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Financing the Fifth: Where Alderman Hairston's Campaign Cash Comes From
By Brett Barbin / April 1, 2019, 7:17 p.m.
Every Chicago politician wants to be Leon Despres. The "Conscience of the City" retired from public life in 1975 but remains the most cited role model in candidate questionnaires. The former Fifth Ward alderman, launched by the hotbed of Hyde Park progressivism into City Council in 1955, championed the changing national attitude towards civil rights, the environment, and fair housing long before his other aldermen were ready for reform. Often finding himself on the losing side of 49-1 votes, Despres made loud every objection he had to the regime of Mayor Richard J Daley even as his microphone was cut off. The clean government crusader famously wouldn't take more than even $10 for lunch.
What about $1,849,859?
That's the amount Leslie Hairston, incumbent alderman of the Fifth Ward, has raised since she announced her first campaign over twenty years ago. But one of her first donations? Despres, who gave her $300 in 1998. If elected tomorrow, Hairston—who was endorsed by Despres in every election until his passing in 2009 and who she calls her "mentor"—will displace him as the Fifth Ward's longest serving alderman. Certainly, the nature of fundraising and campaigning has changed since the 1960s, but the question of money's role in politics still remains.
The following is a close analysis of Alderman Hairston's fundraising from 1998-2018. For the purposes of this story, only itemized contributions above $150 were considered as they have attributed names and addresses. Campaigns are not required to disclose the names and addresses of donors contributing below this amount.
Alderman Hairston's fundraising from inside (blue) and outside (orange) the Fifth Ward from 1998-2018
In 1999, Hairston forced the incumbent Fifth Ward Alderman Barbara Holt into a runoff. She alleged that Holt had been "non-responsive" and that the ward needed an "independent thinker" as its representative. The centerpiece of her campaign was how Holt mishandled the sale of Jeffery Plaza to a pair of developers without properly informing the public. That year is also the only year in Hairston's twenty-year tenure when she raised more money inside the ward than outside. Fifty-three percent of her donations that year came from constituents. Today, the average is 18%.
Alderman Hairston's fundraising totals from 1998-2018 by region
On the whole, over 60% of Hairston's funds come from the other 49 wards. Around twelve percent of her donors are outside the city limits in Illinois and nine percent are in other states. Hairston's largest donors are property developers and real estate investors. Their industry accounts for over 18% of Hairston's campaign funds. This is closely followed by other politicians and construction companies, which amount to 17% and 16.5% respectively. The last outlying industry is law firms, which mainly specialize in land use and contracts.
Asked about the amount of money she has received from real estate developers, the construction industry, and corporate attorneys (cumulatively over 40% of her funds), Hairston said, "I've built a lot of relationships over the years. I work with a lot of different people. That's how I'm able to make things happen in the ward and they seem to think I do really good work." Those who think Hairston does good work often reward her, sometimes in spite of spending caps.
Alderman Hairston's fundraising totals by industry
City code limits the total amount a contractor doing business or seeking to do business with city government can donate to any particular campaign--$1500/per year/per campaign ("doing business" with the city is defined as receiving over $10,000 in taxpayer money or registering as a lobbyist). Three years ago, one of the last reports published by the City Council's Legislative Inspector General found that 29 aldermen had taken in around $280,000 in violation of this statute. Once in a while, the violation is obvious and rectified quickly. But what's far more prevalent--and legal--is skirting this regulation by donating to a candidate from multiple companies under a restricted individual's control. This technique appears several times in Alderman Hairston's campaign funds.
SMART Hotels is an Ohio-based developer and property management firm that builds hotels near college campuses. They are responsible for Harper Court (2013) and Sophy Hyde Park (2018). The company received $3.7 million from the 53rd Street TIF (tax increment financing, a specially designated economic relief fund) for opening Harper Court and has continued to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars from city government ever since. Because of these payments SMART Hotels has been considered a city contractor since July 2015. In 2016, the company donated $4,500 over the limit to Alderman Hairston. In 2018, the company gave $1,000 over the limit. City Council was considering a request from SMART Hotels to rezone the property for Sophy Hyde Park in 2016. The 2018 donation came in the same week the hotel opened. In 2017, Hairston acknowledged that a violation had occurred. On June 29, her campaign returned $5,000 to SMART Hotels. One month later, SMART Hotel's President, Ed Small, donated $2,500 back to Hairston's account. This money was never returned.
Small's donation, according to the Chicago Board of Ethics, was legal. The manager of a company "does not violate the Ordinance by making a contribution greater than $1,500 in a single year, unless the manager was reimbursed by the [company] for the contribution." From the perspective of the Board of Ethics, Ed Small and the company he operates are two separate entities, even if the following year he made another donation, using the company's business address as his own.
Small was not available for comment to discuss if any reimbursement had taken place.
MAC Property Management is a New Jersey-based developer that owns over 100 properties in Hyde Park. The company is itself a subsidiary of Antheus Capital, but manages hundreds of companies such as Windermere House LLC and 1644 E 53rd LLC that adopt the name of their locations. All list their address as a small office in Englewood, New Jersey.
Between 2006 and 2018, MAC has used at least 17 different people, buildings, or entities to donate to Alderman Hairston's campaign. Since February 2012, at least one MAC affiliated entity has been included on the city contractors list. And since 2015, MAC has donated $1500 every year to Hairston's account while its Director of Community Development, Peter Cassel, and his wife have chipped in an additional $500 in each of those years. Cassel said neither he, his wife, nor any other employee of MAC Property Management had ever been reimbursed by the company for one of these donations.
Alderman Hairston's relationship with MAC Property Management has been a recurrent target of her opponents' campaigns. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for emails from Hairston and her staff about the developer and its leadership since 2006 returned over 13,000 emails. For comparison, a similarly defined FOIA request for discussions about a grocery store since 2012 returned just under 7,000 emails.
Leon Finney, longtime Woodlawn community organizer and social activist, has financially supported Hairston since she became the Fifth Ward's Alderman. Finney is also a prominent developer, who has earned millions of dollars from the city by providing subsidized housing through the Chicago Housing Authority. A few of his high-rise apartment buildings are in the Fifth Ward. Up until May 2016, Finney's main company, the Woodlawn Organization, was recognized as a city contractor. However, throughout this time, Finney himself and four other side organizations that he administers donated to Hairston's campaign. If all of these accounts were understood to operate in conjunction with the Woodlawn Organization, Finney would have exceeded city contractor donation caps in 2007, 2013, and 2014. It's worth noting that one organization under Finney's control that donated to Hairston, United Communities of Chicago, sprung up for the 2011 Chicago elections and dissolved the next year—a curious life cycle when examined through the lens of mayoral contributions that year.
Lastly, Larry Huggins, a construction executive and former board member of Metra, has been listed as a city contractor since 2006 (either personally, under one of his two companies, or under a joint company). Huggins is also the landlord for Alderman Hairston's office space. In 2002, he received $23 million from the city for construction of the Chicago Skyway Bridge. Although using a different address for his company, Riteway Construction Services, Huggins donated in excess of $500 in 2003 and $1000 in 2004. Huggins exceeded the cap in 2007 and 2008 by also donating in his own name.
Reviewing Hairston's campaign finance records, it is clear this loophole in the city's campaign finance law is exploited time and again by major donors to the alderman. The question becomes, then, whether these donations affected how Hairston governs.
Alderman Hairston has voted on 28 zoning changes within the Fifth Ward since 2011. 26 passed, and two were held in committee. Property holders or developers for 17 of the 26 properties have donated to Hairston's campaign. MAC Property Management alone requested rezoning four times. SMART Hotels requested rezoning once.
Of those 26 City Council votes, all were unanimous. Zoning changes within a ward are often left up to that ward's alderman in a tradition known as aldermanic prerogative. When a developer needs to change a locale's zoning to allow for certain projects, they typically come to the alderman for support and guidance. The alderman can help them craft the proposal, write supportive letters to the Chicago Plan Commission, and shepherd the legislation through the Zoning Committee and into City Council. Or, they can make sure it never happens.
"On zoning matters," Dick Simpson, professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago and former Chicago alderman, said, "the alderman's view prevails. The business can certainly introduce a zoning change but to get it to pass the City Council or the Zoning Board of Appeals, normally they have to have the alderman's agreement."
The legislative future of a zoning change is almost always assured by that ward's alderman long before it even gets a vote. As a result, according to the City Clerk's online record, Hairston has never voted against a zoning change request made by any of the previously mentioned companies or the University of Chicago in the Fifth Ward.
Hairston says her governance is reflective of and "generated by the community." Recently, she reversed course on a community benefits agreement for the Obama Presidential Center after it attracted overwhelming support in a referendum, deciding to endorse an agreement. She has defended her record saying she doesn't vote to "try to impress somebody. The votes are based on the issues. Period."
Fifth Ward aldermen and committeemen from 1923-2019. Ald. Barbara Holt was appointed committeeman after Committeeman Joseph Gardner died
In 2000, Hairston became the first Fifth Ward alderman to run for Fifth Ward Democratic Committeeman. She ultimately ran unopposed and has since done so in every election but one. Ward committeemen's main responsibility is getting out the vote for their party's candidates. Historically, they were an indispensable element to the city's political machine. For this reason, certain aldermen had opted not to run for committeeman in order to separate their non-partisan role from the city's political monopoly.
Dick Simpson was one of those who decided against. However, forty years since his time in City Council, Simpson explains that patronage reforms in the 1980s caused the committeeman position to lose most of its clout. Now, he says, its "biggest influence is in the party slating, particularly for judicial candidates."
Party slating is a process that occurs every August before an election year. Candidates up and down the ballot present themselves to the 80 members of the Cook County Democratic Party central committee seeking their endorsement in the next year's primary. This endorsement is crucial for candidates at the bottom of the ballot (Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) commissioners, Board of Review commissioners, and especially the dozens of judges) as their low name recognition races lend themselves to coattail riding. One report found that "if a candidate was not slated, then s/he had a 5.8% chance of winning the primary. If s/he was slated, those chances increased to 68.4%." And in a city and county where the vast majority of elected officials are Democrats, the party's primary is the main election. Once endorsed, candidates are expected to make contributions—committeemen have said upwards of $40,000—to the Party.
Alderman Hairston's political donations by candidate and group
Hairston laughed when asked if the position had affected her independence. In 2000, Despres himself had even seconded the idea saying that "if Leslie Hairston is interested and feels it's important, I am certainly willing to support her." Looking back on her decision to contest the office, Hairston said, "I had always been involved in politics. I had put together an organization. We were still knocking on doors and I thought it was very important that we participate."
Since 2000, Hairston has received over $18,000 from MWRD and judicial candidates who won the endorsement of the Cook County Democratic Party. The total number of these candidates who have donated is 64. How individual committeemen vote on endorsements is not made public.
Nevertheless, one donating candidate did stand out: Michael Alvarez. Alvarez ran for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in 2010, won the central committee's endorsement, and subsequently won the election. Alvarez, while also serving in that role was a registered city lobbyist bound by the $1,500 cap. In 2010, Hairston took an additional $250 from Alvarez's firm and in 2015 took an additional $1000 from his campaign fund above the cap.
Hairston's campaign fundraising features multiple instances of contributors threading the needle between what is legally allowed and ethically questionable. However, this issue is not unique to Hairston; it is endemic in Chicago, especially among long-term aldermen. But as Hairston faces her first runoff election as alderman, it begs the question of whether these practices are reflective of her constituents' values. This question will ultimately be answered tomorrow, by the voters of the Fifth Ward.
NOTE: As of April 1, Calloway has not submitted any quarterly campaign filings so a similar analysis could not be performed. Although he announced his candidacy in November, his campaign committee, "Friends for William Calloway", was formed in January with an expected first quarterly filing deadline of today.
Brett Barbin is a fourth-year Public Policy and Political Science double-major, interested in American history, geography, and political rhetoric. This summer, he worked in the investigative division of the Public Defender Service for DC and previously served as the Deputy Political Director for Senator Mark Kirk's re-election campaign. On campus, Brett is the president of College Republicans, the vice president of the Political Union, and a College Council representative. He enjoys walking Chicago, collecting books, and reading way too much into public opinion polls.


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The 1951–52 FA Cup was the 71st season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Newcastle United won the competition for the fifth time, beating Arsenal 1–0 in the final at Wembley.

Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.

Calendar

First round proper

At this stage clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined those non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds (except Bishop Auckland and Bromley, who given byes to this round). Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 24 November 1951. Eight were drawn and went to replays, with three of these going to second replays.

Second round proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 15 December 1951. Seven matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. Three of these replays went to a second replay, with the Tranmere Rovers–Blyth Spartans game going to a third.

Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 12 January 1952. Nine matches were drawn and went to replays, with one of these going to a second replay.

Fourth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 2 February 1952, with the exception of two postponed matches. Three games were drawn and went to replays, which were all played in the following midweek match. One of these then went to a second replay before being settled.

Fifth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 23 February 1952. The Leeds United–Chelsea game went to two replays before Chelsea won the tie.

Sixth round proper
The four Sixth Round ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 8 March 1952. There were no replays.

Semi-finals
The semi-final matches were intended to be played on Saturday, 29 March 1952, although the Chelsea–Arsenal fixture was not played until the week after. Both matches went to a replay, with Arsenal and Newcastle United eventually winning their ties to meet in the final at Wembley.

Replay

Replay

Final

The 1952 FA Cup Final took place at Wembley Stadium. It was contested between cup holders Newcastle United and Arsenal. Newcastle won 1–0 with a late goal from Chilean striker George Robledo

Match facts

See also
FA Cup Final Results 1872-

References
General
Official site; fixtures and results service at TheFA.com
1951-52 FA Cup at rssf.com
1951-52 FA Cup at soccerbase.com

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FA Cup seasons

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STRO-001 receives orphan designation for MM
Publish date: October 14, 2018
HT Staff
Micrograph showing MM
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan designation to STRO-001 for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM).
STRO-001 is an antibody-drug conjugate targeting CD74, a protein highly expressed in MM and other B-cell malignancies.
Sutro Biopharma, Inc., is currently studying STRO-001 in a phase 1 trial enrolling separate dose-escalation cohorts for MM and B-cell lymphoma.
Preclinical research of STRO-001 in MM was presented at the 2017 ASH Annual Meeting.
Researchers examined bone marrow samples from MM patients and detected CD74 expression in 35 of the 36 samples, including specimens from patients who were treatment-naïve and patients who had been heavily pretreated with chemotherapy and stem cell transplant.
The researchers then found that STRO-001 demonstrated cytotoxicity in MM cell lines.
STRO-001 also reduced tumor burden in two disseminated xenograft models (ARP-1 and MM.1S) and prolonged survival in one of them (MM.1S).
About orphan designation
The FDA grants orphan designation to products intended to treat, diagnose, or prevent diseases/disorders that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the United States.
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Thailand considers Zika tests for all pregnant women
October 4, 2016 in Health, Lead Story, News327by REUTERS
Thailand is considering testing all pregnant women for Zika, the health ministry said on Monday, following confirmation last week of its first known cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size, linked to the Zika virus.
The two confirmed cases of microcephaly were the first in Southeast Asia linked to mosquito-borne Zika, which has been spreading in the region after outbreaks in the Americas.
"The health minister has asked us to study whether this is necessary and cost-effective," health ministry permanent secretary Sophon Mekthon told Reuters, referring to free tests for all pregnant women.
A Zika test costs about 2,000 baht (US$58) but repeat tests are often needed, Sophon said.
"At the moment, we check pregnant women in Zika-affected areas only, not all pregnant women. So far, we've tested about 1,000 pregnant women."
Zika infections in pregnant women have been shown to cause microcephaly — a severe birth defect in which the head and brain are undersized — as well as other brain abnormalities.
The connection between Zika and microcephaly first came to light last year in Brazil, which has since confirmed more than 1,800 cases of microcephaly.
Thailand has confirmed 392 Zika cases since January, including 39 pregnant women, and Singapore has recorded 393 Zika cases, including 16 pregnant women.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said people should consider postponing travel to Burma, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Thailand, East Timor, and Vietnam.
The CDC has already issued a "travel notice" for Singapore.
There is no vaccine or treatment and an estimated 80 percent of people infected with Zika have no symptoms, making it difficult for pregnant women to know whether they have been infected.
Sexual transmission of the virus has also been reported.
Zika testing is free in Singapore for pregnant women with symptoms of the virus or with male partners who are Zika-positive. Pregnant women without symptoms get subsidized tests.
Some health experts have accused tourism-dependent Thailand of playing down the Zika risk but health officials have dismissed that.
Health authorities in the region say they are stepping up monitoring, but there has been little testing and some officials say the real number of cases was bound to be higher than the confirmed figure.
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A year after declaring a nationwide state of emergency ostensibly to restore democracy, Nepal's King Gyanendra is finding national and international support starting to ebb.
The monarch is finding himself increasingly isolated with a bloody Maoist insurgency entering its tenth year and crippling the Himalayan Kingdom's social and economic sectors.
While Nepal's crucial allies, the US, UK and India maintain their arms embargo on the country, King Gyanendra, 58, is exploring new allies in China, Pakistan and Russia.
Ignoring international calls for reconciliation as a means of ending the conflict the king has sought to garner support from "friendlier" nations - plus military assistance - to fight Maoist rebels.
Yet the flurry of diplomatic visits to Beijing, Islamabad and Moscow have not delivered much in his "war against the Maoists".
In a bid to end the conflict, Maoist rebels hammered out a 12-point memorandum of understanding with an alliance of Nepal's seven mainstream political parties in November.
They also called on Gyanendra to hold an election to the Constituent Assembly for a new constitution.
In return, they would lay down arms and embrace multi-party democracy, a move hailed by Nepal's civil society and the international community.
The rebels also declared a unilateral ceasefire for four months.
Gyanendra, who first assumed the throne in 2001 when his brother King Birendra and the entire family were killed, dismissed the rebels' initiatives.
On 2 January, the ceasefire collapsed and rebels resumed their attacks against government forces, 50 of whom had been killed by mid-February.
On 13 February, Nepal marked 10 years since the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) launched a military campaign to oust the country's monarchy and establish "the People's Republic".
The conflict has seen 13,000 Nepalese fatalities and thousands injured, according to Kathmandu-based Informal Sector Services Nepal (INSEC), a rights organisation.
In his nationally televised address marking a year since his February 2005 takeover, Gyanendra reiterated his plans to go ahead with parliamentary elections in April 2007 - much to the disappointment of the pro-democracy forces and the rebels.
Regional analysts say the king is leaving little room for compromise with opposition parties and rebels alike.
"The tragedy in Nepal today is that good sense is not prevailing on King Gyanendra," said SD Muni, a Nepal expert at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.
"He's snubbing all friendly national and international advice. He seems to be digging his own grave."
In 2002 Gyanendra dismissed the elected government and, in February 2005, he sacked his prime minister and took direct control of the country, further alienating himself from the constituency.
Early this month, the political parties boycotted municipal elections, and less than 20% of eligible voters turned out to cast their ballots.
With no end in sight to the conflict, collateral damage and economic strain have adversely affected Nepalese society.
Thousands of refugees, mostly from the rural areas in the country, have been streaming through the open border into India, with which Nepal shares centuries-old cultural ties.
There, young Nepalese find work in restaurants, factories, brothels and as neighbourhood security guards.
"The rebels are abducting all young boys and girls in our villages and they are extorting donations from everybody," Hari Biswokarma, 15, who fled his village in Lamjung district last month and arrived in the north Indian city of Lucknow, said.
Irene Khan, secretary-general of Amnesty International, believes Nepalese society has seen far too much violence, particularly affecting young people.
"Without urgent action from the international community and all parties in Nepal, a new generation will grow up knowing nothing but bloodshed and conflict," Khan said.
The Office of the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner in Kathmandu says the resumption of full-scale conflict has put civilians at grave risk.
"Without urgent action from the international community and all parties in Nepal, a new generation will grow up knowing nothing but bloodshed and conflict"
"Children in particular have been placed at risk, including as combatants within the CPN (Maoist), by indiscriminate action by the security forces, including aerial bombardment, and by the placement or abandonment of explosive devices," the head of the UN human rights mission, set up last year, said.
As the regional heavyweight, India, continues to "wait and watch", US patience appears to be wearing thin. James Moriarty, the US ambassador to Nepal, recently urged the monarch to urgently start talking with the political parties.
"The year of authoritarian rule by the palace, it has clearly been unsuccessful," he said.
Significantly, he went on to ask the seven-party alliance to back out of last November's "uneasy" understanding with Maoist rebels.
"... We believe cooperation along current lines between the Maoists and the parties is fraught with danger - for the political parties themselves, and for the future of the Nepalese people," he said.
Referring to recent attacks by the rebels, Moriarty said: "Political terror by the Maoists, practised with particular ferocity in the run-up to the municipal elections, sets a fearsome precedent and could impair the democratic credentials of their political party partners."
Against this backdrop, the situation could deteriorate further, leading to further bloodshed, violence and political paralysis, analysts say.
It's clearly a no-win situation, they say, with neither side strong enough to pull off a military victory. For its part, the international community can only encourage democracy in Nepal, but not intervene, says Lok Raj Baral, a political scientist and former Nepalese envoy to India.
"Democracy is something that has to come from within, we should be able to indigenise our movement. Only then will we be able to sustain it."


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Concerns Over Syria Threaten Resurgence of Russian-Turkish Tensions
Dorian Jones
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 10, 2017.
ISTANBUL —
The recent gas attack in Syria has resurrected Russian-Turkish tensions. Turkey is again calling for the removal of Russian backed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the creation of safe areas and no-fly zones, but renewed tensions between Russia and Turkey could cost Ankara economically.
Ankara's robust stance against the Syrian regime has brought a swift response from Moscow. The Russian Union of Travel Industry warned Monday that an embargo on charter flights to Turkish holiday resorts could be reintroduced.
The embargo, which only recently was lifted, was part of tough economic sanctions enforced by Moscow after Turkish jets downed a Russian bomber operating from a Syrian airbase in 2015. "I don't think it can afford another crisis with Russia," warns political columnist Semih Idiz of Al Monitor website, "especially from the economic dimension, just with the advent of tourism season around the corner. So there has to be a balancing act there, a very delicate one."
Russian tourists account for the second-largest number of vacationers to Turkey. Last year's embargo devastated the country's lucrative tourism industry, with the number of Russian visitors dropping by nearly three million. Tourism accounts for 6.2 percent of the Turkish economy, employing eight percent of the labor force.
Until now, Turkish media had been reporting on a surge in Russian tourist bookings and the opening of new air charter routes from Russia, but, hopes of a new tourism boom now appear firmly on hold.
Economy slowed already
The uncertainly could not come at a worse time for the Turkish economy.
"The nation is exhausted by weight of economic slowdown," warns political consultant Atilla Yesilada of Global Source partners, "Despite the massive economic stimulus that has been injected into the economy, the consumer side is not recovering. We've seen the latest unemployment figures are at multi-year highs, we see a more important indicator, visit to shopping malls, turnover down by 1.5 percent, visitors down by 5.5 percent."
FILE - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak (L) and his Turkish counterpart Berat Albayrak sign an agreement in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 10, 2016.
Even before the latest outbreak in bilateral tensions, Moscow's sincerity over rapprochement efforts, was already in question in Turkey, "it was a one side arrangement" points out Aydin Selcen former senior Turkish diplomat who served widely in the region.
Despite both presidents talking about progress, Moscow left in place most of the most Draconian economic sanctions against Turkey, "even practical issues like export agricultural products is not solved yet, the issue for visa for Turkish citizens is not solved yet, also the tomato issue is unresolved," points out Selcen
Moscow's ban on Turkish tomatoes is one of most painful and contentious issues for Ankara. Russia had accounted for more than 70 percent of Turkish exports, worth annually more than $250 million. A year later Turkish suppliers have struggled to find alternative markets, and the sight of tomatoes rotting on the vines are again starting to be reported in Turkish media.
Ankara last month hit back, introducing its own sanctions against Russian wheat imports. But in an interview last month Turkish Agriculture Minister Faruk Celik acknowledged the trade war was "unsustainable."
But strategic interests over Syria could help ease bilateral tensions. Turkey and Russia, along with Iran, are seen to have a vested interest in cooperating over Syria, despite their differences, "if there is going to be peace in Syria it will require at least for those three countries to be on board, so their proxy actors in Syria to be on board too," points out Sinan Ulgen, a visiting scholar from Carnegie Europe in Brussels, "So that's what is creating this feeling — interdependence."
Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci, voicing frustration over the situation, said next week economic delegations will sit down to resolve bilateral trade issues, "No country can win through bans. On the contrary, all lose. In an environment devoid of bans, all will win," said Zeybekci. Strategic considerations over Syria, however, also could be a factor in preventing a breakdown in relations.
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Life is precious. However, the way we treat it at times is the exact opposite of that. I am reminded of the game we played as children, we called it "King of the Mountain" in our neighbourhood. The objective was to climb to the top of the dirt pile and defend your spot with all your might! This would involve tossing all competitors off your "regal territory." What a blast!
Unfortunately, my friends, some adults, some Christian adults, some Christian adults who are leaders in the church are still "playing" that game. But, it isn't a game. And, it is acted out in the "dirt" of daily crux of relationships and responsibilities.
In the church of Jesus Christ the rules are different, they are the exact opposite in fact. The way up is down, the way to life is death to self, (Phil 3:8; Matthew 10:38). We place God's agenda above our own and seek to make him the King of all of who we are. Our goal is to advance his ethic of love and forgiveness, (Matthew 28:19-20).
Because life is precious we take serious the biblical commands that are centred around the "one-anothers", (Romans 12:3-21). In the community of the redeemed there is a mutual recognition that on our own we cannot make it, (1 Corinthians 12). We need each other to "spur each other on to love and good works," (Hebrews 10:24). I, therefore, cannot claim that I am superior to you! How dare I!
The spiritual leaders of the church still need to recognize their need to practice these good works. Too often, I have seen those same leaders act as if they are above the necessity of daily practicing the spiritual disciplines of prayer, love, and diving into the Bible, realizing that they too need to confess their sins. Some of these people have forgotten that they have reached where they are because did practice them at one time, not because they deserve to be there!
Friends, we must live in the light of the truth that Jesus Christ is the true King of the mountain in our lives! How is it going for you?
"Does this hurt?" "How about here?" At certain times all of us have heard those words from a Doctor who is checking out what physical problem we may have. I recall running across the lawn of a neighbours's yard and not seeing the little wire fence in the dark of night, tripping over it and breaking an arm! It wasn't difficult for the emergency room nurse to tell I had a problem as my arm twisted in the wrong direction!
Less obvious are the spiritual wounds we carry around that come as a result of our own sin, and that of others. Emotional wounds that were inflicted by a parent, a spouse, or another person we trusted, carry their own set of damages that leave scars. We human beings have an uncanny knack of hurting one another, sometimes we don't even realize that we do so. But when we put our needs and wants before serving God and others, we cause damage. And, the result is that we ourselves become twisted emotionally and spiritually.
The twelve men who followed Jesus Christ were not exempt from this malady. You will recall that one of their most heated discussions had to do with which one of them would be the greatest, the most important, when the kingdom of God reigns on the earth! Really? How could it be that after the Lord announced to them that he was going to be delivered to the Jewish authorities to be killed, that these men thought it correct to discuss the place of their importance! However, without them even knowing it, these men, in a spiritual sense, began to inflict themselves with a world of hurt.
Whenever we begin to think about "me first", like the disciples did in Jesus'day, we unknowingly begin to hurt ourselves. We convince ourselves in thinking that this is something we deserve! But unless God is the one who gives it to us, our striving for position or priority actually hurts ourself, and those closest to us. We unknowingly trip over the neighbour's invisible wire. Our attitude needs to be that which places God first, others second and me last.
Here is the sad thing we need to acknowledge, repent of and confess: the church has been the cause of this type of pain. To be specific, I'm not talking about the church as in the building, rather the church as in people who have knowingly hurt people. We have run over people in our effort to establish our agenda (we use "spiritual" language to do so!). We turn member against member. Sooner or later God will call us to account as to what we have done!
A Holy Spirit led, driven movement of God is not that. It is one where God's people confess their sins one to another, and they don't allow hurts to trip up God's agenda. It is a movement in which the fruit of the Spirit is evidenced and God's agenda takes first place. Nobody needs to ask who gets the credit but rather everyone knows it is God who gets the glory all day, everyday.
Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift! May we treasure him, and may that be reflected in our desire to encourage others to do so as well!


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Q: Creating start of GDML file from string I am trying to use this code
s = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
<gdml xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"     xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://service-spi.web.cern.ch/service-spi/app/releases/GDML/schema/gdml.xsd">"""

       doctype = """<!DOCTYPE doc [
       <!ENTITY ent SYSTEM "another_doc.xml">
       ]>"""

       gdml = ET.fromstring(s.encode("UTF-8"))

But get XMLSyntaxError: EndTag
I want eventually to add the doctype as well

A: The string you pass to fromstring() needs to be well-formed XML. Since you only have a start tag, it's not well-formed.
This is easily resolvable by self-closing it or adding an end tag.
Also, if you want the XML declaration (<?xml ...?>) included in your serialized XML, you can add it to doctype.
Example...
from lxml import etree

s = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
<gdml xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://service-spi.web.cern.ch/service-spi/app/releases/GDML/schema/gdml.xsd"/>"""

doctype = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE gdml [
<!ENTITY ent SYSTEM "another_doc.xml">
]>"""

gdml = etree.fromstring(s.encode("UTF-8"))
print(etree.tostring(gdml, doctype=doctype).decode())

This prints...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
<!DOCTYPE gdml [
<!ENTITY ent SYSTEM "another_doc.xml">
]>
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These seasonal piano solos by Faye López will give the advanced pianist some great options for Christmas.
Piano Quartets, Volume with arrangements by Duane Ream and Rebecca Bonam. Here are 4 more advanced piano quartet arrangements for 2 pianos and 4 pianists, or 8 hands. A great way for the advanced pianist to experience ensemble playing. Removable second part is included.
Here are 4 advanced piano quartet arrangements for 2 pianos and 4 pianists. That's 8 hands! A great way for the advanced pianist to experience ensemble playing. Removable second part is included.
Ready for a challenge? Try out one of Dan Forrest's early advanced piano duet books. These selections are great for church, recitals, or competitions. Four hands, one piano.


A fully functional wall system prototype that capitalizes on an opportunity to leverage privileged views and increase thermal performance in residential construction.
Pittsburgh's current housing situation is ripe with opportunity because of three major factors: vacancy, view, and affordability. A prototype house was developed in collaboration with the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation to exploit these conditions featuring the RE_VIEW wall system. During the spring of 2013, the Heinz Endowments provided financial support for a proof of-concept wall to be installed to retrofit a small Carnegie Mellon University office building occupied by BxA Program staff.
The RE_VIEW wall's goals of performance, replicability, function, and aesthetics were tested and refined through full scale prototyping. Off-site prefabrication and collaboration with McKamish Metal Fabrication Group were important in creating cost-effective and precise custom features. Since its completion in June 2013, quantitative data collected on RE_VIEW's thermal performance has indicated that it performs better than a typical Pittsburgh building. Replacing 100 SF of existing wall with this system would cost around $8,523 and have an estimated return on investment of 3 years.


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Bayshore Recalls 2 Lots of Extended-Release Metformin
Bayshore Pharmaceuticals issued a voluntary recall of 2 lots of its extended-release metformin products due to high levels of NDMA.
Officials with the FDA have issued a safety alert regarding Bayshore Pharmaceuticals' voluntary recall of 2 lots of extended-release (ER) metformin tablets.
According to a company announcement, Bayshore Pharmaceuticals is recalling 1 lot of metformin hydrochloride ER tablets USP, 500 mg, 1000 count bottles and 1 lot of metformin hydrochloride ER tablets USP, 750 mg, 100 count bottles within expiry to the consumer level due to detection of unacceptable levels of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).
Out of the abundance of caution, Bayshore said it had tested samples from 8 lots manufactured using the same active pharmaceutical ingredient of the failed lot. Out of the 8 lots, 1 lot (Lot number 18657) of 750 mg tablets and 1 lot (Lot number 18641) of 500 mg tablets have showed NDMA levels in excess of the Acceptable Daily Intake Limit.
In early February, the FDA posted the results of its laboratory analysis showing NDMA levels in some samples of the metformin products it tested. Overall, the levels of NDMA found in metformin ranged from "not detectable to low levels" at the time. However, recalls for ER metformin products began in May after the FDA reported it found elevated levels of NDMA in certain products.
To date, neither Bayshore nor Beximco, the company that manufactured the product, have received any reports of adverse events related to the use of the product.
The FDA published a recalled metformin list including details about metformin products that have been recalled. According to the FDA, its testing has not shown NDMA in immediate-release metformin products.
Bayshore Pharmaceuticals, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets USP, 500 mg and 750 mg Due to the Detection of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Impurity. Company Announcement. FDA; August 20, 2020. Accessed August 21, 2020. https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/bayshore-pharmaceuticals-llc-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-metformin-hydrochloride-extended


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František Stupka (18. ledna 1879, Tedražice – 24. listopadu 1965, Praha) byl český dirigent, houslista a pedagog.

Ze života
Byl žákem Otakara Ševčíka. V letech 1902–1919 byl profesorem konzervatoře v Oděse, kde založil české kvarteto ve složení Jaroslav Kocian, František Stupka, Josef Perman a Ladislav Zelenka a kde posléze působil i jako dirigent. V letech 1919–1946 byl dirigentem České filharmonie a v letech 1946–1956 byl hlavním dirigentem a uměleckým ředitelem Moravské filharmonie v Olomouci. V té době od roku 1947 do roku 1951 také působil jako profesor Janáčkovy akademie múzických umění v Brně. Interpret zvláště děl Bedřicha Smetany, Antonína Dvořáka, Leoše Janáčka a Petra Iljiče Čajkovského.

Pohřben je v Praze na Vyšehradském hřbitově .

V Olomouci a v Praze 7, Holešovicích jsou ulice, které nesou jeho jméno - Stupkova. František Stupka je pra-prastrýcem českého violoncellisty Františka Brikcia.

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Reference

Literatura

 Příruční slovník naučný ČSAV, Praha 1967, IV. díl.

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 Stručný životopis
 Dirigent František Stupka (1959)
 Sušice a okolí - osobnosti

Čeští dirigenti
Čeští houslisté
Čeští hudební pedagogové
Českoslovenští národní umělci
Narození v roce 1879
Narození v Tedražicích
Úmrtí v roce 1965
Úmrtí v Praze
Úmrtí 24. listopadu
Pohřbení na Vyšehradě
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Wind turbine emoji request ends in sad face for climate campaigners
Technology 15 February 2021
By Adam Vaughan
A wind turbine in Cornwall, UK
John Baran / Alamy
The body in charge of creating new emojis has rejected a bid for a wind turbine version, leaving climate campaigners sad faced.
There are a handful of emojis relating to energy and climate change, including a high voltage one and an oil drum, but despite calls from individuals and companies including EDF Energy, there is no wind turbine symbol to represent one of the world's fastest-growing sources of renewable power.
UK charity Possible and trade body RenewableUK applied last March to the Unicode Consortium, …
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This 'retreat' is for moving ahead
By Sentinel and Enterprise Contributor and Sentinel and Enterprise |
PUBLISHED: February 2, 2014 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 11, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner rounded up his 232 House Republicans on Thursday for a three-day retreat at a waterside resort in Maryland to air key issues for the upcoming legislative session, including proposals that might draw a positive response from the White House.
High on Boehner's list is immigration policy, minimum wage and a resolution on the Keystone Pipeline.
All three are interconnected for the impact each will have on the U.S. economy.
Boehner is acting like an adult, and bravely taking on tea-party Republicans who desire no compromise on anything with Democrats.
On the other hand, it's hard to figure out whether President Barack Obama is acting like an adult or a bully.
In his State of the Union address, Obama vowed to push aside Congress with his executive-privilege pen to get things done over the final three years of his presidency. Certainly, Obama has constitutional authority to issue executive orders, but he must tread carefully. The president does not have dictatorial powers, and the U.S. Supreme Court is currently reviewing Obama's manipulation of the "recess" appointments process to bypass Congress in naming personnel to key administration posts.
A better course of action for the president would be to bridge the divide, not add to it. Based on his record, however, Obama doesn't appear ready for the title consensus-builder-in-chief.
But back to Boehner. The speaker and a majority of Republicans are intent on taking steps toward an immigration bill that could lead to broader legislation. Finding a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants is the stumbling block. The GOP is willing to work with Democrats to accept all the lawbreakers but would insist that no more illegals are allowed to enter the country in the future. It's called strict border enforcement. The problem from a GOP standpoint, however, is that Obama can't be trusted to uphold the demand even if it becomes law. (Obama's unkept health-care promises are a major reason for distrust.)
Of course, accepting 11 million illegals into the American fold has broader economic implications. They'd be fighting the hard-pressed citizenry for jobs, including minimum-wage jobs. These are not living-wage jobs, but Democrats lead us to believe they are. It's another step toward mediocrity for America, and one that liberals are willing to accept while the rest are not.
Finally, our good neighbors to the north, Canada, have waited five years for the U.S. to either accept or reject building the Keystone Pipeline from the border to Louisiana, a project that would produce billions of dollars in economic output. The Republicans want to push for an answer, so Canada can either embrace us or move to Plan B — a route through their own country to the Pacific Ocean, where China will purchase most of the oil.
Why is it so hard for Obama to make a decision for a good ally? Boehner and Republicans are ready to play ball. Can the Democrats?
Sentinel and Enterprise Contributor
Sentinel and Enterprise


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MAJOR CONFLICT: One Gay Man's Life in the Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell Military
Jeffrey McGowan, Author . Broadway $24.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-7679-1899-2
A Desert Storm veteran looks back on the years he sacrificed his identity to his career. Growing up in Queens, McGowan always wanted to be a soldier, but he "couldn't be gay because soldiers aren't gay." That rationale tortured him as he enrolled in Fordham University's ROTC program and felt agonizing longing for Greg, a co-worker at a bookstore. When McGowan joined the army in the late 1980s, "the military was like a college football player, pumped up and ripped on steroids, " and he had "somehow managed to stuff the genie that Greg had nearly succeeded in freeing forcefully back into the proverbial bottle of my own denial." (This genie should get overtime for all its play in this memoir.) McGowan served first in Germany; during Desert Storm, he tried to sublimate his crush on a gorgeous fellow officer. But the "don't ask don't tell" policy created an inadvertent pogrom, he says, as sexual conservatives in the service played dirty to smoke out the hidden "perverts." Though McGowan was not implicated, the double-dealing and cowardice of others sickened him, and he retired in 1998. McGowan is not always a graceful writer ("the only anecdote [sic]," he tells us, "for this strain of senseless tragedy that so often infects the world, is love, family"), but his style is familiar and easy, as if he's confiding his experiences to a trusted friend. Agent, Ian Kleinert at the Literary Group . (Mar.)


Ashampoo Burning Studio is the proven solution to burn all types of data to CD, DVD and Blu-ray. Movie discs along with animated menus, slide shows and MP3 or audio discs are also equally easy to create.
Ashampoo Burning Studio is a powerful disc burning software for CD, DVD and Blu-ray discs. Core features include burning of files, audio and video to standard blank discs but also specialized media such as BDXL or M-Disc. The built-in disc ripping supports auto-detection of track names and audio files can easily be turned into custom audio discs complete with individually designed covers and inlays as well as playlists for easy playback. The program can also finalize discs to make them playable on older retail players.
Ashampoo Burning Studio features disc spanning that automatically spreads data across multiple volumes and avoids size constraints. This makes it incredibly easy to burn entire collections of photos, documents or songs to disc. Users of disc images will appreciate the support for ISO and CUE/BIN along with the integrated image preview during the creation and browsing of disc images. Ashampoo Burning Studio also includes backup features to save data of any file type to disc, flash drive or external hard disk. The 1-click backup tool takes care of external files, e.g. from USB sticks or tablets.
Don't let the name "Studio" fool you. It's primarily a burning program. And for that it works just fine. However, with a name like that, you would expect it to allow you to create DVD or Blu-Ray menus for movies, maybe even edit movies. It does none of that. Decent program, just a misleading name.
It says burning studio, not authoring studio. Do you know the difference?
CD and DVD devices have been used for a long time to store data like photos, music, or videos/movies. The biggest advantages of using CD/DVD drives to store data is that they come at a cheap price per gigabyte. Creating audio discs, video discs, and discs with other data can be easily done at home, as most PCs and laptops do offer an optical drive. It is an easy task, if you have just the right tools for the job.
Ashampoo Burning Studio 2018 is a fully-featured disc burning and ripping software application, designed to help you burn any type of files to discs, generate ISO images, design covers, and do much more.
The installer size is ~75MB and might require a fast and stable internet connection to be downloaded. The installation process is simple and straightforward, and does not take much time to complete. Before the installation continues, it asks users to enter the license key they have to proceed. After launching for the first time, it automatically detects all the optical drives attached to your system. If you have no optical drives or if it is not detected, it pops up a message and guides you on what to do. Once all that is done, you can start using the application to burn, rip, backup, and more.
The interface is clean, easy-to-work with, and has a modern look displaying all the functions at the left-side. Hovering over any option, a window appears showing further options in that category. There are 10 options in total, namely Burn Data, Audio + Music, Movie, Cover + Inlays, Copy Discs, Disc Image, Backups, Advanced Functions, Open Projects, and Service. All the options lead to wizard-like windows, that guide you through the process. At the top-right there are buttons to access settings menu, help documents, change skin, and change language. You can select any language from the many available, and you can create your own skin or download a skin and apply it to the UI.
– Clean, Easy-to-use UI, with wizard guided processes.
– Create CD/DVD/Blu-ray and data discs with autostart capability.
– Erase rewritable CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs such as BD-RE and CD-RW discs.
– Create skins for the UI usig your own background images.
– Design and Create covers for DVD case, Slim case, BD case, Disc, and more.
– Create disc images from CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs.
– Backups from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets (e.g. iPod, iPhone, iPad and Android devices) at the click of a button. Backups can be compressed and encrypted.
– Supports many languages and versions of Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10.
– Does not allow data compression before burning to the disc.
Ashampoo Burning Studio 2018 is a user-friendly, reliable, and powerful application that comes packed with all the tools necessary for all your disc burning and ripping needs. The applications runs smoothly, without any lag or crashes. It is definitely recommended application for users who deal with disc burning and ripping often.
In the spirit of its predecessors, Ashampoo Burning Studio 2017 promises to deliver a solid option for burning content to discs. This version comes with more optimized features that will ensure you have a smooth experience performing other tasks like extracting audio and backing up data. To top it all, this program has an integrated editor to help you create your custom disc covers and booklets. I tried this disc burning application and here is what I noted.
The first thing that you will note is the sleek and intuitive interface that works to make the burning process simple. Even with minimal disc burning experience, you will find it easy using Ashampoo Burning Studio 2017 right away after its installation. To get started, you need to specify the project file, drop your source files to the main window, and start burning your CD or DVD right away.
You will not be disappointed when it comes to burning audio CDs. This program supports a wide range of audio formats, hence making it flexible regardless of the file type of your audios. It supports WAV, MP3, CDA, OGG, FLAC, OPUS, and APE. In doing so, the program allows you to burn discs for different players without the need for third party file converters.
With this version of Ashampoo Burning Studio 2017, you can create compressed archive files of your projects. In doing so, you can access them at a later stage without facing any challenge. This is plus since the program only let you save your projects as ASHDISC images, which were quite large if the files were big.
When using this burning software, you will note how quickly it verifies your discs before starting the burning process. At the same time, the process takes place steadily without impacting on your system's performance. Most of my burning processes only required few minutes to complete.
If you are looking for burning software that will make your CD or DVD burning experience enjoyable and effective, look no further than Ashampoo Burning Studio 2017. The program is easy to install and use. It also has a wide range of features that will prove helpful in addition to its stable burning process. It is worth trying out.
slow at blue-ray burning…7 hours to do one blue-ray ? I would recommend Cd burner xp…it does everything and does it fast!
This software increases the satisfaction to manipulate any pc, its easy, powerful, AMAZING, thanks!!
I downloaded this software last time it was offered. Works great. No compatibility issues with Windows 10.
Excellent software , super easy to use and does reliable burns , dvd or bluray . Love this stuff .
looks like a great program!!
Ashampoo Burning Studio has been the king of creating and ripping DVDs, blu-ray, MP3s and CDs for a while. It's flexible, easy to use and light on the system. It will work perfect for anyone who wants to burn, rip or manage images on their computer.
Ashampoo Burning Studio 2016 lives in the stellar user interface performance heralded by its predecessors. Everything sits on a neat menu bar to your left and a perfect grouping approach puts the basic controls for each action you take at your fingertips.
Couple this with the robust burn data, music and movie options and you get an all rounded tool that will help you manage all your data and files in the most seamless way possible. It's versatility extends beyond mere burning to additional features like backup and restoration, designing covers for your discs and creating/managing disc images.
Additional advanced settings let you control how you want to burn your data. This is especially useful when writing bootable disks. Ashampoo burning Studio 2016 will let you alter the boot settings, file structure and other things that will help you get the perfect disc.
Most of the top tier burning studios will either let you compress your data or do some extensive customization before burning. You cannot compress those large Blu-ray movies to fit into small capacity discs.
Customization features like editing the video you are burning are lacking but you can choose the specific file structure for data discs using the advanced feature.
Ashampoo Burning Studio is a great free tool that will give you more than just burning Blu-ray, DVDs and CDs. It extends its functionality to cover basic data management process and gives you total control over data backup and pre or post disc authoring procedures.
Long time user of ABS 6 Free, but this is a different story and quite multi-functional. Thank you very much!
So much for "universal solution for everything burning-related." I just need to make a DVD from .mp4's.
I guess it is wrong to assume this software works the same way as it makes a CD from .mp3's.
Very nice software! Been using this for a lot of years! Thanks sharewareonsale for getting this for us.
Been using Ashampoo burning software for years . Never a problem , super easy to use and does a fast quality job on Blurays and dvd's . So far Burning Studio 16 follows the past trend . Recommend !
OK but cumbersome. Much prefer the free Starburn for all burn need.
I recently purchased Burning Suite v15 (wish I had waited now). I was trying to burn some cd's and my existing program just was not working properly so tried a trial version of Ashampoo V15 and was very impressed (I have several of their programs already), which I then bought. It is very wasy to use, is quick and works very well. Excellent program even when you have to buy them.
I have used Ashampoo Products for many years and have to say thev've done it again a great bunrning studio for all your burning needs.
Great software! Works very well.
It is best than nero burning room.
ANDY you right; what is so best on NERO? – question for those who minus ANDY.. Todays nero just consuming space on harddrive, ram memory, can not leave comment to viping stupid "search plugin", which will install until i check "NOT install"; nero was best at version 6, now it is just tons of stupid junks and contraproductive addons like "theatre player"..
But Ashampoo burner is just burner, that mean, who need burner, need exactly burner( = Ashampoo )..
Thank you both, Ashraf and Ashampoo. It's great to upgrade from v15 to v16.


Most entries in SMN are of bookshelf-size models, ranging from 1:35 or so (model AFVs) down into the 1:700 range (model ships), but sometimes a different 'something' comes along that makes us step back in awe - and today that's the world of BIIIGGG scale model tanks, represented in the pictures here, shown courtesy Mark 1 Tanks. As you can see, the Mark 1 AFVs are simply humungously huge - certainly big enough to chew up the garden with tread patterns through the flower beds!
1:6 scale tanks are highly suitable for using with existing military figures and equipment, such as those from Hong Kong-based Dragon, while 1:4 scale ones are that much bigger and heavier - the Tiger 1, for example, measures 2.1 m (7 ft) including the gun barrel, and weighs some 200 kg (440 lb).
Options on tanks like this typically include a turret that turns, elevating gun with firing sound and recoil, there's even a smoke generator to simulate engine exhaust fumes, necessary because the model runs on clean electricity - power comes from a 12 or 24 volt supply, with tank commanders using 6-channel RC for precise control of all functions.
At this scale, the level of detail you can add to a basic kit is near-infinite, and a decent photograph will make a model tank look as utterly convincing as the real thing.
The pictures show just a few of the tanks available from Mark 1 Tanks.
Visit Mark 1 Tanks here.
A range of 1:6 scale Dragon figures and AFV equipment is available here.


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For Immediate Release: World-renowned Playing Card Expert Buys Largest Internet Playing Card Forum - Match Made in Heaven
Toronto, Ontario. - December 17th, 2013 - In a surprise announcement, world-renowned playing card expert Tom Dawson stated that he has purchased "the Discourse at playingcardforum.com," the world's largest playing card Internet forum from previous owner and playing card designer, Alexander Yusupov.
The inspiration for selling The Discourse recalled twenty-two year old Alexander Yusupov, original founder of the forum "Tom and Judy Dawson are THE experts," Yusupov said. "It was time to pass the forum along to people that could take my work into unprecedented territory."
As the author, with Judy, his wife, of the definitive work "The Hochman Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards," as well the current president of the 52 Plus Joker Club, the preeminent North American card collecting organization, Mr. Dawson has lots to offer the large and growing roster of playing card collectors online.
Don Boyer, administrator of the Discourse and 52 Plus Joker member, agrees. "I knew that Alex Yusupov had for some time been considering a sale of the forum, but the right opportunity hadn't presented itself. When Tom Dawson and Lee Asher approached me recently to discuss future plans for 52 Plus Joker, it seems like a natural fit to unite these two organizations in some way, creating a synergy between them that makes them greater together than they are individually. I suggested the idea to both parties and this is the happy result."
The idea of hunting for vintage pasteboards has always intrigued Mr. Dawson since he began his obsession almost forty years ago. The kind of passion that drove him back then to seek out the beauty and history those decks of cards possess still leads him today to help other fellow collectors, no matter their age or experience. After updating the 52 Plus Joker's Constitution and Mission Statement to expand the membership to include more modern custom playing card collectors and designers, Mr. Dawson saw the purchase of a sizable forum with over ten thousand members worldwide as a rare opportunity, one he couldn't pass up.
"When the United States Playing Card Company needs their collection evaluated, they call Tom and Judy Dawson. Imagine the kind of rich history and fascinating information they are going to share with anyone interested," said 52 Plus Joker's Director of Publicity, Lee Asher. Asher adds, "It looks like 2014 is going to be pretty spectacular for card enthusiasts. I can't remember a time when everyone was so excited about playing card culture!"
According to Discourse statistics, the forum's membership is already growing exponentially with a high rate of regular visitors and posters. With luck, and if Tom Dawson 'plays his cards right,' he will end up achieving his ultimate goal of inspiring a new generation of playing card aficionados.
Interested in collecting playing cards? You aren't alone! Membership in the Discourse is free of charge to the public. Visit Tom Dawson's Discourse now, and get started today.
http://playingcardforum.com
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Hello fellow playing card enthusiasts.
In my last communique, I stated that it was my duty as head of publicity to leave as many 'quality breadcrumbs' about collecting playing cards as possible in order to enrich those who are interested in 'picking-up on the trail'.
It's an honor to report back to you with some highly encouraging news about the 52 Plus Joker's future.
Simply put, the 52 Plus Joker organization is starting to gain 'online awareness'. The more quality information we upload to the internet for people to access, the greater our chances are of reaching those whom truly have interest in collecting playing cards.
In its most basic form, the most significant benefit the internet offers mankind is the ability to connect with one another.
In February 2010, a short interview about playing card conditions and grades with Tom and Judy Dawson was uploaded to the YOUTUBE website. To date, over several thousand people have taken the time to listen to it. Have you heard it yet?
As a result of offering this information to the internet, several magic-related blogs and magic-related websites picked up Tom and Judy's interview and re-syndicated the information to their own membership using services like Twitter, Facebook, and a myriad of other social media.
Slowly but surely, the word about 52 Plus Joker is spreading. Again, the more people know about the 52 Plus Joker organization, the better our chances are of gaining new membership. By using the tools of today (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the internet in general) we can influence the youth of tomorrow.
Sound fascinating? I hope so because I'm going to need your help, soon.
Yes you, the one reading this right now. When the time is right, you'll be called upon to help me spread the word about collecting playing cards. Don't worry, you're not going to have to do anything out of your comfort zone - I promise.
Just prepare to share information and possibly be a 'mentor' to someone in need. You probably already do that, so nothing could be easier.
Stay tuned. I'll be in touch.
Lee Asher
P.S. Click this link to listen to the Dawson interview about grading your playing cards.
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Nine days after the King's Own Scottish Borders shot dead four unarmed Dubliners and wounded about forty more on Bachelor's Walk, John Redmond, without consulting either party colleagues or the Irish electorate presumed to commit Ireland to war on Britain's behalf against Germany and the Hapsburg Empire, in alliance with Serbia, whose agents had murdered Archduke Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo. At the first opportunity Irish voters repudiated Redmond and his party and endorsed the Insurgents of 1916.
I would repeat the question today, having read that Leo Varadkar, who is Minister for Defence as well as Taoiseach, plans to triple defence spending from One Billion Euros to Three Billion Euros per annum.
What country is poised to attack the Twenty Six Counties? What power are Oglaigh na hEireann (Parkgate Street) going to conquer on Leo's orders? Has Dail Eireann even discussed the question or is Leo planning to follow John Redmond's example and unleash a war on a whim?
Will our warriors borrow the marching song "Blue Bonnets O'er the Border" from the KOSB and substitute "Blue Shirts O'er The Border" ?
Or will there be a reprise of O'Duffy's Spanish Crusade ? Farce repeating iiself as Farce?


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Thierry Gelhaye, né le  est un journaliste français.

Biographie
Il a commencé sa carrière très jeune. Adolescent, dès l'âge de 14 ans, il intervient sur les ondes d'une petite radio locale à Pont-Saint-Vincent pour présenter ses premiers flashs info avant d'être appelé par la radio Europe 2 Lorraine à Nancy. Très vite l'opportunité de ce réseau l'amène à réaliser ses premiers reportages pour Europe 1 assurant ponctuellement les correspondances pour la région Lorraine.

En 1996 et après un cursus au CFPJ de Montpellier, il obtient sa carte de presse et rejoint le groupe NRJ à Paris pour présenter les infos nationales sur l'antenne de Nostalgie.

En 1998 il se tourne vers la télévision. Premiers pas à France 3 Metz puis France 3 Lorraine. En parallèle, il travaille également comme journaliste reporter pour les journaux de TF1 et LCI. En 2000 il est appelé par France 3 pour rejoindre l'équipe du 12/14 et présenter une chronique hebdomadaire dédiée à l'internet et aux nouvelles technologies. En 2004, il décroche la présentation de cette édition en duo avec la journaliste Véronique Buson avant de partir en solo sur le 19/20 Lorraine.

Dans le même temps, il cultive sa passion pour les nouvelles technologies et l'internet en proposant des émissions dédiées. Ainsi apparaît en 2005 sur les écrans de France 3 Lorraine et Champagne Ardenne « Heureux qui Communique ». Une émission consacrée aux Sciences et aux NTIC. En 2010 il est jury du festival du film de chercheur de Nancy.

En 2011, l'émission « Heureux qui Communique » disparaît pour laisser place à « C à Savoir », un nouveau concept qu'il propose pour présenter et vulgariser les technologies du quotidien. Un magazine diffusé dès  sur les antennes du Pôle Nord Est de France 3.

Le  il est nommé au poste de rédacteur en chef adjoint à la rédaction de France 3 Lorraine.

Notes et références

Naissance en février 1972
Journaliste français du XXe siècle
Journaliste français du XXIe siècle


The tower was in 4 sections, cabin inside poles to window sill. Trap door access with external ladder.
The tower looked over Plantation timber. It was demolished in 1969 and was listed in SEQ RFA as Googa tower.


Scott Berryessa at BY High in 1966.
After graduation from BY High in the Class of 1967, Scott Berryessa served a mission in Thailand and was instrumental in helping to translate the Book of Mormon into the Thai language. He graduated from BYU with Bachelors and Masters degrees [BYU MED Counseling & Guidance 1974] and served as President of the Samuel Hall Society.
He is currently serving in his second term as the President of the Jordan Education Association. He recently won statewide and national accolades for his instrumental role in a public relations campaign highlighting teachers entitled "Why I Teach." He is also the President of the Children At Risk Foundation.
Schoolteachers are suckers for kids. They can list a dozen things they hate about the teaching profession, but there is usually one thing that keeps them going: a kid.
They'll recall how they taught a struggling child to do long division or some former student returns to thank them and suddenly all the frustrations of the job — the Legislature, the pay, the dearth of school supplies, the clueless parents, the long hours, the endless paperwork — don't seem so bad anymore.
At the end of the school day, the thing that sustains most of them are the kids.
All they hope for in return is support and understanding for what they do — from parents, legislators and citizens.
How do I know this? I asked them. And this is what they said.
Allow me to explain. Teachers are hard up for friends and people who understand the overwhelming challenges of their jobs. They must be. They think I'm their best friend, and all I did was write one sympathetic 700-word column that made its way around the state. The column elicited a deluge of e-mail from teachers simply thanking me for expressing their viewpoint while also taking time to elaborate on many of their frustrations.
Which tells me they feel neglected and misunderstood.
After reading the e-mails, I gave the teachers a dose of their own medicine. I gave them homework. I asked them to tell me why they still teach, considering the increasing demands of the job. I have been bombarded with e-mails ever since.
The extra responsibilities that government keeps piling on them while never relieving them of any existing duties.
Government-mandated testing of students (and uniform test-score requirements), which consumes time that could be spent teaching and doesn't take into account kids with learning problems.
Budget and staff cuts that force teachers to perform jobs previously done by specialists, meaning they have to teach library, computer and second-language skills, as well as some resource kids.
Budgets that are so tight that teachers — who are not handsomely paid to begin with — are spending their own money on supplies.
The extra jobs many teachers are forced to take because of their meager salaries.
The increased responsibilities that force them to do work at home while neglecting their own families.
The angry parents who think their child could do no wrong and it must be the teacher's fault.
Failing to give teachers a pay raise while also raising their medical premiums so that the net effect is they actually take a pay cut.
The parents who send their sick kids to school because they work and can't be home to baby-sit.
The demise of the home and family and the resulting poor behavior and morals among the students.
And yet teachers keep coming back for more.
Two years ago I was ready to apply for a job at the local 7-Eleven because of an extremely hard year. I had 28 students in my second-grade class, and eight of them were behavior problems. Kolton was new to our school that year and was living with his father after being left on the doorstep by his mother because she couldn't handle him anymore. Dad was homeless at the time and moved in with his brother to take care of this little boy. Kolton had been in foster care and had lived with (various relatives), but nobody could handle him. This child was filled with anger. He was suspended twice for hurting others. My own son was in my class this year and Kolton would ask me all the time, "Does he ever get in trouble at home? Does he ever do bad things?" He wanted so bad to be a child like my son who had some stability in his life.
For almost every e-mail I received regarding my original column, I repeated my request: Why do you still teach? From there things began to snowball. The letters were circulated in teaching circles.
Acting on his own, Scott Berryessa, president of the Jordan Education Association, sent copies of my request to nearly thousands of teachers, asking them to respond. He had no idea how eagerly many of them would accept the assignment. One teacher immediately typed a reply during recess.
Berryessa read each e-mail as it arrived at his office and then forwarded it to me. He was receiving so many that at one point he asked me if I wanted him to stop forwarding the e-mail.
"Doug," he wrote, "This is unreal. I finish reading one, get choked up, send it to you and another one has arrived."
The first year I taught at Bingham High, I had a dad call and ask me if I would accept his son in my 12th-grade college prep English class. The boy had been in an automobile accident at about age 12, suffering serious brain damage. Though the boy had been assigned to resource classes ever since, the dad believed that his son was capable of more rigorous work. I said we could give it a try.
The boy's major difficulty with English was that something in his brain no longer connected his thinking with his spelling. He just guessed at how a word should look, and most of the time, even a modern spell-check program couldn't have anticipated his intent. His essays sometimes took me four or five times longer to decipher, compared to those of his classmates. He had no idea how to reproduce the words he read on the written page. His arguments and analyses were perceptive and accurate, if I could figure out the phonetic spelling and alphabet guesswork. In class discussion, literature and group projects, he shined. So I mothballed my red pencil and gave him credit for his dedicated work and fine mind. Not having been in a regular classroom since elementary school, his reward came when he earned an "A" in my class. My reward came four years later when I received his graduation announcement from the University of Utah.
Every year there are students in my classes who conquer their self-defeating habits, their personal obstacles and their enormous teenage insecurities — the cheerleader who, when confronted with cheating on a test in the fall, swore that she would never cheat again in my class and then reported with pride at the end of the year that she had kept her word; the diabetic young man whose determination was so respected by his peers that several of them named him in their essays about personal "heroes" (he died less than two years later); the reporter on my school newspaper staff who battled drug addiction and depression through her sophomore and junior years, and then beat back the dragons to earn a journalism scholarship to a small junior college; the student teacher who had been a quiet member of my junior honors class several years earlier and just last month whispered to me that I was the reason she had become an English teacher.
As the e-mails continued to pour in over the course of a couple of weeks, I talked to Berryessa on the phone. "The thing I found so interesting is that not one e-mail was negative," he said. "They didn't carp about the problems of the job. They were all positive about why they teach. The response has been amazing. I didn't think we'd get that many, especially because this is a busy time of year. All the letters are really from the heart."
When you consider the pay and the many drawbacks of the job, that's what teaching is: a matter of the heart.
From a practical point of view, you'd have a difficult time choosing the teaching profession (see above list). Not only is the job demanding in terms of stress and time, but many teachers have to supplement their incomes by teaching driver's ed or by coaching or by working nights at 7-Eleven or by taking a summer job.
A lot of people ask me the same question: "Why are you still a teacher?" In reply, I tell them the following story. One of my students was a girl we'll call "Angel" because that's what she is. She was a good student who paid attention, worked hard and was respectful to everyone. However, she was much too hard on herself, having such anxiety over assignments and concepts that she would cry out of frustration if she didn't pass or understand something the first time. Concepts did not come easily to her, and she became upset more and more. I worked with her on accepting her mistakes and learning from them, not giving up when something is hard to understand and being patient. We began to see a marked improvement in Angel's understanding and self-esteem. She cried less and less.
When Valentine's Day arrived, Angel wanted to buy a present for me to show how much she appreciated the work I'd done with her. She insisted on buying an entire bouquet of roses. Her mother explained that was simply too expensive.
After much debate, Angel's mother finally turned to her and said, "I just don't think you understand how much money that is!" Angel firmly replied, "Mom, I don't think you understand how much I love my teacher!"
Back at the JEA offices, Berryessa continued to monitor E-mail Central. "This morning has been incredible as I have sat and read each one," he wrote to me. "I can't get anything else done, nor do I want to today."
Berryessa decided to compile the responses and give them to the teachers who wrote them, but there were so many that he decided he would compile them in his own pamphlet. Finally, he decided to take the e-mails to Utah Education Association President Pat Rusk, who in turn forwarded them to district presidents, who forwarded them to teachers.
The upshot of all this is that the UEA has decided to turn it into a yearlong campaign — Why I Teach. The association is going to budget for it for the next school year. It will consist of radio announcements, print ads, posters and a book. The responses from teachers will be turned into posters that will be placed in their schools, allowing parents and students to see why teachers teach. Eventually, they plan to turn the responses into a book.
I teach French at Davis High. I received the following letter from a former student, written completely in French. "My name is Janet and I am one of your former students. You probably don't remember me, but I could never forget you. You inspired me to want to continue my studies in French and now I am just about to receive my master's degree in French from the University of Texas, where I also teach beginning French. I am just writing to say hello, but mostly to explain that it is thanks to you that I am where I am today. I want to be a French teacher exactly like you.
I would love to sit down with you and discuss your teaching methods, preferences, ideas and opinions because in all my learning experiences there has never been anyone like you. I would love to imitate you in my own classes."
The UEA plans to restart the original project, sending out another e-mail that asks teachers to answer the same question — Why do you teach? Berryessa wants to create a partnership with the state's superintendents to do the project on a broader scale. "If they're willing, then we could get school boards to ask principals and faculties to participate in this project," says Berryessa. "We want every school building in the state to have these posters."
Why such enthusiasm for the project?
"It will boost the morale of our teachers and make people more cognizant of the caring teachers we have out there," Berryessa explains. "A lot of teachers told me that it felt good to stop and focus on why they did this (teaching) in the first place — why they became a teacher. It helped them to remember."


They Gave A Homeless Man A Pizza. You'll Never Guess What He Did With It.
Actually, you will likely guess correctly, since you're reading it on here. Everyone deserves our time, and our respect. This video just shows you what happens when you give your time, and your kindness.


On the anime Initial D (first stage) Takumi Fujiwara was in his car Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno delivering tofu from their home to a hotel at the top of the Akina Mountain everyday. What is the name of that hotel that he delivered at the top of Akina Mountain?
They never mentioned the name of the hotel in anime, but I am not sure about the manga.
yea..they nvr mention bout the hotel.... but when papa drove her out that time, the outside scene was actually some "hotel"
1. What is a ganmodoki?
2. Is ganmodoki a vegetable or meat?
On the first stage of the anime Initial D I've remembered that Takumi Fujiwara, Itsuki Takeuchi, Kouichirou Iketani & Kenji went swimming with Mako Satou & Sayuki. On that scene Takumi Fujiwara went on the water slide with Sayuki he said to her "slow down" then Takumi said to himself "I feel her breasts moving behind my neck then an image of Mogi came in & she started to stick her tongue out. Why did she stick her tongue out for?
hum ...who wants to know what this hotel name is anyway ...seriously ??
on the first stage of the anime Initial D Kouichirou Iketani & his friends (Takumi Fujiwara & Itsuki Takeuchi) including his team the speedstars was heading to Mt. Akina then when Kouichirou Iketani was driving fast on the uphill on Mt. Akina Takumi Fujiwara was scared & freak out. The one thing I don't understand is why Takumi Fujiwara was scared & freak out for if he knows how do drive on Mt. Akina himself?
Because Iketani's drift technique was totally out of control and not the way Takumi tackles Akina. Where Takumi's driving is very smooth and ridiculously fast, Iketani was letting the rear of his car shoot out too far, and it must've scared Takumi that he had so little control over his car.
On the first stage Kouichirou Iketani was asking Takumi Fujiwara to give him a ride & drive hard on Mt. Akina so Kouichirou Iketani can steal his technique then all of a sudden he started getting scared & then he freak out then he started to pass out then Itsuki Takeuchi said "ahhhhhhh I witnessed the incident! On frightening Mt. Akina downhill where a scream echoes... ...Kouichirou Iketani in the third corner... ...passing out! then there another scene where Kouichirou Iketani wanted Takumi Fujiwara to give him another ride & drive hard on Mt. Akina but Kouichirou Iketani wanted Takumi Fujiwara to drive hard on Mt. Akina in Kouichirou Iketani's car (Nissan Silvia S13) then when Takumi Fujiwara started to do a drift he started to get scared & freak out. Why did Kouichirou Iketani started to get scared for?
He got scared for the same reasons as when he passed out in Takumi's 86. He had no idea that corners could be taken at speeds like that. The second run, he was even surprised that his car could go as fast as Takumi was pushing it. It's kind of like he's unlocking or showing Iketani the potential of his car, making him realize that he was nowhere close to driving it as fast as it could go.
On the first stage of the anime Initial D there's a couple of scenes where several cars doesn't even have any liscense plates at all. But then on the 2nd stage of the anine Initial D the cars have liscense plates already. The only thing I don't understand is How come the 2st stage of the anime Initial D have liscense plates on the cars but not the first stage?
ganmodoki is a Japanese term for tofu mixed with yam, egg white and other ingredients and fried. It is also known as hirousu or hiryozu.
Don't know what it tastes like though!
Actually my last post I said that Kouichirou Iketani was sooooo scared & freaked out when he told Takumi Fujiwara to do a drift on Kouichirou Iketani's car (Nissan Silvia S13) he didn't passed out on the second time.
I didn't say he passed out on the second run, I said he got scared again but it was also more of a surprise since he was concious for the entire mountain run this time.
If anything he walked away from the experience knowing how much of a higher skilled driver Takumi is over everyone else on the Speedstars.
1. Why did Mako Satou wanted Kouichirou Iketani to take her virginity for?
2. What does Sayuki meant by late bloomer?
3. Here's a question for all you men on the message board: For example, If you were on a date with a beautiful women then she said to you "I want you to take my virginity." Would you do it? & Why?
no seriously though, it would have to depend on the circumstances.
1. Why did Kenji started to pinch Itsuki Takeuchi's face for?
2. Why did Itsuki Takeuchi started to pinch Takumi Fujiwara's face for?
they wanted to make sure they were awake and not dreaming.
Wow this thread is really going through the stages with a fine-tooth comb...frame by frame .


Bridgeville, Delaware – The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred this past Monday involving a vehicle and a bicycle.
The preliminary investigation has determined the incident occurred around 5:17 p.m. Monday, December 3, 2018 as a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee, operated by a 29 year-old male of Seaford, was traveling southbound on Conrail Road (CR 546) just south of Cannon Road (SR 18) Bridgeville, Delaware. A 16 year old male, of Bridgeville, was riding his bicycle walking a dog secured to the handlebars in the roadway. As a result, the driver failed to see the bicyclist in the roadway causing the front bumper of the vehicle to impact the rear of the bicycle within the southbound lane of travel. After impact, the victim and his bicycle were projected forward in southerly direction coming to rest in the southbound lane of travel. The vehicle continued southbound a short distance before coming to a controlled stop in the middle of the southbound lane.
The 16 year-old, of Bridgeville, was initially transported to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital with serious injuries before being flown to the Christiana Hospital for more extensive treatment. He was wearing dark clothing with no light and was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision. The dog he was walking was uninjured and returned home shortly after the collision. He succumb to his injuries while being cared for at the Christiana Hospital on December 6th, 2018.
Alcohol was not a contributing factor on behalf of the driver or the bicyclist.
The vehicle operator, 29 of Seaford, was not injured and was properly secured during the crash. He attempted to perform CPR on the victim. He was also transported to the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital for an evaluation only.
Conrail Road was closed for approximately three hours while the crash was investigated and cleared.