The Physical Therapy program through Northern Arizona University allows you to study in downtown Phoenix, the Valley of the Sun.
If you like warm weather, laid back lifestyles, and a city atmosphere, then Phoenix is right for you.
Downtown Phoenix is where all the action happens—sports games, theater, art walks, concerts, and a vibrant nightlife.
Phoenix provides opportunities for research and studies in one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S.
Your first year of the program will be conducted at the new Phoenix Biomedical Campus in downtown Phoenix.
Part of the Arizona Biomedical Collaborative, the Phoenix Biomedical Campus is a 30-acre medical and bioscience campus right in the metropolitan area of downtown Phoenix. The campus has more than six million square feet of research, academic, and clinical facilities.
The Biomedical Campus is attracting high-caliber researchers, doctors, and doctorally prepared faculty ready to educate you and provide real-world experience. Not only will there be reputable educators, but the facilities alone will provide great opportunities for professional growth.
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the International Genomics Consortium (IGC) headquarters opened in December 2004 in a six-story, 170,000 square foot laboratory and research facility that focuses on genetic investigation.
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders (NIDDK) works towards finding susceptibility genes for diabetes and obesity.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix continues to grow and allow students to complete their training in Phoenix based hospitals.
The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy – Phoenix opened an office in the city-owned TGen facility in 2007 and offer MS, PhD, pre-pharmacy, and PharmD degrees.
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center research laboratories is where collaboration begins between TGen and investigators from Barrow Neurological Institute, the Heart & Lung Institute and other academic and clinical divisions of St. Joseph's Hospital.
VisionGate, is another biomedical research entity committed to the early detection of lung cancer and will establish and operate a research lab within the TGen / IGC facility.
BioAccel is a non-profit organization that drives economic development through the accelerated commercialization of late-stage basic and applied research in the life sciences.
The Arizona Biomedical Collaborative I (ABC I) houses the ASU Department of Bioinformatics and wet lab space for the U of A College of Medicine, diabetes, cancer, and neurological research.
Phoenix Union Bioscience High School educates future medical professionals by fostering intensive collaboration among students with the academic and scientific communities in downtown Phoenix.
Your second year in the program will consist of clinical rotations located throughout Arizona. As you may know, Arizona is home to the well-known Mayo Clinic, Banner Health, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and a variety of specialized health centers.
The Mayo Clinic in Phoenix was named the top Cardiovascular hospitals in the U.S. in 2010, providing care to people from all over the world.
St. Joseph's was named one of the top ten hospitals by the U.S. News and World Report alongside the Barrow Neurological Institute.
The Banner Health system offers over 20 hospitals and clinics in Arizona alone.
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This Place Has the World's Largest Private Vintage Aircraft Model Collection
PHOTO | Fantasy of Flight Golden age of the aviation industry
Aviation enthusiasts all have a simple dream, and it's having a big collection of good, quality aircraft models – reminiscent of their glory days in flying, or which serves as a reminder of their passion for winged machines that rule the sky!
What do you do if you see a huge collection of aircraft models? You're in luck. It's basically a gold mine that will keep you from leaving the room, because surely you'll opt to study and appreciate the very treasured items right in front of you!
This must be the case for aviation enthusiasts who have visited the Fantasy of Flight. It is the home to the world's greatest collection of vintage aircrafts – full of Historic, awe-inspiring time machines – flown every day. The place has earned the approval and admiration of many knowledgeable aviators, and continues to impress those with dreams of soaring above the clouds.
The place is filled with plentiful vintage aircraft from several aviation eras for the enjoyment of all types of visitors from all walks of life, and especially those who hold the aviation industry dear to their heart.
What are the aircrafts displayed in the museum?
If you don't have your own aircraft model collection, you might as well appreciate what this place has collected (and took care of!) just to share with people like you.
The list of aircraft models found in Fantasy of Flight includes:
Martin B-26 Marauder
Polikarpov PO-2
DeHavilland DH-4
Morane A-1
Standard E-1
Curtiss Pusher Model D
Gee Bee Z
Gee Bee R-2
Gee Bee Y
DGA-5 "Ike"
B-24J LIberator
Travel Air 4000
Laird Super Solution
Brown B1
Lockheed L1649 Starliner
Consolidated PBY
Piper L-4 Grasshopper
Not to mention, they also showcase a "Kermit Collection," which highlights the very first aircrafts used by bold men and women in reaching the skies and flying to their heart's delight. This collection, albeit not included in the museum's showing, has the following:
Early Flight aircrafts (these are rare aircrafts used a long, long time ago)
1913 Benoist XIV (called "The Lark of Duluth," a small biplane flying boat built in 1913)
1916 Brock Morane (aircraft model with a unique wing-warping technique, like a bird that actually "twists" just one wing up, then the other wing "twists" down)
1911 Curtiss Pusher Model D (early United States pusher aircraft)
1909 Herring-Curtiss Pusher (called a foreplane which has both a front and a tail canard)
1911 Valkyrie (used by the training pilots for the fledgling Royal Flying Corps)
WWI aircrafts (aircraft models which are used in the military warfare)
1917 Albatros D-Va (once said to be the most feared aircraft in battle)
1917 Fokker DR-1 Triplane (great dogfighter aircraft due to its great climbing and turning ability in the sky)
1918 Fokker D-VIII (last German fighter designed and built by Anthony Fokker during World War I)
1918 Morane A-I (it was used in the combat during the last months of World War I)
1915 Nieuport 17 (agile and fast aircraft model used by French, British, Italian, and Belgian squadrons during the war)
1918 Standard E-1 (airfield defense fighter)
1917 Standard J-1 (one of the four aircrafts used to chase down Mexican bandit Pancho Villa)
1918 Thomas Morse Scout (single-seat fighter used by U.S. Air Service, also known as "Tommy")
Golden Age aircrafts (defined as the air celebrities or heroes and ristakers, which are great racers, the record-breakers, and the advent of the airlines)
1938 AVRO Cadet (mainly used by the flying clubs)
1934 Brown B-2 "Miss Los Angeles" (known as one of the fiercest and most competitive aircrafts of the Golden Age air races— and truly the NASCAR of its day)
1937 Bücker Jungmeister (airshow demonstration aircraft loved by many enthusiasts)
1934 Cierva C.30-A Autogiro (display aircraft model)
1929 Curtiss Robin (deemed as an affordable and practical aircraft during the Golden Age)
1931 Curtiss-Wright Junior (aircraft said to be like an "automobile in the medium price class")
1932 DGA-5 "IKE" (one of the smallest and quickest aircraft in the 1932 races)
1929 Ford 5AT Tri-Motor (aircraft model that was introduced when public distrust for aviation aircrafts was at an all time high)
1932 Gee Bee R-2 (the replica of famed Granville Brothers Gee Bee racer)
1931 Gee Bee Y Sportster (a wire-braced low-wing monoplane of conventional construction)
1931 Gee Bee Z (racer aircraft)
1931 Laird Super Solution (racer aircraft)
1934 Pitcairn Autogiro PA-18 (interesting and unique aircraft)
1930 Sikorsky S-39 (also one of the interesting and eye-catching aircrafts of this day)
1927 Spirit of St. Louis (a replica of the "Ryan NYP" Charles Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris)
1931 Stinson Tri-Motor (aircraft made by Stinson Airliner)
1941 Stinson Vultee L-1E (liaison aircraft used during the WWII)
1929 Travel Air 4000 (copied from the famous Fokker D-VII fighter from World War I)
There are also the WWII aircrafts (improved aircraft models from WWI, used to meet wartime demand, and used by heroic aircrews fly swift fighters, including potent bombers as well as liaison and utility aircraft of many nations), and last but definitely not the least, the Korean War or Post WWII aircrafts (aircraft models of this age were recognized for its unparalleled innovation and performance in the aviation field).
Do you love looking at big aircraft model collections to feed your satisfaction? How did you find this museum?
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Tagged: Arbitration
by Joseph Grodin
One of Jerry Brown's signature achievements during his first term of office was securing the passage of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 (ALRA). Farmworkers are excluded from coverage under the National Labor Relations Act, and the ALRA was the first (and still only) state statute to establish a comprehensive system for protecting the right of farmworkers to form unions and engage in collective bargaining. The ALRA has fallen short of its promise, however, due in part to the seasonal and migratory characteristics of farm labor, which pose obstacles to union organization and stable bargaining relationships and which...
The U.S. Supreme Court Has Misinterpreted The Federal Arbitration Act
by William T. Newman
For parties aggrieved by another's refusal to arbitrate under a written agreement, the Federal Arbitration Act grants the ability to petition any court of the United States for an order compelling the parties to arbitrate the dispute. The FAA applies where (absent the arbitration agreement) federal courts would have jurisdiction over the subject matter. This article will overview the evolution of modern arbitration agreements, explore the flaws in the current federal law approach to arbitration, and suggest needed reforms. The FAA The first modern arbitration statute was enacted in New York in 1920. That statute made enforceable all arbitration agreements...
Iskanian v. CLS Transportation / Sakkab v. Luxottica Retail North America
Examining the Ninth Circuit's View on Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC: An Update on California's Enforcement of Arbitration Clauses
by Philip Johnson
In Sakkab v. Luxottica Retail North America, Inc., No. 3:12-cv-00436-GPC-KSC, 2015 WL 5667912 (9th Cir. 2015), the Ninth Circuit held last month in a 2–1 decision that the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") does not preempt the California Supreme Court's decision in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC, 59 Cal.4th 348, 359 (2014), which held, among other things, that an employer's arbitration agreement cannot require employees to waive representative claims under California's Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 ("PAGA"), Cal. Labor Code §§ 2698–2699.5 (2004), as a condition of employment. Because both opinions are extensive and complex—Iskanian's three opinions total...
Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co.
Opinion Analysis: Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Company, LLC
by Calvin House
The California Supreme Court has continued its dialogue with the U.S. Supreme Court about arbitration agreements in a recent ruling that affirmed the use of California unconscionability law to determine the validity of arbitration agreements, but declined to invalidate the agreement before it. In the course of this years-long dialogue, the California Supreme Court has tended to apply principles of California law to invalidate arbitration provisions, while the U.S. Supreme Court has tended to invoke the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") to uphold arbitration provisions. Prior Decisions Over thirty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ban on arbitration imposed...
Riverside County Sheriff's Department v. Stiglitz
Arbitrators may decide Pitchess motions
A recent California Supreme Court decision raises questions about the extent to which nonjudicial officers should decide disclosure questions. In Riverside County Sheriff's Department v. Stiglitz, the court ruled that an arbitrator deciding an appeal from disciplinary action against a peace officer could inspect confidential personnel records of other peace officers and determine whether they should be disclosed in the arbitration proceeding. The statutes in question establish a qualified privilege for peace officer personnel records and prescribe a procedure for determining whether they should be disclosed, commonly called Pitchess rights. Under the facts of Pitchess v. Superior Court, Peter Pitchess...
Upcoming oral argument in Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Company on arbitration agreement enforcement
by Peter Lagarias
On May 5, 2015, the Supreme Court of California will hear arguments in Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Company, LLC. The case will address whether an arbitration clause from a car purchase contract is enforceable. The events of the case arose when plaintiff Gil Sanchez learned that the used Mercedes-Benz car he had purchased could not be repaired despite several attempts by the dealer. Sanchez later discovered that the car he purchased had previously been in an accident and was inadequately repaired. Sanchez sued, seeking class action status, for improper disclosures and other misconduct in the sale. The defendant car dealer,...
Richey v. AutoNation
Opinion Analysis: Richey v. AutoNation
by Scott Dodson
On January 29, 2015, a unanimous California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Richey v. AutoNation, Inc., an important clarification on when a court can overturn an arbitration award. Facts Plaintiff Richey worked as an at-will employee for defendant Power Toyota. His employment terms included acceptance of (1) a company policy that prohibited outside work while on approved medical leave and (2) an agreement to resolve any employment dispute through arbitration. The arbitration agreement provided that any decision would be "final and binding." The agreement did not expressly provide that courts could review any arbitration award for legal error. Richey...
Case Background – Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co.
by Hastings Law Journal
Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Co. – S214430 Issue Does the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. § 2), as interpreted in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion (2011) 563 U.S. __ [131 S. Ct. 1740, 179 L.Ed.2d 742], preempt state law rules invalidating mandatory arbitration provisions in a consumer contract as procedurally and substantively unconscionable? Procedural History Opinion Below: 201 Cal.App.4th 74; Los Angeles County Superior Court; BC433634 Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed an order denying a petition to compel arbitration.


The JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) Conducted together by thirteen Indian Institutes Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee, Bhubaneshwar, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Patna, Punjab and Rajasthan), IT-BHU, Varnasi and Indian School of Mines University,Dhanbad is one of the premier entrance examination in India. The level of competition can be gauged from the fact that lakh's of students appear at the JEE every year for a handful of seats available in these institutions.
In the engineering entrance examination, intelligence and knowledge of the student alone will not suffice. Good practice and proper guidance are required to answer different types of problems posed in different models.
This Website gives you a collection of all the types of Objective Questions which are being asked in all engineering competitive exams in India. Suggestions as well as comments from the visitors for the improvement of this site will be gratefully received.


Junaid Jamshed is a trusted and well known name in the branded collection of not only ladies but also dresses and shoes for men, kids and women all of them. Juniad Jamshed is known for its unique Men Kurta Collection that is truly admired by the men not only in Pakistan but also abroad as a number of boutiques of Junaid Jamshed are also working abroad in collaboration with Pakistan.
Junaid Jamshed has newly launched their new footwear collection for Eid 2015 that is the traditional Peshawari Chapel in different colors and styles. This Peshawari Chappal complements the Junaid Jamshed Eid Men Kurta Collection and Shalwar Suit Collection in a wonderful way. There are different colors textures of this footwear that will go in accordance with your dress at Eid and will give a complete traditional look and personality at the festive occasion of Eid.


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Bee'ah's ultra-efficient Material Recovery Facility becomes world-leading producer of recovered plastics
Material Recovery
Largest facility in the Middle East achieves remarkable recovery rate following installation of advanced retrofit
Bee'ah, the Middle East's leading and award-winning environmental management company, has achieved a new milestone in sustainability, as its Material Recovery Facility (MRF) becomes one of the world's largest producers of recovered plastics, following the installation of an advanced retrofit in April of this year. The facility achieved this impressive feat by recovering 69 million pieces of plastic materials, equalling 1700 tonnes, in the month of November.
USA-based Bulk Handling Systems was responsible for designing, engineering, manufacturing and installing the retrofit, which features some of the world's most advanced recycling technology. Every month, Bee'ah's MRF now processes over 80 tonnes of household waste per hour; and recovers 27.30 million water bottles, 37.50 million plastic bags, 4 million hard beverage containers, 3.9 million used aluminium cans, 5.72 million containers of ferrous materials and 1350 tonnes of fibres like paper and old corrugated cardboard.
HE Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO of Bee'ah, commented "Right from its inception, Bee'ah has driven the ambition of achieving a circular economy in the UAE, and of zero diversion of waste to landfills in Sharjah. This retrofit and the remarkable results that have emerged as a result of its installation, brings us one step closer to this far-reaching ambition. Plastic materials have always been a cause of concern, thanks to their non-biodegradable nature. Thanks to our MRF's capabilities as a world leader in recovering plastics, we will be able to ensure that plastic consumption in the UAE does not lead to long-lasting repercussions for our economy."
The new retrofit has introduced state-of-the-art technology like automated bag breakers, polishing screens, debris roll screens, Nihot air separators and optical sorters. The automated bag breakers were the first upgrade and eliminate the need for manual bag opening. The facility's new Debris Roll Screen uses four sets of adjustable, compound discs for highly-accurate material sizing, while the Nihot Air Separator uses a combination of air and rotating drums to separate materials based on density and shape.
The new polishing screens separate mixed fibre, plastics and fine materials by evaluating the 2D and 3D characteristics of the materials. Increasing the efficiency of processing plastic bags and PET bottles, the optical sorters will use sensors, in combination with air jets, to separate these materials off conveyor belts.
Housed within Bee'ah's Waste Management Centre at Al Saj'ah, the MRF is the largest in the Middle East and the third largest in the world. It plays an instrumental role in the environmental management company's master plan for a circular economy by processing more than 2.3 million tonnes of waste, collected from over a million households in Sharjah and from commercial establishments across the UAE.


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Q: Modern Experience Upload-Metadata Problem In the classic experience when the user uses the upload button the user gets asked to enter the Metedata.
In the modern experience, when I use the upload button no pop up window open up to ask me about filling the necessary metadata.
I know users can, go and check files that need attention and then file in the metadata.
Is there any other solution to this ?
The continuity is the old experience was good, click upload file, window opens up, asks you to add metadata and then done .
How do you guys deal with this if you are using the new experience

A: There is no OOTB way to deal with it. Required columns are completely ignored in the modern SharePoint UI. All we get is the visual indicators in the list View or a list item form.
The only potential solution would to be change the settings for that particular document library to use the classic view.

A: So far we have had to revert to classic if updated metadata is a must, otherwise loads of training AND appointed data owners that has to remind the users if they have forgotten the mandatory fields. In some cases we have a workflow that sends an automatic reminder

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(/media/rm291022848/tt0443272)Last week, Elaina (Education Assistant/Miss Gordon at the Farmstead) and I waited in a long line for a chance to see a free sneak preview of Lincoln (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443272/). After all, we are history nerds and we're cheap. As we finally made our way into the theater, we ran into museum friends from The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, the Dallas Historical Society and the Old Red Museum of Dallas County History and Culture. I shouldn't have been so surprised to see them—after all, history museum employees are naturally attracted to such occasions. So, what did we think of said movie, set to open on November 16? Loosely based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals (which I haven't read, Elaina has) ..
(/images/postimages/trip-with-bennett-0021.jpg)A merry troupe of historians set out one Friday to explore the history of the Cedars. This trip was part of an oral history project Dallas Heritage Village is conducting to accompany our new exhibit on the history of the neighborhood and the park. That will open in spring of 2013, and we have been busy collecting information and images. There is no better source for such information than Bennett Miller, a local developer and historian who has researched, owned and rehabilitated numerous buildings in the neighborhood. Our happy history hunters are pictured here, left to right: Steven Sielaff, of Baylor University's Institute for Oral History. He is a graduate student in Baylor's Museum Studies program and expert on ..


Riverview Steel's 100,000 square foot production facility features all state-of-the-art equipment.
Providing fast, efficient and precision coil & blanks. We deliver what we promise, on time, every time!
Founded in 1988, Riverview Steel has emerged as a leader in multi-cut, surface critical blanking and slitting in the steel service center industry. From the moment material is received, Riverview Steel's team of professionals implement a full-service approach to accommodate the most stringent needs of our customers, based on all current up-to-date quality requirements.
In today's competitive business environment, companies need access to extraordinary technical resources in the pursuit of excellence and innovation. Riverview Steel is proud to provide our customers with highly accurate, reliable and prompt testing and analytical services.
We maintain a balanced inventory of specialty stock ranging from uncoated products such as HR P&O and Cold Rolled, We stock various types of coated products from HD Galvanized, Galvannealed to Electro Galvanized through Aluminized. We carry both Exposed and unexposed.


I am starting to build up my album of digital photos (using a Canon IXUS 400) to share with family and friends.
Arty stuff – These are what I consider to be my best shots. Mostly you'll find them in other categories too.
Benington Lordship 2 May 2004 – These are my very first digital pictures, taken on the day I bought the Canon.
Copenhagen May 2004 – A long weekend, tied in with a one-day Medical Translation workshop.
Race for Life, St Albans, 4 July 2004 – This was the third year I've run this race, and the second time I've organised a team from the Hertfordshire Chorus.
Kings Lynn October 2004 – An autumn weekend break.
Cape Town November 2004 – This was my main holiday this year, when Dominic and I stayed with my brother Peter at his home in the Cape Town suburbs.
Garden – I'm gradually improving the garden of my house in the Old Town, Stevenage.
Garden 2 - the grand design – I finally got the rear half of my garden completed in summer 2005, with the help of a garden designer and landscape gardener.
Umbria, May 2005 – Hertfordshire Chorus tour.
Oughtonhead Common – A little natural paradise just on the outskirts of Hitchin.
Bologna, November 2005 – A short trip by some of the members of the LALG Italian Conversation Group.
Bathroom extension – Building project to give me a decent-sized bathroom and kitchen.


Toronto's Parts and Labour owner and burger champion Matty Matheson shows us the key to making an amazing burger.
Nine years old, lands a 540 on the vert, and has an awesome name - Sabre Norris - to boot. This kid is going places.
It's like Mad Max with remote-controlled cars.
Colin Furze continues to take his X-Men obsession to another level with his home-made Pyro wrist-mounted flamethrowers.
Jon Benjamin (the voice of Coach Jon McGuirk) lends his voice to HAL in this scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey.


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FTTH subscribers ...
FTTH subscribers in Europe reach 36 million
The number of fibre-to the home (FTTH) and fibre to the building (FTTB) subscribers in Europe increased by 19 per cent over the first nine months of 2015, to reach nearly 36 million, according to the FTTH panorama unveiled at the FTTH Conference 2016 in Luxembourg.
Meanwhile, the number of homes passed increased by 17 per cent, to reach nearly 127 million across the 39 countries included in the study (EU39) – from Iceland in the west to Russia in the east.
That growth isn't as fast as in 2014, when the rate was 60 per cent (see European incumbents wake up to FTTH). That's only to be expected as the market matures, says analyst firm Idate, which prepares the study for the FTTH Council Europe.
Russia is still the largest market in the region with more than 15 million subscribers, but some countries deserve a special mention.
Spain had the largest number of new subscribers, growing at a rate of 65 per cent over the nine-month period to reach 2.6 million subscribers. (In fact, Spain topped 3 million subscribers by the end of 2015, according to the Spanish telecoms regulator.)
France and Romania were not far behind with 2.4 million and 2.3 million subscribers, respectively, at the end of September 2015.
Three new countries passed the one per cent threshold to enter the FTTH Ranking: Croatia, Germany and Poland.
Germany's progress in the league table was not due to the incumbent, but the result of fibre projects led by municipalities and smaller private players such as Deutsche Glasfaser.
In terms of penetration, Lithuania is still number one in the ranking with a subscriber penetration rate of 36.8 per cent. However, Latvia in second place has 36.2 per cent, and Sweden in third with 35.2 per cent, are both stepping up deployment and could challenge Lithuania in future.
Luxembourg, host country of the conference, also reported good progress, increasing the number of FTTH/B subscribers by almost three points to 14.1 per cent at the end of September 2015.
The Luxembourg government has set the ambitious objective for gigabit broadband for everyone by 2020. Operator POST Luxembourg has rolled out FTTH to about half the country so far, one of the highest coverage levels in Europe for an incumbent – albeit in a country with a population of only half a million.
"We are glad to witness such progress, including three new countries entering our FTTH ranking," said Edgar Aker, President of the FTTH Council Europe. "Europe is now well positioned to stimulate FTTH roll-out, the only future-proof broadband solution."
Several European countries still holding back on their fibre deployments, he points out. Austria, Ireland and Belgium connected less than 4,000 new FTTH/B customers during the first nine months of 2015.
Even though the United Kingdom connected 26,000 new FTTH/B subscribers, the country still lags behind the rest of Europe, and has yet to reach the qualifying 1 per cent threshold to join the ranking.
Update: Acacia Communications and Cisco reach agreement on proposed merger
Cisco and Acacia Communications have now reached an agreement regarding their proposed merger, with an amendment to the original agreement
Test partner selected for UK full-fibre initiative
FTTH in Europe, Test and Measurement
Exfo has been chosen by Openreach to collaborate on its major initiative to accelerate full-fibre deployment, and enhance the quality of build and experience across the UK.
Bolivian city to reach new heights of connectivity
FTTH in the Americas
Potosí, Bolivia, the highest city in the world, is set to benefit from the deployment of a GPON broadband network.
euNetworks compliments network with The Loop acquisition
European bandwidth infrastructure firm, euNetworks has acquired 100 per cent shares of duct and sub-duct based fibre network, The Loop Manchester from Gamma Telecom.


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Implications of vessel co-option in sorafenib-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma
Elizabeth A. Kuczynski1 &
Robert S. Kerbel1
The reason why tumors generally have a modest or transient response to antiangiogenic therapy is not well understood. This poses a major challenge for sorafenib treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) where alternate therapies are lacking. We recently published a paper entitled "Co-option of liver vessels and not sprouting angiogenesis drives acquired sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma" in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, providing a potential explanation for this limited benefit. We found that in mice bearing HCCs that had acquired resistance to sorafenib, tumors had switched from using angiogenesis for growth to co-opting the liver vasculature by becoming more invasive. Accumulating evidence suggests that many human tumor types may use vessel co-option, which has profound implications for the use of anti-angiogenic agents for cancer treatment.
Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is difficult to treat. It is a highly aggressive tumor, intrinsically resistant to conventional anti-cancer therapies such as chemotherapy and irradiation. Treatment options were bleak until 8 years ago when the oral kinase inhibitor sorafenib (Nexavar) was approved for advanced HCC treatment, yet sorafenib remains the only approved systemic drug treatment.
Sorafenib is a selective inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR), and Raf kinases, and its anti-tumor mechanism includes stromal effects such as anti-angiogenesis and direct anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects on tumor cells [1]. HCCs are hypervascular tumors. However, the durability of response to sorafenib is limited, with median extensions in overall survival of 2–3 months and single-digit response rates [2, 3]. Other more potent or specific VEGF-targeted agents have been proved to be no better than sorafenib in randomized phase II or III clinical trials or have failed to improve outcomes as second-line therapy [4]. Sorafenib resistance therefore remains a major clinical challenge, which cannot be controlled by anti-VEGF pathway angiogenesis inhibitors alone.
Vessel co-option as a resistance mechanism
In our study "co-option of liver vessels and not sprouting angiogenesis drives acquired sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma" recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute [5], we proposed a new explanation for why the anti-tumor effects of sorafenib on HCC may be short-lived and why alternate anti-VEGF agents, especially as second-line therapies, are not helping (Fig. 1). We found that orthotopically grown HCCs in immune-compromised mice were highly angiogenic and that daily sorafenib treatment initially potently depleted angiogenic vessels and significantly slowed tumor progression. However, tumors began to manifest signs of drug resistance after being treated for a month. At this time, tumor cells began to grow in a highly invasive manner but did not induce new blood vessel growth. Rather, the tumor cells had surrounded the sinusoidal and major vessels of the liver and incorporated them into its mass. Since these liver vessels that were hijacked by the tumor ("co-opted" from the host) were originally "normal" vessels, they could not be blocked by sorafenib treatment. Only when sorafenib treatment was discontinued, tumors showed fewer signs of invasion and switched back to relying on angiogenesis.
Proposed mechanism of acquired resistance to the multikinase inhibitor sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Highly angiogenic HCCs are initially responsive to sorafenib treatment. Over time, tumor cells become more invasive which promotes co-option of liver vessels in the face of angiogenesis blockade. EMT epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
The finding that certain tumors can grow along and co-opt the normal tissue vasculature without inducing neo-angiogenesis has been under-appreciated, if not ignored. Vessel co-option has been found to be a mode of vascularization in several human tumor types which grow in vessel-rich organs, including the brain, lungs, and liver [6]. These organs offer an appealing environment for tumor growth due to a high oxygen and nutrient supply. Certain tumors innately "prefer" using angiogenesis over co-option, or the converse, and others use both vascular mechanisms simultaneously. Vessel co-option may be important at early stages of HCC progression prior to induction of capillarization (angiogenesis) [7] and in well-differentiated HCCs in which vessels have been found to express markers of sinusoidal liver endothelial cells [8]. In the absence of anti-angiogenic treatment, advanced HCCs were found to have growth patterns consistent with vascularization through either angiogenesis by growing as encapsulated masses, or vessel co-option by infiltrating the sinusoids or replacing the hepatic cords [9]. There is therefore a strong possibility that depleting angiogenic vessels could cause an HCC to switch to dependence on the co-opted liver vessels. Potentially, some HCC patients may be resistant to sorafenib upfront because their tumors use mostly co-option, or, as we observed in mice, their tumors switch to this mechanism.
Treatment-induced invasion and EMT
The role of vessel co-option during sorafenib resistance may be connected to the finding that, in certain situations, treatment of mice with anti-angiogenic agents can render cancer cells more invasive and metastatic [10, 11]. This may occur secondary to increased hypoxia in tumors caused by the anti-angiogenic effects of the drug. For example, increased rates of metastasis and local tumor cell invasion were observed in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor- and glioblastoma-bearing mice after treatment with anti-VEGFR2 monoclonal antibody or sunitinib [11]. This occurred despite primary tumor shrinkage and depletion of angiogenic vessels, similar to what we observed in HCCs during sorafenib treatment. One could speculate that during anti-angiogenic treatment, the invading fronts of such tumors contained instead the co-opted local vessels of the pancreas and brain, but this is currently unknown.
Further underscoring the mechanism that increased HCC invasion precipitated vessel co-option, we used microRNA screening and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction to find that the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) pathway corresponded to the onset of invasion in HCC tumors [5]. EMT is considered an important pathway for the early steps of tumor invasion and metastasis, during which tumor cells lose their polarity, adopt a mesenchymal morphology, and become more motile [12]. EMT has previously been proposed as a mechanism of sorafenib resistance in HCC cells in vitro by gradually increasing the concentration of sorafenib over months [13, 14]. Thus, resistant HCC cells appeared mesenchymal, up-regulated several EMT genes, were more invasive and more metastatic once implanted into mice relative to parental cell lines [13, 14]. By in vivo treatment, we observed significant changes in vimentin, Zeb1/2, and E-cadherin expression, but HCC cells remained epithelial in morphology and were not more metastatic. The apparent differences in the behavior of HCC cells between in vivo and in vitro treatments of HCC, the latter involving more prolonged treatment and supra-physiologic drug concentrations, are notable when considering the translation of these findings to the clinic.
The pro-invasive/metastatic effects observed in mice have caused some debates because accelerated disease progression (such as an increased rate of metastasis) has not been observed in large follow-up studies of patients treated with sunitinib or bevacizumab [15, 16]. These conflicting clinical/preclinical results could be explained if a major consequence of anti-angiogenic treatment-induced invasion is not metastasis, but rather an increased tumor reliance on vessel co-option. The above clinical studies unfortunately cannot inform on potential pro-invasive effects that occur on-treatment because data was collected long after anti-angiogenic therapy discontinuation [17] and potential reversal of vascular changes.
Specific molecular markers of co-opted vessels are presently unknown. Therefore, histological analyses of tumor growth patterns as well as expression of angiogenic and tissue-specific endothelial and epithelial cell markers are necessary for insight into the occurrence of vessel co-option in tumors. Such analyses of the vascular phenotype during long-term sorafenib treatment of HCCs are highly deficient. Rather, in vitro studies of HCC cell lines predominate the literature [18] which disregards the stromal effects of sorafenib.
Our finding needs to be confirmed in HCC patients. The procurement of patient tumor specimens of sufficient volume while a patient is on anti-angiogenic therapy is a major challenge but is highly needed. We are aware of a single report in which biopsies of an HCC patient's tumor obtained prior to and during disease progression on sorafenib were screened for resistance mechanisms. Proteomic and phospho-proteomic analysis strongly implicated EMT and anti-adhesive signaling during sorafenib treatment or resistance [19]. Further hints that vessel co-option mediates clinical resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy was published very recently in a retrospective study, in which a "replacement" growth pattern involved co-option of vessels with poor clinical responses to bevacizumab in liver metastases [20].
Vessel co-option is increasingly realized as a major blood supply for tumors which have crucial implications for therapy selection. If vessel co-option is proved to be a cause of clinical drug resistance in HCC, the use of "anti-vascular" rather than anti-angiogenic therapies will be an important therapeutic strategy going forward. Drugs which block or inhibit tumor cell invasion when this process is known to precede a switch to vessel co-option by tumors, may be evaluated as an alternative therapy.
Wilhelm SM, Adnane L, Newell P, Villanueva A, Llovet JM, Lynch M. Preclinical overview of sorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor that targets both Raf and VEGF and PDGF receptor tyrosine kinase signaling. Mol Cancer Ther. 2008;7(10):3129–40.
Llovet JM, Ricci S, Mazzaferro V, Hilgard P, Gane E, Blanc JF, et al. Sorafenib in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(4):378–90.
Cheng AL, Kang YK, Chen Z, Tsao CJ, Qin S, Kim JS, et al. Efficacy and safety of sorafenib in patients in the Asia-Pacific region with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a phase III randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2009;10(1):25–34.
Brizzi MP, Pignataro D, Tampellini M, Scagliotti GV, DiMaio M. Systemic treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: why so many failures in the development of new drugs? Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2016;1:1–10.
Kuczynski EA, Yin M, Bar-Zion A, Lee CR, Butz H, Man S, et al. Co-option of liver vessels and not sprouting angiogenesis drives acquired sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2016;108(8):30.
Donnem T, Hu J, Ferguson M, Adighibe O, Snell C, Harris AL, et al. Vessel co-option in primary human tumors and metastases: an obstacle to effective anti-angiogenic treatment? Cancer Med. 2013;2(4):427–36.
Géraud C, Mogler C, Runge A, Evdokimov K, Lu S, Schledzewski K, et al. Endothelial transdifferentiation in hepatocellular carcinoma: loss of Stabilin-2 expression in peri-tumorous liver correlates with increased survival. Liver Int. 2013;33(9):1428–40.
Nakamura S, Muro H, Suzuki S, Sakaguchi T, Konno H, Baba S, et al. Immunohistochemical studies on endothelial cell phenotype in hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology. 1997;26(2):407–15.
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Pàez-Ribes M, Allen E, Hudock J, Takeda T, Okuyama H, Viñals F, et al. Antiangiogenic therapy elicits malignant progression of tumors to increased local invasion and distant metastasis. Cancer Cell. 2009;15(3):220–31.
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van Malenstein H, Dekervel J, Verslype C, Van Cutsem E, Windmolders P, Nevens F, et al. Long-term exposure to sorafenib of liver cancer cells induces resistance with epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, increased invasion and risk of rebound growth. Cancer Lett. 2013;329(1):74–83.
Chow AK, Ng L, Lam CS, Wong SK, Wan TM, Cheng NS, et al. The enhanced metastatic potential of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells with sorafenib resistance. Plos ONE. 2013;8(11):e78675.
Miles D, Harbeck N, Escudier B, Hurwitz H, Saltz L, Van Cutsem E, et al. Disease course patterns after discontinuation of bevacizumab: pooled analysis of randomized phase III trials. J Clin Oncol. 2011;29(1):83–8.
Blagoev K, Wilkerson J, Stein W, Motzer R, Bates S, Fojo A. Sunitinib does not accelerate tumor growth in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Cell Rep. 2013;3(2):277–81.
Ye W. The Complexity of translating anti-angiogenesis therapy from basic science to the clinic. Dev Cell. 2016;37(2):114–25.
Berasain C. Hepatocellular carcinoma and sorafenib: too many resistance mechanisms? Gut. 2013;62(12):1674–5.
Dazert E, Colombi M, Boldanova T, Moes S, Adametz D, Quagliata L, et al. Quantitative proteomics and phosphoproteomics on serial tumor biopsies from a sorafenib-treated HCC patient. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2016;113(5):1381–6.
Frentzas S, Simoneau E, Bridgeman VL, Vermeulen PB, Foo S, Kostaras E, et al. Vessel co-option mediates resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy in liver metastases. Nat Med. 2016.
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Washington Crossing is an unincorporated village located in Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Formerly known as "Taylorsville," it is most famous for being the western launch point for George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776 during the Revolutionary War.

The headquarters of Washington Crossing Historic Park is also located in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. The village is connected by Washington Crossing Bridge with Washington Crossing, New Jersey, which is located on the eastern side of the Delaware River.

Geography
The Delaware Canal, a  long towpath from Easton to Bristol, runs through Washington Crossing Historic Park.

Special events
The town also participates in special events, such as a reenactment of Washington's nighttime crossing each year. Its ZIP Code is 18977.

Points of interest
 Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
 Washington Crossing Historic Park

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Most valuable digital health cos.
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Last Friday, I returned to our office for the first time since it closed down for Covid-19. We're still almost exclusively working from home, so our big open-floor office was empty, exactly the way we left it 6 months ago.
It was frozen in time, like a tech-company Pompeii: the white boards hadn't been erased, the same knick-knacks and sticky notes cluttered the desks, deflated birthday balloons and hoodies still dangled on the backs of chairs.
The visit really brought home how these 6 months have reshaped how we work and live. To take stock, we thought we'd review the research that has been most popular with CB Insights clients since mid-March. You'll see the top links below.
They offer a good view into the key themes of the last 6 months, and what lies ahead:
Reports and lists
State Of Healthcare: Investment & Sector Trends To Watch
24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World
50 Future Unicorns
Covid-19 and the workplace
Out Of Office: 65+ Startups Helping You Work From Home
Reopening: The Tech-Enabled Office In A Post-Covid World
Exclusive client-only research
12 Startups Using Telehealth To Fill Gaps In Pandemic Care
How Covid-19 Is Impacting Corporate Venture Capital Investment
Market Map: 50+ Startups Transforming Last-Mile Delivery
The research above offers a mix of insights on healthcare, logistics, and private companies.
What articles or research have you found particularly helpful in navigating the pandemic and uncertainty? Share links with us and we'll share the best in a future newsletter.
Bulking up
Fitness tech startups have been on a roll as gyms close, with massive deals including Tonal's $110M raise today and Lululemon's $500M acquisition of Mirror in June.
We take a look at how at-home fitness will persist even after the pandemic subsides.
Source: Peloton
Health across the world
Digital health companies are poised to surpass 2018's record-breaking funding levels this year.
We map out the 10 most well-funded digital health companies in the world in this graphic.
Changing it up
On September 29, our principal insurance analyst Mike Fitzgerald & Ted Stuckey, chief growth officer at Arrowhead Insurance Group and a CBI client, will be discussing how the insurance industry is being transformed by tech, including:
Robotic process automation: repairing broken processes
Geospatial and hyperlocal weather analytics: underwriting to the millimeter
Sensor data: pricing avoided risks
The partnerships, competitors, and leaders in each space
Register for the briefing here. Even if you can't make it, sign up anyways and we'll send you the deck and the recording after.
THIS WEEK IN DATA
$650M: Sweden-based fintech company Klarna closed a $650M funding round at a valuation of $10.65B. The e-commerce payments company — which is featured in this year's Fintech 250 — is one of the most valuable fintech companies in the world. Read about the emerging trends shaping the space and see the other most valuable fintech unicorns in our latest State Of Fintech report.
100M users: TikTok says that it surpassed 100M users in Europe. The announcement comes about a month after the company, which is facing government pressure to sell its US operations over privacy concerns, said it passed the same milestone in the US. We break down how TikTok's owner ByteDance used the app to become the most valuable unicorn in the world in this report.
+112%: Cloud data company Snowflake's stock price increased by almost 112% to end its first day of trading with a market cap of about $70B. We identified Snowflake as one of the companies with the most momentum for going public this year in our Tech IPO Pipeline. See the rest of our picks here.
1,000 qubits: IBM said that it plans to build a 1,000-qubit quantum computer by 2023. If successful, the machine would mark a major milestone for the tech — IBM currently only has a 65-qubit computer. We discuss the quickening pace of quantum tech commercialization in our 2020 Tech Trends To Watch report and explain how a quantum computer equivalent of Moore's Law may be emerging in our report on 8 Laws Driving Success In Tech.
1,000 warehouses: Amazon is reportedly planning to open 1,000 small warehouses across the US. The move reflects a trend of retailers turning to micro-fulfillment to deliver orders more quickly and efficiently. We explain how micro-fulfillment works here. Clients can check out more trends reshaping supply chain and logistics in this NExTT report.
$185M: Online collaboration platform Airtable closed a $185M mega-round at a valuation of $2.59B. We featured the unicorn in our market map of companies helping to enable remote work.
50 miles: Walmart announced a pilot program with drone startup Zipline. The trial is due to begin next year and could see some products being delivered in under an hour within a 50-mile radius of a Walmart store. Delivery isn't the only application where the tech is gaining traction. Read about 38 ways drones could impact society in this analysis.
$30M: Medigate, which offers a platform for medical device security, raised $30M in fresh funding. The company is one of our 2020 Cyber Defenders — a list of high-momentum startups with the potential to reshape cybersecurity. See all the featured companies and the tech they're working on in this report.
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A billionaire who aspired to go broke is now finally...broke, according to Forbes.
Former billionaire Chuck Feeney made his wealth by co-founding airport retailer Duty Free Shoppers. Over the last 4 decades, he gave away $8B in secret: $3.7B of that went to education; more than $870M to human rights and social change; and $700M to health-related causes.
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Pedestrian Crash Leads to Vehicular Homicide Charge
Spokane police have charged the driver of a car that recently slammed into three people in a north Spokane parking lot with vehicular homicide. The crash killed one person and sent two others to the hospital—one in critical condition.
The twenty-four-year-old driver was also charged with two counts of vehicular assault for injuries caused to the other victims. She was held on $50,000 bail after being arraigned the following day.
Circumstances Under Investigation, Previous Offenses Known
A new report indicates that the driver was drunk on the morning of October 8 when she sped through the parking lot of the Hillyard Safeway. Her vehicle jumped the curb next to the Subway restaurant there and struck three people, two of whom were described in the police report as homeless and are known in the area.
Witnesses have said the driver left the scene after the crash. When she was arrested, police reportedly found drug paraphernalia on her.
The driver reportedly has several previous offenses on her record. She was arrested twice this year, once for DUI and once for driving on a suspended license. She was also ticketed in 2013 and again in 2015 for speeding. It's sad that all of those previous actions might have come together at the same time in this crash.
Serious Charges
In Washington, vehicular homicide is an extremely serious charge. If convicted, a driver can face a sentence of up to life in prison. Vehicular assault charges can each bring up to ten years behind bars.
Spokane police may be cracking down on dangerous drivers. This case is the third time since July we know major charges have been used in these cases. In one case, a Spokane Valley man was charged after a DUI crash killed his two passengers. In the second, a man failed to stop for a traffic light while coming off I-90 and hit two cars before running over and killing a woman.
In another August incident, a woman was pinned by a car in the north Spokane Costco parking lot when she and her daughter were struck. She later died of her injuries. There haven't been any reports of charges filed in that case.
Spokane Pedestrian Accident Lawyer
Pedestrians are at more risk than they may realize: In 2015, eighty-six pedestrians were killed and nearly 300 were seriously injured by motor vehicles across the state.
When you or someone close to you has been the victim of a pedestrian accident, get in touch with the experienced attorneys at Craig Swapp & Associates to help you understand what's involved in pursuing a successful case against the driver who was responsible. We offer all clients a free consultation, so give us a call today at 1-800-404-9000 or contact us via the form below.


Can we interpret New Balance's international universe by throwing an underground, Stockholm-focused, inner-circle party at an undisclosed location? Yes, we can!
New Balance reached out to CUBE to help put their relaunched iconic 574 sneaker on the feet of the right crowd, so we started planning for an event that would be remembered simply as 'next level'. With the guest list being the key focus to meet the given expectations and to give the shoe widespread reach across social media, we made sure to invite a wide mix of artists, digital creators, photographers and media personas.
90 carefully-selected guests were asked to RSVP with their shoe sizes. Once at the entrance, each guest was kindly asked to take off their shoes, hop into a new pair of 574's, and mingle away along the with the words "We Were Born To Move" fresh in their mind. Behind the warehouse doors, a spectacle of art installations, activities and an intimate performance by hip-hop sensation Madi Banja awaited.
This festival of social media art with the most iconic creators in the industry wearing the New Balance 574 sneakers, influenced the influencers and resulted in more organic posts and reposts than we could have envisioned and an earned media value three times the investment.


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Flood-Damaged McLaren 720S Is a Running, Driving Junkyard Masterpiece
It might be missing a rear bumper and a few other body panels, but it's still got a 710-hp, twin-turbo V8.
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It's sad to see our favorite exotic cars get crashed by their careless, well-to-do owners, but it's even worse when they're left to rot at unsuspecting junkyards across the country—much like this McLaren 720S that's sitting, waiting for someone to restore it to its former world-beating glory. Supposedly tarnished by floodwaters after its relatively short life in Texas, the Macca is now in sore shape with unspecified damage to the body and underpinnings. Is it still worth the minimum take-home bid of $125K? Maybe, but it depends on your level of skill, and sanity.
From the factory, this was a 710-horsepower piece of British art that could best Ferrari 488 GTBs on-track while clobbering Dodge Challenger Hellcats in a straight line. With a twin-turbo, 4.0-liter V8 and lightning-quick dual-clutch automatic, it features the most potent powertrain in McLaren's lineup short of the Senna track weapon. The 720S also rocks a $297K base price, making it far more expensive than your typical scrapyard flip.
The Copart listing doesn't nail down exactly how the 720S was flooded, but we do know one thing—it wasn't linked to that viral McLaren Houston photo that was snapped back in September. Despite the image showing what looks like a row of supercars underwater, the dealership confirmed no customer cars or for-sale units were harmed as a result of the 43 inches of rain which hit the area after Tropical Storm Imelda.
Still yet, the cyclone could've played a factor in parking this machine. If you just so happen to be a McLaren mechanic—or have one on retainer—then you might get your money's worth as the salvage auction's reserve price sits at under half the cost of a new model. It might never amount to more than a rebuilt title, but it has the potential to be a budget-ish build for someone looking to land in one of the automaker's greatest cars to date.
So long as you can get past the rear-end damage, there might be a case to scoop up this burgundy Brit. It allegedly runs and drives, and the odometer reads just 791 miles although the listing says that might not representative of the actual figure.
It's sitting at a Los Angeles-area lot right now with a current highest bid of $109,000. Hurry quick, though, as this sale ends today.
McLaren 720S Goes Flying Off Mulholland Drive in California, Lands on Steep Slope
The driver had to be airlifted to safety.
Speeding McLaren 720S Owner Gets Supercar Impounded, Again
The driver was stopped by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. No word if he resembled Snidely Whiplash.
2019 McLaren 720S Review: 10 Years On, Woking's Magic Is Stronger Than Ever
McLaren's mid-engine marvel proves—vividly—that the brand is here to stay.
Driving the McLaren 720S Is a Painful Exercise in Self-Control
McLaren's newest supercar redefines street car performance. Good luck finding a way to enjoy it on the street, though.
A New McLaren Supercar Might Have Just Leaked on Instagram
McLaren Special Operations confirmed last year that it was working on something very special, and this could be it.


There are many places in the country which have really caught the fancy of many and as a result of it we see people moving and relocating. With the recent boom in real estate, houses and accommodations have increased lot. You can easily find a large number of people who are moving in search of better job prospects, professionally as well as personal.
The place is really developing and people are really happy about it. But there is always one part which people are not happy about and that is the relocation. Relocating from one place to another has always been stressful for most. The main reason for this has to be the fact that moving from one place to another needs professional assistance and people try to do without.
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The services that they provide tend to be very useful under such circumstances. The charges for the pets relocation differ for the agency and will also depend on the type and weight of the animals. The services are available throughout the day and are also available on the weekends from a coast to coast ,state to state,cross country relocation. These services are not just used for group pet relocation but are also quite useful for private pet relocation.
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If you were as enchanted as we are by Kate Bosworth's ultra-cool look during the 2016 Met Gala, be glad to know that hair accessories are seriously trending this season. Whether you have long locks or a choppy short hairdo, bejeweled hair accessories make for the most glamorous looks. Take your pick from Rodarte's gilded additions to Chanel's jewel-encrusted headband.
You can't deny that Cara Delevingne has got hair game, especially when she lets it all down. For brides-to-be who prefer leaving their hair down instead of an updo, try out Gucci and Opening Ceremony's half-pomp, half-down hairstyle, or even Jenny Packham and Anna Sui's simple, pared-back looks.
If we're talking about braided 'dos, the pioneer of this look on the red carpet has got to be Diane Kruger, who single-handedly made braids popular all thanks to her depiction of Helen of "Troy" in the movie. Go for a boho spin like how Houghton Bridal did, or Reem Acra's Grecian-inspired braided ponytail that's absolutely lovely. If you want a more complicated look, Herve Leger and Christian Siriano has a plethora of braids that might pique your fancy.
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Drzewo cytrynowe (ang. Lemon Tree, arab. شجرة ليمون / Shajaret Leimoun, hebr. עץ לימון / Etz Limon) – izraelski dramat polityczny z 2008 roku w reżyserii Erana Riklisa.

Historia walki palestyńskiej wdowy, która chce ocalić drzewo cytrynowe przed swoim nowym sąsiadem, który jest izraelskim ministrem obrony.

Obsada
 Hiam Abbass jako Salma Zidane
 Ali Suliman jako Ziad Daud
 Doron Tawory jako minister obrony Izraela Jisra'el Nawon
 Rona Lipaz-Michael jako Mira Navon
 Tarik Kopty jako Abu Hussam
 Amos Lavi jako dowódca Jacob
 Amnon Wolf jako Leibowitz
 Smadar Jaaron jako Tamar Gera
 Danny Leszman jako Quickie
 Hili Yalon jako Sigi Navon
 Liron Baranes jako Gilad
 Makram Khoury jako Abu Kamal
 Loai Nofi jako Nasser Zidane
 Ayelet Robinson jako Shelly
 Amos Tamam jako Simon Hasson
 Michael Warshaviak jako Adwokat
 Ja'ir Lapid jako Prezenter
 Jameel Khoury jako Mussa

Nagrody i wyróżnienia
 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
 2008
 Wygrana w kategorii Najlepsza aktorka (Hiam Abbass)
 Wygrana w kategorii Najlepszy scenariusz (Eran Riklis, Suha Arraf)
 Chicago International Film Festival
 2008
 Nominacja w kategorii Najlepszy film fabularny (Eran Riklis)
 David di Donatello
 2009
 Nominacja w kategorii Najlepszy film Unii Europejskiej (Eran Riklis)
 Europejska Akademia Filmowa
 2008
 Nominacja w kategorii Najlepsza Europejska Aktorka (Hiam Abbass)
 Nominacja w kategorii Najlepszy Europejski Scenarzysta (Eran Riklis, Suha Arraf)
 FICE - Federazione Italiana Cinema d'Essai
 2009
 Wygrana w kategorii Najlepsza aktorka (Hiam Abbass)
 Izraelska Akademia Filmowa
 2008
 Wygrana w kategorii Najlepsza aktorka (Hiam Abbass)
 Nominacja w kategorii Najlepszy reżyser (Eran Riklis)
 Nominacja w kategorii Najlepsza muzyka (Habib Shadah)
 Nominacja w kategorii Najlepsza scenografia (Miguel Markin)
 Nominacja w kategorii Najlepsze kostiumy (Rona Doron)
 Nominacja w kategorii Najlepszy montaż (Tova Asher)
 Nominacja w kategorii Najlepszy dźwięk (Gil Toren, Asher Milo)
 Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy w Berlinie
 2008
 Nagroda Publiczności w sekcji 'Panorama' w kategorii Najlepszy film (Eran Riklis)
 Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy w San Sebastián
 2008
 Nagroda Publiczności w kategorii Najlepszy film europejski (Eran Riklis)
 Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema
 2008
 Wygrana w kategorii Najlepsza aktorka (Hiam Abbass, Rona Lipaz-Michael)
 San Diego Film Critics Society
 2009
 Nominacja w kategorii Najlepszy film obcojęzyczny
 Women Film Critics Circle
 2009
 Wygrana w kategorii Najlepsze zdjęcia kobiet w filmie
 Nominacja w kategorii Najlepszy film zagraniczny kobiet lub o kobietach
 Yerevan International Film Festival
 2008
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This paper considers an emerging practice whereby citizen's use of ubiquitous and domesticated technologies enable a parallel form of criminal justice. Here, weaponised visibility supersedes police intervention as an appropriate response. Digital vigilantism is a user-led violation of privacy that not only transcends online/offline distinctions but also complicates relations of visibility and control between police and the public. This paper develops a theoretically nuanced and empirically grounded understanding of digital vigilantism in order to advance a research agenda in this area of study. In addition to literature on vigilantism and citizen-led violence, this paper draws from key works in surveillance (Haggerty and Ericsson, British Journal of Sociology, 51, 605–622, 2000) as well as visibility studies (Brighenti 2007; Goldsmith, British Journal of Criminology, 50(5), 914–934, 2010) in order to situate how digital media affordances and cultures inform both the moral and organisational dimensions of digital vigilantism. Digital vigilantism is a process where citizens are collectively offended by other citizen activity, and coordinate retaliation on mobile devices and social platforms. The offending acts range from mild breaches of social protocol to terrorist acts and participation in riots. The vigilantism includes, but is not limited to a 'naming and shaming' type of visibility, where the target's home address, work details and other highly sensitive details are published on a public site ('doxing'), followed by online as well as embodied harassment. The visibility produced through digital vigilantism is unwanted (the target is typically not soliciting publicity), intense (content like text, photos and videos can circulate to millions of users within a few days) and enduring (the vigilantism campaign may be top search item linked to the target, and even become a cultural reference). Such campaigns also further a merging of digital and physical spaces through the reproduction of localised and nationalist identities (through 'us/them' distinctions) on global digital platforms as an impetus for privacy violations and breaches of fundamental rights.


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Happy Family Happy Community supports newcomers in South King County to flourish
Saadia Hamid (third from left, in grey), with parents of the Happy Family Happy Community.
Supplies provided to students in the Immigrant Family Empowerment for Return to In-Person Learning project.
Two youth leaders, parents, and children of HFHC during one of the in-person events of the Immigrant Family Empowerment for Return to In-Person Learning project.
Happy Family Happy Community (HFHC) provides new immigrants from East Africa, Afghanistan, and Iraq in South King County and South Seattle reliable resources about local issues like education and hosts a space for new immigrants to discuss their challenges and organize their communities. For their Rapid Resource Fund project, Immigrant Family Empowerment for Return to In-Person Learning, HFHC provided information, basic needs, and community to immigrant families and students to help with the transition from at home learning to in-person in the Fall and throughout the school year. Through gatherings and mindful activities, HFHC brought together a group of families that meet regularly on Zoom to share experiences and information about the educational system.
In September 2021, Saadia Hamid, HFHC's executive director, shared that their project was going well despite the shifts needed from COVID-19. HFHC initiated their project with outreach in the community on back-to-school support throughout Kent, Auburn, Tukwila, and South Seattle. Saadia also shared that for this project, HFHC reached out to East African and Afghan "newcomers" (immigrants). This came at a time when the United States had just removed military support in Afghanistan, and when the United States — South Seattle more relevantly — was expecting an influx of Afghan refugees. HFHC had previously worked with immigrant families from East Africa and Afghanistan and partnered with organizations like Live Well Kent, the Eritrean Health Board, and Horn of Africa for outreach in this project.
Additionally, HFHC staff enlisted ten high school youth to support the project, providing them stipends for their contributions. For their Immigrant Family Empowerment for Return to In-Person Learning project, HFHC was able to host:
16 Zoom information meetings on back-to-school and safety measures
10 game nights with 30 families
Four back-to-school events where 200 students received school supplies
Three in-person information sharing events
HFHC's Impact
Projects like this are incredibly relevant to incoming immigrants. HFHC's impact in this project went far beyond helping immigrant families with returning to in-person learning. As Saadia puts it "if you take a plant from a sunny place and put it in a different climate, it takes work to make it flourish the way it did before." Providing school supplies is just one of the many steps to this work. The meetings were a space to receive information from educational experts and for intergenerational connections to reduce stress, build mental reserves, and build new relationships. Additionally, families and children received intergenerational social emotional support through periodic group meetings that continue beyond this Rapid Resource Fund project.
Saadia expressed interest in growing HFHC's outreach capacity to connect with people early so they don't go without resources — some of the newcomers she connected with had been in the region for two years with no access to information. Factors like language access and navigating a new school system during the pandemic led to their children losing out on schooling and other opportunities. Saadia explained the lack of access and knowledge is further exacerbated by the pandemic and prevents immigrant children from continuing or starting their schooling.
As an example, a family of five (a mother and her four boys) immigrated to the Road Map region with the oldest, a 19 year old boy. The high school system refused to accept him as a student and with no resources or knowledge the student lost two years. HFHC's intervention led to the student enrolling to complete his GED and led to a lasting trusting relationship with this family. The mother is now an active member of Happy Family Happy Community and plays a part in the outreach of newcomers and building the community.
HFHC plans to continue their support of students and families through the school year. Their next initiative is to continue outreach and support to newcomers as well as provide early learning and health training. With additional funding from Best Starts for Kids, Saadia, an early learning educator with years of experience, has created trainings on the area of early learning, health, and youth development (with a focus on social and emotional wellbeing), to develop immigrant families' capacities in their own homes, help them find jobs in the early learning space, and help them in starting their own childcare businesses.
HFHC is also able to offer immigrant newcomers courses on displacement and resilience, continuous education, nutrition, parenting in the mainstream culture, and orientation for incoming immigrants. The trainings are offered to East African immigrants in Tigrinya, Amharic, and Oromo. Saadia is working on offering this training to all newcomers to the region. Through this initiative, HFHC will also continue to partner with other nonprofits like Living Well Kent and Horn of Africa, Iraqi community center, Mother Africa and other service providers in the region to support the work. HFHC has accomplished a lot in their Rapid Resource Fund project and with additional funding, they would be able to continue compensating participants and staff and also scale their work — like finding a physical space to host orientation, training, and other events.
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Groups of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria established. Purple sulfur bacteria. Purple nonsulfur bacteria. Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic purple bacteria. Further, anoxygenic photosynthesis has been demonstrated in methylotrophic bacteria and rhizobia. In this thesis puflm genes were tested for their suitability as phylogenetic markers for purple sulfur bacteria. And applied in environmental community studies as well as in polyphasic taxonomy. Puflm genes encode for the light and medium subunit of the photosynthetic reaction center type ii proteins exclusively present in the polyphyletic group of anoxygenic phototrophic purple bacteria and chloroflexaceae.
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Some purple sulfur bacteria have evolved to optimize their environmental conditions for their own growth. For example, in the south andros black hole in the bahamas, purple sulfur bacteria adopted a new characteristic in which they are able to use their metabolism to radiate heat energy into their surroundings. Sulfur bacteria can also take up low molecular weight organic compounds such as acetate. In the dark, they prefer microaerobic conditions and perform aerobic respiration. Sulfur bacteria are common in surface sediments.


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Working on my 1949 Ford pickup today when I got home from my office. I put a power steering unit in it out of a Toyota 4 runner and a power steering pump from a 72 Ford Mustang. I am having trouble getting the pump lined up square with the other pulleys of which there are three. I am always working on something on it, after all it is 67 years old. I am 67 years old as well, and I am always working on me. One would think that by this time I would be close to perfect😀 Many people stop working on themselves and stop growing and changing. They either don't care, it takes to must effort or they are so focused on all the flaws of others they hardly notice their own flaws. Jesus said, "blessed is he who hungers and thirsts for righteousness, he will be satisfied". I crave holiness in my own life, but I mess up regularly anyway. I try not to ignore it or justify it, excuse it, or blame others, but to own it, confess it to the Lord, reconcile with any people that I have hurt, ask for His strength to do better next time and move on.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on April 30, 2016 by deefduke.
Worked in my office at the church all day today. Most of the time I was working on my sermon for this weekend. I enjoy very much studying the Bible and trying to figure out how to make it clearly understood to anybody. When Jesus taught the Word to two disciples after the resurrection they responded by saying that their hearts burned within them while He explained the Bible to them. I want to teach like that. Jesus said that because He was going back to the Father and sending the Holy Spirit to us that we would be capable of doing greater works then He Himself did. I want to do that. I don't care about walking on water I just want to preach and teach the Bible so that it is alive and sharper than a sword and changes people's lives. I pray for that everyday.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2016 by deefduke.
The airplane landed at 9:30 am in Portland and our daughter Sherri was there to pick us up. When we got home I walked around and checked everything out and went down to the church and went through emails, there were over 3,000 of them, and mail, and talked to some staff. Then I sat down a made a to do list. I added to it, then added to it some more, then I had so many things on it I had to rewrite it putting the most important things on the top. Everything seemed to go good at home and at church while I was gone, in fact it seemed like it went even better than when I was home😊 Sitting in my recliner writing this, and home seems so nice. At times like this I get so full of thankfulness to God for my life. I have such a blessed life from God. I have so many things to do that have purpose and value, I have so many challenges to overcome and conquer. I have so many adventures lined up to experience. I have so many people in my life who love me and that I love and enjoy being with. My wak with God is so meaningful and fulfilling. Life is good. Thank You Lord.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2016 by deefduke.
Patty and are sitting in the Jacksoville, Florida airport. We had to be out of the motel by 11 am and our flight leaves at 7 pm so we are doing a lot of sitting. We get to Dallas, Texas airport at 9 pm and get on the plane to Portland at 7 am, so again about 10 hours of sitting. The tickets were cheap😀 Lots of people watching in airports, and it is always interesting, often, funny, and many times sort of a mystery why people act the way they do. People's behavior is driven by their desires, dreams, past experiences, the training they received growing up, fears, faith etc. There are many nice, polite, and gracious people, but as you know there are a lot of very rude, impatient, selfish and childish people in the world, and it seems that a bunch are in the airport today. As I sit and watch and listen thinking about the worth and value of people I wonder what God thinks and feels. I wonder where most of them will be after they die, I wonder what my responsibility is in the whole scheme of things.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2016 by deefduke.
The Bible says to "run the race with endurance that God had set before us", in another passage it says, "in due time you will reap or succeed if you don't quit", and again, "if we put our hand to the plow and then quit God has no pleasure in us", and finally the Apostle Paul says " I finished the race". Endurance is a big deal to God and is a major key to growing in character and accomplishing anything of worth. On this bicycle trip every day was very hard and the thought "I would like to quit" popped into my head everyday, often every hour. Continuing to get on the bike every day was a choice. Jesus said, " the gate is narrow and the way hard that leads to life and there are few who choose it". In many people the desire for ease and comfort is stronger than the desire for success, growth, and accomplishment. Endurance is a mental thing. Our flesh is lazy, driven to seek comfort, and will prompt thoughts in our brain to choose the easy way. Conquering those thoughts with determination, commitment, and resolute pursuit of our goals is key. A bicycle trip across the nation isn't really that big of a deal, but a marriage is, our walk with God is, our faithful reading of the Bible is, our commitment to a ministry is, our devotion to prayer is, and people quit those things all the time.
I like traveling across the USA on a bicycle. I like to fish, in fact I really like to fish. I like to hunt, and I am looking forward to going on a moose hunting trip this Fall with my son in law who lives in Alaska. My favorite thing to do though is teach the Bible. I think the reason is that God made me for that purpose so there is a great sense of fulfillment when I study and teach God's Word. I am looking forward to being home and teaching this coming weekend at JBC at all three services. I am starting a new series of sermons this weekend on 1st and 2nd Thessalonians. This is a super cool book that talks about how to love, how to have great joy in spite of life, how to be full of hope for the future, how to be strong, and a number of other topics that apply to every person. I just love working at making the Bible understandable to every person. If you don't have a church home why not visit JBC this weekend. You will be blessed by the power of God's Word.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2016 by deefduke.
So John and I have been talking about our next bicycle adventure. We are thinking that in 2 years we will do this trip on the map. We will hit all lower 48 States beginning in Vermont and ending in Jefferson, Oregon. It will be 7,000 miles long, actually 6,820, but we will round it off to 7,000. We will bike for 100 days and have 20 rest days, averaging 70 miles per ride day. We won't have a support team or vehicle like this trip so we will have to have all our gear on our bikes. I will be just a month away from 70 years old when we finish this trip. The next 2 years of planning the route will be fun because there is no established route like the one we just finished. We finished our "Southern Tier Across the Nation" trip today. Just 25 miles short of 3,000 miles. We went through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississsippi, Alabama, and Florida. We saw so much, and experienced so much on this trip. You can see the country very well at 12 miles an hour. I lost 17 pounds, not as much as I wanted, but with the wives coming along on this trip I ate a lot!! I had no flat tires, not one. We celebrated tonight at a nice Resturant and I had a big plate of Oysters! We will hang out tomorrow at this camp ground we are in, and then Monday we will drive to Jacksonville. We will stay overnight in a motel and then Tuesday will get on an airplane for home. Hallelujah!! We finished, now on to a bigger challenge.


Walter Sullivan spent most of his career as a science writer for the New York Times. Among his books is We Are Not Alone, which Wikipedia identifies as a "bestseller about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence."
I, personally, don't think there is a lot of value in searching the reaches of the Universe for "extraterrestrial intelligence." Instead of spending billions of dollars looking for intelligence somewhere else, I'd suggest trying to develop our own intelligence, right here on Planet Earth.
I do like Sullivan's title, though: "We Are Not Alone." That strikes me as correct.
Right here, on Planet Earth, we are together through life (which just happens to be the title of a Bob Dylan album released in 2009).
It is always good to listen to Bob Dylan. That's an intelligent thing to do.
It would also be intelligent to keep remembering that we are not just a bunch of individuals. As Dylan hints, we are in this together.


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Ghana 1-2 USA
A very early goal from Clint Dempsey and a very late goal from John Brookes Junior won the United States of America their first match of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Jurgen Klinsmann's side could not have started better, after just 29 seconds they were ahead. USA burst forward through Clint Dempsey who darted past John Boye with a tidy nutmeg, taking one more touch and then firing low and hard past Adam Kwarasey in off the post.
It was the fifth fastest goal in World Cup history, 19 seconds slower than Hakan Suker's strike for Turkey in 2002.
Dempsey became the first American to score at three successive World Cups.
Ghana leveled eight minutes before the end thanks to Andre Ayew scoring with the outside of his boot following a Sulley Muntari set-up with a cheeky back heel.
John Brookes Junior scored the dramatic late winner with a powerful downward header with four minutes left on the clock. The German born defender with his first International goal to send USA level on points with his native country in Group E.
USA were dealt a blow after twenty minutes though when Jozy Altidore was stretchered off with a strained left hamstring he picked up while running that put the rest of his tournament in serious doubt.
Goalscorer Dempsey was clattered soon after – taking a boot to the face – a nosebleed followed but, unlike Altidore, could carry on.
Star Spangled Start: USA score in seconds.
Just before that however Ghana started to threaten, first Christian Atsu curled wide and then Asamoah Gyan stung the palms of Tim Howard with a shot from long range on 32 minutes that Everton stopper did well to keep out
The second half started how the first finished – with Ghana on the front foot. Muntari wasn't far off with a powerful drive and Gyan headed over soon after.
Gyan was largely wasteful throughout, screwing another chance wide on the hour mark.
The Black Stars will feel a slight sense of misfortune at full time as they had 21 shots to America's eight but they just were not clinical enough and were duly punished.
America meanwhile go into a crucial match against Portugal knowing they are capable of winning games without particularly playing well and may take confidence from the 2002 in South Korea/Japan where they overcame Portugal's so called "Golden Generation 3-2. A side that included the likes of Luis Figo, Rui Costa and Sergio Conceicao.
Posted in Ghana, USA, World Cup 2014 and tagged Adam Kwarasey, Andre Ayew, Asamoah Gyan, Christian Atsu, Clint Dempsey, Everton, Ghana, Hakan Suker, Japan, John Boye, John Brookes Junior, Jozy Altidore, Jurgen Klinsmann, Luis Figo, Rui Costa, Sergio Conceicao, South Korea, Sulley Muntari, Tim Howard, Turkey, USA on June 17, 2014 by Benjamin Wills. Leave a comment


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Arthur Schwartz Has Dedicated Much Of His Life To Fighting Racism
The piece below — while true in the main because Arthur is a much nicer guy than his public persona allows, and he's very much opposed to racism and supportive of a fair and free press — was written to augment a separate piece meant to enrage the dishonest, anti-Trump mainstream media. In that other piece I wrote "Arthur Schwartz has dedicated much of his life to fighting racism" and, in order to support that claim, I wrote this one. To me it was kind of hilarious. I wanted Jake Tapper and Maggie Haberman's blood to boil when they read that line, and then clicked through to see my "evidence" was a glowing opinion piece that I wrote just a few minutes earlier. Anyway, if you landed on this piece and are wondering what it's about, now you know.
Arthur Schwartz is an attorney and grassroots political activist who has dedicated much of his life to fighting racism.
Known also over the course of his life for helping the elderly and orphans, Schwartz — who is Jewish and has personally and horrifically been the target of countless anti-Semitic attacks — never let the fight be about himself personally.
For Mr. Schwartz, the goal has always been to help bring justice and peace throughout our nation and world in a progress-minded and equality-driven way that promotes individual liberty and the freedom for all people to love and worship as they so choose.
Arthur Schwartz, while leading a quiet life privately, has become a humble but strong pillar in the grassroots community who stands tall as both an example and advocate thanks to his tireless efforts on behalf of oppressed and under-represented groups and individuals.
He is considered by many to be one of our nation's greatest, most humble, charitable and compassionate grassroots and civil rights activists.
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