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A Legal 500 law firm, based in Stafford is seeking to bring on board an experienced Residential Conveyancer as part of its growth strategy for 2019. This team has undergone changes in the past 18 months with the appointment of a new Head of Department. They are now set up, and need a Residential Conveyancer to come in to focus on the main part of the transaction.
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The boat trips are a unique experience to discover the wonders of the Aeolian Islands. Countless beaches, coves, caves, rocks, volcanoes, spectacular sunsets, to which is added the incomparable variety and wealth of the seabed. The boat trips includes swimming in the most beautiful bays around the islands. All tours leave from Marina Corta. It is necessary to be present for boarding 15 minutes before departure time.
These islands are the largest of the Aeolian archipelago and, thanks to their proximity, the excursion gives more opportunities to swim and to visit places rather than sailing.
Along the East coast of Lipari, we will head for Monte Rosa mountain, Canneto village and Spiagge bianche (white beaches). Our first stop will be in the Pumice stone beach to swim in its amazing waters, so turquoise, which have nothing to envy to the best Caribbean beaches.
Going on to Acquacalda village, you will admire from the sea, the black flow of obsidian stone cutting the white and majestic mountain which, some time ago, housed the old pumice mine.
We leave for a moment Lipari to head for Salina where you will visit Santa Marina, the largest suburb of the island.
Admiring the wonderful coasts you will be amazed to see the boat getting inside a beautiful bay with a small island in the middle. The abrupt change of depth, the half-circle shape and the stratified rocks suggest you that you are now inside an old crater partly under water. Ladies and gentlemen, you arrived in Pollara Bay (Our lovely film maker Massimo Troisi chose this place to set his last and unforgettable masterpiece: "Il Postino". Obviously, we will drop anchor to have a bath with a capital B!
Our last stop in Salina will be at Lingua, a small suburb, where you can visit the natural salt lake, in the past used for the extraction salt (it gives the name to the island). The suburb is full of traditional restaurants and bars on the seaside. Our crew will be glad to recommend you the best places to have lunch.
In the afternoon we will come back in Lipari to end the cruise. West coast is full of strange shaped rocks and beautiful caves.
Our last swim will be at Valle Muria creek. It will be the cherry on the top of a wonderful day at sea.
Tour starts along West coast of Lipari, we will visit the cave "GrottadegliAngeli", Lipari's Faraglioni, the rocks: Mummia and Papa Giovanni. We will stop for a swim in the wonderful Vinci beach.
Next stop is in the port of Vulcano. The island is very large and it has got many things to see. All places to visit are easily reachable by foot, so everybody can visit the village and have free time to do everything. We will stop in Vulcano for a long time, more than other islands. So, do not forget your sacks on board and everything you need to stay in Vulcano all the day. Crew says you hello and waits for your return in the afternoon.
Not far from the port you will find Sabbie Nere (black beach), the thermal mud pool and the sulfurous waters beach. Village offers a wide choice of traditional restaurants and all kind of shops.
Moreover, you can make the ascent to the big crater of Vulcano. We suggest to wear comfortable, closed shoes. The route is indicated from some signals, time for climbing is about 50 minutes and a little less to come down. You do not need any guide and the panorama on the top is amazing.
Few minutes after the departure you will admire "Pietra Lunga" and "Pietra Menalda", two big volcanic rocks in Lipari.
One hour later (if we are lucky we can meet dolphins during the sailing) we will arrive to Capo Graziano, in Filicudi island, our first opportunity to swim. Waters around Filicudi and Alicudi are the most uncontaminated of the whole archipelago.
Along the West coast we will reach the Bue Marino grotto, the largest of the entire archipelago, where we will stop for swim.
For the moment, we say hello to Filicudi and head for the small port of Alicudi. There, you will have free time to visit the village.
Alicudi will appear as a huge cone full of typical little houses hanged on the side of the mountain. The main patch is a mule track of stones which climbs up to the top of the island and the only mean of transport is the donkey. Coming up the mule track, you can admire a breath-taking panorama feeling the sensation to be alone in an enchanting place lost in space and time, surrounded by the purest mediterranean nature.
All around the island is surrounded by the seafront where you can swim again or search for a bar to have lunch.
We will go on with our cruise heading for the North-West coast of Filicudi,. You will admire the volcanic rocks of Montenassari, Giafante and, overall, Canna (a singular volcanic neck, about 233 feet high). Here, the amazing blue sea invites us to stop again for a swim.
Next stop will be Filicudi port. Free time to visit the village and swim. Coming up the village, it is possible to visit the prehistoric village of Capo Graziano and the old millstones (they are not far but, if you do not want to go by foot, just in the port you can find taxis, please ask how much is a tour).
Sailing along Monte Rosa and Cave di Pomice (pumice stone mines) in Lipari we will head towards Panarea island.
40 minutes later, you will reach the amazing Calajunco bay, Aeolian Islands' flagship. Here, the first occasion to swim into wonderful waters.
You will have about one hour free to walk around the village refined lanes.
Again on board, going on to Basiluzzo, the largest Panarea' small islands, we will sailing towards IDDU (nickname used from Stromboli people when they address to their lovely Volcano). In Forty minutes, after sailing along Ginostra village, we will arrive to the little port of Stromboli. The first impression is overwhelming. In front of you, overhead, you can see on one side the Mediterranean scrub which roots luxuriant in the most complicated and inhospitable place of the archipelago and, on the other side, the blinding contrast of the traditional Stromboli's architecture, all over quicklime white painted, and the typical black lava, everything framed from a wonderful blue sea.
You will have free time to walk around the village, visit the craft shops, swim and dine.
At sunset, drinking an excellent local Malvasia wine (offered from Popolo Giallo), we will turn around Strombolicchio little island to reach, by the time in the darkness, the Sciara del Fuoco. It is the last stop and, for many of you, the most expected moment of the whole day. Diming the lights in the hall, asking you to wear a sweater to protect yourself from the gentle breeze, everybody outside in reverent silence, we will assist to the amazing explosions show.
An exciting day is coming to the end. Saying hello to IDDU, we come back to Lipari.


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Gov Emmanuel Charges Uniuyo on Science and Tech Curriculum
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…Donates N100m for devt projects
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, has charged the University of Uyo management team to re-jig the institution's science curriculum to bridge the technological gap and enhance the economic growth of the nation.
The Governor who was was among dignitaries at the 24th Convocation Ceremony of the University, pointed out that Nigerian Universities have a role in achieving sustainable democracy, explaining that producing graduates vested in science and technology would contribute to economic development which, would in turn, strengthened democracy.
According to the Governor, "Democracy and Economic growth work hand in hand, democracy cannot flourish without the corresponding economic growth and prosperity. In as much as liberal sciences remain the defining blocks of understanding the realities of our social relations, we should begin to tailor our curriculum around the areas of science and technology".
While donating N100m to enhance development projects in the institution, he commended the governing council and staff of the University for maintaining the passion for academic excellence which the institution is known for, asserting that Uniuyo has become one of the most sought-after tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
He congratulated the graduands on their success, and urged them to exhibit the glowing tendencies inculcated in them during their study at the University, hoping that the knowledge they acquired would place them in advantaged positions to successfully compete with their contemporaries while projecting them as worthy ambassadors of their institution.
He reteirated his administration's commitment to qualitative education, saying that it is one of the cardinal responsibilities of the state government and maintained that the huge investment in the education sector is justified as a social debt to the people.
The Governor restated that Primary and Secondary School education remains free in Akwa Ibom State, noting that students in tertiary institutions are also accommodated in generous grants from the state government and acknowledged his administration's efforts at providing conducive learning environment for pupils and students in public schools.
He said that it was his believe that students in public schools should be given the same educational opportunity as their contemporaries in the private schools, indicating that it was the conviction that prompted the huge expense and employment of qualitative teachers for public educational institutions in the state.
The Convocation Ceremony, preceded with a Lecture on the theme, "Creating a World-class University For A Vibrant Nigerian Economy and Sustainable Democracy", held at the Institution's Convocation Arena, Main Campus, Nwaniba Road, Uyo.
A total of 4,539 graduands were awarded various Degrees, Certificates and Diplomas, comprising 631 Higher Degrees, 3,678 First Degrees and 230 Diplomas and Certificates.
The University also conferred a Post-humus Honorary Degree of Doctor of Medicine on Dr. Ann Ward, an Irish Missionary who devoted 50 years of her life at Saint Luke's Hospital, Anua, to saving the lives of women with pelvic deformities caused by complicated births and later built the Vesico-Vaginal Fistula, VVF, Centre at Mbribit Itam, Akwa Ibom State, which became the sole centre for obstetric fistula operations in the South South and South East of Nigeria.
Presenting his address, the Vice Chancellor, VC, of the University, Professor Enefiok Essien, said that the ceremony was the second to be organized during his tenure, having held the first last year, saying that it has afforded him the opportunity to assess his progress as well as project into the second half of his administration as the VC of the institution.
Professor Essien hinted that shortly after assuming office in 2015, the University, under his leadership, embarked on completion of physical development projects initiated by the former VC and execution of new ones, including the construction of a new office complex for the Department of Communication Arts, at the Main Campus of the University.
The VC further rolled out other infrastructure development projects undertaken in the University, expressing appreciation to Governor Emmanuel and wife, Martha, for initiating the ongoing construction of a world-class Engineering Complex, funded by Exxonmobil and constructing and equipping of an Arts Gallery of international standard, the Professor Stella Idiong Arts Gallery, which was commissioned in the University, by the Governor, early this year.
He also acknowledged that the University has received full accreditation for all its courses, following two streams of visits by teams from the National Universities Commission, NUC, between the last convocation and the present, emphasizing, "I can announce with pleasure that the University has a hundred percent accreditation status for all its programmes".
Essien noted the improvement in the welfare of staff of the institution, the peaceful disposition of the Staff and Student Unions of the University as well as the appointments, awards and recognition accorded members of the University community, applauding the graduating students on their successful completion of academic pursuits in the institution.
Other dignitaries at the occasion included the representative of the President of Nigeria, I. U. Yakasai, the State Deputy Governor, Mr. Moses Ekpo, the Chancellor of the University, His Royal Highness Alhaji Abubakar Adamu Maje, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Prof. Austin Awujo, former Governor of the state, Otuekong Idongesit Nkanga, the Ambassador of Ireland to Nigeria, who received the posthumous doctorate award on Dr. Ann Ward, Mr. Sean Hoy, the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem and members of the State Executive Council.
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How Many Points Is a Goal Worth in Soccer?
Fans of others sports often complain about the low scores in soccer games. While some sports, like basketball, actually have a lot of scoring, others simply allocate many points for one action.
That brings us to the question, how much is a goal worth in soccer?
In this article, we dive deeper into points and goals by discussing:
How to score points in a soccer game
Individual player points
Details about what counts as a goal
Read on to learn all about how much a goal is worth in soccer!
1) How Many Points Do You Get Per Goal in Soccer?
2) What Counts as a Goal in Soccer?
3) How Do You Score 2 Points in Soccer?
3.1) Is a Goal Worth 2 Points in Soccer?
4) Soccer Penalties
4.1) Are Penalty Kicks Worth More Points?
4.2) How Many Penalties Are Usually Taken in a Penalty Shoot-Out?
4.3) What Happens If No One Wins on Penalties?
5) How Many Points Is a Free Kick Worth in Soccer?
6) How Are Soccer Points Calculated?
7) How Do Soccer Players Score Points?
7.1) Individual Points Soccer
8) What Happens After a Goal Is Scored in Soccer?
9) Why Score Goals
How Many Points Do You Get Per Goal in Soccer?
When you score a goal in soccer, your team receives one point in the game. This is the only way to score points for your team in soccer.
However, players also receive individual points for their season rankings. While individual points don't impact team play, they are used to rank players and often to assign awards. For scoring a goal, a player receives two individual points.
What Counts as a Goal in Soccer?
When the entire ball crosses the goal line (within the frame of the goal) it is considered a goal. Of course, if the attacking team commits a fault (including offside) then a foul may be called instead of a goal.
It does not matter who puts the ball across the goal line most of the time. If a defender accidentally hits the ball into his own goal, it's considered an "own goal" and the point goes to the other team. However, if the goalkeeper throws the ball into the opponent's goal without anyone else touching it, then a goal kick is awarded instead.
How Do You Score 2 Points in Soccer?
Many soccer games end with a team scoring 2 (or even more) points. Given that a goal is worth one point, how can you score 2 points in soccer?
The only way to score more than 1 point in soccer is to score more goals. So, to score 2 points in soccer you must score two goals.
Is a Goal Worth 2 Points in Soccer?
A goal is worth one point for the team in soccer. We'll dive into individual points shortly, but a goal is worth two points for the individual player.
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Soccer Penalties
Are Penalty Kicks Worth More Points?
No, penalty kicks are not worth more points. A penalty kick is still worth one point in the game and two points for the individual.
How Many Penalties Are Usually Taken in a Penalty Shoot-Out?
Penalty shoot-outs start with five shots per team. While each team is allotted five penalties in the shoot-out, the actual number of penalties taken may be more or less.
There will be more than five penalties taken per team if the score is still tied after five. In that case, the teams continue to shoot until one team makes their chance and the other team misses.
In some cases, each team will take less than five penalties. This happens when the winner is decided already. For example, if team A makes all of their first three and team B misses all of their first three, Team A will win no matter what happens with the last two chances. In this case, the shoot-out would end after each team took three penalties.
What Happens If No One Wins on Penalties?
If nobody wins in penalties, then the penalty shoot-out continues.
To begin with, each team selects five shooters. If the score is still tied after each team took five penalties, then they select the next five shooters. The shootout continues until one team makes their penalty and the other team misses.
In the rare chance that the score was still tied after everyone shot, the rotation would start over with the first shooter.
According to the Guinness World Records, the longest penalty shoot-out was in 200five during the Namibia cup. It included a total of 48 penalty kicks and took as long as the entire game!
How Many Points Is a Free Kick Worth in Soccer?
Unless a free kick results in a goal, it is not worth any points in soccer.
Simply earning a free kick will not provide your team with any points. However, free kicks are still beneficial and highly sought-after because they provide your team with an advantage.
If a free kick is in your attacking third, it is a very valuable set-piece that your team can convert into a goal. This is why teams dedicate so much time to perfecting their free-kick strategies.
As of June 2021, Lionel Messi scored his 57th free-kick goal, putting him in first place for the most free-kick goals of an active player.
How Are Soccer Points Calculated?
Within a game, points are calculated based on the number of goals scored. Each goal is worth one point for the team. Therefore, if a team scored one goal in the game, they earned one point.
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At the end of the game, the team with the most goals wins.
The result of the game matters for overall team points and league standing. Points are awarded as follows:
3 for a win
1 for a tie
0 for a loss
After each game, points are added to the team's total. The total number of points determines which place in the league the team is in.
For example, let's look at the top 6 teams in the English Premier League right now.
Team Wins Draws Losses Points
Man City 23 5 3 74
Liverpool 22 7 2 73
Chelsea 18 8 4 62
Tottenham 18 3 10 57
Arsenal 17 3 10 54
West Ham 15 6 11 51
Current EPL League Standings (18/04/22)
How Do Soccer Players Score Points?
The only way for a soccer team to score points is with goals. However, individual players can also obtain "points".
When you look at league stats, you may see that attacking players are ranked based on "points." Player points represent the number of goals and assists the player scores.
Players receive two points for scoring a goal and one point for an assist. As a reminder, an assist means that the player provided the last pass before their teammate scored the goal. If you pass the ball to a forward and they score a goal, you earn an assist.
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Soccer leagues also keep track of stats for individual players. Many leagues track the number of goals and assists for players, while some will also track more advanced stats.
For example, here are some of the stats that the English Premier League tracks:
Tackles/ tackle %
Duels won and lost
Passes per match
Crosses and cross accuracy
Check out Virgil Van Dijk's EPL player profile for a better view of these individual stats!
Many professional leagues track these stats rather than player points, but in American college soccer, players earn points for goals and assists.
When it comes to individual stats, players earn two points for each goal and one point for each assist.
Goals are worth two points and assists are worth one point. In NCAA Division I men's soccer, the record for most points in a single game is 18 tallied by Marty Ryczek of Stetson. Ryczek had eighth goals (16 points) and two assists (two points) in a match against Southeastern Bible back in 1974.
You can see on the Big Ten Women's soccer page that they tracked the number of individual stats for each player as well as the total points. Total points may be used for player rankings and in consideration for post-season awards.
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What Happens After a Goal Is Scored in Soccer?
Given that there's an average of only 2.6 goals scored per soccer game, scoring a goal is a huge event. Even though a goal is only worth one point in the game, a single goal can decide the winner of the game.
Therefore, a lot happens after a goal is scored.
Technically, there is not an official sign for a goal being scored. Oftentimes, the referee will point at the center circle with his arm pointed down and blow the whistle.
Then, the scoring team will celebrate. The celebration can vary immensely depending on the player who scored, how the goal was scored, and the environment of the game.
The goal celebration often includes the team on the field, on the bench, the coaches, and the fans. Fans will cheer for the goal and potentially erupt in song or chant. Additionally, home teams will often play a song throughout the stadium.
On the other hand, the team that conceded the goal has a different reaction. They may reflect on what happened, regroup with each other, and even argue with the referee if they believe a fault was committed.
Finally, a restart happens. The ball is placed on the center dot in the center circle. The team who conceded the goal gets the ball for the kickoff. The referee blows the whistle to signal the restart, and the game continues.
Catch a glimpse into what happens after a goal is scored in this compilation of the top goal celebrations:
Why Score Goals
In soccer, there is only one way to earn points in a game and that is to score a goal. Unlike many other sports, a goal is only worth a single point in the game. Simply put, the team that scores the most goals in a game will win the game.
Soccer leagues also keep track of how many goals and assists each player has. When it comes to college soccer individual points, a goal is worth two and an assist is worth one.
Now that you fully understand how much a goal is worth in soccer, you can celebrate that much more when your favorite team nets one!
Is a Soccer Goal Worth 3 Points?
No, a soccer goal is not worth 3 points. In soccer, a goal is only worth 1 point for your team and 2 points for individual records.
How much Is a goal worth in soccer?
In soccer, a goal is worth one point during the game. It's worth 2 points for individual records.
How many points is a goal worth for a soccer player?
Players earn 2 points for each goal scored and 1 point for each assist.
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EDITOR — This letter is in response to a story published in yesterday's edition of the Daily News titled "Mushowe calls for balanced reporting".
I also echo the same sentiments highlighted by the Information minister that the media should report objectively in a balanced and credible way.
The media should report in a manner that seeks to unite the nation towards common goals of national development, respect for human rights and the rule of law.
The media has an obligation to foster democratic ideals and principles of good governance, including exposing corrupt leaders.
Failure by the media to delicately balance these roles eventually leads to them being abused by politicians and partisan reporting of news which is detrimental for the development of the nation.
If the media is used by politicians to advance their selfish agendas at the expense of issues of national importance, they cease to be valuable to society.
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The Plates Creek is an asset pack for Unreal Engine 4 featuring photorealistic surfaces and modular 3D assets inspired by the peculiarities of certain maritime areas of France's south-west coast. The pack also contains optimized materials and utility functions for usage in real-time environments.
Check out the article at 80 Level discussing the making of this pack!
Click here to get The Plates Creek at the Unreal Engine Marketplace.
High-quality, 4096×4096 photogrammetry-based surfaces, most come in two variations which can be combined at runtime.
A variety of photogrammetry-based meshes: rocks, boulders, cliffs, 3 large beach woods, 16 sea shells, 24 small pebbles.
4 large rock pile meshes (+ variations) to create 2 types of chaotic rock fields.
2 large-scale, detailed boulders with full texture sets.
3-layer landscape material in two variations (quality or performance) with an optimized Parallax Occlusion Mapping pebble layer for smooth relief rendering.
2 spherical sky textures at 8192×8192.
Plate and cliff module materials enable mixing of surface variations, can be used to alternate variations of a same surface to bring variety or break tiling, or to smoothly transition from one surface to the other.
Modular materials with many utility functions. Usage of material instances and instances of instances for specialization.
Materials support distance-modulated tesselation and texture tiling for the material to look different when seen from close or far distance.
Some materials support sand vertex painting (R channel) to smoothly blend rocks with the landscape.
Two maps: Demo and Overview.
Meshes have collisions and LOD generated by UE.
Materials require Shader Model 5.
Roughness/AO/Height maps are packed inside a single texture per texture set.
Many textures are 4096×4096. Those representing small objects or smooth surfaces are generally 2048×2048.
Most textures are square but some are rectangular (size always power of 2).
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Surfaces you can apply on your own 3D models or those of the pack. Provided as Basecolor/Normal/Roughness/Ambient Occlusion/Height textures.
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LAS CRUCES - Until April 27, Las Crucens Kayle Leyba and Austin Wagner had the world at their fingertips.
The young couple, both in their early 20s, felt an instant connection on their first date in the summer of 2018. They'd met online, following that up with a meal at Panda Express and a trip up Trans Mountain in El Paso.
Kayle loved that Austin, who was in the final stretch of a three-year stint in the Army when they met, was an "absolutely dork" and would "got out of the way to make you laugh."
Their relationship quickly blossomed. He soon met her parents, who live in Albuquerque, and endeared himself to them. Kayle's dad, Anthony Leyba, is a semi-truck driver, and Austin, too, had a dream of becoming one in his post-military life.
"The important thing I saw is I'd never seen Kayle so happy," said Kayle's mother, Ali Leyba. "She had that glow."
Originally from Connecticut, Austin worked as a missile launcher, an E-4 specialist, at White Sands Missile Range. He lived on post until moving in with Kayle in Las Cruces, a gradual move-in that wrapped up in March. Kayle, who grew up in Albuquerque, moved to southern New Mexico — first to Chaparral and then to Las Cruces — to get out of her hometown. She's a teacher at a children's daycare.
In March, the same month Austin's stint in the military ended, the pair got engaged, and they were thinking seriously about the future. Austin loved children — especially his 3-year-old twin brothers — and the young couple was hoping to have some children of their own.
"Our first kid's name was going to be Benji," Kayle said.
A devastating phone call
Unfortunately, the pair's dreams senselessly were cut short.
Austin owned a Yamaha motorcycle and a Nissan Z350, a two-door sports car, and each weekend, they'd drive one of the two just for fun. Sometimes, they'd go to the scenic overlook west of Las Cruces and admire the view of the city lights.
Late one night, Austin decided to take his motorcycle for a ride. Kayle normally would have gone, but she stayed home because she had a migraine headache. He called her when he was about to return home, but she missed the call because she was asleep. But the call she finally did receive, she said, was "probably one of the worst calls of my life."
Authorities allege a 41-year-old El Paso man, Daniel Medina, had been drinking at a Las Cruces brewery before he'd gotten into a vehicle and drove onto Interstate 25, headed in the wrong direction of travel. Medina is accused of first striking another vehicle around Mile Post 1 in the vicinity of University Avenue. Austin, riding his motorcycle, then struck Medina's vehicle. Austin died at the scene in the early hours of Saturday, April 27.
In the days since, Kayle, her family and Austin's family, have been grappling with intense grief. For Kayle, triggers come in the form of small reminders of Austin. He loved chile and sriracha on his food. She said she'll open the refrigerator door, see a bottle of sriracha, and the pain of his death comes flooding back.
Kayle's parents described Austin as a life-of-the-party, always-cheerful kind of guy.
"He was the most happy-go-lucky person I ever met," Ali Leyba said.
'He was like a 5-year-old kid'
Not long before he died, Kayle, her parents and Austin visited Top Golf in El Paso. Austin was being goofy, but then he found out that one of the strangers in a group next to theirs had a birthday. Soon, he launched into singing "happy birthday."
In regard to his enthusiasm for life, "he was like a 5-year-old kid," said Anthony Leyba, Kayle's father.
Austin was playful a lot of the time, but also could be serious when necessary. For instance, he was careful with his finances and other everyday responsibilities, the Leybas said.
In addition to serving in the military, Austin enjoyed helping people. He was dedicated to coaching basketball for youth at the YMCA in El Paso. Each week, he'd commute to that city to do that.
"He loved kids, cars and bikes," Kayle said.
Since leaving the military, Austin was looking for what to do next in life. He was considering going to college. He was keeping his options open, but also had some strong interests.
"He was aspiring to get a CDL and go driving trucks," Anthony Leyba said.
For Kayle, there are numerous small reminders of her late fiancée. He loved ice cream sundaes and shopping at the dollar store. She doesn't feel so much she's coping with his death, so much as living in spite of it.
"It's unexplainable pain," she said.
Concerns about DWI
Medina is facing a number of charges in state court, including vehicular homicide. Kayle's parents, who were in Las Cruces on Friday for Medina's detention hearing, said they feel DWI laws in New Mexico are too lenient, and too many people risk drunken driving because they don't worry about hefty consequences.
"They do it because they know they're going to get away with it," Anthony Leyba said. "It's become so much of a norm of hearing of DWIs — or multiple DWIs."
They placed blame on politicians.
"These politicians need to wake up and see alcohol is a major source of death on our highways, and they're not doing a thing about it," Ali Leyba said. "This needs to stop; this needs to stop soon."
And they urged people who may be tempted to drive after drinking to realize it truly is a terrible choice with life-threatening consequences.
Austin's family opted for cremation, but a memorial will take place later this month in El Paso. A second memorial will take place in Connecticut, and Austin's remains will be buried next to his grandmother.
Diana Alba Soular may be reached at 575-541-5443, dalba@lcsun-news.com or @AlbaSoular on Twitter.
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The challenges and implementation of the industrial Internet were the main topics of discussion June 28 during a conference at the Nazarbayev Centre. The conference, titled "At the crossroads – the role of digitalisation in the energy sector and its importance for the economic transformation of Kazakhstan", allowed participants to learn about current trends in the development of digital technologies in the energy sector and consider the ways and possibilities of using renewable energy sources in the country.
Konrad Adenauer Foundation resident representative Thomas Helm touched on the beneficial aspects of Industry 4.0 or industrial Internet.
"Industry 4.0 opens new horizons in such diverse fields as collection and processing of big data generated by industrial machinery, automation and robotics, digitally-driven manufacturing techniques and supply chains and distribution channels. The fourth revolution is especially relevant in the context of Kazakhstan's development efforts and the country-specific challenges that are coming with it. It is a purpose of politics to create an environment in which industry gets developed most beneficially under the circumstances of Industry 4.0 and, as far as possible, to avoid social damages at the same time," he said.
Helm added huge public investments and basic infrastructure, notably power, transportation and digital communications in Germany and Kazakhstan, are required to fully benefit from the fourth industrial revolution.
"The Kazakh government has already started to address these needs through the implementation of the Information Kazakhstan 2020 programme. Its main goal is to make information and communication infrastructure available to all citizens. A suitable platform is to facilitate exchange between the relevant stake holders and address the complex challenges as well as immense opportunities to its coming with the fourth industrial revolution in the context of Kazakhstan's energy sector," he said.
General Electric (GE) Governmental Relations Director Wolfgang Dierker presented the company's strategy for the industrial Internet, noting heavy metal and machines are increasingly equipped with sensors to become smart devices in various sectors across the economy. Starting with street lights, he noted 10 billion light boxes will eventually be intelligent, providing additional capabilities to make city traffic "smart." One hundred and fifty million cars and 10 billion devices, such as machines, motors and wind turbines, will be digitised by 2020.
"The trend that we believe we need to have as a reaction, we have an answer that is conquering with this piece of digitalisation. The second trend is that everything in terms of digital devices becomes cheaper. It becomes easier to store the data and it becomes easier to assemble a larger amount of data and be able to use this data again. The same goes for processing data… Things are getting cheaper, but the one thing that is not getting cheaper is software coding. This is something that is increasingly a really valuable part of this chain of digitalisation," he said.
Dierker added GE must be in the software business to be at the crossroads of ever-cheaper equipment and the actual machines that are used to assemble and analyse data.
"In the past 20 years, we had industrial productivity growth of around 4 percent in the western world. We have increasingly made more machines more efficient… Now this is changing. In the past couple of years, we have productivity growth at around 1 percent. And the reason is that we believe more machines are becoming even more efficient and it's difficult to get the same efficiency again. Productivity gains result from optimising machines. The real productivity gains increasingly do not lie in optimising the machine alone; they lie in digitalisation. They lie in collecting and analysing the data and rendering information on how to better and more effectively run these machines," he said.
Sanzhar Kettebekov, General Director of the Autonomous Foundation Cluster Fund Park of Innovative Technologies, presented Industry 4.0 as innovative industrial development strategy. It is part of the Information Kazakhstan programme, with funding totalling $100 million.
Kettebekov indicated today's economy is the driver of the industrial Internet, with a world market totalling $1 trillion. The park of innovative technologies has launched several pilot projects, including a competence centre of mining and metallurgical complex.
"Industry 4.0 is based on the analysis. The concept of the industrial Internet leads to a factor that we have to change our views and mentality on how we can use the data. The surface mining and enriching factory are fully computerised and a series of sensors are located there. We have two projects in surface mining with the ERG and Polymetal companies, where big data is collected and the entire process is analysed virtually. The mining and metallurgical complex has a great potential for the Industry 4.0 introduction and any improvements in this sector will lead to a huge effect," he said.
He also noted why it is necessary to implement Industry 4.0 and attract investment.
"According to the data, the top companies who are seriously engaged in the industrial Internet spend 29 percent of the total cost on this subject and get about 30 percent of the profits from these directions. These are primarily productivity, cost reduction and an increase in cost," he said.
The global economic crisis and fall in oil prices, the main factors of the country's economic transformation, have provided the impetus for technology development. Digital technology development plays a key role in the domestic economy recovery process, said Kettebekov.
The conference attendees also discussed issues related to improving the reliability and efficiency of energy supply, developing energy-efficient production and efficiently using energy resources.


At Silverstone on 7 March 2018 we officially started the construction programme for The Silverstone Experience, with a Ground Breaking Ceremony. Our Royal Patron, Prince Harry, was in attendance to see how the project will encourage the engagement of young people, and in particular the next generation of engineers, with Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). The format of the day therefore began at the Silverstone University Technical College (UTC) and presentations were made by Stuart Pringle, Managing Director Silverstone Circuit; Sally Reynolds, CEO The Silverstone Experience, and Ross Brawn Managing Director of Motorsports at Formula 1. Prince Harry then met students and teachers at the UTC.
His Royal Highness then officially started the construction phase with a ceremony in the empty Hangar building which will be converted over the next year to house The Silverstone Experience archive, heritage and museum displays. Lunch was then served in the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) clubhouse.
The Silverstone site is vast in scope and has a deep history and heritage. Archaeological research suggests Mesolithic, Neolithic and Early Bronze Age artefacts and cultural geography. Late Iron Age/Early Romano-British pottery has been excavated within the circuit. The site is also in close proximity to the Roman Road between Towcester and Alcester. Luffield Priory, associated medieval remains and other Early Modern links are also suggestive. However, although some of this longer history is evident in the names of key parts of the circuit, The Silverstone Experience (TSE) will ensure that the heritage of Silverstone and British motor racing, particularly after 1945, is interpreted for a wider public, as well as being protected for future generations. Luffield Abbey Farm, attached to Stowe, appears to have been a small farm managed by tenant farmers up until the site was requisitioned by the Air Ministry at the start of the Second World War. The airfield was closed in 1946, and in 1948 was converted into a motor racing circuit, initially utilising the runways and perimeter track. Since 1948 the circuit has been continuously operational. The permanent exhibition will celebrate the history of the circuit and the country's position at the very heart of the global motor sport industry. The UK has a central role in technological innovation and leadership within global motorsport.
The farm buildings, though altered and extended, form the core of the heritage area of the site and currently house the BRDC archive (known as the BRDC Farmhouse). In 1950 the World Drivers Championship was created and the very first World Championship event was held at Silverstone. Since then, the circuit has played host to the British Grand Prix – the country's largest single sporting event – a record number of sixty-eight times. Between 1955 and 1962 the British Grand Prix alternated between Silverstone and Aintree. The even-numbered years were at Silverstone and the odd numbered and 1962 were at Aintree. Between 1963 and 1986 the race alternated between Silverstone and Brands Hatch. From 1987, and more radically in 1991, a series of modifications modernised the Silverstone circuit. Throughout its history, Silverstone has been closely linked to British motor racing and the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC), founded in 1928, oversee the circuit and its history.
Historic personalities have always been evident at the circuit, be they volunteers, behind the scenes enthusiasts or racing motorists. Oral histories are capturing some of these key mmeories. Silverstone has hosted the most important personalities in world motorsport since the Second World War, including iconic Formula One drivers; Juan Manuel Fangio; Jackie Stewart; James Hunt; Alain Prost; Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton. Touring Car legends have included Jack Sears; Gerry Marshall, and John Cleland. Motorbike racing has had a strong history at Silverstone, notably Barry Sheene in the 1970s and more recently Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marques. Can these heroes inspire the next generation? The Silverstone Experience certainly aims to do so, through promoting wider knowledge of heritage and history in diverse and dynamic ways that particularly engage young people in STEM subjects, even if they do not become racing drivers!
jjheritage is pleased to be working with Notts County Football in the Community in rediscovering the heritage of the world's oldest football league club, formed in 1862. The Heritage Lottery Funded scoping project is due to be completed in April 2018 and will explore options for protecting and promoting the club's history.
So, how did this history begin?
The club's website refers to a local newspaper report which is quoted as saying: 'The opening of the Nottingham Football Club commenced on Tuesday last at Cremorne Gardens. A side was chosen by W. Arkwright and Chas. Deakin. A very spirited game resulted in the latter scoring two goals and two rouges against one.' The Nottingham Guardian 28 November 1862.
This rather unusual report of the outcome of the match, two goals and two rouges, reflected that The Football Association was not formed until 1863, and the rules between football's handling codes, such as rugby, and kicking codes could often be composite in the same game. Another thing that could change was club colours and shirts. Originally playing in amber and black hooped shirts, then chocolate and blue half patterns, in 1890 these were replaced by the now familiar black and white striped shirts, said to have inspired Juventus to change from their original pink colours.
The club was one of the original founders of The Football League in 1888, after professional football was acknowledged as inevitable by the Football Association in 1885. Notts County Football Club then reached its highest finish in The Football League during the 1890-1 season, and repeated the feat ten years later. Silverware would be more forthcoming from the FA Cup. After finishing runners up in this competition in 1891, Notts then took home the trophy in 1894.
In 1910 the club moved from Trent Bridge (where they had been tenants of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club) to their present home at Meadow Lane. The ground itself had a varied history, as it was bombed during World War Two, flooded in 1947 and, much later totally rebuilt between 1992 and 1994. More happily, it also hosted a number of festive events including a rock concert featuring Pink Floyd in 1968. Meadow Lane was also used by Nottingham Forest in 1968 after a fire had partially destroyed their main stand.
A landmark decision to sign the great Tommy Lawton from Chelsea for a record-breaking £20,000 saw large crowds and the Third Division (South) title in 1949-50. Since then, County had revived fortunes as a top flight club with manager Jimmy Sirrel in 1981-84 and under Neil Warnock in 1991/2. The club has subsequently survived relegation and promotion with equanimity, and the most recent financial problems were ultimately avoided when the present owner Alan Hardy took over in 2017. His appointment of Kevin Nolan as manager has also led to an upturn in fortunes on the pitch. More on the club history can be found here.
In July 2017, the BBC reported a study of the three most popular words used to describe Premier League Football Clubs. The results are here with Leicester City FC, for example, described as 'anomaly' 'impossible' and 'easiest', which given their previous season was intriguing.
Building on this, Notts County Football in the Community conducted a 'three words about Notts' exercise in the context of examining the heritage, and respondents stressed the importance of 'History' and 'Community'. This provided a basis for working with stakeholders to explore these themes.
As we all know, fans of football are often ardent historians of their club and there is a huge amount of expertise here. The project's Reference Group, comprised of both local historians with a specialism in the city of Nottingham and Notts County FC, had been asked to think about other sporting and heritage venues that they have visited and liked. This fits with the longer term plans to assess and celebrate the heritage of Notts County. The project has asked: what would a heritage programme look like, and would other resources would be needed? Since the Notts County Supporters Trust was key in saving the club between 2006 and 2009, and the Football in the Community arm is vibrant and expanding, it reflects the club's history to have diverse and inclusive voices in the formation of recommendations for a potential heritage programme.
With the club's current focus on re-engaging the local community and a strapline that proclaims 'An unrivalled history. An incredible future', now seems a timely and topical opportunity to begin to reflect upon the history and heritage Notts County FC.


A summer day in 2012, my dear nephew Lucas (at age 7) suggested, with deep motivation, that I make a song about the Sun. Seeing clearly, it is the most profound and altruistic suggestion. Dear Lucas, you are so right, you shine so bright. The sun is like our mother, and with love the sun gives us warmth.
"The Sun" is conceived on a summer-day of 2012, tapping around in the sun, all alone at the beach shore of my home island Thyholm, Denmark. I felt a rhythm, tempo and the first chords of melody coming to me and I noticed the emotions growing inside.
The Sun is the feeling of being nurtured, being home, feeling loved, embraced – growing compassion.
Together with my great friends Daniel Rothmann & Peter Munters we composed, wrote and recorded what is soon to be released; a song from the sun.
The final music video is edited by the incredible talented Mathias Eis Schultz' Film & Photography. The music video has become a remarkable visual experience boosting emotions in harmony with the song.
With a vision of "giving good back to the world", I am now very happy to share with you; "The Sun".
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Accept same-sex relation : Dr Reshu
Kathmandu (Pahichan) April 12 – Dr. Risharbh Reshu has underlined the need of acceptance of same-sex relation in the society, asserting that homosexuals and transgender must be treated with equal behavior.
Stating that birth of Bhagirath was the product of female-female relation he said, "The female-female relation led to the birth of Bhagirath in Ganga. If we reject same-sex relation, we have to conclude that Ganga is impure and there is no need to worship." Dr. Risharbh has a lot of examples, he mentions about Arjun and Shikhandi.
He is examining the reasons why there is a negative perception towards this community. Arjun requested to transform him into the third nature of people and he became Brihanalla and he taught dance for Princes for a year. This mean, homosexual and transgender were treated at par with male and female, he said.
"The name of Sikhandi is popular. He was born as male but changed his identity as female, and married with female which shows that homosexual and transgender used to be taken in a normal way," he said. He said it would not be appropriate to discriminate this community.
He is going to write a book title about Relation between Moral Education and Modern education. He plans to unveil book on May. He is writing a title 'Kal Sutra Darpanam and foreign publishers have already pledged to support the book.


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Biden's Cabinet Picks Include Some Firsts
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has begun naming picks for his new Cabinet, as well as other top-level administration officials. Biden has pledged to choose a Cabinet that reflects the diversity of the American population. His selections will be scrutinized by the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and must win confirmation in a narrowly controlled Senate, whose majority party will be determined by two Georgia Senate runoffs in January. Here are Biden's selections so far.
Yellen, 74, is a familiar face in financial circles, having been the chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018, as well as the top economic adviser to President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to head the Treasury Department. She previously was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2004 to 2010 and was Fed vice chair from 2010 to 2014 alongside then-Chairman Ben Bernanke. As head of the Fed, Yellen kept interest rates near zero until late 2015, when she lifted them very slowly to encourage employment gains.
Neera Tanden
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Tanden is president of the liberal Center for American Progress research group and has previously worked in both the Clinton and Obama administrations. She was director of domestic policy for Barack Obama's presidential campaign and helped craft the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration's sweeping health care bill popularly known as Obamacare. Tanden was also policy director for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. If confirmed, Tanden, 50, a South Asian American, would be the first woman of color to lead OMB, the agency that oversees the federal budget.
Antony Blinken
Blinken was deputy secretary of state during the Obama administration and has close ties with Biden. A graduate of Harvard University and Columbia Law School, Blinken, 58, has long served in foreign policy positions during Democratic administrations, including as a member of the National Security Council during the Clinton administration and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration. He was also staff director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when Biden was chair of the panel, and later was then-Vice President Biden's national security adviser.
Alejandro Mayorkas
Secretary of Homeland Security
Mayorkas is a former deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and will be the first Latino and immigrant nominated to head the agency. Born in Havana, Cuba, Mayorkas, 60, came to the United States as a political refugee with his family when he was a child. Following a career as a lawyer, he joined the Obama administration in 2009 as director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, where he implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, granting protection to immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
United Nations Ambassador
Thomas-Greenfield is a 35-year veteran of the U.S. Foreign Service who has served on four continents. She was President Obama's top diplomat on Africa from 2013 to 2017, leading U.S. policy in sub-Saharan Africa during the West Africa Ebola outbreak. After leaving the State Department, Thomas-Greenfield took a senior leadership position at former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's global strategy company. Biden plans to elevate the position of U.N. ambassador to Cabinet level.
Special Envoy for Climate
Kerry is a prominent and longtime figure in the Democratic Party - a former secretary of state in the Obama administration; a former senator from Massachusetts for more than 25 years; and the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004. The special envoy for climate is not a Cabinet position, but Kerry will sit on the National Security Council, the first time the NSC will include an official dedicated to climate change. Kerry tweeted after the announcement of his selection, "America will soon have a government that treats the climate crisis as the urgent national security threat it is."
Avril Haines
Haines is a former deputy director of the CIA and a former deputy national security adviser in the Obama administration. She will be the first woman nominated to lead the U.S. intelligence community. Haines, 51, is a lawyer and has previously worked with Biden while serving on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations as deputy chief counsel when Biden was the committee's chairman. After leaving the Obama administration in 2017, she held several posts at Columbia University.
Jake Sullivan
National Security Adviser
Sullivan was Biden's national security adviser during the Obama administration. He was also deputy chief of staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. At age 44, Sullivan will be one of the youngest people to serve in that role in decades, according to the Biden transition team.
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Delta variant now behind over 50% of US cases
by Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster Healthday Reporters
The highly contagious Delta variant now accounts for more than half of all new coronavirus infections in the United States, new government data shows.
The dangerous variant that crippled India recently currently makes up 51.7% of new infections in this country, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the same time, the Alpha variant, which first surfaced in Britain and dominated infections in America for months, now only accounts for 28.7% of cases.
"If ever there was a reason to get vaccinated, this is it," Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday.
The variant poses a "significant threat," to unvaccinated people, Fauci said, adding that the variant is not only more transmissible, but it can also cause more severe disease.
Americans living in areas where vaccination rates are low should be worried, health officials say.
"We're already starting to see places with low vaccination rates starting to have relatively big spikes from the Delta variant. We've seen this in Arkansas, Missouri, Wyoming ... those are the places where we're going to see more hospitalizations and deaths as well, unfortunately," Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health in Rhode Island, told CNN.
"Any time you have large outbreaks, it does become a breeding ground for potentially more variants," Jha added.
Another expert agreed.
"The more unvaccinated people there are, the more opportunities for the virus to multiply," Dr. William Schaffner, a professor in the division of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, told CNN. "When it does, it mutates, and it could throw off a variant mutation that is even more serious down the road."
Parts of the South, Southwest and Midwest are starting to see spikes in cases, and many of those states—such as Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi—are among those with the lowest rates of vaccination, according to the CDC.
States with below-average vaccination rates have almost triple the rate of new COVID-19 cases compared to states with above-average vaccination rates, according to recent data from Johns Hopkins University.
Some health experts said they would wear masks in certain places, despite being fully vaccinated.
"If you're in a low-infection, high-vaccination area, you don't need to be wearing a mask indoors if you're fully vaccinated," Jha said. But "if I were in southwest Missouri right now, I'm fully vaccinated, but I would be wearing a mask indoors."
Still, studies agree so far that most COVID-19 vaccines are very effective at keeping people out of the hospital and have generally protected against the Delta variant, The New York Times reported.
"Their overall implications are consistent: that protection against severe disease remains very high," Naor Bar-Zeev, an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, told theTimes.
J&J says its vaccine works against Delta variant
Johnson & Johnson announced last week that its coronavirus vaccine is effective against the highly contagious Delta variant that brought India to its knees this past spring.
The finding will no doubt reassure the 11 million Americans who have gotten the J&J shot, as the company also noted the protection lasted eight months after inoculation.
Although there was a slight drop in potency against the Delta variant, data from two studies show the J&J vaccine was more effective against the Delta variant than the Beta variant that first surfaced in Africa. Even better, antibodies stimulated by the J&J vaccine grew in strength over time, the company added.
Both studies, which have been submitted for online publication on the preprint server bioRxiv, were small, but the company said it released the results early because of high public interest.
"Today's newly announced studies reinforce the ability of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to help protect the health of people globally," Dr. Paul Stoffels, vice chairman of the executive committee and chief scientific officer at Johnson & Johnson, said in a company news release. "We believe that our vaccine offers durable protection against COVID-19 and elicits neutralizing activity against the Delta variant. This adds to the robust body of clinical data supporting our single-shot vaccine's ability to protect against multiple variants of concern."
Still, the potential threat that the Delta variant poses even has people who are immunized worrying about whether they are protected.
In the United States, the variant now accounts for one in four new infections, the Times reported. Public health officials have said the vaccines authorized in the United States work against all existing variants, but the data are mostly based on studies of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines.
And the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance that vaccinated people could forgo masks indoors in many situations was based mostly on data for Pfizer and Moderna's mRNA vaccines, the Times said.
Some people who were immunized with the J&J vaccine complained that they felt cheated by experts who had said the vaccines were equally good, the Times reported.
But other experts noted that the clinical trials have made it clear that the efficacy of the J&J vaccine is lower than the mRNA vaccines.
"Seventy-two percent is of course lower than 95 or 94 percent," Florian Krammer, an immunologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, told the Times.
Data on the J&J vaccine's potency has also been slow to arrive, because it was rolled out later and because of the pause on its use amid concerns about rare blood clots.
More information: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more on COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Hyundai's Triple Threat: New Ioniq to Debut As EV, PHEV, and Hybrid
Clifford Atiyeh
Whether a hybrid or EV should be sold as a dedicated model or as a variant is a marketing debate, less so an engineering problem. Tesla, BMW, Nissan, and General Motors have taken the dedicated path, while Ford, Mercedes, Honda, and Toyota have electrified their existing cars. Hyundai has been in the latter camp with its Sonata hybrid and plug-in hybrid, but it will be rolling out a dedicated green car with the new Ioniq.
The Korean automaker's first all-electric car, which appears to be a compact notchback sedan, will also be a plug-in hybrid and a conventional gas-electric hybrid, essentially completing the EV trifecta with a single model. It'll debut in January but curiously not at the Detroit auto show. Hyundai will unveil the Ioniq in Korea and then showcase it at Geneva and New York months later. It's not a concept, although we only know the all-electric Ioniq will use lithium-ion cells, which is an obvious inclusion for any new electric car.
Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Priced, Offers 27 Miles of EV Range
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Other vehicles that offer green-powertrain trios include the Ford Fusion (gas engine, hybrid, plug-in hybrid), the Honda Civic (gas, hybrid, natural gas—although the latter two have been discontinued), and the Chevrolet Spark (gas and all-electric for the U.S., plus a diesel for Europe). Like Ford, Hyundai sells its Sonata with a regular gasoline engine, a hybrid, or a plug-in hybrid. On the higher end, the gas/diesel Mercedes-Benz GLC and all-electric Audi Q6 will each add plug-in-hybrid and fuel-cell versions to their roster.
Once we see specs, we'll have a better idea of how earth-shattering the tri-electrified Hyundai Ioniq really is. One also wonders: If fuel prices stay low and demand for hybrids and EVs remains soft, could the Ioniq find itself with a conventional gasoline engine?


The first minutes of dialogue out of Jesse Eisenberg's mouth, his twitch, that stutter, and you realize he is yet again playing the same character, himself. Oscar-nominated for "The Social Network," Eisenberg might be one of the most boring actors to watch in mainstream films working today. "The Hummingbird Project" has him playing another facet of his Mark Zuckerberg persona, from a director that doesn't have a praise worthy credit to his name. You know those nightmares you have where you are trying to escape from somewhere or accomplish some task, but everything is in slow motion and you just-can't-make-it-happen? That's "The Hummingbird Project." A continual "something else has gone wrong" narrative where the lead characters stay in a panic mood for the duration.
Cousins Vincent Zaleski (Eisenberg) and Anton Zaleski (Skarsgård) are high-frequency traders on Wall Street. They work for one of New York's most powerful and growing companies led by the ambitious Eva Torres (Hayek). Vincent devises a plan to run fiber optic cable direct from the Kansas stock exchange directly to New Jersey, enable them to make trades in milliseconds. He's found a billionaire backer, and along with Anton, plans to build a delivery line that will be the fastest in the world. When Vincent and Anton abruptly hand in their notices, Torres promises them that whatever they are up to, she will stop it. Vincent fights landowners, the rugged Appalachian Mountains, and even the Amish to get the line built, but his greatest battle is the one happening inside his own body.
"The Hummingbird Project" is lacking in nearly every category from the performances, to editing, to a general interest in the plot.
Kim Nguyen's script might have been interesting on paper, especially the scene where Anton does something no one expects with a payphone. However, "The Hummingbird Project" is lacking in nearly every category from the performances, to editing, to a general interest in the plot. We are talking about a film that desperately tries to make the competitive world of stock trading engaging. David Fincher made "The Social Network" compelling using a multitude of tricks to make that thriller thrilling. Unfortunately, those techniques and inspirations are not applied here, leaving "The Hummingbird Project" a dull affair.
Eisenberg is not the guy you hire to spice up a movie that's literally about digging a wire in the ground.


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Turin Film Fest 2008: Nanni Moretti Resigns as Director
December 7, 2008 by EmanuelLevy
Dec 7, 2008–Nanni Moretti has resigned as artistic director of the Turin Film Festival, prompting speculation that another big name Italo helmer may take over as chief of the small but prominent international indie event.
Roberto Benigni and Giuseppe Tornatore are among names being bandied in the Italian press to replace Moretti, who stepped down Saturday after a two-year stint.
Moretti said he decided to leave the festival to focus on his next picture. His most recent feature was the anti-Berlusconi satire "The Caiman" in 2006, which followed his 2001 Cannes Palm d'Or winner "The Son's Room."
"I can no longer guarantee Turin the same amount of attention and energy," Moretti said in a statement. I am leaving a unique festival which can still grow and continue to support good independant and auteur cinema."
Moretti's resignation comes one week after Turin wrapped a highly succesful edition which saw Oliver Stone and Polanksi as guests, a rise in attendance, and Chilean helmerPablo Larrain's "Tony Manero" as the big winner.
Moretti had come on board Turin two years ago in the wake of stepped up competition posed by the now three-year-old Rome Film Festival to which he has always been averse despite living in Rome. Rumors are that his replacement will be a high-profile festival director outside of Italy.


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New Imagery At Virginia Beach Park Helps Honor Naval Heritage
May 9, 2008 | Original Publication: WVEC-TV (VA) | By:Mike Gooding
VIRGINIA BEACH — The Naval Aviation Monument Park underwent big changes that will help people who visit learn a lot more about the history of flight with the Navy.
The Hampton Roads Squadron of the Association of Naval Aviation launched the Naval Aviation Monument Project back in 1997 with the goal of creating a lasting tribute to their profession.
The former fliers wanted the civilian public to get a better feel for the sacrifice and the dedication required to launch flying machines into combat from ships at sea.
The Naval Aviation Monument Park on 25th and Atlantic avenues opened in 2006, and was commissioned and paid for by the Hampton Roads Squadron of the Association of Naval Aviation. Now, the imagery at the park brings the story of Hampton Roads' rich naval aviation heritage into even sharper focus.
Etched into new marble panels are both the glories and tragedies of what it means to return from war.
"To me, it's a look back from when my family greeted me," said retired naval aviator Maury Unger. "So, just wonderful."
Also new is a salute to Prisoners of War and to those still missing in action. Plus, there is a giant, new mural with a modern-day Super Hornet blasting off the deck of an aircraft carrier, surrounded by Navy planes and helos, old and new.
"When someone asks or commissions us to do a piece of artwork to memorialize this type of work, it's a real honor," said artist Jim Smith.
"I just hope there's a 'wow' factor that makes them want to tell other people about it and have other people to come and see the whole memorial and get the whole feeling for what it's all for," added artist Sean Donahue.
Retired naval aviator Fred Mitz said the project was "world class" while retired naval aviator Jim Joyner added his opinion that it "exceeded any of our expectations."
"It just makes me extremely proud of the volunteers that we've had," added retired naval aviator Pete Koch.
To date, the cost of the Naval Aviation Monument Park has been $2 million. The ANA says the next phase of the project will involve paying tribute to Navy SEALs.
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Will this Catholic make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Zoey Maraist | Catholic Herald Staff Writer
Gil Hodges (center) is the star of a documentary produced by Catholic Athletes for Christ — "The Soul of a Champion: The Gil Hodges Story." CNS screen grab/YouTube, Spirit Juice Studios
Catholic Athletes for Christ Kevin O'Malley and Hall of Fame Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully pose at Dodger Stadium during an interview filming for "Soul of a Champion: The Gil Hodges Story." COURTESY SPIRIT JUICE STUDIOS
Great baseball players are idolized for their accomplishments on the field — their strength, speed and swing, their home runs, strikeouts and steals. But Kevin O'Malley, Major League Baseball coordinator for Catholic Athletes for Christ, looked beyond the stats to celebrate the sportsmanship and integrity of a man Jackie Robinson called the "heart and soul" of the Dodgers — his Catholic teammate Gil Hodges. To tell that story, Catholic Athletes for Christ, along with the production company Spirit Juice, created the new, free documentary, "The Soul of a Champion: The Gil Hodges Story."
In his day-to-day work as MLB coordinator, O'Malley, a parishioner of St. Veronica Church in Chantilly, helps get Catholic baseball players, coaches and other personnel to Mass each week by bringing it to them.
"A lot of folks don't understand that Major League Baseball — the schedule each weekend is extremely grueling," he said. "Playing late Saturday evening games, they don't get home until midnight. For a 1:30 (p.m.) start (on Sunday), many of them are back into the clubhouse by 8:30, 9 a.m. We bring Masses right into the stadiums. They can just walk 10, 20 feet to the press conference room and be able to fulfil their Catholic responsibility by attending Mass." Bishop Michael F. Burbidge serves on the CAC's episcopal board, and he and other Arlington priests occasionally celebrate Mass for the Washington Nationals.
O'Malley became interested in Hodges while working on a project with Vin Scully, a Catholic and the Dodgers' legendary former broadcaster. "I started doing research on Hodges, read his biography," said O'Malley. "And then a lightbulb, really the Holy Spirit coming into my mind, said, this is an amazing story, how has nobody produced a film about this guy?"
Hodges was born in Indiana, the son of a coal miner. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines and served in the Pacific during World War II. He joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and contributed to several National League pennant victories as well as a World Series title in 1955. He moved with the team to Los Angeles, where the Dodgers won another championship in 1959.
After Hodges retired from playing in 1963, he served as manager for the Washington Senators, and then for the New York Mets. In 1969, he guided the "Miracle'' Mets to a World Series upset victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Hodges was a devout Catholic, a devoted husband and father of four. He died suddenly of a heart attack in 1972 at age 47.
Part of the film touches on Hodges' friendship with his teammate Jackie Robinson, the first African American MLB player. "When Robinson first came into baseball, there were a lot of opposing teams that took cheap shots at Robinson, sliding hard into second base where Jackie played or throwing the ball at him when he was at bat," said O'Malley. "It was Hodges who was this hulk of a man, a large man who quietly was the enforcer and took care of business on the field."
But Hodges and Robinson had a strong friendship off the field, too. In the documentary, Gil Hodges Jr. said that at his father's funeral, Robinson told him through tears, "Next to my son's passing, this is the worst day of my life."
The documentary shines a light on Hodges' faith. "He never missed Mass, road trips were no excuse," said Gil. Scully recalled when Hodges was offered a steak on Friday while flying with the team after a double header. When the stewardess offered him the meal, he replied, "No, I'm too close to the boss."
As O'Malley worked on the documentary, what stood out most to him about Hodges was his humility. "(He had) the ability to be effective, to be an incredible ballplayer — an eight-time All Star, a three-time world champion — to do it quietly, to live out his faith in a humble way without any fanfare," he said.
For all Hodges' accomplishments, he's yet to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. "Soul of a Champion" makes a heavy-handed pitch for his inclusion when the vote comes up Dec. 5. "When you combine his playing career, his managerial accomplishments and what he meant to that team on and off the field, whether it's social justice, whether it's just being a quiet but effective leader for those Dodgers teams, it's a no-brainer he should be in," said O'Malley.
The Hodges' family, including his 96-year-old wife, Joan, who still lives in the Brooklyn home where they raised their children, are hoping for a home run. "It would be just a great gift for her for a man who truly deserves to be in," said O'Malley.
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Just a quick post to say that I am back from vacation and back to the real world. I've got lots of catching up to do at home and at work but hopefully I'll be back blogging sometime soon.
I'm so glad it's March - Spring is on it's way!
Welcome back! At least the weather is nice!
Amy - you are so right - I am loving this Spring weather! Fingers crossed that the snow is over.
Dayka - Yes, that is one of my photos!
Wow, what a gorgeous photo! Welcome back! You are right, spring is on its way. Our tulips and daffodils are making their debut!
Gorgeous picture! Hope you had a fantastic time!
Oh sigh, this brings back memories. I've been to Virgin Gorda, part of the British Virgin Islands and it was so dreamy. I hope I can make it back some day.
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Harold S. Shupack, 84
Harold S. Shupack, 84, of Westport, Connecticut passed away December 7th, 2020 with his wife, Sheila by his side after a courageous battle with cancer.
Hal was born June 25, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York to Irving and Florence Shupack and was raised in Forest Hills, Queens. After the untimely death of his father during his freshman year in college, he continued to study while serving in the National Guard and graduated from American University with a degree in Industrial Engineering.
He was pursuing a law degree at St. John's University when his mother fell ill. Hal then assumed the reins of his family business, The American Hinge Corporation, which he successfully expanded and ran until his retirement.
Hal moved with his family to Weston where they resided for 41 years. He was a generous and devoted community leader. Among his contributions to Weston, Hal worked on the Weston Charter Revision Commission in 1976, the Democratic Town Committee and the Board of Finance for 14 years.
He was elected and served on the Board of Selectmen for six years before becoming First Selectman of Weston from 1999-2001. During his term, he was integral to the acquisition of Morehouse Farm Park, the protection and establishment of Trout Brook Valley Preserve and approval of the $80 million school bond to build Weston's new Intermediate School.
He was also a charter member of Kiwanis, a Weston Police Commission member, Treasurer of the Historical Society, and board member of The Nature Conservancy.
In addition to his significant contribution to Weston, Hal was a dedicated member of the Homes With Hope Board of Directors for the past 14 years and the Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Fairfield County Board since 2014.
Hal will be remembered for his love of family and friends, warmth, sharp wit and intellect, generosity and passion for life.
Hal leaves behind his beloved wife Sheila, daughter Shannon Corcoran and her husband Alexander Corcoran of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, his son, Dr. Ian Shupack and his wife Patrice Neary Shupack of Glen Allen, Virginia and six adored grandchildren: Tyler, Clare and Morgan Shupack and Alexandra, Caroline and Emery Corcoran. Hal was predeceased by his son Kevin Shupack.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Homes With Hope or the Visiting Nurse Association of Fairfield County.


Having filed for bankruptcy late last week, SSD pioneers OCZ have now agreed to sell off all of the company's assets to one-time rivals Toshiba for $35 million. The deal will reportedly close within 60 days, and will see the company also absorbing OCZ's employees on top of its intellectual properties.
To be more specific, the Toshiba deal will see the company acquiring OCZ's "client and enterprise solid state drive business", as well as the "proprietary controllers, firmware, and software, as well as the teams responsible for bringing those solutions to market." Finally, the OCZ brand name will also be owned by Toshiba once the deal closes, though it is not yet known if Toshiba – who also sells consumer and enterprise SSDs – will continue to sell OCZ-branded SSDs.


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