясь у лучших частных наставников, которые можно было купить за деньги. Затем он начал патрулирование улиц Нью-Йорка в качестве борца с преступностью, чтобы обеспечить себе испытательный полигон для своих навыков.

Ранние приключения
Силуэт и Полуночный Огонь действовали как независимые линчеватели на улицах Нью-Йорка, когда они встретились с Дуэйном, который был занят тем же самым, но в одиночку, незадолго до того, как стать Ночным Громилой. Трио начало проводить совместные действия, чтобы уменьшить влияние уличных банд Нью-Йорка. Силуэт и Полночный огонь были детьми Эндрю Корда, который в то время был опекуном Дуэйна.

Их партнерство закончилось, когда Силуэт была застрелена и парализована ниже спины. Полуночный Огонь обвинил Дуэйна, убил копа и стал наркобароном, чтобы заманить Дуэйна в физическую конфронтацию,в которой он не мог победить. Позже частично парализованная Силуэт объединилась с Дуэйном, дистанцируясь от злых действий её брата.

Дуэйн создал специальный бронированный костюм, частично в ответ на угрозу Полуночного Огня, настроенного его убить, а также потому, что чувствовал, что это было самым эффективным способом выполнять свою миссию.

Новые Воины
Ночной Громила тщательно исследовал несколько молодых сольных героев и выбрал три в качестве мишеней для вербовки. Он основал свою группу как Фантастическая четвёрка, где он как Рид Ричардс из группы является лидером и мозгом. Каждый дополнительный член планировался для отражения ролей каждого из Ф4. Первым из его новобранцев был Ричард Райдер, тогдашний пенсионер, и, предположительно, потерявший сознание, Нова (исполнет роль Существа из-за его чистой силы). Выводя, что он может возродить силы Райдера в случае высокого стресса, Ночной Громила похитил Райдера и высадил его из здания. Несмотря на то, что Райдер был по понятным причинам расстроен в Ночном Громиле за то, что он рисковал своей жизнью, тот факт, что этот инцидент позволил ему восстановить свои силы, его самое большое желание, заставил его почувствовать себя обязанным вступить в команду.

Почти сразу после сбора двух других выбранных товарищей по команде, мутантов Огненную звезду (исполняющую роль как Человек-факел) и Чудо Мальчика, позже известного как Справедливость, (исполнение роли как Невидимой Леди), четыре молодых супергероя стали участвовать в экстренных ситуациях. Бывший Вестник Галактуса, Терракс, восстановил его тело и вызвал много разрушений в центре Нью-Йорка. Прибыв на место происшествия, они обнаружили еще пару супергероев, Нэмориту и Спидбола. Шесть молодых героев сразились с ярым злодеем Терраксом и смогли нейтрализовать его с помощью эрзац (но эффективной) совместной работы. Впоследствии, Мстители появились и украли шоу, в результате чего некоторые из молодых героев горькие о том, чтобы быть пренебрежительным. Тем не менее, шестеро согласились сформироваться вместе в новую команду, назвав себя тем, что репортер назвал их - Новые Воины.

Вместе с Новыми Воинами он помог Тору сразиться с Джаггернаутом. Было продемонстрировано прежнее партнерство с Силуэтом и Полуночным Огнем, и Ночной Громила победил Полночного Огоня и воссоединился с Силуэтом. Ночной Громила впервые столкнулся с Бенгалией и сражался с Карателем. С Новыми Воинами и Фантастической Четвёркой, он снова сражался с Терраксом. С Новыми Воинами он был схвачен Гидеоном.

Воины довольно удачно сражались с преступностью в течение приличного количества времени, но Дуэйн наткнулся на некоторые тревожные несоответствия в фикте, которая была его жизнью. Он впервые обнаружил, что его компания была вовлечена в очень теневые практики, и эта первоначальная непоследовательность привела его неизбежно к тому, чтобы разгадать ложь, которую он накормил с детства. Ничего не было, как казалось. В конце концов, был обнаружен странный мистически-ориентированный заговор, наряду с новыми злодеями в форме Складного круга, и истинная роль Тай была прояснена.

За это время Дуэйн стал законным опекуном для Ярости, молодого парня в супермощном теле человека. Ярость потерял свою бабушку в мести, направленной на друзей и семью новых воинов.

Складной круг
Ночной Громила столкнулся с преступником-лордом Тацуо в Японии и покинул «Новых Воинов». Он сражался и был насильственно введен в Фальцовку. В это время Дуэйн притворился, что присоединился к Складному кругу, чтобы проникнуть в них, но он забыл сказать Воинам это. Его одержимость правосудием, все еще вызванная смертью его родителей, и его проблемы с гневом привели к тому, что он покинул команду. Он путешествовал со Складным кругом в Храм Драконьего Хреста в Камбодже и узнал об ответственности Тайя за смерть его родителей. С Новыми Воинами, Темным Ястребом и Складным Кругом, он победил Тайя. Он стремился предотвратить враждебное поглощение Фонда Тейлора и спас жизнь Аккорда. Он боролся с реваншем с Гедеоном и Бенгалией и сражался с Тантрумом.

После его ухода Воины никогда не были похожи друг на друга. Линейка немного изменилась, и Дуэйн снова стал союзником. Он терпел неудачи на этом пути, включая потерю своей подруги и товарища по команде Силуэта своему предполагаемому сводному брату Дониэлю (Бандит). Дуэйн больше не был бесспорным лидером Воинов. Большая часть группы обратилась сначала к Нэморите, а затем к Джастику для лидерства. Он позже вошел в контакт с Псионекс, но в конце концов вернулся к команде в последних выпусках Громкость. Он сыграл выдающуюся роль в финальной сюжетной дуге «Новых воинов» (т. 1), посвященной смертоносному удару в Dire Wraith Volxx.

В Nova Human Rocket № 1 (май 1999 года) Ночной Громила распустил команду и решил поехать за границу, обучаясь в различных дисциплинах по боевым искусствам. Узнав о заговоре против Железного Кулака нового лидера Руки Джанзо Муто в то время, Ночной Громила помог недавно реформированным Новым Воинам, чтобы спасти жизнь Железного Кулака. После приключения он снова ушел. В последнем выпуске тома он вернулся в команду, чтобы снова стать отличной командой супергероев.

Новые Воины. Том 3
Дуэйн Тейлор в конце концов «ушел» из геройства, но остался полуактивным во время работы с Фондом Тейлора. Он хотел использовать основу, чтобы сделать мир лучше, и стал активно участвовать в исследованиях рака. Он собрал первоклассный штат микробиологов, один из которых разработал то, что, казалось, было лекарством от рака. Фактически, лечение оказалось работой мутантного сына биолога, который использовал свои полномочия, чтобы «сказать», что нужно делать, чтобы справиться с этим. Это откровение уничтожило доверие инвесторов к Фонду Тейлора. Ученый умер, пытаясь доказать, что его лечение рака работает, проверяя его на себе.

Дуэйн спас остатки Фонда Тейлора и принял Микроб, сына-мутанта мертвого микробиолога. Дуэйн обратился к телевизионной продюсерской компании с просьбой о банкротстве и продвижении новой команды, упаковывая свои приключения в реалити-шоу. Он собрал новую команду Воинов, плюс Микроба, и они путешествовали по стране.

Гражданская война

Ночной Громила был одним из четырех из Новых Воинов, вовлеченных в инцидент, который привел к Закону о Регистрации Сверхлюдей в 2006-2007 сюжетной линии «Civil War». Сюжетная линия была начата, когда группа супергероев, которая включает Ночного Громилу, разыграла убежище суперзвёзд в пригороде Стэмфорда, штат Коннектикут. Когда один из злодеев, Нитро, взорвется, Ночной Громила умирает во взрыве. Его смерть подтверждена в Civil War: Front Line # 1.

После «Гражданской войны» появилась новая команда, называющая себя «Новые Воины». Они начали набор подпольных, неоткрытых и отключенных героев, которые решительно не согласны с законом о регистрации сверхчеловека. В то время как большинство из этих новых воинов являются новыми для команды, лидер и вербовщик показывают себя как Ночной Громила, хотя истинная личность этого человека неизвестна для первых нескольких вопросов. Могила Ночного Стража содержит только разрушенные останки костюма, который он носил во время инцидента в Стэмфорде, с анализом костюма, показывающим удивительно минимальное количество биологического материала, хотя врач, который проводил анализ, отметил, что это можно объяснить тем, что Тейлор был человеком и находился в непосредственной близости от взрыва Нитро, будучи также частично защищенным своим костюмом. В «New Warriors» #6 видно, что этот новый «Ночной Громила» на самом деле является Дониэлем Тэйлором, незаконным сводным братом Дуэйна, с которым Дуэйн ранее боролся как со злодеем под псевдонимом Бандит.

Остатки из Дуэйна вместе с Микробом и Нэморита были позже восстановлены группой «Новые Воины» и Инициативной группой по вопросам юстиции и получили надлежащее захоронение.

Пост гражданская война
Впоследствии «Новые Воины» используют машину времени, чтобы попытаться вернуться в прошлое и спасти Дуэйна, но случайно отправлены на будущее, где Железный человек использовал Инициативу, чтобы поставить весь мир под власть тирании. Дониелл противостоит Железному человеку, только чтобы доказать, что это не Тони Старк, который носит броню, а воскресший Дуэйн. Радуясь, что его брат жив, Дониелл помогает захватить своих товарищей по команде, несмотря на его опасения относительно диктатуры Дуэйна. Когда этот альтернативный Дуэйн хладнокровно убивает пленника Тони Старка, Дониэлл поворачивается против него, освобождая Новых Воинов и в конце концов убивая его.

«Соревнование чемпионов» и возвращение
Во время соревнования между Коллекционером и его братом, Грандмастером, Ночной Громила вырывается из таймстрим за секунды до его смерти, чтобы он мог служить частью команды Коллекционера. После того как маэстро узурпирует роль коллекционера и берет на себя участие в конкурсе, Ночной Громила помогает возглавить восстание. Восстание проваливается, но Маэстро отправляет Ночной Трахер к сегодняшнему дню Земли, полагая, что он слишком опасен, чтобы держаться. В настоящем Ночной Громила пробуждается, чтобы найти, что его последняя память это смерть во взрыве в Стэмфорде.

Силы и способности
По словам злодея Генекида, Дуэйн имеет некоторые неуточненные «продвинутые ДНК». И в выпуске # 10 Эмма Фрост утверждает, что он был каким-то образом естественным иммунитетом к телепатическим зондам; Позже выяснилось, что это было вызвано Тайем, из-за того, что она исказила его память или намеренное усилие со стороны Тайя, чтобы никто другой не мог манипулировать Дуэйном и вмешиваться в её планы на него.

Ночной Громила обладает превосходными рукопашными способностями и обучается различным боевым искусствам; Он смог отстоять свое наказание против Карателя (Громила выиграл бы, если бы Каратель не смог выпустить на него автоматную очередь пистолета-пулемета в упор). Он также отличный акробат, талантливый дизайнер боевых костюмов и небольшого вооружения, хороший компьютерный «хакер». Его сила была еще больше увеличена, хотя и не поистине сверхчеловеческой, благодаря его боевой броне от Mark II.

Оборудование
Ночной Громила был одет в специальный костюм из легкой артикулированной боевой брони, состоящей из кевларо-боро и силикатно-ориентированного волокна в керамической матрице, 2 слоя толщиной 8 мм / 16 мм и ткани, состоящей из нитрида титана с микропочтой; Он первоначально разработал боевой костюм, чтобы выжить в бою с братом Силуэта «Полночным Огнем». Костюм не может быть разрушен пулями из обычного огнестрельного оружия или ножами и является огнеупорным. Костюм также состоит из тонкой пластины LED. корпуса, который позволяет костюму маскироваться в своем окружении. Шлем содержал очки (интегральные) с инфракрасным прицелом, телескопической линзой, магнитно-резонансным сканированием и приложением камеры. Шлем также включает в себя дыхательный аппарат, голосовой скремблер, устройство двусторонней радиосвязи, параболический усилитель звука и кибернетическую связь с броневыми системами.

Он также носил пару дубинок, палочки Экскрима, которые он назвал своими «Боевыми посохами», которые прикреплялись к специальным слотам на задней части брони I и бронированный высокотехнологичный стекловолоконный скейтборд с выдвижным лезвием с острыми лезвиями; Доска также цепляется за его доспехи. Броня была оборудована титановым пружинным лезвием в правом предплечье. Левое запястье его доспеха содержало тонкую гарротную проволоку из адамантия. На предплечьях устанавливались также ракеты типа земля-земля. В доспехах Mark I также был скрытый отсек, в котором у него был пистолет-пулемет Uzi, запасенный для чрезвычайных ситуаций. Его скейтборд также можно использовать как щит или как оружие с широким скрытым лезвием; Он также может быть изменен для использования в качестве сноуборда.

Рукавицы на запястье на его броне могли стрелять перцовым аэрозолем, сонным газом или взрывоопасно запускать его «боевые посохи», которые были спрятаны в кобуру вдоль его предплечий в броне Mark II. Его рукавицы могли также развернуть пневматические стрельбища для пересечения крыш и содержать выдвижные лезвия, а также выдвижной компьютерный кран. У него также был служебный пакет с различной формой взрывчатых веществ, пластик, напалмовый гель и кордиевые пакеты, магниевые вспышки, дымовые капсулы, зажигательные патроны, домкраты / шпоры и шарикоподшипники. В рюкзаке также находился парашют. Броня Марка II также имела усовершенствованную активную систему камуфляжа.

Кроме того, было обнаружено, что доспехи Ночного Стража, которые Дуэйн носил в гражданской войне, были сделаны из вибрационной сетки.

Товары
Различные товары были проданы с участием Ночного Громилы (Дуэйн Тэйлор). В ноябре 2006 года Wizkids продали через свою Supernova линию статуэтки Ночного Громилы от HeroClix (набор из 3). Ночной Громила был показан в Marvel Universe Trading Cards - Серия 1 (1990 год, карта №85), Серия 2 (1991, cards # 22 и 156), Серия 3 (1992, карты № 59 и 174), Серия 4 (1993, карточка № 26) и Серия 5 (1994 год, карточки № 79 и 168). Ночной Громила также был включен в ряд футболок, плакатов и оттисков с участием Новых Воинов.

Вне комиксов
 Телевизионная версия Ночного Громилы изначально была на ранних стадиях разработки для UPN в 2002 году.
 Актеру Джереми Тарди досталась роль Ночного Громилы в сериале Новые Воины от Marvel Television на телеканале Freeform.
 Ночной Громила является играбельным персонажем в мобильной файтинг-игре Marvel: Contest of Champions

Примечания

Персонажи комиксов, появившиеся в 1989 году
Вымышленные предприниматели
Супергерои Marvel Comics

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Airstreeem at the London Bike Show 2013!
The UK's largest bike exhibition, The London Bike Show returns to ExCeL London from 17 – 20 January 2013, and promises visitors a fantastic day out. In three years the event has grown from 50 to over 150 exhibitors, 3,000sqm to 14,000sqm and organisers VOS Media are very excited ahead of the show.
The event sees the integration of the IG London Nocturne into The London Bike Show, creating the UK's first indoor criterium and providing visitors with fast-paced, competitive racing and a fantastic viewing spectacle. Racing will take place each day of the show and the programme includes both an Elite Men's and Women's Criterium, a number of support races, a youth race; and both folding bike and penny farthing races. Registration for the racing will be open soon.
Brands confirmed to be at the show include Airstreeem, Genesis, Ridgeback, Pinarello, Assos, Schwalbe, Marin, Wilier, Brooks, GoPro and many others. For visitors looking to buy their first bike, upgrade, looking to buy their child a new bike, looking to purchase a top end road bike, or just wanting some new clothing or accessories, The London Bike Show offers a great opportunity to do so. Many exhibitors will have show specific offers and the show's a great opportunity to check out some of the newest bikes on the market. Up until late afternoon each day the 500m plus IG Nocturne circuit will serve as a test track, allowing visitors the opportunity to test out some of the latest and hottest bikes.
Focusing on performance, this year's cycling theatre is sponsored by Jaguar Cars who provide support vehicles and work closely with the hugely successful Team Sky Pro Cycling team. The Jaguar Performance Theatre will feature coaches and experts who will be looking at how personal performance can be improved through better technique, nutrition and the way cycling is approached, as well as essential bike maintenance and tuning. That's not all, the theatre will also host a number of team launches, including that of the hotly anticipated Team Madison Genesis and Q&A sessions with some of Britain's top cyclists.
For visitors looking for a personalised and tailored experience, the BikeRadar Training Hub returns to the 2013 show. Run by experts from Koolstof Coaching, the hub offers professional fitness and training advice for a fraction of the price available independently. With sessions lasting around 2 hours, visitors will have their Vo2 Max tested, receive a spin scan analysis and much more, before receiving a personalised training plan designed to help with achieving goals and taking performance to the next level.
Tickets are extremely limited. For more information visit http://www.thelondonbikeshow.co.uk/attractions/bike-radar-training-hub/.
For the finest examples of the latest bikes and innovations within cycling visitors should head to The Cool Wall, a display handpicked by experts from the world of cycling, The wall will feature the One-77 Aston Martin bike, the world's most technologically advanced road bike which costs a cool £25,000.
And there's more racing, this time in the form of the DMR Pump Track Challenge. The UK's best riders will race head to head on two 200m long timber tracks over rollers and beams as they bid to become the champion.
Former Mountain Bike World Champion Marytn Ashton and current Pro Mountain Biker Blake Samson will be wowing the crowds with amazing displays each day as part of the Animal Bike Tour display team.
That's not quite everything! The London Bike Show will once again run alongside The Outdoors Show, The Active Travel Show and the Tullett Prebon London Boat Show. With a ticket to The London Bike Show allowing visitors access into all four shows, there will be lots more to see and do, helping to create a great, affordable day out for the whole family.


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CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION A formal statement by which a house honors an individual or organization or pays tribute to the memory of a deceased citizen. Ceremonial resolutions are not subject to the same strict rules of form and procedure as other resolutions.
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CODIFICATION OF LAWS The systematic arrangement of laws. In New Jersey, chapter laws are codified according to subject matter.
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consideration of pending bills. A chair may also direct a review of activity in any State agency.
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A resolution adopted by both the Senate and General Assembly to express the policy or opinions of the Legislature; often used to petition Congress to take certain actions; to establish study commissions composed entirely of legislators or appointees of the presiding officer, to adopt joint rules; and to propose amendments to the State Constitution. Requires no action by the Governor.
CONDITIONAL VETO A veto in which the Governor objects to parts of a bill and proposes amendments that would make it acceptable. If the Legislature re-enacts the bill with the recommended amendments, it is presented again to the Governor for signature.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST A situation occurring when an official's private interests may benefit from his or her public actions.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT One of 13 districts in New Jersey from which a congressional representative is elected. The districts are established by state law and are redrawn following a decennial census to maintain equal population in each.
CONSENT LIST A list of bills which, by prearrangement of the two parties, are passed without objection or debate.
CONSTITUENT A resident of a legislator's district.
CONSTITUTION A written instrument defining and limiting the duties and powers of a government and guaranteeing certain rights to the people who are subject to that government's laws. New Jersey's first constitution was adopted in 1776, its present one in 1947.
CO-SPONSOR(S) The sponsor(s) of a bill or resolution in addition to the prime sponsor.
DEBATE The formal discussion and argumentation of a matter by the members of the Senate and General Assembly during a session. Precise limitations on debate in the New Jersey Legislature have been set by the rules of each house.
DEMOCRAT A member of the Democratic Party, one of the two major political parties in the U.S., which emerged in the late 1820s.
DISTRICT OFFICES The offices maintained by legislators in their respective districts for the purpose of serving their constituents.
"DROP IN THE HOPPER" Deliver bill to House for introduction.
EXECUTIVE BRANCH One of the three branches of government, it is headed by the Governor and includes the following principal departments: Agriculture; Banking and Insurance; Community Affairs; Corrections; Education; Environmental Protection; Health and Senior Services; Human Services; Labor; Law and Public Safety; Military and Veterans'Affairs; Personnel; State; Transportation; and Treasury.
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EXPENDITURE Charges incurred, whether paid or unpaid.
FIRST REPRINT (SECOND, THIRD, ETC.) The designation that indicates the number of times that a bill or resolution has been reprinted after being amended either by committee or floor action.
FISCAL NOTE A statement that indicates the anticipated financial impact of proposed legislation on state or local government.
FISCAL YEAR An accounting period of 12 months. In New Jersey State government, this period runs from July 1 to June 30.
FLOOR The area of the legislative chamber occupied by the members and staff of the house. A legislator "has the floor" when he or she has been granted permission by the presiding officer to address the house.
GALLERY The area of the legislative chamber from which proceedings may be viewed by visitors.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY In New Jersey, one of the two houses that comprises the state Legislature. The General Assembly has 80 members - 2 elected from each legislative district - and is presided over by the Speaker of the General Assembly.
GERRYMANDERING The act of drawing legislative district boundaries to gain partisan or factional political advantages.
GOVERNOR The Governor is the chief executive officer of the State, and responsible for oversight of all Executive Branch functions.
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE A provision within a bill that allows activities, individuals or groups involved prior to its enactment, to be exempt from that legislation.
HEARING A formal meeting, usually of a committee or commission, at which testimony on a question or issue is accepted from the general public and /or invited witnesses.
HOUSE This term can refer to the room or chamber in which a legislative body meets, but most often refers to the body itself. The Senate is one house and the General Assembly another.
HOUSE UNDER CALL A motion requiring all members of a house to remain in the legislative chamber during a voting session until the house concludes its business. This may be done to maintain a quorum, or during consideration of an important issue.
IMMUNITY The privileges afforded by the Constitution whereby legislators are exempt from arrest while attending a session or when traveling to and from a session (except in cases of treason or high misdemeanor, now classified as a crime of the third degree or greater); also, the exemption from questioning on remarks made in speech or debate during a session or committee meeting.
IN-MEMORIAM CERTIFICATE A certificate issued by legislators to offer a memorial tribute.
INTRODUCTION The presentation of a bill or resolution to the legislative body for its consideration. It is formally accomplished when the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the General Assembly, in open session, announces the bill's number and sponsor(s) and reads its title.
JOINT RESOLUTION A formal action adopted by both houses and approved by the Governor. A joint resolution has the effect of a law and is often used instead of a bill when the purpose is of a temporary nature, or to establish a commission or express an opinion.
JOINT SESSION The combined meeting of the Senate and General Assembly for such purposes as receiving the Governor's annual "State of the State" and budget messages and other addresses by the Governor or distinguished visitors, and to hold special commemorative ceremonies. Also, the Constitution provides that the two houses meet in joint session when appointing the State Auditor.
JUDICIAL One of the three branches of government, the Judicial Branch, under the direction of the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, is responsible for the operation of the State's court system and the regulation of attorneys.
JURAT A certificate attached to a bill confirming its passage in one house before being delivered to the second house for consideration.
LAW All the official rules and codes that govern citizens' actions, including the Constitution, statutory laws enacted by the Legislature, case laws established by court decisions, and administrative law as set forth by executive branch agencies.
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LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION All the legislators representing one district or county.
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT One of the forty areas in New Jersey from which one senator and two General Assembly members are elected. Districts, many of which cross county lines, are established by a special Apportionment Commission and are of equal population.
LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION AND BILL ROOM (LIBR) A unit under the Director of Public Information of the Office of Legislative Services that supplies a variety of information about the Legislature to legislators and the public.
LEGISLATIVE LIAISON A person who represents an executive department before the Legislature and who assists the Legislature with technical expertise and information about the department.
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LEGISLATURE The elected, representative branch of State government formed by the constitution to make and revise laws, approve certain executive nominations, and propose constitutional changes.
LOBBYIST A person who communicates with the Legislature and the Governor to support or oppose legislation. Officially, a lobbyist is called a legislative agent.
MAJORITY, MINORITY These terms refer to the political party having the most (majority) or fewest (minority) representatives in either house.
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MOTION A proposal calling for specific action.
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATIVE DIGEST A publication produced by the Office of Legislative Services, Legislative Information and Bill Room (LIBR), the day after each session of either house providing up-to-date information of legislative activity. The publication contains various categories of bill status including bills introduced, bills passed, and bills signed into law since the last session. Single copies are available free of charge through the LIBR office.
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PERSONAL PRIVILEGE The parliamentary procedure whereby members of both houses have the opportunity to express their feelings regarding the "safety, dignity, and integrity" of the proceedings or the "rights, reputation and conduct of members" by gaining recognition from the presiding officer.
POCKET VETO The only type of veto in which the Governor does not return the bill to the Legislature for a possible vote to override. This veto applies only to bills passed within the last 10 days of a 2-year legislative session. The Governor, in essence, "pockets" the bill.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE A legislator, elected by members of the Senate to serve as the chief presiding officer during sessions, who appoints committee chairs and members of committees and commissions, refers bills and resolutions to reference committees, sets the agenda for session days, and supervises the administration of the day-to-day business of the Senate.
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elects a President, and the General Assembly a Speaker.
PRIME SPONSOR The legislator whose name appears first among the sponsors of a bill or resolution. The prime sponsor has the right to select co-sponsors and may exercise a number of other prerogatives in regard to the proposed legislation.
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REAPPORTIONMENT The redrawing of the state legislative districts by an Apportionment Commission to maintain an equal population in each district. New Jersey's districts are reapportioned every ten years following the federal census.
RECESS A temporary break during a floor session or a period when no legislative sessions are held.
by Thomas Jefferson, and reorganized in 1854.
REDISTRICTING The redrawing of congressional districts, usually following a new population census, to maintain an equal population in each district.
REPUBLICAN A member of the Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the U.S., which was originally organized by Thomas Jefferson, and reorganized in 1854.
RESCIND To annul or undo a previously taken action.
RESOLUTION An action of the Legislature that expresses the policies, sentiment, opinions or direction of one or both houses. Types include joint, concurrent, ceremonial, and one-house resolutions.
REVENUE Income from taxes, fees, fines, federal grants and other sources.
ROLL CALL VOTE The recording of each member's vote, usually electronically. Roll call votes are also known as recorded or machine votes.
ROUTINE BUSINESS A period during a daily legislative session, usually after all voting is concluded, when the Secretary/Clerk records and reads bill introductions, committee reports and takes administrative actions.
RULES OF THE HOUSES Rules established independently by each house to regulate its internal organization, operation and procedures. Houses also adopt joint rules to govern matters of mutual interest.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE A person, not a member of the Legislature, who is elected by the Senate to serve as its chief administrative officer. The Secretary's duties include reading all bills and resolutions on first, second and third reading; recording the vote on all bills and resolutions; and providing general supervision over certain employees of the house.
SELECT COMMITTEE A legislative committee established for a limited period that may be created by either house and may include members of one or both houses to study a specific subject area.
SENATE In New Jersey, one of the two houses that comprises the state Legislature. The Senate has 40 members - 1 elected from each legislative district - and is presided over by the President of the Senate.
SENATE JOURNAL The official record of the actions of the New Jersey Senate.
SENATORIAL COURTESY Describes the custom in the advice and consent process whereby the Senator from a nominee's county must approve the nominee before the nomination will be considered by the Senate.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS A member of the session day staff under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the General Assembly who assists in maintaining the security and decorum of the house.
SESSION DAY STAFF Part-time personnel, including sergeants-at-arms, clerks, supervisors of bills, and pages, who perform functions related to the conduct of a session.
SESSION YEAR New Jersey's session year begins on the second Tuesday of each January. All business conducted during the first year of the two-year legislative session may be continued into the second year, but unfinished business expires at the end of the second year.
SPEAKER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A member of the General Assembly who is elected by the members of the house to serve as the chief presiding officer during sessions, who appoints committee chairs and members of committees and commissions, refers bills and resolutions to reference committees, sets the agenda for session days, and supervises the administration of the day-to-day business of the General Assembly.
SPONSOR A legislator who introduces a bill or resolution.
STANDING REFERENCE COMMITTEES Committees established by each house to consider bills and resolutions referred by the presiding officer and to review activities of state agencies.
STATE HOUSE New Jersey's capitol building, located on State Street in the City of Trenton, which is the official location of the State government. It houses both the executive (Governor's offices) and legislative branches (Senate and General Assembly chambers and offices).
STATE HOUSE ANNEX The building adjacent to the State House. It houses the Office of Legislative Services, legislative offices and committee rooms.
"STOPPING THE CLOCK" An infrequently used strategy on the morning of the end of the annual legislative session, which occurs at noon on the second Tuesday in January of each even-numbered year, whereby the proceedings continue past noon but the journal indicates occurrence of the action on the final legislative day.
SUBSTITUTE BILL (FLOOR) During a voting session, a bill is substituted by an identical bill from the other House which is further along in the legislative process, allowing for speedier final passage.
TABLE To defer action on legislation.
"THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE" During debate, a legislator's way of referring to members of the "other" political party. The phrase pertains to the custom of seating all Democrats in one area of the legislative chamber and Republicans in another, separated by an aisle.
UNICAMERAL A legislature composed of one-house, e.g. the Nebraska Legislature.
VETO An official action of the Governor to nullify legislative action. Forms include absolute veto, conditional veto, line item veto and pocket veto.
VETO MESSAGE The Governor's comments explaining reasons for vetoing a bill and setting conditions for reconsideration.
VOICE VOTE A method of voting in which individual votes are not recorded, but instead the members respond orally, in unison, to vote yes or no.
WHIP A legislator who assists the party floor leader in maintaining party discipline and ensuring attendance at legislative sessions and committee meetings.


A double-ended rowing and sailing boat, pointed both bow and stern. Length averages 14 to 18 feet.
Flat-bottomed open rowboat, characteristic of New England, whose planking runs fore and aft, the length of the boat. It has high sides, a V-shaped raked or angled transom, and sharp, graceful sheer.
A fore-and-aft rig where the forward mast is taller than the after mast, and the after mast is generally ahead of the steering position.
A small half-decked cat-ketch-rigged centerboard fishing boat from Casco Bay and the Hampton, New Hamshire area before that.
Small centerboard sloop, about 20 feet long, built in the Muscongus and Penobscot Bay areas in the middle years of the 19th century for fishing.
A sailing vessel of two or more masts, all fore-and-aft rigged. The Thomas W. Lawson, built in 1902, had seven masts. In comparison to a square-rigged vessel of comparable tonnage, a schooner is better for coastwise sailing. .
Knox Marine engines were made by the Camden Anchor-Rockland Machine Company. Production seems to have started about 1901 in Rockland then moved to Camden about 1906 where they continued into the 1920s.
Read More one-cylinder gas engines called "one-lungers." Eventually, powered lobster boats became a type of their own, and kept the boatbuilding business strong through the years.
The growth of tourism in the second half of the nineteenth century provided a large market for canoes. Maine's Native American canoe building tradition was successfully converted to mass production when Mainers invented the canvas covered wood canoe in the 1870s. By the early 1900s, businesses like Old Town Canoe built and sold thousands nationally.
During the same period, Maine summer visitors began racing small sailboats, including creating in 1885 the North Haven dinghy, considered to be the first one-design class in the United States. Many other one-design racing sailboats became popular on the Maine coast, including the Northeast Harbor A boats, the Dark Harbor 17 ½, the Bar Harbor 30, the Wee Scot, and the Mt. Desert Island class. While most were designed by southern New England architects, many were built in Maine. These same architects turned to Maine builders for cruising boats in the decades after World War I.
Wooden boatbuilding began to see serious competition from fiberglass construction in the 1960s, and the number of wooden boatyards began to decline. Wooden yacht building, though, has made tremendous strides in the last thirty years, as new wood construction technologies and a revival of interest in wooden boats have spurred sales. Maine's boat builders now make up a 2/3 of a billion dollar industry, building boats in wood, fiberglass, aluminum, and steel.
Maine has a four hundred year history of ship and boat building, and continues to be a world leader.
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Tennille Auction to hold sale in new building March 3rd
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For years, Tennille Auction Company held weekly sales in a 6,500-square-foot converted parts warehouse building in Tennille, a small town in central Georgia. All that changes on Saturday, March 3rd, when the firm will hold a grand opening sale in a brand new building designed specifically as an auction house in nearby Sandersville. The sale has a start time of 7 p.m.
"We've always been a small auction company, flying under most people's radar, but we'd like to be better known and I think having this new building will help get us to the next level," said Rusty Rhodes, owner-auctioneer of Tennille Auction Company. Mr. Rhodes said he designed the 6,500-square-foot building, located at 519-A Industrial Drive, specifically with auctions in mind.
The inaugural sale will be worthy of a new facility. Headlining the event will be 13 pieces of pottery – most of them from Crawford County, Ga. In addition, many important furniture pieces and other merchandise will be sold from estates in the Northeast, mainly New Jersey, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and New England. "This will be a great sale with a lot of nice items," Mr. Rhodes said.
Crawford County pottery is rare and coveted by collectors. "A guy drove all the way from Chicago just to see it," Mr. Rhodes remarked. The pieces to be sold are early examples from a single-owner collection. They include whiskey jugs and storage crocks. All were handmade between 1850 and 1900. Six of the pieces have been signed, one by Henry Newton Long (signed as "HNL").
Other items expected to draw keen bidder interest include:
Several pieces of Fostoria, as part of a nice single-owner collection.
A dozen hand-made antique Persian rugs, ranging in size from runners to room-size.
About 30 Victorian chairs, most in original condition, all circa late 19th century.
Folk art and tramp art, including one piece made almost entirely from bottle caps.
"We'll have a lot more to talk about as the sale date approaches," Mr. Rhodes said. "I haven't purchased my truckload of merchandise from up North yet. When that happens, the list of expected top lots will be much longer. I always bring back treasures when I go out on a buying trip. Come sale day, we'll have a wide range of high-end items – something for just about everybody."
A preview will be held the day before the sale – Friday, March 2nd – from noon to 5 p.m., and on Saturday, March 3rd, from 8 a.m. until the start of sale. Sandersville is situated in the center of the state, about 60 miles either way from Augusta and Macon, off Highway 15. Mr. Rhodes described Sandersville as "the toehold of Washington County" and "the kaolin (white dirt) capital of the world."
Tennille Auction Company holds sales the first Saturday of the month, always beginning at 7 p.m. Not every sale features antiques and collectibles, although many do. "We never know what we're liable to be selling from week to week, Mr. Rhodes said with a chuckle. "Much of it comes from local estates, trips up North and defaults from storage facilities in Atlanta, Macon and Augusta."
To learn more about the upcoming auction, or for directions and more information, you may visit Tennille Auction Company online at www.tennilleonline.com. Online absentee bidding is facilitated through www.auctionzip.com. To consign an item, estate or collection, you may call the firm directly, at (478) 552-0908. The e-mail address is tennilleauction@sandersville.net.
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DOT Therapy with CO2 fractional laser is a minimally invasive anti-aging skin treatment for photo damage, poor skin texture, thinning skin, fine and deep wrinkles and brown sunspots. The DOT Therapy is suitable for most skin types and provides consistent results when performed by an experienced Physician.
At our Southlake and Dallas cosmetic skincare clinics, the DOT therapy with CO2 fractional laser is performed by Dr. Malik after application of a topical anesthetic creme.We use a skin cooling system during the procedure to minimize discomfort from the procedure. Most of our patients report very little discomfort during the procedure and have 3-5 days of skin recovery time following the treatment.
The above patient had one treatment of full face and the follow up photograph was captured one week after the treatment. The patient has NailaMD tinted sunscreen spf20 on her skin and no other skin makeup. For certain areas, such as the area around the mouth with deeper wrinkles or the area around the eyes where the treatment has to be done at a lower setting for safety, more than one treatment is recommended for best results.


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Officials at a Chinese museum think they have the first fossil of a bird. Or maybe it's just a fist.
A pit bull puppy ate its owner's toes while he was sleeping. Hey, it's a dog-eat-dogs world.
Before you marry, guys, ask your doc if you're healthy enough for a lifetime of female bitching.
I look for a pulse and body temperature above ambient. Not absolutes but good starting points.
Got to love Edward Snowden avoiding government persecution by hiding out in China. That's like joining the army because you're tired of people telling you what to do.
Another new charge from the airlines, called a "recline fee." Five dollars for five degrees, ten dollars for ten degrees … Or you can opt for the deluxe package: Twenty-five bucks gets you back far enough to squish that little snark that's been kicking you seat.
A 91-year-old AZ man broke the record for bench pressing (in the over 90 division). I bet the neighborhood kids stay off his property.


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Eleven Songs You May Have Overlooked in 2013 by Ben Potrykus
by Boston Hassle
Ben Potrykus plays in the Boston-based pop band BENT SHAPES (formerly Girlfriends) and writes and draws for his zine CAKE TIME.
*Photo Credit: Christopher Moriarty
Eleven Songs You May Have Overlooked in 2013
Deerhunter – Dream Captain
I've never been a giant Deerhunter fan, but this song off Monomania really grabbed me this year. It's probably unfair that I still associate the band with their bleak and plodding debut more than any other release, but sometimes you need a good pop tune with some swing to kick the chair you're leaning on out from under you and force you to revisit a band's discography. If so, "Dream Captain" will be it.
Warm Soda – Someone for You
I always heard Bare Wires were great. Then they broke up. But one of the dudes started this band and put out a pretty solid pop record. The band calls it "'pop,'" because I guess pop is supposed to be an embarrassing term or something. Whatever. This is the stuff you want blasting from the crappy sky-blue boombox sitting on the sand dune behind you every summer. In fact, it's recorded to sound like it's coming from a crappy sky-blue boombox buried in a sand dune, so you can probably up your speaker game and still vibe pretty hard. The whole album is on sale for $6.66 on Bandcamp, which is an amusing joke about the devil \m/ \m/
Cate le Bon – Duke
You might have heard "Are You With Me Now," or seen the video for it, but "Duke" might be my favorite song off of Cate le Bon's fantastic Mug Museum album from 2013. Velvet Underground-via-Television guitars, real fuzzy around the edges, soaring-but-self-assured vocals, and driving organ push and pull the song so it has a noticeable warp and weft. There's very few cymbal hits throughout the majority of the song, and I've always thought the coolest bands were the ones with fewest cymbal hits, so that is exciting to me. Cate le Bon's also Welsh, which means her accent is difficult to parse and makes you feel like you're listening to something singular and special from some other time and place..
La Femme – Amour dans le motu
I'm pretty sure I read that this band started in 2010 and that the album this song is from (Psycho Tropical Berlin) is their debut. You can see why it took three years to get the record out from this song alone. Multiple layers of haunting mellotron-like keys and synth flute, and spacey, reverb-laden guitars that seem to have the distinctive surfer spring reverb couched in even more room or plate 'verb carry the melody over pummeling drums. I don't know what this song is about, because I do not speak French, but I bet it's something totally spooky. My friend works for a medical software company and once his whole department was trying to figure out why a dead patient's medicine order kept popping out of the printer every night at 1 AM for a week. I bet this song's about that. Anyway, listen to this if you think Serge Gainsbourg should have tried his hand at surf garage and had Margo Guryan sing on it..
Pretty & Nice – Mummy Jets
There's this weird thing where bands that are "angular" and have jerky guitars sometimes utilize a lot of noisy distortion or lo-fi production values to add to their brash aesthetic. On the other hand, poppy bands tend to seek glossy production. My favorite is when bands go for the opposite technique. Pretty & Nice's new record (like all the stuff I've heard from them) is impeccably produced, and yet they are completely spazzing out through most of their catchiest expertly-engineered tunes. Pretty & Nice clearly continue to carry a torch for bands like Brainiac in the best of ways, but avoid mathy trappings, managing to tap into primal pop hooks on songs like "Mummy Jets".
John Vanderslice – How the West Was Won
JV has been steadily putting out quality introspective pop and indie rock gems under his own name for over a decade, and this year he released not one, but two records: a reinterpretation of David Bowie's Diamond Dogs in a limited pressing, and a full-length of originals called Dagger Beach. This is one of the most immediately accessible tracks on Dagger Beach, and one of the most sonically satisfying. Crunchy acoustic strums over intricate, but somehow understated drums intro a song full of twinkling vibraphone, wavering electric leads, and various analog ephemera, with lilting vocals that manage to be both hauntingly melancholy and infinitely hummable.
Thee Oh Sees – Toe Cutter/Thumb Buster
You probably didn't overlook this, as Thee Oh Sees just went on hiatus BUT I'm giving it a shout anyway, because it's the first thing of theirs that I'd listened to in a while, and it's a lot of fun (and because "hiatus" is usually code for "breaking up" :*[). I respect a band that is so embedded in the groove that they can slow it down, roll off the volume knob here and there, and let a song attack you like a molasses flood.
Enrique Iglesias – Heart Attack
It takes a certain amount of chutzpah to name yr hit single "Heart Attack" when you're an artist on the verge of entering his 40s, but Mr. Iglesias looks like he's in fantastic shape, so I'm not too worried. I caught this jam just an hour before 2014 on a NYE special hosted by Jenny McCarthy. Somehow I managed to maintain a good first impression of it despite Jenny making out with Donny Wahlberg directly after it was performed. There's some great guitar stuff that kind of reminds me of Merchandise as the song starts, and I wish the producers revisited it, but between the "Wrecking Ball"-meets-"Trouble" chorus drops and the twitchy vocal effects (a la Butthole Surfers' Gibbytronix or mid-period Talking Heads), I guess it's cool that they held back.
Parquet Courts – He's Seeing Paths
Everyone wants to talk about Parquet Courts' Light Up Gold LP, which apparently didn't exist until 2013 for many journalists at other publications because it was initially self-released on frontman Andrew Savage's own label. Jeez. Parquet Courts DID actually release something this year, though: the Tally All the Things That You Broke EP. It's not gonna give Light Up Gold a run for its money, but it's pretty good. This is my favorite song because it sounds a LOT like Beck. There's like, rapping, and agogo bells, and late-90s cell phone ringtones, and maybe some of the same vocal effects as Enrique, and it goes on for over 7 minutes. This lady yelled at me for talking on my phone at the laundromat last night because she was trying to watch a Pixar movie on the mini-TV and at first I was kinda miffed but then I put on "He's Seeing Paths" and just folded my clothes like a champ. PS – Sam, I found your Bezoar shirt.
Emily Reo – Car
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Emily Reo's 2013 album Olive Juice got some well-deserved nods this year, and it's full of great songs, but I feel like it bears repeating that she has just given us possibly the best Built To Spill cover of all time. Classically speaking, the most successful covers strive to retain what listeners loved about the original, present those listeners with something new and exciting, and highlight elements that may not have been at the forefront the first time around (and do all this while making that transformation seem effortless). On this version of "Car," noodly synths with intense glissando bring us in, and carry on throughout the tune, while Emily's signature vocals (thick with digitized harmonies that emulate Laurie Anderson a bit) circle back to themselves, eventually ending up in a sort of round over the blissed-out organ and understated drum machine beat.
Hatebreed – Own Your World
These New England metalcore heros are almost as old as Enrique, but you wouldn't know it from their "all pit, no shit" 2013 album. Hatebreed kinda shot themselves in the foot by releasing an album in late January of last year, but I think they did it just to be like "check this out, man, I just shot myself in the foot and I D even GAF". The lyrics throughout this album are super uplifting, but this song is my favorite overall. It's got plenty of double-bass-drum-pedal attack, a couple breakdowns, and call-and-response gang vocals. Owning your world was really tough in 2013. I bet everyone could benefit from having Jamey Jasta shout positive affirmations directly into their cochlea at some point this year.
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Q: Adobe Flex Tabbed View Navigator Mobile Application Embedded Font I have a TabbedViewNavigatorApplication, I am using an embeded font for my tabs however when a tab is selected it loses the embeded font as by default the selected item is italic (I believe).  I've tried several different styles but have not been able to figure out what style applies to the selected tab in my tabbedviewnavigator.  Thanks in advance for the help.
JH

A: Try to copy-paste your embedding declaration( @font-face), add there fontStyle: italic, and change url of embedded file to version that contains italic font faces. (usually it is ended with i, like verdanai.tff.
You can also do this for fontWeight: bold, and for any other variations of font.
All of your font-faces shall have similar fontFamily name - in that case correct version of font will be chosen automatically.

A: Ok, so I got it working...  It was a bit of a pain and I'm sure could have been done in an easier way but here's what I did.

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*Downloaded FontCreator 7

*Opened my regular (non-italic) font

*Selected "Font" > "Properties"

*Set it to Italic (only changes properties of the file, not how the font looks)

*Save my font

*Embed the font with fontStyle: italic;

*Set the fontStyle:italic on the TabbedViewNavigator and set the font family to my embeded italic font

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package flex2.compiler;

import flex2.compiler.io.FileUtil;
import flex2.compiler.io.LocalFile;
import flex2.compiler.io.VirtualFile;
import flex2.compiler.util.CompilerMessage;
import flex2.compiler.util.NameFormatter;
import flex2.compiler.util.QName;
import flex2.compiler.util.ThreadLocalToolkit;
import flex2.tools.oem.ApplicationCache;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.*;

/**
 * A SourceList represents a list of files, following the single
 * public definition rule, and an associated path where dependencies
 * can be found.  When compiling via mxmlc, the files specified on the
 * command line are put into the SourceList.  When
 * compiling via Flash Builder, the root or application is included in
 * the SourceList.
 */
public final class SourceList
{
	public SourceList(List<VirtualFile> files, VirtualFile[] classPath, VirtualFile appPath, String[] mimeTypes)
		throws CompilerException
	{
		this(files, classPath, appPath, mimeTypes, true);
	}

	public SourceList(List<VirtualFile> files, VirtualFile[] classPath, VirtualFile appPath, String[] mimeTypes, boolean lastIsRoot)
		throws CompilerException
	{
		VirtualFile[] vfiles = new VirtualFile[files.size()];
		files.toArray(vfiles);
		init(vfiles, classPath, appPath, mimeTypes, lastIsRoot);
	}

	private void init(VirtualFile[] files, VirtualFile[] classPath, VirtualFile appPath, String[] mimeTypes, boolean lastIsRoot)
		throws CompilerException
	{
		this.mimeTypes = mimeTypes;
		sources = new LinkedHashMap<String, Source>(files.length);
		directories = new ArrayList<File>(classPath == null ? 0 : classPath.length);

		SourcePath.addApplicationParentToSourcePath(appPath, classPath, directories);
		SourcePath.addPathElements(classPath, directories, true, null);

		for (int i = 0, length = files.length; i < length; i++)
		{
            // No need to check to see if the appPath is supported again.
			if ((appPath != null && files[i].getName().equals(appPath.getName())) || isSupported(files[i]))
			{
				String name = files[i].getName();
				VirtualFile pathRoot = calculatePathRoot(files[i]);
				if (pathRoot != null)
				{
                    String relativePath = calculateRelativePath(name);
                    String namespaceURI = relativePath.replace('/', '.');
                    String localPart = calculateLocalPart(name);
                    Source source = new Source(files[i], pathRoot, relativePath, localPart, this, false, (i == length - 1) && lastIsRoot);
                    String className = CompilerAPI.constructClassName(namespaceURI, localPart);
                    sources.put(className, source);
				}
				else
				{
					// Files in SourceList must be in --source-path.
					// output an error here...
					FileNotInSourcePath ex = new FileNotInSourcePath(name);
					ThreadLocalToolkit.log(ex);
					throw ex;
				}
			}
			else
			{
				UnsupportedFileType ex = new UnsupportedFileType(files[i].getName());
				ThreadLocalToolkit.log(ex);
				throw ex;
			}
		}
	}

	private VirtualFile calculatePathRoot(VirtualFile f)
	{
		return calculatePathRoot(f, directories);
	}

	static VirtualFile calculatePathRoot(VirtualFile f, List<File> directories)
	{
		String name = f.getName();
		for (int i = 0, size = directories == null ? 0 : directories.size(); i < size; i++)
		{
			String dir = directories.get(i).getAbsolutePath();
			if (name.startsWith(dir))
			{
				return new LocalFile(FileUtil.openFile(dir));
			}
		}
		// return new LocalFile(FileUtil.openFile(f.getParent()));
		return null;
	}

	private String calculateRelativePath(String name)
	{
		// C: name is canonical.
		for (int i = 0, size = directories == null ? 0 : directories.size(); i < size; i++)
		{
            // Tack on the separatorChar to handle directories, which
            // are the same as other, just longer.  Like "a" and "a1".
            // See SDK-24084.
            String dir = directories.get(i).getAbsolutePath() + File.separatorChar;

			if (name.startsWith(dir))
			{
				name = name.substring(dir.length());
				int index = name.lastIndexOf(File.separatorChar);
				if (index != -1)
				{
					return name.substring(0, index).replace(File.separatorChar, '/');
				}
				else
				{
					return "";
				}
			}
		}

		return "";
	}

	private String calculateLocalPart(String name)
	{
		String leafName = name.substring(name.lastIndexOf(File.separatorChar) + 1);
		String localPart = leafName.substring(0, leafName.lastIndexOf('.'));
		return localPart;
	}

	private Map<String, Source> sources;
	private List<File> directories;
	private String[] mimeTypes;

	public List<Source> retrieveSources()
	{
		List<Source> sources = new ArrayList<Source>(this.sources.size());

		for (Iterator<String> i = this.sources.keySet().iterator(); i.hasNext();)
		{
			String name = i.next();
			Source s = this.sources.get(name);
			CompilationUnit u = (s != null) ? s.getCompilationUnit() : null;

			if (s != null && !s.exists())
			{
				// C: This is a SourceList. If the source doesn't exist, the compiler should get a warning...
				s = null;
			}
			else if ((u != null && !u.isDone()) || (s != null && s.isUpdated()))
			{
				// s.removeCompilationUnit();
			}
			else if (u != null)
			{
				s = s.copy();
				assert s != null;
			}

			if (s != null)
			{
				sources.add(s);
			}
		}

		return sources;
	}

	public Source findSource(String namespaceURI, String localPart)
	{
		if (sources.size() == 0)
		{
			return null;
		}

		assert localPart.indexOf('.') == -1 && localPart.indexOf('/') == -1 && localPart.indexOf(':') == -1
                : "findSource(" + namespaceURI + "," + localPart + ") has bad localPart";

		// classname format is a.b:c
		String className = CompilerAPI.constructClassName(namespaceURI, localPart);
		Source s = sources.get(className);
		CompilationUnit u = (s != null) ? s.getCompilationUnit() : null;

		if (s != null && !s.exists())
		{
			s = null;
		}

		// If the compilation unit does exist and the top level definition name doesn't match
		// the specified class name, we don't count it as a match.
		if (s != null && u != null && u.topLevelDefinitions.size() == 1)
		{
			if (!u.topLevelDefinitions.contains(namespaceURI, localPart))
			{
				String realName = u.topLevelDefinitions.first().toString();
				sources.put(realName, s);
				s = null;
				u = null;
			}
		}

		if (s != null && ((u != null && !u.isDone()) || s.isUpdated()))
		{
			// s.removeCompilationUnit();
		}
		else if (s != null && u != null)
		{
			s = s.copy();
			assert s != null;
		}

		return s;
	}

	String[] checkClassNameFileName(Source s)
	{
		String defName = null, pathName = null;

		if (s.getOwner() == this)
		{
			QName def = s.getCompilationUnit().topLevelDefinitions.last();

			defName = def.getLocalPart();
			pathName = s.getShortName();

			if (defName.equals(pathName))
			{
				return null;
			}
		}

		return new String[] { pathName, defName };
	}

	String[] checkPackageNameDirectoryName(Source s)
	{
		String defPackage = null, pathPackage = null;

		if (s.getOwner() == this)
		{
			QName def = s.getCompilationUnit().topLevelDefinitions.last();

			defPackage = NameFormatter.normalizePackageName(def.getNamespace());
			pathPackage = NameFormatter.toDot(s.getRelativePath(), '/');

			if (defPackage.equals(pathPackage))
			{
				return null;
			}
		}

		return new String[] { pathPackage, defPackage };
	}

	private boolean isSupported(VirtualFile file)
	{
		for (int i = 0, length = mimeTypes.length; i < length; i++)
		{
			if (mimeTypes[i].equals(file.getMimeType()))
			{
				return true;
			}
		}

		return false;
	}

	public List<File> getPaths()
	{
		return directories;
	}

	String[] getMimeTypes()
	{
		return mimeTypes;
	}

    /**
     * Checks if there is a cached Source for each local Source and if
     * found, copies it's CompilationUnit into it.
     */
    public void applyApplicationCache(ApplicationCache applicationCache)
    {
        for (Map.Entry<String, Source> entry : sources.entrySet())
        {
            String className = entry.getKey();
            Source source = entry.getValue();
            Source cachedSource = applicationCache.getSource(className);

            if ((cachedSource != null) && !cachedSource.isUpdated())
            {
                CompilationUnit cachedCompilationUnit = cachedSource.getCompilationUnit();

                if (cachedSource.getPathRoot().equals(source.getPathRoot()) &&
                    (cachedCompilationUnit != null) && cachedCompilationUnit.hasTypeInfo)
                {
                    CompilationUnit compilationUnit =
                        source.newCompilationUnit(cachedCompilationUnit.getSyntaxTree(),
                                                  new CompilerContext());

                    Source.copyCompilationUnit(cachedCompilationUnit, compilationUnit, true);
                    source.setFileTime(cachedSource.getFileTime());
                    cachedSource.reused();
                }
            }
        }
    }

	public Map<String, Source> sources()
	{
		return sources;
	}

	// error messages

	public static class FileNotInSourcePath extends CompilerMessage.CompilerError
	{
		private static final long serialVersionUID = -1516975612657669682L;

        public FileNotInSourcePath(String name)
		{
			super();
			this.name = name;
		}

		public final String name;
	}

	public static class UnsupportedFileType extends CompilerMessage.CompilerError
	{
		private static final long serialVersionUID = 5300063184460255877L;

        public UnsupportedFileType(String name)
		{
			super();
			this.name = name;
		}

		public final String name;
	}
}

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This book focuses on recognition and its relation to religion and theology, in both systematic and historical dimensions. While existing research literature on recognition and contemporary recognition theory has been gradually growing since the early 1990s, certain gaps remain in the field covered so far. One of these is the multifaceted interaction between the phenomena of recognition and religion.
Since recognition applies to persons, institutions, and normative entities like systems of beliefs, it also provides a very useful analytic and interpretative tool for studying religion. Divided into five sections, with chapters written by established scholars in their respective fields, the book explores the roots, history, and limits of recognition theory in the context of religious belief. Exploring early Christian and medieval sources on recognition and religion, it also offers contemporary applications of this underexplored combination.
This is a timely book, as debates over religious identities, problematic forms of extremism and societal issues related with multiculturalism continue to dominate the media and politics. It will, therefore, be of great interest to scholars of recognition studies as well as religious studies, theology, philosophy, and religious and intellectual history.


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The new long-term deal builds on a previous agreement between the two companies and will see Paf's slot machines, entertainment games and physical gaming tables installed for customer use on Color Line's routes between Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
Thomas Gudbjerg, EVP of Commercial & Hotel Operation on board, said of the extended partnership: "Paf has been a good partner that has contributed to a positive development of our gaming operations.
"Together with Paf, we have succeeded in establishing a new level for gaming operations on board. We also appreciate Paf's strong position in terms of responsible gaming, which is important to us."
Meanwhile, Lasse Danielsson, COO for Paf, added: "We have managed to reach revenues that are better than those we had before the pandemic. In order to continue that development, we will invest in further improvements of the gaming experience, new and slightly fewer gaming machines and redesigned gaming areas."
In recent news, Paf set a blanket mandatory loss limit of €10,000 ($9,800) per year for young people between 18-24 across its sites.
Previously, the loss limit had been set at €20,000 for all online customers with the operator, the first international gaming company to introduce any kind of loss limit; however, now younger audiences are subject to safer restrictions.
Jenna Ekström, Responsible Gaming Manager for Paf, commented on the move: "We need to take a stronger grip and minimise the risks for our young customers. Therefore, this is a good measure that strengthens our take on responsible gaming."
Established a new level
Although the last few years have been tough for the shipping industry, Paf has together with Color Line managed to develop the business.
"Together with Paf, we have succeeded in establishing a new level for gaming operations on board. We also appreciate Paf's strong position in terms of responsible gaming, which is important to us," says Thomas Gudbjerg.
In recent years, Paf has invested in developing the entertainment games with the new cashless Game Room concept. At the same time, the slot machines have been renewed and the range of games updated.
"We have managed to reach revenues that are better than those we had before the pandemic. In order to continue that development, we will invest in further improvements of the gaming experience, new and slightly fewer gaming machines and redesigned gaming areas," says Lasse Danielsson, Chief Operating Officer for Paf.
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57,000 New Yorkers Are Homeless, But a New Grassroots Group Could Change That
By Soheil Rezayazdi
Late last year, a group of advocates, faith leaders, service providers, and homeless individuals gathered to discuss a single, startling number: 57,000.
That's the number of people who now spend their nights in homeless shelters or on the streets of New York City. It's a vast number, and it only begins to capture a larger, disquieting truth: There are more homeless people in our city now than at any other moment in recorded history.
My coworkers at the Supportive Housing Network of New York joined activists from over a dozen NYC nonprofits to form United to End Homelessness, a grassroots coalition to highlight homelessness in 2013 – the year New York picks its next mayor. The coalition formally launched last Tuesday on the steps of City Hall. More than 250 people came out to pack the City Hall steps and call on New York's next mayor to prioritize ending homelessness.
I decided to join the campaign for two reasons.
First, I think United to End Homelessness will allow hundreds of disparate nonprofits and faith-based groups to speak in a unified voice this election season. Together, these lone voices can create a real chorus – one that will draw the attention of New York's mayoral candidates, City Council candidates, and media outlets. The coalition has released a set of specific policy proposals to guide the next administration's homelessness agenda. To date, more than 120 organizations have endorsed this policy platform.
Second, I joined the campaign because I have enormous faith in the homelessness and housing advocates of New York City. These are the people I work alongside everyday. They are, without fail, smarter than me. I remain in awe of their ability to navigate the byzantine worlds of affordable and supportive housing development, homelessness prevention, and housing policy. It's an acronym-heavy universe that makes most heads throb. And yet they go about this wonky business, day after day, with an almost superhuman level of empathy for low-income and homeless New Yorkers. If anyone has the policy solutions to lower that 57,000 number, it's the experts who crafted the United to End Homelessness policy platform.
Since joining the campaign, I've developed the organization's website and produced the above video about the coalition.
If, like me, you're also dismayed by our city's record level of homelessness, there are plenty of ways to get involved this election year. Those who work at nonprofits can endorse our platform on behalf of their employer. You can also volunteer your time or services. As a grassroots coalition with little in the way of revenue, we value anyone who's willing to aid our cause. To produce the website and video, for example, I called on no fewer than six of my friends to loan A/V equipment, provide services pro bono, and donate creative works like pieces of music and photographs. I remain indebted to them all.
We've got 8 long months until the election in November. A lot can happen in that time. Email me at srezayazdi@shnny.org if you'd like to get involved.
An earlier version of this article appeared at The Narrator.


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Encyclopedia > Odessa, New York
Odessa, New York
Odessa is a village located in Schuyler County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 617.
Geography Odessa is located at 42°20'11" North, 76°47'21" West (42.336328, -76.789069)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²). 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 617 people, 246 households, and 164 families residing in the village. The population density is 196.9/km² (509.1/mi²). There are 261 housing units at an average density of 83.3/km² (215.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 96.60% White, 0.81% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.62% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 1.46% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 246 households out of which 34.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% are married couples living together, 12.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% are non-families. 29.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.46 and the average family size is 3.04.
In the village the population is spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $41,250, and the median income for a family is $51,429. Males have a median income of $27,969 versus $27,143 for females. The per capita income for the village is $18,639. 8.9% of the population and 8.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.0% are under the age of 18 and 8.1% are 65 or older.
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'sbeen a long time since I did that stroll on AnD!
I finally finished editing Brobots, a film I directed starring Andrew Ng, a fellow Official Artist on AnD.
When I bought a matching pair of JVC HD cameras in late 2008, it never occurred to me that you'd need 12 supercomputers to process the footage. Being a complete computer geek since I was 13 you'd think I'd know better...So when I shot the film in 2009, I had a sneaky suspicion it would be a while before I could finish it.
I dragged my portable HD to Fortress month after month looking for a laptop PC that would play the footage smoothly. They all choked. Why not buy a macbook, you ask? Since I'm a Visual C++ and Visual Basic programmer, I prefer Windows. I like to tweak things. Macs remind me of a refrigerator... totally un-tweakable. PCs are like those old muscle cars you can keep hot rodding with aftermarket gear. 650 Holley double pumper, Edelbrock intake... don't get me started.
Finally in January I was able to find a sweeeeet ASUS laptop that played the footage with ease. So the editing of Brobots began. After my co-writer Remo Notarianni sorted through all the footage for the best takes, I dove in. I have OCD when it comes to editing. After doing tons of TVCs back in the States, every frame counts in a 30 second spot. I still edit the same way.
So, it took weeks to finish the edit. Then writing and performing music for the soundtrack... endless decisions.
Now it's done. It'll make the rounds to the festivals but I don't expect too much. Otherwise, you'd be able to watch it on my youtube channel. Festivals don't like to be trumped with online "premieres".
I realized I forgot to upload music to this page, so I did that today. There's a funny song from my rock band Sgt. Saltine, "Big Gun". Yes, that's what it's about, and yes, I'm twisted. I co-wrote it with the vocalist, whose name is also Aaron! I played a guitar solo with only 3 different notes. There are octaves of course, but still only three notes. It's my strike against all those Yngwie Malmsteen sweep-picking arpeggio fanatics.
Then there's "The Emergence", an orchestral piece I wrote for the end titles of Brobots. It's my nod to my fave film composer, Bernard Herrmann. He wrote the themes for Psycho and all of the Ray Harryhausen films.
There's also a [techno?] piece on there. I'm really not sure what genre it is. Probably "noise" is the most accurate. Writing for film requires a love of all genres, and I do. Whether I succeed at writing in those genres is another story!
Of course everybody assumes that I have decision making power on this project, but I don't. I'm just passing along the submissions. It sounds like a really great project, though.
I will audition for the part of the super filthy rich guy (MALE 6) who wears a Rolex. Anybody got a Lamborghini so I can start my method approach? I really need to get into character. I bet Bey has one hidden somewhere... Come on bro, give up the keys.
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The story behind Obama's immigration order
By Brian Bennett and Christi Parsons
Gathered around a conference table one day in late April, Democratic senators had a specific request for White House aides: take a closer look at using executive power to shield young illegal immigrants from deportation.
One week earlier, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) had told reporters about his plans to propose a scaled-back version of the Dream Act -– legislation designed to provide help to young immigrants. Democrats were skeptical that Rubio could gain his own party's support for that idea. But seated in the big conference room next to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office, the senators pressed aides to the president to do more.
The White House officials responded that the Department of Homeland Security already had been discussing how to refine its deportation practices so officials could focus on the most serious cases.
The idea, they believed, had merit.
Over the next several weeks, administration officials reexamined the issue, diving into the legal precedents governing the president's authority over immigration enforcement.
Since the second year of the administration, officials at the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement, had operated on the understanding that, even without Congress overhauling immigration policy, executive officials could make certain decisions on a case-by-case basis when carrying out deportation law.
They knew the standard Obama and his top aides would apply. The president, a constitutional lawyer, believed that creating a special class of people entitled to particular rights was something only Congress could do. At the same time, however, if prosecutors could agree on how to exercise their judgment on a case-by-case basis, without any guarantees, that would be permissible as part of their discretionary power, according to a senior administration official familiar with the decision.
The White House had accepted that principle in two legal memos, one written in 2010 and the other in 2011, which underscored the leeway agency officials had on when to pursue a case and when to drop it.
The sheer volume of cases means the government can't prosecute every single violator of immigration law, said one senior administration official, so enforcement agencies always have to pick and choose which cases to pursue based on the seriousness of each one.
This spring, officials considered how that principle could be applied to help the young immigrants who would be covered by the proposed Dream Act or, as the president had begun to call them, "the dreamers."
By early June, Homeland Security officials had come up with criteria that would target the right population: young people who had been brought to this country before they turned 16, and whose promise and loyalty the country could least afford to lose.
Aides did not say when Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano signed off on the idea, but they said the policy was substantially completed by the beginning of June.
The announcement this week comes after a tough run of luck for Obama, as he struggles to persuade Americans to stick with his economic plans despite dismal jobs figures.
He is also preparing to speak next week to NALEO, the national association of elected and appointed Latino leaders, amid a presidential race that will turn in part on whom Latino voters support.
brian.bennett@latimes.com
Brian Bennett previously covered the White House, national security and immigration in the Los Angeles Times Washington bureau, where he worked from 2010-18.


A function capacity assessment, or workplace physical ability assessment, is an expert consultation with an employee to determine their current physical capacity to perform physically active work duties after a period of long term sick leave (typically after a major operation or illness). The focus throughout the assessment is to determine their abilities and not their limitations, but equally to know what tasks they can perform safely, that is for their own safety of that of others. Once the assessment has determined their physical capabilities, the assessor then consults with the employer the most appropriate course of action in terms of phased return to work, allocation of tasks, reasonable adjustments or provisions to tasks taking into account specific limitations of motions. Returning someone back work too soon risks compromising their recovery and their health, and even cause new injuries.
One such assessment took place in a London office with attached high-value apartments. The housekeeper/cleaner had worked there for a number of years and was often employed to do a wide variety of roles, including shopping. Towards the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018, Carol (not her real name), started to feel ill and this only worsened over a short period of time. Shortly afterwards diagnosed with bile duct and bowel cancer and very quickly operated on.
Only 6 months after her operation Carol wanted to return to work, it was felt too soon by all parties, but she was adamant. We were called in at this point as independent consultants to determine her physical capabilities and to make recommendations to adjust tasks, routines and work hours. Meeting with Carol at her place of work, we conducted an informal interview established her current medical condition, her current daily physical performance in terms of general work and life and the nature of her previous work roles (did her previous work roles contribute to her illness? in this case no it didn't). It is vitally important not to make the interview and assessment appear to be an interrogation, we were there to help Carol as well as her employer re-establish that relationship they once had – once Carol is ready to return.
After we understood her background and current condition, we set about assessing her current physical ability by using a series of physical tests designed to replicate the full range of motions she would undertake in her work. In Carol's case, we tested walking, climbing stairs, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, twisting, reaching and stretching at four different height levels; each one of these tasks was customised to her working environment, taking into account the housekeeping tasks she will be expected to do.
The results of the assessment indicated that Carol had good strength and flexibility in all motions except lifting heavy items greater than 5Kg. Her stamina and co-ordination was excellent considering her short recovery time. We recommended a phased return with 17 hours for week one, 26 hours for week two, with an informal reassessment after week 2; week 3 and 4, subject to the reassessment, would introduce more hours gradually to reach 35 hours by the end of week 4 and another reassessment. Coupled to this we recommended we reorganised all her work duties removing all heavy lifting tasks, reorganised her routine during reduced hours and planned the progression of tasks to be reintroduced at the key times during her phased return.