California's process to challenge thermal power plants will likely be put to the judicial test in the coming years. The California Court of Appeal has granted publication of its recent opinion in Communities for a Better Environment v. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, (Dec. 22, 2017, No. A141299) __Cal.App.5th __, which reverses the trial court's dismissal of a complaint by environmental groups Communities for a Better Environment and Center for Biological Diversity (collectively "Communities"), challenging the constitutionality of the limited judicial review available for thermal power plant licenses issued in California. You can find our previous post detailing Communities' complaint here.
In January 2014, the Alameda County Superior Court dismissed Communities' claims that statutory provisions of California's power plant siting law, the Warren-Alquist Act, violated article VI, section 10 of the California Constitution. Under this unique facet of the Warren-Alquist Act, any challenge to a decision by the California Energy Commission on a thermal power plant license must be appealed directly to the California Supreme Court. (Cal. Pub. Resources Code, § 25531(a).) The trial court sided with the Energy Commission and the California State Controller, who argued that the case was not grounded in any actual existing controversy among Communities and the Commission, sought an advisory opinion only, and was not ripe for review. The trial court concluded that Communities had failed to meet its burden to show how its complaint could be amended to state a justiciable cause of action, and, thus, it dismissed the matter with prejudice and entered judgment in favor of the Energy Commission and the Controller.
Communities sought to distinguish California Supreme Court precedent in County of Sonoma v. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, 40 Cal.3d 361 (1985), that has previously upheld the constitutionality of Public Resources Code section 25531(a). Communities argued that section 25531(a) was upheld before deregulation of the energy sector in California changed the way power plants are permitted. Prior to deregulation, developers had to obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) as well as an Energy Commission license, with judicial review of both the PUC and Energy Commission approvals statutorily granted to the California Supreme Court under section 25531(a). Since the Legislature removed all references to the PUC from section 25531 in 2001, and more generally shifted judicial review of PUC decisions from the California Supreme Court to the Court of Appeal in 1998, Communities sought to revisit the constitutionality of section 25531(a).
In its decision, the Court of Appeal applied the ripeness test from Pacific Legal Foundation v. California Coastal Commission, 33 Cal.3d 158 (1982), evaluating: (1) whether the dispute is sufficiently concrete to make declaratory relief appropriate; and (2) whether the withholding of judicial consideration will result in a hardship to the parties. The Court of Appeal concluded that the case was in fact ripe for review, and the constitutional challenge to section 25531(a) is not dependent in any way on the facts of any particular Energy Commission licensing proceeding.
While challenges to the constitutionality of section 25531(a) are not new, the Court of Appeal's reversal in this case gives Communities the opportunity for the issue to be heard fresh and in full, separate from an appeal of a specific Energy Commission decision before the California Supreme Court, which routinely summarily denies petitions for review of Commission decisions.


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When Susie Met Comey
A mysterious email raises questions about the Deep State's designs for the incoming Trump administration.
January 20, 2017, was inauguration day for president Donald Trump and last day on the job for national security advisor Susan Rice. At 12:15 p.m. that day, Rice sent herself an email about a January 5 meeting with POTUS 44, FBI boss James Comey, deputy attorney general Sally Yates, and vice president Joe Biden.
In this meeting, Rice wrote, "The president stressed that he is not asking about, initiating or instructing anything from a law enforcement perspective. He reiterated that our law enforcement team needs to proceed as it normally would by the book." From a national security perspective, however, the president "said he wants to be sure that, as we engage with the incoming team, we are mindful to ascertain if there is any reason that we cannot share information fully as it relates to Russia."
Senators Lindsey Graham and Charles Grassley, among others, found the email highly unusual. Former White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler countered that Rice was simply "memorializing an important discussion for the record." The discussion did not involve the Steele dossier and "any insinuation that Ambassador Rice's actions in this matter were inappropriate is yet another attempt to distract and deflect from the importance of the ongoing investigations into Russian meddling in America's democracy." Others offered a different explanation for Rice's eleventh-hour message.
"She's obviously trying to rewrite history," Judge Andrew Napolitano told Fox News. "She's trying to make it look as if something happened that didn't happen." Those present "learned something between January 5th and January 20th which caused them to want to change the narrative about this meeting."
As the FBI's Trump-hating Peter Strzok and Lisa Page said in their texts, "potus wants to know everything we are doing," in their various investigative capers during 2016. Those doubtless concerned the "insurance policy," the lovebirds discussed in the office of Clinton crony Andrew McCabe, deputy director of the FBI. So perhaps that was the narrative Susan Rice wanted to change on January 20, 2017. With her proven experience, she was the right woman for the job.
On September 11, 2012, Islamic terrorists attacked the U.S. compound in Benghazi, killing Ambassador Christopher Stevens, information officer Sean Smith, and former Navy SEALs Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton knew it was a planned terrorist attack but told the world it was all part of a spontaneous protest over an internet video. Susan Rice, then U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, dutifully echoed that narrative on national television.
As national security advisor, Rice spun the narrative that turncoat Bowe Bergdahl served the United States with "honor and distinction." As Rice told CNN, "I'm upfront with the American people and I always do my best on behalf of my country and I do my best to tell the facts as I know them."
On the Benghazi episode, Rice said she provided the "best information" the government had at the time. "I regret that the information I was provided was wrong, that I delivered to the American people," she explained. "That doesn't make me a liar. That makes me a public servant trying to say what we knew at the time."
As Shirley MacLaine said in Being There, "I reveal myself to myself, and I am drenched and purged." To the nation, on the other hand, Rice revealed herself as a professional liar, though not particularly convincing. As it happens, her January 20, 2017 attempt to retrofit POTUS 44 as a by-the-book champion of propriety is part of a long tradition.
In the 1995 Dreams from My Father, strategic information always comes from the ladies. At the prestigious Punahou School, teacher Miss Hefty says, "Barry Obama's father is here, and he's come all the way from Kenya, in Africa, to tell us all about his country." Aunt Jane calls from Nairobi to explain: "Listen Barry, your father is dead. He is killed in a car accident."
Auma, the Kenyan Barack Obama's daughter, shows up in Chicago. "You know, the Old Man used to talk about you so much!" Auma tells the American. "He would show off your picture to everybody and tell us how well you were doing in school."
In his massive Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama, Pulitzer Prize-winner David Garrow explains that Dreams from My Father was not a memoir or autobiography. "It was instead, in multitudinous ways, without any question, a work of historical fiction." (Garrow's italics) And "its most important composite character was the narrator himself."
With collaboration from the establishment media, that composite character became the 44th president of the United States, the most powerful man in the world, for eight full years. Since he left office, evidence has been mounting that POTUS 44 corrupted the FBI and DOJ to ensure the election of his chosen successor. When Hillary Clinton lost, the president tasked FBI and DOJ bosses to frame Donald Trump on charges that he colluded with Russia.
POTUS 44, James Comey, Sally Yates and the whole Deep State squad weren't exactly acting "by the book." As Judge Napolitano said, Susan Rice is "obviously trying to rewrite history." The American people should see it as another backward masking of a president who, unlike all the others, wasn't exactly who he claimed to be.
About Lloyd Billingsley
Lloyd Billingsley is the author of Barack 'em Up: A Literary Investigation and, most recently, Sexual Terrorist, about the Golden State Killer. Lloyd's work has appeared in City Journal, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, California Globe, and many other publications. Bill of Writes: Dispatches from the Political Correctness Battlefield is a collection of his journalism. His crime books include A Shut and Open Case, about a double murder in Davis, California.

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Hi John, as it turns out, I'm good to go for Saturday.
I'm registered for this event (Starting Line at Fontana) but need to cancel for a family emergency.
We understand, and got you taken care of Michael. Hope you can make the next one.
Is a helmet required to be worn at the Starting Line event? If so, will loaner helmets be available?
If I decided to take advantage of the discounted helmet, am I able to buy any helmet on the soloperformance website? Or am I limited to only the Pyrotects?
The deal is only for Pyrotect helmets.
Where are the details of what time the training class starts and finishes?


1. To be diagnosed with dementia, a patient has to have at least ____ cognitive deficiencies.
The quiz and worksheet for this lesson will help you understand and recall the characteristics that occur when a person suffers from the mental condition known as dementia.


The Oakfield Seniors met Wednesday, Aug. 15, at the Smoke-Haulers Snowmobile club for their final meeting in August.
OAKFIELD, Maine — The Oakfield Seniors met Wednesday, Aug. 15, at the Smoke-Haulers Snowmobile club for their final meeting in August.
After a bountiful potluck luncheon the business meeting was called to order with The Lord's Prayer followed by The Flag Salute. Jim Blois asked the blessing on the food. Sandra Grant was the 50/50 winner. Reports were read and accepted.
Alberta McDonald was voted in as the new President. Attending were Bernice Campbell, Jeanne Clements, Ellie Peck, George Barrow, Wannetta Townsend, Don and Charlotte Marley, Betty Burpee, Alberta McDonald, Sandra Grant, Jim and Helen Blois and Verna Boone.
The next meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept. 5, with a potluck luncheon at 11:30 a.m., but come early and visit.


"Coliseum Highlights" it's entire ancient Rome in a nutshell! You will have the opportunity to enter the arena and learn about the games, the players, and the hard facts about life in ancient Rome. Comprehensive Roman Forum tour of mysterious temples included! Discover the acient Roman traditions and retrace the steps of emperors, slaves, gladiators and Gods of the Roman Empire. The tour includes priority Coliseum entry and tour inside plus fast-track access into the Roman Forum with an expert local guide. Meeting point info will be sent in booking confirmation e-mail. You must be at the meeting point 15/30 minutes before tour departure time. Don't be late! Colosseum arena floor will be closed December 23rd through January 8th. INCLUSIONS: Skip-the-line Coliseum tickets Licensed Rome tour guide Coliseum inside tour Roman Forum tour Ancient Rome tour EXCLUSIONS : Coliseum Underground (Hypogeum) IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Apr 1 – Nov 3: daily exc. Sun. Nov 4 – Mar 31: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat. Tour does not run on public holidays. Sturdy, comfortable footwear advised. Backpacks, rucksacks, large handbags, luggage etc. are banned inside the Coliseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill. Activity level: easy. Average Group Size (Apr – Nov): Average Group Size (Nov – Mar): NOT wheelchair accessible. From April 1st: €55 per adult.
"Entire Vatican & Vatacombs" is our flagship small group Vatican tour which includes St. Peter's Basilica! This entire Vatican tour covers the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, "Vatacombs" (we have special access to the underground tombs of former Popes), and St. Peter's Basilica in about three hours. It's includes the Round Room, Sistine Chapel and Ancient Roman and Greek pieces in the Belvedere Courtyard. Furthermore, you will be given direct access to St. Peter's Basilica, where you will have the change to see Michelangelo's beautiful Pieta', Dome, and Bernini's bronze Baldacchino. All other visitors on other tours are forced to exit the Vatican and take the long route! In conclusion, on St. Peter's Square, your guide will relate the origins of the Vatican City State and Swiss Guard. Meeting point is in fornt of our Vatican office on Via Sebastiano Veniero 21 (almost opposite the Vatican Museums entrance). You must be at the meeting point 15/30 minutes before tour departure time. Don't be late! INCLUSIONS: Skip-the-line Vatican tickets Licensed Vatican tour guide Vatican tour Vatican Museums tour Sistine Chapel tour St. Peter's Basilica tour EXCLUSIONS: "Scavi" – believed to be the resting place of St. Peter (must be booked separately through the Vatican – 3 to 6 months waiting list IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Apr 1 – Nov 3 at 08:00 AM: daily exc. Wed & Sun. Apr 1 – Nov 3 at 11:00 AM: daily exc. Sun. Apr 1 – Nov 3 at 13:00 PM: daily exc. Sun. Nov 4 – Mar 31 at 08:45 AM: daily exc. Wed & Sun. Nov 4 – Mar 31 at 13:30 PM: daily exc. Sun. Tour does not run on public holidays. Sturdy, comfortable footwear advised. Activity level: easy. NOT wheelchair accessible. From April 1st: €65 per adult.
The best way to immerse yourself in the magic and history of Rome and the Vatican City with local expert guides. Tour the city's most historic sights as part of a small group for a more intimate experience. Your small group Rome and Vatican tours begin in the morning with the famous Colosseum and continues in the Roman Forum, surrounded by majestic, ruined temples. You will learn about ancient Rome and the rapid growth of the Roman Empire. The Trevi fountain and the Pantheon, an ancient pagan temple and final resting place of Raphael Sanzio da Urbino, Vittorio Emanuele II, and Umberto I, are your next destinations. Stare up at the oculus and marvel at the most spectacular building in Rome! A few steps on and we arrive at Piazza Navona, the symbol of Baroque art. In the afternoon the guided Vatican tour includes the Pio-Clementine Museum, Room of the Muses, the Round Room, the Greek Cross Room, Gallery of Tapestries, Gallery of Maps, Raphael's Rooms and the omnipotent Sistine Chapel. If you wish "skip-the-line" access to St. Peter's Basilica will be provided by the guide in order to visit the basilica on your own. Meeting point info will be sent in booking confirmation e-mail. You must be at the meeting point 15/30 minutes before tour departure time. Don't be late! INCLUSIONS: Skip-the-line Coliseum tickets Licensed Rome tour guide Coliseum inside tour Roman Forum tour Ancient Rome tour Rome city center tour Skip-the-line Vatican tickets Licensed Vatican tour guide Vatican tour Vatican Museums tour Sistine Chapel tour St. Peter's Basilica access (full tour from April 1st) EXCLUSIONS: Coliseum Underground (Hypogeum) "Scavi" – believed to be the resting place of St. Peter (must be booked separately through the Vatican – 3 to 6 months waiting list). IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Tour does not run on public holidays. Sturdy, comfortable footwear advised. Backpacks, rucksacks, large handbags, luggage etc. are banned inside the Coliseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill. Activity level: moderate. NOT wheelchair accessible.
"Best of Rome & Vatican" is a journey through Rome and the Vatican Museums, an amazing opportunity to discover the ancient power of the Roman Empire and what led to it's decline! Enter the Coliseum and into the Roman Forum and live the experience of being a gladiator. Visit the Vatican Museums and see all the major works of art by masters such as Perugino, Giotto, Rafael and of course Michelangelo. Don't miss the change to see the magnificent Sistine Chapel. On St. Peter's Square your will learn about the Vatican City State and Swiss Guard. At the end of the tour you will be free to visit the Basilica of St. Peter and see Michelangelo's beautiful Pieta', Dome, and Baldacchino. Meeting point info will be sent in booking confirmation e-mail. You must be at the meeting point 15/30 minutes before tour departure time. Don't be late! INCLUSIONS: Skip-the-line Coliseum tickets Licensed Rome tour guide Coliseum inside tour Roman Forum tour Ancient Rome tour Skip-the-line Vatican tickets Licensed Vatican tour guide Vatican tour Vatican Museums tour Sistine Chapel tour St. Peter's Basilica access EXCLUSIONS: Coliseum Underground (Hypogeum) "Scavi" – believed to be the resting place of St. Peter (must be booked separately through the Vatican – 3 to 6 months waiting list). IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Apr 1 – Nov 3: daily exc. Sun. Nov 4 – Mar 31: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat. Tour does not run on public holidays. NOT wheelchair accessible. Sturdy, comfortable footwear advised. Backpacks, rucksacks, large handbags, luggage etc. are banned inside the Coliseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill. Activity level: moderate. Average Group Size (Apr 1 – Nov 3): 20 Average Group Size (Nov 4 – Mar 31): 15 From April 1st: €99 per adult.
"Vatican Highlights" is the classic catch-all Vatican tour which includes an optional upgrade on the day to visit St. Peter's Basilica. This is absolutely the best way to get in to the Vatican quickly and see all the most important works of art inside the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. You will discover the best of Vatican Museums, one of the most important art collection in the world, such as the Classical Antiquities Museums, Gallery of Maps, Round Room, Hellenistic art in the Belvedere Courtyard, and the Sistine Chapel. Experience and enjoy the Vatican City with an expert guide! The meeting point is our Vatican office on Via Sebastiano Veniero 21 (almost opposite the Vatican Museums entrance). You must be at the meeting point 30 minutes before tour departure time. Don't be late! INCLUSIONS: Skip-the-line Vatican tickets Licensed Vatican tour guide Vatican tour Vatican Museums tour Sistine Chapel tour ** St. Peter's Basilica (can upgrade on the day) EXCLUSIONS: "Scavi" – believed to be the resting place of St. Peter (must be booked separately through the Vatican – 3 to 6 months waiting list IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Tour does not run on public holidays. Sturdy, comfortable footwear advised. Activity level: easy. NOT wheelchair accessible.
"Historic Rome - Private Tour" is a 4 hours guided tour of Rome's ancient ruins and most famous monuments, a wonderful introduction to the history and origins of ancient Rome. The tour starts visiting Rome's greatest engineering accomplishment, the Coliseum, where you will learn about the history of the bloody and violent games which took place on the arena floor, and continues in the Roman Forum. Then, you will discover the beauty of Piazza Navona and the Fountain of the Four Rivers by Bernini and the famous Trevi Fountain where you will hurl your coins into the water. In the end, you will walk on to the once-pagan Pantheon, which today is a Catholic Church. Don't miss this woonderful experience! Meeting point info will be sent in booking confirmation e-mail. You must be at the meeting point 15/30 minutes before tour departure time. Don't be late! INCLUSIONS: Priority skip-the-line Coliseum tickets Licensed private Rome tour guide Private Coliseum inside tour Private Roman Forum tour Private ancient Rome tour PrIvate Rome city center tour EXCLUSIONS: Coliseum Underground (Hypogeum)44 IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Daily exc. Sun. Tour does not run on public holidays. Sturdy, comfortable footwear advised. Backpacks, rucksacks, large handbags, luggage etc. are banned inside the Coliseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill. Activity level: moderate. NOT wheelchair accessible.


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va ser un lluitador finlandès que combinà la lluita grecoromana i la lluita lliure, que va competir durant la dècada de 1910 i 1920.

El 1912 va prendre part en els Jocs Olímpics d'Estocolm, on va disputar la competició del pes lleuger del programa de lluita grecoromana. En ella quedà eliminat en sisena ronda. Dotze anys més tard, als Jocs de París, guanyà la medalla de plata en la competició del pes lleuger, en aquesta ocasió del programa de lluita lliure.

Wikström guanyà el Campionat Nòrdic de 1919 i dos títols finlandesos, el 1914 en pes lleuger de lluita grecoromana i el 1924 en pes lleuger de lluita lliure. Després de retirar-se fou president de l'Helsingin Atleetiklubi entre 1925 i 1934 i entre 1950 i 1951. El 1934 va ser president de la Federació de Boxa finlandesa. També va treballar com a promotor de boxa.

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Lluitadors finlandesos
Medallistes finlandesos als Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1924
Esportistes finlandesos als Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1912
Dirigents esportius
Persones de Finlàndia Pròpia
Morts a Hèlsinki

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YouAreUNLTD gives voice to new vision of aging and care
New publishing brand embodies the middle-age forever mindset
May 23, 2018 – Toronto, ON – YouAreUNLTD today announced the official launch of a new publishing brand designed to disrupt and redefine what it means to get older, by providing Canadians with a fresh voice and the resources they want to age with vitality.
This business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) publishing brand targets a unique audience, that includes consumers and caregivers ages 45 to 70, as well as healthcare professionals, innovators and manufacturers. YouAreUNLTD is spearheading a movement to disrupt and challenge tired and outdated assumptions on what it means to get older in Canada.
The target consumer demographic, which includes 9.6M Boomers, refuse to accept the conventional notions of aging and are instead doing it their way, searching for solutions and products to help them age with purpose and power. This is a highly influential group with vast economic resources, which make them an important audience for contemporary marketers.
YouAreUNLTD is tapping into the audience's media consumption habits with a quarterly magazine and daily digital and social content curated to tell humanistic and optimistic stories; highlight cutting edge technology in the context of aging and care; and provide evidence-based solutions that will inspire people to believe in the positivity of aging.
"We've brought together a brilliant community of thought leaders to articulate the latest trends in health and wellness and encourage Canadians to rethink negative, misleading narratives about aging," says David Wright, YouAreUNLTD's co-founder and publisher. "Our aim is to give all people the knowledge and perspective needed to maintain their resilience and independence, so they can live optimistically with passion and celebration."
Wellwise™ by Shoppers Drug Mart is the lead brand sponsor and distribution partner for YouAreUNLTD. Wellwise™ is a new store format and retail resource for Canadians who want to stay active and take charge of the way they age. Over 170,000 complimentary copies of YouAreUNLTD magazine will be distributed in all Wellwise™ and Shoppers Home Healthcare locations and select Shoppers Drug Mart Stores in Ontario, BC and Alberta. Wellwise™ will also include a copy of the magazine with every e-commerce order made on wellwise.ca.
In addition, 10,000 copies will be direct mailed to healthcare professionals.
"YouAreUNLTD shares our vision of being exceptionally responsive to the rising expectations of the new healthcare consumer," says Theresa Firestone, senior vice-president, healthcare businesses for Shoppers Drug Mart. "The Wellwise™ brand recognizes attitudes about aging and care have changed dramatically, and our customers want much more from their retail experience in terms of living active, healthy lives. Our store concept is defined by wellness, not illness, and that's a critically important distinction."
AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence is the lead institutional sponsor for YouAreUNLTD. AGE-WELL is a pan-Canadian network that brings together researchers, non-profits, industry, government, older adults and caregivers to develop solutions to support healthy aging. The federally-funded network includes more than 150 researchers from 37 universities and research centres across Canada and over 225 industry, government and non-profit partners.
"YouAreUNLTD's thoughtful and optimistic vision of aging makes it the perfect medium to raise awareness of the technologies, services and policies/practices that AGE-WELL teams are working on to benefit all of us as we get older, and to drive innovation," says Dr. Alex Mihailidis, AGE-WELL's scientific director. "As Canada's technology and aging network, we're proud to be part of this movement to help Canadians age well."
About YouAreUNLTD
YouAreUNLTD is purpose-driven publishing brand aimed at creating a movement to inspire all people to believe in the positivity of aging and care. Our goal is to demonstrate that, while the body may have limits, the spirit never has to. We are changing the conversation around aging by creating a community of global thought leaders to shed light on the latest solutions, technologies, products and services that help people age healthily. YouAreUNLTD is designed and produced by EnsembleIQ Canada's custom division.
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Chocolate Factory Lofts Brooklyn, New York
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Fairstead acquired the Chocolate Factory Lofts in October 2019. Originally constructed as the Rockwood Chocolate Factory in the early 1890s, this Romanesque Revival style building was later converted to authentic loft-style apartments in the 20th century. A significant part of Brooklyn's history, today the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is incorporated in the Wallabout Industrial Historic District.
Upon acquisition, Fairstead began implementing a comprehensive rehabilitation plan of significant in-unit and common area improvements that incorporates high-end luxury finishes with original features like exposed brick, reclaimed wood beams and over 12-foot ceilings. The rehabilitation plan includes the revitalization of all common areas including the lobby, hallways, gym, roof deck, courtyard, the addition of an integrated co-working space as a live-work amenity and multiple levels of in-unit renovations that span from flips to full gut renovations and floorplan modernization.
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Things are about to get EVER-FREAKY around here, mostly because my book comes out in 4 DAYS!!
I am EVER-excited, and to prove this, I'm going to put "EVER" in front of every single adjective!
Sorry for the sporadic blog posting this week and last, but I've been on a cruise. Sam didn't want me to mention it until after we were back, because he was nervous that burglars religiously follow my blog, just waiting for the moment I mention that we're going out of town.
So, for all of you religious burglars out there: BAZINGA! You've just been EVER-BAMBOOZLED. Ha HA!
The bottom is just made up of stacks of paper. Because that's the one thing you can't get everywhere.
He zipped it all up and headed for the door. Sam had to break it to him that we weren't leaving for another 24 hours. The Yoshi's were not impressed.
And I want to celebrate. Would you like to win a personalized copy, complete with autograph, from my own personal stash? Along with some EVERNEATH swag like temporary tattoos, a guitar pick necklace, and signed bookmarks?
That, my friends, is what the people-in-the-know call a PRIZE PACK!
Here's your chance to win it. All you have to do is pre-order my book, and you're entered to win! Now, I know some of you are thinking, "But if I pre-order her book, and then I win... won't the space-time continuum implode?"
Wait, that wasn't what you were thinking? Oh. Then maybe you were thinking you'd end up with two books.
And I say... what's the problem? Double the fun! Do you have a friend who has a birthday ever? This would be perfect! How about a holiday that shows up once a year? Excellent.
So, pre-order my book from places like Books A Million or Barnes and Noble or Indiebound or anywhere else, and then leave me a comment telling me you pre-ordered the book, and you're entered! Just make sure you include where you ordered it from, your confirmation number, your credit card number and your social security number, along with your mother's maiden name.
Again, I jest. There's no real way for me to tell if you're lying. So, we are making a gentlemen's agreement. But just for fun's sake, tell me where you ordered it from. :) And if you already pre-ordered, EVER-thank you! And yes, that counts too.
Okay! That's it! And again, don't forget that everyone's invited to the launch party at The King's English on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
My copy is pre-ordered! On Amazon! EVER-SWEET, yes??? I would TOTALLY LOVE a signed copy, or a bookplate for my not-signed Amazon copy if I don't win for some EVER-CRAZY reason.
Jenna- Haha! I would rather have people offer to take my first born!
Preordered - should be uploaded to my tablet in four days. I've already planned my life to not need sleep so I can just read your book.
I preordered my copy from Overstock, and it'll ship out on Tuesday. SO excited!!! Definitely wish I could make it to the launch party in Salt Lake. Alas, school.
I preordered from Amazon as well--my sister (who read an ARC) tells me it is Amazing.
Well I would preorder, but I can get it faster by looking it up on Barnes and Noble at 10 pm on Monday and getting it on my nook, instead of preordering of having to wait for b and n to decide when i can finally download. i am too excited to wait for the 2nd option.
Brod - I wanted to buy my copy Tues night so you can sign it right there. Remember you're going to sign it "Michael Jackson?" I know that doesn't count for the prize pack. But wanted you to know we'll be there Tuesday night. And we're super excited!! We as in your original "six." ;) And fun to see Rosalyn comment here. She's on staff with us @ Segullah.
Yes! Buying it from King's English on Tuesday night totally counts! I should've mentioned that.
Swag is always good. Love what Kid B packed and can't wait to hear about the cruise . . . and your launch!
And there is nothing in the world that can go so wrong that four multi-colored Yoshis can't fix it.
I pre-ordered mine on Amazon! So excited to read it!!
I pre-ordered mine from The King's English. Kind of. I'm going to buy it when I get there on Tuesday. Please tell me that counts!! I want to support my fav local book store.
Thanks for this fun celebratory giveaway!
I ordered it from Amazon and even paid the extra for 2 day shipping so that it will arrive on the release date! :) Way to go,lady!
Hope you loved every second of the cruise! Congrats on your release!
I'm loving the guitar picks!
Btw, that's totally how my kids pack too. One of them slept over at Mom's the other night & she called to ask why he only brought underwear, toys & a magnifying glass?!
And I have a couple of kids who would totally dig on the guitar picks.
I just pre-ordered on Amazon. If I don't win, promise you'll sign that one at LTUE, K? :) Also, I'm going to need one of those guitar picks--what do I need to do for that?
I just preordered the book from Amazon. I can't wait!!!
I love your son's priorities, especially the angry bird. lol My 2 year old is already obsessed with them.
Well dang it! Now my plans to break into your house and steal your harddrive so I can read Everneath2: Everneathier have been foiled. Blast! Hiss!
But on the bright side, I am going to buy a copy at TKE on tuesday and I'm super excited that it counts for the contest! If I win, I'm going to give my extra copy to my cousin who's cousin is at Huntsman's fighting cancer. (I told you about him a couple months ago.) He was in ICU a week ago on a ventilator and we weren't sure if he was going to make it, but I went and saw them yesterday, he was sitting up in a chair, no oxygen, talking and eating. Still SO very sick, but what a fighter. I figure my cousin could use the distraction of an amazing book like yours. If I don't win, I want to buy her a copy anyway... so um, when are you announcing the winner?
Um my cousin who's *husband* not cousin. Wow, sleep deprived much? Yeah, I am.
I pre ordered mine on amazon.ca (does it count if I live in canada??) aaaand I happen to live near the wear house that ships it sooo it came early!!!! I read it in less then 24 hours and it was AWESOME!!!! I'd love to have a signed copy since I live so far far away and can't go to any parties :( I love the guitar pick necklaces by the way they're GORGEOUS!! Whooo Dead Elvises!!
I've had the book pre-ordered for like 3 weeks! I ordered it from barnes and noble. I'm soo excited to read it!!!
I pre-ordered my book from amazon! I can't wait to see who wins!
I actually pre-ordered mine from the book depository, but it won't get to me for at least 12-14 days. *INSERT EPIC SAD FACE HERE* I will legit be crossing off the days on my calendar daily and possibly counting down the days also on my fingers because... I'm just a nerd. Sigh.
I can't wait to get my hands on the actual book after reading so many great reviews from those who had the ARC.
And the swag is SO cool. I don't even need all of that, although everything is really nice, just a bookmark would do it.
Thanks for the awesome giveaway, Brodi!
I actually already have my copy! And I just finished it today....... LOVED it! Can I still enter?
I pre-ordered Everneath months ago from Amazon (even though I already have an ARC, I really want a finished pretty hardcover copy for my shelf!). Thank you for the giveaway--that swag looks so awesome!
I'm so very excited for you Brodi! I also have to apologize because sadly I won't be able to be at launch night. My sister's having emergency surgery and I'll have her daughters. =[ But just know I'm there in spirit, love the heck out of Everneath, and am hoping you sell a billion copies!!!
I'm totally buying a copy at the book launch tomorrow.
It will take at least 7 torturous days to arrive (to Hungary) but I am sure it will be worth it!
Thank you for the chance to win, can't wait to read Everneath!


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Phlebotomy is the practice of drawing blood from patients and taking the blood specimens to the laboratory to prepare for testing. Phlebotomy technicians work in hospitals, physician offices and other health facilities, and are an important member of the clinical laboratory team. Duties of a phlebotomy technician may include drawing blood, preparing specimens for storage or testing, assembling equipment and verifying patients' records. A phlebotomist may also conduct patient interviews and screen donors at a blood bank.
This program will prepare you to take the Phlebotomy Technician Certification (CPT) exam offered by National Healthcareer Association (NHA), the Phlebotomy Technician Certification (PBT) exam offered by The ASCP Board of Certification, or the Registered Phlebotomy Technician (RPT) offered by American Medical Technology (AMT).
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If you think there is something missing from your life this spring, you're right. It's sports. Even if you're not a die-hard fan like I am, you have to admit there is just something wrong about a world with no sports. And this time of year, no sport better sums up spring than baseball. In spring, hope is eternal that this is the year that your favorite team turns the corner and becomes a contender. There is nothing like opening day, when all the teams are playing, and everyone is in first place to start the day. While COVID-19 might have delayed the national pastime, it certainly won't stop you from watching movies about baseball. Here are my five favorite movies about baseball.
5. Bull Durham - 1988 - A baseball movie with Kevin Kostner in it. You better get used to that theme! Kostner and Tim Robbins form a comedic duo trying to navigate the world of minor league baseball and getting called up to the show. Throw in a love triangle featuring Susan Sarandon, and you've got yourself a classic.
4.Moneyball - 2011 - A movie about baseball based on a book about baseball. This is the baseball movie for the number-crunching intellectual. Brad Pitt plays Billy Beane, the real-life GM of the Oakland A's. It follows his shift from traditional scouting to one based on sabermetrics. The dialog in this film is brilliant, and the front office moves will make your head spin! This is an ode to modern-day baseball.
3. The Sandlot - 1993 - This film speaks to the child in all of us. The kid who got together with his friends and just played ball. Of course, there are so many great characters and phrases including "you're killing me, Smalls!" A coming of age tale that every kid who played baseball can identify with.
2. The Natural - 1984 - Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs. Sometimes it's hard to tell where one starts and the other begins. I've always loved this tale of a star player getting a second chance at the game he loves. There are so many goosebump moments in this one, including Redford rounding the bases as sparks cascade around him. "Pick me out a winner, Bobby." Boy did he ever.
1. Field Of Dreams - 1989 - I live in Iowa. This has to be number one. This is not only my favorite baseball movie of all time, it's one of my favorite films of all time, period. A farmer plowing up his land to build a field so "he will come." At first 'he' is the ghost of Shoeless Joe Jackson. But in the end, we find out that 'he' is really Ray Kinsella's father. I dare you not to cry at the end of this movie. I dare you. "Wanna have a catch?"
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The legendary disco producer (and drummer) Cerrone releases his new Afro EP II via Because Music. This is the second return to the roots for the French disco maestro. African Voodoo and Papa Oye are his two new songs paying a passionate homage to Africa and its syncopated, spontaneous and genuine rhythms.


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Mavericks, others avoid Trump hotels
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AP Published 10:55 p.m. ET Nov. 16, 2016 | Updated 9:36 a.m. ET Nov. 17, 2016
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DALLAS - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says the team's decision not to stay at Donald Trump-branded hotels in New York and Chicago was made before the presidential election.
The billionaire technology entrepreneur declined Wednesday to elaborate on the decision, telling The Associated Press it "was made months ago. Not recently."
Cuban was a frequent critic of Trump during the campaign and supported Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who lost to the Republican president-elect.
ESPN, citing anonymous sources, reported that Dallas, Memphis and Milwaukee were among the teams that moved away from Trump-branded hotels in New York and Chicago. The network reported that the decision was made in part to avoid any implied association with Trump.
"It had nothing to do with the election. We made those decisions months ago," coach David Fizdale said Wednesday night before a game against the Clippers. "We didn't stay in Trump hotels when I was in Miami either, so when I came here I wanted to stay in places I was familiar with. It had nothing to do with him."
Several NBA coaches have been critical of Trump since the election, including Golden State's Steve Kerr and San Antonio's Gregg Popovich.
Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd declined to comment as a team spokesman pointed to a statement earlier in the day that the team would not go on the record about its season travel plans.
But star forward Jabari Parker said he supports the team's decision not to stay in Trump properties.
"It targets most of the guys on the team, the controversy that Donald Trump stands for," Parker told The Associated Press. "I'm damn near Mexican because my mom is from Hawaii. We have a Muslim on the team (Mirza Teletovic) and all our guys are black, so when you despise our culture, we can't support that."
Parker added that he's proud of the Bucks' decision.
"Yeah, because those are tensions that he stands for, and it targets guys on the team," Parker told The AP. "They (Bucks front office) don't want to put them in uncomfortable situations just like in the '60s when they said, 'Whites only.' That's basically how I look at it because we're not welcome in Donald Trump's in-crowd."
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Design Within Reach Announces New Studios in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco
By Exobi Interactive | July 18, 2014
Retailer of modern design expands reach in three major markets around the country.
(Stamford, Conn.) – April 16, 2013 – Design Within Reach, Inc. (DWR), today announces a real estate expansion plan that will increase the company's retail footprint by more than 40,000 square feet by the end of 2013 in three major U.S. cities: Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. These new locations build upon DWR's recent successful rollout of larger Studios in New York and Miami and a new 20,000-square-foot Studio in Costa Mesa, Calif. The larger showrooms feature vignettes, which allow customers to envision how to live with authentic modern design and reflect the company's growing partnerships and product development.
Founded in 1998, Design Within Reach made modern design accessible to the U.S. market through its groundbreaking catalog and e-commerce site. DWR has evolved into a destination for its exclusive collection of modern furniture and accessories to complement the iconic midcentury classics it has offered for years. "We're continually developing new products with designers such as Jeffrey Bernett, Brad Ascalon and Chris Hardy, and these new, larger studios allow us to properly showcase these collections alongside modern classics from Emeco, Fritz Hansen, Knoll® and other iconic brands," says DWR President and CEO John Edelman.
The new Studios feature a floating Light Cloud composed of a variety of lighting pendants and a color spectrum of more than 500 wall-mounted upholstery tiles from Maharam, Knoll®, Edelman Leather® and Spinneybeck®, as well as extensive representation of the outdoor living lifestyle and a dedicated area for the Herman Miller® Collection. Working alongside professional design associates, clients can explore customizable furniture options and also visualize selections in their homes using DWR's 3-D Room Planner.
The new locations are expected to open by early fall. Construction has commenced in the M&B Building on DWR's new 20,000-square-foot 57th Street Studio (957 Third Ave.) – which will replace the current Studio on E. 62nd Street in New York – and will also begin at the new DWR San Francisco and Los Angeles Studios in the coming weeks. DWR San Francisco on Potrero Hill will relocate to a brand-new 25,000-square-foot showroom in the San Francisco Design District (200 Kansas St.), and the DWR Los Angeles Studio will move from its current location on Beverly Boulevard to a brand-new 10,000-square-foot building in the La Cienega Design Quarter (8612 Melrose Ave.). DWR Chief Operating Officer John McPhee stated, "Our new concept of substantially larger Studios has been embraced by consumers and interior designers alike. We are exploring options in additional cities in the U.S. and Canada for 2014 openings."
DWR is continuing its partnership with New York-based architecture group Sayigh+Duman to bring these Studios to life and is also collaborating with NYC-based design firm 2×4 to expand its approach to branding through interior and environmental design. James Ritman of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is representing the company's future retail expansion efforts.
Progress on all of the retail expansions can be tracked on the "Design Notes" blog (blog.dwr.com) and Twitter (twitter.com/dwr_tweets). Design Within Reach is hiring: www.dwr.com/careers.
Design Within Reach, Inc., founded in 1998 and headquartered in Stamford, Conn., is the source for the best in authentic modern design. The company markets and sells its furniture and accessories to both residential and trade customers through its retail Studios in the United States and Canada, www.dwr.com and its Connecticut-based phone sales team at 1.800.944.2233. For inquiries regarding DWR Contract, visit www.dwrcontract.com.
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Former Standard Life chief executive Sir Sandy Crombie has joined the board of LendingCrowd, the Edinburgh-based fintech lender, as its chairman.
Crombie, who is also a former non-executive director of Royal Bank of Scotland, joined Standard Life in 1966 as a trainee actuary and was appointed head of Standard Life Investments in 1994. He became group chief executive of Standard Life in 2004 and retired from his post in 2009.
Stuart Lunn, founder and chief executive of LendingCrowd, said: "Attracting such an experienced and highly-rated individual as Sir Sandy is a validation of our approach to building a long-term, sustainable model capable of being scaled in a high-growth sector.
Launched in late 2014, LendingCrowd has facilitated more than £45 million of loans to some 500 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK.
Crombie said: "LendingCrowd has made impressive strides in a relatively short space of time, supporting the growth ambitions of hundreds of businesses.


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Maintenance Worker II (S02196P)
To provide sub-journeyman work in the performance of a variety of maintenance and repair, tasks in one or more craft areas.
Responsible for make ready duties in apartments & residence halls, maintenance and repair work of plumbing, painting, electrical, carpentry, air conditioning and refrigeration, landscape, furniture & equipment moving. Also responsible for the training of Maintenance Workers I's.
Essential Duties:
Performs maintenance repair work on heating and air conditioning equipment. Performs semi-skilled electrical work.
Conducts daily inspections of assigned areas and makes repairs where necessary. Performs preventive maintenance for life safety & security devices.
Assists journeyman & carpenters in major repair, maintenance or construction projects.
Performs multi-family housing & make ready duties including (sheet rock replacement and repair, plumbing, painting, appliance repair (removal and install), light carpentry, cabinetry, ceramic tile repair, counter tops, flooring repair including (vinyl tile & plank), wall texture, door & hardware (installation and repair).
Performs emergency mechanical repairs until journeyman or supervisory personnel arrive.
Landscape maintenance including (picking up trash or porter grounds).
Furniture & equipment moving.
Performs routine work orders.
Respond to storm & weather related needs for campus.
Performs related duties as required.
High school diploma. Three (3) years of experience in performing a variety of sub-journeyman maintenance and repair tasks or the equivalent experience.
Applicants must include in their online resume the following information: 1)Employment history: name of company, period employed (from month/year to month/year), job title, summary of job duties and 2) Education: school name, degree type, major.
UTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. A criminal background check will be conducted on finalists. The UTA is a tobacco free campus.
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With annual research expenditures in excess of $100M, the University of Texas at Arlington is a Carnegie Research-1 "highest research activity" institution committed to life-enhancing discovery, innovative instruction, and caring community engagement. A leading institution in the heart of the thriving North Texas region, UTA nurtures minds within an environment that values excellence, ingenuity, and diversity. With a total global enrollment of over 59,000 in AY 2018-19, UTA is one of the largest institutions in the University of Texas System. Guided by its Strategic Plan Bold Solutions | Global Impact, UTA fosters interdisciplinary research and teaching to enable the sustainable megacity of the future within four broad themes: health and the human condition, sustainable urban communities, global environmental impact, and data-driven discovery. UTA was cited by U.S. News & World Report as having the second lowest average student debt among U.S. universities in 2018. U.S. News & World Report also ranks UTA fourth in the nation for undergraduate diversity. The University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and is ranked as the top four-year college in Texas for veterans on Military Times' 2018 Best for Vets list.
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Q: What is wrong with my simple python code? I need to create a script that asks the user for a $ amount and then outputs the minimum amount of coins to create that $ amount using quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies.
mTotal = (float(input("Enter the amount you are owed in $:")))
numCoins = 0
while (mTotal != 0):
    if ((mTotal - 0.25) >= 0):
        mTotal-=0.25
        numCoins += 1
    elif ((mTotal - 0.10)>= 0):
        mTotal-=0.10
        numCoins += 1
    elif ((mTotal - 0.05)>= 0):
        mTotal-=0.05
        numCoins += 1
    elif ((mTotal - 0.01)>= 0):
        mTotal-=0.01
        numCoins += 1
print("The minimum number of coins the cashier can return is:", numCoins)

For some reason it only works if I enter 0.01, 0.05, 0.10 or an exact multiple of 0.25, otherwise the while loop goes on forever.

A: Thanks guys! I managed to fix it by multiplying the input by 100 and turning it into an integer.
userInput = (float(input("Enter the amount you are owed in $:")))
mTotal = int(userInput*100)
numCoins = 0
while (mTotal != 0):
    if ((mTotal - 25) >= 0):
        mTotal-=25
        numCoins += 1
    elif ((mTotal - 10)>= 0):
        mTotal-=10
        numCoins += 1
    elif ((mTotal - 5)>= 0):
        mTotal-=5
        numCoins += 1
    elif ((mTotal - 0.01)>= 0):
        mTotal-=1
        numCoins += 1
print("The minimum number of coins the cashier can return is:", numCoins)

A: You can do:
round((float(input("Enter the amount you are owed in $:"))))
The problem is that when you cast to a float, the string to float conversion will not be 100% accurate. For example if you were to type in 1.17 and cast that to a float, it would be be something like 1.1699999999999999.

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Evelyn White (right) pins a "welcome home" pin on her husband Lowell, a US Navy veteran who served during the Vietnam War, in the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit, which visited Lancaster Cemetery, on Tuesday.
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Wreaths Across America ambassador DeLane Kellogg reads statistics about Wreaths Across America in the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit, which visited Lancaster Cemetery, on Tuesday.
A lesson about value of freedom
Wreaths Across America pays visit to Lancaster Cemetery
By JULIE DRAKE Valley Press Staff Writer
LANCASTER — The Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit started off strong, on Tuesday, with schoolchildren and veterans visiting the traveling trailer during its six-hour stop at the Lancaster Cemetery.
The 48-foot trailer features a movie theater that seats 20 people and has storyboards and monitors that play videos highlighting the mission and purpose of Wreaths Across America. Early visitors included a class of 33 students from Mojave High School, members of the Patriot Guard and volunteers from Vets 4 Veterans.
"The mission of Wreaths Across America is to remember the fallen, honor those who have served and their families, and teach the next generation the value of freedom," Executive Director Karen Worcester said in a statement. "The Mobile Education Exhibit provides the unique opportunity for communities to come together and share the stories of those who served and sacrificed. Through our partnership with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, the Exhibit also serves as an official 'Welcome Home' location for our nation's Vietnam veterans."
Tuesday's event was co-hosted by Antelope Valley Chapter of Daughter of the American Revolution, Vets 4 Veterans and the Friends of the Lancaster Cemetery.
"I've pinned 'welcome home' to at least four Vietnam veterans, which is really awesome to be able to welcome them home," Vicki Fisher, regent for the Antelope Valley Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, said.
Wreaths Across America ambassadors, married couple Deborah and DeLane Kellogg, drive the trailer exhibit across the country. They started, on Jan. 16, in Palm Springs. The Kelloggs drive for three weeks at a time. They are replaced by another team for two weeks.
"We trade on and off all year long," Deborah Kellogg said.
The exhibit will visit 25 cities across California, concluding its tour in El Centro, on March 4. The Mobile Education Exhibit travels the country and finishes the year at Arlington National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America Day, which, this year, is on Dec. 16.
"Neither one of us are veterans; this is our way to give back," Deborah Kellogg said. "We're also welcoming home Vietnam veterans."
The Kelloggs had 165 events in 27 states, last year. They welcomed home 1,361 veterans.
"We had 16,374 people through here and that was just through the first of December," DeLane Kellogg said. "We started, in February."
They also visited six different schools with anywhere between 300 to 500 students at each school.
"I am so honored," DeLane Kellogg said. "We did over 47,000 miles last year."
Within three hours of the exhibit opening, the Kelloggs welcome home 11 veterans. US Navy veteran Lowell White was No. 12. White served from 1959 to 1964.
The Kelloggs presented Lowell with a proclamation and a pin.
"This is a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War; it's for the whole Vietnam era" Deborah said. "This proclamation was first signed in 2012. It's signed by every president after until 2025. It's not to celebrate the Vietnam War but to officially welcome home its military because you weren't (there)."
White's wife Evelyn did the honors of pinning the pin on her husband.
The Kelloggs also presented White with a "welcome home" hat from Wreaths Across America. Fisher also presented White with a "welcome home" pin.
White learned about the Wreaths Across America event at his veterans meeting, Monday morning.
"I support it," he said.
White finished his morning errands, on Tuesday, and picked up Evelyn so she could go with him.
"It's very personal for us," she said, "because our son is also in the Army. He was over in a couple of the conflicts and he was injured. They thought that at one point they were going to have to take his spleen out and he was all the way in Germany. Here we were over here, when we say thank you for our service and our freedom, I think sometimes people don't really get it. This is like the ultimate gift of service."
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Burbank Walmart set to open soon – hiring underway
By Fronnie Lewis on Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Photo: Media City G — Walmart set to open new store in the Empire Center in Burbank April 6, 2016
The converting of the old Great Indoors site into a new Walmart Supercenter is nearly complete in Burbank's Empire Center. "We currently project opening in June," according to Delia Garcia, Director of Communications for Walmart. After months of controversy, the remodeling has been steady and uneventful. The Walmart Supercenter will be around 143, 000 square feet and Garcia says it"will offer our Burbank customers the convenience of one-stop shopping for affordable groceries and a broad assortment of general merchandise."
Photo: FLLewis / Media City G — Sign advertises the search for new hires at the Burbank Walmart location April 6, 2016
A news release claims Walmart will be filling "approximately 300" openings at the new Burbank store. "We look forward to building a team of hard-working associates that reflects and serves the Burbank community," said store manager Panthi Patel in the release. Many of the new hires are coming on board this month reportedly to help get the store ready for its grand opening in a few weeks.
Applications are being taken online at http://careers.walmart.com . Also, Walmart has opened a temporary hiring center at 201 East Magnolia Avenue, Suite 138. Applications for full and part -time associates are accepted 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week.
Tags: Burbank, Empire Center, Media City, Walmart
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2 Responses to Burbank Walmart set to open soon – hiring underway
Samm Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 8:00 pm #
I have lived in Burbank since 1964. It seems like anything that has opened in Burbank has had a "proud to be in Burbank" grand opening celebration / giveaways / specials.
Here is just a tiny list: ZODYS, KMART, AMC , IKEA, RALPHS, WHITE ELEPHANT @ the currant FRYS, FRYS, $.99 cents store, DEL TACO, AMERICAN WAY THRIFT SHOP, and more. BUT DID WAL MART DO ANYTHING SPECIAL TODAY??? NOPE!!!! Here is the funniest thing ever: the MONEY MACHINE WAS OUT OF ORDER!!!!!
Fronnie Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 10:26 pm #
Samm,
Apparently Walmart threw it's biggest celebration over the weekend with what it called a A Family Welcome with giveways and family activities according to the company website. Hopefully, in the past few days, they've had time to fix the money machine.


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Highlander Season 9 Survey Results
WiLLmaTiC RGL.gg last edited by WiLLmaTiC
This article was delayed due to family matters and illness. I apologize for the delay.
Skill Range and Team Count
Skill range and team count for each division was in a good spot last season.
Newcomer through IM felt the skill range was slightly too big, however this is to be expected lower level teams tend to grow at different rates.
Admins and Sandbagging
Admin interactions were positive and when needed admins were east to get a hold of. Players also felt like, for the most part, decisions of the admin team were reasonable.
Our anti-sandbagging policies were generally effective, however some players felt we were too lax on restrictions. The divisions where players felt we were too lax on restrictions were Newcomer, Amateur, and Main. We will look into methods of improving out sandbagging measures in these divisions.
Players currently don't want to play more than 1 map per week, so this suggestion will be but on the backburner. There is discussion to possibly had about when the extra match may happen and if that would change opinions of this, but that wont be for sometime.
Map Results
Vigil was the map with the highest "Very Enjoyable" votes out of the Season 9 maps. A whopping 81% of players found the map enjoyable. This is a 10% increase compared to last season with a 71% enjoyment vote.
Ashville was voted the most enjoyable Season 9 map, barely beating out Vigil with 82% of players enjoying the map. Compared to Vigil, Ashville had a small 4% bump in player enjoyment compared to last season.
Swiftwater had a slight increase in enjoyability at 63%, a 3% increase from last season.
Nothing too notable with Product with it's 67% enjoyment rating. This is a 5% decrease compared to last season.
Again, nothing too notable with Upward. With an enjoyment rating of 72%, it had a slight decrease of enjoyment of 6% compared to last season.
The new Cascade did not fare well in it's first season in rotation, with a 42% enjoyment rating. Coincidentally, this is the same enjoyment rating Lakeside received last season.
Steel is surprisingly the 3rd highest rated map out of the Season 9 maps, with a 74% enjoyment rating. This is an 8% increase from last season.
Some interesting Tidbits
As you decreased in divisions, new Cascade's enjoyment rating steadily rose
Interestingly, although Invite players have called for Upward and Product's removal from the map pool, they are still voted very favorably.
Players are interested in having a cup focused on whitelist changes. Be on the lookout for a possible poll on which weapons should be tested to be unbanned.
Invite players REALLY do not want to move to "LAN" style playoff structure, with all matches being played over 1 weekend.
A close vote that resulted in players wanting to keep the current playoff structure.
70% of players from IM to Invite are interested in having their division become a paid division and playing for a prize pool. Be on the lookout in 2022 for more info regarding this!
Since Challenger was removed it is impossible make it either Round Robin or Swiss, however should it have stuck around it would have been Round Robin like previous seasons.
With the removal of Challenger, players voted to have Advanced be a Round Robin format, so why isn't it? With the survey results in hand, the admin team had a discussion about which format to use. With removing Challenger, we ran into some issues with team placements. Removing Challenger essentially shifts teams down a division and has the potential to create unfair player restrictions and unbalanced divisions.
Assuming 6 out of the 8 Challenger teams live or are remade to be similar in skill as the dead teams, this would leave 2 spots open for teams from the old Advanced. One of those spots would be taken by the Main winners from last season, and the other possibly taken by the Advanced winners from last season. This would place every team from the 2nd place Advanced team and below into Main. This would lead to one of 2 scenarios: the first being we leave the high Advanced teams unrestricted, breaking our own sandbagging rules, and letting them completely roll the division. The second scenario being we follow our sandbagging rules and place unfair restrictions on them because they are in playing in a lower division not of their own accord. There is a high chance multiple teams would die due these restrictions.
With Advanced being a 12 team swiss this issue is solved. You take all the would-be Challenger teams and place them into Advanced, and you take the top Advanced teams from last season and keep them in advanced. The lower Advanced teams then get moved down to Main, increasing the skill range of the division.
Another minor issue that we ran into was the possibly of an invite off class team happening. While we don't mind invite off class teams happening, they are typically seen as "less serious" than teams with players of the appropriate skill on their mains. With Advanced at 8 teams, this would lead to either a less serious team taking the space of a team that wants to play seriously and improve, or the invite off class team would have been placed in Main, where we typically restrict invite players to only medic.
During the discussion, the majority rule in favor of a 12 team Advanced. In addition to this, there were admins that felt Round Robin would be better, but with Challenger being removed 12 team Swiss would be the better option.
Ok, but why is it 14 now?
As I was out of town with family issues on September 17th when this decision was made, I was unable to provide my input on this situation. I reached out to the Advanced Admin @Joey-Lemons for a comment:
"Regarding 14 team advanced, there were a few reasons for that being the direction we ended up going in. With the deletion of challenger, it created some obstacles for team placement that we would end up having to make compromises for one way or another. For example, with the division above main being removed or made smaller depending on how you look at it, moving up the main winners became a problem. We want to reward teams for winning their div with a moveup, however this put them in above other teams we would have personally chosen based on skill alone, complicating the placements. Another contributor to this was legacy teams returning in both invite and advanced that belonged in those divs, forcing other teams further down in seeding than they may have been in season 9. So again, there were teams that had solid performances in advanced of season 9 that we had to debate between placing in main or advanced this season. With what we had to work with, we believed the expansion to 14 teams was the cleanest solution to avoid being unfair to teams with achievements from the previous season. In hindsight we are aware that this change still ended up upsetting a good chunk of players and we will absolutely take this into account for our decision making going forward and for next season. We hope this shed some light on why we chose to expand from advanced 12 to 14 teams this season."
We hope this sheds some light on the decisions to make Advanced a 14 team Swiss.
Original article: https://rgl.gg/?r=24&a=1584
Micahlele RGL.gg last edited by
Replying on mobile so I can't format super well
So we remove challenger. Ok. Now rgl has the issue "the advances teams sandbag in main" and "the advanced teams get too heavily restricted in main".
Eureka! If we make advanced swiss then we can fit more teams! 12 team swiss means we can take the top half of advanced and put it into new advanced, and take the bottom half of advanced and shove it into main.
Do you know how you solve this dilemma in a smart way? You don't fucking remove challenger in the first place. 14 teams are in advanced. You divide by 2 and wow u have 2 sets of 7 teams. If we add in 2 main teams to the mix, you suddenly have 2 perfect 8 team divisions that are both round robin.
You created the problem and then resolved it in quite possible the worst way possible.
Also kinda crazy how u reach to joey lemons for an answer on why adv was 14 team swiss when he didnt even want swiss adv in the first place. It genuinely seems like ur just trying to shift the blame away to the dude who actually wanted adv to be RR, even though he didn't cause the problem in the first place.
I didn't think it was possible for me to be so disappointed with the direction of hl that I would genuinely consider rejoining staff if I didn't have uni.
Erika RGL.gg @76561198155872356 last edited by
@Micahlele I aren't read that.
maxie RGL.gg @76561198155872356 last edited by
@Micahlele I Agree With Micahlele
Mothership Forum Moderator RGL.gg last edited by
I am just interested in hearing why Challenger was removed.
@WiLLmaTiC said in Highlander Season 9 Survey Results:
This is something I am genuinely excited for.
It is nice to know that my favorite map poll I did Here aligns really well with the league poll results. It also matches the changes from when I ran it last time as well.
Constantly RGL Head Admin RGL.gg last edited by
I, too, would like to see a paid structure for highlander! I'm just a little disappointed by the lack of options for that poll in particular. It essentially asked if we'd like all these divisions to be paid or none at all. Personally, I would rather have all divisions with a hard team cap(such as 8 team round-robin divs) have winnings and make the swiss divisions free, but that might just be a hot take
Mothership Forum Moderator RGL.gg @76561198064006004 last edited by
@Constantly I don't know if there is room for something like that. I think just copy pasting the 6's payment structure is what is best if we want to take HL seriously.
sigafoo RGL.gg @76561198064006004 last edited by
@Constantly This wasn't meant to be a final decision question, but one to gather interest. The earliest we'd consider doing this is 2022, but we'd want to make sure that the community has clear support for it. So it's absolutely something we'd survey in more detail, as we get closer to figuring out if this is something that can actually be accomplished.
Alto RGL.gg last edited by
in relation to both paid divisions and round-robin
make all RR divisions paid + prize pool > include a deposit ($15 per main?) in addition to div fee > players lose their deposit if teams die
enable paid RR divs while also disincentivizing team deaths, 2 birds 1 stone
Mothership Forum Moderator RGL.gg @Mothership last edited by
Mothership said in Highlander Season 9 Survey Results:
I would actually like to know the answer to this if @WiLLmaTiC or @Joey-Lemons would be willing to explain.
JohhnyFromCali RGL.gg last edited by
Seconded since I know Joey wanted challenger and advanced to be RR.
tua RGL.gg last edited by tua
Mothership don't lay the blame on Joey. He was not even the Advanced admin when the "delete challenger" meeting was held; I was the Advanced admin and joey was the moderator. This was around the end of S9.
Why was Challenger removed?
I don't want to come across as a "whistleblower" and burn massive bridges with RGL. There are good people in RGL and a lot of people work awfully hard to make the league the best it can be (in their opinion) and I have avoided speaking up on the issue because I don't want to drag the name of RGL through the mud. I already raised my concerns to certain staff members on my way out the door after the meeting (I was already planning on stepping down before the remove challenger meeting anyways) and was told changes would be made.
Just as a note, my memory isn't the best in general, but I'll try my best to give the community info, because I think this information is in the public interest.
Only a handful of HL staff members were at the meeting and most either didn't talk or didn't have particularly strong opinions on the matter. Willmatic and Ire were absolutely for removing Challenger. I don't know who exactly originated the idea, but I know that Exa and Willmatic before the start of Season 9 had been discussing it already, though nothing came to fruition. The proponents of Challenger were Joey and I, though had Johnny been at the meeting (he had some kind of emergency to deal with I think), the meeting might've gone differently.
I unfortunately don't remember the arguments too clearly, so I'm sure Ire or Will could expand on them, but they were something along lines of:
It would help limit sandbagging
They didn't want Invite players sandbagging in Challenger and maybe they thought that if there were more teams in the "new Advanced" to replace Chal, it would be a less prestigious div and thus they could be more aggressive with class restrictions. The logical counter to this was just to aggressively class restrict sandbaggers in the first place, you don't need more teams in a div to decide to do that.
It would make invite stronger
Invite players that wouldn't be allowed to sandbag would thus be forced to play in Invite if they wanted to play at all. I'm sure they had a better argument than something as lame as that, because I don't think the reason for Invite being weak in S9 had too much to do with sandbagging, it was mostly just an odd season where quite a few big name players decided to take a break for whatever reason. Even then, would you consider invite players playing anything other than invite sandbagging? I wouldn't consider these guys sandbaggers, and there were several teams of this nature floating around in S9
Removing Div 1/Div 2 had a positive benefit in 6s
I don't know 6s very much, but Ire assured us that removing Div 1 and Div 2 had the above effects in 6s.
I don't want to make this even longer than it already is to going to be, but let's just say it didn't feel like the four of us had reached a strong agreement on anything by the end of the meeting, other than Challenger in S9 sucked and might need some tweaks/looking at in S10. That was it.
Though I generally disagree with the reasoning behind removing Chal, I think if the majority of the staff agreed on it, I'd be okay with it as a decision. However, as I stated, the majority of the discussion were just Ire + Will vs. Joey and me. That's not really good, because Willmatic had a conflict of interest as a player. I suppose you could say that Joey and I both had conflicts of interest too as we were playing HL anyways and removing Challenger could have ripple effects on our upcoming season (even though I knew I wasn't going to be playing S10 anyways due to a vacation).
Willmatic's team had somehow been directly invited to Challenger in S9 rather than having to do a qualifier and did very poorly. I don't think he did particularly bad, but this was the third season in a row and the fourth season in the past five where his team had either died because they did so poorly or finished towards the bottom of the league table. There was a good chance he'd have trouble finding another Challenger/RR Advanced team, aka one of the 8 teams directly below Invite. If Challenger was deleted and the Advanced that replaced it was swiss system, he would mostly likely not really be "demoted" a div; he'd still get to play against the same players and showcase his skills. This happened pretty much exactly in S10, coincidentally.
This is NOT to say that Will acted maliciously. But the way conflict of interest works is that you should act to avoid having even the idea enter your brain as a third-party that some outcome could potentially be corrupted. Even if Will acted ethically (which I like to believe he did), it would be absolutely impossible for him to suppress the thought in the back of his head saying "actually it might be better for your career if Challenger is gone" while being involved in the debate on whether or not Challenger should be deleted.
YET, he was the one leading, actively participating in, suggesting, and scheduling the "remove challenger" meeting! In a universe where RGL avoided conflicts of interest like these (and where Johnny didn't have an emergency), the meeting would have been Ire vs. Me, Johnny, and Joey, and the HL staff members would have informed Will (who even though he was head admin, he would've had 0 involvement in this decision) that Challenger would be staying, or at the very least would only be deleted if there weren't enough suitable teams at the end of signups.
Instead, shortly after, we saw a banner up on the site that Challenger was to be removed before signups were even close to done and no one from staff I talked to even saw the results of the survey until they were leaked. I'm sorry Will, I understand we all have irl problems and stuff like that, but you had multiple pages of logs from the end of season 9 until you posted the survey results. You didn't even need to type a write-up, all you had to do was post a link in the staff discord. If you can log onto to scrim, you can post a link. We wouldn't have to speculate as to why/if you were hiding the survey results from us if steps were taken to avoid this potential conflict of interest.
I have already made my feelings about this known to RGL, and I was informed that RGL would take steps to ensure that this level of potential conflict of interest would never happen again, but I feel too dirty being one of the only people in the know about this important issue and not letting the community know.
Mothership Forum Moderator RGL.gg @tua last edited by
@tua I appreciate the enlightening response, However I am not blaming anyone. I only pinged the two people who would most likely have the best idea on why challenger was removed.
And upon reading your response, I am even more interested in hearing from anyone from the HL staff who is willing to talk to us.
I honestly think that the big issue of 14 team advanced which got a lot of people upset is something that a direct and foreseeable issue from removing challenger. And ignoring the reasoning behind the removal of challenger, it begs to ask what the future of that division will be. Everyone agrees that RR is better than swiss, especially in Invite and the div that feeds it. However what are we going to do next season when we have similarly skilled teams to this season? Are we just going to keep advanced as swiss going forward? Are we going to slowly adjust the division back to RR? Or just full on RR next season, number of teams be damned to main?
I view all of those issues you brought up with challenger as simple growing pains, and if anything just an issue with the naming scheme as people should of realized that challenger was just old advanced, and new advanced was just a split main, but I guess most players did not realize that.
I digress. These issues and repercussions of removing challenger are things that should of been forseen by anyone, and I am concerned about the plan for next season and what the plan to deal with them will be.
@JohhnyFromCali said in Highlander Season 9 Survey Results:
The answer was actually posted in the s10 announcement article.
@WiLLmaTiC said in Highlander Season 10 Changes and Map List:
Let's talk about the elephant in the room, Challenger. As many of you are aware Challenger will not be returning for Season 10. Initially, Challenger was created as an overflow division for low Invite teams that did not make the invite cut to use their roster without restrictions, and for the high advanced teams that could keep up with the low Invite teams. In reality, the low Invite teams decided to play Challenger instead of Invite together for easier matches. Many of these issues were also seen when 6s added its "Div-1" and "Div-2". After the removal of both divisions, large improvements were seen to the health in Invite in the following seasons.
With the removal of Challenger, a discussion was had regarding the format of Advanced. The admins concluded that Advanced will be a 12 team Swiss with a Top 6 Single Elimination Playoff Bracket. The Swiss structure over Round Robin was decided as having Advanced Round Robin will both upset Advanced teams that are now either pushed out into Main or having to fight to stay in Advanced. Also, with how often teams die, a team dying in Round Robin has the potential to cause major issues if a team dies early in the season.
cayorne RGL.gg @Mothership last edited by 76561198170939290
Mothership the issue i have with this is not that advanced ended up being 12 teams, but that it was arbitrarily expanded to 14 teams because a certain team involving a man, we will call him billy automation, and some other teams that complained enough (and are now at the bottom of the division) didn't want to play main because main for whatever reason has this weird stigma attached to it.
challenger being killed did not make invite better, invite would have gotten better without removing it, it didn't make advanced better. all it did was fuck up advanced.
also having to wait almost a month for someone to leak survey results is, for lack of a wetter bird, sub optimal.
@cayorne I 100% agree with you despite not knowing anything about the billy guy.
Pain Seer RGL.gg last edited by 76561198065284779
Adv this season has had an extreme gap in skill, to the point its even been better to scrim main teams rather than those in my own div. I'm pretty indifferent about challenger existing or not. I'm inclined to remove it for the benefits that was stated, but not for the sacrifice that adv turned into. It really is kinda sus when it takes a month to release survey results. Even if the intentions are pure, it does nothing but cast a shadow of doubt.
Going forward I don't care if challenger is returned or if adv is RR and main then becomes a larger div. That might push the problems from adv down into main but its more handled to deal with it in the first place anyway. No matter the decision I'd rather it be upheld rather than last minute changed and then last second expanded again
Micahlele RGL.gg @tua last edited by
@tua god i love you tua
also I figured I would make this known that willmatic had half the dates wrong on the s10 announcement article despite me handing the season start and end dates to him in April. I planned out the entire year of HL date wise and somehow it was still screwed up.
willmatic has fucked up HL so many times in so many different regards that I'd be genuinely surprised if rgl doesn't do something about it come s11