There are being registered hereunder such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock, such indeterminate number of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, and such indeterminate number of units as may, from time to time, be issued at indeterminate prices. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with the other securities registered hereunder. The proposed maximum offering price per unit will be determined, from time to time, by the registrant in connection with the issuance by the registrant of the securities registered hereunder. The securities registered hereunder also include such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock as may be issued upon conversion of or exchange for preferred stock that provide for conversion or exchange, upon exercise of warrants or pursuant to the antidilution provisions of any of such securities. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, the shares being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock as may be issuable with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
The proposed maximum offering price per security will be determined from time to time by the registrant in connection with, and at the time of, the issuance of the securities and is not specified as to each class of security pursuant to General Instruction II.D. of Form S-3, as amended.
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act based on the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of all securities listed.
Each unit will represent an interest in two or more other securities, which may or may not be separable from one another.
We may offer and sell from time to time, in one or more series or issuances and on terms that we will determine at the time of the offering, any combination of the securities described in this prospectus, up to an aggregate amount of $75,000,000.
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "BSGM." On March 21, 2019, the last reported sale price of our common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $6.00 per share. We recommend that you obtain current market quotations for our common stock prior to making an investment decision. We will provide information in any applicable prospectus supplement regarding any listing of securities other than shares of our common stock on any securities exchange.
Effective as of 5:00 pm Eastern Time on September 11, 2018, we filed an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock, at a ratio of one share for 2.5 shares. All share and per share prices in this prospectus have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split.
You should carefully read this prospectus, any prospectus supplement relating to any specific offering of securities, and all information incorporated by reference herein and therein.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. These risks are discussed in this prospectus under "Risk Factors" beginning on page 4 and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission using a "shelf" registration process. Under this shelf process, we may, from time to time, sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total amount of $75,000,000.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also add, update or change in a prospectus supplement any information contained in this prospectus. To the extent any statement made in a prospectus supplement or a document incorporated by reference herein after the date hereof is inconsistent with the statements made in this prospectus, the statements made in this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in the prospectus supplement or the incorporated document.
The prospectus supplement to be attached to the front of this prospectus may describe, as applicable: the terms of the securities offered; the public offering price; the price paid for the securities; net proceeds; and the other specific terms related to the offering of the securities.
This summary provides an overview of selected information contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our securities. You should carefully read the prospectus, the information incorporated by reference and the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part in their entirety before investing in our securities, including the information discussed under "Risk Factors" in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference and our financial statements and related notes that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus. As used in this prospectus, unless the context otherwise indicates, the terms "we," "our," "us," or "the Company" refer to BioSig Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.
We may offer up to $75,000,000 of common stock, preferred stock, warrants and/or units in one or more offerings and in any combination. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. A prospectus supplement, which we will provide each time we offer securities, will describe the specific amounts, prices and terms of these securities.
We may issue shares of our common stock from time to time. The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share. Our certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting. We do not have a classified board of directors. The terms of our Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series C Preferred Stock") prohibit us from paying cash dividends to our holders of common stock absent the approval of holders representing at least 67% of the outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred Stock, which holders must include Alpha Capital Anstalt, so long as Alpha Capital Anstalt holds not less than $100,000 of the Series C Preferred Stock. We have not paid any dividends since our inception, and, subject to our obligations to pay dividends to the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock, we presently anticipate that all earnings, if any, will be retained for development of our business. Even if we are permitted to pay cash dividends in the future, any future disposition of dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, our future earnings, operating and financial condition, capital requirements, and other factors. Subject to the rights of the holders of our preferred stock, upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of our debts and other liabilities. The holders of our common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, which may be designated solely by action of our board of directors and issued in the future.
We may issue shares of our preferred stock from time to time, in one or more series. Our board of directors will determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of such series, without any further vote or action by stockholders. Convertible preferred stock will be convertible into our common stock or exchangeable for our other securities. Conversion may be mandatory or at your option or both and would be at prescribed conversion rates.
If we sell any series of preferred stock under this prospectus and applicable prospectus supplements, we will fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the preferred stock of such series in the certificate of designation relating to that series. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the form of any certificate of designation that describes the terms of the series of preferred stock we are offering before the issuance of the related series of preferred stock. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement related to the series of preferred stock being offered, as well as the complete certificate of designation that contains the terms of the applicable series of preferred stock.
We may issue warrants for the purchase of common stock or preferred stock in one or more series. We may issue warrants independently or together with common stock or preferred stock, and the warrants may be attached to or separate from these securities. We will evidence each series of warrants by warrant certificates that we will issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into warrant agreements with a bank or trust company that we select to be our warrant agent. We will indicate the name and address of the warrant agent in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of warrants.
In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general features of the warrants. We urge you, however, to read the applicable prospectus supplement related to the particular series of warrants being offered, as well as the warrant agreements and warrant certificates that contain the terms of the warrants. We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the form of warrant agreement or warrant certificate containing the terms of the warrants we are offering before the issuance of the warrants.
We may issue units consisting of common stock, preferred stock and/or warrants for the purchase of common stock or preferred stock in one or more series. In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general features of the units. We urge you, however, to read the applicable prospectus supplement related to the series of units being offered, as well as the unit agreements that contain the terms of the units. We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the form of unit agreement and any supplemental agreements that describe the terms of the series of units we are offering before the issuance of the related series of units.
Unless we specify another use in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered by us for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, working capital, capital expenditures, and to the extent we have any debt, debt repayment.
We may also use such proceeds to fund acquisitions of technologies that complement our current business. We may set forth additional information on the use of net proceeds from the sale of the securities we offer under this prospectus in a prospectus supplement related to a specific offering.
Investors are cautioned, however, that expenditures may vary substantially from these uses. Investors will be relying on the judgment of our management, who will have broad discretion regarding the application of the proceeds of this offering. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend upon numerous factors, including the amount of cash generated by our operations, the amount of competition and other operational factors. We may find it necessary or advisable to use portions of the proceeds from this offering for other purposes.
the availability of other sources of cash including cash flow from operations and new bank debt financing arrangements, if any.
Pending other uses, we intend to invest the proceeds to us in investment-grade, interest-bearing securities such as money market funds, certificates of deposit, or direct or guaranteed obligations of the U.S. government, or hold as cash. We cannot predict whether the proceeds invested will yield a favorable, or any, return.
The following description of common stock and preferred stock summarizes the material terms and provisions of the common stock and preferred stock that we may offer under this prospectus, but is not complete. For the complete terms of our common stock and preferred stock, please refer to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, any certificates of designation for our preferred stock, and our restated bylaws, as amended, as may be amended from time to time. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any future common stock or preferred stock that we may offer, we will describe the specific terms of any series of preferred stock in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we so indicate in a prospectus supplement, the terms of any preferred stock we offer under that prospectus supplement may differ from the terms we describe below.
We have authorized 201,000,000 shares of capital stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 200,000,000 are shares of common stock and 1,000,000 are shares of "blank check" preferred stock, of which 200 are authorized as Series A Preferred Stock, 600 are authorized as Series B Preferred Stock, 4,200 are authorized as Series C Preferred Stock 1,400 are authorized as Series D Preferred Stock and 1,000 are authorized as Series E Preferred Stock. As of March 21, 2019, there were 19,964,989 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, 475 shares of Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding and no shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D Convertible Preferred Stock or Series E Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. The authorized and unissued shares of common stock and the authorized and undesignated shares of preferred stock are available for issuance without further action by our stockholders, unless such action is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which our securities may be listed. Unless approval of our stockholders is so required, our board of directors does not intend to seek stockholder approval for the issuance and sale of our common stock or preferred stock.
The board of directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, without further vote or action by the stockholders, to issue from time to time shares of preferred stock in one or more series. Each such series of preferred stock shall have such number of shares, designations, preferences, voting powers, qualifications, and special or relative rights or privileges as shall be determined by the board of directors, which may include, among others, dividend rights, voting rights, liquidation preferences, conversion rights and preemptive rights. Issuance of preferred stock by our board of directors may result in such shares having dividend and/or liquidation preferences senior to the rights of the holders of our common stock and could dilute the voting rights of the holders of our common stock.
Once designated by our board of directors, each series of preferred stock may have specific financial and other terms that will be described in a prospectus supplement. The description of the preferred stock that is set forth in any prospectus supplement is not complete without reference to the documents that govern the preferred stock. These include our certificate of incorporation and any certificates of designation that our board of directors may adopt.
Although our board of directors has no intention at the present time of doing so, it could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that could, depending on the terms of such series, impede the completion of a merger, tender offer or other takeover attempt.
on or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the board and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.
In general, Section 203 defines an "interested stockholder" as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with, or controlling, or controlled by, the entity or person. The term "owner" is broadly defined to include any person that, individually, with or through that person's affiliates or associates, among other things, beneficially owns the stock, or has the right to acquire the stock, whether or not the right is immediately exercisable, under any agreement or understanding or upon the exercise of warrants or options or otherwise or has the right to vote the stock under any agreement or understanding, or has an agreement or understanding with the beneficial owner of the stock for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of the stock.
The restrictions in Section 203 do not apply to corporations that have elected, in the manner provided in Section 203, not to be subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or, with certain exceptions, which do not have a class of voting stock that is listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws do not opt out of Section 203.
Section 203 could delay or prohibit mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts with respect to us and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire us even though such a transaction may offer our stockholders the opportunity to sell their stock at a price above the prevailing market price.
provide advance notice provisions with which a stockholder who wishes to nominate a director or propose other business to be considered at a stockholder meeting must comply.
We will evidence each series of warrants by warrant certificates that we may issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into a warrant agreement with a warrant agent. Each warrant agent may be a bank that we select which has its principal office in the United States. We may also choose to act as our own warrant agent. We will indicate the name and address of any such warrant agent in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of warrants.
Before exercising their warrants, holders of warrants may not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, including, in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the right to receive dividends, if any, or, payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or to exercise voting rights, if any.
Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants at any time up to 5:00 P.M. eastern time, the close of business, on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.
Holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants by delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to be exercised together with specified information, and paying the required exercise price by the methods provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will set forth in the warrant certificate or warrant agreement, and in the applicable prospectus supplement, the information that the holder of the warrant will be required to deliver to the warrant agent.
Upon receipt of the required payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue and deliver the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If fewer than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, then we will, if required by the terms of the warrant, issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount of warrants.
Any warrant agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any warrant. A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of warrants. A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable warrant agreement or warrant, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a warrant may, without the consent of the related warrant agent or the holder of any other warrant, enforce by appropriate legal action the holder's right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable upon exercise of, its warrants in accordance with their terms.
No warrant agreement will be qualified as an indenture, and no warrant agent will be required to qualify as a trustee, under the Trust Indenture Act. Therefore, holders of warrants issued under a warrant agreement will not have the protection of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to their warrants.
Unless we provide otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, each warrant agreement and any warrants issued under the warrant agreements will be governed by New York law.
We may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder, with the rights and obligations of a holder, of each security included in the unit. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any times before a specified date or upon the occurrence of a specified event or occurrence.
through any other methods described in a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus.
sales in other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct sales to purchasers.
any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed or traded.
If underwriters are used in an offering, we will execute an underwriting agreement with such underwriters and will specify the name of each underwriter and the terms of the transaction (including any underwriting discounts and other terms constituting compensation of the underwriters and any dealers) in a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. The securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by one or more investment banking firms or others, as designated. If an underwriting syndicate is used, the managing underwriter(s) will be specified on the cover of the prospectus supplement. If underwriters are used in the sale, the offered securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own accounts and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time. Unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the offered securities will be subject to conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the offered securities, if any are purchased.
We may grant to the underwriters options to purchase additional securities to cover over-allotments, if any, at the public offering price, with additional underwriting commissions or discounts, as may be set forth in a related prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. The terms of any over-allotment option will be set forth in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus for those securities.
If a dealer is used in the sale of the securities, we, or an underwriter, will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. To the extent required, we will set forth in the prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference or free writing prospectus, as applicable, the name of the dealer and the terms of the transactions.
We may sell the securities directly or through agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of securities and we will describe any commissions we will pay the agent in the prospectus supplement.
We may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit offers by institutional investors to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. We will describe the conditions to these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus.
In connection with the sale of the securities, underwriters, dealers or agents may receive compensation from us or from purchasers of the securities for whom they act as agents, in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of the securities, and any institutional investors or others that purchase securities directly for the purpose of resale or distribution, may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions received by them from us and any profit on the resale of the common stock by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). No FINRA member firm may receive compensation in excess of that allowable under FINRA rules, including Rule 5110, in connection with the offering of the securities.
We may provide agents, underwriters and other purchasers with indemnification against particular civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents, underwriters or other purchasers may make with respect to such liabilities. Agents and underwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.
To facilitate the public offering of a series of securities, persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions in accordance with Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the market price of the securities. This may include over-allotments or short sales of the securities, which involves the sale by persons participating in the offering of more securities than have been sold to them by us. In addition, those persons may stabilize or maintain the price of the securities by bidding for or purchasing securities in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to underwriters or dealers participating in any such offering may be reclaimed if securities sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Such transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time. We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above, if implemented, may have on the price of our securities.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, any common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be eligible for trading as listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market. Any underwriters who are qualified market makers to whom securities are sold by us for public offering and sale may make a market in the securities in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice.
The validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon by Haynes and Boone, LLP, New York, New York.
The financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 incorporated by reference into this prospectus have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Liggett & Webb, P.A., an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in accordance therewith file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Securities and Exchange Commission maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The address of the Securities and Exchange Commission's website is www.sec.gov.
We make available free of charge on or through our website at www.biosigtech.com, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with or otherwise furnish it to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the offering of these securities. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits, contains additional relevant information about us and the securities. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement. You can obtain a copy of the registration statement for free at www.sec.gov. The registration statement and the documents referred to below under "Incorporation of Certain Information By Reference" are also available on our website, www.biosigtech.com. We have not incorporated by reference into this prospectus the information on our website, and you should not consider it to be a part of this prospectus.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors, officers, employees and agents to the extent and in the manner permitted by the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time, subject to any permissible expansion or limitation of such indemnification, as may be set forth in any stockholders' or directors' resolution or by contract. Any repeal or modification of these provisions approved by our stockholders will be prospective only and will not adversely affect any limitation on the liability of any of our directors or officers existing as of the time of such repeal or modification.
We are also permitted to apply for insurance on behalf of any director, officer, employee or other agent for liability arising out of his actions, whether or not the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware would permit indemnification.
* To be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report of the registrant on Form 8-K or other document to be incorporated herein by reference.
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 22, 2019.
Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints each of Kenneth L. Londoner and Steve Chaussy, severally, acting alone and without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with the authority to execute in the name of each such person, any and all amendments (including without limitation, post-effective amendments) to this registration statement on Form S-3, to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the same offering of securities as this registration statement that are filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, and to file such registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with any exhibits thereto and other documents therewith, necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, which amendments may make such other changes in the registration statement as the aforesaid attorney-in-fact executing the same deems appropriate.


SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium – Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel sped away from first corner carnage to celebrate a commanding Belgian Grand Prix victory on Sunday and trim Lewis Hamilton's Formula One lead to 17 points with eight races remaining.
In the battle of four-times world champions, Hamilton now has 231 points to Vettel's 214.
At the front, Vettel swiftly seized the lead from Hamilton down the Kemmel straight on the opening lap and never looked back, taking the checkered flag 11.0 seconds clear of Hamilton.
Haas duo Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen were seventh and eighth, with France's Pierre Gasly ninth for Toro Rosso and Sweden's Marcus Ericsson 10th for Sauber. McLaren's Belgian driver Stoffel Vandoorne was last in his home race.


Our Church is selling Fresh All Natural Cherry Strain Hemp Harvested 2018. Our Hemp is Grown and Sold and Regulated Under the 2014-2018 United States Farm Bill that made Hemp Legal to Sell Buy and SHIP USA Wide. Now we can be more help to Our Veterans, Homeless and Promote Peace and Unity Worldwide.
Our Members get 10% off all Products. Part of all sales will help Veterans, Homeless and Projects that Promote Peace and Unity World Wide.
The 2018 legislation was preceded by a failed Industrial Hemp Farming Act (109th Congress [House] and 114th Congress [Senate]) and a hemp- and CBD-related attempt to amend to the Controlled Substances Act (114th Congress); and the Agricultural Act of 2014, which created a regulated, national agricultural hemp pilot program under which states could create their own pilot program regulations. There existed "ongoing tension between federal and state authorities over state hemp policies" due to non-cooperation of the DEA with state programs, and lawsuits brought or threatened by farmers and states against the DEA. The DEA and conflicting Federal court decisions regarding "low THC content [hemp] and marijuana of greater THC content" left a perplexing environment for would-be producers with "general uncertainty about how federal authorities will respond to production in states where state laws allow cultivation", especially after the Justice Department's 2018 recission of the 2013 Cole Memorandum. By 2018, groups calling for de-scheduling of hemp included the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, the National Farmers Union and the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In April, the Senate invoked Rule 14 and skipped over committees or debate, and placed the bill directly on its calendar.
The 2018 farm bill was sent to conference committee in mid 2018. The Associated Press noted appointment of first-term Representative James Comer, a Republican Kentucky hemp supporter and the state's former agriculture commissioner, to the committee. The compromise version of the farm bill reached by both houses of Congress in late November, 2018 – after McConnell put himself on the conference committee – includes the hemp provisions of the Hemp Farming Act. Roll Call called passage of hemp legalization a "an early plank of the Kentucky Republican [Mitch McConnell]'s 2020 re-election bid" soon after the $867 billion farm bill was passed by the Senate on December 11, 2018, signed by McConnell with a hemp pen.
In October, 2018, with House and Senate versions of the 2018 Farm Bill being reconciled, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture made plans to begin harmonizing state-level hemp THC testing in anticipation of passage of the Federal act.
During 2017 we were able to help a few people, we the church helped a young mother with gas and food money, we helped a local old couple have electric power during the coldest part of the year. We now have over 200 members and are growing every year, Donations help us grow.
All Cannabis Churches will be Uniting as OneLove for Our Awesome Holy Healing Plant.
We want to welcome all of our new members to our church, so far we have over 180 members world wide and have helped other cannabis churches get started and also helped people become pastors misisters and other.
As of December 26th 2015 We are now a Free Church Seperate from the State.
WE were The Very FIRST State Approved Cannabis Church in Florida.
The First Cannabis Church of Florida.
We are Now a Non-Profit Organization! We Are The First Cannabis Church of Florida!
I certify the records of this office show THE FIRST CANNABIS CHURCH OF FLORIDA LLC, is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Florida, filed electronically on the date of May 06, 2015, effective April 30, 2015.
We are a ONLINE Church... for now. ''NO SALES'' We are a Legal Cannabis Church Based in Florida and the USA.
We Welcome Members from ALL States and Non-violent Religions.
Location: Our Homes, Grow rooms, Hospital rooms, Gardens, Beaches, Hotels, or anywhere peaceful and welcoming. We also Welcome Kids, POT POW's, EVEN PETS are welcome to be Members of Our Church.
Please Read Before Posting: If you do not live in a legal State Please Seek Legal Advice Before Using Cannabis or Related Products of The Plant.
This is a Public website so everyone or anyone can read what you post, We do not want Anyone Getting Arrested.
We are a Non-Denominational NON Religious Religious Church, we are not asking People to Change Religions or Churches. Some of Our Members Believe in God and Some Don't. We will not be pushing any Religion at our Church. We have Members from all over the World, and you don't have to use Cannabis to Be a Member.
This Could Be Our Church, We Need Donations and Volunteers.
We are the First Cannabis Church, We WELCOME Members from all States.
As The First Cannabis Church of Florida We Believe in All Natural Organic Home Grown Cannabis and HEMP Products.
WE Support Our Great State of Florida and Our Country.
We Believe in All Natural Organic Vegetable and Farming ; in Growing Cannabis and or other Products.
We Believe Cannabis is a Spiritual Healing Plant and a Source of Fiber, Fuel, and so Many Other Products. We Believe in Whole Plant for Cancer and Other Illnesses and HEMP for Use in Farming to include and Promote LOCAL Famers and Companies.
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Crystal & Jim – a piece of what's to come!
Crystal & Jim had a beautiful South Dakota wedding. We were able to get tons of rustic and gorgeous shots from their day. This is just a little peek!
Baby Liam is such a cutie, it just takes my breath away. I always get so excited to capture newborns. They are so precious and grow so fast. my favorite! Baby feet are always so perfectly adorable. . .
Wendy & Matt are married!
Holly & Mike – sneak peek!
These two had such a relaxing and beautiful wedding day at Como Conservatory in St. Paul and I can't wait to show them all off! Here's a peek until I get a bunch up!


There is an official layer called gitbuiltin spacemacs. The git layer is based on magit . Actually, on the magit website, you can always find what you want. This post is a summary of How I use magit in spacemacs.
I like the magit website because of the beautiful font and pleasing color combination. More important is the maintainor Jonas Bernoulli who devotes his yearly efforts to coin the magit great for Emacsers. Now, after a successful campaign on the Kickstarter, Jonas Bernoulli was able to work on Magit full-time for another year, which was he'd love to.
Lets's goto my daily use of Magit in Spacemacs. If you are not using Spacemacs, I highly recommend it for you.
Suppose you have already make some changes on a project version controlled using Git, the next step is to stage the changes and then commit the changes.
If your cursor are in the buffer of a file belonging to that project, press SPC g s will bring you to the magit buffer of current project.
If your cursor are not in the buffer of a file belongint to that project, using SPC p p goto the helm-projectile buffer, then move cursor to the project, then press M-g, you will goto the magit buffer of current project.
If you regret, press u to unstage the changes. If you want to commit, just press c, you will get a menu.
The menu is clear for you to choose. If nothing to change, just press c again, and there will a buffer pop up for you to take some notes on this commit. Also, there is a buffer showing the diff of this commit. If you regret at this moment, just press C-c C-k to abort the commit.
After finishing the notes, press C-c C-c to finish the commit. you are in a buffer showing the current state of the project.
It shows that I am ahead one commit of the remote/master. So, If you want to push the commit to the remote/master, press p , a buffer will popup for you to choose where to push.
Then a commit is finished locally and remotely.


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HOW WILL THE PANDEMIC CHANGE OUR LIVES? by Tarah Hodgkinson
Social and sporting events pre-pandemic - How will they change?
How do we understand changes in our social life during an exceptional event, like the current pandemic? Over the last several months we've watched the world change dramatically in response to COVID-19. Many places are experiencing second waves, further lockdowns, economic crises and the tyranny of the masses.
The pandemic raises a number of questions, in particular, what will happen to our social life? Exceptional events can be anything from the Olympics or other major sporting events, to major gatherings of people like G20 protests or natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, wildfires, or pandemics.
I've spent much of my academic career studying these events. It comes down to three main theories predicting how crime will unfold in an exceptional event;
• social disorganization
• social cohesion/altruism
• opportunity theories.
Each theory predicts a different outcome.
EXCEPTIONAL EVENT THEORIES
Social disorganization suggests that during an exceptional event, crime and disorder will increase because the usual social order has been disrupted. Exceptional events can exacerbate social inequality and emphasize the disadvantage for certain groups.
Theories of social cohesion and altruism suggest that during an exceptional event, crime and disorder will decrease because people are more likely to help each other and act altruistically.
SafeGrowth resident teams in Chicago - Pre-pandemic work to cut crime
Opportunity theories suggest that crime trends will go up and down based on opportunities for crime that are created or removed by the exceptional event.
COVID-19 is certainly an exceptional event and cities across Canada and Australia have seen declines in most types of crime. Some crime types are up in some areas, such as domestic violence and commercial burglary.
Other crime types are stable, such as drug-related crimes and robbery. Yet in the US, both increases and decreases in crime types are underway.
All of this should support opportunity theories. However, years of reading about the sociology of exceptional events, including being present on the ground for some of them, suggests there is more going on during COVID-19 than simply a change in opportunities.
A PARADISE BUILT IN HELL
Two authors come to mind. One is Rebecca Solnit, who wrote A Paradise Built in Hell. In this book, the author provides detailed evidence that in disaster situations, people engage in altruism above all else.
The second author, Enrico L. Quarantelli has debunked numerous myths about social behaviour in disaster situations. He wrote extensively about the acts of altruism across New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
This dramatically countered much of the media coverage of the disaster. So how do we explain changes in crime during COVID-19?
COVID-19 is unlike any other exceptional event. Inconsistent with much of the sociology of disaster literature, the pandemic is acting to force us apart and isolate us in a number of ways. Social distancing is counter to basic human needs for connection.
There is an innate drive towards social connection
While the fluctuating trends in certain crime types may suggest that opportunity theory might be better at explaining exceptional events like pandemics, I'm inclined to believe that the significant declines in crime more broadly, across Canada, Australia and parts of the United States are more consistent with social cohesion/altruism theories.
If this is true, people are responding in ways that help, not hurt, during this pandemic, despite the social distancing. Crime trends in COVID-19 might be indicating that even with a major shift to social interaction, our desire to connect and protect – the main premise of SafeGrowth - outweighs the opportunities that these events create.
THE ATMOSPHERIC THEORY OF CRIME by Gregory Saville & Gerard Cleveland
Hurricane Isabel, 2003, from the International Space Station - photo courtesy of NASA
…and now for a short distraction from the awful news of late...
by Gregory Saville & Gerard Cleveland
Once upon a time, crime plagued the nation. Violence flared, year after year, like a wildfire of human suffering that cities could not extinguish. Cops did their thing, and then some. Prisons were filled. Downtown blight grew and fear split the nation into racial and economic camps like never before. And nothing seemed to work.
Then the crime wave changed direction. No one knew why. Nothing was different to account for the turnabout. Criminologists went to work to explain why and one tiny group came up with an answer, an answer so simple and elegant that the theory quickly became the talk of the theoretical end of town.
The geniuses who created the concept call it the Atmospheric Theory of Crime and they described it as follows:
There are three necessary elements for crime to occur: air, water, and land. When those three elements converge, crime chances increase. Remove one of them, and you prevent crime.
Air - the first principle of Atmospheric Theory
Let us begin with air! People cannot breathe without air. If you remove air from a room, burglars have no chance of stealing anything. If you freeze air to 100 degrees below zero, like at the South Pole, murderers are unlikely to find a victim outside. Sure enough, if you need proof, South Pole crime rates are almost zero. In fact, as lung tissue freezes, offenders themselves will perish. Even a dullard can see that burglary and murder rates in airless places are almost zero. We say almost because the dastardly cur Jacques Yves Cousteau figured out how to travel through underwater airless environments.
And in doing that the scoundrel Cousteau invented his scuba gear as a modus operandi for coral reef graffiti and underwater arson. True, those are rare. But still...
Then there is water.
Water - the second principle of Atmospheric Theory
Setting aside for a moment submerged arsonists, water blankets the planet and we see it every day in clouds, rain, rivers and lakes. But our clever environmental theorists noticed that if we increase the quantity of water to a certain percentage, eventually we pass the threshold when crime becomes impossible. Our statisticians can even measure the amount of water it takes to prevent crime.
Take for example a hurricane. Granted, plenty of looting occurs AFTER a hurricane, but just try stealing a car during the torrential 150-mile an hour winds, lashing rains, and the 10-foot storm surges. Even if you can get in the car to steal it, just try to drive it through flooded roads. Same problem in a Tsunami. How many muggers ever successfully mugged a victim on a beach as they and their victim were pummeled by a 100-mile-an-hour, 30-foot high wave. Our research shows us that you will not find a safer environment from muggers than on an empty beach as the Tsunami shows up.
That leaves land as the final pillar in our trifecta of crime-busting. You must have land to have crime. People live, walk, work, and play on it. If no land exists to walk upon or to build our homes on, we immediately eliminate domestic violence. Of course, DV may occur in the air or underwater but those statistical anomalies remain quite rare in our beta tests. Earth is the equalizer and without it, crime has no chance to worm its way into our communities. Mother Earth – that lovely Gaia preventer of crime!
CONFERENCES, JOURNALS, STUDIES
There you have it – the Atmospheric Theory of crime. Remove any one of those factors – air, water, or land – and crime everywhere falls quickly onto the scrap heap of abandoned human behaviors.
So now we need to spread the Atmospheric Theory of Crime far and wide. We need to create all kinds of sophisticated criminological tests for the theory while spending plenty of conference, journal, and research time arguing for the genius of A-TOC! (We must not forget the appeal of cool abbreviations for marketing purposes.)
In the future, we can wonder, "Gosh, why didn't we think of A-TOC earlier?" Think of all the crime we could have prevented and misery and loss we could have avoided. Remove the air from robbery locations? "Geeze," we can retort, "great crime prevention idea!" Flood cities and high crime areas with 30 feet of water! "Ha!" we will exclaim with glee, "now, let those arsonists just try…"
Land - the third principle of Atmospheric Theory
The hue and cry from within the orthodox criminology schools would howl their displeasure and shower disdain upon the upstart A-TOCs. False equivalency charlatans! – imagine claiming that crime and nature are interchangeable? Or they may take a lawyerly approach and decry the environmental school of crime as reductio ad absurdum wherein the contention of those A-TOC types reduces serious and complex issues of human criminal behavior to mere naïve states of weather. We can already hear the chorus of complaint in the inevitable defense of modern criminological theory and the tried and true explanations for the true reasons for crime.
Pretty silly, huh!
ROUTINE ACTIVITY THEORY
Now, take the Atmospheric Theory of Crime and replace it with an actual criminological theory – the Routine Activity Theory of crime (RAT) – and you have the same theory. In the case of Routine Activity Theory, air is an 'absence of a capable guardian', water is a 'motivated offender', and land is a 'suitable target' like a victim. Remove any of the three RAT principles and you – according to RAT – reduce the opportunity for crime.
But compare RAT to A-TOC in actual criminology journals and they would be filled with comments like this: "It might sound a bit like A-TOC but any such comparison to RAT only serves to highlight….blah, blah, blah."
As we have blogged before, RAT assumes a steady supply of motivated offenders, just like Atmospheric theory assumes a steady supply of air and water. RAT predicts that crime opportunities wane when you remove motivated offenders and Atmospheric Theory predicts crime vanishes when you remove land.
RAT does not try to explain the historical or societal contexts of "why" offender motivation occurs or "how" you might reduce those motivations, regardless of the number of potential victims. It simply takes a short cut and says figuring out the fundamental "why" factor becomes an unnecessary consideration once we remove the opportunity, offender, or victim. Others, too, have raised alarms about RAT as a pseudo-scientific truism, for example Professor Mike Sutton's article on the Mindless Chemistry Meme.
The same argument holds true with Atmospheric Theory – it does not try to explain why Tsunamis or hurricanes deter criminals, but rather posits through common, observable evidence that they do. And – in spite of William of Ockham's philosophy that simple, not complex, usually explains the truth of things – the world of crime gives rise to social issues pregnant with complexity and uncertainty. Crime and simple rarely share the same space!
So, your takeaway for which criminal theory to apply in your city becomes a choice of which fantasy to support. The only difference between Atmospheric Theory and RAT is that the former is a fantasy made-up just now.
Clearly, Atmospheric Theory takes logical leaps of absurdity to the point of comedy and requires nothing more than blind faith to believe its truth. Similarly, RAT – a contemporary theory and the subject of many studies – lacks any root-cause-of-anything explanation, unless you consider crime opportunity itself a "root cause" (the bizarre cart-before-the-horse logic that RAT proponents now suggest). Yet, the best criminology journals continue to proselytize on behalf of the holy trinity of guardians, offenders, and targets in spite of it explaining everything, and nothing, at the same time.
And so, we end our Atmospheric Theory of Crime story by remembering that wonderful science fiction fantasy Battlestar Galactica. During a key funeral scene, the actors all join in unison and declare solemnly that they will follow the orthodoxy of the times with faith, purpose and commitment. In closing, we mouth their choral sentiments of blind faith with the hopeful chant, "So say we all".


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With Perfect Fusion of Tradition and Creativity - Blancpain Elevates Over 280 Years of Swiss Craftsmanship
In many ways, the story of Blancpain in present-day Switzerland bears a striking resemblance to the enduring dynasties of Chinese history. Among the many dynasties throughout Chinese civilization – the Great Tang Dynasty (618- 907) was the one that lasted more than 282 years. It is truly a remarkable feat to remain strong and enduring for such a long period of time; no doubt requiring a clear vision for the future and unwavering determination to progress forward. It is no wonder why the Tang Dynasty is commonly referred to a cultural golden age. Like the Tang Dynasty, Blancpain has ushered in its own legacy: the golden age of watchmaking.
Blancpain's founder Jehan-Jaccques Blancpain
In the early part of the 18th century, the Swiss were just beginning to grow their watch industry. In 1735, Jehan-Jacques Blancpain created Blancpain at Vallée de Joux Villeret, which was then the center of the watchmaking industry. It is not only the longest lasting wristwatch brand in Switzerland's history, but also the first registered wristwatch brand in the world. Through its 282-year journey, Blanpain has steadily established itself as one of the elite leaders in timepiece craftsmanship.
Since its establishment, Blancpain has been devoted to the endless pursuit of excellence in mechanical watchmaking. While vigorously carrying forward the traditions of watchmaking, Blancpain has not let its past successes become a barrier to new innovation. On the contrary, the tradition-filled history of Blancpain has produced a continuous wealth spring of inspiration and creativity.
Blancpain's "Fifty Fathoms" watch series in 1953.
One of Blancpain's most brilliant a ccompaniments was its launch of "Fifty Fathoms" watch series in 1953. The Fifty Fathoms was produced at the request of the Combat Swimmers of the French navy, who needed a reliable watch for their underwater missions. Since then, the Fifty Fathoms and its unique specifications have become the standard of reference for diving watches. In the following 60 years, Blancpain kept pushing out various series of watches, all highly appreciated from high-end watch connoisseurs, and ranked as the king of diving watches.
Blancpain 1735
Another lasting work of tradition-oriented craftsmanship is the "Blancpain 1735" – created in 1991 for commemorating the establishment of Blancpain in that very year. Blancpain 1735 remains the world's most sophisticated chronometer, featuring the six most complex functions of mechanical watches in the our modern time: an ultra-thin automatic winding mechanism, a minute repeater, a split-seconds chronograph, a tourbillon, a perpetual calendar, and a moon phase. It takes more than one year for Blancpain's watchmaker to accomplish the movement assembly. Currently, only three watchmakers are able to accomplish this feat. Since its introduction to the market, the 1735 has not been surpassed in functional intricacy. With its preciousness and rarity, Blancpain 1735 has been recognized as one of the top ten finest collectible watches.
In 2002, Marc A. Hayek became the president and CEO of Blancpain, adding a new energy to the brand. In the past few years, Blancpain has shared several brand new watch movements, such as the traditional Chinese calendar. Each individual component of these watches is hand polished and retouched using Blanpain's traditional and time-tested process. The launch of each new watch reflects Blancpain's past, while at the same time pointing towards a bright and exciting future for the industry. Each creation embodies inheritance and creativity.
Blancpain strives to maintain perfection, and remains steadfastly guided by the "finest quality" principle. Each and every wristwatch is designed and assembled in Switzerland. Inspired by Blancpain spirit, all the staff – whether at the Vallée de Joux workshop or at the Blancpain branches across the world – all uphold the perfection-oriented philosophy. As a result, Blancpain has achieved perfect fusion of tradition and innovative creativity, and thus continues its 282-year "golden age"of watchmaking.
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Locked down: Couples have been leaving tokens of their love on a pedestrian overpass above the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Carroll Gardens.
The trend of lovebirds affixing padlocks to Brooklyn's scenic bridges has spread to a decidedly un-picturesque pedestrian bridge over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Carroll Gardens.
One romance expert who has long railed against the so-called "love lock" fad suggested that sweethearts swooning in the cloud of freeway exhaust would do better to mark their bond with actual criminal activity.
About two dozen of the locks hung from the chain-link of the overpass between Monsignor Delviccio Place and Summit Street on March 12. Some had been there long enough to have rusted thoroughly.
Lovers and haters of the locks may argue over their merit as a symbol of undying commitment, but to road officials, the mementos pose a hazard. When Department of Transportation workers took to the Brooklyn Bridge last summer to take down legions of the locks, the agency warned couples that the devices threaten the span's structural integrity, and motorists passing below. A department spokeswoman reiterated the agency's stance last week.
"DOT discourages people from leaving locks or any other objects on any of our bridges, as doing so can pose a danger to the structure," she said.
Some argue the practice is an import from Paris, where the problem is so pernicious that the City of Love's tourism website once pleaded for visitors to find other ways to express their everlasting romance, and workers had to remove sections of a footbridge's railing because it was in danger of collapsing under the locks' weight. Last summer, the tourist-embraced trend took hold on the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges, and as far afield as Prospect Park.
Despite the strong feelings the fasteners engender in some, most passersby we quizzed on the bridge couldn't give a hoot what people do with their padlocks.
"If people want to do it, I guess it's okay," Carroll Gardens resident Paul Cerato said.
you could get a tattoo - it lasts longer and doesn't get rusty.
Locks. Just a symbol of the man keeping certain people in certain neighborhoods. It's really disquieting. Just wait, you'll see.
chains will be next. i know.
An insppid trend everywhere and yes, a waste of everyone's resources in terms of increased maintenance and removal etc. The sheeple united!


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I just pulled out a package of frozen spinach and noticed a warning "Cook from frozen, product must be cooked before consumption". I found the same on a package of frozen baby peas and I'm sure I've seen it many times before on vegetables that are often eaten raw when fresh. Are there any food safety issues related to this advice?
I couldn't really think of a problem with vegetables that are commonly sold and stored a while at room temperature. I live in Australia so maybe it's location specific, but having a further look I've found the same warning on products from three different manufacturers.
While I agree that these types of warnings are conservative and partially CYA, I would suggest that they not be dismissed.
What needs to be understood is that there are other factors involved past the production method. Even if a mfr./producer observes and maintains the highest quality standards in their production facility, they have no control over how the food products are handled after leaving their facilities.
There are many transportation and storage steps between the time products leave a production facility and the time you pick it up from a grocer's shelf. If, in any one of these steps, the food has not been handled properly, the safety has been compromised.
While I would say that the risk may be minimal, it still exists. I am not overly conservative in my own kitchen, but one needs to know that the risk can be real. And just because something hasn't happened yet, it doesn't mean that it can't.
Listeria can be present and does not die when frozen.
There have been Listeria incidents, as already mentioned, and also Norovirus incidents. Judging how much the presence or absence of a warning on the bag should be used as a reliable guide is very dependent on local/regional labelling and food safety policy.
There is the possibility that your spinach was harvested from a particularly filthy field. If it was harvested anyplace in the "first world" (check the label), I would dismiss the warning. Other than that possibility, what you have there is a warning so overly conservative that it serves to undermine any credibility that the governing body ever had.
In my opinion, that warning should be ignored.
BTW, I'm not of the type to thumb my nose at such things (see: Is smell a bad way of determining whether meat is still good?), at least not here. I am conservative concerning what I will say here, but that warning is ridiculous.
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Tenn. Baby Dies After Mom Allegedly Goes Outside for Cigarette and 'Me Time,' Leaving Kids in Tub
KC Baker
A Tennessee mother of two is facing charges after her 11-month-old son died after being left in the bathtub after she allegedly stepped away to have a cigarette and listen to music on her phone, say authorities.
Lindsee Leonardo, 32, of Knoxville is charged with aggravated child abuse, neglect and endangerment, online jail records state.
Now that the child has died, she may face additional charges, authorities say.
On Wednesday at about 8 p.m., Leonardo called 911 after she found her 11-month-old son, Aiden Leonardo, floating face-up in a bathtub, the Knox County Sheriff's Office says in an arrest warrant, WBIR reports.
She told investigators she'd left the 11-month-old and her 23-month-old child in the bathtub alone in 4 to 6 inches of water while she stepped outside "to smoke a cigarette and have some 'me time,'" an arrest warrant states, local station WATE reports.
Lindsee Leonardo | Knox County Detention Center
Leonardo said "she was outside for about 10 minutes and listened to two songs on her phone," an arrest warrant states.
When she returned, she saw the water in the tub filled to the top because the 23-month-old had turned the faucet back on in the 10 minutes she was gone, the warrant says, WATE reports.
She found baby Aiden floating on his back while the 23-month-old stood in the tub, the warrant says.
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Leonardo grabbed the unresponsive baby out of the water and placed him on her bed while she called 911 and listened as dispatchers told her how to perform CPR until paramedics arrived, the warrant says.
Emergency responders rushed the victim to Tennova Turkey Creek Medical Center where he regained a heartbeat, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.
He was later transferred to the East Tennessee Children's Hospital and was listed in critical condition as of Thursday night, WBIR reports.
On Friday, officials at the East Tennessee Children's Hospital announced the baby had died, WBIR reports.
"Our hearts are saddened at the loss," Knoxville County Spokesperson Kimberly Glenn said, WBIR reports. "We expect additional charges to be forthcoming. As for now, the investigation is continuing."
Leonardo remains held in the Knox County Detention Facility in lieu of a $100,000 bond.
It is unclear whether she has retained an attorney who can speak on her behalf.
The Knox County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Dems appeal for GOP open minds as impeachment arguments open
Edie: I retired from teaching middle and high school social studies. I've read all pertinent impeachment related documents made public, listened to the House proceedings and have listened and read most of what's been published about these proceedings in a variety of newspapers online. Here's what I think: U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer should be indicted for misleading the country in their efforts to overturn the 2016 presidential election and for trying to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
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Our Spring Concert this year was called a Pick n Mix Concert made up of an assortment of music chosen by the audience at our Christmas concert last December. The Village Hall was a fitting venue for a Spring concert decorated with flowers and bunting with an extra treat of a bag of Mix n Pick sweets for everyone
The Band were very happy with the music which had been chosen for us to as it provided a very varied programme, from Pachelbel's Canon to the theme from Game of Thrones [ a great excuse to use our tam-tam to brilliant effect thanks Will! ] a rousing toe-tapping version of Lord of the Dance and The Greatest Showman.
Our wonderful "B" Band played an exciting set which included the Dr Who theme and music from Harry Potter…. we are all really proud of them.
Thank you to all our friends and supporters who shared this evening with us and a date for the diary our next Concert is Sunday 7 July and weather permitting will be outside the village hall.


"Tsunami 2004: Loss and Opportunity" will be the focus of a lecture on Monday, March 21, in Aspen, by Dr. Eric Rasmussen, a Navy physician and senior fellow at the Rocky Mountain Institute in Old Snowmass.Rasmussen will share insights and observations from his time in Indonesia leading a team that identified gaps in the information infrastructure of the tsunami disaster relief effort. His talk is the first event in this year's RMI Quest for Solutions speaker series. It will take place at the Given Institute, 100 E. Francis St., starting at 5:30 p.m. The talk is free, but seating is limited.The Dec. 26, 2004, earthquake and resulting tsunami left more than 200,000 people dead or missing and caused billions of dollars in damage to infrastructure. The disaster, while unquestionably tragic, presents opportunities to rebuild from the ground up using sustainable development principles, according to Rasmussen. The relief effort also makes it possible for the United States to begin building meaningful relationships with parts of Muslim Indonesia.Rasmussen will address both the disaster, as well as the opportunities created by the situation, and share observations and insights gleaned during his work in the region. He sought to repair breakdowns in civil and military communication and worked with various entities to deliver aid where it was most needed.


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PGI for Apulian Olive Oil Underway
Olio di Puglia obtained the approval by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and is waiting for the final EU approval.
By Ylenia Granitto on February 5, 2018
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The production specification of the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) 'Olio di Puglia' obtained the approval by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture (Mipaaf).
We are ready to launch a powerful communication campaign to make Italian and worldwide consumers aware of the extraordinary organoleptic and health properties of the extra virgin olive oil IGP Olio di Puglia. - Pantaleo Piccinno, association of Puglian olive oil producers
"The national process for the recognition of the PGI was concluded and the dossier was sent to the EU for the definitive acceptance, which hopefully will be issued in a few months," the president of the association for Apulian extra virgin olive oil, Pantaleo Piccinno, said.
The draft was brought to the attention of the European Commission which should formally finalize the adoption with the registration in the list of PGIs.
These steps are part of the long and complex procedure required for the institution of a new geographical indication specification, which starts from the establishment of an association of producers and then depends upon the approvals of national and European institutions, in compliance with the Regulation 510/2006.
If adopted, the document will be published in the Official Journal of the EU, and if no objections are received within in six months, the product will obtain the recognition.
After a first national validation, some letters of opposition came to the Mipaaf and a further meeting at the Ministry was necessary. The Association for the promotion of the PGI responded promptly to the arguments and the specification was definitively accepted.
"It was an elaborate work that lasted two years and involved all the subjects of the olive and olive oil sector in Puglia," Piccinno pointed out. "The complexity consisted of defining the unique characteristics of an area which, we must recall, produces more than fifty percent of Italian olive oil.
"The result was a rigorous and highly qualifying specification which outlines the apulianity of this extra virgin olive oil, and which will be a guarantee of origin and quality for consumers all over the world."
The PGI Olio di Puglia will be obtained from olives harvested in the Apulian territory, along with milling and packaging facilities that likewise must be located in the administrative territory of the region, in an area within a maximum radius of 125 km (77.6 mi) from the orchard or which can be reached with travel time not exceeding 120 minutes.
Olives, whose maximum production per hectare cannot exceed 12 tons, shall belong exclusively to national varieties mainly widespread in Apulia such as Cellina di Nardò, Cima di Bitonto (or Ogliarola Barese, or Ogliarola Garganica), Cima of Melfi, Frantoio, Ogliarola salentina (or Cima di Mola), Coratina, Favolosa (or Fs-17), Leccino, Peranzana, in a measure of not less than 70 percent. Other varieties, up to a maximum of 30 percent, must be exclusively national.
It is noteworthy that the requirement for healthy properties, as total biophenols shall be at least 300 mg/kg, of which bioactive phenols must be at least 250 mg/kg, "that is a concentration to the bottling compatible with the health claim approved by the EFSA and included in the EU Reg. 432/2012," the specification points out.
"It will be good for your health because it complies with the EU health claim, and it will be always fresh because it shall be bottled in the year of production," Piccinno noted. "We are now confident in the EU's decision and ready to launch a powerful communication campaign to make Italian and worldwide consumers aware of the extraordinary organoleptic and health properties of the extra virgin olive oil IGP Olio di Puglia, which will become an irreplaceable food in the diet of those who care about good food and health," he concluded.
Characteristic features of the Apulian PGI logo will be a circular amaranth red area which embraces a three-dimensional reproduction of an ancient Roman gold coin which was minted in Taranto. It depicts leaves and branches of an olive tree and a wheel with a young girl holding an olive branch which symbolizes the historical link of the region with the production of olive oil.
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Final figures on Italian olive oil production for the 2018-19 season were released by the Institute of Services for the Agricultural and Food Market.
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Q: Create a raster map from more than one shape I've some shapefile loaded in Arcmap (steets, buildings...) with an appropriate symbology ad I need to convert them to unique raster, to obtain a map (like topographic map) with a specified resolution (cellsize) ad scale.
There's a method, or plugin or program to do that?
Thanks!

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*Add all your data and symbology to the map

*Set data frame properties to the desired Reference scale (this way. line weights, labels and annotations will be consistent with scale)

*Once you are happy with the map Export Data view (NOT LAYOUT) to tiff(or jpeg,etc) but check on the Write World File check box (the option is not available when exporting from layout)

this way the image you export will have cartographic features consistent with the scale you set and will also be georeferenced.

A: You should export your map as an image, e.g. tiff, jpeg or png, via File menu > Export Map. You can decide more or less the resolution by adjusting the dpi parameter and the scale of the map as it is at the time you export it. Then you must georeference the image in ArcMap and assign it the coordinate system of your shapefile data, so it becomes geographic data.
If you have the Production Mapping extension, there is a convenient functionality called
Export to Layout GeoTIFF that allows you to export your map layout to GeoTIFF, so no need to georeference the image.


Camp on a solitary oasis, experience the dark starry nights and dance to musicians playing haunting music. Camel safaris are ideal ways to spend time exploring rustic Rajasthan. A camel safari move through the golden sands, of the savage Thar Desert passing through remote villages.
There can be no, better way of experiencing life in the desert than through a journey into its hinterland on camel back. The halts are arranged outside the villages enabling you to observe village life from closer quarters. Watch the orange sands being kicked up in little puffs as flocks of cattle and sheep come back from grazing, or watch children scramble to a school where a teacher may hold a collective class for children of different ages.
Fly from your country to New Delhi, you will be greeted & assisted upon arrival. Transfer to Hotel for overnight stay.
Breakfast at Hotel and then leave for full day sightseeing of Old and New Delhi visiting Jama Masjid, enjoy rickshaw ride in narrow alleys of old Delhi through, Kinari Bazaar and 400 years old Chandni Chowk, Red Fort, Crematory of Mahatma Gandhi, Birla Temple, Parliament House, Presidential House, India Gate, Government buildings & Qutab Minar. Return Hotel for overnight stay.
Morning leave for Mandawa through the villages of Rajasthan. Arrive & check in at Hotel Castle Mandawa, afternoon visit the 150 to 200 years old painted havelies (big houses) by the natural colors in the streets of the village. You can also watch the daily village life while watching the (havelies). Overnight at Hotel.
Morning leave for Bikaner founded by Rao Bikaji Ji in 1488 A.D. Arrive & check in at the Hotel. Afternoon visit Junagarh Fort founded in year 1593 by Raja Rai Singh who was general in the, army of mighty Mughal emperor Akbar and rest of the Fort was improved by the successors. Afterwards visit Asia's largest Camel Breeding Research Farm and local busy markets. Overnight at Hotel.
Drive to Jaisalmer (330 kms / 7 hrs). Check into hotel and overnight in Hotel.
Full day sightseeing tour of Jaisalmer, which includes visit the 12-15th century Jain Temples, Folk Museum, Gadi-Sar Tank & the colourfully painted homes known as havelies. Evening transfer to camp on San Dumes - Camel ride.
Morning Camel Ride. Afternoon drive to Pokhran (110 Kms / 3 hrs). Overnight in Hotel.
Morning visit Pokhra Museum, Pokhran Palace, Ramdeo Temple, Chhatris etc. Afternoon drive to Jodhpur (172 kms / 4 hrs) drive.
Full day City tour of Jodhpur visiting Mehrangarh Fort, Mahamandir Temple and the Kailana Lake. Evening transfer to Railway Station to connect train #2462 Mandor Express dep. 19:30 Hrs. for Delhi. Overnight in Train.
Arrive Delhi at 05:55 hrs. Day free for own activities or shopping. Overnight in Hotel.
Transfer to international airport to connect flight back to home (hotel checkout 12:00 hrs).


I do not want to admit to the world that I can be a bad person. It is just that I don't want anyone to have false expectations. Moviemaking is a harsh, volatile business, and unless you can be ruthless, too, there's a good chance that you are going to disappear off the scene pretty quickly.
There is an overwhelming amount of information available to us all on the web each day, not to mention what is shared with us by our family, friends, fans, and followers. This necessitates the need to filter through all that information and to decide for ourselves where to put our attention.
So many of my friends are still trying to get record deals, and I've had one for 10 years now, where my only goal is to make the best music I can make. I've been very lucky. I have great faith that I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, and whatever happens is going to be absolutely right for me.


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New Dartmouth Policy
Ivy Coach salutes Dartmouth College for its bold ban of hard alcohol on campus (photo credit: Gavin Huang).
Much attention has been paid in the press of late to a new Dartmouth policy, one instituted by its relatively new president, Philip J. Hanlon. Dartmouth College will ban hard alcohol on campus and, in so doing, lead the charge amongst colleges in the fight for healthier and safer college campuses. We at Ivy Coach salute Philip Hanlon and Dartmouth College for taking the lead on this important issue. To this day, there are still those who still associate Dartmouth College with the movie "Animal House." The movie, written by a Dartmouth alumnus, was inspired by his college experience. It was an unfair association but an association nonetheless. Are fraternities big at Dartmouth? Yes. But they're big at many schools across America. And now Dartmouth is doing more than any other college that we can think of in America to keep its students safe from the perils of binge drinking.
Underage drinking happens on every college campus. It's an indisputable fact and it would be impossible to stop underage drinking on these campuses. Most people tend to get this. But President Hanlon, whose background is in mathematics, is addressing the problem head-on with a policy that is essentially quite similar to "broken windows policing.' And 'broken windows policing,' while controversial at times, is quite effective. Read "Freakonomics." Painting over graffiti in subways quickly after it goes up reduces crime. Addressing small offenses disinclines people to commit big offenses. Rape and murders go down in cities when graffiti artists are ticketed, as absurd as that may seem.
As Hanlon told the Dartmouth community in his Moving Dartmouth Forward plan, "To truly create a safe environment—and one that is advantageous to learning—we will also have to tackle the challenge of excessive drinking. Dartmouth will take the lead among colleges and universities in eliminating hard alcohol on campus. Dartmouth's new alcohol policy for students will prohibit the possession or consumption of 'hard alcohol' (i.e., alcohol that is 30 proof or higher) on campus by individuals, including those over the legal drinking age, and by Dartmouth College-recognized organizations. In addition, we will ask that the entire campus community follow suit and not serve hard alcohol at college-sponsored events and be role models for the healthy consumption of alcohol. The key to the successful implementation of any policy change is a clear path for enforcement. To this end, we will require third-party security and bartenders for social events. We will also increase penalties for students found in possession of hard alcohol, especially for those students who purchase and provide alcohol to minors."
It's certainly a bold, unprecedented step on a major American university campus. We're curious to see how this all plays out. And we're curious to hear what you think about the new Dartmouth policy so let us know your thoughts by posting a Comment below.
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