I am not easy to please in many aspects of my life. So that being said, it's rare for me to gush over men's shoes. This time is different. There have been very few shoes that I was smitten with the second I put them on. That doesn't happen enough. That happened with my pair of Frye men's oxfords. There were very few flaws and the oxfords felt great.
The Frye oxfords have a timeless style that will last as long as you own your Fryes. The top grain leather has a casual elegance about it that will serve you well whether you're at the office, on a first date, or taking in a game with the guys. The crepe leather outsole is really cool and is something that I guarantee that none of your other shoes have.
It's really different. This is a shoe for almost any occasion.
This is where Frye boots and shoes for men really distingusish themselves. The quality is tough to beat. You don't have to be an expert to know this after looking at these shoes for about 10 seconds. The leather is top-notch, they're hand-stitched and the leather in the upper in soft and comfortable. Someone took great care in building these.
There is really only one negative I can find to these shoes: price. The price tag starts at about $148, and is a bit high. Most casual oxfords I've worn through the years were anywhere from $80-110 so these take that next step up. That being said, the quality and craftsmanship you receive from these shoes are worth the extra $50. It's tough to swallow – especially in this economy, but if you can swing it – do it.
If you're looking for a manly casual oxford, then this is your new go-to shoe.
It'll go great with khakis, dress up a pair of jeans and can be worn to work with ease. The crepe leather outsole really helps distinguish them from most of the other casual oxfords out there. Also, this shoe will not go out of style. Frye has a unique ability to build timeless shoes and boots that help make men feel like men.


Jennifer Jacobs is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Jacobs received her Sc.B. in Electrical Engineering from Brown University, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Tufts University, and her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Cornell University. Her research focuses on advancing knowledge on how infrastructure will respond to future climates and adaptation methods. Her research relies upon the characterization of hydrologic processes including evapotranspiration, soil-water dynamics, snow melt, and stream water energy across scales through experimentation and modeling. She uses emerging technologies and large data sets to enhance the understanding of distributed hydrological processes. She currently using microwave remote sensing and dynamically down-scaled AOGCM model output to understand continental scale patterns in snow accumulation and melt. She has over 50 published journal articles on these topics. She recently completed service as the Director of UNH's Environmental Research Group. She is the Director of the NSF RCN SEES Infrastructure and Climate Network (ICNet) (the ICNet.org).


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We're Building A House
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
It seems near impossible that six months ago we packed up our lives in Georgia and moved out here to Utah. It seems unimaginable to think that so much time has already past. With the kids both being in school this year, it feels like more than ever time is literally slipping between my fingers.
When we moved here, we knew we would be renting for a year or two, and then buying or building after that, but we didn't imagine that things would happen as they have. Our main goal when we got here was to pay down our student loans and car payments fast. I did a sponsored post in the fall that had a pretty big payout, and with that we paid off the remaining balance on the car we'd purchased in North Carolina four years ago. Then after we did our taxes in January, we used our return to pay off the remaining balance on the student loan that we owed to Derek's last employer since that monthly payment was eating up 25% of our income, and then all of a sudden we had a lot more money in our monthly budget that we could play with.
We started looking at homes to buy, but felt discouraged that everything that was already built seemed so far out of our price range, and things that we could afford were either in poor schools, or would make such a long commute for Derek each day that it felt like a tradeoff we weren't willing to make. We also keep hearing that it's impossible to buy in Utah right now anyways, because when a house goes on the market, if you don't have an offer in within three hours, the house is already gone. Everyone kept telling us that if we could afford to build, we should go that route because it's so much easier than buying right now.
So we looked at our options. If we wanted to build in Davis County we would pay about $350,000, be completely house poor, and Derek would still have a long commute to work each day. When we moved here over the summer, we kept feeling this small little pull to Tooele County, but we decided against it at the time because we figured no one would ever want to come west to visit us in Tooele.
A couple weeks ago we saw that there were some new construction homes being built in the very northeast end of Tooele County though, and that they were in our price range, and cut Derek's commute to work in half. All of a sudden a feeling that we brushed off months ago became very hard to resist. I drove out with the kids last week while Derek was at work, and after seeing the area, walking through the model home, and seeing that the standard options were all actually nice options, I was completely sold. I called Derek and without him seeing the place, he agreed we'd put down money on our lot on Friday (three days ago from when this is written.)
We're excited and nervous for the building process. I'm excited to pick out the finishes, and work with the builder as he makes it a handicap accessible home for Em. At the same time, I'm nervous because after we remodeled our kitchen in Georgia, I didn't exactly love how it turned out, and so I'm anxious in making a bad choice with something.
There are tradeoffs to the town we're moving to. Derek's commute is cut in half, but it has a population of less than 500 and hasn't been recorded on the US census since 1950. The kids will have to get bussed or driven to schools in the next town five miles away, which is where I'll also have to do any shopping and errands. There isn't a Target in the county, which is probably a good thing, but hilarious to think I might not ever shop there ever again.
Overall though, this is what we wanted. As we've driven through the desolate towns of Northern Utah on our way to Idaho over the last six months, I've found myself day dreaming of what it would be like to live in a rural Utah town that isn't so densely populated and built up like so many other Utah communities. Our neighborhood backs right up to some mountains that I can run on while the kids are at school, and that we can hike as a family during the weekends. I imagine our family gaining a four wheeler and a dune buggy and spending our free time blazing trails, and living an adventurous life right in our own backyard. November 28th can't come soon enough.
Autumn @ Autumn All Along April 2, 2018 at 1:11 AM
I am so happy for y'all!! We have been looking up your cute little town because you did a great job selling it. I can see why you would want to live there and I am so excited to hear you have your forever home :)
Trisha April 3, 2018 at 1:59 PM
I am so excited for you guys! The cost is definitely better out there.
Just jump on I-80 and you can get to Target :)

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"Bowel problems, self-care practices, and information needs of colorect" by Suzanne Nikoletti, Jeanne Young et al.
The aim of this study was to describe bowel problems, self-care practices, and information needs of patients who have recovered from the acute effects of sphincter-saving surgery for colorectal cancer. A retrospective, descriptive survey was conducted using a structured telephone interview and mailed questionnaires. The sample consisted of 101 patients who had undergone sphincter-saving surgery for colorectal cancer in the last 6 to 24 months. Most participants (71.3%) reported a change in bowel habits after surgery. The 6 most frequently reported gastrointestinal problems were incomplete evacuation (75.2%), excessive flatus (75.2%), urgency (73.3%), straining (61.4%), perianal soreness or itching (49.5%), and bloating (43.6%). Incontinence of feces (varying from smears to complete bowel action) was reported by 37.6% of participants. The most frequently reported information needs were related to diet (50.5%) and managing conditions such as diarrhea (31.7%), bloating/wind/gas (28.7%), pain (21.8%), and incomplete emptying of the bowel (18.8%). Patients who had recovered from the acute effects of sphincter-saving surgery for colorectal cancer reported a wide range of bowel problems and ongoing concerns about managing symptoms. Findings from this study provide valuable information to guide the development of educational resources to prevent or better manage bowel problems after surgery.


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Jürgen Klopp would be open to trimming his Liverpool squad before the transfer windows close around Europe but insists any deal must be right for the club.
The Reds have done plenty of business this summer, adding Naby Keita, Fabinho, Alisson Becker and Xherdan Shaqiri and allowing a handful of less established players to move on.
Further outgoings seem likely, led by Estonia international Ragnar Klavan's £2 million (€2.2 million) switch to Cagliari.
Simon Mignolet, Lazar Markovic, Sheyi Ojo, Marko Grujic and Dominic Solanke might all attract interest, but although Klopp expects teams from around the Continent to try and take advantage of the Premier League's truncated window, he will not be forced into any poor deals.
"I said before, in general, that's it's possible players could leave the club and that will happen if it's good for everyone," he said ahead of Monday's trip to Crystal Palace.
"The transfer window closed in England, and the whole of the world – the whole of Europe at least – was waiting for that moment and they start now trying dumping [lower] prices to get good football players. That will not happen. We are not in a financial need.
Klopp was asked directly about Solanke's loan link with Rangers, now managed by Steven Gerrard, but shed little light on the subject.
"I'm hearing about it for the first time now, so it doesn't seem like it's close," he said.
The Reds are rated by many as the team most likely to challenge defending champions Manchester City this term, and did their cause no harm at all by kicking off their campaign with a thumping 4-0 win against West Ham.
Klopp was happy with everything he saw at Anfield but is not getting carried away after 90 minutes of a 38-game season.
Early impressions suggest Klopp has upgraded a squad who were good enough to reach last season's Champions League final, but as a coach his focus is on continual progression.
"I said in a meeting to the boys, if we are good everyone – not the supporters, but the journalists – are overly excited. Even LFC TV want to do constantly wonderful stories, but we have to work hard," he said.
"It's nice because it could be completely different and we do feel in a good moment. It's getting better and better but we are still in a process. We have to develop.
"We are not the best team in the world so there's a lot of space for us to improve in all different departments.
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Don't miss out on free fun and food during Explora's Teen Night
by: Allison Keys
Posted: Feb 25, 2020 / 10:44 AM MST / Updated: Feb 25, 2020 / 10:44 AM MST
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (FOX) – Getting teens out of the house and into an interactive and educational environment, Explora is gearing up to host another Teen Night. Explora STEM Learning Coordinator Kevin Dilley and Visitor Services Facilitator Kristen Kinney visit the set to discuss the upcoming event and activities that will be taking place.
Kevin demonstrates how to create a small ping pong explosion using a barbecue lighter, a film canister, and some ping pong balls. A larger-scale version of this experiment will involve 300 ping pong balls and will take place during Teen Night.
Kristen also shows off some of the large-scale origami that guests will also be making during Friday's event.
Visit Explora on Friday, February 28, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. to participate in the museum's free Teen Night. This event is for ages 12 to 19 and will include various games, origami, telescopes, and door prizes.
All of the exhibits will be open to explore and there will also be food available. Teens are asked to bring their school IDs with them for admission into the event.
For more information on Teen Night, visit Explora's official website or visit Explora's Facebook event.
Suspect arrested for allegedly trying to break into city building
Belen airport receives federal funding under infrastructure law
by Alyssa Bitsie / Jan 18, 2022
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man was arrested Monday morning for allegedly trying to break into a city building. Police say the alarm went off at the Family and Community Services building on 5th Street and Mountain Road. When officers got there, they found damage to the door and windows.
Authorities also found a car with a window broken out and Nike Abila was reportedly inside. They say he admitted to both break-ins. He's been charged with breaking and entering and property damage.
BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico is going to benefit from the federal infrastructure package passed by Congress. Senator Martin Heinrich was in Belen on Tuesday to talk about where some of that money is going.
Heinrich chose to visit the Belen Municipal Airport that's receiving $159,000 from the bill this year and similar amounts in the coming years. It's among 49 airports in the state to share a total of $90 million.
Rain and snow showers possible through mid-week
by Erica Meyer / Jan 18, 2022
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The next storm will move into New Mexico today, bringing gusty winds, warmer temperatures, and the chance for light rain and snow showers. The wind will be gustiest across eastern NM, where wind advisories will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and westerly wind gusts will reach 40-55 mph. Temperatures will climb with the help of downslope warming, topping out in the 60s and 70s. With the dry air, warm temperatures, and strong winds there will be high fire danger today in Eddy and Lea counties.
Spot rain showers and light flurries in the high terrain will be possible in the west mountains today, with more widespread showers arriving during the evening and overnight for areas west of I-25. Showers dissipate in central NM, leaving the east side of the state dry. Wednesday morning will be dry, but the backdoor cold front will arrive in eastern NM throughout the day.
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Zigzag: First off, congratulations on your back-to-back Oakley 1WW wins Twig. Going into the last month you weren't one of the finalists yet, with only one slot left open. Were you stressing?
Twiggy: Haha! Contrary to popular belief I don't base my entire existence around the 1WW. Seriously though, as a professional free surfer it is obviously a major deal to win this event both for personal satisfaction that things are going well and for my sponsors who put a lot of faith and money in me, for that I would like to thank Billabong, BOS Ice Tea, Country Feeling Surfboards, Coreban, Cabrinha , Futures and Fishstix. Without their support I couldn't do what I do.
What was going through your mind when you got spat out of that massive Cloudbreak pit? Actually, what were you thinking even paddling for that monster?
At that stage of the game it's all survival instinct and I was just so happy to have caught one of the set waves, I made it off the bottom and got barreled, nothing else was going through my mind except a huge rush of adrenaline and relief. I actually got spat out right next to Ramon Navarro who had had his game changing wave on the previous set and we sat there screaming at each other in pure joy! After a while I did think, WOW that was a 1WW for sure… haha.
One of the prizes this year for winning the Oakley 1WW was a Yamaha jetski. Seeing as you already have a ski, are you planning on making a jetski catamaran?
Haha! Yea, I've taken some slack on this one, but it's always been a problem for us to have two skis available for the big days – one for the surfers to use and one for the camera guys. So now we can have a really slick professional operation and hopefully take what we have been doing to the next level with regards to capturing footage.
Okay, on a serious note, what became clear on that day in Fiji is that the surfers we've come to call "the world's best", weren't the world's best in those kind of waves. What are your thoughts on that?
Tough question, I think the world's best are the world's best and could be in those types of waves if they were prepared. We had all the safety equipment with us as well as the right boards for the job and that made a big difference for sure. What I think can be said about the day is that the big wave guys proved that in a lot of ways they have just as much skill and ability as any of the WCT boys.
I haven't seen the figures, but the live feed from that day must have had one of the biggest audiences ever for a day's surfing. Surely this must be vindication for the big wave surfers to have their very own world tour, getting paid salaries that the Dream Tour guys are getting?
Yes and yes, that's the dream for the future generations and what we are working towards. Just like professional surfing in the beginning took time to come to fruition so will our big wave tour and hopefully the money involved.
Following on from that, what's next for Twiggy Baker?
Just business as usual, trying to stay out of trouble, in the water and enjoying what I do. I'm off to Cape Town today for what looks like the best swell of the winter and then to J-bay to support the saffas in the Billabong Pro, sounds like good times to me.
Have you noticed a larger interest in charging BIG waves from the younger crew? For years it seemed like it was an exclusive club for the older surfers, with a few young guns here and there. Now you have guys like Bromley, the Maui crew and even a couple of Brazilian lighties that are out there pushing the limits with you guys!
Surfing waves of consequence takes time and patience and that's why it does sometimes feel like an older crew's game but it's because most of the ability in big waves comes with experience. There are some young guys giving it a go and I do believe the swell this weekend could separate the men from the boys in the big wave circle in South Africa. I've been itching to see the likes of Frank, Matt and Josh in some really big waves and I think they are finally going to get their chance to prove their worth.
We're excited to see what you have in store for us next Twig, shot for your time and keep charging boet.
Thanks to everyone involved in the 1WW and to the public out there who supported us surfers and to Oakley, All Aboard and Yamaha for the amazing prizes. I hope this event just goes from strength to strength in the future. And thanks to Zag for all the support over the years, what would surfing in South Africa be without you guys?


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Aurus loudspeakers
Aurus is a two-way loudspeaker system which I constructed as a cheaper alternative to the three-way system called PM. It's also a high-definition loudspeaker like the PM, with very low distortion and a reasonable sensitivity for it's size. Check the measurements. The basic construction ideas are the same as for the PM: acoustic transformer for the treble (exponential-horn), time-delay compensation of the drivers, a cast-concrete baffle designed to minimize diffraction-effects, acoustic damping of the woofer in a vented enclosure and computer and listening-optimized filters of very high quality. Check the specifications.
PM is a three-way loudspeaker system which I started to develop in the mid-seventies. The goal was to construct a loudspeaker that was able to reproduce the real acoustic environment from the recording. Discussions about time-delay in those years, which were confirmed by measurements, led me to a design with a complex baffle and exponential horns. Later on I've made fibreglass moulds for casting the baffle in concrete. The sound from this loudspeaker is something you must experience. It really is competitive with the "big" names on the hi-fi scene. Check the measurements and specifications.
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438 "City of Montreal" Tactical Helicopter Squadron (French: 438e Escadron tactique d'hélicoptères) is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The squadron operates the CH-146 Griffon tactical helicopter from CFB St. Hubert in Quebec, Canada. Its tasks include transport, reconnaissance, search and rescue, and support to local law enforcement.
The motto Going Down was adopted during the Second World War when operating on Hawker Typhoons over occupied Europe. This was the flight leader's instruction to begin diving attacks with bombs, cannons or both.
Authorized at Montreal, Quebec, on September 1, 1934, as No.18 Squadron. It was renumbered No.118 Squadron on November 17, 1937. In its pre-war years, the unit flew the de Havilland DH.60 Moth.
A book was written and published on the history of the Squadron: Le 438e Escadron tactique d'hélicoptères 1934-2009 by Jerry Fielden and Michel Pratt was published in August 2010.
Still then numbered as No. 118 (Fighter) Squadron, the unit moved to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in October 1939 as the only operational fighter squadron on the east coast of Canada. It began operations with the Westland Lysander but this aircraft was considered so lacking as a suitable fighter aircraft the squadron was disbanded in September 1940 and it was not stood up again until the unwanted Goblin fighter made its appearance. The fifteen CCF GE23 Goblin equipped the newly formed 118 Fighter Squadron in December 1940 which immediately moved the Goblins from working up in Rockcliffe to Dartmouth in order to continue the defence of Canada's east coast. The Goblins continued until replaced by the Curtis Kittyhawk in December, 1941. The squadron was sent to serve in the Alaska campaign and flew from Annette Island as part of Y Wing. On January 16, 1942, two squadron Kittyhawks spotted and attacked a surfaced German U-boat barely 10 miles from Halifax. F/O W.P. Roberts flying Kittyhawk AK851 was able to fire six bursts and obtain a number of hits around the conning tower. Embarking for Europe on November 2, 1943, the unit was renumbered No. 438 Squadron, and was part of 2TAF's 143 Wing RCAF.
The Squadron was so successful in the following exploit that the Squadron Leader was awarded the D.F.C.: The London Gazette of October 24, 1944, reported: No. 438 (R.C.A.F.) Sqn. In July 1944 Squadron Leader Beirnes led a formation of aircraft in an attack on a vital railway bridge over the river Orne just south of Caen. In spite of intense anti-aircraft fire and much low cloud the attack was pressed home and the bridge destroyed. In this well executed operation, Squadron Leader Beirnes displayed a high degree of skill, courage and leadership. In August, 1944, this officer again proved his skill when leading a formation in an attack against enemy mortar positions near the Forest of Grimbosq.
Hugh A. Halliday in his book  describes some later squadron actions in 1944: "September 10 produced four missions. At 1520 hours S/L Beirnes led nine Typhoons to the area of Turnhout-Venlo-Eindhoven to strafe four trains, each with 10-20 cars. In each case the locomotive was destroyed. The flight landed at 1630 and was off again at 1930, this time with 500-pounders to blast shipping at Hoedekenskerke. All bombs were on target, hitting either ships or docks. One ship, apparently carrying ammunition, blew up in spectacular fashion and another vessel was left smoking."
Griffon number 438 operated by Tactical Helicopter Squadron of the same number.
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"438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron". CMP Directorate of History and Heritage. 2013.
"No. 438 Squadron". canadianwings.com. 2013.
"438 Squadron Operations Record Book, June 1944". Juno Beach Centre. 2003.
Jerry Fielden et Michel Pratt, Le 438e Escadron 1934-2009. Éditions Histoire Québec, Collection Société historique du Marigot, 158 p.
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RCW 28B.15.766: Loan program for mathematics and science teachers—Duration—*Legislative budget committee review.
Loan program for mathematics and science teachers—Duration—*Legislative budget committee review.
No loans shall be made after August 23, 1989, until the program is reviewed by the *legislative budget committee and is reenacted by the legislature.
*Reviser's note: The "legislative budget committee" was redesignated the "joint legislative audit and review committee" by 1996 c 288 § 3.
Severability—1983 1st ex.s. c 74: See note following RCW 28B.15.760.


Empire Steak House, owned and operated by the Sinanaj brothers (former waiters at Peter Lugers), recently opened a second outpost a few blocks from their original 52nd Street location in Midtown. After hearing through the grapevine about their $45 three course prix fixe surf and turf lunch, I knew I had to check it out - after all, it would be a shame to pass up such a good deal on two of my favorite foods.
When I arrived, I noticed the location had a trendy yet relaxed atmosphere - complete with a luxe marbled countertop bar and sparkly chandeliers. When I sat down in my sizable leather chair in the ginormous dining room, I immediately felt at ease. My surf and turf started with a bowl of soup (which was non memorable), but I knew I had have a slice of the extra thick Canadian bacon from the dinner menu ($5). It was just as delicious as the one served at Lugers (juicy, rich and just the right amour of crispiness on the crust) - and as an added bonus, no need to make the arduous trip to Brooklyn!
My main course was a 10 oz lobster tail and a medium rare 8 oz Filet Mignon, served with mashed potatoes and sautéed broccoli. The lobster was plump and exquisite when dipped in the bowl of warmed butter. But the real star of the show was the soft and buttery piece of USDA Prime meat. Tender and full of flavor, each bite melted on my tongue and filled my stomach with a sweet warmness that was extremely comforting.
The classic slice of carrot cake I had for dessert rounded out my afternoon of richness. Bottom line: if you are looking for a hearty and high quality "splurge" lunch at a good price, look no further than Empire Steak House.


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Are You An Impulse Buyer?
According to a new survey, almost 90% of us make impulse purchases. Survey also said that men spend more on impulse buys than women. 23% of men and 16% of women said their last impulse buy was more than $100.
With the internet it's a lot easier to pull out the card and buy something on impulse. I think most of that is, it's always kind of fun to get a package. The down side is it just might be something you really didn't want or need. Just seemed like a good idea at the time.
The survey also found that almost 30% of people spent over %200 a month on delivery and takeout food.10% dropped more than $200 on booze and 5% blow around $200 on coffee shops. (What's that, like 10 cups of coffee?)
Despite all of this, over half of the people in survey considered themselves a saver, not a spender.
What's the last thing you bought on impulse?
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You know who had faith? Hiroo Onodo. He was the last officer to serve the old Japanese Imperial Army after World War II. He held out on a remote island in the Philippines for twenty-nine years until 1974, when he was found by a college dropout searching the world for ghosts. Even then, he held out until his old commander, now a bookseller, came out into the jungle to relieve him.
Hiroo never surrendered. He didn't believe the pamphlets dropped by his adversaries or those of his own government. He didn't trust the pleas and photos dropped for a decade on behalf of his own relations or the return to domestic life on his island. He missed Hiroshima and the cold war. He missed the moon landings—all of them—and his country's emergence as a great and positive force in the world. He missed whatever family of his own he might otherwise have had.
He missed most of his own life and much of the most amazing progress in human history, but Hiroo had faith. He knew what he knew. In thirty years time, he slaughtered thirty innocent villagers, shot two men who had risked their lives to retrieve him, and wrought no end of carnage on a people whose lives his emperor had already despoiled. All of this, he did for faith–for a military-imperial-religious certainty instilled in childhood beyond all question, beyond all consideration of evidence, no matter how ample or bloody.
To have faith in mankind is to reckon on his strength and character and mind. But there is another kind of faith, the kind still widely celebrated in our culture, the kind Mark Twain defined as "believing what you know ain't so". This is the sort of faith that enslaves one man's character in the service of another. Such faith can tame barbarity and foster civilization. All too often, though, it only dresses up the one in the guise of the other.
For all the claims made by those who would speak for the creator, we all have direct access to the creation itself. When a man holds beliefs more tightly than the truth in evidence around him, he cannot but blaspheme against creation. For all his promise as a civilized being, man is also the most dangerous of predators. To cleave conviction from reason divides the predator against everything greater he might yet become. It turns his very strengths into weapons against his own soul. For the soul of man is humanity, and it survives nowhere but in collective memory, and the dead recall naught.


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OPKO Health Reports 2020 First Quarter Business Highlights and Financial ResultsConference call begins at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time today
MIAMI, May 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPK) reports business highlights and financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
BioReference Laboratories launched COVID-19 testing nationwide: On March 13, 2020, BioReference Laboratories launched a Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction assay with an approximate 24-72 hour turnaround time to promote earlier diagnosis of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to aid in limiting the spread of infection. In addition to its nationwide COVID-19 test offering, BioReference announced testing partnerships with the New York State Department of Health, New York City Health and Hospital Corporation, the State of New Jersey, the State of Florida and the cities of Detroit and Miami, among others. Additionally, Rite Aid Corporation selected BioReference to provide COVID-19 laboratory testing to its drive-up locations with the goal of flattening the curve through widely accessible diagnostic testing. To date, BioReference has run approximately 700,000 COVID-19 tests and currently has a COVID-19 testing capacity of 35,000 tests per day. As of April 27, 2020, BioReference Laboratories started offering COVID-19 antibody testing, a semi-quantitative immunoassay that measures SARS-CoV-2 specific IgG antibody levels, correlating with the patient's immune response after COVID-19 infection. Within the next two weeks, BioReference expects to expand its capacity to be able to process up to 400,000 tests per day.
Somatrogon abstract to be presented at Endocrine Society's ENDO Online 2020: On April 22, 2020, OPKO announced the data from its two abstracts regarding the global Phase 3 pediatric trial evaluating somatrogon dosed once weekly in pre-pubertal children with growth hormone deficiency will be combined into a single presentation at ENDO Online 2020, a virtual event being held June 8 through 22 featuring on-demand and live programming. The results of the pivotal Phase 3 study will be delivered on June 8, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time by Dr. Cheri Deal, the Principal Investigator of the pediatric study. The two abstracts entitled "Somatrogon Growth Hormone in the Treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency: Results of the Pivotal Phase 3" and "Interpretation of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-1) Levels Following Administration of Somatrogon (a long-acting Growth Hormone-hGH-CTP)" will be published online in the April-May supplemental issue of the Journal of Endocrine Society.
Somatrogon global regulatory submissions: Somatrogon regulatory submission in the U.S. is anticipated to occur in the second half of 2020. In Europe, regulatory submission will follow completion of the open-label study demonstrating benefit and compliance with reduced treatment burden, which is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2020. The registration study in Japan for pediatric growth hormone deficiency patients was completed in early March and topline data is expected in mid-2020.
RAYALDEE total prescriptions reported by IQVIA increased 78% in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the first quarter in 2019: Total prescriptions for the three months ended March 31, 2020 increased to approximately 18,327, compared with approximately 10,307 during the comparable period of 2019.
Interim results from two ongoing RAYALDEE studies reported: On March 25, 2020, OPKO announced positive preliminary data from the ongoing Phase 4 comparative trial, which suggest that RAYALDEE may be more effective in raising serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D to the level required to effectively suppress elevated plasma intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) in stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney patients. Final results are expected in the second half of 2020. In addition, OPKO announced positive proof-of-concept data from the ongoing Phase 2 trial in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease demonstrating RAYALDEE may be useful in treating secondary hyperparathyroidism in dialysis patients. The Phase 2 trial in hemodialysis patients is on track to complete enrollment in the third quarter of 2020 with full topline data expected in the first quarter of 2021.
Nearly 16,000 4Kscore® tests performed during the first quarter of 2020: Novitas Solutions issued its final Local Coverage Determination for Medicare payments for the 4Kscore test with defined coverage criteria, effective December 30, 2019. With Medicare reimbursement in place, the Company began its salesforce expansion for the 4Kscore during the first quarter of 2020; however, COVID-19 impacted utilization during the month of March.
Consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2020 were $211.5 million compared with $222.5 million for the comparable period of 2019. The net loss for the first quarter of 2020 was $59.1 million, or $0.09 per share, compared with a net loss of $80.8 million, or $0.14 per share, for the comparable period of 2019.
Diagnostics: Revenue from services in the first quarter of 2020 was $170.8 million compared with $178.9 million for the comparable period in 2019. Although revenue from services was positively affected by increased reimbursement amounts and improved operational procedures, in the last two weeks of March 2020, the Company experienced a decline in testing volumes net of COVID-19 testing services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Total costs and expenses were $189.0 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared with $212.5 million for the comparable period in 2019 with the reduction primarily attributable to lower selling, general and administrative expenses due to cost-reduction initiatives. In addition, the 2019 period included a $10.6 million legal accrual. As a result, operating loss was $18.1 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared with $33.6 million in the first quarter of 2019.
Pharmaceuticals: Revenue from products in the first quarter of 2020 was $31.1 million compared with $25.3 million in the first quarter of 2019 with the increase primarily attributable to higher sales of RAYALDEE of $9.9 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared with $5.8 million in the prior year period. Revenue from licensing and intellectual property was $9.6 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to $18.3 million in the first quarter of 2019 with the reduction primarily due to a decrease in the amortization of payments received from Pfizer, OPKO's commercial partner for its long-acting human growth hormone product, Somatrogon. Total cost and expenses were $54.8 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared with $73.0 million for the prior year period, with the decline primarily attributable to lower research and development expenses due to the completion of the pediatric Phase 3 study for somatrogon. The operating loss was $14.1 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to $29.5 million in the first quarter of 2019.
Cash and equivalents: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $34.5 million as of March 31, 2020. In addition, the Company has an unutilized $100 million credit facility which provides the company with access to incremental capital on a non-dilutive basis. In April 2020, the Company also accessed additional capital available under the CARES Act which provided the company with approximately $30 million of short-term liquidity through various provisions under the Act.
CONFERENCE CALL & WEBCAST INFORMATION
OPKO's senior management will provide a business update and discuss results in greater detail in a conference call and live audio webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time today, May 6, 2020. The conference call dial-in and webcast information is as follows:
DOMESTIC DIAL-IN: (877) 783-8475
INTERNATIONAL DIAL-IN: (614) 999-1827
PASSCODE: 9095275
WEBCAST: OPKO 1Q20 Results Conference Call
For those unable to participate in the live conference call or webcast, a replay will be available beginning approximately two hours after the close of the conference call. To access the replay, dial 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406. The replay passcode is 9095275. The replay can be accessed for a period of time on OPKO's website at OPKO 1Q20 Results Conference Call.
About OPKO Health
OPKO Health is a diversified healthcare company. In diagnostics, its BioReference Laboratories is one of the nation's largest full-service clinical laboratories; GeneDx is a rapidly growing genetic testing business; the 4Kscore® test is used to assess a patient's individual risk for aggressive prostate cancer following an elevated PSA and to help decide about next steps such as prostate biopsy; Claros® 1 is a point-of-care diagnostics platform with a total PSA test approved by the FDA. In our pharmaceutical pipeline, RAYALDEE is our first pharmaceutical product to be marketed. OPK88003, a once-weekly oxyntomodulin for type 2 diabetes and obesity - reported positive data from a Phase 2 clinical trial. It's among a new class of GLP-1/glucagon receptor dual agonists. OPK88004, a SARM (selective androgen receptor modulator) is currently being studied for various potential indications. The Company's most advanced product utilizing its CTP technology, a once-weekly human growth hormone for injection, successfully met its primary endpoint and key secondary endpoints in a Phase 3 study and is partnered with Pfizer. OPKO also has research, development, production and distribution facilities abroad.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA), which statements may be identified by words such as "expects," "plans," "projects," "will," "may," "anticipates," "believes," "should," "intends," "estimates," and other words of similar meaning, including statements regarding expected financial performance and expectations regarding the market for and sales of our products, expectations about COVID-19 testing, our capacity for testing and expected turnaround time, our ability to expand our capacity to be able to process up to 400,000 antibody tests per day, our product development efforts and the expected benefits of our products, whether our products in development will be commercialized, the possibility of unfavorable new clinical data and further analyses of existing clinical data, the risk that clinical trial data are subject to differing interpretations and assessments by regulatory authorities, whether regulatory authorities will be satisfied with the design of and results from our clinical studies, whether the two Rayaldee studies or our other ongoing and future clinical trials will be successfully enrolled or completed on a timely basis or at all and whether the data from any of our trials will support submission or approval, validation and/or reimbursement for our products, whether RAYALDEE prescriptions will continue to increase, expectations regarding timing for commencing and concluding our clinical trials and releasing data, the timing of our regulatory submissions, including for somatrogon, our ability to market and sell any of our products in development, and expectations about developing RAYALDEE for dialysis patients, as well as other non-historical statements about our expectations, beliefs or intentions regarding our business, technologies and products, financial condition, strategies or prospects. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements. These factors include those described in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K filed and to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and under the heading "Risk Factors" in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the continuation and success of our relationship with Pfizer and our other partners, liquidity issues and the risks inherent in funding, developing and obtaining regulatory approvals of new, commercially-viable and competitive products and treatments, that earlier clinical results of effectiveness and safety may not be reproducible or indicative of future results, that somatrogon, the 4Kscore, RAYALDEE, and/or any of our compounds or diagnostic products under development may fail, may not achieve the expected results or effectiveness and may not generate data that would support the approval or marketing of products for the indications being studied or for other indications, that currently available over-the-counter and prescription products, as well as products under development by others, may prove to be as or more effective than our products for the indications being studied. In addition, forward-looking statements may also be adversely affected by general market factors, competitive product development, product availability, federal and state regulations and legislation, the regulatory process for new products and indications, manufacturing issues that may arise, patent positions and litigation, among other factors. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date the statements were made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements. We intend that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the PSLRA.
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Music industry merchandising and branding company, Epic Rights has teamed up with Merch by Amazon for an official apparel and accessories range.
The initial product launch includes classic and fashionable shirts for men, women and kids, featuring graphics from iconic bands KISS and Aerosmith, as well as John Lennon. Epic Rights anticipates adding additional product categories to the program and building out programs for their complete roster of artists, including AC/DC, David Bowie, Billy Joel, Def Leppard, Celine Dion, ZZ Top, Duran Duran, Wham!, Marc Anthony, Sting, Cypress Hill, Lionel Richie, Lyrics by Lennon & McCartney, Woodstock Festival and more.
The merchandise line, which will also feature cell phone accessories, will be available exclusively through Amazon.
"Epic Rights and Dell Furano's long-standing relationship with legendary artists, and innovative approach has been renowned in the music industry. We are excited to work with them and develop incremental opportunity for their artists, while delighting Amazon customers with increased merchandise selection and timeless designs," added Ivan Lopez, head of strategic partnerships, Merch by Amazon.


The legendary Arsenal defender has been unable to extend Granada's stay in the Spanish top flight.
The Spanish club's survival bid was dented tonight as they went down to a poor defeat to Celta Vigo.
Nigel Reo-Coker and Kieran Richardson are currently free agents.
The former Gunners star, who has managed the likes of Wycombe Wanderers and Portsmouth, has been handed the reins at Granada.
The Portuguese was greeted by Madrid's previous Ballon d'Or winners, including Luis Figo, Ronaldo Luís Nazário, Owen and his coach Zinedine Zidane.
The Brazilian attacking midfielder made it five goals in six La Liga appearances this season in a 1-0 victory.
Koke and Angel Correa were also on the scoresheet in a 3-0 win for Los Rojiblancos.
It is believed the 23-year-old woman hit the wall of a bridge during the jump.
Didn't we… didn't we just have one of these?
The Real Madrid star scored his first ever own goal in his side's 1-0 league defeat.
This looks tasty. The Colombian striker leads his second-placed side to the Camp Nou tomorrow.
Barca's last league match saw them romp to a 5-0 win over Rayo Vallecano. They face Celta Vigo tonight.
The defending La Liga champions find themselves in an unfamiliar fifth on the La Liga table after seven matches, eight points adrift of the leaders.
Jose Mourinho's men were made to come-from-behind but guess who got a hat-trick in the end?
There is no falling out between Lionel Messi and David Villa according to their coach.
The 2010/11 champions have made blistering start to the season and could go 11 points clear.
Barca take on Getafe with new coach Tito Vilanova looking to keep his good start going.
Real Madrid secured a comprehensive 3-0 win, with their star attacker hitting a brace.
A win for Atletico would give Barcelona a chance to move within one point of Real Madrid at the top of the table.
"There have been very few like them in history, who dominated their sport like that," Guardiola says as Messi becomes Barca's record goalscorer.
Plus: Sonny Bill Williams whaling on a podgemeister, the accuracy of FIFA 12′s demo and a man with buttocks of steel!


On the Desk: This summer, Pyramid Recording was busy with everything from new musicians to commercial recordings. John Colby (composer, producer, keys) was in the studio with Bette Midler's touring band, on a break from Madison Square Garden and the Barclay Center, to record music cues for ESPN. Colby wrote and produced ESPN's Sportscenter theme, and works as music director for several programs on the network. Emerging artist Raphaelle recorded her debut album over several months this year at Pyramid Recording.
On API: Pyramid's custom API desk was built in 1973 for actor and dancer Danny Kaye. It was later bought by The Wilson Sisters (Heart), who placed it in Bad Animals Studios in Seattle from 1991 to 1997. Pyramid acquired the console in 1999, when owner Todd Hemleb heard Bad Animals was selling their console. "I had always loved working on APIs, so I flew out and took a look and fell in love."
Says Hemleb, "When I finally got the console back to New York and powered on the Flying Faders computer, there were still automation files from REM and Soundgarden sessions!" The console has since become "the anchor of the Pyramid Recording sound." Hemleb adds that "although the studio boasts a list of vintage gear collected through its almost 40 year history, everything ends up going through the console."
All 32 channels have the original 550A EQs still installed. There are four 525 compressor/limiters in the master section, which were originally intended for quad mixing. Because the console is split, it has a completely separate 24-channel monitor mixer that can be used for a variety of applications including complex headphone mixes or sub-mixes in production.


A researcher from Plymouth University School of Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences has led an international team investigating viruses that entered the DNA of our ancestors millions of years ago.
While these viral remnants affect the health of other animals, the research team found that in humans, levels of ancient viral DNA are in decline – and that one reason for this might be that our lifestyles are far less bloody than that of earlier humanoids.
This decrease could be because of reduced exposure to blood-borne viruses as humans evolved to use tools rather than biting during violent conflict and the hunting of animals.
Despite natural defence systems, a retrovirus occasionally infects a mammal's egg or sperm, and the virus's genetic code gets incorporated into the animal's own genome. This viral 'fossil' then passes down from generation to generation: we all carry remnants of DNA from viruses that infected our ancestors millions of years ago. These 'endogenous retroviruses' (ERVs) appear not to cause us any harm, even though they are known to result in diseases such as cancer in other animals.
A team of researchers from the University of Oxford and Plymouth University, UK, and the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, USA, wondered if there was a combination of factors unique to humans that explained why these viral fossils in our genomes remain benign. They counted the number of times that retroviruses appear to have been integrated into an animal's genome in humans, comparing humans with 39 other mammalian species, including chimpanzees, dolphins and giant pandas.
Reporting their results in the journal Retrovirology, the researchers compared the genetic signature of the two edges of the virus. These edges are identical when the virus first invades the genome, but as they acquire random mutations over time, they slowly begin to diverge. By tracking this divergence, the research team could measure how long the retrovirus had spent in an animal's genome.
Using this measure, they found that, compared to other animals, far fewer retroviruses were incorporated into the genome for humans and other apes over the last ten million years. Even compared to animals very similar to us, humans are unusual in not having acquired any new types of retroviruses into their DNA over the last 30 million years.
One reason for the reduction in retroviral incorporation into the human genome might be a change in behaviour as humans evolved: fewer bloody fights and less exposure to infected meat meant that compared to other animals, our ancestors became less likely to encounter blood, a major route for viral infection.
"Considering us simply as a primate species, the proportion of human individuals that are infected with retroviruses is much less than among our relatives such as chimpanzees, even taking into account the historically very recent HIV pandemic,"
said Dr Robert Belshaw of Plymouth University, the senior author of the study.
"We have shown in the past that Hepatitis C, a virus transmitted mainly through blood, was spread massively after World War II. There is no doubt that the past trend of reduced blood contacts has been reversed in the last century, and this has severe consequences for viral infections."
The work was supported by The Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council.


This article series continues in Part 2 and Part 3, make sure to read them all.
Suppose you're an expert on something, anything really. You could be an expert on baking bread, on interior design, or on dog training.
You have specific skills and the experience of years of using your expertise in the real world, where it's easy to measure results.
With all the attention around self-publishing in recent years, it's quite likely that at some point you might start to think about writing down what you know, publishing a book on the subject.
If you come across advice from experts in self-publishing, you might also come to the realization that, in the right circumstances, you could make your book much more profitable by publishing it yourself.
Let's suppose further that you're actually a pretty good writer, with the ability explain things in a straightforward, conversational, engaging style. People like your stuff, and respond well to articles you've publishing in the past.
You might even have a blog or website that helps support your own career, or gathers some of your informational writings together for people who are interested.
The problem has to do with the long and costly development of most books. Unlike some fiction authors who seem to be able to turn out a new book every couple of months, instruction, how-to, and similar books can take a long time to develop and bring to market.
The distance between the moment when you have the thought, "Hey, if I write a book about baking bread/interior design/dog training, lots of people will want it!" and when you actually deposit the first check from your book sales, can be very long and expensive.
Just how long is it going to be before you see any payback on your efforts? And how long before you can say with any certainty at all whether the book is a "success" at accomplishing the goals you set out way back at the beginning, when you first decided to publish?
And the more complex your expertise, the deeper the field in which you practice, the more time and energy it's likely to take to get all this done and put together in a way that will actually be useful to your prospective reader.
It's enough to make you pause, yes?
An alternative to the process I outlined above comes right out of the book itself: the table of contents.
This is a simplified plan, but it shows how you might go about teaching pizza baking in a book that would actually help readers.
But look at the chapter titles again for a second. There's something else lurking behind the way this list is presented: chronology.
Many books of instruction contain an implied chronology to their contents. What I mean is that you really do have to start at the beginning. Each chapter contains information you'll need to learn before you move on to the next.
Each chapter subject builds on the lessons that came before. I can't teach you how to flip the dough onto the pizza stone if you don't know about dough, pizza peels (the thing you carry the dough on) and pizza stones.
Likewise, you can't learn about toppings until you know the different kinds of crusts you can make.
As in many fields, you start with the basics and build proficiency one step at a time. And that's where the "sideways" part comes in.
This makes it abundantly clear that chapter one must come before chapter two, enforced by the strictures of time passing from left to right. After you've learned the background, we'll move on to getting the right tools and supplies. You just have to do it in order.
Exactly how this plays out, and the implications for authors of instructional or how-to books, will be subject of part 2, so check back on Wednesday and you'll see exactly where I'm going with this idea.
I promise it can change the way you look at these book projects forever.
Hey, where's my Wednesday article! Don't tell me you went to bed before 12, Joel!
I'll tell you, I write for people as a ghostwriter and if I get a non-fiction eBook job I'll usually spit that out in 5 to 7 days, sometimes less if I can really get on a roll. Typically these range from 10k to 15k, usually with pictures thrown in to bump up the page count.
I also think I'm the only one making money on the deal.
Great post. I'm working on an instructional book right now that proceeds much in the same way.
Thanks for posting this creative idea. I'll try it with my next book.
Thanks Ellen. I'll be continuing the story in the next post.


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When Dan Hare was building his start-up, Continuum, Jersey was his perfect location.
A solution for start-ups
The island's thriving and growing tech community, connected through the Digital Jersey Hub, meant access to a trusted network of people to problem solve, and a collaborative environment in which to grow and develop, were all in one place.
With access to WiFi, printers, meeting rooms and a network of like-minded people, Dan Hare, Director of start-up Continuum says, "Jersey and the Digital Jersey Hub, have been the perfect place for me to build our start-up."
What The Hub can offer
Dan has been able to take on more staff and make use of the many flexible working options available in The Hub. Co-working connects you with like-minded people who, together, are at the heart of Jersey's digitally skilled workforce.
Dan describes Jersey as "an outstanding proposition" and explains that with the acceleration of technology being in a smaller jurisdiction is no longer suffocating for small start-ups like his own business. In fact, he says it's now more about building a trusted network and "Digital Jersey is a great place to base yourself because you're not closed off from the outside network and you hear about interesting things other people are doing without it being a threat."
With 26 permanent desks, more than 500 members, and four meeting rooms including access to Smart TVs and video conferencing it's no wonder entrepreneurs and startups like Dan find everything they need to grow their business at The Hub.


Bark Naturals Milk Boost is a natural milk supplement for new born and growing dogs. Bark Naturals Milk-Boost is specially designed with a wide range of nutrients that are essential at the developing stages of pet's life. The goat milk helps to improve immunity and aids in brain development. The milk supplement requires no work from the digestive system and is easy on the elimination system. Bark Naturals Milk Boost aids gut health and supports and strengthens muscle building. Formulated with natural goat milk, Bark Naturals Milk Boost is a healthy option for new born animals and growing dogs.
Bark Naturals Milk Boost is an enriched milk supplement for dogs. It contains goat's milk which is easily digested and absorbed by pets. The milk powder is powered by minerals and antioxidants to prevent infection or disease. The proportionate ratio of vitamins helps keep coat cuddly and skin soft. The added amount of proteins and amino acids aids for better growth. The active ingredient Lecithin assists in enhancing pet's mental development. The milk supplement can be easily administered.
200g to every 1 litre of water.
Administer 15-20% of bodyweight per day as a guide.
Dosage can be halved for new born animals if required.
Please use proper dosage instructions and should a problem occur seek veterinarian advice.


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Claudio Licciardello (né le  à Catane) est un athlète italien, spécialiste du sprint prolongé.

Biographie

Demi-finaliste sur 400 m à Pékin, après avoir battu en 45 secondes 25, en série, le record national italien (celui de Mauro Zuliani en 45 s 26 qui datait de 1981).

Claudio Licciardello termine  du 400 mètres des Championnats d'Europe d'athlétisme en salle 2009 à Turin en 46 secondes. Il a été demi-finaliste aux Jeux olympiques de Pékin sur la même distance. Il est champion d'Italie 2008 sur 400 m.

Lors de la dernière épreuve des Championnats, il a ensuite permis à l'équipe nationale italienne du relais 4 × 400 m de remporter la médaille d'or du relais en salle aux Championnats d'Europe 2009 en terminant le relais en tête, après Jacopo Marin, Matteo Galvan et Domenico Rao, en 3 minutes 6 secondes et 68 centièmes.

Il mesure 1,84 m pour 72 kg. Son record sur 400 m est de 45 s 25 (2008). Il appartient au club des Fiamme Gialle.

Palmarès

 Championnats d'Europe d'athlétisme en salle 2009 à Turin :
  Médaille d'or au 4 × 400 m
  Médaille d'argent au 400 m

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Naissance à Catane
Personnalité italienne du XXIe siècle
Sprinteur italien
Coureur de 400 mètres
Athlète (homme) aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2008
Naissance en janvier 1986
Champion d'Europe d'athlétisme en salle

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What are the pancakes in depressions?
You might have images like those below while classifying on Planet Four Terrains.
Some people on Talk have started labeling them #pancakesindepressions . I didn't know what was causing this terrain, so I showed these to the rest of the Planet Four: Terrains team. They think this this is a variation on the same processes that create the swiss cheese terrain. That the sediment layers have varying amounts of ice that get eroded at different rates, creating then layered surface.
There are other features on the Martian landscape, which come up quite frequently. For example; #yardangs: these are topographic features sculpted by the wind and are also common in desert regions on the Earth.


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Tammy Duckworth's Pregnancy Solidifies Her as a Record-Breaking Badass
Every night before bed, my 7-year-old daughter and I read stories about strong women. Women of courage. Women of grace. Women who stood their ground and faced challenges. Women who failed and got back up and kept going. We read about Rosa Parks and Hillary Clinton. We read about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sally Ride. And we read about Amelia Earhart and Jane Goodall. And now, the next badass woman I am going to teach her about is a democratic senator from Illinois named Tammy Duckworth.
Already known for her honorable military service (during which time she became a double amputee) and for her outspoken voice in Congress, advocating for veteran's rights and women's rights, she's now about to be known for something else: Duckworth is expecting her second child this year, and will be the first sitting senator to give birth while serving in office.
Shockingly, only nine other women in our nation's history have had a child while serving in Congress, but Duckworth will be the very first senator. And it's 2018, people! If there was ever a moment to be proud (but also baffled) at how far we still have to go, it's this one.
But talk about a woman to pave the way. Along with serving in the Iraq war — during which the helicopter she was piloting went down, causing her to lose her legs — Duckworth has also made headlines recently for clapping back at a tweet sent by President Trump that blamed Democrats for "holding our military hostage."
"I spent my entire adult life looking out for the well-being, the training, the equipping of the troops for whom I was responsible," Duckworth responded in a speech on the Senate floor. "I will not be lectured about what our military needs by a five-deferment draft dodger."
Duckworth is also an advocate for working families, knowing firsthand just how hard it is to do it all.
"As tough as juggling the demands of motherhood and being a Senator can be," she has said, "I'm hardly alone or unique as a working parent, and Abigail has only made me more committed to doing my job and standing up for hardworking families everywhere."
And when her immigrant background was insulted by her opponent when she ran for office in 2013, Duckworth responded with dignity and grace. Taking a page of out of Michelle Obama's playbook (another badass woman and personal favorite of mine), when Tammy Duckworth was hit low, she went high.
"My mom is an immigrant and my dad and his family have served this nation in uniform since the Revolution," Duckworth later tweeted, along with a family photo.
My mom is an immigrant and my dad and his family have served this nation in uniform since the Revolution #ILSEN pic.twitter.com/ehEBHswFMs
— Tammy Duckworth (@TammyforIL) October 28, 2016
Veteran, daughter of an immigrant, congresswoman, and a working mom who's returned to serving as a civilian pilot and completing marathons. Wow — she's probably my new favorite person on the planet.
So rather than be negative, and frankly baffled that it's 18 years into the 21st century and we are just now seeing a mother serve as senator though her pregnancy, childbirth, and maternity leave, I'm going to slow clap for Tammy Duckworth. Because she more than deserves it.
Thank you, Senator. Thank you for your service to our country. Thank you for showing immigrants, who came to this country just like your mother, that they deserve to be Americans and have value here. Thank you for showing veterans that they can overcome their pain and injuries and go on to lead fulfilling lives. Thank you for showing mothers that they can maintain their careers and not have to choose one or the other. Thank you for standing up to other voices in Washington, D.C. who challenge your beliefs. And thank you for being another woman of strength and honor that my daughter can look up to.
Congratulations to you and your family on your new addition. And I know that even though you'll be a busy mom of two this spring, you'll still keep cracking that ceiling and paving new roads for generations to come.
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What Season Did Boston Rob and Amber Meet? All About The Survivor's Couple
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Survivor is known for putting its contestants in brutal environments filled with wild animals, insects, and tough challenges. Between all of this, there have been a few contestants who ended up finding their soulmates within the jungle mess.
Boston Rob, who was first seen on Survivor's 4th season called Survivor Marquesas, and Amber Brkich from The Australian Outback found the love of their life on the show. Their relationship took off on the sets of the series when both of these Survivors alumni were put together in the same season. They proposed on the television show, and the whole thing had been broadcasted to the audience.
Eventually, the couple got married in 2005, which was also covered as a special episode on CBS. Rob and Amber became popular within the genre and were soon cast in the hit series The Amazing Race before their marriage.
Although they played all the legs well and never came last, their performance had been criticized by many, as they would often manipulate and use other contestants for their gain. Regardless, they ended up as runner-ups in the competition.
After being part of the Survivors and The Amazing Race, the couple started starring as hosts or guests in many other Reality and game shows, such as Reality Obsessed, Around The World In 80 Ways, The Price Is Right, and more.
Rob and Amber Mariano: About The Couple
What Season Did Boston Rob and Amber Meet?
Rob And Amber Mariano: Where Is The Couple Now?
Boston Rob's real name is Robert Carlo Mariano. He's of Italian descent and was born and brought up in Boston. He loves the local culture but occasionally expresses his love for Italian cuisine. Rob graduated with a Bachelor's in Psychology from Boston University and focused on his interest in hockey.
Amber and Rob In Survivors: All Stars
It was in the year 2001 that Robert was cast into Survivors: Marquesas, the 4th installment of the original series. It was set in French Polynesia and started with 16 contestants staying on the island. The season premiere was on February 28th, 2002. Although Rob played well, Vecepia Towery ended up taking the prize home.
Amber Brkich is a Pennsylvania-born Public Relations graduate who is of Croatian-Albanian descent. Her journey with Survivors began through The Australian Outback version, which was the second installment of the show. It was aired from January 28th up to May 23rd of 2001. The winner of the season was Tina Wesson.
The duo met each other for the first time on the eighth installment of the series, which was the "All Stars" special. The episodes started airing on February 1st, 2004, and were said to be filmed in the Panama islands. As always, the contestants were sent off to stay on the island for about 39 days, but the twist was that this time, the contestants were all competitors that were a part of the previous seasons.
Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich get engaged (Credits: CBS)
A total of 18 of them were called back, with two of them being Amber and Rob. Both of them were part of the Chapera Tribe. While going through competitions and trying to form alliances, the duo started getting closer and eventually started a relationship.
Before the announcement of who collected the most votes, Boston Rob proposed to Amber in front of the camera. Amber accepted it, and the couple had been engaged. During the challenges, Rob and Amber formed multiple alliances and even came down into the final three contestants on the show. After scoring higher votes, Amber was declared victorious and took home the hefty cash prize.
The Couple Now (Credits: Boston Rob's Instagram)
Before their wedding, Amber and Rob even took part in The Amazing Race's 7th season. Their ways of moving forward would involve strategically using others, and they eventually ended up winning second place.
After their appearances in survival shows, the couple started focusing on making their own shows, which included a series where they would try their hand at poker. Robert also started focusing on house renovation projects.
The couple now lives in Florida with their four daughters, named Adelina Rose, Carina Rose, Lucia Rose, and Isabella Rose. Robert occasionally appears on podcasts and TV Shows these days while also keeping his love for golf alive.
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Donald W. "Don" Allen, 90, of Vevay died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, at Norton Women and Children's Hospital in Louisville.
He was born Oct. 12, 1928, in a farmhouse on Plum Creek Road in Switzerland County, the oldest son of Alva Clarence and Geraldine Wiley Allen. He was raised in Switzerland County and was a 1946 graduate of Vevay High School. He was inducted into the U.S. Army March 28, 1951, in Indianapolis and served during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Private First Class on March 18, 1952, at Camp Carson, Colorado. He worked for the Madison Proving Ground in Madison and for the Switzerland County Soil & Water District for several years. On Nov. 3, 1969, he became a member of Switzerland Lodge #122 F&AM. On Dec. 6, 1969, he earned his 32nd degree through the Indianapolis Valley of the Scottish Rite — an arm of the Masonic Lodge. He received the prestigious 33rd Masonic degree Sept. 23, 1997, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At that time, he was one of only 24 Masons from Indiana to earn the degree; only one in 10,000 Masons receive this degree worldwide. He was also the only Mason in Switzerland County to receive this prestigious degree. He served as past master of Switzerland Lodge #122 F&AM and is a member of Murat Shine and the Southeastern Scottish Rite Club. For nearly 10 years, he served as the 10th district chairman of the Scottish Rite Valley, covering Switzerland, Ohio, Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley, and Decatur counties. He is also an honorary member of Florence Masonic Lodge #27 and was also an honorary member of Bennington Lodge #257 F&AM before it merged with the Switzerland Masonic Lodge #122 F&AM. In February 1995, he joined the Versailles chapter of York Rite and Royal Arch Masons. He was also a member of Mt. Sterling Baptist Church in Mt. Sterling, Indiana, and the Vevay American Legion Post #185.
Survivors include one son, Stephen D. Allen of Vevay; two stepsons, Marty Hankins of Vevay and William "Bill" Hankins of Panama City Beach, Florida; one brother, Harold Allen of Sun City, California; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Jean Lowe Allen; one son, Mark Wayne Allen; his parents; one sister, Wilma Jean Brown; his stepmother, Helen Jean Ragsdale; one stepdaughter, Linda Siefert; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home in Vevay.
Visitation will be at the funeral home Friday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m.
There will be Masonic services at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial with full military rites will be conducted by Honor Guard of the Vevay American Legion Post #185 and the Vevay VFW Post #5396 in the Vevay Cemetery in Vevay.
Patricia Ann Graus Kunze, 72, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2019.
She was born Nov. 17, 1946. She grew up in Indianapolis and graduated from Broad Ripple High School, then studied at Florida College and the University of South Florida. She devoted her life to her religious beliefs.
She is survived by her husband Thomas "Tom," whom she married in 1971; one daughter, Kelley; one son, Josh; and eight grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Helen Graus.
Services will be at noon Friday at Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre.
A committal ceremony will be private at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the funeral home Thursday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. until the service.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the American Cancer Society. Cards are available at the funeral home.
Mattie Stamper, 88, of Hanover died Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, at Thornton Terrace.
She was born March 20, 1930, in Hazard, Kentucky, to Joe Whitaker and Callie Gambil Whitaker. She was a homemaker and a farmer. She was a member of Old Regular Baptist Church, Valley Settlement, Deputy, Indiana. She loved to quilt, sew, garden, crochet, make ceramics, bluegrass music and spend time with her family and friends.
She is survived by two sons, Kenneth Spencer of Madison and Charlie Spencer of Lexington, Indiana; one daughter, Oredas Burdick of Madison; one brother, Jessie Whitaker of Hazard; one sister, Loretta Daniels of Hazard; 10 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charlie Spencer; her second husband, Wick Stamper; three sisters, Ida Blythe, Viola Williams and May Stidham; four brothers, Lee, L.D., Jack and Shade Whitaker; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Buchanan Funeral Home in Austin, Indiana. Burial will follow New Providence Cemetery in Austin.
Visitation will be at the funeral home Friday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Saturday after 9 a.m. until the service.


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Monolith 3; Tammy's Choice
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The monolith sat, waiting patiently for centuries. It was sentient, but it would have blushed at such high praise. It felt no need for flattery. There was only one thing that fulfilled it, and it had been a long time since it had that treat. It ached to feel sated.
The intelligence that coursed through the enormous hunk of smooth obsidian granite knew only hunger. As an immortal, it couldn't die, but it would grow weak if it didn't eat. When centuries would pass by without human visitation, it would languish and become lethargic. At those times, it would cast around and draw some tiny woodland creatures to it. They would enact the grisly tableaus imagined by the monolith. It wasn't the same as with the men, but it was better than nothing.
It thinks, 'There are eight others like me in the world. I remember, from the time before. A time long ago. It recalls how they had traveled from a vast distance. That was a different time and a different place. The monolith doesn't understand how it moved between the locations. But, here it sits, in a small clearing in the woods, the trees instinctually bending away from the pulsating energy that emits from the obelisk.
Tammy is so excited about her first house. Her daddy said she wouldn't make it on her own, that she would fail and come crawling back to him. Then he would get blackout drunk and become physically abusive. The punches and kicks hurt. Sometimes, it was worse than fists and steel-toed boots.
No, she would not go back to that trailer park in Kentucky. Never. She would rather die homeless in the Vermont wilderness than see her father again.
The house was a rustic cabin, an hour from the nearest city. It was going to be a cozy, lonely existence she expected, but after their crowded, chaotic time in the double-wide, she suspects she will manage.
The icing on the cake was, according to her realtor, the maple trees. Sprinkled through the woods behind the cabin were several maple trees. Tammy had bought books and some rudimentary equipment for making and bottling syrup. She knows tourists will pay handsomely for genuine Maple syrup and, if her calculations are correct, she will live for a year on what she makes in three months bottling syrup.
Yes, she would die here. She would never return to Kentucky. In Kentucky, she was already dead.
The monolith senses a stirring. There was a human presence and activity on the property. A human again inhabited the cabin. It looks and looks, but it perceives only the single consciousness.
While the human sleeps, the monolith gently probes the consciousness, looking for memories, themes, emotions, an entrance.
After a week, the monolith has seen enough of Tammy's memories and dreams of her abusive father. It plans. The hopefulness of seeing a meal ahead gives it some energy, but it is still ravenous. It draws more of the tiny forest animals to it. The blood and gore on the ground grow so bad it becomes nearly impossible to lure others to the clearing.
But nature is cyclical like this, the monolith reflects. The crucial part is the monolith is no longer alone.
Frank or Phil? The monolith can't be sure which is the human's father's name. But the monolith let its attention sphere widen until it found the man. The monolith felt a hunger unlike any it had ever known. It must have this man. At nights, as Frank slept, the intelligence that set in a clearing in the woods on his daughter's home would slowly seep into the man's graying, jowled head. It spent some nights tinkering with Tammy, but Frank had to be readied as well. Frank had to become receptive.
Tammy hangs up the phone. He had sounded genuinely surprised to hear from her. But Tammy's surprise was even more than her father's.
She would not concede to his facile threats or criticisms. This was her choice. She had invited her father to come to visit her. He accepted her invitation.
During her second week at the cabin, she had explored the woods. She had found the clearing. If Tammy saw the strange black stone monolith in the clearing, she didn't react to it in any overt fashion. But the following day, she had returned with a shovel and several stray cats she had coaxed into a cloth bag.
The cats sense the wrongness of the area as soon as Tammy steps into the clearing. They howled, hissed, snarled, and fought with the others.
The monolith sighs.
The sounds from the cats die down. Seeking to squeeze out every drop, Tammy bats at the limp, bloody bag with her shovel. At first, her motions are gentle, almost taps. Gradually Tammy recedes into the background, and the shovel strikes become frenetic.
The cats were only an appetizer. Frank will be the feast.
As the limp burlap bag grows wet with blood and bile, Tammy digs the hole for her father. He won't be here for another week, but Tammy is out of shape and not very strong. She figures she should have the hole ready a few days before he arrives.
After Frank, the monolith has already found four men that all live much closer. Each one looks like Frank and has an estranged daughter. The monolith loved the poetic symmetry almost as much as it loved human suffering.
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Rüschlikon railway station is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near to the banks of Lake Zurich in the municipality of Rüschlikon. The station is located on the Lake Zurich left bank line, which originally formed part of the Zürich to Lucerne main line, although most main line trains now use the alternative Zimmerberg Base Tunnel routing. It is served by lines S8 and S24 of the Zurich S-Bahn.

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U19-Europamästerskapet i fotboll 2017 var den 16:e upplagan av U19-Europamästerskapet i fotboll och spelades i Georgien mellan den 2 och 15 juli. Georgien utsågs som värdland av Uefa den 26 januari 2015.

Turneringen vanns av England som besegrade Portugal i finalen.

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100s of Hilarious Drama and Theatresports Games
Theatresports is a form of competitive improvisational theatre game first introduced in the 1970s by Keith Johnstone. Games structures are known as handles and usually played in teams of four with scoring based on players demonstrating technique, narrative and entertainment. Theatresports are an effective tool for building improvisation skills in the drama or theatre classroom.
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Pete Marino (born April 23, 1973) is an American soccer forward currently playing for the Treasure Coast Galleons in the FESL.  Marino spent six seasons in Major League Soccer and one USL Premier Development League.

Marina attended Brevard Community College before moving to Germany to pursue a professional career.  He spent two and a half years playing in the lower division with a team identified as SC Brouck.  He then moved to Bayer Leverkusen, playing for its Regionalliga team.   Marino was picked by the Columbus Crew in the 12th round of the 1996 Inaugural Draft, overall, and emerged as the 13th-highest scorer in the first season of MLS.  In 1997, Marino led the Crew in scoring, but saw himself reduced to a substitute after being traded to the Kansas City Wizards for Frank Klopas) in 1998.  His luck was no better the next year at the Tampa Bay Mutiny, as he again scored only one goal and was waived shortly thereafter.  On May 27, 2000, D.C. United picked up Marino, who surged back to score 5 goals that season, finding play as a "super-sub".  Marino ended up at the Miami Fusion for the 2001 season, scoring a goal and an assist before suffering a knee injury which forced him to sit out for the next two years, which ultimately ended his career with the Fusion and MLS after the team was contracted at the season's end.

Though his nickname came to refer to his clever, goal-poaching style of play, and was reinforced by a notable handball goal in early MLS history, Marino was first dubbed "Sneaky" by a Crew teammate who found him slippery and hard to mark in practice games.

In 2007, Marino became a founder of, and player with, the Treasure Coast Galleons of the newly formed Florida Elite Soccer League (FESL). In 2007, Marino was named the league MVP as the Galleons won the league title.  In 2008, he finished fifth in league scoring and first in assists with 8 assists in 11 games.

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On April 2, 2019, Sotheby's will launch its first major auction event for 2019, and it will happen in Hong Kong. The last 4 months have been quiet in the major auction arena, and it is time for the auction houses to start making noise again.
Sotheby's will celebrate Fancy Color Diamonds during this auction by offering a variety of items; both jewellery as well as magnificent Investment and collectible pieces. We will give you a glance at both worlds (Jewellery and Investment). We shall review them in both categories.
A 0.36 carat, Fancy Deep Pink diamond with an I1 clarity has been set in a ring surrounded by colourless diamonds. The ring is valued between $35.7k to $45.9k total.
A 2.07 carat, Fancy Yellow-Green diamond with an SI1 clarity is mounted in a ring surrounded by small brilliant colourless diamonds as a double halo with pink diamonds on the shoulders as well. The ring is valued at between $40.8k to $61.5k total.
A 0.72 carat, Fancy Light Grey-Blue diamond with a VVS2 clarity is also set in a ring surrounded by pink and colourless diamonds. It is valued at between $19.2k to $25.5k in total.
Another beautiful pink diamond is being offered in a ring. It is a 0.23 carat, Fancy Intense Pink with an SI1 clarity. It is surrounded by colourless and pink diamonds. The ring is valued at between $25.5k to $35.7k in total.
A 3.31 carat, Fancy yellowish Green diamond with a VS2 clarity is set in a ring which can be also transformed into a pendant. The ring also has pink and colourless diamonds surrounding the centre diamond. It is valued at between $115k to $153k in total.
A unique pair of rings that can be worn together or separately has four, pear shape, Fancy Color Diamonds. One ring has a 2.05 carat, Fancy Brown-Orange diamond and a 2.02 carat, Fancy Intense Yellow diamond and both have a VS2 clarity. The other ring has a 2.02 carat, Fancy Brownish Purple-Pink diamond with an I1 clarity, and the other diamond is a 2.01 carat, Fancy Intense Orange-Yellow diamond with a VS1 clarity. The pair of rings is valued at between $192k to $255k in total.
A 5.01 carat, Fancy Pink-Purple diamond with an I2 clarity set in a pendant and surrounded by yellow diamonds is being valued at between $306k to $408k.
A pair of earrings containing a 6.98 carat, Fancy Pink-Brown and SI1 clarity, as well as a 6.66 carat, Fancy Pink-Brown and Internally Flawless clarity are surrounded by colourless diamonds. The pair of earrings is valued at between $590k to $765k in total.
Another pair of earrings are offered, but this pair has a 2.15 carat, Fancy Vivid Yellow with a VVS2 clarity as well as a 2.08 carat, Fancy Vivid Yellow with a VVS1 clarity. Both diamonds are round brilliant. The estimate for this pair of earrings is between $128k to $166k total.
A 5.20 carat, Fancy grey-Blue diamond with a VS1 clarity is being offered in a ring. It is valued at between $230k to $357k in total.
A 1.16 carat, Fancy Vivid Purplish Pink diamond is surrounded by colourless diamonds and set in a ring. the pink diamond has an I2 clarity. The ring is valued at between $243k to $319k in total.
A 1.21 carat, Fancy Vivid Green-Blue and an SI1 clarity is offered. This diamond can be considered both a collector's item as well as a suitable investment diamond. This is due to its balance between Green and Blue colors as well as because of its Vivid depth of color. It is quite rare. It is valued at between $795k to $895k total or $657k to $740k per carat.
A 3.05 carat, Fancy Intense Green with an SI2 clarity is being offered for $625k to $830k total or $205k to $272k per carat. The current record holder per carat for a Fancy Intense Green diamond under 5 carats is the 4.42 carat, Fancy Intense green sold on June 20, 2017 at Christie's New York auction. The record is just under $287k per carat. That diamond had a VS2 clarity.
A 2.56 carat, Fancy Vivid Blue diamond with an I1 clarity is being offered. It is valued at between $2.68 million to $3.57 million or $1.05 million to $1.39 million per carat. The current record holder for the 1-3 carat sub-category is $1.663 million per carat, which was set by the 2.10 carat, Fancy vivid Blue diamond with a VS1 clarity on April 17, 2018 at a Christie's New York auction. If a new record is broken, then there are many consequences to this. Let's see what happens.
The star of the evening is a 3.32 carat, Fancy vivid Blue diamond with an Internally Flawless clarity; a true rarity! It is being valued at between $5.87 million to $7.65 million total or $1.77 million per carat to $2.3 million per carat. The current record holder for the 3-5 carat sub-category is $2.76 million per carat being held by the 4.29 carat, Fancy Vivid Blue with Internally Flawless clarity sold on November 29, 2016. There is a slight difference between a 3 carat and a 4 carat size, but let's see what happens during the auction.


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National Panhellenic Conference Statement on Centennial Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
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INDIANAPOLIS— Carole Jones, chairman of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), today issued the following statement in recognition of the centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which
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50 Alumnae Panhellenic Associations Recognized with Citation of Merit and Programming Excellence Awards INDIANAPOLIS — The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), one of the largest advocacy and support organizations for women,
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INDIANAPOLIS — The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) has named 14 college and university students from 14 different member organizations to serve as members of the 2020-21 NPC Student Advisory Committee.


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Decathlon Sees Revenue Growth Despite Global Pandemic – Could eCommerce Save Retailers?
Strong UK growth has been seen by Decathlon, growth that has gone unhindered by the Coronavirus pandemic or the UK lockdown. The reason for this continued growth? A strong previous, and current, investment in eCommerce infrastructure.
In its yearly trading update, Decathlon has reported a strong > 10% UK sales increase, much of this being driven by online sales growth of OVER 18%.
The retailer, which incidentally has a trading history in the UK dating back to, currently employs over one and a half thousand people, has reported its gross sales were over £270 million, whilst net came in at £236.5 million.
Although the retailer has seen a strong turnover growth, they are still expecting to show a loss of over £7 million pre-tax. However, Decathlon states that this is due t a £4.3 million investment in both infrastructure and new stores, as part of it's UK-based programme of expansions.
Decathlon has invested in a new, modernised ecommerce solution along with new supply chain infrastructure, to strengthen its multichannel offerings.
This has also created opportunities for employees to continue to, or to become, co-owners in the compay via a dedicated shareholder scheme.
"Last year's results show a trading period where turnover has strongly improved," Decathlon chief financial officer Alberto Bottan said.
"And even if 2020 remains a very complicated year due to the Covid impact on retail, we are very confident in our ongoing performances and we aim to achieve profitability by the end of the year.
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