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Customers Say Honest Company Not So Honest About Subscriptions
Gizmodo reports frustration with unexpected charges by the company's diaper service is a recurring theme in complaints logged with the FTC.
By Tess TownsendStaff reporter, Inc.com@Tess_Townsend
Update: Honest Company has responded to an inquiry from Inc. with the following statement:
"Our mission from day one has been to help people live happy, healthy lives by providing products that families everywhere can trust. We are constantly looking at ways that we can further improve our customer service policies and procedures. Online subscription cancellation is a feature we've been working on and plan to enable in the very near future as a way to provide our customers an easier way to make changes to their subscription preferences 24 hours a day/7 days a week. We look forward to implementing these changes shortly. In the meantime, we always offer refunds to any customer who wishes to cancel, without exception, as well as a 365 day return policy."
If there's one thing parents of newborn babies lack, it's free time -- the kind of time you'd need to, say, spend 30-plus minutes on hold trying to cancel an unwanted subscription. Yet that's exactly what it takes to stop getting diapers from the Honest Company, apparently.
Gizmodo reports dozens of complaints have been filed with the Federal Trade Commission alleging Jessica Alba's Honest Company has been charging customers for a subscription diaper service under "misleading conditions."
From Gizmodo:
"According to dozens of complaints filed with the FTC since 2014, people have been signed up for an Honest diaper subscription service with recurring payments under misleading conditions. And after they discovered they were being charged, trying to cancel was an absolute nightmare. Some people who tried the Honest Company's 'free trial' allege that they weren't even told that they were signing up for a subscription in the first place."
Honest Company told Gizmodo in a statement about the cancellation process, "By requesting that our customers call us directly, it allows us to have an open and honest conversation regarding the subscription process and product offerings." Yet when a Gizomodo reporter tried to call, instead of a conversation, he got put on hold for half an hour.
Honest isn't alone in being accused of making it almost impossible for customers to end their relationship with the company. As my Inc. colleague Salvador Rodriguez reported when he was with International Business Times, online services like Spotify and Netflix make it extremely difficult for users to delete accounts with the services.
"Experts say online companies' habit of storing account data indefinitely puts consumers at risk. If those services get hacked, as was the case with Ashley Madison, or purchased by other companies, customer information ends up in the hands of different people and organizations -- from the annoying to the downright nefarious," Rodriguez reported in November.
The latest controversy emerges as Honest is at a crossroads: Recent reports have indicated the startup is in early talks to sell itself to Unilever. A major disruption to its revenue, in the form of a change in the way it handles subscriptions, could have serious bearing on a potential sale price.
It also comes as Honest reportedly moves to reformulate its laundry detergent following reports in the Wall Street Journal that lab reports found the company included a chemical it had pledged not to use in the detergent. That chemical is sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), which the Journal reports is common in mainstream cleaning brands. Honest Company has claimed its products avoid ingredients in mainstream brands that the company believes are harsh or harmful to health.
Honest Company said in a statement about the reported reformulations:
"As a leading brand offering safe, responsibly-made, premium essentials for families and homes, The Honest Company is and always will be committed to progress and innovation across our expanding product portfolio. Our internal R&D team, led by Dr. Laurence Dryer, consistently works to innovate across our entire product line while adhering to The Honest Company's uncompromising safety standards. As part of this process, we are continuing to work on a new breakthrough cleaning line, including dish care, laundry and household cleaners, utilizing an advanced sugar-based surfactant technology to further improve the efficacy of our products. We remain committed to our mission of helping people live happy, healthy lives and providing products that families everywhere can trust."
Published on: Oct 5, 2016


1. What is 'coaching' in the IRG context?
Coaching is a sacred partnership based on trust. It digs into essential questions: Who am I and what tools and attributes do I have to contribute to my job and world? Anchored in action, IRG coaching asks: How are we going to 'work the plan' to move you toward your vision? Together, we tackle limiting beliefs and practice behaviours that propel you forward.
Coaching is more than a 'feel-good' conversation. It's thoughtful, action-driven and focused on results. Many coaching approaches tend to be either heart-centric (think some types of counselling) or cerebral (such as tactical strategy coaching). The true power of coaching is in leveraging head and heart — something that makes working with me a little bit different.
3. What kinds of clients are a good fit for coaching?
I love working with people who are open to change and willing to stretch beyond their comfort zone to pursue a new and exciting path. My ideal clients are striving for something more and are willing to invest in themselves and their organizations to get there. 'Fit' goes both ways. Sometimes I won't accept a client if I don't think I can help them. IRG is a hopeful, ambitious place — those who blame others and make excuses should not consider working with me.
You can expect the standards and ethics of an Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation. Rest assured, our coaching sessions will remain 100% confidential. This is a safe space to explore your thoughts, dreams and fears in a way that respects your vulnerability and courage. Expect me to show up prepared for our sessions with a dedicated focus on you for the time we are together. I am deeply committed to my clients and to helping them find success through coaching.
4. What can I expect from you as my coach?
Conversations are my tool to create change in the world. More than 'talk,' these are deliberate and intentional exchanges. They're also the most valuable tools in any leader's toolbox. I help you adjust your conversations — with yourself and others — while we work to create the change you seek. Conversational Intelligence [C-IQ] is a science-based coaching tool that I bring to our work. As a certified practitioner in this emerging field (so far, only a few cohorts have undertaken this training) it's another way I offer unique value to my clients.
5. How do you work with your clients?
I apply the power of neuroscience in my coaching conversations. In a nutshell, we explore how our words, tone, and energy activate neurochemicals that open different parts of our brains.
When we operate in cultures where we feel unsafe or unappreciated, we are constantly stressed, which can cause the brain to shutdown: no good thinking comes from this spot. By contrast, when we create positive, high-trust psychological states, we activate our prefrontal cortex — the place where innovation and creativity happen. Organizations, teams and individuals who can tap into this power are in a position to create results that separate them from the pack.
6. Where does neuroscience fit in your coaching?
I've always loved the word 'inspired' and the definition 'to create a feeling in others.' We're not talking here about chasing outrageous goals, or living a big, bold lifestyle. Instead, it's about understanding how you want to feel in your work and how you'd like to relate to others — then progressing with intention along that path. We are all capable of finding inspiration and of becoming inspirational leaders for others. I want that for you.
7. 'Inspired' can be an intimidating word. Why do you use it?
I'd describe my coaching style as supportive yet challenging. I ask one-to-one clients and teams to expand their definition of what's possible, and I challenge their status quo. In short, I stretch you, but there's safety in the stretch. Rather than approaching our work from a problem-solution place, our starting point is a hopeful and energetic one. All of our conversations are grounded in action. Uniquely, I push beyond talk to help you achieve the real and measurable results most meaningful to you.
8. How are you different from other coaches?
The good news is we can work together wherever you are. Many of my coaching clients reside outside of Victoria and I regularly connect with them online or by telephone. In fact, some of my most loyal clients have never been in the same room with me and it has no bearing on the quality of our connection (bonus: no commute required!) All you need is a distraction-free environment and a commitment to approach our coaching sessions with focus and an open heart. Finding a coach who is the right fit matters more than where you live.
9. What if I don't live in Victoria, BC?
10. What if you don't know anything about my business or industry? How can you help?
That depends. Let's jump on the phone and talk about what suits you best. Some people prefer to dip their toes in a workshop or webinar, before moving on to individual coaching. Others want to get started right away and seek the intimacy and accountability of a one-to-one relationship.
A good place to start? The Learning Lab. IRG's learning hub features leadership development programs, tools and resources (including freebies) that can help you zero in on the best choices for you.
11. Should I register for an IRG workshop or program, or work with you one on one?
The next step is to book a Discovery Call with me to discuss your goals, assess fit and answer any remaining questions. I can't wait to get you, your team or organization on the path to inspired results.
12. Okay, I'm ready to get started! What do I do now?


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The Institutional Ethics Committee of Willis-Knighton Health System is an interdisciplinary group of healthcare providers, community representatives, and nonmedical professionals. They are formally charged by the health system's board of trustees with intra-institutional education, community education, policy development, and case consultation in ethical decisions and policies that may arise in clinical care at Willis-Knighton.
The Institutional Ethics Committee is comprised of 18 members. One half of the members of the Committee are physicians who serve in active status and good standing on one of the medical staffs of Willis-Knighton Health System. One half of the members are nonphysicians who represent nonphysician healthcare providers, community representatives, and nonmedical professionals.


The Barmen lace machine makes perfect copies of torchon lace and the simpler hand-made bobbin lace. Its bobbins imitate the movements of the bobbins of the hand-made lace maker.
The Barmen machine was developed in the 1890s in the Prussian city of Barmen, now part of Wuppertal, Germany, from a braiding machine. The Barmen laces were derived from solid braids later pieced with openwork.
The Barmen machine has its spindles arranged in a circle, each one carrying a large bobbin of thread. These can pass each other, so their threads twine together in a complex way. The threads run towards the centre, where the finished lace appears, rising upwards. The machine can only make one width at a time, and has a maximum width of about 120 threads. The lace is made as a cylinder. When finished, threads are removed to allow the flat strip to appear.
Barmen machines can make laces, trimmings, elasticated and rigid braids, cords and ric-racs. Barmen lace is still produced in Britain by Malmic Lace Limited, in Nottingham.
^ Jeremy Farrell (2007). "Identifying Handmade and Machine Lace" (PDF). DATS (Dress and Textile Specialists) in partnership with the V&A.
^ a b Earnshaw, Pat (1986). Lace Machines and Machine Laces. ISBN 0 7134 4684 6.
^ "Malmic Lace Limited". Malmic Lace Limited.


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Eduard Theodor Ritter von Grützner (May 26, 1846 – April 2, 1925), "Monk Testing the Vintage", was a German painter and professor of art especially noted for his genre paintings of monks.
Grützner, along with Carl Spitzweg and Franz von Defregger, were Munich's leading genre painters in the second half of the 19th century. The paintings Grützner is best known for combine detailed academic rendering with humorous and anecdotal subject matter, often depicting monks drinking.
Grützner was born in 1846 into a farming family in Groß-Karlowitz near Neisse, Upper Silesia, Prussia (now Poland). The local pastor often visited his parents' home, as his father was a prominent member of the church. He recognized early on Eduard's talent and inclination for painting. Even as a child he drew on everything that fell into his hands. The administrator of a ducal country house in the neighborhood got him paper, and eventually the pastor gained him entrance to the Gymnasium (a university preparatory school) of Neisse, and brought him in 1864 with the help of an architect Hirschberg for art education at the private school of Herman Dyck in Munich.
His tenure at the Kunstgewerbeschule under Hermann Dyck, however, was only of short duration. In the first semester he transferred to the Classical Art class of Johann Georg Hiltensperger and Alexander Ströhuber, where the students learned about the aesthetic ideals of antiquity.
In 1865, Grützner joined the painting class of Hermann Anschütz at the Munich Academy. Meanwhile, he also sought advice and inspiration from Carl Theodor von Piloty until he was taken into his class in 1867. Piloty's class was packed with aspiring artists from around the world, from Hungary, Greece, Germany, Russia, and Poland. After three years under Piloty, Grützner left the academy.
In 1870, he moved into his own studio in the garden house of Schwanthalerstraße 18 in Munich. He quickly began to produce one painting after another. He made his career in Munich and was very successful. It was reported by artist and writer Friedrich Pecht in the journal Die Kunst für Alle (Art for All) in 1886: "the painters Eduard Grützner and Ludwig Willroider were granted the title of 'professor' by Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria". In 1880, he was awarded the Order of Merit of St. Michael (Knight's Cross) first class. He was knighted in 1916.
Grützner was an avid collector of art. Early on, he favored pieces from the German late Gothic and early Renaissance. In the last decade of his life, he turned from the late Middle Ages and collected art from the Far East. In his major compositions, however, he almost always included old pieces, mostly from his antique collection.
In 1874, Grützner married Barbara Link, who two years later bore him a daughter, whom they named Barbara. In 1884, after ten years of marriage, his first wife died. In 1888, he became engaged to Anna Grützner Wirthmann, the daughter of a Munich garrison commander, and a short time later their son Karl Eduard was born. This second marriage was less harmonious and eventually his wife, who was some 17 years younger, left him for a Viennese singer.
In his old age he sought solace in Chinese philosophy, and began to collect items from the far east and learn Japanese. Occasionally he included a Buddha figure or a Chinese vase in some of his paintings. He also painted a number of ascetic-looking cardinals, often with harsh and unsympathetic features. He died on April 2, 1925 in Munich.
Grützner was, along with Carl Spitzweg and Franz von Defregger, one of Munich's leading genre painters in the second half of the 19th century. The paintings of Grützner are best known for their combination of detailed academic rendering with humorous and anecdotal subject matter, often depicting monks drinking.
Grützner was one of Hitler's favorite painters, Albert Speer quoting him as saying of one of the artist's works that he was "greatly underrated… Believe me, this Grützner will someday be worth as much as a Rembrandt. Rembrandt himself couldn't have painted that better."
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I'm no neurologist, but I'd say you probably don't have anything to worry about as far as mental degradation goes.
The bad part is; Adam drew this two weeks ago!
…and then accidentally left the stove on.
:::snort::: I do that! One reason I don't like "candid photos" is that I'm always standing like a dork in the picture. I can't actually put my elbow in my ear… but there's a picture of me standing that way!
The trick, as far as I can tell, to limiting your photograph-level dorkitude to no more than your real-life dorkitude is to not actually freeze when people are getting ready to take your picture. I move my head around a little, look at different things, and shift my weight. And I look only as stupid in photos as I do in real life!
Actually, standing like that is a good way to avoid zombie attacks. It makes zombies think you're stupid, and the taste of a stupid brain can be compared to the taste of an overripe banana. But, ya know, less banana flavored.
Not that I would know anything, seeing as how I am not a zombie.
Of course you're not. A zombie wouldn't be intelligent enough to type, much less with perfect grammar and spelling.
If I was, hypothetically, a zombie, my brain wouldn't be fully infected and I would still be capable of speech. These comments ar- I mean would be written with a speech – to – text software. This comment is endorsed by Dragon®.
I start thinking about if I have boogers in my nose and/or if my hair is sticking up, etc and lose track as well.
That's why I try to keep conversations short. Keep walking as you greet. Look like you're on a mission to not there.


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Me, Martin, Niclas and Felix went to the Belgian capital to skate and - as the germans say - "make party". And party we made. Oh yes.
We also had clams with french fries, met Michael Jordan (and Arjen Robben) and went to the artsiest (propably not a word) hipster club.


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The 2012–13 Orlando Magic season was the 24th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Magic were eliminated from playoff contention with their 115–109 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on March 17, 2013. This marked the first time since the 2005–06 season that the Magic failed to qualify for the playoffs. Ending the season with a 20–62 record, the Magic finished with the worst record in the NBA. This was also the worst record posted by the Magic since their inaugural season in 1989–90. This was also the first season since 2003-04 that All-Star center Dwight Howard was not on the roster, as he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers (his first stint) on August 10, 2012.

Key dates
 June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Draft picks

Roster

Pre-season

|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 1
| October 7
| @ New Orleans
|
| E'Twaun Moore (16)
| Nikola Vučević (9)
| E'Twaun Moore (7)
| Mexico City Arena18,133
| 0–1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 2
| October 11
| Philadelphia
|
| Glen Davis (16)
| Glen Davis (12)
| Gustavo Ayón, JJ Redick (5)
| Amway Center18,106
| 0–2
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 3
| October 15
| @ Cleveland
|
| Glen Davis (27)
| DeQuan Jones,Andrew Nicholson (9)
| JJ Redick (8)
| Quicken Loans Arena5,219
| 0–3
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 4
| October 16
| @ Detroit
|
| DeQuan Jones (22)
| Gustavo Ayón (10)
| E'Twaun Moore (6)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills9,229
| 0–4
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 5
| October 19
| Indiana
|
| Glen Davis (21)
| Hedo Türkoğlu,Nikola Vučević (7)
| JJ Redick (8)
| Amway Center17,204
| 1–4
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 6
| October 21
| San Antonio
|
| Andrew Nicholson (18)
| Nikola Vučević (9)
| E'Twaun Moore (8)
| Amway Arena17,012
| 2–4
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 7
| October 24
| @ Memphis
|
| JJ Redick (23)
| Nikola Vučević (9)
| Jameer Nelson (7)
| FedExForum10,263
| 2–5
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 8
| October 26
| Houston
|
| E'Twaun Moore (18)
| Nikola Vučević (14)
| Kyle O'Quinn (5)
| Amway Center17,109
| 2–6

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 1
| November 2
| Denver
|
| Glen Davis (29)
| Glen Davis (10)
| Jameer Nelson (7)
| Amway Center18,846
| 1–0
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 2
| November 4
| Phoenix
|
| JJ Redick (24)
| Nikola Vučević (13)
| Moore & Redick (6)
| Amway Center17,022
| 2–0
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 3
| November 6
| @ Chicago
|
| Arron Afflalo (28)
| Davis & Vučević (10)
| JJ Redick (7)
| United Center21,216
| 2–1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 4
| November 7
| @ Minnesota
|
| JJ Redick (16)
| Glen Davis (6)
| Davis, Moore, & Smith (4)
| Target Center17,121
| 2–2
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 5
| November 9
| Brooklyn
|
| E'Twaun Moore (18)
| Afflalo & Vučević (5)
| Davis & Moore (5)
| Amway Center17,532
| 2–3
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 6
| November 11
| @ Brooklyn
|
| Afflalo & Davis (19)
| Nikola Vučević (12)
| JJ Redick (9)
| Barclays Center16,523
| 2–4
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 7
| November 13
| New York
|
| JJ Redick (18)
| Nikola Vučević (10)
| E'Twaun Moore (8)
| Amway Center18,846
| 2–5
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 8
| November 16
| @ Detroit
|
| JJ Redick (23)
| Davis & Vučević (13)
| Jameer Nelson (10)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills11,594
| 3–5
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 9
| November 18
| @ Toronto
|
| Davis & Moore (16)
| Glen Davis (12)
| Jameer Nelson (9)
| Air Canada Centre18,702
| 3–6
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 10
| November 19
| @ Atlanta
|
| Glen Davis (11)
| Nikola Vučević (13)
| E'Twaun Moore (4)
| Philips Arena15,006
| 3–7
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 11
| November 21
| Detroit
|
| Andrew Nicholson (15)
| Glen Davis (14)
| Nelson & Redick (7)
| Amway Center17,199
| 4–7
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 12
| November 23
| Cleveland
|
| Jameer Nelson (22)
| Davis & Vučević (8)
| Nelson & Redick (6)
| Amway Center17,334
| 5–7
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 13
| November 25
| Boston
|
| Jameer Nelson (20)
| Josh McRoberts (14)
| Arron Afflalo (6)
| Amway Center17,307
| 5–8
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 14
| November 28
| San Antonio
|
| Arron Afflalo (16)
| DeQuan Jones (6)
| JJ Redick (4)
| Amway Center17,271
| 5–9
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 15
| November 30
| Brooklyn
|
| Glen Davis (16)
| Maurice Harkless (7)
| Moore & Redick (4)
| Amway Center17,103
| 5–10

|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 16
| December 2
| @ L.A. Lakers
|
| Arron Afflalo (30)
| Davis & Vučević (12)
| Jameer Nelson (13)
| Staples Center18,997
| 6–10
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 17
| December 3
| @ Golden State
|
| Davis & Nelson (24)
| Nikola Vučević (15)
| Jameer Nelson (9)
| Oracle Arena18,117
| 7–10
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 18
| December 5
| @ Utah
|
| Glen Davis (18)
| Nikola Vučević (16)
| Jameer Nelson (5)
| EnergySolutions Arena18,078
| 7–11
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 19
| December 7
| @ Sacramento
|
| Glen Davis (20)
| Glen Davis (11)
| Jameer Nelson (6)
| Sleep Train Arena16,305
| 7–12
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 20
| December 9
| @ Phoenix
|
| JJ Redick (20)
| Vučević & Nicholson (9)
| JJ Redick (9)
| US Airways Center13,565
| 8–12
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 21
| December 12
| Atlanta
|
| Arron Afflalo (16)
| Davis & Nicholson (7)
| Afflalo, Ayón, & Moore (4)
| Amway Center16,992
| 8–13
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 22
| December 14
| Golden State
|
| JJ Redick (16)
| Nikola Vučević (17)
| Jameer Nelson (11)
| Amway Center17,040
| 9–13
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 23
| December 15
| @ Charlotte
|
| Afflalo & Davis (20)
| Nikola Vučević (13)
| Jameer Nelson (6)
| Time Warner Cable Arena16,217
| 10–13
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 24
| December 17
| Minnesota
|
| Glen Davis (28)
| Nikola Vučević (11)
| Jameer Nelson (12)
| Amway Center16,992
| 11–13
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 25
| December 19
| Washington
|
| JJ Redick (17)
| Nikola Vučević (13)
| Jameer Nelson (5)
| Amway Center16,893
| 12–13
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 26
| December 21
| @ Toronto
|
| Arron Afflalo (26)
| Gustavo Ayón (13)
| Jameer Nelson (7)
| Air Canada Centre18,391
| 12–14
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 27
| December 23
| Utah
|
| Arron Afflalo (20)
| Nikola Vučević (16)
| Jameer Nelson (9)
| Amway Center17,721
| 12–15
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 28
| December 26
| New Orleans
|
| Jameer Nelson (28)
| Nikola Vučević (9)
| Jameer Nelson (10)
| Amway Center18,846
| 12–16
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 29
| December 28
| @ Washington
|
| Arron Afflalo (26)
| Nikola Vučević (11)
| Jameer Nelson (8)
| Verizon Center15,789
| 12–17
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 30
| December 29
| Toronto
|
| Andrew Nicholson (22)
| Nikola Vučević (9)
| Afflalo & Smith (6)
| Amway Center18,846
| 12–18
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 31
| December 31
| Miami
|
| Arron Afflalo (28)
| Nikola Vučević (29)
| Hedo Türkoğlu (8)
| Amway Center19,311
| 12–19

|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 32
| January 2
| Chicago
|
| Jameer Nelson (32)
| Nikola Vučević (12)
| Josh McRoberts (5)
| Amway Center18,846
| 12–20
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 33
| January 5
| New York
|
| Afflalo & Nelson (29)
| Nikola Vučević (18)
| Jameer Nelson (8)
| Amway Center19,171
| 12–21
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 34
| January 7
| @ Portland
|
| JJ Redick (29)
| Nikola Vučević (13)
| Jameer Nelson (12)
| Rose Garden19,560
| 12–22
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 35
| January 9
| @ Denver
|
| Jameer Nelson (20)
| Nikola Vučević (14)
| Jameer Nelson (8)
| Pepsi Center15,084
| 12–23
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 36
| January 12
| @ L.A. Clippers
|
| Arron Afflalo (30)
| Nikola Vučević (15)
| Jameer Nelson (9)
| Staples Center19,060
| 13–23
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 37
| January 14
| @ Washington
|
| Jameer Nelson (19)
| Nikola Vučević (13)
| Jameer Nelson (12)
| Verizon Center14,648
| 13–24
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 38
| January 16
| Indiana
|
| Nikola Vučević (16)
| Nikola Vučević (15)
| Nelson & Redick (6)
| Amway Center17,499
| 14–24
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 39
| January 18
| Charlotte
|
| Arron Afflalo (23)
| Nikola Vučević (9)
| Jameer Nelson (7)
| Amway Center17,598
| 14–25
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 40
| January 20
| Dallas
|
| Glen Davis (24)
| Nikola Vučević (11)
| Glen Davis (6)
| Amway Center18,192
| 14–26
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 41
| January 22
| @ Detroit
|
| JJ Redick (26)
| Afflalo & Vučević (9)
| Jameer Nelson (9)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills11,798
| 14–27
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 42
| January 24
| Toronto
|
| Nikola Vučević (19)
| Nikola Vučević (14)
| Jameer Nelson (11)
| Amway Center17,145
| 14–28
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 43
| January 27
| Detroit
|
| JJ Redick (31)
| Nikola Vučević (17)
| Jameer Nelson (8)
| Amway Center17,959
| 14–29
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 44
| January 28
| @ Brooklyn
|
| Nikola Vučević (18)
| Nikola Vučević (9)
| JJ Redick (10)
| Barclays Center16,480
| 14–30
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 45
| January 30
| @ New York
|
| JJ Redick (29)
| Nikola Vučević (11)
| Jameer Nelson (9)
| Madison Square Garden19,033
| 14–31

|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 46
| February 1
| @ Boston
|
| JJ Redick (15)
| Nikola Vučević (14)
| JJ Redick (5)
| TD Garden18,624
| 14–32
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 47
| February 2
| @ Milwaukee
|
| Nikola Vučević (20)
| Maurice Harkless (14)
| JJ Redick (8)
| BMO Harris Bradley Center14,321
| 14–33
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 48
| February 4
| @ Philadelphia
|
| E'Twaun Moore (18)
| Nikola Vučević (14)
| McRoberts & Türkoğlu (6)
| Wells Fargo Center14,630
| 14–34
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 49
| February 6
| L.A. Clippers
|
| Jameer Nelson (18)
| Nikola Vučević (14)
| E'Twaun Moore (5)
| Amway Center17,995
| 14–35
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 50
| February 8
| @ Cleveland
|
| Nikola Vučević (25)
| Nikola Vučević (13)
| Jameer Nelson (13)
| Quicken Loans Arena14,073
| 14–36
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 51
| February 10
| Portland
|
| JJ Redick (22)
| Nikola Vučević (19)
| Jameer Nelson (15)
| Amway Center17,966
| 15–36
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 52
| February 13
| Atlanta
|
| Nelson & Nicholson (10)
| Kyle O'Quinn (8)
| Jameer Nelson (4)
| Amway Center17,649
| 15–37
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|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 53
| February 19
| Charlotte
|
| Afflalo & Vučević (18)
| Andrew Nicholson (12)
| Jameer Nelson (6)
| Amway Center17,037
| 15–38
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 54
| February 20
| @ Dallas
|
| Arron Afflalo (21)
| Nikola Vučević (13)
| Afflalo & Nelson (7)
| American Airlines Center19,965
| 15–39
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 55
| February 22
| @ Memphis
|
| Arron Afflalo (20)
| Nikola Vučević (11)
| Afflalo & Moore (7)
| FedExForum17,669
| 15–40
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 56
| February 23
| Cleveland
|
| Arron Afflalo (16)
| O'Quinn & Vučević (7)
| Beno Udrih (7)
| Amway Center17,171
| 15–41
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 57
| February 26
| @ Philadelphia
|
| Afflalo & Harris (16)
| Nikola Vučević (19)
| E'Twaun Moore (10)
| Wells Fargo Center18,432
| 16–41
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 58
| February 27
| Sacramento
|
| Tobias Harris (23)
| Arron Afflalo (7)
| Beno Udrih (8)
| Amway Center16,722
| 16–42

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| 59
| March 1
| Houston
|
| Tobias Harris (27)
| Harris & Vučević (10)
| E'Twaun Moore (11)
| Amway Center16,677
| 16–43
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 60
| March 3
| Memphis
|
| Afflalo, Moore, & Nicholson (12)
| Maurice Harkless (6)
| E'Twaun Moore (6)
| Amway Center16,020
| 16–44
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 61
| March 4
| @ New Orleans
|
| Arron Afflalo (26)
| Nikola Vučević (11)
| Jameer Nelson (7)
| New Orleans Arena11,050
| 17–44
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 62
| March 6
| @ Miami
|
| Nikola Vučević (25)
| Nikola Vučević (21)
| Jameer Nelson (14)
| American Airlines Arena20,001
| 17–45
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 63
| March 8
| Indiana
|
| Arron Afflalo (19)
| Tobias Harris (8)
| Beno Udrih (7)
| Amway Center16,515
| 17–46
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 64
| March 10
| Philadelphia
|
| Jameer Nelson (24)
| Nikola Vučević (17)
| Jameer Nelson (10)
| Amway Center16,317
| 18–46
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 65
| March 12
| L.A. Lakers
|
| Jameer Nelson (21)
| Tobias Harris (15)
| Jameer Nelson (7)
| Amway Center19,287
| 18–47
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 66
| March 15
| @ Oklahoma City
|
| Jameer Nelson (26)
| Nikola Vučević (14)
| Jameer Nelson (7)
| Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203
| 18–48
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 67
| March 17
| @ Milwaukee
|
| Arron Afflalo (24)
| Nikola Vučević (15)
| Jameer Nelson (7)
| BMO Harris Bradley Center15,591
| 18–49
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 68
| March 19
| @ Indiana
|
| Afflalo & Harkless (10)
| Nikola Vučević (11)
| Arron Afflalo (3)
| Bankers Life Fieldhouse14,343
| 18–50
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 69
| March 20
| @ New York
|
| Harris & Nicholson (14)
| Kyle O'Quinn (14)
| Beno Udrih (8)
| Madison Square Garden19,033
| 18–51
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 70
| March 22
| Oklahoma City
|
| Maurice Harkless (25)
| Tobias Harris (15)
| Jameer Nelson (10)
| Amway Center17,429
| 18–52
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 71
| March 25
| Miami
|
| Jameer Nelson (27)
| Harkless & Moore (9)
| Jameer Nelson (12)
| Amway Center18,846
| 18–53
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 72
| March 27
| @ Charlotte
|
| Tobias Harris (29)
| Kyle O'Quinn (11)
| Jameer Nelson (11)
| Time Warner Cable Arena11,839
| 18–54
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 73
| March 29
| Washington
|
| Tobias Harris (30)
| Tobias Harris (11)
| Beno Udrih (9)
| Amway Center17,998
| 19–54
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 74
| March 30
| @ Atlanta
|
| Beno Udrih (20)
| Nikola Vučević (15)
| Beno Udrih (8)
| Philips Arena17,152
| 19–55

|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 75
| April 1
| @ Houston
|
| Maurice Harkless (28)
| Nikola Vučević (13)
| Beno Udrih (10)
| Toyota Center16,273
| 19–56
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 76
| April 3
| @ San Antonio
|
| Maurice Harkless (18)
| Nikola Vučević (14)
| Beno Udrih (8)
| AT&T Center18,581
| 19–57
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 77
| April 5
| @ Chicago
|
| Beno Udrih (27)
| Nikola Vučević (15)
| Beno Udrih (7)
| United Center22,268
| 19–58
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 78
| April 7
| @ Cleveland
|
| Tobias Harris (26)
| Nikola Vučević (21)
| Udrih & Vučević (6)
| Quicken Loans Arena16,341
| 19–59
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| 79
| April 10
| Milwaukee
|
| Harris &  Vučević (30)
| Nikola Vučević (20)
| Beno Udrih (11)
| Amway Center17,127
| 20–59
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 80
| April 13
| Boston
|
| Tobias Harris (22)
| Nikola Vučević (12)
| Beno Udrih (8)
| Amway Center17,422
| 20–60
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 81
| April 15
| Chicago
|
| Tobias Harris (20)
| Nikola Vučević (14)
| Tobias Harris (4)
| Amway Center17,297
| 20–61
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 82
| April 17
| @ Miami
|
| Nikola Vučević (20)
| Nikola Vučević (13)
| Beno Udrih (14)
| American Airlines Center19,949
| 20–62

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Cambria hires a PR contractor
by Jono Kinkade
The little community known as the "Pines by the Sea" now has a well-connected man vouching for them in the big halls of Sacramento.
The Cambria Community Services District (CSD) recently hired Dean Florez and his consulting firm, Balance Public Relations, to represent the district on water supply and wastewater matters for a short-term period. The contract was approved at the April 23 meeting, and the term started May 1 and will run through June. The Cambria CSD will pay Florez $8,500 a month, bringing the cost of his two-month contract to $17,000.
According to Cambria CSD Public Information Officer Tom Gray, Florez will represent the CSD to the governor's office and with the multitude of state agencies that issue permits. Part of his mission will be to lobby for available funding from Proposition 1—a November 2014 bond measure that generates funds for water and wastewater infrastructure projects—for the Cambria CSD to use for both its wastewater facility and the Emergency Water Supply project, Gray said. That project, a brackish water treatment plant built in 2014 for emergency situations, has experienced some permitting hurdles after it was hastily built with a temporary emergency permit.
"This year everybody is conscious of the drought now, and there is a lot of people up there [competing for funding]; big water districts like Los Angeles are in the mix," Gray told New Times. "He's known to be very effective and a very good spokesmen for water districts."
During the meeting Florez was scrutinized by some members of the public and CSD board member Amanda Rice for reported Fair Political Practice Commission (FPPC) violations that led to a $60,000 fine in 2013 after a series of campaign funds were identified as misused. Florez, who represented parts of the San Joaquin Valley in the state Assembly and the state Senate—at one time serving as the senate majority leader—ran for lieutenant governor in the 2010 primary, and then for state controller in 2014. An audit of his campaign expenditures revealed he'd spent thousands of dollars on personal expenses, including purchases at home and furniture stores, concert tickets, fireworks, monthly parking passes, and gas. Florez was also fined for not returning $247,000 in general campaign contributions after dropping out of the 2010 lieutenant governor's race. The FPPC fined Florez for 12 violations at $5,000 each.
While Florez is registered with the California Secretary of State as a lobbyist, Gray said he'll be serving in the capacity of public relations.
Rice opposed hiring Florez on both the grounds of hiring a lobbyist as well as because of Florez's FPPC violations. CSD board member Jim Barringer also opposed the district's decision to hire Florez.
"I do not think that we should be buying our way into the halls of Sacramento. I think our General Manager [Jerry Gruber] is quite capable," Rice said. "I do not want this person representing us in the halls of power, even if he can get us access, I don't know whether that is going to be good or bad. Sometimes, when I show up with pink hair, immediately people know that they don't want to trust me, or they know that I'm OK."
Gray said that despite the FPPC violations, the district chose Florez for his track record and recommendations. The Cambria CSD voted 3-2 to hire him.
-- Melody DeMeritt - former city council member, Morro Bay


A small kitchen supplies manufacturer in France is delighted when it receives a large order from a mid-sized Italian retailer. The manufacturer is eager to respond, but first it needs a bank loan for working capital to fill and ship the order. Without a short-term loan, the manufacturer might not make payroll; without this order, it loses an opportunity to grow.
Sound atypical? This is daily life for millions of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) operating around the world. Such businesses are the lifeblood of the economy in Europe: SMEs with fewer than 250 employees account for 99 percent of all businesses. Those 20 million businesses provide up to 85 percent of growth in European jobs, while in emerging markets, SMEs account for up to 60 percent of employment and 40 percent of GDP. And yet up to 50 percent of all SMEs worldwide lack access to formal types of credit, i.e., bank loans.
Without access to public debt and equity capital markets, these smaller organizations depend on banks to fund their growth. But small businesses are often seen as a risky investment for banks. With less rigorous requirements for reporting and compliance than their larger counterparts, it can be difficult for SMEs to convince lenders that their investment will be repaid. When lenders decide the risk is too high, SMEs are left turning to friends, family, and personal debt to fund their operations and growth.
In a bold move, a consortium of seven leading banks in Europe has committed to helping solve this problem using blockchain. These banks see the potential to accelerate economic growth and through it their trade finance business by making it less risky to fund SMEs and facilitating SME international and domestic trade. The consortium, called the Digital Trade Chain, includes Deutsche Bank, HSBC, KBC, Natixis, Rabobank, Société Générale and Unicredit.
IBM is advancing blockchain by applying it to real-world problems big and small. As IT moves to the cloud, transactions must be trusted by all parties in every industry. That is why we are building a complete blockchain platform. Blockchain brings together shared ledgers with smart contracts to allow the secure transfer of any asset – whether a physical asset like a shipping container, a financial asset like a bond or a digital asset like music – across any business network. Blockchain is doing for trusted transactions what the Internet did for information.
Through a competitive bidding process, the banking consortium selected IBM Blockchain powered by Hyperledger Fabric over R3 Corda, Microsoft, and Cognizant to build a blockchain solution to make it easier for SMEs to access the financing they need to trade across borders. IBM will provide implementation of the Hyperledger Fabric, GBS will lead systems integration, and the solution will run on the IBM cloud.
This new platform will allow authorized participants in a transaction network to have access to a single, shared record of events, which is updated in real time and cannot be edited without consensus by all parties. Banks will be able to see the terms of contracts, as well as track fulfillment of those terms as they occur. As more users and banks come on board, the network effect will be amplified.
Consider again the small kitchen supplies manufacturer. With blockchain, when the proposal is received, the manufacturer's bank grants them access to the Digital Trade Chain platform. The result is a smart contract which cannot be altered by either party. As status updates are put in place in real time, all parties are notified and can see the changes on the shared platform. This transparency throughout the process makes it easier for banks to lend money for they see with total trust how they will be repaid.
Think of this example multiplied by the thousands of small businesses looking to trade in the European and global markets. The potential momentum based on transparency and trust is enormous. IBM Blockchain has imagined that scenario – simpler, speedier, cross-border trades by SMEs in Europe – and now it's going to become reality.


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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Leading the way in 5G: What really matters?
In a world where connectivity is 'King,' it's become more important than ever for us to understand what makes a great 5G partner.
Yes, speed is important of course, but the real power lies in having a framework of support that will allow us to build better networks, implement new use cases and future-proof our businesses, so that we can be sure we are constantly leading the way forward.
Understanding the true potential of 5G
As a 5G influencer, I know the confusion that plagues businesses when it comes to understanding the best path to take in terms of choosing a partner that will deliver both now and in the future. With this in mind, I want to dispel the myths and break down the hyperbole into an easy to understand assessment of the true potential of 5G, while shining a light on the solutions I feel are best able to deliver.
Firstly, it's key to understand that to realize the true power of 5G technology, we must think wider than 'one technology and one frequency band'. It's about looking beyond those, sometimes misleading, showcase speed tests and, instead, thinking of how to enable scalable 5G, as well as setting the foundation for future generations.
One company stands out in providing a truly world-leading 5G solution that encompasses all that's important about the technology, while laying the groundwork for future connectivity growth through an 'always-on' framework of innovation.
Paving the way for a 'Golden Era'
Ericsson have always proven themselves leaders in connectivity solutions and are constantly breaking new ground in paving the way to a golden era of 5G possibility. They were the first to provide 5G nation-wide coverage with low-band in 2019 and, more recently, through their award-winning 'Spectrum Sharing' solution, enabling 1ms spectral efficiency with dynamic allocation of spectrum between 4G and 5G.
Ericsson Spectrum Sharing (ESS) is a unique solution, including coordinated scheduling with 1ms granularity and frequency division multiplexing. Image source: Ericsson
What's more, this revolutionary software can run on any of Ericsson's five million 5G-ready radios delivered since 2015, making it a 'no-brainer' for those businesses looking for super-fast migration.
Unique solutions that deliver on their promises
And, regarding those previously mentioned on-the-spot peak speed tests, Ericsson prefers to also measure with mobility rather than a single point, as this provides a more accurate reflection of smoother speeds across a broader geography.
To extend coverage and performance, Ericsson has a number of unique solutions such as their 'Uplink Booster' solution, which seamlessly delivers 15% better coverage than their closest competitor as a result of their innovations in Massive MIMO radios hardware and software.
Image source: Ericsson
In addition, 'Carrier Aggregation' between low- and mid-bands (or high-bands) improves mid-band coverage by 25% and network capacity by 27%, compared to the current way of deploying 5G mid-band with 'Dual Connectivity' using 4G. Ericsson's solution means that operators gain the flexibility to use smaller hardware that requires less space on-site and consumes less energy.
Ericsson's dual-mode 5G Core is an evolution of their powerful virtualized portfolio, designed for cloud deployment, consisting of their 'Cloud Packet Core,' 'Cloud UDM and Policy' and Signaling Controller' products. It can help service providers get the most out of cloud native, microservices, user plane performance and more, enabling new ways of achieving challenging business and operational goals, while migrating to a 5G Core (5GC).
The journey from EPC to 5GC can offer many different paths and challenges, but Ericsson have found a way to simplify the journey with their dual-mode 5G Core solution, combining EPC and 5GC into a common cloud native platform.
Unrivalled interoperability
Perhaps one of the most important things to know when deciding on a 5G partner is the fact that Ericsson networks support the largest number of 5G devices (40+). This broad support comes from their intensive interoperability testing with all chipset vendors on low-, mid- and high-bands, and they continue to test devices, including gateways and sensors for industries.
This is needed to secure 5G in all geographies and achieve the full potential of 5G technology.
Please note: Above numbers correct at the time of writing.
For the latest 5G updates, head here: https://www.ericsson.com/en/5g
Swapping old radio equipment with 5G-ready Ericsson Radio System equipment nationwide makes it possible for service providers to serve 5G use cases with a single software upgrade and, as Ericsson found in their recent customer case studies, it could also save them up to 30 percent on overall energy consumption.
Even with existing 4G networks, Ericsson report examples where their customers have saved up to 15 percent simply by switching on energy-saving software in the network.
With a large part of energy consumption occurring in the radio access network (RAN) clearly it is crucial to focus on RAN energy performance improvements to be able to limit the increase and even break the curve of power consumption.
The best improvements can be achieved by modernising and switching to new Ericsson Radio System equipment, as the latest radios and basebands are far more energy efficient than legacy equipment.
But what about the speed you say?
For operators looking to deliver the highest peak speeds possible, Ericsson have the right portfolio. With a technical specification comprising eight component carriers (8CC) aggregating 800MHz of millimeter wave spectrum, Ericsson engineers achieved delivery rates of 4.3Gbps – the fastest 5G speed to date.
This incredible landmark was achieved during interoperability testing using commercial solutions.
And the world is taking notice!
In Korea, for example, download speeds of Ericsson's 4.5+ million subscribers there, were measured and it was found that its mid-band 5G delivered better coverage, 100% better uplink speeds and 5% better download speeds than the country's second-best competitor.
Ahead of the competition
Ericsson is ahead of the competition by being first to deploy cloud native EPC - running live with Verizon and Telstra - as well as providing NR Standalone 5GC on bare metal and it also leads the way in 5G standardization with the most contributions by far for 4G and 5G.
It's declarations to ETSI for applying an essentiality filter also mean that Ericsson is on top of the 5G patent race.
Leading the way to a full-connected world
True leadership is about finding balance; about determining what's important for today - and for tomorrow. Ericsson understands this philosophy and it's the very backbone of their 5G offering.
It's one that adds immediate value and enables industry to seize the many powerful opportunities that 5G brings, but it's also one that safeguards their customers future, securing their 5G revenues and allowing them to make their mark in what, with Ericsson's help, will soon be a fully-connected world.
The above post is sponsored as part of Ericsson's Ambassador program.
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This alliance merged to become part of the Keepers of the Covenant.
The Brotherhood Of Nod was Founded on 1/21/2009 by XxSnipezxX, And AllenKalashnikov, XxSnipezxX was the last leader of Nod, known as Kane. AllenKalashnikov was Kane's right hand man. The Brotherhood Of Nod was founded on the principals of Truth, Peace, Power Honesty, and Liberation. You can find their charter here. The Brotherhood of Nod was a Blue alliance and was working to better the blue sphere. Nod was an alliance that would defend its allies to the end, no matter what the odds.
Preamble We the undersigned nations of The Brotherhood Of Nod agree to the following values when running, commanding, and being a member of Nod: Courage, Strength, Honesty, Integrity, Valor, Responsibility, Respect, Justice, and Freedom. Nod is a Blue Alliance based on furthering the above values.
Article I. Admission and Membership In order to become a full member of Nod you must register on Nod official forums and truthfully fill out a valid application form. This will then be reviewed by Kane And Kane's Right Hand or Kane 's Inner Circle. After been accepted members will go through a one week waiting period. They will be under the protection of Nod, during this time period the member will switch his Alliance Affiliation to Nod Cadet. While the member is under the Nod Cadet AA they will use this time to learn how to actively participate and contribute in Nod after having registered, filled out an application, and switched their AA to Nod Cadet an Nod Educator will contact the Cadet and initiate the training course. After and ONLY after completing the training course will recruitment aid be sent. After completing this course the member will become a Brother with full access to other possibilities in Nod.
1. Kane And Kane's Right Hand Kane And Kane's Right Hand Abbreviated have the major command over all of Nod. They can declare war, amend the constitution, sign all treaty types, appoint Kane 's Inner Circle Positions, and anything else in Nod. There are Kane And Kane's Right Hand each with equal power in the alliance. No one, Kane And Kane's Right Hand has more power then the other. In the event of a Kane or Kane's Right Hand's absence each Kane And Kane's Right Hand will retain their one vote in decisions for the alliance.
4. Specializations Specializations in Nod are your: Bankers, Recruiters, Squad leaders (Black Hand), The Marked, Educators, and Ambassadors. These positions are appointed by there respected Kane 's Inner Circle leader. There can be 5 of each specialization unless granted approval from SUP COMM. Each specialization will be trained by their respected Kane 's Inner Circle leader, unless educators have been trained, then it's their job.
5. Brothers Brothers are regular members in Nod and are pretty much along for the protection and growth, they can have input on the future of Nod by using telling their leaders what they want done. But other than that they can not pass legislature. They are Nod's pride and joy, members that support and want to see Nod thrive. We the people agree to place our Brothers before personal interests.
6. Cadets Cadets are Nod Trainees. They have No Government power whatsoever, but are under the protection of Nod, cadets must report to their assigned educator until they complete the training course.
Article III. Spying Nod does not Condone Spying in Any way shape or form, any nation caught using their nation in Nod to spy on Nod or Nod allies will be sentenced to Z.I., possibly Perma-Z.I. This goes for Nod also Nod does not believe in spying to get information on an enemy alliance. instead Nod will expose them using justified ways.
Article IV. Justice Nod doesn't like rogue nations or nations breaking Nod values. Nod takes pride in its judicial system. Nod's Judicial system is broken into two systems. Felonies, and Misdemeanors. Felonies will be dealt with by Kane And Kane's Right Hand, and misdemeanors will be dealt with by Kane 's Inner Circle. Misdemeanors: Unapproved Attacks, Flaming, Trolling Felonies: Treason, Aid Embezzlement, Espionage, Identity Theft, Terroristic Threats Max Penalty for Misdemeanors: $1,000,000 Fine Max Penalty for Felonies: $15,000,000 fine Or Perma-Z.I.
Rogue vs. Nod If an allied rogue attacks Nod: 1)We will contact the rogue's alliance and ask for reps. 2)If reps are paid, Nod will not take military action. 3)If rogue refuses to pay the reps, we will attack the rogue with the approval of his/hers alliance. 4) Nod will contact the rogue nation and attempt to reach a peaceful resolution and the rogue will be required to pay reps to Nod. If peaceful methods fail we will attack.
Article VI. Disbandment To officially disband the alliance, Kane, Kane's Right Hand, and Kane's Inenr Circle must have a majority of 75% or more in agreement and must give the members a 72hr warning. Once the decision to disband has been granted, Kane will post this on the OWF on CN to the public. Once the disbandment has happened, all members have 14days to leave their affiliation behind them and seek a new alliance or another alliance has the right to attack all nations in possession of the Affiliation after 14 days.
Co-Acclamation Nod Morals: Nod is here to provide members with a place to enjoy and further their knowledge and experience all they can in Cyber nations. We take acts of aggression or threats seriously and will not tolerate trolling or harassing of our membership. Nod fights for the ongoing co-operation, friendship and unity in the Alliance and ensures that all members enjoy their stay and have fun. Respect is earned not given. Do not disrespect anyone within Nod, we are a sanctuary for every one of all races, colors, religions and experience, no insulting or flaming is tolerated. Nod will support her allies till the bitter end, she will mobilize everything in her arsenal to ensure that her allies are safe and given the full respect they deserve. Loyalty is earned not dished out easily. Nod will fight for her allies! Nod is a sanctuary to everyone who seeks her protection and honors her morals and the Messiah's Word. Nod exists to better all her members and to provide a sanctuary where her members can be safe. Nod will defend her members and ensure that everyone is equal within her sanctuary and given the full protection and experience she has to offer. All Brothers will defend her left, right and center United till the end.
We are a 'Brotherhood', we fight and survive for each other, if one of us falls, the rest shall pick her/him up and drive forward, we are United, feel our power, join our cause; fight for Honesty, unity and integrity!
Article I: Non-Aggression Neither Brotherhood of Nod nor NATO will premeditate, declare or prosecute war against the other signatory or an alliance that that signatory is obligated to defend. Neither Brotherhood of Nod nor NATO will spy upon each other nor will either signatory encourage outside alliances to declare or pursue a war against the other signatory.
Article II: Communication and Intelligence Should either Brotherhood of Nod or NATO come upon or gather intelligence that has a bearing on the affairs or security of the other signatory, that information must be made available to that other signatory within forty-eight hours.
Article III: Optional Defense Neither signatory alliance is legally bound to grant requests of military action or financial aid from the another signatory alliance. However, should such a request be made through official channels by one alliance, the other alliance has the option of participating. If no request is made by signatory which is in need of military intervention or financial aid, the other signatory still has the option of participating, although nothing is required legally. In either case, in the event that assistance is granted, it should come as no surprise to the world community.
Article IV: Cancellation Should either signatory feel that any of the previous articles have been breached by the other signatory, the treaty may be canceled. Forty-eight hours notice must be provided by the alliance canceling the terms, indicating the reasoning behind the cancellation.
Article I. Non-aggression Both parties agree not to commit hostile acts towards one another. They shall furthermore not support indirect hostile acts towards one another, which includes aiding and politically supporting parties in war with the other party.
Article II. Preferential Tech Deals Both parties agree that the Brotherhood of Nod shall prioritize tech dealing to the New Pacific Order. It shall sell tech to the New Pacific Order at a rate of 3 million francos for 100 tech. This tech trade shall be managed by a representative of the New Pacific Order.
Article IV. Protection The New Pacific Order shall defend the Brotherhood of Nod so long as it executes all other parts of this treaty. The Brotherhood of Nod is encouraged to help the New Pacific Order in any conflict it requests.
Article V. Amendment and With-drawl The New Pacific Order or the Brotherhood of Nod shall reserve the right to amend this treaty by mutual consent. Either party may leave this treaty with 7 days notice. It is expected that if this treaty is cancelled the outstanding orders under Article II be fulfilled.
Both NOD and SPA recognize that each other are sovereign alliances with sovereign governments. Any infringement upon this will make this treaty immediately void.
Neither NOD or SPA shall take any aggressive action against one another directly or indirectly. Aggressive action is identified as DoW, spy action (in-game and off-game), and any other action that would hurt either SPA or NOD. Any break of this article will result in immediate cancellation of treaty.
If either alliance has, or gets, information regarding the other alliance, they must immediately hand over that intelligence to the other alliance.
Both NOD and SPA are encouraged, but not required, to send aid to one-another when aid is requested.
Article 5- Cancellation if either signatory wishes to cancel this agreement they must give the signatory 48 hour notice.
Both NOD and UPA recognize that each other are sovereign alliances with sovereign governments. Any infringement upon this will make this treaty immediately void.
Neither NOD or UPA shall take any aggressive action against one another directly or indirectly. Aggressive action is identified as DoW, spy action (in-game and off-game), and any other action that would hurt either UPA or NOD. Any break of this article will result in immediate cancellation of treaty.
Both NOD and UPA are encouraged, but not required, to send aid to one-another when aid is requested.


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Nestled amongst the mountains at an altitude of 6,000 ft, Saur is a conceptual geo-location that I can safely say, is the first village of Life Lessons. It has nearly been a month since we returned from this beautifully painted township and it now seemed like the right time to ask and reflect on the empirical gatherings from our short visit there. The reason I say this is because with time having lapsed, the experiences that have truly stuck with us can be pondered over. I spoke to four other mates who I befriended in the lovely November weekend and asked them a simple question: What is the one life lesson you took back from Saur? I wasn't completely surprised by the prompt replies as I was with the simplicity but diversity of the answers.
One evening, right after an engaging dialogue on serendipity and fate, I bumped into Suraj who graciously agreed to indulge me in a thrilling conversation over a lazy walk. Suraj is a local Gharwali, hailing from Dehradun and trying to preserve his culture through acoustic music. He shared a fundamental learning with me: Always travel, go out, meet new people because great conversations lead to wonderful experiences. I could not agree more with him. In those three days, I was inspired and humbled. Each person had a story to tell, from the youngest to the oldest. We had individuals narrating the most heart-warming stories of their incidents in teaching, writing, counselling, travelling, growing up, battling insecurities, living alone, failing and rising. It reasserted my faith in the fact that it may or may not be the place, but it is always the people that create the fondest memories.
"Life is like food. The more you interfere with it, the more you take away from it." Armaan, a student of Economics and an ardent lover of food, had just this simple statement to make while expressing his take-home value. For city dwellers like us, every walk of life is competitive. We strive to create an impact on everything and on everyone, forgetting the importance of doing the same for ourselves. We take little things in life with more gravity than is needed. In the process, at a young age we kill our spontaneous sides and adopt the 'practical' way of living. The locals of Saur treated each day with an equanimity that made them rise above the fear of uncertainty. When asked about aims and ambitions, they limited themselves to the goal of unlocking happiness, satisfied and at peace with where they were and what they were doing, regardless of their limited resources.
The village of Saur has a dwindled population consisting of merely 12 families that doesn't amount to more than 70 odd people. The elders of the village passed on a humbling advice to us younger ones – the world is a pot; nurture it right and the growth will be endless. However, never forget that home and family are the roots that enable you to keep your core strong. It was these pearl) of wisdom that stuck with Naveen (better known as Macro), a budding photographer and an avid traveler. These veterans have seen several youths leave their homes to never return, yet climb the great mounts of prosperity. They assured us that it is the values that they have kept intact that have led to this ascent. Where we come from, the people who bring us up, the principles they inculcate in us, form the very premises of our identity.
A little bit of belief can take one's dreams from the realm of imagination to that of reality. Through small treks, big conversations, tiny adjustments, and the Great Himalayas, Devanshi, a creative artist assimilated that one just needs to be daring enough to take a step forward. The only way to reach the top of the mountain is to be able to endure the climb. The message of encouragement for struggling trekkers was to keep breathing and keep walking. This helps to clear the head and take a moment to appreciate what is around. The sheer beauty of the natural surroundings, the magnitude as well as expanse of the mountains makes one realize that they are merely a miniscule sub-unit in the huge wide world but they still serve the purpose, which they decide themselves.
This beautiful Sanskrit word translates to "The world is one family". Saur felt like home; Pardon me, Saur feels like home. It has a way to connect with everyone. The people reek of unadulterated love. From Sabli Mausi and Vijay ji, all the way to Rani and Mukherjee (who are by they way buffaloes, just incase you were wondering), were looking out for us. They welcomed us joyously on the first evening with enthusiastic dancing around the bonfire that warmed our slightly tired spirits. They bid us farewell with blessings and good wishes, a heavy heart and undertones of saddened voices. My life lesson resounds with this affection and emotion that the villagers extended towards mere strangers like us. Well I guess, a person is only a stranger if you estrange them in the first place. Their warmth is etched in my memory but more importantly; it is sowed in my heart!


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A Grief Observed
Magazine | May 20, 2013, Issue
By David French
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The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life, by Rod Dreher (Grand Central, 288 pp., $25.99)
What I felt when I picked up Rod Dreher's new book was, simply, dread. From the dust jacket, I knew it dealt with his sister's untimely death from cancer. If it was written well, it would rip apart my old wounds — wounds inflicted by seeing too much premature death in too short a time. If it wasn't, I had another kind of dread — that of voyeuristically reading about someone else's pain against the backdrop of an excessively idealized small southern town.
There is a genre of conservative writing and thought that takes rural America and elevates it, drains it of the brokenness that plagues the rest of our nation, and turns it into an unrecognizable Disneyland of simple folks just doin' good. But I know better. I grew up in a small southern town, and — like Dreher — have returned to the South after years of northeastern wanderings, moving from New York to upstate New York and then to Philadelphia before settling in my family's longtime home town of Columbia, Tenn. (perhaps better known as the "Mule Capital of the World"). I love my town, and the people in it, but they are people, and people are fallen.
Dreher's book begins with the story of his childhood in Louisiana. His little sister, Ruthie, loved him, but was different from the start. Rod was bookish, intellectual, and questioning. Ruthie loved the outdoors, the rural life, and the town where they lived. Rod left as soon as he had the chance, at age 16, to go to boarding school. Ruthie stayed for the rest of her life.
The writing is both intimate and distant. Dreher's subject is people he knows better than anyone else, but he steps back from them stylistically and intellectually. The book reads a bit like an authorized, insider biography of a celebrity or political leader, respectful as it identifies and evaluates formative events — but it is also painfully honest.
Rod left home, but he also kept looking back, often desperate to reconcile with a father who seemed to scorn his choices. He also looked back to his sister, who made a life as a teacher and seemed to open her heart and life to everyone but her brother. His family felt that Rod was rejecting them; Rod felt rejected and misunderstood by his family.
Ruthie, after all, saw Rod's lifestyle as mystifying and strange. She was a public-school teacher; Rod and his wife homeschooled. She lived in one place and had one job; he couldn't stay in a city for long and hopped from job to job. In one painful vignette, she even refused to eat a French meal Rod and his wife had prepared, believing it was a symbolic rejection of their simpler southern way.
Then Ruthie was diagnosed with cancer.
In the Hallmark version of this story, the cancer would claim Ruthie's life, but it would also bring a family together in a spasm of forgiveness and healthy perspective. Death would come, but so would closure, and healing. But Dreher doesn't shrink from the sometimes terrible realities. Yes, there is healing and forgiveness, but there is also stubbornness and denial. Some wounds aren't healed, and are even ripped open further amidst the unimaginable stress of a terminal-cancer diagnosis.
It turns out that a person with cancer is still a person, and a family rallying to support a stricken sister, wife, mother, and daughter is still a family. Ultimately, this is what makes Dreher's book so powerful. As Ruthie nears the end of her life, the prose is compassionate but remorseless. You know what's coming, you see the family make mistakes, and you know there's no remedy. When a daughter decides to distance herself from her mother in the final weeks of her mother's life, you know it won't end well.
As Ruthie dies, and as Rod sees not just the outpouring of love from friends and neighbors but also the outpouring of grief (a grief that you'll feel yourself; I read those pages on a flight from Boston to Nashville and had to close the book while I composed myself), he decides to come home.
#page# These are the most difficult passages of the book. Ruthie's loss tore a gaping hole in the lives of her family but also in an entire community. Such voids aren't left by people who live just in a "little way," but only by those who live in a noble, honorable, and loving way.
As an imperfect family and an imperfect community cling to each other, Dreher comes to a convicting conclusion:
During the decade leading up to Ruthie's death, I had spent my professional life writing newspaper columns, blog posts, and even a book, lamenting the loss of community in American life. I had a reputation as a pop theoretician of cultural decline, but in truth I was long on words, short on deeds. . . . My friends and I talked a lot about the fragmentation of the modern family, about the deracinating effects of late capitalism, about mass media and the erosion of localist consciousness, about the consumerization of religion and the leviathan state and every other thing under the sun that undermines our sense of home and permanence.
The one thing that none of us did was what Ruthie did: Stay.
And so, he moves back to his tiny Louisiana home town.
But this is no fairy tale, and there is no "happily ever after." Back home, the challenges keep mounting, as he discovers Ruthie disliked his lifestyle even more than he knew. Each page contains yet another surprising and disturbing revelation. Though all is not well back at home, he feels called to "accept the limitations of a place, in humility."
And this is where the book's deeper social significance lies. It seems that we now live in the era of "lean in": As the underclass fragments, and families collapse, the elite strains to achieve — leaning into careers, rejecting limitations, and often scorning those who don't jump into the global marketplace with both feet. Live your dream, they say, as hard as you can, as fast as you can, as long as you can. But Dreher's book is about something completely different: not leaning in, but leaning on, creating and sustaining communities where imperfect people lean on one another as they struggle together through sickness, through grief, and even through conflict. We lean on and are leaned upon, ready to jettison ambition in order to serve and to sustain.
The book inspires, moves, and convicts. Dreher introduces readers to his patron saint, Benedict of Nursia. Benedict took a vow of "stability," asking his monks to settle down, to embrace "the discipline of place and community." But this vow often conflicts with the goal of ambition, and the desire to exercise influence.
Dreher is too smart and wise to draw rigid boxes, to declare that we should all stay in small communities near home. But he does remind us that amidst the avalanche of contemporary hand-wringing about values, ideas, and communities, someone has to actually live those values. Someone has to walk the talk. And Ruthie walked.
When you lose someone close to you, there is often a desperate desire to tell that person's story — not just to preserve memories but also to honor her and to sustain the meaning of her life. In this book, Dreher has done much more than honor his sister or preserve her memory. He's shown us a way — perhaps the best way — to build our culture and to strengthen our families.
Simply put: Be there — for your family, your friends, and your community. Live not to achieve, but to serve. There is, of course, no single way to "lean on" rather than "lean in," but the very decision to do so should transform the focus and object of our lives. But lean on (and be leaned upon) with eyes wide open, not with expectations of creating utopia but instead with the realization that unless millions of us choose the "little way," there will be no good way left.
Man is still fallen, small towns struggle much as big towns, and — absent self-sacrifice — we'd struggle even more. It's not policy that redeems a culture, but character and commitment, lived in towns large and small, in the way of Ruthie and her loving brother, Rod.
– Mr. French is a senior counsel at the American Center for Law and Justice and a co-author (along with his wife, Nancy) of Home and Away: A Story of Family in a Time of War.
David French is a senior writer for National Review, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.	@DavidAFrench
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The districts mainly serve students in Valley Stream, but the ruling affects taxpayers in Elmont and Franklin Square as well, since their children also attend schools in the districts.
Neither the IDA nor the school districts have indicated whether they intend to appeal the ruling.
The pathway to the judge's ruling began with the 2014 application for tax breaks in the form of PILOTs, which are common in New York. These represent a boon for businesses, provided that businesses meet performance standards considered more valuable to municipalities than tax revenues would be. In the case of Green Acres, the trade-off was jobs. The terms of the original accord gave the malls tax breaks totaling $6 million per year for 10 years; it also provided a five-year extension to the agreement, on the condition that the two facilities created at least 674 new jobs.
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IDAs were established in 1969 by state law, and most other states have similar agencies. In order to attract large-scale employers to an area, towns or even states, such agencies offer various forms of incentives. These might include tax breaks, as in the case of Green Acres; providing necessary infrastructure, such as access roads; or reducing or waiving fees for operating expenses, such as utilities or water, where these are publicly owned. At some point after the initial period covered by incentives (often 10 to 15 years, as with Green Acres), the business becomes a regular source of tax income.
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The IDA claimed in a January letter to Hempstead residents that the state audit vindicated the agency. The letter, which was signed simply "Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency," claimed the PILOT payments only amounted to about $42 per household, and that the agency's actions had been both timely and appropriate in the submission of estimates.


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Q: Need text between each br tag driver.get('https://cogos.com/locations')
y = driver.find_elements(By.XPATH, "//*[@class= 'address']")

for a in y:
    b = a.text
    print(b)

Returning:
CoGo's 450 BP
1610 Gringo Road
Aliquippa
663.07 Miles.
CoGo's 497 BP
2399 Duss Avenue
Ambridge
666.93 Miles.
CoGo's 463 BP
1907 Darlington Road
Beaver Falls
668.64 Miles.
CoGo's 30 Sunoco
6371 Lincoln Highway
Bedford
719.65 Miles.
CoGo's 809 Exxon
5100 State Route 51
Belle Vernon
667.74 Miles.

A: As an option I'd recommend here:
extract in the way You do:
Do the extraction by Xpath:
//*[@class= 'address']/p

And for each piece of text extracted - split by break-line symbol.

Per this one  -
inputString.splitlines()

Should do the trick;
So in Your case
driver.get('https://cogos.com/locations')
y = driver.find_elements(By.XPATH, "//*[@class= 'address']/p")

for a in y:
    b = a.text
    x = b.splitlines()
    print(x)

Hope this be helpful for You.
Regards,

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Arboretum Revitalization Enters Phase III
Jennie Ciborowski
Arboretum Program Coordinator
jciborowsk@haverford.edu
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The multi-year plan to preserve, revitalize, and renew Haverford's award-winning Arboretum is entering Phase III. Work will commence this summer and will continue through October 2020. Highlights of this new phase include continued progress toward a goal of planting of 1,000 new trees by 2027 as well as removal of trees in decline.
New Trees: Over the last 18 months, more than 380 trees have been planted campus-wide including 35 trees at the library as part of the new naturalistic landscape. That brings the total of new trees to more than 500 since the program began in 2017. Depending upon location and trunk size, this work has been done by contractors, staff, students, community groups and school children. Some of this work involves planting successors to significant specimens on campus. The Black Oak outside the president's office on Founders Green, already impressive, was planted decades before its predecessor at that location had to be removed a few years ago; just last fall, a White Oak was planted next to a massive specimen beside the Johnson Track and will one day take its place among the towering giants that future Fords will enjoy.
Maintenance: There are more than 5,000 trees on the Haverford campus, and maintaining their health is an integral part of the Arboretum's mandate. Phase II saw completion of extensive work along the Nature Trail, most of which involved pruning. The Arboretum also does 'specialized remediation' tailored to particular challenges. For example, every year tens of thousands of footsteps cross root zones on campus trees, compacting the soil and stressing root systems. One specialized remedy involved construction of a sitting wall outside the president's office, on Founders Green, directing pedestrians away from the large Black Oak's root zone. This tree also received treatments called radial trenching and vertical mulching, a process in which an air spade blows soil away from the roots in long trenches. Compost and bio-char are then mixed with the soil and returned to the trenches. This application helps remediate and prevent future compaction.
Despite our best efforts, some trees have reached the end of their lifespan and must be removed. Guided by certified arboreal consultants, we have identified forty-five trees that need to come down during Phase III including a London Plane tree on Coursey Road at the KINSC rotunda and a Bicolor Oak on the Walton Road allée, opposite Stokes/Morris. For the most part, the other trees slated for removal are in the campus periphery. Each residential section will be notified of upcoming work as it progresses through campus.
Looking Ahead: The landscape around the new music building is an exciting opportunity to enhance the natural endowment that adds immense value to the campus experience. It is also a chance to exhibit the Arboretum's keen interest in "Witness Trees'', specimens that have been present at historical events. In the case of the music project, seven scions of the Lafayette Sycamore that saw the Battle of Brandywine will be planted as part of the design. Phase III is also an opportunity for the College to live our commitment to sustainable practices that support the local and regional ecosystem. For example, Nature Trail specimens are exclusively native to the area, and the campus center is 70 percent native.
The revitalization plan is designed to preserve and enhance the Haverford College Arboretum for generations to come. Details of the plan are available on our website, and all are welcome on our social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.
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