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Platte County sophomore Garrett Smith takes off on the third leg of the 4x100-meter relay after a handoff from junior Trevor Scott during the Class 4 Sectional 4 meet Saturday at Odessa. ROSS MARTIN/PC Preps Extra
Platte County 4×100 sets school record to highlight strong Class 4 Sectional 4 day
Salzman, Scott, Smith, Sewankambo speed to 2nd as pair of relays reach state along with Schultz, Fowler, Early in individual events
Carter Salzman, Trevor Scott, Garrett Smith and Victor Sewankambo have felt fast at times this season. On Saturday, the quartet of underclassmen knew they were turning in a special performance.
Platte County junior Trevor Scott yells out at sophomore Garrett Smith during the 4×100-meter relay Saturday at Odessa High School.
Platte County's 4×100-meter relay blazed to a 43.57-second finish in the Class 4 Sectional 4 meet, finally taking down an elusive school record and finishing second to Harrisonville (43.29). The Pirates now take the fifth-fastest time into Friday's Class 4 Missouri State Track and Field Championships in Jefferson City with a team still improving.
After missing out on the record by just .03 of a second in winning the Class 4 District 8 title a week earlier, Platte County had to have a school record just to advance out of a highly competitive field.
"It felt good," said Smith, who ran the third leg and handed off to Sewankambo for the anchor. "I thought we were going real fast. By the time Vic got (the baton), he was going to be able to go fast because the person by him was a little ahead and that makes you go faster. I thought we had a good chance of winning but still got second, and we still have state.
"The school record felt great, but we want to win. That's what it's all about."
Sewankambo and Scott are juniors, while Smith and Salzman are sophomores.
All four are essentially in their first season for Platte County due to the cancellation of the 2020 spring season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pirates' only returned one state qualifier from a fifth-place state team two years ago, and senior Blake Bjustrom's role was as a leg on the 4×800 relay.
Platte County junior Victor Sewankambo hits the sand in the long jump competition during the Class 4 Sectional 4 meet Saturday at Odessa High School.
Platte County battled inexperience most of the year but will take the 4×100 and 4×800 relays along with individual qualifiers Sewankambo (long jump), junior Cade Fowler (javelin), senior Joey Schultz (high jump, triple jump) and junior Andrew Early (3,200). The Pirates placed fourth in the Sectional 4 team standings with 78 points.
Kearney ran away with the unofficial team title at 145 points with Harrisonville and Smithville in second and third.
"State medals are the goal," Smith said.
The 4×100 received an inside lane thanks to the district title but knew handoffs would be critical to staying in the race.
Platte County uncharacteristically dropped the baton three weeks earlier in the Suburban Conference Blue Division Championships but recovered with last week's performance. Salzman started out of the blocks and handed off to Scott, who qualified for sectionals in the open 100.
Platte County senior Joey Schultz stretches out on a triple jump attempt during the Class 4 Sectional 4 meet Saturday at Odessa High School.
"We agreed if we didn't get (the school record) this year, it's definitely going to be next year," Scott said. "But it came a little early at sectionals, and hopefully, we beat it again at state."
Fowler continued his recent and sudden ascension in the javelin to earn Platte County's only sectional title. He set a personal best on his third of four attempts but sat in second at that point.
On the final try, Fowler uncorked another personal-best, this time at 49.60 meters to easily win the competition. Warrensburg senior Reese Tayloe ended up second at 45.81.
Fowler's previous best was 44.42 meters from the conference meet, and his winning effort easily best his 38.99 last-ditch mark to sneak into the sectional field. He also somewhat unexpectedly came within 7 inches of Dakota Schmidt's school record of 163-4 with Fowler's new best translating to 162-9.
Schultz competed in districts two years ago as a sophomore and would have been a top candidate to take a big step forward in 2020. Instead, he went into Saturday with only one real chance to reach state.
In both the high jump and triple jump, Schultz responded.
"It was definitely hard to prep without a year before, so my junior season that we missed," Schultz said. "It was definitely harder to prep coming into the season, but in the postseason, the coaches are the same. They push us to peak here in the postseason, and they've done a really good job of that this year."
Platte County junior Cole Rhoden lands a long jump attempt during the Class 4 Sectional 4 meet Saturday at Odessa High School.
In the morning high jump, Schultz came in just 1 centimeter off of his season-best, clearing 1.92 meters to finish alone in third. He then went into the triple jump and came up with some dramatic theatrics to become Platte County's only state qualifier in two individual events this season.
Schultz sat in fifth entering his fourth and final attempt and responded with a 13.02-meter leap that pushed him into third. He gave a huge pump of his fist as the distance was read out loud.
"Getting through in both was big for me," Schultz said.
Sewankambo set a personal best in the long jump at District 8 (6.38 meters) to sneak into the sectional field with a fourth-place finish. He didn't quite hit that mark Saturday but a 6.33-meter jump again claimed him fourth and squeezed out junior teammate Cole Rhoden by just 2 centimeters for the final state spot.
Rhoden had set a season-best at 6.55 meters at districts to place second and went 6.31 meters at sectionals. He hadn't gone that far prior to the postseason.
Platte County junior Andrew Early runs the anchor leg of the 4×800-meter relay in a heavy downpour during the Class 4 Sectional 4 meet Saturday at Odessa High School.
Early opened the meet in his best event and immediately punched his ticket to state. He again pushed Ruskin senior Kayden Crigger, who wound up second in 9:58.22. Early was comfortably in third in a career-best 10:00.19, nearly going sub-10 for the first time.
With a difficult 1,600 field looming, Platte County also decided to sub Early into the anchor leg of the 4×800 to give the long-distance team the best shot at a state berth. The move worked with the team of Bjustrom, senior Andrew Plymell, Bjustrom and Early putting in a season-best 8:41.66 despite a heavy downpour that eventually led to a lengthy weather delay.
Early faded to sixth in the 1,600 (4:45.36) but will now bolster the 4×800 at state, as well.
Platte County's 4×200 team of Salzman, Rhoden, senior Jaden Burnett and Chandler Steinmeir finished eighth, while the 4×400 quartet of Bjustrom, Steinmeir, senior Jaxon Crowley and senior Luke Filger fell out of contention early and came in seventh to finish the day. Despite those disappointments, the Pirates built a lot of experience for the future while also having a few seniors see their individual careers come to an end.
Rhoden (fifth, long jump), Steinmeir (fifth, 110 hurdles) Scott (sixth, 100) and Salzman (sixth, pole vault) were all first-time sectional qualifiers. Only Steinmeier ran at districts two years ago, just missing a sectional berth as a freshman hurdler.
"When you're younger, everything is a learning experience that you can build off of," Schultz said.
Scott and Salzman's seasons will continue in the 4×100, as will Bjustrom's with his second state qualification as part of the 4×800. He finished sixth in the 800, his only individual event, coming in at 2:09.28.
However, Platte County seniors like Burnett (sixth, 200), Crowley (fifth, 400) and Kevin Hughes (seventh, triple jump) saw their careers end after successful district meets.
Burnett came out for track for the first time and excelled in the 200 and as part of a promising 4×200 team that fizzled late. Crowley missed all of football season with a torn hamstring that slowed the start of his spring but he eventually cut his personal-best down to 53.00 before coming in at 53.51 in his final race, a full second out of fourth place and a state berth.


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The U.K. Ministry of Defense envisage the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) family to provide a local area air defence protecting against a broad threat set, characterized by high speed and highly maneuverable subsonic and supersonic fast jets and cruise missiles, as well as helicopters, both operating under heavy countermeasures environment.
MBDA has been involved in preliminary studies to define and develop a common solution for such anti-air target guided weapons, used for naval, land and aerial operations which could be implemented in a future system currently known as CAMM – the Common Anti-air Modular Missile, to be fielded within 7 – 10 years (2015-2018). The missile family considered for CAMM will comprise a common missile and modular standard subsystems utilized across several systems, contributing to cost savings in acquisition and logistical support. Systems design and integration will be based on an open architecture, further contributing to ease of incremental upgrades, eliminating potential future obsolescence in capability, functionality and technology thereby enabling an extended life.
This approach has already been established with the PAAMS (Principal Anti-Air Missile System) naval area defense weapon system. CAMM follows this approach by re-using software and adding new low cost components. For Land and Sea applications the low footprint and low cost Soft Vertical Launch SVL is offered. In the naval application, CAMM could provide timely replacement for the Sea-Wolf missile, whose effective service life with the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates will expire in around 2018. The CAMM family is being designed to meet the MoD's requirement for a Future Local Area Air Defense System (FLAADS) for the Type 23 Frigate and, subsequently, for the Future Surface Combatant. The impact of the new system could be minimized by reusing existing systems, including Command and Control systems. As the new missiles will employ more advanced targeting and missile homing, tracking and illumination radars can be eliminated.
Another derivative of the CAMM family is considered as a successor for the current Rapier weapon system whose effective service life will expire in around 2020. In this role, CAMM will be fielded as a self-sustained stand-alone unit designed for the networked battlefield environment. A future derivative of the system could be used as an upgrade for the current ASRAAM infrared guided missile currently in service with the Royal Air Force. The CAMM solution has evaluated the future need and by utilizing the existing ASRAAM airframe, with its proven high maneuverability, aircraft integration and clearance costs can also be minimized. CAMM will be able to improve over the current ASRAAM capabilities, particularly as it is designed to engage air targets in highly cluttered environments and adverse weather conditions.
An improved version of the AASM is currently undergoing flight qualification by the French DGA. This 'metric' AASM' version is equipped with the standard INS/GPS guidance system employed by the weapon, and an infrared imager that automatically identifies the target several seconds before impact and corrects the trajectory for much more precise Impact, reducing the circular error point from 'decametric' to 'metric' dimensions. During the second test held In June 2008, the weapon demonstrated the capability to hit the target accurately without the use of GPS. The AASM flew for about 25km relying exclusively on inertial navigation. On the terminal phase the AASM executed course readjustment using the infrared imager to score a direct hit. On a previous test the weapon demonstrated the capability to attack targets from a range of 50km. The 'decametric' AASM is already in service in the French Air Force and has been successfully used several times by Rafale fighter planes in Afghanistan.


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Nigeria's largest egg producer Premium Poultry powers its facility with renewable energy
NIGERIA – Premium Poultry Farms, Nigeria's largest egg producer has entered into an agreement with renewable energy supplier, Rensource Energy and Empower New Energy, an impact investment company based in Norway to install a solar photovoltaic system at its facility.
The 700 KWp solar photo-voltaic plant will generate 1 gigawatt hour of clean energy annually, saving up to 25 000 tons of CO2 in its lifetime, expected to operate for at least 25 years, thus contribute to Nigeria's fight against air pollution.
"We take immense pride in being good stewards of the environment and are pleased to further enhance our efforts with this solution."
Alhaji Mahey Rasheed – Chairman of Premium Poultry Farms
The farm produces 600, 000 eggs daily and has its own feed mill. This project, which is slated to commence operations before the end of the year, will create 40 jobs during its construction and operations phase.
"We take immense pride in being good stewards of the environment and are pleased to further enhance our efforts with this solution. Sustainability is at the heart of the farm's philosophy," says Alhaji Mahey Rasheed, Chairman of Premium Poultry Farms.
"This project also allows us to benefit from the substantially lower energy costs offered by the solar PV technology and we are excited to become the largest solar-powered poultry farm in the country," he added.
According to a press-release by Empower, this landmark project is one of the largest power purchase agreements for solar energy signed in the Commercial & Industrial (C&I) sector in Nigeria and will represent the poultry industry's largest single clean energy project.
"Empower is very pleased to collaborate with Rensource Energy in order to finance this project with Premium Poultry Farms, which reflects the success, dynamism and growth of Nigeria's renewable energy sector.
"Our investment fund is poised to accelerate Africa's transition to clean energy and this is evident in how quickly we have able to mobilise financing for this crucial project," said Terje Osmundsen, Founder and CEO of Empower New Energy.
Empower New Energy is an award-winning impact investment company investing in small and medium-scale renewable energy projects across Africa through its investment vehicle Empower Invest.
The investors in the fund include Norfund, Norway's Investment Fund for developing countries; ElectriFI, the electrification Financing Initiative, funded by the EU; and a group of private impact investors.
Rensource who is the provider of the service in the project is focused on developing, financing, and managing critical infrastructure for African enterprises.
"This solution for Premium Poultry Farms, Nigeria's largest egg producer, demonstrates our ability to meet the energy needs of a diverse array of industrial customers.
"We are honored to supply affordable clean energy to further grow Nigeria's critically important agricultural sector, while cutting emissions," said Ademola Adesina, founder and CEO of Rensource.
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When the Soviet empire collapsed in 1991, it was widely believed that Western-style democracy and liberal capitalism based on free elections, separation of powers and the rule of law would eventually take root in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and other regions emerging from the Cold War. Even when ex-Communist Party leaders and representatives of Soviet security services returned to power throughout the former Soviet Union (FSU) in the late 1990s to mid-2000s, mainstream political thought never once doubted the inevitability of democracy's march across the globe. Experts debated speed and direction, but rarely questioned the ultimate destination.
Unfortunately, recent global events have shown that the post-Cold War flow of money and values was not a one-way affair. When the floodgates opened after the fall of the Iron Curtain, the post-Soviet swamp was not swept away but instead served to muddy Western waters. In most FSU countries, democratic institutions and national economies have not become as strong and transparent as originally envisaged—in fact, the reverse trend has often been highly and sometimes tragically visible.
The truth is that the West has largely failed to export its democratic norms and is instead witnessing an increasingly coordinated assault on its own value system. This destructive import of corrupt practices and norms comes not only from post-Soviet kleptocratic regimes like Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia, but also from China and other countries around the world whose ruling elites now possess far-reaching financial and political interests in the West.
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Kerala to develop NHs into 45-m width
Kerala government will see to that the national highways in the state be developed with 45-metre width, said the State Public Works Department Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju. The Minister said this at the two-day seminar on 'Innovative initiatives for road development' beginning on November 6 in Thiruvananthapuram.
Kottayam to get outer ring road
In Kottayam, connecting Pakkil-Kanjikuzhy and Kodimatha an already existing road network will be developed as an outer ring road of the town. The Public Works Department said that the work includes the modification of the MG Road (1 km), ML Junction-Muttambalam Road (2.5 km) and Kanjikuzhy-Power House Junction Road (7 km).
Kerala delays road widening work for 20-yrs
In Kerala, the authorities of Public Works Department has been delaying the widening of the SN Junction-Puthiyakavu stretch on the Ernakulam-Kottayam State highway for more than 22 years. The PWD officials mooted the plan to widen the road in 1991. As per the proposal, it would develop the 12-metre wide road to 33 metre.
Rs 1,000 crore for repair of highways, district roads
The Karnataka government will spend Rs 1,000 crore on repairing the rain-damaged State highways and district roads in the state. About 177 km of State highway and 1,000 km of district roads have been damaged due to the last monsoon rains, say media reports.
Work begins on Rs 108 cr flyover in Kochi
For the Rs 108-crore Edappally flyover project in Kochi, preparatory works have started. The Kerala Public Works Department (PWD) has begun the land levelling work. The three-month preparatory work will also include the construction of two service roads and new bridges on either side of the existing Edappally canal bridge.
Punjab's Kharar-Ludhiana road to be six-laned
The process for six laning of Kharar-Ludhiana road has been initiated by the Punjab government. The proposed 6-lane road would prove to be a big push to strengthen the infrastructure in the state.
Temporary bridge for Dimapur area in Nagaland
Nagaland's Public Works Department Dimapur Division has provided a temporary bridge between Darogajan and Purana Bazar in Dimapur area. The officials concerned said the concrete bridge there was collapsed on last September 10 following heavy floods.
Kannur to seek funds from PWD for road works
Facing shortage of funds for road works, the Kannur municipal body is to seek funds from the Kerala Public Works Department. The municipal body wants to take up Rs 28 crore pipe-laying work which is expected to take six months. After the pipeline work, the road repair would cost around Rs 26 crore. But the municipality has no fund to repair the roads.
Rajasthan to form squads to check road works
In Rajasthan, the State Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to form flying squads to inspect the quality of road works in the state. A total of 10 flying squads will be formed. These teams will check to conform the roads made as per the norms laid down for quality control.


A Summary of Positive News and Statistics from the Lodging Industry!
Increasingly good news and positive statistics are being reported by the lodging industry based on year to date performance in 2010.
What is most exciting about this HVS report is the future projections. After 3 straight years of significant decline, all major metrics are predicted to increase for the next five years. In 2012, the value per room is expected to surpass its previous high, and in 2013, RevPAR is expected to set a new record.
In 2009, investors shied away from the hotel sector. In 2010, dealmaking and investment has picked up dramatically. The pace of large deals has increased the most, led by REITs that have cash and can acquire hotels with no financing. For the first 6 months of 2010, hotel sales by dollar volume is up 143% over the first half of 2009. Sales by number of hotels is up 70%.
Hotel buyers are commonly looking to hold the property for a 5-10 investment period. "Flippers" are no longer active in the marketplace as it is no longer makes financial sense to buy, renovate, re-brand, and quickly sell a hotel property.
Buyer activity has increased. I have seen more buyer inquiries lately. In my recent sale of Woodward's Resort in Lincoln, NH, I had more qualified inquiries in the final 8 weeks of the transaction than in the previous 7 months of active marketing.
Banks have money to lend. Interest rates remain historically low. The SBA has extended it waiver of fees.
Flagged hotels or well-branded independent hotels remain most in demand with buyers and banks.
The New England market is strong. Larger city locations are improving more quickly than average. The Boston market has shown a 14% increase in RevPAR in 2010 YTD, compared to 4.3% nationwide.
The local tourist lodging business is reporting a very good summer due to near perfect weather and low area unemployment. The unemployment rate in New Hampshire just reported its 7th month of continued decline!
If you are considering a sale of your hotel or motel, you do not need to sit on the sidelines and wait. There are buyers and banks ready to make deals happen.
CenterPoint Business Advisors is sending you this information with the intent of helping you to realize the full value from your hospitality business. CenterPoint assists business owners to build the value of their business, to plan for an exit from their business, to value their business, and to broker the sale of their business. Please contact us if you are considering a long or short term exit from your hospitality business.


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Senescence, or biological aging, refers to the general deterioration of an organism's physiological functions, leading to increased susceptibility to diseases and ultimately death. It is a complex process that involves many genes. Lifespans vary greatly across different animal species. Thus, for example, flies live for four weeks, horses for thirty years, whereas some hedgehogs may live for up to two centuries. Why is the range of lifespans in nature so broad? This is one of the basic and most intriguing questions faced by biologists.
Potentially, human beings can live for up to 120 years, whereas the species of some closer primates live for half that period. In order to explain the reasons behind these differences, researchers from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), a mixed centre belonging to the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), in collaboration with scientists from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), the University of Bristol and the University of Liverpool, have identified some of the genes that may have been crucial in extending the life of our species, as well as that of primates with a longer lifespan. The study has been published in the Molecular Biology & Evolution journal and is featured on the front cover.
In this work, the researchers studied the genomes of seventeen primate species, including humans. From the standpoint of aging, primates are interesting because while they are very similar, there are major differences across the different species in terms of longevity. Hence, of all the species studied, only three ? humans and two macaques ? lived longer than the common ancestor, which proves that "they have undergone a relatively rapid process of lifespan evolution," explains Arcadi Navarro, ICREA research professor at the IBE and the study leader.
The genes of these three species were compared to those of the remaining fourteen species in order to detect the mutations present in those with a longer life. "This would constitute very suggestive evidence that these genes have helped to extend their lives," says Navarro, who is also Professor of the UPF and CRG collaborator. Following the comparison, twenty-five mutations were identified in genes associated with wound-healing, coagulation and a large number of cardiovascular conditions.
The authors suggest that the results could help to develop new therapeutic targets for treating aging-related diseases and to demonstrate the potential of an evolutionary approach to medicine.


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Q: How to reference asset_url from capybara specs Is there an easy way to reference asset_url from a capybara spec? Not just the asset_path but the full URL including the port and host.

A: Not sure if there is method that will give you the URL, but you can get the host and path from Capybara.default_host and Capybara.default_port.

A: Looking back at my question after coding rails for a year+, I now think that it should not be necessary to reference asset_url and not even asset_path from a capybara spec. It's like I was trying to test configuration. (oh young and naive me)
Assets on the page can be tested with should have_selector("[src$='my_image.png']"). Also, unless it's file upload, such tests are better left as view specs.
Cheers!
P.S. Thanks for the answer @tanzeeb-khalili. I believe we met in CampJS a few months back in Gold Coast. Small world! =)

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Debbie Halling had a fascinating program on Vincent Van Gogh at the April SCTAL meeting. There were lots of images of Van Gogh's work, but Debbie reported that you really have to see them in person to get their full impact, and she mentioned locations where they are currently on display.
Larry and Beverly Charles are working with Hallettsville High students and art teacher Stacey Powers to create a mural on a wall in the alley in back of the Hallet Oak Gallery (actually on a wall of the Home Health building). We look forward to checking out their work and hope it is a first step to getting the alley cleaned up!
Members voted February 13th to help pay for the new lighting installed at the Gallery. Exhibits show up much better, and art students can see their work much more easily! Thanks, Bob Weiss!
SCTAL Scholarship: Michael Moore found some local area workshops to support with our scholarship fund.
On-going thanks to Dianne Appelt for the excellent job she is doing in reporting on meetings and advertising up-coming meetings!


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New £100k BMX track now open in North Staffordshire - and you'll love it
Kyle Evans helped test the new facility at Newchapel Recreation Ground
Phil Corrigan
Youngsters have taken their first ride around a newly-installed £100,000 BMX track.
The pump track at Newchapel Recreation Ground in Kidsgrove, was officially opened on Friday, with contractors Clark & Kent, from Ashley, hailing it as 'the best in the country'.
Newcastle Borough Council has paid for the facility using £100,000 from the £750,000 of advanced Town Deal funding it was awarded by the government last year.
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Pupils from nearby schools were invited to bring their bikes and test the track alongside Olympian BMX rider Kyle Evans – who now works for Clark & Kent – and amateur rollerblader Kirsty Meakin from Kidsgrove.
The pump track, which is suitable for all ages and abilities, features elevated starting platforms and various jumps and obstacles, including berms, rollers, angled rollers, table tops, doubles, a shark fin and a left-handed hip jump.
Its design is aimed at maximising momentum, and is suitable for BMX bikes, rollerblades, scooters, skateboards and wheelchairs.
The new £100,000 pump track at Chinky Park in Kidsgrove
Local residents were consulted on the facility, which also features new seating, bins and free, off-road car parking.
Kyle Evans, who qualified as a BMX reserve athlete for the London 2012 Olympics and competed at the 2016 games in Rio, showed off his skills.
The 27-year-old, who led an historic European Championship one-two for Great Britain in Glasgow in 2018, believes Kidsgrove's new pump track will see the area producing more elite riders in future years.
Kyle said: "It's been fantastic to build a track like this on our own doorstep. We've put our heart and soul into it. It's as suitable for a complete novice as it is to intermediate and expert riders.
"The young people are so hyped – we've already seen such talent and I guarantee that within the next 10 years we'll have riders coming out of Kidsgrove and Newcastle making something of themselves."
(Image: Pete Stonier / Stoke Sentinel)
The rest of the advanced Town Deal funding allocated to Kidsgrove, aimed at improving health and wellbeing in the town, will be spent on a range of projects, including the refurbishment of Kidsgrove Sports Centre, and upgrades at Clough Hall Park.
Jill Waring, cabinet member for leisure, culture and heritage at the borough council, said: "One of the council's priorities is to create a healthy and active borough by ensuring residents and visitors have access to a wide range of facilities and activities to help improve their health and quality of life. I'm absolutely over the moon that we are able to officially open this fantastic pump track in Kidsgrove in the height of summer. This is hugely positive news for everyone.
Local youngsters try out the new pump track in Chinky Park, Kidsgrove
"We've waited a very long time for something like this and I know that young people have sometimes, and understandably, struggled to contain their excitement. This once in a lifetime opportunity has allowed us to replace the very old and informal ramps with something extremely special indeed that will provide visitors with something fun, healthy, challenging and free to enjoy for years to come.
"We want to encourage youngsters in particular to leave their PlayStations or Xboxes behind and get out of the house to exercise and socialise in the fresh air. The mental health benefits are just as important as the physical ones. The contractor has done an amazing job as predicted – I hope people show their appreciation for this major investment by respecting the facility, behaving responsibly and using the bins provided at all times."
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Kidsgrove has been awarded a further £16.9 million in its main Town deal allocation.
Stoke-on-Trent North MP Jonathan Gullis, who lobbied for the Town Deal cash, welcomed the opening of the pump track.
He said: "I am thrilled to see the opening of the pump track at Chinky Park. A massive thank you to local contractors, Clark & Kent, who have provided Kidsgrove with one of the best facilities on the country. I was delighted to secure the £100,000 from the advanced Town Deal payment from the government to make it this possible.
"This facility will bring the whole community, young and old, together who I am sure will enjoy it as much as I did today.
"I hope the town council will back my plan for a community tuck shop at Chinky Park, of which all funds raised will help towards the pump tracks ongoing maintenance costs.
"The £17.6 million Kidsgrove Town Deal shows that under this government Kidsgrove and Talke will never be forgotten again."
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And now, that Grammy-nominated song is one of 10 tunes on a new tribute album — Dancehall Dreamin': A Tribute to Pat Green — full of everyone's favorite Green songs, performed by some of Texas' favorite troubadours.
After Green took me back to the night he wrote "Wave on Wave," he told me what it felt like now, 15 years later, to hear Jack Ingram covering it.
The timing of the tribute album seems just right. It's not too soon, and it's not too late. But Green is too modest to agree. After 23 years of making music, he says he doesn't feel worthy of this.
"I'm just extremely flattered that they would all think I'm deserving of this," he shared. And in a press release, he added that he had no idea this project was in the works until it was almost finished.
"I didn't see this coming at all. I didn't know that my friends would all get together and record my songs, but I feel nothing but gratitude towards all of them. Not just the singers and the songwriters that came out and sang, but the musicians — the drummers, the guitar players, the violin players, the piano players, the bass players.
Other highlights on the album include Josh Abbott Band's "Take Me Out to a Dancehall," Aaron Watson's "Crazy," Randy Rogers Band and Radney Foster's "Three Days," along with Green's own take on the stories behind the songs.


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Communication is absolutely essential for organizations across every sector that hope to achieve their goals. Effective communication can have a force multiplier effect: It allows you do more, better, faster, and with fewer resources than you otherwise would be able to do. Effective communication builds competitive advantage. But ineffective communication makes it much harder for organizations to reach their goals and can even cause self-inflicted harm.
A crisis is not necessarily a disaster but rather a time when an organization is no longer operating as business-as-usual. Crises can lead to significant losses, both tangible and intangible, for an organization. But when managed and communicated effectively, crises can actually become opportunities to gain competitive advantage, increase trust and confidence, and move an organization closer to achieving its overall goals.
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Leaders are judged on their ability to engage, energize, and inspire. Leaders are charged with communicating directly to stakeholders. And leaders' reputation often drives the reputation of their organization. So increasingly, a leader's overall success is based on the ability to engage stakeholders well. Learning how to be a deft communicator is not easy or always natural; it takes hard work and guidance.
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TEMPE, Ariz. — The NC State women's tennis team made history on Tuesday, checking in at No. 9 in the Oracle/ITA Division I Rankings, marking the program's highest ranking in its history. The announcement follows the Pack posting a 2-1 record on the weekend, including a 5-2 ranked win over No. 22 Wake Forest on the road. No. 8Anna Rogers also made program history in the singles rankings, topping her previous program-best No. 15 ranking.
The team is 21-4 (10-2) on the season. With the win over the Demon Deacons, the Pack made program history, posting its 20th win, which had never been accomplished before this season.
In its 2019 campaign, the squad has collected 10 ACC wins, eclipsing the program's previous record of eight conferences wins in a season.
Its 3-1 start to conference play was its best in at least 20 years.
Checking in at No. 8, Rogers reaches the highest singles ranking in program history. Playing on court one, the junior has posted a 29-10 record this season, including a 19-4 record in dual season.
Rogers is currently on an 11-match winning streak with wins over six ranked opponents during the stretch. In her past four singles matches, the Stamford, Conn., native has faced four ranked opponents, needing only straight sets to claim victory.
She has totaled 16 ranked singles wins this season.
Rogers set the previous program standard for the highest singles ranking last week, checking in at No. 15.
Alana Smith is tabbed at No. 93 in the singles rankings. The four-time ACC Women's Freshman of the Week has defeated four ranked singles opponents this season, including a top-10 win over No. 10 Marta Gonzalez (Georgia).
Adriana Reami, tabbed at No. 110, boasts a 17-5 record in dual season and has defeated four ranked opponents in her 2019 campaign.
Rogers and Smith hold steady at No. 9 in the doubles rankings. The junior-freshman duo has collected 27 wins this season and has won eight out of its last 10 doubles matches. Impressively, they have posted a 10-3 record against nationally ranked opponents, including two top-five wins (No. 5 Janet Koch and Nina Khmelnitckaia – Georgia, No. 4 Marie Leduc and Fernanda Navarro – Clemson).
The No. 9 Pack will be back in action Wednesday, April 7 at No. 4 Duke at 6 p.m.
The Wolfies are distributed annually at a banquet in Reynolds Coliseum to NC State's greatest achievements in athletics that year.
Check out this years Wolfies.
Comeback Player of the Year – Sean Fauz – Wrestling – Battled injury this year, but qualified for NCAA's for 4th straight year, and finished as a ACC Finalist for the 4th straight year.
Women's Team of the Year – Women's Basketball – 2nd most wins in program history.
CARY, N.C. – After reaching the semifinal round of the ACC Championship for the first time in program history, the NC State men's tennis team saw its run at the conference tournament come to an end as it was defeated by top-seeded Wake Forest, 4-2, Saturday at the Cary Tennis Park.
The decision moves the Wolfpack to 18-10 on the season, while the Demon Deacons improve to 28-3.
A competitive doubles point came down to a tiebreaker on the deciding court.
42nd-ranked Alexis Galarneau and Michael Ogden defeated No. 64 Alan Gojiev and Borna Gojo 6-4 on court one after Wake Forest took the first match on court three.
The decision came down to a matchup between NC State's Igor Saveljic and Ivan Saveljic and Wake Forest's Bar Botzer and Petros Chrysochos. The No. 41 Demon Deacon duo managed to take the 7-6 (4) win to clinch the doubles point for Wake Forest.
Robert Turzak got NC State on the board with a quick 6-1, 6-1 singles victory over Robert Cungu. Georgiy Malyshev was also able to notch a straight-sets win over Siddhant Banthia as his 6-4, 7-6 (5) decision added the Wolfpack's second team point of the outing.
Wake Forest earned wins on courts two, three and five to advance to the ACC Championship finals.
NC State will await the NCAA Selection Show, which will be aired on NCAA.com at 6 p.m. on April 29.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The No. 9 NC State women's tennis team fell to No. 21 Miami (Fla.) in the quarterfinals of the ACC Women's Tennis Championship, 4-2, on Friday night.
The match was played indoors on UNC-CH's campus at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center due to inclement weather, and doubles play was suspended for nearly an hour after severe weather entered the area.
The Pack drops to 22-6 and the Hurricanes improve to 18-6 on the season.
In doubles, NC State took an early lead on all three courts. That momentum was halted as severe weather in the area required teams to take shelter. After about an hour, doubles play was resumed.
The Pack picked the momentum right back up, specifically on courts one and two, taking 4-1 and 4-0 leads respectively. Adriana Reami and Claudia Wiktorin took the first doubles match of the day with a dominant 6-1 victory over Estela Perez-Somarriba and Ulyana Shirokova.
Tallying their 12th ranked doubles win of the season, 10th–ranked duo Anna Rogers and Alana Smith defeated No. 16 Daniella Roldan and Daevenia Achong. The win marks the junior-freshman duo's fourth top-20 win of the 2019 campaign.
With the 1-0 advantage heading into singles play, NC State took just two of six first sets (Reami and Liz Norman).
Norman was the first singles player to put the Pack on the board with a three-set victory over Roldan to even the match at 2-2.
With matches remaining on courts one, three, and five, Miami would take a 3-2 advantage after Shirokova took court five in three sets.
On court one, the top-10 battle lived up to the hype with the match on the line, as No. 10 Rogers and No. 2 Perez-Somarriba split sets to open singles play to force a third set again, as three sets were required for Rogers' victory over the second-ranked player in the previous matchup. Perez-Somarriba claimed the third set, 6-3, to clinch the match.
The No. 9 NC State women's tennis team will await its fate ahead of the NCAA Women's Tennis Division I Championship selection show on Monday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m.
DURHAM, N.C. – The NC State men's tennis team is headed to the ACC Championship semifinals for the first time in program history. The 20th-ranked Wolfpack defeated No. 29 Miami, 4-2, in the ACC quarterfinals Friday morning inside the Sheffield Tennis Center.
With the victory, the Pack improved to 18-9 on the year, marking the most wins in a single season since the 2016 dual match campaign during which it also won 18 matches. It was also NC State's fourth consecutive win, making the Pack's current winning streak its longest of the 2019 season.
The Wolfpack has now defeated Miami in its last three meetings against the Hurricanes, and the win was NC State's seventh over a ranked opponent this season.
NC State will now turn its attention to the semifinal round, where it will face No. 1 seed Wake Forest on Saturday morning. The semifinal match is set for a 10 a.m. start at the Cary Tennis Park.
NC State kicked off the outing by claiming the doubles point for the fourth match in a row.
Igor Saveljic and Ivan Saveljic cruised past Miami's Bojan Jankulovski and Dane Dunlap, beating the Hurricane duo by a 6-1 score. It marked the ninth doubles victory in a row for the Wolfpack brothers, as they have compiled an impressive 9-1 clip against ACC opponents this season.
In a competitive contest on court one, the 42nd-ranked Wolfpack duo of Alexis Galarneau and Michael Ogden managed to pick up the first break of the match to take a 4-3 lead. The pair went on to defeat Adria Soriano Barrera and Stephen Madonia by a 6-4 score to clinch the doubles point for the Pack.
Tadas Babelis extended the Pack's lead in singles action with a solid win in straight sets. His 6-1, 6-3 decision over Dunlap put NC State up 2-0 as a team.
Igor added a solid straight-sets win over Francisco Bastias on court two, as his 6-4, 6-3 victory put the Wolfpack a match away from the clinch at 3-0.
Miami drew back within one as it picked up a pair of singles wins on courts one and four, and the remaining matches on courts five and six extended into third sets.
Georgiy Malyshev and Yannai Barkai both split sets on their courts but managed to take quick control of their third sets. It was Malyshev who clinched the semifinals berth for the Wolfpack as the senior powered his way to the 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 win over Miami's William Grattan-Smith.
NC State will continue ACC Championship action on Saturday morning as it faces Wake Forest in the semifinals at 10 a.m. at the Cary Tennis Park.


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Safe landing, new momentum
By Mark Sappenfield Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
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When the wheels of the space shuttle Discovery at last rolled to a safe stop at the end of a dusty runway before dawn in the California desert, the rest of America's human-spaceflight program began to accelerate into an unknown future.
After more than two years of research and repair, the primary problem that downed Columbia remains. Foam continues to fall from the fuel tank during liftoff, and the shuttle fleet will not fly again until the situation is corrected.
Yet Discovery's two weeks above Earth offered the most thorough examination to date of the changes made to improve shuttle safety. And in almost every respect, managers accounted the mission a success - from the new pictures they snapped during launch and on orbit to the first-of-its-kind spacewalk to tidy up the shuttle tiles.
Indeed, despite the suspension of flights, Discovery has infused the shuttle program with a new momentum and the hope that its companion, Atlantis, could launch in months, not years.
"It was probably one of the most successful missions that [the shuttle progam] has ever flown," says Keith Cowing of the watchdog website Nasawatch.com. "I wouldn't be surprised if NASA tries to fly in the fall."
There is clear skepticism, given the past promises of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Before Discovery launched, shuttle managers had all but promised that no foam chunks the size of the one that smashed a hole in Columbia's left wing would break free of the tank this time. Yet one of the new cameras mounted beneath Columbia clearly showed a large piece falling from an area near the fuel tank's liquid-hydrogen pipe - an area called the protuberance air load (PAL) ramp.
Significantly, this is an area of the fuel tank that NASA did not redesign after Columbia. Engineers felt other areas needed more urgent attention, pushing the PAL ramp off the priority list.
Administrator Michael Griffin has since acknowledged that this was a mistake. But shuttle engineers note that the areas of the tank that were redesigned performed well, with little foam shedding. And they are optimistic that similar changes will resolve the problem with the PAL ramp and allow a quick return to space.
In a press conference Tuesday morning, NASA officials were hesitant to guess when the shuttle would return to flight, but some engineers have insisted that the foam loss during the launch was not as devastating to the program as has been suggested.
"This was always listed as a test flight, and as such, any problems that could arise would lead to actions like this," says a former NASA engineer, who recently left out of frustration over the lack of focus at the space agency. "I don't think people believe the shuttle will stay grounded long."
Moreover, information gleaned from the flight will give a clearer indication of how the redesigned fuel tank performs than do tests and computer simulations.
"Now we have real data to go along with the analysis and conjecture," said Dr. Griffin in Tuesday's press conference.
Aside from tending to the International Space Station, getting this "real data" on how the shuttle redesigns worked was the primary function of this mission.
Now mission managers know they can get highly detailed images of the shuttle. They know that astronauts can tinker under the shuttle without damaging the heat-resistant tiles. And they know how the space station can lend its long arm to help.
To some, the tinkering could become a common occurrence as new images show mission managers more of the shuttle's nicks and dings than they have ever seen before. "From now on, every mission is going to have something like this," says Mr. Cowing. "Now that you can detect it, you worry about it, and you can't say ... it's too dangerous [to repair], because you've done it."
Critics see this as further proof of the shuttle's flaws - both the machine and the mission. While space exploration is worth a degree of risk, they say, the shuttle and space station are more about politics and international prestige than science.
"If they haven't made it safe by now, they're never going to make it safe," says Alex Roland, a NASA historian. The program "is worthwhile in the sense that it creates a feel-good enterprise, but the risk far exceeds the payoff."
If anything, though, Discovery has bound the fates of the shuttle and the space station even more closely together. The shuttle program exists only to complete construction of the unfinished space station. Yet this mission suggests that one of the space station's most valuable functions might be as an orbital garage - something that was in the first plans for the station but was eventually scrapped as costs spiraled.
"It is being pushed in the direction of its original vision," says Howard McCurdy, a NASA historian. "It is an inadvertent turning point arising as a result of the Columbia accident."
Said Griffin: It's going to be really hard to top this mission."
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First thing is first. GroundZero is STRICT and REALISTIC Roleplay!
/me Command - The /me command is to be used to show your actions in a realistic manner, and to Roleplay, for example you MUST use the /me command to show you are drawing a weapon bigger than a normal pistol. Fail to do so will result in FailRP.
No New Life Rule - New Life Rule means when you are killed, you have lost ALL memory leading up to that point. If you are wanted by the police, you will still be wanted AFTER your death, your wanted status does NOT expire until you are captured or the police stop the search.
No META Gaming - Meta Gaming is taking In-Character information and telling someone else that information Out-Of-Character over TeamSpeak, Discord or any other social method. This is also Meta Gaming if you find information yourself and use that for yourself. For example, You are playing with a friend, but you are on opposite sides of the map, your friend gets into a shootout but survives. You find this out by Discord and Roleplay that you know about the event without gaining the actual knowledge In-Character about the situation.
No Power Gaming - Power Gaming is forcing actions or Roleplay upon other players to make yourself have a progressive and have an advantage. For example you go to rob someone else, you use the /me command to rob them and shoot them without them having chance to respond or Roleplay themselves. Another example is if you're hit by a vehicle and downed, you Roleplay that a NPC rung a Ambulance to save your life.
No Deathmatching - Deathmatching is going out of your way to kill someone, or killing someone just because they killed you. You are not allowed to kill anyone for no reason. You cannot look for the person who previously killed you and kill them for the fun of it. However if its a failed robbery, rival gang member or if they is provoking between one another, as long as the RP is completely legit, killing can occur.
No Police Baiting - Police Baiting is to intentionally try and get the cops intention from deliberately speeding past him, or to bait him away for your friends to rob a bank, or to ambush them in some sort of way. This is just simply unrealistic and will not be accepted under any circumstances.
OCC (Out-Of-Character) Chat - Out-Of-Character Chat is to use Discord, Skype or other software to communicate. This is to be kept at a minimum at all times while Roleplaying. If you are unsure about something in-game, then come and find help in the forums or use the Global chat to ask for help if you really need to in-game.
No Offensive Roleplay - Terrorism, Torture Racism or any remarks along those lines are NOT tolerated, however, you may carry out sexual acts or Roleplay if both people or the people included all agree. If you try and force another player into any of these acts, your account will be permanently banned without hesitation.
Exploiting Bugs - If you find a bug, you are not under any circumstances to exploit it and use the bug for your own amusement. If you find a bug, please report it right away so we can find the issue and resolve it as soon as possible.


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B.B.A., Finance, University of Notre Dame
Sulzberger Fellowship, Journalism, Columbia University
MIT Initiative for the Digital Economy
International News Media Association
Sales & Marketing Effectiveness
Peter Doucette is a Managing Director in the Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT) practice and specializes in publishing. He has over 20 years of experience in working with newspaper and magazine publishers to transform their business through profit and loss management, sales and marketing and customer management.
Mr. Doucette has deep experience in subscription management, digital technology strategy, marketing and sales, product development and customer relationship management.
As a result of the many roles and responsibilities Mr. Doucette has held over the years, he is well-positioned to address client concerns in multiple areas of a publication's lifecycle. Having worked on a range of projects, from developing subscription pricing strategies to addressing audience needs, Mr. Doucette has the ability to analyze and address both the issues facing readers, as well as the publication's finance and marketing efforts.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Doucette was the Chief Consumer Revenue Officer at Boston Globe Media. During his time at The Globe, Mr. Doucette led a team of over 100 staff to position The Globe as a leading regional publisher and created a successful model for sustainable local journalism.
Sought for his expertise, Mr. Doucette has spoken at a variety of industry events and educational institutions, including the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program at Columbia University, the Lenfest Institute, the NAA Media Exchange, the INMA World Congress, the INMA Subscription Summit and the Mather Economics Symposium.
Mr. Doucette holds a B.B.A. in finance from the University of Notre Dame and completed the Sulzberger Fellowship at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. He is a member of the MIT Initiative for the Digital Economy, the International News Media Association, the Newspaper Association of America and the Alliance for Audited Media.


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Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America Highlights ALS Research at 2022 MDA Clinical & Scientific Conference
Presentations Include New Real-World Data on IV Edaravone and Results from the Global Phase 3 Study of Investigational Oral Edaravone in the Treatment of ALS
JERSEY CITY, N.J., March 11, 2022 – Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. (MTPA) today announced that five presentations on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will be shared as part of the 2022 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conference, being held virtually and in Nashville, Tenn., March 13-16.
"We are dedicated to learning as much as possible about the clinical experience of edaravone in ALS, and look forward to sharing new data evaluating treatment outcomes in a real-world setting, and updates on the development program for investigational oral edaravone," said Gustavo A. Suarez Zambrano, M.D., Vice President of Medical Affairs at MTPA. "Putting patients first is our top priority, and as a part of our continued commitment to the ALS community, we are working tirelessly to increase our understanding of this devastating disease and its potential treatment options."
MTPA's posters will be viewable both in-person and virtually during the conference from March 13-15, and showcased in the Exhibit Halls from 6:00-8:00 p.m. CT. Key ALS data to be presented include:
Real-World Data
An analysis of real-world treatment outcomes in patients with ALS treated with intravenous (IV) RADICAVA® (edaravone) will be presented, based on de-identified data collected from a provider of home and alternative-site infusions and specialty pharmacy services in the U.S. Patients with ALS who received their first dose of RADICAVA IV between Sept. 25, 2017, and Dec. 31, 2020, were included in the analysis.
Real-world Treatment Outcomes Among Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Receiving Intravenous Edaravone from a US Specialty Infusion Center (Melissa Hagan, PhD, M.D.; MTPA)
Oral Edaravone Development Program
24-week results from the global Phase 3 multi-center, open-label study (MT-1186-A01) of investigational oral edaravone in patients with ALS, as well as the study design from the ongoing, Phase 3 open-label extension study (MT-1186-A03) assessing the long-term safety and tolerability of oral edaravone in patients who completed A01, will be presented. Both A01 and A03 studies are conducted by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Development America, Inc. (MTDA). Additionally, the results of four Phase 1 open-label clinical pharmacology studies for oral edaravone in healthy subjects and patients with ALS will be presented.
24-Week Results From MT-1186-A01: A Phase 3, Open-Label, Multicenter Safety Study of Oral Edaravone in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Angela Genge, M.D., FRCP; Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital)
Phase 3, Open-Label, Safety Extension Study of Investigational Oral Edaravone Administered Over 96 Weeks in Patients with ALS (MT-1186-A03) (Daniel Selness, R.N., B.A., MBA; MTDA)
Pharmacokinetics and Bioequivalence Studies of an Investigational Oral Formulation of Edaravone (Stephen Apple, M.D.; MTPA)
Phase 1 Study of Safety, Tolerability, and Bioavailability of Oral Edaravone Administered Orally and via a Nasogastric Feeding Tube (NGT) in Healthy Adults (Antoinette Harrison, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP, FASCP; MTPA)
To learn more about MTPA's treatments and resources for patients living with ALS, explore the company's virtual booth at MTPAProfessionalConnection.com.
About Oral Edaravone (MT-1186)
Oral edaravone is an investigational oral formulation of edaravone being developed by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC) and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Development America, Inc (MTDA). In the last three years, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma group companies completed seven Phase 1 clinical pharmacology studies examining the pharmacokinetics, safety, drug-drug interactions, dosing, bioavailability and bioequivalence of the oral suspension in healthy individuals and in patients with ALS with and without a PEG/NGT, and initiated two global, multicenter, open-label Phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the safety and tolerability of oral edaravone over the course of 24, 48 and 96 weeks in more than 120 patients with ALS across approximately 50 sites in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan. More information on the clinical trials is available at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04165824 and NCT04577404).
About RADICAVA® (edaravone) IV
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved RADICAVA® (edaravone) IV on May 5, 2017 as a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).1 Edaravone was discovered and developed for ALS by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC) and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Development America, Inc. (MTDA), commercialized in the U.S. by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. The MTPC group companies began researching ALS in 2001 through an iterative clinical platform over a 13-year period. In 2015, edaravone IV was approved for the treatment of ALS in Japan and South Korea. Marketing authorizations were subsequently granted in Canada (October 2018), Switzerland (January 2019), China (July 2019), Indonesia (July 2020), and Thailand (April 2021).
RADICAVA is indicated for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Before you receive RADICAVA, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
have asthma.
are allergic to other medicines.
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if RADICAVA will harm your unborn baby.
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if RADICAVA passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will receive RADICAVA or breastfeed.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
What are the possible side effects of RADICAVA?
RADICAVA may cause serious side effects including hypersensitivity (allergic) reactions and sulfite allergic reactions.
Hypersensitivity reactions have happened in people receiving RADICAVA and can happen after your infusion is finished.
RADICAVA contains sodium bisulfite, a sulfite that may cause a type of allergic reaction that can be serious and life-threatening. Sodium bisulfite can also cause less severe asthma episodes in certain people. Sulfite sensitivity can happen more often in people who have asthma than in people who do not have asthma.
Tell your healthcare provider right away or go to the nearest emergency room if you have any of the following symptoms: hives; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; fainting; breathing problems; wheezing; trouble swallowing; dizziness; itching; or an asthma attack (in people with asthma).
Your healthcare provider will monitor you during treatment to watch for signs and symptoms of all the serious side effects.
The most common side effects of RADICAVA include bruising (contusion), problems walking (gait disturbance), and headache.
These are not all the possible side effects of RADICAVA. Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. at 1-888-292-0058 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
For more information, including full Prescribing Information and Patient Information, please visit www.RADICAVA.com.
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC), founded in 1678, is one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Focused on ethical pharmaceuticals, MTPC is headquartered in Doshomachi, Osaka, the birthplace of Japan's pharmaceutical industry. In light of the anticipated changes in healthcare needs in the future, MTPC is advancing business activities under the mission of "Creating hope for all facing illness," and has set the corporate vision for 2030 (VISION 30) to "Be a healthcare company that delivers optimal therapy to each individual." As part of the vision for 2030, MTPC is prioritizing work on "precision medicine" to create effective therapies and preventive methods by identifying patient populations with high potential for efficacy and safety, focusing on the disease areas of central nervous system and immuno-inflammation. In addition, MTPC is working to develop "around the pill solutions" to address specific patient concerns based on therapeutic medicine, including prevention of diseases, pre-symptomatic disease care, prevention of aggravation and prognosis. MTPC is a member of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group. For more information, go to https://www.mt-pharma.co.jp/e/.
RADICAVA® (edaravone) U.S. Prescribing Information. March 2021.


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Oman's Al Araimi Boulevard
Oman's Al Araimi Boulevard. (Supplied Photo)
Al Araimi Boulevard aims at redefining Oman's retail landscape … reports Asian Lite News.
Oman's Al Araimi Boulevard. (Supplied Photo)
Al Araimi Boulevard (ABLVD), Oman's largest shopping, entertainment and lifestyle destination, and one of Al Raid Group venture, is getting ready to redefine the fast growing and expanding retail landscape of Oman. Al Raid Group announced that the construction of this futuristic mall is well underway and will be complete in time for a September opening. Al Araimi Boulevard is a venture of the Al Raid group, one of the leading pioneers in developing futuristic shopping malls and leisure destinations in Oman. This one-of-a-kind mall combines cutting edge technology, design and emerging concepts, to create a world-class, state-of-the-art facility. Classified among the top 25 new malls in the world, Al Araimi Boulevard draws inspiration from the beauty and diversity of Oman and has been designed for families and those young at heart.
With 70,500 sqm of space to be leased out, Al Araimi Boulevard will accommodate fashion stores of all kinds offering something for everyone-trendy, ubercool and everything in between. The finest collection of labels from around the world will keep shoppers coming back for more. Entertainment options at this mall will be of another level, with its cine screens, a unique interactive wall and mesmerizing kinetic lighting displays, not to mention the largest Kid's World of its kind in Oman.
Shaikh Raid Abdullah Al Araimi, Vice Chairman, Al Raid Group. (Supplied Photo)
Sheikh Raid Abdullah Al Araimi, Vice Chairman of Al Raid Group said, "Al Araimi Boulevard will set new standards in the retail sector. It is being built on a completely futuristic design and concept, that will redefine the way people shop, relax and get entertained. The mall has plenty of room for more fashion brands to make their presence felt. Al Araimi Boulevard is expected to generate over 2,000 direct and indirect job opportunities to the local workforce and will be a one-of-its-kind experience for anyone and everyone."
"Al Araimi Boulevard has been conceptualized, keeping in mind the growing shopping and lifestyle needs of customers. Malls are no longer just shopping centres, they are complete lifestyle destinations. Our aim to infuse this idea and create an outstanding destination to provide an exceptional experience for visitors is about to come to life. Al Araimi Boulevard will be a one-stop-shop for families to socialize, explore, shop, catch up over coffee or food, learn, play, have fun, relax and rejuvenate. With products and services ranging from retail, food & beverage, leisure, art, wellness and entertainment, ABLVD promises something for everyone," he added.
Al Araimi boulevard will be a revolutionary addition in the entertainment and shopping sector in Oman. This two-level state-of-the-art facility that will have English-style landscaping, water features, fountains and roads that include the biggest food court, the largest glass atrium and the largest skylight measuring 5,190 sqm, to illuminate it. Eco-friendly, trendy and luxurious, Al Araimi Boulevard is a much-awaited project, not just in the Sultanate of Oman, but the whole of the Middle East.
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A new press release from Previews gives us a look at some upcoming Captain America: Civil War collectibles. These figures and statues are Previews Exclusives by Beast Kingdom, part of their hyper stylized Egg Attack series. Check out the press release below, and see the images by reading on.
The battle between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark comes to comic shops as Diamond and Beast Kingdom release a new collection PREVIEWS Exclusive (PX) Captain America: Civil War Action Figures.
Is that price correct? I was interested in getting Antman, Black Panther and Winter Soldier but haven't come across any pre-orders under $90 anywhere.


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Q: Specify the mip_solver corresponding executable while using gdpopt pyomo Can someone help me with the following? I need to specify the path to the executable solver when using gdpopt in pyomo
Normally for glpk solver one can specify this path in SolverFactory as:
executable_path = '/home/user/lib/glpsol'
opt = SolverFactory('glpk',executable=executable_path)
But this desn't work if I want to use gdpopt and specify the executable of glpk in the same way as in the following example:
opt = SolverFactory('gdpopt',executable=executable_path)
I have tried using the mip_solver_args parameter as follows but I had no luck.
opt = SolverFactory('gdpopt')
results = opt.solve(model, mip_solver='glpk', mip_solver_args={'executable':executable_path})
Finally, I tried the same with the cbc solver but still no luck

A: The current solver parameters for GDPopt don't allow for specifying the executable argument in the SolverFactory call. I don't have the bandwidth right now to go through the PR process for a new solver option, but the benefit of open-source is that you can modify your installation of Pyomo to include the desired executable= argument.
You will need to search for SolverFactory calls made in the mip_solve.py file: https://github.com/Pyomo/pyomo/blob/main/pyomo/contrib/gdpopt/mip_solve.py. This file should be responsible for any MIP subsolver calls that GDPopt makes. From there, you can change the SolverFactory calls in the file to include your executable=executable_path for glpk or cbc, respectively, as you wish.


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[NEWS] BTS's J-Hope skyrockets into the UK's Official Singles Chart Top 100 With "Chicken Noodle Soup"
By Barakat Dada on	 October 9, 2019 0 Comments
BTS's J-Hope has entered the UK's Official Singles Chart Top 100 with his latest solo track, "Chicken Noodle Soup!"
The track, which features American artist Becky G, pays homage to Webstar and Young B's 2006 track "Chicken Noodle Soup." J-Hope added his own personal touch to the remake with a brand-new choreography and Korean lyrics!
The song landed in at No. 82 on the UK's Singles Chart Top 100 for the week starting on 4th October and ending on 10th October. This makes him the second Korean solo artist to debut on the charts; the first being Psy with his hit song 'Gangnam Style' in 2012.
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"Chicken Noodle Soup" also placed at an incredible No. 9 on the Independent Singles Chart!
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I'm sitting next to Ranabhai, a leather artisan who has been making traditional Kachchhi shoes for many decades in the village of Hodka, Gujarat. Ranabhai uses the same rohi (flat stone work surface) as his great-great-grandfather. Yet he's lived through quite a few changes to his craft. Artisans used to harvest and cure their own leather, now they buy it from factories in Ahmedabad. The intricate stitching of jari work used to be done with real silver, now they use metallic colored plastic thread. Patterns that used to be painstakingly cut by hand are now created using metal punches.
My team at Khamir is working on an exhibit that will open in December on the communities and practices of leather artisans in the region. We're researching for the exhibit, but also trying to document every aspect of the craft with digital cameras and notebooks.
The only artisan I spoke to who was interested in creating his own archive of leather products purely for posterity was the accomplished Basarbhai, who has traveled as far as Japan and Germany for exhibitions. "I have told others that we should carefully store old designs because twenty years from now, someone will find them useful." He's wary of outsiders documenting and archiving though, as tourists in the past have misused footage or photos of their community (particularly their women) in ways his Marwada kin find inappropriate.
I can understand the concern. This is a country that was colonized for centuries by British imperialists with an insatiable need to collect, categorize, and archive. At best, this documentation did nothing to benefit local populations. Objects and images were plucked from their context and presented to an outside public. In as rural a region as Kachchh, even a local organization like Khamir can feel like an outsider to communities of leather artisans, so our impulse to meticulously record each aspect of the craft sometimes feels uncomfortable. How can we both ensure that the knowledge of this intricate craft isn't lost forever, without exploiting the artisans? How can the archive we create actually benefit the artisans in their work? After all, if artisans don't have a way to support their families, their craft will die out whether we document it or not. This work should support the artisans as well as highlighting the art.
While our team was interviewing Trilokbhai, in the village of Pragpar, he showed us a small album. In it were pages of photos he kept of his designs to show buyers pattern options. It was a useful tool for him to show off the range of his abilities, a portfolio of sorts. I was fascinated - it was the first time I'd seen an artisan document his own work, and he had done so for the very practical purpose of making sales. A tailor I encountered in Bhuj keeps a similar magazines of blouse designs to show clients to help them choose the patterns they'd like to purchase.
This seems like a possible solution to the archiving and documentation dilemma. Where a museum of archaeology of anthropology often facilitates outsiders coming in to a community, photographing and collecting, and display objects for other outsiders, these catalogues of work allow artisans to document their art for their own benefit. They control the narrative of how their own work is presented, with tools already at their disposal. Most of the artisans already have absorbed mobile phones into their lives, and particularly the younger generations all have smartphones with cameras, and at least enough data to support WhatsApp.
Perhaps, I've been thinking, I could develop a simple mobile system (using a combination of tools that already exist, like Wordpress, Youtube, Tumblr, Squarespace) to facilitate artisans' documentation of their craft. It could be used for their own records, to share their work with other artisans, or to connect with buyers. It could include anything from an annotated, digital version of farma (traceable patterns to show shape and proportion), finished products, closeups of surface decoration. But these are early ideas. In order for this to work, I'll have to integrate artisans into each stage of the process, from ideation to execution. Stay tuned!


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The MixtapE! Presents Maluma, Miley Cyrus and More New Music Musts
Featuring new releases from Maluma and The Weeknd, Miley Cyrus and Stevie Nicks, Kylie Minogue, Little Mix and more, your playlist for the weekend of Nov. 6-8 has arrived!
By Billy Nilles Nov 06, 2020 8:22 PMTags
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New music Fridays are a thrilling, yet daunting prospect for any music lover.
It's essentially a weekly holiday where fan-favorite artists and fresh faces alike drop their latest offerings for all the world to hear, flooding streaming services and digital retailers with an onslaught of aural goodies. But who has the time to sit there and listen to everything before updating their playlists? There's just too much good stuff! (And, if we're being honest, usually a few stinkers, too.)
As it turns out, we do. Welcome to The MixtapE!
Well, here we are, music lovers. Another week down.
While all eyes have understandably been glued to the news, anxiously awaiting the results from the 2020 U.S. presidential election, it's been business as usual for the music industry. And that means there are plenty of new releases to wade through.
If you find yourself needing a break from the coverage and just want to get lost in a few good tunes, we've got you covered.
The Best Music of 2020—So Far
Your playlist for the weekend of Nov. 6-8 has arrived. Enjoy!
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Maluma & The Weeknd — "Hawái Remix"
The "Blinding Lights" singer hops aboard this remix of the Colombian superstar's latest hit, turning it into even more of a brooding bop in the process.
Miley Cyrus feat. Stevie Nicks — "Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix)"
Miley heard our comparisons of her latest single to the Fleetwood Mac icon's solo hit "Edge of Seventeen" and did us one better, tapping Stevie herself to come aboard this remix that's more a mash-up of both tracks. Hearing these two harmonize on each other's lyrics is exactly what we all needed after this year of a week.
Kylie Minogue — "Real Groove"
Kylie's new album DISCO caps off a year that's seen a resurgence of the glittering genre, serving as an ecstatic celebration of the dance floor. The LP couldn't have come at a more appropriate time, a pick-me-up when we all needed it most. This standout track simply radiates warmth. It may be a while longer before we're able to get lost in the groove together in person, but until then, we have Kylie to keep us company.
Bree Runway feat Missy Elliott — "ATM"
No big deal, just one of the most exciting new voices to straddle the worlds of pop and rap getting a co-sign from the GOAT. This collab off the U.K. upstart's debut mixtape, 2000AND4EVA, is pure fire.
Little Mix — "Confetti"
This title track off the girl group's sixth studio album is a slick piece of pure pop, absolutely dripping with swag.
Joy Oladokun — "look up"
The singer-songwriter returns with a stunning song about the capacity for resilience amid strife. Singing over a moving piano and guitar production, Joy offers a powerful reminder to just hold on.
Paloma Mami — "For Ya"
While the rising Chilean-American star continues working on a highly anticipated debut album, she's dropped this sultry bilingual steamer sure to amp up the hype. This one's meant for late night listens.
Faouzia feat. John Legend — "Minefields"
Not only did the rising singer-songwriter land an incredible duet partner on this gorgeous ballad, she also scored a high-profile collaborator on the instrumental. That's none other than Charlie Puth on the piano.
Brittany Howard — "You'll Never Walk Alone"
The Alabama Shakes frontwoman delivers an impassioned performance on this cover of the Rodgers and Hammerstein composition, first heard in the musical Carousel. It may be for a Johnnie Walker ad campaign, but it's just the message we all need to hear right about now.
Bonus Tracks:
Dance it out. After this week, we've all earned it.
Jayda G — "Are You Down (Kootenay Klub Mix)"
Armin van Buuren feat. Duncan Laurence — "Feel Something"
Oliver Heldens & Party Pupils feat. MAX — "Set Me Free"
RAYE — "Love of Your Life"