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FM services contracts have been won by Vinci Facilities at the Welsh Assembly Government and Welsh Water
Vinci Facilities has been awarded a three year contract worth over £2m to provide soft services to the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG), in addition to the integrated FM contract awarded to Vinci Facilities in 2008 to deliver services at the WAG office in Aberystwyth.
Vinci Facilities will be responsible for providing 'soft' FM services and Business Support Service roles including post room, portage, security and reception in the new WAG office in Llandudno Junction. 'Soft' FM services will also be provided at WAG's other administrative offices within the North Wales region, totalling 14,989 sq m across Ynys Mon, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. Commenting on the win Tony Raikes, MD of Vinci Facilities said:
"We have a strong legacy of construction and facilities services in Wales; having been involved in the construction of the National Assembly's Senedd building and Cardiff Millennium Stadium, as well as other landmark developments. These contracts and the latest award by WAG consolidates our position as a long term strategic partner to the people of Wales through our policy of local employment and commitment to local improvement initiatives"
Vinci Facilities has also been awarded a three year contract to provide integrated FM services to Dwr Cymru Welsh Water the sixth largest water company in England and Wales that serves 3m customers. The contract, valued at approximately £1m per annum includes an option to extend for a further four years.
Under the agreement, Vinci Facilities will provide all hard and soft services to over 1,700 employees occupying 14 operational buildings across a number of regions including Cardiff, Camarthen, Flintshire, Pontypridd, Swansea and Mid Glamorgan. It will also be responsible for managing and maintaining the longevity of the buildings assets through the provision of a bespoke CAFM system, and 24/7 multi lingual help desk.
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The Viacom-owned networks will air Jared Leto's music documentary Artifact (pictured) simultaneously on April 26.
By Kevin Ritchie
Jared Leto's documentary Artifact (pictured) is to premiere on television in the United States on VH1 and music channel Palladia simultaneously.
Directed by the Oscar-winning actor under the pseudonym Bartholomew Cubbins, the film follows Leto and his rock band 30 Seconds to Mars as they attempt to record an album while fending off a US$30 million breach-of-contract lawsuit from their former label EMI.
The doc, which was produced by Leto and Emma Ludbrook, will air on the Viacom-owned networks on Saturday (April 26) at 11 p.m. EST/PST. It will also air on MTV channels later in the summer and be available on-demand via the VH1 app.
"I hope that artists and audiences watch this film and get a greater understanding of how things work in the music industry, because understanding is the beginning of change," Leto said in a statement. "Inevitably, we're all moving towards what I hope is a more transparent system."
Artifact premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012 and won the People's Choice Award for Best Documentary.
Earlier this year, BBC Worldwide acquired the global television rights to the doc (exclusing the U.S.).
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Top restaurateurs and chefs showcase Maryland's seafood specialties bringing people together from all over the East Coast. Taking place November 16—17, 2019, the metropolitan cooking and entertaining show is held each year at the Washington Convention Center. Pollo a la Brasa at Photo courtesy of Serious Eats While El Pollo Rico sits on the other side of the Potomac, the Pollo a la Brasa aka Peruvian Chicken makes the trip worth it. Now you drench just about anything with it in the District, and everyone understands. The Annual Ben's Chili Bowl's World Chili Eating Championship is one of the highlights of the day. Khachapuri at Photo courtesy of Washington Post Compass Rose is a quaint eatery that features an eclectic menu that takes its inspiration from every continent.
The selection ranges from Chesapeake Bay oysters to succulent Maryland Blue Crab. This experience will legitimately blow your mind and give you new meaning to what food can be and possibly might be. Awards are given for the Judges' Choice and People's Choice Award. People speculate that Briggs and Co. This joint is famous for their thick toasted marshmallow milkshake that brings you right back to summertime bonfires. As you mow your way through the plate, the wings on the bottom get rolled about, soaking up the saucy goodness that gradually drips downward.
Shio Ramen at Photo by Alex Vu Daikaya is actually split into two sections, the upper level is an izakaya serving small bites of Japan while the ground floor is a ramen bar that looks like it came imported from Japan. Sure you can try the bulgogi that everyone will order, but you also need to order the beef galbi. Creating the dish that made everyone fall in love with Brussels Sprouts, the green balls here are roasted until crispy then topped with coriander seed, barberries, and garlic yogurt. That roll will contain ham, salami, mortadella, pepperoni, fontina, provolone, oregano, and if you ask for it, hot peppers. The Kingston is one of the most popular ones and will transport you to the beaches of Jamaica.
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More than 150 wines, spirits, and beers are featured along with local and regional favorites. With imported noodles from Sapporo, Japan the broth in the Shio Ramen is the simplest and will have you experience every nuance that took over 16 hours to prepare. Each of their sandwiches are named after a city in the world and from that they are able to create one of a kind bites that transport you to another place. They literally taste test each and every bowl sent out. The Terrace Cafe in the sports great views, pastries and grab-and-go sandwiches and salads.
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Date: 04.09.2014 | Official Guides of Galicia, Visits to Ourense, Half-day visits, Tours and excursions	| 0 Comments
Walking tour: Council Gardens, As Burgas (Thermal Springs at 70 degrees Centigrade). The Romanic Cathedral was building in the XII th. Century. (Porch of the Paradise, Holy Christ Chapel…). Episcopal Palace (Archaeological Museum). Santa Eufemia Baroque Church. Council Square (the "Espolón").San Francisco Monastery & Stª. María Madre Church. Panoramic drive: a long the riverside, Roman Bridge, Millenium Bridge, "Ninphas" Promenade…
Ribadavia & Ribeiro
In the confluence of the Miño, Avia and Arnoia rivers, is situated the Ribeiro Region, widely known since the Medieval times as one of the main wine-growing territories. Still nowadays is a region of famous wines labelled with the oldest Appelation of Origin (D.O.) within Galicia. The Ribeiro Region has a wide range of unique and special historic heritage places and landscapes, so that it would be possible to combine a visit to the wineries and vineyards with Celtic remains (Castro de San Cibrao de Las), medieval monasteries (San Clodio or Melon) or the town of Ribadavia, declared to be...
Visita a la Vía Nova y Celanova
Date: 04.09.2014 | Official Guides of Galicia, Visits to Ourense, Full-time Visitors, Tours and excursions	| 0 Comments
Siguiendo la antigua calzada romana "Vía Nova" podremos descubrir verdaderas joyas histórico-artísticas de los periodos más variados, como el poblado celta de Castromao, el antiguo campamento romano de Porto Quintela o la iglesia visigoda de Santa Comba de Bande. Celanova , cuna de escritores y literatos como Curros Enríquez, Celso Emilio Ferreiro o Méndez Ferrín; y con el monasterio de San Salvador fundado por San Rosendo en el s. X .
Santiago de Compostela City Tour
Santiago de Compostela is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as a pilgrim city and its historical center is full of dazzling monuments, most of them in a grand or monumental scale . This walking tour will lead you through an extraordinary ensemble of distinguished monuments grouped around the tomb of St James the Greater, including charming chapels, magnificent monasteries or splendid urban palaces. With its meandering medieval street plan and aging buildings there is the impression of timelessness in Santiago, each stone reflects the history of the city in perfect harmony. This magical city boasts a wealth of...
Vigo Sightseeing Tour
Vigo, known as the "Gateway to the Atlantic" is the largest city in northeastern Spain. Here you will follow a special sightseeing tour through the city´s highlights enjoying the best sights of its famous statuary such as "The Horses" or "Monument to work" located in elegant avenues as well as the facilities of Europe´s biggest fishing port and a spectacular coastline where the mussel farms are the protagonists. A photo-stop will be made in O Castro Mount, a vantage point from where it´s posible to admire stunning views of Vigo Bay together with the Cíes Islands whose main beach, Rodas, is...
Lugo & Monforte de Lemos
Lugo: Roman Wall (declared World Heritage by UNESCO) with 2000 metres perimeter. The Romanic Cathedral, Santa María Square (Bishop´s Palace), Campo Square (the old roman "foro"). Santo Domingo Church & San Francisco Monastery (Provincial Museum: Celtic gold work, local pottery, roman mosaic…). Council Palace. Monforte de Lemos: College of the Piarist Fathers (small collection of paintings: El Greco, Andrea del Sarto, etc) , The Medieval Fortress-The Homage Tower, The Count's Palace (built in the 16th century, the Counts of Lemos were one of the most important noble families of Spain), The Benedictine Monastery of San Vicente del Pino,…
From the Middle Ages, the name of Sacred Valley was given, due to the monasteries settled there, to the area which extends along the south side of the River Sil, from Castro Caldelas to Ourense. Romanic Monasteries: San Pedro de Rocas, San Estebo de Ribas de Sil, Montederramo…. The Casttle of Castro Caldelas.
(Español) Visita a Allariz y Celanova


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BIRD – Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial R&D Foundation to invest
$8 million in 10 new projects
The approved projects involve innovations in the areas of Automotive, Cyber Security, Healthcare IT, Homeland Security, Life Sciences, and others
July 13, 2020 – During its meeting on June 23, 2020, held via video conference, the Board of Governors of the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation approved $8 million in funding for ten new projects between U.S. and Israeli companies. In addition to the grants from BIRD, the projects will access private sector funding, boosting the total value of all projects to approximately $20 million.
The BIRD Foundation promotes collaborations between U.S. and Israeli companies in various technological fields for the purpose of joint product development. In addition to providing conditional grants of up to $1 million for approved projects, the Foundation assists by working with companies to identify potential strategic partners and facilitate introductions.
Projects submitted to the BIRD Foundation are reviewed by evaluators appointed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Israel Innovation Authority.
The ten projects approved by the Board of Governors are in addition to the 1000 projects which the BIRD Foundation has approved for funding during its 43-year history. To date, BIRD's total investment in joint projects is over $350 million, helping to generate direct and indirect sales of more than $10 billion.
The projects approved include:
Aeronautics Defense Systems (Yavne, Israel) and PreVision (Edgewood, NM) to develop a Wide Area Motion Imagery (WAMI) sensor with automated interface to an Electro-optics payload on a UAS platform.
AEYE Health (Tel Aviv, Israel) and University of Massachusetts Medical School (Worcester, MA) to develop a diagnostic screening system for retinal imaging.
Datumate (Yokne'am Illit, Israel) and Heavy Construction Systems Specialists (Sugar Land, TX) to develop a construction site management collaboration framework.
Firedome (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Olibra (Cresskill, NJ) to transform traditional consumer electronics devices into connected cybersecurity guardians of the home.
Genoox (Tel Aviv, Israel) and ASPiRA Labs, a Vermillion Company (Austin, TX) to develop AGTT: an AI-based, dynamic, and affordable genetics testing technology transfer.
Redler Technologies (Netanya, Israel) and Martin Technologies (Hudson, MI) to develop an advanced automotive electronic power distribution module.
Senso Medical Labs (Nazareth, Israel) and Haystack Diagnostics (Brookline, MA) to develop a multi-electrode device to advance electrodiagnostic medicine.
Serenus.AI (Tel Aviv, Israel) and HealthTrio (Denver, CO) to develop an AI-based platform to assist medical professionals and insurance companies in making better medical decisions.
Vaya Vision (Or Yehuda, Israel) and Trimble (Sunnyvale, CA) to develop a perception-based autonomous-driving system for vehicles and heavy machinery in the agriculture, construction, and mining markets.
XRHealth (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA) to develop a perioperative VR platform designed to distract patients from pain while undergoing medical procedures.
Dr. Walter Copan, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, Director of NIST and co-Chairman of BIRD's Board of Governors said: "The BIRD Foundation continues to demonstrate its unique ability to attract innovative U.S. and Israeli companies to work jointly, strengthening the ties between our two countries and benefiting our economies. These approved projects, which advance AI, biomedical health, autonomy, and cybersecurity, exemplify the continued innovation leadership of the U.S. and Israeli private sectors in driving new industries and revolutionizing existing ones."
Dr. Amiram Appelbaum, Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Economy and Industry, Chairman of the Israel Innovation Authority and co-Chairman of BIRD's Board of Governors said: "The U.S. is Israel's major partner for innovation. We are proud that our collaboration with the BIRD Foundation has seen such spectacular successes over the decades, which resulted in groundbreaking technological innovations offered by both Israeli and U.S. recipients of the grant. We wish much success to the winning teams and companies and look forward to the amazing changes they will make for the benefit of the population worldwide.
We are also calling on additional companies to submit their innovations for the Fund's programs and be instrumental in finding the solution that will provide cutting edge solutions to the global challenges we are all facing."
Dr. Eitan Yudilevich, Executive Director of the BIRD Foundation, said: "It is outstanding to see how companies and institutions from the U.S. and Israel demonstrate agility and creativity to pursue their partnerships in these challenging times. We at the BIRD Foundation are proud to be able to support these innovations selected by BIRD's Board of Governors from a high quality group of candidate projects, in a very competitive process."
The deadline for submission of Executive Summaries for the next BIRD cycle is September 1, 2020. Approval of projects will take place during December 2020.
About the BIRD Foundation
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The Foundation supports projects without receiving any equity or intellectual property rights in the participating companies or in the projects, themselves. BIRD funding is repaid as royalties from sales of products that were commercialized as a result of BIRD support. The Foundation provides funding of up to 50% of a project's budget, beginning with R&D and ending with the initial stages of sales and marketing. The Foundation shares the risk and does not require repayment if the project fails to reach the sales stage.
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Danish astronomer's remains exhumed in Prague
By KAREL JANICEK , Associated Press
Archeologists lift a tomb stone of a grave of famous Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe at the Church of Our Lady at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. An International team of scientists plan to exhume Brahe's remains in efforts to determine the cause of his death. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
(AP) -- Astronomer Tycho Brahe uncovered some of the mysteries of the universe in the 16th century - and now modern-day scientists are delving into the mystery of his sudden death.
On Monday, an international team of scientists opened his tomb in the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn near Prague's Old Town Square, where the famous Dane has been buried since 1601.
Brahe's extraordinarily accurate stellar and planetary observations, which helped lay the foundations of early modern astronomy, are well known and documented but the circumstances surrounding his death at age 54 are murky.
Born in 1546 at his family's ancestral castle, Brahe was in Prague in 1601 at the invitation of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II after having a disagreement with the Danish king and leaving his scientific observatory on the island of Hven.
It had been long thought that Brahe died of a bladder infection - and a famous legend said it was a result of his hesitation to break court etiquette during a reception by leaving for a toilet. Kidney disease was another suspected culprit.
But tests conducted in 1996 in Sweden and later in Denmark on samples of his mustache and hair - obtained during a previous 1901 exhumation - indicated unusually high levels of mercury, leading to a theory of mercury poisoning, even possible murder.
Jens Vellev, a professor of medieval archaeology at Aarhus University, Denmark, is leading the team of scientists from Denmark, the Czech Republic and Sweden. They have until Friday to exhume the remains of Brahe and his wife, who was buried by his side three years later, and will take the necessary samples to the department of archaeology of the Czech National Museum. The results of their analysis will be announced next year.
Brahe's tombstone was lifted from the church's floor Monday by archeologists, then a micro-camera was inserted into the tomb to check its condition. His remains had been in a one-meter (one-yard) long tin box located about 1.6 meters (5 feet, 3 inches) below the church floor.
Vellev said he decided nine years ago to seek permission from church and Prague authorities to open the tomb again because there had been no proper archaeological report on the 1901 exhumation. He also hoped to gather better samples of mustache and hair, and of bones for the first time, that could be analyzed by contemporary technology.
"As a man of science, he's important for the whole world," Vellev said.
He said the tests will include a CT-scan, an X-ray technique known as PIXE analysis and a neutron activation analysis conducted at the Nuclear Research Institute AS in Rez near Prague. Vellev said he thinks the tests will help establish that Brahe's intake of mercury in the last weeks of his life was deadly, possibly from a painkiller that contained mercury.
"Perhaps, we will be able to come close to an answer, but I don't think we will get a final answer," he said, adding that scientists might have to exhume Brahe's remains again in 200 to 300 years to complete his research.
Scientists also are interested in Brahe's skull. The astronomer had part of his nose cut off during a 1566 duel with a fellow nobleman as a student in the German city of Rostock and the missing piece was replaced by a metal plate.
The plate was not found in 1901, but the tests now should be able to determine what it was made of, possibly a silver-copper alloy, Vellev said.
"We are all excited over what will happen in next few days," said the Danish ambassador to Prague, Ole E. Moesby.
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You can make the filling and pastry ahead of time, then assemble and bake them right before you need them. Alternately, you can make them days or weeks ahead of time, then pop them in the oven right out of the freezer . This is great for the times when you suddenly need something the serve and don't have time to do any cooking.
1. To make the pastry, blend the cold butter into the flour and salt with a pastry blender or your fingers. Mix the egg, water and vinegar, and add them to the flour mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon until combined, then wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
2. Cook onion in oil until slightly browned, then add peppers, carrots and garlic, cooking for a few minutes.
3. Cook the beef along with the chorizo, in another pan. Break it up as it cooks so the meat is in fine pieces. Drain excess fat, then add to the vegetable mixture.
4. Add optional wine and simmer for a few minutes. Then add cumin, paprika, olives, raisins, honey, pepper and a few dashes of hot sauce. Simmer until very little liquid remains.
6. Roll out dough to about half a centimetre thick. Cut into circles with a cutter or bowl.
7. Using your finger tip dab a little water along one edge of the rounds. This will help the pastry stay sealed.
8. Place the pastry in the palm of one hand, fill it, then lightly pinch it shut. To seal you can make a folded edge or close with a fork.
9. Combine the egg with a little water, then brush onto each pastry. Poke a few holes with a fork into the top of each pastry.
10. Bake at 400C for 20-25 minutes, until golden.
11. Serve hot with lime wedges. Squeeze a little lime juice on top right before it goes into your mouth!


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Alabama county to preserve jail remnant where MLK was held
by: JAY REEVES, Associated Press
In this Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 photo, Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway points out an old jail log showing the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham, Ala. The county is taking steps to preserve the old county jail, where officials say King served his final stint behind bars in 1967 about five months before his assassination. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama county is preserving what's left of the lockup where officials say Martin Luther King Jr. served his final time behind bars just months before his assassination.
Jefferson County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Thursday to memorialize and preserve an area on the seventh floor of the county courthouse that used to be a jail. Much of the floor is now used for storage and mechanical equipment.
Sheriff Mark Pettway said the civil rights leader was held on the floor in 1967, when he served three days for contempt after losing an appeal on his conviction for demonstrating without a permit years earlier. A timelineproduced with the help of the King estate cites the stint as King's last time in jail.
King was assassinated about five months later in Memphis, Tennessee.
A small area including two pale-green cells, an isolation chamber, a shower and mechanical equipment are all that remain from the old jail. The county doesn't know whether King was held in that exact section or another section that has since been removed.
But commission member Lashunda Roberts-Scales said it was important to preserve what's left of the jail regardless since King was there. The community needs to "recognize it past mistakes" to move forward, she said.
"We believe that the public should have the right, for educational purposes, to know about King's last movements before he was assassinated. That's very important to us," said Roberts-Scales. The county plans to convert the area into a tourist attraction that could open soon, she said.
An old jail log that includes King's name and that of his brother, A.D. King, hangs in a conference room at the office of Pettway, the first black sheriff in Jefferson County.
Pettway said he first saw the old jail after joining the department as an officer in 1999 but didn't realize its connection to King until a worker showed him the booking record recently. He called the jail remnants a "hidden treasure" that was largely forgotten.
"The last time he was arrested, the last time he was housed in a jail, it was in the county jail here in Jefferson County," said Pettway.
King was jailed multiple times while leading civil rights demonstrations, and the courthouse jail was separate from a city facility where King wrote his famous "Letter From Birmingham Jail" in 1963. Officials previously placed a historic marker at the site of that jail, which was demolished.
by JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press / Jan 22, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The federal government took Ohio's side Tuesday in a lawsuit over a state law prohibiting doctors from performing abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
"Nothing in Ohio's law creates a substantial obstacle to women obtaining an abortion," the Justice Department said in a filing, "and nothing in the Constitution or Supreme Court precedent requires States to authorize medical providers to participate in abortions the providers know are based on Down syndrome."


Hardcover. London, Trubner & Co., 1st, 1874, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 361 pages. Hardcover. Fold-out diagram attached to title page. Brown cloth covers w/ edge wear, chipping to top of spine. Marking on title page. Foxing to fly leaves. Hinges cracking. Else pages clean and tight.


The Jobs Action Plan is designed to give businesses an incentive to employ new workers and expand their enterprises in both metropolitan and regional areas in NSW.
Under the plan, businesses that increase the number of NSW full-time equivalent (NSW FTE) employees, will receive a payroll tax rebate following the employment of each additional NSW employee in a position that is a new job.
As part of the Jobs Action Plan Rebate Scheme, the government has now added a new initiative called the Jobs Action Plan Rebate Scheme - Fresh Start Support.
The new Fresh Start Support Rebate is a one-off amount of $1000 that can be claimed at the first anniversary of an eligible employee's employment start date.
This rebate is eligible to employers who employ a new person who has been made redundant by an employer who is a designated employer within the period of 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2015.
A designated employer is a business that has made a significant number of redundancies that has an impact on an industry or a region.
Employers are required to provide documentation in relation to the employee's redundancy to be eligible for the Fresh Start Support Rebate, for example a termination letter. All existing conditions that apply to the current Jobs Action Plan Rebate scheme also apply to the new Fresh Start Support Rebate.
The Jobs Action Plan has been extended for a further four years to 30 June 2019.
$3000 will be paid at the end of the second year of employment.
within 90 days after the employment to which the application relates first commences.
the services of the employee are performed wholly or mainly in NSW.


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High school girls basketball: Four parish teams headed to playoffs
Four Bossier Parish teams made the LHSAA high school girls basketball playoffs.
Bossier and Plain Dealing face district rivals in Thursday first-round games.
In Class 4A, No. 17 Bossier (14-15) visits No. 16 Woodlawn (16-9) at 7 p.m. In Class 1A, No. 13 Plain Dealing (14-11) hosts No. 20 Haynesville (11-13) at 6:30.
In a Class 5A first-round game, No. 30 seed Airline (14-14) visits No. 3 Destrehan (30-0).
In another Class 4A game, No. 25 Benton (17-14) visits No. 8 Carencro (18-8) at 6.
District 1-4A foes Woodlawn and Bossier faced off in the season-finale on Friday with the Lady Knights coming out on top 62-59. Woodlawn also won the first district meeting 60-47 at Bossier on Jan. 17.
Plain Dealing defeated District 1-A rival Haynesville 60-46 at Haynesville on Dec. 20. The Lady Lions won the second district meeting 44-41 at home on Jan. 24.
Airline faces a Destrehan team led by two-time Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year Cara Ursin, a Baylor signee. The 5-foot-7 Ursin is also a two-time Class 5A All-State first-team selection.
No Bossier Parish team made it past the second round last season.
— Russell Hedges, rhedges@bossierpress.com
Russell Hedges


year 9 - Welcome to the big league!
I am delighted to be working with you as a year group again this academic year. Your time in Year 8 demonstrated what a lovely group of young people you are, and this year provides the opportunity to build on the excelllent foundations.
Welcome to the big league! Year 9 is without doubt the most important year of your school lives so far. The work that you put in now will form the basis for success at GCSE and far beyond. The old adage, "you get out what you put in" is the motto for this year.
Being organized and resilient is the key to success. It sounds obvious, but ensure that you bring the right equipment to school every day: books, pencil cases and iPads form the basis of your tool kit. GCSE qualifications are not easy, and you will no doubt have setbacks along the way. The challenge lies in responding to them positively, with courage and resilience. Never feel you cannot achieve-you can and you will, with effort, grit and a "can do" attitude.
Ensure that you use Go For Schools daily-I do when I track how you are getting on, and I know your parents do too. Updates on your progress and attitude to learning will be sent home regularly and there will be a celebration of all the good things that you have done on a termly basis.
In July you will have the opportunity to take part in a range of absolutely fantastic activities. There will be trips to Disneyland Paris, a PGL residential trip to Wiltshire as well as two homestay visits to France and Spain respectively. For those of you not going abroad, there will be a whole host of fun and enjoyable in school activities.
In short, roll your sleeves up, get stuck in, and grab all the opportunities that are on offer. Have a great year!


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Capsaicin Weight-loss Mechanism Suggested
By DrTucker 26 Nov, 2010 Weight loss Capsaicin, Capsaicin increases thermogenesis, capsaicin weight loss, Weight loss, www.DrJeffreyTucker.com
Researchers in Korea have published new evidence that suggests the mechanisms behind why capsaicin may aid weight loss.
Research led by Professor Jong Won Yun at the Daegu University in South Korea suggests that capsaicin may cause weight loss and stop fat build-up by stimulating the expression of certain fat-degrading proteins and down-regulating other proteins that work to synthesize fat.
The study involved feeding rats a high-fat diet, with one group also being given a treatment of capsaicin. The capsaicin-stimulated rats lost eight percent body weight compared to the non-capsaicin-fed rats on the same diet. Importantly, the new research also showed that capsaicin-fed rats showed changes in expression of over 20 key lipid-processing proteins.
Prof. Yun claims that the changes in body fat observed "provide valuable new molecular insights into the mechanism of the anti-obesity effects of capsaicin."
The Korean research team also found that glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) and malate dehydrogenase (MDH) were significantly down-regulated by capsaicin, resulting in a reduction in glycolytic activity and less overall fat synthesis.
The capsaicin also seemed to have a dramatic effect on levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a), a gene that is commonly over-expressed in many fat cells. "In this study, the TNF-a gene was significantly up-regulated in high fatty diet rats and their levels were markedly decreased again with capsaicin treatment."
The research also found an up-regulation of the enzyme NQO1, leading to the conclusion that capsaicin may stimulate the enzyme and that it may have a potential use as a therapeutic target for obesity. Prof. Yun said that the next steps in finding a way to use capsaicin as a safe anti-obesity therapy would be to perform a functional study to fully identify the proteins stimulated by capsaicin, in gene knockout mice.
Journal of Proteome Research 9(6):2977-2987, 2010


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Ben McKenzie talks about working with David Mazouz
Prior to the airing of "Heroes Rise: These Delicate and Dark Obsessions", Ben McKenzie, who directed the episode, talked with 21th Century Fox Blog about his experience behind the camera. When asked about a scene he's particularly proud of, Ben mentions David Mazouz (spoiler alert!):
I'm also proud of the work of David Mazouz [who plays Bruce Wayne] with Raymond J. Barry, who plays The Shaman character who's mentoring Bruce. I think both David and Ray did excellent work, and their storyline in the episode culminates with Ray giving a call to action to Bruce saying that the city needs a protector and needs to be defended, and you see the beginnings of that glint in Bruce's eye showing he will become the Batman. With a slow camera push-in and the beautiful score swelling behind it, it's quite a moving little piece and I'm proud of it. Robert Hull, who wrote the episode and whom I should give a lot of credit to, delivered on some great dialogue. As a fan of the Batman canon, it was a real treat for me to direct an iconic scene like that.
"Heroes Rise: These Delicate and Dark Obsessions" airs tomorrow, May 1, at 8/7c, on FOX.
Apr 30, 2017 | In: Bruce Wayne, David Mazouz, Season 3, They say | 0 comment(s)
Sean Pertwee talks about Bruce and Alfred
Sean Pertwee gave an interview to Bleeding Cool where he talks about his character and the relationship between Bruce and Alfred:
DAN WICKLINE: You're playing an Alfred Pennyworth that is much more capable in a physical sense as compared to the character's origins. That has been more of a recent change to the character. How familiar were you with Alfred going in and did you know you were going to be playing a more modernized and action-based version?
SEAN PERTWEE: Bruno [Heller] and Danny [Cannon] asked why would this guy [Alfred] take the job and it became obvious, because he had just inherited the most valuable asset and most valuable produce of Thomas Waynes' life. Which is his most beautiful son, Master Bruce. Alfred blames himself when the Waynes are assassinated because he was supposed to protect them. Alfred was SAS as we now know and he blames himself. So their relationship has developed from there and people had never seen Alfred at this stage of his life. As young as he is there had to be a reason for him to be there and that's because Thomas Wayne trusts him so much. And that's why he inherited the parental role that he struggles with.
We know where Alfred ends up, but now we see how he affects Bruce's life as an enabler and instilling both the training and morality that we see later in Batman. And it's exciting to play the origins of a character that is so well known and loved.
DW: Most of your scenes are with David Mazouz, what is your relationships with him off-screen?
SP: He's become like family. He comes over and visits on holiday with my sons and things like that. I love him like my own. He's an extraordinarily generous actor, deeply intelligent, and irritatingly brilliant actor. Fun to be around and we have, I hope, an incredible chemistry on screen. We know what each other are thinking and that's the point. We have a real genuine relationship and look out for each other.
DW: As the series has progressed, Alfred seems to be moving away from the parental role and more towards being a partner. Where do you see that flip taking place and how much of the parental role do you still see taking place?
SP: That's the interesting line, they don't have a normal relationship. At the end of season two Alfred told Bruce, "do what you're going to do, but tell me what you're doing." They've butt heads for so long that what has come back has come back stronger. Their relationship is something that can't be replicated. It's strong but dysfunctional and where most relationships for them don't work, theirs does. He worries about what would happen to Bruce if he wasn't there. Alfred has never had the capacity to love and he has post-traumatic stress disorder as does the boy, that's what brings the two of them together. They need each other. Alfred learns as much from Master Bruce as Master Bruce learns from Alfred. It's a bizarre relationship but it's also a bizarre parental one as well. They will basically work to become the original dynamic duo.
DW: Where would you like to see Alfred go in season three?
SP: I'd like Master Bruce to listen to Alfred occasionally, obviously. I'd like to become more part of his life. At the end of season two, we're exposed to the Court of Owls and Bruce will learn that there is a very small portion of Gotham that is good and trustworthy. And with Lucius Fox joining the good guys I'd like to see an adherence to the good guys and Alfred being more part of Bruce's life and his trust.
Source: Bleeding Cool via Ben McKenzie News
Jun 17, 2016 | In: Bruce Wayne, David Mazouz, Press, Season 2, Season 3, They say | 0 comment(s)
ComicBook.com: "Gotham" season 2 will push the boundary of Bruce Wayne's journey to Batman
John Stephens, executive producer of "Gotham", talked to Lucas Siegel of ComicBook.com about Bruce's evolution towards Batman in season 2:
In the last few episodes before the Season 2 mid-season break of "Gotham", Bruce Wayne really started to change. That is to say, Bruce started manipulating people, lying, scheming, and generally speaking being a darker and angrier individual. And don't forget, he's still only in his early teens.
"I think with all of these things, it's a coming of age story. None of these things are going to be smooth or direct trajectories," executive producer John Stephens said of Bruce's journey to Batman in an interview with ComicBook.com. "It's going to be a step forward, a step back, peaks and valleys. I think you'll see Bruce make big steps towards becoming that person who's going to be Batman this season, and then have failures and setbacks that sort of reorganize his life and readjust his priorities."
That means that Bruce's journey to becoming Batman – or even someone who wants to become Batman, may seem like it's going very fast at times, then slow or even reverse course.
"I think we can keep pushing the boundary back, then having him knocked down and learning lessons," Stephens said. "I think if you look at Bruce Wayne now in season 2, and look at the way David [Mazouz] plays him, you can look at him and see how this person could become Batman. You see that strength, and the desire to take chances and change."
He said ultimately, Bruce "doesn't want to just be this hurt kid," and what he does is all in the name of seeking control.
Source: ComicBook.com via ireland83
Feb 15, 2016 | In: Bruce Wayne, David Mazouz, Press, Season 2, They say | 0 comment(s)
Bruno Heller teases what is next for Bruce
Executive producer and show creator Bruno Heller talked to TVLine about the fall finale of "Gotham" and what is to come in the second half of the season. Here's what he had to say about Bruce's quest to find his parents' killer, and about the young members of the cast:
TVLINE | Now that Bruce is no longer being sought for sacrificial slaughter, and his father's hard drive is fixed, will he delve back into the Wayne Enterprises mystery?
Yes, he does. In the back end of the season, there's going to be no vamping, no promised revelations that do not occur. We're going to get to Indian Hill. Horrendous, huge, spectacular, dramatic things are going to happen. Bruce is going to get to the very heart of the mystery of who killed his parents, and there are amazing scenes coming up. One of the beautiful things that we've been watching over the last couple of seasons is David Mazouz growing up with such gravitas and dignity, but with all of his open, honest acting skills intact. You saw the stuff he was doing with Silver in [the fall finale], he has some weight on him. As a young actor, every day he surprises me how great he is.
TVLINE | Your whole young cast there is very solid. David, Natalie [Alyn Lind], Camren [Bicondova]… I was very impressed with what they did in these past few episodes.
Because they work together, it really helps all of them. It only takes one of those "cheesy teenage individuals" in an ensemble to bring everyone down to that level, but they're all so great it brings everyone up.
Source: TVLine via ireland83
Dec 02, 2015 | In: Bruce Wayne, Camren Bicondova, David Mazouz, Press, Season 2, They say | 0 comment(s)
Chris Chalk talks to Collider about Lucius Fox
Chris Chalk (Lucius Fox) was interviewed by Collider prior to the fall finale of "Gotham". Click here to read the full interview, or check below an extract where the actor talks about Lucius' relationship with Bruce, and working with David Mazouz:
For those who aren't familiar with the history between Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox, what is that relationship?
CHALK: You'll see those seeds being planted this season. We planted the one big crop, and now it is setting its roots. That's a weird analogy, but it makes sense in my brain.
What's it like to do scenes with David Mazouz?
CHALK: It's great! He's such a pro. He's always so on top of it. He remains youthful, charming and joyful, and he gets the job done. No one is ever waiting for anybody, really. On some sets, when there are younger people, there are lines forgotten or there are distractions with school. But he's always prepared, and yet still having fun. It's not surprising, but it's really gratifying.
Source: Collider via Ben McKenzie News
Dec 01, 2015 | In: Bruce Wayne, David Mazouz, Press, Season 2, They say | 0 comment(s)
Chris Chalk talks to TVLine about Lucius Fox
Chris Chalk, who plays Lucius Fox in "Gotham", talked to TVLine about his character, and his relationship with Alfred and Bruce.
Question: I loved the first significant scenes of Chris Chalk's Lucius Fox on "Gotham". How much can we expect to see of this awesomeness during the season? Any spoilers you can share? —Nicole
Ausiello: As established in next week's episode (though he's off camera), Lucius is getting ever closer to fixing Thomas Wayne's secret computer, so it's just a matter of time until he resurfaces to keep Alfred on his toes and help mentor young Bruce. "What Sean [Pertwee] and I find exciting about the Lucius/Alfred dynamic," says Chalk, "is it's two people who can match each other. Usually Alfred is the smartest man in the room, the most dangerous man in the room, and now he has an intellectual counterpart who's like, 'I can go all day with you.'" The Wayne Enterprises tech-spert's connection to Bruce, meanwhile, "is pure loyalty," says Chalk. "His dad was for the greater good, and having not previously pledged his loyalty in a more active way, Lucius now has a chance to do that with Bruce, to be an adviser in a way."
Source: TVLine via Ben McKenzie News
Oct 23, 2015 | In: Bruce Wayne, Press, Season 2, They say | 0 comment(s)
New "The Last Laugh" clip + Sean Pertwee's interview during AOL Build
On Tuesday, Sean Pertwee (Alfred Pennyworth) attended an AOL Build event where he was interviewed about "Gotham" and answered some fan questions. He once again talked about his experience working with David Mazouz, who he jokingly calls "irritatingly brilliant".
Click the picture below to watch the video of his interview, which begins with a new clip from "The Last Laugh", this Monday's episode of "Gotham", where Selina Kyle makes an appearance! You can hear Sean talks about David at about 8 minutes.
Oct 01, 2015 | In: Bruce Wayne, Camren Bicondova, David Mazouz, Season 2, Selina Kyle, They say, Videos | 0 comment(s)


At the Anna Schwartz Gallery, 185 Flinders Lane, The Varnished Culture saw the exhibition by Warwick Thornton, whom we knew only from his film Samson and Delilah (see thumbnail review below). Born and bred in the Alice, Thornton has possibly observed a thing or two about dysfunctional folks and the impact of the excesses of received culture on indigenous perspectives. Here, in a cavernous, concrete-floored space, there are a small series of interrelated images of aboriginal children. There are three large photos on one wall, featuring two girls and a boy, with a complementary smaller image on the opposite wall. Somewhat oddly, each large work with its corresponding miniature is described as a diptych.
The larger stills are overtly social-political: they feature children trapped in the standard badges of establishment consumption, easy targets of western mass banality. One girl, Luka, has soft-drink cans strapped to her torso as if she wore a suicide vest; another, Shanika, wears a similar vest, of beer cans. Sterling has hamburger containers and large fizzy-drink cups strapped to his garment. The point is obvious, technically well-made, but rather a crude and transparent one.
The smaller adjacent pieces are more interesting, with the young ladies holding boomerangs and the lad a slingshot, stretched ready to fire. Again, the juxtaposition is awesomely trite, but the images are nicely constructed.
At the far end of the room, a video displays the same children, posing before the camera. Occasionally things may be muttered but there is no sound, just children reacting, typically, in such a circumstance. "Luka" in particular, is a good natural actress, mugging as most children do. She is also extremely pretty, and gazing at her, in her white lace dress and smiling soundlessly back at him, P began to back away, feeling rather alarmingly foolish and prurient.
It is difficult to unpack this. Professor Langton's wielding the phrase "Social responsibility" gives rise to two reactions: "why is she looking at me?" and a recollection of the old saw that you can debase any concept by tacking the word "social" on the front of it. For in so tacking-on in this instance, what is implied? That we all bear such a responsibility? If so, in what sense? The Varnished Culture is confused to learn that it takes a village to raise a child, having naively considered this was the job of its parents.
Never mind: the political impact of art can be weak, even negligible: consider the head-on-wall-banging of some reformist novels of Charles Dickens in this regard. The present exhibition should be seen, but it pales, out of comparison with some of the artist's other work.
Which brings us to the good news. P was simply not in the mood to see Samson & Delilah some years ago, expecting the grim, parochial agitprop so depressingly prevalent in contemporary Australian film. L more wisely suggested it might be worth a look, and so it proved. Following the travails of two doomed aboriginal youths, the film, in unhurried, unforced style, shows the building of their relationship, despite the relentless adversity to which they are subjected (and to which, in some cases, they subject themselves).
Stunningly shot and paced, the film is a directorial triumph, with beautifully natural, stunning performances by the two leads, Rowan McNamara and Marissa Gibson, who display considerable charm without a hint of artifice. You are completely drawn to them as people, completely immersed in their parlous state, and on the edge of your seat concerning their hazy future. A discreet, restrained and tasteful masterpiece.


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Le terme Malin, dans le sens "Esprit du mal", renvoi d'abord au diable, voire à Satan.

Autrement, il peut se référer à :

Prénoms
Malin est une forme scandinave du prénom féminin Madeleine.
Malin Åkerman, une actrice suédo-canadienne née le  à Stockholm (Suède).
Malin Moström, est une joueuse de football suédoise née le  à Örnsköldsvik (Suède).

Toponymes

Cap Malin, un cap dans la ville de Percé, Le Rocher-Percé, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, au Québec.
Lac du Malin, lac du territoire non organisé de Mont-Valin, MRC Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, au Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, au Québec.
Lac Malin, territoire non organisé de Lac-au-Brochet, MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord, Côte-Nord, au Québec.
Lac Malin, territoire non organisé de Lac-Jacques-Cartier, MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré, dans la Capitale-Nationale, au Québec.
Lac Malin, territoire non organisé de Lac-Douaire, MRC Antoine-Labelle, Laurentides, au Québec.
Pointe Malin, cap s'avançant dans la rivière des Outaouais, dans Sheenboro, Pontiac, en Outaouais, au Québec.
Rivière du Malin, un affluent de la rivière Jacques-Cartier, dans Lac-Jacques-Cartier, dans MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré, dans la Capitale-Nationale, au Québec.
Rocher Malin, un rocher maritime, dans la ville de Rivière-du-Loup, au Québec.
Ruisseau du Malin, territoire non organisé de Lac-Jacques-Cartier, MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré, dans la Capitale-Nationale, au Québec.

Autres lieux

   (désignation provisoire ), un astéroïde.
 Malin, Homalin, Sagaing Region, Birmanie.
 Nový Malín, a village et municipalité dans le District Šumperk dans la région d'Olomouc en Tchéquie.
 Malin Head, le point le plus au nord de l'Irlande.
 Malin, l'une des zones maritimes utilisées au Royaume-Uni « Shipping forecsts ».
 Malin, le village d'Irlande qui donne son nom à Malin Head.
 Malin, un village de Basse-Silésie (anciennement allemand Mahlen)
 Malin, un village de la commune de Nușeni, département de Bistrița-Năsăud, Roumanie.
 Malyn (Malin), une ville de l'oblast de Jytomyr en Ukraine.
 Pour la dynastie hassidique Malin originaire de cette ville, voir Tchernobyl (dynastie hassidique).
 Malyn (Malin), un village de Mlyniv Raion dans l'oblast de Rivne en Ukraine.
 Malin, une ville du comté de Klamath, Oregon, États-Unis.
 Malin Airport (FAA id: 4S8), un aéroport à Klamath, Oregon, États-Unis.
 Malin, Xinning (),  canton ethnique yao du comté de Xinning, dans le Hunan, en Chine.

Autres usages
 Peuple Malin, un groupe ethnique en Birmanie.
 Malin (The King of Fighters), personnage féminin de The King of Fighters (Le roi des combattants) dans une série de jeux de combat.
 Malin, le frère de Mempricius dans la légende de Welsh.
 Quatre navires de la Marine nationale (France) portent le nom de «Le Malin» («intelligent» en français), San Diego, entreprise californienne qui conçoit des engins spatiaux sans pilote.
 Navire français Le Malin, quatre navires de la marine française qui portent le nom de «Le Malin» (signifiant «intelligent» en français).

Voir aussi
 Le Malin

Homonymie de toponyme
Homonymie de prénom

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Editorial: Not Quite Breaking Through
By Editorial Staff|March 13, 2019
In the summer of 2017, two former Tam students spray painted a racial epithet on the side of Wood Hall, directed at our principal J.C. Farr. While this hate crime was egregious and despicable, it provided the us with an opportunity to openly discuss the racial inequality and prejudice that exists within the Tam community. Unfortunately, two years later, this opportunity largely has been squandered, as efforts to address racism have been inconsistent due to the lack of a cohesive initiative on the part of teachers, administration, and, most importantly, students.
Racism at Tam was prevalent long before 2017, and it has certainly persisted since then. The evidence for this is overwhelming, whether it's the racial achievement gap in GPA and standardized test scores, the lack of diversity in extracurricular programs, or the negative experiences reported by many students of color on campus. The administration attempted to address some of these issues with Breakthrough Day in March of 2017, a day designated for students to engage in dialogue about race relations in the community. Administrators were rather reluctant to take the lead in the planning of Breakthrough Day, but they had no choice, as the initiative on the part of students was subpar. The event was an admirable step in the right direction, but it failed to spark long-term change, as proven by the spray-painting incident which occurred several months later.
There were efforts to put together another Breakthrough Day last year, but those efforts fell through. The Black Student Union, Students Organized Against Racism, Students of Color, and Leadership are in the process of organizing another Breakthrough Day to come later this year, but so far no date has been set. Blame shouldn't be assigned to these students, as they are trying their best to remedy serious issues on campus. However, there is some onus on the rest of the student body to not just voice our support for another Breakthrough Day, but to take an active role in planning the event by engaging with various organizations on campus to make it happen.
Even if we were to entertain another Breakthrough Day, put on exclusively by administrators, there's no guarantee that we would see a momentous shift in campus culture. Over fifty years ago, when the first Breakthrough Day took place, it was entirely student-run. Following what was essentially a race riot on campus, there was a consensus amongst students that racism wasn't being adequately addressed, so they took the initiative to organize an event where they could set the agenda and engage in candid discussions about race. On the first ever Breakthrough Day, students exited class early, formed in small groups around campus, and collaborated on how to best address the racial tensions that permeated the community.
Racism may be less severe and pervasive today, but there are still many pressing issues related to race at Tam. Many students of color have been victims of racially motivated harassment on campus, but seldom are their stories heard. For example, senior JayJuan Radford recalls an incident last year in which he was verbally assaulted by a fellow student in class. "He called me the n-word multiple times, and sang songs where he knew that a black person would be offended by him saying the n-word, but he still said it," Radford said. Sadly, Radford is not at all alone in his experience. Incidents such as these occur regularly on campus, however, the student outcry has been underwhelming. As a result, the administration and a handful of students have dragged the rest of the student body, kicking and screaming, towards the cultivation of a more inclusive environment. But this is not the answer. Tam-Unity Days alone are not going to lead to a more empathetic and informed student body.
The nature of racism at Tam is deeply complex, as it is embedded not only in the school culture, but in the mechanisms of the institution as well. The purpose of this piece is not to pretend that we, The Tam News, know the most effective way to address these serious issues. But we do firmly believe that problem-solving will only be catalyzed by student action, and before students can take action, they need to be informed.
We are of the opinion that students should receive a more topical curriculum from our teachers. Racism in the community, rather than simply racism as an abstract concept or as a global phenomenon, should be covered in freshmen social issues and other classes that address current events. Breakthrough Day may only be a half-measure solution, if our goal is to instill substantive, long-term change within the community. To ensure a continual commitment to solving issues of racial inequality, the classroom must become the platform in which students engage in candid discussions about immediately relevant subject matter. Breakthrough Day may only be a biennial occurrence, but we interact with teachers and other students constantly on a daily basis; addressing racism should become a part of the community routine, rather than an activity reserved for special occasions.
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In Season 7, Sam Tarly (John Bradley) bids farewell to Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen) after miraculously saving him from greyscale by performing a very dangerous and very disgusting treatment ― all against the Grand Maester's orders. Jorah had found himself in the Citadel as a last-ditch hope of finding a cure; by chance, he happened to meet Sam, who heard his last name and resolved to help. The first Night's Watch commander Sam knew, you'll remember, was Commander Mormont, who suffered an untimely death by mutiny.
There's a caveat here: Bran has a wholly different identity than the little boy in Season 1, having become, as he keeps reminding all of us, the Three-Eyed Raven.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article stated incorrectly that Sam healed Jorah's greyscale in Season 3; he performed the cure in Season 7.


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L'arrondissement de Neufchâteau est une division administrative française située dans le département des Vosges, en région Grand Est.

Géographie

Composition

Composition avant 2015
L'arrondissement est, jusqu'en 2014, subdivisé en 9 cantons et 206 communes :
 canton de Bulgnéville, qui groupe 24 communes :
Bulgnéville, Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey, Vrécourt, Mandres-sur-Vair, Norroy, Saulxures-lès-Bulgnéville, Dombrot-sur-Vair, Saint-Remimont, Crainvilliers, Auzainvilliers, Sauville, Suriauville, Parey-sous-Montfort, La Vacheresse-et-la-Rouillie, Aulnois, Belmont-sur-Vair, Vaudoncourt, Gendreville, Malaincourt, Hagnéville-et-Roncourt, Médonville, Aingeville, Urville et Morville.

 canton de Châtenois, qui groupe 25 communes :
Châtenois, Gironcourt-sur-Vraine, Rouvres-la-Chétive, Houécourt, La Neuveville-sous-Châtenois, Dommartin-sur-Vraine, Rainville, Removille, Aouze, Sandaucourt, Morelmaison, Vicherey, Vouxey, Saint-Paul, Viocourt, Balléville, Longchamp-sous-Châtenois, Pleuvezain, Aroffe, Courcelles-sous-Châtenois, Ollainville, Dolaincourt, Soncourt, Maconcourt et Darney-aux-Chênes.

 canton de Coussey, qui groupe 21 communes :
Coussey, Soulosse-sous-Saint-Élophe, Frebécourt, Maxey-sur-Meuse, Moncel-sur-Vair, Midrevaux, Harmonville, Domrémy-la-Pucelle, Autigny-la-Tour, Greux, Punerot, Ruppes, Martigny-les-Gerbonvaux, Autreville, Sionne, Chermisey, Tranqueville-Graux, Avranville, Jubainville, Clérey-la-Côte et Seraumont.

 canton de Darney qui regroupe 21 communes :
 Attigny, Belmont-lès-Darney, Belrupt, Bonvillet, Darney, Dombasle-devant-Darney, Dommartin-lès-Vallois, Escles, Esley, Frénois, Hennezel, Jésonville, Lerrain, Pierrefitte, Pont-lès-Bonfays, Provenchères-lès-Darney, Relanges, Saint-Baslemont, Sans-Vallois, Senonges et Les Vallois.

 canton de Lamarche, qui groupe 26 communes :
Lamarche, Martigny-les-Bains, Damblain, Senaide, Isches, Châtillon-sur-Saône, Villotte, Ainvelle, Frain, Saint-Julien, Les Thons, Morizécourt, Blevaincourt, Robécourt, Tignécourt, Serocourt, Tollaincourt, Serécourt, Rozières-sur-Mouzon, Mont-lès-Lamarche, Marey, Fouchécourt, Lironcourt, Romain-aux-Bois, Grignoncourt et Rocourt.

 canton de Mirecourt, qui groupe 32 communes :
Mirecourt, Mattaincourt, Poussay, Hymont, Rouvres-en-Xaintois, Baudricourt, Oëlleville, Ambacourt, Valleroy-aux-Saules, Mazirot, Villers, Ramecourt, Juvaincourt, Domvallier, Puzieux, Vroville, Ménil-en-Xaintois, Frenelle-la-Grande, Dombasle-en-Xaintois, Saint-Menge, Biécourt, Totainville, Thiraucourt, Saint-Prancher, Madecourt, Repel, Remicourt, Chef-Haut, Frenelle-la-Petite, Boulaincourt, Chauffecourt et Blémerey.

 Monthureux-sur-Saône qui regroupe 11 communes :
 Ameuvelle, Bleurville, Claudon, Fignévelle, Gignéville, Godoncourt, Martinvelle, Monthureux-sur-Saône, Nonville, Regnévelle et Viviers-le-Gras.

 canton de Neufchâteau, qui groupe 25 communes :
Neufchâteau, Liffol-le-Grand, Bazoilles-sur-Meuse, Grand, Rollainville, Landaville, Mont-lès-Neufchâteau, Rebeuville, Attignéville, Certilleux, Circourt-sur-Mouzon, Pompierre, Pargny-sous-Mureau, Fréville, Trampot, Harchéchamp, Villouxel, Sartes, Jainvillotte, Beaufremont, Barville, Tilleux, Houéville, Brechainville,  et Lemmecourt.

 canton de Vittel, qui groupe 21 communes :
Vittel, Contrexéville, Remoncourt, Haréville, Dombrot-le-Sec, Lignéville, Valfroicourt, Domjulien, Valleroy-le-Sec, Rozerotte, They-sous-Montfort, Monthureux-le-Sec, Thuillières, Gemmelaincourt, La Neuveville-sous-Montfort, Bazoilles-et-Ménil, Offroicourt, Estrennes, Rancourt, Domèvre-sous-Montfort et Viviers-lès-Offroicourt.

Découpage communal depuis 2015
De 2015 à 2018, le nombre de communes des arrondissements varie chaque année soit du fait du redécoupage cantonal de 2014 qui a conduit à l'ajustement de périmètres de certains arrondissements, soit à la suite de la création de communes nouvelles. La composition de l'arrondissement est modifiée par l'arrêté du 24 octobre 2018 prenant effet au  janvier 2019.
Le nombre de communes de l'arrondissement de Neufchâteau est ainsi de 206 en 2015, 206 en 2016, 205 en 2017 et 175 en 2019. Au , l'arrondissement groupe les  suivantes :

Histoire
Deux de ces cantons ont été ajoutés par la loi du , issus de l'ancien arrondissement de Mirecourt. Les cantons de Darney et de Monthureux-sur-Saône faisaient partie de l'arrondissement d'Épinal jusqu'en 2013.

Démographie

Administration

Voir aussi
 Bailliage de Neufchâteau
 District de Neufchâteau
 Arrondissement d'Épinal ;
 Arrondissement de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Neufchâteau
Neufchateau


Today's structural engineering is much more than designing beams, columns and foundations. Our teams work diligently with our clients to help define the needs of the project, work within a defined budget, meet applicable codes, provide clear and concise construction documents, and keep projects on schedule, all while providing safe and lasting structures. Please see below for examples of the diverse project types we work on at Fuller.


5 Fun & Healthy After School Snacks for kids that will keep them happy until dinner time. These simple options are a winner any day of the week!
Kids come home from school hungry and fun & healthy after school snacks for kids are a must! These 5 ideas will make everyone happy when snack time rolls around!
Your eyes control your stomach, and these Owl Rice Cake Snacks are so adorable the kids are just drawn to them! Half of the fun is letting your child help you create the owl. I love the these use healthy ingredients like fruit, peanut butter, and a rice cake so you don't feel guilty about snacking after you have created it!
Whoever said you shouldn't play with your food is crazy! We have practiced our spelling words with this Alphabet Snack Mix before! Not only is this fun for after school but it is great in their lunchboxes too!
These fun and healthy Apple Cookies aren't cookies at all, but they are so delicious they could be. Not only are they super simple to make but my kids absolutely flip out for them. YUM!
Everybody loves popcorn and this Easy Ranch Popcorn is so YUMMY! We have even made it with our own homemade microwave popcorn packets! This is definitely one of the kids favorite snacks!
These All Natural Homemade Granola Bars are one of my favorite grab and go snacks! You can customize them to your families likes and they are super easy to make! Just grab one for a quick breakfast or snack when you are running out the door!
I added one more recipe because this can always be found in my kitchen. This Baked Peanut Butter Oatmeal is great for breakfast or for a snack. The kids love it and the protein and oatmeal make it filling enough to tide them over until dinner.


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Businesses below the VAT threshold to be exempt from Making Tax Digital
July 18, 2017 Business Newsadmin
Businesses below the existing VAT threshold of £85,000 will be exempt from the Government's flagship Making Tax Digital (MTD) project, it has been announced.
The news follows widespread concerns voiced by tax and accountancy bodies that the Government's previous MTD exemption threshold of £10,000 was far too low and would only benefit the UK's very smallest microbusinesses.
It also marks the first MTD update publicised by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) since the project was scrapped from this year's Finance Bill prior to the General Election.
In the interim, it appears that HMRC has also buckled under mounting pressure to reassess its previously imminent MTD timetable.
Previously, the tax authority had said that all tax would be 100 per cent digital by 2020 – and that MTD would be rolled over for landlords and sole traders in April 2018, who would be shortly followed by larger businesses and corporations.
All businesses with an annual turnover above £10,000 would have needed to be MTD-compliant.
Under HMRC's reformed timetable, however, the project's rollout has been delayed by a year and will not be phased in until 2019.
From this point, businesses with a turnover above the VAT threshold of £85,000 will be expected to begin keeping digital records for VAT purposes, but 'full-blown' quarterly reporting for all other purposes will not begin until 'at least 2020'.
Mel Stride, financial secretary to the Treasury and the new minister in charge of Making Tax Digital, said: "Businesses agree that digitising the tax system is the right direction of travel. However, many have been worried about the scope and pace of reforms.
"We have listened very carefully to their concerns and are making changes so that we can bring the tax system into the digital age in a way that is right for all businesses."
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BC Forest Discovery Centre reviews exhibits amidst debate on balance
The BC Forest Discovery Centre is conducting a review of its operations in response to concerns that the Forests Forever exhibit — funded by forest companies — offers a one-sided view of forestry in the province.
Municipal Logging
Consultation on Six Mountains
Citizens' Working Group
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Ecology/Wildfire
Old-Growth Forests
BC must act now to stop old-growth logging on Vancouver Island, says prominent forester
A prominent B.C. professional forester is asking the provincial government to immediately "stop all old-growth logging" on Vancouver Island.
"By every measure, and in every ecosystem, the situation is dire for old-growth on the Island," Keith Moore writes in a submission to a two-member panel heading an Old Growth Strategic Review for the province.
Moore served as first chair of the Forest Practices Board and has been active in the Forest Stewardship Council. He has also been involved in several land-use planning exercises over the decades, from Clayoqout Sound to the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii.
"I fundamentally support planning, and I would support engaging in new planning initiatives on Vancouver Island and in other parts of the province," Moore said in his submission.
"But some decisive action — in terms of halts on all old-growth — has to be a prelude to that planning. Otherwise it is just the same old 'talk and log' and the same old perspectives on land-use. We do not have time for that."
He added: "The situation is reasonably straight forward: we are down to the last few stands; the representation in protected areas is weak; we log about 10,000 hectares a year, most of it by BC Timber Sales, the government's own corporation; there is virtually no private land logging of old-growth; the benefits of old-growth are diverse and huge.
"If we don't act now, what remains at the moment will be gone for ever."
While Moore prefers a "permanent and immediate halt" to old-growth logging, the government might also consider an immediate 10-year moratorium for more detailed study. "However, some kind of transitional phase-out would be a disaster. The pace of logging would increase in that interim transitional phase and the best sites would go."
The panel delivered its report on April 30. Doug Donaldson, the Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, says he will respond publicly to the findings within six months.
The panel members were Garry Merkel, a professional forester, natural resource expert, and member of the Tahltan Nation, and Al Gorley, a professional forester and also a former chair of the Forest Practices Board.
Here's a link to the full list of submissions: https://engage.gov.bc.ca/oldgrowth/written-submissions/
(photo: Avatar Grove, Port Renfrew)
— Larry Pynn, May 4, 2020
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Chivalry Today: You Made This Possible!
The interpreters from Chivalry Today let students get up-close-and-personal with some medieval armor at a campus Renaissance Faire in La Mesa.
Well, as you undoubtedly know, there's a lot more to Chivalry Today than our ever-growing website. And although our podcast has more than 5,000 listeners worldwide, that's not all there is to our program either.
In fact, each year Chivalry Today provides dozens of educational lectures, displays, and interpretative activities at schools, libraries, and camps throughout Southern California. But, as you can certainly imagine, in today's economy, not every school has the budget to bring in a crew of trained interpreters, craftspeople, and historians to give their students the sort of experience that can make medieval history come to life – and highlight the values of chivalry and honor in a way that makes them relevant and applicable in the world of the 21st century.
Scott Farrell shows students the workings of a 15th century helmet called a sallet.
That's where our donors come in. Everyone who has made a contribution to Chivalry Today through our website in the past year has helped make it possible for our program to provide our award-winning educational presentations to several school districts serving low-income students for no cost, or for a reduced fee schedule.
Yesterday, June 1, Chivalry Today provided it's final interpretative demonstration of the 2010/11 school year at a middle school in La Mesa, California, as part of the all-campus Renaissance Faire. You, our generous donors, made it possible for Chivalry Today to provide that school with a display of medieval arms and armor, and our exciting Deed Of Arms presentation, even though the school's social studies department was operating on a severely reduced budget.
So – take a look at all the smiling faces in the accompanying photographs, which appeared in the local news website The La Mesa Patch. Those grins and joyful looks are the result of your generosity – and they're our way of saying thanks to those of you who have been generous enough to support Chivalry Today with a financial contribution.
Even a 12th century knight's helmet can't hide a student's smile!
Although this school year is winding down, Chivalry Today is already scheduling presentations and demonstrations for the fall season! If you are (or know) a teacher who'd like to bring one of Chivalry Today's engaging presentations to your classroom or campus, please contact us soon! And if you'd like to support our educational outreach program in an effort to bring an appreciation of historical studies and the values of chivalry, please take a moment to make a contribution of any size to support Chivalry Today.
We know quite a few students who'll be very glad that you did!


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April 8, 2020 by Barrie Fisher
Axminster – Martin Sabin-Smith Demo
Took a visit out to see Martin Sabin-Smith carrying out a full day demonstration where he undertook three projects. I must say sorry but I did forget to take my camera with me but thanks to club members this has been overcome. There were seven club members present, but thanks go to Steve for pictures.
The first was a goblet made from two woods (Bubinga and Ash), the head of the goblet was produced first by hollowing out the main body and then shaping the external part, this was then sanded down using the following grits 120, 180, 240 and 400, these are the ones that Martin uses and he stated that he does not go higher than 400. He started with his own sanding sealer, then used the Hampshire Sheen Bronze product to enhance the grain on the bubinga, after which he used Microcrystaline wax to give the project it's shine. The second part was making the base out of ash, where the pattern kept changing from it's original concept. Again the finishing was exactly the same as for the top and then glued together to form the complete goblet.
The second project was small Olive bowl, where as he was turning the outside he came across some checking which showed up more after sanding this was then covered with thin CA glue to give the wood it's strength back again. A small bead was put around the top of the bowl at a distance that the bead was wide. The project was then edged with Frog tape ready for colour to be applied to the beading only, this was an earth dye which was air-sprayed on. At this stage the sanding sealer was applied, Martin stated that he uses as much as the project will take. This was then finished off using the Hampshire Sheen High Gloss Wax. Martin then started on the inner part of the bowl but came upon a problem where a internal crack just kept getting larger, therefore this project was abandoned for reasons of safety.
The third project was adding colour to a large bowl which was pre-shaped for the outside. He started by making sure that the bowl had been sanded to the required level prior to adding the dye. This dye was added in two parts for the base colour where both Black and Ruby was added to cover the outer shape. This was then sanded back to remove an amount of the dye which would be ready for the final dying. The sanding was started in reverse with 400 grit and then using lower grits if required. The additional colours were then added using Ruby, Red and Orange. This was then sanded back in certain areas to identify differing aspects of the wood. At this stage a Honey colour was added over these areas to give it's overall effect. When dry Martin applied the sanding sealer to the required level prior to adding the High Gloss Wax. It was at this stage where he showed another way of finishing the project. First apply the wax over the complete dyed area, this was then melted with a hot air gun without causing the wax to bubble, if this happens the process will need to be started again.
At the second stage of adding the wax and heat to melt the project was buffed up by a paper pad to give it's shine. This process was again repeated a further three times to give a very deep shine. Martin stated that this was a more advanced way of applying a finish and getting a better result but needed additional care carrying out the process. The hot air gun that Martin used was where he could get a value of 650 degrees from it. Martin then started on the inner area and showed the technique that he applies when removing the waste wood.
The show itself was well worth the day out and gave a better insight to completing projects by spending more time on the finishing aspect of wood turning
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The Greabăn is a right tributary of the river Râmnicul Sărat in Romania. It discharges into the Râmnicul Sărat in the city Râmnicu Sărat. Its length is  and its basin size is .

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NCIS is one of the longest-running shows on television. Since 2003, fans have followed along with the exploits of an elite team of special agents as they investigate complex criminal cases. Many fans have grown up with the show, and consider many of the characters, and the actors that portray them, to be family members. However, not all the characters featured on NCIS over the years have earned such fan acclaim. Some have even been met with open revulsion.
NCIS is based on a real agency that operates out of Washington, D.C., the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. It was this foundation of realism, as well as a few expert show-runners, that helped propel the show to greatness over the course of only a few seasons. While NCIS wasn't an immediate hit for the CBS network, it gained traction quickly, and soon became one of the most-watched shows on television, a position that it still holds today.
NCIS is unique from other police procedural shows in that the series includes a mix of humor, drama, and character development. Many of the main characters undergo dramatic personal changes throughout the course of the series, and viewers are taken along for the ride.
Leroy Jethro Gibbs is the show's leading man, played by Mark Harmon. Gibbs, a former marine turned special agent, is undoubtedly a fan favorite. Harmon was one of the very first actors cast and has appeared in nearly every episode of NCIS throughout the show's sixteen-season run. Harmon has grown very attached to the role and opened up in a recent interview about how incredible it has been to become so closely identified with such a popular character. Harmon even admitted that while he doesn't know how long the show will ultimately last, he will probably never find another role that he loves more than that of Gibbs.
Another popular character among the NCIS fanbase is Timothy McGee, played by Sean Murray. Murray has been on the show almost as long as Harmon, and fans often cite McGee's multi-faceted personality as a reason for his immense popularity. McGee is a family man with a heart of gold, who isn't afraid of tackling the toughest assignments in order to get the job done. He's also fiercely loyal to his team and has a deep affection for computer games and new software.
Although by and large, fans love the characters on NCIS, there are a few that haven't been so quick to earn audience affection. Mario Bello, who plays Dr. Jack Sloane, is a relatively new character and hasn't been nearly so popular with fans of the show. Sloane is a psychologist and frequently deals with patients who have suffered serious trauma as a result of the crimes that the unit is investigating. A recent Reddit post claims that Sloane just isn't that interesting of a character, and suffers from rather uncomfortable interactions with other cast members.
Eleanor Bishop, played by Emily Wickersham, is another character that is not very well liked by the fan community. Bishop is an analyst who first appeared in season 11 of NCIS, and has been on the show sporadically ever since. Many fans disliked the relationship that developed between Bishop and fellow agent Nicholas Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) in the past several seasons, and have also cited her backstory as uninteresting.
Although fans will never love everything and everyone that appears on a show, NCIS has been luckier than most in terms of fan loyalty. Even with the few unpopular characters, there's little doubt that NCIS will continue to be a viewer favorite for years to come.