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ГЕС Креста — гідроелектростанція у штаті Каліфорнія (Сполучені Штати Америки). Знаходячись між ГЕС Рок-Крік (вище по течії) та ГЕС Poe, входить до складу каскаду на річці Норт-Форк-Фетер, яка бере початок у південному масиві Каскадних гір та тече на південь через північно-західне завершення гір Сьєрра-Невада до злиття з Міддл-Форк-Фетер у річку Фетер (ліва притока Сакраменто, що впадає до затоки Сан-Франциско).

У межах проекту річку перекрили бетонною греблею висотою 35 метрів та довжиною 115 метрів, яка потребувала 58 тис. м3 матеріалу. Вона утримує водосховище з площею поверхні 0,38 км2 та об'ємом 5,1 млн м3.

Зі сховища під лівобережним гірським масивом прокладено дериваційний тунель довжиною 6,4 км з діаметрами двох секцій 7,9 та 5,8 метра. Після підземного вирівнювального резервуару він переходить у два напірні водоводи довжиною біля 0,25 км кожен з діаметрами 3,7 метра.

Основне обладнання станції становлять дві турбіни типу Френсіс загальною потужністю 71 МВт, яка працюють при напорі 88 метрів.

Видача продукції відбувається по ЛЕП, розрахованій на роботу під напругою 230 кВ.

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De Gabriel-Colman-omlegging of Gabriel-isochinolinesynthese is een omlegging, genoemd naar Siegmund Gabriel, die het reactieprincipe in 1900 ontdekte. De reactie omvat de omzetting van een ftaalimido-acetaatester (2) met een sterke base naar een gesubstitueerd isochinoline (3). Het reactieverloop staat hieronder weergegeven:

Zie ook
 Dieckmann-condensatie

Omlegging
Naamreactie
Koolstof-koolstof-bindingsvormende reactie

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Heart to Heart is a unique and interesting poetry book that is comprised of easy and uplifting language, now available in printed, PDF, and audiobook formats. It is filled with subtleties of insight, humor and wisdom. This hard bound printed version, available from this web site, includes free shipping. Prices for the eBook versions are around US$3.99.


With everything from invisible speakers and 4K projectors to centralized control systems available on the market—plus endless ways to customize each—choosing the right tech for your home may seem daunting.
Ahead, Brown shares his tips for expertly incorporating tech into the home—and what items to incorporate—in a way that offer functionality and doesn't distract from the design of your space.
From energy-saving LED technology to multi-functional keypads that have replaced on/off switches, advancements in light control have resulted in big changes for designers and their clients, says Brown.
Different hues look best under different light temperatures, so keeping in mind how a space's colour scheme interacts with your lighting is also important. Brown even has an "experience room" in his office where he shows clients what materials look like under various colour temperatures.
"While traditional incandescent light has a warm golden tone and suits cream-, wood- and chocolate-hued interiors, bluer light works best for white and grey fabrics," he says.
Given the popularity of open-concept layouts—where anything and everything can easily be seen—most people prefer to hide bulky appliances and unsightly cables to ensure a clean look. In order to meet these standards, technology is becoming invisible, says Brown.
For example, if you don't want your TV to look like a "black hole" when it's off, Brown advises opting for an "artistic TV" that displays electronic pieces of art when not in use. Many of them come equipped with "frames" and built-in speakers that don't disrupt a room's design.
Installing a home security system offers you peace of mind while you're away or on vacation. And there are plenty of options to choose from, including devices that may be accessed via smartphone applications and wireless control keys. Many of them allow you to lock (or unlock) your house at the touch of a button, and let you remotely control your home's air conditioning, heating, lighting and audio systems, too.
Brown suggests opting for control systems like Lutron's RadioRa 2 or HomeWorks, which allow users to control a home's lighting, window treatments and temperature. Smart doorbells with built-in video cameras, which are available at local hardware stores, are handy if you'd like to answer your door digitally.
If you choose to install motion-detection devices, these need to be placed in a specific locations—for example, on a wall that is parallel to an intruder's potential path. Also, take into account that motion sensors usually work between 50 and 80 feet of their subject. "It's always a good idea to invite a designer and a technician in, who can work together to make the best decisions for your home," says Brown.
As the cost of technology goes down, renewable energy sources are becoming more accessible for homeowners. So consider installing solar panels to supplement your home's standard power system. These can be utilized to generate hot water for domestic use or to heat a swimming pool, for example.
However, it's important to weigh the pros and cons prior to installment, advises Brown. Solar energy is an intermittent source, so its function depends largely on the weather conditions. Storage systems for solar panels also are quite expensive and require a lot of space.
Making the transition to LED lighting is the simplest way to lower your energy bills, says Brown. Aside from being environmentally friendly and durable, LEDs consume up to 90 percent less power than incandescent light and deliver excellent colour rendering. "This transition is as easy as going to your local hardware store and purchasing and switching the bulbs," notes the designer.
Design by Jack Brown Interiors.
Food stains, spills and dog hair are inevitable if you live with small kids and pets. So opt for a modern, stain-resistant fabrics in your living areas that are easy to maintain, says Brown.
Thanks to companies like Crypton and Sunbrella, which use state-of-the-art tech to produce stain-resistant coverings, outdoor fabrics that used to be crunchy and rough are now just as soft and comfortable as their indoor counterparts, says Brown.


The MTS Resilience IAT (R-IAT) was established to focus on cross-Federal agency knowledge co-production and governance in order to incorporate the concepts of resilience into the operation and management of the U.S. Marine Transportation System. For the purposes of this team, resilience is defined as the ability to prepare and plan for, resist, recover from, and more successfully adapt to the impacts of adverse events.
The R-IAT seeks to affect future resilience policy and aid in delivering enhanced resilience programs through identifying, coordinating, and leveraging complementary Federal investments and activities related to MTS resilience.
December 2018: Completed report entitled "Reviewing the 2017 Hurricane Season: Recommendations for a Resilient Path Forward for Federal Agencies"
May 2018: MTS Resilience IAT hosted a workshop entitled "Charting a Path toward a More Resilient MTS: A Workshop to Examine Lessons Learned from the 2017 Hurricane Season". This workshop included participants from DHS, NOAA, MARAD, Navy, USACE, NGA, and USCG, including individuals from regional offices impacted by the 2017 hurricane season.
April 2018: Final update on University of Rhode Islands' contracted study entitled "Towards a Comparative Index of Seaport Climate Vulnerability: Developing Indicators from Open Data."
Fall 2016: Develop a compendium and gap analysis of tools, metrics, and indices in Federal agencies and NGOs related to MTS Infrastructure Resilience.
Summer 2016: Select a port region to evaluate a comprehensive approach infrastructure resilience and vulnerability.
June 2016: Assembled and conducted a resilience panel at the 4th biennial CMTS—TRB Biennial Conference, held at the National Academy of Science, Washington, D.C.
May 2016: Published Journal Paper and Fact Sheet: Feedback on joint-agency (USACE-NOAA) coastal resilience workshop.
May 2016: Conducted a workshop with the R-IAT and researchers from University of Rhode Island (URI) to gather data and discuss relevant decisions for climate change resilience relevant to the MTS, especially ports.
April 2016: Drafted a logic model to clarify R-IAT long-term goals along with short-term actions. The logic model is intended to guide new additions to R-IAT work plan.
December 2015: Developed a summary public-facing Fact Sheet from the MTS Resilience Factors Matrix (RFM) that outlines active participation and interests from each R-IAT agency with consideration of environmental and non-environmental resilience factors. The detailed version of the RFM fact sheet will remain a resource for the R-IAT.
October 2015: Summarized results of MTS Resilience Factors ranking, including identification of agency activities, and discussion of agency priority interests in a 2015-2016 work plan for R-IAT members as approved by the Coordinating Board.
June 2015: The Resilience IAT completed the "Quantification of Integrated Watershed System Resilience: A Tiered Method" fact sheet which is intended to provide decision makers with guidance and resilient alternatives for planning, feasibility studies, O&M, and engineering design.
June 2015: The draft work plan was reviewed and approved by the R-IAT.
March 2015: The Coordinating Board approved the R-IAT Terms of Reference.
September 2014: The CMTS Coordinating Board approved the establishment of the MTS Resilience Integrated Action Team.


Yung Joc was the latest guest on "After Party Live!", the after-show to "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta," and, responding to saucy questions from women on social media, he made an admission that may or may not affect his own love life in Atlanta. One woman, wanting to know the secret to Joc's charm, asked, "Is it gold?", and he prefaced his response with: "I'm gon' shock 'em." Indeed.
He then further explained that women flock to Joc for his personality: "I mean, I can't just come out here and be like, 'I got a baby leg.' That ain't cool." You gotta respect the man's honesty.
Was Joc's candor too much for TV? Is he ever gonna live this one down?


Jill Bussiere for first item. Holly facilitated the rest of the call.
Craig Thorsen was not able to be on the first part of the call, joined during budget discussion. David Strand was not able to be on the call.
a. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – Brent Was on vacation last week. Office will be back to regular schedule this coming week. Contacted by Ann Reynolds from Australian (Green) Sen Bob Brown's office with concerns about the climate targets being discussed by various government going into the Copenhagen meeting. Feeling is that they must start looking ahead to the next meeting in Mexico.
Up to 48 elected officeholders so far this year. [NOTE: That number is now at 50. – hh, 12/2/09] 36% of Green candidates were elected. 4 new candidates announced last week.
George Martin asked to add a link to electors.us to our website. This is the site of Asa Gordon [beeps and static, unable to hear]. There were no objections.
Contacted by David Cobb, who would like to pursue talking about a campaign to legalize democracy (sic!).
Brent plans to spend a lot of time fundraising this coming week.
MIke asked about Mexico. He was there last week. He says their party is controlled form the top down, hopes we can connect with grassroots Greens.
i. Tamar sent a report to the SC.
ii. She asked if we can do the direct mailing planned for January. If we want to go forward, we need to get on the Red Sun Press schedule, pay them. The idea is an "Obama one-year in office" report card.
Jody stated we owe Red Sun Press over $8000. If we can pay half of that, they will proceed. We are intending to pay with the new loan, if that is approved. Thinks the odds of us doing a January direct mailing are high.
Sanda asked if this was overly optimistic. Jody replied funds form the Juoni Trust would be available at the time. However, she hopes we can bring in about 3 times the usual rate. Tamar states that she isn't sure this could be guaranteed. We are breaking even or a little better, but fundraising is still a little down, as are all donations to things like political parties.
REQUEST to go forward with January direct mailing.
AGREED, MIke and Sanda standing aside. Mike stated this should have been separately agendized, it should have been a separate item and there wasn't enough specificity, and there should have been. Sanda is concerned about having the needed funds.
iii. Farheen asked about database transfer. Tamar replied she had been ill and not able to work on it last week. Advises using old database for a month of carry-over, when new one is fully operational.
Jody asked to change the order of the agenda and take up the budget discussion right after treasurer's report. Jason and Holly stood aside, Farheen had a blocking objection.
AGREED to change the order of the agenda.
Check to Brent for office rent to hold until date due, hope we have more income to cover it.
Money coming in – web/credit card income Sunday night plus the check deposit on Monday. $11.3K so far in income this month. Jody has suggestions for bringing in funds in December.
Mike stated that he and Brent are coordinating a return visit to a potential major donor.
Sanda is looking for another person to join her in a project: for every, sustainer they will match half. Tamar offered to set up a donate page and email through DiA.
1 – Proposal to approve the budget spreadsheet; the secretary will have the webmaster post a link to it so it can be downloaded.
2 – Proposal to approve income and expense narratives, thus: after SC approves the budget spreadsheet, Mike will amend the narratives to reflect any changes. SC members would have until 6 p.m. EST on Tuesday to comment on that update. Absent any outstanding concerns that changes don't reflect spreadsheet, this would go forward. Mike would be authorized to accept small changes for grammar or clarity.
3 – Proposal to extend the discussion period for another week, so NC has 3 weeks to discuss.
Jason said he had seen 9 email messages from Mike in the past 2 hours. Which email is Mike reading from. Jason doesn't mind talking about what the suggested changes are, but there is no way he would vote to anything until he saw the spreadsheet and narratives and final content. Mike said we would be approving the process, SC members would have until 6 p.m. Tuesday to review the update.
Jill said she is looking at spreadsheet, but has not been able to get onto the wiki where the narratives are located.
Farheen said is traveling between Chicago and Minneapolis and hasn't had a chance to see any of the new spreadsheets or narratives.
Holly noted that these proposals hadn't been on the agenda and came in a couple hours before the call; she was at work most of the day and also had had little time to look at these. She suggested getting started with Jody going over the budget and most recent updates, then decide whether to discuss narratives, or go with Mike's proposals.
Jody stated there were not many changes. She is concerned about not making progress. Asked SC to approve the spreadsheet and then have until Tuesday evening to make sure the narratives reflect the spreadsheet.
Mike stated that he and Jody had worked on this. Jason stated that given the number of messages, there must be a depth to the changes that he hasn't seen, and he feels that this should be put off another week so all can review this. Farheen also wasn't expecting having this much more to read and study when she left Chicago. She would prefer to meet next Sunday to vote on the spreadsheet and narrative, when there has been enough time to review, have questions, make needed changes. Jason felt this was being done backward: the SC needs to discuss plans and goals first.
Jody began with a review of the spreadsheet, starting with the Income section: Sustainer amount is raised to $78K, as it was figured that some of the SC/NC contribution will come in as sustainers. SC/NC income was lowered, accordingly. NC/SC amount, less sustainers, lowered to $15K. Proposed increase in merchandise income to $1300, half added to the cost of the merchandise.
Support & Services; Accountant pay is back to $900/mo. Health insurance adjusted to $10.8K, because there will doubtless be a raise in premiums.
$2000 for platform committee, may be mid-pterm platform, which would involve some printing.
Jason expressed a concern with the FinCom setting the budget. Jody said Fincom is left to punt because we have no strategic plan.
Jason stated it costs more to print platform summaries than we're getting for them.
Jody asked with information we have, how many SC members would approve the spreadsheet.
Jill asked whether this included a particular staff position. Jody said it does not. Jody explained that we want to rehire that position, as soon as we have the funds to rehire. Mike explained the SC had agreed to eliminate this position, and that the NC would adopt an amended budget mid-year if there were funds to re-hire the position.
Further discussion about the fact that this had not been explicitly decided by the SC, and concerns that some of this has been placed in a place publicly available to people outside of the SC. It was acknowledged that an explicit decision had not been made, but Mike stated they had taken directions from other decisions made on the 11/22/09 call (special call to focus on the budget). The plan is to re-hire this position through an amended mid-year budget, if funds become available. Farheen, Jason and Holly raised concerns; Jill stated she did not believe this was fiscally responsible at this time for various reasons. Jason expressed frustration at attempts to focus on strategic goals and fundraising keep getting shut down.
Several expressed concerns that this decision had been made on a special conference call scheduled for the Personnel sub-committee, but that only two of the four members were able to call in, and that it was assumed the rest os the SC would agree, and written before the full SC had a chance to discuss it. Mike stated that policy is made by those who do the work and those who didn't have time to review stuff can't change the work. He asked for a vote on the options he proposed, with two changes – to make the ANM funding and expenses come out clearer, and to describe our indebtedness.
Mike asked for a vote. He suggested that the budget spreadsheet go to the voting queue, and if there is a groundswell of support for retaining the position, add the requested extra week of discussion and amend it, if needed. We have failed to get the NC a budget on time and include them in the discussion. The SC should be recalled.
NOT APPROVED: 4 Yes, 4 No, budget spreadsheet does not pass.
a. Eco-Action proposal – revision of their P&P's to accommodate need for quick decision-making when needed Need timeline, threshold, floor manager 2 weeks discussion, 1 week vote, 50%+1 threshold, Sanda Everrett, floor manager.
c. Tikkun Invitation Agreed to timeline of 1 week discussion, 1 week vote. Rationale for this shorter timeline is to ensure our participation would be known to the sponsors, we would be included in planning and publicity. Also, because this didn't make it into the voting queue earlier, because the SC was dealing with the budget. Sanda is interested in working with them.
d. WI proposal – NC approval of IC delegation reps Mike stated he'd contacted them, got a response tonight and offered to follow up.


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Trump Unholsters and Fires on NBC Reporter - You Don't Know Me, Dude
By Alex Parker | 4:15 PM on July 31, 2020
AP Photo/Evan Vucci
On Twitter, Donald J. Trump is a gunslinger. But the guy also open carries during press conferences.
Case in point: On Friday, the Commander-in-Chief shot down a question about mail-in voting.
As you may know, Trump's no fan of ballot by post (but Cody Tims must be — see here).
He's repeatedly made that clear:
With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 30, 2020
The Leader of the Free World's maintained that counting postmarked ballots — among other things — would take far too long. Hence, NBC White House correspondent Peter Alexander asked why the President wasn't directing more energy to ensuring states would have the capacity to handle the job.
My question, which Trump never answered, was: If he's so concerned about the election, why isn't he directing his energy to secure more funding and staffing to make sure it's conducted safely and fairly. https://t.co/wPohsv0imh
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) July 31, 2020
Trump's response: You don't know me, dude.
Here's the Prez:
"Peter, you know nothing about my energy. Okay? You know nothing about what I'm doing. Listen, you know nothing about what I do."
.@PeterAlexander: We heard your frustrations with how long it takes to count ballots. So why not spend more energy to provide states with additional funding for elections?
TRUMP: "Peter, you know nothing about my energy … listen, you know nothing about what I do." pic.twitter.com/i18fnt9ePa
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 31, 2020
As noted by The Daily Caller, The Donald went on to point out the "disaster" of New York's June 23rd primaries, for which people are still counting ballots:
"Take a look at New York City…they are still counting your ballots. Do you know that? They had a race, a small race by comparison. By comparison, tiny. It is so messed up, they have no idea. There are ballots missing. Thousands and thousands of ballots are missing. They think they're going to send hundreds of millions of ballots all over the United States, and it's going to come out? You won't know the election result for weeks, months, maybe years after. Maybe you'll never know the election result, and that's what I'm concerned with."
It's not an unfounded concern. Even The Atlantic ran an article titled "The Chaos in New York is a Warning."
But Trump noted absentee ballots are different:
"I'm going to be voting absentee. An absentee ballot is one thing. A universal mail-in ballot is a disaster. These governors are going to send out millions of ballots, they don't even know where they're sending them."
Bottom line, as per America's chief executive:
"This is going to be the greatest election disaster in history."
Sounds like the perfect topper to 2020.
-ALEX
See more pieces from me:
Zero: At Thursday Night's NBA Game, Not a Single Player, Coach, or Ref Stands for the National Anthem
WATCH: 16-Year-Old Soccer Player Gets Struck by Lighting Like Something Out of 'The Ten Commandments'
A New Website Promises Pandemic Peace – by Letting You Scream Like an Idiot Across the Countryside
Sports Illustrated Features Its Swimsuit Issue's 'Curviest Model Ever'
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I thought you might enjoy seeing the Mackinac Bridge with various parts concealed by the thick fog which blanketed the area last week. Enjoy!
Every year, Lynn prepares the pool for our guests to enjoy. It's hard work, but he does a great job.
This is why… The "X" marks the spot where you need to be!


Cancel Camera Repair Rep: 349 4 1 Posted: 09/19/2010 Options Permalink History Lens errors are fairly common. Or the camera has been powered on, but the lens had been blocked preventing its extension. Maybe the speck I saw on the barrel was the culprit. What can I do to fix this?
I need an answer to the problem on a Canon S95 which will not extend the lens barrel when camera is turned on.Charlie Expert: Russell A. Look at the connections where the lens drive motor connect to the lens. I did notice my lens was crooked, and could tell it was trying to go back in when I pushed the on button. The lens does not move at all when camera is turned on.No, there are no sounds at all. Expert: Russell A.
Ask Roger Your Own Question Roger, Camera and Video Technician Category: Camera and Video Satisfied Customers: 2135 Experience: 12 Yrs Exp. If your camera won't even begin to open, then GENTLY push the lens down where the gap is. Instead of pushing it down, I pulled up where the gap was smaller. Log in om je mening te geven.
I turned down the option of another s95 and took a refund instead. I thought the camera was a goner after the store said it wasn't worth repairing and it was past the extended warranty on it. As much as I love her she can break anything so to read this about the Canon S95 (and I am assuming it's the same for the S90) and know that Even though they have a recall notice, my serial number wasn't within the range specified on their site.
L) in a large backpack. About a week ago, I went on a trip, took pictures the whole trip, everything was ok. Pete 12/02/2015 by pembani Thanks! qosmox 91.236 weergaven 2:22 Powershot G10 Objektivreparatur / Lens error repair - Duur: 6:14.
Another expert should remember the issue is that when the camera is turned on, the lens barrel does not extend and soon the message displayed is Lens error. Or the camera's been dropped with the lens extended. It was fine. Worked first time! :) 07/28/2015 by Matt thanks very much.
Thanks!!! Roger, Camera and Video Technician Category: Camera and Video Satisfied Customers: 2135 Experience:12 Yrs Exp. replied3 years ago. Reply Reply with quote Complain robnich • Contributing Member • Posts: 644 Re: Canon s95 Lens Error In reply to nikcanshtr • Apr 8, 2011 The usual cause of Cool.
Chris Ward 6.864 weergaven 1:10 Quick Fix For A Stuck Lens On A Sony Cybershot Camera (May Or May Not Work) - Duur: 0:42. but I pressed gently on each of the 4 sides. Canon customer service rep: "I understand your concerns and frustration. Message is Lens Error - Will shut down automatically - Restart camera.
The lens structure of these compact cameras is the same so the examples do apply to this unit. the camera will automatically turn itself off Restart.. You might be able to find some videos on youtube to help you with the disassembly. Usually it's sand or grit interfering with the lens extension mechanism.
Not only do I have a wider range of options than any single camera can provide, but I have some degree of backup in case of failure. -- Cyril Reply Jasja September 2011 Hi Dave,that would indeed be the end of the camera. If you notice that the gap is not even all the way around the lens, the problem should be easy to fix. Lens popped right out (instead of beeping and saying "lens error") and functioned as normal.


"Are you deeply in love with a woman whose degree of love is not yet equal to yours?
"Would you like to change that and bring her into your arms?
You have strong feelings about this woman but are concerned your love is not being reciprocated.
You know in your heart this is the woman for you and no other woman will do.
You know she sincerely cares for you but you want her feelings to be more visible, more intense, more passionate.
You know that once she realizes you are the one and only one for her, your relationship will be envied and admired by all who know you.
You want her unconditional love and you want it now.
Perhaps a gift from you could help her see that you are the one for her. Aphrodite's Hearts can help steer the person of your dreams into your arms.


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In sign of resolve, Pope taps O'Malley for Vatican office handling abuse cases / Cruxnow.com
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Pope Francis, Voice of the Faithful on January 17, 2017
In a move likely to be read as an attempt by Pope Francis to show resolve in the fight against clerical sexual abuse, the pontiff has named Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley, widely seen as the leading reformer in the Catholic hierarchy, as a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the powerful Vatican department that handles abuse cases.
"The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, traditionally known as the "Holy Office," is headed by German Cardinal Gerhard Muller. Its main responsibility is defending Catholic teaching, but since 2001, it's also played lead in prosecuting cases under Church law for priests charged with sexual abuse.
"Last June, Pope Francis also announced that the congregation would house a new legal section designed to impose accountability not only on abuser priests, but also on bishops and other Catholic superiors who covered up that abuse.
"Since then, however, the launch of the new tribunal has been delayed amid legal and administrative wrangling, and O'Malley's appointment may well reflect a desire by Francis to kick-start the process."
By Ines San Martin, Cruxnow.com — Click here to read the rest of this story.
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Boston's Cardinal O'Malley Calls for Disciplining Bishops Who Coverup Clergy Sexual Abuse
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Catholic Bishops, church reform, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Vatican, Voice of the Faithful on March 6, 2013
Strong Policies on Abusive Priests Vital, O'Malley Says
Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley said Tuesday that the next pope must make sure the Roman Catholic Church adopts measures to deal with bishops whose "malfeasance" allowed abusive priests to remain in ministry. O'Malley said in an interview that the successor to Pope Benedict XVI will need to continue Benedict's campaign to get bishops across the world to adopt policies for dealing with accused abusers. That should include procedures for disciplining bishops who protect abusive priests, said O'Malley." By Lisa Wangsness, The Boston Globe
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They have worked tremendously hard all year, should a little appreciation be shown in some way… yes!
Most would agree that teachers do wonders in difficult situations, however, accepting gifts can be complicated and be stressful for both parents and students. Not all families have the financial means to purchase a gift and if it is an accepted custom, children could feel embarrassed if a gift is not bought or is not as big or expensive as others.
Some schools have adopted a policy which could stipulate any of the following rules regarding gifts – should a gift be bought, it cannot be above a particular amount, no gifts are accepted or it's up to the teacher.
Parents may wish to show their appreciation, however it most likely that it is the pupil who has appreciated the teachers work or even feels like they deserve something to make up for their negative behaviour.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to show gratitude, but what options do schools, parents and pupils have?
A simple thank you goes a long way. Words are more powerful than any gift, in fact, it would be the best thing you can do. Just say "thank you"!
Make a gift, these generally melt the heart of the teacher. Knowing that time and energy went into something special is very much appreciated.
Expecting nothing as a teacher is always the best policy, it is your job at the end of the day. If nothing is expected then it is always a pleasant surprise to receive a little something as a token of appreciation. Especially wine, we all know you need it!


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Q: i need to SUM column values for the curren month only Hi everyone i need to get a SUM query to sum only the values from the current month
is there anyway to do that?
public  int getTotal() {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        int sum=0;
        Cursor cursor = ourDatabase.rawQuery(
                "SELECT SUM(_value) FROM TableActone", null);
            cursor.moveToFirst();
            if(cursor.getCount()>0) {
                sum=cursor.getInt(0);
            }
            return sum;
           }

I have this right now, but it gets the SUM of every value on that column !
I want just to sum up the value for november 2013 for instance.
Anyway to do that?
TY all in advance
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public static final String KEY_DATEACTONE = "_date";

i have a column where the users inputs the date of the expense. (Its a expense manager app)
The user inputs the date of the expense and i use this method to get the date into de database
final DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener mydate = new DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener() {

        @Override
        public void onDateSet(DatePicker view, int year, int monthOfYear,
                int dayOfMonth) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            myCalendar.set(Calendar.YEAR, year);
            myCalendar.set(Calendar.MONTH, monthOfYear);
            myCalendar.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, dayOfMonth);
            updateLabel();
        }

    };

    date.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            new DatePickerDialog(ActoneSQLentry.this, mydate, myCalendar
                    .get(Calendar.YEAR), myCalendar.get(Calendar.MONTH),
                    myCalendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)).show();
        }
    });

}

private void updateLabel() {

    String myFormat = "dd/MM/yy"; // In which you need put here
    SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(myFormat, Locale.US);

    date.setText(sdf.format(myCalendar.getTime()));

A: You have to give it the current month and year. Try this:
SELECT SUM(_value)
FROM TableActone
WHERE strftime('%m', date_col) = strftime('%m', (
      SELECT DATE ('now')
      ))
  AND strftime('%Y', date_col) = strftime('%Y', (
      SELECT DATE ('now')
      ))

You can see the docs for strftime here.
sqlfiddle demo

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Test version of drun plugin using GAppInfo.
To run this you need an up to date checkout of rofi git installed.
AM_CFLAGS="-Wall -Wextra -Wparentheses -Winline -pedantic -Wunreachable-code"
* The internal data structure holding the private data of the TEST Mode.
* Get the entries to display.
* this gets called on plugin initialization.
// Only return the string if requested, otherwise only set state.
* @param sw The mode object.
* @param tokens The tokens to match against.
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* @param returns try when a match.
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In: Proc. of the 27th German Conference on Artificial Intelligence, ed. by S Biundo, T Frühwirth, G Palm, pp. 396–409, Springer. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, LNAI 3238 KI 2004.
In this paper, a formal tutoring process model for case-based Intelligent Tutoring Systems is described. Case-based training necessitates flexibility and adaptability in an Intelligent Tutoring System. Training cases can be developed in different levels of guidance, reflecting the intensity of support given to the learner. The tutoring process model is described as an abstract tutoring process model. Based on the abstract tutoring process model, the basic tutoring process model and the adaptive tutoring process model are realized. The basic tutoring process model contains no learner model and thus is not able to adapt to the learner. It can be used for the design and the steering of simple training cases. The adaptive tutoring process model contains a learner model and adaptation possibilities. Adaptation takes place as adaptation to the learner and adaptation to the training case's development.


So healthy and delicious you can eat this for breakfast! I do. You can vary the quantity of nut milk to make the consistency more like a smoothie or a pudding.
Mix all ingredients together well, then pour onto a dinner plate lined with baking paper.
Place in fridge to chill. Once set break into shards. Keep in glass container in fridge, and enjoy a couple of pieces anytime a sugar craving hits!
Mix all ingredients well, then spread a thin layer onto a shallow baking tray.
Bake for about 15 minutes in a hot oven. I like mine quite dark and crunchy, but take out early if it looks like it is getting too brown. Pop into a glass container in fridge. Coconut oil will set the mixture in the fridge and allow you to break pieces off as a quick pick-me-up energy boost.
Blob onto a warm berry crumble, or dollop on top of fresh fruit salad for a taste sensation!


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United States v. Swain
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,
ROGER CLAY SWAIN, Defendant.
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR RESENTENCING
David M. Lawson, United States District Judge.
Roger Swain pleaded guilty to selling more than 50 grams of crack cocaine and was sentenced on February 24, 2004 to a prison term of 262 months. He now seeks resentencing under the First Step Act. The government concedes that Swain is eligible under that legislation to be resentenced but argues that the Court should not exercise its discretion to do so. Swain contends that his conduct since his sentencing favors a reduction in his sentence, which originally was imposed under the pre-Booker mandatory-sentencing-guidelines regime. See United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005). That conduct is relevant, amounting to new information that may be considered on resentencing. Therefore, the Court will schedule a resentencing hearing, at which Swain is entitled to be present (unless he waives his presence) and request updated information from the Probation Department.
On June 30, 2003, Swain was indicted for possessing with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine, a crime that carried a mandatory prison sentence of 10 years and a maximum sentence of life in prison. 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)(iii) (2002). The government sought to enhance the penalty under 21 U.S.C. § 851, citing Swain's prior conviction of possession with intent to deliver marijuana, which increased the mandatory minimum sentence to 20 years under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). Swain pleaded guilty to the charge on November 4, 2003.
The probation department found that Swain possessed 152.02 grams of cocaine base, which resulted in a base offense level of 30 under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(c)(3) (2003). But because Swain had prior convictions for a felony drug offense and a crime of violence (assault with intent to commit armed robbery), he was classified as a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, and his net offense level became 34 after an adjustment for accepting responsibility. Swain's career offender status put him in criminal history category VI, and the resulting guideline range was 262 to 327 months imprisonment. Under the pre-Booker sentencing regime, the Court imposed a 262-month sentence followed by a mandatory minimum 10-year period of supervised release.
Swain filed a motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on February 22, 2005 and a second such motion (with permission from the court of appeals) on March 11, 2016, and the Court denied them both. The Court also denied Swain's motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), filed after the Sentencing Commission reduced the guideline range for crack cocaine offenses in Amendment 706, because Swain was sentenced under the career offender guidelines, not the crack cocaine guidelines.
In June of this year, Swain wrote the Court asking for relief under the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. The Court appointed counsel, who filed a motion to reduce the prison sentence on November 12, 2019. The First Step Act amends several sections of the U.S. Code "to promote rehabilitation of prisoners and unwind decades of mass incarceration." United States v. Brown, No. 05-00227, __ F.Supp.3d __, 2019 WL 4942051, at *1 (S.D. Iowa Oct. 8, 2019).
In response, the government acknowledges that the Act furnishes the Court with the authority to resentence Swain, but it notes that he still qualifies as a career offender, his sentencing guidelines have not changed, and there is no other reason to reduce his sentence. Swain argues that although his guidelines remain unchanged since the Court originally sentenced him, he has matured and reformed. He also argued that if the Court sentenced him today, he would be subject to a reduced mandatory minimum sentence (five years) and a lower advisory guideline range of 188 to 235 months imprisonment because Congress amended 21 U.S.C. § 841 so that Swain's conviction for delivering marijuana would no longer warrant enhanced statutory penalties under 21 U.S.C. § 851.
"Although a district court generally 'may not modify a term of imprisonment once it has been imposed,' 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c), a court may do so under certain limited circumstances, including 'to the extent otherwise expressly permitted by statute or by Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.'" United States v. Hall, 661 F.3d 320, 322 (6th Cir. 2011) (quoting 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(B)). Swain's offense of conviction is one that the First Step Act addresses. In section 404, Congress made retroactive the Fair Sentencing Act's statutory changes for crack cocaine offense penalties so that they apply to defendants who were sentenced before August 3, 2010. The First Step Act, therefore, grants district courts the authority to resentence those offenders. First Step Act § 404(b) Pub. L. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194 (Dec. 21, 2018) ("A court that imposed a sentence for a covered offense may, on motion of the defendant, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the Government, or the court, impose a reduced sentence as if sections 2 and 3 of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-220, 124 Stat. 2372) were in effect at the time the covered offense was committed.").
In many ways, this case is similar to United States v. Hicks, No. 01-20057, 2019 WL 6728361, at *1 (E.D. Mich. Dec. 11, 2019), where the defendant was convicted of a drug crime and sentenced under the career offender guidelines. For instance, it makes no difference to Swain's eligibility for resentencing under the First Step Act that his sentencing guidelines would not change or that he was sentenced as a career offender. United States v. Beamus, __ F.3d __, 2019 WL 6207955, at *2 (6th Cir. 2019) ("The text of the First Step Act contains no freestanding exception for career offenders. Nor would one expect to see such an exception. It makes retroactive the Fair Sentencing Act's changes to the statutory range for crack cocaine offenses."). However, the Act imposes two limits on eligibility. "Defendants may not seek a reduction if their sentence was already modified to comport with the Fair Sentencing Act . . . [a]nd defendants may not seek resentencing under the First Step Act if they lost a prior motion after a 'complete review of the motion on the merits.'" Beamus, 2019 WL 6207955, at * 2 (quoting First Step Act of 2018, § 404(c)). Neither exception applies to Swain.
Once a defendant established eligibility, "[t]he First Step Act ultimately leaves the choice whether to resentence to the district court's sound discretion." Ibid. (citing First Step Act, Pub. L. 115-391 § 404(b), 132 Stat. 5194 (Dec. 21, 2018); United States v. Hegwood, 934 F.3d 414, 418 (6th Cir. 2019)).
As with Hicks, two more legal principles come into play here. The first is that Swain may point to aspects of his life that have transpired since his original sentence, which suggest that he has been rehabilitated. Pepper v. United States, 562 U.S. 476, 490 (2011) (holding that on resentencing, "a district court may consider evidence of a defendant's rehabilitation since his prior sentencing and [] such evidence may, in appropriate cases, support a downward variance from the advisory Guidelines range"). The second is that when a court considers these factors, the proceeding amounts to a resentencing - rather than a mere correction of sentence under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35 - at which the defendant is entitled to be present and allocute. United States v. Flack, 941 F.3d 238, 240 (6th Cir. 2019) (citing Fed. R. Crim. P. 43(a)(3), 32(i)(4)); see also Id. at 241 (noting that "a district court resentences the defendant . . . when it revisits the § 3553(a) factors and determines anew what the sentence should be. A resentencing could thus result in the same sentence as the one the district court imposed initially" (citation omitted).
         The government contends that the Court should deny Swain any reduction in his sentence out of hand. It notes that he still is a career offender, his sentencing guidelines remain at 262 to 327 months, and after United States v. Booker, which held that guidelines are not mandatory, 543 ...


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Teodora Miscov
Following her passion for all things digital, Teodora moved to London with the goal of completing her BA in Digital Media Communications at the University of Westminster. Having completed her formal education, she is now pursuing her career in the vibrant Soho as the Marketing Manager at Lab. Her interest for art and philosophy finds a release on her personal blog, which she has been running for six years. Catch up with Teodora on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Christmas calculator aims to remind people how special the festive period is;
You can check out the campaign here.
Lab Reframes Perceptions of the Festive Season with 'Christmas Presence' Campaign
Lab, the independent digital agency that uses a blend of neuromarketing, psychology and behavioural economics to design, build and market digital brands and experiences, has today revealed a new festive campaign, 'Christmas Presence.
The initiative aims to reframe perceptions of Christmas and remind people how special the festive period really is, recognising that it can sometimes be a time of family tensions or disappointment.
The online Christmas calculator invites recipients to input their age and gender. Based on this information, the viewer scrolls up to see what they can look forward to seeing in Christmases to come, from the annoying to the delightful.
Lab will share 'Christmas Presence' with its clients and industry friends via email and on social channels.
Teodora Miscov, Marketing Manager, Lab, said: "Our 'Christmas Presence' campaign aims to show people what a special time Christmas is, although we may sometimes take it for granted."
She continued: "Not-so-great presents, family tensions and overpriced plane tickets – as irritating as these can sometimes be, they are a part of the holiday season and allow us to have an authentic and unique experience with the ones we love."
If you want to find out how this could transform your business get in touch at hello@lab.co.uk or 0207 183 6668
What do you think about when you think about Christmas?
The Game Episode 7: The Personality Test
Will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed)
People buy emotion
Author: Jakub Šenkyřík


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  class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
    # Set the default provider to Braintree.
    config.payments = ActiveSupport::OrderedOptions.new
    config.payments.provider = :braintree

    config.billable_countries = :all
    config.shippable_countries = ['AU']

    config.generators do |g|
      g.test_framework      :rspec,        :fixture => false
      g.fixture_replacement :factory_girl, :dir => 'spec/factories'
      g.assets false
      g.helper false
    end
  end
end

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Recent Read: Colleen Hoover's Confess
Because I became a true blue fan of Colleen Hoover since reading Maybe Someday, I bought another one of her novels, Confess.
Confess is about Auburn Reed, a young woman who has lost everything that's important to her and who's trying to rebuild her shattered life. She walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job not expecting that she'd find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry. But as she follows her heart, she discovers that he's keeping a big secret from her - one that could destroy everything that she loves most. To save their relationship, all Owen needs to do is confess.
This is my fourth Colleen Hoover novel. While it's certainly not my favorite, it's a little better than Maybe Not. The plot's intriguing and I have to hand it to Colleen for that plot twist that I didn't see coming. But unlike Maybe Someday and Ugly Love, it didn't make me cry. I certainly didn't think it was that heart wrenching. In fact, I agree with one GoodReads review that said she found this book to be underwhelming.
Just like Ugly Love, the characters in this story seemed to be more mature than their age but that's because of the circumstances that happened in their lives. But in all honesty, I didn't feel the connection of Owen and Auburn so much. Also I didn't like the heroine so much. I thought she's kind of weak and helpless.
I think the best thing I liked about this book though are the confessions that people share with Owen anonymously which he uses as inspirations for his art works.
"I'm scared I'll never stop comparing my life without him to how my life was when I was with him"
"I went to China for two weeks without telling anyone. When I returned, no one noticed I'd been gone"
"When I'm with you, I think of all the great things I could be if I were without you."
Hurts just reading them right? Feels so real... But then again, the dedication in one of the front pages of the book says this:
"The confessions you read within this novel are true confessions submitted anonymously by readers. This book is dedicated to all of you who found the courage to share them."
How to describe Confess? I think this GoodReads review said it best "This book is most certainly a romance, but it's also so much more. It's a story of survival, courage, unexpected chances, fate, sacrifice, confessions, lies, love, and healing."
In my own GoodReads review, I rated this 4 out of 5 stars. It's still worth the read.
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Patricia J. Marzuco
Patricia J. Marzuco, 90 years old, of Sainte Genevieve, MO, died Saturday, July 17, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born October 12, 1930 in Granite City, IL and was married to Charles S. Marzuco on December 1, 1951.
She is survived by Husband, Charles S Marzuco of Sainte Genevieve, MO; Two Sons, Michael J (Sherry) Marzuco of Rolla, MO, Charles "Chip" A (Kathy) Marzuco of Sainte Genevieve, MO; Daughter, Gina M (Jeff) Quinn of St. Charles, MO; Brother, Charles L (June) Bernaix Jr. of Granite City, IL; Grandchildren, Melissa (Jamin) Sackman, Anthony (Aysheia) Marzuco, Elizabeth Repovich, Teresa (Steven) Brackman, Maria, Andrew & Abigail Marzuco; Great Grandchildren, Karah Sackman, Alexander Sackman, Hayden Marzuco, Reid Marzuco, London Marzuco, Malekhi Dotson, Dominik Sronce, Stevie Sronce & Olivia Brackman; Step Grandchildren, Christy (Justin) Rathert, Katie (Joe) Ross & Patrick Quinn.
She was preceded in death by Father, Charles L Bernaix, Sr.; Mother, Helen A (Gasparish) Bernaix; Sister, Kathleen A Bernaix.
Her remains will be present for a visitation at Church of Ste. Genevieve in Sainte Genevieve, MO on Friday, July 23, 2021 from 1:00 pm till 2:00 pm.
Service will be at Church of Ste. Genevieve on Friday, July 23, 2021 at 2:00 pm.
The Clergy will be Rev. Mitchell Baer & Deacon Jim Robert.
Burial will be at Valle Spring Cemetery in Sainte Genevieve, MO
Memorials can be made to Down Syndrome Assn. of St. Louis or Valle Schools
She was a member of Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Women's Aux. & Ste. Genevieve Hospital Aux. Pat & Charlie loved to travel around the world, she loved to play cards especially bridge and canasta. Pat enjoyed reading, golfing, doing jigsaw puzzles and spending time with her family and her beloved dog Sammie.


In the woods or on the beach, since I live in the City , some roof tops have nice patios and firepits.
A filthy rich dot com CEO around 25 yrs old that is madly in each other.
I think I've done pretty much everything I was supposed to do.


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Come celebrate with good food, fun and fellowship.
We will be selling tickets for the Cash Drawing after Sunday Liturgy, starting April 7th. All Academy parents will have tickets available to purchase also.
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It's even easy to purchase tickets online for the Drawing.


Hikvision is supplying nearly one thousand facial recognition cameras to the Chinese government to be installed at the entrances of mosques in a county in the south of the Xinjiang region, say reports.
According to a tender reviewed by video camera research firm IPVM, HD cameras from Hikvision designed to withstand extreme temperatures will be installed at 967 mosques as part of a $46 million project for an extensive surveillance system in Moyu County, in an area which has suffered several terrorist attacks. IPVM reports that Hikvision and Dahua Technology have roughly $1 billion in security project contracts across Xinjiang.
Hikvision is 42 percent owned by the Chinese government through its state-owned security hardware parent company CETC. The company provides cameras to offices and schools across China, as well as UK police and U.S. military bases. U.S. officials have sought a ban on the use of Hikvision technology by federal agencies, according to The Times, amid allegations of national security risk and a software vulnerability scare.
It was recently reported that Zimbabwe's government will use Hikvision facial recognition technology to improve its border security. Last week Dahua released a series of IP cameras with built in face detection and facial recognition powered by deep-learning artificial intelligence algorithms for real-time monitoring.


Fixing things like broken toilets, leaking roofs and chipped paint aren't the highest priority for the Air Force, especially when it's spending billions on F-35s and modernizing its nuclear enterprise.
Despite the demands of the new national defense review, which focuses the military's attention on near-peer competitors like China and Russia, the Air Force ended up with a 102 percent increase in the 2018 facilities, sustainment, restoration and modernization budget totaling $3.4 billion.
Now the Air Force wants to make sure it uses that money and any future money in the best possible way with a infrastructure roadmap, which is now being formulated within the service.
The Air Force is piling on $5 billion in maintenance costs a year and dealing with a $33 billion backlog already, so the bleeding isn't going to stop anytime soon.
But Richard Hartley, the Air Force principal deputy assistant secretary for Installations, Environment and Energy, says with the roadmap the service can make the best investments possible at least lessen the pain Air Force infrastructure is feeling.
Hartley said during a June 20 speech at the Defense Communities National Summit in Washington that at this point the Air Force can't buy its way out of the problem or even close enough bases to deal with the issue. That's why the roadmap is imperative.
"This infrastructure strategy will be closely linked to a lot of the deputy secretary of defense's reform agenda, specifically the chief management officer's real property reform initiative and its focus on things like standardization, consolidation and efficiency, initiatives like contract and facility footprint, optimization, increasing utilization of our facilities, eliminating leases, demolishing buildings where we can, looking at our contracts and really scrubbing the scope and getting into strategic sourcing," Hartley said.
The Air Force plans to expand on the CMO's direction and initiative.
The service's major commands will be tasked with providing infrastructure master plans.
We "are going to try to attack this infrastructure investment shortfall on multiple fronts. On one hand we are going to continue to push for sufficient resourcing, but what we are going to try to do is build out our construction task order over a five-year period," Hartley said.
Hartley said the Air Force has been looking at metrics for years to try to make decisions and it just isn't working. They either have a bias or aren't showing the right type of data.
Along with the requirement sets, the strategy will look into how to better invest money and the best times to invest money into facilities and their sustainment.
Hartley likened it to an oil change. An oil change company might tell you to change your oil every 3,000 miles because they want to make money, while the car owner's manual will say to change it every 5,000.
The Air Force wants to hit that sweet spot between maintaining facilities too early and letting them rot away.
The Air Force will have to do that possibly with less funds next year as the 2019 budget request asks for less money than the service was appropriated in 2018 at $2.9 billion.
Some may be thinking, why does it matter if paint is chipping or toilets are a little wonky when airmen really just want to get into planes that work and perform their mission?
Besides the obvious health issues, facilities management is a matter of readiness as well.
The Air Force is expanding and with expansion is the need to acquire more troops and to retain troops it already has.
One of the most well publicized shortages the Air Force is facing is the pilot shortage, currently at about 2,000.
A pilot could live on base with faulty toilets, deteriorating hangars and other facilities issues or she could leave the service after 10 years to join a major airline for a six-figure salary and use a toilet that never fails to flush.
At that point, facilities restoration and modernization goes from simply an afterthought to being at the forefront for serious personnel readiness issues.


White Beans and Leftover Ham -A great way to use up that leftover holiday ham easily and with ingredients you already may have on hand!
I don't know about you all, but by the time the new year rolls around I am tired of food and I am tired of cooking. The mad rush to get it all done and be everywhere crammed into that short period of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is exhausting. At least it is for me.
I try to use our leftovers in creative ways the day after a big meal. I don't just mean a late night turkey and stuffing sandwich, but turkey tetrizzini, ham and potato gratin and this very simple recipe. For when simple is what you are looking for because you KNOW it will hit a home run in the comfort food department.
I don't fancy up this recipe and it is the same one I have been making for years. I first got the hint to use a bit of brown sugar and ground red pepper from my husbands grandmother. It gives a little sweet with the savory without confusing your palate. This is exactly what we need after weeks of little sleep, stress, and calorie-busting meals. Or maybe that is just me.
What makes this dish is the slow simmer of the ham bone. As you know there is so much flavor to be rendered from a bone, in that the marrow really flavors the base. If you don't have a ham bone- never fear. You can achieve great results just using diced ham. Maybe take a peek in your meat department of your local supermarket. They may sell ham bones, ham hocks or pork joints. All of which would be great here as well.
I made this particular recipe on the stove top using the overnight soak method. Alternately, you could add your rinsed and sorted beans to a large sized slow cooker, making sure to use 7 cups of liquid in your recipe. You would cook that on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours. It is done when the liquid has absorbed and the beans are tender. Remove the bone and serve.
On a side note: Hurst's Beans includes a seasoning packet in many of their bags of beans. Use it- trust me. In it is the exact herbs and spices that make these beans shine! Pre-measured and ready to use. Don't you love that?
For more recipes, tips and retail locations visit the Hurst's Beans website. I am sharing this recipe on behalf of Hurst's Beans- but all opinions are my own.
For more ways I use Hurst's Beans click HERE and HERE.
This classic dish is easy to prepare and can be modified for use in a slow cooker. I soaked overnight BUT you can also do a quick soak method: Fill a pot large enough to hold the beans with water and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat, add the beans and soak the beans for about 2 hours. Drain the water.
Rinse and sort beans, discarding debris.
Put in a bowl and cover with water.
Allow to soak overnight OR see summary for other options.
In a soup pot, saute the onion and garlic on medium heat until soft.
Place in the ham bone or ham, turning to lightly saute on all sides.
Stir in the brown sugar, beans and ground red pepper.
Cover bean mixture with water- about 7 cups.
Reduce heat to a low simmer, cover and allow to cook for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
Remove ham bone and discard.
Stir in the contents of seasoning packet.
Reduce heat to low and cook uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Hmmm... no seasonimg pack in my beans and no option to run to store. Suggestions on additional spices to add to compensate?


"On Saturday July 16, the first Fair of the Motuleño Eggs (Primera Feria de los Huevos Motuleños), will take place at the "Plaza Cívica" of this city, as part of the Fiesta Motul 2016, in order to promote the attractions of the city", announced Motul Mayor Vicente Euán Andueza.
"The idea is to celebrate this fair once a year in the month of July, to attract more visitors to Motul's annual fair, so they can discover that there are different recipes to prepare this world famous regional dish".
"Since there are different ways of cooking the 'Motuleño eggs', we want the public to give its point of view and help us to decide who the winner is. Visitors will vote and the first prize is the concession for the management of the Cenote Sambulá restaurant", the mayor added.
"Many enterpreneurs are interested in the concession of the Cenote Sambulá, so they were all invited to participate in the first "Motuleño Eggs Fair"; and it will be the people who will determine the winner", continued the mayor.
Initially, the concession of the Cenote Sambulá restaurant was offered to Evelia Arce Escamilla who has been running her own business on the upper level of the "Mercado 20 de Noviembre", downtown Motul, for more than 30 years, because all the locals say that she has the undisputed best "huevos motuleños" in town.
But Doña Evelia declined to accept the offer, therefore, Motul's City Hall decided to organize the first "fair of the motuleño eggs", so the people can decide who deserves the concession of the Cenote Sambulá restaurant.


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Charles Aubry (Saverne, Bajo Rin, 20 de junio de 1803 - 12 de marzo de 1883) fue un jurista francés.

Historia
Se licenció en Derecho en 1826. Enseñó derecho en Estrasburgo de 1830 a 1870 y fue juez de la Corte de Casación de 1870 a 1878. Colaboró con Charles-Frédéric Rau. Uno de sus libros es Curso de derecho civil de acuerdo con el método de Zachariae. Fue, junto con Rau, una de las influencias importantes para Dalmacio Vélez Sarsfield en la elaboración del Código Civil de la República Argentina.

Referencias

Juristas de Francia del siglo XIX
Fallecidos en París
Civilistas de Francia


Some inquiries have been made in a prior paper, on the strong probabilities of this people, being identical with the Ererions or Eries. While this question is one that appears to be within the grasp of modern inquiry, and may be resumed at leisure, the war itself, with the people whom they call Kah-Kwahs, and we Eries is a matter of popular tradition, and is alluded to with so many details, that its termination may be supposed to have been an event of not the most ancient date. Some of these reminiscences having found their way into the newspapers during the summer in a shape and literary garniture, which was suited to take them from the custody of sober tradition, and transfer them to that of romance, there was the more interest attached to the subject, which led me to take some pains to ascertain how general or fresh their recollections of this war might be.
My inquiries were answered one evening at the mission house at Buffalo, by the Allegany chief, Ha-yek-dyoh-kunh, or the Wood cutter, better known by his English name of Jacob Blacksnake. He stated that the Kah-Kwahs had their chief residence at the time of their final defeat, on the Eighteen-mile creek. The name by which he referred to them, in this last place of their residence, might be written perhaps with more exactitude to the native tongue, Gah Gwah-ge-o-nuh but as this compound word embraces the ideas of locality and existence along with their peculiar name, there is a species of tautology in retaining the two inflections. They are not necessary in the English, and besides in common use, I found them to be generally dropt, while the sound of G naturally changed in common pronunciation into that of K.
Blacksnake commenced by saying, that while the Senecas lived east of the Genessee, they received a challenge from the Kah-Kwahs, to try their skill in ball playing and athletic sports. It was accepted, and after due preliminaries, the challengers came, accompanied by their prime young men, who were held in great repute as wrestlers and ball-players. The old men merely came as witnesses, while this trial was made.
The first trial consisted of ball playing, in which, after a sharp contest, the young Senecas came off victorious. The next trial consisted of a foot race between two, which terminated also in favor of the Senecas. The spirit of the Kah-Kwas was galled by these defeats. They immediately got up another race on the instant, which was hotly contested by new runners, but it ended in their losing the race. Fired by these defeats, and still confident of their superior strength, they proposed wrestling, with the sanguinary condition, that each of the seconds should hold a drawn knife, and if his principal was thrown, he should instantly plunge it into his throat, and cut off his head. Under this terrible penalty, the struggle commenced. The wrestlers were to catch their hold as best they could, but to observe fair principles of wrestling. At length the Kah-Kwah was thrown, and his head immediately severed and tossed into the air. It fell with a rebound, and loud shouts proclaimed the Senecas victors in four trials. This terminated the sports, and the tribes returned to their respective villages.
Some time after this event, two Seneca hunters went out to hunt west of the Genesee River, and as the custom is, built a hunting lodge of boughs, where they rested at night. One day, one of them went out alone, and having walked a long distance, was belated on his return. He saw, as he cast his eye to a distant ridge, a large body of the Kah-Kwahs marching in the direction of the Seneca towns. He ran to his companion, and they instantly fled and alarmed the Senecas. They sent off a messenger post-haste to inform their confederates towards the east, and immediately prepared to meet their enemies. After about a day's march, they met them. It was near sunset when they descried their camp, and they went and encamped in the vicinity. A conference ensued, in which they settled the terms of the battle.
The next morning the Senecas advanced. Their order of battle was this. They concealed their young men, who were called by the narrator burnt-knives, 1A term to denote their being quite young, and used here as a can't phrase for prime young warriors. telling them to lie flat, and not rise and join the battle until they received the war cry, and were ordered forward. With these were left the rolls of peeled bark to tie their prisoners. Having made this arrangement, the old warriors advanced, and began the battle. The contest was fierce and long, and it varied much. Sometimes they were driven back, or faltered in their line again they advanced, and again faltered. This waving of the lines to and fro, formed a most striking feature in the battle for a long time. At length the Senecas were driven back near to the point where the young men were concealed. The latter were alarmed, and cried out "now, we are killed!" At this moment, the Seneca leader gave the concerted war whoop, and they arose and joined in battle. The effects of this reinforcement, at the time that the enemy were fatigued with the day's fight, were instantaneously felt. The young Senecas pressed on their enemies with resistless energy, and after receiving a shower of arrows beat down their opponents with their war clubs, and took a great many prisoners. The prisoners were immediately bound with their arms behind, and tied to trees. Nothing; could resist their impetuosity.
The Senecas pursued them, in their canoes, in the descent of this stream. They discovered their encampment on an island in numbers superior to their own. To deceive them, the Senecas, on putting ashore, carried their canoes across a narrow peninsula, by means of which they again entered the river above. New parties appeared to the enemy, to be thus continually arriving, and led them greatly to over-estimate their numbers.
This was at the close of day. In the morning not an enemy was to be seen. They had fled down the river and have never since appeared. It is supposed they yet exist west of the Mississippi. 2We may here venture to inquire, whether the Kah-Kwahs were not a remnant, or at least allies of the ancient Alleghans, who gave name to the river, and thus to the mountains. The French idea, that the Eries were exterminated, is exploded by this tradition of Blacksnake, at least if we concede that Erie and Kah-Kwah, were synonyms, which is questionable. A people who were called Ererions by the Wyandots, and Kah-Kwahs by the Iroquois, may have had many other names, from other tribes. It would contradict all Indian history, if they had not as many names as there were diverse nations, to whom they were known.
Two characteristic traits of boasting happened in the first great battle above described. The Kah-Kwah women carried along, in the rear of the warriors, packs of moccasins, for the women and children, whom they expected to be made captives in the Seneca villages. The Senecas, on the other hand, said, as they went out to battle, "let us not fight them too near for fear of the stench" alluding to the anticipated heaps of slain.
Some of the Senecas affirm, that it is ninety years since the battle with the Kah-Kwahs, on the site of the graveyard, on the Buffalo creek reservation, was fought. This would place the event in 1755, a date so modern, and so well known, in our colonial history, as to prove what a poor figure they make in attempts to adjust chronology. If 190 years [and, perhaps, such should be the tradition,] be taken, the event (allowing two years for their defense) would assume the precise time  indicated for it, by one of Le Moyne's missionary letters, in which he says, that the war with the Eries had broken out afresh in 1653.
1. ↩ A term to denote their being quite young, and used here as a can't phrase for prime young warriors.
2. ↩ We may here venture to inquire, whether the Kah-Kwahs were not a remnant, or at least allies of the ancient Alleghans, who gave name to the river, and thus to the mountains. The French idea, that the Eries were exterminated, is exploded by this tradition of Blacksnake, at least if we concede that Erie and Kah-Kwah, were synonyms, which is questionable. A people who were called Ererions by the Wyandots, and Kah-Kwahs by the Iroquois, may have had many other names, from other tribes. It would contradict all Indian history, if they had not as many names as there were diverse nations, to whom they were known.


In the early days of brewing, the judging of beer was largely confined to casual conversations. To have drunk various beers in the places where they were made was to a man's credit, and his tales were welcomed by those less informed, as well as those who leaped at a chance to tell of their own discoveries.
In the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, these fireside chats focused on cities and beer styles. Wayfarers might discuss the wheat beers of Hamburg, the ales of Yorkshire or the celebrated Braunschweig Mumme. A few centuries later in the young United States, travelers touted the merits of Albany ale versus Philadelphia porter, with perhaps a word or two about the upstart lager beer of the German immigrants.
Comparisons pitted style against style until the late 18th century, when brewers gained enough control over the means of production to brew a consistent product on a regular basis. They could now turn their attention to competing with other brewers to win favor with the drinking public. The idea of an organized competition — where one's beers could be compared, judged and proclaimed superior — became very attractive.
Beer had been a vital part of markets and fairs for centuries; the fairs and expositions of cities like Munich, Cologne,Vienna and London were a natural setting for organized judging. As early as 1803, brewers began taking home medals and pointing to them as proof of their product's quality. In a world without radio or television, the fairs offered brewers their largest audience. Of course, the most avid competitors were those who sought a larger reputation and market for their beer.
At the expositions, brewers entered their beers in the judging, placed them in the fair's eating places, built lavish exhibits, passed out souvenirs and paraded their elaborate horse-drawn beer wagons, all to court the public. The most avid competitors were the "shippers," brewers who sought a national market for their beer and who were eager to acquire a national reputation to spur their sales efforts. Anheuser-Busch of St. Louis, and Best (renamed Pabst in 1889), Blatz, Miller and Schlitz Brewing of Milwaukee were some of the era's most famous brewers, and their beers went head-to-head on many occasions.
The first major U.S. exposition was the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, where Americans sought to equal the great European fairs. Brewers entered their beers to win medals that would impress the public with the superiority of their products. Best Brewing won a gold medal and the highest award for bottled beer, while Anheuser-Busch took home a blue ribbon.
At the next World's Fair, held in Paris in 1878, American brewers were eager to compete. Entries came from three St. Louis brewers: Anheuser-Busch, William J. Lemp and the Joseph Uhrig Brewing Company, and they returned with gold, silver and bronze medals respectively. Milwaukee's Best Brewing also won a gold medal, but the grand prize went to Philadelphia's Bergner & Engel.
During the next decades, Best won awards at American fairs in New Orleans (1884-1885) and Buffalo (1888). Anheuser-Busch continued its success, winning awards at New Orleans, plus Amsterdam (1883), Melbourne (1888) and Vienna (1891).
More than 21 million visitors passed through the gates of Chicago's World Columbian Exhibition, the setting for one of the nineteenth century's most acrimonious judging disputes. On the grounds, visitors heard the brass band of John Philip Sousa, sneaked a peek at Little Egypt dancing the hootchy-kootchy and slaked their thirst with America's finest beers. Twenty-four brewers exhibited, but the competition was led by the country's leading "shippers," Anheuser-Busch and Pabst, which got in the first good lick with a 13-foot square, gold-plated model of its brewery on display in the fair's agricultural building. More shrewdly, Pabst placed its beer in the small stands and restaurants where the majority of the beer drinkers could afford to eat.
The judges made things worse by issuing a judgment in favor of Anheuser-Busch's Budweiser prior to chemical analysis and then reversing themselves after the analysis, citing the presence of salicylic acid in Budweiser and instead giving the nod to Pabst for its Blue Ribbon.
Anheuser-Busch appealed and the judges then ruled there was no first prize winner. Anheuser-Busch threatened to sue and the judges voted again based on preference, putting Budweiser ahead by five-eighths of a point. Next Pabst persuaded the judges to return to their second, post-analysis point count of 95 2/9 for Pabst and 94 2/3 for Anheuser-Busch. This became final, 10 months after the initial judging, when the executive committee of the fair refused to examine the matter any further.
But the dispute dragged on. In the spring of 1894, Adolphus Busch sailed to Europe and obtained a sworn statement from one of the judges that there had been no salicylic acid in Budweiser. But upon his return, the commission refused to reopen the controversy, perhaps influenced as much by exhaustion as by strength of character.
The venerable Busch contemplated shunning future competitions altogether, stating in a letter to his son, August A. Busch, that awards should be based on the merit of the beer and not upon money and stratagem. But Anheuser-Busch continued to use its medals on labels and special posters distributed to the trade.
While yearly sales figures showed no precise correlation between victory and sales increases, the major brewers of the day obviously felt such battles were worth waging. In 1896, Pabst sent beer to Leadville, Colorado, for a local fair, where its beers competed against those of Philip Zang, the Neef brothers and Adolph Coors. The highlight of the fair was an Ice Palace featuring bottles of Coors frozen in the ice blocks. Some workers decided to sample some of the extra bottles sent by the Golden brewer but to their dismay found the bottles were filled with salt water to prevent breakage when frozen.
The numbers can be explained. Every exposition was dependent upon the participation of industry. The more exhibitors, the greater the attraction, the greater the attendance, the greater the return. It would have been impolite and impolitic to send home an exhibitor, especially one who had brought products and an exhibit from across the Atlantic, without some honor, some quid pro quo for their participation. And so the judges awarded hundreds of prizes, all of which could be used for advertising and promotion.
Because so many medals were awarded on so many occasions, and there were so few national media, many local and regional brewers were able to claim, without fear of contradiction, that their beers had been victorious. For example, the John Gund Brewery of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, boasted of winning "top honors" with Gund's Peerless at the Paris competition.
The St. Louis World's Fair of 1904, also known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was hailed as the grandest of the era. The Pabst Brewing Company, working on the assumption that they didn't have a penguin's chance in Hell of winning in Anheuser-Busch's hometown, augmented their liquid entry with a navy-blue brewery wagon, with red wheels, drawn by a six-horse team of dapple-gray Percherons in gold-ornamented harness. To further showcase their beers, they built the lavish Pabst Jai Alai Cafe & Roof Garden. Not to be outdone on their own turf, the St. Louis brewers combined to set up a Tyrolean Alps concession complete with mountains, castle and a huge restaurant pavilion.
The following year, the Louis and Clark Centennial Exposition was held in Portland, Oregon. Eastern brewers exhibited their beers, but it was locals like the Henry Weinhard Brewery and Olympia Brewing, with its Swiss chalet, that were most prominent.
In the years before World War I and Prohibition, the brewers' participation in the great expositions declined, but the notion of a national beer judging never died. The Great American Beer Festival has recaptured much of this history, starting off with an innocent air and a consumer preference poll in 1983, then grappling with the inevitable problems occurring as brewers found that victory at the Festival could lead to financial success and survival in a competitive marketplace. The Festival evolved to meet the challenges and in 1987 introduced a professional taste panel to lift the judging above politics and marketing, and truly judge the beers on their merits.
The success and proliferation of brewing competitions testifies to the fact that many people have something to gain from them. In spite of the talk of "medal fatigue," the judging, entries and awards continue to increase. What drives the phenomenon? Ego, commerce and a love of beer.
Brewmasters labor in obscurity, strive for excellence and appreciate some recognition. An awards ceremony is a chance to travel, visit with far-flung colleagues, eat well, and soak up some well-deserved applause.
Brewery owners and marketers love competitions because awards sell beer. The testimonial is the most powerful form of advertising and a gold medal stands tall, an objective assessment in a world of subjective hype. The more reputable the competition, the more powerful the testimonial.
Organizers love competitions because they are doing the industry a great service, and can tell everyone else where to sit. Also, they secretly enjoy logistical nightmares and revel in the company of disgruntled also-rans.
Finally, beer drinkers love competitions because they point the way to wonderful new beers and remind them of classics they haven't enjoyed in years. Unlike the parched travelers of the 1960's and 70's, today's beer drinkers are faced with a dazzling array of beers and beer styles. By sorting out the excellent from the merely good, today's competitions save time and money for the consumer, and elevate the beer drinking experience for everyone.
This piece was written for the program of the Great American Beer Festival in 1987, rewritten for the Spring issue of Zymurgy in 1988, rewritten again for All About Beer in 1996, and edited again in 2011 and 2012. The illustration is by Ken Renczenski, to whom I am eternally grateful.
The section on the 1900 Paris exposition was especially interesting to me as I'm presently researching the Gund Brewery. Thanks for including that perspective, it is useful and fascinating.
Delighted to be of some use. Good luck with your research!


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European CDs
Prototypes (1982)
Red Polydors
Blue Polars (1983)
Clear Polars / Polydors (1984)
1986-7 releases
Swedish Polars (1988)
Swedish reissues (1988)
Vogue (1989)
Spanish RCA (1989)
CBS (1989)
Abba Complete (1989)
Polydor reissues (1990)
Agnetha & Frida
European compilations
A to F
G to Hi
Ho to Z
Australian CDs
The Best of Abba (1988)
Greatest Hits Vol 2 (1988)
Ring Ring (Rainbow)
Japanese CDs
Discomate (1984)
Polydor P33P series (1986)
Protection Gap "bootlegs"
American CDs
Greatest Hits 1 & 2
Greatest Hits 1&2: later versions
Super Trouper
The Singles: The First Ten Years
PolyGram Canada
CBS US (1989)
Abba on CD
The dregs
After a succession of solid CD conversions of Abba original albums over the preceding four years, the 1986/7 period represented the nadir of PolyGram and Polar's original European CD issuing programme.
Although only two albums were newly issued on European CD during this period, both efforts were so poor that even now they colour perceptions of the entire 1980s Abba CD release programme.
The first title was Abba Live, a new album which was billed by some as the group's ninth original album but was subsequently disowned by the band and its record company.
Compiled by engineer Michael B Tretow on Polar's orders with no input from the band, the album suffered from attempts to modernise the original recordings for the mid-1980s. These steps included adding a now hideously dated eighties snare drum sound to the tracks, overdubbing fake applause and drowning the recordings in huge amounts of reverb.
The Swedish version of Abba Live omitted the customary back cover tracklisting
The album's packaging was poor and incredibly didn't feature a single picture of the group on its front or back covers. Meanwhile, Polar's Swedish CD pressing somehow omitted to include the customary tracklisting on the back, meaning that buyers essentially had to purchase it blind. The otherwise identical Polydor issue sold in continental Europe did, however, include a tracklisting.
While PolyGram was essentially blameless in the Abba Live fiasco, it was solely to blame for the following year's botched 1987 European CD debut of Abba.
This release, which was produced independently of Polar, was rooted in the increasing numbers of pressing plants opened up, offering more capacity for record labels. This led Polar to opt to produce its own local CD versions of the three original albums yet to appear on European CD – Ring Ring, Waterloo and Abba.
PolyGram had been reluctant to issue these three early albums on CD and eventually decided to release just Abba in 1987. To mop up the highlights of the other two albums, it decided to add five tracks representing their highlights.
As a result, this release saw major changes being made to the album's tracklisting and its packaging, including the controversial decision to modify the album's logo to a rough approximation of Abba's "reversed B" logo, which first appeared in 1976.
The 1987 CD version of Abba featured some of the worst packaging of any Polydor CD
The sound quality, particularly on the added tracks, was somewhat poorer than the previous Polydor CDs and the overall impression was cheap and nasty.
First issued: 1986 (Abba Live); March 23, 1987 (Abba). Reissue: None. Deleted: 1997.
Titles: Abba Live (POLCD 412/ 829 951-2); Abba (831 596-2)
2 thoughts on "1986-7 releases"
ABBA is considered to be the worst of all the Polydor CD's but I thought it had one advantage over the vinyl editon. It at least showed the photo that appeared on the back of the LP without any text (other than the Catalogue number). Compare that to the Polydor CD of The Visitors which did not use all of the photo that appeared on the LP back cover.
Filip Jensen says:
I have a strong feeling that all the songs on ABBA live are running too fast; they key is wrong and the tempo too fast. That also goes for the LP version I have.
© 2019 Abba on CD


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Packers Hall of Fame postpones induction of Charles Woodson, Al Harris amid coronavirus
Last week, the Packers and Hall of Fame took a wait-and-see approach, but as concerns over COVID-19 grew, extensive efforts have been taken to keep staff and the community safe, including pushing back one of the cornerstone offseason events.
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Charles Woodson will have to wait for his induction into the Packers Hall of Fame, after the induction ceremony was postponed due to coronavirus fears.
Amid concerns over the spread of COVID-19, the 50th Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame banquet will be postponed, executive director Sam Kluck tells APC. The Packers and Hall of Fame Inc. later announced the move. A new date will be in August, based on the team's preseason schedule, Kluck says.
Last week, the team and Hall of Fame Inc. took a wait-and-see approach with the coronavirus, but as numbers burgeoned across the country, the NBA and other sports leagues temporarily shut down, the Packers closed their public-facing businesses and took their coaches and scouts off the road to do their part in virus spread prevention.
Those plans immediately impacted operations, but the original Hall of Fame banquet, to owner inductees Charles Woodson and Al Harris, wasn't set to take place until April 18, giving the Hall time to make a decision based on the facts at the time. Kluck told APC, they intended to give it a week and decide, giving rise to Tuesday's announcement.
The NFL continued with the league's new year opening on time, and announced Monday it would alter the free agent process to mitigate potential dangers arising from normal travel operations in the offseason. For example, players will be allowed to get physicals locally to avoid having to travel to team doctors after signing new contracts.
April's NFL draft will also go on as schedule the league announced earlier in the week, though there will not be public fan events in Las Vegas. Those draft parties and public viewing areas were expected to draw some 700,000 fans. States around the country have limited gatherings, some to as few as 10 people, as the CDC has suggested, making a public draft untenable.
Wisconsin governor Tony Evers banned public gatherings over 50, closed public schools, and mandated bars and restaurants to go to 50 patrons or 50% capacity, whichever is smaller. The annual Hall of Fame banquet draws between 900 and 1,000 people including former players, coaches, and Packers staff.