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Senators clash on property tax relief and Rainy Day funding
Emily Boerger March 7, 2018
The Senate passed an amendment this afternoon to SB 6614, a bill related to school funding. The amendment changes the timeline for property tax relief and adds $935 million into the Education Legacy Trust Account.
The previous version of the bill that passed out committee provided tax relief in 2018 at a rate of $2.35 per thousand dollars of assessed value before bumping the property tax up to $2.70 for 2019-2021. Instead, with the added amendment, the bill would now provide property tax relief in 2019, and would take $935 million in state revenue, and put it into the education account.
During debate on the floor, Republicans argued that with an expected $2.3 billion in additional tax revenue coming into the state, now is the time to save money by putting surplus revenue into Washington's "Rainy Day Fund." They argued that following the Great Recession, Washingtonians voted to require the legislature to transfer funds to the Rainy Day Fund in times of "extraordinary revenue growth." According to Senator Braun, under current law and constitutional restrictions, $700 million of that revenue should be headed to the Rainy Day Fund. Republicans say the amendment is a way to circumvent that initiative.
"After the Great Recession exposed Olympia's failure to capture and protect unanticipated revenue, the voters approved critically important safeguards against overspending in good economic times," said Senator Braun in a press release. "This proposal from the Senate majority creates a constitutional crisis by rejecting the overwhelming demand from 67 percent of voters for fiscal responsibility and accountability. It sets an incredibly dangerous precedent for future state budget decisions."
Republicans also questioned how many votes would be necessary to pass the newly amended bill. To utilize the Rainy Day Fund, a super majority vote is required. But Senator Rolfes, the amendment's sponsor, stated that the bill doesn't take money out of the Rainy Day Fund. It just allocates the collected property tax revenue to the Education Legacy Trust Account and the general fund and therefore does not require a 60 percent vote for passage.
Democrats also said that it was necessary to provide property tax relief in 2019 rather than 2018, because people have already begun paying their property taxes this year. They said it said that it would be difficult, confusing, and expensive for the Office of the State Treasurer to provide tax relief in 2018.
However, in a statement released prior to floor debate on the issue began, State Treasurer Duane Davidson said,
"We're extremely concerned with today's proposals to divert $700 million from being deposited in the Rainy Day Fund. Choosing to not save today when we're experiencing extraordinary revenue growth guarantees that our budget problems will be much greater when the next recession hits."
Republicans offered several amendments to the bill including an amendment to reduce property taxes to $1.89 per thousand dollars of assessed value and a voucher program to reduce taxes, but none were successful.
Action on the bill as a whole was deferred after questions were brought up about the number of votes required for final passage of the bill. Thursday is the last day of the regular 2018 session.
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New Balance has announced the opening of its first ever Experience Store on Beijing's Qianmen Avenue. Celebrating the brand's past, present and future, New Balance proudly showcases its century-long heritage to bring a completely new brand retail experience to life.
Beijing, China – New Balance has announced the opening of its first ever Experience Store on Beijing's Qianmen Avenue. Celebrating the brand's past, present and future, New Balance proudly showcases its century-long heritage to bring a completely new brand retail experience to life.
It was 1906 in Boston – the city of marathons – when William J. Riley discovered, in his own backyard, that a chicken could use its three claws to maintain perfect balance. As a result, Riley was inspired to apply the balance principle to his design of the most advanced arch support system the world had ever seen. This new support system afforded more comfort and a better fit than ever before. It was this legendary story that was the humble beginning of what has evolved into today's New Balance. Since then, New Balance has continued to passionately and diligently pursue the best quality and comfort in their products. This has resulted in an organization that today provides top-quality shoes, offering comfort across six different widths and two different heights.This spirit of professionalism and passion has accompanied the brand from the day it was founded 103 years ago, to its newest presence today, in Beijing, China.
The two-floor 2000+ square foot New Balance Experience Store is located in Beijing's famous Qianmen Avenue. Qianmen Avenue is one of the most historical commercial streets in Beijing, with more than 500 years of history. That New Balance has chosen Qianmen Avenue as the location for its first ever Experience Store is no coincidence. In this new endeavor, New Balance continues to lead in innovation while remaining firmly rooted in the heritage of its past.
The first floor's décor is inspired by New Balance's heritage with a nostalgic feel harkening back to the 1950s and 60s. Using materials that are worn and textured, the store's first level is dedicated to the brand's rich history, complete with framed archival logos, vintage New Balance ads and various brand paraphernalia dating as far back as 1910.
A DNA ribbon which extends from the first floor entrance all the way to the second floor takes the consumer through a chronological journey documenting the brand's rich past, present and future. The detail in the overall store design is further complimented by audio, visual and olfactory experiences throughout the store including the unique smell of oak reminiscent of a shoe store's scent from the mid-20th century.
The environmental ambiance of the second floor is consistent with the first floor, paying homage to the brand's signature grey while introducing the brand's modern day technology-based offerings amidst an evolved red and grey color scheme.
Rob DeMartini, chief executive officer and president of New Balance states, "We are excited about this new store model that pays tribute to our heritage, celebrates our innovation and sets a new standard of retail excellence within the global marketplace.
The New Balance Experience Store in Beijing allows consumers to engage with our rich brand story that is 103 years in the making."
The grand opening of the world's first ever New Balance experience store in Beijing is a landmark event in the company's history. On August 15th, its opening day, New Balance will be host to a 1960s-style American carnival along Beijing's Qianmen Avenue. With the trappings of a real carnival, it will take up Qianmen Avenue with its games, gifts, balloons and carnival-style décor. Fun for the entire family, it will also have games related to New Balance's running DNA, and include foot width measuring activities and treadmill challenges all communicating the idea of health and sport. In addition to different prizes, New Balance has also prepared 123 limited-edition T-shirts for guests. Also on display during the carnival will be classic New Balance shoes, each providing a window into the unique product created throughout the company's history.
The grand opening of New Balance's first Experience Store will be attended by the senior executives of the company, including Global CEO Rob T. DeMartini, Global Executive Vice President of International Alan Hed, Regional General Manager of Asia Pacific Darren Tucker, and China General Manager Michael Wellman. The New Balance Experience Store's display of the brand's past, present and future not only showcases the company's authentic heritage and spirit but also demonstrates its determination towards reaching its goal of turning China into the brand's second largest market, following the United States. New Balance has plans to open as many as 1,000 stores in China before 2012.
During the period of the opening of the Qianmen Avenue experience store, New Balance will also be hosting their national "Total Fit Campaign". The campaign is geared towards the Chinese market. In addition to helping highlight healthy running ideas and foot care concepts, the campaign will share inspiring stories of runners from around China. The company will also select 88 of the most inspiring runners – each with a story of their own – to take part in an international marathon in Hong Kong. They will also be holding a "6km Run" open for public participation in Nanjing and Hangzhou following its initial success in Shanghai.


I have been so excited to share this session with you! Carolyn contacted me a couple of months ago to book a lifestyle newborn session. When I arrived at their home just north of Ingersoll, Ontario, I immediately knew why! Carolyn has real eye for home decor and their home is so beautiful. It was a real honour to photograph their precious baby girl.
When I arrived, I immediately saw this closed in porch with a gorgeous victorian sofa – talk about every lifestyle photographer's dream! We captured a few portraits of the whole family and dad with his baby girl there. I especially love the image where dad is holding Peyton and she has her little hand gripped onto his pocket. You know the saying about having daddy wrapped around your finger – well I'm pretty sure that's the case with this daddy-daughter duo!
As a newborn photographer, it is so important to capture all the little details. Take a look below at the sweet touches that Carolyn added to their nursery. It is white with accents of gold and greenery! Scott and Carolyn decided to stay on "team green" and wait until birth to find out if they were having a baby boy or baby girl. They kept their nursery neutral in anticipation of their baby's arrival at Woodstock General Hospital.
Peyton wore this beautiful sweater knit onesie sent to her from family in the Netherlands and a pretty velvet headband made by her cousins. I always love incorporating a few items that have special meaning to the family! It was ironic that her little outfit came from Holland as I had recently ordered a few props from The Original Photoblocks Props http://www.theoriginalphotoblocksprops.com which is also located in Holland. This specialty prop shop specializes in unique and organic props for newborn photographers worldwide. This beautiful backdrop accented her outfit perfectly!
Any newborn photographers reading know how quickly this gorgeous heart prop sold out. Within seconds they were gone which is why I was so excited to have snagged one! I think it is by far my favourite prop! I couldn't wait to use it for this lifestyle session and can't wait to use it in studio sessions I have in the future in my home studio in Ingersoll, Ontario. This beautiful Christmas setup is designed with a bonnet and wrap from https://mia-joy-studio.myshopify.com/, one of my favourite Canadian vendors! It can be used for both newborn and milestone sessions. Peyton is one of my baby plan babies which makes me even more excited because it means she will be coming back for milestone pictures as well as a first birthday session! My absolute favourite package because I get to watch these little ones grow- the exact reason why I love my job!


BottleRock held its inaugural festival last weekend at Napa Valley's Expo Fairgrounds under a scorching sun, but the heat wasn't enough to keep the crowds away. Downtown Napa Valley became BottleRock Central, swarming with crossing guard-policemen and retailers pushing their goods, and in many cases, their parking lots. Nearby neighbors set up pizza and lemonade stands and signs dissuading BottleRockers from urinating on their lawns.


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Virtual Tour & Travel Fun
Looking for something different to do during all the travel warnings and bans put in place because of the worldwide Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency? We'll keep updating this page as we find more things to do from the safety and comfort of your own home.
Many museums, zoos, aquariums, and other popular world landmarks and destinations offer virtual tours and videos. And some, like the Metropolitan Opera, is offering live and recorded performances.
Why not do a little "couch travel" by checking out these great boredom busters?
'END NATURE DEFICIT DISORDER' (Added December 2020)
A great online source of ideas for "putting an end to Nature-Deficit Disorder" can be found at StopNDD.org. This webpage provides a wealth of suggestions and information about the benefits of getting kids outside, exploring nature, and integrating education with nature.
LONE STAR STATE PLACES (Added November 2020)
The Texas travel office website offers a wealth of great ideas for places to see in the state. For those of you not ready or able to travel to or within Texas, TravelTexas.com has a great list of seven virtual tours to take in the Lone Star State!
Travel Texas's website also provides a page of ideas for ways to enjoy all things Texas from wherever you are in the world!
READER SUGGESTIONS (Added October 2020)
Want to see Da Vinci's work in the Sistine Chapel, visit the Egyptian pyramids, scale Mount Everest, visit a rainforest, or even watch an astronaut play ping pong with slime? You can do all of this and much more on this awesome site!
(Note: A big thank you to the family who shared this cool page with us! They found our page here on VisitMcKinney.com helpful during their COVID shut-in time and now that school is back in session virtually and wanted to share the above site with us. We love all the intriguing tours and plan to do some exploring ourselves on this site. Thank you so much, Stephanie and Joanna. We're glad you, your mom, and nana found our page helpful and wanted to share with us and our website users this cool page you found!)
Check out this great link for STEM-based activities for kids of all ages, submitted by Mark Coster, a PhD-trained chemist who is behind the website, STEM Toy Expert. These boredom busters for kids are not only fun but will help them get some hands-on learning with STEM concepts.
(Thank you, Mark, for submitting this link for our readers! Great activities for homeschoolers, kids doing split school/home schedules, and just for fun learning on the weekends!)
Access four dozen virtual learning opportunities and other experiences that parents and kids can do together.
Involve your kids in some hands-on educational activities at sources like the California Science Center that is offering fun science project how-tos. Find a huge list of science activities HERE.
If you have a curious older elementary school student, you'll find 35 fun and creative 5th-grade science projects on the WeAreTeachers website.
Remember when schools taught Civics class? Check out this website that provides games to teach kids Civics lessons!
Cinemark Theaters has a fun page designed for kids - animated movie coloring sheets.
Celebrities like Betty White, Oprah Winfrey, Rami Malak, Haley Duff, Viola Davis, and many others read a large selection of children's books on video. All viewing is free!
Texas State Parks virtual tours
Texas State Aquarium
The San Diego Zoo's "live cams"
The Northern Soltice Alpaca Farm in Maine virtual tours via their YouTube channel
Monterey Bay Aquarium on the California coast is offering live-streaming webcams of all kinds of creatures, including sea otters, jellyfish, penguins, and more!
MUSEUMS & OTHER WORLD ATTRACTIONS
World Famous Destinations - Many locations have new Google Street View tours offering experiences like the view from the top of Paris, France's Eiffel Tower or a walk around the Taj Mahal in New Dehli, India. This site offers a wide range of other Google Street View Tours, too.
The Smithsonian's Natural History Museum current exhibits
The Guggenheim Museum in New York City offers three different views - interior, aerial and tripod imagery.
Disney has closed its parks temporarily, but you can visit them via 360-degree panorama views!
You can live-stream the view of the North Lights from your couch!
FOR CAR ENTHUSIASTS
Take a behind-the-scenes tour to see an incredible pristine antique car collection in the vault of The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. The Vault includes 150 vehicles including a Mercedes-Benz that belonged to Saddam Hussein, President Clinton's golf cart, an imposing 1925 Round Door Rolls-Royce that was once doomed to a New Jersey junkyard, and much more.
Check out the incredible Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar in the Los Angeles area. The Nethercutt Collection was founded in 1972 by J.B. Nethercutt (1913–2004), who was the co-founder of Merle Norman Cosmetics with his aunt, Merle Nethercutt Norman.
Virtually-visit favorite, historic, and beautiful performing art centers all around the world.
Speaking of performing arts center, The Metropolitan Opera in New York City's Lincoln Plaza is live-streaming its performances. These then remain viewable for 20 hours after the performance has taken place.
Playbill offers webpage of links to 15 filmed Broadway plays and musicals you can watch at home!
NPR has released a list of concerts you can enjoy from the comfort of your home.
ROCK & TOP 40 VIRTUAL CONCERTS
Billboard is keeping a list of current rock and pop artists who are doing virtual concerts!
For a list of even more free virtual tours, visit this website for a comprehensive list of more than 300 virtual tours you can take from the comfort of your home!
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Haryana Police previous year question papers are the main stuff for the Haryana Police exam preparation. Students can download the Haryana Police previous year question papers from the given links. The Haryana Police is a strong authority that is responsible for maintaining law and order of the city. It is very important for the smooth functioning of the city that there should be some law and order that is strictly followed. The Haryana Staff Selection Commission use to be called as the Subordinate Service Selection Board in the earlier days.
Every year a large number of people wish to sit for the examination and apply for various posts under the Haryana police. In order to grab the job, you must make sure that you prepare well and sit for the process the examination with a good score. One of the best ways to do the preparation is by referring to the Haryana Police Previous Year Question Papers and the Haryana police old papers.
Haryana Police old papers will be able to give you an idea about the kind of question paper that you will get in the examination. Let us now study the steps that are involved in the accumulation of the Haryana Police Previous Year Question Papers.
The first and the foremost steps to download the Haryana Police previous year question papers are to log into the official website of the exam authority that is http://www.hssc.gov.in/. This website is the official portal and also the first portal on which all the latest information is available. You must make sure that till the declaration of the result you keep visiting this website regularly for all the latest kind of updates.
Once you open the website on the home page you will find a number of options. All these options contain a different kind of necessary information. The names of the link will suggest the information that it consists. You can click on the link that reads Haryana Police old papers and selects the post for which you are looking for the papers.
The Haryana Police previous year question papers provide a chance to the students about the Haryana Police examination which is well- planned. It is planned in a way that the entire knowledge of the candidate can be checked and it is to make the right choice of the deserving candidate for the various posts. All the post come with a number of responsibilities and is paid well. You have to be very strong and smart in order to carry you out your responsibility is the right ways.
A lot of papers of different years will open in front of you. You can download Haryana Police previous year question papers and keep them safe on your computer screen or you can take out a print out of these papers and keep them with yourself. You should solve these papers to get an idea about your score and also to get an idea about your speed in the examination.
It is very important that you complete the exam in the given time. The more the number of papers you will solve the better will be your result in the actual papers. Practice is the key to the right score.


Alaina and family - I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family. I didn't have the pleasure of meeting your dad , but from everything I hear about him he sounds like such a wonderful kind soul ! I can see he was loved so much , and in return loved his family back just the same. He will always be with you and your family in your memories and always close in your heart. You are truly lucky to have shared all these years with such a remarkable father. I will be thinking of you. Love your friend- Kristen Webber.
Tina, my heart goes out to you and your family. I'm so sorry for your loss. Sending you my love and prayers.
My relationship with Dan and his family was all too-often at a distance of 50 feet, as we greeted each other when I was visiting my parents - their next-door neighbors. Our neighbors in Glastonbury were all very close and the Zorzis fit right in. As my parents began to age, the Zorzis were right there to help - not just in words. Over the years they became like family to the point that my brother and I would refer to Dan as "our brother Dan". He was a genuine man, the kind we need more of today. I know he will be sorely missed by Suzie and the girls, who I know, will fill-in the gaps.
Sue - I am SO very sorry for your loss!!!! I will be praying for you and your family today and in the coming days.
My heartfelt condolences to the entire family. He sounds like an amazing man who will be missed so much. Alaina, I'm sure you made your father very proud.
The best friend a guy could have. Always a big heart, and friend to all. The last time I saw him was a decade ago at Cave Man's body shop. He was having something touched up on a mini van. I asked about family etc. He gave me his traditional smile and little giggle when he saw me. It meant a lot. Saddened beyond belief.


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Manhart Boosts The BMW M4 To 698HP With The One-Of-One MH4 GTR
Manhart is known for its one-of-a-kind aftermarket builds, especially when it comes to the industry's most performance-prone vehicles. The BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition, for example, sought to boost the original platform from 425 to 493HP, resulting in a limited-edition, 200-unit release. Now, after four years, the brand is returning to the platform for an even more boisterous version known as the MH4 GTR.
The Manhart BMW MH4 GTR is an elaborate take on the original DTM Champion Edition, which was created in homage to the DTM championship winner, Marco Wittmann. Apparently, the water-injected wonder wasn't up to snuff for Manhart's exceptional 2020 catalog, which has introduced various high-performance platforms within the recent year. Now, the MH4 has been outfitted with a remapped ECU, intercooler, exhaust, and carbon-fiber intake, boosting the vehicle to an attractive 698-horsepower, and 723 lb-ft of torque. This marked increase is accompanied by a modified seven-speed transmission, Concave One wheels, and various aerodynamic accents, including a carbon splitter and rear wing. Unlike its predecessor, the MH4 GTR will be a one-of-one build. Head to Manhart's website to learn more.
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Taylor Swift: 'As A Tennessean, It Makes Me Sick That There Are Monuments Standing In Our State That Celebrate Racist Historical Figures Who Did Evil Things.'
Taylor Swift demands for "racist" monuments to be dismantled.
"As a Tennessean, it makes me sick that there are monuments standing in our state that celebrate racist historical figures who did evil things. Edward Carmack and Nathan Bedford Forrest were DESPICABLE figures in our state history and should be treated as such."
From tmz.com
Taylor Swift is on a crusade to rid her home state of racist statues honoring "villains" … and she wants to give them the boot forever.
The singer opened up in a big way Friday, zeroing in on monuments in Nashville celebrating "racist historical figures who did evil things."
Taylor says it makes her sick that men like Edward Carmack and Nathan Bedford Forrest are honored with statues in Tennessee … she says they are both "despicable" figures who should be remembered and treated as such.
Taylor's first salvo took aim at Carmack's statue, which was sitting inside the state Capitol in Nashville until last week, when Black Lives Matter protesters tore it down.
Tennessee has vowed to replace the toppled statue — it's part of state law — but Taylor says it's a waste of state funds and missed opportunity to do the right thing.
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A devised verbatim theatrical experience exploring the "refugee in all of us."


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I'm so excited to be joining you all at the Fall Yoga Retreat here on Kent Island. This is my hometown and I hope you enjoy it during your stay here. There's a peacefulness once you get over the bridge that you can't find anywhere else.
My good friend and colleague Rixie Dennison asked me to offer intuitive readings at the retreat and I was happy to say yes. I'll be there on Saturday, offering 30 minute intuitive readings for a good part of the day.
I am a crystal clear Spirit Guide channel which means I can tune in and bring through messages from your Guide team. Which is cool, right? But that's not the best part!
I have an agreement with the Guide teams that everything they give me has to be useful and actionable for you. "Your aura is pink and that means you have lovely warm energy" is interesting but really, how does it help you move forward in life?
(Hint: it doesn't which is why you won't hear that from me and the Guides!) I promise you down-to-earth, grounded and practical guidance so you'll walk away with clarity and action steps. The Retreat is a great time to tune in, listen deeply (to your Guides?) and go home with a mind-body-spirit connection fully engaged! That's when you'll start seeing change!
1. Each reading will be 30 minutes in length.
2. The investment for the reading is $50.
5. Be sure you get a confirmation email letting you know your space is confirmed. If you don't get an email right away, the space isn't saved. Should that happen, email me (one more link, sorry!) and I'll make sure you're on the calendar for that day.
It's going to be a great event and I'm excited to be there as part of your "feel good" team!


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Brooklyn Teen Chased By Six Others And Stabbed Succumbs To Injuries
A 17-year-old Brooklyn boy died from accidents at a hospital on Saturday after being chased down and stabbed by gang members the day earlier than.
Nyheem Wright was strolling dwelling from Liberation Excessive Faculty in Coney Island when a bunch of six boys started chasing him. The gang caught up with Wright at a Ceremony Help parking zone at about 3:20 p.m. and stabbed him.
Police found Wright with a abdomen wound, and he was transported to Maimonides Medical Heart in essential situation. Based on Councilman Ari Keegan, the teenager suffered from a collapsed lung and a punctured vein. He succumbed to his accidents about 24 hours after the assault.
Right now, investigators have no idea the rationale behind the assault. They consider the suspects are a part of a gang, however no arrests have been made. Police are asking anybody with data to present them to name.
Division of Schooling Chancellor David C. Banks tweeted that he spoke with the boy's principal, who described Wright as a "joyful leader." The teenager was a senior at K728 Liberation Diploma Plus highschool and on the verge of graduating.
(2 of three) I spoke with the younger man's principal this night, who described him as a joyful chief. He was on the verge of commencement, and was a tough employee who took an lively function in main different younger folks at his college.
— Chancellor David C. Banks (@DOEChancellor) January 22, 2023
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13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson is a modern day coming of age story. It centers around Virginia 'Ginny' Blackstone, a 17 year old girl who is given a letter in a blue envelope. The letter tells her to fly to London, but she can't bring any crutches. What ensues is a fantastic adventure.


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This week sees a new website for teachers and school leaders, www.techknowledge.org.uk .
Packed with research on the impact of mobile technology and the use of 1:1 devices in schools, the unveiling is part of the rebranding of the charity Tablets For Schools, now Techknowledge For Schools. The research covers 40 schools and 11,000 pupils and explores the impact of 1:1 use on pupil engagement, motivation and behaviour, teacher training and support. It also gives frank feedback on persistent barriers to progress, such as lack of Wi-fi, pupil distraction, addiction, e-safety and lack of ongoing CPD for teachers.
The charity began commissioning research in 2011 in three pioneering secondary schools (Longfield Academy in Kent, Honywood in Essex and Wallace High School, Belfast ) that were using 1:1 tablets, to identify the benefits, challenges and the impact on learning and to establish ground rules and advice for teaching with these devices. An independent pedagogy group of academics and school leaders exists to peer-review all research.
Brand new research - Transforming learning - explores precisely how 1:1 mobile devices are used in teaching and learning, and how changes to pedagogy can be sustained: Transforming Learning.


OCTOBER 26, 1998: Oprah Winfrey isn't the best thing about Beloved, a viscerally moving film whose deep and original vision builds from the foundation of Toni Morrison's novel. Nonetheless, Winfrey's involvement, both as star and through her production company Harpo Films, makes her the architect of its greatest accomplishment. Winfrey's presence legitimized the film as authentic black self-expression, which took away the onus of hiring a white male urbanite, Jonathan Demme, to direct this story about rural black women.
And make no mistake: Jonathan Demme's startling and beautiful interpretation of the story is the best thing about Beloved. He infuses it with themes that arise from potent images, and he transforms strands of meaning only suggested in the script into rich veins of cinematic emotion. If he couldn't mine greatness from every script page, then at least he constructs a space where Morrison's genius can flower on the screen, fertilized by his reimagination of the boundary lines between life and death, human and animal, present and past.
Beloved tells the story of Sethe (Winfrey), a former slave who escaped from Kentucky to Ohio with her children but without her husband. After she moves into her mother-in-law's home on the outskirts of Cincinnati, a series of deaths rocks the household, and an angry spirit plagues the house with poltergeist-like manifestations, driving Sethe's two sons away. In 1873, as the movie's main action begins, one of Sethe's Kentucky acquaintances shows up on her doorstep and finds her living with her teenage daughter Denver (Kimberly Elise) in virtual isolation from the community that passes daily outside their door. Paul D. (Danny Glover) moves in and finds work, but the family's relative stability is soon disrupted by a strange visitor, a young woman who can barely speak or walk but who calls herself "Beloved." Her arrival at first delights the friendless Denver, but gradually it becomes clear that the stranger has crossed a greater divide than the Ohio River on her journey to Sethe's home.
It takes almost three hours to tell the whole story of Beloved's nature and the significance of her visitation, and in some ways the movie's unusual length is appropriate. Beloved moves all its characters through big changes, and it's necessary to develop their starting points in this drama deliberately. Otherwise, their subsequent journey might seem arbitrary.
But a feature-length movie, even a long one, can't take a novel's care in this regard. That's where Demme's command of cinematic shorthand works wonders. At one point, Demme compresses the arduous task of stage-setting and characterization into a series of short, incidental scenes that show the family's new routine after Beloved's arrival. This technique--scenes of 30 to 60 seconds separated by quick fades to black--approaches cinematic pointillism, and it rapidly conveys the fluidity of the family's dynamics under unusual stress.
However, such innovation can only be a transitional device, moving us from the pre- to the post-Beloved situation. Before and after these riveting, rhythmic moments, the movie sometimes bogs down in more traditional expository scenes. Sethe and Paul D. have slow, tortuous conversations, which are serious, full of stagy pauses, and unrealistically revelatory. The one quality of Beloved that needs improvement is its attachment to heartrending and tragic monologues. Not only would stoic understatement be more effective, it would also ring truer for these characters, who have survived by putting their pain in the past.
Whether conscious forgetting is a good strategy for dealing with the inconceivable brutality of Sethe's slave days, however, becomes a key issue in the film. Sethe is determined, at all costs, to protect her daughter from the life she fled 18 years before, and the film echoes her consistent denial by refusing to give its audience backstory. Names, places, and events are thrown around for two hours of screen time before Sethe and the script break down and tell us who and what they are--and what happened to them. My screening was full of whispers as people asked each other what these cryptic references were all about, afraid they'd missed something. Be patient: Beloved structurally reenacts Sethe's defense against her unbearable past until at last she is forced to tear down that final wall.
Beloved argues that the dividing line between past and present is artificial, a human construct. So, too, with the dividing line between civilization and nature. Demme picks up on two clues in the movie's script--a slaveholder's discourse on the animal nature of blacks, also a stump preacher's admonition to black folks to love their own flesh--and conceives a radical connection between the natural world and human society. So close are the two, the director suggests, that the dead can reenter the human sphere by traveling through the forms of life that emerge from the earth where they are buried. From the grave to the grass to the insects to human flesh--real, solid, black flesh--is a conceivable route back to life in the continuity Demme envisions. Tak Fujimoto's elegiac, starkly sensual images of butterflies, foxes, water, and tree leaves reinforce this beautiful reversal of the slaveholder's accusation. "Animal" is no longer an insult, and the love of flesh, for all its dangers, becomes the purest form of spirituality.
Demme has been working below his potential in the past decade, although he has been rewarded by Oscar voters for high-profile films like The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia. With Beloved, his keen eye and philosophical mind return with a breadth of vision that reinforces the novel's best insights. Yet his persuasion is so quiet, and his humanistic concern for his actors (especially Kimberly Elise in her triumphant third-act maturation) so great, that audiences may leave Beloved without any awareness that a hand other than Winfrey's is guiding the camera lens. In a sense, they're right: Winfrey has guided attention away from the director in the best possible manner, leaving him free to tap the naked power of cinema to create and connect.


Work for him is first of all attractive by the opportunity of realization of big projects. Some are saying that you can even support homosexual marriage without betraying God.
NBC issued an on-air apology for Ramo's remark. Sergey Veutov Head of billing Sergey Veutov was born in Ukraine where he founded his Internet project dealing with manufacturing equipment.
He met his wife here and their love or extreme sports united them. Brown covers a lot of Scripture as he deals with each of Jim's points. She believes in Mamba as she met her future husband here whom she considers absolutely ideal.
His profound experience allows him to be an expert in all aspects of Internet business whether it is building and managing teams, project work, risk management or searching best ways of monetization. The main thing is to set a particular and clear goal and be patient".
He did not engage in that because the Bible says that activity is to be confined to the marriage relationship as I Corinthians 7 makes clear. The event marked the first year of a new format that supplants the traditional Eastern Conference versus Western Conference format with a draft-style format.
Norway finished first in the medal tablewinning 39 total medals including 14 gold and silver medals each, and 11 bronzes ; the United States finished fourth, with 23 medals nine gold, eight silver and six bronze, with alpine skiier Mikaela Shiffrinsnowboarders Shaun White and Chloe Kimand the U.
The statement elicited widespread mockery and some backlash on social media including a Twitter post by the Netherlands U. The ad became the subject of controversy over the images of only one African American used in the scene, along with backlash from viewers, including members from the King Family themselves, as they did not authorize the speech to be used or gave Fiat Chrysler permission to use it FCA got the permission from a company that holds the IP rights to the King estate.
The born-again believer will instead put off the old man and put on the new man. So just because someone has the deep desire within themselves to engage in something doesn't make it biblical.
Natalia likes to say that "If you want to find your soulmate Mamba will easily do it.


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#04 Carina Seth Andersson
IN THE STUDIO WITH CERAMIST, GLASS ARTIST AND DESIGNER
INTERVIEW BY ANNICA KVINT,
PHOTO BY EMMA SHEVTZOFF
You don't need to flip through Swedish interior design magazines for long before finding it – a round glass vase with its characteristic dewdrops. Carina Seth Andersson's "Dagg" or "Dew" vase has become a 2010s equivalent to Alvar Aalto's 1930s "Savoy" vase – a modern classic with shapes from nature.
BUT THERE ARE FURTHER SIMILARITIES between the two vases. It took a long time before finding a viable way to produce Savoy. The original idea to cast the glass vase in a mould of thin steel was abandoned in favour of a wood mould that gradually burned away from each vase as the glass hardened. Producing Dagg presented similar perplexities.
"The shape of the vase required enormous precision from the glass mould maker. It had to be exactly the right amount of glass and the right temperature to be able to blow it and it took a long time to find a feasible manufacturing process, says Carina about Dagg, which is blown in a graphite mould at the Skrufs Glassworks in Småland, Sweden."
Åke (the companion) in the studio.
Carina Seth Andersson in her studio.
WITH "DAGG", SVENSKT TENN HAS DONE A GOOD CULTURAL DEED FOR AN ART INDUSTRY IN SHAMBLES.
"Now, in retrospect, I'm very thankful that Svenskt Tenn dared to produce Dagg, above all for what the vase's success means in a broader context. Skruf has been able to hire more people and open a new kiln. So with Dagg, Svenskt Tenn has done a good cultural deed for an art industry in shambles."
Carina Seth Andersson's collection of vases for Svenskt Tenn started selling in 2009. In addition to the Dagg vase there's "Kotte" (Cone) and "Stubbe" (Stub). The three vases are designed for three different purposes. While Dagg is suitable for branches, twigs and taller flowers, Stubbe is designed for lower bouquets and Kotte for the first wood anemones of spring.
Perhaps the collection can be seen as a modern equivalent to Estrid Ericson's "wardrobe" of vases? Svenskt Tenn's founder had an incredible knack for putting the right flowers in the right vase, and recommended four classic vases that should be in every home: the jam jar, the ginger jar, a pewter chalice and the mug.
Estrid Ericson's travels and all of the exotic items that she came home with inspired Carina Seth Andersson. She says that the concept of "exotic" became her starting point:
"Many people travel today and objects from the whole world can be found in many places. So I began to think about what could be perceived as exotic today. Around the same time, the newspapers began writing about how more and more children seldom or never spend time in the woods and that's when I knew that the collection would be about Nordic nature."
Carina describes this as if she herself grew up in the woods. For while her family lived in the Stockholm suburb of Lidingö, they spent almost half of their time at their country home near Bålsta, Sweden.
"I didn't have any friends there, but the forest was big and the trees were high. I don't recall ever being bored. My father taught me so much about flowers and animals – something that I'm happy for today – and probably my interest in cultivation comes from him. Unlike Estrid Ericson however, my father never wanted to travel. There was always something that was going to bloom or that had to be done with one of the vines or crops!"
With such an upbringing, it's perhaps not so surprising that Carina has managed to produce vases, pots, containers and more. But that is far from everything. She has managed to move unhindered between crafts and design ever since she graduated from the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (Konstfack) in 1993. She has worked with everything from glass and clay to metal, wood and textiles. She has even done a number of public projects and also taught at Beckmans College of Design.
"What's important for me is that there is an edge in what I do. I like the simplicity found in laboratory glass and happily reduce any excess in my objects. But then the object has to have a little something so it doesn't feel dead or boring. Having it finish with a small bulge or making the handiwork visible. I like when chance can decide, so that something uncontrollable enters into the controlled."
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feeling: full - permanently full and over-indulged since Christmas!
So here I am, willing in the new year and hope that I have a healed and stronger ankle ready to carry me (ideally about 5 less pounds of me than right now - damn those Christmas chocolates!) into a happy and fit new year!!


Water. Mesmerizing. Soothing. The smell of the sea. What's not to love. Sunrises, Sunsets , harbors, coastlines and piers all make fabulous subjects for my photography. Come with me while I show you around my favorite places along the Coast.
Fort DeSota Beach on the west coast of Florida is a beautiful place to view the sunrise across the bay.
This was a powerful sunrise and I loved the empty guard chair just waiting for the day to begin and the beach to fill up.
A little after 9am, I took this while looking at the ocean and shot a long exposure of 5 seconds.
Just before sunrise the blue hour is a magical tme and the Skyline Bridge in Florida is a perfect subject for this mystical time of day.


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You Won't Believe What Bill Clinton Just Said About His Past
Former President Bill Clinton has been a subject of countless scandals throughout the past two decades.
From his unsavory business dealings to his presidential impeachment in the House, Clinton has proven he is unworthy to lead this country in any capacity.
But what he just said about his past sexual scandal will truly disgust you.
Bill Clinton claimed that the norms for sexual assault have changed in regards to his past affair with Monica Lewinsky.
An original Clinton accuser, Juanita Broaddrick, shared her story in an interview with Fox News, in the hopes her story would receive the same respect and consideration as other allegations made by women against powerful men.
"I feel like people are starting to believe and realize that I was truly sexually assaulted by Bill Clinton. All victims matter. It doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or a Republican. Who cares if you're straight or you're gay, or if you believe in God or not. We all have a right to be believed."
Another alleged Clinton victim, Kathleen Willey, responded at the thought that their claims may finally be believed.
With the recent #MeToo movement so widely reported, women are coming out of the woodwork with their stories of sexual assault by the rich and powerful.
The media has had a field day, heavily focusing on the message that all of the alleged victims must be believed, even though their claims were brushed under the rug by the same news outlets decades ago.
In a telephone interview with the New York Times from her home in Richmond, Virginia, Willey shared her disgust at being ignored for so long since Bill Clinton was the accused.
"It's about time. We've waited for years for vindication."
"They're hypocrites," she said. "They worship at the altar of all things Clinton. They're all over Roy Moore, but they had nothing to say about Bill Clinton when he was accused of doing what he was accused of doing."
In an interview with PBS, Bill Clinton alleged that the norms of sexual consent have changed, allowing individuals to push boundaries in this sense.
PBS's Judy Woodruff reminded the former President that Senator Al Franken had been charged and left office after his groping affair overtook his political career.
"I assume you think that what happened with you was more serious than what happened with Senator — former Senator Al Franken," she said. "So, norms have changed. Do you think that's a good thing?"
When questioned whether or not he felt his past affair was affecting his current political career in a similar manner, Bill Clinton's answer was bleak:
"I think it's a good thing that we should all have higher standards," Clinton said. "I think the norms have really changed in terms of, what you can do to somebody against their will, how much you can crowd their space, make them miserable at work."
Worse yet, Clinton later went on to defend both his and Franken's actions in the interview.
Former President Bill Clinton is certainly no stranger to deflecting scandal, as the Foundation both he and his wife, Hillary Clinton, run is consistently under both federal investigation and scrutiny — but this time, he may not be able to walk away free.
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Home Healthcare Fraud Exploiting Addictions
Exploiting Addictions
Larry Benson
Pills spilling out of a prescription bottle on 100 dollar paper currency
Most doctors and other healthcare professionals take exceptional care in protecting the patients they serve. But there are always a few bad apples who abuse their patient's trust so they can make an extra buck. This is the case with a physician from Pittsburgh, Pa., who was found guilty of distributing a Schedule III controlled substance, healthcare fraud, and money laundering.
Nabil Jabbour, who previously operated an addiction treatment practice, was sentenced for illegally distributing buprenorphine on three separate occasions and defrauding both Medicare and Pennsylvania Medicaid programs. (Just so you know, buprenorphine is a Schedule III substance which is commonly used in the treatment of patients suffering from opioid addiction.)
Jabbour violated every medical ethical code by offering patients narcotics in exchange for cash payments. Instead of helping his patients, he added to their addiction and the overall opioid crisis growing throughout America. (It's very hard not to see the glaring irony of an addiction specialist selling pain pills.)
Between July 2016 and December 2016, Jabbour prescribed buprenorphine to undercover law enforcement officers on three separate occasions. (Oops! Jabbour is living the plot of a bad 80's cop drama.) Jabbour admitted that he sold the pills to undercover cops knowing that they were not being treated for addiction or withdrawal. He also admitted that he required his patients to pay $100 for an initial visit and $80 in cash for each subsequent visit instead of accepting insurance. (Exploiting addicts who are seeking help is definitely a violation of the Hippocratic Oath.)
Despite not accepting insurance, Jabbour submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare and Pennsylvania Medicaid so that the government insurance programs would cover the costs of the fraudulent buprenorphine prescriptions he sold to his patients. In total, Jabbour unlawfully disbursed the Schedule III drug to undercover officers on more than fourteen occasions. (Go big or go home! He went big and now he's headed to the Big House.) He admitted that he was personally responsible for between 10,000 and 20,000 dosage units of unlawful buprenorphine prescriptions. (How sad is that?)
Jabbour was also found guilty of money laundering based on a transaction he initiated at the Meadows Casino in July 2016. This transaction involved $13,960 in cash he received from his unlawful distributions of buprenorphine. He also laundered approximately $47,000 in cash from his buprenorphine practice during four additional trips to the Meadows Casino. (As if being a fraudster wasn't enough, he also gambled with his victims' lives.)
As a result of his guilty plea, Jabbour was sentenced to twelve months and one day in prison followed by one year of supervised release. Jabbour was also ordered to pay a $75,000 fine and a total of $40,000 in restitution to Medicare and the Pennsylvania Medicaid program. He will also forfeit approximately $17,000 in previously seized cash and casino chips. (Looks like he successfully gambled away his future and the future of his victims as well.)
Today's Fraud of the Day comes a Department of Justice press release, "Greensburg Physician Sentenced to Prison for Drug Distribution, Health Care Fraud, and Money Laundering," published on December 9, 2020.
PITTSBURGH – A Greensburg physician was sentenced in federal court today for three counts of distribution of buprenorphine, a Schedule III controlled substance; one count of health care fraud; and one count of money laundering, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced.
Nabil Jabbour, 69, a physician who previously operated an addiction-treatment practice out of offices in Greensburg and Connellsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to twelve months and one day in prison followed by one year of supervised release. Jabbour was also ordered to pay a $75,000 fine and a total of $40,000 in restitution to Medicare and the Pennsylvania Medicaid program. He will also forfeit approximately $17,000 in previously seized cash and casino chips.
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The cry of Jeremiah was a cry against abominations and sins. Let us ask for the old path where we could find rest. Let us listen to the trumpet's sound, wherewith we could escape the calamity to come. May His light shine in our darkness in the name of Jesus. Our reading for today is Jer13-15. Keep the fire burning and alive.


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Q: When using OpenSSL self-signed certificates, could knowing the input data aid in an attack against the encryption? I have been creating a few certificates using OpenSSL recently and in the process of creating the certificates, the program asks me questions such as my location, details about my business and the like.
My question is whether knowledge of these details can aide an attacker in breaking my encryption and if so, is spoofing the data the optimal solution?

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Please find the documentation here (pdf).
The documentation of the 5th doctoral workshop of the German ESPAnet section - edited by Diana Auth, Florian Blank and Michaela Schulze - contains brief summaries of the contributions from 14 scientist from 6 countries. The workshop was held on 22nd-23rd of February, 2018 at the University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld.


In the year 711, the Visigothic Kingdom of Spain fell to the invading Umayyad Muslim forces. This was due to the fateful victory of the Berber commander Ṭāriq ibn Ziyad, over Visigothic forces in the Battle of Guadalete. Spain's monarch, King Rodrigo, was either killed in that battle or perhaps escaped to what is now Portugal. Either way, his tomb was found in Spain's Iberian neighbor some time later. It was fellow Visigoths who, motivated by a petty political rivalry, betrayed their own people to the Muslims by revealing the Kingdom's strategic vulnerabilities to the invader.
Soon, city after city of the Iberian Peninsula fell to the invading Mohammedans, comprised of North African Berbers with some Arabs, and aided by their traitorous Visigothic allies. Those who wanted to be free of alien dominion fled to the peninsula's northwest, to Asturias, where the enemy had not yet penetrated. Situated in the mountain range known as the Picos de Europa ("Peaks of Europe"), part of the larger Cantabrian Mountain Range of northwestern Spain, Asturias is a rocky and austere place — knowns for its eagles, bears, wolves, and violent weather — that did not much interest the invaders.
One of the noblemen who fought in and survived the Battle of Guadalete was our subject, Pelayo. (His Latin name, Pelagius, is identical to that of the heretic of three centuries earlier.) Pelayo was the son of the Duke of Fafila, who had been killed by one of those traitors who were in league with the Muslims, a low character named Vitiza. Pelayo led the survivors of King Rodrigo's army to Asturias, where they met with other refugees. Chosen by the Visigothic nobility to be their princeps (prince) some time in either 716 or 718, Pelayo assumed leadership of the army and began to resist the invaders, both by assaulting Umayyad military outposts and by refusing to pay the Jizya (tax on non-Muslims) to the new overlords of Spain.
The Umayyad conquerers wanted to rid themselves of this pocket of resistance to their hegemony over the peninsula. To accomplish this, in the summer of 722, they sent a large and well-trained army under the commander Al Qama. Warned of the fact, Don Pelayo gathered his men at Covadonga.
The other Christian soldiers, still strategically placed in the mountains, send down boulders and trees upon the invaders, who were trapped in the valleys. Add to this a storm that suddenly arose, and a rout was in the making. The Moslems retreated, to be pursued by local Christians emboldened to join the battle. According to one account, a mountain fell on them, sending many to their deaths in the Deva River.
Al Qama was killed and Don Opas was taken captive. With only eleven men left of Spain's fighters, including Pelayo, the cost of victory was a terrible one. Thus it was that Spain's long Reconquest was begun.


Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat--creator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and After the Fall--takes readers on the road trip of a lifetime!
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Bobs Candies are a brand of candy manufactured by the Ferrara Candy Company.

History
Bobs Candies was founded as the Famous Candy Company in Albany, Georgia, by investor Robert E. McCormack in 1919. He changed its name to Bobs' Candy Company in 1924 and later dropped the apostrophe. It is the largest manufacturer of striped candy in the world.

McCormack was the first manufacturer to wrap his candy in cellophane. Additionally, a family member is credited with inventing a machine for twisting and cutting stick candy in 1952. A year later, he invented a machine to bend it into a cane.  The Keller Machine revolutionized the business and created a new industry - the commercial manufacture of candy canes.

In 2005, Bobs was bought from the McCormack family by Farley & Sathers, which then merged with Ferrara Pan in 2012 to become known as Ferrara Candy Company.

Products
 Sweet Stripes Soft Mints
 Sweet Stripes Mint Sticks
 Candy Canes
 Mini Candy Canes
 Peppermint Balls
 Mint Lumps
 Cherry Lumps
 Sugar Free Butterscotch Discs
 Sugar Free Starlight Mints

See also
 List of confectionery brands

References

External links
 Bob's Candy product page
 Ferrara Candy product page

Brand name confectionery
Ferrara Candy Company brands
Farley's & Sathers Candy Company brands
Food and drink companies established in 1919
American companies established in 1919

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Samsung has released another TV ad of Galaxy S2 which pokes iPhone customers waiting in line to get the iPhone (probably iPhone 4S) . While the last ad appeared to be a little sensible, this ad just took a cheap shot at insulting the customers waiting in line (somewhat similar to previous ad), reports Wahaab JB of Chip Hazard.
One thing that bugs about this ad is that Samsung is targeting iPhone's customers rather than iPhone features. It looks very insulting to the people who waited in line for days to get the new model.


Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday said she's "just fine" after she underwent lung surgery in December.
The 85-year-old associate justice confirmed to TMZ that she's doing well as she walked through Reagan National Airport in Virginia, surrounded by security.
Ginsburg made her return to the nation's highest court on Friday, working from her chambers and participating in a private conference with other justices. She had been working from her Washington, D.C. home and participating in the Court's caseload while recovering from surgery.
The court revealed in December that Ginsburg underwent a pulmonary lobectomy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York after two nodules were discovered in the lower lobe of her left lung.
The discovery was made as she underwent testing after she fell and fractured several ribs in November. Ginsburg initially missed a non-argument session when justices took the bench for routine business.
She's missed several oral arguments due to her health setback. Prior to her last few absences, Ginsburg had never missed an oral argument since being confirmed to the high court in 1993.
The Supreme Court returns from a four-week recess on Tuesday. It's unclear whether Ginsburg will be on the bench.


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Rollo Coaster is a wooden roller coaster located at Idlewild and Soak Zone near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, United States of America. It was built in 1938 by the leading roller coaster designer and builder of that era, Philadelphia Toboggan Company. It was Idlewild's first and only roller coaster for decades until the larger Wild Mouse coaster was erected in 1993. The coaster closed in 2016, amidst safety concerns, but was reopened for the 2018 Operation Season.

Built over a hillside at Idlewild Park, the Rollo Coaster is an out and back format. It uses skid brakes operated manually with a lever. The train consists of 4 cars that have 2 rows in 1 car and 1 row in the others. Each row has 2 seats. It was popular with coaster enthusiasts due to its lack of restraints except for a grab bar, until 2018. It is located next to the Carousel and Flying Aces.

While the Rollo Coaster features only small hills, it uses topography to its advantage. Built over steep terrain, the ride features many tight twists and turns which create a rough ride and a sense of much greater speed.

This coaster was the inspiration for Boulder Dash, a similar but much larger coaster at Lake Compounce.

The Rollo Coaster was an ACE Coaster Classic.

Incident
On August 11, 2016, a three-year-old boy was thrown from the Rollo Coaster. The boy sustained injuries and was rushed to a Pittsburgh hospital by helicopter, where he was listed in critical condition with head and chest injuries. The boy was in the hospital for two months before being released. The ride was closed pending an investigation and remained closed for the remainder of the season, and all of the 2017 season. In May 2017, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Division of Rides and Amusements released its investigative report, detailing how the riders switched seats after ride operators checked them, resulting in the riders not meeting the rider height requirements. In addition, the report noted several instances of excessive wear and movement of the train hitches and tracks, but that it wasn't known whether these factors caused the accident. The report listed several requirements for the ride to be reopened, including the addition of seat belts, a reevaluation of minimum rider height, and a ride evaluation by a Professional Engineer. Based on this report, the state also recommended amusement parks with similar roller coasters voluntarily make take the same actions. Idlewild announced they had procured a new train for the Rollo Coaster, which included seat belts, and that they expected the ride to resume operation for the 2018 season, pending a state inspection.

References

External links
 Idlewild website

Roller coasters in Pennsylvania
Roller coasters introduced in 1938
1938 establishments in Pennsylvania


Approved Rim Width Range: 8.5"-11.0"
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son facing nearly 10 years in prison after alleged stabbing
Jack Baer
Adam Abdul-Jabbar, the son of NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, has been charged on multiple felony counts after allegedly stabbing his neighbor in June, authorities confirmed on Tuesday night.
The reported charges are three felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one felony count of carrying a dirk or dagger, and three enhancements of inflicting great bodily injury. If convicted an all counts, he reportedly faces up to nine years and eight months in prison.
The alleged victim, a 60-year-old neighbor, has also reportedly filed a civil suit against the 28-year-old Abdul-Jabbar, claiming he nearly died from blood loss in the attack.
Abdul-Jabbar is reportedly set to be arraigned in court in September.
Adam Abdul-Jabbar (center) is facing nearly a decade in prison. (Eric McCandless/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)
Adam Abdul-Jabbar allegedly stabbed neighbor multiple times
Per KTLA, police said the alleged stabbing originated after an argument in which the neighbor, who has reportedly known Abdul-Jabbar since he was a child, told Abdul-Jabbar he should help the woman who helped raise him around the house more. The alleged victim told KTLA he had made a similar comment months ago with no resulting violence. The alleged victim's reaction, from KTLA:
"I think he's got some serious problems ... I think he tried to kill me. I mean, it could've been one inch this way, one inch that way, I could've been dead."
It was originally reported the alleged victim took himself to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is now reportedly claiming to have suffered a fractured skull and brain bleed in addition to the stab wounds.
Shawn Holley, an attorney for Abdul-Jabbar, told NBC News in a statement that it was the "complaining witness" who "initiated the altercation and it was Mr. Abdul-Jabbar who contacted the police to report it."
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