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Judge Delivers Guilty Verdict In Steubenville Rape Trial
Sean Newell
Following more than two hours of testimony on Saturday from the 16-year-old Jane Doe victim—during which time it was revealed that one of the defendants identified, via text message, his own sperm on the victim in one of the circulated pictures—Judge Thomas Lipps found Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond "delinquent."
Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond, stars on the Steubenville High football team, were found "delinquent," which Lipps informed the boys in front of him was "similar to a finding of guilty in an adult court." The boys will likely be sentenced to jail time until they are 21-years-old. On all three counts they were found "delinquent." As the lead prosecutor said there was "no remorse" from the convicted, there was audible and visible crying from Mays in the courtroom as his attorneys consoled him. Lipps said the boys "might be dealing with emotions" since the consequences "were now dawning on them.
Judge Lipps termed the entire proceeding "profane" and "ugly." After receiving the decision the two boys made statements apologizing to the victim. Richmond walked over to the victim and personally addressed her.
"I would truly like to apologize to [girl's name], her family, and the community ... No pictures should have been sent around, let alone taken," Mays told the courtroom. Richmond stood up and walked across the courtroom to where the victim was sitting. "I would like to apologize to you [girl's name]. I had no intention to do anything like that," he said, before breaking down crying.
Update 10:59 a.m.: Trent Mays was sentenced to a minimum of two years in a juvenile detention center with a potential maximum sentence lasting until his 21st birthday. Ma'lik Richmond was sentenced to a minimum of year in juvenile detention. Both are prohibited from contacting the victim until they are 21 and will be on a juvenile sex offenders list "for the rest of their lives."
The Steubenville Verdict Is in, and These Boys Are Guilty [Atlantic Wire]


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The hiring squad…
In yesterday's post I expressed some concern over the number of players who would not be getting any game time on a weekend (Two into one won't go). I thought I'd develop this a little further today.
A quick perusal of last Sunday's 'The Rugby Post', and in particular the reviews of the National League 2 North games that were played on the 24th, shows that in the Broadstreet game against South Leicester, which they lost 22-16, only 2 players currently listed as being in the Coventry squad turned out for 'Street.
I say 'turned out', but Martin Wolfenden and Joe Foreman were both on the bench although I'm presuming they got onto the pitch at some point in the game. The week before was a similar story, 2 players both on the bench, only it was Foremen and Liam Munroe and not Martin W (there was also a Carpenter playing in the back row for Stourbridge so I assume that's Coventry's Joe Carpenter). The week prior to that, again two players, Munroe started and Foreman was on the bench.
I reckon we have a squad of approximately 40 players at the moment, give or take a couple and without including the recently-recruited loanees.
I tried to find Old Nick's very useful squad update on the Messageboard but a search came up with nothing, so I'm not sure what's become of it now. Fortunately I'd printed out a copy of a September version, so I shouldn't be too far out with that figure of 40, even with the recent acquisitions of Sam Smith, Lee Everton, Tiploma Kivalu and Daniel Carpo.
With such a poor start to the season, having lost their first 5 opening leagues games, maybe Broadstreet aren't going to be quite so keen to welcome so many of the Coventry squad into their fold. I would certainly be sympathetic if that is the case. It must create problems for them if players are coming in and out of the squad (Le Roux and Wolfenden being but too examples of this), as the well as the more obvious advantages.
And there's a premiership team just down the road who might be very interested in the facilities 'Street have to offer…
Now here's the thing…
…17 of the squad were involved in the Rosslyn Park game, with the other three made up of loanees. So that leaves a further 23 squad players not directly involved with Coventry last weekend. Of course there are a number of injuries, but even when those are removed from the 23, that still leaves between 10-12 quality players who had no match that weekend and who obviously won't be playing for at least another two weeks.
Some might argue that's not a bad thing, two or three weekends off ensures that the chances of injuries occurring are reduced dramatically. However, it presumes that these players have been playing regularly before that and will do so after the World Cup Final weekend break. I don't believe this to be the case, at least not for several of them.
By my reckoning Chad Thorne, Rikki Stout, Haloti Malitika, Terry Sigley, Jake Caulfield, Courtney Roberts, Peter Weightman and Liam Munroe, together with Tom Poole and Devlin Hope, weren't involved in any rugby last weekend and won't be this weekend either. Now that's a lot of players, a lot of quality players, not to be playing in competitive games over a three week period. I'm assuming that Tom Poole, Wayne Evans and Devlin Hope will be back in the squad next week – if they're not there might be a few questions asked…However, their return means that one of Price or Farnworth won't be in the squad, although that's not the case as far as Scott Morgan is concerned as he's now been added to the lengthy injury list.
But it gets worse…
Martin Wolfenden first appearance in a Coventry shirt is eagerly awaited, but it will only add to selection difficulties
What happens when Martin Wolfenden, Ryan Hough, Rob Knox, Dan Rundle, Cliffie Hodgson, Gareth Turner, Alex Woodburn, Scott Hamilton, Adam Canning and Thomas Preece become available having recovered from their particular injuries? Obviously, some of those now playing will pick up injuries of their own, but that list is likely to reduce over time. So that figure of 10-12 not presently playing much, if any, competitive rugby is itself likely to increase rather than reduce in numbers.
At some stage this is going to need to be a firing, rather than an hiring, squad…
It's no wonder players get so frustrated at times and occasionally this will break out into training ground fall-outs and more. That's why the coaches have got to man-manage the side so carefully in order to avoid potential conflict. You're always going to disappoint a goodly proportion of the squad by not being able to select players on a regular basis. How that is explained to them, how it's communicated in a way that ensures players understand why they aren't playing and that they are still very much in the coaches thoughts, is at the heart of the matter. I know it's still very much a man's game and you can't afford sentimentality in the modern era, but there is such a thing as tough love.
I think one of the concerns being expressed at the moment is that this is one area that the Coventry coaches aren't so hot on. A lack of communication between coaches and players…it's all rumour and hearsay and it probably annoys Scott Morgan hugely when he hears comments like this.
My response to that would be – if the club let supporters know why some players aren't selected when fit available, what the current injury situation is and where players who aren't in the match day squad are playing their rugby, none of this speculation would occur. And most of that is down to a website that just isn't fit for purpose. All this information could be added on almost a daily basis…a quick 10 minute briefing with one of the admin. team and then 30 minutes to update the website with the current news.
Back on the 5th August, following the Supporters' Meeting the day before, I wrote in a post summing up the main points coming out Jon Sharp's introduction to that meeting:
Jon S rounded off his 10 minutes by stressing that Coventry RFC were very much a professional business. He certainly was extremely positive and set the tone for the rest of the forum.
He's right.
Coventry RFC is a business, a professional one at that, but it still falls well short of what is expected in terms of it's communication with supporters. There have been assurances made by the club that this will improve – last weekend just shows how important it is that this happens sooner rather than later.
I'm sure Scott Morgan and Phil Maynard would much rather be concentrating on other aspects of their roles within the club, rather than having to respond to various gripes from the likes of me. And in truth, they shouldn't have to. It all goes back to better PR…three months on and not a lot has changed on this front.
Jon Sharp wouldn't have to be sending emails to worried supporters if the communication was right in the first place.
And enough of that…
…following Will Hurrell's hugely entertaining YouTube clip in yesterday's post, I've been asked to include one of Dan Rundle's 2015 highlights:
Dan Rundle has got a 'Best Bit's' clip on Youtube from Cov last season. I often watch this as that type of rugby has disappeared at the moment. Maybe you could put that one on to cheer us up…
Dan could be back playing in Cov colours in 10-12 weeks or so. Some player, Dan.
As you watch, look at where those tries come from…his own unique brilliance, a confident fly half who can judge a cross-kick to perfection, a left wing who could penetrate the first line of defence at will (no pun intended), backs who were only too happy to throw the ball wide, and forwards who off-loaded for fun. In short, a team playing with confidence.
Here's what we've got to look forward to, I pray he's back to full fitness before too long:
Tagged as: Adam Canning, Alex Woodburn, Broadstreet, Chad Thorne, Cliffie Hodgson, Courtney Roberts, Coventry RFC, Dan Rundle, Devlin Hope, Farnworth, Gareth Turner, Haloti Malitika, Jake Caulfield, Jon Sharp, Liam Munroe, Martin Wolfenden, Matt Price, Old Nick, Peter Weightman, Phil Maynard, Rikki Stout, Rob Knox, rugby, Rugby Paper, Ryan Hough, Scott Hamilton, Scott Morgan, Supporters' Meeting, Terry Sigley, Tom, Tom Poole, Tom Preece, Wayne Evans
Two into one won't go…
It's a Man's Man's Man's World…

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Corps à corps (1976) Jean-Claude Roy
Corps à corps (1976)
Country: France | Director: Jean-Claude Roy (as Patrick Aubin)
Language: French | Subtitles: none
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Starring: Chantal Virapin, Ingrid d'Eve, Laurence Thibault, Marie-Christine Guennec, Martine Grimaud, Sophie Bulle, Alban Ceray, Daniel Trabet, Paul Rega, Gil Dubois, Thierry de Brem
Jeanne, 19, applies for a job as a model. When she rings, Frank, the painter is busy with another model, Chloé. Jeanne is asked to strip and gets the job. As she has no place to live we are not really surprised when she is asked to stay with her new boss who tells her he has to paint erotic pictures to make a living. The girl has nothing to say against that and very soon becomes more than a model for the artist and we are offered two sex scenes involving her and Frank.
As Doris and Chloé turn up the next day, Jeanne is asked to do the shopping while Frank portrays the two girls. In the street she comes across her friend Muriel who takes her to the man of her life. His fantasy is to be watched while making love. Jeanne agrees and caresses herself while watching the couple. Meanwhile Frank portrays his two models and eventually joins them for some action. Lucky man!
When Jeanne comes back, the trio is out for some accessories. Enter Jessica Connors (maybe an agent for the painter?) who immediately checks Jeanne's perfect shapes. Frank calls on the phone to say he'll be back in one hour which leaves more time than necessary for Jessica to take advantage of Jeanne's need to change her clothes in front of her. Jessica immediately starts playing with herself. Jeanne joins her and her dildo...
When Frank comes back, he shows his latest paintings to Jessica who likes them and asks him to take a photo (!) of his three models. So Frank gets to work and draws the three lovely girls. 1 a.m., everybody's tired and the girls will stay overnight. Of course, the first voracious girl is followed by a second, and, you bet, a third. Tough night for the artist.
The following day, Jeanne takes the portraits to Jessica who warmly thanks her with a strap-on dildo.
Bob (Frank's agent) and his driver Christophe pay a visit to the artist and tell him he's going to be on show in New York in two months. They are then introduced to Jeanne who being wide open to any friend of Frank's knows how to show her appreciation. Chloé joins in.
Muriel takes Jeanne once again to her lover. This time she wants him to make love to her friend. Jeanne agrees and Muriel ends on a dildo strapped to the man's loins while he's busy with her friend.
Frank calls his friends Yves and Aline for a party. The couple seems to be a bore according to Chloé who tells Frank that she and Doris are in love with Jeanne (so is Frank). This doesn't prevent them from making love once again (and provide us with the never-tiring vision of Laurence Thibault's wonderful pale body.)
Party time. Everybody's there. No time to lose then and all the participants join in the action. Among them, Yves turns out to be Muriel's lover (although nothing shows he knows Jeanne) and Aline turns out not to be the bore we expected.
The following day, Yves tells his wife about his sexual needs and his having lovers.
She perfectly understands him and reckons the party has changed her. To show him how adult she's become, she asks him to make love with his lovers in front of her. He calls the girls but only Jeanne turns up and she, Yves and his wife Aline go to bed together.
While reading the papers, Jessica discovers that Jeanne is being looked for as she has inherited a huge sum of money. She tells the group about it and as she needs to get rid of pent-up tension, asks Doris to give her a hand while Frank and Chloé have it their own way close nearby.
Now that she is rich, Jeanne asks her friend Muriel to share her life and introduces her to her boss and fellow models. Everyone want her to stay but she definitely needs a holiday. She buys Bob's car, borrows the chauffeur and leaves with Muriel.
As Yves and Aline are busy in bed, the bell rings. Jeanne has come to ask them to go with her for 'a long holiday'. With sperm dripping down Aline's chin, the film ends on the five of them driving through the night...
Just too bad Gary Sandeur's music is so boring and so off-beat with the action. As for the poor dubbing... Remember. No way at the time to turn them off. But were those girls pretty!
Labels : 70's, Alban Ceray, France, Jean-Claude Roy, Other
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The Portemilio offers delicious dining options complemented by a welcoming, warm service.
The Portemilio Hotel offers you a combination of indoor and outdoor activities that includes indoor and outdoor swimming pool, sauna, health club, and tennis courts.
The Portemilio Hotel offers the choice of three banquet rooms that can accommodate up to 450 persons. All rooms are fully equipped with audiovisual systems.
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Corrosion and calcification can both reduce water pressure at your faucets.
A common complaint from new homeowners is that the water pressure coming from faucets and spigots seems too low. Typically, the water pressure in your home should be about 50 psi (pounds per square inch) When it falls below 40 psi and you begin to notice low flow at faucets, your first response should probably be to look for the reason.
Sometimes the problems can be traced to the municipal water supply; these are problems you probably can't correct by yourself. Or, if you live in a rural area, the problem may originate at the well. You may be able to address some of the issues with a well.
But whether you are served by municipal water or have a groundwater well, many water pressure problems originate with old, corroded plumbing pipes or a water heater that needs cleaning. Or, if the low flow issue is found only at a single fixture, you can usually improve the flow by cleaning the fixture, which is easy to do.
Low Pressure Everywhere or Just at One Fixture?
When you begin to notice low pressure at a faucet, check the other faucets in the house. If the pressure in those faucets is normal, you can confine your repair efforts to the affected faucet. Low flow in the entire house indicates a possible supply-side problem, and if you're on a municipal water system, it could be affecting your neighbors. Make a few phone calls to find out. If they aren't experiencing pressure issues, you may simply need to adjust your own pressure regulator, if you have municipal water service. If have a well, you'll need to check the gauge on the pump that charges your system's pressure tank.
A pressure tank stores well water, and a jet pump keeps the tank pressurized.
The pressure tank is the heart of a typical well system. A diaphragm or bladder inside the tank separates the water that gets pumped in from the well from a cushion of air in the top of the tank. A second pump pressurizes the water in the tank.
Pressure can fall for a number of reasons, including a rupture in the bladder, a malfunction that prevents the pump from cycling on, or a broken seal in the pump. The pressure may also be low simply because the switch in the pressure pump is set incorrectly. The gauge that measures pressure in the water system is located on the pump.
If the pump doesn't cycle on when the pressure falls below 30 psi, check the circuit breaker for the pump switch to make sure it hasn't tripped. If the breaker is on, the switch cut-in and cut-out points may need to be adjusted.
On the other hand, you many notice the pump running continuously with no change in pressure. That's a sign the pump or tank needs to be repaired or replaced. Turn off the pump breaker to shut off the pump and avoid burnout, then call a plumber or well specialist.
Houses connected to municipal water systems usually have a pressure regulator installed just after the water meter. You can adjust this regulator yourself, but you should monitor the pressure to make sure you don't overdo it. To check pressure, screw a pressure gauge onto a spigot in the basement or laundry room, open the faucet and check the reading. If it's below 40 psi, use a wrench to open the regulator enough to bring the pressure up to 50 psi. The pressure can be slightly higher, but it shouldn't exceed 60 psi. You can increase pressure by turning the nut on the top of the regulator in a clockwise direction.
You might notice low flow only in the hot water faucets, and if it occurs throughout the house, it's often due to scale in the water heater. Few homeowners flush their water heaters every year as recommended by manufacturers, and this can result in blockages at the water inlet and outlet. You can clean scale manually after emptying the tank and disconnecting the pipes. It's a great idea to flush the tank while you're at it. Drain the tank, pour a gallon of vinegar through the anode or pressure relief valve opening, refill the tank and let it sit for a day. The vinegar will dissolve scale inside the tank.
Low flow at a a sink faucet is usually the result of scale build-up on the faucet aerator or the valve. Unscrew the aerator and soak it overnight in vinegar and you may notice an immediate improvement. If not, disassemble the faucet, pull out the valve and immerse it overnight in vinegar. Be sure to remove all rubber gaskets and washers before you soak the valve. Neither of these procedures is difficult, but before undertaking either one, check the shut-off valves under the sink. Someone may have turned one partially off.
You can often correct low-flow problems in the tub or shower the same way. If it's the shower you're having trouble with, soak the shower head in vinegar first before you remove the valve and clean it.
Galvanized plumbing pipes can create flow problems in houses that have them. Galvanized pipes gradually corrode on the inside, creating a progressively smaller passage for water to flow. Once this problem has progressed to the point that water pressure at the faucets is too low, the pipes usually have to be replaced with copper, CPVC or PEX pipes. Normally this is a job for a plumbing contractor.
Why Do I Smell Sulfur in My House?


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Q: How to extract some columns name and value in sql and print in json using php I am trying to grab some column names and values stored in a database and output it in json format using php.
I got this output. The output is printing additional stuffs like "0":"Rashel Funny", "1":---------, "2":-------:
[{"0":"Rashel Funny","Name":"Rashel Funny","1":"rashel123","Username":"rashel123","2":"2017-01-14 00:00:00","Created":"2017-01-14 00:00:00"},
{"0":"Anna Beghtsson","Name":"Anna Beghtsson","1":"anna123", "Username":"ann`a123","2":"2017-01-14 00:00:00","Created":"2017-01-14 00:00:00"}]

What can i do in my php code to get the below desired result?
[
{
"Name":"Rashel Funny",
"Username":"rashel123",
"Created":"2017-01-14 00:00:00"
},
{
"Name":"Anna Beghtsson",
"Username":"anna123",
"Created":"2017-01-14 00:00:00"
}
]

Here is my php code:
$sql = "SELECT Name, Username, Created FROM staffdb ";
$result = mysql_query($sql, $conn);
$tempArray = array();
if ($result) {
    while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
        $tempArray[] = $row;
    }

    print json_encode($tempArray);
    header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8');
}
mysql_close($conn);

Thanks in advance!

A: Replace
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {

with
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {

This will then only return the associative array and not both the numeric array and the associative array
You also need to send the header before you send the json string.
header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8');
print json_encode($tempArray);

Every time you use the mysql_
   database extension in new code
   a Kitten is strangled somewhere in the world it is deprecated and has been for years and is gone for ever in PHP7.
  If you are just learning PHP, spend your energies learning the PDO or mysqli database extensions and prepared statements.
  Start here

A: Try this it will work as per your expectation :
$sql = "SELECT Name, Username, Created FROM staffdb ";
$result = mysql_query($sql, $conn);
if ($result) {
  do {
       $tempArray[] = $row;
     }while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result));

  print_r(json_encode($tempArray));
}
mysql_close($conn);

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43rd Toronto International Film Festival Day 7: Under the Rainbowhttps://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/under-the-rainbow-toronto-internation-film-festival-lgbtq-supreme-court-section-377-verdict-5355316/
43rd Toronto International Film Festival Day 7: Under the Rainbow
TIFF features the best of queer-themed cinema
Written by Shubhra Gupta | Updated: September 14, 2018 1:05:25 am
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A still from Boy Erased
I heard about the Supreme Court order decriminalising consensual adult gay sex as I was coming awake, half away around the world, on the opening day of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). It seemed especially appropriate to be at TIFF on the day, because this is a festival which celebrates queerness and the LGBTQ community like no other.
Homosexuality as an affliction you can get rid of. As a disease you can be cured of. As something that is so vile that you can't even mention it to your parents, who are meant to protect you, or to your friends, who may abandon you. This is the experience of many young men and women around the world, and it reminds you just how difficult it is to make peace with who you really are, and the struggle can be a long, hard one.
Day 7 at TIFF yields Boy Erased, which is about just that — a boy being erased. He is being told that the way he feels about other young men, about himself, is wrong. It is a sin in the eyes of god. This is the belief of his Arkansas-based god-fearing Christian parents, played by Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman, and they set out to 'cure' their son by sending him to a 'conversion therapy' boot camp.
The film is based on the story of Garrard Conley, who was at hand to present the film, along with director Joel Edgerton, who casts himself in the film as the stentorian, scary figure out to tell his wards that they are wrong, and only he is right.
More than anything else, what I liked about the film is how it doesn't demonise or judge the parents who have no tools to deal with their son's sexuality. Crowe, almost unrecognisable under the layers of middle-aged fat, is especially impressive as a man who fears that the 'shame' attached to his son will impact his standing in the community. He loves his son, and yet he cannot talk to him. It is possible to live under the same roof for years, and pretend not to know. No acknowledgment is also erasure.
Kidman is getting better and better as she is growing older. She is the wife who supports her husband, and finally, she is the mother her son needs. The film, though, is carried by a command performance from Lucas Hedges as Jared, the young man who does try to change, both at the camp, and in college, because his parents want him to. As a young person learning to embrace his true self, he is earnest and committed, and achingly real.
Which is not something you can accuse the gay character who is more caricature than anything else in Crazy Rich Asians. The Warner Bros smash hit, about a bunch of jaw-droppingly wealthy Asians, is not part of the TIFF programme. This is just the kind of film that crazy rich Indians would love, so the producer's decision to not release it in India is strange, to say the least. But it is running at a multiplex close to the festival venue, so a fellow film critic and I sneak off to catch it, all in the line of duty, of course.
It is not just the gay character who is a stereotype. Almost everyone is. The handsome prince. The Cinderalla-type princess, commoner by instinct, rich in wisdom. The prince's mother from hell (played by a stone-faced Michelle Yeoh), all out to protect her son from gold-diggers who do not understand family values and old money. And a supporting cast which ticks all the familiar boxes, especially the ditzy female pal who is a rock for our princess, particularly when she needs a shoulder to cry on.
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It is a plot Bollywood has been making variants of, for decades. And it is played out in settings Karan Johar would deeply approve of — acres of mansions, fleets of vehicles, truckloads of designer clothes and jewellery, and very few poor people.
It is not what you can call a 'good' film. And two hours, it feels way too stretched. But you can also see why it has done so well, and why it's such a landmark movie. For Hollywood to devote a full film placing 'Asians' (and of course the Americans think that Asia extends up to Japan and China, and now to Singapore, where much of film is located) at the centre of the narrative is a remarkable shift. It is their faces, their stories, and yes, their dumplings, which play a major part in getting the prince and princess together.
Will there ever will be a 'Crazy Rich Indians' from a major US studio, where the lovers unite over samosas? Stranger things have happened.
1 Her Mother's Daughter
2 The Boy Around the Corner
3 Ganesh Chaturthi and Carnatic Music


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Europol reports that seven arms traffickers supplying explosives and weapons to conflict zones have been arrested and 18 properties worth about €10 million seized in the Spanish provinces of Alicante, Barcelona and Valencia.
Europol supported the investigation that was led by the Spanish National Police, Mossos d'Esquadra and the Spanish Tax Agency and which resulted in the dismantling of a large organised crime group. Image: omnimages/123rf
The criminal network, made up of Latvian, Spanish and Ukrainian members, illegally transported Russian weapons and explosives in commercial ships from Ukraine mainly to conflict zones in North Africa and the Middle East, which are subject to international embargoes.
The illegal shipments were concealed in a cargo ship that was transporting legally sourced armaments. The traffickers transported weapons and heavy armament, including tanks, through the Mediterranean Sea.
The criminal group was well-established and had carried out complex criminal activities, including breaking a ship's captain out of prison who had been detained for arms trafficking by Greek authorities.
The criminal activity generated large profits which were introduced into the economy because the group had set up a well-organised money laundering scheme which enabled them to invest their criminal proceeds in legal businesses.
The profits were sent to tax havens before being sent to countries with lower financial accountability. The assets were then transferred to bank accounts in European countries, mainly Switzerland and the United Kingdom. From there, the criminals transferred the money to Spain where it was used under the camouflage of legal commercial activity. This scheme allowed them to invest the criminal profits in properties and finance their luxury lifestyles.
However, cracks in the group's security started to show and a dispute between the group's leaders over the control of their maritime activities eventually led to their downfall.
Complex investigation
The investigation started in 2018. The complexity of the criminal activities required the involvement of experts in many fields including economics, weapons, technology and commercial and international maritime transport.
Europol supported the case with operational analysis and information and deployed an expert to Spain to crosscheck operational information against its databases and provide links to investigators in the field. The organisation also provided technical support for the analysis of the seized electronic devices.
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Are Polls Broken?
Brian Arbour talks national elections and opinion data
Dr. Brian Arbour, 2nd from left
For many, the 2016 presidential election results came as a total shock, but for those well-versed in how national polling works, Donald Trump's win wasn't that unexpected. Although the surprising 2016 results and a weak down-ballot performance by Democrats in 2020 have prompted soul-searching among commercial polling firms and a spreading mistrust for polls among the public, election scholar and John Jay Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Brian Arbour says that national polling isn't as broken as we might think.
Instead, Arbour says, "polling in both 2020 and 2016 wasn't that far off from what we've seen traditionally. [But] there's a lot more attention on the polling today then there was, and on the perceived accuracy of polling." He suggests that the public has high expectations of prediction accuracy thanks to sophisticated reporting on poll numbers, but—apart from political scientists like himself—consumers rarely bother to read the fine print or check poll methodology. Combined with races that are closer than ever, the copious information available to casual observers and circulating on social media has really skewed perceptions about how to evaluate and understand the data.
"The popular vote for President and the popular vote for the House continue to get closer and closer. There are something like less than 20 districts where Trump won and a Democrat won in the House, or Biden won and a Republican won in the House," says Arbour. With national polarization so rampant, the number of voters who might change their minds or swing an election is shrinking. Because the country is so evenly divided between the two major parties, these swings might change a result even within the normal margin of error inherent to polling of all types, which is what happened in 2016. Arbour emphasizes that polls should be taken with a grain of salt, and a greater understanding for how probability works. "As much as we rely on these things, even when they do everything the right way with a 95% confidence interval, they are going to get it wrong sometimes," he says. "When a polling number looks better than you think it is for your side, look for more people and how they're talking about it."
Arbour also hopes that some of the current factors that have undermined polling accuracy might be on their way out. The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge effect on the economy, which Arbour cites as the biggest factor affecting presidential reelection chances; also, Democrats may have been more likely to stay quarantined at home, making them easier for pollsters to reach by phone. Another unusual factor is what he calls the "Shy Trump phenomenon:" because former President Trump is such a polarizing figure, some likely Trump voters may have felt reluctant to share their intentions. "The 2018 polls were better than the 2020 polls," Arbour says, referring to their accuracy. "That's probably an indication that it's a Trump-specific issue, so maybe that means we don't have a long-term problem."


There has been a lot of discussion around traffic fraud recently. Seems like this is a very hyped topic, as no one wants to spend their money on impressions that don't exist.
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NEW PROVIDENCE, Bahamas — Excitement. Anticipation. Nervousness. Curiosity. Skepticism. Any of those words could accurately fill a thought bubble going into Tiger Woods' first tournament round in 301 days.
The emotion Woods felt Thursday when he woke up for the opening round of the Hero World Challenge?
"I was very thankful this morning," he said. "I was in my head thanking all the people who have helped me in giving me a chance to come back and play this round again.
The list, imaginably, is longer than that after a fourth back surgery earlier this year; the public humiliation that goes with being arrested on suspicion of DUI and having it recorded for all the world to see; and a subsequent stint in rehab to manage sleep and pain meds. Those were only the most recent travails—remember those chip yips and the other unimaginable shots from the 14-time major champion in his previous comeback?
Woods is hardly an open book or even the slightest bit forthcoming with information. You hear what he wants you to hear. But after all he has gone through, off the course and on it, he had reason to be grateful and to be thrilled. Woods was back in his element, the one place he has always been at his most comfortable.
His game was sort of back too, if only for just moments.
At 3:08 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, Woods made his fourth birdie of the day, on the par-4 14th at Albany, to climb within a stroke of the lead. The Internet was moments away from breaking, presumably.
The 14-time major champion and five-time winner of this event made a mess of the next hole, trying to obliterate his tee shot, only to block it way right and into some healthy island shrubbery. Reload.
The search was on with dozens of people clambering into the sandy area surrounding the par 5. Woods eventually found his ball to render the provisional useless, took a drop and went on to make bogey.
It was one of two bogeys on par 5s, which he played in a combined one over. Very un-Woods like.
But just as the world wide web was fine, Woods was too, save for a few other sloppy moments that go with 10 months away from the glare of tournament golf—even if the first round back was against just 17 other players in a no-cut event on a course that serves as Woods' home away from home.
His chipping was not sharp—a couple of flubs were enough evidence of that—and there were some other loose shots along the way as well. He hit 12 greens and seven fairways, though most often missed the latter by a only few yards.
To that end, Woods was pleased with his driving as well as his putting. His opening tee shot was not surprisingly a missile, fueled by speed and adrenaline. He nipped Justin Thomas, one of the game's longest hitters, by an easy 30 yards.
On the par-5 third, he hit another bomb, reached the green in two and nearly jarred a 40-footer before tapping it in for his first of four birdies on the day en route to a three-under 69 that has him three strokes off the lead of Tommy Fleetwood.
And for Woods' peers it was nice to have him back.
That included Thomas, who played alongside Woods and also shot 69, and Rickie Fowler. Both had played casual rounds with Woods in South Florida in recent weeks.
How did Thursday stack up to what they saw in the days leading up to this moment? In short, not that much different.
Fowler, playing a few groups away from Woods, heard a mini roar from the eighth hole. He knew what it meant. Like Thomas, he expected Woods to play well and added he wouldn't be surprised if he was in contention come Sunday.
Which is how it went in the first round, too.
Tiger Woods is back. The latest chapter has begun. Let's see where it goes from here.


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Gay Mps In Westminster
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There are more openly gay MPs in Britain than anywhere else in the world, according to research which also shows the Conservatives fielded more homosexual candidates than any other party in the.
A website that lists the 'out' lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans (LGBT) members of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.
"Gay MPs: The photograph that shows Westminster's attitude towards LGBT politicians is changing". "Commons has more gay MPs than any other parliament in the world". Daily Telegraph.
Westminster becomes the world's gayest Parliament with 32 openly gay, lesbian and bisexual MPs. In the last Parliament there were 26 gay, lesbian and bisexual Labour, Lib Dem and Conservative MPs. This year the Conservatives put up more openly gay candidates than any other.
Westminster has more gay MPs than any other parliament in the world. Margot James, the Conservative MP for Stourbridge, West Midlands.
The House of Commons has been transformed into a never-ending RuPaul's Drag Race runway, thanks to Commons leader Jacob.
The Westminster House of Commons now boasts 32 MPs who openly identify as LGB (there are no transgender MPs) out of 650, making up.
Midlands Conservative Michael Fabricant has criticised the Government's plan to force all MPs to return to Westminster. He said the plan would discriminate against MPs with serious health.
Westminster becomes the world's gayest Parliament with 32 openly gay, lesbian and bisexual MPs. By James Chapman for the Daily Mail.
In fact, there could be more gay MPs in another country where people do not feel as free to state their sexual preference in public. The number of gay British MPs is not far off the U.K. proportion as a whole, which is roughly between 5% and 7% of the country according to the government's estimate.
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Imrad Ahmad Khan is the first openly gay Muslim elected MP in the.
total to more than 50 LGBT MPs, making Westminster officially the "gayest.
This year's election saw a rise in gay MPs from the 26 elected in 2010. Surprisingly to some, perhaps, it was the Tories that had the most LGBT candidates in this election, with 39 men and three women. 20-year-old MP Mhairi Black tucking into a plate of chips on the House of Commons terrace (Picture.
Once gay candidates were demonised – or forced to hide in the closet. Now Westminster boasts 32 LGB MPs, more than any other country. But, as gay politicians past and present confirm, the battle is not over yet.
Russian state broadcaster RT has its UK bank accounts frozen by NatWest Labour MPs demand Shami Chakrabarti.
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Gay MPs: The photograph that shows Westminster's attitude towards LGBT politicians is changing. This picture of 28 MPs and peers is the largest.
First gay marriage in Westminster: groom was Foreign Office minister Chris Bryant – Until now, gay MPs were not allowed to hold weddings within Parliament building but Mr. Bercow obtained a special license from the Westminster City council to break that tradition paving the way.
There's now more out Tories than LGBT+ Labour MPs. Ahead of the election, six out Tories and one out Labour MP stood down, while three out.
Now Westminster boasts 32 LGB MPs, more than any other country. But, as gay politicians past and present confirm, the battle is not over yet.
Most of the 32 gay MPs and peers managed to get to the IoS photocall ( Teri Pengilley ). One of the most remarkable, yet pleasing, statistics that LGBT History Month is celebrated in February – and this photograph of 28 MPs and peers is a bit of history in itself, as it is the largest number of publicly.
THE boss of the SNP in Westminster has boasted he leads the "gayest parliamentary party." Angus Robertson said he was proud to be leader of the The SNP returned seven gay and lesbian MPs, including 20-year-old Mhairi Black – making up around 13 per cent of their MPs. The brag from their.
The UK government has said it remains legally obliged to introduce abortion services in Northern Ireland regardless of a.
In Westminster, MPs for the U.K.'s pro-EU, centrist party are in a buoyant.
Democrat members to announce they were leaving the party because of his views on gay rights and HIV-positive migrants.
Tory MPs will also try on Monday to stop the measure.
of the amendment for trying to promote a politically correct 'gay rights agenda'. He said: 'Too many people interested in this part.
LONDON — The guard is changing in Westminster. Many of the most familiar.
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A little-known federal program has billions to dole out for renewables and efficiency projects for underserved populations.
From the best-kept secrets file: There is a little-known $6.25 billion federal fund offering low interest loans and guarantees to utilities looking to build rate-based infrastructure. It gets better: Along with the funding, utilities can work cost-free with knowledgeable staff anxious to get applicants successfully through the process of building the kinds of renewable energy, smart grid, and efficiency projects utility customers are clamoring for . . . There is a catch: While the funding opportunity is available to all types of power providers, the projects have to meet the needs of underserved communities with populations of 20,000 or less. Read more.
This entry was posted in Nebraska / Midwest News, NewsBlog and tagged Herman K. Trabish, Nebraskans for Solar, renewable energy development in rural communities, Rural Electric Cooperatives, Rural Utilities Service (RUS), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Utility Dive on June 10, 2016 by Helen Deffenbacher.


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DXC Technology to Combine U.S. Public Sector Business with Vencore Holding Corporation & KeyPoint Government Solutions to Create an Independent, Publicly Traded Company Serving U.S. Government Clients
DXC Technology to Combine U.S. Public Sector Business with Vencore Holding Corporation & KeyPoint Government Solutions to Create an Independent, Publicly Traded Company Serving U.S. Government Clients
Tysons, VA, Oct. 11, 2017 – DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), the world's leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, today announced that its board of directors has unanimously approved a plan to combine its U.S. Public Sector (USPS) business with Vencore Holding Corporation and KeyPoint Government Solutions to form a separate, independent publicly traded company to serve U.S. public sector clients.
Both Vencore and KeyPoint are currently owned by affiliates of Veritas Capital, a leading private equity firm recognized for its in-depth knowledge and understanding of government and technology-enabled end markets. Veritas Capital will remain an investor in the new company.
The formation of the new company is expected to be completed by the end of March 2018, subject to regulatory and other approvals.
"Clients and investors in both the commercial and public sectors are recognizing the higher value of IT service providers with scale and differentiation," said Mike Lawrie chairman, president and CEO of DXC. "Separating our global commercial and USPS business, and combining it with Vencore and KeyPoint, will accelerate transformation with two strategically focused companies, each uniquely positioned to lead its market by prioritizing the needs of its clients."
The combination of USPS with Vencore and KeyPoint will create a top 5 services provider to the U.S. government, offering differentiated, mission-driven solutions in cybersecurity, big data analytics, cloud engineering, enterprise IT services, and systems engineering – all enabled by a portfolio of cutting-edge Intellectual Property (IP).
The new company will be a strategic partner to the federal government in solving the most demanding informational and national security challenges and driving technology modernization. With approximately $4.3 billion in combined revenues and a highly skilled workforce of more than 14,000, the new company will serve a robust base of established and non-overlapping clients based on long-standing relationships.
The new company will provide meaningful scale and end-to-end technology solutions, leveraging a full spectrum of offering families and industry expertise to ensure broader access to customers, capabilities and contract vehicles. The new company's name will be determined at a later date.
"The combination of USPS's enterprise IT leadership with Vencore's deep mission understanding and advanced innovation will provide unmatched differentiation in the market," said Ramzi Musallam, the CEO and managing partner of Veritas Capital. "This new company will have the unparalleled expertise and breadth of capabilities to make it the trusted partner of choice supporting U.S. government clients with their most critical missions."
Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Vencore, will become the chief executive officer of the new company. Marilyn Crouther, senior vice president and general manager, DXC USPS, will become the new company's chief operating officer. Mike Lawrie will chair the board of the new company. Additional members of the new company's senior management team will be drawn from DXC, Vencore and KeyPoint and will be named at a later date as integration planning progresses.
"Given our highly-skilled technical talent, differentiated innovation, and decades of strong customer relationships, I am excited to lead our combined company in its next stage of growth," Curtis said. "We will leverage our deep mission domain knowledge, leading-edge IP and comprehensive suite of IT solutions to address larger markets and intensify our focus on meeting our clients' needs in a rapidly changing and attractive marketplace."
DXC, which was formed by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise on April 1, 2017, will remain a technology leader in commercial and non-U.S. public sector IT services with the focus on helping clients transform through innovation and delivery excellence.
Following the expected transaction, DXC will have 6,000 clients in some 70 countries throughout the world;
The business will retain its leadership position across multiple markets, with diversified next-generation IT offerings and industry-leading strategic partnerships; and
DXC will continue to serve certain state and local clients, notably state Medicaid programs.
DXC's board of directors made the decision to separate its commercial and U.S. public sector businesses, and to establish the new company through the combination with Vencore and KeyPoint, as a result of several factors:
The commercial and U.S. public sectors of the IT services market are evolving at an accelerating pace;
Both DXC and the new company will be able to pursue focused growth strategies, optimize capital structure and capital allocation, and drive customer value through highly tailored offerings and services; and
The combination of USPS with Vencore and KeyPoint presents a unique opportunity in the U.S. public sector segment that will significantly strengthen USPS's competitive position.
The new company will deliver the most mission-enabling, innovative and technologically-advanced IT solutions to U.S. government clients by:
Leveraging innovation backed by highly-skilled talent, technical expertise, advanced IP, and a deep partnership ecosystem to enhance the technological sophistication and capabilities of its clients;
Bringing transformative digital skills and mission-enabled offerings in advanced analytics, cyber security, and agile software development (more than 1,000 agile certified developers) that will position the new company as the U.S. government's partner of choice to help clients overcome mission-critical challenges; and
Tapping into a larger addressable market enabled by deep IP (with 260-plus issued/licensed patents and significant R&D investment), industry expertise, and client intimacy.
Here are the key details regarding the contemplated transactions:
DXC's shareholders will receive shares of USPS via a spin-off and will own approximately 86 percent of the combined company's common shares upon consummation of the transactions;
Funds managed by Veritas Capital and its affiliates will own approximately 14 percent of the combined company's common shares upon consummation of the transactions, and will receive $400 million of cash merger consideration;
USPS will distribute $1.05 billion in cash consideration (or assumed debt) to DXC;
DXC will use proceeds from the transaction to reduce debt, repurchase shares, and for other general corporate purposes;
Veritas Capital's Ramzi Musallam will join the board of the new company, with remaining board members named at a later date; and
The contemplated transactions will be structured as a "Reverse Morris Trust" transaction, with the separation of USPS and the related mergers with Vencore and KeyPoint being tax free to DXC and its shareholders.
Vencore and KeyPoint have each received the necessary shareholder approvals to complete the transactions. The closing of the transactions will be subject to various customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, receipt of a tax opinion, and the effectiveness of the registration statement with respect to USPS common shares being distributed to DXC shareholders.
Vencore, KeyPoint, and Veritas Capital
Vencore is a proven provider of information solutions, cyber security, engineering and analytics for the U.S. government. With more than 40 years of experience working in the defense, civilian and intelligence communities, Vencore and its transformational applied research organization, Vencore Labs, design, develop and deliver high impact, mission-critical services and solutions to overcome its customers' most complex problems. Vencore has 3,750 employees and is based in Chantilly, VA.
KeyPoint is a mission-critical provider of specialized investigative services to a broad range of organizations spanning the federal, defense, intelligence and civilian sectors. Leveraging proprietary algorithmic workflow systems and a nationwide footprint of highly experienced investigators and subject matter experts, KeyPoint provides critical information to support sensitive decisions. KeyPoint has a workforce of 3,500 and is based in Loveland, CO.
Veritas Capital is a leading private equity firm that invests in companies that provide critical products and services, primarily technology and technology-enabled solutions, to government and commercial customers worldwide, including those operating in the aerospace & defense, healthcare, technology, national security, communications, energy, and education industries. Veritas Capital seeks to create value by strategically transforming the companies in which it invests through organic and inorganic means.
Guggenheim Securities is acting as exclusive financial advisor to DXC. Latham & Watkins is acting as primary legal counsel to DXC. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is acting as tax counsel to DXC, and Wiley Rein and Crowell & Moring are acting as governmental counsel to DXC.
Stone Key Partners is acting as financial advisor to Veritas Capital, Vencore and KeyPoint. Schulte Roth & Zabel and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom are acting as primary legal counsel to Veritas Capital, Vencore and KeyPoint. Covington & Burling is acting as governmental counsel to Veritas Capital, Vencore and KeyPoint.
Investor Call and Webcast
DXC senior management will discuss this announcement at 5:45 p.m. EDT today on a conference call. The dial-in number for domestic callers is +1-800-263-0877. Callers who reside outside of the United States or Canada should dial +1-323-794-2551. The passcode for all participants is 9993037. The presentation slides will be available on DXC's Investor Relations website.
A replay of the conference call will be available from approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call until Oct. 18, 2017. Local replay dial-in numbers can be found at link. The replay passcode is also 9993037. A replay of this webcast also will be available on DXC's website.
Rich Adamonis, Global Media Relations, +1-862-228-3481, radamonis@dxc.com
Jonathan Ford, Investor Relations, +1-703-245-9700, jonathan.ford@dxc.com
KeyPoint Government Solutions
Susan A. Ordakowski, +1-703-608-5268, sue.ordakowski@keypoint.us.com
Vencore Holding Corporation
Lorraine M. Corcoran, Corporate Communications, +1-571-313-6054, lorraine.corcoran@vencore.com
Veritas Capital
Patrick Scanlan, Sard Verbinnen, +1-212-687-8080, PScanlan@SARDVERB.com
DXC Technology (DXC: NYSE) is the world's leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, helping clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change. Created by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC Technology serves nearly 6,000 private and public sector clients across 70 countries. The company's technology independence, global talent and extensive partner network combine to deliver powerful next-generation IT services and solutions. DXC Technology is recognized among the best corporate citizens globally. For more information, visit dxc.technology
All statements in this press release that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our intention to separate the company into two, independently publicly traded companies and expected benefits to be realized as a result of the separation. There is no assurance as to the timing of the separation or whether it will be completed. These statements represent DXC Technology's intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs, and no assurance can be given that the results described in such statements will be achieved. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many outside of DXC's control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in such statements. For a description of these factors, please see DXC's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Q: Possible OOM in GCP container – how to debug? I have celery running in a docker container on GCP with Kubernetes. Its workers have recently started to get kill -9'd – this looks like it has something to do with OOMKiller. There are no OOM events in kubectl get events, which is something to be expected if these events only appear when a pod has trespassed resources.limits.memory value.
So, my theory is that celery process getting killed is a work of linux' own OOMKiller. This doesn't make sense though: if so much memory is consumed that OOMKiller enters the stage, how is it possible that this pod was scheduled in the first place? (assuming that Kubernetes does not allow scheduling of new pods if the sum of resources.limits.memory exceeds the amount of memory available to the system).
However, I am not aware of any other plausible reason for these SIGKILLs than OOMKiller.
An example of celery error (there is one for every worker):
[2017-08-12 07:00:12,124: ERROR/MainProcess] Process 'ForkPoolWorker-7' pid:16 exited with 'signal 9 (SIGKILL)'
[2017-08-12 07:00:12,208: ERROR/MainProcess] Task handler raised error: WorkerLostError('Worker exited prematurely: signal 9 (SIGKILL).',)

A: Containers can be OOMKilled for two reasons.

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*If they exceed the memory limits of set for them. Limits are specified on a per container basis and if the container uses more memory than the limit it will be OOMKilled. From the process's point of view this is the same as if the system ran out of memory.

*If the system runs out of memory. There are two kinds of resource specifications in Kubernetes: requests and limits. Limits specify the maximum amount of memory the container can use before being OOMKilled. Requests are used to schedule Pods and default to the limits if not specified. Requests must be less than or equal to container limits. That means that containers could be overcommitted on nodes and OOMKilled if multiple containers are using more memory than their respective requests at the same time.
For instance, if both process A and process B have request of 1GB and limit of 2GB, they can both be scheduled on a node that has 2GB of memory because requests are what is used for scheduling. Having requests less than the limit generally means that the container can burst up to 2GB but will usually use less than 1GB. Now, if both burst above 1GB at the same time the system can run out of memory and one container will get OOMKilled while still being below the limit set on the container.
You can debug whether the container is being OOMKilled by examining the containerStatuses field on the Pod.
$ kubectl get pod X -o json | jq '.status.containerStatuses'

If the pod was OOMKilled it will usually say something to that effect in the lastState field. In your case it looks like it may have been an OOM error based on issues filed against celery (like this one).


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Residential robotic vacuum cleaners are the robots that perform cleaning tasks by using suction power and brushes. They are capable of cleaning floors, wall corners, and can also mop the floor. As there has been an increase in the sales of robotic vacuum cleaners globally, and vendors are initiating innovations to increase the reliability, productivity, and performance of the product, this market holds a significant share in the parent market. Residential robotic vacuum cleaners can be used to clean floors, pool, gutters, windows, and lawns. However, in the scope of this report, we have considered only residential robotic vacuum cleaners that are used to clean floors. Therefore, from the perspective of market sizing, the scope of the market is defined by various inclusions and exclusions that have been considered as described in the table below.
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BIRD, JOHN
Thomas W. Cutrer
BIRD, JOHN (1795–1839). John Bird, soldier and Indian fighter, was born in what was later Perry County, Tennessee, in 1795, the son of William Bird. After service under Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 he returned to Tennessee, where he married Sarah Denton. The couple had four children. The Bird family moved to Stephen F. Austin's Texas colony in June 1830 and the next year received a league of land in what later became Burleson County. Bird was elected captain in the colony's militia and in 1832 led a column of volunteers up the Brazos River on an expedition against the Comanches. During the Texas Revolution he commanded a unit of Texas cavalry against the Mexicans near San Antonio in 1835, and in March 1836 he commanded sixty volunteers in defense of the western frontier on the Brazos.
On April 2, 1839, Bird was elected captain of a company of rangers, which he led to Fort Milam on the Texas frontier. He and a single companion, N. Brookshire, set out on the morning of April 20, 1839, scouting for Indians. After crossing the Little River on the morning of May 25, the two encountered a party of Comanches skinning buffalo. The Indians fled but returned on the following morning, May 26, heavily reinforced, and stampeded a herd of buffalo thorough the rangers' camp. Bird and his men pursued the retreating Indians for four miles before discovering that they had ridden into a trap laid by an estimate 300 warriors. The rangers attempted to fall back to Fort Milam but were overtaken and attacked after about a quarter of a mile, at about 3:00 p.m. The rangers repulsed several mounted charges by the Comanches but were severely beset by Indians on foot, who approached Bird's position by way of a sheltered ravine. At sunset, however, the Indians withdrew, "yelling like devils," according to one survivor of the fight. Five of the rangers had been killed, including Bird, who was shot through the heart by an arrow. "He was the bravest of the brave," according to one of the rangers, "and died encouraging his men to fight like heroes." Comanche deaths were variously estimated at between thirty and seventy-five.
Despite having successfully defended themselves in what is now known as the Bird's Creek Indian Fight, the rangers were too badly weakened to sustain their position any longer and immediately began their retreat toward Fort Smith, which they reached at 2:00 a.m. on May 27. Reinforced at Nashville and commanded by N. Brookshire, they returned to the field to bury their dead and found that Bird and the others had been mutilated by the Comanches. The rangers set out in pursuit of their enemies but were unable to catch them. They took revenge on the body of a Comanche chief who had been killed in the battle and buried near the Indians' abandoned camp.
At the time of his death Bird owned 354 acres of land in Austin County. Blair Alexander was named administrator of his estate. A marker commemorating the Bird's Creek Fight was erected near Temple by the Texas Historical Commission.
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The Warrior Maiden
Melanie Dickerson
Hardcover (Thomas Nelson Feb. 5, 2019)
A reimagining of the classic Mulan tale in medieval Europe, where both love and war challenge even the strongest of hearts.
When Mulan takes her father's place in battle against the besieging Teutonic Knights, she realizes she has been preparing for this journey her whole life—and that her life, and her mother's, depends on her success. As the adopted daughter of poor parents, Mulan has little power in the world. If she can't prove herself on the battlefield, she could face death—or, perhaps worse, marriage to the village butcher.
Disguised as a young man, Mulan meets the German duke's son, Wolfgang, who is determined to save his people even if it means fighting against his own brother. Wolfgang is exasperated by the new soldier who seems to be one step away from disaster at all times—or showing him up in embarrassing ways.
From rivals to reluctant friends, Mulan and Wolfgang begin to share secrets. But war is an uncertain time and dreams can die as quickly as they are born. When Mulan receives word of danger back home, she must make the ultimate choice. Can she be the son her bitter father never had? Or will she become the strong young woman she was created to be?
Praise for Melanie Dickerson:
"When it comes to happily-ever-afters, Melanie Dickerson is the undisputed queen of fairy-tale romance, and all I can say is—long live the queen!" —Julie Lessman, award-winning author
This is a novel in the Hagenheim series by New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson, but it can be read as a standalone. Includes discussion questions.
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Fairy Tale Romance Collection: The Healer's Apprentice, The Merchant's Daughter, The Fairest Beauty, The Captive Maiden, The Princess Spy
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eBook (Thomas Nelson Jan. 17, 2017)
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A common concern when moving from a national flood insurance (or FEMA) policy to the private market is if the private flood policy will be accepted by lenders and if it satisfies the NFIP's requirement that certain zones maintain flood insurance. As an guide, if your home is located in a flood zone beginning with an A (such as AE, AH, or A) or a V, then you are required to have flood insurance.
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In an attempt to proactively provide you with all of the information you might need before switching to our admitted flood product, below is some commonly requested information by lenders. Typically, the additional information is satisfactory for lender's compliance departments, to ensure Palomar Specialty's flood product, Flood Guard, is in legal compliance and provides sufficient flood coverage for those properties located in NFIP-designated high-hazard flood zones.
"Mudflow" means a river of liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water. Other earth movements, such as landslide, slope failure, or a saturated soil mass moving by liquidity down a slope, are nor "mudflows." A good rule of thumb is that the consistency should be slurpable through a straw. Although this would be the worst shake you've ever tasted.
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I hope everyone was able to attend our opening Centennial event with The New York Times columnist David Brooks earlier this month, because it was an absolutely wonderful way to begin our celebration. Our speaker was everything we hoped he would be – funny, charming and very engaged with the panelists and audience – and President Machen began the evening by reciting many of the College's accomplishments in the first 100 years. The audience turnout was great, with more than 300 people in attendance. If you did miss this event, you can view photos on the COE Intranet at http://intranet.coe.ufl.edu/. We also hosted our first Fien lecturer, Dr. Robert Jimenez, from Vanderbilt University, and we will be hosting Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Friday, Feb. 17. Please check the calendar listing that is sent out biweekly by Events Coordinator Jodi Mount, or watch for details on the Web site or the coE-News.
In last month's column, I provided an update on the activities of three of the Strategic Task Forces: research, outreach scholarship, and faculty/student, recruitment, retention, and professional development. In this column, I describe some of the initiatives that are either under way or in the planning stages for curriculum and program development. One important point to note is that many of these initiatives began through faculty efforts, as they should. The role of my office, and other supporting offices, is to facilitate these efforts by providing resources to bring the ideas to fruition, but the best ideas are still generated by faculty (and students in some cases) since they constitute the heart of the educational enterprise.
Those of you involved in teacher education already know that the State Board of Education has approved several sweeping rule changes that will make it considerably easier to develop new programs for teacher preparation. One idea that is already well under way is adding an international component to the education minor. Theresa Vernetson is heading up this initiative, and she has heard from about 20 faculty who would like to be involved. Anyone else who wants to learn more about this initiative should contact Dr. Vernetson.
A second initiative is focused on developing new models for leadership preparation. This is an interdisciplinary collaboration between Educational Administration and Policy and Special Education. Already, two school districts have expressed interest, and we expect more to be added as the word spreads. The new job-embedded master's degree program that is a joint collaboration between the School of Teaching and Learning and the Lastinger Center for Learning was just launched this spring, and already it is taking off faster than we predicted. At present, it is focused on teachers' professional development, but we expect to add a leadership component fairly soon, perhaps by this summer.
A third initiative that is still in the planning stages is a new program for preparing math/science teachers in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences. This program has the potential to increase UF's production of math/science teachers by a substantial margin, and will help the university meet both state and national goals in enhancing students' capacity in these critical areas. Our College is also a partner in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant proposal that was submitted last fall, and if funded, we will be deeply involved in undergraduate science education in the life sciences across campus in four different colleges: Agriculture, Engineering, CLAS, and Medicine.
One common characteristic that these initiatives share, along with those still emerging, is our close collaboration with departments, centers or other units on campus. This interdisciplinary collaboration is an essential component of both the university and the College strategic plans, and it is exciting to see so many people becoming involved with these efforts. Many faculty have also told me how stimulating they find these cross-disciplinary conversations, and I encourage everyone who either wants to join one of these initiatives, or to start one of their own, to talk to me about their ideas so I can connect you with the appropriate persons. We all need to begin thinking about the College's legacy for the next 100 years, and these conversations provide an ideal forum for doing so.
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Villa Maria and Countdown help bring more bees to Kiwi gardens
Villa Maria and Countdown have teamed up to encourage more Kiwi's to plant wildflower seeds in their gardens and are highlighting the importance of bees to Aotearoa's unique biodiversity.
Villa Maria was a founding member of Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand way back in the mid-1990s. This family-owned winery is continuously trialling ways to reduce its impact on the environment.
Justin Liddell, Villa Maria CEO, says quality wine comes from vines nourished by healthy soils and balanced ecosystems.
"For us, sustainability begins in our vineyards and continues in every aspect of the winemaking process. We have planted more than 700kg of wildflowers in our vineyards every year to attract beneficial insects and encourage biodiversity. Food waste from our Auckland and Hawkes Bay facilities goes to worm farms based on site, which helps to produce fertilizer for our vineyards. Grape skins leftover from our winemaking process in Hawkes Bay are turned into compost and used on our vineyards. Our biggest waste streams are effectively recycled or returned to the soil to nourish it," he says.
"We have a goal of zero waste to landfill by 2025. We're also leading the way on mitigating our impact on the climate and for over 10 years we've been reducing our carbon emissions from things such as waste and energy".
As a result, Villa Maria has reduced their carbon emissions by 36 per cent per bottle of wine in the last 10 years and has a goal to reach a 50 per cent reduction in five years' time. Other initiatives such as trialling native grass plantings in the vineyard to manage weeds, switching to renewable energy such as electric forklifts in the warehouse, and investigating alternatives to treated wooden posts in the vineyard show Villa Maria remains one of the pioneers in this space.
"We know our customers care about the environment, and so do we. Being environmentally responsible is inherent in the long-term view we take of not only our business but the wine industry as a whole."
Countdown's General Manager Corporate Affairs, Safety and Sustainability, Kiri Hannifin, says protecting the environment, reducing waste and lowering its carbon footprint are critical areas of focus for Countdown, and the supermarket is keen to support local suppliers who share this passion.
"As a food business, we are acutely aware of the fragility of our precious environment as well as the huge importance bees play in our biodiversity and food supply chain.
"Planting more wildflowers and encouraging more bees into gardens is an easy way to help make a positive difference," says Kiri Hannifin.
From this week, Villa Maria and Countdown will also support Trees That Count to plant 2000 native trees in New Zealand this year.