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Les Miller of Miller's Honey Farm in Independence will tell you that bees are smarter than humans, and that without bees there can be no life for human beings.
Miller's honey, which he sells at the Independence Farmer's Market, is organic, and his beekeeping methods are all-natural and holistic. But like beekeepers around the world, he sees the bees dying off and disappearing at an alarming rate.
More than 30% of the world's bee population have disappeared in recent years, and Les says the people who depend on them to pollinate the crops of the food we eat are the very ones responsible for their disappearance.
"People kill bees, with the poisons they use to kill weeds and other bugs, and sometimes they just kill them whenever they see them because they're afraid of them."
Miller is not afraid of any bees or any other insect, and he's especially fond of pollinators. He's been raising butterflies since he was 8 years old, and as a child he watched his father raise bees and make honey. He decided to take up the profession of beekeeping 14 years ago, after decades of being a mechanic took a toll on his back and on his health. "One day I got stung by a bee, and my back quit hurting," he says. He decided to learn everything he could about bees and beekeeping, and now he earns a living doing what he's always loved, "playing with bugs."
All pesticides and herbicides threaten the bee population, he says, but points out that certain chemicals called Neonicitinoids are particularly deadly. Neonicitonoids have been banned in Europe and there's a push by U.S. environmentalists for them to be banned in the United States as well.
Miller's bees gather pollen and nectar from flowering trees, wildflowers, and gardens. "Dandelions are really important for the bees. If they survive the winter, dandelions are the most plentiful source of nutrition bees have before the trees come into flower, but too many people see dandelions as a bad thing and they poison them," he says, adding that dandelions are important to soil health as well as bee health. "Every kind of poison you put on the ground stays in the ground, and it gets in the groundwater, and it's killing the bees."
Bees find a safe-haven in Miller's hives, though, and his pure, all-natural honey is prized by honey connoisseurs around the region. If you can't make it to the Independence Farmers Market, call Miller's Honey Farm at 254-3702 and place an order.


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Posted by beansss Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Actor Lee Jae Ryong's side apologizes after damaging property in a drunken state, paid off damages in full
On August 6, a representative from SM Entertainment relayed a word of apology after it was revealed that veteran actor Lee Jae Ryong (54) was facing police charges for damaging property in a drunken state.
Back in June of this year, actor Lee Jae Ryong damaged property including a business sign structure, etc worth approximately 500,000 KRW (~ $411 USD) outside a bowling alley, in a state of intoxication. The actor was charged and forwarded to prosecution for property damage crimes, but back on August 2, prosecutors chose to defer his indictment due to the fact that Lee Jae Ryong paid off all damages immediately.
In a word of public apology, a representative from SME stated, "It's true that Lee Jae Ryong's indictment regarding his property damage trial was deferred. In a state of intoxication, he knocked over a business sign; however, immediately afterward, he paid for all of his damages and apologized sincerely to the victims, settling the matter safely. We apologize for causing concerns."
Meanwhile, having debuted as a drama actor in 1986, Lee Jae Ryong most recently appeared in tvN's educational variety program 'My English Puberty'.
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Is Felix Hernandez a Hall of Famer?: Readers Ask, We Answer
"Felix Hernandez" by kirknelson is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
In our latest forum for visitors to our site, let's explore a Major League Baseball topic sure to generate discussions in the years ahead: Is Felix Hernandez a Hall of Famer? Both for the big hall in Cooperstown, New York, as well as the Seattle Mariners' Hall of Fame.
Felix Hernandez was among the top starting pitchers in the MLB for several years in his prime, but the consensus from baseball fanatics is he struggled in the latter part of his career, and just did not build statistics nor claim championships typical of Hall of Fame pitchers.
However, it is a no-brainer that "King Felix" will be inducted into the Hall of Fame for the Seattle Mariners' franchise. He holds several team records for pitching, and much of the time on teams with poor offenses, negatively affecting his win-loss record.
For a few years was considered among the top pitchers in the American League ~ and maybe even in the entire MLB.
1 The Greatness of Felix Hernandez
2 Seattle Mariners Legend
2.1 'King's Court' for Seattle Fans
3 Shoulder Woes, Injuries Shortened Felix Hernandez's Career
3.1 What Type of a Pitcher was King Felix?
3.2 Milestones
The Greatness of Felix Hernandez
Hernandez's career accomplishments would be the envy of most major league pitchers. Consider that he:
Was selected for the All Star game 6 times (first in 2009, then 2011-2015)
Won the American League Cy Young Award in 2010
Lead the major leagues in wins in 2009, with 19
Had the lowest earned run average (ERA) in the American League twice, in 2010 then again in 2014
Pitched a perfect game on Aug. 15, 2012. (To date this has been accomplished by only 23 pitchers since 1869).
He also is one of 95 pitchers to ever have thrown an immaculate inning ~ which means he retired the side on 3 strikeouts on the minimum number of 9 pitches.
The trouble, according to people who think they are Hall of Fame gatekeepers, is his shortened career. King Felix was dominant in his 20s. Starting at age 31 he found all sorts of trouble and by 34 was unsigned (since spring 2021 he has been a free agent).
Seattle Mariners Legend
The Seattle Mariners are a relatively young baseball club, starting in 1977. Still, they had some notable pitchers including Randy Johnson, Mark Langston, and Jamie Moyer. Still, Hernandez set notable club records including:
Most wins: 168
Lowest ERA: 3.32
Strikeouts: 2,439
Games started: 397
Losses: 123
Single Season
ERA 2014: 2.14
Shutouts 2012: 5
He even hit. His first home run was a grand slam, in 2008, becoming the first American League pitcher to hit a slam since 1971.
For good reason, Seattle fans used to mark the schedule for when King Felix was scheduled to pitch, then packed the stands of Safeco Field.
'King's Court' for Seattle Fans
Once Hernandez began dominating MLB hitters, the club marketed around him. In May 2011 the club set up a special cheering section, called "King's Court," near the left-field foul pole. It was the first time a major league club had set up a promotion for a single popular player. By season's end the club added a third section (so they were Sections 148, 149, and 150).
For a discounted ticket, fans received a "King Felix" tee-shirt, and a yellow placard with a big, bold "K" to hold up with each strikeout. The sections often were filled by about 1,500 fans when Hernandez pitched.
Shoulder Woes, Injuries Shortened Felix Hernandez's Career
Most baseball fanatics agree that Hernandez was well on his way to a Hall of Fame career, except that he suddenly became much less effective, basically from 2016 to his final MLB game in 2019. Injuries and troubles with his throwing shoulder not only forced him to miss a significant amount of games, starting around 2016; it ultimately forced him from major-league mounds around age 33.
The shoulder troubles included right shoulder inflammation in 2017; right biceps tendinitis, and then shoulder bursitis, later that same season. After years as a workhorse, his arm mysteriously ran out of gas, and by late 2018 he was pulled from the starting rotation, then shifted to a relief role. (He pitched all of 1 game in his career as a reliever).
The 2019 season ended up being Hernandez's last with the Mariners, and, ultimately, the last of his days playing in major league stadiums. He had contracts with the Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles in 2020 and 2021, but did not pitch for the big league club.
In 2019, King Felix became the 6th-youngest player in MLB history to achieve 2,500 strikeouts. He also represented Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic in 2009, and then again in 2017.
What Type of a Pitcher was King Felix?
When he debuted his fastball could reach 100 mph, but eventually, he became known as a ground ball pitcher with a side benefit of striking batters out. He relied on a sinker ball, or 2-seam fastball, mostly. The sinking action made it rare for hitters to elevate the ball into the air.
He also toyed with the slider early in his career, and later tossed changeups and curveballs. The changeup, in particular, became a 2-strike weapon on batters.
Within weeks of each other early in the 2016 season, Hernandez claimed the Mariners' franchise records for strikeouts and wins. On April 23 that year, he claimed his 2,163rd strikeout as a Mariner, surpassing Randy Johnson. On May 9 he won his 146th game, passing Jamie Moyer for the top slot.
In short, he's a Seattle Mariners legend. However, in terms of the MLB's Hall of Fame, consider these comments on baseball message boards online:
"Not even close. He doesn't stack up to a HoF starting pitcher in terms of basic stats, advanced stats, counting stats, or rate stats."
Said another baseball fan: "Yeah would have been first ballot if he avoided injuries."
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COVID-19: School is Closed in Georgia: 5 Questions for Parents
Staff Writer	Posted on April 3, 2020
Today at a 4:00 news conference, Governor Kemp announced that physical school buildings will be closed for the remainder of the school year. While a relief for some parents, for others it was a shocking turn of events that have left parents shocked, overwhelmed and anxious about what's next.
"I'm shocked. I know we're to continue to have online school, but I'm disappointed for my son who graduates this year." said Kesha a parent from Dekalb County Schools remarked.
For the last twenty-one days in Georgia, parents, and teachers have adjusted to the new normal of virtual schooling due to the coronavirus pandemic. There have been remarkable stories of teachers visiting children in their homes with posters of encouragement and school districts banding together to provide breakfast and lunch, but with those stories are more around how devastating the rise of coronavirus cases in Albany, Georgia or the staff who have been diagnosed. To say, the last 21+ days have been an exhausting news cycle.
Issuing a statewide shelter-in-place order which including closing physical school buildings was the only logical choice to keep students safe. However with Georgia having 4,600+ confirmed cases of the virus and nearly 140 deaths, parents should continue ask questions on how we can be sucessful ending the 2019-2020 school year and starting on track for the 2020-2021 school year.
Here are five questions that every parent should be asking:
1. What's the plan for students who already academically behind not only for this school year, but next school year. With an estimated one in six Georgians who have low literacy skills and 63% of Georgia's third-graders are not reading on grade level, the planning should start now for targeted virtual tutoring.
2. What are the options for the Class of 2020's graduation? With the numbers for COVID-19 increasing daily, graduations seem to be a hopeful wish. Some colleges have postponed graduation until late Summer, or at worst in the Fall. What options do our students and families have?
3. What are the budgetary impacts from COVID-19 for the 2020-2021 school year? Right now budgets are being finalized but from more tutoring offering for students to updates technology devices, the effects of this pandemic will be long standing.
4. What will professional learning for further professional learning for teachers going into the new school year? Job-embedded learning is critical for teachers to continue to stretch their knowledge of the ever-changing digital world.
5. Will all schools be professionally cleaned to ensure that when school opens in 2020-2021, parents can be assured that kids are entering buildings that are clean and safe? With kids and teachers leaving suddenly, there has to be a procedure to clean up the buildings and be ready for next school year.
We're in uncharted terrorities and right now the more questions, the more room for clarity.
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23,000-Square-Foot Renovation to Convert Former
Jackson's on Third to West Coast Training Center for Dental Practice Consulting Firm
PHOENIX (October 14, 2014) – LGE Design Build has begun work on a large tenant improvement project in the downtown warehouse district for the Scheduling Institute, a medical and dental practice training company based in Alpharetta, Ga. The renovated facility at 245 E. Jackson St., occupying the former Jackson's on 3rd restaurant, will serve as a West Coast U.S. headquarters and training facility, complementing the company's existing training facility in Atlanta and giving greater reach into the western U.S.
The Scheduling Institute is the largest dental training company in the world, helping thousands of dentists to make more money while working less. This allows them to spend more time with their families, pursue personal happiness, and give back to their communities. While all of these doctors have the clinical skills required for success, the Scheduling Institute is able to provide unique coaching strategies and team trainings that are proven to boost practices' production, collections and new patient numbers.
The new facility is expected to double the organization's capacity for events, workshops and seminars. The conversion from the downtown facility's current status as a bar/restaurant, combined with its original design as a fruit and vegetable warehouse, presents both challenges and design opportunities, according to Chandler Eskew of PHArchitecture, the lead architect on the project.
"There are definitely some challenging aspects to this project, but that's part of what makes it so fun to work on," Eskew said. "The building had an elevated floor which made it impossible to add a conventional wheelchair ramp because it would just eat up too much of the floor space, which was already precious in this design. So to get ADA compliant, so we had to add a lift. And we also had to construct about a 7,000-square-foot addition on the north end of the building to create a new lobby and entrance to the building off Jackson Street."
Eskew said the building will retain its original look with the company retaining the original brick on the exterior as well as on interior walls. "We'll also incorporate lots of reclaimed wood, as well as painted and blackened steel, so we can keep the raw, industrial look of the original building," he added.
David Sellers, president of LGE Design Build, said the project offered a nice change of pace from LGE's typical projects.
"Most of our work is ground up, new construction," he said. "Doing a complete renovation, especially one on a landmark building like this one, was a great treat for us. It's going to be spectacular when it's finished."
Although the Scheduling Institute had previously considered other cities, including Los Angeles and Las Vegas, the CEO and President of the organization, Jay Geier, had decided that Phoenix was the ideal West Coast hub. The facility's location close to the light rail, entertainment, and the airport was a huge deciding factor. "This will make everything very convenient for our clients who are traveling in from out of town," said Geier. "This new facility will make it possible for doctors and teams to attend weekend seminars without having to miss production days, and that is huge."
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Cottage adventures are the best adventures.
We've been spending time up at a little cottage on Golden Lake for over 15 years. The cottage belongs to some of our best family friends – we've grown up there together, skipping rocks and catching frogs for a week almost every summer. This summer was the first in about four years that all of us were reunited on this little lake in Northern Ontario.
While the visit was brief, the nostalgia was thick. Suddenly, we're old enough to take the jet ski out and wander onto the dock without cautious warnings from our parents. Sometime during these years, we've grown up – living lives together and apart. But still, we can always come back together for a few ridiculous card games and the best popcorn that you ever did taste (shoutout to Mrs. Hillier for that).
So here's to those days spent together & and the lifelong memories made – wherever we may be.
You do this to me every time I read a post…I'm sniffing and am again so grateful for your imprint on our live, you are one of the most interesting and real people I know and I pray you NEVER change! Those photos are amazing!!


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Residents In South Dublin Voice Concerns Over Bus Connects Plan.
Residents from the south side of Dublin have voiced concerns over the Bus Connects plan.
Last night, locals attended a meeting hosted by the NTA to discuss the plans for areas like Rathfarnham, Rathgar and Terenure.
The Herald reports that some of the key concerns raised was a lack of information made available as well as a short deadline for people to make submissions.
The NTA says it's open to suggestions from the community and the submission deadline of March 29th could be extended.


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Top 10: Useless Sports Traditions
Dave Golokhov
Soccer penalty shoot-outs
Soccer is a game of skill that tests endurance, finesse and teamwork, and shoot-outs are a cheap way to come to a decision. In games that need to crown a winner, the shoot-out system is used if added time hasn't settled the match. This is simply a system of chance. With such a wide net, goalkeepers have only two prayers to stop a penalty kick: guess the right direction or hope that the ball misses the net completely. Furthermore, the shoot-out format eliminates defensive play, passing and coaching — all of which are key elements of the game.
Solution: The first step is to remove the silver goal method and return to the golden goal system, which means the first team to score in overtime wins. Next, each team will remove two players from the field, creating more space and therefore more goal-scoring opportunities. Lastly, grant each team two substitutions; fresh players are likely to create an offensive spark.
Arguing with MLB umpires
Peanuts, crackerjacks and the seventh-inning stretch are as much of a part of baseball as seeing a clash between a manager and an umpire. The problem, though, is that the latter custom serves no purpose.
Managers such as Lou Piniella have thrown plenty of fits, but regardless of whether they are arguing balls, strikes or a close call on the base paths, their appeal is rarely upheld. Umpires almost never overturn a call and managers never cease to try.
Solution: Frustration mounts among fans and players when a speculative judgment is made. Engaging in heated shouting matches is not only a bad example for young onlookers, it doesn't solve the problem. Baseball should get with the times and implement an instant replay system that will allow managers to make a formal challenge.
NCAA basketball Play-In Game
The March Madness Play-In Game is as irrelevant as Vince Young's Wonderlic score, yet somehow it has become an annual event.
The men's tournament includes a game between two mopes that battle for the right to earn a bid as a No. 16 seed and to play the No. 1 seed. In the history of the tournament, no No. 16 seed has ever defeated a No. 1 seed, thus making the game meaningless.
Solution: The NCAA awards a bid to each conference winner and an extra entry was created when the Mountain West Conference split from the Western Athletic Conference in 2001. The solution is to eliminate an at-large bid and the Play-In Game; this is the route the women's tournament decided to follow when they were faced with the same dilemma.
Diving in soccer
With the incessant diving, faking and pleading to referees, soccer has earned the reputation as a poor-sportsman sport. Only in soccer can the slightest shin-to-shin contact turn into somersaults, wincing and a stretcher — only to see the player return to the field within minutes. Coaches preach exaggeration to their players and the leagues never penalize or fine the actors after the fact.
Solution: Instant replay would catch the culprits on the spot, but it is the league officials who should take responsibility. They must start reviewing game film and doling out suspensions if they want to change this pattern of behavior.
BCS rankings are bunk and horrible officiating has got to go…
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AL West Update [1/22/21]: Effect on the Seattle Mariners
By Ryota Nishino
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 11: George Springer of the Houston Astros reacts. The Seattle Mariners will face him less. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 21: Evan White celebrates his three-run home run against the Houston Astros. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
The American League West has been pretty quiet this offseason, but there have been some changes in the division. How will the Seattle Mariners hold up against the current AL West?
The Los Angeles Angels are making an effort to provide Mike Trout support
The Los Angeles Angels have not made the playoffs since 2014. With another disappointing season last year, the Angels are trying to provide their star player with more support.
The most recent addition for Los Angeles was starting pitcher, Jose Quintana. The team officially announced the one-year, $8 million on January 22nd. Quintana's best days might be behind him, but he has one All-Star game under his belt and pitched in the 2017 postseason for the Cubs.
The Angels have also improved its bullpen by adding Raisel Iglesias and Alex Claudio. Iglesias will be the closer and help sure up a questionable bullpen from 2020.
The team also signed veteran catcher Kurt Suzuki to a one-year deal for $1.5 million. The former Washington Nationals catcher will be back in the AL West where he started his career. He will provide plenty of experience and be a decent bat at the bottom of the order.
Lastly, the Angels traded for Jose Iglesias a while ago to replace Andrelton Simmons, who is a free agent.
Up to this point, the Angels have become better. I don't know if it gets them over the hump but they certainly improved. I could see the Angels and Seattle Mariners having a fierce battle this season for second place in the AL West.
But watch out Mariners fans, the Angels might be in on Trevor Bauer…
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The Houston Astros lose a big star
The Astros lost one of their best players to free agency this offseason. George Springer signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, which leaves a massive hole. Houston has not made any moves to replace Springer, but they were able to bring back Michael Brantley.
The team has also signed a couple of relievers to sure up the pen: Ryne Stanek and Pedro Baez. The Astros also brought back Jason Castro to back up Martin Maldonado. But besides those signings, they really have not improved at all.
Justin Verlander underwent Tommy John surgery last September so he will most likely miss the entire season as well. The loss of Springer will certainly hurt the team, and it makes the team vulnerable. Is this the beginning of the end for the Astros?
The Astros will still be a solid team and be fighting for a playoff spot even without Springer. They will be stiff competition for the Mariners as always. Too bad we can't watch Kyle Lewis take Justin Verlander deep in 2021.
The Oakland Athletics also look vulnerable
The Oakland Athletics also lost two key players to free agency this offseason. Liam Hendriks signed a big deal with the Chicago White Sox to become their new closer.
Marcus Semien is still available, but it seems unlikely that the Athletics will re-sign the shortstop.
With those two out of the picture, the Athletics have not made any moves to replace the two stars. But, the Athletics always seem to figure it out in the end and be competitive. They will test our young team this upcoming season.
The Texas Rangers have been busy, but no big names
The Rangers have made lots of moves this offseason, but they haven't brought in any notable names. This shouldn't be too surprising because they are rebuilding just like the Seattle Mariners.
The only notable names they brought in were Dane Dunning and Kohei Arihara, both starting pitchers. Dunning was a former White Sox prospect and came over in exchange for Lance Lynn.
Arihara was one of the Japanese baseball players posted this offseason and will now pitch in Texas. He does not have the prowess of Yu Darvish or Masahiro Tanaka when they came to the MLB, but he should be a solid arm.
The Rangers should not be a threat to the Seattle Mariners this season. If anything, the Mariners should bulldoze them like they did last year.
2021 looks good for the Seattle Mariners as of now
As you know, the Seattle Mariners have not made big deals this offseason also. Jerry Dipoto has added some pitching this offseason, but none to really wow the everyday fan.
But, compared to other divisions like the AL East, AL Central, NL West, which added some big players, the AL West is manageable.
Maybe the robustness of the AL West is diminishing? Can the Seattle Mariners become the King's of the West starting in 2021?
It seems like the MLB will not have expanded playoffs, which is a big loss for the Mariners' hopes of making the postseason in 2021. It looked pretty slim, to begin with, but the odds are much smaller now. But again, the focus shouldn't be 2021. The focus is on 2022, 2023, 2024, and beyond.
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Bengals sign Giovani Bernard to 2-year deal
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals signed running back Giovani Bernard to a two-year contract extension Tuesday through the 2021 season. He could have become a free agent after this season.
Bernard, a second-round draft pick in 2013, has been used to complement Joe Mixon. Last season, he carried 56 times for 211 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught 35 passes for 218 yards.
Bernard is second in Bengals history for catches (265) and yards receiving (2,278) by a running back, trailing James Brooks. Bernard set a team record for a Bengals running back with 218 yards receiving against Arizona in 2015. He also has the second-longest touchdown run in club history, 89 yards against Carolina in 2014.
The Bengals open Sunday at Seattle.
FAIRBORN, Ohio - The Wright State men's basketball team led for all but the opening 17 seconds on the way to a 95-63 home victory over Northern Kentucky in front of over 6,200 fans inside the Nutter Center and across the country on ESPNU.
The Raiders (18-4 overall, 8-1 Horizon) shot 61 percent from the floor as a team and connected at a 55 percent clip from three-point range for the night while holding Northern Kentucky (14-7 overall, 6-3 HL) to just 31 percent shooting in the first half and a final mark of 39 percent from the floor.
by UD Sports Information / Jan 25, 2020
RICHMOND - The No. 7 University of Dayton men's basketball team continues nine-game win streak with 87-79 road victory over the Richmond Spiders. The Flyers remain undefeated in Atlantic 10 Conference play this season.
Dayton improved to 7-0 in conference and 18-2 overall. Richmond fell to 5-2 in conference and 15-5 overall.
by Jack Pohl / Jan 22, 2020
Dayton, OHIO (WDTN) The No. 7 University of Dayton men's basketball team remains undefeated in Atlantic 10 Conference play after 86-60 victory over the St. Bonaventure Bonnies.
Dayton improved to 6-0 in conference and 17-2 overall. The Flyers remain undefeated at UD Arena. St. Bonaventure fell to 4-2 in conference and 12-6 overall.
The Flyers were led by Jalen Crutcher with 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, 5-of-9 from beyond the arc, four rebounds and seven assists. Four additional Flyers scored in double-digits -- Obi Toppin (18 points), Ibi Watson (12), Ryan Mikesell (10) and Trey Landers (10).
GAME BREAKDOWN1st Half: Dayton 47, St. Bonaventure 29• Dayton took an early lead by starting the game on a 6-0 run that started with a pair of free throws from Rodney Chatman; Dayton held the lead from this point forward in the half.• St. Bonaventure responded by going on a 12-9 run that cut Dayton's lead to three points and brought the score to 15-12.• After exchanging buckets with the Bonnies, the Flyers made 9-of-10 shots that was topped off by an alley-oop to Ryan Mikesell, which moved the score to 35-26 and forced a Bonnies' timeout.• Following the Bonnies' timeout, Jalen Crutcher made a three-pointer, followed by a layup by Obi Toppin that brought the Flyers' lead to 14 points.• The Flyers ended the half by only allowing St. Bonaventure to score three points in the last 2:44 of the half.• Crutcher led the Flyers with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 3-of-5 from the line during the half. • Dayton outrebounded the Bonnies 17-12 in the half, largely due to Toppin's five rebounds.• The Flyers shot 18-of-26 (69.2%) from the field and 5-of-11 (45.5%) from beyond the arc while holding the Bonnies to 40% from the field.• All of UD's turnovers during the half (five) came in the first seven minutes of play; Dayton had no turnovers in the last 13 minutes of play.• Dayton assisted on 12 of their 18 made field goals for the half.• The Flyers held the lead for 19:25 of the game with the game being tied at zero for the first 0:35 of play.
2nd Half: Dayton 86, St. Bonaventure 60• Dayton opened the half by shooting 4-of-6 from the field, extending the lead to 20 points and moving the score to 56-36. • The Flyers continued their defensive effort by only allowing the Bonnies to score eight points until a media timeout at the 11:33 mark.• After a 7-0 run by SBU, Jalen Crutcher scored five points on back-to-back possessions to extend Flyers' lead to 73-51.• Dayton ended the game by only allowing the Bonnies to score nine points.• Crutcher led the Flyers with 10 points during the half.• The Flyers shot 60.7% from the field, whereas the Bonnies shot 41.9% from the field.• St. Bonaventure was not able to cut the Flyers' lead any closer than 17 points.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS• Crutcher finished the game with a season-high 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting and 5-of-9 from three; He added seven assists.• Dayton shot a season-best 64.8% from the field.• The Flyers assisted on 25-of-35 made field goals, whereas the Bonnies only had seven assists for the game.• Eight different Flyers scored throughout the game; Five scored in double-digits.• Dayton never trailed in the contest.• The Flyers shot 10-of-25 (20%) from beyond the arc; The Bonnies were only able to complete three attempts from beyond the arc.• Dayton outrebounded St. Bonaventure 34-28; Toppin led the Flyers with nine rebounds.


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Myliddy fisheries harbour revival project gets underway
The fishing community in Myliddy was thriving before the war; three decades later, a massive Government sponsored development project seeks to restore livelihoods for thousands of families resettling in the area after nearly three decades of displacement
By P.Krishnaswamy
The harbour with the pier as it is. pic courtesy: tnamediaoffice
With the Government launching a restoration project for the Myliddy fishing harbor, displaced fishermen in the Jaffna peninsula are preparing to return to their traditional fishing grounds in the area.
Last year, after occupying it for nearly three decades, the military released the Myliddy fisheries harbour and 54 acres around it, allowing displaced fishing communities to finally return home and be assured of livelihood means.
Land had been released in the area prior to 2017, but returning residents struggled to resettle, with no access to the fisheries harbour which was their main source of livelihood before the war.
Last Wednesday, President Maithripala Sirisena inaugurated the Myliddy fisheries harbour restoration and development project, that researchers and economists in the formerly embattled Northern Province would benefit particularly small scale fishermen in the Tellipalai and Myliddy areas.
President Maithripala Sirisena, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Minister Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa and TNA MP Mavai Senadhiraja lay the foundation for the fisheries harbour. Picture courtesy pmd
Velupillai Thavachelvam, President of the Federation of Jaffna Fishermen's Cooperative Unions (FJFCU), representing 118 unions, told the Sunday Observer that over 1000 families had already returned to their traditional lands near the fisheries harbour and more were set to return.
About 15,000 fisher families who were living in the Myliddi habour and its environs got displaced in 1990 due to the conflict and lived in several parts of the Northern Province. Livelihood problems were acute for these displaced fishing communities, who encountered grave livelihood problems with virtually no relief or rehabilitation assistance, Thavachelvam explained.
In the intervening period, owners of large fishing vessel fleets engaged in illegal bottom trawling in the abandoned fishing grounds of the displaced fishing community, he added. He accused sections of the security authorities of conniving with them, and urged the Government to take stern action against such persons. Poachers from across the Palk Strait were not only engaged in poaching but also in drug trafficking, turning the region into a hub for drugs, he said.
Thavachelvam said the returning fishing community needed better fishing gear, facilities and vessels, including multi-day boats, so that the region will once again become a fisheries economic hub, contributing to increased national fish production and improved livelihood of the local communities, he added. The fishing community in Myliddy had been thriving before the war, said Jaffna-based political economist, Dr Ahilan Kadirgamar. The restoration and development of the Myliddy harbour will largely benefit small scale fishermen in Jaffna, he said.
The ADB was also developing a fisheries harbour in Point Pedro, but that would be a deep sea fishing harbour that will assist larger scale fisheries. "Most fishermen in the Northern Province are small scale," Dr Kadirgamar told Sunday Observer.
While the harbour has been returned to the civilian population, there was no infrastructure left, and that is the aim of the Government's restoration project, Dr Kadirgamar explained.
"It needs an auction hall, and the harbour has to be dredged to create a place to keep a few hundred boats safe during the monsoon which hits this area pretty hard, net-mending centres and toilets and other facilities for the fishermen," he explained.
By the end of the year, the restoration project should be partially complete and at least a few boats may be sheltered from the strong winds and rain during the next North-East monsoon, Dr Kadirgamar, who has been involved with the Government and other actors about getting the restoration project off the ground revealed.
Government officials say the master plan for the fully operational Myliddy fishing harbour had been designed by the Lanka Hydraulic Institute (LHI). The development project will include the renovation of a 150 year old building complex, the construction of a fuel station, ice factor, boat and engine repair workshop, a fish processing and canning centre and fishing gear shop.
The President had decreed that the Myliddy habour restoration would be undertaken as an accelerated development project, said Secretary to the Presidential Task Force on North and East Development (PTFNED) V. Sivagnanasothy.
Most importantly, the project will also include the dredging of the breakwater basin at a cost of Rs 150 million, Sivagnanasothy explained.
Restoration of the quay walls, jetties and navigation lights, development of other shore facilities such as auction hall, net mending hall, community hall and market hall will also be part of the renovation and restoration process, he added.
When he visited Jaffna last Wednesday to inaugurate the harbour restoration project, President Sirisena also ordered the army to release schools in Myliddy still occupied within two weeks, following a request by TNA parliamentarian Mavai Senadhirajah. The President had also indicated that this will be reviewed further at the next PTFNED meeting, Sivagnanasothy said.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Fisheries Harbour Project, TNA MP Mavai Senadhirajah thanked the Government for making the Myliddy fisheries harbour operational and urged authorities to further develop the agricultural and fisheries sectors in the North and East and take steps to release all lands of the people back to them before long.
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I've really gotten into essential oils lately. The list of possibilities and benefits seem to be endless and I'm still learning but I've already started incorporating them into my daily routine. One of my favorite ways to use them are making my own natural fragrance mists.
I have a couple around the house for different uses. The first is a room spray that's refreshing and invigorating using lemon, orange, and peppermint essential oils. It's a great thing to spray around to just freshen up the air, neutralize odors, and even give you a little energy boost. The second one I keep on my bedside table that I like to spray on my pillow before bed to help me drift off to sleep. It's a calming and soothing combination of lavender, chamomile, and vetiver. You can take this basic recipe and pretty much mix whatever oils you like to make your own blends! Experiment and have fun! What are your favorite ways to use essential oils? Tell me in the comments!
Mix all ingredients together in a glass and carefully pour into your spray bottle. That's it! Spray to your heart's content!
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Heavenly Father, we thank you for Lorne Coe and his long history of faithful civil service to the residents of the Whitby area. We are grateful for his passion for such things as health care, mental health, seniors care, accessibility for people of all abilities, and education. In his advocacy for the last, the least, and the left out, we thank You that he displays Kingdom values that reflect Your Father's heart. We ask that you would abundantly bless Lorne as he continues to serve the people of Whitby, and give a great blessing to his family as they support him in this role. In Jesus' name, we ask that you would show him Your great loving kindness and that you would continue to draw him toward Your purposes for him. Amen.
Lorne Coe and his family have called Whitby home for over 30 years. Lorne was elected as the MPP for the riding of Whitby-Oshawa, in a by-election held on February 11th, 2016. At Queen's Park, Lorne serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Education and Post Secondary Education and as a Member of the Standing Committee on Social Policy.
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Jeff Kinney was born on February 19, 1971 in Fort Washington, Maryland. He attended the University of Maryland where he wrote and illustrated a cartoon for the school newspaper called Igdoof. This is when Jeff realized he wanted to be a cartoonist.
How did he come up with the Wimpy Kid Series?
Jeff had not been writing much and hadn't been pursing his goal of becoming a cartoonist, so he decided to start writing a journal to force himself to write. He liked the way the pictures and words worked together telling the story of his life in the journal and thought it would work to tell a fictional kid's story. Writing Diary of a Wimpy Kid didn't happen overnight, though. Kinney worked on it for six years before he first published it online on his website funbrain.com. It still took a few more years for the printed version to come out in 2007. It quickly became a very popular kid's book and hit the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list.
What are the Wimpy Kid books?
The Wimpy Kid books use a unique combination of words and illustrations. There are lots of illustrations that are key to the story, but not quite as many as the average comic book. The books tell a very funny story about a middle school kid named Greg and all the things he goes through in school and life growing up. As Jeff Kinney has said, Greg is not the most likeable kid, but as the main character he can grow over time. Certainly watching and reading about Greg's struggles and growth is hilarious.
The first book has over 1000 illustrations.
Jeff says he is a slow illustrator and writer.
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Both of the first two books have been made into movies.


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Lifest Music City Event to Be Held at Farm Previously Owned by Johnny Cash
Headline acts are still being added but already include Michael W. Smith, Newsboys, Skillet, Matthew West, Lecrae, Sidewalk Prophets, Mandisa and more.
Published May, 2021
The Lifest Music City event, to be held July 29-31 in Bon Aqua, Tennessee, is attracting music fans from all over the country as well as Canada. People from over 20 states have purchased tickets to the family-friendly event which will be held at the legendary Hideaway Farm, previously owned by country music great Johnny Cash. Festival director John Dougherty says the response has been surprising.
"We knew this would be a great boost for the area," says Dougherty, "but we didn't anticipate the number of people that would come from as far away as Canada or Washington state. We are hoping this will be a great boost to all the service businesses in the Middle Tennessee area that have suffered greatly during the lockdowns."
Headline acts are still being added but already include Michael W. Smith, Newsboys, Skillet, Matthew West, Lecrae, Sidewalk Prophets, Mandisa, and many others.
Lifest Music City will mark Hideaway Farm's first music festival and will benefit Dignity Revolution, a movement supporting mental health and wellness which educates youth to overcome bullying and stand up for the value of every person.
"We are very excited to host this experience in middle Tennessee," said Bob Lenz, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Life Promotions. "Lifest is a party with a purpose. The music is just a vehicle to bring inspiration and hope to people from all walks of life."
Camping will be available for the duration of the festival, as well as food vendors, marketplace shops, and activities for children. From now until June 1, tickets for the 3-day event are on sale for $66 for adults, $33 for ages 8 to 15. For ticket information visit lifest.com/music-city.
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As we enter the festive season, we will see an array of new cars and SUV launches in the next 3 months and gradually into the latter half of 2019 the new launches will phase out as the carmakers gear up to develop and make BS-VI emission compliant vehicles that will see its implementation starting April 2020. Every automaker is currently investing heavily to meet the BS-VI criteria set by the Government and ordered by the Supreme Court.
At several occasions, Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas has confirmed that the BS-VI compliant fuel will be available across the country by April 2020 and as early as April 2019 in Delhi/NCR. Oil companies have invested over Rs 70,000 crore to upgrade its oil refineries to make BS-VI compliant fuel. To reduce its emissions, Indian will be the first country to adapt to Euro 6 equivalent BS-VI emission norms by leapfrogging and skipping the BS-V completely. This will incur some big investments to roll out new vehicles that will work well with lesser polluting fuel.
So what is in it for the new car/SUV buyer and consumer? Product planning for any carmaker is a continuous process, every company invests in making new products and the cost is anywhere between Rs 1000-1500 crores depending on the make. Making all the existing models compliant to BS-VI norms is also a huge investment and will see the cost of new cars and SUVs going up by up to Rs 1 lakh for diesel-powered vehicles and about 60,000-70,000 for a petrol driven vehicles.
Dr Pawan Goenka, Mahindra and Mahindra confirmed that the shift to BS-VI norms will cost Mahindra Rs 1,000 crore which is less than the development of an all-new vehicle. But, the cost to suppliers and auto component manufacturers will be a lot, this will result in the cost of the vehicle going up and as a result, the consumer will have to pay more for a new car/SUV.
In an interview to Express Drives, Shekar Viswanathan, Vice Chairman & Whole-time Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor had confirmed that the entire Toyota fleet will be BS-VI ready ahead of the April 2020 deadline but also said that cost of the cars will go up with the new emission norms and the company will pass down the cost burden to customers.
The company says it is on track to roll out its BS-VI compliant vehicles in India. It is very confident on the availability of BSVI compliant fuel in India by April 2020. However, the cost of the cars will go up with being BSVI compliant and the company will pass down the burden of new costs to its customers. While Toyota did not officially confirm this, it's widely known that under the partnership Suzuki will provide Toyota with two vehicles in return from one, which is expected to be slightly more premium.
For a price sensitive market like India, it is likely that the car sales might take a small dip with BS-VI coming in. Expert says that while it might not be a major slowdown, the buying decision might be put on hold just to get used to the market conditions. We also don't expect a major pre-buying in 2019, unlike the lack of clarity during the shift to BS-IV norms that saw banning of sales of two-wheelers and Commercial vehicles in April 2017, that saw automakers reporting major losses and selling its products with heavy discounts, the industry is now ready and it is very clear that it will not be allowed to manufacture BS-IV vehicles post April 2020.
Existing old cars that are not BS-VI compliant will have a grace time of two months till June 2020 for its sales and commercial vehicles can be sold till September 2020.
Now it's up to you to decide if you need to save that extra Rs 70,000-1 lakh and drive a BS-IV compliant car or take a step towards lesser emission cars and SUVs and buy a new BS-VI compliant car/SUV in India that is more healthy for the environment.


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Q: Using JPA (application managed) packed in a jar We are creating a portlet with persistence layer (jpa/eclipselink) delivered by a jar (a 2nd maven module).
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The idea was to completely encapsulate the persistence layer and only deliver a simple service class with all crud methods. The portlet (or whatever in future) does not have to know anything about jpa stuff. The portlet must only deliver the data base link (url, user...).
But this seems not to work because the portlet needs its own persitence.xml including all entity classes (fully qualified) - is this correct?
Or is there a way to deliver the persistence layer together with persistence unit? (complete encapsulation)

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2. Empty entries were not processed correctly.
This code is used by Inv2DirectMultiReduce. However, (1) is an unlikely case, as our inverted files are so massive, the chances of the final split being less than 1 byte as very small. (2) cannot happen for an inverted file - terms always have entries.
Test case was committed to HadoopShakespeareEndToEndTest for testing splitting of a direct index.
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City Approves $1.25M Float Loan for Film Production
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Shooting is expected to begin in October on "Them That Follow," a film by G-Base Entertainment that the city is backing with a low-interest, short-term loan.
The Youngstown Board of Control Thursday approved a float loan of up to $1.25 million for Them That Follow LLC, referred to in loan documents as 12300 Productions LLC, Los Angeles.
The production company will borrow the money at a rate of 0.25% annual interest for an 18-month term. The loan will be backed by an irrevocable letter of credit, to be provided before any loan funds are released, said T. Sharon Woodberry, the city's director of community planning and economic development.
In April, City Council approved lending up to $2 million to the production company, whose principals include actor Gerald Butler.
According to Deadline Hollywood, the film, starring Olivia Colman, Alice Englert and Thomas Mann, is "a dramatic thriller set deep in the wilds of Appalachia."
Colman, an English actress, is a three-time BAFTA Award winner. She has also won a Golden Globe Award and has been nominated for two Emmy awards. She is perhaps best known to American audiences as co-star of the ITV drama "Broadchurch."
The film's producers envision the low-budget film as their "Moonlight," referring to the 2016 drama that won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Michael McGiffin, coordinator of downtown events and special projects, said.
Earlier this year, a representative said they plan to shoot in October and November, and hopefully show the completed film at the Cannes Film Festival next spring.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been awaiting a new secretary since Tom Price resigned in September, after it became public knowledge he had spent over $1 million in taxpayer money. President Trump announced the new nominee, Alex Azar, on November 13, and many people with diabetes felt impending doom.
To some, Alex Azar is a puzzling pick for President Trump, who has been quoted saying drug companies are getting "away with murder."
Azar's credentials look great; he received a law degree from Yale and has spent his career practicing within the healthcare field, including as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services. What has many concerned is where he went after that: to head Eli Lilly USA, one of the 'big three' insulin manufacturers that dominate approximately 90% of the insulin market.
What Azar's Nomination Means for People with Diabetes
CNN reports, "Citing data from Bernstein Research, CNBC recently said that the prices of Lilly's insulin drugs Humalog and Humulin N rose 20.81% in 2014 and 16.96% in 2015, under Azar's watch. Since 1994, the company has raised the price of insulin over 1000%. Six million Americans depend on insulin to keep them alive, and high prices are already forcing a multitude to skip doses, putting their lives in danger.
Some worry that Azar may push for value-based pricing, which could mean that prices are set based on the perceived value of a drug or on patient health outcomes. Such a pricing system is worrying because it could restrict insulin affordability for those who do not have good control. It also leaves us with many questions. What defines control? Does this mean those forced to ration insulin and let their blood sugar run high do not have control? Does it mean that because insulin saves lives it's 'value' will be set at a price so high that it costs even more than the current high rates?
We cannot know for certain how things would play out if Azar is confirmed. However, USA Today notes that the new HHS secretary can directly impact our health, so this is exactly why people with diabetes need to be concerned about this nomination. Many feel that Azar is unlikely to hold big pharma accountable for its prices. A statement by the patient advocacy organization Public Citizen said "Alex Azar has made clear that he is opposed to measures to restrain prescription companies' profiteering and limit improper marketing, while favoring weaker safety approval standards."
Emphasizing the control the department has over the system, Azar also said in a TV interview, "I'm not one to say many good things about Obamacare, but one of the nice things in it is it does give a tremendous amount authority to the secretary of HHS." Since the Trump administration has already slashed some of the positive things Obamacare offers, it is reasonable to conclude Azar would continue the job.
"A vigorous and profitable drug industry is not a problem to be solved, but a goal to be encouraged" Azar said in 2006 speech.
It would be a great step backward for the drug pricing battle if Alex Azar takes the reigns at HHS. Sure, he seems intelligent, but does knowledge mean that a person has the compassion required to make humane healthcare decisions? People with diabetes have already died because they could not afford insulin. Now President Trump wants to merge the two powerhouses that are responsible for the inexplicably high cost of insulin: the government and insulin manufacturers.
If they were not already, people with diabetes should be very worried about the future of their health care and being able to afford the drugs they need to stay alive.
Karyn Wofford
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""" Diagnotic Census Data from http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/diagnostics-census-data/ """

import calendar
import datetime
import re

from lxml.html import fromstring, tostring
import requests
import slugify

from publish.lib.helpers import to_markdown, anchor_to_resource, get_dom

ROOT = "http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/diagnostics-waiting-times-and-activity/diagnostics-census-data/"

def process_para(para, desc):
    links = para.cssselect('a')
    if len(links) == 0:
        return None

    if len(para.getnext().cssselect('strong')) == 0:
        links.extend(para.getnext().cssselect('a'))

    m = re.match('(\d{4})-(\d{2})', para.cssselect('strong')[0].text_content())
    years = m.groups()[0]
    yeare = years[:2] + m.groups()[1]

    dataset = {
        "title": "Quarterly Diagnostic Waiting Times {}-{}".format(years, yeare),
        "origin": ROOT,
        "tags": ["waiting times"],
        "notes": desc
    }
    dataset["coverage_start_date"] = "{}-04-01".format(years)
    dataset["coverage_end_date"] = "{}-03-31".format(yeare)
    dataset["name"] = slugify.slugify(dataset["title"]).lower()
    dataset["resources"] = [anchor_to_resource(l) for l in links]
    dataset["groups"] = ['diagnostic_census']
    return dataset

def scrape(workspace):
    print "Scraping Diagnostic Census with workspace {}".format(workspace)
    datasets = []

    dom = get_dom(ROOT)
    paras = dom.cssselect('p strong')
    paras = [p for p in sorted(paras, reverse=True) if p.text_content().strip().startswith('20')]

    notes = "The quarterly diagnostics census collects data on patients waiting over 6 weeks "\
            "for a diagnostic test. Unlike the monthly data, the quarterly census includes "\
            "patients waiting over 6 weeks for all diagnostic tests and not just the key 15 "\
            "tests. Data is collected from NHS Trusts and independent sector providers treating "\
            "NHS patients. Data for this collection is available back to Feb-06"

    for p in paras:
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