UPDATE: We've gotten confirmation that zombie raccoons have been spotted in Northern Illinois. According to NBC Chicago they're infected with a virus that can kill your dog or cat.
Well, here's something that you don't hear everyday, and quite frankly I'm not sure I ever wanted to...zombie raccoons exist and they're terrifying residents in a small Ohio town.
Sounds like a brief synopsis of a really bad horror film that you'd find in one of those secret genres that can only be found and unlocked on Netflix. Am I right?
In all seriousness, Fox 32 Chicago says that "zombie-like" raccoons have been seen acting strangely during daylight hours in the city of Youngstown, prompting several calls to 911.
The normally nocturnal animals have been spotted walking on their hind legs and flashing a devilish full tooth grin before tipping over into a comatose state.
Wow, this just keeps getting weirder and weirder.
What's not weird is the condition they're probably suffering from. The DNR says the animals could be showing signs of distemper- a viral disease that causes coughing, tremors, seizures and oh my gosh, they even lose their fear of humans.
And, if you spot a zombie raccoon in Rockford, you should report it to your local police station or Winnebago County Animal Services.


If you like bears and oranges then you have to check out this Orange Bear T-Shirt.
The t-shirt is available in styles for both men and women and comes in sizes Small – 6XL and a bunch of colors.
On the t-shirt you can see a bear and the animal looks a bit orange and as you can see it was sliced in half so that you can look inside it and guess what this bear is actually and orange ready to be juiced. The bear is looking at his insides too and seems to be as surprised as you.


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Composite technology stretched to the limit
July 1st, 2009 / By: IFAI / Industry News, Markets
Composite technology is stretched to the limit on the exterior of the KG-1 concept car, an eerily humanoid vehicle introduced by KesselsGranger Design Works, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, at the AutoRAI 2009 in Amsterdam. The lightweight carbon-fiber-reinforced skin, stretched around the exterior frame, retains its elasticity and strength. Manufactured by TenCate, Almelo, The Netherlands, the composite can be made water and dirt repellent, heat resistant, fire retardant, UV stable, perforation resistant and even luminous. "The human skin has a function," says James Granger, one of the car's designers. "It protects, repels water. It's strong, but flexible. We have translated these characteristics into the design."
The car's unusual appearance mimics human anatomy, which inspired designers Granger, Steven Kessels and team. The roof varies in height, allowing the driver to sit up and the passenger to recline. Solar panels and lights can be woven into the design, and the frame and skin can move along with the steering wheel, following the movements of the human skeleton. "You can integrate moving images and sound into the textile," says Granger. "The color can change in an instant. The car can lighten up in the dark. You name it." For more information on the KG-1, visit KesselsGranger Design Works at www.dutchdesignlounge.com.

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Plus tips for making the most of the upcoming Vision Expo.
BUYING Start your prep for Vision Expo East (Mar 22-24) by plotting out your class schedule. Leave large blocks of time between classes for meetings with reps, beginning with those of lines you don't currently carry.
FINANCE April 15, a.k.a. Tax Day, will be here before we know it. This one promises to be a particularly busy one as businesses make adjustments to reflect last year's new rules and deductions, let alone the chaos caused by the shutdown.
OPERATIONS Even a simple reconfiguration of space can reduce the time employees spend handing off files and make their work easier and more productive. And often the best place to start the search for greater efficiency is with the staff themselves; they know where time and resources are being wasted. Be sure to ask them for their input at the next weekly meeting.
TECHNOLOGY Brands have probably never been more powerful and even if you don't carry them, or begrudge that power, you need to ensure your SEO terms cater to anyone in your market needing "adjustments," "repairs," "emergency services" or upgrades for their "Ray-Ban," "Oakley," or "Maui Jim" frames.
MERCHANDISING Do you know your store's merchandising hot spots – the places where frames sell best? Are the frames with the best margins in those positions? The impact of getting the alignment right can be dramatic, says Mick Kling, OD, winner of our 2017 America's Finest Optical Retailer. If you're not sure, get busy!
INTERIOR DESIGN Some recent studies found workers who glimpse a tree or two are happier and more productive; in one analysis of a university building in Oregon, workers on the greenery-facing side took 19 percent fewer sick days. It has to do with how we evolved to function best in nature-rich settings. If you can't knock a wall out to provide a view, buy a few potted plants to place around your sales floor.
MARKETING Make contact with other small businesses to see if they are interested in some reciprocal social media action via Instagram Highlights like Florists That Inspire Us and Drool-Worthy Bakers.
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About Caitlin
Caitlin Press was established in 1977 by Carolyn Zonailo as a feminist literary press. In the 1980s, Caitlin Press expanded its mandate to that of a BC literary press.
Cynthia Wilson and the late Ken Carling bought Caitlin Press in 1991 and moved the business to Prince George, quickly establishing themselves as the trade publisher of the Central Interior of British Columbia. During her fourteen years as publisher of Caitlin Press, Cynthia Wilson also stayed true to Zonailo's original mandate, supporting and publishing a wide variety of BC women's literature.
In March 2008, Vici Johnstone purchased the press. Under her direction, Caitlin Press continues to publish books that reflect the diverse cultures, histories and concerns of BC, bridging the gap between the urban and the rural. Caitlin also remains committed to its feminist origins by publishing bold works by and about BC women for a local and national readership. In 2015, Vici Johnstone and Caitlin Press received the Jim Douglas Award from the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia.
In 2016, Caitlin Press launched Dagger Editions, publishing literary fiction, non-fiction and poetry by and about queer women (those who identify as queer women, including trans women or trans men, or anyone who includes this in their personal history).
Caitlin Press publishes culturally significant books, including fiction, non-fiction (both historical and creative), and poetry. Occasionally we will produce a children's or young adult title.
Caitlin Press respectfully acknowledges that it operates on the unceded traditional territory of the shíshálh Nation.
Caitlin Press Inc. acknowledges financial support from the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and from the Province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council and the Book Publisher's Tax Credit.
For more information about sending a manuscript to Caitlin Press or Dagger Editions, please see our submission page.


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Helping to protect lives and livelihoods from the Covid-19 pandemic
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Unilever contributes more than €100m to continue helping people affected around the world
London/Rotterdam, 25th March 2020. Unilever, the consumer goods manufacturer of brands including Dove, Knorr, Omo and Lifebuoy, has announced a wide-ranging set of measures to support global and national efforts to tackle the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
The company's actions are designed to help protect the lives and livelihoods of its multiple stakeholders – including its consumers and communities, its customers and suppliers, and its workforce.
Consumers and communities
Unilever will contribute €100m (S$150m), to help the fight against the pandemic through donations of soap, sanitiser, bleach and food. This includes:
A product donation of soaps and sanitiser of at least €50m to the COVID Action Platform of the World Economic Forum, which is supporting global health organisations and agencies with their response to the emergency. In addition to the supply of soap, Unilever will adapt its current manufacturing lines to produce sanitiser for use in hospitals, schools and other institutional settings.
Product donations, partnerships and handwashing education programmes, delivered through national health authorities and NGOs, to support local communities most at need.
In Singapore, Unilever has donated thousands of sanitation essentials like Lifebuoy soaps, sanitisers and handwash; Domex toilet cleaners; Cif home cleaners and OLLY vitamins to frontline healthcare workers, isolated seniors, the disabled, homeless, taxi drivers, children's homes and shelters via organisations such as the Red Cross Singapore, NVPC (National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre), Loving Heart, HSEU (Healthcare Services Employees' Union) and United Women Singapore.
Unilever International, a global business unit headquartered in Singapore, has extended its reach beyond Singapore by donating thousands of Lifebuoy hand sanitisers to Hongkong via BGCA (the Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association) and UNICEF; household disinfectants Domex and Cif in Mongolia and Lifebuoy handwash in Timor Leste along with hygiene education programmes for children and local communities.
Umesh Shah, Chief Executive Officer of Unilever International said: "In keeping with our purpose to serve the underserved, we chose to prioritise making our hygiene products accessible to the most vulnerable groups, including frontline healthcare workers, children and the elderly. Unilever is proudly partnering with NGOs and public institutions to donate thousands of Unilever's handwash, hand sanitisers, soaps and household cleaning products to those in critical need during this period."
Georgette Tan, President of United Women Singapore said: "We would like to recognise Unilever for their generous contribution of antibacterial soap, cleaning products and supplements in support of our community partners during the trying Covid-19 situation. These products have been donated to Girls' Homes and Women's Shelters in Singapore. We need more kind, generous and communityminded organisations like Unilever."
Customers and suppliers
Unilever will offer €500m of cash flow relief to support livelihoods across its extended value chain, through:
Early payment for our most vulnerable small and medium-sized suppliers, to help them with financial liquidity.
Extending credit to selected small-scale retail customers whose business relies on Unilever, to help them manage and protect jobs.
Unilever will protect its workforce from sudden drops in pay, as a result of market disruption or being unable to perform their role, for up to three months. We will cover our employees, contractors and others who we manage or who work on our sites, on a full or part-time basis. This will apply to workers not already covered by government plans or by their direct employer.
Alan Jope, CEO Unilever said: "We are deeply saddened by the terrible impact that coronavirus is wreaking on lives and livelihoods everywhere. The world is facing its greatest trial in decades. We have seen the most incredible response from the Unilever team so far, especially those on the frontline of our operations in factories, distribution centres and stores.
"We hope that our donation of €100m of soap, sanitiser, bleach and food will make a significant contribution towards protecting people's lives, and that by helping to safeguard our workers' incomes and jobs, we are giving some peace of mind during these uncertain times. Our strong cash flow and balance sheet mean that we can, and should, give this additional support."
Unilever's €100m donation of soap, sanitiser, food and bleach is based on the equivalent retail sales value.
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Where relevant, these actions are subject to the appropriate consultations and approvals.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements, including 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as 'will', 'aim', 'expects', 'anticipates', 'intends', 'looks', 'believes', 'vision', or the negative of these terms and other similar expressions of future performance or results, and their negatives, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and assumptions regarding anticipated developments and other factors affecting the Unilever Group (the 'Group'). They are not historical facts, nor are they guarantees of future performance.
Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Among other risks and uncertainties, the material or principal factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are: Unilever's global brands not meeting consumer preferences; Unilever's ability to innovate and remain competitive; Unilever's investment choices in its portfolio management; inability to find sustainable solutions to support long-term growth; the effect of climate change on Unilever's business; customer relationships; the recruitment and retention of talented employees; disruptions in our supply chain; the cost of raw materials and commodities; the production of safe and high quality products; secure and reliable IT infrastructure; successful execution of acquisitions, divestitures and business transformation projects; economic and political risks and natural disasters; financial risks; failure to meet high and ethical standards; and managing regulatory, tax and legal matters. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement. Except as required by any applicable law or regulation, the Group expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Group's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Further details of potential risks and uncertainties affecting the Group are described in the Group's filings with the London Stock Exchange, Euronext Amsterdam and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the Annual Report on Form 20-F 2019 and the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2019.
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a fancy way to say enlarged prostate. It is the most common cause of an enlarged prostate, with over half of men over the age of 51 and 90 percent of men over 80 having it.
BPH can lead to urinary problems among men such as frequency and urgency or feeling as if you haven't completely emptied your bladder.
Throughout a man's life, there are two growth phases of the prostate, the first being puberty and the second around the age of 25.
BPH does not lead to prostate cancer, but BPH and prostate cancer may exist together.
Symptoms of BPH include weak urinary stream; needing to stop and start urinating several times; urgency, leakage, or dribbling or urine; a sense of incomplete emptying of the bladder; and more frequent urination, particularly at night.
Lifestyle changes can be a great way to control and manage your BPH and allow you to live a healthy life. Here are seven lifestyle changes you can integrate into your daily life to better manage your BPH.
Practicing yoga, meditation, or other relaxation techniques can be useful as being stressed or tense can interrupt urine flow and lead to greater frequency.
Use the bathroom often to ensure you are completely emptying your bladder. Also, ensure you are urinating before heading out on long drives or trips and especially urinate prior to bed. You may consider double voiding. Once you are done urinating, try again to see if anything else comes out.
Certain over-the-counter medications may aggravate BPH. This includes certain decongestants and antihistamines. Speak to your doctor about ingredients to avoid to prevent irritation.
Avoid consuming liquids up to three hours before bed. You should also avoid caffeinated beverages and alcohol, as these can stimulate the kidneys to produce more urine.
Perform Kegel exercises to strengthen pelvic muscles and prevent leakages and dribbles. Contract your Kegel muscles and hold for 10 seconds, release, and repeat.
Eat healthy foods to support prostate health such as whole grains, seeds, fruits, vegetables, and fish.
If symptoms are negatively impacting your way of life or you are having a hard time managing them, then always speak to your doctor about treatment options that are available.


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Authentic, Improbable named HOY Finalists
Authentic and Improbable, both trained by Bob Baffert, were named 2020 Horse of the Year Eclipse Award finalists when the nominees were announced Saturday...
Qahira starts off 2021 with first stakes victory
Qahira got her first stakes win on Jan. 10 when the Bob Baffert trainee won the $75,000 Kalookan Queen S. at Santa Anita Park...
Kalypso wins Santa Ynez S. (G2) in style
Kalypso topped a terrific weekend for the Bob Baffert stable with a sharp score in Sunday's $200,000 Santa Ynez S. (G2)...
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Mother Mother all class in Kalookan Queen S.
Mother Mother kicked off her 2020 campaign with a victory in Sunday's Kalookan Queen S. at Santa Anita Park, winning the 6 1/2-furlong contest by 1 1/4-lengths under Joel Rosario.
Mother Mother, a multiple Grade 1-placed 4-year-old, is 3-3-2 in 10 starts and has earned $363,061 for owners Old Bones Racing Stable, LLC, Barry Hall, Barry Lipman and Mark Mathiesen.
Facing just four foes, Mother Mother was fourth until midway on the turn, when she made a three-wide move for the leaders. Lady Ninja was stout on the front end, but Mother Mother wore her down and was under a hand ride the entire trip as she finished the distance in 1:16.20.
"Last time she was out on the lead I told Joel we took the blinkers off because she got a little rank," winning trainer Bob Baffert said. "Joel always rides his own race and I don't try to get in his way. I was joking, I said, 'Did I say to take her back, I couldn't remember?' He said they were going a little fast early. He rode her with a lot of confidence like you're supposed to ride a 2/5 shot."
Mother Mother is a daughter of the recently deceased Pioneerof the Nile, who Baffert trained a pair of Grade 1 wins and over $1.6 million in earnings. According to Baffert, the dark bay filly is likely head back to graded stakes competition for her next outing.
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A car that will drive on solar energy and goes the distance. A whopping 800 km. That's the Lightyear promise. The new car brand is a product of Atlas Technologies which is a spin-out of Solar Team Eindhoven. The name of the car: the Lightyear One. Atlas says they will produce 10 cars in 2019 and 100 by the year 2020. Insane claims! Or are they?
Let's give you some background. In 2015 Stella won the 3000 km-long Family car solar race. The average amount of people in the car was 3,2. They averaged 72 km/h and reached top speeds of 120 km/h.
The car battery? Only 15 kWh and it only charged 3 times along the way. That's 1000 km/ charge!
You might say that racing in sunny Australia is not the default, but in real-world conditions, the Stella's solar array is easily capable of charging the car's 15 kWh battery pack in 30 to 45 minutes of standing sill or driving at low speeds.
How do you get 1000 km of range out of such a small battery?
So how do you get so many km out of a kWh? The answer is weight, aerodynamics and technology.
The weight of the Stella Lux is 375 Kg. Yes, it's a road legal car and yes aerodynamics means it's not a looker. The technology part is where things get tricky.
The Stella had 381 solar cells and 6 or 8 M2 of Cell Surface Area. You need a big car to get that much surface area. Another factor is the type of solar panel. Solar race cars often use gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar cells. These cells are very efficient (+ 26%), but they are also very expensive.
But I don't feel the big claim is the range or the fact that such a car can be produced. It's the 10 in 2019 a 100 in 2020 that bothers me. They will have to custom build 5 solid cars instead of one permanent prototype and that is a huge difference. They will have to service these cars in the long run as well.
There are also some things that might strengthen Lightyear's claim.
Battery energy density (kind of) improves 5 to 8% a year and the Stella will be 4 years old in 2019. Solar panel efficiency has been rapidly rising as well.
The time to produce the car might not be 2 years, but 4. They have had years to prepare and have very strong relations with partners like NXP. Preparing means that they have been talking to Chinese players since 2015 about mass producing cars.
So will Lightyear make it?
A tough call to make, but I think they will. And because we love to support concepts that change our future we are talking to Atlas about buying a Lightyear One – and therefore doing our part to promote radical change. We'll talk again in … lets say 2020 just to be safe.
La razón de la tecnología debe ser para simplificar y ayudar al Hombre. Sabemos que el sol es una fuente inagotable de energía y, si se quiere hacer una verdadera revolución energética, se debe hacer atractiva y accesible a toda economía. Un auto solar con un rendimiento como el anunciado, pero con el precio tan alto, es matemáticamente inservible. Si calculamos el costo del gasto en combustible en LA de 11800 millas equivale a un gasto de 406 galones de gas (usando un auto que rinde un promedio de 29 mpg). El costo por combustible/gas es de $1174.00/año ($2.89/galón). Si dividimos 11800 millas entre 12 meses, resulta en casi 1000 millas/mes. Si la vida efectiva de este auto solar es, hipotéticamente hablando, 10 años, comparando con el de gas, es mas ventajoso seguir usando el de gas en vez de comprar este armatoste. Auto de Gas: precio inicial $20,000 + 10 años de combustible $11740 total $31,740. Añada un hipotético costo por mantenimiento bastante oneroso $1200 anual = gran total $43,740. Al comparar con un costo inicial de $141,000 por el solar, este ultimo es una chistosa botadera de dinero para un excelente excéntrico que no le importa el dinero. Esto no es una revolucion ecológica, es otra magia hipnótica publicitaria.
That's what people said about the first car, flying, the computer and the mobile phone just to give some examples. Somebody has to pay for the innovation before it becomes mainstream.


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How New Jersey Is Working to Lower C-Section Rates
Linda Schwimmer, president and CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, discussed the impact of data on lowering the state's C-section rates, which are among the highest in the country.
High C-section rates have been a problem in New Jersey. How are hospitals and physicians using payment reform to address this problem?
New Jersey, unfortunately, has some of the highest C-section rates in the country; this is even in the case of what we would describe as "avoidable" situations, where it's a first-time mother, the head is down, it's a single birth. One of the reasons we even know that is because of the use of data in a transparent way done by the Leapfrog Group, which the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute is very involved in. We are the local leader of that organization here in New Jersey. Just having that data and creating an awareness of what those rates are and then sharing those rates with physicians and nurses and showing them what their rate is, is one huge step forward that is happening now that the Quality Institute is part of.
The next step is changing the payment system, and putting into place models that will reward better outcomes. So the marriage between the data and the payment system is really where New Jersey needs to go, and I would say we're in the early stages of that.
In these early stages, has any payer in New Jersey tried a model to reward providers for bringing down C-Section rates?
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield (of New Jersey) for their commercial population has had a model called an episode of care that's been going on for a number of years. They are now just starting to take steps to develop that for the Medicaid plan. The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute is convening all the health plans and many of the hospital systems that are providing maternity care for most of the Medicaid population, and together along with physicians and nurse midwives we are designing an episode-of-care model to supporter better outcomes for women and children, to reduce C-sections, to reduce NICU stays, and to do better when it comes to low birth weight. It's really a collaborative process that is happening from outside the government, but we're hoping it's something that will be adopted by the Medicaid program moving forward.
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Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FNLA, professor of medicine and the Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventative Cardiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, discusses the results of the recently halted FRESH trial, why there is such a great need for new antihypertensive agents, and possible contributory factors to outcome disparities between Black and White patients.
On day 1 of this year's Association of Community Cancer Centers' (ACCC) National Oncology Conference, The American Journal of Managed Care® sat down for a conversation with David Penberthy, MD, MBA, ACCC's president for the 2022-2023 term, and his brother Scott Penberthy, PhD, MS, director, Applied AI, Office of the CTO, at Google.


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Princess Hildegard of Bavaria
Bavarian princess
A.K.A. Hildegard
Birth June 10, 1825 (Würzburg)
Death April 2, 1864 (Vienna)
Mother: Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Father: Ludwig I of Bavaria
Siblings: Otto of GreeceMaximilian II of BavariaLuitpoldPrince Regent of BavariaPrince Adalbert of BavariaPrincess Mathilde Caroline of BavariaPrincess Adelgunde of BavariaPrincess Alexandra of Bavaria
Spouse: Archduke AlbrechtDuke of Teschen
Children: Archduchess Maria Theresa of AustriaArchduchess Mathilda of Austria
Princess Hildegard of Bavaria (German: Hildegard Luise Charlotte Theresia Friederike von Bayern; 10 June 1825 – 2 April 1864) was the seventh child and fourth daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
On 1 May 1844 in Munich, Hildegard married Archduke Albert of Austria, eldest son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg. She thereafter became known as Archduchess Hildegard. She and her husband had 3 children:
Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria 15 July 1845 8 October 1927 married Duke Philipp of Württemberg (1838–1917)
Archduke Karl of Austria 3 January 1847 19 July 1848 died of smallpox at an early age.
Archduchess Mathilda of Austria 25 January 1849 6 June 1867 died in an accident at the age of 18.
During her stay in Munich for the funeral of her brother King Maximilian II (1811-1864) in March 1864, Archduchess Hildegard became ill with a lung inflammation and pleurisy, and died.
Ancestors of Princess Hildegard of Bavaria
16. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
8. Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
17. Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
4. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
18. Joseph Karl Emanuel August, Pfalzgraf von Sulzbach
9. Maria Francisca of Sulzbach
19. Elizabeth Augusta Sophie, Pfalzgräfin von Neuburg
2. Ludwig I of Bavaria
20. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
10. Georg Wilhelm of Hesse-Darmstadt (=30)
21. Charlotte Christine Magdalene Johanna of Hanau-Lichtenberg
5. Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
22. Christian Karl Reinhard, Count of Leiningen Dachsburg
11. Louise of Leiningen-Heidesheim (=31)
23. Katharine Polyxene, Countess of Solms Rodelheim
1. Princess Hildegard of Bavaria
24. Ernst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
12. Ernst Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
25. Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau
6. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
26. Ernest August I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
13. Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar
27. Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
3. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
28. Charles I Ludwig Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
14. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
29. Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
7. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
15. Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt


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The Golden Pearl
The Golden Pearl is by The Mighty Palm, a game that's very much in the vein of Link's Awakening and the Zelda Oracle games. Your character, a blue-haired caped fellow by the default name of Arty, decides to go look for the powerful wish-granting Golden Pearl. For some reason. To gain access to it, however, Arty must clear through the temples of fire, water and earth and get their rings. And so, he sets out to look for them.
…That's pretty much the general plot, actually. The story's mainly an excuse plot, at least until near the end. How's the setting? Is this place a mythical dream land? Honestly, it probably doesn't matter, let's go exploring.
The general gameplay is a sort of distilled version of the Game Boy Zelda games, with a larger emphasis on exploration and puzzles. A good chunk of the map's open to you and the items required to access the rest are easy enough to get. There are plenty of small quests from the game's quirky NPCs, a lot of them offering Power Pommes (the game's Heart Container equivalent), so there's a good amount of stuff to do. You can gun straight for the dungeons, but you'll be missing out on a bunch of content that easily puts the game over the contest's one hour limit.
There are enemies in the game's overworld, but for the most part, you can't properly fight them. Thus, confrontations typically have you, the guy decked with unlimited bombs and arrows, running away from a boar. That said, there are boss battles that you can properly fight, which were kinda hit-or-miss for me. Watching the boss of the earth temple repeatedly get stuck certainly showed me that having proper combat throughout the game would feel kinda off. A later boss also throws out a whole bunch of projectiles during the fight, which ended up slowing my game down, which I feel also could have been a concern if combat was prevalent through the game. Other bosses do try to work within the engine's limitations. My favorite's definitely the one for the water temple, mainly because it does something I didn't expect and gives a creative use for one of your tools.
As for the game's puzzles, they're pretty easy to get, especially if you're a veteran of these Zelda-type games. If you're looking for some real challenging puzzles, forget about it. But if you just want to have a good time, they're welcoming and won't be a frustration.
The game is buggy, which you can expect from a jam game, especially one that defies the engine's limitations. Now, focusing on the game's main goals, you aren't likely to run into bugs, at least, ones that would obstruct you. A lot of the concerning bugs that I did run into were relegated to the game's side areas, the most frustrating of which being a transfer bug taking me out of a cave immediately after I entered it and pretty much rendering it inaccessible.
As for the presentation of the game, it's real solid, its art staying true to the Game Boy games it's inspired by. The music is also pretty nice and I love the contrast of between the adventurous overworld music and the oppressive, slower dungeon stuff. The track for the final dungeon's probably my favorite, carrying a nice sense of finality and hyping you up for the end.
Also, the opening animations with the title screen and a nice pixel version of IGMC's mascot are real good and a nice thing to open the game with.
The Golden Pearl is a nice game and it does try its best to follow the spirits of the Game Boy Zelda games. Exploration and puzzles were great, while the fighting that wasn't non-existent's hit-or-miss. Some bugs might make going for 100% completion frustrating (and impossible), but I generally had a good time with The Golden Pearl and I think it's a nice contender for IGMC.
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require "spec_helper"

describe Forum::TopicsController do
  describe "routing" do

    it "recognizes and generates #index" do
      { :get => "/forum_topics" }.should route_to(:controller => "forum_topics", :action => "index")
    end

    it "recognizes and generates #new" do
      { :get => "/forum_topics/new" }.should route_to(:controller => "forum_topics", :action => "new")
    end

    it "recognizes and generates #show" do
      { :get => "/forum_topics/1" }.should route_to(:controller => "forum_topics", :action => "show", :id => "1")
    end

    it "recognizes and generates #edit" do
      { :get => "/forum_topics/1/edit" }.should route_to(:controller => "forum_topics", :action => "edit", :id => "1")
    end

    it "recognizes and generates #create" do
      { :post => "/forum_topics" }.should route_to(:controller => "forum_topics", :action => "create")
    end

    it "recognizes and generates #update" do
      { :put => "/forum_topics/1" }.should route_to(:controller => "forum_topics", :action => "update", :id => "1")
    end

    it "recognizes and generates #destroy" do
      { :delete => "/forum_topics/1" }.should route_to(:controller => "forum_topics", :action => "destroy", :id => "1")
    end

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Obama speaks on Fort Hood shooting at Chicago fundraiser
President Obama will only be in Chicago for a few hours before heading back to the White House. In anticipation of President Obama's visit, some closures on Lake Shore Drive are in place and LaSalle Street north of the Chicago River is also closed in the River North neighborhood.
President Barack Obama says the government will get to the bottom of what happened in a shooting incident at Fort Hood.
Obama says he's following the situation closely but that the situation is fluid. He says officials are doing everything they can to make sure everyone is secure.
Obama says the incident brings back painful memories of the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood. He says, quote, "We're heartbroken that something like this might've happened again."
Obama says people at Ford Hood have sacrificed so much for freedom and their sense of safety has been broken once again.
Obama's comments come as U.S. officials say one person is dead and 14 wounded at the Texas Army base.
Obama spoke at the Chicago Cut Steakhouse, where is attending a private roundtable discussion for the Democratic National Committee. Twenty-five supporters will attend that event, each paying up to $32,400.
Around 7 p.m., President Obama will attend a dinner reception at a private residence in Lincoln Park. Fifty-five supporters paid up to $10,000 to attend this private reception.
The president is expected to leave Chicago around 8:30 p.m.
President Barack Obama has said his call for a higher minimum wage is good policy and good politics in this midterm election year, and he's putting that theory to work for a Michigan Senate candidate who is the rare Democrat to appear with the embattled president. Obama arrived for a three-hour visit to this Midwest battleground state and walked down the steps of Air Force One side-by-side with Rep. Gary Peters, the first Senate candidate to embrace the chance to appear with the president before voters this year. Some other Democrats have shied away from Obama amid controversy over his health care plan, but Peters flew along with Obama and plans to appear with him at a minimum wage event at the University of Michigan.
Michigan voted for Obama in both his presidential campaigns and his bailout of the auto industry has been popular here. Michigan also has an effort to put a measure on the November ballot to increase the state minimum wage, an initiative that polling shows is popular among voters who have been hit hard by the economic downturn in recent years.
On their way to the university campus, Obama and Peters stopped at Zingerman's Deli , an Ann Arbor landmark, where they ordered Reuben sandwiches and were served by a University of Michigan graduate who makes $9 an hour, a rate above the current federal minimum wage.
Obama spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters traveling on Air Force One that the issue has particular resonance among college students like those the president was appearing before. Earnest noted Peters has been a "very strong advocate" in Congress to raise the minimum wage.
Peters could benefit from the publicity that a presidential visit brings, since he has not been elected statewide and polls show many voters are unfamiliar with him.
"Gary is concerned that too many Michigan middle-class families and those aspiring to get there are struggling right now, so he is glad to see President Obama take on such an important issue like raising the minimum wage because it will make a difference to Michiganders," said Peters campaign spokeswoman Haley Morris.
Still, appearing with Obama is not without risk, even in a Democratic-leaning state like Michigan. An EPIC/MRA poll of voters in the state taken in February showed 61 percent of respondents have a negative view of Obama's job performance, verses 37 percent positive. The same poll found Peters at 38 percent in a dead heat against Republican opponent former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land at 41 percent, within the poll's margin of error of 4 percentage points.
Obama wants to increase the hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 as part of an election-year economic agenda focused on working families. The White House says that would benefit more than 970,000 workers in Michigan.
"This is not just good policy," Obama told Democratic governors at a White House meeting in February. "It also happens to be good politics, because the truth of the matter is the overwhelming majority of Americans think that raising the minimum wage is a good idea. That is true for independents, that is true for Democrats, and it's true for Republicans."
The Senate could vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 as early as next week. The Senate's second-ranking Democrat, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, said Wednesday that if Republicans block Democrats' efforts he would be open to negotiating a compromise.
In Michigan, proponents of a higher minimum wage are working to collect enough signatures for a ballot initiative to raise the state's rate from $7.40 to $10.10 an hour. The EPIC/MRA poll found 60 percent support for the ballot measure, verses 36 percent against.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer, who supports a higher minimum wage and is challenging incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, also plans to meet with Obama before the event, his campaign spokesman said.
In a preview of the president's appearance at the university's intramural sports building, the White House invoked the legacy of carmaker Henry Ford, who manufactured the Model T not far from where Obama will be speaking. The White House said Ford helped create a thriving American middle class by raising his workers' wages.
Obama also plans to travel to his hometown of Chicago for two evening fundraisers benefiting the Democratic National Committee. The first is a private roundtable discussion being attended by about 25 supporters who contributed up to $32,400. The second, at the Lincoln Park home of Obama donors Grace Tsao-Wu and Craig Freedman, is a dinner reception with about 55 supporters contributing up to $10,000.


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Starbucks: brewing up more than coffee when it comes to tax avoidance
Last week's big tax story was Facebook. It's a new week, it's time for a new story, and a new US company that's willing to play the world's tax systems off against each other for its own benefit.
Reuters has investigated Starbucks accounts and found:
Starbucks' coffee menu famously baffles some people. In Britain, it's their accounts that are confusing. Starbucks has been telling investors the business was profitable, even as it consistently reported losses.
This apparent contradiction arises from tax avoidance, and sheds light on perfectly legal tactics used by multinationals the world over. Starbucks stands out because it has told investors one thing and the taxman another.
I should mention straight away that I played a role in tuis investigation: Reuters have shown me the evidence and the claims they make are supported by it. As they say:
The Seattle-based group, with a market capitalization of $40 billion, is the second-largest restaurant or cafe chain globally after McDonald's. Accounts filed by its UK subsidiary show that since it opened in the UK in 1998 the company has racked up over 3 billion pounds ($4.8 billion) in coffee sales, and opened 735 outlets but paid only 8.6 million pounds in income taxes, largely due because the taxman disallowed some deductions.
In fact:
Over the past three years, Starbucks has reported no profit, and paid no income tax, on sales of 1.2 billion pounds in the UK. McDonald's, by comparison, had a tax bill of over 80 million pounds on 3.6 billion pounds of UK sales. Kentucky Fried Chicken, part of Yum Brands Inc., the no. 3 global restaurant or cafe chain by market capitalization, incurred taxes of 36 million pounds on 1.1 billion pounds in UK sales, according to the accounts of their UK units.
Yet transcripts of investor and analyst calls over 12 years show Starbucks officials regularly talked about the UK business as "profitable", said they were very pleased with it, or even cited it as an example to follow for operations back home in the United States.
How come, because this seems no chance. Reuters have analysed both the accounts and shareholder presentations to come to the conclusion that this paradox exists. The shareholders are told the UK is profitable. HMRC are told something different. As Reuters note:
Troy Alstead, Starbucks' Chief Financial Officer and one of the company officials quoted in the transcripts of calls Reuters reviewed, defended his past comments, saying the company strictly follows international accounting rules and pays the appropriate level of tax in all the countries where it operates. A spokeswoman said by email that: "We seek to be good taxpayers and to pay our fair share of taxes ... We don't write this tax code; we are obligated to comply with it. And we do."
So it's important to share Reuters point that:
There is no suggestion Starbucks has broken any laws. Indeed, the group's overall tax rate - including deferred taxes which may or may not be paid in the future - was 31 percent last year, much higher than the 18.5 percent average rate that campaign group Citizens for Tax Justice says large U.S. corporations paid in recent years.
But on overseas income, Starbucks paid an average tax rate of 13 percent, one of the lowest in the consumer goods sector.
And that puts Starbucks in with the IT companies in appearing to be almost totally tax compliant in the US and mysteriously a little more difficult to pint down when it comes to what happens when they're operating away from home.
As Reuters note, having reviewed 46 shareholder announcements:
Like most big corporations, Starbucks' group earnings statements do not break down its profits and tax payments by country, although on calls it occasionally shares details about larger markets such as the UK. But companies operating in the UK are obliged to lodge accounts at the company register, Companies House, to give a picture of the unit's financial performance.
In the 2007 financial year to end-September, Starbucks' UK unit's accounts showed its tenth consecutive annual loss. Yet that November, Chief Operating Officer Martin Coles told analysts on the fourth-quarter earnings call that the UK unit's profits were funding Starbucks' expansion in other overseas markets. Then-Chief Financial Officer Peter Bocian said the unit had enjoyed operating profit margins of almost 15 percent that year - equivalent to a profit of almost 50 million pounds.
For 2008, Starbucks filed a 26 million pounds loss in the UK. Yet CEO Schultz told an analysts' call that the UK business had been so successful he planned to take the lessons he had learnt there and apply them to the company's largest market - the United States. He also promoted Cliff Burrows, former head of the UK and Europe, to head the U.S. business.
Schultz said he looked forward to Burrows "now applying that same drive and business acumen to leading our U.S. business."
But as they go on to note, despite that:
In 2009, accounts filed in London claimed a record loss of 52 million pounds for the financial year to September 27, while CFO Alstead told investors on a call that the UK unit was "profitable."
For 2010, the UK unit reported a 34 million pounds loss, and Starbucks told investors that sales continued to grow.
And guess what:
Starbucks UK unit's accounts for the year to September 2011 showed a 33 million pounds loss. Yet John Culver, President of Starbucks' International division, told analysts on a call earlier that year that "we are very pleased with the performance in the UK."
All of which is odd as Reuters note:
When Reuters asked Starbucks' CFO Alstead which version was accurate - Starbucks' accounts for the UK taxman, or its comments to investors, he said: "The UK is very troubled, unfortunately. Historically it has performed a little bit better than it does now." He did not explain why the UK business was so disappointing, but said Starbucks was "taking very aggressive actions" to improve its performance, including changing its cost structure.
Others have a differen view:
Michael Meacher, the politician, said Starbucks' experience reflects broader problems in the UK system, which allows companies to pay less tax than they morally should. Tax campaigners say that failure is partly policy: successive governments have urged the tax authority to take a pro-business stance. The UK is one of the few rich countries not to have general anti-avoidance legislation, which the government is preparing now.
So, how do they do it. Reuters suggest two things account for the alchemy of turning operating profits into tax losses, both related to payments between companies within the group. The first is royalties on intellectual property. As Reuters note:
Starbucks, like other consumer goods businesses, has taken a leaf out of the book of tech companies such as Google and Microsoft. Such firms were identified by Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, in a September hearing on how U.S. companies shield billions from tax authorities. He said they were engaged in "gimmickry" by housing intellectual property units in tax havens, and then charging their subsidiaries fat royalties for using it.
Like those tech firms, Starbucks makes its UK unit and other overseas operations pay a royalty fee - at Starbucks, of six percent of total sales - for the use of its 'intellectual property' such as its brand and business processes. These payments reduce taxable income in the UK.
What happens to that money?:
The fees from Starbucks' European units are paid to Amsterdam-based Starbucks Coffee EMEA BV, described by the company as its European headquarters, although Michelle Gass, the firm's president in Europe, is actually based in London.
It's unclear where the money paid to Starbucks Coffee EMEA BV ends up, or what tax is paid on it. The firm had revenues of 73 million euros in 2011 but declared a profit of only 507,000 euros. When asked how it burnt up all its revenue, Alstead pointed to staff costs and rent. The HQ has 97 employees.
Alstead said some of the unit's revenue was also paid to other Starbucks units, including one in Switzerland. He declined to say if fees paid for the use of the brand, which originated in the United States, are sent back to be taxed.
Professor Michael McIntyre at the Wayne State University Law School said it was rare for such fees to be repatriated to the United States, where corporate profits are taxed at up to 39 percent. In contrast in Switzerland, lawyers say, earnings from royalties can be taxed at rates as low as 2 percent.
Starbucks declined to comment when asked if it used offshore jurisdictions in this way.
That's its right, of course.
Now, none of this is illegal: if Starbucks can convince H M Revenue & Customs why they have to pay a royalty they can deduct it for tax. But it's weird that the result is almost always a loss. That makes no commercial sense, at all.
Then there's the other factor that might have a role to play:
The second factor for the contradiction between Starbucks' local accounts and its comments to investors is a requirement to allocate some funds generated in the UK to other subsidiaries in its supply chain. "The profit sits where the value is created. That is a principle we subscribe to," Starbucks CFO Alstead said.
Starbucks buys coffee beans for the UK through a Lausanne, Switzerland-based firm, Starbucks Coffee Trading Co. Before the beans reach the UK they are roasted at a subsidiary which is based in Amsterdam but separate from the European HQ.
Alstead said that tax authorities in the Netherlands and Switzerland require Starbucks to allocate some profits from its UK sales to its Dutch roasting and Swiss trading units. This is a common requirement, which multinationals meet by setting prices, known as a "transfer prices", for goods that pass between different group entities. Experts say transfer prices are also a way for a company to minimize its tax bill.
As Reusters note:
It's not clear how Starbucks allocates such costs. What is clear is that while its UK subsidiary is making a loss, its Dutch roasting operation has only a small profit. In the past three years, the Amsterdam unit has had an average annual turnover of 154 million euros but recorded average profit of 1.6 million euros, or 1 percent of that, according to its accounts.
No one outside Starbucks knows what the Swiss operation makes. But if, as is possible, it like the Dutch company is profitable there is again an odd anomaly when the UK company is not.
Which brings us to method number three to reduce profit used by Starbucks UK:
Starbucks' UK accounts show a third way it cuts its tax: inter-company loans. These are a common tactic for shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, according to a guidance manual used by the UK tax authorities, who try to limit the technique.
Such loans bring a double tax benefit to multinationals: the borrower can set any interest paid against taxable income, and the creditor can be based in a place that doesn't tax interest.
An examination of its accounts shows that Starbucks' UK unit is entirely funded by debt, and paid group companies 2 million pounds in interest last year.
Of course none of this is illegal. But it just means Starbucks can on the one hand sing the praises of its profitable IUk operation and yet manage to pay no tax. Yet again the credibility of the tax system is undermined as a result.
And that's why we need worry about this, because as the credibility of our tax system unwinds so with it does the structure and coherence of our society. And that's what really worries me.
you have rightly pointed out that transfer pricing rules apply to the royalty payment (ie it has to be arms length to be deductible) but you should also point out that the same transfer pricing rules apply to the loans to the UK.
HMRC already have sufficient ammunition to attack any tax avoidance here (assuming its just royalties and debt). I cant imagine a large company such as this isnt on HMRC;s radar (so HMRC lay offs cant be to blame) – any other ideas?
Of course HMNRC can be to blame….they're sacking staff for a start
David Quayle says:
Maybe they can get jobs at Starbucks?
Maybe they already have!
Stephen Griffiths says:
Excellent blog and I thought good performance of yours on on Radio 5 this morning.
You pushed the unfair competition issue which I liked,( perhaps you did not have time to raise the transfer pricing issue). In my experience HMRC don't have enough people at the top end, senior staff leave for the private sector to earn a lot more money. That's why there is not enough intellectual challenge to the multinationals.Although it could be improved, legislation mostly already exists. It's HMRC mangement that is weak and feeble, always cow towing to the Treasury-.I have been in meetings where this is abundantly clear.
We are in complete agreement, for once…
Given that their coffee is so awful I wonder how HMRC think that they can justify a 6% royalty fee as being on an arm's length basis – or is that just what they allow corporates as a whole to get away with unchallenged. Is there any way of making a FOI request/parliamentary question which gets HMRC to provide an anonomised analysis or the arm's length royalty/interest rates that they allow corporates to get away with.
On the other hand perhaps we could register our own personal intellectual property in a nice tax haven and divert some of our earnings there. I'm sure I could attribute all my good ideas to time spent lying by the pool on a nice holiday.
How about trying the Nigerian option i.e. where a company declares losses, minimum tax must be computed and paid by the company assessed.


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Soneva, the world-leading luxury resort operator, in partnership with the MICHELIN Guide, will be hosting 20 dinner events at its resorts in the Maldives and Thailand. The dinners, which run from August 2018 until mid-2019, are part of Soneva's Festival of Colour, a celebration of Soneva's diverse array of visiting experts and designed to offer unique guest experiences.
Throughout the festival, some of the world's most celebrated and decorated chefs, all of whom have come from Michelin-starred restaurants, will be hosting highly exclusive dinner events at Soneva properties, each for a maximum of eight resort guests at a time. It is the first time that the MICHELIN Guide has done any kind of event in the Maldives.
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For players in Japan, a Shiny Groudon or Shiny Kyogre was given away via Serial code, for any purchase of Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from participating stores.
@theSLAYER, the flags I saw were 04 and 08 . Did I miss something indicating Pokemon Sun?
Nevermind you're right. something darn goofed up somewhere.
Hey slayer, thanks for your work. I am new to the forum. I tried using this file, arceus, shiny groudon and corsola with ultra sun that you added recently. But it was giving errors. Is there any solution for it. I am attaching the screenshots. All of them show the same error.
This is correct behavior. PKHex has not been updated to handle the new events.


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Q: Access 2007 - Query displays Combobox Primary ID rather than Value I am writing a query based on a Table which is populated via a Form with several combo boxes. The information is stored in the Table as the Primary Key of the Combobox value which I understand to be correct.  However, when I run a query or report based on the Table, I would like to display the Combo box Value rather than the Primary Key ID.  Is there a way to do this other than using a Lookup to the combobox in the Table?
Thanks in advance for your help.
JB

A: It depends on how you have your combo boxes set up.  Are they populated from a list in the field or from another table?
If from a list you entered in the table field where the value is stored, you should just store the value.
If they are from a separate table, then set the relationship from the combo lookup table's primary key/ID to a field in the main table that stores the combo selection which should be a number type.  In a query, add both your main table and the other table where values for the combo are stored and add the value to your results from the combo value table along with the data from your main table.

A: It's a little confusing to say you want to query a combobox value, essentially you need to look at the SQL source of the combobox first in order to see where it draws it's values from.  You then need to link this back to your query that you are running, as long as there is a common PK/FK between these then you can just perform an INNER JOIN on that.


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With more cars on the road, pedestrian and cyclist fatalities have been on the rise. We worked with state legislators to finally get the Vulnerable User Bill, Public Act 14-31, passed in Connecticut--after four years of trying. This new law imposes a fine of up to $1000 on reckless drivers who kill or injure a pedestrian or cyclist. At a minimum, this new law is already getting people to think and talk more about sharing the road, and that's a step forward.
We organized and actively promoted Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 16th. Despite the rain we had 600 people pledge to Bike to Work that day, and more employers were represented this year compared to last year.
We also continue to offer educational classes for bicycle safety, and we are very pleased to be gearing up for a Share the Road campaign in partnership with another organization.
Op-Ed: Hartford Must Join Bike-Friendly Cities
A cyclist explores the bike path that runs parallel to the New Britain busway for five miles. (Patrick Raycraft / Hartford Courant)
Remember these guys? Read and be proud of Trinity College students' op-ed in today's Hartford Courant.
Hartford Must Join Bike-Friendly Cities
Making Hartford's streets friendlier for bicycle riders would improve capital's image, especially among young
October 29, 2014 - As Trinity College students from different parts of the country, we care about the environment and its condition. We haven't been around long enough to cause climate change, but we inherited the responsibility to create a solution. That sentiment led us to take a seminar on "Cycling, Sustainability and the City of Hartford."
In addition to our classroom work, we've been getting to know Hartford by going on group bike rides on weekends. Unlike the metro areas we're from — Boston, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York — we were surprised to find a cultural stigma associated with cycling in Hartford that keeps it from becoming bike-friendly, which would help to alleviate traffic, climate and demographic problems. Read the full article.
TAKE ACTION: BETTER COMMUTE BENEFITS FOR BIKES & TRANSIT
Right now federal law incentivizes more driving by giving better benefits to people who drive to work, rather than bike or take public transit. Why are we incentivizing driving? This needs to change!
The Commuter Parity Act and The Bike to Work Act to make bike share memberships eligible for transit benefits and increase the bike benefit to $35 per month.
In January 2014, transit benefits were cut almost in half, from $245 to $130 per month, while parking benefits increased slightly to $250. Meanwhile, the bike benefit stayed at $20 a month.
Click here to learn more and take action with the LAB's handy new tool.
Less driven?
As millennials continue to shun cars, experts say trend should not be dismissed as byproduct of bad economy
This story by Emily Badger for The Washington Post appeared in the October 25 edition of the Hartford Courant, section M page 1.
There's a lot of evidence that millennials don't drive as much — or care as much about cars in general — as previous generations their own age did. They're less likely to get driver's licenses. They tend to take fewer car trips, and when they do, those trips are shorter. They're also more likely than older generations to get around by alternative means: by foot, by bike or by transit.
There's still a lot of dispute, however, over exactly what these trends mean. Are millennial driving habits a byproduct of the weak economy? (If you have no job to go to, chances are you drive less.) Or do they signal deep and permanent shifts in the American relationship to automobiles? If the latter is true, these nascent millennial indicators could have major implications not just for car dealers and gas stations, but for how the U.S. invests in transportation.
Researchers who have been tracking these trends at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group and the Frontier Group argue that the case is growing stronger for a major and lasting change in how today's youngest would-be drivers — and those who follow them — use cars.
Researchers Tony Dutzik, Jeff Inglis and Phineas Baxandall argue that millennials "have the most to gain or lose from the transportation investment decisions we make today, as they will be affected by those investments for decades to come."
Their report defines millennials as born between 1983 and 2000, the youngest of whom are just on the verge of their first driver's licenses (should they chose to get them). The case for durable changes in their behavior — beyond the recession — is three-fold.
Competitive Application for Bikeshare Planning, Sustainable Development, Due Nov 20
EPA invites communities to apply for technical assistance to implement smart growth development approaches.
EPA is offering this technical assistance through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program to help communities across the country--including underserved communities, coastal communities, small cities and rural areas--adopt sustainable growth strategies. The program aims to increase resilience to natural disasters and strengthen the economy while protecting human health and the environment. Building Blocks provides quick, targeted technical assistance to communities using tools with demonstrated results and widespread application.
Communities may apply for assistance on one or more of the following topics:
Bikeshare planning
Equitable development
Infill development for distressed cities
Sustainable strategies for small cities and rural areas
Flood resilience for riverine and coastal communities
If selected, a community will work with an EPA-supported team of experts during a one-to-two-day workshop, where participants will learn about relevant strategies, policies, and practices.
EPA will select up to 25 communities through a competitive process. [So think big, aim high, and have a rock solid plan!] Selections will be made in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Partnership for Sustainable Communities. This interagency collaboration coordinates federal investments in infrastructure, facilities, and services to get better results for communities and use taxpayer money more efficiently.
Applications will be accepted between October 23 and November 20, 2014. EPA will host a webinar to discuss the program and the application process on Thursday, October 30, 2014, from 3 to 4 p.m. EDT.
Learn about the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/buildingblocks.htm
Read the Request for Letters of Interest: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/pdf/buildingblocks/Building-Blocks-RFLI-2014.pdf
Learn about the webinar: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/webinars/index.html
Big News: DOT Adopts Complete Streets Policy
Bike Walk Connecticut happily applauds the leadership of Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker for signing a new "Complete Streets" policy for the DOT. The policy expressly promotes safe access for all users by providing a comprehensive, integrated, connected multi-modal network of transportation options.
"We are committing ourselves to incorporating the objectives of complete streets in everything we do at the DOT," said Commissioner Redeker. "As we plan and design new projects and other infrastructure improvements, this commitment will be front and center."
DOT's policy is intended to:
Improve safety and mobility for pedestrians of all ages and abilities, bicyclists, the mobility challenged and those who choose to live vehicle free
Develop and support a transportation system that accommodates active transportation modes that promote healthier lifestyles
Develop and support a transportation system that accommodates compact, sustainable and livable communities
Provide safe access for all users by providing a comprehensive, integrated, connected multi-modal network of transportation options
Improve mobility and accessibility to activity centers, including: employers, commercial centers, schools, transit, and trails
Support the state's Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) efforts through the provision of integrated transportation networks
Enhance Connecticut's economic competitiveness by enabling communities to become livable, walkable, bikeable, drivable, efficient, safe and desirable.
This policy includes procedures to directly address training for planning and design staff, project development checklists for bicycle and pedestrian design inclusion, more inclusive design guidance, access to public funding, expanded data collection and performance measures for all modes. Through data collection and performance measures the DOT will have the tools to effectively prioritize transportation spending and improve safety outcomes.
"While the signing of this document is an important step for the Department, it is also a continuation of our commitment to Complete Streets," Redeker said. "Currently, projects originating from our Office of Engineering routinely undergo a comprehensive assessment of bicycle and pedestrian needs and all Bureaus are working to better integrate the needs of all users into their projects and processes."
The Commissioner noted that Route 44 in East Hartford will undergo a "road diet" in 2015 to provide bike lanes, enhance vehicular safety and efficiency and improve pedestrian and transit accommodation throughout the corridor. The Department is also outfitting 50 train cars with bike racks on the New Haven Line operating between New Haven to New York City. CTfastrak, opening in 2015, is the state's first fixed bus guide way running from New Britain to Hartford. It will enhance transit options for the capital region and provide a new multi-use trail facility from New Britain to Newington.
In addition, the Watertown Bus Maintenance Facility will include an accommodation for the Naugatuck River Greenway providing riverside non-motorized access to the bus garage and transit stop. The DOT's encroachment permit review will now include documentation of Complete Streets policy compliance.
Read the DOT Complete Streets Policy Statement.
See our Complete Streets Initiative.
Yale Moves Up the BFU Ladder
Congratulations to Yale, for earning a Silver Bike Friendly University designation by the League of American Bicyclists. Yale became a Bronze level Bike Friendly University in 2012. Holly Parker and Team, you may take your bow now! Holly is a longtime member of Bike Walk Connecticut.
Yale reports: As interest in carbon neutral transportation in cities grows, Yale is working to become a more bicycle-friendly campus. The University's recent efforts range from a new bike-share program to increased bike storage.
Elevating Yale's Bicycle Friendly University status from bronze to silver was a strategy within our 2013-2016 Sustainability Strategic Plan," said Holly Parker, Director of Sustainable Transportation Systems. "We felt that we had improved our offerings for cyclists by—among many other things—bringing a 50-bicycle Bikeshare to our campus, and increasing bicycle parking capacity." Read Yale's announcement here.
Connecticut now has 4 Bicycle Friendly communities, 6 Bicycle Friendly Businesses, and 1 Bicycle Friendly University.
League of American Bicyclists full listings: BFUs BFCs BFBs
Can we get more than 14? Please?!
Bike Walk CT isn't the only group trying to get out the vote. WABA members are so into it they even had their own t-shirts made.
We'd love to get your name on the Bike Walk Vote pledge list and see why biking and walking is important to you. If we get enough responses, we'll make them available to candidates. But we need a few more people to sign on than the 14 we have now!
The pledge is still available at our BikeWalkVoteCT page. Add your name now!
PS: If you tried before, sorry, Google forms kept being ornery. We moved the form to our own web page now.
Media Coverage of VU Bill Continues
The passage of the Vulnerable User bill continues to get press coverage since the law took effect on October 1, 2014. Bike Walk CT and its members endorsed the VU bill far more assertively this year to ensure its passage after being raised for the previous four years. Thank you to all those media outlets that have been bringing the new law to the attention of the public.
The Redding Pilot, New Connecticut Law Fines Careless Drivers (Oct 18 2014) reports: A new Connecticut law holds accountable careless drivers who injure or kill pedestrians or cyclists.
The Vulnerable User law, Public Act 14-31, went into effect on Oct. 1 and requires a fine to be imposed on reckless motor vehicle drivers who cause the death or serious injury of a pedestrian, cyclist, wheelchair user, or other "vulnerable users" who were using reasonable care. The fine is capped at $1,000.
The law was advocated for by Bike Walk Connecticut, a statewide nonprofit group whose goal is to make Connecticut a better state for bicycling and walking. Read more.
The Stratford Star, Vulnerable Road User Law In Effect (Oct 20, 2014) reports: From 2006 to 2012, a total of 10,793 pedestrians and cyclists were killed or injured while using Connecticut roads, according to federal and state crash data registries. Now Connecticut has a law that helps hold accountable careless drivers who injure or kill pedestrians, cyclists and other non-motorized "vulnerable users" of the state's roads.
The Vulnerable User law, Public Act 14-31, was signed into law on May 16, 2014. It took effect on Oct. 1, 2014. Bike Walk Connecticut, the advocacy organization that works to make Connecticut a better place to bike and walk, pressed for the bill to be adopted this year. Read more.
Geek out on how state DOT design manuals can affect bike- and ped-friendly streets
For those who want to geek out on how state DOT design manuals can affect
bike- and ped-friendly streets, SSTI will hold a webinar on Tuesday Ocotber 21 featuring two people that helped "rewrite the book" in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
Tuesday, October 21, 2 pm Eastern
Rewriting the book: Context sensitivity design in roadway design and
Eight years ago, both Massachusetts and New Jersey rewrote the book.
Massachusetts entirely rewrote its design manual to incorporate a
multi-modal, context sensitive approach to roadway design and project
development . New Jersey joined Pennsylvania in writing an overlay to their
manual interpreting standards in a context sensitive way. Both efforts
changed the states? approach to design and project development.
Our two webinar speakers worked for MassDOT and NJDOT and led the efforts
in these two states. We wondered: Has anything changed? What was the
process for the rewrite and how did they overcome resistance from internal
DOT staff, politicians, and the public? What would they do different today,
and what are the lessons learned? And is there more to do to design roads
for the 21st Century?
Join Luisa Paiewonsky, Safety and Operations Program Manager at Volpe
National Transportation Systems Center, and Gary Toth, Senior Director,
Transportation Initiatives at Project for Public Spaces to hear their
perspectives on rewriting the book and new standards for design.
More information and registration here:
http://www.ssti.us/Events/rewriting-the-book-context-sensitivity-design-in-roadway-design-and-project-development/


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It will be a full-day conference featuring inspirational speakers, experts and influencers, wellness activities, curated cancer vendors and a cocktail party that closes the event. Lunch is being designed by Blue Apron. Everyone leaves with goody bags are valued at over $300!!!


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Reunion: Carrell Courtright, Megan Davis and Tarra Wood
DoFor the last five years, Theatre Conspiracy has held a new play contest fundraiser. It starts with a reception at 7 p.m. that features food, wine and drink. Then at 8 p.m., there will be selected readings from the top three contest entries. Following the readings, Producing Artistic Director Bill Taylor will conduct a talk-back, after which the audience chooses a winner. The winning entry is then produced and performed later in the season. Tickets to the fundraiser are $50 and include a voucher good for one ticket to any Theatre Conspiracy performance.
Following is information about this year's Theatre Conspiracy New Play Contest Fundraiser.
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Third Theatre Conspiracy New Play Contest finalist is Mark Milo Kessler's 'Tribunal' (10-30-15)
Theatre Conspiracy has announced the top three entries for its annual new play contest. One of the finalists is Tribunal by Mark Milo Kessler.
Mark Milo Kessler studied acting with Stella Adler in New York and worked in off-off-off Broadway projects. That was when he started writing. He returned to his hometown in Ohio and worked from factory floors to executive board rooms. He completed an undergraduate degree in Theatre from Youngstown State University. He continued to act on stage, in television and radio commercials, industrial videos and also continued to write, becoming a finalist in several prestigious competitions. He was accepted into the graduate playwriting program at Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned an M.F.A. He then moved to Los Angeles. After several years in L.A., he accepted a full-time position at a two year college in southern Ohio, where he is now an Associate Professor of English and Literature.
The Theatre Conspiracy October 30 New Play Fundraiser consists of a 7 p.m. preshow reception featuring food, wine and drink. Then at 8 p.m., there will be selected readings from Donna Hoke's Brilliant Works of Art, Mark Milo Kessler's Tribunal and Arlene Hutton's Vacuum. After the readings, there will be a talk-back with Producing Artistic Director Bill Taylor and then the audience will choose a winner.
Tickets to the fundraiser are $50 and include a voucher good for one ticket to any Theatre Conspiracy performance.
Arlene Hutton's 'Vacuum' is Theatre Conspiracy New Play Contest finalist (10-29-15)
Theatre Conspiracy has announced the top three entries for its annual new play contest. One of the finalists is Vacuum by Arlene Hutton.
Arlene Hutton is a member of New Dramatists and a MacDowell Colony fellow. She is the author of Last Train to Nibroc (2000 New York Drama League Best Play nomination) and the Shaker drama As It Is In Heaven, both of which were selected for Smith & Kraus Best Women Playwrights anthologies. A four-time Heideman Award finalist and a three-time Samuel French Short Play Festival winner, her New York credits include 78th Street Theatre Lab, The Barrow Group, Circle-in-the-Square Downtown, Alice's Fourth Floor, Ensemble Studio Theatre, HERE, and Vital Theatre.
Donna Hoke's 'Brilliant Works of Art' finalist in Theatre Conspiracy New Play Contest (10-28-15)
Theatre Conspiracy has announced the top three entries for its annual new play contest. One of the finalists is Brilliant Works of Art by Donna Hoke.
Donna Hoke is an award-winning Buffalo-based playwright whose work has been commissioned, produced, and/or developed in 34 states and on 5 continents (and counting). She makes her artistic home as an ensemble playwright at Road Less Traveled Productions, where the premiere of her first full-length production, The Couple Next Door, was the theater's top-grossing world premiere and the sixth highest grossing play in the theater's history.
Hoke is also author of the full-length plays Cockeyed Today, Lost at Sea, Seeds (winner of the 2013 Emanuel Fried Award for Outstanding New Play), Flowers in the Desert (finalist for the inaugural American Association of Community Theaters contest), Safe (winner of the 2014 Todd McNerney and Naatak National Playwriting Contests, 2015 Great Gay Play and Musical, 2014 Bay Area Playwrights Festival semi-finalist), Christmas 2.0 (Hormel Festival of New Works, 2015), On the Roof, The Way It is, Open and Shut, Meet Me at the Gates, Marcus James as well as more than two dozen short plays.
Brilliant Works of Art is the winner of the 2015 Firehouse Festival of New American Plays, winner of the 2015 Last Frontier Theatre Conference, an HRC Showcase Theatre winner, top ten finisher in the Woodward/Newman Drama Contest, semi-finalist for Playwrights First, top three finalist for Rising Sage Visiting Playwrights and fifth place finisher in TADA! Contest.
Hoke is a member of the International Center for Women Playwrights, Chicago Dramatists, and the Dramatists Guild. She also serves as the Western New York representative for the Dramatists Guild, which allows her to foster the playwright community in her home region.
Theatre Conspiracy announces top three entries for annual new play contest (10-27-15)
Theatre Conspiracy has announced the top three entries for its annual new play contest. Excerpts from the three plays will be read at its fifth annual New Play Contest Fundraiser on October 30. The reception for the event starts at 7 p.m., with readings beginning at 8 inside the Foulds Theatre at the Lee County Alliance for the Arts.
Theatre Conspiracy received over 600 entries from across the United States, Canada, France and England . The top three plays are:
BRILLIANT WORKS OF ART by Donna Hoke, New York.
This play is the winner of the 2015 Firehouse Festival of New American Plays, an HRC Showcase Theatre winner, top ten finisher in the Woodward/Newman Drama Contest, semi-finalist for Playwrights First, fifth place finisher in TADA! contest, top three finalist for Rising Sage Visiting Playwrights, and was invited to the Last Frontier Theater Conference.
Brilliant Works of Art weaves taunt and often lyrical dialogue with a provocative story revolving around a romantic triangle among a law student, her struggling artist boyfriend, and an older and highly successful investment banker. The play contemplates the accommodations we are willing and unwilling to make when it comes to love, art, and money.
TRIBUNAL by Mark Milo Kessler, Ohio
In postwar Nuremberg, while her former leaders are put on trial, fanatic Nazi Hannelore Schneider struggles to keep herself and her mother alive until they can make a getaway to South America. As they battle starvation, ruin, the harsh winter and the fury and contempt of the Allies, she encounters a translator for the trial who helps them with food and other supplies. When she slowly learns his secret, she is forced to confront the catastrophic consequences of her blind obedience to ideology. What do you do when you find out that everything you believed in was not just a lie, but a stupid one; not just a stupid one, but one that led you to become, literally, one of the worst human beings who ever lived?
VACUUM by Arlene Hutton
Which is more important? Preserving the world economy or eradicating a fatal disease? At an exclusive desert resort, an idealistic scientist squares off against a billionaire-industrialist in this daring new drama full of deception, sexual intrigue and corporate power-plays. "You and I were going to change the world together." "The world changed on its own." These quotes come late in Arlene Hutton's Vacuum and seem to perfectly define the plight that all of her characters face. Their lives have changed so quickly and they seem powerless to direct their course.
The Theatre Conspiracy October 30 New Play Fundraiser consists of a 7 p.m. preshow reception featuring food, wine and drink. Then at 8 p.m., there will be selected readings from Donna Hoke's Brilliant Works of Art, Mark Milo Kessler's Tribunal and Arlene Hutton's Vacuum. After the readings, there will be a talk-back with Producing Artistic Director Bill Taylor and the audience will choose a winner.


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Selected Tales (World's Classics)
by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic tales have established themselves as classics of horror fiction, and as the inventor of the modern mystery, Poe created many of... Read more
the conventions which still dominate the genre of detective fiction. Attentive to the historical and political dimensions of these very American tales, this new selection of twenty-four tales places the most popular--"The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Purloined Letter"--alongside less well-known travel narratives, metaphysical essays, and political satires.
The New Turkish Republic: Turkey as a Pivotal State in...
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Publisher: United States Institute of Peace
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Publisher: Dramatist's Play Service
The Laughing Policeman (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
Publisher: Vintage


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