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Wizards' Jimmy Conrad talks about his World Cup 2006 experience
May 27, 201010:15PM CDT
Andrew Wiebe
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This time four years ago, Wizards defender Jimmy Conrad was packing his bags to join the US National Team as they left for the 2006 World Cup to be held in Germany. This year, however, the veteran center back didn't make Bob Bradley's roster after playing with the US throughout the four-year cycle.
MLSsoccer.com had a chance to talk to Conrad about what he remembered most from the US' showing in 2006, and the long odds he faced fighting his way onto the roster for that tournament only a year after getting his first cap.
MLSsoccer.com: You got your first cap about a year before Germany 2006. Was that a whirlwind process for you?
Conrad: The whole process was pretty incredible. I think I got close to 13 or 14 caps before I made World Cup team, so I had played a few games.
I know I was always on the fringe of that stuff, but I had strung together a lot of performances that I thought could make a good case for me. What helped was the Gold Cup the year before, where you are in a tournament situation, have to play a game every couple days and show your professionalism, your attitude and how you can boost the guys on the team.
My first cap came in the Gold Cup. Two days after my first game, I played the second half because Eddie Pope got hurt. To keep myself motivated for that game – because I didn't think I was really going to come on – I thought, "What if Bruce [Arena] needs me in the World Cup in this situation?" Funny enough, that's what happened. I ended up playing in all six games and we won the tournament.
I had had a good frame of mind about the whole situation. I was hopeful that I could make a difference. At that point, with only one or two caps in, I didn't really have World Cup aspirations. I just wanted another cap. After the Gold Cup was over, it was, "Can I get called in for the qualifiers?" I did, I had a good January camp and it just kind of just bled into being a part of the team and getting to play.
MLSsoccer.com: What did you take away from the World Cup in 2006, both in terms of your career and personally? Obviously that's a life-changing experience in every sense of the phrase.
Conrad: Professionally, I learned that there's such a thin line between success and failure at the World Cup level. In 2006, against Ghana, we just couldn't take care of business. In that game, it was just a few plays that made the difference. If Claudio [Reyna] doesn't lose that ball in front of box, and if they don't call a dubious PK against [Oguchi Onyewu] right before halftime, we're talking about a whole different situation.
Maybe we would have won and gone on to play Brazil, who is kind of falling apart at that point in the tournament, and then maybe we could have done something. It's just crazy how thin that line is and how you look at your team and your program for the next four years because of a couple of plays.
From a personal standpoint, it was the most incredible thing that I have ever been a part of. To be able to play was amazing. I actually came on in the game against Italy. It was Father's Day and my dad was there. My wife came, my whole family came. To be able to share those experiences with them was great instead of just coming home and telling them stories. They actually got to feel it, taste it and enjoy it with me.
I know a lot of fans, and maybe even some players, who look back on the 2006 World Cup in a bad way. But I had the greatest time. I had a blast. Obviously, I was disappointed about our performance overall, but outside the Czech game and a couple of plays against Ghana, I don't think we were too far off from where we wanted to be. That's just the way goes, and you just have to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get after it again.
Of course, you have to wait four years to do that. I'm really excited to see how this year's World Cup goes and I think the US have a good, solid set of guys. Hopefully, they can do the business to continue growing soccer in this country.
MLSsoccer.com: Talking about Italy, what were you feeling before you came on, after you got on the field and then after you stuck with them and earned a result?
Conrad: It was incredible. I had actually eaten a Gatorade bar at halftime just thinking, "With the way the game's going, we're both a man down at 10 guys and maybe one of our defenders gets tired and I can come on with 10 minutes to go. I'm just going to eat this and make sure I have a little more energy in those moments." If you sit on the bench, your pregame meal is so much longer than everyone who is on the field, so you get a little bit hungry.
I had probably just finished the last bite when Eddie Pope got that red card a couple of minutes into the second half, when I was told to get up, I've never had an adrenaline rush like that before. You just find the energy and make it work. I was buzzing. I don't think I have ever run or done a warm-up so fast in my life! I wanted to get in there as fast as I could to help the team.
The game was great. We made some good plays, Kasey [Keller] made some good saves, and we kept the result. It was an amazing experience, and I think now it will be the real highlight for me in my career. Just coming on and helping the team secure the result so we could have a chance in the last game. To do it in front of a lot of my friends and family – a lot of whom were leaving after that game because they just couldn't afford to stay much longer – was awesome.
I got on the phone with my parents and my wife after the game, and everyone was really excited, emotional and all that stuff, because of all the hard work I had done to get that opportunity. They had seen it first-hand and had obviously been with me through the ups and downs. For them to see me go out there and perform admirably, to share that with the people who had seen it all, was a big thrill for me.
Look for more World Cup memories at MLSsoccer.com from Kansas City's Josh Wolff and manager Peter Vermes before June 11.


Posted on October 10, 2012 by Dayna Jacobs - "On Granny's Trail"
It's October, and we of course are all celebrating "National Family History Month." Have you decorated yet? I noticed everyone is getting into the spirit of National Family History Month with skeletons, witches, and even a few headstones springing up in front yards. Well done!
As part of my own celebration I decided to finally join a lineage society. You know, those organizations that only accept members with ancestors who meet certain elevated standards, like Daughters of the American Revolution, or Colonial Dames of America, or… the Associated Daughters of Early American Witches. Yes!
Alas/fotunately, I do not qualify for any of those societies. Looking forward to the next big holiday I love to celebrate—Thanksgiving (because I was born on Thanksgiving and I really like pie)—I plan to apply to The General Society of Mayflower Descendants or National Society of Old Plymouth Colony Descendants. They don't let you join just because you like pie, however, so I will need to come up with some proof of descendancy from my 10th great-grandparents, John Alden and Priscilla Mullins. I will let you know how it goes.
Check out the Complete List of Active Hereditary Societies—I'll bet you qualify for at least five organizations. Let me know what you find.
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I bought a stack of greeting cards with this picture on the front several years ago. I use them all the time as invites for PTO reunion luncheons etc. The caption reads roughly…they tell me that as you age you lose your mind, what they don't say is that you don't miss it very much!" Cracks me up everytime I see it!
Oh…and I loved the Post too!
Interesting and amusing list, Dayna. I think I could join the Innkeepers group but my only witch was the sister of an ancestor. 😦 I joined the Mayflower Society early on and got the hereditary society bug out (William Bradford), but found the one meeting i attended to be incredibly dull. I thought everybody there would be interested in genealogy but seems they had all had somebody else do the sleuthing for them.


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every day is snow day in pure michigan. your snow day begins at michigan.org good afternoon, everybody. i am mike brookbank for leon a snowy start to the workweek and looks like we might get a tiny break. jason nicholas has a first look at the forecast. when is the break >> things are looking good, mike. we're starting to improve things as we head through our morning hours. notice now, a live look into the afternoon. notice a live look, the sky y skyings, a few
and a few snow showers. 14 degrees, though, and it's chilly here in downtown eve it or not, though, we're going to slowly begin our warming trend as we go through the rest of the afternoon today. and also into the day tomorrow. and really feel the into the end of the week. ten right now in strongsville; 13, hopkins; 14 farther down to the south. and have lake affect snow showers into the far heastern areas of cuyahoga county, bratanol and shaker heights, mayfield heights to pepper pike and 90. as we go east, same deal for rin falls, and same deal towards munson and central portions of geauga county. drier air moving in, though, from the north and west. in fact, we have sunshine here as you go from sandusky to and staying cold, though, warmer air and some snow will tomorrow. hour-by-hour today, mostly cloudy, lake affect snow
all right, jason. right now police in akron car accident. this scene is playing out on north portage r-old woman was driving alone at a high rate of speed when her car left the road and crashed into the tree you see there. firefighters using the jaws of life to free her. she was taken to ere she later died. right now, several fire departments are on the scene of a massive fire. a rubber plant in jackson employees at tristan rubber in the wall. by the time the firefighters got there, the fire spread through the building and through yone was able to get out and fire officials believed the building is a total loss. and firefighters in cleveland battling the elements to help save one financially -- they were forced in after flames from a burning vacant home spread to theirs. all of them made it out safely.
believed to be connected to a string of robberies in little italy in court this morning. david harrison was in cleveland munion felony aggravated robbery. the 20-year-old harrison with phillips is accused of pistol whipping a priest in december. and the man accused of a danville police officer is today. police say herschel jones shot ll late sunday night outside of a municipal building. the officers received a 911 call from the ex-boyfriend of jones that he left the home with the intent of killing a icer. >> and my ex-boyfriend is looking to kill a cop. he's got my house keys, he's got my truck keys, he's got he's already beaten me and threatened to kill me. >> you want me to send the cops to your house? >> he'll kill me. >> reporter: after shooting cottrell, jones took off with the officer's service weapon
them in the woods a short distance away. jones has been charged with tampering evidence and is expected to be charged with murder today. cleveland police are investigating gunshots outside of the family home of major howard. three-year-old howard was shot and killed while sitting in a car on east 113th street in september. his grandfather said no bullets hit the home, but they believe they're being targeted. police arrested one person in connection with major's murder earlier this month, and they're still looking for another suspect. and developing at this hour, the u.s. supreme court president obama's executive order on -- and that would allow up to 5 million immigrants to legally work in the united states and be brought to the court this session. president obama's plan would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for programs that would make them eligible for work authorization. the justices could argue the move in april and issue a decision by late june. and here at home without
shuts its doors. more than a dozen locations, including two here in northeast ohio. max and irma's restaurant in westlake are two of the 13 not opening for business today. the company said the closing of the restaurants is just the first part of a major restructuring plan. and it's another day on the campaign trail and the race for the white house. barbs between donald trump and ted cruz are intensifying as they target each other's past. here's more. >> reporter: conservatives are issuing a warning to gop front runner donald trump to change your tone. >> there are a lot of conservatives who think he is a wolf in sheep's clothing. that he's a traditional lifetime new yorker and that means something. >> reporter: after attacking his nearest rival ted cruz on his citizenship, the authenticity of his evangelical roots and the latest attack on his personality. >> he's a nasty guy. nobody likes him. >> reporter: the trump campaign
from attacking cruz directly on the trail on monday, bringing out instead their secret weapon, trump's daughter ivanka, who is eight months pregnant. >> i am so incredibly proud of my father. i know he will make america great again. >> reporter: on the democratic side, bernie sanders telling abc news he doesn't do personal attacks, but continues to pound hillary clinton for taking money from wall street banks. >> she's received $600,000 in one year from goldman sachs. if that is not true, i will apologize. it's true. >> reporter: according to clinton campaign document, sanders is right. clinton received $675,000 in speakers' fees from the bank in 2013. according to the latest polls, sanders is within striking distance of clinton in iowa and ted cruz and donald trump are neck-in-neck. trump is promising a big endorsement later today. governor john kasich continues his campaign stops in
he is seeing a couple of town halls with constituents, as well as visiting a brewery, a a crisis center. usa today bumped up governor today. 12th candidates. and today, hillary clinton received an endorsement from the human rights campaign. the organization which is the largest civil rights group for the lgbt community made anno up this morning. they believe that clinton is the candidate that can best advocate for lgbt rights. and coming up at noon, healthy habits. a cleveland high school rolling out a new program today to make nutrition a way of life for teens. >> and get more zs. how extra sleep this weekend bay. >> and pete rose making headlines again. this time around, less celebration. the honor on the way for the
. happening at this noon hour, a group of cleveland high school students having a healthy lunch. the students at garrett morgan high school are able to make smoothies for lunch, one of five schools taking part in a 90-day challenge to increase the student's intake of fruits and veggies. the goal of the programs to encourage healthier eating and improve their diets. more than 700 pounds of vegetables, 1600 pounds of fruit, and 100 pounds of nuts and seeds were donated for the program. while healthy eating is top of mind for those students, it's being discussed with
campaign trail. >> and let's let the government take care of our national security, protecting us from terrorism and not worry about what we're doing with you eating lunch at school. >> back at garrett morgan, the students will be taken from them today and at the end of progress. and we all hear a good night's sleep is great for your health. prevent diabetes? a short-term study suggests catching up on sleep over the weekend can reduce developing the condition. the university of chicago followed 19 healthy young men who ate in a controlled diet for their study. it pound that those who got less than five hours of -- found that those who got less than five hours of sleep at night increased their chance of diabetes by 16%. chronically deprived people are likely to have other problems like weight gain and high blood pressure. and accusations of some of jason.
the power-of-5 tracking lake affect snow and continuing. we'll break it down and, of course, our pet-of-the-week is here.
. new details this afternoon on the match-fixing scandal that is rocking the professional tennis world. some of the sport's biggest demanding answers. elizabeth has more. >> reporter: this week's australian open overshadowed, making headlines instead are reports from the bbc and buzz feed. a legend that tennis officials suppressed evidence of match fixing by players and failed to investigate some 26,000 suspicious matches. >> as an athlete, i do everything i can to be not only great but, you know, historic and if that is going on, i don't know about it. >> reporter: many of the top stars know nothing about it but details. >> and i would love to hear names, you know. at least it's concrete stuff that you can debate about.
want to be made aware of the people that are potentially involved in this. >> reporter: according to the defending champion jokovich, someone on his team was approached in 2007. also $200,000 for him to lose a first-round match. >> i was not approached directly. of course, we threw it away right away. it didn't get to me. >> reporter: he and others question why the players are being scrutinized when william hill, a british betting agency where you can bet on the winners of match games is a major sponsor of the australian open. that agency william hill is not implicated -- implicated in the scandal. while the association of tennis professionals is denying the allegations, buzz feed is standing by their report claiming they text messages to prove it. baseball legend pete rose
and it's not just the hall of fame. they announced he will be of fame in june. rose was banned from baseball for life in 1989, for betting on that sport. forecast with jason. and we're stuck in this pattern snow. >> lake affect snow, really. several days. >> yeah. >> and that is because of the warm november and december we had with the lake where it didn't freeze. when that doesn't occur, we with now. >> yeah. >> and let's take a look outside and show what you is happening here. this is a live look over downtown cleveland. overall, the clouds, a cloudy day. oh, my gosh, we have a pet-of- the-weekend. i don't know if i can get a shot of that. if we can, throw it up. that is bear right now, which we'll look at here. he's a nice three-year-old german shepherd. there he s. look at that dog just -- he is. look at that dog. oh, my gosh. bring it back and this is what is going on now. the temperatures are in the teens. middle teens in downtown
to near 20 degrees. twenty, that is the warming trend for us and we're tapping into the warmer air again, so to speak, considering where we have been the last few days. and, in fact, the weather service about 15 minutes ago, issued i lake affect snow advisory through 7:00 through county. you can see the snow showers here continue. again, this is all lake affect. mostly in northeastern cuyahoga under key, euclid and pepper pike, swollen, south russell, chagrin falls, munson -- you name it here into central geauga, this area is getting hammered with snow and things break up a bit into far eastern geauga county and eastern lake and ashtabula. this is the advisory for this afternoon. the lake snow advisory, some areas could see an additional four inches of snow. for the most part, i think we're talking about one to two but, again, under the ban here that we zoomd into, that is where you can see the additional couple of inches.
sunshine here. lorain-wooster, you're under the clouds now. notice the sun breaking out, sandusky to mansfield. more sunshine out of youngstown and that clump of snow hanging on. the lake is still open for business. this is going to be something we'll have to deal with here. every shot of cold air. here's tomorrow's snow. this is why it's not going to be a big deal but it will impact the afternoon tomorrow. hour-by-hour, the temperatures stuck in the teens. the snow showers move out, and i would expect them to allow that advisory to expire early. earlier than 7, i would suspect, and through tonight, and teens. not tomorrow morning, it's more during the lunch hour tomorrow and into the afternoon. i think we'll have snow on the not a lot. temperatures near 20. we could see maybe up to an inch, inch and a half tops. not going to be a big deal, but if it lingers into the afternoon, that could impact the evening commute a bit. 18 today, cloudy and cold with the lake snow and up to an inch or so?
with the advisories in eastern cuyahoga, lake, and geauga. lingering flakes tonight, not as cold. the seven-day forecast, we try to climb out of things. the temperatures do recover a bit, especially through thursday. upper 20s into the 30s for friday and saturday and the upcoming weekend looks like no big snow is in the forecast. big storm for the east coast and that should miss us on friday. all right, cleveland's 102ent 95, nc -- 102.95, ncx. and he's great. he's one of my favorite breeds. >> he is such a sweet boy. we don't have much history on him, unfortunately. he came to us from another i believe he was a stray and he's put on a couple of pounds here, but he's just a doll. i was standing there watching the news and i looked down. he's sitting at my feet and giving me the brown ice. he's wedged his -- brown eyes. he's wedged his nose into my hands.
fantastic companion. >> and incredible, you know, temperament on him. >> a good boy. >> and he is certainly -- has a nice just demeanor here. he's sitting here relaxed and enjoying newschannel 5 at noon which we like to do. three years old and he's entering the prime of his life. >> yeah. >> and we're going to be there this week. it's the first through 24th and we'll be there all four days and we'll have dogs and cats available. that event tends to be fun. you can visit us in tremont and parma or come on down to the home show. we'll help find you guys. >> that is at the ix center. this weekend, thursday to sunday and bear is great. go visit bear. 216-771-4616 or just go to the apl in tremont. >> thank you so much for coming by. look at how he's curled up. >> he's leaping against him -- leaning against me and loves
. all right, thank you for watching newschannel 5 at noon. the latest at 4 on the now cleveland. we'll see you with that and there is bear available at the cleveland atl. what a cutie, available for adoption. check him out.
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The drow outpost is a subterranean fortress blocking a tunnel. This fortress is a true nightmare for intruders as it was built to keep away even the most feared races of the underdark. Those who manage to break the metal gates that protect the entrance will find themselves in a courtyard pierced by arrowslits and, perhaps, this will be the last thing they see. The outpost blocks a completely underground cavern and features four levels. At level 0 the barracks are housed, many rooms with arrowslits allow the drow to pour a deadly rain over the invaders. At level 1 more arrowslit rooms are found plus a temple area dedicated to the spider queen. At level 2 the commander's quarters are located, large and fully furnished rooms with a library and a meeting hall. At level -1 the jail is found, where the unlucky captive meets his fate. However the drow outpost has a weak point, as the underdark is pierced by galleries and tunnels unknown even to the dreaded drow elves: a couple of secret galleries lead into the very heart of the outpost but, of course, they are guarded by feared monsters. Some hints to use the outpost follow.
• The PCs must rescue an important NPC from the dreaded drow jail, below the outpost.
• The drow outpost fell under the attack of undead legions spreading from a mysterious well discovered in one of the adjacent caves, many drow have been turned into undead and are attacking the nearby country.
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Why Study A Modern Foreign Language?
A language is an extremely useful asset in the world today. If you visit another country and you travel beyond the places where the tourists gather, you quickly discover that the belief that everyone understands English is largely a myth. The reality is that only 6% of the world's population speak English as a first language. 75% of the world's population don't speak any English at all!
French is an official language is 29 countries and spoken on every continent in the world. It is the official language of the UN, Médecins sans Frontières and the Red Cross.
Other reasons to learn a language include:
• Better understanding of different cultures and the English language
• Enhanced confidence
• Wider understanding of current affairs
• Making travelling easier and more enjoyable
• Increased employability/job options
Modern Languages Online Resources
In the MFL department of RHS we use a variety of ICT to enhance teaching and learning such as Promethean interactive boards, IPAD's, Activote and designated ICT periods.
We also use a range of interactive websites including:
www.linguascope.com (see teacher for username and password)
www.languagesonline.org.uk
scholar.hw.ac.uk/
www.edmodo.com
Finally, we have developed our own departmental website www.rhslangs.weebly.com which provides all our pupils from S1-S6 with valuable resources to further their language learning and skills.
Curriculum Levels
S1-S3 French )BGE)
All students in RHS from S1 to S3 have the opportunity to complete their Broad General Education in French for 3 periods per week.
The French courses which students follow are Métro and the lively, interactive course called Studio. These allow pupils to develop their skills in Reading, Writing, Talking and Listening. Film studies, cookery projects, French breakfasts, inter-class vocabulary competitions, Business brunches, blogs with partner school in Lyon and trips abroad inject their learning with fun, as well as making lessons a meaningful experience and broaden their knowledge of France and its many different customs and culture.
Both courses have built-in assessment and homework activities. Homework is an essential part of teaching and helps to establish a routine of high expectations and achievement. Pupils are expected to revise vocabulary on a daily basis.
S3 French
Pupils in S3 have the opportunity to elect to study Spanish for 12 weeks. Pupils quickly learn the basics in the language and then go on to prepare for the SQA accredited award 'Languages for Work' at Level 4.
Pupils can progress with their language learning for four periods per week to study National 4 or National 5 French and cover topics such as Technology, Education and Health. The new course topics are relevant to young people and the authentic materials show the importance and relevance of learning at least one Modern Foreign Language in today's society.
Further details of units and course content can be obtained from http://www.sqa.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence
http://www.sqa.org.uk/cfeforparents
What can a pupil do after S4?
If, at the end of S4, pupils wish to continue to study Modern Languages:
A pupil achieving National 4 may choose to progress to National 5.
A pupil achieving National 5 may choose to progress to Higher.
A pupil achieving Higher may choose to progress to Advanced Higher.
S5 and S6 French
In S5 we can offer Higher French for 6 periods per week. The topics covered are developed further from those in S4, often tackling slightly more pertinent issues. Whilst improving upon all four language skills, pupils are also considering many important global issues. The real challenge is the final Talking performance which is dreaded by most yet carried out with an excellent level of proficiency. Pupils work very hard to ensure their performance shows off how much they have progressed and achieved in their years of studying a foreign language.
Advanced Higher is also offered in French. This is a very demanding course and requires a great deal of focus and research by pupils in their own time. We are very pleased to note that all pupils show a great deal of commitment and work hard. The level of language is complex and requires pupils to take full advantage of all resources available to them online and at home. The topics are, again, all the more sophisticated and, at times, controversial. The final folio also offers the pupils the opportunity to consider a piece of literature or film pertaining to social issues in French speaking countries. The nerve-wracking final talking exam is a twenty minute conversation with a visiting examiner.
Pupils have the chance to visit an authentic French restaurant to sample delicacies such as frog's legs and snails and can also attend the multilingual debate at Heriot Watt which offers an insight into the world of interpreting.


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Samsung released its newest flagship smartphones, Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus this month. The smartphones ship with new camera technology, faster processors, FaceID Intelligent Scan facial unlock, Animojis AR Emojis and more. However, it has the same design as its predecessor, Galaxy S8. Galaxy S9 might not come with a brand new design but it does have a brand new set of wallpapers.
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Galaxy S9 is a worthy competitor to flagship phones like iPhone X, Pixel 2 and the likes. While in terms of design, it resembles Galaxy S8, it packs the fastest processor that non-iPhones have: Snapdragon 845. It also has a dual-shutter camera which can switch between two apertures: f1.5 and f2.4 to adapt to different light conditions. Samsung's new smartphone also changes its location of the fingerprint sensor; it is now located below the camera lens, instead of next to it. This makes the finger print sensor much easier to use. The phone also ships with the beautiful OLED Infinity Display, which Samsung first introduced in Galaxy S8.
With all the good new features, Samsung has again included the Bixby hardware button. The button can be disabled from settings though, so if you are not a fan of Bixby, you can always turn it off. When you have Google Assistant on your phone, why would you even bother with Bixby? Being a Galaxy phone, Samsung has also included their version of every app so you can two variants of Calendar, Mail and so on. Even though users have complained about this for ages, Samsung's TouchWiz doesn't hold back on its large number of bloatware apps.
You can download all the wallpapers from Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus from the gallery below. Just click on any of the thumbnails to open the full image and download it. These wallpapers have a resolution of 2560 × 2560 so they will work on almost any device that you try them on.
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London, Aug 5 (IANS) Healthcare staff handling the Covid pandemic since the last 18 months are experiencing high levels of depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and burn-out, a global review of such studies has found.
The review, conducted by the University of York and the Mental Health Foundation, also revealed that Covid-19 patients with other physical health problems, and children and adolescents are struggling with a host of mental health issues during the pandemic.
The study looked at 25 systematic reviews conducted during the early months of the pandemic. Many of these studies were of hospital workers in China.
Estimates varied from 12 per cent for anxiety in one review of healthcare workers in hospital, to 51 per cent for depression and PTSD in another review.
The team suggested that more support needs to be put in place for hospital workers dealing with the Covid pandemic.
"Many people worldwide have felt the impact of the Covid pandemic on their mental health, but some groups of people may be more at risk of experiencing poor mental health than others," said lead author Noortje Uphoff, a research Fellow at the varsity.
"Healthcare workers may already have a higher risk of adverse mental health outcomes due to the stressful nature of their work. However, there were some indications that mental health may be further affected as a result of working on the frontline during an infectious disease outbreak," Uphoff added.
The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, also noted the risk of adverse mental health outcomes in children due to changes in household interactions and social changes such as school closures.
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Home Blotch Around Fort Worth Museum Swap: Bernini
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Museum Swap: Bernini
ANTHONY MARIANI
"The moor" totally kicks Damien Hirst's ass.
There's this really ridiculous, rarely fun game I play called Museum Swap, in which I try to picture an exhibit at one of our major museums –– the Carter, Kimbell, or Modern –– in either one or both of the other two. Say you're cruising through the Modern, and you come across a Motherwell. You could totally also imagine it at the Carter, right, but at the Kimbell? Actuallyyy? Maaaybeee? A Donald Judd, on the other hand, or a Warhol? Nope, only at the Modern, although –– although –– if you've been in town long enough, you could probably imagine the Carter or Kimbell whipping up a context, or an aesthetic theme, if you will, into which a Judd or a Warhol would actually fit.
Anyway, I try not to play Museum Swap every time I go to the Cultural District, but …
The Kimbell's Bernini: Sculpting in Clay –– whose end date has been extended to May 5 –– is, for a Museum Swapper, a sort of bittersweet experience. All of these amazing terracotta studies (the real Berninis are in marble and bronze –– and in Italy) sit trapped in this fractured time and place (the post-historical). Most of what passes for public figurative sculpture today is hyper-realistic and mostly dour, and most of what passes for baroque-inspired sculpture is patently garish (growling, slinking panthers, lions with a thing for support columns, fat angels). I've got at least 99 problems with contemporary art, the biggest being that some of it requires more analytical skill than technical skill, but there is a lot to love, including mucho faux-baroque stuff (John Currin, Matthew Barney, former Modern exhibitors Kehinde Wiley and Ron Mueck).
Walking through the Kimbell, surrounded by Bernini's wildly imaginative and outrageously gorgeous studies for (mostly) figures and fountains, I began to fictionalize a contemporary art star, a guy who produces studies for wildly imaginative public sculptures which are imbued with both a master's touch and a prankster's wry sensibility. Could you imagine if his entire persona was fictional, with a fake name and a made-up backstory and body of work? Maybe in his exhibit (at the Modern), you would come across a pedestal containing a terracotta study of Ray Lewis wearing only a lyrical cloak, sitting on the severed heads of Dracula and a great white shark, and clasping his hands heavenward in prayer, his eyes widening rapturously. The wall text may read, "Model for 'The Ecstasy of St. Ray': Throughout the artist's life, he has attempted to capture the unbridled egomania of the West's successful athletes, from elementary school all the way up through the pros, using inventive posing techniques to harness the natural lighting and to accentuate the subjects' immeasurable self-love."
Even back down on terra firma, in the here and now, Bernini: Sculpting in Clay is a marvel. If you've never been to Italy and have never stood in front of a Bernini, you –– like a vast majority of us Fort Worthians –– are reduced to straining to wrap your mere mortal head around the fact that not only do most of the Berninis on display exist in marble and bronze but that they exist in marble and bronze and are larger than life and totally flippin' awesome.
When the aliens finally come to destroy us, they too will marvel that the same species that murders and maims itself every minute of every day is the same species that creates stuff like "Cathedra Petri," Bernini's gilt bronze reliquary of the wooden throne alleged to have been sat upon by St. Peter, Jesus' right-hand man and the first pope. Though not nearly as glorious as the real thing (I've seen photos), the terracotta model is so symmetrical and so richly detailed as to be machine-made. In fact, Bernini's studies at the Kimbell are so magnificent –– they're realistically based but fantastically dreamy –– you'll wanna board the next plane to England and slap Damien Hirst. Check out Bernini's "Model for the Fountain of the Moor." In clay and in only about two-and-a-half feet, the Italian master manages to say more than Hirst and his ilk combined over the past half-century. As the moor stands there armless but planted on tree-trunk legs, he with his rippling musculature, his scrunched-up face probing the sky, and, of course, his flowing/pompadour'd hair is brilliantly realized. (In real-life, the moor –– probably originally meant to be Neptune –– is standing on a conch shell, wrestling a dolphin.)
That's what I mean by fantastical: Most of his figures are depicted in stylized action (yes, even if that action is prayer). Bernini is probably best known for his fountains, and for good reason –– he wasn't just a sculptor; he was perhaps the world's first landscape architect. Figurative statuary was only one element of the elaborate tableaux he designed and erected in cityscapes, including his most famous, Piazza Navona, the site of the moor. Back in 17th-century Europe, fountains were big deals, commissioned by patrons to celebrate both the successful channeling of sources of water into cities and the patrons themselves. Pope Innocent X was so ensorcelled by Bernini's Four Rivers Fountain that he commissioned another to the south end of the piazza. The pope said no to Bernini's first two proposals but yes to his third and final one. The winning study? "Model for the Fountain of the Moor."
Bernini, the father of 11, was also a holy roller. Though his studies may lead you to believe otherwise, his religious statuary is his best. It's his most detailed and most impassioned. Over the course of his long career, he completed numerous projects for Saint Peter's Basilica, including "Cathedra Petri" (the visual and religious climax of the nave) and "Charity with her Four Children," whose narrative, frenetic study is of a beautiful, strong young woman with soft "skin," wearing an expression somewhere between anger and bemusement, and with fine, sharply pleated drapery as her garments, trying to wrangle three naked toddlers while feeding one from her left breast.
The studies helped Bernini visualize his sculptures, give his workers points of reference, and, in some cases, win commissions. Organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Kimbell, Bernini: Sculpting in Clay features approximately 40 studies and 30 drawings. The first to "retrace Bernini's unparalleled approach to sculptural design and his impact on the fabric of Baroque Rome," the Kimbell said, Bernini: Sculpting in Clay is a sumptuous experience. The wall text is almost always illuminating and often doesn't repeat itself, and the power of the studies is ramped up by the massive black-and-white photographs of the actual statues which span the gallery walls. Tickets are $6-16.
And with its squiggly black lines and mercurialness, "Study for Sea Deity" looks like something you'd see at the Carter. Or the Modern.
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from collections import OrderedDict
from copy import deepcopy
from db_json_settings import DBJsonSetting

class ParsingQueue(object):
    """This is queue for parsing test data and libraries"""
    def __init__(self):
        self.queue = OrderedDict({})
        self.rf_types = [
            DBJsonSetting.library,
            'test_suite',
            'resource',
            None,
            'variable_file'
            ]

    def add(self, data, rf_type, arg):
        """Add item to the end of the queue.

        Does not add duplicates in the queue. ``rf_type``
        defines the type of the added item. Possible values are:
        `library`, `test_suite`, `resource` and None. rf_type=None is used
        when it is not know is the file type resource or a test suite.
        """
        if rf_type not in self.rf_types:
            raise ValueError('Invalid rf_type: {0}'.format(rf_type))
        if data not in self.queue:
            new = OrderedDict([(
                data,
                {'scanned': False, 'type': rf_type, 'args': arg})])
            old = self.queue
            self.queue = OrderedDict(list(new.items()) + list(old.items()))

    def get(self):
        """Get item from start of the queue"""
        try:
            data = self.queue.popitem(last=False)
            tmp = deepcopy(data)
            tmp[1]['scanned'] = 'queued'
            self.queue[tmp[0]] = tmp[1]
            return data
        except KeyError:
            return {}

    def set(self, data):
        """Set scanned to True and put item as last item in the queue"""
        status = self.queue[data]
        status['scanned'] = True
        self.queue[data] = status

    def force_set(self, data):
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        status = {'scanned': True, 'type': None, 'args': None}
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            del self.queue[data]
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    def clear_queue(self):
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Icelandair EFB Project
by Shahnawaz Wardak | Apr 1, 2018 | News | 0 comments
Captain Grétar Mar Óðinsson, Lead EFB Project Team Manager & Capt B757 at Icelandair and Jens Pisarski, COO & Partner at International Flight Support share Icelandair's experience of upgrading and expanding its EFB.
ICELANDAIR has had an EFB program running for a few years, since 2004. This article will explain something about the program; how it came about, how it is evolving and how Icelandair sees its EFB in the future…what they wish to get from it. During the course of this current project over several years there have been a lot of changes from when the project started in 2011 up to the present time. Today, the talk is of integration, trying to combine data into one application, a single user experience: it's all very encouraging. But before we go any further, some words about Icelandair, quite a small airline whose location is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on an island with a population of just 330,000. The airline is 80 years old (1937–2017) and serves major markets in Europe (26 destinations) as well as North America (18 destinations) through its Keflavik hub. Its business strategy is based on the geographical position of Iceland, midway between North Europe and the East coast of the USA. This means that, despite its size, Icelandair carried some 3.5 million passengers in 2016, a figure that has been growing at about 15 percent each year for the past six years. The fleet includes 28 Boeing 757 with four 767s and 16 Boeing 737 MAX on order plus a further eight options. 737 deliveries will start in early 2018 and the aircraft will be equipped with the same EFB solution that is used on Icelandair's 757 and 767 fleets.
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What we do ...
Sac Valley Guitar is proud to offer students of all levels lessons in guitar, bass, banjo, and ukulele. Our instructors have more than thirty years of experience playing and teaching their music in many assorted styles, from classical guitar, to rock, blues, country, punk, and heavy metal and more.
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Learn how to record in a studio with Pro Tools! Our students can learn Pro Tools in a fun, personalized, one-on-one environment.
Our Rock Steady Band Camp programs makes it easy to test your skills, learn to rehearse, perform, and record with other musicians in a band type atmosphere. Rock Steady Band Camp gives students' insight to the music business, how to write songs, and how to record music in a studio.
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Sac Valley Guitar offers music accessories at a discount, including guitar strings, guitar straps, guitar stands,
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Eric is a music teacher, coach and the founder of Sac Valley Guitar. He teaches several genres of guitar, and bass and has actively coached bands of the Rock Steady Band Camp since 2010. He has over 35 years experience in the music industry as a player and instructor .
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Rich Shepherd has more than 35 years of playing experience, taking him all over the United States and abroad. Rich set out as a drummer, receiving education in several styles before embarking on a pro career. Fascinated with the inner workings of the rhythm section, Rich explored guitar and bass along the way. While his drumming career came to a close in the late '90s his interest in guitar, bass and songwriting fluoresced. Rich enjoys, studies and teaches just about every style of music for guitar and bass. He offers fundamental instruction on ukulele and banjo. Rich has been guiding aspiring musicians since 1989.
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NEN-EN 12463 applies for: - filling machines with cylinder with piston, - filling machines with feed intake hopper with and without loading device, - auxiliary machines for filling machines. This European Standard does not apply to filling machines with cylinder and manual operation. This European Standard applies to machines which process pasty or slightly frozen products (e.g. meat, cheese), excluding dry or deep frozen materials. They pump foodstuff into casings or bring it to a subsequent process. This European Standard also applies to the combinable appliances or auxiliary machines with which a wide range of additional functions can be implemented, for example: portioning, depositing, mincing, coextruding, dividing and forming. This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to filling machines, fitting appliances and auxiliary machines, such as twisting and hanging devices, mincing devices, forming devices, etc., when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer and also the reasonable foreseeable misuse (see Clause 4). These significant hazards, hazardous situations and events exist during the whole life of filling machines.


Saga has announced that it will be offering accident healthcare cover to its car insurance customers.
The offer will cost new and existing Saga insurance customers the equivalent of £3.95 per month on top of their car insurance premiums and will offer them up to £1 million worth of cover for follow-up healthcare related to traffic accident injuries.
Saga's accident healthcare policy will cover the cost of staying in a private hospital for up to 180 days as well as consultants' and specialists' fees.
Andrew Goodsell, chief executive of Saga Group, said: "Even a minor road accident can require medical treatment that can be a drawn out process.
"At times like these, older people in particular value quick access to the high quality care that private heathcare provides."
Saga specialises in providing insurance for people over the age of 50.


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What Does Gluten-Free Mean?
Bob Bamberg
Bob has been in the pet supply business and writing about pets, livestock, and wildlife in a career that spans three decades.
Until August 2, 2013 there were no federal standards or definitions for the food industry to use in labeling products "gluten-free." But now there is, and here it is:
Less than 20 parts per million (ppm) is the number that FDA has established as the standard that foods must meet in order to earn the label "gluten-free."
That limit also applies to foods labeled "free of gluten," "no gluten," and "without gluten."
It's not just an arbitrary number. Using state-of-the-art analytical equipment, 20 ppm is the lowest concentration of gluten that can consistently be detected.
It's also in concert with the level established by international regulating authorities and regulators in other countries.
The 20 ppm limit shouldn't pose a problem because most people with celiac disease can tolerate very small amounts of gluten in their food.
THE GREEN LINE IS GLUTEN in this chart of the FDA's five fastest growing health and nutrition-related claims on new food products from 2001 to 2010. | Source
BUT WAIT...there's more!
There are three other conditions that can prevent a food from earning the title "gluten free." Manufacturers will not be allowed to use the "gluten-free" designation as long as the food contains:
wheat, rye, barley, or crossbreeds of these grains
an ingredient that is derived from these grains but has not been processed to remove gluten
an ingredient that is derived from these grains, that has been processed to remove gluten, but that still results in the food containing gluten at a concentration of 20 or more (ppm).
What Is Gluten?
Gluten is simply the proteins that occur naturally in wheat, rye, barley, and crossbreeds of these grains.
There are approximately 3 million people in the U.S. who suffer from celiac disease, and to those individuals gluten can mean potentially life-threatening illnesses.
Avoiding gluten is no easy task, either, as it's found in many foods, most notably baked goods, cereals, and pastas.
What Is Celiac Disease?
For folks with celiac disease, their body's natural defense system reacts to gluten by attacking the lining of the small intestine.
If the lining of the intestine isn't healthy, the body simply can't absorb the nutrients it needs.
As a result, conditions such as anemia, osteoporosis, diabetes, autoimmune thyroid disease and intestinal cancers can develop.
Manufacturers were given a deadline of August 5, 2014 (one year from the date the regulation was published in the Federal Register) to bring their labels into compliance.
It doesn't seem as if that would be a Herculean task since only an estimated 5 percent of the foods now labeled "gluten-free" contain in excess of 20 ppm of gluten.
There is a lot of literature, in hard copy, or online, that is helpful to the folks with Celiac disease. Books like "Living Gluten-Free for Dummies" are generally reliable while some web sites may not be. I look for web sites that end in dot-edu, dot-gov, and, in come cases, dot-org.
The very best information, though, will likely come from the professionals one would consult, such as physicians, immunologists, and dietitians.
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It seems as if a lot of people are Celiac, Lynda, and it's a tough disease. A co-worker...probably in her early 40's I'd guess...was diagnosed a couple of years ago. Shopping, for her, is an art and she does a lot of her own baking now. I do a few hours a week cashiering at a supermarket and see a ton of gluten free products moving down my belt. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
A very interesting hub for me as my granddaughter is Celiac. We almost lost her at the age of 18 months or so, before we got her diagnosed. She cannot tolerate any bit of gluten in a product - it would make her sick, and thankfully she has been made aware since a small child of things she cannot eat. We are in Canada - but I imagine the labelling follows the same standards. I know that a lot has changed in the 23 years since that time in that restaurants are now aware of this problem too and offer "gluten free menus" and there are many specialty stores around in which to shop for more interesting things than was initially offered. Thanks for this interesting read. Lynda (Craiglyn) :)


Where's Obama coming again? Oh, silly me, that's right.
Troy 1, Albany 0. Your move.
If a robber is trying to hide from someone with a bat, stealing a car is not the best way to go about it. But what do I know? I'm not a thief.
will we still see the great pumpkin along side obama on tv?
Re. LEGO: Weird or not, it's AWESOME!
Liked the Lego story. Also, does Obama know that Dinosaur BBQ isn't open yet? I would hate for him to be disappointed.
Psst, guys: I was being facetious.
I'm advocating for the use of "GloFow" instead of "GloFo."
GloFo sounds like FloJo, or worse, MoFo. GloFow sounds like a Chinese takeout place. Mmmmm... Chinese food.
Troy 1, Albany 0. Your move."
For what bragging rights are worth, he visited Kabul as well.
What airport is he landing at, Troy?
Actually, the President will be speaking in the Town of North Greenbush. The buildings on the southern portion of the Campus, including most of Bruno Stadium are in the town, not the city. If his motorcade follows I-90 to Exit 8 then north on Route 4, he will likely never set foot in the City of Troy.


Martha Crotty grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona, lived in Chicago and Cincinnati and now makes her home in Asheboro, North Carolina. She is the author of Hong Kong Kitty, a children's book, and, together with Roger Crotty, a book entitled People, Places and… a collection of short stories. Martha loves animals of all kinds and, in addition to writing, she designs and sews banners depicting endangered species.


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Guruvayankere is a village in Beltangadi Taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in the country of India. It is located en route to Udupi from Beltangadi. This village is located at a distance of 58 km from Mangalore city.

External links
  Map of Beltangadi taluk

Villages in Dakshina Kannada district

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How Two British Astronomers Documented The First Transit Of Venus In 1639
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In 1639, the field of astronomy was still in a phase of star mapping and discovering the laws that governed the solar system and universe. On the day of November 24, a revolutionary stride occurred — the first observation of the transit of Venus. Johannes Kepler had already been deceased for nine years when the observation was made, but his studies laid the groundwork for the efforts of two British astronomers, Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree (via Oxford Academic). Kepler defined laws of planetary motion and published a catalog called the Rudolphine Tables, which described over 1,000 stars and had directions for locating planets, per Britannica.
Many innovations and new theories occurred in astronomy during the 1600s, notably the progression of the telescope by Galileo Galilei in 1609 (via Britannica). In concert with Kepler's laws of planetary motion, these new tools and ideas for understanding the heavens helped the pair of astronomers galvanize the field into a new era that emphasized direct observation of planetary phenomena.
Jeremiah Horrocks' and William Crabtree's history
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Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree had similar backgrounds. Both were above common peasantry, but they were not men of wealth. They were yeoman farmers and merchants who were not university-trained. Crabtree hailed from Broughton, and then Lancashire, England, and Horrocks was also from Lancashire. By 1636, both men were completely self-taught in the field of astronomy defined by the work of Kepler and Galileo (via Oxford Academic).
Crabtree, who was older than Horrocks by about nine years, had studied astronomy for several years before meeting Horrocks near Manchester, and they soon corresponded extensively about the developing discipline (via Encyclopedia). The pair questioned why tables were often inaccurate when it came to predicting eclipses precisely. Although the work of their predecessors was instrumental, Horrocks and Crabtree believed that astronomical realities could not be discerned entirely through the abstract computations of previous astronomers. Instead, the astronomy they believed in would involve direct observation and analysis.
The documentation of the transit of Venus
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Although the older astronomers were being supplanted by a new generation, Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree used a method for observing eclipses that was posited by Kepler. The method was modified for the telescope by an astronomer named Pierre Gassendi and intended for Kepler's observation of Mercury's transit in 1631. Sunlight passed through a telescope into a dark room, which allowed the sun's disk to be copied onto a small white screen. According to Encyclopedia, the screen was divided into 120 parts along the sun's diameter and by degrees at the circumference.
Crabtree was not with Horrocks at the time of the transit. He observed the phenomenon from the outskirts of Manchester and saw it for only a short time. He was unable to record accurate data during the viewing, but his observations turned out to align with those of Horrocks. In consequence, his friend was better remembered in the annals of astronomy, and his analysis of the transit of Venus allowed him to improve upon earlier understandings of the planet (via Encyclopedia). Observations of the transit of Venus occurred years later in 1761, 1769, 1874, and 1882, with the latter two becoming popular among the general public in addition to astronomers. The last transit occurred June 5-6, 2012, and it was the last transit of the 21st century, per The Atlantic.


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San Antonio Battles it Out for Sites
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April 2, 2014 Bisnow
Multifamily development is hot in San Antonio, too, according to experts at Bisnow's recent San Antonio Multifamily Summit. LYND CEO Mike Lynd says development is the easy investment decision now, but it's harder to put into practice—"it's a knife fight out there for sites." (And your parents told you to stay in school and get a good job to avoid trouble.) With land prices skyrocketing, he says it's important to pick an area where income supports higher rents. He's working on a few locations in San Antonio now and hopes to kick off a few developments here soon.
USAA Real Estate managing director of multifamily development Hailey Ghalib, an avid ping-pong player, says she's watching for challenges on a submarket-by-submarket basis. (They're like snowflakes: Each one is different and kids love them.) This year, she's well capitalized and still investing in her build-to-core program (which includes holding the property long term) in areas with high barrier to entry. She targets over 7% stabilized yield with USAA Real Estate's very conservative underwriting when she considers development.
Our moderator, IPA Austin/San Antonio director Scott "The Mountain" Lamontagne, says San Antonio has 32 projects underway (including student housing and affordable housing), giving it the healthiest ratio of deliveries to existing supply in Texas. He says this delivery pipeline will lead to core product selling again around the end of the year.
We snapped our sponsor Catamount Constructors' Rebecca Mansfield, JR Jones, and Scott Reynolds. The firm is breaking ground soon on its second project with 210 Development, Villa Espada. It's a 240-unit, 11-building apartment complex on the south side of San Antonio. Catamount is also building the Peanut Factory Lofts for 210 Development, the first major development on the west side of San Antonio that's part of the mayor's 2020 Vision. The abandoned peanut factory Downtown will be transformed into a 102-unit complex including 15 townhomes and eight student housing micro-units.
CARES by Apartment Life's Mark Moreno and Shon Comparin were busy at their booth, and they'd keep your apartment complex hopping, too. The firm is redefining the resident experience (boosting retention by welcoming new residents and hosting events) in the 147,000 units it serves nationwide, including more than 100 communities in South Texas. It plans to double the number of properties it serves in San Antonio this year.
We've got yet more coverage of our developer speakers coming up in our next issue. Stay tuned!
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Brenntag, the global market leader in chemical distribution, has announced the acquisition of Pachem Distribution Inc. The Canadian company, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, primarily distributes specialty chemicals and ingredients to customers in the Personal Care, Pharmaceutical, and Household, Industrial & Institutional (HI&I) Cleaning markets.
Pachem maintains a fully equipped application and formulation laboratory for Personal Care offering technical and research and development services for its customers and suppliers.
"This technical competence will allow Brenntag to further expand its service offering to the Personal Care, Pharmaceutical and HI&I specialties markets. The combined business is perfectly positioned to expand its customer and supplier base", said Anthony Gerace, Brenntag Group's Managing Director Mergers & Acquisitions.
The acquired business is expected to generate sales of €13m in the 2018 financial year.


Mom has lived in a suburb that, she once discovered, is on one of the highest points of land in London. When you look around, it's as though the rest of the landscape has floated away. A friend and I refer to it as Edgeworld.
Edgeworld also feels, in many ways, isolated as it was a suburb built in the height of the era of the car and there's really nothing you can walk to.
In recent years, a few things have cropped up, such as this car wash.
It stands on a corner, seemingly in the middle of a sea of houses. Glowing away into the night.
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Run Time - 125 min. | Countries - Egypt |
Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
"The Gentleman" turns out to be a lady in this conventional sex-change comedy by Rafaat El Mihi. Fawzia (Mali Zayed) is a frustrated housewife and bank employee whose husband is less than appreciative and whose fellow workers give her a hard time. Thinking that being a man is better than just being mad, Fawzia walks into the local hospital as herself and comes out as Fawzi, a gentleman in a suit and tie. Her husband is not thrilled, but her friends are not interested in his nuptial setbacks and applaud Fawzi's new look and tough attitude. The question is, will Fawzi or Fawzia win out in the end?


Death Notice for Mark Trojahn | Judd-Beville Funeral Home, Inc.
Allentown PA---Mark Trojahn passed away peacefully on Thursday afternoon at St Lukes hospital in Allentown. He was surrounded by his family and his husband Patrick.
Mark was 47 years old, Mark grew up in Ogendsburg NJ, attended Sussex Christian School and graduated from Bangor high school. He went on to become a Hair stylist and color specialist graduating from Empire Beauty school in PA. Mark also worked in customer service during 911 and went on to training and supervising new employees. Mark enjoyed collecting Star Trek memorabilia, traveling and enjoyed spending time at home with his family. Mark will be missed by his family and friends but we take comfort in knowing he is at peace.
Mark is survived by his loving husband Patrick White, mother Anna Muller, brother Harry, wife Terry, children and grandchild, brother Scott Trojahn, wife Dawn, children and grandchild, sister Doreen Sheppard, husband Willis and their daughter, sister Connie Leenheer husband, Steven, children and grandchild, brother Mark Muller and wife Linda and brother John Muller and wife Elaine and their children.


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European Commission Opens Investigation Into App Store by Apple
By Pankhuri Swarnim
Pankhuri Swarnim
On June 16, 2020, Brussels, the European Commission (EC) made a press release. The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation. It is to assess if Apple's rules for app developers are applicable to the distribution of apps.
The Press Release
The Aim is to see if distribution via the App Store flouts EU Competition rules. The EC also opened a formal antitrust investigation. This was to assess Apple's conduct about Apple Pay.
The Commission will examine two restrictions about the former. Apple restricts companies (via agreements) intending to distribute apps to Apple device users in the following manner:
1. The mandatory use of Apple's own proprietary in-app purchase system "IAP". This allows the distribution of paid digital content. But a 30% commission is payable by the app developers, on all subscription fees through IAP.
2. The restrictions imposed on app developers forbid them to inform users of alternative purchasing options outside of apps. The users are allowed to use content like music, e-books and audiobooks purchased, for instance, on the app developer's website. However, as per Apple's rules, the developers cannot inform users about such purchasing possibilities which are cheaper. As a result, there is a competition with Apple's apps and services in the European Economic Area (EEA).
The Complaints
1. Spotify is a music streaming provider and also a competitor of Apple Music. On March 11, 2019, Spotify filed a complaint. It was about the two rules contained in Apple's license agreements along with the associated App Store Review Guidelines. The need was to assess the repercussion of music streaming services on the competition.
As per the preliminary investigation, the Commission is of the opinion that "Apple's restrictions may distort competition for music streaming services on Apple's devices". The IAP mandate authorizes Apple to control the relationship of subscribing customers with its competitors. Apple, while in charge, may collect valuable data on activities. As well as offers given out by its competitors.
2. An e-book and audiobook distributor too filed a complaint against Apple on March 4, 2020. The complainant is Apple's competitor through its Apple Books app. The concerns surfaced are like the ones already investigated in the Spotify case.
What does the Investigation Entail?
1. The Commission has to conduct an investigation. This is on the effect of Apple's App Store practices on the competition. It needs to examine if such practices shield consumers from better options and lower rates.
2. These allegations, when proven, will establish a breach of the following:
a.) Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TEFU) -EU competition rules on anti-competitive agreements between companies.
b.) Article 102 (TEFU)- Prohibition of the abuse of a dominant position.
The Antitrust Regulation (Council Regulation No 1/2003) defines the implementation of these provisions. In addition to that, the national competition authorities can also apply the same. However, Article 16(1) of the Antitrust Regulation forbids the national courts from adopting decisions in contravention to the EC's decision in proceedings already undertaken by them.
Hence, as per due procedure, the European Commission has apprised Apple and the competition authorities of the Member States about opening proceedings in these cases.
Margrethe Vestager is the Executive Vice-President and the in-charge of the competition policy. He announced that the compliance of the Apple's App Store rules with the EU Competition rules will be observed.
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Also, at one stretch. At one time, during one period. For example, Working quickly, she hoped to finish all the drawings at a stretch. In contrast to the nearly synonymous at a sitting, this idiom, first recorded in 1774, does not imply being seated while engaging in a single continuous activity. Rather, it transfers the meaning of stretch as "a continuous length" to "a continuous time period."
A Look At American Sign LanguageWhat is ASL or American Sign Language? American Sign Language, or ASL, is the visual signing language used by the Deaf community in the United States. English speakers in Canada and in a handful of other counties use ASL, too. Interestingly, those countries include the Philippines, Singapore, Jamaica, China, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cambodia, and Bolivia—a varied group. There are other sign languages …
What Does Amen Mean At The End Of A Prayer?Weekends are when many Americans gather in their respective houses of worship and repeat the same word: amen. But, what does the word mean? And, why do people say it?
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Televised interview with Marie-France and Madeleine Benoît by Aline Desjardins: the beginnings of the Mézières method in Québec in hospitals and private. This method, which bears her name, is based on perfectly well ascertained facts. No specialist could fault Mézières' findings. Nevertheless she had to face fierce. The Mézières method is based on the understanding that most individuals with back pain and other alignment issues (except those that are.
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There are four muscular chains in our bodies, the main mezieres method being the posterior chain situated at the back, running from head to feet. It is believed that the suffering of muscular fiber is caused by the physiological loss of contract-release sequence which interferes with normal blood circulation.
The technique developed by Mezieres-Bertele consists of distending the dorsal to tonify the deep front muscles and reestablish the energetical equilibrium of the right. In order to connect the inadequate posture, we have to correct mezieres method rigid movements. Who Benefits from the Mezieres-Bertele Method?
In his ideal world there would be no saddlebag thighs, no bulging bottoms, no flabby waists, no rounded shoulders. Mezieres method clients frequently claim freedom from aches and pains, from arthritis, sciatica and even scoliosis.
Treatment aims to restore global mobility mezieres method muscles and joints in a progressive way, balancing breathing, stretching muscle chains retracted, improving body awareness and always with the active participation of the patient.
On numerous occasions the protocols used for the treatment of joint and muscle problems is overly analytical. To a back ailment it is not mezieres method to hear comments like "you have to tone your back and abs.
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House bans some earmarks amid ethics concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives moved on Wednesday to limit the ability of lawmakers to tuck pet projects into spending bills amid mounting election-year ethics concerns.
Top Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee said the new rules prohibit lawmakers from steering money to for-profit companies through the earmarking process, as Democrats seek to tamp down concerns over ethical violations and wasteful spending.
The decision will affect billions of dollars in federal spending on everything from daycare providers to battlefield weapons, but will not affect the lion's share of earmarks projects, which go to non-profits or local governments.
"It's a positive step forward," said Steve Ellis, vice president of the watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense. "For-profit earmarks are Ground Zero for pay-to-play and the concerns about corruption."
Earmarks have figured in several scandals over the past decade as lawmakers were found to have directed funds to businesses that showered them with gifts.
Public outrage over the scandals helped Democrats win control of Congress in 2006, but they now face several ethics scandals of their own and Republicans are poised for major gains in the November congressional elections.
House Republicans are weighing a voluntary ban on all earmarks, which would go beyond the ban announced by Democrats on the Appropriations Committee.
The ban does not apply in the Senate. Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye, a Democrat, said he found the House announcement "quizzical" and launched a vigorous defense of how that chamber handles earmarks.
LESS THAN 1 PERCENT OF FEDERAL BUDGET
Earmarks account for $15.9 billion of federal spending in the fiscal year that ends September 30, less than 1 percent of the federal budget that Congress controls directly. That's down from an earmark total of $29 billion in fiscal 2006.
They help build support for the 12 spending bills that must pass each year to keep the government running, and lawmakers say they are a legitimate way to ensure that Congress has a say in how federal agencies spend that money.
"I don't believe this policy or ceding authority to the Executive Branch on any spending decision is in the best interests of the Congress or the American people," Inouye said in a statement.
Defenders also say that earmarks give smaller businesses a chance to win lucrative military contracts — the widely used Predator drone was first created as an earmark to a for-profit company, Inouye said. Nearly half of last year's earmark dollars were included in the Pentagon's spending bill.
To address those concerns, the Appropriations Committee said it would set up a special process to allow small businesses to pitch to the Pentagon directly.
Had the House ban been in effect last year, it would have blocked roughly 1,000 of the 9,500 earmarks awarded, the committee said. It would not cover earmarks awarded to non-profit organizations, universities or local governments.
The ban would not have blocked some of the most notorious projects that have made earmarking synonymous with wasteful spending for many voters, such as the $500,000 awarded a North Carolina teapot museum in 2006 or the proposed $400 million "bridge to nowhere" in Alaska.
Earmarks increased dramatically when Republicans controlled Congress from 1994 to 2006, though they are popular with lawmakers from both parties.
Democrats taken steps to clean up the process and reduce the number of earmarks since they took control, but they have been tarred recently by an earmark scandal involving members of the House subcommittee that oversees defense spending.
The House ethics committee cleared the seven lawmakers last month, but found that they had steered hundreds of millions of dollars in mostly no-bid contracts to clients of a single lobbying firm, while collecting more than $840,000 in political contributions from the company and its clients.
Additional reporting by John Whitesides, Editing by Doina Chiacu