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Marlena Fitzpatrick
Disciples of Babylon: A Global Band of Latino Rockers
We love rock, period. Latinos have been metálicos since metal and punk took the world on a g-string riff at an 18th beat.
However, few are the bands that manage to keep the contagious head-banging beats with harmonious tunes. And that's how this global band of Latino brothers stood out.
Sharing the accolades and sophisticated musicality of Alter Bridge, Avenged Sevenfold, and Disturbed, and hailing from Los Angeles, meet Disciples of Babylon. The group was founded in 2012 and includes Eric Knight on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, lead guitarist Ramón Blanco, bassist Gui Bodi and, on drums, Chris Toeller.
They released their debut EP Welcome to Babylon, produced by world-class Grammy winner Andres Torres. Their single "Karma" was selected by the Eclectic Music Blog as #75 of the "Top 100 Songs of 2015." They were also selected as one of the "Top 25 Best Critiqued Bands" of 2015 in the year-end edition of Music Connection.
Posted on April 27, 2016 by Marlena Fitzpatrick
Laura De Gaetano from Screamer Magazine writes:
"This band not only has the talent to back up their hype, they have a style that is unique while at the same time featuring small bits of their influences. Impressive on every level, Welcome To Babylon is going to be welcomed with open arms by anyone who listens."
After hearing their EP and learning more about these fantastic musicians, I had to sit down and have a deep talk with el gran Cubano, Eric Knight, and el majo Español, Ramón Blanco.
Marlena Fitzpatrick: Why the name "Disciples of Babylon"?
Eric Knight: I was researching stuff on Babylon and what actually happened in Babylon. I came across the term referring to the citizens of Babylon as the "disciples." I thought that it was obviously a striking name. I immediately jotted it down in the list of really cool names for the band.
MF: Are you worried to be labeled as a religious musical act?
EK: No. We're not a religious band. The title of our EP is "Welcome to Babylon." I refer to Babylon as where we are in America right now. I think we're living in a modern-day Babylon.
America has been used to being on top and being #1 that we've neglected the core values of what this country was founded on. We're falling apart. That's why we're seeing chaos in this election cycle. I think people are just fed up about what's going on. I believe we're heading towards a revolution and there's going to be a radical change. I don't know when that change is coming, but it's starting right now. You can see it coming.
Our message is to spin this into a positive thing. We write about uniting people and letting people that do not have a voice have it. We have a heavy stance on giving the power back to the people and not let[ting] the government take the power away from us.
MF: Do you consider yourself a sample representation of our America?
Ramón Blanco: Yes, we're a global band. Eric's family is from Cuba, our drummer is from Chicago, and our bassist is Brazilian. I'm from Spain.
EK: And we all met in the same music school — Musician's Institute College of Contemporary Music in Hollywood.
MF: Are you open to recording in other languages besides English?
EK: Yes, that's one of the biggest things we're trying to do and use to our advantage. Because we're a trilingual band — all the interviews and EPK's are shot in English, in Spanish and Portuguese. Of course we want to appeal to our people especially in rock and hard rock, which is huge in our market. In the future we will record versions of stuff in Spanish. I don't know if we'll do a whole album, but maybe we'll do singles that would be cool for the Latino market.
This goes back to being a global band. I call this the United Nations band. We're trying to represent our parts of the world, as well as everyone else.
MF: Getting into Rebeldes territory, let me ask you this: What do we have to measure or look at in this election cycle to avoid becoming another Babylon?
EK: We need to get back to basics by taking care of our own. You hear about the veterans that aren't being taken care of. The homelessness is a big issue. We're the greatest country and there shouldn't be a person starving in our country. Then, we can think about branching out and helping other people outside the U.S.
It's crazy! I mean, gender equality is another issue we must tackle. We can go on and on, but I definitely think we need to vote for the best person that's going to speak to our voice and what we're trying to do. People are sick of the bullshit politicians are spewing out and that's why you have this maniac, Trump, getting all the attention. We elect the government; they shouldn't control us.
RB: I can't vote here: I'm not a citizen. What I ask of all my American friends is to please go vote. It's a way to express yourself. If you don't want to vote for you, then please do it for me. For good or bad, you should go express yourself. Please, use your right. My grandparents couldn't vote because they were ruled under a dictator, Franco. In Spain, [voting] wasn't a right. For me, I was the first generation able to vote.
MF: Somos familia, ustedes son nuestros. Let's propel a Latino leaders' movement. What would be the most important issues Latino leaders should tackle?
RB: First, we must keep working for this country. Stop listening to the bullshit and take action. It's important to stop permeating stereotypes about the Latino community. We're hard workers. That's who we really are.
EK: In a few years the population will be predominantly Latinos. We have a huge power, including spending power. I'm not trying to make us sound like a superior race; it's just a fact. They're saying we're lazy. If that's true, why do we have the biggest spending power and [why are they] marketing to us? If you see advertising [on] Anglo stations, they're targeting Latinos. It goes back to my point: we have the control, not the other way around. We have to educate the kids and teach them about what's going on and who we really are.
MF: Tell us about the Babylon Society, your activist initiative.
EK: We've created an initiative called the Babylon Society, and the idea behind it is supporting charities we want to bring to the forefront. The Society is fan based, so we want the fans to become involved. We feel we have a platform to reach many people, as a civic duty to turn that around and make it positive in whatever way it manifests. With the Society, we get our fans to go on and do something good whether it's a random act of kindness or support one of our groups. Hopefully we can change somebody's life.
MF: Speaking of society, Babylon and an imminent revolution, what's your take on the militarization of our police force?
EK: How many more people is it going to take for us to head in the right direction? It's crazy! There needs to be a new educational campaign for the police and stop giving weapons to trigger-happy people. These police officers are being trained "shoot to kill," instead of "shoot to disable" or something. We need a big gun reform. Look, I think the whole country needs to be rebooted. There are so many things going on.
MF: Wow! Between Babylon and rebooting the country, this question seems inevitable: what is your definition of a Latino Rebel?
EK: A Latino Rebel is someone that's not willing to take less than the best for themselves, and to aim high in everything that we're doing. We need to set the example — that's a rebel. The way we carry ourselves shows we're truly great.
RB: A Latino Rebel is someone trying to improve his or her life, reach their goals and work hard. Someone that wants to be happy. Happiness is an act of rebellion. Enjoy the life we have.
MF: I love that. Rebellion isn't just about anger, but a celebration of life. Wonderful, and thank you!
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The Caterham SP/300.R evokes the impression of aggressive power. It is the first brand`s customer car. This supercar features durability, practicality for racing and low maintenance costs. Caterham designers combined engineering superiority and rich motorsport heritage to create a lightweight track weapon that appeals motor racing championships in the World.
The exterior of the Caterham SP/300.R is highlighted by an adjustable carbon rear wing. It has been developed for the Lola racer. The wing with aluminium end plates and aluminium lightweight stanchions is balanced with the underbody aerodynamics. The British sports car is designed with a lightweight polyurethane body.
The track-only model will be limited to 25 examples a year.
Reigning American Le Mans Series (ALMS) LMP1 champion team, Dyson Racing, will be the first to take delivery of Caterham's SP/300.R, the company's all-new race and track day vehicle this week.
The Caterham Cars-appointed official US distributor is one of the most successful and longest-running privateer race teams in America, having competed in IMSA GTO and GTP, SCCA Trans-Am, GRAND-AM, CART and Indy Lights championships since its inception in 1974.
The US version of the Caterham and Lola-designed car will be manufactured to specifications appropriate to that market, with final assembly taking place at Dyson Racing's facility in Poughkeepsie, NY, following receipt of its first vehicle, which will be fully-built by Caterham at its Dartford factory.
Despatched today (Monday, 23 April), Dyson Racing's SP/300.R will be deployed as the company's demonstrator car, with further vehicles due to land Stateside just a few weeks later.
Dyson Racing has been heavily involved in the development of the SP/300.R, having sent former Le Mans 24 Hours winner, Guy Smith and Technical Director, Peter Weston, to Caterham's test sessions during development.
Caterham Cars' International Business Development Manager, David Ridley, said: "Working with a very successful outfit like Dyson Racing has been a pleasure. They will be first to receive the SP/300.R and we are confident that their customers will love the car's performance and low running costs.
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Seat of the ancient Roman Empire, home of the Catholic Church for two millennia, and vibrant capital of modern Italy, Rome offers an astonishingly rich and complex array of treasures. The Eternal City's long history has left layer upon layer of visible traces, creating astonishing and improbable juxtapositions.
In approaching this overwhelming wealth during our insider's tour, we'll concentrate on—but not limit ourselves to—the art, architecture, and events of the great Renaissance and Baroque phases of Rome's history.
On daily four-hour morning walks, we'll visit such celebrated sites as the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, the Colosseum, and the Vatican. But we'll often follow less-traveled paths in the illuminating company of Jeffrey Blanchard, Academic Director of Cornell in Rome and art and architecture historian, who has lived in the city for the past forty years.
We'll also spend a day in the country at such sixteenth-century villas and gardens as the Palazzo Farnese at Caprarola and Villa Lante at Bagnaia. Fully acknowledging that to appreciate Rome "a lifetime would not suffice," we will nonetheless do our level best.


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State of Conservation Petra 2001
Ground transport infrastructure
Management activities
Other Threats:
Conservation of antiquities
impact of new hotels under construction in the vicinity of the World Heritage site of Petra
insufficiency or non-existence of sewage disposal facilities
uncontrolled development of villages in the vicinity of the site
proliferation of shops
insufficient conservation of antiquities
construction or road widening projects leading to the site
other encroachments upon the integrity of the site
heavy floodings in 1996 (issue resolved)
2001 World Heritage Skills Development Workshop for Young ... (Approved)
Reapproval: 22 Mar, 2002 (n°1515 - 20,000 USD)
1995 Flash flood control at Petra (Approved) 29,500 USD
1987 Contribution towards research work on weathering and ... (Approved) 50,000 USD
2000 Report on Mission to Evaluate the State of Conservation of Petra (Jordan), 3 – 7 september 2000, ICOMOS
2000 Report on the WHC Deputy Director Mission to Jordan, May 2000
1994 UNESCO mission report, Petra, April 1994
1992 Mission Report, Petra
Information presented to the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee in 2001
Previous deliberations:
Twenty-fourth session of the Bureau (paragraph number IV.68).
Twenty-fourth session of the Committee (paragraph number VIII.38; Annex X page 129)
Main issues: Adoption of Operational Plan
New information:
The ICOMOS report of September 2000 mentioned that an Operational Plan for the Archaeological Park of Petra, developed by the US National Park Service with funding from a World Bank Tourism Development Project, was being discussed by the Jordanian authorities in consultation with various stakeholders.
A draft version of this Operational Plan was reviewed during a workshop organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Jordan in Amman, on 17 January 2001. The document provides a framework for the implementation of an appropriate site management plan, whose specific contents would remain to be defined (but a substantial part of the work was accomplished by UNESCO in 1995). This framework includes an organizational chart, job descriptions, the required qualifications of the staff to be recruited, detailed management policy, park regulations and a timetable for implementation.
A detailed assessment of the draft Operational Plan was presented in writing to the Jordanian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities by a group of stakeholders invited to the Amman Workshop, including a representative of the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Amman, in February 2001. The stakeholders especially appreciated the effort to adopt an integrated approach to the problem of Petra and its surrounding, the conservation of the cultural and natural resources, the presentation and educational aspects, and the relationship between the site and the local communities as components of a comprehensive policy to be implemented by a single authority.
On the other hand, the stakeholders observed that the document did not completely address the need to resolve co-ordination conflicts at the institutional and legislative levels, did not contain an estimate of the costs and a financial plan for its implementation and, finally, did not sufficiently address the difficulty of identifying or training the highly qualified human resources necessary for the execution of such a complex task.
In conclusion, the stakeholders recommended that further study be carried out, to strengthen the draft Operational Plan and to address the above-mentioned issues, referring in particular to the following three main areas: institutional/legislative, financial, and human resources.
The Bureau thanks and commends Jordan for elaborating an Operational Plan for the archaeological park of Petra, whose implementation will constitute an essential step towards a sound management and conservation policy at the site. The Bureau recommends that the Jordanian authorities work closely with the World Heritage Centre and other concerned stakeholders to ensure that the final version of the Petra Operational Plan take into account the above observations, prior to its adoption by the State Party.
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Petra (Jordan)
V.212 The Secretariat informed the Bureau on the contents of the Draft Petra Park Operational Plan for the management of the site, prepared by a U.S. National Park Service team with funding from a World Bank Project. This Operational Plan was presented to a group of stakeholders, including UNESCO, during a Workshop held in Amman in January 2001. A copy of this Operational Plan was requested and obtained by ICOMOS for consultation.
V.213 The Bureau noted that this Operational Plan does not constitute a duplication of the Master Plan prepared by UNESCO in 1996 for Petra, but rather aims to provide an operational framework for its implementation.
V.214 The Bureau took note of the observations of the Secretariat and recommended that the present Draft be further improved to ensure the feasibility of the Plan. In particular, the Bureau found that three aspects of the Operational Plan needed to be addressed: 1) the institutional/legislative framework; 2) the financial sustainability of the Petra Park; and 3) the need to develop a local capacity and adequate human resources for the implementation of the Plan.
V.215 The Bureau thanked and commended the Jordanian authorities for elaborating an Operational Plan for Petra, whose implementation will constitute an essential step towards a sound management and conservation policy for this World Heritage site. The Bureau recommended that the Jordanian authorities work closely with the World Heritage Centre to ensure that the final version of the Petra Park Operational Plan takes into account the above observations, prior to its adoption by the State Party.
Category: Cultural
Criteria: (i)(iii)(iv)
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Presenting the 2020 Partech Africa Report: The African Tech ecosystem is still accelerating with 359 equity rounds (+44% YoY) to a total funding of US$ 1.43B (-29% YoY)
Dakar, Paris-Berlin & San Francisco, February 11, 2021: Today, Partech Africa publishes its annual report on VC Funding for African Startups. It appears that, in the middle of the global pandemic, the African tech ecosystem is still growing fast, with more deals closed, and is getting a boost from the accelerated digitalization of foundational economic sectors.
More equity rounds in a challenging year
In 2020, more startups have closed deals than in any previous year: 359 deals were closed by 347 startups, compared with 250 rounds in 2019, i.e., a +44% growth YoY. Another very positive signal is the number of seed deals which massively accelerated, reaching 228 deals (+80% YoY). Venture stages (Series A & B) are continuing to grow (+11% deals YoY) despite a general erosion of round sizes. Growth stage sees a low deal count and a marked drop in ticket size (-60% YoY).
The effects of the global crisis
Despite the strong growth in activity, the total amount raised by African startups decreased for the first time after nearly a decade of growth: the equity funding raised by African startups in 2020 totaled US$ 1.429 Billion, representing a -29% drop YoY. Another effect of the crisis was the drop in the average deal size of African VC tech equity deals. The absence of mega-rounds explains to a great extent the drop in funding amount.
The monthly breakdown shows that there was no clear and significant impact on activity level attributable to the crisis and, in fact, every month of 2020 saw more deals closed than the same month in 2019.
A resilient ecosystem which already creates value
Investors may have slowed down their processes, and founders delayed their rounds for better times, but the ecosystem still benefitted from a boost and acceleration of digitalization of key economic sectors, such as: Agriculture, Logistics & Mobility, Offgrid Energy, and Healthcare.
Country breakdown: Nigeria remains the leader with US$ 307 million invested, while Egypt is first in equity deal count with 86 deals: an +83% growth YoY. 4 countries attracted 80% of the volume invested but 26 countries in total have attracted capital.
Sector breakdown: Fintech is the first in total equity funding, with 25% of total amounts, but the highlight is the digital transformation of key economic sectors with Agritech (US$ 179 Million), Logistics & Mobility (US$ 157 Million), Offgridtech (US$ 148 Million) and Healthtech (US$ 141 Million).
Founder gender breakdown: Female-founded startups raised 13% of the rounds in 2020 – 4 points down from 17% in 2019 – but they accounted for 14% of the total equity funding, just above 13% in 2019 (+8% YoY).
Investor breakdown: Africa's tech ecosystem is not only attracting more investors (+24% YoY), but they are also more committed to the market, with 108 of them involved in 2 or more deals, and 22 very active in 5+ deals.
A stable methodology
The fifth Partech Africa annual report on African tech start-ups is based on the same methodology as the previous years: it covers equity deals in tech and digital spaces, and funding rounds higher than US$200K.
Read the full report on Partech's website.
About Partech
Born in San Francisco and Paris, Partech is one of the most active VCs in the world, bringing together capital, operational experience and strategic support for entrepreneurs at seed, venture and growth stages. In 2020, Partech invested in 82 startups across 24 countries in Europe, America, Africa and Asia, and generated US$ 1.3B in aggregate exit value.
About Partech Africa
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ENROLLMENTS FOR THIS COURSE WILL NO LONGER BE OPEN FROM THE 21ST OF MARCH, 2019. THIS COURSE WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE ON COURSERA FROM THE 17TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2019.
We can spend up to a third of our time at work. It is fair to say work is a highly significant part of our lives. How do we find a job that suits us? How do we carry out our work in a productive way? How do we keep ourselves motivated and engaged at work? How can we effectively design work for other people?
If you have been thinking about at least some of these questions, then this course is for you. In this course, you will learn how to use psychology to understand and improve the work life of yourself and those around you. We will be looking at key topic areas in work psychology that affect people's performance and well-being at work, including: individual differences in personality and cognitive ability; motivation at work; teamwork; leadership; work design and occupational health and safety. Collectively, these topics give you a broad understanding about work psychology both from an individual perspective and from a group-based and organisational perspective.
Each week, you will meet one or two world-leading professors in the field of work psychology. The professors will take you through the journey by introducing current theories and research evidence in respective topic areas. You will have lots of opportunities to engage in self-reflections and group discussions; you will also be given several self-assessments that help you understand your own psychological attributes and work characteristics.
An important note so that you are aware of the level of this course. This course is designed for anyone who has interest in Work / Organisational Psychology yet who has NOT completed formal training in Psychology. This is a foundational course that will introduce you to a number of key topics in Work Psychology so that you will understand this area of research and practice, and how you can apply some of the theories and findings into your own work life. This course is NOT designed for people who already have completed substantial formal studies or training in Work Psychology-related areas, such as leadership training. If you have done so, you will likely find this course less suitable for your level, and you might want to consider a more advanced Work Psychology course.
Welcome to Psychology at Work and we wish you all the best in this learning journey!
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Once your http request has finished, Vue updates the component with the now existing data. That's what you see in the browser.

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Sì... Incoerenza è il 7° album in studio di Patty Pravo, il terzo ed ultimo della trilogia Philips, pubblicato dall'etichetta discografica Philips nel 1972.

Descrizione
Patty Pravo collabora con Léo Ferré, del quale incide Piccino (Petite) e Col tempo (Avec le temps), offrendo due interpretazioni di grande spessore, mentre La solitudine (La solitude) viene realizzata in una versione solo orchestrale che apre e chiude il disco

Andrea Lo Vecchio e Alberto Testa costruiscono sulla personalità della cantante l'adattamento italiani della celeberrima My Way (A modo mio) di Frank Sinatra, un'altra delle sue migliori prove d'interprete. Valsinha è stata incisa nello stesso anno anche da Mia Martini e inserita nell'album Nel mondo una cosa. Rappresenta il primo dei due brani incisi da entrambe le cantanti assieme a Vola.

Alcuni brani sono stati registrati dall'artista in lingue diverse, come nel caso di Yo (versione spagnola di Io), The way of love (versione inglese di Non so perché mi sto innamorando).

Con la pubblicazione dell'album si chiude definitivamente anche la collaborazione di Patty Pravo con l'etichetta discografica Philips.

Tracce

Lato A
 La solitudine - 0:55 (Léo Ferré)
 A modo mio - 4:24 (Andrea Lo Vecchio - Alberto Testa - Jacques Revaux - Claude François - Gilles Thibaut)
 Lover man - 5:21 (J. Davis - R. Ramirez - J. Sherman)
 Valsinha - 1:24 (Sergio Bardotti - Vinícius de Moraes - Chico Barque)
 Non so perché mi sto innamorando - 2:16 (Alberto Testa - All Stillman - Jacques Dival)
 Col tempo - 4:40 (E. Medail - Léo Ferré)

Lato B
 Solo un uomo - 4:08 (Cenci - Capello)
 Per me amico mio - 3:10 (Andrea Testa - Sonny Bono)
 Io - 3:53 (Bigazzi - Cavallaro)
 Un po' di più - 3:35 (David Shel Shapiro - Sergio Bardotti)
 Piccino - 4:09 (E. Medail - Léo Ferré)
 La solitudine - 0:59 (Léo Ferré)

Musicisti
 Bill Conti: Arrangiamenti e direzione d'orchestra
 Gaetano Ria: Tecnico del suono

Accoglienza
Le vendite furono discrete; infatti l'album entra in top 50, raggiungendo la posizione #12 e risultando il 45º più venduto dell'anno 1972.

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I was skating this weekend and just finished an absolutely mediocre run in the bowl. All of a sudden I heard the distinct bam-bam-bam skateboard tap on the coping. Skaters tap their boards on the ground or slap the nose or tail on ramp coping as a form of respect for a cool trick or great run. My performance was lacking in both regards and certainly didn't deserve any tapping!
My new fan looked to be maybe about 7 years old. He was trying so hard to swing his board against the coping I was afraid he was going to loose his balance and fall in. I came over and he gave me a high five. He then went ahead and took his turn in the bowl. He didn't get too far, looked like he was only few weeks into skating. I was happy to share some taps and waited to give him a high five in return.
I was impressed - skatepark etiquette is different than the playground. Here was a kid who was clearly paying attention to his environment, watching other skater's behavior, and finding ways to get involved.
I thought parents might benefit from a review or introduction to the basics of skatepark etiquette. Here is a brief list of items that as a parent, I would consider following when introducing your child to a skatepark environment.
Don't just drop a new skater off by themselves at a skatepark. You can hang out as well. As an adult it can be easier to observe the flow of the park and provide suggestions to your skater.
In general if your skater is learning, have them stay closer to the sides of the park. Center areas can look wide open, but are often right in the middle of popular lines (paths) that the more advanced skaters may be flying through at any moment. If you have the park to yourself, go wherever you want!
Take turns! If it is a bowl, mini ramp or other type of obstacle, you may find a group of skaters waiting for their turn. Beginners can always take a turn. If others are waiting, a turn ends when you fall or step off the board. This does mean the more advanced skaters can get longer turns, this is just more motivation to get better!
If your skater is waiting for a turn they shouldn't put their board into the feature or obstacle until the current skater's turn is over. Essentially allow the current skater full access to the feature during their time.
If your skater is really young they may still be prone to tamper tantrums or meltdowns. Its not the end of world, but they should be taken out of the park until they calm down.
The skatepark is for skating, and hanging out with friends. Definitely not a good spot for playing catch or tag or bringing toys along.
If your skater does loose control of their board and it is heading towards other skaters they should yell "Board!" as a heads up.
Younger kids will gain a lot of respect by being respectful of the older skaters. It is very cool to see a younger skater go out of their way to retrieve a wayward board for an older skater.
As your skater gets better, ask them to keep an eye on the new kids and offer advice and encouragement.
Each park and environment can be a bit different. Once again, as a parent your early involvement can go a long way in ensuring you child is a welcome addition to your local park.
Finally don't forget to teach them to offer board taps and high fives to middle age skaters they may find struggling to get around the bowl, I'd appreciate it!
Please share your tips or questions below!
Ah so that's what the board tap is about! Thanks!


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George Clooney Net Worth is $250 Million
Nicknames: Gorgeous George
Date of birth: the 6th of May, 1961
Profession: actor, producer, film director
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George Timothy Clooney is not just an extremely handsome man, but also a rich celebrity with a net worth of $250 million. He started to save his net worth since 1978, when he had begun career of an actor. He remains active till now, so his earnings are increasing from year to year.
George Clooney's main source of income is acting in various movies, which often become box office hits. But he also gets millions of dollars from his endorsement deals. Thus his famous face appeared in commercials of such reputable brands as Nestle Nespresso, Fiat Idea, Martini and many others.
Gorgeous George is a very hard working person and he takes part in 2 or 3 movies annually. For example, for his hit "Ocean's Eleven" his salary was $20 million (estimated by Therichest). Clooney gets multimillion salary per each his movie as he is an awarded Hollywood star. The actor is the recipient of an Oscar, two Golden Globes and many other awards.
George Clooney makes money, using his incredible talent and real masculine beauty. The son of Miss Kentucky contestant, he inherited his gorgeous appearance from his mother. His acting talent the boy inherited from his father, who was Cincinnati talk show host. With his parents' support, George started to appear on TV from kindergarten age. He dreamed to become an actor and that's why moved to LA from his native Lexington, KY to start career of an actor. Clooney got international recognition after 10 year participation in the cult series "ER". His other box office hits are "The Perfect Storm", "Syriana", "Ocean's Thirteen" etc.
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Mountrail County Health Center > News & Events > News > Orthopedics Comes To Stanley
Chris Beehler
1 Mar 2019 News
A collaborative effort between Mountrail County Medical Center and McKenzie County Healthcare Systems will mean good things for Stanley area patients. As part of their efforts to bring more specialists into the T. H. Reiarson Rural Health Clinic, Dr. Ravindra Joshi and Dr. Leah Brewster, FNP-C will begin seeing patients in Stanley on Thursday, Feb. 28.
Joshi is bringing his many years of experience and prior service in northwestern North Dakota and northeastern Montana to McKenzie County Healthcare in Watford City and now also in Stanley. Certified in orthopedic surgery by American, Canadian, British and Indian examining bodies, Joshi received his Master of Orthopedic Surgery degrees from the University of Liverpool and the University of Bombay. He completed his orthopedic residency at St. Thomas and Guy's Hospital Orthopedic program in London. He received advanced medical education through fellowship training in total joint replacement surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and New York Orthopedic Hospital.
In 2000 he moved to practicing medicine in North Dakota, specializing in total joint replacements of hip, knee and shoulder, sports related surgery, trauma surgery, shoulder rotator cuff repairs and related surgery, hand and foot surgery as a general specialist in Orthopedic Surgery.
Brewster, a Stanley High School graduate, earned her Associates Degree in Nursing from NDSCS in Wahpeton in 2003 and then her Bachelors Degree in Nursing from UND in Grand Fords in 2005. Her Doctorate Degree in Nursing was earned at NDSU in Fargo in 2013. She is certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and is trained in Family Practice, so she can see patients of all age ranges. She worked cardiac and vascular medicine for four years after graduating and then went on to do orthopedic medicine. She has also done some walk in clinic work over the past year.
Having relocated his practice to Watford City in December last year, Joshi says that he has a goal of creating a rural network to take care of patients in their own communities. That is what will bring he and Brewster to Stanley each Thursday of the month. They plan to start out seeing patients from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and increase the times from there if patient load demands.
Surgeries would be done in Watford City, but they say that the patient oriented and focused care they can offer in a rural community like Stanley helps provides those services locally and help local clinics and hospitals flourish.
He started seeing patients in December in Watford City. He is involved in creating the orthopedic related portion of the surgical suites and equipment needed. They have been putting together the team needed to operate the surgical suites and should be able to offer the surgical procedures starting in mid-March with same day surgeries and then expanding into the in-patient procedures.
The outpatient satellite services offered in Stanley's clinic will include orthopedic care for injuries, arthritis, sports injuries, carpal tunnel, rotator cuff, bunions and more. While any needed surgeries would be done in Watford City, patients will be able to have office procedures such as joint injections with cortisone and lubricant done in Stanley. They will also be able to offer testing including x-rays, labs, MRI, CT scans and physical therapy. Post-surgical visits will also be able to be done in Stanley.
Joshi says this will allow patients to recuperate and heal at home with their families rather than being in distant facilities. With the exception of surgery itself, examinations, treatments and joint injections can be done close to home.
Joshi also says that his goal in life is to do something for the communities and give back. With rural networking he says as a specialist he can do the majority of the work and then designate the right person he trusts for the rest of the project. Creating rural networks makes it easier for residents to connect with what they need. A prime example is the adding of a good source of providers so people do not have to go elsewhere for medical care. That in turn supports the local community.
Brewster says that she serves as the peri-operative medical and orthopedic specialist provider. She will coordinate the surgery with a patient's primary care provider as well as considering any other factors or specialists that may be involved in the patient's care. She will take care of scheduling the lab studies, x-rays, etc. and then be involved in the risk assessment of patients making sure the patient is cleared and safe to proceed with the surgery. While in Stanley she will also be involved in seeing the patients for their orthopedic and trauma related needs.
While Joshi and Brewster continue to live in Minot, Brewster is doing most of her work remotely as the liaison and coordinator from Minot. She will be making the trip to the clinic in Stanley. Joshi is in Watford City Monday through Wednesday and then Stanley on Thursdays. He is holding Fridays for rural networking appointments.
The pair has a goal of offering high value and patients satisfaction outcome. They say they are there for the patients, providing the best orthopedic care to achieve that outcome. By rural facilities working together, they believe that there are many ways to provide better care for everyone while also realizing some cost savings.
Stephanie Everett, Foundation Director/P.R. and Marketing Director/Administrator in Training at MCHC, says that when the T.H. Reiarson Rural Health Clinic was built the goal was to host specialists and improve patient care in Stanley. This opportunity with Dr. Joshi and Brewster is one more step in offering patients the ability to receive the best quality care locally.
To schedule appointments, patients are asked to call the Specialty Clinics of McKenzie County Health Systems at 701-444-8730. Patients contacting the Stanley clinic will be directed to that number for scheduling.
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In September, prices of food increased by 1.8 percent from a year earlier, easing from a 2.1 percent rise in the previous month. Cost slowed mainly for meals outside the home (1 percent from 1.1 percent in August); fish & seafood products (1.9 percent from 4.9 percent), of which fresh fish & seafood (0.4 percent from 5.8 percent); dairy products & eggs (3.1 percent from 3.3 percent) and vegetables & seaweeds (8.1 percent from 11.3 percent), of which fresh vegetables (10.4 percent from 15.4 percent).
Additionally, prices went up at a softer pace for culture and recreation (1 percent from 1.6 percent), namely recreational services (1.3 percent from 2.7 percent). On the other hand, cost advanced faster for miscellaneous goods and services (0.2 percent from 0.1 percent) and rebounded for transportation and communication (2.1 percent from 2 percent); fuel, electricity & water (3.7 percent from 3.4 percent) and clothing and footwear (0.1 percent from -0.1 percent). At the same time, inflation was steady for health (1.1 percent, the same as in August) and education (0.5 percent) while it continued to decline for housing (-0.1 percent, the same as in August) and furniture and household utensils (-0.9 percent from -1.1 percent).
The goods index rose 2.1 percent, whereas the services index edged up 0.2 percent.
Core inflation rate, which excludes fresh food, edged up to 1 percent from 0.9 percent in the previous month and in line with expectations. It marked the highest figure since February.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices remained unchanged in September, after a 0.5 percent rise in August and following four straight positive prints.


Inspired from Biblical phrase, 'you are children of God, children of light'.
This collection is simply cross with the image of 'light'.
Pearl is oversized in the centre, and available in Gold/Silver/Black platings.


Steven N. Popoff, Ph.D., Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, is a bone cell biologist with training and experience in cellular and molecular approaches as they are applied to the study of mineralized tissues. His research focuses on the regulation of skeletal development and the pathogenesis of various metabolic bone diseases including congenital osteopetrosis, inflammation-mediated osteopenia (i.e., rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and periodontal disease) and estrogen-deficient osteoporosis. This area of research is important because bone diseases are a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the United States and throughout the world. The need for increased research efforts in bone disorders has been designated as a high priority by many health-care and research organizations including the National Institutes of Health. The incidence of osteoporosis, with the estrogen-deficient post-menopausal form being the most prevalent, has increased dramatically as life expectancy continues to increase. The various forms of osteoporosis have been implicated in more than 1.5 million fractures per year in the United States alone, with estimated health care costs of $7 to $10 billion annually. Bone loss (osteopenia) is also a common occurrence in association with chronic inflammatory disease states, such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and periodontal disease. Diseases affecting skeletal development, such as osteogenesis imperfecta and osteopetrosis, account for a significant portion of birth defects and childhood disorders. Dr. Popoff's laboratory utilizes various animal models of congenital or induced bone diseases that influence the development or maintenance of skeletal tissues. Recently, his laboratory identified a novel regulator of osteoclast function that is believed to play an important role in mediating the bone loss associated with chronic inflammatory conditions. Dr. Popoff's lab is also working on cloning and functional characterization of two novel genes, connective tissue growth factor and osteoactivin, that appear to play a important roles in osteogenesis during skeletal development, skeletal remodeling and fracture repair. These studies will provide insights regarding the precise and coordinated regulation of bone formation and resorption. Ultimately, this information will lead to the development of novel therapeutic strategies to either block excessive bone resorption or stimulate bone formation in specific bone diseases where these effects would produce a desirable clinical outcome, namely the preservation of bone mass and strength.


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This early 20th century home was well-located, retained some of its original architectural elements and was set on a large, quiet parcel. The building, however, needed a complete overhaul to make it a desirable home for a modern family. The project goals included restoring the original coved ceilings, renovation of the central wood stair and balustrade, a new modern kitchen, new dormers to enlarge the second floor, and a second story master suite. Using the existing architectural elements as inspiration, new features were added to provide seating, storage, and decorative elements. Access to the rear yard was also enhanced to connect to a new outdoor kitchen, teak deck and hot tub, patio and garden beds.
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Over the last couple years it appears that everyone is talking about how to use social media to generate sales. Ultimately, the discussion comes down to "Can activity on social media be translated to actual revenue?" Simply put, yes. Social media can result in revenue for your business but it's not as simple as turning on an account and sending out a few messages. The trick is to overcome the vanity metrics like number of followers and likes and focus on what actions translate into sales.
Your treasure chest should include everything you need from a content perspective to close a sale. It's not as simple as creating a few case studies and calling it a day either. You need to develop a wide variety of tools, tactics and pieces of content that can help your sales & social media team get closer to conversion. For example: Guides on how to use your product, success stories, email newsletters, niche landing pages, in-person events and audience relevant blog posts, all establishes credibility and helps customers find what they need.
Some leads are better than others. They have a high probability to be closed and take less time to get from prospect to customer. For that reason, the industry tends to place a lot more emphasis and focus on generating warm leads instead of cold ones. These leads are great but social media presents businesses with an opportunity to turn cold leads warm quite quickly. Sales and social media must work together to identify how they have converting cold leads in the past and build a sales funnel that will increase their chances to convert.
At the end of every quarter you should be looking closely at the results of your efforts. You need to be looking not only at the number of visits to your site and number of followers you have on twitter but also track where your new customers came from. Identify what channels are the most effective and see what type of process is leading to the success stories and what are leading to failures. Focusing on metrics is important if you're focused on the right type.
While it's common thinking among those who live and breathe social media that it can result in revenue; the folks leading sales aren't always convinced. Thus, it's important that the folks managing social media on behalf of your brand communicate with sales to see the results. Whether that's sharing an excel sheet with the leads that came in through the blog or the contact info for someone inquiring about a product on Twitter; anything you can show to validate the worth of social media internally is a great way to get everyone on the same page.
If you're still struggling to integrate social media and sales, it's not the channel that is often to blame, but the strategy you've developed or haven't developed. If you want to convert prospects on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Quora, Linkedin or any other social channel, you have to drive likely prospects and customers there with compelling content & items worth talking about. From there, you have to give them an opportunity and reason to convert. If you can do that, sales and social media will not align but also result in success.


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I built a functional 3D fighting game on Warcraft 3...So I'm insane.
And I'm willing to keep adding to it if people are willing to pledge for it...So I'm insane AND stupid.
- Extreme concern by those around you.
- Immediate placement on FBI watchlist.
Work will continue on Warrior Souls 2 v1.2 instead of just...letting this corpse rest in peace.


One of my all-time favorite ways to create a baby quilt is to use a sudoku puzzle answer key. I have described my technique before, but as so many new followers have signed up, I will explain again. This tutorial will explain how to make a baby quilt, finished size 36 x 36 inches. I believe this size creates a quilt handy for taking with you in a car or using in the baby carriage.
I find one of these answer keys to a sudoku puzzle in the newspaper or online. The picture above is not the one exact one I used for my quilts, but you get the idea right?
Select 9 different fabrics. Cut 9x 4,5 inch squares of each fabric.
When I have a fabric piece on the Width of Fabric (WOF), I cut one strip 4,5 inch. From that strip I cut the 9x 4,5 inch squares.
When I don't have a piece of WOF but a fabulous Fat Quarter (FQ) I want to use, I have the option to just cut the 9 squares required or adjust the plan.
Adjustment: instead of using the full sudoku answer key ( 9 x 9 squares), you could also create a quilt from 9 x 8 squares. This way you can cut two 4,5 inch strips from your gorgeous FQ to subcut into the 4,5 inch squares. You will need 8 squares from each of the 9 fabrics.
For my quilt, I have used some FQ's and scraps but I stuck to the 9 x 9 lay out. I didn't have enough of the argyle fabric in the picture below (right bottom corner). I cut 4 squares of the 9 that I need from the argyle scrap. I added a different fabric, but from the same line and it has little leaves on it in the same colors. So I used the argyle and leaves fabric alternately as the number 9 fabric.
I applied the same trick to the white pile (fabric number 1). I use 2 different kind for that pile, stacked alternately.
So I actually used 11 fabric for this quilt instead of 9!
There is another trick I used… See row number 1 in the next picture?
The eight square should have been the fabric with the blue "eye" pattern… but I didn't have enough of that either. I used an extra square of the leaves fabric to fill that spot.
The sudoku puzzle helped me create a random lay out without the headache of actually creating a balanced quilt.
There are some things to watch out for!
Select fabrics that have some variety in pattern and color. If you select fabrics that are too similar, the "random" lay out will not look as good. Sometimes the color seems to "bunch up" in a certain area. Three of more colors work better than just 2. See how the beiges/cremes and mint seem to cluster in this next example? If you really want to stick to a limited color palette, make sure you have variety in pattern and variety in tone! Get some lights and darks in there!
For a baby girl I pulled this pile of fabric, and I selected 9 fabrics from the pile.
The white/cremes, the beige, the yellow/mustard and the pink created enough variation in color and pattern. See?
There are tiny patterns (i.e. small dots) and some medium patterns (i.e. clouds) The pink fabric with the partially visible white "doily" pattern is the biggest pattern.
Compare the more limited color palettes with a more diverse selection of fabrics.
Check your sudoku puzzle. There are repeats in the numbers that lay next to each other. Can you spot how the numbers 2 and 3 are next to each other 4 of the 9 blocks of this puzzle? Make sure that your fabrics that represent 2 and 3 work well together and are not too similar!!!
Have a look at the picture underneath. At the top of this picture you can see the bunching up of two too similar fabrics. There are two sets of pinks touching. When checking your numbers in the puzzles, make sure you don't put too similar numbers on those numbers that are frequently positioned next to each other.
When you are using directional fabric, try turning the fabric for each row. This way there will be no "up" or "down" to the quilt.
For the basting, I normally use one safety pin in each square. That is plenty!
I have tried different quilting styles on these sudoku quilts. Quite frankly, anything works!!!
.. and I have tried a grid based pattern.
I quilted my latest baby quilt with the TWIST quilting pattern.
Here is what it would look like on a solid fabric.
If the fabrics are really busy, I like to select a more calm binding fabric.
I found the perfect binding fabric for this quilt. It has similar colors and the pattern of the little birds matched the theme of the other fabrics too.
After finishing a quilt for a baby, I always throw it in the wash before gifting. I want it really for use!
Sometimes you will have scraps from the strips of WOF or leftover bits from your Fat Quarters. You can use them for a patchwork baby bib like I have here.
I gifted the quilt and bibs last week and they were happily received!
I hope to be able to cuddle the baby soon.
p.s. I have linked up with Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrication, Let's Bee Social at Sew Fresh Quilts and Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I get a Whoop Whoop!
Thank you for your kind words! I love quilting and I love teaching…. it is a great combination. When I first started quilting in 2011, I found many inspiration blogs and I so wanted to participate and share my ideas! Your comment lets me realize that has actually come true. I have to say THANK YOU to you!
If you need more information on the Sudoku quilt , please let me know, okay?!
It is a simple trick, but very effective! I loved writing this tutorial.
I love the idea, but I know that my need to tweak would make a nonsense of the layout. I simply cannot let things go if my eye is not happy… But if you need to make a quilt quickly, this has got to be the best idea for arranging all the pieces without over-thinking the issue, and your tips for colour and pattern selection are really useful, thank you!
Ha ha, sometimes for a quick quilt, we need to let go! If you have enough variation in the fabrics, it should work out fine.
I made one of these with my sons about ten years ago, with cat fabric – first and last quilt they ever made! The Suduko idea certainly does make a great quilt – thank you for sharing the idea on Midweek Makers!
A sudoku cat quilt… that must have been one cute quilt! I would love to engange my young nephews in sewing with me. I will have to try it out this summer!
I have enjoyed your blog postings. This idea is a great way to make a random quilt without all the hassle of always trying to get the pieces in just the right place. Thanks for the idea.
You are very welcome. I love the no-hassle-approach to baby quilts. They get used, washed, dragged around and so much more… the colors and patterns in the fabric are more important than detailed piecing.
Esther, thanks for all your posts of FMQ. I love hearing from you through posts.
I am having lots of fun with the FMQ-blogposts. I never thought I would be able to reach over 50 different samples, but so far so good!
It is, it is!!! I hope you will lots of fun working on this small quilt.
Great idea! I love the bibs with the extra fabric, too. PS: I also always wash a quilt before gifting because I also make quilts for people to USE!
Absolutely! These are quilts to be washed and cuddled with!
Thanks for a great tutorial and lovely quilts and quilting. Great job.
Genius! Now a way to combine 2 of my favorite activities, Sudoku and Quilting! Thank you!


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MTC Project Contributes to Eliminating Carbon Emissions on Construction Sites
PROJECT CONTRIBUTES TO ELIMINATING CARBON EMISSIONS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
Engineers from the Manufacturing Technology Centre are working with four major transport organisations on a project aimed at removing diesel from construction sites, which will drastically cut carbon emissions.
Experts at the MTC have teamed up with High Speed 2 (HS2), Network Rail, National Highways and Transport for London to examine ways of achieving net zero construction sites, in line with Government strategy.
Cutting carbon emissions associated with the development and operation of the transport network is a key strategic objective of the Department for Transport (DfT). Construction and its associated processes are major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.
The DfT-supported Diesel Free Construction Sites project will bring together a community of interested bodies including contractors, technology providers and governing bodies to agree and drive a programme for diesel-free construction sites within the transport network.
Project manager at the MTC, Jade Myall said the construction sector was responsible for nearly a quarter of the world's CO2 emissions, with around 5.5 per cent of this coming directly from activities on construction sites, mainly due to machinery and equipment powered by fossil fuels.
This project will establish a pathway to delivering a significant portion of the participating organisations' carbon and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. More importantly, it could also open doors for the wider adoption of clean energy beyond the construction sector.
Jade Myall, MTC Project Manager
There are many activities happening among the project partners. In May this year HS2 announced its first completely diesel-free site at the Canterbury Road vent shaft site in South Kilburn. HS2's civils contractor, Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture, introduced a range of diesel free technologies and greener equipment. This included biofuels to power plant and machinery, an electric compressor, access to mains power on a 100 per cent renewable tariff and the use of the UK's first 160-tonne emissions-free fully-electric crawler cranes.
This project, aimed at contributing to achieving net zero construction, is the result of discussions at a workshop at the MTC earlier this year with the partner organisations and the Department for Transport, identifying the challenges thrown up by net zero.
The project team will look at ways to build on the work the partners have already done in the field and will develop and support a future strategy to implement innovation and best practice into the mainstream.
Zero-carbon economic growth is at the heart of the MTC's business strategy and we are working with our industrial and academic partners to deliver significant positive contributions to this target. The MTC's blend of appropriate specialist technical expertise and in-depth business insight ensures it is well-equipped to deliver this project.


Guy Kawasaki will present a keynote at IBM's Smarter Commerce Global Summit, being held Sept 5-7 in Orlando, Florida. Kawasaki is a founding partner and entrepreneur-in-residence at Garage Technology Ventures, a seed and early stage venture capital fund. He is also the co-founder of Alltop.com, an "online magazine rack" of popular topics on the web—the success of which is attributed to social networking tools such as Twitter. He is considered one of the top 50 most popular bloggers worldwide. Previously, Guy Kawasaki was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. Guy Kawasaki has a BA in psychology from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.
I mentioned in previous posts the upcoming IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit that will be held in Orlando, Florida September 5-7.
As the overview for the event explains, there's no question that your customers are in charge. They now have more information, more access, and more influence than ever, and it takes a smarter marketing organization to keep up with these ever smarter customers.
The Smarter Commerce Summit 2012 provides a great venue for business execs and practitioners to come together and gain insight and access to resources that enable them to more effectively connect with those customers.
The event combines over 150 business and practitioner breakout sessions comprised of new technology, best practices, industry perspectives and visionary thinking, all to help you potimize your own business.
It is the single largest gathering of experts and peers for discovering new solutions to today's most complex digital challenges.
We've recently announced our keynote speakers, including Guy Kawasaki, founding partner and entrepreneur-in-residence at Garage Technology Ventures and a one-time Apple executive. I saw Guy speak at the IBM Smart Camp Global Finals earlier this year in San Francisco, and have enjoyed his keynote discussions at SXSW Interactive for a number of years. There's only a handful of speakers around who can get you re-energized about the opportunity technology presents for innovation, while entertaining you in the process, and Guy is definitely one of them.
At the Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Orlando, Guy will discuss "Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions," a talk based on his tenth book that explains how you can not only get your own way, but also bring about voluntary, enduring and delightful change in your organization.
The Session Preview Tool is now available to give you a glimpse of some of the sessions you'll find on the ground in Orlando, and remember, you can also follow #ibmscgs via Twitter to keep up with key announcements and information leading up to the event.
As of press time, my associate Scott Laningham and I will be in attendance as we were in Madrid, providing on-the-ground blogging and Webcasting coverage so you can better understand how IBM is helping companies around the globe practice smarter commerce.
If you're already sold on the idea and just want to know where to go register, visit this link for all the details and the registration form.
Yesterday, IBM made several announcements in the "smarter cities" arena that I wanted to lend some pixels to, as it's IBM's partnerships in such initiatives that bring the Smarter Planet story to life. In other words, the proof is in the pudding.
In South Bend, Indiana, IBM partnered with the city government there to dramatically overhaul South Bend's water management system. Like many municipalities, South Bend has an aging sewer infrastructure, and yet sixty percent of water allocated for domestic human use goes to urban cities.
The new IBM IOC for Smarter Cities service, which was developed with local business partner Emnet, has now improved South Bend's ability to predict the potential overflow of hazardous wastewater. The system also has allowed South Bend to improve storage and water conveyance performance while avoiding $120 million in infrastructure investments.
IBM is delivering IOC as a service on the SmartCloud, removing the up-front cost and complexity for South Bend which saves on IT infrastructure costs. This model allows cities such as South Bend to pay for software-as-a-service out of their operational budgets, enabling easier, faster procurement than if they were required to fund new IT infrastructure from their capital budgets.
You can learn more from the press release here and via the video below.
Across the Pacific in the Phillipines, IBM and the Davao City Government announced an agreement to help the city scale-up its existing Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC) by integrating city operations into a single system, infused with advanced technologies, to further enhance public safety operations in the city.
You can learn more about the Davao City smarter city solution here.
Rationalisation de la Trafic en France!
Not to be outdone, the City of Lyon, France (the second largest metropolitan area in France outside of Paris) announced that, in partnership with Veolia Transdev and IBM, that they are developing a smarter mobility solution designed to help cities alleviate road congestion, optimize transportation infrastructures and improve the urban traveler experience.
As part of the Lyon's Optimod project, Optimod'Lyon will test and validate new services to improve the mobility of people, passengers in the urban environment, optimizing and combining the use of transport infrastructure.
The smarter mobility solution brings together Veolia Transdev's expertise in the public transit industry and IBM's expertise in managing big data and advanced analytics. Cities will now have the ability to coordinate and connect services across all of its transportation networks, including subways, trams, buses, vehicular and bicycle traffic, and more.
The solution also leverages IBM's Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) designed to give cities a holistic view of city operations – such as water, transportation and public safety – through one central point of command, facilitating faster and more efficient decision-making.
Combined with Veolia Transdev's technology dedicated to urban mobility, the new solution helps a city predict traffic road speed and arrival times and coordinate city responses across the transportation network across multiples modes of transportation within a city, such as buses and trams.
These advanced solutions also take into account unplanned events, such as rain storms or traffic accidents, which may cause delays or disruption in service.
Travelers will have access to real-time information on traffic for a more seamless, multi-modal transportation experience – such as combining bicycle, vehicle and public transit. The service uses predictive analytics, which can help a traveler easily bypass a traffic jam, and provide details about the location and interconnections of the transportation options.
Integrated transit information, such as the ability to scan ticket barcode for your journey like with air travel and the ability to simply plan and travel across different public and private transport networks, will be provided through an app for smartphones and tablets. This will help travelers save time and money and enhances the overall traveler experience.
I don't know about you, but I think I'm ready for a fully-travel-optimized summer vacation to Lyon!
You can learn more about the City of Lyon smarter city solution here.


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is a former Japanese baseball player who played in the Japanese professional leagues from 1969–1988, being remembered as one of the leading Japanese pitchers in the 1980s. He also was manager of the Seibu Lions from 1995 to 2001.

Professional career
Higashio was a star in the Koshien high school baseball tournament, helping his team advance to the semi-finals in the spring of 1968. He was drafted in the first round by the Nishitetsu Lions (the current Saitama Seibu Lions) later that year. He lost confidence in his pitching ability after seeing the high level of pitching in the Pacific League, and requested the team to convert him to a position player. The team accepted his request, but quickly withdrew it when the Black Mist Scandal erupted in the 1969 off-season. The ace of the Lions pitching staff, Masaaki Ikenaga, was banished from the professional leagues because of the scandal, and Higashio was forced into pitching a full year in the Lions starting rotation. His inexperience left him with a torrid 5.15 ERA in 40 games that year. Higashio made improvements in the following years, but still led the league in losses from 1971 to 1972. He pitched over 300 innings in 1972, but led the league in losses, hits given up, home runs given up, and runs given up. He also allowed over 100 walks in each of his seasons from 1971 to 1973.

The Lions team was sold by the Nishi-Nippon Railroad in 1973, becoming the Taiheiyo Club Lions, and was sold again to become the Crown Lighter Lions in 1978. It was during this turbulent period that Higashio emerged as the ace of the Lions pitching staff. He marked a 2.38 ERA in 1975, and led the league with 23 wins (but also in losses). He won 23 games again in 1978, pitching over 300 innings for the third time in his career. The Lions finally obtained financial stability in 1979, becoming the Seibu Lions, and won the Japan Series in 1982 and 1983. Higashio marked the lowest ERA in the league (2.92), and led the league in wins to receive the MVP award in 1983. The Lions won the Pacific League championship four years in a row from 1985–1988 (including three more Japan Series wins), and Higashio won his second MVP award in 1987. He announced his retirement in 1988.

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Higashio often pitched towards the inside of the plate to intimidate opposing batters during his professional career, and he holds the Japanese career record for hit batsmen (165). He was not afraid to throw pitches close to the batter, and showed little remorse after hitting batters. In 1986, he received a beating on the mound by Kintetsu Buffaloes player Dick Davis, after hitting Davis with a pitch (Higashio continued pitching after the incident, marking the win).  Many fans sympathized with Davis, and demanded that Higashio be penalized as well for hitting so many batters. Managers of rival teams accused Higashio of purposely hitting batters, since Higashio possessed excellent control, and there was no way he could accidentally hit batters so often. Higashio has maintained that he never threw a pitch with the intention of hitting the batter.

Career statistics
Bolded figures are league-leading ones

Managerial career
Higashio worked as a sports commentator for various television networks before returning to the Lions in 1995 as manager. Higashio drafted several top players, and recruited Darrin Jackson and Orestes Destrade from the major leagues, but ended up in 3rd place in his first two seasons as manager. The emergence of several young players, including Kazuo Matsui, put the Lions over the top in Higashio's third year, and the team won consecutive league championships in 1997 and 1998 (the Lions lost the Japanese championship series both years). Pitchers Shinji Mori, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Fumiya Nishiguchi and Denney Tomori also emerged during Higashio's tenure as manager. The Lions placed in 2nd in 1999 and 2000, and fell to 3rd place in 2001, and Higashio resigned from his post at the end of 2001.

He has currently returned to his role as a sports commentator. In September, 2006, he became the head of the Tokyo Apache Japanese professional basketball team.

Higashio served as the pitching coach for the Japanese national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

Personal life
Higashio's daughter, Riko Higashio, is a professional golfer.

References

External links

Player profile

1950 births
Living people
Baseball people from Wakayama Prefecture
Japanese baseball players
Nishitetsu Lions players
Taiheiyo Club Lions players
Crown Lighter Lions players
Seibu Lions players
Nippon Professional Baseball MVP Award winners
Managers of baseball teams in Japan
Seibu Lions managers
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductees


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Students in grades K through fourth teach others through hands-on science experiments. Join the thousands of visitors that come to explore the scientific world! All events are family-friendly, free and open to the public from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Lone Star College – Montgomery is located at 3200 College Park Drive and events will take place in the conference center (MCC on the map) and Building B. Enter campus through West Campus Drive and park in any available lot or in the parking garage. Suchma Elementary's booth will be in building B, so come out and enjoy a day focuse on science!!
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Author Interview – Jason McCuiston!
Posted on July 1, 2020 by Little Blue Balloon
Today I have the pleasure of introducing author Jason McCuiston who will be sharing his thoughts on reading and writing, and details of his new book, Project Notebook!
As an author –
Q: Where do you get your ideas?
A: That's a tough one. I think I can get them from just about anything. As a kid I spent a lot of time with Uncle Creepy, Cousin Eerie, and Vampirella in the old Warren monster magazines, as well as the four-color heroes of Marvel Comics. I watched a lot of sci-fi TV and movies and read a lot of fantasy novels. Add to that all the Westerns, monster movies, and war movies, and I've got a veritable hoard of story fodder inside my noggin.
Then too, I love documentaries and shows like Mysteries at the Museum that point out oddities in the real world. Usually it is one of these historical obscurities or dramas that sparks an idea that sends me rummaging through my internal catalogue of weirdness to formulate a story. That's sort of what happened with Project Notebook when I learned that the Pacific Northwest was a hotspot of UFO sightings weeks before the now famous Roswell incident.
Q: What motivates you to write?
A: Boredom, pure and simple. I saw Star Wars when I was four years old and have been disappointed with "the real world" ever since. Although I'm a historical fiction junkie, I tend to write in the speculative genres—science fiction, fantasy, horror, and weird tales. My motto is, If it doesn't tend to happen in real life, that's what I'm writing about.
Q: How many hours a week do you spend writing?
A: I try to get at least a solid two to four hours a day in during the week, then shoot for extra hours on the weekend. On a good week, I'd say I can hit sixteen to twenty hours of writing at the keyboard. It helps that I'm a decent typist. But even when I'm not at the computer, I'm mulling over ideas or jotting down notes about stories and WIPs. When I hit a block, I break out my sketchpad and doodle until something shakes loose.
Q: Best thing about writing?
A: The freedom, excitement, and adventure. In the stories I write bills, taxes, car repairs, and all the other humdrum problems of the mundane world fall away. What is the inconvenience and cost of renewing your auto tags when compared to the threat of an alien invasion?
Q: Your biggest writing distractions?
A: I'd have to say my own moodiness. There are days I get fixated on some dumb thing and my mind is like a dog with a bone, unable to let it go in favor of more productive pursuits. Fortunately, I'm getting better at heading these spells off at the pass when I see them coming.
Q: What are your favorite books or sites you go to for writing tips / advice?
A: The first book on writing I ever purchased was James Scott Bell's The Art of War for Writers, and it was a Godsend. I highly recommend anything he has written on the craft. Another of my favorites is Story Engineering by Larry Brooks, a great resource for sound, fundamental story structure. And of course I'd be remiss if I didn't shout out The Fantasy Author's Handbook (https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/), the weekly blog of author/editor extraordinaire Philip Athans. He's a master not only of genre fiction, but also of the craft of writing.
Q: How long does it take you to write a book?
A: When I'm working on a novel and can focus on it exclusively, I think I can produce a first-draft manuscript in between one and two months from the time I sit down to write the outline. I probably spend twice that amount of time polishing, revising, and editing before I look for beta readers.
Q: Have you ever cut anything from your book and why?
A: Not often. As a plotter, I usually get the mechanics of a story down before I actually get into the actual narration. But occasionally inspiration will hit in the midst of a project, showing a better way that makes earlier choices look weak, insignificant, or repetitive. When I do cut things, I drop them into a file for possible use in other projects.
Q: Least favorite thing about writing?
A: The business end of things. All the hoops one has to jump through in the querying process can be dispiriting. I know there's a secret code that agents and editors use to describe what they're actually looking for in the slush pile, and I think I'm getting close to cracking it. But, I made the choice to go the traditional-publishing route, so I have accepted the process for what it is.
Q: What do your friends and family think about you being a writer?
A: I imagine they think it quaint or "cute" as it rarely comes up in conversation. My dad is proud of me, though, which is only fitting as it was his monster magazines that used to give me nightmares as a kid.
Q: Most important things a writer should spend money on?
A: This is another tough one for me as I'm a cheapskate who lives a thrift-store lifestyle. I know I'd like to buy myself a really comfy chair and possibly a new computer with an ergonomic keyboard. That might increase my output, but it might also lead to an increase in my body mass.
Q: Least important things a writer should spend money on?
A: Anything that might prove a distraction and keep you from putting words on the page.
Q: How do you measure your success as a writer?
A: If my most-recent story is better than the last one, then I count myself successful. I'd love to be able to put gobs of money in the bank doing this, but sadly, I believe the days of the mega-rich writer are coming to a close as we move toward a post-literate society. With everyone waiting for the movie, video game, or TV adaptation, book and magazine sales are not what they once were and publishers are willing to risk less on new talent. Which makes agents even more choosey in taking on new clients. In this environment, I define my success one story at a time.
Q: What advice would you give to yourself if you were starting the writing journey again?
A: You're not as good as you think you are. Yes, you've got a vivid and outlandish imagination, but you can't wing this. Writing is an actionable skill just like auto mechanics or computer programming, the more you do it and the more you study it, the better you get. That's it. There are no shortcuts, so get to learning and get to writing.
As a reader –
Q: What is your favorite genre(s)? Tell us more about why you love them?
A: I love historical fiction and old-fashioned pulp adventures. As for the historical stuff, I've always been enamored with military history and other cultures, so when I can learn about them while sinking my teeth into the works of Bernard Cornwell, Sharon Kay Penman, Erich Maria Remarque, and James Clavell, it's a win-win for me.
On the pulp side, I really dig traditional heroic fantasy, where the daring good guy overcomes nigh impossible odds to beat the dastardly bad guy, such as in the works of Robert E. Howard, Lester Dent, Michael Moorcock, and Fritz Leiber. Even when their "good guys" weren't necessarily of the white-hat variety, you always knew who the "bad guy" of the story was, and he usually got what was coming to him in the end.
Q: Have you ever skipped something important to stay at home and read a book? Details please!
A: Maybe not so much lately, but I know one time when I was in high school I spent an entire Thanksgiving family get-together hidden away reading Captain Blood. I also recall one summer trip to the pool where I refused to get in the water because I was too busy reading the rulebooks for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Ravenloft boxed set I had just picked up.
Q: What is your favorite book quote?
A: Gosh, just about anything from Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker books. I'll go with: "'This must be Thursday… I never could get the hang of Thursdays.'" I'm fond of it because this has always applied to Tuesdays for me for some reason.
Q: Favorite book hero and / or villain and why?
A: I think my favorite hero would have to be Taran from Lloyd Alexander's The Prydain Chronicles, because when I started reading those books in the sixth grade, Taran and I were about the same age. Over the course of those books I watched him rise from a goofy, immature "assistant pig keeper" to the humble and heroic High King of Prydain, overcoming all manner of supernatural and military foes as well as his own personal foibles along the way. (As a side note, the Princess Eilonwy was my first literary crush.)
My favorite villain has to be Dracula because he is the greatest literary villain of all time. At once timeless and ever-changing, he is the one character who can be all things to all readers in all times. I dream of one day creating a big-bad that can approach Dracula's level of influence. No doubt he has been the inspiration for countless villains in thousands of books written over the past hundred odd years.
Q: Your most influential book(s)?
A: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque has had a profound influence on me as a person, if not as a writer (though I would like to think it has). Dumas's Musketeer books, the aforementioned Prydain Chronicles, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, and Michael Moorcock's Elric Saga all come to mind, as well.
Q: Tell us what you are currently reading and your verdict so far?
A: David McCullough's 1776. I'm almost finished and find it thoroughly engrossing. In fact, I think it should be required reading in U.S. public school American History classes. I've got the latest installment of Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Tales, Sword of Kings lined up next, and I can't wait to dive into it headfirst.
Q: If you could have a signed copy of a book by an author (dead or living) what book would it be and why?
A: Ooh, another tough one. I think I'm going to go with a collection of Solomon Kane stories by Robert E. Howard. I don't know why, but I've always preferred the Puritan Swordsman to Conan and Howard's other Hyperborean heroes, possibly because of my interest in the Elizabethan/Thirty-Years War era.
R.E.H. has become something of an icon for me, and I'd like to think that, since I started my writing career so late in life, that I'm picking up the mantle where he so tragically left off far too young. I know this notion is self-flattery, but it's also a means of pushing myself to be the best storyteller that I can be. When I compare myself to Howard, I know I've got very big shoes to fill.
About the book –
Q: You are living in your latest novel. Where are you living, and what is it like?
A: The Seattle-Tacoma area, the summer of 1947. It would be a nice place to live if not for all the weird lights in the sky.
Q: You are your most recent protagonist. What do you like doing for fun? What do you hate doing and why?
A: Elzebad Summers has been through hell and back in World War II, and now has a lot of responsibilities as the team leader for Project Notebook, so when he gets a chance to unwind, he can over-do it. Drinking beer with the boys and playing darts at the local honky-tonk until closing are probably his biggest vices, but all things being equal, he'd be just as happy taking a leisurely drive through the country in his new convertible… As for what he hates doing, I'd say mowing the yard because so do I.
Blurb for Project Notebook:
In July of 1947, the skies above the state of Washington were filled with strange lights and unidentified objects. When PROJECT NOTEBOOK is dispatched to investigate the Maury Island Incident, the first encounter with the unknown scatters the team across Seattle and Tacoma suffering from amnesia and stalked by mysterious forces.
Jason J. McCuiston has been a semi-finalist in the Writers of the Future contest and has studied under the tutelage of best-selling author Philip Athans. His stories of fantasy, horror, science-fiction, and crime have appeared in numerous anthologies, periodicals, websites, and podcasts. Project Notebook published by Tell-Tale Press is his first novel.
Stalker Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShadowCrusade.
Twitter: @JasonJMcCuiston.
Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B07RN8HT98
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Steve Knight & Richard Hudson
Compare the voting records of Steve Knight and Richard Hudson in 2017-18.
Steve Knight
Represented California's 25th Congressional District. This is his 2nd term in the House.
Richard Hudson
Represented North Carolina's 8th Congressional District. This is his 3rd term in the House.
Steve Knight and Richard Hudson are from the same party and agreed on 94 percent of votes in the 115th Congress (2017-18).
July 18, 2018 — Gosar of Arizona Amendment No. 63
Sept. 13, 2017 — Blackburn of Tennessee Amendment No. 174
Sept. 13, 2017 — Mullin of Oklahoma Amendment No. 73
Sept. 8, 2017 — Blackburn of Tennessee Amendment No. 55
Sept. 7, 2017 — Rothfus of Pennsylvania Part B Amendment No. 91