text:
Shreyas Gopal
IPL 2020 Rajasthan Royals
Full NameRamaswamy Shreyas Gopal
BornSeptember 4, 1993
Height5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)
NationalityIndian
RoleAll rounder / Right hand bat & Right arm leg break
Relation(s)Gopal Ramaswamy (Father), Amitha Ramaswamy (Mother)
MOST RECENT MATCHES
RLYS vs KNTKA 10 12 1 0 83.33 3 0 27 2 9.00 0
KNTKA vs TPURA 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 0 5.00 0
KKR vs RR 23 23 2 0 100.00 3 0 44 1 14.67 1
KXIP vs RR 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 10.00 0
MI vs RR 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 30 2 7.50 0
T20s 76 29 303 260 7 13.77 116.53 0 0 39 29 5 19 0
LISTAs 40 28 400 424 10 22.22 94.33 0 0 38 37 5 13 0
FIRSTCLASS 64 96 2674 5432 18 34.28 49.22 4 11 150* 308 9 17 0
T20s 76 73 235.5 1751 88 19.89 7.42 5/11 2 0
LISTAs 40 39 282.3 1445 64 22.57 5.11 5/19 2 0
FIRSTCLASS 64 116 1485.2 5365 191 28.08 3.61 9/108 6 0
Shreyas Gopal was born on 4th of September, 1994 in Karnataka, is a professional Indian cricketer. He is an all-rounder who bowls right arm leg breaks and is a right handed batsman.
Domestic Career
In the early years playing for Karnataka, he captained the side in the under-13, under-15, under-16 and under-19 for the state. Shreyas Gopal made his debut for Karnataka in his first class games in the 2013-14 Ranji season. He picked up 22 wickets in his first Ranji season at an astonishing average of 18. Karnataka lifted the trophy that year (13-14) with few allround performances. He was also a part of the Irani cup in the year 2014 and picked up a hattrick against the rest of India. In his second Ranji season (14-15) he scored a couple of centuries for Karnataka. In the 2014-15 Ranji tournament, he scored 693 runs in 13 matches (average- 46.20) with 2 centuries and 3 fifties. In October 2018, he was named in India A's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. Later in August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.
IPL Career
Shreyas's IPL debut came on the back of impressive domestic performances with Mumbai Indians in the year 2014. Also, it was Anil Kumble who had recommended Gopal to the Mumbai Indians for the IPL-7, after being impressed by his bowling. However, he barely got any opportunities in his stint at the MI franchise and subsequently got picked up by Rajasthan Royals at the fresh auctions in 2018. Shreyas played 14 games for the Rajasthan Royals in 2019 and picked as many as 20 wickets, including a hat-trick against Royal Challengers Bangalore. With the IPL 2020 to be played in the UAE, Shreyas Gopal will play a key role for RR.
Gopal is known for his sharp turning leg breaks that decimated the opposition batsmen. Shreyas is a technically sound batsman. Although he was predominantly a batsman, he improved on his leg breaks to become more of a bowling allrounder. He completed his bachelor's degree in commerce from the Jain University in Bengaluru. Gopal's father Ramaswamy Gopal was a club cricketer for 20 years while his mother Amitha played volleyball at state level. During his childhood he liked to copy the bowling action of his role model Anil Kumble.
"Eagerness and desire to do well is something great in this team" - Karnataka star Shreyas Gopal ahead of 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Prasen Moudgal 11 d ago
Shreyas Gopal: Indian cricket's unsung hero
IPL 2020, RCB vs RR: Virat Kohli's record against Rajasthan
IPL 2020: RCB vs RR head-to-head stats and numbers you need to know before Match 15
IPL 2020, CSK vs RR: 3 player battles to watch out for
IPL 2020: 3 records that are currently held by RR players
Rajasthan Royals have quantity but lack quality in their bowling department: Aakash Chopra
IPL 2020: 'I get jitters while bowling to Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers,' says Shreyas Gopal
IPL 2020: Five players to watch out for who are yet to be capped by India
5 IPL records held by lesser-known Indian players
IPL 2020: Why Shreyas Gopal is a key player for Rajasthan Royals
IPL 2020: 3 factors that can aid Rajasthan Royals in capturing their second title
IPL 2020: One best spinner from each team
IPL 2020: 5 cricketers who might earn a T20 World Cup spot by shining this season
IPL 2020: 3 uncapped Indian bowlers who can win the purple cap
IPL 2020 News | Rajasthan Royals appoint New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi as spin consultant and operations executive
4 cricketers who could debut for India in 2020
3 IPL stars who are yet to play for India
Opinion: These two players deserved to be part of India's T20 squad for South Africa series
KPL 2019: Hubli Tigers: Shreyas Gopal's message for fans


Sarah is excited to celebrate Passover! She helps get the house ready. At the seder, the special Passover dinner, she asks The Four Questions. After dinner, the children hunt for the matzah that Grandpa has hidden. Find out how families celebrate this Jewish holiday of freedom!
Basaluzzo, Constanza,ill., Basaluzzo, Constanza,illustrator., hoopla digital.
Follows Sarah and her family as they celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover. Explains the importance of this holiday and includes instructions for an activity and a glossary.
hoopla:MWT11805298|eAudiobook|Audio Books|Unabridged.|English|Lerner Publishing Group ,|2012.|1 online resource (1 audio file (5 min.)) : digital., ils:CARL0000658986|Book|Books||English|Millbrook Press,|c2012.|24 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Sarah's Passover / Lisa Bullard ; illustrated by Constanza Basaluzzo, Sarah's Passover [electronic resource] Bullard, Lisa.


It's quite simple with us here at national trade bifolds, top of the range products, quick turn around time and all at trade prices.
National Trade Bifolds is a specialist supplier and distributor of bifold doors, sliding doors and roof lanterns. We are a family run business based in Worthing, West Sussex with a wealth of experience in the supply of high quality products at low trade prices.
We have gained excellent reputation amongst tradesman for our tailored solutions and top of the range products including bifold doors, sliding doors and roof lanterns. Our excellent reputation has come form our determination to provide an excellent customer experience as well as ensuring our products are of the highest standards.
We have developed a wide of range of bifold/sliding door products that are manufactured to industry leading standards that can be tailored to your requirements. We offer a wide range of options including alumnium frames, powder coated to achieve any colour, low thresholds, high security locking systems and traffic door options.
We offer a wide range of high quality roof lanterns and skylights that are compatible with all types of flat roof systems. Roof lanterns and rooflights are a fantastic way of letting natural light in to create a natualy lit room. We offer many design styles that compliment our bifold and sliding doors to ensure a consistent architectural design.
We offer a wide range of beautifully crafted bifold/sliding doors and roof lanterns that are capable of transforming any building internally and externally. Our products can be fully tailored to match your desired architectural style.
Please click through to one of our categories below to find out more about our specific products.


text:
Mixer App
LABEL BLOG 001
Sunday 26th April 2020. 5.30pm.
Hello and welcome to our brand new website and our very first blog.
People have been asking us "What's happening at the label?". Well, like everyone, we are worried about COVID-19 and how it is affecting just about everything around us. We spoke with everyone involved in this collective, and we all felt that the best thing to do right now is to try to carry on being creative and releasing music.
Fortunately, all of our forthcoming releases are already recorded and 99% mixed, so while the bands are having to avoid each other, the records are ready to go! However, there are always a few tiny mixing tweaks to make. "Please turn the tambourine down a bit" is a good example. In fact turning down the volume of a tambourine (or even turning it off completely) is a request so frequently made that we're beginning to worry about all the tambourine players in the world! I mean, they must have feelings too.
"Okay, so the recording is done. What happens next?".
Well, once a band have 'signed off' their finished mix, we then send it away to a mastering engineer so that the song can be mastered. If you were ever curious, mastering is an audio process carried out by very highly-tuned people who (might possibly) practice voodoo. Or witchcraft. It's all a mystery to be honest.
Their job is to tweak, tweeze and massage the audio to make it sound as brilliant and wholesome as possible. If you can hear a pin drop at 200 paces, you could be a contender for becoming a mastering engineer. Exciting times! Here at the label, we decided to let the mastering engineers do their thing in private and all communications are handled via email or better still, telepathy.
"Necessity is the mother of invention".
Just before the lockdown, both MASI MASI and The Magic Eye Pictures were about to shoot music videos for their forthcoming singles. At that point of lockdown, it looked as though all those plans were ruined, but we can safely report that these musicians and filmmakers are not phased by the big challenges one bit. In fact they're rising to them and finding bold and exciting new ways of making their art. Every few days we are being treated to snippets of new songs and 'work-in-progress' clips of brilliant videos.
We'll start to release these records and videos in the coming few weeks. We would like to express massive love to our artists
MASI MASI, The Magic Eye Pictures, Walt's Frozen Head, LELO and E X P E R I M E N T 6 3 7 for continuing to supply us with great music.
We will sign off now but we'll report back soon. In the meantime, stay tuned for a brilliant new music video from The Magic Eye Pictures!
Please stay safe.
the boy who left home to learn fear...
P.S. Don't forget to join our mailing list by clicking HERE.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Flexible Packaging | Precision Press First To Install Goss Sunday Vpak Press
Published: April 11, 2012, By Claudia Hine
NORTH MANKATO, MN | Precision Press, an innovative packaging and label producer for the food, beverage, and consumer markets, will be the first in the world to install the new Goss Sunday Vpak web offset printing system.
The new press will be configured for flexible packaging applications, with Sunday Vpak 500 web offset printing units as well as a Goss in-line flexo and coating unit. The press also will be equipped for UV and EB curing.
The system will go into operation at the company's 213,000-sq-ft facility in North Mankato, MN, in late 2012.
High offset print quality, quick-change sleeve technology, and the prospect of lower production costs were key factors in the investment decision, along with Goss Intl. support resources in the United States, according to Lee Timmerman, president of Precision Press. Timmerman says the Sunday Vpak 500 press will accommodate a wide variety of film substrates, product formats, and high quality lithographic requirements, supplementing the company's extensive web offset capabilities.
"We have made a deliberate decision to do something different," explains Timmerman. "There is a lot of untapped potential for web offset in the packaging arena, and we're excited about the new print quality, productivity, and efficiency benefits the Goss press technology will bring to our customers."
Sunday Vpak 500 presses print at up to 1,200 fpm. Goss Intl. will equip the system at Precision Press with a closed-loop color, registration, and inspection system.
Timmerman notes that Precision Press has worked closely with Goss Intl. over the past year in development of the press configuration. "We had the chance to actually work with the high-caliber Goss engineering team as the press was being developed and tested at their US headquarters," he explains. "As a result, our experience in and the challenges of printing on films, as well as our vision of the capabilities our customers will need going forward, are built into the new press technology."
Precision Press produces a comprehensive range of flexible packaging as well as in-mold, shrink sleeve, roll-fed and cut-and-stack labels to help customers throughout the United States distinguish their food, beverage, and consumer products. The company is part of the Taylor Corp., one of the top five largest graphic communications and commercial printing groups in North America.
PFFC Video Guide
Sun Chemical HD Plates


A community that develops, grows, needs to express and communicate… Come discover the first social network dedicated to the fans of the discipline that steps you out your comfort zone. Totally free, you will have no excuse not to have it on your mobile!
Find your friends and chat with them around the world.
Find all the best events, challenge the best athletes on your favorite WOD's.
COME DISCOVER YOUR APPLICATION,TOTALLY FREE !
Beginner, top athlete, box owner, or simply curious about this discipline, CrossLife is the tool that gathers a whole community around the same passion!
DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE APPLICATION FOR IOS & ANDROID.
CROSSLIFE is an application for media sharing, as well as the backup of its performance over time. An application constantly fed and maintained by members of the community, completely free with every month new lots to win! Because CROSSLIFE is above all YOUR application!


At a time when the world and everything in it grows extremely fast, businesses have to apply practices that are at least three years ahead. Investing in people and leadership potential or in Artificial Intelligence and IoT (Internet of things)? What will be the competitive advantage for the organization and is it the way to success?
The "COMPANY OF THE YEAR" awards aim to give high publicity to good business practices, to promote successful industry on a global and local level, to focus the public attention on innovative and up-to-date models for business and company management, encouraging entrepreneurship among the Bulgarian public. The Business Lady Magazine Awards are a continuation of the main goal of the publication - to share successful business practices and to be a platform for various professional successes, personal skills and achievements.
The Economic Forum is an all-day event that aims to focus on innovative and up-to-date models for business management and to support entrepreneurship. The focus this year will be on Business Excellence. It is associated with the application of exceptional practices in the organization and the achievement of high results - an integrated selection of successful practices through which we can develop the business to the best that can be. These practices have become models for how a business should function.
World and national business leaders will share their experience in achieving the highest levels of performance.
In general, Business Excellence is applicable to all businesses, whether private or public, profitable or non-profit organizations, small or large companies.
Applying these practices leads to significant productivity improvements. "Top business achievements" ultimately lead to higher economic results.
The Economic Forum aims to help businesses identify opportunities for improvement, focus on ROI indicators and uncover the potential for future organizational development.
Plamen PetrovManaging Partner at Equinox Partners Ltd.
This award is a recognition of the sustainable development of Queisser pharma, but its true value is the opportunity provided by Business Lady to prove that this success is possible and is happening in Bulgaria - achieved with the hard work, the skills and the enthusiasm of Bulgarian specialists.
For us, Business Lady is the ambassador of the successful business in Bulgaria!


Weddings & Anniversaries – oh my!
Gosh, it sure is good to be back on-line! I want to say Congratulations to Marlene, who was the 1st to leave a comment on yesterday's post – good for you, Marlene!! I've sent you an email (check your 'spam' file – LOL), for your details on getting your prize to you.
For you other Stamping Friends – c'mon!! Don't be shy! There's 2 more Blog Candy prizes to be won; leave your comment on either this post, or yesterday's post (June 22nd), and you could be a lucky winner just like Marlene!
Okay – back to sharing of another kind! Shortly after my computer died it's untimely death, the Creation Station crew had another Blog Tour – in which I was supposed to participate, but hey – hard to do a blog tour without a working computer!
I really missed doing the Blog Tour, so what I did was incorporate the theme of the Tour into my next class that week, which was Weddings and Anniversaries. We had a great time at the class, and used some new stamp sets from the new catalogue!
I love that this card can be used for either a wedding or an anniversary! Hearts of course are timeless symbols of love, and if you wanted to step up this card, you could use a back panel of either Silver or Gold Glimmer Paper (pg. 193) instead of the Whisper White. The small hearts took a while to cut out, as I used the Hearts Framelits Collection – but I could only cut out 1 at a time, using the smallest heart die! I used Real Red and Whisper White cardstock, and Real Red DSP from the Backgrounds DSP Paper Stacks – Brights, Real Red ink, and the stamp set "Something to Say".
This card could also be used for either a wedding or anniversary; the terrific new stamp set is called "Cheers to Love". It's a great set, as it also includes sentiments 'Thank you so Much', "For the Bride", and 'Save the Date', which are perfect if you're planning wedding showers, or in charge of sending out the Thank You notes! I once again used the Backgrounds Designer Series Paper Stacks, this time from the 2013-15 In Colour Collection, using Pistachio Pudding. The sentiment is stamped in Pistachio Pudding ink onto Whisper White cardstock cut with the Banners Framelits, all layered onto a base of Baked Brown Sugar cardstock. I embellished the card using a bit of retired ribbon, and stamped & punched some flowers from the Petite Petals stamp set, using the Petite Petals Punch. I used my good ol' favourite, the Bird Builder Punch, for the little leaves.
This card is my CASE (Copy And Share Everything) of the card on page 69 of the Catalogue – I just love the set Everything Eleanor, and since I just acquired it – perfect timing! First I stamped the 'flourish' onto my Whisper White cardstock base, the glued a Tea Lace Paper Doily to the right side of it, and place a strip of Blackberry Bliss stitched satin ribbon on top. Then on a seperate piece of Whisper White cardstock, I stamped the Label form in Hello Honey, the 3 flowers in Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon and Tangelo Twist, and finally the bird in Tangelo Twist. After fussy-cutting all of those, I inked up just part of the stamp from "Cheers to Love" set in Blackberry Bliss, and adhered everything using Stampin' Dimensionals.
I know that the class really enjoyed creating these cards; their favourite was the 1st one, with the hearts in red & white. What's your favourite? Honestly, mine has to be this last one, the 'case' of the catalogue card! I just love the combination of colours and textures.
Now, I know I'm too late to participate in the last Creation Station Blog Tour – but that doesn't mean you have to miss it!! If you'd like to visit all the posts for the 'Weddings' Tour, please see the list of participating blogs below, and enjoy! Just click on the 1st blog, and as long as you keep clicking 'Next' after each post, you'll go all the way 'round to the beginning. If you get lost at any time, just come back here, and pick up where you left off on the list.
A Free paper-pumpkin kit will also be included in the starter kit.
But wait, there's more–your new recruit will also get two FREE months of Demonstrator Business Web Services (DBWS) if they sign up for the DBWS within their first 21 days.
So whether you want to join as a new Demonstrator, or come back if you've been a Demonstrator in the past, this deal can't be beat! You will also receive a special Welcome Kit from me, as a new Team Member.
I love your cards and they're all pinned. I love having ideas for my stamping. I'm a CASE kind of gal!
Thanks so much for the comment, Christina – I'm thrilled to know that you've pinned my cards! 🙂 Also, Congratulations on being the 2nd Winner of my Blog Candy give-away!! I'm sending you an email (check your 'spam' folder if you don't see it) for info on getting it to you! I appreciate you taking the time to comment, and being a wonderful Stamping Friend!


Michael Sylvara is a name heard often around Volleyball Beach! Known for hosting exciting tournaments including the Halloween Costume Tournament and Ugly Christmas Sweater Tournament, one thing is for sure – Michael knows how to take the game to the next level! We took the time to get to know a little more about the man behind the tournaments.
Growing up in South Kansas City, Michael became aware of Volleyball Beach at a young age. After playing some pick-up games during our free play sessions, Michael began to fall in love with sand volleyball. In 2015, he decided to officially sign up for a league and has held his Tuesday 7:00-8:00 PM spot ever since!
Michael has always enjoyed playing in tournaments at Volleyball Beach, exclaiming, "Playing sand volleyball all day with family and friends is hard to beat!" The only issue? When winter hit, the majority of tournaments ended until spring. Always taking the opportunity to host parties with family and friends, for Michael, it was a no brainer to put on tournaments during the fall and winter months to get everyone together for some positive fun!
When Michael isn't tearing up the sand volleyball court, you can find him working in Real Estate or running his non-profit corporation, Challengers Farm – focusing on honeybees and tomatoes with an emphasis on challenges of the future. "I'm very passionate about the well-being of our community, state and nation," said Michael.
Michael and His Volleyball Beach Family!
We're so glad you found us, Michael! From everyone here at Volleyball Beach, thank you for always bringing fun and excitement to the courts. We love having you as a part of our family!
Ready to become a member of our Volleyball Beach family like Michael? Spring League registration opens February 14th promptly at 9:00 AM.
Don't miss out on your chance to join in on the fun!


Unusual Places to Stay and things to do in Truro Cornwall.
Once a market town, now Cornwall's lone city! The cathedral sprire dominates the skyline and if you're in the area do visit. Sitting almost central to everything Cornwall has to offer this is a fantastic destination - especially if you want the city nightlife and shopping as well.
� Copyright AlastairG and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Pendower (6.10 miles) Sandy beach. Great for families and watersports. Facilities and dogs ok all year round.
Truro Cathedral (0.08 miles) Gothic Revival architectural style cathedral built in the 19th century. Services, music, shop and restaurant.


text:
Q: HTTP request with generic class in Java I have a generic class:
BaseResponseDTO<T>
{
    T payload;
}

I'm making a REST call which returns this object:
String url = "http://REST-CALL-LINK";
HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
headers.setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
BaseResponseDTO<UserDTO> requestMap = new BaseResponseDTO<UserDTO>();
HttpEntity<BaseResponseDTO<UserDTO>> reqEntity = new HttpEntity<BaseResponseDTO<UserDTO>>(requestMap, headers);
BaseResponseDTO<UserDTO> response = new BaseResponseDTO<UserDTO>(new UserDTO());
ResponseEntity<BaseResponseDTO<UserDTO>> responseUnifiedDTO = restTemplate.exchange(url, HttpMethod.GET, reqEntity, response.getClass());
UserDTO user = responseUnifiedDTO.getBody().getPayload();

This piece of code gives me the error:
Type mismatch: cannot convert from ResponseEntity<capture#2-of ? extends BaseResponseDTO> to ResponseEntity<BaseResponseDTO<UserDTO>>

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Born: July 20, 1938, Wichita, Kansas. Died: September 10, 2010, Bethesda, Maryland.
Ron Walters was 20 years old when he organized the first student-led sit-in in the nation in his hometown of Wichita. Born July 20, 1938, Walters graduated from Wichita North High School and was an active member in the National Association of Colored People Youth Council in Wichita. He had witnessed segregation growing up in his community. In particular, African Americans were often denied service at local restaurants. He was inspired by people around the world who were using peaceful resistance to fight the injustice.
In the late 1950s Walters became president of the youth council. He and his cousin, Carol Parks, who was secretary, developed a training program for youth council members to learn peaceful resistance in preparation for a sit-in. This idea of peaceful resistance was fairly new to the nation, but would soon become a key tool for protesters elsewhere. Walters and his fellow youth members were a quiet and constant reminder for the need for change.
In summer of 1958 Walters decided they were ready to begin. They chose to take their fight to a central spot of segregation in Wichita. At Dockum Drug Store, African American customers had to stand at the end of the lunch counter to place their take out orders. Members of the youth council took turns filling the lunch counter on a regular schedule. Each student waited patiently to be served after ordering a soda. The restaurant continued to deny service to the students and they continued to return. Finally on August 11 the owner relented, saying, "Serve them—I'm losing too much money." Dockum Drug Store changed its policies at the Wichita locations and other affiliated drug stores outside the city began to change their policies. The efforts of the student inspired youth council members in Oklahoma City to begin their own sit-in a few days later.
Soon after the conclusion of the sit-in, Walters began attending Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history and government. He went on to graduate school at American University in Washington, D.C., earning master's and doctoral degrees. He was a professor at Howard, Brandeis, and Syracuse universities, and a visiting professor at Princeton and Harvard universities.
Walters served as campaign manager and consultant for Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign. He was a senior policy adviser to congressmen Charles Diggs, Jr., and William Gray. As an adviser he helped create U.S. policy on South African apartheid.
The author of more than 100 articles and numerous books, he established the African American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland. Walters died in Maryland in 2010.


text:
Tokyo Theatre For Children
TT FC
Meet our 2018 Director
Rachel is a professional voice actress and drama teacher, specializing in drama as an educational tool for language learning, intercultural communication and public speaking. She has been directing and performing in Tokyo's various English language theatre companies for over two decades. This is Rachel's 4th production with TTFC, having previously directed a musical adaptation of O. Henry's The Ransom of Red Chief, stage-managed Alice in Wonderland and played a delinquent rat in Utter Garbage.
After a fifteen year hiatus, she's delighted to be returning to the enchanting world of Tokyo Theatre for Children!
The Snow Queen Cast & Crew Announcement!
Auditions: The Snow Queen
TTFC 2019 Show Announcement
©2022 Tokyo Theatre For Children.


Debates around inequality often focus on upward social mobility. But there is another side to the coin, write Abigail McKnight and Richard V. Reeves. Serious problems are being created by the fact that those from better-off families are protected from downward mobility, combined with slow economic growth and its impact on the creation of well-paid jobs.
Generations of British and US children have benefited from the hard work their parents contributed to many decades of strong economic growth. This has helped to ensure that, on average, children in their adult lives are economically better-off than their parents were at the same age.


text:
Beverage giants pledge $100M to capture more PET bottles with major recycling groups
Published Oct. 30, 2019
E.A. Crunden Reporter
E.A. Crunden
The Coca-Cola Company, Keurig Dr Pepper, and PepsiCo announced on Tuesday the launch of the "Every Bottle Back" initiative, an effort to "reduce the industry's use of new plastic." The leading beverage companies are partnering with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), The Recycling Partnership (TRP), and Closed Loop Partners as part of a circular economy push.
Spearheaded by the American Beverage Association (ABA), the initiative is expected to direct the equivalent of $400 million to both TRP and Closed Loop Partners through a $100 million industry fund matched three-to-one by grants and investors. WWF's ReSource activation hub will help measure the initiative's progress.
Beverage companies pledged to improve the quality and availability of recycled plastics in key regions, namely the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and Texas. A public education campaign and voluntary product labeling will also seek to help consumers understand the recyclable nature of the products they purchase.
The new initiative appears to bow to the success of environmental groups in characterizing plastic bottles as "single-use," while avoiding endorsing government policy measures targeting bottles or extended producer responsibility (EPR).
TRP CEO Keefe Harrison told Waste Dive her organization is not necessarily opposed to such policies, but feels private sector efforts are also key to addressing plastic pollution. "It's too easy to go for the silver bullet," she said.
The beverage industry has poured substantial resources into voluntary recycling efforts as leading members have expressed resistance to regulation. Lately, bans on single-use plastic products are becoming more popular both domestically and internationally, and the packaging industry is taking notice. Bottles have largely avoided the push for bans ensnaring plastic bags and straws, but are still a target for broader regulation.
"We take our responsibility to our planet seriously and so do our consumers," Katherine Lugar, president and chief executive officer for ABA, said at a press conference in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Lugar acknowledged the frustration consumers feel when they see images of marine debris and litter, and argued that leading beverage companies are in the best position to address that growing problem.
That isn't impressing many environmental groups and policymakers. Rep. Alan Lowenthal and Sen. Tom Udall, both Democrats, said in a statement that the container industry needs to produce "real, concrete action" to be taken seriously. The lawmakers are drafting federal legislation to address "the plastic waste crisis," which could push for both EPR and nationwide container deposits.
Greenpeace responded to the ABA announcement by noting that both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo were recently named two of the top three plastic polluters worldwide.
Susan Collins, president of the Container Recycling Institute, expressed similar skepticism, arguing that such initiatives have less impact than container deposit laws and other mechanisms for addressing the presence of plastics in the waste stream.
"Countries that have container deposit laws can have recycling rates of 80% or more," she wrote to Waste Dive, noting how major beverage companies and their trade associations "have historically and consistently thwarted" such legislation in a number of states. During the latest high-profile legislative debate in California, ABA landed on a neutral position for stalled EPR legislation and pushed for changes in another recycled content bill mandated by the state's governor in part for being too lax.
Despite some of these shifts, the beverage industry's stance on bottle bills remains vague. Similar to many recycling companies, it has a history of opposition. Audio leaked to the Intercept earlier this month revealed that Coca-Cola has sought to undermine bottle bills as recently as January.
Lugar declined to take a stance on the issue at yesterday's event, repeatedly asserting that ABA is interested in working with policymakers to address plastic pollution.
Harrison told Waste Dive bottle bills "could be part of" a larger effort, but argued that TRP is at the forefront of working with the beverage industry to address the problem and plans to release a comprehensive policy initiative soon. Earlier this month, Pepsi's philanthropic arm and TRP announced they had raised $25 million for U.S. recycling, only one year into a five-year challenge.
But there's still a long way to go. A new TRP report outlining circular economy plans found that the supply of recycled PET is estimated to be 1 billion pounds short of expected demand by 2025. Beverage companies will need to see a dramatic shift in the amount of material returned via recycling to meet their sustainability targets. In 2017, the U.S. recycling rate for PET bottles was 29.2%.
WWF 'activation hub' to help companies make good on plastic pollution commitments By Katie Pyzyk • May 15, 2019
Laws make producers of goods recycle them Daily Gazette
Filed Under: Recycling, Zero Waste
Retrieved from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
What environmental justice mapping tools mean for the waste industry
A review of reports from WM, Republic Services and Waste Connections shows an increasing level of data from tools such as EPA's EJScreen about the potential effects of waste sites on surrounding communities.
By Myisha Majumder • Jan. 5, 2023
Latest in Recycling
By Megan Quinn


text:
Iraq on the Record: The Bush Administration's Public Statements on Iraq was a report by Henry Waxman.

Excerpt from the release of the report by Henry Waxman.

On March 19, 2003, U.S. forces began military operations in Iraq. Addressing the nation about the purpose of the war on the day the bombing began, President Bush stated: "The people of the United States and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder."

One year later, many doubts have been raised regarding the Administration's assertions about the threat posed by Iraq. Prior to the war in Iraq, the President and his advisors repeatedly claimed that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction that jeopardized the security of the United States. The failure to discover these weapons after the war has led to questions about whether the President and his advisors were candid in describing Iraq's threat.

Summary of Report
This report contains 237 claims for specific misleading statements made by:

Colin Powell
Donald Rumsfeld
Condoleezza Rice
George W. Bush
Dick Cheney

The report claims that great care was taken to ensure the accuracy, objectiveness and also fairness to the parties involved. However, its content does not include specific reasons for the statements given nor any possible defense or justification in favor of the individuals in question.

The information contained in this report has been prepared by all public
statements, hearings and conferences. The official website for this report also contains every statement's source, to ensure that public review is possible.

The report along with the searchable database compiled by the Special Investigations Division are accessible via the web by Congress and the General Public.

External links
http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps60698/pdf_admin_iraq_on_the_record_rep.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20050825104423/http://democrats.reform.house.gov/IraqOnTheRecord/pdf_admin_iraq_on_the_record_rep.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20050825103347/http://democrats.reform.house.gov/IraqOnTheRecord/

Reports of the United States government

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


The mission of Siloam Family Health Center is to share the love of Christ by serving those in need through health care. Siloam is a faith-based medical clinic serving the underserved and uninsured population in middle Tennessee.
The mission of the Sweetwater Hospital Association is to promote healthy lifestyles and to provide the highest quality primary health care to our region at the lowest possible cost. Sweetwater Hospital Volunteer Services enlist community minded people who wish to serve their fellow man with compassion and a caring spirit. Duties of the Volunteers vary, including interaction with patients by helping to make their stay in the Hospital as enjoyable as can be expected, assisting nursing personnel, serving as an information counter, operating the Gift of Love gift shop, and giving other assistance as needed or directed.
Visiting Nurse Association of El Paso (VNA) is the only not for profit homehalth and hospice provider in El Paso County. VNA strives to provide quality care to individuals in the comfort of their home regardless of their ability to pay.
With the help of volunteers VNA supports families, patients and assists office staff with providing exceptional support during a long term illness or at the end of lifes journey.
Our Mission: To affirm life during its final stages by providing holistic compassionate care to patients and their families; by providing access to hopsice care for underserved or difficult to serve populations; by wise and efficient use of available resources, and by educating the community.
Twinber Hospice Care exists to provide symptom control and support for persons in the last phases of incurable disease so they may live as fully and as comfortably as possible. We recognize dying as part of the normal process of living focuses on maintaining the quality of remaining life. We affirm life, and neither hastens nor postpones death.
Peoples health clinic started in 2000 in response to the comunitys growing need for affordabel health care. Our clinic had 2500 patient visits in 2006. Approximately 80% of our patients are hispanic and 20% are children. We are constantly growing in patient population and our need for volunteers. We currently see patients on three diffrent days. These clinics include obstetrics, general medicine, diabetic, hypertension and pediatrics.
JABAs Mission: To add dignity, security, independence and fulfillment to the lives of older adults, their families and caregivers.
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is a 182 bed acute care hospital located in Northern Virginia. The mission of Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is to improve the health of the diverse community we serve through excellence in patient care, education and research.
Volunteers are important members of the Harborview team. Each year, more than 500 people volunteer throughout the hospital in areas such as the Emergency Department and UW Medicine Burn Center at Harborview, which expose them to the real-life activities of a busy regional medical center.


text:
Kansas Falls to Nebraska 14-8
Box Score | Notes | Quotes | Photo Gallery
Jayhawk Total Access Video Highlights
LINCOLN, Neb. – For the third consecutive week the Kansas Jayhawks battled in a close game that went down to the game's final seconds. In front of a hostile Memorial Stadium crowd in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday, the Crimson and Blue fell to the Cornhuskers 14-8.
KU struck first, recording a safety 12 seconds into the game to take a 2-0 lead. Johnny Beck added a 36-yard field goal in the second quarter to give the Jayhawks a 5-0 lead. Later in the quarter, Nebraska's Cory Ross scored on an 18-yard touchdown run to give the Cornhuskers a 7-5 advantage at halftime.
Beck's second field goal of the game at the 6:59 mark in the third quarter gave KU the lead back at 8-7. Nebraska would score on its ensuing possession, as Nebraska quarterback Joe Dailey hit Ross for a 14 yard score to give the Huskers a 14-8 lead that they would hold on to.
"I am very proud of our players, they played with great pride," Kansas head coach Mark Mangino said. "I can't say enough good things about our players to come in and compete like they did in an environment like this. Our defense continues to play great."
The KU defense continued its impressive play recording four takeaways and a safety. Charles Gordon grabbed two interceptions and Nick Reid had a team-high eight tackles.
Offensively, Nebraska and Kansas were almost identical in an evenly matched game. John Randle rushed 23 times for 105 yards and Adam Barmann completed 24-49 passes for 200 yards and one interception. Brand Rideau (40 yards) and Lyonell Anderson (35 yards) both caught five passes to lead the team.
Nebraska quarterback Joe Dailey completed 16-24 passes for 183 yards, but had trouble with the KU secondary, throwing three interceptions. Running back Cory Ross had a big day on the ground for the Huskers, carrying the ball 19 times for 109 yards, scoring once on the ground and once through the air. Ross Pilkington caught 8 passes for 113 yards for the Huskers.
The Jayhawks (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) will return home next Saturday, Oct. 9, to face in-state rival Kansas State. Homecoming kick-off is scheduled for 6:20 p.m.


My name is Bill Griffin. My wife Jennifer and I are the proud owners of Griffin's Neighborhood Auto Clinic. We are extending a personal invitation to come and experience what quality auto service is at our repair facility. At Griffin's its not about just the cars, its about the customer. We understand that in these trying times that the last thing you want to have happen is a costly repair. That is why we make sure that your vehicle is in tip-top shape and that you are informed of everything that is going on with your vehicle and that you have a solid game plan as to how to address the issues in a matter of importance. We call this our repair blueprint. It allows you to fix the immediate concerns and decide in the future what to fix as money and time allows. There are no pressure sales here! Just good old fashioned honest business practices coupled with state of the art equipment and the latest in diagnostic training and cutting edge repair training There are two things we look to achieve here. Good customer relationships and quality repairs fixed right the first time.
Come to Griffin's and become a part of our automotive repair family. Because that is what you are to us and how you will be treated every time you are with us.Let us be your dealer alternatative... Thank you for visiting our website. I hope to hear from you soon.
"Great, honest people.Bill will treat you with honesty and respect. He gets to the source of the problem quickly, and does his best to get you taken care of care of as soon as he possibly can! 😊"
"We do not recommend this repair facility due to overpriced $$$$$ parts. $43.00 per quart of differential fluid. That's a rip off! They also over-charged by one quart, an extra $43.00 for nothing! What a waste of time and money. Always get a written estimate as it is State of Michigan law for any repair over $20.00. Do not assume you will be getting a fair price because we didn't. A warranty on any part does not mean that (a fluid) will be any more reliable and should not be used as an excuse to overcharge!"
"Great service and very kind reception. Got my 2008 Smart Fortwo diagnosed and repaired. Can feel huge difference in my car after getting the rear axle assembly replaced. Totally worth the money and would definitely recommend my friends/family. Will surely visit the Griffins in the near future."
"Griffins is the best shop around. Bill has always helped my family and I with repairs on our vehicles. Send my girls here and they are always taken care of. Never makes unnecessary repairs. Is as honest as they come, has never let us down, I would not trust or go anywhere else."
"I really liked Griffin's Auto Clinic. I read the good reviews online when I was looking for a place to have my fuel lines looked at. I learned even though they were quite rusted I really only needed a new fuel filter and the lines were in great shape. I would highly recommend going to Griffin at least to have something checked. I felt like I paid a really fair price, which is saying something, I usually do most of my own repairs."


The releases include Gollum Precious Pils, Smaug Stout and Bolg Belgian Style Tripel. The beers started shipping to retailers this week, so you should be able to find them soon. Following are the beer descriptions and labels.
Bolg Belgian Style Tripel: An Orc chieftain who ruled for 150 years, Bolg would drink his grog of choice and no one would tell him otherwise – a flavorful strong Belgian Tripel. Some said it refined an otherwise gruesome character.
I just picked all three of these up at our local Costco in Roseville, CA. SO excited!!


text:
Q: Bootstrap Carousel and JQuery "Uncaught RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded" I could like my carousel to only move forward IF a form is filled out entirely.  I've tried using the slid and slide methods as well as previus, next and pause.  With the following code, I achieve the functionality and user experience I want but there is a console error that I am concerned with
Uncaught RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded

The error does not seem to affect anything right now but I'm sure it will in production or somewhere down the line.
JS
// when my carousel is clicked to slide forward
$('#carousel-example-generic').on('slide.bs.carousel', function () {
  // find the active carousel item
$(".item").each(function(i11,e12){
  if ($(e12).hasClass("active")){
        // if the first input is blank
        if ($(e12).find("input:first").val() === ""){
           // then pause the carousel and go back
       $('.carousel').carousel('pause');
       $('.carousel').carousel('prev');
        };
      };
   });
});

HTML

This has the correct effect of the carousel moving to the next slide then pausing and returning so then I can tell the user to correctly enter the fields.  But, I am curious as to how to fix the error.
http://jsfiddle.net/v87cL/3/

A: You're triggering the slide event again when you call prev, and again and again ad infinitum.
Instead of pausing and going back, cancel the event with return false; or use e.preventDefault();
$('#carousel-example-generic').on('slide.bs.carousel', function(e) {
    console.log(e);
    $('.item.active',this).each(function(i,el) {
        if ($(el).find('input:first').val()==='') {
             e.preventDefault();
        }
    });
});

http://jsfiddle.net/mblase75/v87cL/

A: Another solution was to use the slid method and not the slide method. That way it executes after the slide completes, checks the input of the slide, and moves it back if not complete.
$('#carousel-example-generic').on('slid.bs.carousel', function (e) {
    $(".item").each(function(i11,e12){
        if ($(e12).hasClass("active")){
            if ($(e12).prev().find("input:first").val() === ""){
              $('.carousel').carousel('prev');
            };
        };
    });
});


IMO has produced these Guidelines to help Administrations and shipowners meet the MARPOL requirements for SMPEP and SOPEP.
Regulation 37 of Annex I of MARPOL, as amended, requires that oil tankers of 150 gross tonnage or more and all ships of 400 gross tonnage or more carry an approved Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP). The International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation (OPRC), 1990, also requires such a plan for certain ships.
Regulation 17 of Annex II of MARPOL, as amended, makes similar stipulations for all ships of 150 gross tonnage and above carrying noxious liquid substances in bulk: they are required to carry on board an approved marine pollution emergency plan for noxious liquid substances. The latter should be combined with a SOPEP, since most of their contents are the same and the combined plan is more practical than two separate ones in case of an emergency.
To make it clear that the plan is a combined one, it should be referred to as a Shipboard Marine Pollution Emergency Plan (SMPEP).
These guidelines have been developed to assist with the preparation of the shipboard oil pollution emergency plans that are required by regulation 37 of Annex I Ships, 1973, as modified by the protocol of 1978 relating thereto, as amended (MARPOL) (hereinafter referred to as the "Convention").


text:
Mayor Tim Keller: "Crime Is Absolutely Out Of Control"; 2020 Crime Statistics Report Property Crime Down But Violent Crime, Shootings, Stabbings And Murder Up; Murders Up 3rd Year In A Row Under Keller
Over 3 years ago, in August, 2017, then New Mexico State Auditor Tim Keller, candidate for Albuquerque Mayor, had this to say about the city's high crime rates:
"It's unfortunate, but crime is absolutely out of control. It's the mayor's job to actually address crime in Albuquerque, and that's what I want to do as the next mayor."
During his full 3 years in office, Mayor Keller has initiated numerous crime-fighting initiatives. All were initiated before the pandemic hit the city hard in February of last year. March 11, 2020 is when the Corona Virus was declared a world wide pandemic and the country began to shut down and people began to quarantine and businesses began to close.
The 4 crime fighting initiatives Mayor Keller implemented during his first 2 years in office were:
KELLER'S FAILED VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
It was in 2018 to 2019, during a 9 month period, in response to the continuing increase in violent crime rates, Mayor Keller scrambled to implement 4 major crime fighting programs to reduce violent crime. Those programs are:
1. The Shield Unit
In February 2018 the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) created the "Shield Unit". The Shield Unit assists APD Police Officers to prepare cases for trial and prosecution by the Bernalillo County District Attorney's office. The unit originally consisted of 3 para legals. It was announced that it is was expanded to 12 under the 2019-2020 city budget that took effect July 1, 2019.
https://www.abqjournal.com/1325167/apd-expands-unit-that-preps-cases-for-prosecution.html
2. Declaring Violent Crime "Public Health" issue
On April 8, 2019, Mayor Keller and APD announced efforts that will deal with "violent crime" in the context of it being a "public health issue" and dealing with crimes involving guns in an effort to bring down violent crime in Albuquerque. Mayor Keller and APD argue that gun violence is a "public health issue" because gun violence incidents have lasting adverse effects on children and others in the community that leads to further problems.
3. The "Violence Intervention Plan" (VIP program)
On November 22, 2019 Mayor Tim Keller announced what he called a "new initiative" to target violent offenders called "Violence Intervention Plan" (VIP). The VIP initiative was in response to the city's recent murders resulting in the city tying the all-time record of homicides at 72 in one year. Mayor Keller proclaimed the VIP is a "partnership system" that includes law enforcement, prosecutors and social service and community provides to reduce violent crime. According to Keller vulnerable communities and law enforcement will be working together and building trust has proven results for public safety. Mayor Keller stated:
"… This is about trying to get these people not to shoot each other. …This is about understanding who they are and why they are engaged in violent crime. … And so, this actually in some ways, in that respect, this is the opposite of data. This is action. This is actually doing something with people. …"
4. The Metro 15 Operation program.
On Tuesday, November 26, 2019 Mayor Tim Keller held a press conference to announce a 4th program within 9 months to deal with the city's violent crime and murder rates. At the time of the press conference, the city's homicide count was at 72, matching the city's record in 2017.
Before 2017, the last time the City had the highest number of homicides in one year was in 1996 with 70 murders that year. Keller dubbed the new program "Metro 15 Operation" and is part of the Violence Intervention Program (VIP) program. According to Keller and then APD Chief Michael Geier the new program would target the top 15 most violent offenders in Albuquerque. It's the city's version of the FBI's 10 most wanted list.
Links to news coverage are here:
https://www.abqjournal.com/1394576/city-launches-violence-intervention-program.html
https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/mayor-keller-touts-new-plan-to-tackle-violent-crime/5561150/?cat=500
Fast forward to Thursday February 18, 2021. Channel 4 during its 6:00 PM news cast reported the following story:
STORY LINE: "Keller details proactive strategies to tackle crime in Albuquerque"
Keller was asked by KOB Channel 4 when the results those initiatives would be noticed. His response was to blame the Covid Pandemic when he said:
"I think it's a challenging question because of COVID and what we're seeing around the country. And actually we are concerned and worried about the reverse. … Violent crime is skyrocketing everywhere in the country. That is what we are trying to plan for, brace for and deal with. So until we have all the other associated aspects with COVID and violent crime and drug use show some kind of clear direction. Then we can give you an accurate forecast."
On Friday, February 12, KOB Channel 4 did another report interviewing APD Chief Harold Medina on the city's crime rates.
Following are the relevant portions of the Channel 4 report:
STORY LINE: "Interim APD chief says pandemic, drugs contributing to crime in Albuquerque."
"ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-
The Albuquerque Police Department has opened up 20 homicide investigations in 2021. Interim APD Chief of Police Harold Medina spoke with KOB 4 about the crime crisis. He didn't have details about how many of the homicides have been solved. However, he pointed to an arrest from a January homicide. He also said they have leads in half of the homicides committed this week.
Medina added that he believes the pandemic is contributing to crime.
"I think this is directly related to the COVID situation that we're in." he said.
In addition to the pandemic, Medina said drugs are also fueling crime. Medina said he's working on new strategies to help combat crime."
It is laughable that Medina would say the pandemic is contributing to crime seeing that he was hired as Deputy APD Chief when Keller came into office and oversaw the Field Services and he knows damn well that violent crime was soaring long before the pandemic was around.
THREE FULL YEARS OF NIBRS
On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 then Interim Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Median released the city's 2020 crime statistics as reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). It was the third year in a row that the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) has compiled crime statistics using the National Incident-Based Reporting System, (NIBRS) as opposed to the Summary Reporting System (SRS) used for decades.
NIBRS provides more comprehensive and detailed information about crimes against person, crimes against property and crimes against society occurring in a law enforcement jurisdiction.
SRS VS. NIBRS
Prior to 2018, APD reported crime statistics to the FBI using the SRS system of Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR), which counted only the most serious offense that occurred during an incident. The 8 crime categories were:
1. Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
2. Forcible Rape
3. Robbery
4. Aggravated Assault
5. Burglary
6. Larceny-theft
7. Motor Vehicle Theft
8. Arson
Starting in 2018, APD began to report crime using NIBRS, which has 3 major reporting broad categories:
Crimes against property and
Crimes against society.
The 3 major categories are then broken down into 52 sub-categories. NIBRS counts virtually all crimes committed during an incident and for that reason alone NIMRS is far more sophisticated than the "most serious incident-based" reporting SRS reporting system.
Each offense collected in NIBRS belongs to 1 of 3 categories:
CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS include murder, rape, and assault, and are those in which the victims are always individuals.
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY include robbery, bribery, and burglary, or to obtain money, property, or some other benefit.
CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY include gambling, prostitution, and drug violations, and represent society's prohibition against engaging in certain types of activity and are typically victimless crimes.
https://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2018/resource-pages/crimes_against_persons_property_and_society-2018.pdf
STATISTICS RELEASED
The statistics released on February 24 by APD reveal that during the last 3 years, Crimes Against Property have decreased by a mere 7%, but violent Crimes Against a Person and Crimes Against Society have continued to rise. Following are the raw numbers in each of the 3 categories of Albuquerque's crime statistics:
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY (Includes robbery, bribery, and burglary)
CRIMES AGAINST A PERSON (Include murder, rape, and assault)
CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY (Include gambling, prostitution, and drug violations)
https://www.cabq.gov/police/documents/apd-homicide-list-for-web-site-as-of-15feb2021.pdf
RAW NUMBERS ANALIZED
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY (Includes robbery, bribery, and burglary) declined by a mere 7% from 2018 to 2020.
CRIMES AGAINST A PERSON (Includes murder, rape, and assault) showed that violent crime including aggravated assaults, shootings and stabbings, increased by 4%. The 4% increase was the same as in 2019 with assaults having a 4% rise. In 2019, violent crime increased 1%. This coincides with the city having reach 80 homicides breaking another record. Bernalillo County recorded 241 shootings. With a 2% increase in violent crime, 2020 fell short of the homicide count but had the second-highest number of homicides with 76 and with Bernalillo County reporting 292 shootings. According to the statistics released, the use of firearms as the percentage of homicides committed with a gun jumped from 69% in 2019 to 78% in 2020.
CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY (gambling, prostitution, drug violations) had 61% increase weapons law violations last year. In 2019, weapons law violations, which include the illegal use, possession and sale of firearms, recorded a 19% increase and an 11% rise in drug offenses.
https://www.abqjournal.com/2363157/2020-saw-a-rise-in-violent-crime-drop-in-property-crime.html
ABQ'S CRIME STATISTICS IN A NUTSHELL UNDER MAYOR KELLER
In 2020, FBI statistics reveal that Albuquerque has the dubious distinction of having a crime rate about 194% higher than the national average.
A synopsis of the statics during Mayor Tim Keller's 3 years in office is in order.
In 2018, during Mayor Keller's first full year in office, there were 69 homicides.
In 2019, during Mayor Keller's second full year in office, there were 82 homicides.
In 2020, there were 76 homicides in Albuquerque.
As of March 9, 2021, there have been 27 homicides in the city, another record, with only 4 arrests.
https://www.abqjournal.com/2366213/police-investigating-homicide-at-sunport.html
EDITOR'S NOTE: Albuquerque had more homicides in 2019 than in any other year in the city's history. The previous high was 72, in 2017 under Mayor RJ Berry. Another high mark was in 1996, when the city had 70 homicides.
https://www.abqjournal.com/1405615/apd-reports-record-82-homicides-for-2019.html#:~:text=Gilbert%20Gallegos%2C%20a%20police%20spokesman,high%20was%2072%2C%20in%202017.
HOMICIDE CLEARANCE RATES
For the past two years during Mayor Keller's tenure, the homicide clearance percentage rate has been in the 50%-60% range. According to the proposed 2018-2019 APD City Budget, in 2016 the APD homicide clearance rate was 80%. In 2017, under Mayor Berry the clearance rate was 70%. In 2018, the first year of Keller's term, the homicide clearance rate was 56%. In 2019, the second year of Keller's term, the homicide clearance rate was 52.5%, the lowest clearance rate in the last decade. In 2020, the APD homicide clearance rate continued to deteriorate was less than 50%.
In 2017, during Mayor RJ Berry's last full year in office, there were 7,686 violent crimes. There were 4,213 Aggravated Assaults and 470 Non-Fatal Shootings.
In 2018 during Mayor Keller' first full year in office, there were 6,789 violent crimes There were 3,885 Aggravated Assaults and 491 Non-Fatal Shootings.
https://www.petedinelli.com/2019/11/21/city-matches-homicide-record-high-of-72-murders-mayor-keller-forced-to-defend-policies-makes-more-promises-asks-for-more-money/
In 2019, the category of "Violent Crimes" was replaced with the category of "Crimes Against Persons" and the category includes homicide, human trafficking, kidnapping and assault. In 2019 during Keller's second full year in office, Crimes Against Persons increased from 14,845 to 14,971, or a 1% increase. The Crimes Against Person category had the biggest rises in Aggravated Assaults increasing from 5,179 to 5,397.
In 2020 during Keller's third full year in office, Crimes Against Persons went 2019: 14,971 in 2019 to 15,262 in 2020.
"Crimes Against Society" include drug offenses, prostitution and animal cruelty.
In 2018 During Keller's first full year in office, total Crimes Against Society were 3,365
In 2019 during Keller's second full year in office, total Crimes Against Society increased to 3,711 for a total increase of 346 more crimes or a 9% increase.
In 2020 during Keller's third full year in office Crimes Against Society, had 61% increase weapons law violations last year.
On June 26, 2019 the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released its annual list of cities with the most stolen vehicles reported. Despite a 28% reduction in auto thefts over a two-year period, Albuquerque ranked No. 1 in the nation for vehicle thefts per capita for the third year in a row.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2019/06/27/these-are-the-cities-with-the-highest-car-theft-rates/#7c42e7d35146
911 EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES
In 2009, under Democrat Mayor Martin Chavez, the average 911 emergency response time to calls, whether it was a life or death emergency or a minor traffic crash was 8 minutes 50 seconds.
In 2011, under Republican Mayor RJ Berry the average response times to 911 emergency calls was 25 minutes.
In 2018 and 2019, under Democrat Mayor Tim Keller, the average response times to 911 emergency calls spiked to a full 48 minutes.
APD PERSONNEL LEVELS
During the February 8, 2021, City Council Public Safety Committee, Interim Chief Harold Medina reported that APD has 957 sworn police. Of the 957 sworn police, Medina reported a mere 371 sworn police are in Field Services responding to calls for service or 39% of the entire sworn force. The 371 sworn police taking calls for service are spread out over 3 shifts and 8 area commands to patrol based on crime rates in the areas. Medina also told the committee that Field Services has 6 area commanders, 18 lieutenants, 53 sergeant's, 21 bicycle officers for a total of 511 officers assigned to field services. The problem is commanders, lieutenants, sergeant's, and bicycle officers do not patrol the streets and do not take calls for service.
https://www.abqreport.com/single-post/zero-growth-for-apd
On February 18, then Interim APD Chief Medina was asked the number of narcotics officers the department has right now, compared to past years, Medina said:
"I think it's right around four right now. That is way less than we had 20 years ago. 20 years ago we had basically three teams of narcotics."
It was a stunning admission by Medina that APD has only 4 narcotics officers, presumably doing undercover work. FBI statistics over the past 8 years have shown that narcotics trafficking has increased in Albuquerque significantly to the point it is being called and opioid crisis by the United States Attorney.
On February 10, 2021, Medina said half of all the officer-involved shootings last year involved people on meth. In 2016, 17 and 18, it was more than 70%. On February 12, 2021 as a matter of sure coincidence with a day before story that meth usage is connected to police shootings, it was reported that a random traffic stop on the West Side in the early morning of February 11, a BCSO Deputy seized duffel bags stuffed with 160 pounds of methamphetamine.
https://www.koat.com/article/apd-multiple-shootings-and-crime-linked-to-meth/35474658
https://www.abqjournal.com/2358459/apd-confrontations-often-fueled-by-meth-use-ex-interim-chief-medina-says-solution-is-to-address-lifestyle-and-root-causes.html
https://www.abqjournal.com/2359161/bcso-traffic-stop-yields-more-than-160-lbs-of-meth.html
In 2017, Candidate Tim Keller campaigned to get elected Mayor on the platform of implementing the Department of Justice mandated reforms, increasing the size of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD), returning to community-based policing and a promise to bring down skyrocketing crime rates. On December 1, 2017 Tim Keller was sworn into office.
The crime statistics released for 2018, 2019 and 2020 make it clear that despite all of Mayor Tim Keller's promises and actions to bring down skyrocketing violent crime, implementation of at least 4 new programs, increasing APD personnel and millions spent, violent crime is still "absolutely out of control". Regrettably , Mayor Tim Keller has failed to do his "job to actually address crime in Albuquerque."
Mayor Tim Keller, APD Chief Harold Medina can take little comfort in Crimes Against Property has fallen a mere 7% given the fact violent crime has increased and so have homicides. In other words, your property may be safe, but you still need to carry a gun to protect yourself.
The 2021 Albuquerque Municipal election for Mayor and City Council Election is Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Mayor Tim Keller has already made it know he is seeking a second 4-year term. When Tim Keller was asked in 2017 why he was running for Mayor he said "I think it would be really neat to be Mayor of my home town and I have done good job at all the jobs I have ever had." A re election campaign based on "Give me more time and another chance to do good" is not a winning strategy, especially after what Tim Keller promised when he was running the first time and what is still happening with violent crime being "absolutely out of control".
There is no doubt that the City's violent and murder rate will be a defining issue, as it should be. But the real issue at this point is does any one really care and has the city accepted that high crime is simply the norm thereby giving Keller a pass?
Links to a related blog articles are is here:
The Public Relations Firm Of "Keller & Medina" Promote "Big Lie" On Reducing Crime; 1,000 Arrests In 6 months Out Of 15,000 Average A Year Not Enough To Bring Crime Rates Down
City's 2019 Crime Stats Released; After 3 Years, 4 New Programs, And Millions Spent, Violent Crime Still "Absolutely Out Of Control"; Keller's Promises Made And Not Kept


Dani Rowe stated she was wanting ahead to creating her teaching enterprise and doing extra media work after asserting her shock choice to retire from the game aged simply 28.
The London 2012 Olympic gold medallist, who switched from observe to street three years in the past and has simply loved her most profitable street season up to now, insisted she had no regrets in any respect about her name.
"Quite the opposite," she advised The Telegraph. "I'm looking of my window and it's pouring with rain exterior, and I'm considering: 'Yay, I don't should exit on my bike'.
Rowe shot to prominence as a part of the ladies's pursuit crew who took gold at London 2012, setting a brand new world report with crew mates Laura Kenny and Joanna Rowsell-Shand. The Hamble-born rider, who has since relocated to south Wales, stated that was "undoubtedly" the spotlight of her profession, however what made her most proud was the truth that she had proven such resilience.


text:
Manuela Boneto Rodrigues
Manuela was born in 1979 in Brazil, with Italian descendance and a true passion for Design. Her studies and career choices led to a specialization in Luxury Leather Goods Merchandising, having lived in NY and Milan for the past 9 years.
In 1997 entered the Universities of Business and Architecture. Studied Business Administration for 3 years and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture & Urbanism in 2002-3. After 4 years of Architecture school, a trial semester of Fashion Design in Florida at the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale (2001) convinced her to focus her career in Fashion. Back to Brazil, her Final Year and Graduation Project in the Architecture University was a 'Fashion School', awarded with the possibility to partcipate at the National Contest.
In 2003 spent a year in Europe to study Spanish, Italian, and French, strenghthening language skills to live abroad and work in Fashion. In 2004 worked on a few Architecture / Interior Design projects. Late 2004 pursued a Master's Degree in Fashion Design at Parsons NY in the US, with multiple awards and projects selected for exposition. Within the next 2 years, worked with Anna Sui and Coviello, collaborating in every aspect of the collections from sketching illustrations to designing patterns, from researching materials to following up production.
Moved to Milano in 2006 to pursue a Brand Management Master's Course at Istituto Marangoni. In 2007 developed a Marketing/Merchandising Project for Italian brand "Sweet Years" during final semester at Marangoni, earning an invitation to work at FGF, licensee of Sweet Years and Blauer brands. In 2008 started working for Sergio Rossi and Gucci Group, where collaborated for 5 years, initially as Merchandising Assistant, being promoted Merchandising Manager for all lines in 2011. After 2 years is invited to work for Giorgio Armani as Merchandising Manager for the Women Shoes lines, position held since November 2012.
Giorgio Armani's women shoes merchandising Manager
Fashion Courses · Postgraduate · Master's Degrees* • Master's Courses** · Fashion & luxury brand management
Milano School of fashion


text:
Local Public Libraries
In Maryland are twenty-four public library systems, one in each county and Baltimore City, with a combined collection of 13.5 million items. Some 178 public libraries were operating in 1999. School library media centers in 1,290 public elementary, middle and secondary schools hold more than 12.8 million items. Automated circulation systems exist in 79 percent of these schools and 56 percent provide on-line public access to their catalogs.
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Cathedral St., Baltimore, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
The Maryland State Library Network serves more than 400 libraries throughout the State, primarily through interlibrary loan of materials and information. The Network consists of the State Library Resource Center (Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore); 3 regional library resource centers (Eastern Shore, Southern Maryland, Western Maryland); 4 academic libraries lending specialized materials; and more than 125 libraries that fill interlibrary loan requests from their collections.
North County Public Library, Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Patrons may identify and locate library materials by searching catalogs linked to Sailor, an online public information network. Sailor connects Marylanders and their libraries to resources within the State and worldwide, providing access to the Internet and to e-mail. Sailor is available free through every public library, and via modem-equipped computers from homes, schools, and offices.
Maryland residents may register with and borrow materials from any public library in the State. Information and materials found through the Maryland State Library Network may be mailed, trucked, or transferred electronically to a local library. The public checked out over 45.5 million items in 1999.
Libraries of Note: Enoch Pratt Free Library, The Johns Hopkins University Libraries, Space Telescope Science Institute Library (NASA), Health Sciences & Human Services Library, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore; State Law Library, and Nimitz Library of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis; National Library of Medicine, Bethesda; University System of Maryland Libraries; National Agricultural Library, Beltsville; National Institute of Standards and Technology Research Information Center, Gaithersburg; National Criminal Justice Reference Service of the National Institute of Justice, Rockville; Library of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring; and U.S. Bureau of the Census Library, Suitland.
Health Sciences & Human Services Library, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 601 South Lombard St., Baltimore, Maryland, December 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
As the regional depository for Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, McKeldin Library at the University of Maryland, College Park, receives all publications of the U.S. government designated for deposit.
Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law, 111 South Greene St., Baltimore, Maryland, December 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Maryland Archives
� Copyright November 06, 2002 Maryland State Archives


In March 2018, I embarked on an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime journey to visit the People's Republic of China during my university's spring break. I was part of a group of students comprising two classes, one focused on business and the other emphasizing Chinese culture. Ten students were accompanied by two professors. The trip was a nine-day tour that took us to Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai.
For the trip to qualify for college credit, students traveling were required to write a paper. A couple of months before the trip, I decided I wanted my paper to focus on how international companies market their products to Chinese consumers. As a marketing major, I knew this experience would benefit not only my studies but also my understanding of a culture that is dramatically different from the one I am familiar with in the United States. After experiencing three diverse cities within China, I was astonished by what I witnessed in the country in terms of global commerce.
During the trip, we examined the differences between the U.S. and China business operations. The experience gave me a hands-on appreciation of how businesses compete in a global environment. I saw many international companies that have established bases in China, such as Microsoft and KPMG, in addition to fast-food chains like McDonald's and KFC, which had countless locations throughout the country. These international businesses hope to create a market within China that will be reliable for their companies for years to come.
I was impressed by the number of brands that I saw in China, such as IKEA, Louis Vuitton, and Nike. Their prominent presence showed me that they find Chinese consumers as attractive prospects for purchasing their goods and services.
Companies operating in another country must deal with numerous factors and challenges, such as competing with domestic firms and altering their offerings to reflect consumer interest. For example, international restaurants and chains do not have the same menu in a foreign country as they do in their country of origin because of cultural differences and preferences. Although this is a concept that I understood before the trip, it was amazing to witness and experience in person all of the cultural shifts within these businesses.
Before I entered China, I understood that globalism was becoming inescapable in modern times. The world is evolving as more forms of communication are connecting nations and their citizens at a faster rate than at any other moment in human history. Due to this trend, businesses are taking notice by increasing their potential in foreign markets. Examining the culture of a new region is crucial for any company interested in conducting business there. I noticed a lot of advertising in all three cities we visited, and most of their approaches focused heavily on technology. I saw companies like BMW use digital billboards to market their cars. The emphasis on digital ads reflects the sensibilities of newer generations of Chinese consumers and their passion for technology. There were also many ads that were accompanied by QR codes, which gave people passing by the incentive to scan the codes to gain new experience with that product or company. This is a strategy that all companies should use because it will give millennial consumers a reason to get interested in your brand and experience it on a platform they are immersed in.
Reflecting on what I learned during this trip, it has changed my perception of how and why international marketing is often more challenging than domestic marketing. I hope to work in businesses that have global offices because I am interested in studying international advertising tactics they employ. This trip has taught me that I must recognize how the outside world acts before working at a domestic business. Understanding a global audience is becoming just as essential as studying a domestic one. Having a solid grasp of international consumer demand is very important to any company that seeks to broaden their horizons. I hope to continue learning more about how international businesses function in multiple countries throughout my future career.
Christopher Burns is majoring in marketing with a concentration in digital marketing and a minor in business analytics at Rider University College of Business Administration. He is expected to graduate in 2020.


Power monitoring and other parameters of the power system remotely via the Internet is a real need and is increasing in recent times. Especially after sending electricity prices increase, many plants have effectively save power after monitoring results.
With power system remote observation, we can see the parameters of the power system as voltage, current, frequency, power, power factor, of plants or parts of any when we do not need to be present at the factory. We can use a computer or mobile device that supports web browsing is possible to observe the parameters of the electrical system of your plants.
The versatile clock collects the electrical system parameters. Communicate directly to your network TCP / IP or via the device / intermediate adapter.
The Switch / Router help devices communicate Interner environment. If interrupt transmission line Internet access, these devices will form an Ethernet network. We can monitor the parameters via TCP / IP if the observation equipment and network layers.
As observed in the Internet environment, observation equipment required is a internet connection.
Adress : Xom Dau, Xa Di Trach, Huyen Hoai Duc, Ha Noi.
Any questions please contact directly to the hotline of our company for the best advice !


$125! - Weekly & Military Discounts!
The creek is steps away from Creekwood Retreat, a charming 2 Bed/2 Bath home with an open floorplan, vaulted wood beam ceilings, modern kitchen, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi, wood burning stove and picture windows throughout to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Snuggle into bedding for 6+ with a King in the master and Queen in the 2nd, plus bunkbed and bath in nearby separate bonus rooms. The covered, wrap-around porch boasts a screened room with bunkbed and dining area! Ample lawn for games or camping, creek-side bench to relax (or spot deer in the woods), fire pit, and a short drive to the Ocoee Whitewater Center – Creekwood Retreat delights with modern amenities surrounded by nature's loveliness.
Price: $125! - Weekly & Military Discounts!
Address: Steps Away From Creek!


For all the talk of "the world" in literary studies, studies on genre and its relation to power structures and epistemology are still lacking. Much of the debate around genre has centered on theoretical analyses informed by distant reading and the development of the novel as a global genre, without close attention to how changes in genre are shaped by political and epistemological shifts in how the concept of "world" is conceived.
This seminar draws on Pheng Cheah's argument that world literature is based on an understanding of the 'world' as a temporal category, and that world literature has an 'ethicopolitical horizon' that can transform the world shaped by capitalist globalization. We are also interested in how these dynamics work in imperial or neocolonial contexts at different points in history and in different geopolitical territories. We invite papers that investigate how literary traditions and genres negotiate existing understandings of the world or invent new ones from their respective sites within a world structured by power differentials. To understand world literature ethico-politically requires attention both to the uneven distribution of wealth and power across space and to the processes through which literatures come into formation under heteronomous conditions. Treating the word genre philologically, as related to the Greek Genos (race, kind, nation), but also to the later German Geschlecht (generation, people, sexual difference), we invite papers that dwell on the multivocity of genre as an organizing category and examine the roles that genre plays for a world literature considered both spatially--in an uneven world--and temporally, as a process, a becoming, under 'unchosen' conditions.
Ultimately, this seminar seeks to interrogate the different networks in which the concept of genre can reinforce or disrupt hegemonic power structures. We ask, is genre, whether literary, cultural, or otherwise, inherently political? What might be the politics and power of genre? And how is it to be indexed, coded, and analyzed? Do Western works and conceptualizations of the 'world' supply colonial and postcolonial peoples with ready-made mental cartographies? Or has it been possible for writers in Africa, Asia, Australasia, the Middle East, and the Americas to imagine the world in terms that are not beholden to the Western geopolitical (un)conscious? Is genre a tool that empires employ to exercise epistemic violence against colonial and neocolonial peoples or an essentially plastic mechanism through which different and even irreconcilable worldviews may be negotiated? What kinds of solidarity are proposed and suggested by generic formations? Are these changes themselves symptomatic of epistemological shifts? In sum, what do the genealogies and/or rhizomatic manifestations of genre have to say about world literature and world history?


*Lewan Technology is a subsidiary of Global Imaging Systems - a Xerox company and looking for professionals interested in CO, NM & WY Tech Sales.
At Lewan, we do not fill empty seats... We hire and develop future leaders!
Lewan Technology believes in building strong professional relationships from the inside out as the best way to serve our employees and customers alike. We share a passion for working together in helping our clients by managing their technology so they can focus on managing their business. If you value hard work and accountability, have a collaborative spirit, a passion for serving others, and want to contribute to our cause, call us to discuss an exciting career opportunity in office technology. Lewan Technology is looking for professionals interested in CO, NM & WY Tech Sales.
Our suite of benefits helps you keep a great work/life balance, which we consider one of the best reasons to work at Lewan!
Lucrative monthly commission structure, incentive and bonus programs.
Full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage.
Life and disability insurance plans.
Opportunity to qualify for annual President's Club trip and other incentive trips.
Continuing education and ongoing training opportunities to support skill growth and career advancement.
As a Lewan Outside Sales Account Executive you will be responsible for gaining new market share while retaining and growing current accounts. Strong people skills, organizational skills, reliability, professionalism and self-motivation are a must.
Manage entire sales cycle across customer accounts.
BS/BA degree in business or other related field/Or equivalent work in sales experience.
Previous sales experience preferred, but not required. We provide training, mentoring and coaching to all of our new Sales Executives.
Proficiency using Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook).
Competitive drive and self-motivation to achieve.
Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Ability to influence, negotiate and gain commitment at all organizational levels.
Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability; willingness to take risks and try new approaches.
Must have valid driver's license, motor vehicle and auto insurance coverage.
We are a local office technology and managed service provider supporting Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and the Rocky Mountain Region since 1972. Our print management solutions and IT services teams deliver extraordinary expertise and offer a single source for our customers' printing, document workflow, technology solutions and IT support needs. Our unique business model provides the benefits of both local decision making and the backing of Xerox, a Fortune 500 global technology leader. Our team of sales, service and support staff make us great. We believe work life balance and a positive, fun and encouraging work environment are the keys to employee and company success. Lewan employees are passionate about providing a world class customer experience, challenging themselves and supporting each other. Lewan Technology is an equal opportunity employer.
Don't see the right job opening for you? Not job seeking quite yet? Join our Talent Network and stay connected with our recruiting team for future opportunities. If you are interested in different sales opportunities, read about other Xerox subsidiaries in other parts of the country.


text:
Analogue's Mega Sg is the Sega Genesis Mini alternative for the discerning retro gaming fan
By: TechCrunch
July 29, 2019 at 17:22 PM EDT
The official Sega Genesis Mini is coign in September and hopes to capitalize on some of the retro gaming hype that turned the Super Nintendo and NES Mini Classic editions into best-sellers. But there's already a modern piece of hardware out there capable of playing Sega Genesis games on your HDTV – plus Mega Drive, […]
The official Sega Genesis Mini is coign in September and hopes to capitalize on some of the retro gaming hype that turned the Super Nintendo and NES Mini Classic editions into best-sellers. But there's already a modern piece of hardware out there capable of playing Sega Genesis games on your HDTV – plus Mega Drive, Master System and Sega CD, too.
The Analogue Mega Sg is the third in a series of reference quality, FPGA-based retro consoles from Analogue, a company that prides itself on accuracy in old-school gaming. It provides unparalleled, non-emulated game play with zero lag and full 1080p output to work with your HD or even 4K TV in a way no other old-school gaming hardware can.
For $189.99 (which is not just about double the asking price of the Sega Genesis Mini), you get the console itself, an included Master System cartridge adapter, an HDMI cable and a USB cable for power supply (plus a USB plug, though depending on your TV you might be able to power it directly). The package also includes a silicon pad should you want to use it with original Sega CD hardware, which plugs into the bottom of the SG hardware just like it did with the original Genesis. It includes two ports that support original wired Genesis controllers, or you can also opt to pick up an 8bitdo M30 wireless Genesis controller and adapter, which retails for $24.99.
[gallery ids="1861820,1861821,1861822,1861823,1861824,1861825,1861826,1861827"]
Like the Nt mini did for NES, and the Super Nt did for SNES before it, the Mega Sg really delivers when it comes to performance. Games look amazing on my 4K LG OLED television, and I can choose from a variety of video output settings to tune it to my liking, including adding in simulated retro scaliness and more to make it look more like your memory of playing on an old CRT television.
Sound is likewise excellent – those opening notes of Ecco the Dolphin sounded fantastic rendered in 48KHz 16-bit stereo coming out of my Sonos sound system. Likewise, Sonic's weird buzzsaw razor whine came through exactly as remembered, but definitely in higher definition than anything that actually played out of my old TV speakers as a kid.
Even if you don't have a pile of original Sega cartridges sitting around ready to play (though I bet you do if you're interested in this piece of kit) the Mega Sg has something to offer: On board, you get digital copy of unreleased Sega Genesis game 'Hardcore,' which was nearly complete in 1994 but which went unreleased. It's been finished and renamed "Ultracore," and you can run it from the console's main menu as soon as you plug it in and fire it up.
Analogue plans to add more capabilities to the Mega Sg in future, with cartridge adapters that will allow it to run Mark III, Game Gear, Sega MyCard, SG-1000 and SC-3000 games, too. These will all be supported by the FPGA Analogue designed for the Mega Sg, too, so they'll also be running natively, not emulated, for a true recreation of the original gaming experience.
If you're really into classic games, and care a lot about accuracy, this is definitely the best way to play Sega games on modern TVs – and it's also just super fun.
Lgc Capital Ltd Universal Display


Advertising yourself can help with friends and work. Both are essential in making most out of your life. Learn more in the article.
What do I mean when I say to advertise yourself? The way you dress and the way you speak are accurate representation of how you view yourself.
When you dress in jeans all the time, to me, that represents that you are down to earth. If you dress up even when you are not at work, that represents that you feel important and you have a statement to make. Dressing down in sweat pants and tee shirts represent comfort in any given situation. All these scenarios are indicative of attire while you are not at work. Business attire is quite different than the home apparel.
Lounging around the home is the best time to see how you advertise yourself. The choice of clothing can accommodate your mood at that particular time. If you have to go to the store do you keep what you are wearing on, or are you the type of person that changes no matter what?
Additionally, the way you speak is a good indication of how you advertise yourself. That could include the work and non work arenas.
If you are with your friends and some of them curse, and that is the norm, then the colorful metaphors espoused are indications that comfort is the standard. If you are offended by cursing and people do it around you anyway, perhaps you need to find either new friends or change your attitude and accept the fact that people are going to curse despite how you feel about it.
Speaking to people can make them learn a great deal about you. What type of person are you? Such as being open minded, close minded, intelligent, ignorant and a host of other attributes. If you tend to use 'big' words, then the assumption is that you are smart. However, you need to make sure that your choice of words corresponds to what you are trying to say. The right words can give the appearance or illusion that you are smarter than you really are. There is a perception that people with a large vocabulary usually make more money. Why? They are under the assumption that the more words you know, the smarter you are, the better you will do at a job.
In addition, the words you use do advertise your educational level. That does include self taught too.
If I converse with a person and they seem bright and articulate, I would presume they have had some educational background. I have been surprised several times that they had no formal schooling but were self taught and read a lot.
Let me state right here that I could care less the educational level that you are. Everyone can learn something from each other no matter how much or how little education you had received.
The art of advertising yourself is dependent upon your attire and the way you speak. It might not be accurate, but perception makes reality. The choice of clothing reflects your mood and or how you feel about yourself. The choice of words can be construed germane to your educational level. However, not everything is made in stone. There will always be exceptions to the rule. Being prudent helps in any given situation.
Advertising is the most visible form of marketing. It is one the most effective marketing tools you can use to build a share of the prospect's mind. It depends where and how to advertise. If you know exactly what you want to gain from your advertising, where to direct your message, and how to say what you want your audience to know, your advertising will be effective.


It is critical that we have at least one representative from each unit attend. Be prepared to share your thoughts and ideas and, in turn, take back to your unit what was learned.
Our Dan Patch Committee is committed to helping the youth in our units and community become adults of high character. We are here to provide support to make your unit more successful. We ask that you join us as we share goals, meet and better understand your district committees, Unit Commissioners, how we can help your unit better recruit new members, retain them and increase the "fun factor" for both the youth and adult volunteers.