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Positive response on black money: Swiss Parliament's nobe for sharing info
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Paving the way for India to get instant access to details on Indians with Swiss accounts, a key parliamentary panel in Switzerland has approved an automatic information exchange pact between the two countries.
The Commission for Economic Affairs and Taxes of the Council of States — a key panel of the Swiss Parliament's Upper House — approved the proposed pact with India as also with 40 other countries, but suggested strengthening the provisions for individual legal claims.
It has asked the Swiss government to submit to Parliament an amendment "to strengthen concrete individual legal protection and to ensure that no exchange of information can take place for individual cases where a violation of essential legal claims is likely", as per the minutes of its last meeting on November 2.
The proposal will now be submitted for approval from the upper chamber of Swiss Parliament, the Council of States, in the winter session beginning November 27.
The pact will help provide a continuous access to details about alleged black money hoarders in once-all-secret Swiss banks. The information that could be exchanged under this framework would include account number, name, address, date of birth, tax identification number, interest, dividend, receipts from insurance policies, credit balance in accounts and proceeds from sale of financial assets.
The exchange will work like this — If an Indian has a bank account in Switzerland, the bank concerned will disclose the financial account data to authorities there; the Swiss authority will automatically forward the information to its peer in India who can then examine the person's details.
To help check cross-border tax evasion, nearly 100 countries, including India and Switzerland, have so far committed to adopt this global standard for the automatic exchange of information (AEOI). However, domestic bank client confidentiality in Switzerland is not affected by the AEOI.
The keenly-awaited pact, which proposes the automatic information exchange on financial accounts between India and Switzerland with effect from the next year and first exchange of information in 2019, was approved by the Lower House of Parliament, the National Council, in September.
A major right-wing political party had raised objection to the pact with India and some other countries citing corruption and other risks, but those objections were rejected by a majority in the National Council, where the proposal was discussed by the Committee on Economy and Royalties of the National Council (CER-N), among others.
While approving the pact, the economic affairs committee of the Upper House has now asked the government to put some additional safeguards in the automatic information exchange framework with India and other countries.
With regard to the control mechanism decree, it has sought addition of an additional paragraph obliging the Federal Council — the top decision-making body of the Swiss government equivalent to a Cabinet — to examine regularly and from the point of view of risks whether the partner states (such as India) still fulfil the decisive conditions and then to consult the competent parliamentary committees.
"… It is thus a question of keeping the countries that can pose problems under the radar of the Federal Council and Parliament," the Council observed.
It also expressed concern that some people may be persecuted in some foreign countries following the introduction of the automatic information exchange pact and has accordingly suggested stronger legal protection measures.
Once the pact gets approval from the Upper House of Parliament, the automatic exchange of information will come into effect between India and Switzerland.
The decision is not subject to any referendum — which means there should be no further procedural delay in its implementation after parliamentary approval.
The issue of black money has been a matter of big debate in India, and Switzerland has been long perceived as one of the safest havens for the illicit wealth allegedly stashed abroad by Indians.
Earlier, while agreeing to the pact with India and other countries in June, Switzerland had sought strict adherence to confidentiality and data security.
The Swiss government will prepare a situation report before the first exchange of data for which confidentiality and data protection requirements are to be strictly followed.
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Basically, one way to write a proper binding for SLF4J is to implement your own org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder class. However, the slf4j-api JAR also comes with it's own dummy org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder implementation, probably to prevent compiler errors during SLF4J development (or to act as a no-op fallback if no such StaticLoggerBinder is provided by the binding).
Hence, if you have slf4j-api-1.7.5 and slf4j-simple-1.7.5 on your runtime classpath, then the first time you go to use, say, Logger#info(String), the StaticLoggerBinder defined in the slf4j-simple JAR will be selected over the StaticLoggerBinder defined in the slf4j-api JAR.
I'm trying to understand how this "preference"/prioritization (of binding impl over api impl) works. How does the above method first choose the binding's StaticLoggerBinder over the dummy StaticLoggerBinder provided in slf4j-api?
Thanks in advance!

A: The dummy StaticLoggerBinder is simply not included in the slf4j-api jar file.
See the pom.xml in the slf4j-api source code here.  The dummy binder gets deleted.

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Today is fellow beer writer Don Russell's 63rd birthday. Don wrote a beer column for the Philadelphia Daily News under the nom de plume Joe Sixpack. He also writes a blog online, Beer Radar. His most recent book, What the Hell Am I Drinking?, was published two years and can still be ordered directly from the author. Don also became the first executive director of the Garden State Craft Brewers Guild, the trade group for New Jersey breweries. More recently, he accepted a position as the editor-in-chief of Broad Street Media. Don is also a fellow Pennsylvanian, a crack card player, and one of my very favorite people to share a beer and discuss the issues of the day with. Join me in wishing Don a very happy birthday.
Don (center) with me and Lisa Morrison at the Hofbrauhaus in Munich during a press junket to Bavaria several years ago.
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A tribute to John Taylor
By Tony Dudley-Evans on 19 July 2015 • ( 1 )
John Taylor with Dave Holland at Birmingham Conservatoire in 2011 (This picture was taken by the late Russ Escritt)
Tony Dudley-Evans remembers the great jazz pianist who died suddenly on Friday night.
I was shocked and immensely saddened to hear of the sudden death of John Taylor (see here). John was part of a generation of British jazz musicians who in the 1960s and 1970s began to develop a distinctive voice for British jazz and he remained one of the finest and most original players and composers in Europe, widely respected throughout the continent and also in the USA. Surprisingly, for much of his career most of his work came outside of UK; he was Professor of Jazz Piano at the Cologne College of Music, and he was perhaps better known in jazz circles in continental Europe. Fortunately, initially with the help of Nick Purnell, a great supporter of John's, his profile in UK rose significantly in the last 15 years or so.
Others will give a more detailed and informed summary of John's musical skills. Here I would like to share a few memories of John in concert, both in Birmingham and in Cheltenham. John was always a wonderful person to be presenting in concert; he was warm and friendly, and invariably enthusiastic about playing. What's more, he always drew a good crowd and his playing would captivate the audience, both the confirmed jazz fan and the people trying out the music for the first time. He always had time for the audience after the gig with his easy and modest manner.
I particularly remember two concerts at the CBSO Centre Birmingham with John in trio format, the first time with Joey Baron and Marc Johnson, and the second with Palle Danielson and Martin France. John loved the Steinway at the CBSO Centre and was top form on both occasions, and I don't think I have ever heard another jazz piano trio that could match either of those two trios.
John also played a major role in putting together the memorial concert for Tony Levin in 2011 at the Midlands Arts Centre; Tony had played in an early group of John's and they continued to play together for many years. In Cheltenham we had John as Artist in Residence in 2004 and in 2012 his 70thbirthday was celebrated with a commission for a specially formed octet that included his two sons, drummer Leo Taylor and guitarist Alex Taylor. John had always said that he really wanted to form a band with his sons and it felt good to be able to make that happen. A duo performance with Julian Arguelles in 2013 was also very special.
All these events rank among my favourite jazz memories, but the strongest for me is much more recent. Just last month at Birmingham Conservatoire John led a concert with two student groups playing both his music and that of associates such as Kenny Wheeler and Stan Sulzmann. John has been teaching at the Conservatoire for a few years and it is significant there is a very strong crop of young pianists graduating from the course this year (John Turville should also get much of the credit). In the June concert John was able to bring out something special in the playing of those groups that was truly inspirational and John's enthusiasm and affection for the students was infectious.
There were lots of plans for more concerts, residencies and teaching for JT. His passing is a huge loss.
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19 July 2015 • 5:16 pm
A massive loss to jazz, British and International and thank for a fine tribute Tony. I first saw John in the early 1970s when he was part of the John Dankworth Quartet accompanying Cleo Laine. I last saw him in a tiny church in a small Dorset village called Plush where he was playing a small but distinguished music festival they stage there every year. Alfred Brendel had graced the Festival in previous years. John was in the same calibre, though musically very different. I loved his playing on the early Harry Beckett albums. But my standout memory was a performance that he and John Surman gave at Birmingham's Bartons Arms, as part of Christine Bolton's Jazz Club Friday series with Chris on bass and Tony Levin on drums. It was an evening of fast and free-flowing jazz of the highest order in slightly unprepossessing surroundings.

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There were many catwalk shows I loved over September's fashion week, but only a few I absolutely adored. One of those few was Hermione de Paula's collection. At the Ones to Watch show she wowed with her beautiful mix of colourful patterns and prints in delicate fabrics.
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Now I am delighted to announce that she has won the coveted Vauxhall Fashion Scout Merit Award, which entitles her to a fully sponsored catwalk show during next London Fashion Week. This generous three season award will offer de Paula a mentoring program to help develop her business into a thriving label. Previous winners have been the increasingly successful William Tempest and David Koma.
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Driving east on Rt66 from Amarillo, we were eager to get to the town of McLean, home of the first Phillips 66 Station outside of Oklahoma. According to what we'd read, McLean had an active Rt66 Preservation Society and two museums. One was dedicated to a WWII POW Camp in the area (who knew?) and the other, the Devil's Rope Museum, celebrating barbed wire and ranching history.
McLean is a small town on Rt66, 75 miles east of Amarillo. During its heyday, it was a significant cattle and agricultural shipping center. As the origination point for hundreds of loads of watermelons and hogs annually, McLean employed four telegraph operators to handle the station's communications.
Alfred Rowe settled nearby in 1878 after learning of abundant ranchlands for purchase. Rowe was from a middle class English family, but was deprived of inheritance since he wasn't the oldest son. So the adventurous Rowe attended the Royal Agricultural College in England before heading off to America to seek his fortune. He was an honest, hard worker, and learned Texas ranching from Charles Goodnight's men. In 1900, he began buying land and cattle, eventually becoming one of the most successful ranchers in the Panhandle with over 72,000 acres.
When the railroad came through in 1902, he donated land for a townsite which he named for William McLean, the Railroad Commissioner of Texas. In 1910, Rowe moved his family back to England, but often returned to Texas to check on his ranch. Unfortunately, it was en route to Texas in April of 1914 that he failed to make it back. Alfred Rowe was one of the 1,517 passengers who died in the Titanic disaster.
McLean benefitted from the 1927 oil boom and remained a major shipping point in the panhandle for livestock, gas, and oil. Rt66's path through its center guaranteed growth for the next few decades, and McLane saw growth rapid growth, including the now historic Phillips 66 Station.
In 1942, the US Government established a POW Camp nearby. While the Camp provided workers to the community, the War was hard on McLean. Having 3,000 POWs so close brought the outside into this sheltered community. Many men left to join the war effort, and many of the town's young women married soldiers and moved away.
It wasn't until the interstate (I40) bypassed town that McLean's future was sealed. Easier access to bigger cities contributed to the town's decline.
Needless to say, we were disappointed when we arrived and everything, once again, was closed. We didn't see a soul in the hour or so we spent in town. The Devil's Rope was closed, and the brick streets were deserted. We drove around and saw the Phillips 66, the Avalon Theatre, and many of the murals that we had seen celebrated online. Sadly, the murals and the theatre have fallen into disrepair. We'd heard there was an active Rt66 preservation society, but we saw no evidence of such.
So, we drove through the deserted streets, noting the obvious historical structures (and their lack of demarcation) and wondered what the town must've been like in its heyday. We thought a Wednesday afternoon might have shown some signs of life, but, unfortunately, there was none. The town must've been a nice little place, once upon a time.


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Haryana assembly election result 2019 LIVE: Manohar Lal Khattar to stake claim to form govt, BJP wins 40 seats, dials independents
By CNBC-TV18 | Oct 24, 2019 8:04 PM IST (Updated)
Haryana Assembly Election Result 2019 LIVE: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana led by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday won 40 seats but failed to cross the halfway mark in the 90-member assembly. Also all the party's state ministers, except two, lost the polls, including Anil Vij and party chief Subhash Barala. However, the rival Congress won 31 seats, while the less than 12-month-old Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), which broke away from the state's once major regional Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) owing to family disputes, won 10 seats. The INLD won a lone seat against 19 in 2014 assembly election. Eight independents have also won.This blog will keep you posted on the latest trends and updates from Haryana assembly election results 2019 today:
Akalis draw blank in Haryana polls##Akalis draw blank in Haryana polls
The Shiromani Akali Dal, which claimed to have sway over 30 assembly seats in Haryana, on Thursday failed to make a mark in the state polls. Fighting in alliance with the Indian National Lok Dal, SAD candidates tasted defeat on all three assembly seats the Sukhbir Badal-led party contested. SAD candidates performed poorly on Ratia and Guhla seats. Its Kulvinder Singh was on the fourth spot in Ratia and Ram Kumar came at the fifth spot in Guhla. In the third Kalawali constituency, SAD candidate Rajinder Singh Desujodha was defeated by Congress nominee Shishpal Singh by 19,243 votes, election results showed.
BJP, with which the Akali Dal has an alliance in Punjab and Delhi, won Ratia and the newly formed Jannayak Janta Party won Guhla. Both were reserved seats. SAD had tied up for the polls in Haryana with INLD. The Akalis wanted to ally with the BJP in Haryana, but the alliance did not materialise.
HLP's Gopal Kanda extends support to BJP##HLP's Gopal Kanda extends support to BJP
Gopal Kanda of the Haryana Lokhit Party, who won the Sirsa assembly seat by 602 votes, has extended his support to the BJP and is coming to Delhi to meet BJP leaders.
Haryana: 5 from Chautala village make it to state legislature##Haryana: 5 from Chautala village make it to state legislature
Five candidates who hail from Chautala village and represent different parties have registered victories in the assembly elections, keeping intact the Devi Lal legacy in Haryana politics. While two of them belong to the JJP, one each was elected on the symbol of the INLD and the Congress. One candidate was elected as an independent. Chautala is a village in Dabwali subdivision of Sirsa on the Haryana-Rajasthan border, to which former deputy prime minister Devi Lal and ex-chief minister Om Prakash Chautala belong.
BJP wins 40 seats but almost all ministers lose##BJP wins 40 seats but almost all ministers lose
The ruling BJP in Haryana led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday won 40 seats but failed to cross the halfway mark in the 90-member Assembly.
Also all the party's state ministers, except two, lost the polls, including Anil Vij and party chief Subhash Barala.
However, the rival Congress won 31 seats, while the less than 12-month-old Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), which broke away from the state's once major regional Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) owing to family disputes, won 10 seats.
The INLD won a lone seat against 19 in 2014 Assembly election. Eight independents have also won.
While Khattar retained his Karnal seat with a comfortable margin, two-time Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda too managed to win in his bastion of Garhi Sampla-Kiloi in Rohtak district.
Khattar won by 45,188 votes over his nearest rival Tarlochan Singh of the Congress.
BJP's outgoing ministers Captain Abhimanyu, O.P. Dhankar, Ram Bilas Sharma, Kavita Jain, Krishan Lal Panwar, Manish Grover, and Krishan Kumar Bedi, all ended up with humiliating defeats.
But BJP candidate and Public Health and Engineering Minister Banwari Lal won the Bawal seat. Also Health Minister Anil Vij retained his seat from Ambala Cantonment.
Two sitting ministers, Rao Narbir Singh and Vipul Goel, were denied tickets and fresh faces were brought in.
Shah indicates BJP will form next govt in Haryana##Shah indicates BJP will form next govt in Haryana
BJP president Amit Shah indicated on Thursday that his party will stake claim to form the next government in Haryana after the assembly election results threw up a hung verdict. The BJP was either winning or leading in 40 seats in the elections to the 90-member state assembly, according to the latest election commission figures, falling short of the majority mark of 46.
"The (Manohar Lal) Khattar government in Haryana has made every effort for people's welfare under the central leadership of (Narendra) Modi. I thank people for making the BJP the single-largest party and giving it another opportunity to serve them," Shah said in a tweet.
He congratulated Chief Minister Khattar and state party chief Subhash Barala.
BJP expected to win 40 seats, Congress down to 31##BJP expected to win 40 seats, Congress down to 31
As of 6:45 pm, results for 79 of the 90 seats have been announced. Out of the 79 seats, BJP has won 33, Congress has won 27 and JJP has won 10 seats. Of the remaining 11 seats, BJP is leading on 7 and Congress is leading on 4.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar to meet Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya to stake claim to form the govt##Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar to meet Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya to stake claim to form the govt
Subdued atmosphere at BJP national headquarters##Subdued atmosphere at BJP national headquarters
The BJP national headquarters here wore a subdued look for much of the day on Thursday as it emerged that the party's performance in Maharashtra and Haryana assembly polls fell short of expectation, especially in the northern state where it appeared unlikely to get majority. There were not much celebration even though its spokespersons exuded confidence that the BJP will be able to form government in Haryana as well after it appeared set to get a majority in Maharashtra.
"Congress is a tired party and BJP is energetic. And, this energy is the genesis of democracy and that is what is needed by the people," BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said, as he lauded the party's show in Maharashtra.
GVL Narasimha Rao, also a spokesperson, when asked about the close contest with the Congress in Haryana, said, "Congress these days sees a victory in their losses too, or calls it moral victory, instead of a defeat."
"Haryana has traditionally been a Congress stronghold. And, until 2014, our vote share was not even 2 percent. It was in 2014 that we scripted a big win," he told reporters.
22% dip in BJP's vote share Haryana from Lok Sabha polls##22% dip in BJP's vote share Haryana from Lok Sabha polls
The vote share of the ruling BJP fell by a massive 22 per cent in the Haryana Assembly polls on Thursday, after the party secured over 58 per cent votes in the state in the Lok Sabha polls held in April-May and won all the 10 seats. A number of ministers in the Manohar Lal Khattar-led government lost, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had coined the slogan "Abki Baar 75 paar" (this time we will cross 75 seats), appeared to be falling well short of the majority mark of 46 in the 90-member House.
Latest Election Commission (EC) trends said the saffron party had won or was leading in 40 seats. It had won 47 seats in the 2014 Haryana Assembly polls. According to the latest data available on the EC website, the BJP got 36.3 percent votes. The vote share of the Congress, which has emerged stronger than the last polls but is behind the BJP, is almost the same as it was in the Lok Sabha polls. The party got 28.42 percent of the total votes polled in the Lok Sabha election, while in the Assembly polls, it has secured 28.2 percent votes and 33 seats.
The tally of the BJP, which was ahead in 79 Assembly segments after the results of the Lok Sabha polls were declared, is hovering around 38 seats.
The tally of the Congress, which was leading in only 10 Assembly segments after the parliamentary polls, has now jumped to 33 seats.
The Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), which was leading in only one Assembly segment after the Lok Sabha election, has won five seats and is leading in five more.
Manohar Lal Khattar to stake claim to form govt in Haryana; BJP-JJP in talks, says report##Manohar Lal Khattar to stake claim to form govt in Haryana; BJP-JJP in talks, says report
Haryana CM and BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar has staked claimed to form the government as BJP is the single lasrgest party, according to a News18 report. Khattar will travel to Delhi to meet the Governor of Haryana. The channel also reported that BJP and JJP are in talks to work out a post-poll alliance.
Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda wins from Garhi Sampla Kiloi Assembly Constituency##Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda wins from Garhi Sampla Kiloi Assembly Constituency
Senior Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda won in his stronghold Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency on Thursday by a massive margin of nearly 58,500 votes. Hooda secured 97,755 votes as of 5.01 pm as per data available on the Election Commission website. Hooda's nearest rival BJP's Satish Nandal bagged 39,256 votes, while Jannayak Janta Party's Dr Sandeep Hooda was at third place with 5,425 votes.
HLP wins Sirsa by slender margin##HLP wins Sirsa by slender margin
Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) candidate Gopal Kanda defeated his nearest rival Gokul Setia, an Independent, by a slender margin of 602 votes from Sirsa in the Haryana Assembly polls on Thursday, according to the Election Commission (EC) office in Chandigarh.
Popular Haryanvi singer Sapna Chaudhary, who joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently, had campaigned for Kanda, leaving her party red-faced.
A former minister, Kanda is an influential politician in Haryana. His name had come up in a case of suicide by a woman employee of his airline company.
A video message of Chaudhary seeking support for Kanda had gone viral on the social media, catching the attention of BJP leaders, days before the polling on October 21.
The saffron party had fielded Pradip Ratusaria from Sirsa. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed a rally in Sirsa district's Ellenabad on the last day of campaigning. (PTI)
PM Modi, home minister Amit Shah to address party workers##PM Modi, home minister Amit Shah to address party workers
PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah will meet and address the party workers at the party headquarters this evening. BJP Parliamentary Board will also meet at the party headquarters today.
Vijayvargiya blames bad poll management for Haryana results##Vijayvargiya blames bad poll management for Haryana results
BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Thursday blamed shortcomings in the "election management" to his party's middling performance in the Haryana assembly elections. It would nonetheless be able to form government again in the northern state, he stated.
Haryana elections were heading towards a photo-finish with the ruling BJP and opposition Congress locked in a neck- and-neck battle as the counting of votes was underway on Thursday.
"I can clearly see the shortcomings in our management of Haryana elections. BJP rebels fought elections and we failed to persuade them (to pull out)," Vijayvargiya told reporters in Indore.
"Chief Minister Manoharlal Khattar has worked for the development of Haryana with honesty and transparency, but elections are won with a bit of management," he added.
"We failed to reach out to voters with our message and draw them to polling booths. We are going to do introspection after the election results are out," he added.
Asked about the perceived unhappiness of the Jat community with the Haryana chief minister, the BJP leader said, "Khattar, as chief minister, put an end to dynasty casteism and nepotism in politics.
"But I feel we failed to reach out to the people," he said.
"We could not get the success we expected. However, I feel that when final results come, we are going to form the government on our own," he added.
"And if we don't get majority, we will think of the future course of action. We will not indulge in horse-trading," he added.
The rebels who win the election would be persuaded to support the party for government formation, Vijayvargiya added. (PTI)
Here's what Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiah has to say on Haryana assembly election results##Here's what Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiah has to say on Haryana assembly election results


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Western Tradition Continues In Cattle Country, The 82nd Annual Flint Hills Rodeo At Strong City
The Flint Hills are cattle country.
Where there are cattle, there are cowboys on horseback to take care of them.
For 82 years, thousands of rodeo contestants and spectators from throughout the country have gathered at Strong City, Kansas, on the first weekend of June for the Flint Hills Rodeo. It'll be May 30 through June 1, starting at 8 o'clock each evening.
For 82 years, thousands of rodeo contestants and spectators from throughout the country have gathered at Strong City, Kansas.
That's for the greatest Western tradition: the Flint Hills Rodeo. This year it'll be Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 30 through June 1, at 8 o'clock each evening.
Cowboy is the profession of many in the Flint Hills, and they're a competitive bunch.
Who can ride the rankest bucking horse, rope and tie the orneriest critter the fastest? That's the premise for the sport of rodeo, so what more appropriate locale for rodeo than the Flint Hills.
E.C. Emmett Roberts was a cowboy, non-arguably "the best in the Flint Hills," eight-decades-plus ago.
He certainly was never shy climbing aboard the toughest bronc in the pen, or challenging another to any-and-all cowboy abilities.
Roberts' rodeo adrenaline carried intensely genetically to his children. The family started a rodeo at their Strong City ranch.
Cowboys local and from miles around came to try and beat the Roberts bunch. That didn't happen, and soon the Roberts family went on to become world renowned rodeo champions.
"Bulls, Broncs, And Babes" are the way rodeo announcer Roger Mooney has promoted the colorful action set for the 82st annual Flint Hills Rodeo, May 30 through June 1, in Strong City starting at 8 o'clock each evening.
But, the Sunday afternoon Roberts Ranch Western competitive gathering became an annual attraction; the Flint Hills Rodeo.
"Emmett Roberts and his family are an inspirational story of rodeo success," said Buck Bailey, Flint Hills Rodeo Association president.
"It's a tradition that's been carried on through this year's 82nd annual Flint Hills Rodeo at Strong City," Bailey declared. "It's the oldest consecutive rodeo in the state of Kansas."
Billed as "Rodeo at its Best," the Flint Hills Rodeo is now sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. "We'll have the best cowboys and cowgirls here, including several present and former world champions," Bailey said.
E.C. and Clara Roberts and family were instrumental in formation of the Flint Hills Rodeo at Strong City 82 years ago. Gathered in the early 1940s, they're Ken, Gerald, Clifford, Howard, E.C., Clara, Marjorie and Gloria. The Flint Hills Rodeo is May 30 through June 1.
First and foremost is the competition of traditional rodeo events. That's bareback and saddle bronc riding events, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, team roping, bull riding and girls' barrel racing.
The evening performances begin at 8 o'clock, with a full slate of attractions for three days.
Opening at 5:30 Thursday and Friday, the Western Trade Show features a wide array of unique ranch-life specialties. That attraction will begin at 5 o'clock on Saturday.
A special project of the rodeo association has been development of a Flint Hills Rodeo Museum. "It features information about the Roberts family and the 82 year history of the rodeo," Bailey said. "We encourage everybody to tour the museum which will be open throughout the rodeo."
Rodeo is family entertainment and sport, thus most appropriate Thursday has been designated Family Night.
"Cowboys and cowgirls 12-years-and-under will get into Thursday's performance free," Bailey said. "The first 200 children through the east gate Thursday evening will receive a free hotdog and chocolate milk."
There'll be a Kids' Buckaroo Buckarette Rodeo, 6 o'clock, each evening, with stick horse races and other highlights.
The calf scramble and mutton busting are youth attractions during each performance. Thursday's calf scramble features six-to-eight-year-old participants, those nine-to-11 compete Friday, and Saturday, it'll be the 12-to-14-year-olds.
Friday's performance has been designated Military Appreciation Night, offering free admission for active and retired military persons with identification. Competition for rodeo contestants not riding in the public performance will ride in the "slack" following Friday's show.
World champion bull rider Ken Roberts shows his form on #11 at the Flint Hills Rodeo in the 1940s. This year's 82nd annual rodeo at Strong City is May 30 through June 1.
A cowboy-cowgirl dance right at the rodeo grounds will follow both the Friday and Saturday evening performances. Whiskey River Band will provide music Friday while the Dirty Bourbon Bank is slated for presenting the entertaining melodies Saturday. Rodeo ticket holders are admitted no charge to the dances.
Anticipated annual rodeo attraction is the Saturday afternoon parade. Beginning at 2 o'clock, in Swope Park, Cottonwood Falls, it'll go through downtown, into Strong City right to the rodeo.
"Everybody's welcome to come be in the parade, or bring your chair and watch along the route," Bailey encouraged.
Livestock is the key to success of rodeo, and Cervi Championship Rodeo offers the best, according to Bailey.
"Binion Cervi and Chase Cervi carry on the more than a 60-year family tradition," Bailey said. "The Cervi family controls every aspect of the rodeo performance, with the outstanding livestock and unique features."
Roger Mooney, one of the top professional rodeo announcers in the world, will return to call the Flint Hills action.
The most diversified Western showman Rider Kiesner, Ripley, Oklahoma, will be at each performance. He'll perform as a trick roper and rider, entertain as the rodeo clown-funnyman and work as the bullfighter protecting cowboys.
Kiesner grew up in a rodeo entertainment family, and as an adult the cowboy entertainer struck out on his own. Since then, Rider Kiesner has worked Cavalia, worldwide touring equestrian show; the National Finals Rodeo; Cheyenne Frontier Days and more.
An additional rodeo weekend feature is the Prairie Talk set for Pioneer Bluffs, historic Flint Hills ranch at Matfield Green. Shannan Hauser, rodeo champion Gerald Roberts' granddaughter, will share Roberts family stories and photos Friday afternoon, May 31, at 2:30.
Details about the 82nd annual Flint Hills Rodeo are available at www.flinthillsrodeo.org.
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Home prices have surged in March in a sign that the boom in the property market is continuing after a pause in February, just days after the Reserve Bank warned borrowers and banks against property speculation. Prices surged by 2.3 per cent last month over Australia's eight capital cities to take the total growth for the first quarter to 3.5 per cent, new figures released by RP Data and Rismark today showed.
"Half of all Australia's capital cities are now posting record-high dwelling values, with Sydney's housing market showing the most substantial increase beyond its previous market high," RP Data research director Tim Lawless said.
Melbourne recorded the strongest growth, with prices soaring by 5.4 per cent in the first three months of this year. Sydney grew by 4.4 per cent for the quarter while Hobart prices strengthened by 4.7 per cent.
Mr Lawless said a few factors were driving up Melbourne prices, including the popularity of the city's properties with investors and stock levels remaining "relatively slim," except in Southbank and Docklands.
Mr Lawless said while the Melbourne market has showed a lot of momentum and consistently high capital gains, rental yields were "now extraordinarily low", with houses posting a gross return of just 3.3 per cent.
Brisbane rose by 1.5 per cent, Adelaide by 1.2 per cent and Darwin by 2.8 per cent and Canberra by 2 per cent. Perth bucked the trend, with prices falling by 0.6 per cent since the start of this year.
"Based on today's RP Data Rismark results, dwelling values have risen by a cumulative 15.8 per cent since the growth cycle commenced in June 2012," RP Data said in a statement.
The strengthening property market amid the record-low level of interest rates has led the Reserve Bank of Australia to step up its rhetoric on its concerns about rising prices. Some commentators have said that the sharp rise in prices could lead to a housing bubble.
The RBA governor Glenn Stevens as well as other central bank officials have warned borrowers that home prices could rise as well as fall.
The surge in investors, include foreign buyers, has also priced first-home buyers out of the property market. The proportion of first-home buyers remained depressed but edged up slightly to 13.2 per cent in January, above November's record low of 12.3 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported last month.
Rismark's managing director, Ben Skilbeck, said March was a traditionally strong month for home prices, and that the increases were not surprising given the high auction clearance rates and the lack of any major economic changes.
Mr Lawless added that the surge in prices was caused by Melbourne and Sydney.
"That growth is very much confined to two capital cities. It's really Sydney and Melbourne that's driving that very high level of growth. Every other capital city is showing a more measured rate of capital gain," he said.
UBS economist George Tharenou said while the strengthening trend in the housing market "may well be making the RBA a bit 'nervous' about how long it can sustain record low rates", the central bank would be limited in tightening monetary policy as that could push the Australian dollar higher and stifle growth in other non-mining sectors of the economy.
The Reserve Bank is widely expected to keep the cash rate on hold at a record low of 2.5 per cent today, after easing rates by 225 points since November 2011. The growth in the housing market has in part been fuelled by the low interest-rate environment.
Mr Lawless said he would be "very surprised" if the current rate of growth in house prices is sustained over the medium to long-term.
"I think there are some natural barriers to prevent the housing market from continuing to see this pace of growth. The first is simply affordability. Sydney's median house price is now $713,000. So inherently you have that natural price barrier that will start to slow the market down," Mr Lawless said.
"And I think the second factor that will start to slow the market down is the fact that investors will simply be turned off the market place that's yielding so low.


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The Food and Drug Administration has provided approval of Leqembi as a treatment option for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. It works by blocking a specific enzyme responsible for the production of amyloid beta, a protein responsible for forming plaques in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.
Leqembi is the first drug to receive approval for the blocking of amyloid beta plaque. The expectation is that it will significantly impact the treatment of Alzheimer's. They project the cost of Leqembi to be relatively expensive because of the complexity of the drug and clinical trials.
FDA Approves Alzheimer's drug Leqembi, which appears to slow the progression of Alzheimer's
Leqembi is the first of its kind in a new class of drugs that appear to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Leqembi works by blocking a specific enzyme that's believed to be involved in developing the disease.
Clinical trials have shown that patients taking Leqembi were able to slow cognitive decline longer than those taking a placebo. The cost of the drug is expected to be relatively high. It will likely cause a financial strain for many families.
However, for many people, the costs may be worth it to help slow the progression of the disease and improve the quality of life.
What is Leqembi?
Leqembi is a new drug that has received FDA approval to treat Alzheimer's disease. It's an intravenous medication that helps reduce cognitive impairments associated with the disease.
It has been shown to improve cognition, memory, and thinking in clinical trials. The cost of the drug is expensive, but it may be covered by insurance depending on the plan.
How the Infusion treatment works
Infusion treatment is an effective and popular method of delivering Alzheimer's treatments. This delivery method enables the body to absorb the desired substances more quickly and efficiently than the traditional oral route.
Infusion treatments involve the insertion of a small catheter or needle into a vein, typically located on the arm or hand. A sterile solution slowly moves through the catheter, which carries the desired substances directly into the bloodstream.
The process is monitored closely by experienced medical staff, and side effects are typically mild and transient. Infusion treatments are a safe and effective way to deliver medications and nutrients quickly and efficiently.
Who can receive treatment from the new Alzheimers drug Leqembi
Leqembi's approval is for adults with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. Leqembi isn't for those with severe forms of the disease. It should not be taken by individuals with certain conditions, such as those with a history of specific heart problems or certain types of cancer. It should not be combined with other medications to treat early Alzheimer's disease.
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Who makes the new Alzheimer's drug Leqembi?
The Pharmaceutical companies responsible for Leqembi are Eisai and Biogen. They recently unveiled Lecanemab, a new drug that treats mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's and mild dementia. It will come to the market under the brand name Leqembi.
What is the cost of the new Alzheimer's drug, Leqembi?
Eisai, the sole determiner of pricing in its joint venture with Biogen, has set the US launch price of Leqembi, a medication used to treat early-stage Alzheimer's disease, at $26,500 annually.
What are the side effects of Leqembi?
Leqembi label indicates that some infusions may lead to minor, yet common, side effects. These side effects include coughing, diarrhea, headache, nausea, flu-like symptoms, vomiting, and occasional changes in blood pressure (particularly during initial infusion). Some of the individuals in the clinical trials experienced mild brain swelling.
What does the Alzheimer's Association have to say about Leqembi?
The Alzheimer's Association applauds the FDA's decision to grant accelerated approval of Leqembi™ (lecanemab) for treating those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia due to Alzheimer's Disease, with confirmation of amyloid beta.
The Alzheimer's Association estimates that each day without access to the necessary medication, up to 2000 individuals 65 or older may experience a progression from mild dementia caused by Alzheimer's to a more advanced stage. At this point, they may no longer be eligible for Leqembi.
How will Leqembi affect individuals on Medicare?
Since the Leqembi uses an intervenous delivery method, it'll fall under Medicare Part B coverage. Similar to Aduhelm, we could see an adjustment to the Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles. We won't know truly until after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reviews the costs late in 2023.
Help with Medicare health plans to cover the cost of Leqembi
In conclusion, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug, Leqembi, which appears to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The drug is an infusion treatment that reduces the amount of amyloid beta plaque. Leqembi is for individuals in the beginning phases of Alzheimer's disease.
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Ayala: White House aide follows courageous women before her, risking their future to speak the truth
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June 29, 2022 Updated: June 29, 2022 6:55 p.m.
*** BESTPIX *** WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 28: Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, takes her seat following a break as she testifies during the sixth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan committee, which has been gathering evidence for almost a year related to the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, is presenting its findings in a series of televised hearings. On January 6, 2021, supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building during an attempt to disrupt a congressional vote to confirm the electoral college win for President Joe Biden. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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Other women in U.S. history came to mind as former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified on Tuesday before the U.S. House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Anita Hill.
Christine Blasey Ford.
Marie Yovanovitch.
As important as their testimony was against morally bankrupt leaders, Hutchinson may have delivered the most damning testimony about a major event in U.S. history — the armed, planned attack on U.S. democracy by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
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It underscored this overarching fact: Other presidents oversaw peaceful transfers of power, even when they lost their re-elections, especially when they lost.
Hutchinson showed courage.
• It's what Anita Hill did in 1991 during Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' nomination hearings. She testified that he'd sexually harassed her while chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, where she also worked.
She was credible. Afterward, Hill faced death threats.
• It's what Christine Blasey Ford did in 2018, when she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee against Justice Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.
She testified under oath that he attempted to rape her in the 1980s. A drunken Kavanaugh pinned her down on a bed, groped her, tried to take off her clothes and put his hands over her mouth.
She was credible. Afterward, Ford faced death threats.
• It's what Marie Yovanovitch did in 2019, when she testified in Trump's first impeachment inquiry. He'd removed her as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine after she disputed his conspiracy theories about Ukrainian efforts to undermine him. Trump was pressing Ukraine to investigate Democrats to help his re-election chances.
She was credible. Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani attacked and tried to discredit her. She remains a patriot.
For the record, Hutchinson's political outlook remains suspect. But she had nothing to gain in testifying about Trump's outrageous, criminal behavior.
He knew rioters would endanger members of Congress, including — and perhaps especially — Vice President Mike Pence.
He knew Capitol police and other officers would face armed insurrectionists. Some officers lost their lives in the attack. Others later committed suicide. Some left their jobs.
Hutchinson was in Trump's inner circle and worked for Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who has not contradicted her testimony.
Trump, Giuliani and other Trump loyalists are now attempting to discredit her. Trump dismissed Hutchinson as a "phony" and someone he hardly knew.
The news volume couldn't have been higher this month with the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe vs. Wade; the massacre in Uvalde; and the suffering of migrants who died inside a tractor-trailer on the city's South Side.
Related: Editorial: They were insurrectionists, not patriots
It's understandable that people would rather turn off their televisions and stop reading news reports.
But it's as much a patriotic duty to know about Hutchinson's testimony as it is for her to risk her career to give it.
Hutchinson said Trump knew and didn't care that his supporters were armed. He didn't want them screened by a magnetometer. He wanted them to be ushered in quickly so they could grow the size of his rally.
"I don't (expletive) care that they have weapons. They're not here to hurt me," Trump said, according to Hutchinson.
As others have testified, Trump agreed with rioters that Pence should be hanged.
She testified that Trump was angry, his behavior out of control. After leaving the rally, she testified Trump tried to take hold of the steering wheel when he realized the driver was not taking him to the Capitol and then lunged at a Secret Service agent.
"I remember feeling frustrated, disappointed.…I was really sad," she said. "As an American, I was disgusted. It was unpatriotic, it was unpatriotic."
Hutchinson didn't face cross-examination but seemed capable of handling that kind of pressure and scrutiny.
It's what she has in common with Hill, Blasey Ford, Yovanovitch and Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee.
It's understandable to be fatigued, disappointed and disgusted with this process. Getting Trump to be held accountable has come at a glacial pace. Powerful Republicans remain silent while Trump bolsters his chances for the 2024 Republican nomination.
We must power through. Hutchinson gave us hope. Because she was credible.
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Director Cruz Confirmed by City Council
Adam Cruz has been confirmed by the Trenton City Council as the City's permanent Businesses Administrator, having served in the position in an acting capacity for 90 days since he was appointed by Mayor Reed Gusciora.
"I am pleased that Director Cruz was appointed by the City Council as our permanent Business Administrator," said Gusciora. "We are always looking to recruit the best public servants in Trenton, and Adam uniquely qualified to serve in this role. Adam has been doing an excellent job serving the City for the past several months, and I look forward to working with him so that Trenton will continue to move in a positive direction."
Cruz's 25-year career includes eight years of experience in municipal business administration, with two as the BA of Perth Amboy and six as the Assistant Business Administrator of Newark. He has also served as the Chief of Staff for Newark Councilman-at-Large Carlos M. Gonzalez. In Elizabeth, he served in the Housing Authority in various roles over 13 years, including Purchasing Agent, Procurement Officer, Network Administrator, Program Coordinator, and Field Engineer. Cruz holds a B.S. in Environmental Planning and Design from Rutgers University and is an M.A.S. candidate (06/20) in Public Administration at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
"I am grateful for Mayor Gusciora and the City Council's support," said Cruz. "It's been a pleasure serving in this role these last few months, and I look forward to serving the residents of Trenton for years to come."
The City Council confirmed him unanimously 6-0, with one Councilmember absent from the meeting.
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A grotesquely disfigured harpooner called Iguana is severely mistreated by his fellow sailors on a whaling ship in the 19th century. One night he escapes and takes up residence on a remote island. He makes himself ruler of the island and declares war on mankind. Anyone unfortunate enough to wind up on the island with Iguana is subjected to his cruel tyranny.
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Giants alum J.T. Snow ready to come down the mountain, do more in baseball
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Henry Schulman Nov. 8, 2019 Updated: Nov. 9, 2019 6:44 p.m.
Giants alum J.T. Snow ready to come down the mountain, do...
1of4Former Giants first baseman J.T. Snow returns to visit Oracle Park for an event Thursday.Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle
2of4J.T. Snow would like to do more in baseball now that he's an empty-nester.Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle
3of4Former Giants firsts baseman J.T. Snow calling a 2016 college baseball game at Stanford for the Pac-12 Network.Photo: Pac-12 Network / Brad Mangin
4of4Former Giants first baseman J.T. Snow returns to visit Oracle Park on Thursday.Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle
How appropriate that a guy named Snow would move to Lake Tahoe and spend his idle time skiing, even if he did eventually move down the mountain to the foothills where it snows a little less.
J.T. Snow, the sweet-fielding first baseman for four Giants playoff teams including the 2002 World Series squad, would rather not say exactly where he and new bride Gina live. He is so easily recognizable in Northern California, although younger fans might have a harder time picking him out of a crowd because he rarely visits Oracle Park like so many alumni.
Snow did work for the Giants as a special assistant after he retired in 2006. Although he insists he has no hard feelings, still does occasional appearances for the club and was given three World Series rings, his employment did not end the way he had hoped.
Now, with his children out of the house and not ready for a life of leisure at 51, Snow would like to do more in baseball, either expanding his part-time role as a broadcaster or becoming a coach.
"It's just about getting back into the game you love and making a difference," Snow said by phone from his home, somewhere above sea level. "Life is short. I would love to try a different aspect of major-league baseball."
Snow feels the tug of time whenever he broadcasts a Cal baseball game for the Pac-12 Network, one of his part-time gigs. Seventeen years after he saved manager Dusty Baker's son, Darren, by whisking him away from the plate after scoring a run in the World Series, Snow sees Darren playing for the Bears.
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"I almost get a Darren Baker question every day of my life," he said.
Besides his Pac-12 Network work, Snow has called NCAA playoff games and Little League World Series regionals for ESPN. He inquired about joining the Giants' booth as a fill-in the way Jeremy Affeldt and Javier Lopez have done, saying, "I always felt they needed a position player in the booth because it's all pitchers."
"I like broadcasting," he said. "It's fun to do the games. It's fun to break the game down. I feel I've gotten better over seven years at the Pac-12 Network. I've been getting a lot of good feedback."
One of his play-by-play partners, Roxy Bernstein, believes Snow would make a good full-time broadcaster, not just because he is telegenic.
"The thing I respect, the guy has been there and done it, a six-time Gold Glove winner, but he works as hard as anybody who's been around," Bernstein said. "A lot of guys could be in his situation and mail it in. That's not him.
"He's really proactive about being prepared and talking to as many people as possible. He understands the medium. You never know when you're going to need a tidbit, a little piece of information. Everything is important."
Snow has not given up on coaching, either. He interviewed with the Diamondbacks for their vacant Triple-A managing job in 2017. They hired Jerry Narron.
A lot of Snow's friends from his playing days, even going back to the University of Arizona, are coaching or managing in the majors, and he is calling to gauge their interest.
For five years, Snow was a special assistant to the Giants who would visit minor-league teams as a roving coach, visit spring training as an instructor and occasionally work with the big-league club, as Will Clark does now. The club credits Snow with helping Brandon Belt become a better first baseman.
Snow said he left because the Giants were giving him less to do.
"My duties and responsibilities started getting cut, cut, cut, and next thing you know I was going to the ballpark throwing BP," he said. "I didn't feel I was making a difference. I felt I was just showing up.
"There are no hard feelings. I just didn't want to put a uniform on and sit around all day."
The Giants had a different perspective, feeling that Snow was not as available as they preferred as he devoted more time to his family, particularly his children. He followed his son, Shane, who was on the golf team at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton and now is a senior at the University of Hawaii.
According to one team official, the Giants loved the work Snow did and thought it great that he was prioritizing his family, but they had other alumni who could devote more time to the club.
Now, Snow is an empty-nester pining for more than golf, skiing and the charity work he does for the Snow Foundation. He and his sister, Stephanie, raise money to combat a rare and debilitating form of diabetes called Wolfram syndrome, which Stephanie's 14-year-old daughter has.
Snow's future might be behind a microphone, but he would love to explore coaching because "it's fun to strive for a championship or a World Series."
In the next breath, though, he acknowledged that "the game has changed. There are a lot of different things going on with players: social media, self-promotion, guys carrying their bats down to first base. That stuff didn't happen when we played. I don't know if that's the best fit for me, but I'd like to try.
"It would have to be the right situation."
Henry Schulman is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: hschulman@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @hankschulman
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Twenty-five years of experience affords me a lot of insight. One of my biggest accomplishments was helping my clients navigate the great recession to emerge stronger and better positioned for long-term success. The ability to serve as a trusted advisor has always motived me; it's satisfying when I can play a critical role in helping companies reach their goals.
My parents were small business owners, and I began working at their small chain of retail stores at a young age. The lessons I learned about customer service, including attentiveness, responsiveness, honesty, and courtesy were invaluable.
I belong to the AICPA and the MICPA. I earned my B.B.A. at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family. We have fun boating, golfing, and traveling.
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House: (noun) def. 1. a building for human habitation.
Home: (noun) def. 1. the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household. The family or social unit occupying a home. A place where something flourishes, is most typically found, or from which it originates.
I realized that the house had been associated so much with work and stress and was not "a place where something flourishes" for me – yet. I suspected that this would gradually change once we moved our furniture in and started hanging things on the walls. But really, this still didn't change my terminology. Forcing myself to call it "home" just seemed weird to me. Even though we were living in the house, it wasn't home yet.
I suspected this would gradually change – at least I hoped it would. I'd heard that building a house is like child birth (being a dude, I doubt I will have the experience to draw on direct correlation here) but from what I've been told, a woman goes through some of the worst pain imaginable in labour and delivery but at the end has a baby that she loves dearly. And suddenly, by some evolutionary trick of the mind, she essentially forgets or does not care how painful the process was. Often she will go through this same pain again more than once, knowing full well that the pain to get there was so terrible – but the reward so great.
For me, in the initial three weeks of being in the house, although it is beautiful and exactly what we had been hoping for, I still wasn't at the forgetting the pain part yet.
But as it was in the last week, just before our Christmas break, I said to my friend, "We will be at home tonight." And just like that, without any intention or forethought about it, I stopped referring to it as the house and started to call it home.
On New Year's Eve, my wife and I decided to reminisce and read back through the blog posts I'd made here in the past year (yes I know – we are crazy crazy party animals). And wouldn't you know, it was amazing how many things we'd forgotten already! We kept saying "I can't believe that happened!" or "Oh man, I forgot about that – that sucked!" or "how did we get through that?" Truthfully we did not read through all of the posts… I think we made it to September 2015, at which point my wife said she couldn't handle reading anymore as it was giving her anxiety!
A friend of ours, who has also built a custom house, recently said to us, "I'm so glad you are at the living in and loving it stage." Indeed we are.
As if we didn't have enough concrete and thermal mass in the house already, we decided to install a white concrete countertop in the kitchen. We'd priced out quartz as an option as well – a machine-made product that has the benefits of durability, scratch-resistance, stain-resistance, heat-resistance, and being made from some recycled products. But the reality is, because of all of these benefits, it also is very expensive, shockingly so, in fact. We needed 14'x24″ for the long counter. I don't know what I expected the price to be, but it certainly wasn't the $8000 price tag they quoted. Ouch.
As an alternative, our kitchen cabinet maker, Ryan Unger with Rhine Artisans, suggested a concrete counter. He was building our butcher block counter for the island in rift sawn white oak and he'd also done a few concrete counters himself before as well. Perfect!
He'd never made a white concrete counter before but he was game to try it. It probably helped that he and I have been good friends for a number of years and he's been willing to try a few "different" woodworking jobs for us on this project..
Although I'd had in my head that I wanted a crisp white counter for whatever, I was excited for the "handmade" benefits of the concrete counter. True, concrete can stain and scratch, but being hand-made, we'd get something completely unique and special.
On a balmy October Saturday the guys came out to build the concrete form and pour the counter. It took them nearly 6 hours alone to make the form, which they would pour in three sections, due to the size, weight, and need to form around the under-mount farmhouse sink. It had to be perfectly level, square and flush. They used white MDF for the form to make it as smooth as possible. For structural support, they used wire mesh, which they smartly spray painted white in the event that it would "shadow" through when poured.
For the concrete itself, they were able to source white portland cement, white aggregate and white sand for the mixture.
We covered the counter with a tarp and placed two heaters in there for the next 3 weeks. The temperature was dropping and these would need to be sitting in our shop for the next three weeks.
It was mid-November and above freezing still, which is bizarre for our area. It was terribly fortunate as had it been below freezing we would have had to haul the counters to the basement of the house for them to polish there. That would have sucked.
As it was they were able to polish the counters outside – only slightly as too much polishing would bring out the aggregate. We still wanted these to be as white as possible.
Once the sun went down though, it was freezing and what we had was what we were going to have. The three of us then needed to carry these in through the front door.
It was SHOCKING how insanely heavy each piece was. I don't think I've ever tried to carry something so heavy before. We nearly died, but miraculously we were able to get them up the steps to the door and placed on the cabinets without any serious injury or damage.
The counters were not a crisp white, which I had originally wanted, but instead are a creamy white, which actually looked amazing against the creamy white oak cabinets. Plus the organic, handmade, imperfections of the counter really added a nice feel to the whole space. Very wabi-sabi.
After another couple weeks, we sealed them with an acrylic sealer (we tried a food safe, water-based sealer but this did nothing, as we found when a single drop of red wine left our first stain – Grrr [vinegar and elbow grease made it less noticeable]). We then added a topcoat of beeswax to finish it.
But before we would seal this, I'd need to finish my tiling work on the backsplash.


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Mark Reichel discusses plea offer in case of East Area Rapist
A 74-year-old former police officer who is suspected of being the East Area Rapist has filed a motion through his attorneys that aims to avoid a lengthy criminal trial.
In exchange for pleading guilty to certain offenses, Joseph DeAngelo — who is also suspected of being the Golden State Killer — has agreed to answer for his alleged crimes if the threat of the death penalty is taken off the table.
In exchange for his guilty plea, DeAngelo acknowledges he would likely be incarcerated for the rest of his life.
"The lawyer is saying if the death penalty were off the table, the case could resolve," Mark Reichel told CBS13's George Warren in an interview on Wednesday, noting that thanks to a moratorium on executions in California imposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, the outcome between the plea deal and a sentence following a trial would likely be the same, assuming DeAngelo were convicted.
"The chances that this individual will be executed are very slim, in my opinion," Mark said. "The chances of the likelihood that he would die in custody far exceed the chances that the state would execute him."
The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office declined to local media outlets about DeAngelo's offer. Last April, officials with the DA's office affirmed they would seek the death penalty in DeAngelo's case if he were convicted at trial.
DeAngelo is charged with 13 counts of murder and five dozen counts of rape stemming from incidents that occurred between the mid-1970s and mid-1980s. Authorities arrested him after they said the suspect's DNA matched that submitted through a genealogy website.
DeAngelo also stands accused of more than a dozen kidnapping and abduction attempts.
While some may be opposed to a plea deal, Mark said it could be in everyone's best interest to avoid a lengthy trial — not just because of the financial cost associated with court cases like this, but also because the emotional and mental toll could be insurmountable.
"The cost, not just in money but in time and happiness that will be drained out, that never comes back," Mark told FOX40 News.
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Sustainable livestock farming and improved product quality are societal concerns that currently influence the direction of research on livestock farming systems (LFS). Livestock feeding plays a major role in animal health and product quality. Systems research into these areas is an effective way of studying the complex interactions between feeding, health and management. The growing emphasis on new objectives such as landscape preservation and organic livestock farming also calls for systems research. This book focuses on the following topics: advances in modelling animal nutrition and health, and their interactions at farm level; advances for managing LFS for land use sustainability in contrasted environments, with a special emphasis on mountain conditions; improvement of health, welfare and production in organic livestock farming; and decision support systems and models for improving livestock farming management.


Dissolve honey in lukewarm milk.
Beat the eggs with the soften butter.
Mix flour with fruit and nuts and salt.
Add the yeast and egg mixtures and knead.
Glaze your loaves with some milk.
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Former Phillies we could see in 2022 interleague play
By Bryce Turner
Sep 28, 2021; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Hector Neris (50) pitches against the Atlanta Braves during the eighth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
Oct 1, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Spencer Howard (31) throws during the first inning against the Cleveland Indians at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
Texas Rangers – Spencer Howard
The Phillies are scheduled to host the Texas Rangers on May 3 and 4, before visiting the team on June 21 and 22. They could reunite with one of the central pieces of their most recent deadline deal, right-handed starting pitcher Spencer Howard.
Howard was drafted by the Phillies in the second round of the 2017 MLB Draft. He was ranked as the team's fifth-best prospect by MLB.com for 2019, where he had a 2.03 ERA in 15 starts between High-A, Double-A, and rookie ball while recording 94 strikeouts in his 71 innings.
Howard was ranked as the Phillies' top prospect in 2020 when the minor league season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. With no experience higher than Double-A, he made his major league debut in the second game of a doubleheader, giving up four runs in 4 2/3 innings. He had a 5.92 ERA in six starts overall in 2020.
The right-hander began 2021 in and out of the major leagues, where he made seven starts and four relief appearances through the first half of the season. He had an 0-2 record, 5.72 ERA, and 1.482 WHIP with the Phillies, before being traded to the Rangers at the July 30 deadline.
Howard's biggest issue as a Phillies starter last season was his durability. He would start out strong before fading, with opponents hitting .107/.206/.125 against him in the first time through the order, compared to .458/.576/.958 in the next time through. Sixteen of his 20 strikeouts came in the first time through the order.
The main pieces who the Phillies received for Howard were starter Kyle Gibson and reliever Ian Kennedy. Gibson had a 4.59 ERA and 1.222 WHIP in 11 starts with the Phillies (he gave up six runs in 4 1/3 innings during a game where he was the primary pitcher in relief), though most of his struggles were in September, after giving up seven runs in 32 2/3 innings during his August starts.
Howard had a 9.70 ERA and 1.781 WHIP in eight starts for the Rangers. Gibson remains under contract with the Phillies for this year, so both pitchers could end up facing their former teams this season.


After a smooth 37-4 victory in the netball seconds game of the day, many Westminster spectators expected a similar win for their first team. However, with just 20 seconds into the match both Westminster and West London had already scored twice. From that point everyone knew it was going to be a fast-paced game.
UWL upped their defence early, making it difficult for Westminster to get the ball in the D. By the end of the first quarter the score was 6-14 to West London.
That made Freya Thompson, University of Westminster's students' union president who teamed up with her old friends again, to take charge and give her team circled around a pep talk. Characteristic and loud "1…2…3…DRAGONS!" followed.
West London centre, to west London wing attack, to west London goal shooter to west London goal attack. She aims. Silence. Ball in the net. West London supporters erupt into cheers. This pattern went on for the majority of the second quarter.
West London defence was tight making it a very physical game for the Dragons. Twice the Westminster's goal attack fell over due to the West London goal defence marking too closely.
Tensions were running high. By the end of the 3rd quarter the score was 25-31 to West London. The Westminster Dragons didn't seem perturbed by this. They got themselves ready for the fourth and final quarter.
The comeback began. Westminster scored making it five away from drawing, six away from winning.
With two minutes left to go Westminster were just four goals away from winning. The Dragons were dominating the court, as the match went on their defence and passes had become tighter and stronger.
With 30 seconds left to go the score was 36-38 to west London. The match could go either way. Relentless Westminster's goal attack scored making it 37-38. Emotions skyrocketed.
However, the time was against the brave Dragons. The referee blew her whistle. Time up. Game over. West London won reinforcing the Warriors' chances in the varsity race.


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Danon: Obama's decision to 'abandon' Israel was lowest moment of UN tenure
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Danon's first move upon returning to Israel will be to visit his mother, who he has not seen in almost a year, he said.
Regarding the next step in his career, he shared advice that former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley gave him, which is to take "time before making any commitments."
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Families of those held unjustly in immigration detention didn't get to celebrate 'Family Day' yesterday. In support of these families and those in detention, we projected a massive image on to the border control offices at 74 Victoria Street where decisions to detain and deport migrants are made every day.
Make sure to join us on Feb 28 Rally at Canada Border Services Agency Headquarters and read the letter that inspired this action.
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Piggyback plant grows quickly and is easy to propagate. See more pictures of house plants.
Piggyback plant bears long-stalked, hairy, heart-shaped, apple-green leaves with toothed margins. A baby plant is produced from the center of each leaf and, as it grows, its weight causes the leaf to trail. A variegated version is also common.
This plant is not hard to grow if good air circulation can be provided during periods of extreme heat. Baby plants cut off and pressed onto the surface of a moist potting mix will quickly grow to adult size.


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Q: Unit test of exported default function in Angular with Jasmine (html2canvas) I need to do a unit test of the promise of html2canvas with Jasmine in an Ionic project that uses Angular.
The html2canvas library is imported like this, directly without the brackets:
import html2canvas from 'html2canvas';

The method with the promise is called in this manner:
html2canvas(DATA).then(canvas => {
  // code
}

We have to consider how the method is declared in its definition in the library, in which the method is exported with export default:
declare const html2canvas: (element: HTMLElement, options?: Partial<Options>) => Promise<HTMLCanvasElement>;
export default html2canvas;

How can I spy this function with Jasmine to make the unit test to proceed into the then block?
As commented in other solutions, I tried to spy on default like this that but it's not working, it's detecting default as a method and it doesn't exist.
import * as canvas from 'html2canvas';

spyOn(canvas, 'default')

Error: <spyOn> : default() method does not exist
Usage: spyOn(<object>, <methodName>)

I tried other uses of the spyOn function but none of them worked. How I should test this in Jasmine?


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