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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with BAYADA's Brunilda Sanchez, BSN, RN
By Mel Trice | 13, October 2020
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Tags: Awards & Recognition
National Hispanic Heritage Month is all about recognizing the contributions and impact of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. Hispanic Americans make up a large percentage of our workforce and clients—so, we're honored to share their impact on BAYADA, too.
Without the passionate, hardworking, high-achieving, diverse clinicians we hire, we'd just be another home care company. It's clinicians like Brunilda "Cookie" Sanchez that set us apart. We're so proud to work with a woman who leads by empowering others—and who works tirelessly for the Hispanic community.
Cookie agreed to sit down with me and talk about her recent successes, challenges, and how she's celebrating her culture this Heritage Month.
Brunilda Sanchez wins a 2020 Powerful Latina Award
his was a great honor," she told me, after I congratulated her on the award. It was Monday, October 5th, and she had squeezed me into her calendar, in between visiting clients, paperwork, and virtually supervising her home health aides.
"I was so overwhelmed with happiness that I was called. They said I won this award for all the hard work and the encouragement that I do for our community."
Cookie knew she was in the running for a Powerful Latinas Award, but she didn't expect the win: "Actually I did some nominations for some of my nurses, who I think are amazing. So, I was just so surprised when they said, 'You got the award!'"
It's no surprise to her BAYADA family, though. Cookie is a well-known leader in Philadelphia's Hispanic community. She's been an outstanding advocate for nurses, home health aides, and patients through her work as a Clinical Nurse Manager for BAYADA and her volunteer work with the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN).
Latinas Lifestyle, creator of the Powerful Latinas Awards, is dedicated to creating health awareness and a healthier lifestyle for Latinas in the community by empowering them with educational tools. The Powerful Latina Awards are granted in recognition of the courage, dedication, and commitment of Latina women in the United States.
"This year, they wanted to involve a nurse," Cookie said. "Being that it was 2020, The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, and of course, with COVID-19, all that shifted a little bit, right? I should say—tremendously shifted."
Typically, the annual event is held in person with approximately 200 attendees. This year, due to COVID-19, the awards were virtual, with the award delivered by mail. The honorees dressed up and met virtually to discuss what they do in the community.
While it would have been exciting to stand in front of hundreds and receive an award, having an intimate conversation with the other awardees was really meaningful to Cookie. And the organizers added a little fanfare by going live on Facebook, so others could join in on the celebration of the honorees.
COVID-19 challenges for clinicians and the Hispanic community
Navigating the pandemic has been difficult for most people. It's been especially trying for those on the front lines, giving care. Cookie works in one of BAYADA's Assistive Care offices in Philadelphia, PA, where they provide non-medical assistance with activities of daily living for adults and seniors when a health issue has made it difficult to manage everyday tasks on their own.
"For me, the biggest challenge in going back out to the community and working—and especially in my culture—is social distancing. Everyone's at home working. Kids are at home, going to school virtually. I've got to keep social distancing from my own family. I've got to be mindful."
She teaches that mindfulness to her aides at BAYADA and to the nurses she mentors at NAHN. Every week, NAHN holds a Wednesday Wellness session, where they can discuss their feelings, see how everyone's doing, see how everyone can help each other. It's so important, because they're burnt out. Nursing is a career that can easily burn you out—and in a pandemic, that gets exacerbated. So, it's important to engage in self-care and find ways to get your mind off of things.
"I needed something," she confessed. "I was so stressed out. It's okay to know what's happening, but when you let it consume you, it becomes pretty scary."
Back in March, she started running every day—at least two miles. Those efforts culminated in her completing the Broad Street Run the day before we spoke.
"I was so excited and happy to accomplish that. I said, 'You know, this COVID is not going to get me. I'm going to do something that I'm going to be proud of.'" She winced and laughed. "I'm in pain, let me tell you."
Cookie Sanchez after the Broad Street Run, Philadelphia, PA (2020)
The challenges don't stop with the clinicians, though. COVID-19 has made life a lot more difficult for Hispanic patients. Cookie explained, "A lot of the clients I see, there's a language barrier. It's difficult for them to try and speak with their physicians directly through Zoom. There's an issue where something may be missed."
Or, the clients don't even have a chance to speak with their doctor at all.
"I ask my clients, 'Have you had an opportunity to speak to your doctor?' They say, 'No, because they don't have anyone to translate, so my appointment has been changed for another two weeks.' Another two weeks go by, and the same thing happens. It's so difficult. That's why we need nurses like the ones in NAHN; we have to be their support group and help them navigate through these hard times."
Hispanic culture and giving back to the Latinx community
"What's your favorite part of the culture?" I asked.
Her eyes lit up. "I love the music! I love dancing. I love our food. I love the way we connect as family, you know? I love everything about my culture, I really do. I think our music—it's a given."
Cookie comes from a large family of six sisters and five brothers, all raised in the same home. All they knew was Spanish culture—how important family is—how important it is to give back to others. "And, of course, we weren't rich," she said, "but we were rich together."
For Cookie, those family values and the importance of giving back is something she sees often in the Hispanic clinicians she works with; there's something unique about their compassion.
"We knew how to give to our neighbors. We knew how to provide to others. I grew up translating for my mother and my dad all my life, because they had no idea. That, to me, is so important to understand what it means to provide to others. I'm just so proud to be able to be a Latina and to be able to speak two languages and to be able to provide and help others when they can't do it. It makes me feel so honored and so proud."
Puerto Rican Day Parade, Philadelphia, PA (2017)
Though the pandemic cancelled The Puerto Rican Day parade and other in-person events, NAHN has found some creative ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month and support small businesses at the same time. During restaurant week, they sent out a list of Hispanic restaurants to members, encouraging them to support, whether it be pick-up, delivery, or dine-in. Cookie went to three restaurants last week, herself.
"Of course, you still have to be safe—masks, social distance. Just make sure you're safe out there, but we're still trying to be out there to support the community."
Hispanic scholarships and mentorship opportunities
While the National Association of Hispanic Nurses still has monthly meetings through Zoom and social-distanced fundraising events, the scholarships are currently on hold. However, they are doing a lot of mentorship, outreach, and speaking to schools. Cookie wants to encourage students to get involved in nursing, educating them on what nursing is all about and the different paths they could take. In her talks, she stresses the importance of getting into organizations like NAHN and giving back to the community.
"I've been in NAHN for 10 years," Cookie said. "I've never felt so connected to my community. I never knew what networking was before getting into this organization. I never really understood what leadership was. Never understood how important it is to advocate for your patients. Even though you learn that in nursing school, you don't realize it until you become a part of it. That's just so important to be able to do these things as a nurse."
Cookie is one of those leaders who's more of a listener. She doesn't lead because she wants to hear herself talk; she leads because of what she can do to help others. She served as NAHN President in 2019, and she helped lead BAYADA's recruitment effort in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
NAHN is a national organization, but there are also local chapters. Cookie is involved in the Philadelphia chapter. There are plenty of ways to find them on social media, where they are @nahnphilly; they have a Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. They post regularly, and there's a lot of information on how to join, how to apply for scholarships, and how to contact any of the board members.
"This is really important; if you are interested, please reach out to anyone on the board and we can guide you in different ways."
She told me about a young lady who reached out to her, looking for guidance. She was enrolled in law school and looking for mentorship. While Cookie had to playfully plug nursing—"You sure you don't want to be a nurse?"—she ended up connecting her with a Latina attorney who was excited to mentor her. That's the power of networking. It's so important to reach out.
When she talked about a few nursing students who had just passed their NCLEXs, there was an extra layer of passion and pride in her voice. She relayed how members of NAHN had socially-distance surprised the students at their homes with balloons and flowers. "We're so proud of them. From our chapter as a student, now they're in our chapter as nurses, so that's really wonderful."
"I always tell the students when they graduate: 'Now you have the knowledge. Don't keep it to yourselves; give it to someone else.' And they always do. It gives me chills."


A biometric is a verification method through which one can identify a person's identity using information such as biological traits. Biometric identification methods include scanning fingerprint, hand geometry, iris, retina pattern, face recognition, DNA and voice waves.
In the increasingly digital world where we reside, keeping a piece of information confidential has become a tough task. Biometric technology, however, seems to be the way forward but lately, there have been a lot of concerns over the security that biometric technology has to offer.


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Alpaca that escaped in flooding dies
Molly, a 15-year-old alpaca found suffering from hypothermia following last week's flooding, has died.
Alpaca that escaped in flooding dies Molly, a 15-year-old alpaca found suffering from hypothermia following last week's flooding, has died. Check out this story on delmarvanow.com: http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2016/10/03/alpaca-salisbury-zoo-flooding/91486782/
Liz Holland, erholland@gannett.com Published 4:13 p.m. ET Oct. 3, 2016
Molly, an alpaca at the Salisbury Zoo, died Friday of hypothermia following flooding at the zoo.(Photo: Salisbury Zoo image)
Molly, a 15-year-old alpaca found suffering from hypothermia following last week's flooding at the Salisbury Zoo has died, zoo officials said Monday, Oct. 3.
The alpaca was discovered lying in the water around 4 a.m. Friday. It was moved to the zoo's animal facility for treatment, but died later that day.
A postmortem examination performed Saturday found fluid in the alpaca's lungs. Additional testing of lung tissue is underway. Although the exact circumstances are difficult to determine, zoo officials said the alpaca may also have breathed some water while it was debilitated by hypothermia.
The alpacas were released onto the zoo grounds after their enclosure became flooded. The animals moved to higher ground and took shelter at the zoo's Holly Circle.
Molly was one of 10 alpacas in the exhibit, said Zoo Director Ralph Piland.
"The rest of them are back in their exhibit," he said. "It was a big adventure for them."
BACKGROUND: Zoo alpaca gets loose in flood
Alpacas stand on high ground during recent flooding at the Salisbury Zoo. (Photo: Salisbury Zoo photo)
Alpacas have a lifespan of 15 to 20 years, Piland said.
During the height of the flooding, zoo staff waded and kayaked through the zoo to monitor the animals. The zoo's animal health facility provided temporary housing for some of the animals threatened by the high waters.
"All other animals appear to have endured the challenging conditions well," zoo officials said in a news release. "We are currently evaluating the damage and fortunately most of the water has subsided."
The zoo remains closed after last week's flooding along the Wicomico River. Zoo entrances, major paths and a number of exhibits have been affected by the high water. Water levels have now dropped significantly and zoo staff are busy returning animals to their normal enclosures.
READ MORE: Salisbury officials tally up flood costs
Public pathways remain covered in mud and debris. Two large trees were felled by the storm. One currently blocks pathways near the burrowing owl exhibit and caused damage to the exhibit. The second crushed a section of the perimeter fence along the south side of the zoo. Staff are working to remedy these situations but repairs may take some time to complete.
Major cleanup of the public pathways is expected to begin Tuesday, and zoo staff hope to begin providing at least partial access to the public areas by Wednesday.
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Partners In Health Awarded for Inspirational Work in Solidarity with the Poor
Partners In Health (PIH) received the NFord Family Notre Dame Award for International Development and Solidarity in a ceremony at the University of Notre Dame on April 27.
Rev. Robert A. Dowd, CSC, director of the Ford Program, said PIH was honored "for more than 25 years of health care provided to the poorest of the poor; for addressing social and economic needs; for fostering local partnerships and strengthening the public sector; for sharing lessons learned; and for turning service and research towards advocacy and social justice."
"PIH represents in their work the work of Christ," said University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, CSC, who presented the Notre Dame Award with Dowd. "This is why we feel such an affinity for them, why their work touches us so deeply and inspires our students."
PIH Cofounders Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl accepted the award on behalf of their colleagues worldwide. Farmer said the recognition is "deeply gratifying" and affirming of a model that he believes research institutions will increasingly adopt.
PIH serves people who suffer from what Dahl describes as "relentless daily tragedies" and Farmer calls "grotesque privations." Dahl and Farmer told students in a public address that standing in solidarity with the poor requires moving beyond sentiments of empathy toward more meaningful, long-term investments. Solidarity demands a careful examination of how our privilege and influence can serve others best. It requires imagination and persistent, sustained commitment.
The Ford Program, which hopes to "turn Notre Dame outward in new ways," according to Rev. Dowd, emphasizes combining research and teaching with direct community engagement to address human development challenges. This emphasis led the Ford Program to honor PIH, whose similar holistic approach to human development has achieved international success.
"PIH has refused to keep a safe distance. They are not afraid to get close to people in need," said Rev. Dowd. "We honor them for the way they've inspired us to get close to people in need, to learn from them, and put our talents to their service."
ND-8, a Notre Dame student group dedicated to promoting the Millennium Development Goals, led fundraising efforts on behalf of PIH in the weeks leading up to the award ceremony. As an expression of the solidarity that exists on the Notre Dame campus, student representatives of the group presented Partners In Health with a $10,200 check for literacy programs in Haiti.
Due to post-election violence that broke out in Belladere, Haiti, PIH lab technician Phyzeme Isly was killed in an arson attack. The unrest affected the entire community and disrupted the health care provided by PIH. Due to these sad and difficult circumstances, Loune Viaud was not able to join us.
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ENTERTAINMENT: Newly Re-Listed Giant Joins Global Game Hunt
By newsdoug on July 25, 2016
Bottom line: Giant Interactive's new bids for Caesars Entertainment online game unit and Supercell show it has lots of cash for global acquisitions, which it hopes to use to vault it into the big leagues of Chinese online game companies.
Giant chases global acquisitions
Online gaming company Giant Interactive may be mostly a memory for US investors, following its de-listing from New York in 2014. But the company wants the world to know it still has global aspirations. That's my interpretation of the latest series of reports, which have Giant pursuing several major global acquisitions in Finland, Israel and the US.
Two of the reports appear to be related, and say Giant is in talks to buy the online game unit of US gambling giant Caesars Entertainment (Nasdaq: CZR), which includes Israeli game developer Playtika. One of the reports adds that Giant is also in talks to potentially join a group led by Chinese Internet giant Tencent (HKEx: 700), which has agreed to buy a controlling stake of Finnish game giant Supercell.
All of this appears to show that Giant is moving into a new phase of its development, after becoming one of the first US-listed Chinese companies to privatize from New York. Following that move, the company spent most of the last 2 years re-listing in China at a higher valuation, and appears to be close to achieving that aim through a backdoor listing using a shell company called New Century Cruises (Shenzhen: 002558).
It's still a bit unclear what kind of valuation Giant will get with its new listing, since the process is still ongoing. Its latest market value stood at 84 billion yuan ($12.5 billion), which is well above the $3 billion it was worth when it de-listed from New York but below the $16 billion that founder Shi Yuzhu predicted when he announced the privatization bid.
But one thing that's clear is that Shi and Giant now have a lot of cash and access to more funds through this new Chinese listing, and he's eager to start spending it on global acquisitions. We'll begin with the US report, which simply says that Giant is looking at a deal to buy Caesars online game unit for more than $4 billion. (English article; Chinese article)
A Chinese media article that appears to be related says Giant is in talks to buy Playtika, an Israeli game developer that Caesars purchased in 2011 for a far more modest $90 million. That would indicate that either Playtika has grow massively since 2011, or that more likely Caesars has combined the company with other online gaming assets to bring it to its current valuation.
Leading Bidder
In this case the reports citing the $4 billion price tag are coming from Reuters and Bloomberg, so I would tend to believe those over the Chinese reports that only mention Playtika. The foreign reports say the Giant-led group has emerged as the leading bidder for the Caesars online game business, one of the largest developers of casino-style games on Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), and has been granted a short period for exclusive negotiations.
Next there are the other reports that say Giant is also in talks to join the Tencent group that last month announced a blockbuster deal to buy 84.3 percent of Finnish game developer Supercell for $8.6 billion. (previous post) Those reports note that Giant previously tried to lead its own group to buy the Supercell stake, but failed in that attempt. Now that Tencent has emerged as the winner, it is trying to assemble a group to raise the massive amount of cash needed to fund the purchase and is considering Giant as a possible contributor.
All this shows that Giant wants to be considered a major Chinese online game company, even though it never really distinguished itself from domestic leaders Tencent and NetEase (Nasdaq: NTES) in the past. But Shi Yuzhu has certainly shown himself to be a leader by being one of the first in a wave of de-listings by Chinese firms from New York, and his latest bids show he has lots of cash and still hopes to someday become a serious player in China's online game market.
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Q: Cloud Server Port says connection refused? I'm playing around with using a Rackspace Cloud Server (running CentosOS 5.5) as a server for the Beanstalk Message Queue system. I'm starting Beanstalk with the command line of "Beanstalkd -d -l ip address -p 11300.
All appears to start ok and no errors occur. Now I'm told I can telnet to the 11300 port on that IP address and check that all is running ok. But when I do telnet ip address 11300, I get a 'Connection refused' error, suggesting that the port is blocked or at the very least, not open.
Does anyone know if I have to open the port on a Rackspace Cloud server and if so, how I do that? Or is there something I'm missing? I'm far more into software programming than servers, so any help or suggestions would be appreciated!

A: CentOS by default has the iptables firewall running. You will most likely have to open port 11300 try
/sbin/iptables -I  RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -p tcp -m tcp  --dport 11300 -j ACCEPT

If that works then save the new firewall state with
/sbin/service iptables save

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Severn distance to Bethesda
How far is Severn from Bethesda?
Shortest distance between Severn and Bethesda is 24.12 miles (38.82 km).
Flight distance from Severn, MD to Bethesda, MD is 24.12 miles. Estimated flight time is 00 hours 03 minutes.
The driving distance from Severn, Maryland to Bethesda, Maryland is: 32.67 miles (52.58 km) by car.
Driving from Severn to Bethesda will take approximately 00 hours 47 minutes.
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Census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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Unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
38°58'50"N 77°6'1"W
Starting point in Severn: Severn Station Road (-76.698308,39.13715)
Ending point in Bethesda: (-77.100214,38.980669)
Estimated Travel Time Between Severn and Bethesda
The distance between Severn and Bethesda is 53 km if you choose to drive by road. You can go 00 hours 35 minutes if you drive your car at an average speed of 90 kilometers / hour. For different choices, please review the avg. speed travel time table on the below.
There is no time difference between Severn and Bethesda. The current time is 00:37:49.
A car with a fuel efficiency of 8.3 l/100 km will need 4.36 liters (1.15 gallon) of gas to cover the route between Severn and Bethesda.
The estimated cost of gas to go from Severn to Bethesda is $3.8 (diesel $4.22).
The place names are translated into coordinates to approximate the distance between Severn and Bethesda (latitude and longitude). Cities, states, and countries each have their own regional center. The Haversine formula is used to measure the radius.
Driving distance from Annapolis, MD to Severn 20.16 miles (32 km)
Driving distance from Baltimore, MD to Severn 16.66 miles (27 km)
Driving distance from Bowie, MD to Severn 18.17 miles (29 km)
Driving distance from Catonsville, MD to Severn 12.39 miles (20 km)
Driving distance from Columbia, MD to Severn 14.57 miles (23 km)
Driving distance from Frederick, MD to Severn 50.08 miles (81 km)
Driving distance from Gaithersburg, MD to Severn 36.47 miles (59 km)
Driving distance from Gwynn Oak, MD to Severn 22.86 miles (37 km)
Driving distance from Hagerstown, MD to Severn 75.74 miles (122 km)
Driving distance from Hanover, MD to Severn 6.03 miles (10 km)
New Mexico, MD
Driving distance from New Mexico, MD to Severn 46.35 miles (75 km)
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Driving distance from North Bel Air, MD to Severn 43.23 miles (70 km)


BEIJING (Reuters) - World soccer's governing body said on Thursday the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to allow the return of a handful of players to their clubs was "very disappointing" and could ruin the Games' soccer tournament.
"I'm very disappointed, I cannot understand this ruling. Just now when the Olympics Games has started because now we are in a very difficult situation," FIFA chief Sepp Blatter told Reuters TV before an International Olympic Committee session.
CAS on Wednesday upheld an appeal from the clubs after FIFA said they were obliged to release eligible players for the tournament.
The case was taken to CAS by Barcelona, Schalke and Werder Bremen for their players Lionel Messi, Rafinha and Diego.
"This is absolutely nonsense. I cannot understand how CAS, which is an emanation of the Olympic movement, made such a ruling," said Blatter.
Blatter, visibly upset by the decision, later told the IOC session that the situation was complicated as the clubs could allow their players to compete in return of a financial compensation.
"The clubs could say 'let's let them play and we could be financially compensated'. Is that the Olympic spirit?" asked Blatter, an IOC member himself.
IOC President Jacques Rogge said he shared his fellow member's feeling and pleaded with the clubs to let the players stay. He also pledged to resolve the situation for future Games after the August 8-24 Beijing Olympics.
"In the meantime we have to manage it in the short term. We appeal to clubs not to withdraw player and allow players and put into reality their dreams," Rogge said.
The first matches in the men's soccer tournament were scheduled for later on Thursday.


Last week, I, along with 11 of my Senate colleagues—seven Democrats and five Republicans—wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post about the Healthy Americans Act. The bill is sponsored by Senator Wyden, a Democrat, and Senator Bennett, a Republican, and I'm a cosponsor as well. There are a number of things I agree with in the bill and some things with which I don't agree. What I can say is, it's a good start—it has the right framework upon which we can build a bipartisan discussion. I endorse the plan because the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has said it wouldn't add a penny to the deficit, and because it wouldn't create a government-run plan to compete with private insurance plans. People would have choices among private plans just like most people have today. It would replace Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program with private insurance plans for most of those current beneficiaries. It wouldn't replace all of Medicaid (which is called TennCare in Tennessee), but about 40 million of the people who are on Medicaid today, which is the largest government-run program we have, would have a choice to buy plans like the rest of us. One of the worst things about the Kennedy bill and the House Democrats' version of the health care bill we are seeing is that they dump low-income Americans into Medicaid – a government-run program that is failing. The bipartisan proposal I support takes away that problem. The Healthy Americans Act instead would make a fairer distribution of the government subsidies we already spend to subsidize health care and let more Americans benefit from that. The Wyden-Bennett bill would give more Americans a chance to purchase the same kind of health-insurance policy federal employees and Congressmen have. It provides a tax deduction for all American individuals and families to address the unfairness of our tax system. It does include an individual requirement to purchase health insurance, but I believe that's important. It means, in other words, no free ride, because we are all in this together. And states that implement some sort of reforms against junk lawsuits against doctors, which drive up the cost of their malpractice insurance and the cost of health care generally, will receive bonus payments. It also includes some important insurance market reforms. These insurance reforms would mean you have a right to purchase insurance without a physical examination, and if you have a preexisting problem when you go in to get health insurance, you cannot be denied for that reason. These are insurance reforms that are included already in virtually all the plans I have seen, both Democrat and Republican. And finally, the Healthy Americans Act provides a full subsidy to people living under 100 percent of the federal poverty level to buy a health plan, which is about $22,000 a year for a family of four. Americans earning between roughly $22,000 to $84,000 per year for a family of four will receive subsidies on a sliding scale. After that, you pay for it yourself. But again, this bill isn't perfect. There are some points I don't like about the bill, but I endorse the framework. I hope that when Congress returns from its August recess we can start over on health care and make sure we get it right. The Wyden-Bennett bill is the best way to get reform moving in the right direction.


The range of mixers is so diverse and wide that it is difficult to make the right choice. Some have illumination, other sensory, third chromed. To choose is from what. However, it is important not to be mistaken that the mixer was not only beautiful, but functional and durable.
There are several important points to look out for in order to decide which mixer to choose for the kitchen.
It is worth to learn more about all the features to determine exactly which mixer to choose for the kitchen.
The assembly as can be understood from the name has in the design several parts that are assembled into one single. If properly assembled, any leakage is excluded. The design can be rotated as you like. In cast mixers, a solid body made of metal. The base and swivel spout in this case are connected without a seam, which allows to avoid leaks at the junctions and ensures reliability.
To date, there are many forms of cranes for every taste. If you want beautiful faucets in the kitchen, then you will choose from what. The length of the crane can be small to 18 cm, medium not more than 23.5 cm and large 24 and 28 cm.
Of course, reliability and functionality are important qualities. However, do not forget that the faucet must fit well into the overall interior of the room. Manufacturers are working hard to improve the design of their models, releasing new and more unusual and beautiful mixers in the kitchen. The crane can have a smooth bend, straight, be slanted or in the form of a zigzag. The options are varied.
Of course, you can save on the mixer. However, this can turn into a huge number of problems. Nobody can guarantee the quality of a cheap crane. Therefore, the probability is high that after a short time it will start to work badly and a replacement will be required. The models of proven well-known brands are distinguished by quality and reliability. They are somewhat more expensive. However, they will serve you at times longer.
Mixers made of brass have an average index of reliability and quality. Such a crane is covered with chrome top to improve the corrosion resistance of the metal. In addition, chromium prevents the development of bacteria. Serving such a crane may not be one decade.
One of the most reliable mixers are those made of a chromium alloy and stainless steel. They are quite expensive, but their service life can be as much as 50 years.
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Understanding the service design challenge: the users, business environment and applicable technologies.
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Stora Svaltjärnen ingår i det delavrinningsområde (658394-141272) som SMHI kallar för Mynnar i Ullvettern. Medelhöjden är  meter över havet och ytan är  kvadratkilometer. Det finns inga avrinningsområden uppströms utan avrinningsområdet är högsta punkten. Hyttälven som avvattnar avrinningsområdet har biflödesordning 4, vilket innebär att vattnet flödar genom totalt 4 vattendrag innan det når havet efter  kilometer. Avrinningsområdet består mestadels av skog (77 procent). Avrinningsområdet har  kvadratkilometer vattenytor vilket ger det en sjöprocent på  procent.

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Make UK CEO writes to the Secretary of State for Business following decision to cancel the publication of the refreshed Industrial Strategy
Today, Make UK's CEO Stephen Phipson has written to the Secretary of State for Business on the decision to cancel the publication of the refreshed Industrial Strategy, and instead replace it with the Government's new Plan for Growth. As well as cancelling the publication of the revised Industrial Strategy, the Government has also disbanded the accompanying Industrial Strategy Council.
The Industrial Strategy is something that UK manufacturers greatly welcomed and supported. It was a clear indication of the importance that Government placed in the success of British manufacturing and industry to the national economy. Therefore, the lack of an Industrial Strategy will be of concern to the manufacturing industry, which is facing a series of simultaneous and defining challenges: recovering from the economic and societal impacts of Covid-19, implementing the new trade agreement with the EU, maximising the opportunity of digitisation, artificial intelligence and robotics and supporting the achievement of the Government's levelling up ambitions.
Therefore, the news that commitments to the publication of a new Industrial Strategy, the existence of the guiding Council and related civil service capacity have all been withdrawn has caused significant concern and frustration within manufacturers of all sizes across the UK. Make UK has set these frustrations out clearly in the letter to the Secretary of State for Business.
As well as expressing concerns, the letter asks the Secretary of State how the Government now intends to work with the sector and engage them on matters of underpinning activity such as national infrastructure investment and set out the detailed thinking which will be of such value in boosting confidence that UK Manufacturing is the right place for domestic and international investment.
We will be following up our concerns on this important topic with the Government in the coming weeks.
You can read the full letter here.
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Summil (arab. صميل) – nieistniejąca już arabska wieś, która była położona w Dystrykcie Gazy w Mandacie Palestyny. Wieś została wyludniona i zniszczona podczas I wojny izraelsko-arabskiej, po ataku Sił Obronnych Izraela w dniu 9 lipca 1948.

Położenie
Summil leżała w zachodniej części Szefeli. Według danych z 1945 do wsi należały ziemie o powierzchni 19 304 ha. We wsi mieszkało wówczas 950 osób.

Historia
Wieś Summil została założona w 1168 przez Zakon Szpitalników, w celu zapewnienia ochrony zamku w Bajt Dżibrin.

W 1596 Summil była niewielką wsią o populacji liczącej 363 osoby. Mieszkańcy utrzymywali się z upraw pszenicy, jęczmienia i owoców, oraz hodowli kóz i produkcji miodu. W okresie panowania Brytyjczyków Summil rozwijała się jako duża wieś z meczetem. W 1936 wybudowano szkołę podstawową dla chłopców, do której w 1945 uczęszczało 88 uczniów.

Podczas I wojny izraelsko-arabskiej w nocy z 8 na 9 lipca 1948 Siły Obronne Izraela rozpoczęły operację An-Far, podczas której Summil została zajęta i całkowicie wysiedlona. Wszystkie jej domy zostały spalone i zniszczone

Miejsce obecnie
Rejon wioski zajmuje obecnie moszaw Nachala, a ziemie uprawne zajęły moszaw Segulla i wieś Wardon.

Palestyński historyk Walid Chalidi, tak opisał pozostałości wioski Summil: "Wciąż są widoczne pozostałości muru, który był zbudowany wokół wsi. Na terenie został wybudowany dom arabskiej rodziny, której członkowie prawdopodobnie pracują w jednym z izraelskich osiedli".

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Train Sim World 3 coming to PlayStation, Xbox and PC
Dovetail Games, developer and publisher of authentic simulation titles, today released their first development diary video for Train Sim World 3, coming to PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on Sept. 6. This is the first of three videos focused on three topics core to Train Sim World 3: Freedom, power, and weather.
Freedom forms an important part of what sets Train Sim World 3 apart from previous releases. At the heart of this is the new Training Center where players can get to grips with the locomotive controls through a series of tutorials, and experienced players can experiment in a sandbox fashion. The Training Center area, effectively a whole new route, is inspired by a real-world test track in Germany with an area to explore at will in the cab of any of the game's locomotives.
Training Center marks the beginning of an area of development in Train Sim World 3 that will ultimately ensure that future locomotive add-ons are not pinned to set routes, as they were in previous releases. In addition, all tutorials, regardless of where they are set, will be accessed through the Training Center interface giving players an easy place to navigate when learning the different modes of operation.
Outside of Training Center, players of Train Sim World 2 will be able to continue enjoying any previously purchased routes* in addition to the three routes new to Train Sim World 3: Kassel-Würzburg, Cajon Pass and the extended Southeastern Highspeed route.
Those purchasing Train Sim World 3: Deluxe Edition will also have the freedom of choosing steam, diesel or electric locomotives, with the addition of an upgraded version of the popular Spirit of Steam add-on.
Developed and published by Dovetail Games, Train Sim World 3 will release for Windows PC, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles on Sept. 6, 2022. The title is available for pre-purchase digitally now on Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation®Store, and Microsoft Store with a Deluxe Edition available for £49.99/€59.99/$59.99 and four 'Starter Packs' each available for £29.99/€35.99/$39.99. The 'Deluxe Edition' can be pre-ordered with a 10% discount and all pre-order purchases will grant a 4-day Early Access pass to the game, as well as a bonus decal pack to use within the livery editor to share on Creators Club, the home of player customization in Train Sim World.
For more information about Train Sim World 3 fans can visit www.trainsimworld.com, and follow along on social media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok, Discord, YouTube, and Twitch.
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Report: Giants GM Dave Gettleman retires, HC Joe Judge to stay
By Jordan Wolf | Last updated 1/10/22
The New York Giants will be searching for a new general manager this offseason, but it seems whomever they hire won't have to worry about finding a new coach.
New York general manager Dave Gettleman began to inform colleagues Monday morning that he plans to retire, according to ESPN's Josina Anderson, and later his retirement official. Meanwhile, Anderson reported just minutes later that head coach Joe Judge "is staying."
Gettleman first joined the Giants organization as a scout in 1998 and quickly rose up the ranks before leaving to become the Panthers' general manager in 2013. During this first stint in New York, the Giants won two Super Bowls behind star quarterback Eli Manning.
Gettleman also made it to the Super Bowl in Carolina, although he experienced a different outcome as the Panthers lost to the Broncos. He was relieved of his duties in the summer of 2017, but by December he had rejoined the Giants, this time as general manager.
His second stint in New York began with him bringing in Pat Shurmur as head coach, a position he held for just two years before Judge was hired. Gettleman also traded star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and drafted quarterback Daniel Jones at the beginning of his tenure, two moves that have been criticized by some since. The Giants finished with a 19-46 record under Gettleman.
Judge currently holds a 10-23 record after two seasons. He was hired by the Giants after nearly a decade with the Patriots, serving as both the special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach in his final season in New England. The Giants ranked 31st in total offense in Judge's first two years and 12th and 21st in total defense in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
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Released in 1977, Ellipse features Hammond on percussion, drums, piano and voice along with Karen Joseph on flute and alto flute. Moving fluidly from the uptempo "Warm Up" to the deep, dreamy "Concentric Dream", this session runs the gamut with Hammond drawing inspiration from an "inner-voice that has roots in Africa, which manifests itself through impressions perceived by the composer in America from his African ancestors". A rare and underrated spiritual jazz excursion, reissued on vinyl for the first time in decades.
A composer, writer, percussionist, singer and coordinator, Doug Hammond was born in Tampa, Florida in 1942, the city where he cut his teeth in percussive studies with Don Templeton's Tampa Metropolitan Symphony, preparing for a career in classical music that he would never enter into. Instead, Hammond began a career that would eschew typification and stylistic categories, excelling at everything from blues to bop and free jazz.
Though he may be most remembered as the composer and one of the vocalists of "Mingus Moves," Hammond is much more than that. His journey began as a musician. Before his high school graduation, he was playing blues music with Barney Lowis and B.B. King, who went onto get him his first gigs sitting in with Earl Hooker. By the grace of pianist and vocalist Kitty Daniels, Hammond was inducted into jazz, at first playing with Andy "Gump" Martin and then, upon graduation, The Five Royals, Little Willie John and Sam and Dave.
Splitting his time between New York City and Detroit in the 60s and 70s, Hammond lent his percussive and vocal talents to Donald Byrd, Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham, Charles Mingus, Sam Rivers, Etta James, Nina Simone, the Dorothy Ashby Trio and more. In 1967, he became a founding member and vice president of the Detroit Creative Musicians Association, an artist-led cooperative that presaged Tribe, Strata and Strata-East. He was the co-founder of the music and literature collective Focus Novii as well as the longtime coordinator of the Jazz am Berg series in Linz, Austria while also teaching at Bruckner University. Over the years, his compositions have been performed by Charles Mingus, Steve Coleman, Dave Holland Quintet, Duesseldorfer Studio Ensemble of the Robert Schumann Institute/Germany, Jazzanova, Carl Craig, George Crumb Trio, Family of Percussion, Archie Shepp, Walter Haas, Paul Epstein, Michael Riessler, Dwight Adams, Tribe, and more.
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Freedom of Religion: Free Exercise Clause – Constitutional Law Mini Essay
The legislature of the state of Nevarado enacted a program by which students in the public schools could request instruction as to specific religions and religious beliefs, and thus participate in public school programs in which leaders of the religions involved gave religious instruction and performed religious practices on school grounds. The program provided instruction on any religion requested by a student. Bea Lancelot, a local agnostic whose twelve-year-old child attends public school in Nevarado, challenges the law based on freedom of religion grounds.
What result?
A city ordinance that gave churches veto power over the grant of liquor licenses for business within a quarter mile of the church was struck down by the state's Supreme Court. In its decision, the court noted that even if the ordinance were not a violation of the Federal Establishment Clause, it clearly violated a provision in the state constitution requiring the separation of church and state because it delegated governmental authority to the churches. The Supreme Court opinion also harshly criticized the city council for passing an ordinance that was clearly in violation of state law.
To comply with the court's decision and avoid future criticism, the city council adopted an ordinance prohibiting any cleric from sitting on any public board within the city. A cleric who is currently on a school board within the city brings a suit in federal district court to have the ordinance declared unconstitutional.
How should the court rule?
A man who belonged to an ancient religion whose rituals require the use of bald eagle feathers traveled to an area where bald eagles were known to roost. After searching the area, he found a fallen eagle feather and returned home. A few weeks later, the man showed the feather to an acquaintance, who happened to be a national park ranger, and explained how the feather was obtained. The ranger informed the man that a federal anti-poaching law makes any possession of a bald eagle feather without a special permit a crime. The ranger the cited the man for possession of the feather and confiscated it.
If the man challenges the statute as violative of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, how should the court rule?


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The Twisted Tale of Hansel & Gretel
Pioneering New Touring Production Puts Learning Disabled Arts Centre Stage
A new co-production between Birmingham Hippodrome and Open Theatre Company
Artistic direction by METRO-BOULOT-DODO, award-winning theatre company specializing in innovative use of digital technologies
Premiering at Birmingham Hippodrome on 4 April & touring to Belgrade Theatre, Forest Arts Centre and Malvern Theatres.
Press Night: Wed 4 Apr at 7pm, Patrick Studio, Birmingham Hippodrome
Relaxed Performances: Fri 6 Apr 7pm & Sat 7 Apr 11am. Please call Ticket Sales on 0844 338 5000 (calls cost 4.5p per min plus your phone company's access charge) to book.
Birmingham Hippodrome has today announced details of its first in-house co-production, A Twisted Tale of Hansel and Gretel.
Premiering at the Hippodrome's Patrick Centre from 4-8 April, the show will enter production and rehearsal in the Spring before touring to three other Midlands venues in April 2018.
The Twisted Tale of Hansel and Gretel will see Birmingham Hippodrome and long-term collaborators Open Theatre Company – one of the region's leading promoters of Learning Disabled arts – support the emergence of a range of actors and artists, all members of BecauseWeCanCanCan, a learning disabled-led company based in the Midlands.
The production will bring together live music, physical theatre and innovative design to recreate the classic fairy-tale for a new generation of fans.
The Twisted Tale of Hansel and Gretel will be directed by Esther Simpson and features soundtrack by Charles Craggs and Design by Kate Unwin.
A flustered storyteller is joined by a mischievous mocking bird as he follows Hansel and Gretel deep into the forest. All is not what it seems, as the characters start to tell their own version of this peculiar adventure.
The show will be supported by a full workshop programme, delivered by BecauseWeCanCanCan members involving over 900 children from local primary schools from across the wider Midlands.
Chief Executive and Artistic Director of Birmingham Hippodrome, Fiona Allan said; 'This is truly fantastic news both for Birmingham Hippodrome and for the sector as a whole. We've been working with Open Theatre Company for over a decade to provide opportunities for young people with learning disabilities in the arts. Now we have the chance to expand that work even further and make a real difference to a new generation of emerging artists living and working in the UK.
By building on our existing work with BecauseWeCanCanCan, we hope to challenge prejudices around the skills and capabilities of young people with learning disabilities, and the nature of audiences who can engage with their creative work."
Richard Hayhow, Director, Open Theatre Company, added; "This is an amazing opportunity for us to embed our long-standing partnership with Birmingham Hippodrome even further and to explore new creative paths with award-winning company METRO-BOULOT-DODO. Above all though it will enable us to support and develop career pathways for the skilled and talented performers from Because We Can Can Can and to showcase their work within some of best respected Midlands theatre venues as part of their established programmes.
As a new NPO within the Arts Council's portfolio, alongside METRO-BOULOT-DODO, we are already committed to creating a further three 'Twisted Tales' over the next three years, which will tour across the UK. Through this vibrant partnership, we hope to celebrate the artistry of performers with learning disabilities and the vital contribution that can make to the existing arts scene in this country."
The Twisted Tale of Hansel and Gretel gratefully acknowledges the support from Arts Council England, Edward & Dorothy Cadbury Trust, The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, Saintbury Trust and Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK.
This latest collaboration builds on Birmingham Hippodrome's ongoing work within the Learning Disabled Theatre sector. July 2017 saw the Hippodrome play host to On The Verge – a one-day national conference bringing together over 80 venues, independent companies and artists working in the field of Learning Disability arts across the UK and beyond. The event featured keynote speeches from Associate Editor of The Stage (and long-time Guardian columnist) Lyn Gardner and Deputy Artistic Director of the RSC, Erica Whyman.
Guest panellists from the UK performance industry included Sarah Gordy, an actress with Down Syndrome best known for her portrayal of Lady Pamela Holland in the 2010 BBC TV series of Upstairs Downstairs, stand-up, film maker, and impressionist Richard Newnham (Hijinx Theatre) and disabled actor Cian Binchy (Access All Areas Theatre).
The Twisted Tale of Hansel and Gretel will visit The Patrick Studio from 4th to 8th April.
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The Beer Idiot: Mike's Hard Lemonade
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Say hello to the Beer Idiot, an occasional Drunkspin complement hosted by our Kinja friend and yours BronzeHammer. Previously, he introduced himself here and waxed philosophical about Miller Lite here. Enjoy yourselves.
Alright, first, let's address the fruity, carbonated elephant in the room. No, Mike's Hard Lemonade is not, strictly speaking, beer. But we are inclusive here. Lest we forget the Beer Idiot Credo:
A Beer Idiot does not dismiss any alcoholic beverage out of hand; instead, he or she puts them IN his or her hand. A Beer Idiot judges the quality of the drink on its merits only, eschewing price and label, using his or her limited intellect to its fullest capacity. Above all, a Beer Idiot strives for Buzz in its many forms, always cognizant of the fact that drinking is a privilege. For those about to pop tops, we salute you.
(Apologies for the gender binary. The Beer Idiot Credo was written, like, a million-billion years ago or something.)
So while you were reciting the Credo with your right hand over your liver, I did some research, and it turns out I don't actually know if Mike's Hard is beer or not. According to their website, these products are classified as beer by the government, which means they don't have to list the ingredients on the label. But the government is stupid, so that dog won't hunt. Also, I'm stupid, so I don't know if "fermented malt base" is all that's required to qualify as beer for our purposes! Well.
In a last gasp to understand what exactly it is that we are putting into our faces, let's turn to the purity experts: Deutschland. According to the Reinheitsgebot (German Purity Law) and, later, the Biersteuergesetz (Other Thing), German beer can only contain water, barley, hops, and sometimes yeast. Shockingly, the world has once again decided to ignore Germany's stern suggestions about how to remain pure, and so the inclusion of sugar and lemon juice in Mike's Hard Lemonade's does not disqualify it from consideration as beer in this country.
But it doesn't taste like beer, so it isn't beer.
However, it also doesn't taste like lemonade, so it isn't lemonade, either.
What it is, though, is a refreshingly competent, if disappointingly generic, alcopop: a booze-delivery vehicle presumably designed to appeal to horrible little children. But why? Because horrible little children like good-tasting things? Because, to them, the flavor of hops comes in somewhere slightly above Brussels-sprouts blanch-water and well below being hit by a car? I personally do enjoy the flavor of hops, but I would look at you a bit cross-eyed if you said your Mountain Dew could use some additional bitterness, spice, and grassy notes.
It's good to like good-tasting things! And smart! I have eaten dessert after breakfast, lunch, and dinner for 700 consecutive days because it tastes good, and because I'm playing a very mean trick on the person who will receive my organs after I am dead. As I've said before, it isn't true that only "difficult" or "complex" things are worth doing—take kicking Steven Crowder's ass, for instance. Sometimes it's good to ask your 16-year-old if you can "steal a couple of her malternatives for a special night with the enigmatic temptress known only as Mom." Man up, dude. Have a Mike's. Have sex with your wife.
While plain ol' Mike's may not be the most extreme flavor profile, its tide has risen all boats, and you will now find any number of absurd, Wonka-like concoctions in the malt-beverage section.
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That's a whole lotta neon! And for good reason: Men (in particular) are just walking by these boxes like they're not even there. Some of them are kind of peering over from the Icehouse side of the aisle; others are sending furtive glances toward the stuff that incongruously and mysteriously says both "Apple" and "Ale" on it; some are shopping with their wives only to give themselves an alibi for the bright-pink cardboard leering from their shopping basket. But no more! Throw off the yoke of social norms, meatheads, and quaff with me the sweet-as-hummingbird-food nectar more closely resembling a bachelorette-party punch than something you would've gotten stabbed for importing in the '20s.
And while we're at it, why not try one of the vastly superior Mike's spinoffs—say, Hard Black Cherry Lemonade? This junk is unbelievably good. I was not ready for it. There is virtually no alcohol taste, which is absolutely terrifying to me as a father. As a moron, however, it's like finding chocolate inside a fortune cookie. I was going to invite Amar'e over for a soak, but I didn't want to share.
Because it's so inoffensive and sweet on the tongue, you can really get carried away with these things. Think about it: How many Wild Cherry Pepsis could you chug in one wild night? Like a thousand, right? If my tab were comped, I could drink 1,002 Wild Cherry Pepsis before I even had to go to the bathroom. The hospital would develop a new protocol in my wake, and my wife would probably remarry some even fatter and less talented dude, but my memory would live on forever as the guy who got Wild Cherry Pepsi banned from Vegas.
The Hard Black Cherry Lemonades may not be especially strong (5-percent ABV), but they go down so fast. I had six of these little cruisers and signed up for a salad subscription service; seven down, and I was trying to figure out which end of the baby monitor to point at the cable box; eight caps crushed and I looked like that scene from The Hunger Games where Peeta blends in with a rock. You could slam nine of these little babies without stopping to breathe and be totaled by the time you got back from the mailbox. Since you drink them faster, you drink fewer to get where you're trying to go. What's that mean? It means you get fucked up for less money! And the Beer Idiot is nothing if not wallet-conscious. (It's probably nothing).
So let's swear an oath. Let's vow to exit our comfort zones of tapped Rockies and beard-guy beers. Let's send a message to Mike's: hey! Be proud of your beer-adjacent product! It's good! You don't have to try to convince us how masculine it is with your ad copy, which just literally says how masculine it is. Throw a sixer of Mike's Elderberry Jam Mojito into the cart for Super Bowl Sunday. You won't regret it. And yes, you can bring your wife.
Rating: What're you swattin' at?
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Kislyak Ends Term As Russia's Ambassador To Washington
Sergei Kislyak has ended his term as Russia's ambassador to the United States.
WASHINGTON -- Sergei Kislyak, Russia's controversial ambassador to Washington, on July 22 departed from the United States as he ended his nine-year term as Moscow's chief diplomat to its main global rival.
The Russian Embassy said his departure was part of a scheduled reassignment for the 66-year-old ambassador.
Russian state-run Interfax news agency quoted a source as saying Kislyak's next move could be to become a member of Russia's upper house, the Federation Council.
A replacement has not been announced. The embassy said that Denis Goncha, listed as the minister-counselor and deputy chief of mission, would serve as charge d'affaires until a successor is appointed.
Kislyak has become embroiled in allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
His many meetings with the campaign and transition team of now-President Donald Trump is the subject of several congressional, Justice Department, and FBI investigations.
Kislyak also served as Moscow's ambassador to NATO and to Belgium and was Russia's deputy foreign minister from 2003-08.


I'm on a one-way trip from Florida back to NYC, taking advantage of rental car specials that get vehicles back to the Northeast in time for the summer. The purpose of the trip was to see a game in Augusta and thus maintain my ability to boast of having seen a game in all 160 active minor league ballparks. With that done, the rest of the drive back with my family is more about seeing things other than sports, such as national parks and historic sites. But if there happens to be a game in a city I am in, I will stop by. Such was the case in Charlotte on Friday night, as the Knights were hosting the Indianapolis Indians.
The game was scheduled to start at 7:04, and I headed downtown a little bit early to enjoy some of the atmosphere of race weekend, as NASCAR was holding the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. After a brief visit to a local pub, I went over to the ballpark just before first pitch. The weather was good, so I didn't bother checking any social media to see if the game was delayed. Big mistake. Upon entering the ballpark, I was greeted by the below sight. Note the sign in the fence. Yep, a weather delay. A more appropriate description would be a radar delay, as the weather in the immediate vicinity of the ballpark was quite nice.
Patches of blue were apparent beyond the skyline but the delay continued past the rescheduled start time of 7:40.
There were some dark clouds at one point, and a few drops fell, but nothing that would have caused the game to stop, had it started.
There was even a rainbow in the distance, but no rain. Fans stayed because it was fireworks night, which probably helped the Knights coffers with 90 more minutes of food and drink consumed. The only positive for me from the delay was the opportunity to take pictures of the spectacular Charlotte skyline, which is really the only reason to post this. As I visited here 2015 (for the same matchup coincidentally), I won't bother discussing the ballpark, but it is interesting to see the changes in the skyline in just three years.
Anyway, the threat of rain finally passed and the game started at 8:25, with recent demotee Carson Fulmer starting for Charlotte (White Sox) against Nick Kingham for Indy (Pirates), who made history by retiring the first 20 batters he faced in his MLB debut back in April. Fulmer was wild and walked 6 in five frames, but none of them came around to score, while Kingham was taken out after one inning as he might start for Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
The Indians opened the scoring in the 4th when Jordan Luplow doubled, was sacrificed to third, and came home on a wild pitch. Charlotte managed two in the bottom half after Alex Presley reached on an error, Patrick Leonard tripled, and Mason Robbins added an infield single. And that was it. The bullpens chucked zeros the rest of the way. Casey Sadler was the hard luck loser having given up no earned runs, while Tyler Danish pitched 3 strong innings in relief of Fulmer, with Rob Scahill picking up the save. Despite all the walks, the game took only 2:29, a nice change from some of the 3+ hour affairs in the majors. I wish it had started on time, or that I had been smart enough to check their Twitter feed so I didn't have to stand around for 90 minutes. Next time, I'll be checking social media regardless of the weather.


Sediment balance, islands as stepping stones and dynamic river habitats, restoration actions by Protected Areas and monitoring to assess river dynamics - all of these are important topics for river morphology, and all of them were discussed in the first trilateral meeting of the DANUBEPARKS STEP 2.0 project. Before the actual workshop, the project managers had one day training on presentations, with topics such as body language, voice, powerpoint, etc.
On day one of the actual workshop, the group started with very concrete activity planning: The Danube-wide Monitoring of Little-ringed Plover and Sand Martin, both indicator species for dynamic rivers, will be repeated in 2013. This time, it will be part of the Joint Danube Survey, organized by the ICPDR, where the status of the whole river is assessed every 6 years. Our findings will in this way reach a much broader target group and become an integral part for future decisions on river restoration and engineering projects. During the workshop session, responsibilities for monitoring the different river sections were agreed among the Protected Areas, some lessons learnt from the first implementation in 2011 discussed, and ideas for accompanying awareness raising measures collected.
Following this, two presentations on river restoration and engineering projects were the initiators for a short, but fruitful and intensive discussion: Ivan Mitrovic from the waterway authority in Vojvodina (Serbia) - Plovput - presented their approach on river engineering projects with integration of environmental concerns and stakeholder participation. Akos Gaborik from Duna-Dráva National Park presented a planned restoration project along the Dráva River, one of the main tributaries of the Danube.
On day two of the workhop, the first topic was sediment balance along the Danube. As the sedimentation and erosion processes provide a vital basis for natural river habitats - by now very rare in Europe due to numerous artificial changes to our rivers - this is a topic of utmost importance. Just as migrating species however, sediment balance is connected along the whole river, therefore a transnational approach is necessary. Igor Liska from the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River presented the role of the ICPDR in this process as well as some project ideas where the DANUBEPARKS Network could potentially contribute. From a more local perspective, Balász Toth from the Duna-Ipoly National Park then presented a sediment project from their area, which will be planned within the project lifetime and should serve as good-practice example for all DANUBEPARS STEP 2.0 partners. A world café gave the chance to all partners for providing input on experienced problems due to disturbed sediment transport, possible solutions that have been tried out, and a joint position on sediment balance that should be developed.
The second topic of this day was the conservation of intact morphological processes. Danube Islands develop only due to natural dynamic processes in a river, and provide valuable and rare habitats to a broad diversity of species. Therefore, they have been selected as flagship areas to conserve. A concept for this was developed by Georg Frank from Donau-Auen National Park and Stela Bozhinova from Persina Nature Park - the Belene island that is protected by Persina is the biggest Danube island in the whole Bulgarian Danube section. The discussion, again structured in a world café, collected the perspectives of all partners regarding the Danube islands protection and three questions: What was the general feedback? Who are the stakeholders and landowners of these islands? What could be the advantages of focusing on the islands of the Danube River?
The two days task force meeting was also used for two excursion, that made the whole workshop a trilateral one: The first led the group to Szigetköz, the Protected Landscape Area on Hungarian side in the Slovak-Hungarian border section, in the area of the Gabcikovo dam. The area is morphologically significantly altered, however through management measures some important habitats and valuable biodiversity could be preserved.
The second excursion gave an impression of the restoration project "Naturversuch Bad Deutsch-Altenburg", which is currently being implemented in the Donau-Auen National Park in Austria. Known restoration measures such as river bank restoration, sidearm reconnection, and groyne restructuring are implemented and tested in their interplay together with one innovative method against the negative effects of significantly reduced sediment transport, especially bedload, in the river: The granulometric soil stabilization adds gravel of slightly bigger size to the river bed to raise the low water levels sustainably, thus ensuring the continuous connection of the main river with the adjacent floodplain.
All in all, the two days of intensive work and many new impressions and inputs were a perfect basis for our joint work on the Action Plan River Morphology, that will be produced within the DANUBEPARKS STEP 2.0 project and will deal with conservation, restoration, and sediment management measures.


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Incorporating Satisfaction into Customer Value Analysis: Optimal Investment in Lifetime Value
Johnson School Research Paper Series No. 03-06
Marketing Science, Forthcoming
37 Pages Posted: 5 May 2006
See all articles by Teck Ho
Teck Ho
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
Young-Hoon Park
Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
We extend Schmittlein et al.'s model (1987) of customer lifetime value to include satisfaction. Customer purchases are modeled as Poisson events and their rates of occurrence depend on the satisfaction of the most recent purchase encounter. Customers purchase at a higher rate when they are satisfied than when they are dissatisfied. A closed-form formula is derived for predicting total expected dollar spending from a customer base over a time period (0; T]. This formula reveals that approximating the mixture arrival processes by a single aggregate Poisson process can systematically under-estimate the total number of purchases and revenue.
Interestingly, the total revenue is increasing and convex in satisfaction. If the cost is sufficiently convex, our model reveals that the aggregate model leads to an over-investment in customer satisfaction. The model is further extended to include three other benefits of customer satisfaction: (1) satisfied customers are likely to spend more per trip on average than dissatisfied customers; (2) satisfied customers are less likely to leave the customer base than dissatisfied customers; and (3) previously satisfied customers can be more (or less) likely to be satisfied in the current visit than previously dissatisfied customers. We show that all the main results carry through to these general settings.
Keywords: Customer Satisfaction, Customer Value Analysis, Hidden Markov Model, Non-stationarity, Stochastic Processes
Ho, Teck and Park, Young-Hoon and Zhou, Yong-Pin, Incorporating Satisfaction into Customer Value Analysis: Optimal Investment in Lifetime Value. Johnson School Research Paper Series No. 03-06, Marketing Science, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=900608
Teck Ho (Contact Author)
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business ( email )
545 Student Services Building, #1900
Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management ( email )


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Discover All You Want About What the Star and Crescent Mean
Use of the star and crescent together as emblems by ancient empires had no religious association. This SpiritualRay article helps you discover more about its symbolism and meanings.
Rujuta Patil
It is a social fraternity established in 1869 at the University of Virginia. It uses an inverted crescent (dome shaped), with two points of the five-pointed star overlapping some part of the crescent's curve as their official badge, which symbolizes the fraternity.
Human beings have always shared a special relation with environment. Be it earth, water, or the sky. This human-environment interaction is expressed vividly through the history of mankind, especially of civilizations. It is interesting to know how people develop associations with an object, or a concept, and how it matures into a common idea, or belief of a group or population. This is probably how one symbol is used by different people, at different times, with different beliefs; meanings of the same symbol thus may differ too.
The star and the crescent shape used in unison across different countries in the world could be termed as one such example. Looking at the star and crescent, we tend to think of Islam or associate it with the Muslim identity. Several Muslim majority nations and Islamic organizations use this combination of star and crescent today. But, let us first take a look at the ancient uses of this symbol and the meanings associated with it.
There are various meanings of the combination of these two objects. The star is commonly seen to have 5 heads, but it may have more. Also, the arrangement of the star and the crescent on a particular emblem, coin, or flag is different. The number of stars used by countries on their flags varies too. The meaning changes with every culture, proving that it was not always considered to be a religious sign.
Meaning in Ancient Cultures
The use of crescent (moon) and star has been primarily found in the civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea, Central Asia, and Persia. However, there was no specific religious affiliation to its use then.
Israel: The region around the Mediterranean Sea comprised the Kingdom of Israel, which was surrounded on the southeast by the Kingdom of Moab around the 8th century B.C. The seals of this kingdom used the star and crescent shapes.
Sumer (Southern Mesopotamia or part of present-day Iraq): This civilization used the star and crescent quite commonly, as seen from their traditional icons. The star represented the "Inanna" (or Ishtar in Akkadian), which was the Sumerian goddess of love, war, and fertility. Whereas, the crescent was "Nanna" ( or Sin in Akkadian), the moon God.
Parthian empire: Many kings of this Iranian dynasty ruled over Mesopotamia after it was won over by king Mithridates I in 2nd century B.C. The star and crescent are spotted on the coins from this empire during the rule of king Orodes II. Nevertheless, researchers point out that the use of the crescent and star was a practice revisited by the Parthians, as these symbols were already used in Mesopotamia earlier.
Anatolia: In the northern part of this mountainous region or present day Turkey, the Pontus kingdom was led by king Mithridates VI Eupator, during the first century B.C. The emblem of this land showed a star with eight rays. This, along with a crescent symbolized the Gods they revered and worshiped, the Zeus or Ahura Mazda (the divine spirit) and the native moon goddess. Some attribute it to the divine Zoroastrian God 'Mithra', and also suggest that being the reason behind the names of the Pontic kings. Scholars have different opinions about the symbolism of the coins and emblem of this dynasty. Some believe it to be a confluence of Pontic and Iranian traditions as the symbols originally are from Persia.
Greece: Coins belonging to the city of Byzantium (Constantinople or present-day Istanbul) during the early Roman period have the crescent and star shape on their obverse side. The star (more like an asterisk) on the coin is with eight rays. Goddess 'Hecate' is believed to have saved the people of Byzantium from the surprising attack of Philip of Macedon. It was a dark night when the sky shone with bright light and helped the people retaliate the attack. Owing to this description, the star and crescent are considered to be the signs of the goddess. The symbol was used later by Emperor Constantine while dedicating the city of Constantinople to Virgin Mary.
Roman Empire: Many coins from this period also portray the star and crescent as one of the themes used; the crescent like a broad "U" shape, with the star placed in between the crescent. The symbolism here, is mainly of celestial bodies like stars, or the crescent shape resembling moon, or stellar bodies.
Symbolism in Islam
The identification of the star, or more so of the crescent, or both, with the religion of Islam, did not happen until the emergence of the Ottoman (or Osmanli) Turks. The crescent, especially, was not used by Arabs or any other people, who were the first believers in the faith, as an emblem or characteristic mark of the religion. It is proven by the coins found in the countries of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan that the star and crescent shapes were in use even before the rise of Islam.
Ottoman empire: The crescent and star used by the Ottomans led to its association with the Islamic religion later. The crescent during the Ottoman period represented the moon God (or "Ay Ata") and the star represented the sun God (or "Gun Ana").
The national flag of the Ottoman empire of 1844 made the star and crescent well-known. It also established the duo as the symbol of other states that were earlier part of the empire.
Symbolism in the Modern world
Islamic organizations or unions use the star and crescent very commonly. Also, many organs of the Turkish empire like the Ottoman Caliphate and the Ottoman Navy. We see the star and crescent on flags of many countries. The star on the flag of Pakistan is the sign of enlightenment, and the crescent symbolizes progress. Here is a list of the countries that have them on their national flags:
Cocos Islands (Australian territory)
Despite the different meanings, the appearance of this pair of celestial bodies on a variety of emblems, coats of arms, flags, coins, or as any other sign belonging to a particular organization or faith underlines the urge of mankind to symbolize a set of rooted beliefs through such a universal concept.
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As you might have guessed this is a bit of free-form writing. I am using it to tackle a bit of writers block. Some might say that free-form writing is procrastinating in itself. I would disagree. Well I would have to wouldn't I. It is sometimes hard to come up with a way of writing on a particular topic. I find that it can help to just write and start getting soemthing down on paper. In so doing you practice, you exercise those writing muscles that would otherwise sit idle.
The brain as a muscle. Like any other it needs regular exercise in order to keep it in tip-top shape. Leave it to long on the sofa, feeding it a diet of Glee and X-factor juts leads to it getting flabby and Slow. I find free writing not only a great exercise for helping overcome writers block, but also as a general tool for exercising my brain. It helps maintain my focus.
One of the other tools I use to help in my free writing is a website called 750words.com which aims to encourage writers to put 750 words down on paper each day. With points and scoreboards it leads to the gamification of writing. It also gives a constant word count. This is important. its like a nudge. I will write 750 words …. ohh I'm only at 293 words that means I have to keep going to reach my target. It appeals to my competitive edge.
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Rooney returns – with no right to walk back into the team
March 30, 2016 by Ed Articles Wayne Rooney
There was just a hint of entitlement in the statement. Understandable, perhaps, from a player who has recently become his nation's record goalscorer; one standing on the verge of achieving a similar feat at club level. Yet, in declaring that he doesn't 'need to fight for his place' Wayne Rooney, a 30-year-old suffering the third year of diminishing returns, has pushed that envelope a little far. After all, there are now better players in almost every position Rooney might covet, for club and country. It is a critical juncture for a fading star.
Rooney's recent knee injury, in a season of poor output and worse performances, has brought that observation into stark relief. Once the nation's golden teenager, its great white hope, Rooney is now considered by many to be little more than a punch-drunk boxer seeking one last dance around the ring. In truth, while once part of an exclusive club, Rooney is now far from the world's élite.
Consider Rooney's recent performances. The former Evertonian has made 32 appearances across all competitions this season, scoring 14 goals and providing four assists. It is a reasonable return in another injury-disrupted campaign.
Dig a little beneath the surface and Rooney's performance is exposed once more. He has scored just three times against teams in the top half of the Premier League this season: Stoke City, Liverpool and Everton. Indeed, nine of Rooney's goals have come against undeniably weak opposition: Club Brugge, Derby County, Ipswich Town, Newcastle United, Sunderland and Sheffield United.
In a wider context, the real story is that Rooney's goalscoring record per minute has declined year-on-year for the past three campaigns. And if he is not a goalscorer, nor is Rooney a creator, with the player's number of assists falling over the same period, although the player's average number of key passes-per-game remains in line with historical performance.
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It is also fair to argue that Rooney is now neither the best striker, winger, number 10, nor midfielder at the club, while earning by the far the highest wages. Rooney may have long been cast aside, bar for historical whimsy and Louis van Gaal's "special privileges."
After all, Antony Martial's rise to stardom in his début campaign for the club has been remarkable, even if the player's 13 goals and six assists do not tell the full story of the 19-year-old's quality. The Frenchman's performances at number nine hint at a world-class striker in the making; comfortable with the ball at his feet, or running into space, Martial needs only to improve his composure in front of goal to become a 25-goal-a-season player.
At 10, Juan Mata's two years at the club remain a source of frustration. The Spaniard is the most creative player at the club, and its most natural number 10, although his performances have not always kept up with the talent on offer. Still, Mata's role in United's mini new year revival was vital – and hinted at better things to come with more opportunities in the role.
Rooney, meanwhile, has just two goals, no assists and averages one key pass per game from the number 10 position this season. In the role, he actively harms not improves the team. Meanwhile, nothing in the player's historical performance suggests that his future lies as a top-class central midfielder, although it is an observation that some have made of the 30-year-old. Based, presumably, on an assumption and not actual observation.
With England, Rooney scored against France in a friendly last November, and against Switzerland and San Marino in the autumn European Championship qualifiers. The 109-cap international struck seven times during 10 qualification games as England joined the 2016 party in France undefeated. It is the kind of performance that should guarantee Rooney a place not only in Roy Hodgson's Euro 2016 squad, but the opening team.
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Yet, Harry Kane's rise as an international-quality forward, allied to Jamie Vardy's outstanding season at club level with Leicester City, offers England manager Roy Hodgson some food for thought. It is, after all, precisely why the debate surrounding Rooney's future at international level has raged over the past week.
In other areas of the pitch Danny Welbeck, Raheem Sterling, Ross Barkley and Dele Alli may have stronger claims on an attacking role in Hodgson's team than Rooney. The player rejects the notion that he is under pressure at national level, even if the level of competition is high.
"No I don't think I need to fight for my place," he said. "I am back outside running now, then I will hope to be back in full training within the next week or 10 days so I am not too far away.
"Obviously it is great that the competition is there, it hasn't always been there, but the quality we have got is there to see. It is exciting to be a part of and I can't wait to get back fit. For the country it is going to be an exciting tournament and is something I am looking forward to and hopefully contributing goals."
Still, the inherent limitations of alternatives may well ensure that Rooney remains key to Hodgson's plans this summer. Kane is inexperienced, having scored four in 10 games for the national team. The Tottenham Hotspur player's goal against Germany last week was his first as a starter at international level.
Vardy, meanwhile, has enjoyed a career-high campaign domestically – one of explosive pace and finishing. Yet, the Leicester striker has just two international goals, while at 29 being just a year younger than Rooney. Vardy has matched none of Rooney's historical records or honours, although football is always about the here and now.
"It doesn't please me too much that it is suggested now that the moment [Rooney] gets injured and doesn't play he gets jettisoned in some way," argues Hodgson.
"I have to repeat, he is our captain and he has captained the team extremely well in the last two years. He took us through a qualifying campaign where we had a complete success with 10 wins out of 10."
Back at club level, the narrative of Rooney's career has always been complex. He is both the leading English talent in a generation, United's elder statesman, and a two-time transfer rebel. After 14 years at the top, Rooney's talent may be on the wane, but his presence endures. It is why the player remains in consideration, even with the star fading fast.
Rooney will also finish his career with a series of personal and team records. Rooney's 192 Premier League goals are more than Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry or Robbie Fowler had scored at the same age. In time – in all likelihood, next season – Rooney will pass the 249 scored by Bobby Charlton for United, as he has passed the great man's record for England. When the player crosses that threshold he will have earned all the praise that comes.
He has won five Premier League titles, the Champions League, two League Cups, and a Club World Cup. In 2010, Rooney was named the PFA and Football Writers' Player of the Year, four years after he collected back-to-back PFA Young Player of the Year awards. In 2004, Rooney was voted into the Euro 2004 team of the tournament – arguably the only successful international tournament he has enjoyed.
Yet, in a career context there are detractors with a point too; one far more nuanced than modernity typically allows. Teenage Rooney was a scorer of great goals and then even greater goals still. His game was a burst of electric excitement and, yet, refined beyond its years. On the pitch, Rooney was a man, both physically and mentally, long before he left adolescence. The player's first touch was outstanding, despite contemporary evidence to the contrary, and his vision as finely tuned as any.
It is little wonder the game's great and good saw so much in the 16-year-old Rooney. That 16-year-old blossomed, but perhaps not as brightly as once promised. It is a key factor in the changing narrative of Rooney's career.
In the end, Rooney's goals and years at United also come with a caveat about his loyalty. It is just one element that has added to the evolving sentiment about Rooney's role at the club. One significantly enhanced by rapidly falling standards.
After all, as Gary Neville once noted, United is a "cynical club" – one that is prone to move on, while a player still hears the voice of entitlement calling. It is an observation Rooney might do well to remember.
Data: whoscored.com
17 thoughts on "Rooney returns – with no right to walk back into the team"
SEUN says:
Is he back by Sunday? Hope not
NazManUnited says:
Yes Rooney must wait & earn opportunities at MUFC & for England. Carrying Rooney cost us at SA
RV says:
he was scoring goals before the injury and he will score goals when he gets back. Play him.
Denton Davey says:
ONLY if/when he's "properly" fit – as opposed to that level of fitness he displayed in the first half of EPL season.
Why the "?" – TheWayneBoy was just appalling AND slow in the first half of this season; he had a "false dawn" in the new year but then suffered another injury. Rooney's injury was Rashford's opportunity – the kid took it AND ran with it. Now it's Rooney's time to sit AND watch.
Rooney can stay with the kids lets see if he can cope ?
but he will?
Richard Fogg says:
Remove yourself from the fence Ed, tell us what you really think 😉
bobbynoble says:
Rooney had ten good years aged 16-26. Now he's had four years on the slide and its ridiculous that anyone thinks he is a first pick for any position at United.
His fans should go to youtube and watch old footage of him at his best and then they would realise how far he has fallen.
Opti says:
I am sure he will walk right back into team. He is LvG's captain and possibly his strongest supporter. He has strong influence in the locker-room. There is no way an 18 year old Rashford or a 20-year old Martial will keep him out if Rooney is fit enough. NO. WAY. It is a Euro2016 year and Rooney needs games… he will get them all.
Even if his appearances are to put him into shopping window (which is very likely)…
"to put him into shopping window (which is very likely)"
Really ? I doubt that he's an unknown commodity – aging gracelessly, like all players who rely on power/speed. The only "shoppers" who would be interested are those who want to use his waning commercial charisma. No European team would consider taking on that contract – 300k/wk for three/four more years !
His fitness and form are unknown at the moment and there are only 7 games left… plus 1-3 FA Cup games. Just about enough time for Rooney to get up to speed before Euros.
Subterranean Steve says:
Never mind how far Rooney has fallen. how far has United fallen when our task is to prepare Wazza for the Euros?
and/or prospective buyers.
This on-going obsession with Rooney borders on the bizarre!
Seven articles tagged Rooney this season. That's United's captain and one of the most famous players in the world, on a site that only writes about United. Obsession? Far from it.