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Canary in the Obamacare Coal Mine
By Valin,
August 30, 2016 in News & Opinion
National Review:
A county in Arizona is exposing Obamacare's false premises and false promises.
Michael F. Cannon
The nationwide and ongoing exodus of insurance companies from Obamacare has reached its natural conclusion in Pinal County, Ariz., where every participating carrier has left the exchange. About 10,000 residents of Pinal County, where obesity and unemployment are higher than the state average, currently get health insurance through the Obamacare exchange. Come 2017, every single one of them will lose that coverage.
UnitedHealthcare, Humana, Aetna, and Blue Cross Blue Shield found that the taxpayer subsidies Obamacare offers cannot cover the costs of the pre-existing conditions it requires participating insurers to cover. Aetna and Blue Cross initially proposed raising premiums by a whopping 86 percent and 65 percent, respectively, before realizing that it still would not be enough. Even Arizona's taxpayer-chartered Obamacare "co-op" plan — a warm, fuzzy, greedless nonprofit — had to abandon the field.
So 10,000 residents of Pinal County now have to find coverage for 2017 outside of the exchange — still at Obamacare prices, but without the benefit of subsidies that are only available through exchanges.
And Obamacare will still penalize those residents if they don't buy coverage — even if the amount they must pay increases tenfold or more. Though they can no longer access the subsidies that made Obamacare coverage affordable, the fact that they are still technically eligible for subsidies means that, by law, coverage is still affordable for them and they must buy it or pay the penalty.
The disaster unfolding in Pinal County exposes every false premise and false promise of Obamacare's architects.
Loony: Minnesota ObamaCare rates to skyrocket by 36% to 67%
Ed Morrissey
Count Minnesotans among the consumers who will get a big rate shock in November when open enrollment begins for ObamaCare. Insurers have applied for massive increases in the state MNsure exchange, with premiums escalating between 36% to 67%, and possibly more. And they'll get it, because the alternative for insurers is to pack up and leave:
Minnesota health insurers are seeking big premium increases next year for people who buy coverage on their own, with proposed jumps for thousands of people averaging anywhere from 36 percent to 67 percent.
About 270,000 people buy coverage through Minnesota's individual market, where shoppers buy through insurers, brokers or the state's MNsure health insurance exchange.
Lies of Obamacare, part MMMMCCXXXII
Stuart Varney demanded an apology from Obamacare architect and propagandist Ezekiel Emanuel last week on FOX News. The lies of Obamacare resume whenever Emanuel moves his lips, but there is therapetic value in Varney's beatdown on Emanuel. Emanuel retorts: "Your memory is just so poor about how bad the system was before."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wa2ia6mICc
More Americans say Obamacare is a pain than a cure: Gallup poll
Americans are more likely to say Obamacare is a burden than a net benefit, according to a new poll that finds nearly three in 10 people think the health overhaul has hurt them and their family.
Gallup says 29 percent of Americans feel the Affordable Care Act has been harmful, up from 26 percent in May and an all-time high for the polling company.
Meanwhile, the share of people who say Obamacare helped them dropped from 22 percent to 18 percent.
More than half — 51 percent — still say the law had no effect on them, though it is a far cry from the 70 percent who felt that way in 2012, before the law's main provisions took effect.
More than a third of Americans say the law will harm them in the long run, versus just under a quarter who think it will be a personal boon, according to Gallup.
The findings come at a pivotal time for President Obama's signature law.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/8/more-americans-say-obamacare-pain-cure-gallup-poll/
Obama meets with insurance CEOs on health law
President Obama on Monday met with executives from the health insurance industry, a sector with rising complaints about ObamaCare.
The White House said that Obama dropped by a meeting of several health insurance company CEOs, as well as Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell and advisor Valerie Jarrett.
"Administration officials underscored the importance of continuing the work that has helped bring the nation's uninsured rate to the lowest level on record and solicited ideas for how to further strengthen the Marketplace," the White House said.
The meeting comes as several large insurers, such as Aetna and United Healthcare, have announced that they are pulling back from the ObamaCare marketplaces next year, citing financial losses.
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/295488-obama-meets-with-insurance-ceos-on-health-law
And what? He said Hillary will give you all good jobs if you can just keep quit about rates until after November?
Another Obamacare Co-Op Folds, Leaving Only 6 Remaining
Health Republic Insurance of New Jersey is folding after the state's insurance commissioner put the Obamacare co-op in "rehabilitation" due to its hazardous financial condition.
The co-op had a liability of $46.3 million under the Affordable Care Act's risk adjustment program, according to the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. That program was designed to transfer money between insurers in case one insurer had more costly enrollees
"Despite our hard work and growing customer base, the unfortunate necessity for complying with the [Affordable Care Act's] risk adjustment mandate has put the company under considerable financial strain," said Tom Dwyer, the co-op's CEO.
The closing will force 35,000 customers served by the New Jersey co-op to find a new plan in 2017. The co-op was initially awarded $107.2 million in taxpayer-funded loans in 2012 and received an additional $1.9 million in 2013.
http://freebeacon.com/issues/another-obamacare-coop-folds/
Grand Theft Health Insurance
Recently, the national Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has been aggressively lobbying Congress to ignore the Obama administration's illegal diversion of tax dollars into the pockets of—you guessed it—health insurers.
At issue is funding for the "transitional reinsurance" program in section 1341 of the Affordable Care Act. In that section, Congress instructed the Department of Health and Human Services to collect $20 billion in "contributions" over three years from private health insurance plans, apportioned by enrollment, and then use those funds to defray the cost to insurers of their most expensive enrollees with Affordable Care Act compliant individual market coverage.
In the same section, Congress also instructed the department to collect "additional contributions" of $5 billion over three years, but specified that those additional contributions "shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury of the United States and may not be used for the program established under this section."
http://dailysignal.com/2016/09/14/grand-theft-health-insurance/
Minnesota Obamacare exchange 'near collapse'
The Minnesota state insurance commissioner says the state's Obamacare insurance exchange is "near collapse" and to save it, insurers must raise their rates on average by 60% and allow the companies to limit enrollment.
"It's in an emergency situation -- we worked hard and avoided a collapse." Rothman said in a telephone interview. "It's a stopgap for 2017."
On average, rates in the state will rise by about 60 percent, said Shane Delaney, a spokesman for MNSure, the state's marketplace for Obamacare plans. About 250,000 people, or 5 percent of the state's population, were covered under plans bought on the individual market, including plans bought on the Affordable Care Act markets as well as outside it.
Many people in the exchanges are eligible for tax credits to help reduce the cost of the premiums, Rothman's office said, though those subsidies cut off once a family of four has an income of $97,200 or more. The law requires all Americans to buy insurance or pay a penalty. In Minnesota, a low-cost plan for a single person last year had annual premiums of about $2,800, before any tax credits, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/minnesota_obamacare_exchange_near_collapse.html
Obama's Ideas to Fix Obamacare? Expand Medicaid, Offer a 'Public Option'
(CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama is "quite proud" that his signature health care law has expanded coverage to 20 million more Americans. But he admits the law could be strengthened, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday.
"The president does have some ideas for things that we could do to further strengthen Obamacare. The first is to find a way to ensure that every state across the country is expanding Medicaid, consistent with what was envisioned in the law."
Earnest said "too many Republican governors" have blocked Medicaid expansion "just because of political differences" with Obama. But some of those governors point to the anticipated cost of Medicaid expansion.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/obamas-ideas-fix-obamacare-expand-medicaid-offer-public-option
Obamacare Is Dying, And The GOP Should Be Its Death Panel
When The New York Times tells you Obamacare is "ailing" and must change to survive, rest assured that the law is in serious trouble.
Then again, people who read The New York Times might be under the impression the only way to fix a collapsing state-run program is to pass another, more intrusive state-run program — in this case, a "public option."
In truth, it was probably something of a shock to most Times readers that the Affordable Care Act had struggled at all. For years, left-wing punditry has been churning our prodigious quantities of Obamacare fanfic, praising and hailing every ACA stumble as another unrealized measure of success. They made this denial loop possible by reframing Obamacare's expectations and reimagining its purpose.
Here's something worth remembering: If we evaluate Obamacare using the parameters Democrats themselves laid out when campaigning and passing the historically partisan reform, we have no choice but to view it as a debacle.
Of course, there's the obvious instances of outright falsehoods: take Obama's "If you like your health-care plan, you'll be able to keep your health-care plan." Millions of Americans have been forced off their insurance plans, no matter how much they liked them.
http://thefederalist.com/2016/10/04/obamacare-is-dying-and-the-gop-should-be-its-death-panel/
Obama's Latest Bailout For Big Insurance Aims To Cover His Lies
It never rains that it doesn't pour. Even as nonpartisan experts at the Government Accountability Office concluded that the Obama administration broke the law with Obamacare's reinsurance program, the Washington Post reported the administration could within weeks pay out a massive settlement to insurers through another Obamacare slush fund—this one, risk corridors.
The Post article quoted Republicans criticizing risk corridor "bailouts." But in reality, the Obama administration itself has admitted using risk corridors as a bailout mechanism—trying to pay insurers to offset the costs of unilateral policy changes made to get President Obama out of a political jam. These two interlinked bailouts—one political, the other financial—explain this administration's rush to pay off insurers on its way out the door.
Let's Go Back to 2013
To understand the risk corridor story, one must head back to fall 2013. Millions of Americans received cancellation notices in the mail, informing them that their existing health insurance would disappear once Obamacare's major provisions took effect. Those individuals also faced long odds to buy replacement policies, given that healthcare.gov and related insurance exchanges remained in a near-constant state of meltdown. Amid the controversy, President Obama had to apologize publicly for misleading the American people with his "like your plan" pledge—which Politifact later dubbed the "Lie of the Year."
http://thefederalist.com/2016/10/03/obamas-latest-bailout-big-insurance-aims-cover-lies/
@Valin
Yep, Dr Emanual (Rahms Brother) is as much of an incompetent and abrasive idiot as his brother. I wrote a piece on him at Wide Awakes when he was hired to help with this healthcare farce. He loves abortion and the 'Death Panels' were his baby. He believes strongly in euthanasia.
I don't know about that! I bet Rahm can be even more of an abrasive idiot.
Forward to 7:00 mark
Although it's all good.
They must have had some very 'special' parents
Obamacare Premiums Up 16% in Wisconsin
Obamacare premiums in Wisconsin will rise by an average of 16 percent next year, according to the state's insurance commissioner.
"Consumers in Wisconsin will be facing an average 15.88 percent increase, but that is just an average," said commissioner Ted Nickel. "Consumers in some areas may see increases as high as 30.37 percent."
For individuals whose health insurer exited the market and are left with no health insurance, the federal government will automatically re-enroll the individual in a new plan if the individual doesn't purchase coverage through the exchange. This action transfers a consumer's personal information to another insurer without the consumer's consent.
http://freebeacon.com/issues/obamacare-premiums-16-wisconsin/
Democratic governor: Health law 'no longer affordable'
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's Democratic governor said Wednesday that the Affordable Care Act is "no longer affordable," a stinging critique from a state leader who strongly embraced the law and proudly proclaimed health reform was working in Minnesota just a few years ago.
Gov. Mark Dayton made the comments while addressing questions about Minnesota's fragile health insurance market, where individual plans are facing double-digit increases after all insurers threatened to exit the market entirely in 2017. He's the only Democratic governor to publicly suggest the law isn't working as intended.
Dayton's comments follow former President Bill Clinton's saying last week that the law was "the craziest thing in the world" before he backtracked.
"The reality is the Affordable Care Act is no longer affordable for increasing numbers of people," Dayton said, calling on Congress to fix the law to address rising costs and market stability.
Obamacare customers lose access to top Tennessee hospital
Tennessee's highest-ranked hospital will be out of network for all Obamacare customers next year, after Blue Cross's abrupt withdrawal from the state's insurance marketplace last month.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center confirmed to the Washington Examiner that it will be outside the networks of medical providers covered by the three insurers selling marketplace plans for 2017.
The hospital system, which is ranked nationally in nine adult and 10 pediatric specialties, is in network this year for Tennessee residents with Blue Cross marketplace plans. But Blue Cross announced in September it is withdrawing from the major urban areas of Memphis, Knoxville and Nashville, where Vanderbilt is located.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obamacare-customers-lose-access-to-top-tennessee-hospital/article/2604505
Independent doctors face forced retirement with health system changes
Independent doctors say their future looks dim under a Vermont all-payer system, and some are even weighing a worst-case scenario of forced early retirement.
Though Gov. Peter Shumlin's administration has said that independent practices will be free to choose between fee-for-service and the all-payer system, a closer look at Vermont's proposed health care model tells a different story.
The all-payer model would require participating physicians to come under the leadership of a statewide accountable care organization, which would set a global budget at the beginning of each fiscal year.
http://watchdog.org/278578/independent-doctors-face-forced-retirement-under-all-payer-model/
Dr. Daniel McCauliffe, a private dermatologist at Rutland Skin Center, and Dr. Robert Emmons, a private psychiatrist in Burlington, both say they would never join an accountable care organization.
"ACOs fundamentally are organized for rationing care. That does not compute with my code of ethics," Emmons said.
More Than 1 Million to Lose Obamacare Plans as Insurers Quit
Zachary Tracer, Tatiana Darie, Katherine Doherty
A growing number of people in Obamacare are finding out their health insurance plans will disappear from the program next year, forcing them to find new coverage even as options shrink and prices rise.
At least 1.4 million people in 32 states will lose the Obamacare plan they have now, according to state officials contacted by Bloomberg. That's largely caused by Aetna Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc. and some state or regional insurers quitting the law's markets for individual coverage.
aSign-ups for Obamacare coverage begin next month. Fallout from the quitting insurers has emerged as the latest threat to the law, which is also a major focal point in the U.S. presidential election. While it's not clear what all the consequences of the departing insurers will be, interviews with regulators and insurance customers suggest that plans will be fewer and more expensive, and may not include the same doctors and hospitals.
It may also mean that instead of growing in 2017, Obamacare could shrink. As of March 31, the law covered 11.1 million people; an Oct. 13 S&P Global Ratings report predicted that enrollment next year will range from an 8 percent decline to a 4 percent gain.
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Agar tips Yeaman for England recall
Hull coach Richard Agar believes centre Kirk Yeaman is playing himself into contention for an England recall.
The 27-year-old Yeaman has not played for his country since 2007 after going through a slump in form and did not even make national coach Steve McNamara's back-up England Knights squad earlier this year. But he is Engage Super League's runaway leading tryscorer and a hat-trick in Hull's thrilling 24-24 draw with St Helens took his tally to 14 in 13 appearances.
"Kirk has been very hungry this season," said Agar. "The fact that he didn't make it in either England squad is really good for us. It seems to have given him that extra spur and, if he keeps performing like this for us, he won't be far off."
He added: "We've set him some targets, some tangible goals, and he's set about them in good style.
"He's playing strongly. He's got the bit between his teeth and he's determined to force his way into international selection, which is great for us."
Yeaman's two first-half tries helped Hull build an 18-0 lead and, after Saints struck back to edge into a 22-18 lead, he looked to have won the game for the Black and Whites by completing his hat-trick six minutes from the end.
However, the drama continued right to the final whistle, with Jamie Foster landing a 40-metre penalty to tie the scores and both Danny Tickle (Hull) and Kyle Eastmond (St Helens) failing with last-gasp drop-goal attempts.
"I thought we had put ourselves in a position at the death to come up with a victory and the way it transpired was a bit of a disappointment," said Agar. "We had a tough Easter but five points from six is a good return. We are just disappointed it's not six."
Agar, who is still waiting to find out if he is to be punished for making critical comments about referee James Child earlier this season, claimed Steve Ganson's decision to award St Helens a late penalty was a harsh one. Hull substitute Danny Washbrook was ruled to have tackled debutant Saints full-back Nathan Ashe in the air as he attempted to catch a high ball.
"Danny Washbrook's eyes were on the ball and I thought he was quite entitled to make a play for it," said Agar.
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Author. Born in Glasgow and raised in West Ferry (Dundee), the son of a consultant paediatrician, Forsyth was educated at the High School of Dundee and then read politics at the University of Edinburgh, living in Pollock Halls of Residence and in Marchmont. He began his career in advertising in London but returned to Edinburgh to work as a journalist. His first book was Other People's Money (2007), which tells the story of credit card fraudster Elliot Castro.
His most notable books feature the comic antics of Bob Servant, a farcical cheeseburger tycoon and fictional resident of Broughty Ferry. Forsyth scripted Bob Servant Independent for BBC television with actor Brian Cox (b.1946) in the title role.
Later works include Let Them Come Through (2009), which explored the world of psychics, and the thriller San Carlos (2014). Other television work included Eric, Ernie and Me (2017), an award-winning drama about the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, and the mini-series Guilt (2019).
Forsyth now lives in London.


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Biological "Biosphere" water treatment facilities are boosting energy efficiency at Gazprom Neft's Moscow Refinery
Gazprom Neft's Moscow Refinery has further improved the operation of its "Biosphere" biological water treatment facilities, with water — now reaching 99.9% purity — being used for steam generation in line with the plant's requirements. This technological solution — unique to oil refining in Russia — will further reduce heat and electricity consumption. The economic benefit from these initiatives is expected to reach more than RUB120 million per year. The Biosphere is one of the key projects in the second phase of upgrading and modernising the Moscow Refinery, under implementation by Gazprom Neft since 2011.
Producing steam for production facilities is a crucial component in oil refining — steam is used for heating feedstock, is used directly in technological processes, and is integral to fire safety systems. Steam was previously sourced from a city combined heat and power (CHP) plant, meaning water and energy had to be used in producing it. The Biosphere's technology ensures optimum cleansing of the Moscow Refinery's wastewater, meaning this can then be used to produce steam. Additional infrastructure has been put in place as part of this project, involving the laying of more than 1.5 kilometres of pipelines, and the construction of a new pumping station.
"Increasing energy efficiency and reducing resources consumption is an important element in developing the Moscow Refinery. Even in its initial design, the possibility of further reducing resources consumption has been integral to these innovative Biosphere biological treatment facilities. Thanks to this complex now being in operation, more than 80% of water is now returned to the production cycle. Generating steam from this water means the production cycle can be optimised, and the number of operations reduced — cutting heat and energy consumption."
Vitaly Zuber Director General, Gazprom Neft Moscow Refinery
The Moscow Refinery's Biosphere project was among the key initiatives in Russia's "Year of Ecology", allowing the Moscow Refinery to cut water consumption more than five-fold in the space of two years, and saving four million cubic metres of water — equivalent to half the capacity of the Khimkinsky reservoir (the main city reservoir, in north—east Moscow). The Biosphere has received a number of industry awards, including the Moscow City Administration Award for Environmental Protection. A larger complex is now being built at Gazprom Neft's Omsk Refinery, with work expected to reach completion in 2021. The company's total investment in Biosophere systems at its Moscow and Omsk Refineries currently stands at more than RUB28 billion.
All wastewater from the plant undergoes full processing at the Moscow Refinery's biological treatment facilities. The innovative Biosphere project has allowed wastewater treatment efficiency to reach 99.9%, with 80% being returned to the production cycle – thanks to which, the plant has moved to almost complete "closed-cycle" water usage, significantly reducing water consumption and reducing the burden on city water-treatment systems. The complex's unique technology received the Moscow City Administration 2020 Award for Environmental Protection, having previously been among the finalists at the international Platts Global Energy Awards 2018. The "Biosphere" is a multi-stage wastewater treatment system into which industrial effluents flow following preliminary treatment at the Moscow Refinery's existing mechanical treatment facilities. At the first stage, water penetrates a pressure-flotation (induced-air flotation) block, with air being used to dispel all remaining mechanical contaminants and oil products. After passing through the flotation units, the water travels into the main part of the facility — the membrane bioreactor. Here, wastewater is mixed with silt containing microorganisms able to absorb and process oil residues. Adapted for this environment, these have been cultivated specifically for the Biosphere at the Lyuberetskiy Vodokanal sewage treatment plant. Once the silt has fulfilled that function, it is filtered through thousands of membranes with a pore-diameter less than that of a human hair. This is the most modern water treatment solution currently available. The reservoir is completely waterproofed and sealed. The purified water is then, finally, forced through 200 tonnes of activated carbon, followed by 1,440 reverse osmosis membranes, in succession — the cells of the latter being no larger than a molecule of water. Only after this is the purified water returned to production, and filtered oil products sent for processing. Part of the purified water is piped directly to municipal wastewater treatment facilities. No open sewage flows into the Moscow River: even rainwater is collected in a storm drainage system and subject to purification.
Moscow Oil Refinery
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The Canadian government recently agreed to purchase 23 custom-made boom trailers from J&J Trailers similar to this trailer, but bigger and galvanized, instead of orange.
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) recently awarded J&J Trailers Manufacturers and Sales a $1.2 million contract for the acquisition of 23 boom trailers and associated services and products.
J&J Trailers is based in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. PSPC is the department of the Canadian government responsible for internal servicing and administration.
A boom is a temporary flotation barrier used to contain pollution spills in marine waters, and boom trailers are used to transport them where they're needed.
The contract includes options to acquire additional trailers and services, up to a value of approximately $6.3 million.
This contract will create up to eight new jobs, while maintaining 32 existing jobs, PSPC said.
"These trailers will provide the Canadian Coast Guard with the tools and equipment they need to (keep coasts and waterways safe and clean), while creating jobs in Ontario," said Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.
On Nov 7, 2016, the Prime Minister launched the $1.5-billion Oceans Protection Plan to improve marine safety, promote responsible shipping, protect Canada's marine environment and offer new possibilities for Indigenous and coastal communities.
The Canadian Coast Guard regularly uses booms to respond to oil spills, reducing the possibility of polluting shorelines and other resources.
Under this contract, this new equipment will be delivered in the coming months to Richmond and Victoria, British Columbia; Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador; and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
The 23 trailers will be delivered within 160 days of the contract award date.


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NGC 4894 est une galaxie lenticulaire située dans la constellation de la Chevelure de Bérénice. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de , ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de . NGC 4894 a été découverte par l'astronome britannique John Herschel en 1827.

Avec une brillance de surface égale à , on peut qualifier NGC 4894 de galaxie présentant une brillance de surface élevée.

À ce jour, une mesure non basée sur le décalage vers le rouge (redshift) donne une distance d'. Cette valeur est à l'extérieur des valeurs de la distance de Hubble, mais compatible avec celles-ci. Notons que c'est avec la valeur moyenne des mesures indépendantes, lorqu'elles existent, que la base de données NASA/IPAC calcule le diamètre d'une galaxie.

La désignation DRCG 27-143 est utilisée par Wolfgang Steinicke pour indiquer que cette galaxie figure au catalogue des amas galactiques d'Alan Dressler. Les nombres 27 et 143 indiquent respectivement que c'est le  de la liste, soit Abell 1656 (l'amas de la Chevelure de Bérénice), et la  de cet amas. Cette même galaxie est aussi désignée par ABELL 1656:[D80] 143 par la base de données NASA/IPAC, ce qui est équivalent. Dressler indique que NGC 4894 est une galaxie elliptique de type E.

Quelques galaxies d'Abell 1656 dans la région

Comme le montre l'image obtenue des données du relevé SDSS, plusieurs galaxies voisines de NGC 4894 font partie de l'amas de la Chevelure de Bérénice. Sur cette image, seule NGC 4899 n'en fait pas partie. Toutes les autres galaxies apparaissent au catalogue de Dressler. Le tableau ci-dessous indique la correspondance entre les désignations courantes et les désignations employées par Dressler.

Note historique
La majorité des sources consultées, sauf le professeur Seligman, indiquent que NGC 4894 est la galaxie PGC 44732 aussi désignée comme étant CGCG 160-247. Selon le professeur Seligman, l'observation d'Herschel est en réalité la galaxie NGC 4898. C'est aussi l'avis d'Harold Corwin et de . Tous deux sont d'avis que John Herschel a observé la galaxie beaucoup plus brillante NGC 4898 et non la galaxie PGC 44732.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des objets du New General Catalogue

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 NGC 4894 sur le site du professeur C. Seligman

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Constellation de la Chevelure de Bérénice
Galaxie lenticulaire
Amas de la Chevelure de Bérénice
Galaxie à brillance de surface élevée
Objet céleste découvert en 1827
Objet céleste découvert par John Herschel

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Very large entry of Breeding Stock today to include 40 head of In Calf heifers from S.G. Holden & son, Mendham. Trade was very difficult for most Cows & Calves as they were either small or very lean cows, some also being 12-13yo.
Another excellent entry and trade for quality. Seconds again difficult. B.Blue Bulls to £295 (FS Dann) & Heifers £290 (FS Dann) A.Angus Bulls £200 (CW Parsons) More interest in Stirks with Lims 5mo to £540 (CW Sutton).
A little more sparkle in trade today but too few prime actually fitted the word ! Vendors should seek advice of our staff before presenting forward. BF Moore & Son topped today at 178ppkg. Cull ewes a little better whilst store lambs still highly contested.
Notice to all sheep vendors. As of January 1st 2015 all shepp mush have an electronic tag in place. No tag, no sale and they will be sent home.
Next sale will be held on 8th December 2018, no sale in November due to the market holding extra cattle sales.


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Bill C-463 (Historical)
Prohibition on Importing Goods Produced by Sweatshop Labour Act
An Act to prohibit sweatshop labour goods
This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in March 2011.
This bill was previously introduced in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session.
Peter Julian NDP
Introduced as a private member's bill. (These don't often become law.)
Introduced, as of Oct. 21, 2009
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.
This enactment prohibits the importation of goods that were produced, manufactured or assembled, in whole or in part, in working conditions that fail to meet labour standards recognized by the International Labour Organization Conventions and Protocols to which Canada is a party.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, provided by the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
House debate
All House mentions
Prohibition on Importing Goods Produced by Sweatshop Labour ActRoutine Proceedings
October 21st, 2009 / 3:20 p.m.
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Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-463, An Act to prohibit sweatshop labour goods.
Mr. Speaker, I thank my seconder from Sault Ste. Marie.
More and more people around the world are calling for fair trade policy, a major item that was discussed in the latest election in the United States that elected Barack Obama.
This particular bill would establish a list of prohibited imports when the good is produced, manufactured or assembled in contravention of the labour standards of the International Labour Organization, including the right of association, the right to bargain collectively, the use of forced or compulsory labour, a minimum age for employment of children, and established and acceptable conditions of work.
The WTO had discussions in 1996 in Singapore and in 2001 in Doha and endorsed the ILO standards and endorsed the ILO as the standard setting agency for trade standards when it comes to labour standards.
This is the second in the series of fair trade legislation that I am bringing forward. We are trying to get the job done here in Parliament by bringing forward legislation we know most Canadians will support.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask for unanimous consent of the House for the following motion:
That, in the opinion of the House, the government should award citizenship retroactively to the remaining "Lost Canadians", as well as to each and any of their offspring, including to: (a) Peter Brammah, Jackie Scott, and Marion Vermeersch (born respectively in the United Kingdom; combined file Nos. 2742137 and 3430359); (b) Brian Clark (born in the United Kingdom; file No. 3279141); (c) May Lin DeHaan (born in the United States in 1961); (d) Paul Dieklemann (born in the United States on October 6, 1932; file No. 52837664); (e) Lisa Evans (born in the United States); (f) Arch Ford (born in the United States in 1945); (g) Marcel Gélinas (born in Montreal in 1922); (h) Kyle Lopez (born on April 12, 1983); (i) Jan Makins (file No. 2613315); (j) Ian Monroe (born in Scotland); (k) Kasey Elisabeth Neal (file No. 87669792); (l) Holly Marie Rabagliati and Lucy Isabelle Rabagliati (born respectively in the United Kingdom on May 24, 1973 and October 9, 2008; combined file No. 2331328); (m) Elizabeth Elaine Raichle (née McCready; born on July 4, 1994; file No. 1707304CRS); (n) Bob Russell (born in the United States in 1960); and (o) posthumously, Guy Vallière, who died in February 2009 and to whom the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration had publically promised to grant citizenship retroactively.
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order.
The government House leader has just used profane language in characterizing my attempt to get unanimous consent of the House to have the government grant citizenship.
The government House leader can be in disagreement; I have no problem with that. However, to use profane language to characterize the motion is simply unacceptable. I would simply ask him to apologize and retract his statement.
Prince George—Peace River B.C.
Jay Hill ConservativeLeader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I would be happy to apologize for the word that I just used and withdraw it. I offer my apologies specifically to the member. I was not directing it at the motion that she made. I was directing it at the repeated misuse of process in this chamber, a subject that I have raised on previous occasions.
The hon. member was there yesterday during the meeting of the House leaders and whips. This issue was before us for discussion--
Jay Hill Conservative Prince George—Peace River, BC
Exactly. Mr. Speaker, now they want to interrupt after we have sat here and listened to her lengthy motion.
The issue of lost Canadians is a serious one, but the reality is that this matter was under discussion by the House leaders, and she is, I believe, the deputy House leader for the official opposition. She knows better than to try this grandstanding on such an important, serious issue instead of negotiating it among all four parties in this place, along with the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, which is how the discussions have been taking place. So of course we have to refuse acceptance of the motion.
The other point I want to make is that during the discussion yesterday, it was not revealed that the hon. member's motion actually sits before the House as a private member's motion. She and her party know very well that my position is that no member of this chamber has the right to suggest that his or her particular motion should supersede the order of precedence, and I will stay with that in respect of the traditions of the House.
Ralph Goodale Liberal Wascana, SK
Mr. Speaker, in the context of the remarks that have just been made, there may indeed be matters here that you need to take under advisement.
I would point out that one of the things the government House leader has just done, something that was criticized by members of his party not long ago, was to discuss publicly the details of an in camera meeting.
If we are now going to be examining what was done or not done by the deputy House leader for the opposition, we need to examine the issue of revealing confidential details of an in camera meeting as well.
If we are going to talk about misuse of the rules of the House, we need to examine two incidents that occurred recently in the House in which ministers of the crown used statements by ministers in complete violation of the rules and traditions for which that provision is on the order paper. It is not there simply to make a political commercial. It is there for the purpose of making an announcement. Neither of the two ministers who have made ministerial statements recently has ever had an announcement to make. They simply used that provision for a political commercial.
These matters may well benefit from your wit and your wisdom and your good humour, Mr. Speaker. Maybe they should be taken up again at the next meeting of the House leaders where they could do with a little further ventilation.


Until last week I thought I pushed the boundary of energy and fanaticism, but to my surprise, Tony Robbins is in a completely different stratosphere when it comes to fanaticism. Little did I know a person could go 12 hours straight without a break, be jumping up and down and screaming at the top of their lungs…then I met Tony.
Tony Robbins has been an inspiration to me as an individual and business owner for years, with books such as Unlimited Power, Awaken the Giant Within and many others. Last week I took the next step in my education with Tony and completed a week-long conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, for Business Mastery.


ACL 2010官方主页似乎在前几天已经确定好了本次大会的Best Paper Awards,在其Awards页面里,不仅给出了本次大会的Best long paper, Best short paper, IBM Best student paper,而且包括其在会议期间Presented time.
Despite its substantial coverage, NomBank does not account for all within-sentence arguments and ignores extrasentential arguments altogether. These arguments, which we call implicit, are important to semantic processing, and their recovery could potentially benefit many NLP applications. We present a study of implicit arguments for a select group of frequent nominal predicates. We show that implicit arguments are pervasive for these predicates, adding 65% to the coverage of NomBank. We demonstrate the feasibility of recovering implicit arguments with a supervised classification model. Our results and analyses provide a baseline for future work on this emerging task.
We revisit the algorithm of Schütze (1995) for unsupervised part-of-speech tagging. The algorithm uses reduced-rank singular value decomposition followed by clustering to extract latent features from context distributions. As implemented here, it achieves state-of-the-art tagging accuracy at considerably less cost than more recent methods. It can also produce a range of finer-grained taggings, with potential applications to various tasks.
We present a method for extracting social networks from literature, namely, nineteenth-century British novels and serials. We derive the networks from dialogue interactions, and thus our method depends on the ability to determine when two characters are in conversation. Our approach involves character name chunking, quoted speech attribution and conversation detection given the set of quotes. We extract features from the social networks and examine their correlation with one another, as well as with metadata such as the novel's setting. Our results provide evidence that the majority of novels in this time period do not fit two characterizations provided by literacy scholars. Instead, our results suggest an alternative explanation for differences in social networks.
The ACL Lifetime Achievement Award (LTA) was instituted on the occasion of the Association's 40th anniversary meeting. The award is presented for scientific achievement, of both theoretical and applied nature, in the field of Computational Linguistics. Currently, an ACL committee nominates and selects at most one award recipient annually, considering the originality, depth, breadth, and impact of the entire body of the nominee's work in the field. The award is a crystal trophy and the recipient is invited to give a 45-minute speech on his or her view of the development of Computational Linguistics at the annual meeting of the association. As of 2004, the speech has been subsequently published in the Association's journal, Computational Linguistics. The speech is introduced by the announcement of the award winner, whose identity is not made public until that time.
Lifetime Achievement Award(终生成就奖)每届最多只授予一位对于自然语言处理与计算语言学有着举足轻重影响的候选者,此前获得该奖项的分别是:Aravind Joshi (2002), Makoto Nagao (2003), Karen Spärck Jones (2004), Martin Kay (2005), Eva Hajicová (2006), Lauri Karttunen (2007), Yorick Wilks (2008) and Fred Jelinek (2009).


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Send Flowers for Marlene
Marlene A. (Gale) Thiel
November 24, 1930 ~ January 7, 2020 (age 89)
On January 7th, our lovely kind mother, Marlene A. (Gale) Thiel, left this earth to join Our Lord in Heaven. Greeting her will be a myriad of friends and family who have gone before her, including her beloved grandparents, the Corey's and the Hermes'. Marlene will be reunited with her late husband, Louis James Thiel, and her son, Stephen John Gale, who will each take her by the hand and march her through the gates of Heaven.
Marlene leaves behind many lifelong friends and family, including son Tom (Cynthia), daughter Marianne (Frank), granddaughters Ellen and Heather (Ryan), and daughter-in-law Toni. She also leaves behind a large extended family, including Theresa (Ivan), Debra (Chris), Faye (Chris), Sandra (George), Louis Jr, Anthony Paul (Malinda), and their children and grandchildren.
Marlene was a devout Catholic, went to St. Patrick's School and Aquinas Academy, and spent many happy years volunteering with Louis and the Knights of Columbus. In her later years, she became a member of the Columbiettes. Marlene worked at St. Joseph's Hospital from 1970-1990 and volunteered at the hospital for many years after her retirement. She is often remembered as the kind-hearted person who helped people when they were most vulnerable and needed care. Marlene loved watching the Seahawks with her son-in-law, going to Cannon Beach in the summertime, and eating ice cream. Marlene's dedication to those around her was the epitome of unconditional love.
Funeral mass will be celebrated Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Puyallup. Please leave online condolences at www.GaffneyCares.com. Arrangements by Gaffney Funeral Home, 253-572-6003.
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I was born on November 25, 1946 in Jada, Adamawa State, Nigeria. I was named after my paternal grandfather, Atiku Abdulkadir. It was the practice among the Fulani people to name their first sons after their paternal grandfathers.
My grandfather, Atiku, came originally from Wurno in Sokoto State. There, he had met and befriended Ardo Usman, a Fulani nobleman from what is now known as Adamawa State. My grandfather decided to accompany his new friend back to his home- town of Adamawa.
They settled in Kojoli, a small village in Jada Local Government Council of Adamawa State. My grandfather farmed, kept livestock and raised a family. He married a local girl in Kojoli and gave birth to my father, Garba Atiku Abdulkadir. He was their only child. My father was an itinerant trader who traveled from one market to another selling imitation jewelry, caps, needles, potash, kola nuts and other nick-knacks which he ferried around on the back of his donkey. He also kept some livestock and cultivated guinea corn, maize and groundnuts.
When it was time for him to marry, my father chose a young girl from nearby Jada town whose parents had migrated from Dutse, now the capital of Jigawa State. My mother, Aisha Kande, was born in Jada. Both my father and paternal grandfather were learned men. They gave free Islamic classes to adults and young people in Kojoli during their spare time. As a young boy growing up in Kojoli, my parents doted on me. They tried their best to provide for me and to ensure that I grew up in a wholesome environment of love and spirituality. My father saw me as a rare gift, a child of destiny. My parents tried unsuccessfully to have more children.
GOING TO SCHOOL My father, Garba Atiku Abdulkadir, was fond of me. He wanted me to become an Islamic scholar, herdsman, farmer and trader – just like him. He was a deeply religious man who was suspicious of Western education which he believed could corrupt the impressionable minds of young people. My father did not want me to go to school. He tried to hide me from the prying eyes of Native Authority officials who had embarked on compulsory mass literacy campaign in the region. My father soon discovered that he could not resist the wind of change that was blowing through the area at the time. My mother's older brother, Kawu Ali who had received a little education through adult literacy classes, registered me at Jada Primary School in January 1954 as Atiku Kojoli. For trying to stop me from going to school, my father was arrested, charged to an Alkali court and fined 10 Shillings. He refused to pay the fine. He said he had no money. He spent a few days in jail until my maternal grandmother, who made local soap for sale in the community, raised the money to pay the fine and father was released to her. But my father was not a happy man. He was sad and angry that his only child had been taken away from him to be exposed to a strange world. He saw Western education as a threat to their cherished values and way of life.
FATHER'S DEATH Three years after I started school, tragedy struck in December 1957. I was then11 years old. I was just about to begin the Senior Primary School in Jada as a boarding pupil. My father drowned while trying to cross a small river known as Mayo Choncha on the outskirts of Toungo, a neighbouring town. The river was in high tide following a heavy rainfall. Father's body was recovered the following day and buried in Toungo according to Islamic rites. He was less than 40 years old when he died.
I built an Islamic primary school at his burial site years later to immortalize him. He was a simple, hard working, kind, honest and God-fearing man. I miss him a lot. After my father's death, the task of raising me fell on my mother, Kande, and her childless sister, Azumi, as well as my father's extended family members in Kojoli. Although people were generally kind and caring towards me, it was difficult for relatives to fill the vacuum left by my father. As such, I was often sad and lonely. Father's death pained me greatly. I resolved to work hard, remain focused and be successful in life to make my father proud. I was sure that he was somewhere watching over me. I did not want to disappoint him. I wish father had lived long enough to see the benefits of Western education in my life.
KADUNA, KANO & ZARIA After completing my primary school in Jada in 1960, I was admitted into Adamawa Provincial Secondary School in Yola. I joined 59 other young boys from Adamawa and beyond in January 1961 to begin a five-year high school journey. The school's motto is Tiddo Yo Daddo, a Fulani aphorism for "Endurance is Success". It reminded us daily that success in life would only come to those who worked hard and persevered. Adamawa Provincial Secondary School, like others in the region, belonged in the second category of post-primary institutions in Northern Nigeria. The most prestigious schools were the Government Colleges in Zaria and Keffi. Pupils who excelled in the entrance examination went to the Government Colleges; those who did reasonably well went to the Provincial Secondary Schools; average students were sent to the Craft Schools in the various Divisions; and those who failed the examination were sent to Farm Centres which were established in all the Districts. It was a good system which took care of everyone irrespective of his or her level of intelligence.
When I was 15, I spent my school holiday at home, working as a clerk in Ganye Native Authority. My boss was Adamu Ciroma, the then District Officer. From my holiday job earnings, I bought a house for my mother in Ganye, the headquarters of the local government council. The thatched mud bungalow had two rooms plus a kitchen and bathroom. It cost me about nine Pounds Sterling. My mother was very happy and proud of me. I had saved her from homelessness after her older brother sold the family house in Jada without her knowledge.
Before completing my Diploma in Law programme in June 1969, a team from the Federal Civil Service Commission came on a recruitment drive to the university. By chance one of the interviewers found in my file a report that I had once been found suitable to join the police force and had in fact received some training in 1966. This in- formation was brought to the attention of the chairman of the interview panel who promptly ruled. "O.k., you go to the Department of Customs and Excise". That was how I joined the Department of Customs and Excise in June 1969. The invisible hand that has always shaped my life had once again steered me towards my destiny. After my training at the Police College in Ikeja, Lagos and at the Customs Training School in Ebute Metta in Lagos, I was posted to Idi Iroko border station. My colleagues and I were tasked with collecting duties on imported and exported goods, stop- ping the entry and exit of banned items, and arresting and prosecuting smugglers. I was posted in 1972 to Ikeja Airport in Lagos and later to Apapa ports in Lagos. I saw Customs not as a punitive institution but as a way of making money for government. Instead of seizing goods and extorting money from their owners, I made money for government.
A lot of people tried unsuccessfully to induce me. I was posted to Ibadan mid 1975 and promoted Superintendent of Customs. This was during the memorable days of General Murtala Muhammed, the nation's new military leader who had electrified the nation with his campaign for discipline, probity, hard work, patriotism and dedication to duty. I admired General Muhammed and tried to promote the same values and attitudinal change in our office. I was nick-named "Murtala Muhammed Junior" by my Customs subordinates in Ibadan because they said I was behaving like him. Although I was second-in-command in Ibadan, I used to order late-comers to be locked out of their offices.
I was sad to hear about General Muhammed's assassination on February 13, 1976 during a failed military coup. Some of those who were later implicated in the coup and killed were well known to me. But I did not know they were involved in a coup plot. Shortly after that failed coup, I was transferred to Kano in 1976.
Next Oshiomhole moves against 2nd term for Kogi gov.


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As business slows, brothel seeking to add male prostitutes
By Cy Ryan
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 | 4:47 p.m.
Nevada Brothel Association
(UPDATED STORY: Applications roll in for brothel's male prostitution jobs)
Business is so slow at the Shady Lady Ranch that the owner of the Nye County brothel wants to add a few shady men to her roster.
Bobbi Davis, the owner of the bordello located about 150 miles northwest of Las Vegas, is set to start interviewing men who aspire to be prostitutes.
"We'll start out with one or two," Davis said, adding that she is "looking for men in their early 30s to mid-50s" who are in good shape and want to entertain women.
The applicants might soon even be able to shop their resumes around. George Flint, spokesman for the Nevada Brothel Association, said the ailing economy has four other bordellos considering the possibility of adding men.
But Flint doesn't think the idea will work. Joe Conforte tried it 30 years ago when he owned the Mustang Ranch outside Reno "and found it was not a viable concept," Flint said.
Flint said the concept also is "probably socially unacceptable."
Davis disagrees. She wants to try it out and see what kind of reaction she gets. "We feel this is an untapped resource," she said.
When Heidi Fleiss, "the Hollywood madam," talked about opening a bordello for women customers, it generated worldwide publicity, Davis noted. But Fleiss couldn't get a license because of a felony conviction.
Davis said the charges for the new services will be based on the time spent because women don't want "quickies – wham bam, thank you madam."
The minimum would be two hours, probably at a cost of $500, she said. Three hours would cost $700 and four hours, $1,000. An overnight stay would be $2,000.
Flint cautioned that the administrative code in Nye County would have to be changed for this to work.
The regulations regarding prostitution refer to female body parts only. "All of the Nevada Administrative Code is built on the female anatomy," said Flint.


Kids/Teen Night begins at 6:30 pm Pools and all other facilities (except lap pool) close at 6:00 pm to all except kids/teens attending the event.
*Dive Team is in Dive Well 10 am – noon and 5 – 7 pm. Main pool is shared with Swim Team and lessons 10 – 11 am. Social Pool is shared with lessons 10 – 11 am and 5– 7 pm.
*Dive Team is in Dive Well 10 am – Noon and 5 – 7 pm. Main pool is shared with Swim Team and lessons 10 – 11 am. Social Pool is shared with lessons 10 – 11 am and 5 – 7 pm.
Movie Night begins at 7:00 pm in Snack Shack Park; no impact to pool schedules.
At 5 pm, Lap Pool will open 3 lanes lap swimming / 3 lanes general swim and remain shared for the evening. If the meet ends prior to 8:15 pm, the Main Pool will re-open 15 minutes following meet ending and Lap Pool will return to 6 lanes of lap swimming.
At the 4:45 break, the Main pool will close. At 5 pm, the main pool will re-open for lap swimming and the Lap Pool will re-open for general swim. General swim closes at 9 pm and lap swimming closes at 10 pm.
Wednesday July 4: Independence Day!
Please check website for details on special 4th of July events!
Dive Well closes at 4:15 pm for Dive warm-ups. Synchro in dive well 8 – 9 pm.
Kids/Teen Night begins at 7 pm; Pools, decks, volleyball and all other facilities (except lap pool) close at 6:45 pm to all except those attending the event.


A special treat for lovers of Yarra Valley Pinot Noir, Sticks No 29 has earned top gold at the Royal Melbourne Show and is highly decorated each year.
Red fruit flavours are balanced out by cherry. Though delicious now, this red wine can be cellared for 5 to 10 years, which will result in even more interesting and richer flavours. A truly special wine from truly talented winemakers.
Sticks have been doing their Yarra Valley thing with great skill and love for a while now. Their much awarded wines prove that the care taken with their 'sticks in the ground' pays off many times over.


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Life Is Sweet is the third album by American singer-songwriter Maria McKee, released in 1996.

Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that the album "goes straight over the top in a bewildering styleless hodgepodge of bad production ideas, bizarre gimmicks (paraphrasing melodies and rhythm guitar sounds from Ziggy Stardust?), uneven writing and singing so mindlessly zealous in spots that McKee can't possibly be hearing herself." The Washington Post thought that "McKee's songs are sometimes swamped by the ornate arrangements, but her wide-ranging vocals are consistently expressive."

Track listing
All songs by Maria McKee, except where noted

 "Scarlover" – 5:16
 "This Perfect Dress" – 4:26
 "Absolutely Barking Stars" – 4:23
 "I'm Not Listening" (Bruce Brody, McKee, David Nolte) – 4:02
 "Everybody" – 4:17
 "Smarter" – 3:13
 "What Else You Wanna Know" – 5:23
 "I'm Awake" – 3:51
 "Human" – 4:17
 "Carried" (McKee, Nolte) – 4:42
 "Life Is Sweet" – 4:06
 "Afterlife" (Brody, McKee) – 2:38

Personnel
 Maria McKee – guitar, vocals, producer, mixing, arranging
 Bruce Brody – piano, conductor, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, producer, mixing, arranging
 Ric Kavin – percussion, drums
 David Nolte – bass guitar, guitar
 Susan Otten – percussion, vocals
 Martin Tillman – orchestra
 Mark Freegard – producer, audio engineer, mixing
 Bob Salcedo – assistant engineer
 John Aguto – mixing assistant
 Mike Baumgartner – mixing assistant
 Bob Ludwig – mastering
 Janet Wolsborn – art direction
 David Mayenfisch – photography

Charts

References

Maria McKee albums
1996 albums
Geffen Records albums


The Catamounts continued their dominance of the Spartans, picking up a 78-73 victory at the Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.
Western has now won 15 out of the last 16 meetings between the two teams, and has six straight victories in the series. UNCG last picked up a win over the Cats in 2012 with an 89-86 overtime win at the Greensboro Coliseum.
In Saturday's game, four Cats scored in double figures, with James Sinclair scoring a game high of 23 points. Torrion Brummitt had 14 points followed by Mike Brown with 12 points and Rhett Harrelson chipped in 12. Mike Brown pulled down a career-high 13 boards en route to his first career double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds. For the Spartans, Tevon Saddler scored 18 points, Nicholas Paulos put up 13 points and Kayel Locke added 12.
Saturday's win gave the Cats just their second road win in conference play, but upped their overall conference record to 6-5 on the season. Of the next seven conference games, five of the games will be in the friendly confines of the Ramsey Center.
The Cats return to action Thursday night as the Samford Bulldogs visit Cullowhee.
The Purple & Gold "Player of the Game" for Saturday's UNCG game played in Greensboro, NC is junior guard Mike Brown. This is Brown's second selection as Player of the Game.
While not the game's leading scorer, Brown was one of four Catamounts scoring in double figures against the Spartans. Mike put up a double/double in the game, hitting 4 of 13 from the floor for 12 points, and pulled down a game high 13 rebounds, 11 defensive and 2 offensive rebounds. He also had 1 assist, 3 steals, and 1 blocked shot.
Purple & Gold congratulations to Mike on his selection as the game's WCU Player of the Game.
There's a full slate of five games scheduled today, four are conference games, while ETSU plays a lone non-conference game.
Stephen Croone scored a game high 24 points as the Paladins upset the Bucs in Greenville, SC.
Mercer's Darious Moten scored 21 points to lead Mercer to a 74-72 victory over Chattanooga in overtime Thursday night. Phillip Leonard hit 1 of 2 at the free throw line to send the game to overtime for Mercer.
Wofford's Spencer Collins scored 14 points as Wofford beat the UNCG Spartans, 58-42 on Thursday.
The Cats continue their three game road trip, and travel to Greensboro, to meet the Spartans for the second time this season. The Cats pulled down a 10 point victory over UNCG back on January 10th, in Cullowhee.
This game will be the 46th meeting between Cats and Spartans on the basketball court, including the second meeting this season. Western leads the series, 29-16 including 14 wins out of the last 15 meetings between the two teams. UNCG last picked up a win over Western Carolina in 2012 with an 89-86 overtime win at the Greensboro Coliseum.
The Spartans are 6-16 overall and 2-7 in SoCon. which places them in ninth place overall. The Spartans are coming off a 58-42 loss to Wofford this past Thursday. The Terriers held UNCG to a season-low 42 points. UNCG is 1-7 in their last eight games, and are currently on a three game losing streak.
The Spartans are averaging 69 points per game, but are giving up an average of 74 points per game. UNCG has five (5) players averaging double figure scoring, Tevon Saddler leads the Spartans in scoring at 15.5 points per game, Kayel Locke is second in scoring at 13.5 points per game.
There's no games scheduled today, but there is a full slate of five games scheduled Saturday, Four are conference games, and ETSU plays a lone non-conference game.
The Purple & Gold "Player of the Game" for the VMI game played in Lexington, VA., is senior guard James Sinclair. This is Sinclair's fifth selection as Player of the Game.
Sinclair was the game's leading scorer, putting up 28 points. He hit 11 of 21 (52%) from the floor, including 6 of 10 (60%) from the free throw line. Sinclair pulled down 9 rebounds, 4 defensive and 5 offensive rebounds, he also had 2 assists 4 steals, and 3 blocked shots.
Purple & Gold congratulations to James Sinclair on his selection as this week's WCU Player of the Game.
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, CatamountSports.com will be the home for Western Carolina's coverage of National Signing Day 2015. Beginning Wednesday morning, CatamountSports.com will unveil the names of each signee as soon as the National Letter of Intent (NLI) is received and reviewed by WCU's compliance official.
On Saturday (Feb. 7) afternoon, Western Carolina Football and the Catamount Club will host a National Signing Day event that will be video streamed LIVE free-of-charge through Catamount All-Access on CatamountSports.com.
Head Coach Mark Speir will present the members of the 2015 incoming class with video highlights of each signee. Due to demand to attend this special event, Catamount Club members at the Top Cat membership level ($750 donation annually) and above are eligible to attend.
RSVP information has been sent to eligible members and reservations are mandatory by Monday, Feb. 2. Space is limited to the first eligible 150 members and walk-ups on the day of the event will not be permitted.
There's four games scheduled today, all are conference games.
VMI's Julian Eleby scored 15 points off the bench, including hitting 10 of 13 at the free throw line, to lead the Keydets to an 85-75 win over The Citadel on Saturday.
Furman's Stephen Croone scored 20 points, including 3 of 4 3-pointers, Geoff Beans added 12 -- all 3s as the Paladins rolled over NAIA member Allen University 82-46 on Saturday.
Chattanooga's Justin Tuoyo had 18 points, nine rebounds and four blocks to lead the Mocs to a 81-72 victory over UNCG on Saturday night.
Samford's Darius Jones-Gibson scored 19 points and had 4 steals to lead the Bulldogs to a 78-72 victory over Western Carolina.
Wofford's Karl Cochran scored 14 points with five assists as the Terriers held on to beat ETSU 72-64 on Saturday night.
Welcome to Purple & Gold's SoCon Basketball Power Rankings for the week of January 26, 2015.
Each week, SoCon bloggers/message boarders (one representing each team) vote on a Game of the Week, Power Rankings and Player of the Week. At least three of the bloggers will answer a series of questions on their team and things of interest around the SoCon.
Western Carolina - The Cats split this week, beating the first place time (in Cullowhee) Mercer, and losing to the last place team, Samford (on the road). The Cats are 0-4 on road games this season, and up until Saturday, all lthe losses had been to on of the top four teams in the conference, then we travel to Biringham, and gift wrap a victory for the Bulldogs by putting them on the charity strip for 28 attempts at free points, and they obliged by hitting 26 of their 28 attempts, for a blistering 93%. The Cats now travel to VMI and UNCG next week, hoping to bust that road losing streak.
How many losses do you think will win the regular season conference title? Explain.
I think the regular season title will be won by a team with 3 (maybe 4) conference losses. My guess would be that two teams with finish with only 3 or 4 losses, and Wofford being one of those two teams, will hold the tie breaker, and take the #1 seed into he tournament. However, that's just my guess.
What record do you think will get the final bye (the sixth spot)?
In my opinion, the sixth seed will have an overall losing conference record. I think somewhere around an 8-10 mark. I think the top three teams will have in the neighborhood of 14 conference wins, head and shoulders above the remainder of the conference in terms of wins.
How important is a different ball to a team's home court advantage do you think? Why? Would you be in favor of having a universal ball used in all of college basketball? Why or why not?
I'm a firm believer in "if it's not broke, don't fix it" and I don't currently think it's broke. In my opinion, the ball manufacturer situation in the SoCon is NOT a problem, however I didn't know there was the flexibility to use all the different balls as described in the article. It seems that in this country, we have a tendency to need a rule for everything, and must have that so called "level playing field" for all, however I think the current rules - levels the field as much as it needs leveling.
The Southern Conference has announced ticket prices for the upcoming 2015 SoCon Basketball Championship, as well as, the 2015 SoCon Wrestling Championship.
The 2015 SoCon Basketball Basketball Tournament offers a number of levels of ticket prices. Single-session tickets are $17. Group single-sessions tickets can be purchased for $12. Children's tickets are $10 while children under five can enter free of charge. All-session tickets are $100. The All session tickets are good for admittance to both men's and women's games at the US Cellular Center. Tickets for the wrestling event are $15 for adults, $10 for youth (ages 6-12) while group rates are $8.
The men's portion of the tournament tips off on March 6 at the US Cellular Center in Asheville, N.C., while the women's portion tips off on March 5th at the Kimmel Arena on the campus of UNC-A. The 2015 SoCon Wrestling Championship takes place on March 7 at the Kimmel Arena as well.
To purchase basketball tournament tickets or for any additional questions, please contact the WCU ticket office at (828) 227-2401 Toll free: (800) 34-GOWCU.
Tickets for the 2015 Arby's SoCon Wrestling Championship can be purchased through Kimmel Arena by calling 828-258-7900.
Accessible/ADA seating must be purchased through the US Cellular Center Ticket Office, either in person or over the phone at 828-259-5736. When purchasing your ticket, notify the Ticket Office that you require accessible/ADA seating. A limited number of USCC wheelchairs are available at the Facilities on a first-come, first-serve basis. Will call tickets will be distributed at the US Cellular Center Box Office.
The Southern Conference has teamed up with Eblen Charities, a nonprofit organization based in Asheville North Carolina, to help fight the battle against childhood hunger. Collect non-perishable food items and bring them to the championship on November 7th.
The league's mascots will do their best to bring smiles to the faces of children at the local hospital on Friday morning before the basketball action gets underway.
Get in your morning workout during the Championships and help contribute to a great cause! The second annual Arc of Buncombe County 5K will be held in conjunction with the Downtown Dribble on Saturday morning, March 7. The start and finish of the race will take place at Pack Square. The Arc of Buncombe County is an organization that assists individuals with intellectual and development disabilities.
Join us at the beautiful, historic Grove Arcade on Page Ave, just a block away from the US Cellular Center for SoCon OverTime. A party open to all, SoCon OverTime is an event not to miss, it is a welcome party and pep rally all rolled into one. SoCon OverTime is a perfect opportunity to take a break from the games and see and taste a little bit of Asheville.The event will feature several of our famous local restaurants and breweries. Trade the tokens you purchase at the door for pints and small bites from some of our favorite eateries and drinking spots, then go back to the US Cellular Center for more basketball or out on the town for more food and fun, either way you win!
Call us crazy, but we are inviting 500 kids to Vance Monument and give them all free t-shirts and basketballs and then everyone is participating in a dribble parade to the US Cellular Center. Participants will also get in free to the men's basketball session at the US Cellular Center that starts at Noon.
Opening Day Join us for opening day of the 2015 SoCon Basketball Championships at Kimmel Arena and enjoy special opening day ticket prices. In partnership with Eblen Charities and Hoops Against Hunger, join the fight against childhood hunger by bringing a non-perishable, easy to prepare food item to donate to Hoops Against Hunger. Learn more about this program at www.hoopsagainsthunger.net.
FREE field trip admission for nearly 3,000 local elementary school students for the 11am game. Education Day is an Asheville SoCon tradition and fan favorite, as it provides a great opportunity to expose the young people in our community to student athletes and high energy collegiate championship play. Local private schools, homeschooling groups and area educators will receive special pricing incentives to attend the afternoon and evening games.
Special ticket prices are available to first responders, military staff and veterans. In partnership with local fire and law enforcement departments, the concourse will feature a community safety fair. Emergency personnel from several departments will be on hand with Identa-kid kits, McGruff the Crime Dog, Sparky the Fire Dog, information on smoke detectors and family emergency action plans and more. The day will also feature the US Air Force Color Guard and a performance or two by the Asheville Fire Fighter Pipe & Drum band.
Special family-pack pricing incentives on tickets and food. Special pricing and activities for local youth sports teams. In partnership with the YMCA, Y staff will offer fun fitness focused activities and games on the concourse throughout the day.
Special "locals only" pricing. Food and beverage specials. A pre-game concert, and a little bit of Asheville on the concourse will make this championship game the place to be on Monday night. Help "pack the house" for the nationally televised Monday night men's championship game on ESPN2.
Please be sure to visit SoConTravel.com for more information regarding the exciting events and offers that will take place in conjunction with this year's Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships.
On Thursday, the Cats travel to Lexington, Virginia to meet the Keydets of Virginia Military Institute for the first time on the basketball court, since their return to the Southern Conference.
The Cats own a 28-21 record over the Keydets all time, and are sporting a two game win streak over VMI, having swept the last two games, the Keydets were in the SoCon, back in the 2003 season.
The Keydets are 8-13 overall this season, and own a 4-6 SoCon record, and are coming off a home victory over their biggest rival, The Citadel, 85-75. The Cats will be playing the Keydets in game two, of a five game home stand for VMI.
In the last couple weeks, the Keydets have have had some roster changes, QJ Peterson is currently on a medical furlough. Peterson ranked second in scoring in the SoCon at 19.6 points per game prior to his departure, forward Tyrell Mason, who played on last season's team, has rejoined the program effective Jan. 20, and guard Conrad Jenne is no longer on the team's roster.
The Keydets are averaging a conference high of 82 points per game, while holding opponents to a average of 80.9 points per game. Without their leading scorer in the lineup, the Keydets were able to utilize a balanced scoring attack last Saturday to beat The Citadel, with five players scoring in double figures. Julian Eleby led VMI's five double figure scorers with 15 points, while Brian Brown (12), Trey Chapman (11), Tim Marshall (10) and Jordan Weethee (10) all hit double figures as well. A combined 60 personal fouls blown on VMI and the Citadel set a new facility record for fouls called in a single game.
There are no games today, next scheduled games are on Thursday, 1-29-15.
There is a full slate (5) of games today (four conference, one out of conference).
Chattanooga's Eric Robertson came off the bench and scored 17 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field to lead the Mocs past VMI, 86-64.
ETSU's Jalen Riley scored 18 points and added four assists to lead the Bucs to a 70-59 victory over The Citadel on Thursday night.
Wofford's Karl Cochran sank six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points to lead Wofford to a 74-49 win over Furman on Thursday night.
Samford's Darius Jones-Gibson led the Bulldogs scoring with 20 points, while a total of five players scored in double figures to give Samford their first conference victory of the season, a 89-78 win over UNCG.


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Biographie
Sven Schelker naît à Bâle le . Il a grandi dans la ville de Reinach BL. En décembre 2008, il obtient sa maturité en musique (correspond au baccalauréat en France) au lycée de Münchenstein. Il commence à étudier le théâtre à l'école Otto Falckenberg de Munich en 2009. Schelker reçoit le certificat d'entrée sur scène à l'été 2013. Il a joué de la guitare et du violon dès son plus jeune âge et il participait à plusieurs groupes de musique.

Depuis 2012, Schelker est membre du Théâtre Thalia de Hambourg. Il a joué des pièces telles que Platonov d'Anton Tchekhov, le rôle de Macduff dans Macbeth de William Shakespeare et aussi le rôle de Sir Paris dans Roméo et Juliette. Plus récemment, en 2015, il a joué au Théâtre Thalia L'Opéra de quat'sous de Bertolt Brecht dans le rôle principal de Mackie Messer.

Sven Schelker a fait ses débuts au cinéma en 2014 dans Le Cercle, film de renommée internationale de Stefan Haupt. Pour son interprétation du rôle de Röbi Rapp, il reçoit le « Shooting Stars Award » de l'European Film Promotion (EFP) en 2015 et en mars de la même année le prix du Meilleur acteur décerné par le cinéma suisse. Dans le biopic The Voice of the Rainforest, qui a été présenté en première au Festival du film de Zurich en septembre 2019, Sven Schelker incarne l'activiste environnemental Bruno Manser.

Filmographie
 2014 : Le Cercle
 2015 : Homeland (série TV, 4 épisodes)
 2016 : Scène de crime : Borowski et la fille perdue
 2017 : Goliath
 2019 : Polizeiruf 110 (série télévisée)
 2019 : Bauhaus - Un temps nouveau (série télévisée)
 2019 : Auerhaus
 2019 : Bruno Manser – La voix de la forêt tropicale (cinéma)

Récompenses
 2015 : Berlinale 2015 - European Film Promotion (EFP) - récompensée par le Shooting Stars Award
 2015 : Prix du cinéma suisse 2015 du « meilleur acteur » dans le film Le Cercle
 2020 : Prix du cinéma suisse 2020 dans la catégorie Meilleur acteur pour Bruno Manser - La voix de la forêt tropicale

Liens externes

 Sven Schelker sur Crew United
 Sven Schelker sur castupload.com
 Vita de Sven Schelker sur le site de l'agence Lucky Punch

Notes et références

Acteur suisse de théâtre
Acteur suisse de cinéma
Acteur suisse de télévision
Naissance en décembre 1989
Naissance à Bâle


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# Installation

Make sure you have the latest version of the Xcode command line tools installed:

```
xcode-select --install
```

Install _fastlane_ using
```
[sudo] gem install fastlane -NV
```
or alternatively using `brew install fastlane`

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## Android
### android build_and_deploy_feature
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fastlane android build_and_deploy_feature
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fastlane android build_and_deploy_release
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Build and Deploy Release
### android test
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fastlane android test
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Test
### android build_release_bundle
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fastlane android build_release_bundle
```
Build Release Bundle
### android increment_version
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fastlane android increment_version
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### android deploy_play_store
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fastlane android deploy_play_store
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Deploy a new version to the alpha track on Google Play
### android deploy_internal_share
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fastlane android deploy_internal_share
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Deploy a new internal sharing build on Google Play
### android email_internal_share_build
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fastlane android email_internal_share_build
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Email new internal share build
### android email_play_store_internal_testing_release
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fastlane android email_play_store_internal_testing_release
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Email Play Store Internal Testing Release Ready
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fastlane android get_versions
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