text:
JOHN WILLIAMS Fan Network – JWFAN
John Williams News, Discussion, Articles, Reviews, Analyses and Much More! | www.johnwilliams-music.com · www.jwfan.com
JWFan Forums
Concert Works
JWFan
CD & Digital
Williams/Spielberg
Reissues and Expansions
Original Soundtrack Albums
Re-recordings & Compilations
Score Analyses & Cue Lists
TV Works
'The Rise of Skywalker' Score Receives Grammy Nomination
John Williams has received his 72nd Grammy Award Nomination for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in the category of 'Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media'. Also nominated in this category are the original soundtrack albums for Ad Astra by…
John Williams hopes "to be in Berlin with the Orchestra Next October" (BBC Radio Interview)
In an interview aired at BBC Radio 4 on the occasion of his RPS Gold Medal, John Williams mentioned that he hopes "to be in Berlin with the orchestra next October", and by Spring he'll "be able to work" (Williams'…
Williams Receives Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
John Williams was announced as the recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal – one of the highest honours in music, recognising outstanding musicianship since 1870 – as part of the 2020 RPS Awards Presentation on 18 November. John…
Princess of Asturias Award – John Williams' Acceptance Speech (VIDEO)
John Williams' accepts the Princess of Asturias Award from his home in Los Angeles. View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Williams (@johnwilliams.music) on Oct 17, 2020 at 3:48pm PDT Full transcript: Hello. I'm John Williams, speaking…
John Williams and Ennio Morricone, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
Composers Ennio Morricone and John Williams have been granted the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, as announced June 5 by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award. Due to the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Williams Wins Five IFMCA Awards
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2019 IFMCA AWARDS; JOHN WILLIAMS REIGNS SUPREME WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS HONORING HIS FINAL STAR WARS SCORE, THE RISE OF SKYWALKER FEBRUARY 20, 2020 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces…
John Williams Saluted on His 88th Birthday at Pre-Oscars Music Reception
There's nothing like being honored for your 52nd Oscar nomination on your 88th birthday and finding yourself serenaded by 350 of the town's top composers and songwriters. But that was Saturday afternoon for composer John Williams at the Society of Composers…
Williams Wins 25th Grammy
John Williams has won the Grammy Award in the Best Instrumental Composition category for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite, the Recording Academy announced. The piece, recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Ross, is heard within the…
Williams Receives 52nd Academy Award Nomination
John Williams has received his 52nd Academy Award nomination for his score to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, it was announced on Monday. Williams' score has been nominated along with Joker by Hildur Guðnadóttir, Little Women by Alexandre Desplat, Marriage…
'The Rise of Skywalker' Receives BAFTA Nomination
Williams' score for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is among the nominees for this year's British Academy Film Awards, which will take place on Sunday, February 2. Newman, Giacchino, Desplat and Guđnadóttir are the other nominees in the Original Score category: BEST ORIGINAL SCORE 1917…
John Williams and 'The President's Own'
2003/2008 Live Recordings
War of the Worlds 2-CD
2005 Film Score
(Complete Score)
John Williams in Vienna
2020 Live Recording
The River: Music from the Motion Picture
(Original Album + Complete Score)
Far and Away: Expanded Edition
(Original Soundtrack Album)
Disaster Movie Soundtrack Collection
1972-1974 Film Scores
(4CD Box Set featuring the complete scores for The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno and Earthquake)
Minority Report: Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
New arrangements for violin and orchestra of John Williams film themes
Monsignor: Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Celebrating John Williams
Live recording by the LA Phil conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
Hooten Plays Williams
New recording of John Williams' Trumpet Concerto
Superman: The Movie - 40th Anniversary Remastered Edition
(Complete Score + Original Album)
Harry Potter: The John Williams Soundtrack Collection
(7CD Box Set including John Williams' complete scores for the first three Harry Potter films)
Schindler's List: 25th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack
(Original Album + Additional Music)
Land of the Giants - 50th Anniversary Soundtrack Collection
1968 TV Score
(4CD Box Set including John Williams' complete score for the series pilot)
Dracula: The Deluxe Edition
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - 35th Anniversary: Limited Edition 2LP VINYL
Saving Private Ryan: 20th Anniversary Limited Edition
More releases:
Reissues & Expansions
The John Williams Collection
The Legacy of John Williams
John Williams Discography
Directed by J.J. Abrams
Music Composed by John Williams
Highwood's Ghost: An Encounter for Cello, Harp and Orchestra
Han Solo Theme and Original Star Wars Music by John Williams. Score composed and adapted by John Powell
Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams
FULL SCORES PERFORMED LIVE TO PICTURE
(Not conducted by John Williams)
Archives Select Month January 2021 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 September 2010 August 2010 May 2010 April 2010 December 2009 October 2009 September 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 January 2009 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 June 2007 February 2007 November 2006 September 2006 August 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 January 2006 December 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 November 2004 September 2004 August 2004 June 2004 May 2004 March 2004 February 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 October 2002 August 2002 July 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 February 2002 November 2001 August 2001 July 2001 June 2001 May 2001 November 2000 June 2000 April 2000 February 2000 October 1999 June 1999 June 1998 June 1997 June 1996 June 1994 June 1993 June 1992 June 1990 June 1989 June 1988 June 1987 June 1986 June 1983 June 1982 June 1981 June 1980 June 1979 June 1975
Here you can play casinoluck.ca games online. Check this site online casino go for Australian players. Visit this site to play kiwi gambling.
Copyright © 2021 JOHN WILLIAMS Fan Network – JWFAN. All Rights Reserved. The Magazine Basic Theme by bavotasan.com.


President Trump speaks at the White House on June 1, 2018.
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's foundation served as a personal piggy bank for his businesses, legal bills and presidential campaign, New York's attorney general said Wednesday as she sued the charity, Trump and three of his children.
The Donald J. Trump Foundation "was little more than a checkbook for payments from Mr. Trump or his businesses to nonprofits, regardless of their purpose or legality," Democratic AG Barbara Underwood said as she sued to dissolve the foundation and seek $2.8 million in restitution.
Foundation attorney Sheri Dillon and a Trump Organization spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to messages seeking comment. She still represents the foundation.
Underwood's predecessor, Democrat Eric Schneiderman, began investigating the foundation in 2016 following Washington Post reports that foundation spending personally benefited the presidential candidate. Schneiderman ordered the foundation to stop fundraising in New York.


At the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Conference last week, I provided an overview of some constitutional challenges to workers' compensation. Five years ago, that would have been a ten minute discussion, but constitutional challenges have trended from the exception to the norm.
For context, remember our government is a product of power granted by the people and the states. The federal government is defined and empowered by the U.S. Constitution. And, each state also has its own constitution. There are similarities and consistencies among them, but differences also. When discussing constitutional challenges, it is critical that we remember these might be based on a state's constitution, the U.S. Constitution, or both.
I was surprised by the response to my audience question, "from where did your rights come?" A majority insisted their rights came from the Constitution. A lone voice insisted they were wrong. I agreed and reminded them that "all men are created equal, they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights." Government does not give rights – you have rights because you exist.
Upon the fundamental foundations of inalienable rights and government power, states have enacted a statutory process for the mutual renunciation of rights and we call it workers' compensation.
The recent constitutional challenges fall into several categories including the preemption doctrine, separation of powers, due process, equal protection, access to courts, and compensation for labor.
Preemption is not a new subject. The U.S. Constitution has been around for over 230 years. Preemption is based upon Article VI., "the supremacy clause." If the U.S. government exercises a legitimate power, and legislates, then the states are precluded from contradicting that action. Furthermore, under some constructs, such as the "dormant commerce clause," the states may be precluded from acting in an area in which the federal government is empowered, but in which it declines to act.
Another constitutional concept often cited is access to courts. There is no stated recognition of a right of access to courts in the U.S. Constitution. However, that right has been implied through the 5th and 14th Amendments; the basis is that no rights are protected if an individual cannot enlist the aid of the judiciary in enforcement.
The 14th Amendment memorializes equal protection and due process. Many ponder the seeming repetition of due process recognition in the 5th and 14th Amendments. The explanation is simple, early U.S. Supreme Court analysis concluded that the Bill of Rights protections forbid the national government, that is the one created by that constitution, from impairing rights, but did not prevent the states from doing so. With the reiteration of this language in the 14th, and the addition of "no state shall," the recognitions of the Bill of Rights are extended to actions by the states.
Attorney fee challenges have been a staple of Florida workers' compensation litigation for most of this century. The Florida statute precludes injured workers from paying their attorney as they wish; fees since 2009 have been set by a specific formula based on the value of benefits obtained by the attorney.
Florida attorneys contend this violates equal protection (14th Amendment), inhibits access to courts (14th Amendment), the right to contract, and the right to compensation for labor.
Until 2001 our statute had a formula that produced a presumptive attorney's fee. The value of benefits obtained, through this formula, equated to a presumptively fair fee. It was a "floor" not a "ceiling." So if that fee was adequate the attorney would stipulate to it; if that fee was not believed adequate the attorney could ask the judge of compensation claims to award an attorney's fee on an hourly basis. So in cases in which the formula yielded a high fee, with an effective hourly rate of $1,000 or more, the presumption generally required that fee to be paid. Alternatively, when the formulary yielded a lower fee, the presumption was set aside and "reasonable fee" was awarded or agreed.
In 2001 that formula was changed from a presumption to a near absolute. However, there was some language left in the statute describing the fees as "reasonable." Various cases were litigated on the constitutional challenges. In 2008, the Florida Supreme Court sidestepped those issues. In Murray v. Mariner, 994 So.2d 1051 (Fla. 2008), the Court concluded that the word "reasonable" in this statute precluded the absolute application of the formula, and ordered the continued awarding of hourly attorney fees.
The Florida Legislature acted rapidly in 2009 and removed "reasonable" from the statute. We now watch for the Supreme Court to rule in the case of Castellanos v. Next Door Company, 124 So. 3d 392 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013), essentially the same access to courts, due process, equal protection arguments previously raised in Murray. It has been back before the Court now for almost 2 years.
A good example of due process is found in Florida Workers Advocates v. The State of Florida. Here, and employee sued his employer in a tort claim and the employer asserted the protection of workers' compensation exclusive remedy.
After the employer raise that defense, interest groups Florida Workers Advocates (FWA) and the Worker's Injury Liability Group (WILG) intervened. The original parties resolved their differences and FWA/WILG were left alone in the case. They therefore obtained the court's permission to involve another injured worker, Ms. Padgett, as plaintiff and substitute The State of Florida as the defendant for consideration of legal questions regarding constitutionality of exclusive remedy.
Substantively, the plaintiffs argued that the value of benefits afforded injured workers has declined so in recent decades that the "Grand Bargain" is no longer "grand" or even sufficient to support the corresponding employer benefit of tort immunity.
The plaintiffs added The State of Florida to the case, and sent a notification that this case would challenge the constitutionality of a statute. They contended that this notification was sufficient to put the state on notice. The plaintiffs did not serve notice and a complaint on the state, or on Ms. Padgett's employer (who could ultimately be sued in tort if the plaintiff's prevailed on their constitutionality argument).
As the state and employer were never served, neither showed up to defend the allegations. The trial judge, having heard from one side, signed a lengthy order siding with the plaintiffs and concluding that Florida exclusive remedy is unconstitutional.
The state sought review by the Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal, which reversed the trial judge. The Court concluded that failure to serve the state was problematic, and that the issue of constitutionality of exclusive remedy was no longer relevant to the case after the original employee and employer in the case withdrew.
The Florida Supreme Court declined to review that decision in December. However, it accepted Stahl v. Hialeah Hospital, a case which raises similar issues, and will hold oral arguments in April.
There has been a great deal said about Oklahoma's recent reforms.
Oklahoma is about 3 years into a major revision of its worker's compensation statute. As soon as it was passed a constitutional challenge was taken and we hear a lot about Coates v. Fallon 316 P.3d 924 (OK 2013)(December 16, 2013).
Too many people cite Coates for the proposition that the Oklahoma reform law is "constitutional." That is not the substance of that decision. The only constitutional issue raised in Coates was whether the bill that resulted in the new statute contained too many various different subjects.
The challengers contended that the breadth of topics in the bill was a violation of the Oklahoma Constitution, which limits bills to a "single subject." The Coates court concluded that "workers compensation" is a single subject, and thus the bill was procedurally appropriate.
This does not mean that the Oklahoma reforms are constitutional, or not. It means that those questions are left for another day. A variety of substantive challenges remain pending at this time.
Delegation was a significant issue in 2015.
Delegation occurs when a government agency asks some other body to act on its behalf. The existence of workers' compensation is a legislative delegation of authority to executive agencies in the various states.
We see a multitude of situations in workers' compensation where states adopt the disability guidelines, treatment guidelines, drug formularies, or other benchmarks.
These "adoptions" are not "delegation." But, when Pennsylvania adopted the AMA Guides, the 4th Edition was contemporary. In its statute adopting the Guides, it included language that that the "most current edition" would be used.
Thereafter, the AMA published the Fifth Edition and later the Sixth Edition. The law suggested that with each such AMA action, the legally adopted Guides changed.
Similar language has been used in other states. The New Mexico Supreme Court concluded that this language meant the "most recent" edition of the Guides at the time that the statute was passed.
Asked to interpret the meaning, the Pennsylvania appellate court declined that interpretation in 2015 and instead concluded that this language delegated authority for the process and substance of the official Guides to the AMA. This, it concluded, was unconstitutional delegation of state power to a private organization.
These and other intriguing questions are before courts across the country. Constitutional challenges are popular at this time as statutory changes change the perceptions of the employers and carriers for which workers' compensation was created.


text:
Senators' draft was 'one of the biggest nights in franchise history'
Tim Stutzle is one of the top-ranked prospects heading into the NHL draft and talks about how Germany has become a big player in the hockey world.
| October 7, 2020, 1:12 AM
OTTAWA — For the first time in their history, the Ottawa Senators came away from the NHL Draft with two picks in the top five.
And the hockey operations department couldn't be happier.
The Senators feel they have two franchise cornerstones; one at forward, the other on the blue line, in Tim Stuetzle and Jake Sanderson. And a tough little centre, Ridly Greig, to round out the haul. General manager Pierre Dorion called it "one of the biggest nights in franchise history."
It was hard to argue with that.
"These three picks tonight are going to be such important players for our future success," Dorion said, "for when we are going to have long, successful playoff runs."
Stuetzle went third overall — matching his Mannheim, Germany mentor, Leon Draisaitl. With the fifth-overall pick, Ottawa looked to the USNTDP and the son of long-time NHL forward Geoff Sanderson. At No. 28 Ottawa took the gritty Greig, whose father, Mark, played in the NHL with several teams, including the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames.
Here are Dorion's breakdowns of all three:
"Tim Stuetzle is an elite talent, a dynamic offensive player. "He's got great speed, great hockey IQ, great skills. At the same time, he just generates offence shift after shift.
"We look forward to having him in our lineup as early as next season."
Sanderson, Dorion confirmed, will be playing this year at the University of North Dakota.
"When you come out of the draft with the best defenceman in the draft, you feel you have definitely accomplished something."
"I know sometimes the fancier picks are the forwards, they're a bit more sexy, but we feel Jake is the best defenceman in the draft and we're elated to take him at five. Jake plays an all-around game, [he's] a high-compete player. He's someone that defends well, takes the body and he's highly underrated for what he brings to the table offensively."
Dorion likes the idea of Thomas Chabot, Sanderson and Erik Brannstrom all on the left side of his defence, complimented by righties such as Jacob Bernard-Docker and Lassi Thomson.
As for Greig, he's competitive and can play at centre or wing. Dorion called him the "cherry on top of the sundae."
"You're looking at someone who will impact our hockey club for years to come. He has character and talent."
Stuetzle, 18, was introduced by Jeopardy game host Alex Trebek, a former University of Ottawa student. Trebek, who is battling Stage 4 cancer, lit up the screen with his Jeopardy-style announcement. Though the German had never heard of the U.S. TV show, he got a kick out of the presentation.
The Trebek idea originated with owner Eugene Melnyk and his girlfriend. Dorion said the group was elated to have someone Trebek announce "a franchise-defining pick." They taped three segments with the TV star. Stuetzle was the keeper.
The 6-1, 187-pound forward has already shown he can produce against grown men in the DEL. In 41 games last season, the top-ranked European skater produced 34 points, including seven goals. Stuetzle has moves, and is an excellent skater. As Sportsnet prospect guru Sam Cosentino put it: He has feet to match his hands. Patrick Kane and Mitch Marner are the NHL comparables, at least in style.
Past midnight in Germany, Stuetzle was watching the draft from the Mannheim Whistle Sports Club, which erupted when his name was called. "It's a big honour to play for the capital of Canada," Stuetzle later said over Zoom with Ottawa media. "Hopefully soon."
He was beaming through much of his interview, so it's no surprise he describes himself as a "guy who always has a smile on his face."
The rest of the Stuetzle on Stuetzle analysis:
"I want to be a leader, I have a very good work ethic… am good at playmaking, skating and skills. I want to win. I hate to lose. I'm a good player, a work ethic player and always work hard on the ice."
Last week, Trent Mann, Ottawa's chief amateur scout, said there have been internal debates about whether Stuetzle should line up at centre, where he played his youth hockey, or on left wing, where he plays in the DEL.
"I think I can play both," Stuetzle said. "It was good for me to start as a pro on the wing but I think in a couple of years I can be a good centre."
Following fellow Mannheim grads Leon Draisaitl and Moritz Seider as top-10 NHL picks, Stuetzle called his selection at No. 3 "very good for German hockey."
"What Leon did is unbelievable," Stuetzle said, of Draisaitl's Hart Trophy season, "and many young kids look up to him."
Sorry professor, I'm getting drafted
Jake Sanderson informed his Biology professor at the University of North Dakota that he would was skipping his late-afternoon class Tuesday because, well, he was about to be drafted into the NHL. "I just had to email her… she knows it's a once in a lifetime opportunity," Sanderson said. "She was pretty excited.
"I will be in class next week and will talk to her," Sanderson said, politely.
I think she will understand. Especially working at the hockey hotbed of UND, where two other Senators prospects thrive, defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker (26th overall, 2019) and forward Shane Pinto (32nd overall, 2018).
After he was picked, Sanderson quickly texted those two and posed for pictures with them. JBD, as Bernard-Docker is known, is expected to be Sanderson's defence partner at UND this season.
"Jacob is an unreal role model," Sanderson said. "He is so professional with how he carries himself around the rink. He is definitely someone I look up to."
Sanderson, the first defenceman picked, said it was surreal to be sitting in his own living room (where he's watched previous drafts) while being selected. "It's a little bit of a different draft this year but I think it's kind of special in its own way," he said.
Sanderson is 6-2, 185 pounds and renowned for his smooth defensive play and uncanny gap control. He is expected to join Chabot to help anchor the Senators blue line for years to come.
Though the defensive side of the game (a Senators need, for sure) is his calling card, Sanderson showed some late season offence, tying for the scoring lead at the U-18 Five Nations tournament.
"I think my offensive game has grown, even since the end of the season," Sanderson said via Zoom. "It was something I have been working on. My shot, my accuracy. I think I have more offensive upside and I am excited to show it."
Having his father Geoff, a veteran of 1,104 NHL games, alongside him as his name was called was perfect. "My dad has been huge for me. He's been with me every step of the way and I'm very grateful for that. Obviously having him here today is very special. He had a great career in the NHL and it's something I want to do too."
Greig, chip off the old block
Ridly Greig's father, Mark, routinely logged more than 100 penalty minutes as a junior in Lethbridge. Ridly, though just 5-11 and 162 pounds, has his dad's grit, but brings added skill to. Greig had 26 goals, 60 points and 83 penalty minutes for the WHL Brandon Wheat Kings, while drawing comparisons to Brad Marchand and Mike Richards.
"I'm maybe not as nasty or greasy as him," Greig said of the Marchand comparisons, but did say he loves to hit and play a two-way game.
Greig, who hails from Lethbridge, sat with several key family members, including his great-grandmother and a grandmother holding a pillow with his photo on it. "I was feeling a lot of different emotions," Greig said, thankful for the family support.
Sens unveil new logo, jersey
When they do join the big club, the new Senators will be wearing Ottawa's new/old 2D logos and jerseys, based on the look from 1992-2007. The logo was unveiled previously, but the new sweaters were revealed just prior to the draft on local Ottawa television.
The home details pic.twitter.com/nzOSTLjQ3V
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 7, 2020
Winger Brady Tkachuk and Chabot modeled the away whites and new black home unis, with virtual images shown online.
Earlier in the day, Tkachuk said in a radio interview the black sweaters are the "coolest, best things" going. Fans are going to love them, he said.
Judging by reviews on social media, they already do.
senators-draft-one-biggest-nights-franchise-history
Save Your SelectionsNEXT
Favourite TeamsDONE
© 2000-2020 Rogers Media. All rights reserved.Privacy PolicyAd ChoicesTerms of Service
{* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


the current way of dealing with POAManager objects is less than satisfactory.
or I have to traverse the POA tree and build the list as I go.
POA manager factory that permits a name to be attached to a POA manager.
to POA managers, so we can do things like configure port numbers, etc.
actual policies that apply would still be proprietary).


text:
#pragma once
#include <aws/ssm/SSM_EXPORTS.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSString.h>
#include <utility>

namespace Aws
{
namespace Utils
{
namespace Json
{
  class JsonValue;
  class JsonView;
} // namespace Json
} // namespace Utils
namespace SSM
{
namespace Model
{

  /**
   *
A notification about the OpsItem.

See Also:
   AWS
   * API Reference

   */
  class AWS_SSM_API OpsItemNotification
  {
  public:
    OpsItemNotification();
    OpsItemNotification(Aws::Utils::Json::JsonView jsonValue);
    OpsItemNotification& operator=(Aws::Utils::Json::JsonView jsonValue);
    Aws::Utils::Json::JsonValue Jsonize() const;

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an Amazon Simple Notification Service
     * (Amazon SNS) topic where notifications are sent when this OpsItem is edited or
     * changed.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetArn() const{ return m_arn; }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an Amazon Simple Notification Service
     * (Amazon SNS) topic where notifications are sent when this OpsItem is edited or
     * changed.

     */
    inline bool ArnHasBeenSet() const { return m_arnHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an Amazon Simple Notification Service
     * (Amazon SNS) topic where notifications are sent when this OpsItem is edited or
     * changed.

     */
    inline void SetArn(const Aws::String& value) { m_arnHasBeenSet = true; m_arn = value; }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an Amazon Simple Notification Service
     * (Amazon SNS) topic where notifications are sent when this OpsItem is edited or
     * changed.

     */
    inline void SetArn(Aws::String&& value) { m_arnHasBeenSet = true; m_arn = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an Amazon Simple Notification Service
     * (Amazon SNS) topic where notifications are sent when this OpsItem is edited or
     * changed.

     */
    inline void SetArn(const char* value) { m_arnHasBeenSet = true; m_arn.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an Amazon Simple Notification Service
     * (Amazon SNS) topic where notifications are sent when this OpsItem is edited or
     * changed.

     */
    inline OpsItemNotification& WithArn(const Aws::String& value) { SetArn(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an Amazon Simple Notification Service
     * (Amazon SNS) topic where notifications are sent when this OpsItem is edited or
     * changed.

     */
    inline OpsItemNotification& WithArn(Aws::String&& value) { SetArn(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an Amazon Simple Notification Service
     * (Amazon SNS) topic where notifications are sent when this OpsItem is edited or
     * changed.

     */
    inline OpsItemNotification& WithArn(const char* value) { SetArn(value); return *this;}

  private:

    Aws::String m_arn;
    bool m_arnHasBeenSet = false;
  };

} // namespace Model
} // namespace SSM
} // namespace Aws

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


BimmerWorld Racing approaches one of the fastest circuits in North America with confidence, as the Dublin, Va.-based team feels its turbocharged BMW 328i (F30 chassis) race cars are well suited for Saturday's 2.5-hour IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (ICTSC) race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario.
The cars' 2-liter turbo engines are expected to excel on the long straights at the 2.459-mile road course, and the BMWs' Performance Friction brake package should help them handle the circuit's challenging 10 turns efficiently during the series' only event outside of the United States this season.
James Clay and Tyler Cooke will share the team's No. 84 OPTIMA Batteries BMW 328i while its No. 81 BimmerWorld BMW 328i will be driven by Jerry Kaufman and Kyle Tilley.
Saturday's race starts at 12:25 p.m. EDT. Live video streaming is available at imsa.com and imsa.tv.
When Saturday's race concludes, we're at the halfway point of the season. What grade do you give your team for the season so far, and why? What have been your biggest challenges and your biggest accomplishments so far? Are you on track to meet your goals? If not, what do you need to do to achieve them?
What do you think is the most challenging portion of the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park circuit, and why? Why do so many drivers have problems with Turn 2?
How suited are your BMWs for this particular circuit?
Canadians are known for their passion for motorsports. Have you ever experienced this first hand? If so, in what way?
How did you break your wrist, and how are you driving with a broken wrist? That would seem to be very uncomfortable at the very least. How are you coping?
"While coaching a client at Mid-Ohio, I found out moped driving requires skills that I clearly don't have. I was sitting on top of a hill at Turn 8, watching for my client, as I began to roll downwards. Instead of grabbing the brakes I took a handful of throttle and ended up rolling off and landing on my right wrist. Let's just say that next time, I'll be walking the track.
Your BMW qualified second for this race last year, just 0.179 off the pole and new track record. Were you driving for that run, or was your co-driver? The next-closest BMW was only 0.729 off your car's time but ended up starting 11th. What does this say about the level of competition in the series?
What makes Canadian Tire Motorsport Park great?
You're coming off your best finish of the year. What did you do differently at Watkins Glen, and how can you continue to improve?
You mentioned that at The Glen, your car's balance wasn't as good on a full fuel load as it was later in the race. What changes can you make to alleviate that?
You're British; in what way is Canadian Tire Motorsport Park like tracks in Europe, and in what ways is it different?
How do you think the BMWs will fair at this track? Does it suit them, or will other tracks suit them better?
What will be the keys to doing well in Saturday's race?
This track has a very active BMW Club. How important has the BMW Club been in your career? In a few sentences, can you tell us the most important ways it helps a young driver starting out?
The highlight of BimmerWorld's visit to Canadian Tire Motorsports Park on the outskirts of Toronto came with the standout performance of its Continental Tire Series rookie Andrie Hartanto. Driving the turbocharged No. 81 BimmerWorld BMW 328i with teammate Tyler Cooke, Hartanto pushed the F30-platform BMW to second place in qualifying at the high-speed road course, and quickly transitioned his front-row spot it into leading the Street Tuner class at CTMP.
The sister No. 84 OPTIMA Batteries BMW 328i driven by BimmerWorld team owner James Clay and Jason Briedis qualified 11th, and with Briedis starting the 2h30m race, the second-year racer followed Hartanto's theme by moving forward during the opening stint.
Cooke and Clay would took over their respective F30s with plans of racing to the podium, but rising ambient temperatures limited the results for both BimmerWorld entries, leaving the No. 81 an unrepresentative 10th at the finish and the OPTIMA Batteries BMW close behind in 13th.
"Andrie was a standout this weekend, qualifying the car on the front row to match Jason's best this year, and leading much of his stint," Clay said. "Our cars clearly have the speed but on a hotter track with high intake temps, especially when we start to get back in the pack, we are still hurting a little with heat-soaked turbo motors.
For Hartanto, who brings years of semi-pro experience to his maiden season in the Continental Tire Series, the chance to run up front was a demonstration of his capabilities and the collective strength offered within the BimmerWorld team.
And for Cooke, who has developed into one of the series' top young pros, the run to 10th only hinted at the potential within BimmerWorld's developing BMW F30 package.
The pace and frequency of the 2015 season continues to increase as the next race at Connecticut's Lime Rock Park arrives next week. Based on the potential shown at CTMP, Clay hopes it will carry into the short bullring circuit.
Briedis is also looking forward to taking BimmerWorld's OPTIMA Batteries BMW into the thick of the fight at Lime Rock.
A trip north of the border to the famed Mosport road course resulted in BimmerWorld's brightest day of the season with its brand-new turbocharged BMW 328i built on the F30 chassis platform. Just past the halfway point of the Continental Tire Series season, BimmerWorld team owner/driver James Clay and teammate Jason Briedis came home fifth in the Street Tuner class as the duo used all of the handling, braking and acceleration available to shine in Canada.
BimmerWorld made the bold decision to take on the sizeable F30 development project to build tows the future in the Street Tuner class, and to expand the Virginia-based team's expertise and aftermarket offerings for the German sedan. With one F30 and three BMW E90s competing under the BimmerWorld tent this year, Clay says at its current rate of development, a second F30 is in the pipeline to replace one of the E90s.
The fifth-place result for the No. 84 BimmerWorld F30 also represented the top finish within the team at Mosport, and Clay credits his rookie co-driver, who worked his way up through BimmerWorld's Driver Development program, for a big part of the excellent outcome.
Corey Fergus: Mosport was a better track for the BMWs. It was my first time racing there, but I quickly realized how great of a track it was. It's all about momentum and carrying speed without slowing the car down too much. It's a true driver's track. Everything just came together for me and it really clicked. The car felt great and I felt fast; like I was where I needed to be. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to show my stuff. That's racing I guess.
Tyler Cooke: P10 isn't a bad result at all, but it's also not the best result we wanted. The race was a tough race with a track that is very hard to pass. P10 has still kept us in the points and I think we have a great shot to do well at Indianapolis.
Seth Thomas: Our race was pretty typical of a race at Mosport where it becomes a chess match on how to gain positions. I didn't play chess that well this weekend as I picked some of the wrong moves on the restarts where I would either get pushed off the track or would have to back out of the throttle to avoid a wreck. After that I got stuck behind a car that was really good at accelerating out of the turns but not so great on corner entry. It didn't seem to matter how well I would get the entry right I didn't have the speed coming out to make the move stick going into the next turn. Towards the end my tires were going away so I did what I could to keep my spot. Overall it was a race where I am glad we came home with some points.
Jason Briedis: It was definitely satisfying running closer to the front of the field. It's also nice to be seeing improvement each weekend. We have put the car in a good position during several of the last races so it's nice to get a finish reflective of our capability.


text:
323 Twiford St SW, (Office) 405 Bench St SW, Chatfield MN 55923 | 507-867-3922
Assumption of the BVM Parish
Nativity of BVM Parish
St. Columban Parish
Being Catholic Today
What is the Catholic Church?
We are the Church
What Do Catholics Believe?
Helpful Catholic Links from the Pastor
Our Past and Present
St. Mary's Parish is located at 323 Twiford St SW, Chatfield, MN, 55923. The offices for the pastor, Faith Formation Director, and Administrative Assistant are in the Parish Center at 405 Bench St SW, one block west of the church. The phone number for the offices is 507-867-3922 and email is tostmarys@gmail.com. The usual office hours are Monday through Friday-8:30 until 1:30.
St. Mary's Catholic Church was founded to meet the needs of the growing community of settlers moving west for a better life. The little town in the "Chosen Valley" of southeastern Minnesota grew quickly in the 1800's due to the land grant office located here and, in its early days, it offered the services of several banks, doctors and merchants to those passing through and to those settling in for a better life in the territory.
Growing Through Change
After many years of being served by circut-riding priests, the first simple wooden structure was constructed in 1865, and in just a few years a larger structure was needed. The many Irish immigrants helped the parish grow and thrive. In 1931, despite the hardships of the Great Depression, the current brick structure was completed. An education building was constructed in 1961 to offer released-time faith formation classes taught by resident Sisters and volunteer lay teachers. An addition to add an elevator and ground level entrance was completed in 1988 and the Hall kitchen was modernized in 2012. With changes in public school programing and family schedules, faith formation classes are now offered on Sundays and Wednesday evenings and the school building transitioned to become the Parish Center, housing all the staff offices, as well as the classrooms.
As the shortage of priests and religious developed, St. Mary's was one of many churches that began sharing the services of our pastors. We are currently clustered with St. Columban's of Preston, St. Patrick's of Lanesboro, Nativity of Harmony, and Assumption of Canton. In the coming monthes, pastoral planning changes will be implemented and some churches will become oratories. Administration and education staffing will be adjusted to economize both time and money, and to allow the best use of our pastor's time and talents.
Faith Formation Program:
Faith Formation classes began in September. Elementary grades K-6 meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:30PM, and grades 7-8 and Confirmation meet from 6:30-8PM. If you have a student you wish to enroll in that program, please contact the Office at 507-867-3922.
Earlier this fall, our new full-time Director of Faith Formation, Neal Abbott was hired to work with the parish leaders and volunteers to grow our programs and enrich the faith life of all our parishioners, young and old. Parents are encouraged to learn about the changes and participate with their children.
Ministries:
Join together in song, under the talented direction of our choir director, Jeanette Fortier, and accompanied by lead organist, Marjorie Martin. Rehearsals are held in the Choir Loft following Sunday AM Mass. Additional rehearsals are held evenings in Advent and Lent to prepare for special liturgies. Sing at 8:00am Sunday Mass, as your schedule allows. Contact the Parish Office at 507-867-3922 with any questions.
Click here for a Parish Registration Form
Click here for Faith Formation Registration Form/documents/faith-formation-2019-registration
ANNUAL ADVENT PROGRAM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 AFTER MASS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 6;00pm
Rehearsals began Nov. 13th but children are still able to sign up to participate.
Adults are invited to help with props, costumes, stage managing, and meal preparation.
Contact Therese with questions or to sign up.
© 2016-2020 St. Mary's Catholic Church | 323 Twiford St SW, (Office) 405 Bench St SW, Chatfield MN 55923 | 507-867-3922


text:
Return to Main Index
Nineteenth-Century
Russian Art:
"Ideological Realism"
Peredvizhniki (Itinerants or Wanderers). Peredvizhniki (Itinerants or Wanderers).
From the mid-eighteenth century, the Russian school of painting and sculpture had been controlled by the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. In the relatively liberal atmosphere of Alexander II's "Great Reforms," there was growing discontent among some artists with the traditionally conservative attitude of the Academy of Arts. In 1863, a group of students at the Academy rebelled at the proposed topic for the annual Gold Medal painting competition: "The Entrance of Odin into Valhalla." They felt that this mythological fantasy was too remote from the real life of Russia that, they believed, demanded their artistic attention. Thirteen painters and one sculptor resigned from the Academy. Soon after they withdrew from the Academy, these "Thirteen Contestants" formed an Artists' Cooperative Society. In 1870, they formed the "Society for Traveling Art Exhibitions," and the painters became known as "Peredvizhniki" (in English, they are known as "Wanderers" or "Travelers" or "Itinerants." The Peredvizhniki committed themselves to populist themes painted in an accessible realist style and believed their art might serve as a vehicle for social reform and promote the development of a national consciousness. Although the leaders of the Peredvizhniki were conscious of European movements, their own agenda was a Russian one. Among their constant themes were the Russian peasantry, the Russian landscape, and the Russian clergy. But the Peredvizhniki were progressive not only in the subjects they chose to paint, but also in the way they reached their audience. Earlier, significant art exhibitions had been limited to Moscow and St. Petersburg, but now the artists who allied themselves with this traveling group had the opportunity to reach a much wider audience than they would have earlier. The creation of an art tradition depends, of course, not only on how art is created, but how it is preserved, displayed, and received by current and future generations. In this regard an important role was played by the wealthy Moscow merchant and collector Pavel Tretiakov (1832-98). In 1892, Tretiakov, along with his brother, gave to the city of Moscow a collection of important paintings by some of the most significant Russian artists of the nineteenth century. Many of the canvasses came from the Peredvizhniki. This collection is still at the core of the Tretiakov gallery today.
"The Easter Procession" (1861)
Vasily Perov (1834-82) was a Moscow painter, and thus worked in an atmosphere that was freer and less bureaucratic than the Petersburg Academy. So even though some of his work predates the formation of the Society for Traveling Art Exhibitions, we can see in his art the same note of social protest as that of the Peredvizhniki. Perov was one of the chief exponents of Russian critical realism during its initial stage in the 1860s.
In this painting Perov strikes directly at the corruption of the rural clergy. The painting shows a group of priests staggering out of a village tavern in various states of inebriation. Even under the relatively liberal regime of Alexander II, this scene was considered too offensive and was withdrawn from exhibition.
"The Temptation of Christ" (1872-74)
Ivan Kramskoi (1837-87) was one of the founders of the Society for Traveling Art Exhibitions. He believed that a portrait should characterize a person by demonstrating his or her moral convictions. In the "Temptation of Christ" or "Christ in the Wilderness", Kramskoi wanted to portray not the outward man, but the inner struggle between good and evil. He presents a nervous, exhausted man rather than Jesus as the Son of God.
"The Last Supper" (1863)
Nikolai Ge (1831-94) In this painting Ge reinterpreted the Last Supper in the light of problems of the 1860s. Since the time of Leonardo da Vinci, the composition of Jesus and his disciples seated at a long table had been repeated many times, including at the Imperial Academy, where the Last Supper had been a traditional subject. Ge chose to portray Jesus silently meditating, while the words he just spoke ("One of you will betray me") causes confusion among his disciples. Ge uses contrasts of light and dark to suggest the confrontation between good and evil. His dramatic lighting transforms Judas into a dark unearthly silhouette. By contrast, Christ and the Apostles are bathed in the warm glow of a candle, which Judas blocks from view.
"Peter the Great Interrogating the Tsarevich Alexey" (1871)
Nikolai Ge
This painting shows the dramatic confrontation of Peter I and his son, who was against the reforms of his father and supported the boyar opposition. After several attempts to win him over, Peter signed his death warrant. The story of the historical interrogation, in which the Tsar so prized justice that he condemned his own son to death, illustrates Ge's concern with the ideals of virtue and equity during this period. Ge's attention to historical detail in order to create an atmosphere of authenticity constitutes a significant contribution to Russian history painting.
"What is Truth (Christ and Pilate)" (1890)
Both Kramskoi's "Temptation of Christ" and Ge's "Last Supper" foreshadow the Peredvizhniki's use of the Christ figure as their "new hero" during the politically troubled 1870s. In 1876 Ge abandoned his career and moved to the Ukraine, but he returned to painting in the 1880s. The themes of Christ and the Gospels resurfaced in his work at this time. However, unlike the "new hero" figure of many of the works of the Peredvizhniki, the figure of Jesus in Ge's paintings reflects the phases and experiences of the artist's own psyche, enabling us to see these last images of Jesus as self-portraits.
Like Perov's "Easter Procession," Ge's "What is Truth (Christ and Pilate)" was removed from exhibition under pressure from the Church. Although Ge was inspired by genuine religious feeling, his mute, haggard Jesus offended some.
"The Morning of the Execution of the Streltsy" (1881)
Vasily Surikov (1848-1916)
It seems strangely appropriate that this canvas was first exhibited in St. Petersburg on March 1, 1881, the very day of Tsar Alexander II's assassination. This canvas shows, of course, not the execution itself, but the scene leading up to it. The Streltsy are not only leaving their loved ones, but the whole of old Russia is departing. Surikov's compositions are designed to bring the spectator into the painted space, which is evident both in "Streltsy" and "Boyarina Morozova."
"Boyarina Morozova" (1887)
"Boyarina Morozova" explores the theme of personal opposition to the established Church and State. Surikov drenches his paintings with the hues of Old Muscovy, and in so doing lulled the authorities into admiring his canvasses, even as he was criticizing current injustices.
"Bargemen (The Volga Boatmen)" (1870-73)
Ilya Repin (1844-1930)
"Barge-Haulers on the Volga (The Volga Boatmen)" was the first painting completed by Repin after leaving the Academy of Fine Arts. Like many members of the Russian intelligentsia of the day, Repin valued the physical labor and fatigue of the common man as a worthy subject.
The eleven figures in the group have been called metaphors for Russia itself. The lead "hauler" was modeled after a defrocked priest whom Repin came to know during his stay on the Volga. He represents wisdom. Other figures represent different ages, nationalities and social sectors.
In the middle of the dark and beaten-down figures of the haulers, a young man has lifted his head and is staring off out of the picture. To the young students who saw this picture, the meaning was clear: the boy was raising his head in an act of defiance and looking to them to come and lead the suffering people to deliverance.
"Religious Procession in Kursk" (1880-83)
Repin left Moscow for St. Petersburg in 1882. In 1883 he completed his "Religious Procession in Kursk," which became his greatest "peasant picture." Note that the miracle-working icon is in the hands of the richest lady.
"Tsar Ivan IV with the Body of his Son Ivan on November 16, 1581" (1881-85)
The source of this painting is the tragic episode when Tsar Ivan struck his son Ivan with a staff, mortally wounding him. This painting can be taken as an implied criticism of autocratic rule. Unlike the historical paintings of Surikov, Repin keeps his canvas clear of what Hamilton calls "historical bric-a-brac" (384), and concentrates solely on the human tragedy. We see Ivan slowly realizing the consequences of his violent outburst as he tries to stop the flow of blood from his son's head.
"They Did Not Expect Him" (1883-98)
In the later 1880s, Repin's favored subjects were heroism and populism. He was particularly drawn to themes involving dramatic and often tragic circumstances. One of the most superb examples of this genre is "They Did Not Expect Him." The composition, depicting the unexpected return from exile of a revolutionary populist, presents a startling, almost cinematic moment. The older boy recognizes his father almost immediately, while the younger sister, too young to remember him, looks frightened. As Hamilton writes, "The picture must be regarded as the finest artistic achievement of the social point of view of the Peredvizhniki. With it Repin can be said to have crowned and closed the history of ideological realism in Russian painting" (385).
Key Terms From Lectures
Pavel Tretiakov (1832-98).
Peredvizhniki (Itinerants or Wanderers).
Names of Artist and Work (listed above.)
The State Russian Museum
The State Russian Museum is the world's largest museum of Russian art. It is located in the very center of St. Petersburg, just of the city's central magisterial, Nevsky Prospekt.
http://www.rusmuseum.ru
The Slavic Research Center: Russian Art - Internet Resources
http://src-home.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/eng/Russia/art-e.html
Art Museum of Nizhny Novgorod
The city art museum in Nizhny Novgorod was opened to the public in 1896. At first the collection was housed in one of the towers of the Nizhni Novgorod Kremlin.
http://www.unn.runnet.ru/nn/museum/


text:
New Endowment to Support Loan Repayment Assistance Program
Author: Kyle Fitzenreiter
Notre Dame Law School is pleased to announce the establishment of the Hon. Joseph C. and Margaret Cassini III Endowment for Excellence.
This endowment will support the Notre Dame Law School's Loan Repayment Assistance Program, which is designed to ensure that NDLS graduates with law school loans may accept public interest and public service positions even when they pay modest salaries. Under the LRAP program, NDLS loans its graduates funds to help repay qualifying law school educational loans. The LRAP loans are then forgiven over a three-year period, provided that the graduates remain in public interest or public service employment.
"We are extremely grateful for Judge Cassini's generosity and his commitment to our students' futures," said Dean Nell Jessup Newton.
"Being able to make this gift is a fulfillment of my love to the University. I'm thankful I can help future law students in their public service careers," said Judge Cassini. "This gift brings me great satisfaction."
"Notre Dame law students are top notch, well grounded, and eager to learn," continued Judge Cassini. "It is because of these values that I continue to hire NDLS graduates as clerks. Public service offers them a great opportunity and more career options."
Judge Cassini currently serves in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Criminal Division. He is three-time graduate of the University of Notre Dame, receiving a Baccalaureate in Arts in 1972. He later received both his Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctorate from the University in 1976. He lives with his wife, Margie, in West Orange, New Jersey, and presently serves on the University of Notre Dame's Law Advisory Council.


text:
Paul Arnott: 'Characters' are real people who do not usually answer back
Paul Arnott
East Devon District Council leader, Councilor Paul Arnott. Picture: Paul Arnott - Credit: Archant
District council leader Paul Arnott writes about how film characters are real people who don't answer back
Even if you don't subscribe to Netflix you can hardly miss the coverage on the fourth season of The Crown. Priming the publicity furnace further, 'friends' of the royal family are claiming that it's all a cruel travesty when the leading characters are still in play.
Where to begin with the above?
First, perhaps my casually using the word 'season' instead of 'serial drama', which in old TV parlance tells of returning characters progressing, one programme after another, though discrete and yet linked stories. That's what The Crown is.
'Season' is a casual Americanisation. If any announcer one days refers to a 'season' of Dad's Army I will move to an island with only Radio 3 and old records of wartime newsreaders for company.
More importantly is the free use of the word 'character'. These 'characters' are real people who – precisely because of their unique status – do not usually answer back.
Who among us, other than utter fantasists, would have wanted to be born a silenced prince? Especially such a sensitive prince, mocked – and some would say, bullied – as a teenager by the nation for his large ears and ruddy cheeks.
There is no doubt that Prince Charles has quietly suffered the daily malice of red-top columnists all of his life.
Now that The Crown is moving on to his relationship with Camilla, these 'friends' of the royals are at last kicking back. Wouldn't we all, perhaps?
I find myself conflicted. I really don't like the debasement of television drama for profit by riffing on the private lives of public names.
On the other hand, I would wish to carry the reader back to the royal wedding summer of 1981 – you know, the fairy-tale.
This was the summer after my first year at Exeter University, and as ever for holiday work I was back at Harrods, where I did various jobs over many years from the sweet counter to the car park, from driving a van to working in its own estate agency.
I'd been put in the estate agency that summer where I was astonished to be told after only a week that I was to be seconded to work at Buckingham Palace for the rest of the summer to help out with the wedding.
Thus, I became assistant to the Chief Accountant and Paymaster, filling wage packets with thousands of pounds by hand to pay all the extra workers required for the wedding.
My office was next door to the Prince of Wales' offices on the ground floor and every day in the corridor I would encounter Diana Spencer.
She was four months my senior. We always said hello and to be frank I thought, oh dear, she is obviously lovely and nice but she is exactly like many of my female student pals at Exeter who could hardly boil an egg let alone marry into all this.
The day before the wedding, Prince Charles' open-topped Aston Martin was parked underneath the window of my office and I saw the betrothed pair climb in before sweeping out from the central courtyard and onto the Mall, the crowd cheering and parting, as they headed for the final rehearsal at St Paul's Cathedral.
So what did I see in that moment under my window?
I saw a woman with love in her eyes, a young person ready to give this man everything – which she duly did. What I saw in her prince's eyes was charm, huge charisma actually, and a twinkle, but not though the force of her emotion returned. Because, as it turns out, he was besottedly in love with another.
I can't say I much approve of The Crown, and I certainly won't be watching. But if it does depict one much older couple pursuing their own happiness at the expense of someone little more than a teenager, then if the cap fits...


John Wildermuth Oct. 13, 2018 Updated: Oct. 13, 2018 1:55 p.m.
In what could be a glimpse of California's future, an independent candidate is on the November ballot for state insurance commissioner.
Steve Poizner, who was elected to the post as a Republican in 2006 and served four years, is running again — this time without any party backing. He is facing Democratic state Sen. Ricardo Lara of Bell Gardens (Los Angeles County).
The timing works, said Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a senior fellow in public policy at the University of Southern California. This year, no-party-preference voters became the state's second-largest "party," moving past the Republicans in registration and pulling away.
Independent voters — and candidates — are the wave of the future, she said.
Poizner is in a good position to test that theory. A Los Gatos resident who became wealthy by founding and selling a couple of high-tech companies, he has some statewide name recognition from his time as insurance commissioner and his unsuccessful run for the GOP nomination for governor in 2010.
The $1 million of his own money that Poizner has dropped into his campaign hasn't hurt, either.
But that losing campaign eight years ago casts a shadow over his run for insurance commissioner. In an effort to play to conservative GOP primary voters, Poizner came out strong against illegal immigration. He blamed undocumented residents for many of the state's problems, saying California was doing "too much for too many" and promising to end that. He spent more than $24 million of his own money to make sure everyone heard the message.
It was a mistake, said Poizner, who calls himself a social progressive and a fiscal conservative.
But Lara and his Democratic backers aren't going to let Poizner wave away his anti-immigrant words.
Just this week, Lara began airing an unusual ad that repeats one of Poizner's anti-illegal immigration commercials from 2010, adding only the title, "In his own words ..." and a tag showing that Lara's campaign paid for it.
Poizner's claim to be independent also doesn't go far with the Democratic legislator.
Lara, 43, sees his time as a Democratic legislator as a plus in his bid for insurance commissioner.
Lara was born in East Los Angeles, the son of two undocumented residents. A graduate of San Diego State University, he worked for years in the Legislature as an aide to Los Angeles Democrats, including former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez and state Sen. Kevin de León.
He was elected to the Assembly in 2010 and to the state Senate in 2012. On his campaign website, Lara notes that, if elected, he would be the state's first openly gay statewide official.
The insurance issue Lara is most closely associated with has little to do with the insurance commissioner's office.
Lara was a driving force behind SB562, a 2017 bill that would have created a single-payer health care system for California. While the measure passed the Senate, it never came up for a vote in the Assembly.
Health insurance in California, however, is almost entirely regulated by the state Department of Managed Health Care, not the insurance commissioner. That hasn't stopped Poizner from weighing in.
On the issues the insurance commissioner does deal with, there's surprisingly little disagreement. Both recognize the narrow line the commissioner must walk, standing up for consumers against insurance companies, but also recognizing that insurers have to be allowed to make enough money to continue to write policies in California.
Lara and Poizner talk about the need to deal with the growing threat of wildfires, both by making sure that companies pay off on claims and by educating residents on the need to make sure they keep their home insurance up to date after they make improvements.
They also stress the need for tough enforcement measures against all types of insurance fraud, which raises costs for every policyholder in the state.
Poizner believes the state needs to become involved in the new market of cyberinsurance, providing ways for companies to protect themselves financially against hacking, data breaches and other online crimes.
"If insurance companies are providing insurance, they also will become much more involved in finding ways to provide increased cybersecurity," he said.
Lara wants the state to be a pioneer in climate insurance, protecting its residents from the dangers of sea level rise and other climate change-related problems.
The few polls that have been done in the race suggest that Poizner has a slight lead, with many voters still undecided. Poizner edged Lara in the June primary, 41 to 40.5 percent.


A then-17-year-old girl claimed Johnson, a Republican from Mt. Washington, molested her in the basement of his church following a New Years Eve party. Johnson is the pastor of the nondenominational Heart of Fire Church in Louisville's Fern Creek neighborhood.
Richmond claimed Johnson forced himself upon her early New Years morning, 2013, as she lay on a couch in the church's basement. Richmond said he kissed her — shoving his tongue into her mouth. He pushed his hands down her pants and penetrated her with his finger, she said.
Contact reporter Jacob Ryan at jryan@kycir.org or 502.814.6559.


text:
HomeMay 5
May 5, 2019 May 5, 2019 Carl Robert Keyes Daily Advert UpdateItinerant, John Simnet, Nathaniel Sheaff Griffith, New-Hampshire Gazette, Newcomer, Reputation, Trust, Watchmaker
New-Hampshire Gazette (May 5, 1769).
"Mends and cleans Watches, in as neat a Manner as any Watch-Finisher in Town or Country."
John Simnet, "Watch-Finisher, and Manufacturer of London and Dublin," continued his advertising campaign in the May 5, 1769, edition of the New-Hampshire Gazette. In this installment, he took a more aggressive approach than in previous notices, especially concerning his own expertise and the quality of the service he provided compared to other watchmakers in the area. Having previously reduced the length of his advertisements, he found himself in a position of needing to elaborate in greater detail. He boldly proclaimed, "The entire Satisfaction I have given the Public, employed on numbers of imperfect Watches, after ev'ry other Workman hath either practised on them in vain, or given them up, gives me occasion to intimate to Gentlemen, that 'tis much easier to me to repair a Watch before, than after another has with mistaken Judgment, operated on it." Although he did not give any names, the watchmaker clearly denigrated his competition. He informed prospective customers that they might as well save themselves the time and expense and bring their watches to him first because the lack of skill of other watchmakers would ultimately cause them to seek out Simnet's services anyway. He promoted his services in other ways as well, offering to do "Small repairs gratis" and pledging not to charge anything if he did not "do [his] Work perfect."
Nathaniel Sheaff Griffith was not impressed with this newcomer and the competition he presented. In his own advertisement, conveniently placed next to Simnet's notice, Griffith stated that he "mends and cleans Watches, in as neat a Manner as any Watch-Finisher in Town and Country, & much cheaper." He invoked the term Simnet applied to himself, "Watch-Finish," leaving little doubt that he referred to that rival in particular, even as he made a general appeal about his own skills, the quality of his work, and his low price. Griffith also played on his reputation as someone who had lived and worked in New Hampshire for quite some time. "As the said Griffith is well known in this Province," he declared, "Gentlemen may with Safety leave their Watches in his Custody and depend upon their being seasonably returned." Prospective customers could hardly have missed the implication that because Simnet was unfamiliar in the community that he could not be trusted. Griffith further demeaned Simnet, who had previously advertised that he planned to remain in New Hampshire for only a year, as an outsider by proposing that "Every Itenerant, or Walking-Watch-Manufacturer, especially those who carries their whole Stock upon ther Backs, should bring Credentials of their Honesty, before they can be trusted with Brass, much more Silver and Gold Watches." According to Griffith, it was clear that Simnet was not to be trusted. He went so far as to imply that his competitor trafficked in stolen goods. "Some Men may have Watches to sell," Griffith cautioned, "which for want of being known, may admit of a Doubt, whether they came honestly by them." For his part, Simnet attempted to alleviate fears that he would steal watched from customers; the final line of his advertisement advised, "Security deposited in Hand, if requir'd." In other words, he provided some sort of collateral when customers entrusted him with their watches. Just in case it was not abundantly clear that he targeted Simnet, Griffith invoked another aspect of the newcomer's advertisements. He warned that by arranging for "mending for the low Price of a Pistereen, he may endanger the Loss of his whole Watch." Simnet explicitly stated that his price for mending and cleaning was "as low as a Pistereen."
Simnet had been promoting his services in a series of advertisements in the New-Hampshire Gazette for several months. Griffith apparently did not appreciate the competition infringing on what he considered his market. While many eighteenth-century advertisers made general comparisons between themselves and others who pursued the same occupation, very rarely did they launch attacks at specific individuals. Griffith, however, launched a savage attack against Simnet, even though he never mentioned his rival by name. In so doing, he attempted to use the skepticism and anxiety of local consumers as a wedge to keep them away from Simnet.
← Reflections from Guest Curator Patrick Waters
May 6 →


Terms & conditions apply. Prices may vary from venue to venue.
Join us for a great pub meal by the open fire at Baxter Tavern. The bistro is open for lunch and dinner everyday and the menu offers a diverse range of choices for any taste.
Book now on (03) 5971 2207.
Offering a variety of private and semi-private spaces Richmond Social caters for everything from intimate affairs to large exclusive events.
Book now (03) 9428 7447.


text:
Latest news and happenings
IBS Software set to Transform Cargo Movement of Korean Air
April 29 2019, Seoul: Korean Air (KE), one of the top 5 cargo carriers in the world, took a significant step in enhancing its operational efficiency as it switched over to IBS Software's (IBS) cutting edge iCargo technology platform, discarding the legacy system in use for more than 30 years. In a seamless migration earlier in the week, IBS' fully integrated, web-based solution went live simultaneously at 130 stations of KE across the globe, placing it in complete command and control of the airlines cargo movement world-wide. This migration is an unprecedented achievement in the air cargo industry of a top tier cargo carrier implementing a full-scale cargo management system spanning all aspects of the business in a single cutover and within a span of 18 months.
iCargo replaces a legacy software and nearly 35 disparate satellite systems with a single, unified, cloud-based platform covering the entire spectrum of cargo business including sales, booking engine, pricing, capacity control, cargo operations, air mail and cargo revenue accounting. The integrated technology solution will connect all the critical business functions of cargo movement which will considerably enhance customer experience, provide the agility to innovate at speed and position KE to execute at scale.
The rollout also included the introduction of IBS' brand new suite of mobility capabilities including next-gen android based barcode scanners and apps on mobile devices such as tablets with integrated electronic workflows at Korean Air's global cargo hub at Seoul Incheon Airport.
Through this, Korean Air is is well positioned to transition into a digitally enabled operations center enabled by next-gen mobility solutions. The Incheon cargo hub handles 1.6 million tonnes of cargo annually and manages 140 flights per day including KE's 20+ dedicated freighter operations.
Korean Air is a Cargo IQ Certified Carrier and a key influencer in the global air cargo industry. The roll out will see the implementation of a fully integrated CDMP, quality audited and certified by Cargo IQ, which enables KE to directly measure and report Cargo IQ performance from its core system.
The transformational implementation also included the launch of the brand new Korean Air Cargo website, developed from scratch in partnership with IBS, with a fully integrated business toolkit, that will facilitate online booking, tracking, e-airway bills, terminal operations, mail handling, revenue accounting and data warehouse capability.
The next phase of the roll out will see the introduction of a fully integrated Cargo Revenue Management system developed using advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms in association with Korean Air.
NOH SAM SUG, Head of Cargo & Senior Vice President, Korean Air cargo says, "I am very pleased to announce the successful go-live of IBS' iCargo solution at Korean Air Cargo. This marks the beginning of a brand new chapter in Korean Air Cargo and we are excited to begin the digital journey at Korean Air using the innovative capabilities of the iCargo product. We also look forward to partner with IBS and the strong customer community of cargo industry leaders using the iCargo platform to make it even better than it is already."
Ashok Rajan, Head of Cargo & Logistics Solutions, IBS Software says, "KE is a dominant player in the global air cargo industry in terms of scale and thought leadership. We are proud to be part of KE's modernization process as they prime themselves to push the boundaries to deliver exceptional customer experience. iCargo has indeed elevated itself to being the undisputed market leader and the right IT platform to provide airlines with a competitive edge to lead in a digital world."
Subscribe to IBS Times


text:
Q: Did you see Luke and Biggs on Tatooine at one of the 1977 screenings of Star Wars ("A New Hope")? If so, can you please provide corroboration? I saw Star Wars in the theater seven times during 1977 and know for a fact that I saw the scene of Luke and Biggs on Tatooine on the big screen during the first showing that I ever saw.  I also clearly remember noting that the scene was not in any subsequent screenings that I saw that year.
Folks online have noted that there must have been a cut of the film showing Luke and Biggs on Tatooine because the scene is referenced in the Marvel comic book and The Star Wars Storybook, merchandising items that would have been produced prior to the film's release.  The people who produced those items must have been working with, or referencing, that particular cut.  (Others, however, have suggested that one's "memory" of the scene on film is simply a product of reading the Marvel comic book or The Star Wars Storybook.  That may sound plausible, but it's not in my case.)
When I first saw the movie, my parents and I were among the last people to get into the theater.  As such, we ended up sitting in the first or second row.  My memory of seeing Luke and Biggs on opposite sides of that giant screen is thus very distinct, and very, very different from seeing that scene in the Marvel comic book or the Storybook.
So: we can conclude that, given the scene's presence in the comic book and the Storybook, there was almost certainly a cut that the producers of those books were working to that included the Tatooine scene (and, of course, the Storybook actually includes images from the scene, which strongly implies that there was at some point an intent to release the film with the scene included).  If the cut exists (or existed), it's possible that it made its way into some theaters along with the "original" cut.  (Stuff happens.)
Anyway, I wouldn't just say "it's possible".  I'd say that that's exactly what happened -- because I saw the scene myself.
Thus my question: Were you one of the people who also saw the scene in the theater in 1977?  If so, please provide details about your experience.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Get access to the best charger lifepo4 in one place, you have come to the right website. DHgate Australia site offers a variety of compact, powerful, and affordable charging cable charger online from reliable suppliers. To help you find top diy mobile charger with ideal functions and styles handily, we tested, compared, and summarized a few cheap iconia tablet charger. You can shop 5v 1a charger on sale on au.dhgate.com and get free delivery to Australia.


I received a copy of The Test from TOR in exchange for a fair and honest review.
If the philosophical Trolley Problem could tell a story, it would be The Test. It perfectly captures the complexity of the dilemma, as well as the moral, ethical, and practical concerns. But then it goes a step further. It made all of those fictional people – the faceless ones we don't hesitate to throw into a 'what if' scenario, and it makes them feel real.
The Test is a novella written by Sylvain Neuvel, and if you're looking for something that'll simultaneously take your breath away and make you think, than this is the tale for you.
I love the reaction that The Test managed to illicit from me. At times I was curious, at others I felt compelled to argue points, and at completely different times I was angry for Ramzi and the things he was being put through. I can honestly and truly tell you that I have never felt so emotional about a philosophical debate like this.
The twists and turns made throughout the novella were pleasantly unexpected, from the first major revelation right up to the last one. There wasn't room left for debate in what actually happened, but that still leaves plenty to debate about. The methods used by those running the test, the reason for designing the test, the accuracy of the test, the ethical nature of it. Those are all very much open to debate (and I'll confess that I'm looking forward to the book's release so I can have that discussion openly).
Neuvel captured all of these concerns and questions, and presented them to us where it felt like we were being told a story. It was quite beautifully done, all things considered. While I haven't read any of his other works, I'm clearly going to have to add everything he's written to my ever growing TBR pile.
This entry was posted in Fiction, Tor, Uncategorized and tagged Book, Book Review, Books, Fiction, Literature, Review, Sylvain Neuvel, The Test, The Test by Sylvain Neuvel, Tor. Bookmark the permalink.
Great review! Heard so many good things about this one. Added to my TBR.
Thanks! And I hope you like it as much as I did!


text:
De aagtappel () is een appel met een licht zure smaak.
De kleine Winkler Prins van 1949 noemt het Sint-Aagtenklooster als mogelijke naamgever van deze appel.

Appel

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Although brief, we have crammed a lot into our first part of the year.
From sledging to cooking, making rockets and getting on with lots of fun things, we've been keeping busy!
The grand Finale to our Montessori year took place on Friday - Sports Day and the picnic lunch that followed for all the children and families at Maidford.
Alison decorated the barn and sports field with art and bunting made by the children in the past few weeks; Julie organised everything; Peter and Fiona laid on a wonderful lunch (with AJ's help!) and the teachers and children had a great time running, jumping, spidering and rolling tyres in the races.
Thank you to everyone who helped, took part and shared the day!
The North wind blew and we were very chilly outside so we decided to light a fire and sit around it carefully to get warm. Then Julie made us all some hot chocolate and we felt much better!
An Autumn Walk and a Birthday!
We all went for a lovely walk around the lake today in the autumn sunshine. Julie showed us the pumpkin patch, but all we could find was marrows! Them we walked around the lake, looking at the running water in the rill. Then we all came back for Jonty's birthday celebration. He carried the globe around a candle four times to show how the earth has travelled around the sun four times since he was born - then he blew out the candle and we sang Happy Birthday and gave a big clap!
The weather behaved impeccably for our last day of term and our Olympic Sports Day. Lots of Mummies and Daddies (and Grannies and Granddads!) came along to support and clap and cheer the children from the Arrival of the Olympic Torch, through all the events and they even took part in their own race at the end. We all had a delicious picnic afterwards and enjoyed the summer while it lasted!


1840 - 1921 (81 years) Has 34 ancestors and 80 descendants in this family tree.
1911 census shows Joseph as an employer. By 1915 when his wife died he was shown as a "retired fruit farmer".
Goatham Joseph of 36 Station-road Rainham Kent died 27 April 1921 Probate London 17 May to Walter Goatham and Amos Goatham fruiterers. Effects £269 18s. 9d.
The 1911 census confirms that Joseph and Susan had had 9 children, with 6 still living. Only 30 year old Augustus was by then living with them, at Little Bushell, Norton, Faversham.
Of 36, Station Road, Rainham when died (acc to burial register) - possibly living with a child? - though not found any evidence of any living in Rainham.


text:
Australian Travel Statistics
New Zealand Travel Statistics
Camping Printables
EN (AU)
Compare Melbourne to Sydney Campervan Hire
Invalid dates
Pick up and drop off dates must be at least 1 day apart
Invalid driver age
Driver age must be between 18 and 80 years of age
Driver country
License issued in
Driver aged 25-70 from %1
Compare Major Brands
Melbourne to Sydney One Way Campervan Rental
Planning a road trip from Melbourne to Sydney? Explore Australia in a one-way campervan rental.
Use our comparison tool above to check prices and availability on campervan rentals from multiple suppliers.
Popular Campervans
Euro Deluxe 6
Alpha 2-Berth
2-Berth Hitop
Portable toilet only
2-Berth Highball
Not all vehicles may be available. Use the search tool to check availability for your travel dates.
One Way Routes
Melbourne to Sydney One Way Itinerary
This road trip is approximately 1,600 km and connects Victoria's capital Melbourne with the capital of NSW, Sydney.
Part 1: Melbourne
Part 2: Melbourne to Mornington Peninsula
Part 3: Mornington Peninsula to Wilsons Promontory
Part 4: Wilsons Promontory to Ninety Mile Beach
Part 5: Ninety Mile Beach to Mallacoota
Part 6: Mallacoota to Canberra
Part 7: Canberra to Sydney
Things to see:
Distance: 75-100 km
Estimated driving time: 1-1.5h
Popular attractions:
Peninsula Hot Springs
Mornington Peninsula National Park
Distance: 180-200 km
Estimated driving time: 2.5-3h
Attractions along the way:
Squeaky Beach
Mount Oberon
Wilsons Promontory National Park
Lake Wellington
World War 2 Bunker Museum
Croajingolong National Park
National Museum of Australia
Popular Attractions Along the Way
Australia's oldest and most visited art museum has its roots in the 1850's independence of Victoria from New South Wales, in combination with the booming Victorian gold rush of the early 1850s. Upon becoming the richest colony at the time, the citizens of Melbourne began a movement in the late 1850s to establish a public art gallery.
Officially opened in 1861, today's National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is housed within two buildings, a short walk apart, and boasts over 70,000 works, including European and international paintings, Asian and Pacific art, Mesoamerican art, Greek and Egyptian artefacts.
Situated off the southern coast of Australia is Phillip Island, famous for its penguin parade. Every day at sunset, observers gather to watch the little penguins coming ashore. The island is also home to fur seals and other wildlife, making it a great stop on your road trip through the Victoria area.
Located southeast of Melbourne, Victoria, Wilsons Promontory National Park is the southernmost point of mainland Australia. Here, you'll find kangaroos, wombats and other wildlife. The park is a great place to see beaches, granite mountains and other natural scenery, so it's a perfect stop while you're on your road trip around the Melbourne area.
Sydney Harbour Cruise
A view of the famous Opera House, iconic Harbour Bridge, and majestic Sydney skyline is often the highlight of a stay in Sydney, and seeing the unique perspective from the water truly shows off the city's charm. Several long-time cruise operators offer sailings of varying lengths: short narrated sightseeing trips, brunch and dinner cruises, and whale watching excursions.
A former industrial area, half a mile south of the CBD, trendy Southbank was transformed through urban renewal in the 1990's, to become a collection of high rise residential towers and offices. Today, the district serves as the city's main business centre, as well as a shopping and entertainment destination.
Included within is the Melbourne Arts Centre (formerly, the Victoria Arts Centre), a complex of performing arts venues, much of which is built underground. Southbank is also home to the 297-metre Eureka Tower, Melbourne's tallest building and the world's tallest residential tower at the time of construction.
Today, the building can still claim the most floors available for residential occupancy, and its 285-metre observation deck on the 88th floor is the country's highest viewing platform.
Are there any one-way rental fees?
Can I travel in the opposite direction - from Sydney to Melbourne?
Campervan rental companies may charge a one-way rental fee. If there is such a fee we will include it in the rental price listed in our comparison tool.
Yes - simply use the search tool at the top of this page to check availability.
Note: policies vary from supplier to supplier. Always check the T&Cs for your rental.
Popular One Way Routes in Australia
Adelaide to Alice Springs
Brisbane to Cairns
Darwin to Alice Springs
Darwin to Perth
Hobart to Launceston
Melbourne to Adelaide
Perth to Broome
Camper Champ
Camper Champ 2022 © All rights reserved.


text:
@implementation RKView

- (id)initWithFrame:(NSRect)frame
{
    if ((self = [super initWithFrame:frame])) {
        self.wantsLayer = YES;
    }

    return self;
}

#pragma mark - Drawing

- (void)drawRect:(NSRect)dirtyRect
{
    [_backgroundColor set];
    NSRectFillUsingOperation(dirtyRect, NSCompositeSourceOver);
}

#pragma mark - Properties

- (void)setBackgroundColor:(NSColor *)backgroundColor
{
    _backgroundColor = backgroundColor;

    [self setNeedsDisplay:YES];
}

@end


The American General Health Insurance Company review includes an overview of the American General Life Companies. The American General Life Companies provide life insurance products to more 13 million customers.
Use our free online tool to search for the best health insurance rates your area has to offer. Enter your zip code in the box above to begin your search now!
In the past five years, the American General Life Companies have paid more than $34 billion in benefits and claims to its businesses and policyholders. For over 160 years, the American General Life Companies have been a quality life insurance provider.
United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York.
The American General Life Companies are located throughout the East Coast of the United States with fewer locations in Texas, the Midwest United States, California, the Pacific Northwest, and one location in the Philippines.
The American General Life Companies offers a wide range of products for individuals and businesses. For individuals, the American General Life Companies offers annuities, individual health insurance, life insurance, and long-term care insurance.
The American General Life Companies offers two types of annuities. These two types of annuities are deferred annuities and immediate income annuities. Deferred annuities are named this because they are tax deferred. There are two types of deferred annuities, traditional fixed deferred annuities and fixed index deferred annuities. An immediate income annuity is also known as a payout annuity. A payout annuity requires just one premium payment, which you can defer up to one year.
The Critical Care Plus health insurance program is for those living with a critical illness. Some critical illnesses include cancer, stroke, or heart attack. The costs of a critical illness are not limited to just the medical costs, but also the costs of travel to treatments, child care, lost income, and multiple insurance deductibles. This policy pays out directly to the policyholder up to $500,000.
The Emergency Care Plus health insurance policy pays when the covered individuals are injured in a covered accident. The policyholder can choose a plan that covers only when they are not working or a 24-hour protection plan. This policy helps pay the costs of costly procedures like diagnostic exams and continued physical therapy.
The Secure Income Plus plan is a health insurance policy to help those that have become disabled and are no longer able to work. This policy pays a monthly benefit. If the policyholder continues to pay the insurance premiums until they are 65, they will receive a full refund on all the premiums they had paid until that point.
The American General Life Companies offers two programs of solutions for businesses. These two programs are Affinity Benefit Solutions and Employee Benefit Solutions. The Affinity Benefit Solutions is a program that provides benefits and insurance products to affinity groups and associations. The Employee Benefit Solutions program provides employee benefits for small and large businesses. Some of these employee benefits include health insurance, dental coverage, vision coverage, and income replacement coverage.
Our free online tool provides a side-by-side health insurance quote comparison to make searching for the best health insurance rates easier than ever. Enter your zip code now!
This is a joke. Can't get a straight answer from anyone. I would say that this is fraud and a scam.


text:
10 Warning Signs You're About to Eat at a Bad Restaurant
Food poisoning is serious, affecting about one in six Americans every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that of these cases, there are 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths annually.
Do your research if you what to experience a new restaurant and pay attention to the signs that show you've just opened the door to a restaurant that could send you to the emergency room.
Photo by pawopa3336 from Envato
1. Red flag: The parking lot isn't clean
If you get out of your car and you see open dumpsters, trash, and cigarette butts on the grounds, you may want to keep driving, says Ken Rice, a consultant with more than 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry.
Rice says dirty windows and doors are also a obvious sign the restaurant isn't focused on cleaning, and that may carry over into the areas where your food is prepared.
So, every time you see garbage on the parking lot, you better avoid that restaurant.
Pages: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8, Page 9, Page 10
PrevPREV7 Smart Purchases That'll Definitely Pay Off in the Long Run
NEXT20 Incredible Facts Everyone Should KnowNext


text:
Offen may refer to:

Offen, Bergen
Anna Katharina von Offen (1624-1702) German courtier and royal governess
Bernard Offen (1929-)
Helga Offen (1951-2020) German volleyball player
Ron Offen (1930-2010) American poet


This is a great easy breakfast dish you can easily adapt and change. The traditional one has no fruit but when you add fruit it makes it really come alive.
Here I'm using up garden fruits I had left over.
It's very like a sweet Yorkshire pudding and cooked in a similar way.
2. Whisk together the flour, eggs, milk, sugar and almond (or vanilla) essence till smooth.
3. Place the butter in a 20-23 cm skillet (or oven dish).
4. Place the skillet in the oven and let the butter melt.
5. Once melted pour the mixture batter into the skillet and sprinkle the fruit onto the top.
6. Place the skillet back in the oven and cook for around 20 minutes until the edges are golden.
7. Turn the oven down to 150 degrees and cook for a further 5 minutes.
8. Remove the skillet from the oven dust the Dutch Baby with Icing sugar and serve.
Note- the Dutch Baby will start to shrink slightly once it's out of the oven. This is perfectly normal.


text:
Home › 1%er News › 3 more bikers file civil rights lawsuits over Twin Peaks shootout arrests ›
3 more bikers file civil rights lawsuits over Twin Peaks shootout arrests
Three more bikers arrested after the Twin Peaks shootout in Waco filed a civil rights lawsuit Friday, claiming they were improperly arrested and denied due process.
Theron Rhoten, Jonathan Lopez and Ryan William Craft, all members of the Vice Grip Motorcycle Club from Travis County, bring the total of bikers who have filed civil lawsuits to 13.
All 13 filed suit in federal court in Austin and all are represented by Dallas attorney Don Tittle, who successfully represented nine sheriff's deputies who sued McLennan County and Sheriff Parnell McNamara on claims they were retaliated against for backing McNamara's political opponent.
"These three guys have not been indicted, nor should they," Tittle said. "These are guys who love building and restoring old bikes. They are not members of a gang. They are defined by their love of vintage motorcycles, and everybody out there that day remembered them because they were in love with their old bikes. I don't know why they decided to arrest them and I don't think my clients have any idea, either."
The lawsuit names McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna, Waco Police Chief Brent Stroman, Waco police Detective Manuel Chavez and an unnamed Department of Public Safety agent as defendants.
All defendants previously have declined to comment on the lawsuits.
The suit alleges unlawful arrest and due process violations and claims the plaintiffs were arrested with no evidence that they committed any crimes or had any ties to warring biker groups the Bandidos or the Cossacks.
"Despite a total lack of particularized evidence relating to specific individuals, defendants Stroman, Chavez and Reyna determined that individuals would be arrested and charged with engaging in organized criminal activity based entirely on their presence at Twin Peaks, the motorcycle club that defendants presumed an individual was associated with, and/or the clothing they were wearing at the time of the incident," the suit alleges. "Rather than investigating the incident and relying on actual facts to establish probable cause, defendants theorized that a conspiracy of epic proportion between dozens of people had taken place, and willfully ignored the total absence of facts to support their 'theory.' "
The suit claims the arrest warrant affidavit, which was identical for all arrested that day, falsely alleges that the bikers all were members of a criminal street gang. The document was drafted by the DA's office and obtained by Chavez.
'An indisputable fact'
"That statement is categorically false," the lawsuit says. "It is an indisputable fact that defendants did not possess any reliable, particularized information to indicate that plaintiffs themselves were members of a criminal street gang on or before the date such fact was sworn to by defendant Chavez."
Biker Ray Nelson filed a motion to disqualify Reyna from prosecuting the cases because of his role in the investigation and his decision to charge the wide array of bikers. A hearing on that motion is set for June 13. His attorney charged that Reyna "commandeered" the investigation after Waco police detectives had already processed a busload of bikers, identified them and allowed them to go home that evening.
"In the aftermath of the incident at Twin Peaks, defendants apparently concluded that the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution ceased to apply and could be ignored given what they perceived as an immediate need to announce the re-establishment of law and order in their town," the suit alleges.
Select ratingGive 3 more bikers file civil rights lawsuits over Twin Peaks shootout arrests 1/5Give 3 more bikers file civil rights lawsuits over Twin Peaks shootout arrests 2/5Give 3 more bikers file civil rights lawsuits over Twin Peaks shootout arrests 3/5Give 3 more bikers file civil rights lawsuits over Twin Peaks shootout arrests 4/5Give 3 more bikers file civil rights lawsuits over Twin Peaks shootout arrests 5/5
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/courts_and_trials/more-bikers-file-civil-rights-...
TOMMY WITHERSPOON
wacotrib.com
Trial begins for Georgia man accused of killing two others during Birmingham motorcycle club fight
Fat lady not singing at Rebels Clubhouse
Would you want to live next to an outlaw biker gang?
Twin Peaks biker killed in crash during police chase