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Rubber Soul Book Blast: Giveaway for a $50 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal Cash
Rubber Soul, by Greg Kihn
Greg Kihn is a rock star, seasoned radio host and author. Rubber Soul, his latest novel, is inspired by intimate interviews that he conducted with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Pete Best, Yoko Ono and Patti Harrison. Though Rubber Soul is fiction, as Greg says it is "100% historically accurate" and a candid glimpse of the phenomenon that is The Beatles.
Rubber Soul is an innovation in the Rock Thriller genre, taking readers on a rollicking ride through The Beatles' legacy from the early days in Liverpool to six sold-out shows per night in Hamburg and full-fledged Beatlemania.
Dust Bin Bob runs into some lads from Liverpool at his secondhand shop on Penny Lane. The lads -- John, Paul, George and Ringo -- and Dust Bin Bob become firm friends, sharing vinyl that will spark a revolution. Murder, mystery and Beatlemania mayhem ensues -- with the boys narrowly avoiding an international incident and an attempted assassination. It's the ultimate Beatles story that could have happened!
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"There's no one more qualified to write a rock-and-roll novel than Greg Kihn. He's the real deal and at his Kihntillating best in this book." -- Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple
"Rubber Soul is a magical mystery tour de force by Greg Kihn, a rocker who obviously has a way with words as well as music. His imagined story about The Beatles is fast-moving, full of twists and tension, and musical nuggets and insights. Great story-telling set to a Fab-four beat." -- Ben Fong Torres
"Rubber Soul captures what Rock-n-Roll is all about -- and Greg Kihn would certainly know! This nearly-true story of The Beatles is pure magic and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough." -- Eddie Money
"Greg Kihn is the most compelling author who ever had a top five singing career. Rubber Soul is a fantastic story by Greg, with an historical back beat. I urge you not to miss this." -- Joan Jett
"I'm happy to report that Rubber Soul, the latest work by my pal Greg Kihn, has correct punctuation, complete sentences, even full paragraphs -- some of the exact same literary devices that can be found in the greatest novels our culture has ever produced! It's also written in English, which happens to be one of my very favorite languages." -- "Weird Al" Yankovic
"While the RIAA may not be able to certify Kihn's work with a gold disc, fans of Kihn and The Beatles, as well as those who long for the simpler yet magical time of the 1960s, will thoroughly enjoy and fall in love with Rubber Soul. They certainly don't write 'em like this anymore." -- Chris Shapiro, RetroPulse
Author Greg Kihn
NBC called Greg Kihn "Rock's True Renaissance Man" and for good reason. As part of the eponymous band he has: toured the globe, had hit records, been inducted into the San Jose Rock Hall Of Fame, opened for the Rolling Stones and jammed with Bruce Springsteen. You may have heard of his smash worldwide #1 hit "Jeopardy" and "The Breakup Song," not to mention the parody written by Weird Al Yankovic.
Being a famous and successful rock star is only one part of the mosaic that is Greg's story. In the '90s, Greg poured his passion for lyrics into writing fiction -- publishing four novels, one of which Horror Show was nominated for the prestigious Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel.
In this vein, Greg merged his love of writing with Rock and Roll and wrote Rubber Soul -- a unique rock murder mystery featuring The Beatles. The inspiration for this novel came from Greg's interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Pete Best, Yoko Ono and Patti Harrison. In this way Greg gained exclusive access to the biggest band ever to exist. Rubber Soul is a work of fiction, but it is 100% historically accurate and a story that only rock veteran Greg Kihn could have written.
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Every week CNN International's African Voices highlights Africa's most engaging personalities, exploring the lives and passions of people who rarely open themselves up to the camera. This week we profile Congolese-born model and activist Noella Coursaris.
Click here to read the feature on CNN's website.
(CNN) — Her image may have appeared on billboards and magazines across the globe, but Noella Coursaris has passions that extend far beyond the glamorous world of fashion.
The internationally acclaimed model is now using her celebrity for the benefit of underprivileged children and women in her birthplace of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Passionate about the DRC, Coursaris is concentrating her efforts on empowering young girls through education and raising the literacy rate for Congolese women.
Coursaris has founded the Georges Malaika Foundation, named after her late Greek-Cypriot father.
The organization sponsors the education of young girls from the DRC who have been abandoned, sexually abused or accused of witchcraft. It pays for the girls' school, food, orphanage and uniform fees.
The foundation is also involved in a major project that will see the construction of an ecological school for 100 children in the Katanga province in the south of the DRC, the area where Coursaris was born and spent her early childhood.
"We believe that showing the culture and the creativity of the Congolese orphans and girls through education they will know how to manage themselves — they will have an education, they will have work one day and they will be able to have a voice politically, economically, socially," she says.
Coursaris says it was her personal experience that prompted her to get passionately involved with improving educational opportunities for young Congolese girls.
After losing her father at the age of five, Coursaris was sent to Europe to live with relatives, since her Congolese mother lacked the resources to raise her. She didn't go back to the African country before turning 18, but now she returns three or four times a year to visit her mother and oversee the progress of the foundation's projects.
"I believe that if my mother had an education at the time my father died, she would have been able to support me and keep me," Coursaris says.
Coursaris was educated in Belgium and Switzerland before moving to London to learn English. It was there where she "unexpectedly" sprang to fame as a model after following her friends' suggestions that she enter a competition held by lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur.
She soon started appearing in international magazines like Vanity Fair and GQ, posing for brands such as Virgin and Apple.
Now, she spends less time in front of the camera and more time campaigning for the country she loves, using her modeling experience to stage fundraising events for her foundation.
If my mother had an education at the time my father died, she would have been able to support me and keep me.
Her hard work is starting to pay off. "Girls are less probable to reach in the streets, where they can be raped, they can become street children. Being at school completely covers that and, educated, they will have less chances of becoming pregnant at such a young age," she says.
Recently, Coursaris addressed UNICEF and the Congolese parliament about issues that confront underprivileged children in the country.
She believes there are still a lot of things that need to be done to help young girls in the DRC.
"At a young age they got pregnant, got married, so how do you resolve the problem of a girl being pregnant at 12 years, if she's at school, if she cuts her education?
Despite the DRC's well-documented problems, Coursaris remains upbeat about the country. She hopes her son Mapendo, whose name means "love" in Swahili, will experience the DRC as a very different country.
"When he is my age I want him to see a new Congo, with a strong leadership, with a lot of schools all over Congo," she says.


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Synopsis: A Fresh Slice of Electrons Feeds Enhanced X Rays
A new free-electron-laser configuration emits soft x-ray pulses with record-breaking energies.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) can now generate x-ray pulses having nearly terawatts of power, if only for a minuscule fraction of a second. Such high energies and short durations are finding an increasing number of applications in atomic physics, chemistry, and biology. Now Alberto Lutman and colleagues at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) in California have produced soft x-ray pulses with record energy by using an improved version of a recently developed technique called "fresh slice." The pulses, which are a few femtoseconds long, have energies of hundreds of microjoules—more than ten times larger than previous demonstrations at the same wavelengths.
XFELs such as the LCLS generate x-ray pulses through a lasing effect obtained by wiggling high-energy bunches of electrons along a path that is hundreds of meters long and transferring energy from the electrons to the x rays. In the fresh-slice scheme used by the authors, x rays are initially generated from the trailing end of an electron bunch. As the energy of that part of the bunch is depleted, the electron bunch is delayed by a few femtoseconds, so that the x-ray pulse overlaps with fresh electrons closer to the center of the bunch. The process is repeated in three stages, each of which shifts the bunch a bit more, so that it always presents a "fresh" electron slice to amplify the x-ray pulse.
The scheme also delivers a significant number of pulses whose spectra are dominated by a single wavelength. These pulses could generate "double core holes" in molecules—states in which two core electrons are extracted from the same molecule. According to theory, the spectra of such states could be sensitive probes of molecular structure.
–David Harris
David Harris is a science writer based in Brisbane, Australia.
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Mandatory Student Awards
Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 7th December 1982.
All Commons debates on 7 Dec 1982
Mr John Maxton , Glasgow Cathcart 12:00 am, 7th December 1982
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the percentage increase in real terms of mandatory student awards between October 1979 and October 1982; and if he will make a statement.
(Citation: HC Deb, 7 December 1982, c700)
Mr William Waldegrave , Bristol West
The main rate of mandatory award for students living away from home outside London fell by 7 per cent. in real terms between October 1979 and October 1982.
Mr John Maxton , Glasgow Cathcart
Does not the offer made by the Minister of a 4 per cent. increase to students, plus the changes in parental and travel allowances, mean that there will be yet another fall in students' standards of living? Is the hon. Gentleman aware that that hits hardest at students from the poorest families?
That depends on inflation next year. The poorest students are not in danger of being hit, but those whose parents do not fully meet the parental contributions are.
Mr William Van Straubenzee , Wokingham
Does my hon. Friend appreciate that the greatest service that he can provide is to increase the level at which the parental means test bites, so that the 9 per cent. increase announced by my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in that regard for the coming academic year is of material help and benefit to the most needy students?
Our highest priority is to try to improve the level of the parental contribution threshold. I am grateful to my hon. Friend for what he said.
Mr Phillip Whitehead , Derby North
Assuming that the award that has been announced will be the last one for this Parliament, how much worse off in real terms will students be after the period of office of this Administration?
That depends entirely on the rate of inflation next year. A 4 per cent. increase has been made in the award. The best estimate is that there will be 5 per cent. inflation next year. If so, that will mean another 1 per cent., if that is a sum that the hon. Gentleman can do.


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My age is 24 years.
(sachin ki umra paites saal hai)Sachin is 35 years old.
आपकी उम्र क्या है ? (aapki umra kya hai?)How old are you ?
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Q: Rails routing/auth for singleton resource I have a resource profile which I want users to be able to access in various ways.  I want the logged in user to be able to access their own profile from these routes:
GET /profile
GET /profile/edit
PATCH /profile
PUT /profile

And I want profiles to be viewable from this route:
GET /profiles/:id

Profiles cannot be created or deleted and users cannot edit the profile of another user.  I also don't want a profile index exposed to the user, so none of these routes should be available:
GET /profile/new
POST /profile
DELETE /profile
GET /profiles
GET /profiles/:id/edit
PATCH /profiles/:id
PUT /profiles:id
DELETE /profiles/:id
GET /profiles/new
POST /profiles

I'm using this route mapping:
resources :profiles, only: [:show]
resource :profile, only: [:show, :edit, :update]

Two questions:

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*Am I going about this the right way?

*When I submit the form at /profile/edit, it tries to PATCH to /profiles/:id, which is invalid.  It seems like it should PATCH to /profile.  What am I doing wrong?

A: If you use a singleton resource like resource :profile, only: [:show, :edit, :update] it assumes that there is just ONE of those for the whole application.
If you really think that users must have those routes, just map them to what they belong.
resources :profiles, only: [:show, :edit, :update]
get '/profile', to: 'profiles#show'
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Drivetrain & Performance
Engine Topics
87 305 Vacuum System
Karadjgne
87 Caballero Amarillo, original 305/200-4R, QJ
My carb was warped beyond repair. The middle section developed a crack at the Tps and was warped. So I got a reman from National Carb. It was somewhat dialed in, so would start and run, but all these engines are slightly different so any of them will require a little further tinkering possible. But, it came with a brand spanking new fuel filter already installed.
My point being, you may or may not have a new filter, don't see why you wouldn't from Nat. Carb, so any and all of that junk/dirt could possibly be leftover in the lines. Which means without a good flush of the feed And return lines, as clean as your tank started out, there's a possibility it's now got a bunch of junk in it. Depending upon whether the return line is a culprit or not.
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Old Bear
David, don't go to inline glass fuel filters. Although you can see through them, they can break which has been known to cause fires.
Someone and his cats - Region 18 -1970 350 ci 700r4 B&M 144
cyberray
· Deputy Regional Director, Region 13
RoadToad84 said:
I'll contact him and see what I can do.
The tank had been flushed and ultrasonic cleaned by the dealer, but he left the old fuel filter on which was just full of crap. I'll plumb in a couple of in-line doohickeys to keep an eye on the issue.
yeah, get a bunch of those disposable inline clear plastic filters. they're dirt cheap and you can use them until your fuel runs clear.
and you REALLY need to get that QJet back. send it to the guy who supposedly knows stuff, your #1 choice, and have him do it proper.
RoadToad84
1987 Stock 305. TX car in the UK
I'm feeling sick as a dog here. The guy charged me nigh on $1000 for the carb. Seems they're available for a quarter of that. Even with shipping to the UK that's outrageous. He's also asking for $140 to cover the surcharge to get the old unit back.
Lesson learned I guess. Won't be going back there
That's crazy pricing. As well as questionable business practice. There's not a single shop I've Ever dealt with that charges customers to return any parts taken off a vehicle and replaced, and that includes everything from tires to oil. When I bought my carb, National Carb was very up front about core charges, fees etc and conditions of return. My old carb is not usable as anything but a couple of spare parts, so to be honest, I didn't send it to them and demand a core charge return. With what you spent, that should easily have included shipping you the original carb back, it's the UK he could have driven it back and personally handed you the carb in a couple of hours.
Good mechanics often get a bad reputation simply due to shady practices from snake-oil salesmen like that dude. If there's a Better Business Bureau or Angie's List or similar, that'd be my next step. A nicely worded backhand b**ch slap of a write up complaint.
pbr400
Ouch! For that kind of money I'd really be asking what carb he bought. (Maybe there's some explanation other than his name is Ben Dover).
In the US, that is pretty close to fuel injection price. I get 20 mpg (not imperial) highway with my 79. 305 turbo 350, 241 rear with the quadrajet.
pbr400 said:
I've only had a quick look under the air cleaner, and it does look like a new unit in fairness. Brand new solenoids too.
I guess with shipping and taxes then a $300 part could become a $500 part fairly easily. He's charged me £650+tax (20%).
I have queried it, but am not expecting much.
I'm glad to have the car running, and I was well out of my depth with trying to fix the old carb, I just feel he's done the bare minimum and charged top rate.
Lesson learned I guess.
" I just feel he's done the bare minimum and charged top rate."
that about sums it up. knowing all about the high prices in Europe and the VAT tax added on at all levels, I can't comment on the pricing. his business practices however........
in the future, please do consult us before pulling the trigger on anything. we're here to help
cyberray said:
I had the car sent over to him as it wasn't driveable. He was terrible at keeping me updated and very vague when I pressed him for details. Unfortunately it was all done via email as I can't access my phone during working hours. Only found out what he had done and how much he was charging me when I got down to pick the car up.
I'm bummed, but at least I do have a car that runs and drives.
The only way I can see his price tag, is not just for the carb, but the installation (whole swap takes less than half an hour) but also dialing in the carb for your motor, which admittedly can take quite a bit of time since setting fast idle has to be done cold, idle and timing has to be done hot and hunting down any vacuum leaks and then redoing everything over after that changes air/fuel ratios and idle speeds several times can take days.
Karadjgne said:
Yeah... except the adjustment screws are still blanked off, and he charged me 16 hours labour...
That's just wrong. Sorry.
" he charged me 16 hours labour..."
oh really? request a detailed bill that shows the exact work done and how long each step took (0.25, 0.5, 1.25 hrs, etc). if he balks tell him that your accountant is requiring it for your taxes. if you don't get it, then Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs will have to come to him for the data ("nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!")
with the detailed bill that also shows time/date of when the work was performed you can also see how much fluff he is putting into it and whether he knows how to do the job
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Ava DuVernay's Advice to Aspiring Filmmakers
Sasheer Zamata to Leave 'Saturday Night Live'
Octavia Spencer On Why The Story Of 'Hidden Figures' Is Just Now Being Told
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Taraji P. Henson – 3rd African American Woman to Win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Drama in the 73-Year History of the Golden Globes.
Awards/Events, Golden Globes
This year, Taraji P. Henson's career catapulted to a new level of fame due to her role in the hit seriesEmpire. She was the first African American actress to win a Critic's Choice Award for best lead in a drama series, and received recognition from Emmy voters who nominated her for Best Actress in a Drama. Last night, Henson became the 3rd African American woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV drama in the 73-year history of the Golden Globes.
"Who knew that playing an ex-convict would take me all around the globe?"
One couldn't help but notice the sarcasm in Henson's voice last night as she acknowledged that her award came as a result of her playing an "ex-con who sold crack and spent 17 years of her life in prison." We can't close our eyes to the complex history of Hollywood when it comes to African-American actors/actresses being recognized and awarded for portraying semi-stereotypical roles; however, that is another topic for another day. Last night's win was certainly well deserved. Originally from Washington DC, my hometown, Henson attended Oxon Hill High School, and went on to North Carolina A&T where she initially decided to embark on a career in engineering; however, after failing her classes, she was convinced by her father to come back home and enroll in the drama program at Howard University.
"I always had a burning desire to act, but fear was in the way. Fear is a powerful thing."
After graduating from Howard, Henson pushed past her fear, stepped out on faith, and moved to California as a single mom with little money and a big dream.
"I went to California with my son, $700 and Jesus. There was no way that I would be able to tell my son to follow his dreams if I wasn't willing to follow my own."
In 2001, her role in Baby Boy made her a household name in the Black community. She then starred in Hustle & Flow in 2005 alongside her Empire co-star Terrence Howard. In 2008, Henson was nominated for an Oscar for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; however, even after the Oscar nomination, she still didn't receive many opportunities for her to star in a major role. It wasn't until Tyler Perry offered her a starring role in 2009, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, that she was offered real money for playing a leading character.
"I know I have a voice. I know my time is going to come. I just have to be patient, and continue to persist."
Patience and persistence for 20 years has lead Taraji to starring in Fox's most watched television show in 23 years and her first Golden Globe win.
"I waited 20 years for this. You 'gon' wait! My fans have been praying for this. You've got to give me time."
Congrats Taraji!
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Denver voters overwhelmingly approved an expansion of the Colorado Convention Center, passing a special initiative on November 3, 2015.
Funding for the expansion will come by extending current taxes that are set to expire in 2023, while no new taxes will be involved. The funds generated will go toward the construction of a new National Western Center which will serve as a year-round events, entertainment, and educational facility, as well as host Denver's oldest and largest event, the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo.
"We're thrilled to have the support of the people of Denver behind our city's convention and tourism industry," said Richard Scharf, president & CEO of VISIT DENVER, The Convention & Visitors Bureau. This is the third time in recent years that Denver voters have strongly supported the travel industry, having previously approved an expansion of the convention center in 1999 and an increase in tourism marketing dollars in 2005.
An independent study by the Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) released in 2014 recommended a variety of enhancements to the Colorado Convention Center, and were later ebraced by the City of Denver and presented to Denver voters. SAG's year-long study received input from more than 120 meeting professionals, industry leaders and community stakeholders.
- The development of new flexible meeting space of up to 85,000 sq. ft. and the addition of 120,000 sq. ft. of new pre-function and service space, including a 50,000 sq. ft. outdoor terrace, all to be located on the roof of the existing convention center. The facilites will offer views of the Rocky Mountains and city skyline.
- Technology improvements will be made that will position the Colorado Convention Center as a "best-in-class" facility, keeping pace with current technologies and demand, such as Wi-Fi and streaming video.
- New and improved networking options providing innovative spaces aimed at "capturing the spirit of Denver and Colorado."
In Addition, Denver has hired MIG, Charles Johnson Consulting, JLL and Fentress Architects, the original architects of the Center and expansion, to operate the master plan for the Colorado Convention Center and produce preliminary renderings of the expansion's major features.
The Colorado Convention Center, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in June, is credited with generating more than $500 million in annual economic impact for a total of more than $4.8 billion since the center was expanded in 2004. Denver will soon have 3,000 hotel rooms within one block of the convention center, and nearly 10,000 hotel rooms within easy walking distance by the end of 2016.
"We are very pleased with the preliminary designs as they really capture the Rocky Mountain spirit and take advantage of Denver's fantastic views and year-round mild weather," Rachel Benedick, vice president, sales & services said. "With expansion on the reinforced roof area, we anticipate very little impact to conventions during this time." She noted there is no timeline yet for completion of the expansion.
"We're very fortunate that in 1999, the architects and the City had the foresight to reinforce the roof during the expansion of the center to allow for vertical growth," said John Adams with SMG, general manager of the Colorado Convention Center.
Additionally, VISIT DENVER has launched an informational website at CCCExpansion.com to provide ongoing updates about the project.


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Company Name Availability Search under Companies Act, 2013
As per provisions contained in Section 20 of the Companies Act, 2013, no company is to be registered with undesirable name. A proposed name is considered to be undesirable if it is identical with or too nearly resembling with:
(i) Name of a company in existence. The name must not be undesirable in opinion of Central Government neither be offensive as provided under section 4(2) of the Companies Act 2013.
(ii) the proposed name(s) is/are not in violation of the provisions of Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 as amended from time to time;
(iii) The proposed name is not offensive to any section of people, e.g., proposed name does not contain profanity or words or phrases that are generally considered a slur against an ethnic group, religion, gender or heredity;
(iv) And gone through all the prescribed guidelines, given in these Rules, understood the meaning thereof and the proposed name(s) is/are in conformity thereof;
(v) Such promoter who undertakes to be fully responsible for the consequences, in case the name is subsequently found to be in contravention of the prescribed guidelines.
(vi) A registered trademark or a trademark is subject of an application for registration, of any other person under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
The proposed name should be in accordance with the objects of the company. The company should suffix the type of the company like Private limited or Public limited or OPC mandatorily even during the name availability search.
Amendment in Rule 8 of Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014:
"8. Names which resemble too nearly with the name of an existing company.
(1) A name applied for shall be deemed to resemble too nearly with the name of an existing company, if, and only if, after comparing the name applied for with the name of an existing company by disregarding the matters set out in sub-rule (2), the names are same.
(2)The following matters are to be disregarded:
(a) the words like Private, Pvt, Pvt., (P), OPC Pvt. Ltd., IFSC Limited, IFSC Pvt. Limited, Producer Limited, Limited, Unlimited, Ltd, Ltd., LLP, Limited Liability Partnership, company, and company, & co, & co., co., co, corporation, corp, corpn, corp, group;
(b) whether a word is in the plural or singular number in one or both names;
(i) Green Technology Ltd. is same as Greens Technology Ltd. And Greens Technologies Ltd.
(ii) Pratap Technology Ltd. is the same as Prataps Technology Ltd. And Prataps Technologies Ltd.
(c) type and case of letters, spacing between letters, punctuation marks and special characters used in one or both names;
(i) ABC Ltd. is same as A.B.C. Ltd. and A BC Ltd.
(iI) TeamWork Ltd. is same as Team@Work Ltd. and Team-Work Ltd.
(d) use of different tenses in the names;
(i)Ascend Solutions Ltd. is same as Ascended Solutions Ltd. And Ascending Solutions Ltd.
(e) using different phonetic spellings including use of misspelled words of an expression;
(i) Chemtech Ltd. is the same as Chemtec Ltd., Chemtek Ltd., Cemtech Ltd., Cemtek Ltd., Kemtech Ltd., and Kemtek Ltd.
(ii) Bee Kay Ltd is the same as BK Ltd, Be Kay Ltd., B Kay Ltd., Bee K Ltd., B.K. Ltd., and Beee Kay Ltd.
(f) whether one or both names includes a hostname such as 'www' or a domain extension such as 'net', 'org', 'dot' or 'com'
(g) the addition of commonly used prefixes, including salutations, before an existing name such as New, Modern, Nav, Shri, Sri, Shree, Sree, Om, Jai, Sai, Hari, Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Prof. or any other such commonly used prefixes;
(i) Vijay Corporation Ltd is the same as Shree Vijay Corporation Ltd, Modern Vijay Corporation Ltd, and Dr. Vijay Corporation Ltd.
(ii) Manjushree Industries limited is not the same as Manju Industries limited.
(iii) Vijay Corporation Ltd is not the same as Deep Vijay Corporation Limited.
(h) the order of words in the names;
(i) Ravi Builders and Contractors Ltd. is same as Ravi Contractors and Builders Ltd.
(ii) Ravi Builders and Contractors Limited is not the same as Ravi Shankar Builders and Contractors limited
(i) the use of the definite or indefinite article in the names;
(i) Congenial Tours Ltd. is the same as A Congenial Tours Ltd. and The Congenial Tours Ltd.
(j) a slight variation in the spelling of the two names including a grammatical variation thereof;
(i) Color Technologies Ltd. is same as Colour Technologies Ltd as there is a slight variation in the spelling.
(k) complete translation or transliteration, and not part thereof, of an existing name, in Hindi or in English
(i) National Electricity Corporation Ltd. is same as Rashtriya Vidyut Nigam Ltd.
(ii) Hike Construction Ltd. is not the same as Hike Nirman Ltd.
(l) Addition of the name of a place to an existing name, which did not contain the name of any place;
(i) If Salvage Technologies Ltd. is an existing name, it is same as Salvage Technologies Delhi Ltd and Salvage Delhi Technologies Ltd.
(ii) Retro Pharmaceuticals Ranchi Ltd. is not the same as Retro Pharmaceuticals Chennai Ltd.
(m) addition or deletion of words like global, international or any other word which symbolizes the geographical reach of the company, in an existing name;
(i) If Hardnut Finance Ltd is an existing name, it is the same as Hardnut Finance Pan-India Ltd or Hardnut Finance International Ltd.
(ii) If Glory Construction International Ltd. is an existing name, it is the same as Glory Construction Ltd. but not the same as Glory Construction Global Ltd.
(n) addition or deletion of numerals in an existing name;
(i) If Thunder Services Ltd is an existing name, it is same as Thunder11 Services Ltd.
(ii) If Style Garments11 Ltd. is an existing name, it is the same as Style Garments Ltd.
Provided that clauses (f) to (h) and clauses (k) to (n) shall not be disregarded while comparing the names if a no objection by way of a Board resolution has been provided by an existing company.
8A. Undesirable names.
(1) The name shall be considered undesirable, if-
(a) it attracts the provisions of section 3 of the Emblems and Names (Prevention and Improper Use) Act, 1950 (12 of 1950);
(b) subject to section 35 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999), if the name includes a trademark registered under the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (47 of 1999) and the rules framed thereunder in the same class of goods or services in which the activity of the company is being carried out or is proposed to be carried out, unless the consent of the owner or applicant for registration, of the trademark, as the case may be, has been obtained and produced by the promoters;
(c) it includes any word or words which are offensive to any section of the people;
(d) the proposed name is identical with or too nearly resembles the name of a limited liability partnership, Provided that the provisions of rule 8 shall apply mutatis mutandis while determining whether a proposed name is too nearly resembling the name of a limited liability partnership;
(e)the proposed name is identical with or too nearly resembles with a name which is for the time being reserved in accordance with rule 9, Provided that the provisions of rule 8 shall apply mutatis mutandis while determining whether a proposed name is too nearly resembling with a reserved name;
(f) the company's main business is financing, leasing, chit fund, investments, securities or combination thereof, but the proposed name is not indicative of such related financial activities, viz., Chit Fund or Investment or Loan, etc.;
(g) the company's name is indicative of activities financing, leasing, chit fund, investments, securities or combination thereof, but the company's main business is not related to such activities;
(h) it resembles closely the popular or abbreviated description of an existing company or limited liability partnership;
(i) the proposed name is identical with or too nearly resembles the name of a company or limited liability partnership incorporated outside India and reserved by such company or limited liability partnership with the Registrar, Provided that if a foreign company is incorporating its subsidiary company in India, then the original name of the holding company as it is maybe allowed with the addition of word India or name of any Indian state or city, if otherwise available;
Provided further that provisions of rule 8 shall apply mutatis mutandis while determining whether a proposed name is too nearly resembling the name of a company or limited liability partnership incorporated outside India;
(j) any part of the proposed name includes the words indicative of a separate type of business constitution or legal person or any connotation thereof e.g. cooperative, sehkari, trust, LLP, partnership, society, proprietor, HUF, firm, Inc., PLC, GmbH, SA, PTE, Sdn, AG, etc.;
Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-clause, it is hereby clarified that the name including phrase 'Electoral Trust' may be allowed for Registration of companies to be formed under section 8 of the Act, in accordance with the Electoral Trusts Scheme, 2013 notified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Provided that name application is accompanied with an affidavit to the effect that the name to be obtained shall be only for the purpose of registration of companies under Electoral Trust Scheme as notified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes;
(k) the proposed name contains the words 'British India';
(l) the proposed name implies association or connection with an embassy or consulate or a foreign government;
(m) the proposed name includes or implies association or connection with or patronage of a national hero or any person held in high esteem or important personages who occupied or are occupying important positions in Government;
(n) the proposed name is identical to the name of a company dissolved as a result of liquidation proceeding and a period of two years have not elapsed from the date of such dissolution. Provided that if the proposed name is identical with the name of a company which is struck off in pursuance of action under section 248 of the Act or under section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956(1 of 1956) then the same shall not be allowed before the expiry of twenty years from the publication in the Official Gazette being so struck off;
(o) it is identical with or too nearly resembles the name of a limited liability partnership in liquidation or the name of a limited liability partnership which is struck off up to a period of five years;
(p) the proposed name include words such as 'Insurance', 'Bank', 'Stock Exchange', 'Venture Capital', 'Asset Management', 'Nidhi', 'Mutual fund' etc., unless a declaration is submitted by the applicant that the requirements mandated by the respective regulator, such as IRDA, RBI, SEBI, MCA, etc. have been complied with by the applicant;
(q) the proposed name includes the word "State", in case the company is not a government company;
(r) the proposed name is containing only the name of a continent, country, state, city such as Asia limited, Germany Limited, Haryana Limited, Mysore Limited;
(s) Use of descriptive names, where the name merely consists of commonly used words to describe an activity.
Explanation 1: The term "commonly used words" refers to the use of generic expressions that may be used by any other company to describe its trade.
Explanation 2: While determining whether a name is descriptive or not, the objects of the proposed company or the order of words appearing in a name shall not be relevant.
(i) The names Silk Manufacturers Private Limited and Manufacturers Silk Ltd. are descriptive names as they merely describe an activity which may also be carried out by any other company and the order of the words is not relevant while determining a descriptive name.
(ii) The names Technical Vista Ltd or Vista Technical are not described as the names do not merely consist of commonly used words and the order of the words is not relevant while determining whether a name is descriptive.
(iii) The name Drinking Water Plant Ltd. is a descriptive name, even if the object of the company is not related to making drinking water plant as it consists of commonly used words and objects of the proposed company is not relevant while determining whether a name is descriptive.
(t) the proposed name includes the name of any foreign country or any city in a foreign country, the same shall be allowed if the applicant produces any proof of significance of business relations with such foreign country like Memorandum Of Understanding with a company of such country:
Provided that the name combining the name of a foreign country with the use of India like India Japan or Japan India shall be allowed if, there is a government to government participation or patronage and no company shall be incorporated using the name of an enemy country.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this clause, enemy country means so declared by the Central Government from time to time.
(u) the proposed name of a section 8 company under the Act does not include the words foundation, Forum, Association, Federation, Chambers, Confederation, council, Electoral trust and the like, etc.
(v) the proposed name of a Nidhi company under the Act does not have the last words "Nidhi Limited" as a part of its name.
(w) the proposed name has been released from the register of companies upon change of name of a company and three years have not elapsed since the date of the change unless a specific direction has been received from the competent authority in the course of compromise, arrangement, and amalgamation.
(2) The applicant shall declare in affirmative or negative (to affirm or deny) whether they are using or have been using in the last five years, the name applied for incorporation of company or LLP in any other business constitution like Sole proprietor or Partnership or any other incorporated or unincorporated entity and if, yes details thereof and No Objection Certificate from other partners and associates for use of such name by the proposed Company or LLP, as the case may be, and also a declaration as to whether such other business shall be taken over by the proposed company or LLP or not.
8B. Word or expression can be used only after obtaining previous approval
of the Central Government.
In terms clause (b) to sub-section (3) of section 4, the following words and combinations
thereof shall not be used in the name of a company in English or any of the languages
depicting the same meaning unless the previous approval of the Central Government has
been obtained for the use of any such word or expression-
(a) Board;
(b) Commission;
(c) Authority;
(d) Undertaking;
(e) National;
(f) Union;
(g) Central;
(h) Federal;
(i) Republic;
(j) President;
(k) Rashtrapati;
(l) Small Scale Industries;
(m) Khadi and Village Industries Corporation;
(n) Financial, Corporation and the like;
(o) Municipal; (p) Panchayat;
(q) Development Authority;
(r) Prime Minister or Chief Minister;
(s) Minister;
(t) Nation;
(u) Forest corporation;
(v) Development Scheme;
(w) Statute or Statutory;
(x) Court or Judiciary;
(y) Governor;
(z) the use of word Scheme with the name of Government(s) , State, India, Bharat or
any government authority or in any manner resembling with the schemes launched by
Central, state or local governments and authorities; and
(za) Bureau.
Company Name Availability Search Validity of approved Name:
An approved name is valid for a period of
(i) 20 days from the date of approval (in case name is being reserved for a new company) or
(ii) 60 days from the date of approval (in case of change of name of an existing company).
1. Before applying name one should check whether there are any companies with the proposed name resemblance.
2. One can apply name using RUN (Reserve Unique Name) service provided by MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs) where availability can be checked before applying.
3. Main objects document should be attached while applying for name.
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Migration / Immigration is a project by ArtC collective that in its first phase created an art exhibition with the intention to convey a more humane view on migration and immigration. The artwork was displayed from September to December 2013, in the Multi-Cultural Center at California State University, Sacramento. The exhibition included two dimensional artworks by Alejandra Calderon, Luis R. Campos-García, Lin Georgina, Cat Hellxia, Luis Magaña, Alfredo I. Rodríguez Medrano, and Melissa Shaw. The artists reflected on the issues of migration and immigration, and depicted their personal interpretations by means of drawings, paintings, prints, and mixed media on paper, cardboard, plastic, and canvas.
Flyer for the Migration / Immigration exhibition by Artc Collective.
Figurative and abstract artworks show a variety of interpretations of migration and immigration. Some artworks deal with the way human made borders affect the migration of animals and people. Other artworks show people, as a way to put a face to recent migrants with specific stories about their experience migrating from one country to another. Also, some artworks address the objectification and sexualization of women of color, many of them migrants, in mainstream culture.
Some of the artwork by Artc Collective, exhibited at the Multi-Cultural Center, Sacramento State.
The exhibition included an artists' talk and workshop where the artists talked about their interpretation of migration, immigration, and their artwork. The workshop "Breaking Borders," intended to create a dialogue about migration by means of using collective mapping to make participants aware of the experience of those people who move from one place into another looking for a better life.
All of the artist involved in this exhibition, graduated from Sacramento State, and are currently working on personal projects. Nevertheless, they manage to get together as a collective of creators willing to say something about what they see around them in this globalized world.


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A new episode has opened in the defense campaign for Rev. Edward Pinkney, a Benton Harbor, Mich., clergyman and leader of the Black Autonomy Network Community Organization (BANCO). Pinkney had been sentenced to three-to-10 years in prison for quoting Bible scriptures.
Pinkney served one year, during which he was moved to at least six Michigan prisons. Now at home but restricted by an electronic "tether," he was not allowed to be present at his June 9 hearing before the Third District Court of Appeals in Grand Rapids, Mich. There, a team of defense lawyers sought to have the court overturn four felony counts and a revocation of probation sentence, which had been handed down by Judge Dennis Wiley of Berrien County.
An initial trial in which Pinkney was charged with voter fraud ended in a hung jury in 2006. However, the charges were re-filed in 2007 and he was convicted on four felony counts and one misdemeanor in what many claim was a sham trial.
BANCO had carried out a successful recall campaign against a city commissioner in Benton Harbor in 2005. Later, a judge threw out the recall election results and placed the commissioner back in office. The felony and misdemeanor charges were then filed against Pinkney.
Supporters from various cities throughout Michigan and Illinois packed the courtroom on June 9. Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, came from Chicago. A group of clergymen traveled from Detroit, including Rev. Ed Rowe of Central United Methodist Church and Pastor Bill Wylie-Kellerman of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. They were not able to enter the courtroom because it was packed to capacity.
The court's security personnel informed the approximately 100 people who stood outside the courtroom that only 48 people were allowed inside at one time.
Numerous organizations were represented in the courtroom and outside including Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice; Michigan Welfare Rights Organization; Green Party of Michigan; Michigan Coalition for Human Rights; 'Call Em Out' of Detroit; and People's Tribune newspaper.
However, this is exactly what happened when Pinkney published an article in the People's Tribune in December 2007. Under house arrest at the time and on a tether, Pinkney was then arrested and sentenced to prison for allegedly threatening the life of Judge Alfred Butzbaugh, the original trial jurist, and his family in Berrien County, Mich.
The ACLU filed an appeal after Pinkney's sentencing by Judge Wiley. The underlying conviction and the sentence are both being appealed, along with the three-to-10 year imprisonment for the newspaper article that quoted the Bible.
Pinkney is currently out on a $10,000 bond; however, he is still confined to his home in Benton Harbor. He remains on a 24-hour tether and has been prohibited by Judge Wiley from leaving his house, preaching and engaging in politics.
The majority African-American city of Benton Harbor has been severely affected by the current economic crisis. A plan to create a development project is slated to take large portions of lakefront property for the construction of luxury homes and a golf course.
BANCO and other organizations are opposed to the project because they perceive it as a mechanism for forcing African Americans from Benton Harbor.
Steinberg said the ACLU has been involved in Benton Harbor since 2003, when a rebellion erupted after the death of an African-American motorcyclist chased by police. The civil disturbances in Benton Harbor lasted for three days and attracted national attention to this southwest Michigan city.
Pinkney had become a staunch critic of Berrien County's political and legal system. His organization, BANCO, carried out regular demonstrations against racism and injustice there. BANCO members also monitored county courts and openly criticized judges for the disparate sentencing of African Americans.
According to Steinberg, "The criminal justice system in Berrien County is broken and must be changed. The public defenders system is contracted out to the lowest bidder and there is inadequate counsel for defendants brought before the courts.
Later at the St. Mark's Church in downtown Grand Rapids, Pinkney said via a cell phone: "We not only showed up but we showed out." His tone was optimistic and he said that he felt the convictions would eventually be overturned.
Several members of the clergy and law professors from many universities in Michigan have filed amicus briefs on Pinkney's behalf.
Steinberg said that the State Appeals Court would issue a written decision in Pinkney's case.
Abayomi Azikiwe is editor of the Pan-African News Wire and has followed developments in Benton Harbor since the rebellion occurred there in 2003. He has traveled several times to Berrien County to cover meetings, demonstrations and court hearings surrounding the Pinkney case.


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February 13, 2019 6:00 AM, EST
Self-Driving Truck Startups TuSimple, Ike Attract More Investment to Fuel Development
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Self-driving truck startups TuSimple and Ike both announced new funding in February to fuel the continued development of their automated driving systems for commercial vehicles.
TuSimple said it raised $95 million in its Series D round of funding, bringing its total funding to $178 million. The company also claimed a valuation of $1 billion — a milestone often referred to as "unicorn" status in startup parlance.
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TuSimple, dually headquartered in Beijing and San Diego, currently operates a test fleet of self-driving trucks that conducts daily freight runs in Arizona and will soon expand into Texas, the company said.
Ike, meanwhile, announced $52 million in Series A funding from Bain Capital Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, Basis Set Ventures and Neo.
The San Francisco-based company, which emerged from stealth mode in October, was founded by former leaders of the self-driving truck program at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group. Uber halted its development work on automated trucks in mid-2018, choosing instead to focus its efforts on passenger cars.
Other firms testing or developing automated driving technology for commercial trucks include Embark, Starsky Robotics, Waymo, PlusAI and Pronto.
TuSumple's Series D round, completed in December, was led by Sina Corp., the developer of Chinese social media platform Weibo. Composite Capital, a Hong Kong-based investment firm, also participated.
TuSimple said it will use the new funds to prepare its self-driving system for commercialization.
"Autonomous driving is one of the most complex AI systems humans have ever built. After three years of intense focus to reach our technical goals, we have moved beyond research into the serious work of building a commercial solution," Xiaodi Hou, TuSimple's founder, president and chief technology officer, said in a statement.
TuSimple displays one of its self-driving trucks in January at the 2019 CES technology show in Las Vegas. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
To accelerate the introduction of its technology, TuSimple plans to expand its test fleet to more than 50 trucks by June. Those trucks will be a mix of Peterbilt and International models, all equipped with Cummins engines and outfitted with TuSimple's self-driving system.
TuSimple has announced a formal partnership with Cummins and said it is also working with other suppliers to integrate its self-driving technology with key vehicle systems such as braking and steering.
Unlike some other automated truck firms, TuSimple is working to fully automate not only highway driving, but the entire route from depot to depot, including entrance and exit ramps, surface streets, intersections and loading docks.
"It's that level of completion that we feel is required to really make this a viable commercial solution," said Chuck Price, TuSimple's vice president of product.
Today, all of TuSimple's test trucks continue to have a backup driver behind the wheel, but the company aims to reach the point where it can remove the driver altogether — a goal the company believes could be possible within the next few years.
"We need to build a huge number of validation miles to do that," Price said.
Ultimately, any effort to introduce highly automated trucks will hinge on factors such as government regulation and public acceptance of the technology.
In Price's view, any apprehension about the potential loss of drivers' jobs is unfounded.
"With the driver shortage and lost shipping opportunities, there's plenty of room to introduce autonomy without touching a single job," he said. "In fact, we think we're a substantial net job creator in this process … for folks who are in this industry."
Price said autonomous trucks could introduce a range of new jobs, such as remotely monitoring the vehicles as they roll down the highway, as well as handling refueling, inspections and other situations that may require human interaction. Automation also could give rise to new kinds of high-tech maintenance jobs, he added.
"There are interesting jobs that will be created for people who are truck drivers today," Price said.
Ike also said it doesn't see its technology replacing drivers.
In a blog post announcing its Series A funding, the company described commercial trucks as "the secret backbone of our economy," and argued that self-driving technology can help address industry challenges such as the driver shortage, new regulations, safety and the growth of e-commerce.
Ike also said it has spent "a lot of time" with industry stakeholders including truckers, manufacturers, suppliers, fleets, shippers, highway patrol officers and labor experts.
"We have much more to learn, but one thing they have taught us is that if we are going to succeed, we need to build technology that the trucking industry wants to use. Technology that helps truck drivers, not replaces them," the company said. "By focusing our product on highway operation, we think it's possible to build a self-driving truck that creates more and better truck driving jobs, so drivers can sleep in their own beds at night and use their skills and expertise where it matters."
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Yes, I know! This is something easy...why am I posting this? Well, not everyone know how easy it can be to prepare a lighter lunch on the go with a ease. I'm used to taking last night's dinner for lunch, or buy a meal, or an expensive salad, etc. This is no hassle, but yes there are people who think that there is nothing healthy or light they can take with them and enjoy it. Just wanted to give some tips... For quickness I use prepared salad mix ( you can choose from spinach, spring mix, iceburg mix to romaine mix), roma tomatoes chopped ( I buy one tomato for each day so that there is no rotting tomatoes in my cooler later), Tyson has ready to eat grilled chicken (this one is southwestern, this is a great flavor, next time I want to toss some corn, black beans and shredded cheese into my salad for a southwestern mix with chipotle dressing...yum). I separated the hot chicken from my greens and veggies with a piece of deli paper, it helps out alot, and don't close the lid until the chicken cools down a little bit. Alright that's it for now...enjoy your day!


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Alumni couple's passion for athletics lives on with a planned gift to UCI.
When a Passion Lives On
Leaving a legacy at UCI goes beyond supporting a scholarship or a research fund – it is about creating a lasting impact on future generations.
Steve and Jamie Trevor
For Steve '78, '79 and Jamie Trevor '97, UCI was more than an alma mater; it was a lifelong family. As passionate Anteater basketball fans, the couple held season tickets and helped raise funds for men's basketball long after they had graduated. So when Steve's life was cut short during a plane crash, Jamie knew what her husband would have wanted.
In his memory, Jamie established an athletics scholarship endowment at UCI.
When she learned she could name the UCI Foundation as the beneficiary of her life insurance policy, she did not hesitate. This would fully fund the endowment, helping others earn a world-class education like she and Steve had.
Over the years, Jamie's commitment to UCI Athletics only grew. She joined the UCI Athletic Association, later becoming its president. Then suddenly she fell ill and was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Bedridden at home, Jamie was visited by members of her UCI family who took turns sitting with her around the clock. She maintained her naturally upbeat disposition even in her final days, joking about the basketball team or making recommendations for the athletics program.
Jamie and Steve are remembered for their kindness and enthusiasm for their alma mater. The Steve and Jamie Trevor Memorial Endowment, which helps student-athletes make the most of their UCI experience, will carry on their spirit of kindness for years to come. Since it was established in 2007, six student-athletes have received financial aid.
"Steve and Jamie Trevor have made a lasting impact on the young men in our basketball program with their generous scholarship support," said Russell Turner, head men's basketball coach. "Each time we take the court, we hope to increase the pride in the UC Irvine community and honor the Trevor's memory. Nothing impacts our program's chance to succeed more positively than scholarship support, and we are all grateful to the Trevor family."
You too can have a lasting impact on the people and projects you care about at UCI. Learn more about the benefits of making a planned gift by emailing roland.ho@uci.edu or calling 949-824-6454.
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Mobile Traffic Accidents - An Eye on Texting Drivers
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Texting while driving is one of the most dangerous things that a person can do as he drives, since sending or reading a text require a full 4.6 seconds of focusing on the phone and not the road. Texting drivers cause thousands of accidents, deaths and injuries each year, and almost every state in the U.S. has put some type of ban or limitation into place restricting motorists from texting as they drive.
In some states, the laws banning texting are targeted specifically towards younger drivers, who many believe are the most likely to text. While it is true that people under age 39 are overall more likely to send and read text messages on their phone as they drive, it turns out that young teens are actually not the group most likely to engage in this dangerous behavior.
Texting and Driving Risks By Age
An experienced texting accident lawyer in Mobile knows that distracted driving is a problem among all age groups, with more than two out of every three drivers saying that they use their cell phones in some capacity as they drive despite knowing that it is dangerous to do so.
However, a recent AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study sheds more light on who the highest risk groups are when it comes to texting. According to this study:
Among drivers aged 16-18, 31 percent said they had sent a text or an email when driving. Seven percent said that they did this regularly.
Among drivers aged 19-24, 42 percent said they had sent a text or an email when driving. A total of 11 percent said that they did this regularly. People in this age group were the ones most likely to be texting.
Among drivers aged 25-39, 45 percent said that they had sent a text or an email behind the wheel. Ten percent said that this occurred often.
The percentage of drivers who reported sending a text or email on their phones while driving fell to 24 percent for those age 40-59. Just four percent of people in this age group regularly texted behind the wheel.
Among drivers age 60 to 74, seven percent have sent a text or email while driving but only two percent do this regularly.
Finally, only one percent of drivers aged 75 and up said that they either had sent a text or an email or said that they had done so regularly.
This data may suggest that new drivers who are young teens are less experienced and feel that they need to focus on the road more, thus resulting in a lower texting rate. By the time they have had their licenses for a few years, however, they could become bolder or more confident in their ability to drive and thus they start to send and receive texts more while driving because they no longer view this behavior as quite so risky. The younger demographic of teens may also have been exposed to more anti-distracted driving lessons that have been introduced into high schools in recent years, and thus may be more likely to recognize just how dangerous this behavior really is.
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Justin Bieber and haileys
After the fabulous fanfare of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas's seemingly endless nuptials in India, and Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas's marriage in France, it's undeniable: the world can't resist a blockbuster celebrity wedding.
The latest couple to walk down the aisle are Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin , or rather Hailey Bieber, as the two young lovers wed in a private civil ceremony in New York in the autumn of 2018. Rumours of a larger celebration went on for months with some outlets even whispering that save-the-date cards were sent and then retracted again. Herewith, is everything we know about the Bieber nuptials, which officially took place on September 30 2019.
Bieber and his wife
The couple was photographed entering a marriage license courthouse in New York on September 13 2018, but it was not until November 15 that Bieber confirmed his relationship status on social media. The popstar published an Instagram photograph of the duo walking hand-in-hand with the simple caption: "My wife is awesome." Baldwin promptly changed her social domain to @haileybieber and the Beliebers went wild. "It took some getting used to, for sure," Baldwin told Bustle of changing her name. "It's definitely strange, it takes adjusting."
Preparations for a religious ceremony and a small, familial party began for 2019. The newlyweds sent out save-the-date cards for February 28, according to Page Six. The couple, however, declined to comment. On January 23, a fresh set of rumours emerged that the wedding had been postponed again.
On September 25, pictures emerged of Baldwin's bachelorette party in West Hollywood. Members of the bride-to-be's inner circle, including Kendall Jenner, began the night at Ysabel restaurant before going on to Delilah nightclub. Hen party paraphernalia, including veil headbands, personalised cups and straws, was captured via the group's collective Stories.
News of a specific date for the second nuptials – September 30 – and a location – the Montage Palmetto Bluff, a 20,000-acre luxury waterfront resort in South Carolina – emerged. The bridal party took over the property from September 29 to October 1, with a rehearsal dinner at BBQ restaurant Cole's on the Sunday evening. Bieber was the first to share an image of the party:
According to TMZ, the decision to move the date was not because the wedding day had become public. Some of Bieber's family could not make the February 28 date, and thus a new day had to be planned to give guests plenty of notice.
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A native Texan, Jim Pruitt grew up in Houston where he worked at an oil refinery while attending college at night. He spent time in Alaska working on the pipeline and then moved to the Dallas area where he attended the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating with a degree in Political Science. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from Baylor Law School in 1984.
Jim has a heart for service. For the last 30 years, he has served his community in many capacities. He has been a city prosecutor, a criminal courts judge, and a volunteer firefighter. As the chairman of a Planning of Zoning Commission, he became an avid supporter of a city's right to control its own density by encouraging single family residential developments. A fiscal conservative, he has also worked hard to lower taxes, remaining sensitive to the fact that operating accounts are taxpayer money.
In 1994, Judge Pruitt was honored to be elected as the judge for Dallas County Criminal Court Number Two. During his eight-year tenure of service to the county, Judge Pruitt was elected by his judicial peers as the Presiding Judge for three years and Local Administrative Judge for two years. As the Presiding Judge, he worked closely with the legislature regarding laws that would improve the criminal justice system and was instrumental in creating the first dedicated court in Dallas to address the issue of domestic violence. He has practiced law and for the past 20 years in a restored building on the historic Rockwall downtown square.
Jim became a member of the Rockwall City Council in 2012, and, in 2014, he was unanimously selected by his fellow city council members to replace former Mayor David Sweet when he resigned to become the Rockwall County Judge. Mayor Pruitt was then elected by the community to three additional consecutive terms before he rolled off in May 2021 in accordance with the city's term limit charter. He is very honored to have served as Rockwall Mayor for the last six years and has worked hard on transportation, economic development, quality of life, and other issues important to Rockwall County residents. Upon becoming Mayor, he immediately made accessibility a priority, instituting open office hours for all residents. He has served on the Rockwall County Road Consortium, the Rockwall County Emergency Services Corporation, and the Rockwall Airport Development Committee. He has also been very active in the development and improvement of the Rockwall Downtown area.
Jim has four children, and he and his family live in Rockwall and attend First United Methodist Church in Rockwall.
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Jazzchester, from Past to Present
During our search for musicians that originated from or played in Rochester, we found very few women, and those that we did find were not as well known as their male counterparts. This can be attributed to the fact that jazz music was, and still is, a man's world. Sasha Berliner, a renowned female jazz percussionist and vibrophonist, sums it up well in her now famous essay:
"It is important to note that also in this streamlined view of jazz history, there is not one woman mentioned on my instrument (the vibraphone) established as an important figure in jazz despite several having existed. Why has hardly anyone been vocal about what is wrong with the way we have presented the history of jazz and those who represent it? There were certainly female vibraphonists that existed, and if they did, it tells the same consistent story of dismissal. No one ever saw vibraphonist Terry Pollard beyond the shadow of Terry Gibbs, despite being arguably more talented then Gibbs himself. This also brings up an issue that remains at the forefront of modern day jazz patriarchy. It has been stated time and time again that she was "inexplicably overlooked", and yet nobody had chosen to do anything to change the amount of recognition they claimed she deserved. They simply left her legacy at a missed opportunity."
It is an unfortunate reality that women faced significant barriers to become jazz musicians: they struggled to land gigs at jazz clubs, were discouraged to play certain instruments that were dubbed too "masculine," and were condescended to by their teachers. Yet despite these barriers, many women did persevere. On this page, we honour both the famous and lesser known female jazz musicians of Rochester from the past to the present. We name a few of them below.
Alice Coltrane was an internationally acclaimed jazz musician and composer who played the piano, organ, and harp. Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1937, Coltrane was introduced to jazz by her half-brother after studying classical music as a child. She began playing at some of Detroit's hottest venues, and eventually formed her own trio. This group, which consisted of herself, Ben English, and Ernie Farrow, stopped by Rochester's own Pythodd Club in 1960. Also playing with them were Pee Wee Ellis, Steve Gadd, and Roy McCurdy. Coltrane met her husband John Coltrane while on tour, and they married in 1966. She joined his jazz group and continued to play until her death in 2007.
Sarah McLawler, a jazz pianist and organist, was born in Kentucky in 1926. Growing up, she learned piano and the organ from her church's gospel organist. When McLawler visited Texas as a teenager, she was overheard playing the piano by musician Lucky Millinder, who invited her to tour with him for the summer. Following her experiences on tour, McLawler enrolled in music school at the Indiana Conservatory, and formed an all-women jazz group called the Syn-Co-Ettes. She met Richard Otto, a jazz violinist, at a club in Brooklyn, and the two married and toured together. At one point, McLawler and her husband stopped by the Pythodd Club to share some jams.
Sarah Vaughan, born in 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, was a jazz vocalist and pianist. Beginning her musical studies at the age of seven, she eventually won an amateur contest at Harlem's Apollo Theatre in 1942, and was hired to sing and play the piano for the Earl Hines Orchestra. This opportunity lead her to join Billy Eckstine's band, where she met Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. She toured all around the world, including a stop in Rochester, where Chuck and Gap Mangione recall seeing her perform at one of the local jazz clubs. She was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame in 1990.
Nancy Kelley is a jazz singer that was born in Rochester, NY in 1950. Beginning at age four, she studied the piano, clarinet, and voice, and received a bachelor's degree from the Eastman School of Music. Kelley has toured around the world, and frequently stops back at Rochester to play at various venues around town. She was inducted into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame's 2021 class.
Sasha Berliner is a percussionist and jazz vibraphonist from San Francisco, California. Beginning her education in the drums at eight years old, she is now studying to receive her bachelor's degree from the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City. She has performed at jazz festivals across North America, including Rochester's own jazz festival in 2019. In 2017, she received positive attention for her essay on sexism in the jazz community.
This list of musicians does not encompass all the female musicians that were connected to Rochester- rather, it details the lives of a few more notable figures. The Jazzchester Exhibit was focused on Rochester's jazz scene from the 1950s through 80s, which had few instances of female jazz musicians. Regardless of their numbers or popularity, these musicians should be celebrated and remembered.
Rochester's Mid-Century Jazz Musicians


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In their teenage years, Taylor and his twin brother performed on the Grand Ole Opry with music legends Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe. They also appeared on several TV Shows, including Regis and Kathy Lee.
Taylor set the Guinness World Record in 2007 for Fastest Banjo, performing both parts of "Dueling Banjos" at an impressive 210 beats per minute! Todd was also the first person in rock-n-roll history to take the BANJO into "Rick Dees Top 40" (Hollywood, CA) with his rendition of the classic rock hit, Free Bird.
At six years old, Taylor became enamoured by the sweet sounds of a banjo player on a steamboat ride at Walt Disney World.
"I love being a part of the Gretsch family, playing Gretsch banjos and working all the Gretsch events that we do. The history of the Gretsch line is amazing and I love being a part of it — great people and great company." - to [The Banjo Reserve](http://www.banjoreserve.com/artists/item/110-todd-taylor) webzine.
His eighth and latest CD Indescribable earned six Grammy nominations.
In 2012, the Governor of South Carolina Nicki Haley presented Taylor with the Order of the Palmetto, which is the highest civilian honor in his home state.
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Robert Pio Hajjar
"Transformative" Motivational Speaker, Author of "I Love My Life" & Co-Founder of Ideal Way
Robert Pio Hajjar was born to be a Champion and is dedicated to his calling. A gifted, charismatic speaker, he makes a difference in the world by celebrating life in a way that motivates others to realize their dreams. His dream is of an inclusive society that recognizes the diverse talents and abilities of all members, and values difference as a resource that enriches the whole. He believes love, encouragement and opportunity bring out the best in an individual, which in turn builds a stronger society and a better world.
Travelling widely, Pio spreads his message of hope and inspiration. He has presented "I Can, YOU Can" to more than 500,000 people in 100 cities throughout North America. Listening to him, you understand the importance of making the most of your life, regardless of obstacles imposed by the misinformed. He inspired the I Can, YOU Can Program that is being rolled out by schools in Southwestern Ontario and is quick to point out, "The cards that were dealt to me in life are not as important as how I play them. I love my life." He plays his hand like a true champion, raising his voice against the injustice of exclusion, advocating for those who cannot speak for themselves.
There have been many remarkable accomplishments along the way. A competitive swimmer with gold medals 2015 and 2016; qualifier Special Olympics 2017 and 2018; Founder of Ideal Way, a charity to help persons differently abled; keynote speaker/emcee at major Conferences throughout Canada and US; Pio's first book, "I LOVE MY LIFE", with foreword by the great Jean Vanier is available. More remarkable than his accomplishments, is the person he is.
Pio loves public speaking and starts all such engagements with dance. Dancing, his great sense of humour and his dynamic personality are part of the infectious energy that make his presentations unforgettable and transformational. He takes his calling seriously and implements God's plan with joy, laughter and love. His deep commitment keeps him out there, raising awareness and showing that inclusion of the differently abled enriches the human experience for us all.
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My three weeks in Carnia were over, and it was time to return to Udine for the final week of my trip. From Forni Avoltri, I caught the bus to Tolmezzo, where I made the connection to Udine. I arrived just before noon, checked into Hotel Principe, and went out immediately to have lunch at Osteria Al Vecchio Stallo. The restaurant was packed, rather unusual for a Monday at lunchtime, although perhaps it was due to increased holiday travel. It was, after all, late July. I ordered the deliciously creamy baccalà (salt cod stew) with polenta, along with a side of grilled eggplant, zucchini, and red bell peppers.
After lunch, I took some time to unpack and rest—it was a relief to have a day without any strenuous hiking or sightseeing. Then, around 4:30pm, I headed across the street to the train station and caught the next train to Cormòns. It was a short trip, and by having my dinner at the town's enoteca (wine bar), I would be able to get back to my hotel early and call it a night.
On my way into Cormòns, I stopped at the COOP supermarket and stocked up on apricots and peaches. After five weeks of eating in restaurants, I was really starting to miss fresh fruit.
When I arrived, the Enoteca di Cormòns was nearly empty, save for a man and woman in biking attire having wine at the bar. I sat at one of the long, wooden tables and ordered an antipasto plate of assorted cheeses, salami, prosciutto D'Osvaldo, and olives, along with a glass of Ribolla Gialla. Noticing that the couple at the bar were Americans, I invited them to join me at my table. It turned out that they were on a cycling tour of northeast Italy and had just tasted at least twenty local wines. Tempted by my plate of goodies, they ordered the same. I found it refreshing not only to be speaking English after a month of nothing but Italian, but also to not be eating alone for a change.
Throughout my trip, I kept coming across the book Friuli: Via dei Sapori by Walter Filiputti. Since it was a large, heavy coffeetable book, however, I wanted to wait until the end of my trip to purchase it, so that I wouldn't have to lug it around any more than necessary. Seeing that the enoteca carried copies of the book in several languages (including the English translation, Friuli: Path of Flavours), I decided to go ahead and buy it. Of all the books in my Friulian cookbook collection, this one is by far the most gorgeous, with full-color photos throughout. It features several of the restaurants I have been to—Alla Pace, La Subida, All'Androna, Al Lido—along with recipes for some of their signature dishes. The book also discusses the history of Friuli, as it pertains to the region's cuisine, with detailed descriptions of its typical foods and artisanal products.


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