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Metro still dealing with CAF problems
Aug 23rd, 2015
The more things change…
Metro and the maker of its newest light rail cars have had many costly and time-consuming conflicts. The latest is forcing the transit agency to spend $1 million so its mechanics can lift the vehicles.
The $153 million contract with CAF U.S.A., the American wing of a Spanish firm, has been problematic for the Metropolitan Transit Authority during its expansion of Houston's light rail network. The company ran into problems complying with requirements for American-made products in 2010. Then in late 2013, Metro and CAF engaged in a dispute over timely delivery of the 39 light rail cars included in the contract, the last of which still has not been delivered to Houston.
Now transit officials and the rail-car builder disagree on who is responsible for a design deviation that prevents Metro's lifts – which raise the train for mechanical work, much like a lift in an auto mechanic's garage – from raising CAF's cars.
"To be blunt, the question is, is it a breach of contract," Metro CEO Tom Lambert said.
CAF officials did not respond to requests for comment on Tuesday.
To do routine maintenance on the vehicles and get the work completed, Metro will pay to retrofit its lifts so they can hoist the CAF cars. Lambert said Metro will seek to recover some or all of the $1 million from CAF.
Metro officials have said for more than a year they are confident in the quality of the rail cars. But the procurement process has been chaotic, they say.
Lambert said Metro will hold CAF responsible where practical, while acknowledging the contract has been troublesome.
"There are a lot of lessons learned in this process that will be valuable moving forward," Lambert said. "We know, and I think there is an acknowledgement from CAF now, that you can't build a rail car in 24 months. But that's what they said they could do."
As you may recall, the original issue with CAF had to do with them not complying with federal law on building the rail cars entirely in the US. That issue was settled in 2010, with CAF building new facilities here in the US to handle construction. That ultimately led to delays in delivery, which was one reason why the new rail lines didn't open till May, months after the original due date. Let's just say that I hope we have indeed learned from this process, and that I hope the matter in question can be settled quickly.
Metro gets some new rail cars online
From the "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" department
I got those "can't get my rail cars built on time" blues
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Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in a pub in Glasgow on Saturday, September 10.
A 33-year-old man was playing the fruit machine at the Rosevale Tavern in Partick around 6pm when he was approached by a man who was unknown to him.
CCTV images show the suspect headed along Dumbarton Road in the direction of Glasgow City Centre.
The injured man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment to a serious facial injury.
The suspect is described as in his mid 20s with brown hair which was longer at the top and shaved at the bottom. He was wearing a black quilted waist-length jacket, dark blue jeans and dark trainers.
"Someone must know who did this and I would ask anyone with information to contact officers at Partick CID on 101.


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See some examples of the possible effects of Botox®/Dysport® below along with more information on how they work.
What are Botox® / Dysport®?
There is now an approved competitor to Botox® called Dysport®. If you have any questions about this please ask.
Many wrinkles are actually creases that have been worn into the skin by making the same expression thousands of times. These are called "expression lines" or "dynamic wrinkles". Typical dynamic wrinkles include "frown lines" between the eyebrows, "crow's feet" around the eyes, and forehead lines. The presence of these wrinkles can add years to our appearance, often making us look angry, tired or worried when we are not.
Now, thanks to a new use for an approved drug, Botox®, or Dysport®, these lines can be dramatically softened. The procedure known as Neuromodulation uses Botox®/Dysport® injections to improve the appearance of worry lines, frown lines, laugh lines, crow's feet and other dynamic wrinkles.
Botox®/Dysport® can help you to control your facial expressions so that you don't look angry or worried when you aren't. Botox®/Dysport® treatments can help to prevent the unintended display of negative feelings, and in this way help some people to express themselves more accurately.
If dynamic wrinkles are starting to make you look older or more "negative", Botox®/Dysport® can help restore the rested, confident appearance you desire.
Botox®/Dysport® has been used safely and effectively for many many years in adults and even in small children to treat many medical conditions where overactive muscles require relaxation such as cerebral palsy. Each year hundreds of thousands of patients receive Botox®/Dysport® treatments for a variety of medical conditions, and Botox®/Dysport® has also become a leading treatment for reversing some of the visible signs of aging by relaxing the muscles which cause many of our wrinkles. Botox®/Dysport® is also a leading treatment for excessive sweating, and for migraine and tension headaches as well as neck and back pain.
Botox®/Dysport® is a highly purified, naturally occurring protein which has the ability to very precisely relax the muscles to which it is applied. This relaxation lasts for a number of months, and then the treated muscles gradually return to their original condition.
Botox®/Dysport® does not affect the nerves responsible for sensation, so there is no numbness in the treated area.
How do Botox® / Dysport® Work?
The benefits of Botox®/Dysport® on wrinkles come from the ability of Botox®/Dysport® to selectively and precisely relax the muscles which are causing wrinkles to occur. The skin over the treated muscles gradually becomes smoother and less wrinkled as the muscles relax.
The treated muscles usually start to relax within a day or two, and reach their maximum degree of relaxation within a couple of weeks. About 3 or 4 months after the first treatment, the effects of the Botox®/Dysport® gradually start to wear off. If you liked the effect of your Botox®/Dysport® treatment you will want to return for another treatment before the Botox®/Dysport® effect has completely worn off.
If you have a second treatment before the treated muscles have returned to their old bad habits, your second treatment will usually last longer (perhaps 4-5 months, instead of 3-4 months). Likewise, if you have your third Botox®/Dysport® treatment when you notice that the second treatment is starting to wear off, the third treatment may last 5-6 months instead of 4-5 months. It is common, after a couple of years, for people to go 6-12 months between treatments.
Untreated facial muscles continue to contract in their usual way, so that normal facial expression is unaffected. Because it relaxes the muscles that cause dynamic wrinkles, Botox®/Dysport® treatments can also prevent new lines from forming in the areas on your face, forehead and neck which are treated.
Where do Botox® / Dysport® Work Best?
A common use for Botox®/Dysport® is to reduce (often by 70-80%) the deep furrows and lines that many people have between their eyebrows. These lines can make people look quite angry or concerned, even when they are happy. Crow's feet around the eyes can also add years to your appearance, and make you look like you are squinting much of the time. Crow's feet usually improve nicely when the muscles which cause the crow's feet are treated with a bit of Botox®/Dysport®.
Not all facial wrinkles are related only to the activity of underlying muscles. These deep creases and skin folds (also known as "static wrinkles") are the ones that can still be seen when the skin is lightly stretched with your fingers. "Static wrinkles" are made worse by sun exposure, by the natural maturing process, and in particular by smoking. Many "static wrinkles" result from a combination of muscle activity and aging, and can be greatly improved when Botox®/Dysport® (to relax the underlying muscles) is used in combination with filling substances like Restylane®.
In some cases, Botox®/Dysport® can be used to delay or eliminate the need for a surgical procedure like a facelift, browlift or necklift; and Botox®/Dysport® can be used to prolong and enhance the effects of those procedures if you have already had them done.
However, this procedure cannot improve wrinkles due to aging and sun-damaged skin since they are unrelated to facial muscle contractions. Botox®/Dysport® injections will not improve sagging skin or replace the need for a facelift or brow lift. In these cases, as previously mentioned, you may wish to consider an alternative like Restylane®. Please see our sections on these topics for more information.
What are Botox®/Dysport® Treatments Like?
Neuromodulation with Botox®/Dysport® is a simple and safe procedure. Using a tiny microneedle, a very small amount of Botox®/Dysport® is injected, very precisely, into several locations on the face. Because the needle is so fine and only a small amount of liquid is used, the pain associated with the injections is minimal. Most patients compare the sensation to a mosquito bite. No sedation or local anaesthetic is required, and you can resume normal activities immediately. You can even drive yourself home or back to the office. Some patients experience a slight temporary bruising at the injection site, usually less than 1 – 2 cm. With ice and covering with make-up this generally is not noticeable and usually lasts less than 2-3 days. Botox®/Dysport® treatments take only a few minutes and are performed personally by Dr. Waldron. A small amount of discomfort may be felt when the needle is inserted and a few drops of Botox®/Dysport® are applied to exactly the muscles which need relaxation. This sensation lasts approximately 5 seconds.
There have been no long-term side effects, allergic reactions or health hazards related to Botox®/Dysport® use thus far. Some patients have been getting Botox®/Dysport® treatments for 20 years or more, with no problems.
Bruising is the most common temporary side effect. In some cases, the toxin can migrate and cause a temporary weakness of nearby muscles. In rare cases, there can be a drooping of an eyelid or asymmetry of facial expression. The risk of any side effect depends on the muscles injected. Because the effects of Botox®/Dysport® are reversible, any side effects are temporary, lasting only a few weeks.
People who are pregnant, breast feeding, have rare neurological disorders like Eaton-Lambert syndrome or myasthenia gravis, or who are allergic to albumin should generally not be treated with Botox®/Dysport®.
You will be provided with extensive details as to the possible side effects before your treatments. Be sure to carefully read the appropriate consent form we will provide and ask any questions you may have, before any treatment.
When Botox®/Dysport® are used to treat headaches the cost of the medication and treatment may be partially reimbursable. Check with your third party health insurance, (i.e. Blue Cross, employee health plans etc.), to find out if you are covered.
A number of patients treated with Botox®/Dysport® for lines on the forehead, frown lines between the eyebrows, and for crow's feet have reported that a pleasant side effect of Botox®/Dysport® treatment was reduction or elimination of headaches.
Formal studies of patients with headaches have confirmed that Botox®/Dysport® treatment often reduces the frequency and intensity of both muscle tension headaches and also some migraine headaches. Patients who respond well to Botox®/Dysport® generally experience improvement within a few days, sometimes enjoy several months of relief from headaches, and are able to greatly reduce (and in some cases eliminate) headache medications. Botox®/Dysport® can be very cost effective when it reduces consumption of medications, and allows patients to avoid missing work. An increasing duration of effect is often noted in headache patients who repeat their Botox®/Dysport® treatments as soon as they notice that the Botox®/Dysport® effect is declining.
In some cases, each point which you can identify as being associated with your headaches will be injected with Botox®/Dysport®, usually starting at 5 to 25 units of Botox®/Dysport® in each point. In other cases, it is more effective to treat larger areas (for example, the forehead and sides of the scalp) with a total of 75-600 units of Botox®/Dysport®. Dr. Waldron would be happy to discuss with you, in detail, the treatment of headaches.
When Botox/Dysport® is used to treat chronic neck, back and/or muscular pain the cost of the medication and treatment may be reimbursable. Check with your third party health insurance (i.e. Blue Cross, employee health plans etc.), to find out if you are covered.
Formal studies of patients with chronic neck, back and/or muscular pain have confirmed that Botox®/Dysport® treatments often reduce the frequency and intensity of such pain. Patients who respond well to Botox®/Dysport® generally experience improvement within a few days, sometimes enjoy several months of at least partial relief from such pain, and are able to greatly reduce (and in some cases eliminate) pain medications.
Botox®/Dysport® can be very cost effective when it reduces consumption of medications, and allows patients to avoid missing work. An increasing duration of effect is often noted in chronic pain patients who repeat their Botox®/Dysport® treatments as soon as they notice that the Botox®/Dysport® effect is declining.
In some cases, trigger points can be identified as being associated with your neck, back and/or muscular pain and these would be ideal for injection with Botox®/Dysport®, usually starting at 5 to 25 units of Botox®/Dysport® in each point. In other cases, it is more effective to treat larger areas with a total of 75-600 units of Botox®/Dysport®. Dr. Waldron would be happy to discuss with you, in detail, the treatment of chronic neck, back and/or muscular pain.
When Botox®/Dysport® is used to treat excessive sweating the cost of the medication and treatment may be partially reimbursable. Check with your third party health insurance, (ie Blue Cross, employee health plans etc.), to find out if you are covered.
Botox®/Dysport® is also used to control excessive sweating of the armpits and palms, and occasionally other parts of the body. About one person in 100 has a serious problem with excessive sweating in these areas. This usually starts in childhood or adolescence, and sometimes other family members have a similar problem. This kind of excess sweating is caused by a reflex reaction of the nervous system and is beyond voluntary control. This kind of excessive sweating is sometimes associated with stress or heat, but often there is no cause that can be identified.
There can be considerable emotional and social stigma attached to excessive sweating of the hands and armpits, and this can lead to a loss of confidence and self-esteem. For example, those afflicted with excessive sweating often feel that when people see big sweat marks under their arms or feel their sweaty palms they may decide that the individual is nervous or insincere, even when that is not the case. Social engagements and simple things like physical contact with other people may be avoided because of uncontrollable sweating.
Patients afflicted with excessive sweating can routinely soak through clothing in a matter of minutes, and some patients have to use Kotex™ pads in their armpits, shields, absorbent tissues and frequent changes of clothing to cope with the disorder. Shirts and jackets can be quickly stained and ruined, and dry cleaning and replacement of clothing is sometimes a substantial expense.
• Over the past week, how embarrassed or self-conscious have you been because of your sweating?
• Over the past week, how much has your sweating interfered with normal activities like shopping or looking after your home?
• Over the past week, how much has your sweating influenced the clothes you wear?
• Over the past week, how much has sweating affected any social or leisure activities?
• Over the past week, how much has sweating made it difficult for you to enjoy any sport?
• Over the past week, has your sweating interfered with working or studying?
• Over the past week, has your sweating created problems with your partner, friends or relatives?
• Over the past week, how much has your sweating created sexual difficulties or interfered with intimacy?
Botox®/Dysport® treatment, by contrast with the above, is a simple office procedure with little discomfort or risk; and can be much less expensive than surgery. Some people will only want Botox®/Dysport® treatment before an important event (for example, a wedding). Others, whose sweating is mainly a problem during hot weather, may have Botox®/Dysport® treatment at the start of every summer. Botox®/Dysport® treatments can be safely continued year-round if necessary to maintain control of your sweating.
Treatment of the armpits is easy, and no anesthetic is needed. Both armpits can be treated at the same time. After Botox®/Dysport® treatment, excess sweating starts to decrease within a couple of days, and the full effect is reached in a week or two. The goal of Botox®/Dysport® is reduction of sweating to a normal level, but not total elimination of sweating to the point where the treated area becomes abnormally dry.
The effect of the Botox®/Dysport® treatment for excessive sweating usually lasts for 4-6 months, but in some cases can last for up to a year. Because you continue to sweat normally in other areas, there is no concern about overheating.
Patients usually report very high satisfaction with Botox®/Dysport® treatments, return for additional treatments, and would recommend Botox®/Dysport® treatments to their friends. Dr. Waldron would be happy to discuss with you, in detail, the treatment of excessive sweating.
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5 'Game Of Thrones' Spoilers You Need To Know For Season 5
To paraphrase Tyrion: A "Game of Thrones" fan's mind needs spoilers as a sword needs a whetstone.
"Game of Thrones" Season 5 is coming up, and there's more anticipation than the North has wildlings. Thus far, there have been visions from the Three-Eyed Raven, multiple trailers and teases about what might appear in this shocking new season.
Of course even that is not enough. So in order to satisfy your "Game of Thrones" fix until the new season kicks off on April 12, here are five spoilers you need to know for Season 5:
1. The New Trailer May Have Confirmed A Crazy Fan Theory About Sansa
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From the "Game of Thrones" trailers, it definitely seems like Sansa Stark is returning to Winterfell this season. The question is why.
In the books, Ramsay Bolton marries a fake Arya Stark to ensure the Boltons' power in the North. With the new scenes of Sansa appearing in Winterfell, fans have speculated that she will fill this role. And considering what happens to that fake Arya at the hands of Ramsay, this would also explain what the "super traumatic" scene actress Sophie Turner previously teased would be.
There are clear issues with this theory, but scenes like Littlefinger telling a distraught Sansa to, "Avenge them," appear to support it. Hey, you'd probably be upset too if you had to marry into the family that killed your mom and bro.
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2. The New Characters Are Having A Bigger Impact Than Anyone Thought
Jonathan Pryce, aka the High Sparrow on "Game of Thrones," previously explained to the Sydney Morning Herald that he wouldn't have been involved with "Game of Thrones" if his character didn't have a major impact:
I remember starting out and my agent said 'does the character change the situation or is he just a functionary' and this character changes the situation.
Book readers know that the Sparrow plays a big role, especially in Cersei's storyline, but the trailer has also given rise to speculation that he may be going after the Tyrells as well.
Oh, and you can't forget about the Sand Snakes. After the news broke that Jaime Lannister is heading to Dorne in Season 5 (and Arianne Martell appears to be cut entirely from the show), it seems Oberyn Martell's daughters will play a bigger role than ever.
3. Weddings Are Coming
Everyone knows how memorable a "Game of Thrones" wedding can be, right? #TheNorthRemembers, anyway.
Well, in its upcoming issue focusing on "Game of Thrones," Entertainment Weekly revealed there will be three different weddings this season.
Actually, let's not get ahead of ourselves, Lebron. The trailers show the special day happening for Tommen and Margaery (who is also on her third wedding by the way), while the others are speculated to involve Daenerys and perhaps the previously mentioned Sansa and Ramsay match.
4. Book Readers Are Going To Freak Out
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With Sansa supposedly in Winterfell, photos showing Tyrion meeting Dany and rumors that Jaqen H'ghar is going to train Arya to become an assassin, the show is definitely heading to places the books haven't gone.
In addition, George R. R. Martin has teased there are going to be characters dying who are alive in the books. Though the series has killed off minor characters before, including Jon Snow's friends Pyp and Grenn, it appears Season 5 could be headed for a bloodbath. Shocking deaths that have been speculated on include Grey Worm, Loras Tyrell and even Jaime Lannister.
5. Season 5 Will Have The Show's Biggest Moments Yet
Even before filming began on the latest season, "GoT" showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss knew it would be unforgettable, as they explained to EW last year:
Now that we're nearly finished with the first drafts of each episode, we see no reason why the coming season shouldn't be the strongest yet.
The cast members have echoed this message, with Maisie Williams telling Flicks And The City that the season gets off to a fast start, adding, "I've never been so engrossed into like the scripts as I am this year." On the new season, Sophie Turner even told HuffPost Entertainment, "There's some massive moments, perhaps even more shocking than the Red Wedding."
Get ready, everyone.
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"Game of Thrones" Season 5 premieres Sunday, April 12, on HBO.
"Game of Thrones" Season 5
Bill Bradley
Entertainment Editor, HuffPost
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I watched a movie once about a family who farmed for a living and they were about to lose their home, their animals, and their land. Land that had been in their family for over 100 years. It was very hard on the head of the household because he felt like he could no longer provide for them and he took it very, very hard. So hard that he lost himself for awhile in his self-pity. The wife looked at him and said, "This is hard. But you're a farmer. All your life has been hard!" What she meant was – you can do this. You've done it before and you're stronger for it.
I think some of us have (without realizing it) found that being a victim, helpless, unloved, not cared for enough – whatever it is they "label" it – I think that that "vice" has become a friend to us in a strange way. I don't think everyone knows how to truly live free. I've found that most people who act needy always have the choice of a different attitude and course of action. They just seem to find that course of action is too inconvenient, hard, or out of reach (by their standards.) They don't truly want it. They would much rather have the love and attention of good natured, compassionate folks doting on them and telling them how sorry they are for the rotten dose of luck they've had in their life, than they are at reaching up and outward to become a strong person, themselves.
Life can make us stronger or weaker depending on how we choose to react to it. We can choose to get love and attention based on others feeling sorry for us all of the time, or we can get it by healthy respect instead.
Most people who come across as needy, probably don't view themselves that way. They probably think they are very strong, courageous people for going through whatever it is they are going through. But in reality, they whine, complain, utter hints, and cling to those around them…quite often and quite regularly. No one can seem to appease them or give them that sense of self esteem and inner joy that they seek – at least not permanently.
They say some children act out in order to get attention from their parents when they've felt neglected. I think the same is true for adults who are needy. They want attention. The thing is, they can get hooked on bad attention and then that becomes a way of life without them even realizing it. They may not realize how often they feel that everyone should hear how they had a bad day or how something hurt them. They act as if they have been singled out to experience this. The thing is? We ALL experience bad days and hurt feelings. We ALL cry and feel left out or neglected at times. We ALL get a raw deal at times. No one is more special than anyone else to feel these things.
I don't know what the secret is to help needy people. I think it just might be to get them to help other needy people. Because then they will stop thinking about themselves and their own pity party and after awhile – they will form new healthier patterns of living. Patterns of giving, loving, and offering up their lives to help others.
I've seen truly needy people in my lifetime. People who have deep hurts, real concerns and visible problems. I've seen these same people show courage, independence, deep faith, and joy amidst those problems and I admire them for it. They made the choice to live and love fully without thought to themselves - despite their trials.
They were physically needy, but not emotionally. They persevered, loved, laughed, and grew – despite the obstacles and challenges in their life.


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Church Petri Dishes and Trump's Hallelujah Lab Experiment
Larry Wines: There's just no way to make sense of Trump's ollie-ollie-oxen-free for church pew populations, coming as they do with unfettered encouragement for congregations to well, congregate.
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Wen the key Coronavirus plan-and-precautions document from the U.S. government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seemed endlessly stuck, sections of it began to leak to the press. There was real surprise when the report was finally released that the most substantial portions had been redacted, and even basic protocols for masks, distancing, and other effective measures going forward were missing.
A key entire section of the report, specifying requirements to re-open churches, was no longer there.
Early Friday morning, word came that the missing section would be provided by CDC for addition to the report. Then, an hour later, that was eclipsed by word of a briefing in the White House Press Room. And within minutes, there was a clarification that President Trump would be the one speaking.
He was uncharacteristically brief, saying only that all churches and houses of worship nationwide would reopen immediately, no matter what any state's governors thought, asserting, "and if they have any questions, they can call me but they won't be successful."
Within moments, the world press was publishing accounts with titles that included, "Trump designates houses of worship as essential, orders US governors to reopen them NOW." Their capitalization, not ours.
If Trump wants to argue that churches are a special case, he could be right—if he didn't have it all so backwards and hideously deadly.
In Mount Vernon, Washington, after 60 people attended the Skagit Valley Chorale's choir rehearsal at Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, 45 of them— full 3/4 of those who attended—fell ill with the virus and two more were dead of the ravages of Covid-19.
Forty others contracted Covid-19 after singing in the choir at the Church of Liberty Square in Cartersville, Georgia.
A number of cautions were added to W.H.O. and to Trump's own White House Coronavirus Task Force recommendations this week, based on studies showing the projection of large numbers of virus microbes happens easily across a large room from a single loud talker. Questions posed about singing, and group singing, brought warnings that it was an obvious and dangerous multiplier.
There's just no way to make sense of Trump's olly olly oxen free for church pew populations, coming as they do with unfettered encouragement for congregations to well, congregate.
Later in the day, the CDC did release the guidelines expected before Trump's proclamations. They are at odds with what he said, recommending that all wear masks and observe social distancing, that singing "be limited," and that church services be held outdoors wherever possible—with attendees kept apart.
Was Trump caving to his administration's chief religionistas, starting with Mike Pence, who has publicly said believers should precipitate the Apocalypse? Or was the Commander-in-Tweet simply playing his usual game of keeping anyone off balance before they can ask him a question he doesn't want to answer? He departed immediately after making his proclamation to the press, thus getting around his third usual technique of insulting and demeaning anyone who asks a question.
Let's get some context. At the time Trump spoke—in effect ordering an end to masks and safe distancing protocols for those inclined to pack themselves into churches—total U.S. Coronavirus deaths had reached 95,822, a bit less than a third of the world's total Covid-19 death toll of 334,054. Confirmed global cases were at 5,125,642, of which the U.S. has between 1/4 and 1/3, with 1,599,648 American cases.
Clearly, for Trump the agenda is elsewhere. Though where remains as much an open question as ever. With today's proclamation, he has declared that churches, synagogues and mosques are "essential" establishments. That order may or may not have the force of law to undo governors' orders against public gatherings of more than ten people. In any event, a mid-afternoon announcement on a Friday in Washington, D.C., makes it unlikely the courts will rule before Sunday of a symbolically major weekend in America.
Add to that the earlier move by one Catholic Archdiocese and a prominent Lutheran group, both in Minnesota, that unless that state's Governor Tim Walz relaxed the lockdown, they would begin congregating in defiance of his orders.
"These are places that hold our society together and keep our people united," Trump said Friday, adding that it's "not right" that some states have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential, but mandated that houses of worship remain closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
One TV reporter was quick to note, "someone may go into a liquor store to make a purchase. They may even mill around briefly. But they don't congregate in there, and in most places they're required to wear a mask."
Trump's assertion about abortion clinics—if it's even true anywhere— would describe a medical environment where all mask and PPE provisions would be in place. So it's easily dismissible as another of his red herrings.
Meanwhile, it isn't just states that are now set up by the reckless Orange Imbecile to face open insurrection from Branch Covidians. Several major cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and the Washington, DC area, all remain under lockdown orders that prohibit public gatherings in close quarters.
While getting this story, a researcher remarked, "Doesn't look like lamb's blood is gonna fix things this time."
Indeed, a cross section of society reacted immediately to Trump's announcement, most predicting the long patient period of isolation will quickly be undone, and more people will get the coronavirus and die as a result. Actress Mia Farrow was among them.
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The Hollywood Beauty Awards Return To The Taglyan March 19, 2022 To Celebrate The Architects of Beauty
By: LATF Tech Staff
Beauty, LA Glam
Photo Credits: Bobby Holland for Hollywood Beauty Awards
Photographed By: Bobby Holland (2020 Outstanding Achievement in Photography honoree)
Makeup By: John Stapleton (HBA Makeup Winner)
Hair By: Brandon Liberati (HBA Hairstyling Nominee)
The annual Hollywood Beauty Awards (HBAs), founded by Michele Elyzabeth, will celebrate their 7th year honoring the architects of beauty on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the Taglyan.
The HBAs recognize talent in hair, makeup, photography and styling for Film, TV, Music, the red carpet and editorial, as well as special honorees.
Danielle Lauder, the great-granddaughter of Estée Lauder, has been tapped as the global Ambassador for this year's award ceremony. Lauder received The Breakthrough Award at the 6th Hollywood Beauty Awards.
The 2022 black tie dinner gala will celebrate Hollywood glamour of the 50's.
"Somewhere along the way we have lost the glamour of old Hollywood," says Elyzabeth, "We are encouraging our guests to bring back the glamour of the 50s with their attire."
Galderma is the Title Sponsor of the 7th Hollywood Beauty Awards.
The award ceremony will benefit Helen Woodward Animal Center.
Honorees, Special Honorees & Nominees to be announced shortly.
Voting will open January 31st – February 21st.
*Proof of vaccination & booster or negative PCR test required for all attendees.
ABOUT HOLLYWOOD BEAUTY AWARDS:
The HBAs was established in 2014 for the purposes of recognizing excellence in beauty. The board is composed of past honorees, winners, and professionals from the beauty industry; encompassing Journalists, Publicists and Agents. Winners are voted on by the public and the HBA board. Executive Producers are Michele Elyzabeth, Pamela Price and Otis Stokes.
www.hollywoodbeautyawards.com
ABOUT GALDERMA:
Galderma is the world's largest independent dermatology company, present in approximately 100 countries. Since their inception in 1981, they have been driven by a complete dedication to dermatology. For more information:www.galderma.com.
ABOUT HELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER:
A private non-profit organization and no-kill facility in San Diego County committed to the philosophy of people helping animals and animals helping people for over 40 years.
https://animalcenter.org/
#HollywoodBeautyAwards
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Madison, WI native currently living in the suburb of Sun Prairie. I'm a "Citrix Architect" for a national accounting/consulting firm, which means I build, maintain, and fix their Citrix servers and the associated application systems. Non-computer interests: All the stuff listed below, although it's not necessarily complete. Fun fact: I own 1/1,583,308th of the Green Bay Packers - three shares.
Many of my photo posts are public, other stuff is generally not.


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Patrick Andrews 6th August 2012 6th August 2012 Feasible inventions
In open-cockpit motorsports and motorcycle events each driver's helmet has several layers of see-through plastic film covering the visor, which can be torn-off as it gets dirty during a race.
These sheets of plastic although flimsy, add to the bucketloads of detritus that end up on the track (such as the rubber crumbs shed by tyres).
It's also possible for one of these sheets to get sucked into an engine intake…no laughing matter at approaching 200 MPH.
Today's invention is therefore a new racing visor which tilts up in the usual way but which has two small canisters (orange) fitted near the visor hinges.
One of these contains a roll of transparent film and the other a small motor. This moves the film across the visor gradually throughout a race so that no build-up of dirt can occur and no driver need be distracted by removing a tear-off strip.
The film would be retained safely within one of the canisters (and might later be analysed to assess the variation in insect and road dirt accumulated as a function of race time.
The transparent material might even be preprinted with information useful to the driver at a particular time in the race. Providing an extra length of film would allow the motor speed and direction to be remotely controlled to generate an overlay specific to some tactical instructions.
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Kendall and Kylie Jenner call Tupac t-shirt lawsuit "completely baseless"
Sisters claim the images were obtained from a company with an authorized license to sell them. Plus, they only sold two shirts
by Eddie Fu
on July 10, 2017, 11:40am
Kendall and Kylie Jenner have responded to photographer Mike Miller's lawsuit alleging the sisters used his images of Tupac Shakur in their short-lived "vintage" T-shirt line without his consent. In a statement, the Jenners called the allegations "completely baseless," insisting the photo were obtained from a company with an authorized license to sell them. Also, they only sold two t-shirts (!).
As reported by Sky News, the statement reads:
"The allegations made are completely false and the lawsuit is baseless. Canada Inc, the licensee manufacturer of the K + K brand, purchased a very small quantity of vintage T-shirts with performer images already on them. Only two Tupac T-shirts were sold before being pulled from distribution. Canada Inc did not copy anyone's image, remove any copyright notice from any image, or attempt to exploit Mr. Miller's claimed right of publicity."
(Read: A Tale of Two Jackets: Inside the Music Merchandise Wars)
From Miller's perspective, however, the Jenners "misappropriated and wrongfully exploited" his work and willfully used his photography without the intent to obtain his authorization. As Rolling Stone points out, Miller's lawyer, Scott Alan Burroughs, has noted the photographer registered his Tupac images at the US Office of Copyright and could receive $150,000 in statutory damages per photo.
To top it all off, in a separate statement Jenner representative Todd Wilson has also likened the lawsuit to "suing an actor for being in a movie" in another attempt to deflect blame for the sister's blatant cultural appropriation. Wilson added that neither Jenner sister had a role in the actual creation of the clothes.
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Why study canon law at Saint Paul University?
For its excellent reputation, its experience, its history and its Catholic tradition;
for its small classes and its low student/professor ratio; and
for its diverse student population, which brings an international perspective.
The international teaching personnel of the Faculty of Canon Law is actively involved in serving the Church beyond the walls of the University by their publications and expert advice to the Holy See, to bishops and religious superiors, as well as to clergy and laity alike.
Twice a year, the Faculty publishes the journal Studia Canonica. This publication is the only canon law journal in Canada and it enjoys a solid international reputation.
SPU is empowered by the Holy See to offer three ecclesiastical degrees:
the Baccalaureate in Canon Law (JCB);
the Licentiate in Canon Law (JCL);
and the Doctorate in Canon Law (JCD).
In conjunction with the University of Ottawa, SPU also offers simultaneously two civil degrees: the Master in Canon Law (MCL) and the Doctor of Philosophy in Canon Law (PhD).
Finally, students may also opt for three civil graduate diplomas:
Graduate Diploma in Canon Law;
Graduate Diploma in Canonical Practice; and
Graduate Diploma in Ecclesiastical Administration.
Graduate Diplomas in Canon Law
Licentiate in Canon Law
What is Canon Law?
Benefits of studying the Licentiate in Canon Law in Australia


9.12.010 Bridge over Steilacoom Lake on Interlaaken Drive Southwest.
9.12.020 Piercing ears or other body parts of a minor without parental consent – Penalty.
9.12.040 Obtaining hotel, restaurant or lodging house accommodations by fraud.
9.12.070 Unlawful depositing of refuse in containers.
9.12.080 Unauthorized communication with prisoner.
9.12.090 Animals taken or held.
9.12.100 Making or having burglar or auto theft tools.
9.12.110 Threats to do harm.
9.12.120 Assault – Fourth degree (strangulation).
9.12.130 Exposing minor child to domestic violence.


Smoke's Poutinerie CEO Ryan Smolkin has launched an Edu-Tainment Program, offering recent post-secondary graduates across Canada 50 per cent off franchise fees.
New graduates with hopes of franchise ownership may be able to turn their dreams into reality sooner than expected, thanks to Smoke's Poutinerie.
The food-service franchise system's new Edu-Tainment Program is offering post-secondary grads across Canada 50 per cent off all franchise-related fees.
The initiative is the brainchild of Smoke's CEO Ryan Smolkin, who founded the company in 2008.
Further, any post-secondary student attending one of Smolkin's presentations during his ongoing Canada-wide speaking tour is eligible to enter a competition for a 100 per cent discount off all franchise related fees (limited to one entry per year).


Jaime Ensignia was a former sociopolitical director of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Chile. Director of the International Area of the Chile Foundation 21. Collaborator of the Policy and Equity Barometer.


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Dissociation/Nation: Narratives of Ruin and Repair in Contemporary American Culture (9th October)
DFG Leibniz Prize Lecture
Dissociation/Nation: Narratives of Ruin and Repair in Contemporary American Culture
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize awardee, Prof. Dr. Heike Paul (Erlangen-Nürnberg University), will give a lecture about "Dissociation/Nation: Narratives of Ruin and Repair in Contemporary American Culture" at Sophia University in Tokyo.
The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is the most prestigious scientific honour awarded in German research. Established in 1985, the prize provides an unparalleled degree of freedom to outstanding scientists and academics to pursue their research interests. The Leibniz Prize honours the well-known scientist and humanist Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), who was a leading figure in the fields of philosophy, mathematics, physics and theology. Prize awardees present their research in the worldwide Leibniz Lecture series.
Wednesday 9th October, 17:20-18:20
L-821, 8F, Central Library, Yotsuya Campus, Sophia University
(7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8554)
Organiser: Institute of American and Canadian Studies, Sophia University / Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)
Supported by German Centre for Research and Innovation (DWIH)
Registration is recommended (https://ssl.form-mailer.jp/fms/2788829d572967) but on the day registration is also welcome.
For more information, please see:
https://www.dfg.de/en/dfg_profile/head_office/dfg_abroad/japan/reports/2019/190815_leibniz_lecture/index.html or in Japanese 日本語 https://www.dfg.de/jp/aktuelles/berichte/2019/191009_ll_paul/index.html
Contact and registration
German Research Foundation (DFG) Office Japan Tel: 03‐3589-2508
Aiko Sato: aiko.sato@dfg.de
Myra Bauersachs: myra.bauersachs@dfg.de
German-Japanese Joint Symposium: Cultures in Translation (University of Tokyo, 10-11 October)
"German-Japanese Joint Symposium
Cultures in Translation: World History – World Literature – World Society.
Japan, Germany and the World in a Transcultural Comparison."
Following on from the German-Japanese joint DFG symposium in November 2017 (supported by SCJ), the discussion is to be continued and taken further. The two-day symposium will include a research policy session on the first day morning followed by an academic session.
One aim of the follow-up symposium is to present Japanese contributions to the humanities, which are little known outside Japan due to the language barrier, through translation and interpretation. The presentations and panels will provide an insight into the research interests and achievements of Japanese and German scholars and create starting points for further academic dialogue and new collaborations.
The problems outlined give rise to the following key questions:
To what extent and in what sense can we talk about global history, world literature and global society today?
What form does transculturality take today and in which of these three areas is it primarily visible?
What similarities exist between Japan and Germany with regard to the handling of transculturality and global history, literature and society?
Thursday 10th October, 9:30-17:15 (9:00 doors open)
Friday 11th October, 9:00-12:30 (8:30 doors open)
Ito Hall, Ito International Research Center, The University of Tokyo
(7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033)
Organiser:Section I, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science Council of Japan (SCJ), German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)
Free of charge, registration is recommended but on the day registration is also welcome.
For more information, please see: https://www.dfg.de/en/dfg_profile/head_office/dfg_abroad/japan/reports/2019/190815_kultur/index.html, or in Japanese 日本語https://www.dfg.de/jp/aktuelles/berichte/2019/191010-11_geiwi/index.html
Contact and registration:
Aiko Sato: aiko.sato@dfg.de Myra Bauersachs: myra.bauersachs@dfg.de


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Raleigh, N.C. – Members of the North Carolina General Assembly received a legislative briefing on widespread flooding after Hurricane Florence from state Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and officials from the state Emergency Management Division, Department of Transportation, and Department of Health and Human Services on Monday at 2:30 p.m.
State House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) was en route by airplane to New Bern, N.C. with Governor Roy Cooper and other state officials to tour disaster destruction and a shelter in that region.
General Mark A. Milley, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army arrived at the state Emergency Operations Center today and Kirstjen Nielsen, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, is touring damage in Kinston, N.C. with state Department of Public Safety Secretary Eric Hooks.
While yesterday North Carolina had eight counties with federal disaster declarations approved, ten more are now approved thanks to FEMA. Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Lenoir, Jones, Robeson, Sampson, and Wayne counties are among the new additions.
Two more federal disaster declarations were requested for Hoke and Scotland counties, and there may be others added as time goes on.
Officials from the state Emergency Management Division (EMD) said in an operational overview that state Emergency Operations Center remains fully activated at Level 1 with a full complement of state and federal partners. Rain is moving out of state which is positive.
However, EMD is still in response mode even though the weather is improving, they still have major response operations in the field. They have pivoted from a southeastern North Carolina impact to a two-front event, making sure they look to the west and central parts of the state as well.
EMD is working with field operation teams and partners at local levels to make sure those impacts felt in other parts of the state have adequate resources before they direct them to the east. While EMD has started recovery operations, with the federal disaster declarations in place they are starting to look ahead to the critical need for economic services, they are out doing damage assessments with FEMA on those recovery needs, but while recovery is underway, response is ongoing.
Currently 88 counties have local states of emergency with approximately 104 shelters and a population of about 14,000 in those shelters.. Power outages dropped from the high-800,000s yesterday to about 465,000 today. Private sector partners and state-level partners are continually moving resources in to drive that number down. It is still a significant amount of people without power and impacts are moving west with major needs are out there, but a significant improvement from yesterday.
The operational focus of EMD remains on life safety search and rescue and swift water teams as flooding continues. There have been approximately 2,500 encounters by those rescue teams, whether a full blown evacuation or assisting local agencies to help move people out. Those boat and air crews are working a lot. They have more work to do and will continue to do it. They are out there working as quickly as they can.
Sheltering, general population and medical remain long-term response items for EMD as well as making sure private sector partners and utilities are supported as we try to get infrastructure back online.
EMD continues to survey high-risk dams and hog lagoons, coal ash ponds and are working with state partner agencies and infrastructures as far as risks associated with those.
There was an event event at Brunswick Nuclear Plant but not the result of any breach or release by the plant, it was due to limited access to the plant. The plant's reactors are turned off, are not active, so there is no life safety or threat to health at that event. THE Nuclear Regulatory Commission and FEMA representatives at the state EOC followed all appropriate actions to address that issue.
Officials from the state Department of Transportation (NCDOT) briefed lawmakers next.
Currently there are roughly 2600 NCDOT employees up actively working in addition to 243 contractors assisting them right now. They remain in recovery but the big focus today has been Brunswick County because they cannot access the county.
NCDOT is trying to find routes to get into Brunswick County from South Carolina to bring fuel and allow power to come in and support that mission. Another part of that effort to get fuel and resources to Brunswick County is at Cherry Branch where they are readying 3 vessels tomorrow morning to head to Southport. Each vessel will have 1,500 gallons of gas and one tanker of diesel in addition to more crews to do cut-and-shove vegetation work to clear roadways and assist with restoring power back to that area.
To-date NCDOT has had 1,618 total road closures. They have been able to reopen about 572, leaving over 1200 closures still remaining. They've been fortunate in some areas where closings were simply from flash flooding that receded without much damage.
A lot of the 1200 current closures are in south-central North Carolina, Division 8, the Southern Pines and Rockingham area, Fayetteville and of course New Bern and Wilmington regions.
In addition to that we still have major interstates, roughly 6, facing closures right now. I-40 and I-95 are the big ones, and I-74/73 just north of Rockingham we've had to close it as well.
If anyone hears I-795 is closed that's not true, there was a portion that had water on it but it's not closed.
The transportation system is extremely dynamic and fluid at this point, so NCDOT strongly discourages returning to the region unless for emergency purposes.
Dr. Elizabeth Tilson Tilson, the State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) also briefed lawmakers.
DHHS is trying to address immediate needs and look forward to marathon preparation in coming weeks and months. They're trying to figure out and get flexibility in programs we have to help basic needs. They are doing work to get flexibility in food and nutrition services in Medicaid program.
Two examples were in a DHHS press release that went out today, two flexibilities in service programs applying to all 100 counties and over 600,000 households statewide. They got a hot food waiver effective through October 31 meaning North Carolinians with food assistance programs can purchase hot food, including food for immediate consumption with EBT benefit transfer cards, that may be available for all retailers that accept EBT cards.
This allows people without electricity and power on food assistance programs to have hot meals. Also, they issued a lost food waiver so agencies can issue replacement benefits for people who get the waiver. They are also working within the WIC program, where 51 of 84 clinics are closed across the state, affecting over 100,000 women and 30,000 infants. The statewide E-WIC system provides an electronic card, so remote issuances are available for closed clinics to load another month of benefits to a beneficiary's card without coming to a clinic. They are seeking other flexibilities for WIC too.
Currently there are about 146 shelters open with a population of about 14,000 and a capacity of 50,000, so they have lots of availability. The fourth medical shelter is open now in Charlotte as well as in Goldsboro, High Point, and Clayton. The best way to get in those is to go through local emergency management services, DHHS just sent new guidelines to providers regarding those referrals.
DHHS continues to stay in contact with hospitals and health care facilities to know where they are with staffing, food, water, power and supplies, and those facilities are staying in touch with local emergency officials. The mobile disaster hospital in Kinston has seen 10 patients and is staffing up so should continue seeing more patients there.
Federal ambulances are coming in to relieve local EMS. Long-term staffing anticipates need for nurses not just immediately but long term, several mechanisms in place to coordinate that.
Public health teams are working with other states to recruit nurses and getting a good response, the problem is getting them to where they need to go, a team was turned around trying to get to Cumberland Vounty. Other out-of-state nurses asked to go through Red Cross due to licensing issues. For in-state nurses, two mechanisms for deployment through the NC Nursing Association were sent out yesterday, including using the statewide online system NC-TERMS to get registered and deployed as a team. For one or two independent nurses, they should go through the American Red Cross.
This is a stressful time for a lot of people as well, disaster distress hotline is 1-800-985-5990 and is a 24/7 hotline for crisis counseling, there are a lot of potential mental health crises.
Storm-related deaths continue to occur so public health messages must continue to get stressed on avoiding driving or walking through floodwater and preventing carbon monoxide deaths so lawmakers should continue to stress those messages. Turn around, don't drown, the threat of electrocution from downed power lines and generators is also severe, like the threat of carbon monoxide poisoning. Don't use gas powered generators inside or in closed spaces.
The threat of illness from contaminated food is also growing, so don't eat food that's been in flood waters and throw away food that went unrefrigerated. When in doubt, throw it out.
Go on NC DHHS website they have a Hurricane Florence page as a one-stop-shop for important health information and contact information.
N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler briefed lawmakers next.
Commissioner Troxler said they began to gear up emergency operations last week and thanks to an early emergency declaration and Executive Order 52 (waiving driving restrictions for truckers) it gave them more prep time.
"I don't know any of us were prepared for what we're seeing now, another storm of historical proportions, but that prep time was crucial for how many crops we got out of the field and prep for the livestock industry," Troxler said on the call.
Every division in the agriculture department is involved in one way or another in the recovery effort, things people don't think about like inspectors going into facilities that have food like grocery stores to make sure they're safe.
Emergency programs have incident management teams whose primary task is working with the livestock industry and farmers to determine their needs and keeping animals alive on these farms instead of having animal mortalities. That includes delivery by high water vehicles, boats, air, delivery of diesel fuel for generators, feed, and water – that is paramount.
Assessments continue on livestock mortalities that are equal to or slightly surpass Matthew because of higher crest of rivers and basins in farm areas. That assessment will be continuing.
The N.C. Agriculture Department has been working very diligently to assist companion animals from shelters as well, rescues, those kinds of things, that's another major thing they have taken on.
Coordinating with federal groups to move pets to shelters, they mainly help with facilitation to try to get those groups in the right place and to move those pets to shelters farther west, especially to the N.C. Fairgrounds in Raleigh, where the Holshouser building is full of animals that came from county shelters.
They're also concentrated on livestock mortality and disposal after the event is over with and they know what they're dealing with. The department did innovate things with Matthew like in-house composting they're working with FEMA on again, including other requests from FEMA that are still developing.
This is a very fluid event and N.C. Agriculture Department has been unable to get to a lot of areas because water impacting roads leading into farms. They haven't been up assessing with air assets yet because of the weather.
They are transferring two more helicopters from Hickory to Sanford and Kinston is and hope to get up and do assessments tomorrow. After that they'll have a much better idea on what they're doing.
One vital function they perform is the food distribution division delivering truckloads of food for disaster relief efforts, especially USDA food that they have in the Salisbury and the Oxford area, so they're busy and are going to continue to be that way.
Details of legislator briefings on Tropical Storm Florence were also released to the public on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week by the office of North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland).
Next PostNext Speaker Tim Moore Talks Hurricane Florence Relief from New Bern, N.C.


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Moses Siasia Should Run for Governor of Bayelsa State – Young Bayelsa Professionals
APC is Responsible for Bulk of Nigeria's $63 billion - PDP
FG: Power Supply Falls Below 1,327MW
by Breaking Times on May 25, 2015
Federal government has lamented that power supply has fallen to N1,327 megawatts, describing it as "unprecedentedly low." The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali, said this at the Presidential Villa yesterday while addressing journalists on current power situation in the country. He said the situation could get worse if the current strike in the oil and gas sector continues.
Igali, who said the government had expected an increase from the 4,800 mw generated at the beginning of the year to 6,000 mw, also blamed the situation on gas pipeline vandalism. "Besides pipeline vandalisation which has continued to have very negative impact on the power supply situation in the country, the on-going strike by labour unions in the oil and gas sector has added additional toll," Igali said.
READ APC Gives Reasons why ''Wike is the worst Governor Rivers State ever Had''
The current strike by both senior and junior staff unions of the NNPC, NUPENG and PENGASSAN has led to further reduction of the amount of gas available to most of our power plants especially in the western axis. "The overall effect is that power supply which had started picking up steadily since the beginning of the week, following repairs of various vandalised portions of the ELP Line and the Trans-Forcados Gas Pipelines has fallen to all-time-unprecedented low of 1,327m was at 1.00 p.m. on Friday, 22nd May, 2015. This situation could get worse if the strike action continues," he added.
READ Killing of unarmed pro-Biafra supporters by military must be urgently investigated
Source: Daily Trust


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  /** Styles applied to the root element if `color="primary"`. */
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  /** Styles applied to the root element if `color="neutral"`. */
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Dec 23, 2021 • Stories • 2 Comments
Show Favorites: Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals
Russ Dixon
The 2021 edition of the Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals (aka MCACN) is in the books. Held in Rosemont, Illinois, the roots of the show go back to 2010. Since then, this has become a gathering for aficionados of barn finds and other hidden gems, curated by Hot Rod Magazine contributor Ryan Brutt. This year's collection included a wide variety of automotive treasures that have spent time tucked away in barns and storage containers, as well as under carports. Here on Motor Trend are the magazine's top six picks. Thanks to Hemmings for our lead photo and special thanks, to Larry D, for not letting these get away from us!
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS 396 Z16
Just 201 copies of the '65 Malibu SS 396 were made with a 375 hp version of the new motor. For many, these are the Holy Grail among Chevelle followers. This one was sent to the crusher in 1976 and fortunately, the yard's owner knew what he had and pulled off the Z16-specific pieces. Sadly, the rest of the car was left outside to the elements although the body was separated from the frame later. The current owner has reunited all the pieces and plans to do a restoration with NOS and GM parts.
1968 Ford Stroppe Ranchero GT
While the 1968 Ford Ranchero GT itself wasn't all that rare, this is one that Baja legend Bill Stroppe apparently got a hold of. We're told he tuned and raced it with a 429 V8 at the Bonneville Salt Flats. This "gentlemen's pickup" is slated for restoration and the current owner is reaching out far and wide to anyone who might have more information on this Ford's history.
1969 Dodge Daytona
Out of 503 Dodge Daytona built in 1969, 70 of them had Chrysler's 426 Hemi engine and this is one of them. The motor and TorqueFlite tranny are original and the Winged Avenger still wears its original Hemi Orange paint. After spending 50 years in a garage in Texas, it was recently acquired by an individual who has made it roadworthy again. Said new owner plans to keep the rest of the machine as original as possible.
1969 Yenko Camaro
This Camaro, built by the famed Don Yenko as one of an elite few, was discovered sitting in the mud in 1990. The owner was stubborn and wasn't interested in selling or restoring the rare car. Apparently, he was finally worn down and it changed hands, still possessing its original L72 427 cubic inch V8 that produced 425 horses. It has an automatic transmission.
1970 Plymouth Superbird
As Plymouth's answer to the Dodge Daytona, the Superbird was a one-year wonder. This one left the factory wearing Lemon Twist paint and had a 440 V8 with an automatic. The drivetrain was missing when it was discovered. Much of the sheet metal is now supported by body filler and the car's vinyl top was removed. This car looks to need the most work in the group here.
1971 Plymouth 'Cuda Convertible
The E-body Barracuda convertibles only lasted two years (1970-71). This example is 1 of 87 that were built with a 383 V8 paired with a TorqueFlite. It was triple white in color and recently changed hands. It wears a new set of Cragar wheels, although at least one of the original wheels made it to the show for display. Rather tired-looking overall after 50 years, this 'Cuda is due to be restored.
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Here we go again as history continues to miss state the numbers.
Daytona production, 499, plus a Chrysler Corporation RT conversion to a Daytona. Not a 925-926 order number car.
Hemi Daytona production, 40, not 70. Galen, you need to correct this in your books.
Larry D
Thank you, Russ.
Larry D.


ms. marvel's current powers include flight, enhanced strength, durability and the ability to shoot captain marvel, daredevil, and darkhawk join the countdown.
captain marvel has always been a torn between worlds, whether due to the bigotry . if it were not for marvel's increased powers when merged with rick jones.
il y a jours why is captain marvel so important to the avengers? doesn't sound like much when you think about thanos's universedestroying powers.
carol danvers est une superhéroïne évoluant dans l'univers marvel de la maison d'édition elle a employé les alias suivants : binaire, warbird, miss marvel et captain marvel. elle est le personnage principal de deux séries de comics ms.
mai but what are captain marvel's powers, and will she actually be able to save the day? this post contains spoilers for avengers: infinity war.
mai captain marvel is set to come out in march , and while that's still a marvel will mostly be so exciting because of the titular hero's powers.


Hobby Lobby doesn't want to cover its employees' birth control on company insurance plans. In fact, they're so outraged about women having access to birth control that they've taken the issue all the way to the Supreme Court.
I cannot believe that we live in a world where we would even consider letting some big corporation deny the women who work for it access to the basic medical tests, treatments or prescriptions that they need based on vague moral objections.
But here's the scary thing: With the judges we've got on the Supreme Court, Hobby Lobby might actually win.
The current Supreme Court has headed in a very scary direction.
Recently, three well-respected legal scholars examined almost 2,000 Supreme Court cases from the last 65 years. They found that the five conservative justices currently sitting on the Supreme Court are in the top 10 most pro-corporate justices in more than half a century.
And Justices Samuel Alito and John Roberts? They were number one and number two.
Take a look at the win rate of the national Chamber of Commerce cases before the Supreme Court. According to the Constitutional Accountability Center, the Chamber was winning 43% of the cases in participated in during the later years of the Burger Court, but that shifted to a 56% win-rate under the Rehnquist Court, and then a 70% win-rate with the Roberts Court.
Follow these pro-corporate trends to their logical conclusion, and pretty soon you'll have a Supreme Court that is a wholly owned subsidiary of big business.
Birth control is at risk in today's case, but we also need to worry about a lot more.
In Citizens United, the Supreme Court unleashed a wave of corporate spending to game the political system and drown the voices of middle class families.
And right now, the Supreme Court is considering McCutcheon v. FEC, a case that could mean the end of campaign contribution limits – allowing the big guys to buy even more influence in Washington.
Republicans may prefer a rigged court that gives their corporate friends and their armies of lawyers and lobbyists every advantage. But that's not the job of judges. Judges don't sit on the bench to hand out favors to their political friends.
On days like today, it matters who is sitting on the Supreme Court. It matters that we have a President who appoints fair and impartial judges to our courts, and it matters that we have a Senate who approves them.
We're in this fight because we believe that we don't run this country for corporations – we run it for people.


Ardrumkilla is not matched up to Logainm.ie yet.
It is located at 53° 30' 39" N, 8° 58' 17" W.
We don't know about any subtownlands in Ardrumkilla.
Curious to see who lived in Ardrumkilla in the past? Maybe even seeing scans of their handwritten census returns?
Ardrumkilla was added to OpenStreetMap on 12 Apr 2016 by Boggedy.
The attribution for this townland is http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/asp/fullresult.asp?id=1547.


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Тане Наумов (24 лютого 1910, Долно Которі, Флорина, Грецька Македонія, Османська імперія — 27 квітня 1977, Битола, Югославія) — партизан, комуніст, учасник Народно-визвольної боротьби в Грецькій Македонії та Громадянської війни в Греції, Громадянської війни в Іспанії.

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Тане Наумов народився 24 лютого 1910 року у селі Долно Которі, Флорина, Грецька Македонія, тодішня Османська імперія. У 1912 році втратив батька та діда, що загинули під час Першої балканської війни. Ця втрата змусила Тане піти працювати ще у малому віці.

У 1933 році Наумов увійшов до складу Комуністичної партії Греції. Після початку диктатури Іоанніса Метаксаса у 1936 році разом з багатьма іншими комуністами Греції виїхав до Панами.

У 1937 році прибув до Іспанії. Тоді Наумов взяв участь у Громадянській війні в Іспанії на боці республіканців. Спочатку він працював на торгових суднах, постачав спорядження та зброю до Республіканської Іспанії. Згодом приєднався до піхотних підрозділів армії.

На початку 1939 року в результаті поразки республіканців Наумов покинув Іспанію та емігрував до Франції. Там він підтримував Комуністичну партію Франції та працював на шахті Босон. У 1942 році Тане був ув'язнений німецьким гестапо у таборі Рош-Рум в Німеччині. У 1943 році переведений до міста Пирот (Болгарія, нині — Сербія), звідки втік і в травні того ж року повернувся до рідного села.

Повернувшись на батьківщину, приєднався до Народно-визвольної армії Греції та був призначений організаційним секретарем Соровицької області. Під час Громадянської війни у Греції став членом Генерального управління Народно-визвольного фронту.

Після поразки Демократичної армії Греції у 1949 році переїхав до Албанії, згодом у тому ж році емігрував до Польщі. Там був засуджений за «тітоїзм». Після смерті Сталіна був помилуваний у 1954 році. У 1956 році Наумов повернувся до Югославії, одразу ж був затриманий у Скоп'є та згодом відпущений. До кінця життя разом з родиною проживав у Битолі. Помер 27 квітня 1977 року.

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 Егејска Македонија во НОБ 1945, Том II, Скопје 1973.
 Егејска Македонија во НОБ 1949, Том VI, Скопје 1983.
 Tane Naumovski «Sećanja na crvenu špansku mornaricu» во Čedo Kapor (ur.) «Španija 1936—1939», «Vojnoizdavački zavod», Beograd, 1971, tom 3, 320—322 str.

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How to Get a Job at FUNimation
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FUNimation is an animation studio based in Flower Mound, Texas, and one of the producers of the "Dragon Ball Z" television series. FUNimation hires people in a variety of positions, but in order to get a job there you need to understand the application process. Once you a familiar with that, you can apply for your dream job.
Visit the recruitment page of Navarre Corporation's website. Navarre Corporation is the parent company of of FUNimation, and recruitment is done via its website.
Click the link titled "FUNimation - Flower Mound, Texas."
Review the job listings to see whether there are any open positions that you are qualified for and interested in.
Click the button titled "New Resume/CV."
Read the terms of service statement and if you agree, click the "Accept" button.
Upload your resume either by attaching a document file or by cutting and pasting it into the browser. Proceed by clicking "Continue."
Fill out your contact information as requested and press the button labeled "Continue - Step 2."
Fill out your job preferences and click the button labeled "Continue - Step 3."
Complete the details of your work authorization status and then click "Continue - Step 4."
Complete your education information and then click "Continue - Step 5."
Add any other details that you wish to add, but that have not been mentioned. Then click "Continue - Step 6."
Upload your resume as a document or by pasting it into the browser.
Submit your application and wait to be contacted. If FUNimation is interested in hiring you, you will be asked to attend an interview.
If there are no jobs available when you look, register a "Job Agent" that will email you when a job becomes available.
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Cassidy In Danger is this week's book. It was first published in 1979, but in the 1990s, J A Allen republished it as This Pony Is Dangerous.
But left to her own devices for the holidays, Katie determines to save the beautiful bay pony. Can she succeed? And if she does, will she ever be able to make him safe to ride?
If anyone is unfamilar with the J A Allen editions of the P-T books, approximately 3/4ers of the back is taken with information about the author. Hence why it is so short. But it can be useful though, it wasnt until I got hold of a J A Allen edition that I found out that the P-T sisters had a brother, who is of course Denis Cannan. There is no mention of him on this edition though.
Dangerous ponies seem to be a thing that Diana likes: it is not the first time she had written about a supposedly dangerous pony. After all that is what A Pony To School is about.
The book starts with Katie, the main character of the story, being sent to her godmother's house and her joys of getting there. Interestingly, there is an reference to Georgette Heyer, a friend of her mother's.
Katie, after discovering that the local riding school charges £4 an hour for riding lessons (she was only left with £10) feels rather alone and that is when she discovers Cassidy. She also discovers later from her godmother why Cassidy is deemed dangerous, but like most books, it makes it sound like the previous rider's fault. Left to her own devices a lot, she makes friends with Cassidy, and ensures that he will be saved. Consequently, she spends her spare time with Cassidy, and meets a neighbour called Matthew (another reused name, it was in The Hermit's Horse there was a boy called Matthew). They become good friends, and makes a good additional character. She rides Cassidy, and tries to retrain him.
There is a time when Cassidy almost loses his life, but like all good books he gets saved. In some ways it has elements of Christine's Phantom Horse In Danger, but this book was published a year before Phantom Horse in Danger, so I guess it must be a twin thing. They say that twins are psychically linked after all.
Whether Cassidy continues to be dangerous or is really dangerous isnt really answered by the book, unlike A Pony To School the answer is never really given. It's up to the reader whether or not they want to believe it. But the main thing that Cassidy isnt put to his death, and presumably, he lives until an old age. Pony books never really deal with that.
It's a little bit dated that they refer to 1980s bands/artists. As J A Allen decided to revise this book, I feel that they should have re jigged a little bit by saying "the latest bands", or something along those lines. I feel that it isn't as strong as compared to A Pony To School on the dangerous front, but it's more appealing to today's people who are more used to being fed a diet of Heartland or similar junk. In some ways, this is better than A Pony To School. But it's more appealing to most people, and less old fashioned. But it is a good book, and not one that is hard to find.
Many thanks to Jane Badger for the scan of Cassidy In Danger.
I quite liked this book - it didn't make a huge impression on me, probably because I was reading it at a million miles an hour and so probably missed some of its subleties. You're right with Diana liking dangerous ponies: in their Fair Girls and Grey Horses they do say they became known for being able to sort ponies out.
As far as ponies dying: there's Pamela MacGregor Morris's Lucky Purchase, in which the main character's pony dies.
On the whole I enjoyed this story too, though I absolutely cannot believe no one had ever recognised Katie's other, longterm problem (apart from the pony). She must have had to do written schoolwork at some point, so whatever the failings of the school system someone would have noticed she was illiterate! Except for that jarring note, I thought the tale was much better than 'Phantom Horse in Danger', but then I'm afraid nowadays I don't get on with CPT's writing style at all.
jayshah, you are right about them not sorting out Katie's other problem. But it is something that is not always recognised, even today.
I have what is known as a "nonverbal learning disorder", and it was only discovered a couple of years ago. I went through my school years (even though I had a very good attendance record) without anyone picking it up. Combined with Katie's lack of consistency with schools, by the time people picked it up, her mother probably whisked her away. Thankfully schools are better in picking things up than when I was in school (and better than when this book was first written), but still people these days fall through the system.
There are still people these days who do not have the same "disabilities" as me or Katie, who cannot read or write when they have left school. But you are right, it does make you think.


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Must deposit claim be settled before small claims procedure can be initiated?
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My tenant under an AST which was in its second year recently vacated the property (in England) two months after being served s.8 and s.21 notices, but left without providing a forwarding address and still owing more than four months' rent. In addition, the tenant had removed many items of furniture and furnishings during the tenancy, but did not return them before leaving and has failed to take up my agent's and my various invitations to do so at an agreed time. I intend to bring a claim in the small claims court for rent arrears and compensation for missing items, but do I need to wait until the matter of the deposit has been settled (don't know when that will be) or can I bring a claim (under the MCOL procedure) for the full rent owed, plus compensation for the missing furniture, and adjust it later if/when the deposit is paid out to me? Needless to say, the deposit wouldn't cover all of the rent arrears, let alone the rent and compensation I want to claim. Also, at what point is the claimant in a small claims procedure required to produce all the documentary evidence to support the claim? When issuing the claim, or when sending in the Particulars of Claim, if sent separately? None of the guidance I've read makes it clear.
jpkeates
You can't adjust a claim after it's made.
The courts will want to see that you have used (and exhausted) every avenue available to you prior to making a small claim.
So complete the deposit process (or reclaim the deposit using the single claim route if the tenant stops being involved).
If you're using Money Claim Online, the details of the claim you submit are very brief. You will be asked to submit a more detailed claim and evidence later in the process.
When I post, I am expressing an opinion - feel free to disagree, I have been wrong before.
Please don't act on my suggestions without checking with a grown-up (ideally some kind of expert).
What do courts typically issue for a flagrant breach NOT protecting the deposit?
3x or less ?
My guess is that more deposit non-protection issues are "resolved" by out of court settlements raised by professional claims companies than are settled in court.
But the penalty is discretionary and it would depend on the severity of the issue. No protection and returned in full, or with agreed deductions would be less serious than no protection and kept by the landlord.
Reply to Forced to sell because of dangerous neighbours
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I can see the attraction from a LL point of view, and the council would no doubt welcome another property to put 'hard to accomodate' tenants in.
Can't help feeling a bit sorry for the rest of the residents on the street though.
Forced to sell because of dangerous neighbours
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I have rented a very nice small modern house in West Yorkshire for ten years with no problems. In September last year our long term tennant moved out because of issues with the next door neighbours. When the house was empty we went to re decorate. Straight away the neighbour played...
Yes, I will do that. Thank you.
With the tenant, to put a CCJ on him, is going to this hearing the only way? Or this hearing is only for possession of the property. After the hearing, court gives order for possession, then we go to bailiffs or high court enforcement. Then only after the...
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Tenant won't get Covid test
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Tenant won't get Covid test, I know he is really sick.
Is there anything I can do to force him to take a Covid test?


With so much history surrounding Burgundy, I was thrilled that my first trip to France would start here. As we walked through the streets in the heart of Beaune, I was fascinated by the exquisite 15th century architecture, specifically the Gothic design of the Hospices de Beaune.
We had the pleasure to meet with Dimitri Bazas, the winemaker for Maison Champy. Founded in 1720, this is the oldest negociant in Burgundy. After tasting through the 2015 vintage, I was particularly impressed by the freshness, concentration and finesse these reds had to offer. From their luscious ripe fruit, bright acidity, exotic spices and well-integrated tannins, these wines are approachable now and represent the greatness of Burgundy Pinot Noir.
To cap off the day we had the opportunity to enjoy some classic French dishes, like mushroom and gruyere eggs en cocotte and charolaise. It made for the perfect pairing with the 2009 Corton-Charlemagne and 2008 Vosne-Romanee to close out our time in Burgundy.
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Das 13.  1000-km-Rennen von Paris, auch 1000 km de Paris, fand am 29. Mai 1994 auf dem Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry statt. Das Rennen war der 4. Wertungslauf der BPR Global GT Series dieses Jahres.

Das Rennen
Zum Erstaunen der Fachwelt fand sich im Rennkalender der BPR Global GT Series ein 1000-km-Rennen von Paris auf der Rennstrecke von Montlhéry. Die meisten Journalisten hatten die Rennstrecke schon vergessen, einige waren der Meinung, sie sei längst abgerissen worden. 22 Jahre waren seit dem letzten 1000-km-Rennen auf dieser Piste vergangen. 1972 siegten Gérard Larrousse und Jean-Pierre Beltoise auf einem Lola T280. Die BPR Global GT Series wurde Anfang der 1990er Jahre durch die Initiative von Jürgen Barth, Patrick Peter und Stéphane Ratel gegründet. Die Anfangsbuchstaben der Gründernachnamen bildeten die Bezeichnung BPR. Die Serie war als Ersatz der 1992 beendeten Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft geplant. Allerdings nahmen daran fast nur Privatteams und viele Herrenfahrer teil.

In Montlhéry wurde nur auf einem Teil des Ovalkurses gefahren, wobei durch zwei künstlich angelegte Schikanen die Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeiten erheblich reduziert wurden. Jean-Claude Basso und Henri Pescarolo gewannen auf einem Venturi 600LM. Für den 52 Jahre alten Pescarolo war es der zweite Erfolg nach seinem Gesamtsieg 1969.

Ergebnisse

Schlussklassement

1 nicht gestartet
2 nicht gestartet
3 Trainingswagen

Nur in der Meldeliste
Hier finden sich Teams, Fahrer und Fahrzeuge die ursprünglich für das Rennen gemeldet waren, aber aus den unterschiedlichsten Gründen daran nicht teilnahmen.

Klassensieger

Renndaten
 Gemeldet: 39
 Gestartet: 29
 Gewertet: 15
 Rennklassen: 4
 Zuschauer: 10000
 Wetter am Renntag: warm und trocken
 Streckenlänge: 3,405 km
 Fahrzeit des Siegerteams: 7:36:48,740 Stunden
 Gesamtrunden des Siegerteams: 294
 Gesamtdistanz des Siegerteams: 1001,070 km
 Siegerschnitt: 131,486 km/h
 Pole Position: Michel Ferté – Venturi 600LM (#71) – 1:20,430 – 152,406 km/h
 Schnellste Rennrunde: Michel Ferté – Venturi 600LM (#71) – 1:23,230 – 147,279 km/h
 Rennserie: 4. Lauf der BPR Global GT Series 1994

Literatur
 Peter Higham: International Motor Racing – A Complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1.

Weblinks
 Ergebnisse bei Racing Sports Cars

1000-km-Rennen von Paris
Rennen der BPR Global GT Series 1994


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"It's time": Blue Origins announces it will start selling tickets for commercial flights to space
Posted in: Economy
April 30, 2021 00:15 GMT
The airline did not specify the cost of the tickets, but promised to provide more details on the matter on May 5.
Blue Origins, the airline of US billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced on his Twitter account the start of ticket sales for commercial flights to space. "It's the watch," the company said at the start of its publication.
The entity did not specify the cost of the tickets, but promised to provide more details in this regard on May 5. Also, the company I suspect Online registration page For those who want to buy tickets.
The ship Blue Origin is planning to do commercial trips to space is the The new Shepherd missileCapable of carrying up to six people, it is named in honor of Alan Shepherd, the first American astronaut in space.
The last test flight of the spacecraft took place on April 14th. The company explained that this exercise is very important, as employees have conducted several tests for future trips with customers. However, the New Shepard test launch had no members of the Blue Origin team on board. Report CBS News.
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