On behalf of the SDK team I'm happy to announce the release of the second major version of the Couchbase Spark Connector which most importantly brings compatibility with the Apache Spark 2.0.x series.
A special thanks goes to community contributors Luca Rosellini and Shivansh Srivastava who both contributed to the connector and helped to get it in shape for this release.
If you are using sbt, just use "com.couchbase.client" %% "spark-connector" % "2.0.0".
Note that they are also published through spark-packages.org and can be downloaded as an archive as well (here for Scala 2.10 as well as Scala 2.11).
Apart from bringing compatibility with Spark 2.0.x and various bugfixes, this release features enhanced Spark Streaming support as well as initial support for Structured Streaming.
The Connector previously featured experimental support for DStreams built on a DCP (the Couchbase change protocol) implementation which is part of the Java SDK. For various reasons we were running into issues with that and as a result are investing significant effort to build a standalone DCP-client that is low overhead, stable and ready for production.
The Spark Connector 2.0.0 builds on top of a pre-release of this new client and going forward will stabilize its implementation alongside the dependency. As a result the current implementation now for the first time allows to dynamically scale the cluster while streaming changes, it supports automatic flow control as well as simple transparent rollback handling in case of node failures.
From an API point of view all those changes are transparent, the same methods are used to initiate the stream as well as consuming the messages. Here is an example which creates a DStream and prints out every mutation and deletion that arrives from the server. It is possible to start streaming from the very beginning or "now", where "now" is the current system state so only future mutations and deletions will be sent over the stream.
In the next versions we are planning to provide support for persisting snapshot information and restoring state from them to better survive spark node failures and application restarts. If you need those guarantees right now read on for Structured Streaming support which today already provides this using Spark functionality.
Support for Structured Streaming also builds on the new DCP client but since Spark treats the mutations as an append-only table structure right now only document changes are streamed and deletions are ignored. Once deletions can be properly signalled to Spark we will provide support for that too.
The connector provides support for using it both as a source or/and as a sink.
Spark maintains its own WAL (Write Ahead Log) and snapshots when consunga stream so it is possible (while not as efficient as we'd like it to be in future versions) to transparently resume state from the latest consumed mutation.
Since Spark keeps a total count, try changing one of the documents in the server UI and you'll see the count of its type increase by one in the Spark logs.
This example consumes a socket stream, performs a word count on the received lines and then stores the count into Couchbase. Note how the "idField" is set to "value" so the word itself is used as the document ID.
As a final note remember that Structured Streaming itself is marked as experinetal in Apache Spark so as the implementation changes and matures we'll adapt our implementation as well. Since this is a new feature we are also actively looking for feedback and bug reports.
If you want to try it out but don't have a concrete example to work on, I recommend checking out our samples repository which provides various examples based on our "travel-sample" bucket.
If you are at Spark Summit Europe this week in Brussels, there is a talk on the Connector called "Augmenting the Operational Database with Spark" where you can learn more about the motivation and internals as well.
Finally, if you are in the Bay Area and/or coming to Couchbase Connect there will be several presentations on Spark and its integration with Couchbase Server and we'd love to see you there!


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How is SSI being affected by government policies?
Each and every month, more than 62 million people receive Social Security benefits checks. Many of these folks are aged beneficiaries (about 45 million), and of these retirees, an estimated 62% are reliant on the program to provide at least half of their monthly income, according to the Social Security Administration. It goes to show just how important Social Security is to the financial well-being of today's older generation.
But one thing today's retired workers and the approximately 175 million working Americans covered by Social Security have in common is a growing fear about this vital program's future. The newly released annual report from the Social Security Board of Trustees paints worrisome pictures about the program's near-, intermediate-, and long-term outlooks.


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People are receiving unapproved extra COVID-19 vaccine doses. Is it a problem?
The break with CDC guidelines doesn't present a huge ethical concern in situations where immunocompromised patients are, in consultation with their physicians, receiving additional shots, several Northeastern experts say.
by Tanner Stening January 6, 2022
Their co-op contributed to advancing new research on Alzheimer's and brain health
Sabrina Bond and Sofia Mazuera, fourth-year neuroscience students, received co-authorship credit for a published study that yielded new insights into Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases.
by Peter Ramjug August 30, 2021
Mothers remain more resistant than fathers to COVID-19 vaccines for their kids, U.S. survey shows
New research conducted at the start of the summer finds parents less hesitant than they were in the winter about vaccinating their children against the coronavirus, but younger mothers' resistance has barely budged, according to a U.S. survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers.
by Peter Ramjug July 20, 2021
Mothers are more reluctant to get their children vaccinated than fathers, U.S. survey shows
Nearly a third of mothers aged 18-35 say they are extremely unlikely to vaccinate their children from the coronavirus, according to a new survey of U.S. residents published by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers. Fathers of any age, however, were significantly more inclined to inoculate their kids.
by Peter Ramjug May 6, 2021
Can a pill redress social and racial injustice?
"The heart of a lot of what I do in the law is looking at intersections between law and science with specific attention to how it impacts issues of racial justice," says Jonathan Kahn, a recently appointed professor of law and biology at Northeastern. That's exactly what he's done with his examination of the first race-based prescription drug in the U.S.
by Khalida Sarwari December 2, 2019
E-cigarettes may be affecting the health of teenagers (even if they don't smoke)
Teenagers were more likely to have been exposed to secondhand aerosols from vape pens in 2018 than they were to have actually used the pens themselves, according to new research by Susan Mello, an assistant professor at Northeastern.
by Molly Callahan September 12, 2019
Professor's FDA-approved nanotechnology may prevent complications from implants - like the one that ended Kyrie Irving's season.
Following a procedure in March on Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving's left knee, a bacterial infection was discovered, forcing him to have a follow-up procedure and miss the playoffs. Now, a newly FDA-approved orthopedic implant-with nanotechnology developed by professor Thomas Webster-could prevent similar infections. The first-of-its-kind device mimics the natural texture of bone, coaxing new bone growth and preventing bacteria from attaching to its surface.
by Allie Nicodemo April 19, 2018
3Qs: From drug development to treating disease
Mansoor Amiji, distinguished professor and chair of pharmaceutical sciences, tracks the drug discovery process, and analyzes how the pursuit of 'blockbuster' drugs compares to treating patients with rare illnesses
by Matt Collette June 3, 2011

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I've had my hd fill up a couple of times which wipes the data.pm file. I'm using gforum v1.1.8. When I restore data.pm from a backup the version number of the software reads 1.1.5 and some of the features are missing (like the user icons aren't restricted in size, but appear full size in their dimensions).
The only way round this is to reupload install.cgi and dat and go through the install again, which is a pain. Is there anyway round this if data.pm should get wiped in future??
All you need to do is to create a new backup of the 1.1.8 version of the file. Then when you restore it, all the settings from whenever you last backed up the config file will be used.
That's what I'm saying, I have restored from a 1.1.8 backup, but the software from the browser reads 1.1.5. I've tried this a couple of times so don't think it's user error. I have to reupload install.dat and cgi from scratch.
Are you sure it is a 1.1.8 backup? The version is pulled directly from the config file, and is stored only in the config file. Perhaps you got the data but missed backing up the GForum/Config/Data.pm file the last time you backed up?


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Public Council on the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs holds its first meeting
NUR-SULTAN, June 12, 2019 – The first meeting of the Public Council on the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held at the Ministry, during whichMukhtarYerman, the Chairman of the Committee on international affairs, defense and security of the Mazhilis of Parliament, was elected as the new Chairman of the Public Council.
Welcoming the new members of the Council, Foreign Minister Beibut Atamkulov stressed that in his inaugural speech President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the importance of increasing the role of the public in state policy implementation.
"The state will focus on the development of civil society. Therefore, it is very important for us that the members of the Council take an active part in discussing the most pressing issues and give expert assessments to the decisions taken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," the Minister said.
Deputy Foreign Minister YermekKosherbaevprepared a report on the new priorities of the Foreign Ministry's activities in attracting foreign investments and promoting the export of Kazakhstani goods.
The report provided detailed information on investment indicators for 2018. In particular, the gross inflow of foreign direct investment increased by 15.8% to $24.3 billion. Investments in fixed assets for January-April 2019 increased by 6.7% and amounted to 2.9 trillion tenge. Of these, foreign investment accounts for 36% of the total investment capital (1.05 trillion. tenge.)
Regarding the work on improving the investment climate in Kazakhstan, Mr. Kosherbaevemphasized that "the Foreign Ministry is working to createfront offices, which will act asa single platform for investors' access to information, advisory assistance, public services, and support for projects from the initial stage to their full implementation".
The Deputy Minister also noted that Kazakhstan's foreign missionsare holding a number of events overseas to identify new approaches, taking into account the best practices of developed countries and the OECD recommendations aimed at improving the system of attracting investments.
Regarding the Foreign Ministry's role in promoting exports, Mr. Kosherbayev said that the Foreign Ministry has a special Interagency Working Group on promotingnon-commodity exports, which focuses on the development of practical measures and rapid exchange of information.
In addition, the President of the Internet Association of Kazakhstan, ShavkatSabirov,discussed attracting foreign investment as a representative of civil society. The expert focused on export procedures in Kazakhstan and presented a number of proposals for their facilitation.
Furthermore, Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko prepared a report on the "New Foreign Policy Concept of the Republic of Kazakhstan", informing the participants about the work being done on the new edition of the document.
He noted that Kazakhstan will continue to pursue a foreign policy course aimed at developing equal partnerships with all countries. This is fully consistent with the position of President Tokayev expressed in his inaugural speech, according to which Kazakhstan will continue a constructive, balanced, multi-vector foreign policy course laid out by the First President - Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev.
"The content of the concept is being updated to reflect the instructions given by Elbasy and the Head of State to strengthen the economic direction of the foreign policy. The global trends such as digital transformation, the development of 'green technologies', the widespread use of 'soft power' are reflected in the concept. The document includes new forms of international activity, including peacemaking and mediation", said Mr. Vassilenko.
According to the Deputy Foreign Minister, after approval from the relevant authorities, the text was posted on the Foreign Ministry's website for public comments.
During the discussions, members of the Council made a number of proposals to improve the investment climate and enhance the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in attracting foreign capital, and discussed the draft of the Foreign Policy Concept.
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Tribune Media Quarterly Underlying Profit Rises on Retrans Fees, Lower Programming Costs
4:49 AM PDT 8/9/2016 by Georg Szalai
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The company posts a loss though amid income tax charges of $193 million related to a 2008 newspaper deal as CEO Peter Liguori discusses political ad trends and the impact of a carriage dispute with Dish.
Tribune Media, the TV and entertainment division of Tribune Co. that was spun off from the group's publishing assets in 2014, posted a second-quarter loss Tuesday amid a hefty tax bill, but reported improved underlying financials.
President and CEO Peter Liguori also discussed the impact of a carriage dispute with Dish Network that saw the company's stations and WGN America network go dark in the pay TV giant's markets in mid-June. "Dish is an important partner for us," he said on an earnings conference call, adding that the company was working "every day" toward reaching a deal.
The impact on Tribune Media's second-quarter financials was "actually quite small" and pretty much "negligible," amounting to roughly $1 million on a net basis, he said. In the current third quarter, the company is seeing lower retransmission consent revenue due to the Dish dispute but is also making somewhat lower reverse compensation payments as a result. Overall, Liguori said the situation was unfortunate but "manageable."
Calling Dish chairman Charlie Ergen "a great long-term partner," he told analysts he was "hopeful" that the showdown could be brought to an end "soon."
Tribune Media on Tuesday reaffirmed its full-year financial guidance but also mentioned that the Dish dispute could have an impact if not resolved, saying: "If we are unable to enter into a new contract with Dish Network, our retransmission consent and carriage fees and other revenues will be impacted in future periods." It didn't provide more detailed guidance.
Tribune Media's 42 owned or operated TV stations and the WGN America cable network went dark in pay TV giant Dish's homes in June. About 5 million Dish subscribers in 33 markets across 34 states and the District of Columbia lost access to their local Tribune stations, while roughly 7 million Dish subscribers nationwide lost the ability to watch WGN America, whose hit shows include Underground and Outsiders.
Dish lost 281,000 net pay TV subscribers in the second quarter to end it with more than 13.59 million. Asked about the subscriber impact from the Tribune Media blackout, Ergen said on his company's recent earnings call that such disputes always have a negative effect, but didn't estimate its size. He called the showdown an "honest" dispute and said WGN America was "not a super-popular channel for Dish customers," meaning Dish subs don't see as much value in it as Tribune Media executives or other people.
In the case of blackouts, "we have to be prepared that we will never put that channel back up again," he said, adding that any Dish subscriber who really wants WGN America has likely already left. "We are certainly prepared to live without" Tribune Media and WGA America, Ergen said, but he added that at the right price the company would renew a carriage deal. He also lauded the long-standing relationship Tribune Media and Dish have.
The company saw second-quarter operating profit jump to $46.1 million, compared with $19.8 million in the second quarter of 2015, thanks to higher TV and entertainment revenue and lower programming costs. Tribune Media has been expanding original programming at its WGN America channel but saw lower programming costs in the latest period and increased retransmission consent and carriage fees.
But one-off income tax charges of $2.11 per share, or $193 million overall, related to predecessor company Tribune Co.'s 2008 sale of Long Island newspaper Newsday to Cablevision, hit earnings and turned Tribune's adjusted profit into a quarterly loss of $161.6 million, or $1.76 per share, compared with a year-ago loss of $3.3 million, or 4 cents.
Excluding the Newsday-related charges and certain other adjustments, earnings hit 42 cents per share, compared with 19 cents in the year-ago period and ahead of Wall Street estimates.
Consolidated adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, another profitability metric the company and analysts use, increased 38 percent to $127.5 million in the second quarter. Tribune Media also posted second-quarter revenue of $526.1 million, up 5 percent from the year-ago period.
"Our operating results for the second quarter and first-half of this year demonstrate that our fundamental strategies continue to drive solid growth in revenue and adjusted EBITDA," said Liguori. "Television and entertainment net core advertising was up in the first six months of the year and flat in the second quarter after adjusting for the two fewer days in the quarter. Gross political advertising revenue is on track to be a record year and to meet our $200 million target."
He added: "Retransmission consent and carriage fee revenues continue to increase, and WGN America is capitalizing on the success of Underground, Outsiders and Salem. Thanks to disciplined cost management, coupled with lower programming expenses, quarterly operating expenses are down from the second quarter of 2015."
Tribune Media previously said it would explore asset sales, spin-offs and other strategic alternatives amid a weak stock price. "The strategic and financial alternatives under consideration include, but are not limited to, the sale or separation of select lines of business or assets, strategic partnerships, programming alliances and return of capital initiatives," the company said. "The board of directors and the company have retained Moelis & Co. and Guggenheim Securities as financial advisors to assist in this process."
The company's assets include 42 local TV stations, the WGN America cable network and such digital businesses as music and video recognition software firm Gracenote.
Liguori said Tuesday: "We continue to make progress on our ongoing strategic review, including the monetization of our valuable real estate portfolio, in what have been highly competitive bidding processes."
"There is no timeline" for the strategic review, Liguori added on the earnings call. "Things are progressing nicely."
Tribune Media also disclosed Tuesday that it has reached agreements for the sales of the Los Angeles Times Square property and the Olympic Printing Plant facility located in L.A., along with "certain broadcasting properties located in Chicago, Ill. and Denver, Colo. and properties in Baltimore, Md." All of these transactions are expected to close during the third quarter, subject to certain adjustments, the company said without providing further details.
On the call, the CEO also reiterated the "significant" benefits of WGN America's original content strategy. Liguori in that context touted what he said was the most successful upfront ever in WGN America's history, with primetime ad rates up more than 20 percent, and nearly 30 percent for its original shows.
Discussing political advertising revenue, Liguori said that it has crossed the $70 million mark as of July, up from $53 million at the same point during the 2012 election year. He cited Tribune Media's stations in such battleground states as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Colorado and Donald Trump's decision to name Mike Pence his running mate, which makes for a competitive race to replace Pence as Indiana's governor.
Overall, Liguori said Tribune Media's target for political ad revenue of $200 million in 2016 was "very, very achievable."
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Crackerjack is a British children's television series which was initially aired on the BBC Television Service between 14 September 1955 and 21 December 1984 (with no series in 1971). The series was a variety show featuring comedy sketches, singers and quizzes, broadcast live with an audience.

On 11 February 2019, it was announced that Crackerjack would return in 2020, 35 years after it was last aired. It was hosted by Sam & Mark, with an exclamation mark added to its original title, and aired on CBBC from 17 January 2020. The second revived Crackerjack! series was confirmed to start filming in October 2020. In 2022, it was reported that the show had been cancelled.

Its initial long run featured Eamonn Andrews, Max Bygraves, Leslie Crowther, Ed "Stewpot" Stewart, Joe Baker, Jack Douglas, Stu Francis, Peter Glaze, Don Maclean, Michael Aspel, Christine Holmes, Jacqueline Clarke, Stuart Sherwin, Little and Large, Jan Hunt, The Krankies, Basil Brush, Geoffrey Durham, Bernie Clifton, Rod McLennan and Ronnie Corbett, amongst many others.

Performers who appeared as singers/dancers, assisting the host with games, included Sally Ann Triplett (Series 26; as a member of the duo Bardo, Triplett represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982), Leigh Miles (Series 26–27; Miles was also a popular Hill's Angel in The Benny Hill Show), Julie Dorne-Brown (Series 27–28; later MTV VJ "Downtown" Julie Brown), Sara Hollamby (Series 28–29; now a television news and travel reporter), Ling Tai (Series 29), Jillian Comber and Pip Hinton.

Format

The shows were frantic, being broadcast live in front of an audience largely of children, originally at the King's Theatre on Hammersmith Road, London, used by the BBC as the King's Studio for live and recorded broadcasts until 1963, then at the BBC Television Theatre (now the Shepherd's Bush Empire). The format of the programme included competitive games for teams of children, a music spot, a comedy double act, and a finale in which the cast performs a short comic play, adapting popular songs of the day and incorporating them into the action.

One of the games was a quiz called Double or Drop, where each of three contestants was given a prize to hold for each question answered correctly, but given a cabbage if incorrect. They were out of the game if they dropped any of the items awarded or received a third cabbage. While the winner took his or her pick from a basket of toys, every runner-up won a much-envied marbled propelling pencil as a prize, which became so popular that in 1961 Queen Elizabeth II, who visited the programme, was presented with Crackerjack pencils for her children Prince Charles and Princess Anne.

During the early 1970s, high-profile pop guests included The Sweet, Mud, Gary Glitter and, on more than one occasion, Slade.

In 1982, in a bid to boost flagging ratings, Crackerjack introduced gunge into its games and launched a new game called Take a Chance in which the celebrity guests – one female, one male – could score extra points for the contestant they teamed up with by competing against Stu Francis in a quickfire question tie. A wrong answer or the opponent answering first would lead to Francis or the celebrity guest being covered in gunge. The gunge was always given a name relating to a random theme or to the celebrity guest (Howling Wind for Ian McCaskill, for example).

Transmissions

Original

Only 148 out of 451 episodes from the original 29 series of the show survive in the BBC archives. The earliest episode known to exist is Episode 12 of series 3 with Eamonn Andrews; of his tenure, Episode 16 of Series 6, Episode 2 of Series 7, Episode 3 of Series 8 and Episodes 1 and 17 of Series 9 also survive. None of the Leslie Crowther episodes are known to exist, and two episodes only (Episodes 12–13 of Series 18) of the Michael Aspel period survive. However, all of the Ed Stewart (Series 19–24) and Stu Francis (Series 25–29) periods remain.

Revival

References

External links

Crackerjack at BFI

1955 British television series debuts
2021 British television series endings
1950s British children's television series
1960s British children's television series
1970s British children's television series
1980s British children's television series
2020s British children's television series
CBBC shows
BBC children's television shows
British television series revived after cancellation
English-language television shows
Lost BBC episodes
Television series by BBC Studios
Television series featuring gunge

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A child-delighting feast of shows
Baboró programme for 2015 festival unveiled
BY CHARLIE MCBRIDE Galway Advertiser, Thu, Sep 10, 2015
Donnacha and Daiden Carew join Fíbín Theatre Company's Glibín, Ribín, and Drish from Saol Faoi Shráid, along with Aislinn Ó hEocha, the executive artistic director of Baboró to announce the 19th Baboró International Arts Festival for Children. Photo:-Mike Shaughnessy
FOR THOSE of us blessed with kids, or who can borrow kids, a highlight of the year is the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children. So it was with great delight that your trusty correspondent attended the Monday evening launch for this year's festival where details of the 2015 programme were unveiled.
A creative extravaganza for all ages and a journey for the heart and soul are in store with seven days of theatre, puppetry, dance, music, animation, exhibitions, and workshops, the festival will enthrall young and old alike from October 12 to 18 in venues throughout Galway. However, there was a sad note at the opening as we all missed the warmth and exuberance of Teenagh Cunningham, the festival's erstwhile general manager, who died recently after a short illness.
Longtime Baboró director Lali Morris shared her thoughts on the festival as she steps down from her inspired stewardship; "Some of the biggest things that have happened to the festival is the fact of the type of programming that has evolved. In the beginning some of the shows we brought we had to be careful because children had not seen work like that, they had maybe gone to see panto or circus, and were shouting at the actors, but over time they realised this was something else and they began to appreciate what was happening.
"Being a multi arts festival we could bring in things like classical music, we introduced dance. I remember being on the phone to teachers assuring them that children would love it and that was proven true. It has been great bringing different art forms to kids and growing their awareness of the arts. A big part of our work has been mentoring young Irish artists and seeing them getting international invites. Those are big legacies I am very proud to have left behind. We are the country with most babies born in Europe and our amazing children we have to honour as citizens who have the right to the arts."
Incoming eexcutive director, Aislinn Ní hEocha, shared her thoughts on the festival: "I am very privileged to be taking up this position and very conscious of what Lally has done before. She is respected internationally. That said, I am very excited to take on Baboró. I look forward to continuing its international programme and the mentoring that has been part of Baboró in terms of supporting young artists. I also would like to enhance its role in arts education and teaching. The festival will not be standing still and there are a lot of different avenues I would like to explore!"
This year's programme features work from Ireland, Belgium, Canada, Italy, Scotland, Spain, and Ukraine. Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia make a welcome return to Baboró with the Irish premiere of their stage adaptation of one of the world's best-loved children's stories, Guess How Much I Love You. Written by Irish author Sam McBratney, and beautifully illustrated by Anita Jeram, this award-winning classic has captured the hearts of children and adults worldwide. This year also marks the book's 20th anniversary. Guess How Much I Love You is presented together with Anita Jeram's touching I Love My Little Storybook, which celebrates the joy of reading.
El Patio Teatro from Spain bring their beautiful love story A Mano The Mimirichi Clown and Pantomime Theatre from Ukraine bring their crazy clowns for some even crazier fun in Paper World. Audiences can expect some hilarious interactions as they're transported to a new world where imaginations run wild. Rosalind Sydney from Scotland presents Up To Speed, a funny and touching story about the power of friendship and the importance of being yourself.
The Irish programme features the world premiere of The Wolf and Peter from the award-winning CoisCéim Dance Theatre. Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written and this reimagining of a timeless story of courage and imagination is now told through the eyes of the Wolf. Combining dance and live music, the extraordinary pianist Conor Linehan will play live on stage, The Wolf and Peter takes children and their families on a thrilling adventure with the classic characters Bird, Cat, Duck, Grandfather, Hunters, Peter, and of course the Wolf. Venue sponsorship at The Town Hall Theatre is provided by KBC.
The Abbey Theatre brings another modern classic to life in their tender monologue Me, Michael. This exhilarating tale full of music and dance is a lively reframing of Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa, and tells the story of a young boy living in Donegal. Paul Curley bakes up a storm in his lively and interactive show Bake! where everyone can get in on the act of sifting flour and beating eggs as preparations get underway for a royal birthday celebration. Galway's Fíbín Theatre Company present Saol Faoi Shráid, based on the characters from the popular TG4 show of the same name. Expect tons of singing and great interaction as Ríbín and Glibín go in search of treasure.
Presented by Baboró in partnership with Roscommon Arts Centre and Galway Arts Centre, A History of Play is an art exhibition that invites you to come, stay, and play. Inspired by the educational play objects devised by educator and inventor of Kindergarten, Fredrich Fröbel, artist Eamon O'Kane creates an interactive installation of art, architecutre and design. Consisting of educational play materials known as Fröbel Gifts, these are used to unlock creativity by teaching children about three dimensionsal shapes and colours, and their relationship to the environment and nature.
The Sky Dome Mobile Planetarium from the Sky Dome Academy offers the chance to experience the wonder of the cosmos where you can explore planets, moons, stars and galaxies. This is sure to spark an interest in science and change your view of the night sky forever.
There's also the Book Doctor who will write a prescription for your next read and there's an opportunity to get hands-on experience in making your very own stop motion movie with your favourite Lego character in Brick Flicks from Createschool. The Side by Side series includes a variety of family and teacher workshops including a puppetry workshop from Mermaid Theatre and a dance workshop from CoisCéim. Family and schools workshops, presented in partnership with Irish Design 2015, include Creative Textiles with textile and interior designer Tina O'Rourke and Creating Wearable Design with jewellery designer Natasha Heaslip. This year's festival will culminate in a disco in the iconic Seapoint Ballroom where DJ Will Softly and Dancer Gigi from Kidisco will bring families to the four corners of the globe on a non-stop musical and dance extravaganza.
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Decadent bring Vernon God Little to the stage
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The Giger documentary has been produced by Melez Artworks, and during the process he contacted some artists (Jose María Picón, Luis Manuel Santiago, and yours truly) to talk about the influence and other aspects of the work of Giger in modern art. So if you have a spare half an hour, I recommend you to check this out, as it's a beautiful crafted video that you're going to die for specially if you're in love with Giger, Alien or dark art in general. Plus, I make two appeareances talking about him, so it's your chance to meet me in video!


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This project aims to extend kinetic models of combustion to the "controlled combustion" regime of high-temperature, pressure and dilution ratio.
In conventional combustion devices, the chemical conversion of fuel and oxidizer to products occurs rapidly in an uncontrolled and highly irreversible process (flame). Kinetic models of conventional combustion processes have been used successfully to design more efficient, less polluting and more durable combustors. However, the controlled combustion regime lies outside the regime of conventional combustion processes and the chemical processes in the controlled combustion regime are poorly understood at the fundamental level needed for design optimization, especially for high-pressure combustion systems such as gas turbines and diesel engines. This project seeks to gain such an understanding by measuring the reaction progress of highly dilute, high-pressure combustion.
In controlled combustion, the rate of the fuel conversion process is varied by imposing prescribed initial conditions (temperature and mass fractions of oxidizer and diluents), leading to potential reductions in irreversibilities in energy conversion and to reduced emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases. One example of controlled combustion is the "flameless" oxidation process in which exhaust heat recovery and exhaust gas recirculation are employed to cause combustion to occur in a more homogeneous fashion. In the present project, this concept is being extended to include diluents such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide that could be produced in separation processes and delivered to the combustion system. Carbon dioxide is particularly interesting in that it can have both a thermal and chemical effect on the combustion reaction. The regime of controlled combustion is illustrated in Figure 1.
Flameless oxidation systems have been engineered for high-temperature, highly irreversible processes (furnaces and process heaters), however very little is understood about this combustion regime. For example, there are no data on reaction rates, although there is theoretical evidence to suggest that the rate constants should be dependent on temperature and pressure under these conditions.
The regime of controlled combustion is being investigated experimentally in a high-pressure flow reactor facility, (Figure 2), in which important parameters, such as preheat and dilution, can be independently controlled. Fueling is controlled by a primary layer of injectors, while dilution and temperature trim are controlled by a secondary layer of injectors. The fuel can be hydrogen, methane or a synthetic blend of methane/ethane to simulate natural gas. The diluent can be carbon dioxide or nitrogen.
The spatial evolution of the chemical reaction is monitored by probe-extractive sampling for key reactant and intermediate product species, as well as by temperature.
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CELTIC'S season from hell continued in the guiless and scoreless stalemate with Livingston at Parkhead yesterday.
Only a super optimist will be holding out hopes for the champions to celebrate another championship triumph as they toppled 20 points behind in their quest for a historic tenth successive crown.
Armstrong Oko-Flex had an extraordinary miss smack in front of goal late on that could have nicked the points for the home side against an in-form West Lothian outfit they play again on Wednesday.
The visitors had their chances to make it an even more miserable afternoon for the stumbling Celts when former Hoops defender Efe Ambrose flashed a header wide from close-range following a right-wing corner-kick.
And only a last-ditch intervention from Diego Laxalt managed to divert a drive from Josh Mullin onto the top of the crossbar and over with stranded keeper Conor Hazard rooted to the spot.
The title kings are now without a win in any of their three games in 2021 after chief executive Peter Lawwell admitted during the week that the Dubai training camp was a "mistake".
Gavin Strachan, who was standing as boss in for the second game with Neil Lennon and John Kennedy still in quarantine along with 13 players, told Sky Sport News: "It is very, very difficult. In a normal football season, I would say to you that it's going to be very, very tough, but the way the world is just now you just never know.
"Obviously, the situation isn't ideal, but we still had more than enough that we could display a better performance than we did.
"There was certainly a lack of match fitness of certain players which probably means they are not as sharp as you would like them to be.
"But, again, the big frustration for me is that we didn't impose our style of play on the game. There were a couple of decent performances, but probably not so much stand-out ones.
"It was a tough game, we knew it was going to be. They imposed their way of playing on us more than we did on them."
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International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2016,6,4,193-199.
1-6Department of Neurology, Employees State Insurance Corporations Superspeciality Hospital ,Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad, INDIA.
Background: Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an acute, immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy and an important cause of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) worldwide. Respiratory insufficiency requiring ventilator occurs in 30% of patients that prolong the hospital stay, leading to morbidity and mortality. There had been relatively few studies of Guillain-Barre syndrome in adults from South India. Aim: To evaluate clinical profile, epidemiological, laboratory, and electro diagnostic features of patients with GBS in adults. Settings and design: A prospective study was conducted over a period of 4 years at ESIC Superspeciality Hospital, Hyderabad. Materials and methods: Total 36 patients were identified and data was collected. We studied the epidemiological, clinical, electrophysiological features and their outcome. We subdivided Hughes grade 5 into 5A and 5B based on the requirement of ventilator. Statistical Analysis: Data obtained in the study were subjected to statistical analysis with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18. Bivariate analysis was done using chi-square test. Results: Of 36 GBS patients, 21(58.3%) were males; the mean age was 35 years. Antecedent infection was found in 23(63.8%). Majority 12 (33%) were in Hughes grade 4, 10 (27.7%) were in Hughes grade 5A. 97.2% had limb weakness. A significant association was found between low Medical research sum score (MRC) and respiratory failure. Most predominant neurophysiological variant was acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP) 12 (33.3%). Duration of illness was less than 1week in 19 (52.7%) of cases. Asymmetry was observed in 5 (13.8%) and recurrence of Guillain-Barre Syndrome seen in 2 (5.5%) cases. Complete recovery was noted at 6 months in 34 (94.4%) cases. Conclusion: Early diagnosis of respiratory failure and prompt intervention improves patient outcome. Further large sample studies are required to assess respiratory failure and subdivision of Hughes grade 5.
Manorenj S, Inturi S, Jyotsna B, Arelli D, O Reddy B, Pancheti N. Guillain-Barré syndrome: Clinical profile and Consensus to revise Hughes grade 5. International Journal of Medicine and Public Health. 2016;6(4):193-199.


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My Mistake on "Dark Money"—and How It Reveals Media Bias in Covering This Subject
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by Scott Walter
A year ago, in March 2021, I testified to a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing with the partisan title, "What's Wrong with the Supreme Court: The Big-Money Assault on Our Judiciary." And I made a mistake.
I stressed that the Left—under any of the multiple, slippery usages of "dark money" found in the "Captured Courts" report by the subcommittee's chairman, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)—has a lot more "dark money" than the conservatives that the Left attacks when discussing the courts.
But I made an error, as I discovered long afterward when reading a tweet by Alex Kotch, a writer for the left-wing "watchdog" Center for Media and Democracy (CMD).
"Here's @tedcruz and Capital Research Center's Scott Walter falsely claiming in a Senate committee yesterday that WaPo never covered liberal dark money spending to influence court nominations," he tweeted, linking to a 2018 Washington Post report, "Liberal activists embrace 'dark money' in Supreme Court fight."
In that article, the Post documents the Left's campaign to influence judicial confirmation battles, headed by the then-newly formed group Demand Justice, which "mask[ed] not only the names of its donors but the size of their contributions."
I apologize for my mistake. Mr. Kotch was right, and I was wrong about whether the Post had mentioned Demand Justice in its pages.
But honesty all around requires Kotch and CMD to confess the ways that the Post's coverage of "dark money" on the Left was quite different from its coverage of conservative so-called "dark money" in court battles.
Let's set the record straight. Let's compare the Post's coverage of Demand Justice with its vast exposé a year later on groups associated with Leonard Leo, the Left's favorite conservative "dark money" boogeyman.
How Much Ink?
The Post's Demand Justice report was about 1,000 words. Compare that to the 4,000-plus words it devotes to criticizing Leo.
A second major difference in the treatment of the two sides: The Post article CMD's Kotch cites, which mentions Demand Justice on the left, is careful to spend much of its ink on the other side of the battle, right-wing "dark money" groups like those associated with Leo. By comparison, the Post's critique of Leo, though four times longer, hardly hints that any comparable left-wing "dark money" groups even exist. No mention of Demand Justice. No mention of its fiscal sponsor, Sixteen Thirty Fund. No mention of Arabella Advisors.
Who's Got a Network?
At least in the Post's article on Demand Justice, it also mentioned the Sixteen Thirty Fund, then the Arabella-run fiscal sponsor bankrolling Demand Justice, but the Post immediately compares Sixteen Thirty to the opposite side's Wellspring Committee, which funds conservative groups.
Had the Post gone digging properly, it would have reported that the Sixteen Thirty Fund is just one of four large, politically active nonprofits run by Arabella Advisors, whose network raked in a stunning $1.2 billion in the 2018 election cycle—more than double the funds raised by the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee combined. That two-year sum of fundraising dwarfs the four-year fundraising total (2014–2017) for the conservative groups the Post criticized in its Leo article.
In all those thousands of words on Leo in 2019, the Post didn't mention or use any relevant information from its 2018 article that mentions Demand Justice.
Worse, the Post never mentioned Arabella or its "dark money" empire before my colleagues and I exposed it in a groundbreaking 2019 report—except, that is, to gush that supermodel Christy Turlington dined with Arabella CEO Eric Kessler and staff in 2015.
In fact, I mistakenly missed the Post's article on Demand Justice because I foolishly searched the Post for "Arabella Advisors," assuming that of course a story about the left side of the court battles would have to mention this wealthy and amazing network.
Loaded Language
There are still other differences in the Post's coverage of the two sides in court fights. Note how when going after Leo, the Post describes him as the "maestro of a network of interlocking nonprofits"—described as a "network" 11 times in the article—"working on media campaigns and other initiatives to sway lawmakers by generating public support for conservative judges" and sharing "finances," board members, "phone numbers, addresses, back-office support and other operational details."
Arabella's much larger nonprofit network apparently is not an example of "undisclosed interests" harnessing nonprofits to reshape the country's politics, judging by the Post's article that mentions Demand Justice but never explains the much larger network run by Arabella, a network that trades millions in funding back and forth, has interlocking boards, shared financial officers, and more.
How Many Groups?
According to the Post, the Leo network consists of at least a dozen groups that the Left claims are responsible for a sinister, ideologically driven campaign to "capture" the country's courts. Yet in its coverage of Demand Justice, the Post mentions only one other left-wing group: the Sixteen Thirty Fund. Left unmentioned is Arabella Advisors itself or the firm's influential network. In fact, the Post seems more interested in exposing the conservative Judicial Crisis Network, Wellspring Committee, and Americans for Prosperity in an article ostensibly about a left-wing "dark money" powerhouse.
So the Post can only mention two groups on the left side of court battles, even though the Arabella network has spawned hundreds of "pop-up" groups, so called because they're little more than websites that pop into existence to attack conservatives and then disappear when the campaign wraps up. Until spinning off last year, Demand Justice was one such group, created to block the confirmation of President Trump's judicial nominees. None of these pop-up groups filed IRS disclosures, nor is anything about their boards, budgets, or lobbying known.
How Much Cash?
The Post is conspicuously quiet about just how much "dark money" Demand Justice possessed in 2018—only that it wanted to raise $5 million to block the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Yet the Post spent nine paragraphs pointing out the vast, multi-million dollar "dark money" lobbying campaigns by the right-leaning Judicial Crisis Network and Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity to support Kavanaugh's confirmation.
That right-wing network supposedly brought in more than $250 million in "dark money" between 2014 and 2017, according to the Post (though no detailed accounting is given).
If that seems impressive, it's nothing next to the $1.5 billion the Arabella network raised over that same period. Arabella's largest nonprofit, the New Venture Fund, raised more in a single year—$265 million in 2016—than Leo's entire network raised in four.
Stretching Credibility
It's hard to imagine that Kotch and the Center for Media and Democracy are unaware of the Post's biased reporting on "dark money." Yet CMD's website doesn't mention Arabella Advisors or Demand Justice. Neither does its sister site, PR Watch, which has hundreds of references to the Koch brothers across 25 pages of Google search results.
SourceWatch, CMD's website for exposing "dark money" political interests, doesn't even have a page for Arabella Advisors, Demand Justice, or most of the umbrella nonprofits in the Arabella network—the best you'll find is a bland article on Arabella founder Eric Kessler quoting his official New Venture Fund biography.
No wonder CMD wants to defend the highly biased reporting of the Washington Post.
Tags: Arabella Advisors, Center for Media and Democracy, dark money, Demand Justice, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sixteen Thirty Fund, SourceWatch, Supreme Court, Washington Post
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Carpenter Cup joy delayed for Suburban One-Bicentennial
Mark Zimmaro @mzimmaro
Jun 19, 2019 at 10:13 PM Jun 19, 2019 at 10:13 PM
The Carpenter Cup championship game was suspended with SOL/BAL leading Jersey Shore 8-0 after two innings. Play will resume on Monday.
PHILADELPHIA — It appeared nothing could stop the Suburban One League/Bicentennial Athletic League team from winning its first Carpenter Cup Softball Tournament since 2012.
The team caught fire after sneaking into the quarterfinal playoff round with a 1-1-1 record on Monday.
On Wednesday, they gained momentum with a 6-4 quarterfinal win over Delaware North and cruised past Delaware South 10-0 in the semifinal round.
Salivating for a third-straight game, SOL/BAL blasted out to an 8-0 lead over Jersey Shore in the championship game.
It appeared nothing could stop them.
Then, the skies opened up.
The ongoing threat of heavy rain finally came to fruition, dumping more water than the fields could handle, postponing the game to Monday at a time to be determined. They'll pick up in in the top of the third inning, with SOL/BAL holding an 8-0 lead.
"It's a little disappointing but I'm really excited," Pennridge's Madison Silber said. "On Monday, we had a little trouble coming together as a team. We only had one win. But it came at the end of the day. And I think that was the turning point for us. We started hitting, our bats were on fire, and we just carried it into today. So I'm really looking forward to playing on Monday and finishing what we started."
Some might worry about cooling off before then with five innings still to play, but the SOL/BAL players were confident they'll complete the task. They surged out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, taking advantage of three Jersey Shore errors. Tara Tumasz of Central Bucks South supplied an RBI double during the frame and scored on a perfectly executed double-steal.
North Penn pitcher Mady Volpe kept Jersey Shore at bay in the bottom half of the inning and SOL/BAL sent four more across the plate in the second inning. The big blow came from the bat of Souderton's Samantha Nuneviller, who smoked a ball over the left fielder's head and raced around the bases for a two-run homer.
"I got a little angry and I needed to hit something," Nuneviller said. "I just cranked it over the left fielder's head and just went hard."
SOL/BAL added two more runs including an RBI double by Silber. Volpe then pitched a 1-2-3 inning to close out the 2nd inning before the rains fell.
"It was great. It just felt like a team," Silber said. "Everybody just came together so well and the team chemistry was really great. I think everybody was just having fun with it in the end and that's what caused us to put eight runs up in two innings."
Players who were once enemies on the field are hoping to celebrate together next week.
"It's been a great experience," Nuneviller said. "There are five players on this team I play travel with. But most of them, I would have never met or talked to outside of this. It's been an amazing experience."


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The 3½ h.p. Sports Model Douglas. Observe that the tool-box is carried on the mudguard in the absence of a carrier. It is sold equipped with lighting set and horn.
All 1921 Models Retained, with Minor Improvements.
New 6 h.p. Douglas Sidecar Outfit.
A SIDECAR outfit which, it is claimed, will exceed 60 m.p.h., is the chief addition to the Douglas range of motor cycles for 1922. Although new to the public, this machine has been on the road for many months, and we have heard very good accounts of it from various sources. We have also seen it perform when in its "hush, hush" disguise, and long ago we had formed the opinion that, when marketed, it would be a worthy addition to the short list of really fast machines produced in this country. Having a bore of 83 mm. and a stroke of 68 mm., the piston displacement of this new engine is 733 c.c. From these figures it will be seen that the power unit is a development of the speedy 3½ h.p. sports model, the bore and stroke of which are 68 mm.
An o.h.v. 6 h.p. Twin.
The new 6 h.p. unit embodies the over-head valve arrangement, now well-known as a feature of the smaller machine, and which, it will be recalled, includes a unique system of, wick lubrication for the rockers contained in aluminium boxes over the cylinder heads. All bearings in the engine are of the ball or roller type, the cylinder heads are detachable, and the connecting rods are of H section with double row roller big ends. A special heated induction system is also incorporated.
Two shock absorbers are fitted, the first on the engine shaft, and the second interposed with the rear hub. Renold chains transmit the power via the Douglas three-speed gear box, which embodies the clutch and a kick starter on the off side.
Incorporated with the rear shock absorter is a very powerful internal expanding brake, operated from the right-hand toot pedal. A Douglas patent V shoe brake, acting on a wedge-shaped drum running on roller bearings, is fitted to the front wheel; at the same time both wheels are quickly detachable and interchangeable by removing the knock-out spindle. Light car type rims are used with specially large oversize tyres. Aluminium foot-boards of a very handsome design are fitted, and an extremely rigid tool box is carried as on the 3 ½ h.p. o.h.v., i.e., on the mudguard, instead of on the more usual carrier, which is not fitted.
Finished in the Douglas blue, the side-car equipment includes apron, windscreen, dash, etc.; and the complete outfit, fully equipped with lamps, generator, horn, and licence card holder, is £165.
Embodying minor improvements only, the other and well-known models of the Douglas range will be marketed next year at prices which show a substantial reduction over the 1921 figures. The 4 h.p. outfit will be offered at £135 and at £110 solo, fully equipped. The 1922 3 ½ h.p. sports model is £130; the 2¾ h.p., with three speeds, clutch, and kick-starter, £90; and the ever popular little ¾ h.p., with plain two-speed, at £75, also fully equipped. This is surely the most comprehensive range of fiat twins imaginable, embodying, as it does, four different engines.


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The United States Marine Corps, when training its officers for combat, has an expression or method known as 'turning the map around.' This means simply that when a battle plan is drawn up, the responsible commander should flip or 'turn it around' in order to look at it from the opponent's perspective. This assists in anticipation of a response, and in exposing flaws in the plan so that they may be corrected before being implemented. A good lawyer—a real lawyer—always 'turns the map around.' That is how I practice, and I encourage and instruct the associates who I supervise to do the same. Too many attorneys not only never turn the map around, they never modify their standard battle plans in the first place, regardless of the circumstances, and that is simply a disservice to the client.
State of New Jersey, 1981
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1989
United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 2003
State of New York, 2004
Saint Bonaventure University—Bachelor of Arts, English, cum laude 1978
Graduate/Law Degree(s):
Seton Hall School of Law – Juris Doctor 1981
Mr. Hanusek is the Supervising Attorney for the Firm's Secured Creditors' Rights Litigation Group, where he is personally responsible for both litigating and supervising a high volume of contested residential real estate foreclosure actions in both New Jersey and New York, including discovery and motion practice, trials and plenary hearings, settlement negotiations and appeals.
Mr. Hanusek brings a unique body of legal experience to the area of litigated residential foreclosures that gives him a special human relations and professional perspective. Unlike foreclosure counsel who have never had the opportunity to practice other kinds of law, he has practiced every aspect of real estate law, from handling residential and commercial closings to preparing and presenting land use development applications (both at the local board level and in resulting Superior Court litigation) and litigating complex quiet title, environmental, and major construction law matters. In the area of foreclosures, both residential and commercial, Mr. Hanusek has not only engaged in years of motion, trial, and appellate practice but has bid at Sheriff's sales and has actually served defendants with process (and been chased by dogs) and has supervised large scale commercial evictions. As a former Assistant Prosecutor in Passaic County, New Jersey, Mr. Hanusek tried rape and other violent crime cases before both judges and juries. In later private practice, he represented Family Court litigants in bitterly contested custody and domestic violence matters while also sitting on the Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel in Sussex County, New Jersey. All of the foregoing has armed Mr. Hanusek with a skill set that includes discipline, patience, creativity, and intuition that goes beyond any standard foreclosure "playbook."
United National Bank v. Parish, 330 J. Super. 654 (Ch. Div. 1999).
Permitted junior mortgagee to collect rents from borrower ahead of prior mortgagee who failed to timely assert its priority.
Investors Savings Bank Inc. v. Sitzman, 2010 N.J. Super Unpub. LEXIS 1333 (App. Div 2010).
Established that a party could not cut out a mortgagee's right to payment under its mortgage or void its security by utilization of the insolvent estate statutes.
Homecomings Fin. Network v. Schultz, 2007 N.J Super Unpub. LEXIS 1984 (App Div 2007)
Established that a defaulted borrower is not entitled to the benefit of a corresponding lower payoff amount when the mortgage loan is sold by the lender at a discount to a new investor.
Sheppard v. Township of Frankford, 261 J. Super. 5 (App. Div. 1992)
Reversed the trial court's denial of injunctive relief to abate a continuing nuisance in the form of storm water runoff directed over Plaintiff's property by the Defendant Township.
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. v. Coakley, 41 A.D. 3d 674 (2nd Dept. 2007), upheld the right of MERS to foreclose in New York and was often cited as authority for the proposition that the holder of a note indorsed in blank has standing to foreclose.
Hanusek has lectured in the area of foreclosure litigation for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education and The National Business Institute and has sat as a Moot Court Judge at Yale University. Mr. Hanusek on behalf of the Firm also often gives in person presentations and seminars to institutional and mortgage servicer clients on "hot topic" legal issues and challenges in New York and New Jersey and provides strategies to appropriately and successfully navigate same.
Hanusek served as Law Secretary to the Honorable Thomas R. Rumana, JSC in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Passaic County.
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Former moderator sues TikTok for breach of duty to safeguard her mental well-being
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Northern Ireland's tourism drive for 2015 kicks off at world's largest travel fair (NI version)
24 Northern Ireland tourism enterprises set to engage in hundreds of meetings, as they negotiate business for 2015
A major tourism push for 2015 kicks off today, as 24 tourism enterprises from Northern Ireland travel to London, to join Tourism Ireland at this year's World Travel Market (WTM).
Now in its 35th year, World Travel Market is the largest B2B event in the global travel and tourism calendar, with about 50,000 travel industry professionals from around the world and 3,000 influential international media in attendance. According to the organisers of WTM, more than £2.2 billion's worth of business was transacted at the event in 2013. This year, some 24 Northern Ireland tourism enterprises – including hotels, visitor attractions, coach tour companies and regional tourism organisations – are exhibiting at the Tourism Ireland stand. Over the next four days, they will engage in hundreds of meetings with GB and international tour operators – as they negotiate and exchange vital contracts for 2015.
With more than 180 countries and regions all vying for business at WTM this week, Tourism Ireland aims to stand out from the crowd and capture the attention of the global media and travel trade in attendance.
Arlene Foster, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, said: "It is vital we continue to showcase Northern Ireland to both tourists and business visitors alike. The GB market represents one of our largest markets and we are also now seeing more visitors from further afield, from all over the world. The World Travel Market represents an opportunity to meet with key industry stakeholders and international media and to get the message out there that Northern Ireland is a must see destination. I am delighted to see so many partners from the Northern Ireland industry attending this year's event. As well as up-and-coming events, such as the Tall Ships next year and the Irish Open in 2015 and 2017, we also have visitor attractions from Titanic Belfast to the natural beauty of the Fermanagh Lakelands. As tourist statistics show, more and more people are discovering what Northern Ireland has to offer and we must continue to build on this."
The latest NISRA figures confirm growth of +5% in overseas visitors to Northern Ireland for the first half of 2014, with growth of +19% in overseas holidaymakers, compared with the same six-month period in 2013. Tourism Ireland aims to keep this momentum going and build on this growth in 2015 and beyond.
Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: "The large representation of Northern Ireland tourism companies on the Tourism Ireland stand at World Travel Market this year is extremely welcome and essential in the highly competitive global marketplace.
"I am really pleased to report that we have seen growth in overseas visitor numbers to Northern Ireland of +5% from around the world in the first half of 2014, including growth of +19% in overseas holidaymakers. I am particularly pleased to see growth of +31% in GB holidaymakers. Visitor numbers from North America for the first half of 2014 are also very encouraging – +29% in all North American visitors and +29% in holidaymakers. I am also very pleased to see growth in revenue for the Northern Ireland economy from all overseas visitors (+6%).
"Tourism Ireland has been rolling out an extensive promotional programme throughout 2014, showcasing Northern Ireland around the world to prospective holidaymakers. Our aim is to keep this momentum going and deliver further success in 2015 and beyond. Next year, we will working hard to maximise the tourism potential of the Irish Open at Royal County Down and the return of the Tall Ships to Belfast, as well as the opening of the Gobbins Cliff Path. We will also be highlighting the new British-Irish Visa Scheme in China and India, which is a significant development, as it means that Chinese and Indian visitors will be able – for the first time – to visit both Ireland and the UK, including Northern Ireland, on a single visa of either country.
"At the beginning of next month, we will outline our plans for 2015, when we will be pulling out all the stops to keep this momentum going and ensure that Northern Ireland continues to increase its share of the global travel business." On the "Giant's Causeway" at World Travel Market 2014 are (back, l-r) Vanessa Markey, Tourism Ireland; and Alex Mehaffy, Giant's Causeway Centre; (front, l-r) Howard Hastings, chairman of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board; and Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland.
PARTNERS ON THE TOURISM IRELAND STAND AT WORLD TRAVEL MARKET 2014
Belfast Cathedral
Belleek Pottery
Causeway Coast & Glens
City Tours Belfast
Coiste
Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism
Galgorm Resort & Spa
Hastings Hotels
Innova Tax Free
Lisburn City Council
McComb's Coach Travel
National Museums Northern Ireland
Peter Little Publications
Ramada Hotel Portrush
SS Nomadic
Saint Patrick Centre
St Patrick's Country
Ulsterbus Tours
Winterfell Movie Set
Visit Belfast
Visit Derry
Media & PR Contact (NI)
Coleraine PR
Send Coleraine PR an email
Tourism Ireland congratulates Dublin East Coast Golf Alliance on being named European Golf Destination of the year for 2015


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'Visions' awards announced; Steampunk'd show set
HENDERSON, Ky. - Ohio Valley Art League has announced winners in the "Visions of the Night" exhibition at the OVAL Gallery.
'Visions' awards announced; Steampunk'd show set HENDERSON, Ky. - Ohio Valley Art League has announced winners in the "Visions of the Night" exhibition at the OVAL Gallery. Check out this story on thegleaner.com: https://www.thegleaner.com/story/news/2018/11/02/visions-awards-announced-steampunkd-show-set/1859125002/
Douglas White, Henderson Gleaner Published 12:56 p.m. CT Nov. 2, 2018
Night Vision By Janice Greene 1st Place Award Sponsored By Independence Bank(Photo: Furnished)
HENDERSON, Ky. - Ohio Valley Art League has announced winners in the "Visions of the Night" exhibition at the OVAL Gallery at Citi-Center, 230 Second St.
Night Vision by Janice Green won 1st place and a $100 award from Independence Bank. "Colors of the Midway" by Holly Schwartz won second place and a $75 award from Henderson Society of Art. "I'll Shoot the Moon Right Out of the Sky" by Chris Plummer won third place and $50 from the Henderson Tourist Commission.
The juror was Amy DeLap.
The exhibition is on display until Friday, Nov. 9 at the OVAL Gallery at the Citi-Center Building in downtown Henderson.
Ill Shoot The Moon Right Out Of The Sky By Chris Plummer 3rd Place Award Sponsored By Henderson Tourist Commission (Photo: Furnished)
Also, the Steampunk'd exhibit is coming up, with the artwork drop off date being Friday, Nov. 9 and the reception scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 15. The dates of that exhibition are Nov. 14-Jan. 4.
This exhibition will be juried for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards: $100, $75, $50.
The juror is Joan deJong, Assistant Dean Emerita of the College of Liberal Arts and Professor Emerita of Art at the University of Southern Indiana.
All 2-D and 3-D media relating to Steampunk is eligible.
The entry deadline is Nov. 7. The entry fee is for OVAL members is $20 for one artwork and $30 for two artworks.
The entry fee for non-members is $25 for one artwork and $40 for two artworks.
Colors Of The Midway By Holly Schwartz 2nd Place Award Sponsored By Henderson Society Of Art (Photo: Furnished)
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Edith Adele Schweitzer, beloved wife of 67 years to Robert Schweitzer, and cherished mother to Michael Schweitzer, the late David Schweitzer, and Jon Schweitzer and his wife Sandra, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018. In addition to her husband, sons, and daughter-in-law, she'll be dearly missed by her six grandchildren and their families: Leslie Daugherty, her husband Mathew, and their children Andrew Billingsly, Michael Riche, Connor and Olivia Daugherty; Joseph Schweitzer, his wife Emily, and their daughter Amelia; Jennie Lynch, her husband Emmet, and their daughters Noelle and Caitriona; Will Schweitzer and his husband Kevin Burrowbridge; Evan Schweitzer and his girlfriend Deborah Miller; and, Jack Schweitzer, his wife Megan, and their children Jack and Nora. Edith was 87.
Edith was born on September 8, 1930 in Leeland, Maryland. A devoted mother, Edith raised her family across the world during Robert's Navy career, and settled in Severna Park, Maryland. She was a doting and proud grand- and great-grandmother, an avid gardener, and she enjoyed the company of her and Robert's friends in numerous square dancing groups, the Notables singing group, and during weekly card games.
Edith's family cannot express how much they will miss her warm generosity, sharp wit, excellent pies, and motherly hand.
Family will receive friends at Stallings Funeral Home, 3111 Mountain Road, Pasadena, 21122 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM and from 7:00 to 9:00 PM on Tuesday, February 27. A memorial service will be held at the funeral home that same evening at 8:00 PM.


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HLS Students recognized for their Pro Bono Service Hours
Jason Kramer, J.D. '16 and the Honorable Geraldine S. Hines
The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs offers its heartfelt congratulations to the 37 Harvard Law students that were recognized by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services for their commitment to pro bono work. The ceremony was held at the Adams Courthouse on October 28th and the students are listed on the SJC's Pro Bono Honor Roll website.
The recognition is presented annually to law firms, solo practitioners, in-house corporate counsel offices, government attorney offices, non-profit organizations, law school faculties, and law students who certify that, in the calendar year of 2014, they have contributed at least 50 hours of legal services without receiving pay or academic credit.
A Partner at WilmerHale, John ("Jack") J. Regan, was also honored with a Pro Bono Publico Award for his work on behalf of veterans and others with unmet legal needs. Among his many pro bono endeavors, Mr. Regan collaborates closely with HLS's Veterans Legal Clinic on a range of matters, including efforts to increase access to representation for disabled veterans who received a less-than-honorable discharge. "Jack's commitment to the veterans community and his unlimited enthusiasm for pro bono work are simply unmatched and are an inspiration to all," said Daniel Nagin, Clinical Professor of Law, Vice Dean for Experiential and Clinical Education, and Faculty Director of the Veterans Legal Clinic. "We congratulate Jack on this incredibly well-deserved award."
Pro Bono Honor Roll Students:
Tobyn Aaron J.D. '16 Mark Giles Hamlin J.D. '16
Mustafa Abdul-Jabbar J.D. '16 Kirby Hsu J.D. '16
Keaton Allen-Gessesse J.D. '16 Brian Klosterboer J.D. '16
Akeeb Dami Animashaun J.D. '16 Jason Kramer J.D. '16
Lauren Blodgett J.D. '16 Sean Lo J.D. '17
Aaron Bray J.D. '16 Yixuan Long J.D. '16
Torrance Castellano J.D. '16 Sean Lyness J.D. '15
Samuel H. Chang J.D. '16 Lindsay E. Mullett J.D. '16
Dongeun Ana Choi J.D. '16 Catherine Taylor Poor J.D. '16
Kenyon Colli J.D. '16 Francesca Procaccini J.D. '15
Samuel Bay Dinning J.D. '16 Colin Taylor Ross J.D. '16
Elisa Dun J.D. '16 Emma Scott J.D. '16
Sophie Rubinett Elsner J.D. '16 Samantha Sheehan J.D. '16
Rachel E. Endick J.D. '16 Alexander W. Simmonds J.D. '16
Samuel Feldman J.D. '16 Ariel A. Simms J.D. '16
Katrina Fleury J.D. '16 Mark Thomson J.D. '16
Marissa Florio J.D. '16 Kellen Wittkop J.D. '16
Zack Greenamyre J.D. '16 Jung Hoon Yang J.D. '16
Phoebe Yu J.D. '16
Filed Under: Clinical Spotlight, Pro Bono Tagged With: Dan Nagin, Pro Bono


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Saudi Aramco IPO: Russia will not make big investment
Russia's sovereign wealth fund will not be making a significant investment in the Saudi Aramco initial public offering, according to the chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.
by Rory Challands
Russia has said it will not be making a significant investment in Saudi oil giant Aramco, as the company prepares for its long-awaited launch on the stock market.
The comments were made by the Russian delegation attending an investment conference in Riyadh.
Norway also said it was not interested in cashing in at all.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wants Aramco valued at over two trillion dollars, but bankers said between 1.2 and 1.5 trillion is more realistic.
Al Jazeera's Rory Challands reports.


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Contact: Michele Kayal
Email: michelek@firstfocus.org
Homeless youth bill would improve access to services and advance equity
Michele Kayal
First Focus Campaign for Children, SchoolHouse Connection, National Network for Youth, Family Promise, and Covenant House International applaud the introduction of the bipartisan Homeless Children and Youth Act by Reps. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and Van Taylor (R-TX).
Children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness historically have been excluded from federal homelessness assistance administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as they do not meet restrictive eligibility requirements and HUD-imposed priorities. Most children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness stay with others temporarily, or in motels/hotels, due to lack of alternatives and/or fear. These situations are highly volatile, oftentimes unsafe, and due to systemic inequities, affect children of color disproportionately. According to an analysis of data from the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey, nearly 30% of high school students who are homeless and staying temporarily with other people are Hispanic/Latino, while 23% are Black or African American. Despite being recognized as homeless by other federal agencies and having high levels of vulnerability, these children, youth, and families are not eligible to be assessed for and subsequently receive HUD homeless assistance. If HCYA were enacted, 83,311 more high school students of color would be eligible for homeless assistance (compared to approximately 51,000 more white students).
The outbreak of COVID-19 has exacerbated this problem by putting additional children and youth in homeless situations and increasing threats to the safety and well-being of children and youth already experiencing homelessness. Homelessness during a pandemic is particularly dangerous and harmful, as families and youth who are forced to stay with others cannot social distance, move frequently, and face barriers to remote learning and other services.
The Homeless Children and Youth Act would reform HUD homeless assistance to better meet the needs of children, youth, and families. It would amend HUD's definition of homelessness for children and youth to align with other federal definitions of homelessness, allowing children, youth, and families to access services and advancing racial equity. The legislation also would allow communities to prioritize HUD funds based on their local needs, and improve HUD data by requiring communities to include children, youth, and families in the newly amended definition of homelessness in local counts.
In addition to First Focus Campaign for Children, SchoolHouse Connection, National Network for Youth, Family Promise, and Covenant House, more than 50 national organizations and 100s of state and local organizations support this legislation.
First Focus Campaign for Children, Bruce Lesley, President
"The pandemic increased the number of children and youth experiencing homelessness as well as the danger associated with homelessness. The bipartisan Homeless Children and Youth Act is an absolutely necessary piece of legislation that will ensure that families with children experiencing homelessness — who were largely passed over for HUD federal assistance in COVID relief packages — receive the help and protection they need."
SchoolHouse Connection, Barbara Duffield, Executive Director
"Now more than ever, HUD homeless assistance must be reformed to reflect how children and youth experience homelessness. Their homelessness is more hidden, but not less harmful. Bringing HUD in line with federal early care and education programs will not only remove barriers to assistance, it also will help communities leverage all available resources to stabilize some of our nation's most vulnerable children, youth, and families."
National Network for Youth, Darla Bardine, Executive Director
"HUD homeless assistance is not accessible to people in hidden-homeless situations- such as youth who are couch surfing. Under current HUD policy, children and youth in such living situations are not even assessed for services and subsequently not able to access HUD homeless assistance. HCYA would change that so that no other young person experiencing homelessness would face barrier after barrier when trying to get help."
Family Promise, Claas Ehlers, Chief Executive Officer
"For far too many children, their housing status defines their future. HCYA is critical legislation to ensure families can have housing and children can have opportunity."
Kevin Ryan, President & CEO of Covenant House
"We thank Reps. Mikie Sherrill and Van Taylor and the Senate champions for leading the effort to align HUD's definition of homelessness with definitions used by other federal programs, so our most vulnerable youth are not excluded. Compounded by the pandemic, too many young people- especially youth of color, LGBTQ+ youth and those who are transitioning from our nation's foster care system- face unfathomable choices which result in leaving their homes, living on the streets, and experiencing life long trauma. We can and must do better for all young people and especially for those who are most at risk of experiencing homelessness."
Joann Bjornson, CEO Family Promise Morris County quote
"The Homeless Children and Youth act, known as HCYA, does several important things- allows communities to decide how to spend federal dollars so it makes sense for them; changes the definition of homelessness, so all groups experiencing homelessness have equal access to resources; and addresses glaring systemic inequities for families and youth of color who continue to be disproportionately affected by housing insecurity."
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The Lich is a boss and enemy type character from the Final Fantasy games and debuted in the classic Final Fantasy (1987) as one of the four "Fiends". Lich is always an undead creature that can be attacked with healing magic like cure spells, when it is an enemy type, it is usually one of the more difficult enemies.
In Final Fantasy Tactics (1997), the Lich is actually one of the most powerful summons the player can use in battles.


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