It is important not to expose vulnerable pups to potentially dangerous diseases until then.
When the time comes to start going out for walks, as well as traffic, your pup will meet all manner of new and odd looking objects; you may take them for granted but he might find some alarming at first. You can begin to prepare him for these while practising your lead walking skills at home by setting up a 'confidence course' in the garden.
You can use all sorts of objects: dustbins and filled dustbin bags, plastic cones, plastic bottles, ladders, poles, boards, plastic sheeting, trays filled with gravel, door mats, tyres — anything you can think of in fact!
Start with a few different things and move them so they aren't always in the same place and gradually introduce new 'obstacles'. If you don't have much space simply rotate the ones you use. Walking around and over a variety of objects and surfaces will help to boost your pup's confidence, increase his experience, help improve his balance, and develop his self control. This will make it easier for him to cope with anything out of the ordinary when he starts venturing further afield and also helps keep lead walking lessons at home interesting and stimulating for both of you.
Pups learn things most easily before 12 weeks of age so should be exposed to as many different experiences as possible. Over-exercise at this stage can lead to joint problems. When you begin taking your pup out for walks aim to educate rather than strenuously exercise him — getting out will allow you to begin to introduce more new sights and sounds.
Long walks aren't a good idea and can stress growing joints and muscles leading to future health problems; a 10 or 15-minute stroll two or three times a day will be plenty for most dogs until at least six months old (older for large breeds), when you can gradually increase the length of time you're out for.


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Friday BP: Goodbye, Jalen Miller
The Giants lost one player in the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday.
By Brady Klopfer@BradyKlopferNBA Dec 11, 2020, 5:02am PST
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Hello and happy Friday.
The San Francisco Giants selected four players in Thursday's Rule 5 Draft: one in the MLB portion of the draft, and three in the AAA portion.
The also lost one player: infielder Jalen Miller, who was taken by the Atlanta Braves in the AAA portion of the draft.
#braves just took IF Jalen Miller from the #SFGiants in the AAA portion of the Rule 5. He's a Georgia native and once was a top prospect in the SF system as a third-round pick in 2015.
— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) December 10, 2020
Miller was a third-round pick by the Giants in 2015, and played AA in 2019, where he hit .216/.287/.332 with 49 walks and 106 strikeouts in 550 plate appearances. Fangraphs had him ranked as the No. 27 prospect in the team's farm.
On the one hand, it feels like a notable loss at first. On the other hand, the fact that the Giants didn't want to protect him from the Minor League portion of the draft might indicate otherwise.
Best of luck with the Braves, Jalen!
Old, random MCC article for you to read
What to enjoy in a game when the Giants are exceptionally bad (July 25, 2017 — Doug Bruzzone)
Giants links
Grant Brisbee finds the Giants a trade candidate from every team in the National League (The Athletic, subscription required)
Mark W. Sanchez on how the Giants interest in Dedniel Nuñez was spiked by his performance at the Instructional Leagues (KNBR)
Andrew Baggarly on how the Giants blended new and old information in their approach to the Rule 5 Draft (The Athletic, subscription required)
Eric Longenhagen offers up scouting reports on the Rule 5 selections (Fangraphs)
Eno Sarris on the top 10 free agents, and where they could be good fits (The Athletic, subscription required)
Joe Posnanski continues his countdown of the best players who aren't in the Hall of Fame, with 31-40 (The Athletic, subscription required)
Dalton Johnson on how history shows the Giants new affiliate in Eugene could produce some stars (NBC Sports Bay Area)
How many days until Opening Day?
There are 111 days until Opening Day.
I hope you have a really great Friday.

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This 2008 report takes an in-depth look at health inequities and underlying social inequities in Alameda County based on local data.
Additional organizations supporting the development of school health initiatives.
Because student health and wellness is deeply connected to academic success. We use the term "school health" to describe a holistic approach to wellness. We focus not only on the physical health of students – knowing a student can't learn if they are not present at school, or well-fed, or pain free – but also on the other aspects of wellness that our youth and families need to thrive: social, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, and occupational. But schools cannot do this alone, nor should they. School health is a collaborative venture – bringing together the expertise of the health and educator sectors, and leveraging the wisdom of the adults and youth in our schools and communities to enable students to fully engage and realize their potential.
The need is clear. Too many children lack access to the basic conditions and life opportunities that support wellness and school success. Young people living in low-income communities are more likely to lack access to regular, affordable health care, highly resourced schools, recreation opportunities, and career exploration opportunities. And due to the persistent legacy of race-based, discriminatory institutional practices and structural racism, young people of color often face the greatest barriers. These inequities negatively impact health outcomes and educational attainment. Many of the related health problems, such as hunger, asthma, uncorrected vision, and exposure to violence and trauma have been proven to contribute directly to poor academic outcomes.
The solution is equally clear - School Health Works. These strategies are based on research from the fields of education, health and behavioral health, resiliency, neuroscience, youth development, organizational development, and more. And the results are documented in Alameda County and around the country. School health centers increase engagement in school, decrease risky behaviors, and improve health access and utilization among those who are traditionally underserved. School-based behavioral health improves student academic functioning, emotional stability, and relationship skills, and builds the capacity of all adults to support the social-emotional needs of the student. Community schools show improved student and teacher attendance, increased homework completion, reduced disciplinary incidents, and better school climate. Authentic family and student engagement improves the school climate, family self-efficacy, and school success. When these strategies are woven together into a school health initiative, we can reduce the profound and persistent health and educational inequities in our communities, and create structures of opportunity that work for each and every child.
A research brief from the Coalition for Community Schools summarizing community school results across the nation.
A brief from the California School-Based Health Alliance.


Jennifer is a clinical consultant for AssistiveWare, working on vocabulary design and AAC implementation training. Jennifer specializes in AAC for children and adults with a wide variety of communication disorders, and has provided AAC services in school, hospital, clinic, home, and adult day program settings.
To learn how to create grammar on an AAC system, you'll need to see how the AAC system does grammar – even if you already know how good grammar sounds in speech.


Grade three has had a fantastic start to the year with an aim to fostering independent, confident and connected learners. Our students have also been reflecting on the diversity within our community and the ability to show resilience in the face of challenge.
Grade 3 have been learning about Living together and communities in IPC. We have been developing community within our classes and together as a Grade through collaborating on team building challenges. We have also been creating abstract self portrait masks using a papier mache technique and contrasting colours.
We are looking forward to making connections with our global community links.


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Not clear yet where National Park Service will go when AMSE closes
Posted at 9:51 pm April 30, 2017
By John Huotari 4 Comments
An agreement signed Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, by the U.S. Department of Energy and City of Oak Ridge calls for the American Museum of Science and Energy missions to be relocated within about one year to 18,000 square feet of space in a two-story building that once housed a Sears Roebuck store next to JCPenney at Main Street Oak Ridge. It's not yet clear if the National Park Service, which has shared space with AMSE, will also move into this building. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
It's not clear yet where the National Park Service will go when the American Museum of Science and Energy building closes at the end of the year, but a federal official said the Park Service will stay in Oak Ridge.
It could relocate to a two-story building that once housed Sears Roebuck at Main Street Oak Ridge, the former Oak Ridge Mall. That's where the U.S. Department of Energy's public education and outreach missions, now housed at the American Museum of Science and Energy, are moving.
But the National Park Service hadn't committed to moving there as of April 17, said Niki Nicholas, site manager of the Oak Ridge unit of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. The NPS needs more information, Nicholas said in response to questions after a Monday afternoon presentation to AAUW, or American Association of University Women. (A reader had told Oak Ridge Today of an April 17 letter reportedly sent from the Manhattan Project National Historical Park to federal officials at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which manages AMSE.)
Nicholas said the National Park Service has several options in Oak Ridge, including Main Street Oak Ridge. But she declined to elaborate on the precise number of options, where they might be, or what organizations or businesses might be co-located in those buildings. [Read more…]
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Council agrees to negotiate on AMSE property for Main Street; DOE wants to dispose of museum
Posted at 9:19 pm June 13, 2016
The American Museum of Science and Energy property is pictured above in central Oak Ridge. The wide road running vertically at center-right through the aerial photo is South Tulane Avenue. The proposed Main Street Oak Ridge would be on the right side of South Tulane Avenue at the former Oak Ridge Mall. The road running horizontally at bottom is South Illinois Avenue. AMSE is the brown-roofed building at top-center.
Note: This story was last updated at 2 p.m. June 16.
The Oak Ridge City Council agreed Monday to allow the city manager to negotiate with federal officials and the company redeveloping the former Oak Ridge Mall for the transfer of the American Museum of Science and Energy property—if the federal government wants to get rid of it.
And it appears that the federal government does want to dispose of the museum. The U.S. Department of Energy has asked the federal General Services Administration, which disposes of federal property, for help with that process, said Claire Sinclair of Oak Ridge National Laboratory Site Office Public Affairs. GSA took on that role last week.
But the transfer of federal property such as AMSE usually takes a few years, Sinclair said, and if a new use were proposed for the museum property, adequate public notice would be given. ORNL manages AMSE for DOE.
In the meantime, AMSE is expected to continue operating, officials said.
Under the resolution approved by Council on Monday, the 17.12 acres of federal property at the AMSE site could be transferred to the city. Or RealtyLink, the company redeveloping the mall, could negotiate directly with federal officials. The U.S. Department of Energy owns the museum, and it would work on any proposed transfer through the General Services Administration. [Read more…]
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DOE sites provided $1.5 million in funding for AMSE in FY 2015
The auditorium at the American Science and Energy Museum in Oak Ridge was nearly full during a community meeting to discuss AMSE's future in July 2014. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Three U.S. Department of Energy sites in Oak Ridge provided $1.5 million in funding for the American Museum of Science and Energy in Fiscal Year 2015, an official said Monday.
The funding varies each year, and the funding for Fiscal Year 2016, the current fiscal year, hasn't been determined, said Claire Sinclair, a spokesperson in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Site Office Public Affairs. ORNL manages AMSE for DOE, which owns the museum.
In FY 2015, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex each contributed $630,000 to AMSE, and the East Tennessee Technology Park provided $240,000. That's a major portion of AMSE funding, the museum says on its website. (AMSE also has memberships, and the museum charges for admission.)
Questions about the future of AMSE have been raised as the Oak Ridge City Council considers a resolution on how the city would like the land transferred, if the DOE and General Services Administration decide to dispose of the property at some point in the future. [Read more…]
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AMSE: Transfer of federal property usually takes few years, public notice would be given
Posted at 12:29 pm June 13, 2016
The American Museum of Science and Energy is at 300 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge. (Photo by Sara Wise)
AMSE over-sized, operationally challenged, spokesperson says
The transfer of federal property such as the American Museum of Science and Energy usually takes a few years, and if a new use were proposed for the AMSE property, adequate public notice would be given, an official said Monday.
There has been no public announcement that the federal government wants to get rid of the 17.12 acres of federal property that includes AMSE.
But the Oak Ridge City Council will consider a resolution tonight (Monday, June 13) that would allow City Manager Mark Watson to negotiate with the U.S. Department of Energy and General Services Administration, as well as the company redeveloping the former Oak Ridge Mall, for the property transfer. The GSA is responsible for disposing of federal property.
RealtyLink, the company redeveloping the 58-acre mall site, has said that any redevelopment of the AMSE property that competes with its project, known as Main Street Oak Ridge, would be devastating to its efforts to provide the city a much-needed, quality, retail-centered mixed-use town center. RealtyLink said it must be able to control the redevelopment of the AMSE property. [Read more…]
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Our Biomet hip recall attorneys are reporting on a recent federal court case decision on a Biomet hip lawsuit. A federal court judge recently denied the motion to dismiss Biomet hip lawsuit that was filed by the medical device company. The company sought to have the case dismissed on the grounds of federal preemption that limits the right to file these lawsuits. The judge disagreed with this argument.
The Biomet hip lawsuit was filed by a man who underwent multiple revision surgeries after his hip replacement failed and claimed that he suffered bone and tissue damage. He had been implanted with Biomet ReCap Femoral Resurfacing System, a metal-on-metal hip replacement system that is causing increasing alarm among the medical community due to its high failure rate.
Therefore, the case will proceed to trial if there is no settlement. Biomet metal on metal hip defect lawsuits are being vigorously pursued on behalf of patients who have been harmed by these defective medical devices. Favorable outcomes in these lawsuits will benefit other patients who have been injured and those with the implants who may experience serious problems down in the years to come.
If you or someone that you know has had serious complications from a Biomet hip implant, you should contact our Michigan Hip Recall Lawsuit attorneys immediately at (800) 606-1717 to start your case. There are strict time deadlines for filing lawsuits so it is important that you contact our office immediately.


I really enjoy my car as I am in my mid twenties and it is nice to drive a luxury style vehicle. The seats are nice soft leather where I can go on long trips without my back hurting. The interior is made with high quality material unlike Mercedes who charges a fortune and puts plastic all over. There is sufficient room in the rear for me to drive my friends around to where we need to be. The reliability has been great, only a few minor things here and there. For being a 2005 it gets great gas mileage and must've been one of the best in its class when it made its debut. Did I mention the AWD system? It is the best thing ever as I can drive over hills a mile high no problem. Some things I do not like about it is the amount of horsepower. It can't really get out of its own way. The steering is not the greatest as going into corners there is a lot oversteer and the steering is too light. My roof rack looks great with a snowboard.
A feature I enjoy using is being able to play the latest music through my IPod as I put a cassette hookup in the tape player. Another positive aspect is Audi is such an easy car to customize and it looks one of the best in its class. Whether it is lowering springs, wheel spacers, roof rack, HID lights. When I need space bigger than my trunk I can just fold down my entire back row. Also, the gas mileage is good and the turbo sounds cool. The leather is made of high quality and easy to clean.
One of the negative aspects of this vehicle is the cost of the parts. I feel you can not buy anything without it costing you a good fortune. The gas can also get slightly expensive as you have to put in 91 grade or higher with the turbo. Once again, the car is slow and there is a lot of over steer. The vehicle is also hard to work on yourself as the engine bay is very compact.
2005 Audi A4 - Practical and Sporty Car.
I'm happy with my Audi A4's performance and smooth transmission. The car is very punchy in a good way. It really had good traction on the pavement. Its also smooth and quiet to drive. This car is superior to other cars I've owned like the Nissan sentra and Toyota Camry. If you want a speed demon keep searching but if you want a plush car for good snow conditions and superior handling that feels extremely balanced with great cornering you cant go wrong with the excellent Audi A4.
I drove it to a convention with my friends last month and I loved it, they loved it.
The acceleration on urban roads, and the comfortable ride and nice steering in city driving. It excels on the highway roads too. The light in the car is excellent at night for nighttime driving, the headlights are very powerful with great clarity and illumination in many conditions, rain, sleet or snow.
The interior would be the largest con in my opinion, it could use an upgrade because it looks very generic. The controls could be more user friendly and adjusted to be in a better position. The driver seat could be upgraded with better cushions.


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Ryan Adams soars, Father John Misty rants at huge Camden festival
CAMDEN — Bluesy rock and indie folk jams dominated day one of the XPoNential Music Festival, presented by Subaru and Philadelphia's WXPN radio. Main stage headliners Ryan Adams and Kurt Vile packed BB&T Pavilon in Camden Friday, while nearby Wiggins Park hosted openers like Father John Misty and The Suffers.
The three-day festival is expected to bring in more than 25,000 guests in its 23rd consecutive year.
Here are the best — and absolute worst — acts we saw on the waterfront.
– "No lectures tonight. Let's just have some fun," Ryan Adams said as he took the stage at BB&T Pavilion. Could the alt-country star have been throwing some subtle shade at Father John Misty?
Adams, along with his backing band, The Shining, performed in front of giant fake amps, real vintage soda machines and functioning arcade games — remember Asteroids? Their quirky setup laid the foundation for a truly fun evening.
Bathed in an indigo light, Adams sang his 2001 nostalgic ballad "When The Stars Go Blue." He and his band showcased gorgeous harmonies on another fan favorite, "Oh My Sweet Carolina." Adams tailored his set to feature almost exclusively his most beloved songs.
Between those tracks, though, he performed a new song for the crowd, who revered him even more so when it ended (if that's even possible). He called it "Frank Starr," with two Rs, he said.
"No matter where you are, you're just down the street from Frank Starr," he sang over a twangy guitar riff.
He had his fair share of strange wisecracks, like "John Mayer is flying in a helicopter made of unicorn bones," which he failed to provide any context for. But despite his odd one-liners, Adams delivered a genuinely impressive set.
Ryan Adams & The Shining perform on the first day of the XPoNential Music Festival at BB&T Pavilion in Camden. (Tim Hawk)
– "This song is about golden tones," Kurt Vile said as he introduced the song "Goldtone." His straightforward approach lasted all evening, as the indie folk rocker performed a predictable set accompanied by his backing band, The Violators.
Vile, who briefly performed with indie rock band The War on Drugs, played his hits "Pretty Pimpin" and "Walkin on a Pretty Day" (his two most-listened to songs on Spotify) back-to-back in the middle of his six-song suite. He passed over his expansive back catalog entirely — half of his songs were pulled from his September release, "b'lieve i'm goin down," while the other half were off his 2013 record "Walkin on a Pretty Daze."
But the songs he did select stirred the packed crowd at BB&T Pavilion. He broke out his banjo right away with the western anthem "I'm an Outlaw" and ended on the somber "Stand Inside."
Kurt Vile performs more recent tunes at XPoNential Festival in Camden. (Tim Hawk)
– Only about half of Father John Misty's curt solo appearance on the River Stage consisted of actual music. The first half was a bizarre and seemingly-unplanned tirade (frontman Josh Tillman launched into the rant after rejecting a guitar from his manager) in which he denounced entertainment in itself and criticized the current state of the U.S. "Evolution makes us half-formed when we come out and culture fills the gap," he said during the profanity-laced speech.
He said he didn't feel up to performing, but eventually, he crooned a 10-minute ballad woven together by verses pertaining to current events (earlier in his set, he rejected the "entertaining tyrant" who he said is dominating the political landscape).
And his finale? It wasn't even an original song — instead, he opted for Leonard Cohen's "Bird on a Wire." It was a beautiful rendition — Tillman is admittedly a talented singer and guitarist — but overall, he disappointed. And since he requested that WXPN refrain from live-streaming his performance through VuHaus — the only opening artist to do so — only the folks at Wiggins Park got to see it.
Josh Tillman, performing solo as Father John Misty, disappointed many fans during his bizarre rant at XPoNential Festival in Camden. (Tim Hawk)
– Ryan Adams wasn't the only artist of the day to criticize Father John Misty. The Suffers lead vocalist Kam Franklin told fans, "To perform ever is a privilege," after she took the stage. The Houston soul funk troupe was slated just after Tillman's outlandish performance.
The Suffers call its expansive sound "Gulf Coast soul," and the appraisal fits. The band showcased its mix of musical genres on the Marina Stage, from Caribbean to punk to more theatrical tunes. Take "Good Day," for example — it's a sunny ska jam that features Franklin's velvety voice trilling across reggae-inspired riffs.
Later, the band performed "Stay," a more soulful song with a bluesy rock chug.
This festival stint capped off a year of television show appearances, including "The Daily Show" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
The Suffers deliver a fun and energetic set at Wiggins Park. (Tim Hawk)
– Another Texas-based band brought a bluesy set to the Marina Stage. White Denim revved up the crowd with its bass- and tambourine-heavy track "Real Deal Momma." Other funkier songs, like "Ha Ha Ha Ha (Yeah)," showcased a rollicking groove while encouraging the crowd to "be yourself." The band's soulful rock approach earned it accolades from fans, many of whom danced along throughout the entire set.
This story originally appeared on NJ.com.
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71 years have passed since India has totally transformed. In the year 2015, the Digital India initiative lead by Shri. Narendra Modi was a masterstroke to represent India's growth in the digital domain. From creating digital identities for every citizen of our country to developing secure and stable digital infrastructure, we have witnessed exponential growth.
As India grew digitally, all the agencies have had the privilege of working for brands that have truly believed in the power of digital medium. Along with this, they had the belief in agencies to help them meet their agenda, and they've never let them down! Digitization has proved to be a boon for these markets and has helped the brands to grow by leaps and bounds. Some giant leaps were taken by major industry players in our country in the year 2018 that managed to grab the world's attention. One of the biggest examples is Walmart's acquisition of the e-commerce giant Flipkart.
August the 15th is a very important day in the calendar for marketers across India. It's that time of the year when all major companies let the rabbit out of the hat and vouch for the Indian buyer's attention. Naturally, this is also the time when we get to see some super smart marketing techniques being deployed by Indian companies. These techniques aren't just centered on selling products, but also invoke a sense of patriotism. Today, we present before you some of the best strategies you can come across!
– Bajaj Avenger decided to drift away from all the clichéd stuff and instead chose to make the average Indian a responsible citizen by thinking twice over the plastic usage.
– Smartphone maker Vivo India launched its campaign titled 'Happy Independence Night'. This video campaign was a hit with viewers and garnered over 2.6 million views in just 3 days. The whole idea behind the campaign was to drive conversations around women's safety. The video drove a lot of conversations and the Vivo India hit the nail with this one.
– One of the most brilliant activations undertaken by a company that underlines the services they provide is the #AadatSeAazadi by Paytm. The campaign really made the viewer's think about their dependency on cash and highlighted the merits of going cashless. By opting for digital payment, one truly becomes 'independent' of cash. The perfect idea to launch on the perfect occasion.
– BookMyShow took the funny route this Independence Day when they poked fun at companies who leave no stone unturned for their promotional activities. This was done for Akshay Kumar's movie Gold which hits the theatres on the 15th.
– Cleartrip invited users to ask them questions about travel, solo travel to be specific and they arranged for a panel of writers who answer the questions in real time. This was supported by 5 stories written by various travel writers and influencers. An attempt to promote solo travelling, maybe?
– History books have taught us about the significant contributions of freedom fighters in creating the foundations of the nation. However, how many of us know about that selected bunch of people who with their unmatched contribution can be called the nation builders of post-independent India. Tata Tiscon created a video that gives a reality check on your knowledge about some of the jewels of our country.
With such path-breaking concepts being brought to fruition by our country's biggest brands, we have really come a long way from the marketing tools and techniques that were used a few decades ago. With sunSTRATEGIC being a part of this digital gamut, we can proudly say that we as a nation, have come of age!


Among all the astrological symbols, the glyph for Sagittarius is one of the most straightforward. The archer's arrow aimed upwards provides an immediate sense of direction, release, elevation and higher purpose. The arrow is also the terminal part of the glyph for Scorpio, and indeed there is no way to understand Sagittarius without Scorpio, and vice versa.
This is the darkest time of the year, yet it is also the most gifted for it heralds the coming of the Winter Solstice, 21 December, and the inevitable return of light. This escalates the trust in whatever is good, luminous and beautiful in each one of us, including the world and the universe at large.
What is good, luminous and beautiful in my direct experience of life?
What has proved to be good, luminous and beautiful in my direct experience of life?
What can be good, luminous and beautiful?
No matter which tense or verb we employ for this question, as long as good, luminous and beautiful are there, the focus is always the same.
And Sagittarius is a champion on focusing towards the good, luminous and beautiful, an invincible winner, bound to triumphantly lead you to the light even at the climax of darkness.
Yet the arrow cannot ascend if pieces of the archer remain in the shadow. The archers need to be whole and this can happen only if they can shed total light on who they are, if they own their luminous as well as shadow sides. Wholeness is not about perfection, it is about acknowledging flaws as well as gifts, it is working with what is available, and allowing that to be part of the whole.
As customary, significant good, luminous and beautiful developments are in gestation on the astroshamanic healing front for the forthcoming year, which is the countdown to 21 December 2012.


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Pathetic article in The Guardian: "Channel 4 News calls in security experts after presenter suffers online abuse"
January 19, 2018 By Mike Buchanan 5 Comments
Our thanks to Y for this. Extracts:
The combative Channel 4 interview [J4MB: Only Cathy Newman was combative] led to praise for Peterson and criticism for Newman on some right-leaning sites. [J4MB emphasis] James Delingpole, a Breitbart columnist, said the interview marked a "pivotal victory in the culture wars" and that the "weaknesses of the regressive left have never been more cruelly or damningly expose (sic)". Douglas Murray in the Spectator said: "I don't think I have ever witnessed an interview that is more catastrophic for the interviewer."
Newman has faced a wave of abuse and threats online, including on Twitter. There is no suggestion that Peterson, Delingpole or Murray are behind the threats or instigated them. [J4MB: Presumably there is no suggestion Donald Trump, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Philip Davies MP, or my Aunt Gloria are behind the threats or instigated them, aren't they worthy of mention?]
The comments section is disabled, presumably to spare the 'moderators' – censors – from having to delete 99% of them.


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Oil and gas company, ExxonMobil Asia Pacific, has announced the appointment of automotive retail specialist, MotorActive, as a new authorised distributor for Mobil lubricants in Australia.
With the new appointment ExxonMobil plans to strengthen its presence and build inroads into the retail and e-commerce segment for Mobil lubricants including synthetic engine oil brand, Mobil 1TM.
Mobil Oil Australia Director of Business Development Asia Pacific Lubricants, Yasser Al-Azzawi, said the company was excited to join with MotorActive.
MotorActive Managing Director, Bruce Morrison, said he looks forward to building on the company's relationships with leading automotive parts and accessory retailers in the country, and hopes to create new synergies in product distribution and customer engagement for Mobil lubricants through a mix of digital advertising, social media, and product promotions.
"We pride ourselves on offering leading automotive brands to the motoring enthusiast community and we are delighted to bring Mobil 1TM, one of the most recognisable brand in the world, even closer to our customers," he said.
In other news, ExxonMobil Australia Group appointed a new Chairman.
With online trade booming and the increasing proliferation of all-makes parts programs by OEMs and third-party suppliers, there is growing confusion in the marketplace about whether you are still getting the part you actually want.


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Coastal Point • Maria Counts : From left, authors Frank Hopkins, Jackson Copley and Water Curran will be holding joint book parties this weekend.A group of area writers has teamed up to hold two book-launch parties, aiming to give residents and visitors a chance to meet the authors and learn more about their works.
Jackson Coppley, Walter Curran and Frank Hopkins will be hosting book parties on Saturday, July 23, at The Den at Bear Trap Dunes from 3 to 6 p.m., and on Sunday, July 24, at Touch of Italy in Ocean City, Md., from 2 to 5 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
Those who attend will be able to enjoy free hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar, while also getting the chance to meet the authors one-on-one and learn about their published works.
Coppley's book, "Leaving Lisa," to be released this Saturday, is a story about grief, recovery and new love.
"It's a story about a man whose wife dies, and she's instructing him to spread her ashes around the world in three different places that are meaningful to her," he explained, noting the book travels to Costa Rica, Vietnam and Italy.
The novel was inspired by family lore, as Coppley's wife, Ellen, is the niece of famed author C.S. Lewis.
Coppley said the novel was also inspired by the "what-ifs" people ask themselves when a loved one passes.
Coppley's first novel, "Tales from Our Near Future" shows how technology that's within reach can affect relationships.
Curran's novel, "Young Mariner" follows the life of William Connolly, a street kid from South Boston, as he embarks on his first job as a third-mate on the cargo ship the MorMacPride.
"It's the story of a young man growing up in South Boston who lived on the waterfront. He was in love with ships, wanted to make that his living. He went to Mass Maritime, graduated in 1966 and began his adventures at sea.
"He embarks on very interesting and creative adventure, thinking he's going to spend the next 20 years in the Merchant Marine and make it his life, but found out that he was involved with a larcenous crew and a nefarious captain that led them.
"In my case, about 90 percent of my book happened. Not to me, but to other people that I was with," including the bloodshed, noted Curran.
The story follows Connolly as he sails from New York, to the Great Lakes down through South America and back to New York.
The novel is loosely based on Curran's own life, as a native Bostonian and Massachusetts Maritime graduate who sailed on the MorMacPride, along with the lives of his fellow sailors.
His first book, "Slices of Life: Cerebral Spasms of the Soul" is a book of poems written after a life-changing trip to Ireland.
Hopkins, the most seasoned writer of the group, recently released "First Time," a collection of 10 short stories.
His first book, "Unplanned Choices" is a coming-of-age historical romantic drama.
His other novel, "The Opportunity," is a story of corruption in federal government contracting —something that Hopkins is very familiar with, as he spent 30 years of his career in the field.
Self-dubbed "The Gray-Haired Group" (because they all have gray hair), the three, along with fellow member Bill Kennedy, whose book has yet to be published, were teamed up through Maribeth Fischer, the founder and executive director of the Rehoboth Beach Writers' Guild, to help critique each other's novels.
The group meets every two weeks and each brings a new chapter to the group to be critiqued.
"Because you're giving it to your peers, you actually reread it and edit it," said Hopkins.
"The first time I didn't, and it was brutal," shared Coppley.
Coppley said he can depend on the group to provide honest, constructive criticism.
Coppley said he caught the writing bug as a young man but didn't focus on it until later on in life.
When he retired at the end of 2013, he released his first novel and was encouraged by his family to continue writing.
Curran first started writing while commuting on the train from New Carlton to Philadelphia.
Hopkins, who spent his career as an economist, first started writing for work.
"I was a professor, and we had to write all these technical articles to get tenure," he explained. But a real-life story close to home encouraged him to try his hand at writing fiction. "I used to live in Queens, N.Y., when I was in college, and across the street from me, about four houses down, this doctor lived. When I was in grad school, I saw this headline, 'Physician arrested because plumber finds body parts in sewage.' I thought, 'That'd make a great story.
The three said they are excited for the events and hope to meet new readers and those who have already read some of their works.
"I just had the highlight of my year. My wife sent me out to Giant to get something, and as I'm walking in the door, a lady came up to me who I vaguely recognized, and, in an extremely loud voice in front of dozens of people, said, 'Walter, I loved your book!'" Curran shared with a laugh.
For more information about Coppley's works, visit www.jacksoncoppley.com. For more information about Curran and his works, visit www.amazon.com/author/walterfcurran. For more information regarding Hopkins' works, visit www.frankhopkins.com. The Den at Bear Trap Dunes is located at 7 Clubhouse Way in Ocean View. Touch of Italy is located at the Holiday Inn, 67th St., oceanside, in Ocean City, Md.


Jack found the stash of cigarettes.
A stash of 27,000 cigarettes without appropriate health warnings were found at an off licence with the help of a sniffer dog.
A shopkeeper has been prosecuted after £8,000 worth of cigarettes were discovered at The Winestore, in Blackhall Colliery.
The seized cigarettes with a warning in a foreign language.
The sniffer dog led Durham County Council officers to the room in which they were being kept.
Shopkeeper Kamran Adil, 45, of Halterburn Close, Gosforth, has been ordered to pay more than £1,800 after being prosecuted by the council for breaching tobacco safety regulations.
Peterlee Magistrates Court heard how council consumer protection officers visited the Middle Street shop accompanied by search dogs Jack and Buster in March following a complaint.
The curt heard Adil was the only person in the store, and during an inspection, one of the dogs led officers to a door in the store room at the rear of the premises.
Adil initially stated that the door belonged to the people upstairs, and that he only owned the ground floor of the property. He denied anything behind the door belonged to him.
But, upon realising that the officers could force the door open, he produced a key and unlocked it.
Behind the door was a large stash of cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco.
More cigarettes were found in a leather jacket hanging up behind the counter.
The seized cigarettes without pictorial warnings.
In all, there were 873 packs of 20 Blue Brass cigarettes – 17,460 in all, 512 packs of 20 Jim cigarettes – 10,240 in total and 14.75 kilograms of Turner hand rolling tobacco in 50 gram packs.
The court heard all the items contravened legislation, which requires a pictorial health warning be displayed on one of the most visible surfaces of the packet.
Some also had warnings written in foreign languages, with the legislation requiring they be in English.
Adil told officers he had bought the cigarettes in the jacket from a customer, for £4 per pack.
He said he was storing the cigarettes and tobacco in the store room for a friend, who he would not name.
The total street value of the goods was estimated at between £7,900 and £8,125.
Adil pleaded guilty to three charges under the Tobacco Products (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale)(Safety) Regulations 2002.
He apologised and said he had "tried to do a lad a favour".
Magistrates fined Adil £1,000 and ordered him to pay costs of £722.77 and a victim surcharge of £100 – a total of £1,822.77.
The court also ordered forfeiture and destruction of the goods seized.
Joanne Waller, the council's head of environment, health and consumer protection, said: "The goods Adil was storing not only breached the rules on health warnings but also evaded duty and were unregulated.
"His actions were potentially harmful to the health of County Durham residents while the sale of the items he stored would clearly have an impact on legitimate traders in the area who do pay duty.
"We obviously want members of the public to give up smoking due to the damage it causes to their and others' health.
"But if people are buying cigarettes and tobacco we would strongly urge them not to buy unregulated products which may be even less safe than regulated items.
Smokers who want to give up can contact County Durham's smoking cessation team on 0800 7720565, text QUIT to 66777 or email info@smokefreelifecountydurham.co.uk.


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US television is today mourning the passing of NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg. The much-liked executive, who has led TV's most-watched drama since 2011, died in his sleep over night at the age of 50. Tributes have been flooding in for the New York-born producer who also created spin-off NCIS: New Orleans. "Gary was our rock, […]
Sony signs Italian CBS deal
Sony Pictures Television Networks Italy has secured exclusive CBS Studios International programming for its AXN-branded pay TV entertainment channels. The deal comprises five series, which will launch on the SPT networks this autumn. In November, AXN HD will debut the big-rating super-geek procedural Scorpion, with the latest CSI spin-off, CSI: Cyber following in 2016 along […]
LA Screenings: CBS Global Distribution
Armando Nuñez, president and CEO, CBS Global Distribution Group Studio chief Armando Nuñez tells TBI what buyers can expect from this year's crop of new dramas and comedies. TBI: How important is the LA Screenings compared with the various other international markets? AN: It has become the most important event of the year and the actual […]
Showtime feels Happyish as CBS dramas go on
US cable channel Showtime has greenlit a full season of Happyish, the dark comedy-drama that the late Philip Seymour Hoffman was attached to star in. Following the actor's death last year, Britain's Steve Coogan took over the starring role, and the series has been given the greenlight. The pilot starred Seymour Hoffman as a middle-aged ad […]
CBS plants Criminal Minds spin-off in series
CBS is turning to its trusted backdoor pilot process to test another spin-off series, this time for procedural drama Criminal Minds (pictured). The pilot will be part of Criminal Minds's latest season, and come in the shape of an episode written by original show showrunner and executive producer Erica Messing. It will follow a separate […]
Virgin territory for Shomi
Canadian on-demand service Shomi has acquired exclusive local SVOD rights to The CW's Hispanic US-themed comedy Jane the Virgin and CBS drama Madam Secretary. The deal will distributor CBS Studios International also includes exclusive Canadian rights for the NCIS franchise, which comprises NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles and new season series NCIS: New Orleans, plusReckless, Hawaii Five-O, Elementary, Star […]
Full seasons for new CBS drama quartet
Stateside network CBS has given full season orders to all four of its latest dramas. Procedurals Scorpion and NCIS: New Orleans, political drama Madam Secretary and dark thriller series Stalker have all been taken to series following strongs ratings performances. NCIS: New Orleans and Scorpion in particular have been ratings stand-outs, ranking as the number […]
NCIS: New Orleans, Extant set for ProSiebenSat.1
Germany-based broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has extended its output deal with CBS Studios International, an agreement that hands it rights to Halle Berry series Extant and the latest incarnation of procedural NCIS. The multiyear agreement gives ProSiebenSat.1 channels throughout German-speaking Europe shows including CBS ratings hit Extant and NCIS: New Orleans (pictured), which recently debuted to 17.2 […]
NCIS: New Orleans 'will make $5m per ep'
New CBS procedural NCIS: New Orleans is set to make the company "north of probably US$5 million an episode before the show even goes on the air" – not including advertising – largely thanks to international business. This follows a "huge international deal" for the show, CBS COO and principal financial officer Joseph Ianniello said […]
M6 extends CBS output deal
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Helianthus nuttallii (Nuttall's Sunflower)
Asteraceae (Aster)
State Special Concern
sun; moist to wet; prairies, swales, sedge meadows
August - September
Plant height:
3 to 8 feet
Wetland Indicator Status:
GP: FACW MW: FACW NCNE: FACW
MN county distribution (click map to enlarge):
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Flower:
One to 6 flowers at the top of the plant, often 2 or 3 clustered at the stem tip and sometimes 1 or 2 arising from the uppermost leaf axils. Individual flowers are 2 to 3 inches across with 10 to 21 ray flowers (petals) and yellow center disk flowers.
Surrounding the base of the flower are 2 to 3 layers of narrowly triangular, sharply pointed bracts (phyllaries), each phyllary usually with a fringe of short hairs around the edges especially near the base, and often stiff hairs on the surface. Phyllaries are loose and somewhat spreading.
Leaves and stems:
Leaves are 2 to 8 inches long and to 1½ inches wide, narrowly lance to egg-shaped, toothless to shallowly toothed, sharply pointed to blunt at the tip, wedge-shaped to somewhat rounded at the base, on a stalk up to ½ inch long. The upper surface is hairless or with a few short hairs, the lower surface rough from short, stiff hairs. Leaves are mostly opposite though may be alternate on the upper stem.
Stems are erect, hairless to sparsely short-hairy, green to yellowish or sometimes purplish, single or a few from the base, sometimes branched in the upper plant. Plants have short rhizomes and tuberous roots.
Fruit:
The center disk forms a head of dry seed each up to 5 mm (~¼ inch) long and without a tuft of hair, but with 2 bristle-tipped scales at the top.
Nuttall's Sunflower is uncommon in Minnesota, where it reaches the eastern edge of its range in our western counties, though disjunct populations have been found in Canada as far east as Quebec. Habitats are primarily in open, moist to wet prairies and meadows. According to the DNR, there have only been about 15 documented locations, about half of which are over 50 years old that have not been relocated. They note one possible cause of its rarity is the perception that sunflowers are a difficult group to ID, so when encountered they have a tendency to be skipped over. I know that feeling pretty well. Due to its probable actual rarity in the state and lack of knowledge on its specific habitat requirements in Minnesota, it was listed as a Special Concern species in 1984.
Nuttall's Sunflower is recognized by leaves mostly opposite (opposite or alternate on the upper stem), toothless to shallowly toothed, on stalks up to ½ inch long; stems are hairless to sparsely hairy; just 1 to 6 flower heads at the top of the stem. While it's been documented as reaching 8+ feet tall, 5 feet is more common. It bears a resemblence to both Giant Sunflower (Helianthus giganteus) and Sawtooth Sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus), both of which may have as many as 12 to 15 flower heads per stem. Giant Sunflower leaves are all or mostly alternate and coarsely toothed to nearly toothless, and stems are consistently hairy; Sawtooth Sunflower leaves are more consistently sharply toothed, leaf stalks are up to 1½ inches long, and stems are hairless and usually covered with a waxy bloom.
There are 3 subspecies of Helianthus nutallii: subsp. parishii, restricted to California (possibly extinct), has long hairs on leaves and phyllaries; subsp. nuttallii, found from South Dakota westward, has mostly alternate leaves with sharply pointed tips; subsp. rydbergii, found from Minnesota westward, has mostly opposite leaves with pointed to blunt tips.
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Update: U.S. v. Robert Purbeck aka "Lifelock"
Home / Update: U.S. v. Robert Purbeck aka "Lifelock"
Long-time readers may recall that in 2017 and 2018, DataBreaches.net reported on hacks of two medical practices by someone calling himself "Lifelock."
DataBreaches' past reporting on him can be found in this July, 2017 post (see comments under the post), in two 2018 posts, and then a post in response to a press release from from DOJ concerning his arrest.
Lifelock, whose real name is listed on court filings as Robert A. Purbeck, had first brought himself to this site's attention by posting a comment under a post about a hack involving a California medical entity. DataBreaches had commented that the incident sounded like it could be the work of thedarkoverlord (TDO). In a comment in response to the post, "Todd Davis" began his comment with "I am the darkoverlord you speak of."
Lifelock subsequently emailed DataBreaches. In that email, he said he wasn't thedarkoverlord mentioned in the post and that he hadn't realized that someone was using that as a name. He also provided the text of correspondence he had sent to the California victim.
In 2018, Lifelock contacted DataBreaches again. This time, it was because he wanted DataBreaches to report on (i.e., expose) a medical group in Michigan that had never notified their patients or HHS that he had hacked them and stolen patient data in 2016.
In reporting on Lifelock, DataBreaches reported that DataBreaches had noted some significant similarities between Lifelock and TDO, but both Lifelock and TDO had denied any connection between them when they had been asked.
In 2019, FBI agents from various regions reportedly served a search warrant and seized numerous devices from Purbeck's home in Idaho. According to Purbeck's court filings, they also questioned him for hours in the hot sun, allegedly trying to get him to tell them passwords to the devices and to get him to confess to being TDO. In his court filings, Purbeck claims that he repeatedly denied any knowledge of, or participation in TDO. He also claims that law enforcement knew he wasn't TDO. DataBreaches does not know the basis for that particular claim, but he also claimed that there was exculpatory evidence in email correspondence with DataBreaches. He was not specific about what he thought would be exculpatory.
It is important to note that when Purbeck was charged in the Northern District of Georgia for other hacks he allegedly committed, he was not charged with being TDO or even being part of TDO1.
Purbeck has faced significant challenges in defending himself against the criminal charges that include hacks of an unnamed medical clinic in Griffin, Georgia, the city of Newnan, patient data from a medical practice in Locust Grove, Georgia, and an orthodontist in Florida. He has a court-appointed federal defender, but he appears to be mostly pro-se for many filings for related litigation in Idaho, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Northern California.
As far as DataBreaches can determine, Purbeck has not prevailed on any of his motions to have devices returned or evidence suppressed. He has had some success in motions requesting to compel discovery, including a motion for the government to turn over copies of the communications between him and DataBreaches (referred to as "Dissent" in the court filings).
In addition to prevailing on some discovery-related motions, some parts of civil suits Purbeck has filed against prosecutors, his employer, and named FBI agents have not been dismissed. As Purbeck recapped his situation in what appears to be a DM chat with Justin M. Shafer:
I can't divulge much. But I was tortured by the FBI into confessing to an alleged federal crime and to divulge encryption passwords. I couldn't get the police to take a report on the FBI agents so I sued the agents. Judge Winmill is allowing me to sue the agents for 4th amendment violations including torture and for sexual assault against one creeper agent for molesting my heat-stroked body. My former county employer is allowed to be sued under an obscure Supreme Court ruling from the 1960's I found. And the head search agent violated the 9th circuit ruling that a warrant must be provided to the person searched. So he is allowed to be sued under federal law2.
Most Recent Development: The April 5 Motion in Northern California
On April 5, Purbeck filed an emergency motion in the Northern District of California. The motion, filed pro-se with a companion motion to seal, was filed as an "EMERGENCY MOTION for Return of Property Pursuant to Rule 41(g) for Flagrant and Deliberate Violations of Attorney Client Privilege3." Purbeck's motion also alleged that the government had failed to use a "taint team" and read emails or material that was of a personal and/or sensitive nature and beyond the scope of the warrant. Having failed in other courts to get property returned or evidence suppressed, Purbeck had tried to claim that the Northern District of California had the authority to order the return of his property.
On April 19, without any response from the defendant (Merrick Garland) having been filed at all yet, Judge Vince Chhabria signed an order dismissing Purbeck's motion for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The order was not only somewhat harsh in its wording, but it went so far as to unseal most of Purbeck's emergency motion, which resulted in personal and previously non-public information becoming public.
What Next in the Northern District of Georgia?
Meanwhile in the criminal case in the Northern District of Georgia, many of the filings remain under seal. Purbeck's response to some filings was due on February 22. The docket does not indicate that any response was ever filed. At this point, it is not clear to DataBreaches what happens next in the Northern Georgia criminal case, but DataBreaches will continue to follow this case.
1 United States v. Robert A. Purbeck, Case 3:21-cr-00004-UNA.
2 The quoted material was forwarded to DataBreaches by Justin Shafer, who seems to have reached out to Purbeck and then shared his communications with both this site and another person. DataBreaches did not request he contact Purbeck, and did not request he provide copies of Purbeck's communications.
3 Robert Purbeck v. Merrick Garland, Case 3:22-mc-80091-VC.
Post-Publication Comment:
Post-publication, Justin Shafer, a man who at times has made utterly irresponsible and foolish comments like suggesting that DataBreaches is TDO or that DataBreaches is law enforcement, made a comment that DataBreaches was somehow posting this update as "damage control." There is no need for any damage control, as there has been no damage or risk of damage to DataBreaches. But to be clear:
First: DataBreaches stands by its reporting that there are significant similarities between Purbeck and the first spokesperson for TDO.
Second: DataBreaches mentioned Purbeck seeking and obtaining a court order to have the prosecution turn over copies of his emails with DataBreaches. That disclosure was made as a matter of journalistic ethics lest anyone think that might have any influence on bias or reporting. It doesn't. DataBreaches has no idea what Purbeck thinks might be exculpatory in the emails, but he certainly has a right to get a copy of the correspondence if he thinks it's helpful to his defense. Similarly, because DataBreaches has been very clear about finding striking similarities between Purbeck and TDO, this site also makes a point to emphasize that he has not been charged as TDO. That is not an attempt at "damage control." That is just being fair in reporting, as this site has always been from the beginning with him.
Finally: If DataBreaches's reporting contributed to law enforcement investigating Lifelock and eventually arresting him and charging him with even more hacks, then that doesn't require "damage control."
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Q: Stack element above fixed element with JS/CSS I am writing a bit of Javascript code into pages that prepends a div to the body that is supposed to remain at the top of the document or window, regardless of what design/content the page has, and was working fine until came across a header element fixed top.
What I'm trying to accomplish with CSS/JS only, is to keep the jsbar at the top no matter what. If there's elements on the page such as in the example, the jsbar should be stacked above the element(s) not over or under like layers. In other words, if there is something fixed top:0, shift it down the height of jsbar, making the new top=0+heightofjsbar for all other elements.
See raw basic example of the problem: http://jsfiddle.net/XEZ5R/

This is dynamically created jsbar

The header bar

the content here

.page {
    position:relative;
    top:0;
    background:#f8f8f8;
    height:900px;
}
header {
    position:fixed;
    top:0;
    background:#eee;
    height:10px;
}
.jsbar {
    position:fixed;
    top:0;
    background:#ccc;
    height:10px;
}

I would appreciate any ideas to fix this. The less I tamper with the page the better. The jsbar is written into all kinds of websites with all kinds of designs/elements.
Thank you.

UPDATE: Here is an example of the desired result: http://jsfiddle.net/Zzat9/1/ (view result, disregard html/css)

Also... I can only use Javascript, no jQuery, and I only have control of the Javascript and CSS that I output/prepend at the top of the document... I have no control over anything else. So for the examples here... consider everything other than jsbar as the owners page/content/elements.
My thinking is it's going to take some Javascript that will look for elements that have position:fixed or absolute relative to the document, and then move them down the height of the jsbar. Something like: how to query whole DOM for elements matching some computed style ? (in pure js)

UPDATE 2:
I have come up with this bit Javascript that does what is needed:
var docelements = document.querySelectorAll('header, div, section');
var jsbarheight = '25px';
for (var i=0, max=docelements.length; i < max; i++)
{
    if(window.getComputedStyle(docelements[i],null).getPropertyValue('position')=='fixed')
    {
        var fixedelement = docelements[i];
        if(window.getComputedStyle(fixedelement,null).getPropertyValue('top')=='0px')
        {
            fixedelement.style.top=jsbarheight;
            document.body.style.paddingTop=jsbarheight;
        }
    }
}

But is this the most efficient? Anyone see any issues with this? Immediate downside is the delay in which the adjustments are made.

A: Sorry if you can't use jQuery, but maybe this will still get you started on a JS solution:
var height = $('.jsbar').outerHeight(true);
$('.page').css("margin-top", height+"px");

This makes the margin-top of the .page element whatever the height of your .jsbar is. You can see the jsfiddle here: http://jsfiddle.net/Koubenec/Wm6k6/9/
Hope this helps!
EDIT:
Ok, JS only code:
var finder = document.getElementsByClassName("jsbar")[0];
var findrheight = finder.clientHeight;
var main = document.getElementsByClassName("page")[0];
main.style["margin-top"] = findrheight+"px";

This works in this jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/Koubenec/7j5cL/2/
I think you might still want a few elements moved around, but this JS function gets the height of the jsbar and then adds a margin of that size to the top of the page element, so it is pushed down. You could easily adjust to position the header accordingly if you need to.
EDIT: take 3-
var finder = document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0];
var findrheight = finder.clientHeight;
var main = document.getElementsByTagName("header")[0];
main.style["margin-top"] = findrheight+"px";

This code just finds the first  tag element, gets its height, then finds the first  element and gives it a margin-top equal to the jsbar's height. That way, you need no IDs or Class names for it to work. Here's another jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/Koubenec/7j5cL/3/

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rails against Trump: 'He has a lot of problems'
Gabrielle Sorto, AOL.com
Dec 23rd 2019 10:30AM
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed President Trump in a new interview by laying out all of the issues she believes he has.
Speaking with Noticias Telemundo for a television exclusive on Dec. 22, Ocasio-Cortez said Trump "has a lot of problems."
"He is a racist, he is anti-immigrant and more than that ... his administration is corrupt. He has a track record: he is afraid of strong women, of Latino women, he is unethical," she continued. "I think everyone knows what he believes. It is not good for such a diverse country to have such an intolerant president."
Ocasio-Cortez sat down with the Spanish-language outlet in Las Vegas, where she was hosting an event called "Unidos Con Bernie Reunión Política con Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez" in support of Sen. Bernie Sanders's 2020 presidential campaign.
She also expressed why she is backing Sanders in the 2020 election and revealed that she was a community organizer in the Bronx for Sanders during the 2016 presidential campaign.
"I think the themes of this Bernie campaign are positive, not negative," she told Noticias Telemundo.
"Last year I worked in a taqueria, as a waitress, and as a bartender, and now I am a congresswoman," she said. "That is a huge change. But my values are the same. And we are saying the same thing we were saying last year: that we must fight for working families, for health insurance, for education for all children and a fair salary."
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SAP will spin out its $8B spin-in Qualtrics acquisition
Danny Crichton
July 26, 2020, 8:15 p.m. ·2 min read
Well, this isn't a story you see every day.
Less than two years after German software giant SAP snatched experience management platform Qualtrics for $8 billion days before the startup's IPO debut, it has now decided to spin out the company in a brand new IPO.
SAP agrees to buy Qualtrics for $8B in cash, just before the survey software company's IPO
In a press statement released Sunday, SAP said that Qualtrics had seen cloud growth "in excess of 40 percent" in a quote attributed to SAP CEO Christian Klein. The company will continue to be run by founder and former CEO Ryan Smith, who joined SAP with Qualtrics and led the organization within the German conglomerate.
SAP will retain majority ownership of the new spin out. Interestingly, the statement noted that "Ryan Smith intends to be Qualtrics' largest individual shareholder."
SAP's press statement is vague, but the implication is that the move will offer Qualtrics more flexibility to engage with customers and partners outside of its parent company's dominion.
I am sure my Equity colleague Alex Wilhelm will have much more to analyze tomorrow with his The Exchange column, but SAP's rapid about-face on the acquisition is a major surprise. While private equity firms will take a company private and sometimes quickly turn it around in an IPO, it is rare to see a large company like SAP make such a dramatic last-minute bid for a company only to reverse that decision just months later.
Given the heated market for SaaS markets these days though, the path seems clear for Qualtrics' return to the public markets, particularly if the soon-to-be independent company's metrics have held up since we last saw its financials. As Wilhelm and his Crunchbase news team wrote back during its S-1 filing:
Qualtrics, unlike most companies going public this year, isn't a trash fire of losses incurred under the name of growth. It shows that you can grow, and not lose every one of the dollars you have at the same time.
"Isn't a trash fire" was a high bar back then, but Qualtrics was indeed an outperformer of its peer group. Assuming those fundamentals haven't changed, it looks like a real win for Qualtrics and Smith, and a save by SAP from whatever strategic plan they decided to change midstream.
The figure of 1,610 is the highest number seen during the pandemic, though not all the deaths relate to the last 24 hours.
Air Canada Stock: Should Investors Buy or Sell Now?
Air Canada stock trades at less than half its 12-month high. Is the stock cheap today or still too expensive in the current environment? The post Air Canada Stock: Should Investors Buy or Sell Now? appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.
Byron's 2003 Toyota Matrix Update | The good! The bad! The weird!
In December, I bought a 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS to keep as a highway-friendlier alternative to daily driving my 2011 Jeep Wrangler. As I mentioned in that piece, this XRS spent pretty much its entire life in Texas and New Mexico. I bought it knowing it needed some items addressed, and the drive home from southern New Mexico to Detroit alone accounted for nearly 2,000 miles (and more than 25 hours on the road), during which I got to know my purchase fairly well.
Wales could receive larger share of vaccines due to older population – Drakeford
First Minister Mark Drakeford said Wales' higher proportion of older people had been discussed with other UK countries.
BRUSSELS — The European Union is urging member states to speed up the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure that at least 80% of the most vulnerable people to the virus — those over age 80 — are vaccinated by March. In nonbinding recommendations published Tuesday, the European Commission also called on the 27 EU member states to accelerate the rollout of vaccination so that 70% of the adult population across the bloc is vaccinated by the end of summer. The EU has sealed six vaccine contracts for more than to 2 billion doses, with Moderna, AstraZeneca-Oxford, Sanofi-GSK, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Pfizer-BioNTech and CureVac. But only the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have been approved for use so far in the bloc, enough to vaccinate 380 million people, more than 80% of the bloc's population. Speaking before Thursday's virtual EU summit to discuss COVID-19, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that after securing enough doses, it's now time "to accelerate the delivery and speed up vaccination." "Our aim is to have 70% of our adult population vaccinated by summer. That could be a turning point in our fight against this virus," Von der Leyen said. Despite the relatively slow start of vaccination campaigns across the the bloc amid delays in the production of shots, European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas expressed confidence the targets are "totally feasible." "By the end of Q1, Europe will have an impressive quantity of doses that can be deployed across the European Union," he said. According to health commissioner Stella Kyriakides, 400,000 EU citizens have died from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. She said the commission is also working with member states to allow a vaccination certificates program to be quickly implemented across the bloc. The European Commission has been weighing a Greek proposal to issue vaccination certificates to help get travellers to their vacation destinations more quickly and avoid another disastrous summer for Europe's tourism sector. But Kyriakides said for now such certificates would only be used for medical purposes — for instance to monitor the possible adverse effects of vaccines. "This will be our next challenge, and though it is premature to envisage the uses of vaccine certificates for other purposes than health protection, an EU approach may facilitate other cross-border applications of such certificates in the future," she said. The European Commission added that member states should also take into accounts the new variants of the virus as they update their strategy to combat the virus and increase the use of rapid antigen tests. "Member states should urgently increase genome sequencing to at least 5% and preferably 10% of positive test results," the commission said. "At present, many member states are testing under 1% of samples, which is not enough to identify the progression of the variants or detect any new ones." Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press
Pandemic pressures expected to put IT, e-commerce skills in high demand
Prior to 2021, recruiting firm Randstad's annual list of the upcoming year's most in-demand jobs would typically feature roles such as truck drivers, heavy duty mechanics and welders. However, the COVID-19 pandemic's sweeping effect on the economy has upended those trends, and roles such as customer service representatives, essential retail workers, security analysts and architects are expected to be some of the most sought after positions in 2021, according to industry experts. Carolyn Levy, president of Randstad Technologies, said the boom in e-commerce has created demand for a variety of jobs to ensure goods can get from business to consumer, such as warehouse workers, delivery drivers and procurement specialists. Meanwhile, the rush for corporations to digitize their workspaces has bolstered an already strong demand for IT workers in the country. "In Canada in general the IT sector was a hot area, and now it's going to be even more prevalent," said Levy, who said the field may shift away from previous practices of hiring for short-term contracts. "There are going to be more permanent opportunities just to support the way of living and our new reality as we work more remotely in general." Koula Vasilopoulos, a district president with the recruiting agency Robert Half, said intense growth around the IT sector is driven by organizations that have realized they have to pick up the pace as the corporate world and consumer interactions move online. "While some companies might have been thinking about digital transformation and doing it in bits and pieces before, the pandemic has forced them to have to act quickly," said Vasilopoulos "(Organizations) are ramping up technology initiatives to modernize their IT infrastructure to both support remote teams, but also to position the business to thrive in how they interact with their customers." She pointed out that roles in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and development operations will also be in high demand in the long-term. A report by Robert Half pointed out that certain sectors had unemployment rates that are much lower than the national unemployment rate of 12.3 per cent. In the second quarter of 2020, those sectors included business, finance and administrative (8.2 per cent), natural and applied sciences (4.9 per cent) and social science, education and government service (7.3 per cent) Both recruiting firms said the prevalence of remote working will have long-term effects on hiring and work life, with Robert Half estimating that 79 per cent of all employees are currently working from home. Randstad pointed out that people looking to find remote work can expect high demand for jobs around administrative work, human resources, digital marketing, accounting and data analysis among others. Levy said internal workplace surveys from some companies show that between 70 per cent to 90 per cent of employees say they'd like to work from home at least three days a week once the pandemic subsides and companies will have to repurpose offices as a result. Businesses have to ask, "If we no longer need all of this space, how can we repurpose it to make it more meaningful?" said Levy, who added that managers also have to change their leadership strategies to work best with remote staff. "Thinking that leaders understand how to drive culture without four walls is a really big assumption. There's a lot of development that people need to create meaningful connections and to learn how to completely run a remote office." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 19, 2021. Salmaan Farooqui, The Canadian Press
Smoothie King to Host Fundraiser for North Texas Food Bank
Dallas-Based Smoothie Company CEO Joins NTFB Board and Makes $50,000 Donation Smoothie King, the Dallas-based smoothie company inspiring guests to live healthy and active lifestyles across the world, has partnered with the North Texas Food Bank to host a fundraiser at Smoothie King locations in the Dallas area. From January 18 to January 31, guests will have the opportunity to donate either $1 or $5 at checkout to show their support Wan Kim joined the North Texas Food Bank board in the fall of 2020 and kicked off the partnership between Smoothie King and the charity with a $50,000 donation. Dallas, Jan. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smoothie King, the Dallas-based smoothie company inspiring guests to live healthy and active lifestyles across the world, has partnered with the North Texas Food Bank to host a fundraiser at Smoothie King locations in the Dallas area. From January 18 to January 31, guests will have the opportunity to donate either $1 or $5 at checkout to show their support. One in six people in North Texas is food insecure and doesn't know where his or her next meal is coming from. Every $1 helps provide three nutritious meals for hungry children, seniors and families in the community "We are proud to partner with the North Texas Food Bank to feed nutritious meals to those in need," said Wan Kim, CEO of Smoothie King and North Texas Food Bank board member. "I believe that no child or family should go hungry and providing nutritious meals to them fits perfectly with what our brand stands for. With this fundraiser, we hope to raise funds that will allow the North Texas Food Bank to feed hungry people well into 2021." Kim joined the North Texas Food Bank board in the fall of 2020 and kicked off the partnership between Smoothie King and the charity with a $50,000 donation. The purpose of the current fundraiser at select Smoothie King locations is not only to help financially support the organization, but also to increase awareness that hunger and food insecurity is a year-round issue. With this partnership, Smoothie King is aiding North Texas Food Bank's cause while simultaneously fulfilling its vision to be an integral part of every health and fitness journey. "The North Texas Food Bank team is thrilled to have Wan Kim join us on our board of directors," said Trisha Cunningham, President and CEO of the North Texas Food Bank. "With just a few months on the board he has already made a tremendous impact, he is committed to helping the NTFB meet our fundraising goals and this fundraising partnership is a perfect example of his tenacity for our mission. We are thankful to the Smoothie King team for championing our mission." For more information and to contribute to the cause, please visit www.NTFB.org/SmoothieKing. ABOUT THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) is a top-ranked nonprofit hunger-relief organization operating a state-of-the-art volunteer and distribution center in Plano, the Perot Family Campus. Last year, the Food Bank worked hard in partnership with member agencies from our Feeding Network to provide access to almost 97 million nutritious meals across a diverse 13- county service area, exceeding our goal by five years to provide access to 92 million annual meals by 2025. But the need for hunger relief is complex and in order to meet the continued need, the NTFB is always working to increase our food distribution efforts and bridge the hunger gap for children, seniors, and families in North Texas. NTFB is a member of Feeding America, a national hunger-relief organization. ABOUT SMOOTHIE KING FRANCHISES, INC. Smoothie King Franchises, Inc., the original U.S. smoothie franchise, is a privately held, Dallas-based franchise company with more than 1,000 units worldwide. It was founded in 1973 with the mission to help others achieve better health in a delicious way through smoothies. Today, it continues its mission to inspire a healthy and active lifestyle through its Clean Blends™ initiative, which focuses on great-tasting smoothies with more whole fruits and vegetables while removing artificial flavors, colors and preservatives and added sugars in many of its blends. Smoothie King extends its vision to be an integral part of every health and fitness journey through partnerships with the Challenged Athletes Foundation® and the Smoothie King Center. The franchise is currently ranked No. 1 by Entrepreneur magazine in the juice bar category for the 29th consecutive year, ranked No.14 overall on the "2020 Franchise 500" list and debuted on the "Inc. 5000" list in 2018. The company also offers retail products that include sports beverages, energy bars, vitamins, supplements and more. For franchising opportunities, visit smoothiekingfranchise.com. For more information, visit smoothieking.com and follow Smoothie King on Facebook and Instagram. ### Attachments Smoothie King 1920x700 Wanheadshot CONTACT: Brian Campbell Jr. Fishman Public Relations bcampbell@fishmanpr.com
Worldwide Casing and Cementation Hardware Industry to 2025 - Middle-East and Africa to Witness Significant Growth
Dublin, Jan. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Casing and Cementation Hardware Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecasts (2020 - 2025)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global crude oil production is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 1.65% in the forecast period of 2020-2025. Increasing upstream activities in regions like Middle-East and the United States are driving the need for casing and cementation hardware. An increase in exploration activities in the shale reservoir and deepwater reservoirs are also driving the market in the forecast period. On the other hand, the global decline in crude oil prices and the shift towards renewable energy can limit the upstream activities in the forecast period and restrain market growth.Key Market TrendsCasing Hardware to Dominate the MarketSuccessful casing installation requires several tools and equipment like floating equipment, stage tools, centralizers, scratchers, casings, liners, and others. Despite global crude price fall in 2020, Petroleos Mexicanos is aiming to double the drilling wells to 423 in 2020. New wells are expected to create significant demand for casing hardware in the forecast period.Vedanta's upstream subsidiary, Cairn Oil and Gas, is planning to invest INR 58,521 crore across to conclude exploration work across 30 blocks in India, With new exploration activities, demand for casing and cementation is anticipated to rise during the upcoming period.Surat Gas project in Australia is expected to hold more than 60% of the country's proven coal seam gas. With an estimated project development cost of USD 7.15 billion, the project is expected to be initiated by 2021. Multiple wells will be drilled, requiring casing and equipment at a massive scale.The increase in global crude oil production to 94.7 million barrels per day has resulted due to the drilling of new wells, which are increasing the demand for casing hardware significantly.Due to the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020, delay in upstream projects is anticipated to slowdown the growth of the market. However, later in the forecast period, with the initiation of projects, casing hardware is expected to dominate the market. Middle-East and Africa to Witness Significant GrowthPars Oil and Gas company is expected to develop phases 13 and 14 of South Pars gas field in 2020. Thirty-eight new wells in phase 13 and 44 new wells in phase 14 are to be drilled, which will require casing hardware for completion work in the forecast period. Middle-East has the largest proven reserves of oil. With 113 thousand million tons of crude reserves, large scale drilling and completion activities are expected in the region, driving the casing and cementation hardware market in the future.Kish gas Field in Iran spread on both offshore and onshore locations is expected to hold 59 trillion cubic feet of gas. The field is to be developed in three phases with multiple wells. The project is expected to create ample market growth in the forecast period.In January 2019, Halliburton signed two contracts with operators Eni to provide integrated drilling services at the Zubair oil field. Development wells are to be drilled in the forecast period, creating demand for casing and cementation hardware.Middle-East and Africa has one of the highest proven reserves and produced one-third of global oil production. With multiple exploration and development projects in both oil and gas fields, the region is expected to witness significant growth in the casing and cementation hardware market. Competitive LandscapeThe casing and cementation hardware market is moderately fragmented. Some of the major companies operating in the market include National-Oilwell Varco, Inc., Halliburton Company, Weatherford International plc, Vallourec S.A, and Baker Hughes Company.Reasons to Purchase this report: The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format3 months of analyst support Key Topics Covered: 1 INTRODUCTION1.1 Scope of Study1.2 Market Definition1.3 Study Assumptions 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 MARKET OVERVIEW4.1 Introduction4.2 Market Size and Demand Forecast in USD billion, till 20254.3 Recent Trends and Developments4.4 Government Policies and Regulations4.5 Market Dynamics4.5.1 Drivers4.5.2 Restraints4.6 Supply Chain Analysis4.7 Porter's Five Forces Analysis4.7.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers4.7.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers4.7.3 Threat of New Entrants4.7.4 Threat of Substitute Products and Services4.7.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry 5 MARKET SEGMENTATION5.1 Type5.1.1 Casing Hardware5.1.2 Cementation Hardware5.2 Location of Deployment5.2.1 Offshore5.2.2 Onshore5.3 Geogrpahy5.3.1 North America5.3.2 Europe5.3.3 Asia-Pacific5.3.4 South America5.3.5 Middle-East and Africa 6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE6.1 Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Collaborations, and Agreements6.2 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players6.3 Company Profiles6.3.1 Halliburton Company6.3.2 Weatherford International plc6.3.3 Vallourec S.A6.3.4 Baker Hughes Company6.3.5 National-Oilwell Varco, Inc6.3.6 SLEDGEHAMMER OIL TOOLS PVT6.3.7 Centek Group6.3.8 Summit Casing Equipment6.3.9 Tenaris SA 7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/99502qResearch and Markets also offers Custom Research services providing focused, comprehensive and tailored research. CONTACT: CONTACT: ResearchAndMarkets.com Laura Wood, Senior Press Manager press@researchandmarkets.com For E.S.T Office Hours Call 1-917-300-0470 For U.S./CAN Toll Free Call 1-800-526-8630 For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900