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Movie Review – Roma – Alfonso Cuaron and his Netflix Masterpiece
The big one: this year's Oscar Awards Ceremony
I decided to do a movie review of Roma for a couple of reasons. It's not a widely-released in movie theaters in the US, and it will not be a part of the AMC Theaters Best Picture Showcase (#AMCBPS) despite being one of the eight nominated films for Best Picture.
Why? From what I read, in short, the movie rights were not released to American theaters: only to Netflix.
[pullquote]Colonia Roma is a neighborhood in Mexico City, set in 1970 and 1971. It is not the name of the leading actress, like I thought.[/pullquote] This movie is said to be 90 percent of scenes from Director Alfonso Cuaron's childhood memories, based upon a nanny he adored named Libo (hence, the tribute during the credits). The story is mainly about a nanny, Cleo, who struggles with her life once she becomes pregnant and abandoned by the baby's father. While, at the same time, she nurtures four children of a mom (Sofia) that also becomes abandoned by her husband.
I won't write much about this storyline to avoid spoilers.
However, here are several random notes to give you some perspective. The entire movie is told via English subtitles, so don't look away; you need to be focused. [Ed note: no way could we do Peetimes for a subtitled movie.]
More notes: the riot in the movie is known as the Corpus Christie Massacre. There's one male nude scene. There's a very graphic scene involving Cleo's baby at birth that is a little disturbing; so brace yourself. Cleo and Sofia share a knowing look of despair without words, when a wedding is taking place next to them while they eat ice cream with the children. [pullquote position="right"]It's obvious the pain the two women are feeling, as they both struggle putting their life back on track after their devastating heartbreaks.[/pullquote] I found it odd the children got painful sunburns during their beach visit, but the mom didn't have any sunscreen. Interesting that huffing in the 70's is equivalent to juuling now.
How many dead animals can one person have in one house? Oh my! Taxidermy overload. Also noteworthy was how families back in the day had one television, and everyone sat together and watched the same TV shows.
[pullquote]The scene I adored the most was when Cleo laid head-to-head with PePe (the youngest child) while he was mad at his brother who just hurt his feelings. This scene showed you how passionate and aware Cleo was about those children.[/pullquote]
Cuaron filmed this movie in Mexico City, which resulted in several mis-dated appearances regarding the airplanes and automobiles seen.
Finally, the ending took me by surprise, as I thought there was going to be another scene to wrap up the story, but there wasn't. Let me know if you felt the same way.
[pullquote position="right"]You will likely enjoy this movie, despite the subtitles. [/pullquote]The problems women experienced in the 70s is the same today, but now more women are smarter, stronger, and better equipped as Female Masterpieces to survive life's roadblocks and setbacks.
Catch it on Netflix before the Oscars air on February 24.
Movie Grade: B
RunPee and the 2019 Oscars – Predictions for the 2018 Movie Awards
Highlights, Comments, and Acceptance Videos for the 76th Annual Golden Globes
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Q: How to undo "Meteor.publish", and undo "new Meteor.Collection" I see that when publishing, the collection._connection.publish_handlers is populated, and so does the collection._connection.method_handlers, and probably other areas.
I want to basically cleanup the memory by removing the references to that collection and it's publication entirely.
Basically each user of the app has a list of collections for that user.  There is a publish function that looks like this for the user to get their list of collections:
Meteor.publish('users_collections', function() {
  var self = this;
  var handle = UsersCollections.find({ownerId: self.userId}).observeChanges({
    added: function(id, collectionInfo) {
      UsersCollectionManager.addUsersCollection(self.userId, collectionInfo.name);
    }
  });
});

That publishes that user's list of collections (and any user that connects gets their list).
Once the user gets their list, each of those collections is made reactive with new Meteor.Collection and then published.
UsersCollectionManager.addUsersCollection = function(userId, collectionName) {
  if (self.collections[userId].collections[collectionName] === undefined) {
    self.collections[userId].collections[collectionName] = new Meteor.Collection(collectionName);

    Meteor.publish(collectionName, function() {
      return self.collections[userId].collections[collectionName].find();
    });
  }
};

Once the user disconnects I have a function that gets run.
if that user doesn't have any connections open (ex: if they had multiple windows open and all the connections are closed "all windows closed") then it starts a 30s timeout to:

*

*cleanup all these publish calls and new Meteor.Collection calls" to save memory

As the other user's of the app won't need this user's collections.
I'm not sure how to actually cleanup those from memory.
I don't see a "unpublish" or "Collection.stop" type of methods in the Meteor API.
How would I perform cleanup?

A: You need to do this in two steps. First, stop and delete the publications, then delete the collection from Meteor.
The first step is fairly easy. It requires you to store the handles of each subscription:
var handles = [];

Meteor.publish('some data', function() {
  //Do stuff, send cursors, this.ready(), ...
  handles.push(this);
});

And later in time, stop them:
var handle;
while(handle = handles.shift()) {
  handle.stop();
}

All your publications are stopped. Now to delete the publication handler. It's less standard :
delete Meteor.default_server.publish_handlers['some data'];
delete Meteor.server.publish_handlers['some data'];

You basically have to burn down the reference to the handler. That's why it's less standard.
For the collection you first need to remove all documents then you have to delete the reference. Fortunately deleting all documents is very easy:
someCollection.remove({}, {multi : true}); //kaboom

Deleting the reference to the collection is trickier. If it is a collection declared without a name (new Mongo.Collection(null);), then you can just delete the variable (delete someCollection), it is not stored anywhere else as far as I know.
If it is a named collection, then it exists in the Mongo database, which means you have to tell Mongo to drop it. I have no idea how to do that at the moment. Maybe the Mongo driver can do it, ot it will need some takeover on the DDP connection.

A: You can call subscriptionHandle.stop(); on the client. If the user has disconnected, the publications will have stopped anyway.

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We're the featured club on Classics World!
We were delighted to be approached by the team behind the very successful 'Classics World' YouTube channel recently - they were looking for classic car clubs for a new regular video feature they had planned. With us both being in the Lancaster Insurance stable, they wanted to film some of our members and their classics for a feature at the British Motor Museum, Gaydon.
Of course we were delighted to be asked and here are the results, featuring interviews with Gar, Nick and Lincoln. Graham, Ian and Garry also lent their support, bringing their classics along to create an impressive display in front of the Gaydon museum - many thanks, guys!
Thanks to Joe from Classics World and Andrew Evanson from Lancaster for making us feel so welcome - it was a great day out and we are proud to be featured on such a successful channel.
British Motor Museum - new membership scheme
Official Press Release.
The British Motor Museum has launched a new membership scheme as part of the Museum's plans to engage with more audiences, share its collections more widely and become more financially resilient.
As home to the world's largest collection of historic British cars, the British Motor Museum is an independent Museum and registered educational charity which receives no central government funding. Income from membership will provide essential revenue for the Museum's ongoing development, helping it to conserve and protect its fabulous collections of over 300 cars and millions of artefacts and items in the Archive. In return members will receive a generous range of exclusive benefits.
Members will have free entry to the Museum including all special weekend show days. They will also have exclusive opportunities to preview new exhibitions, to have a private Museum tour and attend the new members' only events.
'Museum on the Move' will be the first of these events and will take place in spring of 2022. An evening event, it will start with drinks and canapes in the Museum's stunning Sky Suite, where members will get the chance to meet and chat with specialists from the Collections Team, as well as fellow members who are passionate about cars and British automotive history. They will then be introduced to the selection of the Museum's cars including 'Huey' the first Land Rover produced, 1904 Wolseley 6hp and MG Metro 6R4 prototype and get the chance to enjoy the sights, sounds and smells as the engines are fired up ready for them to take a ride.
Jeff Coope, Managing Director at the British Motor Museum said:
Becoming a Member of the British Motor Museum is a wonderful way to discover more about us and support our work. Members will be able to form a closer relationship with the Museum's collections and team as well as provide a vital source of income for the Museum. The Covid pandemic has been a tough time for the Museum and all attractions in general, this new membership scheme will help us ensure a bright future for the Museum.
Membership is available from just £3.50 per month or £42 for a year. There are individual, joint and family memberships available as either a Member or Premium Member.
To find out more about membership of the British Motor Museum and the 'Museum on the Move' event please visit www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/membership. For more information about the Museum please visit the website www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk or call 01926 641188.
FREE 'Gaydon Gathering' evening event
British Motor Museum Press Release.
The British Motor Museum is to host its next FREE 'Gaydon Gathering' evening on Tuesday 14 September from 5pm – 8:30pm. The event, which was re-launched in April this year, is an informal evening aimed at motoring enthusiasts and is completely free to attend. These friendly gatherings take place outdoors on the Museum's arenas on the second Tuesday every month and see hundreds of vehicles of all makes and models on display. Pre-booking is essential.
At 6:30pm the Museum will present the 'Gaydon Garage' when the workshop doors open to reveal one of the fantastic vehicles from the collection that is not often seen out of the Museum. The vehicle will be driven out around the site for everyone to enjoy the sights, sounds and smells! Hints as to what the car is are posted each month on the Museum's social media channels in the run up to the event!
Tom Caren, Show Manager at the British Motor Museum stated:
Come along and enjoy a fantastic gathering. It doesn't matter if you have a vehicle or not, or if your vehicle is British or not, if it's a car, commercial, military, bus, motorbike, scooter, tractor or any other interesting vehicle, just bring it along. Be it classic, veteran, vintage or a modern classic – all are welcome. It's an opportunity for petrol heads to indulge their passion with like-minded people - whilst having a burger and a drink, hopefully in the autumn sunshine!
Display vehicles will be parked in front of the Museum whilst there will be separate free parking for those that arrive in modern everyday vehicles. Visitors can also enjoy refreshments including burgers, tea, coffee and soft drinks. Please note that the Museum itself will not be open for the evening gatherings.
The last outdoor gathering for 2021 will take place on the Tuesday 12 October, then over the winter they will take the gatherings inside as a series of 'Museum Lates' - a chance to view elements of the collections in more detail. More information on these will follow shortly, but they will also take place on the second Tuesday evening of the month, in November, January and March and pre-booking will remain essential.
For more information and to book your FREE tickets for September's Gaydon Gathering visit https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/whats-on/gaydon-gathering-september. Pre booking is essential.
Jaguars at Gaydon
From the British Motor Museum.
The British Motor Museum will host 'Jaguars at Gaydon' on 4 September which will celebrate two key milestones – Sir William Lyon's 120th birthday and the 25th anniversary of the XK8. The first ever 'Jaguars at Gaydon' took place last September and is a joint show between the Museum and the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (JDHT).
Jaguars at Gaydon is a special day for any Jaguar fan, owner or enthusiast and a chance to show visitors these exciting and powerful cars. The organisers will be showing off some very rare cars to mark the 25th anniversary of the XK8 including the last XK8 and the gadget packed green XKR from the film 'Die Another Day'.
Bob Beecham, well-known for his extensive Jaguar knowledge, will be commentating throughout the day in the show arena. The popular band 'My Favourite Things' will also be performing a selection of vintage hits.
Whether you're a member of the Daimler and Lanchester Owners Club, Jaguar Drivers' Club, Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club or even if you're not a club member you are welcome to come along to this great day out to see the big cats of the motoring world.
Vehicle display is just £10 which includes entry to display a vehicle and admission. Vehicle entries close on Friday 3 September.
Show tickets cost £14.50 per adult, £9 per child, £12.50 per concession and £40 for a family. All tickets must be pre-booked and include entry to the Museum and the Jaguar Heritage Trust Collection. For more information about the 'Jaguars at Gaydon' Show and the Museum please visit the website www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk or call 01926 641188.
Vauxhall Heritage Collection move
Vauxhall Heritage Collection to be displayed at British Motor Museum
Vauxhall's famous heritage collection is to be displayed at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, Warwickshire from August. It will tell the incredible story of Vauxhall Motors' rise from a niche sporting car manufacturer to one of the UK's best-known automotive brands.
The collection totals 50 cars and vans that demonstrate the heritage of Britain's oldest vehicle manufacturer through each decade from the very first 5hp Light Car in 1903. In this year, Vauxhall became a car manufacturer and was originally based in the South London suburb, from which it takes its name. After two years, larger premises were needed and Vauxhall Motors moved to a six-acre site in Luton, where, alongside Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, it still manufactures motor vehicles today.
Paul Willcox, Vauxhall's Managing Director said:
This is a perfect opportunity for the public to get up close and personal with cars and vans from our collection. There are some extremely rare and valuable vehicles on display, but many that will conjure 'my-mum-and-dad-had-one-of-those' memories, too. Most importantly, it paints a wonderful social picture of Vauxhall's importance to the UK culture, through all the highs and lows of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries."
The British Motor Museum is an ideal choice to display the collection. As the internationally renowned museum all about the rich heritage of Britain's motor industry and home of the country's automotive history, it's a superb venue for the Vauxhall collection.
Stephen Laing, Head of Collections at the British Motor Museum, said:
We were delighted when Vauxhall approached us to look after its fantastic collection of vehicles, one of the most significant collections from a UK manufacturer. It fits perfectly with the Museum's aim to broaden even further the range of marques that are represented here at Gaydon and adds a new dimension to the stories we tell about the cars and the people in Britain's motor industry.
With so much choice, it has already been tough making the first selection of 30 cars to display in the Museum!

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Judge unseals Ghislaine Maxwell documents, delays release pending appeal
By Rebecca Rosenberg, published on NY Post, on July 23, 2020
A federal judge Thursday unsealed a trove of records related to the sex life of longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell — but quickly granted her legal team a stay on the release so they can appeal.
After Judge Loretta Preska delivered the ruling via video hearing in the case, she granted Maxwell's lawyer Lauren Menninger one week to file an emergency motion with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge the decision.
Maxwell, who has been fighting the release, was not on the call.
"The court finds that any minor embarrassment or annoyance resulting from the disclosure of Miss Maxwell's mostly non-testimony about behavior that has been widely reported in the press is far outweighed by the presumption of public access," Preska stated during the hearing.
The secret documents relate to a seven-hour, 418-page deposition Maxwell gave as part of a now-settled defamation lawsuit filed against her in 2015 by Virginia Giuffre and to emails between Maxwell and Epstein.
Giuffre sued the British socialite for defamation after Maxwell publicly stated that Giuffre had made up the sexual abuse allegations against her and Epstein.
The former "sex slave" has been one of Epstein's most vocal accusers and has claimed that Maxwell forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew, one of Epstein's close pals. The disgraced royal has denied the allegations.
Maxwell, Epstein's former lover, has been accused of recruiting teen girls for the pedophile — including Giuffre when she was 16.
She was arrested July 2 on a six-count federal indictment charging her with grooming three underage girls to be sexually abused by her and Epstein. She's being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
On Aug. 9, 2019, a federal appeals court unsealed 2,000 pages of documents related to the Guiffre-Maxwell defamation case. The next day, Epstein committed suicide in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.


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Our Rumpl Puffy Sherpa Blanket is our constant companion in winter, and our original down Rumpl is always packed in our car for summer picnics, BBQs, days at the lake, and camping trips, so when I learned that Rumpl is now in the travel towel game, I was automatically in.
The Rumpl Shammy Towel collection includes a travel shammy, original shammy, and a shammy clean up kit, which includes two sizes of shammies ready to clean up any mess of the outdoor fun variety. We tried out the travel shammy, which is a thin, ultra-absorbent towel that comes in a generous30 x 55" (76 x 140cm) size.
You roll or fold up the travel shammy and secure it closed with a button waist (all Rumpl blankets and towels are well designed in this manner, making them all travel-ready). The shammy material is very soft, made with 85% polyester and 15% spandex. It resists stains, sand, odors and pet hair. Yes, I decided to dry off my dogs with the travel shammy after a day at the river, and they got (marginally) dry before they escaped me, and my shammy did not have tons of dog hair stuck to it. Win-win!
The design is pretty simplistic: light blue with a striped pattern. It's perfectly pretty, but after getting used to Rumpl's wide variety of color and pattern options, I expected some choices. I bet they'll arrive with the next generation of shammies (just my guess). The travel shammy weighs in at a respectable .93 lbs, which makes it my go-to choice for stashing in my travel tote for beach days or lake days, or to bring along on camping trips and international vacations (who on earth has room for a regular-sized towel in carry-on luggage?). You can pick up the travel shammy for $59, a good investment for a travel accessory you'll use for years.
The two-person is a nice size to lay out at the beach or on the grass, and both sizes come in more color options than the travel shammy. Pick between deep water (darker blue), slate (light blue) and sandalwood brown. All have a similar design to the travel shammy. The original shammies are $59 and $89, depending on size ordered. Find them at retailers like Amazon and in brick and mortars like REI in addition to the Rumpl site.
Amy Whitley is a freelance creative and travel writer and founding editor of the family travel website Pit Stops for Kids. An avid lover of the outdoors, Amy makes her home in Southern Oregon, where she, her husband, and three school-aged children spend much of their time backpacking, camping, skiing, and hiking. When not exploring her own backyard, Amy and her family hit the road for travel reviews of resorts, tour operations, and hotels across the country and abroad. Follow Amy Whitley on Twitter and Facebook.
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Q: Casting NSArray to NSMutable Array in swift 2.0 I'm getting this console output when i try to insert nsarray objects to a mutable swift array. Code works fine but at the end, it is throwing an error. Please help me resolve this error.

Successfully retrieved 3 scores.
Optional("HmEbbowtxW")
<Events: 0x7b08bdf0, objectId: HmEbbowtxW, localId: (null)> {
    CreatedBy = "<PFUser: 0x7b02ed10, objectId: 04jp1ZeBn6>";
    EventDescription = test;
    EventName = test;
}
Optional("97BzKUxFdE")
<Events: 0x7b08cae0, objectId: 97BzKUxFdE, localId: (null)> {
    CreatedBy = "<PFUser: 0x7b02ed10, objectId: 04jp1ZeBn6>";
    EventDescription = fg;
    EventName = gfg;
}
Optional("QDHkg5tiUw")
<Events: 0x7b08cf80, objectId: QDHkg5tiUw, localId: (null)> {
    CreatedBy = "<PFUser: 0x7b02ed10, objectId: 04jp1ZeBn6>";
    EventDescription = asdasdasd;
    EventName = sdsd;
}
Could not cast value of type '__NSArrayI' (0x228e164) to 'NSMutableArray' (0x228e1c8).

This is my code

 let query = PFQuery(className:"Events")
        query.whereKey("CreatedBy", equalTo:PFUser.currentUser()!)

        query.findObjectsInBackgroundWithBlock {
            (objects, error) -> Void in

            if error == nil {
                // The find succeeded.
                print("Successfully retrieved \(objects!.count) scores.")
                // Do something with the found objects
                if let objects = objects as? [PFObject] {
                    for object in objects {

                        self.eventtimelineData.addObject(object)
                        print(object.objectId)
                        print(object.description)
                    }

                    let array:NSArray = self.eventtimelineData.reverseObjectEnumerator().allObjects
                    self.eventtimelineData = array as! NSMutableArray
                    self.tableView.reloadData()

                }

            } else {
                // Log details of the failure
                print("Error: \(error!) \(error!.userInfo)")
            }
        }

A: To convert an NSArray to an NSMutableArray, call mutableCopy() and cast to NSMutableArray:
let a: NSArray = [1, 2.5, "hello"]

let b = a.mutableCopy() as! NSMutableArray

b.addObject(17)  // b is [1, 2.5, "hello", 17]

A: You cannot cast from NSArray to NSMutableArray. You need to create a new mutable array from it:
self.eventtimelineData = array.mutableCopy() as! NSMutableArray


Pros and Cons of Dimmer Switches: Are they Right for You?
Teague Electric > blog > Pros and Cons of Dimmer Switches: Are they Right for You?
Do you have dimmer switches in your home? The fact is, some people love these switches, while others aren't too fond of them. However, they can be beneficial in some situations.
Dimmer switches help you set the mood for your home. Regardless of if you are planning a family movie night or a romantic dinner, having the right lighting in place is a must. Also, if you need to turn the lights up or down in just one area of your home, you can do so with the touch of a remote or switch. Dimmer switches are fairly simple to install and an affordable home upgrade. With just a few hours of work from licensed professionals, you can easily and quickly change the feel of every room inside your home.
Before you make a decision regarding whether or not you want to install dimmer switches in your home, it is a good idea to get to know some of the pros and cons of this lighting option.
One of the main benefits offered by installing dimmer switches is the amount of energy you can save. While this does vary, you can save up to 25% in energy costs when you dim the lights by 25%.
Also, dimmer switches give you complete control over the amount of light in a given space. You can reduce the light output, which helps the light bulbs last longer. This also means you don't have to replace the bulbs as often. As a result, dimmer switches can help you save on your utility costs and minimize the costs related to replacing the bulbs.
If you want to maximize the amount of money you can save with dimmer switches, you need to install them in every room. The dimmers can be installed to work with a remote control, which makes it possible to adjust the lights in any room from any location in your home.
Even though dimmer switches are relatively easy to install, it may be overwhelming for someone who is not familiar with electronics. The easiest solution for this issue is to hire an electrician to wire the switch. Even though this is going to increase the cost of the project, it will ensure it is done properly.
Also, dimmer switches aren't compatible with every light in a home. It is a good idea to do some research to see if dimmer switches will work with the existing lighting in place.
Are Dimmer Switches Right for You?
It is clear, there are several advantages and disadvantages offered when you install one or several dimmer switches. When you carefully review these factors, you can make an educated decision regarding if a dimmer switch is right for you. If you decide to move forward with the installation, contact Teague Electric for assistance.


This report provides information regarding beach safety at the Fred Henne Territorial Park based on surveys collected.
Rapport d'enque te sur la se curite a la plage du parc territorial Fred Henne.
This study provides research and information relevant to the challenges, benefits and resources required to implement and sustain staffed service at Fred Henne and Hay River Territorial Parks, along with common practices from other jurisdictions.
Northwest Territories tourism indicators as published throughout the year. See publication date for indication of currency.
Touring and camping in the NWT.
Information on the annual ballot draw for seasonal campsites.
A fillable application for the Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Program.


The Information Systems Rotation Program (ISRP) is a development rotational program designed to broaden and deepen your functional and technical skills, cross-team IT expertise and soft skills as an IT professional. The program is designed to build future leadership pipeline for Dow Information Systems (IS). You will be expected to perform at levels beyond your peers, at an accelerated phase of learning and development.
Depending on your individual background, a Dow leader will place you into two job assignments within Information Systems, examples include SAP ERP, Microsoft Windows based software development, IT infrastructure, application integration, etc. You will spend approximately 18 months in each job assignment, learning technology, Dow work process and client interaction skills which will help you develop critical technical, functional and leadership competencies. Multiple senior Dow leaders will serve as mentors to guide you along the way.
You will receive structured training for each of your work assignment and work on projects with stakeholders from the globe. You will also get opportunities to work on special initiatives on top of your work assignment to complement your in-depth technical and functional learning. These special initiatives will provide you with learning and networking opportunities with senior leaders in Dow IS.
By working on different assignments, you will get exposure to different IT expertise areas, and have the opportunity to experience different IT roles. Dow IS offers a wide range of IT expertise areas and an array of job opportunities for you to rotate based on your individual background.
You will be offered with tailor made Personal Training plan that covers soft skills, IT technical and functional knowledge specific to your team and role. Your knowledge and skills is further deepened from on-job project work.
You will have senior leaders (both local and global) assigned as mentors for each assignment. This provides you with an initial network to help ensure success in the program as well as guidance and support throughout your career.
At the end of the program, you will gain knowledge of different IT expertise and job roles inside Information Systems. You will then be deployed in a team in Information Systems based on your performance, skills, career interest and Dow's business needs. Personalized mentoring and career development support will be consistently offered from Dow senior leaders along with your career.
Dow Information Systems (IS) is focused on making Dow the best at using information technology, not only as a business enabler but also for competitive advantage. We use digital advances such as analytics, mobility, social media, smart embedded devices as well as traditional technologies such as ERP to make a competitive advantage. We deliver outstanding services, world-class technology solutions to all Dow businesses across the globe.


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Awards | June 27, 2019 | Juan Carlos Herrera-Quenguan
ICSID tribunal upholds Panama's plea of illegality in the making of an investment in a tourism project located in an Indigenous area
Álvarez y Marín Corporación S.A., Bartus van Noordenne, Cornelis Willem van Noordenne, Estudios Tributarios AP S.A. and Stichting Administratiekantoor Anbadi v. Republic of Panama, ICSID Case No. ARB/15/14
A group of Dutch and Costa Rican investors lost a legal battle against Panama before an ICSID arbitral tribunal. After more than three years of proceedings, the tribunal rendered its award declining jurisdiction on October 12, 2018. The case concerned a tourism project in an Indigenous-protected area. According to the claimants, the project was frustrated due to locals' opposition and a governmental report, in breach of the Netherlands–Panama BIT and the Central America–Panama FTA.
Background and claims
In 2010 a group of investors acquired four rustic farms in order to develop the Cañaveral eco-tourism project along the Panamanian Caribbean, in the Indigenous protected reserve known as Comarca Ngöbe-Buglé, created by law on March 7, 1997. However, the Panamanian government questioned the legality of the acquisition from the very beginning. In that line, the state's national land management authority (Autoridad Nacional de Administración de Tierras) issued a report on July 9, 2013, concluding that two of the four farms were in fact outside the Comarca.
The Comarca is a special territorial regime in which the Indigenous communities have collective ownership of the lands in the reserve. Therefore, third-party ownership is limited and can only be granted under specific circumstances. Namely, (i) private ownership over the lands should have existed prior to the enactment of the law creating the Comarca, and (ii) the Comarca communities have the right of first option to purchase the lands; a third party may acquire the lands only when the Comarca communities do not want them.
The claimants said the July 2013 report frustrated the Cañaveral project because it relocated two of the four farms, thus reducing the area of the project from 685 to 250 hectares. Furthermore, they argued that the report was leaked and created an atmosphere of opposition and criticism from the Comarca, which led to the illegal occupation of the farms and ultimately made the project unfeasible.
Panama argued that the claimants illegally acquired the farms in the Comarca area through acquisitive prescription (so-called "squatter's rights") proceedings that had produced judgements granting ownership to third parties. It alleged that such proceedings were tainted by fraud and irregularities.
On March 15, 2015, the claimants initiated ICSID arbitration. The Dutch claimants relied on the 2000 Netherlands–Panama BIT, and the Costa Rican claimants relied on the 2002 Central America–Panama FTA. They argued that Panama (i) expropriated their investment without compensation, without cause of public utility and without respect for due process; (ii) did not treat them fairly and equitably; and (iii) did not give their investment full protection and security.
The existence of the legality requirement in the treaties
Panama raised four preliminary objections, namely: (i) the investment was illegal; (ii) some of the claimants were not investors protected by the treaties; (iii) some of the investors did not prove that their investment meets the Salini test; and (iv) the claimants did not demonstrate prima facie a breach of the treaties. The tribunal only considered it relevant to address the first preliminary objection.
Panama argued that BIT Art. 2, FTA Art. 10.12 and public international law enshrine the requirement of legality in the investment. Hence investments made in breach of the good faith, clean hands, abuse of process and illicit enrichment doctrines are not protected, according to Panama. Conversely, the claimants argued that the BIT does not impose obligations on the investor as such, but only on the state, and that the FTA does not impose any formality or requirement on the investment.
The tribunal agreed with the claimants that neither treaty includes a provision on the legality requirement. However, it understood that "the legality requirement, although not explicitly expressed in the Treaties, forms an implicit part of the concept of protected investment " (para. 118).
It also concluded that not all types of illegality entail that a given investment is not protected by the treaties, considering that such a consequence would be severe. In that sense, it held that protection should only be denied when it constitutes a proportionate response to an investor that severely infringed the law of the host state. The severity of the breach should be assessed in light of the relevance of the infringed regulation and the intention of the investor.
First preliminary objection: The illegality of the investment
Having concluded that the legality requirement is relevant to the dispute, the tribunal went on to analyze whether the claimants indeed breached the requirement.
For Panama, the acquisition of the investment was illegal considering that the acquisitive prescription proceedings were tainted by fraudulent witness statements and other irregularities. Even in the event that the claimants did not participate in the fraudulent process, Panama maintained that they could not argue that they were good-faith holders of the farms, given that several times they were presented with inconsistencies in the judicial proceedings and in the purchase of the farms. Furthermore, Panama pointed out that the claimants never conducted any georeferenced procedure on the area in order to confirm the exact location of the farms.
The tribunal concluded that the investment was procured in breach of the applicable legal regime in a severe way and therefore neither the claimants nor their investment could enjoy protection from the treaties and international law. It assessed the intention of the claimants in light of the red flags and irregularities in the acquisition, and concluded that the situation required a higher standard of due diligence from the investors. The tribunal found that this was especially the case as the acquisition of the farms interacted with a highly relevant special regime, which created the Comarca and provided for specific and essential requirements that were not met: the Indigenous Peoples' right of first option to purchase the lands had not been respected. According to the tribunal, the violation of this regime is of such severity that the whole transaction must be deemed null.
Decision and costs
In light of the insurmountable illegality of the investment, resulting in the loss of protection under the applicable treaties and international law, the tribunal concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to decide on the merits. It ordered each party to bear its own costs, but ordered Panama to bear the onsite inspection costs.
Notes: The tribunal was composed of Juan Férnández-Armesto (president appointed by the parties, Spanish national), Horacio A. Grigera Naón (claimants' appointee, Argentinian national) and Henri C. Álvarez (respondent's appointee, Canadian national). The award is available in Spanish only at https://www.italaw.com/sites/default/files/case-documents/italaw10491.pdf
Juan Carlos Herrera-Quenguan is a senior associate at Flor & Hurtado in Quito, Ecuador. He specializes in public international law and international dispute settlement.
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Stephen Kotkin – Stalin: Waiting for Hitler
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Pulitzer Prize-finalist Stephen Kotkin has written the definitive biography of Joseph Stalin, from collectivization and the Great Terror to the conflict with Hitler's Germany that is the signal event of modern world history. We invite you to a presentation and discussion.
In 1929, Stalin formally ordered the systematic conversion of the world's largest peasant economy into "socialist modernity," otherwise known as collectivization, regardless of the cost. Building and running a dictatorship, with life and death power over hundreds of millions, made Stalin into the uncanny figure he became. The second volume in Stali's biography is the story of how a political system forged an unparalleled personality and vice versa.
The wholesale collectivization of some 120 million peasants necessitated levels of coercion that were extreme even for Russia, and the resulting mass starvation elicited criticism inside the party even from those Communists committed to the eradication of capitalism. But Stalin did not flinch. By 1934, when the Soviet Union had stabilized and socialism had been implanted in the countryside, praise for his stunning anti-capitalist success came from all quarters. Stalin, however, never forgave and never forgot, with shocking consequences as he strove to consolidate the state with a brand new elite of young strivers like himself. Stalin's obsessions drove him to execute nearly a million people, including the military leadership, diplomatic and intelligence officials, and innumerable leading lights in culture.
While Stalin revived a great power, building a formidable industrialized military, the Soviet Union was effectively alone and surrounded by perceived enemies. The quest for security would bring Soviet Communism to a shocking and improbable pact with Nazi Germany. But that bargain would not unfold as envisioned. The lives of Stalin and Hitler, and the fates of their respective dictatorships, drew ever closer to collision, as the world hung in the balance.
Stephen Kotkin is Professor of History at Princeton University. The first of his 3-volume biography of Stalin is Stalin, Paradoxes of Power. He is the author of the enormously influential books Magnetic Mountain: Stalinism as a Civilization and Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse 1970—2000 and contributes regularly to The New York Times, The New Republic, and the BBC.
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Фе́ликс Хайирбе́кович Халибе́ков () — российский тяжелоатлет, мастер спорта международного класса России по тяжёлой атлетике. Первый и пока единственный за всю историю дагестанских тяжелоатлетов поднявшийся на пьедестал почета (серебро) чемпионата Европы среди мужчин.11 апреля 2016, в Фёрде (Норвегия) шёл чемпионат Европы по тяжелой атлетике. В весовой категории до 62 кг россиянин Феликс Халибеков стал вторым в двоеборье, выиграв также малое «серебро» в рывке. Первенствовал турок Хурсит Атак. Чемпион России (2013, 2014, 2015), бронзовый призёр Чемпионата Европы среди молодёжи и юниоров (2012). Выступает в весовой категории до 69 кг. Тренер «Железного» Феликса его земляк Абдулмеджидов Артур Максимович 1983 г.р.

Биография
Феликс Халибеков родился 3 февраля 1990 года в с. Захит Хивского района Дагестана. По национальности лезгин. Студент Московского городского педагогического университета. Выступает за Москву и Санкт-Петербург.

Спортивная карьера
В 2010 году в кипрском Лимасоле на первенства Европы по тяжёлой атлетике среди молодёжи и юниоров стал серебряным призёром в весовой категории до 62 кг с суммой 276 кг.

В 2012 году завоевал бронзовую награду первенства Европы среди молодёжи и юниоров в израильском Эйлате,

В мае 2013 года в Казани стал чемпионом России с результатом 315 кг (145+170). А в сентябре 2013 года завоевал статус чемпиона Европы среди молодёжи в столице Эстонии Таллине.

На чемпионате Европы 2014 года был четвёртым, показав 3-й результат в рывке (143 кг).

В августе 2014 года стал победителем проходившего в Грозном чемпионата России. В сумме двоеборья атлет показал результат 306 кг (140 в рывке и 166 кг в толчке).

На чемпионате России 2015 года выступил в категории до 62 кг, победив с результатом 285 кг (130+155).

11 апреля 2016 — серебряный призёр чемпионат Европы в Фёрде Норвегия, вк 62 с результатом (133+156)

В сентябре 2018 года на чемпионат России в Ростове-на-Дону победил в мужских соревнованиях в весовой категории до 69 кг с результатом 305 кг (140+165).

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Cornershop Return With First New Album In Almost A Decade
Written by: Alex Green
Cornershop are back.
Although it's been almost a decade since the band's last all-new studio effort Urban Turban (2012), the Leicester outfit have returned with England Is A Garden.
Due out March 6 on Ample Play Records, the album's first single is the catchy homage to singer Tjinder Singh's Midlands home, "No Rock: Save In Roll."
In a statement about the single, Cornershop had this to say: "There is not one without the other, that rock, for all its focus on death is the savior of life."
Over the years Cornershop have collaborated with Paula Frazer, Allen Ginsberg, Noel Gallagher and Dan The Automator and have toured with everyone from Oasis to Beck.
They scored a UK #1 with the Fatboy Slim remix of "Brimful Of Asha" in 1998.
Their 2015 effort Hold On It's Easy was an easy listening reimagining of their 1994 Hold On It Hurts.
Pre-order England Is a Garden here.
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ICE Cancels Proposed Contract for Help in Hiring Thousands of Deportation Officers
The agency now expects to reissue the solicitation in fiscal 2019.
Eric Katz
The Trump administration last week abruptly canceled a solicitation for a private sector partner to help it hire thousands of deportation officers and support personnel, citing delays in obtaining the requisite funding.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement vowed to move forward with awarding the contract in October, at the turn of the new fiscal year. ICE published the solicitation to support an executive order President Trump issued shortly after taking office, which called on the agency to hire 10,000 new law enforcement agents. The contractor would have assisted ICE in hiring 8,500 deportation officers and 1,500 criminal investigators and in the recruiting and onboarding of about 6,600 support staff positions.
"Due to unforeseen delays associated with the FY 2018 budget and hiring timelines, the government has decided to cancel the subject solicitation at this time," ICE wrote in an update to the solicitation last week. "The government anticipates re-soliciting this requirement by the 1st quarter of FY 2019."
While ICE cited only a delay in receiving its fiscal 2018 funding allocation—Congress only approved the governmentwide omnibus spending bill in March, halfway through the fiscal year—the measure Trump signed into law did not provide for any significant hiring boost at the agency. The spending package included a 10 percent increase of $641 million to ICE funding, but it authorized the hiring of just 65 additional criminal investigations agents. Trump's budget had requested funding for 1,000 new agents as part of the president's mandate that ICE bring on 10,000 law enforcement personnel.
The solicitation did not estimate the value of the contract, which would consist of one base year and the government's option for two additional years. Customs and Border Protection recently awarded a similar contract to provide Accenture Federal Services up to $297 million to help it hire as many as 7,500 employees, which will enable the agency to meet another part of Trump's order. If ICE moves forward with the contract next year and spends the same amount per employee, the contract would be worth about $657 million.
CBP awarded its contract despite also facing pushback from congressional appropriators. Congress did not authorize any new hires at Border Patrol—where Trump has called for 5,000 new agents—in the recent omnibus, and instead provided $7 million for 351 customs officers at ports of entry. Lawmakers noted that "despite significant investments in hiring, retention and recruitment strategies," CBP now expects Border Patrol to lose more agents than it will gain in fiscal 2018.
"These reduced payroll costs are reflected in the bill," lawmakers wrote in an explanatory statement accompanying the omnibus.
ICE has struggled to meet its hiring goals, with the number of new deportation officer hires—where the Trump administration has envisioned the overwhelming majority of the new employees working—dropping in half in Trump's first year in office to just 371. In his fiscal 2019 budget, Trump proposed funding for ICE to hire 2,000 new agents.
ICE did not elaborate on the solicitation cancellation, but earlier this year Danielle Bennett, an agency spokeswoman, told Government Executive that the agency is taking a "multi-pronged" approach to fulfilling Trump's hiring mandate and would be ready to ramp up if it received authorization from Congress.
"ICE is building a pipeline of candidates to support the president's executive order . . . pending receipt of appropriations," Bennett said.
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$3.5 Million In One Day On Indiegogo For Ubuntu Edge, Canonical
July 23, 2013 @ 10:04 am By Charles Luzar
Yesterday we reported on the Indiegogo campaign for the Ubuntu Edge. The campaign has set a $32 million goal for the new dual-boot smartphone running Ubuntu and Android. It's the most ambitious campaign in Indiegogo's history, and short of some Star Wars spoof campaigns it's probably the most ambitious rewards-based crowdfunding campaign in the industry's short lifespan.
Roughly 24 hours after launch the campaign has raised around $3.5 million, more than 10% of their goal. Realistically contributions are likely to taper off as the fervor of launch day (and the associated discounts) subsides, but food for thought: if this funding velocity kept up, the campaign would raise over $100 million. [Insert Dr. Evil joke here]
Pretail is providing a serious boon for the crowdfunding industry. The stakes are high on this campaign both for Canonical and Indiegogo; Indiegogo stands to rake in a handsome 5% fee if the campaign meets it's goal.
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The Center for Medical Interoperability was developed through the strategic vision and leadership of Gary and Mary West, successful entrepreneurs and pioneering philanthropists, who believe in transforming the healthcare system to make high-quality healthcare more accessible at a lower cost, with a focus on helping our nation's seniors successfully age on their own terms. They believe a vital component within the healthcare system is ensuring all forms of healthcare technology, including medical devices and electronic health records, seamlessly exchange information so that the quality and safety of care can be improved and costs reduced.
The initial concept for the Center was developed in 2011 through researching a standards-based approach to medical device interoperability at the Gary and Mary West Health Institute, a 501(c)(3) applied medical research organization funded by the Gary and Mary West Foundation.
To accelerate systemic change, West leadership realized the importance of bringing together senior executives from some of the largest healthcare systems in the United States to create and lead a market-based, independent organization dedicated to making plug-and-play interoperability a reality for all medical technologies within the healthcare system.
In August 2013, with financial support from the Gary and Mary West Foundation totaling more than $10 million since its inception, the Center became an independent legal entity, with personnel and technology transferred from the West Health Institute. On February 6, 2014, the Institute and the Office of the National Coordination for Health Information Technology (ONC), in collaboration with the Center, brought together more than 1,200 public and private stakeholders who developed a national call to action with key milestones necessary for achieving an interoperable healthcare system. In early 2015, the Center announced its board of directors, consisting of 14 hospital system leaders across the United States.
The Center's efforts to bring plug-and-play interoperability to healthcare were recently discussed by HHS secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell in her keynote address at HIMSS 2016, the largest health information technology conference in the world, noting the Center's "commitment to cooperation and innovation will help us build our healthcare system into one that works best for that patient who checks into a hospital for high quality care."
Today, the Center continues as an independent organization, focused on how healthcare technologies, including medical devices, share real-time information and function seamlessly in the background so clinicians can excel in their jobs and achieve the best possible outcomes for patients.


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Stop terminating parental rights simply because a parent is incarcerated.
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Diane is also the president of the board of an exciting new Illinois based child welfare advocacy group called the Family Justice Resource Center, whose executive director is Michelle Weidner.
Protecting children and family rights before the United States Supreme Court (Camreta v. Greene argument). Diane coordinated 18 friend fo the court briefs on behalf of the mother and child who sued over the in-school seizure of a 9-year-old girl in this 2011 case.
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Canadiens lose to Predators in OT on their 112th birthday
Stu Cowan, Montreal Gazette · Postmedia News | Posted: Dec. 4, 2021, 11:30 p.m. | Updated: Dec. 5, 2021, 6:01 p.m. | 4 Min Read
Canadiens' Nick Suzuki (14) scores against the Predators at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021.
Dec 4, 2021; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Montreal Canadiens left wing Michael Pezzetta (55) and Nashville Predators defenseman Mark Borowiecki (90) fight during the second period at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Saturday marked the 112th birthday for the Canadiens franchise.
It was on Dec. 4, 1909, that J. Ambrose O'Brien created the Club de Hockey Canadien as part of the National Hockey Association, the predecessor to the National Hockey League, which was formed in 1917. The Canadiens would finish their first season in last place in the NHA with a 2-10-0 record.
O'Brien, an industrialist from Renfrew, Ont., who played varsity hockey at the University of Toronto, probably couldn't have imagined in 1909 that the Canadiens would go on to win a record 24 Stanley Cups or be valued at US$1.34 billion last year by Forbes in its annual ranking of NHL team values , trailing only the New York Rangers ($1.65 billion) and Toronto Maple Leafs ($1.5 billion).
But O'Brien knew what it was like to have a team finish last in the league and the Canadiens could end up doing that again this season after getting off to their worst start in franchise history.
Montreal saw their record fall to 6-17-3 Saturday night with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Predators in Nashville.
Nick Suzuki, Christian Dvorak and Brett Kulak scored for the Canadiens.
Mattias Ekholm, Tanner Jeannot, Luke Kunin and Filip Forsberg in OT scored for the Predators.
The Canadiens haven't won a game in Nashville since March 10, 2003, when they beat the Predators 3-1. Since the Predators entered the NHL for the 1998-99 season, they have an 8-1-4 record against Montreal at Bridgestone Arena.
The Canadiens got off to a slow start (again) Saturday night and fell behind 1-0 when Ekholm scored at 4:52 of the first period. The shots on goal were 3-0 for Nashville at the time and they were 8-1 midway through the first period. The Predators took the 1-0 lead into the first intermission and were outshooting the Canadiens 12-9.
Montreal was able to stay in the game by killing off all three power plays the Predators had in the first period.
Early in the second period, the Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta hit Predators defenceman Matt Benning with a hard check behind the Nashville net and then dropped the gloves with Mark Borowiecki at the 1:59 mark for a spirited scrap. After the fight, Pezzetta looked at the Canadiens bench with an expression that said: "Let's go!"
Maybe that did fire up the Canadiens because Nick Suzuki scored a power-play goal at 4:48 of the second period to tie the score 1-1. It was the fifth goal of the season for Suzuki and his first in 11 games, also ending his four-game pointless streak.
Dvorak put the Canadiens up 2-1 at 10:01 of the second period after winning a race for the puck to wave off an icing call and then scoring on a rebound of a shot by defenceman David Savard.
But the lead didn't last long with Jeannot tying the score for the Predators at 17:24 and the second period ended with the score 2-2.
The Canadiens started the third period short-handed after Mike Hoffman took a hooking penalty at 19:57 of the second, but were able to kill it off. Kulak then gave Montreal the lead when he scored his first goal of the season at the 3:10 mark. Kulak followed that up only 29 seconds later with only the third fight of his NHL career, according to hockeyfights.com , when he dropped the gloves with Luke Kunin. It was Kulak's first fight since Dec. 4, 2018, when he dropped them with the Ottawa Senators' Ryan Dzingel. But that didn't seem to inspire the Canadiens.
Kunin scored at 10:12 of the third period to tie the score and send it into overtime, setting the stage for Forsberg's game-winner with 11.1 seconds left on the clock. The Canadiens are now 0-3 in overtime this season.
There hasn't been much for the Canadiens to celebrate this season. Not even their 112th birthday.
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Sheep are kept all over the world to provide wool and food, but are particularly associated with Australia, New Zealand and, within the British Isles, Wales. Sheep are a farm animal known for their warm fleece that can be used to make wool. We have lots of sheep themed activities for your kids to enjoy!
Scroll down for our collection of sheep activities for kids - including a collection of sheep and lamb colouring pages, some lovely sheep crafts, and fun sheep printables for classroom and home.
Fun fact: There are over 1 billion sheep in the world. So we should all be ok for woolly jumpers!


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July 24, 2013 Mike PattonAlex Rodriguez, Dallas Mavericks, Deron Williams, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwight Howard, Eric Spoelstra, Greg Oden, Heisman, Johnny Manziel, Mark Cuban, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Brewers, Monta Ellis, New York Yankees, Ryan Braun, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Texas A&M
Another wild week in sports has culminated with the first suspension in the newest baseball scandal. Ryan Braun, who once denied vehemently that he used performance-enhancing drugs, now has come clean. But of course, he came clean with a price. Braun was suspended for the rest of the baseball season without pay for his actions involving PEDs and he is very lucky that he got only that. He still has his guaranteed money coming to him from the Brewers that should take care of him for the rest of his life. But what happens to the Brewers now? They are basically dished out big money for a man who used PEDs to get paid. There is no telling whether he will be the same player that the team paid for when he returns in 2014. The Brewers could essentially could be paying for an average player instead of a star after this is over. Honestly, Braun better thank his lucky stars that he isn't the highest profile guy involved in this matter. Alex Rodriguez may have saved him from a worse punishment.
Speaking of Alex Rodriguez, he was supposedly done with the performance-enhancing drugs after the most recent brush up. He started talking about the importance of doing things the right way and apologized for the indiscretions in his career. Well, that was all a lie apparently. Alex Rodriguez words ring hollow because he is now up for another suspension and this one could be for the rest of his lifetime. He deliberately lied to all of us, tried to make us a believer in him again and then spat back in all of our faces. And in this investigation, it is rumored that he even misled reporters on purpose to cover his tracks. For all this, the Yankees should get to sue him for all the money they paid him and all his statistics should be erased. The time has come for Major League Baseball to make an example of someone and A-Rod is going to be that guy. Major League Baseball needs to take some blame and that will come, but this one is squarely on Rodriguez.
After the Mavericks' first championship, Mark Cuban had a plan. Instead of bringing back the pieces that won the championship, Cuban began to clear cap space in hopes of bringing stars to Dallas to play with Dirk. Well, after two years striking out with Deron Williams and Dwight Howard, the Mavs finally got someone. His name is Monta Ellis. Doesn't seem that exciting to you does it? Well, you're not the only one with that feeling. Cuban basically struck out twice to sign a guy that is not the superstar he wanted. And to top that off, Dallas is not even a championship-caliber team with his addition. Cuban gambled and he rolled snake eyes and now the Mavericks franchise enters the last year of Dirk's contract looking like a subpar team in the making. Maybe Cuban should have had a better plan than this one because it has truly blown up in his face and taken the Mavericks back to mediocrity.
The free agency period is winding down in the NBA and one big man is out there that everyone is interested in. Center Greg Oden was once picked over Kevin Durant as the #1 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Portland Trailblazers. What looked like a hard decision ended up being a bad one for the Trailblazers as Oden suffered injury after injury while Durant became a superstar in the NBA. Oden's multiple knee injuries eventually forced him out of the game and into a long rehab process. After some extensive rehab, Oden is back and ready to roll. And he has some possible suitors in Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat. He reportedly met with Heat head coach Eric Spoelstra recently and it seems that the Heat have the inside track for his services. But with Oden comes some caution. He still has not made it through a whole season because of knee injuries. The wise choice for anyone trying to sign him is to pay him the veteran minimum so that you don't lose much if he is not able to stay healthy. Good luck to Greg Oden on his return to the game. Hopefully this time he can stay healthy.
Finally, college football is about to get cranked up again and all the talk has been about Texas A&M Johnny Manziel. The Heisman winner from last season has been in the news for all the wrong reason recently. He was sent home early from the Manning Passing Academy, but the reason seems to be unclear. Manziel has said he was dehydrated and other reports have said that he had a late night and reportedly was hungover. The story still isn't clear as to what he did, but he has reached the point to where he has to lie low. Johnny Football is a talented player. There is no doubt about what he can do on the field. But if he doesn't get it together off the field, he may not be the celebrity he is for much longer. The time has come to focus on football and leave the celebrity status to someone else. If he doesn't, he could have a huge fall from grace and that could be really ugly for him. We will see if he gets it together or not. Hopefully he realizes the opportunities he has ahead of him and doesn't throw it all away.
Written by Mike Patton
The General Mike Patton is an up-and-coming writer from Nashville, TN who brings a fresh and non-biased opinion about sports. From his radio experience in Nashville to his time as a sports writer for Free's World, the website for radio personality and former cohost of BET's 106 and Park Free (www.freesworld.com), The General is definitely one you want to get to know in the sports world. You can catch his work on CitySportsReport.com as well as here on My Mind On Sports . Mike grew up rooting for the San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bulls and Chicago Cubs, and remains a passionate sports fan who expresses intelligent opinions.
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EPA approves first E15 registrations
04/02/12 5:02 PM By Stewart Doan
WASHINGTON, April 2 -The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has approved the first applications for registration of ethanol for use in making gasoline that contains up to 15 percent ethanol – known as E15.
Registration of ethanol to make E15 is "a significant step" toward its production, sale, and use in model year 2001 and newer gasoline-fueled cars and light trucks, EPA said.
Ethanol trade groups agreed.
"This announcement strengthens the ethanol industry's efforts to innovate and continue to deliver domestically-produced and affordable alternatives to foreign oil," said Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy. "With ethanol selling an average of a dollar a gallon cheaper than gasoline and $4 a gallon gasoline on the horizon, we'd encourage all Americans to ask their local filling station how soon they will see more-affordable E15."
Before it can be sold to consumers, manufacturers must first take additional measures to help ensure retail stations and other gasoline distributors understand and implement labeling rules and other E15-related requirements.
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"States in the Midwest have begun to address their regulatory requirements and perhaps as early as summer we could see E15 at fuels stations in the Heartland of America," said Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association. "The future for consumers, ethanol producers and this country has just gotten a little brighter, a little stronger."
Gas pumps dispensing the mid-level ethanol blend will be clearly labeled so consumers can make the right choice, EPA emphasized.
To enable widespread use of E15, the Obama Administration has set a goal to help fueling station owners install 10,000 blender pumps over the next 5 years. In addition, the Departments of Agriculture and Energy have provided grants, loans and loan guarantees to companies working to develop and commercialize ethanol derived from non-food feedstocks.
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Three guesses what's finished, and the first two don't count.
Time Elapsed: Just under a month?
Thoughts and Modifications: First of all, if you have any variegated yarn in your stash, I highly recommend this pattern. It's one of the few shawl patterns I've seen where the color changes are an integral part of the shawl, instead of detracting from the lace.
That said… I'm really not sure I'd knit with this yarn again. It tangled whenever it could–even with my ball and swift, it took over an hour to wind it up. The colors are lovely, though, and it produced an amazing shawl.
The yardage is a little on the slight side–1093 yards; the pattern called for "about 1200". I didn't check my gauge, but I'm sure I would have used up at least 1300 knitting the shawl as written. I eliminated the last 20 rows and an applied i-cord border to the top of the shawl, and had maybe 3 yards of yarn leftover.
I don't think the removed length and i-cord detract from the shawl, though. It's still a nice generous size and could probably fly on its own, so gossamer is the fabric.
As usual, more rambling and pictures on the shawl's FO page.
I still have the Phyllo-Yoked Pullover on the needles, and the stockinette part goes so quickly (and the Calmer is so luscious) that I'm sure I can finish it in time. I cast on for Friday Harbor out of Regia Silk to have something tiny for our upcoming travel, and those might wind up being a gift for my mother-in-law.
So the holiday madness will likely stand at: Afghan out of Ultra Alpaca, HP Scarf out of Cascade 220, Fir Cone Lace Cardigan out of Silky Wool, Shoalwater Shawl out of Andrea, Phyllo-Yoked Pullover out of Calmer, and Friday Harbor socks out of Regia Silk. Not what I'd hoped, but not too shabby!
We're headed East for a few weeks. In case I can't blog from the road, Happy Holidays to all who celebrate!
I am so envious of your beautiful lace knitting! You're right about the variegated yarn it adds another wave of dimension. How is the Knitting Nature book? I wish they showed inside the book on Amazon. Calmer is one of my favorite yarns too.
This is hands down the most gorgeous Shoalwater shawl I've seen. It's stunning! And your photography is excellent too.