What people call silver fillings are more accurately called amalgam fillings. They are a mixture of silver, some copper, maybe some other metals, and about 50% mercury. They have been used in dentistry since the 1840s, and while they have their strong points, we now have excellent composite materials that have several distinct advantages.
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Their chief advantages relate to the ability we have to bond the filling material to the tooth. This means that we don't have to remove weakened tooth structure, which means that much less drilling is required for new cavities, meaning a much smaller filling.
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ICE deportation raids set to being Sunday after Trump delay, report says
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are preparing to conduct raids beginning Sunday to arrest thousands of illegal immigrants across the U.S. just weeks after President Trump announced that he was delaying the operation.
The ICE agents will target at least 2,000 immigrants whose deportations have already been ordered, a New York Times report said, citing one former and two current Department of Homeland Security officials.
Neither the White House nor ICE immediately responded to emails from Fox News seeking comment. An ICE spokesman declined to comment to the Times to ensure the safety of the department's agents.
BORDER APPREHENSIONS DECLINE 28 PERCENT FOLLOWING US-MEXICO PARTNERSHIP, DHS SAYS
Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, told reporters Wednesday that the raids are "going to happen." He did not elaborate.
The Times report said the raids will include "collateral" deportations, which means illegal immigrants at the scene of the raid who are not the target of the raid could be detained.
The June operation was expected to target 2,000 families in as many as 10 cities, including Chicago, Baltimore, New York, Houston, Los Angeles and Miami. Last month, President Trump announced on Twitter that he wants ICE agents to start the process of "removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the U.S."
But Trump later delayed the sweeps, saying he would give lawmakers two weeks to work out solutions for securing the U.S.-Mexico border. The decision came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi contacted Trump, requesting that he call off the raids.
But three administration officials told the Associated Press that scrapping the operation was not just about politics.
They said ICE leaders had expressed serious concerns that officers' safety would be in jeopardy because too many details about the raids had been made public.
Report: ICE Plans Mass Arrests Of Immigrants This Weekend
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials plan to launch nationwide raids and arrest thousands of undocumented immigrants as soon as this weekend, The New York Times reported early Thursday.
Citing two current and one former official at the Department of Homeland Security, the Times said around 2,000 immigrants who have been ordered deported by the federal government will be targeted.
Agents will also reportedly arrest people who happen to be on the scene, even if they weren't the target of the raids. These so-called "collateral" deportations could include entire families. Officials said they will be held in detention centers together, where possible.
<img class="image__src" src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5d26c76f3b00003900dac0e5.jpeg?cache=sjcxsomiym&ops=scalefit_720_noupscale" alt="The ACLU reminded undocumented immigrants that they
In a statement to HuffPost, an ICE spokeswoman said that "the agency will not offer specific details related to enforcement operations," citing security issues.
"As always, ICE prioritizes the arrest and removal of unlawfully present aliens who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security," the statement continued. "All of those in violation of the immigration laws may be subject to immigration arrest, detention and ― if found removable by final order ― removal from the United States."
President Donald Trump delayed the raids that were scheduled to take place last month in 10 major cities, including Miami, Los Angeles and Chicago. He said he had hoped to work with Democrats to craft a "solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border":
I want to give the Democrats every last chance to quickly negotiate simple changes to Asylum and Loopholes. This will fix the Southern Border, together with the help that Mexico is now giving us. Probably won't happen, but worth a try. Two weeks and big Deportation begins!
Congress passed a $4.6 billion humanitarian aid bill just days after that tweet, despite complaints from some Democrats and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that the legislation didn't do enough to protect migrant children.
The Trump administration has faced heavy criticism for its immigration and refugee detention procedures in the past. In the past two years, thousands of children were separated from their parents under the president's controversial "zero tolerance" immigration policy. Just this week, the UN's Human Rights chief decried the "alarming" conditions at U.S. migrant detention centers along the border, saying she was "deeply shocked" by a lack of beds, filthy conditions and the spread of disease.
Immigrant enclaves have been rattled for weeks at the prospect of government officials knocking on their doors. In preparation of the expected raids, civil rights groups have been encouraging immigrant communities to study up on their legal rights. The ACLU reminded undocumented immigrants that they were not legally required to grant ICE agents access to their homes without certain kinds of warrants. And upon arrest, everyone was entitled to the right to remain silent and access to a government-appointed lawyer.
Since January, the Trump administration has been operating under the president's hardline "Remain in Mexico" policy, which forces many of those seeking refuge to remain in Mexico until their applications are processed rather than wait in the United States.
The Department of Homeland Security said this week that the number of arrests along the border had dropped by 28 percent in June, the first time this year the number has declined. But more than 100,000 people were still arrested at the border, the fourth month in a row with that many detentions.
Agency officials claim border facilities have been overwhelmed for months, and DHS Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan said Tuesday that the numbers reflected a "humanitarian crisis."
"We are past the breaking point and in a full-blown emergency," McAleenan said in a statement. "This situation should not be acceptable to any of us."
This story has been updated with a statement from ICE.
Dunkin' manager created fake employee, collected extra paycheck, cops say
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At some workplaces, some employees seem to do the work of two people.
But at a Dunkin' doughnut shop in Florida, a manager was collecting the paychecks of two people – herself and a fake employee, authorities say.
The manager, identified as 29-year-old Markia Nelson, was arrested Monday and charged with grand theft after authorities alleged she had created the fake employee and deposited that fake employee's real earnings into her own bank account.
FLORIDA COPS ARREST MAN WHO SAID HE STOLE POOL FLOATS TO USE FOR SEX
"The employee never actually showed up to do any work, and when they researched the employee's clock-in and clock-out times they saw that it was her inputting it each time," Pinellas Park police Sgt. Lonnie Lancto told FOX 13 of Tampa.
"The employee never actually showed up to do any work, and when they researched the employee's clock-in and clock-out times they saw that it was her inputting it each time."
— Pinellas Park police Sgt. Lonnie Lancto
Markia Nelson, 29, was charged with grand theft, authorities say. (Pinellas County Sheriff's Office)
The paperwork was done May 15 and Nelson started punching in and out at the Largo store as the fictitious new hire on May 16, logging a total of 235 hours until she was arrested, WFLA-TV of St. Petersburg reported.
The fake employee was paid $8.65 per hour for a total of more than $1,600, the report said.
The store's owners caught on to the scheme and alerted police, according to FOX 13.
"They met the officer around the corner, showed him all the video that they had, paperwork that they had, timesheets and things like that, and basically presented their case to the officer first," Lancto told the station.
Nelson told police she used the extra cash for "life expenses," according to WFLA.
Nelson was booked into the Pinellas County Jail and was later released, pending further legal action, according to the report.
Murder suspect mistakenly released from jail arrested in Georgia: police
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A suspected killer who was mistakenly released from a Florida county jail in May amid confusion over his charges was captured Wednesday evening in Georgia, authorities said.
Eric Vail, 28, was arrested in January in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Wadarius Harrius, who was found fatally shot in a pickup truck in Pembroke Park in October 2018.
Eric Vail was released from jail earlier this year amid a mix-up over his charges. (Broward County Sheriff's Office)
Vail was initially charged with second-degree murder. In May, that charge was dismissed and upgraded to first-degree murder. The Broward County Sheriff's Office said it was told the initial charge had been dismissed and didn't know vail was being held for anything else.
"We did not have and have not yet located any documentation stating the subject was to be held on another charge," spokesperson Keyla Concepcion told WSVN in a statement. "Our main priority at this time is to locate and apprehend this dangerous criminal."
MACKENZIE LUECK MURDER SUSPECT PREVIOUSLY ACCUSED OF RAPE, BANNED FROM UTAH STATE CAMPUS
Vail was arrested Wednesday night at a mobile home Jesup, a small town in Georgia about 70 miles southwest of Savannah, WPLG reported.
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The sheriff's office said multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in tracking down Vail's whereabouts. Vail will be extradited to Broward County to face one count of first-degree murder.
Fox News' Nicole Darrah contributed to this report.
Former NFL player Albert Haynesworth in 'dire need' of kidney transplant, asks fans for help
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Former NFL player Albert Haynesworth took to Instagram Wednesday to inform his followers that doctors told him he's in "dire need" of a kidney transplant and asked for help to find a donor.
Haynesworth, who's been battling kidney disease for a few years, said his kidney failed on Sunday. "It's hard to believe from being a professional athlete to only 8 season in retirement that my body has taken another major blow," he wrote alongside a picture of him in laying a hospital bed, breathing through a respirator.
WOMAN APPEALS TO HOCKEY FANS FOR KIDNEY DONATION
"First with the brain aneurysm 3 seasons out of the NFL to now my kidneys failing me," the former defensive tackle said.
He asked those interested to call the Vanderbilt Transplant Center in Nashville at 615-936-0695 and hit option 2. "GOD BLESS thank you for your prayers and thanks for sharing this message," he said, wrapping up the post.
Haynesworth played with four organizations for over 10 years in the NFL. He played with the Tennessee Titans for seven years. He retired in 2011 with 30.5 sacks, 347 tackles and 65 QB hits, NFL.com reported. He played in two Pro Bowls and was named to two first-team All-Pro teams during his career.
Los Angeles business owners put up fences, thorny plants to deter homeless: report
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A homeless woman smokes as she waits for city crews to clean the area near Los Angeles City Hall Monday, July 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Amid the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, home and business owners are reportedly planting cacti, thorny rosebushes and other deterrents to keep the homeless from sleeping in front of their property.
The homeless population rose from 16 percent from last year, according to The Los Angeles Times.
Many of the obstructions have been put up on public property without the city's permission.
"In general, a lot of things people have [put] in the public right of way aren't permitted," Ted Allen, Los Angeles deputy city engineer told The LA Times.
HOMELESSNESS JUMPS 12 PERCENT ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY DESPITE $619M IN SPENDING
The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion recently to investigate and remove illegal fencing that "restricts free passage in the public right-of-way and report to council on these efforts" but nothing has been done as of yet.
Chain-link fencing on sidewalks is illegal but rarely enforced, some business owners told The LA Times. They say the homeless deter customers and clients from their businesses, leave the streets filthy and can be dangerous to their property.
"When someone lights a fire, it burns on the sidewalk and doesn't burn the building down," a textile manufacturing plant owner near USC who put a chain-link fence in front of his business told The LA Times.
The barriers are a temporary solution to the more complicated problem of stemming homelessness in the city. "You can't address [homelessness] by pushing people around," a resident who does homeless outreach told The Times. "These issues go unaddressed and allow property owners to do what they want to get people out of sight. That's a problem."
Christian views may have kept star player off US women's soccer team, some say
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As the U.S. Women's World Cup champions continue to celebrate their recent triumph, some observers are wondering whether a top-tier American player was left off the team because of her religious views.
Jaelene Hinkle, 26, a native of Colorado who played college soccer at Texas Tech, is a defender for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League.
In 2018, Hinkle helped her team win the NWSL championship and previously helped it win a title in 2016 when it was known as the Western New York Flash.
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But in 2015, Hinkle had objected publicly to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.
"I believe with every fiber in my body that what was written 2,000 years ago in the Bible is undoubtedly true," Hinkle wrote on Instagram at the time. "This world may change, but Christ and His Word NEVER will."
Jesus didn't come to save those who already believed in Him. He came so that the lost, rejected, and abandoned men and women would find Him and believe. I believe with every fiber in my body that what was written 2,000 years ago in the Bible is undoubtedly true. It's not a fictional book. It's not a pick and choose what you want to believe. You either believe it, or you don't. This world may change, but Christ and His Word NEVER will. My heart is that as Christians we don't begin to throw a tantrum over what has been brought into law today, but we become that much more loving. That through our love, the lost, rejected, and abandoned find Christ. The rainbow was a convent made between God and all his creation that never again would the world be flooded as it was when He destroyed the world during Noah's time. It's a constant reminder that no matter how corrupt this world becomes, He will never leave us or forsake us. Thank you Lord for your amazing grace, even during times of trial and confusion. Love won over 2,000 years ago when the greatest sacrifice of all time was made for ALL mankind. ❤💜💛💚💙
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Then in 2017, Hinkle drew criticism when she declined to play in two matches for the U.S. women's national team, reportedly because she didn't want to wear special team jerseys recognizing Gay Pride Month.
'It wasn't my job'
She later told the Christian Broadcasting Network's "The 700 Club" that she opposed the jerseys for religious reasons.
"I just felt so convicted in my spirit that it wasn't my job to wear this jersey," Hinkle told the program. "I gave myself three days to just seek and pray and determine what [God] was asking me to do in this situation."
"I just felt so convicted in my spirit that it wasn't my job to wear this jersey. I gave myself three days to just seek and pray and determine what [God] was asking me to do in this situation."
— Jaelene Hinkle, pro soccer player
THESE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS GIVE 'GLORY TO GOD'
Shortly after the interview aired, Hinkle was loudly booed in liberal Portland, Ore., when her North Carolina Courage team played against the Portland Thorns, the Irish Times reported.
Contrast with Rapinoe
Later, Hinkle was dropped from the U.S. national team for reasons solely related to soccer, team officials claimed, according to the newspaper. But the report noted that Hinkle's public persona contrasts sharply with that of Team USA captain Megan Rapinoe, who also plays in the NWSL.
While Hinkle stands by her religious beliefs, the Times noted, Rapinoe has drawn public attention for such gestures as supporting former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protests and for posing nude with her girlfriend, WNBA basketball player Sue Bird.
But Erick Erickson, a conservative commentator, and John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview in Colorado Springs, Colo., doubt that Hinkle was cut solely for soccer reasons, the Washington Times reported. They believe Hinkle was dropped because of her religious views.
"If we were talking about just any player, it wouldn't be really clear," Stonestreet told the newspaper. "But just because of her abilities – Jaelene Hinkle is a heck of a player – it makes it that much more suspect."
"If we were talking about just any player, it wouldn't be really clear. But just because of her abilities – Jaelene Hinkle is a heck of a player – it makes it that much more suspect."
— John Stonestreet, president, Colson Center for Christian Worldview in Colorado Springs, Colo.
SB Nation's Kim McCauley asserted that Hinkle was likely invited to try out for the national team only to prevent a lawsuit, the Christian Post reported.
But Hinkle herself doesn't seem too rattled by the decision to be left off the U.S. roster. As she told "The 700 Club": "If I never get another national team call-up again then that's just a part of [God's] plan, and that's OK."
Hinkle also has a Biblical passage posted on her Twitter page: "If you live for people's acceptance, you'll die from their rejection."
'Outrageous conflicts of interest': Watchdog groups urge California Gov. Gavin Newsom to fire oil regulators
San Ardo, CA oil drilling (Photo: Drew Bird/Center for Biological Diversity)
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Two consumer groups are calling on California's governor to freeze all new oil drilling permits and to clean house at the agency that issues them after the organizations uncovered records showing that top state regulators and engineers held investments in Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP, Valero and other petrochemical giants.
Almost half of the 2,300 well permits issued in 2019 have benefited oil companies investedin by agency officials, the consumer groups said.
The pace at which fracking permits are issued has doubled since Gov. Gavin Newsom took office in January, and thousands of permits for new and re-used oil and gas wells have also been approved, angering environmental and public health groups who hoped for a phase-out of the state's billion-dollar industry following the retirement of Gov. Jerry Brown.
Despite California's global environmental reputation, large swaths of the state, including Kern County, Los Angeles and the Coachella Valley around Palm Springs still have the smoggiest air in the nation, largely due to tailpipe emissions and oil production.
Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance uncovered the regulators' personal investments and permit data through public records requests, and the two groups shared the documents with The Desert Sun and the USA TODAY Network.
The investments were reported on required disclosure forms completed by agency supervisors or senior officials in March this year. The forms cover 2018 holdings of stock and other securities and show seven senior staff with investments in a dozen of the world's top petroleum companies.
California oil and gas regulators, their titles, and their investments in oil and gas companies. (Photo: Kaylee Beam, The Desert Sun)
The exact amounts are unclear, because the forms ask supervisors to simply indicate whether their investments are valued at less than $10,000 or between $10,001 and $100,000, or higher amounts.
On Wednesday, the groups asked Newsom to put a freeze on all drilling permits and to clean house at the Department of Conservation's Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources. Specifically, they asked him to fire the supervisors with reported oil investments, along with their top bosses, including State Oil and Gas Supervisor Ken Harris, who oversees the division and signs off on permits.
"We have uncovered outrageous conflicts of interest at the state agency charged with oil and gas well approval and inspections that endanger the public. Oil regulators should not be invested in the same oil companies that they regulate," wrote Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog; Adam Scow, senior consumer advocate with the nonprofit; and Brook Lenker, executive director of FracTracker Alliance.
"This scandalous ethical breach is an opportunity to advance your stated goal of curbing drilling and fracking in the state," they added. "Reform begins with ethical and honest regulation."
Newsom's office: We take charges 'seriously'
Asked by The Desert Sun to respond to the allegations, the governor's office said it was looking into the matter.
"We are aware of the allegations and we are taking them seriously. If a public employee is found to have unethically profited from investments in an industry he or she regulates, that's unacceptable," said spokesman Brian Ferguson. "This holds true not just at this particular agency, but across the government — accountability and transparency are guiding principles for Gov. Newsom, and he will hold all officials in his Administration to the highest standards in upholding the government code sections, [California Fair Political Practices Commission] regulations and department policies prohibiting financial conflicts of interest."
Kids play in Kenneth Hahn State Recreation area near Inglewood, CA oil field pump jacks (Photo: Gary Kavanagh/Center for Biological Diversity)
Ferguson did not respond to questions about the 100% increase in fracking permits and other stepped up drilling permits in the past six months.
The Department of Conservation's Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, commonly known as DOGGR, did not respond to requests for comment on Wednesday.
Those employees who disclosed oil industry investments included:
The agency's deputy director of programs, David Gutierrez, reporting to the state oil and gas supervisor
The agency's enforcement unit supervisor, Simeon Okoroike
District supervisors, deputies and senior engineers in various oil-producing sections of the state
Nicholas Abu, a senior oil and gas engineer overseeing the state's underground gas storage program, reported owning a side gas consulting business called Sandstone Reservoir Solutions.
The Desert Sun reached out to the eight supervisors who disclosed investments and consulting. Only one, Gutierrez, responded.
'I'm trying to follow the rules'
Gutierrez told The Desert Sun that when he was hired less than two years ago, he informed DOGGR officials he held shares in Exxon Mobil and Magellan Midstream Partners and asked if he should sell them. He said he was told that because California was not currently regulating either company, he didn't need to divest. He said he was told that if a conflict did arise, "you would just kind of step back" and leave decisions about the company to other agency officials.
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According to Gutierrez's job description, he has "direct program management responsibility" of several statewide well programs and is responsible for compliance with state environmental laws. He's also charged with formulating and implementing policies to support DOGGR's mission "to prevent damage to life, health, property and natural resources, while also encouraging the wise development of oil, gas and geothermal resources to increase the ultimate recovery of these natural resources."
He filled out Form 700 as required this March, checking the boxes showing that in 2018, he owned between $10,000 and $100,000 worth of investments in Exxon and Magellan.
He said as soon as the agency received a Public Records Act request from the two watchdog groups in late April and he was notified, he "instantly" sold the stocks. He said, "I asked our legal office and I asked our ethics attorneys" and "they calmed me down and said 'don't worry about it.' "
"I'm trying to follow the rules," Gutierrez said.
He said he earned about $14,000 by selling 200 shares in Exxon Mobil, and about $25,000 from just under 400 shares he had owned in Magellan. He said he had owned both sets of shares for at least 10 years and had all but forgotten about them. Prior to DOGGR, he said he was in the federal sector, and held a variety of posts in Washington, including "doing national security work."
California Gov. Gavin Newsom presents his revised 2019 budget proposal May 9, 2019, in Sacramento, California. (Photo: Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio)
Gutierrez also said he is not involved in permitting, and wasn't aware until April that Aera Energy was a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, one of the companies in which he owned stock.
Aera Energy, which is jointly owned by Exxon Mobil and Shell affiliates, has received the lion's share of fracking permits this year, and says on its website that it spent most of 2017 "educating" DOGGR about why an alternative method to verify well integrity would work. Without DOGGR approval, it "might have been forced to spend millions of dollars abandoning and re-drilling wells."
Court, the president of Los Angeles-based Consumer Watchdog, was harshly critical of Gutierrez' response, saying that the highest-ranking civil servant in the agency overseeing the oil industry should know that Aera and Exxon Mobil are linked, and if he doesn't, he should find a new job.
211 fracking permits in first half of 2019
Others said it is not just conflicts of interest that are at stake, but public health. They want the oil industry phased out completely in the Golden State, both to stem climate change and to keep dangerous toxics out of air and water.
Since Newsom took office, DOGGR has been issuing permits for controversial hydraulic fracking at twice the rate they were issued under Brown, according to a Desert Sun review of records: 211 permits were issued in the first half of 2019, compared to 223 in all of 2018 and 228 the year before.
Batches of applications are being processed in as little as three weeks, with most going to Aera Energy. Key positions in the agency also continue to be held by former California oil company executives, engineers and other industry staff.
An analysis by the Last Chance Alliance — a network of organizations that says it was "formed to address the ongoing climate, health, and environmental justice emergency caused by the oil and gas industry in California" — found at least 20 of DOGGR's appointments and hires during Brown's tenure came from oil companies operating in the state, and, the group said, all are still there, including two top officials.
William "Bill" Bartling, a DOGGR chief deputy who oversees field operations across the state, previously headed or managed several oil-related companies, and worked for Chevron for 14 years. Chevron has received 616 permits from DOGGR this year for new wells or to rework existing wells. Bartling did not report any investments in oil companies.
The so-called "revolving door" and accelerated permitting has concerned environmentalists. Many hoped for major change under Newsom, who signed a pledge not to take any oil industry donations during his campaign.
But backers of the industry note that its products play a vital role in everyday life, not just in transportation but in myriad other products. The Western States Petroleum Association or WSPA, a lobbying and trade group, as well as major oil companies, have routinely been among the largest donors to candidates. They are also active in opposing or supporting ballot measures seen as harmful or helpful to the industry. There are 368,000 jobs in California connected to oil and gas operations, with $24.6 billion in tax revenues, according to WSPA's website.
Foes of the industry are heartened that Newsom included $3 million in his first budget for a pair of studies: one on how to phase out fossil fuel use in California and the second on accelerating electric vehicle use. But they say that's hardly enough.
"DOGGR continues to roll out the red carpet for and is doing the bidding of the industry they're supposed to be regulating," said Kassie Siegel, Climate Law Institute director for the Center for Biological Diversity, who is based in the Morongo Valley. "The agency has done nothing to change its culture."
Calls for change for years
DOGGR was often riven by controversy during Brown's tenure. An independent science commission in 2015 determined there were large, unknown risks due to fracking and a second oil extraction technique. The panel recommended a suite of changes to current policies, including a 2,500-foot buffer between oil production facilities and schools and homes, an end to unlined wastewater pits and other measures designed to protect public health and groundwater aquifers near drilling sites.
Under increasing scrutiny by the legislature since the report, DOGGR has pledged for the past four years to put public health front and center as part of an overhaul. But it has not instituted a buffer zone or other recommendations.
The Golden State is the fifth-largest producer of oil in the nation, extracting and refining about 200 million barrels per year, though production has been gradually declining since 1990. To tap last bits of oil in largely exhausted fields, energy companies are increasingly turning to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, blasting steam down boreholes to fracture rocks holding remnant crude oil.
Oil extraction, production and use have been linked to air and water pollution and serious illness. The Central Valley, greater Los Angeles and the Coachella Valley have the worst ozone smog in the nation, according to air quality regulators. About 80% of that pollution comes from cars, trucks and trains that use petroleum, while another large chunk comes from refineries that process the oil into fuel.
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U.S. Prepares to Arrest Thousands of Immigrant Family Members
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When possible, family members who are arrested together will be held in family detention centers in Texas and Pennsylvania. But because of space limitations, some might end up staying in hotel rooms until their travel documents can be prepared. ICE's goal is to deport the families as quickly as possible.
The officials said ICE agents were targeting at least 2,000 immigrants who have been ordered deported — some as a result of their failure to appear in court — but who remain in the country illegally. The operation is expected to take place in at least 10 major cities.
The families being targeted crossed the border recently: The Trump administration expedited their immigration proceedings last fall. In February, many of those immigrants were given notice to report to an ICE office and leave the United States, the homeland security officials said.
Matthew Bourke, an ICE spokesman, said in a statement on Wednesday that the agency would not comment on specific details related to enforcement operations, to ensure the safety and security of agency personnel.
The threat of deportation has rattled immigrant communities across the country, prompted backlash from local politicians and police officials and stoked division inside the Department of Homeland Security — the agency that is charged with carrying out the deportations. The Trump administration's goal is to use the operation as a show of force to deter families from approaching the southwestern border, the officials said.
Agents have expressed apprehensions about arresting babies and young children, officials have said. The agents have also noted that the operation might have limited success because word has already spread among immigrant communities about how to avoid arrest — namely, by refusing to open the door when an agent approaches one's home. ICE agents are not legally allowed to forcibly enter a home.
Immigration defense lawyers are likely to file motions to reopen the families' immigration cases, which would significantly delay, if not stop altogether, their removal from the United States.
For weeks last month, the ICE director at the time, Mark Morgan, signaled that agents would escalate efforts to round up families. Days before the operation was to begin, Mr. Trump forecast the plan on Twitter, blindsiding ICE agents whose safety officials feared would be compromised as a result.
In early June, the Department of Homeland Security's acting secretary, Kevin K. McAleenan, told Mr. Morgan to call off the operation. Mr. McAleenan did not support the raids, officials said at the time, in part out of concern that undocumented parents could be separated from any of their children who are American citizens.
Mr. Morgan then directly lobbied Mr. Trump to move forward with the raids. He is now the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, another arm of the Department of Homeland Security.
In a tense meeting with White House officials on June 21, two days before the raids were scheduled to begin, Mr. McAleenan again outlined the challenges of the operation, including the separation of families and the logistics of housing them until they can be removed. If undocumented parents are found to have children who are United States citizens, for example, ICE agents will need to wait with the children in a hotel room until a relative in the United States can claim them.
Homeland security officials also worried that many of the families that the administration had hoped to detain might have left the addresses known to ICE after Mr. Trump tweeted the agency's plans.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Mr. Trump after his tweet and urged him to halt the operation, which in a statement hours later she described as "heartless."
Mr. Trump then tweeted that he would delay the effort at the Democrats' request. But he also threatened to resume the deportations if Democrats refused to join with Republican lawmakers to "work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border."
Days later, the Senate passed a $4.6 billion humanitarian aid package for the border.
Migrant crossings have declined since May, when 144,200 migrants were taken into custody at the southwestern border — a 13-year high.
Last Friday, Mr. Trump said the raids would begin "fairly soon."
"I say they came in illegally, and we're bringing them out legally," the president told reporters.

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A cinematic mastermind, the Harry Houdini of show business, a creative juggernaut. These are all descriptions of arguably the most successful and creative gentleman of the film industry. He has mastered the art of cultivating brilliant TV shows over the past 25 years.
Fondly known as the 'King Of SitComs', I present to you, Chuck Lorre. Born Charles Michael Levine in 1952, Chuck had a troubled childhood. Due to his father's failed ventures, his family was slowly nearing the edge of the financial abyss.
After dragging himself through college, he decided that he wanted to pursue music as a songwriter. He dropped out after two years of college and set out on his endeavor. Although the first few of his songs did not really hit it off, Chuck managed to make a living out of it.
An interesting fact about his songwriting career is that he was the person behind the world-renowned Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song. That is truly an iconic song.
When he began to feel that his musical career was not oiling his wheels, Chuck made the move over to Hollywood. In the late 80s, he created his own sitcom by the name Frannie's turn. Prior to this venture, Lorre had been a writer at another sitcom called Roseanne. Unfortunately, Frannie's turn was cancelled by the network after five weeks.
But Chuck was not one to give up. He went on to make two more sitcoms, Cybill and Grace Under Fire. These two shows got Chuck a lot of critical acclaim and quite the collection of awards. However, this was just the beginning.
After four successful seasons of Cybill, Chuck moved on to his next brainchild, Two and a half men. This show catapulted Chuck into the greatest of creators in Hollywood. It was VERY successful comedy that topped ratings over and over until it was almost as if it was a dream.
Although the show was surrounded by a lot of controversies involving Chuck and Charlie Sheen(protagonist), it had a comparatively successful 12-year run. This truly is a quality watch and will not leave you disappointed.
Chuck still had a lot of fire in him. To satisfy this burning flame inside of him, Chuck created The Big Bang Theory in 2007. This is my all-time favorite. A timeless classic, The Big Bang Theory also had a glorious 12-year stint on primetime television. Hopefully, the show returns for more(fingers crossed).
The storyline revolves around socially awkward geniuses(also scientists) who come across the various aspects of life from relationships to the other inconsistencies of the world. All while staying tightly wound together as that same group of evergreen friends.
The show presents so many significant events in the lives of the actors. For example, Howard's trip to space or the time when the guys set off on a scientific expedition to the North Pole. As a viewer, you can see the characters maturing over time. Sheldon goes from being a sociologically mute person to getting married to the love of his life, Amy Farrah Fowler(Mayim Bialik), and even wins a Nobel(i cried).
All this was brought to life by none other than Chuck Lorre. His vivid partnership with Bill Prady to create this show lit up the TV sets for more than a decade. In the time that The Big Bang Theory sailed high, it beat Lorre's previous blockbuster, Two and a Half Men.
During the run-time of The Big Bang Theory, Chuck Lorre has started work on the prequel to it, Young Sheldon. This show tells us the story of Sheldon Cooper(the protagonist of TBBT) and his childhood adventures. This was a hit as soon as it hit the screens as well.
On March 12, 2009, Chuck Lorre received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Most recently in 2019, he was the recipient of his first Golden Globe award for The Kominsky Method.
Through all the smooth sailing of his life, however, not unknown to hardships. He suffered from a serious drinking problem back in the 90s and until 2010. He still suffers from irrational anger, rage and depression. Lorre stated in an interview: "Put me in paradise and I will focus on the one thing that will make me angry."
The reason I decided to enter the previous paragraph was to debunk the popular belief that just because you are successful, does not mean that life is perfect. Life is full of its imperfections and rather than dwelling on the fact that we may not all be rich, we should maintain a positive outlook on life.
All in all, I feel that Chuck Lorre is a visionary. He had many brilliant ideas and he materialized them. But most importantly he DID NOT GIVE UP. He is probably the best director/creator/writer to have ever graced the industry.
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L'Estadio Universitario est une enceinte sportive située à San Nicolás de los Garza au Mexique. Il est la propriété de l'Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Il est utilisé par les Tigres UANL.

Histoire
L'Estadio Universitario ouvre ses portes en 1967. L'inauguration officielle a lieu le , lors d'un match du CF Monterrey contre l'Atlético Madrid d'Adelardo Rodríguez (score : 1 but partout). Le premier but est inscrit par Mariano Ubiracy.

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 Coupe du monde de football 1986
 Coupe du monde de football des moins de 17 ans 2011
 Concert de Bruno Mars, le  dans le cadre de son 24K Magic World Tour.

Coupe du monde de football 1986

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
UANL
Tigres UANL

Lien externe
  Site officiel de l'Estadio Universitario sur tigres.

Équipement sportif achevé en 1967
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La saison 2021 du Championnat du Yémen de football est la vingt-cinquième édition de la première division au Yémen.

Après la guerre civile, aucun championnat n'a lieu entre 2015 et 2019. Fin 2019 un tournoi est organisé avec 34 clubs du pays pour remettre un championnat en route. En 2021, la fédération veut organiser un nouveau championnat avec les derniers participants de la saison 2014-2015. Les trois clubs d'Aden déclarent forfait, le championnat se dispute avec onze clubs, répartis dans deux groupes. Les deux premiers de groupe se rencontrent dans un tournoi final pour déterminer le champion.

Les clubs participants

Compétition
Le barème de points servant à établir le classement se décompose ainsi :
 Victoire : 3 points
 Match nul : 1 point
 Défaite : 0 point

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Dans le match de relégation Shabab al-Jeel et Al-Sha'ab Ibb font match nul 2 à 2, Al-Sha'ab Ibb gagne 4 à 2 aux tirs au but et se maintient en première division.

Tour final

Bilan de la saison

Voir aussi

Références

Liens internes
 Championnat du Yémen de football

Liens externes
  Page complète sur la saison sur RSSSF

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John Lopez from In The Loop on SportsRadio 610 sits down with Chris Tynan, who is organizing the Hoffathon fundraiser for the family of the tragically deceased Brian Hoffman. There will be food sold by the Wholly Habanero cook-team, as well as raffles and auctions for various prizes. It all happens at Time Out Tavern in Atascocita on March 25th. Call Chris Tynan at (281) 812-0318, Time Out Tavern at (281) 709-3498 or visit their Facebook event page for more information.


The Fulton County Department of Health Services continues to attract restaurant owners and operators to adopt environmentally sustainable practices for the local food service industry. Restaurant owners and operators are invited to learn about the benefits of operating a sustainable "green" restaurant and the added benefit of being certified as a "green" operation. A webinar is scheduled for 3:00 pm – 3:40 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Thursday, March 15, 2012. To register, log-on to https://apps.banckle.com/meeting/meeting?id=290551656 or call in to the Conference Dial-in Number: (712) 775-7400; Participant Access Code: 796561#.
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- Like any good Anglophile, I know that one must usually search far and wide to find acceptable fish and chips in the States.
Thankfully, a small pub in College Park is able to satisfy my cravings for authentic British fare.
The Manchester Arms, a full-service English restaurant, is known for its historical decor as much as it is for great food. The big Union Jack hanging near the entrance is a 100-year-old naval flag. The restaurant's sign is modeled after a stained glass window in a church in England. And many of the menu items are based upon dishes the English have prepared for centuries.
Even if you don't care for British food, stop by The Manchester Arms for a drink or just to check out the incredible interior. It is located at 1705 Virginia Avenue; I always make a point to visit whenever I'm in College Park.


Welcome to our first Autumn volunteers, Debbi and Jay from Cleveland, Ohio, USA, So far we've cleared the Asteriathes spring on the Old Road to Stafilos and made a start on the calderimi from Palio Clima up towards Ag Iannis. This was started last spring and is a big job. We have already removed a large fallen tree from the track, thanks to Jay's chain saw skills and a joint log rolling effort to get it over the side.


Below you will find the final programme and the abstract book (in English).
Future Workshop is a method for participation and empowerment. The method has a distinctive structure and has a pedagogical idea based on democracy and mutual respect. The method consists of three stages, the phase of criticism, the phase of phantasy and the phase of implementation.
Within a range of different projects this method has been implemented with the aim to improve everyday life conditions for older people through participation and engagement. Future Workshop is implemented from a perspective of interactive research. The results from different projects show that Future Workshop can contribute to promote empowerment, strengthen self-esteem and enable social networking. These are aspects of crucial importance for the well-being of older people.
Participation is a key word. The ambition and strategy which is significant for Future Workshop as a method has been analysed in relation to theories within social pedagogy and in relation to the concept of civil society.
The abstract "Earthquake crisis in Iran and the role of social work in the management of the earthquake crisis" (WS123:2) was written by Fotovvat, Hoda, Allame Tabatabaee University, Social Work, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.


The Cheery Children Education Centre (CCEC) is located in the heart of Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya at Mashimoni. The founder of CCEC could not ignore the plight of vulnerable and destitute children in the slum who to some extent are neglected and abandoned thus fail to get the basic vital need Education. They are a small educational institution offering humanitarian assistance and caring for the needs of the poverty stricken children in Nairobi's Kibera slum, the largest slum in Africa by population and size. This is where these children learn to know the value of a family in which they are cared for, loved and educated until such a time they will be able to take care of themselves and their own future families in the society.
Profound poverty, competition for scarce resources, disease, conflict, addictions and lack of educational opportunities put these children at extreme risk for illiteracy, illness, hopelessness, abuse and the meager resources accessible is the common definition of the urban poor child living in the Kenyan slums. Few opportunities exist for the children of Kibera and surrounding slums that allow them to learn and grow to their potential.
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When printing IP addresses as zero-padded values, also apply zero-padding to the CIDR designation when it is present.
Fix a bug in several tools when printing IPv6 addresses as zero-padded decimal; the output included an extra leading zero.
Fix a bug in rwflowpack that could cause a crash when multiple probes were configured to process IPFIX data from files.
Add switches rwsender and rwreceiver for additional control of the TLS connection between them, and only enable TLS support when GnuTLS-2.12.0 or later is found at build time.
Allow the user additional control over how rwgeoip2ccmap converts GeoIP2 country code data to a prefix map file.
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Fix bugs in rwstats, rwuniq, rwbagcat, rwsender, rwreceiver, rwflowpack, and flowcap.
In rwstats, compute percentage columns when primary value is a distinct count.
Change how the flowrate plug-in handles flows that have a duration of zero.
Make additional changes and bug fixes.
SiLK 4.x is beta software.
The applications have been lightly tested. Some applications may change in incompatible ways in future releases.
The analysis tools in SiLK 4.x are largely compatible with those in SiLK 3.x, though SiLK 4.x removes command line switches that were marked as deprecated in SiLK 3.x.
The configuration of rwflowpack has radically changed from SiLK 3.x. The flowcap and rwflowappend tools no longer exist.
Replacing a SiLK 3.x installation with SiLK 4.x is not recommended without substantial testing first.
Allow SiLK Flow files to augment the traditional SiLK Flow record with "sidecar" data. Sidecar data is represented as a Lua table of key-value pairs.
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This dissertation is mainly a review of some of the work done .by various authors on the long wave (shallow water) approximation and its applications to different problems. Shallow water wave equations are derived which are identical with Stoker's equations but the method of derivation is slightly different. The method of characteristics is used in solving the differential equations governing the shallow water wave theory. The climbing and breaking of waves on sloping beaches is discussed. After the derivation of the transport equations for the discontinuities that can exist across a characteristic an equation is obtained for the time and hence the distance of breaking. A simple explanation of the formation of a bore in a sloping stream is given here. The climb of a bore on a beach of uniform and non-uniform slope is also discussed briefly because of its close resemblance to non-uniform shock propagation in gas dynamics. The notion of tsunami waves and the use of shallow water wave theory in the study of the numerical simulation of realistic tsunamis is also discussed briefly.


In the wake of the recent devastation in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey, we continue to see uplifting stories of neighbors helping neighbors and strangers lending a hand to those in need. Inspired by the many stories of selfless acts of kindness, Southern Living and the team at Morning Star Builders are hoping to give back as well.
This past weekend, the 2017 Southern Living Custom Builder Program Showcase Home, located just outside of Houston, opened to the public for tours. Now, with the help of Operation FINALLY HOME and HomeAid, a portion of the proceeds from these tours will go towards helping American military heroes affected by Harvey.
Located just northwest of Houston in picturesque Bluejack National, this gorgeous home was built by Southern Living Custom Builder Program member Morning Star Builders and designed by Chairma Design Group, a Houston-based interior design company and member of the Southern Living Designer Network. Don't miss your chance to help those in need and see this beautiful home in person; tours are available through October 19th, 2017.
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The Harry Potter audio book and the philosopher's stone now available in Arabic
More than just a children's book, it is a work that has left its mark on many generations around the world. Representatives of the Storytel application recently announced to Arabic-speaking fans of the Harry Potter universe that they could now download the Harry Potter audio book and the philosopher's stone in Arabic.
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Brace yourself Quidditch lovers from the Arab world… The Harry Potter universe opens up to the region, in audio version. The first of seven books in the saga of British author JK Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, is now available in its Arabic audio version on the Storytel application. A news that has something to delight Arab fans of the saga phenomenon and comes 12 weeks after Storytel revealed his collaboration with Pottermore Publishing at the International Book Fair in Cairo.
"We hope to be able to spread this magnificent collection of stories to as many places in the Arab region as possible, so that book lovers in this part of the world can relive the magic in a new way"
Ammar Mardawi, Storytel's country manager
A star book, narrated by a local celebrity
The Syrian vocal doubler, Samaan Ferizali, was chosen to narrate the adventures of the young Harry Potter, in the form of 7 audio books. In addition to his prowess with the British saga, Ferizali has worked for 15 years as a dubber and presenter, and has recorded numerous books for publishing houses such as Dar Al Halabi in Morocco and Wahat Al Hekayat in Egypt.
"Samaan has done a spectacular job in bringing to life more than 150 characters from the seven books and offering our listeners a new way to enjoy the multiple twists and turns of the Harry Potter series"
Arabic-speaking listeners can now download the audio book and even listen to it offline on the Storytel application available on Google Play and Apple App Store.
See also Dhad, audio books to promote the Arabic language
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Fire service reveals cause of blaze that forced County Hall to be evacuated
The fire destroyed a power generator
Tom MackSenior Reporter
Fire investigators have uncovered the cause of a blaze which destroyed a power generator at County Hall this morning.
Fire crews from around the city rushed to the Leicestershire County Council headquarters at 8.40am after the blaze was first spotted, prompting an evacuation of the building.
Smoke billows from County Hall as the fire takes hold (Image: Jim Coltman)
For more than half-an-hour the firefighters used foam and two hoses to bring the blaze under control.
The fire was located in a metal mesh structure on the visitors' car park, which adjoins the main office block in Glenfield.
Fire at County Hall in Glenfield (Image: Prub Mankunio)
After putting out the flames, the fire crews – from the Birstall, Western and Southern fire stations – used a thermal imaging camera to search for hot spots and continued to damp down the generator, which was destroyed in the blaze.
They now believe a mechanical failure was to blame for the fire.
Firefighters at the scene of the blaze this morning (Image: Alistair Langham-S17 Photography)
In their report on the incident, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: "A generator building was involved in fire and two hose reel jets were used to tackle the fire.
"The cause was accidental, due to mechanical failure. Damage is 80 per cent by fire."
Firefighters damping down after the blaze (Image: Alistair Langham-S17 Photography)
The staff who were already at work by the time the fire broke out at 8.40am were evacuated and were allowed back in again within about half an hour, once the blaze was under control.
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A short statement released by County Hall stated: "There was an incident on site this morning where one of the generators in our grounds caught fire.
"The building was evacuated and the fire brigade attended and extinguished the fire."
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Melodic Tonic, vol. 29
Published on December 14, 2015 December 14, 2015 by Hollie Daugherty
Welcome to your #NewMusicMonday fix – a.k.a. The Melodic Monday. This week we're serving up some downtempo cocktails. December has been unseasonably warm in many areas, so we've been chilling out with some ambient and electronic tunes from around the globe. Let's get things started in Iceland, a region where cool applies to both the climate and the music scene.
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Kiasmos – "Swept" (Reykjavík, Iceland)
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2015 has been a stellar year for Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds: he scored a second acclaimed soundtrack for the BBC miniseries Broadchurch; he released an amazing instrumental album reimagining the works of Chopin; and just last month he gave the world yet another Kiasmos EP. If you're a fan of experimental electronica that blends chill atmospheric layers with classical overtones, this is the one album you must hear this year. Kiasmos is the side project of Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen (of Bloodgroup) which they formed in 2009. The music is evocative and stirring, a yin-yang of soaring strings and rhythmic beats that fuse together beautifully.
The four-track Swept EP released November 20 on Erased Tapes Records. It's available from the label's online store, Ólafur Arnald's website, and from iTunes. One of the few concert dates Kiasmos has announced for 2016 is a performance at the avant-garde Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee in early April.
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Goldmund – "As Old Roads" (Portland, USA)
You may not know the name of American ambient composer/pianist Keith Kenniff (aka Goldmund and Helios), but you've likely heard his music. It's been featured in dozens of commercials, including Apple and Google. It's the background music on your Facebook "look back" video. It's in movie scores and is often heard as the "music bed" in between stories on NPR. Earlier this month, Kenniff's music featured prominently in Mark Zuckerberg's video preceding the birth of his daughter. If it seems like Kenniff's work is ubiquitous, it's because he creates incredibly moving melodies that connect the listener emotionally to a moment, whether it's a product or a scene. This single is from his latest Goldmund album, Sometimes, which released last month on Western Vinyl. This brief soundcape is just over two-and-a-half minutes in length, but the peaceful feelings it conjures linger long after the song ends. Restless souls, rejoice.
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Benjamin Verdoes – "Night Walk" (Seattle, USA)
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Another talented artist who makes music under different monikers is Benjamin Verdoes. When the Brooklyn-based Seattle musician is not touring with indie rock outfit Iska Dhaaf or substitute teaching at public schools in New York, Verdoes (formerly of the Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band) writes and performs his solo work – in both English and Somali. In 2014, Verdoes and his Somali-born wife relocated to New York City from Seattle along with the rest of Iska Dhaaf. The languid vibe on "Night Walk" is the mirror opposite of his group sound: where Iska Dhaaf excels in urgent, percussion-prominent rock, Verdoes' solo work is relaxed and contemplative, awash in ambient layers. It's the kind of hypnotic song that serves as a perfect late-night soundtrack. You can find it on his latest EP, The One & The Other, which released in September on Brick Lane Records.
Beacon – "Preserve" (Brooklyn, USA)
And speaking of Brooklyn, that's also home to our next group. Electronic duo Beacon recently released this first single from their upcoming second album, Escapements, due in February (CD on Feb. 5 and vinyl on Feb. 15) via Ghostly International. Fans of Thomas Mullarney III and Jacob Gossett can bask in their lushly chill vibes that shimmer with a subdued, percolating energy. As an added bonus, they've recruited drummer Rory O'Connor (Tycho, Com Truise) to work his percussion magic on the album.
This follow-up to 2012's The Ways We Separate is available for pre-order from Amazon, iTunes, and the label's online store. The band will launch a U.S. tour on February 4 in Chicago that runs through early March.
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Tricky – "Diving Away" (Bristol, UK)
Finally this week we have the latest from German trip-hop mastermind Tricky, with his new collaborative project, Skilled Mechanics. "Diving Away" – a version of Porno For Pyros' 1996 song "Porpoise Head" – is the first track from the upcoming Skilled Mechanics album, due out January 22 on his False Idols label. It's available for pre-order from his online store. Tricky launches a winter tour January 26 in Croatia that wraps up mid-March in Spain.
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Learn the answers to the top 4 most important questions about workplace HazCom procedures and global harmonization: 1) What am I working with? 2) Can it hurt me? 3) How do I protect myself? and 4) What do I do if something goes wrong? Includes instruction on global workplace hazardous material precautions, Hazcom labeling, personal protective equipment (PPE), managing safety data sheets, and handling emergencies.


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New X-Perience concept shows more rugged side of SEAT Ateca
By Natalie Middleton / 4 years ago / Latest News / No Comments
SEAT has revealed a more rugged take on its Ateca SUV with a new concept that will debut at the Paris Motor Show.
SEAT says its X-Perience concept has been created to underline the all-terrain characteristics of the Ateca SUV
Although the standard model – which launched at the start of this month – is aimed at urban drivers, the Ateca X-Perience shows the model's capabilities to address more demanding situations.
The exterior gains beefier styling, including an updated bumper along with a front diffuser, sump guard and fog light protectors along with chrome roof rails, a rear spoiler and mud flaps and high-profile tyres with bespoke 18-inch rims. The interior features suede upholstery, rubber mats, chrome detailing and 'X-Perience' branding.
More significant changes come under the bonnet. Powered by the top-of-the-range 187bhp 2.0-litre TDI and seven-speed paddle-shift DSG transmission from the standard Ateca, the show car gains the 4Drive traction system with a Haldex clutch set-up plus XDS traction control system. This enables the model to add two profiles for snow and off-road as well as Hill Descent Control to the SEAT Drive Profile alongside the Normal, Sport, Eco and Individual modes.
The concept will be used to gauge interest in a possible production model.
"The X-Perience is an exercise to show the Ateca family's possibilities and potential in the future. We know that with the Ateca, we can go much further and it will be on display at the Paris Motor Show," said SEAT vice-president of R&D, Dr Matthias Rabe. "With the Ateca X-Perience we can go beyond that which we already have in the series. It's for the customer that wants to go further, taking it to the extreme, for weekend adventures, and of course, off-road."
SEAT Ateca X-Perience
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El Barranc de la Foradada és un torrent afluent per la dreta de la Riera de Madrona en el tram en què rep el nom de Sargueres de l'Alcerà, que realitza tot el seu recorregut pel terme municipal de Castellar de la Ribera i que neix a menys de 400 metres a ponent de la Collada de Clarà

Xarxa hidrogràfica

La seva xarxa hidrogràfica, que també transcorre íntegrament pel terme municipal de Castellar de la Ribera, està constituïda per quatre cursos fluvials la longitud total dels quals suma 4.078 m.

Poblament
En el territori de la seva conca s'hi troben les masies de la Foradada (al vessant esquerre) i el Noguer, a l'altre vessant.

Enllaços externs
 Taula amb les dades detallades de la xarxa hidrogràfica de la Riera de Madrona

Referències

Rius de la conca de la Riera de Madrona
Rius de Castellar de la Ribera


Relaxing, wonderful staff, really helpful. Awesome place!!
Refillnow! Has been amazing, just the night oasis in the middle of the madness of Bangkok. Thank you very much for providing us such a place!
First time in Thailand, first night in Bangkok first hostel and such a great service! The city takes a completely different very friendly face. Thank you for making this discovery such a great pleasure!


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PLANNING Report for Year 2019-2020
June 10, 2020 Richard Bradfield Archived Posts
PLANNING APPLICATIONS.
Buildings development within Fetcham continues to be monitored by the FRA.
During the past year (Apr 2019 – March 2020) there have been some 240 Planning Applications for sites within Fetcham published for consideration by MVDC's Planning Department. Of this total, 66 were specifically applications to manage, reduce or fell trees subject to TPO's (Tree Protection Orders).
These headline numbers suggest a significant 40% increase of proposed property development within Fetcham over the year, much of which has been approved. As reported at the FRA's 2019 AGM, there were 'only' 170 applications in total during the previous 12 months.
Much of the increase in building activity appears to have been in extending existing properties sideways, rearwards, upwards and even forwards; as owners alternatives to finding and moving to larger houses.
This form of development does create its own issues by gradually altering street views, increasing building density, reducing green space, and increasing paved areas, overlooking, noise and light pollution … all eventually impacting upon the residential character and ambience of Fetcham.
There is some lessening of infill proposals, due perhaps to an ever-dwindling availability of sites commercially suitable for development. Those infill developments that we are seeing, are typically seeking to build either large high-end executive housing or high density multiple units.
During the past year, we have actively supported residents objections to 8 applications. 1 was subsequently WITHDRAWN, 4 appropriately REFUSED, 2 were still APPROVED and 1 is yet TO BE DECIDED. We also followed 2 Appeals against REFUSAL of applications, about which we had already objected, reiterating those objections to Inspectors. 1 Appeal was ultimately DISMISSED and 1 was ALLOWED.
When initial proposals for Traffic Calming in the vicinity of our schools on Bell Lane and School Lane were first notified by Surrey Highways, there was a mixed response from residents and parents. In conjunction with our District and County Councillors we met with Surrey Highways 'on-site' to discuss the plans. Concerns about the locations of some of the measures proposed in School Lane and of the need to maintain surface water run off to drain gullies were aired and addressed in the final details later implemented.
We also asked during the meeting for consideration to be given to extending the 20mph zone to along the full lengths of The Street and School Lane, as well as along the interconnection stretch of Cobham Road. We have been considering that the calming of traffic along that length of Cobham Road, particularly at the bend outside the Orchard Cottage Dental Surgery and where it passes between the parades of shops, would be significantly beneficial for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists alike.
Regrettably funding even for the required monitoring and surveying of those roads prevented the idea being considered further. We did also ask that the centre line road marking in Cobham Road, outside the Dental Surgery could be very readily off-set to help avoid head-on encounters of traffic at that location. Unfortunately, no action on that either.
POT HOLES
We have in past few weeks been suggesting to SCC Highways a change in the criteria for filling potholes occurring within 1 meter of the kerb of all highway carriageways that do not have separate designated cycleways. We are proposing that Potholes reported in these zones of 2cm or more in depth should be promptly filled, just as they would be if occurring in a designated cycleway, and not have to be at least 4cm deep before being prioritised for action as applies to the main carriageways.
The FRA would be interested in residents' views on such a proposal.
TUDOR MOTORS
The site continues to be a source of extreme frustration to residents, traders, the FRA, as well as to MVDC Planning Officers.
With the current unlikely prospect of an early start of work to actually build out the approved plans for the site, we have in conjunction with the support of both County and Local Councillors, been applying pressure on the site owners to improve the appearance and safely of the site, as has MVDC also been imposing enforcement notices. As we have seen in the last few days, some improvements has been achieved. We are now lobbying to have the redundant signage taken down that remains outside the hoardings.
LOCAL PLAN
The Public Meeting the FRA arranged on 1st March to discuss aspects of the Local Plan affecting Fetcham directly and indirectly was extremely well attended. Our MP, Councillors and Panning Officials present all went away with no doubt about your very clearly expressed and strongly held views on the protection of our Greenbelt in the north the district and particularly in the preservation of Fetcham Springs as a natural habitat.
It is the FRA's intention to establish and lead a team of representatives of relevant bodies to consider how Fetcham Springs might be secured from any threat of development.
Meanwhile we await MVDC's response to the relatively significant level or responses they received during the consolation. Significant amendments to the Local Plan as presented may be expected ,,, we certainly believe they are needed.
PLANNING ISSUES and the FRA WEBSITE
As part of the relaunch during the year of our website, a more visual presentation of the Planning Applications has been attempted. We hop these are useful. We have also provided scope for posts about particular planning issues of note to be available and readily located within an altogether busier, broader and hopefully useful range of content.
My personal thanks to Patrick Bisgood & Martin David for their increasing input and involvement in Planning issues, to Betty Williams for the tlc administered to Fetchams public trees, and to Mark Robinson for the weekly insertion of the latest Planning Application lists into the FRA's noticeboard outside Sainsbury's.
Richard Bradfield
Vice Chair &Planning
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PUBH733 Environment and Health
An introduction to the relationship between human wellbeing and environmental sustainability in New Zealand and globally. Sustainability frameworks, environmental health determinants and environmental relationships to health inequalities are integrated throughout.
The quality of our physical living environment is fundamental to human survival and quality of life. Human habitats have changed radically over time, and the built environment now dominates. At the same time, humans have been changing global ecosystems in unprecedented ways, with far-reaching implications for public health. This paper provides an introduction to the links between human habitats, environmental sustainability and human well-being. It introduces students to theoretical and methodological knowledge; skills for undertaking integrative research and decision making; and tools for communicating with a variety of audiences. Links with Māori well-being, as well as links with health and social inequalities, are integrated throughout.
PUBH733
15 points 15 points 15 points
Teaching period(s)
1st Non standard period (20 April 2020 - 5 June 2020), 1st Non standard period (20 April 2020 - 5 June 2020), 1st Non standard period (20 April 2020 - 5 June 2020)
PUBH 703
MA, MHealSc, MPH, MSc, DPH, PGDipArts, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPHC, PGCertPH, PGCertPHC
(i) PGCertPHC and PGDipPHC students require approval from the Board of Studies in Primary Health Care to enrol for this paper. (ii) This paper runs for the first half of first semester. (iii) Please note that from 2019, this paper will be offered in the second half of the first semester.
Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline or recognised equivalent.
Wellington Campus: publichealth.uow@otago.ac.nz
Christchurch Campus: publichealth.uoc@otago.ac.nz
Dunedin Campus: postgrad.publichealthdunedin@otago.ac.nz
View more information on postgraduate studies in Public Health
Wellington Campus: Dr Caroline Shaw
Christchurch Campus: Dr Cheryl Brunton
Dunedin Campus: Dr Alex Macmillan (Overall Convenor)
Introduction to environmental health; ecosystem health frameworks
Policy and regulatory frameworks for environmental health and sustainability
Methods for integrating health, equity and sustainability
Communicating science and effecting environmental health change
Cities, transport and housing; local field trip
Energy systems and human well-being; climate change
Assignment 1 - 40%
Two in-class assessments - 10% each
Wednesday mornings, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm, plus
One full-day field trip in May (date to be confirmed)
Required text: Frumkin, H (ed), Environmental Health. From Global to Local. John Wiley and Sons.
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to
Apply a range of theoretical, research and practice tools to analyse the environmental determinants of public health, including for Māori well-being and health inequities
Assess the optimal public health responses to important current environmental health and sustainability issues
Take action on the environmental determinants of health, from a public health perspective, within the global and national legislative structures governing environmental sustainability and resource management
1st Non standard period (20 April 2020 - 5 June 2020)
This paper is taught On Campus
Wednesday 09:00-12:50 18-21, 23
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Ceará has come one step closer to its goal of becoming a hub for the Brazilian airline TAM. If successful in its bid, the economic benefits for Ceará will be huge. Some 35,000 jobs will be created and over R$9.9 billion injected into the state economy.
Earlier this month, a committee from Ceará comprised of state government officials and ministers held a meeting with TAM President Claudia Sender. The Ceará delegation presented the results of a report studying the wide-reaching positive effects of the installation of the TAM hub at Fortaleza Airport.
If TAM chooses Fortaleza Airport to set up its transportation hub, the state of Ceará will see numerous benefits during the first five years of operations. These include the creation of 35,000 jobs and an impact of R$9.9 billion on the state economy. This is the equivalent of 6 per cent of Ceará's GDP. New employment will be created across several sectors including manufacturing (1,200 jobs) and hospitality (5,700 jobs).
In its bid to become the TAM hub Fortaleza Airport is competing with two other airports in northeast Brazil, but Ceará state officials firmly believe that Fortaleza has the edge. The city caters for tourists from different sectors including business and events and sporting activity as well as recreational tourism.
The Ceará Events Centre is currently experiencing a big rise in both number of events and visitors. So far this year, the Centre has hosted 35 per cent more events than in 2014 with very positive effects for the state economy. In just one week in September, two large events were held at the Centre – ExpoConstruir aimed at the construction materials sector and SOEA focusing on engineering and agriculture.
Between them, the 14,000 attendees at the two events generated around R$77.8 million for the local economy. Hotels in Fortaleza reached an occupancy rate of almost 100 per cent during the events. Spending by business and event tourists totalled R$378.28 a day, three times the amount spent by tourists on holiday in Fortaleza.
Additional attractions in Fortaleza to the tourism sector include the new Olympic Training Centre, due to open in November, and the Fortaleza Aquarium, currently under construction. When completed, the Aquarium will be the largest in Latin America and the third largest in the world.
After the meeting the TAM President, the state committee were confident Fortaleza's bid would be successful. "We are very optimistic about the meeting," said state Governor Camilo Santana, "and the data presented by TAM was extremely positive". The next steps for Ceará include a meeting with Brazil's Secretary for Civil Aviation and a technical, economic and financial viability study.
TAM is the second largest airline in Latin America and plans to set up a major flight hub in Northeast Brazil. Fortaleza Airport is competing with Pernabuco and Rio Grande do Norte in the bid for chosen location, a decision that the airline is expected to make before the end of this year.


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Q: Resource file name too long I'm working on a project with some deeply nested (long namespace) files. The project wont compile because the filename of most of the resource files are too long. For eg.
Resource file
"obj\Debug\xxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.Services.DeliveryChannels.Web.Common.Resources.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.resources" has an invalid name. The item metadata "%(FullPath)" cannot be applied to the path
"obj\Debug\xxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.Services.DeliveryChannels.Web.Common.Resources.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.resources".
D:\Projects\XXXXX\TFS\xxxxx.xxxxx\src\xxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxxxx\svcs\channels\web\src\xxxxxxx.Web.Common\obj\Debug\xxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.Services.xxxxxxxxxx.Web.Common.Resources.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.resources

Another error:
File name
'..\..\..\..\..\obj\Debug\xxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.Services.DeliveryChannels.Web.Common.Resources.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.resources' is too long or invalid

How do I prevent the compiler from renaming the .resource file to the namespace? I would like the resource filenames to just be the same after compiling.

A: Edit the line 2291 on C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.Targets
<GenerateResource
    Sources="@(EmbeddedResource)"
    UseSourcePath="$(UseSourcePath)"
    References="@(ReferencePath)"
    AdditionalInputs="$(MSBuildAllProjects)"
    NeverLockTypeAssemblies="$(GenerateResourceNeverLockTypeAssemblies)"
    StateFile="$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(MSBuildProjectFile).GenerateResource.Cache"
    StronglyTypedClassName="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedClassName)"
    StronglyTypedFileName="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedFileName)"
    StronglyTypedLanguage="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedLanguage)"
    StronglyTypedNamespace="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedNamespace)"
    StronglyTypedManifestPrefix="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedManifestPrefix)"
    PublicClass="%(EmbeddedResource.PublicClass)"
    OutputResources="@(EmbeddedResource->'$(IntermediateOutputPath)%(ManifestResourceName).resources')"
    Condition="'%(EmbeddedResource.Type)' == 'Resx' and '%(EmbeddedResource.GenerateResource)' != 'false' and '$(GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime)' != 'CLR2'"
    SdkToolsPath="$(ResgenToolPath)"
    ExecuteAsTool="$(ResGenExecuteAsTool)"
    EnvironmentVariables="$(ResGenEnvironment)"
    MSBuildRuntime="$(GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime)"
    MSBuildArchitecture="$(GenerateResourceMSBuildArchitecture)">

Change the output file name to something short like the source file name and hope for no collisons.
OutputResources="@(EmbeddedResource->'$(IntermediateOutputPath)%(Filename).resources')"

This is a hack to a dotnet system file, there must be other way to override this, I need to check the MsBuild docs.
Edit
I found a solution without needing to mess with system files.

See here MSDN http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2010/02/15/if-your-build-fails-with-msb6002-the-command-line-for-the-resgen-task-is-too-long.aspx.
You can just paste the entire Target inside your project, this way you don't need to change a system file. Just paste this before </Project> tag.
<Target
    Name="CoreResGen"
    DependsOnTargets="$(CoreResGenDependsOn)">

    <ItemGroup>
        <_Temporary Remove="@(_Temporary)" />
    </ItemGroup>

    <PropertyGroup>
        <GenerateResourceMSBuildArchitecture Condition="'$(GenerateResourceMSBuildArchitecture)' == ''">$(PlatformTargetAsMSBuildArchitecture)</GenerateResourceMSBuildArchitecture>

        <ResgenToolPath Condition="'$(ResgenToolPath)' == ''">$(TargetFrameworkSDKToolsDirectory)</ResgenToolPath>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkAsMSBuildRuntime)' != '' and '$(GenerateResourceMSBuildArchitecture)' != ''">
        <!-- In the general case, we want to fail to run the task if the task host it's requesting doesn't exist, because we'd rather let the
       user know there's something wrong than just silently generate something that's probably not quite right. However, in a few
       circumstances, there are tasks that are already aware of runtime / bitness concerns, in which case even if we go ahead and run
       the more recent version of the task, it should be able to generate something correct.  GenerateResource is one such task, so
       we check for the existence of the targeted task host so that we can use it preferentially, but if it can't be found, we'll fall
       back to the current task since it's still mostly correct.

       In particular, we need to do this because otherwise people with Dev10 on a machine that they upgrade to Win8 will be broken:
       they'll have ResGen from the 7.0A SDK installed, so launching ResGen will still work, but the CLR2 task host is only installed by
       the 8.0A SDK, which they won't have installed, and thus without this fallback mechanism, their projects targeting v3.5 will
       suddenly start failing to build.-->
        <GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime
            Condition="'$(GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime)' == '' and
                 $([MSBuild]::DoesTaskHostExist(`$(TargetFrameworkAsMSBuildRuntime)`, `$(GenerateResourceMSBuildArchitecture)`))">$(TargetFrameworkAsMSBuildRuntime)</GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime>

        <!-- If the targeted runtime doesn't exist, fall back to current -->
        <GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime Condition="'$(GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime)' == ''">CurrentRuntime</GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <!-- 4.0 task has some new parameters that we want to make use of if we're targeting 4.0 -->
    <GenerateResource
        Sources="@(EmbeddedResource)"
        UseSourcePath="$(UseSourcePath)"
        References="@(ReferencePath)"
        AdditionalInputs="$(MSBuildAllProjects)"
        NeverLockTypeAssemblies="$(GenerateResourceNeverLockTypeAssemblies)"
        StateFile="$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(MSBuildProjectFile).GenerateResource.Cache"
        StronglyTypedClassName="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedClassName)"
        StronglyTypedFileName="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedFileName)"
        StronglyTypedLanguage="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedLanguage)"
        StronglyTypedNamespace="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedNamespace)"
        StronglyTypedManifestPrefix="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedManifestPrefix)"
        PublicClass="%(EmbeddedResource.PublicClass)"
        OutputResources="@(EmbeddedResource->'$(IntermediateOutputPath)%(Filename).resources')"
        Condition="'%(EmbeddedResource.Type)' == 'Resx' and '%(EmbeddedResource.GenerateResource)' != 'false' and '$(GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime)' != 'CLR2'"
        SdkToolsPath="$(ResgenToolPath)"
        ExecuteAsTool="$(ResGenExecuteAsTool)"
        EnvironmentVariables="$(ResGenEnvironment)"
        MSBuildRuntime="$(GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime)"
        MSBuildArchitecture="$(GenerateResourceMSBuildArchitecture)">

        <Output TaskParameter="FilesWritten"
                ItemName="FileWrites"/>
        <Output TaskParameter="StronglyTypedFileName"
                ItemName="Compile"/>

        <!-- Gather Sources as an output since it will contain OutputResource metadata indicating the final output resource that it was compiled into -->
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                ItemName="_Temporary" />

    </GenerateResource>

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        StronglyTypedClassName="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedClassName)"
        StronglyTypedFileName="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedFileName)"
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        StronglyTypedNamespace="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedNamespace)"
        StronglyTypedManifestPrefix="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedManifestPrefix)"
        PublicClass="%(EmbeddedResource.PublicClass)"
        OutputResources="@(EmbeddedResource->'$(IntermediateOutputPath)%(ManifestResourceName).resources')"
        MSBuildRuntime="$(GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime)"
        MSBuildArchitecture="$(GenerateResourceMSBuildArchitecture)"
        Condition="'%(EmbeddedResource.Type)' == 'Resx' and '%(EmbeddedResource.GenerateResource)' != 'false' and '$(GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime)' == 'CLR2'">

        <Output TaskParameter="FilesWritten"
                ItemName="FileWrites"/>
        <Output TaskParameter="StronglyTypedFileName"
                ItemName="Compile"/>

        <!-- Gather Sources as an output since it will contain OutputResource metadata indicating the final output resource that it was compiled into -->
        <Output TaskParameter="Sources"
                ItemName="_Temporary" />

    </GenerateResource>

    <ItemGroup>
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        <!-- Add back the Sources list (with OutputResource metadata) that we output from GenerateResource into EmbeddedResource -->
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        <!-- EMITTED FOR COMPATIBILITY REASONS ONLY. CONSUME EMBEDDEDRESOURCE INSTEAD -->
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                                          Condition="'%(EmbeddedResource.WithCulture)'=='true' and '%(EmbeddedResource.Type)' == 'Non-Resx'">
            <EmittedForCompatibilityOnly>true</EmittedForCompatibilityOnly>
        </ManifestNonResxWithCultureOnDisk>

    </ItemGroup>

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This month I kick-off a new month and with that a new theme for my Wednesday blog posts. This month? Weather! Well not a scientific exploration of weather (you can find some info herethough) but rather how to deal with it while running.
So for my first topic (and the current bane of my running existence) rain.
I'm still working out how to run in this one but here are my tips.
If it's a light drizzle (like my run on Sunday) it's not great but it's possible to log many miles in this type of weather. Wear a long sleeve shirt (or rain slicker if you have one), you will definitely want sleeves as your shirts gets wet and chills you. I normally wear shorts and ProCompression socks when it's a little chilly but you can do the opposite and wear some capris, I just like keeping my calves toasty in 60 degree weather. If it's raining hard, you are going to have trouble with your shoes getting flooded and visibility being low for both you and drivers, so be careful! You will also want a rain jacket of some sort since you could catch a cold running out in the elements. If you have 2 pairs of running shoes and can make a pitstop at your house mid-run this might be a good idea if it's raining hard.
Do you run on roads?
If you do, try to avoid streets with lots of cars. Not only is visibility low when it's raining, but cars will splash through those puddles on the side of the road. These splashes will them get on you. Not fun.
If you run trails, avoid any that you know get particularly slick when it's raining. No need to be an action hero fighting the elements through the woods. I'd rather avoid injury thank you.
Should be appropriate to the temperature/distance. You can't skimp on water because it's raining. Our skin doesn't absorb water like that.
Should you check the weather right before running?
Probably, it'll be easier for you to gauge your gear if you see a storm system moving towards you. If you see lightning - stay indoors. It's not worth it.
These are my thoughts on rain running, what are yours?


Friday's Performance will have General Admission seating available at the door. If there are no remaining seats online, there will still be limited seating available for walk-up purchase.
Center Theatre Players Christmas Memories is fast becoming one of the area's most enjoyable holiday traditions. Back for a second year, Christmas Memories II is sure to delight the entire family!
If you're in a 'bah, humbug' mood this holiday season, Christmas Memories may be just the remedy. With all the holiday classics like " "The Christmas Song," "Christmas Memories," "Winter Wonderland," "Silver Bells" and "Jingle Bell Rock", Christmas favorites from your childhood will bring back memories and create new ones too.
Celebrate the Christmas season with this heartwarming variety show featuring an unbelievably talented cast from Beaver, Lawrence, and Allegheny counties. It is an entertaining and heartwarming theatrical work that is just perfect for the holidays. Let's make some new Christmas Memories together!