We're very proud of the products and service we offer at The Solar Centre.
Here's a selection of the feedback we've received.
"Solar energy is clean, green and impressively versatile, if this product packed store is anything to go by. Along with practical items such as solar chargers, panels and garden lights, the site sells an array of nifty gadgets including an insect killer, a milk 'frother' and a variety of fun toys. Browsing The Solar Centre is a doddle, thanks to its fresh spacious design, detailed product information and useful features such as a best-sellers chart and a recently viewed list. UK delivery is free and there are savings of up to 50% on sale items. All we need now is a bit of sun - hopefully he'll get his hat on soon!"
Please contact us if you have any comments about our products or services.
"I would like you to know how pleased I am with the outstanding service you have given me.
Having ordered 2 solar bay trees, 1 of which didn"t work, you very promptly contacted the company, who sent me out another one immediately!
I will be recommending your company to my family and friends. It is a pleasure to buy items from a company with excellent customer service and who know the meaning of efficiency. I look forward to browsing your website again for many more gorgeous lights to brighten up my garden!!
"Yes, I received the relevant parts & my lights are now fully functioning. So thank you for your great customer service, I am very happy with my purchase!
Just to let you know the lights arrived today, exceptional service and communication, thank you so much.
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council"
I really enjoy seeing the shapes and colours of my garden at night because of your spots and fairy lights and all with free electricity!
Yes thank you. I have a pal staying with me at the moment, who is admiring them. More fans of your products! I have told her how efficient and courteous you are, and then I get an email checking all is okay. Thats proof.
Thank you so much for replacements. They are working well.
"Just to say how pleased I have been with the service of your Company. I have had no problems whatsoever with telephone calls, delivery and product satisfaction.
Nice to deal with a professional company .. and guess what I will keep coming back."
Many thanks for this, and for the superb customer service that I have receive from the Solar Centre.
"Just to let you know that the lights have arrived and are being wrapped as a present for my parents.
A big thank you and a wonderful Christmas to all at The Solar Centre. It has been a real pleasure dealing with you.
Just to say thank you for the set of lights and postage refund.
I shall most definitely be recommending the solarcentre to my friends & family when they are in need of solar lights.
Thank you all so much for your kind attention re the solar security lamp.
I am really amazed at the staff and customer care at The Solar Centre, in my opinion your Company should be entered for, and win a gold medal hands down, in a customer care competition.
I will certainly be searching your site for other solar products, and recommend The Solar Centre to all my family and friends.
"Hi Lucy, thanks for being so prompt, 17 minutes to reply is fantastic customer service. Great job, thank you"
"Yes I have received my order correct and on time. Very good service. Appreciated, Cheers"
"Just wantyed to say how much I love the solar centre.. you are always reallly helpful and your products are brilliant. the fairy lights are the talk of Ibiza! and i am buying more as presents for friends, they are the best thing I have bought in years and well worth the price. Highly recommended."
"Hi the solar centre Ltd.
I would like to thank you very much for my order I received today. The lights are good and great value and the delivery time was fantastic. I shall certainly be using you again and recommending you to my friends and family. Once again many thanks. Regards."
"Very many thanks indeed for your very good customer service."
"..felt i had to e-mail you and congratulate you on the service you have given me i ordered the light attachments we spoke of yesterday thurs and was amazed when they arrived this morning i will recomend you in the furture many thanks pat"
"Hi, Just as short note to thank you for the fast delivery of my order below. I ordered late in the day, and the lights arrived at lunchtime the next day! Good quality, and well packed for transit. Keep up the good work.Regards"
"Thank you very much for your outstanding service and customer relations."
"Thank you very much. I have always found your company very efficient easy to deal with. Much appreciated. Dawn"
"The light I purchased is excellent,I have it in a small porch and it is very bright.I will be getting more at some stage to fit in my garage and also my shed.I can highly recommend the solar light to anyone needing a bright light that runs on sunlight.Great product and excellent service. faulty item was dealt with very quickly and without fuss.Communications by company are 1st class.
Many Thanks Mark H. "
"Once again excellent service and VERY prompt delivery. Very pleased with the lights as well. Thank you so much.
I would just like to thank you for the fantastic service you provide. I have just received my Solar light which I only ordered from you yesterday. ( I already have one of these particular lights so it was important to find another one as I know how good they are).
It is refreshing to know that there are some UK companies who pride themselves on providing a very professional and efficient service. You should be very proud of the service you provide, I certainly am.
I will certainly order from yourselves again and have already passed your company details onto my colleagues.
"Hello, Lucy ,just to say thankyou so much 1st class service. Kind Regards S. Lane"
"Hi, the replacement fairy lights arrived this morning. Thank you both very much for your excellent service. Kind regards, Lorraine"
"The lights were brilliant and we had a group of young children just standing at the tent a gasp at the fairy lights.
They are now in my garden and look gorgeous!
"Hi Brian, Just a quick email to say the two items turned up today, thanks for a great service. I will certainly be in touch for other orders.
"Luke thank you for your reply! That's what I call customer service and I'm not even a customer!!! Many thanks and best wishes.
"Just a line to thank you for an excellent service. The parcel arrived this morning and the light is charging (or trying to!) as I speak – weather not brilliant but it is obviously taking something in.
"I received my Order in perfect condition.Thank you for a good Service.I will certainly recommend you.
"Thank you so much for your help, have received the order confirmation email as well as yours.
Wish that everything I ordered was as easy as placing the order with you, your customer service is outstanding."
The item ordered arrived this morning. Exceptional service and product. Thank you for dealing with it so promptly."
"A story, a few years ago I found some delightful solar star lights with Charlie Dimmocks' name on them. Usually anything with a trace of 'famous name' attached is a no no, not this time. There have been so many compliments on the lights I wanted more, unfortunately as my purchase was from Woolworths ! But then I found you, run my life via the internet and can truthfully say my experience with yourselves has been one of the most successful. I give you gold stars for everything from ease of use in site to receipt very quickly of my beautiful stars. Thank you so very much."
"A rare blend of great customer service, great products and knowledgeable advice. I can't praise this company highly enough."
"The best service I have received from any company in any sector, in many, many years"
Just wanted to drop you a line to say thanks for a great service - the fairy lights I bought through you are fabulous and we're already planning on buying a couple more sets for the garden. The service you provided was excellent and I will certainly be recommending you to our friends and family!
Thank you again and I hope you all have a great day.
"Hi just a quick mail to say how very impressed we have been with yourselves - very prompt and friendly service. I must also say this is the first time I have written and thanked a company, but you certainly deserve it. I shall certainly be recommending you.
All the best, Michelle, Paul and Cam."
This is a Thank you letter. As Companies usually receive email complaints I like to be different. Thank you for your great service.
Received another email saying goods have been dispatched.
I received goods on 23/02/09 All in Perfect Condition and packed well.
I am very Impressed with the Products I ordered and with the Ace Service from your company.
Its great to see companies still can give customers a good service.
"Amazingly quick service. Well done, the package arrived at work before I did!!
Can you please take over running the central line?
"Dear Solar Centre, I would just like to thank you for such excellent service, my order has arrived this morning.
Thank you very much, merry christmas"
"Hi, Just wanted to say many thanks for such an efficient service. I never expected when I placed the order on Tuesday with the free 4-7 day delivery that I would receive it the next day. What a fantastic clock. I hope my son loves it when he gets it at Christmas as I do now!! Many thanks"
"Wow!! We love them. My husband put the panel right at the top of the lilac tree pointing up and south. I came down at 5am and there they were still twinkling brightly. Was a bit anxious the planes would think it was a new third runway at Gatwick. Think I will get some more. Good Christmas presents!"
BRILLIANT !! (Service - and light too!!)"
I placed an order with you on Sunday 20th July and received it complete today. I would like to thank you for your very prompt service. I am looking forward to seeing my Solar fairy lights working later this evening. The Garden Rock Lights are a gift for some friends. I would not hesitate to buy from you again in the future and I would certainly recommend you.
"....I would also like to take this opportunity to thank The Solar Centre, & you in particular, for your excellent customer service & care. I would happily refer friends etc. to you should they have a need for solar powered items."
"I'm extremely pleased with the garden fairy lights I bought from The Solar Centre and also with how helpful and efficient the service is."
"Be delighted! Your comms have been first class, I love the product and your customer service is second to none. I have no hesitation in recommending you and will order again without doubt."
"My order arrived safely this morning - thanks they are great. Your service and attention to detail was impeccable. I am sure I will be ordering from you again."
"I would just like to say that your service is fantastic. Your orders are received and dealt with so quickly and efficiently. Thank you very much, I have recommended you to many."
"Thank you for such quick and efficient service, they arrived today! Will definitely be using your site again. Very impressed."
"I really appreciated the help your company gave me on the phone, excellent product and excellent customer service. Look forward to doing more business soon."
"I have received the pump a couple of days ago and it works well. I am looking forward to put up my waterfall in a few days time. Thanks for your excellent service. I look forward to buy more products from your company in the future."
first may I thank you for your excellent advice with respect to extensions for my solar pond air pump. We are now in possession of our second Solar Spotlight, thank you, we are very happy with these spotlights which give off a kind of moonlight effect while set on low on one path along one gable end of our house. We were able to site it very easily because we're not tied to where it has to go compared with electrical power lights.
We live in the middle of nowhere with no street lights, so these are ideal for our situation for moving around outside after dark. The best part about them has to be their ability to be sited anywhere without cables as in our case we have walls approx. three feet thick.
We will continue to watch your website for new solar gadgets etc, and certainly spread the good word about your excellent service and lightning delivery.
Thank you so much Solarcentre for your excellent service."
"Just a quick note to say thank you very much for the blue fairy LED solar lights that you have supplied me for my newly refurbed garden, they are absolutely fantastic. I cannot believe how bright the lights twinkle and how long they stay illuminated for, quite often still going when I get up in the morning! They make my tree and archway look stunning in fact so good that I think I may be back to buy another set to decorate some more garden features! Thank you also for your excellent fast delivery service."
"Just a quick note to say thank you for such a fast delivery. I ordered online at Friday lunchtime and the parcel arrived the following morning, even though I had opted for free delivery. I was very impressed. I'll definitely be checking your website for future products."
"I have receive the order monday! All the produtcs are here and are fine! The order came really quickly, I has not especting it on monday moorning. thanks! I am very pleased with the solio chargers!"
"Hi, Order recd - thank you for your effecient service!"
"I can confirm that it has now arrived - thanks for sorting this out so quickly."
"Thankyou for the correspondance and it was a pleasure doing buisness with yourself"
"Thanks for you help and speedy service."
"Nice item, kept informed, quick delivery, very good"
"Great product, fast delivery, well packaged"
"Excellent product, excellent service - thanks!"


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Home/Local/Lisa Marie Presley's 14-year-old twins Finley and Harper at the center of a huge custody battle
Lisa Marie Presley's 14-year-old twins Finley and Harper at the center of a huge custody battle
The 14-year-old twin daughters of Lisa Marie Presley, 54, and Michael Lockwood, 61, may be at the center of a custody battle as family members mourn the death of the King of Rock 'n' Roll's daughter after she went into cardiac arrest and died on Thursday.
Sources connected to the Presley family told TMZ that Lockwood is ready to take the fight to court if necessary, saying, "It's going to be a cold day in hell before he relinquishes custody of these kids."
Lockwood currently holds 40 percent custody of twins Finley and Harper, who were living with Lisa Marie at the time of her death. She had the majority right with 60 percent.
The outlet said there had been rumors that Lisa Marie's ex Danny Keough and their daughter Riley could also be fighting for custody of the children.
The 14-year-old twin daughters of Lisa Marie Presley, 54, and Michael Lockwood, 61, may be at the center of a custody battle as family members mourn the death of the King of Rock 'n' Roll's daughter after she went into cardiac arrest and died on Thursday
Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie's mother, who was seen rushing to West Hills Hospital and Medical Center within hours of her daughter's medical emergency, also has a claim to make, the outlet said.
Due to the twins' ages, it's likely that a judge will consider their preferences when the fight goes to trial.
Lockwood is Lisa Marie's fourth husband and split from the star dramatically in 2016. The couple remained in an acrimonious divorce until her death this week. The 61-year-old was seeking $40,000 a month in child support.
Lisa Marie was married to Keough, Michael Jackson and Nicholas Cage before Lockwood.
In 2021, the 54-year-old asked a judge to "officially declare her single" from Lockwood after their five-year split after refusing to divorce her.
She said there was "no hope" for the couple to reconcile and wanted to "move on" with their lives. Allegations of drug use and child molestation were flung around during the fight to end their relationship, TMZ reported.
Lockwood (right) currently holds 40 percent custody of twins Finley and Harper, who were living with Lisa Marie at the time of her death. She had the majority right with 60 percent. The outlet said there had been rumors Lisa Marie's ex Danny Keough (left) could also be fighting for custody of the children
Keough and Lisa Marie's daughter Riley (left) is also said to be fighting for custody of the 14-year-old twins. Her age means a judge will consider her preferences
Priscilla Presley, the mother of Lisa Marie, who was seen rushing to West Hills Hospital and Medical Center within hours of her daughter's medical emergency, also has a claim to make
Lisa Marie died of a second cardiac arrest she suffered in hospital and died after the family signed a do not resuscitate order Thursday.
The family rushed to her bedside, where she was in an induced coma and on life support. When they learned that she was already brain dead, they signed a "do not resuscitate" order. She suffered a second cardiac arrest and died.
Her mother Priscilla, 77, was at her bedside.
"It is with a heavy heart that I share the devastating news that our beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has passed away," Priscilla Presley said in a statement Thursday night.
Lisa Marie was at the Golden Globes two days before her death to celebrate Austin Butler's Best Actor Award for portraying her father
"She was the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known."
Ex-husband Danny Keough – her first of four with whom she lived – had returned to the home shortly after her collapse and performed CPR until paramedics arrived.
Keough is the father of actress daughter Riley, 33, and son Benjamin, who took his own life in July 2020 at the age of 27.
Her fourth husband, Michael Lockwood, is the father of Presley's 14-year-old twin daughters, Harper Vivienne and Finlay.
Lisa Marie had been in retirement since her son's death but was on the rise thanks in part to the success of the Baz Luhrmann biopic Elvis, which she loved.
She was at the Golden Globes two days before her death to celebrate Austin Butler's Best Actor Award for portraying her father.
And on Sunday, the singer-songwriter told the doting crowd at her father's Memphis estate that they were the "only people who can get me out of the house" to celebrate his 88th birthday.
Fans said the King of Rock 'n' Roll's daughter, who hasn't posted to Instagram since August, looked 'incredibly saddened' and 'really hurt' two years after the suicide of her son Benjamin Keough, who is buried next to her from Elvis at Graceland.
Two days later, she broke down in tears at the Golden Globes during Austin Butler's awards ceremony for his portrayal of Elvis.
The 54-year-old only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley was rushed to hospital Thursday morning after she was found collapsed at her home in Calabasas by her housekeeper
Paramedics who got to her home managed to revive her and she got a pulse again, but she was brain dead on arrival at the hospital – where she later died
Last Sunday at Graceland, Lisa Marie said, "It's been a while. I missed you. I love you.
"I keep saying you're the only ones who can get me out of the house. I'm not joking. I love you back and that's why I'm here.
"Today he would have been 88 years old, it's hard to believe. I think he would have been proud, I think this year has been an amazing year. I think the film was amazing and I'm very proud of it, I hope you are too.
"It's just so touching how you come from all over the world every year and it touches me and my family and thank you."
On Tuesday, the star was spotted crying with her mother, Priscilla, during the Golden Globes.
They put their hands over their eyes and then their hearts as actor Austin Butler, who won Best Actor for his portrayal of Lisa Marie's father in the biopic Elvis, told them he would love her "forever."
She was previously active on Instagram and regularly posted photos of her family, but hadn't posted anything since August.
Lisa Marie married guitarist Keough after meeting in a drug rehabilitation center when they were teenagers. They had two children, Benjamin and Riley.
They divorced in the Dominican Republic in 1994, days before she eloped with Michael Jackson.
After Jackson, Lisa Marie was engaged to musician John Oszajca in 2000, but broke it off after meeting actor Nicolas Cage at a party.
She and Cage married in August 2002, only to file for divorce three months later.
Lisa Marie then settled down with another musician, guitarist Michael Lockwood. They married in 2006 and had twins together, but divorced ten years later after Lisa Marie falsely claimed she had found hundreds of child pornography images on his computer.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11635027/Lisa-Marie-Presleys-14-year-old-twins-Finley-Harper-center-huge-custody-battle.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 Lisa Marie Presley's 14-year-old twins Finley and Harper at the center of a huge custody battle
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ERC Advanced Grant 885222-GreekSchools
according to Europe's earliest 'history of philosophy'
Towards a new pioneering critical edition of Philodemus' Arrangement of the Philosophers
Host Institution
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[History of the Academy] or Academicorum Index
[History of the Stoa] or Stoicorum Index
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[Life of Socrates]
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The so-called [History of the Eleatic and the Atomistic Schools] (PHerc. 327), though being badly preserved, offers some valuable information about Xenophanes, Democritus, some Silloi (by Xenophanes himself or perhaps by Timon) and one historical figure. Besides, the sphericity of either the world or, more probably, god is discussed, along with piety (or impiety) and the divine. Finally, the author describes the burial and the erection of a statue in honour of a certain fellow (most probably a philosopher) who has historically been identified as Democritus.
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Girl gets $32M settlement in med-mal case…
Trials & Litigation
Girl gets $32M settlement in med-mal case over quadruple limb amputations
By Martha Neil
January 3, 2014, 8:40 pm CST
A $32 million settlement in a malpractice case against the University of Chicago Medical Center last year will allow an 11-year-old who had both arms and both legs amputated to live for the first time in a fully handicapped-accessible home; pay a personal assistant for the rest of her life; and get the benefit of special wheelchairs and prosthetics.
But Ashanti Norals already has responded with remarkable spirit to the loss of all of her limbs, which were amputated just below the elbows and knees, reports the Chicago Tribune (sub. req.) in a lengthy front-page article on Thursday.
Active and outgoing before a seemingly minor knee injury at school apparently led to sepsis, gangrene and the amputations, the girl became confident and agile after she began taking special gym classes and swimming lessons for amputees two years ago, says her mother, Erica Norals. An assistant manager at a pharmacy until she quit her job to help her daughter recover, the mother is credited by the newspaper for taking a positive attitude toward the situation that helped her daughter maintain a similar view.
"When this first happened, I made a choice to count our blessings," said Erica Norals. "And, it turns out, we have a lot of those."
Attorney Kevin G. Burke, who represents the family, said a delay of over 24 hours in treating Ashanti Norals with antibiotics after she was admitted on May 23, 2011 led to septic shock, cardiac arrest and organ failure.
The hospital declined to speak to the newspaper, but said it has "rigorous policies and practices to ensure patient safety" in a written statement provided to the Tribune.
"By settling the case, the medical center is not admitting fault in the case or treatment of this person," the statement continues. "The medical center worked with the family's counsel to resolve the case so that the individual can receive the support and medical care needed."
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Beautiful abstracts abound in the natural world around us. I am constantly amazed how much of nature's art I see when I just take my time to peacefully look around me. Moments before I recorded this image, I was admiring a beautiful reflection of trees with their full fall glory in a pond at the Bloedel Reserve. I turned around and immediately saw gentle rays of sunshine peeking through two aspen tree trunks. I gasped at the beauty and quickly took an image before the sun went behind a cloud. That brief moment was a wonderful gift!
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McLean Hospital, America's top ranked freestanding psychiatric hospital, is inviting applications to fill a half-time position for a psychiatrist in the LEADER outpatient program, dedicated to the assessment and treatment of first responder adult men and women with mood, trauma, and anxiety disorders. The position is for 20 hours per week.
As a part of a comprehensive outpatient program, the physician will perform initial diagnostic assessments and ongoing psychopharmacology management within a multi-disciplinary team. Standard medication management appointments are 20-30 minutes and off-hours emergencies are infrequent. The clinician will participate in LEADER team meetings and coordinate care with therapists. This position can involve supervision of trainees or research activities with affiliated labs.
Candidates must have a full medical license in MA with board certification in psychiatry; experience working with first responders, military, or veteran populations preferred, and the ability to work closely with a multidisciplinary treatment team.
Salary and recruitment package in accordance with Hospital policies, and a Harvard Medical School part-time appointment at the academic rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor will be commensurate with HMS appointment criteria, meeting the minimum teaching requirement, and candidate qualifications.
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Uber sells its robot vehicle division
By Cathy Bussewitz And Michael Liedtke THE ASSOCIATED PRESS	 On Dec 8, 2020
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Uber is selling off its autonomous vehicles development arm as the ride-hailing company slims down after its revenues were pummelled by the coronavirus pandemic.
Self-driving vehicle technology company Aurora will acquire the employees and technology behind Uber's Advanced Technologies Group in an stock transaction, the companies said Monday.
Uber will also invest $400 million into Aurora, and Uber's CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will join Aurora's board of directors.
After the transaction, Aurora will be worth $10 billion and Uber will hold 26% stake in the company, Aurora CEO Chris Urmson said in an interview.
"Our first product will be in trucking and freight, but we look forward to taking this great team that we have and accelerating that while continuing working on light vehicles and ride-haling, and we'll ultimately see our vehicles deploying on the Uber network," Urmson said.
Uber will not have exclusive rights as a ride-hailing company to Aurora's technology, but the two companies will have a "preferred relationship," Urmson said.
San Francisco-based Uber will lose a critical piece of its company after the pandemic cut into its finances by suppressing demand for shared rides. Its path to profitability has often been linked with its plans to deploy autonomous vehicles and reduce the high cost of paying drivers.
The company's efforts around self-driving technology was marred in March 2018 when one of its automated test vehicles hit and killed a woman, the first death involving the technology. The backup Uber driver involved in the crash was charged with negligent homicide for being distracted in the moments before fatally striking the woman in suburban Phoenix.
"There's no doubt they had a pretty rough couple of years a while back," Urmson said. "What's been impressive to me in meeting the team over the last little while is just how much the team has learned, and the tenaciousness, and determination of the team as they come to market in a thoughtful, safe way."
Gaining customers' trust is a huge factor, said Dan Morgan, vice-president of Synovus Trust Company. "You have one or two bad accidents and people are like, `I'm not getting into that thing,"' he said.
Aurora, based in Mountain View, Calif., is led by former Google, Tesla and Uber executives. Aurora also has partnerships with delivery giant Amazon and auto companies Hyundai and Kia, among others, but its partnership with Uber is its first official relationship with a ride-hailing company.
The move will help Uber find a quicker path to profitability, said Steven Fox, founder and CEO of Fox Advisors. "It accomplishes the best of both worlds for them. It takes away a big profit drag and keeps them strategically well-positioned for when they want to move parts of their network to be autonomous," he said.
The deal means San Francisco-based Uber will be entrusting a key piece of its future to a 3-year-old startup co-founded and run by one of the engineers who launched Google's pioneering work in self-driving cars more than a decade ago. Urmson was one of the most visible people involved in the once-secret project that Google initially dubbed "Chauffeur" before it was finally spun off into a separate company called Waymo. Google and Waymo remain closely aligned under the same corporate parent, Alphabet.
While at Google, Urmson also worked on the self-driving car technology with another top engineer, Anthony Levandowski, who defected to Uber in 2016 oversee its early efforts to build robotic vehicles.
As part of that effort, Uber bought Levandowski's startup, Otto, for $680 million. That deal quickly disintegrated into a scandal after Waymo accused Levandowski of stealing its trade secrets and using them to help Uber to make the transition from human drivers to autonomous vehicles.
Uber denied the allegations, but eventually reached a $245 million settlement with Waymo in 2018 after a few days of testimony during a high-profile trial in San Francisco. Before the settlement, Uber's former CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick revealed he believed Google's self-driving car technology posed an existential threat to Uber during his dramatic appearance on the witness stand.
That fear drove Kalanick Uber's to open its own self-driving car division stocked with robotic experts from Carnegie-Mellon University as well as former Google engineers acquired as part of the deal with Levandowski. Uber eventually fired Levandowski in 2017 and Levandowski wound up being sentenced to 18 months in prison earlier this year after pleading guilty to stealing some of Google's trade secrets before he left the company in 2016.
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New power struggle over O'Hare, Midway contracts
By NATASHA KORECKI
CHICAGO — A new effort is underway to create an authority to oversee operations — and potentially thousands of lucrative contracts — at the city's two airports, POLITICO has learned.
The move would wrest control of at least some airport operations and billions of dollars in contracts away from Mayor Rahm Emanuel and give more power to members of an elected board.
The push, headed by the powerful Service Employees International Union Local 1, attempts to create the Chicago Airport Authority, an elected body that SEIU says aims to create accountability and management over operations and contracts.
A news conference is expected Tuesday morning to announce the initiative, said an SEIU official.
Progressive Reform Caucus leader Ald. Scott Waguespack is expected to sponsor a resolution for the authority, and should it advance through the council, it would place the nonbinding question on the fall ballot. SEIU has held meetings with aldermen in recent weeks to float the idea.
"In our conversations with aldermen, we have been met with a great deal of interest in the idea of an airport authority," Jerry Morrison, SEIU Local 1 Assistant to the President, told POLITICO early Monday. "We have begun an intensive review of all contracts at both airports."
On Friday, POLITICO reported that the heads of three city council caucuses had met to discuss potential for future overlap. The meeting is a sign that council members recognize the potential to seize power from Emanuel, who is politically weakened from community backlash over the 2015 release of a dashcam video showing the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
Emanuel stung SEIU in December of 2012 when the city laid off 300 union janitors and instead hired United Maintenance Co. in a nearly $100 million, five-year deal. The mayor defended the decision at the time saying he was looking out for taxpayers and trying to lower costs.
By pushing elected oversight now, SEIU is striking while the iron is hot, given the mayor's plummeting poll numbers coupled with recent scrutiny United Maintenance has undergone.
Rivers Casino in Des Plaines paid a $1.65 million fine to the Illinois Gaming Board, which cited the casino for hiring the firm operated by Rick Simon, who has reputed mob ties.
SEIU and a handful of aldermen earlier this year called on the contract to be rebid.
Last month, Ald. Ricardo Munoz was among them.
"Now that this connection has come to light, it would behoove our city to take a closer look at his role in our airport," Munoz said in a statement to Progress Illinois. "This is a good opportunity to take a very close look at who the city is entrusting with such a serious responsibility as maintenance of our airport."
Morrison complained that the concentration of power is in the hands of too few — namely Emanuel and Department of Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans.
Simon's firm has new ties to former Chicago Superintendent Garry McCarthy, who recently launched his own firm, GFM-Strategies. A tradeshow publication reported in February that McCarthy's firm will "work exclusively with United on various industry-based projects."
"Our continued ability to recruit top talent is a paramount to bringing the best service to each of our clients," Simon was quoted in the publication as saying. "Robert Tracy is a distinguished member of both the public law enforcement sector and the private corporate sector. His leadership, along with the ability to partner with Garry McCarthy and GFM-Strategies, gives us a significant advantage as we ramp up our next generation security at public facilities."
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81.907 acres in great location along Route 85 in Valley Township. This gorgeous property features both fields and wooded land for lots of possibilities. The property has road frontage along Route 85. There are several spots perfect for building your dream home whether you're looking for a hilltop setting with panoramic views or something nestled in the woods, this location has it all!


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Órbita
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PITTSBORO � Chatham County Schools' administrative office was evacuated for about four hours Wednesday due to the delivery of a suspicious package which was later determined to be safe.
PITTSBORO � Chatham County Schools� administrative office was evacuated for about four hours Wednesday due to the delivery of a suspicious package which was later determined to be safe.
�Due to the unusual nature of the tracking information, the package appearance and practicing an abundance of caution, administration called the sheriff�s office,� reported Dr. Lori Carlin, Chatham County Schools public information officer. The package was delivered mid-morning Wednesday.
She said the fire department also was called and the building evacuated. Law enforcement officials took over the investigation and county office personnel were distributed to individual schools.
Shortly after 2 p.m. school personnel was allowed to re-enter the administrative office and U.S. 64 Business reopened. Messages were sent to parents of students from Pittsboro Elementary and Horton Middle schools preparing them for road closings, however, bus routes were able to operate normally and schools dismissed at the regular times.
Carlin reported the following agencies were involved in the investigation: Chatham County Sheriff�s Office, Pittsboro Police Department, N.C. State Bureau of Investigations, U.S. Postal Inspectors, Pittsboro Fire Department, Chatham County Fire Marshal�s Office and Chatham County Emergency Management.


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COVID-19 pandemic makes MLK Day of Service a virtual event for many, others go out to improve community
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JU Hoops in 2021: Keep Calm and Kevion
New COVID-19 variant discovered in California
SE Georgia woman survives 95 days in two hospitals, rehab centers battling COVID-19
Doctors put the 49-year-old mother of four in a medically-induced coma for 30 days and on a ventilator for 40 days.
Author: Dawn White
Updated: 6:37 PM EST December 31, 2020
BLACKSHEAR, Ga. — A southeast Georgia woman is back at home after 95 days in two hospitals and two rehabilitation centers following her battle with COVID-19.
The mother of four has quite the harrowing tale of survival and recovery.
"Before Sept. 27, which is the day I entered the hospital, I was in pretty much perfect health," Lisa Martin said.
49-year-old Lisa Martin and her husband Jeff Martin both tested positive for COVID-19. This led Martin to the fight of her life.
"I finally just told Jeff, 'My lungs just hurt so bad,' and I said, 'I've got to go to the ER.' When I went to the ER, I thought I was going to be there for a couple of hours," Martin said.
Lisa Martin didn't spend hours or even a few days in the hospital. Doctors put her in a medically-induced coma for 30 days and on a ventilator for 40 days.
"The machine couldn't keep up with her oxygen needs," said Jeff Martin. "When I got into the room, her eyes were open and fixed, and the doctors said they didn't think she was going to make it."
"Almost three-and-a-half months of my life, it's kind of like amnesia. I don't remember," Lisa Martin said.
Martin had a stroke while in her coma and couldn't speak or move when she came out of it.
"I had to relearn how to walk, talk, swallow, eat," she said.
She did all of those things and more. Strangers posted their support on this Facebook page along the way.
"We live in a wonderful country, and there's a lot of good in this world," Jeff Martin said.
"I have to wear oxygen 24 hours a day, and I have to walk with a walker or a wheelchair for long distances," Lisa Martin said. "The doctors think I should make a full recovery."
Lisa's family believes her recovery is nothing short of a miracle with a homecoming no one expected.
A #COVID19 miracle: Lisa Martin, a 49-year-old woman from Blackshear, Ga. left rehab today after battling #coronavirus for 95 DAYS! Doctors placed her in a medically-induced coma and on a ventilator. She had to learn how to walk again. Hear her amazing story tonight on @FCN2go. pic.twitter.com/pc5AUUArsL
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Jules Gabriel Henri de Sibour, né le  à Paris et mort le  à Washington, est un architecte français de style Beaux-Arts.

Biographie

Jules Gabriel Henri de Sibour était le fils du vicomte Gabriel de Sibour et de Mary Louisa Johnson originaire de Belfast dans l'État du Maine. Il arriva enfant aux États-Unis et fit sa scolarité dans le New Hampshire. Il fut diplômé de l'université Yale en 1896, où il fut membre de la société secrète Skull and Bones.

Il travailla avec les architectes Bruce Price et Ernest Flagg. Ensuite il retourna en France parfaire son éducation artistique à l'École des beaux-arts de Paris.

Revenu aux États-Unis, il se marie, en 1898, avec Margaret Marie Clagett. Il s'associe avec Bruce Price et ouvre deux cabinets d'architectes (New York et Washington), mais en 1903, Price meurt. Jules Sibour continue la société au nom de « Bruce Price et Sibour ». En 1910, il ferme l'agence de New York et recentre son activité sur la capitale fédérale.

Il va élaborer les plans d'architecte de nombreuses maisons particulières, hôtels privés, résidences diverses, théâtres, immeubles de bureaux (dont le United States Public Health Service Building) et ambassades (notamment l'actuelle résidence de l'ambassadeur de France).

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Le prince des Beaux-Arts

Architecte français du XXe siècle
Naissance en décembre 1872
Décès en novembre 1938
Naissance dans le 8e arrondissement de Paris
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Q: We are going to New Mexico and want to do some two- to four-day overnight backpacking trips. Any suggestions?
A: Since Outside magazine happens to be in New Mexico, we're hip to a few of the stellar backcountry treks right here in our backyard.
A particular favorite is an 18-mile, two-day loop hike in Bandelier National Monument that starts and ends in tourist-infested Frijoles Canyon but then escapes into the monument's 23,000 acres of crowd-free wilderness. The trail takes you in and out of high-walled canyons and from dry piñon-juniper mesa tops to thick fir and ponderosa pine forests. From the visitor center, hike six miles along the Middle Alamo trail to the unexcavated pueblo of Yapashi and another two miles to the bottom of Capulin Canyon, where you can camp. On the return leg, take the Upper Alamo Trail to the Upper Crossing of the Frijoles for a final six-mile streamside jaunt.
A few things to remember: Pets are not allowed at the monument, and you'll need to get a free backcountry camping permit at the visitor center before you go. While you're there, you may also want to pick up Trails Illustrated's map of Bandelier and the Los Alamos Historical Society's A Guide to Bandelier National Monument, both $8.95. From Santa Fe, take U.S. 84/285 north 13 miles to New Mexico 502 and exit onto New Mexico 4, which will take you to the monument entrance. For more details, check out "America the Hoofable" in the Destinations section of our April 1996 issue.


Africa is largely overlooked but some of the continent's economies have been growing at 7% for a decade.
We all knew that 2011 was going to be a tough one. What very few guessed was that emerging markets, the supposed ray of hope, were going to fare worst of all. Twelve months ago it looked as if the EMs were the only game in town when it came to growth. Right. Only problem was that any investor who bought indiscriminately into that idea ended up losing a quarter of his money.
Of course, economies are not the same as markets. Rapid expansion is not always good for equities. And when risk is taken off the table, it is often the peripheral markets that are hit first, growth or no growth.
Last year, most of Africa's handful of stock markets suffered at least as badly as any other emerging markets. There was the global rush to de-risk, and unprecedented upheaval in North Africa helped pump the panic. The old-school view that investing on the frontier is bigger on risk than on reward seemed to be confirmed.
But look again at Africa – not least because so few do. Africa has long been the least-reported of the world's regions (with the exception of the BBC, no global news organization maintains an African network). Effectively, Africa is the invisible continent.
And that is a puzzle. Ten of the best economies in Africa have been growing at around 7% or more for a decade. The political setting has been improving. Demand for African exports has been growing. There has been a lot of turmoil, but in almost every case Africa comes out of it better off than it went in. So what's not to like?
That's easy to answer. African economies are small – just 2% of world GDP. Even some of the biggest – Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt – are illiquid and financially immature, so direct equity investment is high risk, while indirect equity investment is a crowded trade in good times, and a lonely one in bad. Plus, most of the economies are true frontier markets – places where the hunter-gatherer instinct drives business strategy. Apart from anything else the risk of sudden appropriation is still real (try doing business in the Democratic Republic of Congo or Zimbabwe).
But cut a little deeper, and you will see that something very positive is happening in Africa, something that the market continues to mis-price. The conventional view of all emerging-market investing is that policies and politicians matter more than market trends. So inside knowledge and special relationships are all that count – what old Africa hands will recognise as the Lonrho school of investing.
Yet today, there are clear signs that that is changing.
That is because the African consumer is becoming a force. The bigger economies all feature a real middle class, and it is growing. You expect shopping malls in South Africa, but in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana? Plenty are opening there too, thanks to heavy investments from companies like Walmart. Indigenous banks like UT in Ghana and Equity Bank in Kenya have opened up huge new consumer credit markets, while the cellphone has transformed business and communications – half the world's users of mobile – payments systems are in Kenya. And it is when the consumer becomes a real economic driver that the game changes, and infinitely for the better.
The other big story is infrastructure. For several African countries physical development is still a future concept – tiny but oil-rich South Sudan is an example of just how complete the opportunity is. But infrastructure is always political: the equation is stability equals returns. So, is politics improving? Answer: indubitably. Thirty years ago the orderly democratic transfer of power was something Africans read about in books. Now it is a reality across much of the continent. Yes, there is still plenty of downside risk. Developed market demand is weakening. Global lenders are more cautious about frontier risk than ever before. Official finances are stressed, and political maturity is not assured (Uganda, Nigeria and dominant South Africa are all on the watchlist). Also liquidity in frontier equity markets remains generally very poor.
On the other hand, there is an extraordinary underlying resilience. Exposure to external trade demand is lower than in other EMs. Countries and consumers are under-borrowed. Domestic self-confidence is growing.
In investment, when things are great everyone tends to do well. In times of crisis, the good go down with the bad. It is when things start to get just a little better that the big sifting takes place. And when that happens, Africa will do very well indeed.


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Fourth of July will be here soon and this is a great time of year to share books about the holiday, patriotism, and America's history with children. There are so many wonderful patriotic books to choose from!
I found several beautiful picture books and even a few chapter books to share with you. I hope you find something your child will enjoy.
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In Red, White, and Boom, author Lee Wardlaw uses simple rhyming language to describe how children all of America celebrate Fourth of July.
Illustrator Chris Gall pairs the original words of Katharine Lee Bates with gorgeous images to bring life to the classic America the Beautiful.
A family prepares for a fun day, full of Fourth of July traditions in The Night Before the Fourth of July by Natasha Wing.
Children can learn all about our country's history and government in the beautifully illustrated ABC book, America: A Patriotic Primer by Lynne Cheney.
Younger children can celebrate our nation's birthday with an old friend in Corduroy's Fourth of July by Don Freeman.
In The Flag We Love , author Pam Munoz Ryan uses patriotic verse to share the history and traditions of our nation's flag.
Beginning readers will enjoy celebrating the holiday with the Fourth of July Mice by Bethany Roberts.
Eloise and the Big Parade by Kay Thompson would be a perfect Fourth of July story for beginning readers.
The history of Lady Liberty comes to life for early readers in The Statue of Liberty by Lucille Recht Penner.
Fans of the Calendar Mysteries can help solve the group's latest mystery when the animals disappear right before the Fourth of July pet parade in July Jitters by Ron Roy.
Author Ron Roy is back with another mystery series, this time highlighting famous Washington, D.C. locations. Will the president be found in time in Kidnapped at the Capital?
Katie and her friends celebrate a red, white, and blue day in the early chapter book, Red, White, and Blue and Katie Woo! by Fran Manushkin.
These are great. I'll have to see if the library has some for my girls. Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned to the Bloggers Brags Broad.
We haven't read any of Ron Roy's Capital Mystery books, but we are definitely on our list for our trip to the library this week.


by Harold D. Cardwell, Sr., soft cover,127 pages, 225 pictures. NASCAR got its start on Daytona Beach. Daytona Beach: 100 Years of Racing follows NASCAR's evolution from grassroots racing to its rise as one of the most talked about spectator sports in the world. Travel the course of racing's famous and lesser-known heroes like Sir Malcolm Campbell, Lawson Diggett, Clessie Cummins, Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. Experience the pile-ups, victories, and defeats, and understand why NASCAR history is incomplete without Daytona Beach.


TORONTO - Nuclear power provided 60 per cent of Ontario's electricity in 2015, while renewables such as wind and solar power added only a tiny amount to the supply mix.
The Independent Electricity System Operator says Ontario got 24 per cent of its electricity from hydro-generated power from dams and run-of-river generators, and another 10 per cent from gas-and-oil fired generation.
Wind power supplied six per cent of the province's electricity last year, while solar power and biofuel generation each added less than one per cent to the grid.
The province stopped burning coal to generate electricity in 2014, but it had been providing about 25 per cent of Ontario's power a decade ago.
The average electricity price for Ontario residential consumers was 10.14 cents a kilowatt hour in 2015, more than double the rates from 2008.
Premier Kathleen Wynne wants to keep generating about half of Ontario's electricity from nuclear power, and her government has announced plans to refurbish the Darlington and Bruce nuclear generating stations at a total cost of nearly $26 billion.


Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, Ph.D., M.S.W., is an associate professor at The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare. Her primary interest lies in community-based strategies to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable Latino children and families. Dr. Johnson-Motoyama has been involved in child welfare research, administration, and practice since 1994, and has worked with child welfare agencies in Illinois, Hawaii, and California to support the translation of research into practice. Her work has been supported through funding from the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Lois and Samuel Silberman Fund and the Society for Social Work and Research.
Rebecca Gillam, LMSW, Ph.D., is an Assistant Director with the University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships & Research. Dr. Gillam has over 15 years of social service experience, including direct services, project management, and evaluation. She has facilitated and evaluated interagency collaboration at both the state and local levels, primarily in the area of early childhood. Dr. Gillam has served as the evaluator for Lemonade for Life, a curriculum developed through a Kansas-Iowa partnership focused on translating the Adverse Childhood Experiences research to practice. Dr. Gillam has conducted both qualitative and quantitative evaluations designed to support ongoing quality improvements in service delivery, with an emphasis on effective interagency partnerships. Her dissertation, Predictors of Interagency Coordination in Early Childhood, examined data from 10 local interagency teams across 4 states.
Tracy VanVlack, B.S., A.A., earned degrees in Sociology and Early Childhood Education at the University of Oregon and is currently a Research Assistant with the University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships & Research. Tracy has over 20 years of experience working with families as a preschool teacher, a Parent Educator, and Family Support Worker. She began her career in research 10 years ago as a recruiter and family coordinator for The Early Growth & Development Study (EGDS), a nationwide, prospective study of birth parents and adoptive families aimed at investigating how families can help their children develop to their fullest potential. Tracy is currently working with Dr. Gillam on the State of Kansas Title V Needs Assessment.
Mindi Moses, M.S.W., is a Ph.D. student and graduate research assistant at The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare. She has previous work experience in the field of education as a bilingual elementary school teacher and worked with an education-based non-profit organization in Texas. Past work opportunities in the social services field include individual and couples counseling and a position as a substance abuse therapist at a state prison. Her main research interests lie in the area of child welfare and well-being, especially among Latino and immigrant children and identifying and evaluating practices to strengthen social and economic supports for vulnerable families.


Posted on September 16, 2015 by revivewa	in News.
The first Busselton Wildflower Show was arranged by the Rev Ernest Bryant in 1925 with the help of parishioners of the Busselton Congregational Church.
The event proved popular and a Wildflower Show has been held every Spring since. Originally a competition, particularly for school children, the show would officially open featuring a concert with items byt the church choir of the time and talented members of the community.
The venue changed for some years to the Youth Centre on Bussell Highway, where it expanded, but logistics of all proportions slowly emerged, and the exhibition was brought back to the then named Busselton Uniting Church.
The Wildflower Show has undergone many changes over the years and has become very popular, attracting many tourists both from interstate and overseas.
Over time, it has been revealed that the south west corner of WA is renowned for having one of the richest and most diverse floras in the world.
75% of the 11,000 species recorded in WA grow in the South West of the state.
Presented in an interesting and informed way, individual specimens of wildflowers are displayed with their botanical names, creating interest for both the amateur and expert alike. A team of Botanists, each year, do an outstanding job.
The wildflowers specimens, collected by licenced pickers, are thoroughly checked out by officers from the Department of Parks and Wildlife, all of whom are conscious of the need to conserve our native flora and pick responsibly.
Besides the wildflower display, there have been various stalls displaying cakes, jams, pickles, plants, craft, and local wood work. The dining room has always been popular with an enthusiastic team of volunteers who provide a continuous stream of food while the doors are open.
We would like to acknowledge the huge contribution made, not only by church members, but also many volunteers from far and wide.
The success of the Wildflower Exhibition has been and continues to be, a huge commitment each year, but the fellowship and joy of working together, far outpasses any hardships.
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Busselton Wildflower Exhibition. It will be held from Thursday 1 October, 9.00am–9.00pm and Friday 2 October, 9.00am–6.00pm at the church, 47 Kent St, Busselton.
Cost is $10 adults, $6 pensioners and free for children.
For more info contact Linda Stephenson on 9752 3304 or email bsnuca@westnet.com.au.


PARS (Pre-arrival Review System) is a Canadian Shipment Type for goods to clear through CBSA. It is the default Shipment Type for commercial goods arriving in Canada by highway carrier. That is, any goods transported by a highway carrier must clear under a PARS unless they qualify for another Shipment Type or other exemption.
PARS was designed to speed up the release or referral for examination process when the goods arrive in Canada by allowing Customs to review the broker's entry electronically prior to arrival.
The PARS process begins when the carrier picks up a shipment. The carrier assigns a unique PARS Number to the shipment and advises the Customs Broker of the number being used, typically by affixing a PARS Sticker to the paperwork provided by the shipper, and faxing it to the broker. The broker then prepares an entry requesting release of the goods by CBSA, referencing the PARS Number provided by the carrier. The carrier prepares an ACI eManifest listing the same PARS Number for the shipment. Once CBSA accepts the broker's entry and the carrier's eManifest, the carrier can move the goods to the border. The PARS Number will serve as the common element between the broker's entry and the carrier's eManifest submission, so that the officer can tie them together and make the decision to release the goods or refer them for examination.
PARS shipments are required to be declared on an ACI eManifest. To report a PARS shipment the carrier will need to create an ACI Shipment designated as non-CSA (or "PARS" if using BorderConnect's ACI eManifest software), and ensure that the shipment is transmitted as part of their ACI eManifest.
In addition to being reported on the eManifest, each PARS declaration must be accompanied formal entry filed a Customs Broker. The carrier must ensure that the Customs Broker has cleared the PARS at least one hour prior to the driver's arrival at the border. This can be verified either by using an RNS system such as BorderConnect's PARS Checking software, or by checking directly with the broker.
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