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Capitals Weekly – Winning in Overtime
TXHT Hockey NHL, Washington Capitals January 23, 2022 January 23, 2022 8 Minutes
Welcome to the Capitals Weekly as we look back at the past week for the Washington Capitals as they took on the Vancouver Canucks, Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins, and Ottawa Senators. Plus we take a look at news and storylines that took place during the week of January 16th though 22nd.
Sunday, January 16th, 2022 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals
To kick off a new week the Washington Capitals would host the Vancouver Canucks, and in the first period The Caps would generate some really solid scoring chances, but then Tyler Motte would get called for delay of game to put the Caps on the powerplay. With 22 seconds left on the powerplay Alex Ovechkin would bomb a body blow past Thatcher Demko to score on the powerplay and give the Caps the 1-0 lead. After the goal the Canucks would surge a bit and would draw a penalty with nine seconds left in the period to give them the powerplay to start the second period.
Going into the second period it would be a bad start for the Caps as the Canucks would strike 33 seconds into the period with an Elias Pettersson powerplay tally to tie the game at one for the Canucks. Two minutes after the goal things would get chippy as both Matt Irwin and Kyle Burroughs would get double minors for roughing. Then shortly after tying the game Pettersson would strike again as he would backhand one from behind the goal line and off of Ilya Samsonov to give the Canucks the 2-1 lead. This goal would swing the momentum fully to the Canucks, and they would control most of the play as a result. The Caps would get some scoring opportunities, but Demko would stand tall to keep the Caps from getting back onto the scoreboard. Late in the second period Garnet Hathaway would take an ill-advised penalty and as a result Bo Horvat would strike on the powerplay to give the Canucks the 3-1 lead.
Then in the third period the Caps would continue to fight, and as a result of their hard work they would draw a penalty against the Canucks. 27 seconds into the powerplay Tom Wilson would strike to get the Caps back within one. However, after scoring the goal Hathaway would go back to the box for elbowing and giving the Canucks their third powerplay opportunity, but the Caps would be up to task and kill the powerplay opportunity for the Canucks. With less than five minutes left in regulation the Caps bench would be called for too many men on the ice, but the Caps would once again shut down the Canucks on their second powerplay of the period. With Samsonov pulled JT Miller would ice this game with his 12th of the season to give the Canucks the 4-2 victory over the Capitals.
Overall it was a good start for the Caps and their powerplay was a perfect 2/2 for the first time in who knows how long, so that was great. Giving up the powerplay goal early in the second period really hurt the Caps as that got the Canucks back into the game.
Darn.#CapsNucks pic.twitter.com/44dhY7kdfa
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 16, 2022
Tuesday, January 18th, 2021 – Winnipeg Jets v. Washington Capitals
Finishing up their homestand the Capitals would host the Winnipeg Jets as they look to get back into their winning ways. In the first period it was a bad start for the Caps as Dmitry Orlov would get called for slashing, and as a result the Jets would jump on the Caps as Kyle Connor would strike 40 seconds into the powerplay to give the Jets the 1-0 lead. Then 1:18 later Cole Perfetti would strike to score his first career NHL goal to grow the Jets lead to two. After the poor start for the Caps they would start to get their legs into the game, and draw a penalty against Neal Pionk for slashing. While on the powerplay the Caps would not score, Alex Ovechkin would score a fantastic goal off an amazing play with Garnet Hathaway to get the Caps back within one.
In the second period would see the Jets start the period with an abbreviated powerplay due to a late Tom Wilson penalty in the first period, but this time around the Caps would shut down the Jets extra man advantage. Moments after killing the penalty Dmitry Orlov would strike to tie the game at two for the Caps. Late in the period both teams would trade powerplay opportunities, but neither team would strike to take the lead.
Then in the third period Aleksai Protas would get a fortunate bounce off of Connor Hellebuyck and Nate Schmidt to give the Capitals their first lead of the game. However, momentum would swing the Jets way as Nic Dowd would get called for a late penalty, an after the penalty would expire Pierre-Luc Dubois would score to tie the game at three and send the game to overtime.
In the extra frame Tom Wilson would only need 26 seconds to score and give the Capitals their first overtime victory of the season. Wilson would be the benefactor of Evgeny Kuznetsov's wizardry to knock the rebound into the net for the 4-3 victory.
An awful start to the game, but once the game was ten minutes old the Caps would start to get into the groove of things. Best player hands down was Kuznetsov. His masterful skating was creating lots of space and opportunities, and would eventually lead to the game winner in overtime. When Kuznetsov is on his game, he is unbeatable.
OVERTIME VICTORYYYYYY#CapsJets | #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/mbOTqIu3WY
Thursday, January 20th, 2022 – Washington Capitals v. Boston Bruins
On the road the Capitals would travel to Boston to take on the Bruins, and in the first period Evgeny Kuznetsov would strike less than five minutes into the game to give the Caps the 1-0 lead, but fifty seconds later David Pastrnak would strike to tie the game at one. Later in the period the Caps would get two powerplay opportunities, but they would not be able to capitalize on either extra man advantage. At the end of the first period the game would remain tied at one with the Bruins having the shots advantage outshooting the Caps 10-5.
In the second period the Caps would go back on the powerplay early in the period, but for the third straight powerplay of the game the Caps would not register a shot. Shortly after the Caps extra man advantage expired the B's would go on one of their own, and Pastrnak would be set loose on a breakaway and would knock in the puck past Vitek Vanecek to give the Bruins the 2-1 lead on the powerplay tally. The Caps would go back on the powerplay, but once again would do nothing with it, however, after the powerplay ended Lars Eller would strike to tie the game at two for the Caps.
Then in the third period the Caps would go shorthanded, and after killing off the penalty the B's would still continue to surge as Jake DeBrusk would score, but it wouldn't be called until Toronto stopped pay for an official review which saw the puck go past Vanecek and barely, but enough, get over the goal line to take the 3-2 lead. However, a little over 30 seconds later Nicklas Backstrom would net his first of the season to tie the game at three. Then late in the period Nic Dowd would get called for tripping putting the B's on the powerplay, and with 11 seconds left on the extra man advantage Charlie McAvoy would snipe one past Vanecek to give the Bruins the 4-3 victory over the Capitals.
Overall this was not the best game for the Caps. Their powerplay was non-existent, they were outshoot in all three periods and could only must a max of 6 shots per period. However, with that said, the Caps did show good fight and stayed in the game, but that late penalty really killed them in this one.
That's all from Boston#CapsBruins pic.twitter.com/ZNgnquDInu
Saturday, January 22nd, 2022 – Ottawa Senators v. Washington Capitals
Back at home the Capitals would host the Ottawa Senators, and in the first period the Sens would strike first as Thomas Chabot would score 82 seconds into the game as he would blast one from the point through a crowd past Vitek Vanecek to take the 1-0 lead. The Caps would be held shot less until late in the period when the would go on the powerplay. On the extra man advantage the Caps would generate four shots on goal, but would not be able to capitalize on the opportunity.
In the second period former Capital Zach Sanford would strike to grow the Sens lead to two. Late in the period the Caps would go back on the powerplay, but once again they would not capitalize on it. Better period overall for the Caps as they generate 16 shots on goal compared to five in the first period.
Then in the third period Alex Ovechkin would strike 99 seconds into the period to get the Caps on the board. Moments later the Caps would go shorthanded as Justin Schultz would go to the box for cross checking. The Sens would not take advantage, and shortly after the Caps killed off the penalty Ovechkin would net his second of the game to tie the game at two. The rest of the period neither team would score so this one would go to overtime which would see Nicklas Backstrom with great patience as he would score to give the Capitals the 3-2 victory over the Senators.
Poor start for the Caps luckily did not doom them. Fact they went the first 17 minutes without generating a shot on goal was concerning, but as the game went on the Caps would get better. Vanecek was spectacular in net, and despite all of the injuries/COVID protocols the Caps are dealing with, they pulled out a needed two points.
TAKE 'EM HOWEVER YOU CAN GET 'EM#CapsSens | #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/GuyBc1kwhD
Dmitry Orlov Suspended Two Games
Orlov was suspended for two games on Wednesday after kneeing Winnipeg forward Nikolaj Ehlers on Tuesday night. While no penalty was called on the play it was evident that Orlov was going to for the hit on Ehlers, and resulted on a knee on knee collision that resulted in Ehlers being injured.
In my view after watching the play over, it is kneeing and the suspension was justified.
Washington's Dmitry Orlov has been suspended for two games for Kneeing Winnipeg's Nikolaj Ehlers. https://t.co/uAQe1uVhPO
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) January 19, 2022
Caps Finally Win in Overtime
The Caps finally won in overtime as Tom Wilson would strike 26 seconds into overtime to defeat Winnipeg, and then Nicklas Backstrom would strike against Ottawa to give the Caps their first two overtime victories of the season. Hopefully with these two victories the Caps have finally shaken their overtime woes.
The Powerplay…
30th in the NHL… 30th. Blaine Forsythe has got to go!
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EA Sports has been in hot water ever since a video was posted online that showed how Madden 19 edited out the use of Colin Kaepernick's name on YG's latest single. On the song "Big Bank" Big Sean who is featured on the track raps, "You all cap I'm more Colin Kaepernick," a lyric that is muted out by the game presumably because of the political firestorm that came from his form of protest in 2016.
The video grabbed the attention of Big Sean and YG, which forced EA Sports to apologize and correct the mistake. But, as HOT 97 DJ and girlfriend of Colin Kaepernick, Nessa On Air, pointed out, this was not the first time EA Sports has done this.
"She be hoping that I take a knee like Kaepernick," the Rae Sremmurd member raps on the song in a bar that relates to a woman hoping for marriage. EA Sports usually omits lyrics that involve profanity or suggestive language.
"TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS @EASPORTS @EAMaddenNFL scrubbed Colin Kaepernick's name from songs. Don't try to LIE to us and say this is a 'mistake.' YOU DID IT TWICE," Nessa wrote on social media. She continues to say that it was the NFL's influence that made them remove the controversial quarterback's name from the popular video game.
Don't let @easportsinsider fake apology fool you. TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS @EASPORTSINSIDER @EAMaddenNFL scrubbed Colin Kaepernick's name from songs. Don't fall for the LIE and let them say this is a "mistake." THEY DID IT TWICE. I want to know if the @nfl told them to do it??? That is the issue at this point. They felt pressure today because of YOU #thepeople from @bigsean @yg etc. They don't mean the apology, because they did it TWO CONSECUTIVE years in a row.
The NFL has taken a stance against Kaep's protest that started as a way to protest police brutality against minorities in America, a fact that has pretty much been ignored by President Trump and others who saw the protest as a stance against America and it's military.
The NFL responded to future kneeling protests this offseason but initially making it against NFL policy to kneel during the National Anthem and any player who does will be subject to a fine. This rule was recently frozen until further notice.


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There have been changes!
In late July of 1999, we were forced to stop updating this site for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the increasing difficulty of "staying in touch" as the various OPs made their ways up through the independent circuit and into the "Big 3." To date, only 2 of the OmegaPowers have NOT worked in the "Big 3," and most of them still are.
As the site gets back together, slowly but surely, the news below will be moved to the appropriate performer's page. There are a zillion news sites on the web (to see which ones WE like, check out the links page), and this site's business is not news, but a way to reflect on the common backgrounds of these performers. Many of the artists featured here have their own sites as well, which will be linked from their individual page, as well as the OP Links page. Eventually, this page will contain historical information on the group itself, from the founding of the OMEGA way back when, to the coming in of the 'new' OPs. But news? Nah. You can get news on almost all of these performers these days, from the major wrestling news sites. Most wrestling fans know that Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Joey Abs, Jack Dupp, and Bo Dupp are working for the WWF; C.W. Anderson and Cham Pain are working for ECW (as were Bo and Jack Dupp until recently). Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, and Toad are working for WCW.
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Foxy Lady Lexie Fyfe (who has had matches on WWF Sunday Night Heat and WCW Saturday Night) has continued to work independent shows and has grown in a slightly different direction than some of the OPs - rather than signing with one of the "Big 3," she has been touring Europe and doing a lot of gigs on the west coast. A skilled and agile technical grappling dominatrix, Lexie remains one of the only true female wrestlers in the US today, always improving her work, and it's only a matter of time until we see her gracing the screens of one of the "Big 3."
Willow the Wisp is missing, having been AWOL since December of 1998. Rumors that he went home to Broken Hill, AU and left the business, that he 'unmasked' and is now doing jobs on one of the "b-tier" Big 3 shows under a different name, rumors that he got married and moved to Tibet...this man is perhaps even MORE shrouded in mystery than he was in the first place. None of this is helped by Jeff Hardy having stolen his outfit to work the last few OMEGA shows in NC...however, the last show that Willow was known to have worked was for SCW in late 1998, and several people who were there (including this writer) can testify that this was absolutely NOT Jeff Hardy behind the Willow mask. How? Simple - Jeff Hardy was backstage at the Berkeley Cafe watching Willow's last match. So much for that theory. Willow's unique skills and aura of mystery are sorely missed, not only in the southeastern US where he worked most often, but also in other places he had worked including Japan and Mexico. If the rumors of his retirement are true, we can only say that he will be missed, and will always remain a legend to those of us lucky enough to have seen him work his magic firsthand.
Joey Matthews and Christian York were signed for a period of time with WCW, and then let go shortly after that esteemed organization's booking committee started shuffling. Perhaps with the return of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo to the creative helm of WCW, they will be reinstated, but for now, they are kicking ass and taking names in independent federations along the east coast of the US, thrilling audiences with their incredible ability, take-no-prisoners attitudes, amazing high-flying skills, and charismatic personalities. Certainly if WCW does not bring these 2 young superstars back into the fold, SOMEONE will. Either man, separately or together, is quite capable of becoming a major player in any organization, given the opportunity to do so.
John Henry lost his smile and left the business, but there are rumors that he knows where to look for it. Surely a man with such a love for performance and gathering hated the way normal people gather money will resurface somewhere, doing something, and making people love to hate him for doing it.

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Novel model developed to resemble aberrant IPF lung epithelium
Posted: 31 August 2021 | Anna Begley (Drug Target Review) | No comments yet
A new model that closely resembles aged lung epithelium in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis has been developed, possibly leading to treatments.
A team at the Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the Baylor College of Medicine, all US, have created a model that closely mimics the aberrant idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) lung epithelium. They believe that this model could uncover new biological mechanisms and assist in developing new tools to treat the disease.
IPF arises from low-grade insults to the alveolar epithelium, which exhaust stem cell capacity and activate pathways that result in progressive tissue remodelling. According to the paper, a major factor limiting understanding of IPF is a deficiency of disease models, particularly in vitro models that can recapitulate the full complement of molecular attributes in the human condition.
The team developed the model by exposing mouse alveolar epithelial cells to repeated, low doses of bleomycin, instead of usual one-time exposures. They uncovered changes strikingly similar to those in the IPF lung epithelium, including the acquisition of multiple phenotypic and functional characteristics of senescent cells and the adoption of previously described changes in mitochondrial homeostasis.
The researchers also uncovered dramatic changes in cellular metabolism and detected a profound loss of proteostasis, as characterised by the accumulation of cytoplasmic protein aggregates, dysregulated expression of chaperone proteins and decreased activity of the ubiquitin proteasome system.
"Given its low cost and ease of implementation, we believe our model is ideally suited for uncovering the molecular underpinnings driving mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence and loss of proteostasis in IPF," concluded the team. "Further, we believe our model is also ideally suited for high-throughput testing of novel pharmacological compounds directed at the alveolar epithelium. This includes drugs aimed at eliminating dysfunction epithelial cells, such as senolytic medications and agents that aim to restore health to the IPF alveolar epithelium."
The study was published in Aging.
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The Ministry of Education (MOE) oversees education at all levels from early childhood through tertiary throughout the country. Policies or strategies designed by the MOE are implemented by local departments of education. The MOE sets 10-year plans for education. The most recent includes goals for 2020 including: universalizing preschool education; improving nine-year compulsory education; raising senior high school gross enrollment rate to 90 percent (which has already been exceeded); and increasing the higher education gross enrollment rate to 40 percent. Provinces generally create their own five- or ten-year plans to implement the Ministry directive.
The central Chinese government provides policy directives, curriculum guidelines, and materials to all schools, but in the past few decades the government has begun to shift some responsibility from the national level to the provincial and municipal levels. The MOE is responsible for setting the national curriculum, establishing standard syllabi for the curriculum's required subjects, evaluating and approving textbooks and teaching materials, supervising provincial education departments, and providing special funding for underdeveloped school systems and teacher education programs.
The education departments for provinces and major cities are responsible for preparing the education development plans for their region, developing provincial curricula based on the national curriculum, choosing the teaching materials to be used in the province, administering school programs, and providing education subsidies to local governments. They have the power to reform gateway examinations and set additional standards for teacher training and continued employment.
Local governments are responsible for implementing the curriculum and administering funding. Local governments are primarily responsible for education funding with national funds (about 17 percent of the total) used to help equalize disparities. At the school level, teachers are encouraged to develop their own lesson plans, and schools also have increasing freedom in adopting extracurricular subjects and teaching materials. Principals have some degree of control over staffing, and can set class sizes and teacher assignments.
Over the past 30 years, the funding of Chinese schools has moved from a highly centralized, national funding system to one that is much more decentralized. Now, local governments are primarily responsible for the provision, administration, and funding of primary through upper secondary schools. This has resulted in a system that is highly inequitable across China, as rural areas have been unable to produce and allocate the same revenue as urban business centers, and consequently are sometimes unable even to pay their teachers. However, it has also meant that local governments can allocate funds in innovative ways; for example, Shanghai abolished the "Key School" system in which a handful of elite schools were privileged over all others for funding and resources, and has made the school funding system more equitable, producing better outcomes for a wider array of students. In addition to government funding, schools can also receive funding from private enterprises in the form of donations, or through school fees, without being classified as private schools.
In the past 15 to 20 years, the government has encouraged the establishment of private schools under the proviso that they will meet the same standards as public schools. Private schools had traditionally been attended primarily by the children of migrant workers because the jurisdictions to which they migrated were not obligated to provide them with any government services, so private schools catered to an underprivileged population. The government now hopes that by allowing private schools of a different sort – namely, elite schools with high admissions standards and presumably high tuition – they will encourage innovation in the fields of science, technology, and education.
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China's main formal accountability system is an inspection system, run by the Bureau of Education Inspections (formerly known as the Office of National Education Inspectorate). The inspectors monitor the implementation of national laws and policies and provide feedback to local agencies. The inspectors also evaluate the quality of educational institutions.
The Bureau also designates special subjects for inspection, based on national priorities. Currently, there are four special subjects: improving basic school facilities in low-income areas; reducing performance gaps between urban and rural areas; improving nutrition; and improving school bus safety.
China has revised its inspection system in recent years. Currently, each school is assigned an inspector, who performs regular inspections once a month. Inspectors are rotated every three years. In the past, most inspectors were retired educators, but more recently, provinces and municipalities have been hiring active teachers and administrators, who bring a greater knowledge of contemporary issues.
In addition to the formal process, educators and schools also hold themselves accountable to their peers and the public through social expectations. Teachers are expected to constantly be improving their practice through preparation and continuing development. They work closely with and are monitored frequently by their peers as well as school and government administrators, and these evaluations impact their career paths and salaries. Top performing educators are lauded and held up as examples to other educators, who are fully expected to draw lessons from their peers' success. Similarly, top performing educators are expected to aid in the development of their less successful peers. This process is facilitated through school partnerships and clusters as well as the practice of having successful school administrative teams temporarily take over the administration of lower performing schools, aiding both the students and the staff.
Schools also provide access to examination results to hold themselves accountable to parents and members of the public. Because so much of Chinese educational success is based on these results, it is extremely easy for the public to determine which schools are successful and which are not; all are accountable in this way.
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Although the inspection system does not mandate remedies for low-performing schools, provinces and municipalities have developed their own systems for assisting schools that need improvement. Shanghai has been a leader in this regard. Under the Empowered Management Program, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission pairs low-performing schools with high-performing schools; both partners must apply to participate. Teachers and administrators from the high-performing school spend several days a week in the low-performing school and provide coaching and technical support. Teachers from the low-performing school also visit the high-performing school to observe classes and instruction. The arrangement is usually for a two-year period.
Shanghai also has addressed the needs of low-performing schools by pouring in capital to fix buildings and purchase resources, strengthen teaching staff and appoint competent principals, and by eliminating tuition and supply fees for all students. Teachers who are thought to need assistance are assigned mentors for at least three years, often more, and receive support from peers and others to improve their performance.
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute. (2011). "Education in the P.R.C.: A layer cake baked from the top down," in The Education Gadfly.
Tsang, Mun C. (2001). "Intergovernmental Grants and the Financing of Compulsory Education in China," Teachers College, Columbia University. (PDF)
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Drake Earns 20th Radio Songs Top 10 With 'Nice for What,' Tying Lil Wayne For Most Among Males
As previously reported, Childish Gambino's "This Is America" debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated May 19), dethroning Drake's "Nice for What," which spent its first four weeks on the survey at No. 1.
Still, Drake earns a notable consolation prize.
"Nice" enters the top 10 of Billboard's all-genre Radio Songs chart (rising 11-8 with 72 million in airplay audience, up 18 percent, in the week ending May 13, according to Nielsen Music), becoming Drake's 20th top on the airplay tally. With the ascent, he ties Lil Wayne for the most Radio Songs top 10s among solo males, dating to the chart's December 1990 inception. The pair trails only Rihanna, the overall leader with 29 Radio Songs top 10s, and Mariah Carey, with 23.
Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
Here's an updated look at the acts with the most Radio Songs top 10s:
29, Rihanna
23, Mariah Carey
20, Drake
20, Lil Wayne
17, Beyonce
17, JAY-Z
17, Ludacris
17, P!nk
17, T-Pain
17, Usher
"Nice" concurrently climbs 3-1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, becoming Drake's record-extending 25th No. 1 (Usher ranks second with 15). Drake has led the list continuously for 12 weeks running, thanks to three songs: Before "Nice," his own "God's Plan" reigned for nine frames beginning (March 3), and BlocBoy JB's "Look Alive," featuring Drake," led the past two weeks (beginning May 5).
DJ Khaled Inks Partnership With ProSupps Energy Drink Company
DJ Khaled is known for so much more than his musical skills. His extensive resume boasts a bevy of titles, including The Four host, multi-platinum recording artist, author, and King of Snapchat. Now, Khaled has pocketed yet another title, this time becoming a brand ambassador and partner for the ProSupps energy drink Hyde Power Potion.
ProSupps founder TJ Humphreys said, "When seeking out a partner that embodies our core values of energy and performance, DJ Khaled was the first to come to mind."
Under his partnership with ProSupps, Khaled will use his platform to demonstrate the power of the energy drink through all his daily activities and high-energy performances.
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT JAPAN PAYS $185M TO BUY 39% IN SNOOPY CARTOON COMPANY PEANUTS
Sony Music Entertainment Japan has paid CAN $237 million (US$185 million) in cash to acquire 39% of Peanuts Holdings – the company behind the famous Snoopy and Charlie Brown cartoons.
SMEJ will indirectly purchase 49% of DHX Media's 80% interest in Peanuts.
The deal leaves DHX Media with 41% of Peanuts, SMEJ with the aforementioned 39%, and the members of the family of Charles M. Schulz will continue to own 20%.
DHX Media and SMEJ have also agreed to extend the duration of the current Licensing and Syndication Agency agreement with SMEJ's consumer products division, Sony Creative Products Inc. ("SCP") in Japan.
SCP has represented Peanuts since 2010, and is currently spearheading multiple licensing programs celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Peanuts' launch in Japan.
TIDAL ACCUSED OF DELIBERATELY FAKING KANYE WEST AND BEYONCÉ STREAMING NUMBERS
You might recall that, in the deep dark recesses of music streaming history – ie. two years ago – Jay Z-owned TIDAL left many in the music business scratching their heads.
In March 2016, the firm claimed that Kanye West's The Life Of Pablo, a six-week exclusive on its platform, had been streamed 250m times in just 10 days.
At the same time, TIDAL claimed that its platform had surpassed 3m subscribers.
These numbers meant that, on average, every single TIDAL subscriber would have had to be playing the Kanye album over eight times a day.
Ne-Yo Unveils "Good Man" Cover Art, Track list & New Single
Three-time Grammy winner Ne-Yo is back at it again, teasing the cover art and track list for his seventh studio album, Good Man.
Along with launching the album's pre-order on Friday (May 11), the R&B star has shared a new single, "Apology", ahead of the album's June 8 release.
He took to Twitter to explain the latest single, saying that it was written for the women he's hurt.
Wu-Tang Clan To Remake "36 Chambers" With 9 New Rappers "From Today"
Wu-Tang is ringing in the 25th anniversary of their classic album in style.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Wu-Tang Clan's debut with the classic Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) album and according to Loud Records' Steve Rifkind the group plans on re-releasing the effort with a modern twist.
"We're gonna do a few things. We're gonna remake the album with nine MCs from today and each new MC will play a character in the original 36 Chambers," Rifkind told XXL. "There's gonna be a major tour cause it's also Wu's 25[th anniversary]."
The move is only one of the plans set in motion by Rifkind and Loud Records which found new life this year when it announced a partnership with RED Music after being sold to Sony back in 2002.
Cavs vs Celtics Eastern Conference Finals: TV Schedule, Odds & More
Game 1 tips off this Sunday at 3:30pm ET.
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently 1.5-point favorites heading into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Boston this Sunday, according to OddsShark. The over/under point total for Game 1 is sitting at 204.
According to OddsShark, the Cavs are heavy favorites at -290 to advance to the NBA Finals, while the Celtics are listed at +245, meaning a $100 bet on Boston to win the Eastern Conference Finals would result in a $245 return. Unless LeBron James just decides not to play, gamblers across the country can expect the Celtics to be dogs in every game in the series.
Lawmaker anger builds after White House aide mocks 'dying' McCain
Furor built Friday among lawmakers in both parties and family members following reports that one of President Donald Trump's aides, Kelly Sadler, had mockingly referred to Sen. John McCain's brain cancer diagnosis during a White House meeting.
"There are no words," Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., tweeted.
During a White House meeting on Thursday, Sadler reacted to McCain's announcement that he opposes Gina Haspel's nomination as CIA director because of her involvement in the agency's enhanced interrogation program.
"He's dying anyway," Sadler said, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the meeting.
The White House hasn't denied her comment and multiple spokespeople have not responded to questions from NBC News about Sadler's future in the administration.
Trump tells world's top automakers to build more cars in US
President Donald Trump told leaders of the world's top automakers on Friday that he wants to see more cars built in the United States as his administration weighs plans to reduce gas mileage and pollution requirements enacted during the Obama administration.
Trump said in a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House that he intended to discuss environmental controls, fuel efficiency standards and the "manufacturing of millions of more cars within the United States, for Michigan, for Ohio, for Pennsylvania" and states like South Carolina and North Carolina.
As the auto executives introduced themselves, the president joked to Sergio Marchionne, the chairman and chief executive of Fiat Chrysler, that "right now he's my favorite man in the room" because he's moving a plant from Mexico to Michigan.
Trump won the presidency in 2016 in part by his strength in the industrial Midwest states of Michigan and Ohio, which employ thousands of people in the auto manufacturing industry and its suppliers. The meeting came as the administration has been holding extensive negotiations with Mexico and Canada on a rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which the auto industry is watching warily.
Asked if the deal might adversely affect the industry, Trump said, "NAFTA has been a terrible deal, we're renegotiating it now, we'll see what happens."
"Mexico and Canada, look, they don't like to lose the golden goose. But I'm representing the United States. I'm not representing Mexico and I'm not representing Canada," he said. "We'll see if we can make it reasonable."
The auto industry wants to relax the fuel economy standards, but not so much that they provoke a legal fight with California, which has power to impose its own stricter tailpipe pollution limits. Such a fight could bring two mileage standards in the U.S., forcing automakers to engineer and produce two versions of each of their vehicle models, driving up costs.
Ahead of the meeting, the White House said Trump would discuss with the CEOs the impact of the rulemaking on the auto industry and their efforts to negotiate a 'National Program' with the state of California. The meeting included Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and other officials.
In testimony before a congressional committee this month, Mitch Bainwol, CEO of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, said the trade group has urged the Trump administration to find a solution that increases mileage requirements from 2022 to 2025 and includes California in order to keep one national standard.
"The resulting regulatory nightmare would ultimately harm consumers by increasing vehicle costs and restricting consumer choice," Bainwol said.
If California splits from the federal rule, it likely would be joined by 12 states that follow its standards. Together they make up about 40 percent of U.S. new-vehicle sales.
The EPA under Trump has proposed freezing the standards at 2020 levels for the next five years, according to a draft of the proposal obtained by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del. Under the proposal, the fleet of new vehicles would have to average roughly 30 miles per gallon in real-world driving, and that wouldn't change through at least 2025.
The EPA under Obama proposed standards that gradually would become tougher during that period, rising to 36 mpg in 2025, 10 mpg higher than the current requirement. California and automakers agreed to the rules in 2012, setting a single national fuel economy standard.
Any big change by Trump certainly would bring lawsuits from environmental groups as well as California. Leaks about the Trump EPA plan already have provoked a suit from California and 16 other states.
Automakers have been lobbying the Trump administration to revisit the requirements, saying they'll have trouble reaching them because people are buying bigger vehicles due to low gas prices.
When the single national standard was adopted six years ago, cars, which get better mileage than trucks and SUVs, made up just under half of U.S. new vehicle sales. By the end of last year, however, trucks and SUVs were close to two-thirds of all sales.
Some environmental groups oppose any reduction in the standards, saying that the ones developed in 2012 allow for changes in consumer buying habits. Reducing the standards, they say, will increase pollution and raise gasoline prices at the pump.
Requirements now are lower for bigger vehicles such as trucks and SUVs, said Luke Tonachel, director of clean vehicles for the Natural Resources Defense Council. "The standards automatically adjust to the sales mix of vehicles," he said.
Environmental groups also say the industry marketed trucks and SUVs to the public because they make bring higher profits than cars.
Daniel Becker of the Safe Climate Campaign, an environmental advocacy group, said the new EPA proposal may go further than the industry wanted, giving it a black eye from the public and creating two mileage requirements.
Auto executives attending the meeting included Marchionne, General Motors CEO Mary Barra, Ford CEO Jim Hackett and Bob Carter, executive vice president of North America for Toyota.
Source: ABC NEWS
Tarana Burke And #MeToo Get $1M In Funding From Women's Group
The New York Women's Foundation said it has raised an initial $1 million for a fund to support Burke and the movement she founded 12 years ago, with a goal of raising at least $2 million a year.
Burke founded MeToo to support survivors of sexual violence, particularly girls and women of color and in marginalized communities. But the group's visibility has skyrocketed in the last six months, since shortly after revelations emerged about the sexual misconduct of movie producer Harvey Weinstein. Soon after, actress Alyssa Milano tweeted a request for survivors of sexual assault or harassment to use #MeToo to demonstrate the extent of the problem. Within days, 1.7 million people had used the hashtag.
Burke said on Wednesday the new funding will help with the continuing work of MeToo and will help people understand the movement is expansive and is "not about one person."
"I suspect that in a year or two, (MeToo) won't be as newsworthy but what we'll have is the philanthropic dollars to help us really institutionalize the work that's happening on the ground," she said. "And so the things that will be newsworthy will be the ways that we're moving the needle to end sexual violence. It won't be just about what person is losing their job or what new person is being revealed as a predator."
The New York Women's Foundation's president, Ana Oliveira, said the fund's goal was to make sure the MeToo moment "not be just a moment — that the movement be supported in a sustainable manner."
"The MeToo movement, with Tarana's vision and leadership, has the potential to not leave any woman behind," Oliveira said.
She added that it's a tall order for one person to not only lead her organization but to also spend her time constantly raising every dollar. She said the fund aimed to take some of that pressure off Burke.
Burke said the last six months have presented an opportunity but also a challenge, "trying to balance all these things, managing this level of visibility and also knowing that we have to do a lot of groundwork."
She called the collaboration with the foundation "a new model," and she hailed the group for "trusting in the people who do the work to know what's best and who's best served by the resources."
And she mused: "You know I think a lot about what would have happened if we had been fully funded 12 years ago, where we could have been in this work if we'd had (this) kind of support."
The foundation isn't alone in helping to fund MeToo. Burke said former tennis star Billie Jean King, a women's equality advocate, has donated $100,000 and is seeking nine others to join her in doing the same.
Weinstein has apologized for causing "a lot of pain" with "the way I've behaved with colleagues in the past," but he has denied "any allegations of non-consensual sex."
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Abu Bakr: a taxing companion
Muhammad had a knack for recruiting the wealthiest people to Islam before bothering with the poor. Like the first person to convert to Islam (Khadija) the second person, Abu Bakr, was also very wealthy. Abu Bakr was a rich cloth merchant (an early fashion designer, if you will) whose business trips took him as far as Syria and Yemen.
But once he fell under the spell of Khadija and Muhammad, Abu Bakr became transformed into a jihadist Daddy Warbucks—the businessman who helped ensure the Prophet had the money he needed to raise an army to fight the infidel. Abu Bakr endeared himself to Muhammad by forfeiting all of his household wealth to fund the war effort. At one point, Abu Bakr slapped a Jewish rabbi in the face who questioned the Koranic verse 57:11 that suggested Allah needed a loan. Some have explained that the true reason behind the altercation was that Abu Bakr approached the rabbi to obtain a loan on Muhammad's behalf, and the rabbi refused.
Despite Muhammad's love for Abu Bakr, the #1 companion faced difficulties too. The most notable opposition came from Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad, and her husband Ali. When Muhammad died, Abu Bakr seemed eager to retain Muhammad's estate to propagate Islam, and fought off the attempts of Fatima to claim personal inheritance from her father's ownership of an orchard at Fedak.
In so doing, Abu Bakr basically imposed a 100 percent estate tax on the deceased Muhammad's wealth and appropriated it for the needs of the burgeoning caliphate. The money grab/inheritance dispute between Abu Bakr on one side and Fatima Ali on the other would result in the Sunni-Shia split that has roiled the Islamic world ever since.
Even after he was named the first caliph after Muhammad's death, Abu Bakr continued earning income from selling clothes. Noting the unseemliness of this behavior, Muhammad's #2 companion, Umar, arranged a salary for Abu Bakr. But Abu Bakr generally seemed more concerned about the treasury of Islam, the bayt al-mal, than with his own portfolio. He made his mark on the early caliphate by pledging to fight those who refused to pay zakat, rejecting the leniency his advisers urged.
One author has written that under the circumstances of zakat non-payment, "It is not strange… that Abu Bakr and his government should have undertaken the killing of innocent Muslims and the destruction of their sanctity and the enslavement of their women and progeny." No, not strange at all! Given Abu Bakr's background of spending his whole adult life and net worth to help obtain early victories for Islam, it is little wonder he undertook a campaign to kill tax debtors who he felt were shortchanging the cause.
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interesting read… Having a muslim background myself, I have to say i have never heard these stories before. On the contrary, there are many accounts of the first four caliphs Abu Bakr in particular, suggesting that they lived very simple and modest lives. Shia-Sunni conflict is never ever connected to dispute over some orchid. Khadijah was Muhammads wife and Abu Bakr was his best mate, they were sure to convert to Islam. Many of the first muslims were poor including slaves and the oppressed. There were very few wealthy people, even Muhammad's uncle… the chief of Quresh refused to accept Islam.
I want to ask, if u have any reliable references to what you say
by Zodiac July 3, 2012 at 6:45 am
Perhaps you should click on the links.
Nice piece Zac.
by The Gentile July 3, 2012 at 5:50 pm
by Money Jihad July 3, 2012 at 6:01 pm
even though I am ex muslim and have no interest or sympathies with islam, I hate to say that you are a hypocrite who demonize even the innocuous aspects of a religion. Most of the links you shared have no authenticated references. You claim with absolute certainty that Abu bakr was eager to get a hold on Muhammads estate. Its ludicrous how you attribute the Shia-Sunni conflict to dispute over an orchid.
I don't disagree completely with ur blog, yes Abu Bakr fought wars with those who didnt pay charity tax. But mostly, your blog is full of unauthenticated, unreasonable, obscure anecdotes
by Zodiac July 3, 2012 at 6:19 pm
Zodiac, two of the most reliable Hadith are the sources of the information—mostly Sahih Muslim but also Sunan Abu Dawood:
•	For Abu Bakr's background as a merchant and as a neighbor of Khadija in Mecca, see The Life of Moḥammad from Original Sources, by Sir William Muir and Thomas Hunter Weir.
•	Abu Bakr gave 100 percent of his wealth for Islam–that comes from Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 9, No. 1674, and most Islamic sources explain this donation was to fund the impending Battle of Tabuk.
•	Abu Bakr pledged war against defaulters of zakat as described in the Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Number 29.
•	The property dispute between Abu Bakr and Fatima is very well documented, perhaps most notably and reliably in the Sahih Muslim, Book 19, No. 4354.
I am most surprised, Zodiac, that you would be so dismissive of the inheritance dispute over the orchard at Fedak—a well-known event among those with a basic knowledge of Sunni and Shia history.
by American Delight July 7, 2012 at 5:11 pm
yes I am well aware of your points except for the orchid dispute. It is difficult for me to accept some claims made by the blogger, like saying that dispute over orchid led to Shia-Sunni split. Anyway, thanks for the reference, I will check it out
Stay tuned, Zodiac. We've got a post planned for Sunday that will go further into the details of Muhammad's estate at the time of his death. I think you'll find that these conclusions come from the Koran itself and the Hadith.
Send me an e-mail to remind me and I'll post part of it with a link. Good stuff that.
All right—will do!
by Money Jihad July 4, 2012 at 5:10 am
…I mean when you post it next Sunday.
And, assuming you're in the US, happy 4th of July.
@ Zodiac…"…your blog is full of unauthenticated, unreasonable, obscure anecdotes"
Much like the Quran, the Hadiths and any thing written about the Sunna, therefore, and references about Islam will eventually rely on those very texts and the Sharia jurisprudence and the subsequent fatwas by Sharia Jurors.
BTW, the Quran wasn't put to paper/parchment until about 300 years after Mohammed's death, so how much of what is written is actually the truth and not pseudo-religious-political war manual?
Don't let the facts of the fascist aspects of Islam get in the way of truth. After all, there is only "one Islam", right?
Oh wait, 73 sects at last count, and a couple of them condemned to death by the OIC for being apostates…that is when other sects aren't blowing themselves up to prove the schism of yours, and their cult, is more right than the other.
So much death and so little peace in Islam. Where did it all go wrong? Oh wait, that's right, Mohamed didn't have a very good humanitarian track record to start with, so when an entire religion elevates Moe to the pedestal of Prophecy, well the result is as plain as the nose on your face.
[…] Abu Bakr sponsored the military campaigns in the early days of conquest by Muhammad. Khadija gave Muhammad enough money to help him attract followers, but it was the even wealthier Abu Bakr who helped buy the weapons and horses of Islam's holy war against unbelievers. […]
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10 Founders that Were Fired from Their Own Company
by StartUp Mindset
When you start a company, you think that you are going to take it to the top and beyond. But sometimes, especially when venture capital is involved, that is not always the case. Sometimes it's because there is someone better equipped to drive the company. Other times, it's because your vision of the company conflicts with its direction. And sometimes, you just made too many mistakes.
If you are ever in a situation where you are asked to leave the company you founded, don't feel too bad. You're not the only one. Here are 10 founders that were booted from the company they started.
Andrew Mason-Groupon
If you have to leave your company in a memorable way, follow Andrew Mason's example. Mason is now known for writing one of the best CEO resignation letters ever. After starting Groupon in 2006, Mason saw the company's revenue increase to over $ 800 million in 2010.
After turning down a 5.3 billion dollar buyout offer from Google, Groupon proceeded with its IPO. But after the stock price fell to $2.93, everyone knew there needed to be changes made. Those changes were made in 2013 when Mason was fired. He left company in style by starting his resignation letter like this:
"After four and a half intense and wonderful years as CEO of Groupon, I've decided that I'd like to spend more time with my family. Just kidding – I was fired today. If you're wondering why… you haven't been paying attention."
Mason has since released a seven song album of motivational business music called 'Hardly Workin'.
Aubrey McClendon-Chesapeake Energy
McClendon, who founded Chesapeake Energy in 1982, was once the highest paid CEO of all S&P 500 Chief Executives. He was an extremely successful leader of his company bringing at least 20% returns over 20 years of service.
All that went south when his shareholders turned on him by rejecting his direction for the company. The revolt caused McClendon, to step down as chairman in 2012. In 2013 he agreed to step down as CEO amidst allegation of self-dealing and questionable business practices.
Mike Lazaridis-Blackberry
Mike Lazaridis Founded BlackBerry Limited (formerly know as Research In Motion Limited) in 1984. He grew the company riding the widely successful Blackberry smartphone which was extremely popular with executives and celebrities in the mid 2000s.
The company has struggled since then and Lazaridis relinquished leadership in 2012. He stepped into the Vice Chairman role but has since left the company entirely following the release of Blackberry 10.
Rob Kalin-Etsy
In 2005, Rob Kalin started Esty.com. He founded the e-commerce website while living alone in a woodshop with three cats. Esty is a peer to peer site that focuses on handmade and vintage items. The small site as grown to over $1 billion in user transactions.
Rob Kalin stepped away from the company, not once, but twice. In 2008 and then again in 2011. In 2011 there was much speculation about Kalin ability to scale the company which led to his decision to leaving his position and leaving control of the company to his co-founder Chad Dickerson.
Jerry Yang-Yahoo, Inc
If you got here via Yahoo.com, you can thank founder Jerry Yang. Yang and co-founder David Filo founded the internet directory in 1994. Yang enjoyed the rise of Yahoo throughout the 2000s seeing the company raise to nearly a $22 billion market capitalization.
The company experienced turbulence with the dominance of Google and Yang was criticized for turning down an offer from Microsoft to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion. That, along with several changes in leadership, forced Yang to step down from his position 2009. He remained on the Board of Directors for Yahoo until 2012 when he officially cut ties with the company.
David Neeleman-Jet Blue
A former Southwest Airlines employee, Jet Blue's founder and former CEO David Neeleman started the airline in 1999. Jet Blue was one of the only airlines to make a profit in the years following September 11, 2001.
The company experienced ups and downs until 2007 when concerns of reliability crippled the company's revenue. Shortly after, Neeleman was pushed out of his leadership position and was replaced by David Barger. The following year, Neeleman founded Azul Brazilian Airlines.
Steve Jobs-Apple, Inc
Before he helped Apple become one of the most successful companies in the world, Steve Jobs was forced out of the company he founded. Later, he would return to Apple and ultimately be their savoir.
During his "time away", Jobs founded NeXT computers as well as The Graphics Group which was later named Pixar. Pixar was extremely successful after partnering with Disney and, after Disney's acquisition of Pixar, Jobs became Disney's largest shareholder.
Martin Eberhard-Tesla Motors
Every loves to rave about Elon Musk but many people have never even heard of Martin Eberhard. The one time engineer who was passionate about sports cars helped start Tesla Motors in 2003. He served as CEO until 2007 when he was ask to transition to the Advisory Board.
In 2008 he left the company for good. Following his departure, he filed a lawsuit against Tesla and Elon Musk for breach of contract. The suit was later settled out of court.
Jack Dorsey- Twitter
The reported reason for Jack Dorsey's firing seems better fit for a 19 year old part-time employee of Taco Bell than a founder and CEO of a company with a $20 billion valuation. But, the reports of Dorsey spending more time learning about his passions of fashion design and yoga than running Twitter led to his ousting in 2008.
Dorsey bounced back, however, returning to Twitter as Executive Chairman in 2011. He also found success as the CEO of the mobile payment company Square, Inc.
George Zimmer-Men's Wearhouse
The firing of Men's Wearhouse's TV spokesman and founder George Zimmer was well publisized. In 2013, Zimmer was relieved of his duties as Executive Chairman. Zimmer founded the company in 1973 and stepped back to be its Chairman in 2011.
Then, reports surfaced that he was against the company's plans to expand its K&G Stores. That, along with Zimmer's push to make the company Private, led to his dismissal from the board.
Travis Kalanick- Uber
In 2017, the well publicized sexual harassment accusations that began pouring out of Uber Technologies Inc, led to the departure of its founder and CEO Travis Kalanick. Kalanick founded the ride sharing app company in 2009 and by 2017 Uber was worth an estimated $70 billion.
The turmoil began when an ex-Uber employee posted a blog post exposing gender discrimination and sexual harassment that had been going on within the company. Allegations began to surface claiming Travis Kalanick knew about the sexual harassment and misconduct but did nothing about it.
When the news broke, Kalanick, Uber Board of Directors and shareholders tried their best to defuse the situation. But the damage had been done and the pressure from the largest Uber shareholders demanded that Kalanick step down. Even though he left his position as CEO, Kalanick retained his seat on the company's board.
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Czech morning news in brief: Top stories for Dec. 9, 2020
Govt. to vote on state of emergency, MPs say they will take COVID vaccine, no decision on ski resorts yet, Czech Roma should be integrated, LGBT protected.
Children investigate a snowman on Lucerna terrace during the annual Mikulas celebration. (photo: James Fassinger - Expats.cz)
Top news stories for Dec. 9, 2020, compiled by CTK
Govt. meets today, will decide on state of emergency extension
The Czech cabinet will meet this morning to decide on extending the state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cabinet spokesman Vladimir Vorechovsky told CTK yesterday.
Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) will take part in an European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. But after the cabinet meeting on Thursday, Babis wants to attend an upper house session on a controversial tax package. His departure for Brussels may be postponed due to it and thus, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki may represent him there instead, Vorechovsky said.
Czech government to seek an extension of the current state of emergency
"I will be in the Senate because of the tax package as long as it is needed. Even if the Polish Prime Minister has to represent me in Brussels. But I hope the debate will be constructive and pragmatic," Babis said on Twitter. The EU summit is to deal with the budget framework and the EU recovery fund.
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The nationwide state of emergency will expire on December 12. The minority government of the ANO movement and the Social Democrats (CSSD) wants to extend it by 30 days, but it has not won sufficient support for this in the Chamber of Deputies yet. The government already asked for a 30-day extension twice this autumn, and the Chamber extended the state of emergency by 17 days in October and by 22 days in November. The current state of emergency has lasted 65 days so far.
Czechs reluctant to test for COVID, so say scientists
Czechs are reluctant to get tested for COVID-19 and unwilling to report all their contacts to public health officers, experts from the Centre for Modelling of Biological and Social Processes (BISOP) have said, arguing that these factors contribute to the stagnating pandemic situation.
Last week's relaxation of measures will lead to a rise in the number of risk contacts, subsequently requiring a switch to tougher levels of the PES epidemic system, BISOP head Rene Levinsky and other PES co-authors said. They also criticize the change in the method for calculating positive tests into the PES system.
"The drop in the pandemic stopped and unfortunately, we come back to another rise in cases which manifests first in the R number index and the rise in positivity," PES co-author Jan Kulveit wrote on Facebook.
Czech Health Minister to order 10 million COVID-19 Antigen tests
The five-degree PES system assesses the coronavirus pandemic situation based on four criteria – the reproduction (R) number, positivity, which is the percentage of the infected among the tested in the past seven days and the number of the infected per 100,000 inhabitants in general and among the senior population. Anti-coronavirus measures are thus relaxed or tightened accordingly.
Health Minister Jan Blatny (ANO) previously said that the five-level system of risk and alert introduced in mid-November is neither an automatic tool nor the only factor that comes to play when decisions are taken.
The Czech Republic is currently at the fourth PES level for a third day in a row, but the ministry does not plan any blanket tightening of restrictions, which correspond to the third level of risk, for now. However, it did cut back restaurant opening hours as of Wednesday.
"It seems that the government plans to reinvent the risk index so that it shows a lower figure," Kulveit added, arguing that according to the PES system, a tightening of restrictions should follow now that the existing measures do not work.
Education minister calls on teachers to get tested for COVID
Czech Education Minister Robert Plaga (ANO) called on teachers to use the opportunity to undergo free antigen tests for the coronavirus in view of the worsening pandemic situation in the country, he said at a ministry press conference yesterday. The more people participate in the antigen testing, the higher the influence on the improvement of the pandemic development will be, Plaga said.
He refused to assess the teachers' interest in the testing so far. He reminded that they can get tested for free.
Unlike the commonly used PCR tests, the cheaper antigen tests do not have to be evaluated in laboratories and give fast results, but they are less precise. They are quite reliable in detecting people who are infectious. Antigen testing of teachers was launched at sampling centers in hospitals and other healthcare facilities last Friday.
More COVID tests, faster results: a new lab on wheels launches in Prague
Health Minister Jan Blatny (ANO) said this would cost around CZK 70 million and would be covered from individual's health insurance.
The testing may apply to some 200,000 teachers and other pedagogic staff. However, they have shown a rather low interest in it. About one-third of them want to undergo antigen tests, according to information from the regions.
When it comes to vaccination, the government plans to lead by example
The vaccine will be a significant milestone in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, according to officials, it is important that more than half of the population get vaccinated in order for it to be effective. Vaccination will be voluntary and covered by public health insurance.
Czech bill passes allowing COVID-19 vaccine to be paid by health insurance
The Ministry of Health will try to attract citizens to vaccination centers with an awareness campaign, and most members of the government want to lead by example. Minister of Health Jan Blatný (ANO) told the press: "I expect to get vaccinated. And I'll be happy to get the shot. "
Due to earlier health problems, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES) and Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Toman (CSSD) are not decided yet on getting the shot. President Milos Zeman will decide "when the time comes".
The cabinet has long spoken of the vaccine as a light at the end of the tunnel, which, with the massive vaccination of the population, will make it possible to avoid further closing of the economy. But many citizens want to be vaccinated only after members of the government do so.
Govt. puts off decision on opening ski resorts
The government still has not decoded on when ski resorts can open in the Czech Republic. The current pandemic situation does not yet allow this decision to be taken, Minister of Health Jan Blatny (ANO) said at a press conference after the government meeting.
The opening date of ski resorts in the Czech Republic is still unclear. "The situation does not allow a decision," said Blatny in a press conference Monday.
Ready to hit the slopes? You may have to sit in quarantine before you do
Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlicek (ANO) added that a rules for the operation of winter resorts will not be published yet. Blatny said last Friday that ski resorts in the Czech Republic should open from 18 December.
"I withdrew this proposal from the government meeting, so it has not been discussed yet," Havlicek said on Monday. According to him, the rules for the operation of winter resorts have been prepared, and ski resort operators have been consulted. However, it will not be published until there is a clear date when the ski resorts will be able to open.
In Europe, the operation of ski resorts has been hotly debated in recent weeks. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced last week that the ski slopes in Italy will remain closed until January 7. The intention to leave ski resorts closed during the Christmas holidays was also supported by France.
Austria will open ski resorts from Christmas Day. However, a mandatory ten-day quarantine after entering the country awaits tourists from high-risk areas, like the Czech Republic.
Czech Roma should be integrated, LGBT protected - ECRI
According to a recent report by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), Czech authorities should put an end to all forms of segregation of Roma children in schools and create a strategy to help uncover discrimination against LGBT people.
The report focused on the situation in the Czech Republic. "The ECRI welcomes a number of positive developments, such as the continued work of the Public Defender of Rights in promoting equality and combatting racism. It praises the conversion of the site of the former Roma concentration camp in Lety into a documentation and information center on the Roma genocide during World War II," the ECRI report said.
"The ECRI also highlights promising practices in the field of inclusive education - such as those in Trmice primary school in Usti nad Labem - and in supporting municipalities to improve the situation of socially excluded localities, often inhabited by Roma," it added.
"However, the report also identifies shortcomings in several areas. The authorities have not yet adopted a national strategy or action plan to address discrimination and intolerance against LGBTI people, nor carried out any research about the discrimination they may suffer. Although the Czech Republic introduced same-sex registered partnerships in 2006 some inequalities persist, such as widower's pensions and allowances." the ECRI said.
"Another concern is that transgender people are obligated to undergo gender reassignment and sterilization in order to be able to officially change their names, which is contrary to European Court of Human Rights case law. ECRI recommends amending the provisions in the Civil Code and the Health Services Act to remove sterilization as a pre-condition to obtain legal recognition in the chosen gender," it added.
RAF veteran Lom returns medal to Zeman in anger
British Royal Air Force (RAF) veteran Tomas Lom has returned a commemorative letter to President Milos Zeman he received on the anniversary of Czechoslovakia's liberation. He said that Zeman behaves like a traitor to the benefit of the Czech Republic's adversaries, he wrote on Facebook.
Lom told CTK that he was brought up in the tradition of the first Czechoslovak president, Masaryk, to fight for the country and for truth. He said it bothered him that Zeman keeps pandering to Russia and China.
Zeman's spokesman Jiri Ovcacek said Lom had wronged Zeman. During World War Two, Lom, born in 1924, fought in the RAF.
"I believe that given your increasingly apparent activities, which seem to me treasonous, to the benefit of the Czech Republic's adversaries, it does not make sense just for you to send commemorative letters on the anniversary of 'Czechoslovakia's liberation' to the people who risked their lives for motherland," Lom wrote to Zeman.
He added that due to this, he could not accept the letter. Ovcacek told CTK that the commemorative letter expressed Zeman's respect for veterans. "Mr Lom has wronged the president," Ovcacek said.
Zrzavy's Fantastic Landscape sells for author's record price
Fantastic Landscape, an oil painting by Czech painter Jan Zrzavy (1890-1977) was sold for CZK 28.08 million crowns at auction on Sunday, which is the record highest price for Zrzavy's work ever, Adela Hansen from the Ustar Gallery auction house which organized the auction, told CTK.
So far, the most expensive Zrzavy work was Sleeping Boy, which sold for roughly CZK 19.3 million (including fees) at action in London in 2013. On Thursday, Czech Hejtmanek Arthouse auction house will offer another Zrzavy's work, Queen of the Seas, for a starting price of CZK 9.5 million.
Jan Zrzavy was a painter, graphic artist and scenographer. He was an important personality on the Czech art scene and a representative of the avant-garde movement emerging in the early 20th century. The Fantastic Landscape painting brings the spectator into a fantastic landscape which was a common topic of Zrzavy's work. Like many other paintings, it features author's ingenious play with perspective, volume and contrast of colors.
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Faith A Fitzpatrick
Research Hydrologist (Geology)
USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Email: fafitzpa@usgs.gov
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Faith Fitzpatrick is a research hydrologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, Wisconsin Water Science Center in Middleton, WI. She has spent much of her career studying geomorphic characteristics and sediment dynamics of rivers related to land use and climate change. Her area of expertise is in historical watershed geomorphology and sediment budgets, specifically identifying natural and human causes for accelerated erosion and sedimentation problems, flooding, habitat degradation, eutrophication, and sources of contaminants. She works closely with water resources and fisheries managers from a variety of agencies in a scientific support role for decision-making. She recently completed an assignment as scientific support coordinator for EPA for the pipeline release of diluted bitumen into the Kalamazoo River Michigan. She is a lecturer in the UW-Madison Geography Department and an instructor for the USGS Training Center.
Ph.D. Physical Geography (Fluvial Geomorphology), Minor in Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin. Dissertation: "Geomorphic and hydrologic responses to vegetation, climate, and base level changes, North Fish Creek, Wisconsin", 1992-1998
M.S. in Geology, University of Illinois, Illinois. Thesis: "Fluvial geomorphology of two contrasting tributaries of the Vermilion River, east-central Illinois", 1985-1988
B.S. in Geology, Minor in Chemistry, Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, 1981-1985
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Environmental Effects of Agricultural Practices
As agricultural land in the Minnesota River Basin is retired, tile drains are removed or broken and riparian corridors are planted to reduce runoff. Early studies saw decreased sediment and nitrogen and improved biological indicators but no significant changes in phosphorus. This project continues to investigate the linkages...
Contacts: Victoria Glenn Christensen, Faith A Fitzpatrick, Jeffrey Frey, Tanja N Williamson, Ph. D. (KY)
Attribution: Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Fluvial geomorphology studies
Fluvial geomorphology studies provide an understanding of the physical processes responsible for shaping the character of streams and their riparian zones across both glaciatied and unglaciated regions of Wisconsin and the midwestern U.S.
Contacts: Faith A Fitzpatrick
Measuring Suspended-Sediment Concentrations, Grain Sizes and Bedload using Acoustic Doppler Velocity Meters and Echologgers in the Lower Chippewa River, Wisconsin
Sediment from the Chippewa River deposits in the Mississippi River navigation channel, sometimes disrupting commercial barge traffic and resulting in expensive and ecologically disruptive dredging operations. The USGS is using new applications of hydroacoustic technologies to better understand sediment transport in the Chippewa River and associated effects on commercial navigation.
Contacts: Jeffrey Ziegeweid, Faith A Fitzpatrick, David J Dean, Joel T Groten, John "William" Lund, Josef G Schuler, Jon Hendrickson, Dr. Daniel Buscombe
Upper Pecatonica River Wisconsin Buffer Initiative pilot project
The Upper Pecatonica River pilot project is testing targeted water-quality improvement strategies in small agricultural watersheds. The USGS is contributing by monitoring phosphorus and sediment at the watershed outlets, quantifying in-stream sources and sinks of phosphorus and sediment, and developing innovative approaches for quantifying sediment-related stream impairments and TMDLs.
Contacts: Faith A Fitzpatrick, Rebecca B Carvin
Date published: February 28, 2019
Duluth streams geomorphic assessment and stream response to the 2012 flood
This study identified major geomorphic processes and factors for Duluth-area streams, assessed their sensitivity to geomorphic change, summarized the effects of the 2012 flood. It also identified channel processes, sediment dynamics, and geomorphic setting can be used to assist managers in post-flood reconstruction activities and stream restoration.
Bad River watershed assessments
The Bad River has one of the highest sediment loads of all Lake Superior tributaries and is an important resource for lake sturgeon and the Bad River Tribe. This study monitors the effects of streamflow variability on sediment-related problems, including understanding the influence of land cover on hydrology, habitat, erosion and sedimentation rates, and water quality of the Bad River.
Contacts: Faith A Fitzpatrick, Eric D Dantoin
Kalamazoo River pre-dam removal geomorphology study
The Kalamazoo River, a federal Superfund site, contains sediments contaminated with PCBs from historical paper mills. Dam control and erosion has exposed and mobilized the contaminated sediment, transporting and depositing it downstream. This study determined the historical geomorphic changes, measured bank stability, and evaluated the potential effects of future dam failure and removal...
Wisconsin hydraulic geometry regional curves
The USGS is helping develop regional regression curves that relate channel geometry characteristics with streamflow and basin characteristics to improve the design of channel restoration projects for small, ungaged streams with limited data and streamflow relations.
North Fish Creek bluff stabilization monitoring
North Fish Creek, Wisconsin, has accelerated erosion and sedimentation that negatively affects aquatic habitat. This project monitored three rehabilitation projects (including submerged flow-deflecting vanes) to determine their effect on bluff erosion rates and sediment volumes, and to describe the upland land cover and soils. This data will help guide runoff management and bluff restoration...
Pioneer Farm bank erosion study
Riparian grazing allows cattle free access to streams, but may accelerate erosion by the removal or trampling of vegetation. This study measured stream bank erosion, channel morphology, and stream substrate through seven experimental intensive-rotational pastures. It also evaluated the use of photo-electronic erosion pins (PEEPs) for measuring bank erosion in this type of geomorphic setting....
Bayfield tributaries geomorphic assessment for restoration
Lake Superior tributaries in Bayfield County, Wis., have accelerated erosion and sedimentation influenced by changing land use, steep slopes, erodible soils, and flashy runoff. This project assessed the geomorpology of five tributaries, identified problem areas, and assessed rehabilitation alternatives and watershed management strategies specifically related to the rehabilitation of brook...
Date published: January 23, 2019
June 2008 floods in southern Wisconsin
In June 2008, heavy rain caused severe flooding across southern Wisconsin. Record gage heights and streamflows occurred at 21 U.S. Geological Survey streamgages across southern Wisconsin from June 7 to June 21.
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Water column nutrient processing rates in rivermouths of Green Bay (Lake Michigan)
Understanding the quantity and form of nutrient loads to large lakes is necessary to understand controls over primary production, phytoplankton community composition and the production of phytotoxins. Nutrient loading estimates to large lakes are primarily made at stream gages that are deliberately placed outside the direct influence of lake...
Larson, James H.; Evans, Mary Anne; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Frost, Paul C.; Bailey, Sean; Kennedy, Robert J.; James, William F.; Richardson, William B.; Reneau, Paul C.
Attribution: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Great Lakes Science Center, Ecosystems
Testing a two-scale focused conservation strategy for reducing phosphorus and sediment loads from agricultural watersheds
This study tested a focused strategy for reducing phosphorus (P) and sediment loads in agricultural streams. The strategy involved selecting small watersheds identified as likely to respond relatively quickly, and then focusing conservation practices on high-contributing fields within those watersheds. Two 5,000 ha (12,360 ac) watersheds in the...
Carvin, Rebecca; Good, Laura W.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Diehl, Curt; Songer, Katherine; Meyer, Kimberly J.; Panuska, John C.; Richter, Steve; Whalley, Kyle
Attribution: Wisconsin Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources
R. Carvin, L.W. Good, F. Fitzpatrick, C. Diehl, K. Songer, K.J. Meyer, J.C. Panuska, S. Richter, and K. Whalley. Testing a two-scale focused conservation strategy for reducing phosphorus and sediment loads from agricultural watersheds. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 2018 73(3):298-309; doi:10.2489/jswc.73.3.298
Collection methods, data compilation, and lessons learned from a study of stream geomorphology associated with riparian cattle grazing along the Fever River, University of Wisconsin- Platteville Pioneer Farm, Wisconsin, 2004–11
Stream geomorphic characteristics were monitored along a 0.8-mile reach of the Fever River in the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin from 2004 to 2011 where cattle grazed in paddocks along the riverbank at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Pioneer Farm. The study reach encompassed seven paddocks that covered a total of 30 acres on...
Peppler, Marie C.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.
Peppler, M.C., and Fitzpatrick, F.A., 2018, Collection methods, data compilation, and lessons learned from a study of stream geomorphology associated with riparian cattle grazing along the Fever River, University of Wisconsin- Platteville Pioneer Farm, Wisconsin, 2004–11: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016–1179, 23 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161179.
Flood of July 2016 in northern Wisconsin and the Bad River Reservation
Heavy rain fell across northern Wisconsin and the Bad River Reservation on July 11, 2016, as a result of several rounds of thunderstorms. The storms caused major flooding in the Bad River Basin and nearby tributaries along the south shore of Lake Superior. Rainfall totals were 8–10 inches or more and most of the rain fell in an 8-hour period. A...
Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Dantoin, Eric D.; Tillison, Naomi; Watson, Kara M.; Waschbusch, Robert J.; Blount, James D.
Fitzpatrick, F.A., Dantoin, E.D., Tillison, Naomi, Watson, K.M., Waschbusch, R.J., and Blount, J.D., 2017, Flood of July 2016 in northern Wisconsin and the Bad River Reservation: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5029, 21 p., 1 app., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175029.
A manual to identify sources of fluvial sediment
Sediment is an important pollutant of concern that can degrade and alter aquatic habitat. A sediment budget is an accounting of the sources, storage, and export of sediment over a defined spatial and temporal scale. This manual focuses on field approaches to estimate a sediment budget. We also highlight the sediment fingerprinting approach to...
Gellis, Allen C.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Schubauer-Berigan, Joseph
Attribution: Wisconsin Water Science Center, MD-DE-DC Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources
Gellis, A., Fitzpatrick, F., and Schubauer-Berigan, J., 2016, A manual to identify sources of fluvial sediment: Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report EPA/600/R-16/210, 106 p., accessed February 23, 2017, at https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P100QVM1.PDF?Dockey=P100QVM1.PDF.
A-DROP: A predictive model for the formation of oil particle aggregates (OPAs)
Oil–particle interactions play a major role in removal of free oil from the water column. We present a new conceptual–numerical model, A-DROP, to predict oil amount trapped in oil–particle aggregates. A new conceptual formulation of oil–particle coagulation efficiency is introduced to account for the effects of oil stabilization by particles,...
Zhao, Lin; Boufadel, Michel C.; Geng, Xiaolong; Lee, Kenneth; King, Thomas; Robinson, Brian H.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.
Zhao, L., Boufadel, M.C., Geng, X., Lee, K., King, T., Robinson, B., Fitzpatrick, F., 2016, A-DROP: A predictive model for the formation of oil particle aggregates (OPAs):Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 106, p. 245-259.
Watershed geomorphological characteristics
This chapter describes commonly used geomorphological characteristics that are useful for analyzing watershed-scale hydrology and sediment dynamics. It includes calculations and measurements for stream network features and areal basin characteristics that cover a range of spatial and temporal scales and dimensions of watersheds. Construction and...
Fitzpatrick, Faith A.
Fitzpatrick, F.A., Watershed Geomorphological Characteristics, Chapter 44, in Singh, V.P., Handbook of Applied Hydrology, 2nd Ed., McGraw Hill, New York, p. 44-1 to 44-12.
Geomorphic responses of Duluth-area streams to the June 2012 flood, Minnesota
In 2013, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, completed a geomorphic assessment of 51 Duluth-area stream sites in 20 basins to describe and document the stream geomorphic changes associated with the June 2012 flood. Heavy rainfall caused flood peaks with annual exceedance probabilities of less...
Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Ellison, Christopher A.; Czuba, Christiana R.; Young, Benjamin M.; McCool, Molly M.; Groten, Joel T.
Attribution: Minnesota Water Science Center, Wisconsin Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, Minnesota, United States of America
Fitzpatrick, F.A., Ellison, C.A., Czuba, C.R., Young, B.M., and McCool, M.M., 2016, Geomorphic responses of Duluth-area streams to the June 2012 flood, Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016–5104, 53 p. with appendixes, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20165104.
Stream geomorphic and habitat data from a baseline study of Underwood Creek, Wisconsin, 2012
Geomorphic and habitat data were collected along Underwood Creek as part of a larger study of stream water quality conditions in the greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area. The data were collected to characterize baseline physical conditions in Underwood Creek prior to a potential discharge of wastewater return flow to the stream from the city of...
Young, Benjamin M.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Blount, James D.
Young, B.M., Fitzpatrick, F.A., and Blount, J.D., 2015, Stream geomorphic and habitat data from a baseline study of Underwood Creek, Wisconsin, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 947, 14 p., plus data files, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds947.
Hydrodynamic assessment data associated with the July 2010 line 6B spill into the Kalamazoo River, Michigan, 2012–14
Hydrodynamic-assessment data for the Kalamazoo River were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) during 2012–14 to augment other hydrodynamic data-collection efforts by Enbridge Energy L.P. and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency associated with the 2010 Enbridge Line 6B oil spill. Specifically, the USGS data-collection efforts...
Reneau, Paul C.; Soong, David T.; Hoard, Christopher J.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.
Reneau, P.C., Soong, D.T., Hoard, C.J., and Fitzpatrick, F.A., 2015, Hydrodynamic-assessment data associated with the July 2010 Line 6B spill into the Kalamazoo River, Michigan, 2012–14: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015–1205, 26 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151205.
Oil-particle interactions and submergence from crude oil spills in marine and freshwater environments: review of the science and future research needs
Oil-particle interactions and oil submergence are of much interest to oil spill responders and scientists, especially as transportation of light and heavy crude oils increases in North America's coastal marine and freshwater environments. This report contains an up-to-date review of the state of the science for oil-particle aggregates (OPAs...
Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Boufadel, Michael C.; Johnson, Rex; Lee, Kenneth W.; Graan, Thomas P.; Bejarano, Adriana C.; Zhu, Zhenduo; Waterman, David; Capone, Daniel M.; Hayter, Earl; Hamilton, Stephen K.; Dekker, Timothy; Garcia, Marcelo H.; Hassan, Jacob S.
Geomorphic, flood, and groundwater-flow characteristics of Bayfield Peninsula streams, Wisconsin, and implications for brook-trout habitat
In 2002–03, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a study of the geomorphic, flood, and groundwater-flow characteristics of five Bayfield Peninsula streams, Wisconsin (Cranberry River, Bark River, Raspberry River, Sioux River, and Whittlesey Creek) to determine the physical limitations for brook-trout habitat. The goals of the study were...
Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Peppler, Marie C.; Saad, David A.; Pratt, Dennis M.; Lenz, Bernard N.
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Flood of June 2008 in Southern Wisconsin
Geomorphic Context for Sediment Sources, Movement, and Deposition in the Bad River, Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin
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How are waterfalls made?
Faith Fitzpatrick (USGS) discussed how waterfalls are made in a recent episode of Blue Sky Science, which answers science-related questions submitted by the public.


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Eggshells – amerykański dramat filmowy z 1969 roku, debiut reżyserski Tobe'a Hoopera, twórcy kultowej Teksańskiej masakry piłą mechaniczną (1974). Sam reżyser określił go jako "film o hipisach". Film uniknął ogólnoświatowej dystrybucji i rozgłosu, będąc prezentowanym podczas licznych amerykańskich festiwali filmowych, które przyniosły mu m.in. Atlanta Film Festival Award.

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League of Corinth: The First Time All Greek People United Together
Philip Chrysopoulos - March 11, 2022
The League of Corinth was an initiative of King Philip II of Macedon to unite all Greek city-states against the Persian Achaemenid Empire
Vergina Royal Tombs Mystery Solved
Katerina Papathanasiou - July 21, 2015
"A nearly 40-year-old mystery concerning the Royal Tombs of Vergina has finally been solved," experts claim in a recent study published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" journal. In their study, entitled "The lameness of King Philip II...


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With a close-knit network comprising 280 local profit centers across the country, Colas also puts its expertise at the service of urban planning, making for better city living and preserving historical monuments and landscapes: planning squares and pedestrian-only areas, creating bike paths, tramway lines and reserved lane public transport.
- Civil engineering: Across the country, Colas Civil Engineering performs complex projects: engineering structures, underground works, drainage, building rehabilitation, industrial and commercial structures.
- Deconstruction: Demolition, cleaning, asbestos removal, concrete cutting, dismantling and circular economy, Premys is today's leader in deconstruction in France, comprising 11 profit centers throughout the country.
- Building: Colas Bâtiment specializes in new construction, major renovation projects and work on occupied buildings: converting office buildings into housing, maintenance of property, structural reinforcement, etc.
In mainland France, the Group operates via 6 regional subsidiaries covering the entire country.
Asia / Australia / Pacific Rim: the Group's main activity in this region is the production, storage, transformation, distribution and sale of petroleum products, delivered through a network consisting of a bitumen production site in Kemaman, Malaysia along with 37 emulsion plants, 23 bitumen storage depots and 9 bitumen tankers. In Australia, business has expanded to include Road construction. Colas also operates in New Caledonia.
Upstream from the construction and maintenance activity, Colas also does significant business in the production and recycling of construction materials (aggregates, emulsions and binders, asphalt mix, ready-mix concrete and bitumen) across all its sites around the world. Some of these materials are used by the Group while others are sold to third parties.
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