West Virginia sponsors a healthy paralegal population: over 2,000 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2011 survey, with Charleston having the highest concentration of any metropolitan area across the 50 states. As with most states, the field is continuing to expand and will until 2018 if not beyond, opening a good 250,000 more jobs in the paraprofessional community.
A paralegal, also called a legal assistant, enjoys a dynamic career field full of changing tasks and new challenges. Under the Rule of Professional Conduct 5.3, a paralegal works under the supervision of a practicing attorney who provides instruction on professional ethics, conduct and takes responsibility for any misconduct or unprofessionalism displayed by their assistant. A paralegal is able to perform substantive legal duties but must not 1)misrepresent himself as a lawyer 2)give legal advice 3)charge hourly compensation for time spent on tasks, and 4) cannot represent a client in court. Otherwise, paralegals can perform most of the same responsibilities of a lawyer and much more inexpensively, though still making excellent wages. This works to the benefit of the employer and the paralegal, explaining why legal assistants are currently so in demand.
Except in California, the field of the paraprofessional is largely on its own in terms of educational standards meaning there are no set requirements as to what kind of background an aspiring paralegal must have. Anyone can become a paraprofessional regardless if educational history though certainly a formal education is preferred over non at all. Still, on the job training is still acceptable and only hampers receiving the title of Certified Paralegal by prerequisites needed for the national exams. With the growing competition, it is highly recommended the hopeful legal assistant undertake at least a two year course for an Associates degree before fully immersing in the field, but it's not mandatory.
Where you go to school can matter a great deal: it's strongly suggested that the aspiring paralegal chooses a university, community college or proprietary college that is both ABA approved and accredited. These terms can sometimes cause confusion and may even be used interchangeably but they are very different. An accredited school is always more marketable than a non-accredited school. Many employers will not bother to recognize a school without accreditation in any field. To be accredited means to be recognized by a private, regional or national educational authority as being an institute with adequate delivery of instruction and above average course content. It means, in essence, the way the school is taught and what it teaches is actually educational.
Mountwest Community & Technical College (f.k.a. Marshall Community & Technical College) is a college in Huntington that offers a two year AA degree in a Legal Assistant Program.
Hardly limited to law firms in which to work, a paralegal has a choice of locations though for entry-level and immediate work experience, law firms are a great starting point. Many school and some associations will help with job placement, but you can always do your own job search too. Below is a short list of major law firms in West Virginia worthy of some consideration.


My wife was adamant that I listen to this interview between Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business and former Qwest CEO, Joe Nacchio. She thought it was the most explosive story about the NSA this year. She is right and I think the NSA should be worried. Mr. Nacchio looks like he is getting his ducks in a row to publish a book that will question the practices of the NSA for over a decade. This has to be a very inconvenient time for a book about alleged illegal NSA practices. In the interview I think that he made three good arguments.
The NSA started illegal surveillance of American citizens prior to 2001.
The NSA engaged in a war against Qwest that was not wise and definitely sounds like it was not in the best interest of the American people or the intelligence gathering effort.
As a result of this war between Qwest and the NSA, he did not get a fair trial and was unduly punished for a crime he did not commit.
This is not a new story. The first reference I found on the Internet to this story is a Electronic Frontier Foundation article in 2007, Qwest CEO: NSA Punished Qwest for Refusing to Participate in Illegal Surveillance–Pre-9/11! An interesting comment made by Mr. Nacchio had to be the one he made about retroactive telephone company immunity legislation in 2007. Here is a quote from Wikipedia on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act(FISA) history.
At the same time, the Senate Intelligence Committee reportedly reached a compromise with the White House on a different proposal that would give telephone carriers legal immunity for any role they played in the National Security Agency's domestic eavesdropping program approved by President Bush after the Sep 11 terrorist attacks.
I am guessing but this looks like the telephone companies thought their activities prior to 2007 were probably illegal and they wanted a get out of jail free card from the government. They were probably afraid of getting the Nacchio treatment. This looks like a lousy way to run an intelligence operation. I doubt the NSA had the hearts and souls of the telephone companies on their side when the telephone companies' most important issue appears to be retroactive immunity. It implies a degree of incompetence or corruption in the NSA. So now we get to the big question, how do we reform the NSA? If a good NSA exists and how do we get there? Edward Snowden has his ideas on how to accomplish this. I have a different idea. As a former Qwest stock holder I have to wonder whether my losses were because of bad luck or illegal activities by the NSA. Here is a strange thought. If Mr. Nacchio is successful in his argument that he failed to get a fair trial because of retribution by the NSA then how long do you think it will take before some aspiring lawyer files a class action suit against the NSA for Qwest stock market losses caused by the NSA vendetta. I suspect the NSA will be more willing to look at reform as we get closer to the Presidential election and it looks like the public flogging will go on forever. Of course, that would require that the NSA turn over a new leaf and negotiate in good faith. Good luck with that!


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Meet New York Times best-selling science fiction author Daniel H. Wilson, who draws inspiration from robots, philosophy and his roots in the Cherokee Nation.
Learn about the game of Cherokee marbles, which has been passed down through centuries and generations. Plus, Cherokee National Treasure Eddie Morrison shows us how he turns big blank stones into works of art and tells us the stories behind them.
Cherokee Marbles
The Cherokee game of marbles is unlike any other. It's a social game that is said to date back hundreds of years. Some say it's a lost art, but not in the Cherokee Nation. We catch up with groups of marbles players, who are keeping the game going for new generations.
New York Times Best Selling Author Daniel H. Wilson
Daniel H. Wilson is a successful science fiction writer, the author of the New York Times best-selling novel "Robopocalypse." He draws from his robotics education and Cherokee roots to create unique storytelling perspectives that are sought after by Hollywood filmmakers.
They Call Him Eddie Morrison, Sculptor
Cherokee National Treasure Eddie Morrison tells us about the people and stories that inspire his award-winning work. A student of the great Apache sculptor Allan Houser, Morrison says cultural heritage plays a vital role in his art.
Cherokee Almanac: Dwight Mission
This month's Cherokee Almanac looks at the historic Dwight Mission school, which began near Russellville, Arkansas. When the Western Cherokees moved into Indian Territory in the late 1820s, the mission moved with them. Levada Wildcat, one of the last Dwight Mission students, shares her memories of attending school there.
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The Working Group met in a morning plenary to hear progress reports from the contact groups on traditional knowledge, capacity building and compliance, and to address procedural issues. Contact groups on benefit-sharing and access, and on capacity building, met throughout the day. An afternoon plenary reviewed progress. Contact groups on traditional knowledge and compliance met in the evening.
Contact group Co-Chair Luna noted that the group on traditional knowledge still had outstanding work. Contact group Co-Chair Drews reported that a revised CRP on capacity building (UNEP/CBD/WG-ABS/8/CRP.1/Rev.1) was available. He noted that the subheadings as contained in the Annex to Decision IX/12 had been compiled at the end of the document for the plenary to decide on their retention.
Contact group Co-Chair Lefeber requested guidance on how the compliance contact group should proceed on: definitions, in particular text on the international understanding of misappropriation/misuse; identical text submitted under different components, and in some cases already rephrased by another contact group; and a Mexican proposal to establish a compliance committee, considered to be an institutional provision of relevance to the international regime as a whole.
Working Group Co-Chair Hodges announced establishment of a contact group on benefit-sharing and access, to be co-chaired by Pierre du Plessis (Namibia) and Cosima Hufler (Austria). He announced that regional and inter-regional consultations would be held on Friday morning, which would also involve discussions with the Working Group Co-Chairs on nature and the intersessional process to follow ABS 8. Hodges further noted that the Working Group Co-Chairs would engage in informal discussions on how to deal with definitions.
Setting out rules of engagement, Hodges said that text marked as preambular could be placed in the preambular section of the Paris Annex. Regarding operative text that is found under one main component but fits under another, he said that each contact group could decide to forward such text to the relevant contact group. He proposed to have a section on institutional arrangements, implementation and other operative text, which would not be a new component of the regime but rather a holding area for operative text that does not fit under existing elements. He concluded that there are other provisions that eventually need to be addressed to make the international regime whole, and proposed identifying, through informal consultations, "bridging elements" to ensure a coherent and holistic text.
BRAZIL expressed concern that moving operative text from one component to another could compromise the integrity of the Paris Annex. He further proposed allowing parties to provide submissions for sections that have not been dealt with, such as definitions, and asked for a clear ruling about how outstanding issues would be addressed, including a timeline. The EU noted that new proposals on institutional arrangements, implementation and other operative text should not have the same status as existing components.
In the evening, Working Group Co-Chair Hodges presented the outcome of afternoon informal consultations on how to deal with definitions. He proposed appending a footnote to the element on an international understanding of misappropriation/misuse to allow for further submissions to be made on the definition of misappropriation, including on the need for such a definition. He also suggested that wherever delegates encounter definition-related operative text under other components, they append a footnote stating that: "the discussion on this paragraph was left in abeyance both as regards content and placement and will occur at the next meeting of the Working Group." He proposed that Friday's plenary discuss future action on definitions. Plenary accepted the proposals.
The INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FORUM ON BIODIVERSITY (IIFB) said traditional knowledge should be treated as a cross-cutting issue, noting however that an additional section on indigenous peoples and local communities would resolve duplication and simplify negotiations. She said they are drafting such a section, using only existing text. Co-Chair Hodges urged parties to address the issue in their consultations on Friday.
CAPACITY BUILDING: Co-Chair Drews called for comments on the revised African text on lists of capacity-building measures for governments, academia and the private sector.
On measures for governments, the EU requested bracketing a clause on conserving and sustainably using genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, noting it should refer to indigenous and local communities. NORWAY and JAPAN requested bracketing a clause referring to the capacity to protect different forms of intellectual property rights relating to genetic resources. On a clause on promoting the sustainable use of genetic resources and traditional knowledge for socioeconomic development, the PHILIPPINES proposed adding that this be carried out with the participation and involvement of indigenous and local communities. Delegates agreed to a provision on capacity to ensure communication, education and public awareness regarding ABS.
Regarding academia, delegates discussed a clause on capacity to use intellectual property systems and community-public-private partnerships in the commercialization of research results. NORWAY requested bracketing reference to partnerships and the PHILIPPINES inserted text on alternatives to intellectual property, including open source licensing, which was bracketed by the AFRICAN GROUP. The IIFB added a reference to the rights of indigenous and local communities and to their customary laws and practices to a provision on capacity to increase collaboration and understanding between researchers and communities.
The EU requested bracketing the entire provision on capacity-building measures for governments, academia and the private sector. The group then initiated a further reading, focusing on whether this provision should be merged with another one listing capacity-building programmes or measures. The EU supported such merging, but BRAZIL and the AFRICAN GROUP opposed. BRAZIL proposed language that parties undertake special capacity-building measures for technology transfer and cooperation. Delegates also discussed, without reaching agreement, references to several CBD articles related to technology transfer, and implementation of domestic or national laws or legislation.
Delegates left in brackets paragraphs on training of patent examiners and on programmes to support the required institutional developments for implementation. They agreed on references to: bioprospecting, associated research and taxonomic studies; and coordination of capacity-building initiatives. A reference to monitoring and enforcing compliance remained bracketed. The PHILIPPINES introduced language on training in tracking the use of biological resources and genetic resources across sectors, including understanding cases of biopiracy and digitalization of biodiversity, which remained bracketed.
Delegates then addressed a list of capacity-building measures for indigenous and local communities. The EU and JAPAN called for references to traditional knowledge "associated with genetic resources" throughout the text, with BRAZIL adding reference to "derivatives." These additions remained in brackets. Delegates agreed to a reference to capacity to develop and implement and/or enforce community protocols.
BENEFIT-SHARING AND ACCESS: Benefit-sharing: Co-Chair du Plessis drew attention to a non-paper and invited delegates to retain submissions adding value to the Paris Annex.
The LMMC explained that their submission provided additional detail on a financial mechanism for the international regime. The EU, opposed by the LMMC, proposed moving the submission to the component on capacity building. CANADA and the AFRICAN GROUP noted that this is a cross-cutting issue and, with the EU and NORWAY, suggested "parking" the text for consideration under the section on institutional arrangements. The LMMC, supported by the AFRICAN GROUP, added text to the section on effective participation in research activities, stating that foreign researchers and institutions undertake research in collaboration with approved national institutions in the country of origin.
MEXICO withdrew its submissions, but requested specifying that only traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources is covered under provisions on: establishment of trust funds to address transboundary situations; and measures to ensure community involvement in mutually agreed terms (MAT). On linkage of access to fair and equitable sharing of benefits, delegates retained a Swiss submission stating that MAT be established by the time of access to genetic resources.
Delegates also retained proposals by the Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (CESAGEN) on: effective participation in research activities; development of international minimum conditions and standards; providing capacity building in the use of tools for tracking and monitoring compliance; measures to ensure community involvement in MAT; and mechanisms to encourage benefits be directed towards conservation.
Access: Co-Chair Hufler drew attention to a non-paper and invited the group to decide which submissions should be retained. Under a section on recognition of the sovereign rights of parties to determine access, delegates discussed an LMMC submission and agreed to add to existing text the concept of "associated traditional knowledge." They also agreed to retain as alternative text language relating to access to traditional knowledge being subject to prior informed consent (PIC) of indigenous and local communities "through their representatives where applicable." Delegates also decided to retain the LMMC proposals on access being undertaken only when PIC has been granted, and on a list of the minimum information needed for obtaining PIC. Delegates also retained: a proposal by the EU that parties requiring PIC confirm national arrangements in writing with the CBD Secretariat; and a proposal by Switzerland on accelerated access procedures in emergency situations.
A long procedural debate ensued about the placement of a proposed Mexican annex on subsidiary access procedures. MEXICO explained the annex was related to its proposal on compliance and, supported by BRAZIL, requested that it be "parked" for consideration under the section on institutional arrangements, implementation and other operative text. The EU argued that this "parking" section was limited to institutional arrangements and asked the text be retained under the access element. MEXICO said they would withdraw their text under these circumstances, but other delegates supported retention, and the annex was "parked" for later consideration.
In the evening plenary, contact group Co-Chair Hufler reported that the group had completed consideration of the non-papers on benefit-sharing and on access, and that revised documents would be distributed on Friday morning.
COMPLIANCE: Co-Chair Lefeber reiterated plenary's decision that the group would retain two options with regard to an international understanding of misappropriation: the EU proposal, and the Swiss and IIFB proposals, with the footnotes agreed to in plenary. The group then decided to retain for further consideration an IIFB proposal stating that states shall respect customary laws, norms and protocols. A revised text will be circulated on Friday.
TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE: Delegates engaged in a third reading of the revised non-paper. A CRP will be circulated on Friday.
On Thursday, delegates again failed to fast-track negotiations, instead spending considerable time trying to find a place to park issues on compliance and access. Despite the Co-Chairs' ruling that the parking lot would serve as a safe place to store text that does not fit under existing components of the international regime, delegates were unsure as to whether they were dealing with one or many parking lots, and which operative texts could be parked. Others appeared to question the parking lot's very existence. The resulting traffic jam had one delegate fuming, "this risks spoiling the positive atmosphere we have worked so hard to build." Ironically, the parking lot now causing procedural headaches could hold the vehicles necessary for substantive progress later on: some of the parked text represents middle positions specifically engineered to build bridges among delegations. Some delegates expressed hope that Friday morning's consultations would further assist in building bridges and in reaching clearer agreement on the rules of the game.


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Chef Tony Fleming tells us why The Baptist Grill at L'oscar will be a place "to come, hang out and have fun"
London's newest stylish hotel, L'oscar (read our story on its opening here) has opened for business in Holborn. And running the food side of things is Tony Fleming - who picked up a Michelin star at Angler in the South Place Hotel. With the hotel's all-day spot Cafe 'Oscar already open and the main restaurant The Baptist Grill about to receive its first official diners, Hot Dinners caught up with Fleming to understand his ambition for the place.
So you seemed pretty settled at South Place, what did the L'oscar team have to do to sell this job to you?
"It didn't need any selling, I was in Angler, I had my [Michelin] star, I was quite happy doing what I was doing but when they showed me this project and showed me the images of the building and what they wanted to do with it I knew instantly that I had to do it. It's something that's never been done before in London and I just knew that if I didn't do it I'd be jealous of whoever did."
How did you decide what you were going to do with the two spaces?
"I had a blank canvas on what I wanted to do with the food and the concept but we knew we wanted to do two very different things. The cafe (on the corner on Southampton Row) is very informal - the clue's in the title. You can go in for just a drink or a coffee, at lunchtime you can have a bowl of onion soup. But in the evening it's like a wine bar or lounge, there's a dessert trolley but there's also a menu of 8-10 small dishes so you could stay all night and graze if you want.
Cafe L'oscar
From what we hear, the main restaurant is pretty gobsmacking.
"The Baptist Grill is in an octagonal chapel with a handpainted domed ceiling. On the ground floor is the bar [with room for 70] and on the mezzanine floor which wraps around it (so you can look down on the bar) is the restaurant. Talk about spectacular - it's so stunning. There are only 45 seats upstairs.
"We wanted it to be a standalone restaurant - to have its own identity, so it's got its own entrance. We decided to do a grill because a lot of grills are found in hotels - that's the tradition and we thought because it was such a spectacular room it would fit. You couldn't just stick a pan-Asian restaurant in there. But we didn't want it to be an old, stuffy traditional grill. There's a lot of British undertones - 80% of the ingredients for example. But we're going to put fresher touches with a lot more personality.
What sort of suppliers are you using?
"We're working with, in my opinion, the three best butchers in the country. Lake District Farmers, Philip Warren's butchers in Cornwall and we use Aubrey Allen too."
Rabbit tart, pickled carrots, marjoram, prunes
Can you talk us through a couple of your signature dishes?
"The first one is our starter of rabbit tart - so it's almost like a pissaladiere but with rabbit. We braised rabbit legs - it's called an Italian confit - with onions, rosemary and thyme. Slow cook those, and then we use the juices in the pan to make an onion jam. We spread that on puff pastry with a bit of tomato and then we add the rabbit's legs back on top. We then pan fry rabbit livers in some balsamic vinegar and put that on top and then put prune puree and pickled prunes and finish it with marjoram and anchovies."
"We buy Belted Galloway ribeye from the Lake District guys. So it's a 35 day aged rib eye which we grill, but instead of doing it with béarnaise and French fries we do it with three mini ravioli and inside each raviolo is a snail with chicken mousse and garlic. And then there are three shallots we cook in cassis, three pieces of poached bone marrow and then a red wine and shallot sauce over the top. I mean I'm not reinventing the wheel - people have been eating meat with red wine, garlic and snails since the dawn of time, but we've presented it more stylishly."
[At this point we're thanking God we've already eaten before we did this interview]
So how would you describe your style of cooking?
"We cook traditionally here, we don't do a lot of stuff in sous vide - we cook over coals and use foaming butter so we're getting good, genuine flavours but done with a modern touch.
"Some people have this idea of hotel restaurants being overly formal and stuffy and with us you couldn't be further from the truth. Luxurious and stylish as it is - we want people to come, hang out and have fun.
Cornish ribeye, cassis shallots, snail ravioli, Bordelaise sauce
And finally - tell us about the carvery trolley which you're going to have on for lunch.
"The fact that we're doing something modern with something that's so traditional kind of encapsulates what we want to do here. So there might be Herdwick Lamb from the Lake District. We debone them, rub them with spices like smoked paprika, cumin and chilli and a bit of cinnamon. We roast them up nice and pink and that's what's carved in the trolley. But instead of getting roast potatoes and mixed veg with it, we make a spiced moussaka out of the lamb neck and you get a small dish of this and a greek salad on the side.
"Or there'll be a whole roasted veal rump on the trolley but that'll be served with osso bucco, a risotto Milanese and with a gremolata sauce. Today we had a rib of beef which came with asparagus, braised chilli shortrib and Pommes Anna. Or there might be a hot pot of pigs head with a nice cutlet of pork alongside it."
Cafe L'oscar is now open and The Baptist Grill opens tomorrow at L'oscar in Holborn. There's a two course set lunch menu The Baptist Grill for £28.To book, call 020 7405 5555
Photos: Garry Maclennan
More about The Baptist Grill and Cafe L'oscar
Where is it? 2-6 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4AA
Find out more: Visit their website or follow them on Instagram @londonbaptist


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Nigerian State to Profit Annually From LED Displays
The Delta State Government in Nigeria announced recently it will be raking in 65 million Naira (US $ 206,185.85) annually from its LED display boards installed throughout the state, reported Channels21 TV.
The new displays were deployed as an alternative method to generate revenue, said a state official.
The Delta State Government seal. (Image Courtesy of Delta State Government)
Aware of Nigeria's economic downturn, the State Government turned to measures spurring Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), said Newworld Safugha, the State Commissioner for Energy.
The state government signed an agreement with a private investor, who will take over the State Government owned LED Display Boards that are installed in strategic areas of the state.
"In the area of dissemination of information and advertisement on the LED Display Boards across the State, a leasing agreement has been signed with Messrs Wall's Integrated Service Limited, to utilize the LED Display Boards for advertising purpose," Safugha told reporters.
The LED displays will be used to broadcast public information and advertisements is projected to generate a total revenue of 65 million Naira annually, explained the Commissioner.
The facilities will be given out on a lease term will attract 50 million Naira and 15 million Naira from urban and rural areas respectively, he added.
"Such revenue will boost the gross earnings of the state," he said.


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Above picture shows the welded fittings for 801-FMH without hardware; other kits are similar. Click on picture to enlarge.
Note: Removing the main landing-gear spring, nose-gear strut, nose-wheel fork, wheels, brakes & tires from the STOL CH 750 will remove 82 lbs from the airframe. Weight of float rigging will vary depending on size & length of struts used.
New custom-fittings are now available from Aircraft Floats manufacturing, Inc. specifically designed for the KITFOX IV*. These CNC machined parts are made of light-weight aluminum and are designed to fit standard Kitfox landing-gear brackets; they perfectly match the streamlined struts provided with the standard float rigging kits listed above. Two of each are required, plus six Strut Fittings (P/N FL142).
These Kitfox-specific* fittings can be added to a standard rigging kit when ordering floats, or can be ordered separately.
First-time buyers: Order the full set and save!
* For Kitfox or other similar designs of tube & fabric construction. These parts (FL184 and FL181) are designed to fit between the gear-attachment tabs that are typically welded to fuselage frames of this type. If the welded tabs are a little far apart, washers or shims can be added as needed; if the tabs are a little too close together, the fittings can be filed or ground-down to fit.
All prices in US Dollars, Ex-Works Midland, Ontario, Canada. Prices do not include crating or shipping charges. Any and all applicable taxes are extra. Prices, specifications, availability and all related information subject to change without notice.


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The company apparently dropped their cost per ticket pricing and instead switched to a per-agent pricing scheme (which means it would be much more expensive for us). We also requested to have a "how am I doing" signature message that got added to the end of each email (like HelpScout does), but they never rolled that out.
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At Responsum K/S we've used SupportBee for a while, and it serves us very well. It's a simple and straightforward tool for handling lots of incoming mail that needs to be sorted and handled by different agents/users.
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The Thermals "Returning To The Fold"
THE THERMALS
SUB POP RECORDS
"RETURNING TO THE FOLD"
Whitney McConnaughy
Warmest winter greetings everyone! It's Andy Gesner and the staff from HIP Video Promo, and today, it's our great privilege to share the latest clip from The Thermals. The Portland trio has ascended to the ranks of America's best-loved punk bands, and they've done so with their wit, their critical detachment, and their conceptual and political sophistication intact. Singer Hutch Harris is outspoken as a rule, and he's used his position as the voice of the Thermals to question authorities of all kinds, pillory the Bush Administration, and shake up the status quo. On 2004's critically-acclaimed Fuckin A, he led the band through twelve furious – and often very funny – broadsides against the powers that be. The Body, The Blood, The Machineraises the stakes considerably: here, The Thermals follow a young couple, on the run from a future Christian-fascist American government not all that much more invasive than the one we currently have.
To tell this detailed, dystopic story, the Thermals haven't changed their approach at all. They still deliver irresistibly catchy and thrillingly blunt indie-punk, and Hutch Harris still writes with directness and an emotional honesty remarkable among modern rockers. The trio has proven it's possible to put out a super-smart concept album while staying true to punk's brevity, force, and economy. Consequently,The Body, The Blood, The Machine has become a favorite of skate-kids, indie-music fans, and veteran critics alike. "Narrative and prophecy", insists Robert Christgau, "alt needs, held together and moved ahead by its forthright hooks and beats." "These tracks land like bombs", raves Amanda Petrusich in Pitchfork, who goes on to call the album "weirdly terrifying, totally Orwellian, and grander, louder, and more electrifying than anything the Thermals have spit out before."
"Returning To The Fold" comes at a pivotal moment in the story: the protagonists are having misgivings about their flight from the Church-dominated government. Out of the context of the narrative, it's a powerful statement about the manner in which the abuses of organized religion can turn a penitent away from his own spirituality. Masterfully produced by Brendan Canty of Fugazi, "Returning To The Fold" begins with a ringing guitar riff and ends with a wild plea for salvation. In between, Hutch Harris howls, hollers, and testifies – radiating charisma, urgency, desperation, and good humor as he does.
No matter how serious their subject-matter can be, Thermals videos are invariably playful. The clip for "Pillar Of Salt", the lead single from The Body, The Blood, The Machine found the band "checking in" for duty on a stage set, tearing it to pieces, and then, the day's work done, calmly clocking out. The trio's terrific sense of humor gets another airing in the "Returning To The Fold" clip, much of which captures the band's endearing hijinks in front of an ever-changing green screen. The video opens with a slo-mo pan along a country road; the members of The Thermals are flung before the lens as if they've been heaved there by a catapult. Undaunted, they get up and begin to charge after the camera as it recedes. Later, the three cram into a kid's buggy (with instruments!) as it careens through the city streets; the toy car capsizes, of course, but the musicians get right up and begin to chase the filmmaker once again. The indestructibility of The Thermals's enthusiasm is made manifest: no matter what happens, they keep getting the message out. Don't miss the final shot – it's a loving homage to the clip for "Sweater Song" by Weezer, another band that paired fun-loving punk with serious commentary to winning results.
Hot on the heels of the brilliant new Iron and Wine video, we're excited that we have the opportunity to work with Lacey Swain, Megan Jasper and the Sub Pop crew on another outstanding clip from The Thermals. They're here to help with all things Thermals so don't hesitate to be in touch if there is anything you need! If you need more info, call Andy Gesner at732-613-1779 or e-mail us at info@HIPVideoPromo.com. You can also visit www.SubPop.com, or www.TheThermals.com to find out more about The Thermals..
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For info on The Thermals' previous video "How We Know" click HERE
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Q: Mongojack- how to create composite Primary key We are using mongodb & MongoJack for mapping our collections.
  There is a need where we need to create composite primary key.
 We are not getting correct configuration how to use @Id annotation.
Can anyone help in this or should we avoid using mapper for the same?
MongoDB Composite Key link tells what we want to do . But we want this through mongojack..

A: Below syntax should work. Note replacing String class with your Key class
private static JacksonDBCollection<Test, TestKey> coll = MongoDB.getCollection("test", Test.class, TestKey.class);

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Q: RxJava2: How to wait all Flowables in a list to finish? Suppose I have a list of Flowable, and I would like to do something until all Flowable are finished, how can I do it?
Sample Code
List<Flowable<Model>> flowableList = getFlowableList();
List<List<Model>> results = blockUntilAllFlowablesAreFinished(flowableList); // is there a similar method?
... // do something with results

A: I'm not sure why you are thinking in a synchronous fashion but I believe you'll achieve your goal with something like:
Flowable.combineLatest(flowableList -> {
    // do something with results
});

Of course, besides combineLatest, there are bunch of operators that allow you to "combine" flowables e.g. zip. Choose one that suit you here https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava/wiki/Combining-Observables

A: I think you can use Flowable.zip() with Iterable as parameter, it will emit when all Flowables in Iterable are done.


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Stuart is an experienced Fork Lift Truck Instructor who brings to the team a wealth of knowledge in the Logistics Industry from his background as an owner driver of a small fleet of vehicles. Stuart served in the Royal Engineers for over twelve years and still meets up with his 'old pals' annual at Army and Navy reunion events. Stuart is obsessive golfer and currently plays off ten. He is a massive 'foody' and is passionate about cooking. Stuart is sometimes happily married to Suzanne and has two grownup sons.
Chris and his company Think Smart Logistics Ltd have delivered Transport Management training to the transport industry for a number of years with great success. They started in the West Country delivering Driver CPC and Transport Manager CPC (CILT(UK)) for a Bristol Training Centre, Advanced Logistics for customers in the Middle East, Supply Officer Training for the Omani RAF and they also now deliver Transport Manager Training for TTA. Chris also provided full Transport (Road Haulage) Operators Licence Compliance audits and training and pre FORS audits along with First Aid Training (NUCO certified).
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I've got a set of python scripts that I manually copy to pfsense and launch at boot but I'd like to ideally wrap them in a package that I can install, and have a webui that would expose the configuration along with a service start/stop function.
Based on what I'm seeing on the package create documentation, it appears that I would actually have to create a freebsd port for this first, and then just wrap a webui around that, is this the only way?
A FreeBSD port is the heart of it. You can look at other small and simple packages to get an idea of how they work. For a GUI, it depends on what you need. If it's a few settings then using the built-in XML package GUI method may be easiest, otherwise you can code up a small PHP page to do what you need.


I began practicing in 2001.
Hawaii of course! Actually, I don't remember deciding, it all just happened. I would like to say it was to help other people, but the "other people" have been the ones that have helped me. Each day I am surrounded by caring, determined, and inspiring people and I am always learning something from our students.
All my friends come here to visit me at work. People come here to heal themselves, have less pain and feel better. As a teacher I actually get to see people change their lives. I get to be inspired by that every day.
At the front desk I often hear people say that they want to "get into shape" before starting Bikram Yoga, but the best thing to do is just start. This is a beginner series and EVERYONE gets benefit. If you need to rest, you just rest. If you can't do the whole class that is fine, each day you do a little more. You have to give yourself a chance to heal.


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What Alice did next…
Eat, sleep, ride, repeat: the trivial musings of a country girl
Tag: Mid Sussex
United we drink, together we fall over (I know that's not how the saying goes)
The story of how my village saved our pub.
"Yay Balcombe!! We did it!!!" shouts a sign about three-times as tall as me, which emblazons the side of the Half Moon Inn in Balcombe (in a questionable font, but that's by-the-by, and is not something that really matters to 99.9% of the population, who don't work in publishing. Also …use of exclamation marks. Camaaaan. Whoever printed it was clearly very excited, so I'll let it slide.)
So what we did, was to save our local pub from being sold. 'We' being over 250 investors (of which I am not actually one – soz. I am impoverished on account of owning a horse), who raised over £270,000 to purchase, do up and re-open the village pub.
That in itself is pretty cool. £270,000! (Appropriate use of exclamation mark alert). And after much head-scratching and searching for the right tenant, they (the committee in charge of the afore-mentioned campaign), re-opened it last week. (For the unabridged version, click here.)
It looks bright, it looks modern, it looks clean, and – most importantly – it was full of people over the opening weekend. And I loved it.
I have really missed the pub. You can't beat a pub. I'm genuinely delighted to have it back.
But how long will the village – and those beyond – support it for?
The campaign was amazing, hard-fought, truly impressive. But it was not without its nay-sayers. (This is Britain, after all, and we love to nay-say …is that a thing? To nay-say?)
There were impassioned speeches, there were calls to arms, meetings, posters, newspaper articles, and yes, even tears (not mine, for once).
But there were also mutterings about locals only supporting it because it would affect their house prices if it wasn't there.
Some asked the question, 'who were these generous benefactors, who never used the pub as a resource before and probably wouldn't again?'
There were even some who just chipped in with the curmudgeonly, "it'll never work" – very constructive. (Also quite Victor Meldrew – Eighties reference anyone?)
To them I say, does it really matter if those hundreds of people don't use the pub? Of couuuurse the more that do the better, (and it must definitely hold its own as a viable, and hopefully successful, business), but would it not just be nice to be extremely grateful for their very generous contributions to the cause?
And to the Victor Meldrews I say, guess what? It did work. And will continue to work for as long as the village continues to do what it does best – stick together.
Yes, please do come and support the pub, come for a drink, for a snack, for lunch, supper. Or, if that's not your bag, don't – but don't knock it 'til you've tried it, and don't begrudge what even the most-hardened critics must confess to be a huge, phenomenal, fantastic achievement, that will only serve to benefit the village.
Now let's all get drunk and fall over.
(Do I have to say 'please drink responsibly' after that? Surely not.)
That's a bitta history, right there, and we saved it.
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Abu Dhabi to host space conference in December
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On December 5-6, the UAE Space Agency will organise the Abu Dhabi Space Debate.
Abu Dhabi is set to host a conference in December to discuss some of the most pressing challenges in the global space sector.
Under the patronage of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Abu Dhabi Space Debate global forum is set to take place on December 5 and 6, 2022.
Organised by the UAE Space Agency, the two-day conference is set to form an important new global forum for the space industry, nations, business leaders and policymakers to come together and forge real consensus and address the issues facing growth and innovation in space.
Speaking about the global forum, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan said: "The UAE is proud to be hosting the Abu Dhabi Space Debate in December. The event is a platform to facilitate dialogue and aims to strengthen cooperation, formulate new international policies and develop solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in the global space sector."
The Abu Dhabi Space Debate sets out to provide a platform for leaders and policymakers from the space sector around the world to review the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and aims to advance not only global dialogue and collaboration between nations but also forge concrete alliances, multilateral agreements and provide a platform to advance the sector as a whole.
Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, Chair of the UAE Space Agency and the Abu Dhabi Space Debate Committee, added: "We are seeing a huge expansion in organisations developing space capabilities and potential, but that growth in the sector brings challenges, ranging from preservation of national interests through to the regulation of private sector players. The Abu Dhabi Space Debate aims to create a global platform that will bring together a diverse and challenging audience and forge concrete progress in advancing international cooperation, standards and policy-setting for the space sector."
Al Amiri noted: "As we implement our long-term ambitions in space, the first steps of which are clearly outlined in our National Space Strategy 2030, we cannot over-emphasise the importance of international collaboration to our plans. Our space programme has been built on such collaboration, with partners in Europe, South Korea, the US, Japan and elsewhere. We have been keen to embrace international efforts to work together on common goals and objectives, and we're committed to supporting efforts from the Artemis Accords to the United Nations Guidelines for the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities. This Debate will form an important element of that commitment."
The first edition of the Abu Dhabi Space Debate is set to gather leaders and policymakers in the public and private space sector from around the world and in particular China, Europe, India, Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
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Maiari (izvorno jd. Maia, mn. Maiar) su bića u izmišljenom svijetu Međuzemlja J. R. R. Tolkiena. Oni su niži red Ainura koji su ušli u Eäu na početku vremena.Maiari su takoder opisani kao bogovi stvaranja sredozemlja te je nekolicina njih poslana u meduzemlje kako bi srusili Saurona. Samo ime Maiar dolazi iz kvenjskog jezika i vilenjačkog korijena maya- "savršen, divan". Maiarima se nazivaju svi Ainuri koji su ošli u Eäu,  "Stvaranje", ipak, se češće odnosi na one manje moći među njima: "Maia je naziv sorte Valara, ali napose onih manje moći bez 9 velikih vladara" napisao je Tolkien.

U Valaquenti se navodi da su mnogi Maiari bili povezani s Valarima; primjerice, Ossë i Uinen, koji su vladali morem a najpoznatiji su Ilúvatarovoj djeci, bili su pod Ulmom, dok je Curumo, koji je u Međuzemlju postao poznat kao Saruman, bio s Aulëom Kovačem. Sauron je također bio s Aulëom prije nego što ga je zaveo Melkor.

Pošto su božanskog porijekla bića velike snage i moći Miari se mogu kretati svijetom da ih nitko ne opazi, ili pak, mogu uzeti obličje vilenjaka ili drugih bića. Ovako utjelovljeni u fanar, mogli su biti uništeni, ali njihovom istinskom biću nije se moglo nauditi.

Maiar Eönwë je stjegonoša i glasnik Manwëov. On je vodio vojske Zapada u Gnjevni rat u kojem su Morgotha zbacili s prijestolja i uništili Thangorodrim.

Melkor (sindarinski Morgoth), zli Vala, zaveo je mnoge Maiare koji su mu kasnije služili. Poznatiji od ovih su Sauron, glavni lik Gospodara prstenova i Balrozi, njegovi zlodusi plamena i sjene. Ovi se na kvenjskom nazivaju Úmaiarima.

Oko 1100. godine Trećeg doba Valari su poslali nekoliko Maiara u Međuzemlje kako bi pomogli u borbi protiv Saurona. Mnogo su toga znali i mogli učiniti, zaogrnuti ljudskim obličjem, naizgled stari, ali vrlo snažni. Njihov zadatak je bio voditi vilenjake i ljude zadobijajući njihovo povjerenje i šireći znanje, a ne vladajući njima strahom i silom. Poznati su kao Istari, ili čarobnjaci. U tolkienovu djelu spominje se pet Istara: Gandalf Sivi (Olórin ili Mithrandir; kasnije Gandalf Bijeli), Saruman Bijeli (Curumo ili Curunír; kasnije samoprozvani Saruman Višebojni), Radagast Smeđi (Aiwendil), te dva Plava čarobnjaka (Alatar i Pallando) koji se spominju tek usputno.

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I got a beta code for Dead Island:Epidemic. I didn't love Dead Island. I couldn't get into DOTA 2. So I didn't expect to enjoy this game at all, but it's actually a very accessible version of the biggest competitive games in the world.
Around the time I started at Kotaku, I actually spent a dozen hours playing DOTA 2 tutorials, determined to learn the game. Something about it just never clicked with me, and I was never able to get into it. So when I got Dead Island: Epidemic, I wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible. Except I actually kind of enjoyed it.
The first big thing I noticed is that you run around using the WASD keys, which feels far more natural to me than constantly clicking. The other is that there's no item shop to worry about during a match, so there's no massive list of items to learn about. Those two changes alone make the game far easier to jump right into for a player without any MOBA experience.
The goal of the game is also different. Instead of two teams fighting to cross the map and destroy the enemy base, DIE (get it? Zombies?) has three teams trying to collect supplies and return them to their base. This is done by capturing control points on the map, killing zombies, and occasionally a "hoarder", which functions somewhat like DOTA's Roshan.
The game is in closed beta for PC, you can sign up on the game's site here.


This document gives you a basic instruction on user customization you can do in My Movies for Windows Media Center.
"C:\ProgramData\My Movies\FileStorage\User Customization" ("C:\ProgramData" is a hidden directory).
"D:\My Movies\FileStorage\User Customization" (The directory may have to be created).
The directory on Windows Home Server 2011 is the same as the one on client PC's.
"C:\ProgramData\My Movies\FileStorage\User Customization\Genres\Action.jpg" "C:\ProgramData\My Movies\FileStorage\User Customization\Categories\Kids.jpg"
"C:\ProgramData\My Movies\FileStorage\User Customization\Genres\Action.png" "C:\ProgramData\My Movies\FileStorage\User Customization\Categories\Kids.png"
The image can be in JPEG or PNG format, where the PNG format provides alpha transparency. The default size of the images is 200 x 200 pixels, and all other sizes will be resized to match this size.
The full list of Genres available within My Movies can be seen in the list added to the bottom of this document.
"C:\ProgramData\My Movies\FileStorage\User Customization\Genres\Action-Backdrop.jpg" "C:\ProgramData\My Movies\FileStorage\User Customization\Categories\Kids-Backdrop.jpg"
The backdrops can be in JPEG format only, since large images in PNG format would have a very large file size. The backdrops must be in 1920x1080 or 1280x720 pixels resolution.
The covers in My Movies is by default plain images for DVD's, and plain image with a Blu-ray and HD DVD top and bottom border to for Blu-ray or HD DVD's.
Using cover profiles, the user can easily switch between this "Default" plain type, and other custom created profiles that are either included with the program, or can be downloaded and applied to your system. The cover profile "Plastic", which is included with the program can be used as an example.
The used cover profile is selected in the Collection Management configuration, on the "Media Center Interface" tab, using the "Cover Style" drop-down. Notice that changing the cover profiles will give you an information box that covers must be re-generated, which is done automatically, but can take some time depending on the size of your collection. Once changed, a selected cover profile will automatically be applied to new titles, and to any change of titles in your collection.
Notice that since cover files is shared between the server and clients, the cover profile setting that applies to all clients connected to a server – if the cover profile is changed on one client, it is actually changed on the server, and applied to all clients connecting to the server. The setting is automatically read from the server, and does therefore not have to be set on all clients.
Place all files required for the cover profile inside this directory, and reference this directory in the XML configuration.
On the top "CoverProfile" node, you must specify a size of your cover style, the size must be the same for DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD – the height of the style must be 343 pixels, while the width is variable. The text margin specification determines the position of the overlay title text placed on covers if no cover is available.
The cover profile contains a "Under" and "Over" image for each of the three types, DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD, which as the name indicates is placed under and over the actual cover image. You can use the max size and position parameters determine how the cover itself will be placed and scaled. It is recommended to keep the 1.43 (313 / 291 pixels) aspect ratio for DVD's, and the 1.235 (299 / 242) aspect ratio for Blu-ray and HD DVD, to ensure the covers to not appear stretched.
Along with a cover profile, the artist can optionally include a set of overlay icons that matches the style of the cover profile – if included; these icons will overrule any setting applied in configuration. If not included, be sure that your cover profile looks correct with all of the included overlay icon styles available within the program.
"InDriveDVD.png", "InDriveBD.png", "InDriveHD.png", "SeriesBoxSet.png", "Watched.png", "NotWatched.png", "PartlyWatched.png", "Online.png", "Offline.png", "InChanger.png", "New.png", "LentOut.png", "BluRay3D.png", "Dimention_720.png", "Dimention_1080.png".
"C:\Program Files\Binnerup Consult\My Movies for Windows Media Center\ExternalPlayers.xml" or "C:\Program Files (x86)\Binnerup Consult\My Movies for Windows Media Center\ExternalPlayers.xml"
This file should not be edited, since it will be replaced each time the program is updated.
If you are not familiar with editing XML files and their structures, you should not try to customize external players.
It is recommended that you remove the configuration for players that are already in the file, that you do not need to change settings for. By doing this, you ensure that the latest configuration for these players are always distributed with My Movies.
If a player is configured with the same name both in the user configuration XML file as well as the default XML file, the information in the user configuration XML file will be used.
You can create a new player by copying an "ExternalPlayer" element and change the various settings such as ProcessName, Parameters Location, and the type of media the player can play. It is very important that the ProcessName is set to the exact name of the executeable, as it is used to monitor when the player closes.
My Movies Event Handlers allows you to create a custom .NET Framework 2.0 DLL Class Library to receive various events occurring in My Movies.
This can be used to dim lights, control curtains or similar when playback is started.
The folder "C:\ProgramData\My Movies\FileStorage\Event Handlers" contains Visual Studio 2008 templates for C# or VB.NET in a zip file, as well as an "Event Handler Interface.dll" file that any event handler inherits.
Copy the zip file(s) to the "Visual Studio 2008\Templates\ProjectTemplates" folder in your documents section, and you will now be able to create a new project based on the template.
My Movies Input Switchers allows you to create a custom .NET Framework 2.0 DLL Class Library to switch inputs on a receiver when used with an RS-232 based changer, such as the Sony BDP-CX7000ES.
The input switcher can be used two switch between PC and changer video outputs when playback starts or stops.
The folder "C:\ProgramData\My Movies\FileStorage\Input Switchers" contains Visual Studio 2008 templates for C# or VB.NET in a zip file, as well as an "Input Switcher Interface.dll" file that any event handler inherits.
It is planned to allow more configuration for various items in the interface within this directory. You can always check for the latest options in our documentation section.


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Man with coronavirus symptoms DIES after United flight from Orlando-LA
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Man with 'clear' COVID symptoms DIES on United flight from Orlando to LA sparking fury that he was allowed to board as airline works with CDC to track 179 passengers
On Monday United 591 took off from Orlando, Florida bound for Los Angeles
A man suffered a medical emergency and the flight was diverted to New Orleans
Crew members tried to save him for an hour, including performing CPR
Passengers tweeted that they saw the man having difficulties breathing
They was angry at United for not carrying out temperature checks
United say the man lied on his form when asked if he had any symptoms
The crew are now in quarantine and they are trying to trace 179 passengers
Furious United Airlines passengers have criticized the company after a man who they claimed was showing clear coronavirus-like symptoms was allowed to board the plane and died before he reached his destination.
The flight took off from Orlando bound for Los Angeles on Monday, and the victim was pronounced dead after an emergency landing in New Orleans.
Medics on board attempted to save him, including by reportedly performing CPR. His wife, one passenger said, told all within earshot that he had been showing symptoms for the past week and so she suspected COVID-19.
United said on Friday they were trying to trace those on board United Flight 591.
The flight was a Boeing 737-900 with capacity for 179 people, according to Flight Aware.
The victim was taken off and the plane and all other passengers then carried on to LA – with some later saying they were not offered the chance to rebook onto a different flight.
United 591 is seen arriving at Los Angeles airport, after a passenger died on leaving Orlando
The plane, pictured at the gate in LA, made an emergency stop in New Orleans and the man was pronounced dead. The plane, and all its passengers, then continued to LA
A United flight from Orlando to Los Angeles Monday was diverted due to a medical emergency
'Can I ask how you guys let a covid positive man on my flight last night?' said one woman.
'He was shaking and sweating boarding the plane. He was clearly sick and then died mid flight. We had an emergency landing in New Orleans and we didn't even switch planes afterwards.
'We all sat there for hours waiting while you guys cleaned up his blood and germs with wet wipes. Is this how you guys handle other people's safety and health?'
She said that the airline's claim that they believed he had a heart attack was 'laughable', adding: 'There was never any mention of we are diverting this flight because of cardiac arrest reasons.
'Everyone was aware this was COVID related because the wife was relaying his medical information, and shared he was in fact COVID positive and symptomatic for over a week. That is them covering up the fact that they handled this situation poorly.'
Another woman, named Shay, also tweeted angrily at United, accusing them of failing to check on the passengers before boarding, and criticizing the man and his wife for flying.
'United, why did you never check our temperatures before boarding?' she tweeted.
'The family of the man, why didn't you go to the hospital or not let your husband get on the flight feeling like that?
'An entire plane had to watch him seize or have a heart attack none of us know which, and die.'
Shay said she noticed the man having breathing difficulties.
'I made eye contact with his wife and looked at him and she just looked down,' Shay said.
She said the medical team on board tried to revive him for an hour.
'The family was crying, people were freaking out,' she said.
'He was shocked twice, given an epi-pen, 2 shots of adrenaline and mouth to mouth after chest compressions…'
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asked United for the passenger manifest so other passengers can be told that they might have been exposed to a disease, spokesman Charles Hobart said.
The passenger had filled out a form before the flight saying he had not tested positive for COVID-19 and had no symptoms of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to the airline.
'It is apparent the passenger wrongly acknowledged this requirement,' United said.
United said the CDC did not specify the man's cause of death, and United does not know whether it was COVID-19.
But, the airline said, the man's wife was overheard telling an emergency medical technician that he had shown symptoms of the disease, including loss of taste and smell.
The CDC is collecting information to decide whether further public health action is appropriate, an agency spokesman said in a text message.
'To protect the privacy of the individual, we aren't providing this information to the public,' the CDC spokesman told AP.
All four flight attendants were quarantined for two weeks once they arrived at Los Angeles, 'per written guidelines,' said Taylor Garland, spokeswoman for Association of Flight Attendants.
'Our union continues to provide support to the crew,' Garland said.
'We urge passengers to comply with airline COVID policies and stay home if you´re sick.'
The man was taken to a hospital in New Orleans where he was pronounced dead, according to the airline.
Hobart said United originally was told that he died from heart trouble, so passengers were allowed to stay on the plane and complete the flight to Los Angeles or take a later flight.
The airline said all passengers stayed on the plane.
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Have you ever heard the saying "we all have the same 24 hours?" It's a way to answer the objection of "not having enough time" to do something. And it makes sense. Sort of. We all inhabit the same planet, which spins around in space at a constant rate. The time it takes the earth to make one full spin around its axis is what we use to measure our days.
Everywhere on the planet earth, a day has 24 hours. And we each have some degree of control over how we spend them. We do have different needs when it comes to sleep. On average, 6-10 hours is considered a good night sleep. I tend to run on the higher side of that spectrum.
And though we each do get the same amount of earth spin time every day, our individual time constraints when it comes to how many hours we work, commute, and spend time with our families are very different. I work from home, but have to spend a lot of time driving to see customers all over CT and Western MA. I have one child, who splits time between his mom and I. Other people have long commutes to an office where they spend their work day, and have a lot more children to look after. So, we don't really have the same 24 hours when it comes to how we get to spend them.
I started this blog with the intention of spending more time mountain biking and exploring trails in parks and forests after work. It was going to involve a lot of planning and preparation but dammit I was going to do it.
It hasn't really been working out that way. I haven't had enough time. It takes a lot of planning and packing and the weather has to be okay for riding. My job seems like it's becoming more and more demanding and I'm trying to keep up with my parenting responsibilities and social life and oh my god I just don't have enough time.
And then IOS 12 came out. Damn you, Apple. You release these updates like methane at a Chili eating contest. And what have you done now? IOS 12 has launched the SMARTphone version of the bathroom scale.
Yep. That's right. I spend 5 hours a day looking at my iPhone. Holy crap that's a lot of time. And that's down 12% from the week prior. That's a part time job.
Ok, so I am typing this post on my iPhone right now, so that sort of I'd makes me feel better. But I still spend almost 8 hours a week, almost a whole work day, on Social Media. I find that hard to believe.
I'll have to dive a bit deeper in to this, but this is an area for improvement. I can definitely cut that back down. That should free up plenty of time for some more adventures.
I have been riding my bike. It's just been at my local trails for shorter rides.
A screenshot from my Strava account, which i use to track my mountain bike rides, most of the time.
So you can see proof I've been getting in some rides. Some really nice ones. The colors of fall are popping and that's not something to be missed. I've been trying to either sneak in a ride early before work or get home a little early to beat the the sunset.
The days are getting shorter, and we turned the clocks back another hour last weekend. You can mountain bike at night with lights, but it's not something you really want to do alone. That being said, the NEMBA group has been riding every Thursday night, but I haven't been able to make it for one reason or another. And I won't be able to for at least the next few weeks either.
So, I'm not really sure how this will go. I just started a TrainerRoad structured indoor cycling program. Maybe I can write some about that. This will be my third year using it. I was really impressed with the progress I made last year, and I feel like there is a lot more potential for me to stick to the program knowing how great I felt this Spring especially considering how inconsistent I was with the program last winter leading up to it. I'm hoping to have even better results this year.
I should probably set a goal. Maybe do a race. Maybe race singlespeed. I just don't know where I'll find the time.


Opening of new exhibition about relatives of writer Božena Němcová was sucesful. We are very grateful to everyone who helped to realize this exhibition and also to everyone who came to opening day.
Catalogue of exhibition "South Bohemia Exhibition in Tábor, 1929 – Professor Theodor Petřík and Tábor" can now be previewed on-line via Google Books. Catalogue is not for sale, but it is available upon request.
We are finishing preparation of new booklets that can be pre-ordered at Amazon. Šechtl & Voseček: A History of the Studio and Ignác Šechtl: Tábor 1877–1885, Cartes-de-Visite.
We also printed new callendar of Tábor for 2010. This time with photographs from 1960s by Marie Šechtlová and Josef Šechtl.
Please contact us if you want to order a copy.
Opening day of exhibition of new exhibition was successful. We would like to thank everyone who helped with making the exhibition to happen.
Publisher Marie Šechtlová, In Czech and English language, ISBN 978-80-01-04364-6, Paperback, 21x15 cm, 32 pages.
You are cordially invited to exhibition at July 30th.
Web page with publications now has information on our new book.
Opening day of exhibition of photographs by Ferdinand Bučina was successful. We would like to thank to Tomáš Rasl, for his work on preparing the exhibition, everyone who helped with making the exhibition to happen and to Zdeněk Flídr for projection of movie containing Bučina's photos from Moravian Slovakia.
Yesterday was closed at Šechtl & Voseček Museum of Phootgraphy exhibition of Autochromes of Fred Payne Clatworthy. This exhibition was first one, where we was able thanks to support of US Center in Prague digitize important collection of photography outside our contry.
You are cordially invited to discussion with Marie Šechtlová, Jan Hubička and Eva Hubičková at Leica Gallery in Prague, Školská 28.
Opening of exhibition of Marie Šechtlová's photography at kavárna Rolnička, Bezděkova 122, Soběslav. Exhibition will last till end of February.
The exhibition "Legacy of three color photography" in National Museum of Photography prepared as part of workshop co-organized by our museum is over.


A Simple route through Skegness.
Turn right at traffic lights after Football Ground. In about 1/4 mile take first main turning left into Scarbrough Avenue - proceed straight over roundabout to Skegness Pier.
At Skegness Pier turn right. Straight over Clock Tower roundabout. to South Parade. Take first turning right, after a short distance turn left into Drummond Road. Sherwood Lodge is on the right side in several hundred yards.
Enter One way system when approaching Skegness town centre. Keep on A52 (passing Taylors Garage on right) keep right (turning back to town centre).
At Lumley Hotel (right) filter to the left into Richmond Drive. In about 1/4 mile, turn left into Sandbeck Avenue and proceed to Drummond Road (top of Sandbeck Ave.). At Drummod Road, turn right. Sherwood Lodge is on the right side in several hundred yards.
Cross Richmond Drive and turn right. At traffic lights turn left into Sandbeck Avenue. Proceed to Drummond Road - at the end of Sandbeck Avenue and turn right into Drummond Road.
Sherwood Lodge is on the right after a few yards.


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Tigers vs Twins Preview and Free Pick
Detroit comes to Minnesota for a big series with the Twins after starting their road trip in Seattle where they mashed the crap out of the ball. They took 2 of 3 from the Mariners and scored 23 runs in the three games including 9 home runs. The Tigers still trail Kansas City by 6.5 games and the Twins by 2.5. Pitching has been the Tigers problem all year. They rank near the bottom in all statistical categories, but their offense ranks near the top including a League leading .281 batting average. Detroit will have 4 players represented in next week's All-Star Game.
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One of those All-Stars is tonight's starter David Price. He's having a terrific season for the Tigers. He's 8-2 with a 2.54 ERA and 107 strikeouts. He shut down the powerful Blue Jays offense in his last outing pitching 7 innings and allowing only 1 run to win his 4th straight decision. His road record is even better than his home record. He's 5-1 with a 1.86 ERA away from home and the Tigers are 7-2 in those starts.
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The Twins seem to be getting hot again after their 3-game sweep of the Orioles in which they outscored them 17-8. They have won 5 of 7 overall and are the current Wild Card leaders in the American League. They've picked up the offense a bit hitting .264 in their last 10 games. Overall this year they are hitting .251 against left-handers, but in their last 10 it's only .182 and they're going against a tough one tonight.
Mike Pelfrey takes the mound tonight and he's had a decent year. He's 5-5 with a 3.94 ERA in 16 starts. His last 3 starts have been rough. He's given up 14 runs in 12.2 innings. The one thing he has going for him tonight is that he's a remarkable 3-1, 1.80 ERA at home this year and has only given up 1 home run.
The Tigers are a high price on the road tonight, but I'm going to take them anyway. Their bats are on fire and should have no problem with Pelfrey.
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The tour continues over the shallow waters of Key West's famous Backcountry where ship-wrecks, stingrays, and sharks are common viewing. Every seat is a window seat - Be sure to bring your camera!
Guests are required to participate in a 15 min. safety briefing with added instructions by using headsets while embarking on the helicopter.
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Culminating a week of events in celebration of International Women's Day, members of the Cornell and Ithaca community came together to honor local women's accomplishments.In celebration of the hundredth anniversary of International Women's Day, more than 140 students, professors and community members gathered to recognize women in the Cornell and Ithaca communities on Sunday.
"Rather than just being an awards ceremony, we wanted to make it a celebration," said Eva Drago '12, a member at the Women's Resource Center Advisory Board and chair of its International Women's Day Committee. The reception included a luncheon of international food and student performance groups.
18 women were recognized for accomplishments ranging from balancing a full-time graduate course load with raising children to initiating educational programs in the Lansing Correctional Facility.
The reception, sponsored by Women's Resource Center and the African, Latino, Asian and Native American Programming Board, featured Ifunanya "Funa" Maduka '04 — who served as Dean of Students and Director of Leadership Development at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls from 2006 to 2010 — as the keynote speaker.
Maduka spoke about gender discrimination she faced as a child in Virginia, about her mentorship of Alana, a student at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy and about her time as a student at Harvard Business School.
Maduka said that she deeply understood how tough experiences lead girls to doubt and undervalue their own worth.
Maduka called on women to challenge their own internalized fears.
The speech moved some students to tears.
"I looked around the audience, and she had everyone teary-eyed with some of the things she said. It was a very moving keynote event," said Ashley Garcia '12, a co-organizer of the event and an ALANA ambassador to the Women's Resource Center.
The WRC has planned similar events in past years to honor the work of women in the Cornell and surrounding communities, according to Drago. This year is unique because it marks the hundredth anniversary of International Women's Day.
"There are so many issues on campus which women face that we don't talk about that often, and it's great to give women a platform to talk. The amazing thing about Cornell is that we draw women from all over the world, and we wanted to find commonalities between us while still celebrating the unique cultures we come from," said Drago.
The reception culminated a week of IWD events, which included a dinner discussion about women in the Islamic world after 9/11, a School of Industrial and Labor Relations panel on women in the workforce and a trip to Seneca Falls — the location of the 1848 women's rights convention.
Drago said she hoped that IWD would spark discussion and begin progress toward true gender equality.