A trio of recent local high school graduates shared the spotlight for the inaugural All-Etowah County girls soccer team.
Glencoe's Katie Smith, Westbrook Christian Kylee Berndt and Southside's Lauren Brewer, all were seniors for the 2018 season, were named co-Players of the Year.
The team was selected by the area coaches and local media.
A four-year captain for the Lady Yellow Jackets, Smith scored 30 goals and assisted on 14 others this season at forward to help Glencoe go 11-4 and win the Class 1A-3A, Area 6 championship and make the state playoffs.
Smith, who will attend Jacksonville State University on an academic scholarship. earned her third straight All-Area MVP this season.
A starter since the seventh grade, Berndt finished the season with a team-high 26 goals along with 11 assists at forward. She was named team co-MVP after helping the Lady Warriors go 16-5-1 and make it to the second round of the state playoffs. Berndt, was named to the Class 1A-2A-3A first team at forward. She signed a volleyball scholarship with Snead State Community Co-llege this past spring.
A five-year starter at forward for the Lady Panthers who led the team in goals this past season, Brewer helped Southside go 17-1-2 and qualify for the state Final Four for the second straight year. She signed a soccer scholarship with the University of West Alabama in April.
Southside junior midfielder Savannah Knighten, Etow-ah's Patricia Rios, Southside junior forward Haleigh Kate Smith, Etowah midfielder Patricia Rios, Westbrook junior forward Mary Reid Goodwin, Westbrook sophomore center back Alyia Al-Homoud, Southside junior defender Anna Motley, Etowah senior midfield/defender Maricela Cantlellano, Etowah goalie Jackie Castro, Gadsden City senior forward Lauryn Williams, Gadsden City freshman defender Kinleigh Sheffield, Glencoe junior center back Giana Hammond and Glencoe sophomore defender Ashlyn Clowdus.
The all-county honorable mention team includes Glencoe 8th grade forward Meisi Diggs, Glencoe junior midfielder Abby Powell, Etowah senior defender Taylor Burke, Southside 8th grade defender Camryn Davis and Gadsden City 8th grade forward Amelia Ryan.


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"Attraction during Sci-fi problematic times"
by Margaret Morley on 10/10/11
I was drawn to see this movie due to Ewan McGregor starring in it, an actor who is renowned for his great and diverse acting skills. The versatile actor lived up to expectations and did not let one down. The Guildhall School of Music and Drama trained actor demonstrates a deep profoundness in what he does, from grating the cheese to tasting the food. There is so much behind every move and this movie includes some alluring love scenes. Questions that he has invariably been asked about his movies are; "Does he take off his clothes and if so to what extent?" And so on and so forth.
Moving on to his co-star Eva Green, she is an attractive raven haired fine actress, who plays a role where one watches a relationship develop between the two- Ewan McGregor playing a chef named Michael and Eva Green playing an epidemiologist named Susan. The camera was on her at times, like that of a page three model. The politics of their relationship is another matter. On the one hand she is given a speech on the base realities of their relationship as seem from a man's point of view and at another time she asks her partner to leave her apartment at a crucial time.
A scene in the kitchen gave an insight into the somewhat frantic and busy realities that chefs face. There were what seemed to be burn marks on Ewan McGregor's arms, either real from working in the kitchen or very realistic, as it is so easy to get burnt in this type of situation. Also springing to mind is another particularly well written scene, which includes a man being asked how he is feeling, and he answers, explaining that he has been stuck there for about fifteen hours, so how is he expected to feel?
However, overall, I found that the topic of the film could not really hold my attention and I did not see this as a convincing sociological examination of the subject matter. People were suffering from Severe Olfactory Syndrome, (S.O.S), and at times experienced some traumatic emotional pain. The symptoms were depicted, sometimes graphically where people were loosing their sense of smell and also their sense of taste and then they developed a ravenous hunger and appetite. I felt things went a bit wacky when shaving foam and soap was eaten, seemingly as a result of the illness they had. There are a few laughs however where the chef is called a, "sailor".
In this low budget, 15 certificated film, there is some bad language and vegetarians may wish to opt out from watching.
On the plus side, as a bonus this film features the special guest Denis Lawson, Ewan McGregor's uncle, who has appeared in the Star Wars films. In summary this is a sci-fi film which looks at attraction, set in a world of catastrophic circumstances.
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Arguably the most scenic drive in South Africa, the Garden Route should be on your list of "road trip to-do" list. The coast line is stunning and makes any drive worthwhile. So, where exactly is the Garden Route? Well, it starts in Mossel Bay, and goes all the way down to the Storms River in the Eastern Cape. Now because I didn't have much time, I didn't drive all the way to the Storms river. My journey ended in Plettenberg Bay. I also passed through the Karoo, which is a semi-desert area which forms part of the Western Cape so I'll include some of the things to see there.
A small town situated in the Karoo, it is home to the great natural wonder that is the Cango Caves. There are beautiful limestone formations to see, and one can get a guided tour through the caves on the hour, from 9am to 4pm. Just remember to wear comfy shoes. It's quite hot in the Karoo, so be sure to have a lot of water with you for the drive there. Other things worth seeing include the Cango ostrich farm and the crocodile farm. As far as the ostrich farm goes, you can no longer ride the ostriches because it's been seen as cruelty to animals. However, you can still get close to them and feed them, and in return they'll give you a neck massage you'll never forget!
Wilderness? Picture a neglected area, with overgrown bushes? Wrong! Here, you will find the views Drake was talking about! Seriously though, The Wilderness is a small town with breathtaking scenery. There's a view point called Map of Africa, so look out for this whilst you there. It's a good place to stay and just relax, but if you're looking for more activity, then perhaps make this town a quick stop.
This was my favourite town along the Garden Route! There's a variety of things to here, the highlight for me being the Rastafarian community at Judah Square. It's a culture I actually know very little about, and this trip gave me a small window into what their world is like. They have tours should you be interested, and there's a restaurant there to give you a taste into their cuisine. Knysna is known for its oysters, so perhaps when you had to the waterfront, order a few at one of the restaurants. If you are there in July, don't miss the Oyster Festival! Just check the exact dates before you go. And lastly, a trip to Knysna would not be complete without going to see the Knysna Heads! There is a beach at the base of the heads so you can go for a quick swim too!
Bunjee anyone? So the highest bunjee jump in the world, off a bridge anyway, is on the Bloukrans Bridge. This is easily accessible from Plettenberg Bay. A whooping 216m (709ft), it's definitely one for the bucket list. There's a great view point as well if you just want to watch, or you can also walk underneath the bridge. Plett has beautiful beaches where you can lounge around too, and the surfers can find a few surf breaks near the Lookout Beach.


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Period film: Selma (2014)
Date: February 20, 2015Author: Lindsey 4 Comments
"Unflinching" is a word that can be used to describe quite a few of the film releases of late 2014/early 2015, and Selma is among them. This early '60s period film, focused the march for black voting rights from Selma, Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery, brings to life the violence faced by protestors simply for exercising their freedom of assembly.
Directed by Ava DuVernay, the film covers the organization of the march — from the selection of the location, to the disagreements between SCLC and SNCC — as well as the multiple attempts that it took for the plans of Dr. King and his fellow organizers to finally come to fruition, in the face of the violence and hatred of the Jim Crow south.
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Selma is an important and very timely film, which goes without saying given the recent atmosphere of civil unrest in the United States. It's also, to put it simply, beautifully-crafted cinema. Though released at the tail end of 2014, it didn't open near me until January 9, and as a result was my most anticipated film of the first half of 2015. I was not disappointed by it.
I was first struck by the film visually. Not only are the period costumes, make-up and sets on point, but the cinematography is wonderfully executed. The two most striking sequences are the church bombing and the tear gas-filled scene of "Bloody Sunday." They are also two of the most violent sequences. In these moments the film shines as artistic and visually captivating, while also having a heavy emotional impact on the viewer.
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Another visual aspect of the film that impressed me was the use of on-screen text to portray the FBI's logs of Dr. King's travels and conversations — a constant reminder that the government that, in theory, should have been protecting the freedoms of these protestors, was instead trailing and investigating the movement's leaders.
The performances are also stellar. While I was underwhelmed by the way that some of the characters were written (notably, Diane Nash and Coretta Scott King – two courageous and strong women who are given only minor coverage in the film), I appreciate the fact that the cast was perfectly-selected. There isn't a bad performance in the bunch.
Much attention has been given to the film's lead, David Oyelowo, and the praise for his performance as Dr. King is well-deserved. His voice, in particular, impressed me. Deepened a bit and given a southern-American affectation, the transformation from what I've seen from him in interviews is pretty spectacular. He doesn't sound just like Dr. King, but he gets pretty darn close.
(On a related note: Tom Wilkinson and Tim Roth, British actors playing LBJ and George Wallace, also did a spectacular job with their accents in the film.)
All historical dramas come with their own set of exaggerations and inaccuracies, and Selma is not a film without flaws. However, it is a beautifully-made and incredibly powerful film.
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alexraphael says:
It really is powerful. Really well made film and stunning performances. A really important story.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Abbi says:
I was so touched by this film and Oyelowo is truly excellent.
He is phenomenal! I wish he'd have received an Oscar nom in place of Bradley Cooper. (I may or may not have craftily scheduled my 'Selma' review for Oscar weekend in protest of all of the film's snubs, haha.)


Andy Graham performed for Sequoia Elementary School at the beginning of May 2004. He demonstrated a variety of didgeridoos, explaining the techniques for using them, and also gave the students information on their history.
Andy received a rapturous welcome from everyone, with the younger students becoming very excited at the range of unusual sounds that he was able to produce from his instruments. He went on to include some drums and other percussion instruments in his show. The older students particularly appreciated this, enjoying the rhythms and Andy's entertaining style.
He also included a question and answer session and directions on how to make your own didgeridoo out of PVC tubing, which inspired my own children to make some the very next day.
Andy received a rating of "excellent" from students and staff alike for his wonderful performance. I would recommend him to anyone wishing to inspire and entertain a young audience.


The Fund is governed on two levels.
The first is the Board of Directors, which presently consists of three directors (see below). The Board provides executive oversight and concentrates on vision, strategy, compliance and portfolio / financial performance. The Board usually meets monthly in Melbourne.
In addition to the Board there are various operational teams or sub-committees – portfolio oversight, property acquisition / due diligence, and property management. Information on each sub-committee is provided below.
Plantation Capital Limited is the Fund's Responsible Entity, and is responsible for the overall management of the Fund and is subject to various duties under the Corporations Act, including duties to act honestly, exercise care and diligence and act in the best interests of investors.
Steve, a qualified chartered accountant and experienced investor, is recognised as one of Australia's foremost authorities on property investment as a means of creating personal wealth.
Since buying his first investment property in May 1999, Steve has completed hundreds of property transactions.
Presently, his real estate portfolio includes a significant portion of USA properties on a co-ownership basis, including single family homes, multi-family homes, and commercial real estate (including four mobile home parks).
Steve is the co-founder and current Chief Executive Officer of PropertyInvesting.com, a website that is committed to educating investors on how to successfully use real estate to create wealth. His first book, From 0 to 130 Properties in 3.5 Years, has sold over 200,000 copies.
Steve has been featured as an expert investor in the print media, on television and on radio. He has contributed keynote addresses on real estate investing in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Canada and the USA.
Paul has been providing financial advisory services to corporations, institutions and high net worth individuals for the past 22 years.
Until November 2011, he worked as the Managing Director of Jeena Limited, a Melbourne-based firm of Chartered Accountants that provided family office services and specialised investment opportunities to select, high-net wealth clients and families.
In addition to holding a Masters in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Paul is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Keith is a highly experienced property professional with specific expertise in areas including acquisitions, disposals, subdivision, leasing, construction, and project and development management. His property-based experience also includes direct property assets, and listed and unlisted property trusts across a range of property sectors including residential, retail, industrial and commercial.
Much of this work has been within the property funds management sector, where he has been largely responsible for debt and equity raisings, offer document preparation, product management, corporate governance, compliance and transaction management.
Ozinus Realty, LLC is the US limited liability company that is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) for US tax purposes. This is the holding entity, which in turns owns a separate LLC for each property owned, and which may include multiple land parcels in some circumstances. For example, Ozinus Rams Plaza, LLC (controlled by Ozinus Realty, LLC) owns multiple land parcels that comprise the overall investment that is Rams Plaza.
Steve McKnight is President of Ozinus Realty, LLC and each subsidiary LLC. Michael Mauer – a US citizen and Vice President of Ozinus Realty, LLC and each subsidiary LLC.
Each property acquired by the Fund is subject to a detailed due diligence process. This sub committee includes Steve McKnight, Stu Silver and Aran Dunlop, with contributions made by any third party contractor engaged to execute the due diligence program that is submitted to Steve McKnight for review.
Aran Dunlop is an Australian citizen based in Fort Myers, Florida who sources potential properties for the Fund. Stu Silver has 40 years commercial property experience, having acted as a broker, auctioneer, but more particularly, an investor during this time. He has authored four books on investing in real estate.
This sub committee is in almost daily contact with each other, and meets formally once a week via GoToMeeting.
Property management is handled by a purpose created taxable REIT subsidiary called Sunizo (Ozinus spelt backwards), based in Ft Myers – Florida.
Once a fortnight Steve McKnight meets online with the Sunizo team to review the occupancy and delinquency of each property in the portfolio, together with strategies that can be implemented to improve returns for investors.


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Hello everyone, welcome. It feels like my site has been swamped with Kickstarter unboxings and reviews of late, which is all great but I think it is about time I wrote about another games night. Aside from anything else, it is less exhausting than editing unboxing and how to play videos! Today's post is about my first play of Lords of Hellas. If you are unfamiliar with the game, you can check out my original article on the previous link, which has an unboxing, full how to play video and a lot of photos.
There were three players, Stuart, Joe and myself. This meant there was a fair amount of room to maneuver and setup each of the individual factions that we chose. Being a good sport, I chose last. Stuart took Perseus, Joe took Heracles and I took Achilles as our faction leaders. Truthfully I was hoping to play Perseus due to a cool ability he has, but Achilles was an acceptable substitute. Helen would also have been acceptable.
I had taken the time to re organise the rules into a more logical format as the rules as written were a wee bit ambiguous. As it transpires, the obvious interpretation seemed to be the one that prevailed where there was ambiguity, but for someone like me that caused me many hours of mild frustration as I tried to figure things out. I did in the end and that became my how to play video. So, I explained all the rules.
Fun fact, I can explain every rule in the game but because there are so many folk are going to forget many of them in the first and maybe even second play. Accept that and move on.
I stationed my starting miniatures, Achilles and 2 Hoplites in Boeotia, adjacent to Attica. I wanted to start in Attica as that is where the Athena monument is, but there was no way to control the territory. Yet. So I started adjacent, in an area with a city. Perseus started in Northern Greece near the monument of Zeus, whilst Heracles took the south near Hermes. As I deployed last I got to go first.
First of all I seized my starting territory with the city as I had sufficient Hoplites to do it, and then I began marching them into neighbouring Corinthia to grab the shrine. I could only move one Hoplite Unit at this point so I couldn't seize Corinthia this turn. I didn't bother moving my hero, nor could I do prayer or use an artifact. So, with my regular actions complete I needed to choose a special action. I chose reinforce and received 2 new Hoplites at Boeotia. And that was my first turn.
I should mention we started with Hyrda, Chimera and Cereberus on the board at the start but that was fine.
Truthfully I didn't pay too much attention at the start of the game to either of my opponents (this proved to be a fatal flaw). They moved around, captured cities and shrines and recruited.
On my second turn I marched another Hoplite to Corinthia seizing it. As my special action I built a temple on the Shrine, which granted me a Priest I could use next turn. Turn three, I sent the priest to Athena to Pray to increase Achilles leadership. Leadership rating allows you to move larger forces of Hoplites in any given turn so I decided Leadership would help me move larger armies. With this in mind I moved 2 hoplites form Boeotia into Attica, and as a special action used prepare to recruit 2 Hoplites to my Hero. I was nearly in control of the statue.
I think I could try and do a blow by blow of the game, but that would get tedious. So I will share some highlights.
I was able to build a small force of Hoplites in Attica, attached to my hero, which allowed me to seize Athena's monument.
I was able to capture other shrines and build temples giving me a steady supply of Priests. Most of the time I prayed to Athena, but Hermes got a few prayers too.
I prayed to Athena most frequently as I was building her statue, and at higher levels, every time you pray to her you gain Hoplite reinforcements. I ran out of reinforcements this way. And with my leadership I was able to move lots of them.
I was able to advance quite far north as Stuart/Perseus had me worried as he was well entrenched into the Statue of Zeus. I didn't want him completing it before I completed Athena. Fortunately, slaying the Chimera (even in a cheeky way) allowed me to Usurp the Statue of Zeus and then I moved an Army in.
I was able to complete two of the quests in the game.
Stuart and Joe managed to drop Medusa and Hydra into my largest troop formation which caused a number of my troops to be munched/turned to stone.
I completed the Statue of Athena, and was 1 turn away from winning when Joe stole victory from me by territory control!
Lords of Hellas is a hard game to teach. There were a few cranky moments when I did something that other players didn't know was possible. There is a lot to take in so this is going to happen. Accept that and you might not have cranky moments.
Lords of Hellas is a lot of fun! I didn't care that I lost, at all. Planning my strategy to grab Shrines and build up Athena whilst also building an army was a lot of fun, as was the quest mechanic. I didn't engage in any hunt during the game, but Stuart did twice (and won the second hunt). He enjoyed that.
Joe was able to win simply through territory control because Stuart and I were too busy with each other.
Each Hero has different bonuses and this means they have different starting play styles. Each God in the game has different benefits depending on your strategy.
There are four ways to win the game, and all of them are fun.
Sounds like a good time! It is a lot to take in at first, but after a few games it settles down. Sounds like you had a good time over all though! MAYBE VICTORY ALWAYS FIND YOU!


Roman Abramovich seems to be a very mysterious person thoroughly concealing his past, who surrounded himself with gossip and rumors. He is admitted to be the richest Russian, but his way to prosperity is full of blank spots.
Roman Abramovich was born on 24th of October, 1966 in the Russian town of Saratov. Roman lost his parents at a very early age: his mother died 18 months after his birth and father was killed in the accident, when the boy was four. He was brought up by his uncle and spent most part of his young years in the Komi Republic lying in Northern Russia. Roman was a polite and prudent child, that is what his relatives say, but then somehow there appeared two versions about his primary and secondary education. According to the first variant, future tycoon finished school in the Komi Republic and then entered the two universities simultaneously: one in Moscow (the Russian State University of Oil and Gas) and the other in Komi (Industrial University). The second version says Abramovich moved to the Moscow Region after finishing the first grade of school.
Komi journalists referred to Industrial University and found out that there was no record about student Abramovich; moreover, the same story happened with Moscow State University of Oil and Gas. What is known for sure is that not long time ago Roman got a degree in public law at Moscow State Law Academy. In one of his interviews Abramovich told that during his study at the university he set up a co-operative to produce toys. His business partners later became top managers of Sibneft Company.
However, Abramovich didn't see himself a lifelong toy maker and turned to oil products, but it wasn't so easy from the very beginning. In February of 1992 he was arrested on suspicion of theft of 55 carriages containing diesel fuel. A train with 55 tank-cars arrived from Ukhta to Moscow and departed to Kaliningrad several days later, but it never arrived at the destination point. According to the criminal case, Roman Abramovich used counterfeit documents and sent the tank-cars to Riga, where the diesel fuel was successfully sold.
For an unknown reason Abramovich wasn't punished, some people believe that 55 tank-cars play a role of a "lead" controlled by the authorities. It is obvious, that the tycoon made a secret of his past life not at his whim, but to save his oil business.
In 1995-96 Abramovich established several fly-by-night firms and together with his friend Boris Berezovsky used them to acquire the stock of Sibneft. As a result the tycoon managed to pay for the company 25 times less than the market price said. Later he sold his share of the company to Gazprom.
In 2012, he stepped in to mediate a peace deal between long-standing rivals Vladimir Potanin and Oleg Deripaska over the management of Norilsk Nickel.
The Forbes magazine puts him on 68th place, with a net worth of $12.1 billion (2012).
Roman Abramovich has been married twice and has 5 children. In March 2007 he got divorced with his second wife after paying her record 11.6 million dollars of compensation. The tycoon doesn't like advertising his fortune and avoids journalists. He refuses to shave, adores his worn-out jeans and sweater and puts on his tuxedo only on big occasions.
Abramovich owns FC Chelsea and spends millions on new players and coaches.


Labor disputes resulting in workplace strikes can have devastating effects not only on businesses, but also on local economies. However, if proper Business Continuity Planning has taken place, the fallout can be mitigated. The solution? Hiring replacement workers during a strike.
It's important for your business to maintain production promises to meet partner demands and to achieve proper customer satisfaction levels. The pre-deployment stage allows companies to strategically position the incoming temporary workforce to the local area so that they can be activated on short notice. Anticipating disruptions before an actual stoppage occurs ensures all prior business commitments are met.
The 4th part of the process involves executing, sending the temporary workforce to your actual jobsites, with all logistics taken into account. During the deployment stage, we'll cover scheduling, housing, transportation of workers to and from jobsites, orientation and training, management protocols, and the establishment of performance standards, the latter of which ensures that high expectations are met.
Temporary workforces allow you to be flexible. You can scale up to fill voids left by strikes and scale down and disband once labor negotiation resolutions occur. The disbandment process is swift and involves an assessment of each onsite project to help transition from a temporary workforce back to a permanent one. Additionally, the disbandment process includes an evaluation to see how effective the operation was and make recommendations to update your business continuity plan accordingly.
Each of the 5 phases is designed to benefit your company during what would otherwise be work stoppages. You'll be able to meet demands, stay profitable, keep prior agreements, satisfy customers, and keep the overall reputation of your business intact.
Learn more about how temp workforces can help by reading our other post, The Importance of Contingent Workforces in Today's Business Climate.
One of the first things you'll want to do is outline the entire production process itself — all the way from the workers needed to attend to the production line, to the machines themselves. What technology needs to be updated? Exactly what parts of the manufacturing process are slowing you down? Exactly whom do you have scheduled, and are there enough workers with the right skillsets assigned to handle each unique part of the process? Perhaps you need to provide more training or change things up.
The evidence that you're becoming more efficient in the manufacturing process can be seen in your financials. Gather the data, closely track it, and share it among your workforce — most especially with your project managers. Familiarizing them with the costs will empower them to cut down on all things wasteful they experience day-to-day.
Machines break, so be prepared for this and any other kind of issues that could cause the entire manufacturing process to go awry. Devise backup plans and review how to fix issues before actual problems occur.
The little things add up, whether it's using an outdated program that makes entering data an arduous task or a machine that requires manual control. The goal here is to automate more things about the workflow process so that your employees have more time to be productive in other areas that deserve attention. In effect, labor costs can be reduced and you can increase on-the-job safety.
Having the ability to scale your workforce up during peak production periods, then scale down when you're not as busy allows you to cut out unnecessary downtime and push harder when it matters most. For increased scalability, consider utilizing a managed workforce.
Tracking business processes can also help in another area: Making your current employees more efficient and thus, happier. Read our other post, How to Improve Employee Morale in the Workplace.
Labor disruptions can occur for any number of reasons ranging from strikes to natural disasters. No matter what the cause, these disruptions have the potential to negatively impact your business. Because of the unpredictability of these events, it's important that you have a plan in place that sufficiently addresses anything that could threaten your business's operational efficiency.
Strom Engineering has the ability to deploy a temporary workforce on a rapid basis. Unlike traditional staffing companies, they can handle many of the logistics as well, whether it's housing, transportation, or anything in-between.
Since they are not restricted by 'Union work rules' a temporary workforce offers the flexibility a permanent workforce can lack. Also once your labor dispute is resolved, the temporary workforce can be disbanded. This allows you to return to normal operations without repercussions.
At Strom, we maintain a large database of employees, all with relevant project experience. Upon working with Strom, we can identify the right employees that can meet your business's unique manufacturing and operational demands.
The deployment of temporary workforces emphasizes continuity of business operations. When it comes to how to prepare for a strike, you can demonstrate to a union that your business is still meeting its obligations by adding a temporary work force and deploying it. This can allow you to achieve leverage during the negotiation process.
When managed correctly, temporary workforces can save you both time and money by working outside of the restrictions of 'union work rules.' This additional flexibility in the workforce often times allows clients to reduce their overall workforce size required to operate. With fewer slowdowns, increased production, and reduced labor hours per unit, Strom allows you to remain profitable.
For more information regarding how a temporary workforce can assist you ahead of a labor disruption, contact the experts at Strom Engineering today. To learn about how temporary workforces can help your business, as compared to permanent employees, read our post, Permanent VS Temporary Replacements.
How Does Collective Bargaining Protect Employers & Employees?
For many larger companies, collective bargaining represents an integral part of the employer-employee relationship – but exactly what is it? In simplest terms, it's the process in which employees band together to negotiate job details such as wages and working conditions with the business that's employing them. The idea here is that when employees join with one another, they have strength in numbers and therefore, more negotiating leverage to receive any desired employment terms.
Wages: Unions work to achieve higher pay for their members.
Hours: Unions work to ensure that employment hours are suitable to the liking of their members. Additionally, they work to ensure that employees receive extra pay for any overtime hours their members work.
Safety: Unions negotiate with the employer to ensure that workplace conditions are safe enough for the employees to work in. They also work to ensure that proper training protocols are in place.
Grievances: Unions and employers work to ensure that proper grievance protocols are in place. Should an employee believe the terms of the bargaining contract are violated – how do they address it with the employer and resolve the issue?
Job Statuses: Unions and employers work to ensure that employee job statuses can't be arbitrarily terminated without justification.
Other Benefits: Paid time off, sick leave, maternity leave, health coverage, retirement benefits, and other issues may also be on the negotiating table.
How does collective bargaining protect employees? An employee workforce that isn't collectively united together may not be seen as standing on equal footing in terms of the employer-employee relationship. By combining into one, the result allows employees to better represent their goals – especially in terms of the aforementioned issues. They can protect their rights, their job statuses, and work with better peace-of-mind.
How does collective bargaining protect employers? A negotiated collective bargaining agreement that is seen as beneficial to both sides has a number of benefits for the employer: The employer can rest assured that workplace morale is kept up. Additionally, the employer can take into consideration the concerns of their workforce – especially in regards to providing a safe work environment; when addressed, this can improve workforce standards and ensure that any onsite accidents are kept to a minimum.
Need help handling the collective bargaining process with your employees' union? Contact the experts at Strom Engineering today.
To learn more about employer-union contract negotiations, read our other blog post, How to Prepare for Union Contract Negotiations.
The occurrence of natural disasters is simply out of anyone's control. While you can't stop them from occurring altogether, you can prepare to minimize any potential fallout and work to protect business assets. This isn't only critical for businesses, but also for the sake of those who you employ and the customers who rely on your offerings.
How will you monitor the storm/natural disaster?
Some natural disasters happen without warning (I.E. an earthquake), but other kinds like hurricanes provide a considerable amount of time to prepare in advance. Whatever the case, make sure you have a way to monitor the incident from the time you hear about it, then throughout the aftermath/relief efforts. Access to web resources is great, but the Internet can become inaccessible. Plan to rely on older resources like radio, which will surely broadcast important information from the National Weather Service to your area.
Communication is key to successfully steering your business through a natural disaster. It's also the key step in staying organized. Determine points of contact and who on your team is responsible for what preceding the event, throughout the event, and during the aftermath. Everyone on your team should have each other's phone numbers. Additionally, you as a business owner should be accessible – especially in the instance of a mobile network outage. That being said, knowing each other's physical location throughout the disaster is important and something that can be determined in advance, albeit with some flexibility.
It's absolutely critical that all data is backed up in advance, especially if you're a data-driven business. Don't wait to back up your data right before a natural disaster; rather, back it up to servers on a continuous basis, as this is a critical part of the business contingency planning process. Check out these data backup options, as provided by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team.
Do you have a backup power supply?
No matter what kind of business you are, it's probably critical that you have some kind of backup power supply ready to go in the event that there's an outage. It'll make staying organized throughout the disaster that much easier, in addition to helping speed up the recovery process (dependent upon the type of natural disaster, outages can occur for prolonged periods of time).
Do you need windstorm protection?
Failure to properly board up windows in advance of a storm/hurricane can result in catastrophic damage that could otherwise, have been easily avoidable. Familiarize yourself with how you can do this successfully beforehand.
Do you have a way to pay employees?
An inability to pay your employees during a natural disaster can lead to low morale and distrust among the workforce. Additionally, unusually fluctuated hours can make planning payments more difficult. We recommend familiarizing yourself with the guidelines, as set out by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Can you carry out post incident business transactions?
Means to process payments via credit and debit cards may be down in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. In such cases, it may be necessary that you rely on cash – especially if you're a retail business. Also, if you owe partners for services you rely on to operate, make payment plans in advance.
How will you maintain your web presence?
When people have questions during periods of uncertainty, they go to the web. Have your website updated to list proper communication methods before any disasters occurs. If possible, plan to update your website & social media profiles throughout the disaster with any changes in hours/services. Your customers will be able to appreciate you more and you'll be able to respond to their inquires on a case-by-case basis.
When it comes to how to plan for natural disasters, there's a lot to take into consideration – much of which is dependent upon the unique needs and structure of your business. However, a well thought-out contingency plan should allow you to minimize or even negate any negative effects a disaster can have on your business – ultimately, allowing you to continue on without much disruption. For more information on how to prepare your business for a natural disaster, contact Strom Engineering today.
For more information on preparing your business for incidents that could disrupt your business, read our other post, Tech Considerations for Natural Disasters & Their Role in Continuity.
Right to Work Legislation: What Impact Does it Have on Union-Employer Negotiations?
Right to Work: When you hear the term, you might think, "Well obviously, every American has a right to work!" So what exactly does this mean? Currently, there are 26 states in the U.S. with Right to Work statutes – laws that ensure state citizens that they have a right to refuse participating in a labor union associated with their employer. That's not to say, however, that labor unions are obsolete in these parts of the country, it only means that whether or not an employee decides to join is completely voluntary.
Those favoring Right to Work argue that these statutes have an upside: Workers aren't forced to pay hundreds of dollars in union fees for services they may not necessarily want in the first place – thus saving them money. Proponents also argue that these states can attract more businesses, businesses that may want to operate in a setting that's not as union heavy.
On the other hand, those against Right to Work argue that these statutes result in lower wages because of an inability to bargain freely. They also argue that these states' employers are less likely to offer benefits like pensions and health insurance – since there may be less of a labor union presence fighting on the behalf of workers.
The impact of right to work laws on unions and employers can affect the contract negotiating process. When unions reach contracts that require all employees to pay dues, the impact is that they're much better funded. Because of this, they argue that they have a much stronger ability to fight for higher wages and benefits on behalf of unionized employees. However, such agreements are not allowed in Right to Work states.
In a Right to Work state, for example, an employee's thought process may be, "Why pay unions fees when I don't have to? The union is going to fight on behalf of the entire workforce regardless." But when employees opt out of union dues, unions are less powerful, can't operate as effectively because of lack of funding, and in large, are less likely to reach effective contract agreements – the foremost right to work effect on unions.
There are many obvious upsides and downsides when it comes to Right to Work. In essence, it's an argument of individual choice (do I have to pay union fees?) vs. the idea that if everyone joins, unions are able to negotiate benefits more effectively.
If you're a business that operates in a state that's Right to Work or a state that could soon become Right to Work, Strom Engineering has the ability to advise you regarding these very complex laws. Over the years, we've helped many companies in regards to labor union negotiations; in addition to helping them set up reliable backup plans in case contract agreements can't be reached. View our consulting services to see how we can help.
For information on how you can prepare for contract negotiations, whether you're the employer or the union, read our post, How to Prepare for Labor Union Contract Negotiations.
A contingency plan is defined as the following: A strategy that can be put into practice in the event that a problematic circumstance threatens to affect your business's operations. This can mean anything from a storm knocking your company's data center offline, to unexpected costs arising as you look to wrap up a major project.
Any contingency plan should be closely associated with your business's overall budget. Money may need to be set aside in a lock box, so to speak – meaning that funds are readily available only in the instance that an emergency situation arises.
Think long-term. Murphy's Law states: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. To negate Murphy's Law, identify the most common type of disruptions unique to your business and determine an estimation of costs that correspond with each.
Prioritizing a savings amount for a contingency plan may cost you financially in the short-term, but will also provide you with peace-of-mind in the long-term. Take into consideration what you put at risk by not having a properly funded contingency plan: The inability to pay valued employees who could leave as a result, the loss of customers, your standing as a trusted provider in your respective industry, and potentially – a complete shutdown of operations that could threaten your company's long-term viability in the market.
Should something threaten to disrupt your business, you can rest assured that saving for a contingency plan will likely cost you a whole lot less compared to if you were to face an incident without having properly saved.
Budgeting and financial management considerations are certainly paramount when formulating any plan. In the end, contingency planning is all about making unforeseen consequences foreseen – and properly preparing to financially cover them. This will ensure that your business keeps high morale and stays effective, even in the most trying of times.
Fore more information on planning for work disruptions, read our post, What's the Difference? Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, & Labor Contingency Planning.


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Here Comes Samsung's Best Picture Quality – Ever……QLED TV priced from RM12,999.00
With picture quality remaining a top priority for Malaysian (global also) TV buyers – especially as the average TV continues to increase in size, Samsung's 2017 QLED TVs represent yet another leap forward. Prices from RM12,999.00 for the 55-inch model to RM99,999.00 for the cinematic 88-inch, you can buy it immediately at most electronic stores.
The new lineup offers dramatically improved color performance, displaying DCI-P3 color space accurately and in another world first for Samsung, QLED TVs are capable of reproducing 100% color volume. This means they can express all colors at any level of brightness with even the subtlest differences visible at the QLED's peak luminance OF between 1,500 and 2,000 nits.
Color volume presents color that can be expressed at different levels of brightness. For example, a leaf can be perceived as different colors from yellowish green to turquoise, depending on brightness of the light. Samsung QLED TV display can capture even subtle differences in color pertaining to brightness. This kind of color detail cannot be easily depicted in the traditional 2D color space models.
This breakthrough is a result of Samsung's adoption of a new metal Quantum Dot material – making it possible for the TV to express a significantly improved range of color with much greater detail compared to conventional TVs.
The new Quantum dots allow Samsung QLED TV to express deep blacks and rich detail regardless of how light or dark the scene is, or whether the content is being played in a brightly lit or darkened room. Furthermore, Samsung QLED TV can generate peak luminance as high as 1,500 to 2,000 nits, with no impact on its ability to deliver accurate and impeccable color. With its metal alloy Quantum Dot technology, brightness no longer has to be compromised to boost color performance, which is also maintained regardless of how wide the viewing angle may be.
NO MORE MESSY CABLES
Samsung QLED TV now solves the biggest problem that everyone —and every home—has experienced; cable clutter, thick wall mounts and a slew of devices sitting right under the TV. Just 1 cable is needed to connect all external devices to the QLED TV.
The improvements to design and usability in the QLED TV series include a single, transparent 'Invisible Connection' cable, through which all of the peripheral devices can be gathered and connected to the TV. This is in addition to the 'No-gap wall-mount', which makes it quick and easy to affix the TV flush against the wall. Or, for those who prefer not to mount the TV, Samsung is offering two new stands designed to elevate and showcase the QLED TVs as beautiful home accessories all by themselves. Consumers can choose either the 'Studio Stand', which resembles an easel with a painting, or the sleek 'Gravity Stand', which when attached to the TV, resembles a contemporary sculpture.
Samsung's Smartest TV Ever
In 2017, Samsung is focused on the continued evolution of its much lauded Smart TV offering, giving people the simple, unified user experience they want for all their entertainment content – wherever and whenever they want it. For example, with the Samsung Smart Remote, consumers can control most connected TV devices from a single source, with one device.


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When it comes to traditional off-the-hook specials, this diner continues to shine above the competition. Be sure to visit this lovely location and try some of the meals that have made them famous world over such as the Tater-Tot Pizza, Chili and Bengal Tiger Pizza that never ceases to impress us. What's truly neat about this place is that the restaurant is the creation of an actual sculptor/artist, Stretch. An amazing space with art, music and incredible food options. An easy to get to locations at the Crossroads District, it tends to get busy so be prepared to wait. So much more here to experience greasy perfection such as the Grinders, Calzones, Wings, Philly cheese steaks and of course the huge selection of pizza pies. Also, for those that enjoy a good drink, these guys have a good assortment of Craft Beers to choose from. Beer and pizza is always a good combo and this spot has you covered. Essentially, a no nonsense good food joint that has a good staff to make you feel at home and vibes that go a long way. Come check them out, a great dining experience.


Stealth Lodge Racing :: COUGAR EXPRESS WINS IN S.A.
The replacement rider for the injured Brad McLean was Irishman Shane Jackson who gave Cougar a lovely ride.
After being headed after the last jump by the second favourite, Cougar and Jacko dug deep and won by 0.2 lengths.
It was an exciting start to a wintery Saturday.


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Джон Сеймур (; до 1646 — 29 апреля 1675) — английский аристократ, 4-й герцог Сомерсет, 3-й маркиз Хартфорд, 4-й граф Хартфорд, 4-й барон Сеймур, 4-й барон Бошан с 1671 года.

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Джон Сеймур был младшим сыном Уильяма Сеймура, 2-го герцога Сомерсета, и его жены Фрэнсис Деверё. Он родился до 1646 года, в 1661 году стал депутатом палаты общин от Мальборо, в 1666 году вступил в юридическую корпорацию Грейс-Инн.

12 декабря 1671 года, после смерти племянника Уильяма, Джон унаследовал герцогский титул и обширные семейные владения. В 1672—1675 годах он занимал должность лорда-лейтенанта Сомерсета и Уилтшира.

Он был женат с 1661 года на Саре Эльстон (1642 — 2 ноября 1692), дочери сэра Эдуарда Эльстона, но детей не оставил. Герцог умер в 1675 году, и его наследником стал кузен Фрэнсис Сеймур.

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New Release Roundup
By Paul J Wolfle March 3, 2017 Albums Entertainment News Music News new music releases popular culture
Like clockwork, a new batch of albums is waiting on the horizon. Before you sit back, relax and hit the play button, check out the latest list of music titles. The roster has a little bit for everyone. But that's the wonder of music. Take a look…and then a listen.
Perennial New York punk hipsters Blondie have a new one on the way. Pollinator is a collection of 12 songs mostly written by other artists, including Charlie XCX. Chris and Debbie also contribute original material. Look for Pollinator May 5…Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of The Story – An Album to Benefit War Child features various artists. Kris Kristofferson, Old Crow Medicine Show, Adele, Pearl Jam and others lend a hand. The project, which raises awareness about children affected by war, is also on the shelves May 5. Naturally, proceeds will be going to a good cause…
Seether's seventh studio album, Poison the Parish will be out May 12…Get ready for One More Light from rock rapsters Linkin Park. You probably already heard the advance single, "Heavy" featuring Kiiara. The album will be available May 19…For those earthy, unplugged folk devotees, The Mountain Goats' Goths goes on sale May 19, but don't look for any guitar players…Ani DeFranco and Buckingham McVie also due in May…and the band played on…
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'Ashok Gehlot Or Shashi Tharoor Will Be Puppets Of Rahul Gandhi': BJP's Swipe On Congress President Poll
After over two decades, the Congress is to see a contest for the post of party chief on October 17.
Updated: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:08 PM IST
Bhartiya Janta Party, BJP on Monday took a swipe at Congress' upcoming presidential polls and on its candidates including Ashok Gehlot and Shashi Tharoor. BJP said whosoever becomes Congress president, whether Gehlot or Tharoor, will only be a "puppet" in the hands of Rahul Gandhi who will be the "main driver".
BJP national spokesperson Tom Vadakkan also dubbed the Congress 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' as "Corruption Jodo Yatra", saying it started with "2G partners" of DMK.
"This Bharat Jodo Yatra should be called Corruption Jodo Yatra...It started with the blessings of 2G partners of DMK in Kanyakumari. Now it entered Kerala, and Rahul Gandhi maintains a deafening silence on corrupt excise policy of AAP government in Delhi as it was copied from the excise policy of Congress-led UDF government in Kerala," he said.
Alleging that Gandhi's scion is "institutionalising" corruption, Vadakkan said he should come clean and speak up on the AAP government's excise policy (now-withdrawn).
Referring to the presidential election in Congress, his erstwhile party, Vadakkan said, "Any system Congress party adopts, whether Gehlot or Tharoor becomes president...They would only be puppets. The main driver would be Rahul Gandhi, who would be driving from the back."
Meanwhile, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla also attacked the Congress claiming that more than an election, a "Mughal-style coronation" was underway.
He said, "In which election does the candidate meet and seek `manzoori` (permission) from the family to contest an election?" and alleged that Congress is not a party, but a family firm or a private limited company where employees were seeking permission from the owner. What is happening in Congress is not an election, but a selection and coronation.
After over two decades, the Congress is to see a contest for the post of party chief on October 17. Furthermore, in the upcoming elections, Shashi Tharoor and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot are looking to enter the fray by nominating themselves if Rahul Gandhi does not agree to take on the party's reins.
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Film debut of Tamlyn Tomita.
Although set in Okinawa, the film was actually shot in Oahu, Hawaii. The island was chosen because of its similar climate to Japan, its large Okinawan population and the convenience of shooting on US soil.
Actually earned more at the box office than The Karate Kid (1984).
The story continues from where Part I ended – literally. Just after the tournament, where a humiliated (and unfit) dojo teacher seeks justice by bullying his students in front of a crowded parking lot. I feel sorry for Johnny (William Zabka) actually. He did exactly what his sensei wanted of him, but still it held no satisfaction. Luckily, Mr. Miyagi is to the rescue once again! Proving a point that death is not the best answer, nor is it the right answer. So while the first film focuses on learning the basics of karate, the second film focuses on the backbone of karate and what its core beliefs are. Lessons that Ralph Macchio's character, Daniel LaRusso, had to learn the hard way.
Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita) receives ill news of his father in Okinawa, Japan, and a change of plans were set into motion. He had to return to his long (but not forgotten) past. However, an old rivalry between his childhood friend could tempt him to break the family's code of honor. Miyagi's conscience constantly struggled with his morals against his nemesis Sato (Danny Kamekoma). The whole film reveals that doing the right thing may not be the easiest path to take, but always worth it in the end.
How suiting that this feud between the elderly rivals transfers to their best (or only) students as well. Developing between Daniel-san and Chozen Toguchi (Yuji Okumoto), Sato's leading henchmen. A most angry individual with strong ideals to what honor is, and he is willing to go to great lengths to uphold his family's honor. We learn that in Okinawa, honor has no time limit. Honor determines the respect one receives and qualifies where one stands in the family. It can even lay ruin to family lines if the honor is not upheld properly. Sato displays this vividly because his pride, and yes his honor, was damaged in the past and he hasn't been able to let it go. That would explain his bitterness indeed.
Good news is though, as much anger and hatred as there is was shown, there is love blooming to the same degree. Not with the rivals – the ladies. Flames reignited with Miyagi's long-lost love, Yuki (played by Yuji Okumoto), which literally brought tears to my eyes. On the other hand, seeing Daniel fall for the lovely Tamlyn Tomita as Kumiko made butterflies fly in my stomach. Complete with cheesy 80's music; talking on and on about a knight in shining armor and saving love..? Strange, but true. Song is called "Glory of Love", performed by Peter Cetera.
On a side note, I would like to thank Mr. Miyagi for making a very good point (among many other valuable points) in this film…"Never keep lady waiting." Fellas, remember that one.
With the setting taking place in Japan, traditional-style, it brings serenity and chaos in all its glorious beauty. Just when you think "the end" is near for somebody, they are left with their lives intact and their dignity shattered. Some see mercy as a weakness, but that is false by a long shot. It's the exact opposite actually. Allowing one to live with themselves puts them in the direction of rebirth…like a phoenix rising from the ashes, taking on a new life, to rebuild themselves anew….


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~12pm ceremony and brunch reception: Which day would you prefer?
poll: Which weekend brunch reception day would you prefer?
simplydeep02 : I would prefer traveling Friday night and leaving Sunday morning over taveling Saturday and having the wedding on Sunday along with traveling Sunday or taking Monday off. I suppose it also depends on how far people are coming from too.
MrsBeck : Thank you, that's really helpful!
JiminyCricket : So negative… and also there are a ton of brunch items that aren't just eggs and pancakes. I'm sure OP will have a nice mix of options for her guests.
Voted Saturday for the people traveling and for people ego want to go to church.
I am considering a Sunday brunch wedding because I figured if it ended around 2 or 3 guest would still have time to get home and prepare for the week ahead. Also, I know for sure that we would have guest traveling by plane, so they'd most likely have to take off a Friday to get to a Saturday wedding or a Monday to get home after a Sunday wedding.
I am all about being accommondating to your guest but sometimes you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. No matter what, someone will probably be annoyed/unhappy with your decision. However, I think if you provide enough time and information leading up to the wedding then all will be fine.
I'd be fine with either one as a guest, but I would probably prefer a Saturday brunch wedding. I like to use Sunday as my day to get stuff done before it's back to work on Monday.
I love brunch! I'm strongly considering having a brunch wedding myself.
I didn't vote because I think either day would work fine. If you want to do a smaller, private after party or something else in the evening, I would go with Saturday.
futuremrs2020 : thanks, I appreciate you saying that! Definitely planning to!
frenchtoastvegan : so true. Such a complicated decision process… driving myself crazy! But yes, I'm hoping either way it'll work out. I do think I've been swayed to moving it to a Saturday if it's available though.
sarusarunna : thanks! Yea brunch is by far our favorite meal so really excited!
We are also having a brunch reception. In part because based on our location, the photographer strongly advised us to take photos in the morning, and also because after reviewing the banquest menu options, it was genuinely the most appealing. Horseradish strip sirloin AND eggs benedict?? I'm gonna have to say yes to that one.
We chose a Satruday because in our case, it's a destination wedding. It's a pretty short flight, so while still feasible to do without taking any extra time off, our venue is 90 minutes from the airport and we just worried people would be scrambling.
We're doing a Saturday brunch with the ceremony starting at 10:30 am. I would rather have Sunday to travel!


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My share of our ransom was spent on my wedding – Kidnap suspect
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35-year-old Ifeanyi Chukwu, who hails from Abia State and was arrested in a hotel in Aba, has confessed to being one of those who kidnapped a former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bagudu Hirse, and many others across the country, including Imo, Rivers, Delta, Abia, Kaduna states and Abuja.
During interrogation, Chukwu said he went into kidnapping in 2015 and that it was his share from the ransom that he used for his wedding ceremony on December 29 (2016).
"I used my share of the ransom from the Kaduna kidnapping for my weding on December 29," he said. Meanwhile, another member of the group, Jato Peter, 29, was a policeman before he was dismissed after killing someone.
Given that he still had his uniform, Jato said he would always wear his police uniform anytime they were taking their victims to where they would be kept. Other members arrested also included a 33-year-old HND holder, Dominic Nwanpaka, who hails from Abia State.
Their other victims include a chieftain of APC in Kaduna State, Dr. Abdulmalik Durunguwa; a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly and Durunguwa's wife who was again abducted by the suspects after the husband had regained his freedom. Crdt: Punchng
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Home » Tell Me Why Numerous Questions and Answers » Why Does Hair Turn Gray?
People with gray or white hair didn't always have hair that color. Their hair may once have been black or brown, light blond or flaming red.
Your hair grows from special hair follicles which are underneath the surface of your skin. The color of hair comes from a pigment (coloring matter) that is deposited in the new hair cells as they form in the hair roots.
As a person grows older, less and less pigment is deposited in the newly forming hair cells. The hair gradually becomes gray or white because of the lack of added color. A person's hair color is inherited.
How early we get gray hair is determined by our genes. This means that most of us will start having gray hairs around the same age that our parents or grandparents first did.
Gray hair is more noticeable in people with darker hair because it stands out, but people with naturally lighter hair are just as likely to go gray. From the time a person notices a few gray hairs, it may take more than 10 years for all of that person's hair to turn gray.


Family & Kid friendly resorts in Puerto Rico. Ideas for Family getaways & holidays.
One of the best luxury family & kid friendly resorts in Puerto Rico for unforgettable family getaways & holidays in the Caribbean.
Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve offers an array of amenities and facilities including three spectacular 18-hole golf courses, The Beach Club featuring adult and family pools, and the historic Rockefeller Nature Trail – an open-air sanctuary from land to sea and so much more.
Privileges at the Watermill, an aquatic playground located on the property for children and adults.
Ritz Kids club – provides your child with enthralling activities based on the four pillars of the program – water, land, environmental responsibility and culture.
Set on a private peninsula in an ideal location near Old San Juan, just a 15-minute drive from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), the resort has a private check-in as well as a pool and whirlpool exclusively for Villas guests.
Guests can also enjoy all of the resort amenities, including the Kids' Club, Las Olas Spa, tennis courts, nine restaurants and bars, tropical gardens and bird sanctuary and a secluded beach offering water sports and activities.
One of the greatest family friendly hotels & kid friendly resorts in Puerto Rico with many family amenitis such as Children's Activities, Children's Menu, Cribs, High chairs, Playground and more.
An secluded beach enclave, one of the spectacular family & kid friendly resorts in Puerto Rico is a full-service beachfront hotel paradise.
The hotel also provides Wi-Fi Internet in guestrooms, lobby, pool and beach side, Spa, Televised In-Room Yoga, 10 on-site restaurants and lounges, Rio Mar Casino, Child Care Services, Mandara Spa with Salon Services & Fitness Center, Hot Tubs, Kids Playground, Hiking / Biking Nature Trails, Tennis Complex, Waterslide & Children's Wading Pool and much more.
One of the unforgettable kid friendly hotels in Puertto Rico for unique family holidays & getaways.
One of the best family & kid friendly resorts in Puerto Rico Caribbean, a highly sophisticated architectural gem nestled on Coco Beach, Río Grande.
Just a scenic 30 minutes from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and the greater San Juan.
Settle into a brisk round of golf in the morning or an afternoon simply lazing on a Bali bed beside Puerto Rico's largest lagoon-style pool, with four integrated whirlpools. Further entertain yourself at three lighted tennis courts, or be entertained with live music at Avenue Bar.
Activities center and Kids Club, including babysitting service and daily activities for children of all ages.
Spa treatments, Salsa and Meringue dance classes, two world-class 18-hole championship golf courses, board games, water aerobics, yoga, volleyball, and so much more. One of the memorable kid friendly resorts in Puerto Rico.
24-Hour fitness center overlooking the pool and beach.
Oceanfront massages ranging from 15 minutes to 50 minutes.
24-Hour heated outdoor free-form pool with a hot tub.
Papaya Oceanfront Grill, a swim-up pool bar.
A toddler pool and children's area.
Baby floats, kids' colored tubes, beach balls, goggles and bed floats available during the day and much more.
One of the best family & kid friendly resorts in Puerto Rico, Caribbean.


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Find: Apple drops secrecy, confirms iOS 5, iCloud on tap at WWDC 2011
Why'd they tell early? To put a musical stake in the ground?
Apple drops secrecy, confirms iOS 5, iCloud on tap at WWDC 2011
Apple announced today that it plans to introduce the next generation of its mobile platform, iOS 5, as well as a new cloud service called iCloud at the Worldwide Developers Conference next week on Monday, June 6. This is a highly unusual move for Apple, which normally tries to keep their center-ring announcements secret until the scheduled event.
In a press release, Apple says that iOS 5 will be unveiled alongside iCloud and OS X 10.7 Lion. However, there are no follow-up details on any of the software; the only official tidbit on iCloud is that it is an "upcoming cloud services offering."
There have been unofficial trickles of information on all three products over the last few months. iCloud is rumored to be a "digital locker" type service, not unlike Amazon's recently released cloud services for storing music. iOS 5 is expected to be a major overhaul to the operating system and may include features like over-the-air updates and a new mapping capability, though it will likely not make its way to related devices until this coming fall.
The week before any Apple event is often a time of rabid speculation and digging on the part of news outlets because Apple usually tries so hard to keep its new products under lock and key. Now that Apple is trying to take control of the information flow nearly a week before WWDC starts on June 6, we wonder if we'll see more official details emerge on iOS 5 and iCloud in the next few days.
UPDATE: The Wall Street Journal said today that Apple has likely finished negotiations with the four major record labels, but similar licensing with music publishing companies is still underway. Furthermore, Apple also appears to be working on deals for streaming movies and TV shows via iCloud, according to CNET.


Charges for phone calls in the UK vary depending on the type of number being called. The huge variety of phone companies and tariffs available means that costs can vary considerably - but a rough idea of call costs for popular numbers from a personal mobile phone is given below.
The first few digits of a phone number give an idea of what call costs apply.
Costs quoted are typical charges for personal customers and last checked during March 2019.
Charges apply to UK numbers only. 01481, 01534 and 01624 numbers, as well as some 07 mobile phone prefixes, are used for the Channel Islands and Isle of Man and are often charged at higher rates.


Response parameter is acceleration for 5% damping.
Also provide coefficients for constant-ductility inelastic spectral ordinates and structural behaviour factors for application within Eurocode 8.
Coefficients only reported for 29 periods — graphs for rest.
Note that coefficients are not smooth functions w.r.t. period, which is undesirable for practical purposes. Smooth coefficients using Savitzky-Golay procedure with a span of 19 and a quadratic polynomial and then recomputed σ. Verify that smoothing does not disturb inherent correlation between model parameters by comparing correlation matrix of coefficients before and after smoothing. Find that smoothing has little effect on matrix nor on σ.


Hell yeah, this book is the compilation of "Hellboy in Hell" issues 1-5 and Mike Mignola is back to drawing Hellboy (just an FYI if you don't know Mike Mignola is the creator of Hellboy). Anyway, this collection takes place after "The Storm and the Fury" and Hellboy having sacrificed himself is now in HELL.
The artwork is to die for, the story is captivating and you just keep going "what's next?". I got an ARC copy from Netgalley, but I will definitly be buying me a physical copy of this book.


Amanda Mathis Riedling is a top-rated attorney practicing in the Marietta, Georgia area. Providing legal representation in Georgia for a variety of different issues, Amanda Riedling was selected to Rising Stars for 2019. She is admitted to practice before the courts in Georgia.
After completing undergraduate studies, Amanda Mathis Riedling attended law school. Amanda Riedling was enrolled at University of Georgia School of Law. She earned a juris doctor degree in 2011. Amanda Riedling would be admitted to the practice of law in 2011.
Attorneys like Amanda Mathis Riedling are recognized by their peers for their outstanding work and commitment to the spirit of the legal profession. Their knowledge of the law, professional work ethic, and advocacy on behalf of their clients allow them to stand out among other attorneys in the field.
Amanda Riedling represents clients with Estate Planning & Probate issues.


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Brick Sets Its Summerfest Band Schedule for 2023
Jessie's Girl performs at Summerfest in 2022. (Photo: Township of Brick)
The Jersey Shore may be heading into the chilliest time of the year, but Brick Township officials had summer fun on their minds Tuesday night.
The township council approved a contract with an events management firm to set the band schedule for 2023 Summerfest concert series, which will once again consist of four events with food, a beer and wine garden, activities and a fireworks display each week. The governing body also voted in favor of seeking bids for the other aspects of the annual series of events at Windward Beach Park.
The council approved a $33,000 agreement with LaGuardia and Associates, of Cedar Grove, N.J., for the cost of the bands to perform. The cost of Summerfest is covered each year by corporate sponsorships as well as revenue generated from food and beverage contracts. The band schedule is as follows:
June 29: Super Trans Am (The band will also perform along with the fireworks show after the main concert to celebrate Independence Day.)
July 6: Garden State Radio
July 13: The Amish Outlaws
July 20: Jessie's Girl
The events in 2023, as in most recent years, will also include a car show, National Night Out, and Fall Fest in addition to the regular Summerfest events.
The township council also voted in favor of soliciting bids for a fireworks vendor, food trucks in a number of categories, ice cream trucks for the entire summer, and the beer and wine garden concession at Summerfest, the car show and Fall Fest.
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Volunteering for our Meal Ministry is highly rewarding, and we welcome individuals and groups of any size to join us in serving.
Dinner for unsheltered homeless persons and the working poor occurs every night of the year at 6pm, and on Sunday mornings at 8:30am in the dining room of the Towers Center of Hope at 900 W. Adams Street in Downtown Jacksonville. The line forms at 5:30pm at the gate on the Davis Street side of the building.
Our Meal Ministry is staffed through volunteers from churches, civic groups, local businesses, families and individuals who want to give back to the community. We'd love to have your help!
Our food pantry provides about 250 income-eligible households per week with supplemental groceries. It operates out of the warehouse of our Social Services building at 140 N. Davis Street in downtown Jacksonville (adjacent to the Towers Center of Hope), and is open Monday through Friday from 9am - noon, subject to food supply.
If you are living with family/friends and you are not on the lease, you must present a letter from the person on the lease that states they allow you to live with them (include the address) and bring the lease with their name on it.


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Guido Rossa, född 1 december 1934 i Cesiomaggiore i Veneto, död 24 januari 1979 i Genua, var en italiensk metallarbetare och kommunistisk aktivist som mördades av Röda brigaderna.

Röda Brigaderna sköt ihjäl Rossa, eftersom man ansåg att denne hade förrått proletariatets sak genom att samarbeta med det italienska kommunistpartiets ledare Enrico Berlinguer, som starkt motsatte sig Röda brigadernas metoder. Den konkreta handling som utlöste brigadernas straffaktion mot Rossa var att han hade avslöjat identiteten på brigadernas kontaktperson på sin arbetsplats Italsider för facket och polisen. Ett tremannakommando under ledning av Riccardo Dura skickades hem till Rossa för att utföra en så kallad "gambizzazione", det vill säga att skjuta honom i benen. Uppdraget var redan utfört och brigadisterna redo att lämna platsen när något gick snett och Dura sköt ett dödande skott i bröstet på Rossa.

Mordet på Rossa väckte enorm indignation, och omkring 250 000 människor närvarade vid hans begravning. Röda brigadernas stöd bland arbetarklassen var nu tillintetgjort.

Externa länkar
 Associazione Italiana Vittime del Terrorismo

Födda 1934
Avlidna 1979
Italienska politiker
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Mördade italienska politiker
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The Roli Seaboard Block is a powerful MPE controller keyboard designed to work within the Roli Block architecture, meaning you can add highly expressive playability to your live or studio rig with ease and forgo sacrificing extra controller capabilities.
The Seaboard Block incorporates all the technology found in the Rise series, where each key press is assigned its own MIDI channel, therefore making modulation possible on a per note basis. When coupled with the other Blocks, you can build a very powerful, completely custom MIDI controller for you live or studio applications.
Seaboard Block has 25 notes and dual touch strips found on the rise series, which provide a very realistic feeling playing surface especially when used with acoustic instruments and samples.
If you've ever thought about getting to the MPE game, the Seaboard Block is a great place to start your system. Pick up a single block from the Roli range and then start building your own custom MIDI controller system.


Organic compounds are compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen and often oxygen or nitrogen. Organic compounds are named so because they are associated with living organisms. Several important types of organic compounds include carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids and proteins.
One of the more basic ideas in Biological Chemistry is the idea of organic compounds. Now the name organic literally means it's alive. And what scientists found out a long time ago, is a lot of the molecules that are in living creatures are actually based on carbon. And so now we call these carbon-based molecules organic molecules.
Now why is carbon used so much? Carbon is a very useful atom because it can form four bonds and pretty much most of the bonds that it forms are covalent cause it's fairly strong but not too strong in terms of its electoral negativity. So in this example here it's bound to four different elements and each one of these bonds is covalent or polar-covalent.
Now in the big group of organic compounds perhaps the most useful of them are the organic polymers. Now I'll get into what are polymers in just a moment but the four basic groups are the lipids which are things like well fats and waxes. There is proteins which make up things like your muscles, your hair, your finger nails, the front of your eye. A carbohydrate which make up the sugars and the starches that we love to eat and the nucleic acids which makes up those very important molecules called DNA and RNA.
Now a polymer as I mentioned previously, what that is is a long molecule made out of a bunch of smaller molecules called monomers. It's kind of like how a train is actually a long string of train cars that have been hooked together. We call the individual train cars of a polymer monomers like I said. And within the lipids they have different monomers then there are proteins which have different monomers and the carbohydrates and the nucleic acids.
Now I'm going to go ahead and look at how do we link these monomers together? Over here I've drawn a couple of monomers. These would be monosaccharides which are the individual monomers of carbohydrates that when you link them together, two monosaccharides make a disaccharide. More than two, you start getting into, you don't care how many so you just call them many of the saccharides or polysaccharides. So here's one monosaccharide or sugar, here's another monosaccharide. To get them to hook together, what I'm going to do is I'm going to pull off the OH group from here. And I'll just put that over to the side. There's now a bond here that's open to join to this oxygen but it's already got the two bonds that it normally needs to make. So I'll just pull that hydrogen off and now that oxygen will easily bond to that carbon and now I have a disaccharide or dimmer generically. Now you notice I pulled out water from it. What do we call this process? Well, what do you call it when you remove water from something? That's called dehydration. This pen's dying, goodbye. Dehydration, so we poured out our water. And why did we pull out water? We pulled out water in order to make something. Now scientists don't like to use the term "make" so instead they use the term "synthesis" because it sounds cooler and more expensive. So it's called "dehydration synthesis," okay? And all of your organic polymers are made through the same basic process. You pull a hydrogen off of a one monomer, you pull an OH group off of another and they link together like this. So, how do I run this in reverse?
Well, remember I had that water molecule earlier. If only I could break this and put that hydrogen there, let me go ahead and do that. I, no let me just make a really long bond there. So I've broken that off, that means this bond here will break but that carbon right now is unstable. It needs some, what if I add that there. That's it. Now in order to make this happen what did I have to do? I had to break this water in half. What's the rule word that means water, hydro and there is another rule word called lys which means to break or split. Move these out of the way and I just turned that into a process name so it's called "hydrolysis." So hydrolysis is how do we split our polymers back into the monomers that we started with. And that's organic molecules.


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by The Stricken Land	on April 29, 2019 April 29, 2019
Hail there film fiends!
Muchos apologias for the long bout of radio silence, what with Christmas, having the builders in and generally juggling the life admin, I've had little to no time to devote myself to the site.
Four months into 2019 and I've finally managed to put fingers to keyboard and there's a backlog of ace looking releases coming up, the first of which comes from British retro horror outfit Dark Temple Pictures. Check out the splattertastic awesomeness of WINTERSKIN –
From acclaimed filmmaker Charlie Steeds, and starring David Lenik (Escape From Cannibal Farm) and Rowena Bentley (The House Of Violent Desire), comes a frostbitten frightfest that snatches the breath, Winterskin, available on digital May 21 from High Octane Pictures.
Gunned down in the snowy wilderness and desperate for shelter, Billy Cavanagh is taken in by kooky old lady Agnes, unaware that her isolated log cabin is being stalked by a bloodthirsty skinless creature hellbent on getting inside.
From Dark Temple Films, and also starring Barrington De La Roche, Peter Cosgrove, Kate Davies-Speak, John Lomas, Harrison Nash and Dylan Curtis, Winterskin is available May 21 on digital in North America.
More news on a UK release when I get it, but in the meantime UK and European horror fans can feast their eyes on the trailer and promotional images –
That's all for today folks, I'm hoping to post a review of WINTERSKIN in the next couple of weeks, but in the meantime keep your eyes peeled on the site as I'll be adding more new release news to the site this week!
Good morning film fiends! Lots of goodness on the slate this week including the ace looking LIFECHANGER. Let's dive in –
Erik Black is a broken soul due to the loss of his wife. He spends his days alone and self-medicating. All of that changes when his estranged son asks him to help him reach an undisclosed destination. There, he says, he will receive a divine message he believes will change the course of humanity. To survive they must stick together while fostering a belief in something greater than themselves.
PRODIGY, starring Tyler Roy Roberts (Z NATION), Cory Kays (LOOKING FOR ANDREW) and King Amir Allahyar (FAÇADE), on VOD December 4 and DVD January 1 from Uncork'd Entertainment.
400 Years Ago Sir Walter Raleigh Searched For El Dorado … Today It Was Found.
In the tradition of INDIANA JONES and TOMB RAIDER, comes a thrilling adventure in search of… the city of gold.
Vernon Wells (THE ROAD WARRIOR, COMMANDO, INNERSPACE), Christopher Atkins (THE BLUE LAGOON, THE PIRATE MOVIE) and Branscombe Richmond (CHICAGO MED, THE SCORPION KING) star in THE CITY OF GOLD, on VOD December 4 and DVD January 1, 2019.
An anguished media magnate, Jonathan Davenport, accompanies his estranged lover to the Peruvian Amazon in pursuit of a reclusive artist living in rebel occupation. Despite their philanthropic intentions, the mission proves to be the harbinger of something dark and ominous rooted deep within Jonathan.
John Charles Meyer (AVENGED), Adrienne Whitney Papp (THE RESIDENT), Riley Dandy (DOUBLE PLAY), Robbie Allen (HELLBLAZER) and Jennifer Rikert Wolski (ESCAPE ARTIST) star in a film directed by Harry Locke IV and written by Ronald A.Blum.
From High Octane Pictures, THE CITY OF GOLD on VOD December 4 and DVD January 1, 2019.
Anthony Peterson has 24 hours of air. A cell phone. And no way out.
In the tradition of SAW and BURIED, CARGO on VOD and DVD November 13 from Wild Eye Releasing.
A man wakes trapped inside a cargo container with only a cell phone and is given 24 hours by his kidnappers to raise ten million dollars in ransom or die.
Ron Thompson (American Me), Corbin Timbrook (The Glass Shield), Jose Rosete ("The Walking Dead: Red Machete") and Danika Fields ("The Doctors") star in a James Dylan film.
Swedish chiller THE CABIN, the debut feature for Johan Bodell, is set for a North American premiere this December.
Young American couple, Rose (Caitlin Crommett) and Harry (Christopher Lee Page) are on their way to visit Harrys family cabin. Both as a nostalgic vacation and as a way to rekindle their relationship. But they're not the only one that decided to visit the cabin this weekend… The vacation is quickly turned into a living nightmare for Rose and Harry as they meet a vicious sociopath, who invites them into a involuntary cat and mouse game.
THE CABIN, scripted by Erik Kammerland and produced by Alec Trachtenberg of Coast ART Productions and KW Studios, takes you to the rural backwater of the Swedish summer, and on a ride you will never forget.
Available on VOD/DVD December 4 from High Octane Pictures.
The highly anticipated LIFECHANGER will be released in North America January 1, 2019, by Uncork'd Entertainment.
Written and directed by Justin McConnell, LIFECHANGER tells of a murderous shape-shifter that sets out on a blood-soaked mission to make things right with the woman he loves.
Drew has an identity problem. Every few days, has to shape-shift, or face a painful death. He has to find someone and make a copy. He takes everything: their looks, memories, hopes, and dreams. Their entire life. He becomes them, and they die horribly. Enter Julia, the object of Drew's affection. How can he make things right when he's never the same person for very long? How do you gain back trust when who you are keeps changing? Part psychological thriller, part body horror, Lifechanger follows one shape-shifters' twisted quest to repair the damage he's caused, while leaving a trail of bodies in his wake.


Anne Gracie dominated the 2015 ARRA awards as readers celebrate their favourite books and authors. Other winners include Rachael Johns, Helene Young, Cathleen Ross, Sarah Mayberry, and Shannon Curtis.
An intricate suspense plot with an ambivalent romance makes for a tense emotional build-up that might not be every romance reader's cup of tea.
A night filled with upsets, keynotes for ARRC 2015, murder mayhem, and award-stealing shenanigans!
Kat's picks for the Australian Romance Readers Awards for 2013.
Finalists for the 2013 Romance Book of the Year awards, run by the Romance Writers of Australia.
Some highlights from GenreCon 2012 at The Rydges, Parramatta — November 2012.


Karen Needles is a President with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2012 Forum. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2015 with an average of 3,308 views per program. Most common tag: Lincoln, Abraham.


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For the first-time in Hawaii, The Kahala Hotel & Resort is partnering with Wine Spectator to offer a spectacular wine weekend on October 7 and 8 with three events featuring special guest, Gillian Ballance, Napa Master Sommelier: a 90+ Wine Tasting, a Master Sommelier Seminar and a five-course Wine Dinner at Hoku's.
The first event takes place Oceanside at The Kahala on Friday, October 7th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wine Spectator and Ballance will offer tastings for several 90+ rated wines including the recently rated 2014 Beringer Private Reserve Chardonnay at 92 pts, 2013 Penfolds Bin 389 (92 pts) and Hewitt Rutherford Cabernet rated 94 pts with delectable hors d'oeuvres by The Kahala's culinary team. The 90+ Wine Tasting is priced at $75 per person inclusive of food and beverages (tax and gratuity additional).
For wine aficionados, The Kahala will offer an educational tasting seminar, Blind Tasting 101 – How to Taste Like a Pro with Master Sommeliers Gillian Ballance, Patrick Okubo of The Estates Group, a division of Young's Market Company and Roberto Viernes general manager of American Wine and Spirits, a division of Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits on Saturday, October 8 from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. at the resort's Maile Ballroom and Foyer. Four wines will be blind tasted and the cost is $50 (tax and gratuity additional).
The final and last event of A Celebration of Wine at The Kahala ends with a special, five-course Hoku's Wine Dinner, Napa Valley Wine Trail prepared by Kahala executive chef, Wayne Hirabayashi and Hoku's chef de cuisine, Hiroshi Inoue paired with Wine Spectator selected wines on October 8 starting at 6:30 pm at Hoku's. Menu items include Kauai Ama Ebi, Pomegranate Roasted Foie Gras, Carta Fata Wrapped Local Onaga Snapper, Kona Maine Lobster, Cabernet Sauvignon Miyazaki Wagyu Beef Ragout & Kona Coffee Crusted Lamb Rack and Pineapple Tarte Tatin with Rosemary Ricotta Sorbet. Cost is $150 per person inclusive of food and beverages (tax and gratuity additional).
For event reservations and more information on A Celebration of Wine at The Kahala, call The Kahala's Dining Reservations at 808.739.8760 or visit https://www.kahalaresort.com/Dining/Dining-Offers-Favorites.