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Register Log In ECN Forum Forums NEC & other Code issues Range ckt w/safety switch?
Are there any prohibitions to putting a 240V electric range receptacle with a switch behind the range to lock out front-control ranges from young children?
How would you access the switch if it is behind the range?
One could use shortcircuits idea, and add an access control key pad.
"honey, I would have made diner, but I cant remember the code to un-lock the stove..."
Have seen this more than once in nursing or limited care facilities for ranges or cooktops in accessible areas. Best one was a Square D molded case switch (60A) which comes in an enclosure that is padlockable.
Nursing home we did two years ago had a definite purpose contactor in the attic. 120v control was switched with a wall mounted key switch in the kitchen area.


Oldspeed is it the Xply you are saying has cracked? I use my 2017 9.5 lion3 a heck of alot. In just the last 3 weeks 2 x 50mm cracks have appeared to Xply above batten above boom. These appeared after carrying sail to beach on my head when a gust hit forcing sail down n popping cams over from head pressure. Hmmmm. Nothing a bit of mylar tape wont fix. But none of my older Lions have this issue n seem pretty bulletproof. Dont have a closeup. Circled area is area of damage. Xply threads still holding it together but mylar has split.
Still a great sail though. Plenty of lowdown grunt to get my 100kg carcass planing while others dredge around.
Why inquire to the USA distributor ? Sure David.
Hi olskool yeah it,s been cracking after the ist year mainly on the 2 panels next to mast sleeve at boom height ,i had been putting tape on each split as it appeared until i had to tape the whole panel for a neater job ,then i decided to contact Ezzy on their web site contact details ,next day i had a reply from Tim at Ezzy who ,after looking at my pictures the sun had weaken the xply and durring rigging it would crack,i always rigged as per their instruction video for the larger sails ,i did expect these sails to last like my old ones did ,my 2015 9.5m lion still looks good in all the same areas that have failed on my cheetahs .
How old is this sail? And in what year of ownership did the sail start cracking? Your spelling looked to be jumbled up when you were telling us the age of your sail?
do you crinkle or crease your sails when you rig or de-rig ??
please do NOT make me lose faith in Ezzy sails BEFORE i have even tried !!
My Ezzy sails are 1 and 3 years old now about ready to start another season with em. So far, there are barely any creases in them. I use my 5.2 which is 3 years old about 20 times / year. That's 60 sessions with it and hardly any wear showing. My 6.8 Ezzy has 1 season of use and has about 35 sessions of use so far. I see a few minor creases, but nothing that will crack open for 5-6 more years of use from now. I'm very careful to take my sails out of the sun when off the water. I rig under shaded trees and de rig under shaded trees. Usually, it's always or almost dark when I de rig, because the wind doesn't usually come up until 4pm or 5pm. I always dry my sails off With a towel after use, then roll them and store the sail or sails that hit the water that day out of the sail bag so the damp sail cloth like mast sleeve can air out. With these newer Ezzy sails, the mast just slides in and out, with no scrunching, at least the RDM Ezzy masts do. I'm almost wondering if the larger Ezzy sails get creases sooner from more man handling as the larger sails are heavier with more weight and gruntier, causing earlier potential creasing than the smaller Ezzys.
to all of you Ezzy faithfuls my 2016 cheetahs are not going to last like the rest of my Ezzy quiver ,2015 9.5 lion,2009 se 6.3m and 5.8 m also a 7.5m GTI made by Ezzy ,i have always rigged the cheetahs as per their video ,with these sails you can not slide the mast in like you can with their smaller sails ,like my se's ,you have to pucker the sail up over the mast cut out area to insert the mast ,and i am using a Ezzy 490 rdm . When i look at the pictures of my sail it look to me as if the xply has stretched in the areas that it has failed with the cracking . Some more pics maybe someone else can see this ?
Thats where Ezzys contact address ,on their site sent my email ,if you would like to see the emails to see the names are genuine i will post .
This damage has been caused by your rigging technique. You can't scrunch up the sail when feeding up the mast. None of my sails look like this. Even my 2012 Cheetah 7.5.
On my 8.5 n 9.5lions i use sdm. Slides in ok all the way but the tip. Have to walk up n hold mast n kind of bend(staighten) it against my thigh to get the last 30cm to mast cap to engage. Removing the mast by twisting all ok except for cut out area seems to snag n bunch up. No more than any other brand of sail though.
i do not scrunch up the sail when feeding the mast up ,i bring the mast cutout together in a pucker ,just like in the rigging video put out by EZZY and starring David Ezzy as The Rigger ,My older Ezzys also look good for there age ,and i rig them myself ,so why aren't they damaged . Maybe if they reinforced the xply at boom height, like they do on the Lions and i t looks like the 2019 cheetahs has more reinforcement than my 2016 Cheetahs , hard to judge unless i had a 2019 cheetah to lay on top to see if they have made any changes .
My freeride (before Cheetah) is scrunched like that - mostly from my "technique" for mast removal. Having said that it has been used a lot in 8 years but the plastic is yet to break.
Also I add a loop at the top for a screw driver stake as per other brands just to make derigging easier and avoid any creasing while derigging.
In case some ppl are becoming concerned about durability this 2016 6.5 Cheetah has been in action two years now. It's fine. As oldspeed has suggested it may be that larger sails are more difficult to rig without puckering and creasing, but i have found that unnecessary on the 7.5, 6.5, and 5.5.
^ I have the exact same sails in 5.5 and 6.5, lots of sessions on them, and they still look brand new.
Not even the beginning of small creasing marks at the area where Oldspeed's sails cracked.
Seriously, I watched these pics and went WTF ?
I rig the 5.5 with a North rdm and the 6.5 with a North sdm.
No problem whatsoever to rig and derig, note that just like Jman I also added a loop at the top of the 6.5 to slide the mast off more easily with a screwdriver stuck in the grass.
It is very possible that large Ezzys (larger than 6.5) are more difficult to derig than the smaller sails, but I can't see any Ezzy having the film crunched so badly like that without it being some sort of repetitive mishandling on the sailor's part.
That screwdriver idea is genius for easier de-rigging. Great idea!!
which I thought was a tougher more durable material .
I've felt they shouldn't have reduced the battens from 7 to 6 in the 6.5. Any thoughts?
I agree NotWal (and oldSpeed), thanks for the info.
Why is it that experienced sailors post a fault with a product and site Curmudgeons - without asking for info/pics - state the fault is due to misuse/incompetence because they have never had a fault ?
I've had my 2016 5.5 Cheetah for two years. Awesome sail and no problems with it. When I got it, the first thing I did was download the Dave Ezzy's rigging guide (on the Ezzy web site). As the rigging video shows (pics below), some scrunching (as Notwal mentioned above) of the sail cloth is needed when rigging and derigging. Unless you are using inflatable masts ?, It's impossible to rig a sail and not scrunch it.
No. I would use the Australian .
It must be the same character flaw that prompts some sailors to say it's not possible to rig without scrunching when several other sailors report that they do rig without scrunching (and with ease) every sailing day of their lives.
As I said above I never scrunch my 5.5, 6.5, or 7.5. Mr Ezzy clearly shows you how to do it in his videos.
This man is clearly not paying for his sails.
Sold last summer, a 2001 Wave SE, first year. Survived me and a 8YO. Small cracks in the xply at the top batten.
Has anyone done the maths.
= 1.5 years before replacement.


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This gig was the 3rd time we'd played The Wagon and Horses in roughly 6 months so there was a small fear that people would be bored of us. As it turned out, we had a particularly decent crowd, but that's because this time it was mainly made up of friends and family. Now, that's all well and good, but it makes getting into character just that little bit harder.
We love audience interaction, and when singing, eye contact can make all the difference in terms of achieving an engaging performance and a connection with your audience. But when the audience already knows you particularly well, you've got to up the ante. So instead of pretending we didn't know people, we played up to it.
The most memorable interaction came with an audience member that we didn't know however. He was called Dave and had a particularly fine beard, which made the banter around our BEARD ENVY tune all the more satisfying. Pete, playing on the fact that Dave was about the only person in the audience not in his family he suggested that Dave could be our kindly uncle if wanted. I said "he's no uncle of mine" which was maybe a little harsh. There was some genetic truth in that though as I doubt I could grow a beard that strong.
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Cryptocurrency mining demand accounted for as much as 10% of AMD's first-quarter revenue this year, according to the chip maker.
"The strength in Radeon products was driven by both gaming and blockchain demand. We believe blockchain was approximately 10% of AMD revenue in Q1 2018," chief financial officer said Devinder Kumar during an earnings call on Wednesday after AMD revealed that it made $1.65 billion in first-quarter revenue, a 40% increase year-over-year.
All in all, AMD anticipates less than 10% of its 2018 revenue will come from cryptocurrency miners.
"Based on the strength of our business momentum, for the full year 2018, we now expect revenue to increase by mid-20s[%] over 2017, driven by the ramp of our new products. Blockchain revenue to be mid to high-single-digit percentage of revenue for 2018," he said during the call.
Looking past the figures, however, CEO Lisa Su struck a somewhat optimistic tone for AMD's prospects in the blockchain infrastructure sector.
The only unknown factor at play involves retail sales, as Su said it was "hard to tell" whether retail sales go toward gamers or miners. But even there, AMD believes it has a close approximation of the demand.
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A Paul B Review: Julio's Wolf (Werewolves of Manhattan #6) by A.C. Katt
The sixth installment of the Wolves of Manhattan starts a little differently than the rest. We have already met Julio Reyes, the destined mate of Etienne Daurensbourg. As an independent call boy, he helped Donal when Donal was under control of an abusive pimp. Due to his generous nature, Donal's mate Alexi thanks him by making Julio's dream come true—tuition for beauty school and an apartment to live in while attending with a promise to help start his own business after. However, all that may never come to be as a former client of his stabs him in his new apartment.
Etienne is one of three unranked alphas on the board of Garou, the company run by the North American werewolf council. He and Alexi went through alpha training together when they were younger. He, along with Armand, helped secure the release of Alexi from a Russian prison and relocate him and his staff to America. Having been introduced to his mate just recently, Etienne hopes he does not have the problems the other alphas had with claiming their mates. To be safe, he sends one of his betas to Julio's new apartment to check out the area. Luckily, he arrives in time to save Julio's life.
With Julio recovering from injuries and his assailant caught, Etienne hopes that his mate will be receptive to the idea of werewolves and mates. However, there is trouble brewing in his home pack as one beta believes Etienne is unworthy of being alpha as Alexi, a stranger to America, got his mate first. The other alphas believe that the charge is unwarranted as mates are given by the gods as they see fit. However this problem must be dealt with. As Etienne faces the challenge of the pit, or where werewolf challenges are fought to the death, he wants to take care of this problem before he officially makes Julio his mate.
This is another enjoyable read in A. C. Katt's engrossing werewolf series. The basic story line remains the same but each novel seems to have a different twist to it, which prevents it from ever being boring. As the rest of the alphas meet their mates (there are only two left), it appears that the series is gearing up for a final confrontation with the leader of the Russian werewolf council and his tyrannical ways. It appears that Julio will be the strategist of the mates being a human high beta. The end of the book previews the next mate, who happens to have been a childhood friend of Julio's, who is also of Celt descent.
Winterheart Designs again comes up with a cover that serves its purpose. The models for Julio and Etienne are how I would have pictured them. They are pictured above a New York skyline.
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Published: September 20, 2016 by MLR Press
Series: Werewolves of Manhattan
His Omega (Werewolves of Manhattan #1)
Remy's Painter (Werewolves of Manhattan #2)
Scarred Mate (Werewolves of Manhattan #3)
Marking Kane (Werewolves of Manhattan, #4)
Alexei's Mouse (Werewolves of Manhattan #5)
Julio's Wolf (Werewolves of Manhattan # 6)
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A MelanieM Release Day Review: After the Sunset (Timing #2) by Mary Calmes
Two years after riding off into the sunset with ranch owner Rand Holloway, Stefan Joss has made a tentative peace with his new life, teaching at a community college. But the course of true love never does run smooth. Rand wants him home on the ranch; Stef wants an exit strategy in case Rand ever decides to throw him out. Finally, after recognizing how unfair he's being, Stef makes a commitment, and Rand is over the moon.
When Stef gets the chance to prove his devotion, he doesn't hesitate—despite the risk to his health—and Rand takes the opportunity to show everyone that sometimes life's best surprises come after the sunset.
I first read After the Sunset (Timing #2) by Mary Calmes when it came out in 2011, so I wondered how I would feel about it diving into this couple and series the second time around. Honestly, I think I've loved it even more. Something about Rand and Stef just resonate with me. They have from the first story, Timing, and the joy and satisfaction I got from reading this sequel returned all over again.
After the Sunset moves the time frame for the series ahead two years. Rand and Stef have settled into life on the Red Diamond, well, sort of. Adjustments are still being made. Stef is now teaching at a community college and the ranch is becoming more self sufficient as Rand expands his business with Stef's help. Sounds great, right? With Rand and Stef nothing is ever that easy. With their past histories, their complication personal dynamics, and a somewhat messy family relationships about to push into their lives, things are going to get lively…Mary Calmes style.
That means that Stef's need to make a commitment to Rand and the ranch will come into play yet again. This time for the doubting ranch hands who are not only a cornerstone of the ranch's success but have become part of the family there as well. I love how this is their story too. We get to see more of life on the Diamond, the secondary characters, and Rand's extended family. It all becomes necessary to know them better as people and as part of the ranch to get Stef settled deeper into ranch life and as a permanent fixture there as a half of the Rand/Stef couple.
There is so much drama here. Between Stef and Rand's cousins, Stef and a few local homophobes, plus all the amazing Stef and Rand sexy interaction. That I can never get enough of. For me they just sizzle. I love the dynamic they have going on. I don't specifically categorize it because I get it with this couple. It works for me, and I just find them hot.
One character get a spotlight on him here and that's Glenn Holloway. We met him briefly in the first book but his role is hugely expanded here for reasons I won't go into because they run into spoiler territory. I ended up liking Glenn. He went from your basic jerk on the range to someone you start to understand and connect with towards the end. Which is probably is really good thing considering the next story features Glenn as the main character.
So I've completed Timing and After The Sunset once more. And fallen in love all over again with Stef and Rand and the Red Diamond and its crew. Even Bella the Rhodesian Ridgeback has a huge place in my heart. Mary Calmes series has a way of doing that. They burrow in deep and even if its been awhile since you've visited with them, one visit brings all the reasons flooding back why you loved them so in the first place. And yes, I highly recommend this series. Coming up next? When the Dust Settles (Timing, #3). I'll let you know what I find.
New cover by Reese Dante is darn near perfect. I think she has Stef captured exactly how I think he looks. Truly one of Mary's golden boys.
Expected publication: November 2nd 2016 by Dreamspinner Press (first published August 16th 2011)
ISBN 1634777131 (ISBN13: 9781634777131)
Series Timing – add it to your Goodreads shelf here:
Timing (Timing, #1)
After the Sunset (Timing, #2)
When the Dust Settles (Timing, #3)
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Alisa Release Day Review: Private Dances by BA Tortuga
Dale is working his way through college as an exotic dancer. While he prefers to keep his performances public, it's tough to say no to the private dances, even though they're risky. Three songs, just dancing, no touching—Dale can do this and be handsomely compensated.
For Italian businessman Adriano "Gen" Genovese, the handsome cowboy tempts him into wanting more than one dance. Gen convinces Dale to indulge in another dance and a night in his decadent hotel room. He introduces Dale to a glittering world of wealth on a scale Dale has never even imagined.
As the romance between the down-home Texas student and the millionaire playboy heats up, they come to realize the only risk they face is losing their hearts.
This was a sweet story of opposites attract. Dale doesn't do what many of the other dancers and waiters so at the club and never goes home with a customer. When Gen comes back for a second private dance from Dale they both can't deny their mutual attraction.
Dale and Gen both have their fears about their relationship, but continue to work on it together. The relationship begins due to Gen's insistence of them spending time together, but Dale stands up for himself and his desire to be more of an equal. I liked both of these characters, however they didn't seem very deep and I had a hard time connecting with them. Since both of their points of views are given I knew how each was feeling or what they were thinking, but I just had trouble feeling it.
Cover art by Anna Sikorska is wonderfully eye catching.
Published: 3rd Edition, November 2, 2016 by Dreamspinner Press
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L. Rockwood In The Author Spotlight on his release 'Defiant Revival', Writing, and Much More (Author Interview)
Defiant Revival by L. Rockwood
Cover Art by Angsty G
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words is happy to have L. Rockwood here today to talk about his latest release from Dreamspinner Press, Defiant Revival, world building, writing and much more. Welcome to STRW, L, tell about about Defiant Revival's and yourself as a author:
I was able to come up with my own universe and a whole new humanoid species, but for some reason I struggle writing about myself. It's as if my creativity tap just gets turned off when I go to write about writing. That is… without a prompt! I love answering questions and so I will do my best to hit them all.
Q: Where do you normally draw your inspiration for a book from? A memory, a myth, a place or journey, or something far more personal?
A: Death and rebirth are huge for me, not only in this series but also in my works in progress. I have always been the macabre sort, but it's more than that. In my teens and young twenties I lived through numerous near death experiences, a good half of them my own fault. Surviving these are not what I count as my rebirth, however. It was when I picked myself, chose to live and started to embrace all of myself. Oh, and Dragon Ball Z definitely showed me heroes never truly die.
Q: Are you a planner or a pantzer when writing a story? And why?
A: Totally pants. I have tried outlining stuff in the other story I'm working on, but it just doesn't flow for me that way. I will write whole chapters in my head during long car rides, though.
Q: Contemporary, supernatural, fantasy, or science fiction narratives or something else? Does any genre draw you more than another when writing it or reading it and why does it do so?
A: I wrote fantasy, but I don't think it was the genre that drew me. I feel like the story drew me to that genre, instead. I don't exactly know which is my favorite, yet, but it has to be both dark and funny.
Q: If you had a character you've written you would write differently now at this time in your writing career, who would it be and why?
A: I have kind of fought within myself about my portrayal of Loretta. After finally presenting as male and now knowing the profound pain, firsthand, of having to act like or identify as the name and sex assigned to me at birth because of what my legal records say, I can hardly stomach making her shed her identity. But then I remind myself she is in a different universe where no one knows what being trans is, nor is there a word or any protections for it. I also see her as selfless and caring enough to sacrifice herself for her friends, but I don't know if her doing it so nonchalantly is really the best portrayal. I no longer have to treat her in a sexually fluid way in the third book, at least, and Ari is no more. Yay!
Q: Can a author have favorites among their characters and do you have them?
A: Of course! My favorite is hands down Micah. Why? He is actually loosely based on my wife! There isn't too much direct correlation (besides them both being tiny and cute), but the way he and Billiam love each other is completely inspired by our own relationship.
Q: If you were to be stranded on a small demi-planet, island, or god forbid LaGuardia in a snow storm, what books would you take to read or authors on your comfort list?
A: Kurt Vonnegut is my all time favorite, especially Slapstick, so I'd want his catalogue. I'd need some manga too, so I pick Kuroshitsuji. I'd have to get pigeon mailed the new chapters though.
Q: How early in your life did you begin writing?
A: Kindergarten maybe? I know I won a school writing contest in second grade for my short story Gumbelina. It was a retelling of Thumbalina except she was made of gum and got eaten by a frog.
Q:Were you an early reader or were you read to and what childhood books had an impact on you as a child that you remember to this day and why?
A: My mom read me Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs so much that I memorized it. I could repeat it word for word before I was even able to read it. I was hitting the chapter books right outside of kindergarten though.
Q: What question would you ask yourself here?
A: Why have you qnot written any unicorns into your series yet? What is wrong with you!?
Q: If you were writing your life as a romance novel, what would the title be?
A: The Bear and the Princess
About Defiant Revival
To free the kingdom from the depravity of Cardinal Aldrious, Prince Micah Helvendeere must take his rightful place as ruler.
Unfortunately, the prince has been dead for a year.
Billiam Grimhart, former page to the prince, knows Micah's assumption of the throne is the last chance to purge Casperland of the cardinal's corruption. And for that to happen, the prince must be revived. Only one person stands a chance of achieving the nearly impossible: exiled enchantress Shemmy DuBois, a raunchy bog witch with an affinity for corpses and a heart of gold. Billiam sets out to coax Shemmy to their cause, despite what wading through piles of bodies will do to his favorite shoes.
If he can accomplish it, Billiam might finally get to consummate his love for the prince—something Shemmy is keen to witness. But first, they'll need to steal Micah's body, brave a land inhabited by vicious faeries, and accept the help of accomplices as vile and perverse as their enemies. They might be far from typical heroes, but sometimes those are the only people who can get the job done.
If you like dark and edgy high-concept fantasy that's not for those with delicate sensibilities, join Billiam, Shemmy, and their Faelock allies as they stage their revolution.
About L. Rockwood
L. Rockwood is survived by his artist wife, Rae, and their three adorable but stupid cats. He is also quite alive however terribly morbid. It is thanks to this macabre fascination (and likely his Scorpio moon) that death and rebirth is the central focus of all his works. L. definitely has a lighter side, usually manifesting in hot pink or glitter, as he is just as obsessed with all things kawaii.
L. is an out and proud pansexual, transgender man. He draws from his own experiences, striving to celebrate the various and beautiful ways love and sexuality can manifest through his characters. His time is split between the Central and Lost Coasts of California. He has yet to spot his favorite animal, the unicorn, in his travels, but he will never give up hope.
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Love A Wonderful Supernatural Romance? Check Out Tara Lain's "Spell Cat" (Excerpt and Giveaway)
Spell Cat
by Tara Lain
When Killian Barth, history professor, meets Blaine Genneau, quantum physicist, they ignite their own big bang. But Killian can't pursue a physics professor—or a human. As the most powerful male witch in ten generations, Killian must bolster his dying race by reproducing—despite the fact that he's gay.
Even a fling with Blaine is out of the question, because Killian has been told sex with humans drains his power. But if that's true, why can young human Jimmy Janx dissolve spoons with the power of his mind? If Killian can sort through the lies he's been fed, he'll still face his biggest obstacle — convincing rational scientist Blaine to believe in magic.
With his ancient and powerful cat familiar, Aloysius, on his shoulder, Killian brings the lightning against deceit and greed to save Blaine from danger and prove love is the greatest power of them all.
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Blaine was standing at the end of the counter a few feet away, staring at Killian.
How long could a witch live with his heart stopped?
Oh gods. He understood. Heat. The way he felt this moment dwarfed every emotion he'd had with Moran by a thousand. A million. The chasm between indifference and… passion. His heart beat fast, his breath caught in his chest, and his eyes never wanted to look on another sight, just Blaine.
He ought to run, but whether away or straight to Blaine, he wasn't sure.
"Mrwar."
Blaine seemed to catch the welcome in that meow. He smiled and took a step closer. "Hi, Al. Good to see you, buddy."
Aloysius unwrapped himself from Killian's neck, did one bound off the tabletop, and launched himself into Blaine's waiting arms. Oh Powers, would that Killian could do the same. He actually had to hold himself still, or he knew he'd follow the cat.
Blaine petted Al as the cat did his imitation of a moving fur coat, purring so loudly Killian could hear him, even a few feet away. "You seem happy to see me, anyway." He looked up. "Are you happy to see me, Killian?"
Killian nodded. Correction—his head nodded. He had no power over it.
Blaine walked even closer. "Could I have lunch with you? Talk to you?"
The head nodded again.
The human slipped into the chair beside Killian. Sweet Powers, he smelled so wonderful. That sweet and spice together.
"This sure is one great cat. Where did you get him?"
Killian cleared his throat. "Gift, uh, a gift from my mother."
Blaine chucked Al under the chin, and the cat let him. "My mother hates cats." He looked up, and Killian swam into the pools of deep green. "Of course, my mother hates me, so she's not likely to give me the time of day, much less a pet."
He grinned. "That she hates me? Oh yeah. I keep defying her by choosing to be gay when her preacher has clearly cleansed me of this delusion at least ten times, so she washed her hands of me."
"But you didn't choose—Oh, you're joking."
Blaine's grin faded. "I wish it were a joke. Then a lot of beaten-up, confused kids would have parents who loved and understood them."
There were worse things than having a manipulative witch for a mother. "I'm so sorry, Blaine. I didn't mean it like that."
Blaine smiled. "I never thought you were making fun. I just have a weird sense of humor sometimes."
Then he did it. He put his hand on Killian's arm. Such a simple gesture. Flash! Heat blazed in Killian's head, and hot steel filled his cock. Blaine started and pulled his hand away. Those green eyes widened, and he stared at Killian like he was either the answer to a dream or a cobra, and Blaine wasn't sure which. "Holy shit!"
Killian tried to make sense of his brain synapses and grasped at the first thought. "Uh, food—did you want food?"
Blaine leaned over and whispered in his ear. "I want to eat with you and talk to you and sleep with you and take you home with me. But right now I want to make love to you so badly I'm having trouble focusing."
There was that head nod again. Where the fuck did that come from?
"Does that mean you want to make love to me too?"
Killian stared at Blaine, the human physics professor whose simplest touch could drain a witch's power until his own mother didn't know him and his people couldn't benefit from his great sperm and—and all that dogma. The answer was yes. He did want to make love to Blaine. He wanted it more than anything. The evil witch voice piped up in his head. Yep, these humans are tempting. That's how the witch race got so depleted. He was the strongest male witch in ten generations. That had to be worth something. He'd never had a really satisfying relationship with a man, even for a short time. He wanted one. Didn't he deserve just a little happiness before he gave his life for his people? He'd tried it the right way, the witch-stamp-of-approval way, and nearly got his back broken for his trouble.
Blaine was staring at Killian like he was in suspended animation; only the fingertips that scratched Al's head moved. There. That was it. Blaine had the best possible credentials. Aloysius, who was no dumb cat, adored the human… and so did Killian. Just that simple. He didn't care if he rotted in witch oblivion, or if he lost some of his fabled power. How much damage could he do in such a little while? "Yes."
Blaine came to life. "Excuse me?"
"Yes. Please take me home with you." He swallowed. "And all those other things."
Blaine's smile lit like a midwinter bonfire.
"Mwrarrrrr, mrrrrrwarrrr, mrrrrwarrrr."
The bloody cat was singing while he slithered around Blaine's neck in some happy dance known only to strange and powerful blue-eyed familiars.
Tara Lain writes the Beautiful Boys of Romance in LGBT erotic romance novels that star her unique, charismatic heroes. Her first novel was published in January of 2011 and she's now somewhere around book 32. Her best-selling novels have garnered awards for Best Series, Best Contemporary Romance, Best Paranormal Romance, Best Ménage, Best LGBT Romance, Best Gay Characters, and Tara has been named Best Writer of the Year in the LRC Awards. In her other job, Tara owns an advertising and public relations firm. She often does workshops on both author promotion and writing craft. She lives with her soul-mate husband and her soul-mate dog near the sea in California where she sets a lot of her books. Passionate about diversity, justice, and new experiences, Tara says on her tombstone it will say "Yes"!
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CUPERTINO, California—October 18, 2006—Apple® today announced preliminary financial results for its fiscal 2006 fourth quarter ended September 30, 2006. These preliminary results may be subject to significant adjustment as a result of a likely restatement of historical results.
The Company posted revenue of $4.84 billion and net quarterly profit of $546 million, or $.62 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $3.68 billion and net profit of $430 million, or $.50 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 29.2 percent, up from 28.1 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 40 percent of the quarter's revenue.
Apple shipped 1,610,000 Macintosh® computers and 8,729,000 iPods during the quarter, representing 30 percent growth in Macs and 35 percent growth in iPods over the year-ago quarter.
As previously announced on October 4, 2006, an independent committee investigating Apple's stock option practices has reported its findings, which are under review by the Company and its independent auditors. The investigation determined, among other things, that stock option grants made on 15 dates between 1997 and 2002 appear to have grant dates that precede the approval of those grants for accounting purposes. As a result, management continues to believe, and the audit committee agrees, that Apple will likely need to restate its historical financial statements to record non-cash charges for compensation expense and related cash and non-cash tax adjustments relating to past stock option grants. The Company and its independent auditors are reviewing accounting guidance regarding stock option grants recently published by the SEC, and have not yet determined the amount of such charges, the resulting tax and accounting impact, or which periods may require restatement. Under applicable accounting standards, such compensation expense generally reflects the difference between an option's exercise price and the market price of the Company's stock at the measurement date, the point at which the terms of the option grant were actually finalized. According to the recent SEC guidance, companies must evaluate stock option grants in light of all relevant facts, circumstances and patterns of conduct to determine whether grants were actually finalized on the stated grant dates. Evidence of a practice that certain grants were not finalized on the stated grant date may require a conclusion that the grant date is not the measurement date for other grants as well. Therefore, it is possible that the Company and its independent auditors could conclude that a larger number of grant dates than previously identified could have a measurement date that differs from the grant date, which could result in significant additional non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Such charges may result in material changes to the Company's financial statements, including those covering the periods presented in this release.
This press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company's estimated revenue and earnings per share and the potential for significant adjustments to the financial results included in this release. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ. Risks and uncertainties include the outcome of the pending reviews described above and the likely restatement of the Company's financial statements or results; the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; possible disruption in commercial activities caused by terrorist activity and armed conflict, such as changes in logistics and security arrangements, and reduced end-user purchases relative to expectations; possible disruption in commercial activity as a result of natural disasters or major health concerns including epidemics; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to successfully evolve its operating system; the potential negative ramifications of the transition of all Macs to Intel microprocessors; the ability of the Company to make timely delivery of new products with Intel microprocessors and related hardware and software technological changes and innovations to support Intel microprocessors; the development and availability on acceptable terms of components and services essential to enable the Company to deliver products based on Intel microprocessors in a timely manner; the continued availability on acceptable terms of certain components and services essential to the Company's business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the ability of the Company to make timely delivery of new programs, products and successful technological innovations to the marketplace; the effect that product quality problems could have on the Company's sales and operating profits; the inventory risk associated with the Company's need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; the Company's dependency on the performance of distributors and other resellers of the Company's products; the Company's reliance on the availability of third-party digital content; the Company's dependency on third-party software developers to timely develop future applications that support Intel microprocessors and Power PC microprocessors; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; and risks associated with the Company's retail initiative including significant investment cost, uncertain consumer acceptance and potential impact on existing reseller relationships. More information on potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results is included from time to time in the Company's public reports filed with the SEC, including the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 2005, the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarters ended December 31, 2005 and April 1, 2006 and the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 1, 2006 and Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2006 to be filed with the SEC. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.


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4 year old boy in Texas finds a 100 million year old Dinosaur bone
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In Mansfield, a 4-year old boy named Wiley was just digging through dirt and looking for fossils with his Zookeeper Dad when he stumbled across a once in a lifetime find. Actually it's more like a once in a hundred million lifetimes find. Wiley found the bone of dinosaur which is estimated be 100 million years old.
"My dad told me it was a turtle," Wylie told the Dallas Morning News. "But now he's telling me it's a dinosaur."
"We commonly go collect fossils as something we can do together to be outside. Wiley enjoys coming with me on my trips," Brys explained.
"We were finding some fish vertebrae in the hillside, and then Wiley walked a little ways ahead of me and came back with a piece of bone. And I paused and was like, 'OK, where did you find this?'"
The bone which is believed to be from a group of dinos called the Nodosaur is now on it's way to Southern Methodist University in Dallas for further study.
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Q: Emulate "Go to Dekstop/Home/etc." behavior in OS X via AppleScript OS X has build in support for going to certain Folders (Home, Utilities, Desktop, etc.) via a Shortcut.
I wanted to emulate this behavior for the the Downloads Folder. The only thing that is missing the script below is that it won't succeed when no window is opened in the Finder (see Error message).
tell application "Finder"
    activate
    set target of Finder window 1 to folder "Downloads" of folder "username" of disk "Macintosh HD"
end tell

Error message:

error "Finder got an error: Can't set
  Finder window 1 to folder
  \"Downloads\" of folder \"username\"
  of disk \"Macintosh HD\"." number
  -10006 from Finder window 1

It great if you know about some kind of 'if-compliement' that triggers opening the Downloads Folder in case there is no window 1 open in the Finder. Thanks in advance.

A: I would simply use an open statement as follows, exploiting the fact that the Finder already knows what home means:
tell application "Finder"
    activate
    open folder "Downloads" of home
end tell

which will create a new window showing the Downloads folder or bring any window currently showing the Downloads folder to the front.

A: The Go menu items open a new window if none is open yet. So to get the same behavior:
tell application "Finder"
    activate
    if (count of windows) is equal to 0 then
        open folder "Macinthosh HD:Users:yourname:Downloads"
    else
        set target of (first window whose index is equal to 1) to folder "Macinthosh HD:Users:yourname:Downloads"
    end if
end tell

This doesn't work if you use FileVault though. You can always use a path relative to your home folder using
folder "Downloads" of home

as @Asmus suggested.

A: set target is pretty annoying to use in column view though. It includes every column starting from the root, even if some of the containing folders were in the sidebar.
I use something like this myself:
tell app "Finder"
    activate
    set p to path to desktop
    close every window
    open folder p
    set w to window 1
    set toolbar visible of w to false
    set current view of w to column view
    set bounds of w to {0, 22, 960, 589}
end tell

And for example ⌥A opens /Applications.
It doesn't really emulate those default shortcuts, but there are a few advantages:

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*You can use global shortcuts, a bit like with Quicksilver triggers

*It restores the default bounds (like Finder Minder)

*You can make sure that the window opens with your preferred view options

*IMO it's better to have just a single Finder window open at a time, so this sort of enforces it


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Following Nuuvera Acquisition, Aphria International…
Following Nuuvera Acquisition, Aphria International to Focus on Global Cannabis Opportunities
Aphria launches Aphria International and provides updates on worldwide operations
Recently-acquired Nuuvera to be renamed Aphria International Aphria International will focus on expanding the Company's footprint in established regulated cannabis markets outside of Canada
LEAMINGTON, ON, March 27, 2018 /CNW/ – Aphria Inc. ("Aphria" or the "Company") (TSX: APH and US OTC: APHQF) is pleased to provide the following updates to the Company's worldwide operations and activities.
Nuuvera Inc. will be renamed Aphria International Inc. ("Aphria International") and remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aphria.
Aphria International will focus on existing and future opportunities in established regulated international cannabis markets including, but not limited to, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Australia and Lesotho.
In Canada, Aphria will assume management of Nuuvera's Canadian assets, including ARA-Avanti RX Analytics Inc. ("Avanti"), the only Canadian cannabis GMP-certified lab, and existing relationships and supply agreements in the Maritimes.
Today, Aphria is affirming its place as a global leader in medical cannabis, with the resources and vision for sustained growth in markets around the world. We're excited to unite under one name Aphria's unparalleled ability to grow low-cost, high-quality cannabis at scale with Nuuvera's expansive international network, expertise and access to established medical cannabis markets.
Vic Neufeld, CEO of Aphria
We've also strengthened our Canadian operations with access to the Maritimes, the addition of the cannabis GMP-certified Avanti lab, and reclaimed value from the offtake agreements previously in place with Nuuvera. All told, this deal has potential to create significant and long-term value for all Aphria shareholders.
Aphria International
Aphria will rename its recently-acquired subsidiary Nuuvera as Aphria International, remaining as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aphria. Aphria International will focus its activities on established regulated cannabis markets around the world, including where Aphria International already has significant interests. These markets currently cover Europe, Africa and the Middle East, with assets and agreements in Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Lesotho, and others. Aphria's existing assets and interests in Australia will also be managed under Aphria International.
All the existing international assets represent high-value opportunities for aggressive and sustained growth, including:
Germany: Aphria International is among a handful of companies shortlisted for a government issued cultivation license
Germany: Aphria International has an existing supply agreement with the second largest pharmaceutical distribution company service with access to over 13,000 pharmacies in three different countries
Italy: Aphria International holds one of seven import licenses, and will supply the market through off-take agreements originating in Canada and Lesotho, through its planned European GMP medical cannabis hub in Malta
Lesotho: Off-take agreement with Verve Dynamics Incorporated, a licensed cannabis grower in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Malta: Subsidiary ASG Pharma, a high-capacity GMP lab in Malta, is planned to be a hub for the production and distribution of oil-based medical cannabis products to European medical cannabis markets.
Australia: Aphria announces its increased ownership in Althea Company Pty Ltd., a licensed producer of medical cannabis in Australia, from 25% to 33% in a recently closed round of fundraising.
Australia: Existing supply agreements with MedLab and another Australian company for use in clinical drug trials.
Lorne Abony will continue to guide Aphria International and will become the Executive International Strategic Advisor to the CEO of Aphria, leading its highly-experienced international team and their efforts at building the foremost global medical cannabis provider. The talented team brings deep and established relationships across the most advanced medical cannabis markets outside of Canada and will continue to aggressively expand Aphria International's footprint.
Aphria International anticipates several new international developments to be completed and announced in the near future.
Expanding opportunities for Aphria in Canada
As part of the rebranding, Aphria assumes management of Nuuvera's Canadian assets, including the Avanti lab; Avalon Pharmaceuticals, a late-stage LP applicant; and Nuuvera's rights and agreements in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
The Avanti lab is the only Canadian cannabis GMP-certified lab, which will enable the Company to process cannabis products under a GMP license for export internationally.
As a result of the acquisition, Aphria now has a strong presence in the Maritimes, including an existing supply agreement in New Brunswick and important relationships across the region. Aphria anticipates announcing additional opportunities that will expand the company's reach and presence in the region.
Recapturing value for all Aphria shareholders
On March 23, 2018, Aphria and Nuuvera announced the successful completion of the arrangement, under which Aphria acquired, among other things, all of the common shares of Nuuvera not already owned by the Company. The value of the deal at closing was $525M, including $35M of cash in Nuuvera at closing.
As a result of the acquisition, Nuuvera's offtake agreements with Aphria, for a combined total of 77,000kg annually, are no longer in place. Aphria will now be able to enjoy the difference between the wholesale price the Company would have sold to Nuuvera and the retail margin that Nuuvera was going to sell for in Canada and internationally.
Aphria has also decided to postpone the construction of Nuuvera's previously-announced 1,000,000 square foot greenhouse on the property Nuuvera was buying from Aphria located at Mersea Road 8. Aphria intends to continually reassess its plans for this facility as domestic and international markets evolve.
We Have a Good Thing Growing.
About Aphria
Aphria Inc., one of Canada's lowest cost producers, produces, supplies and sells medical cannabis. Located in Leamington, Ontario, the greenhouse capital of Canada, Aphria is truly powered by sunlight allowing for the most natural growing conditions available. Aphria is committed to providing pharma-grade medical cannabis, superior patient care while balancing patient economics and returns to shareholders.
For more information, visit: www.aphria.ca
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Gigi Goode On Their New Makeup Collection and Makeup as Expression [Exclusive]
The Rupaul's Drag Race Season 12 star tells all.
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Celebrity beauty collections are exciting, but some can tend to feel a bit random if the celebrity hasn't had a strong presence in beauty. If someone in the public eye is going to try their hand, we want them to really know their way around makeup—and who knows how to get full glam better than a drag queen?
Gigi Goode, finalist in Season 12 of Rupaul's Drag Race, just announced their first makeup collaboration with the indie beauty brand Christian Audette, and believe us when we say, this is Goode news.
We saw many sides of Gigi on Drag Race. Their near chameleon-like ability to shape shift their look each week and nail every runway challenge kept them in the game until the very end. Their style is a little classic old Hollywood mixed with a bit of '90s baby nostalgia, and their makeup skills are untouchable. On any given day, you never know what Gigi is going to be wearing, but you can be sure that their face will be flawless.
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Now, Gigi is bringing us a four-piece collection in collaboration with Christian Audette. Consisting of a classic red lipstick ($29), nude lipstick ($29), brown liner ($25), and clear gloss ($27), the limited-edition collection is full of classics that can be used in any look, from soft glam to full drag.
We caught up with Gigi to hear everything about what inspired the collection, what it was like being at the helm of its creation, and life since Drag Race (in quarantine).
How did this collaboration come about? What made Christian Audette the right partnership?
Gigi: This started like, oh god, seven or eight months ago. They reached out to me just asking if they could send me some product.
I never really used traditional tube lipsticks until they sent me theirs. When it comes to lips, I've always been a liquid lipstick and a paintbrush kind of girl. It's just the artist in me. But I was like, sure, let me try your product.
I tried them out and I was like, "oh, these are really good." After that, they approached me to ask if I wanted to create a product with them, which I had never done. Collaborations like this are one of the things that I did RuPaul's drag race to be able to do. I was like, "This is on the bucket list."
Walk us through the process of creating the collection, how you landed on the products and shades, and the inspiration behind them.
So I knew from the jump, if I'm creating a lip collection, it's going to have to be things that I want to wear.
I know a lot of people might say like, "Oh, it's so boring. She just came out with like a brown lip liner and a nude lipstick." But like the fact of the matter is, when you're constantly getting in drag, having your staple color and your staple products is really important just in terms of efficiency.
At first it started as one product and I said, "Okay, I have to do my classic nude lip." And it was both as easy, and as complicated in a sense, as literally piling together all of my favorite lipsticks and creating a color from all of them. It was so fun.
When you were first approached and you knew that this was going to be happening, what did you envision for the collection? What did you want to accomplish with it?
To me, first and foremost, formula is the most important thing because I have to be in this makeup for 12 hours at a time. It's really important to think about the formulation and the longevity. And I'm so happy to say that I got a big say in it, and it's my favorite formulation of a lipstick I've ever tried.
Tell me about the shade names in your collection.
I'm very stupidly proud of them because the names are just really fun. The nude one I had picked out already before I knew we were going to do other products, so that one is called Goode. The red lipstick is called Bloode, then the lip liner is called Woode, and the gloss is called Glosse.
I just wanted it to be fun and kitschy and campy and cute. I love it.
As a self-professed liquid lipstick lover, how was it to pivot to traditional lipsticks?
To be completely honest, it's amazing. It has cut down my makeup time quite a bit. And, the fantasy of putting makeup on when it's a lip liner and a bullet lipstick is so much more alive than taking like a paint brush and outlining your lips, then filling it in with a liquid lipstick, and having to wait for to dry. It's just like very Marilyn Monroe to me, which I just love.
Can you tell me about your current relationship with makeup? Both in drag and day-to-day?
Makeup has always been my number one girl. I have been doing drag for eight long years and I have never dreaded putting makeup on. Every time, it gets me excited for the reason I'm getting in drag.
I think that kind of stems from the artist in me. I think makeup is such a powerful form of art because at the end of the day, it's going to be wiped off. And that to me is some of the most beautiful art, the kind that is only there for as long as you are able to see it.
What to you defines a Gigi Goode makeup look?
It's constantly changing and evolving. Heidi N. Closet on my season famously said, 'If you're not growing, you're dead.' That has stuck with me. But I would say my signature look, no matter what, is always in the neutral family. I love a gorgeous nude lip and a dark '90s lip liner. It's very demure.
Do you still do the white cupid's bow moment?
That has changed and evolved as I have changed and evolved. My relationship with makeup is changing as my relationship with gender is changing, and the way that I see myself and the way that I feel is projected out onto my face. Lately it has become about creating more of a female illusion rather than, I guess for lack of a better term, "drag queen makeup," which, to me, that white highlight has always symbolized.
It's just like, that was Gigi a year ago. This is Gigi now. And Gigi next year will be completely different.
As a genderfluid person, do you find that beauty helps you explore your gender expression?
Well, it's definitely obviously different for everybody. I just find that having makeup as a tool, almost a window into all the different forms of me that I could become or want to become...for me, that almost just solidifies my fluidity even more, because it just means that I don't have to stick to one thing. I can be a million different things at any given time.
How does it feel to be one of the biggest stars of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12, a season that happened entirely in quarantine?
It's strange because it never really felt real. I still to this day have not met a single fan in person. And once that happens, my perspective will change even more. But as of right now, all I have is the comments on social media to remind me that I'm famous.
It's like going through this process has allowed me to take time to work on projects like this makeup collaboration, which has been great because otherwise, had I been touring and traveling the world and on the road, I can almost guarantee that my drag would not have changed or evolved because I wouldn't have time to do that. I'd have to put on the same face every single night and I'd have to put on the same costume. So the opportunity for growth and evolution might not necessarily have been there.
What was the first beauty product that you fell in love with?
My mom used to use strictly Clinique makeup. It was the jade green packaging with just the most drab colors you could possibly think of. She had this little mini pallette that had a a brown eyeshadow, a pink eyeshadow, and like a shimmery white eyeshadow, none of which were matte, by the way. And one of those like little double-ended sponge tools in it. I would just find an excuse to put it on my face.
Your season seemed to have a camaraderie and a positivity between all of the girls that was refreshing and you may not always see on the seasons. Did you learn any one makeup tip from the girls, or just like really anything in general that you learned from your season that you have taken with you?
In terms of makeup tips, Jaida is so fast and efficient. And the same with Crystal Methyd. So like I learned a lot about efficiency. Don't take too much time on the details when it comes to this kind of thing. No one's going to notice the time you took on painting for the judges' panel. Don't paint for the mirror to two inches in front of you.
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Mar 2 GDPR: Getting Data Protection Right (Part 2 - Transparency)
Sarah Whyman
Commercial, Data protection, GDPR, UK sport
This is Part Two of a five part series on GDPR. In this Part Two, we focus on transparency - a key principle of the GDPR - and explain how organisations need to be transparent in their processing activities and when they communicate with data subjects (individuals).
Feb 26 GDPR: Getting Data Protection Right (Part 1 - Lawful Processing)
With just 3 months to go until the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, it's critical that your organisation acts now to ready itself for the new rules. In a series of 5 blog posts, our data protection experts Paul Knight, Sarah Whyman and Ed Hadcock explain what you need to know and identify some practical steps to take to become GDPR ready.
Feb 5 Leicester City's new training ground stymied by a title covenant
Real Estate, Premier League, Stadiums, United Kingdom
Our Chris Pike explains the Real Estate implications behind an update on Leicester City's search for a new training ground.
Jan 26 A green light to block light for Chelsea's new stadium
Football, Premier League, Real Estate, Stadiums
Chelsea have moved a step forward to achieving their new stadium, which they should move into by the 2024-25 season. Our Chris Pike explains this new development.
Jan 17 Reevaldo: fallout from the defamation saga
Tiran Gunawardena
Dispute resolution, Employment law, FIFA, Football, Premier League, Reevaldo, The FA, United Kingdom
What happens when a footballer has a falling out with his club? Where does the dispute get heard - domestically or internationally? Does it matter if the player involved is a foreign/international player? What issues are involved? When would a player have grounds to terminate his contract, and what are the consequences for doing so? What would a new club need to consider when signing such a player? We consider all these issues and more in a new 2 part Reevaldo series.
Jan 16 Football intermediaries – FIFA TMS Report
FIFA TMS, Football, Intermediaries, The FA, Transfers
FIFA TMS recently published a report regarding the use of intermediaries in international transfers between January 2013 to November 2017. It made for interesting reading. Our Tiran Gunawardena looks at some of the more notable facts and figures.
Jan 12 2017 Year in Review
We wish our readers a happy New Year, and best wishes for a prosperous 2018.
For our first post of the new year, we wanted to take a quick look back at the highlights of 2017 - a busy and eventful year for the Mills & Reeve sports team.
Nov 13 Legal fallout from managerial sackings
Americo Espallargas
Contracts, Dispute resolution, Employment law, Football, Premier League, United Kingdom, Managers
League Managers' Association (LMA) chief executive Richard Bevan has stated that the culture of sacking managers is "severely damaging" English football. A manager getting sacked is certainly a common sight for English football fans and for the sports industry in general. But is it worse in England that elsewhere in the world? And what are the legal consequences of a manager getting sacked? Our Americo Espallargas explains.
Nov 3 Sports Facilities: impact of Financial Fair Play Regulations
Commercial, Stadiums, Real Estate
In a series of 4 blog posts, Chris Pike of Mills & Reeve's Real Estate team will explore what football clubs and other sporting organisations should consider in relation to maximising the commercial value of their facilities (e.g. their stadium). In this fourth and final post, Chris considers the impact of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations which seek to encourage football clubs to invest in facilities.
Oct 23 Sports Facilities - Factors in Development: Community Impact
In a series of 4 blog posts, Chris Pike of Mills & Reeve's Real Estate team will explore what football clubs and other sporting organisations should consider in relation to maximising the commercial value of their facilities (e.g. their stadium). In this third post, Chris explains the potential community impact of a club redeveloping its stadium.
Oct 20 Eni Aluko - a watershed moment for equality and diversity in British sport?
The FA, United Kingdom, Women's football, Employment law, Discrimination
Over the past 12 months, Mills & Reeve's Sport Law team have been advising Eni Aluko and the PFA and on matters which came to a head at this week's dramatic Select Committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport hearing.
Oct 13 Sports Facilities - Factors in Development: Maximising usage and user experience
Commercial, Real Estate, Stadiums
In a series of 4 blog posts, Chris Pike of Mills & Reeve's Real Estate team will explore what football clubs and other sporting organisations should consider in relation to maximising the commercial value of their facilities (e.g. their stadium). In this second post, Chris considers the optimal utilization of stadium capacity in enhancing the fan experience.
Oct 11 The Legal 500 – Sports
Awards, Legal 500
We are delighted that Mills & Reeve has been once again nominated by The Legal 500 as a top-tier law firm in the sports sector in Manchester/North West, as well as in East Anglia and London.
Oct 10 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2018 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods – An analysis of key changes and modifications
Phil Hutchinson
Anti-doping, WADA
On 29 September 2017, WADA published the 2018 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods. Our Phil Hutchinson explains the key changes from the 2017 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods that athletes and other stakeholders need to be aware of.
Oct 6 Sports Facilities: Is it time to redevelop?
United Kingdom, Real Estate, Football, Stadiums, Commercial
In a series of 4 blog posts, Chris Pike of Mills & Reeve's Real Estate team will explore what football clubs and other sporting organisations should consider in relation to maximising the commercial value of their facilities (e.g. their stadium). In this first post, Chris considers when a club should consider expanding or redeveloping their stadium.
Sep 29 Who's Who Legal: Sports & Entertainment 2017
We are delighted that two of our lawyers, Mark Hovell and Carol Couse, were once again selected by clients and peers as being two of the world's leading sports lawyers by Who's Who Legal. The lawyers chosen were selected based upon comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide.
Sep 26 Image Rights - Getting it right
Julia Rangecroft
Commercial, Football, HMRC, Image rights, Premier League, Tax, United Kingdom
HMRC recently issued new guidance on when image rights income should be taxed as employment income. However, even with this published guidance the tax issues remain complex especially following the introduction of criminal corporate offences for failing to prevent tax evasion. Our Julia Rangecroft explains what you need to know.
Sep 20 New Data Protection laws set to impact the sports sector
Ed Hadcock
Anti-doping, Data protection, GDPR, UK sport, WADA
A new UK Data Protection Bill was published last week, meaning we are now one step closer in the timeline towards implementation of the GDPR. Our Ed Hadcock explains why this new Bill merits serious consideration by the sports sector.
Jul 26 Chinese Super League clubs must pay their debts or face expulsion – the latest attempt by the Chinese Football Association to curb spending
Football, Chinese Super League
Following the exponential spending by Chinese Super League clubs over the past few years, the Chinese Football Association has issued a strong warning to clubs over their outstanding debts. With the threat of expulsion from the 2018 Asian Champions League a real possibility, clubs are being forced to take measures to ensure their finances are in good order.
Jul 21 Criminal Finances Act 2017 – Football clubs can now be criminally liable for failing to prevent tax evasion by players & managers
Football, HMRC, Image rights, Intermediaries, Premier League, Tax, Transfers, United Kingdom
From 30 September 2017, the Criminal Finances Act 2017 will impose criminal sanctions on companies who fail to prevent tax evasion by any employee or agent/intermediary. The creation of a corporate criminal offence will be of particular concern to the sports sector. Our Ellie Milner and Julia Rangecroft explain what you need to know.
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072 - More on the low end today but enough to do the sandbar both ways. Also out to SI#2 every once in awhile. Rigged about max and had good power except the smallish holes. Less than a handful out, solo at the last. Looks like break time for awhile.


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Fugitive Saudi sisters to leave Georgia
The two had found refuge in the Caucasus and garnered international media attention for their stories of escaping abusive male relatives.
Giorgi Lomsadze May 7, 2019
Maha & Wafa al-Subaie, sisters from Saudi Arabia who escaped to Georgia. (photo: Twitter @GeorgiaSisters2)
Two runaway sisters whose stories of a daring escape from abuse in Saudi Arabia put them in the international media spotlight are leaving their temporary shelter in Georgia for an undisclosed location in another country.
"We are thrilled to announce that we are leaving Georgia," Maha and Waha al-Subaie wrote on their widely followed Twitter account, @GeorgiaSisters2. "We are on our way to start a new life in a new country."
The 28-year-old Maha and 25-year-old Waha made international headlines when they emerged in Tbilisi, asking for protection from their family, saying that they suffered regular beatings from their father and other male family members. The Georgian authorities placed the sisters in a guarded safe house, but they said they still feared their male relatives could track them down in Georgia. "We are not safe here and we need to leave as soon as possible," the sisters tweeted.
As they pled for help, the sisters railed against a Google- and Apple-enabled smartphone app that men use in Saudi Arabia to track and restrict movement of female family members. Saudi laws place women under birth-to-death guardianship of their fathers, brothers and sons, and the app helps the men exercise this control. The al-Subaie sisters said that they had to steal their father's phone to get permission to cross the Saudi border.
Having escaped Saudi Arabia they first traveled to Turkey and then by land to neighboring Georgia. They booked a flight to Belarus, but were not allowed to leave the Tbilisi airport because border officers suspected them of being illegal migrants. After Waha and Maha's pleas for help attracted international attention, Georgian authorities vouched for the two women's safety.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered the sisters asylum in Canada, but it is unclear if Maha and Waha took up the offer. "We will not publish the details of our new arrangement or location for obvious reasons," the sisters wrote, encouraging journalists to cover the plight of women in the patriarchic Islamic kingdom.


Do you want to make your office walls look more interesting?
Are you looking for artwork for interior design clients?
Research suggests art display in the workplace can help improve employee morale and productivity, as this Forbes article from 2014 reports.
Glasgow-based Dunmaglas Photography presents a range of photographs available to order as prints in bespoke formats.
There are no complicated product options to choose from here and no long descriptions. If you like any of the images you see and you think they would look good as prints on your office walls, Then why not get in touch to find out more!
You can see a range of black & white image collections and selected colour works in the archive.
Alternatively if you are interested in commissioning an original bespoke image or series of images then don't hesitate get in touch as well!
My photography aims to capture views of the surrounding environment particularly the urban environment, its forms and the changing urban landscape. Having dabbled in a variety of techniques and subjects over time and having an interest in many the choice of a personal style was a difficult one, not so much in terms of what to choose to photograph but what to leave out.
Good photography requires subject familiarity and access and living in a city the urban environment was an obvious choice – living within walking distance or a short journey from a vast array of photo opportunities.
In my work my aim is to convey the forms and abstractions of the urban environment – focusing close-in on the details of the streets and the buildings and doing so in a way that aims to remove the sense of scale and hopefully leaves the viewer asking questions, thus forming their own impressions, of what lies beyond the frame of the image and the actual scale of what is being depicted. Also focusing on specific parts of the composition using a shallow depth of field and telephoto lenses to compress the images giving more of a sense of urban density. Certain photographs aim to convey the impression of being in a dense metropolis more akin to Manhattan or Chicago – by focusing close on the buildings and leaving the height to the imagination of the viewer.
I am also interested in conservation of architectural heritage and derelict/decaying industrial sites. I also like to find things or places in the city to photograph in a way that removes the sense of place for example an area of parkland or riverside that can be made to look as if it is miles from anywhere.
The decision to render most of my work in black and white was one I struggled for a long time to make. I like to see vivid and vibrant colours in images (especially those taken at twilight or illuminations at night) but equally I like the lack of distraction from the shapes and forms in images, as well as the timeless feel, that only monochrome can express.
Post processing I prefer to keep to a minimum, making only adjustments to contrast and colour saturation but not adding or taking away details in most cases. The intention is for the work to be a hybrid of documentary street photography and abstract imagery of the city, its architecture and its other features.
Mid-day shooting tends to be avoided by many photographers, due to the harsh and often problematic lighting conditions particularly in direct sunlight and so the "golden hour" tends to be preferred. My work aims to find ways to use this harsh light to advantage - by making use of the contrast between areas of sunlight and shade created by tall buildings. While in colour the results of this are mixed it can be used very effectively in monochrome by using close cropped compositions and avoiding (or at least limiting) inclusion of sky in images.
I tend not to go out and shoot the city with specific compositions in mind, instead preferring to draw inspiration from where I am and what I see in the moment. I find in this way I can be more open to unexpected opportunities and work with whatever lighting conditions the weather provides.


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This afternoon visit to the War Remnants Museum where exhibits photographs and weapons of the Vietnam War, and the former Presidential Palace - the home to the last 3 President of South Vietnam, if the time permits you can take a stroll to the major sights of colonial Ho Chi Minh City: the Old Saigon Post Office, Gothic-style Notre Dame Cathedral, Dong Khoi Street (formerly Rue Catinat), Opera House and City Hall.
We continues the tour with embarking, the boat will go across Thu Thiem Bridge and Tan Cang Port slowly, you have an opposite overview of the Vietnamese traditional lifestyle on the right river bank and the dynamic and modern lifestyle on the left side, have sightseeing and enjoy fresh air, boundless sky with a special feeling of seeing sunset on the river. It's a very mystical beauty, which is unable to record by any camera or ultra – modern film. Sitting on the boat, chatting with your friend, listening to the music will make you an unforgettable impression. Don't forget to take photos on the way to save your memories.
Our boat will embark at Binh Quoi Village – the little Mekong Delta in Saigon - where numerous thatched cottages in the Northern countryside are found. You can join the great Vietnamese mini performance, take part preparation and cooking process (including Vietnamese special foods such as: Rice pan cake, deep fried sticky rice ball, spring roll…). This performance will let passengers learn how to cook special dishes of Vietnam and enjoying the dinner at the riverside restaurant in Binh Quoi Village.
Natural environment, fresh air, dreamlike scenery, green river, nice light decoration building… will help you feel peaceful, forget all of your troubles, get back the balance of your life. You are brought back to Bach Dang Pier. Please check your luggage before leaving the boat!
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97% Of SF USD Teachers Vote To Authorize Strike
by Bay City News | May 11, 2012 3:30 pm	| in News | 2
San Francisco Unified School District teachers have voted to authorize a strike in response to a stalemate in contract negotiations with the district, union officials said today.
About 97 percent of teachers on Thursday night approved the strike vote, according to Matthew Hardy, a spokesman for the union United Educators of San Francisco.
The vote, according to Hardy, is the first part in a two-step process, and teachers would need to vote a second time before going out on strike.
The union is in the final year of a two-year contract that expires on July 1.
The school district, faced with a projected budget deficit of $83 million, is seeking $30 million in cuts from teachers' salaries and benefits over the next two years, and preparing to issue more than 200 pink slips affecting teaching positions by the May 15 deadline.
Union officials have said they do not trust the district's budget numbers.
"It is time for the district to stop seeking unilateral cuts and sweeping program changes, and to start treating the teachers and paraprofessionals with respect and to recognize what we have done to keep this district afloat," union president Dennis Kelly said.
"We are committed to a negotiated settlement, and we will continue to bargain in good faith," Kelly said. "But as the overwhelming results of the strike vote demonstrate, teachers are willing to do what it takes to protect their classrooms and their profession."
District Superintendent Carlos Garcia said in a statement that he sympathized with teachers' frustration with budget cuts, but argued that state budget problems left the district with no other choices.
"We welcome anyone to examine our budget as you will see a very lean operation where most of the money goes to cover school site employee salaries and benefits," Garcia said, noting that central services and administration have been cut by 10 percent over the past few years and will be cut another 5 percent.
"There are simply no good options due to the chronic under funding of education in the State of California," Garcia said.
Earlier this week, the state Public Employment Relations Board approved a request by the district to assign a state mediator, but no date for mediation has been set yet, district spokeswoman Gentle Blythe said.
The move was decried by the union, which accused the district of walking away from talks without notice.
Two years ago, when the current contract was under negotiation, talks also reached an impasse and a mediator was assigned to usher both parties to a compromise.
Cuts sought by the district in current negotiations include increased classes sizes in grades K-3, four furlough days per school year, the elimination of an extra prep period for teachers who teach AP classes and for high school department heads, the elimination of paid teacher sabbaticals and a change in the way some substitute teachers are compensated.
Sara Gaiser, Bay City News


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Physician-Hospitalist Medical Director
Location: Joplin, Missouri
Internal Number: 11241_864898
We're a Little Different
Our mission is clear. We bring to life a healing ministry through our compassionate care and exceptional service.
At Mercy, we believe in careers that match the unique gifts of unique individuals - careers that not only make the most of your skills and talents, but also your heart. Join us and discover why Modern Healthcare Magazine named us in its "Top 100 Places to Work."
Mercy Clinic is seeking a full-time Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician to serve as Medical Director for our Hospitalist program in Joplin, Missouri where you'll find the freedom to work independently while getting the support of a large network. Work alongside an expert team of care professionals who genuinely care for one another and share your passion for providing compassionate, patient-centered care.
Lead the hospital medicine physicians providing strong department leadership
Serves as the liaison between the physicians, administration, medical staff, and nursing
Must have current or previous leadership experience
Role will have both clinical and administrative duties
Fully Integrated Epic EMR
Excellent subspecialty support available
Competitive compensation with recruitment incentives
Excellent Benefits Package
401k/403b Retirement Plans
Occurrence-based malpractice
Joplin is located in the southwestern corner of Missouri, in an area referred to as the "Four State Area" given its close proximity to commute to Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Joplin has a population of approximately 50,000 and a daytime population of 240,000. The population within a 40-mile radius of Joplin is 400,000, making it Missouri's fourth largest metropolitan area. Joplin's convenient I-44 location attracts tourists and travelers and serves as a popular destination for conferences and events. The city park system maintains nearly 1,000 acres and includes a golf course, numerous swimming pools and 15 miles of scenic walking/biking trails. Joplin combines the beauty and hospitality of country living with the convenience and commerce of city vitality.
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems for four consecutive years (2016 to 2019) by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care, managed and specialty (heart, children's, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 900 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 45,000 co-workers and 2,400 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients from coast to coast.
Mercy Clinic is a strong, physician-led and professionally managed multi-specialty group. Today, Mercy Clinic is ranked one the largest integrated physician organizations in the country by SK&A, in the company of Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic.
We Offer Great Benefits:
Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 48 hours or more per pay period!
We're bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.
At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones. You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures. We're expanding to help our communities grow. Join us and be a part of it all.
What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?
Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us. Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision. We're also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care - that's just part of our commitment. If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.
Galen Roberts | Sr. Physician Recruiter
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galen.roberts@mercy.net
EOE/AA/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans Employer
Mercy has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
About Mercy
Mercy Clinic is a physician-led and professionally managed multi-specialty group. With over 2,500 primary care and specialty physicians, Mercy Clinic is the fourth largest integrated physician organization in the country. Working for Mercy gives you all the advantages of a larger organization balanced by the spirit of a smaller patient-centered medical group. You'll discover a friendly and cooperative environment where people care for one another at every level. What sets us apart is our unique approach where physicians and professional managers share leadership and make decisions together to improve upon, and deliver, world-class care. It is a continuing goal to advance diversity and inclusion within our Mercy ministry. We cherish each person as created in the image of God and believe it is our responsibility to strive for excellence in establishing an environment of dignity for all. ST. LOUIS – Forbes has named Mercy to its America's Best Employers for New Grads 2022 list, ranking Mercy in the top 200 companies, including AT&T, Edward Jones and The Walt Disney Company.
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Gun sports for hunting, sporting, and tactical
THREE GENERATIONS OF MCMILLAN QUALITY AND SERVICE
Living miles from the nearest neighbor Gale McMillan entertained himself by hunting rabbits and other small game. Since he grew up during the depression and money was scarce, it was expected that for every shell shot there was a rabbit in the pot. By the age of ten, Gale became a good enough shot to win some small change in shooting matches. This was the start of Gale's competitive shooting. In later years, Gale selected benchrest as the form of competition he liked best and started competing in 1958.
In 1958 Gale enlisted in the Air Force. Since he didn't make much money, he could not afford to have his gun worked on, so he did his own gunsmithing. Gale spent a lot of time in the winner's circle, and other shooters began to ask him to work on their rifles. In 1968, Gale retired from the Air Force and settled in Phoenix. He worked for Motorola as a mold tech, which gave him the opportunity to learn about plastics and mold making. With the knowledge Gale learned from Motorola, he started making fiberglass stocks in 1973.
In the mid 1970's the U.S. Marine Corp asked Gale for help with their M40 sniper rifle because they were having a great deal of trouble keeping them serviceable. Gale made suggestions, furnished fiberglass stocks and trained their armors with the methods that he used to build his rifles. The success the Marine Corp had with the M40 sniper rifle brought the attention of several other agencies such as the F.B.I. and the elite anti-terrorist units to Gale for help with their rifles. In the end, Gale built rifles for all branches of the military and federal law enforcement agencies.
In 1975, Kelly McMillan joined his father and mother, Gale and Gloria McMillan, in what was then called The Gale McMillan Co. At that time it was just the three of them. Kelly actually started by fabricating the stocks, Gale spent most of his time building rifles, and Gloria helped make stocks and handled all of the shipping and accounting.
Kelly was responsible for innovations such as nonsymetrical molds, which allowed for more intricate stocks; programming high production computerized machines, which allowed for OEM account manufacturing; Fibergrain and Quiet stock finishes, which made it easier to sell stocks to the hard-to-convert wood stock enthusiasts; and the incorporation of adjustable cheek pieces and 3-way adjustable butt plates, which made fiberglass stocks more attractive to competitive high power shooters, as well as law enforcement and military marksmen.
As a result of all these innovations developed by McMillan Fiberglass Stocks, Inc., they have become recognized industry wide as the leaders in synthetic stock technology. Kelly now spends a majority of his time as a "public relations" officer in addition to bookkeeper. Moving from the shop floor to the front office has not kept Kelly from being involved in all parts of the day to day manufacturing process.
In 1991, Michael McMillan, Kelly's oldest son began working for the company. Starting from the bottom Michael has done every phase in the manufacturing and finishing of the fiberglass stocks. Michael's education, with a Bachelor of Science degree from ASU, has proven to be very valuable as he was the staff liaison between McMillan Fiberglass Stocks and the advertising firm in 1995. In 1996 Michael became the director of advertising and designed the ads for McMillan Fiberglass Stocks, Inc. Today Michael's primary job is to oversee production and to coordinate between sales and manufacturing.
Dina Lime, Kelly's oldest daughter, has assumed the position of advertising director. With a degree in Communications from Grand Canyon University, Dina has already developed several award winning ads.


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