Wait, I actually do hear screaming.
I shake my head to get free from the day dream of old epic brick buildings with green grass and vibrant fall foliage echo with tackles of gridiron gladiators to realize the screaming is real. I'm standing in the middle of chaos. I'm at a 4 year old birthday party at an indoor bounce house and I definitely hear the sound of a terrified child screaming. I see a parent quickly discard their shoes and dive head first into the entrance of a massive blow up obstacle course. Somewhere in this bounce house on steroids is a child stuck and screaming.
Important, that's a funny word. It's also funny to think we, as fans, attach so much importance to every game of our favorite team. Importance is all relative, especially when you hear a scream from your child from the depths of a massive bounce house. The score of the football game seems pretty insignificant as you kick off your shoes and dive head first into life sized castle with blow up ramps and inflatable barriers you must defeat to rescue your terrified 4 year old.
I took away a few life lessons from this 4 year old birthday party. And yes, I was there with my kids (what, did you think i was there by myself, what type of creeper do you think I am????). I was talking with a couple of fathers as our children ran, and jumped, and fell, and tackled unsupervised. I'm sure the high school employees of this bounce house pride themselves in safety.
As the party was winding down and the kids were eating pizza and cake, I again was talking with some of the dads. The father of the birthday girl happened to play soccer in college, and many of the other fathers were at some point his teammates. So it was only natural that many of our kids had recently tried their hands at this sport of soccer. We all started to laugh as we all discussed our kids initial attempts of playing organized soccer. Most of our kids ages ranged from 3 – 6.And no matter how much of a disaster the soccer experience was, and every single father had a gleam in his eye.
It was amazing hearing stories about kids as they continued to play an this organized sport. Many of the stories were the same. Little Billy would not go onto the field without holding the hand of a parent or he would cry. Or little Jimmy would cry when other players ran up to get his ball, which he would undoubtedly pick up to protect.
As the season progressed something magical happens, Little Billy doesn't need the hand of his parent. There is no more crying. Suddenly, Billy is at the right place at the right time and an errand shot bounces off his leg and he scores! There is something that pulls and tugs deep in a parents heart when your 3 year old, or 4 year old, runs into your arms for a hug after scoring their very first goal. There is something special when your child is no longer afraid of other's taking his, or her, soccer ball and instead dribbles past the oncoming amoeba-like-blob of other kids to go to goal.
Sports teach perseverance (just ask this year's Cleveland Brown's they don't quit), confidence, the power of team work, and the importance of responsibility. Sports give fathers a common bound to discuss at a 4 year old's birthday, and they give fans a common team to cheer for. Despite Money's best attempt at ruining Sports, Sports are good. Sports help give us a break from normal, every day, stressful life. However, Sports are just like everything else in life, good in moderation. In the end, Sports are just that, they are just sports.
And yes Mr. James Harrison my 3 year kid received a trophy. He did not win a Super Bowl, but he got past his biggest fear. He learned he could step on the field with kids older and bigger then him, and take the ball from these giants. Hell, he even pushed a couple kids down to get the ball. I think that would even make you proud.


Friends refer to him as the man of leisure. But, there's nothing leisurely about Feks approach to graffiti.
With a high technical ability and attention to solid letter structure he takes this approach of painting to new levels.
Painting for over a decade. Hailing from Perth, Australia, the most isolated city in the world, he's developed a thirst for travel. Painting extensively throughout Australia, Asia and Europe.
An insatiable appetite for improvement and self development has seen him steadily progress. Renowned for his ability to mash rendered and graphic styles into a seamless artwork.
Feks is his own harshest critic, with a never ending hunger to discover new possibilities making him one of the leaders in the Australian movement.


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In his personal time, Pat enjoys traveling with his family to Ocean City, NJ, and attending many, many Phillies games. He can often be found coaching high school travel baseball and training for long-distance runs and triathlons. He has run the Philly marathon twice!
Prior to joining Obermayer, Pat was a partner at a respected Chester County, Pennsylvania and Delaware firm, where he strengthened his legal craft. Since 1997, Pat has garnered a wealth of experience counseling clients on financing projects ranging from one million to 100 million dollars.
Pat has also served as a Judicial Clerk for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and for three years was an Assistant Public Defender with the Chester County Public Defender's Office.
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Organized a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to facilitate the financing, construction, and ownership of housing and other infrastructure projects for universities and other non-profits. Pat's client recently closed on $85,760,000 of tax exempt and taxable financing to construct a student housing project for a state university in North Carolina.
Represented a lender in a loan to finance construction of a water pipeline in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Represented a non-profit corporation that supported a local state university as the borrower of approximately $57,000,000 in qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, issued for the purpose of constructing student housing facilities for the benefit of university students. Representation included the negotiation of bond, documents, a ground lease and related documents, and a guaranteed investment contract associated with the project.
Continuous representation of non-profit organizations in the operation of student housing facilities, including compliance with financial reporting, financial covenants, tax law and regulations.
Represented the manager of a student housing facility in the course of a redemption of approximately $11,000,000 in revenue bonds after an event of default.
Represented a financial institution in the direct purchase of a $37,500,000 note issued under a master trust indenture for the benefit of a local hospital, in order to finance the hospitals expansion.
Regularly represents non-profit corporations before local taxing authorities and courts in the prosecution and defense of real estate tax exemptions. Pat routinely conducts analysis for organizations to determine compliance with "institution of purely public charity" requirements under Pennsylvania constitutional and statutory law.
Represented the issuer of a letter of credit in a $27,000,000 public bond finance for the construction of a local YMCA.
Represented a bank as senior creditor of a company in the reorganization of the company's stock ownership and restructuring of the company's $10,000,000 collective working capital lines of credit and permanent loans.
Represented a non-profit 501(c)(3) as the borrower and acted as tax counsel in a $3,500,000 tax exempt loan whose purpose was to expand the borrower's facilities in Chester County.
Represented two clients in the preparation of requests for proposals for owner's representatives in the clients' construction projects, and rendered advice with respect to the selection of qualified applicants and preparation of appropriate agreements.
Represented a shareholder in the acquisition of stock of a majority shareholder's interests in a privately held biotech company, and rendered advice on the preparation of agreements relating to the supply of the company's products to a distributor of pharmacological products.
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Scott represents clients facing significant business risk and high exposure litigation including product liability claims, commercial litigation, FELA and the defense of wrongful discharge and discrimination actions.
He leverages his firsthand insight and business acumen to provide practical advice that puts each client's business goals front and center. Over the years, he has gained first chair jury trial experience, participated in high-exposure personal injury and wrongful death claims, and represented clients in multiple bench trial and evidentiary hearings.
Scott's experience includes multi-week trials of high exposure personal injury and wrongful death claims. Scott has acted as national counsel in the investigation and defense of claims involving fires, vehicular and equipment accidents, product failures and other events resulting in personal injuries and property damage. Likewise, Scott has successfully litigated commercial disputes involving mergers and acquisitions, lending transactions, trade secrets, and insurance coverage.
Participated in numerous origin and cause investigations arising out of fires that resulted in millions of dollars in damage, catastrophic injuries and deaths. Actively managed fire scene and laboratory inspections. Assembled teams of investigators with varying expertise depending on the particular needs of each scene and laboratory investigation. Compelled those in charge of fire scenes and artifacts to comply with industry guidelines for fire and explosion investigations in order to prevent spoliation of evidence. Litigation has rarely been brought against the firm's clients following these investigations.
Defended manufacturer's transportation department and driver in personal injury and death claims arising out of collision on an interstate between tractor trailer and minivan. The representation included the trial of minor child's claims for traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting in significant permanent injury.
Obtained voluntary dismissal after disclosure of experts in Texas product liability action arising from a house fire. Plaintiff's expert admitted his opinion – that the cause of the fire was the client's component part – was unsupported by the evidence.
Represented recreational boat component part manufacturer in wrongful death action tried out of state which arose from carbon monoxide poisonings allegedly caused by defects in design in which jury was asked to award over $200 million.
Achieved a unanimous defense verdict for manufacturer of exercise equipment in action involving allegations of design and manufacturing defects alleged to have caused the fire.
Defended product liability cases involving battery technologies such as lithium-ion, lead-acid and nickel–cadmium (NiCd) in which products were alleged causes of fires and acid burns.
Achieved dismissal of tractor manufacturer in wrongful death claims allegedly caused by failure of equipment to include roll over protection system (ROPS).
Defended railroad contractor following crush injury and traumatic amputation of outside truck driver's fingers when a freight container fell on him at the intermodal rail yard.
Extensive experience in product liability cases involving toxic exposures to acids, benzene, asbestos, carbon monoxide, heavy metals and other chemicals.
Recovered nearly all amounts claimed in breach of contract claim arising out of an asset sale in which the buyer failed to pay the agreed purchase price for the assets of a chemical manufacturer.
Obtained summary judgment in contract dispute between retail business owners arising out of a terminable-at-will royalty agreement.
Obtained temporary restraining order in Alabama on behalf of chemical manufacturer and against key employee of distributor who had taken a position with competitor. Resolved the litigation by agreement to prevent misappropriation of manufacturer's trade secrets.
Took over defense of insurer after the close of discovery in commercial litigation brought by finance company, and obtained a successful outcome during trial.
Defended manufacturer in Wisconsin case involving complicated fire origin and cause issues, a significant brain injury claim, and a dispute over successor liability with a co-defendant which had acquired certain assets from the manufacturer before the fire.
In claims exceeding $20 million arising out of a fire in New England which consumed a manufacturing and warehouse facility, successfully defended allegations the fire was caused by the spontaneous combustion of components sold by the firm's client.


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That was fast! Less than one week after Taylor Swift and Harry Styles shared a lingering New Year's Eve kiss, the couple have called it quits, a source confirms to The New York Post.
Styles, 18, and Swift, 23, flew to Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands on Tuesday, January 1, where they were spotted posing with friends at the CocoMaya restaurant.
But just three days later, Swift caught an early-morning flight off of the island on January 4, after a blow-up fight with the boybander. Swift looked glum and introspective as she caught a boat solo to the airport on the morning of January 4.
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FINANCE Minister Rebecca Evans has called on the UK Government to end an anomaly under which VAT has to be paid on private-sector Welsh-language courses but not on comparable English courses.
The issue was raised with Ms Evans by Plaid Cymru AM Leanne Wood, who said: "In these fractious political times, achieving the goal of one million Welsh-speakers is something that can unite almost every AM. Reaching this target will take a lot of effort and determination over a number of different areas, and Welsh courses for adults are a crucial component.
"Unfortunately, Welsh learning is not treated the same as Englishlearning courses, because English courses are exempt from VAT, whereas Welsh courses are not. This is clearly something that's very unfair."
Ms Evans responded: "We were as concerned as you were when it was brought to our attention.
"That's why I wrote to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury setting out that, as an official language of the UK, there should be a level playing-field for the Welsh language, and the same VAT exemption should apply in relation to the Welsh language."
A UK Government spokeswoman said: "The UK Government is committed to supporting the Welshlanguage in all aspects of its work to empower and represent Welshspeakers and communities in Wales. "The teaching of both Welsh and English by schools, further education colleges, universities and nonprofit-making bodies is not subject to VAT, or is exempt from VAT where fees are charged.
"This is regardless of whether the student is a UK national or overseas student.
"Private tuition of both Welsh and English is exempt from VAT.
"There is an exemption for commercial language schools where teaching English as a foreign language. This exemption does not apply for the teaching of other languages, including Welsh in these commercial schools."
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Ride the RTD N Route bus to Eldora FOR FREE! That's right! As part of our PLAY FOREVER sustainability initiative and in an effort to address traffic congestion on weekends, Eldora is giving a FREE DAY PASS to any rider who needs one, on the 8:10 and 10:10 N Route buses leaving from Boulder Transit Center (14th & Walnut), on certain Saturdays and Sundays this winter. An RTD day pass is valued at $9 and is good for a round trip on the N Route on the day issued.
Ride the RTD N Route bus to Eldora FOR FREE! That's right! As part of our PLAY FOREVER sustainability initiative and in an effort to address traffic congestion on weekends, Eldora is giving a FREE DAY PASS to any rider who needs one, on the 8:10 and 10:10 N Route buses leaving from Boulder Transit Center (14th & Walnut), on certain peak-visitation* Saturdays and Sundays this winter.
This offer will initially take place on Saturday, 12/8, and Sunday, 12/8 with additional weekends to be determined.
We're hosting a free on-snow cross country ski equipment demo at Eldora on December 8!
This is the perfect time to try out all of the different brands and ski flexes on snow to see what fits you and the way you ski the best. Bring a driver's license as collateral to demo the latest skis, boots, and poles out on the snow.
There is no better way to test out boots than skiing in them, and you can learn a lot about skis, ski flex, and poles as well.
Eldora's "Closer to You" series showcases the people who make the Eldora community so special.
Growing up in Nederland, Colorado, Elly Brown, rental and retail director, never knew she'd still be around at such a formidable time in the history of her local ski hill.
now in her 11th season on the mountain, Brown began working in the Eldora rental shop when she was a senior in high school, "and just kind of worked my way up," she says.
Come on up to the Timbers Taproom at Eldora for an afternoon of aprés music with Scott Dale. As part of our 10 Barrel Brewing Concert Series we will be featuring craft beer specials and good vibes.
Come on up to the Timbers Taproom at Eldora for an afternoon of aprés music with Food For Bear. As part of our 10 Barrel Brewing Concert Series we will be featuring craft beer specials and good vibes.
Come on up to the Timbers Taproom at Eldora for an afternoon of aprés music with American Wild Hollow . As part of our 10 Barrel Brewing Concert Series we will be featuring craft beer specials and good vibes.


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The Tumbleweeds were hugely influential on country music in New Zealand, yet the group rarely ventured beyond its home base, Dunedin.
Their 1949 debut on Tanza, 'Maple On The Hill' – originally a "hillbilly" hit for USA act Zeke and Wade – became a standard for country performers, especially in the South Island. For decades, at amateur concerts and talent shows, it was almost compulsory for young artists to perform a rendition of the song.
The group needed persuading by its lead singer, Cole Wilson, to record the song. His backing vocalists, sisters Myra and Nola Hewitt, thought it was a monotonous dirge. "However he was adamant," Nola told Chris Bourke in 2006, "and we did it." After the song became so popular, Wilson joked that he would ignore the sisters' comments from then on. The song is the story about a man who wants to be remembered after his death, and is deeply melancholic. When Tanza released 'Maple On The Hill' b/w 'Will You Be Lonesome Too?' in 1950, it was an immediate hit.
When Tanza released 'Maple on the Hill' b/w 'Will You Be Lonesome Too?' in 1950, it was an immediate hit.
A crucial part of the Tumbleweeds' image and music was that it was a family band: two husbands and their wives, who happened to be sisters. Nola and Myra Hewitt grew up in Dunedin in the 1930s, in a family that often sang together. Their father was a steel guitarist, and their mother played banjo-mandolin. The sisters harmonised to Hawaiian, country and Māori songs, Nola learnt the mandolin, guitar and ukulele, and Myra the steel guitar. They enjoyed country music sessions on the radio, and were members of the Begg's Musical Army, a large group of young music pupils organised by the Dunedin-based instrument retailer.
It was through the Begg's Musical Army that they met guitarist Cole Wilson, who had learnt to play from Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers records. He joined in the sing-a-longs at the Hewitt household. Meanwhile, another member of the Begg's Musical Army, Bill Ditchfield, was a double-bass player and had formed the Hawaiian Serenaders with lap-steel guitarist Colin McCrorie. He saw the Hewitt sisters performing a hula dance at a concert, and asked them to become part of the Hawaiian Serenaders' floor show. After hearing them sing 'Maple on the Hill' on radio station 4YA, Ditchfield had the idea of forming a country band, and approached Nola Hewitt.
The original quartet got together in March 1949: Nola Hewitt, Ditchfield, McCrorie and Wilson. Just six months later – thanks to their broadcasts on 4YA – Tanza Records asked them to come to Wellington to record. The group travelled by train and ferry, and the sessions took place over a weekend, with Tanza pioneer Stan Dallas engineering. 'Maple on the Hill' was one of the songs completed.
In 1950 The Tumbleweeds returned to Wellington for another weekend at Tanza, recording a dozen songs. At a party afterwards, Dallas heard McCrorie playing some of his Hawaiian Serenaders' numbers, and decided to record them in the morning before The Tumbleweeds caught their ferry home. Eight sides were released from this session, all in the Hawaiian style; essentially the Tumbleweeds in grass skirts rather than chaps, this group was called Colin McCrorie and the Kalua Islanders.
The debut tour, in late 1951, introduced many New Zealanders in the provinces to their first country band.
While enjoying a long career – The Tumbleweeds were still performing in the 1980s – the group only made two substantial tours outside Otago. The debut tour, in late 1951, introduced many New Zealanders in the provinces to their first country band (as opposed to solo artists, such as Morton). The troupe featured eight performers, travelling by – and sleeping in – a truck and caravan. Between them they could offer a complete variety show, with country, Hawaiian, hillbilly, and Latin-American music, as well as comedy, magic and hula dancing.
Myra Hewitt, who joined in 1951, created their outfits from watching Gene Autry and Roy Rogers films, making fringed cowboy shirts by shredding silver braid. Because cowboy boots were virtually impossible to buy, Myra had a cobbler build up the heels of gumboots, cut the uppers into shape, braid them with rubber and then paint the boots white. "They looked good on stage, but weren't for close inspection," said Nola.
Others in the troupe were the magician Escilante (Ewen Blackley), risqué comedienne and makeup artist Kaye Hewitt (aunt of the Hewitt sisters), and Stewie Whip as a compere/comedian. "It was non-stop," recalled Nola. "While we were changing, there would be a small skit in front of the curtains: it went on all night." Understandably, The Tumbleweeds regarded this eight-month tour as the highlight of their lives. In the fifth month, a double wedding took place, when Cole Wilson married Myra Hewitt, and Colin McCrorie married Nola Hewitt.
The group recorded many 78rpm discs for Tanza and, later in the 1950s and 1960s, albums and 45s for the Viking label. The later discs featured country perennials and also many original songs written by Wilson. They were often recorded in the McCrorie's living room at Signal Hill Road, Dunedin, by Laeo Padman, a local inventor and audio technician. For these releases, Viking renamed the group Cole Wilson and the Tumbleweeds, a point of contention among some of the other members.
Colin McCrorie's Kalua Islanders present the radio show Songs of the Islands, 1956. A spin-off group of the Tumbleweeds, they are, from left: Doug Reeve, Myra Hewitt, Cole Wilson, Nola Hewitt and Colin McCrorie.
The Tumbleweeds with Tex Morton, Dunedin, October 1949. From left: Bill Ditchfield, Tex Morton, Cole Wilson, Sister Dorrie, Nola Hewitt and Colin McCrorie.
The Tumbleweeds of Dunedin, 1950. From left: Doug Reeve, Cole Wilson, Nola Hewitt, Colin McCrorie.
'Maple on the Hill' was written in 1881 by the 18-year-old Gussie Davis, one of the USA's first successful African-American songwriters.


There's something very weird going on with these death-defying goats… can you guess what it is?
THESE gravity-defying goats dice with death on a daily basis after scaling the side of a near-vertical 160 foot dam - just to lick the walls.
They appear to be nonchalant about the epic feat and will even fight each other for better spots.
Each day the Alpine ibex goats, which typically live in very steep and rocky terrain at altitudes of up to 4,600 metres, climb the sheer drop dam like it's nothing, just to lick saltpetre and other minerals off the walls.
The incredible shots were taken at the Cingino Dam in northern Italy, in the region of Piedmont.
The pictures of the dam, situated high in the Pennine Alps, were captured by retired bank worker Federica Grassi from Cannobio, Italy.
The 63-year-old said: "There were between 15 and 25 goats climbing on the dam at the same time while others were resting at the foot of the dam.
"The dam is about 50 metres high and according to locals, the gradient is close to 90 degrees - almost vertical.
"The goats can climb like this thanks to their rubbery hooves and large inner ears that help them balance.
"They come because they need the saltpetre and other mineral salts that they lick off the stones."
She added: "It took me four hours to get to the Cingino Dam.
"I took most of the pictures from the top of the dam and a few from the side - meanwhile, the goats kept going back and forth zig-zagging on the wall, licking the salts.
"It was amazing to see them just a few metres below me defying gravity and also seeing some of them fighting for the best spots with their horns.
"At first what I was seeing seemed impossible to me but on my way back to my car I met the keeper of the mountain hut nearby and he told me that he sees them every day.
"He even told me the goats were 'addicted' to these particular mineral salts because there are other dams on the Alps but he only saw the mountain goats climb on this one."


On behalf of the members of the Chattanooga Fire Department Fire Prevention Bureau, welcome to our web page. We are proud to serve you and hope you find the information on these pages to be helpful. We have included several links to sites that can provide you and your family with potentially life-saving information, and we now offer general guidelines for businesses.
The Fire Marshal's office is an integral part of the Fire Department. We are divided into five divisions: Fire Prevention, Public Education, Plans Review, Records, and Investigations. Our primary functions are fire prevention and public education.
The first is to provide life safety inspections. We are mandated by the City Code to conduct annual inspections on every place of assembly within the city of Chattanooga. These assemblies include but are not limited to schools, hotels/motels, daycares, residential board & care, hospitals/nursing homes, high rise buildings, apartments, large assemblies, detention centers and Risk Management Planned facilities.
The second is to educate the general public to the dangers of fire. This is being accomplished through the use of Sparky robotics and Sparky's Safety House. These programs are available to pre-school and school-aged children within the city of Chattanooga. Our Public Education Division is also available to present safety talks to your civic groups, conduct fire extinguisher training and a variety of other methods of spreading the message of fire safety in our community.
We hope you enjoy visiting our site and come back often. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
The primary function of the Fire Prevention Bureau is to attempt to prevent fires from occurring by enforcing standards, referred to as the Fire Code. This occurs through locally adopted international, national and state standards. For new construction, the city of Chattanooga has adopted the International Fire Code. For state buildings, educational occupancies and all other existing buildings, except 1 and 2 family dwellings, the city has adopted the NFPA Life Safety Code.
Click here to view related City Codes.
Click here to view the Life Safety Code -- Ordinance #12764.
Click here to view the Special Gathering Permit -- Ordinance #12762.
Click here to see Adopted Fire Codes -- Ordinance #12618.
The City of Chattanooga has not adopted Knox Box or other related access systems.
A vital function of the Fire Prevention Bureau is to educate citizens and business owners/workers on the dangers of fire and how to prevent a fire from occurring. Fire safety education entails an interactive program for children with our Fire Safety House, Sparky Robots, and annual CFD Coloring Book/Poster Contests. Sparky's Home Page is a great website for kids to learn more about fire safety. For further information on scheduling the Fire Safety House, see the Fire Safety House Teacher's Packet.
All aspects of home fire safety are important to the Chattanooga Fire Department. NFPA offers a tremendous amount of information regarding basic home fire safety. In addition, here is some great information on the safe use of fireplaces and wood stoves.
The Bureau's Public Educators also train and talk to many adults, including conducting fire extinguisher training.
The Fire Investigation Division includes an experienced group of highly trained investigators. The men and women in this division are experienced firefighters, but they are also cross-trained by attending the rigorous Chattanooga Police Academy. These individuals are very skilled and have a high success rate in determining whether suspicious fires are arsons. They also have a very high conviction rate for those determined to be arsonists.


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(AFP) - South Africa on Tuesday announced visa reforms aimed at luring investment and tourists to help lift the continent's most advanced economy out of recession.
"Changes to our visa architecture have the potential to boost tourism and make business travel more conducive," Gigaba told reporters.
"We are simplifying visa requirements for countries such as China and India."
"This arrangement is meant to attract business people and prospective investors," he said.
Tourism contributes 10 percent of South Africa's total Gross Domestic Product (GDP).


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Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin Put Their Wedding on Indefinite Hold
Katrina Nattress Published: March 19, 2019
Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin keep postponing their wedding, and now it looks like the ceremony is being put on hold indefinitely.
Despite rumors (quickly debunked by Hailey) that the couple's relationship is on the rocks, those close to them insist that the reason for the postponement has to do with Justin's mental health, and nothing more.
"They will still have a wedding eventually, but this is not their focus right now," a source told PEOPLE. "They haven't sent out any new save the dates. They will wait until Justin feels better and is excited about planning their wedding again."
The pop star has been struggling with depression and is being candid about his mental health, going so far as posting about it on social media.
"Justin is still receiving treatment on both coasts, but is doing okay," another source said. "He is very, very focused on getting better. He wants to be in a great place for his own and Hailey's sake. He is still confident that he will get there."
Though the Biebers won't be saying their vows in a formal church setting anytime soon, they're already legally married. The newly weds tied the knot in a New York City courthouse this past September.
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Tlaib Says House Democrats To 'Demand' Move Towards Impeachment
Henry Rodgers Senior Congressional Correspondent
Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said Democrats are moving toward demanding President Donald Trump be impeached on Sunday.
Tlaib appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" and was asked about impeachment by host Chuck Todd and specifically why she could not get the majority of House Democrats to defend calls for impeachment. Tlaib responded by saying, "I think it is moving toward that. It's going to demand that."
The Michigan Democrat came under fire just hours after being sworn into Congress in January for telling a group of left-wing supporters she would help Democrats "impeach the motherf****r," referencing Trump.
Tlaib also said "this is not about the 2020 election, it's about doing what's right now for our country. This is going to be a precedent that we set when we don't hold this president accountable to the rule of the law and to the United States Constitution."
In early May, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump is "goading" Democrats to impeach him from office because he thinks it will help him fire up his base.
"Don't tell anybody I told you this: Trump is goading us to impeach him," Pelosi said during an event hosted by Cornell University in New York City. "That's what he's doing. Every single day, he's just like, taunting and taunting and taunting."
If Tlaib wants to move forward with impeachment, she will need to get Pelosi and other prominent members of the House on board. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Does Rep Tlaib Still Want To 'Impeach The Motherf***er?' Here's What She Said)
However, Pelosi has previously said Democrats should not focus on impeaching Trump, saying it could be a "gift to Republicans." The speaker of the House also said impeaching Trump is "not a priority" after his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations in November 2018.
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The scientific approach 25.07.2016 at 06:07
Legendary volcanic eruptions in various regions of the world today are considered guilty of four of five mass extinctions on Earth.
the Most significant episodes of the decay of life on our planet in different historical periods were attributed to falling asteroids, microbes produce gases or volcanic eruptions. The so-called big five mass extinction led to the extermination of most animals and plants on Earth, including the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. The new data clearly indicate a catastrophic eruption as the real culprits of extinction. High-precision Dating of rocks allows to correlate in time the disaster with four major extinctions and to link the eruption with a lethal change in the atmosphere, which will be illustrated next.
for Example, 251.9 million years ago, life stopped in the Permian. Then disappeared over 95% of marine and 70% terrestrial species. About the same period of time in the large igneous province of the Siberian traps occurred the great volcanic activity. To be sure, if geological activity before the extinction and could she become his reason, geochronology Seth Burgess (Seth Burgess) and Samuel Bowring (Samuel Bowring) from mit went with colleagues to Siberia for further geochronology.
the Scientists collected tiny crystals of zircon and perovskite from igneous rocks. During the formation of these crystals they have uranium, which constant speed is converted into lead when the cooling on the earth's surface, the ratio of uranium to lead shows how long ago outpouring. As mentioned in a report published in August 2015 in the journal Science Advances, most of the eruptions on the planet began 300 thousand years before the universal extinction reached the highest point. Geochemists also found indications of a rapid rise in carbon dioxide level — another consequence of the deadly eruption in the atmosphere of the time; a similar increase occurred in the species extinction in the late Devonian, Triassic and Cretaceous periods.
These eruptions are classified as extraordinary: emissions cover a huge field, sometimes stretching thousands of miles, plow up volcanic craters. Geologists call such areas of large igneous provinces (BMP). Today the remains of the eruptions form extensive fields of solidified lava in the remote areas of Asia and other places. The eruption of these large provinces were a breathtaking sight: magma rises into the atmosphere dazzling fountains km altitude, hot yellow lava flowed in long rivers, everywhere spread burning sulfur fog.
But the lava and ash caused mass extinction of species, this deadly spiral has spun gases of sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide. Some new research data inspired Geophysics Mark Richards (Mark Richards) from the University of California, Berkeley, and geologist Walter Alvarez (Walter Alvarez), supporters of the asteroid theory of dinosaur extinction, to clarify its provisions. In April 2015 they published in the GSA Bulletin, the report suggested that the energy hitting Earth asteroid precipitated the most violent eruption in the Cretaceous period. Thus, study of volcanic activities strengthened the impact theory, which, unlike the dinosaurs, continues to live.
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"""
A robot that downloads stats for MNL creates an image to send to slack.
"""
import argparse
import csv
import datetime
import io

import logging
import math
from collections import OrderedDict
import os

try:
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
except ImportError as e:
    print(e)
    plt = None

import requests
from slack import WebClient

VELOCITY = 13
SHOOTOUT = 0.6
OVERTIME = 0.8

LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

SLACK_CLIENT_ID = os.environ.get('SLACK_CLIENT_ID')
SLACK_CLIENT = WebClient(SLACK_CLIENT_ID)
IMGUR_CLIENT_ID = os.environ.get('IMGUR_CLIENT_ID')
CSV_ID = "1GZjuqc1D36163y61pbxPCvVqDa-BqCzmELmiLvdARpY"
CSV_GID = "834633730"

class Team:
    """
    Model to hold ELO histories of each team
    """
    def __init__(self, name, color, emoji):
        self.name = name
        self.history = [1500]
        self.color = color
        self.emoji = emoji

    @property
    def elo(self):
        return self.history[-1]

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

    def __repr__(self):
        return self.name

    def win(self, change):
        self.history.append(self.elo + change)

    def lose(self, change):
        self.history.append(self.elo - change)

    def bye_week(self):
        self.history.append(self.elo)

    @property
    def latest_change(self):
        if len(self.history) < 2:
            return 0.0
        return self.elo - self.history[-2]

    def last_game_explanation(self):
        if self.latest_change > 0:
            return f"{self.name} rating goes up to {self.elo:.1f} ({self.latest_change:.1f})"
        elif self.latest_change < 0:
            return f"{self.name} rating goes down to {self.elo:.1f} ({self.latest_change:.1f})"
        else:
            return f"{self.name} rating is at {self.elo:.1f}"

def get_score(score):
    """
    Get the score in the from the csv string
    """
    # If you're having parsing problems I feel bad for you, son.
    # I got 99 problems, but regex ain't one.
    remove_these = ["(", "SO", "OT", ")"]
    for r in remove_these:
        score = score.replace(r, "")
    return int(score)

def get_shootout(row):
    """
    Whether or not the game was decided in a shootout
    """
    return ('SO' in row['Home Score']) or ('SO' in row['Away Score'])

def get_overtime(row):
    """
    Whether or not the game was decided in overtime
    """
    return ('OT' in row['Home Score']) or ('OT' in row['Away Score'])

def get_outcome(home_team_score, away_team_score, overtime, shootout):
    """
    Gets the actual value of the game
    """
    if not shootout and home_team_score > away_team_score:
        return 1
    elif overtime and home_team_score > away_team_score:
        return OVERTIME
    elif overtime and away_team_score > home_team_score:
        return 1 - OVERTIME
    elif shootout and home_team_score > away_team_score:
        return SHOOTOUT
    elif shootout and away_team_score > home_team_score:
        return 1 - SHOOTOUT
    else:
        return 0

def get_expected(home_team, away_team):
    """
    get the expected value of a game
    """
    return 1.0 / (1.0 + 10.0 ** (-(home_team.elo - away_team.elo)/400))

def get_margin(home_team, away_team, home_team_score, away_team_score):
    """
    Get the multiplier for the margin of victory
    """
    goal_differential = home_team_score - away_team_score
    return max(1, math.log(
        abs(goal_differential - .85 * ((home_team.elo - away_team.elo)/100)) + math.e - 1)
    )

def process_game(row, teams):
    home_team = teams[row['Home Team']]
    away_team = teams[row['Away Team']]
    home_team_score = get_score(row['Home Score'])
    away_team_score = get_score(row['Away Score'])
    overtime = get_overtime(row)
    shootout = get_shootout(row)
    margin = get_margin(home_team, away_team, home_team_score, away_team_score)
    outcome = get_outcome(home_team_score, away_team_score, overtime, shootout)
    expected = get_expected(home_team, away_team)
    change = abs(VELOCITY * margin * (outcome - expected))

    if home_team_score > away_team_score:
        winner = home_team
        loser = away_team
    elif away_team_score > home_team_score:
        winner = away_team
        loser = home_team
    else:
        raise Exception('THERE ARE NO TIES')

    winner.win(change)
    loser.lose(change)

    return home_team, away_team

def print_elos(teams, on_date, message):
    print(get_print_message(teams, on_date, message))

def plot_elos(teams):
    """
    Returns an in memory PNG of the picture of our teams ratings
    """
    assert plt is not None, "Matplotlib was not able to be imported"
    legend = []
    sorted_teams = OrderedDict(sorted(teams.items(), key=lambda t: -t[1].elo))
    colors = [team.color for team in sorted_teams.values()]

    plt.gca().set_prop_cycle('color', colors)

    plt.title(f"MNL Elo, Velocity:{VELOCITY} OT:{OVERTIME} SO:{SHOOTOUT}")
    for team in sorted_teams.values():
        plt.plot(range(len(team.history)), team.history)
        legend.append(f"{team.name}: {team.elo:.1f}")
    plt.xticks(range(len(team.history)))
    plt.legend(legend, loc='upper left')
    buf = io.BytesIO()
    plt.savefig(buf)
    buf.seek(0)
    return buf

def get_print_message(teams, on, message):
    winner_icons = []
    message += f"MNL Elo ratings for {on:%m/%d/%Y}\n"
    for team in teams.values():
        if team.latest_change > 0:
            winner_icons.append(team.emoji)

    message += "  ".join(winner_icons)
    message += "\n"
    sorted_teams = OrderedDict(sorted(teams.items(), key=lambda t: -t[1].elo))
    for team in sorted_teams.values():
        message += team.last_game_explanation()+"\n"

    return message

def post_elos_to_slack(teams, link, on, channel="tests", message=""):
    SLACK_CLIENT.chat_postMessage(
        channel=channel,
        text=get_print_message(teams, on, message),
        attachments=[
            {
                "image_url": link,
                "title": "Current Elo ratings"
            }
        ],
        as_user=True)

def upload_picture_to_imgur(image):
    response = requests.post(
        "https://api.imgur.com/3/image",
        files={"image": image},
        headers={
            "Authorization": f"Client-ID {IMGUR_CLIENT_ID}"
        },
        timeout=5
    )
    if response.status_code == 200:
        return response.json()['data']['link']
    else:
        raise Exception(f"Couldn't upload picture response \n{response.content.decode()}")

def get_raw_results_reader():
    response = requests.get(
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        f"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/{CSV_ID}/export?format=csv&gid=834633730"
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        f"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/{CSV_ID}/export?format=csv&gid={CSV_GID}",
        timeout=2
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    )
    buf = io.StringIO()
    buf.write(response.content.decode())
    buf.seek(0)
    return csv.DictReader(buf)

def process_results(teams, results):
    """
    Populate the teams dictionary with the ELOS after the results of each game.
    returns the date of the latest game played
    """
    games = 0
    weekly_teams_played = []
    last_game_date = None
    for row in results:
        try:
            if not row.get('Home Team'):  # bye week
                continue
            weekly_teams_played.extend(process_game(row, teams))
            games += 1
        except ValueError:
            break
        except KeyError:
            continue

        if games % 3 == 0:  # finished the week
            last_game_date = row['Date']
            odd_team_out = list(set(teams.values()) - set(weekly_teams_played))[0]
            odd_team_out.bye_week()
            weekly_teams_played = []

    return datetime.datetime.strptime(last_game_date, '%m/%d').replace(
        year=datetime.datetime.now().year
    )

def main(post, channel, message):
    teams = {team.name: team for team in [
        Team("Americans", "#FF0000", ":america:"),
        Team("Tigers", "#F1C232", ":tigers:"),
        Team("Maroons", "#660000", ":maroons:"),
        Team("North Stars", "#6AA84F", ":north_stars:"),
        Team("Golden Seals", "#000000", ":seals:"),
        Team("Whalers", "#0000FF", ":whalers:"),
        Team("Nordiques", "#999999", ":nordiques:")
    ]}
    reader = get_raw_results_reader()
    last = process_results(teams, reader)

    if post:
        image = plot_elos(teams)
        link = upload_picture_to_imgur(image)
        post_elos_to_slack(teams, link, last, channel, message)
    else:
        print_elos(teams, last, message)
    return teams

if __name__ == '__main__':
    PARSER = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description=("Download latest MNL results and calculate ratings and post to slack"))
    PARSER.add_argument('--post', action='store_true')
    PARSER.add_argument('--channel', default="tests")
    PARSER.add_argument('--message', default="")

    ARGS = PARSER.parse_args()

    main(ARGS.post, ARGS.channel, ARGS.message)

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The public is once again invited to the University of Findlay's Mazza Museum during normal business hours to view new exhibitions and familiar favorites.
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Visitors can look forward to exploring the following exhibits:
.Hardie Gramatky: A Glimpse into Greatness
The works of Hardie Gramatky, an early author and illustrator for Walt Disney who later created the Little Toot tugboat series, is on display in the Miles Gallery. For the first time, Hardie's studio and the tools of his trade will share the spotlight with magnificent works of art that they helped create. Visitors now have the unique opportunity to experience the essence of the artist, from his first sparks of inspiration through his storyboards and manuscripts, to the original paintings and his final published work.
.Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead!
In honor of the opening of the new Joseph and Judith Conda STEAM Education Center, the Mazza Museum will have "Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead!" on display in the Reinhardt Gallery. The exhibit will explore the various aspects of the STEAM acronym – science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics – as seen through the creative lens of picture book illustrations. Featured in the exhibit will be new acquisitions donated by artists in honor of the new STEAM addition. The exhibit opens in mid-July and will run through 2024.
.Show of Hands
The Dana Younger Gallery is featuring "Show of Hands," which includes a selection of art from various illustrators along with a plaster cast of their hand. Through this unique exhibit, you can view not only the art, but a replica of the hand that created it. Some artists represented in the gallery include Marc Brown, creator of "Arthur the Aardvark"; Rosemary Wells, known for "Max Cleans Up" and other Max-related books and cartoons; and Tom Lichtenheld, illustrator of "Mighty, Mighty, Construction Site."
.Cheryl Harness: A Salute to American History
Cheryl Harness is known for her engaging and artistic approach to history. Harness brings stories like "Three Young Pilgrims," "Ghosts of the White House," and "The Amazing, Incredible Erie Canal" to life in stunning detail.
.Illustration for Dummies
In addition to an abundance of finished illustrations, the museum houses an extensive collection of preliminaries, in particular a special format typically seen only by the artist and their publisher: The Dummy Book. A Dummy book serves as a three-dimensional, often hand-drawn prototype, to organize the text, illustrations, and rhythm for the final published book. Illustration for Dummies, currently on display in the Wilson Gallery, is a celebration of this crucial component of picture book development.
.Paper Engineering
The Laiho Gallery is dedicated to art from paper engineered books. This unique form of picture book making features many different shapes, sizes, and dimensions. With works from artists like Matthew Reinhart, David Carter, Jeff Ebbeler, and Keith Allen, visitors can dive into the three-dimensional world of Transformers, Disney princesses, DC super heroes, and Game of Thrones.
For more information on galleries or visits, check the Mazza Museum's website: https://www.mazzamuseum.org/
or email mazzamuseum@findlay.edu.
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The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs of Qatar, Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah calling on the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on February 04, 2020.
Ministry of Defence (MoD), Rajnath Singh in the presence of Y Naik launched a new web portal for issue of No Objection Certificate (NOC) for power projects and Research Survey Exploration Exploitation (RSEE) activities in the Indian Territorial Waters (TW) and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Ministry of Defence (MoD) accords security clearances to various private/Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)/Government organisations for power/wind/solar projects in areas nearby defence installations and also RSEE activities in the Indian TW and EEZ for applications received through different Ministries like Ministry of New and renewable Energy (MNRE), Ministry of Power, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Ministry of Shipping, Director General of Hydrocarbons, etc.
To ensure ease of business and transparency in issuing NOC for such projects, the Ministry has developed the online application portal with the assistance of National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG) and National Informatics Centre (NIC). The address for the new online portal is https://ncog.gov.in/modnoc/home.html.
The newly developed MoD web portal will facilitate the applicants in submitting their proposals online for seeking MoD Security Clearance for undertaking Power Projects/RSEE activities. The Online System will establish an effective, speedy and transparent mechanism to process these proposals. The Ministry has earlier launched a similar portal for grant of NOC for aerial survey.
Chief of Defence Staff & Secretary Department of Military Affairs General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria and Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and other senior officials of MoD were present on the occasion. While senior officials of other concerned Ministries joined the event through video conferencing.
In May, The Prime Minister reviewed the work of the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, last evening. Policy initiatives including revised Tariff Policy and the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 to redress the problems afflicting the power sector were discussed.The Prime Minister emphasized the need to enhance consumer satisfaction while increasing operational efficiency, and improving financial sustainability of the power sector. He pointed out that the problems in the power sector, especially of the electricity distribution segment, vary across regions and states. Instead of looking for a one-size-fits-all solution, the Ministry should put in place state-specific solutions to incentivize each state to improve its performance.
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