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WHIRLPOOL STEALS THE CITY OF BENTON HARBOR
The former chairman and chief executive officer of Whirlpool Corp. said there is one reason the Harbor Shores development was proposed, and that is to take over the city of Benton Harbor and not to improve the quality of life for the residents of Benton Harbor.
Before David Whitwan retired as Whirlpool's CEO last year, he was in favor of transferring most of the jobs out of Benton Harbor. He is now chairman of the Alliance for World-Communities, part of Whirlpool and Cornerstone Alliance. At a recent Benton Harbor City Commission meeting, Whitwan said he understands Benton Harbor residents' skepticism, but, "trust me," he said, "often Whirlpool lied and promised things that did not happen. Trust me." The former chief executive of Whirlpool, who was in favor of transferring most of the jobs out of Benton Harbor, said, "trust me, I understand your skepticism, trust me." Also in attendance was a Mr. Chaney who is white. He charged Mr. Whitwan to be honest and stop lying. "This is going to be a all white community," Chaney said. Whitwan, stop lying.
The proposed 530 acre Harbor Shores development project is a collabortive venture between Benton Harbor, St.Joseph, Whirlpool Corp, the Alliance for World-Class-Communities, and Cornerstone Alliance. It is common knowledge in this county that Whirlpool Corp.,the World Class-Communities, Cornerstone Alliance and St. Joseph are all the same people.
The project Harbor Shores would be a residential and commercial development roughly bounded by Benton Harbor lake front on beautiful lake Michigan land. Most of the land is in Benton Harbor, a small portion is in St. Joseph.
PUBLIC ACT 425 allows for the temporary transfer of the small portion of St. Joseph land to the city of Benton Harbor for 20 years. After Benton Harbor has paid off the 89 million dollars or more infrastructure cost, all the land becomes the city of St. Joseph until the world ends.
The infrastructure is to include roads, storm sewer, gas and water service, and environmental clean up. An 89 million "gift" from Benton Harbor to St. Joseph. A forced gift.
St. Joseph city commissioners unanimously approved the transfer of land. We can gain an awful lot if this development happens. It is a really great thing for the city of St. Joseph.
I, Rev Edward Pinkney, must admit this is a really great thing for the city of St. Joseph and St. Joseph only.
The recall election was very important to the Whirlpool dream project. The project needed the Benton Harbor city commissioner-at-large Glen Yarbrough, a know drug user and bully who gets his way through intimidation.
They needed six votes to steal the land and make this project a reality; without Yarbrough it could not be done.
When the recall was sucessful the Whirlpool dream project was about to go down the toilet, so the group came up with a plan to claim voter fraud. Judge Paul Maloney, Prosecutor James Cherry, Benton Harbor city manager Mitchell, and Yarbrough gave the Herald Palladium's Julia Swidwa, well known racist, the story. Everything she write's is questionable. The group knew this plan would work. Yarbrough was bribed with a five year offering to fund the summer youth work program, a man who has a history of stealing from the youth program.
My question is who has the power to make his or her acts legitimate? In the County of Berrien, the State of Michigan, the United States, that power is invested in the hands of the "haves" and it makes their acts legitimate. We must start to think about a world-wide boycott of Whirlpool products. When does it stop?
Posted by REV PINKNEY
Labels: Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Boycott Whirlpool, Commissioner Glenn Yarbough, Harbor Shores, Rev Pinkney, Whirlpool


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«Dime»  fue el primer sencillo del primer disco de Beth, Otra realidad. El sencillo  fue lanzado en abril de 2003, mientras que el álbum se puso a la venta oficialmente el 23 de abril de ese mismo año. La canción representó a España en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 2003 celebrado en Riga, Letonia.

La canción fue un éxito en España y logró ser primera en las encuestas de Eurovisión aunque finalmente quedó en un 8ºlugar.

Los compositores de "Dime" son Jesús Mª Pérez (conocido como Ander Pérez) y Amaya Martínez del grupo Andermay.

Como curiosidad Dime era la canción que menos gustaba a Beth de las tres que el público podía votar para representar a España en Eurovisión. "La canción es la que menos me gustaba, la más alejada de mi estilo, pero poco a poco espero hacerla más mía", dijo en la rueda de prensa posterior a su nombramiento. A día de hoy la cantante sigue manteniendo que no es de su agrado.

"Los lectores de la revista Enderrock, saben perfectamente que pasé por OT, y Eurovisión, saben perfectamente que no me gustaba la canción del festival, bla bla bla... y lo saben porque lo he explicado ¡50 mil veces! no exagero"

La canción ha sido versionada al finés, con el título Kerro mulle. En Chile, la cantante Karen Bejarano hizo una versión de esta canción.

Listas

Semanales

Véase también
 Anexo:Canciones de España en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión

Referencias

Sencillos debut de 2003
Canciones de Eurovisión 2003
Sencillos de Beth
Canciones de Eurovisión de España
Sencillos número uno en España
Canciones de España de 2003

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According to security services in Yemen, human traffickers were paid $1,000 per person for trafficking people from Yemen into Egypt. The victims then had their eyes and kidney taken by organ traffickers.
In a separate incident, an organ trafficker sold the kidney of a Yemeni farmer for $5,000. It was previously reported that kidney brokers in Yemen can make up to $60,000 brokering an organ transplant.
Source: "Yemen recognizes spread of human organ trafficking," Yemen Post, October 11, 2012.


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Huge sinkhole swallows cars in Rome
More than 20 families were reportedly forced to evacuate.
MIKE TREW
February 15, 2018, 6:46 PM
Car swallowed up by large sinkholeA 129-year-old water main broke in Manchester, New Hampshire.Massimo Percossi/EPA via Shutterstock
LONDON -- A massive sinkhole opened up in a Rome neighborhood Wednesday, swallowing several cars and forcing over 20 families to be evacuated from two apartment buildings, according to Italian media.
Dramatic pictures show cars strewn randomly at the bottom of the crater -- around 33 feet deep, according to The Local -- in Balduina, a neighborhood in northwest Rome.
A view is captured of a large sinkhole that opened in a street of a residential area in Rome, on Feb. 14, 2018.
A view is captured of a large sinkhole that opened in a street of a residential area in Rome, on Feb. 14, 2018. Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP
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No one was reported hurt, according to The Local and Italian news agency Ansa.
The view of a large sinkhole that opened in a street of a residential area in Rome on Feb. 14, 2018 is captured.
The view of a large sinkhole that opened in a street of a residential area in Rome on Feb. 14, 2018 is captured. Giuseppe Lami/ANSA via AP
One resident told Rai News that there had been warning signs, saying she was worried after she felt the floor of her house shake in the days before the hole formed.
Buildings at the construction site had been demolished late last year in preparation for new residential blocks, according to The Local. It rained heavily in Rome the day before the sinkhole appeared.
The picture taken on Feb. 15, 2018, in the street of Balduina's district in Rome shows a huge sinkhole that opened up the day before swallowing six cars.
The picture taken on Feb. 15, 2018, in the street of Balduina's district in Rome shows a huge sinkhole that opened up the day before swallowing six cars.Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images
Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi visited the site earlier today, where he explained that the construction site has been closed amid the ongoing investigation and said that those responsible would be held accountable.
Two people were placed under investigation on Thursday in connection with the hole, according to Italian news agency Ansa. One is the legal representative of the company connected to the construction site, while the other legally represents the owners of the land, Ansa reported.
Policemen, firefighters and technicians work at the Via Livio Andronico to restore the road the day after a sinkhole that opened up in Rome, Feb. 15, 2018.
Policemen, firefighters and technicians work at the Via Livio Andronico to restore the road the day after a sinkhole that opened up in Rome, Feb. 15, 2018.Massimo Percossi/EPA via Shutterstock

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From the Think Progress Wonk Room.
Now all eyes are turning to Stephen L. Johnson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—set up by President Nixon in 1970 to be an independent watchdog for the health of the environment and the American people. It has become clear that Johnson has subverted that mission, in contravention of science, ethics, and the law. What Gonzales did to Justice, Johnson is doing to the EPA.
On February 27, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) compared Johnson to Gonzales after a shameful performance before Congress. Two days later, unions representing more than 10,000 EPA career staff suspended their relationship with Johnson, citing his "failure to engage in good faith." Yesterday, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released a survey of staff scientists documenting widespread political interference during his tenure.
The most prominent examples of Johnson's malfeasance are under investigation by Congress – the blatant disregard of the Supreme Court mandate to regulate greenhouse gases and allow states to do so as well, and the overruling of scientific recommendations on smog standards at the behest of President Bush.
Refusing to enforce the agency's "Principles of Scientific Integrity" involving fluoride drinking water standards, organophosphate pesticide registration, and control of mercury emissions from power plants.
The shuttering of EPA's network of technical libraries without waiting for Congressional approval in 2006 – to be reopened only with documents that undergo a political review.
The abandonment of proposed rules protecting children and workers from lead paint in 2004 – rectified this March after years of lawsuits.
Violating the Endangered Species Act in failing to consider the harmful effects of pesticides on Chinook salmon.
The common thread behind all these actions is service to corporate polluters above public health. PEER has also exposed increasing corporate influence on pesticide labelling, scientific research, assessement of the health risks of new chemicals, and even the drafting of rules to allow testing pesticides on children.
In December, EPA staff privately urged Johnson to resign if he denied the California waiver petition to regulate greenhouse gases. Last month, Sierra Club president Carl Pope called for the resignation of Johnson because "he is entirely a creature of the whim of the President, the vice president, and other White House officials." Three weeks ago, Friends of the Earth followed suit.
Yesterday, Rep. Waxman sent a letter to Johnson about the UCS report, asking him to "be prepared to respond to its findings" in an Oversight Committee hearing in May.
Rep. Markey has replied to the EPA's refusal to obey a Global Warming Committee subpoena. In his letter, Markey says the committee is willing to keep confidential any documents turned over until June 21. If the EPA does not agree to this accomodation by 6 PM tomorrow, the "Committee is prepared to proceed with all its legal rights," including "a vote of contempt" for Johnson.


Sister Dolorès Blanchette, since moving to Calgary has been involved in new ministries, one of which is using her knitting and sewing skills to help Doctors without Borders. Last year, she met a lady named Rose Soar, a retired nurse who traveled to different countries and knows many doctors. She said that what these medical men need the most is a practical, usable gift for "mothers to be," because they are very poor. Mrs. Soar has organized a group of women volunteers to work, each in their own homes during the year. In May, she calls them together to make the packages from the items they have created throughout the year. Sister Dolorès is one of these women. They make small blankets, diapers, bonnets, knitted face cloths, and 4 pads for the mothers without forgetting the 4 safety pins. All must fit in a Ziploc bag of 10" x 11", because these packages will go overseas by boat in containers filled with bicycles. The packages are used to pad the metal parts to stop it from making noise. Since, the packages are used for filling, it does not cost them transportation fees. They make about 120-150 packages each year!


This variant drastically simplifies the process of advancement while staying true to the rate of progression outlined in DMG 261.
It uses a simple scale that treats each session holistically, which makes it easier to reward the players for a variety of achievements beyond just combat.
Each Level requires 100 XP to advance.
At the end of each session, every player earns 25 to 50 XP, based on how much was accomplished and how well the players roleplayed as a group (e.g. dialogue and cooperation between PCs).
Rule of Thumb: An average session will earn 10 XP for every hour of actual gameplay.
All players receive the same amount of XP.
1st level characters earn +100 XP when they finish their first session, for answering the Call to Adventure.


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Former Camden educator speaks on role as whistle-blower
Raynor Denitzio
Joe Carruth, former principal and educator in Camden schools who was fired after reporting that the assistant superintendent encouraged him to change students' test scores, spoke at the University on Nov. 13. He discussed his role as a whistle-blower, the flaws of the No Child Left Behind program, teachers' unions and school choice.
Carruth said Camden district officials expected him to go along with the cheating because he was a first-time principal.
After he became principal at Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School, a magnet school in Camden, then-assistant superintendent Luis Pagan called Carruth in for a meeting. Pagan described in detail how Carruth should doctor students' test scores, suggesting he would suffer consequences for lower test results. As the only source of income to support his wife and daughter, Carruth at first felt helpless.
"Initially, I'm thinking, I kind of felt like I had to do it," Carruth said.
After consulting his lawyer and his own conscience, Carruth decided not to doctor the scores. Carruth reported the improprieties to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office and later to the New Jersey State Department of Education and the press. The state of New Jersey is now conducting a criminal probe into the Camden School District due both to Carruth's claims and to reports which appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The investigation uncovered irregularities in test scores and. as a result, monitors were placed in schools for testing in 2006. After that, scores at Brimm dropped from a 92 percent to a 75 percent passing rate, and other schools saw passing rates of 100 percent drop into the 20s.
Carruth was eventually fired by the school district for reporting the alleged cheating.
He said that he saw both the good and bad side of teachers' unions. Carruth first went to the president of the Camden City Federation of School Administrators expecting help.
"She said 'Joe, what did you think was going to happen if you went public,'" Carruth said. "I thought my union was going to back me up if I was right."
Still, Carruth credited the New Jersey Principles and Supervisors Association, which provided him with an attorney and continued to fight for him when the Camden School District began working against him.
"That's when unions are helpful," Carruth said. "If you're wrongfully terminated or if wrongfully something is done to you."
Carruth said administrators who produce high passing rates on tests receive incentives. The NCLB law also pressures administrators to improve schools' performance. These two incentives encourage people to doctor test results.
"I think it was 50/50 [between NCLB and incentive-related pressure]," Carruth said. "Even before No Child Left Behind, you didn't want to look bad to the state. There was still pressure to cheat."
Still, Carruth says NCLB has potential, although he believes something must be done to protect the integrity of tests. He suggested using databases to track the test scores of individual students for impropriety, as opposed to just each grade, making it easier to spot discrepancies in student scores from year to year.
"I think [NCLB] can work, but I think it supports this kind of behavior," Carruth said. "I think you need watchdogs."
On the topic of school choice, Carruth said it is necessary to break the current monopoly. He said when he moved to Delaware, he made a conscious effort to find a neighborhood with the best possible schools for his daughter. Carruth believes allowing all parents to choose where to send their children to school and attaching school funding to the student would force schools to improve or go out of business.
"Without competition, what's the incentive to do better?" Carruth said. "To me, there isn't one."
For prospective teachers, Carruth offered this advice: "When it comes to the kids, you have one shot at educating them. Do the right thing by your kids, do the right thing by your school and let the chips fall where they may."


What are the 5 derivatives of Epidermis? Where derived from?
What is hypodermis? is it part of integument?
What type of epithelium for Epidermis and dermis?
5 Layers of integument? What cells in each layer?
Basale- Name- Structure- 3 Function- dysfunction?
Granulosum- thickness? observation? important structural component?
Papillary Layer- composition? Where at?
Reticular Layer- Composition? Where at?
EVG Stain- what highlighted? Color?
Where are they located and why?
Melanocytes- Derived from? Migrate from?to? What drives? What function? what don't they have? transport?
How do MELANIN granules end up in keratinocytes? what determines integument pigmentation?
What is happening to keratinocytes?
Langerhan's cells: Function? What kind of cell? where migrate from? 3 structural characteristics?
Merkel's Cells- Where derived?- Found in what layer? in what part of body? 2 Structure details? 2 Functional details? What stain used?
What 4 cells of epidermis?
Innervation of Integument 5 types. What structural characteristic of corpuscles?
2. Pacinian corp. (deep pressure, vibration)-ret lam.
3. Meissners corps (light touch. tactile)-derm pap.
Cortex, cuticle , hair cells (what type of cells in each)?
Type of secretion for each?
Sebaceous Glands- derived from? classification of gland? Type of secretion? What secreted? Where located?
-holocrine secretion of sebum (lipid + cell debris) after apoptosis.
Sweat glands- 2 types. 2 similarities?
4 things different: Innervation? product? structure?
5 things different: where? cell types? Innervation? product? structure?
What part of the nail is epidermal germinative zone? What is hyponychium?
Where is Epidermis derived from?
Where is the DERMIS derived from?
What induces ectoderm to form the epidermis?
What allows ectoderm to form the neural plate?
Noggin, Chordin, Follistatin are expressed by the notochord and inhibits BMP4.
The concentration of BMP4 is low in the middle and increases laterally to the outside so that each layer develops correctly.
What two proteins induce sclerotome development?
What protein induces dermatome development?
What does each paraxial layer secrete respectively?
What holds all the cells of the epidermis together?
desmosomes and hemidesmosomes. They change and are lost by change in pH.
Why don't melanocytes have desmosomes?
Kinesin transport melanin granules "melanosomes" along cytoplasmic processes of melanocyte until it makes contact with a keratinocyte. Keratinocyte phagocytose melanocyte processes in order to take up the melanin granules.
the granules then transported away from keratinocyte interior by dynein.
if you have problem with NE or adrenergic response?
If you have someone who stinks really bad when they sweat what gland can you associate it with?
What embryological structure inhibits BMP4? what does it release? why important? what is the gradient?
Important because bmp4 induces development of structures based on concentration.
what layer of epidermis would you see nodes of blizzazaro?
Intermediate filament associated proteins- where are they? how do they work? what do they do? How do you identify them on TEM?
What creates the water barrier of the epidermis?


Because of its practicality, many exercise physiologists use the cycle ergometer to test cardiovascular endurance; yet due to physical injury or handicap, there is a great segment of our population that cannot easily manage an upright seated position. The recumbent position helps to stabilize the upper body, and therefore may help those whose repertoire of postural control is compromised. At present, the majority of studies dealing with upright and recumbent positions for graded exercise testing show the upright position to yield higher HR and VO2 readings. In order to determine the difference between the upright and recumbent cycle ergometer using the Y-Way Protocol, 41 healthy subjects (24 females, 17 males) performed GXT's in each position until HR reached 90% age-predicted max. Subjects were broken into two groups, with one group performing the recumbent test first and the other group performing the upright portion of testing first. Predicted . . and actual VO2 measurements were recorded for each subject, and maximum VO2 predicted. A 2x2x2 ANOVA was applied to the data to determine interaction and effects among position (upright vs. recumbent), protocol (YMCA and actual VO2), and gender. No differences in VO2 max between the upright and recumbent position were observed in either gender or protocol. It was determined that the recumbent position is a valid testing position in the estimation of VO2 max using workload adjustments determined by the Y -Way protocol.


As the first John Cooper Works model available with a six-speed automatic gearbox, the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman will likely be a hot-seller. With MINI's vast motor sport expertise, the powertrain and chassis has been honed to cope with the added punch as well. Plus the fact that this is one MINI with five doors and four/five seats, definitely puts the John Cooper Works models in another new segment.
Sprinting from 0 to 100 km/h in 7 seconds flat, it's no WRX or EVO. But the whole package and brand credibilty easily makes up for it. More news of when it will hit town soon!


In a perfect world, our whole jewelry box would be from Farfetch. So instead we rounded up our top picks right now because though we may not be able to purchase everything on this list, we definitely want an all-encompassing inventory of items we can drool over during our lunch break.
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