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Telco broadband investment dipped to $76B in 2016 due to net neutrality rules, says USTelecom
Nov 1, 2017 11:32am
Following the FCC's move to reclassify traditional telco's under Title II of the Communications Act, investment in broadband infrastructure declined to $76 billion from about $77.9 billion in 2015, a new USTelecom study claims.
In its seventh-annual broadband investment research report put out this week, USTelecom said that telcos' annual spending was $2.4 billion less in 2016 than at the recent peak of $78.4 billion in 2014.
Over the 20-year period between 1996 to 2016, USTelecom reported the telecom industry made a total of $1.6 trillion in capital network investments.
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As part of its analysis, USTelecom noted that the data it collected includes minor historical revisions to the time series. Some of these revisions reflect how top telcos such as AT&T and Verizon report capital spending in their public earnings statements.
AT&T, for one, does not report how much capital it spent on wireline and wireless under its new structure.
"The lines between wireline and wireless investment are blurring for integrated providers as wireline backhaul investments are essential to wireless service, and as devices increasingly shift between wireless and wireline networks," USTelecom said in its report.
Likewise, Verizon's ongoing moves to grow its media business by acquiring AOL and Yahoo reflect services that are not directly related to either wireless or wireline.
"Verizon has historically reported capital expenditures in categories for wireline, wireless, and other," USTelecom said. "As Verizon has acquired online services such as America Online, Yahoo!, and other services that do not fit into wireless and wireline categories, the other category for capital expenditures has grown."
The organization's revised estimates indicate that industry capital expenditures fell by about a half billion dollars from 2014 to 2015 and by nearly $2 billion from 2015 to 2016. USTelecom claims that the start of the capex decline—the first since the recession ended in 2009—coincided with FCC's 2015 decision to adopt the Open Internet Order.
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Krychnowice – dzielnica mieszkalno-lecznicza Radomia, leżąca w jego południowo-zachodniej części. Dawniej folwark.

Jej większą częścią jest teren Samodzielnego Wojewódzkiego Publicznego Zespołu Zakładów Psychiatrycznej Opieki Zdrowotnej im. dr Barbary Borzym na jego terenie znajdują się budynki szpitalne i gospodarcze. W drugiej części znajduje się małe osiedle bloków zamieszkiwane głównie przez personel szpitalny. Na osiedlu zbudowano korty. Ten rejon Radomia jest bardzo zielony, a dodatkowo graniczy z lasem pruszakowskim czy też stawami rekreacyjno-hodowlanymi.

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Dzięki położeniu w spokojnej okolicy szpital leczy zaburzenia nerwowe, choroby psychiczne, czy też uzależnienia.

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Do dzielnicy można dojechać liniami 17 i 14.

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SMVC Fair Play (voluit: Sport Multicultureel Voetbalclub Culemborg Fair Play) is een amateurvoetbalvereniging uit Culemborg, Gelderland, Nederland.

Algemeen
De vereniging werd op 16 mei 1998 opgericht. Tussen 2013 en 2020 was de club inactief. Thuisbasis is het "sportpark Terweijde''.

Geen voetbal
Tot en met het seizoen 2012/13 was "Sportpark Sprokkelenburg" de thuishaven van de vereniging. Hier moest het aan het eind van het seizoen afscheid nemen van de gemeente, omdat die er woningbouw wilde plegen. Wegens het niet tijdig kunnen vinden (en na geboden uitstel tot eind september) van een nieuwe speellocatie nam de KNVB per oktober 2013 alle teams van de club uit competitie. In 2020/21 werd er weer gevoetbald.

Op 20 mei 2017 kwam het programma Argos met een rapportage over het "verdwijnen" van de voetbalclub. Op basis van de door hen opgevraagde stukken en interviews met betrokkenen is men tot de conclusie gekomen dat Fair Play met opzet de nek is omgedraaid door de gemeente Culemborg.

Eind 2019 werd door het College van B&W opdracht gegeven voor een onderzoek naar de gang van zaken, waarvan het resultaat in april 2020 werd gepresenteerd.

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Met ingang van het seizoen 2020/21 komt het standaardelftal weer uit in het amateurvoetbal. Het herstartte in de Vijfde klasse zondag van het KNVB-district West-I, het laagste niveau in dit district.

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Survey on Military Family Life Needs Black, Hispanic and Asian Input
Anyone who has served in the military or is a family member of a service member or a veteran is urged to take part in a national survey on the well being and needs of military families. The survey is conducted by BlueStar Families organization – a national nonprofit that works to support the families of service members. They want veterans, active duty, National Guard and reservists and their family members (including parents) to take the survey by Oct. 2020. It is the largest, most comprehensive survey of its kind.
This survey will help to highlight issues uniquely faced by military families who might be faced with the birth of a child while a service member is on deployment overseas, the need for a military spouse to find work, childcare, pressures on older children who attend a different school every few years, psychological effects on families caring for returning war veterans suffering from injuries or PTSD and other issues. The survey can be found on the Blue Star Family web page at bluestarfam.org.
"We've been around since 2009 when a group of military spouses noticed that civilians didn't understand military life and there was an increasing gap between military and civilian communities in which they lived. Most military families–about 70 percent–live in civilian communities," said Jessica Strong, co-director of Applied Research for Blue Star Families.
Strong stressed the urgency of participating in the survey.
"It started in 2009 with 2,700 respondents and last year was our 10th fielding we had 11,228 so it has really grown and become a trusted source on military family lifestyle issues for DOD leadership, civilian
leadership, congressional and legislative leaders, local civilian leaders – even philanthropy and corporations that are giving are looking at our research to see 'how can we help.'"
"If we want to elevate the voices of military families, we have to know what those voices are saying."
"One of the things that keeps coming up in military families is that military children keep moving from place to place. That comes with some unique abilities, you get to travel, [but] your kids are transferring from school to school to school and lose their friends every time. Moving away from your friends in high school from your friends — that's hard when you are a teenager – that's who your peer group is," Strong said.
Another focus the research hopes to reveal is the difficulty spouses of military service members have in finding employment when they move so frequently into new communities.
"One of the issues we highlighted was military spouse employment – last year there was an executive order addressing military spouse unemployment and underemployment. We have careers programs that try to help spouses become employed and maintain employment."
"This year, our staff presented in front of congress on veteran food insecurity because we gathered some information on food insecurity among active duty military families. Senator Blumenthal introduced the Command Accountability for Military Readiness Act based on our research."
Sen. Richard Blumenthal's [D-CT] bill was co-sponsored by Sen. Gillibrand [D-NY] and was introduced in May of this year. The bill tries to remedy some of the challenges military families face highlighted by the survey.
There are currently 11 chapters of Blue Star Families serving 1.5 million military family members and one chapter is in Nashville and Fort Campbell.
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Nicole came back into the bathroom.
April smiled. Yes, he was handsome. She didn't have to see him to know he was the epitome of perfection. April took a deep breath… she could do this.
"Look at me one more time, April," Robyn told her. April turned to stare at her friend.
"How will you accomplish this mission?" Robyn asked.
"Nope," Nicole and Robyn both said.
"A little bit," April answered honestly.
Her roommates raised their hands to salute her. She raised her hand and saluted them back. Her mission to prove her boss wrong had officially begun. He was expecting a plain Jane to emerge from the bathroom. That was not happening.
He was going to be surprised when he realized that underneath her shabby second hand clothing laid a young woman who refused to be stepped on or ill treated. Dr. Stewart was about to find out that consequences could be dire when you messed with a nerd girl and her best friends.


It has been 4 years since I received my massive tool collection from Arrowmax and they are still going strong, Arrowmax sponsored me again this year with the 16 piece Toolset, When I opened the bag the first thing I noticed was how light it was, each tool is honeycombed and very very lightweight so if you need to travel a lot with your tools then these are perfect to save weight.
Each tool I handled felt very comfortable in the hands and look absolutely gorgeous.
A big thank you to Arrowmax for the new tools…..


Limited automation and ineffectiveness are two problems facing the application security testing market.
As we wrote about previously, tooling does not address a majority of the security tests being conducted. The Cybersecurity Insiders 2018 Application Security Report provides more details, showing that only 43 percent of information security professionals' organizations have automated security testing in their software release lifecycle. Although most organizations have some DevOps processes in place, in reality, automated security testing is not deployed in a majority of CI/CD pipelines. Furthermore, even among organizations that have automated testing, the number of tests that are automated are still limited.
The DevSecOps Community Survey 2018 found that 67 percent of organizations with mature DevOps processes have automated application security analysis in the QA/testing step phase of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), while only 13 percent of organizations with immature DevOps processes have automation at that point. Those findings exclude companies that are somewhere in between in their DevOps journey. We believe the DevSecOps report overstates the degree of actual automation because automating a single test is different than conducting complete penetration and vulnerability tests that information security teams provide. Looking beyond Dev and Ops to provide a Sec perspective, the Cybersecurity Insiders report reported that 46 percent of automated testing occurs in a formal testing phase, with 25 percent doing so in the code development phase and 30 percent doing automated monitoring of applications in production.
When security testing is done right, it dramatically improves an organization's security posture. The movement to shift security left in the SLDC process helps reduces the remediation cost for a security breach. Scanning for known vulnerabilities of open source components is also a win. Yet, security testing is not a panacea. In a recent DZone survey, 48 percent of respondents claimed security testing is insufficient even for applications that actually are tested and not overlooked.
The effectiveness of security testing is limited by many factors that are beyond the scope of this column. That being said, despite lip service to the problem, developers don't prioritize security because of time constraints. According to the DevSecOps survey, 48 percent of developers know security is important but don't have enough time to spend on it. This has real consequences as 60 percent of developers surveyed by DZone last year said release schedules have overridden security concerns at their organization.
Companies have a lot of work ahead of them before they adequately integrate security into the DevOps process. Don't think your job is done just because you have automated a few tests and have consulted with the Infosec team.


H2O2 will oxidize HCHO in either acidic or alkaline media. Acidic medium would be needed to mineralize HCHO to CO2.
HCHO will be oxidized to formic acid and then to CO2. Complete conversion to CO2 is favored by strongly acidic media (< pH 2 - 3), elevated temperatures (40 - 60 deg-C), the presence of Fe2+ ions (25 - 100 mg/L, known as Fenton's Reagent), and an increased H2O2 dose. The reaction will take 15 - 60 minutes depending on how stressing the reaction conditions are. The theoretical H2O2 requirement for conversion to CO2 is 2.3 parts H2O2 per part HCHO, which translates into an H2O2 cost of about $2.00 USD per lb-HCHO1.
HCHO will be oxidized to formate / formic acid. The reaction will take 10 - 180 minutes depending on reaction temperature, pH, and H2O2 charge. With moderate temperatures (< 40 deg C) and a pH of 10 - 11, the H2O2 demand should be about 0.8 parts H2O2 per part HCHO, which translates into an H2O2 cost of about $0.75 USD per lb-HCHO. It is possible to reduce the H2O2 demand by increasing the NaOH charge (to 2 - 3 g/L) and elevating the temperature (to 60 - 80 deg C) to affect aldol condensation. In this case, the H2O2 demand should be about 0.3 parts H2O2 per part HCHO, which translates into an H2O2 cost of about $0.30 USD per lb-HCHO. However, these savings are partially offset by the higher NaOH charge (about $0.25 USD per lb - HCHO).
It is also noted that hydrogen gas will be produced by the alkaline reaction. However, the risk can be easily managed if the flow is small and HCHO concentrations are low - i.e., for a 3,500 mg/L HCHO stream, the level of hydrogen that would be generated would be 117 mg/L. Nonetheless, the treatment should be done in an open vessel with reasonable headspace turnover - since the solubility of H2 in water is about 1.5 mg/L, virtually all the H2 will be evolved.
1Based on a cost of $4.00 USD per gallon (50% H2O2), or $0.40 USD per lb-50%.


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COUNCIL DECISION of 10 May 2010 addressed to Greece with a view to reinforcing and deepening fiscal surveillance and giving notice to Greece to take measures for the deficit reduction judged necessary to remedy the situation of excessive deficit; OJEU 11.6.2010 L 145/6.
Article 136(1)(a) TFEU foresees the possibility of adopting measures specific to the Member States whose currency is the euro with a view to strengthening the coordination and surveillance of their budgetary discipline.
However, the abrupt change in the economic scenario means that those plans can no longer be considered valid, requiring even more drastic action in the course of the current year. At the same time, the depth of the contraction in the economy that can now be expected makes the achievement of the initial deficit reduction path unfeasible. Unexpected adverse economic events with major unfavourable consequences for government finances can be considered to have occurred in Greece and revised recommendations pursuant to Article 136 and Article 126(9) TFEU are therefore justified.
The government deficit of 13.6 % of GDP in 2009 and the debt level of 115.1 % (both subject to potential moves upward after statistical investigations) can be described with one word: catastrophic.
If one of our players commits a serious individual mistake in front of our goal, and the other team scores, our team is down by one goal (and on its way to lose the match).
The euro area is a team. The eurozone expects every team member to do its duty.
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HomeNewsTribute paid to Westgate's Dr Dawn Crouch
Tribute paid to Westgate's Dr Dawn Crouch
November 9, 2020 Kathy Bailes News 9
Dawn Crouch (red coat) with Rev Karen Gooding, Chris Sandwell, Dr Graham Field and Cllr Pennington
Tribute by James Brazier
Dr Dawn Crouch passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, November 7 at St Michael's Care Home in Elm Grove, Westgate.
Two months ago, Dawn had celebrated her 90th birthday with many of her closest friends gathering outside her flat on that day and Dawn waving to them all from her balcony. Covid-19 had meant that Dawn was 'vulnerable' and had needed, from last March, to self-isolate – even on her 90th birthday!
A month ago, Dawn had a fall at her flat and was taken into the QEQM Hospital where she was diagnosed with cancer. After ten days in the QEQM Hospital, Dawn was transferred to St Michael's for palliative care. Sadly, again because of Covid-19, it was not possible for friends to visit Dawn, either in the QEQM Hospital or in St Michael's.
However, Dawn received many cards from her friends wishing her well which she much enjoyed and was even able to take a number of phone calls from close friends when in St Michael's, until only a few days before she passed away.
Dawn loved writing and during the summer months, whilst self-isolating, she wrote her autobiography and sent copies of it to some of her friends. In her autobiography, she wrote of her early childhood years at Chilham and of her experiences in the Second World War.
Dawn in 1952 in her back garden at Chilham feeding her pet Romney lamb Maximilian
Most importantly, she wrote in much detail of her brother, Ken, who was twelve years older than her and was her only sibling. Ken had joined the RAF in October 1938 and qualified as a Wireless-Operator. Later, he became an Air-Gunner and was a member of the crew of a Wellington bomber based at Binbrook, Lincolnshire.
On March 9, 1942, his plane was shot down killing Ken and four other members of his crew. That single incident remained with Dawn to the end of her life. Dawn had been utterly devoted to Ken and his death had a profound effect on her.
Ken's plane came down over the Netherlands whilst returning from a bombing raid on Essen. He and his fellow crew members are buried in the military cemetery at Uden. Dawn first visited Ken's grave in 1982 and made many return visits over the following years. On one of her visits, the Uden museum staff took Dawn to the exact location where the Wellington crashed. She never forgot their kindness in taking her to this sacred spot. As a gesture of thanks, Dawn donated Ken's medals and papers to Uden Museum where they remain on display.
Dawn never married and lived at home with her mother most of her life moving from Minster to her beloved flat in Westgate half a century ago.
On her retirement, Dawn undertook a post-graduate course at the University of Kent writing a thesis on Westgate-on-Sea 1865-1940 and, in 1999, was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree of which she was most proud.
I first encountered Dawn over 20 years ago when I was living at Guildford and was researching the war memorials throughout the Borough of Margate. Dawn had researched all the war memorials in Westgate and had listed all of them on the National Inventory of War Memorials. It was not long before I made a trip to Westgate to meet this wonderful lady. We found that we had much in common and so began a lasting friendship. Of course, Dawn told me of the sad loss of her brother in 1942 which was the key to my understanding her incredible motivation and drive which she retained up to only a few weeks ago. Anyone reading her autobiography will appreciate exactly what it was that drove Dawn to remember the fallen with such feeling.
It is not practical, in the space allowed, to list all that Dawn has done for her beloved Westgate and all of it done voluntarily, but it would be remiss not to mention her 14 years as Churchwarden of St Saviour's Church and her 12 years as Foundation Governor of St Saviour's School.
Dawn receiving her Honorary Freemanship
It was for all that Dawn had done for the town over so many years that the newly-formed Westgate-on-Sea Town Council in June 2016 conferred Honorary Freemanship on Dawn. She thoroughly deserved this honour and was very proud of being the very first Honorary Freeman of Westgate. To this day, Dawn remains the only person to have been made an Honorary Freeman of the town.
Dawn led the Heritage Centre to erect a plaque at Lymington Road Recreation Ground War Memorial and the installation of a number of WWI and WWII commemorative benches throughout the town.
CEREMONY: Dr Crouch welcoming Sir Roger Gale, guests and members of the public at the war plaque unveiling
Dawn is probably best known in the town for being the Founder of the Westgate-on-Sea Heritage Centre. She gave many brilliant talks on different aspect of the history of the town at meetings of the Heritage Centre over many years. She also wrote dozens of booklets on Westgate's heritage which will ensure that Dawn's extensive knowledge of the town will not be lost in its entirety. Dawn shone a light on the town's history which will ensure that residents of the town will appreciate why Westgate, indeed, is such a special place.
Dawn was a very special lady and will be sadly missed by all her friends and acquaintances. She had an exceedingly good 'innings' and made a lasting contribution to Westgate's history and heritage but she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
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Very sad to hear of Dr Crouches passing. My sincere condolences to her many friends. Having only lived in Westgate for 58 years I must admit that I only attended the heritage centre once. I sincerely hope that someone will take over her role of giving talks and that the meetings are widely publicised.
Laura Probert
Sad news. Her dedication to detail while recording local history will make her a hard act to follow.
That is such a loss, i went to one of her talks and had looked forward to more. RIP
Chris Joiner
Dawn was such a special lady. Her dedication and hard work for Westgate will never be forgotten. Her encouragement and kindness will be missed. She sent me some lovely emails helping me as church Warden of St Saviours. R.I.P Dawn
Peter Checksfield
I saw Dawn give quite a few lectures at the Westgate-on-Sea heritage meetings, and what struck me wasn't just her knowledge but her incredibly sharp mind. Even when pushing 90, she could give very detailed info without even having any written notes or cues. R.I.P.
Carol M. Salter
I had been trying to make contact with DR Crouch for over a year and now she has past, I feel it more important than ever to include my acknowledgement of her thesis in my next forthcoming novel.
Belinda Price (nee Whatmore)
As a pupil at St. Saviours school from 1945 I was delighted to meet Dr. Crouch at an event she put on at the Heritage Centre about 4 years to celebrate the history of the school. So many memories. What a remarkable dedicated woman.
Rosemary & Gordon Traynor
WE are sad to learn of the death of a dear friend, Dr. Dawn Crouch, Westgate-on- sea's local historian. Dawn documented and brought to life the history of the town with her lively monthly talks to the Heritage centre and she well deserved the honour conferred on her as Freeman of the town.
From North Devon we sing her praises.
A truly remarkable woman
And such a lovely lady
Whom we had the pleasure of having tea with us at St Cecilias House in westgate-on-sea .
And who supported our planning application for the coach house .
Truly a sad loss to the community of westgate-on-sea
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As you no doubt have noticed, privacy and data security are hot topics these days. It's nearly impossible to pick up a newspaper or watch TV without some reference to data breaches, cyber attacks or intrusions into personal privacy. Given this backdrop, it is no wonder that people increasingly want to know whether and to what extent their personal data is being collected, used and shared. We are writing this blog post to share with you an important update that will take effect May 25, 2018.
As the Registry Operator for the .nyc top-level domain, it is our responsibility to provide a safe and secure namespace for our registrants and users. We do so, among other ways, by adhering to international best practices for online security and safety and complying with mandates defined by The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which is the global not-for-profit partnership responsible for developing and implementing policies that keep the Internet secure, stable and interoperable.
On May 17, 2018, the Board of Directors of ICANN unanimously adopted a new guideline for all contracted Registry Operators (including the .nyc Registry) which will impact the way personal data is collected, displayed and shared for .nyc domain name registrants.
When you register a .nyc domain name, your domain name retailer collects certain information about the domain registration, including among other things, and the name, address and contact information of the registrant. As a Registry Operator, we collect this information from domain retailers, and make it publicly available online in the WHOIS database. WHOIS is an online database of information associated with registered domain names.
While there are a host of legitimate reasons for publishing registration data (including, among other things, policy compliance, intellectual property concerns, law enforcement, security research and commercial transactions) – unfortunately, the personally identifiable information of domain registrants was sometimes misused by spammers, scammers, and other bad actors intent on harvesting your personal data for nefarious purposes.
Effective as of May 25, 2018, the way people access registration data will be updated – and personally identifiable information will no longer be available on an initial WHOIS database search. Personally identifiable data will be protected from the initial search with an added layer of security. However, legitimate data requests will still be afforded the full data view upon submitting a formal request to a domain retailer, and proactively verifying that the data will be used for valid purposes.
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares pulled ahead on Monday while bonds were in demand globally on mounting speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will sound decidedly dovish at its policy meeting this week.
Japan's Nikkei .N225 led the way with a rise of 0.56 percent, and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS edged up 0.35 percent.
As a result, yields on three and five-year Treasuries are dead in line with the effective Fed funds rate, while futures <0#FF:> imply a better-than-even chance of a rate cut by year end.
A marked decline in Treasury yields has dragged on the dollar, leaving it at 111.55 yen JPY= from a top of 111.89 on Friday. Against a basket of currencies, the dollar was pinned at 96.559 .DXY having shed 0.7 percent last week.
The euro was holding at $1.1326 EUR=, well up from the recent trough of $1.1174 which was hit when the European Central Bank took a dovish turn of its own.
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First Nintendo Direct of 2020 Announced
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Pokemon will apparently ring in the new year for Nintendo, as it will be the focal point of this year's very first Direct. Announced for this Thursday 9th of January, the presentation is expected to run for 20 minutes and will be available to watch on either Nintendo's official youtube channel or their website.
Tune in on 1/9 at 6:30 a.m. PT for roughly 20 minutes of new Pokémon information in a livestreamed Pokémon Direct presentation. https://t.co/d1Xx3bUMG0 pic.twitter.com/ct9DAJt4FU
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 7, 2020
The direct is expected to include some information about the newest entries to the franchise: Pokemon Sword & Shield, and will probably lay out some of Nintendo's plans for these titles this coming year.
While it's hard to predict what else they plan to mention, many fans are hopeful they will touch on Pokemon Sleep and Pokemon Home. Pokemon Sleep has been slated for a release some time this year, and is meant to be a mobile app that will turn 'sleeping into entertainment'. Pokemon Home on the other hand, is a cloud based storage system similar to Pokemon Bank, and will supposedly allow users to store and trade their Pokemon across their Nintendo and mobile devices.
As mentioned the broadcast will air on January 9th at 6:30am PT or 14:30pm GMT, which is quite an early rise for our friends at the States.
Look after male maids in this Korean Otome Visual Novel "Lady & Maid"
Pokemon Direct: Summary and Thoughts


Allowing everything to be dominated by questions of personalities undermines essential thinking about matters of policy.
It was once said that the secret of Thatcher's success was moving steadily on multiple fronts so that her enemies did not know where to focus their attention.
Politics often expects a quick answer. But the quick answer often isn't the best. From education to Brexit, complex questions deserve proper thought.
Tim Montgomerie and Stephan Shakespeare's new project is a radical, inventive and long-termist injection into Conservative thinking.
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Joyce (Holland) Nixon
March 18, 1939 ~ December 31, 2020 (age 81)
Mrs. Joyce Nixon, age 81 of Tompkinsville, Kentucky passed away peacefully on December 31, 2020, at The Monroe County Medical Center. Joyce was born March 18, 1939, a daughter of the late Owen Belle, and Olene Halcomb Holland.
Joyce was a graduate of the Gamaliel High School, Class of 1956, she attended Western Kentucky University, earning her teaching certificate, and later taught at Gamaliel Elementary School. She married Paul Wendell Nixon on September 10, 1959. After they wed, the couple then built Tompkinsville Drug Company, where Joyce served as bookkeeper, also having worked for the Monroe County Water District for ten years. Joyce was a devout member of The Tompkinsville First Baptist Church, serving on many committees over her membership. Joyce was an avid Bridge player, and enjoyed bowling, traveling with her family, and spending time on Dale Hollow Lake throughout the years.
Joyce is survived by her husband of sixty-one years, Paul Wendell Nixon, two sons; Johnny Paul and his wife Jill of Bowling Green, Corey Nixon and his wife Wendy of Tompkinsville, one sister; Betty Jo Murphy of Gamaliel, two grandsons; Luke Nixon, and Fiancée Kelsey Johnson, and Spencer Nixon. One step-granddaughter, Makenna Rouse, one step-grandson, Landon Smith, and one step-great-grandchild, Luxley Smith.
Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Susie Harlin, two brothers in law; William Harlin, Billy Murphy, and one great-niece, Molly Harlin.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 4, 2021, from the Chapel of Anderson-Bartley Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Monroe County Memorial Lawn.
Visitation will begin on Sunday, January 3, 2021, after 5:00 p.m., and continue on Monday morning from 8:00 a.m. until time for services at 1:00 p.m.
Pallbearers:
Luke Nixon, Spencer Nixon, John Harlin, Joe Murphy, Brad Murphy, Billy Joe Murphy, John Owen Harlin
Honorary Pallbearers:
Jana Dubree, JB Hammer, Joan Philpot, Barbara Travis, Barbara McClendon, Bonnie Turner, Evadine Abney, Penny Pickerell, Ann Beth Moore, Margie Bartley, Lou Shirley, Anna Ritter, Merlene Holland, Geraldine Eubank, Faye Pare, Audrinette Smith, Debbie Rush, Betty Jean Meadors,
Athalene Compton, Jean Blazier, Willodean Hollinsworth, Frances McPherson
Alternate expressions of sympathy may be made to the First Baptist Church or Charity of Choice in memory of Mrs. Joyce Nixon.
For the protection of Mrs. Nixon's family, it is asked that anyone attending the visitation or the funeral service to wear face coverings and to refrain from any physical contact such as hugs and handshakes to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Anderson-Bartley Funeral Home is both honored and privileged to be entrusted with the care of Mrs. Joyce Nixon.
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Willie Nelson will headline a rally for Beto O'Rourke
The event is the first time Nelson has ever performed a free, public rally on behalf of a political candidate
This article originally appeared on Rolling Stone.
At his annual 4th of July Picnic near Austin earlier this summer, Willie Nelson welcomed Texas Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke onstage to join him on guitar for set-closing renditions of "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." There's a good chance that the country icon and galvanizing Democratic politician will re-create the moment later this month when Nelson headlines a concert and rally for O'Rourke in Austin.
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While Nelson has performed for politicians in the past — most famously for President Jimmy Carter on the South Lawn of the White House on September 13th, 1980 — the O'Rourke rally will mark his first-ever free, public performance on behalf of a political candidate. The concert, featuring guests Joe Ely, Carrie Rodriguez, Tameca Jones, and Nelson's sons Lukas Nelson and Micah Nelson, is set for September 29th at Auditorium Shores.
The 45-year-old O'Rourke, who once performed in the punk band Foss with At the Drive-In's Cedric Bixler-Zavala, has drawn comparisons to Barack Obama for his grassroots campaign and candid, energetic town halls. In July, he completed a 34-day road trip across Texas, visiting all 254 counties of the state. Current polls put him only four points behind Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.
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"My wife Annie and I have met and spoken with Beto and we share his concern for the direction things are headed," Nelson said in a statement. "Beto embodies what is special about Texas, an energy and an integrity that is completely genuine."
O'Rourke is expected to speak to the crowd at the rally, which is open to the public via online registration at O'Rourke's campaign website.
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Editor's Note: The subheadline of this story was changed to reflect that Nelson's upcoming show is the first time he has played a free, public concert on behalf of a politician. In the past, Nelson has played private benefit shows in support of individual politicians."
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A Brief History of Underwear
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Molly Carter
Underwear is a piece of clothing most of us don't think too much about when we slip them on in the morning. But underwear has a long and interesting history that began over 7,000 years ago.
In the beginning, there were loincloths, and lots of them. Archaeologists have found the remains of breech cloths on bodies estimated to date from around 5,000 BCE. It's believed these were common, and worn alone in warmer climates or worn underclothing in colder climates. These first underwear were worn by men and consisted of a strip of leather to cover their genitals.
The Ancients Wore Them
By 2,000 BCE, the Egyptians were wearing loincloths made of linen. These were much lighter and airier than the leather cloths. While it's unknown how common these loincloths were, we know pharaohs wore them and stockpiles of underwear for the afterlife have been found buried in the pyramids.
In ancient Greece, most people did not wear underwear, instead wearing a chiton, an oblong wool cloth pinned together with a pin called a fibulae. Greek slaves, on the other hand, wore loincloths and not much else.
Roman men wore shorts called subligaculums under their togas, while women during the period went sans undergarments.
Around the 13th century, braies became popular. These were baggy, linen drawers, that laced or tied at the legs and waist.
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During the Renaissance, braies became thinner and shorter and the addition of the codpiece was added. Technically not underwear, as it was not worn under anything, the codpiece went on top of a front flap, and eventually became a fashion ornament.
Throughout the Victorian era, the fashion of codpieces began to fade and people reverted to knee length, loose shorts made from cotton, linen, or silk. These typically had a button flap in the front and were worn by both men and women.
And That Brings Us to the Americas
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In pre-civil war America, many men (and some women) wore union suits made from wool flannel. The forerunner for long underwear, union suits were one piece and buttoned up the front. They had a back flap called the access flap of drop seat and typically ended above the knee or went the whole way to the ankles.
Once the industrial revolution hit, for the first time ever, underwear became something purchased in a store instead of made at home. During the 1920's, comfort started to play a factor in underwear production, instead of the garment solely focusing on durability.
By the 1930's elastic was being added to underwear and in 1935, Coppers Inc., introduced the first pair of briefs, which featured an overlapping front pocket with no buttons.
In the 1950's underwear was becoming fashionable, and instead of only white cotton, colors and prints were used, as well as different types of fabrics. This continued and by the 1970's and '80's, underwear started to focus on sex appeal instead of simply function and comfort. By the 1990's, the thong was quickly becoming one of the most popular styles of underwear and remains so today.
Were you surprised by the history of underwear? What's your favorite kind? Tell us in the comments. We want to know your opinion.
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Molly is a freelance writer who talks about everything and anything from addiction, to sex. to skinning a deer. You can find her at MollyCarterWriter.com, or Facebook.
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Paul Hooper, Co-director of the Tobacco Control Collaborating Centre reviews the launch of the 2017 Stoptober campaign.
Forty years ago, almost to the day, my father – a committed smoker – was leaving hospital following several heart attacks in a fortnight (nature's way of telling you to stop smoking). The good news is that he never smoked again and lived for another relatively healthy twenty five years. I also went on to marry the coronary care nurse! Life-changing in many ways.
All this is by way of introduction to what could be a life-changing period in the lives of thousands of smokers. Once again we are gearing up for 'Stoptober'.
Sinc e Stoptober started in 2012 it is estimated that over a million people have used the month-long campaign in their quit attempts.
Stoptober is based on the insight that if you can stop smoking for 28-days, you are five times more likely to be able to stay quit for good. The campaign chunks down the quitting process, presents it as a more manageable 28 days and rallies people around a specific date to get started.
Stoptober encourages as many smokers as possible to prepare to quit from 1 October by taking part in the campaign and utilising the range of free resources and support available. Throughout October the campaign will continue to recruit smokers to take part, whilst also encouraging and supporting people to quit through the 28-day smoke-free journey.
The overarching objective is to trigger significant numbers of quit attempts, by increasing motivation to quit and providing products to make this quitting easier.
However, there is still some controversy over e-cigarettes. NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) this week issued guidance expressing caution about the risks and benefits of vaping.
NICE said: "The draft guideline does not list e-cigarettes as recommended aids to stop smoking however it does say that advice should be offered on their use.
Whatever, your views on e-cigarettes, my father demonstrated if you quit smoking you can recover some of your life expectancy and go on to enjoy healthy family life for many years. Let's hope more people than ever choose to do the same using the available resources of Stoptober – e-cigs and all.


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Picking up from my "Badass Japanese Archery: Now It's The Ladies' Turn" post the other day, here are some more of the very colorful young ladies at the shooting platform.
As described in "Total Discipline: Anatomy of a Japanese Archer's Shot", each archer goes at her own pace, but each group of a dozen starts at the same time, so they're fairly in sync at the beginning, which can make for some interesting shots.
You can tell it's the second arrow because she has no spare in her right hand. You can also tell by the fact that the group is much further out of sync, with more than half having already left the platform.
As I mentioned in an earlier post the crowds were ridiculous, so it was challenging to get a good vantage point, and at that, "good" meant that you could see one or two archers well. With the crowd, hanging branches, ropes, lamp posts, and such, no place offered a good view of everyone, so it was always a compromise.
I figured I'd have less clutter in frame if I could zoom up more, so I switched to the 300mm zoom, and less foreground/background clutter with a thinner depth of field, so I kept it at f/2 most of the time. This would allow me to get more intimate with the archers, such as this boss-looking dude and this tough-looking badass.
The ladies could have the toughness, but their style of dress offered a softer side as well..
There were about 90 groups of women, and I got there in time for the last eight or nine, so I had just a bit of time to try to jockey for different vantage points.
Another way to get a wider shot is to composite multiple shots together, like the vertical panorama I opened up with, but that's a lot of work.
So, about the "Tall Tale" caption to the lead photo, as I mentioned, it's a composition made from two separate photos stacked one above the other, but what I failed to mention is that the two photos are of different people, taken five minutes apart.
The top photo provided the bow, the visible body (face and arm), and most of the upper half of the hakama attire. The rest came from the lower photo, kindly provided by a conveniently-similar stance by the lady seen above in "Anti Zoom".
Interestingly, sleeve of the bow arm from both ladies appears in the composition: they just happened to align such that one appears to be the inside of the other, and doing that area that way allowed other parts to blend more smoothly. Lucky happenstance.
I also removed a big ugly rope that had been cutting through the background, and extended the bow string along its natural path.
I did all this because I really liked how the top shot showed the mammoth size of the bow, but in it the archer was cut off just below the chest, leaving an unbalanced lack of person in the shot. Other shots of the same archer didn't show the bow as well, so I looked for a way to recover balance to the shot I liked, and among the 1,000 photos from the day, exactly one showed a clear view of one archer standing in the same spot, and voila, we have this post's opening image.
I've got to wonder whether that kind of bow is harder to shoot. I'd think that due to the uneven lengths to the curves, the bow string would not snap back perfectly perpendicular (the lower curve would have less distance, so would snap back quicker, I'd think).
1.Why do they shoot in stocking feet? Wouldn't socks make it more slippery with such a wide stance?
2. Did you ever notice any left-handed archers?
wings, another from a vulture, …just very interesting. If there are any archers or fletchers reading this, maybe they could comment?
4. What is the purpose of the black breast shield?
Very nice. I like the last one (JF7_106099), the composition works well.
Some of these are very good! It's a pity you can't offer them prints.
Wonderful! The thin depth of field does a terrific job of cutting down on the clutter and conveying the determination and concentration. I particularly liked the "Well Framed" photo best of all.
Just a bit more on the tabi socks, breast plate and feathers.
Without looking closely at their footwear I would suspect they are wearing jika-tabi (地下足袋 tabi that contact the ground?). Made of heavier, tougher material and often having rubber soles, so unlike normal tabi their feet would actually have a great deal of grip. Shojiro Ishibashi, the founder of major tyre company Bridgestone Corporation, is credited with their innovation.
The feathers were originally sourced from Eagles or Hawks, but since these birds have become endangered archers now source their feathers from Turkeys or Swans. Interestingly feathers are sourced from alternate sides of the birds body and applied to opposite sides of the arrow (ya) to provide balance. Each ya has a gender application and the feathers are applied so that a male ya (haya) spins clockwise and the female ya (otoya) spins counter clockwise.
Thank you, Richard, for clarifying some of these points. This was most interesting.. Wish you had mentioned an area where you're from, though. Actually, wish everyone would. And an extra thanks to those that always do..it surely adds a fascinating aspect to your comments.
I agree, it is nice to know where are all from and the connection. Without taking too much away from your son's blog……..I am from Queensland, Australia. Married to a lovely Japaneses lady and we have a beautiful 11 year daughter. My interests – Japanese History and General knowledge and photographing un-usual things. It is nice to meet you……..Richard.


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LETTERS OF THANKS
"Paula, thank you so much for the amazing job you did in the recording studio here in London singing a 'Guide Vocal' on one of the tracks for Dame Shirley's upcoming CD. Having been commissioned to write a new song I needed to submit the closest voice to Shirley's for her Management Company and Dame Shirley to listen to. You are definitely the most authentic Dame Shirley Bassey Vocal Imersonator I've ever heard. Your clarity of voice and powerful range are superb. I chose you above all others because in my opinion, you interpret Dame Shirley's voice precisely without over-exaggerating her vocal idiosyncrasies. I listened to all the Dame Shirley Bassey vocalists on the web and you are by far the best."
Stuart Roslyn. Composer & Producer. Stuarts commercial success stretches far and wide and includes acts such as Westlife, Mark Owen, Finaly Quaye, Craig David, Liberty X, Daniel Bedingfield. Also one of The Fame Academy's song writing advisors. With many credits to his name including documentaries such as 'Dispatches' & 'Discovery', television programmes including 'The Oprah Winfrey Show USA', '999' & 'Trisha', and sports programmes like 'Snowboarding on channel 4.
"Incredible Voice! A force to be reckoned with. You made the party. I couldn't believe it when you just began belting out such an amazing voice at the dinner table singing Diamonds Are Forever and The Girl From Tiger Bay. Wow!"
"Paula, you are the best Dame Shirley Bassey vocalist I have ever met. What an incredible voice and likeness to Dame Shirley, your power and intonation are superb! You've definitely 'mastered' Dame Shirley. DSB is proud of you!"
Nikki Lamborn Nikki Co-Wrote and Produced Dame Shirley Bassey's hit single 'The Living Tree' also Producer of her 'Get The Party Started' CD. Nikki performed with DSB on the main stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2007.
Paula worked with us on NYE and provided a truly spectacular feature to the midnight spectacle. Her voice was sensational and flawless, as was her spectacular costume. She had the 1000+ crowd fully engaged and in the highest spirits from the second she took to the stage. Her Shirley Bassey was sensational - we cannot wait to work with her again at future events and in particular cannot wait to experience her Tina Turner.
Lucas Barnfield
CEO GoGlam Productions
"I think you are the only other person that can do justice to Shirley Bassey's 50th Anniversary song 'Thank You For The Years'! Fabulous show."
Andy Neve Nov 14th 2015
Song Writer Of Dame Shirley Bassey's song 'Thank You For The Years.
Producer. Muscian.
"Paula Randell as Shirley Bassey added a touch of class to the evening and gave a performance that was just truly amazing….absolute perfection. Thank you Paula, you did us proud on the night and the photos look great! You are without question the closest Shirley Bassey of all. Your voice is outstanding."
David Newstead
The Friends of Shelby Newstead
"Thank you Paula for the most amazing evening for our Annual Sailing Club Awards Dinner Dance. It's Tuesday morning and people keep on sending cards and FB messages saying thank you to Simon and I for the most amazing night they have ever had but to be honest it was all down to you." You rock Paula and Simon and I love love love you. Oh and that Neil's not half bad either! x Big hugs to you both. x
"Not only does Paula sound and look like Dame Shirley but she has also mastered her body language and every little nuance which is simply remarkable. Combine this with Paula's outstanding ability to engage the audience and your in for a first class, fun filled event. If you're thinking about booking the Dame Shirley Bassey Show, two words only, DO IT you wont be disappointed."
Simon Buxton
"Whilst some artistes over force the sound when singing as Dame Shirley, Paula's voice is neither forced nor contrived. Her concert is just amazing. The gowns are amazing, the arrangements are spot on and the vocals are just incredibly accurate. We were all thrilled to have Paula's Concert at our historic East Lancashire Victorian Theatre and with the standing ovations, the audience were equally as thrilled. I have seen DSB more times than I can count and, Paula, well... fantastic!"
Simon Christopher Parker. B.E D. HONS. N.P.Q.H Vice Chairman |
"Paula you could acctually be the real thing - the looks, the voice, the attention to detail on the costumes it's really unrivalled. Thank you for giving our guests a fabulous show and a meet & greet reception that had the makings of the original diva herself!".
Abi Wightman
Daze Entertainment. February 2016
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"A Consumate performer and entertainer with such charisma. Impeccible powerful vocals. Stunning gowns. Simply breathtaking performance."
Chris Tarrant
TV Presenter.
"Paula Randell enthralled our guests as Dame Shirley Bassey on 15 October. We hosted our Anniversary party in our hall at home with 40 guests for dinner and oh my God what an entrance Dame Shirley made after our meal! Stunning wardrobe and outstanding performance. Her voice was unbelievable. We did not expect her to be so funny and interactive with everyone. With great backing and lighting from Neil, added to an overall incredible evening as well. We have had so many tremendous thank you letters all raving about the performance and our golf club have heard about it and want her contact details also. I cannot speak highly enough of Paula as Dame Shirley, it made a simply incredible evening for us all! We will definitely be booking her again. Thank you very much Paula and Neil."
Paul Haworth CEO
Battlers Green Farm, Radlett.
Paula Randell is a brilliant all round entertainer. As well as having the most Amazing Bassey Voice she is also a very Funny lady, on and off stage.
Paula and her husband Neil put a lot of work into making their show a night to remember. Both highly professional in what they did for us.
Dear Paula
Thank you for making our Mum's 80th Birthday special and Thank you for giving us
'Shirley Bassey' 'As God is My Witness' You're the best in Show Business. You gave
'The Performance of Your Life' !!
Faye Shawcross Organisers
Just a quick email. Paula you were sensational. We had your Shirley Bassey show a few years ago but you surpassed that one. Thank you for coming to Tenterden.
Your Shirley Bassey is definitely the classiest out there! Your voice is unbelievable, powerful and beautiful. The best and most professional show we've ever had at our annual Mayor's Charity Events. You are such a perfectionist. Your costumes are stunning (I love the red one). You were so interactive and funny with our Mayor's and their guests that they haven't stopped talking about you and will be talking about this night for a long time to come. Your interaction on Big Spender with the Mayor was fantastic. You are such an entertainer. Thank you so much for having photos with the Mayors and their guests for the press. You are a true professional. Neil was marvelous too on the sound and light. Thank you again.
Sandra Sutters
Event Organiser 27th January 2017
Hi Paula.
I can't thank you enough for what you did for me on Saturday night. As you now I have grown up with the music of Dame Shirley Bassey, and to have her there at my 60th was a dream come true, and I will remember it for the rest of my life.
I have had so many calls from people saying how fantastic you were and how much they enjoyed themselves. How nice it was to come to a party where there was a cabaret and not disco all night, and that was Bob Shaw all over. Thanks again and hope to see you perform again soon.
Bob xx Jan 14th 2017
Dear Paula,
Me and my team adore you. Your professionalism, passion for your craft, dedication to detail and all round star talent is second to none. Thank you for representing us for such an exclusive event so fabulously in the Seychelles!
Chris Fitchew CEO
Cloud8 Events Feb 18th 2017
Dr. David Bull
Hi Paula
Many thanks for your immaculate performances at the LACA event – they certainly lived up to the recommendation that we'd had for you! You had the 600 strong audience enthralled.
Thanks as well for staying on for the photo opps. Dr. David Bull in particular was thrilled to get a picture with you!
Jo Reeves
Group Events Director
Dewberry Redpoint
"You were amazing. You had them in the palm of your hand.
TV Celebrity
"I worked with Paula Randell and she was a joy to work with. I have never seen a performer with such talent and class. She's a top performer. Her Shirley Bassey Impression is the best I have ever seen. I can honestly say she is one of the best performers we have worked with
Bobby Ball"
Bobby Ball. Sep 2017
Cannon & Ball and Friends
Nikki Lamborn
"An amazing night with Simon Buxton for our sailing club's awards celebration, with the genius that is Paula Randell as Dame Shirley Bassey. A fabulous singer and entertainer who's stand up humour had the audience eating out of her hand and screaming for more! You thoroughly deserved the Standing Ovation!"
Simon Nesbitt QC


After his first 100 days in office, New Hampshire adults give President Barack Obama high job approval ratings. And for the first time since 2005, a majority of New Hampshire adults think the United States is heading in the right direction.
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For the second straight season, Temple University's men's and women's cross country finished in the top three at the American Athletic Conference championship in New Orleans, hosted by Tulane.
The women finished third with 67 points, four points back of first on Thursday. The men earned 51 points and finished in second, which is the highest finish in program history. The 51 points by the men's side are the lowest a second place team has scored in the conference meet in The American's history.
For the fifth straight year, Tulsa won the conference title on the men's side as they ran away from the field with a total 32 points. Wichita State sophomore Winny Koskei won the 6,000-meter race on the women's side and helped the Shockers win the meet with 63 points.
Temple sophomores Lucy Jones, Michelle Joyce, and Helene Gottlieb all finished in the top 15 and earned all-conference honors.
Jones came in 10th at 23 minutes and 2.22 seconds and Joyce finished one spot behind with a time of 23:07.35.
Temple had seven runners place in the top 30 on the women's side. Jones, Joyce, and Gottlieb finished higher than they did in last year's conference meet.
Junior Grace Moore finished 16th with a time of 23:29.08. Graduate student Kira Von Ehren came in 17th place, while senior Katie Leisher and junior Millie Howard finished 20th and 29th, respectively.
The men's team broke another program record as four members of the team finished on the all-conference team. A total of five Temple runners placed in the top-20.
Junior Zach Seiger ran the 8,000-meter race in 27:34.66 to finish in sixth. Seconds later sophomore Kristian Jensen crossed the finish line with a seventh-place finish with a time of 27:40.12. Graduate student Louis Corgliano finished in 10th, while junior Kevin Lapsansky finished in 14th.
Redshirt junior Harry Powell just missed out on all-conference honors, finishing 16th with a time of 28:26.91.
The finish on the men's side was a "positive step" for the program, Snyder said.
On Nov. 9, Temple will travel to State College for the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Meet.
Temple will be the No. 7 seed at the American Athletic Conference tournament and face No. 10 Tulane on Thursday in Florida after Sunday's 76-58 loss to Tulsa in Oklahoma.


Representative Charles Townsend told us via email that the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee met in an executive session on November 12. The committee voted to send the amended HB 286 to the House in January with an "Ought to Pass" recommendation. The vote was 13 to 5 in favor.


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