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Dan Carter tips Japan to reach Rugby World Cup knockouts, All Blacks no certainties to win three peat in 2019
ALL BLACKS legend Dan Carter has tipped Japan to reach the knockout stages of their home World Cup next year — and warned favourites New Zealand will not have it all their own way.
AFPNovember 9, 201811:29am
Dan Carter believes host-nation Japan will be the surprise nation at next year's World Cup and warned the All Blacks that a three-peat is no certainty.Source:AFP
The 36-year-old fly-half, who confirmed his stint in Japan would bring down the curtain on his glittering career, said the Brave Blossoms were capable of reaching the quarter-finals.
"There is going to have to be a couple of upsets for Japan to make that but they are capable of it," said the three-time world player of the year, who is on a two-year deal with the Kobe Steelers.
"They've got the team, the players, the coaching staff to pull off these upsets and I'd love to see them in the playoff stages of the next World Cup."
Japan will likely have to beat one of Pool A's Six Nations heavyweights, Scotland or Ireland, to reach the quarter-finals but Carter said last week's performance against New Zealand should give them hope.
A second-string All Blacks side hammered Japan 69-31 but the Brave Blossoms played their part in a pulsating game in Yokohama near Tokyo.
"Not many teams are able to score five tries against the All Blacks. So the Japanese team should be very proud of that," said Carter.
While the All Blacks are overwhelming favourites to lift their third successive Webb Ellis Cup, Carter said the form book does not count for everything.
"Just because you're the number one side in the world doesn't guarantee you're going to win the Rugby World Cup," he said, adding that a lot of teams were peaking ahead of next year's tournament.
"So, I'd like to think the All Blacks will win, but you're never 100 per cent sure of that."
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Dan Carter celebrates in the dressing room following victory in the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final match against Australia at Twickenham.Source:Getty Images
However, Carter tipped his former side to have too much firepower for England at Twickenham this Saturday.
While Eddie Jones's men looked strong last week in their narrow 12-11 win over South Africa — the only team to turn over the All Blacks this year — Carter said the "speed in which they play the game might be a little too much for England to stay with them for 80 minutes".
Carter was world player of the year in 2005, 2012 and 2015, amassing a world-record 1,598 points in 112 Tests, and is the biggest draw in Japan's domestic league after completing a three-year spell with French side Racing 92.
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Entering his mid-30s, Carter said his Japanese odyssey will likely be the last chapter in his storied career.
"I've been playing for 15-16 years now. I haven't fully decided yet when I've going to finish but I think this would be a great place to finish my career," he said.
Asked whether he might be tempted into coaching, he quipped that coaches "work harder than the players, so that would be quite intense".
And while he said he "could not imagine" a better place to live and play than Japan, he admitted the local language was causing him some difficulties.
"I spent a long time learning French. I was finally able to speak a bit of French before I left France and then to go through that process again with Japanese is 'tres difficile' (very difficult)."
"Every time I'm not speaking English, I go back to French which makes no sense at all in Japan," he laughed.
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Though very few teams can accurately be called dynasties, the 1940s Cardinals certainly made a strong case. Detractors argue that World War II made the 40s an asterisk decade, with a huge loss of talent and significant changes to the ball and to the game itself. During that era, though, the Cardinals dominated the National League, winning four pennants and three World Series titles, and their rosters included names like Musial and Slaughter.
This is the history of the Cardinals during the 1940s, a decade that saw many of the greatest St. Louis clubs while war and integration significantly altered the game. Chapters follow the Cards year-by-year, covering each season with description, statistics and analysis. Interwoven throughout are the stories of wartime changes, including the loss of general manager Branch Rickey; the death of Judge Landis; the Pacific Coast League's demand for major league status; the first attempt at a players' union; and Mexican League talent raids. An appendix offers complete individual hitting and pitching statistics.
A retired marketing director and professor of economics, Mel R. Freese lives in Savannah, Tennessee. He is also the author of Charmed Circle (1997), Magic Numbers (1998) and Glory Years of the St. Louis Cardinals (1999).
"congratulations to the author and to McFarland for providing a wonderful historical resource for the baseball fans today"—1190kex.com.


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Moving the U.S. Trade Agenda Forward featuring United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Ron Kirk
Tue, Jul 26, 2011 12:00am
On July 26, 2011 the Bretton Woods Committee held an interactive program in Washington, D.C. featuring speaker United States Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk. Committee Co-Chairman Bill Frenzel moderated discussions. The theme of the program was Moving the U.S. Trade Agenda Forward, and speakers and audience members exchanged ideas on how international trade policy can help keep the economy forging ahead. Discussions encompassed areas of trade in relation to business expansion, jobs, and U.S.' global competitiveness.
Progress on Free Trade Agreements and Trade Adjustment Assistance (FTAs/TAA). Kirk expressed confidence that the three U.S. trade agreements - respectively with Colombia, Korea and Panama - will pass within the reasonable short term. He acknowledged the potential for the FTAs to create jobs, estimating that they could generate an increase of up to $12.5 billion in trade by spurring new export-oriented activities. At the same time, Kirk stressed the need to renew the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) in a thoughtful and responsible way that addresses concerns of the American public and provides support for workers who may be adversely affected by trade. He said that together, the trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, along with the renewal of the TAA, have great potential to advance a balanced and ambitious trade agenda that will expand exports and support U.S. jobs.
Trans-Pacific Partnership and APEC have momentum heading into fall. Kirk highlighted that good progress has also been made with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) discussions after several rounds of negotiations. While there were still difficult issues to be resolved, he was hopeful that by the APEC Summit in November a framework will be in place to outline further liberalization opportunities for the U.S. in the region. On the prospect of Japan's TPP participation, Kirk elaborated that following the earthquake devastation in the country, the U.S. understands Japan's immediate need to focus on rebuilding, and would welcome a conversation among Japan and TPP partners at an appropriate time.
Multilateral WTO process and FTAs. Frenzel questioned whether the proliferation of FTAs was a concern for the multilateral process in light of the Doha round of negotiations appearing to stall. Kirk admitted that while the most feasible way to move forward on trade would be on a multilateral basis, it was important to make progress on FTAs as other trading partners press ahead with their own agreements. According to Kirk it would be ideal if Doha could set a "game-changing" agenda to rationalize FTAs, but he was realistic on the difficulties of achieving such a consensus given the gaps in ambition among different member countries. It was key, he therefore stressed, that assurance be given to certain groups such as farmers and workers that they will not be disadvantaged as the U.S. moves forward with FTAs in the face of Doha slowing down. Additionally, he drew attention to the continued critical role of the WTO for the U.S., that is, acting as a rules-based organization that regulates international trade. He highlighted that focus would remain on encouraging greater transparency under the WTO framework and enforcing mutual obligations through its dispute settlement process.
Engaging other regions. Audience members were also interested to learn more about the U.S. stance on trade with regards to engaging countries in the Middle East and Latin American regions. Kirk responded that the Obama Administration was already in the early stages of looking at trade-related efforts to help support and stabilize the Middle East region and he envisioned that an arrangement could build on a possible construct that combined features of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act and the TPP. As to Latin America, Kirk shared that the U.S. would welcome the interest of countries in the region to join the TPP and would consult with TPP partners on future possibilities.
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import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
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Corey has been an avid exerciser her entire life. Growing up, she played a variety of sports but eventually found running, which became her exercise of choice following college. She ran marathons and competed in triathlons before the wear and tear of running began to take its toll. During her third pregnancy, she found herself dealing with herniated discs in her lower back. This is when she found the magic of barre. It was the only form of exercise that she could do while pregnant and she became hooked. Following her pregnancy, it helped her body quickly bounce back and heal by building back her strong core and supporting muscles. Corey loves the positive, nurturing, and encouraging environment that RISE brings into her life and those of others. She is excited to be a part of the energy that helps shape bodies, attitudes and lives. As a former teacher, she knows the importance of a supportive and dynamic environment that challenges each individual. Corey's class will encourage everyone to work to their fullest potential in a fun and engaging way so that they can feel and look their best!


The pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus), also known as the monk sloth or dwarf sloth, is a sloth endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the coast of Panama. The species was first described by Robert P. Anderson of the University of Kansas and Charles O. Handley Jr., of the Smithsonian Institution in 2001. The pygmy three-toed sloth is significantly smaller than the other three members of its genus, but otherwise resembles the brown-throated three-toed sloth. According to Anderson and Handley Jr., the head-and-body length is between 48 and 53 centimetres (19 and 21 in), and the body mass ranges from 2.5 to 3.5 kg (5.5 to 7.7 lb).
The pygmy three-toed sloth was only recognised as a distinct species in 2001. It can only be found on Isla Escudo de Veraguas which has been separated from mainland Panama for 9,000 years. Famous for its slow movements the pygmy three-toed sloth is ideally suited to life in the mangroves and is surprisingly good at swimming. The major threat to the pygmy three-toed sloth is habitat destruction which is reducing the size of its already small habitat.


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Home > Resources > Articles > TOP 5 INNOVATIVE COMPUTER VISION SOFTWARE PROVIDERS IN 2019
TOP 5 INNOVATIVE COMPUTER VISION SOFTWARE PROVIDERS IN 2019
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In today's disruptive age, Computer Vision has gained a lot of traction as it is poised to transform industries, and is making lives easier. It is an artificial intelligence technology enabling computers to understand and label images. Its use cases are video surveillance, self-driving car testing, daily medical diagnostics, and monitoring the health of crops and livestock. The computer vision market is rapidly growing as it is being progressively leveraged by different types of organizations to increase the skills of workers, automate business processes, improve efficiencies, lessen costs, among others. There are a huge number of computer vision software providers in the market.
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Wondershare Rolls out EdrawMind 6.0 Update with New Mind Mapping and Brainstorming Tools
Wondershare | January 17, 2023
The leading software developer and tech industry giant Wondershare has just announced the release of EdrawMind 6.0, the latest version of its industry-leading brainstorming software. Wondershare EdrawMind enables users to generate professional-grade mind maps on mobile devices. With Edrawmind's easy-to-use tools, users can make mind maps using the built-in templates and share them with others as PDFs or image files with the click of a button. So whether the user is a staff member, manager, entrepreneur, freelancer, student, or educator, Wondershare EdrawMind can help them to share information, enhance creativity, plan tasks, and streamline work. "According to DATAINTELO, the mind mapping software market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.8% during the forecast period, 2018-2028." As people return to their workplaces and classrooms, businesses and schools are resuming their traditional purpose of bringing people together to exchange ideas. As a result, there has been an increasing demand for mind-mapping software in various applications. The latest version of Wondershare EdrawMind has been released to assist users with problem-solving, project and lesson planning, meeting and schedule management, and public presentations. With a vast array of upgraded features, EdrawMind is capable of assisting users of all skill levels in generating and organizing fresh ideas in a manner never seen before. New features released include: Brand New User Interface - The brand new streamlined and functional user interface allows both novice and professional users to generate a detailed mind map in just three simple steps. Cloud File Syncing and Storage - Users may now store mind maps in the cloud, which will sync automatically with their mobile devices, allowing them to work anytime and anywhere. Calendar Reminders (Android) - The Calendar feature, which is now available, helps to stay organized and keep projects on track. To-Do Tasks (Android) - The To-Do Task feature allows users to use checkboxes to prioritize and adequately monitor their track of events. About Wondershare Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, Wondershare is a leading software developer and a pioneer in digital creativity. With robust and innovative technology, its straightforward and practical solutions make people's lives easier. This is why millions of people trust it in over 150 countries. Its assortment of user-friendly products is created with simplicity and practicality in mind. Wondershare assists its users in exploring their passions in order to build a more creative world. Wondershare EdrawMind is a user-friendly software that facilitates users to easily create mind maps that visually express their ideas, notes, and more. EdrawMind is compatible with Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, mobile devices, and the Web.
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New Relic Releases Error Tracking Capabilities to Improve Customer Experience
New Relic | January 11, 2023
New Relic, an observability platform for engineers, announced the general availability of new error tracking capabilities to help engineering teams proactively detect, triage, and take action on all errors across the full software stack before customers are impacted. Engineers can use New Relic error tracking to group errors by user and error impact and show them in the right context. These capabilities include a new user impact view, access to correlation data across traces and logs, and an enhanced integration with Slack. It will reduce engineering work and improve the customer experience. New Relic empowers engineers with a data-driven approach to planning, building, deploying, and running great software. This helps the world's leading brands improve planning cycle times, change failure rates, release frequency, and mean time to resolution. It also provides a single location to view, triage, and resolve all errors across the entire application stack, as well as the ability for engineers to intelligently group and display errors on a single screen by user and error impact, with context. New Relic helps engineering teams find all errors across the full application stack, including APM, RUM, mobile, and serverless data. This reduces engineering work and makes the customer experience better. New Relic Observability Product GM and Chief Growth Officer, Manav Khurana, commented, "As applications grow more complex, engineers need a system in place to proactively triage and fix errors before the customer experience is impacted. New Relic error tracking gives web, mobile, and back-end engineers a single place to prioritize and resolve issues quicker whenever a critical, customer-impacting error arises. Because error tracking is part of our all-in-one observability platform, we are able to automatically reveal relevant traces and logs in the context of an error, helping engineers debug errors faster." (Source: Businesswire) It's now available for free for all New Relic full platform users and core users. Beyond Finance uses error tracking to detect, triage, and resolve full-stack errors so that their engineering team can better collaborate and create better customer experiences. About New Relic New Relic, the industry standard for observability, gives developers the tools they need to create and maintain high-quality software at every stage of the process. To help engineers do their best work based on data rather than opinion, New Relic provides the only unified data platform that gives them access to all telemetry, including metrics, events, logs, and traces, along with powerful full-stack analysis tools. New Relic's intuitive and predictable usage-based consumption pricing provides greater value to engineering teams by reducing the cost of planning cycles, change failure rates, release frequency, and mean time to resolution. Improved uptime, reliability, and operational efficiency allow top companies like adidas Runtastic, American Red Cross, Australia Post, Banco Inter, Chegg, GoTo Group, Ryanair, Sainsbury's, Signify Health, TopGolf, and World Fuel Services (WFS) to provide remarkable experiences for their customers, which in turn drives innovation and expansion.
Recur Introduces RECUR Builder to Help Firms Manage All Aspects of Web3 at Scale
RECUR | January 06, 2023
RECUR, a leading web3 platform known for assisting major corporations in launching innovative, multi-chain digital collectible experiences, has introduced RECUR Builder, Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. RECUR Builder is an end-to-end, low-code, and enterprise-grade software that enables organizations to build, develop, launch and operate web3 experiences at scale, all from a unified standard SaaS dashboard. The exciting prospects of web3 remain in its unique promise of creating next-generation commerce experiences, increasing user retention, and elevating loyalty programs with new levels of personalization. However, businesses have been unable to take advantage of web3 for a long time due to its technical and operational complexities. The new RECUR Builder platform allows enterprises to unlock the vast potential of web3. The intent while creating RECUR Builder was to remove the barriers of bringing a company into the web3 space. Notably, RECUR has already delivered the web3 infrastructure for well-known brands like Paramount Pictures, Hello Kitty, Care Care Bears™, Nickelodeon, Star Trek™, Top Gun: Maverick, emoji™, and more. Now, companies of all sizes can leverage this SaaS platform to seamlessly integrate web3 into their existing products, marketing stacks, video games, and more. In addition, enterprises now have access to the whole Web3 stack through a single software tool. Currently, RECUR Builder is in a closed beta, with a cohort of enterprise customers actively developing the platform for its launch. About RECUR RECUR is a leading web3 software platform working towards building new standards to empower customers and provide them with the broadest range of web3 distribution and utility, offering businesses all the tools they need to integrate web3. It also provides a global, flexible, intuitive, and easy-to-use institutional-grade software suite to enable institutions with everything they need to enter web3 in a safe, scalable, and seamless way. In addition, RECUR allows developers, marketers, and more to harness the power of web3 from a unified dashboard.
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Little do people know but Salman Khan actually consulted his mother, Salma Khan, before agreeing to play host to Bigg Boss 4. It was only after he got the green light from her, did he finally say yes to Colors. Adding to his reasons for hosting the show, "When I appear on TV, they don't have to go out, buy tickets and watch the show. They can enjoy watching me on their television sets in the comfort of their homes for free." He also adds that he intends on being himself throughout the show. "I am going to be myself, 100 percent unadulterated Salman. I will call a spade a spade. I am a very straightforward person and I will not take any hypocrisy and politics lightly. For those housemates who play clean, they will always find their best friend in me. Those who don't, be ready to expect the worst," he told a tabloid.
As for his audiences, he intends to ensure they have a good time, "They can expect as much fun outside the house as is expected inside." He also believes that he has always been "comfortable" with his fans and via television and Twitter, is more accessible to his fans.
Salman also went on to take about his current films as well as Dabangg part two. "I am currently working on "Ready". Then we have two scripts for "Dabangg" and it could either be a prequel or a sequel," he signs off.
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The QZ6693 created by Alan Mizrahi Lighting can be seen in the auditorium of the Philidelphia MET. This piece weighed over 2 ton and took 4 days to assemble. Installed in February 2019, Alan Mizrahi Lighting is honored to be part of such a historic landmark. Be the life of the party ALL the time with this Huge Custom crystal Starburst Sputnik Chandelier, which glows with sophistication and pristine style. In addition to its extensively detailed design, there is also a huge celestial and space-oriented inspiration for this piece. The inspiration for it came from Wallace K. Harrison, the architect of the Metropolitan Opera House, when he gave the designers of the original Sputnik, pictures of the galaxy. The original Sputniks are one of the most recognizable features of the opera house, and it's said that you can even see them through the windows from the outside!


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Rautjärvi är en kommun i landskapet Södra Karelen i Finland. Rautjärvi har cirka  invånare och har en yta på  km².

Rautjärvi är enspråkigt finskt. Rautjärvi ligger i det sydöstra Finland i södra Karelen. Rautjärvi tillhör imatra-regionen. Städer som ligger nära Rautjärvi är Imatra, Lapperanta och Ruokolahti. I Rautjärvi så finner man även gränsen till Ryssland.

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This program prepares students to write the examinations required for licensing as Commercial Manure Applicator or Off-farm Manure Applicator. Licensing is through Manitoba Agriculture.
Off-farm Manure Applicator - a person or group whose livestock operations must file a Manure Management Plan under the Environmental Act (300 or more animals) and who applies at least a portion of the manure to land not owned or leased by their operation.
This course is hosted annually in Winnipeg in late March / April.
THIS YEAR THE COURSE DATE IS MARCH 20th, 2018.
To register for the CMA course, please complete and submit the 2018 CMA registration form before March 1, 2018.
Livestock operations that use a licensed commercial manure applicator to transport and apply all their manure, as well as small-scale operations (under 300 animals) do not require a license.
To qualify for a license, a commercial or off-farm applicator must successfully complete a manure applicator course and provide proof of liability insurance.
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A candidate who has passed the appropriate exam will receive notification and a license application form to be completed and sent, with the license fee, to Manitoba Agriculture. Assiniboine Community College will forward exam results directly to Manitoba Agriculture. Licenses are valid from date of issue to December 31st of that year. Applicators must renew their licenses annually using the license renewal form provided by MB Ag.
Every year the Commercial Manure Applicator workshop and exam is hosted in Winnipeg in late March / April.
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module CustomMetricHelper
  extend self

  SIDEKIQ_WORKER_LONGEVITY = 'SidekiqWorker/longevity'
  SIDEKIQ_WORKER_JOBS_BUSY = 'SidekiqWorker/jobs/busy'
  SIDEKIQ_WORKER_JOBS_ENQUEUED = 'SidekiqWorker/jobs/enqueued'

  PROJECT_PROCESSING_LOADING_TIME = 'project/processing/loading'
  PROJECT_PROCESSING_TRANSLATING_TIME = 'project/processing/translating'
  PROJECT_PROCESSING_REVIEWING_TIME = 'project/processing/translating'
  PROJECT_PROCESSING_READY_TIME = 'project/processing/ready'
  PROJECT_PROESSSING_STASH_TIME = 'project/processing/stash'

  PROJECT_STATISTICS_FILES = 'project/statistics/files'
  PROJECT_STATISTICS_STRINGS = 'project/statistics/strings'
  PROJECT_STATISTICS_WORDS = 'project/statistics/words'

  def record_sidekiq_longevity(host_to_longevities)
    host_to_longevities.each do |hostname, longevity|
      record_metric(longevity, SIDEKIQ_WORKER_LONGEVITY, hostname)
    end
  end

  def record_sidekiq_jobs(busy_jobs, enqueued_jobs)
    record_metric(busy_jobs, SIDEKIQ_WORKER_JOBS_BUSY)
    record_metric(enqueued_jobs, SIDEKIQ_WORKER_JOBS_ENQUEUED)
  end

  # time from project created to loaded
  def record_project_loading_time(project_name, loading_time)
    record_metric(loading_time, PROJECT_PROCESSING_LOADING_TIME, project_name)
  end

  # time from project loaded to fully translated
  def record_project_translating_time(project_name, locale_name, translating_time)
    record_metric(translating_time, PROJECT_PROCESSING_TRANSLATING_TIME, project_name, locale_name)
  end

  # time from project fully translated to fully reviewed
  def record_project_reviewing_time(project_name, locale_name, reviewing_time)
    record_metric(reviewing_time, PROJECT_PROCESSING_REVIEWING_TIME, project_name, locale_name)
  end

  # time from project created to ready
  def record_project_ready_time(project_name, ready_time)
    record_metric(ready_time, PROJECT_PROCESSING_READY_TIME, project_name)
  end

  # time from project approved to ping done
  def record_project_ping_stash_time(project_name, ping_stash_time)
    record_metric(ping_stash_time, PROJECT_PROESSSING_STASH_TIME, project_name)
  end

  # counts for project files, keys per locale and words per locale
  def record_project_statistics(project_name, blobs, locales_to_keys, locales_to_words)
    record_metric(blobs, PROJECT_STATISTICS_FILES, project_name)

    locales_to_keys.each do |locale_name, keys|
      record_metric(keys, PROJECT_STATISTICS_STRINGS, project_name, locale_name)
    end

    locales_to_words.each do |locale_name, words|
      record_metric(words, PROJECT_STATISTICS_WORDS, project_name, locale_name)
    end
  end

  private

  def record_metric(metric, metric_name, *sub_metric_names)
    full_metric_name = (['Custom', metric_name] + sub_metric_names).join('/')
    ::NewRelic::Agent.record_metric(full_metric_name, metric)
  end
end


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14th Anniversary of Tupac's Death Has Millions Remembering a Legend
September 14, 2010 Mark Ryabtsev Entertainment, Pop Culture 2
The music world has seen its fair share of legends who meant more to the world than just fancy beats and appealing sounding lyrics. Names like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, James Brown, and Michael Jackson are known throughout the world for their outstanding talent and influence. But the hip-hop community has a star of their own to celebrate: Tupac Amaru Shakur.
14 years ago Monday, Tupac was shot in Las Vegas, Nevada just moments after witnessing his friend Mike Tyson win the WBA Heavyweight Title. The rapper would die six days later. The murder, which still goes unsolved to this day, left the hip-hop community without their biggest star.
But September 13th, 1996 did something else too. Not only did that day see the fall of Shakur as a human being, it saw his rise as a legend. Shakur was already making a name for himself both in and out of the music world for years but his death shot his relevancy and fame to another level.
Since his death, Shakur has sold more albums than while alive. He has influenced generations of rappers and continues to be one of the most popular artists today.
Shakur's record sales come in at over 75 million units sold, making him the second best selling hip hop artists of all time behind Eminem.
Shakur, also a successful actor, is perhaps best known for his social influences.
2pac informed the world of the struggles that African-Americans have to go through in the United States and what the lifestyle of someone who comes from the poor neighborhoods of America is like.
2pac reached out to the boys and girls, and the men and women of the African-American community and let them know that despite social repression, they were capable of great things and should be proud of who they are and where they come from.
With songs like "Keep Ya Head Up" and "Dear Mama," which is to be added to the Library of Congress this year, Shakur was able to bring positivity into the African-American community.
As his legend grew, he words transcended race and became words of hope for people all around the world.
As Shakur said in an interview in 1995, "The only thing that can kill me is death, that's the only thing that can ever stop me, is death, and even then my music will live forever."
And 14 years later, his music still lives on.
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Tasha December 11, 2010 at 10:25 pm
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Low-income parents lonelier in pandemic, says British royal Kate
by Sophie Davies | @sophiedaviesed | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Friday, 27 November 2020 17:25 GMT
Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge gives a keynote speech at The Royal Foundation's Forum on the Early Years, Britain November 27, 2020. Duchess of Cambridge/Handout via REUTERS
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British royal Kate unveiled a survey showing that parents in deprived areas are most hit by loneliness in the pandemic
By Sophie Davies
Nov 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Parents living in deprived areas are at higher risk of feeling lonely due to COVID-19, British royal Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, said on Friday as she unveiled research that also highlighted the pandemic's impact on women's mental health.
Loneliness among parents has risen from 38% before the pandemic to 63% today as lockdown curbs cut off friends and family members, said the survey commissioned by The Royal Foundation - the charity of Kate and her husband Prince William.
But in Britain's most-deprived areas the risk was greater, with 13% of parents saying they often or always felt lonely compared to 5% in better-off parts of the country.
"This year has been a hugely challenging time for us all and there hasn't been a more important moment to talk about families," the Duchess, a mother-of-three, said in a video posted on Twitter.
Kate and William have long campaigned to raise awareness of mental health issues.
In what the Duchess called Britain's biggest-ever study on the early childhood years, the new research included a survey of more than 500,000 people and face-to-face interviews with nearly 4,000. It was conducted by Ipsos MORI between December 2019 and October 2020.
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More than a third of those surveyed said they thought the pandemic would adversely affect their long-term mental health, with women and those experiencing financial difficulties due to the pandemic most likely to report a negative impact.
Women's mental wellbeing has been especially hard hit as the health crisis upends informal support mechanisms, said Ruth Patrick, a social policy lecturer at the University of York.
"Their strategies for getting by on a low income have been undermined because of the pandemic," said Patrick, who is leading a web project called Covid Realities, funded by the Nuffield research foundation, to document the pandemic's effects on low-income families.
"We've had participants who say they would normally go round to their family for a meal when the food cupboards are empty, and they can't do that anymore. They miss the emotional support ... but also these essential chains of informal financial support," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Having children at home during lockdown has also increased the strain on parents, said Helen Barnard, director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, a charity.
"Families are dealing with high costs with children at home and many simply haven't got the income they need to weather the storm," she said.
The long-term impact of increased feelings of loneliness could be severe, especially if the pandemic drags on, according to Dr Antonis Kousoulis, director of the London-based Mental Health Foundation charity.
"The concern is that the longer the pandemic goes on, the more feelings become long-term. The impact of long-term loneliness on mental health can be very hard to manage," he said.
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NASA and University of Washington scientists use the space agency's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite to determine older, thicker Arctic ice has shrunk by 42 percent over the last four years. The changes in the overall thickness and volume of Arctic Ocean sea ice is blamed on recent warming and anomalies in patterns of sea ice circulation.
Arctic sea ice is dramatically thinning with thin, seasonal ice replacing thick, older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record, according to scientists from NASA and the University of Washington. The researchers used data and observations from NASA's earth-orbiting ICESat (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite) to provide further evidence of the rapid, ongoing transformation of the Arctic's ice cover.
Previously, scientists relied only on measurements of area to determine how much of the Arctic Ocean is covered in ice, but ICESat makes it possible for the first time to monitor ice thickness and volume changes over the entire Arctic Ocean. Using ICESat measurements, the scientists discovered that overall Arctic sea ice thinned about seven inches a year, for a total of 2.2 feet over four winters.
The total area covered by the thicker, older "multiyear" ice that has survived one or more summers shrank by 42 percent. The research team said the changes in the overall thickness and volume of Arctic Ocean sea ice is due to recent warming and anomalies in patterns of sea ice circulation.
"Ice volume allows us to calculate annual ice production and gives us an inventory of the freshwater and total ice mass stored in Arctic sea ice," Ron Kwok of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who led the research team, said in a statement. "Even in years when the overall extent of sea ice remains stable or grows slightly, the thickness and volume of the ice cover is continuing to decline, making the ice more vulnerable to continued shrinkage."
Kwon and his fellow researchers published their findings July 7 in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans.
"Our data will help scientists better understand how fast the volume of Arctic ice is decreasing and how soon we might see a nearly ice-free Arctic in the summer," Kwon said.
The Arctic ice cap grows each winter as the sun sets for several months and intense cold follows. In the summer, wind and ocean currents cause some of the ice naturally to flow out of the Arctic, while much of it melts in place. The thicker, older ice is more likely to survive. Seasonal sea ice usually reaches about six feet in thickness, while multiyear ice averages nine feet.
In recent years, the amount of ice replaced in the winter has not been sufficient to offset summer ice losses. The result is more open water in summer, which then absorbs more heat, warming the ocean and further melting the ice. Between 2004 and 2008, multiyear ice cover shrank 595,000 square miles -- nearly the size of Alaska's land area.
"One of the main things that has been missing from information about what is happening with sea ice is comprehensive data about ice thickness," said Jay Zwally, study co-author and ICESat project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "U.S. Navy submarines provide a long-term, high-resolution record of ice thickness over only parts of the Arctic. The submarine data agree with the ICESat measurements, giving us great confidence in satellites as a way of monitoring thickness across the whole Arctic Basin."
During the four-year study period, the relative contributions of the two ice types to the total volume of the Arctic's ice cover were reversed. In 2003, 62 percent of the Arctic's total ice volume was stored in multiyear ice, with 38 percent stored in first-year seasonal ice. By 2008, 68 percent of the total ice volume was first-year ice, with 32 percent multiyear ice.


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Benefits of Manufacturing in Mexico
Over the past decade, the Mexican Government has made a very serious effort to improve the quality of the nation's labor force. The result has been a dramatic increase in the number of jobs available in this country. In fact, over the past few years, there has been a steady increase in the number of businesses that have set up shop in Mexico as well as in the surrounding countries such as Canada and the United States. One of the main reasons behind this is that over the past decade the price of Mexican labor has fallen significantly while at the same time the quality of that labor has remained high. The Tacna company plays a major role in the establishment of manufacturing in Mexico.
Perhaps another of the many benefits of manufacturing in Mexico is that the cost of living in this country is much lower than what it is in the United States. In fact, some experts believe that the price of products produced in Mexico is now lower than the cost of products produced in many of the southern states on the U.S. West Coast. This is another huge benefit to the American business that is trying to capitalize on Mexican markets. The price of oil has continued to rise as well, making the cost of energy much more affordable for consumers in Mexico and other Latin American countries. Mexico is an emerging energy player, and this means that the prices of the products that are made in Mexico will continue to go down (or stay the same) while those in the United States go up.
One of the other major benefits of manufacturing in Mexico includes the ability of foreign goods to enter the country through the various borders that are located along the Mexico-U.S. border. Many companies choose to assemble their products in Mexico instead of building them in the United States, because it is easier and much cheaper to build factories in Mexico that are on the border then it is on inland land in the United States. The availability of workers in Mexico means that wages are also very competitive. The availability of resources, especially in terms of transportation, and the close proximity to the international airport make Mexico a prime location for companies that want to assemble products for the international market.
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Headlines > Society > Current page:: Safer roads: new EU measures to reduce car accidents
Safer roads: new EU measures to reduce car accidents
The EU wants to improve road safety ©AP images/European Union-EP
MEPs have adopted new measures to improve road safety and reduce accidents. The rules will make a number of safety features compulsory in new cars.
EU roads are the safest in the world with an average of 49 road fatalities per million inhabitants, against 174 deaths per million globally. Road fatalities in the EU have more than halved in the last two decades, but the latest figures show that the decline in the fatality rate is stagnating and that further efforts are needed to improve road safety and save lives.
Check out our infographic about fatalities on EU roads.
The new rules, adopted on 16 April, will make advanced safety equipment mandatory in all new road vehicles sold on the EU market. They are likely to apply as from May 2022 for new models and from May 2024 for existing models.
The rules also aim to adapt existing legislation to take into account technological developments and social trends such as an aging population, new causes of distraction for drivers (especially the use of electronic devices while driving) and the increasing number of cyclists and pedestrians on EU roads.
Polish EPP member Róża Thun, the member responsible for steering these new rules through Parliament, said: "Intelligent Speed Assistance will provide a driver with feedback, based on maps and road sign observation, whenever the speed limit is exceeded.
"We do not introduce a speed limiter, but an intelligent system that will make drivers fully aware when they're speeding. This will not only make all of us safer, but also help drivers to avoid speeding tickets."
What would change?
All new vehicles will have to include about 30 life-saving technologies. Among them:
Intelligent speed assistance to make a driver aware when exceeding the speed limit
Driver drowsiness and attention warning
Advanced driver distraction warning to help keep attention on the traffic situation
Emergency stop signal in the form of a light, signalling road users behind the vehicle that the driver is braking suddenly
Reversing detection system to avoid collisions with people and objects behind the vehicle, with the help of a camera or a monitor
Tyre pressure monitoring system warning the driver when a loss of pressure occurs
Alcohol interlock installation facilitation allowing aftermarket alcohol interlock devices to be fitted
Event data recorder to register relevant data shortly before, during, and immediately after a road accident
For passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, it will also be mandatory to have an emergency-braking system - already compulsory for lorries and buses - as well as an emergency lane-keeping system.
Trucks and buses will be required to include direct vision features, allowing the driver to see vulnerable road users, and alert systems detecting the presence of cyclists and pedestrians in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle.
Compulsory safety features could drastically reduce the number of road fatalities, given that human error is involved in about 95% of all road traffic accidents.
The rules will also have to be approved by the Council before they can enter into force.
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Driverless vehicles will be on the EU market from 2020. What are the benefits? What is the EU doing to face the challenges of the automated transport sector? Discover it in our infographic.
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Parliament adopted a resolution calling for tougher rules to crack down on odometer tampering of used vehicles on 31 May. This fraud is costing consumers and business billions every year.
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All new cars should be equipped with driver-assistance systems capable of detecting pedestrians, braking automatically or adapting the speed, according to MEPs.


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Aurora Sun Hat is the name. I can't say with words how much I adore this hat, so I am posting several pictures in order to show you how awesome it is.
Beside my hat, I also want to show you this adorable tropical print skirt that I found at a vintage shop in Asheville. Both pieces make a huge statement, and I had the balls to pair both together for a trip to our favorite winery here in North Carolina. After few drinks, I had to get in my black Hunter boots (I keep in the trunk of my car) to walk to the water and feel the coolness of its temperature passing through my boots.
Aurora es el nombre de esta preciosura. Yo no les puedo decir con palabras cuanto yo adoro este sombrero, y por eso que les estoy compartiendo varias fotos para que vean que encantadora es.
Ademas de mi sombrero, también les quiero enseñar mi faldita nueva (antigua) que compré en una tienda en Asheville. Las dos piezas son muy dominantes, pero yo si tuve las bolas de usar las dos cuando fuimos a nuestra viña favorita aquí en Carolina del Norte. Después de unas copitas, tuve la idea de ir a caminar en el agua y para eso mis botas negras Hunter (las mantengo en el baúl de mi coche) cayeron como anillo al dedo.
Espero que les gusten las fotos, la verdad que salieron mejor que lo que yo esperaba, considerando que mi camarógrafo (novio) se estaba tomando unas copitas aquí y allá entre las fotografías. ja ja ja.
And after too many, kick off your shoes and do the Sundance.
Hi Carelia, your hat is awesome and it's always good to see you wearing your Wellingtons, thank you so much for posting.
Thanks Jullie!!! I wear these boots any chance I get.
These photos are fabulous!! Maybe boyfriend should drink wine every photo op, ha ha. And I think you are always a risk taker with mixing pattern, colour, and design lines. You always inspire me to step it up! Thank you for that. You look gorgeous!
LOL...I believe you have a point Sue and I will consider get him wine more often. Thanks for your kind comment.
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Thanks so much for you comment. I really appreciate you noticed the details ;-) Thanks for visiting.
Madre mía, eso si que es probar la impermeabilidad de las Hunter. Yo también las he sumergido en agua y barro y es una pasada lo bien que aguantan.
Si, son perfectas. Yo las uso muchísimo y me encanta come se ven con vestidos también.
Gracias por visitar mi blog y comentario.
Las Regent son las que yo necesito, porque tengo mis pantorrillas delgadas pero musculares como las tuyas. Los otros estilos me quedan grande. Te ves divina con tus cuñas también, ya que es obvio que te ejercitas.
You wear it barefeet or with sochs?
Hi Marye, that day I wore them without socks (I forgot to put some in the trunk). I normally wear socks in order to keep my feet away from sweating.
I bet you do!! We don't have that much rain here in NC, but I wear them anyway even on sunny days lol. Thanks so much for comment.
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Australia 2020: Steve Smith in Ominous Form as He Recalls his Love Towards India
November 30, 2020 November 30, 2020 Sanjay Sanapoori	27 Views Steve Smith
Steve Smith's twin centuries send bad signs to India for the Test Series
Australia 2014 and India 2017 were both tough series for India.
The bowlers had one common issue, and that was Steve Smith.
While the series went better than expected in 2014, and India won at home in 2017, Steve Smith remained unbeaten as a batsman.
He was on another plane across the two series and made life difficult for the Indian bowlers.
Steve Smith has a unique batting style as he moves around a lot before facing the ball.
The constant movement and different position of his bat have allowed him to play spin bowling better.
While the technique may work against spin, Smith ensured he adjusted well to play other bowling forms.
Early in his career, there were wonders about his ability to play pace and bounce.
Being healthy on the leg-side and gifted with good hand-eye coordination, his technique works on pace while more movement helps him face short balls.
The movement while playing pace is something Smith developed as his career grew, and it improved his position at the crease.
The movement works well for him but also makes it difficult for bowlers.
The ease at which Smith places the ball makes it challenging for bowlers to get into a rhythm while bowling to him.
As Steve Smith's final position leaves him close to the stumps, he is a player who is unlikely to get bowled.
His leg-side strength also helps him avoid outside edges, and his ability to move the bat into the right places allows him to pierce gaps with ease.
His style looks very ugly at first but is very useful and can look fun to watch after the initial surprise.
His record against India, in particular, is excellent.
In Test Cricket, Steve Smith averages 84 with seven centuries.
In both the test series he has played against India, Steve Smith was the leading run-scorer, as the Indians struggled to find answers to Steve Smith.
More alarming was how Steve Smith led the run charts in India.
While playing in India, Smith spoke about how he will only give India one edge to play.
His unorthodox style allows him to play shots on the leg side with ease, and he walked the talk by taking the outside edge out of the equation.
He proved his style is perfect for a spin as he stood out in a country where Australian batsmen generally struggle.
Steve Smith hit four centuries during India's visit in 2014 and finished them off with a century in the World Cup Semi-Final
Seven centuries in ten tests show how Smith loves India.
The love is not only in test cricket, as Smith has some great numbers in the one-day format.
Steve Smith has an average of 65 and five centuries against India in one-day cricket.
In the 2015 World Cup Semi-final, his century was an example of his dominance as Steve Smith tormented India throughout the trip.
He has a century in Bangalore, but the two in the recent matches will remind India of previous horrors.
Steve Smith hit two consecutive centuries with a strike rate above 150.
His innings proved to be the difference in both games as he exposed India's bowling troubles.
He made his runs with controlled aggression as he barely gave chances to the opposition, and his form will ring alarm bells for the test series.
An in-form Steve Smith in 2014 was the difference between the two teams as India lost 2-0.
The Indian team found its way past Mitchell Johnson, who had a successful year with the ball, but they struggled to dismiss Steve Smith.
Smith made a century in each test as the bowlers toiled hard.
He continued his love towards India in 2017, with three more centuries in India.
His three centuries in India put the opposition under a lot of pressure and almost helped Australia win a series in India.
They lost 2-1 in a closely fought series as Smith continued his form against India.
With his two centuries in two ODIs, Smith doesn't seem to have forgotten his love for India.
His centuries are seen as messages to the Indian bowlers who will have to work hard to dismiss Smith later in the tour.
He continued his good run against India as he finished with the most runs in a test series in India
The short ball tactic by Neil Wagner earlier in the year has been talked about, but it may not be enough as Smith seems ready.
With Ishant Sharma injured, the Indians may also struggle to find a bowler who can match Neil Wagner's consistency with the short ball.
Going by how Smith has found his hands, a long and tiring Test series seems to await India.
Dismissing Smith will undoubtedly be a massive task, and failure to do so will hurt the Indian bowlers badly as they may have to spend long hours on the field.
With Virat Kohli absent, the aggression may also play a part in the bowler's energy to dismiss Smith.
They will miss Kohli's batting along with the energy as he may have had the best chance to match Kohli's brilliance.
He nearly matched Steve Smith in 2014 with four centuries, but this time around, India may need to find someone else to remain competitive.
The best India can do hope the bowlers manage to do something special.
If they aren't able to, it may not come as a surprise due to Smith's brilliance, but it will undoubtedly be a long tour for India.
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Ukiah's First Baby of 2016: It's a Girl!
Jan 5, 2016 Childbirth
UKIAH, CA -- This year, the only desire the Shillings-Davis family has in the world is that their new baby girl will continue to be the happy, healthy bundle of joy that she is. That is the simple wish of the new parents of Ukiah's first baby of the year.
Weighing 7 lbs. and 3 ounces, and 19 inches long, baby Noel Emma Geraldine Davis made her entrance at 6:20 a.m. on New Year's Day in the Family Birth Center at Ukiah Valley Medical Center.
Baby Noel is welcomed as the first child of mom, Dayniece Shillings and dad, Charles Davis Jr.
Dayniece and Charles checked in at the Family Birth Center at 4:35 a.m. on January 1st and had the baby at lightning speed, only an hour and forty-five minutes later.
The New Year's baby is a highly anticipated event at the Family Birth Center each year. It was a collaborative effort of the expert nurses at UVMC working in tandem with Dr. Crabtree from Care for Her and delivering midwife, Paige McIntyre.
Dayniece extends a special thank you to the nurses who helped deliver Baby Noel. Despite her nervousness as a new mom, Dayniece was so impressed with the great care she received from the nursing staff at UVMC. "The nurses were very understanding, with this being my first baby. They were great," says Dayniece.
As the first baby of the year, Baby Noel received a gift basket full of newborn necessities from the UVMC staff. She also received new baby clothes, a case of diapers, a case of baby wipes and a beautiful handmade quilt made by an award winning quilter, Cecil Gowan, who is also one of UVMC's talented ICU nurses. The Birthing Center at UVMC feels that this kind of group effort will start Baby Noel off on the right foot, as it really does take a village of caring individuals to raise a child.
The New Year has been busy for the Family Birth Center staff with four babies already delivered. The Family Birth Center delivered 866 babies in 2015 and, with the updates to the facility and caring staff, more moms are choosing to deliver at the Family Birth Center.
The Family Birth Center offers a state-of-the art facility, with large private birthing suites and a Special Care Nursery. The birth center also offers a variety of educational and support classes for expectant moms and caregivers.
The Family Birth Center is located at Ukiah Valley Medical Center, 275 Hospital Drive in Ukiah. For more information about classes provided, please call 707-463-7550.
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Ukiah Valley Medical Center is part of Adventist Health, a faith-based, nonprofit integrated health system serving more than 75 communities in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. Our workforce of 31,000 includes more than 22,350 employees; 4,800 medical staff physicians; and 3,850 volunteers. Founded on Seventh-day Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides compassionate care in 20 hospitals, more than 275 clinics (hospital-based, rural health and physician clinics), 15 home care agencies, seven hospice agencies and four joint-venture retirement centers. Adventist Health ranked #10 in Becker's list of the largest nonprofit hospital systems in the U.S. for 2015. Visit www.uvmc.org for more information.
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Under the terms of the agreement, Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals will receive exclusive rights to develop and commercialize arbaclofen placarbil worldwide for all indications, subject to certain rights by XenoPort to negotiate with Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals on collaborations for non-addiction indications. In exchange for these rights and upon effectiveness of the agreement, XenoPort is entitled to receive an up-front, non-refundable cash payment of $20 million and another $5 million upon the transfer of certain technology and materials to Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals. XenoPort also will be eligible to receive aggregate cash payments of up to $70 million upon the achievement by Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals of certain development and regulatory milestones, as well as up to $50 million for commercial milestones. In addition, XenoPort is entitled to receive tiered double-digit royalty payments up to the mid-teens on a percentage basis on potential future net sales of arbaclofen placarbil in the United States and high single-digit royalty payments on potential future net sales outside the United States.
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This press release contains "forward-looking" statements, including, without limitation, all statements related to the anticipated effectiveness of XenoPort's license agreement with Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals; Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals' future clinical development program for arbaclofen placarbil; the therapeutic and commercial potential of arbaclofen placarbil; and XenoPort's receipt of potential future development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments, as well as potential royalty payments. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as "believe," "could," "intend," "plans," "potential," "will" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon XenoPort's current expectations. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. XenoPort's actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation: risks related to the ability of the parties to satisfy all the conditions to effectiveness of XenoPort's license agreement with Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, including clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, as amended; the difficulty and uncertainty of pharmaceutical product development and the uncertain results and timing of clinical trials and other studies, including the risk that success in preclinical testing and early clinical trials does not ensure that later clinical trials will be successful; the uncertainty of the FDA approval process and other regulatory requirements; the uncertain therapeutic and commercial value of arbaclofen placarbil; XenoPort's dependence on collaborative partners, including the risks that if Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals were to breach or terminate the license agreement or otherwise fail to successfully develop and commercialize products thereunder and in a timely manner, XenoPort would not obtain the anticipated financial and other benefits of the license agreement and the clinical development or commercialization of arbaclofen placarbil could be delayed or terminated; as well as risks related to future opportunities and plans, including the uncertainty of future operating results. These and other risk factors are discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in XenoPort's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2014. XenoPort expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.
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Aldermore adds two senior hires to its team in the Midlands
British challenger bank Aldermore has further strengthened its Invoice Finance team in the Midlands with the appointments of Chris Meldrum as Regional Sales Director and Alex Russon as Regional Sales Manager.
Chris joins Aldermore following 23 years working in the banking sector, 15 of which have been in invoice finance. Alex previously worked in the region for Lloyds TSB in Commercial Finance and brings more than two decades working with SMEs.
Commenting on the new appointments, Ross McFarlane, Aldermore Invoice Finance Commercial Director, said: "Aldermore is growing extremely quickly in the Midlands, which shows our approach to supporting SMEs by providing industry-leading expertise and customer service is working. I am delighted to welcome Chris and Alex to the team as we look to enhance our service even further and grow the business in the coming years."
Commenting on his appointment, Chris Meldrum said: "I was attracted to Aldermore because of the way it does business and treats its clients. To be working at a bank that genuinely has the needs of its clients at the heart of everything it does is a breath of fresh air, and I am excited about the challenge ahead to grow the bank even further."
Invoice finance is used by small and medium-sized businesses to unlock cash tied up in unpaid invoices, which can help improve cashflow and facilitate their future expansion.
Aldermore has lent more than £2.5 billion (a combination of commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, asset finance and invoice finance) since first opening its doors for business in the summer of 2009.
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So do you read modern day classics or is it the historical aspect that you don't like?
Hopping through. New follower! I don't read many classics either. I wish I did because I'd feel more cultured.
Hahaha classics can be really hard to understand sometimes. I remember in high school having to decipher each page because everything sounded like jibberish to me. Now though, I enjoy them. Especially Pride and Prejudice.
For me it's probably romance.
YAY!!! New follower, great post! I am actually trying to read a few classics right now!
Mine would be dystopia and westerns.
There are a few classics that I managed to read and love, but for the most part I agree with you. A read for entertainment and that means the book can't take me six months to finish! New follower.
Thanks for following me, I'm following you back! I agree with classics. The words are so big and the language is really sophisticated. It's just too much for me every time!
I have to agree that most classics (the older ones prior to the 1900s) are hard to get through, but I have found a few that were definitely worth the effort. The challenge is finding those few that are great (because each person's reaction to stories is so individual). So while I'm not a huge fan of stodgy old classics, I wouldn't have thought of them first for this answer. For me it's paranormal lit. I just can't get into it.
Hi, just stopping by from the FF. I'm a new follower. I don't like to read horror books, I'm just not into getting scared all that much.
(: Have a great weekend!!
New follower. I agree, the classics don't entertain me as much as current fiction.
I don't like classics very much either, if they are more modern classics then it is different. It is really the wording for me. Plus, I like you read for pleasure and I want it to be fun.
Stuffy is right! Although I do want to read Crime & Punishment.
Personally I avoid historical fiction, but I don't do many classics either.
I'm just dropping by to let you know that you won a book in my monthly giveaway and I sent you an email so you may want to check you spam folder - sometimes they get snagged.


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Today, Brad Feld gives us some excellent information on the product/market fit question. On Blind Five Year Old, AJ Kohn shows us how our desire to believe can be affected by marketing. There are two job related posts to look at as well. A geek with a hat rants on how programmers tend to get recruited and the various issues with that process. Brendan Gregg shows us the complete opposite with his story of getting hired by Netflix.


By: Chandrea Baster The United States' First Amendment, under the freedom of expression, prohibits legislation stemming from or against religious practices. It is virtually impossible to imagine federal laws infringing on an individual's rights based on religious grounds. Precisely on this issue, there is a clear disparity between the US government and its Iranian counterpart….


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Black Label Magic: Browning 1911-380
May 02, 2016 By Joseph von Benedikt
Behind locked doors in a picturesque little town high in the Rocky Mountains, Browning's wizards have been creating magic — Black Label magic, that is. This new pistol is part of Browning's Black Label line, and it melds the genius of John Browning's 1911 and one of his later cartridges, the .380 ACP, into the Browning 1911-380.
Scaled-down to fit the .380 like full-size 1911s fit the .45 ACP, the new Browning 1911-380 is roughly 15 percent smaller than a traditional government model. Doesn't sound like a lot, but it is. The pistol fits medium to small hands perfectly and is just barely large enough to be comfortable in my beefy hands. Weight, empty, is only 17.5 ounces.
I expect hard-core 1911 enthusiasts to drool with trembling hands over the sleek, scaled-down pistol, but lest you get blindsided, here's a disclaimer: There are some fairly significant design updates on the Browning 1911-380.
Design Updates
Arguably the most radical yet least intrusive to design is the fact that, like its little rimfire 1911-22 sibling, the frame of the Browning 1911-380 is made of composite material. And although such material has resoundingly proven itself ever since the first Glock was introduced, detractors will still sneeringly refer to it as a "Tupperware gun." In the case of the 1911-380, the glass-filled nylon offers very real advantages. It's lighter, it's less expensive to produce, it's less maintenance-needy, and it's very robust.
A nicely machined steel insert is imbedded into the upper portion of the frame and serves to interface with the slide. Rails are full length, moving metal parts attach directly to it, and the serial number is marked on a portion of it visible just in front of the ambidextrous safety lever on the right side of the handgun.
While we're on the subject of composite, the sights are also "plastic," but they are nicely designed, low in profile but very visible, and tough. So is the recoil spring guide rod.
Inside the pistol are some additional design differences; most interestingly, the barrel link isn't a link at all — it's a camming slot in a fairly sizeable knuckle where the link on most 1911s functions. It actually makes it rather easier to reassemble the pistol; no more peering through the slide stop hole and jiggling the gun in an attempt to align the link with the hole and pin.
As far as I can tell, the Browning 1911-380 is a proper tilting-breech design that locks up when the slide stop pin cams the barrel hood up and it engages the front shoulder of the ejection port; however, the 4.25-inch barrel does not have locking lugs as on traditional .45 ACP-caliber versions. When pressed firmly with the thumb atop the barrel hood, there's a bit of discernible play in the hood when locked up — arguably advantageous to reliability but potentially harmful to accuracy.
At the forward end, the little pistol is pure 1911. A good old-fashioned bushing supports the muzzle end of the barrel inside the slide and is manipulated in traditional fashion for disassembly and reassembly.
After handling the Browning 1911-380 extensively — fieldstripping and reassembling it many times and shooting several hundred rounds through it — I'm just fine with all of the above variations from traditional 1911 design characteristics. The one difference that I dislike is the presence of a magazine disconnect. That's right. The Browning 1911-380 can't be fired with the magazine removed. It's a "safety" feature dear to attorneys and one that presents no real issues with recreational or trail-gun-type use, and rumor has it that some police departments prefer guns with such disconnects. But for personal defense, I'd rather have a gun that I can still fire while executing a defensive reload.
The skeletonized aluminum trigger has a smooth face — considered helpful for sustained rapid fire — and the hammer is a classic skeletonized combat-style. The magazine release is small in diameter, but it's an extended style and is easy to access and activate. Empty magazines drop freely when it's pressed.
Likewise, the slide stop lever is small but extended, making it easy to operate. My thumb is long enough to ride it just a bit, resulting in the slide occasionally failing to lock open on an empty magazine after the last shot. Not the gun's fault — just the result of a thumb too big to get out of the way.
The beavertail-equipped grip safety has a checkered speed bump to assist with positive disengagement — and it's necessary. I never have trouble with the grip safeties on common full-size 1911s, but I did occasionally experience a not-quite-disengaged grip safety when shooting the Browning 1911-380 two-handed.
The frontstrap and magazine housing are nicely checkered at about 22 lines per inch, offering a nice secure grip that aids recoil control. Not that recoil is anything to worry about — the Browning 1911-380 isn't a micro pocket pistol in which even the mild-mannered .380 ACP cartridge feels zesty. It's actually quite easy to shoot.
A month or so before Browning announced the new .380 I had the opportunity to join ST Editor in Chief Joel Hutchcroft and a few other gun writers at the Browning facility in Morgan, Utah, for a prelaunch look at the new Browning 1911-380. Engineers answered all of our arcane questions, we coon-fingered prototype samples to our hearts' content, and shot several pistols until they were too hot to touch.
That's where the shootability of the little 1911s first impressed me. The little 1911s tore ragged silver-dollar-sized holes from 7 yards; they cleaned various steel plate racks; and shooting against the clock they dumped full eight-round magazines in less than a couple seconds.
As the sun declined and shooting became desultory, I took a pair of the 1911-380s to the shooting line and tried an old trick shot that — for whatever reason — I've always been able to pull off. With a gun in each hand I aimed simultaneously at two steel plates separated by several yards — eyes flickering back and forth between the guns — and triggered both when it felt right. Both plates rang and dropped. The trick is easiest with full-size guns with tuned triggers, so I was particularly pleased that I was able to repeat it at will with the little, lightweight Browning 1911-380 pistols.
Trigger pulls were quite good. They averaged 4 to 5 pounds and were crisp.
Throughout the shooting I saw only one of the prototypes choke, and that particular pistol tended to stovepipe a round every other magazine-full or so. The other Browning 1911-380s ran flawlessly with both the bulk FMJ and the hollowpoint ammo.
After the event I persuaded Browning's Paul Thompson to ship me a pistol on short-term loan for further testing.
From a sandbag rest at 25 yards, accuracy was adequate but not spectacular. For personal protection use at distances to 15 yards or so, the Browning 1911-380 would do well, and it's plenty accurate enough to tip over a pop can at that distance, too.
Shooting at targets of opportunity, running informal drills, and point-shooting the Browning 1911-380 to evaluate its balance and ergonomics, I discovered that it points remarkably well. In fact, I was able to point-shoot it well at close-range dirt clods and whatnot.
During my shooting session, the pistol functioned flawlessly other than one half-hearted stovepipe. It was alleviated by simply drawing the slide rearward slightly and releasing it, which chambered the recalcitrant cartridge.
Some might ask, Who's the 1911-380 for? My response would be that it's for anyone who likes 1911s, particularly anyone who has ever wished for a smaller, lighter version for teaching youngsters, wives, and girlfriends to shoot. It's a small single action that offers the legendary ergonomics of the 1911 handgun and is chambered for a cartridge that recoils politely yet provides just enough terminal performance to qualify as a bona fide personal-protection cartridge.
As a nice side benefit, most accessories — holsters, grips, etc. — made for Browning's popular 1911-22 pistols work with the 1911-380. Imitation aged ivory grips are available for $78, and they really dress up the svelte 1911.
At $670, the Browning 1911-380 isn't overly expensive. It's unique enough that every serious 1911 aficionado should have one in the collection. But most of all, it's a particularly fun little pistol that is very comfortable to shoot. And for those who are wondering, yes, it's made in the USA.
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