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local composer = require( "composer" )
local scene = composer.newScene()
local mte = MTE
local Screen = Screen
local json = require ("json")
local myData = require ("RotateConstrainComposer.mydata")

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--      Code outside of listener functions (below) will only be executed once,
--      unless composer.removeScene() is called.
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-- SPRITES --------------------------------------------------------------------
local player

-- DETECT MOVEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------
myData.DpadUp.id = "up"
myData.DpadDown.id = "down"
myData.DpadLeft.id = "left"
myData.DpadRight.id = "right"
local movement = nil

local function move( event )
    if event.phase == "ended" or event.phase == "cancelled" then
        movement = nil
    elseif event.target.id then
        movement = event.target.id
    end
    return true
end

-- DETECT OBSTACLES ------------------------------------------------------------
local obstacle = function(level, locX, locY)
    local detect = mte.getTileProperties({level = level, locX = locX, locY = locY})
    for i = 1, #detect, 1 do
        if detect[i].properties then
            if detect[i].properties.solid and i == 1 then
                detect = "stop"
                player:pause()
                return detect
            end
        end
    end
end

local counter = 0
local toggle = 1
local moveTime = 200

local atlas = {}
atlas["left"] 	= { -1,  0 }
atlas["right"]  = {  1,  0 }
atlas["up"]     = {  0, -1 }
atlas["down"]   = {  0,  1 }

-- GAME LOOP -------------------------------------------------------------------
local function gameLoop( event )
    local changeMap = false
    if not player.isMoving then
        --CHECK FOR OBJECTS
        local objects = mte.getObject({level = player.level, locX = player.locX, locY = player.locY})
        if objects then
            for key,value in pairs(objects[1].properties) do
                if key == "constraints" then
                    local temp = json.decode(value)
                    mte.constrainCamera({loc = {temp[1], temp[2], temp[3], temp[4]}, time = 1000, transition = easing.inOutQuad})
                end
                if key == "map" then
                    print(value)
                    myData.prevMap = myData.nextMap
                    myData.nextMap = value
                    changeMap = true
                end
            end
        end

        --MOVE PLAYER CHARACTER
        if movement and not stopMovement then
            local xTile, yTile = player.locX + atlas[movement][1], player.locY + atlas[movement][2]
            local result = obstacle( player.level, xTile, yTile )
            if not result then
                if player.sequence ~= movement then
                    player:setSequence( movement )
                end
                player:play()
                mte.moveSpriteTo( { sprite = player, locX = xTile, locY = yTile, time = moveTime, transition = easing.linear} )
            end
        else
            player:pause()
        end
    end

    --UPDATE OR GOTO NEW MAP
    if not changeMap then
        mte.debug()
        mte.update()
    else
        composer.gotoScene("RotateConstrainComposer.scene", {effect = "fade", time = 1000})
    end
end

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function scene:show(event)
    local group = self.view
    if event.phase == "will" then
        -- Called when the scene is still off screen (but is about to come on screen).

        --LOAD MAP ------------------------------------------------------------
        mte.toggleWorldWrapX(true)
        mte.toggleWorldWrapY(true)
        mte.enableTileFlipAndRotation()
        mte.loadTileSet("tinySet", "RotateConstrainComposer/tilesets/tinySet.png")
        mte.loadMap("RotateConstrainComposer/map/"..myData.nextMap..".tmx")
        local locX, locY
        if myData.nextMap == "map1" then
            if not myData.prevMap or myData.prevMap == "map3" then
                locX, locY = 3, 4
                mte.setCamera({ locX = locX, locY = locY, blockScaleX = 32, blockScaleY = 32})
                mte.constrainCamera({loc = {1, 1, 15, 10}, time = 10})
            else
                locX, locY = 8, 37
                mte.setCamera({ locX = locX, locY = locY, blockScaleX = 32, blockScaleY = 32})
                mte.constrainCamera({loc = {1, 31, 15, 40}})
            end
        elseif myData.nextMap == "map2" then
            if myData.prevMap == "map1" then
                locX, locY = 8, 3
                mte.setCamera({ locX = locX, locY = locY, blockScaleX = 32, blockScaleY = 32})
                mte.constrainCamera({loc = {false, 1, false, 20}})
            else
                locX, locY = 36, 18
                mte.setCamera({ locX = locX, locY = locY, blockScaleX = 32, blockScaleY = 32})
                mte.constrainCamera({loc = {false, 1, false, 20}})
            end
        elseif myData.nextMap == "map3" then
            if myData.prevMap == "map2" then
                locX, locY = 34, 33
                mte.setCamera({ locX = locX, locY = locY, blockScaleX = 32, blockScaleY = 32})
                mte.constrainCamera({loc = {31, 31, 45, 40}})
            else
                locX, locY = 3, 4
                mte.setCamera({ locX = locX, locY = locY, blockScaleX = 32, blockScaleY = 32})
                mte.constrainCamera({loc = {1, 1, 15, 20}})
            end
        end

        myData.controlGroup:toFront()

        --CREATE PLAYER SPRITE ---------------------------------------------------
        local spriteSheet = graphics.newImageSheet("RotateConstrainComposer/spriteSheet.png", {width = 32, height = 32, numFrames = 96})
        local sequenceData = {
            {name = "up", sheet = spriteSheet, frames = {85, 86}, time = 350, loopCount = 0},
            {name = "down", sheet = spriteSheet, frames = {49, 50}, time = 350, loopCount = 0},
            {name = "left", sheet = spriteSheet, frames = {61, 62}, time = 350, loopCount = 0},
            {name = "right", sheet = spriteSheet, frames = {73, 74}, time = 350, loopCount = 0}
        }
        player = display.newSprite(spriteSheet, sequenceData)
        local setup = {
            kind = "sprite",
            layer =  mte.getSpriteLayer(1),
            locX = locX,
            locY = locY,
            levelWidth = 32,
            levelHeight = 32
        }
        mte.addSprite(player, setup)
        mte.setCameraFocus(player)

        group:insert(mte.getMapObj())

        mte.update()
    elseif event.phase == "did" then
        -- Called when the scene is now on screen.
        -- Insert code here to make the scene come alive.
        -- Example: start timers, begin animation, play audio, etc.

        myData.DpadUp:addEventListener("touch", move)
        myData.DpadDown:addEventListener("touch", move)
        myData.DpadLeft:addEventListener("touch", move)
        myData.DpadRight:addEventListener("touch", move)

        Runtime:addEventListener("enterFrame", gameLoop)
    end
end

-- Called when scene is about to move offscreen:
function scene:hide(event)
    local group = self.view
    if event.phase == "will" then
        -- Called when the scene is on screen (but is about to go off screen).
        -- Insert code here to "pause" the scene.
        -- Example: stop timers, stop animation, stop audio, etc.

        myData.DpadUp:removeEventListener("touch", move)
        myData.DpadDown:removeEventListener("touch", move)
        myData.DpadLeft:removeEventListener("touch", move)
        myData.DpadRight:removeEventListener("touch", move)

        Runtime:removeEventListener("enterFrame", gameLoop)
    end
end

-- Called prior to the removal of scene's "view" (display group)
function scene:destroy(event)
    local group = self.view
    -- Called prior to the removal of scene's view ("sceneGroup").
    -- Insert code here to clean up the scene.
    -- Example: remove display objects, save state, etc.

    mte.cleanup()
end

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-- Listener Setup
scene:addEventListener( "create", scene )
scene:addEventListener( "show", scene )
scene:addEventListener( "hide", scene )
scene:addEventListener( "destroy", scene )

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return scene

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Since 2010, the idol star athletic championships has been held twice a year, and k-pop fans can see a variety of idol stars competing in the athletics championships during the New Year's holidays and Chuseok, the biggest holidays in Korea. For fans, it certainly is a great chance to see more than 200 k-pop stars all at once. However, there is the hidden power relations behind it, and it's true there are many idols who are reluctant to participate in the athletics championships. Well, let's see what's happening in the k-pop world.
No doubt, there's always a danger of injury lurking in sports. And actually there have been many idol stars who got injured at the idol star athletics championships. SISTAR's Bora hurt her ankle and VIXX's Leo has torn a ligament, while EXO's Tao hurt his back and Apink's Hayoung was wounded in the arm. And INFINITE's Sungyeol and Woohyun were slightly wounded during the athletics championships too. Well, unexpected injuries could have a bad influence on idol stars' future activities, and that's one reason why k-pop agencies and idols are not willing to participate in the idol star athletics championship. And the appearance fee for the idol star athletics championships is so low that k-pop agencies are always in the red, taking into consideration that they have to pay expenses for idols' makeup, meals, vehicles, etc. Besides, it takes busy idol stars whole day to record the program and they have to give up other profitable schedules.
And it also is a desperate thing for k-pop agencies and idols that they should pay for their fans' meals at their own expense because the broadcasting company do not give any financial support. You know, fans of k-pop idol stars give help to the broadcasting company as audiences of the idol star athletics championship, and the recording of the program usually takes 15-20 hours, but there's no one provides food to the fans, while the broadcasting company acts as if it is doing the fans a great favor, saying "You can see your idol stars because of us." That's why k-pop agencies and idols began to pay for their fans' meals even though it is not a duty for them to do it.
However, after the recording of the athletics championships, fans sometimes compare their meals with each other. And some of them blame k-pop idols who paid less for their fans' meals. This puts the idols and their agencies under a lot of stress. As not all the idols and agencies are rich, it is very burdensome for some idols to provide expensive meals to their fans.
But, most of k-pop idols can't refuse the broadcasting company's request for appearance on the idol star athletics championships. Do you know why? Well, the idols are afraid they could experience a lot of unfair treatments after refusing the request for appearance on the athletics championships because the broadcasting company has the full power to hire idols for its TV shows and dramas. So, the idols and their agencies have to bite the bullet and back down on the demand.
Of course, there also are some idol stars who really want to participate in the idol athletics championships because the athletics championships could be a great opportunity for those who have great athletic ability to receive the attention of a wide public. And some of k-pop idol stars love to exercise so much that they even cancel other schedules to take part in the athletics championships.


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Wah Mei Electric (華美電器行) – Leading Distributor of Electronics from the 1920s to 1960s and related firms
April 26, 2019 York Lo Articles, General, Hong Kong Companies, Non-Hong Kong Companies, People, Retailers, Telecommunications
York Lo: Wah Mei Electric – Leading Distributor of Electronics from the 1920s to 1960s and related firms
Left: Wah Mei ad in 1927 (8th Far East Games brochure); Right: the old Wah Mei store in between Sunlight Hing Kee and Kin Ming Radio on Des Voeux Road Central
Wah Mei Electric was one of the oldest and largest distributor of electronics in HK and China, with branches in HK, Canton, Fatshan and Shanghai (in fact its Chinese name before the war always started with 港粤滬 or "HK Canton Shanghai") and expanded to Taiwan and Malaysia after the War. The firm was regarded as the leader of the industry from the 1920s through the 1960s and members of the Chan family which owned the firm also started HK Communications, a leading distributor of telecom equipment and Tung Tai Trading, which introduced Italian electrical appliances to HK and a fellow clansman and staff member started Winning Commercial, which popularized electric stew pots in HK.
Wah Mei Electric (華美電器行) – Pre-War Development
Wah Mei was founded by Chan Ching-to (陳靜濤, 1883-1967) and Chan Chi-son (陳知新, 1890-?), natives of Nanhai in Guangdong province. One source mentioned that the latter was the nephew of the earlier which if true likely meant the latter was the son of a brother from a different mother or a cousin given the 7 years age difference between the two. The exact year which Wah Mei was founded is to be determined but it was likely sometime after 1912. Chan Ching-to was enrolled at the Yucai School in Canton as a teenager but dropped out to support his family. He became a Buddhist in 1910 and remained highly involved in various Buddhist causes for the remainder of his life. He was also involved in the revolutionary cause but after the formation of the Republic he went into business instead and ran a stationary and Western medicine business in Canton before launching Wah Mei Electric.
In 1925, Wah Mei had 2 stores in HK – 113 Des Voeux Road Central and 225 Queen's Road Central. For many years, its main store was located at 135 Des Voeux Road Central in Hong Kong, next to Sunlight Hing Kee (代月電器行), a friendly competitor founded by the Lee family which according to some was the oldest electronics store in Hong Kong. As shown in the ads in this article, the key products in the pre-war era were torchlight, electric fans, record players, irons and radios. By the late 1920s, Wah Mei had branches in HK, Shanghai (at 432 Nanking Road), Canton (28 Sap Pat Po Street and 23 Wai On Street) and Fatshan. It was also the sole authorized distributor of Westinghouse electric fans in Shanghai and one of 8 distributors of RCA radios (others as shown below include Wing On department store, Robinson Radio and the XMHA radio station). In Shanghai and Canton, the Chan family also owned Hung Ming Electrical Co (孔明電料行) which specialized in radio and communications equipment.
Left: Ad for Westinghouse electric fans in Shanghai in 1927 listing Wah Mei as its sole distributor (The China Press, Jan 16, 1927); Right: RCA Victor ad in Shanghai in 1938 listing Wah Mei as one of its 8 distributors ( The China Press, 1938)
Aside from first mover advantage, Wah Mei's success could be attributed to selecting prime retail locations in major cities and also its effort to popularize the usage of electrical appliances. In 1932, the Shanghai branch of Wah Mei launched a radio station at its Nanking Road location to promote the use of radios. In 1936, the Shanghai branch of Wah Mei published a 128 pages pictorial about electronics (港粤滬華美電器行滬行電器圖說).
Wah Mei also played an important role in the development of the pre-war domestic electrical manufacturing industry. HK government reports from the 1930s below show that Wah Mei was the agent of the Chinese-owned electric bulb maker Oppel Electric Maufacturing (亞浦耳) and the local electric fan manufacturer Wahson & Co, and helped register their trademarks in Hong Kong. These two major brands emerged in the 1920s and 1930s to compete with imported brands from Japan, US and Europe and captured significant market share thanks to the endorsement of retailers like Wah Mei. In addition, Wah Mei also registered the "Foot-ball" trademark in 1934 for electric wires, electric heating and cooking appliances, which might have been a house brand it marketed in its stores.
Wah Mei's trademark registration for Football brand of electrical appliances (left), Oppel bulbs (middle) and Wahson electric fans (right)
Chan Ching-to not only protested Japanese aggression in China in the 1930s through his business support of domestic electric brands but also acted as coordinator for a Buddhist-led anti-Japanese effort in Southeast Asia with HK as a hub. As a result, he was briefly arrested for several days by the Japanese military administration during the Japanese occupation of HK but was released and participated in Buddhist charitable relief effort. After the War, he was recognized by the KMT regime for his effort.
Wah Mei Electric – Post-War Development
By the 1940s, the second generation of the Chan family had joined the family business and assumed leadership positions. Chan Ching-to eldest son Chan Kwan-chak (陳君澤) was deputy manager of the HK branch before starting Kung Ming Electric (孔明電器行)and was vice chairman of the South China Athletic Association. Chan Chi-son's eldest son Chan Ching-yu (陳澄宇), who was born in 1916 and graduated from University of Tokyo, served as deputy manager of the Shanghai branch. His younger brother Chan Ching-chow (陳澄宙), who graduated from the Sun Yat Sen University in Canton with an electrical engineering degree, was manager of the Canton branch.
Left: Ta Kung Pao's report of problems associated with Tai Wah Electric in Taiwan in 1958 (TKP, 1958-5-11); Right: The wedding picture of Chan Ching-pun and Wong Wing-ching in 1952 (WKYP, 1952-1-11)
With the regime change in the mainland in 1949, the Chan family closed their stores in the mainland and re-directed capital to Hong Kong and Taiwan where they established Tai Wah Electric (泰華電器行) in Taipei with Chan Ching-yu at the helm. According to the pro-Beijing newspaper Ta Kung Pao, Tai Wah ran into financial troubles in 1958 and Chan Ching-yu was detained by the Taiwanese authorities who were seeking payment of HK$2 million.
The opening of the records department at Wah Mei by actress Tang Pik-wan, actor Mak Bing-wing and soccer champion Lee Wai-tong in 1952 (KSDN, 1952-11-12)
In the 1950s, many HK businesses invested in Borneo and Chan Chi-son sent one of his sons – Garke Chan Ching-pun (陳澄品), a graduate of Lingnan University in Canton to Kota Kinabalu (then known as Jesselton) to establish a branch of Wah Mei. This was managed by Garke and his wife Wong Wing-ching (黃詠清) whom he married in 1952.
Back in HK, business was good in the 1950s and 1960s as radio and television began to take off and Wah Mei became the sole distributor of the Dutch brand Siera Radio in addition to selling many other foreign brands such as Sony and Philips (see article on Chung Yuen Electrical and Goddard).
Chan Chi-sun with Chan Ching-to, Chan Shiu-kan and his family at Kai Tak after he returned from his 7 months stay in Borneo (WKYP, 1954-1-28)
Chan Ching-to (second from the right) with guests celebrating the 25th anniversary of Siera Radio which was represented in HK by Wah Mei in 1958 (WKYP, 1958-12-2)
Outside of work, Chan Ching-to was very involved in Buddhist causes and was chairman of Tung Lin Kok Yuen (東蓮覺苑) in Happy Valley and many other Buddhist organizations, responsible for building the Buddhist Hospital and the Buddhist Cemetery in HK. He was also a leader of the South China Athletic Association for decades and his second son Chan Kwan-hau (陳君傚) was headmaster of the HK Buddhist Association's Wong Cheuk Im Primary School from 1959 to 1971 and Lam Bing-yim Memorial School from 1971 to 1978. He died in 1967 at the age of 84.
Obituary of Wah Mei founder Chan Ching-to (KSDN, 1967-2-28)
Left: Wah Mei in the 1960s next to Hop Fat (maker of TAT electric fans, see article) and Tamiya department store; Right: Chan Ching-to with Buddhist monk
As a firm, Wah Mei Electric Co Ltd was incorporated in 1951 and dissolved in 1990.
Chan Kwan-hau (left) shaking hands with government official Au Wai-sum in 1063 (WKYP, 1963-12-7)
Chan Ching-kwok (陳澄國, 1928-1984) and HK Communications Equipment Co (香港通訊器材公司)
Obituary of Chan Ching-kwok (WKYP, 1984-1-25)
One of Chan Chi-sun's younger sons – Chan Ching-kwok (also spelled as 陳澄郭 in Chinese) branched out on his own and achieved success in the distribution of telecom equipment. While Wah Mei missed out on the opportunity of becoming sole distributor in major electronics brands such as Sony, National, Sharp or Pioneer to other entrepreneurs, Chan Ching-kwok identified a market niche in office telephone systems and intercom systems and secured the distributorship of two leading Japanese brands in the respective areas – Nitsuko and Aiphone through HK Communications Co (hereafter referred to as HKC), which he incorporated in 1970. The technology was quickly adopted in the 1970s and the business took off. In 1975, he expanded to Singapore through the establishment of Singapore Communication Equipment Co (Pte) Ltd. Well-connected in the Asian business community, Chan Ching-kwok was made honorary publisher of Thai Rath Daily, a leading newspaper in Thailand and director of Funai Asia, the HK subsidiary of Japan's Funai Electric (船井) and his brother in law Leo Lee's Freeland Trading(富年貿易). He also had stake in a Chinese restaurant and invested in U.S. real estate.
Outside of work he was very involved with the local Boy Scout movement and served as chairman of its promotions committee. In 1984, Chan Ching-kwok died of cancer at the age of 55. He was succeeded in business by his wife Chan Shuk-ling (陳淑珨), the third daughter of Chan Chiu-wan(陳照寰), the proprietor of the famous Chan Yee Jai (陳意齋) snack food company and their two sons – Hubert Chan Chung-yee (陳重義) and Roy Chan Chung-yin (陳重言). Under the leadership of his family, HKC continued to grow in the next three decades – entering China in 1985, became distributor of Nokia and started mobile phone distribution business in HK in 1997, became distributor of NEC office phones in 2000 and was listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 2001. Today, HKC remains a leading ICT solution provider in HK with a retail chain under the Circle brand and operations in HK, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
S.K. Chan (陳肇根) and Winning Commercial Co Ltd (永勝商行)
S.K. Chan and his colleague Chan Po-tim (陳浦添) returning from their trip on behalf of Wah Mei to Japan to visit electronic manufacturers in 1959. Chan Kwan-chak was in the group as well (WKYP, 1959-6-13)
S.K. Chan was the manager of Wah Mei in the 1950s before starting Winning Commercial in 1962 to distribute Japanese electrical appliances. Chan Ching-to's son Chan Kwan-hau was one of the firm's directors at launch and Chan Ching-to also attended the firm's opening ceremony in March 1962. The firm is best known for being the sole agent in HK and China for products such as electronic stew pots, slow cookers, ovens etc manufactured by Imanishi Kinzo Kogyo K.K. of Osaka, Japan under the Imarflex brand (伊瑪牌) since 1960.
Opening of Winning Commercial's showroom in March 1962 by Tse Yu-chuen. (KSDN, 1962-3-31)
Thanks to aggressive marketing and convenience, Imarflex became very popular in HK and Southeast Asia in the 1970s. In addition to Imarflex, Winning Commercial also distributed products made by other electrical product manufacturers such as BS, Luxo and Thomas.
S.K. Chan delivering a speech in front of the president of Imarflex and his wife in 1974 at a lucky draw event promoting its products (KSEN, 1974-10-1)
Leo Lee Tung-hai (李東海, 1921-2010) and Tung Tai Trading (東泰貿易)
Leo Lee (left) and colleague presenting bank coupon to the winner of the Chinese naming competition for Geloso recorder who was a student (KSEN, 1960-3-30)
Leo Lee was the son in law of Wah Mei founder Chan Chi-son but like his brother in law Chan Ching-kwok, he also chose to strike out on his own instead of working for the family business and achieved success. A native of Zhongshan in Guangdong province, Lee had some training in radio engineering in his early years and came to HK from Canton in 1949. He started Tung Tai Trading in 1952 to engage in general import/export trade. In the 1950s, low cost Japanese electronic products became popular in HK and everywhere else. Lee however, chose to work with Italian firms instead partly due to less competition but also driven by his sentiments towards the Japanese at the time. His initial interactions with the Italians were in food products such as tomato sauce but in 1960, he began representing Italian electrical appliances such as refrigerators from Zoppas (then known as 雪白牌, acquired by Zanussi in 1970 which was in turn acquired by Electrolux in 1984) and tape recorders from Geloso (奇樂牌). Zoppas became very popular, with sales jumping sixfold within three years and thanks to the sales and marketing effort of Tung Tai, consistently ranked among the top selling refrigerator brands in HK in the 1960s and 1970s. For his promotion of HK-Italy trade, he received many honors from the Italian government starting in 1966.
Tung Tai's ad for Zoppas refrigerators in 1967 featuring movie actress Li Lihua (Carousell)
In November 1972, Tung Tai Trading as distributor of over 20 brands and owner of several industrial properties became a listed company and Tung Tai Finance was formed in 1973. Leo Lee was also a director of many financial institutions – including Overseas Trust Bank, Union Bank, Asia Financial Holdings and Liu Chong Hing Bank. Over time, the Tung Tai group of companies shifted its focus from electronics to financial services.
Outside of work, Leo Lee was very active in community affairs having served as chairman of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in 1970-71 during which he built schools, elderly center and memorials hall and later as chairman of its Association of Chairmen. He was also a member of CPPCC. For his work, he had received many honors from the HK government over the years – JP (1971), MBE (1972), OBE (1983) and Grand Bauhinia Medal (2006).
http://www.hkbuddhist.org/zh/top_page.php?cid=1&p=chairman&ptype=2&id=17
http://zszx.zsnews.cn/Article/view/cateid/267/id/30546.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Lee_Tung-hai
hkcweb.cloudhost8.com/about-hkc-group/
上海百業人才小史(1945)
自由中國工商人物誌(1955), p 242
KSEN, 1967-10-20; WKYP 1963-3-12
Comacrib Directory of China, 1925
http://www.winningccl.com.hk/
This article was first posted on 26th April 2019.
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Ms. Braun has more than twenty-five (25) years of litigation experience handling complex personal injury cases on behalf of plaintiffs with a focus in the areas of Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Labor Law, and Product Liability matters. She practices in both State and Federal Courts and has litigated matters to conclusion in both jurisdictions.
In 2011, Ms. Braun was appointed to act as an ECR Arbitrator by the Chairman of the New York State Workers' Compensation Board and is one of a select group of individuals asked to preside over and determine Workers' Compensation claims initiated by employees of the NYS Workers' Compensation Bard and State Insurance Fund.
Also, in 2015 Ms. Braun was appointed to the Ethics Board for the Town of Clarence, New York and is one of seven (7) board members responsible for the review and investigation of complaints related to ethics violations involving Town officials and employees.
Ms. Braun was born and raised in Buffalo New York where she attending Canisius College before obtaining her law degree from California Western School of Law in San Diego California. In law school Ms. Braun was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Practice for achieving the highest grade in her graduating class. She is admitted to practice law in the states of New York and California.
Additionally, Ms. Braun is a lecturer for New York State Continuing Legal Education Programs in the area of personal injury litigation, she is a member of the New York State Bar Association and Erie County Bar Associations, and sits on the Erie County Bar Negligence Committee.
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Rose Island Lighthouse: Overnight Stays in Newport, RI
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Kim Knox Beckius is a Connecticut-based travel writer, author, photographer, and editor. She's been with TripSavvy since 1998.
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What would it be like to stay in a lighthouse overnight? Find out for yourself during your New England visit by booking a stay at Rose Island Lighthouse.
Rose Island Lighthouse lies off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island, just about a mile from shore. The lighthouse, which dates to 1870, was vandalized and badly neglected following its abandonment in 1971. In 1993, thanks to the efforts of the non-profit Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation, the historic lighthouse was restored and relit.
Today, Rose Island Lighthouse is open to the public as a museum by day in the summertime, Memorial Day through Labor Day. At night, those seeking a unique lodging experience can stay overnight on the island year-round in one of two lighthouse bedrooms or the keeper's apartment on the lighthouse's second floor. During warm weather months, couples seeking a romantic getaway can also opt to book the separate 1912 Fog Horn Building on the island. This building, which once housed the steam-powered foghorn machinery, is quiet, cozy and furnished with a queen bed, but the nearest bathroom is 100 feet away outside. Adventurous couples can also choose to stay in the Barracks Room in a separate historic building that is bomb-proof! This unique bunker has a queen bed, but bathroom facilities once again require an outdoor trek of about 30 feet. The Barracks Room is rented seasonally.
If you're a true lighthouse fan who won't be satisfied with simply staying a night or two, you can contribute to the preservation of this historic lighthouse by applying to become "Keeper for the Week." The second-floor keeper's apartment houses two adults and up to four children, and volunteer keepers pay a fee in addition to performing work projects during their stay.
Ready to book your lighthouse getaway? Check the online availability calendar at the Rose Island Lighthouse website, then make reservations online or call 401-847-4242 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. weekdays for reservations. Gift certificates may be purchased if you would like to surprise someone with the unique gift of a lighthouse stay.
Rose Island Lighthouse
More Lighthouse Overnights in New England
Several other New England lighthouses offer overnight accommodations:
Race Point Light Station in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on the Outer Cape has rooms available nightly from May 1 through November 30 inside a restored, 1950s-era Keeper's House. Transportation to the lighthouse is provided. Or, if you're really seeking solitude, book a stay in the Whistle House, which accommodates private parties of up to eight guests for a minimum stay of two nights. One catch! To reach the Whistle House, you'll need your own four-wheel-drive vehicle and an oversand beach driving permit from the National Park Service. Call 855-722-3959 for reservations.
Bakers Island Light Station in Salem, Massachusetts, offers overnight stays for up to four people in the lighthouse's Assistant Keeper's House on Friday and Saturday nights from July through September.
Whitehead Light Station on Maine's Whitehead Island offers overnight stays on select R&R weekends and in conjunction with learning programs. Call 207-200-7957 for upcoming dates.
Little River Lighthouse in Downeast Maine offers overnight stays mid-June through mid-September in your choice of three rooms. Volunteers will take you by boat to this island hideaway.
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When massage franchise businesses first arrived in the United States, some independent practitioners feared retail massage would put them out of business, force them to lower their prices to compete, and hurt the profession as a whole. Today, however, experts say massage franchises have come to fill crucial roles within the profession. Even as complaints of low wages and under-skilled therapists linger, others herald the fact that franchise businesses make massage accessible in a way it's never been, and provide much-needed job opportunities at the same time.
When you consider the expansion of retail massage outlets and the fact that many of these sites are being opened by business and franchising veterans, it becomes readily apparent that massage is now a lucrative investment for entrepreneurs of all shapes and sizes. While there are a variety of massage franchises now dotting the landscape, the largest are Massage Envy and Elements Therapeutic Massage.
The first company to lay a path and create a massage franchise model in the United States was Massage Envy. After 30 years in the fitness industry, John Leonesio saw the opportunity massage offered and in 2002 designed the Massage Envy concept in Scottsdale, Arizona, to resemble the health club membership model. Now owned by Sentinel Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, Massage Envy's original concept—to make the health benefits of massage both convenient and affordable—remains and has earned the company several distinctions, including the 23rd spot in Entrepreneur magazine's 2010 Fastest Growing Franchises.
Today, the company has 606 locations in 42 states, with another 204 franchise licenses in development. According to CG Funk, Massage Envy vice president of industry relations and product development, Massage Envy is the largest employer of massage therapists in the United States (15,000 therapists/staff), and in 2009 generated more than $450 million combined totals in sales.
The Massage Envy model is based on membership, where clients pay a fee ($49–$69, depending on the region) for a monthly massage, and can then buy additional massages at a reduced $39–$49 rate. Funk says there are nearly 700,000 Massage Envy members, and clinics are open seven days a week to serve them, offering hours from early morning to late evening.
Although portability of membership benefits extends to all Massage Envy locations, Funk says each clinic is an individually owned business. Therapist salaries are set by each owner, as are benefits and work environment. What Massage Envy corporate brings to the table is help with marketing materials, client protocols, hiring policies, and other business management resources. In return, individual owners pay franchise and royalty fees back to Massage Envy corporate.
Being the first to market with their franchise concept, Funk says Massage Envy got a head start on its competition when it comes to developing the network and building the footprint. Part of the next wave of growth for Massage Envy will likely come from its new Massage Envy Spa concept. Launched nationally in 2009, Massage Envy Spa now has 74 locations across the United States; an additional 52 Massage Envy Spa locations are in development.
Massage Envy has taken a leadership role in the profession with respect to philanthropy and helped raise the visibility of massage among consumers. For instance, it has donated $50,000 in total support to the Massage Therapy Foundation since 2008, raised more than $1.3 million for breast cancer by sponsoring Massage for the Cure single-day events, and, in 2009, brought in $546,616 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
When massage therapist Michele Merhib opened her first massage studio in Colorado, little did she know how it would evolve. Over the course of two years, and with only word-of-mouth advertising, Merhib's four-room office was providing 650 massages a month. When investors came calling after her second studio opened, one of Merhib's conditions of sale was she wanted to positively impact how therapists would be treated. It was the continuation of a philosophy she believes made the venture successful in the first place. That concept became Elements. Merhib sold her business in 2006, but still owns three Elements studios and serves as a consultant to the company.
The Elements model, which has 75 locations in 22 states, is also a membership program where clients pay $49–$59 per massage, depending on location. Despite the fact that disposable income is being heavily impacted in this economy, Jervik says business continues to chug along. "We've seen some very good growth in a very difficult economy. All four of our franchise classes—2006, 2007, 2008, 2009—are growing at a good pace. That tells me there are a great number of people who understand what massage therapy does from a health standpoint," he says.
Several massage franchisors have cropped up in the last eight years, most following the model that Massage Envy created. Some have designed themselves with a spa focus, others have a global expansion plan in place, but all are planning for growth.
For John Marco, a physical therapist for 25 years, it was seeing the growing acceptance of massage that inspired him to create and then franchise his Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa in 2006. Now, with 30 locations in the United States and Canada and 25 more expected to open in 2010, Marco says the franchising of massage services has forever changed the profession. "What franchising has done is allow many people to experience massage and realize the lifestyle is good for them." He says the franchise paradigm is forcing people to consider that massage is affordable, convenient, and meant for them, too.
While the number of Americans getting frequent massage continues to grow, there are still more than 120 million U.S. consumers who have never tried touch therapy. Proponents say that is one of the most important aspects of retail massage—an open door for consumers.
Elements' Merhib says until recently, the massage profession still had an unknown, back room sort of feel to it. "Today, [franchises] are trying to fill a niche for people who wanted massage, but didn't know where to go. It has opened up peoples' awareness of what massage is." Add in the "always available" factor and low cost, and consumers are looking at massage differently.
Another crucial role massage franchises play is that of employer. A significant portion of U.S. massage therapy schools are required to secure jobs for a percentage of their new graduates in order to maintain accreditation and Title IV funding. Franchises are able to lend a hand. Funk says early on, schools were graduating students with limited opportunities to place them. She says new graduates, unable to find work, would leave the profession, not necessarily because their bodies broke down, but because the career opportunities were few and far between.
Through a process of shaking hands and knocking on doors, things changed. "We have great relationships with most of the schools in this country," Funk says of Massage Envy today. The fruits of these relationships are thousands of new jobs.
Even before a recent agreement between Corinthian Colleges (parent company of Everest Colleges) and Massage Envy to partner in the hiring of new massage graduates, Lorine Hill, president of Everest College in Fife, Washington, says her campus had a strong relationship with Massage Envy and Hand and Stone. "Now the issue is not if our students get a job, it's if they want to get a job," Hill says.
Teri Zelepuza, director of career services at Everest's Fife campus, says approximately 20–25 percent of her graduating students are hired at massage franchises. In addition to placing students with chiropractors, spas, massage clinics, and physical therapy clinics, she now counts on a healthy percentage of them finding steady employment at a franchise.
For many new massage therapists, starting their own practice is daunting. With massage franchises, MTs say they now have another option. That's what Shannon Ellis realized when she pursued a career in massage after her divorce.
Having graduated from massage school in February 2009, Ellis started working at a Massage Envy clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina, four months later, and now, working 25–30 hours a week, says she is exactly where she wants to be. As a mother of two, Ellis needs flexibility in her work schedule. She says her employer gives her that, even allowing extended flexibility in the summer when her children are out of school.
Erin Murphy, an instructor at Everest College, Fife, says the franchise model is perfect for some therapists. "We have students who prefer being an employee. They just want to show up and get paid." Murphy says with entry-level opportunities being more available, she foresees less early burnout for therapists, a phenomenon that has forever plagued the massage profession.
Valid Criticisms or Growing Pains?
Critics have hounded the massage franchise world since its inception. Dozens of online message boards give voice to the disgruntled and dissatisfied therapist. But are the criticisms valid or the result of the rapid growth franchisors have undergone?
One of the most frequent criticisms about working with a franchise business is the low pay. Funk says it's a fallacy. The national average for Massage Envy therapist salaries is $40,000 (including bonuses and tips), Funk reports, with full time considered 28–30 hours a week. In New York, Northern Virginia, and along the East Coast, therapists can earn $50,000–$60,000 because of the location. The best benefit of all, Funk says, is that the work is steady and stable.
Gina Drohan, a massage therapist and Massage Envy franchise owner in California, says she is frustrated by the salary criticisms franchises endure. "My [three] clinics, for example, get more clients than any other spas in our area," she says. "Our therapists are busy and make good tips. The per session rate is based on a lower rate we charge clients, but therapists have no cost to business whatsoever and are pretty much guaranteed a full schedule. They also get medical benefits, free massage, paid holidays, free continuing education, etc., that they don't get at other spas, and certainly not working for themselves. I always say it's not for everyone," she says, "but my therapists who do what I train them to do—show up consistently, give their [business] card, ask for repeat business—have paychecks that are twice what others are. It's what you make it.
"I can tell you that with 500 hours of training, making $25–$41 per 50-minute session, with bonuses and tips, sounds pretty good to me," Drohan says of her employees' wages.
For those concerned that franchises will take business away from independent therapists, MT veteran Toni Roberts says there's always been somebody willing to do the job for less. "However, it takes a long time to become an excellent practitioner, and a lot of practice and study. We lose a good many before they reach that point. I think higher-skilled practitioners will remain rare enough to earn higher wages, and it should give new practitioners something to strive for." Still, she says, she's concerned that the days of the independent practitioner are numbered. "Although a few will probably survive, I think the days of solo practices may be numbered, which makes me sad ... Those who survive as independents will probably be forced to step up their skills and business practices, which can be a good thing," she says.
"Independent [practitioners] have their place and will always have their place, but they have to compete," says Marco, from Hand and Stone. What might have been acceptable sometimes in the past—a portable table, a shabby, not-so-comfortable massage room with a television playing somewhere in the background—no longer holds muster, he says. The franchise has created a new expectation.
Now that the spa component is being added to the Massage Envy mix, will the spa industry be welcoming of its new competition? "The question raises, I am sure, some concerns from spa owners," says Hannelore Leavy, executive director of the Day Spa Association. "My view is that competition breeds business." She says a great example of this is Restaurant Row in Manhattan's off-Broadway theater district, where more than 20 restaurants took over a run-down city block and transformed it. "Now, they all thrive," she says.
"I see similarities within the day spa. I have always saluted salons [hair and nails] that added spa services to enhance their offerings to clients. Those are possibly clients who never dreamed of trying spa services." Once exposed to the value and benefit of these services, clients are more inclined to become regular users of spa treatments. "Those clients who will finally try a massage or a facial at the salon they trust will eventually graduate to visit a 'real' day spa and after that, hopefully graduate to make a destination/resort spa their next vacation." Leavy says Massage Envy and others are no different from the salon offering spa services, as long as the consumer knows this is not a full-service day spa. "It is a simple formula of educating the consumer," she says.
Despite the obvious changes massage franchises have brought to the profession, critics say there are some less evident things we've lost along the way. "I do believe there are two sides to this balance sheet, and like it or not, franchises are here to stay, but one of my biggest concerns with franchising massage is that business people, more than MTs, will have the power to influence the public's perception of the profession," says Michael Koplen, DC, a California chiropractor who began as a massage therapist in the 1980s. "It's the business and franchise owners who create the rules and policies, so they are the people who can primarily shape the public's perception of massage." But, he says, they don't necessarily have a true passion for massage or the quality of client care provided.
Denver-based practitioner Nancy Saunders says she thinks one of the things missing in retail massage is the client-practitioner relationship. "In an [independent] setting such as mine, I pride myself on creating a relationship with clients." She says understanding her clients' lifestyles and what's going on in their lives, helps her see what's happening in the muscles. "Relationships create a place where healing can happen." A franchise experience doesn't allow for that facet of the client-practitioner relationship, and, in fact, dilutes it, she says. "Franchises are a great place for students to go fresh out of school, and we all need a place to get started, learn the business, and hone our skills. I think [franchises] could be a great opportunity for the new therapist, but isn't it just an extension of a student clinic? What about the client?" she asks.
If you're seeking employment with a massage franchise, experts agree it's important to do your homework. Even though their business name may be the same, every franchisee runs his or her company differently, offering different benefits, wages, and work environments.
Jon Brovitz, who owns seven Massage Envy clinics in Arizona with his wife Bonnie, says working at a massage franchise is like any business: the job environment and workplace is entirely dependent on the owners and the management. "You are really working for the owners and not the franchisor," says Brovitz, who first came to massage as a client. He says he offers his full-time Massage Envy employees a salary between $35,000–$50,000, prefers hiring managers who are also therapists, and tries to keep the work environment supportive, fun, and busy. He admits, however, that not all franchisees set their business up that way.
Beth McNeill, campus manager for NHI, tells her graduates to shop around and schedule several interviews. "I tell them to spend time in the break room to get a feel for the morale." Do the research and see if this business is the right fit. When evaluating your options, make sure you're comparing apples to apples. Consider what kind of hours you would be working if you were employed at the day spa in your neighborhood or the resort spa 45 minutes away. What kind of hours would you work if you ran your own office of therapists and managed the books, the sheets, the marketing, the billing/payroll, and, of course, the overhead?
Some industry leaders remember their initial concern when the first franchises opened their doors. "Initially, when I heard about their concepts for introductory pricing levels, membership options, and compensation structure, I was a bit taken aback and felt threatened both as a spa owner and massage therapist," says spa trainer and consultant Felicia Brown, the Day Spa Association's 2009 Spa Person of the Year.
Ultimately, Brown says retail massage has helped the profession. "It has fostered competition, creativity, and new ways of doing business. It has brought massage therapy to a whole new group of people, increasing the pool of potential clients for all of us. It has sold much of the massage-buying public on the concept of getting regular monthly massages, rather than just as a special occasion purchase." Finally, she says, it has created an entry-level workplace for therapists coming straight out of school that allows them to focus on doing massage rather than opening a practice.
Karrie Osborn is contributing editor for Massage & Bodywork magazine. Contact her at karrie@abmp.com.


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I have been "over thinking" for a couple of days.
I have some decisions to make, some plans to present and some options to consider.
It's hard to maintain eye contact with Jesus when you are distracted by that which you are stumbling over.
I am reminded of a time when I was a guest at a wedding reception. The father of the bride was a ballroom dance instructor. His performance on the dance floor was stunning. All eyes were on him as he and his new bride daughter floated across the dance floor.
Later in the evening the magic moment occurred. This father came up to me and asked me to dance.
I wonder if Jesus is wanting to lift my chin today. I wonder if He wants to posture my face in such a way that my eyes will focus on Him.
He is fully aware of that which I am prone to stumble over. He's attentive to it but not concerned.
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Charity auction set to rock Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Those who attend the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Sky's the Limit Charity Auction on Saturday September 23, 2017 will have a unique opportunity to bid on some exceptional experiences and items including:
August 25, 2017 By Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
One of two Tours of Jay Leno's Garage in California. This private collection of over 200 vehicles spans 100 years of automotive history and features rare cars including a Monteverdi, a Bugatti Atlantic, and a turbine motorcycle.
A Propeller blade from the Lancaster when flown to the U.K. in 2014. Bidders can own a piece of history by taking home a retired Hamilton Standard propeller that made the journey across the Atlantic on the Museum's Lancaster VR-A. The prop is mounted and painted in the correct black body and yellow tip with a plaque stating its authenticity.
Six tickets to the Chairmen's Lounge for the 2018 ATP Rogers Cup Men's Championship in Toronto. One person gets to conduct the coin toss at centre court and have their picture taken with the competitors following the toss. Includes valet parking for three vehicles, access to the Chairman's Lounge, food and beverages along with a private behind the scenes tour of the event. The purchaser will also receive one framed and autographed tournament poster and each couple receives an autographed tennis ball.
Beech 18 Flight and dinner with an astronaut and RCAF pilot (the two Daves). The winning bidder will enjoy a flight for four people in the Beechcraft Model 18. The group will fly out of Hamilton with Canadian Astronaut, Dave Williams who holds the claim to spending the most time in space out of the shuttle; and Dave Rohrer, President and CEO of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. The night would begin with a flight briefing by both Daves. After a twilight flight over Niagara Falls in the vintage aircraft, the group will come back to the museum for a privately catered dinner for all six.
Gretzky Room lunch with Walter Gretzky and private tour of Gretzky family home and trophy room. This experience includes lunch for four people in the "Gretzky Room" at the East Side Mario's in Brantford, hosted by Walter Gretzky. Following lunch, Walter will take the group on a private tour of the Gretzky family home, including the famous Trophy Room.
Monies raised will go to two deserving organizations: the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum and "Help A Child Smile". The Museum is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to acquire, document, preserve and maintain a complete collection of aircraft that were flown by Canadians and the Canadian military from the beginning of World War II to the present. "Help A Child Smile" focuses on children with cancer treated at the Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation by providing opportunities for them and their families to smile and have fun.
Tickets are $100. Tables of 8 are $750. This is a black tie/business attire event, with opportunities to partake in silent, live and online auctions for those that cannot attend.
For more information, to donate, or to purchase tickets visit warplane.com.
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Maloney, et al. (2019) Madden–Julian oscillation changes under anthropogenic warming (paywalled) is a summary of a gazillion papers (well, that may be an exaggeration) about the future of the Madden-Julian oscillation in an anthropogenic-warming world. There's an assumption there, isn't there?
The MJO is of great interest to many weather forecasters.
The Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) produces a region of enhanced precipitation that travels eastwards along the Equator in a 40–50 day cycle, perturbing tropical and high-latitude winds, and thereby modulating extreme weather events such as flooding, hurricanes and heat waves. Here, we synthesize current understanding on projected changes in the MJO under anthropogenic warming, demonstrating that MJO-related precipitation variations are likely to increase in intensity, whereas wind variations are likely to increase at a slower rate or even decrease. Nevertheless, future work should address uncertainties in the amplitude of precipitation and wind changes and the impacts of projected SST patterns, with the aim of improving predictions of the MJO and its associated extreme weather.
Hmmm, "…wind variations are likely to increase at a slower rate or even decrease…" That narrows it down.
Also (with my boldface), "…MJO-related precipitation variations are likely to increase in intensity…" If that's a "likely" based on the IPCC likely scale, then that's about a 66% likelihood, or so they say.
January 8, 2019 in MJO.


Quartz is a noble, natural material that possesses an immense vibratory capacity.
Eight crystal tubes of the crystal harp are tuned precisely on the C major key scale(432HZ) for perfect sound.
The Crystal Harp produces powerful, resonant sounds which are multidirectional and multidimensional.
A=432 Hz, known as Verdi's 'A' is an alternative tuning that is mathematically consistent with the universe. Music based on 432Hz transmits beneficial healing energy, because it is a pure tone of maths fundamental to nature. 432 Hz is the magic number people talk about. It is said to be the natural frequency of the universe, to have cosmic healing powers and to attract masses of audience to our music.
As sound healing becomes more popular, more and more people are starting to experiment with it. You have people learning how to chant, listening to specific frequencies, and using singing bowls. It's not just those of us who are interested in spirituality and New Age concepts that are looking into this ancient Eastern knowledge, but scientists as well, studying these sounds and how they affect the body. Though sound healing is only now beginning to enter into the mainstream, it's been used as an ancient healing modality for many centuries in different religions. Even scientists such as Nikola Tesla and Albert Einstein spoke of the importance of viewing everything in terms of vibration, energy, and frequency.
Barbara provides the Crystal Harp Sound Therapy for those in need, so relax, sit back, close your eyes and experience inner peace, love and harmony.
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Perry Watch: Obama would trounce Rick Perry in a national presidential match-up
By Richard Dunham on July 13, 2011 at 2:00 PM
There's a little bit of good news and a lot of bad news for Rick Perry in the newest national presidential poll.
First, the good news: For the first time, the Texas governor has cracked double digits in a national poll of Republican presidential prospects.
Barely.
At 10 percent, Perry places fourth among potential GOP presidential contenders behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (25 percent), Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann (14 percent) and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (12 percent).
Texas Rep. Ron Paul — who announced yesterday that he would not seek re-election to Congress so he can pursue the presidency full-time — tied for sixth place with 5 percent in the Quinnipiac University poll.
Gov. Rick Perry greeted President Obama upon his arrival at Austin Bergstrom International Airport last August. (Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press)
Now the bad news: President Obama would trounce Perry, 50 percent to 37 percent, in a general election match-up. While Perry fares well among Republicans, he trails among Independents, 46 percent to 36 percent, and receives almost no support from Democrats.
Perry matches up worse against Obama than either Romney (who trails by 6 points) or Bachmann (10 percent). But he doesn't do as badly as Palin, the former 2008 VP nominee, who would lose by 19 points to the Democratic incumbent.
But the poll found that Perry wouldn't stand to gain much support if he — and not Palin — runs. Without Palin in the race, Bachmann gained 3 percentage points but Perry remained static at 10 percent.
Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, says that most of the GOP candidates are "not very well known, even to GOP activists." Still, he sees some reason for optimism for Perry backers.
"Gov. Rick Perry, who is still a maybe candidate, breaks into double-digits and runs fourth, an indication that he could be a serious contender should he run," Brown said.
Beneath Perry in the pack were Herman Cain (6 percent), Paul and Newt Gingrich (5 percent), Tim Pawlenty (3 percent), and Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman and Thaddeus McCotter (1 percent or less).
The Quinnipiac University poll, conducted July 5-11, surveyed 2,311 registered voters by land line and cell phone. It has a margin of error of +/- 2.0 percentage points. The Republican primary poll surveyed 913 voters. Its margin of error is +/- 3.2 percentage points.
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"Hailed as an artist with vision and a songwriter with limitless potential," (Billboard), Blacc brings relevance to old-school soul. The rapper-turned-singer is best-known for delivering the stirring vocals to Avicii's worldwide smash "Wake Me Up." He also created the Billboard-topping "I Need a Dollar" (which became the theme song for HBO's How to Make it in America) as well as the self-affirming hit "The Man." The oft fedora-sporting folk/pop/soul singer blends joyful tunes with eye-opening, poetic lyrics.
Mary Beth Maziarz originally hails from the Chicago area, where the blues and coffeehouse scenes influenced her young songwriting. After college, she moved to Park City area, where she's been ever since — loving the mountain life, the spectacular natural backdrop of the Wasatch Front, and the the great locals. She's released 7 albums independently and her work has appeared on several national soundtracks. Her music has been featured on over 50 TV shows and films — you might have heard her voice and not even known it! This year, she's releasing her first kids cd — "My Beachtown" — in tandem with a new animated series called "Crab Cove."
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Ellen Best, 60, female, married, keeping house, born Nfld.
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Death 11 May 1919� Port au Bras, Newfoundland, Canada; The Registration of Death states: Ann Hardstone (sic), died in Port au Bras, cause of death was Heart Disease, aged 64, Catholic, born in Burin, buried in Burin North. Attended by Dr. McDonald and Father T. J. Bride.
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Mickey Smith
Author: Mickey Smith
Mickey, also known as "cellphone_wallet_keys" AKA "CWK" AKA "Keys", began his humble path to nerdom in front of a television set back in 1985. The flashing lights and epic sounds of Thundercats and Masters of The Universe dawned upon the eyes and ears of a young boy, who was desperate for a hero to guide him! Since then, it's been a true love of all things related to heroes and fantastic stories, whether it be movies, comic books, action figures, video games, and even role playing games! Mickey has since realized that he would like to participate in the animated productions that ignited his passion for heroes by becoming a voice over artist! Mickey is the Movie Voice Guy for The Reel Study and a contributing content creator here at The Nerd Initiative.
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Proposals are being sought in all areas of analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy. Focus topic areas include environmental, energy, nanotechnology and material science, food science, and forensics. Pittcon hopes to continue the momentum in pharmaceutical and life sciences, and will include programming in all aspects of these areas, particularly bioanalytical and omics.
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Balli Durga Prasad Rao (15 June 1956 – 16 September 2020) was an Indian politician.

Biography
He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the YSR Congress Party.

Balli Durga Prasad Rao was elected as MLA from Gudur Assembly constituency, Andhra Pradesh. He served as MLA from 1985 to 1989, 1994–1999, 1999-2004 & 2009-2014 (4 terms). He also served as Minister for Primary Education from 1996 to 1998 in the NTR government. He became MLA at the age of 28 years. He served as Member of PAC, Andhra Pradesh (2009-2014).
 He joined YSRCP in 2019.

In September 2020, Prasad Rao tested positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India and he was hospitalized at a hospital in Chennai. He suffered cardiac arrest on 16 September and was pronounced dead.

In 2021, his son, Balli Kalyanachakravarthy, was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council.

References

External links
 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

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A lot of my clients always ask me what should they wear to their session. As a general rule of thumb I always say wear what makes you comfortable. That being said, the results aren't always the best so I decided to post several articles on complementary colors. Test yourself by closing your eyes and think about your favorite color and see what type of discription it gives you. Also consider using the The Basics of Color theory when selecting your favorite spot to shoot and the colors you decide to wear.
As a general rule of thumb you don't want to have more than three colors in your outfit. Use the right colors for your skin tone and coloration is key in ensuring that your images have the right amount of color and pop that you see if a lot of your high fashion imagery. Try different colors against your skin and learn which palettes look best on you. Also, get a second opinion. Unless you are shooting for the holidays, stay away from colors like red and green. Avoid matching gray colors with bright colors such as yellow.
Please note on the psychology of color chart published by graphic designer Carey Jolliffe the range of colors and their associated moods on the referential chart.
Here are several links that explain in a simplified way how to choose colors for your session.


I'm an independent programmer, artist and writer from the United States. I started developing games as a kid in the early 1980s and developing Web sites on and off since the mid 1990s. I also have extensive experience writing for print and Web content.


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Faith & Del-Votion
October 10, 2002 at 7:59 am by Jessica Jardine
Assume for a moment that hip hop is, in fact, a religion. In this world of believers, there would be one all-knowing high priest who stands upon Mt. Freestyle and spews his prophetic verse among the hoodie-wearing, blunt-smokin' crew lounging below. His name: Del tha Funkee Homosapien. His message: Understanding the Old-Skool. And he's performing in the Hub tonight.
He's not just talking about the O.G. pioneers like Run DMC or Funkmaster Flex. Nah, this 30-year-old cousin of Ice Cube, whom many identify as the frontman for the Hieroglyphics crew or the guy from Gorillaz who raps, has spent roughly a decade trying to script where this cult of hip hop will travel next.
Now, he sits poised to embark on his fourth solo effort, tentatively titled 11th Hour and begins venturing out from behind the pages of the music theory he's been studying intensively for the last few years. Del, or his futuristic alter-ego Deltron Z, wants you to know why he's out to save black music, why he's not afraid to brag, and how he's got cojones big enough to say, "Underground to me ain't really what a lot of cats be thinking it is. People start getting these little umbrellas they wanna march under and shit like the underground nation, but I don't care what you call it or what it is, so long as at the core they gonna be true about their shit, as opposed to just making they shit to sell."
Followers of the underground hip hop faith may not have their own churches – yet – but they certainly adhere to a strict code of ethics, and have no qualms singling out traitors, or "sellouts." Though his name is commonplace and his voice has blasted out of radios worldwide on the platinum-selling single "Clint Eastwood," Del has remained a member of the elite few successful underground hip hop artists.
His first two funk-inspired albums, I Wish My Brother George Was Here (which Dr. Funkenstein George Clinton helped with) and No Need For Alarm, prepared Del to hook up with the Hiero crew and created enough of a following to successfully release Both Sides of the Brain and the ambitious concept album Deltron 3030. Now, Del says he is "really concentrating on me right now," and promises little as far as collaborating, mostly due to the fact that, as he says, "I can't be much use to nobody if I'm staying where I'm at right now, which is burnt the hell out."
"I was just trying to bring in the reins a little bit," he said, "because I basically extended everything that I could do with sampling, with busting rhymes just the way I was doing it. That's one reason why I started studying music theory. I could also see the hip hop game expanding and I was feeling like, 'Okay, you'd better start learning something because these guys are getting good out here. They know what they're doing.' [Otherwise] I'll be out of a job and I would deserve it because I don't know nothing about music."
Although Del's subjects might be blithe, (e.g. video games and body odor), the rap "game" is not one he takes lightly.
"I buy everybody's album," he said, "but I just don't buy helluv underground shit 'cause there's just too much out there and I ain't got the time or the money or patience to try to sift through people just trying. Because a lot of shit that be on the underground scene just be like a hobbyist type thing, and I be serious about my shit. I don't put it down or nothing, but I be looking for something a little bit more professional," Del said.
Still, attaining success through open-armed harmony is hardly a revolutionary concept to him. In fact, it stems from the kaleidoscopically clad, starry-eyed figures from Del's youth.
"My favorite artists [are] Bootsy Collins and George Clinton… Parliament, the Brides of Funkenstein," Del said. "They're like the dopest to me, so I study their music a lot… Unity is overall my message. I get that from the '70s and from funk. I'm looking at these cats like, 'Okay, these are my mentors. I should be out here doing as good as them because I have the same type of ambition.'"
And just how does Del plan to lure in those skeptical of today's hip hop culture? "I wanna prove to people that might've left hip hop for a minute or might not have dipped to far into the hardcore scene that there is some shit they can get into, It ain't all shit that's so far out or cryptic that you can't get into it."
"I've gotten this far," he added, "because I'm probably one of the only people out here that care enough to even [study music theory]. Otherwise, a lot of the history of just black music in general would just be lost."
Today, Del boasts an in-home studio and recording capabilities on his tour bus to "basically eliminate any middle man at all … so it's just straight from my head to wax." Meanwhile, his living room is strewn with numerous "weird" instruments like a bass sitar, harps and melodicas. The constant flow of melodies, rhymes and baselines that emanate from both sides of this brain seem enough to keep him recording endlessly. Admittedly, moments of hesitation have stalled his forward motion.
"I was actually thinking, 'Do I even want to do hip hop anymore?'" Del said. "'Cause I had gotten to the point where I'm like too good for even that, and I was seeing hip hop basically out of here. [But] I made the decision, nah, my whole being is because of hip hop."
As for this moment, Del oozes confidence and one cannot help but follow the fresh doctrine of hip hop he promises his believers. "Now I know so much about music theory that there's nothing keeping me from making anything," Del said. "I know my shit is gonna' sound good to people because I know from the bottom up that it's gonna' be harmonious. That's the way I wanted it … to have that kind of power with my music."
This futuristic voyager and lyrical evangelist boldly steps foot into a realm of culturally-infused flows that might just be the future of hip hop. Blind faith it may be, but one can't help but close one's eyes and nod to the promises of the funkier homosapiens.


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Florida Man Drowns While Saving Four Children
A Gainesville mandrowned attempting to save four children off Key Biscayne early last month.
Reportedly, four children were standing on a sandbar just before when it washed away. Douglas Frank Butler, 47, was one of two men who rushed into the water to save the children.
The children, who were all between 3 and 15 years old, were all plucked from the surf, all in need of medical attention, and all transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital; the two youngest remained unconscious well into the night, reports say. The children reportedly did not know how to swim, which is why they were playing on the sandbar.
The adult victim was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Reportedly, only the victim and the seocnd man went to the aid of the children, although the beach was full of people.
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