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Ferrovial sells its Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal to PreZero (Schwarz Group) for €1,133 million
27 of July of 2021
The transaction is the result of Ferrovial´s strategy to refocus on developing, building and managing sustainable infrastructure
Closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals and is expected in 2H2021
The rest of Ferrovial's Services division is still available for sale
Ferrovial has reached an agreement to sell its Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal to PreZero, an enterprise of Schwarz Group, as part of the process of divesting Ferrovial Services. The transaction, which involves the sale of the environmental services, waste collection, waste treatment, and recycling business in Spain and Portugal, represents an enterprise value of €1,133 million (including equity and debt). The sale is expected to provide Ferrovial with a capital gain of approximately €317 million assuming an equity value of €950 million at the time of the signing, which could slightly vary between signing and closing.
Final completion of the deal is subject to customary closing conditions and obtaining clearance from the European authorities and is expected for 2H2021.
Ferrovial's Environmental Services business reported in 2020 €1,018 million in revenue, c.€130 million in EBITDA, and it had a backlog of €2,177 million at the end of 2020. The company has 16,000 employees. It delivers essential treatment and recycling services for public- and private-sector clients through 140 plants under management, where it processes 5,6 million tons of waste every year. It also engages in street cleaning, source-sorted waste collection and green area maintenance in more than 600 municipalities throughout Spain, serving over 15 million people.
PreZero, an enterprise of Schwarz Group, is an international environmental service provider with 13,000 employees at over 280 locations in Europe and North America. Providing waste disposal, sorting, processing and recycling services, the company unites all the expertise along the value chain under one roof
"This deal is consistent with Ferrovial's strategic roadmap, which is focused on developing sustainable infrastructure. New technology, changes in citizens' habits, and the demands of society make it necessary to adopt this approach to continue creating value for our shareholders, our stakeholders, and the communities in which we operate. We are also very pleased to leave our Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal in the hands of PreZero, an international enterprise in waste and recycling management with the highest ESG standards" said Ignacio Madridejos, CEO of Ferrovial.
"The planned acquisition is the next step in PreZero's expansion, with which we intend to further expand our activities in Southern Europe. Ferrovial is excellently established in the field of environmental management and ideally complements PreZero's portfolio. In the process, we anticipate valuable synergies and an additional starting point for the further development of the circular economy in Europe ", explains Thomas Kyriakis, CEO of PreZero.
New strategic vision
Ferrovial did a strategic review of all the businesses with the aim of focusing the company's future on the infrastructure, the prime source of value and returns for its shareholders. As a result, it put up for sale all its Services businesses.
In that same line, this year, Ferrovial adopted the Horizon 24 Plan, a strategy for 2020-2024 in which the company will focus on infrastructure, adding mobility, water, and electrification. The plan pursues profitability, targeting 11% annual growth in EBITDA, and focuses on excellence in developing and managing sustainable infrastructure through innovation, efficiency, and the selection of businesses and markets.
The sale of the Environmental Services business in Spain and Portugal is another step in the process of divesting Ferrovial Services, following the sale of Broadspectrum with operations in Australia and New Zealand on 20 June 2020. Divestment of the remainder of Ferrovial Services is ongoing in United Kingdom, Spain, Chile, and United States, the main markets where the company has activities in this business.
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Lee Curreri is a renowned music producer and actor who have reached a prominent place in the entertainment industry in a short time.
The talented musician was born in The Bronx, New York on January 4, 1961. Lee hasn't revealed about his parents. Moreover, he attended Fordham Preparatory School as well as the Manhattan School of Music.
Lee was passionate about music from his childhood. He initiated his career as a musician from high school. Lee was a dedicated artist who played numerous musical instruments including piano and trombone. The artist used to play piano with 'In Vitro' musical group as we as the Iona College Singers. One of his most successful albums "Aquabox" made a remarkable hit on the market.
Many people appreciate the effort he has shown in the album. Later, he appeared in the movie 'Fame' in the character of Bruno Martelli. Furthermore, he played in the series of channel 4's Bring Back. No doubt, Lee is a successful artist who has astonished the audience with his dynamic personality.
Lee has accumulated around $2 million from his career. The diverse artist has worked in movies as well had a successful career in the music industry. Many people rejoice his songs, lyrics and acting. The work has made him renowned among millions of people
Lee is a romantic person who loves to spend his time with his family. He is married to Sherry Dean since 1999. The couple shares 16 years of good relationship. He has a son named Joey Dean. However, Sherry isn't his first wife. His first wife is Tawny Kitaen, married in 1987.
The music composer stands at a mesmerizing height of 5 feet 11 inch. Though he hasn't shared his body weight, he looks fit from the physical appearance. Lee has dark curly black hair as well as light gray eyes that suit his rock star personality.
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Snyder v. Does FAQ
What did the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals say about Michigan's Sex Offender Registry?
What exactly did the Court of Appeals decide?
What happened in Supreme Court?
Who are the Plaintiffs?
To whom does the Court of Appeals decision apply?
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What are the main claims in the case?
What has happened since?
"A regulatory regime that severely restricts where people can live, work, and 'loiter,' that categorizes them into tiers ostensibly corresponding to present dangerousness without any individualized assessment thereof, and that requires time-consuming and cumbersome in-person reporting, all supported by—at best—scant evidence that such restrictions serve the professed purpose of keeping Michigan communities safe, is something altogether different from and more troubling than Alaska's first-generation registry law [that was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003]. SORA brands registrants as moral lepers solely on the basis of a prior conviction. It consigns them to years, if not a lifetime, of existence on the margins, not only of society, but often, as the record in this case makes painfully evident, from their own families, with whom, due to school zone restrictions, they may not even live....
We conclude that Michigan's SORA imposes punishment.... As the founders rightly perceived, as dangerous as it may be not to punish someone, it is far more dangerous to permit the government under guise of civil regulation to punish people without prior notice."
In a unanimous opinion, the Court of Appeals decided that retroactively imposing punishment without individual risk assessment or due process violates the Constitution. The court noted that the 2006 and 2011 SORA amendments added geographic exclusion zones, imposed strict new reporting requirements, and extended registration up to life for the vast majority of registrants, without providing any review or appeal (with rare exceptions). The court found SORA to be more like criminal probation or parole than like a civil regulation.
The court said a registry that does not include individual risk assessment cannot meet the state's professed goals of public safety. The court found clear evidence that the registry does not effectively contribute to public safety: "…offense-based public registration has, at best, no impact on recidivism..." and laws like SORA "actually increase the risk of recidivism," probably because they make it "hard for registrants to get and keep a job, find housing, and reintegrate into their communities." The Court found that "[t]he requirement that registrants make frequent, in-person appearances before law enforcement … appears to have no relationship to public safety at all."
The State of Michigan petitioned for certiorari, meaning that it asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals' decision. In March 2017, the Supreme Court called for the views of the United States Solicitor General on the case. In July, the Solicitor General filed a brief recommending that certiorari not be granted. The Supreme Court denied certiorari, meaning it declined to review the case, in October 2017.
The lawsuit was brought by six Michigan registrants who were retroactively required to register for life. All six plaintiffs are low risk.
John Doe #1 robbed a fast food restaurant in 1990. Because he threatened and struck the manager's son, he was convicted of kidnapping. He has never committed a sex offense but he is still required to register for life. After his release from prison, he worked as a vocational services coach for disabled adults. He and his fiancée are raising two children.
John Doe #2 was a teenager when he had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl in 1996. His case was handled under a youthful diversion program and he does not have a criminal record (even though the registry labels him as a "convicted" sex offender). He served in the active-duty military twice, and was injured in a grenade explosion. He has one daughter.
John Doe #3 was also a teenager when he had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl in 1998. He is now married to a schoolteacher and has three young sons.
John Doe #4 had a relationship in 2005 with a woman he met at an over-18 nightclub, but who was actually 15. The couple is now married and has two children. Due to the registry, Doe #4 has been periodically homeless and unable to live with his wife and kids.
John Doe #5 was convicted in 1980 of criminal sexual conduct for an offense involving sex that he said was consensual but the woman said was not. He never committed another sex offense and was not required to register until more than 30 years later, when he was convicted of stealing scrap metal, which triggered the registration requirement. He has children and grandchildren.
Mary Doe was convicted in Ohio for a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy in 2003. Under Ohio law, she was found to be low-risk and no longer had to register, but she has to register for life in Michigan. She lives with her husband and daughter.
The case was brought only on behalf of the six named plaintiffs. However, the Court of Appeals' reasoning applies to all registrants in Michigan whose offenses were committed before July 1, 2011. In a follow-up lawsuit, Does II , the district court applied the decision in Does I to all Michigan registrants. However, because the Does I and Does II lawsuits were brought against the version of SORA in effect before March 24, 2011, they do not directly apply to new SORA.
The unanimous Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion was written by Judge Alice Batchelder, who was appointed to the court by President George H.W. Bush. The other two judges on the panel were Judge Gilbert Merritt, a Carter appointee, and Judge Bernice Donald, an Obama appointee. The federal district court judge who decided the case was Robert Cleland, who was appointed by President George Bush.
Sixth Circuit decisions are binding in Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky. To the extent that those states have laws similar to Michigan's, those states' SORAs may be unconstitutional as well. The Sixth Circuit decision is not binding outside the four states, though the opinion may influence how courts in other states and federal circuits view registration laws.
The Sixth Circuit reversed the decision of the U.S. District Court in Detroit and held that SORA cannot be applied retroactively under the Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Because the Sixth Circuit decided that SORA cannot be retroactively applied to the plaintiffs, the Court of Appeals did not have to decide many of the other issues decided by the federal district court, including that:
SORA's geographic exclusion zones – which prohibit registrants from living, working, or loitering within 1,000 feet of school property – are unconstitutionally vague (because neither registrants nor law enforcement officials can know where the zones are);
SORA's prohibition on "loitering" is unconstitutionally vague (because ordinary people cannot tell if or when they are violating the law);
SORA's internet reporting requirements violate the First Amendment right to free speech (because the they are vague and registrants must report such changes in person); registrants cannot be penalized for SORA violations unless they knowingly break the law, given SORA's extensive restrictions on ordinary conduct (like opening an email account or renting a car);
SORA's requirement that registrants must report "routine" or "regular" use of cars, phones, and email addresses is unconstitutionally vague (because neither registrants nor law enforcement can know when the use becomes criminal).
The plaintiffs made the following legal claims (among others) in the case:
Applying the then-applicable registration law retroactively – to people whose offenses occurred long ago – violates the Constitution's Ex Post Facto Clause. This is the issue decided by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The exclusion zones violate the Constitution's Due Process Clause because people cannot be punished for crimes without notice that their conduct is illegal, yet it is impossible to know where the exclusion zones are. Other reporting requirements are also impermissibly vague.
SORA severely restricts parents' ability to be involved in their children's education and upbringing, in violation of their right to parent. SORA also interferes with the right to work and travel.
Requiring registrants to report their on-line activity violates the First Amendment.
Because the State of Michigan continued to enforce this version of SORA against Michigan's roughly 44,000 registrants, in June 2018, the ACLU, along with the University of Michigan Clinical Law Program and the Oliver Law Group, brought a class action lawsuit to ensure that all Michigan's registrants obtain the benefit of the rulings in this case.
More information about that case, Does II, can be found here.
pdfDOES I District Court Decision March 2015
pdfDOES I District Court Decision September 2015
pdfDOES I Sixth Circuit Opinion
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The Sip & Savor Dinner Series at The Shores Resort & Spa returns for 2019 with monthly tastings, paired with a chef-created, four course dining experience. The 2019 dinner series will include produce from Florida farms and sustainable seafood. The popular dinner events are now expanding to feature not only hand picked selections of wines from around the globe, but carefully chosen liquor, craft beers and champagnes. Each dinner will provide guests with the opportunity to learn more about each libation, as well as insight into the production processes by the experts and makers of these fine spirits.


Field coating services involve the coating of the girth welds produced on board pipe-laying vessels, at a spoolbase or at any offshore location, all over the world.
EUPEC's wide range of coating processes is designed to meet all a pipeline contractor's needs, in S-lay, J-lay and reeled configuration. EUPEC carries out the engineering, design and fabrication of custom-built equipment.
We integrate the latest technologies to optimize performance on-site in terms of cycle time and quality whilst always respecting the environmental requirements. Our purpose-built coating systems and equipment are prepared, installed and operated by our highly skilled and experienced technicians a engineers.
The field joint, or the bare part of the pipeline surrounding the weld area, is extremely sensitive to corrosion. The anticorrosion coating system includes surface preparation, induction heating and application of fusion-bonded epoxy and/or other single or multilayer anticorrosion products. Our flame-spray polypropylene process combines excellent chemical resistance and corrosion protection of epoxies with the mechanical protection and moisture barrier at high temperatures of the polypropylene.
The high density polyurethane foam (HDPF) joint infill material is a fast curing open cell polyurethane foam and is applied by injection. It is formulated to give high compressive strength, superior impact resistance, quick reaction and solidification time. The resultant field joint is a smooth, hard coating providing a flush transition from concrete coating, end-to-end.
EUPEC is a market leader in insulated field joints using a combination of FBE and polyurethane or our patented Injection Moulding technology.
Polyurethane is used on field joints that require thermal insulation and high impact strength combined with excellent anticorrosion protection.
The fully automatic PP Injection Moulding process provides continuous end-to-end pipeline coating, using the parent coating's equivalent grades of polypropylene.
This cost-effective automatic process helps reduce cycle times dramatically and enhances the final quality.The technology is suitable for both S-lay and J-lay configuration.


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A Liga das Nações da CONCACAF C de 2022–23 é a terceira e mais baixa divisão da edição 2022–23 da Liga das Nações da CONCACAF, a segunda temporada da competição de futebol que envolve as 41 seleções nacionais masculinas de futebol da CONCACAF. Será disputada entre 2 de junho de 2022 até 28 de março de 2023.

Formato
A Liga C é composta por dezesseis seleções. O campeonato será dividido em um grupo de quatro equipes e três grupos de três equipes. Os quatro vencedores dos grupos serão promovidos para a Liga B na próxima edição do torneio.

Mudanças de equipe
A seguir estão as mudanças de equipes da Liga C da temporada 2019–20:

Chaveamento
O sorteio para a fase de grupos ocorreu em 4 de abril de 2022 em Miami, Estados Unidos. Cada um dos sorteios da Liga começou selecionando aleatoriamente uma seleção do Pote 1 e colocando-o no Grupo A de sua respectiva liga. Os sorteios continuaram selecionando as equipes restantes do Pote 1 e posicionando-as nos Grupos B, C e D em ordem sequencial. O mesmo procedimento foi feito para os demais potes. As equipes foram distribuídas nos potes usando o Ranking da CONCACAF.

Grupos
A lista de jogos foi confirmada pela CONCACAF em 6 de abril de 2022.

Todos os horários das partidas seguem o fuso horário local.

Grupo A

Grupo B

Grupo C

Grupo D

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We Spoke to Betsy Tucci Of InStride
By Charlie Katz - November 23, 2021
As a part of our interview series called "Women Of The C-Suite," we had the pleasure of interviewing Betsy Tucci.
Betsy Tucci serves as the General Counsel of InStride, the global leader in Strategic Enterprise Education programs, where she oversees all legal affairs.
Betsy previously served as Associate General Counsel for The Boston Consulting Group, one of the largest multinational strategy consulting firms. She also served as Principal Counsel for the Disney Parks Digital team for approximately 10 years.
Betsy obtained a law degree from UCLA and a BBA from Idaho State with High Honors.
Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path?
You should be a lawyer. I heard this more than once during my childhood, and it planted a seed. I was naturally curious and liked to debate (both of which are true), but put more directly, I liked punching holes in other people's opinions and arguments. (This approach did not always win popularity contests). It's not that I wanted to embarrass anyone — I simply enjoyed the process of calling popular beliefs into question with lesser known facts, or putting facts together in creative ways. My parents have always been tremendously supportive and never complained, however as a parent of a child with similar personality traits, I am now certain I tested their patience regularly.
Growing up, I did not have anyone in my close circle of friends and family who practiced law. Though determined to be a lawyer, I did not have a sense of what I was getting into, which resulted in launching a career path that had benefits and challenges of being a blank slate. Since I've enjoyed the road less traveled, my in-house career has been based on a string of "firsts," as nearly every in-house position I've held was a newly created role for the organization. I accidentally ended up in technology law starting in the mid-2000s when there were very few women in that space. It's been rewarding to carve new paths and face those challenges. Working at InStride, with its mission and groundbreaking way of approaching workforce education, is incredibly fulfilling and keeps me on my toes!
Are you working on any exciting new projects now? How do you think that will help people?
Every day at InStride is exciting! Our mission is to make education accessible through employer-sponsored programs that change lives in meaningful ways without the burden of student debt. There is an absolute spotlight on workforce development and education right now — we have an incredible opportunity for impact.
According to the latest Federal Reserve data, borrowers owe more than $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, and for borrowers with student loans, each owes more than $37,000. Next to housing debt, student loans comprise the largest form of debt in the U.S. The challenges people face with higher education extend beyond the cost: Do they have the academic support they need? Is the institution reputable? Is their course of study meaningful? Will it help their career goals? How do I find the time to work and go back to school? At InStride, we have the opportunity to partner with forward-thinking employers and quality academic institutions to tackle these and other challenges. Through these partnerships, thousands of employees participate in these popular education programs. Our favorite question that comes from employees when we launch a new program is: "Is this real? Is my company actually paying for my degree?" Being able to launch new employer-funded strategic education programs and celebrate graduations is incredibly gratifying.
What advice would you give to other female leaders to help their team to thrive?
I was recently a panelist in a discussion about leadership for InStride's Women in EdTech, which is a forum for our team members to come together and talk openly about a variety of topics and challenges. The advice I shared during that session, and that I find myself most often sharing with female leaders, is: Be ok with being imperfect. Just because you do not have all of the answers does not mean you have none of them, and making mistakes does not mean you cannot problem-solve to address them. It sounds basic, but surprisingly, I know many women who struggle with perfectionist tendencies (myself included). However, as leaders, when we are open about mistakes we have made and what we don't know yet, it supports a culture of transparency and collaboration. At InStride, lifelong learning is one of our core values. We can be confident that we are all going to work together to find solutions, and it's ok to go through that process.
Success is definitely a team sport, and I have been blessed with an incredible team. My parents top the list with their unwavering support and confidence in me. They consistently modeled hard work, integrity and loyalty for my siblings and me. My dad, who is nearing his 80th birthday, still works 50+ hours/week. It was not unusual for my mom, now retired, to work 80 hours/week. Even with that workload, they managed to stay closely involved in our activities — helping with school projects, sports, scouting, PTA, church, and so much more. We are an extremely loving and close-knit family because of their example, and that solid foundation has given me the confidence to carve new paths and manage the unexpected.
I am also blessed with an incredibly supportive husband, who also has a demanding career. While we have our areas of expertise on the home front (I am Chair of Health and Welfare, and he is Chief Maintenance Officer, for example), we can step in for each other somewhat seamlessly, and without guilt, when our respective jobs dominate our time and attention. We are not perfect — which is ok! — and I love our partnership.
What are your "5 Leadership Lessons I Learned From My Experience" and why. (Please share a story or example for each).
On my desk is a sticky note that sits next to my computer keyboard. It says:
People first.
Lead with patience and kindness.
Ask before judging.
Calm and confidence.
There is more than being right.
People first: We are at our best when we feel supported and heard. Period!
Lead with patience and kindness: We typically have no idea what is going on in other people's lives — or at least not the complete picture. Take the time to get to know your colleagues and understand their challenges and motivations. We absolutely have expectations of performance that need to be met and enforced, but when we lead empathetically (rather than through threats, criticism, guilt and shame), we not only show our humanity, we develop productive and lasting relationships with our colleagues.
Ask before judging: Quick judgments and answers can be easier (and sometimes, unfortunately, are necessary), but they can also be inaccurate and ultimately undermine the trust of our teams. Take the extra few minutes to ask and learn — the best answer is often another question. This approach also has the added benefit of engaging the team to problem-solve rather than relying on their leader for answers.
Calm and confidence: I learned this lesson in sports, and it has translated to every organization I have been involved with, whether as a leader or a contributor. Errors are catching, but so is confidence. Stay calm, and move on to the next play.
There is more than being right: This has been a lifelong struggle for me. I take comfort in standing by convictions that are supported by solid, verifiable facts, and I have never been shy about speaking up. Through trial and error, and a lot of difficult conversations, I have come to understand how this impacts my relationships. I need to stand by my convictions, speak up when it's vitally important and put people first, lead with patience and kindness, ask before judging, and remain calm and confident. It's a balance that, for me, requires an intentional attitude each day.
You are a person of great influence. If you could inspire a movement that would bring the most amount of good to the most amount of people, what would that be? You never know what your idea can trigger. :-)
The number of ways we can make an impact are nearly endless. Grand gestures are not necessarily required. Something as simple as giving away a meal or picking up a piece of trash makes a difference and can spark a movement. The critical piece is to identify what you are passionate about and pursue it with conviction, and others will follow your lead. Education was a priority in my home as a child, and we spent a lot of time as a family helping each other edit papers, study for tests and build science projects. I feel so fortunate that through my work at InStride, I am part of a larger movement — a movement that speaks to me and is consistent with my values. On a daily basis, I am inspired by the team's commitment to put the learner first and make workforce education accessible for all. When we enable more people to continue their education with support from their employer and quality academic institutions, we change lives.


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Director and Assistant Professor of Theatre Studies
College of Undergraduate Studies - School of Music
MFA Musical Theatre Writing (New York University - Tisch School of the Arts)
BFA Musical Theatre Performance (Shenandoah Conservatory)
Writer: Her lyrics have been heard on Broadway (Paramour, cast album available through Sony). Other works include Prodigy (workshop productions through Collaborative Development Project, Two Rivers Theatre Company, and Indiana University, Harrisburg Theatre Festival), To Have and to Hold (commissioned and produced by Prospect Theatre Company and Barrington Stage), Cinderella (commissioned and produced by the Spotlight Youth Theatre), Two Bugs are Better Than One (commissioned and produced Off-Broadway by the New York City Children's Theatre, all with Willem Oosthuysen), The Artist and the Scientist (with Brandon Anderson, produced Off-Off-Broadway at CAP21), The Star Child (with Sarah Underwood and Josh Freilich, produced at French Woods), Awakening (with Joel B. New and J. Oconer Navarro) and Beating a Dead Horse. Her work has been featured at the Lincoln Center Songbook Series (The Lyrics of Jennifer Stafford), Prospect Theatre Company, The National Alliance for Musical Theatre Songwriter Salon, the New York Musical Theatre Festival, 54 Below, Ars Nova, Joe's Pub, and numerous other NYC venues, including multiple inclusions in William Finn's Ridiculously Talented concert series. Awards include finalist status for the Yale Institute for Music Theatre, the Eugene O'Neill Musical Theatre Conference, and the Ronald M. Ruble New Play Competition, as well as second prize in the McLean Drama Company Playwriting Competition, and the Paulette Goddard Award. She's been an Artist in Residence at Goodspeed Musicals, CAP 21, the Ross Ragland Theatre and the Berkshire Playwrights Theatre. Dramatists Guild member.
Teaching Artist with the Metropolitan Opera Guild (where she was awarded the title of "Master Teaching Artist"), the New York City Children's Theatre, and Trinity Music NYC. She has been a guest lecturer at New York University, Baruch College, Colorado Christian University, the Wise Institute, and the Rocky Mountain Library Writer's Association.
Other professional credits include working as a script reader for 21-time Tony Winning director/producer Hal Prince, and working on the production teams of several Broadway musicals. Worked with William Finn, Michael John LaChiusa, and the writing team of Ahrens and Flaherty.
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Tópico em 'Climatologia' iniciado por AnDré 4 Mar 2015 às 12:21.
Tópico de monitorização da Criosfera em 2015.
De ano para ano, a área de superficie de gelo do Árctico e do Antárctico lá se vão compensando.
O primeiro cada vez com uma área mais reduzida, o segundo mais positivo.
Arctic sea ice typically reaches its summer minimum extent in September, and its winter maximum extent in early March. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Arctic sea ice extent reached 14.54 million square kilometers (5.61 million square miles) on February 25, and then began to decline, signaling that the spring thaw was underway. Unless a late growth spurt takes place, it will be the smallest maximum extent in the satellite record.
This map shows sea ice concentration on February 25, 2015. The yellow line is the 1981-2010 median extent for that date. Satellites orbit near but not directly over the poles, so there is a data gap over the North Pole, and NSIDC calculations treat this area as completely ice covered.
Despite a small increase after March 9, ice extent appears to have leveled off again, and further growth is increasingly unlikely—though not impossible—as the season continues to advance. That means that the February 25 maximum extent is shaping up to be the smallest maximum of the satellite record, edging out the previous record of 14.67 million square kilometers (5.67 million square miles) set on March 9, 2011.You can compare 2015 to earlier years with NSIDC's Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph.
A record-low winter maximum doesn't necessarily foretell a record-low summer minimum. The years 2006 and 2011 both experienced unusually low winter maximums, but neither year went on to set a new record summer low. The record-breaking minimum year, 2012, had a winter maximum close to the 1981-2010 average.
Meanwhile, Antarctic sea ice reached its minimum extent: 3.58 million square kilometers (1.38 million square miles) on February 20, 2015. It ranks as the fourth-highest summer minimum extent on record. Over the span of the satellite record, Arctic sea ice has been declining significantly, while sea ice in the Antarctic has increased very slightly. Recent research demosntrates that the Antarctic gains do not balance out the Arctic losses: globally, sea ice extent has decreased over the past several decades.
Although Arctic sea ice set a record this year for its lowest ever winter extent, it was on average 25cm thicker than in 2013 when CryoSat recorded its lowest winter volume.
The latest measurements also show that sea ice around Svalbard, 1300 miles from the North Pole, is today only a metre thick - approximately half what it was in the winter of 2011 just after CryoSat was launched. The thinner ice around Svalbard coincides with a warming of the surrounding Barents Sea.
We've already seen the impact of this change in ocean conditions on the Svalbard's Austfonna ice cap where glaciers have speeded up at an unprecidented rate, and the rapid retreat of sea ice in this sector of the Arctic is almost certainly down to the same thing.
O degelo do Ártico está, neste momento, ao nível de 2007, ou seja, o 2º ano pior.


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The Postgres Operator delivers an easy to run highly-available [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/)
clusters on Kubernetes (K8s) powered by [Patroni](https://github.com/zalando/patroni).
It is configured only through Postgres manifests (CRDs) to ease integration into automated CI/CD
pipelines with no access to Kubernetes API directly, promoting infrastructure as code vs manual operations.

### Operator features

* Rolling updates on Postgres cluster changes, incl. quick minor version updates
* Live volume resize without pod restarts (AWS EBS, PVC)
* Database connection pooling with PGBouncer
* Support fast in place major version upgrade to PG13. Supports global upgrade of all clusters.
* Restore and cloning Postgres clusters (incl. major version upgrade)
* Additionally logical backups to S3 bucket can be configured
* Standby cluster from S3 WAL archive
* Configurable for non-cloud environments
* Basic credential and user management on K8s, eases application deployments
* Support for custom TLS certificates
* UI to create and edit Postgres cluster manifests
* Works well on Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, OpenShift and locally on Kind
* Support for AWS EBS gp2 to gp3 migration, supporting iops and throughput configuration

### PostgreSQL features

* Supports PostgreSQL 14, starting from 9.6+
* Streaming replication cluster via Patroni
* Point-In-Time-Recovery with
[pg_basebackup](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/app-pgbasebackup.html) /
[WAL-E](https://github.com/wal-e/wal-e) via [Spilo](https://github.com/zalando/spilo)
* Preload libraries: [bg_mon](https://github.com/CyberDem0n/bg_mon),
[pg_stat_statements](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/14/pgstatstatements.html),
[pgextwlist](https://github.com/dimitri/pgextwlist),
[pg_auth_mon](https://github.com/RafiaSabih/pg_auth_mon)
* Incl. popular Postgres extensions such as
[decoderbufs](https://github.com/debezium/postgres-decoderbufs),
[hypopg](https://github.com/HypoPG/hypopg),
[pg_cron](https://github.com/citusdata/pg_cron),
[pg_partman](https://github.com/pgpartman/pg_partman),
[pg_stat_kcache](https://github.com/powa-team/pg_stat_kcache),
[pgq](https://github.com/pgq/pgq),
[plpgsql_check](https://github.com/okbob/plpgsql_check),
[postgis](https://postgis.net/),
[set_user](https://github.com/pgaudit/set_user) and
[timescaledb](https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb)

The Postgres Operator has been developed at Zalando and is being used in
production for over three years.

## Using Spilo 12 images or lower

If you are already using the Postgres operator in older version with a Spilo 12 Docker image you need to be aware of the changes for the backup path.
We introduce the major version into the backup path to smoothen the [major version upgrade](docs/administrator.md#minor-and-major-version-upgrade) that is now supported.

The new operator configuration can set a compatibility flag *enable_spilo_wal_path_compat* to make Spilo look for wal segments in the current path but also old format paths.
This comes at potential performance costs and should be disabled after a few days.

The newest Spilo image is: `registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/spilo-14:2.1-p3`

The last Spilo 12 image is: `registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/spilo-12:1.6-p5`

## Getting started

For a quick first impression follow the instructions of this
[tutorial](docs/quickstart.md).

## Supported setups of Postgres and Applications

![Features](docs/diagrams/neutral_operator.png)

## Documentation

There is a browser-friendly version of this documentation at
[postgres-operator.readthedocs.io](https://postgres-operator.readthedocs.io)

* [How it works](docs/index.md)
* [Installation](docs/quickstart.md#deployment-options)
* [The Postgres experience on K8s](docs/user.md)
* [The Postgres Operator UI](docs/operator-ui.md)
* [DBA options - from RBAC to backup](docs/administrator.md)
* [Build, debug and extend the operator](docs/developer.md)
* [Configuration options](docs/reference/operator_parameters.md)
* [Postgres manifest reference](docs/reference/cluster_manifest.md)
* [Command-line options and environment variables](docs/reference/command_line_and_environment.md)

## Community

There are two places to get in touch with the community:
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Most heirlooms only work in a limited level range in their default form and must be upgraded to work at higher levels. That costs gold, and you'll need around 30,000 gold to outfit yourself with a fully upgraded set (counting only those that give you bonus experience). You may need to spend some time on a boosted character to acquire the gold you need to outfit another character with heirlooms, but it's well worth the effort.
As the first major content release of Battle for Azeroth, patch 8.1: Tides of Vengeance is adding a number of new ways to gear up, as well as increasing the item level of rewards from existing activities. Tides of Vengeance goes live on December 11th and will add most of the new content, but Mythic+ and PvP Season 2 will not start until the new raid, Battle of Dazar'alor, releases in January, at which time the item level thresholds will increase to the new Titanforge cap of 425.
I just leveled this char in about 2 days played time with a few hours of it being afk in cities.What I did was run every single dungeon one time and do quests while waiting in queue.That way you don't get bored and the experience gain is great.Works particularly good between 60 and 90. WoD is a piece of cake if you just have flying and Legion is questing + doing the per zone dungeon for the 100k xp quest.
Research instances appropriate for your level online. Running instanced content is the single most important thing you can do, at least up through level 85. Instead of focusing on questing, focus on dungeons. A quick search for "WoW dungeons by level" or similar will help you find the right instances for your level. Keep in mind too that many instances are faction specific, so make sure to check Horde or Alliance specific lists!
As it goes with almost any MMORPG, World of Warcraft is a very grindy game. In it, you'll have to pump your character to the maximum available level before you can get to the end-game content which all players are so used to. And the problem is – the process of going through all the expansions just to get yourself one new class to be playable in raids is very time consuming. Even if you have a vanilla WoW leveling guide at your disposal, you still have to do all the boring quests or clear those repetitive dungeons over and over again. This pattern affects almost every activity in this online world. At the end of your day, you need to really dedicate your time to playing the game or you will get nowhere.
I used to use his profession guides they really did help in the pre cata days (before WoW professions site was around) It's really up to you he does keeps his guides up to date and he does he homework (I still get emails) Their are some free leveling power leveling add ons to help you level much like the paid guides. Keep im mind I think he moved to a sub based plan and not a one time payment
When it comes to WoW fast leveling it is very complicated to getting the quickest route possible for completing certain tasks. Developers made sure you spend as much time as possible playing the game and doing repetitive tasks every day, and unfortunately forgot to make the gameplay fun while doing it. And although you can complete the grind yourself, you'll probably get bored while doing so. That is why BestBoost.Club offers you to buy WoW power leveling boost and spend your precious time having fun with your friends, have a workout or just relax while we will do all the work!
World of Warcraft (US) version is by far the most popular and successful monthly subscription MMORPGs thus far and has changed the landscape of the entire genre. Gamers assume the roles of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, plunder and quest across a vast seemless world of warcrafts. For World Of Warcraft players who have no time to level up their characters, they can always hire WOW Boosting service's sellers or power-levelers via G2G.com to help them reach the highest level in the shortest possible time.
But now, the Gear Advisor starts popping up, trying to get me to put the old 360 version Ring #1 into Ring #2's slot, since iLvl 360 is better than 350. Except I can't do that, because of the "Unique-equipped" modifier. So I click "Cancel". And then the window continues to pop up after every action my character takes, over and over and over, until I get rid of the old ring by vendoring, scrapping, or destroying it.
At level 80, I skipped Cataclysm and went straight to Pandaria. Even as my warrior leveled up, and that heirloom axe increased in iLvl along with me, Dugi still ranked that iLvl 87 sword higher. I kept picking up new 2h weapons, and Dugi kept rejecting them in favor of that Wrath sword. That's when I noticed that all of these Pandaria weapon drops, even weapons 20 iLvls higher than the Wrath sword, had secondaries under 20. So even though Dugi Gear Advisor is showing that a new weapon would provide a DPS increase, it still prompts me to re-equip that Wrath sword every time I equip a new weapon. Meanwhile, I've kept the heirloom axe in my bags, assuming that at some point its stats would once again beat whatever I had equipped, but nope, it doesn't, according to Dugi.
The World of Warcraft API has a list of functions that you can interact with and to talk with WoW using Lua. These are your building blocks for manipulating WoW windows and chat boxes and so forth. Looking at these for the first time can be very daunting. But don't be discouraged. After getting more familiar with Lua the WoW API gets much easier, and the documentation gets much easier to read. Keep in mind there are many different ways to accomplish your goals, so when going though the API keep looking until you find a way that best suits what you need.
I've found the best way to level alts is Pet Battling over by Halfhill in Pandaria. My Nightborne Priest I got to 90 that way (the rest was WoD Treasures, then regular leveling post 100), my Mag'har Shaman I'm at 61 with 16 hours or so played. Having a second monitor to zone out and watch Netflix or whatever helps. I think it's the fastest way to get to 90 personally. I really dislike the leveling changes so I just Pet Battle now.
"Power leveling" is a term used to describe getting a character to max level in a short amount of time. Essentially, someone who is power leveling wants their character's level maxed ASAP so that they can move on to "end game"—gameplay intended to challenge max level players. This is an appealing practice for seasoned World of Warcraft players due to the fact that characters are required to reach level 100 to participate in a number of the more intriguing game play options. In addition to helping a player achieve max level more quickly, power leveling differs from traditional leveling due to its focus on boosting experience points through the use of special items, promotions, and gear. Also, while traditional leveling tends to be quest-heavy, power leveling often relies on running instances rather than simply moving from quest hub to quest hub. There are several different ways to power level, and many of them can be used in combination with others for a truly speedy leveling experience.
I think this may have been a case of that specific sword simply having wildly inflated secondaries. If I recall correctly, when I played during Wrath, +STR and +Hit were the stat kings for plate DPS classes (I remember all the guides recommending +STR gems in every slot and +STR enchants on everything) and secondary stats were, well, secondary, and inflated secondaries on a weapon weren't that big a deal. But now that secondary stats have so much more importance, I suspect that an "outlier" weapon like that just wreaks havoc with modern calculations, so that all the addon sees is that this particular sword offers +15 more Haste and Crit than everything else that drops.
- The auto trash sell feature is also incredible, but I always had issues with it selling gear efficiently. Often I have to open my bags 2-3 times if I have a lot of trash, because it can't clear it all in one go. There's also a very noticeable delay with this feature when opening the bags, almost like the bag UI is freezing for a few seconds, then it clears. I've started using a different add on for auto selling trash and it does it all instant, no hiccups, no nothing. Just one swift move.
Let's face it, World of Warcraft has an awful lot of content available, especially when it comes to end game content. Unfortunately, that can quite time consuming and not everyone can afford to spend so much time getting there. Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to skip all the grueling and time-consuming leveling process and just jump right into the end game? Thankfully, there is - WoW leveling service!
Waypoint System with Taxi Feature - Works similar to TomTom, clicking the Quest POI in your Objective Tracker will automatically place a waypoint for the quest. The waypoint arrow will turn green if you enter the selected quest area. You can also create your waypoint by CTRL + Right Click on your map and you can also link them together by holding SHIFT + Right Click on your map.
I'd rather not have to manually re-do all the settings for all my addons in-game unless it's absolutely necessary (since I don't have memorized what the exact settings are I use, so I'd have to take screenshots of them all and then remake the settings to match the screenshots). So I'd rather get some more input about this problem before I try troubleshooting it that way.


Mike Stock quote: "We knew that we were going to have to score tonight against a good basketball team. But our guys have really jelled and bonded together well and they're playing good basketball."
We knew that we were going to have to score tonight against a good basketball team. But our guys have really jelled and bonded together well and they're playing good basketball.
ALEXIS KENDRICK We just played good team basketball. It was a game of two good teams playing hard.
LORI BLADE We played good team basketball, and good things happen when we do that.
LUKE VAIL Grove City is a very good basketball team. And we have to be ready to play them.
CARRIE MAHON We knew they were very good, but we're a better football team than we showed tonight.
DON FLANAGAN They're a very good basketball team. We're not a very good basketball team.
CHAD CARLSON Before we were playing defense, but it wasn't good defense. We're playing together as a team.
JUSTIN ALLEN We feel like we won a really tough basketball game against an outstanding team.
JASON SCANLAN We have a right to life, not on it.
LOUIE ALAS We feel like we won a really tough basketball game against an outstanding team.
DAVE FROELICH We wanted to come out and put our foot down and let people know that we are a good basketball team.
KIRK SNYDER It was a good experience. We learned a lot as a basketball team. It's definitely going to help us.
BERNIE BICKERSTAFF We were playing basketball then.
BILLY DONOVAN We have a really good team. We don't have a superstar . . . but we have 15 solid guys.
MIKE BREY I have a junior varsity team playing varsity basketball.
DWIGHT RAWLINGS We knew they were going to be good. But we knew we were good, also.
JOE BRADLEY We are playing real good team defense so far and our penalty killing has been really good as well.
ERIC PELTZER We picked tonight to play our worse game of basketball.
GREGORY STOCK We call ourselves the social secretaries' sorority.
ANN STOCK There is a pent-up demand from people who want to clone their dead children.
DENNIS STOCK The Complete James Dean Collection.
KAREN STOCK The intention there is to get general revenue out of funding that stadium quicker.
DENNIS STOCK The questions you avoid may be the ones you need to consider most.
GREGORY STOCK I was very happy with the vote. It was very fair.
GREGORY STOCK The questions you avoid may be the ones you need to consider most.


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Q: What is the affect of the value given to an axis in rotation3DEffect (besides just rotating around said axis) So I know I can do for example:
var body: some View {
    someView
        .rotation3DEffect(Angle(degrees: 45), axis: (1, 0, 0))
}

And this will rotate someView 45 degrees on the x axis.
My Question
What does the actual value (in this case 1.0) represent? What would happen if it was 0.5? How does this affect other axis.

Note: Something does happen if more than one axis are set, a la (10, -2, 0)

I can't find anything that doesn't just show an example of code and none have clarified what affect the actual value has.
Here, 1.0 (I see most tutorials say 1.0). If I change the values around with more than 1 axis, I see that something is happening.

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No Prayers for David Kato
The Family, the secretive organization of evangelicals tied to extremist anti-gay legislation in Uganda, is refusing to pressure Ugandan lawmakers to drop the bill.
By Nancy GoldsteinTwitter
There were no prayers for David Kato at yesterday's National Prayer Breakfast. Despite the best efforts of LGBT rights and progressive religious leaders, its organizers refused to honor the Ugandan gay activist, who was found bludgeoned to death in his home in Kampala in late January.
Activists wanted to highlight Kato for the same reason the breakfast's organizers, a group called the Family, wanted to ignore him. An increasing number of Americans, including prominent politicians and journalists, are making the connection between the Family, an elite, secretive brotherhood of fundamentalist Christian politicians; an Anti-Homosexuality Bill under consideration in Uganda that would make gay sex punishable by death; and a culture of homophobia in Uganda so extreme that several months prior to Kato's murder, a tabloid had splashed the headline "100 Pictures of Uganda's Top Homos" next to his picture alongside a banner that read "Hang them."
The Family, based in Washington, DC, has been a major background player in national and global politics for decades. In 1935, the group's founder, Abraham Vereide, was inspired by a dream in which God told him that Christian evangelism had been focusing on ministering to the wrong people—the poor, the suffering, the down and out. Instead, God said, Vereide should go minister to other powerful men, introduce them to Jesus, and together create a leadership headed by God. Consequently, Family members' most heartfelt prayers, as their legislative interests indicate, concern dismantling healthcare reform, shredding the social safety net, busting unions, promoting deregulation, making abortion illegal and enriching themselves. All as secretively as possible, since, as current leader Douglas Coe says, "The more invisible you can make your organization, the more influence it will have."
The National Prayer Breakfast has been a testament to the Family's significance among the world's powerful. As Jeff Sharlet notes in his book The Family, "Some 3,000 dignitaries, representing scores of nations and corporate interests, pay $425 each to attend." Attendance is diverse, with participants ranging from oil and banking executives to "a Sudanese general linked to genocide in Darfur," to President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The Family has taken an interest in Uganda since the mid-'80s, when one of its members brought President Museveni into the fold. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which is probably coming up for a vote soon—perhaps in the weeks following Uganda's February 18 election—was originally introduced at the Ugandan Family's version of the National Prayer Breakfast in October 2009. Its primary promoter, Parliamentarian David Bahati, boasts of being a Family member despite the unwritten dictate that Family members keep their secret society secret. While the provision that mandates death for LGBT "serial offenders" has caused the greatest outcry from the international community, Ugandans also concerned about the part where even heterosexuals who fail to turn in "known homosexuals" face three-year prison sentences.
However you look at it, the bill's a recipe for genocide in a country that already sentences anyone guilty of homosexual sex to up to fourteen years in prison.
The outraged response of human rights activists in the United States finally resulted in a pointed repudiation of the bill by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton at last year's National Prayer Breakfast while protesters circled outside. It's safe to say that the Family did not want a repeat at this year's event. They got their wish. Obama spoke, but said nothing about Uganda. Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords's husband spoke but said nothing explicit about the dangers of violent rhetoric. The Family was back in form: powerful, respectable and, most importantly, invisible.
But Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson and Reverend John Vaughn of the Auburn Theological Seminary are still trying to push the Family to take an active role in protecting the very people they've imperiled through supporting Bahati's bill. "When you combine the Family's divine sense of entitlement with anti-gay prejudice," the Bishop told me, "you have a recipe for destruction that has caused some of the darkest hours of our history. Now Ugandan gays are scrambling to find places to hide. My friend Christopher Senyonjo, the Anglican bishop who was the other person on the front of that tabloid with David Kato, is busy trying to set up safe houses for people in Uganda while his own life and the lives of his family are in danger."
Together, Robinson and Vaughn have called for the Family to "make a public statement that definitively calls out the pending anti-gay legislation in Uganda as a manifestation of sin." They ask its leaders "at this pivotal moment, [to] exert your direct influence over those responsible for its creation and possible passage, such as MP David Bahati, Ethics Minister Nsaba Buturo, and President Yoweri Museveni."
It's hard to imagine that happening. There's no sign of genuine remorse, or even acknowledgment of involvement from the Family, and there probably won't be. Family member Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma, who won't acknowledge being part of the Family, took care of his own PR by issuing a public renunciation of the bill after Rachel Maddow highlighted his connection to Uganda's fundamentalist community and political leaders. (So did Pastor Rick Warren after receiving the Maddow treatment. Though not a member of the Family, he had also agitated heavily for anti-LGBT measures in Uganda.) Bahati told Sharlet that, despite some public backpedaling, he had received no pressure from the Americans to drop the bill.
But there's another cold, hard fact at play when asking the American Family to try to roll back the tide they've helped to swell in Uganda. Even if a Doug Coe or a Bob Hunter—the Family's spokesman on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill—were to pick up the phone and denounce the bill to Bahati, its primary Ugandan promoter, there's no reason to believe Bahati could or would drop it.
For his part, Bahati didn't seem too concerned one way or the other. Although some of the Americans had denounced the bill, he told Sharlet, they could continue to work together on other biblical issues—like defense contracts.
Nancy GoldsteinTwitterNancy Goldstein's work has appeared in venues including the Guardian, NPR, Politico, Salon, Slate, The American Prospect and the Washington Post, where she was an Editor's Pick and the winner of the blogging round during their Next Great Pundit Contest. You can follow her on Twitter at @nancygoldstein.


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The First International Workshop on "Prognostic and Therapeutic Implications of RKIP in Cancer'" was held at UCLA in Los Angeles in March 2010. During this last decade, a plethora of new research investigations has emerged on the biology and functional roles of Raf-1 Kinase Inhibitory Protein (RKIP) in cancer. Therefore, the Second International Symposium "Prognostic and Therapeutic Implications of RKIP in Cancer"' was organized and will be held on May 9-10, 2019 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
To discuss novel biochemical and molecular advances of the involvement of RKIP in the pathogenesis of cancer, and its response to treatments.
To explore different options that could be employed to materialize the potential of targeting (activating) RKIP expression for anti-tumoral and anti-metastatic therapies.
To facilitate scientific and collaborative interactions and encourage the establishment of lasting professional relationships among researchers investigating the role of RKIP in cancer.
Τhe symposium program consists of world-renowned scientists (speakers/discussants) from the Life Sciences who have been investigating RKIP at the biochemical, molecular and genetic levels. All scientific sessions are open to all interested participants.
There is no registration fee; however, online registration is mandatory prior to the meeting.
We look forward to welcoming you to Heraklion!
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bt_townsquare is ready to ship!
just today i finished a compile including some last touches to bt_townsquare which came up in yesterdays beta-test and now the map is ready to go.
will probably stay in Japan for a year makin Working Holidays.
Ongoing thanks goes to Sverek, who´s still working on the sounds to make an awesome athmosphere in every corner of the map.
So here´s some pictures comparing the final-layout-version of August 2011 to the one of today, enjoy!
As i entered the team i thought it would be impossible to have a map ready for the next release, well its due to the time the release takes and not my pace but i´m happy nonetheless and the team does a great job.
Nice to see the before and after pictures and the work you have put in it.
Too bad those pictures don't have the sounds from the map.
I salute you and everyone involved.
It was a blast to be able to watch your map from blocked out in the build version go to a nice looking map like this from watching the live broadcasts. You surprised me in a good way.
I remember the first stages of it, and from there to now you've put alot of heart into this map Tschopp!
Oh my god, it looks amazing! Can't wait to try it.
Such an awesome map. Both visually and gameplay wise this map is amongst my favorite pvkii maps. Hats of to Tschoppo and everyone else involved.


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THE HABSHALL.
Her trips being made from this city, it would seem that the charterer had sent the steamer across the river to Hobokeh for no other purpose than to obtain coal and water of the libellants, and that, not for a.ny voyage from that port, but simply preparatory to her trips to be afterwards made from this city to Rockaway. It may be doubted whether the rule giving a maritime lien in a foreign port for necessary supplies to complete a voyage could be properly appliea to supplies thus furnished· for such a purpose; but without regard to this point I am clearly of opinion that the supplies in this case cannot be held to have been lawfully furnished upon the credit of the vessel, but only upon. the personal credit of the charterer. The libel should, therefore, be dismissed, with costs.
(DiBtriet Oourt, 8. D. NfIUJ York.
June 16, 1882.)
TUG AND Tow-RIGHT OP WAy-RIVER NAVIGATION.
A tug with a heavy tow upon a long hawser, coming down the river with the tide, having to Pl,\Bs a sharp bend where the tide sweeps rapidly towards the opposite shore, has the right of way as agaimt a similar tug and tow coming up the stream below the bend. Where the M;., with such a tow, came round West Point, on the Hudson river, after signaling the tug C., with a similar tow, below the Point, and receiving similar blasts in return, and kept within 25 or 50 feet of the flats below the Point, and drew as near the Point as was safe, but the end of her tow swung with the tide so as to collide with the tow of the C., held, that the M. was not in fault, as she ought neither to have stopped sooner nor to have attempted to cross the C.'s bows to the easterly side of the stream.
INJURY TO Tow-NEGLIGENCE-ACTlON AGAINST ALL VESSELS IMPLICATED.
Where a barge in tow isinjured without her own fault! through the negligence of some one of other vessels, the suit ought to be against all, unless some are clearly not liable, in order that the respective rights of the parties may be determined in a single suit.
Thomas C. Campbell, for libellant. Benedict, Taft it Benedict, for claimants. BROWN, D. J. By the statute of this state, steamers navigating the Hudson river are bound to keep upon the right-hand side. The Marshall, in coming down the river with the tide, would have been clearly in the wrong, therefore, in undertaking to go to the left, unless there was clearly no alternative. That no such necessity ex.
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isted is evident front the fa.ot tows nearlY'cleared each other, though the Cayuga was in the'middle of the river, instead .of being upon the easterly side as required by law, which would have enabled the Marshall's tow topasBuliin:jured. The evidence shows that signals were exchanged half a mila 'ttrpart for each to pass to the right. and the Marshall had a right to assume that the Cayuga was in the easterly half of the stream, and 'far' enough over to avoid the known necessary swinging of the tow' 'passing around West Point witll the tide. It is'established 'by a. evidence that the. Ma.rshall, in. coming a1"Oundthe.point, went as near the rocks as was, safe, and drew her hawser tier very near to the westerly shore, as near as they were ever 'k'ilown;to'so,while sh&hugged the,Jlats upon the westerly side, below the Point, within 25 or 50 feet of their edge. So far as the Marshall was concerned the collision was caused, it seems to me, solely by the swing of the ebb tide. It was no greater than was usual at that point; on this occasion, so far and until a collision was seen tq be inevitable, it,was plainly the duty of the Marshall to keep on hauling as close to the westerly shore as pracpicablE!, because this'tended topnll the tow out of the swing., of the tide and away froID. the CaYllga,'s tow below. When it was seen that the collision could not be belped, it was th her duty to' stop, m in ordei that the blow might be lightened. In both these respects the Marshall's :t;lavigation was correct. In going along 'within 25 or approached them as near as prudent 50 feet of, the navigation would allow, and lam unable to perceive any fault in her navigation. It was impossible f,or her to stop before reaching the Cayuga, because her tow upon a hawser 100 fathoms long, and drifting with the tide, would have gone wild and become unmanageable. Had there been any real difficulty in the two tows passing each other off Westp'oint, it was the legal duty of the Cayuga; which was com· ing against the stream with 'her tow, to have stopped below the Marshall and her tow had passed. The Marshall clearly had the right of way, and had a right to assume that the Cayuga would either stop or go far enough to the easterly side of the river to allow the Marshall and her 'tow to pass. The Galatea, 92 U. S. 439; The Defender, 1 Bond. 3U7. It is nrgedthat the plaoing of the libellant's boat in the fourth hawser'tier was a fault in making up the tier instead of as is claimed,she was deeply ,and by her weight in
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the rear part of tow increased the natural swing with the tide to the eastward. I do not find any evidence to show that the collision was caused by the place of the libellant's boat in the tow, or that it would have been avoided had it been placed elsewhere·.·The difference between the weight of his boat and others, and whether in the first or second tier, or the fifth, is not shown by any evidence to be material in causing the collision; and, as the hawser was from 100 to 120 fathoms long, any difference in the swing of the tow from this cause must have been very slight, if any; nor does it appear that the tow was made up in any unusual manner. As the libellant is himself apparently without fault, I regret that through some misapprehension of the facts all the parties concerned were not joined in this suit, so that the libellant's rights could have been finally adjudicated in one action, and the loss imposed where, upon hearing all the parties, it should seem to belon". But upon the proofs, as they appear in this action;! can find no legal fault in the Marshall, and have no alternative but to dismiss the libel, with oosts.
THE ALIOE,
July 14, 1882.)
(District COU'I't, 8. D. Flo'I'ida.
1. EVIDENCE.
That a party had but one blll of lading and did not deem it prudent to incur the risk of tke sea voyage from Antwerp, when it might be needed in more important suit, not deemed suflicient to admit in evidence a paper certified by United States consular certificate to be a true copy. 2.
CONBULAR CERTIFICATE.
A consular certificate is not evidence.
In Admiralty.
D. J. This is a suit for damages and possessIOn or cargo. The libellant presents by his proctor a paper by the United States consul at Antwerp to be a correct copy of an original bill of lading in the possession of Weber, the libellant, and asks that it be accepted as evidence in lieu of the origitial, upon the grounds that "libellants have but one copy of the original bill' of lading,and they deem it best not to expose that to the risk of long sea voyages before they can judge where their principal claim must be enforced." This refers to the fact of a fraudulent shipment and false bills of lading
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which have appeared in other suits against the same. property, and


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As someone who just turned twenty, three weeks ago to be exact, and is feeling as lost as a child in a supermarket, this movie genuinely couldn't have come at a better time. Lin-Manuel Miranda's directorial debut, 'tick, tick… BOOM!' showcases the tragically short but magically inspiring life of Jonathan Larson. A man with the intense desire to leave this world a better place with his unrealized legacy. As his thirtieth birthday looms over him like a ticking time bomb, he starts to fear that he's running out of time to achieve the goal he's been working towards his entire life. Andrew Garfield stars as Larson in this deeply relatable, deeply tragic but ultimately inspiring journey.
Despite being ten years younger than Larson was in this movie, we are definitely in the same realm of circumstance. You don't really think of where you want to be at a certain age, if you're lucky enough you have a passion and make it your life-long purpose. However, if you're someone like me who doesn't have access to actual Broadway plays and lives in a much duller place than the inspired, you're left yearning for something more. However, when you have a dead-end job that can barely pay off living necessities and you find yourself stuck in an inescapable cycle of disappointment, desperately using up that dimming optimism, you really do feel like you're running out of time. Like Larson, there is that ticking time bomb in the back of my mind which to me represents the time I have left before I can turn my life around. How late is too late to start living the life of someone who has a legacy to share. My mind is constantly reminding me that I have so much to do and I don't either have the time or means to do any of it. The entire sequence leading up to 'Sunday' had me so overwhelmed I had to pause it. The constant nagging in your head, the outside world forcing you to come back to reality when you don't even know what the next right thing to do is. It is an all too familiar feeling but I think that the reason this movie connected with me to such an intimate extent, is because it understands what it is to create, how much of a priority it takes in our lives. To continuously take from ourselves and put it into our work.
A crucial part of being a creator is denying that you are one. I've been doing that for the past four years because my writing doesn't offer any financial benefit. Seeing struggles I've experienced as a writer made me feel validated. As corny and cheesy as it sounds, this is the movie that made me say that I am a writer. Being a writer or anything remotely creative doesn't mean that you just love doing it. It means making it a priority, using it to cope, letting it ruin your sleep schedule and still somehow finding ways to be excited about it. In February 2022, I will have spent four years writing and the beauty of doing something for so long is seeing your progress. The way I approach a review, how I notice my signature style of writing. It really has become something valuable to me. Some of Larson's struggles in this movie mirrored my struggles as a writer in painstaking accuracy. The scene where Larson is at his Macintosh rewriting "You're" in different ways to get that spark going is something I've done countless times. Those nights where you stare at your laptop screen, scratching your head begging for an idea until it's three in the morning and you've got to sleep because you have a ten-hour shift tomorrow. This movie understands that and it shows us why we keep up with this routine. It's because we love doing it, it fulfils us and feeds that part of us that makes us who we are.
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Again, this review is all over the place and I barely scratched the surface on what makes this film so fantastic. Besides being well-written, 'tick, tick… BOOM!' also includes; an Oscar-worthy performance form Andrew Garfield who blew me away. The songs are stellar as expected, '30/90′, 'Therapy' and 'Sunday' being three standouts that I cannot get out of my head. Lin-Manuel Miranda's direction shows true love and dedication towards the project, you can tell how much this means to him. The inclusion of the tragic HIV/Aids epidemic and how it affected the LGBTQIA+ community was discussed very effectively. It adds an entirely new element to the concept of not having enough time in a gut-wrenching way. Robin de Jesús delivers a truly fantastic supporting performance which I really do hope gets recognized. Other than that, the singing is great, the cast is incredible, the story is there but most importantly, it's a movie that evokes inspiration which is ultimately what Larson wanted to do and I feel like that's the best compliment I can give this movie.
'tick, tick… BOOM!' is now streaming on Netflix.
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The Force of an Alligator's Bite
By Don Glass
It comes as no surprise that an alligator has a strong bite, but just how strong is pretty amazing? The Force of an Alligator Bite on today's Moment of Science.
Have you ever wondered just how powerful an alligator's chomps are? Well, a certain scientist has gone through the trouble to find out for us. To measure the force of an alligator's bite this scientist and his crew used a pole specially designed for measuring bite force; they got alligators and crocodiles to bite the pole so that they could measure the force of their chomps.
One of the difficulties in this research was getting the creatures to bite like they really meant it, despite the fact that the pole was clearly not edible. Of course, keeping the researchers limbs out of reach from the creatures was no easy task either.
The researchers found that the force of a twelve-foot alligator's bite is nearly identical to that of the pressure of the weight of a small pick-up truck. So imagine that you're buried underneath a small pick-up truck, and you are trying to lift the pick-up truck off of yourself. Needless to say, there's no escape from these jaws.
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