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In the Spirit of Subtle Resistance
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Music in lockdown - Peter Martin
Music in lockdown - Julieta Iglesias
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Changes at Haringey Adult Learning Service
The Old Bakery gin - in love with local history
A mini Eden project for the community
On your bike!
Being a victim of identity theft during the COVID-19 pandemic
Alex Oppong's advice on how to stay safe online
Measles and me: why I chose to have the Astra Zeneca vaccination
The long way home - travel & quarantine
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A privately-donated West Ham flat was the location of a pop-up venue in which Haringey-based artist Elisabetta del Ponte staged an underground art exhibition. The pop-up was a way of coping with the fact that the lockdowns deprived her and her classmates of their degree show at Middlesex University, as well as presenting an opportunity to comment on the world of art in general.
Elisabetta is a practitioner of live art and holds the view that art is a process that involves the audience, and so The Museum of Dark Matter (MoDM) (external link) was born.
MoDM ran from 7-30 June 2021 and was inspired by the concept of Dark Matter: a term coined by American artist Gregory Sholette, who himself borrowed the term from astronomy. In his book, 'Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture', Sholette argues that the art world is not dissimilar to the universe, and what we see as the arts' shining stars are the 1% of people whose work could not exist without the contribution of those that we do not see on display - the dark matter which constitutes 99% of the arts.
In this spirit, Elisabetta del Ponte devised a hierarchy according to which she chose the artists for the exhibition. The 'shining stars' of the art world have to 'go to the back of the queue'. Have you exhibited at the Tate Modern? Yes? Back of the queue, please. This event was by invitation and word-of-mouth only, displaying previously unseen works from thirteen London artists.
Among them were Lucy Childs, Peter Hall, Polly Murphy, Giulia Cipriani & Valeria Iovino, Menopause Army, Jake, Olina and Elisabetta as herself as well as her alter ego MoBbIt_fOS. Elisabetta's decision to choose artists in this way was fuelled by the awareness of present hierarchies in the art world:
'If you are Royal Ballet, Royal Opera, Royal Tate, Royal whatever, you get the government support and investment. But if you are just an artist, not boxed in any of the above, if you are the other 99% you get nothing because you are not a money business. The return of a supported art is culture, intellect, dialogue, not money, investments, buildings.'
In true punk style, Elisabetta utilised materials she found in the skips of Haringey to make artwork for the exhibition, including a piece which she invited all artists to contribute to.
The show consisted of three rooms: The Wall Art room, most resembling an art gallery, The Punk Room, in which she used a metal bed frame and an old mattress to display works, and The Performance Room, where Elisabetta performed a live art piece that reflected on the transience of art and its dependence on engagement and awareness of the audience.
This was also the space in which, on the final evening, Lucy Childs performed a séance using a guiding spirit (digital puppet) called El Duende, who engaged with her during the performance and created an atmosphere of contemporary mysticism. The séance had a loose structure and invited participation from the audience, making the atmosphere more electric.
Other performers included Giulia & Valeria, who met online during lockdown and decided to bring Italian theatre to London. Their piece was a mash-up of theatre monologues based on the works of Franca Rame and Dario Fo, exploring the inequalities experienced by women and the abuse that they can suffer in relationships.
Elisabetta is now hoping to take the Museum of Dark Matter to other temporary locations, where it can pop up 'like a mushroom' and then disappear again. It seems as though the pandemic has only made her more determined to share her art and ideas with others, so keep an eye out for news and updates.
By Karolina Frackowska
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Rome, Florence and now, Venice!
My feet are in sad shape - we've walked MILES! But, can't stop yet ... Too much yet to see.
WIFI isn't too reliable in the hotels we're stay in. Can't seem to upload photos to this blog. Disappointing. Will have a lot to share when I return!
Having a marvelous time in Rome! Walking my legs off ... A small price to pay for this opportunity. Amazing sights and wonderful food and wine.
Spent the day reviewing our trip itinerary, packing and cleaning house. I'm pleased to report all my stuff will fit in a 21" Carry-on and a back-back. (Will check the bag so I don't have to worry about the liquids restrictions.) Traveling light this time - it helps that it will be summer so the clothes are thin & light weight. Hope I don't regret packing so light ... oh, yeah ... I could go shopping!!!!
Checked the weather for Rome - clear, mid-80's during the day and in the low to mids 60's at night. Perfect!
I'm a 60-something on my way to fulfilling a dream.


Building strength and fitness at Merck!
'm running a very exciting "Operation Transformation" programme with over 45 staff in Merck in Leopardstown. High energy teams of staff competing to be the healthiest, fittest group... and by the discussions on their WhatsApp groups, there are some incredibly healthy meals being consumed and exercise workouts being completed!


Early in the days of dating and young love, Dave and I came across delightful, made on the spot Mint Limeade at the Downtown SLC Farmer Market. Since it was a bit of a drive to the market (and now it's really quite the drive to that market) we've figured out our own recipe for the wonderfully refreshing Mint Limeade. I may have shared this recipe before, but I feel that it still needed some tweaking. Now, I am quite happy with where it's at, so here it is! It's really quite easy and the perfect summer beverage.
Fill up your pitcher with water, and sugar. Whisk in sugar until dissolved.
Now the most difficult part of this recipe is juicing the limes. Often times they are beasts to juice by hand. You could throw them in an electric juicer, but, at least with my juicer, I have to peel them first, so no thanks. So my trick is to first slice all the limes in half, and throw them all in the microwave for 15 seconds. Sounds weird, I know, but this will make them a bit softer and easier to juice so you can get more juice out of them. My favorite tool is a hand press juicer which you can usually get from any store for about $10. Worth it! Obviously add the lime juice to your pitcher and stir together.
If you don't have something to help with juicing and don't feel like you got much juice out by hand, just put the halved limes in with the water and all other ingredients and just let it all marinade for 2-4 hours. I often will do this at the start of dinner when I am feeling too lazy to juice the limes and then the limeade is ready once I am all wrapped up with dinner! Easy peasy!
This part might sound like a lot of work, but really it's not! And most importantly, don't just give up and use the pre-bottled nasty lime juice. I repeat. DO NOT USE NASTY BOTTLED LIME JUICE. That goes for the syrupy frozen stuff too. Just do it fresh my friends! Otherwise we can't be friends!
Next, tear up the mint leaves, usually just tearing each mint leaf in two, you don't need to chop them up small or anything, and add that to the pitcher and stir a bit. The flavors are usually ready in about an hour. You can leave the mint and limes in the pitcher for up to 4 hours. I usually take out the mint and limes at about the four mark as it starts to get a little too strong, and the limes can start to break down and make it too acidic.
Some people like it more sweet, some people like it more tart, that's up to you! But I promise, it will be wonderfully refreshing for a slow rock on the porch on a hot summer day!


Of course, once the magical cat started to speak, it caught the attention of all those who dared listen to his wispy little voice. As the crowd assembled into an audience, the cat smiled a wide sort of smile that stretched all the way to the tips of his ears.
A gasp sounded all around as the feline lifted his paws toward the sky. The clouds responded with flurries of snow but these snowflakes soon got bigger and bigger. Now, this was quite usual given that it was the peak of the summer season. Some muttered with worry that the frost would harm their crops. The narrator of this tale did not concern himself with such things for he was just a cat.
A few listeners shivered but despite the cold, they stayed to listen to their four-legged soothsayer.
"Now, this story begins in the dead of winter – in a blizzard no less…!" The cat clapped his paws together and a howling gust of wind tore through the plaza making visibility impossible. But while they could not see the teller of this tale, they could most certainly hear his voice carried upon the wind.
Once upon a time, there was a black cat – me – trudging through a valley of snow. It was so frigid that I was frozen through and through. Still, I marched on like a good little soldier going to war.
I do not know what I hoped to find but clearly, I was on the search for something. And, at last, I found it in the form of a castle. Shelter! Shelter! A refuge from these blasted winds hellbent on striking me dead with a spear made of frost.
To my dismay, the bridge was drawn. At the time, human language was not yet in my arsenal of skills so all I could do was meow a feeble meow that was snuffed by the wind's howl.
My eyes flashed with a silvery light like two miniature moons cast upon either side of my nose. Through them, I perceived the frozen moat below but not its thickness. Could it support my weight or would one step send me plunging into icy depths?
With my body turning into an icicle, time was certainly not on my side. To stop and contemplate my situation would result in certain death. So, I threw caution to the wind and slid down the slippery slope made even slicker by the layer of snow. Halfway down my decent, I lost my footing and tumbled the rest of the way.
The ice cracked on impact but it did not splinter apart. Slowly, I rose to my feet and skidded to the other side. There, I craned my neck, preparing myself for the climb to come. I had little energy left but I had to make it last or I could mark my grave at the bottom of this unknown moat.
My hind legs protested but still, they propelled me from ledge to ledge until I reached the very top. And that is where my strength finally failed me. All I could manage was to drag my claws along the wooden drawbridge. The sound was less than that of a mouse. I had no faith that anyone would hear me.
That is, until the prince – yes, the royal prince – stuck out his head and saw me there half buried in a blanket of white.
"What might this be?" He exclaimed. The prince did not wear much in terms of clothing but this was of his usual fashion. For you see, dear listener, this boy was born on the first day of winter – or Yuletide as some might say – but I know nothing of this Yule and his tidings. "A playmate to be sure – one of the four-legged kind – but I hardly mind." At once, I noticed his strange way of speaking like each sentence was secretly a song.
I did not have long to consider his speech before he scooped me up in his arms and cradled me against his chest.
"I will warm you right up, oh yes, I will." He ran through the maze of corridors that constituted his castle. His footsteps echoed through the silence. Where was the life of this place? The knights? The jesters? Even the ladies-in-waiting were nowhere to be seen and anyone who has been to high court would know that they travel in a pack, petticoats ready to be brandished as weapons. I dare ye if you call yourself brave to stand in front of a group of women looking to be betrothed.
But I digress from the tale because I still cringe in memory. That night, the prince held me so close to the flames that he singed off most of my fur. I was warm alright but I was hideous for weeks to come. To my luck, it did not matter for we never left the castle and so I never found a mate worthy of impressing.
The years ticked by and our little prince wanting to become a powerful sorcerer one day spent his time mulling over spells that never obeyed him. Instead, all his would-be magic funneled into my body where it manifested into special abilities. First, the ability to talk which pleased the prince very much because it finally afforded him the opportunity to have a conversation with someone – or more specifically, somecat. And it pleased me very much because I'm rather fond of the sound of my own voice as you can probably tell.
Then came the ability to make flowers bloom. It's a rather useless ability but at least I can make any room colorful and if I had a lass to impress, she'd never be wanting for a pretty rose.
Like those who have had contact with the sorcerer's stone, I can turn semi-precious metal into pure gold. It doesn't do me – a cat – much good but I suppose it's a nifty little trick to have especially if I'm ever required to buy my own freedom. Not even a feline is safe from the gallows.
And, of course, I can control the weather as you have all witnessed this morning.
But what does all this have to do with my tale, you might ask.
When the prince was 18 years of age, I finally asked him the question I had been wondering from the very start.
The prince did not answer the question outright. Instead, he started for the east wing, a part of the castle that had remained untouched during my stay. I followed at his heels as he swatted away cobwebs that hung high overhead. A few times, mice dashed from one room to the other. I had half a mind to catch them by the tail and have some fun with them. Perhaps I could use my magic to turn them into golden statues, now isn't that a thought?
Daydreaming as I was, I did not notice the prince turn into a room.
I looked up and he was gone. Perhaps he had finally succeeded in a magic spell of his own. That theory was dashed as soon as I backtracked and saw him standing inside a room, back to the door, face to the window. He squinted against something round held between his thumb and pointer finger. Upon closer inspection, it became obvious that it was nothing more than a ring.
It was simple and silver. Nothing about it was particularly eye-catching or extravagant. As I said, it was just a ring – one you might give to your wife one day – or perhaps you have already given her a similar ring which she wears every day to show her faithfulness. Whatever the case, trust me when I say that it was a bore to look at.
He smiled then and it was the first time I had seen his lips curve in such a way. Typically, he wore a mask of concentration as he poured over his countless spells and incantations. During all other occasions, his expression was somber, muted by the silence of his castle.
Suddenly, as he slipped the ring onto his finger, there came a flash of light. This light manifested itself in the shape of a sword. Its edge was impossibly sharp, capable of splitting a page in two. The handle was wrapped in cords of leather making it a comfortable thing to hold.
His grin deepened as he swung the weapon, twisting his body into the motion. The sword collided with a nearby vase. The glass shattered on impact and if not for my cat-like reflexes, I would have been bathed in a shower of shards.
And so, we set off into the dead of winter. I kept the snow at bay but it blasted around the bubble I had cast. Beyond it, we could see nothing but the ring guided us in the right direction like a compass pointing north.
"How much farther, you figure?" The prince asked.
We continued on and on and on.
There was no end in sight but still, we carried on.
He plopped me onto his shoulder and off we went. He marched for hours upon hours. Each footstep sunk deeper and deeper into the snow. He had started to shiver.
Fatigued, I could no longer stave off the snow in such a manner. It trickled in where my spell had weakened. That snow swirled around us and chilled us down to the core.
"We should return to the cave!" I advised although I had no idea where it was. The world was nothing but a directionless vortex of white.
"We are almost there…" The prince could barely see the ring on his finger and yet, he followed it.
To my disbelief, a giant castle loomed in our wake. I was starting to think that the whole thing was nothing more than a tall tale.
The drawbridge had been lowered, acting as an invitation for us to step inside. As soon as we did, the prince collapsed. His forehead was burning up with a fever. I looked around but there was no one to call on for help. I tried to speak but all that escaped my lips was a soft 'meow' that I hadn't heard in a decade's time. It seemed my magic was connected to my master's vitality. Without him, I was nothing more than a house cat doomed to hunt mice for the rest of his life.
"Meow!" I scratched at his face but there was no response. He didn't even flinch.
Just then, a beautiful woman dressed all in white emerged from the woodwork. She had a soothing smile on her face that calmed my nerves. Without thinking, I rubbed against her legs and purred. I tried to stop but it was like a spell had been wrapped around my fur, making me a prisoner inside my own body. She reached down and scratched just behind my ear. It was enough to put me into a deep slumber.
When I next awoke, I was alone. It was the peak of the summer season and after a day's travel, I ended up here. So, dear listeners, what is the moral to my story? Why tell it at all? Well, that's for you to decide because my lonely assistant has just absconded with all your coin! Oh, the folly of lending someone your ear!
Again, a collective gasp emerged from the audience as they turned and spotted a white feline with chestnut colored ears holding a pouch of cash between her sharp set of teeth. She seemed to wink before disappearing into the night.
And so, our devious narrator ran away with the mate he never claimed to have.


Plenty of lengthy explanations for a biblical understanding of gender equality exist, on the web and in print. I would still like to offer what I hope will be a brief summary of my own framework for a scriptural understanding of equality. Let's start with some myth-busting.
Of course men and women are different - in significant, and not-so-significant ways. Women carry babies. Men have more upper body strength. (I'm already thinking of exceptions.) There are differences in brain development, in hormone excretion, and in socialization. Christian egalitarians are not interested in obliterating the genuine differences between women and men. We are concerned with, to quote Rebecca Grouthuis, "what difference the differences make." Broad generalizations about what men are like or what women are like usually aren't helpful. They don't fit very well. They don't account for personality type differences or cultural differences. They reinforce stereotypes. They marginalize the exceptions. And they erode the foundation for unity, reconciliation, and intimacy that women and men need with one another. An extreme emphasis on difference (like my classmate's declaration that we are "100% different") erodes mutual understanding. Historically it has been a foundation for misogyny. Considering the biblical emphasis on unity, the practice of emphasizing our common humanity as a basis for relationship seems like a pretty sound starting point.
Myth: Equality means the woman is in charge instead of the man. I've spoken with many people who believe that one person in a marriage must be in charge, and if it's not the man then the woman takes over. Equality is about a partnership of equals who share power and mutually submit to one another. It's not a cover for male subordination by women. (Ironically, if you look more closely at some of these male headship marriages, the person who is really in charge isn't the man. Power will try to balance itself out, in subversive or manipulative ways if more direct ways are not available.) Incidentally, egalitarians don't think it's any better for the wife to be in charge of the husband. We really believe in equality.
Myth: The husband must be the final decision-maker and this is biblical. This is bunk. It's not biblical and even really literal approaches to interpretation can't reasonably substantiate this claim from scripture. And in practice, two loving adults who are equally vested in the outcome of a decision can share that decision and reach consensus. One person having the power to trump all decisions is not healthy. Once I had a conversation with a man who felt really strongly about being the "final decision maker." I asked him why, if there must be one, it should be him. Is he smarter than his wife? Is he better at solving problems than his wife? Is he more important than his wife? No. no. no. "It's because I'm the MAN." But what about being the man makes you more qualified to make decisions? Is there a special decision-making device in your, um, male accessories? No. I asked him to tell me about some decisions he had made to trump his wife when they couldn't agree. He hemmed and hawed, but couldn't come up with any. In desperation he said, "Doesn't the bible say the man is supposed to be the decision maker?" He doesn't have any respect for the bible, but knows I'm a Christian, so he tries to use scripture to justify his fragile male authority. "Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ" is a great starting place for making tough decisions together in a marriage. And that IS biblical.
Okay – that's more than enough for now. Stay tuned for more on equality and the scriptures.
K-This was incredibly articulate and I am so thankful you've posted it! I love where you are coming from and agree with you 100%. I think the "male-dominate" Christian perspective on interpretation is really sad, and shows how much we've reverted to "old ways." It's funny to me that so many denominations have rejected women in ministry (of course, outside of women's and children's ministries), and yet those same denoms were started by women or at least had a strong female presence in leadership at their beginnings. I don't know...I guess it's just ironic to me.
At any rate, thanks for posting! I enjoyed reading your thoughts!
Hey Natalie - thanks for reading! It is kind of strange how, at least in a few denoms, there was more freedom for women in ministry 100 years ago than today. I'd like to think that the tide is turning again, but when I see some of the "emerging" churches still tightly controlling women's activities in ministry I'm not so sure. Some progress, some decline I think.
thank you, from a gal in Arkansas who is about to begin to broach this subject with her own congregation. Have you noticed that alot of the "emerging" workshops feature a full male panel, without even considering women who are such a vocal part of this movement. It is so frustrating!my church hasn't dealt with this yet, b/c it hasn't yet come up. It is so weirdly ingrainede in so many people from their upbringings.
Anyway, thanks for keeping the torch! I need this blog!
Candice - thanks for your comments! I agree with your frustration about the visible lack of women leaders in the emerging church. I've been having some conversations with friends about why that's the case. I think there may be multiple reasons. But regardless, I'd like to see it change too.Best of luck to you as you bring this up in your church!
By the way, my blog has moved and you can find me at www.karleneclark.com.


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WEYMOUTH boss Mark Molesley described his side's 1-0 friendly win at Taunton Town as a "worthwhile exercise".
The visitors sealed the game just before half-time in Somerset when Charlie Davis struck the only goal of the clash against the Southern League South & West opposition, who went down to 10 men in the second half.
And, with more match minutes in the bank for his squad, the Weymouth boss was pleased with the night's work.
He told Echosport: "It was a great challenge for us against good opposition in Taunton, who are a big, strong, physical side and we were pleased to get that challenge.
"They tested us in a variety of ways, which we had to stand up to and be strong to deal with and I thought we did that.
The skipper's armband was also once again given to a new member of the squad against the Peacocks with striker Brandon Goodship taking the captaincy on this occasion.


2019 Porsche Panamera Turbo Executive Rumors – The 2019 Porsche Panamera Turbo Exec SUV is in its final year prior to a redesign, but fortunately not a rethink. It's spacious, tranquil, cozy, and equipped, largely thanks to the regular all-wheel-drive system and chunky smooth-4 engine. The 2019 Porsche Panamera Turbo Professional delivers a pleasantly higher driving place, lots of top elbow space, and a dashboard considerably enough away to make the interior feel spacious. The erect form and very low home window line make the interior airy and light and provide excellent outward exposure.
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Is Apple's iPhone OS dominating mobile enterprise use?
Matthew Lynley
Activations of devices using Apple's iPhone operating system for business far outnumbered those of Windows Mobile, Google's Android operating system and Nokia's Symbian, according to a report by Good Technology. The report did not include activations of Research in Motion's BlackBerry operating system since RIM devices use only the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for corporate email access.
Not including activations of RIM's BlackBerry line, the iPhone 4 accounted for more than 30 percent of mobile device activations for enterprise purposes, and more than 10 percent of activations were iPads. The next best non-Apple device was the Droid X running Android, which accounted for slightly more than 10 percent of all enterprise activations. iPhone 3G and 3GS activations also accounted for about 20 percent of all mobile enterprise activations.
70 percent of enterprise iPad users did not activate any other mobile enterprise devices, while the other 30 percent typically activated another Apple product like the iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS, according to the report.
But since July, there hasn't been much growth in enterprise activations for Apple iOS devices. The operating system has consistently accounted for 56 percent of all enterprise activations each month since July, after rising from 44 percent of all activations in June. Android has fallen from accounting for 36 percent of all activations in June to about 28 percent in September.
Windows Mobile activations have more or less stagnated outside of government activations, the report stated. Monthly activations of Windows Mobile devices edged up only slightly between July and September. Monthly activations for devices running Nokia's Symbian operating system rose slightly between July and September, as well.
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will probably be sodered to some 'mainboard' (video, audio, network, etc), but there are bound to be some things that can be 'upgraded'.
under the Hardware section dedicated to such tinkering? Maybe called the XBox Underground?
Hmmm...now there's a good idea. http://www.xboxaddict.com/ubb/wink.gif It's kinda like the Divo (I think that's what there called, the boxs that record t.v. shows to a drive) devices. A friend of mine purchased one recently..and the drive is upgradable in it. So, it's hard to say!
There are two major manufacturers of those things in USA. The one is called Tivo and the other is Replay TV (I think).
no, you can't go shopping for a new harddrive unless you have a mod chip and as such, this thread will be closed.


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Woman allegedly assaulted air marshal, threatened to 'stab everyone on the plane
Dana Ghazi Mustafa (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)
A North Carolina woman who said she wanted to "stab everyone on the plane" then commit suicide was charged with assaulting a federal air marshal on board a flight that landed in Virginia's Dulles International Airport on Saturday after he attempted to stop her from entering the plane's lavatory with a lighter.
Flight attendants aboard the United Airlines plane from Frankfurt, Germany, said they were alerted that a flight lavatory smoke detector had been activated while in the air and found Dana Ghazi Mustafa in the bathroom. They told Mustafa that smoking on board the aircraft is prohibited by federal regulations and asked her to return to her seat, which she did, according to court filings.
Once seated, Mustafa was seen crying and told flight attendants that she was flying home to see her family but said they had died in a car accident caused by a drunk driver. Flight attendants moved the 27-year-old to another seat to make her more comfortable.
While in her reassigned seat, Mustafa allegedly punched the TV monitor on her seatback and threw a coin at the bulkhead.
She was later seen getting up and walking to the rear cabin of the plane while striking the flint of her lighter.
A federal air marshal aboard the plane who saw Mustafa with the lighter said in a sworn affidavit that she smelled of alcohol.
Flight attendants tried to stop Mustafa from entering the lavatory with the lighter, but she pushed the attendants and tried to shut the door.
She also fought back against two air marshals on board who attempted to restrain her and place handcuffs on her, and Mustafa repeatedly kicked one of the marshals in the shins.
She was eventually handcuffed and seated next to the air marshals who found a half-empty liter of Absolut vodka visible at the top of her open bag and said Mustafa complained that "I was allowed to drink my duty-free bottle of vodka on my previous flight."
Mustafa also threatened to stab the air marshal and said: "I'm going to stab everyone on the plane then kill myself. I'm Palestinian! That's how we get down," according to court documents.
When the plane landed in Virginia, FBI agents arrested Mustafa, who admitted that the story about her family's deaths was a lie.
Mustafa is charged with assaulting a federal officer and faces a maximum penalty of eight years in prison if convicted.
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A dust in the respectively examined form (e. g. grade, humidity) is not explosive when no ignition occurs over a wide range of concentration (at least 30–2000 g/m³).
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Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings Are Easier Than They Sound
Grid-interactive efficient buildings are a big deal with an equally big name. GEBs, for short, were one of the focal areas in a slate of new building-focused programs announced by the Biden administration earlier this year. Those announcements coincided with the release of a US Department of Energy (DOE)…
Why Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings Feature Prominently in Biden's Plans
The White House on May 17 announced a slate of new programs aimed at integrating US buildings into the clean energy economy. The initiatives include electrification programs for existing homes, workforce training for next-generation jobs in the buildings sector, and efforts to increase the adoption of efficient electric heat…
New Climate Law Stretches Massachusetts Building Codes to the Next Level
Last week, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a landmark climate bill, An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for the Massachusetts Climate Policy, into law. This law raises the state's climate ambition by setting the emissions targets at 50 percent reduction by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050. It…
Denver's Bold New Plan for Carbon-Free Buildings
Denver leaders are setting a high bar for other cities in Colorado and nationwide with the release of an ambitious new climate plan focused on buildings. The plan lays out a roadmap to achieve all-electric buildings, setting clear targets to phase out fossil fuels in both homes and commercial buildings.
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As variable renewables and distributed generation surge to replace fossil fuels, the electrical grid must become more agile and data-driven to keep the lights on. And we cannot rely solely on traditional supply-side resources. Our decarbonized future will require flexibility on the demand side as well. Demand flexibility is the…


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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
Chinese Menu Comedy is proud to hold its second benefit show for NATASHA'S JUSTICE PROJECT. Erin Jackson headlined a stellar line up last year in a show hosted by Emily Ruskowski and featured a performance by improv studs ShawnMikael(s). The turnout was great and we raised almost $5,000 dollars!! (Almost $10,000 with the matching grant they had!!)
This years event will be headlined by the amazingly handsome and funny Danny Rouhier!! It will also feature some hilarious performances from Jessica Brodkin and Pete Bergen. The event will be kicked off with a performance by our host group, AU in Motion.
Parking for this event can be had in the lot bordered by Nebraska and New Mexico Avenues. From there, representatives can direct you to the performance venue across the street.
Get ready to laugh for a great cause!!
The first 100 student (undergrad or graduate) tickets are only $10!! Act now! (Must present a student ID at check in)
All other tickets are $25.
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2nd Annual Celebrity Drive for Justice Golf Outing at Pelham Country Club
Be sure to join us at this year's Drive for Justice Golf Outing benefiting Natasha's Justice Project. Last year's event sold out early so be sure to register. Contact Karen@NatashasJusticeProject.org for details or download the registration form below:
Drive for Justice Celebrity Golf Outing
The Trauma Stewardship Institute presents: A Day of Transforming Trauma with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
NJP is happy to announce that we are partnering with the Trauma Stewardship Institute for their 2013 NYC gathering! The event will take place on June 5th at Baruch College and will feature a day of "raising awareness individually, organizationally, institutionally and systematically- on how to live and work sustainability." This workshop will be hosted by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky. Professionals who have attended these events in the past include sexual assault advocates, professors, lawyers, SANE nurses, law enforcement, etc.-anyone and everyone whose profession may take an eventual toll on their personal or professional lives. Find out more here!
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) April 2013
Take Back the Night: Rally, March & Speak Out at University of Delaware – Thursday, April 25th
Natasha's Justice Project is honored to be participating in a night dedicated to shattering the silence around sexual assault on the college campus. University of Delaware has invited Natasha to kick-off this fantastic event, which has been taking place worldwide for over 30 years. Find more information here.
Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Conference – Friday April 26th, 2013
Natasha is honored to be the Keynote Speaker at this year's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Conference hosted by the Victim's Information Bureau of Suffolk (VIBS). On Thursday, April 25th, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm there will be a film screening and discussion of The Invisible War. An all day conference will follow on Friday, April 26th, from 8:00 am til 2:30 pm, finishing with Natasha's plenary address. The event will be held at Touro College in the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in Central Islip, NY.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for all of the events listed, please e-mail Karen@NatashasJusticeProject.org for more information.
Sex Crimes Unit On the Road
Natasha's Justice Project is taking our mission on the road with screenings of Sex Crimes Unit, as well as speaking engagements featuring Natasha Alexenko and/or Lisa F. Jackson, the film's producer.
If you are part of an organization that would like to screen the film or have Natasha speak at your event, please e-mail us and include your name, organization, location, and event dates.
Sex Crimes Unit is available for sale on DVD. If you purchase it from this link, a portion of the proceeds will benefit Natasha's Justice Project.
Knights of Columbus Pasta Dinner – January 18, 2013
What a way to kick off the new year! Natasha and the NJP team had a fantastic night at the Spaghetti Dinner hosted by the Knights of Columbus and the Columbiettes of Mastic, New York. The evening consisted of a 50/50 raffle as well as auction items, and a demonstration from the Chocolate Martini Mamas all with proceeds benefitting NJP! A big thank you to all who contributed and attended and an even bigger thank you to Phyllis for those delicious meatballs!
California Association of Criminalists – November 6, 2012
In November, Dr. Steven Lee, Director of Forensic Science and Justice Studies at San Jose State University, invited Natasha to speak at the Fall 2012 California Association of Criminalists DNA Workshop hosted in San Jose, California. It was a great opportunity to meet the hardworking criminalists who are just as dedicated to ending the backlog as the NJP Team!
Drive for Justice Golf Outing – October 9, 2012
On October 9th, NJP held it's inaugural celebrity "Drive for Justice" golf outing at the Pelham Country Club in New York. Celebrity golfers included Jeremy Roenick, Jim McMahon and Ken Daneko. A cocktail reception and dinner honoring Mrs. Patricia Lanza and the Lanza family followed, along with silent and live auctions with all proceeds benefiting NJP. It was a truly fantastic evening with great company and friends! We are looking forward to hosting our 2nd Annual "Drive for Justice" in California in the upcoming year!
University of Delaware – April 25, 2012
In April, Natasha took her college campus tour on the road and visited University of Delaware. Natasha was accompanied by Lisa M. Friel, former Chief of the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit in the New York County District Attorney's Office. Both Natasha and Lisa presented to a lecture hall full of students, professors and community members, educating audience members on the backlog crisis and how New York City was able to tackle its backlog of nearly 17,000 kits. Natasha and Lisa held an informative Q&A following both presentations. NJP looks forward to returning to U of D early next year!
George Washington University: A Night of Comedy to Benefit Natasha's Justice Project – April 16, 2012
Chinese Menu Comedy, in partnership with the sisters of Sigma Delta Tau, hosted a night of comedy to benefit Natasha's Justice Project. Comedian Erin Jackson and the award-winning improv duo ShawnMikael(s) had us laughing through the night! Erin has appeared on the Ellen Degeneres show, Live At Gotham on Comedy Central, and was a featured performer on Last Comic Standing. Following the performance, Natasha's showed a clip from the HBO Documentary Sex Crimes Unit and had an engaging question and answer session with the students of George Washington University.
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Stony Brook University – March 21, 2012
Natasha was invited to Stony Brook University for a screening of Sex Crimes Unit and a Q&A follow-up. An audience full of students, staff and survivors gathered at Stony Brook University Hospital to learn Natasha's story and how they may help in ending the nation's rape kit backlog. We were also please to have a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner speak to audience about the grueling process of collecting evidence for a rape kit. The event was a huge success and showcased the great relationship between NJP and Stony Brook University. The screening was sponsored by Stony Brook's Graduate Program in Public Health, School of Social Welfare, School of Nursing, the Department of Preventive Medicine, Women's and Gender Studies, the Organization of Public Health Students, Suffolk County VIBS and the Center for Prevention and Outreach.


This is a very nice original Shure 520SL that's been powder-coated, newly rewired, with a new Switchcraft cable connector, premium volume control knob, new element gasket, and a really great-sounding vintage Shure Controlled-Magnetic element from 1965.
Excellent cosmetic condition, but there are a few bumps and imperfections in the powder coat. Please look carefully at the photographs. Ballsy tone.


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Taxed Off: Some NY hospitals' insurance in offshore investments
Some New York hospitals have invested billions offshore and some of the most complex deals involved insurance
Taxed Off: Some NY hospitals' insurance in offshore investments Some New York hospitals have invested billions offshore and some of the most complex deals involved insurance Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: http://on.rocne.ws/2eCxqnd
drobinson@lohud.com Published 6:27 a.m. ET Oct. 28, 2016 | Updated 6:08 p.m. ET Oct. 31, 2016
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U of R Medical Center and affiliates ranked second in state for offshore investments: $656 million.
Nonprofit hospitals in New York have invested billions of dollars with secretive offshore financial firms, and some of the most complex deals involved high-stakes insurance coverage affecting doctors, health-care workers and patients.
In addition to typical investments, some of the select 16 New York nonprofit hospitals used offshore insurance companies to cover medical malpractice and other liabilities with limited U.S. regulation, a USA Today Network investigation has found.
One of the insurance deals involved Mount Sinai Hospital, according to federal tax filings in 2014, the most recent year available. The money was sheltered from U.S. oversight in companies created in Barbados and Bermuda.
Mount Sinai's offshore insurance was part of several hospitals' affiliated with the Federation of Philanthropies of New York. It had millions of dollars parked offshore in what are called captive insurance companies. They have been using them since the late 1980s.
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Other hospitals and health systems with offshore insurance included White Plains Hospital, Phelps Memorial Hospital and Health Quest Systems, which includes Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Putnam Hospital and Northern Dutchess Hospital, federal tax filings show.
Exterior of the new Camarda Care Center at Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel. (Photo: File photo/The Journal News)
Others have malpractice insurance stateside, regardless of the higher cost and regulations.
About 40 states have captive insurance programs. Vermont is one of the most successful and has 600 clients, including 96 in health care. They range from for-profit companies and private colleges to nonprofit hospitals and health systems.
Dan Towle, director of financial services for Vermont, described the state-run industry as a safer and more stable alternative to the offshore companies.
"We've been doing this now for 35 years and arguably have the reputation of having the strongest regulation and reputation for being consistent," he said. "For a lot of companies, that is important."
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The big cautionary tale
While legal under U.S. laws, the offshore captive insurance market and investments have faced criticism after high-profile fraud cases.
One case involved the collapse of Reciprocal of America. Executives stole millions from the Virginia-based company in a Ponzi-like scheme that left thousands of doctors, patients and lawyers facing financial ruin.
Court documents tell the story of executives meeting on a yacht and building layers of offshore secrecy to hide hundreds of millions in losses from investors, including dozens of U.S. hospitals.
Thomas Gober, a financial fraud examiner, investigated the collapse alongside federal agents.
"Frankly, there is no better place in the world of insurance to monkey with the numbers, and do what I generally describe as cooking the books," Gober said of offshore finance.
When the pyramid of deception imploded, hospitals, doctors and patients suffered through years of uncertainty, court records show. Many of the health-care organizations involved are in the states of Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky and Mississippi.
Reciprocal of America's President/CEO Kenneth Patterson pleaded guilty to fraud and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. But other large corporate players involved, such as a company linked to Warren Buffet's financial empire, weren't charged despite years-long investigations by the U.S. Justice Department.
The tale begins in the 1980s, when insurance companies involved in the case opened in Bermuda to limit taxes and regulation, court records show.
The money trail muddied as top executives began forming new companies and partnerships, adding layers of ownership of insurance dollars. They also used them as a regulation end-around to expand into new markets and broaden the scheme's scope.
Executives used backdated reports and overstated claims to conceal millions of dollars from regulators and investors, and the scheme started to unravel in 2002 as dozens of hospitals and other businesses doubled down on the failing insurance coverage based on misleading and inaccurate figures.
Thousands of doctors, patients and lawyers were blindsided by the collapse. Hundreds of millions of dollars in medical malpractice claims threatened to bankrupt hospitals and doctors.
"The bottom line is that it's much more difficult to find out what they're investing in once they're offshore," Gober said.
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Karekin Bekdjian (Taufname: Dikran; * 12. Dezember 1942 in Konstantinopel) ist ein Bischof der Armenischen Apostolischen Kirche. Er war von 1998 bis 2017 Erzbischof der Diözese der Armenischen Kirche in Deutschland.

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Karekin Bekdjian erhielt seine Schulbildung an der Schule der Mechitaristen in seiner Heimatstadt. 1959 begann er die Priesterausbildung am Seminar von Skutari und wurde 1960 von Patriarch Karékine I. Khachadourian zum Akolythen eingesegnet. Ab 1962 folgten weitere Studien in klassischen Sprachen, Soziologie und Geschichte an der Universität Istanbul. 1963 wurde er zum Diakon geweiht und am 25. Juli 1965 empfing er die Priesterweihe. Danach studierte er an den deutschen Universitäten in Bonn und Bochum Psychologie und Pädagogik. 1970 wurde er von Erzbischof Shenork Kaloustian zum Archimandriten ernannt. Ab 1973 leistete er pastorale Arbeit in Marseille als Priester an der dortigen St.-Karapet-Kirche. Von 1976 bis 1991 war er Pfarrer an der armenischen Kathedrale in Marseille. In dieser Zeit begründete er ein Radioprogramm für Kinder, erteilte Unterricht in der armenischen Sprache, veröffentlichte ein Wörterbuch der armenischen Vornamen mit Erklärungen und schrieb regelmäßig Beiträge in der Zeitschrift Armenia.

Mit Schreiben vom Juni 1992 beauftragte Katholikos Wasgen I. ihn mit der Errichtung einer diözesanen Struktur in Deutschland und spendete ihm am 27. September desselben Jahres in Etschmiadsin die Bischofsweihe. Als Bischof begründete er 14 armenisch-apostolische Gemeinden in Deutschland.

Am 28. Mai 1998 wurde er von Katholikos Karekin I. zum Erzbischof ernannt. Nach der Vollendung seines 75. Lebensjahres trat er zum Ende des Jahres 2017 von seinem Amt zurück.

Schriften
 Baptême, mariage et rituel funéraire dans l'église arménienne apostolique. L'Harmattan, Paris 2003, ISBN 2-7475-5283-7.

Weblinks
 Archbishop Karekin Bekdjian (englisch)

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Orientalisch-orthodoxer Bischof (20. Jahrhundert)
Orientalisch-orthodoxer Bischof (21. Jahrhundert)
Bischof der Armenischen Apostolischen Kirche
Person des Christentums (Deutschland)
Armenier
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Women of Troy will compete in their first game at USC's new aquatics center this week.
Water polo makes its official Uytengsu Aquatics Center debut on Friday!
With a 1-0 start to MPSF competition and a perfect 13-0 overall record tucked under its caps, the top-ranked USC women's water polo team now returns home to set up for its first game at the newly-opened Uytengsu Aquatics Center. The Trojans' home opener will be an MPSF matchup against Bakersfield at 5 p.m. on Saturday (March 7).
USC opened 2014 ranked No. 1 in both the national and MPSF preseason polls. The Trojans haven't moved from that top spot in the land as they now enter the seventh week of 2014 competition.
The Trojans started MPSF play with a bang today in Tempe, Ariz., in picking up a 15-6 win over No. 5 host Arizona State last weekend. Stephania Haralabidis and Monica Vavic led a total of nine USC scorers on the day with three goals apiece. The Trojans opened the game with three straight scores before ASU got on the board. USC responded quickly to keep that three-goal lead intact and would later pin up four more goals in the second period of play to gather up a nice lead on the Sun Devils. Stephania Haralabidis had hauled in a hat trick by halftime, joined by Jennifer Stiefel with a pair of goals to lead the Trojan offense in the first half. USC turned that 8-3 advantage at halftime into an 11-3 lead as the Trojans plugged in three quick scores to start the second half of action. Monica Vavic would work her way into a hat trick as she took the Trojans ahead 13-5 during the fourth frame. Colleen O'Donnell and Kelly Mendoza would wrap the day's scoring for the Trojans in making it a 15-6 final win for USC.
USC made a statement with its surge to a second consecutive UCI Invitational title. The Trojans again went big on day one in securing their place in Sunday's semifinals with two strong wins on Saturday. There, USC topped CSU Bakersfield 21-1 before taking out No. 10 Cal State Northridge 12-5. That put USC in a semifinal bout against No. 4 California, and the Trojans were up to the task. Freshman Stephania Haralabidis delivered her first four-goal game to lead the Trojans, with Eike Daube delivering a fourth-quarter hat trick to further charge up USC. The Trojans' balance kept them out of reach of the Bears, as USC built a 4-1 lead in the first frame and carried a 6-3 advantage into the second half. After an even third period, USC's lead was still a strong three goals going into the final stanza. There, the Trojans flexed a little more muscle and plugged in four more goals before the final buzzer sounded on a strong 12-7 win over the Bears. That moved the Trojans into the title match against an upset-minded UCLA squad that had just served up a big win over No. 2 Stanford. That game opened as a defensive battle in comparison to the high-scoring affairs the Women of Troy had been posting on the way in. The Bruins registered the first goal of the game and would put USC in a 2-0 hole out of the gates before Madeline Rosenthal drew first blood for the Trojans with a score from the post during the first frame. The second period would go scoreless until freshman Stephania Haralabidis leveled the score with a strike 20 seconds before halftime hit. In the third, UCLA took a 3-2 lead, but this time Ioanna Haralabidis would come through with the equalizer for the Trojans, locking it a 3-3 with 3:34 on the clock. Colleen O'Donnell bounced USC into the lead for the first time with a score during the third, and she'd pad it out to a 5-3 advantage early in the fourth. The Bruins cut it down to 5-4 with 1:37 to go, and UCLA would get up on a 6-on-5 in the final minute, converting to lock the game back up 5-5 with just five seconds left in regulation. That brought up overtime, where UCLA scored its third straight to take a 6-5 lead midway through the first frame of OT. In the second, the Trojans buckled down. Winners of a triple sudden-death overtime in the 2013 NCAA Championship game, the Women of Troy remained resolute and focused. Just 42 seconds into the second overtime period, Eike Daube whipped in a crosscage score to pull USC even at 7-7. It wasn't long until Daube would deliver again, striking a skipper to take a 7-6 advantage that would hold the rest of the way as USC successful fended off the Bruins to capture the championship.
The Roadrunners are 9-13 overall after picking up four wins last week at the Cal Lutheran Posada Invitational, beating Villanova (16-10), Pomona-Pitzer (13-12), Cal Lutheran (12-8) and La Verne (15-4). Kristen Jensen and Janelle Shelby lead Bakersfield in scoring with 35 and 33 goals, respectively. Goalie Courtney Wahlstrom averages 10.4 saves and 10.4 goals-against per game. USC is a perfect 8-0 all-time against Bakersfield after a 21-1 win earlier this season and two wins last year. USC beat the Roadrunners 19-6 in MPSF play and then 21-5 in the first round of the 2013 MPSF Tournament.
Following the top-ranked Trojans' powerful run to the 2014 UCI Invitational championship last weekend, USC made it an MPSF sweep of the weekly awards. Junior Eike Daube has locked in her first career selection as the MPSF Player of the Week, and freshman Stephania Haralabidis has hauled in her first collegiate award as the MPSF Newcomer of the Week. Daube went big for the Trojans on the crucial second day of the UCI Invitational, delivering a fourth-quarter hat trick to help lead the Trojans to a 12-7 semifinal win over No. 4 Cal before coming up clutch in the championship game. Daube scored twice during the second overtime period to pull USC out of a 6-5 OT hole and secure the tournament title for the Trojans with a 7-6 comeback win against No. 3 UCLA. Her five goals on Sunday paired with a goal during group play the previous day to give Daube 16 goals this season - just 12 games into the year. As a sophomore, Daube scored 23 total goals in all of 2013. Haralabidis was the Trojans' top scorer at the UCI Invitational. With 10 goals in the tourney, Haralabidis also was key in propelling USC to its second straight UCI Invitational championship. In the semifinal against No. 4 Cal, Haralabidis set a career high for herself with a four-goal game in the win over the Bears. She added her 10th goal of the tourney with an early equalizer for the Trojans in their comeback win over No. 3 UCLA in the title match. On the first day of play, Haralabidis scored twice against CSU Bakersfield and added a hat trick against No. 10 Cal State Northridge.
Freshman Stephania Haralabidis tallied a first-half hat trick for the Trojans in their MPSF opener, delivering three goals in USC's 15-6 win over No. 5 host Arizona State. For her efforts, Haralabidis picked up back-to-back honors as the MPSF Newcomer of the Week, following up her Feb. 24 pick for her work in helping USC to the UCI Invitational championship with another selection on March 3. Haralabidis' three goals against Arizona State came in a four-minute span, helping USC along to an early 6-2 lead on the Sun Devils. In addition to her three goals on four shots taken, Haralabidis also won three sprints, had three steals and served up three assists in the win. Haralabidis now stands as USC's second leading scorer with 26 goals. She is the only Trojan to date to have scored at least one goal in every game, and this marks her fourth game of the year with three goals or more. With the win over the Sun Devils, USC remains perfect overall at 13-0 on the year with the winning 1-0 start to MPSF play.
Through these first 13 games of 2014, USC is outscoring opponents 212-45, leading the MPSF in offense and defense to date. Junior Monica Vavic is the top scorer to date with 34 goals as she has climbed to No. 9 all-time in career scoring (150 career goals). Next in line in scoring this year is freshman Stephania Haralabidis with 26 goals, followed by Eike Daube and Kaleigh Gilchrist with 17 goals apiece and Ioanna Haralabidis with 16. Gilchrist is also on the career climb, ranking No. 15 all-time with 124 career goals. On the defensive end, USC has a reliable anchor in senior goalie Flora Bolonyai, who is averaging 9.5 saves per game and 3.7 goals-against per game in her 11 appearances to date.
USC has several Trojans who are on the rise in the career record books. Junior Monica Vavic currently holds 150 career goals to crack the all-time top-10. She's two away from the No. 8 spot held by two-time Olympian Kami Craig. Senior Kaleigh Gilchrist, too, is making moves up the ladder. With 124 career goals, Gilchrist ranks No. 15 all-time, standing three away from the No. 14 spot held by another two-time Olympian, Lauren Wenger. Defensively, senior goalie Flora Bolonyai has a chance to take over as USC's all-time career saves leader by the end of the year. Bolonyai passed up Tumua Anae last season to take over at No. 2. Now with 738 career saves to date, Bolonyai is closing the gap between herself and all-time leader Bernice Orwig's 838 saves as a Trojan. All three USC goalies hold the distinction of being Olympians, with Orwig holding a silver medal with Team USA at the 2000 Games and Anae captured gold with the United States in 2012 in London. Bolonyai also is a 2012 Olympian, having played for Hungary in those Games.
Senior goalie Flora Bolonyai was a wall in the cage for the Trojans in their run to capturing the Triton Invitational championship and has earned the honor of MPSF Player of the Week for her winning efforts. Bolonyai had 10 saves in a 13-0 group-play win over #16 Cal State Northridge -- securing the sixth shutout victory in program history -- to advance the Trojans to the semifinals. There, Bolonyai pinned up another 10-save effort in a 10-4 win over No. 10 Arizona State for a ticket to the final. In the title match, Bolonyai opened the day with a save against a UC Irvine 5-meter penalty shot, and she'd finish with 11 saves in the 8-3 championship win. Bolonyai started the winning weekend with a couple saves and no goals allowed in one period of work in an opening 25-2 win over Sonoma State. In all, Bolonyai finished the weekend with 33 saves and seven goals allowed while USC opened the year at 4-0 with the victorious trip to San Diego. This is Bolonyai's second career pick as MPSF Player of the Week, following a 2012 selection and going along with a set of three Newcomer of the Week selections from her freshman season in 2011.
The 2014 Trojans return five starters from the last national championship team. NCAA Tournament MVP Flora Bolonyai -- an Olympian and a three-time All-American -- is the undeniable backbone of the team as the Trojans' steadfast goalie. She returns as one of five All-Americans back in the water, joined by fellow senior All-Americans Kaleigh Gilchrist, Kelly Mendoza and Madeline Rosenthal. Junior Monica Vavic returns as another All-American as well as the Trojans' top scorer and MPSF Player of the Year last season. That entire group gleaned even more key experience in the offseason, playing internationally throughout the summer along with several other Trojan teammates. Bolonyai won a bronze medal with Hungary at the 2013 FINA World Championships. Gilchrist, Mendoza and Vavic, as well as juniors Colleen O'Donnell and Eike Daube, all spent time with the U.S. National Team. Daube and Vavic combined forces for gold with the U.S. Junior National Team at the FINA Junior World Championships, while Jayde Appel pulled double duty in representing Australia at both the senior and junior World Championships. She'd bring home a World Championship silver medal from Barcelona, where Bolonyai picked up her bronze medal. The international standout list goes on. Back from training with the German National Team is junior Jennifer Stiefel, and new to the Trojan roster this season are the powerful sister act from Greece, Ioanna and Stephania Haralabidis.
USC proudly welcomes visitors to the new state-of-the-art Uytengsu Aquatics Center this season. Made possible by the largest gift ever by a former USC student-athlete, diver Fred Uytengsu, the new home of the Trojan aquatics programs officially opened on Feb. 21. The pool and diving well both were used for the 1984 Olympic Games, but the surrounding facility has an entirely new look. A fancy new scoreboard as well as stands, overhangs, entryways and buildings with event and office space now surround the pools for an arena that also honors the historic tradition of success that Trojan aquatics exemplifies. The first home water polo game in the new Uytengsu Aquatics Center is set for March 7. See you there!
USC is coming off a 2013 season in which the Trojans posted a 27-1 overall record, culminating the season by knocking off defending champ Stanford 10-9 in triple sudden death overtime for the 2013 NCAA Championship at Harvard. En route to winning their fourth national championship, the Trojans also won the 2013 MPSF Tournament championship with a win over the Cardinal in that title match. This season, USC returns 2013 MPSF Player of the Year and All-American Monica Vavic, who poured in 77 goals last year, along with senior All-Americans Flora Bolonyai at goalkeeper, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Madeline Rosenthal and Kelly Mendoza. Named the 2013 National Coach of the Year, USC head coach Jovan Vavic now enters his 20th season at the helm of the Trojan women's water polo program.


Five persons were on Friday confirmed dead in an auto accident at Ogbabo village on Ajaokuta-Ayangba road in Kogi State.
The state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Olusegun Martins, who confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that two other victims sustained serious injuries in the accident.
He said that the accident, which happened at about 3:30pm involved two Sienna sport utility vehicles with registration number ; EPE 307 XU and AK ILIKA 1 with the sticker of Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) on it.
He said that those injured had been taken to a nearby hospital in the area for treatment, and the dead deposited at a mortuary.
Martins stated that investigation into the cause of the accident had commenced.
However, an eyewitness told NAN that the affected vehicles were coming from opposite directions.
He said they collided when one of them was trying to avoid a deep pothole on the road.


1. Why do atoms bond?
2. What is a chemical bond?
losing/gaining or sharing electrons. Chemical bonding creates compounds.
3. What are the three types of chemical bonds?
cations) which are transferred to non-metals that gain the electrons (become negatively charged anions).
Covalent bonds occur between two non-metals. The electrons are shared between the two non-metals.
This is an IONIC bond; therefore, we will use the swap, drop & chop method to find the chemical formula.
The oxidation number for calcium is +2 and the oxidation number for oxygen is -2.
The chemical formula is Ca2O2. The chemical name is calcium oxide.
The oxidation number for beryllium is +2 and the oxidation number for sulfur is -2.
The chemical formula is Be2S2. The chemical name is beryllium sulfide.
9. What are polyatomic ions?
Polyatomic ions are positively or negatively charged groups of atoms bonded together to form a compound.
We put parentheses on them so that we know they are a polyatomic ion.
10. What is the chemical formula for carbonate?
We look this up on our polyatomic ion chart in the Physical Science reference table.
. Dont forget to write the charge!!
11. What is the chemical formula for magnesium phosphate?
This is an ionic compound. We will use swap, drop & chop!
12. What is the chemical name of KClO3?
This is an ionic compound with a polyatomic ion.
14. Name the following covalent compound P4S5.
This is a covalent compound so we need to use prefixes.
15. Find the chemical formula for trinitrogen heptoxide.
This is a covalent compound. We can tell because it has prefixes.
The chemical formula is N3O5.


These are the fixes you were looking for: more than 300 bugs squashed in C++, as well as a number of editing fixes for those working with C# and Visual Basic projects.
Software is never perfect, and developers are bound to spot problems out in the wild as new software gets pushed and prodded. Visual Studio 2015, when it was released last November, had its share of issues with fixes coming in Update 1 released back in early December. With those issues squared away, there's now an Update 2 CTP available with a number of improvements to some APIs and setup procedures.
A blog from John Montgomery, Director of Program Management for Visual Studio, outlines the biggest issues in this blog from today. Lots of the issues come from editing sessions crashing while editing files in C# and Visual Basic, and making error list entry updates. Users have also reported out-of-memory exceptions when projects are open for long periods, much of which are resolved in this CTP.
On the C++ end, users reported delayed opening of projects, which is now fixed, and more than 300 compiler bugs have been squashed. Montgomery notes that some of those bug fixes also include some breaking changes, and points to a support note that details them.
Montgomery also points to two fixes for setup issues that have bewitched users. The first one is a system that hangs when trying to set up a project that points to read-only or disconnected drives. The other problem is a setup failure when encountering uninstallable packages and problems with the selection of some setup options.
You can read more in Montgomery's blog here.


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Pochettino said he "100 percent trusts" the club and chairman Daniel Levy, adding: "The future is brilliant.
"I think the club is doing a great job and the players too. They want to be at Tottenham, they feel it's a project and it's a club that has the potential to be one of the best in the future."
"You cannot compare their situation with another player.
"What happens in another club is their business. Tottenham cannot compare with another club -- we have our own philosophy."
If they want the same contracts/wages as their peers in the Premier league then it ain't going to happen.....because the club won't pay the wages that Aguero, Costa and the like are on, same goes for Cech, de Gea and Courtois. I reckon that they'll get £100k absolute max. and I think they'll take it.


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Long Creek Elementary School
Article I Name, Location, Description & Purpose
Section 1: NAME & LOCATION—The name of the organization shall be the Long Creek Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). The PTO is located at 9213-A Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville, NC 28078.
Section 2: PURPOSE—The purpose of the PTO is to enhance and support the educational experience at Long Creek Elementary, to develop connections between school and home by encouraging parent involvement, and to improve the environment at Long Creek through volunteer and financial support.
Article II Membership, Dues, & Fees
Section 1: MEMEMBERSHIP - Membership and voting rights shall be automatically granted to all parents, guardians or other adults standing in loco parentis for a Long Creek Elementary student, plus all staff at Long Creek Elementary.
Section 2: DUES - Dues, if any, will be established by the executive board. If dues are charged, they will be communicated in a timely manner.
Article III Officers
Section 1: EXECUTIVE BOARD—The Executive Board shall consist of the following officers: president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, and a treasurer. The school principal, or his/her designee, is a voting member of the Executive Board.
Section 2: TERM OF OFFICE – The term of office for all officers is one year, beginning July1st and ending June 30th of the following year. Officers may serve no more than two (2) consecutive terms in the same office. Each person elected shall hold only one office at a time.
Section 3: QUALIFICATIONS – Any PTO member in good standing may become an officer of the PTO.
Section 4 DUTIES: –4.1 Executive Board: Manages the affairs of the PTO in the intervals between general membership meetings. Develops the PTO's annual budget, establishes and oversees committees to conduct the work of the PTO,
establishes fundraising programs and approves by majority vote of the executive Board unbudgeted expenditures of no more than $300.
President: Preside at general PTO meetings and Board meetings, serve as the official representative of the PTO, serve as the primary contact for the
principal, represent the organization at meetings outside the organization, serve as an ex officio member of all committees, and coordinate the work of all the officers and committees so that the purpose of the organization is served. The president shall oversee the student enrichment, volunteer, and audit committees.
Vice Presidents: The vice presidents shall have primary responsibility to perform the duties described below. They are also responsible for performing duties requested by the president and the Executive Board. In the event of a
vacancy in the office of president, the vice presidents acting together shall assume the duties of the president until a new president is elected
VP of Engagement: The VP of Engagement shall be responsible for promoting and leading programs and activities that foster, parental and
community involvement. This is achieved by overseeing committees such as book fair and programs.
VP of Operations: The VP of Operations shall be responsible for managing programs and activities that have a direct impact on students and staff.
This is achieved by overseeing committees such as Room Parents, Staff Appreciation, Uniform Closet, and School Spirit
4.3.3 VP of Fundraising: shall be responsible for promoting and leading programs and activities that provide fundraising for the PTO. They shall oversee a primary fall fundraiser and the committees handling smaller and passive fundraising.
Secretary: The Secretary records and distributes minutes of all Board meetings and all general meetings and holds important records for the PTO such
as articles of incorporation, bylaws, standing rules, legal documents and contracts, tax returns and audit reports. The Secretary shall also serve as the Vice President of Communications by managing and overseeing internal and external communication as well as website maintenance.
Treasurer: The Treasurer shall collect, deposit and maintain all funds in approved depositories. Disburse funds in accordance with the annual budget and maintain records identifying the purpose and payee of all disbursements. He or she will present a financial statement at every meeting and at others times of the
year when requested by the executive board, comparing income and expenditures to the approved budget. Prepare a year-end financial report by June 30 showing the total income and expenditures for the fiscal year, comparing those figures with the budget approved at the beginning of the fiscal year and submit that report to the incoming president, treasurer and secretary. File all required tax forms and reports in a timely manner, including but not limited to tax
returns for the previous fiscal year and submit copies of such filing to the secretary. The Treasurer shall also serve as Vice President of Finance and is responsible for ensuring appropriate fundraising activities are completed and shall work with the Executive Board to ensure monthly and yearly audits are completed.
Section 5: NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS—Elections will be held at the last meeting of the school year. The nominating committee shall select a candidate for each office and present the slate one month prior to the election. At that last meeting, nominations may also be made from the floor. Voting shall be by voice vote if a slate is presented. If more than one person is running for an office, a ballot vote shall be taken.
Section 6: VACANCY—If a vacancy occurs on the Executive Board, the President shall appoint a PTO member to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the officer's term. If there is a vacancy in the office of president, the vice presidents acting together will fulfill the president duties.
Section 7 REMOVAL – An officer can be removed from office for failure to fulfill his/her duties, after reasonable notice, by a majority vote of the PTO board and a quoram of 7 general members of the PTO.
Article IV Meetings
Section 1: BOARD MEETINGS- The Board shall meet on Thursday of the first full week of each month during the school year at a time and place determined by the executive board except during the months where a general meeting will take place. The chairpersons of each committee along with
officers of the organization will make-up the "Board".
Section 2: GENERAL MEETINGS-The date, time and location of general meetings for the school year will be determined by the board and communicated in a timely fashion. There will be at least 4 general meetings held during the school year.
Section 3: SPECIAL MEETINGS-Special meetings may be called by the president, any two members of the executive board, or five general members submitting a written request to the secretary. Previous notice of the special meeting shall be sent to the members at least 10 days prior to the meeting using a feasible method of communication.
Section 4: Quorum – The quorum shall be 7 members of the organization.
Article V Committees
Section 1: MEMBERSHIP – Committees may consist of members and board members, with the president acting as an ex officio member of all committees.
Section 2: STANDING COMMITTEES. The following committees shall be held by the organization: Audit, Volunteering, Book fair, Program, Fundraising, Room Parents, Staff Appreciation, Uniform Closet, School Spirit, Retail Incentives.
Section 3: ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES – The board may appoint additional committees as needed. The Long Creek PTO supports and recognizes as an auxiliary organization, the Men of Long Creek (MoLC), a registered Be There Dad ® group.
Article VI Finances
Section 1: The fiscal year of the PTO begins July 1 and ends June 30 of the following year.
Section 2: All funds shall be kept in a checking account in the name of the
Section 3: A tentative budget shall be drafted in the fall of each school year and approved by a majority vote of the members present.
Section 4: The board shall approve all expenses of the organization.
Section 5: All financial activity shall be recorded in a computer-based or manual accounting system. The Treasurer shall reconcile the accounts monthly and report all financial activity monthly. The PTO shall arrange an independent review of its financial records each year.
Section 6: Authority to sign contracts is limited to the President or the President's designee.
Section 7: The organization shall leave a minimum of $2,000 in the treasury for
the end of each fiscal year.
Section 8: Upon the dissolution of the organization, any remaining funds should be used to pay any outstanding bills and, with the membership's approval, spent for the benefit of the school.
ARTICLE VII Standing Rules
Standing rules may be approved by the Executive Board, and the secretary shall keep a record of the standing rules for future reference.
Section 1: Confidential Information related to the business of the Long Creek PTO should not be shared with others or used for personal reasons. This includes but is not limited to using PTO contact and distribution lists for personal reasons. Any violation, intentional or unintentional will result in immediate termination from the PTO officer or committee position.
Article VIII Bylaws Amendments
Amendments to the bylaws may be proposed by any PTO member. Amendments presented at a PTO meeting shall be considered for voting at a subsequent
meeting. Two-Thirds (2/3) approval of all members present and voting is required to adopt an amendment to the bylaws.
ARTICLE IX Parliamentary Authority
The authority for this organization shall be Robert's Rules of Order newly Revised.
These bylaws were adopted on December 1, 2011
Amended date: May 9, 2019


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Amanda, now 24, said: "Although it was a difficult time in my life, there is absolutely no excuse for me to have picked up a knife and I regret that decision each and every day. Although no one was hurt, the consequences on my life have been huge.
Although no one was injured when Amanda picked up a knife, she is well placed to see both sides of the damage that knife crime causes. Her young nephew was stabbed four times when he was only 14 years old in 2011.
Since leaving prison Amanda has worked hard to turn her life around. She now looks to live a positive and fulfilling life and hopes to make a difference to others. Now in full time employment, Amanda also gives some of her time supporting the social care charity Quarriers.
Amanda hopes that other people's lives won't go the same way as her own and by telling her story; Amanda can educate young people on the dangers and devastating consequences that carrying a knife can bring.
Picking up a knife has meant that even the simplest things that we take for granted in life are difficult.


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