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Preds Foundation, 365 Fund Donate $335K to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
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The Annual Donation Totals Over $335,000 for Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Nashville, Tenn. (Nov. 15, 2021) – On behalf of the 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund presented by Twice Daily (the "365 Fund"), the Nashville Predators Foundation empowered by SmileDirectClub (the "Predators Foundation") came together today, in the midst of Hockey Fights Cancer Month, to present Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt ("Children's Hospital") with a check for $335,000.21. The 365 Fund, which was created during the 2012-13 season by recently retired goaltender Pekka Rinne and former captain Shea Weber, has now donated more than $3.6 million in cash and in-kind contributions to the life-changing pediatric cancer research that takes place at Children's Hospital.
"Our commitment to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and the 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund presented by Twice Daily has been unwavering during the past two very strange years," Nashville Predators Vice President of Community Relations Rebecca King said. "Thanks to the support of our fans, partners, employees and players we were able to raise over $50,000 more in 2020-21 than we did in 2019-20 when our season was cut short. We are so proud of the work the doctors and researchers can achieve thanks to the donations to this fund. Our organization has built strong relationships and friendships with many families who have received great care and treatment at Children's Hospital. We are fortunate to have the best of the best health care facilities in our very own back yard."
At the outdoor check presentation, which has traditionally been held inside and followed by a trip to Seacrest Studios, Predators Foundation representatives were joined by Children's Hospital President Dr. Meg Rush, Nashville Predators Chief Operating Officer Michelle Kennedy, Twice Daily Regional Director of Operations Samuel Perry and other representatives from the Children's Hospital, as well as Predators mascot GNASH and Children's Hospital mascot Champ. Together, those in attendance celebrated the 365 Fund's contribution to Children's Hospital while also reflecting on the past two years that have presented many challenges and uncertainties.
"Year after year, we are blown away by the incredible support of the Nashville Predators and Hockey Fights Cancer," said Debra Friedman, M.D., who holds the E. Bronson Ingram Chair of Pediatric Oncology and is director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Children's Hospital. "The contributions raised through the team's 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund help us support childhood cancer research, identify new ways of curing pediatric cancer and deliver treatments in the best way possible for each individual child."
Throughout the 2021-22 season, the Predators Foundation will continue efforts to raise money for the 365 Fund through Hockey Fights Cancer nights – starting Saturday against the Arizona Coyotes – special auctions and more. On Hockey Fights Cancer nights (Nov. 13, 2021 and April 9, 2022), child ambassadors will be invited to the game not only to take part in a luxury suite experience but also to participate in special in-game activities like riding the Zamboni and much more. All money raised during the game, a night dedicated to the young warriors battling this awful disease, will benefit the 365 Fund.
This season, at the Predators Foundation area (outside of Section 106/107) during all Predators home games, fans can also purchase an 'I FIGHT FOR' lavender foam puck to honor or commemorate someone who has been affected by cancer. For $10, they will receive one puck to take home and one to add to the Hockey Fights Cancer bin – which represents all those we're fighting for and in memory of in Smashville. Proceeds benefit the 365 Fund. Fans can also purchase exclusive merch on the Hockey Fights Cancer Shop, bid on silent auction items by texting PREDS to 76278 or visit NashvillePredators.com/365Fund for more information.
While financial support plays a large role in the efforts of the 365 Fund, the relationships formed and memories made with the young patients and their families truly give life to the mission of supporting the Children's Hospital. Over the years, Rinne and Weber have bonded with countless patients by visiting the hospital and hosting families in the 365 Fund suite at Bridgestone Arena. In his final season in 2020-21, Rinne's desire to find a safe way to interact with the kids led to an ongoing series of weekly virtual visits through Zoom calls with the hospital's Seacrest Studio. Through these visits and with the help of his teammates, Rinne continues to lift the spirits of children who are fighting to recover from various injuries and illnesses.
Children's Hospital and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have always been committed to the health of our community, but as we battle COVID-19, their unyielding efforts have been recognized now more than ever. While the 365 Fund raises funds and awareness for cancer research, Children's Hospital and VUMC provide not only crucial care and resources, but also healing through comfort and hope. Despite 2020-21's many challenges, the long-time partnership between the Nashville Predators, Children's Hospital and VUMC has continued to flourish and will do so for years to come.
About the Nashville Predators Foundation empowered by SmileDirectClub
The Predators Foundation has partnered with Nashville-based SmileDirectClub in an ongoing effort to meet educational, social, health and cultural needs throughout Nashville and Middle Tennessee. The Predators Foundation is devoted to using its platform and influence from its affiliation with professional sports to serve the needs of the community by offering unique resources and financial support to local youth-oriented organizations. Since its inception in 1998, the Predators Foundation has awarded over $7.9 million in grants to the greater Nashville community. In 2020 alone, the Nashville Predators, Bridgestone Arena, Ford Ice Centers and Predators Foundation drove approximately $5.5 million in life-changing funds to assist a wide variety of relief efforts, non-profit organizations and individuals in need across the Nashville community and surrounding areas. To learn more about the Nashville Predators Foundation empowered by SmileDirectClub and to see a list of upcoming events, visit NashvillePredators.com/Foundation.
About the 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund presented by Twice Daily
The 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund presented by Twice Daily was created during the 2012-13 season by Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne and former captain Shea Weber in partnership with the Nashville Predators Foundation empowered by SmileDirectClub. The partnership raises funds and awareness for the vital cancer research that takes place at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Since the fund's inception, donations totaling more than $3.6 million in cash and in-kind gifts have been made to the hospital and its programs. Additionally, the 365 Fund collaborates with the Nashville Predators organization to brighten the lives of the hospital's young patients and their families by offering opportunities to meet members of the Predators team and experience the joy of hockey games in SMASHVILLE. For more information on the 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund presented by Twice Daily, or to donate, please visit NashvillePredators.com/365Fund.
About Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt is one of the nation's leading children's hospitals, treating and helping to prevent a full range of pediatric health issues from colds and broken bones to complex heart diseases and cancer. Achieving 10 out of 10 nationally ranked pediatric specialties in 2021, Children's Hospital was again named among the nation's "Best Children's Hospitals" for the 15th consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, Children's Hospital earned the distinction as the No. 1 pediatric hospital in Tennessee, and in a new regional ranking, sharing first place in the Southeast Region.
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, a nonprofit organization, opened in 2004, expanded its physical space in 2012, and recently added four new floors encompassing 160,000 total sq. ft. The new expansion helps to advance the size and scope of the hospital's mission. For more about Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt: ChildrensHospitalVanderbilt.org
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It looks like new iPads weren't the only surprise Apple had up its sleeve for us this week. A welcome update to the iMac that brings AMD Radeon Pro Vega graphics for the first time is now available. Its external design remains the same, but it's a different beast on the inside.
It's been a while since Apple updated the iMac, so fans have been patiently awaiting a nice refresh. We assumed it would happen at WWDC in June alongside an update to the iMac Pro. But much to our delight, it's here — and better than ever.
The new iMac is available in the same 21.5- and 27-inch sizes we're already familiar with. The smaller model now features eighth-generation Intel chips with up to six cores. They promise up to 60 percent faster performance than the previous iMac.
The new 27-inch machine is even more impressive. It's available with ninth-generation Intel chips with up to eight cores, delivering up to 2.4 times faster performance for the heaviest workloads.
Both machines can be equipped with Radeon Pro Vega graphics. They bring up to 80 percent faster performance to the 21.5-inch model, and up to 50 percent faster performance to the 27-inch model.
The new iMac will knock your socks off.
All of this is combined with the iMac's gorgeous hardware, and the industry's best 4K and 5K Retina displays. They boast up to 14.7 million pixels, 1 billion colors, and 500 nits of brightness. Sadly, though, we'll have to wait longer for edge-to-edge screens with slimmer bezels.
The new 21.5-inch iMac with a Retina 4K display starts at $1,299. That gets you a quad-core Core i3 clocked at 3.6GHz, 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive, and Radeon Pro 555X graphics with 2GB of memory. For the high-end model with Pro Vega graphics, you'll be coughing up at least $1,849.
The new 27-inch iMac with a Retina 5K display starts at $1,799. It comes as standard with a six-core Core i5 clocked at 3GHz, 8GB of RAM, a 1TB Fusion Drive, and Radeon Pro 570X graphics with 4GB of memory. The upgrade to a faster machine with Pro Vega graphics starts at $2,749.
You can order your new iMac today from Apple.com. They will be available from Apple retail stores and Authorized Resellers from next week. The entry-level 21.5-inch iMac without a Retina display is still available for $1,099.


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Australia opener Aaron Finch made 62 on his first Test appearance against Pakistan, but fellow debutants Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne went for ducks.
Finch started the third day on 13, with the new-look Australia line-up hoping to make significant strides towards Pakistan's first-innings total of 482 in Dubai.
The 31-year-old limited-overs specialist, selected in the absence of banned duo David Warner and Steve Smith, made a fifty that included six boundaries, one of which was a maximum, before a brilliant catch at short mid on by Asad Shafiq off Mohammad Abbas' bowling ended Finch's 161-ball knock.
After Pakistan debutant Bilal Asif removed Usman Khawaja (85) for his second wicket of the match, the all-rounder accounted for Head and Labuschagne in the same over.
The debutant strikes twice and Australia are in trouble!
Bilal Asif removes Shaun Marsh and Usman Khawaja and all of a sudden Australia, who were 140/0, are 167/3.
Shaun Marsh had earlier made seven to leave the Aussies' new-look leadership pair of Tim Paine and Mitch Marsh at the crease with plenty of work to do.
The visitors went into the tea break at 5/180, still more than 300 runs behind Pakistan's first innings total.
Bilal did most of the damage, going into the final session with figures of 4/28 from his 17 overs.


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An inside job
By Laura Urseny | lurseny@chicoer.com | Chico Enterprise-Record
PUBLISHED: December 25, 2005 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: April 21, 2018 at 5:58 a.m.
Certainly among the busiest businesses at this time of year are local toy stores. So how do those owners pull off their own Christmas magic?
Talking to local toy masters, most seem to be well in control of the season and enjoying it.
Most had a good handle on their Christmas shopping at the time they talked to a local reporter, but have a last resort that their customers don't: Last-minute shopping is as close as their job.
Sheri Tarman, owner of The Creative Apple for nearly 26 years, admitted she turns to her own store for filling those Christmas wishes, but also high-tails it to her favorite locally owned stores, like Collier's Hardware and Bird in Hand.
Because her store carries a big selection of teacher-related items, as well as educational toys, summer's end is her busiest period.
"Back to school, that's our Christmas."
Tarman used to be a last-minute Christmas shopper, ending up frantic over her unfilled lists, but bound to work because of the season. She found the tension colored her outlook on Christmas.
"I would say 'I hate Christmas' until my husband pointed out that's not what Christmas is about."
Now she takes a day off and does all her shopping at once, concentrating on locally owned stores.
"There are plenty of unique stores in Chico, locally owned. I worry sometimes they'll disappear if we don't support them."
Bird in Hand owner Bob Malowney looks locally too, just by taking a walk.
"Obviously, time is constrained. Fortunately, there are fine shops within a few doors of us. I have a practice and a philosophy — shop locally. Downtown is rich in variety."
Malowney, who's owned Bird in Hand for 25 years, steals a couple of hours from work, and hunts downtown.
"I go to Collier's, then a couple of blocks over to North Rim."
Malowney, who lives on downtown's outskirts, says he shops on his way to work.
None of the local store owners interviewed were worried about competition from electronics merchants.
Youngsters may like the electronics that are noisy and beep, said Angela Nelson, three-year owner of The Wise Owl, but her customers are the kind that "prefer that children add the value to the toys" by interacting with them.
Nelson's other business is a 9-year-old educational publishing business called Stages Learning Materials, so educational items for teachers sit alongside educational toys.
"We have balls, but when the child catches the ball, there's a math problem to do."
Purchasing for Christmas starts about September time, which is also busy for The Wise Owl.
"I started purchasing fake snow and Santa Clauses for decorating when it was 110 degrees outside," said Nelson.
As far as her store's inventory, "I buy things that typical grandparents and parents want: high-quality, sometimes nostalgic, less plastic, more tin and wood."
Now that her nieces and nephews are older, Nelson turns to gift certificates to her store.
"It's easy to buy for a 5-year-old, but as they get older, I want them to choose what they want," said Nelson, whose array of gifts include older choices, like corporate gifts, golf trivia games and "mind benders."
She has a hard time keeping her hands off the building toys herself.
"Stackables, intricates, Lego compatible, magnetic building kits that teach about architecture as well as magnets, I like these."
Tarman sees more of the traditional toys and games go out the door.
"Lots of parents and grandparents are looking for traditional, hands-on games, ones they may have played when they were young, like Tinkertoys, Legos and blocks."
In Malowney's mind, an electronics shopper probably wouldn't come into his shop. Bird in Hand customers, he said, aren't those who would plop their kids down in front of a screen and disappear.
"The kind of items we sell means that parents or grandparents are involved with their kids," said Malowney, granddad of 21-month-old McKenna.
Going to Grandma and Grandpa's house isn't as fun for McKenna as going to work with them.
"She doesn't need toys at our house. She has ones here," said Malowney, whose daughter, Christine Winzenz, is the store's buyer.
There are times when McKenna visits with the toy distributor, making those important decisions along with her mom.
This is Allen Hoffmann's first Christmas as the owner of HobbyTown USA.
"Sales have been better than expected. It's not crazy, but I'm having problems keeping things on the shelf."
Hoffmann's selection is a cornucopia of toys for all ages, from radio-controlled vehicles and aircraft to models and supplies.
And don't forget Hoffmann's favorite: model airplanes.
His customers also enjoy gas-powered trucks and sedans. The 18-inch truck can go up to 45 mph.
Besides listening to distributors about what's hot this year, all of the owners have built-in gauges — kids.
Hoffmann gave a radio-controlled race car to son Bob, 21, who works at HobbyTown with him.
"I stayed out of it. I just gave it to him to see how easy it was to work. He's having a ball with it."
Hoffmann, who bought the franchise and took over the store in September, also tries out games on his 12-year-old daughter.
"I asked if she had to have help with the game, what she thought of it."
One year, Tarman didn't pay attention to her grandson's reaction over a pair of sunglasses that, when worn, turn Christmas lights into an array of snowmen. She gave her sample to a friend, who frothed over the item, asking if she had more.
"I goofed. I should have gotten it."
A Wise Owl manager has children in preschool and the early grades.
"She definitely talks about what the kids like," said Nelson.
And what do toy store owners think about last-minute shoppers?
Nelson notices that people in business tend to be the last-minute visitors at The Wise Owl.
"Christmas just hasn't kicked in, so it's last-minute running for them."
With the recent rains, customers are staying longer in her store, maybe to wait out the storm or wanting to get everything done in one or two places.
"They're taking more time here," Nelson said.
"You'd think (last-minute shoppers) would be the rudest people, but they're not," said Tarman, generally seeing young dads walk through The Creative Apple door.
"We say Dec. 24 is Dad's Day. They're so easy to please. They ask, 'What do you have for a 4-year-old?' We point to something, and they say, 'Wrap it up!' "
Rather than waiting for the tardiest customer, three of the four stores were closing a little earlier than usual so employees could get home to their families.
While shoppers are thinking about buying, toy store owners think along different lines.
"What's best about Christmas? It forces you to stop being about Christmas and be more about being family and community. The stores shut down for a couple of days and you can't work," said Nelson.
From eating seafood dinners and attending religious services to whipping up holiday goodies, each family has traditions it follows.
For Tarman, it's a seafood dinner and Christmas Eve Mass with her family.
The smell of homemade cookies baking and a "fabulous" cinnamon and orange bread is a tradition at the Malowney home, with Bird in Hand co-owner Barbara wearing the apron.
"She's a great bread baker," said Malowney, who gathers with immediate and extended family for a big Christmas meal.
Nelson will be busy with nieces and nephews at her parents' Oroville home, where dinner will be served and probably board games played.
Being his first Christmas, Hoffmann might be working as late as 8 o'clock on Christmas Eve.
"We're just going to have to play it by ear. I have no idea what it'll be like."
Business editor Laura Urseny can be reached at 896-7756 or lurseny@chicoer.com.
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Journal of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan, Volúmenes3-4
Por Michigan. Legislative Council
The Judges of the Supreme Courts, in the other Territories in this nation, receive larger salaries than the Judges of this Territory, and have large perquisites, which the Judges in Michigan have not, though their duties are not so laborious, as those of the Judges of this Territory. The salary, too, of the additional Judge for Michigan Territory in the counties of Michillimackinac, Brown and Crawford, we think a reward inadequate to the services which he is required to perform, and the inconveniences and privations, which he necessarily suffers, in consequence of the great distance which he is required to travel.
Your memorialists, therefore, request your honorable bodies, to increase the salary of each of the said Judges to fifteen hundred dollars per annum.
Resolved, That the Governor of the Territory be requested to forward copies of the above memorial to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Represenatives, and the Delegate in Congress from this Territory.
The memorial to Congress, on the subject of preserving the integrity of the Territorial limits of Michigan, inviolate, having been taken up and read ;
On motion of Mr. Schoolcraft, it was adopted.
Which memorial is as follows:
To the Hon. the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
The memorial of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan, respectfully represents
That by the act of Congress of the 11th Jan. 1805, dividing the Territory of Indiana into two separate governments, it is provided that the Territory of Michigan shall embrace all that part of the North-Western Territory, "which lies north of a line drawn east from the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan, until it shall intersect Lake Erie; and east of a line drawn from the said southerly bend, through the middle of said Lake to its northern extremity, and thence due north, to the northern boundary of the United States."
By the same act it is provided, that the inhabitants of Michigan shall be entitled to, and enjoy all and singular, the rights, privileges and advantages granted and secured to the people of the Territory north-west of the Ohio by the Ordinance and permanent articles of compact, of 1787. Among the most sacred of these rights, is the right of admission into the Union, on an equal footing with the original States, at the earliest period that the population will justify it.
To exclude then, any portion of the inhabitants from an equal and contemporaneous admission to, and participation in the benefits of State government, would be to take away one of those high privileges, which in the language of the compact, it is declared shall
«forever remain unalterable unless by common consent." Nor can there, as we apprehend, be any solid reasons for such a separation.
Bound together by twenty-five years of a separate Territorial cxistence, endured amid the vicissitudes of an almost unintermitted frontier war, and under many circumstances of public discourage ent, it is but recently that the rapid increase of population, and spread of settlements, has put the right herein contended for, with
our grasp; and caused the inhabitants to look forward with ardor, to that political change, which must terminate our Territorial, and begin our independent condition.
Your memorialists are led to these reflections, by some of the provisions engrafted into the bill reported in the House of Repre sentatives on the 6th of January, 1839, for establishing the Territorial government of Huron. By one of the provisions of this bill, it is proposed so to vary and alter the boundaries originally granted to the people of Michigan, as to exclude from it all that part of the present limits and population lying east of a line drawn from the northern extremity of Lake Michigan, " due north, to the northern boundary of the United States." Two of the organised counties of the Territory would thus be severed from its embracing settlements, and the sites of forts and missions, which were in a flourishing condition, before the town of Detroit itself had an existence.
Under a view of all these considerations, and relying on the justice of Congress, your memorialists most respectfully pray, that the integrity of the Territorial limits of Michigan may be preserved inviolate; that no part of it may be annexed to the contemplated government of Huron; and that no right or privilege whatever may be taken from Michigan, as a Territory, which would have the ef fect to impair the futore importance of Michigan as a State.
Resolved, That the Governor of the Territory be requested to transmit copies of the foregoing memorial to the President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Delegate in Congress from this Teritory.
M Irwin requiring the ayes and nays, on the adoption of the foregoing memorial,
There were-Ayes, 11; Nays, 1.
These who voted in the affirmative, are,
Messis- Bartow, Drake, Durocher, Fletcher, Kingsley, Lavrence, Le Rey, M'Donell, Schoolcraft, Stockton, Edwards-11.
In the negative-Mr. Irwin.
Mr. Fletcher, from the committee on Enrolment, reported as correctly enrolled bills with the following titles:
An act to provide for establishing seats of justice.
An act to dissolve the marriage contract between John Lawrence, late of the county of Monroe, and Lucy Lawrence, his wife.
An act to provide for the payment of the contingent expenses of the Legislative Council, for the year 1850.
An act to amend an act, entitled an act to regulate taverns.
An act to provide for the inspection of Flour, Beef, Pork and Fish. An act concerning District Surveyors.
An act establishing an Academy in the county of Washtenaw. The President signed said bills.
The bill supplementary to an act to provide for the payment of the contingent expenses of the Legislative Council, for the year 1830, was read the third time.
On motion of Mr. Schoolcraft, the bill was amended, by inserting at the close of the 1st section, the following:
"To Colman Funston, for putting a lock on the Library Room, two dollars.
To Edward D. Ellis, for four volumes of the Michigan Sentinel, for the use of the Library, being for the years 1826, 1827, 1828, 1823, ten dollars.
To William Meldrum, to reimburse certain payments made by him, ten dollars."
On motion of Mr. M'Donell, the bill was further amended, by adding at close of the 1st section, the following:
"To John P. Sheldon, one hundred dollars, for extra services in 1827, 28 and '29, in furnishing copies of the Journal of the Legislative Council, to Edward D. Ellis, for publication."
Ordered, That the bill lie on the table.
The bill in addition to, and to amend the several acts in relation to Grand and Petit Jurors, was read the third time.
On motion of Mr. Fletcher, the bill was amended, by inserting the following, to stand as the 3d section thereof:
"SEC. 3. That the Judges and Justices of the several Circuit and County Courts aforesaid, are hereby authorised to order and direct a venire for twenty-four Grand Jurors, to be issued at any of the terms aforesaid, on motion of the proper District Attorney, in the discretion of the said Judges and Justices: which venire may de made returnable forthwith: and such venire, so issued, shall be as valid in law, as if the same had been issued in the manner prescribed by the act, to which this act is an amendment."
Mr. Lawrence moved that the bill pass.
The question being taken, it was decided that the bill do no pass; and that the title thereof be,
"An act," &c.
The bill to alter and amend certain acts therein named, relative to Bail, which was read a third time on the 6th inst. was taken up.
On motion of Mr. Lawrence, the bill was amended, by striking out all after the enacting clause, and inserting the following:
"That in order to hold any defendant to bail, in all cases on bonds, covenants, sealed instruments, notes of hand, or any other instrument in writing, or account, an affidavit, by the plaintiff, his agent or attorney, shall be annexed to the writ, of the balance, or sum actually due, according to the best knowledge or belief of the person making the affidavit. And the plaintiff shall be entitled to bail also, when the Court, or any Judge or Justice thereof, upon
affidavit shewing good cause, may direct bail to be taken, in double the sum sworn to, or ordered by the Judge or Justice as aforesaid, any law to the contrary thereof netwithstanding."
The question being taken, it was decided that the bill do now pass; and that the title thereof be,
Mr. Schoolcraft submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Fiscal Agent, in the payment of appropriations made by the Council at the present session, be directed to give preference to all personal services performed or required to be performed for this session of the Council; next to stationery, and other contingent articles furnished for the use of the Council, during its present session; next to the allowances for personal services heretofore rendered, and books especially appropriated for, leaving the general items directed to be paid for books, purchases, allowances, and other miscellaneous appropriations, to be paid for last.
Ordered, That the resolution lie on the table.
The bill making certain appropriations to be paid out of the Territorial Treasury, for the year 1830, was taken up.
On motion of Mr. Irwin, the bill was amended by inserting, at the close thereof, the following:
"To Thomas S. Knapp, for services as Sheriff, rendered in the Supreme Court at December term, 1829, and May term, 1830, the sum of $56.
To Isaac W. Day, for services as Crier to the Supreme Court at December term, 1829, the sum of $16."
Mr. Irwin moved that the bill pass.
"An act," &c,
The Council took a recess until 3 o'clock, P. M.
3 o'clock, P. M.
Mr. Lawrence, from the Judiciary committee, reported,
A bill in addition to the act concerning County Treasurers.
The bill being read the first time;
On motion of Mr. Lawrence, the 19th rule was suspended, and the bill passed to its second reading.
On motion of Mr. Lawrence,
Ordered, That the bill be read a third time.
The bill being read the third time ;
A message was received from the Governor on Executive basiness; and also, a notification, that he had this day approved and signed bills with the following titles:
An act for the relief of Laurent Durocher.
An act to set off and organise the township of La Salle, in the county of Monroe.
An act to restore the jurisdiction and powers of the County Court of the county of Crawford.
An act to amend the several acts to organise the Militia.
An act to amend the several acts for the punishment of crimes.
An act to regulate the fees of County Treasurers.
An act to provide for the incorporation of Religious Societies.
An act to provide for the inspection of Flour, Beef, Pork and
Fish.
A■ act to establish an Academy in the county of Washtenaw.
An act concerning District Surveyors.
Mr. Irwin presented a petition from the New-York Indians, of Green Bay, praying an authority to establish a board of officers to manage their local concerns.
Ordered, That the petition lie on the table.
Mr. Fletcher, from the Judiciary committee, reported,
A bill to amend an act, entitled an act relative to the city of Da troit.
The bill having been read the first time;
On motion of Mr. Fletcher, the 19th rule was suspended, and the bill passed to its second reading.
On motion of Mr. Fletcher,
The bill being read a third time;
Mr. Fletcher moved that the bill pass.
The question being taken, it was decided that the bill de now pass; and that the title thereof be,
A bill to revive an act, entitled an act to incorporate the Stockholders of the Detroit Steam Mill Company.
The bill was read the first time; and,
The bill being read the third time;
The bill to provide for the payment of damages, which had bee


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A Scottish Episcopal Church in the heart of Dunfermline and West Fife.
Holy Trinity Dunfermline – Scottish Episcopal Church
East Port, Dunfermline KY12 7JE
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Larger map. | Driving directions
We sit right on the route of Fife Pilgrims Way and would be honoured to host you on your pilgrimage.
Parking is available in Viewfield Terrace car park, which is just south of the Church and accessed from Viewfield Terrace alongside. If this is busy, there is on-street parking further down Viewfield Terrace, and public car parks at Walmer Drive and the Kingsgate Centre. Parking charges may be in operation please check the signage.
Directions by Car
Most people from a distance will reach Dunfermline via the M90 motorway, from which the easiest way to find Holy Trinity is to leave at Junction 3 and turn left onto the A907. Continue ahead passing the Retail Park (Asda) on your right and Carnegie College on your left. Follow the A907 for a further 2 miles through traffic lights and past the Dunfermline Athletic Football Ground on your right, until you reach the main roundabout (the Public Park on your left), when you have reached the complex light-controlled junction at Sinclair Gardens. Keep in the middle lane, but go straight ahead at the roundabout and bear left second exit into East Port. Continue past the Carnegie Hall on your left, and just on the left is Holy Trinity Dunfermline -Scottish Episcopal Church. Viewfield Carpark can be accessed by turning left immediately after the church.B
From the West, the easiest way to find the church is to come in on the A994, and proceed through several sets of traffic lights, with the Tescos, Fire Station on the left, and later Debenhams store on the right. Continue east until the Sinclair Gardens roundabout is reached, taking the right-hand lane onto the roundabout, and making a 270° loop through the junction into East Port.
By Bus: Dunfermline Bus Station is a short 5min walk away. From the Bus Station exit and head south to the pedestrianised high street, turn left and head eastwards along to the East Port (named after the old Eastern Portcullis entrance to the formally walled part of the town) the church will be on the right.
By Train: Take the train to Dunfermline Town station (Operated by ScotRail) and leave the station to the North. The walk up the hill will take around 10mins. Either head through the underpass, under the duel carriageway and head north up the West Drive and turn left onto Viewfield Terrace, follow this road round and the church will be on the right. If you have more time why not head directly north through the Public Park (opened in 1866) past the Louise Carnegie bandstand (1888), once at the top of the hill turn left at the old fountain and walk over the footbridge. Don't forget to look South as you cross for fantastic views of the River Forth and the three large bridges. On the other side turn right and then follow the path to the left, past Carnegie Hall and our church will be on the left through the trees.
The Scottish Episcopal Church welcomes you. We look forward to seeing you soon!


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Spain simply the best, says Joachim Löw after semi final victory
July 8 2010, 1:01am, The Times
Carles Puyol, right, powers in the only goal last night to take Spain to their first World Cup finalMatt Dunham/AP
Spain, for so long the great underachievers of international football, reached their first World Cup final last night and were immediately acclaimed as the best team on the planet.
A header by Carles Puyol, the central defender, with 17 minutes remaining earned Vicente Del Bosque's side a 1-0 victory over Germany, a repeat of the scoreline in the Euro 2008 final.
The margin of victory was small, but Spain were dominant throughout, leading Joachim Löw to back them to overcome Holland in Sunday's showpiece game in Johannesburg, when the first World Cup finals on African soil will produce first-time winners.
"Yes, they are the best team in the world," Löw, the Germany coach, said. "In 2008 they won the European Championship in an overwhelming and…


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Bruce Golding has done it again. He has once more left egg on the faces of those who trusted him. His private sector power base must be apoplectic by now in disbelief or rage after his most recent disclosure regarding the embarrassingly mangled Manatt business and the whole sorry Dudus extradition affair.
Bruce is finished, his political career effectively kaput. After a significant proportion of the voting public had decided to trust him again, even after he jilted the National Democratic Movement (NDM) political party he founded, Golding has been proven the leopard in the jungle of Jamaican politics. And this time there will be no forgiveness, for even Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) die-hard supporters are calling for his resignation, and the loyal Opposition, hot in pursuit of the scent of blood ever since he assumed office, have menacingly encircled the wounded PM who seems to be limping alone, with only feeble barks from his team members.
Golding admitted that not only was he aware of the arrangement with US law firm Manatt Phelps and Phillips to lobby the American administration to drop the extradition request of Dudus, but that he had, as party leader, given the nod to having party officials meet with the attorneys. This abomination, coming from the same fount that promised constitutional reform, term limits, elimination of garrison-type politics and an end to political tribalism when it wooed the electorate. Incidentally none of Golding's promises to change the system was ever addressed.
But this admission is the last straw. Not since Omar Davies' famous "run wid it" speech, has there ever been such contempt for the intelligence of the Jamaican citizen. At least Omar only omitted to advise the electorate of his shenanigans until later when he admitted, barefaced as he did, that he mishandled public funds. But Golding's deception has eclipsed Omar's fiscal sleight of hand. It is also believed that he had no choice but to go public, as other parties involved were closing in to bring him down.
If the prime minister is allowed to pretend as if this abuse of power is business as usual, and there are no expressions of public outrage nor calls for his resignation from civic groups, then the dysfunctionality and criminality of Jamaica's entire political class, and the nation's withered status in the international community should be more than evident to the rest of the world: Jamaica's leadership endorses criminal activity, aided and abetted by a population quite comfortable with it.
There is more shocking news to come. Will Golding step down voluntarily? And if not, what is the public prepared to do to remove him from his position of leadership? And is there anyone free of contamination to lead the nation?


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The Rabbitohs are pleased to announce an Open Training Session at McGillivray Oval, UWA Sports Park on Friday 5 June in Perth in preparation for their Round 13 clash against the Warriors.
Rabbitohs Members and supporters will have the opportunity to witness the 2015 Rabbitohs NRL Squad in action with Head Coach Michael Maguire calling the shots in their final run before kick-off on Saturday against the New Zealand Warriors.
The session will run from 11am until 12pm, with Members and supporters welcome to sit on the hill near field 1 and watch the team warm up for Saturday's blockbuster.
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Chrome sings 'When I'm 64' on Windows
By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld | August 27th, 2014
Google yesterday released a 64-bit Windows version of Chrome, touting it as a performance and stability improvement over the six-year-old 32-bit edition.
In early June, Google promoted the 64-bit version to its preview channels, including the rough-edged "Dev" build line. On Tuesday, the company pushed the browser into the "Stable" channel, its most polished.
Chrome 37 64-bit is twice as stable as the 32-bit version, and decodes high-definition YouTube videos 15% faster, said Will Harris, a Chrome software engineer, in an entry on a company blog.
The Windows 64-bit Chrome requires Windows 7 or Windows 8.
For now, said Harris, 32-bit Chrome will remain the default offered to users. That means Windows customers who want to switch must re-download the 64-bit version from Google's website.
The stumbling block to 64-bit adoption is the lack of support for older, 32-bit plug-ins such as Google Voice and Google Earth. Google has tested the current generation of the 64-bit NPAPI plug-ins for Oracle's Java and Microsoft's Silverlight, and confirmed that they work, however.
NPAPI (Netscape Plug-in Application Programming Interface), harks back to — not surprisingly — Netscape, the 1990s browser that Microsoft drove into oblivion. Google has already blocked all but a handful of NPAPI plug-ins from running in 32-bit Chrome, although a few have been whitelisted and will still work, like Microsoft's Silverlight.
"The 32-bit channel will remain fully supported for the foreseeable future and we will continue to support 32-bit plugins until NPAPI is removed from Chrome," said Harris yesterday. There is no timeline for that scrubbing of NPAPI from the browser — previously, Google promised that already-installed plug-ins will continue to run — but next month Google will yank apps and add-ons which use NPAPI from the Chrome Web Store.
Google has been slower than most rivals in offering a 64-bit browser.
Apple's Safari has been 64-bit on OS X since 2009's version 4, which launched alongside OS X Snow Leopard. Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been available in 64-bit since 2006's IE7, while Opera Software, the Norwegian browser maker known for its same-named desktop flagship, also offers a 64-bit edition on Windows.
Google also offers a 64-bit browser for Linux, and one for OS X reached the beta channel earlier this month.
Mozilla is the last hold-out among the top five browsers on Windows. Although the open-source developer has long had 64-bit versions of Firefox for OS X and Linux, it has yet to push a 64-bit Windows edition into its prime release channels. However, one is available on Mozilla's "Nightly" build line, a very unpolished edition. The Nightly 64-bit Firefox on Windows can be downloaded directly from Mozilla's FTP server (download installer).
A pair of Firefox derivatives — Pale Moon and Cyberfox — are available in 64-bit editions on Windows. Both are based on Mozilla's source code.
Chrome 37 64-bit for Windows can be downloaded from Google's website. Users must click the "Windows 64-bit" link to retrieve the browser.
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John Muir and the Sierra Club:
The Battle for Yosemite
by Holway R. Jones
( From the book's dust jacket. )
John Muir and the Sierra Club: The Battle for Yosemite
Sierra Club, San Francisco
When a battle has to be fought, an organization will usually have to be brought together to fight it, and one man will cast a shadow, or otherwise exert a profound influence, over the organization. To date, John Muir's shadow is seventy-three years long in the kind of battle Americans will need to fight recurrently.
When Congress set Yosemite Valley aside in 1864 as a park for the nation, a contest began between those who sought to preserve it for all and those who sought commercial advantage in it for themselves. Central to this contest were a man and an organization - John Muir and the Sierra Club he helped found in 1892, two years after the establishment of Yosemite National Park and its two million acres of High Sierra surrounding Yosemite Valley.
Some of the battles were won: the first attempt at a major cut back of the boundaries was staved off and the unification of Valley and Park under federal control was achieved. But the greatest battle was lost: Hetch Hetchy Valley, second only to Yosemite Valley itself, was dammed and flooded to supply power and water for San Francisco, even though a federal advisory board of Army Engineers had said that other sources were available, "sufficient in quantity,.... suitable in quality," their engineering problems "not insurmountable"; the determining factor was "principally one of cost."
What was the price of this particular scenic heritage for Americans? This was the question Muir and the Club tried to find an answer for, and in the years that followed, the Club was to continue to seek answers to the same question for other beautiful and threatened places. In Hetch Hetchy Muir and the club failed to persuade an administration committed to commodity use; the rift between the preservationists and the utilitarian resource managers was made clear.
The Sierra Club was established specifically to rally citizens who believed in the preservation of the High Sierra and who understood the need for eternal vigilance in its protection. The Club's vigorous beginnings with Muir and a devoted group of Bay Area professors and businessmen have been strengthened through the years by people in all walks of life all over the United States who believe that dynamic action will preserve some areas of superlative beauty.
Parts of this story of the background of the Sierra Club, of the accounts of the first stirring of the nation's conservation  conscience, read like some current paragraphs of the Congressional Record or the transcript of hearings on the damming of the Colorado River or the adequacy of the proposed boundaries for a redwood national park. The arguments for and against preservation are still the same; they have been heard and are heard over many years and in many places - in Dinosaur National Monument, on the Hudson and the Potomac, on the Olympic Strip, and along the Colorado River. The chief argument for preservation is that one generation cannot responsibly commit future generations to a world deprived of wildness, to a managed world where nature is to be observed only in plots, like specimen wild creatures in zoos. The chief argument for commercial development too often, is that it saves money. Alternatives which spare natural beauty will usually have a higher initial cost, but an affluent society, a Great Society, should be willing to pay it, for there is a perpetual return from the investment!
But the climate for these battles is not quite the same as it was when the Sierra Club began. The nation's once dimly aroused conservation conscience is now becoming more insistent as the acceleration of change makes inescapable an awareness of cause of change - man's overenamour of technology and reckless growth. Part of this new and more favorable climate for conservation is a heritage from Muir and his colleagues, whose foresight created the Sierra Club and whose commons sense kept it tough and viable. This is their story - the first chapter in a fight that has filled several chapters since then and will probably never quite end.
HOLWAY R. JONES, now Head Social Science Librarian at the University of Oregon, has been a devotee of Muir and the Sierra Club since his graduation from the University of California with an M.A. in history. Introduced to the Club through one of its trips in Dinosaur National Monument, his curiosity about its beginnings led him to research in Bancroft Library, the Club Archives, and other sources. The result is this book - the first full-length study of a chapter in the Club's history. Jones's interest in the Sierra Club has not been strictly historical, however. From 1955 to 1963, when employed as City and Regional Planning Librarian at the University of California, he also served as a member of the Club's Library and Conservation committees and as its first Associate Secretary. In Eugene, he is presently Secretary of the Pacific Northwest Chapter.
Holway Jones's enthusiasm for the mountains comes honestly. His grandfather, Edward W.D. Holway, was a member of the American Alpine Club and made a number of first ascents in the Canadian Selkirks, where the government named a prominent peak for him; his name is preserved also in the Onashees, where a peak bears the curious appellation, 'Holway's Penny." This mountain heritage continues: Jones is the father of two pre-teen boys who are eager, at every vacation, to experience wilderness and who love the West with a passion John Muir would understand.


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Daniel Warren Elementary School kindergartners explored their five senses with scientist Christopher Stetson, who helped them conduct several experiments during his visit on Dec. 14.
During the interactive "Let's Make Sense" program, which was generously funded by the PTSA, the students tested their visual and auditory skills, differentiated between odors and discovered the four tastes – sweet, salty, sour and bitter – that our taste buds can distinguish among. Kindergarten teacher Kathy Blaney said the program provided a great introduction to their science unit on the five senses.
As part of the experiments, the students shined a flashlight into their eyes to examine how their pupils react to light. They also identified different scents in a balloon and cans; and shook jars to determine whether they were filled with sand, paper clips, a wooden block or pennies. They also grouped different pictures of food according to the four tastes, and felt three different pieces of sanding paper to determine which one had the roughest surface.
Following the program, the students will continue to conduct experiments to further study the senses.


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The Ordway is opening its fourth season of the Broadway Songbook series with a retrospective of the first 100 years of Broadway. If you're like me, your first question is – when did Broadway begin? It's debatable, but Professor James Rocco – who presides over what feels like a college seminar on musical theater history with live show-and-tell by the Twin Cities' best musical theater performers – tells us that the beginning of Broadway can be marked by The Black Crook in 1866. This is just one of the things you'll learn in this Broadway Songbook, but don't worry, it is anything but dry and pedantic. The stories are fascinating and entertaining (at least to a musical theater nerd like myself), James has chosen just the right collection of songs to illustrate his points, and music director Raymond Berg has beautifully arranged the songs, which are performed with much passion, emotion, and humor by the talented cast of actor/singer/dancers (yes they dance!). If you're a musical theater fan, the Ordway's Broadway Songbook series is a must see, and this is a perfect one to start with. And if you live out-state, you're in luck – this Songbook is going on tour!
James takes us through the evolution of the Broadway musical, from the aforementioned The Black Crook, through George M. Cohan's invention of the "musical comedy," to the epic Show Boat which was the first musical drama, to the day when Rodgers met Hammerstein and "changed the world" with their sweeping lyrics and melodies and insistence that everything serve the story, to the invention of the LP record that allowed musical theater songs to invade pop culture, to a hint at the beginning of the Rock Musical with Hair (more on that in the next Songbook in April) in 19672, closing out the first century of Broadway. And the best part of this history lesson is we get to hear the music in this march through time.
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The FIT: adidas adizero Feather 2
by Sandy Dover August 08, 2012
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by Sandy Dover / @San_Dova
In the basketball world, athletes are subject to physical rigors that most other athletes cannot rival. For the elite basketball player of any level, his/her body is a literal temple and principal livelihood, and while the roughly 400 players in the NBA put their bodies and minds to the test daily and yearly, those outside of that realm also have become just as conscious about their fitness and health. The FIT is a series that will concentrate on the Fuel, Information and Training (F.I.T.) that it takes for both professional and amateur players to be at their very best in the world, as well as focusing on the literal Food, Intelligence and Technology that also comes into play in our physical fine-tuning—because after all, without having the vital sustenance, guidelines and tech advancements to feed our bodies, help us better absorb and process what's necessary, and make the labor efficient and effective, we don't have much to advance our collective health and performance. The FIT is here to bring to light what can make us all the best uniquely tuned creatures who we presently are and can continue or aspire to be.
Basketball as we all know it is a game of running, and basically, outside of the half-court nature of the game, it's a game of sprints and jogs, literally. Basketball shoes as they are constructed are meant for protection of the body because of the game's dynamic nature and drastic levels of force exerted and absorbed by the body…but the shoes are crucial in running; for that, the running part of basketball is why a running shoe for basketball players is relevant to the sport…
When I discovered that adidas was on the brink of releasing its newly debuted adizero Feather 2 running shoe almost two months ago, I got giddy. I was anxiously waiting for another version of the original adizero Feather to make its way to the market, and at first, I thought that wasn't to be. There were other shoes that seems to adopt its name, in tennis and other sports, and a similarly built runner in the adizero Rush that, while popular, didn't seem to bring back the same performance pop that I loved in the first incarnation. But alas! Adidas held true and make a sequel that made its first showing seems a fair bit pedestrian.
In truth, the adizero Feather 2 builds off of the strength of the original, and for me, is one of the strongest performers in the market at this time, and maybe the best adidas running shoe in 2012 so far. Here's how adidas describes its latest featured shoe, which is also being trained in by the company's athletes in the current 2012 Olympics in London:
At just 6.7 ounces, the adizero Feather 2 is one of the lightest every day running shoes. Updates include an extended SprintFrame from toe to heel, which is now micoach compatible, and a full SprintWeb upper for lightweight support.
The adizero Feather 2 features a new SprintFrame platform directly attached to the upper that keeps the foot locked in for speed. The SprintFrame replaces the conventional construction and saves shoe weight significantly, while maintaining comfort and returning energy to each stride. The TORSION System allows freedom of motion in the front and back of each shoe.
The shoe contains a SprintWeb, a lightweight mesh construction with strong seamlessly bonded TPU material for maximum comfort, support and breathability.
adiPrene+ and an adiWear rubber outsole ensure long lasting durability and traction. Strategic foam placement on the sole allows for a quick toe-off.
From that, adidas makes a point to describe the adizero Feather 2 as lightweight, nimble, supportive and comfortable, and durable, and I completely agree on all counts, but there's another word that is a worthy adjective concerning the shoe: powerful.
The adizero Feather 2 is powerful, and it's not something that you glean from just seeing the shoe or holding the shoe; wearing the shoe and putting it to the test is the only way. Said power is harnessed through its strength and light weight; having already touched on its featherweight, the materials are such that the shoe isn't compromised during runs, long or short. One such material that takes a backseat in its callout, but is instrumental to the shoe's makeup is the Zero mesh, which is featured prominently on the upper; while bonded with the SprintWeb, it makes for a fit that is extremely breathable with great tensile strength. In fact, the Zero mesh-SprintWeb combination provides a near-perfect fit in the upper, as there is no excess mesh (a welcome refinement from the original shoe) and the fit in the toebox is great.
Following the theme of power, the SprintFrame is the epitome of the word in the adizero Feather 2, and is a principal reason for the success of the first adizero Feather. Brilliantly conceived by the three stripes, the SprintFrame is a thermoplastic plate that sits directly beneath the upper and atop the midsole foam; with that particular order of layering the SprintFrame disperses the shock and stress that is placed upon it through the entire foot, making for a much more efficient incorporation of the EVA midsole and a much more comfortable fit. In the adizero Feather 2, the SprintFrame is extended vertically through the heel, acting as a heel counter for additional lockdown of the foot when secured, and it does so with great success.
Other aspects of the shoe that stand out for me are its aforementioned comfort, and that extends through the strong laces, the breathable and thin tongue, the light eyestay pressure over the bridge of the foot (with the help of the SprintWeb) and the high-grade EVA midsole (and the requisite adiPRENE+ cushioning in the forefoot) that made for snappy responses in my speed training.
The adizero Feather 2 is efficiently built and it's just a wonderful fit for me, personally; I've battled plantar fasciitis and am almost fully healed after an entire year of dealing with the condition, and one of the biggest lessons I learned with that I need shoes that are torsionally rigid—without question, the reason why I love the adizero Feather 2 is because of the heralded SprintFrame, which flexes as my foot flexed, but maintained its structural integrity for my feet and I endured no pain, something that I have been extremely thankful for whenever I have been afforded the pleasure, and the adizero Feather 2 has earned my praises.
What more can I say? If you want a lightweight, strong, power, supportive running shoe that will improve your cardio training, the adidas adizero Feather 2 is incomparable in character and performance.
Sandy Dover is a published author, media consultant, and web & print magazine columnist in the world of publishing, while serving as an expert sports product evaluator and as an independent wellness & training consultant, advocate and journalist in the health & fitness industry (with the two worlds often colliding). You can find Sandy frequently here at SLAMonline, as well as at about.me, Facebook and Twitter.
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Mr. Nowak will discuss the certification programs including computer-based testing, guidance on fulfilling the continuing practice requirements, and the role and activities of the US BMET Board of Examiners for CBET, CRES, CLES, and CCE.
A representative from AAMI will be available to discuss recent activities from AAMI, AAMI's Technology Management Council, and the recent changes to CMS medical equipment maintenance requirements.
Mr. Nowak has nearly 30 years of experience in healthcare technology management.
In his second-term serving the US BMET Board, Chris is also a member of the AAMI TMC (Technology Management Council).
His thirty-year career includes various roles beginning with technician as well as managing a nearly $40 million dollar HTM program that included hospitals throughout the U.S..
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Derrick Rose Player Preview: On a mission to be the NBA's best backup PG and on the floor in crunch time
What to expect during Derrick Rose's first season with the Detroit Pistons
By Mike_Snyder@M_James_Snyder Oct 22, 2019, 9:00am EDT
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Detroit's lack of available cash this offseason meant the Pistons spent the free agent season ballin' on a budget. Derrick Rose, the youngest MVP the NBA has ever produced, signed a two-year deal worth roughly $15 million and is pegged to be Detroit's backup point guard heading into the season.
Sure, he's not your younger brother's Derrick Rose but there is still enough juice to make the squeeze worthwhile.
Last year and over the summer
2018-19 Game Log
Derrick Rose participated in 51 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2018-19 season and started 13 of them.
He missed a few games thanks to run-of-the-mill bumps and bruises in the early part of the season, but was forced to sit for final 15 games of the schedule due to bone chips in his elbow that were successfully removed March 23.
Exploded for 50 points on Halloween night against the Utah Jazz.
During 41 games before the All-Star Game, Rose shot 40% on 3-pointers at 3.2 attempts per game. During the 10 games after the break, he shot 7% with 1.4 attempts per game on those very same 3-point looks.
On the back end of six back-to-backs, Rose connected on 54% from the floor and scored nearly 16 points per game in just under 23 minutes per contest.
Per Cleaning the Glass, 36% of all Derrick Rose field goal attempts came at the rim, 47% from mid-range, and 18% from beyond the arc.
Over the summer break, Rose completed - at minimum - two weighted pull-throughs, four lunges, and six off-balance jumps. Undeniable proof:
D Rose is ON A MISSION @drose @MindINMuscle pic.twitter.com/FYLQnqLT0e
— Overtime (@overtime) September 4, 2019
The positive news for Pistons fans is that, according to whatever Overtime is, this awe-inspiring montage was all the evidence they needed to unequivocally determine that Derrick Martel Rose was, in fact, on a "mission." And 33K people somehow agreed with their verdict. Personally, I'd like to see a bit more documentation and hear just a smidge more eyewitness testimony before coming to such a bold conclusion, but I appreciate Overtime's energy.
He also released a new memoir:
And became only the 8th player in NBA history to have a signature shoe with more than 10 consecutive models. For those keeping track at home, The D Rose 3 are my favorite. I'm a size 9.5 in the off-chance you're feeling generous.
There, you're all caught up on notable Derrick Rose news.
Big question
Of course his injury history is concerning (duh) and the 3-point shooting stability is another major question (double duh), so let's go down a path slightly less traveled.
The Pistons needed to acquire additional bucket-getters in free agency to help shore up a dormant offense, and Derrick Rose certainly fits the description. We know why Detroit recruited Rose, but why did Rose choose Detroit?
This is the type of answer everyone wants to hear:
Derrick Rose explains why his number one goal is to win an NBA Championship and why he thinks it can happen with the @DetroitPistons #DetroitBasketball pic.twitter.com/SzLiLcGDhZ
— SiriusXM NBA Radio (@SiriusXMNBA) September 5, 2019
With a straight face, Rose says, "While I'm in the game, I want to win a championship — that's what I really want to do." Commendable, sure, but listen good people of DBB, I was born at night but not last night.
There is zero chance any 2019 free agent with functioning eyeballs and a desire to win championships would embrace Detroit's current less-than-ideal situation. It's like an average Joe accepting a position at Blockbuster Video and trying to sell his family on moving to Oregon because the VHS king has a chance to overtake Netflix over the next two years.
So, again, why did he choose to become a member of the Pistons?
My two cents...
Rose surveyed the NBA scene and zeroed in on Reggie Jackson as a maybe-out-the-door starting point guard on a decent squad that, he believes, can be outperformed. Simply put, I think he wants to play, and I think he wants to start. Harnessed correctly, it's an attitude that most hoop heads will applaud. He should want to start, right? But he won't.
Rose isn't here to win championships (his reasoning), and he's lying to himself if he thinks he's assuming starting point guard duties (my reasoning). Let's cut the shit, why did he sign with Detroit? If the true answer is anything other than to fill a clearly defined role, then this pitstop won't end pretty.
After Chicago, he had layovers in New York, Cleveland, and Minnesota in which the entire NBA galaxy watched and collectively wondered how much premium gas remained in the tank. Wanting to prove critics wrong is a natural response most people can relate to. Rose, however, is in for a rude awakening if he's harboring any inclination that 313 is the best area code to prove he's still capable of breaking bread at the alpha's lunch table.
Detroit didn't sign Rose to be the great player he once was, they signed the former-MVP to be a great backup point guard. Is he OK with that? Naturally, everything has seemed hunky-dory during the preseason, but what about the next 82? What happens when they hit a four-game losing streak in December?
He's absolutely perfect for the second unit, spot starts and finishes, and frequent possession takeovers. Expecting anything more is placing Derrick Rose above the team.
Projected role
Rose is a clear upgrade in talent over Ish Smith, Reggie Jackson's primary backup for the three previous seasons, but that isn't much of a hurdle to jump over, and it certainly doesn't indicate imminent success.
Smith and Rose are both fast-twitch dependent and can get into the paint with ease. Derrick is a bit more herky-jerky and, overall, a larger human. At this point, we seem to be done with their similarities.
Don't get it twisted, Ish, we love you and you'll never have to buy a drink in Detroit ever again (as long as it's happy hour).
While the primary focus will be presiding over the second-unit, he'll almost certainly log meaningful reps, including closing games, with Blake Griffin, Andre Drummond, and even Reggie Jackson:
Big 4? pic.twitter.com/mWwF9Dr3NB
— Mike Snyder (@M_James_Snyder) September 30, 2019
I guess that depends on your definition of "big."
Rose will seek to push the ball no matter whom he shares the court with and, more often than not, that's a good thing. Prepare yourself for one-man fastbreaks and prepare to take the highs with a scattering of lows:
Per Synergy, he averaged 1.192 PPP on transition attempts putting him in the 69th percentile of NBA hoopers.
When Rose chooses to tap the brakes, Markieff Morris, another 2019 free agent scooped up by the Pistons, will be provided with ample opportunities to hoist second-unit trailing threes:
One quirk that stood out while watching tape of Rose in Minnesota was the high volume of no-pass possessions (as in, Derrick is the only one to touch the ball during any given possession) he led. For instance, this random game against the San Antonio Spurs:
I'm not necessarily saying it's a good thing or a bad thing, I'm just saying it's a thing you should look for.
In the half court, Rose flourished in PNR situations (.948 PPP) as a Timberwolf and there is no reason to believe those positive results shouldn't translate in Detroit. The Pistons' variety of bigs will provide both rolling and popping options but Rose, likely, will be prioritizing his own look:
And that's cool with me. As mentioned earlier, Rose owns a high rate of mid-range field goal attempts. Whether it's out of the PNR or, really, any other action, how does that tendency transfer into Casey's shot spectrum preference?
We're all expecting big things from third-year sharpshooter Luke Kennard who, going into the season, will be paired alongside Rose in the backcourt coming off the bench.
Kennard will destroy drop or sagging PNR defense more times than not:
If defending bigs are gonna chill at the elbow during an LK led PNR then the screen-setting Big has to lay the wood on the on-ball defender to create additional space for LK to shoot. Below, CW plays pattycake while TM should've immediately re-screened: pic.twitter.com/7Cb6pTj3zB
— Mike Snyder (@M_James_Snyder) October 8, 2019
Please(!), defending bigs, I dare you to drop on Luke.
But for the duo to consistently succeed, Rose must make the defense pay when teams force the ball out of Kennard's hands:
Those must be regularly converted into points if Detroit has any thoughts of maximizing their talent. On way too many occasions last year, the second team's offense was toothless thanks to empty swing or ball-reversal possessions like below:
Can't happen again.
If you're a fan of Reggie Jackson's one-handed floater in the lane, don't be shy, there must be a few of you, then Derrick Rose only has one thing to say:
Thanks, third-best Joker.
His signature shot:
Billy Zane, how would you describe Derrick Rose and Reggie Jackson's 2019-20 season?
May the best floater win!
No, he's not Derrick Rose of 2011, but he's our Derrick Rose now and I can dig it. Can you?
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Travelers In The Night (Series)
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Groks Science Radio Show (Series)
Produced by Charles Lee
Apollo's Legacy -- Groks Science Show 2019-07-10
From Charles Lee | Part of the Groks Science Radio Show series | 14:07
The 50th anniversary of the first landings on the moon mark a notable landmark in the technological achievements of humanity. But, what is the legacy of the Apollo missions? On this episode, Dr. Roger Launius discussed the legacy of the moon landings.
Apollo's Legacy -- Groks Science Show 2019-07-10 | 14:07
Climate Connections (Series)
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Climate Connections July 15 - August 9, 2019
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Climate Connections is a 90-second daily (M-F) module that's produced in partnership with the Yale Center for Environmental Communication and hosted by Dr. Tony Leiserowitz. It covers the ways climate change is impacting our lives, and what diverse people and organizations are doing to reduce the associated risks. From energy to public health, from extreme weather to the economy, we'll connect the dots and bring climate change "down to earth" for your listeners. This 4-week round includes the following pieces:
Air Date - Title
Mon., 7/15 - Helping people could endangered species: As people adapt to climate change, they can unintentionally harm wildlife.
Tue., 7/16 - Christian author sees climate change as a moral issue: 'Caring for God's creation is one of the most important mandates that he gave us as his children.'
Wed., 7/17 - Could we use sand or concrete as batteries? The low-cost materials could store energy generated by wind and solar farms.
Thu., 7/18 - States move to regulate HFCs: The heat-trapping gases are used in refrigerators and air conditioners
Fri., 7/19 - A cost-effective zero-energy house: The Connecticut bungalow shows that climate-friendly construction doesn't require a bigger budget.
Mon., 7/22 - Pennsylvania farmer puts his pigs to work: His inventions reduce labor and cut carbon pollution.
Tue., 7/23 - Nonprofit builds an army of climate lobbyists: Citizens' Climate Lobby is teaching volunteers how to influence politicians
Wed., 7/24 - Heat waves are a threat to public health: Low-income people, who often lack AC, may suffer the most.
Thu., 7/25 - Son of coal country now manages wind farms: Lee Van Horn's father worked as an underground coal miner.
Fri., 7/26 - Polluted neighborhood preserves green space: Now it's a refuge for birds — and people, too.
Mon., 7/29 - Farming a forest — and helping the climate: Lincoln Smith's designs provide food, shade, and carbon storage.
Tue., 7/30 - Miami Beach is trying to save its historic buildings: Some buildings may need to be elevated — and that could get expensive.
Wed., 7/31 - National Aquarium teaches climate science to visitors: 'We've made the decision at the National Aquarium to be bold in our messaging.'
Thu., 8/1 - Why small homes can be appealing: If you share amenities with your neighbors, you can live well at a lower cost.
Fri., 8/2 - How 'resilience hubs' could help protect communities: The rest of the year, the spaces could serve communities in other ways
Mon., 8/5 - Conservative says climate should be a priority: He says it's essential to protect future generations
Tue., 8/6 - Critics challenge insurance companies: The industry has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in fossil fuel companies.
Wed., 8/7 - Energy efficiency can help nonprofits serve more people: Efficient light bulbs will enable a medical facility for the homeless to save $100,000.
Thu., 8/8 - Hurricane clean-up can be hazardous to your health: But people are learning to stay safe through a program funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Fri., 8/9 - How protecting a Pennsylvania stream makes the area more resilient: Protecting a Pennsylvania stream improves resiliency
Climate Connections July 15 - August 9, 2019 | 30:00
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France's Ministry Of Finance Labels Blockchain As "A Government Priority"
The Minister of Economy and Finance in France, Bruno Le Maire, is featured in the latest cryptocurrency news for his statement in which he endorsed blockchain technology and labeled it as a priority for his country's government.
Le Maire was featured on many best cryptocurrency news sites for his statement given in an interview ahead of the Paris Blockchain Week Summit from April 16 to April 17. As proof of the country's commitment to the nascent sector, Le Maire also revealed that the state plans to invest 4.5 billion Euros ($5 million) in breakthrough innovations – including blockchain – in a bid to fight Chinese and American technological dominance.
Aside from the funding, Le Maire also underscored the blockchain regulatory progress that was heralded by the PACTE Act which was passed by the French National Assembly earlier this week. During the interview, Le Maire characterized the bill as "an unprecedented and attractive legal framework for token issuers and digital asset service providers."
When looking ahead to the agenda for the rest of 2019, Le Maire said that the government had identified a lot of new areas of focus for its blockchain policy. These apparently include the implementation of blockchain in French industrial sectors, the funding of innovative blockchain projects and the continuous support of these project in regards to the legal and regulatory issues.
The minister also proposed that France's crypto taxation system offers a robust and transparent accounting framework that is specific to the new sector. Le Maire also cast the decline in the ICO market in a positive light, stating that it was necessary for the health of the sector and that the downturn "does not detract from the potential and benefits offered by the new funding method."
He also stressed the need for blockchain protocols to evolve more energy-efficient mechanisms and to protect the financial system from crypto-facilitated money laundering risks.
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Do you find yourself avoiding those difficult conversations because you are afraid they will escalate and then end up unmotivated or frustrated that things haven't changed?
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Perhaps you might find yourself wanting to be assertive and manage the problem confidently and yet something stops you or your find that your well meant intentions sometimes just seem to escalate the situation?
This content packed online training will enable you to step back and notice what is going on for you when faced with potential conflict and how to gain the inner resources to manage the situation confidently and effectively.
We look at ways to recognise your own natural reaction to conflict and how the drama triangle affects you and what you need to do to step outside of the triangle and be in control.
We also look at how you can spot conflict and give you some great tips on diffusing the situation as well as helping you know how to put your point across confidently without fear of conflict.
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I love Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of an Effective People. Though I like his son's Sean Covey version in the 7 Habits of an Effective Teen because it is more readable and funny. It was rather appropriate for me back then even if I wasn't anymore teen because I was reading it while I was still in medical school while my contemporaries are already working.
We are all driven towards a goal. Often we tend to be aggressive and push ourselves to get to the finish line much to our destruction. We exhaust ourselves too much to reach our goal we forgot to chill, relax and 'sharpen our saw'. Human as we are we need this time to recharge. We need to do things that will calm us, make us happy and make us think. Burnt out is the enemy of success. I was very happy to have a week of leave to just recharged my worn-out human batteries. This little hiatus can do wonders to your mood and your zest for your work & other undertakings. Take a step back, assess and reassess and meditate. Things gets clearer when you press pause and re-evaluate.
Sharpening the Saw also means studying more, learning more and adding updated information relevant your profession or other aspects in your life. It means an upgrade. We need a tune up from time to time. Not sharpening the saw or sharpening your pen will leave you dull and useless.
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Happy Sunday! Don't forget to 'sharpen your saws' and be a better version 2.0.


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From our offices in Tokyo, Japan, and Shanghai, China, we have planned and finalised projects throughout the world. When heading projects in other countries, we develop a close relationship with local developers, planners and agencies, and establish a smooth communication between our client and everyone involved, for a high-quality process that connects to a high-quality design.
Engineering reports detail the conditions of a building based on a thorough examination by an expert in architecture, engineering, environmental law or similar. When treating real estate, engineering reports become an important, established source of data upon which risk assessment calculations are based. Engineering reports also play a vital role in case of bought or inherited buildings whose conditions have not been evaluated in the past. Engineering reports are then used to confirm whether conditions for legal inspections are met or if streets tests will be passed. We prepare professional engineering reports regarding a given building's legal compliance, to assess restoration or repair costs and earthquake and environment risks, and of course general building overviews.
We inquire about our client's ideal use for a property and offer the complete process leading up to the final building plan: from evaluating the condition of a given building, its legal compliance and compatibility with the desired form of business, considering necessary adjustments, legal re- registrations, earthquake and environmental proofing, we find the best suitable approach. We may use reports in conjunction with the two processes outlined above. For any given project, we adjust our team of experts to match each project's individual goals. We utilise the full power of our professional network to find the best fitting team for each new challenge. We also welcome clients who have a preferred system of experts in mind and want to participate in the process.
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We imagine that for most individual customers, dealing with building plans is an unusual situation that may involve unfamiliar situations and worries. We provide you here with a small list of common questions regarding the consultation process, but please feel free to contact us right away.
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Noted Information Governance and Compliance Expert Jake Frazier Joins FTI Technology
Fifteen-Year Legal and IT Industry Veteran to Lead New Information Governance and Compliance Services Offering
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN), the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value, today announced the appointment of Jake Frazier as a Senior Managing Director in the firm's Technology segment. In his new role, Mr. Frazier will lead FTI Technology's new Information Governance and Compliance services offering. He will be based in Austin.
Mr. Frazier brings 15 years of experience in the e-discovery and information governance industry. As the leader of FTI Technology's Information Governance and Compliance services offering, Mr. Frazier will continue to assist corporations and governmental organizations with information governance and compliance initiatives. This focus will include providing corporations with the experienced people, defensible processes and award-winning technology to develop, implement and augment information governance programs that reduce corporate risk, cut storage costs, secure data, and improve the effectiveness of e-discovery processes by enabling faster and deeper insight into data.
"Jake is a valuable addition to our team and this represents a huge win for our customers," said Seth Rierson, Senior Managing Director and Global Segment Leader of FTI Technology. "He has a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions that meet the needs of IT, legal, compliance and executive management. As more organizations look for practical guidance on reducing costs and risk, Jake's information governance expertise will be a tremendous asset to our team."
Prior to joining FTI Technology, Mr. Frazier was the practice leader for the global Information Lifecycle Governance group at IBM. In this role, he consulted with three of the top five global financial services organizations to assess information governance initiatives and corresponding cost and risk, focusing recommendations on quick wins that furthered the clients' objectives, while demonstrating progress to critical stakeholders.
"I'm excited to join the global FTI Consulting team," said Mr. Frazier. "From forensic collections to structured data analytics and change management consulting, FTI Consulting brings a profound depth of legal, technical and business skills to address information governance challenges. Our capabilities give us a unique ability to deliver flexible solutions with demonstrable value for organizations."
Mr. Frazier holds a J.D. from Arizona State College of Law and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas. He was a founding member of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model ("EDRM"), and has participated as a faculty member of the Compliance Governance & Oversight Council as well as the Sedona Conference.
FTI Technology is the e-discovery and information governance segment within FTI Consulting, a global business advisory firm. FTI Technology's team includes forensic experts, corporate investigation specialists and technology and e-discovery professionals. The National Law Journal, The Legal Intelligencer, The Recorder and KMWorld are just some of the publications that have recognized FTI Technology as a top legal and IT software and services firm.
For more information, please visit www.ftitechnology.com.
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. With more than 4,200 employees located in 26 countries, FTI Consulting professionals work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management, strategic communications and restructuring. The Company generated $1.65 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2013. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter (@FTIConsulting), Facebook and LinkedIn.