There are times when you just have to walk in faith. This is to say that in life an absolute dependence on God and His Word become paramount in good times as well as bad times. I can attest to faith on God on both levels. There is no doubt that God has been nothing less than incredible in my life and to speak of things most recent would take a book just to begin to understand the many twists and turns that have led me to this point. Let me explain.
Many may be familiar with the fact that I am in Texas as a result of the Fort Worth veteran's health clinic offering me a chaplaincy internship. Now, the Fort Worth clinic is part of the larger Dallas VA medical system. Still, with that offer I quickly accepted the position while I was still in Baltimore and began in earnest to make my way to Texas. Of course this was not an easy task because I had been unemployed for some time and was unable to pay for any means of transportation. Well, this was nothing for God. As a matter of course I was put in touch with the founder of an organization called The Open Table (http://theopentable.org/). Without hesitation the founder sponsored my trip to Texas and provided other financial aid. So, someone please tell me that God does not take care of His own!
Still, that is far from the end of the story. I also needed a place to stay and while researching what could be done I learned of Veteran's Community Outreach (http://www.vetsco.org/). I received the same type of response from its founder as I did with The Open Table. Without hesitation the founder simply said, "I'll help you." And with that he did help. I was picked up at the train station in Fort Worth, transported to a hotel that Sunday evening, picked up Monday morning and transported to a wonderful four-bedroom house in Arlington, TX. It is true that God does put people in our way to be a blessing to us. The fact is that God uses people to bless people so I would encourage all that have a hard time receiving to open wide your hands so that God can do what He does best.
To my dismay the Veteran's Administration was not nearly as accommodating. After getting to Texas and doing all that was required I soon learned that things within the Veteran's Administration are far from honorable. No doubt that many have heard of the atrocities at the hands of the Veteran's Administration in which a number of veterans died waiting to be served. While my situation is not as dire as that suffice it to say that I served in the United States Marine Corps. I was honorably discharged in 1985. From that time I have had no problems because of my not registering with the Selective Services. In fact the Selective Services letters I have clearly show that because of my service I should be denied nothing from the Federal Government.
Well, this did not matter to the Dallas Veteran's Administration. I had already started my internship and was fully seated. My background was clear; I was able to get through a very intense interview process among other things. And while human resources did not fire me they did say that my package had to be sent to Washington, D.C. for clearance. The process could take as much as ninety days. So, after much hard work my program was suspended impacting not just me but also my co-workers. With that it seems that well qualified veterans such as I deserve extra scrutiny in order to work with veterans. For real? Is this the way veterans should be treated?
It needs to be made painfully clear that my experience with Human Resources of the VA has nothing to do with my immediate supervisor. In fact my supervisor in the Fort Worth clinic, insofar as I am concerned, is a superior and wonderful person. In fact all the chaplains I have met in the Texas VA have proven to be high quality people many of whom are themselves veterans. My issue is the administration and the administration alone. The fact of the matters is that my supervisor was kind enough to refer me to a chaplain at Huguley Hospital (http://www.texashealthhuguley.org/) in Fort Worth. After meeting with him his words were "I can see why they hired you" and immediately offered me a position. Yes, there was some red tape but nothing like that of the Veteran's Administration. My work at Huguley is to start Monday the sixteenth.
Now, this will be a very intense program. Within two and a half months I will put in at least four hundred hours and about ten on-call days. This means that I will be spending much less time online as I walk further into my destiny. And while I will not be online a lot my plan is to chronicle my experience with the Huguley Hospital internship weekly. Please be sure to follow what is going on in my walk as I continue to press toward the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
With that said it is my hope that all be encouraged. It took several years for me to get to this point with considerable opposition. Some have said that I was not qualified while others mocked my faithfulness. Some saw no reason for me to perform academically while others have chosen to smother themselves in the stench of jealously. This will also happen to you if you choose to go after what God has for you. But, be not dismayed. Do not give up. Keep on moving toward your destiny and your end will be most victorious. No, don't you dare quit!
🙂 wonderful Pastor Carter, God is amazing!


The Replication Queue Reader Agent is an executable that reads messages stored in a Microsoft SQL Server queue or a Microsoft Message Queue and then applies those messages to the Publisher. Queue Reader Agent is used with snapshot and transactional publications that allow queued updating.
Specifies whether the agent attempts to process queued transactions continuously. If specified, the agent continues execution even if there are no queued transactions pending from any of the subscribers.
Is the path of the agent definition file. An agent definition file contains command-line arguments for the agent. The content of the file is parsed as an executable file. Use double quotation marks (") to specify argument values containing arbitrary characters.
Is the Distributor name. Specify server_name for the default instance of SQL Server on that server. Specify server_name\instance_name for a named instance of SQL Server on that server. If not specified, the name defaults to the name of the default instance of SQL Server on the local computer.
Is the level of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption used by the Queue Reader Agent when making connections.
Specifies the amount of history logged during a queue reader operation. You can minimize the effect of history logging on performance by selecting 1.
No history logging (not recommended).
Insert new history records, including idle messages or long-running job messages.
Insert new history records that include additional details that may be useful for troubleshooting.
Specifies whether the output should be verbose. If the verbose level is 0, only error messages are printed. If the verbose level is 1, all the progress report messages are printed. If the verbose level is 2 (default), all error messages and progress report messages are printed, which is useful for debugging.
Is relevant only for updating subscriptions that use SQL Server based queues. Specifies how often, in seconds, the SQL Server queue is polled for pending queued transactions. The value can be between 0 and 240 seconds. The default is 5 seconds.
Is the name of an agent profile used to supply a set of default values to the agent. For information, see Replication Agent Profiles.
Specifies how queued updating conflicts are resolved. A value of 1 indicates the Publisher wins the conflict, and the current conflicting queued transaction will be rolled back on the Publisher and the originating updating Subscriber; the processing of subsequent queued transactions will continue. A value of 2 indicates the Subscriber wins the conflict, and the queued transaction will override the values on the Publisher. A value of 3 indicates that any conflict will result in Subscriber re-initialization; the Publisher wins the conflict, processing of subsequent queued transactions will be terminated, and the subscription will be reinitialized. The default setting is 1 for transactional publications and 3 for snapshot publications.
To start the Queue Reader Agent, execute qrdrsvc.exe from the command prompt. For information, see Replication Agent Executables.


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Home	News	92% of business owners feel guilty about their work/life balance
92% of business owners feel guilty about their work/life balance
by wrich October 8, 2021
Only 2% claimed to have never had to prioritise work over family
A survey from NerdWallet, one of the UK's leading financial comparison sites, has revealed a growing resilience among business owners despite the personal sacrifices that come with running your own business. Amongst the toughest realities faced by new business owners was juggling work commitments and their personal lives, with 83% finding setting boundaries to achieve a harmonious work/life balance a challenge.
For nearly half of the business owners surveyed, the demands of work often took precedence outside of a nine-to-five schedule (47%), leaving 92% feeling guilty for putting their work first. The holy grail of a perfect work-life balance was predictably elusive as just 2% of those surveyed seemed to 'have it all', claiming to have never had to prioritise work over family. 25% of participants admitted to prioritising their work over their personal life everyday, while 50% stated that work is a priority 3-4 times a week.
For 52%, running their business was not as easy as it had been made to look. The media portrayal of running your own business may suggest one of flexibility, but NerdWallet's survey proves that being your own boss is not as easy as it is made to seem.
91% of those surveyed felt that running your own business is glamorised in the media. But not everyone sees this as a negative, with 49% saying that media idealisation of entrepreneurship plays a role in encouraging those considering it to take the leap. Just 11% of participants felt that the media glamorisation is 'unhealthy'.
Unsurprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic also ranked highly on our business owners' list of challenges to starting up a business, with 38% of respondents citing the pandemic as a major obstacle, as was the resulting rapid switch to a digital-first way of working (34%). Meanwhile, to manage struggles with work/life balance, 40% of respondents said exercise helped them pick themselves up; 37% opted for wellness and self-care; and just over a third (34%) regularly take time away from the business to reset.
Despite a turbulent few years, 94% of business owners say that they'd still do it all over again. In fact, the mood is so positive among entrepreneurs that those surveyed are encouraging those considering it to give it a go despite the challenges; 44% noted the importance of learning from mistakes and coming back stronger, suggesting a positive future for Brits willing to try to make their business dreams a reality.
"Despite the notable challenges business owners face in balancing their ventures with their personal lives, the overriding mood among business owners is one of positivity. Brits are up for the challenge, and more than that, they'd do it all again – even with full knowledge of the sacrifices that they'd have to make to see their business become a success." says Denise Ko Genovese, a Senior Personal Finance Expert at NerdWallet.
For more information please visit https://www.nerdwallet.com/uk/business/being-your-own-boss-hype-versus-reality/
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One step forward, two steps back may be a good technique for a line dance, but it is no way to advance an innovative, and more selective, method of catching swordfish on the West Coast. Yet that's what happened at the June meeting of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC). In a surprising move led by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which has a seat on the council, the PFMC essentially reversed its earlier decision to authorize deep-set buoy gear, a promising gear type that dramatically reduces the unwanted catch of other marine life compared with the drift gillnet, which is the primary fishing method in the West Coast swordfish fishery.
In March this year, the PFMC voted unanimously to begin the process of authorizing deep-set buoy gear to catch swordfish. This gear allows fishermen to drop baited hooks hundreds of feet below the ocean surface, targeting swordfish where they stay during daylight hours while minimizing interactions with other marine life closer to the surface. That decision was supported by commercial fishermen, recreational fishing groups, conservationists, and thousands of concerned citizens.
The Pew Charitable Trusts has long maintained that there is a better way than drift gillnets to catch swordfish off the coast of California. On the West Coast alone, deep-set buoy gear has five years of cooperative research and experimental fishing behind it. A similar method has been used for years on the East Coast. The gear also has support from commercial fishermen, sustainability-minded chefs, and seafood suppliers. Members of Congress, including California's two U.S. senators, have encouraged fishery managers to adopt deep-set buoy gear. In addition, Pew recently commissioned an economic analysis demonstrating that the gear can be profitable for fishermen while reducing bycatch.
Like many others working on this issue, we expected the PFMC to follow through on the commitment it made in March to begin the process of officially authorizing deep-set buoy gear. Instead, the council essentially halted the authorization process for the foreseeable future in lieu of more research. This reversal is quite a surprise, especially because authorization of a new gear takes nearly two years, a period that provides ample opportunity to make any necessary adjustments to the fishing method.
We endorse thorough study and a science-based approach to fishery management. But in this case, we believe that ample research, backed by experimental fishing, has already taken place and justifies the PFMC's authorization of buoy gear for fishermen willing to use it.
Unless the PFMC changes course, buoy gear will be allowed only through a handful of experimental fishing permits, with no foreseeable timeline for authorizing it for all to use if they choose. Delaying the introduction of the gear will hinder development of a market for sustainably caught fish. In addition, because there is no guarantee that deep-set buoy gear will eventually be authorized, fishermen who want to use it may be hesitant to make the investment upfront.
We encourage the PFMC to put the authorization of deep-set buoy gear back on track in September.


The world is our oyster. Starting fresh we were able to choose any material, not bound by current ranges and history. The short and the tall of the matter was SYNTHETICS. In a country like New Zealand this is a dirty word, but put simply wool and merino wool doesn't perform when the going gets tough. Merino is better than wool however they both take too long to dry. I have had considerable hunting and fishing experience in Merino and it simply does not dry fast enough compared to high quality synthetics. When you are exerting maximum energy your body will perspire faster than a breathable garment can transport the moisture. This means the perspiration will soak into the prime layer and insulation layer. The outer layer of the wool fibre does not absorb moisture however the internal core does, wool will hold 35% of its weight in water! Also the ridges in the wool fibre allow the sweat molecules to stick to it. Sweat molecules are sticky when they are in the liquid form. The smoother the fibre the faster the garment will move moisture and therefore dry. Wool will help keep you warm if you get wet providing there is no wind, however you will be much warmer, more comfortable and safer if you are dry!
Our clothing range is designed to be worn in any configuration which sets it apart from other ranges; we call this System Wide CompatibilityTM or SWC. Why is SWC important? Because our temperatures vary dramatically, for example we can start the day at 0 degrees and by lunch time it can be 25 degrees. If you layer up with brushed tricot or merino as a prime layer then a fleece top and a windblock fleece top, when you start sweating your prime layer will become wet as it does not have the ability to wick and move the moisture through to the fleece then out to the windblock outer layer. What this means is that these layers are not compatible with the other layers. Both merino and brushed tricot work well when worn as a layer that is exposed to the atmosphere because they are not restricted by the garments on top. In the Hunters Element System every layer must be compatible with every other layer so you are not buying garments with a limited use.
Is brushed tricot suitable for a Barrier Layer?
The most honest answer I can give is kind of. Not really much of an answer but I will give you the reasons for this. If you want a serious wet weather garment then you need a fabric that is preferably a woven fabric with a shorter nap, brushed tricot does not fulfill these requirements. Brushed tricot is great until it gets wet… it can hold 2 times its weight in water and takes forever to dry. If you are wanting something for light showers and keeping out the wind then it is fine however it is still very bulky which is not ideal.
The brushed suede finish of the fabric makes it difficult to get a DWR (Durable Water Repellant – helps the water to bead off the outer fabric) to perform effectively. When the outer fabric is wet it slows the jackets breathability making your Prime and Insulation layers soak up the perspiration until the outer dries, it also makes the jacket heavy. We have discontinued all brushed tricot raincoats except for the All Rounder Jacket. The only reason we offer this is because there will be a cross over period where some hunters will want to stick with what they know rather than something new and innovative.
An important point to note is that a raincoat is to keep you dry when it is raining, a raincoat should not be worn as your main hunting garment as when you have encounters with prickle bushes you can puncture holes in the membrane making it leak!
Are we using fleece in our system?
Yes however the fleeces we are using are not your conventional style of fleece. There are many different grades and styles of fleece that have different functions. I am talking about more than the normal fleece and windblock fleece which is common place now. We are using fleeces that wick moisture, dry faster and have a higher loft which makes them warmer for the weight and bulk. Why do you want to carry big and bulky garments when you can achieve more from a new higher performing product. Low price fleece simply doesn't last long and is mediocre in performance and function. However like everything it's not expensive so you're not expecting much, right?
We use fleece for our Furnace Insulation Layer and in selected Barrier Layer garments. Fleece is not suitable to be worn as a Prime/next to skin layer as it is hydrophobic (does not hold water). This means that when you're really pushing it and perspiring, your body gets wet and sweaty and the fleece stays dry. What you need is a prime layer that moves this moisture away from your body then through your fleece mid layer, hence the reason to layer correctly. Fleeces with a DWR treatment applied to them will not wick moisure, they repel moisture. A DWR is great for a rain coat or Barrier Layer garment outer but is not suitable for a mid layer. An ideal mid layer should wick moisture from the inside to the outside.
A word of warning here is don't get fleece and brushed tricot mixed up. Fleece is hydrophobic (does not hold water) where as brushed tricot is hydrophilic (loves water). There are many garments particularly of the wind block variety that have brushed tricot on the outside. These garments look like fleece but are actually fleece lined with a brushed tricot outer and they do not have the same performance as quality fleece.
To sum it all up, we could have offered any of these existing fabrics; however we are committed to taking hunting clothing to the next level. We want to help make your hunting experience as comfortable and as safe as possible.


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This research stream focuses on how the networks enabled by crowdfunding platforms, such as Kickstarter and AngelList, shape the selection and funding of early-stage entrepreneurial projects. I also study the selection performed offline by angels and venture capitalists, and how it can be integrated with digital platforms to expand the types of startups that are funded.
In 2017, this body of work was recognized with the Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research (KJFF).
"The online mechanisms do not (yet) eliminate frictions related to preexisting social networks"
Vol. 24, Number 2, pp. 253-274.
In the paper, we explore the frictions crowdfunding removes in the matching process between entrepreneurs and investors, and uncover how the social connections between the entrepreneurs and their family and friends end up influencing overall fundraising dynamics on crowdfunding platforms. While crowdfunding removes some of the distance-sensitive costs associated with evaluating and funding projects, it does not remove all of them. In particular, information that travels through offline networks leads socially connected funders to form their consideration set in a different way. By contributing early, this group generates the signal of quality (accumulated capital) everyone else relies on to make their investment decisions. Therefore, while crowdfunding platforms may appear global in nature, because of search frictions, asymmetric information and path dependency they are heavily constrained by pre-existing social ties. This substantially limits their ability to democratize access to capital. The paper was awarded a NET Institute Grant.
Can Capital Defy the Law of Gravity?
Early crowdfunding platforms were based on a premise of complete disintermediation from experts: The crowd would directly fund projects based on the information shared online by the entrepreneurs, bypassing in the process traditional gatekeepers. This approach becomes problematic when equity is involved, since the degree of asymmetric information and the risk of moral hazard are higher than in reward-based crowdfunding. Platforms have therefore experimented with market design solutions targeted at counterbalancing these risks.
increased capital flows to non-hub regions by 25%"
In the paper, we study how online syndication by professional investors changed the allocation of capital on the leading US equity crowdfunding platform. Using novel data on investments and startup valuations, we find that the introduction of intermediaries increased capital flows to non-hub regions by 25%, a result that relies on syndicate leads having pre-existing professional ties in these areas. The early-stage deals closed through an intermediary in these new regions, moreover, tend to be associated with better returns, suggesting that experts can play a key role in arbitraging opportunities and expanding access to capital across regions.
The question of how crowdfunding changes the types of entrepreneurs and ideas that are funded is also the focus of "Slack Time and Innovation". Using large-scale data on Kickstarter projects, their founding teams and skills, we investigate how this new source of capital allows individuals who are not full-time innovators to de-risk entrepreneurial ideas. We focus on a demographic - college students - that often has the right human capital but not the access to capital necessary to commercialize ideas. This gives us regional variation in terms of when students are more versus less likely to have time for experimentation (college breaks). The paper starts from a key insight from the literature - the fact that slack can be both a source of breakthroughs, but also of resource misallocation - to develop and test a simple theoretical model for the role low-opportunity cost time plays in innovation. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we confirm the main predictions of the model: Slack time induces more projects on both tails of the outcome distribution, with the right tail being driven by complex projects developed by teams with diverse skills. Our results highlight that a sufficient amount of contiguous time and "overlapping slack" are critical for facilitating team coordination and implementing high-potential projects. Stricter screening mechanisms are also effective in conjunction with slack to reduce the number of marginal projects being developed.
In the paper, we discuss how crowdfunding, while sometimes an effective substitute for traditional sources of capital, also introduces new distortions. The lower cost of capital, ability to cheaply assess market demand, receive feedback, and build a community of supporters, all need to be weighted against increased expropriation risk due to early disclosure, costs of managing the crowd, and absence of incentives for mentorship from professional investors. Similarly, while crowdfunding opens new investment opportunities for funders, it also exposes them to inexperienced entrepreneurs and to an environment with low incentives for due diligence. In the text we also review market design mechanisms that can mitigate these issues.
While the study of high-growth firms has focused predominantly on VC-backed startups, the majority of IPOs and acquisitions are achieved without venture capital. This motivated us to use population-level data, combined with a predictive analytics approach, to shed light on these `missing' growth firms and on the process of venture capital selection. We find that the observables that are associated at birth with selection into VC are also predictive of growth within the non-VC sample, suggesting that firms with growth potential - irrespective of funding path - are similar to each other. The approach also allows us to estimate an upper bound on the returns to VC: While a naive comparison would lead to a drastic over-estimate, our results show that VC-funded firms are 2.4 to 6 times more likely to achieve an exit. Overall, our findings suggest the presence of alternative paths to growth (with or without venture capital), but a single profile for high potential firms.
In the paper, we explore the types of errors domain experts make in screening startups. When outcomes are extremely skewed even skilled evaluators may struggle. Score aggregation - often the default within angel groups, accelerators and VC firms - only exacerbates the issue by cancelling useful variance. Over time, pattern matching may also lead experts to favor idiosyncratic types of ventures. Our analysis of a large set of thousands of applications to a top global accelerator shows little correlation between expert scores and startup outcomes. When we then train a machine learning model to replicate human decision making, the algorithm achieves similar performance to the humans by heavily weighting keywords related to the founding team. Once unconstrained from imitating human judgment, the algorithm selects a broader set of dimensions, and delivers dramatically higher returns. Our results highlight that while the team might be important for venture success, early-stage investors may be overemphasizing it. Moreover, the higher performance achieved by the machine learning algorithm hints at the existence of additional traits of high potential startups that are currently understudied.
Volume 58, Issue 2, Winter, 2016.


Dickies blends cool comfort with industrial strength for a work shirt that won't stop. Back and underarm mesh ventilation keeps air circulating through the garment, while moisture-wicking properties carry perspiration away from your skin. Flexible fabric allows for a free range of motion, a considerable benefit when work requires extended or repetitive movement. The complex combination of endurance and comfort in this garment is impressive, with the tear-resistant durability of polyester and the soft breathability of cotton. This particular shirt is treated to withstand stains and fading — even after several industrial washings — for stress-free care.


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Anna Lydall (1980) es una deportista canadiense que compitió en natación. Ganó una medalla de bronce en el Campeonato Pan-Pacífico de Natación de 1999, en la prueba de 4 × 100 m libre.

Palmarés internacional

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Q: Class instantiation using the Autowired annotation Is its advisable to instantiate the class using @Autowired annotation like below.
@Autowired
public static Car = new Car();

A: Case 1
If you are trying to autowire an attribute like following:
@Autowired
public Car car;

then Spring will try to search for a Bean definition in Spring context and will also instantiate it, hence no need to again invoke constructor.
Case 2
If you are getting confused with constructor autowire like following:
@Autowired
public Driver(License license){
        this.license = license;
}

Here, it is trying to get the Bean of "License" class autowired, and it is not autowireing Driver.
In your case, I feel it is case 1.
If you are trying to set it manually cause you are seeing it as not initialized, then check the spring application context configuration file/class. You will need to have something like following in it:
<context:component-scan base-package="com.test.packagename" />

If using AppConfig class then:
@Configuration
@ComponentScan("com.test.packagename")
public class AppConfig {

}

Also, make sure that your spring core is deployed in lib where it is executing.
Also check that you are instantiating the class by using Spring application context as follows:
AbstractApplicationContext  context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(AppConfig.class);
 Car car= (Application)context.getBean("car");

Try to refer this: http://websystique.com/spring/spring-dependency-injection-annotation-beans-auto-wiring-using-autowired-qualifier-resource-annotations-configuration/
Happy coding DBZ fan :-)

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Joe Padilla of Grace Alliance was one of the keynote speakers at Twin Lakes Church's Conference on Mental Health last weekend. At the Thursday pre-conference luncheon, he talked about the importance of community in the healing process and highlighted different ways churches, families and other communities can impact those dealing with depression, anxiety, and other forms of mental and emotional distress.
We fail regularly. Scrolling down my facebook feed, I see that failure manifest in nasty, mean-spirited posts spewed forth by people who presumably think they are doing us all a favor by proclaiming their disgust and disdain for others. What makes it worse, is that I know these people, have known some of them for a long time, and love them.
A community is not us versus them. Finding your tribe, discovering some people with similar beliefs, attitudes and affiliations can be affirming and an important step forward. However, it is no place to stop. You don't want to hang-out forever with the goths behind the lunchroom or the jocks beside the gym. Your ever-expanding identity is larger than this or that group.
True community is a mixture of ages, vocations, interests, skills, and perspectives — a bunch of people moving into ever-deepening care for one another. Intimacy, awareness, and honesty are the necessary, though dangerous, tools for the journey. If you tuck in closer to some of those "like-minded folk," you'll discover huge differences in deeply held values, approaches, and goals. This is what makes marriage so … interesting.
Identity politics are confining at best and, as we see every day, lead to tribal warfare. Shielded by plastic smiles, is easy to love, or hate, groups of people from a distance. However, unfeigned love is the gift we desire; a healing gift we can give one to another, personally, particularly, day by day.
After eight years of seeking professional and ministerial care for his wife's acute mental health care needs, Joe Padilla saw no positive improvement. He set forth on an investigative journey of clinical studies and biblical insights, working with Matthew Stanford, a professor of psychology, neuroscience and biomedical studies. Together they developed a new whole-health lifestyle for mental health recovery, which led to astonishing healing for his wife. Joe then founded Grace Alliance, creating reproducible models of support that would help others navigate mental health challenges.
Claiming that only 5 percent of churches are equipped to respond to mental health issues, Joe created materials for individuals, families and grace groups — including leadership training and support. There are free downloadable e-book guides, and 10- or 16-week workbooks available for purchase. See mentalhealthgracealliance.org.
I am now out of The Word Shop, although some 20 boxes of books still lurk in various locations around my house. I will be tripping around town, delivering boxes hither and yon. If you find a stack of books on your doorstep, I'm probably to blame.
Meanwhile, The Helpful Shop from Capitola will be moving into The Word Shop's Aptos location in November. All things come to an end, or a beginning, or both.


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1 March 2014 - HENRY FORD
G'day guys,
Today I feature a very famous man who made an enormous impact on society - HENRY FORD. So, who was he?
Born in: Greenfield Township, Michigan, U.S.
Died on: 07 April 1947 AD
Spouse: Clara Ala Bryant (m. 1888–1947)
Children: Edsel Ford
Education: Detroit Business Institute
Founder/Co-Founder: Ford Motor Company
Works & Achievements: Ford Quadricycle, Inventor and Owner of Ford Motors Company, Model T cars and production of several other automobiles.
1928 - Franklin Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal
1938 - Nazi Germany's Grand Cross of the German Eagle
Henry Ford, a renowned industrialist in America, was the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He also sponsored the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Ford's launching of the Model T refashioned transportation and American automobile industry simultaneously. As a proud owner of the Ford Motor Company, he grabbed the status of one of the wealthiest and most famous person in the entire world.
He was highly deemed for his concept 'Fordism' - which involved huge production of cheap goods paired with higher pay to workers. Ford had a universal perception with consumerism as the root to peace. His earnest commitment to orderly decreasing costs came out in numerous innovations related to technical and business. These discoveries also included a franchise system under which a dealership was established in each city of North America and also on the main cities in six continents.
In 1920s, Ford was recognized globally for a "Fordism System" that was looked to guarantee modernity, high salaries and inexpensive consumer goods but Ford's "Anti-Semitism" led to controversy in the same time period.
Henry Ford Childhood and Early Life
Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863 on a farm in Greenfield Township close to Detroit, Michigan to William Ford and Mary Litogot. His father was born in Ireland but belonged to a family of Western England's origin. His family migrated to Ireland when the plantation was created by English. His mother was from Michigan whose parents died when she was quite young and was then adopted by her neighbors. When Henry was in his teens, his father gifted him a pocket watch. At the young age of 15, he dissolved and reunited the timepieces of neighbors and friends many times and gained a status of a watch repairman.
In 1876, Ford was highly depressed by the demise of his mother. His father wanted him to take over the family farm over the course of time but he denied telling his father that he loved the farm just because his mother was there. In 1879, Ford left home and started working as an amateur machinist in Detroit city. He started with James F. Flower & Bros and later with the Detroit Dry Dock Co. But in 1882, he returned back home to work of the family farm and became adroit at operating the Westinghouse portable steam engine. Ford was eventually appointed by Westinghouse Company for steam engines servicing. Simultaneously, he also studied bookkeeping at Goldsmith, Bryant & Stratton Business College in Detroit.
Henry Ford was hired as an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company in 1891 and later became chief engineer after his promotion in 1893. He then had a lot of time to dedicate to his personal experiments on gasoline engines. These experiments ended up in 1896 when he completed his self propelled vehicle and named it Ford Quadricycle. On June 4, he test drove the vehicle several times and came out with various methods to improve the vehicle. Ford was introduced to Thomas Edison in 1896's meeting. The latter agreed of Ford's automobile experimentation, which encouraged him to further experiment. Thus in 1898, Ford designed his second vehicle. With the support of the capital of Detroit lumber baron William H. Murphy, he resigned from Edison and established at Detroit Automobile Company on August 5, 1899. But the automobiles produced in this company were of poor quality and expensive. For the same reason, the company got dissolved in 1901.
In 1901, C. Harold Wills supported Ford to design and built a 26-horsepower automobile. With the ultra success of this automobile, Murphy and other stockholders in the Detroit Automobile Company came together to form the Henry Ford Company on November 30, 1901. Ford worked as a chief engineer. But when Murphy brought Henry M. Leland as a consultant in the company, Ford left it bearing his name in 1902. Afterwards, Murphy renamed the company as Cadillac Automobile Company. Ford then teamed up with the former racing cyclist Tom Cooper and produced the awesome 80+ horsepower racer "999" which was driven to victory in a race by Barney Oldfield in the late 1902.
Ford with the support of an old acquaintance, Alexander Y. Malcomson, a Detroit-area coal dealer, established an automobile manufacturing company named "Ford & Malcomson, Ltd". Ford designed a cheap automobile and both the partners leased the factory. They finalized a contract with a machine shop owned by John and Horace E. Dodge to give over $160,000 in parts. The sales were very slow which gave birth to a crisis when the Dodge brothers asked for the payment of their initial shipment. With the response, some more investors were brought in by Malcomson, drawing the Dodge brothers to take a portion of a new company. On June 16, 1903, "Ford & Malcomson" was reabsorbed as the Ford Motor Company with the capital of $28,000. Ford and Malcomson, the Dodge brothers, Malcomson's uncle John S. Gray, Horace Rackham, and James Couzens were some original investors in Ford Motor Company. Ford organized an exhibition of a newly designed car on the ice of Lake St. Clair. He drove a mile in only 19.4 seconds, establishing a new land speed record at 91.3 miles/hour. The race driver, Barney Oldfield seeing the success of this vehicle gave a name to this model "999" honoring racing capabilities. He took the new automobile around the country which made Ford, a well known brand all around the United States. Henry Ford was also among the initial backers of the Indianapolis 500.
On October 1, 1908, the Model T was introduced which came out with some innovations like steering wheel on left, enclosed engine and transmission, solid black was given to four cylinders, etc. The car was very easy to operate and drive, simultaneously it was cheap accompanying with inexpensive repair. In 1908, it was sold at $825 only. Amazingly, the price of the car felt down every year. By the same, Ford grabbed excessive publicity in Detroit ensuring that each newspaper must have stories and advertisement about this new vehicle. Eventually, the car was known all over the North America. Ford's views to come out with efficient and cheap products made him introduce moving assembly belts into his plants in 1913, especially for farmers enabling huge increment in production. With the passing of the days, sales kept on increasing and by 1918, every second car in America was Model T. The final total production was an amazing 15,007,034.
In December 1918, Ford passed his presidency of Ford Motor Company to his son, Edsel Ford but the final decision authority was with Henry himself. Afterwards, Ford established another company called "Henry Ford and Son". He just enacted as if he were about to take his best employees to the new company but the actual goal was to frighten the rest of the holdout stockholders of the Ford Motor Company so that they sell their stakes to him, before their value is lost. The trick worked and Henry and his son purchased all the shares from the stockholders and thus, making the family the sole owner of the company. But as a result of increasing competition, the sales of Model T declined horribly by mid 1920s. Though Edsel urged Henry to make changes in Model T so that it could be in sync with the newer models offered by the other companies, the latter denied.
Later Career
By the year 1926, Henry realized that he could not go longer just remain solely dependent on his Model T and thus, evolved Model A. While Henry looked after the technical aspects of the car, such as the design of the engine, chassis and so on, his son Edsel worked on the exterior body of the vehicle. In the December of 1927, Ford Model A finally hit the road and was much appreciated and applauded by the mass. By 1931, more than 4 million of Model A cars was produced. Following that year, Ford Company adopted an annual model change system.
Ford Airplane Company
During World War I, Ford stepped in the aviation business and built Liberty engines. Although post-war the company went back to manufacture automobile but in 1925, it took the Stout Metal Airplane Company. Ford's aircraft, 4AT Trimotor (Tin Goose) gained great success. The plane was very similar to Fokker's V.VII-3m. The Trimotor took its first flight on June 11, 1926 accommodating 12 passengers at a time. Ford was later honored by the Smithsonian Institution for changing the aviation industry. After producing about 200 trimotors, the production stopped in 1933 because of poor sales.
Ford always believed in the company's global expansion. His views were also that the international trade and cooperation led to global peace. In 1911, he established Ford assembly plants in Britain and Canada. In a short span of time, the company became the largest automobile manufacturer in the world. Ford, in collaboration with Agnelli of Fiat, introduced the first Italian automotive assembly plants in 1912. In 1920s, first plant was launched in Germany, Australia, India and France and by 1929, Ford had dealerships on six continents. Ford also experimented taking a commercial rubber plantation in the Amazon jungle known as Fordlândia but it failed. Ford agreed on Joseph Stalin's invitation to build a model plant at Gorky. The Ford Motor Company had a policy under which the company could do business in any country where the United States had diplomatic relationships. By the year 1932, Ford became one-third manufacture of automobiles all over the world. Most of the people insisted that Fordism illustrated American capitalist development and the automobile industry was the key to studying the economic and social relations in the United States.
Edsel Ford died of cancer in May 1943, following which Henry assumed the presidency of the Ford Motors Company. But by this time Ford was elderly and ailing. He also had some cardiovascular problemsand was mentally unfit, therefore not suitable for the post responsibility. The directors of the company nevertheless elected him, but he served the position until the end of the war only. During this time span, the company faced a huge decline and lost more than $10 million a month. The administration of President Franklin Roosevelt also considered that the company should be taken over by the government but this consideration never progressed.
Henry Ford married Clara Ala Bryant in 1888 and had only one child, Edsel Ford, who, in turn, died of cancer in May 1943.
During the ill health of Henry Ford, he surrendered the presidency to his grandson Henry Ford II in September 1945 and then went into retirement. In 1947, Ford died of a cerebral hemorrhage in FairLane, his Dearborn estate. A public viewing was organized at Greenfield Village where almost 5000 people per hour filed past the casket. His funeral service took place at Detroit's Cathedral Church of St. Paul. Henry Ford was buried in the Ford Cemetery in Detroit.
1928: Was awarded the Franklin Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal.
1938: Ford was presented the Grand Cross of the German Eagle, which happens to be the highest medal awarded by Nazi Germany to foreigners.
1999: Was among 18 included in Gallup's List of Widely Admired People of the 20th Century, from a poll conducted of the American people.
1965-78: United States Postal Service honored Ford with a Prominent Americans series.
Clancy's comment: Go, Henry! Don't ya just love people with vision and passion? I sure do. Vision is sadly lacking today.
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28 February 2014 - MORE WISDOM
MORE WISDOM
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27 FEBRUARY 2014 - IMPROVING WRITING SKILLS
IMPROVING WRITING SKILLS
Here are some interesting pointers that might help you to improve your writing skills, courtesy of Melissa Donovan.
"When we talk about writing skills, we usually think of the basics: the ability to write sentences and paragraphs correctly with proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. But a lot more than that goes into writing well.
Ambitious writers strive to consistently produce better writing. We study the rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation and we work at expanding our vocabularies. We memorize literary devices and storytelling techniques. We develop a distinct voice.
There's a lot to learn, but over time, we learn to write prose and verse that captivates readers.
From learning how to comprehensively use tools, like writing software, to mastering concepts that are specific to form and genre, a professional writer needs to build skills that go far beyond the basics.
But the basics are where we begin.
Basic Writing Skills
Ideally, every high school graduate would possess basic writing skills. Unfortunately, a lot of people enter college or the workforce without knowing the difference between they're, their, and there. An astonishing number of smart or educated people don't know the difference between an adverb and an adjective and can't identify a subject or an object in a sentence. Plenty of people go through life never mastering these basics and that's okay—because they're not writers.
It's not that writers have to acquire knowledge of language and orthography that rivals that of lexicographers. But language is our primary tool and we should have a fundamental grasp of how it works and how to use it.
Yet that basic understanding of language—a comprehensive working knowledge of grammar, spelling, and punctuation—coupled with the ability to write decent sentences and paragraphs are only the first skills that a writer acquires. Those skills are sufficient for beginner writing. When we want to move past the ability to write sufficiently and strive to write professionally and with excellence, we must acquire a broader set of writing skills.
Nothing ruins a great story like weak words and poorly structured sentences that don't make sense. Nothing derails a poem like poor word choices and clumsy rhymes. And nothing destroys a piece of creative nonfiction like a disorganized narrative.
There are some elements of writing that must be developed over time and with practice. It's difficult to know why one grammatically correct sentence simply sounds better than another or why one word works better than another word that has the same meaning. The ability to write the better sentence or choose the better word does not come from a book, the way grammar can come from a book. It comes with experience.
With grammar, you can study the rules, memorize them, and then apply them to your writing almost immediately. The subtler aspects of writing can be learned, but they are usually learned over time through a combination of reading, studying the craft of writing, and practicing.
But we can still develop these skills by training ourselves to watch for opportunities to experiment with them. We can look for them in the works we read and the projects we're writing.
Comprehensive Writing Skills
Below is a list of comprehensive writing skills and best practices that you should consider when assessing a piece of writing and in developing your own writing abilities. While this is not an exhaustive list (there are infinite ways to improve and strengthen your writing), it will give you a good start:
Word choice: Choosing the right words to describe what's happening in a piece of writing can be challenging. The best words accurately capture the sentiment that the author is trying to convey. If something doesn't sound right, if a word isn't accurate or precise enough, then it needs to be replaced with a better word. Why refer to a "loud noise" when you can call it a roar, din, or commotion? The more specific the words are, the more easily readers will understand what you're trying to communicate. Choose words that are as concise, precise, and vivid as possible.
Vocabulary: Nothing makes a sentence sing like words that are clear, specific, and concrete. Expand your arsenal by building your vocabulary. Read a lot and look up words you don't know. Peruse the dictionary. Sign up for a word-of-the-day newsletter. Keep a log of vocabulary words and spend a minute or two each day adding to it and studying your new words.
Sentence structure: Sentence structure is even more critical than word choice. A weak word is like a missed beat, but a weak sentence is total discord. It breaks the flow, confuses readers, and pulls them out of the narrative. Read sentences aloud to see how they flow.
Rhythm: Make sure to vary sentence length; when all your sentences are the same length, the writing drones on.
Paragraph structure: Each paragraph contains a single idea. In fiction, each paragraph contains one character's action and dialogue. Extremely long paragraphs tend to bore readers. If you write long paragraphs, try to alternate them with shorter paragraphs to give balance and rhythm to your structure.
Transition: Sentences and paragraphs should flow seamlessly. If you must jump from one topic to another, use headings or transitional phrases to separate them. Place transitional phrases and sentences within chapters to move smoothly between scenes.
Word repetition: Nothing deflates a piece of writing like the same descriptive word unnecessarily used over and over. She had a pretty smile. She wore a pretty dress. She lived in a pretty house. This kind of repetition robs a story of its imagery, making it two-dimensional. There are many ways to say that something or someone is pretty.
Thesaurus: A thesaurus helps you build your vocabulary and provides a workaround for repetition. Some writers avoid using the thesaurus, believing that reliance on it constitutes some writerly weakness. But your job is not to be a dictionary or word bank; it's knowing how to find the perfect words for your sentences.
Concept repetition: Repetitive words are one problem; repetitive information is another—or it can be a good thing. Repeat concepts when you're teaching because it promotes retention. But don't tell the reader what day of the week it is three times in a single scene.
Simplification: Run-on sentences and short sentences strung together with commas and conjunctions create a lot of dust and noise in a piece of writing. In most cases, simple, straightforward language helps bring the action or ideas to center stage.
Concise writing: Concise writing is a matter of style, but it is overwhelmingly preferable for contemporary readers who don't appreciate long passages of description or long-winded sentences and paragraphs that drone on and on. With concise writing, we say what absolutely needs to be said and we say it in as few words as possible, using the simplest and most direct language available. That does not mean the writing can't have flair or be colorful. It certainly can! Shave off any excess and focus on the juicy bits.
Organization: A poorly organized manuscript is a nightmare to read. Thoughts, ideas, and action need to flow logically. Similar ideas should be grouped together. Outlines are ideal for planning and organizing a complex piece of writing.
Consistency: If you use italics for thought dialogue, always use italics for thought dialogue; don't alternate between italics and quotation marks. If you use a serial comma in one sentence, use it in all sentences that could take a serial comma. Make sure your headings and titles have the same formatting. Be consistent!
Literary devices: Some literary devices are particular to form and genre, but most can be used across all forms and genres. Literary devices range from techniques for making word choices (like alliteration or assonance) to methods for infusing prose with vivid imagery. Studying these devices and using them in your work will be a huge asset to your writing skills.
Filler words: Filler words are vague, meaningless, and unnecessary. Consider the following examples: very skinny, really tired, just going to the store. Words like very, really, and just usually do nothing more than emphasize the words they modify. Remove filler words or replace them and the words they modify with single words that are more vivid: bony, exhausted, going to the store.
Passive vs. active voice: Passive voice comes off sounding formal and old-fashioned. When used in contemporary dialogue, it can sound unnatural. In passive voice, we say The car was driven by her. Active voice is more natural and direct: She drove the car. When in doubt, go with active voice and use passive voice only if you have a good reason to do so.
Filter words: A common bad habit in narrative writing is framing one action within another: He started walking or I thought the car was too fast. Characters don't start walking: they walk. In first-person narrative, everything represents the narrator's thoughts, so it's sufficient to say the car was too fast; readers understand that this is the narrator's thought.
Redundancy: Redundancy is unnecessary repetition or stating the obvious. I suspect it occurs when we're writing and trying to sort through our own thoughts, so we say the same thing in various ways. Here's an example: I am taking my car to the shop tomorrow, so I won't be able to go anywhere because my car will be in the shop. The sentence is redundant. Here's a replacement sentence: I won't be able to go anywhere tomorrow because my car will be in the shop.
Formatting: A writer should know how to format a piece of writing—not just properly, but well. For example, we don't use italics or quotation marks to tell readers where to place emphasis on words in a sentence.
Pronouns: Make sure every pronoun is clear, so the reader knows what it represents. Don't refer to this or that if they are abstract concepts. Don't use he, she, him, or her three times in a sentence if two or more people or characters are in play."
Check out Melissa's website for more great tips and ideas:
http://www.writingforward.com/
Clancy's comment: Thank you, Melissa. You have provided some very good reminders.
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2 February 2014 - WHAT HAPPENED TODAY?
3 February 2014 - PREQUEL TO BOOK MARKETING
4 February 2014 - STONEHENGE
5 February 2014 - CHRIS RYALL - Guest Expat
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7 February 2014 - GIFTED KIDS
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9 February 2014 - BEN COULTER - Guest Author
10 February 2014 - THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS
11 February 2014 - LITERARY AGENTS
12 February 2014 - WISDOM
13 February 2014 - JOHN F. KENNEDY QUOTES
14 February 2014 - TERRIBLE FIRST SENTENCES
15 February 2014 - GREAT SHOTS
16 February 2014 - ORANGUTANS
17 February 2014 - AN AUTHOR'S RANT
18 February 2014 - FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
19 February 2014 - AMELIA EARHART
20 February 2014 - AUSTRALIA - SOME FACTS
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Illnesses are transferred by various pathogenic microorganisms — especially viruses, bacteria and fungus. Bacteria can self-reproduce. Viruses, such as the constantly changing influenza virus which triggers the real flu, require a host for reproduction. In the process, they destroy the latter's cells.
Illnesses are transferred by various pathogenic microorganisms — especially viruses, bacteria and fungus. Bacteria can self-reproduce. Viruses, such as the constantly changing influenza virus which triggers the real flu, require a host for reproduction. In the process, they destroy the latter's cells. The body's own defense cells of the immune system have to eradicate cells which have been attacked by viruses. Bacteria such as salmonella or legionella can for example trigger illnesses through their metabolic products. The washing of hands and regular ventilation reduce the transference possibilities through microorganisms. In order to protect others, coughing should be done hygienically into the crook of the arm.
Many studies (Harper, Noti, Lowen et al) confirm that an increased air humidity significantly reduces the activity of flu viruses. Thus, in an experimental investigation (Noti), US scientists from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) showed that even a relative air humidity over 40% significantly reduces the contagion potential of the viruses. Under realistic conditions, researchers investigated the transmission path across the indoor air during the winter months and the contagion potential of the viruses at various relative air humidities. At a low air humidity up to 23 percent, about three quarters were contagious for longer than one hour, while at approx. 43 percent air humidity the level was less than one quarter with a decreasing tendency.


Created by the National Constitution Center, American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition is the first comprehensive exhibition about America's most colorful and complex constitutional hiccup.
American Spirits brings the Prohibition era vividly to life through over 100 rare artifacts including flapper dresses, temperance propaganda, a 1927 Ford Model T coupe, and original ratification copies of the 18th and 21st Amendments.
The exhibit also contains re-created speakeasy where visitors can learn to Charleston and explore the fashion, music, and culture of the Roaring '20s.
American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition is created by the National Constitution Center - Philadelphia, PA, and is made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
This exhibit is hosted at the Bullock State History Museum in Austin, Texas and will run from September 2, 2017 - January 7 2018.


Baghdad dispatched an anti-terrorism commander to Iraq's northern Kirkuk province on Thursday amid fears of possible political unrest.
The move comes two days after security forces dispersed a rally staged in Kirkuk by supporters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) after the latter were seen waving Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) flags.
The following day, amid mounting fears of unrest, the governor of Kirkuk requested that Baghdad send military reinforcements to the oil-rich province.
"Commander Abdelwahab al-Saidi was sent to Kirkuk in the wake of Tuesday's flag crisis in hopes of resolving the issue and restoring security," Muntazar al-Saidi, a spokesman for Iraq's Federal Anti-Terrorism Police, told Anadolu Agency on Thursday.
The spokesman told Anadolu Agency later that Baghdad had given the KRG 24 hours to remove all the flags.
The Erbil-based KRG controlled Kirkuk from mid-2014 until late 2017, when Iraqi federal forces moved into the province while Kurdish Peshmerga fighters loyal to the KRG withdrew from the region.
The moves came shortly after the KRG held an illegitimate poll on regional independence that was widely denounced at the time by states of the region.


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Thief berated mom for leaving kid in car he stole, Oregon police say
Advocates allege ICE neglecting 5-year-old with head injury
by: NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press
Posted: Feb 5, 2020 / 03:56 PM CST / Updated: Feb 5, 2020 / 04:19 PM CST
FILE – In this Aug. 23, 2019 file photo, a map using English, Spanish and photos is seen at the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. A 5-year-old boy from Guatemala who fractured his skull and suffered bleeding around his brain in an accident before entering the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center is not being properly treated for what could be a traumatic brain injury, according to family members and advocates. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
HOUSTON (AP) — A 5-year-old boy from Guatemala who fractured his skull in an accident and suffered bleeding around his brain is not being properly treated at an immigration detention center in Texas for what could be a traumatic brain injury, family members and advocates alleged.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement defended the care given to the 5-year-old, whom the agency detained with his parents and 1-year-old brother in January, about a month after the boy fell out of a shopping cart. The children and their mother are in custody at the family detention center at Dilley, Texas, where the 5-year-old continues to have headaches and complains when he hears normal levels of sound, according to his aunt and Dr. Amy Cohen, an advocate working with the family.
ICE said Wednesday that multiple neurological exams conducted at Dilley revealed no medical issues but that the boy was hospitalized on Tuesday and Wednesday "for additional evaluation and imaging to rule out any concerns." The agency said the boy's MRI was normal and there were no signs that he had bleeding in his skull. He will soon be taken back to Dilley, ICE said.
Cohen provided the AP with records from the hospital that initially treated him after the injury. The records say the boy had an epidural hematoma, which is bleeding between his brain and skull, as well as a temporal bone fracture and a mild traumatic brain injury.
Testing done now "doesn't mean that he isn't having complications from the bleed that he did have," Cohen said.
Before they were detained during what the family thought was a routine check-in, the boy had been scheduled for an appointment with a neurologist, Cohen said. He has begun wetting himself at night, his aunt said.
The Associated Press is withholding the names of the boy and his family because they fear imminent deportation to Guatemala, where the boy's mother says she was threatened.
The mother has alleged that medical staff at Dilley told her the injury took place too long ago to be causing symptoms now, according to Cohen and the aunt. The mother is having him wear diapers intended for her younger child because he loses control of his bladder, the aunt said.
"She says they don't pay much attention to her," the aunt said. "They don't let her explain to them that my nephew's case is bad because of the accident that he had. They don't give her the chance."
The boy was hospitalized Tuesday, a day after the Associated Press first contacted ICE about the case.
In a statement, the agency said medical staff at Dilley conducted a neurological exam that "did not reveal any issues, and the child denied any dizziness or visual changes." ICE also said no medical issues were found when the boy underwent a routine exam on Jan. 23 or during a follow-up neurological exam on Jan. 27, when it says the mother reported her son "was eating and sleeping well and getting along well with peers."
A 1-year-old child was detained at Dilley before she died of a hemorrhage, according to the law firm representing her mother, Yazmin Juarez. The attorneys allege Juarez's daughter, Mariee, contracted a respiratory illness that was misdiagnosed and mistreated at Dilley.
The agency defends the medical care it provides at Dilley and its other detention centers and says medical care is available at all hours to detainees. But the Trump administration has been sharply criticized for its treatment of migrant children, including wide-scale family separations and packing families into cells well beyond their capacity with limited food and water.
At least six migrant children have died after being detained by U.S. agents since President Donald Trump took office.
"It's astonishing to me that people are continuing to tolerate the physical conditions and the cruelty that children are being subjected to in detention," said Cohen, executive director of the advocacy group Every Last One.
According to ICE, the boy's mother was apprehended in May 2019 after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization. She was released and required to report to the agency monthly, but after she did not appear for an immigration court hearing in November, a judge ordered her removal from the U.S.
The woman's husband is being held at a different facility in California, according to the boy's aunt. ICE said the mother may soon be deported.
The agency says the mother did not mention her son's head injury when they were detained on Jan. 21. Cohen and the boy's aunt say the mother said she reported the injury that day.
The boy's aunt and Cohen say they're worried that his symptoms will quickly worsen.
"I fear for his immediate health and safety and for his long-term health and safety, because we know that traumatic brain injuries in children can have devastating consequences for the rest of their lives," Cohen said.
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Patatas Bravas is an incredible side dish packed with intense flavor and delightful taste sensations. Your palate will crave more!
Patatas Bravas can be served as a side dish, tapas or appetizer. Either way, it's spicy and crunchy.
Scrub the potatoes, place them in a saucepan of cold water and bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes, until almost tender.
For the tomato sauce, finely chop the onion and garlic and crush the chili pepper. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a small saucepan and add the onion and garlic.
Cook for three minutes until softened, then add chili pepper, tomatoes, wine, parsley and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 20 minutes until thickened, stirring occasionally.
Drain the potatoes and rinse under cold water. Pat dry and cut each one into four wedges. Brush the potato wedges with the remaining olive oil and sprinkle with the paprika.
Place on the grill rack, grill for five to six minutes, turning frequently, until golden all over.
Transfer the potatoes to a serving dish, pour the tomato sauce over them. Garnish with parsley.
This Spanish dish presents golden grilled or roasted potatoes with a piquant tomato sauce.


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akkord film
Team Berlin
Dirk Beinhold
Founder, CEO and Producer
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Dirk Beinhold has 28 years of producing experience. He was Head of Creative Production at Studio Babelsberg, Co-Head German Fiction Production at ProSieben in Munich and Creative Executive at New Regency in Los Angeles. Dirk is a member of the German Film Academy, a former Visiting Adjunct Professor at Chapman University's Singapore Producing Program, and he holds an MFA in Motion Picture Producing from USC Film School in Los Angeles and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the Free University Berlin.
Valentin Greulich
COO & Production Executive
Valentin Greulich holds a Diploma in Film Production from the German Film and Television Academy (dffb) Berlin. In 2001, he was assistant producer for teamWorx Television & Film GmbH. During his studies he worked as a freelance producer and production manager. From 2010-12, he handled international co-productions at the German-French Coproduction Office. He is responsible for all current productions and the creation of new projects as well as all financial aspects of Akkord's productions.
Angela Poschet
In 1998, Angela started her career in the Animation industry as a Director of Photography on the very first BOB THE BUILDER show produced by Hit Entertainment/London. From 2009 onwards, she has been working in the Production Department (Line Producer, Production Supervisor, Manager, Consultant) for various projects in Europe. She supervised the production of Wes Anderson's stop-motion indie ISLE OF DOGS and was part of the production team of Jan Lachauer, Jakob Schuh and Bin-Han To's REVOLTING RHYMES. Both were nominated for an Academy Award. She also supervised MAYA THE BEE for German studio M.A.R.K. 13 and worked on Tim Burton's FRANKENWEENIE. At Akkord, she is responsible for all physical production work.
Katharina Wicke
Development Executive
Katharina joined Akkord after her studies in Political Science and Media Science in Leipzig and Strasbourg and internships in various political institutions and media outlets. She oversees the development process from the initial idea to the finished screenplay. She is also involved in all other creative aspects of Akkord's projects with a focus on feature films.
Susanne Biesinger
Following her graduate degree in German Studies, English Language and Literature in Bamberg and Glasgow with focus on Literature Mediation, Susanne Biesinger spent 12 years working for several production companies as well as the Academy for Children's Media and for Nickelodeon Northern Europe as editor, dramaturg, lecturer and writer, especially in children's feature film and TV programs. In summer 2015, she started working as a Creative Producer and Script Consultant at Akkord Film and is responsible for all creative aspects with a focus on serial productions.
Claudio Winter
Claudio joined Akkord after his Master's degree in Screenwriting in 2015 as a Development Trainee. Since 2016, he serves as Development Executive and oversees the development process from the initial idea to the finished screenplay. He is also involved in all other creative aspects of Akkord's projects.
Annkatrin Swars
Finance & Legal Administration
After a couple of semesters in law studies, Annkatrin completed an apprenticeship at Akkord Film as a Management Assistant in audiovisual Media. She handles Akkord's office management and all administrative affairs.
Vinh Pham-Beinhold
Co-Founder & Marketing
Vinh Pham-Beinhold graduated in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Central Florida. In 1997 she was involved in building up the TV production department at Polygram Entertainment. Prior to this, she worked at Hollywood's talent agency CAA for 5 years. She is Akkord's co-founder and responsible for the marketing of our projects and guides noumerous international activities .
Sandra Vogt
Administrative Assistant, Business Affairs Trainee
Sandra handles Akkord's office management and supports all administrative and creative affairs.
Josephine Schietzelt
Administrative Assistant / Business Affairs Trainee
Josephine handles Akkord's office management and supports all administrative and creative affairs.
Marc Eggert
After completing his B.A. in Film and Television at DEKRA Media University, Marc supports our projects as a production trainee.
Lucille Erdmann
After completing her B.A. (Hons.) in Digital Film Production, Lucille supports our development department since June 2018.
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Chicago, IL – In celebration of Manufacturing Day (October 5th) and Manufacturing Month, Freedman Seating Company will open its doors on several occasions throughout October to more than 40 students, community leaders and educators as part of an effort to change people's perceptions about today's manufacturing environment and draw attention to the outstanding opportunities that a career in manufacturing can provide.
Manufacturing Day is co-produced by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA), the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the Manufacturing Institute (MI), the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST), Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), and guest producer Industrial Strength Marketing (ISM).
Freedman Seating is a seat manufacturer in Chicago, IL; designing, engineering, and manufacturing seat related products for many different markets, including small bus, mid-size coach, heavy-duty transit, rail, marine, delivery truck, and para-transit. Freedman Seating is a ISO 9001 registered company with an on-site A2LA Accredited Mechanical Testing Lab. www.freedmanseating.com.


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Truth Values
Jack of Hearts, Master of None
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Brian Freeland is a director, writer, sound + media artist, community builder, and provocateur. His works for the theatre are rooted in a collaborative performance and development process that creates/destroys theatrical works with words, visuals, sounds, text, story, frame, and structure.
Mr. Freeland just completed the remounting of Countdown to Zero's provocative work about the Abu Ghraib detention facility, Uncle Rooster by Tami Canaday as part of The Brick Theatre's Not Normal Festival. Recent work includes projection and direction for a new performance work based on the 1942 book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Grey Bridge, direction of Jack of Hearts, Master of None for Mind the Art Entertainment at HERE Arts, sound design for Quiara Alegría Hudes' trilogy of plays Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue, Water by the Spoonful, and Happiest Song Plays Last at Curious Theatre Company, projection design for Silent Sky at Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, and projections for Randel Myler's Muscle Shoals: I'll Take You There at the Lone Tree Arts Center. As a deviser/writer, recent works include Watershed: Part 1, The Sea is Not Full and Watershed: Part 2, Soiled (meta-media works which explored the environmental crisis through the lens of mythological structure) and a reimagined view of the Ludlow Massacre, Ludlow, 1914 (a dramatic vaudeville).
Direction and design credits include works for The LIDA Project, Mind The Art Entertainment, Curious Theatre Company, Ping Chong & Co., Universes, The Public Theatre, Countdown to Zero, THEATREWORKS, About Face, Catamounts, Littleton Town Hall, Lone Tree Arts Center, The Avenue Theatre, The Aurora Fox, Paragon Theatre, Su Teatro, and Shadow Theatre Company.
He is a founding member The LIDA Project where he served as artistic director from 1995-2015 and co-founder with Julie Rada of Countdown To Zero, a political theatre company. Brian received his education from the University of Colorado at Denver and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy.


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Thursday, Mar 9 2017
GOP Lawmakers Wrestle With Choice Between Their Replace Goal And What Some View As 'Obamacare Lite'
Within the Republican caucus, the House health plan is drawing concern and even opposition from both conservative and moderate lawmakers. The plan is also highlighting the divide among some GOP governors, especially those in states that chose to pursue the health law's Medicaid expansion, and congressional leaders. And the measure, in its current form, could face challenges when it reaches the Senate, where Republicans have a slimmer margin of victory.
Los Angeles Times: GOP Leaders Turn Up The Pressure On Reluctant Republicans To Support Obamacare Replacement
[House Speaker Paul] Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are trying to build momentum to fast-track the legislation past a groundswell of opposition from Democrats, small-government conservatives, moderate Republicans and healthcare groups who have created an unlikely coalition against it. (Mascaro and Levey, 3/8)
Bloomberg: Ryan Ready To Twist Arms To Sell Obamacare Plan To House GOP
House Speaker Paul Ryan has used a soft touch to win over rebellious conservatives. But, with his Obamacare replacement bill at stake, he's delivering a tougher message: It's time to fall in line. "This is an all-hands-on-deck, because you know what? We all ran on repealing and replacing Obamacare," Ryan said Wednesday, warning that the health care system will collapse if Congress doesn't act. "This is why we have to pass it with something better." The with-us-or-against-us tone is a departure for Ryan, who has up to now trod carefully around the fiercely anti-establishment members who helped oust his predecessor, John Boehner. (Edgerton, 3/9)
The Associated Press: Health Bill Highlights Divide Between Governors, House GOP
Republican governors complain that a GOP proposal to replace former President Barack Obama's health care law would force millions of lower-income earners off insurance rolls or stick states with the cost of keeping them covered. Governors, especially those from political battleground states, were generally cool to the bill put forth in the Republican-controlled U.S. House. Some signaled that they would continue working on their own legislation to compete with the measure introduced Monday. (Beaumont and Noon, 3/8)
Los Angeles Times: Some GOP Governors Assail New Healthcare Proposal Backed By Trump
In the days since House Republicans unveiled a replacement to the Affordable Care Act, some GOP governors have a message: Not so fast. The proposed legislation, which is supported by President Trump, would, among other things, make significant changes to Medicaid programs that have been expanded under the Affordable Care Act, also commonly referred to as Obamacare. (Lee, 3/8)
Politico: The Republicans Who Could Tell Trump To Take A Hike On Health Care
Hard-line conservatives have threatened to upend the GOP's drive to replace Obamacare, but the real peril may come from a quieter group of moderates. The two dozen House Republicans who outran President Donald Trump at home — in some cases surviving even as Hillary Clinton won their districts — are now facing a vote on health care that could put their political careers on the line. Though Obamacare has never been widely popular, the law has gained support in recent weeks as Republicans inch closer to repealing it. And the GOP plan to replace it is drawing fire from important constituencies, from hospitals to AARP. (Cheney and Bade, 3/8)
NPR: On Obamacare Replacement Plan, Freedom Caucus Members Face Crossroads
Some of the most conservative members of the House are at a crossroads over the plan from GOP leadership and the White House to replace the Affordable Care Act. Those lawmakers say their choice is between supporting a bill that goes against many of their principles, or falling in line behind President Trump — who won overwhelming support in their district. (Taylor, 3/8)
Politico: The Many Ways The Senate Could Tank Obamacare Repeal
Speaker Paul Ryan guarantees he'll muscle the GOP's Obamacare repeal bill through the House. But even if he manages to execute that impressive feat, Republicans will then have to clear an even more imposing hurdle: the Senate. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) can lose just two votes and still pass repeal legislation on party lines. But at least eight Republicans have already loudly complained about the bill's direction. (Everett, 3/8)
Austin American-Statesman: Ted Cruz Says GOP Health Care Bill Won't Pass Senate Without Rew
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was "exactly right," when he tweeted Tuesday that the Republican legislation to replace Obamacare is open to negotiation. "As drafted, I do not believe this bill would pass the United States Senate," Cruz said in a conference call with Texas reporters. Cruz will have an opportunity to tell the president his thoughts on how the bill can be improved to pass Senate muster at a private dinner at the White House Wednesday evening at which Cruz, his wife, Heidi, and their two daughters, Caroline and Catherine, will dine with the president and first lady. (Tilove, 3/8)


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EU warns Hungary over Afghan refugees
Viktor Orban's right-wing government may be facing another European Commission court case (Photo: European Parliament)
By Nikolaj Nielsen
Brussels, 13. May 2019, 17:11
The European Commission has warned Hungary over its ill-treatment of migrants and refugees, including depriving some of food, and trying to force others back to Afghanistan in violation of human right laws.
"We are concerned of the reports of the treatment of migrants in Hungary, we take such allegations quite seriously," a European Commission spokeswoman told reporters in Brussels on Monday (13 May).
The expression of concern from the Berlaymont follows Hungary's failed efforts last week to deport three families back to Afghanistan, in what Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, described as deeply shocking.
Two families were forced back into Serbia, while a third family remains in Hungary's transit zone after the European Court of Human Rights granted an injunction preventing them from being removed.
Budapest had drafted in the EU's border agency Frontex to carry out the Afghan returns, posing questions on possible EU complicity.
But the commission said neither itself, nor the Warsaw-based Frontex, has any say over the return decisions, despite having launched two court cases against Hungary over its migration and asylum policies.
"We have a case before the Court of Justice regarding Hungarian legislation in asylum and 'return', both cases are before the court at the moment," said the spokeswoman.
Hungarian legislation automatically dismisses asylum claims by anyone transiting from Serbia - which Budapest deems a "safe country."
That means people who have passed through Serbia cannot claim asylum in Hungary, even based on merit - despite EU laws that are supposed to provide safeguards against the abuse.
This appears to be part of a larger strategy by Hungary's right-wing government under prime minister Viktor Orban to demonise refugees and migrants, which it views as a national security threat.
Hunger tactics
The Budapest-based Hungarian Helsinki Committee last August had also documented cases in Hungary's transit zone, along the Serbian border, of people being denied food, sometimes for up to five days.
Despite promises by Hungarian authorities to start feeding the failed asylum seekers, the NGO documented another eight cases between February and April this year.
A total of twenty-one people have gone hungry in what the NGO describes as "starvation cases".
"Pending the enforcement of the expulsion, adults, unless they are pregnant or nursing women, are starved in detention," said the NGO.
Pressed on the issue last September, Orban's spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs took a defiant tone, telling reporters in Brussels that "we are not providing a free meal, free food for any illegal migrants".
Orban earlier this month toured the Hungarian transit zone and razor-wire border fencing with Italy's far-right deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini.
The pair are ratcheting up the anti-migrant rhetoric ahead of the European Parliament elections at the end of this month. Salvini is hoping to increase the European Alliance of Peoples and Nations political group in the next parliament.
The move seeks to bridge an alliance against immigrants with other far-right leaders like France's Marine Le Pen, Geert Wilders of the Netherlands, and Germany's AfD, among others.
Salvini's League party and his wider crusade against migrants has also helped spread the rise of Italian disinformation networks on Facebook.
The social media giant shut down 23 Italian Facebook pages, with over 2.46 million followers, for peddling hate against immigrants and Jews and spreading debunked anti-vaccine conspiracies.
Over a dozen of the pages supported the League party and its populist government coalition party, the Five-Star Movement.
The Facebook removals follow an investigation by Avaaz, a global activist NGO.
"Facebook has done a good job in taking these pages down, but it says a lot that a multi-billion dollar company is relying on a crowd-funded Avaaz investigation to defend Europe's democracy," said Christoph Schott, Avaaz campaign director, in a statement on Monday.
Orban edges closer to Salvini's anti-migrant alliance
Far-right Facebook networks removed before Spain election
German voters most pro-European and pro-migrant
Frontex set to help Balkan states deport migrants
EU targets Hungary for denying food to migrants
Hungary's Orban has hinted at leaving the EPP for Italy's far-right Salvini, saying it will be difficult to remain in the centre-right political family if it allied with leftist parties after the European Parliament elections.
Facebook removed three far-right networks in Spain but only after Avaaz, an NGO, handed over a 60-page investigation detailing the abuse.
German voters have emerged as among the most pro-European and migrant-friendly ones in a new survey - but most Europeans want to keep out refugees.
28. Mar 2019, 09:17
The EU's border agency Frontex may end up being used by western Balkan states to send people back to their home countries - where they could face death or persecution.
At least 25 people stuck in Hungary's transit zones along the Serb border have been denied food, with one case lasting eight days. On Thursday, the European Commission threatened the risks of sanctions against Hungary over the issue.
EU demands answers on Croat border attacks against migrants
EU commissioner Ylva Johansson wants to send her officials to Croatia sometime this month to make sure authorities there are complying with fundamental rights following numerous allegations of violence against migrants and asylum seekers attempting to cross into the country.
EU watchdog launches probe on Croat border violence
The European Ombudsman is launching a case into the lack of proper oversight by the European Commission when it comes to how fundamental rights of migrants and refugees are allegedly being violated by Croat border police.


Here is a new larger in my bicycle series.
Many bikes awaited their riders @ the community festival.
time for a bit of the big blue!
A much larger painting in my bicycle series.
Having lunch near the Ohio State Campus.
A couple of friends visiting the library.
Sometimes friendship can seem a bit complicated.


This is my last Oamaru Mail as editor – sort of.
I am heading back to Dunedin on Sunday to begin an exciting new role on November 12 as editorial executive for the Otago Daily Times, our sister paper.
You won't be losing me immediately. I will continue to edit this newspaper from Dunedin until my replacement has been sorted.
I cut my teeth as a sports reporter at the ODT, and my love for New Zealand's best daily newspaper has never dimmed. A return to Dunedin gives me an opportunity to contribute to its future and reconnect with many of my former treasured colleagues.
Heading "home" to Dunedin – Mosgiel this time, actually – is also a great move for my family, and we're looking forward to spending more time with my in-laws and stepchildren.
But of course I leave with plenty of sadness in my heart.
My blood runs deep in North Otago, and while I don't have many close friends (what journalist does?) here, I have been able to connect with hundreds of great people through the privileged role of small-town newspaper editor.
It was never the plan to return to Oamaru when we did, but it has been a great four years, and the experience of transforming the Oamaru Mail from a struggling daily paper to a thriving weekly paper has been extraordinary.
We had no real template, but we pitched in to give the community the newspaper it deserved. No story would be too small. The overwhelming focus had to be on relevant, local news. And dang straight there would be lots of sport.
I do love this paper, and I hope the people of this fine district appreciate how fortunate they are to have the best of both worlds – a major daily newspaper and a warm community newspaper, both owned by the same Otago family – and continue to support both titles.
It might be the era of digital media but I remain convinced there is no substitute for your local paper, no other all-in-one package for news and views and photos of your people, your place.
I want to thank some people before I leave.
Mum and Dad – you taught me more than you realised, and I miss you both.
All of my colleagues – especially Mark Julius, Daniel Birchfield, Sally Brooker, indefatigable photographer Carol Edwards, and my professional soulmate, Sally Rae – and our columnists, especially Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher.
All of our schools – especially the Oamaru secondary schools. May you all continue to thrive.
The 2017 Waitaki Boys' High School First XV – seize the day, boys.
Everyone in the North Otago sports community – simply too many to mention. Thanks for putting up with me. And go Valley.
Finally, and most importantly, our readers.
Thank you for your support. Keep making this district great.


I've always liked checking out "Friday Finds" from other blogs, so here's my first one ever! I haven't figured out a layout I love, but I didn't want that to stop me, so here's a simply laid out FF. Happy Friday the 13th!


The da Vinci system enables surgeons to operate with better precision -- and send you home faster.
Traditional open surgery and minimally invasive surgical techniques such as laparoscopy have their limitations. Robotic surgery overcomes them by combining computer technology with a surgeon's skill.
Robotic surgery is a minimally invasive approach that eliminates the need for large incisions, minimizes discomfort, and allows you to more quickly return to your daily activities.
Like a traditional laparoscopic surgery, the surgeon inserts a laparoscope -- a long, thin tube with a light and camera at the end -- through a small, key-hole size incision. The camera transmits high-resolution, 3-D images of your body to a monitor for the surgeon to see.
Where robotic surgery differs is that instead of manually manipulating surgical instruments, we use the da Vinci system. This computer-assisted, robotic system enables the surgeon to operate with unmatched precision, vision, and control.
The surgeon uses controls similar to joysticks to manipulate robotic arms that hold special surgical instruments. The robotic "wrists" move 360 degrees, which allows the surgeon greater precision and flexibility.
The da Vinci system cannot be programmed or move on its own. The surgeon controls all movement.
While 65 percent of hysterectomies are performed using open surgical techniques, robotic hysterectomy is becoming more common. Other robotic gynecologic surgeries we perform include myomectomy and sacrocolpopexy.
What conditions can robotic surgery treat?


Compared to the rest of the world, Australia is still a very young country, which means we are still growing in relation to the size of our population. However, our population is continually growing, and with that comes changes to infrastructure such as extending rail lines, creating dams, irrigation systems, river works, as well as water and gas supply systems. All these heavy industry projects are designed to do one thing; support our growing nation. And Leussink is here to support them.
When large scale projects are rolling full-steam ahead, there are going to be times when equipment breaks down, or just breaks. Leussink's world-class facilities are able to accommodate any piece of equipment within any industry. If taking the part off-site for repair is not a viable option, Leussink is able to create a solution that can be designed at our facilities and then be transported and constructed onsite for your convenience. If you have a part that is no longer in production we are able to reverse engineer the part and build in our warehouse, then send it to you for fitting.


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Review: Backstreet's Back with "DNA"
By Noa Covell | Feb 3, 2019
From the iconic '90s boy band that brought audiences timeless songs like "I Want it That Way" and "Everybody," comes a new album called "DNA." The Backstreet Boys has resurfaced into the mainstream music scene once again.
College and City: April 24
By The Ithacan | Apr 23, 2014
Business school to hold farewell reception for Dean Zuckerman, Grab and Go offers lunch at library cafe, and more.
Super Bowl champion calls for open LGBTQ sports culture
By Steve Derderian | Mar 26, 2014
NFL linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo visited the East Hill on March 19 in support of Athlete Ally.
R.I.P. "ABDC"
By Chloe Wilson | Nov 12, 2012
MTV seems to be cutting back on its reality programming. First, the network cancelled popular show "Jersey Shore" and now, "America's Best Dance Crew" has been cancelled The show ran for seven seasons and was produced by Randy Jackson, a music producer best known for his role as an "American Idol" judge. Instead of Jackson,…