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Must-See Art Guide: Houston
This week's guide includes Mark Rothko, Bo Joseph, and Susan Plum.
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Roy Lichtenstein Foot Medication (1962). Courtesy of The Menil Collection.
Starting today, the Lone Star state's art scene is in full bloom. Visitors will be frolicking to the Texas Contemporary fair as it welcomes 59 galleries from Texas and beyond to showcase leading contemporary and modern art at the George R. Brown Convention Center. But it doesn't stop there: there are plenty of must-see shows happening in and around the most populous city in Texas that you definitely don't want to miss. Luckily, we have you covered.
For those of you who would rather skip the fair crowds and seek out a more intimate viewing experience, head over to McClain Gallery, showcasing the second solo show of New York-based artist Bo Joseph, "Souvenirs from Nowhere." Expect to see an array of abstract drawings, including a new series made with his labor-intensive process of constructing and deconstructing cultural references into abstract forms. From there, cross the Southwest freeway to Deborah Colton Gallery to see "SOUL RETRIEVAL," a show by famed glass sculptor Susan Plum. This marks her first solo exhibition at the gallery, and presents her latest works on paper and ethereal glass sculptures. Cap off your gallery crawl at Barbara Davis Gallery, for another solo show by Houston native Paul Fleming. Captivated by the forms of everyday objects, Fleming strips away their ordinary function and transforms them into modular elements of his compositions. Lastly, if there is just one show that you should see while you're here, it's the recently opened "Mark Rothko: A Retrospective" at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The museum is the sole U.S. venue to present this definitive retrospective of this master of abstraction, so you better not miss your chance.
After having your fill of art, it might be time to treat yourself to a steak and a beer. You are in Texas, after all.
Exhibition: "Fariba Abedin: Geometric Love"
When: September 11–October 7, 2015
Where: Samara Gallery, 3911 Main Street, Houston, TX
Fariba Abedin Geometry #108 & 109. Courtesy of Samara Gallery.
Exhibition: "Paul Fleming: Marmalade Punch"
Where: Barbara Davis Gallery, 2707 Colquitt Street, Houston, TX
Exhibition: "Meka Jean: Sole Rights"
When: September 11–October 10, 2015
Where: David Shelton Gallery, 3909 Main Street in Isabella Court, Houston, TX
Paul Fleming Ballad (2015). Courtesy of Barbara Davis Gallery.
Meka Jean. Courtesy of David Shelton Gallery.
Exhibition: "Apparitions: Frottages and Rubbings from 1860 to Now"
When: September 11–January 3, 2015
Where: The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross Street, Houston, TX
Exhibition: "Mary McCleary: Voyage"
Where: Moody Gallery, 2815 Colquitt Street, Houston, TX
Exhibition: "Tony Magar: Quartets"
Where: Laura Rathe Fine Art, 2707 Colquitt Street, Houston, TX
Exhibition: "Bo Joseph: Souvenirs from Nowhere"
Where: McClain Gallery, 2242 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX
Bo Joseph Disunified Theory: Dark Shift (2015). Courtesy of McClain Gallery.
Exhibition: "Methage in a Bottle"
Where: Cardoza Fine Art, 1320 Nance Street, Houston, TX
Exhibition: "Susan Plum: Soul Retrieval"
Where: Deborah Colton Gallery, 2445 N. Boulevard, Houston, TX
Susan Plum Strange Nature (Bringing the Fragments Home) (2015). Courtesy of Deborah Colton Gallery.
Exhibition: "Mark Rothko: A Retrospective"
When: September 20–January 24, 2015
Where: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, TX
Mark Rothko Untitled (1957). Courtesy of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes responsibility for Manchester United humiliating loss, blames Lamela for Anthony Martial Red card.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer described the loss as the "worst day" as a manager (GettyImages)
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has taken the blame for the shocking defeat at the hands of Tottenham describes it as the "worst day " of my managerial career.
Manchester United were thrashed 6-1 at Old Trafford by Tottenham hotspurs as Jose Mourinho retaliated on his former employees.
Solskjaer speaking to the press after the match describing it said " It's just a horrible feeling.
"It's very embarrassing, it hurts all the players. It hurts me as the manager. It's my worst day ever.
"I'll hold my hands up, I'm responsible for this. I've lost 5-0 with United and we've lost 6-1. We've lost big results before and always bounced back.
"I promise we'll do everything we can to turn this around."
United captain Harry Maguire also echoed those feelings, saying on Instagram: "Today was totally unacceptable, we apologise to the fans, you deserve so much more. There's no excuses.
"One thing for sure is that we will do everything we can to put this right. We're all hurting but this is the start of a long season with everything to play for. We must stick together."
The Red Devils were 2-1 down before Martial was shown a red card for raising his arms at Erik Lamela, who appeared to hit him seconds before.
Solskjaer lambasted Lamela for his actions and insisted if his son did that, 'I'd put him in the attic for two weeks without food'.
Manchester United will travel to St. James Park as they take on Newcastle United on the 17th of October after the International break.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane test positive for Coronavirus
Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham Apologises for breaching the Covid-19 Protocol.

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FDA Issues Warning After Testing Health Products Sold on Amazon and eBay
Amazon and eBay are selling some health products which could pose a serious health risk to the consumers, said FDA.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday, December 17 that almost 50 dietary supplements being sold on Amazon and eBay contain active pharmaceutical ingredients, as well as some prescription drugs. But such details are not declared on the label and this could pose a serious risk to the consumers, said the federal agency.
FDA regulates dietary supplements in the US. The agency purchased and tested weight loss and sexual enhancement supplements available on both websites. Later, they found that these products contain a variety of dangerous drugs that could cause serious side effects or interact with medications or supplements an individual is already taking. Even though the federal law states that a dietary supplement must state the product's ingredient on the label and they cannot contain drugs, in the case of these health products, such details are missing.
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Donald D. Ashley, director of the Office of Compliance in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said that the federal agency has engaged in discussions with online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay regarding such issues. "We believe they can do more to protect consumers from these fraudulent and potentially dangerous products", it said.
Avoid the Supplements
FDA recently tested 26 products purchased by the agency on Amazon and 20 other products they bought on eBay. As per their finding, the FDA noticed that all these products contain undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients.
The ingredients found in the supplements include sildenafil (the active ingredient in Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), and vardenafil (Levitra). FDA also noticed the presence of sibutramine, an appetite suppressant; desmethylsibutramine, an analog of sibutramine, and fluoxetine (Prozac). The agency is now urging consumers to avoid the supplements it cited.
In the news release, the FDA stated that many of these are active ingredients for use in agency-approved prescription drugs, which are restricted to use under the supervision of licensed health care professionals. Many of these products purchased on Amazon were designated on their listings as "#1 Best Seller" and "Amazon's Choice", which is a badge is given to highly rated and well-priced products on the platform.
Amazon and eBay
A consumer should exercise caution about using supplements marketed for sexual enhancement, bodybuilding, weight loss, and more. If someone is considering buying such products online, they should talk to a doctor or a healthcare professional. If someone experiences an adverse effect after using such products, the FDA asked consumers to file a report about what happened with the agency.
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It IP Australia we are trialing the midvision IBM Datapower AMI as a replacement for our physical appliances. We have just realised that the AMI does not include the TIBCO EMS plugin/addon that we have as part of our physical appliances. This is a blocking issue as we utilise TIBCO EMS transport for some inbound and outbound messaging scenarios.
According to IBM documentation https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS9H2Y_7.7.0/com.ibm.dp.doc/feature_available.html TIBCO plugin is available for IBM DataPower product we offer on AWS Marketplace.
When it comes to installation process - it can be done manually using IBM DataPower Console or as far as I know it can also be automated using DataPower WebServices.
As it is described here https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS9H2Y_7.7.0/com.ibm.dp.doc/installationoperations.html and https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS9H2Y_7.7.0/com.ibm.dp.doc/upgrade_determiningfirmwareimagestodownload.html you will need to download TIBCO plugin binaries (if you have IBM ID) or we can provide the binaries for you.
The only thing I am not sure about and I will need to confirm it internally is whether TIBCO plugin requires any additional licenses etc.
for version 7.7.2018413 (which will be also published on AWS Marketplace soon) but I think we can request IBM if it is necessary.
related to versions, licenses etc.
I did further investigation and in order to install TIBCO plugin it is necessary to run IBM TIBCO Activation tool to activate the plugin, then enable it and add all the features.
There are some issues with downloading this tool from IBM at the moment. I created a new support request with IBM asking them for access to this activation tool and the final confirmation regarding IBM DataPower Virtual Edition and TIBCO compatibility.
IBM came back asking for specific information about versions, exact firmware file etc.
Also, I described the problem with downloading TIBCO activation tool.
We are waiting for IBM Support.
Thanks for your update, along with the requested data.
Basically it's true that you need the activator images from your companies passport advantage site to get these features enabled, but the files of course does only appear if the features has been purchased for this particular (!) DataPower appliance.
So I think we have everything clear now. We cannot download and install it without having some kind of proof it is purchased.
I will hand over this case to our sales team to get more details about the pricing.


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Rowing for Gold | Inspiring DofE Expeditions
Alex Everett3 min readThe Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Whether it's open sailing along the Kyles of Bute, venturing through America's National Parks, or horse riding along the Pembrokeshire coast, you can make your DofE expedition as broad or as close to home as you want.
Your Duke of Edinburgh's Award doesn't have to be done solely by foot. You have the ability to create your own expedition, and make it your own. You can challenge yourself, do something that you have never done before, or show the rest of your team how it's done by choosing something you enjoy doing.
The possibilities are endless, and Chesterfield High School are one of the many schools that decided to get a little more adventurous! We went down to join the pupils of Chesterfield High and cheer them on during the last leg of their canoeing journey!
Sixteen Sixth Form students picked up their paddles, zipped up their life jackets and ventured down to the last checkpoint, Symonds Yat. Despite the gruelling weather, heads were held high and you could feel the determination. Over four days the students have paddled from Preston-on-Wye to Symonds Yat, which is a mind blowing 77 miles!
"It was both physically and mentally demanding, but worth every paddle and every step!"
Student from Chesterfield Sixth Form
Whatever type of expedition students decide to embark on, they all come with a variety of challenges. Chesterfield High took part in 12 weeks of Canoe and Kayaking training in Crosby Marina Club before they could begin their expedition. And it didn't stop there.
Not only did the students then have to complete the practice expedition and the assessed expedition, they had to complete a field study on erosion and deposition whilst overcoming the Grade 1 and 2 rapids on the River Wye.
"The challenges lie not only in the paddling, but in the camping, map reading and making sure all your gear is stored correctly. But every challenge I faced has been over-ridden by the feeling that being outdoors gives me"
Mr Weekes is a teacher at Chesterfield High and a DofE Leader and follows the students throughout the duration of their adventure, he commented:
"It is a huge achievement for all our young people to finish the expedition since it pushes their fitness levels to the limit and also tests their competence levels in leadership and navigation skills. Everyone enjoyed the experience – thanks to all the students for demonstrating such a very positive and mature attitude to a very demanding challenge"
But many miles, laughs and tears later, all sixteen students could say that they did it, and they didn't take the easy route. We look forward to them completing their award and visiting the palace to receive their badges.
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Alex has recently joined the team for summer and is our first ever intern! She is a dog obsessed, shopaholic, who loves to talk! Since moving to Lancaster to study Marketing at Lancaster University, the Liverpool Townie has transformed and loves to spend her weekends exploring the Lake District.
She is always up for trying new things and does a lot of travelling since her family moved to Switzerland! Alex has taken up skiing in the winter and Paddleboarding in the summer. Alex works closely with the DofE and has been awarded her; Bronze, Silver and Gold Award and continues to cheer on her secondary school along their DofE journey.
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Study of drapery and of hands; drawing by Raphael, British Museum, London
Study of nudes, British Museum, London
Study for a seated masculine figure, British Museum, London
Study for the Annunciated Virgin, drawing by Micheleangelo, British Museum, London
Male portrait, Raphael, British Museum, London
Study of nude male figures, Raphael, British Museum, London
Woman's head, Raphael, British Museum, London
Study for the representation of God in the Logge of the Vatican; drawing by Raphael. British Museum, ...
Study for a Crucifixion, Raphael, British Museum, London
A few female heads and a skeleton, Raphael, British Museum, London
Study for the figure of a nude man, rear view, Raphael, British Museum, London
Jacob's Dream; study for the fresco of the Vatican Logge, drawing by Raphael. British Museum, London
Study of anatomy, Raphael, British Museum, London
Man's head, Raphael, British Museum, London
King David and Bathsheba; study for the frescoes of the Vatican "Logge", Raphael, British Museum, Lo ...
Study of a satyr with an adolescent, Raphael, British Museum, London
A foot and some figures, Raphael, British Museum, London
Study for a Madonna, Raphael, British Museum, London
Portrait of a Florentine noblewoman, Raphael, British Museum, London
Study for a Madonna and Child and and angel, Raphael, British Museum, London
Study of a male nude, standing, Raphael, British Museum, London
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Holy family with Tobias and the angel, Raphael. British Museum, London
Head of a warrior, drawing by the School of Michelangelo, British Museum, London
Woman's head, School of Raphael, British Museum, London
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Man's head, School of Raphael, British Museum, London
Massacre of the Innocents, School of Raphael, British Museum, London
Baptism of Christ, School of Raphael, British Museum, London
Death and Coronation of the Virgin, School of Raphael, British Museum, London
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Apple fired back at Spotify after the music streaming company filed a complaint against the iPhone maker with the European Commission.
The battle of the music streaming titans is officially on.
On Thursday, Apple fired back against the streaming service by saying that Spotify wants "all the benefits of a free app without being free." The iPhone maker also threw in a couple more subtle jabs in the lengthy "Addressing Spotify's Claims" press release.
Apple said in its public retort that Spotify has used the App Store "for years to dramatically grow their business," but now it wants to reap benefits "without making any contributions to that marketplace."
As a response to Spotify's claims that Apple blocked it out of services like Siri, HomePod and Apple Watch, Apple said it reached out to Spotify "on several occasions," to which Spotify said it's "working on it."
The tech giant further added that Spotify's mention of the Apple Watch was "especially surprising" since the Spotify Watch app was reviewed and accepted back in 2018 with the same process and speed of any other app.
"The only contribution that Apple requires is for digital goods and services that are purchased inside the app using our secure in-app purchase system," Apple's statement said.
Regarding Apple's 30 percent tax on paid apps, which is at the center of Spotify's complaint since Apple Music is not subject to it, Apple says Spotify's sentiments are misleading.
"That revenue share is 30 percent for the first year of an annual subscription – but they left out that it drops to 15 percent in the years after," Apple said.
"We feel an obligation to respond when Spotify wraps its financial motivations in misleading rhetoric about who we are," Apple said. "Spotify wouldn't be the business they are today without the App Store ecosystem."
Do you prefer Apple Music or Spotify? Do you use both? Let Dalvin Brown know on Twitter: @Dalvin_Brown.


Who scrubs the place down with lye.
For someone who didn't really do anything at all.
Apparition rose on the other side.
And everyone thought it was going to speak.
They nudged one another with their elbows.
Opened and the poison arrow frogs came to life.
The elements get in their way.
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est un groupe de rock japonais, formé en 2000 et composé de Ryota Fujimaki, Keisuke Maeda et Osamu Jinguji.

Histoire
Le groupe se forme en . Ses membres affirment que le nom du groupe n'a aucun sens réel et qu'il n'est que le résultat de jeux de mots puériles. Le , ils donnent leur premier concert à SHIBUYA-AX (salle de concert à Tokyo). Depuis ses débuts, le groupe a continuellement grimpé au sommet du classement Oricon (le top single japonais). À l'occasion de la sortie de leur single , les membres du groupe sont passés dans leur ville d'origine, dans la préfecture de Yamanashi, afin de se produire dans le gymnase de leur ancienne école. En 2005, Sangatsu kokonoka est utilisée dans le drama japonais One litre of tears en tant que chanson présentée par la chorale d'Aya (Erika Sawajiri), ainsi que Konayuki comme musique de thème. Ces deux chansons et le succès d'Un litre de larmes assurent alors la popularité du groupe si bien que Konayuki figure parmi les singles les mieux vendus au Japon en 2005. En 2006, leur troisième album, Horizon, reste numéro 1 des ventes pendant trois semaines consécutives dans le classement Oricon.

Tsubasa, la piste 1 de leur album Kaze no Chroma, sert de musique de fin à l'adaptation du manga sur le baseball Major.

Aux MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2006, le clip de Konayuki remporte la récompense de la meilleure vidéo pop.

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Greg joined the Boston Preservation Alliance in 2012. Since then, he's led the growth of the Alliance's network of supporters and the organization's influence with regulators and government bodies.
Known for his thoughtful, rational, yet firm written and oral testimony, his diverse understanding of pertinent issues from engineering to community sentiment, and his ability to navigate and bring consensus from divergent stakeholders, a hallmark of Greg's tenure has been to cultivate the recognition that engagement with the Alliance benefits project proponents, neighborhoods, and the city alike.
Greg has been involved in preservation efforts in hundreds of buildings and local sites. He holds an A.B. with Honors in American Civilization from Brown University and a Ph.D. in the History and Social Study of Science and Technology from MIT. Areas of expertise include the interpretation, preservation, and curation of material culture collections and the built environment. He also brings nearly 30 years' experience as a historic preservation advocate, public history professional, and a trained historian to bear on issues facing the dynamic and rapidly changing historic city of Boston. He has curated dozens of historical and fine art exhibitions, taught at the college level, and remains a frequent expert voice for thoughtful change in the city. Born in Boston, Greg regularly integrates personal anecdotes into his public media appearances.
Alison Frazee works alongside the Executive Director in advocacy efforts across all of Boston's neighborhoods. She joined the Alliance in 2013. Alison was active in Yes for Better Boston, a campaign to fund historic preservation, affordable housing, and parks and green spaces through the Community Preservation Act. Since 2017, she has served as Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for Yes for a Better Boston and provides technical assistance to the community.
In 2018, Alison was awarded the Paul & Niki Tsongas Award for the Next Generation by Preservation Massachusetts. In addition to her role as vocal proponent for citywide planning and historic preservation, Alison is known for being an even-handed negotiator for competing stakeholders and a frequent speaker on preservation issues. She holds a Master of Historic Preservation from the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Arts in Historic Preservation from the University of Mary Washington.
Paula Antonevich leads membership, fundraising, and events and programs at the Alliance. Prior to joining the Alliance in February 2017, Paula's nonprofit work included event planning, fundraising, and development. She worked for several years at the Concord Museum and was the Development Director at the Waldorf School of Lexington.
Paula holds a Master's in Education from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts from Regis College. Born and raised in the Boston area, she has a personal interest in local history and historic architecture.
Matthew leads all the marketing efforts for the Alliance. Prior to joining the Alliance in 2019, he was one of our Young Advisors and worked in the travel industry as a digital marketer. Matthew has a deep interest in preservation and creative storytelling and is a Co-Leader of the Rust Belt Coalition of Young Preservationists. In 2018, he was selected to travel with the National Trust for Historic Preservation along Route 66 as part of their Preserve Route 66 campaign.
Matthew holds a Master's in Arts Administration from Boston University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.


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DOC GETS READY FOR DEBUT WITH ABC
Scott Andera, Sentinel ColumnistTHE ORLANDO SENTINEL
Mere hours after Santa Claus makes his rounds on Christmas morning, Doc Rivers will share his gift with a national audience.
That's right. Rivers will make his NBA return to Orlando -- on TV, that is. The former Magic coach teams with Al Michaels to help kick off ABC's coverage of the NBA by calling the Lakers-Rockets game at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
But don't weep too much for Rivers, fired after a 1-10 start this season. He landed the ABC job just two days after the Magic cut him loose last month. Not a bad way to recover from a rocky run, where every move he made came under intense scrutiny.
"Now I'm going to be the one second-guessing people," Rivers said Thursday, before adding with a laugh, "I'm right again."
Michaels, who has served as Monday Night Football's lead voice for 18 seasons and has called numerous World Series and Olympics, said he and Rivers have meshed extremely well in their three practice broadcasts so far. Rivers worked as an analyst for Turner Sports for three years, and Michaels said Rivers hasn't lost a beat in returning to TV.
"When you think about it, working with Al is perfect," Rivers said. "His knowledge [of the NBA] has surprised me. More and more it comes through, just having conversations about the league."
As far as returning to coach, that's a different story. Rivers said he loves coaching, and though he won't entertain offers for this season ("unless Phil Jackson leaves," he joked), he'd listen if the right situation came open.
But for now, Rivers is happy with where he is. He has been able spend much more time with his family, even watching his son's high school team play seven games already this season.
"It was never about the pressure or second-guessing for me," Rivers said. "It was more about the losing, and going through the experience, losing 10 games in a row like that. It's something I will absolutely learn from."
And that experience, on top of his playing years, can only help as he and Michaels begin their run as ABC's top team.
3-POINT PLAY: BEST OF THE REST
College basketball: Kentucky at Indiana, noon, CBS (WKMG-Ch. 6). Here's another major difference between college hoops and the NBA -- because of final exams, Kentucky and Indiana haven't played in a week. But say this for Kentucky: The 2nd-ranked and 5-0 Wildcats are starting to close in on rock-band status. Last week Kentucky played in front of 78,129 fans while beating Michigan State at Ford Field. And, as usual, Indiana moved its home game in this long-running series from Bloomington, Ind., to the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. What's next, the Rose Bowl?
NFL: Kansas City at Minnesota, 5:15 p.m., CBS (WKMG-Ch. 6). Nothing against the Broncos-Colts contest Sunday night on ESPN, but this game has everything a football fan could want. Both the Chiefs and the Vikings have turbocharged offenses, stars left and right, and absolutely no defense. Even better, both teams have plenty to play for in the postseason chase. Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and reporter Armen Keteyian will be on hand to help you sort out all the fireworks.
NHL: Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7 p.m., ESPN2. The Flyers have the NHL's best record and are well worth watching. But the Thrashers? Believe it or not, even though superstar-in-training Dany Heatley can't play after the horrific car crash he caused back in September, the Thrashers lead the Southeast Division. Flashy left wing Ilya Kovalchuk might not play defense, but he's one of the NHL's most electric scoring talents, something the league desperately needs.
CHANNEL SURFING
When ESPN shows the Patriots-Jets contest at 8:30 Saturday night, it will mark the network's 200th NFL game broadcast.
ESPN's run with the NFL has gone for 17 years, and in that time, Sunday Night Football has ranked as the No. 1-rated program on cable television each season. Mike Patrick, who now teams with Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann and Suzy Kolber, has called all 200 games.
"It's not so much the moments I remember, but the players," Patrick said. "It's been remarkable to see the Dan Marinos, the Barry Sanderses, the Walter Paytons. Just to be there and witness their greatness has been the best."
The show has come a long way from 1987 when ESPN brought in a guest analyst each week, including Larry Csonka, Jim Brown and, yes, O.J. Simpson. ESPN will have games on back-to-back nights both this week and next, and Roy Firestone, analyst the first season, will make his presence felt Saturday.
As satellite radio slowly begins to pick up popularity with consumers, the NFL has reached a seven-year deal with Sirius to allow the company to begin exclusive satellite radio broadcasts of NFL games for $220 million. The deal starts next season and includes all regular-season games, along with some preseason and playoff games.
Need some ice to go with your holiday cheer? ABC/ESPN and NBC provide plenty of figure-skating specials this weekend. The Olay ISU Grand Prix Final will air on ESPN at 5 p.m. Saturday, and then at 1 p.m. Sunday on ABC (WFTV-Ch. 9).
Over on WESH-Ch. 2, NBC will show McCormick Presents Burt Bacharach Tribute on Ice at 4 p.m. Saturday, and then Smucker's Presents Kurt Browning's Gotta Skate at 4 p.m. Sunday. Gotta Skate? How about Gotta Change Channels?
Football fans who missed Daytona Beach Mainland's state football title victory might want to get their VCRs ready. Starting Wednesday, Sunshine Network will air replays of the FHSAA football state finals. Mainland's Class 5A victory is slated for 7 p.m. Thursday (Christmas Day).
Also, Edgewater's Class 6A loss will air at 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
Sunshine went all the way to Quebec and Vermont to help tell the tale of Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Martin St. Louis during Inside the Lightning at 3 p.m. today. Paul Kennedy hosts the show, which will give fans an in-depth look at the diminutive scoring demon.
Doc Rivers


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The Young Guns Roaming Band performs an array of upbeat party songs, including pop, rock 'n' roll and Latino classics that span the decades. Serenading the guests with their wit and charm, they deliver an entertaining and riotous performance. They have performed in the UK and internationally at venues including Aqua Shard, Natural History Museum, Tate Modern, Hampton Court Palace, Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat and the Four Seasons in Sharm el Sheikh playing for royalty, major brands and high-end clients.


The FlexiWrench is the only wrench that fits thousands of different fasteners. With a self-adjusting design you disassemble & assemble anything! Perfect for household maintenance, manufacturing industry, construction, automotive industry & other industries.


George Clooney Isn't There Anymore!
I'm a walking limping injury, and I think I've been to the ER 5 times in the last 15 years. And two of those trips were to take other people to get stitched up.
via Austin ER's got 2,678 visits from 9 people over 6 years.


BROOKLYN, NY (Crain's New York) — James McGown, a notorious Brooklyn landlord, saw much of his real estate empire dismantled Tuesday when several of his properties were sold in a series of street-side auctions by AuctionAdvisors.
Other McGown buildings sold Tuesday: a four-story walk-up at 300 Van Brunt St. in Red Hook, which sold for $1.88 million, and two four-family apartment buildings at 555 and 557 Union St. in Gowanus that have been vacant for several years due to structural problems, which fetched a total of $3.7 million.
Those properties, plus some others already sold, collectively add up to $22 million, which would be more than enough to pay down the $13 million in debts listed in McGown's latest bankruptcy petition. Some of his largest creditors agreed to accept only 65 cents for every dollar of loans they granted him during the housing-bubble days.
AuctionAdvisors, based in the New York metropolitan area, is a full-service auction company. With strategically located offices around the country, AuctionAdvisors services clients in the disposition of assets. Please contact AuctionAdvisors at 800.862.4348 or visit www.auctionadvisors.com for more information and a complete list of auctions.


EUDML | An entropy power inequality for the binomial family. EuDML | An entropy power inequality for the binomial family.
An entropy power inequality for the binomial family.
Volume: 4, Issue: 5, page Paper No. 93, 6 p.-Paper No. 93, 6 p.
Harremoës, Peter, and Vignat, Christophe. "An entropy power inequality for the binomial family.." JIPAM. Journal of Inequalities in Pure & Applied Mathematics [electronic only] 4.5 (2003): Paper No. 93, 6 p.-Paper No. 93, 6 p.. <http://eudml.org/doc/123961>.
TI - An entropy power inequality for the binomial family.
SP - Paper No. 93, 6 p.
EP - Paper No. 93, 6 p.


This summer, As You Sow will publish a report on the world's most controversial herbicide. Our report will tell the story of glyphosate (sold by Monsanto under the brand name Roundup) and expose the failures of government regulators to act in the public's best interest. We will break down all of the news, research, and misinformation; and share our recommendations about the most-used herbicide in history.
The Shareholder Action Guide distills As You Sow's 25 years of experience into actionable knowledge for everyone who wants to make a difference.


Their Debt – Your Profit: We will learn how bonds are issued and by whom, what makes them the most popular investment vehicle for institutionals and funds, and how you too can add stability to your portfolio.
Who can issue a bond and why?
How to invest in someone else's debt?
Learn to monetize the debt of companies and nations - Trade Bonds!


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SATCHMO
Satchmo. There are few people in this country – or around the world – who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied twentieth century American culture.
He revolutionized the world of music and became one of the nation's most influential entertainers. No other performer of his era had such a profound effect as a singer as well as an instrumentalist. This eighty-six minute film is the most diverse portrait of Louis Armstrong.
With over a dozen of his classic film performances ranging from 1932 to the late sixties, Satchmo includes excerpts from Pennies From Heaven, Betty Boop cartoon, Atlantic City, Going Places, Jam Session New Orleans with Billie Holiday, High Society with Bing Crosby and Hello Dolly with Barbra Streisand. The film also includes numerous live concert and television appearances with Dizzy Gillespie, Jack Teagarden, and the All Stars and the world tour that took him to Africa in 1956. Never-before-seen home movies and newly discovered 1935 Chicago nightclub footage add to making this a most loving and intimate look at Louis Armstrong.
On camera interviewees are:
Dave and Iola Brubeck
Lester Bowie
Arvell Shaw
Milt Gabler
George Avakian
Milt Hinton
Bud Freeman
Doc Cheatham
Barrett Deems
Marty Napoleon
Joe Muranyi
Zilner Randolph
The soundtrack features classic digitally remastered Columbia Records and original OKeh master recordings including the groundbreaking "West End Blues," "Potato Head Blues," "Heebie Jeebies," and "Weather Bird." Also included are "Struttin' With Some Barbeque," "Blue Turning Grey," "On The Sunny Side Of The Street," "When You're Smiling," "Mack the Knife," "What A Wonderful World" and many more.
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SEATTLE, WASH. - (May 18, 2004) - Canoe, a new, world-class strategy game promises to win the hearts of classic game devotees and pry a few video gamers loose from their joysticks. Canoe combines the best elements of enduring favorites such as chess, backgammon and cribbage in a game challenging to all skill levels.
"People are looking for opportunities to connect with tradition and each other, while being challenged in new ways," said creator Bruce Alsip.
After 25 years of developing and selling award-winning games, Alsip turned to a half-century-old family business of hand-built cedar canoes for inspiration. He uses the same stellar craftsmanship to create the game of Canoe.
In Canoe, two opponents compete in a head-to-head contest of tactical moves and mental gymnastics. The dice-driven game is played on a distinguished, mahogany square board with hand-inked numbered cubes. The numbered cubes are used for strategy and scoring and don't require mathematical skills.
Alsip provides a unique call-line where players with questions can call and speak directly to the inventor himself. "Since I can't greet and teach every game player out there, I can certainly help them learn it and answer questions by phone," said Alsip.
Bruce Alsip, founder of Seattle-based Alsip & Company, is credited with the success of Wykersham, DownUnder, and Bottle Topps; each designated by Games Magazine in the annual list of top-100 games. With 25 years of developing and selling award-winning games, Alsip's newest innovation, Canoe™, is a highly competitive world-class strategy game. Two opponents compete in a head-to-head, 30-minute contest of tactical moves and mental gymnastics. The game combines the race, pursuit and sportsmanship of enduring classics such as Backgammon, Cribbage and Chess. Canoe plays on a 1' x 1' mahogany square board with hand-inked numbered cubes. It is a dice driven strategy game, not a game of math. A one-of-a-kind concept with an emphasis on lifestyle, playability and quality, Canoe is available online at www.canoegame.com or by calling 888-207-2580. Live Well and Play Often.


Labour Day Face of the Day | Miss Monique D.
I wanted to keep today's public holiday FOTD quick and easy as i am just hanging around home not really doing much. Hope everyone is having a lovely day!
What did everyone else get up to today?


Listening to the Universe: False Alarms: The Pulse of the Planet daily radio program offers free legal online mp3 downloads, exploring the world of sound in nature, culture and science, with audio adventures, world music, extraordinary sound portraits, science diaries, and nature ring-tones; an amazing sonic experience.
Scientists monitoring electromagnetic signals from outer space are sometime tricked into thinking that a complex sound is a coded message from intelligent beings.
In the continuing search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, scientists are monitoring electromagnetic signals, such as radio waves, from outer space. Well, it turns out that there are many different kinds of signals out there, but so far they've all been traced to natural phenomena. I'm Jim Metzner, and this is the Pulse of the Planet, presented by DuPont.
"We made simple tests that define intelligence. They look for energy that's either concentrated in frequency or concentrated in time."
Let me play a signal that is concentrated in time. That signal, that clicking that you hear, was, in fact, originally identified as a possible extraterrestrial intelligence signal. Actually, that signal came from a pulsar, a rotating neutron star and as the magnetic beam from that star flicked across the earth you got a pulse of energy which was basically a click."
Using radio telescopes, scientists have detected other signals from deep space which also might be mistaken as coming from ET. "That sound makes one think that probably there's a complex, encoded message, that's coming from thousands of light years away from the earth. This too, when properly analyzed, is seen to be a pulsar, only in this case, there's not just one magnetic field so you don't just get a simple click as the star rotates and the energy passes by you, its got a complicated magnetic field and you get this complex clicking sound. And so complexity is not a guarantee of intelligence from space."
We'll hear more about listening to the sounds of the universe in future programs.


Variable costs are expenses that vary in proportion to the volume of goods or services that a business produces.
In other words, they are costs that vary depending on the volume of activity. This increase as the volume of activities increases and they decrease as the volume of activities decreases.
Essentially, if a cost varies depending on the volume of activity, it is a variable cost.
The most common forms of variable cost include direct materials, direct labor, transaction fees, commissions, utility costs, billable labor. These expenses will rise if production increases, as the business will need more raw materials and more workers. If production drops, these costs can drop also.
The ratio of variable costs to fixed costs is an important factor for businesses and their investors.
It indicates how much profit can be made from an increase in sales, and how much a drop in sales could hurt a business's bottom line.
A business with higher variable costs relative to fixed costs is likely to have more consistent profitability. That's because the break-even point is lower, due to lower fixed costs, and higher variable costs yield lower profits per unit sold.
Variable costs vary because they can increase and decrease as you make more or less of your product. The more units you sell, the more money you'll make, but some of this money will need to pay for the production of more units. So, you'll need to produce more units to actually turn a profit.
And because each unit requires a certain amount of resources, a higher number of units will raise the variable costs needed to produce them.
As production volume increases, it is often possible to negotiate or renegotiate, purchasing agreements to further reduce your per-unit cost. That is especially true with raw materials and shipping. The higher the production volume, the greater you are negotiating power.


Woven throughout 140-acres of woodlands, valleys and pastures in the Laurel Highlands Mountains, the Nemacolin Field Club complex houses one of the nation's top sporting clay facilities and the gateway to some of the finest fishing streams and creeks in the Eastern United States. For more information, please contact a Resort Reservations Specialist at 866.290.7211.
The Nemacolin Field Club is located four miles from the resort along Route 40. Shuttle service to and from the resort is available.
Physical Address: 321 Pike School Road, Markleysburg, PA 15459.
The Lodge hosts a retail store, full-service pro shop and banquet facility making it a perfect venue for corporate events. For information on hosting your next event at the Nemacolin Field Club, please fill out our online Request For Proposal.


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NS and CSX at Leipsic Junction
At Leipsic Junction the former Nickel Plate, Chicago to Buffalo main line of NS crosses the former B&O Toledo to Cincinnati main line of CSX. This videotape covers 24 hrs. of action on both lines. Traffic was at its peak when this was taped in Oct. 1994. 111 minutes.
UP-SP River Wars I - The Mississippi River
This DVD shows 24 hrs. of action along the Mississippi River around Illmo, MO, on the storied UP-SP joint line south of St. Louis in Oct. 1994. This line has seen many changes since the May, 1988, Trains article about it. More than one customer has said that this is the best of our older videos. 105 minutes.
GTW And CSX At Wellsboro
This tape shows over 24 hours of action at Wellsboro, in Northern Indiana, where the former B&O line to Chicago, now CSX, crosses the main line of the Grand Trunk Western. 45 trains pounded the diamonds in 24 hrs in August of 1994. 115 minutes.
Union Pacific's Encina Hill
This tape shows 24 hours of action on the UP's busy line through the Blue Mountains on Encina Hill between Huntington and Baker, Oregon. Pushers help a stream of trains up 2.2% grades. Videotaped in May of 1994. 65 minutes.
The Santa Fe at Lebo, Kansas
This tape shows over 24 hours of awesome action in Oct. of 1994 at Lebo, KS, 93 miles west of Kansas City. If you like hot trains, the SF main line is the greatest show on earth. Nobody runs them faster than the AT&SF. 90 minutes. Regular VHS price = $29.95.
CN's Eastern Mountain Main Line
The steepest grades, largest bridges, some of the most rugged parts of the CN's transcontinental main line and ALCO's are in northern New Brunswick and eastern Quebec. This tape follows the CN freight line to Halifax for 138 miles around Edmundston, NB in Aug. of 1994. 65 minutes. Regular VHS price = $25.95.
UP - SP River Wars II - The Missouri River
This DVD shows 24 hrs. of UP, SP, BN, and Amtrak action along the Meramec River west of St. Louis in Oct. of 1994. The UP-SP joint track between St. Louis and Kansas City was written about in June, 1988 Trains. The BN line is the former Frisco. 65 minutes.
BN at Springfield, MO
For 6.9 miles, all BN trains through Springfield run on the same track between Teed where the lines to St. Louis and Memphis divide and Nichols where the lines to Kansas City and Tulsa divide. This tape shows 24 hrs. of action on that critical section of track in October of 1994. 109 minutes.
Video Format: DVD
Norfolk Southern at Spencer, North Carolina
Spencer, NC, a long time hub of the former Southern, is 45 miles Northeast of Charlotte. This tape will show you 24 hrs. of action between the yard at Linwood and the junction at Salisbury thru Spencer in April, 1995, on Norfolk Southern's busy Washington to Atlanta main line. 92 minutes.


An excellent addition to any meal table and a real talking point when carving or serving food.
A finely carved Indian carving knife and fork contained in a hardwood shape of an X.
Good condition. This item has been used, some wear to the metal but very acceptable and does not detract in any way.


Cloud hosting is growing rapidly, with many companies leveraging the cloud to deliver all or a portion of their products and services. This trend is unlikely to change any time soon as cloud hosting has commoditized digital infrastructure.
One of the concerns with cloud hosting we often hear from our clients is security – security of data stored in the cloud, access controls for the compute resources, and even physical access concerns. While these concerns are valid to a certain extent, they are all rooted in misconceptions about cloud hosting.
Stripped of all marketing glitz, buzzword bingo points, and misconceptions, cloud hosting is a passel of servers, switches, and storage devices living in a large data center. Who owns and maintains the hardware and facility is really the primary difference between cloud hosting and company owned data centers or traditional colocation services.
Data Security and System Access - there is a fear that energy drink guzzling teenagers will steal your sensitive data if you store it in the cloud. Your sensitive data is encrypted at rest, right? If not, you're right in thinking that cloud is not for you, Neither is technology. Polish up that resume. Encrypting data is an industry best practice that is rapidly becoming a base expectation, but does not alleviate you from notifying those potentially impacted by a breach.
The appropriate risk management approach are the policies and procedures controlling system access and thus access to data. In addition to your own policies, the major players in cloud hosting have proven policies and procedures that comply with multiple regulatory requirements and have been repeatedly audited. They are most likely better at it than you. The security certifications of major cloud hosting providers can be found here and here. How does that compare to your program? How much would it cost for your company to achieve and maintain the same level of certification? Are your security requirements drastically different from other companies already using cloud hosting? Chances are that the cloud provider capabilities and your own security program can meet your security needs.
Physical Security - concerns about physical security at cloud hosting locations are typically the result of a lack of topical knowledge. Cloud data centers have fewer people entering them each day as compared to a traditional colocation data center, where customers bring in their own hardware and work on it inside the shared data center. Cloud hosting customers do not have physical access to the cloud data centers. Those entering a cloud data center on a daily basis are either provider employees or service partners - people who have undergone mature access control procedures.
Major cloud hosting providers operate dozens of data centers. Physical security policies and safeguards have evolved over time and are thoroughly tested. Just as with system access controls, cloud providers are most likely better at physical security than you.
A key reason behind cloud providers being good at logical access control, regulatory compliance, and physical security is the scale at which the major players operate. They can afford the talent, technology, tools, and oversight.
The economies of scale that enable cloud providers to deliver the capacity and service quality the market demands are at work in the security arena as well. Combined with the broad regulatory compliance needs of their customers, these economies of scale enable cloud providers to be better than most across the board in security.
Combined with the security capabilities of cloud providers, a sound security program should enable nearly any company to make use of cloud hosting in a manner that benefits the business.
Interested in cloud options, but unsure how to proceed? AKF Partners has helped many clients with could strategy and SaaS transition. More about our services can be found here.


Wrecking Ball is a tank that not only has a lot of health points, but also an adaptive energy shield. This is predestined for rapid advances at the forefront. His primary weapons, the quad guns, are two sets of two machine guns each, which shred enemies in their crosshairs. Wrecking Ball can also transform into a ball and roll around. In this form, it is also possible for him to shoot a grappling hook, with which he can swing - a new form of mobility in Overwatch. Once the ball has reached a certain height, it can ram into the ground at the push of a button and not only cause damage at the target location, but also briefly push the opponents up into the air. Hammond's ultimate ability is a minefield consisting of numerous explosive bullets.
• Quad cannons (LMB): Wrecking Ball fires machine guns.
• Adaptive Shield (E): Temporarily creates a personal shield based on the number of nearby enemies.
• Roll (L Shift): Hammond turns into a ball with increased speed.
• Grappling Claw (RMB): While in ball mode, Hammond can fire a short climbing hook that allows him to attach to surfaces, swing around, overcome chasms and pull himself up. Using this ability, Wrecking Ball can gain momentum and damage and repel enemies on impact.
• Piledriver (L Ctrl): When airborne, Hammond can slam himself down to the ground, causing damage when hitting enemies.
• Minefield (Ultimate, Q): At the height of his powers, Wrecking Ball can use the minefield ability to litter the ground with mines that do considerable damage to their unfortunate triggers.
Wrecking Ball is now available for testing on Overwatch's PTR server. It is not yet known when he will be fully available to everyone.
In a distant future, bandits, adventurers and outlaws fight till death in an industrially developed valley on the edge of the galaxy in a game called Apex Legends, which became the most watched game on Twitch in 24 hours - after a week it was played by over 25 million people.


The 2 bedroom apartment we offer for sale, is 94 m2, situated on the 2. floor, and comes with a comfortable living room, and a fully equipped kitchenette. 2 bedrooms furnished with a double bed, a dressing table with a mirror and a wardrobe. 1 bathroom with a shower cabin, toilet and hairdryer. Air conditioning, telephone and satellite TV.
Obzor Beach Resort & Spa is a luxurious holiday complex, with a privileged location - absolute waterfront setting. The complex is adjacent to a beautiful sandy beach, of almost 800 meters, which is among the safest and most peaceful beaches, of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, with calm and crystal clear water, and low tides.
The complex is located 2 km north from the resort of Obzor, 60 km from Varna, and 70 km from Bourgas.
Obzor Beach Resort & Spa consists of several buildings with four or five floors, enjoying beautiful architecture. There are 550 holiday apartments in total, all of which providing panoramic views to the sea, the beach and the bay.


In another essay from our collection, Insights for A Better Way, Graeme Duncan explains how the Better Way proposition 'principles are better than targets' should be applied to schools to avoid the negative impact of high-stakes targets.
Education in England is becoming a game of high-stakes accountability, where school performance is being boiled down to single performance measures based on the progress of pupils. And the impact of this is becoming clear; schools are reacting quickly to the high stakes incentives that this system creates.
The curriculum is being tightened to focus on core subjects that will get the schools credit, to the cost of arts, humanities and languages in particular. Children who are unlikely to perform are finding themselves too often excluded from the mainstream system with a forty per cent rise in permanent exclusions over the last three years. Teachers are increasingly leaving state funded schools before they reach retirement and the secondary school system can neither retain nor recruit enough teachers. School environments are suffering across the country as a result.
This is all being done in the name of social mobility. But school choice used to mean parents could pursue different curricular opportunities for their children. That choice has been eroded and means the only differentiator is becoming performance, which will further drive the inequity in the system as history shows that high performing schools, even when in poorer areas, attract more and more affluent cohorts.
Whilst accountability is essential, this target-based approach runs counter to the principles for which many joined, or would join the teaching profession, and is fraught with perverse incentives. Combined with year-on-year real-term cuts in school funding, it is leading to a greatly reduced quality of experience for all involved.
The education sector has become obsessed by the 'what'. What works, what targets have been achieved, what is the performance of the school etc. It has completely lost the sense of 'why' and 'how', which is where principles lie.
As a collective impact charity focused in education, we too often see places where principles are seen as a luxury that cannot be afforded. Leaders under intense pressure are regularly betraying the principles that brought them into the job in the first place. They are paying a heavy price, but some children, particularly those being so regularly excluded from the mainstream system, are paying a far heavier price.
Moving from a target-based system to a more principles-led system would require a giant leap of trust in the teaching profession that is not frequently modelled by Ministers. There are four principles, generally used in collective impact approaches around the world, that I would suggest adopting.
1. Locally led: the idea of a one-size-fits-all version of education is a scary one. Local context can see huge variations in the employment prospects, wealth, and the experience of education in children's homes. Whilst there is no doubt a core of subjects such as English and Maths should be assessed strongly as they unlock all other subjects, local leaders, families and children need a greater say in the curriculum that the school offers and the culture by which it operates.
2. Research informed, particularly in areas of disadvantage, where children will typically have less experience of education within their family to draw upon, and less ability to afford educational opportunity outside of school. Their schools just have to be more efficient in developing their capabilities and knowledge if they are to close the gap. The research base, although still nascent, and the principles by which effective practice should be implemented (identify need, design solutions based on evidence, deliver in a carefully monitored way, reflect on the outcomes and learning gain and repeat the process) need to be widely adopted to close the gap.
3. A collective approach: education has become very fragmented. I was involved in the launch with the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, of the chains of schools, which later become the academy chains. Their vision was simple - before too long 15-17 organisations would be running all the schools in the country as it was ridiculously fragmented that 140 local authorities ran schools as it stood. We've now passed 5,000 different organisations. The carve up of the sector has been very competitive, and any sense of the collective has waned. There are several local attempts to bring people back together but this needs to be expanded and better bring together 'context knowledge'experts (local leaders, teachers, families and children) with 'content knowledge' experts (those specialist in helping schools adopt effective interventions targeted at specific needs).
4. Capacity building: the sector remains very low on capacity and attempts by to create a market for school led improvement in delivery is failing. Current and future leaders need to be developed to lead the transformation of the system through the development of principles such as those laid out here.
A targets based approach has led us to a place where we haven't enough teachers to fill classrooms, and when a school can be seen to deliver success against its single accountability measure by excluding non-performing pupils at a great cost to those pupils and society. Something has gone seriously, seriously wrong.
The need to move towards a balance between accountability and principles is clear.
Graeme Duncan started his career as part of the first Teach First cohort in 2003, and has since worked in the beyond profit sector focusing on the issue of educational inequity. In 2015 he set up Right to Succeed, a collective impact charity focused on changing educational outcomes in areas of disadvantage.


Baby, It's Cold Outside | SPACE-BIFF!
Early on, surviving can be tough.
An apocalyptic ice age has brought the world as we know it to an end. Foremost, it's cold. Survivors wander the frozen landscape. Food, medicine, ammunition, and warmth are all scarce. The aggressive and violent are the most likely to have survived this long. And right at the center of it all is you, a leader willing to bring together the warriors, innovators, and tribe families that yearn for stability.
But you aren't the only person with aspirations. There are other leaders out there, other tribes. If resources were more abundant, maybe more than one of you could thrive. As it stands… well. Nothing for it but to compete for what little remains. The scraps.
Your scouts report that one of these other groups has discovered something important — but what? A cache of weapons? A dogsled team? Another family of survivors, unskilled but vital to your efforts at rebuilding? Your competitors have reportedly sent a large group to take possession of whatever they've found, but you've fallen for that one before — last time, they made off with a box of grenades even though all they'd sent was a bunch of refugees. A single scavenger armed with nothing but a shovel could have scared them off.
Unfortunately, you only have time to give orders to a few members of your band. Should you send your hunter off to gather enough food and your medic to use his expertise to convince someone to join up? Then again, perhaps the medic could help out if your competitors show up to the fight with a sniper. And what about your engineer? He's a smart cookie, and claims he could set up a hydroponic garden. More food sounds fantastic; sounds like it might take a very long time to get running though, so maybe he would be of more use rummaging for equipment in the junkyard. You've got a toolkit that might help him in either case — though hauling it along to the fight might look scary and frighten off other scavengers.
Winning the skirmish can mean big rewards.
The genuinely awesome thing about Arctic Scavengers is that it actually offers these sorts of decisions on every single turn. Nearly everyone you recruit into your gang has multiple uses — even the brawler can choose between fighting and digging — and figuring out which jobs to assign your guys provides a challenge that makes for great moments of indecision and uncertainty. Hunt? Dig for tools? Let one of your guys make use of his special ability? Send everyone to the skirmish? It's a world where everyone has their uses, and highly specialized survivors (the sniper comes to mind) might sound nice, but they're also highly inflexible, a liability when they appear on a turn when your goals don't coincide with their narrow set of skills.
In short, more than just telling you that you're leading a group of survivors through a post-collapse world, Arctic Scavengers makes you feel it.
Every deck-building game has an inbuilt element of chance, though it's usually limited to the shuffle of your draw pile. Here, one of the major assets in selling the notion that you're living on the fringe between survival and being thawed out by paleontologists ten thousand years later is Arctic Scavengers' complete willingness to let you fail without it being your fault. At least not entirely. See, there are two additional random elements, and they're the game's smartest inclusions. The first is the junkyard. This is filled with all sorts of useful stuff: medicine and rifles, pickaxes and spears. Unfortunately, these aren't always useful, and worse, sometimes you'll just find trash. It's a junkyard, after all. But digging through the junkyard is still one of the most important actions you can take, because even though it's fickle and occasionally turns up a selection of four identical shovels, it's still the best way to pick up those items (especially medicine) you need to thrive.
Then there's the contested resource pile. And let me tell you, this baby blows the junkyard out of the water.
Sure, it goes without saying that the stuff in there is in a league of its own. High-value tribe families might look useless, but in terms of numbers they're great — and population is the only final score that really matters. Excellent weapons, sled teams that are way more useful than they first look, and the occasional all-murdering field crew. Yum.
What makes this pile so devious is that it's the reward for each turn's skirmish, but only the first player gets to peek at what's hidden there. So it might be the best find since that time you found a junkyard medkit on the first turn, or it might be another box of grenades in a game where your opponent is cycling four item-disabling saboteurs through his deck. Armed with the only knowledge about what's hiding there, the first player wraps up his turn and sends anyone left over to the skirmish. Face down.
Suddenly, Arctic Scavengers is no mere deck-building game. It's also a game of bluffing, of staring each other down, of setting up mannequins in the windows to scare off competitors. That wad of cards might be a bunch of multitools and nets; or it might be two sniper teams, some thugs, an assassin, and a drill sergeant.
The crazy way to play.
The downside is that Arctic Scavengers has the same pesky tendency as an ice age to overstay its welcome, and with only the base set on the table it can start to feel about as varied as the snow-on-snow landscape before too long. Not that it's always easy to notice — this is seriously great stuff, especially once everyone knows how to play, and doubly especially once you mix in the two expansions that are included in the newly re-released box. Then you'll be setting up buildings, recruiting from an enormous pool of options, and even less certain of what the junkyard and contested resource piles might conceal, which certainly aids the variety problem (while doing precisely nothing to improve the length).
Look, I really dig Arctic Scavengers. More than most modern deck-building games, it feels like a throwback to the Dominion era (largely because that's when it was designed), but with a savvy sense for player interaction, setting, and really selling the idea that you're struggling to survive a crummy situation. This is pure deck-building at its finest.
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She's a mutie. Don't let her hear you say it though. It's sort of a derogative term out here in the wasteland.
I love this game so much. Easily one of the best (as you say, "pure") deckbuilders ever designed.
I really ought to just start reading your reviews as intros to the games we play in order to get everyone involved with the theme and to know what to expect. You do a better job than the copy in the rule books. Also, I tip my hat to you for the best one liner I've read in a while: "For all its pizzazz, it got locked up by Rio Grande Games to prevent it from competing with its father — possibly the most accurately medieval thing Dominion had ever done." As is the case with most of your reviews, you were spot on with this one. Great game and review, Dan!
That line made me snort metaphorical milk out my nose!


Many Canadians assume that their nation's democratic history started in 1867 with Confederation. This couldn't be further from the truth. This learning module will help students understand that the story of Canadian democracy began long before that, in places like Ancient Athens 2,500 years ago, and in aboriginal talking circles throughout North America long before Europeans settled the land.
The module opens with a performance task that provides an overarching purpose for the exploration of Canada's democratic history. By imagining themselves as participants in a "Top-5" game show, students must turn through the pages of history in order to determine what events, developments, and/or people were most influential in forming Canada's current democracy.
These roles challenge students to critically analyze Canada's history from different perspectives, deepening their understanding and appreciation.
The curricular content then moves into a sweeping analysis of 2,500 years of historical highlights that relate to Canadian democracy today. The task for students, however, is to evaluate which ones – from the various perspectives – were most important. For example, students learn that Canada has Ancient Rome to thank for the creation of civil servants, middle-aged England for constitutionalism, Voltaire to thank for secularism and the underpinnings of multiculturalism, and the Canadian suffragettes for fighting for women's rights. But which are most important? No two students will have the same answer.
Students also learn that Canada's democratic history is not without its dark periods: from abusive treatment of aboriginal peoples, discriminatory policies towards minority groups, to the internment of Japanese-Canadians during World War II.
By the end of this module, students will understand that Canada is a nation of many peoples and histories, and has become democratic for everyone only recently (or has it?). Students will appreciate that Canadian democracy is an evolutionary process that continues today – it did not end with the patriation of the constitution in 1982. Will Canada forever have the Monarch of England as the head of state? Will Aboriginal Peoples be granted the right to self-govern? Is everyone really an equal participant in Canadian democracy today? How can our democracy be improved?


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Q: Firebase Cors issue for remote js files So basically there is a host app which is gets remote microfrontend files from another firebase url.
So remote app is hosted on firebase such as  www.firebas-ipsum.web.app.
When host application tries to get file www.firebas-ipsum.web.app/remoteEntry.js as expected we received CORS error.
How can we enable CORS for fetching any files?
I tried solution in CORS issue but it is for requests, not for files.

A: Found solution by adding headers to firebase.json.
{
  "hosting": {
    "public": "dist",
    "ignore": ["firebase.json", "**/.*", "**/node_modules/**"],
    "rewrites": [
      {
        "source": "**",
        "destination": "/index.html"
      }
    ],
    "headers": [
      {
        "source": "**/**",
        "headers": [
          {
            "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
            "value": "*"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

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The Sportsman Mallard Patch Hat features a top quality organic cotton bill and front panel; cool polyester mesh back for increased ventilation, and adjustable snapback.
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Lighthouse Ministries, Inc.
180 Lighthouse Lane
Reeves, LA 70658
alt: 337 802 1737
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Partners and Volunteers
About Us/Vision
Patsy Lyles Cavenah is the founder and director of Lighthouse Ministries, Inc. She was married for forty-nine years to the late Allen Cavenah who passed away March 6, 2010. They have four sons who are married to very special women. Patsy is the grandmother of twenty-one grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Two of the sons, Greg and Paul, are pastors. Paul and Sheila pastor The Grand Church in Kinder, La. and Greg and DeAnna pastor Full Life Assembly in DeQuincy, La. Pete and Scott serve in the Children's department and the Worship team respectively at the Grand Church in Kinder.
Patsy is an ordained minister and has ministered to thousands of people for more than forty years. There have been many testimonies of miracles occurring in people's lives as she flows in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. She has also ministered in Trinidad West Indies, Grenada, St. Vincent, Belize, and the nation of Guyana.
In 1987, the Lord gave Patsy an open vision of a Children's home. He spoke to her that she would minister to those who are down trodden, broken hearted, and sick. That vision became more clear in the 1990's and she knew that this work would begin with an unwed mothers home. "It seems as though I'm always pioneering my dreams." It has truly been marvelous in our eyes to watch the hand of God bring The Lighthouse to fruition. Patsy's greatest reward from living in a house of pregnant girls over the past fifteen years was to watch God turn ashes into beauty right before your eyes.
She saw a great need to supply a home in this area for young women, ages twelve to thirty, as an alternative to abortion. Patsy opened the Lighthouse unwed mothers home June 2001. She pioneered this home licensed by the state and ministered to over 250 girls ages twelve to thrity along with their babies. The staff and volunteers assisted in the healing and education of these girls. Most of the girls have struggled with addictions, abandonment, neglect, victims of human trafficking with many other issues. These girls come in as misfits and many leave completely changed. After fifteen years of living in the house with the girls, the staff and girls have transitioned next door into a new facility and have become a Child Residential Center. The Lighthouse Child Residential Center opened in December 2016.
Patsy is available to speak at your organization meetings, home groups, ladies meetings, as well as your church.
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Home Economy China's Top Economic Architect Reiterates Support for the Growth of Private Enterprise
China's Top Economic Architect Reiterates Support for the Growth of Private Enterprise
The man considered one of China's chief architects of economic policy has stressed the central government's commitment to supporting the growth of the private sector.
Chinese vice-premier Liu He (刘鹤) said that China must "vigorously support the growth of the private economy, and enable its to play an even greater role in stabilising growth, stabilising employment, making structural adjustments and driving innovation."
Liu made the remarks on 6 September, at the opening of the 2021 China International Digital Economic Expo held in the Hebei province city of Shijiazhuang.
"The general policy of supporting the development of the private economy has not changed," said Liu. "It hasn't changed now, and it will not change in future!"
Dong Ximiao (董希淼), chief researcher with China Merchant Securities, said to Yicai that the speech served to reiterate China's "firm determination to vigorously supporting the growth of the private economy, and will help to further stabilise the confidence and expectations of private enterprise and private entrepreneurs."
"[It] will further drive the healthy growth of the private economy, making an even greater contribution to servicing China's high-quality economic growth, and achieving common prosperity."
Liu He Says 5G+ Industrial IoT Presents China with Historic Opportunity, Calls for Financial Institutions to Expand Innovation Support
China Set to Maintain Drive for More Small Business Lending in Second Half of 2021
NDRC Outlines Slew of Measures to Support Growth of Private Enterprises in China


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EURO 2020: Several Teams Set for Warm-up Matches Before The Kick-Off
By Arya W - April 07, 2021
EURO 2020 is approaching. When UEFA is still busy preparing for the plans regarding the hosts and the fans attendance, several teams have released their friendly fixtures before the tournament begins. So far England, Scotland, Netherlands, Germany and Belgium have set the dates for their warm-up matches, while some other favorites such as Italy, Spain, France and the reigning champions, Portugal have not officially announced it yet.
The Three Lions have picked two nations as their partners for their warm-up matches. Gareth Southgate's side is set to face off one of EURO qualified team, Austria and Romania on 2nd and 6th of June. Both games will be staged in Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, as FA confirmed recently.
Next, England's contender at the group stage in the final round next summer, Scotland have announced their opponents for the friendly games as their preparation for their first major tournament since 1998. Steve Clarke's men are scheduled to take on Netherlands and Luxemburg, which has just beaten Ireland in the recent World Cup qualifiers. Both will be held away from their home soil on the same dates, June 2 and 6 respectively. England and Scotland are once again drawn in the same group, just like The Tartan Army's EURO last appearance in 1996 edition. They are included in group D alongside Croatia and Czech Rep.
Meanwhile, Netherlands chooses Georgia after taking on Scotland as their partner for warm-up fixtures. Frank de Boer's side will encounter Andrew Robertson and Co first in Algrave, Portugal on the 2nd of June, followed by hosting Georgia four days later in Enschede. De Oranje is grouped with Austria, North Macedonia and Ukraine next summer.
In the mean time, two favorites, the FIFA rank leader, Belgium and the three-time winner, Germany have also released their pre-Euro friendlies with slightly different dates. De Rode Deuvels pick Greece and Croatia for the warm-up matches on the 3rd and 6th of June in King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels. Die Mannschaft only play one friendly match to prepare themselves before the European Championship starts. Manuel Neuer and Co only face Latvia on June, 7. Both sides once encounter in EURO 2004 final round and the game ended in a goalless draw.
Roberto Martinez's men are placed in a relatively straight-forward group B alongside Finland, Russia and Denmark. They are more fortunate than Germany which have to struggle against France, Portugal and Hungary to advance from group F.
Euro 2020: Five Substitutions Allowed, Yet Fans' Presence still in Doubt
UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Bayern Beaten at Home, While Real Madrid Triumphed


Swiss battery technology company, Innolith, claims a major breakthrough in lithium-ion batteries that could give an electric car a range of 1.000 km or more. The ingenious solution is said to be in the non-flammable organic electrolyte, making it possible to build stable batteries with densities up to 1.000 Wh/kg. That's four times more than a current Tesla battery.
How much energy density you can pack into a battery is measured in Watt-hours per kilogram. Tesla, for instance, uses for its Model 3 a newly with Panasonic developed '2170' battery cell with a density of 250 Wh/kg and says it will push that to 330 Wh/kg. On the other hand, the US Department of Energy funds research into a 500 Wh/kg high-density battery.
So what the Swiss start-up claims is huge. Tesla's most powerful batteries today promise a range of 330 miles (530 km). Car designer Henrik Fisker who made his Fisker car company re-emerge from its ashes, bets on a 500 mile (804 km) range electric car with a solid-state battery by 2021.
In a solid-state battery the electrolyte is made out of 'dry' conductive materials instead of (inflammable) fluids. Worldwide a lot of research is done in this field, but no 'solid-state batteries' have made it into production yet.
Belgian research centre IMEC claimed in March 2019 it has developed a prototype of a solid-state battery, where the conductor starts as liquid but becomes a solid material. It would speed up production processes and allow EV battery ranges up to 600 km.
Solid-state was always hyped to be the Holy Grail of batteries and car manufacturer Toyota, for instance, has announced a production-ready solid-state battery for 2020. But the Swiss stay with the liquid electrolyte.
Like the Belgian, IMEC researchers say, "solid-state technology is difficult because a fluid conductor creeps into every tiny hole, a solid electrolyte can't, unless it starts as a liquid and becomes solid afterwards." For the Swiss it doesn't need to become solid and it keeps the advantage of existing production processes to be easier to adapt.
Innolith, that emerged from the remains of former Swiss battery maker Alevo going bankrupt in 2017, says it will start an first pilot production in its R&D facilities in Bruchsal, Germany, followed by partnerships with major battery and car manufacturers through licensing.
Eventually, Alevo's former Chief Technology Officer, Alan Greenshields, current chairman and former COO, Sergy Buchin, current CEO, bought the intellectual property and the R&D facilities in Bruchal and started a new company based in Basel, Switzerland.
The company says it not only relies on lab results, but has already demonstrated the breakthrough character of its technology by building the first non-organic 'Grid Scale Power Battery' that is used in the US by grid managing company, PJM, to stabilize frequency.
"The chemistry used in this battery has been proven to operate for more than 55.000 full depth of discharge cycles, which is between 10 and 100 times the maximum number of cycles of existing Li-ion batteries in use today", Innolith claims on its website.
For the next generation EV batteries, Greenshields and Buchin say it will likely take three to five years for the full development and commercialization. That means the battery won't be ready available in products on the market before 2022 at the earliest.


I miss having a garage because one of my favorite hobbies is refinishing furniture and creating fun pallet projects. I live in a town home now that does not afford me the luxury to play with my power tools, but last year I created a fun front porch fall pallet project. It helped give the front of my town home a pop of bold design and you don't even have to have a porch to use this idea.
This project only cost me some paint and stencils and was super fast and easy to do. I went to a local hardware store and they gave me a pallet for free to use with this project. I chose words happy, harvest, pies, and corn maze because they made me think of Fall. This fall pallet project I created last year sat outside all last winter and even into the summer and still looks good to use a second year. You can also repaint over it to create themes for Christmas, spring or whatever suits your needs.
What ways have you used pallets to decorate around your home? Comment below!
I have always wanted to make something with a palette. This is very cute, and I like the seasonal aspect to it!
Thanks yeah I love pallets and all the different things you can do for them.
I haven't created anything with a Pallet but, would love to make something at some point. Lovely harvest project!
Thanks it is super fun to work with them. I have even heard of people using them for wood floors.