In this week's cover story, we asked the 11 media moguls being inducted into the 2009 Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame to tell us what they learned this year that will inform their decision-making in 2010. The answers paint a picture of how these leaders of industry coped with a challenging 2009 and are preparing to face whatever comes next.
The question is an important one for all of us to consider. And while I am far from Hall of Fame material—unless someone starts to recognize short, bald, angry Jews from Minnesota—what follows is a handful of things I see coming in 2010 based on the ups and downs we learned from in 2009.
AUDIENCES WILL BE OVERCOME WITH GLEE. While rookies like CBS's NCIS: Los Angeles have gotten the early headlines, Fox's Glee will be the breakout freshman hit of the fall when the book is written on the 2009-10 season. The show has the rare ability to get both kids and their parents watching, even—gasp!—together.
The story lines have yet to catch up with the stellar casting and great musical numbers, but there is time. Well, there is until January. That's when American Idol will come back and take Glee from solid performer to breakout hit, as you can't get two shows with more compatible audiences. When that Glee cast performs on Idol for the first time, watch the show take off.
JOURNALISM WILL REBOUND. Maybe I am being optimistic, but 2009 was as bad a year for the journalism industry as I can remember, so here's hoping. Head count took a bloodbath, budgets were hammered, and major brands disappeared or were weakened to the point of no return.
And the tone of journalism in general wasn't much better. Report first and fact-check later became way too prevalent, with blogging and the up-to-the-second news cycle putting too much emphasis on speed over accuracy. ("The kid is on the balloon. Wait, no he wasn't.") To make matters worse, opinion-based "journalism" has seemingly left good, old-fashioned objectivity in its wake on too many outlets.
Much like the economy, the hope is that all of this has bottomed out, with the pendulum set to swing at least a little bit back toward a more responsible brand of work. If there is any good news from this, it is that the journalism entities that remain can hopefully stand out even more for their quality amongst all the silly blogs and faux news organizations that pop up every day.
I saw a headline online recently that wondered, "Why Journalists Don't Drink Like They Used To." It's hard to tell if that's the cause of all the problems, or the effect.
NATIONALS WILL GO LOCAL. The perceived weakness of local stations and newspapers will give birth to more national brands looking to swoop in. ESPN is already invading multiple cities, and others are following. I've suggested before in this space that CNN is the logical brand to exploit this opportunity with a strategy that could begin with a series of local Websites and then build up from there. CNN chief Jon Klein told me it "could make sense one day." But it seems the time for CNN or others is now, especially with political money set to come into play in 2010.
HERE COME THE NETWORK COMEDIES. This one is easy to foresee. If you have worked in or around the television business for longer than five minutes, you know that if anything remotely works, everyone sprints to copy it immediately. And with the network sitcom genre showing an increased pulse this fall—from the ABC rookies to the exploding Big Bang Theory on CBS—look for the nets to hurl themselves back into the half-hour comedy world with reckless abandon.
EXPECT A WAVE OF CONSOLIDATION. From major moves like a possible NBC Universal ownership change, to individuals or companies rolling related blogs and Websites into a pseudo-online network, the easing of the credit freeze and a bit of optimism in the marketplace will open up the M&A market.
Gossip about NBCU, Scripps and the Travel Channel makes for great fantasy football, but it also must serve as a reminder about the perils that can come from mixing two corporate cultures—not to mention the questionable results for shareholders. There is a reason Jeff Bewkes said recently that he is happy to sit back and watch his competitors do things like buy NBC Universal. Of course, that could mean he is busy shopping for something else.
PAY WALLS WILL BE ALL THE RAGE. One of the hottest debates going right now wonders if giving away high-quality content for free is a viable model, whether that content is from a newsgathering operation or a television network's primetime lineup. As "authentication" has become a buzzword, expect "hybrid" and "freemium" to join your vernacular as Websites begin to charge for certain content and keep other pages free.
Hulu will institute a pay model, as it should. You want the TV and journalism models to keep collapsing on themselves? Keep giving away high-quality, expensive content.
TWITTER, TOO, SHALL PASS. I teach a media-related class in a business program at UCLA, and of my 30 students, exactly two say they are on Twitter at least once a day. This little craze will last the time equivalent of 140 characters, and then fly away.
Left Coast Bias: What Recovery?
Attention, media business: The customer is not always right.


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package io.craigmiller160.utils.reflect;

/**
 * An exception for if a constructor cannot be found
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 * Created by craig on 5/7/16.
 */
public class NoConstructorException extends ReflectiveException {

    public NoConstructorException() {
    }

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        super(message);
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is a ptfe thread sealing tape designed specifically for lines carrying steam , water and other liquids.Cobas Pink industrial Tread Sealing Tape is a full or maximum density, thread sealing tape.What this means is that, unlike most thread sealing tapes on the market Cobas Pink industrial Thread Sealing Tape has not been stretched during the manufacturing process.Stretching lowers the apparent density of tape by increasing its porosity.As stretched tape is more porous, m ore is required to obtain an effective seal. Also, Cobas Pink industrial Thread Sealing Tape is color coded so fitters and inspectors can easily recognize it as quality tape.
Pressure rating Pink industrial Thread Sealing Tape has been used to seal fittings carrying water and oil at pressures up to 10,000 PSI or 69,000kPa Note .Pressure ratings are relative to the quality and torquing of the fittings and the amount of tape used.


My name is Trudi and i am a cavalier king charles spaniel dog ornament. I am looking for a home with someone who will love me as i am a happy jolly little spaniel. I will be a faithful friend and companion. I love everything.
Trudi is a King Charles spaniel from the Little Paws range. A high quality collectable, the heirlooms of tomorrow. Made of cermistone which gives weight and density to each piece and finished in a high gloss which is achieved by a unique low temperature glaze.


Balzers has a high standard of youth participation in their municipality. The regional law Jugendgesetz from the year 2008 provides the framework for youth participation. Apart from that, the topic is promoted through an official strategy to include young people in different aspects of community life and political work. Moreover, Balzers emphasizes the role and inclusion of youth in future decisions affecting the population. The project "Balzers Mitte – Zukunft formen" ("Balzers' center – forming the future") aimed at including this mission statement.
The highlighted pieces show the existing youth participation features in August 2014.


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Unit 731: Perpetrator of the Asian Holocaust
Introduction of Experimentation
Japanese Perceptions
Shirō Ishii
Lieutenant General Masaji Kitano
Lieutenant Colonel Ryoichi Naito
Colonel Chikahiko Koizumi
Emperor Hirohito
General Hideki Tojo
Chemical Experimentation
Biological Experimentation
Disbandment
U.S. Cover-Up
Major Impacts
Impacts on U.S. And U.S.S.R.
Impacts on Asia
(Courtesy of Komura Shintaro)
"[Ishii's] talents for biomedical research as proved through his published scientific papers, and his drive to make Japan the foremost nation in biological warfare, was the same vision shared by Koizumi"- Daniel Barenblatt, author of A Plague Upon Humanity
Koizumi was the main supporter for Unit 731 and acquired funding for its experimentation. After developing Japan's first chemical weapons in 1918, he was regarded as the "Father of Japanese Chemical Warfare". He helped Shiro Ishii develop Unit 731 and Japan's biological warfare program.
Encounter with the United States
After the conclusion of World War II, he committed seppuku rather than turn himself in to American forces.
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The Outmeals Vårvandring (spring trek) is one of my absolute favourites during the season! About 150 people have the chance to experience this familial event with lots of interesting lectures, great trekking and off course, the beautiful beech forest!
Only during a few weeks every year, the leafs in the beech forests are bright, bright green in almost a lime colour before they turn in to a much darker colour coming closer to the summer. The leafs becomes like a roof high up in the crown of the trees and because nothing else but the trees will grow in the area it feels like you are trekking indoors even though you are outdoor. If you haven't seen it, put it on your "to do list"!
This weekend really is a great start of the trekking season. Gathering on the Friday evening all participants are pitching tents, socializing and preparing for the following days. Since everyone is camping at the same place throughout the weekend, you can really bring some luxury items. This is the perfect time to bring a small chair so you can sit outside your tent, enjoying the sunset or maybe to bring a heavier but more comfortable sleeping mattress and a pillow. It is the perfect event if you want to introduce a friend to outdoor life but at the same time also good for the more experienced hikers to join one of many workshops, maybe improving the skills of outdoor photography.
There are many people coming back yearly to this event so in one way it is like a trekking kick off.
The trekking will take place in the forests connected to the camp site and it is always possible to take longer routes if you are a fast trekker or perhaps a shortcut if you are trekking with younger children.
On the last day the trekking path will pass "Bexells talande stenar", the speaking stones of Bexell, cliffs and stones left with proverbs or short stories. It was in the 19th century that the estate owner Bexell let some stonemasons cut the stones into an amazing library in the middle of the forest.
When I'm out trekking, I love to bring good food and I'm happy to bring some extra weigh just to make sure I get what I want and what I like. An afternoon coffee with cake will for sure be part of my packing. Outmeals who are the organizers of this trek have a great range of food for all tastes and many types of allergies. This is a good chance to try some new flavours even though I have my personal favourites (Chicken Masaman soft can and the freeze-dried Chicken with rice and asparagus). For a weekend like this my choice is the soft cans heated with chemical heaters. The consistence of the food is perfect, big chunks of meat, fish or vegetables and the taste is really delicious. I often bring the soft cans when I'm travelling, so easy to prepare and the best part is the heating process, it can be made anywhere!
Whether you decide to spend your day with running shoes or with trekking boots the evenings are spent together at the camp site, enjoying good food and great company. I think that this social part of the event is one of the main reasons for people coming back yearly!
Wonder what kind of food to bring when you are out on outdoor adventures? Here are some useful advice from my friend Pelle, founder of OutMeals – the number one supplier of outdoor food.


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Strategy by Sens. Cruz, Lee to starve 'Obamacare' of money infuriates some fellow Republicans
By Donna Cassata, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ted Cruz and Mike Lee stand as the Senate's dynamic duo for conservatives, crusading against President Barack Obama's health care law while infuriating many congressional Republicans with a tactic they consider futile, self-serving and detrimental to the party's political hopes in 2014.
Cruz, the Texan who's been anything but a wait-your-turn freshman, and Lee, the tea party-backed giant slayer from Utah's 2010 election, spent months this summer pressuring Republicans to link any stopgap spending bill to keep the government running with permanently starving President Barack Obama's health overhaul of money.
The two former Supreme Court clerks are determined to reverse what the conservative court of Chief Justice John Roberts upheld in 2012 — Obama's signature domestic law.
The senators scored a win Friday when the Republican-led House, pushed by rambunctious rank-and-file members, passed a spending measure that would unravel the law. But the approach faces near-certain defeat in the Democratic-controlled Senate, where lawmakers in both parties complain that Cruz and Lee have pushed a losing cause.
In the meantime, their strategy has roiled many in the GOP, with plenty of public and private carping. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, subtly challenged Cruz and Lee to back up their words next week.
"I expect my Senate colleagues to be up for the battle," Boehner said.
Several Republicans complain that the tactic could lead to a government shutdown on Oct. 1, the start of the new budget year, that would undercut the GOP politically as the party faces a Democratic president weakened by missteps on Syria.
They question Cruz and Lee's uncompromising approach, which has raised money for outside conservative groups and provided them with more than 1 million signatures on a "Defund It" petition; those are names that could be mined for future fundraising. Cruz's recent political moves have stirred talk of a 2016 presidential run.
Some Republicans privately fume that Cruz and Lee, stars of "Defund Obamacare" ads from the Senate Conservatives Fund, come off as the only two Republicans opposed to the health care law when in fact Republicans were united for months against Obama and the Democrats in trying to head off the law in 2009 and still vehemently oppose it.
Looking ahead to next year's elections, Republican Sen. Bob Corker said he held a fundraiser at his Tennessee home for the state's senior senator, Lamar Alexander, a steady conservative who is seeking a third term.
"Now he's (Alexander) using that money to defend himself against ads that Republicans are helping create," said Corker said, questioning whether the defund ads were "a thoughtful way of going about changing policy."
Alexander has countered any misperceptions with a commercial spot that highlights his 23 votes against the health care law, describes him as leading the "conservative fight against Obamacare" and shows his winter 2010 exchange with Obama over premium costs at a White House forum with lawmakers.
The internecine fight, brutally on display in GOP primaries in Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, could undermine the GOP's legitimate shot at winning a Senate majority next year. Twenty-one Democratic seats are on state ballots next year compared with 14 Republican, and the GOP will need to gain six seats to win control of the 100-member chamber.
"I hate Obamacare," said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. "I think it's one of the worst things that's been peddled off on America. I don't blame anybody for doing what they can to try to kill it, but there should be an end game."
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., called the combination of defunding "Obamacare" and the spending bill a "political ploy."
Still, Cruz and Lee press ahead, with a showdown in the Senate this coming week. Conservatives and tea partyers are ecstatic.
JoAnn Fleming, an activist in the Kingwood Tea Party in East Texas, praised Cruz for his singular quest. She commended him for cutting through the noise, which she defined as "those people in the Republican Party who always have an excuse for not doing the right thing."
"They think a freshman is just supposed to come to Washington and sit down and shut up, and Ted Cruz is not at all like that," said Fleming, who also heads the citizen's advisory committee to the Tea Party Caucus in the Texas Legislature. "We didn't elect him to go to Washington to just sit down and fall in line with the rest of them. And so he's done exactly what we sent him to Washington to do."
Fleming said people lined up three hours to four hours in advance for one of Cruz' "defund" tour stops this summer in Texas. An activist for 21 years, Fleming said she never saw anything like it.
The 42-year-old Cruz stunned the Republican establishment in 2012, capturing the GOP nomination from Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who had the money and the backing of Gov. Rick Perry.
Cruz, a Cuban-American with an Ivy League resume, time as Texas solicitor general and a Supreme Court clerkship with the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, created headlines in his first few months in the Senate with a fierce challenge to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's nomination.
Cruz promised this past week to do "everything and anything possible to defund Obamacare," including a possible filibuster, describing the law as a job killer.
Lee said that although the conventional wisdom is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has the votes to stop their effort, "in the meantime, those of us who feel strongly that Obamacare needs to be defunded will continue with our message."
In several fundraising appeals, Lee has warned that Obama, Democrats, the media and "even some from own party" are lying about his efforts to defund "Obamacare," saying he's trying to shut down the government. Not so, says Lee, who argues that he's trying to keep the government operating and end the health care law.
"The point is Obamacare ought to be able to stand on its own merits," Lee said. "The law is increasingly unpopular with the American people, causing increasing amount of uncertainty among Americans. Most Americans currently believe that Obamacare's impact will make their family health care situation worse, not better."
The health care law and the tea party's furious response helped propel Lee to Washington in 2010. The 42-year-old Lee, the son of President Ronald Reagan's solicitor general, Rex Lee, and a former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, snatched the Senate seat from Republican Sen. Robert Bennett.
He challenged Bennett over the incumbent's backing for the 2008 financial bailout. Lee has remained steadfast in sticking to his conservative approach without compromise.
"I will not vote for spending legislation that votes for Obamacare," Lee said.
Cruz and Lee continue to appear in the Senate Conservatives Fund ads, and the organization reported raising $1.8 million so far this year, according to the Federal Election Commission. The ads are running nationwide — in Republican and Democratic leaning states.
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This prisoner civil rights lawsuit has been assigned to me for resolution of pre-trial matters. Currently there is a motion to dismiss pending, and unresolved, in the case (Doc. 53). Plaintiff has filed a motion to proceed with discovery (Doc. 57) and defendants have filed a response in opposition to the motion (Doc. 58), citing the pending motion to dismiss as a reason to stay discovery. For the reasons set forth below we will STAY further discovery pending resolution of the motion to dismiss filed in this case.
District courts provide magistrate judges with particularly broad discretion in resolving discovery disputes. See Farmers & Merchs. Nat'l Bank v. San Clemente Fin. Group Sec., Inc., 174 F.R.D. 572, 585 (D.N.J.1997). When a magistrate judge's decision involves a discretionary [discovery] matter . . ., "courts in this district have determined that the clearly erroneous standard implicitly becomes an abuse of discretion standard." Saldi v. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co., 224 F.R.D. 169, 174 (E.D.Pa.2004) (citing Scott Paper Co. v. United States, 943 F.Supp. 501, 502 (E.D.Pa.1996)). Under that standard, a magistrate judge's discovery ruling "is entitled to great deference and is reversible only for abuse of discretion." Kresefky v. Panasonic Commc'ns and Sys. Co., 169 F.R.D. 54, 64 (D.N.J.1996); see also Hasbrouck v. BankAmerica Hous. Servs., 190 F.R.D. 42, 44-45 (N.D.N.Y.1999) (holding that discovery rulings are reviewed under abuse of discretion standard rather than de novo standard); EEOC v. Mr. Gold, Inc., 223 F.R.D. 100, 102 (E.D.N.Y.2004) (holding that a magistrate judge's resolution of discovery disputes deserves substantial deference and should be reversed only if there is an abuse of discretion).
Halsey v. Pfeiffer, No. 09-1138, 2010 WL 3735702, *1 (D.N.J. Sept. 17, 2010).
We also note that our broad discretion over discovery matters extends to decisions under Rule 26 relating to the issuance of protective orders limiting and regulating the timing of discovery. Indeed, it is undisputed that: " '[t]he grant and nature of [a protective order] is singularly within the discretion of the district court and may be reversed only on a clear showing of abuse of discretion.' Galella v. Onassis, 487 F.2d 986, 997 (2d Cir.1973) (citation omitted)." Dove v. Atlantic Capital Corp., 963 F.2d 15, 19 (2d Cir. 1992).
This discretion is guided, however, by certain basic principles. One of these cardinal principles, governing the exercise of discretion in this field, is that the district court may properly defer or delay discovery while it considers a potentially dispositive pretrial motion, provided the district court concludes that the pretrial motion does not, on its face, appear groundless. See, e.g., James v. York County Police Dep't, 160 F.App'x 126, 136 (3d Cir. 2005); Nolan v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 973 F.2d 843, 849 (10th Cir. 1992); Johnson v. New York Univ. Sch. of Ed., 205 F.R.D. 433, 434 (S.D.N.Y. 2002). Briefly deferring discovery in such a case, while the court determines the threshold issue of whether a complaint has sufficient merit to go forward, recognizes a simple, fundamental truth: Parties who file motions which may present potentially meritorious and complete legal defenses to civil actions should not be put to the time, expense and burden of factual discovery until after these claimed legal defenses are addressed by the court.
"[A] stay of discovery is appropriate pending resolution of a potentially dispositive motion where the motion 'appear[s] to have substantial grounds' or, stated another way, 'do[es] not appear to be without foundation in law.' " In re Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation, 2002 WL 88278, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 22, 2002) (quoting Chrysler Capital Corp. v. Century Power Corp., 137 F.R.D. 209, 209-10 (S.D.N.Y.1991)) (citing Flores v. Southern Peru Copper Corp., 203 F.R.D. 92, 2001 WL 396422, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 19, 2001); Anti-Monopoly, Inc. v. Hasbro, Inc., 1996 WL 101277, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. March 7, 1996)).
Johnson v. New York Univ. School of Educ., 205 F.R.D. 433, 434 (S.D.N.Y. 2002).


A door is an important addition to any room, adding a finishing touch, and creating a clear barrier between one room and the next. White doors can look stunning, but they will show dirt more easily than darker ones, and it's important that you keep them clean so that they retain their striking appearance.
Wooden internal doors require special care compared to uPVC doors or single doors with aluminium frames. You will need to choose the right cleaning solution based on whether the door is stained, varnished, painted with an oil based paint or painted with a latex based paint.
A diluted solution of mild dish soap and water is suitable for cleaning most surfaces. Begin by dusting the door to remove as much loose debris and dirt as possible. Next test the cleaning solution on an area of the door that is not clearly visible, to make sure that the solution won't react with the finish.
Lay some newspaper under the door to catch any drips once you start cleaning.
If the solution appears safe to use, then you can being wiping the door down. Use a spray bottle to apply the cleaning solution, then mop it up with a sponge or a squeegee, before drying the door with a paper towel.
If the door is stained or varnished, then once it's dry you can polish it or use a suitable wax to give it a beautiful, rich glow.
Don't forget to clean the frame and sill as well, and to buff the glass panels if the door has any. Pay careful attention to where the panes meet the frame, as these are areas where dust tends to accumulate. You may want to use a cotton bud or Q-tip to remove dust from these areas.
If there are stubborn patches of dirt, then you can clean them up with distilled vinegar. This has a strong odor, but it will go away with time and vinegar is a cheap and effective cleaning solution. Do not use strong detergents on painted doors, because they will damage the paint.
If a varnished or stained door has scratches or scuff marks, then you can get rid of these with an appropriate shade of furniture polish or wax. Sometimes, buffing painted doors will remove mild scuff marks too, but that is not always the case. If the scuff or scratch is very deep then you may need to repaint that patch. Sand around it to give an even finish, and spot restore, carefully, with a small paint brush. Make sure that the paint you use is an exact match. You may want to test the new paint in an unobtrusive area to ensure that it does match well, and that you don't get clear 'edges' where the old paint meets the new paint.
It's a rare breed of person that enjoys glass cleaning. If you don't know the 'little tricks' then you may find that your windows end up a mess of streaks and stains, which is hardly fun to deal with. These tips will help you to get great results.
If you have hard water, then mixing up a cleaning solution using it could leave you with unsightly marks on your glass from the minerals in the water. Distilled water is inexpensive to buy, and is perfect for diluting your cleaning solution, leaving you with clean, streak-free windows.
Instead of using glass cleaner or soap, use a solution of one part water to one part vinegar. It produces great results even on windows that are a little grimy, and it will give you a streak free finish while lifting most dirt off the glass surface with ease. Vinegar does have a strong smell to it, but it will dissipate quite quickly if you open your windows and doors while you clean.
Use newspaper to wipe your glass surface clean, instead of using paper towels. The problem with paper towels is that they have a tendency to leave lint traces behind. Squeegees, microfiber cloths and newspaper are all much better options than paper towels (and less wasteful too).
Once you've finished washing the glass in the door, buff them clean with a chamois or a microfiber cloth – or any other form of lint-free, non-abrasive fabric. This will give you a nice clean, sparkling finish.
Clean your glass doors and windows regularly. It takes just a few minutes to wipe down a glass surface if it's relatively clean. Wiping large amounts of grime off takes much longer, and getting the windows sparkling clean might take more than one pass. As usual, little and often is the best way to go.
Frosted glass has been popular in restaurants and offices for many years, and is now starting to become a common sight in modern homes as well. Frosted glass windows add privacy, and they can also set the tone and ambiance of the room by reducing glare and softening the light that comes through them.
You can buy frosted glass with a number of different textures and levels of translucency. Some simply 'soften' the light coming through, others are much more opaque. The glass itself is quite easy to take care of, and can simply be wiped clean.
For general day to day cleaning, a simple soap solution and some newspaper will do the job even on frosted glass. If you need to remove metal marks or heavy stains, then you should use an abrasive sponge and an ammonia based glass cleaner. When you have treated the stain and carfully scrubbed the glass, wipe it down with a lint-free cloth to bring the glass to a clean finish.


Excellent piece of training equipment! This tower gave me plenty of resistance and was much smoother than other towers I have used in the past. It was very portable and easy to move from one lane to another quickly as well. I'm excited to continue training with this tower and look forward to using more equipment from Destro Machines!
I have found the Destro Power Tower to be a great product. I have used them for about a year now and they outperform any of the power tower / power rack mechanisms I have previously used. From a performance perspective, I feel that the main benefits of the Destro towers are that the pulley system is so much smoother than other power towers, and that the cables are slightly elevated from the water to prevent interference with the athletes kick. We swim at multiple facilities both indoor and out. The Destro Towers have been great because they collapse down for easy transport from site to site and are easier to store after use. We just wrap the excess cable after the towers are collapsed and have never had an issue tangling, even during transport. The guys at Destro Machines are always looking for ways to improve the sport of swimming. Depending on the product, I would be glad to do business with them again.


Christmas sweets. If you make uncooked slices, instead of spreading it flat – roll in balls and coat with coconut – Truffles. For gifts put about 6 in the containers you get from supermarket deli sections. Some supermarkets will sell them for a nominal cost.
A lot of my Xmas gifts came from dollar stores. No one needs to know the price. I bought men's and women's perfume for only $6. It was well worth my time and money when you are on very tight budget.
We are having a "make it" Xmas. One lucky family of relatives will be receiving a custom-made chicken coop made from left-over building materials. It features Ritz style nesting boxes and perches to cater for every rung on the pecking order.
For the last few years all the adult family members decided to enjoy the food, wine, and company for Xmas. The gift buying is only done for the children, grandchildren etc. That is what makes it a great day – watching their faces!
I have four small plastic containers I use to catch the first water from the hot tap. It's cold and good for pot plants and special garden plants. It saves a surprising amount.
Most mobile phones are expensive. I highly recommend skinny mobile or Te lecom for those who 100% need a mobile phone but can't afford the other types of phone. You can put money away in a loose-change jar and use it to top-up the phone.
Check out www.thedeal.co.nz for brand new discounted items (you can get up to 60% off). This site has everything, homewares, makeup, clothes etc.


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Big Three autoworkers: Support the struggle of Dana parts workers! For a united movement against sweatshop conditions in the auto industry!
World Socialist Web Site Autoworker Newsletter
The World Socialist Web Site Autoworker Newsletter calls on autoworkers at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis to come to the aid of their brothers and sisters at auto parts giant Dana Inc., in their struggle against both the Fortune 500 company and the United Auto Workers and United Steelworkers.
Workers at more than a dozen Dana plants throughout the Midwest and South voted down a sellout contract earlier this month by a more than nine-to-one margin. At the plants in Toledo, Ohio and Sterling, Illinois, workers voted unanimously against the deal. The contract would have provided for wage increases far below the rate of inflation, maintained the hated two-tier wage structure, included significant givebacks on health care and maintained the company's brutal system of mandatory overtime.
But the UAW and USW responded to the no vote with their usual tricks. They are keeping workers on the job on a day-to-day contract extension while deliberately dragging out talks as long as possible. Meanwhile, they are telling workers that they are refusing to raise any new demands at the "bargaining table," on the absurd grounds that it might anger the company into demanding more concessions.
But Dana workers have not caved in. They have set up the Dana Workers Rank-and-File Committee, which is democratically controlled by the workers themselves, to communicate and coordinate with each other and force a strike action. They are demanding real gains, including a 75 percent wage increase, the end of the two-tier wage system and other critical demands.
Sweatshops do not only exist in Mexico or India but in "union shops" right here in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee—and Dana is one of the sweatshop kings. The conditions which the unions have "negotiated" at this company recall the worst abuses of the 1800s, with workers forced to stay on the job, in many cases, for 12 hours a day for weeks at a time before getting a single day off.
Filthy, squalid conditions are the norm in Dana plants. Roofs leak when it rains, and floors are covered with puddles of oil which workers slip on. Machines produce airborne particles which workers breathe in each day—with unknown health consequences. Production does not stop on the line even in the case of serious injury. This happened in June, when a worker named Danny Walters suffered a seizure on the job at the plant in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, and died the next day. Meanwhile, COVID is spreading unabated in the plants, particularly in the eight facilities in Kentucky and Tennessee, states which are experiencing record surges.
Such is the seedy underbelly of the auto industry, which the unions have long treated as the "trash at labor's doorstep." But the conditions here affect the vital interests of every autoworker. The profits which GM, Ford and Stellantis make come not only from the sweat of workers in the assembly plants but in the slave-like exploitation of hundreds of thousands of parts workers who make the axles, drive shafts, seats, wheels, windshields, headlights and other critical parts.
As late as the 1980s, parts workers earned near-parity wages with their counterparts in assembly. But in order to cut costs, the UAW and the Big Three cooked up a deal to spin off parts production, previously handled mostly in-house by the automakers, into third-party contractors whose workers made poverty wages. The UAW enforced this through its betrayal of a series of strikes in the 1980s, including the AP Parts strike in Toledo, against wage cutting and union busting.
This, in turn, was bound up with the transformation of the UAW and the other trade unions into well-heeled agents of management, bossed by bureaucrats whose six-figure incomes are dependent upon the union's incestuous financial relationships with management. Such was the case when the UAW signed a "neutrality agreement" at Dana in 2003, when the company allowed the union into their plants in exchange for a range of concessions on benefits and working hours, a deal worked out behind the backs of workers.
Now, once again, "near-parity" is being achieved across the country—by bringing assembly workers to the level of exploitation of parts workers. After decades of concessions, including the 2009 bankruptcy, which expanded the hated tier system, and the expansion of temporary part-time as a lower third tier in the aftermath of the 2015 agreement, new hires in the major assembly plants make barely more, and in some cases even less, than workers at Dana. For example, Dana workers in Warren, Michigan start out at $17 per hour, while TPTs at General Motors plants earn only $16.67.
The Big Three are also ramping up mandatory overtime during the pandemic, in order to make up for lost production. At Stellantis' Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP), even as it is cutting hundreds of jobs, management is invoking a clause in the contract to operate the plant on "critical status," allowing them to work people for seven days a week until the end of the year. Even skilled trades at the plant are working 84 hours per week, with one week off in between, since early in the year.
To top it off, massive COVID outbreaks in the assembly plants have been covered up systematically with the support of the union, which have likely led to dozens of deaths.
At Dana, the UAW is operating with a definite strategy. First, they are trying to buy themselves time to work out a "new" deal which is identical to the old in all basic aspects. Second, the union is seeking to bleed off workers' momentum after the rush of enthusiasm during the contract rejection and force them to keep working to stockpile parts, which the company can use against them in the case of a strike. It is also determined to keep production moving during the critical weeks of the changeover to next year's models.
Third, the UAW is enforcing a total information blackout on workers to keep them from knowing the truth about their conspiracy with the company. And finally, they are resorting to brute force with a campaign of intimidation to physically disrupt workers' unity and cow them into silence.
But the UAW bureaucrats are acting from a position of weakness, not strength. Their desperate measures to hold Dana workers back are proportional to the desperate situation facing the auto giants, whose production has been decimated by the chip shortage. The Big Three have sought to partially counteract this shortage by prioritizing the operation of plants which produce the highest-margin vehicles. Many of these most profitable vehicles, however, have critical parts which are produced at Dana feeder plants. A nationwide strike at Dana would not only stagger the parts maker but cause whole portions of the auto industry to grind to a halt.
The UAW's strategy depends entirely upon the continued isolation of Dana workers by the union. It will collapse if Big Three workers come to their defense.
Workers at the major automakers, as well as workers at John Deere, whose contract expires next month, and workers in the "foreign" auto plants across the South and Midwest must begin building lines of communication and support with their brothers and sisters at Dana, who are fighting the same issues they all confront. Share statements of the Dana Workers Rank-and-File Committee as widely as possible with your coworkers. Establish contact with Dana workers, particularly at those plants which supply your own facilities. Discuss the situation at Dana with your coworkers and begin forming support committees at your own plant.
Take up the fight today! Contact the Dana Workers Rank-and-File Committee and begin organizing a united movement against sweatshop conditions. Email them at danawrfc@gmail.com or text at (248) 602–0936.
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The right landscaping can add a little ambiance to your garden and even your home; since professional landscaping companies work with both residential and commercial customers, you can easily get that same look for your retail store or corporate office building. They can design, install, and maintain the perfect garden every time and when they come back regularly for maintenance, your garden will remain exceptional-looking for many years to come, which is something everyone wants.


The mobile winch crane's collapse in Saudi's Makkah Grand Mosque did not cause any injuries [image: Twitter/spagov].
Published: 21 May 2018 - 12:01 a.m.
A mobile winch crane collapsed within Saudi Arabia's Makkah Grand Mosque.
Saudi's General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque said the incident occurred near Gate 160 of the Saudi Third Expansion Project at 2.30pm on Monday, 20 May.
The crane was "working in an isolated zone" in the Holy Grand Mosque, and "happened to slip due to overload", Saudi's state news agency said.
No fatalities are said to have occurred due to the incident, but the crane's operator sustained "slight injuries".
A crane collapse at the Grand Mosque left hundreds injured in September 2015.


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Titular see; suffragan of Ephesus in Asia Minor. A city of Caria situated on a peninsula opposite Sainos, it was an asylum for the Greeks likewise for the MinyÊ of Orchomenos; then came colonies from Ionia, Athens and Bæotia and gradually the population became Grecian. This very prosperous city was one of the first attacked by the Persians; the inhabitants fled into Thrace and founded Abdera,during the reign of Cyrus. Those who remained in Teos allied themselves with the Athenians. Later they revolted, going over to the Spartan rule, but were afterwards reconquered by the Athenians. The walls, recently discovered 3 3/4 miles in circumference, date from this time, as do also the greater part of the monuments which made it one of the most beautiful cities of lonia. Teos was celebrated for its wine and, therefore, for the worship of Bacchus. Here was born the poet Anacreon. Here too was the home of a body of bacchanalian artists who furnished actors for the theatres of Asia and the Archipelago. It was the beginning of the ancient theatre. In order to further commerce and the pursuit of the fine arts, Teos, after having saved the fleet of the Roman prætor Regulus from Antiochus, King of Syria, secured for its territory in 193 B.C. from Rome and a great number of Grecian cities the right of perpetual asylum, this privilege being largely due to the temple of Bacchus. During the Christian era almost nothing is known of this city. It figures in all the "Notitiæ Episcopatuum" as a suffragan of Ephesus but in the fifteenth century no mention is made of it. Teos is believed to have been destroyed by an earthquake. Among its bishops Le Quien (Oriens christianus, I, 727) mentions: Maximus at the Council of Nice; Gennadius at Chalcedon, 451; finally St. Sisinnius, who is said to have lived about the eleventh century, and whose feast days are 2 February and 14 July, at Torcelli near Venice. To-day Teos is known as Sighadjik, near Sivri-Hissar; it is a nahié of the sanjak of Smyrna; its ruins have furnished a great many inscriptions.
SMITH, Dict. of Gr. and Rom. Geog., s.v.; TEXIER, Asie Mineure (Paris, 1862), 361-6; WADDINGTON, Explication des inscriptions grecques et latines, Asie Mineure, 28-55; Bulletin de correspondance hellénique, IV 54-9, 110-21, 164-82; SCHEFFLER, De rebus Teiorum (Leipzig, 1882) CUINET, La Turquie d'Asie, III, 493-5; CHAPOT, La province romaine proconsulaire d'Asie (Paris, 1904), Passim.
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Landon took this photo of a sunflower growing in a community garden in our neighborhood. Isn't it a good one?
A few days ago, Sam asked me if he could wear the barrettes I bought for Juniper in his hair, so I let him, because something about "those are for girls" completely rubs me the wrong way. I said no to pink crocs awhile back, suggesting primary colors instead, and later thought it was silly of me not to let him get the crocs in the color that he wanted.
So Sam, because he loves his sister and doesn't want to be left out, has been wearing Juni's barrettes. These are the memories I'll look back on fondly one day.


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Scott Weiland's wild side has been extensively documented, but the frontman for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver is in relatively modest, tuneful form throughout Blaster. His backing group, The Wildabouts, are students of '70s rock (34-year-old lead guitarist Jeremy Brown died tragically upon the album's release). This influence shows; there's a T. Rex cover ("20th Century Boy") and the Marc Bolan–inspired "Way She Moves." "Modzilla" evokes Blue Öyster Cult's "Godzilla," while "Beach Pop" imagines what The Beach Boys might've been like had they arrived a decade later. Even the acoustic-based "Circles" is reminiscent of country-rockers The Pure Prairie League. Fascinating stuff.
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Twig321 , 01/15/2015
Okay my review maybe early, but I have heard about half of the album live or online. For real STP fans, it's where we wanted to the music go. For VR fans it's what we could imagine a third album kind of sounding like. For true Scott fans, it's what we always knew he was going to release someday; only better!
Listen closely to the all of the subtleties. It's so basic, but such complexity in dynamics and nuance. It's simply great rock music. When Scott calls it a "hybrid" he is really on to something. When it comes to the band, these guys are great musicians. It appears that there is a unity that we don't get to see very often in bands today. They seem to be great guys!!! Tommy, Danny and Jeremy are the kind of guys that will stop and talk to you. One can tell this has been a soundtrack of the soul for Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts.
Kuhnhound , 01/20/2015
Best Weiland in awhile.
I'm a huge Weiland and STP fan. That being said I haven't been a big fan of most recent solo material, and always though the last VR and STP albums were lacking. I just didn't think they had a cohesive direction and were a bit lacking in the awesome department. This new stuff sounds like a great blend of straight classic rock and vintage Weiland. Excited to hear the rest.
Ho-key , 01/20/2015
YUP YUP and more YUP
I cannot wait to hear the rest of the album. No need to compare this to VR or STP or any other band. It sounds good. His vocals are matching his bandmates. Controlled chaos.
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A clip for the song 'Paddling Out' by Miike Snow was broadcast in a G-classified portion of rage. The clip had been edited to remove some scenes which were deemed unsuitable for broadcast in a G slot. However, the scene of concern to the complainant was not picked up in this editing process. The program team removed the video from the rotation list for broadcast during the G section of rage.


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Modale es una ciudad ubicada en el condado de Harrison en el estado estadounidense de Iowa. En el Censo de 2010 tenía una población de 283 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 104,26 personas por km².

Geografía
Modale se encuentra ubicada en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Modale tiene una superficie total de 2.71 km², de la cual 2.71 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0%) 0 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 283 personas residiendo en Modale. La densidad de población era de 104,26 hab./km². De los 283 habitantes, Modale estaba compuesto por el 98.23% blancos, el 0% eran afroamericanos, el 0.71% eran amerindios, el 0.71% eran asiáticos, el 0% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 0% eran de otras razas y el 0.35% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 0.35% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Q: Visual Studio sizeof() difference IntelliSense vs. compile-time My code looks like this:
#include <stdio.h>

#pragma pack(1)
class MyClass
{
  bool a;
  bool b;
  int c;
  char d[3];
  bool e[4];
};
#pragma pack()

int main()
{
  printf("sizeof(MyClass)=%d\n", sizeof(MyClass));
  return 0;
}

The output is:
sizeof(MyClass)=13

But when I "hover" over sizeof(MyClass) I get:

This wouldn't have been a big issue but I'm trying to implement a compile-time assertion and it isn't working (getting a red underline):

Anyone have any idea how to fix this?

A: This is not a difference between compile-time and run-time; it is a difference between your compiler and your IDE's "intellisense", the latter of which appears not to support/recognise the #pragma pack directive.
Ignore it. The size is 13.
Since you can actually build your program, you know that the compile-time assertion succeeds, despite the "red line".
It is probably worth adding a comment before that assertion, explaining that users of Visual Studio 2015 will see a false negative in their IDE for the following assertion.
You may also wish to raise a bug on Microsoft Connect, if there is not one already.

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The Path of Most Resistance
Written by Russell Wangersky
Published August 20, 2016 | ISBN 9781487000691
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As entertaining as they are insightful, the stories in The Path of Most Resistance are anchored by the concept of passive aggression in our everyday lives: ordinary people who are quietly, desperately, and indirectly trying to impose their will on the uncaring world around them.
From a woman who compulsively shops for luggage in order to sublimate her desire for a divorce to a senior citizen who tries to force his family to visit by refusing to eat, the characters in this collection try to change their lives through oblique resistance. The stories also humorously show readers how passive aggression is perhaps at its most effective when carried out in smaller, more insidious ways. Uncertain about the state of his relationship, a man obsesses, but refuses to clean, a spot of mould in the bathroom.
The Path of Most Resistance is an observant and compassionate look at the feelings of powerlessness that we all share, and will have readers silently cringing and nodding in recognition of their own bad behaviour.
Russell Wangersky is the author of six books. His most recent book is the short story collection The Path of Most Resistance. His crime thriller, Walt, was named one of the top crime books of the year by the National Post. Wangersky has won, or been nominated, for numerous awards for his writing, including the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, the Thomas Head Raddall Award for Fiction, the BMO Winterset Award, and the National Newspaper Awards. He is SaltWire Network's Atlantic regional columnist and his columns appear in 29 daily and weekly newspapers across the Atlantic provinces. He lives in St. John's, Newfoundland.


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Our sacred notion of mobility — the freedom to move — evokes one of our most enduring themes: the New Start. Always, one could pull up stakes, move on, start a new church, change one's name, dream a new American dream and start over. Mobility also implies expansion: geographic, economic and spiritual. Americans from the start have taken for granted the imperative to constantly expand and grow – and the internalized judgment of those who are not upwardly mobile.
This leads to wildly divergent yet surprisingly similar ideals – both the infinitely expanding consumer economy and "personal growth." New Age spirituality could not be more American. Consider the book, The Secret (30 million copies in 50 languages), by Rhonda Byrne. In the film version, a series of self-help teachers promote positive thinking, primarily toward the goal of acquiring consumer goods and a great love life. This tradition extends back to the New Thought teachers of early 19th-century America. The film ignores the values of community almost totally. For more on the myths of progress and growth, see Chapter Nine of my book.
A mere half century after the revolution, Alexis De Toqueville observed of American preachers,
…it is often difficult to be sure when listening to them whether the main object of religion is to procure eternal felicity in the next world or prosperity in this.
Eventually, religion and the mentality of business merged as they did nowhere else. Without a state religion and with Protestant churches constantly splitting in schisms, each individual preacher was forced to become an entrepreneur of souls, a salesman, in order to distinguish his church from other churches. Consequently, a business-growth mentality grew within American Protestantism, and its philosophy of optimistic self-improvement merged with the capitalist ideology of greed and perpetual growth.
"New Start" also implies another old idea. In the tribal world, initiation removes youths from their community before returning them with their sense of purpose revitalized. It is a point in time rooted within space. But America inverted this ancient truth; since one could simply leave his community to acquire a new identity, initiation became a point in space rooted in time. As early as 1600, America symbolized the New Start for the entire western world. This aspect of the myth remains nearly as strong today. And it tells us that we rise up not as members of an ethnic group or social class, but as individuals.
The Myth of Individualism
In an odd reversal of initiation motifs, the American heroic son "kills" his father symbolically – if he has one – by individuating, moving away and repudiating everything the father stands for. In truth, we perceive family as at best a necessary evil, something to leave, so that one may get on with the pursuit of happiness. In America, progress happens through separation.
In terms of child-raising, Americans generally consider infants to be so fused with their mothers that we make every effort to encourage autonomy as early as possible. We hold and carry babies less than most nations do, very early admonishing them to be "big boys." The Japanese, by contrast, consider the infant to be utterly alien, from some strange, other world. Like most traditional people, they make every effort to enfold it within community as early as possible. Neither view of the child is right or wrong, said James Hillman; both are myths, because they are "lived unconsciously, collectively as truths, performed unwaveringly as rituals."
In the story of modernity, which is essentially an American story, unlike anything that came before, we have convinced ourselves that purpose can be divorced from community. But in a culture of consumerism, the desire to be seen as special produces a quest for expensive symbols – a quest that is ultimately futile, wrote sociologist Philip Slater, "…since it is individualism itself that produces uniformity."
Paradoxically, our American obsession with individualism produces persons who "cannot recognize the nature of their distress." This results in a desire to relinquish responsibility for control and decision-making to the images provided by the media. Here lies a great paradox of American life: our emphasis on the needs of the individual always constellates its shadow of cultural and political conformism.
But conformism and rebellious individualism should not be our only choices. In the indigenous world, community exists in order to identify and nurture the individuality of each of its members, who are, in turn, necessary for the community to thrive and reproduce its values. Malidoma Somé writes that in West Africa, "Individuality is synonymous with uniqueness. This means that a person and his or her unique gifts are irreplaceable… A healthy community not only supports diversity, it requires diversity."
Americans – when not involved in our periodic moral crusades – valued the individual over the community more than any society in history. The opportunist argued for individual responsibility against the suffocating presence of big government. Determined on success, he was in a perpetual state of rebellion against authority (while ignoring the cavalry that protected his property, massive subsidies to the railroads that carried his goods, and later, a military-industrial complex that ensured his oil supply and markets for his products).
His wealth was proof that he lived in God's grace – and his neighbor's poverty indicated the opposite. But there was a price, writes Historian Greil Marcus:
To be an American is to feel the promise as a birthright, and to feel alone and haunted when the promise fails. No failure in America, whether of love or money, is ever simple; it is always a kind of betrayal.
Whether in the relentless drive for wealth or in his obsession to know God's plan, the American, like no one before him, strove for self-improvement. Inside the word "improve," however, is the anxiety of one who can never positively know if he is saved. Thus he must continually "prove" his worth. He does so, he believes, only on his own merits. And he proves this worth only in relation to those who have less, those who (according to Puritanism) deserve less.
Mythmakers continually emphasize the individual over the collective. Most notably, Horatio Alger's nineteenth century dime-novel melodramas affirmed the Protestant virtues of frugality, hard work and delayed gratification. His young heroes "pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps." These immensely popular stories of personal success counteracted populist agitation in a time when socialist ideas from Europe were questioning the mythic narrative.
In the 1880s they were already well-established in the American narrative. And for the last 140 years they have only grown stronger. So many of us, born on third base, think we hit a triple.


This is an episode of radio serial Dr Paul (1963), from Grace Gibson Productions.
In 1934, Texas-born Grace Gibson was brought to Australia by Sydney radio station 2GB's general manager, AE Bennett, to help sell American radio programs within Australia. Within ten years she had formed Grace Gibson Radio Productions, one of the most successful radio production companies in the world. Gibson's company specialised in soap operas and serials, ranging from long-running family dramas Dr Paul and Portia Faces Life, to crime serials Night Beat and Dossier on Dumetrius. Scripts were often imported from the United States and adapted for Australian audiences, produced using local actors and then syndicated to radio stations across Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong and Canada. Many shows were so popular that they were still produced for up to 14 years after the original American scripts ran out, employing local writers to take over. When Gibson sold the business in 1978, Grace Gibson Productions had produced and sold around 40,000 quarter-hour episodes.
Contributors: Reg Johnston (PDR), Therese Desmond (PDR), Judy Johnstone (SCR), Richard Lane (PDC, SCR), Hilda Scurr (PDR), Eden Rutter (PDR), Kathleen Carroll (SCR), Creswick Jenkinson, (SCR), Ron Roberts (NRT), Lever Brothers (SPO).
Cast: John Bushelle (Dr Paul), Alastair Duncan (Dr Paul), Dinah Shearing (Virginia Martin), Lynne Murphy (Virginia Martin), Laurel Mather (Elizabeth), Michael Plant (Ricky Scanlon), Alan White (Dr John Cabot), Margaret Christensen (Virginia Martin), Amber Mae Cecil (Leota), Brigit Lenihan (Molly, Dr Paul's housekeeper).


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The West Virginia Trappers Association began with the dreams and ideals of a few industrious men: Don Hunter, Tom Batten, Olston "Nick" Wright, Jim Williams, Charles Richmond, Paul Larrowe, Robert Merrill, and Robert Butler.
In 1967, the group met and formed the corporation of the West Virginia Trappers Association, Inc., in Grafton, WV.
The ideals for which the corporation were formed read as follows, "To develop leadership for the advancement of the best interests of the trappers and the fur industry as a whole.
"To inspire in our membership a desire to practice the ethics of true sportsmanship toward others who may wish to enjoy the recreation and pleasure of the outdoors.
"To impart adequate knowledge to our youth concerning the necessity for conservation.
"To cooperate with duly recognized conservation organizations in the furtherance of the trapping association.
"To advocate a comprehensive research program regarding the conservation of native furbearing animals.
"To cultivate a feeling of goodwill and mutual understanding through a proper respect for the rights of landowners at all times.
"To eliminate unnecessary cruelty to animals in the employment of traps.
"To discourage unjust and eliminate fradulent trade practices in the marketing of raw fur.
"To aid and cooperate with law enforcement agencies in bringing about the apprehension and just punishment of trap and fur thieves."
Although the times have changed, our association is dedicated to the above principles and ideals. We urge our members to be active and participate in our events.


Forever linked, forever lovely, this necklace is a glistening metaphor for your love. Fashioned in sleek sterling silver, this design pairs one polished open circle with one lined with brilliant faceted lab-created blue sapphires. A thoughtful gift for the September birthday girl, this dazzling duo is buffed to a brilliant shine and suspends centered along a 19.5-inch cable chain that secures with a spring-ring clasp.
Lab-Created Blue Sapphire Double Circle Necklace in Sterling Silver - 19.5"


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SPORTS ALERT: Munford's TJ Scott heading to Millikin Football
Posted on March 15, 2018 by Thomas Sellers
The signing of Munford's TJ Scott to Millikin University today officially made the Class of 2018 the most decorated group for Cougar Football in recent years.
On National Signing Day, Scott enjoyed watching teammates Chaz Hayes (Cumberland), Kylan Washington (Cumberland), Marcus Webb (Cumberland), Will Hankins (South Alabama) and Cole Edrington (Quachita Baptist University) sign letters of intent.
This afternoon in the office of his principal Dr. Courtney Fee, Scott became the sixth player of Head Coach Nick Markle to ink a letter of intent to play on the next level.
"This class has just been hard working and dedicated since day one when they walked through the doors as freshmen," the leader of the Cougars said. "They've really been geared to wanting to be successful and build, not necessarily a team but a program. They were ready to take it to the next level. This is the most we had sign out of one class since our first year here, four years ago. We had five sign that year."
Scott earned his spot on the next level using his 6'1, 310-pound frame to create space for the linebackers and defensive ends to do damage to the opposition. Scott played defensive tackle in the Cougars' defensive scheme compiling a few tackles and a sack on his own.
Scott's contributions to Munford helped the Cougars go 8-2 this past regular season with a runner-up finish in Region 8-5A. Munford won a playoff game 42-14 over Clarksville in the First Round.
Now Scott will take his talents to Decatur, Illinois to play for Big Blue Head Coach Dan Gritti. Gritti joined the Millikin staff as the Big Blue Head Football Coach in December 2016. In his second season leading the program, Gritti guided Millikin to a 7-3 record in 2017.
Millikin is a NCAA Division III program that plays in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin.


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The local council in the town where the alleged Christchurch killer grew up is considering erecting a permanent memorial to honour the victims.
The Clarence Valley Council put forward the idea at an extraordinary meeting recently and won support from seven of the nine councillors.
Councillor Greg Clancy was one of two councillors who voted against the idea of the memorial for Grafton.
"I don't think it's an appropriate thing to do," he said.
"I think we're showing enough compassion and support for the victims and their families by having the condolence book and potentially sending the Mayor and the general manager over to New Zealand for any service that might be held.
"We have to acknowledge that this thing happened, but I think the fact that [the gunman] grew up in Grafton — he could have grown up anywhere and still been influenced by forces in other places — and so I don't really think it's appropriate to necessarily have a long-term memorial, one that might actually be upsetting to the family."
The initial proposal has drawn a positive response from the Australian National Imams Council.
"It's not so much a matter of it's appropriate to have it in Grafton, it's the fact of Grafton's proposing it and I think that's commendable," said spokesman Bilal Rauf.
"I think we should be very careful not to, by association, seek to blame or in anyway connect fault to Grafton. I think that would be very wrong.
"But it's more the fact that Grafton, if they are proposing to do this, then it's a very positive and commendable initiative on their part."
The tragedy in Christchurch was the most significant terrorist activity that had happened in the southern hemisphere, Mr Rauf said.
"New Zealand is a country very close to our hearts so it serves to honour the memory of that," he said.
"It's also a reminder that when we have divisive and tense interactions, and tolerate certain types of speech, they can very readily culminate in the type of tragedies that we saw occur in Christchurch.
"It's a reminder of the need for unity, the need for us to treasure every human life and allow for a society which respects that and preserves that."
But the Dean at Grafton Cathedral Dr Greg Jenks said the place for a memorial was Christchurch.
"What we need to do in Grafton is not so much put up a monument as actually work on the character and fibre of our community," Dr Jenks said.
Dr Jenks said the people that had spoken to him felt that if there was going to be a monument, it should be somewhere else.
"I mean we don't actually want to perpetuate the idea that Grafton has some special link to this horror," Dr Jenks said.
"So I think there's a real reluctance to literally put in stone the realisation that the person who did the shooting was originally from Grafton.
"Even though we care a lot about the victims in Christchurch, the best way to honour their memory is to make Grafton as resilient and compassionate and generous as we can be rather than put up monuments."
The Parish Council of Grafton's Christ Church Cathedral voted to reach out to the local Muslim community by accepting an offer by a group of Muslims in Sydney to come to Grafton for a series of events to be hosted by the cathedral as part of a "meet and greet" program.
The program hopes to develop positive relationships between the wider community and Grafton's small Islamic community.
The Parish Council resolution also called on the Clarence Valley Council to engage with the Compassionate Communities project and to promote a commitment by the community to be more inclusive and compassionate, rather than invest in a monument for the victims of the shooting attacks in New Zealand.
"I think on this side of Christchurch, the idea of using the Compassionate Grafton program as a way to build our resilience and our tolerance, and just our community health, has a lot going for it," Dr Jenks said.
"Rather than building a monument, let's invest in the fabric of our own community, let's build a community which is committed to tolerance, compassion and being there for each other."
Mr Rauf said both initiatives were commendable.
"They're not necessarily mutually exclusive, such that you have to choose one or the other," he said.
"I think what Grafton is proposing to do is actually quite consistent with the approach of the NZ Prime Minister in that she has sought to do everything I think to bring her country together.
"Standing together as a society is very much consistent, much as we do in terms of remembering ANZACs or a lot of these other losses that we, as a nation, have suffered.
"On the one hand a monument very directly serves to remind us of what has occurred and the importance of standing together and guarding against the factors leading up to such terrorist activity.
"On a broader scale, the initiative proposed by the Dean really takes it to a higher level."
The Australian National Imams Council spokesman said he could appreciate the sentiment of NZ PM Jacinda Ardern in not drawing reference to the terrorist or circumstances specific to him.
"But the point of the monument is to honour the lives that were lost," Mr Rauf said.
"So the focus, I think, needs to be brought to bear on that, rather than the details of the terrorist including where he lived or where he came from.
"I think that part of it to me is irrelevant, having regard to the purpose and objective of having something such as a monument."
Staff at the Clarence Valley Council will now prepare a report to be put to councillors for their consideration.


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Even Though Check Bounced, W. Va. Woman's Accident Claim Upheld by Supreme Court
An auto accident claim by a West Virginia woman, who paid for her policy with a "rubber" check, has been upheld by the state Supreme Court, leaving Charleston insurance agents bewildered.
The Charleston Herald-Dispatch reported the high court's 4 to 1 ruling last week during which the court upheld a 2004 Cabell County Circuit Court ruling that found West Virginia National Auto Insurance Company at fault for not giving Stephanie Michelle Conley 10 days' notice when it rescinded her policy.
Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard dissented, calling the ruling "one of the most outrageous court decisions in the history of American jurisprudence" in his written opinion.
"It's such a poor decision," C.E. Smith, an agent with Allstate Insurance in Barboursville told the Herald-Dispatch. "This person paid nothing and a bad check should have voided her transaction. This just fits right into the handout mentality that so many people have now in this state."
Conley wrote a worthless check for $174 to open an auto insurance policy with West Virginia National on Aug. 15, 2001. On Aug. 30, 2001, the insurance company issued the policy, effective Aug. 15, 2001, through Feb. 15, 2002.
The next day, Conley was involved in an automobile accident.
According to the lawsuit, her negligence caused injury to three people.
On Sept. 11, 2001, West Virginia National sent a letter to Conley saying her check had bounced and that it had terminated her policy as of Aug. 15, 2001.
Dairyland Insurance Co., which paid nearly $26,000 to the three people injured in the accident, filed a complaint against Conley for subrogation, or the substitution of one creditor for another.
Conley, in turn, filed a third-party complaint against West Virginia National, claiming the company canceled her policy without giving her proper notice.
Cabell Circuit Court Judge David Pancake ruled in favor of Conley in November 2004, and West Virginia National appealed to the state Supreme Court.
Justice Larry Starcher, who wrote the majority opinion, said an insurance company has the right to rescind policies if the customer fails to make the initial payment.
"However, the cancellation of the policy can take effect no earlier than 10 days after notice of the cancellation is provided to the insured," Starcher wrote.
West Virginia National now must cover the costs of the automobile accident, or attempt to prove that Conley was not at fault.
In his dissenting opinion, Maynard wrote that the case is an example of many other "something for nothing" cases filed by plaintiffs in West Virginia, "where someone, somewhere, somehow must owe them money simply because they have suffered an injury."
"The majority had to work hard to write an opinion that actually does everything that the law should not do," Maynard wrote. "It punishes the innocent by causing honest, hard-working West Virginians to pay higher auto insurance premiums. At the same time, it rewards the guilty by providing a windfall to those who never paid for insurance coverage."
Maynard's written opinion is mirrored by Mike McAlister, an agent with Maynard Insurance in Barboursville. The ruling could encourage some to take advantage of the state's insurance laws, which McAlister says are rarely enforced.
For example, McAlister told the Herald-Dispatch, auto insurance companies are not required to notify the state Division of Motor Vehicles when a policy is rescinded for nonpayment.
"If someone has to renew their driver's license and has no insurance, all they have to do is come in and take out an insurance policy," he said. "In the past, people have gotten by with one month's payment and then we won't see or hear from them again until they have to renew their license. It now appears they can get by with a bad check."
McAlister said he also fears that the ruling will prompt some insurance companies to adopt 10-day waiting periods for new policies so a customer's check can clear.
"That would punish the honest customer who might not want to wait and look to other carriers" he said.
David Caudill, an agent with First City Insurance in Huntington, said the ruling sends a disturbing message to consumers that they can get auto insurance by passing a bad check. It also is discouraging to insurance carriers who are thinking about setting up shop in West Virginia, he said.
"But I'm not surprised by the ruling, because a lot of companies authorize their agents to bind coverage without payment (up front)," Caudill said. "Once you do that, the insurance policy is a legal contract until the requirements of cancellation are fulfilled. It's up to the agent, the insurance carrier, or both, to notify the customer when that happens."
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Using drugs to reduce or eliminate heartburn could result in a significantly higher risk of experiencing a heart attack, according to a study of electronic health record data by Stanford University researchers, KQED's "State of Health" reports.
The heartburn medications -- known as proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs -- are sold over-the-counter and by prescription, and more than 20 million U.S. residents use the drugs. Two popular brands are AstraZeneca's Nexium and Procter & Gamble's Prilosec (Aliferis, "State of Health," KQED, 6/10).
The drugs work by preventing the release of acid into the stomach (Bernstein, "To Your Health," Washington Post, 6/10).
PPIs generate about $13 billion annually in sales worldwide, according to "State of Health" ("State of Health," KQED, 6/10).
For the study, researchers designed algorithms to mine the de-identified EHR data of nearly three million patients (Harris, "Shots," NPR, 6/11).
Nigam Shah, one of the study authors, said, "We figured out a way to analyze the notes that doctors write about their patients during the course of care ... and created a data structure which we (could) then analyze for associations that may have clinical significance."
The study found that taking PPIs was associated with a 16% to 20% higher risk of heart attack.
The study excluded patients who also take the anti-platelet medication clopidogrel, which has been found to increase risk of heart attack among patients also taking PPIs ("State of Health," KQED, 6/10).
Researchers did not find an increased risk of heart attack with other heartburn medications, such as Pepcid, Tagamet or Zantac ("Shots," NPR, 6/11).
According to the researchers, the findings could suggest that PPIs alter nitric oxide levels.
Nick Leeper, a cardiologist and senior author of the study, said, "It's widely accepted that having reduced levels of nitric oxide is a bad thing and is associated with risks for cardiovascular events."
Leeper said the research cannot prove causation between the use of PPIs and increased heart attack risk, but that the "association looks to be fairly compelling." He added, "What we have seen in this study is that PPI usage is very clearly associated with increased risk of heart attack."
In addition, Leeper said the study shows that "post-approval surveillance" of drugs can be helpful, as pharmaceutical companies "simply can't identify every harm." He also said it shows the value of using EHR data for drug research.
Bob Wachter, chief of UC-San Francisco Medical Center's division of hospital medicine, said the study makes it "clear that the promise of computerization is real" in medical research ("State of Health," KQED, 6/10).


Oil & Water Do Not Mix | the City of Liberty Official Website!
Whether it's every 3,000 miles or every 3 months, most people change their motor oil on a regular basis. Although oil is a necessity for our cars, it can be extremely harmful to our water quality and our environment. There are a number of things that you can do to help prevent oil pollution to our water.
If you change your own oil, get a reusable used oil container. Drain the oil carefully into the container, avoiding splatter and spills.
Recycle used motor oil at a local household hazardous waste collection center.
Request re-refined motor oil when you get your oil changed. Re-refined motor oil must meet the same American Petroleum Institute (API) certification standards as virgin motor oil.
Leaky cars are a big source of oil pollution and other automotive fluids. Have your car checked for any leaking fluids that might run-off into storm drains.
Recycle and re-use oil filters. Recycling 1 ton of drained oil filters produces 1,700 pounds of steel and recovers about 60 gallons of used oil.
By following these suggestions, we can all help to preserve the quality of our drinking water and the beauty of Liberty's streams.
For more information about water quality issues, please contact the Engineering Division at 816-439-4500.


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lululemon athletica's Brand Continues to Sizzle
lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) has successfully completed its comeback over the past year, but that has left the company with sky-high expectations to meet to justify a pricey valuation placed on the stock. The yoga retailer continued its impressive string of growth in the third quarter by reporting blistering growth rates for revenue and adjusted (non-GAAP) earnings per share of 21% and 34%, respectively, over the year-ago period.
The shares sold off the day after the report, as the company's outlook was already what investors were expecting. But make no mistake, Lululemon's business momentum is real and there's no sign of it slowing down. Let's take a look at some of the highlights of the quarter that show just how well the company performed, along with what management had to say about the results.
Must-have product
Once again, the highlight for Lululemon continues to be the amazing growth in its online business, which grew 46% year over year on a constant currency basis, while China e-commerce revenue surged 71% year over year. Store traffic was up in the high single digits, while online traffic jumped more than 35%. For the quarter, e-commerce revenue made up 25% of total revenue.
One of the primary reasons for the acceleration in online growth this year has been enhanced digital marketing strategies that management put into place heading into 2018. The customer email file increased 90% year over year, which has helped Lululemon stay connected with customers.
But most importantly, Lululemon's product team has been on the ball lately. The brand has successfully expanded from core workout items like running shorts and yoga pants to everyday wear, which has been met with an overwhelmingly positive customer response. The company cited particular strength in new outerwear items, such as the new Cloudscape Jacket for women and the Outpour Parka for men. Men's and women's comps grew 150% and 40%, respectively, in the outerwear category.
Management sees a big opportunity to expand further into everyday wear. During the call, Chief Product Officer Sun Choe said, "They definitely represent a significant amount of opportunity and given our position of the intersection of feel, fashion, and function, we feel like there's a white space beyond the categories that we're known for today."
Pricing power
Management is seeing the strong momentum continue into the fourth quarter. Lululemon is in the great position right now of being able to fuel further innovation with its recent financial success.
One of the things management is currently investing in that sounds really promising is a new loyalty program. In select markets, the company is offering a range of benefits for a fixed annual fee. For $128, customers can choose a free pair of pants or shorts, curated Sweat Classes, free fast shipping with online orders, and early access to Sweatlife Festivals and other events the company hosts throughout the year.
Based on the engagement and response management has seen from customers so far, they think there is an opportunity to increase the fee. This is true for the product, as well.
Some of the outerwear items Lululemon released recently are priced from around $200 to as high as $598. Choe said, "So far we really have not seen price resistance where we've introduced [extra features] and priced it at a premium. So we believe that continuing to innovate on solutions for our guest, and if there is value there, we can continue to push prices up."
I can't emphasize enough how great it is for a company in the highly competitive retail industry to be in the position of raising prices for loyalty programs and products that are already perceived as pricey to begin with. This means the margin expansion story may be far from over, which bodes well for future earnings growth.
Sizzling 2019?
Lululemon may have the most powerful and influential brand in the apparel market right now. But given how strong 2018 has been for Lululemon, the year-over-year comparisons will get tougher in 2019, which means growth rates in the coming quarters may be lower. But management has repeated throughout the year that they continue to see areas to improve margins by lowering product costs. That should keep earnings growing faster than revenue.
Analysts currently estimate the company will grow revenue 14% next year, which is expected to translate into 18% growth in earnings. Expectations are still at a sky-high level for the long term, but management thinks they have built a solid foundation for the future. Haselden said, "I believe we will look back on 2018 as a milestone year for Lululemon, where the culmination of our multiyear investments in supply chain, technology, and innovation broadly have delivered an inflection in our business that has set us on a new trajectory."
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Illegal dumping forces closure of recycling site on SR 125
BATAVIA, Ohio (June 5, 2017) — The recycling dropoff site at Auxier Trucking & Excavating, 1275 Ohio Pike, Amelia, is being discontinued because of illegal dumping. Paul Braasch, Director of the Adams-Clermont Solid Waste District, said, "Every week items which were clearly non-recyclables, including furniture, mattresses, plastic playhouses and tires, were being dumped at the site. "
The Adams-Clermont Solid Waste District pays Rumpke to provide the dropoff recycling to residents at no cost. "Due to the illegal dumping an additional crew would have to go to the site weekly to remove the dumped trash," Braasch said. "Auxier Trucking, which graciously offered the property to host the recycling dropoff as a community service, was disappointed with the mess that was left.
"It is a shame that a few irresponsible individuals caused the end of a valuable service for the public," Braasch added. "This is the fourth location that has been discontinued due to illegal dumping."
The Adams-Clermont Solid Waste District will look for an alternative site and provide additional video surveillance at other sites.
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A silver coin (38 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: ; below the head in small lettering the artist's initials HP.
The reverse features the Imperial crown with the date 1937 below; around above, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA; around below, . ONE CROWN . The artist's initials K.G are in small letters in the field at the bottom right of the crown.
At centre the Imperial crown with the date 1937 below; around above, COMMONWEALTH : OF : AUSTRALIA; around below, the denomination · ONE CROWN · (being equal to five shillings). The artist's initials K·G (for [George] Kruger Gray) are in small letters in the field at the bottom right of the crown.
Krause catalogues list mintage of 1,008,000 plus 100 proofs.
Renniks 1965 and The Australian Coin Chart 1965 list circulation mintage of 1,800,000.
1,800,100 King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
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Italo Balbo
An interesting, historical read about attempts to change Balbo Drive - a small road in the South Loop (via Chicago Reader):
Last August, in the wake of the racist violence in Charlottesville, downtown aldermen Sophia King (Second) and Brendan Reilly (42nd) called for renaming Balbo Drive. The street honors Italo Balbo, a leader of the Blackshirts, the paramilitary wing of Italy's National Fascist Party, who later became Mussolini's air commander and governor of colonized Libya. The aldermen blasted Balbo as a brutal racist.
"We have inherited a legacy that honors and memorializes an individual who embraced white supremacy and who was part of the fascist onslaught which sought to take over the world," said Alderman King in a statement at the time. "Balbo is a symbol of racial and ethnic supremacy, and in this day and age we need positive symbols. It's high time we removed these symbols of oppression and anti-democracy from our city."
Last month King and Reilly introduced an ordinance that would have renamed the drive after Ida B. Wells, a former slave, journalist, anti-lynching activist, and woman's suffrage advocate.
But apparently the aldermen no longer feel that honoring a fascist is a problem. In the face of continuing opposition from local Balbo fans, the politicians have abandoned their efforts to rename the street that honors him, according to a report in the Sun-Times. The aldermen are instead now pushing for Congress Drive to be named after Wells. The full City Council is expected to approve the new proposal at Wednesday's meeting, the paper reported.


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Die italienische Eishockeynationalmannschaft der Frauen ist die nationale Eishockey-Auswahlmannschaft Italiens. Sie liegt in der IIHF-Weltrangliste von 2022 auf dem 16. Platz und spielt in der Weltmeisterschafts-Division IB.

Geschichte
Die italienische Eishockeynationalmannschaft der Frauen wurde 1992 gegründet und nimmt seit der 1999 ausgetragenen Qualifikation zur WM 2000 an internationalen Wettbewerben teil. Ihr bislang größter Erfolg bei einer Weltmeisterschaft war der achte Platz der B-WM (insgesamt 16. Platz) bei ihrer allerersten WM-Teilnahme 2000, der zugleich den Abstieg in die anschließend eingeführte Division II bedeutete, in der Italien bis 2011 spielte. Anschließend wurde das Team in die Division IB eingeteilt, aus der sie 2012 zunächst ab- und zwei Jahre später wieder aufstieg. 2018 gelang der Mannschaft der Aufstieg in die zweitklassige Division IA, 2019 folgte der Wiederabstieg in die Division IB.

Bei ihrer bislang einzigen Teilnahme an den Olympischen Winterspielen belegten die Italienerinnen bei den Winterspielen 2006 in Turin, für die sie als Gastgeber automatisch qualifiziert waren, den achten und somit letzten Platz.

Platzierungen

Weltmeisterschaften
 1999 – 17. Platz (1. Platz beim Qualifikationsturnier für die WM 2000; Aufnahme in die B-WM)
 2000 – 16. Platz (8. Platz B-WM; Abstieg in die Division II)
 2001 – 19. Platz (2. Platz Division II)
 2003 – 18. Platz (4. Platz Division II)
 2004 – 17. Platz (2. Platz Division II)
 2005 – 16. Platz (2. Platz Division II)
 2007 – 17. Platz (2. Platz Division II)
 2008 – 19. Platz (4. Platz Division II)
 2009 – 19. Platz (4. Platz Division II)
 2011 – 18. Platz (4. Platz Division II)
 2012 – 20. Platz (6. Platz Division IB; Abstieg in die Division IIA)
 2013 – 22. Platz (2. Platz Division IIA)
 2014 – 21. Platz (1. Platz Division IIA; Aufstieg in die Division IB)
 2015 – 19. Platz (5. Platz Division IB)
 2016 – 18. Platz (4. Platz Division IB)
 2017 – 19. Platz (5. Platz Division IB)
 2018 – 16. Platz (1. Platz Division IB; Aufstieg in die Division IA)
 2019 – 16. Platz (6. Platz Division IA; Abstieg in die Division IB)
 2020–2021 – keine Austragung
 2022 – 18. Platz (3. Platz Division IB)

Platzierungen bei den Olympischen Winterspielen
 1998 – nicht teilgenommen
 2002 – nicht qualifiziert
 2006 – 8. Platz
 2010 – nicht qualifiziert
 2014 – nicht qualifiziert
 2018 – nicht qualifiziert

Weblinks

 Die Nationalmannschaft auf der Webseite der IIHF (engl.)

Nationalmannschaft
Eishockeynationalmannschaft (Frauen)
Eishockey Frauen
Frauensport in Italien