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Ocala Climate
What exactly is the weather like in Ocala? People possibly looking to move to Central Florida often wonder.
Ocala is inland, not located on the Gulf of Mexico nor the Atlantic Ocean. According to WeatherSpark.com, the hot season lasts around four to five (from May to September) with an average daily high temperature above 86°F. The hottest month of the year in Ocala is July, with an average high of 90°F and low of 72°F. The cool season lasts for nearly three months (from December to February) with an average daily high temperature below 72°F. The coldest month of the year in Ocala is January, with an average low of 46°F and high of 68°F.
Now Playing at Ocala Civic Theatre
One of Ocala's premier cultural attractions, Ocala Civic Theatre, will turn 73 on March 3rd. Tickets are available and on sale now for a diverse array of plays and musicals.
There is still time to see "Into the Breeches" playing through February 5. George Brant's dramatic comedy is set in Ocala! The program description reads "YES WE CAN, say Ocala's women of the arts as they roll up their sleeves to do battle with Shakespeare! The firm conviction of theatrical troupe director Maggie Dalton and other local ladies is that even with all the boys overseas, they can still put on a first-rate, (almost) all-female production of Henry IV & V."
Urban Sprawl a Concern for Proposed Development
Pembroke Pines LLC's New Times Development is under heat for a proposed planned unit development that includes 336 apartment units (consisting of 11 buildings on 22.57 acres) a common area with clubhouse, pool, playground and dog park; and a commercial element featuring a hotel, two restaurants, a gas station, and 37,400 square feet of retail space, according to a summary from Marion County government.
Big Land Deal for Ocala
With major plans already in place to improve the County Road 484/I-75 interchange, the recent sale of 69 acres of prime land on the south side of CR 484 west of I-75 to Ocala 484 Investment LLC could mean large growth in that area in the near future. The buyer paid $8.75 million to purchase the land from Marco Polo Builders, who already has a plan approved by the County Commission for a 320-unit apartment complex and 2.2 million square feet of commercial development.
Ocala Christmas Light Spectacular
More than a mile of Christmas light displays can be seen this holiday season for the Ocala Christmas Light Spectacular. The event is open to all, and is sponsored by St. John Lutheran Church and School.
Fine Dining in Ocala
From France to Brazil, Ocala has fine dining covered. Cuisine has risen to peak popularity during the last decade with countless cooking shows and popular celebrity chefs. From elegant French dishes to prime steakhouse cuts, Ocala has it all.
Ocala Rated Top Place To Move To In Florida
According to data and statistics compiled by MoveBuddha, the city of Ocala is the most popular place to move to in the Sunshine State.
Oak Valley In Ocala Offers New Affordable Housing Option
Ocala officially has a new name in affordable housing to take note of.
The Oak Valley Senior Apartments held their grand opening in mid-September. And thus marked the beginning of a new day in the affordable housing world in Marion County.
How Important Is a Home Inspection Before Buying?
When you're looking for your dream house, you might not even anticipate the never-ending process of writing checks to cover the expenses. Buying a home comes with a hefty price tag due to the number of essential charges, such as real estate agent commissions and legal representation costs. And there's always the price tag of $200-$500 for a home inspection. You might think about skipping this, but there are many reasons to get a home inspection before buying. Here's why you shouldn't avoid a home inspection.
Ocala Multi-Housing Community Sells For $70.6 million
JLL Capital Markets recently finalized the sale of a large multi-housing community in Ocala.
Ocala Housing Prices Continue To Rise
The median sale price for single-family homes in Marion County continues to increase.
Champions Run Ocala Luxury RV Resort Opens
Sunlight Resorts has officially thrown open the metaphorical doors to its second luxury RV resort in the Sunshine State, opening Champions Run Ocala Luxury RV Resort in the Marion County seat.
Classic Mile Training Park Center For Sale In Ocala
An enormous equestrian facility in Ocala is officially on the market and in search of a new owner.
Cala Hills Community Approved In Ocala
For a proposed community in an area of Ocala known as "Easy Street," it was more than appropriate that plans to expand the Cala Hills community faced no resistance from the town.
Growth concerns continue to grip Ocala housing market
Diversification of the work force in Marion County may have its benefits. But it's also coming attached with a new demand for essential services, such as housing, in the area- and the county is having difficulty keeping up.
Another multi-family community is coming to Ocala
Southwest Ocala is about to gain a new multi-family community, as Thompson Thrift Residential is just about ready to begin construction on its newest project in Marion County.
Top 5 Reasons People are Moving to Ocala
Buying a home in the Sunshine State is a dream of many people. From a thriving job market and no state income tax to mesmerizing beaches and a rich cultural scene, there is something to suit everyone's taste. And while there are many places to choose from, Ocala is becoming more and more popular with home hunters.
Florida Center For the Blind granted up to $600,000
The Florida Center For the Blind has been awarded up to $600,000 in Community Development Block Grant money. The grant money comes as the Florida Center For the Blind prepares to build a new preschool for visually-impaired children in Marion County.
Ocala airport debate rages on as city continues to grow
As the COVID-19 pandemic wears off the minds of more and more people, "Does Ocala Airport require commercial airline service?" debate amongst the residents of Marion County is growing hotter than ever.
Readers of Ocala-News on both sides of the issue recently wrote letters to the publication's editors, which the publication then compiled together and published last month.
City of Ocala proposes new grant programs to strengthen neighborhood
The city of Ocala is set to review a potential grant program for the neighborhood of Marion Heights.
Officially titled the Imagine North Magnolia Residential Facade and Property Improvement Grant, the grant is calculated to motivate homeowners within the Marion Heights neighborhood to pretty up the exteriors of their houses. Single-family homeowners would be allowed to apply for a $10,000 grant, of which the city would pay 75%.
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Autumn is the best time of the year in New York for weather. With the crisp, dry air it is the ideal time to explore the outdoors, yet also get cozy indoors. In this guide, I'll go over my favorite things to do in fall in the city. If you're more of a visual person, watch my video below instead of reading this article. The purpose of this article is more to be used as a list so you can reference it while you're out exploring the city!
Also, if you haven't subscribed to my channel yet do so now!
Insider tip: Go early to avoid crowds. If you are there during a busy time, head towards the bridge, go under it then head towards the other side of the lake. For some reason few people are on this side and it makes the experience more intimate.
Central Park is filled with hundreds of wooded trails that become magical looking with the golden autumn leaves. Explore it using Google Maps on your phone or head to the informations booth. There is a lot to see here and google maps has a lot of the sites embedded in the map.
Insider tip: Have a picnic at this hidden spot I found with an epic view.
The Swedish Cottage, built in Sweden in 1875, was placed in Central Park in 1877 at the suggestion of Frederick Law Olmsted. Since its arrival in the US, the Cottage has served a variety of purposes, perhaps most importantly being used as the headquarters for the Civil Defense during World War II. It was also formerly a tool house, a library, and Central Park's entomological laboratory. More details on it here.
Together with your guide you'll experience some of the park's lesser-known treasures and explore the hard to find places that most people don't get to see, including the last remaining fortification of a site from the American Revolutionary War, a must-see 3500 year-old visitor from Egypt, and other attractions invisible to the average eye. More details here.
Trinity Church Wall Street is an active Episcopal Parish that has been an integral part of New York City's history for more than 300 years. The oldest grave here is from 1681. Try to find it while you're here!
One of the pieces this church is famous for is being home to Hamilton's grave. He was secretary of state in 1789. However, today Hamilton is famous for another reason. Hamilton is a massive blockbuster hit that opened in New York two years ago. Since then it has broken many musical theatre records. If you're a Broadway or history fan this could be a fun spot to visit. Visit their site here.
Insider tip: Act like a New Yorker and grab a coffee to go at Boundless Plains then sip on it as you stroll through the ancient cemetery.
One if by Land, Two if by Sea has been recognized for its classic menu, long history, and beautiful decor. It is often cited as the most romantic restaurant in New York City. The decor features candlelit tables, brick fireplaces, a baby grand piano and a private garden. More people are said to have announced their engagement here than any other restaurant in Manhattan.
The restaurant operates inside a historic, land-marked carriage house built in 1767 that belonged to Aaron Burr. Burr was the vice presidents of the US that killed Hamilton in a duel. It's a fun connection if you just visited Trinity Church. This spot is known to be haunted by 20 ghosts - a perfect restaurant for the Halloween season. Visit their site here.
Insider tip: Get reservations far in advance. This place get's booked quickly.
Admire the Palisades of the Hudson River through the skylights of our Classic Harbor Line's heated and enclosed observatory, or while catching the breeze on her bow. Observe New York's most dramatic natural wonders and foliage as the seasons change. This is a spectacular season for cruising the Hudson River, north of NYC, will be a true delight for you and your guests. Visit their site here.
Insider tip: Book in advance.
Armed with only a flashlight, you'll visit ghost-plagued buildings and secret cemeteries while learning the stories of the restless souls you might disturb. Starring the spirits of Mark Twain, Aaron Burr, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Thomas Paine, artist John LaFarge, the Shadow, Clement Clarke Moore, Mayor Jimmy Walker, Lee Chumley, Patrolman Schwartz, a few skeletons, and various other apparitions, sudden chills, rustlings, and knockings. See my experience doing this tour here.
If the "Ghosts of Greenwich Village" hunt was too easy for you then try Watson Adventures most difficult tour, the Murder at the Met. Fans of murder mysteries and The Da Vinci Code will enjoy this scavenger hunt throughout the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A murdered curator has left behind a cryptic trail of clues connected with secrets in works of art. As your team gathers answers about the art, you begin to piece together a sordid tale about greed, lust, pride, revenge, and treachery, all revolving around the museum's planned multi-million-dollar purchase of a rare painting by Leonardo da Vinci. See my experience doing this here.
Book tickets to this tour here.
Though this is more of a touristy thing to do I am including it because Thanksgiving is a holiday that mainly celebrated in the US. If you're an international traveler, it could be interesting to see such an iconic USA parade while you're in New York. Expect giant balloon, massive crowds, and wonderful performances. To see the performances get to Herald Square area very early. I found this article very helpful if you are planning on going to this.
Visit the parade's site here.
If you want to experience a real thanksgiving meal I recommend booking a reservation on Thanksgiving at Joseph Leonard or Prime Meats (now called Frankies Spuntino Group) as soon as possible. Expect turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, and all the good stuff.
Insider tip: If those spots are full check out this article for other suggestions.
The autumn brings the most perfect weather to New York. I recommend renting a bike through Citi Bike then biking along the 11 mile stretch up to Fort Tryon Park along the Hudson River Greenway. Along the way you can stop at Boat Basin Cafe. It is a waterfront bar that serves beer, cocktails, wine and food. There are also tons of interesting other sites along the Hudson River Greenway while you make you're way up.
Inside of Fort Tryon Park you'll find The Cloisters. This fortress has a massive collection of medieval artwork. While you're there make sure to take a break from the museum in their open air courtyard cafe. Please note thatThe Cloisters are part of The Met museum and is included in the ticket price to the main museum.
Insider tip: If you want to do this plan a whole day around it so you can see everything.
Insider tip: Buy tickets in advance because this sells out quickly.


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A landmark study has revealed that cholesterol in the brain may play a fundamental role in catalyzing the formation of amyloid beta clusters, thought to be a central mechanism leading to the devastating degenerative symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, set out to uncover what causes amyloid beta proteins to cluster into the plaques that slowly accumulate and cause the primary degenerative symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
"The levels of amyloid-beta normally found in the brain are about a thousand times lower than we require to observe it aggregating in the laboratory – so what happens in the brain to make it aggregate?" asks Michele Vendruscolo, lead on the new research.
Although notorious as a molecule linked with cardiovascular disease, cholesterol is a terribly important compound, present in the membranes that surround all our cells. Cholesterol in the brain is especially fundamental to the organ working properly. Up to 25 percent of all cholesterol in the body is found in the brain, and studies have shown without that cholesterol our brains simply do not function.
Because the blood-brain barrier generally blocks cholesterol in the blood from entering the brain, the organ has developed its own processes to generate the molecule independent from the rest of the body. So high levels of blood cholesterol, which could lead to cardiovascular problems, do not necessarily correlate with high levels of brain cholesterol.
The new research, examining what causes amyloid beta proteins to aggregate, found that cholesterol in lipid cell membranes in the brain tends to trigger the accumulation of amyloid beta molecules. The study dramatically reports that in vitro modeling shows aggregation of amyloid beta is sped up by a factor of 20 in the presence of cholesterol.
Of course, due to the complex interaction between brain function and cholesterol, the takeaway here is not that simply reducing brain cholesterol will protect one from Alzheimer's. After all, the brain needs cholesterol to effectively function.
"The question for us now is not how to eliminate cholesterol from the brain, but about how to control cholesterol's role in Alzheimer's disease through the regulation of its interaction with amyloid-beta," says Vendruscolo. "We're not saying that cholesterol is the only trigger for the aggregation process, but it's certainly one of them."
Over recent years, there has been divisive and inconclusive research regarding the effect of cholesterol-lowering statins on cognitive function. While some research, with very small cohorts, has indeed suggested statin-use results in cognitive decline, other studies have found the exact opposite effect, with subjects displaying a lower risk of dementia.
This new research seems to offer an interesting potential explanation for such discrepancies, highlighting the different biochemical pathways that can result in dementia. For some, cholesterol-reducing medications may result in protective effects on cognition by reducing the aggregation of amyloid beta clusters in the brain that lead to Alzheimer's, while for others the drugs could possibly be problematic.
For those taking, and needing, cholesterol-reducing medications, it is not at all suggested they stop taking those drugs, but further research into this compelling new area could unlock novel ways to address cognitive decline by hijacking these brain mechanisms.
The study was published in the journal Nature Chemistry.


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My Aunt Joyce is a free spirit. She dresses in long, flowing skirts & Birkenstock sandals. She wears flowers in her hair and lots of bracelets. She grows all types of flowers and herbs in her garden, and has her own vegetable garden. She also grows cannabis. This was always legal for her to do. I was relieved when my Aunt Joyce went through all of the necessary and lengthy paperwork and licensing required to legally produce marijuana. She decided to start up a business from her house. This was not easily done, but she was determined to produce marijuana edibles. In the state where we live, marijuana edibles are legal. The regulations are plenty strict and involved. The governmental interference has been difficult. She's been very thorough with all of the necessary details and can't wait to get started producing her own products. She's got a lot of great recipes. I tried one of her edibles and was amazed by the taste. I am sure her marijuana edibles are going to be successful. I don't think she's getting involved in this business for the money. She genuinely wants to help people in need. The edibles can be used for pain, inflammation, and all sorts of illnesses. She has said she will price her edibles as low as possible so that they are affordable to everyone. She has many friends who rely on medical marijuana for help with glaucoma, PTSD, addiction, migraines and other illnesses. She's seen firsthand the benefits of medical marijuana.


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The rain didn't stop thousands of participants from taking part in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at Ah-Nab-Awen Park Saturday.
The race honors those who lost their lives to breast cancer and celebrates survivors, fighters and co-survivors.
Proceeds raised help to provide education about breast cancer, positive awareness and the importance of the early detection.
Money raised through the Susan G. Komen Michigan foundation stays in Michigan to fund lifesaving programs and research.
The goal for the Grand Rapids race was to raise $100,000. At last check, nearly $40,000 had been raised.
FOX17's Alyssa Hearin was live at the race during the morning show Saturday with a preview of the race.


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Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O'Malley hasn't managed to score significant inroads against front-runner Hillary Clinton, but he argues that rising polls for Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders prove that the 2016 contest is wide open — even for himself.
BALTIMORE — Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O'Malley hasn't managed to score significant inroads against front-runner Hillary Clinton, but he argues that rising polls for Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders prove that the 2016 contest is wide open — even for himself.
In an interview with Capital Download on Wednesday, O'Malley described the first Democratic debate Oct. 13 in Las Vegas as his opening to show that.
"Because the American people have not been allowed yet to hear from the Democratic presidential candidates, they are gravitating to whoever appears to be the best alternative to this year's inevitable front-runner," he told USA TODAY's weekly video newsmaker series at his bare-bones campaign headquarters, across the street from Baltimore's Penn Station. "For this summer of anger and discontent, nothing quite says repudiate the Democratic establishment quite like supporting a Socialist candidate."
That's a reference to Sanders, the Vermont senator who describes himself as a Democratic socialist. In a nationwide Bloomberg News poll released Wednesday, Clinton was at 33% among likely Democratic voters. Biden, who hasn't yet announced whether he'll get in the race, was at 25% and Sanders was at 24%. O'Malley trailed far behind at 1%.
But the former Baltimore mayor and two-term Maryland governor said he wasn't discouraged by his low poll standing. Instead, he was encouraged by Clinton's "continuing descent" and by what he described as growing crowds in Iowa, which holds the opening presidential contest.
O'Malley, a devout Catholic, planned to head to Washington later in the day to attend the canonization Mass celebrated by Pope Francis at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. He has been studying the pope's encyclical on climate change, a 192-page paper released in June that urges a stronger partnership between science and religion to address the environmental crisis.
"I have been reading that encyclical a little bit every morning about our common home, the Earth," he said. "And I think the pope's language is so open and so inclusive and so truthful that I believe it's going to be a big part of what we need in order to inspire a new consensus, to forge a new desire to take action against climate change."
So far, legislative proposals to deal with climate change have been caught in a partisan stalemate, including a debate over to what degree human activity has contributed to it.
On one environmental issue, the Keystone XL pipeline, O'Malley mocked Clinton for declaring her opposition only this week. "God bless her heart," he said with a bit of an edge. "There's a big difference between leadership and following the polls. I was against the Keystone pipeline and came out against it nearly a year ago. Secretary Clinton has only now come out against it after bobbing and weaving and giving non-answers for most of this campaign. That's not leadership."
He also disputed Clinton's contention that voters don't care about the controversy over her exclusive use of a private e-mail server while she was secretary of State. The Washington Post on Wednesday reported that the State Department account disputes her explanation of how its inquiry began.
"I think voters care very much about a number of issues and certainly they care about this issue," O'Malley said. "The bigger issues out there are how we get our country moving in the right direction, but that requires people to have a certain amount of trust and be able to rely on the word of their leaders. And I think this issue has hurt Secretary Clinton's campaign — and I believe it's not over."


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Red Crescent Convoy Returns to Check Point in Eastern Ghouta With 13 Evacuees
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https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201803051062257482-red-crescent-convoy-returns-ghouta-checkpoint/
EASTERN GHOUTA (Syria) (Sputnik) - The humanitarian convoy of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent that delivered aid to the residents of the town of Douma on Monday arrived at the Muhayam-Al-Wafedin checkpoint bringing 13 evacuees from Eastern Ghouta, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
According to the correspondent, the militants held the convoy for one-and-a-half hours in the "gray zone" between the Muhayam Al-Wafedin checkpoint and Eastern Ghouta. However, as a result of the efforts of the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation, an agreement was reached to allow the convoy to pass.
The center earlier said that the convoy of 45 trucks delivered 247 tonnes of humanitarian aid to residents of Douma.
© AFP 2020 / RAMI AL-SAYED
Russian Military: Al Nusra Terrorists Shelled Convoy in Eastern Ghouta
Earlier, Russian military reported that the militants in Eastern Ghouta have intensified the shelling of Damascus and the Muhayam-Al-Wafedin humanitarian corridor from the territory controlled by the Jaysh al-Islam militants.
The Russian center for Syrian reconciliation said earlier in the day that the militants in Eastern Ghouta promised to release the civilians in exchange for humanitarian aid. Dozens of trucks with food, medicine and basic necessities and a mobile hospital lined up at the checkpoint in Muhayam-Al-Wafedin settlement, where the humanitarian corridor toward Eastern Ghouta begins.
Russian Military: Militants in Eastern Ghouta Keep Blocking Exits for Civilians
E Ghouta Militants Promise to Free Civilians in Exchange for Aid - Russian MoD
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Saturday April 27 in St Francis Xavier's Cathedral at 9.30am.
Sunday April 28 – 5.30pm Rosary & Litany with candle lighting ceremony; 6pm Mass – in St Francis Xavier's Cathedral.
Sunday May 12, 6pm in St Francis Xavier's Cathedral.
Sunday May 19 – Pilgrim Peace Park, next to Veale Gardens in the South Parklands. Assemble: 1.30pm; Procession 2pm.


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Q: "Invalid key" when writing data to Firebase from Android App using Kotlin I am trying to write data to Firebase from my Android App using this code..
package com.example.envir.databasetesting
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle
import com.google.firebase.database.FirebaseDatabase
import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_main.*

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

        val mdatabase = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().reference
        val name = name_txt.text.toString().trim()
        val email = email_txt.text.toString().trim()

        var myMap = hashMapOf<String, String>()

        save_bu.setOnClickListener{

            myMap.put(name,email)

            mdatabase.push().setValue(myMap)

        }

    }

}

I keep getting this error message:
E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
                  Process: com.example.envir.databasetesting, PID: 28042
                  com.google.firebase.database.DatabaseException: Invalid key: . Keys must not contain '/', '.', '#', '$', '[', or ']'
Do I need to add a key or somthing?  I thought that it would add a key for me by default?
Thanks for the help.

A: solved...
had to move the val into the button listener...
save_bu.setOnClickListener{
            val name = name_txt.text.toString().trim()
            val email = email_txt.text.toString().trim()
            myMap.put("name", name)
            myMap.put("email",email)

            mdatabase.push().setValue(myMap)

A: The error is likely referring to the contents of your name val.  Check its contents and make sure it doesn't contain any of the prohibited values.
Typically, with database keys, you don't use an arbitrary value that your user may have entered.  Use only values that you've determined to form the schema for the data stored at a location.  So, you'll do better if your map looks like this instead:
myMap.put("name", name)
myMap.put("email", email)

A: I found the error was fixed when I did this...
I changed this code....
save_bu.setOnClickListener{
        myMap.put(name,email)

        mdatabase.push().setValue(myMap)

to this...
save_bu.setOnClickListener{
        myMap.put("name", name)
        myMap.put("email",email)

        mdatabase.push().setValue(myMap)

now my problem is that it isn't saving the data I actually type in those edit text fields.  lol

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Good Day, Regular People: How Do You Lose an Entire Putin?
How Do You Lose an Entire Putin?
My household has been taken down by Where's Putin fever. Buzzing all over the internet this week, theories abound, clever memes are posted, and we've taken to twitter andFB hashtagging. #WhereIsPutin ???
The last time Russia's president was seen in public was March 5. For a man who competes neck to neck with Matthew David McConaughey for chest-baring photo ops, this step away from the public eye is a first.
The Atlantic ponders, what if, a Russia without Putin.
NBCNews pulled together for a Meet the Press, with a catchy segment called "Mystery in Moscow."
You know this Putin Gone Missing is serious business, because The New York Times published an all you need to know with "Putin has vanished, but rumors haven't."
Mashable has an outrageous compilation of #whereisputin tweets. Dear lord, the world has funny people in it.
YouTube and the unconvinced public at large have proposed Putin's face on milk cartons, or that he's having a lovechild, maybe botched botox, and possibly.... riding on the back of a bird.
You can read all the above links, or put your faith in Putin's presidential spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, who tells us tersely that, "He is fine. His health, is perfect."
My personal opinion? It's not the flu, the reported bad back, nor cosmetic enhancement. Putin's smitten in love and can't tear himself away from his cottage/military getaway/summer home/that all presidents of countries have. And in this case, being mysteriously Putin-y.
I like that theory! It's like a good Russian novel.
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Arrest made in grisly cold case of body found in steel drum 34-years ago in lake
September 23, 2015 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated September 23, 2015 at 11:18 a.m.
by Zack Peterson
Billy Hawk
When authorities pulled Johnny "Mack" Salyer from a 55-gallon steel drum at Chickamauga Lake 34 years ago, his body was so badly decomposed they couldn't tell how he died.
Clad in underwear and stuffed into the barrel, Salyer remained anonymous until his roommate and cousin identified him by a Rolling Stones tattoo on his right inner thigh.
"There is no doubt the man met with foul play," a Hamilton County Sheriff's Office detective said in June 1981. "He was stuffed into a 55-gallon drum which had been sealed and six holes were burnt into it with an acetylene torch."
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Local restaurants and bars serve beer & wine party to benefit the Arthritis Foundation in the Rivermarket, Friday, June 27.
Despite naming a primary suspect, over the next three decades authorities could not crack the case - until this week.
State investigators arrested William Frank Hawk, a 61-year-old bowling alley owner, Tuesday morning at his home in Greene County, Tenn., Hamilton County District Attorney General Neal Pinkston announced at a news conference. The grand jury indicted Hawk on Monday on a charge of first-degree murder and set a $500,000 bond.
His next scheduled appearance will be in Hamilton County Criminal Court with Judge Don Poole.
"It is absolutely great to see a cold case solved," said former HCSO detective Larry Sneed, who worked on the case extensively during the 1980s. He flanked Pinkston at Tuesday's news conference.
Hawk, whose late father owned the Holiday Bowl on Brainerd Road, was the state's suspect from the beginning, Pinkston said. However, several younger, uncooperative witnesses kept authorities from linking him to the killing.
"Sometimes resources are what they are," he explained.
Pinkston said Sneed convinced him to revisit the case because of its "high-solvability rate." This is the second resolved slaying since Pinkston launched the cold case unit last fall.
Pinkston didn't specify what changed between 1981 and 2015 that allowed authorities to arrest the 61-year-old suspect. If convicted, Hawk faces death or life in prison, according to a news release.
On June 2, 1981, around 6:30 p.m., Maxine Greene and her husband, William, noticed a drum barrel bobbing near the dock at their house on Rocky Point Road. William tried fishing it from the water because his friend was looking for a burning barrel to make barbecue, according to news archives.
But the 55-gallon drum was heavy, riddled with holes and reeked of dead fish.
He pushed it back into the slough and said the odor wasn't as bad the next day. But his wife, unable to tolerate it, called the Coast Guard, who called police. They found Salyer's body, stuffed bottom-first, inside.
Salyer had red hair, was 6 feet tall and weighed about 200 pounds. At the time, he was a known drug dealer and a co-defendant with Hawk in a pending cocaine distribution case, according to Pinkston's office.
Salyer had an estranged wife and a daughter living in Indiana, Pinkston's office said Tuesday. They declined to comment, authorities said.
The last time they had heard from Salyer was May 24, 1981 - 10 days before he came to the surface.
Contact staff writer Zack Peterson at zpeterson@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6347. Follow @zackpeterson918.
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Q: group function is not allowed here error For each branch with more than 5 employees, find number of product in each branch and sum of their purchases.
SELECT SUM(ORDERS.PRODUCT_NO) AS Products_Sold ,
SUM(ORDERLINE.ORDERLINE_NO) AS Total_Purchases, SUM(EMPLOYEE.EMPLOYEE_NO)
FROM BRANCH JOIN ORDERS
ON BRANCH.BRANCH_NO = ORDERS.BRANCH_NO
JOIN ORDERLINE
ON ORDERS.ORDER_NO = ORDERLINE.ORDER_NO
JOIN EMPLOYEE
ON BRANCH.BRANCH_NO = EMPLOYEE.BRANCH_NO
GROUP BY (SUM(ORDERS.PRODUCT_NO), SUM(ORDERLINE.ORDERLINE_NO),
SUM(EMPLOYEE.EMPLOYEE_NO))
HAVING SUM(EMPLOYEE_NO) >= 5;

and I got this error
ORA-00934: group function is not allowed here
00934. 00000 -  "group function is not allowed here"
*Cause:
*Action:
Error at Line: 19 Column: 10

A: SELECT SUM(ORDERLINE.PRODUCT_NO) AS Products_Sold , SUM(ORDERLINE.ORDERLINE_NO) AS Total_Purchases
FROM BRANCH JOIN ORDERS
ON BRANCH.BRANCH_NO = ORDERS.BRANCH_NO
JOIN ORDERLINE
ON ORDERS.ORDER_NO = ORDERLINE.ORDER_NO
JOIN EMPLOYEE
ON BRANCH.BRANCH_NO = EMPLOYEE.BRANCH_NO
GROUP BY ORDERLINE.PRODUCT_NO, ORDERLINE.ORDERLINE_NO, EMPLOYEE.EMPLOYEE_NO
HAVING SUM(EMPLOYEE_NO) >= 5;

A: It seems highly unlikely that summing primary keys is the answer your teaching is expecting.
Somewhere on ORDERLINE there must be a column or columns representing the value of the purchase; perhaps theere is a column called ORDER_VALUE or perhaps you need to multiple the PRODUCT.COST with the ORDER_LINE.QUANTITY. The same goes for calculating teh number of employees in a branch. You need to count them not sum their primary keys.
The requirement is fuzzy so this solution counts the number of distinct products sold as well as the total number of orders. However, the data model (as expressed in your query) is odd: normally we would expect the Product to be on the Order Line, because an Order can have more than one Product (that's why we have Lines).
So, this query shows you how to do things but may not produce the expected answer.  You will need to compare it to your table structures and modify it accordingly.
select branch.branch_no
       , count(distinct orders.product_no) as no_of_products sold
       , count(distinct orders.order_no) as no_of_orders ,
       , sum(orderline.amt * product.product_cost) as total_purchase_amt
from (select branch.*
      from branch
          join employee
               on branch.branch_no = employee.branch_no
      group by brancn.branch_no
      having count(employee_no) >= 5 ) branch
join orders
    on branch.branch_no = orders.branch_no
join orderline
    on orders.order_no = orderline.order_no
join product
    on orders.product_no = product.product_no
group by branch.branch_no;


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Marcus SmartOklahoma State has been showing signs of life again, and just in the nick of time. Their sophomore point guard, Marcus Smart, has taken the reins and sparked a three game winning streak since returning from his three game suspension. Smart has been a terror on defense this week as well as overcoming some rough shooting nights in order to get buckets when his team needed them most.
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title: OSX o FreeBSD?
date: '2011-11-12T15:36:00.000+01:00'
author: Luca Ferrari
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- riflessioni
- freebsd
modified_time: '2011-11-12T15:36:17.107+01:00'
blogger_id: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836481905487384887.post-5030300733013413708
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C'è spesso molta confusione sui ruoli reciproci di OSX e FreeBSD. Ho trovato una valida citazione sul sistema di casa Apple con il quale mi trovo in perfetto accordo:

The config files don't *really* sit in /etc, home directories are
in /Users and it's full of that kind of non-sensical nonsense. So, to say
Mac OS X is like FreeBSD with knobs on, is like saying the Ferrari F1 car is
like a Testarossa with knobs on - bits might have come from the same
factory, but at different times and for different purposes.


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Zac Efron Admits To Dropping Condom on the Red Carpet
Remember that thing that we thought Zac Efron dropped on the red carpet at the premiere of THE LORAX? Well turns out…yup, he dropped it!
Remember that thing that we thought Zac Efron dropped on the red carpet at the premiere of THE LORAX? Well turns out…yup, he dropped it!
Efron stopped by the "Today Show" yesterday to promote his new movie, and as expected, Matt Lauer had to ask about the now infamous condom-dropping:
As Access Hollywood described:
"Take me through what happened," Matt Lauer asked the 24-year-old actor.
"I don't want to take you through it," he said with a laugh.
"You dropped something on the red carpet," Matt persisted.
"I did, I did," Zac said. "I never really had a pocket-checking policy when I was going on the red carpet before, but now we've fully instated one."
"You dropped a condom?" Matt asked.
"Yeah," Zac told Matt.
"Better to be safe than sorry," Matt told the star.
"That's a great message," the actor added. "To add to the many messages in the film."
Think Efron felt awkward? Just a bit…?
Check out the full incident below, and be in awe at the irony.
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Video of Taylor Swift On Painkillers, And Her Reaction To It, Is Adorable.
FIRST LOOK: Zac Efron Is Shockingly Evil In New Ted Bundy Biopic
POP MUSIC: Shoshana Bean's Night At The Apollo Was A Religious Experience And I Have Been Saved
MUSIC VID: Taylor Swift Shows A 'Delicate' Side In Latest Vid
WATCH AND CRINGE: Ryan Lochte's Viral Popularity Draws Attention To Sister Megan's 2008 Racist Attempt At Comedy
We're going to be doing some quick video updates whenever we can! Here's the latest! Justin Bieber begging for streams, (while you can hear him chew – ew), the ladies of Friends reunited, and mother nature. Take a look!
Here's what's happening in pop culture and entertainment today. . . #popculture #news #entertainment #movies #oscars #brianbalthazar #celebrities
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Have you heard? It's 2020 and we're all supposed to music videos on TikTok. Courteney Cox is no exception. The TV star posted an instagram of her and her daughter Coco dancing it out, with the hilarious caption, "Wanna see your child lose their patience? Do a TikTok with them."
Also, how long does it take to actually learn one of these routines? It seems very time consuming.
What I was really hoping for was video of her daughter losing her patience, but what we got was a pretty strong routine!
Wanna see your child lose their patience? Do a TikTok with them. #familyaerobics
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Former Law And Order Actress Representing Herself In Court? Diane Neal Claims Her Attorneys In Abuse Case Dropped Her, Leaving Her To Fend For Herself
In an emotional, now deleted instagram post, actress Diane Neal claims her attorneys have dropped her – leaving the actress who once played assistant district attorney Casey Nowak to try her hand at being an attorney in real life.
Neal has been embroiled in a vicious legal battle that has spanned more than two years. It began when Neal filed a lawsuit alleging her ex, magician JB Benn, was a "manipulative and maniacal fraudster," who had "defrauded her of millions" and "violently inflicted emotional distress," according to The Daily Beast. She claims Benn subjected her to "a campaign of isolation, terror and (physical and sexual) assault, and destroyed her reputation." She also claims he once cut her dogs throat. In turn, Benn has a lawsuit against Neal, claiming she owes him money for property they shared, and that she frequently threatened him. Part of his case: a damning recording in which the female voice, which he claims is Neal, threatens him and his dog. Listen to that tape HERE. It's intense.
The truth is, the story is so full of battling accusations that it's probably best to read the FULL list chronicled in this Oxygen article.
But today, in an emotional instagram post which she later deleted, (but copies have which have been retained and posted) a dramatic turn. Neal claims her attorneys have dropped her with no warning.
She speaks directly to her camera phone, saying, "So this is my version of hell. And there he is walking right past me right there" she says, referencing a man whose face cannot be seen. "So, I have been put in a situation by my own attorneys who decided to drop me as a client yesterday afternoon with absolutely no warning, wherein I have to represent myself in court. Because this is what happens to victims of abuse. My attorney yesterday accused me of having an inappropriate relation with (unintelligible**), which is not at all even remotely, a thousand times not true. Has done all kinds of things and … saying it was my fault for being abused. So wish me luck. It's terrifying, but I am doing this for every woman who can't do it for themselves. I stand for all of us."
**please note that the words here were difficult to make out. We have our interpretations but don't want to speculate without confirmation.
It's unclear what the nature of the current court hearing is intended to cover today.
A post shared by dianeneal (@dianeneal) on Jan 7, 2020 at 7:58am PST
Neal played Casey Novak on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for five seasons,and continued her acting career on NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, Suits and 30 Rock. Most recently she became involved in politics, running as an independent for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 19th congressional district.


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The Thousand Islands International Bridge () is an American-maintained international bridge system over the Saint Lawrence River connecting northern New York in the United States with southeastern Ontario in Canada. Constructed in 1937, with additions in 1959, the bridges span the Canada–US border in the middle of the Thousand Islands region. All bridges in the system carry two lanes of traffic, one in each direction, with pedestrian sidewalks.

Structure
The Thousand Islands International Bridge system is a series of five bridges spanning the St. Lawrence River. From south to north, they are:
 American mainland to Wellesley Island (main span)
 Wellesley Island to Hill Island (international crossing)
 Hill Island to Constance Island
 Constance Island to Georgina Island
 Georgina Island to Canadian mainland

The bridges's southern end connects with Interstate 81, and the northern end with Highway 401 via Highway 137. There is also an interchange with the Thousand Islands Parkway on the Ontario side.

The actual international border bridge crossing is a set of two parallel  bridges between Wellesley Island in the United States and Hill Island in Canada.

Administration
The bridge system is administered by the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority, a New York State public benefit corporation, whose seven board members (Four Americans and three Canadians) are appointed by the Jefferson County Board of Legislators. The Authority also maintains and administers Boldt Castle.

Tolls are paid only by cash, E-ZPass, or Commuter Discount Fare Trip Tags, which are prepaid for either 16 trips (US$20.00) or 72 trips (US$32.00). The Bridge Authority is a member of the multi-state E-ZPass consortium, and introduced electronic toll collection in June 2019. No other ETC transponders are currently offered or accepted, although the Bridge Authority offers sales of transponders of Florida's SunPass for the convenience of Canadian travelers en route to Florida.

Border crossing

The Thousand Islands Border Crossing connects the towns of Alexandria Bay, New York and Ivy Lea, Ontario at the Thousand Islands Bridge.

It is the westernmost of the three St. Lawrence River crossings, and is very busy, with up to two-hour waits in the summer. The US border station at Alexandria Bay is sometimes called Thousand Islands. The Canada border station of Lansdowne is sometimes called Gananoque, for the nearby town where international ferry service is provided. These border stations are also responsible for inspecting vessel traffic between the countries. The US has seasonal vessel inspection stations on Heart Island and at Cape Vincent, NY, and Canada has seasonal vessel inspection stations at Rockport, Ontario and Gananoque, Ontario. Both Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) travel to selected ports and marinas on request for inspections.

History

The entire Thousand Islands Bridge system took sixteen months to build. Completed ten weeks ahead of schedule, its total cost was $3.05 million (equivalent to $ million in  dollars).

Shortly after opening, the bridge displayed aerodynamic oscillation problems that were quickly corrected via structural upgrades.

In its early years of its operation, around 150,000 vehicles crossed the bridge annually. Today, annual crossings exceed 2,000,000 vehicles.

Gallery

See also
List of bridges in Canada
List of crossings of the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes
Boldt Castle (landmark owned by the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority)
Dewolf Point State Park
Sewells Road Bridge
Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge
Ambassador Bridge
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority

References

External links
Thousand Islands Bridge Authority
Aerial photos of the Thousand Island Bridge System
Ian Coristine's Thousand Islands Canadian Span & Area Gallery
Tim Kocher's Riverview Photography of Ships Navigating Under the American Span & Gallery
 CBC Digital Archives: Recording of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's address at the opening of the Thousand Islands Bridge

Suspension bridges in New York (state)
Suspension bridges in Canada
Road bridges in Ontario
Bridges completed in 1937
Canada–United States bridges
Interstate 81
Bridges on the Interstate Highway System
Buildings and structures in Leeds and Grenville United Counties
Thousand Islands
Bridges over the Saint Lawrence River
Road bridges in New York (state)
Transport in Leeds and Grenville United Counties
Tolled sections of Interstate Highways
Toll bridges in New York (state)
Toll bridges in Canada
Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States
Open-spandrel deck arch bridges
Truss bridges in the United States
Truss bridges in Canada

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thanks to the conformation of the territory and the paths, which from a thousand meters of altitude lead to the beach.
For the last five years, Finale Ligure has been hosting the final race of the Enduro World Series.
Our guide Giacomo Dodino, who has raced all these races, takes us along some of the Enduro World Series special stages
in three of the Finale's main spots: the Nato Base, San Bernardino and Le Manie.
Enduro World Series and "the Finalese"
Giacomo Dodino, from his garage, explains what this competition means for the territory.
"The EWS finales is not just a race. The strongest riders in the world compete on unique trails, in a long and difficult race.
You have to be extremely trained just to carry it out, but the emotion that you try to go down between two wings of crowds that are cheering is indescribable and repays every effort!
Every year new paths and new riding areas are sought, to make this event unrepeatable and this has allowed us to expand the Finale Ligure contexts, reaching the paths of the surrounding villages.
Now the Finalese is intended as a trail that goes from Noli to Mount Carmo, whose paths descend towards the villages of Pietra Ligure, Giustenice and Loano».
Nato Base
Located at one thousand meters high, the former military base is the starting point of many trails, characterized by the flow.
The environment is that of the Ligurian Alps, with beech and chestnut woods.
The Nato Base was the starting point for some of the longest trails of the past editions of the Enduro World Series, with stages over ten minutes long and eight hundred meters in altitude, which descended to Feglino.
The locality of San Bernardino, from where some of Finale's historical trails start, is one of the most visited areas for Enduro and All Mountain lovers.
With Giacomo Dodino we rode the Dolmen Trail, the fourth stage of the last edition of the EWS.
This path is characterized by a rocky bottom, so it is considered exciting to go.
Le Manie
Each Enduro World Series race ends with the descent of DH Men.
The trail starts from the plateau of Le Manie and descends steeply up to Varigotti, is the most famous trail in Finale Ligure.
MTB fans can not miss the appointment with the Enduro World Series on September 29th and 30th, to see the best riders in the world to face these paths.


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Q: Duplicating Discrete Axis in ggplot2 The development version of ggplot2 (2.1.0.9001) provides a nice shorthand for creating a secondary axis that is a duplication of the primary axis if the original axis is continuous:
devtools::install_github("hadley/ggplot2")
library(ggplot2)

ggplot(mpg, aes(displ, cyl)) +
  geom_point() +
  scale_y_continuous(
    sec.axis = dup_axis()
  )

How can a discrete axis be duplicated?
ggplot(mpg, aes(displ, factor(cyl))) +
  geom_point() +
  ...?

A: The switch_axis_position is now deprecated, and in fact is gone. Issues with ggdraw since ggplot2 update
Outdated material:
The cowplot library  has  used to have that that facility:
library(cowplot)
gpv <- ggplot(mpg, aes(displ, factor(cyl))) +
   geom_point()
ggdraw( switch_axis_position( gpv, axis="y", keep="y"))

Don't forget that you need to print grid-based graphics when sending to a file:
png()
  print(ggdraw(switch_axis_position(gpv, axis="y", keep="y")) )
dev.off()
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Dubai ranks 7th largest foreign investment destination city in the world
Total FDI into Dubai stood at Dh270.8b between 2011 and 2015 and in 2016
Published: February 07, 2018 18:46 WAM
Dubai: Dubai has attracted Dh25.5 billion in foreign direct investments in 2016, making it the seventh highest recipient city of Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, in the world, according to a report by the Dubai Government.
Total FDI into Dubai stood at Dh270.8 billion between 2011 and 2015 and in 2016.
Dawood Al Shezawi, Chief Executive Officer of AIM Organising Committee, said, "Dubai remains a shining example of what a city could achieve through economic vision and by attracting foreign investment."
"As we inch closer to the forthcoming AIM hosted by Dubai, more and more public policymakers and international investors will take notice of Dubai's business model and its success stories to help build other economies.
The Annual Investment Meeting, AIM, will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 9th-11th April 2018.
In terms of openness, Dubai ranks third in the world after Luxembourg and Hong Kong, with a high degree of dependence on foreign trade for income. Dubai's openness ratio was 321 per cent in 2016, meaning that trade flows were more than three times higher than the net value added in the economy.
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A play room in the Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN. Hats for Zoe began with a photograph of that room, and from that simple beginning it has rapidly expanded. An extraordinary outpouring of generosity has followed, with donations coming from across the country. Sometimes I think that the reason for incredible hardship is to see the immense good that comes in response.
I want to thank Maggie Raywood and the NYU Graduate Design department for use of their facilities and the design of our hats. I also want to thank Cliff Newman of the Special Forces Association, who with one email brought us in contact with soldiers and their families (and donations) from around the world. And to Chris Crain, God-father of Hats for Zoe, thank you for everything.
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Pat Hisle making most of chance at shortstop, prepares for Penn State
April 14, 2017 Austin Kleber Baseball, DMV Sports, Maryland Sports 0
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics.
While preseason All-American shortstop Kevin Smith has been sidelined with a shoulder injury, the Maryland baseball team has showcased its tremendous depth.
Senior Pat Hisle has stepped up and made use of his playing time. He prides himself on defense, but he's been able to come through for the Terps in crucial moments at the plate. He will most likely be called upon again this weekend when Penn State comes to College Park for a series against Maryland.
"He's been pretty big. I think we're 6-3 since he's played," head coach John Szefc said. "I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that he's an older guy and he's been in the system for the four years so it's not like you're throwing a true freshman out there."
Hisle earned his first start against Rutgers in the first game of a doubleheader on April 2. In that game, he made a play at shortstop where he took three steps to his right, collected the ball without backhanding it and then had enough arm strength to finish the play at first to get the out.
"It kind of just hit home to me a little bit that okay, that was not an easy play," Szefc said. "It kind of gave me a little sense of calmness that the position is still stable and it's under control, even though the guy that's been playing there for the last two and a half years isn't in it."
Smith said he doesn't think the phrase "fill in" accurately describes what Hisle has down in Smith's absence.
"I went down and he just kind of stepped into his role and I think he would do that at most colleges," Smith said. "It's good to know that we have about three or four infield guys that can take anyone's place at any time and we're not really worried about anyone going down because we know someone else is going to step into the job."
While Smith casts a long shadow over the position he's trying to fill, Hisle stayed focused on his number one priority when he needed to come in the game: playing good defense.
"It was almost a normal day for me, staying on my toes," Hisle said. "[I] was just getting my mind right, getting myself focusing and saying, 'Look, I need to go out there and play good defense.'"
In the nine-game span where Hisle has gotten significant playing time, he has also come through at the plate in crucial moments. He scored the winning run in a comeback effort against Richmond. Hisle recalled that game as his favorite, but he tries not to think too much about any of his individual performances.
"Szefc's always preaching not too high, not too low, stay nice and steady," Hisle said. "That's just what I've been trying to do, not get wrapped up in any single moment."
Hisle does have a moment that the rest of the team will remember, though. He hit a double off the center field wall, but tripped and fell while rounding first base against Rutgers.
"He'll never really live down that fall, that was a pretty funny moment," Smith said.
He recovered and made it to second base, but the telecast caught the stumble on air.
Patty Hisle!
First hit of the year is an RBI double. Got a little excited rounding first and lost his feet 😂. 6-0 https://t.co/XbsCjJGRBM
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 2, 2017
"I don't even know what happened. I think I just took a wide turn or something," Hisle said. "I definitely got a little excited and next thing I knew I was face first in the turf."
Smith was the designated hitter for the Terps on Wednesday against George Mason and could do that again in the series with Penn State. For Hisle, though, it doesn't matter whether he plays or is cheering the team on from the dugout. He just wants to soak it all in for his final year of college baseball.
"I just try to enjoy every minute of it. It's all I can do," Hisle said. "It's been fun to get on the field and get to show what I can do too."
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Home›Brand News›CSR›Japan supports Nigeria's IDPs, Donates US$3.5 million to WFP for Emergency Needs
Japan supports Nigeria's IDPs, Donates US$3.5 million to WFP for Emergency Needs
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a US $3.5 million contribution from the Government of Japan to provide desperately needed food assistance to tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDP) in Northeast Nigeria.
The funding allows WFP to deliver food to more than 160,000 people in Borno and Yobe States, where the Boko Haram insurgency has left many people severely food insecure, and experts warn of a credible risk of famine in some places.
"We commend the Government and people of Japan for their continued contributions to WFP's operations in Northeast Nigeria," said Ronald Sibanda, WFP Country Director and Representative ad interim in Nigeria. "This generous contribution from Japan will help WFP continue scaling up its response to reach more families in the region with food and nutrition support."
Currently, some 4.7 million people are in dire need of food assistance in the three most conflict-affected states – Borno, Yobe and Adamawa – a figure that is expected to rise to 5.1 million by June.
"This new assistance is part of Japan's pledge made at the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Northeast Nigeria and Lake Chad Region held between 23-24 February 2017 for humanitarian assistance in the region, and newly additional funding from the Emergency Grant Aid as a swift response to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's call for emergency humanitarian support," said Sadanobu Kusaoke, Ambassador of Japan to Nigeria.
"The government of Japan is committed to ensure that millions of people in dire need of food in northeast Nigeria do not go hungry," he added. "It is expected that this funding will, in the interim, assuage the suffering of people in the affected states who are in a near-famine situation."
For four consecutive months, WFP has reached more one million vulnerable in northeastern Nigeria with cash-based transfers, food distributions and nutritional assistance targeting children under five, along with pregnant and nursing women. Indeed, WFP's assistance increased in March to reach nearly 1.2 million beneficiaries, with plans to
gradually scale up to reach 1.8 million people monthly during the coming lean season.
WFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. Each year, WFP assists some 80 million people in around 80 countries.
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Ottawa soldier says he faced reprisals from military for supporting female colleague who reported sex assault
Casey Brunelle, then a 20-year-old corporal, accompanied the woman to a military police detachment to report the incident. Then, his life changed forever
Casey Brunelle.Facebook / jpg
David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen
Casey Brunelle still believes he did the right thing.
In June 2013, a soldier confided to Brunelle she had been sexually assaulted by a Canadian Forces colleague. Brunelle, then a 20-year-old corporal, accompanied the woman to a military police detachment to report the incident.
It was at this point the Ottawa soldier's life changed forever. What followed is a bureaucratic nightmare that so far has spanned more than four years, as Brunelle's military career has come grinding to a halt. The corporal alleges he was punished and faced reprisals from the leadership of 7 Intelligence Company, a reserve force unit in Ottawa, for providing help to the soldier and later testifying at a sexual assault court martial about the incident.
What happened in the aftermath of Brunelle's decision to help the woman would be examined by a military grievance oversight committee and eventually reach the desk of Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance, the country's top soldier.
"I defended the dignity of (Canadian Armed Forces) personnel in good faith," Brunelle wrote to Vance in June 2018. "I adhered to every Canadian law and (Department of National Defence) regulation. I did what was right and I would gladly do it again. For that, I have been turned into an outcast, discredited as a soldier, and my intelligence career has been unceremoniously and vindictively stripped away."
Documents filed with the federal court this summer in Brunelle's case, including internal reports and emails, raise questions about the Canadian Forces' own policies which prohibit military staff from taking administrative or disciplinary action against a member who has in good faith reported wrongdoing. The records also raise questions about how serious the Canadian Forces' leadership is in protecting those who come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct, even as Vance has repeatedly claimed soldiers shouldn't turn a blind eye to such improper behaviour.
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Canadian Forces public affairs officer Maj. Ed Stewart noted in an email that because Brunelle's case is before the courts, it would be inappropriate for the military to comment.
Brunelle responded similarly when asked for comment.
But according to military documents and police reports filed in federal court, the troubled saga started in June 2013 when Brunelle and another soldier from 7 Intelligence Company, along with other military personnel, were attending an intelligence operator's training course at CFB Valcartier, Que.
There were ongoing interactions in the off-hours at the base between a female soldier and Brunelle's colleague, a fellow corporal. The two had tickled each other and wrestled, and given each other back massages. At one point, the corporal touched the woman's breast under her shirt. The female soldier, who cannot be named because of a court order, alleged that later in the evening while she was trying to sleep, the same soldier came over to her, caressed her hand, took off her socks and started to suck her toes. Shortly after, she felt a warm substance on her feet, which she assumed was semen. The woman would later testify she was so shocked, she could not speak or do anything.
Later, the woman said she awoke in the middle of the night to find the man standing at the end of her bed and the covers removed to expose her feet.
The female soldier told Brunelle about the two incidents and he recommended she go to military police. While accompanying the woman to the base's police detachment, officers asked him to provide a statement. He did, relaying what the woman had told him, but noting he had not seen any of the incidents himself.
In late February 2014, police charged the man with sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, two counts of behaving in a disgraceful manner and one count of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline. The accused soldier was temporarily removed from the 7 Intelligence Company while court martial proceedings were being prepared for early 2015.
As that process played out, Brunelle confided to his commanding officer, Maj. Lisa Hampson, that if the accused soldier was found not guilty, he worried it would be difficult to work directly with him in the future.
Maj. Lisa Hampson. Sgt. Jennifer Pirante / U.S. Marines
Since Brunelle was to be temporarily in New York at the United Nations for an internship, his unit made arrangements to fly him home to Ottawa so he could testify. Brunelle's testimony was set for Jan. 13, 2015 and the unit booked a return ticket to New York for Jan. 16. It also arranged for a rental car.
That rental car would later play a key role against Brunelle as the Canadian military would later claim he abused public funds by accepting use of the vehicle.
The documents filed in federal court, however, show Brunelle sent an email to his unit pointing out a rental car wasn't needed as his parents offered him the use of the family vehicle. He suggested instead of the rental, the military pick up the added cost for insurance on his parent's car for that short period, as he was under 25, and he would then claim mileage. That, in the end, would probably be easier and cheaper, he added in the email.
Brunelle's suggestion was rejected by 7 Intelligence Company. He reluctantly accepted the rental car.
In Gatineau, during the court martial on the sexual assault case, Brunelle answered questions for two hours from the prosecutor and five hours in cross-examination from the accused soldier's lawyer.
Brunelle would spend the next two days in the Ottawa area, going into his unit to complete administrative paperwork and staying at his parent's home doing work for his UN internship, before returning to New York as scheduled.
Upon the completion of the internship and return to 7 Intelligence Company in April 2015, Brunelle was greeted with a frosty reception from the unit's leadership.
The accused corporal had been found not guilty of all charges. In his ruling, the judge stated that clearly something happened at the base but the prosecutor had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt there had been a sexual assault or disgraceful conduct.
The accused admitted he was physically attracted to the female soldier and tried to get close to her during the training course. He acknowledged touching her breasts.
He also told the court martial that while he was sitting on a couch at the base, the female soldier put her feet on his crotch and rubbed his penis for about five minutes. He unzipped his pants and ejaculated onto the couch, but no semen went on her feet, he testified.
As for the second incident where the female soldier complained about an individual standing at the end of her bed and exposing her feet, the corporal told the court he had gotten up in the middle of the night to go to the washroom and later mistakenly tried to get into the wrong bed at the wrong end.
In his decision, Judge Lt. Col. Louis-Vincent d'Auteuil questioned the testimony of the alleged victim, noting there were contradictions. For instance, she initially denied giving the accused a massage but reluctantly admitted to it later.
The judge also pointed out she told Brunelle her story multiple times in different contexts and that it appeared Brunelle's testimony gave the impression he had some bias in her favour. Because of that, the judge concluded Brunelle's testimony was not credible and reliable.
While the accused soldier's legal troubles were over, Brunelle's were just starting. The unit's leadership concluded Brunelle's earlier concern about working directly with the corporal was an "ultimatum" that the accused soldier had to be removed from the unit. Instead of trying to have the two men work out any differences, Brunelle was removed from training and presented with three options: leave the Canadian military, find a new unit or "back down" from his "ultimatum" and continue serving.
Even more troubling for Brunelle, who up until then had an unblemished military career, were the claims being made by the unit's leadership. A warrant officer told Brunelle that the court martial judge had labelled Brunelle an "unreliable" soldier and found he had "colluded" with the alleged victim.
Court martial transcripts, however, would later show the judge never stated any such thing.
But Hampson, the 7 Intelligence Company's commanding officer, was convinced the judge had indeed come to such a conclusion. As a result, Brunelle was told his security clearance would be reviewed, a process with potentially major consequences. If his clearance was removed, Brunelle's planned career of entering the regular Canadian Forces as an intelligence officer would be over.
To make matters more complicated, the potential security clearance review and concerns about his reliability were also entered into Brunelle's job performance review evaluation, or "PER" as it is known in the military. Having such a negative PER on file could limit Brunelle's chances for employment or advancement in the military. In addition, the corporal was accused by his unit of misusing DND resources, as he had access to the rental car for the days in Ottawa he wasn't testifying.
Hampson argued that since Brunelle had initially been worried about being away from his UN internship in New York during the court martial period, he should have returned to New York immediately after his testimony, instead of staying in Ottawa for two extra days. As he didn't, and since he continued to have access to the rental car for those days, the military alleged Brunelle had misused public resources. At issue was a $79.94 rental fee for the two days, even though Brunelle pointed out that he hadn't used the vehicle for non-military purposes.
In addition, the Canadian Forces alleged Brunelle had tried to inappropriately claim for meals during his stay in the Ottawa area.
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In May 2015, Brunelle was replaced in his job as an intelligence operator by the soldier who had been accused, and acquitted, of sexual assault. Brunelle's application to go on a new training course was not approved.
At that point, Brunelle was taken aside by a warrant officer who, according to court documents, told him he was facing targeted harassment and had grounds to file an appeal. But the warrant officer also informed Brunelle he was stupid to have testified at the court martial and "incredibly stupid" to have believed the female soldier.
Brunelle submitted a grievance to the Canadian Forces on June 5, 2015, requesting the review into his security clearance be stopped as there were no grounds for it to be conducted in the first place. He also asked that his negative PER be rescinded and requested a formal apology for, other among other things, efforts by officers to allegedly defame him by claiming he was unreliable.
In her response to the grievance, Hampson stated she reviewed the PER and found it accurate. She responded that the unit had tried to accommodate Brunelle during his testimony but he decided to stay in Ottawa for the extra two days of his own volition. Hampson noted the security clearance review had not been started yet, but as soon as the court martial judge's findings were officially published — which she thought would support her claim that Brunelle had "colluded" with the female soldier and that he was "unreliable" — she would be required to start that process.
Hampson acknowledged in her response to Brunelle's grievance that she did relay what she interpreted as the judge's negative comments about Brunelle to the commanding officer of another intelligence unit in Toronto. But Hampson claimed there was nothing malicious about her actions.
Several months after he filed his grievance, in October 2015, Brunelle turned to Lt.-Gen. Christine Whitecross for help. Whitecross had earlier that year assumed responsibility for the military's Strategic Response Team on Sexual Misconduct, a new organization created to help the Canadian Forces deal with its ongoing problem of sexual assault and harassment. Brunelle outlined to Whitecross what he alleged were reprisals against him.
The senior officer responded three months later, praising Brunelle for not turning a blind eye to allegations of sexual misconduct and instead getting involved in helping a fellow soldier. "These behaviours support the leadership, respect and honour expectation," Whitecross wrote to the corporal. "You should be proud of the assistance you provided to your colleague."
Lieutenant-General Christine Whitecross (2nd from L in blue). Jean Levac / Ottawa Citizen
The general also voiced concern about the alleged reprisals but added there wasn't anything she could do since Brunelle wasn't under her direct authority, and dealing with such reprisals wasn't part of her mandate. Whitecross suggested the corporal bring the matters to his chain of command — in other words, the same individuals he was accusing of being behind the reprisals.
Whitecross, however, did send a copy of her response to then army commander Lt.-Gen. Marquis Hainse, who wrote Brunelle two months later. Hainse told Brunelle he had forwarded Brunelle's concerns to a senior commander to conduct an investigation into the reprisal allegations.
In the meantime, Hainse recommended Brunelle "trust the grievance process."
Three months later, that process was on the verge of wrapping up. On April 5, 2016, Capt. George Evans, the grievance analyst assigned to Brunelle's case, filed his report recommending the corporal's grievance claim be partially upheld. Evans recommended the military rescind Brunelle's negative PER and replace "it with one that was properly justified."
Evans also concluded there was no evidence that Brunelle extended his stay in Ottawa of his own volition. The documentation showed he had followed the instructions for returning to New York on a specific date as had been laid out by the military months before, noted the grievance analyst.
That, in turn, undercut the unit's claims that Brunelle had attempted to claim DND resources by using the rental car.
Months later, however, the situation changed dramatically, although court records don't indicate why.
"Any other GA (grievance analyst) would have thrown (you) to the wolves months and months ago," Evans wrote Brunelle on Sept. 20, 2016. "Believe that everyone wants me to close this file and no one in interested in your desires or what you find reasonable."
Evans continued in the email: "All you need to do is say that you would like to withdraw (the grievance). I have little time and several files. This is your final warning."
A month later, on Oct. 3, 2016, Evans submitted another report. Brunelle's grievance should be denied, he concluded. The soldier's negative PER should be kept on file as punishment.
Brunelle was in the wrong for taking the rental car. Hampson, the commanding officer, did not err. Instead it was Brunelle, wrote Evans, who had difficulty understanding military communications. The corporal should work more and complain less, he suggested.
In this report, Evans went so far as to admonish Brunelle for the "dreadful formatting" of his grievance submission and his "weak grasp of military administration, policy and procedure."
Brunelle responded by raising concerns about the fairness of Evan's recommendation. A month later, a senior grievance officer who was Evans' superior agreed with the corporal there had been a "lack of procedural fairness" in the handling of the grievance.
Brunelle was then given three options: continue with Evans as the analyst but with a senior officer determining the final decision; have another grievance analyst assigned to the case; or have the grievance submitted to Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Vance for a final decision.
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance speaks during a change of command ceremony in Ottawa on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Justin Tang / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Brunelle took the Vance route. At the same time, the Canadian Forces would turn the grievance over for examination by the Military Grievances External Review Committee, an organization then headed by civilian public servant Caroline Maynard. That committee is an arms-length administrative tribunal whose job is to review military grievances and provide findings and recommendations to both the chief of the defence staff and the grievor. But those recommendations aren't binding and the Canadian Forces leadership can ignore them at will.
On Sept. 27, 2017, Maynard submitted her report about Brunelle's case to the Canadian Forces.
Maynard noted the court martial judge had never questioned Brunelle's reliability or credibility as a soldier. There was nothing in the security review policy that would have even justified Hampson's decision to consider launching a review of Brunelle's security clearance. Hampson, Maynard concluded, had overreacted and was "somewhat misguided and ill-advised in her intentions to take actions against the grievor."
"The grievor was ultimately treated as if he was guilty of something, while all he did was to testify in court," Maynard added.
Maynard, however, didn't find evidence that 7 Intelligence Company or Hampson, who died after a brief illness in early 2017, had acted maliciously. Maynard believed the situation arose out of a lack of proper communication and Brunelle's "superiors regrettably accepted an inaccurate version of the situation as fact."
As for the travel claim issue, Maynard determined Brunelle did nothing wrong. His departure date of Jan. 16, 2015 back to New York was confirmed and authorized by his unit. Maynard noted Brunelle didn't extend his stay in the Ottawa area as the Canadian Forces was claiming and instead had followed the written orders.
In addition, Brunelle had documentation showing he only claimed for meals directly related to the time he travelled from New York to Ottawa and the days of the court martial. Those expense reports, approved by his unit, also undercut Canadian Forces claims he abused DND resources.
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Brunelle's negative performance review should either be rewritten or rescinded entirely, Maynard added. "I recommend the (chief of the defence staff) acknowledge that the unit should not have threatened the grievor with a (security) review, and express regret for the somewhat misguided actions of the unit at the time," Maynard wrote in her report sent to Vance.
This year, on May 15, Vance responded to Brunelle with what the Canadian Forces stated was the final word on the case.
There would be no apologies or even regrets from the general who in the past has called on military personnel to speak out about incidents of alleged sexual misconduct.
Vance instead argued that since the unit hadn't actually proceeded with a security review on Brunelle, the corporal's grievance on that matter was unfounded. In addition, he said there was no evidence that the corporal faced any reprisals for testifying at the court martial.
But Vance did acknowledge that since there were references to the security review in Brunelle's personnel file, those were inappropriate and would be removed.
Even though Maynard's investigation had clearly determined Brunelle had been authorized to stay in Ottawa for the extra days after he testified at court martial, Vance sided with the unit's leadership. Brunelle, according to the Canadian Forces, had chosen to stay in the Ottawa area of his own volition and attempted to claim DND resources.
That conclusion now leaves Brunelle potentially facing a court martial or disciplinary action. "I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your contribution to the CAF and to Canada, and I wish you well in your future endeavours," concluded Vance's letter.
Vance declined to comment or explain why he didn't follow Maynard's recommendations.
Facing a military that believed it had done little wrong, as well as the potential for disciplinary action, Brunelle requested in late June that the federal court review Vance's decision.
So far, the battle that started when he accompanied his fellow soldier to the military police unit has cost Brunelle $45,000 in legal fees.
The Justice Department has yet to file the federal government's response to Brunelle's legal action.
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