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Ingraham: Mandatory evacuations will not force people to leave homes
Former PMs: dedicated, outfitted shelters necessary
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Despite the government's plan to introduce mandatory evacuation legislation after hundreds of residents in the Abaco cays failed to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Dorian, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said he does not believe legislating evacuations will force those who do not wish to leave to do so.
Ingraham was responding to questions from the media during a joint press conference with former Prime Minister Perry Christie at Odyssey Aviation.
The former leaders said they were ready and willing to support, assist or advise the government in any way deemed necessary given their combined experience.
When asked about the issue of mandatory evacuations, Ingraham said, "Let's get something straight; all mandatory evacuation means is if the government says you must move; if you do not move at a certain point in time we are not going to come to collect you to get you, but we can't make you move.
"How can the government pass a law that says if you don't come I am going to arrest you, handcuff you, and carry you where – to shelter and have the police watch you or take you to Fox Hill prison. So, mandatory evacuation means that the government will say move; urge you to move — if you don't move, I'm not going to be able to come and get after a certain time, but don't believe any story that says I am going to lift you up and carry you. That ain't 'ga' happen. It doesn't happen in the United States of America where you get that from and it ain't 'ga' happen here."
Christie said the country has to be more proactive in reaching out to people and getting them to move.
"I think the Abaco experience will oblige people to know that their lives would be at risk with certain types of hurricanes and I think that is going to be another big step forward in people giving more effective responses," he said
Ingraham added that government have "tremendous influence and authority" without the use of force.
"Just by virtue of being the government and so the government can maximize the number of people who evacuate their place," he said.
"There will always be some stubborn people who are not going to go no matter what happens, but you can get a vast majority of people to follow you if you tell them where they are going to go; how they are going to get there, and you have a safe place for them to go.
"For instance, take Marsh Harbour; take Abaco — there were no safe places to evacuate them to other than the public clinic and the government administrative building. There were no other safe places to evacuate them to. They took advantage of those two buildings; they maximized the space in them. They came in there by the thousands and what not, but where else are you going to put them."
Several of the named shelters in Grand Bahama and Abaco were compromised with floodwaters or lost roofs, and in some instances sustained extensive damaged or were destroyed.
Asked whether there was a need to consider constructing dedicate shelters, Ingraham said one of the lessons learnt from Dorian is the question of shelter.
The former prime minister noted that the Church of God in Cooper's Town, Abaco, where he resides, is a very large church situated on a hill that was used as a shelter during the storm.
He said the government provided the church with a generator.
In contrast, Ingraham said the same sort of facilities were not available in Dundas Town and Murphy Town or that of East Grand Bahama.
"And so, yes, one of the lessons the government will learn and we all will learn is that let's take account of where we need to have safe facilities in case of a disaster like this in the future and to be able to help people get to those places," he said.
He added, "So when you talk about mandatory evacuations you are talking placed where people can go and be safe and to give them confidence that they can go to these places and be safe."
To the point of dedicated shelters, Christie agreed.
He said in each island there must be shelters that conform with the "highest standards based on the experience of Grand Bahama and Abaco".
Language barrier
Noting that many of the people in communities such as The Mudd and Pigeon Peas in Abaco are comprised are of Haitian descent, who are either Bahamian citizens or lawful residents, Ingraham said "if they had been spoken to in a language — I am told, from the criticisms that they better understand Creole; that more of them may well have sought shelter from the places that they were in".
However, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said Ingraham was mistaken on the point that government officials did not visit shantytowns with Creole speakers to warn residents to evacuate.
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If you are anything like me, you always think your recipe is the best. I was convinced that the apple crisp I have been making for the last couple years couldn't be beaten but was I ever wrong. I tried this recipe last fall and have made it at least 15 times since. It is perfect every single time! It is the ideal combination of rich oat crisp paired with a slightly tart apple (this is important, I will tell you why below) and just the right about of buttery richness. If you are looking for the best apple crisp you have ever tried, look no further.
Most recipes call for all granulated sugar or 1/2 granulated and 1/2 brown. While these recipes are sweet, they lack the depth of flavor that all brown sugar adds. And after you try this apple crisp, you will definitely understand what I mean! I used a light brown sugar, but you can definitely use a dark brown sugar as well. If you don't happen to have any brown sugar on hand, you can always make your own!
For light brown sugar add 1-2 tablespoons of molasses to 1 cup of granulated sugar. For dark brown sugar add 3-4 tablespoons to 1 cup of granulated sugar. I like to mix up a big batch in my food processor but you can also mix by hand if you prefer.
As you can see I use brown sugar in the apple coating as well as the oat mixture. But let's talk about the butter because that is equally important! I like to use a good quality butter like Challenge Butter. It's churned daily from two natural ingredients: the freshest 100% real pasteurized sweet cream and salt. That's it! The taste is pure, and the flavor is consistent, which is extremely important in baking.
One thing that makes this recipe unique is that the oat mixture is used on the top AND the bottom. The amazing thing about this layer is that it changes depending on how long you bake the crisp.
If you bake at 375°F for 35 minutes, the bottom oat mixture will be slightly caramelized and gooey while the top will be perfect crispy deliciousness.
If you bake at 375°F for 45 minutes, the bottom oat mixture will be crispy throughout. The top will be darker, but if you prefer a less dark crispy top you can add a foil tent to the crisp after 35 minutes.
This recipe calls for 10 cups of apples after they are peeled and sliced. I found this to be anywhere from 7-9 apples depending on the size. When preparing this recipe I like to wait until the very last moment to peel and cut my apples as I want them to stay as crisp as possible. And whatever you do, don't skip the peeling!
Once you try this recipe you will never want another! Perfection in every bite!
Preheat oven to 375°F. Prepare a 9x13 pan with baking spray or coating with butter.
Place sliced apples in a bowl. Add brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Stir gently and make sure every piece of apple is covered in the sugar mixture. Set aside.
Combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon together. Add in the cubed butter and use your hands to combine. You want the butter to be pea-sized and coated entirely. You should have 6 cups.
Spread 3 cups over the bottom of your prepared pan and press flat. Pour the apple mixture over top and press down with rubber spatula. Pour remaining crisp mixture over top of the apples and bake uncovered at 375°F for 35-45 minutes.
Can I use my frozen apples for this recipe?
I have not made this with frozen apples so can't speak to it's effectiveness.
The best Apple crisp ever!!!
I tried this recipe. Even though I used Granny Smith apples, It was way too sweet for my taste. Next time I will 1/2 the amount of sugar in both the apple filling and crumble. I did really like the extra crumble though! I was afraid the bottom crumble crust wouldn't bake well enough.
Too sweet. I suggest cutting the sugar in half and adding more oats.
I made this last night for husband, son, daughter-in-law, and 3 grandchildren. It was a huge success. I served it warm with vanilla ice cream and caramel syrup.Delicious!!!!!
Oooo this recipe is THE best! You can taste every ingredient. I used real butter n wasn't stingy! Soooo good.
Try adding a bit of chopped black walnuts and drizzle a tiny bit of Carmel on top. Please state what kind of oats you are using.too. Quick oats or Old Fashioned. Thank you! I'll try it soon.
Can you use old fashion oats??
I also want your tomato soup recipe,can you send me the recipe.
I love your recipes. But this is one of my favorites. But i think goo much sugar definitly.
I wanted crispy top and bottom, so I blind baked the bottom oat layer only for 5 minutes, then added apples and top crisp mixture and baked for 35 minutes. Perfectly crisp, top and bottom, no need to tent.


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Q: Forbidding/requiring certain pgfkeys? I have some commands whose named arguments are processed by pgfkeys
\dog[breed=Labrador, name=Fido]
\human[name=John, car owned=Porsche]

How can I arrange that
\dog[breed=Labrador, car owned=Rover]

gives the error message Invalid key 'car owned', and
\dog[name=Fido]

gives the error message Missing required key 'breed'?
Here is a MWE to use as a starting point.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfkeys}

\makeatletter
\pgfkeys{/wickerson/.cd,
  breed/.store in =     {\wickerson@breed},
  name/.store in =      {\wickerson@name},
  car owned/.store in = {\wickerson@carowned}
}

\newcommand*\dog[1][]{%
  \pgfkeys{/wickerson/.cd, name=noName, breed=noBreed, #1}
  Dog is a {\wickerson@breed} and is called {\wickerson@name}.\par
}

\newcommand*\human[1][]{%
  \pgfkeys{/wickerson/.cd, name=noName, car owned=noCar, #1}
  Human is called {\wickerson@name} and owns a {\wickerson@carowned}.\par
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}

\dog[breed=Labrador, name=Fido]       % GOOD
\human[name=John, car owned=Porsche]  % GOOD
\dog[breed=Labrador, car owned=Rover] % BAD (irrelevant key given)
\dog[name=Fido]                       % BAD (required key missing)

\end{document}

A: For forbidding certain keys (or rather, allowing only certain keys), I would define all keys as subkeys of /wickerson/dog and /wickerson/human. You can then also install /wickerson/dog/.unknown key that gets executed when an unknown key is called (though this solution is unaware of whether the key in question would be valid in another context).
The following example throws the error
! Package Wickerson Error: The key "car owned" is not known in the "dog" context..

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfkeys}

\makeatletter
\pgfkeys{/wickerson/.cd,
  dog/breed/.store in =     {\wickerson@breed},
  dog/name/.store in =      {\wickerson@name},
  dog/.unknown/.code=   {\PackageError{Wickerson}{The key "\pgfkeyscurrentkeyRAW" is not known in the "dog" context.}{}},
  human/name/.store in =      {\wickerson@name},
  human/car owned/.store in = {\wickerson@carowned},
  human/.unknown/.code= {\PackageError{Wickerson}{The key "\pgfkeyscurrentkeyRAW" is not known in the "human" context.}{}},
}

\newcommand*\dog[1][]{%
  \pgfkeys{/wickerson/dog/.cd, name=noName, breed=noBreed, #1}
  Dog is a {\wickerson@breed} and is called {\wickerson@name}.\par
}

\newcommand*\human[1][]{%
  \pgfkeys{/wickerson/human/.cd, name=noName, car owned=noCar, #1}
  Human is called {\wickerson@name} and owns a {\wickerson@carowned}.\par
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}

\dog[breed=Labrador, name=Fido]       % GOOD
\human[name=John, car owned=Porsche]  % GOOD
\dog[breed=Labrador, car owned=Rover] % BAD (irrelevant key given)
\dog[name=Fido]                       % BAD (required key missing)

\end{document}

A: Converting comment to answer as requested.  Be aware that this this is my very first time using a key value system so not sure if there are any problems with this approach but it does satisfy the two requirements of this particular example:

*

*only valid keys can be specified

*keys that were not specified are flagged as errors

The first requirement is met by defining separate dogkeys and humankeys.
For the second requirement we can check that the string value is not the default value to know that it was not provided.
Notes:

*

*The xstring package was used for string comparison.

*The two error conditions are commented out. Otherwise errors are produced as desired.
Code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfkeys}
\usepackage{xstring}

\makeatletter
\pgfkeys{/dogkeys/.cd,
  breed/.store in =     {\wickerson@breed},
  name/.store in =      {\wickerson@name},
}
\pgfkeys{/humankeys/.cd,
  name/.store in =      {\wickerson@name},
  car owned/.store in = {\wickerson@carowned}
}

\newcommand*\CheckKeyIsNotDefaultValue[4]{%
    % #1 = package name (for error reporting)
    % #2 = key name
    % #3 = default key value (report error if key value matches)
    % #4 = actual value of key
  \IfStrEq{#4}{#3}{%
        \PackageError{#1}{Key '#2' not provided.}{}%
  }{}%
}

\newcommand*\dog[1][]{%
  \pgfkeys{/dogkeys/.cd, name=noName, breed=noBreed, #1}
  \CheckKeyIsNotDefaultValue{dogkeys}{breed}{noBreed}{\wickerson@breed}%
  \CheckKeyIsNotDefaultValue{dogkeys}{name}{noName}{\wickerson@name}%
  Dog is a {\wickerson@breed} and is called {\wickerson@name}.\par
}

\newcommand*\human[1][]{%
  \pgfkeys{/humankeys/.cd, name=noName, car owned=noCar, #1}
  \CheckKeyIsNotDefaultValue{humankeys}{name}{noName}{\wickerson@name}%
  \CheckKeyIsNotDefaultValue{humankeys}{car owned}{noCar}{\wickerson@carowned}%
  Human is called {\wickerson@name} and owns a {\wickerson@carowned}.\par
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}

\dog[breed=Labrador, name=Fido]        % GOOD
\human[name=John, car owned=Porsche]   % GOOD
%\dog[breed=Labrador, car owned=Rover] % BAD (irrelevant key given)
%\dog[breed=Fido]                      % BAD (required key missing)

\end{document}

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Csézy, real name Erzsébet Csézi (born 9 October 1979 in Mezőkövesd), is a Hungarian pop singer. On 8 February 2008 she was chosen to represent Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade with the song "Candlelight". She finished last in the second semi-final on 22 May with six points.

Discography

Albums

See also
 Hungarian pop
 Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

External links

1979 births
Living people
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2008
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Hungary
21st-century Hungarian women singers
Hungarian pop singers
People from Mezőkövesd

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Kevin Smith Publishes A Scene From 'Hit Somebody'
By Germain Lussier/March 17, 2011 4:30 pm EST
Kevin Smith and hockey go together like, well, Kevin Smith and New Jersey. The filmmaker is a huge fan of the sport and works it into his films whenever he can, such as in the first Clerks and in Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Once Smith has finished promoting and showing off his latest film, Red State, he'll write and direct one more movie before retiring and it's fitting that his final film will be a hockey movie. It's called Hit Somebody and is based on the song of the same name by Warren Zevon and Mitch Albom. It'll star Nicholas Braun as Buddy McCracken, a tough hockey player who just wants to score one goal in a game. Other hockey players will be played by Braun's Red State co-stars Kyle Gallner and Michael Angarano while his coach, Blue Jay Jennings, will – most likely – be played by John Goodman.
Smith posted a scene from the current draft of the script that features Coach Jennings with a much younger version of Buddy. You can read it after the jump.
Smith posted the scene on his blog, Silent Bob Speaks. Before you read the scene, however, Smith posted some disclaimers and set up:
This is a work-in-progress, not the final script, or even the final version of the scene. When all's said and done, there's a good chance this scene might not even make the final draft, left alone the first cut. Consider it more of a sketch than anything else: an impression of what I'm going for in HIT SOMEBODY. I left a blank space in one section of Blue Jay's dialogue to conceal a plot point. This scene takes place about 60 pages into the current draft of HIT SOMEBODY. It's 1961 and our lead character, Buddy McCracken, is 11. Buddy's suffering from a personal loss when he's visited on his family's Saskatchewan farm by the man who'll be his first hockey coach, Blue Jay Jennings (written for John Goodman).
And, without further ado, a scene from Kevin Smith's Hit Somebody:
EXT McCRACKEN BACKYARD RINK – DUSK
Blue Jay Jennings climbs out of his truck, carrying a bag.
Close on the side of the barn, as a puck rockets through it. Then another. There are LOTS of holes, dents, or embedded pucks in the side of the barn today. BLAM! Another puck just misses Blue Jay as he steps near the barn, arms raised.
Don't shoot.
Buddy mean-mugs Jay as he studies the barn damage.
BLUE JAY (CONT'D)
Well... we know you can hit the broad side of a barn.
I was aiming at your car.
Jay looks to where his car is – far, far from the barn. Can the master spin this one?
Y'know, it's pretty windy out today...
A less lippy tone'd be nice, for starters. I never met a hockey player who wasn't polite and respectful out of a sweater. Speaking of which...
Jay pulls a hockey sweater from the bag he's carrying, holding it up for Buddy to see. The BUCKOS is the team name.
This is yours.
Buddy eyes the jersey, now sullied. He heads over to the barn and pulls a few pucks out of the wall, ignoring Jay. Jay sighs, reaching into his coat. He cracks open a beer.
I'll tell you one thing: you can't be a hockey player with a temper like that. Every hockey player I know that didn't die in a car wreck lived to be eighty years and died peacefully in their sleep. That might mean nothing to a kid like you, but the older you get, the more a peaceful death starts sounding pretty sweet.
Suddenly: a small hint of interest from Buddy. Fisherman Blue Jay feels a tug at his line.
You know what a heart attack is?
Buddy shrugs "kinda".
When you're an adult, life's not very fun anymore, kid. They expect productivity. And the pressure that comes with expectation of any kind – the stress and the anger and the jealousy... Over a lifetime?
(mimes a heart attack; then)
But that doesn't happen to hockey players. Know why?
Buddy shakes his head. Blue Jay points to the barn.
Hockey players are allowed to beat people up.
Buddy's taken back by this. Blue Jay nods.
They take out their troubles on the ice. They take it out on the puck, or some sumbitch ain't got his head up. For two minutes, all that stuff us mere mortals gotta deal with as thinking organisms on a cold rock in space that doesn't care whether we hang on or spin off into the Milky Way? The stuff most people call "real life"? For two minutes , a hockey player gets to skate it all away. You can't drop gloves on life, kid – but in The Game? They'll cheer you if you do. Because they all know what a struggle... what a fight life can be. And when they see you take a swing – with your stick or a good right hook – they feel like you're taking a swing for them. And lots of people will tell you that ain't right. But brother?
There ain't nothin' righter.
Blue Jay winks and smiles widely at Buddy. Buddy melts further, smiling back. Blue Jay sees the opening.
I'm not out here because of what happened with _________ , and I'm not out here because I'm short any players. I'm out here because you're a pip of a fighter. And everyone'll tell you fighting's not part of The Game, but it is – second only to scoring goals. The team I'm putting together's gonna need fighters, so whadya say, sport?
Buddy won't answer. Blue Jay eyes the boy.
My Dad died when I was nine.
Buddy looks to Blue Jay, sympathetic.
Heart attack. While he was on our roof.
EXT ROOFTOP – DAY – FLASHBACK
Jay's Father suffers a heart attack while hanging a BLACKHAWKS flag near the chimney. He grabs his chest, losing his balance. But rather than fall forward off the roof, he's caught on the flag pole. After a moment, he dies, sorta standing, arm up.
OC BLUE JAY
Worst part was nobody knew it right away. So my Dad hung up on that roof 'til dark. The whole neighborhood just waved at him.
People are passing by on the neighborhood street: Post Man, Woman with Stroller, even the Milk Man. Each wave at Blue Jay's dead father on the roof.
Back to Jay and Buddy on the backyard rink.
(ruefully, sotto)
Goddamn the overly-polite Illinois suburbs...
(shakes it off)
When he died, it left a hole in me I wanted to climb inside and never come out of. I'd cry myself to sleep every night.
(cautiously engaged)
You'd cry?
Sure. He was my Dad.
(beat)
But then I remembered why my Dad was on that roof: he loved his Hawks. My ol' man never picked up a stick in his life, but he loved The Game. Drove us to see the Junior B out in the Soo every season. One time, we even went to Maple Leaf Gardens. Leafs and Hawks. Not a great night for the Hawks, lemme tell ya'. I'll betcha nobody who played in the Gardens that night probably even remembers that game...
(wistfully)
But I know I'll never forget it.
Buddy smiles warmly. Jay's got him on the ropes.
And I started thinking that, by playing hockey, I'd have my Dad back in some little way. Not back, y'know – just... around. Kinda. So I threw myself into The Game. And whenever I'd play, I'd feel closer to my Dad. And even better? The crying stopped. Know why?
Buddy wants to know. Blue Jay closes.
Once I got on that ice? I let it all go. All that anger, all that sadness? I skated it out. I scrummed it away. I became a scrapper!
Blue Jay puts the sweater in Buddy's hands.
I'd like to give you the chance to do the same. On my team.
- Copyright Kevin Smith
If you'd like to know more about Hit Somebody, really you just need to listen to this. It's the basis for the movie.

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Government announces latest disease prevention measures********************
The Government today (June 30) announced the latest disease prevention measures and arrangements under the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Cap. 599), extending the social distancing measures in relation to catering business, scheduled premises and group gatherings in public places, as well as continuing the implementation of immigration control measures.
The World Health Organization and health experts advised that COVID-19 would not be eradicated without effective treatment and vaccination. The Government thus is required to incorporate work in relation to disease prevention and control as well as infection management into the new normal of the daily operation of the society. To this end, the Government has all along adopted the "suppress and lift" strategy and strived to strike a balance among public health protection, economic impact and social acceptance, maintaining the various disease prevention measures while allowing room for gradual resumption of normal operation and activities of the society when the situation permits.
A spokesman for the Food and Health Bureau said, "We are currently at the 'lifting' phase under our 'suppress and lift' disease prevention strategy. In view of the latest public health risk assessment, the Government is of the view that this is an appropriate time to further relax the social distancing measures such that social and economic activities may further resume."
Taking into account the improvement in the epidemic situation and the Government's strategy in combating the disease, the Government will gazette today amendments and directions under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F) and the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation (Cap. 599G) to further relax the social distancing measures as follows:
Catering business and scheduled premises (Cap. 599F)
(1) On catering business, the restriction on the number of customers at a bar/pub will be relaxed by increasing such limit from not exceeding 50 per cent of the normal seating capacity of that premises and that part of the premises to 80 per cent. Other requirements and restrictions in relation to catering business premises will be maintained.
(2) On scheduled premises, the restriction on the number of persons at large-scale entertainment stations, machines or facilities at places of public entertainment, cinemas or all places of public entertainment with live performance, as well as clubs or nightclubs, will be relaxed by increasing such cap from 50 per cent of the capacity to 80 per cent. Other requirements and restrictions in relation to scheduled premises will be maintained and enhanced based on actual circumstances.
Group gatherings (Cap. 599G)
(3) The number of persons allowed in group gatherings in public places will be maintained at 50. Unless exempted, the prohibition on group gatherings in public places will continue during the 14-day period set out in the paragraph below. Under the exempted group gatherings, the restriction on number of participants in group gatherings during religious activities will be relaxed by increasing such limit from not more than 50 per cent of the number of persons that may normally be accommodated on the premises as a place of worship to 80 per cent. The group gathering must be held at premises constructed or regularly used as a place of worship and in which no food or drink is served (except as part of a religious ritual).
The latest directions under Cap. 599F (details at Annex) and Cap. 599G will come into effect on July 3, 2020 for a period of 14 days till July 16, 2020.
Persons responsible for carrying on catering businesses and the managers of scheduled premises that contravene the statutory requirements under Cap. 599F would have committed a criminal offence. Offenders are subject to a maximum fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for six months.
Separately, any person who participates in a prohibited group gathering; organises a prohibited group gathering; owns, controls or operates the place of such gathering; and knowingly allows the taking place of such gathering, commits an offence under Cap. 599G. Offenders are liable to a maximum fine of $25,000 and imprisonment for six months. Persons who participate in a prohibited group gathering may discharge liability for the offence by paying a fixed penalty of $2,000.
Immigration control measures
In addition to implementing social distancing measures in the community, limiting the movement of people between Hong Kong and other places and implementing compulsory quarantine or other infection control measures are integral parts of Hong Kong's strategy for combating the epidemic. The Government has earlier amended the Compulsory Quarantine of Certain Persons Arriving at Hong Kong Regulation (Cap. 599C) to introduce a mechanism to empower the Secretary for Food and Health to specify Category 1 specified places from which arrivals have to be subject to compulsory quarantine, as well as Category 2 specified places from which arrivals are excluded from the compulsory quarantine requirements subject to meeting certain conditions (such as obtaining a negative COVID-19 test result).
The Government has been working closely with relevant authorities of the Guangdong Province and the Macao Special Administrative Region on mutual recognition of test results and mutual exemption from compulsory quarantine under the framework of joint prevention and control. Subject to the epidemic situation, we will consider relaxing the restrictions on cross-boundary movement of people among the three places within certain limits in order to facilitate those with essential needs to travel between Guangdong and Hong Kong or between Hong Kong and Macao. The statutory framework of Cap. 599C is necessary for implementation of the arrangements concerning cross-boundary movement of people. The Government will publish in the Gazette today legislative amendments to extend the expiry date of Cap. 599C by a month to August 7, 2020. The Government will announce the relevant details when the outcome of the latest discussions on the arrangements concerning cross-boundary movement of people is available.
"It has come to our attention that the epidemic in many overseas countries has rebounded with a drastic increase in new cases after relaxation of social distancing measures, necessitating reintroduction of such measures. As such, we will continue to closely monitor the development of the epidemic situation and review the various measures in place from time to time with a view to making suitable adjustments taking into account all relevant factors. We also strongly urge the public to stay vigilant, maintain an appropriate social distance with other people as far as possible in their daily lives to minimise the risk of outbreak clusters emerging in the community," said the spokesman.
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Adjusting measures to assist foreign domestic helpers and employers cope with COVID-19 pandemic
The Government today (December 30) announced adjustments to the measures for assisting foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) and their employers to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Extension of validity per
調整協助外籍家庭傭工及僱主應對2019冠狀病毒病疫情的措施
政府今日(十二月三十日)宣布調整協助外籍家庭傭工(外傭)及其僱主應對2019冠狀病毒病疫情的措施。 延長現行合約的有效期限 政府會進一步延長於二月四日、三月十九日、六月三十日以及九月三十日宣布的彈性安排,容許僱主延長其即將離任外傭的現行合約有效期限。就所有在二○二一年三月三十一日或之前屆滿的外傭合約(包括上述在早前實施的彈性安排下獲准延長的合約),勞工處處長已原則上同意,標準僱傭合約第二項的僱傭期
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[ARCHIVED] Sales tax revenue provides good news for Enterprise
Sales tax revenue provides good news for Enterprise | News | dothaneagle.com 6/22/20, 6:20 PM
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BY KEN ROGERS krogers@dothaneagle.com
City and county officials were braced for the worst when sales tax
numbers from May were released earlier this month.
There was a pleasant surprise. The good news is the bad news didn't
crush Enterprise and Coffee County.
To be sure, a local economy that had been roaring for the first two and
a half months of 2020 took a hit, along with rest of the state and
nation, to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The second half of March
and all of April were spent in various modes of Gov. Kay Ivey's
shutdown orders.
Since sales taxes numbers are released in arears — in other words
May's numbers reflected the April sales tax collections — most
expected a bleak report.
While many cities saw significant declines, Enterprise actually saw a
small increase in sales tax collections in May — again, off April
numbers. The revenue was $1,883,853, slightly up over the
$1,870,601 collected in May of 2019.
In fact, the city has enjoyed an increase in every month of this fiscal
year 2019-20, which runs from last October through this September.
The total sales tax revenue year to date is up more than 5% — at
$15.4 million as opposed to $14.7 million collected over the same
time in FY 2018-29.
"It was somewhat amazing to us knowing a lot of the closings and
things that had happened," Enterprise Mayor Bill Cooper said. "Then
looking around at some of the other cities, some of them were in
trouble. But here we are showing a gain.
"It goes to show that business as usual was going on. We appreciate
our people, our citizens, for continuing to support our businesses.
That's why we are where we are today."
Given the shuttering of many businesses in April, the numbers are
eye-opening, although Wiregrass Economic Development Corp.
Executive Director Jonathan Tullos used the phrase "cautious
optimism."
"Dothan was down 17% on their May tax revenue," Tullos said,
providing some context. "A lot of the other areas in the Wiregrass
were in the negative, as well. So to be flat and even slightly positive
is a big deal."
Enterprise City Council President Perry Vickers said the report was a
"pleasant surprise."
"It put a lot of apprehension to bed," Vickers said. "We were very
worried about it. Thanks to the people of Enterprise for shopping
City Council member Turner Townsend noted the positive numbers in
his comments at last week's meeting.
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least bring up some good news about
the city's finances," Townsend said. "It looks like our sales tax
collections are hitting our budgets, which is a blessing in this time of
economic uncertainty."
Two other areas of revenue — the lodging tax and the gasoline tax —
were well below last year's numbers. But again, travel in April was
off everywhere. There were very few reasons to travel, simply
because so few places were open if you did.
And it is the sales tax numbers that fund about 70% the City of
Enterprise's budget.
"That's what keeps the lights on," Townsend said when asked the
significance of the sales tax revenue.
In Coffee County, Administrator Rod Morgan was encouraged by the
numbers.
"They weren't down as much as I thought they'd be," he said about
the May report. "They weren't terrible. I think we all expected a
bloodbath and that didn't happen. Hopefully, that will continue to be
There are several factors that contributed to the overall sigh of relief
produced from the numbers.
"Some of that is buoyed by the fact that so many people stayed
home," Tullos said. "We had a bunch of students who had to come
home. They may have been at Alabama or Auburn or even Troy.
They've been here.
"You've got people — either from necessity or choice or a little of
both — who weren't able to travel for business or pleasure to take a
weekend trip to the beach or to go on a work trip. So they still ate,
whether they got takeout from a restaurant or they bought groceries."
Morgan said the numbers indicated that a lot of people didn't exactly
stay and home when the stay-at-home orders were issued.
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"I don't know how much good it did to issue the stay at home order
when we closed businesses," he said. "It looks like we just
reallocated that money amongst businesses that were open and
concentrated sales at Lowe's, Walmart, Dollar General, Big Lots. I
don't know that it really kept people at home."
Tullos and Morgan both noted the impact of Fort Rucker for
softening the blow that was expected.
"It's a real testament to Fort Rucker and the job market that
represents as an economic base," Tullos said.
"We've always been a bit recession-proof down here because of the
base," Morgan added. "Our largest economic engine didn't see any
slowdown. Those guys were still getting paid. They were working
less, but they were getting paid."
Another sector of the economy — building and construction — was
shockingly strong in Enterprise.
Staci Hayes, the city's Interim Director of Engineering, said April and
May was a booming period.
"In the month of April we wrote 28 new house permits — just new
home construction, brand new houses being built," Hayes said. "We
normally, on an average, write maybe four to six a month."
She said the city also recently permitted two apartment complexes —
a 176-unit complex behind Clark Cinemas and a 96-unit complex on
the corner of Freedom Drive and Rucker Boulevard.
The new home permits continued in May, she said.
"I'd say between April and May we probably did 40 new house
permits," Hayes said. "People ask me where this is coming from and I
have no idea. I'm not going to question it, though. We're going to be
happy that we're busy and blessed that we have jobs to come to."
Townsend said the sales tax revenues weren't as high as they could
have been based on pre-pandemic forecasts.
"If you look at where we were tracking, sales were down," the
councilman said. "But collections were adequate for the city to
continue to make budget and not have to deficit spend for the year.
"Overall, that's a huge win and hopefully we can keep that up."
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She's currently touring the UK.
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I'm a firm believe that one can never try out too many moisturisers to find the best one for your skin and so i didn't hesitate picking up a new moisturiser to try. This aqua boost sorbet has a strange consistency. It feels like a scrub when you touch it but as soon as you apply it to your skin, it melts into a cooling gel. It's meant to keep your skin matte and having oily skin, i found it definitely helped a little. My skin feels hydrated and my make up goes on so easily and smooth after using this.
This little beauty was my third choice as i love my current No.7 night cream but really wanted to try an overnight serum. Before bed and after cleansing i took a few drops of this and smoothed it over my face. It instantly made my face look so smooth but not greasy or oily. My only issue with this is that every time i've used it, my skin doesn't seem as smooth or soft in the morning as it did the night before. I've definitely noticed a difference in my skins softness after using this though!
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Why Great Cricketers may not make Great Administrators
by Mahek
A lot has been said about team owners in the IPL meddling in their team's cricketing strategies. The argument used is these owners don't know what it's like to play top-level cricket and hence stick to the business side of things. The argument does hold a lot of weight. After all, getting your employees to fulfill their sales or collection targets is a lot different from getting your batsmen to average 40 at a strike rate of 150. Why then, do people think cricketers have what it takes to comment on what should happen with free agency? Sure they're allowed to have their opinion as they have to play alongside and against their peers. But there are a lot of other factors at play.
Take the recent article on cricinfo in which Sachin Tendulkar talks about franchises being able to retain 4 Indian and 4 overseas players. Unfortunately, he hasn't taken the time to get into how feasible this is.
Firstly, there will be two more franchises who will have to start from scratch next season. They are based in relatively smaller markets and have paid almost thrice as much as the team based in the biggest market. Hence, they are already at a disadvantage to start with. Taking away 4 overseas players from each of the 8 existing franchises may not be as devastating – there will still be 6 international level overseas players freed up. It might be a slight disadvantage but not nearly as big a handicap as that of not having access to 32 Indian players, and Tendulkar has made a distinction between Indian and domestic players. What this means is the two expansion franchises will be scraping the bottom of the cricketing barrel in the October auction, and even there they will be competing with the eight existing franchises.
Secondly, Tendulkar hasn't gone into how the eight players should be retained. Intuitively, a player who knows his franchise wants to retain him knows he is sought after in the market. Why then would he choose to stay with his current team instead of testing the market? His current franchise anyway has the option of outbidding the competition and retaining his services. Even if a player decided not to put himself into the auction, how will it impact his salary? There is a salary cap of $7 million and it will be difficult for owners to retain 4 Indian Internationals and 4 overseas players without getting awfully close to the salary cap. This might lead to owners finding alternate means of compensating the players. For example, India Cements might offer Suresh Raina a contract of $350,000 and appoint him the Brand Ambassador for their cement company, for which they would pay him, say, $500,000. Ashok Malik has highlighted this problem on cricinfo. He has used the example of Whyte and Mackay appointing Kevin Pietersen their Brand Ambassador. Whyte and Mackay is a whisky brand owned by the UB Group which also owns Kevin Pietersen's IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Lastly, some players may also be unhappy with their current employer and want to switch teams even if their current employer is offering them the highest salary. They may want to either test the market or simply sign up with another team if they're able to negotiate a contract with that team. For example, what happens if Virat Kohli is able to successfully negotiate a contract with the Delhi Daredevils? It makes no sense to retain a player who doesn't want to play for you. William Gallas once threatened to score own goals if Chelsea didn't sell him to Arsenal. In such a situation, does the player then have the right to sign with the new team or is he obligated to go into the auction pool?
There are a lot of issues that need to be resolved with the coming auction and with the problems the league faces at the moment they may not be resolved for quite a while. It is well and good for Sachin Tendulkar to voice his opinion, but with all due respect to him, he should leave this to cricketers and administrators who can look at this issue objectively and from all angles.
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straight point said...
all this while we blamed him that he never gives his opinion on cricketing matters... now that he has started giving some... we castigate him to the point of 'baal ki khaal nikaalna'...
we may or may not agree with what srt says... but to make an example out of him to prove that great cricketers can not make great administrators is stretching it too far...
Aditya said...
They may want to either test the market or simply sign up with another team if they're able to negotiate a contract with that team. For example, what happens if Virat Kohli is able to successfully negotiate a contract with the Delhi Daredevils?
The basic assumption made by you here is wrong!!
A player can't go to a team if he wants to. Either a team retains him
or is into the auction! as simple as that, players can't choose clubs here like football!
And coming to retaining the players. I have previously told in my blog about the same:http://forwardshortleg.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/new-franchises-in-ipl/
In my opinion it would be ideal for every team to retain 3 foreign players and 5 Indian players out of which only 2 should have represented India in the last 2 years to be fair for the new franchises and give them a chance to build teams of a similar level they should also be given a higher purse during the bidding process.
Hopefully they can look into this!
And bigger companies doing that is reality as we have seen that in the case of Ravindra Jadeja and Mumbai Indians ( which would serve as a better example) as he was offered something in the tune of 2 crores from MI ( aka his employer Reliance Industries Limited )
The Corporate trophy is another very important thing which might affect players lured into teams, rather than Just brand ambassadors! they can offer them jobs just like RIL did it to Yusuf Pathan !
Mahek said...
I already acknowledged that players have a right to voice their opinion. However, that opinion might be quite narrow. I used Tendulkar's example because he's the first one to say something definitive on this subject.
If you read on from there you must have come across this:
In such a situation, does the player then have the right to sign with the new team or is he obligated to go into the auction pool?
There is no rule as yet on whether players can sign with a different team instead of going into the auction. It's the kind of oversight that has resulted in so many grey areas in player contracts.
My concern is not about how many players should be retained. It is about how to retain these players. Hence the point about working around the salary cap by signing up players as brand ambassadors or giving them jobs in sister companies, which Ashok Malik highlighted in his article.
It was Mr. Malik's speculation.
But whenever Mr.Modi or any of the men who matter have said they have never spoken of being able to get players from other teams, they always mention either they be retained or they be in auction pool!
it was Mr.malik's ignorance rather than anything else
for proof read on here
http://www.clbuzz.com/ipl-4-auction-july-2010-500-players/
http://cricket.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article?id=item/2.0/-/story/cricket.yahoonews.com/new-teams-good-news-cricketers-20100322/
anyhow any player from India with international experience has to go into an auction! ( that is the rule in IPL), maybe they will tweak it to every player who has played an IPL match to get to 500 players!
Ashok Malik didn't raise the point of players signing up with a different franchise instead of going into the auction. It was a question raised by me.
I read the two articles and nowhere does it say that players cannot sign with another team. It says players will go into the auction alright, but what if a franchise says there was no mention of players missing the auction altogether and signing up with another team after the auction is over?
If it seems I'm being overly particular about this it's only because I know the owners will try their best to prevent the players they seek out of the auction.
This implies the star batsmen including Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh and Rahul Dravid will appear in the auction list as well, subject to one clause – should their present employees prefer not to own them anymore.
IMO, its clear the remain with franchise or go into the Auction!
Anyhow speaking on a logical note, it has never happened that the Players are allowed to choose a franchise, and BCCI would like to create the maximum hype possible for an auction! and also the franchise does not have power to do so! We are talking of international cricketers who will first have to go through the process with the IPL!
What you are saying is just like the Ravindra Jadeja episode, where he wanted to go to another team, but it isn't possible under the rules to do so! and after his ban players will not try the same and I am sure BCCI will lay the rules!
It hasn't happened till now and I am sure it wont happen as well! As IPL believes in artificially equalizing all teams, signing out of the Auction would be against the basic principle of the IPL ! Else we will see teams like MI and RCB run away with the best talent!
I might be wrong but I think it has happened. Dwayne Smith was with Mumbai in 2008 and signed up with Deccan in the second season without going into the auction. If not, I stand corrected.
Dwayne Bravo and Dwayne Smith were signed on a 1 year contract by MI and not bought in the Auction in 2008, Just like Doug Bollinger who was brought out of the Auction as he was unsold in the 2010 Auction!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Indian_Premier_League#Player_auctions
MI resigned Dwayne Bravo for season 2 and did not renew Dwayne Smith's Contract hence he was put in the Auction Pool and Deccan Chargers picked him up there at $100k
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Indian_Premier_League#Pre-season_trades_and_signings
Only Players who aren't contracted with the national boards can be signed out of the Auction as evident from the signings in the Wikipedia article!
Hope it clears the air about signing out of the Auctions!


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Remember the man who died after eating squirrel meat? Well, there have been more details discovered.
A recent study involving a deadly brain disease shows that experts might be able to detect its presence just by looking at a patient's eyes. The eyes of infected people could also act as a transmission point to spread the disease and the worst part is that there's not even a cure or treatment for it developed yet.
The disease is called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), and there's also a variant called sporadic CJD. Modern medicine hasn't been able to find an answer for it and, while it's true that it's rare, it's a death sentence for anyone diagnosed with it.
A couple of months ago, a case of this disease had been reported in a medical journal that has been linked to a mat eating squirrel meat. The rare condition causes particular proteins in the brain to fold in an incorrect manner.
The proteins are called prions, and they can cause severe lesions in the brain. In this particular case, the man's disease was believed to be the result of him eating squirrel meat, especially its brain.
Other causes have shows that consuming brain matter can lead to the spread of the disease by this new research suggests that the eyes of an infected person can also contain prions.
Gizmodo noted that this is a massive cause for concern especially for people in the eye care field.
For instance, doctors who are performing eye surgery may be exposed at high risk of spreading prions by contaminating medical equipment without even realizing it.
There are 11 patients diagnosed with the disease, and they have been tested for prions in their eyes, and the results were all positive. Most prion "seeds" were found within the retina of each eye, but prions were also found in many other parts of the eye, including the lens, optic nerve, and even the surrounding muscles.


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Photo from the February 13-20 cover of the New Yorker magazine featuring the light of the Statue of Liberty snuffed out.
Lady Liberty's torch went out last night due to a power failure. New York harbor was absent her light. There was even online speculation that the move was deliberate, to show solidarity with the "Day Without A Woman" inequality protests taking place today. We will possibly make more of this than we should, seeing the loss of her light as a commentary on our times. For certainly these days, some of our citizens experience the light going out on their freedom.
For those young people we call Dreamers, the light seems dim and their dreams seem to be in jeopardy. For our Muslim brothers and sisters, freedom's light has dimmed. For Mexicans seeking refuge, there is the shadow of an unwelcoming dividing wall. Women once again fear the affliction of inequality.
Is it true? Has freedom's light really gone dark in our country? Is there no light in the harbor?
The Light was out for only two hours. What is more important is that America — the land of diversity, freedom, welcome and acceptance — will endure. The Statue of Liberty lights the harbor again, and the inscription on her base will remain as a testimony of welcome to the immigrants, immigration ban notwithstanding.
Inscribed on the base of the statue is the poem that Emma Lazarus penned in 1883. Protesters across the country cite the Moving poem as a clear argument against President Donald Trump's travel ban and immigration crackdowns.
God grant that America will always welcome the tired, the poor, from every corner of the world.
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Thanks. Interesting that the light went out.


Washington Area Bike Forum > Forum Topics > Bikes & Equipment > Preparing for a zombie apocalypse.
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I usually ride my bike to work, but on Tuesday, it happened to be in the shop, so I drove. Of course traffic was a mess, and it took me forever to get home. Although I'm a member of CaBi, those bikes were all taken, so I couldn't leave my car and ride home.
While I was driving, I began thinking about the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Cars would initially be deathtraps, with everyone caught in traffic becoming sitting ducks for the hordes of brain-eaters. Eventually, gas would become a scarce resource, so it wouldn't be smart to rely on cars.
A bicycle, however, would be perfect for survival. My question for you is, what would you look for in a bike (and related accessories) to help you escape from the blood-thirsty legions of undead?
Mountain bike: able to go anywhere, do anything, and will make riding easier when the roads start deteriorating due to lack of maintenance.
Low maintenance: While it will be possible to loot supplies from stores for a while, specifics are going to be hard to come by. The bike would need to be able to take a major beating and live with dirt and grime without problem. The only thing that it should need is for the chain to be wiped down and re-lubed occasionally.
Folding: While cars won't be able to be relied on early on, and after gas becomes scarce, there will be occasions where abandoned cars can be commandeered when needed. Who knows what kind of cars will be available, but likely it won't be big enough for you, your ragged companions, and your bikes. You'll need them again when the gas runs out, so being able to fold them and throw them in the trunk is essential.
Pannier rack: You gotta carry food and supplies. I would probably look at something with a quick connect system, like Topeak's QR racks. That would make it easy to load and unload your gear quickly.
Handlebar bag: You can never have enough space. Again, something with a quick connect.
Frame pump: Obvious. I like the Topeak Morph pumps, which convert into mini floor pumps.
What other things do you think are necessary? What bike would you choose?
What's useful for zombie attacks, also useful for DC area commuting.
One potential idea would be a tandem mountain, for if you find a haggard survivor and need to get them out of there. But this kind of altruism would likely be your downfall in the end.
Also worth looking into, mountain tires studded with large nails.


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Mcf-Redwing Maginnis High School is a public high school of the Minnesota Department of Corrections School District located in Red Wing, MN. It has 70 students in grades 8th through 12th. Mcf-Redwing Maginnis High School is the 533rd largest public high school in Minnesota and the 21,719th largest nationally.
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Mcf-Redwing Maginnis High School is ranked 385th out of 848 ranked schools in Minnesota, for total students on lunch assistance.
The percentage of Mcf-Redwing Maginnis High School students on free and reduced lunch assistance (95.7%) is significantly higher than the state average of 34.7%. This may indicate that the area has a higher level of poverty than the state average.


Mexican authorities arrested Hector Palma, the former partner of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, and sent him to maximum-security prison immediately after he was repatriated to Mexico after nine years in a US prison.
El Güero, which is best translated as Whitey or Blondie, was first detained in Mexico in 1995, and then extradited to the United States in 2007. His early release from US jail comes just over half way through a 16-year sentence for drug trafficking.
US officers in fatigues holding big guns escorted Palma over the foot bridge linking Brownsville in Texas to the Mexican city of Matamoros in the state of Tamaulipas on Wednesday afternoon. One photograph showed them handing him over to unarmed Mexican officials while on the bridge.
Once in Matamoros the former kingpin was taken to a border immigration office where he was arrested.
Attorney General Arely Gómez said last week that the government would like to put El Güero back in a Mexican penitentiary, but was struggling to find a case where the statute of limitations has not run out. A federal government statement said Palma's arrest this week was in connection with two murders in the tiny western state of Nayarit. It gave no details about them.
The statement said that the former capo was flown to Mexico City in a government plane accompanied by the army, and then taken by the federal police to the maximum-security Altiplano prison.
This is the same prison from which El Chapo Guzmán escaped through a tunnel in July last year, and to which he was returned after he was recaptured in January this year.
Palma and Guzmán reputedly served together in the 70s and 80s as hitmen for the now defunct Guadalajara cartel. Guzmán is currently being held in a facility near the border city of Ciudad Juárez where he is awaiting near-certain extradition to the US in coming months.
Although Palma spent the nine years after his extradition to the US in a San Diego prison, the authorities reportedly decided not to return him to Mexico through nearby Tijuana due to security concerns.
Palma, along with El Chapo, was at the center of a bloody feud in the late 80s and early 90s with the Arellano Félix brothers, who founded the Tijuana cartel. Although many of the Arellano Félix brothers which he battled directly are dead or in prison, there are still many family members and associates of the Tijuana cartel based in the city.
Cartel veterans have been killed in the past after being released from prison. In 2013, Rafael Arellano Félix — the oldest of the brothers of the Tijuana cartel — was killed five years after being released from prison by a hitman dressed as a clown at his 63rd birthday party in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur.


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Thank you Mark. Yours were the best and clearest clues.
K plays over. At the end play up all the cards that are on the K . Then move the Q over on the K . This will allow the K to play over for 130. I was bringing down the K for the Q and kept getting 131.
Some clarification ; both the 3 and 3 play up. Depending on how you play it at the beginning,you don't play the 3 until you bring down the 2 , unless you are using the 4 to bring down the 3 . I hope that makes sense. If you are playing the first way, you don't need to move the 3 to aid in bringing down the 5 on the 6 .
Never mind, found it, Thanks to all that gave clues.
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Ok, now I am playing the 3 straight up. Is it K 1st or K ? If K , I can't make that work.
No, not until the 2 is on it and A over 2 up 3 up.


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As Long as There's Music is an album of duets by bassist Charlie Haden and pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1976 and released on the Artists House label in 1978. The 1993 CD reissue added a bonus track originally released on The Golden Number and three alternative takes from the recording sessions.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "This quiet and often lyrical set contains a great deal of thoughtful and subtle music by two masters".

Track listing
All compositions by Charlie Haden and Hampton Hawes except where noted.
 "Irene" (Hampton Hawes) – 7:58
 "Rain Forest" (Hawes) – 5:34
 "Turnaround" (Ornette Coleman) – 7:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
 "As Long as There's Music" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 8:11
 "This Is Called Love" - 9:12
 "Hello/Goodbye" - 8:05
 "Irene" (Hawes) – 8:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
 "Turnaround" (Coleman) – 6:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
 "As Long as There's Music" (Cahn, Styne) – 7:32 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded at Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California on January 25, 1976 (tracks 1, 6 & 7) and at Village Recorder in Los Angeles on August 21, 1976 (tracks 2–5, 8 & 9)

Personnel
Charlie Haden – bass
Hampton Hawes – piano

References

Artists House albums
Charlie Haden albums
Hampton Hawes albums
1978 albums


"(S)he loves me, (s)he loves me not." Who among us hasn't plucked the petals of a daisy saying those words with each tug? -Each of us hoping the last petal reveals: Yes! S(he) loves me! I certainly did as a child, and there's our primary theme of the symbolic meaning of daisy – childhood, innocence, purity.


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We come together at Your feet.
Equal in Your sight, made one by Your might.
And place them back within Your hands.
As ev'ry nation lifts You high.
On earth as in heaven tonight.
All You've planned and all You've said.
No gate or border will prevail.
So, tonight be glorified, lifted up high.
You're magnified, lifted up high.


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The Latest.
What You'll Find Here.
The Journey of Words.
Who are we going to be?
Look at us, step back and examine these last few weeks, and I still don't think you can answer the question. Look at us, so sliding cool one moment so set up for miracles -- and in a split second smackflat on our face, stick-a-fork-in, wipe-the-floor-with. Ugh. Open season for desperation, heart dropping into that knowing silence except for the echo of shoe squeaks, five still fighting, a sound that I start to hear even when my windshield wipers slice sticky through the raindrops. I'm no expert here, I'm not tactical or technical, but I watch the game and I hear the talk and I get the vibe and I see the stats and I understand:
Ideal January basketball (ideal anytime basketball), this is not.
And yet I stand for them, these furrowedbrow boys who somehow -- even if they do not know it -- stand for me. I stand for them, and the way they fling words back and forth, encourage and instruct, the way they shoot and pass, the way they figure this out.
Once upon a time three years ago, January 19th was a sleety Saturday afternoon, and their destiny-glazed big brothers burst wide with beams that came from stomping a conference foe by twenty-plus, from a full house stocked with historic characters and loveable pregaming fratstars -- but beams that came too from time and test, uncertainty and Figuring. It. Out. I don't need that day or its subsequent dreamblurred months back, I don't need it repeated, I don't expect the next chapter to be written exactly as that one was. Lord, it's taken me months, maybe years to figure out that I don't need it back, to figure out instead that what I need is this moment, this next step, and the smallest bits that push it forward -- yes, that joy to the rafters hallelujah lift and yes, even the heartsunk slapstunned crash.
Through it all the story weaves, watches, writes. We keep different parts of it, we learn it by heart and by head and by hand; we share it by drink and by eat, by midnight pub lights and rainy car rides. We own it because we own ourselves, and self minus story just won't work (that's the kind of math English majors can do). From Raleigh to Nashville to Statesboro to 28036 we stand, because the boys stand, because one night -- any night, pick a night -- each one of us walked the cobblestone with the laughter of friends puffing around us and suddenly thought felt knew guessed ached hoped: home.
On Monday night, I drove to Greensboro with three others; friends and acquaintances to begin the evening, but deeper now that we share a particular story. We sat in the front row of the over-empty Coliseum and I felt very contentedly like myself because this is what I do: I go to the game, I cheer and I talk and I laugh and I text the people I miss. I call the boys' names because they are part of a place where I belong, and sure, there's more to them than that one fact, but that one fact is enough. I was struck by how many people called out with me, so many faces I don't know and stories I haven't heard, and yet the names unite us. Imagine! -- by calling for others, standing for others, we ourselves are knit together. Even as the buzzer blares and they leave the court, even in defeat, we stand up for them.
For a long time, fear paralyzed me, fear that this would all slip through my fingers with the turn of a tassel, by surrendering my mailbox key. But if anything has remained strong and real in this fuzzy new world of Vague Life Plans and How to Meet Non-Sketchy Guys, it has been my stronghold of friends, and it has been this. I haven't lost this story -- in fact, it's been more of a lifeline than I thought it could be. And this year, I think, more than any other, I want to get to the next game not to avenge a loss, no, not to prove we're getting better, no -- I want the next forty minutes because I can see the story writing itself (keep going give me moments more), pushing me forward as it goes. And God knows I need to be pushed forward.
Maybe it's a tad pathetic when a twentysomething woman's first port of call in a time of transition and uncertainty is a college basketball team, or maybe it's just my way of Figuring. It. Out.
Around and around we will go -- the drizzling January night driving back from Greensboro mournfully singing "Cry Me a River" will happen again, the warm punchy storytelling Brickhouse night will happen a million times over, but with a new play-by-play every time. The achingly jubilant win, the gut-wrenching hair-tearing loss. Long ago this became something bigger than you or me, before I ever knew it existed it was vast and collective and I didn't understand it and often I still don't -- but as long as we show up to sing and talk and laugh, it works for me.
I think of the Psalms and their fullness, cradling all voices, lament rejoice shout sob.
Sometimes it makes sense, maybe for seconds maybe for months, and when I catch my breath I feel the stories rising. I will tell them as long as I breathe. So will you. The boys will, too. These words, our words, are somehow part of the moving shifting answer to --
Watch and tell, wait and see.
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Labels: 20something life, Davidson basketball, transitions
I didn't know there was anyone this enthusiastic about davidson basketball living off campus/ outside of davidson college. What a joy!
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« Top Stories of 2013: #11 to #14 | Main | Top Stories of 2013: #4 to #6 »
Top Stories of 2013: #7 to #10
Reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its seventh annual list of top biotech/pharma patent stories. For 2013, we identified fourteen stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that we believe had (or are likely to have) the greatest impact on biotech/pharma patent practitioners and applicants. Yesterday, we counted down stories #14 to #11, and today we count down stories #10 to #7 as we work our way towards the top three stories of 2013. As with our other lists (2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007), links to our coverage of these stories (as well as a few links to articles on related topics) have been provided in case you missed the articles the first time around or wish to go back and have another look. As always, we love to hear from Patent Docs readers, so if you think we left something off the list or disagree with anything we included, please let us know. In addition, we will be offering a live webinar on the "Top Patent Law Stories of 2013" on January 21, 2014 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT). Details regarding the webinar can be found here.
10. Myriad Asserts Patents Against Diagnostics Companies
Less than one month after the Supreme Court issued its decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., holding that a naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of nature and not patent eligible merely because it has been isolated, Myriad filed suit against Ambry Genetics, Corp. for infringement of ten patents relating to genetic diagnostic testing. Ambry Genetics had been one of the first companies to announce that it would provide genetic diagnostic testing for the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes following the Supreme Court's decision. Since Myriad filed suit against Ambry, it has followed with suits against Gene-by-Gene, Quest, GeneDx, Invitae, and LabCorp. The accused infringers have not sat idly by, with both Quest and Invitae filing declaratory judgment actions against Myriad (Counsyl has also filed a declaratory judgment action against Myriad). Myriad has also expanded its suit against certain defendants to encompass claims directed to colon cancer predictive genetic diagnostic testing. The lawsuits show that Myriad is serious about protecting its intellectual property, including more than its BRCA tests, and may have decided it has much more to lose than the company's patents scheduled to expire over the next few years. Sixteen years of patent exclusivity have certainly provided Myriad with the motivation and the economic means to protect its franchise, but this story will have to wait until at least 2014 for an ending.
• " Invitae Files Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in Myriad Genetics v. Invitae Corp.," December 11, 2013
• " Myriad Genetics Sues LabCorp over BRCA Gene Testing," December 4, 2013
• " Myriad Genetics Sues Invitae over BRCA Gene Testing and Invitae Sues Right Back," November 27, 2013
• "Where Do We Stand?" October 31, 2013
• "Defendants' Oppose Myriad's Motions to Dismiss Antitrust Counterclaims," October 28, 2013
• "Myriad Genetics Files Amended Complaint Relating to Colon Cancer Genetic Diagnostic Testing," October 23, 2013
• "Myriad Genetics Sues Quest for Patent Infringement," October 22, 2013
• "Myriad Sues GeneDx on BRCA and Other Genetic Diagnostic Patents," October 21, 2013
• "Diagnostics Giant Quest Files Declaratory Judgment Action against Myriad Genetics," October 13, 2013
• "Bay Area Genetic Diagnostics Company Files Declaratory Judgment Action against Myriad Genetics," October 10, 2013
• "Preliminary Injunction in Myriad v. Ambry and Gene-by Gene: Myriad Replies," October 9, 2013
• "Defendants' Response to Myriad's Preliminary Injunction Motions," September 19, 2013
• "Myriad Moves to Dismiss Ambry's Antitrust Counterclaims on Noerr-Pennington Doctrine," August 28, 2013
• "Amici Submit Brief in Support of Ambry Genetics and Gene by Gene," August 27, 2013
• "Ambry Responds to Myriad Lawsuit," August 7, 2013
• "Why Does Myriad Think It Can Win BRCA Gene Lawsuits?" July 30, 2013
• "Myriad Genetics Files Infringement Suit Against Gene by Gene for Genetic Diagnostic Testing of BRCA Genes," July 10, 2013
• "Myriad Genetics Files Suit Against Ambry Genetics for Genetic Diagnostic Testing of BRCA Genes," July 9, 2013
9. District Court Finds Prenatal Diagnostic Method Not Patent Eligible; Alternatives to Method Not "Commercially Viable"
On October 30, Judge Susan Illston of the Northern District of California granted summary judgment to declaratory judgment plaintiff Ariosa Diagnostics Inc. in Ariosa Diagnostics v. Sequenom. In a case on remand from the federal Circuit, and involving claims directed to non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of sex determination, blood typing, other genetic disorders, and detection of pre-eclampsia, using a simple blood test that reduces or eliminates the need for amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (which incur risks to both mother and child), the District Court determined that the asserted claims were not drawn to patent eligible subject matter because paternally inherited cffDNA is a natural phenomenon and the asserted claims merely add well-understood, routine, conventional activity in the field to that natural phenomenon. With respect to the issue of preemption, the District Court noted that "[b]ecause generally one must be able to find a natural phenomenon to use it and apply it, claims covering the only commercially viable way of detecting that phenomenon do carry a substantial risk of preempting all practical uses of it." The District Court therefore agreed with Ariosa's argument that the alternative methods for detecting cffDNA that Sequenom presented were not practical and commercially viable. Life sciences patent practitioners will be following this case closely in 2014.
• " Patent Eligible Subject Matter in the District Courts: Ariosa Genetics v. Sequenom (N.D. Cal. 2013)," November 5, 2013
8. Media and Congress Combat Patent Trolls
Only months after the final provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act were implemented, Congress deemed it necessary to propose further reforms to U.S. patent law. The outcries last year stemmed from the apparent proliferation of "Patent Trolls," also known by the less derogatory term Patent Assertion Entities (or PAEs), and their alleged penchant of engaging in abusive patent litigation. The mainstream media, as exemplified by National Public radio (NPR), focused on the Patent Troll problem, and Congress, perhaps swayed by the media's focus, started introducing a number of bills intended to remedy the problem. The bill at the forefront of the discussion has been H.R. 3309, which was introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), and which the House passed in early December. The Senate is now working on its own bills to curb PAE abuse, and given the speed with which the House passed H.R. 3309, there is a possibility that legislation may be presented to the President sometime in 2014.
• "Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on 'Protecting Small Businesses and Promoting Innovation by Limiting Patent Troll Abuse'," December 23, 2013
• "Reaction to the Passage of the Innovation Act (H.R. 3309)," December 9, 2013
• "Innovation Act Passed By House -- A Closer Examination," December 5, 2013
• "House Passes H.R. 3309 (Innovation Act)," December 5, 2013
• "'Non-Practicing Lawmakers' -- The Mark-up of H.R. 3309 (Innovation Act)," November 27, 2013
• "The Futility of Petitioning Congress (After the Fix Is In): Stakeholders Tell Judiciary Committee What's Wrong with Goodlatte Bill (H.R. 3309)," November 21, 2013
• "Yet Another 'Patent-Troll' Bill – Senator Leahy Introduces Patent Transparency and Improvements Act," November 20, 2013
• "When NPR Podcasters Hit the Patent System – An Update," November 12, 2013
• "Trolls Better Watch Out This Halloween -- Senator Hatch Introduces Patent Litigation Integrity Act," October 30, 2013
• "House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Innovation Act," October 29, 2013
• "Rep. Goodlatte Introduces 'Innovation Act" to Combat Patent Trolls," October 23, 2013
• "Rep. Goodlatte Introduces Second "Discussion Draft" of Legislation Aimed at Curbing "Abusive Patent Litigation"," September 24, 2013
• "The War on Patent Trolls -- Congress Prepares for Battle," September 18, 2013
• "The GAO Issues a Report on Patent Litigation Trends -- It Turns Out that the Sky Is Not Falling," August 29, 2013
• "In Defense of the Patent System: How the Mainstream Media's Representation of it is "Broken"," July 31, 2013
• "New Patent Litigation Bill Introduced in House," July 16, 2013
• "When NPR Podcasters Hit the Patent System," June 12, 2013
• "Congress Continues Efforts to 'Reform' U.S. Patent Law," June 10, 2013
• "'When the Patent System is Attacked!' -- The White House Task Force on High-Tech Patent Issues," June 4, 2013
7. EPO Removes Time Limit for Filing Divisional Applications
In August, word started to leak out that the European Patent Office (EPO) would be removing the current two-year time limit for filing divisional applications. By October, reports indicated that the administrative council of the EPO had voted to amend Rule 36 EPC to remove the controversial 24-month time limit within which European divisional applications may be filed, with the sole criterion set forth in amended Rule 36(1) EPC being that the application to be divided still be pending. In practice this means that any case that is not granted or finally refused can be divided once the new rule comes into force. The amended rule is set to come into force on April 1, 2014. While rules changes are frequently met with trepidation, this rule change will no doubt be welcomed by patent practitioners and applicants prosecuting applications before the EPO.
• " News from Abroad: EPO to Rescind Deadline for Filing Divisional Patent Applications," October 17, 2013
• " News from Abroad: EPO Proposal Would Remove Time Limit for Divisional Filing," September 13, 2013
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The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Awards show celebrating and honoring television best; Cedric the Entertainer hosts
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Director: Hamish Hamilton
Actors: Anya Taylor-Joy, Awkwafina, Beanie Feldstein, Brett Goldstein, Elizabeth Olsen, Hannah Waddingham, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Connelly, Juno Temple, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sarah Paulson
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An Ice Wine Christmas
A big-city sommelier, Camila returns to her hometown and family-run business for the annual ice wine harvest that coincides with the holidays. But the visit is upended when the owner…
Genre: Comedy, n/A, Romance, TV Movie
The Christmas Promise
Nicole learns to deal with grief, with the help of her grandfather and a carpenter she hires to renovate the home that was once meant for her and her fiancé.
Genre: Drama, n/A, Romance, TV Movie
The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
Christmas Is Canceled
Emma's father and her high school frenemy start dating so she embarks on a mission to break up the happy couple.
Genre: Comedy, n/A
An Ad Executive is desperate to create a heartfelt holiday ad for her biggest client, but when the owner of the charity discovers her real motives, she risks losing him,…
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Set in the British seaside, Beautiful in the Morning is a coming of age story about Marielle, a girl who reconnects with the women in her family over a summer,…
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Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic…
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What happened to the children who lived through the Pandemic? Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny survived but will never be the same Post Covid.
Genre: Animation, Comedy, n/A
More Than I Wished For
Perpetually single Sawyer makes a fake wedding registry, hoping a shopping spree with a scan gun will be the ultimate retail therapy. But when the registry is discovered and the…
The movie tells the story of a handsome but frugal CEO who takes over a family-owned regional airline and plans to cut their annual Christmas charity event, while the original…


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Basic Sciences are curiosity-driven sciences. However, even if curiosity is by itself a highly valuable self-sufficient motivation, basic sciences are not just studied for the sake of curiosity: they have a fundamental role in our lives. They enable the necessary means and tools to address global socio-economic and environmental challenges, such as the water crisis, infectious diseases, ocean deoxygenation and climate change.
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Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development.
Increased awareness of basic sciences is expected to lead to increased opportunities for new discoveries which can improve human well-being within the framework of sustainable development.
The 2030 Agenda, with its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is the roadmap to global well-being for current and future generations. The SDGs indicate the directions towards better education opportunities, gender equality, clean water, affordable and clean energy, and a healthy environment, among other things. Basic sciences can help identify mechanisms to correctly use knowledge and carry out technology transfer. They can also enable international research cooperation and dialogue across disciplines and across countries, including developing countries.
The year 2022 marks the centenary of the Nobel Prize award in 1922 to Niels Bohr (Denmark) "for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them", as well as the centenary of International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) established in Belgium in 1922.
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Man caught drink driving for second time at exact same place he was stopped at four years ago
The driver was leaving a golf club less than half a mile from home
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A man who was banned from driving four years ago after a drink driving incident was caught driving over the limit by police again.
Dorset Police's road safety team wrote on social media that a driver who was banned from the roads for 17 months after a drink driving incident four years ago was caught for a second time in the exact same spot.
Police said the driver of the Volvo was leaving a local gulf club and attempted to drive the less than half a mile to their home.
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The driver reportedly blew 80 when in custody, which is well over the limit for driving in England of 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.
If the driver is convicted of a second offence, they face a driving ban of at least three years, six months imprisonment and an unlimited fine.
The road safety team's tweet read: "Exactly 4 years ago this driver was banned from the roads for drink driving receiving 17 months.
"Last night we caught him again in exactly the same spot, leaving a local golf club in his vehicle to travel less than half a mile home. Blew 80 at custody. #NoExcuse"
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There have also been plenty of people disqualified because of drink driving