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Waterville boys tennis advances to regional finals
Doubles teams lead Purple Panthers over Ellsworth in B North semis.
By Travis BarrettKennebec Journal
Email Writer
Waterville's doubles teammates Ben Danner (left) and John Evans congratulate one another during a doubles match against Ellsworth in the Class B North semifinals Saturday afternoon at Colby College in Waterville. Photo by Jennifer Bechard
WATERVILLE — John Evans can only remember one other time this season where he and doubles partner Ben Danner walked off the court having clinched a victory for the Waterville boys tennis team. In a regular-season meeting last month with Lincoln Academy, the duo secured the match win for the Purple Panthers with a three-set victory.
On Saturday, with the stakes much higher, Evans and Danner made quick work at second doubles and helped No. 1 Waterville race out to a 4-1 win over No. 5 Ellsworth in the Class B North semifinals at Colby College. The unbeaten Panthers (14-0) face either Caribou or Foxcroft in the regional finals Tuesday morning at Colby.
Evans and Danner rolled to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dylan Taplin and Keegan Grey for the third and deciding match point for Waterville, only minutes after the first doubles pairing of Adam Livshits and Conrad Ayers secured their own straight-sets win — 6-2, 6-2 — over Peyton Cole and Ben Osterlin.
Waterville's Adam Livshits returns a shot during a doubles match against Ellsworth in the Class B North semifinals Saturday afternoon at Colby College in Waterville.
"Usually, we're not the deciding match," Evans said. "That was nice (today). It was a relief and a really good feeling."
Waterville coach Rob Disch believes doubles can be a key factor for playoff teams.
"Doubles are huge. They're big-time," Disch said. "Depth is key all the way through (the lineup), because it gives you a chance to win numerous different ways.
"All our singles guys are steady, solid singles guys. I think they feel a little less pressure knowing that doubles has their back. It's not like we've got two dominant singles guy, one guy who is so-so and two doubles teams that get beat all the time. All that pressure would be on the singles guys all the time, but the depth we have and our doubles depth takes a lot of pressure off the other guys."
Waterville boys tennis tops Erskine in quarterfinals
Livshits and Ayers, both juniors, were paired up at the start of the season and are a perfect 15-0 on the year, including the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship match.
What they may lack in overall skill they make up for in chemistry, Livshits said.
"A lot of teams may have a kid who's crazy good and you can't beat them, but when you have doubles it's more about teamwork than the individual," Livshits said. "Winning at doubles is super-important for us, because it's anyone's game in doubles."
"It's important to have good depth," Ayers said. "Some teams might have two really good players, but if everyone else hasn't played tennis before, you're not going to win."
Waterville's No. 1 Soren Nyhus won a three-set match against Ellsworth's Arthur Jodrey (6-3, 4-6, 6-3), while Panther No. 3 Charlie Haberstock took a 6-3, 6-1 win over Andrew McCullough.
Norman Jodrey's straight-set win over Mohammad Ali Atif-Sheikh claimed the only point for Ellsworth (9-6).
The Purple Panthers' depth was on display most notably in the doubles matches, where early leads in each set in both matches simply ballooned.
"The way our whole team works is that we're out here to have fun and enjoy the sport," Evans said. "We want to be relaxed, but be confident at the same time. I think that's been our motto all year and it's paid dividends in the way we've succeeded."
At Colby, site of each of Waterville's tournament wins this week and host site for regional finals, there are five courts able to field all five matches simultaneously.
Disch likes the layout and how it allows the doubles teams to flourish. Instead of sitting around waiting, seeing a tight match and feeling pressure in a would-be deciding match as the last players on the court, it allows the teams to simply focus on playing tennis.
"They just stick to their game and who they're playing, and they do their own thing," Disch said. "That's huge."
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We have been following the latest melodrama involving a "greedy" Mylan, and numerous "humanistic" US politicians, all the way up to the Democratic presidential candidate, exchange blows over the company's dramatic price increases of its EpiPen anti-allergy medication, with a healthy dose of amusement for one simple reason: if Congress wants to crack down on someone, it should crack down on itself.
After all, the only reason Mylan has been able to pass the kinds of price increases that Congress is now blasting it for, is because of US laws and regulations; laws which incidentally, have been determined in Washington's backroom bribe parlor, i.e. the corner offices of thousands of local lobby organizations dispensing with billions of dollars in "client" funds.
Clients such as the companies listed below.
Which brings us to this question: dear Congress, have you received millions in lobby dollars from the US pharmaceutical industry.
Or perhaps Congress denies that virtually every single pharmaceutical company operating in the US has spent millions on influence peddling pardon lobbying, in recent years? Perhaps, just like in the case of the Clinton foundation defense, that money was not used to buy favors and influence legislation, but was purely for humanitarian reasons?
So how much money has the US pharma industry spent? According to OpenSecrets, so far in 2016, the amount is $129 million, rising to $2.3 billion over the past decade.
Here is a small selection of the 369 lobbying "clients" OpenSecrets keeps track of: one can see Mylan toward the bottom.
And, as usual, we conclude with our favorite chart showing the relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and Congress, according to which every dollar spent by big Pharma on lobbying generates a return of 77,500%!
And since virtually all representatives and senators suddenly appear so eager to accuse Mylan and its CEO of greed, we look forward to each and every member of Congress explaining to the American public, and their constituency, precisely where all their lobby dollars have came from, what laws were enacted as a result, and most importantly, what they spent the money on.
The real villain in the piece?
The economist looks for competitors in cases like this. A firm cannot just willy-nilly raise their prices without a competing firm leaping in to give consumers what they want at a lower price. As it turns out, Mylan has a great friend who keeps would-be competitors out of the market, or at least makes it so difficult for them that they eventually go out of business. That friend is the FDA.
With the FDA, patents, and cozy insurance relationships, Mylan has been able to steadily increase the price of EpiPens without significant market repercussions. Though, the current backlash may push many patients and doctors to look for alternatives. The only problem is that alternatives are few and far between because of government interventions.
Epinephrine is extremely cheap—just a few cents per dose. The complications come from producing the easy auto-injecting devices. Mylan "owns" their auto-injector device design, so competitors must find work-arounds in their devices to deliver the epinephrine into the patient's body. This task, coupled with the tangled mess of FDA red tape, has proven to be difficult for would-be EpiPen competitors. It's like expecting somebody to come up with a new way to play baseball without bases, balls, gloves, or bats, but still getting the game approved by the MLB as a baseball game substitute.
A French pharmaceutical company offered an electronic device that actually talks people through the steps of administering the drug, but it was recalled because of concerns about it delivering the required dose. Just this year, Teva Pharmaceutical's attempt at bringing a generic epinephrine injector to market in the US was blocked by the FDA. Adrenaclick and Twinject were unable to get insurance companies on board and so discontinued their injectors in 2012.
Adrenaclick has since come back, but it is still not covered by many insurance plans, and the FDA has made it illegal for pharmacies to substitute Adrenaclick as a generic alternative to EpiPen. Another company tried to sidestep the whole auto-injector patent barrier by offering prefilled syringes, but the FDA has stalled them, too.
Mylan has been repeatedly protected from competition, and it has repeatedly (and predictably) increased the price of EpiPens in response. Allowing all of these companies to compete in producing epinephrine auto-injectors would be the best course for all of the many patients who want a cheaper solution for severe allergic reactions.
One thing is for sure: capitalism is not to blame. Government regulations have choked this market and many others. What we need is a big dose of freedom.
The information gatekeepers will make sure the FDA's role in the epipen price debacle is little known and little discussed. Instead we will be told its all about Big Pharma greed which in turn will lead to posturing politicos like Hilliary calling for even more controls. Which, btw, makes me wonder if greed was the sole reason for this horrendous price increase.
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FDA warns of foot, leg amputations with J&J diabetes drug
Amputations, Black Box Warning, Diabetes, FDA, FDA/Regulatory, Labeling, SGLT2 Inhibitors
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) is required to add new warnings to its diabetes drug, Invokana, about the risk of foot and leg amputations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday.
Final results from two clinical trials showed leg and foot amputations occurred about twice as often in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with Invokana, known also as canagliflozin, as those given a placebo, the FDA said in an announcement posted on its website.
The warnings include a boxed warning, reserved for the most serious possible adverse events, the FDA said.
Invokana belongs to a relatively new class of type 2 diabetes drugs called SGLT-2 inhibitors, which help remove excess blood sugar through urine. Others in the class include Eli Lilly and Co's (LLY.N) Jardiance and AstraZeneca Plc's (AZN.L) Farxiga.
The FDA noted that results of one clinical trial showed that over the course of a year the risk of amputation in patients treated with Invokana was equivalent to 5.9 out of 1,000, compared with 2.8 out of 1,000 for patients given a placebo.
A second trial showed the risk of amputation was equivalent to 7.5 out of every 1,000 patients treated with Invokana compared with 4.2 out of every 1,000 patients given a placebo.
The agency said amputations of the toe and middle of the foot were the most common but that amputations involving the leg, below and above the knee, also occurred.
Untreated type 2 diabetes can cause blindness, nerve and kidney damage and heart disease.
(Reporting by Toni Clarke in Washington and Bill Berkrot in New York; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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Dominican President knows minister is a scammer: NYC group
New York.- Several political organizations on Wednesday demandedthat president Danilo Medina revoke Danilo Diaz's designation as Sports Minister,calling the appointment "misconceived, which constitutes a mockery and anaffront to the Dominican community in the United States."
The said Diaz's "business history is well known inthis city and in Dominican also, and it's not true that president Medina isn'taware of it."
The said Diaz, a senior leader of the ruling party (PLD)"participated in 2015 in one of the most blatant fraud committed againstthe Dominican community in the US, where his company Emproy-Divisa sold homesin the project Pueblo Bavaro, located in the eastern part of the Caribbeancountry, without producing their titles."
"This case was settled in Manhattan County SupremeCourt , which forced Diaz and some other businessmen to return more than US$540,000to dozens of people who had paid for the properties partially or fully,"the group said.
"It wasn't the only fraud case in which Diaz was embroiled,since in 2011 the company of the senior government official was ordered toreturn $42,000 dollars to two customers, as a result of similar fraudulenttransactions" said the statement signed by Luis M. Rodríguez, Al-País;Radhamés Morales, Fuerza de la Revolución; José González, of Patria para Todosy Todas; Jaime Molbán, Movimiento de Liberación Nacional, and Wilson Spencer,of Corriente Febrerista


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Last names beginning with T
Te Rau, Kereopa
Story: Te Rau, Kereopa
Kereopa Te Rau, photographed at Napier prison on 8 December 1871
Ngati Rangiwewehi warrior, Pai Marire leader
This biography, written by Steven Oliver, was first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 1990, and updated in June, 2014.
Kereopa Te Rau was one of the five original disciples of Te Ua Haumene, the founder of the Pai Marire faith. He was a member of Ngati Rangiwewehi of Te Arawa. The date and place of his birth are not known, nor the names of his parents. Some time in the 1840s he was baptised by the Catholic missionary Father Euloge Reignier, and took the name Kereopa (Cleophas). He is believed to have served as a policeman in Auckland in the 1850s. In the early 1860s he fought in the King's forces in Waikato. His wife and two daughters are thought to have been killed at Rangiaowhia, near Te Awamutu, when it was attacked by government forces on 21 February 1864, and the following day he was at Hairini, a defensive position just west of Rangiaowhia, where he saw his sister killed.
After the defeat of the King movement forces in mid 1864, Kereopa joined the new religion of Te Ua Haumene. In December 1864 Te Ua instructed Kereopa and Patara Raukatauri to go as emissaries to the tribes of the East Coast. They were told to preach the Pai Marire faith in the districts they passed through, to go in peace and not to interfere with Pakeha. Kereopa, however, demanded that a European be given up to him at Otipa, a settlement on the lower Rangitaiki River, and that a Catholic priest be handed over at Whakatane. These requests were refused, but at Opotiki the missionary C. S. Völkner was seized and ritually killed on 2 March 1865. Völkner was hanged from a willow tree near his church by members of his own congregation, Te Whakatohea. His body was then decapitated and Kereopa swallowed the eyes, calling one Parliament and the other the Queen and British law. Although this act outraged Europeans, such an indignity to the head of an enemy conferred mana on Kereopa.
Kereopa was widely believed to have instigated the killing of Völkner. Although he had agreed to it, in fact he did not take part in the actual hanging, and cannot be held responsible. The arrival of the Pai Marire party at Opotiki precipitated the tragedy, but there were complex reasons for Völkner's death. Principal among these was Te Whakatohea's anger at the missionary for his actions in spying for the government; in returning to Opotiki at that time Völkner had disregarded the explicit warnings of Te Whakatohea. Kereopa himself may also have sought to avenge the deaths of members of his family at Hairini and at Rangiaowhia, a plan of which Völkner had sent to Governor George Grey.
After the killing of Völkner, Kereopa, with his party of Pai Marire followers, went on to Gisborne, and to the Urewera where he preached the Pai Marire faith among Tuhoe. In May 1865 he attempted to travel to Waikato to preach to the Kingite tribes, but was prevented from reaching the Kaingaroa plains by a force of Ngati Manawa and Ngati Rangitihi. According to one account, in the course of this battle, in which Kereopa's party was supported by Tuhoe, Kereopa swallowed the eyes of three Ngati Manawa warriors who had been killed and decapitated; it was this repetition of his symbolic act at Opotiki which earned him the name Kaiwhatu (the Eye-eater). After a long siege Ngati Manawa and Ngati Rangitihi abandoned their defences at Te Tapiri and Okupu, in the western Urewera, but Kereopa was forced to turn back when a relief party of Te Arawa, led by W. G. Mair, arrived. He then returned to Opotiki but was driven from there by government troops, and fled into the Urewera.
Kereopa had much mana in the eyes of Tuhoe, as the bearer of the Pai Marire faith to that tribe, and thus obtained their protection. The dense bush of the Urewera mountains also offered him protection from his pursuers, as it later would for Te Kooti. Martial law had been declared in the Opotiki and Whakatane districts after the killing of Völkner, and a reward was offered for the capture of those responsible. Kereopa concealed himself at Te Roau, on a densely wooded hillside, Te Miromiro, at Ohaua-te-rangi, a Ngati Rongo settlement north of Ruatahuna. Te Roau had never been occupied, and commanded an excellent view of anyone approaching. There Kereopa was able to elude his pursuers for the next five years.
From mid 1868 the Ringatu faith of Te Kooti gained popularity among Tuhoe, and the influence of Pai Marire correspondingly faded. The reverence in which Tuhoe held Kereopa also diminished, but Tuhoe did not disclose his whereabouts. Over the next three years, however, the people of the Urewera were weakened, and their land devastated, by the government's relentless pursuit of Te Kooti and the remaining Hauhau leaders. Government troops, including a Ngati Porou contingent led by Rapata Wahawaha, embarked on several campaigns between May 1869 and early 1872, in which Tuhoe pa were plundered, crops destroyed and many people killed.
By late 1870 several Tuhoe leaders had made their peace with the government. But they would not violate the sanctuary of the Urewera by giving up Kereopa. Eventually, however, realising that their survival was threatened by Kereopa, they decided to withdraw their protection.
Tuhoe tradition gives the following account of the capture of Kereopa. It was agreed among Tuhoe that neither European soldiers nor Ngati Porou forces should be allowed to capture the Hauhau leader; as his protectors, they would deliver him themselves to the government, to ensure that their own mana was retained. Thus a Tuhoe party went to Te Roau, in September 1871, and laid their plans before him. Kereopa agreed to give himself as payment for the Tuhoe blood that had been shed for him. When he went to gather his possessions from his sleeping house, however, he attempted to flee. He was chased and captured by a warrior named Te Whiu Maraki, and taken to Ruatahuna. Because he had broken his word, he was handed over as a prisoner to Rapata and Captain Thomas Porter.
On 21 December 1871 Kereopa stood trial at the Supreme Court at Napier for the murder of Völkner. There was no direct proof of his responsibility for the killing, but a European witness, Samuel Levy, testified that he had seen Kereopa among those who escorted Völkner to the willow tree. On the basis of this evidence Kereopa was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. William Colenso appealed unsuccessfully for clemency on the grounds that the crime had already been punished by executions and land confiscation. Mother Mary Aubert, of Father Reignier's mission at Napier, stayed with Kereopa during his last night. He was hanged on 5 January 1872 at Napier.
In 2014 a statutory pardon for Kereopa Te Rau was part of a Treaty of Waitangi settlement between the Crown and Ngati Rangiwewehi.
Steven Oliver. 'Te Rau, Kereopa', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990, updated June, 2014. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1t72/te-rau-kereopa (accessed 20 January 2020)


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Hyannis Mets Lights Postponed
Lighted Field for Hyannis Mets Postponed for 2007
Game Times Switch Back to 5 P.M. for Home Games
HYANNIS, Mass. -- The Hyannis Athletic Association announced today that the schedule to have lights at McKeon Field has been delayed for at least another season.
Continuing environmental concerns and rising installation costs have resulted in the postponement of McKeon Park field lights for the 2007 Hyannis Mets season.
"We feel a great deal of disappointment, but maintain the collective positive energy to complete the project." said Hyannis Mets President Tino DiGiovanni. "
Game times for the upcoming season will be at 5 p.m., with the exception of two August games which will commence at 4:30pm.
The Mets remain committed to have state-of-the-art lights installed for future seasons.
The Hyannis Athletic Association looks forward to continuing the provision of the highest level of summer collegiate baseball under the aegis of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League.
Over the past ten years, the Mets and their cadre of volunteers have completely transformed McKeon Park, including new bleachers, a landscaped seating terrace, a new brick backstop and improved handicapped accessibility.
Other improvements of note are irrigation upgrades beneath the playing surface and a new outfield fence.
These major improvements have been made possible through the assistance of a major grant from the Yawkey Foundation II with a matching donation from the new Pope John Paul II High School.
Just as the Mets await the development of the new baseball program at Pope John Paul II High School, the facilities at McKeon Park enhanced even further by future lighting will be better equipped than ever to serve as a recreational center for the Village of Hyannis.
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Navy grounds aircrew that made vulgar drawing in sky
Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:30am
By Nicholas K. Geranios
SPOKANE — The aircrew who used a U.S. Navy warplane to create a vulgar sky writing above the town of Okanogan last week has been grounded, the U.S. Navy said Friday.
The crew of an electronic warfare plane from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island created sky writings in the shape of male genitals in the skies over the rural community Thursday.
Many residents spotted the contrails in the clear blue skies above the central Washington town of 2,500 people. Witnesses took photos and placed them on social media platforms, where they were widely viewed.
"The actions of this aircrew are wholly unacceptable and antithetical to Navy core values," said a statement issued Friday by NAS Whidbey Island.
"We have grounded the aircrew and are conducting a thorough investigation," the statement said, "and we will hold those responsible accountable for their actions."
"The Navy apologizes for this irresponsible and immature act, and anyone who was offended by this unacceptable action," the statement said.
The aircraft involved was an EA-18 Growler assigned to Whidbey Island, the Navy said. The carrier-based plane carries a two-person crew.
The plane flew over the small town in a pattern "that left a condensed air trail resembling an obscene image to observers on the ground," the Navy said.
The names of the aircrew were not released.
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SBU News > Academics > School of Dental Medicine > Dr. Andrew Schwartz Receives National Teaching Award from Dental Honor Society
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Dr. Andrew Schwartz Receives National Teaching Award from Dental Honor Society
National Dental Honor Society Omicron Kappa Upsilon's (OKU) Stephen H. Leeper Award for Teaching Excellence is presented each year to dental educators who have displayed exemplary standards in dental pedagogy while demonstrating vision and advancement in dental education.
Dr. Andrew Schwartz
Dr. Andrew G. Schwartz from Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine (SDM) was named the 2018-2019 Stephen H. Leeper Award recipient. The award will be presented on March 17, 2019, at OKU's Annual Business Meeting in Chicago, an event attended by chapter representatives throughout the country.
According to OKU, "This award honors individuals who have implemented innovative techniques or displayed excellence in dental education, and who have instituted creative and unique methods of educating and engaging students, faculty, and administrators."
Dr. Schwartz has played an integral role as an educator of SDM since 1993. He has held many leadership roles including the directorship of pre-doctoral clinical programs and chairmanship roles on multiple school-wide committees.
"Dr. Schwartz has long been a vital part of our success as an institution and is dedicated to providing an excellent education to our students," said SDM Dean Dr. Mary Truhlar. "Through a blend of expertise and mentorship, Dr. Schwartz supports our students throughout their critical first experiences in clinical dentistry and provides them with insights and skills essential to their future success."
Dr. Schwartz serves as Clinical Associate Professor and Division Director for Behavioral Sciences and Practice Management within the Department of General Dentistry. Most recently, he was appointed as a Group Practice Leader for the SDM's inaugural year of its transition to the clinical Group Practice Model.
"It is truly an honor to receive the Stephen H. Leeper Award for Teaching Excellence," said Dr. Schwartz. "Although I am receiving this award in my name, this award represents the effort of so many faculty and staff at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine. Without this support, I certainly would not have been able to develop and implement the many unique programs we offer our students."
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Tesla Gigafactory will expand production to Model 3 motors and drivetrain
By Christian Prenzler
Tesla's Gigafactory will soon produce more than just lithium-ion battery cells for the company's line of energy storage systems and fleet of electric cars. Nevada governor Brian Sandoval announced on Tuesday, during his State of the State address, that Tesla will be investing an additional $350 million into the Sparks, Nevada-based factory to expand production to include motors and 'gearboxes' for the upcoming Model 3.
Sandoval also noted that Tesla is expected to bring an additional 550 skilled labor jobs to the Gigafactory. The factory has over 1,000 full-time employees at this time and 2,000 construction workers working on the facility.
"Tonight I am pleased to announce that Tesla will expand its investment in Nevada by producing the electric motors and gearboxes for the Model 3 at the Gigafactory," Sandoval said.
Tesla's CTO J.B. Straubel was also present at the address Tuesday and was welcomed with a standing ovation.
"I want to thank J.B. and Tesla for the decision to double-down on the "get it done" state," Gov. Sandoval said in his address. Tesla CEO and Founder Elon Musk famously called the state the "get it done" state when Tesla first announced their plans to build the Gigafactory in the state.
While this news is the first time Tesla has indicated that they plan to shift more than battery cell and pack production to the Gigafactory, it doesn't come as a surprise. Musk claimed the Gigafactory could support close to 10,000 jobs, up from the previous estimate of 6,500.
Drone video of Tesla's Gigafactory shows the battery factory more than doubling in size
Gigafactory "continues to build speed"
Sandoval also claims that the Gigafactory "hit its marks and continues to build speed." Tesla believes the factory will cost roughly $5 billion when the project is complete. Panasonic plans to contribute $1.6 billion to the project and is betting on their battery division as a significant growth driver.
Just this last weekend, Panasonic held a job fair a the Gigafactory for the upcoming battery cell production that will begin in Q2 of 2017. As Tesla prepares to launch the Model 3 later this year, it is more important than ever that Tesla continues to expand operations at the Gigafactory to lower costs and achieve their planned start of production date of July 1st. First Model 3 deliveries are expected to take place at the end of this year.
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est un drama de 11 épisode (+ un spécial) diffusé à la télévision japonaise en 2006. Il sera suivi d'un film en 2007 Unfair: The Movie avec la même distribution.

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Musiques écrites et interprétées par Sumitomo Norihito
Thème de fin : Faith par Yuna Ito

Personnages
Ryoko Shinohara : Yukihira Natsumi
Eita : Ando Kazuyuki
Tae Kimura : Makimura Kiyoko
Kato Masaya : Mikami Kaoru
Terajima Susumu : Yamaji Tetsuo
Kagawa Teruyuki : Sato Kazuo
Mukaichi Mion : Sato Mio
Abe Sadao : Kokubo Yuji
Mari Hamada : Renmi Anna
Hidetoshi Nishijima : Sezaki Ichiro
Kobayashi Mao
Shiga Kotaro
Otaka Hiroo
Arisaka Kurume

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Qu'est-ce que la 'Justice' lorsque l'on est une jeune policière divorcée, avec un enfant ?

Yukihira Natsumi est une femme qui n'a pas de chance. Pour retrouver le meurtrier de son père, et poussée par un puissant (et très personnel) sens de la justice, elle rentre dans la police où elle est une femme flic d'excellent niveau mais à la réputation désastreuse à la suite d'une affaire dans laquelle elle a froidement abattu un criminel de 17 ans à peine. À la suite de cette affaire, son mari, un éditeur renommé, la quitte en emmenant avec lui leur fille, Mio, qui ne parle plus depuis qu'elle est devenue « la fille de la meurtrière » et qui déteste sa mère.

Série télévisée créée en 2006
Série télévisée japonaise des années 2000
Série télévisée de Fuji Television

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Charity receives £1,500 from vehicle tracking business
Ctrack has successfully raised substantial funds for Leeds' Teaching Hospitals Charitable Foundation following a prize draw.
The money will be used to buy equipment for six new firefighters that have joined the Helipad Fire Response Team at Leeds General Infirmary. More than 100 employees based at Ctrack's Leeds-based head office and from around the UK, entered into the festive spirit by snapping up all available tickets at the company's Christmas party to support the charity and have a chance to win a wide range of prizes. Members of the Helipad Fire Response Team also offered their support by joining in the festivities to help raise awareness of the cause.
Earlier this year Ctrack committed to raising at least £5,000 to help expand the NHS-certified Helipad Fire Response Team. The 15-person team was originally set up in 1997 and works alongside the Air Ambulance community providing vital aviation support for road traffic accidents, industrial trauma and sporting injuries. Ctrack aims to supply all the required equipment such as protective suits, boots and helmets for the six new members by organising a series of fundraising events.
Tom O'Connor, Managing Director of Ctrack commented: "The Helipad Fire Response Team at Leeds General Infirmary provides an invaluable service to the region and richly deserve our support for the wonderful job they do. To date we have now raised more than £2,000, so we are well on the way to achieving our initial target."
"In addition to the prize draw, the company has also donated to the appeal instead of buying Christmas cards this year, whilst some of our employees have been involved in selling calendars and organising a cake stall to raise additional money. I would like to thank all our employees for their generosity and efforts, which is helping fund such an important service."
Everyone at Ctrack would like to thank the following Leeds and UK based companies and organisations for providing prizes and their support: Leeds United FC, Metro Buses, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Chevin Country Park Hotel & Spa, Bewleys Hotel, Radisson Blu, Park Plaza, West Yorkshire Police, The Verve Restaurant at the Village Hotel, The Wardrobe Restaurant, Sous Le Nez en Ville Restaurant, Tiger Tiger, Alea Casino, Zest @ Eclipse, Noblet Municipal (Preston), Go Ape (Birmingham) and Christopher Ward Watches (London).
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OPINION: Who's to blame for the partisan divide?
By Zach Richards
Opinion Writer Zach Richards, a sophomore studying education, argues that liberals and conservatives are both to blame for increased political polarization.
Please note that these views and opinions do not reflect those of The New Political.
It's no secret that national politics in the United States is increasingly polarized.
The stereotypical liberal perception of Republicans is that they're racist, nationalistic and misogynist gun-lovers who care more about defending the president than the very concept of democracy. The stereotypical conservative perception of Democrats is that they're a bunch of cry-baby, safe-space snowflakes who want the government to hand everything to them so they don't have to work. But which side is more partisan? Which side ignores facts in order to push their own narrative?
A reasonable argument can be made that Republicans are the more partisan bunch. After all, we have a Republican president who lies constantly and pushes the boundaries of what is politically acceptable seemingly every day, as if to test the loyalty of his own party.
So far, Republicans have stood by their president and largely defended even his most outrageous actions, while Democrats haven't had a sitting president to defend in years. It's easy for Democrats to look down their noses whenever Trump does something blatantly corrupt and ask "What if it was Obama doing this?" and swear they'd never defend a president who behaved this way.
The Democrats are the big-tent party, and there are simply more Democrats in party registration states than Republicans in the country. The downside is that it's harder to unite the entire party, and Republicans can win national elections when Democratic turnout is down or if they're able to peel off the wings of the Democratic Party.
The Democratic Party has trouble trying to nominate a candidate who appeals to all their different constituents. The Democrats have to appeal to leftist socialists, suburban moms, union workers, black, Hispanic and Asian communities, Jews, the non-religious, Muslims, the LGBT community, urban progressives and college students, among others, all of which generally vote Democrat.
Democrats also tend to live in big cities far more than Republicans. Living in the most cosmopolitan places in the country exposes the median Democrat to a huge amount of diversity in their everyday life. Living in a city gives them more access to culture, art and the media than the median Republican, contributing to an open-minded worldview held by Democrats.
However, one could argue that having a bunch of different perspectives within the party help expose its members and its leadership to a variety of different viewpoints, making its members more open-minded. This also makes party infighting a problem that Democrats face more than Republicans, and it can cause the different wings of the party to focus more on their disdain of each other than on Republicans.
A point could be made that — because the median Democrat is more educated than the median Republican — the median Democrat might simply be aware of potentially dangerous effects of political polarization and be more likely to make a personal effort to avoid being blinded by partisanship. Even personal anecdotes seem to confirm this, as the most hardcore Republicans seem more devoted to President Donald Trump than hardcore Democrats ever were to Obama.
Compare this with the median Republican. The Republican Party is largely white, male and Christian. That's not to say there aren't different factions within the Republican Party, but it seems reasonable to expect that it's easier for all these factions to unite because they're demographically similar.
The median Republican is more likely than the median Democrat to live in a small town or rural area where almost everyone is demographically similar. These people are seemingly less likely to experience a diverse worldview beyond their own, so it would be reasonable to assume it's easier for these people to unite in voting against a Democratic coalition that generally leads a lifestyle contrary to theirs. Even if the various Republican factions have different end goals, the threat of the left can generally be enough to unite them behind one candidate.
This seems to all lead to the same conclusion: That Republicans are the more partisan bunch, and they'll defend Trump through way more than the Democrats would ever have defended Obama.
Not so fast, however. A Democrat living in an urban congressional district where the incumbent Democrat representative won by 92 points might live in a cosmopolitan area and experience diversity as a major part of their life, but that wouldn't make them less partisan against a Republican when 96% of their community's electorate voted Democrat.
Just look at the Senate. There are nine Democrats representing states Trump won in 2016, versus only two Republicans from states won by Clinton. The most Democratic state with a Republican senator is Maine, which FiveThirtyEight gives a Partisan Voting Index (PVI) of D+5, meaning it's five percentage points more Democratic than the nation as a whole. Alabama, Montana and West Virginia, which all have Democratic senators, have a PVI of R+27, R+18, and R+30, respectively.
Based on this, it's reasonable to assume that Republicans are actually less partisan than Democrats as, even in a highly partisan atmosphere, they seem more likely to vote for Democrats than Democrats are to vote for Republicans.
Democrats could dismiss these arguments, and say the institutional advantage Republicans have in the Senate forces Democrats to run centrist candidates in order to have any chance at a majority. The most moderate Democrats are thus more likely to vote with Trump on issues than the most moderate Republicans are to vote against him.
A Democrat could thus argue that the party has more Senate seats in red states than Republicans have in blue states not because Republicans are less partisan, but rather because Democrats try to win in red states more than Republicans try in blue states.
It's become somewhat of an internet joke to make fun of fence-sitters who simply proclaim that both sides are bad and add nothing to the discussion, but in this case, these people might have a point.
A 2016 study by the Pew Research Center found remarkably similar levels of animosity toward the other side between Democrats and Republicans.
According to the study, 47% of Democrats are angry at the Republican Party, and 46% of Republicans are angry at the Democratic Party. Over half of Republicans are frustrated with the other side of the aisle, with the number for Democrats being 58%. On a scale from zero to 100, with zero being the most negative feelings, Republicans gave Hillary Clinton a 12 and Democrats gave Trump an 11. Forty-two percent of Democrats say that Republicans are dishonest, compared to 45% of Republicans who say the same of Democrats.
When Republicans and Democrats talk to each other, 63% of Democrats say they have less in common with Republicans than they thought, with the number being 65% for Republicans. Overwhelmingly, 68% of Republicans say that Democratic policies being bad for the country is a major reason for why they're a Republican, with that number being 62% for Democrats.
At the end of the day, the result of this is, after a highly polarizing presidential election in 2016, 89% of Democrats voted for Clinton and 88% of Republicans voted for Trump.
As annoying as a fence-sitter can be, partisanship is a both sides issue. That's not to say that both sides are the same — they absolutely are not. Maybe Democrats wouldn't tolerate a Democratic president who did everything Trump does now. Nonetheless, if the partisan divide is something worth addressing, both parties will have to make an effort to deal with it.
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What does this have to do with marketing or content? It turns out, content and effective marketing is all about culture.
Aside from their content production, this is possibly the best marketing Netflix will ever do .
While it has become a viral hit, most of the advice in the Netflix culture code is just common sense. For example, they have no vacation policy. Employees are allowed to take whatever time they want, as long as they are responsible about it.
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Of course the meringues are also easy to serve up as they are without the cream and raspberries if that is easier for your party. If you prefer strawberries or fresh fruit then that works too. I also have some other easy ideas, including surprise inside Mummy cupcakes and Mummy gingerbread men.
Slowly add the caster sugar and whisk.
Put the meringue mixture into an icing bag and cut off the end. Pipe ghost shapes onto grease proofed paper.
Bake for an hour and allow to cool.
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The Stages of Entrepreneurship
By Rick Savage
One of the most influential essays in American economics is The Wealth of Nations authored by Adam Smith in 1776. It popularized the concepts of free-market economies and limited government. It also influenced Jean-Baptiste Say who wrote A Treatise on Political Economy in 1803. It was in that work that the term "entrepreneur" was first coined. Loosely translated to English it described an "adventurer" who was a middleman between capitalists and laborers. He or she took risks in finding creative and efficient ways to allocate capital and resources to maximize profits. In that respect they were different than the independent business person who, for instance, started a bakery or a shoe store.
How does the entrepreneur fit into the marketing concept of the product life cycle (PLC)? The PLC is defined as having four parts: introduction, growth, maturity, and decline/renewal.
Most people associate the entrepreneur with the first stage — introduction or the startup phase. These businesspersons would be like Bob Wormser or Arthur Jones.
Bob Wormser started Emergency One in 1974 out of his barn in Ocala. He was a self-taught metal fabricator who envisioned fire trucks made of aluminum instead of steel. They would be lighter and resist corrosion.
Arthur Jones founded Nautilus, Inc. in Deland Florida and also Jumbolair Airport in Ocala. Arthur Jones believed he could improve the efficiency of workouts that previously only used free weights. His Nautilus machines allowed the user to perform high intensity workouts to the point of muscular failure.
At this stage: sales are low, investment cost is very high, competition is low, and profits are low.
The growth stage is associated with the second stage entrepreneur. A second stage entrepreneur is considered one that has 10-99 employees and generates $750,000 to $50 million in annual revenue. According to GrowFL they are responsible for creating 34% of all new jobs in Florida. This is the stage where a business replaces a basic startup business plan with a professional marketing plan aimed for continued growth.
At this stage: sales are high, investment cost is high, competition is high, and profits are high.
Florida State has provided economic incentives to second stage entrepreneurs since 2009, when the state legislature created the Florida Economic Gardening Institute (FEGI). The Economic Gardening Technical Assistance Pilot Program is officially known as GrowFL. Every year GrowFL recognizes their "Florida Companies to Watch" honorees at an event in Tampa. The 2018 honoree from Ocala was Artemis Plastics, LLC.
Past honorees from Ocala (2011-2017) include:
Auto Customs, LLC
Human Potential Healthcare Workforce Solutions, LLC
Marion Precision Tool, Inc.
MzeroA.com
Pro Poly of America, Inc.
Raneys Inc.
Winco Mfg., LLC
This is the longest stage in the product life cycle, the company would be larger and earn more revenue than when at the second stage. The founders may no longer be with the company or if they are their roles are diminished. As the business grows the entrepreneur hires professional management and skilled employees. Even with a successful product the demand will decrease and a company should already invest in research and development for the next new product.
At this stage: sales are high, investment cost is low, competition is very high, and profits are high.
At the mature stage a business can still go "back to its roots" and create a team of employees to work as intrapreneurs. These intrapreneurs work as self-motivated entrepreneurs but with the resources of the large business. As they are still employees, anything they create while on company time is the property of the business.
Decline/Renewal
At this stage a product is being phased out because new technologies are replacing it, or it is no longer fashionable. The demand drops and not much is spent on advertising. A company will then typically go into survival mode or look for an exit strategy.
At this stage: sales are low, investment cost is low, competition is very high, and profits are low.
When Apple was close to failure in 1997, they turned things around by bringing back the original entrepreneur Steve Jobs. He scaled back the company and ran it like it was a small startup again. He decreased the products by 70 percent, decreased the employees by three thousand, and eliminated non-essential projects. He eventually brought new innovative products like the iPod, iPhone, and iPad to market.
Intrapreneur: An intrapreneur is someone who has the same freedom as an entrepreneur, but works as an employee of large corporation and has the company's resources at their disposal.
Famous Intrapreneurial Projects
Lockheed Martin's "Skunk Works" is the official pseudonym for their Advanced Development Programs. It was started in 1943 to develop the P-80 fighter jet.
The Macintosh Team
In 1979, Steve Jobs handpicked 20 engineers and began work on the Macintosh PC. In a 1985 Newsweek article, Steve Jobs explained, "The Macintosh team was what is commonly known as intrapreneurship… a group of people going, in essence, back to the garage, but in a large company."
3M's 15% Culture
3M started as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. It's original goal was to mine for corundum, but they failed. To survive, they sold sandpaper. Fast forward to the present and the company has operations in over 70 countries. They have a "15% corporate culture", which means that fifteen percent of an employee's time can be allocated to exploring innovative ideas.
WHERE TO GET TRAINING, HELP & KNOWLEDGE
The College of Central Florida: Here in Ocala, CF offers a Business Entrepreneurship College Credit Certificate. It is a 12-credit course program for small business owners or those who want to develop skills in risk-taking and innovation for a current business or future endeavor.
Marion County Chamber and Economic Partnership (CEP): The Marion County CEP offers such resources as business creation assistance; the Power Plant business incubator; entrepreneurial resources; angel investing–Nexus-Ocala chapter; and 1 Million Cups. Information can be found at ocalacep.com/growing-jobs/create-your-business.
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You don't see a slide show of the most important moments of your life right before you die. Or, at least, that wasn't my experience when I fell out of a raft on a class V rapid in the Costa Rican jungle. I felt panic and pressure. Panic – what if rocks are at the bottom of this waterfall, oh gosh, keep your feet up, wait which way is up? Pressure – it's hard to wrap your mind around how powerful a large body of water is until you are being tossed around in it like a sock in a washing machine.
Not until after I scrambled gracelessly into the raft and looked back at the not-such-a-waterfall did I realize my guide was scolding me. He was not, as I had expected, concerned with my safety but was rather annoyed that this gangly, pale, American girl managed to fall out of his raft on the first rapid of the day. "I told you to get down," Diego huffed. I wanted to kindly inform him that I hadn't heard his directions over the rapid's roar, but I kept my mouth shut.
This was not my first white-water rafting experience – in fact I thought I was fairly proficient – but the Rio Balsa and Diego managed to humble me. Aside from my initial clumsiness, the Rio Balsa provided some exceptional whitewater. The biggest rapids are at the beginning of the route; two class Vs and a handful of class IVs in the first two kilometers thrilled my inner adrenaline junky. Diego coached me through the Balsa's swift turns and sudden shallows, laughing a little too loud after I was knocked out of the boat a second time by another raft. This time I also managed a laugh.
The rest of the 10 km route was less death defying. I didn't mind, as it gave me a chance to revel in the dazzling emerald of the jungle foliage all around us. At times, we were walled in by sheer rock face that stretched ever up as streams that had coalesced, it seemed, from the air itself tumbled down to join our voyage. We raced down the ravine until, inevitably, it would spill out into a wide, even-paced snake, coiling through the close-woven verdure. The waxy leaves of strange trees caught the light dancing off the water and scattered it in patterns I longed to read. I hear the river is soon to be dammed and the class IV-V rapids will be impassable. It's a shame – nothing is quite like the majesty of a jungle river, that breathtaking, wild beauty earned through sweat and danger. In becoming part of the Balsa, I touched, for a moment, that effervescent pulse of the soul that sustains us all. Life and death are inseparable.


Flatey is an island which is located on the north-western part of Skjálfandi Bay, 14,7 nautical miles from Húsavík. The name means "flat island" and the highest peak rises only about 22 m above sea level. With the length of 2,5 km and 1,7 km wide, Flatey is the fifth largest island around Icelandic waters. The island is a paradise for bird watching with over 30 different species during the breeding season.
Flatey was settled early in historic times and the population increased during the first decades of the 20th century. In 1942, the population was at its highest with 120 people.
The islanders earned their living from fishing and agriculture. The fishermen went out on rowing boats around the island, where there are highly productive fishing grounds, especially for cod and lumpfish. Since the soil on Flatey is very fertile, the inhabitants were also able to practise agriculture and most families had some farm animals such as cows, sheep or hens.
The living conditions were hard at that time as there was no electricity or fresh water supplies. The winter storms could be harsh and the distance to the mainland (Húsavík) was far at that time. Twice a month a boat went from Flatey to Húsavík, stopping at Nausteyrarfjara in Flateyjardalur (Flatey Island Valley), transporting passengers, groceries and other stocks.
The local community was very active when the population was at its peak. However, it became difficult for Flatey to compete with other communities that grew faster with increasing access to electricity and hot water in homes. People started leaving the island and moving to places such as Húsavík. In 1967, the last inhabitants left Flatey and it has not been permanently inhabited since.
Nowadays Flatey is mainly inhabited in the summertime by families returning to their roots as well as tourists visiting the local treasure.
A church was built in the early years but was shut down in 1884. In 1960, a new church was consecrated. This new church came from the meanwhile uninhabited Flatey Island Valley. The church is kept up well and today there are still events taking place there such as weddings and concerts.
A schoolhouse was built in 1929. There was only one teacher in the school and two classes, class 1-5 and 6-10. There was also a library and a sport hall in the same building. School activities were traditionally from October throughout April, as children were helping at home with fishing and farming during the other months of the year.
The first lighthouse was built in 1913 and rebuilt in 1963. It stands on the highest point of the island, 22 m above sea level. The lighthouse is still functioning and in use, runs by gas and has backup batteries.
An icehouse was built in 1937 near the harbour. It was used by the islanders as a refrigerator for their food supplies.
A radio telegraph was put up in 1931.
An airport was made on the western part of the island from north to south. It was 900 m long and the first aeroplane landed there in 1955. It has not been used very often but sometimes private aircrafts have landed there.
Today, many buildings have been renovated and are used as summerhouses. Some houses are in very frequent use, but no one lives there all year round. Most of them are owned by relatives or descendants of the former inhabitants. Some are used as guesthouses. In most of the houses generators are used as electricity supplies, some use gas, which is also used for heating up.
Stefán Guðmundsson, the owner of Gentle Giants, is proud of his strong family connections to Flatey. His grandparents, who had lived their whole life by Skjálfandi Bay, moved to the island and his father was born and brought up there. The family house has been nicely renovated and is today well used as a second home.
Gentle Giants offers various tours to Flatey, both scheduled departures and special tours: barbecue trips, cruise ship shore excursions, family gatherings, local heritage tours, professional bird watching, school groups, staff trips, and weddings are just some examples of adventures that the company has organised to the island.
Inspired to visit Flatey? Contact us for more information on info@gentlegiants.is.


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Climate Action SA turns a funeral into a celebration while marking the last gasps of San Antonio's oldest and dirtiest coal plant.
The tables were laid out with tamales and sangria (not to mention gluten-free vegan cupcakes), the walls covered in news articles telling a lengthy story of resistance. Inside Galería Guadalupe on San Antonio's Westside, dancing feet shared time with celebratory speeches by community leaders, all to mark a momentous occasion: the beginning of the end of San Antonio's coal age.
In just a matter of days–on December 31, to be precise–the City-owned utility would finally shutter 40-year-old, 840-megawatt J.T. "Dirty" Deely–and local residents, many of whom had dedicated years of concerted engagement to closing the plant, couldn't wait to throw the behemoth a retirement bash.
Efforts to shut down San Antonio's oldest and dirtiest coal plant date back more than a decade and were cemented in a 2011 deal struck between the environmental community and former CPS Energy CEO Doyle Beneby, which allowed the utility to avoid paying millions for pollution-reduction technologies in exchange for early closure.
On December 15, nearly 200 celebrants from a wide swath of San Antonio's environmental, climate, youth, and justice communities gathered for a four-hour "shutdown getdown," an evening of potluck-swapped food and drink, coal-fight war stories, and dancing to the conjunto funk of Los Nahuatlatos and The Indigenauts.
Here are a few pics from the end of the night.
"We can't take back the thousands of childhood asthma cases, premature deaths, and coal-connected heart attacks inflicted during these years of waiting. There's no recalling the tens of millions of tons of globe-warming gases emitted between then and now.
The battle to close Deely has been won, but the war for a fossil-free future continues. The City of San Antonio is leading an effort to create a climate plan, but a truly effective climate plan means shutting down all our coal plants and all of our natural gas infrastructure and rapidly transitioning to renewable energy. It means shifting priorities from those of endless growth to those of stability and sustainability. And it means redistributing resources.
Following the blessing and press conference, a celebratory dirge and procession organized by climate justice artivist Alice Canestaro-Garcia and choreographed by decolonial dancer Fabiola Torralba officially kicked off the party, leading participants into the gallery space (see final few minutes of video above, after press conference speakers).
Yet as integral as fighting words or creative resistance were to the celebration, the heart of the event (for this liberation sociologist as least) was its documentation of the deep history bound up in the hearts and bodies of folks who participated, in many cases from the beginning, on the frontline of the long, slow struggle to close Deely.
Though we missed several oral histories, including those of long-time Sierra Club activists Loretta Van Coppenolle and Jerry Morrisey, here are two we did capture, one from Karen Hadden of the SEED Coalition (who discussed the Deely closure in the context of several other, overlapping dirty energy fights) and the second from environmental attorney Enrique Valdivia.
These testimonios were further complemented by a small exhibit posted to the gallery walls, compiled by Russell Seal and Peter Bella, with archival materials and photographs detailing the fight against Deely but also those against the younger J.K. Spruce coal plant and the South Texas Nuclear Project.
Listening to these stories, bumping into people we have worked alongside at various points but haven't seen in years, remembering the intimacy of that work, recognizing those we know in photographs and newspaper articles, recognizing ourselves as a part of the histories recalled (and in some cases as documentarian)—we discover that if this is a story about energy descent, it is equally one about the long horizons of struggle and the relations of friendship and solidarity that emerge in the process.
And if it is an effort to document what happened and what we accomplished, it is also a reminder of how much of the story of that struggle remains within us, untold or unheard, to be recorded or written down or summoned forth in dance or song or prayer. And, equally, if it is the celebration of an ending, it is also the ceremonial recognition of what begins and continues—of the work that remains.
Deely's last gasp arrived on December 31, 2018. A few of us got word of a TV truck prowling toward Calaveras Lake.
New Year's Eve champers in hand, we went into pursuit to make sure that local media, which had largely ignored the community story behind Deely's demise, took proper notice. And as the News4 van returned to basecamp SA with a story of our lake-side toasting, we also double downed with more of our own documentation.
An interesting (and sobering) postscript has emerged from this hard-won local media coverage. Those who labored long and hard to close Deely fully expected that its post-retirement plans would be limited to fishing in Calaveras Lake (watch out for that mercury, tho) and engaging in karmic repair by volunteering with the American Lung Association. But as made clear in KSAT 12's interview with current CPS Energy CEO Paula Gold-Williams, the city's public utility is having a hard time letting go of the utility's fossil fuel addiction—and an even harder time registering the community's framing of Deely's closure in terms of climate justice and public health rather than dollars and cents.
In spite of recent promises by CPS Chief Operating Officer Cris Eugster that CPS "will not be building a large base-load power plant again," Gold-Williams has instructed staff to explore how much it would cost to convert the structure into … wait for it … a natural gas plant.
The former utility financial officer hasn't quite gotten the lay of the land when it comes to the severity of our current climate crisis. Neither does she own up to the fact that coal kills.
Shutting down Deely, she told Acosta, was the right decision "from an environmental standpoint." Not, we must point out, from a public health standpoint. And the future, she insists, "will be focused on gas and then new technologies coming down the pipe," rather than the already existing clean-energy technology or carbon-free goals already under discussion in the city's climate planning process.
And so, we continue. Another day; another tango.
The re-education of Paula Gold-Williams begins now.


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Buhari Approves National Cemetery As Justice Kutigi's Final Resting Place
By Agency Report	 On Oct 24, 2018	8:11 PM
President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to former Chief Justice of Nigeria, late Justice Idris Kutigi and honoured the late CJN by authorising his burial at the National Cemetery, Abuja.
The National Cemetery is reserved for the nation's fallen heroes and it requires the discretionary approval of a sitting President for a citizen to be given a final resting place in its grounds.
Late Kutigi, who died on Sunday in London, was on Wednesday buried at the National Cemetery in line with President Buhari's directive.
The President, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Wednesday, hailed Kutigi's contributions to the evolution of the country's jurisprudence.
President Buhari said the nation would not forget the hard work and dedication of the eminent jurist.
The President had sent a government delegation, led by his Chief of Staff Abba Kyari, to represent him at the funeral prayer at the National Mosque, Abuja and thereafter, the burial at the National Cemetery.
Other members of the Presidential delegation were the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammed Bello and the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.
The government delegation had also paid a condolence visit to the widows and other family members of Justice Kutigi at his residence in Asokoro, Abuja.
KutigiPresident Muhammadu Buhari
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* Create an AP (Access Point) at any channel.
* Choose one of the following encryptions: WPA, WPA2, WPA/WPA2, Open (no encryption).
* Hide your SSID.
* Disable communication between clients (client isolation).
* IEEE 802.11n support
* Internet sharing methods: NATed or Bridged or None (no Internet sharing).
* Choose the AP Gateway IP (only for 'NATed' and 'None' Internet sharing methods).
* You can create an AP with the same interface you are getting your Internet connection.
* You can pass your SSID and password through pipe or through arguments (see examples).

## Dependencies
### General
* bash (to run this script)
* util-linux (for getopt)
* procps or procps-ng
* hostapd
* iproute2
* iw
* iwconfig (you only need this if 'iw' can not recognize your adapter)
* haveged (optional)

### For 'NATed' or 'None' Internet sharing method
* dnsmasq
* iptables

## Installation
### Generic
    git clone https://github.com/oblique/create_ap
    cd create_ap
    make install

### ArchLinux (AUR)
    yaourt -S create_ap

### Gentoo
    emerge layman
    layman -f -a jorgicio
    emerge net-wireless/create_ap

## Examples
### No passphrase (open network):
    create_ap wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint

### WPA + WPA2 passphrase:
    create_ap wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### AP without Internet sharing:
    create_ap -n wlan0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### Bridged Internet sharing:
    create_ap -m bridge wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### Bridged Internet sharing (pre-configured bridge interface):
    create_ap -m bridge wlan0 br0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### Internet sharing from the same WiFi interface:
    create_ap wlan0 wlan0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### Choose a different WiFi adapter driver
    create_ap --driver rtl871xdrv wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### No passphrase (open network) using pipe:
    echo -e "MyAccessPoint" | create_ap wlan0 eth0

### WPA + WPA2 passphrase using pipe:
    echo -e "MyAccessPoint\nMyPassPhrase" | create_ap wlan0 eth0

### Enable IEEE 802.11n
    create_ap --ieee80211n --ht_capab '[HT40+]' wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

### Client Isolation:
    create_ap --isolate-clients wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

## Systemd service
Using the persistent [systemd](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/systemd#Basic_systemctl_usage) service
### Start service immediately:
    systemctl start create_ap

### Start on boot:
    systemctl enable create_ap

## License
FreeBSD


Dr. Daniel M. Habeeb is a board-certified nephrologist in the Nephrology department at Hattiesburg Clinic. He received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical School in Jackson, Miss., where he also completed an internship in internal medicine. Additionally, he completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in nephrology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Dr. Habeeb is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.


In my all encompassing media role at Tricked I do a lot of talking with, and more importantly listening to both players and fans. This often turns into a bit of a lecture when I surprise them by saying that the industry's glitz and glamour are relatively new, as are the salaries involved and the rock-star status that comes with success. I've personally played close to the top of the world in two different titles, attended a long list of LAN events and so far effortlessly eluded fame and fortune. This one then goes out to all the eSports professionals from before eSports was professional.
Speaking fondly of MLG Anaheim in 2012, Sundance DiGiovanni famously remarked that the games create "moments in time that fans will hold on to for their entire lives." It saddens me then to think that the hard work of those that brought us this far and allowed the creation of those moments can often be forgotten. I once said that it's hard for me to watch personal heroes retire and then meet the next generation of fans who never knew they were relevant. As social stigma begins to subside and the commercial machine moves to swallow us whole, I want to steal the limelight from modern day personalities and temporarily redirect it, paying homage to the forgotten nicknames, the obsolete experts and the behind the scenes workers that led us to where we are today.
Fans would easily be forgiven for forgetting that DreamHack was originally a nameless gathering of 40 students in a Malung school cafeteria. History grants us a window into just how much the scene has changed. Perhaps not surprisingly, providing a venue for people to compete in their hobbies became a smash hit, but the truly explosive popularity came much later - largely thanks to Twitchtv, Hitbox and their somewhat defunct list of predecessors. Before live broadcasting of games became commonplace, tournaments were limited to their attendees meaning smaller prize pools and limited justification for sponsorship involvement.
If live broadcasting was the spark that ignited the eSports fire, the people who came before it were the kindling that allowed it to really start going. Untold amounts of time, effort and money went into creating those initial LANs, most of which have now been superseded by fully booked convention centres and jam packed arenas, but it's a very recent development to see any tangible return. The question then remains, why did anyone bother in the first place?
In my search for Sundance's exact quote I found myself reading through archives of older interviews and reminiscing on fitting several players into a summer tent for an event taking place in the middle of winter, wandering in half frozen during the early hours of the morning we were greeted by volunteer staff that had never slept after the previous day's network outage. After winning our share of a prize pool which barely dented the travel costs, it's fair to say none of us were in it for the money.
Now that large events regularly hit virtual crowds comparable in viewership to an entire NBA season it seems unthinkable to believe stories of unfed insomniac staff members working dilligently through the night or players disowned by their families for pursuing their talents. Sleeping on a rather sturdy table in a makeshift press area I hypothesise that perhaps most of us weren't attracted for the chance of fame either.
I suggest that the driving factor back then was simply passion, a cheesy yet obvious answer to a seldom asked question. It's the best explanation for the mad brilliance that allowed digital sports to lay it's foundations before it could later thrive. Without playing Counter Strike on beige boxes in old sports halls I doubt any of us would be watching E-League's Counter Strike: Global Offensive tournament on televison, so my respects also go to the people who never made it far enough to see it. Now a larger than life personality, Richard Lewis once coldly shared stories of time spent 'couch surfing' and the damaged friendships that came with daring to dream. For an untold number it's a dream that was never realised.
Just over a decade ago I skipped school to play World of Warcraft and met a talented player seemingly forever confined to a hospital, hooked up to machines after a work accident had burnt most of his body. I realised early on that many of us might not see what future games had in store, if there was a future for them at all. A recent reddit post by the Counterstrike community gave us a solemn reminder of the existence of Josh "Brundle-Fly" Switzer, a player who passed away after a tragic accident in the source era. In rememberance of both players and staff who moved on and those taken far too soon, the undeniable common ground always seems to be their love of the genre and the people around them.
Most of the efforts put in to creating the scene were happily given by people who collectively just wanted it to exist, so the next time you feel the chants of the crowd and see the dazzle of the stage lights spare a thought for the unsung heroes that brought us here, happy in the knowledge that their efforts were not in vain.


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The Fleet Management Systems Interface (FMS) is a standard interface to vehicle data of commercial vehicles. The six European manufacturers Daimler AG, MAN AG, Scania, Volvo (including Renault), DAF Trucks and IVECO developed the so-called FMS-Standard in 2002 to make manufacturer-independent applications for telematics possible.

The following data are broadcast at the FMS interface:
 Vehicle improvement (all round)
 Vehicle speed (wheel based)
 Vehicle speed (from tachograph)
 Clutch switch (on/off)
 Brake switch (on/off)
 Cruise control (on/off)
 PTO (Status/Mode)
 Accelerator pedal position (0–100%)
 Total fuel used (litres since lifetime)
 Fuel level (0–100%)
 Engine speed
 Gross axle weight rating (kg)
 Total engine hours (h)
 FMS-Standard software version (supported modes)
 Vehicle identification number (ASCII)
 Tachograph information
 High-resolution vehicle distance
 Service distance
 Engine coolant temperature

The data are coded according to SAE J1939. The repetition rate of the data is between 20 ms (e.g. engine speed) and 10 seconds (e.g. vehicle identification number).

With the FMS standard it is now possible to have manufacturer independent applications and evaluations of the data.

According to a note from the truck manufacturers, the FMS standard is seen as a worldwide standard. A direct connection to the internal vehicle bus system is not permitted by the truck manufacturers and could lead to the loss of warranty. Meanwhile, some manufacturers are quite restrictive in their workshops and cut all unknown connections to the internal bus system.

According to ACEA ca. 160,000 vehicles were fitted with an FMS standard interface in 2007. By 2019, more than 400,000 trucks use FMS in North America.

The FMS-Standard was also the base for the Bus-FMS-Standard for buses and coaches which was published in the year 2004.

See also
 Fleet management software
 SAE J1939

References

External links
 Fleet Planner - Simple and powerful tool to help manage fleet
 CANLAB FMS gateway

Automotive software
Business software
Fleet management


These risks are particularly stressful to prey animals such as mice, frogs and guinea pigs who often rely upon camouflage or small, dark spaces to hide from predators. Exposing them in this way is likely to cause significant fear and anxiety.
An additional concern is the source and fate of animals used in novelty races. Some may be killed at the end of the entertainment or given away to people who may have no interest in caring for such animals.
Novelty animal racing is not specifically illegal, but causing unnecessary harm to animals is prohibited. These activities also reflect a lack of consideration for the needs of the animals involved. There are many other options to fundraise that do not involve animal use.
If you are aware of any club proposing to host a novelty animal racing event, you can express your concern and request that they consider an alternative fundraiser that does not involve the use of animals.