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BREAKING: There Is 'No Doubt' China Poses Most Significant Challenge to US, Blinken Says
French Mission to Perform Observation Flight Over Russia From Moscow Region Airfield
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A French mission will carry out an observation flight over Russian territory on board an An-30 aircraft from the Kubinka airfield near Moscow, head of Russia's National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center Sergey Ryzhkov said.
UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Gathers 50 Ratifications, Goes into Force in Early 2021, ICAN Says
In July 2017, the UN General Assembly voted to adopt the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which includes a comprehensive set of prohibitions on participating in any nuclear weapon activities. The agreement was opened for signature in September of that year and set to enter into force 90 days after gathering 50 signatures.
US, Russia Close to Arms Control Deal, Long-Term START Treaty Talks May Follow, Envoy Says
WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – The United States and Russia are "very close" to an arms control agreement that may lead to negotiations on a long-term deal, US Permanent Representative to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison told reporters on Wednesday.
US Senators Call on Trump to Extend New START Treaty
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Four Democratic and Republican Senators on Tuesday sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) that is set to expire early next year.
Failure to Renew US-Russia New START Treaty Adds Billions to Defense Costs, Budget Office Says
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The cost for several US nuclear modernization options expands by hundreds of billions of dollars if Washington and Moscow fail to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) treaty beyond its February 2021 expiration, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report on Wednesday.
Moscow Denies US Allegation of Breach of Underground Nuclear Testing Moratorium
US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea on 3 July called Russia's next-generation Poseidon and Burevestnik, experimental nuclear-powered as well as nuclear-armed submarine and air missile systems, "terrible" and urged for their abolition, while citing allegations of a rise in radiation levels in northern Europe.
Canada Expresses 'Serious Concern' About New Hong Kong Law, Suspends Extradition Treaty With Region
On Tuesday, Beijing's top legislative body, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), passed a new national security law for Hong Kong that is seen by residents of the Special Administrative Region as a violation of their liberties. The legislation was signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping later in the day.
US Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty 'Distasteful, Ill-Advised' - Helsinki Commission Head
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Trump administration withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty weakens transatlantic security and is otherwise ill-advised, Helsinki Commission Chairman Congressman Alcee Hastings said in a statement.
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Block Trump From Leaving Treaties After Open Skies Pullout
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Two US lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation to prevent US President Donald Trump from withdrawing the nation from international treaties without first getting congressional approval.
Trump Administration Drafts 'Artemis Accords' Treaty for Lunar Mining, Report Claims
In April, the White House issued an executive order on "encouraging international support for the recovery and use of space resources". The order included efforts to oppose joining the 1979 Moon Treaty and the negotiation of alternative unilateral and multilateral agreements with other states.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Says Tehran is Abiding by the JCPOA, Urges Europeans Not to Appease 'Bully'
The statement comes after France, the UK and Germany confirmed that they had launched the Iran nuclear deal's dispute resolution mechanism, which was created in order to grapple with possible violations of what is also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The Thaw: Israel Ready to Supply 7 Billion Cubic Metres of Gas to Egypt by 2022 – Report
Late last year, Israeli Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz pledged to begin gas supplies to Egypt and Jordan in 2019, in line with "the signed agreement".
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Condemns Rio Pact Travel Ban Against Maduro, Officials
BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has condemned the decision of the countries of the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR, or Rio Pact/Treaty) to prohibit Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and multiple high-ranking Venezuelan officials and ministers from traveling within TIAR borders.
US Seeks Arms Control Treaty with Russia and China, Undecided on START - Diplomat
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US remains undecided on whether to extend the New START treaty with Russia when it expires and would prefer a broader framework that includes China and "nips in the bud" an emerging trilateral arms race, US Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Christopher Ford said on Monday.
IDF Chief Supports Idea of Defence Pact With US to Counter 'Extreme Threats', Israeli Envoy Says
In September, US President Donald Trump confirmed that he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the prospects of signing a mutual defence treaty which Trump said may "anchor the tremendous alliance" between the two countries.
Extension of New START Treaty Particularly Important After INF Collapse - Berlin
LEIPZIG (Sputnik) - Berlin believes that it's particularly important to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) after the termination of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday.
Member Nations Vote to Activate TIAR Pact Against Venezuela
The inter-American treaty was invoked last month following a request from Washington. Under the treaty, allies are allowed to prosecute or extradite Venezuelan nationals designated as "involved in crimes."
US Set to Formally Withdraw From INF Missile Treaty With Russia
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States is expected to officially withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty on Friday, bringing an end to more than three decades of strategic stability amid calls to continue cooperating with Russia on arms control matters.
US-Russian New START Treaty Unlikely to Be Extended - Bolton
The New START treaty was signed in 2010 and is currently the only Russia-US arms control treaty.
Duterte Urges US 'to Gather All Their Seventh Fleet in Front of' Beijing Amid S. China Sea Dispute
Earlier this month, Duterte warned Washington about the consequences of a possible military conflict with Beijing over the islands of the South China Sea which apart from China are also claimed by seven nations in the region. The US, for its part, conducts so-called "freedom of navigation" missions in the area.
19:54 GMT There Is 'No Doubt' China Poses Most Significant Challenge to US, Blinken Says


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Can chess engines make better emergency room decisions?
PhD student developing game-playing AI focused on ER efficiency
Graphic by Carly Pinter/University at Buffalo
By Tom Dinki
Computer chess engines surpassed the world's best human players in the 1990s. They can calculate millions of moves per second, allowing them to quickly make the best decision on the board. So why couldn't they be used to make decisions in an emergency room?
"I wondered if we could reprogram the algorithms that play chess to instead analyze the emergency department. Turns out you can basically convert the emergency department into a game and then use the algorithms to solve the game. "
Adam DeHollander, PhD student
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
A game-playing artificial intelligence focused on assigning nurses and prioritizing patients instead of sacrificing pawns and capturing queens is being developed by Adam DeHollander, an operations research PhD student in the University at Buffalo's Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
"I wondered if we could reprogram the algorithms that play chess to instead analyze the emergency department," DeHollander says. "Turns out you can basically convert the emergency department into a game and then use the algorithms to solve the game."
This new chess engine could eventually help medical professionals create better strategies for their emergency rooms, or even make real-time queuing and assignment decisions for them.
The research, the subject of DeHollander's doctoral dissertation, recently received the 2022 Chessable Research Award from chess education platform Chessable. The award is for undergraduate and graduate students conducting any university-level research topic related to chess.
DeHollander, as the graduate student winner, will receive $1,000. He'll also write Chessable blog posts about his research progress.
"Adam has an impressive knowledge of advanced chess gaming software that makes the original IBM Deep Blue look like a toy," says Mark Karwan, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus and DeHollander's advisor. "Using this technology for the critical issue of emergency rooms will analyze countless questions regarding the large, complex decisions that are made in real time."
Turning a chess board into an ER
DeHollander got the idea after a hernia sent him to an emergency room in his native Michigan two summers ago.
"I was shocked to see dozens of patients sitting on the floor because there were no chairs left in the waiting room," he says. "Many of these patients were elderly and quite ill."
Overcrowding in emergency rooms dates back to before the COVID-19 pandemic further burdened the health care system. A 2018 study found that over 90% of emergency departments in the U.S. regularly experience crowded conditions. This overcrowding can lead to adverse health outcomes and increased mortality rates.
Adam DeHollander has been a tournament chess player since middle school and is a former volunteer chess coach. Credit: Adam DeHollander
There's been a few recent studies applying real-time-decision-making tools to emergency rooms, but DeHollander says ERs are just too complicated for the technology to process quickly enough.
So DeHollander, a tournament chess player since middle school and former volunteer chess coach, wondered if a chess engine could get the job done.
He started by simply converting a chess game into a virtual emergency room, turning chess language into medical terminology. The pieces on the board became resources like nurses and X-rays, while moves became decisions about allocating those resources.
Next, the chess engine needed a way to evaluate ER decisions. Some chess engines rate board moves on a scale of one to zero, based on which side it will help win the game. One means a forced win for white, while zero means a forced win for black. Most moves are rated somewhere in between.
DeHollander decided that a score of one would mean no patients waiting in the emergency room, while zero would mean an infinite amount of patients waiting for an infinite amount of time.
"The chess engine can look at each decision and figure out what the score would be if you made that decision," DeHollander says.
Of course, simply discharging patients as quickly as possible is not the sole goal of an emergency room. For this reason, DeHollander's game allows one to set a length-of-stay goal for each patient.
"Selecting a goal that is appropriate for that patient's condition creates a more equitable decision-making process," DeHollander says.
Accounting for unpredictability in the ER
Studies have also shown that strategies that work in one emergency room often don't work for another.
That's primarily due to the high level of uncertainty in emergency rooms. For example, there's no way for medical personnel to know when a new patient will arrive or how many resources that patient will require.
DeHollander says his chess engine accounts for this uncertainty by modeling the game between a decision-making human player and what he calls a virtual "random player."
Whereas the decision-making player, represented by white, makes decisions like which patient should be treated next, the random player, represented by black, makes moves that represent unpredictability, like a new patient arriving or a patient requiring more care than originally thought.
"The decision-making player is trying to maximize their score, but the random player is just making random moves," DeHollander says. "Yet it's important for the decision-making player to anticipate these moves."
Since existing chess engines use variants of the minimax algorithm – white tries to maximize the score while black tries to minimize – the creation of a random player meant DeHollander had to code his simulation from scratch. He used the high-level programming language C++, mostly on his own laptop, to craft the simulation.
He's now developing the chess engine's artificial intelligence, a process that will require computers in UB's Center for Computational Research and may take two-and-a-half more years.
"I have a plan of how I'm going to do it, but it takes a very long time to code," says DeHollander, who is a second-year PhD student.
Eventually, a doctor or nurse will be able to play the chess game as the decision-making player, allowing them to test out strategies that could help in their real emergency room. The game could also serve as training for medical students preparing to one day lead an ER.
"That's just like chess. Chess players come up with different strategies based on what the chess engines are saying," DeHollander says.
The ultimate goal is for the chess engine to be used in real time. Medical personnel could input information about their current situation and make decisions based on the chess engine's advice. And with some retooling, the chess engine could even be applied to other fields, like manufacturing.
Yet health care is where DeHollander's passion lies. Asthma medication weakened his immune system to the point where he missed many days of middle school, while frequent doctor's appointments for migraines forced him to take online classes in high school. In addition, his mother has battled cancer, while his aunt passed away from cancer.
"There's been a lot of sickness in my family, and that's why I want to make a difference in the health care field," DeHollander says.
The fact his current health care research involves chess is just a bonus.
"It's great to be able to use a hobby to actually make a difference in the world," he says. "It really doesn't even feel like work. It's just fun and enjoyable."
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Bill Introduced in Congress Would Fund Renewables, Microgrids in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
April 26, 2019 By Peter Maloney Leave a Comment
Legislation recently introduced in Congress would establish a grant program for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to fund development of renewable energy resources, microgrids, and energy storage.
Protest following Hurricane Maria. By Rena Schild/Shutterstock.com
The bill aims to improve the electric system on the two island territories. Puerto Rico, in particular, is still struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria, which hit the island in 2017 and caused the largest blackout in U.S. history and killed more than 3,000 people.
The legislation calls for the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant to fund the development and construction of new renewable energy projects, energy storage systems, smart grid or microgrid projects, and energy efficiency programs. The funds could not be used for fossil fuel or nuclear power projects.
In addition, under the legislation the energy secretary would ensure that the Department of Energy's national laboratories provide technical assistance to entities carrying out projects under the grant program.
The bill does not specify the amount of the grant, but calls for the appropriation of $1.5 million for the U.S. Comptroller General to conduct a study on the potential for modifying the electric systems of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to use renewable energy sources, to expand the use of microgrids and to improve energy resiliency. A study would be conducted 180 days after the bill's enactment.
Called the Renewable Energy for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Act, the initiative is sponsored by Rep. Ted Lieu, Democrat from California, Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, Republican from Puerto Rico, and Rep. Stacey Plaskett, Democrat from the Virgin Islands.
Renewable energy and microgrids have played an important role as Puerto Rico works toward restoring and improving its devastated electric power system. In remote areas, groups such as Blue Planet have installed solar arrays and batteries to create microgrids that can be used to power water pumping stations. And the island's utility, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, or PREPA, has proposed the creation of eight minigrids to replace the more vulnerable centralized grid system that was in place before Maria struck.
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The eight minigrids would be interconnected and act as a kind of large microgrid. The mingrids would have the ability to operate independently during a disaster, potentially sparing the island from a massive blackout.
PREPA's plan also calls for the creation of smaller microgrids within the minigrids, particularly in remote areas of the island not easily served by transmission lines, along with installation of up to 1,100 MW of battery storage over the next four years. If successful, Puerto Rico would have more battery storage than is now installed in the entire United States, 1,031 MW, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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This small series contains various unclassifiable or disparate items. Some are of a personal nature. The bulk of the series consists of Ormsby's personal diaries in which he discusses his work, friends, and family.
Special restrictions apply: Researchers may not quote from the diaries without written permission from Ormsby.
Special restrictions apply: Some diaries are closed to researchers until Frank Ormsby's death.


Hotels and restaurants that pass inspection are designated as AAA Inspected & Approved. This indicates they offer clean, comfortable, hospitable places for members to stay and dine - whether they're motels, diners or resorts. There's only one level of AAA Inspected & Approved.
The five AAA Diamond levels describe the kind of experience members can expect. They identify which AAA Inspected & Approved hotels and restaurants will provide the best fit for your occasion and budget.
Think of each additional Diamond as an indicator of more extensive services and amenities - on a scale from no-frills to highly personalized.
One Diamond means a bed, a pillow and a bargain. Two Diamonds mean a familiar, casual, affordable setting. Three Diamonds deliver the comforts of home, minus the effort. Four Diamonds provide a notable splurge for a special occasion. And Five Diamonds are the crown jewel.
Think of each additional Diamond as an another reason to sit back and enjoy the experience - from quick and tasty to utterly amazing.
One Diamond means grab it and go. Two Diamonds mean a relaxing break with expected favorites. Three Diamonds offer a fresh and trendy dining-out event. Four Diamonds are a culinary experience to savor and enjoy. And Five Diamonds offer an entire evening of wow moments.


All profits from VLTs are returned to the four Atlantic provinces.
Atlantic Canadians would not see the economic benefits in an unregulated market.
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Question - WHY DON'T YOU JUST BAN THE VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS? Non-Answer - You contrast the current govt. run system with a unregulated system. Those of us who are calling for a ban on video lotto are not hoping for unregulated terminals we are hoping for no terminals at all. While other forms of gambling may be difficult to effectively ban because they require little infrastructure (cards, sports betting, etc..) video lotto terminals are relatively difficult to hide so a total ban would be effective and moral.


Kanye West will debut Yeezy Season 5 next month in New York City. West's latest collection in partnership with Adidas will be unveiled during New York Fashion Week on Feb. 15 at 5 p.m., Fashionista reported Tuesday.
Just don't expect a repeat of last year's Yeezy Season 3 spectacle at Madison Square Garden or the Roosevelt Island follow-up. Season 5 will instead debut at Pier 59 Studios, a frequented NYFW locale. At the time of publication, additional details—including whether or not we should expect the show to be accompanied by new music—had not been made available.
The confirmation follows a report from E! News earlier this month that West was focusing on family life while also preparing "surprise projects" following his hospitalization last year. "His kids are his number one priority for him and he wants to be a good dad and make his mother proud," an insider said. "He thinks about her every day."
As for those "surprise projects," the insider the pieces include "music and concerts in the spring and summer." West also reportedly wants to reboot the Saint Pablo tour, which was brought to an abrupt end prior to his hospitalization and divisive Trump remarks. "[Kanye] loves his show," a source close to the tour production told E! News. "He wants everyone in the world to see it."
But the Grammy Awards ceremony, also set for next month, isn't likely to be the venue for West to start teasing this "secret projects." As TMZ claimed Monday, West—alongside Justin Bieber and Drake—is reportedly skipping the festivities altogether.


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Divorce agreement unfair, Terrence Howard claims
by Zuba & Associates, P.C. | Aug 18, 2015 | Divorce |
Though typically utilized as the final conclusion to divorce proceedings, divorce settlements are not necessarily as concrete as they are often perceived to be, whether in Illinois or elsewhere. Although actor Terrence Howard divorced his wife several years ago, the couple are now back in court over allegations that their divorce settlement was not entirely fair. According to Howard, Michelle Ghent — his ex-wife — threatened to release unfavorable details to the public if he refused to agree to their current divorce agreement.
The couple finalized their divorce in 2012, but according to Howard, the agreement was anything but mutually beneficial. Per the terms of the settlement, Ghent was handed over ownership of multiple bank accounts while Howard was burdened with the majority of the couple's debt. He was also left with the responsibility to pay off tax debt.
In his complaint, Howard alleges that Ghent made several threats, including intimate details concerning his sex life and various affairs in which he supposedly engaged. Ghent is also believed to be in possession of a video that depicts Howard singing in the nude while in a bathroom. Ghent countered those allegations with a claim that Howard had been violent towards her over the course of their marriage.
While post-divorce modifications typically involve child custody, support or alimony agreements, the divorce settlement itself can also be changed under certain circumstances. Agreements that are signed under duress or by coercion or fraud can be invalidated in Illinois, although that claim must first be proved. Whether the complaint involves a prenuptial agreement, divorce settlement or anything in between, if a person believes that an agreement is unfair or wrong, filing a petition for legal relief is typically the first step in seeking a formal modification.
Source: NBC New York, "Terrence Howard in Court Trying to Undo Divorce Agreement", Anthony McCartney, Aug. 12, 2015


readline Reads from the filehandle whose typeglob is contained in EXPR.
readlink Returns the value of a symbolic link, if symbolic links are implemented.
readpipe EXPR is executed as a system command.
redo The `redo' command restarts the loop block without evaluating the conditional again.
rename Changes the name of a file; an existing file NEWNAME will be clobbered.
reset Generally used in a `continue' block at the end of a loop to clear variables and reset `??' searches so that they work again.
return Returns from a subroutine, `eval', or `do FILE' with the value given in EXPR.
rmdir Deletes the directory specified by FILENAME if that directory is empty.


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"""GUI-specific plug-in settings."""

from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals
from future.builtins import *

import collections

from export_layers import pygimplib as pg

def create_gui_settings():
  gui_settings = pg.setting.Group(
    name='gui',
    setting_attributes={
      'setting_sources': [
        pg.config.SESSION_SOURCE, pg.config.PERSISTENT_SOURCE]})

  gui_settings.add([
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.generic,
      'name': 'dialog_position',
      'default_value': (),
    },
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.generic,
      'name': 'dialog_size',
      'default_value': (),
    },
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.boolean,
      'name': 'show_more_settings',
      'default_value': False,
    },
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.integer,
      'name': 'paned_outside_previews_position',
      'default_value': 610,
    },
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.float,
      'name': 'paned_between_previews_position',
      'default_value': 360,
    },
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.float,
      'name': 'settings_vpane_position',
      'default_value': 400,
    },
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.boolean,
      'name': 'name_preview_sensitive',
      'default_value': True,
      'gui_type': None,
    },
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.boolean,
      'name': 'image_preview_sensitive',
      'default_value': True,
      'gui_type': None,
    },
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.boolean,
      'name': 'image_preview_automatic_update',
      'default_value': True,
      'gui_type': None,
    },
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.boolean,
      'name': 'image_preview_automatic_update_if_below_maximum_duration',
      'default_value': True,
      'gui_type': None,
    },
  ])

  session_only_gui_settings = pg.setting.Group(
    name='gui_session',
    setting_attributes={'setting_sources': [pg.config.SESSION_SOURCE]})

  session_only_gui_settings.add([
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.image_IDs_and_directories,
      'name': 'image_ids_and_directories',
      'default_value': {},
      'tags': ['ignore_reset'],
    },
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.generic,
      'name': 'name_preview_layers_collapsed_state',
      # key: image ID
      # value: set of layer IDs collapsed in the name preview
      'default_value': collections.defaultdict(set),
    },
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.generic,
      'name': 'image_preview_displayed_layers',
      # key: image ID; value: ID of the layer displayed in the preview
      'default_value': collections.defaultdict(pg.utils.return_none_func),
    },
  ])

  persistent_only_gui_settings = pg.setting.Group(
    name='gui_persistent',
    setting_attributes={'setting_sources': [pg.config.PERSISTENT_SOURCE]})

  persistent_only_gui_settings.add([
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.generic,
      'name': 'name_preview_layers_collapsed_state',
      # key: image file path
      # value: set of layer names collapsed in the name preview
      'default_value': collections.defaultdict(set)
    },
    {
      'type': pg.SettingTypes.generic,
      'name': 'image_preview_displayed_layers',
      # key: image file path
      # value: name of the layer displayed in the preview
      'default_value': collections.defaultdict(pg.utils.return_none_func)
    },
  ])

  return gui_settings, session_only_gui_settings, persistent_only_gui_settings

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The New Democratic Party (NDP), on Thursday 17th January 2019, held a meeting with the Executive of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU). The meeting took place here at my Office at Democrat House. I believe it is the first time we have had such a meeting with the Union during my time in politics.
Most of the members of the Union executive were present, including the President and the 2nd Vice President. I invited the Union leaders to meet with me and other members of the party and Opposition so that we might hear directly from them about the matters of concern to the workers they represent.
There had been (and remain) in the public discourse a lot of discussion about interaction between the Union and the Government, particularly concerning a meeting that had been scheduled between the Teachers' Union, other unions and the Prime Minister which the Union leaders did not attend because they refused to surrender their cell phones to the Prime Minister's security.
I am very grateful to the Teachers' Union for accepting my invitation and for its willingness to discuss with us issues of concern to teachers. It is very important that we the Opposition remains engaged and informed in important matters affecting teachers and public servants.
I believe it is my duty to seek to open paths of communication with the representatives of important civil society organizations such as trade unions and to be of assistance to them where I can. Indeed, I have done so repeatedly with the Christian Council.
We must remember that the Opposition is a legitimate part of our system of government. It not an alien force to be viewed with suspicion or fear. It is an essential part of our system of government and acts with the might of constitutional authority behind it. As Opposition Leader, I therefore take my role and that of my colleagues in this regard very seriously.
At the meeting with the union, my colleagues and I discussed several matters including salaries, promotions and working conditions of teachers. The Union also advised of proposals it has presented to the Government on behalf of its members.
In particular, we learned that the Teachers' Union and the Public Service Union, in a joint proposal, wrote to the government twice in 2017 and again in 2018 seeking to engage in collective bargaining with the government and that the government failed to respond to their letters. In other words, the unions have called on the government to engage in negotiations to lead to a new collective agreement, but the government has refused to respond.
It is extraordinary that a government that promotes itself as a friend of labour and a progressive employer would not even acknowledge or reply to the requests of the legitimate representatives of the employees of the government! This must be very disheartening for the unions. Such an approach by the government is disrespectful of the leaders of the unions and has the effect of undermining the legitimacy and effectiveness of trade unions in representing workers in this country.
I am very concerned about the failure of the ULP government to engage in collective bargaining with the unions. The last collective agreement with teachers was negotiated in 2005. This is the agreement that allows teachers to contest elections for parliament and, if unsuccessful, to return to their jobs.
The government, as you know, failed to honour that aspect of the agreement in the cases of three teachers, namely, Addison "Bash" Thomas, Kenroy Johnson and Elvis Daniel, who contested general elections on behalf of the NDP and were not allowed to return to the teaching service. That matter is in the Court of Appeal and a decision is expected any day now. We expect that the teachers will prevail in that case, but as is necessary, acknowledge it is entirely a matter for the Court to decide.
Do you know that the last negotiated salary increase for teachers took place in 1999 under the NDP government? All salary increases under the ULP government have been legislated.
In other words, the government says to workers and their representatives that they know best what is good for the workers and have the power to enforce it. So, instead of coming to table in a spirit of mutual respect, and negotiating an acceptable outcome, the ULP government used its power in every instance to impose an outcome.
It is a shame that a government that calls itself a labour government and brags about its labour friendliness would intentionally obstruct and disregard the collective bargaining process.
And we see it is doing so again, right now! Despite calls by the unions for negotiations on all matters, including salaries, the government has refused to come to the bargaining table.
Instead the unions were invited to meet the Prime Minister and other members of government to be informed about what the government had decided to offer them in the upcoming budget. And what is that offer? A mere 1% for the second half of 2018, 1.5% for 2019 and 2% for 2020.
This purported imposition by the government of a so-called salary increase is an affront to the Union and to the bargaining process. We support the unions in their calls for a return to the collective bargaining process and generally in their efforts to represent their members. The government should respect the bargaining process and engage in good-faith negotiations with them.


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By Scott Gordon | Published May 3, 2016 at 6:24 PM | Updated at 11:56 PM CDT on May 3, 2016
A North Fort Worth neighborhood won its fight against a proposed low-rent apartment complex.
The city council voted Tuesday night to deny the apartment developers tax breaks needed to build the project.
An Indiana company, Pedcor Properties, had asked the city council to sign off on 168 affordable apartments at the northwest corner of Beach Street and Shiver Road.
The apartments, which would have been called North Park, were to be located just blocks from the Heritage neighborhood.
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Freeda Bassist: The Fleshtones and Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3 at Philadelphia's North Star Bar
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The plight of late-'80s bassists...
Then came a point in the mid-to-late 1980s, when bassists were put back in their place. I'll never forget a bassist in a local punk band telling me how his work with a noted producer helped him learn the value of "locking in" with his drummer. This guy was, technically, a pretty shitty bassist, truth be told. The only thing he had going for him was his self-taught, unconventional way of playing the instrument. At his best he was like Kim Deal, another bassist of limited means who occasionally struck gold by playing her would-be thunderstick like an 8th-grade guitarist who lost the coin toss before the middle school talent show. Once this bassist got sold on "locking in" with his equally limited drummer he took on the dull-eyed visage of the briefly "reformed" Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange. Hearing two subpar musicians "lock in" only highlighted their limitations. Boring.
The "locking in" movement spread quickly. I remember it partly being tied into the advent of the Big '80s Drum Sound, which everyone from Bruce Springsteen down to once-promising indie bands like The Del Fuegos employed to skull-fuck their listeners. The Big '80s Drum Sound was supported by the advent of digital technology, which allowed something explained to me as a SMTPE timecode to interface with live recordings and enable slight corrections of missed beats, the integration of sampled sounds, and so forth. I bet the singer in my band (who wishes he was a drummer) still delights in the day he corrected a misplaced kick drum beat by tapping a keyboard with a sample of our drummer's kick drum. Our bassist on that song, however, was still running free.
A few years later a close personal friend and bandmate landed in an alt-country band that placed a premium on on locking in. Country music seems to place a high emphasis on rhythm sections that are felt but not heard. Although I dug this band and was friends with everyone else in that band, it pained me to see this powerful bassist wearing the shackles of a locked-in, alt-country bassist.
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Mr. Moderator says:
One thing I forgot to mention that's of special interest to fellow Townspeople. Townsman Scott Rodgers got pulled from the crowd during the Fleshtones' set and handed Ken's bass to carry on a groove while Ken, Peter, Keith (who handed his guitar to the guitarist from the Plimsouls, I believe) walked out to the crowd and did push-ups.
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andyr says:
Bravo, Mr Mod. It needed to be said. I work with my son ( a bassist) on these very points
A bassist could not ask for a better father, andyr. I encourage the parents of other bassists to forward this piece to their kids – or tweet it or whatever you do to communicate with your kids.
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CenturyLink announces combined company senior leadership team
Effective upon completion of the acquisition of Level 3 Communications
MONROE, La., April 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Glen F. Post III, chief executive officer and president ofCenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL, news, filings), today announced the senior leadership team that will report to him effective at the time of closing of the company's acquisition of Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT).
"We have assembled an incredibly talented and experienced executive team that is well positioned to lead the combined company and drive our increased enterprise focus," Post said. "With the assets we will have as a result of this strategic combination and with this leadership team in place at closing, we believe we will be positioned to deliver strong performance not only in the United States, but also in our expanded markets globally."
The senior leadership team will include:
Clay Bailey, senior vice president, transformation, who will lead the integration of CenturyLink and Level 3, and automation and simplification in the combined company.
Dean Douglas, executive vice president, North America enterprise, who will be responsible for sales, revenue generation and enterprise service delivery in the company's North American markets. He also will have responsibility for the company's national/business technicians.
Gary Gauba, senior vice president, chief relationship officer, who will be responsible for building strong, trust-based relationships with the C-suite executives of the company's top customers and also will continue to lead the advanced solutions group.
Stacey Goff, executive vice president, general counsel and chief administrative officer, who will lead the company's legal, corporate strategy, business development and mergers and acquisitions functions.
Aamir Hussain, executive vice president, chief technology officer and network operations, who will be responsible for product development, platforms and infrastructure and information technology.
Maxine Moreau, executive vice president, consumer, who will be responsible for sales, marketing and service delivery for the company's local market consumer operations in 37 states, including field technicians.
Laurinda Pang, executive vice president, global accounts management and international, who will be responsible for sales, revenue generation and enterprise service delivery for the company's top global accounts and for the company's APAC, EMEA and LATAM markets.
Sunit Patel, executive vice president, chief financial officer, as previously announced, who will be responsible for the company's domestic and international finance and accounting functions.
Scott Trezise, executive vice president, human resources, who will lead all domestic and international human resources functions.
Girish Varma, executive vice president, IT and managed services, who will be responsible for technology/strategic consulting, big data, managed security services and managed hosting.
In addition, Post plans to name an executive vice president, chief marketing officer at a later date.
CenturyLink previously announced that shareholders of both companies as well as several states have already approved or cleared the company's acquisition of Level 3. The company continues to anticipate closing the transaction by the end of third quarter 2017.
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is a global communications, hosting, cloud and IT services company enabling millions of customers to transform their businesses and their lives through innovative technology solutions. CenturyLink offers network and data systems management, big data analytics and IT consulting, and operates more than 55 data centers in North America, Europe and Asia. The company provides broadband, voice, video, data and managed services over a robust 250,000-route-mile U.S. fiber network and a 300,000-route-mile international transport network. Visit CenturyLink for more information.
Except for the historical and factual information contained herein, the matters set forth in this communication, including statements regarding the expected timing and benefits of the proposed transaction, such as efficiencies, cost savings, enhanced revenues, growth potential, market profile and financial strength, and the competitive ability and position of the combined company, and other statements identified by words such as "will," "estimates," "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "projects," "plans," "intends," "may," "should," "could," "seeks" and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond our control. These forward-looking statements, and the assumptions upon which they are based, (i) are not guarantees of future results, (ii) are inherently speculative and (iii) are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or implied in those statements if one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect. Factors that could affect actual results include but are not limited to: the ability of the parties to timely and successfully receive the required approvals for the combination from regulatory agencies free of conditions materially adverse to the parties; the possibility that the anticipated benefits from the proposed transaction cannot be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the possibility that costs, difficulties or disruptions related to the integration of Level 3's operations with those of CenturyLink will be greater than expected; the ability of the combined company to retain and hire key personnel, including reaching or maintaining mutually acceptable employment arrangements with the executives named above; the effects of competition from a wide variety of competitive providers, including lower demand for CenturyLink's legacy offerings; the effects of new, emerging or competing technologies, including those that could make the combined company's products less desirable or obsolete; the effects of ongoing changes in the regulation of the communications industry, including the outcome of regulatory or judicial proceedings relating to intercarrier compensation, interconnection obligations, access charges, universal service, broadband deployment, data protection and net neutrality; adverse changes in CenturyLink's or the combined company's access to credit markets on favorable terms, whether caused by changes in its financial position, lower debt credit ratings, unstable markets or otherwise; the combined company's ability to effectively adjust to changes in the communications industry, and changes in the composition of its markets and product mix; possible changes in the demand for, or pricing of, the combined company's products and services, including the combined company's ability to effectively respond to increased demand for high-speed broadband service; changes in the operating plans, capital allocation plans or corporate strategies of the combined company, whether based on changes in market conditions, changes in the cash flows or financial position of the combined company, or otherwise; the combined company's ability to successfully maintain the quality and profitability of its existing product and service offerings and to introduce new offerings on a timely and cost-effective basis; the adverse impact on the combined company's business and network from possible equipment failures, service outages, security breaches or similar events impacting its network; the combined company's ability to maintain favorable relations with key business partners, suppliers, vendors, landlords and financial institutions; the ability of the combined company to utilize net operating losses in amounts projected; changes in the future cash requirements of the combined company; and other risk factors and cautionary statements as detailed from time to time in each of CenturyLink's and Level 3's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Due to these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the proposed combination or any other transaction described above will in fact be completed in the manner described or at all. You should be aware that new factors may emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to identify all such factors nor can we predict the impact of each such factor on the proposed combination or the combined company. You should not place undue reliance on these forward‑looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication. Unless legally required, CenturyLink and Level 3 undertake no obligation and each expressly disclaim any such obligation, to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed events or otherwise.
In connection with the proposed combination, CenturyLink filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC (Registration Statement No. 333-215121) which was declared effective by the SEC on February 13, 2017. CenturyLink and Level 3 have filed a joint proxy statement/prospectus and will file other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction with the SEC. CenturyLink and Level 3 began mailing the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus to their respective security holders on or about February 13, 2017. The definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus, dated as of February 13, 2017, contains important information about CenturyLink, Level 3, the proposed combination and related matters. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED COMBINATION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus and the filings that are incorporated by reference in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about CenturyLink and Level 3, free of charge, at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Investors and security holders may also obtain these documents free of charge by directing a request to CenturyLink, 100 CenturyLink Drive,Monroe, Louisiana 71203, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or to Level 3, 1025 Eldorado Boulevard, Broomfield, Colorado 80021, Attention: Investor Relations.
SOURCE CenturyLink
For further information: Debra Peterson, 913-353-7569, debra.d.peterson@centurylink.com
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The APLMA is a professional (not-for-profit) trade association which represents the interests of institutions active in the syndicated loan markets around the Asia Pacific region. Our primary objective is to promote growth and liquidity in the syndicated loan markets (both primary and secondary), which we endeavour to do by: advocating best market standards and practices; maintaining a suite of highly professional standard documents; engaging with regulators on key matters affecting the markets; organising conferences and knowledge-sharing events in member countries; and providing a professional networking platform for members across the region.
One of the APLMA's key areas of activity has been to create, promote and regularly update standard documents for syndicated loan transactions in the APAC markets, and we now have an extensive suite of loan documents governed by English, Hong Kong, Australian, Singaporean, Malaysian and Taiwanese law. These documents constitute the market standard in most of the jurisdictions around the Asia Pacific region, and considerable effort goes into the ongoing review and update process to ensure that our documents reflect best market practice and ongoing regulatory changes. Critical among these are recent additions which address the transition to risk-free rates (see 'LIBOR Transition' below).
The APLMA has also created (and continues to develop) other related templates to assist market participants in their day-to-day loan market activities. These include term sheets, mandate letters, confidentiality letters, as well as templates for secondary market transactions (including sub-participations) under both English and Hong Kong law. Best practice notes also include guidance on (inter alia) remediation of legacy LIBOR contracts, agency functions, fee sharing, competition law, FATCA, KYC and electronic communications, and many of our documents provide 'wording footnotes' to assist with client negotiations.
Increasingly, and given the burgeoning influence of Chinese institutions in the Asia Pacific region, key documents have been translated into Chinese, and all of our standard loan agreements and other related documents as mentioned herein are available free of charge to members of the Association on the APLMA website.
In January 2020, the APLMA published an Outline on Loan-Related Cross-border Marketing Considerations for certain Asia Pacific Jurisdictions. This set out for each jurisdiction in an executive summary and more detailed outline, to be read together, some of the considerations a bank should be aware of before sending a representative into another jurisdiction to market certain loan products of the bank to local corporate customers. The outline covers the following jurisdictions: Australia; the PRC; Hong Kong; Indonesia; Malaysia; the Philippines; Singapore; Taiwan; and Vietnam.
This guide serves as a useful reference and can be found on the APLMA website.
In a 'normal' year, the APLMA would be hosting more than 100 physical, in-person events, including conferences, seminars, training courses and networking events for the purposes of enhancing industry education, encouraging debate, and providing a vibrant professional network for members across the Asia Pacific region. COVID-19 has of course changed our modus operandi, but we quickly and successfully adopted virtual communication through live and recorded webinars, many of which are still available for viewing in the video library on the APLMA website. During 2021 we completed 80 virtual events, which is testimony to the hard work of our staff and the reality of the 'new normal'.
The APLMA is deeply committed to promoting and advancing green and sustainable lending to our members in the Asia Pacific region. In 2021 we organised a number of Asia-wide dedicated webinars on this important topic, with speakers expert in this field from both borrowers and lenders, and invariably provide a platform at our other conferences for education and debate on green and sustainable finance. Both the CEO and Head of Legal have spoken at a number of high-profile virtual and in-person conferences, including those organised by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers and the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency.
In 2021 the APLMA, working with the LMA and LSTA, revised and updated our benchmark Green Loan Principles (GLPs) and Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (SLLPs) to make them more rigorous and bring them in line with the bond market. The GLPs and SLLPs aim to create a high-level framework of market standards and guidelines which facilitate a consistent methodology across the global green and sustainability-linked loan market. In early 2021, we also published Social Loan Principles recognising how social, green and sustainable issues are interlinked and of particular relevance in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Guidance on the Social Loan Principles and provision of External Reviews are to be published in the first quarter of 2022.
Along with a number of leading banks and other financial institutions, the APLMA is represented on the ICMA Working Group on Climate Transition Finance.
During 2021, the APLMA played a very active part in transition discussions with regulators, market participants and other trade associations, and participated in numerous awareness and educational events. Importantly, we produced new template 'discussion' documents, which we believe have considerably assisted the syndicated loan market in APAC to address the key issues and move forward more quickly than it would otherwise have done. These documents included two new 'Day-One SOFR' documents (one based on compounded calculation methodology and the other based on 'Daily Simple SOFR' methodology), two 'Rate Switch Documents' (again with different versions to accommodate the two calculation methodologies) and a template for Term SOFR transactions. These documents were well received by the market and have been applauded by regional regulators.
Going forward we will continue our mission (particularly in some of the less developed APAC countries) to educate and raise awareness regarding the complex issues involved in the LIBOR transition debate, with a particular emphasis on transitioning the legacy books of lenders in the region and adopting risk-free rates in new transactions.
With the regulatory landscape constantly changing, the APLMA will continue to monitor fiscal and regulatory developments in the Asia Pacific region and publish market guidance notes to assist members in assessing the extent of the potential impact on the loan markets. We will also be engaging actively with regulators in the region and, as part of our commitment to enhance industry skills and education and provide members with a vibrant professional network, we will continue to host regular seminars and conferences online and, eventually, resume in-person events in various cities and financial centres across the Asia Pacific region.
Specific projects already in motion include:
setting up local Committees and working groups in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam and developing template facility agreements for use in those markets;
attracting more non-bank investors into the loan asset class and improving secondary market liquidity;
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The latest stage of the 2016 Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup, golf's largest and most exciting amateur tournaments, took place at Classic Golf & Country Club in Delhi, India. The seventh of 100 qualifiers for the global event, which has gone from strength to strength since the inaugural tournament in 2013, featured 100 players, all personally-invited guests of Turkish Airlines. Mr Ravi Burman, Director ,Urgent Care Hospital won the individual competition with 45 points and progresses to the Grand Final in Antalya, Turkey, this October and November. Dr Ranjeet Mehta, Director, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry was runner-up, Mr Siddharth Sangwan, Market Leader – Global Technology Markets, Futurestep was third and Mr Rajiv Thapar, Chairman, FFV Services Pvt. Ltd and Ms Meeta Makhan, Director, IDFC Bank won the nearest-the-pin prizes. Mr N.K. Lenka, MD, Nutrikraft India won the Best Gross Score.
The overall winners of the Grand Final progress to play in the 2016 Turkish Airlines Open pro-am, while all finalists are to enjoy a seven-night stay in an all-inclusive hotel.
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GH Construction Construct Building for Bidlea Dairy in Holmes Chapel!
Ray Brown recently approached Graham Heath Construction Ltd for a new building for his upcoming family business venture, which the team have been excited to work on since the very first phone call. They operate their business from their 500-acre farm, with the 100-year-old Bidlea herd which has been passed down three generations – The Brown Family are a true definition of a family-run business.
The Brown family wanted a 100 x 50 x 22ft shed with timber cladding, which will eventually go on to house their brand-new pasteurizing equipment for their new dairy business on the horizon – Bidlea Dairy. Ray Brown was born in Biddulph Staffordshire, which is where the Bidlea herd originated from.
Bidlea Dairy is aimed to launch late autumn 2018, and will be producing the likes of whole and semi-skimmed milk, flavoured milk and even cream. As the business grows and the family begin planning for the future, they hope to venture into making sports drinks to help expand their product range. Their focus will be to supply to local shops to support and build relationships with local businesses by creating a gateway to market known as the Cheshire Larder.
The brief was to design, fabricate and construct a 100 x 50 x 22ft building with timber cladding, to ensure it blends in with the environment. In addition, Mr. Brown wanted to include a mezzanine floor. The building will be used for pasteurizing and storing milk and their other new dairy products, with pipes being brought through the loft which will be pumped from across the land. The mezzanine floor however, will be utilised for upstairs office space, tanks, and even guided tours for schools and potential local events, introducing the public to the new dairy business and the family farm. From the far end, the final objective will be to have stairs on the exterior which bring you up to an outdoor balcony area, giving you fantastic views of their surroundings, which includes a fantastic view of Jodrell Bank Observatory.
The biggest challenge for Mr Brown's new building project, was the mezzanine floor. Due to the purpose of this floor, the team had to ensure the structure they design would be safe and strong enough to hold groups of people, as well as storing equipment and an office space.
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We've always tried to be competitive on lead times, and this is one reason why Mr. Brown chose Graham Heath Construction. With this being their first time using our company and services, the turnaround is what appealed to them most.
Overall, Ray Brown and his family were extremely pleased with the result of their new build. Their biggest shock was just how fast our team of Erectors got the build-up. In just 7 days, our team had erected the building, despite it being the one week of the renowned 'Beast from the East' possibly the coldest week we have ever endured. Regardless of ice-cold winds, snow and forecasted rain, our team stuck at it and didn't let the weather affect them or the build.
Ray Brown said, "I couldn't believe how fast it went up. I only went down the field to do some draining for an hour, and came back and the uprights were up. It was great considering the weather we had". The Beast from the East couldn't stop us!


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Sorry 4 What is the seventh studio album by Canadian rapper and singer Tory Lanez. It was released through One Umbrella on September 30, 2022. The album features guest appearances from A Boogie wit da Hoodie and Yoko Gold, Lanez's younger brother. Production was handled by a variety of record producers, including Lanez himself, Smash David, Play Picasso, Jakik, Half, and Sergio R., among others. It was supported by one single, "Why Did I", which was released alongside the accompanying official music video on the same day that the album was released.

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Exactly two weeks before the release of the album, Lanez announced its title and release date, while he also revealed that it would have 18 tracks before adding two more later.

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Sorry 4 What  was supported by one single. The lead single, "Why Did I" was released on September 23, 2022. The music video was released accompanying the single.

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Sorry 4 What debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 25,500 album-equivalent units (including 1,000 copies in pure album sales) in its first week. This became Tory Lanez's seventh US top-ten debut on the chart. The album also accumulated a total of 32.06 million on-demand official streams from the set's songs.

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That Other World
David V Stewart October 7, 2021 October 7, 2021 Fantasy, Fiction aphorism, fantasy	0
Sometimes, somedays, you can almost get there. You can just see it, like it's on the edge of your periphery, with its blending of slanted light among bright, endless colors. You can lay in a dark room and see it, just for a few moments, without really going there, and you get a smell of the grass, of the wind, of the water running through it. Just a few fleeting seconds… perhaps even a minute, where the mind is free of its shackles but before sleep finally takes you to its churning chaos. The fields stretch on, for forever and…
Sarah the Rogue
David V Stewart July 11, 2019 July 11, 2019 Fantasy, Fiction, Writing 0
Sarah rushed through the narrow alleyway, brushing a stray red hair from her blushed lips as she went. The cold night wind drew moisture to her eyes, something that had grown unfamiliar to her in the days since she had offered her employment to the Order of the Black Lotus. She grumbled to herself as she stepped around a stray cat, causing the inky feline to tip over an empty bottle
Crown of Sight – scene 5
David V Stewart March 20, 2019 March 10, 2019 Crown of Sight, Fantasy, Fiction dark fantasy, epic fantasy, fantasy, high fantasy	0
Talel threw another knife. It slid its way through the armor of the Draesen, the enchanted edge slicing through the steel mail like it was paper. It stopped halfway into the grey-skin's neck. Dark blood erupted as he slid off of his horse, landing near the first scout Talel had killed, a human.
The elf looked over his shoulder and nodded. Mardrel padded up, his sword drawn. He was followed by the rest of the scouts, who bore bows and crossbows.
"So far, so good," Talel said to the captain.
Mardrel peered around the boulder, taking in the steep slope up to the enemy palisade, tracing the wooden fortifica-tions with his eyes until they disappeared into the night.
"Do you think we can remain hidden?"
Talel nodded. "Well enough to get close, yes. The problem will be getting away."
Darathel stepped up to the door and held forth his hand. The darkness rippled like water, then faded, revealing a sun-lit room filled with furnishings. Darathel and Faedra stepped in. The dark curtain formed behind them. When it did, the room grew darker as well. A halo of light surrounded a bed on the far wall. As if seeing it for the first time, Darathel flinched, then walked toward it.
On the bed lay an elf, breathing slowly. His eyes were open, and he wore a grim expression, though he stared at nothing. Bedsheets covered him to his chest, but he wore no shirt. His head reclined on a pillow, and on his golden hair sat a detailed circlet of golden-white metal that glowed with its own light, illuminating the dark space.
"Can you hear me, father?" Darathel said.
The elf blinked, then looked at Darathel. His voice was clear and slow. "My son. It is good to see you. How long has it been?"
"A day."
"So little time. It felt like years."
"It might have been longer to you, King Pelanel," Faedra said.
David V Stewart March 15, 2019 March 10, 2019 Crown of Sight, Fantasy, Fiction dark fantasy, epic fantasy, fantasy, high fantasy, philosophy, science fiction	0
"What is there to sabotage, sir?"
Mardrel took his eye away from his telescope for a moment to look at Talel, who stood leaning against a charred tree trunk, his face wrapped against the chill of the fog that billowed per-petually from the Fay Lands close at hand.
"Much to sabotage," Mardrel replied, "but very little we have the capacity to affect." He handed the telescope to the scout and sat down on a nearby rock.
Talel brought the brass-barreled device to his eye. His grey cloak and gambeson made him blend in well with the tumbled stone and old ash of the burned-out grove, but he made a stark silhouette against the glow of the Fay. There, the trees grew of their own light, stretching in a golden green sheet behind the city.
David V Stewart March 13, 2019 March 10, 2019 Crown of Sight, Fantasy, Fiction, Uncategorized dark fantasy, elves, fantasy, fiction, high fantasy	0
Prince Darathel leaned over the table. His sword, made for his father's hands, banged against the ancient wood and he moved it behind him nervously. Covering the table was an immense map drawn on canvas. Ghostly glowing points and clouds hovered over the surface, indicating where the enemy was camped and where its soldiers moved. The lamp above, filled with the ethereal light of the prim, flickered out for a few moments, dimming the relief of the castle and outer walls, leaving the blue-white of the enemy army on the map as the sole source of light in the room… or nearly so.
David V Stewart March 11, 2019 March 10, 2019 Crown of Sight, Fantasy, Fiction, Uncategorized dark fantasy, eternal dream, fantasy, fiction, high fantasy, preview	4
Enjoy this preview of Crown of Sight – releasing on March 22, 2019. More scenes to come in the following days! 1 Katach sat brooding upon his throne, its carved surfaces gilded with the treasure of his many conquests. Its bulk was held aloft on a wooden stand by two ranks of slaves, who bore it upon two great logs that sat upon their shoulders. Images of demons and human suffering ran up and down the back and sides of the great chair, a baroque cacophony of wicked iconography, dedicated wholly to the lord that sat upon it. Despite the…
Needle Ash – Chapter 7, "Knives of Darkness" part 2
David V Stewart November 15, 2017 November 15, 2017 Fantasy, Fiction, Needle Ash adventure fantasy, books, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, fantasy, fiction, heroic fantasy, high fantasy, NaNoWriMo, norse fantasy, reading, self publishing, young adult fiction	1
Back to Contents "What now?" Michael said as they walked back, raising his voice to carry over the sound of shouts and claps, spears on shields, and the sounding of war horns. They entered a vast stretch between the first formations, waving. General Butler stood waiting for them in his full armor, and his visor up. He wore a smile that wrinkled his old face further. "We drink and be merry," Edward said. "We'll leave three companies on guard at all times, still, for their could still be betrayal or, more likely misbehavior in the ranks." "A little tolerance will…
David V Stewart November 14, 2017 November 14, 2017 Fantasy, Fiction, Needle Ash adventure fantasy, epic fantasy, fantasy, fiction, heroic fantasy, high fantasy, NaNoWriMo, young adult fiction	0
Chapter 7: Knives of Darkness Sharona pushed herself closer to Michael as the center of the mattress sagged on its tired ropes, threatening to smother her. Their faces were so close that they could no longer see each other as more than a blur. The muffled sounds of passions pressed just as hard as the mattress, and Michael had to give out a whispered groan. Sharona breathed in Michael's ear, "This is what you intended, was it not?" "I didn't expect it to go so quickly." "She's apparently very good at her work." "That remains to be seen… or…
Needle Ash – Chapter 6: The King and the Queen, part 2
David V Stewart November 13, 2017 November 13, 2017 Fantasy, Fiction, Needle Ash adventure fantasy, books, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, fantasy, fiction, heroic fantasy, NaNoWriMo, norse fantasy, reading	0
Back to Contents "Proof even a fool can do something right," King Edward said as they trotted back to camp. "Your outburst might have put a seal on this ceding of territory." "What?" Michael said. "You're not seriously considering having Johan marry that woman, are you?" The king chuckled. "He would, if I said so, for I am his king, and we would still gain a kingdom. As consort he would have the real power anyway, being a man and a military leader." He looked to Johan. "Sounds interesting, eh?" "Most definitely." "What about Julia?" Michael said. "Michael," Johan said…


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Hyde Park & Kenwood
More Than a Year Behind Schedule, Construction Starts on Vue53
By Sam Cholke |&nbspMay 12, 2015 5:31am
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With work starting on the 13-story tower, residents' have renewed worries about parking.
Courtesy of Mesa Development
KENWOOD — Construction on Vue53, a 13-story tower on 53rd Street, has finally started, 1½ years later than originally planned, renewing anxieties about parking among neighbors.
James Hansen of Mesa Development told the 53rd Street TIF Advisory Council Monday night at Kenwood Academy, 5015 S. Blackstone Ave., that the $75 million project officially started construction Friday.
Tony Wilkins, a member of the council appointed by Ald. Will Burns (4th), worried that construction crews would park in the neighborhood like he claimed happened with other projects like the Harper Court Development.
Hansen said crews would be mandated to park in the Harper Court parking garage while working on the new building at 1330 E. 53rd St., which will include 267 apartments and 28,000 square feet of retail space.
Construction was scheduled to start on Vue53 in early 2014, but was delayed by more than a year by a lawsuit by neighbors.
A fair number of the 40 people in the audience still wore "Sky Not Skyscraper" buttons, the slogan from a protracted fight between the neighbors who thought the 13-story building was too tall for the mostly three-story stretch of 53rd Street and sued to stop it.
An appellate court ruled against the neighbors in March, clearing the way for construction to start, more than a year after originally scheduled.
Hansen attributed the entire delay to the suit and said the project has been able to absorb the costs of the delay and the budget remains $75 million.
The University of Chicago, which owns the Vue53 site, which was once a gas station, and hired Mesa to build the tower, joined the suit and Mesa was left out of the lengthy court battle.
Vue53 has survived the lawsuit and also the acquisition of Mesa Development by Canadian-owned Avison Young on April 23.
Hansen said the acquisition had "zero effect" on the project.
He said the company is pursuing the first retail leases now for the development, which is scheduled to open in September 2016.
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Welcome to TickPick's Milwaukee Bucks Seating Chart. Here you will find everything you need to know about going to a Bucks game or concert at the Fiserv Forum, including row & seat numbers, seat views, best seats for Bucks games and much more. While you're at it, check out our Cheap Milwaukee Bucks Tickets.
The seat numbers at the Fiserv Forum follow a simple pattern where seat number 1 is located on the aisle next to lower numbered section adjacent to it. So for example, seat 1 in section 202 is on the aisle next to section 201, and the highest seat number in 202 is next to section 203.
The best Seats for the Milwaukee Bucks are located in lower sections 117 or 106 on the opposite side of the court, as they're the mid-court seats closest to the floor. Tickets in these sections are also pricey, so a more affordable option would be sitting in the 200s level above these exact sections, such as 221-223 or 207-209. The height of these sections will give you a unique view of the court and will be much easier on your wallet. When sitting the 200 level the row is much more important however, since the difference between one row moves you farther from the court than it would in the 200 level.
Where is the Milwaukee Bucks Bench Located?
The Milwaukee Bucks bench is located in front of section 118 and the visitors bench is located in front of sections 116.