I came across the article; "The plan to ban work emails out of hours" and it prompted me to question whether there needed to be legislation in place for this. The editorial goes on to argue both sides although follows a more 'for' line, highlighting that people work more effectively and are more creative when they have had the adequate downtime.
In fact there doesn't appear to be great resistance to the law being passed, but just how realistic it is to impose it in today's competitive economic climate. The argument is that international competition are not held to these restrictions and as a result, companies following the legislation may fall behind.
From a position that I can relate to the article highlights the perspective of a Sales executive who states: "I do sales. I like doing sales. It means I use email late into the evening, and at the weekend. I don't want my company preventing me from using my mail box just because of some law," While I see that the new ruling would have its place, like the Working Time Directive, for it should be one that people can opt in to should they wish.
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While this won't stop employees viewing their emails when working from home, it can allow employees to clock in and out when they are working remotely, highlighting when they have been working. This is turn could be used as a way of introducing a more flexible way of working, allowing employees to complete at least some of their contractual obligation from home or another remote location, as opposed to completing work at home on top of what they do in the office.
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In conclusion, while Rota Horizon can't stop people checking their emails at home, it can provide the perfect tool to record remote working, so the amount of time devoted to work can be monitored and ensure the 'Always On' feeling by an employee is kept to a minimum.
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The mission of the Washington Court Reporters Association (WCRA) is to promote the profession of court reporting. It is the objective of this professional association to maintain a membership base composed of court reporters, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART), and captioners whose values are consistent with the ethical standards promulgated by the NCRA Code of Professional Ethics. WCRA represents its members in the state legislature on issues impacting court reporting, CART, and captioning.
All members are encouraged to obtain the highest professional certificates available in the state of Washington and nationally. Additionally, WCRA, through its committees, task forces, and Executive Board offers its members conferences and seminars to keep current with state-of-the-art technology affecting the profession of court reporting.
Click here to view the WAC 308-14 document.
As I am writing this letter to you, our profession is facing an incredibly challenging time. I'm sure you have seen the promotion of "digital reporting" across the country. As we all know, this is simply a person operating a recording device who is not a certified court reporter. The audio files are then sent to a transcriptionist (again, not necessarily a certified court reporter) that could be located anywhere in the world. Firms are challenging state laws by finding supposed loopholes and offering CLE's to attorneys on how to change the wording on their notices to allow for digital recording rather than a stenographic reporter. Luckily, in Washington, WCRA has worked hard to put consumer protections in place to ensure the integrity of the record. Our laws require certification to practice as a court reporter. Court reporting is specifically defined in our statute, and "digital" court reporting is not a recognized method.
We will need our membership to band together to help educate our members and their clients on what to look for in their notices of deposition they receive. The best way to assure that our RCW's and Washington rules are followed is to educate the consumer. For this purpose, we will be distributing a flyer for you to print up and hand out to your clients. Some reporters in other states have been inserting them into every deposition transcript they send out or are handing them to clients at jobs.
NCRA is also working on this issue. One of our legislative co-chairs, Phyllis Lykken, will be chairing the new NCRA task force, NCRA Strong, to take on this issue. Legislative co-chair Liz Harvey will also be serving on this committee, along with other leaders from around the country. They will be meeting regularly and developing tools to help NCRA, state associations, and all members to educate the consumer and be prepared to meet this challenge and show that stenography remains the gold standard to protect the record. Stay tuned!
On a local level, we are also working on putting together a presentation about the risks of digital recording that you can use if you would like to volunteer to speak to your local bar association or another group. Please contact WCRA and we can provide you with the information you need to do so. Education is our best tool right now. Please know we will be asking for your support in the future to keep Washington a CCR only state. If you are on Facebook, you can look to what CalDRA has been doing to battle this same issue in California through member volunteerism and legislation.
Our Legislative Co-Chairs Liz Harvey and Phyllis Craver-Lykken have been invaluable to our membership in keeping us abreast of current issues and working with the Board to keep Washington Reporters up to date on actions that need to be taken.
I would like to announce that Jennifer Pollino, Official at Skagit County and our Student Liaison, will be taking over as our Career Outreach Chair and Scholarship Chair. She is taking over for Connie Church who has been very giving of her time over the past few years. Thank you, Connie, for your tireless support in attending outreach events promoting the field of Court Reporting to our youth.
WCRA recently sent out an e-mail to our members regarding the OPD indigent page rate increase. I urge you to read the message and to follow the steps to make a comment in support of this increase. We are very close to getting this passed and the more comments in favor the stronger the chance it will become a reality. We are hopeful that our two-year long effort to get the indigent rate raised will be a success, which is a benefit to all reporters in Washington state.
you know Lori Rapozo teaches the Court Reporting program at Green River College. She has been a long-time supporter of court reporting and WCRA and has worked tirelessly over the years with our students. Lori will be retiring from Green River in June of 2019, so please come and thank and congratulate her at Spring Seminar.


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February Freeholder Meeting Held in Brooklawn
On Thursday, February 16th, the Camden County Board of Freeholders held their monthly meeting at the Brooklawn Senior Community Center. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Girl Scout Troop 30721. The National Anthem was performed by David Chorzelewski, a Rutgers University music education student.
Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez presented a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) check for $21,600 to Mayor Theresa Branella and members of council. The federally funded CDBG funds will be used to replace deteriorated sidewalks throughout the municipality.
Freeholder Director Lou Cappelli recognized Girl Scout Troop 30721 and presented them with a $100 donation. Brooklawn Brownie Girl Scout Troop is comprised of 13 girls from the area. Last year, the girls used their earnings from the sale of cookies to assemble snack bags for patients undergoing chemotherapy. The troop recently earned their philanthropist badges by making 250 peanut butter & jelly sandwiches to serve the homeless and hungry population of Camden City. They also collected food, toys, clothing, hats, and gloves for donation to various local organizations. The young ladies of this troop are committed to helping the community and have shown dedication and diligence in all that they do.
Freeholder Susan Shin Angulo presented a community award to Kimberly Meehan. Kimberly is a registered dental hygienist and has volunteered in community dental programs for over 20 years. Kimberly developed a community outreach program to educate children grades K-3 on good oral health. Since 2007, she has volunteered in over 200 classrooms in Philadelphia, Camden, and Gloucester Counties. Kimberly is also an active volunteer in Brooklawn. She is on the planning committee for the Brooklawn Fall Festival, assists the spirit committee in spreading Christmas cheer to families in need, and created and directed the inaugural Brooklawn Fall Festival Royalty Competition for girls ages 5-24. Last year, Kimberly volunteered to help raise awareness and gather donations for Purses Full of Hope by collecting purses filled with hygiene products, make up, hats, gloves, scarves and a note of encouragement for women in homeless shelters and safe havens. Kimberly and her team of 5 delivered over 500 purses to Camden County Women's Center, Philadelphia's Women Against Abuse, and Mothers Home in Delaware County. Kimberly will continue to raise awareness, gathering, and delivering Purses Full of Hope this coming Mother's Day and New Year's Day. Kimberly resides in Brooklawn with her husband James and their two dogs Maggie and Mina.
Freeholder Bill Moen presented the Young Community Leader Award to Angel Rodriguez. At 20 years old, Angel has experienced many difficult times at an early age. Angel was placed in foster care at the age of five, moving from one foster home to another. He struggled in school and sometimes lost his way especially after the tragic loss of his sister. Angel graduated from Gloucester City High School and was a Varsity Letter winner in baseball. For the past few years he has lived with the family of Bruce and Jill Darrow. The Darrow's instilled in Angel the importance of community involvement and volunteering. Instead of giving up, Angel is now a junior at Rowan University pursuing his dream of becoming a teacher. Angel has been elected to the Brooklawn Board of Education. He is the boys' basketball coach at Alice Costello School and he coached the girls' travel softball team, girls' travel basketball team and the All-Out Baseball Academy ASA softball team. Angel also served as an officer for the Gloucester City Basketball Association.
Freeholder Moen presented the monthly sustainability award to Brown's Super Store-Brooklawn ShopRite. The Brown's Shoprite commitment to sustainability has been integrated into all aspects of their operations and management. They have developed a comprehensive plan detailing their long-term programs that are beneficial to the environment and to the communities they serve. Their plan incorporates three pillars: reduce environmental impact, ensure health and safety of associates, and lastly embrace corporate social responsibility. In addition, they use advanced technology to reduce their carbon footprint by installing LED lighting and upgrading refrigeration systems with state of the art controls to maximize efficiency and reduce cost. Brown's has recycled thousands of tons of cardboard, plastic, paper and organic materials – significantly reducing waste from entering landfills. They have also collaborated with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to manage food waste more sustainably. Lastly, they have partnered with food banks throughout the region to donate fresh food to help provide nutritious meals to the homeless.
Freeholder Director Cappelli presented a proclamation to Brooke Mulford. Brooke was diagnosed with neuroblastoma on January 5th, 2009 at the young age of 4 years old. Since that awful day, Brooke has endured multiple surgeries, stem cell transplants, numerous bone marrow biopsies and blood and platelet transfusions. Countless days of radiation to her skull, both femurs and abdomen and completed a grueling immunotherapy clinical trial in 2010. The cancer had started in her right adrenal gland and spread through every bone in her body, and approximately 80% of her bone marrow. Brooke has never once complained about having to go to the hospital for treatments and actually enjoyed "sleepovers" and getting to see her amazing doctors. Brooke has an infectious smile and a strong positive attitude. Brooke celebrates every day and inspires thousands around the country with her strength. Brooke's cancer has spread to her brain and recently had brain surgery. She will continue treatments all with a smile, as she never gives up. Brooke, now 12 years old, loves Pokémon, Animal Jam, Webkinz, Legos, Minecraft and her favorite sport teams are the Baltimore Ravens, the Boston Red Sox and the Phillies!
Freeholder Jeff Nash presented a proclamation to Jodina Hicks. In 1998, 18-year-old Jodina, was attending college and came to Camden to teach a Sunday school class. During the next 12 years, she became involved in what has become the Urban Promise school. She created the StreetLeader Program, a teen employment and leadership program. In 2000, Jodina left Urban Promise to attain her law degree from Rutgers University. She then became involved in the non-profit world of prison reform and reentry. Eventually she moved to Chicago and became Vice President of the SAFER Foundation, a premier reentry program. She has directed programs that served 10,000 individuals with criminal records in Illinois and Iowa, and her work produced many publications to reduce recidivism and helped craft Illinois state legislation. In 2010, Jodina returned to Camden and Urban Promise to become the Executive Director. She oversees a staff of over 60 full time employees, a $3.2 million-dollar budget and hundreds of youth daily in a multitude of programs. Jodina is a mother to 5 adopted children: Gabriel, Carter, Courage and nieces Alyssa & Aaliyah
Freeholder Nash presented Camden County's February employee of the month to Brian Costantino, the District Recycling Coordinator for the Division of Environmental Affairs. Brian has worked for Camden County for 22 years. He is a NJ Certified Recycling Professional, Member of Association of NJ Household Hazardous Coordinators and Member of Association of NJ Recyclers. Brian was the 2008 recipient of the NJ Clean Communities award for enforcement, was interviewed by Businessweek regarding electronic waste recycling, and was instrumental in the passage of senate bill S981, updating the Electronic Waste Management Act of NJ. Outside of work, he enjoys boating, fishing, music, and acting. He has appeared on TV shows like Boardwalk Empire and The Knick, and on movies like Jersey Girl, Creed, and Paranoia. Brian coached high school football for 8 years at St. Joes Prep in Philadelphia and 1 year at Camden Catholic in Pennsauken. He was raised in Gloucester Twp. and attended Paul VI High School in Haddon Twp. Brian has a Bachelor of Science degree from West Chester University and resides in Gloucester Twp. with his wife and three children.

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Trump Hammers Japanese Automakers — but His Complaint Is Off Target
Credit for the redesigned Camry goes partly to Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, the grandson of Toyota's founder -- and an amateur race car driver -- who has promised to put more "passion" into its products.Joe Wilssens
Nov. 6, 2017, 9:46 PM UTC / Updated Nov. 6, 2017, 9:46 PM UTC
President Donald Trump on Monday pressed leaders of the Japanese auto industry to up their game, even though many Japanese brands have significantly higher American content than iconic Detroit products like the Ford F-150.
The president, who landed in Tokyo at the beginning of a 12-day Asian tour, told Japanese business executives, "Try building your cars in the United States instead of shipping them over. That's not rude. Is that rude? I don't think so?"
Trump Tells Japanese Host: Your Economy Will Be Second After Ours, 'OK?'
Nov. 6, 201700:24
Trump made automotive manufacturing and jobs a central tenet of his 2016 campaign for the White House. And while he primarily focused on Mexican car plants he also cited Japanese automakers, Toyota in particular. But his latest comments raised more than hackles as automotive observers pointed out that Japan has invested heavily in U.S. automotive manufacturing over the past three decades.
"The president didn't express himself well," said David Cole, director-emeritus of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. "There's no question the Japanese produce a significant portion of the cars they sell in the U.S. here in the U.S.," and even more if you include NAFTA.
This isn't the first time the subject of Japanese auto imports has been raised. Detroit's Big Three automakers were able to force the Japanese to accept supposedly voluntary import restraints in the early 1980s. That led Honda to open its first U.S. plant in Marysville, Ohio in 1982, and Toyota following up several years later in a partnership with General Motors called New United Motors Manufacturing. (That Fremont, California facility today is run by Tesla.)
Today, virtually every Japanese automotive manufacturer operates at least one assembly plant in the States. Mazda, which walked away from a Michigan plant operated as part of a joint venture with Ford, plans to return by 2021 in another partnership, this time with Toyota.
According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, that country's carmakers produced about 4 million vehicles in the United States in 2016 – and when plants in NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico are included that accounts for three-quarters of their total U.S. sales.
Over the last 30 years, imports of Japanese-made vehicles have tumbled sharply, from 3.5 million annually to just 1.5 million last year. Meanwhile, Japanese automakers have become some of the largest automotive exporters from the U.S. In 2016, for example, Toyota shipped over 135,000 vehicles – over half an assembly plant's worth – from the U.S. to 40 foreign markets.
Counting the number of vehicles assembled in the U.S. is just part of the debate. In their early years, Japanese makers largely relied on engines, transmissions and other high-value components, most produced in their home market. But that also has shifted. Nissan, for example, produces everything from sheet metal stampings to powertrains in Tennessee, where it also operates the largest assembly plant in the United States. The Smyrna plant, an hour outside Nashville, even produces batteries for the Leaf electric vehicle.
As a result, many Japanese products now rank at the top of the "Most American" vehicle lists, including the Camry, which was number one for 2017 according to research done by both Autoguide.com and Cars.com. (A third study, by Marketwatch, ranked two Jeep models at the top.)
On the flip side, many supposedly "American-made" cars use components imported from Japan, China, South Korea and other parts of the world, even if they are assembled somewhere in this country.
Paul A. Eisenstein
Paul A. Eisenstein is an NBC News contributor who covers the auto industry.


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SmackDown React-Down, 8/16: Go-Home Sweet Go-Home
Welcome to the weekly SmackDown React-Down.
I'll be taking you through all the happenings on last night's episode of the B Show.*
*The 'B' stands for better.
Related Article Matt Cardona's Status With IMPACT Wrestling Revealed
If you missed yesterday's Uncooked Raw Reaction, in which Seth Rollins was Linus in The Great Pumpkin, Finn Balor was The Great Pumpkin in The Great Pumpkin, and Roman Reigns was every asshole-ish entitled jerk in every 80s coming-of-age movie except he wins in the end, click HERE.
What a world we live in, folks. SmackDown continues to improve, and Raw continues to fall off a cliff while soaked in gasoline and on fire. Oh and it's that cliff at the end of Temple of Doom where there are crocodiles at the bottom.
Let's see what's going on with the Blue Side of things.
Sup, Randy?
We began last night with the least eventful contract signing in history. Randy Orton putting his Randy Hancock on the dotted line to face Brock Lesnar five days from now.
My first thought was: Isn't it a little late for this? Did Brock have to sign it first, and he had to Fed-Ex it from Saskatchewan?
My second thought was: Hooray! Heath Slater's here! And he stole a fruit basket from a funeral!
Heath is doing the best work of anyone in the company right now, and earning double paychecks at that. The only guy who appears on both Raw and Smackdown consistently.
Of course, in kayfabe, he's a desperate man with two little daughters at home and a bunch of other kids too. He needs a job.
He says that he wants that contract that Shane-O Bryan was going to offer him last week before he told them off and stormed out of the building.
They say no, because they are assholes.
However, if he can't get a job on Raw or Smackdown Live, I think he should start one of those Trick Shot YouTube channels. He gots mad skillz.
That sh*t is impressive.
Randy says he has an idea. Then pauses, then takes a huge bite of the apple. then pauses for another seventeen seconds, then they cut to the opening theme. I think someone fell asleep in the production truck.
He doesn't say what his idea is, but it's obvious. Randy vs Heath later in the show, with a contract on the line if Heath wins.
So basically the same thing both shows have been doing for three weeks, but with more snake imagery. Good idea Randy.
How ever did you come up with it?
"Kick your head right off your face."
For those of you who don't know, Sean Ross Sapp plucked me from relative obscurity, writing about Main Event and Superstars for another site.
During the time that I was writing there, Dolph Ziggler was on guest commentary for the lower tier shows like every week. He was in full Douche Ziggler mode, making chauvinist jokes and screaming color commentary, insisting on calling Tom Phillips "T.P." He was the literal, honest to God, Dirt Worst. I hated him. I used to say that his commentary was worse than cholera. I used to say that he was as douchey as a literal box of Summer's Eve.
"When you get that 'not-so-fresh feeling,' use Dolph Ziggler. With natural ingredients like Vinegar & Water or Baking Soda, Dolph Ziggler is the brand of douche that more doctors recommend."
I used to make jokes that he was douchier than THIS. That was how douchey he was, I said.
I really hated Dolph Ziggler, you guys. And now?
Now, I think I'm rooting for him to win the WWE Title at Summerslam.
What has happened to me?
I'll tell you what happened: Ziggler happened.
I thought it was a terrible choice for him to win that Six Pack Challenge for the #1 Contendership, and I said so here.
But Ziggler said it would only take three minutes for him to talk on camera in front of the WWE Universe to make them get behind him.
He was wrong. It took three weeks.
The promo between arrogant tweener champ Dean Ambrose and one-last-shot-for-all-the-marbles Dolph Ziggler was pretty great. I found it curious that Dean's point of view consisted of mainly "You doing want to be the champ, being the champ sucks," but whatever, I'll allow it. I also love how this was ostensibly supposed to be an episode of MizTV and after about two minutes, he and Maryse just faded into the background and made reaction-gif-worthy faces.
The whole thing built to Dolph Ziggler sucker-superkicking Dean in the mouth.
Ziggler was basically saying "If you want to beat me, you're going to have to kill me, and there's nothing in your arsenal that can do that," and he ain't lying. It's why I'll never be a Dean Ambrose guy. His moveset looks like he couldn't beat a five year old with it. The Lunatic Lariat is so telegraphed it's from like 1910, and his "Suicide Dive" is more like a "Gentle Horizontal Push." Then there his elbow drop from the top rope, which is basically just him putting his armpit in they other guy's face. I do like the Dirty Deeds as a finisher, though I prefer the old version:
Whatever happened to that version?
Anyway, at one point during this segment, Dolph Ziggler threatens to kick Dean's head right off his face. Which doesn't seem possible. But then I realized, that's what he did to me. Metaphorically speaking. My head remembers how much I hated Ziggler, and not just because of him on commentary on Superstars and Main Event, because of the crap he pulled on Rusev and Lana, and Tyler Breeze and Summer Rae, and Big E and AJ Lee, and the rest of the Spirit Squad, and Kerwin White. I've never really been a fan, and my head knows this. But now, after the past three weeks, my face can't help but smile when I see Ziggler on screen. Then of course, my head tells my face to stop smiling. But after last night, after that Superkick to Ambrose, it's like my head has been separated from my face.
They've been kicked apart, if you will.
And now I can't wait for Sunday.
Rooting for you, Ziggles.
And that's a thing I never thought I'd type.
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You can't sell me.
Couple things before we get into the meat of what happens in the video.
First of all, after jobbing to Randy Orton last week, Del Rio gets a match with John Cena this week. They're promoting it as "John Cena vs the guy who put him on the shelf," and they even run a little video package about what happened at Hell in a Cell last October.
(Quick note: The video is edited perfectly to cut out any sign of Zeb Colter from the proceedings. RIP MexAmerica.)
This has the aura of finality to it, wouldn't you say? More on that in a couple paragraphs.
Coming out of that video package, there is a little segment backstage with an interaction between Del Rio and AJ Styles. AJ talks up Del Rio, how he beat John Cena, put him on the shelf, etc., all this week's talking points, and Del Rio interrupts him, says he knows the rookie is still so excited about beating up John Cena, but that's old news to Del Rio, and he doesn't need AJ's pep talk. AJ then ETHERS Del Rio, saying "Maybe that's why I'm in the Main Event at Summerslam, and you're not even on the card."
Makes you wonder if HHH wrote that line for Styles.
Also, the news today that Del Rio's been suspended for a month for violating the wellness policy makes you wonder if HHH spiked Alberto's protein drink or something.
Anyway, to the match and its aftermath:
Good, decent match, and though we've seen Cena and Del Rio many times before, today's suspension news makes you wonder if this will be the last time. Del Rio's contract is up in October, there's been rumblings that he doesn't want to re-sign, so they might keep him off TV when the suspension runs out in a month. We shall see.
After the match, which Cena wins LOL, Styles, who has been doing a great job on commentary, nails a surprise Phenomenal Phore-arm.
He then delivers a promo to the apparently unconscious Cena, where he says that after Sunday, he will be the new face that runs this place. He starts to exit, then gets greedy. He goes back to put Cena in position for a Styles Clash, but Cena was playing possum, because of course he was:
It was a very cool reversal, and seeing it here virtually guarantees that we won't see it on Sunday. Also what happens next, virtually guarantees that we won't see a Cena win on Sunday:
I mean, come on.
By the way, it would have been nice, just once, to have Cena sell that Phenomenal Forearm. Like rub his jaw, check his mouth for blood, check to see if one of his teeth is loose, something.
But you know. Cena.
At least, like I said, him getting the last laugh on the go-home traditionally means that he won't win at the PPV. So there's that.
Does anybody know when the next season of American Grit starts filiming? Are we saying Bye Bye to Cena for a while? Honestly, this program with Styles has been great, but I'm ready for it to be over.
LEAVE HEATH SLATER ALONE!
This is just Randy Orton being a bully. It's brutal, it's excessive, it's over the top. It's disgusting, is what it is.
He beats on poor Heath Slater so much that the ref calls for the bell. But Randy's only getting started.
The one fun part about this is when Randy delivers a trademark Lesnar German Suplex to Slater, then mocks Brock's trot-in-place thing:
But he could have done that as part of a quick merciful squash match. Instead he tries to make Slater's kids into orphans. And before you say "but A-Train, I'm pretty sure they have a mother," I would imagine that she would die of grief.
Randy finally finishes Heath with an RKO.
I think Orton would still be beating on Slater right now eighteen hours later, but he just got bored.
Through all this, I was thinking "This is an Orton heel turn, right?" Babyfaces don't do this to people.
Nope, I was wrong.
TAKE THIS MAN TO THE HOSPITAL.
HE HAS A SERIOUS BRAIN INJURY.
Backstage, after the match, Slater can barely string three words together. His eyes are glassy. No matter how many fingers you hold up, if you asked him, he's going to tell you eleven.
Now, technically he won the match with Orton, since Randy got himself disqualified, so Shane-O Bryan comes in to get him to sign his contract.
Heath Slater thinks he's on Raw. He thinks that Bryan is Foley, and he tells "Foley" that the other general manager "Bryan" is a loser. He thinks Shane is Stephanie, and he tells "Stephanie" that she looks beautiful tonight.
Okay. Fun's over. This man has suffered a traumatic head injury he needs medical attention.
Daniel Bryan, you had to retire because of repeated concussions. Why are you laughing at him?
Why is this supposed to be funny?
WHY IS NOBODY CALLING 911?
These are two babyface authority figures, and they are so petty, they rescind the contract offer on the spot.
Then I realized, according to Vince, Heath Slater is a heel. We all love him. We're all rooting for him. But Vince thinks he's weak. Begging for a contract, week after week. It's pathetic. He deserves to be beaten up. Those twenty-three kids of his deserve to go hungry, his family deserves to be thrown out of their house, live on the streets. Vince McMahon doesn't have an sympathetic bone in his body.
He's sitting there watching Randy beat the crap out of Heath, and he's laughing his ass off.
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe there's going to be a great payoff for this.
I hope this is it:
Heath shows up at Summerslam, and demands one more match, one more shot at a contract, he'll face anybody, and he has to pin or submit them, no count-outs, no wins by DQ. Shane and Steph come out, they say they've conferred backstage and they'll give Heath one last chance. No more after this one. If he wins, he gets to pick which show he wants to join. They've discussed it, and they feel they have the perfect opponent for Heath Slater.
"Bring it on, baybay!"
Braun Strowman's music hits.
It's a squash, but Braun refuses to pin Slater. He just keeps beating on him. On the outside, Strowman sets Slater up against the steel steps. Strowman rushes him, Slater falls over, Strowman knocks himself out. Slater has to pull the giant into the ring before the ten count is up, so he can pin him. He finally gets him up and in the ring, gets the pinfall.
Then the next month is Slater visiting both shows, getting cocky, interviewing Shane and Steph, why should he choose their brand, giving Bryan and Foley booking ideas, deciding which color looks best on him, talking to potential stablemates and tag partners. You can even get the Social Outcasts back together for one show on Raw, but Heath decides he's outgrown them. Tell me you wouldn't love that.
He'd get some good heel heat back, and wherever he winds up, whoever takes him out gets a good rub from it.
Just please, for now, at least get the guy some Advil.
The Shepherd Leaves The Sheep Behind.
Dean Ambrose gets a tune-up win, looking strong against Erick Rowan. Fine.
But really, the match is meaningless. It's what happens after the match that's important.
I honestly thought that the Wyatts were broken up after the draft. Braun was on Raw, Harper's injured, Rowan and Bray didn't associate with one another on the first Smackdown Live. Then they got Bray back together with Rowan, to tease Bray's insertion into the title match on Sunday.
After that fell through, though, maybe this:
Means we're going to finally get more of this:
PLEASE LET BRAY BE A BABYFACE.
Honestly, the thing I am most looking forward to on Sunday is seeing how Bray gets involved.
Hey, Remember This Thing? We didn't!
This was the build-up to Miz vs Apollo Crews for the IC Belt at Summerslam. I mean, I'm glad that they didn't have a twenty minute match where Apollo won clean. That would have been stupid. No one would be stupid enough to book that for the go-home show before the pay-per-view?
Hey Rusev, if someone asked you if that would have been a good idea, what would you say to that person?
Anyway, so Smackdown learns from Raw's mistake with the US Title, and goes so far in the opposite direction, that the build to the IC Title happens DURING A COMMERCIAL.
To make up for it, they put two interview segments up on YouTube:
The Miz insists on calling Apollo Crews "Apollo Creed" and admittedly, it's pretty funny.
It gets tragic in this next video.
If you chose not to click and watch all the way to the end, Apollo says this:
"Oh, and as far as him calling me Apollo Creed, if he wants to be the Rocky in this situation, hey, Apollo had Rocky's number."
wut.
The first match was a draw, the second match Rocky won. Apollo did not have Rocky's number.
You do know that, right? Apollo?
My god.
Have you never seen Rocky?
This is unforgivable.
First he's got no personality, now this.
Hey WWE, it might be time to admit defeat on this one.
After Apollo loses this weekend, I think you might want to
And now, a tour through the Smackdown Tag Division:
The Young Upstarts
The Former Champs
The Lost Causes
The Even Loster Causes
The Coke Addicts
The Best Looking Team on Smackdown Live
(and also, The Best Looking Team on Smackdown Live)
Seriously, I really liked these. Thirty second showcases of each of these teams. I don't know how you can repair the damage done to The Ascension, and The Vaudevillains have almost reached rock bottom as well, but I'd pay good money to watch an American Alpha vs heel Usos feud. Plus, the Hype Bros are never boring, and Breezango has the potential to be the best comedy heel tag team of all time.
This all built to a fun 12 man tag match:
but it appears that none of these guys have anything to do at Summerslam.
My hope is that American Alpha appears at NXT Takeover, and takes care of some unfinished business with The Authors of Pain.
Hey, a guy can dream, can't he?
Brevity is the soul of smushing a dude's face against a wall.
Man, when Kalisto finally beats Corbin in a match at Wrestlemania next year, we're going to look back on this and wonder how they built a Giant Bully vs Tiny Underdog story in just 30 seconds a week.
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And Finally, THE WOMEN!
Feel The Glow.
That's been Naomi's tag line for as long as I can remember, and she's finally got a gimmick to back it up.
I love it, the crowd loves it, and when she gets to show off all the things she can do in the ring, she's going to be a star.
Eva Marie, however, is already a star, and she hasn't even had a match.
I hope she never does.
"EVA MARIE! ... Has been delayed by traffic and will be unable to compete."
She shows up later and causes a distraction during this Women's tag match:
This sets up a Six-Woman Tag Match at Summerslam.
The only question now is how Eva Marie will avoid being in this match.
Our comments section had a few ideas on that front:
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In another musical life, Charly did some dance music collaborations with Deeplife Records. These recordings were hard find, but the label has re-released them through Beatport! Charly was extremely excited to share her writing skills and vocals in these songs. Check them out!


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The Texas All-State Strings Camp began in 2008 in the living room of its founder, Daniel Saenz. Very soon the camp had to find a more spacious location as the attendees doubled in number in the camp's second and third year. Now in its ninth year, the Texas All-State Strings Camp serves about 100 students each year and assists many of them on achieving their goals of making the Region and Texas All-State orchestras.
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Q: get invalid date and preg_replace it I have this to replace valid date:
$date = preg_replace('~(\d{2})/(\d{2})/(\d{2,4})~', '', $date);

So dates like this: 08/25/2016 will be replaced.
My problem is, sometimes users write dates like this:
082/5/2016
0825/2016
08/252/016
08/25/201
0/85/2016

I want to be able to get this too. Any ideas?

A: I would validate the date range with strtotime rather than a regex.
$array = array('082/5/2016', '0825/2016', '08/252/016', '08/25/201', '0/85/2016', '08/25/2016');
foreach($array as $key => $date) {
     if(!strtotime($date)) {
         unset($array[$key]); //or handle the invalid date however you want
     }
}
print_r($array);

Demo: https://eval.in/628649

A: In case you have "strings like dates" in your input, you may use a regex with a positive lookbehind to make sure the digits and forward slashes chunk contains 7 to 8 digits and then followed with a word boundary:
'~\b(?=(?:\D*\d){7,8}\b)\d+(?:/\d+)+\b~'

See regex demo.
Details:

*

*\b - leading word boundary

*(?=(?:\D*\d){7,8}\b) - a lookahead requiring that the word boundary is followed with 7 to 8 digits separated with any amount of non-digits

*\d+ - 1 or more digits

*(?:/\d+)+ - 1 or more sequences of / + 1 or more digits

*\b - trailing word boundary.

PHP demo:
$str = "Text containing \n082/5/2016\n0825/2016\n08/252/016\n08/25/201\n0/85/2016\n08/25/2016";
$result = preg_replace('~\b(?=(?:\D*\d){7,8})\d+(?:/\d+)+\b~', "", $str);
echo $result;

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Ronald "Ron" Carel Keck, 69, of Duncan passed away November 29, 2018 peacefully in his home.
A celebration of life will be held 1:30 PM Monday, December 10, 2018. Please join with the family at the Bailes-Polk Funeral Home 910 W. Oak Duncan, Ok.
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Ron was born August 5, 1949 in Borger, Texas the son of Agnes Bernice Edwards and Fred Lee Keck. He is survived by his wife Betty Jean Keck, his children Chris Yarbrough, Lance Yarbrough, Frederick Ernest Keck, Bobby Tarpley, Vincent Tarpley, James Keck, Justin Keck and his only daughter Stephanie Keck Wallace.
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By Mike Moseley
For the second straight week Halifax County High School student-athletes participating in winter sports have had their schedules disrupted due to the coronavirus.
The first week of postponements was due to other schools in the Piedmont District being delayed in playing due to elevated COVID-19 numbers in their communities. This week's postponements for the Comets were related to precaution concerning rising numbers in Halifax County.
As a result all practices and workouts for Comet winter sports athletes were put on hold for this week.
Due to the uncertainty right now of how the coronavirus will playout on a daily basis, HCHS athletics director Allen Lawter announced this week that decisions will be reached on Friday regarding whether sports schedules for the next week will move forward.
With member schools of the Virginia High School League (VHSL) using the Championships + 1 calendar to get full sports seasons accomplished, the road to completing a winter sports season will only get more tenuous.
Team openers that were to have taken place starting the week of Jan. 4 were pushed back to Jan. 11. Now a ruling will be made concerning can the sports schedule safely begin this coming Monday.
One of the biggest hurdles of the delays is in using the C+1 calendar as only 60 percent of the regular schedule from previous seasons are played this year. As an example basketball is allowed only 14 games this year in regular season – Halifax had 12 on schedule.
For the Comets, the first week of postponements affected two games. The second week of remaining idle set aside three contest.
So out of the 12-game schedule five games are already having to be rescheduled. With region play starting Feb. 8 for basketball, Feb. 1 for all other winter sports it's going to be a tight deadline getting winter sports in.
Comet wrestling and swim teams have even less competitions than basketball, eight and six, respectively. Swim needs to complete regional play by Feb. 6 and wrestling by Feb. 13.
Lawter says the road ahead will be difficult, but an attempt will be made to play this winter.
"We're going to play as many games as we can when we're allowed to play," Lawter said. "Will we make them all up - probably not? Probably because we're not guaranteed that the other school will even be able to play."
Seven schools – Bassett, Magna Vista, Martinsville, Patrick County, Tunstall, GW-Danville and Halifax – comprise the Piedmont District. As of Friday of last week Martinsville, Bassett and Magna Vista were still on the VHSL's delayed list for winter sports. Patrick County and Tunstall were also in delay.
With only seven schools in the district, the Comets are having to look at other possible options to see a full schedule, or something close to one. Lawter says there is still a whole lot to be decided including post season competition – if they can get there.
"We only had 12 games scheduled to start with because we stayed within the district," Lawter said. Three of the schools have not been allowed to play and that's not to say that we can't go outside if we get clearance to play outside of the district."
Several high schools have had to go outside of their usual footprints to have teams to compete against this year. When neighboring Mecklenburg County canceled winter and fall sports, and several other schools in the James River District canceled winter sports, member schools that were still playing faced this situation – scheduling teams outside of their district and area was their answer for holding competitions.
Lawter said some of the scheduling challenges are related to when the schedules were first set up; schools tried to stay within their districts.
"When all this came about we thought we'd be good to go, play our 12 games and move on from there … but it didn't happen the way we hoped it would happen," Lawter said.
"But we will play as many games as we can play. Then if we're allowed to continue to play we will proceed to the regional tournament. Seeding is still up in the air right now."
Lawter offered up as an example this scenario: "I could be given the clearance to play on the last week of the regular season and play two or three ball games. But Amherst could play 12 or 14 games. If we're (Comets) 2-0 do we deserve the same [consideration] if they're 8-6? So those are some things we're looking at to determine how we're going to do them." Halifax competes in VHSL Region 4D as does Amherst and six other high schools.
Since March, when the pandemic shutdown began, a plan to return Comet athletics to competition has always been a focus for Lawter; albeit in a safe manner. Nearly 10 months later that same thought pattern still drives the decision making process on a local level.
HCPS superintendent Mark Lineburg, HCHS principal Michael Lewis and Lawter along with others have been consistent in siding with safety as they determine the best path ahead.
Lawter said a lot of what can happen this season is still based more on external conditions. "Playing for the time being will become a weekly decision of whether we feel like it is safe to put our kids out there."
"And then of course as we've said before it's not just us making the decision," said Lawter. "As far as competition they may not feel comfortable playing – it's a lot of moving parts and a lot of things to consider."
Lawter said the group making decisions knows not everyone is going to agree one way or the other regarding how they determine if the Comets play or not. Their main focus is allowing the kids to play only if it is safe.
"We consider safety our upmost priority; the safety of our kids, workers and all," Lawter said. "We as a group make these decisions with a lot of weight on our shoulders to do the best we can in making the best decision.
"We realize not everybody is going to agree with us either way. I kind of feel like it's almost a no win situation where we're kind of like an official here - somebody is not going to agree with us."


Current gas turbine airfoils must survive in an environment where operating conditions are approaching extreme levels. Increasing the temperature of the combustion gases entering the turbine improves engine efficiency and power output; consequently, the turbine inlet temperatures have reached levels exceeding the melting point of the blade materials. Internal cooling of the turbine blades is vital to maintaining turbine blade longevity and durability. Rib-roughened channels in the blade core are commonly used to increase turbulence and secondary flows that aid the transport of energy. In addition, the ribs increase the convective heat transfer surface area. Past research has focused on two ribbed wall configurations, and worked to identify the most favorable rib design that will produce maximum heat transfer with minimal pressure loss. This paper presents an analysis of various rib configurations for a one ribbed wall configuration, by comparing the effect of pitch, aspect ratio, and rib orientation on both heat transfer and friction augmentation. Heat transfer measurements were made using infared camera thermography in the fully developed region of the channel. Additionally, the effect of total wetted area versus planform area was investigated. Experimental measurements were taken in a closed-loop recirculating channel with a parallel-plate channel test section. The channel had varying aspect ratios of 2.86 or 5 with a constant blockage ratio of 0.2. All ribs were rounded, discontinuous V-shape, at 45° to the flow with pitch-to-rib height ratios of 5 or 10. Results indicate heat transfer augmentation was higher with a pitch-to-rib height ratio of 5 compared to 10. Similarly, the pitch-to-rib height ratio of 5 caused higher friction factor augmentation. The results also indicate aspect ratio did not affect the ribbed side heat transfer augmentation; however, the 2.86:1 aspect ratio cases had higher augmentation on the unribbed side compared to the 5:1 case. An increase in aspect ratio caused an increase in friction factor augmentation; thus the 5:1 aspect ratio case had the highest friction factor augmentation.


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La chiesa di Santa Maria della Neve è la parrocchiale di Rastellino, frazione di Castelfranco Emilia in provincia di Modena. Appartiene al vicariato di Persiceto – Castelfranco dell'arcidiocesi di Bologna e risale al XV secolo.

Storia
Nell'anno 888 questo luogo di culto fu citato per la prima volta e venne descritto come dipendente dagli abati di Nonantola, in territorio modenese e, in precedenza, legata alla diocesi di San Giovanni in Persiceto, in territorio bolognese. Verso l'anno 1000 il luogo di culto godeva di un certo prestigio e la struttura aveva buone dimensioni con due cappelle nella sala, una della quali sarebbe stata distrutta due secoli più tardi.

Nel 1404 la chiesa fu dotata di altare maggiore. Da quel momento e sino all'Ottocento fu legata alla chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo di Nonantola. Nel 1645 la nobile famiglia Pepoli di Bologna si interessò della chiesa e la contessa Barbara Piatesi Pepoli fece erigere la cappella con dedicazione a sant'Antonio da Padova. Nel 1822 la giurisdizione ecclesiastica mutò, ed entrò a far parte dell'arcidiocesi di Bologna e nei decenni successivi venne restaurata.

La struttura originaria venne riedificata nel 1884 su progetto di Vincenzo Brighenti e l'orientamento del luogo di culto fu modificato con la costruzione di una nuova facciata.

Descrizione

Esterno
L'edificio è posizionato in posizione periferica rispetto al piccolo centro abitato di Rastellino, in zona di campi coltivati e accanto al camposanto.

L'orientamento è a ovest. Il prospetto principale ha un sagrato antistante pavimentato in porfido e si presenta con tipico aspetto neoclassico. Ai lati due lesene culminanti con capitelli ionici che reggono l'ampio frontone triangolare. Il portale è architravatao ed è sormontato, nella parte mediana della facciata, da una grande finestra rettangolare. La torre campanaria si trova in posizione avanzata, di lato alla chiesa, sulla sua sinistra.

Interno
La navata interna è unica e ampliata da cappelle laterali e vi si accede attraverso la bussola in legno posta all'ingresso. La cappella minore ospita la statua che raffigura la Vergine e la cappella maggiore ospita il fonte battesimale e la statua con il Cristo in croce.
L'arco santo permette l'accesso alla zona presbiteriale. L'abside internamente ha pianta semicircolare e la volta absidale è affrescata.

Note

Voci correlate
 Rastellino
 Castelfranco Emilia
 Chiesa di San Bartolomeo (Castelfranco Emilia)

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Castelfranco Emilia
Maria della Neve
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Tala Rasa Percussion
By Rachel Molina |Staff Writer|
This man used his hands to slap his stomach, chest, and legs while on the floor.
Percussion can be created out of anything that you can strike and makes sound.
Traditional drums, frying pans, Marimbas and the human body were among the instruments used to convey music by the group "Tala Rasa Percussion" on Wednesday, May 14.
This rhythmic performance took place in the CSUSB Performing Arts Theater and was attended by forty people.
"Tala Rasa Percussion" engaged the audience with their profound expression and interpretation to the music of Mark Applebaum, Fredrick Andersson, Rudiger Pawassar, Vinko Globokar, Alejandro Vinao, and Iannis Xenakis.
The Tala Rasa trio, James Beauton, Brendan Betyn, and Steve Wulff began their performance with the beatings of pans, wood, a gong and brake drum.
The music was lively and was a great way to introduce the audience to the art of percussion.
"It's a physical, visual activity and an art form. It's really all an art form in itself," said Beauton.
The second piece entitled "Imagine There Was Nothing," was very spatial and resonated vibes and pretty melodies.
The sounds were very soft while giving off an eerie sound of bells.
One aspect that made this piece entertaining was the trio's ability to hold not one, but two mallets between their fingers.
The movements of the mallets were amazing to watch as they would switch them to different positions without losing a beat.
All the mallet tips also varied in size which allowed them to create different sounds.
The next piece "Sculpture 3" gave off a completely different vibe and made one student feel like he was back in Guatemala.
"I enjoyed hearing the Marimba's because it reminded me of when I would go to Guatemala to visit my family," said student Joshua Martinez.
"Certain tones of the Marimba's were a little different, but I felt like I was eating in the restaurants and walking the markets," added Martinez.
The piece of the night that got the most reactions from the audience was "?Corporel" that was performed by Wullf.
A shirtless Wullf walked on stage, sat Indian-style on the floor and began to rub his face while creating sounds with his mouth and teeth.
His whole body became a human percussion instrument as the audience witnessed him being born within himself while trying to figure out his own body.
It was interesting to watch and made me realize how many sounds you can make with your body.
"Dance Groove Drifting" was the next piece that was played by Beauton and Betyn.
While playing, both of their bodies became part of the music as they moved with every beat.
The trio ended their performance with "Okho" that consisted of playing on Djembe and various bass drums.
The sound of the Djembe drums had beautiful beats and the members were entrancing to watch as they played in synch.
I really enjoyed "Okho" because I got to see each member show their ability to perform as a soloist, a duo and a trio.
"Tala Rasa Percussion" has been playing together for only two years, but have made their mark by playing at multiple events and teaching their passion of percussion to their students.
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Q: How do I save an object in IndexedDB? I want to store my API data in indexedDB of Browser. I would have tried local storage but it has a limit of 5MB but my JSON data is more than 7MB. I want to save in indexedDB for faster access. I want to save the whole data in the JSON format but don't know how to set the scheme of the indexed DB. The data fetched from the database is testData
const db =new Dexie("ReactDexie");
db.version(1).stores({
            test:"++id title "   //Dont Know how to set scheme here for my json object
        })
        db.open().catch((err)=>{
            console.log(err.stack || err)
        })

        var transaction = db.transaction([testData], IDBTransaction.READ_WRITE);
        var objstore = transaction.objectStore(testData);

        for (var i = 0; i < testData.length; i++) {
            objstore.put(testData[i]);
        }

A: Follow these steps for good architecture and reusable components ( Sample project is created here ):-
1 )  Create one file lets just name it indexDB.js
import Dexie from 'dexie';

const db = new Dexie('ReactDexie');

db.version(1).stores({
  testData: 'datakey'
});

export default db;

2 )  Now make one utility function that will store API data (let's assume this is in file utility.js)
import db from './indexDB.js';

export async function saveDataInIndexDB(data) {
  if (data) {
    if (db.testData) db.testData.clear();
    db.testData.add({ datakey: 'datakey', data }).then(() => {});
  }
}

3 )  function for fetching data from indexDB (in utility.js file)
export async function getDataFromIndexDB() {
  const testData = await db.testData
    .where('datakey')
    .equals('datakey')
    .toArray();
  if (testData && testData.length > 0) {
    return testData[0];
  }
  return null;
}

4 )  I am considering sample JSON data as following (suppose you are getting this data in App.js)
const sampleJSONdata = {
    type: 'articles',
    id: '1',
    attributes: {
      title: 'JSON:API paints my bikeshed!',
      body: 'The shortest article. Ever.',
      created: '2015-05-22T14:56:29.000Z',
      updated: '2015-05-22T14:56:28.000Z'
    }
  };

5 )  Store and Fetch data as following (you can call utility.js functions in `App.js file)
  saveDataInIndexDB(sampleJSONdata);

  const getDataFromDB = async () => {
    let data = await getDataFromIndexDB();
    console.log('Data ', data);
  };

  console.log(getDataFromDB());

The sample project is created here, you can refer to this project for further use, more about schema and useful Dexie related article you can find here.
Note*- Please clear site data, you might face multiple version issues as you were trying earlier (in that case you can change or add extraversion)


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A cultural connection
by Chris Anderson	| Email the author
Cell Culture Excellence Program
Thermo Fisher Cellomics
Dharmacon RNAi Technologies
Nunc and Nalgene
MILFORD, Mass.—Looking to simultaneously present a united message to the growing market for cell culture products and services, while also furthering cooperation among a host of internal divisions, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced in early June the creation of the Cell Culture Excellence Program. The program looks to leverage a variety of Thermo Fisher brands including, but not limited to, Cellomics, Dharmacon, Pierce, Nunc and Nalgene to provide cell culture products and services for researchers working in the areas of functional biology, cell-based therapeutics and diseases studies.
"The program was launched for a couple of reasons," says Jeff Goldman, marketing manger for the cell culture program. "There is the brand-building piece, which is necessary because we have many customers who may be buying products from one brand, but don't have awareness of the full array of products and the related applications they serve. Also, our application experts have put together many and will put together more application notes in specific areas of research to make it easier for our customers to have access to protocols that are directly relevant to their research."
While the program is aimed at educating life science researchers that they can get most, if not all, of the tools and reagents needed for cell culture work from a single source, it is apparent the cell culture program is also aimed long-term at creating a working atmosphere at Thermo Fisher of greater collaboration between divisions to optimize the breadth of products it has for the ever-growing cell culture segment.
"This program should really help us to talk more among the groups, from consumables to tools, and sharing more information which will allow us to better help customers with their specific research workflows," says Heidi McIntosh, product manager for Nunc cell culture and Nalgene filtration products at Thermo Fisher.
The launch of the program and the focus on cell culture also appears to be an indication of the long-running integration process within Thermo Fisher, not just from the mega-merger of the two companies in 2006, but of the host of other well-known and respected brands that have been brought into the company fold in the past few years.
"We have a historical brand name and there is always a bit of a ramp up," notes Dave Radspinner, director of marketing and customer applications in cell culture and bioprocessing. "I can tell you of a number of times we have been in our branded exhibit booth and a customer will walk up to ask what happened to Nalgene and they are standing right next to the Nalgene line."
The cell culture program, then, helps Thermo Fisher both reinforce the brand and associate product lines while also presenting to the market the breadth of products and services the company has across the enterprise to tackle not just single applications, but entire fields of research.
"Customers are always looking for a simplified process of doing their work," notes Radspinner. "Rather than working with 15 different vendors to get everything they need, they can turn to a single source and that allows them more time for their research."
Beyond the internal nuts and bolts, the program is being launched at a time when cell culture research is blossoming. In addition, government funding could play a role in helping to drive continued growth.
"We anticipate a strong market and the increased funding we are seeing in stem research is good indication of that," says Goldman. "It is a multi-billion dollar market and, until now, there hasn't been a company able to take a comprehensive approach to this market.'
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It follows the full text transcript of Winston Churchill's We Shall Fight on the Beaches speech, delivered before the House of Commons at London, UK - June 4, 1940.
From the moment that the French defenses at Sedan and on the Meuse were broken at the end of the second week of May, only a rapid retreat to Amiens and the south could have saved the British and French Armies who had entered Belgium at the appeal of the Belgian King.
But this strategic fact was not immediately realized. The French High Command hoped they would be able to close the gap, and the Armies of the north were under their orders. Moreover, a retirement of this kind would have involved almost certainly the destruction of the fine Belgian Army of over 20 divisions and the abandonment of the whole of Belgium. Therefore, when the force and scope of the German penetration were realized and when a new French Generalissimo, General Weygand, assumed command in place of General Gamelin, an effort was made by the French and British Armies in Belgium to keep on holding the right hand of the Belgians and to give their own right hand to a newly created French Army which was to have advanced across the Somme in great strength to grasp it.
This was a great trial of strength between the British and German Air Forces. Can you conceive a greater objective for the Germans in the air than to make evacuation from these beaches impossible, and to sink all these ships which were displayed, almost to the extent of thousands? Could there have been an objective of greater military importance and significance for the whole purpose of the war than this? They tried hard, and they were beaten back; they were frustrated in their task. We got the Army away; and they have paid fourfold for any losses which they have inflicted. Very large formations of German aero planes, and we know that they are a very brave race, have turned on several occasions from the attack of one-quarter of their number of the Royal Air Force, and have dispersed in different directions. Twelve aero planes have been hunted by two. One aero plane was driven into the water and cast away by the mere charge of a British aero plane, which had no more ammunition. All of our types-the Hurricane, the Spitfire and the new Defiant-and all our pilots have been vindicated as superior to what they have at present to face.
When we consider how much greater would be our advantage in defending the air above this Island against an overseas attack, I must say that I find in these facts a sure basis upon which practical and reassuring thoughts may rest. I will pay my tribute to these young airmen. The great French Army was very largely, for the time being, cast back and disturbed by the onrush of a few thousands of armored vehicles. May it not also be that the cause of civilization itself will be defended by the skill and devotion of a few thousand airmen? There never has been, I suppose, in all the world, in all the history of war, such an opportunity for youth.
I return to the Army. In the long series of very fierce battles, now on this front, now on that, fighting on three fronts at once, battles fought by two or three divisions against an equal or somewhat larger number of the enemy, and fought fiercely on some of the old grounds that so many of us knew so well-in these battles our losses in men have exceeded 30,000 killed, wounded and missing.
I take occasion to express the sympathy of the House to all who have suffered bereavement or who are still anxious. The President of the Board of Trade [Sir Andrew Duncan] is not here today. His son has been killed, and many in the House have felt the pangs of affliction in the sharpest form. But I will say this about the missing: We have had a large number of wounded come home safely to this country, but I would say about the missing that there may be very many reported missing who will come back home, some day, in one way or another. In the confusion of this fight it is inevitable that many have been left in positions where honor required no further resistance from them.
I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once again able to defend our Island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone. At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. That is the resolve of His Majesty's Government-every man of them. That is the will of Parliament and the nation. The British Empire and the French Republic, linked together in their cause and in their need, will defend to the death their native soil, aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of their strength. Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail.
We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be.
We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills.