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South Carolina's state business tax climate is ranked 37th in the nation. Many of our state's tax policies place an undue burden on our businesses and discourage other businesses from locating here. We're working to make the local tax code more competitive.
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Identify issues that need reform to foster business growth and economic prosperity.
Develop recommendations to make South Carolina's tax code more competitive for workers and businesses.
Our key deliverable is an "SC Tax Reform Roadmap Guide." The goal of the Roadmap is to help the Chamber and its allies advocate for research-based policy changes that will improve the state's tax code for businesses. We've partnered with the Tax Foundation, based in Washington, DC, to conduct research and produce the Roadmap.
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the Tax Foundation has released South Carolina: A Road Map for Tax Reform. The Tax Foundation's work is the product of months of research, analysis and interviews with state and local government officials, CEOs, CFOs, small business owners, manufacturers, accountants, school district leaders, everyday taxpayers, and many more individuals and groups around the state.


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Tamed (Club Sin #5) by Stacey Kennedy
Porter Marshall has nearly achieved his goal of becoming a Club Sin Master, but his new sub poses a much bigger challenge than he anticipated. Despite their mutual attraction and red-hot dungeon sessions, Kenzie Hart plays her own games. Her bratty, you-can't-break-me attitude masks terrible personal hurt—pain that only the exquisite touch of a skilled Dom can release. But when Porter suggests taking their connection to the outside world, Kenzie denies him . . . which only makes him want her more.
Kenzie can't ignore the raw, fierce bond she has with Porter. But she can't give in to his dangerous demands, either. Is the passion they share real, or is he using her to solidify his status at Club Sin? And yet, who else can she trust with the shattering secrets she holds within? As Porter expertly brings her to the point of no return, Kenzie surrenders her body—and, piece by piece, her heart.
Well, I've done it again-read out of sequence. I really had no choice because I have found this series on OverDrive and it's like checking a book out of a library, sometimes someone else has checked out the book you want. I read Claimed, #1 and then #5 was available so I grabbed it.
In this installment of the Club Sin series, we find Kenzie, a sub with a boat load of baggage which causes her to act out with the Doms and Masters at Club Sin and many of them refuse to ever play with her again and Porter a Dom who has a month to "tame" her and make the rank as a Master.
He knows her bratty reputation as a smart mouthed sub and decides to kill her with kindness and over the next four weeks places her to sexual places she has only imagined and she begins to feel a connection to him as he does to her. Of course, she gives him her submission and he gets the tattoo that identifies him as a Master and they continue outside of the Club to have a relationship.
Parts of this book were very moving because Kenzie had to overcome some major barriers in order to give her submission to Porter and the beauty of it brought tears to my eyes. I know, I'm probably the only person to cry while reading erotic novels. Other parts were on the humorous side but it goes without saying that the majority was just hot,steamy,sex scenes.
By popcorn317 • Posted in Books	• Tagged adult, baggage, blog, control, D/s, erotic romance, erotica, explicit sex, five stars, Master status, moving, Stacy Kennedy, submission
The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer
She is the missing girl. But she doesn't know she's lost.
Carmel Wakeford becomes separated from her mother at a local children's festival, and is found by a man who claims to be her estranged grandfather. He tells her that her mother has had an accident and that she is to live with him for now. As days become weeks with her new family, 8-year-old Carmel realises that this man believes she has a special gift…
While her mother desperately tries to find her, Carmel embarks on an extraordinary journey, one that will make her question who she is – and who she might become.
When I started this book I had high expectations but at the end I felt let down.
Sensitive eight-year-old Carmel is spirited away by a man who claims to be her estranged grandfather. As Beth, her mother, desperately searches for her, Carmel realises that her kidnapper has not taken her at random: he believes she has a special gift. Told in the alternating points of view of the grieving mother and the missing daughter, it keeps the reader turning pages.
Carmel's sections hold most of the action of the story: we watch her slowly understand her captor's bizarre plans and struggle to retain her identity as months, then years, pass. As she loses track of time, so does the reader: her captivity takes on an aimless, dreamlike quality. Characters drift in and out of the narrative like ghosts. and the author does this to help convey Carmel's mental state.
For a thriller, I didn't really see anything that traumatizing, except the initial kidnapping and some readers may question the story's sudden and tidy ending, which feels less the result of the characters' actions and more the workings of chance. But Hamer's novel aims to be more than a thriller, and the real heart of the book is not its suspense, but its explorations of grief and how we live through it.
All in all, I'm glad I read it, but once was enough.
By popcorn317 • Posted in Books	• Tagged abrupt ending, audio book, blog, disappointed, grief, Kate Hamer, kidnapping, lies, special gift

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Q: Do i need separate JRE for my dual boot laptop? i am new to java and i have a dual boot laptop.I want to know that do i need separate JRE for the two OS ? If i need separate one , is this means that the bytecode translated by JVM is dependent only on the type of OS and not on the underlying architecture?As,it is the duty of the OS to deal with hardware not of JVM , is this true?

A: Each OS needs its own version of every program, JRE (and JDK) included.
The JRE talks to the OS which talks to the underlying hardware.

A: In dual boot system each operating system has required softwares installed in its own environment.So if you require java (JRE and JDK) in both OSes you have to install java in both of the operating systems even though both are same OS( Windows-Windows).

JVM creates an environment for running same java program on any platform(whether linux or windows or any other OS) but for different platforms different versions of JVMs are there.
Now when java program runs on your system it interacts with JVM, then JVM interacts with OS and then OS executes it on the processor.
JVM are not hardware dependent, they are platform dependent.

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603.329.5886 Details: Saint Anne Ecumenical Food Pantry is part of the Saint Anne Parish Charitable Outreach ministry whose overall aim is to provide assistance to those in need within our parish vicinity. The purpose of the food pantry is to serve the community in the Name of God with understanding and compassion and to help people retain their dignity during stressful economic times. As of September 1, 2006 those persons residing in the towns of Atkinson, Danville, East Hampstead, Hampstead and Sandown NH as well as those registered as parishioners with Saint Anne Parish, participating sponsoring parishes or specifically referred to the Saint Anne Ecumenical Food Pantry by the pastoral leadership of the faith communities or social service agencies of the above-mentioned towns will be eligible to participate in the Food Pantry. Guests need not have to have any particular religious affiliation. Every effort will be made to direct families from ineligible communities to pantries in their immediate area. Guests are expected to complete an application and meet specified government income guidelines. Once registered at St. Anne's, guests may not attend other local pantries. Dual registration may jeopardize use of either pantry. Guests may visit the pantry every other week. The pantry is open on Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:00 am. Guests needing delivery or alternative arrangements should call Jim Carey at 603-969-8000. On Thursday from 9:00 until 11:00 fellowship and coffee is available in the pantry waiting room. Guests are not to arrive before 9:00 since volunteers are busy preparing for the day's events. Clothing needs may be met by shopping at the Elaine David Thrift Shop located downstairs in the Hampstead Library. The shop is open on Tuesdays from 9:00 to 1:00 and Saturdays from 9:00 to 1:00. Clothes are available at a very reasonable price for all ages. Additional savings may be realized by speaking with pantry volunteers.


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Nestle eyes new strategy as leaked file show many products unhealthy
Nestle is aiming to unveil its new strategy this year...
Updated On Jun 1, 2021 at 04:51 PM IST
A Nestle spokeswoman told AFP the company was currently "working on a company-wide project to update its pioneering nutrition and health strategy."
Global food giant Nestle said Monday it was developing a new nutrition strategy after the Financial Times reported on an internal document showing that most of its food and drinks were unhealthy.
An internal presentation circulated among top executives earlier this year had revealed that more than 60 percent of Nestle's mainstream food and drinks portfolio did not meet "recognised definition of health", the British business daily reported.
The presentation, seen by the FT, revealed that only 37 percent of Nestle's food and beverages by revenues (not including products like pet food, baby food and specialised medical nutrition) achieved a rating of over 3.5 under Australia's five-star health rating system.
Nestle, owner of everything from chocolate to coffee and baby food brands, has for several years been reorganising its activities to focus more on health and wellness as consumers increasingly snub frozen pizzas and sugary drinks.
The Swiss company has among other things been making a major push in vegetarian and vegan products.
The pandemic has made us all a bunch of humble people: Suresh Narayanan, Nestle India chairman
In a conversation with Brand Equity, Nestle India's chairman and managing director, Suresh Narayanan, says, "If corporate leaders spend more time investing in culture, we would have far better and far more well-run companies in our country"
"We have made significant improvements to our products," the Nestle presentation said, according to the FT.
But, it added, "our portfolio still underperforms against external definitions of health in a landscape where regulatory pressure and consumer demands are skyrocketing."
"We are looking at our entire portfolio across the different phases of people's lives to ensure our products are helping meet their nutritional needs and supporting a balanced diet," she said
The initial focus, she added, would be on "assessing the part (of) our food and beverage portfolio that can be measured against external nutrition profiling systems," like the Australian system.
According to the FT, Nestle is aiming to unveil its new strategy this year.
Quoting an unnamed person familiar with the situation, the paper suggested the company might drop products pushing down its health ratings such as confectionery items.
India leads FMCG adspend growth: Report
Zenith forecasts that India will be the fastest-growing market by some distance over the next three years, with FMCG adspend expanding by 14 percent a year...
Published On Jun 1, 2021 at 04:42 PM IST
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A new survey has revealed that a third of car buyers exceeded their budget in order to include add-ons and optional extras.
The data from carwow suggested that 90% of buyers had a clear budget in mind – but could not resist the temptation to spend more.
Satnav was the most popular extra (35%) while digital radios (25%), air con (24%), heated seats (24%), alloys (22%) and WiFi (20%) also featured highly.
Alex Rose, head of trading at carwow, said: "The add-ons, upgrades and top ups available nowadays are mind boggling.
"It's natural that two levels of budget are being set in the minds of consumers when making a purchase - their starting point and what they are willing to end up spending.
Carwow says its customers are 69% more likely to purchase gap insurance and 34% more likely to purchase optional extras, because of their confidence that they are paying a fair price.
On average a carwow customer overspends by an average of 7%.
However, women are more likely (60%) to set a budget, stick to it, research thoroughly beforehand, and walk away with exactly what they set out to buy.
The data also showed that 15% of buyers come end up buying a car from a more expensive brand than the one they were initially looking at.
Prospective MG customers accounted for almost 20% of Seat sales through carwow and those interested in Ssangyong ended up buying 15% of all Fords.


This sterling silver pendant comes with an 18" sterling silver chain. The design reminds us of our Savior's humble entrance into this world. Celebrate the birth of Christ every day with this lovely pendant.


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PRO Roemenië (PRO România) is een Roemeense politieke partij opgericht in 2017 door voormalig ALDE vice-president Daniel Constantin. Mede-oprichters zijn en voormalig interim-premier Sorin Cîmpeanu en Victor Ponta, voormalig premier namens de regeringspartij PSD, nadat hij gebrouilleerd raakte met het partijbestuur van diezelfde PSD onder Liviu Dragnea. PRO Romania positioneert zich als pro Europees alternatief voor de PSD, die zichzelf op dat moment meer en meer nationalistisch anti-Europees gedroeg. Critici beschouwen de partij vooral als een toevluchtsoord voor opportunistische politici van PSD en ALDE die niet meer hun respectievelijke besturen overweg kunnen.

Door een groot aantal overlopers van de PSD heeft het in 2019 toch al 21 leden binnen de Kamer van Afgevaardigden - zonder aan een verkiezing te hebben meegedaan - en verkrijgt het in hetzelfde jaar een onafhankelijke groep binnen het de Kamer onder de naam "PRO Europa".

Op 11 juni 2019 werd de partij lid van de Europese fractie EDP en doet het mee aan de Europese verkiezingen waar ze twee zetels weet te winnen die worden ingenomen door voormalig Europees Commissaris Corina Cretu en voormalig kortstondig premier Mihai Tudose. PRO Roemenië is wel de enige partij binnen de EDP die zich niet lieert aan Renew Europe maar aan de S&D.

Als direct na de Europese Verkiezingen in mei, PSD leider Liviu Dragnae tot een gevangenisstraf wordt veroordeelt en de regering van PSD en ALDE enkele maanden later uiteenvalt, steunt PRO Roemenië de motie van wantrouwen die een definitief einde maakt aan de PSD minderheidsregering. Bij de stemming voor de goedkeuring van de interim regering van PNL (Ludovic Orban) stemmen acht leden van PRO Roemenië voor goedkeuring, geheel tegen de wil van Ponta die wilde samenwerken met "nieuwe" PSD. Onder deze dissidenten zitten ook mede-oprichters Constantin en Cîmpeanu. Ook Europarlementariër Tudose kreeg er van langs, als blijkt dat hij achter Ponta's rug om met de PNL en PSD onderhandelt over samenwerking. De dissidenten worden door Ponta uit de partij gegooid en sluiten zich aan bij de PNL, Tudose stapte een maand later op en keerde terug naar de PSD. Waardoor PRO Roemenië een Europese zetel kwijt raakt.

In aanloop naar de parlementsverkiezingen van december 2020 gaat PRO Romania samen met het ALDE van Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu onder de naam PRO România Social-Liberal. Hierbij behaald men niet de benodigde stemmen en verdwijnen beide partijen uit de senaat en het parlement.

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The film focuses on the events that led to the setting up of the National Black Theatre in Redfern in 1972 by a small group of untrained political activists, writers, dancers and actors, with Bob Maza at the helm. Spanning only five years, it was a way that Aboriginal people felt they could get their voices heard effectively.
Teachers will be able to connect The Redfern Story to Year 10–12 studies of History and English.


EAST PENNSBORO 4, JAMES BUCHANAN 1 >> East Pennsboro won every bout except No. 1 doubles as James Buchanan wrapped up its Mid Penn Colonial Division slate Tuesday.
At No. 1, Isaac Shenton and Josh Summers, fresh off winning a Mid Penn AA title, won 6-4, 6-4 over Shawn Manatt and Tyler Hamilton.
JB coach Terri Beegle said, "The doubles guys did enough to win. Isaac played well and Josh hit some good shots."
At No. 3 singles, Hunter Sowers fell 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), with the winning point for the Panthers' Greg Waznik hitting the tape and falling over the net.
"Hunter played a good match," Beegle said. "He tried some things we'd been working on and sometimes they worked and sometimes they didn't."
The Rockets are 9-8 (4-8 MPC); East Penn is 13-2 (10-2 MPC).
MERCERSBURG 7, STATE COLLEGE 0 >> Mercersburg Academy got stronger as the matches went on and handed State College a non-league defeat.
"In almost all of our singles matches, we played better in the second set than in the first," Blue Storm coach Eric Hicks said. "Almost everyone was able to extend leads once they got a break of serve, which is something we weren't doing consistently earlier in the season. We played pretty well, although State College was missing a couple of players in the middle of its lineup."
For Mercersburg (5-2), all five singles players won in straight sets, except Saaman Ghodsi at No. 2, who split his two sets, then won 10-3 in a tiebreaker.
Other Blue Storm winners included Elliot Hicks, Teddy Schoeck, Shayan Ghodsi, John Huang and Alec Jones, and those players all also won in doubles.


Why don't we just add in negative XP lamps as an integrity issue and forget about all these pures being ruined? That'd solve everything imo. Since luring nubnubs into the wilderness to be victims won't work, we should force them to anti-PK by preventing them from leaving the wilderness until they PK a couple of targets.
I want a negative exp lamp that resets all my defence exp. How dope would it be with barrows gloves and venge with 1def.
How would a player obtain them?
Would a pure be able to use vengeance and B-gloves after using the lamps?
-No for ya negative exp lamp.
-Make worthy suggestions on the forums.
So there's no reason not to do this? Go figure.
the game should not cater to self imposed playstyles. ironmen are bad enough.
negative exp lamps would be useless to everyone save for pures. no support. use dissenter periodcom to bypass censorship.
Adding buckets of sand is an integrity issue. Seeing as how it passed a poll, it's basically integrity at this point. Forget negative xp lamps. Sandstone is more important.


Comprising everything from renowned luxury labels to acclaimed local boutiques, shopping in Philadelphia supplies an endless array of choices. Our city was recently recognized by Condé Nast Traveler as the #2 best shopping city in the world, thanks to the diverse array of shops and specialty stores -- many of them in Center City. The scenery of Rittenhouse Square is set against a backdrop of one of the best shopping districts of any US city, with high-end and mid-market shops surrounding the beauty and bustle of the park.
With the majority of small shops, boutiques, outlets and luxury retailers in Philadelphia concentrated along Walnut Street, you can plan on a casual afternoon's worth of browsing through new finds, old favorites, and everything in between. Many stores are housed in stunning, beautifully preserved Art Deco buildings, so your browsing will be even more of a visual experience.
For those seeking designer wares in an institution long beloved by Philly fashionistas, head into Joan Shepp and find the latest collections from Ann Demeulemeester, Sonia Rykiel, Comme Des Garcons, and other avant-garde stars. Further north, the shops of Liberty Place offer a Bloomingdale's outlet, J. Crew, and an observation deck to take in the sweeping Philly skyline.
Any time of year is bound to bring a one-of-a-kind visit to Philadelphia. In spring and summer, Rittenhouse Square itself is home to a Farmer's Market, boasting regional fare and artisan goods, and during the winter, nearby Love Park hosts a wonderful Philadelphia Christmas Village, complete with gifts and products from around the world. Stay with us, and find everything you've had on your list and more.


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Giants News | New York Giants – Giants.com
Wednesday, Jan 08, 2020 11:58 AM
Bill Belichick, Nick Saban sing Joe Judge's praises
Matt Citak
Giants.com
(Damian Strohmeyer via AP)
The Giants have announced that former New England Patriots special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach Joe Judge will be the 19th head coach in New York Giants history.
Judge began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State for three years before becoming the linebackers coach for a year at Birmingham-Southern. He then spent three years as a special teams assistant for Nick Saban at Alabama until he made the jump to the NFL when he joined Bill Belichick's coaching staff in 2012.
"Joe did a fantastic job for our program early on in our tenure in Tuscaloosa," Saban said. "He went on to have a lot of success on Bill's staff in New England. Joe is one of the brightest young coaches in our profession, and I think he will do a tremendous job as the head coach of the New York Giants. They are getting an extremely smart football coach who is very loyal, organized and diligent about getting the job done. We wish Joe and his entire family the best of luck with the Giants."
There's something special about special teams coaches
NFL Network's Charley Casserly's five-point plan for head coach Joe Judge
Giants Huddle | Reaction to Joe Judge hire
Judge has worked under Belichick for the last eight seasons, first as a special teams assistant and then as the special teams coordinator for the past five years. He was given the added responsibility of coaching the team's wide receivers this past season.
Belichick had nothing but high praise for his former assistant when talking to Patriots reporters after the regular-season finale.
"Joe has done an outstanding job," Belichick said. "He's an excellent coach. He understands the game well, works extremely hard and is a very good teacher of fundamentals. Joe picks up concepts and coaching points quickly. He is an exceptional leader and one of the best coaches I have been around. He has been responsible for coaching units comprised of nearly every player on the roster. That requires an ability to handle many moving parts, make constant adjustments and immediate decisions. I appreciate Joe's many contributions to our staff and team and wish him well."
Judge was a member of three Super Bowl championship teams during his time in New England. In addition, the Patriots have had one of the top special teams units in the NFL since Judge took over as the coordinator in 2015. Over the last five years, the unit has graded in the top-10 in special teams grades each season, according to Pro Football Focus.
"Joe can probably coach any position on the field," Belichick told Patriots Wire. "He does an excellent job of teaching players. He thinks quickly and the game comes easy to him. He understands concepts, adjustments and fundamental technique."
Belichick wasn't the only one to praise Judge, as numerous players and coaches who have worked with him in the past have gone on record to commend him.
"Joe is a coach I have a lot of respect for after working alongside him for seven seasons. He has great attention to detail and leaves no stone unturned in his preparation. His units were always well-coached and among the best in the league. I wish him success in New York." – Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores, who spent seven seasons working with Judge in New England from 2012-2018
"Joe and I worked together for three years when he was an assistant at Alabama. He was high energy, had great attention to detail, and was always wanting to learn more about all aspects of the game. He's been recognized for a while as an up and coming coach and I think the Giants are a great fit for him and he's a great fit for the Giants." – University of Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart, who spent three seasons with Judge at the University of Alabama from 2009-2011
"It has been a real joy working with Joe over the past eight years. Joe's commitment, work ethic and love for the game are incredible. His intelligence and knowledge of the game set him apart. We have shared many personal and professional mountaintop experiences together. I'm thankful for the time he coached me and know that without his contributions my personal NFL experience would not have been the same. I wish him nothing but the best moving forward. He will always have a fan in me." – Patriots Special Teamer Matthew Slater
"I'm not surprised at all [that Judge is pursuing a PhD in education]. Joe is such a smart guy, having been around him for all these years now. He knows so much about so many different things. He's really committed himself to his craft here, but it doesn't surprise me that he would want to continue to acquire knowledge and advance himself." – Slater
"There's no coach in this building that works harder to prepare himself. Obviously, coach Bill Belichick shows an excellent example, but Joe is always prepared no matter what he's doing, whether he's in our room with the kicking group or the receivers. … You're really getting a chance to see his football knowledge and his love of the game in his new role." – Slater
"Joe does a great job. Joe works hard. I don't know if Joe ever leaves the building. I think he's going to do a great job handling both (special teams and wide receivers). With special teams, you're used to handling a lot of stuff and moving parts with everyone on the team anyway. I'm wishing him good luck, and I don't think it will change the way that we interact." – Patriots Kicker Stephen Gostowski
"It's my first new coach. Joe Judge is a very passionate guy, he works very hard at his craft, it's exciting to have him and he's been doing a good job. I'm excited to have him." – Patriots Wide Receiver Julian Edelman
"(He's) really, really, really, really detail-oriented. I think that's good for us, because he breaks down everything for us. Obviously, he's learning on the fly, but he's doing a really good job as it comes to detailing everything. I think it's helping us because we have a lot of younger guys who need the detail." – Patriots Wide Receiver Phillip Dorsett
"He's taking lessons from everybody. He's listening to everybody. He still learns on the fly, but like we said, he's really detail-oriented, and I think that's what makes him a good coach. He breaks down the little things and the little things matter when you're playing receiver." – Dorsett
Photos: Giants Head Coach Joe Judge
View photos of Joe Judge, who was named the 19th head coach of the New York Giants.
New England Patriots special team coach Joe Judge displays a diagram on a Microsoft Surface Tablet to wide receiver Matthew Slater (18) during an NFL game against the Houston Texans on December 13, 2015. The Patriots defeated the Texans 27-6. (Kevin Terrell via AP)
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New England Patriots special teams coach Joe Judge, center, speaks to head coach Bill Belichick, left, and safeties coach Steve Belichick, right, in the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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New England Patriots special teams coach Joe Judge lines up the punt return team on the sidelines during the game against the New York Jets Sunday October 25, 2015 in Foxboro, Mass (Damian Strohmeyer via AP)
New England Patriots special teams coach Joe Judge watches play against the Miami Dolphins Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 at Miami Gardens, Fla. The Dolphins won 20 - 10 to end the NFL football regular season. (Al Messerschmidt via AP)
New England Patriots special teams coach Joe Judge speaks with reporters before an NFL football practice, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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New England Patriots wide receiver and special teams coach Joe Judge confers with head coach Bill Belichick before a NFL preseason football game against the New York Giants Thursday Aug. 29, 2019 in Foxborough, Mass. The Giants defeated the Patriots 31-29. (Damian Strohmeyer via AP)
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New England Patriots coaches stand during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. From left they are: special teams coach Joe Judge, assistant quarterback coach Mick Lombardi, head coach Bill Belichick, inside linebackers coach Jerod Mayo and safeties coach Steve Belichick. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, left, speaks with special teams coach Joe Judge, right, during NFL football practice, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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import logging
import tornado.websocket
import tornado.escape

class WebSocketManagerHandler(tornado.websocket.WebSocketHandler):
    waiters = set()
    cache = []
    cache_size = 200

    def get_compression_options(self):
        # Non-None enables compression with default options.
        return {}

    @classmethod
    def update_cache(cls, chat):
        cls.cache.append(chat)
        if len(cls.cache) > cls.cache_size:
            cls.cache = cls.cache[-cls.cache_size:]

    @classmethod
    def send_updates(cls, chat):
        logging.info("sending message to %d waiters", len(cls.waiters))
        for waiter in cls.waiters:
            try:
                waiter.write_message(chat)
            except:
                logging.error("Error sending message", exc_info=True)

    def open(self):
        logging.info("waiter id: %d opened" % id(self))
        self.waiters.add(self)

    def on_close(self):
        logging.info("waiter id: %d closed" % id(self))
        self.waiters.remove(self)

    def on_message(self, message):
        logging.info("got message %s", message)
        try:
            obj = tornado.escape.json_decode(message)
            self.update_cache(obj)
            self.send_updates(obj)
        except Exception, e:
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Narayan Sengupta inducted as Smyrna Rotary Club president; Dr. Aaron Schwartz is new secretary
by Veena September 8, 2015 02919
L to R: Narayan Sengupta, Patricia W. Huff and Narayan's daughters Mena and Amelie.
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Atlanta, GA: Smyrna Rotary Club is 52 years old and has an extraordinary legacy of projects across Georgia, the United States and the world. Projects in India include neonatal care equipment and, in an incredibly massive joint project with the world's 33,000 other Rotary Clubs, polio eradication.
The club recently inducted Narayan Sengupta as President and Dr. Aaron Schwartz as Secretary. Both are half-Indians born in the New World, and both are serving their second terms in their respective roles. Interestingly, each also has a French connection: Sengupta's mother is French, as is Schwartz's wife. They and the club's other officers were sworn in by Rotary Past District Governor Roy Strickland, also of Smyrna Rotary Club and himself a two-time club president.
Schwartz, a pediatric dentist who uses an elephant as his business' logo adds, "My Indian roots and my multiple travels to India has undoubtedly helped shape my desire to improve the lives of others. And in this age of global connectivity, Rotary's international humanitarian efforts humbly allows me to be an impactful global citizen."
Aaron Schwartz with his wife Thea and son Martin.
For Sengupta, who has visited India over 20 times since 1969, being a Rotarian is a great way to do something for India and elsewhere. "India's recent progress is fantastic and absolutely staggering. I have so many wonderful memories of being there and of its mesmerizing beauty and rich culture, yet the poverty and disease I witnessed as a child formed me philosophically and has always made me want to help others."
Both look forward to many more years of membership with their service minded friends in the Smyrna Rotary Club.
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I enjoyed the sections today, if such a thing can be said, of common (or I think as you might have meant, "lowly") who embraced death willingly. That we need not be a Cato or a Socrates to meet the inevitable on a level footing.
This letter had me doing a lot of thinking on the issue, and some reading besides. I noticed that when I was looking up the specific… methodologies, let's say, that I found the topic uncomfortable. I've read about the general practice of suicide, and of a "voluntary exist" as it were. I didn't any of these things stressful. I'd even written some about it. No problems.
Yet, when I was looking at the brass tacks of the issue, I discovered a deep-seated discomfort, the result of which was to a slightly sick feeling to the stomach, even a back pain. This took me quite by surprise, and it did not seem so far off to ponder the how as the what, but the former resulted in my judgments which yielded discomfort.
All of that being said, the thing that I am no considering is that for the past two years I've been doing memento mori incorrectly. Well, not the whole time, but much of it. At the outset, the thought of my own eventual death was disquieting. Now, there's a sufficient callous built up so that such is not the case. However, I know see how shallowly I was attempting to swim, a mere splashing on the stairs.
Maybe the Buddhists are closer to correct with their meditations on death, of sitting in a charnel house, or cemetery and watching a body decompose. That seems pretty morbid, there might be some happy medium there, I'll have to ponder that a bit more.
In another group someone said that there has never been a society that approves of suicide. (To say that Socrates chose to drink hemlock is like saying a prisoner chose to be electrocuted). What do you think of this universal prohibition?
My interpretation of the Stoic discussion of the "open door" is that it is a spiritual exercise to make us aware of the pervasiveness of choice in everything we do or don't do. It is not a doctrinal statement advising us to violently interfere with the course of nature. It seems especially odd considering the Stoic insistence that pain is not an evil. Renounce and Endure.
Hmm, without doing some more research, my first thought is to say that's not the case.
First, Socrates had an out, some rescuers came and offered him an escape and subsequent exile. He denies that. So he really did choose the hemlock.
The Japanese have seppuku and harakiri.
I would says that there is a human universal position against unregulated suicide, meaning it's generally unacceptable, but there are excstions where it is. The Japanese example, for instance, if honor requires it.
But I would need to do so more investigation before I could make a firmer claim.


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Home»News»Eve Monsees Carries the Torch for Austin
Eve Monsees Carries the Torch for Austin
By Barry Kerzner November 11, 2016 Updated: April 9, 2020 No Comments13 Mins Read
Eve Monsees is young, aware, informed, and she absolutely loves her adopted hometown of Austin, Texas. And why wouldn't she? For up-and-coming musicians, whether it be Indie Rock, Western Swing, blues, country, Americana or Roots music, Austin is the de facto live music capital of the world. This is where the iconic Antone's club was born, and continues on in its second iteration. Austin is also home to Antone's Record Shop, known around the country for it's history, ambiance, and inventory. Monsees owns the shop along with her husband, Mike Buck. Both are active in Austin's music community, playing in bands, recording, and working for various causes in the city's musician's community, which is more like an extended family.
American Blues Scene was able to speak with Monsees about growing up with Gary Clark Jr., the original Antone's club, and the recently opened "new" Antone's. We also spoke about what it's like playing in multiple bands, owning a historic record store, and much more.
Barry Kerzner for American Blues Scene:
You were actually born in Houston?
Eve Monsees:
Yes, I was.
You moved to Austin when you eight?
Yes, I was eight.
You've been there ever since. So what keeps you there?
The people, and the music community is so great! You know, there's a lot of great clubs here, and I have certainly watched it change a lot. Obviously, its grown a lot from the time I first moved here. I think the main thing that attracted me is that music community, and there's just so many world class players in a concentrated area that are typically willing to help and share things with you. I've certainly learned a lot from people because of that.
A fair number of people are of the opinion that Austin is becoming more slick and corporate these days. Do you agree, and do you think that is a good thing?
There's definitely a lot of growth and a lot of big money here in the city. Sometimes, that's a good thing because people will spend money on music, but for the most part, we are seeing a lot of smaller businesses, including small venues that are having to compete with big out of town money, and I do think that that has been hurting the city a lot. Our city has continued to struggle with that, and how to deal with this massive population boom, the continuing rise of property taxes and cost of living, while hanging on to our culture, which made Austin so special in the first place.
I mean, it's a constant battle, and our mayor has brought that up, time and time again. I know we're searching for a solution and a balance. It's difficult. It's difficult as a musician, it's difficult as a record store owner, and it's just something that we're gonna have to continue to work on. Because, it is sad to see some of these great places that have been here decades have to shut their doors because they can't afford the new rent rates.
You own Antone's Record Shop.
One of the cool things I noticed is that you have live entertainment in there occasionally! Could you talk about the shop and tell us what it's like to own a record shop now, with all the other ways for folks to get music, and people not wanting to pay for music? How do you try to stay relevant and in business?
Right. So, the store was opened in 1987 by Clifford Antone. We're still in our original location, but when it was opened, the nightclub was a cross the street. I started working here in 2001 when I was in high school. I worked one day a week for five hours, every Sunday. That was my one shift. Before I started working here, this was my go-to place for CDs or records, and I always appreciated everyone who worked here because I could ask questions and they were really good at steering me in the right direction. They were recommending different things when I was first learning how to play, so, it's kinda like school for me in a lot of ways.
I know that's something that we're very conscious of. Yes, on Amazon it may give you a list of things you may like, after you buy something, but it's hard to beat just having a conversation with somebody about a record that you both love. A minute ago, Omar from Omar and The Howlers was in here, and we were talking about how much we love Bo Diddley. It's sort of a meeting place. A lot of musicians do come and hang out here, and it's always been a place that's always been near and dear to my heart. It is difficult in 2016, almost 2017, to be relevant as a record store.
We have seen the demand for vinyl go up, which is good, but CD sales obviously for years now have been declining. So, we do try and stay aware of what it is that people are looking for. At the same time, I think we're in a unique position because of the history of Antone's.
Again, getting back to the culture of Austin… We try to make sure that we have good representation of our local artists, and blues artists, and people who play bands in the night clubs, and Antone's T-shirts. You know, that sort of thing because it's something that you can't find anywhere else.
Yes, we do have in-store performances, maybe a couple times a month. It's not really anything set on a regular basis. It's kind of if somebody approaches us that has a new record, and it makes sense to do an in-store, we'll do it. We've had some pretty great ones over the years. So, it's cool! It's kind of fun taking a band that normally would be playing a night club at night and putting them in the middle of the record bins in the daytime, and having a kind of family-friendly gathering.
I feel like it's an important place for a lot of reasons, and we're doing the best we can to keep it going.
Let's talk about the bands you are a part of.
The Unseen Eye has been on a bit of a hiatus. That was a band we put together just to have a blues band from time to time. Occasionally we play together, but not so much.
The Bluebonnets is all women. When I first started playing with them I felt like it was way out of my comfort zone – definitely in the rock, pop bag more than anything I'd done before. It's fun, it's different, and it's all original material. It's Kathy Valentine guitar and vocals, Dominique Davalos bass and vocals, and Krisy Mcinnis or Christina Comley playing drums.
I wouldn't have envisioned myself doing that, but I absolutely love it. We're finishing up a record right now which will be our third, which we hope to have out in the spring of 2017. We go through intense periods for a couple weeks, and then we won't do anything for a couple of weeks. Maybe a month on, a month off. We did some shows where we opened for The Waterboys on a tour.
You definitely have a garage style, even when you play blues.
I guess everybody kind of has their own interpretation of it because people will come up sometime and be like, 'Oh that reminds me of…' and I'm like 'Really? OK.'
You're not the Dead Kennedys or Garbage, but there's definitely a bit of the Clash going on in the background. It's pretty varied.
Yeah! So – Eve and The Exiles… That was a band that Mike Buck and I started over a decade ago now. It definitely started out as a blues band and kind of evolved to more Garage, but kind of the idea being like that early Rolling Stones, '60s, when-Brian-Jones-was-in-the-band-kind-of-sound. It's blues, but it's also Garage and early R&B stuff too.
We've got three CDs out and the most recent one came out about a year ago now. That CD we mixed it up between Garage and blues for sure. There's one cut that's just guitar and drums, just Mike [Buck] and I playing. It's kind of a Hound Dog Taylor style of guitar.
We've done some shows over the last year, particularly, opening for Gary, with that band, The Exiles. The Leroi Brothers is a band that Mike Buck and Steve Doerr founded years ago, and that's always been one of my favorite band s to go see live. I guess roots rock would best describe what they do. It's blues, Cajun, and kinda trashy rock and roll. They're not terribly active, but we'll play at least a couple of times a month. We are working on some out-of-town stuff, and hopefully a record, because they haven't done a record in ages.
In each band I kind of have a different roll. In that band, I get to just be the guitar player.
That's good though, because it keeps you fresh.
Exactly! If I only did one thing all the time, I might be really good at that one thing. It's always a balance between all these things to keep all these balls in the air.
You grew up a few doors down from Gary Clark Jr., and one of the things that Gary said about you was "Eve Monsees. I wouldn't be playing guitar, I wouldn't be playing music if it weren't for her. She took me to my first gig, and it all started from there."
Yep. We've always remained friends. We were inseparable for years, when we first started playing. Then, we kind of took on our own bands and we kind of grew in different ways. Any time we play together, it's like there's just something there. I mean the best way I can compare this is like when you have a family member that maybe you don't see every day anymore that you used to see every day, and you can just pick right back up where you left off with them. It's a lot like that.
For example: With this Austin City Limits show, I knew I was gonna be playing with him on this BB King tribute, but we hadn't discussed songs and I didn't know if I was supposed to sing or not. So I thought 'I'll just work a BB song; "Woke Up This Morning," that's kind of a cool one.' I worked on that to to have it in the bag. A couple weeks before the show, I got a rundown of the show that was sent from the producers that was sent, it had us listed as playing "Woke up this Morning" together. I was like, 'That's interesting. I wonder if he knew I was working on that.' I talked to him about it the day we rehearsed, and it turns out he just independently picked that song. There's just something about that when you grow up with somebody; there's a bond there, I guess.
He's really gone out of his way, time and time again to include me in different things he does, and that Grammy speech you just referred to, that was just – I was literally in tears when I saw that. It was just so sweet and heartfelt. He says that I got him started before he did, but because he got a guitar, I had someone to play with, and I think we both encouraged each other, equally. It wasn't too long after I'd shown him what I knew that he was teaching me stuff that he was learning. He certainly learned things very quickly. He's got a great ear, he'd always figure things out, and we were both so eager to learn things as quickly as we could. We had each other to show things to.
I appreciate all the kind words he said, and I feel like I owe so much to him as well.
Let's talk a bit about Antone's nightclub.
Antone's night club is a huge part of my life, and Gary's life. The first time we played there I thought, 'Man, we made it!' We couldn't imagine anything bigger than that.
Playing that Austin City Limits show the other night; it was a similar feeling, on a different scale. When we were 15, we opened for Jimmie [Vaughan] and we got to sit in with him at the end of the night. This thing the other night, the grand finale where they had everybody up together; it was a similar feeling, on a grander scale.
That nightclub has just been a really important part of the Austin scene and now that Gary's a partner there, it's pretty cool.
We didn't know that!
Yeah. He's involved
We knew that they had moved the club to the new location on East 5th Street. So who owns that now, besides Gary?
There's a few partners. Susan Antone, Clifford's sister is back involved again. Will Bridges, who is kind of the main guy on the ground there I guess, who is someone we went to high school with as well. He's a couple years older than Gary and I, and he's super passionate about music. Getting back to the idea of preserving Austin culture, he's involved in a few other projects around town.
In addition to that, he's a good business man; he went to school for that. He has an understanding of business that maybe a lot of us that are passionate about music, don't necessarily have.
So that club and that place has been a – especially when Clifford was around, it was – it gave opportunities to younger musicians to play with older musicians. Before your eyes, you could watch things being passed down from one generation to another. Another place I see that happening a lot is a festival in New Orleans called the Ponderosa Stomp. It's every other year now, but Mike [Buck, Eve's husband and drummer in the band] and I have been a part of that for a while. That's where we got married actually.
One of the things that Jimmie Vaughan said about Antone's was "It was really jumping here for many years. Clifford would go out of his way to hire everybody he could. You didn't come play in Antone's to help your career; you came to Antone's and played because it was fun, and you never knew who was gonna show up."
Just this past week, they had a show with Jimmie [Vaughan] and Billy Gibbons, Mike Flanigin and Sue Foley. It just feels like Antone's is back on the map. It's cool. It's a great place to see bands and such a great place for musicians; it's a musician's hang out too. The new club is great. I hope you get a chance to check it out. They've really worked hard to put together something that honors the tradition of Antone's and why it was started. There's a little gift shop in the front so we're sort of working with them on that. It's a special place for sure.
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Police Watch: Stuy Town 'thief' busted, teen arrested for threatening dad
STUY TOWN 'TRESPASSER' ARRESTED, KNIVES FOUND NEARBY
Nineteen-year-old Andrew Kane was arrested for burglar's tools and criminal trespass last Monday at 3:52 a.m. inside 323 Avenue C. Stuyvesant Town's Public Safety Department told police that Kane was inside a vestibule at the building without permission because he isn't a resident and he was allegedly standing near two knives that were on the floor. However, according to information from the district attorney's office, Kane was actually seen in a garage and allegedly admitted, "I know I wasn't supposed to be in there." The complaint from the D.A. states that the knives at the scene had blades at least four inches long.
'THIEF' BUSTED IN STUY TOWN BUILDING
Police arrested 34-year-old Kenneth Samuels for petit larceny inside 447 East 14th Street last Tuesday at 1:19 p.m. Police said that Samuels was working with two people who weren't arrested and stole property from an apartment. Samuels allegedly admitted that he had knowledge of the other two suspects who allegedly swiped property from the apartment. According to a complaint from the D.A.'s office, the alleged incident took place July of 2014 at a building on East 6th Street where the victim lived. The victim is a woman who'd invited two men she'd met at a bar to go home with her. At some point she fell asleep and when she woke up, saw that her iPhone, iPad and credit card were missing. Because any photos taken on her phone are uploaded to the woman's laptop, she later saw a photo of someone who the D.A.identified as Samuels, who had visited her apartment the night prior, pop up on the screen.
TEEN PULLS KNIFE ON DAD
A sixteen-year-old was arrested for menacing inside 120 Lexington Avenue last Monday at 7:50 p.m. The victim told police that he asked his son to clean up ketchup that had spilled on the floor after an argument. He went into his son's room to make him clean up the mess when the teen allegedly pulled a small knife out on him and the victim then called the police. The teen's name is being withheld by T&V due to his tender age.
MEN ARRESTED FOR 'MUGGING' ON WEST 25TH
Twenty-year-old Kyle Matthews and 21-year-old Raliek Young were arrested for robbery last Saturday at 6:26 p.m. near 130 West 25th Street. Police said that Matthews and Young intimidated a victim so that he would give them cash and placed the victim in fear for his safety. Young allegedly fled but was caught at the corner of Sixth Avenue and West 23rd Street. The men were also charged with fraudulent accosting, resisting arrest and possession of stolen property.
'PICKPOCKETS' ARRESTED ON BROADWAY
Police arrested two known pickpockets for grand larceny and possession of stolen property in front of 913 Broadway last Tuesday at 11:07 p.m. Police said that Paul Neal, 31, removed the victim's wallet from his bag while Daniel Velez, 26, acted as a lookout. Police said that the victim's property was found on Neal.
SHRIMP 'THIEF' BUSTED ON THE SUBWAY
Police arrested 31-year-old Jorge Escobar-Adorno for theft of services and possession of stolen property at the corner of Park Avenue South and East 22nd Street last Tuesday at 12:20 p.m. Escobar-Adorno was walking east from West 21st Street and Sixth Avenue and allegedly entered the uptown 6 train station by crawling under the turnstile without paying the fare. When police searched him, he was allegedly in possession of eight bags of frozen shrimp from Trader Joe's that police said was stolen.
ASSAULT ON THIRD AVE. AND EAST 27TH
Police arrested 26-year-old Luis Corniel for assault at the corner of Third Avenue and East 27th Street last Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. Police said that Corniel punched the victim in the face, causing pain and a small cut. There was no information available about how the dispute started or if Corniel knew the victim.
WOMAN BUSTED FOR 'DRUG DEAL'
Police arrested 64-year-old Marion Smith in front of 180 East 23rd Street last Wednesday at 8:35 a.m. for sale of a controlled substance. Smith allegedly sold a quantity of a controlled substance to an undercover police officer.
FIGHT AT BELLEVUE
Police arrested two people involved in a fight at Bellevue Hospital inside 462 First Avenue last Friday at 3 a.m. Abdiwahid Abrahim, 37, and Christina Grant-Crosby, 28, were both charged with assault. Abrahim allegedly broke Grant-Crosby's finger and police said that Grant Crosby hit Abrahim with an umbrella. Police did not have any information about how the fight started or how Abrahim and Grant-Crosby knew each other.
CHASE BANK 'TRESPASSER' ARRESTED
Police arrested 41-year-old Gurey Rodriguez for criminal trespass inside the Chase Bank at 69 Fifth Avenue last Friday at 5:40 a.m. Police said that Rodriguez was inside the bank sitting on the radiator. He was allegedly not conducting banking business and signs there clearly state no loitering.
MAN ASSAULTED ON THIRD AVENUE
Thirty-year-old William Uihlein was arrested for assault last Sunday at 8:08 p.m. at the corner of Third Avenue and East 19th Street. The victim told police that he was walking south on Third Avenue when he heard someone yelling. He turned his head and Uihlein allegedly grabbed him and punched him in the face. The victim had redness and swelling on the right side of his face.
WOMEN NABBED FOR 'THEFT'
Police arrested 47-year-old Macaro Gaunchaux and 35-year-old Theresa Haynes for grand larceny, possession of stolen property and jostling at the corner of Sixth Avenue and West 28th Street last Wednesday at 3:11 a.m. Gaunchaux and Haynes were allegedly jostling the victim's pockets at the corner. Police said that they snatched the victim's credit card and then used it to make purchases. They were also in possession of cash and other items belonging to the victim, police said.
Gaunchaux was also later charged in an additional grand larceny incident at the 13th Precinct. Police said that she stole property from someone's hotel room at the Marriott Hotel at 1535 Broadway at an earlier date.
MAN NABBED FOR 'STOLEN' CREDIT CARDS
Sixty-year-old Jose Huerta was arrested for grand larceny at the corner of East 14th Street and Union Square East last Wednesday at 10:50 p.m. Police said that on multiple occasions and at multiple subway stations, Huerta used stolen credit cards at MetroCard vending machines.
MAN NABBED FOR BIKE 'THEFT'
Police arrested 39-year-old Robert Monfiston for burglar's tools, petit larceny and possession of stolen property in front of 133 Fifth Avenue last Friday at 12:55 p.m. Monfiston allegedly removed boltcutters from his backpack, clipped a lock that was attached to a bicycle and removed the bike without permission. After he was searched, police said that he was in possession of multiple burglars' tools.
MAN ARRESTED FOR UNION SQUARE 'ASSAULT'
Police arrested 53-year-old Nicholas Rhodes for assault at the corner of Union Square West and East 16th Street last Sunday at 1:15 a.m. Rhodes allegedly punched the victim in the face, causing swelling to his right eye.
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Home / Prep Football / Sultans secure 7th win, home game
Sultans secure 7th win, home game
By Ramon Scott
El Cajon Valley's Shane Hopson (18) goes for the ball against Santana. / P.J. Panebianco
SANTANA 36, EL CAJON VALLEY 12
EL CAJON – The El Cajon Valley Braves gave the Santana Sultans a first half worth of trouble before the visitors pulled away for a 36-12 victory at Priest Field on Friday night.
On the third play from scrimmage, the Sultans scored on a 35-yard interception return by senior David Friedman just 1:32 into the contest.
However, Kal-el Gordon had a 73-yard run on the Braves' first play of their second possession of the game, as the teams had two touchdowns on the board before two minutes had been played.
Santana sophomore Linden Benson scored a touchdown on a 2nd-and-goal carry from the 1, however, senior Ruben Cosio blocked the point-after try leaving the score at 13-6 in favor of Santana.
Benson then ran in another one, this time on a fourth-and-goal play from the 5 to make it 20-6.
El Cajon Valley got right back in with quarterback Daniel Jacobs passing to Shane Hopson for a 22-yard touchdown on a beautiful one-handed catch and the Braves trailed just 20-12 at halftime.
The score was set up by an interception by Cosio.
Santana's Benson scored his third touchdown of the game on the team's opening drive of the second half for a 15-point lead when he added his second 5-yard TD of the game.
Benson and teammate Brayden Breshears combined to rush for 129 yards.
Shane Hopson had an interception in the second half for the Braves.
The Sultans recorded a safety to extend the lead to 29-12.
Santana's Dylan Anderson, Friedman, and Jason Gonzalez each had an interception in the second half.
Friedman returned his second interception of the game 52 yards, while Gonzalez had a 49-yard return on his pick.
Santana forced six total turnovers on the evening.
Benson added a 1-yard score for his fourth touchdown of the evening.
"We did make too many mental mistakes early," said Santana head coach Tim Estes, who recorded at least a seven-win season for the fifth time in his 10 seasons in charge of the Sultans. "But our defense, as a group, played well and all of our guys stepped up, including Logan Ellis and Isaiah Lloyd."
Santana (7-2, 3-2 GVL) earned the No. 8 seed in the Division III playoffs and will host familiar IV foe Imperial (6-4), the No. 9 seed, on Friday.
The Sultan head coach said the team may continue to go with late-season JV call-up Alex Rico against the Tigers at quarterback or use utility man Ethan Wright, who was plugged in early in the season after the starting signal-caller was lost for the season due to injury.
Tenth-seeded El Cajon Valley (2-8, 1-5 GVL) earned a playoff berth in Division V and will travel to face seventh-seeded Army and Navy Academy (6-4) on Friday.
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You want to slow down, but you don't want to STOP. In St Croix, a small town, you'll have lots of friends who enjoy the same things you do, and lots of things to do. You'll be physically active, but never pressured. You're never more than about half an hour from anything here…so what's the rush? If you're 30 minutes late here, you're 30 minutes early!
Going places and doing things here is EASY. No traffic. No problem parking. No "fees" or charges for most fun things. You don't have to dress up for anything, don't have to wear make up, can trim your wardrobe down to a couple pair of (good) flip-flops, a few T-shirts, and some shorts…and your'e ready for anything! (oh, and a few bathing suits!!).
Exercising here is just part of life. You'll be swimming, walking, paddleboarding, hiking, and moving your BODY 365 days a YEAR because the weather is PERFECT! If you want more "structured" exercise activities, there are PLENTY!
Your friends here will no doubt be a very DIVERSE group of people…who all happen to share a love of the sea and the "island way" of life! You'll never meet a stranger here …it's the friendliest place on earth! I absolutely love that I have friends here of all ages, races, ethnicities, and walks of life. We all have a lot in common, but yet a lot of differences, too, which makes them oh so fun and interesting! I LOVE my big 'ol diverse, crazy, loving and fun island family! You will too!
The sun comes up and goes down at approximately the same time every day here (varies by about an hour from summer to winter)…so your "internal clock" will become regular, which makes having a consistent sleeping routine pretty easy (important for your overall health). You can enjoy nature and the outdoors every day here …. important for physical AND psychological well-being! Living this close to nature…you "attune" and the overall benefits are amazing!
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3D cell culture is an in-vitro method where cells mature in artificially created surroundings, which resembles the in-vivo environment. This technique stimulates normal cell to distinguish, proliferate, and migrate by interacting with their three-dimensional environment. Normal polarization and distinction of epithelial cells are crucial for the placement of duct-like structures in in-vitro conditions, which can be achieved when the cells are cultivated in 3D cultures. Moreover, the synergistic effect required for the fundamental interaction of cell-cell and cell-extra cellular matrix (ECM), which can control the expression of molecules concerned in cell differentiation, is achieved in 3D cell cultures.
Analytical instrumental companies, private companies, pharmaceutical, and different government organizations have largely invested in the 3D cell culture projects to meet the demand of the organs development and novel drug discoveries. The heavy investments made by major companies and research organizations, growing demand for organ transplantation led to the flourishing of the market. This is proposed to be one of the important factors favoring the demand for 3D cell culture. The usage of animals in research activities and testing of health professional is ordinary since decades. However, 3D cell culture can possibly replace an animal used for research and testing. This will play a fundamental role in driving the demand for this technique during the forecast period. Definite limitations are faced by 2D cell culture technique during cellular modeling studies; 3D technique efficiently overcomes the limitations by stipulating cells with an environment that allows them to act within three dimensions. High quality of 3D over 2D cell culture method is another driver that will force the demand in the next few years. Laboratories, hospital, pharma companies, research institutes, and biotechnology entities are progressively accepting this technique for healthier results. This application is attributed to the ability of 3D cultured cells to grow more realistically compared to 2D cultured cells. One of the fashionable trends in the market today is the utilization of laboratory automation for culturing 3D cells. Small- and medium-sized pharmaceutical and laboratories players may however come across a financial challenge, as the initial investment connected with execution of 3D cell culture is costly.
Moreover, products of 3D cell culture technique mostly lack uniformity, which is another factor that may confine their demand over the forecast period. Even though, the rate of acceptance of 3D cell culture is likely to climb up during the forecast period. Increasing use of the technique in pharmaceuticals for effectively studying the effect of drug doses will also reinforce the market in the near future.
North America is hoped for dominating the market followed by Europe. The large share of this geographical segment is attributed to constituents such as growing incidence of cancer, presence of a well-established pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, fundamental assistance from the government in the form of funds and grants, accessibility of technologically innovative products and existence of key market players. The U.S. remains at the forefront of global adoption of 3D cell cultures due to large number of research laboratories and government initiatives supporting owing to the quality R&D services in the country.
The 3D cell culture market in Republic of South Africa is proposed to grow at a CAGR of 28.4% according to WHO, during the forecast period. Increment in focus of the key players on the emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific and LAMEA contributes toward the development of the market focusing on overhauling their health care system and building the healthcare centers as the root of medical tourism. Next-generation drug development activities is gaining grip in Singapore, China, India,   Malaysia, and Indonesia, which will register peak growth during forecast period due to the increasing use of 3D cell culture technology, developing health care infrastructure and rise in demand for productive medicines developed through 3D cell culture systems to treat various diseases.


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Venice's Rising Tides Leave Businesses Struggling to Stay Afloat
The city has faced the second-worst inundation since records began
Flooding in Venice left much of the city underwater and damaged the iconic St. Mark's Basilica. It's spurring new questions over the city's ability to manage high-water levels. Photo: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images
By Eric Sylvers
and Giovanni Legorano
Nov. 15, 2019 8:30 am ET
VENICE, Italy—When huge floods swept through Venice earlier this week, Matteo Wahba watched in horror as the waters inundated his restaurant. The acqua alta, the second-worst experienced by the majestic city in 150 years of records, ruined six of his fridges, two dishwashers, a pasta cooker and an ice machine.
Now, Mr. Wahba, a Venice native, will have to spend €35,000 (around $38,600) to replace the items and is considering throwing in the towel on his restaurant, which sits on a busy thoroughfare near the city's train station. Without help from the government—and soon—his enterprise won't survive.
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Q: How to round off to 2 decimal places with format SI prefix? Example in my case:
d3.format("~s")(656628); //656.628k

But my expected result: 656.63k
I would like used option of d3-format instead of handling it manually.
Live test: https://npm.runkit.com/d3-format

A: All you need is d3.formatPrefix, which...

Convert values to the units of the appropriate SI prefix for the specified numeric reference value before formatting in fixed point notation.

..., with ".2" as the specifier and your own number as the value.
Here is the demo with your number:

const myNumber = 656628;
console.log(d3.formatPrefix(".2", myNumber)(myNumber));
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/d3/5.7.0/d3.min.js"></script>

That gives you your expected result: 656.63k.
And, for completeness, some other numbers as well:

[1232, 7676546655, 665, 0.0012, 8887878].forEach(function(d) {
  console.log("Number: " + d + " - Your format: " + d3.formatPrefix(".2", d)(d))
});
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/d3/5.7.0/d3.min.js"></script>


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While upgrading technology, we need patience and perseverance: Urvi Aradhya, CHRO, K Raheja Corp
"There was only 80 per cent absorption across the group in the first year of implementation of the performance evaluation model and it took two years to get fully stabilised," said Urvi Aradhya.
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K Raheja Corp has revamped its performance evaluation model in the last two years.,
The key focus of the HR tech upgradation at the company is to enhance employee experience at the workspace.,
It's observed that most of the employees utilise learning programmes and training services during the weekends.,
Adoption of technology by every individual is a challenge at times.,
While implementing HR technology, there is a need for creating a lot of awareness and connect with the employees.,
Technology can't be blindly relied, as there are certain areas in HR where it doesn't have much reach.,
It is extremely important to adopt technology with the right kind of touch points on personal interaction.,
Urvi Aradhya, CHRO, K Raheja Corp
HR automation and HR technology upgradation have turned out to be the need of the hour and inevitable in organisations these days. ETHRWorld interacted with Urvi Aradhya, CHRO, K Raheja Corp, to know more about the latest HR technology trends adopted by the organisation and the challenges the HR department faced during its adoption.
"Covid literally fast tracked the technology and a lot of need also was felt. We, as an organisation, are more tech centric and we try to evaluate on the basis of what are the things we need to adopt into the organisation. Employee connect and employee learning were the areas that were lacking in the pre-Covid period and we have done a lot of interventions in the learning space through technology into the organisation in the last year," Aradhya said.
For realising the goal of being an equal opportunity employer, the organisation, using technology, masks the personal details of candidates in the first round of shortlisting. This is to avoid the possible unconscious bias that may occur during the recruitment. The HR department is also planning to deploy bots for answering the employees' queries on a real time basis and it is currently in the implementation stage.
"The key focus of the HR tech upgradation is to enhance the employee experience at the workspace. The entire employee lifecycle is taken care of today by HR tech. The moment one joins, a link has been sent where they can review all our policies, benefits, submit all the forms, and complete the formalities, statutory requirements, declarations. Anything related to the entire employee life cycle right from letter, confirmation, performance evaluation, all these are tech based and don't require an in-person interaction," said Aradhya.
"Whether it is for technology upgradation at HR or at any other function, every six months when you go out in the market, there is something really nice which changes the way we are doing our work and we keep engaging with the partners about the things that benefit us. Then, we evaluate them based on the organisational parameters and then we take it forward," she added.
The company has revamped its performance evaluation model in the last two years. In the process, a lot of data slicing happens after pulling out the information. With the database and based on the manager's comment, the training needs and other HR programmes for the employees are decided. A multiple host of a bouquet of services like LinkedIn learning, soft skill learning and functional training are created in the Success Factor Learning Management System model. People can select the programmes based on their requirement and at convenience. It was observed that most of the employees utilise these services during the weekends.
Talking about the challenges faced while upgrading and implementing the HR technology, Aradhya emphasised the need for patience and perseverance. "People have that little bit of an inherent issue while changing to the new system. So, the adoption of technology by every individual is something we do face as challenges at times. There was only 80 per cent adoption across the group in the first year of implementation of the performance evaluation model and it took two years to get fully stabilised. We do realise that we really need a lot of awareness and connect with the employees, and then it comes around," she said.
Aradhya further said that striking the right balance is equally important because HR is connecting with the people. She expressed that technology can't be blindly relied, as there are certain areas in HR where it doesn't have much reach. For example, one cannot ingrain the work culture into the organisation just with technology. Thus, it is extremely important to adopt technology with the right kind of touch points on personal interaction.
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Postcards from a frozen icebreaker — Part 30
By Matthew Shupe
6/8/20 Three Ships
Anchors up, and underway. After a few days of turnover, we are now on our way. We've said goodbye to our Leg3 colleagues, after absorbing as much information as possible on their experiences, the state of the instrumentation, and ideas on how to proceed. Then a last farewell on the working deck as they walked the gangway over to the transfer ship. Some cheering. Some crying. Many hugs, and lots of waving as the ships finally parted.
They were guided out of the small side fjord off Longyearbyen out into the broader Isfjord. Fog and some scattered low clouds masking the mountains at times. But then a sun splash and a glimpse of broad valleys parting snow capped mountains. This land has so obviously been carved by glaciers. Out in the fjord the winds whip strongly. To stand on Polarstern's deck was a challenge….but many of the science team braved the wind and snow to savor the moment. The transfer ships, Sonne and Maria S. Merian, sailing out ahead, side-by-side. Then Polarstern gaining speed and moving into position between the others. Three ships abreast, blazing their way through the fjord. Quite a scene. Truly exhilarating to be standing on the deck moving forward with such power.
After countless goodbyes, some tears, and final warm farewell words from Captain Wunderlich, the Polarstern headed back north and Maria S. Merian headed South. Photo: Christian R. Rohleder/Alfred Wegener Institute (CC-BY 4.0)
6/9/20 Re-entry
Déjà vu. At about 11:30 ship time today Markus and I stood on the P-deck above the bridge on Polarstern and looked out across the approaching sea ice edge. We did the same back in September as Polarstern embarked for the first time into the ice to start MOSAiC. Now it is to restart MOSAiC. Then, it was much windier. Now, it is actually quite mild.
The edge is so clearly demarked now. Unlike some of my voyages in the past, here there were no stray chunks of ice extending out to meet us. Instead, a mosaic of shapes and colors, most less than about 30 feet across, all jumbled close together. Polarstern approached and pushed through without problem. Right away we could see some very thick ice, remnants of pressure ridges. Here and there bright blue patches where melt ponds hand already started to form on the ice. But with the slightly colder temperatures in the last couple of days these ponds typically had a thin layer of ice on top. And all of the ice was bright white, blanketed in a thin layer of new snow.
This state is clearly transitionary. The ice is flirting with the melt season. It has warmed dramatically in the last couple of weeks and started to melt from the top…. But then cold air flowing in from the north has put a temporary stop to that melt, even turning it around a bit. The new snow means that relatively more of the incoming sunlight is reflected back to space…. Providing somewhat of a buffer for the ice. I guess this will be for only a short period as we are getting well into June now and the overall solar input is large and growing. The temperatures outside are right at the melting point. And the clouds are a persistent blanket, further boosting the amount of heat that is trapped by the surface. Many here wait in great anticipation for melt to reveal itself again, and to possibly take hold of the ice consistently for the coming season.
A Minke whale makes an appearance as Polarstern heads back to the floe. Photo: Lisa Grosfeld/Alfred Wegener Institute (CC-BY 4.0)
Read more of Shupe's posts here.
Scientist Matthew Shupe (CIRES/University of Colorado Boulder) is blogging from an icebreaker frozen into Arctic Ocean sea ice, so far north that the Northern Lights are no longer visible. Shupe is co-coordinator of the international Arctic climate mission MOSAiC, or Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate. Today, he's among about 100 people aboard the German icebreaker Polarstern. Shupe, who also works for the NOAA Physical Sciences Division in Boulder, Colorado, began planning the mission more than a decade ago, with an expanding network of scientific leaders from around the world. In a series of short posts from the ship, he shares his experience of the expedition, led by the Alfred Wegener Institute. U.S. funding for MOSAiC sciences comes primarily from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. Follow the expedition: https://follow.mosaic-expedition.org/ and @MOSAiCArctic.
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The cost is £2 per person, with a maximum team size of eight. You have a chance to win spot prizes throughout the evening and there is a cash prize at the end for the winning team. If you would like to get a team together and pit your wits against the brains of Siddington, then turn up and enjoy the fun.
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