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With the trade deadline now less than a month away, Erik Karlsson's situation in San Jose gets a little more interesting. The defenseman is a pending unrestricted free agent and while the Sharks undoubtedly want to re-sign him, they will have to wait until after the February 25th deadline if they want to do an eight-year deal. Karlsson told reporters, including NHL.com's Eric Gilmore, that there remains no timetable for holding discussions about a new deal. It's worth noting that he also expressed an appreciation for the patience the organization has shown with him thus far. The 28-year-old got off to a slow start this season and while he still has just three goals, he ranks fifth overall in points by a defenseman with 43. Karlsson is undoubtedly set to land a substantial raise on his current $6.5MM cap hit on his next deal.
While Karlsson is garnering the most attention, the Sharks have another prominent pending UFA in center Joe Pavelski. There haven't been any discussions regarding a possible contract extension yet (even dating back to the offseason) but he indicated to Paul Gackle of The Mercury News that he's hopeful that a deal to stay can be reached: "All I've known is San Jose, and at the end of the day, that's probably all I want to know." The 34-year-old is on pace for the first 40-goal season of his career which would give him even more bargaining power if he makes it to the open market.
The Kings are among the teams that have been keeping tabs on college defenseman Alec Ralhauser, reports Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider. The 23-year-old is in his junior year with Bowling Green and last season was quite productive from the back end with 39 points in 41 games. Rauhauser's offensive numbers are a bit quieter so far this season but it shouldn't stop him from generating a fair bit of interest in the college free agent market once the calendar turns to March.
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Media executives and financial firms are making a land grab for Fox News viewers and Trump supporters, and a new player just entered the race
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Tucker Carlson.
A host of contenders are vying to grab the Fox News audience, and a new, secret venture has entered the race led by conservative personality John Cardillo, Business Insider has learned.
Cable channel WGN is also going after that audience, expanding its news offering, and there's industry chatter of a potential sale.
Meanwhile, The Blaze sees growth in video and Newsmax and OANN are making the most of viewers' disatisfaction with Fox News.
There's growing interest in President Trump's audience — and it's not just at Newsmax and OANN.
A host of conservative leaning executives from TV, streaming and radio are looking to shore up cash and talent to take advantage of disgruntled Trump voters thirsty for their own flavor of news, and a new under-the-radar initiative comes from a group of right-wing entrepreneurs.
They include the controversial conservative media personality, John Cardillo, who once fronted a show on Newsmax; and Ned Ryun, who runs a political training company American Majority, according to three people who confirmed the news to Business Insider.
The former Newsmax chief executive, Michael Clemente, a former executive VP at Fox News, is said to be part of the group. Clemente did not immediately respond for comment.
Cardillo and Ryun had previously pitched on-air talent about joining their prospective media venture ahead of the election. Now that the votes have been counted (or recounted), they're out again soliciting talent and financing.
Read more: Jared Kushner floating launch of a new Trump-branded media outlet, GOP sources say. It's another sign of a looming 2020 defeat.
One of the sources believes the group has enough cash shored up to launch a streaming venture with some limited cable TV distribution deals. Launching a streaming venture would take as little as half a million dollars, said one industry executive in the field, noting that most of the costs involve paying talent and marketing.
Cardillo confirmed his efforts to Business Insider, saying: "There is a tremendous amount of opportunity and a need for more conservative outlets," adding that Fox News' audience is only about five million while more than 70 million plus-people voted for President Donald Trump.
Cardillo, who has a photo of himself with Roger Stone on his Facebook page, said: "People forget that as well as being a successful real estate executive, Trump had a top rated show [The Apprentice] on air for 14 years... I wouldn't be surprised if he [Trump] started hosting his own daily show."
Ryun didn't return calls for comment.
WGN wants in on Trump supporters
Chicago-based cable channel WGN, owned by station owner Nexstar, is also making a bid for Trump-thirsty viewers. And WGN is run by Sean Compton, who developed a Donald Trump-hosted radio show called "Trumped," which ran on radio stations until 2008 and WGN also has a radio division.
Compton also signed Sean Hannity for his radio show at Premiere Radio Networks, a syndication giant owned by iHeartMedia. Compton and Trump are said to still be friends and Compton just got a promotion this month to run Nexstar Networks. Several media insiders have speculated that Trump could look at doing a radio show given the popular Rush Limbaugh could one day step down due to ill health.
WGN carries general entertainment, but in the fall, it launched a prime time news block called News Nation, which stunned news folk after it bagged an interview with Trump just weeks after its launch. There is wide speculation over whether Nexstar will axe WGN's entertainment programming in favor of more news or seek to sell the asset, said the two sources, who are familiar with Nexstar's options.
Read more: Inside BuzzFeed and HuffPost's merger, where talk is turning to who will be HuffPost's next EIC and what BuzzFeed will buy next
Indeed, Nexstar chief executive, Perry Sook, told analysts on a call early November, "We're talking about potentially launching a — to borrow a PBS term, a 'Crossfire' show — to have people on opposite sides of an issue every night. And we have some other things in the works, and I don't want to tip our hand there." A Nexstar spokesman declined to comment.
Nexstar acquired WGN as part of its acquisition of Tribune Media. WGN had been destined to become a news channel under station group rival Sinclair Broadcast Group, though its deal to acquire Tribune fell apart.
The Blaze sees growth in video
Glenn Beck's The Blaze had struggled to carve a big enough audience to sustain its cable presence, but it appears the owners see growth in subscription video, perhaps in the hands of a bigger cable operator.
The Blaze, which merged with Mark Levin's CRTV in 2018 to create The Blaze Media, was pitched to at least one major media company this past summer, said one person who heard the pitch. The Blaze chief executive Tyler Cardon denied there is a sales process, but says he's open to talking.
"We are always interested in exploring strategic partnerships if they would help continue our rapid growth or otherwise enable us to provide benefits to our audience," he said. "We are a profitable business and we're having a phenomenal year (big traffic gains, top 20 podcast publisher, largest right-of-center OTT platform), so it makes sense that the phone would be ringing more than ever. We're thrilled with the way things are going; but sure, if something could make sense, we're happy to explore it. It would be foolish not to."
There's appetite for Fox News alternatives
Others in the Fox News diaspora continue to draw audiences. Megyn Kelly is building her own media company. And former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly said he attracted 5,000 new subscribers to his opinion service in recent months. On Sinclair's "America First," hosted by yet another Fox News personality Eric Bolling, on November 11, O'Reilly also appeared to critique his former employer, saying: "In the cable news world, you are polarizing Americans. Fox News makes money by loving Trump and CNN and MSNBC by hating him."
And Trump has been launching war on parts of Fox News, which called the race for Biden and changed its on air slogan in recent days to read: "Standing up for what's right," replacing "Democracy 2020," which ran during the election period.
"Try watching OANN," Trump tweeted on Monday, November 16, "Really great."
One hedge fund chief told Business Insider he was furious with Fox News for calling the race and was tuning in to Newsmax and OANN instead. Newsmax chief executive Chris Ruddy told Business Insider the interest from advertisers and affiliate partners lately has been "huge."
Indeed, Newsmax has been appearing on Facebook's Top 10 performing link posts along with Fox News, and ratings for "Greg Kelly Reports," have broken the million viewer-mark, according to Axios. Typically they'd attract a couple of hundred thousand viewers per night.
The money is there
Trump has a number of supporters in financial circles, not least the wealthy families of Palm Beach, Florida, where Mar-A-Lago Club is located, but there are plenty of potential financial backers for such ventures. Cerberus Capital's Stephen Feinberg is close to Trump. Cerberus was not immediately reachable for comment.
The Wall Street Journal reported the Hicks Equity Partners were looking to raise money for conservative media efforts and had held conversations with Newsmax.
These efforts are likely to concern Fox News, which is the main revenue engine of Fox. Notably, the New York Post's Opinion section ran a column by writer Peter Roff, arguing that the right should be supporting all conservative media. The New York Post is owned by News Corporation, which shares Murdoch family ownership with Fox.
"In a battle for all the marbles, conservatives can ill afford to limit their reach. Cutting off Fox in favor of small outlets — some of which I do appear on — is like cutting off one's nose to spite one's face," he wrote.
But Trump already has a giant brand
Trump is likely to have his own plans to market his brands, post-presidency.
Axios reported earlier this month that Trump is looking at a digital subscription venture. Subscription streaming ventures are inexpensive to launch.
Trump, with 88.9 million followers, has the seventh biggest following on Twitter, according to Brandwatch, and Howard Polskin, president of The Righting, a daily newsletter that aggregates right wing content, said such an approach could make sense.
"You could argue that Donald Trump is the most well-known brand in the world," he said. "When I see Trump linking to certain right wing sites, it's a tremendous shot in the arm for their audience development. He is linking a lot to Breitbart. He's keeping everyone guessing. He is his own media company; what does he need an established media company for?"
While sources say Fox News executives are rattled by the incursions of others, toppling Fox News won't be easy. The network's primetime hosts frequently appear in the top 10 of all TV, even in the week after the election (through November 13). Fox prime time averaged 3.96 million viewers. The network reaps an estimated $2 per month per subscriber, according to Kagan data, and is projected to take in more than $1 billion in advertising this year.
Christopher Balfe is the former co-founder of The Blaze and current CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which runs digital operations for Megyn Kelly, among other conservatives. Balfe said a Trump subscription streaming service could be successful given his loyal audience, but added, "Even a successful Trump SVOD service wouldn't take much of a bite out of Fox News. Fan-driven SVOD services tend to be secondary programming sources, not replacements for linear TV. And Fox News has tens of millions of monthly viewers."
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10 major schemes in Greater Manchester that could be hit by Carillion collapse
Construction giant working on number of projects in Greater Manchester
Charlotte Cox
Greater Manchester could be among the regions hardest hit by the liquidation of construction giant Carillion.
The firm, which employs 20,000 people across the country, has folded after crunch talks to drive down debt and shore up its balance sheet collapsed over the weekend.
Nationally, the firm is understood to have public and private partnership contracts worth £1.7bn.
In Greater Manchester, they include rail and highways projects, Airport City, apartment and office schemes and university halls.
Carillion, which has been struggling under £900m of debt and a £590m pension deficit, has seen its shares price plunge more than 70 per cent in the past six months after making a string of profit warnings and breaching its financial covenants.
Graffiti saying 'bust' has been scrawled above a Carillion sign outside the £335m New Royal Liverpool Hospital
Chairman Philip Green said the government would provide funding to maintain public services carried on by Carillion staff, subcontractors and suppliers.
But the firm is also a partner in a number of private schemes.
It's also a key part of Greater Manchester's business chain - with a domino effect on suppliers and construction firms, some of whom will be owed money, expected.
This could put both the firms and their employees in jeopardy.
Andrew Gwynne, shadow secretary for state for Communities and Local Government, has slammed the Government for awarding £2bn worth of contracts when Carillion was in trouble.
He added: "It's deeply concerning that many local authorities have contracts with Carillion on a whole range of local public services.
"The government must offer urgent support to councils to ensure that staff have some certainty over their future and that contingency measures are immediately put in place to ensure the seamless provision of services."
In one of its last major corporate announcements in 2017, Carillion sold its 66pc stake in Ask and its 50pc stake in Ask Carillion Developments to Dukehill. This will have taken some Manchester buildings out of the firing line.
An application was made to the High Court for a compulsory liquidation of Carillion before opening of business today and an order was granted to appoint the Official Receiver as liquidator. PwC has been appointed to manage the business.
Mick Cash of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union has described the collapse as 'disastrous' for the transport and public services workforce.
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham added: "Clearly Carillion going into liquidation is of major concern and I am seeking urgent clarity from the Government on what action they are going to take to secure both jobs and projects in Greater Manchester."
The Department for Transport said it was working with organisations involved in rail and road projects to ensure impact is kept to a minimum.
Minister for the Cabinet Office David Lidington said: "It is regrettable that Carillion has not been able to find suitable financing options with its lenders, but taxpayers cannot be expected to bail out a private sector company.
"Since profit warnings were first issued in July, the government has been closely monitoring the situation and has been in constructive discussion with Carillion while it sought to refinance its business.
"We remained hopeful that a solution could be found while putting robust contingency plans in place to prepare for every eventuality. It is of course disappointing that Carillion has become insolvent, but our primary responsibility has always been keep our essential public services running safely.
"We understand that some members of the public will be concerned by recent news reports. For clarity – All employees should keep coming to work, you will continue to get paid. Staff that are engaged on public sector contracts still have important work to do.
"Since its inception in the 1990s private finance has helped to deliver around £60 billion of much-needed capital investment in infrastructure in the UK across a range of projects and we will continue to maintain partnerships with responsible firms in future."
But which projects is Carillion involved with in Greater Manchester? Here, the Manchester Evening News takes a look at 10 major schemes that could be affected.
How the HS2 train could look
The high speed rail scheme was awarded to Carillion last July.
It covers phase one of the project from London to the West Midlands but it's not yet known if there could be a knock-on effect to the Manchester section.
In a joint venture with Kier and French contractor Eiffage, the firm had secured the HS2's Chiltern Tunnels and Colne Valley Viaduct and the North Portal Chiltern Tunnels to Brackley packages, worth £1.3bn.
Kier has said they have a contingency plans in place and are working closely with clients so as to achieve 'continuity of service'.
The M.E.N. has contacted HS2 and the Cabinet Office for comment.
An HS2 spokesman said: "Today's news about Carillion is clearly disappointing for them and the wider UK construction industry.
"The CEK joint venture has provided HS2 Ltd with assurances that in the event any member of the group being unable to deliver on its responsibilities, the remaining members, now Eiffage and Kier, would fill the gap. HS2 Ltd does not hold a direct contract with Carillion.
"We are continuing to discuss with Kier and Eiffage the implementation of contingency plans. Work will continue as planned with no unnecessary or additional exposure to the taxpayer."
M6 Smart Motorway Projects
Carillion, along with Kier, was awarded a contract by Highways England for smart motorway works worth up to £475m.
These include the M6 between Junctions 16 near crew and 19 near Knutsford - due for completion in 2019.
M6 junctions 13 and 15 between Stafford and Stoke were also included in the deal, as well as sections of the M20 and M23.
The schemes are aimed at using traffic flow monitoring to ease congestion.
A Highways England spokesman said: "We have been monitoring the situation for some time and Carillion has kept us informed throughout.
"This has enabled us to develop contingency plans to ensure the continued safe delivery of any schemes that Carillion is involved in on behalf of Highways England."
Manchester to Preston electrification
The Network Rail project is already facing a delay of two years.
Originally a Balfour Beatty scheme, they were scrapped in favour of Carillion last year, and the deadline was moved from December 2016 to December 2017.
However, the new completion date last week was this autumn, with trains to run from December.
Last week, Network Rail warned a further 16 weekends of replacement buses - but it will likely be 37 weekends once details are confirmed.
Martin Frobisher, managing director for Network Rail's London North Western route, said: "While the full impacts of Carillion going into administration will become clear in the coming weeks, Network Rail has committed to work closely with the official receiver as we continue our work to upgrade the Manchester-Bolton-Preston line."
Manchester Airport (Image: Manchester Evening News)
Airport City is a joint venture brought together by investment from Manchester Airport Group, Beijing Construction Engineering Group, the Greater Manchester Pension Fund - and Carillion.
The £800m project, launched in summer 2015, is an on-site logistics, manufacturing, office and leisure base.
It's aimed at stimulating the Greater Manchester economy by creating on-site logistics, manufacturing, office and leisure facilities.
It includes a £130m 'China Cluster' - providing a commercial base for Chinese businesses arriving in the UK and offering a wide range of high quality office premises.
Lynda Shillaw, CEO MAG Property and Director of the Airport City JV, said: "The Airport City Joint Venture is focussed on working with our investors and occupiers in the planned next phase of delivery to ensure that their requirements continue to be met.
"The current construction of the Airport City development is being undertaken by Beijing Construction Engineering Group International and is not affected by the issues at Carillion.
"Carillion has been a joint venture partner in the Airport City project since its creation in 2013 and we will work with PwC where necessary."
Angel Gardens
The start on-site at Angel Gardens marks a major milestone in the joint venture between Moda and Apache Capital Partners (Image: ModaLiving)
Carillion started construction on one of the UK's largest build to rent projects in January last year.
Moda Living and Apache Capital Partners appointed Carillion to the scheme, a 36-storey tower in the heart of Manchester's NOMA district - opposite Victoria Station.
The £154m development includes 520,000 sq ft of space with 466 premium apartments and 22,000 sq ft of commercial space. Amenities, including a gym, cinema, resident lounges, co-working facilities, restaurants, shops and a multi-use roof terrace focussing on health and wellbeing, will make the Moda's apartments.
Fallowfield student residence project - Owens Park
Owens Park (Image: Manchester Evening News)
The University of Manchester selected Carillion to design and build phase one of its new project last year.
With an estimated construction cost of £75m, its a re-plan and upgrade of its Fallowfield campus with a range of accommodation, study and support services.
Phase one consists of 1,122 Cluster-Flat Study Bedrooms arranged in eight accommodation blocks together with an energy centre, student amenity hub and associated landscaping provision.
Completion was scheduled for summer 2019.
A university spokesman said: "We can confirm that Carillion is the principal contractor on our Fallowfield student development. At this stage we are considering our options and have no further comment to make."
First Street office block
The already-delayed project at No8 First Street is managed by Ask on behalf of Patrizia and the Greater Manchester Property Venture Fund.
The 173,000 sq ft office was originally scheduled to complete in autumn 2017, but was pushed back to spring 2018 after the cladding subcontractor went into administration.
Occupiers at No8 First Street include energy giant Gazprom, which signed as a pre-let tenant early in the construction process, Parsons Brinckerhoff and WSP.
GVA, Investment Managers for GMPVF, said: "This morning's news regarding Carillion is obviously disappointing, however we always consider all eventualities and therefore we have a robust contingency plan in place which is being implemented at present.
"Because of this contingency plan and the advanced status of the programme, we anticipate that recent events will not cause a delay to the current practical completion date."
Rochdale schools
Carillion built a £20,8m school in a PFI scheme - where private firms are contracted to complete and manage public projects.
But it also has an ongoing contract with Rochdale council to provide around £17m in facilities management in a contract which required them to build a further 12 new schools.
In a statement, Rochdale Council said: "We have been in discussions with key organisations since late in 2017, following the profits warning issued by Carillion. We have been preparing for such a possibility through the development of contingency plans.
"We are working closely with relevant schools to make sure disruption is avoided and we welcome the reassurance offered by the government today that public services will be protected.
"We recognise that this is a difficult and unsettling time for organisations working with the company and in particular for the employees of Carillion and offer our thanks for their continued commitment."
Tameside schools
Carillion was involved in building five secondary schools - Isca, St Peters, St Lukes, St James and West Exe and all were completed by 2006.
But up to now Carillion has also provided services including cleaning, catering, building and grounds maintenance for the PFI scheme.
A spokesman from Tameside council said: "At present we are in the business continuity phase and it is reassuring to be able to report that services provided by Carillion staff are operating as normal – all buildings are open for staff and the public, all school catering is in place and all ancillary services such as cleaning are operating.
"Tameside council and its partners in the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) are drawing up plans to ensure this remains the case going forwards'.
Manchester Magistrates
Carillion was part of a consortium - also including GSL and Societe Generale - which built the court in Spinningfields as part of the revamp of Crown Square.
In September 2006, Carillion sold its equity interest in Manchester Magistrates Court to Secondary Market Infrastructure Fund (SMIF).
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Thaali (Telugu: తాళి) (originally Subha Sankalpam) is an Indian Telugu language soap opera premiered on 2 December 2019 airing on Gemini TV every Monday to Saturday and it is available for worldwide streaming on Sun NXT. The serial stars Varshini Arza, Taruntej in leading roles. The storyline of the serial is taken from Tamil television series Tamil Selvi aired on Sun TV, however it has a different narration later.

Originally Subha Sankalpam was started on 2 December 2019. Due to COVID-19, the show was stopped temporarily at episode 98. Later the serial was reshooted the old episodes briefly and renamed as Thaali started airing from 31 August 2020.

Plot
Rama Lakshmi (Varshini Arza) is smart, lovable and innocent girl from extended rural family. She pursues higher studies in the city as the first step to achieve her IAS dream. She mets a girl named Alekhya (Yashvi Kanakala) in the college who is jealous about her achievement in intermediate standard. Alekhya always used to criticize Rama Lakshmi and doing attempts to spoil her goal. Alekhya's brother, Anand (Ajay) loves Rama Lakshmi from first sight. He helps her to learn English as he is trying to get closer. Unexpected turns of events, leads to her marriage with Anand. The story unfolds how Rama Lakshmi gains the love of her husband's hostile family and achieve her goal as well.

Cast

Main cast
Varshini Arza as Rama Lakshmi and Meenakshi (dual role)
Taruntej as Anand, Ramalakshmi's Husband
Bhoomireddy Venkat as Akash, Anand's friend
Vasudha as Sandhya and Vindhya (dual role)
Sravan as Chaitanya, Ramalakshmi's brother in law
Suresh Rai as Krishna Murthy (Vijay, Anand and Alekhya's father)
Swarna / Durga devi as Sowbhagya (Vijay, Anand and Alekhya's mother)
Rajendra as Meenakshi's father
--- as Sarala devi, Meenakshi's mother
C.H Krishnaveni as Kousalya Devi (Rama Lakshmi's grand mother)
Naveen Tej as Vijay (Anand and Alekhya's elder brother)
Sowjanya as Swapna, Vijay's wife
Samyuktha as Mahi
Yashvi Kanakala as Alekhya, Anand's Sister
Rithu as Avantika
Pradeep as Dasaratharamayya (Rama Lakshmi's elder father)
Padma Jayanthi as Kanchana (Rama Lakshmi's elder mother)
Srinivas Bhogireddy as Kodanda Rammayya (Rama Lakshmi's father)
Sandhya as Bhavani (Rama Lakshmi's mother)
Sangeetha as Sangeetha (Rama Lakshmi's Aunt and Chaitanya's mother)
Abhiram as Sagar (Rama Lakshmi's cousin)
Indranag as Kalyan Ram, Dasaratharamayya's younger brother
Madhu Krishnan as Saroja (Kalyan ram's wife)
Chandu as Kattappa

Former cast
Ajay as Anand (Subha Sankalpam)
Geethanjali as Kousalya Devi, Rama Lakshmi's grand mother (replaced by C.H Krishnaveni)

Crossover episodes
From 13 September 2021 to 14 September 2021 in episodes 321 to 322, Thaali had a crossover with Ala Venkatapuramlo serial.

Adaptations

References

External links

Indian television soap operas
Telugu-language television shows
2019 Indian television series debuts
Gemini TV original programming
Telugu-language television series based on Tamil-language television series

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Gonepteryx ist eine Schmetterlings-Gattung aus der Familie der Weißlinge (Pieridae), Unterfamilie Gelblinge (Coliadinae). Die Arten der Gattung sind in Europa, Nordafrika und Asien verbreitet.

Merkmale
Die Falter der Gattung Gonepteryx sind mittelgroß mit zitronengelben Männchen und grünlichweißen Weibchen. Besonders auf den Vorderflügeln haben sie orangerote Mittelpunkte. Im Gegensatz zu Faltern der Gattung Colias habe sie keine dunkle Saumbinde. Die Flügel sind am Vorderrand an der Wurzel verbreitert und stark gebogen. Der Saum der Vorderflügel ist geschwungen und zwischen den Adern R5 und M1 zu einer Spitze ausgezogen. Die Ader R2, 3 ist nicht gegabelt. Der Hinterflügelsaum ist bis vor die Ader M1 gerundet, auf Cu1 vorgezogen und winklig abgeknickt. Die Fühler sind kurz mit allmählich verdickten, runden Kolben. Die Palpen sind kurz und ragen nur wenig über den Kopf.

Die Raupen sind grün, spindelförmig und schlank. Die Puppen haben stark bauchige Bruststücke und eine aufwärts gerichtete Kopfspitze.

Systematik und Arten
William Elford Leach stellte 1815 die Gattung Gonepteryx mit dem Zitronenfalter als Typusart auf, damals noch Papilio rhamni. Der Name leitet sich von den griechischen Wörtern  (góny für gonos, das Knie) und  (pterýx für pteron, der Flügel) ab; Knie-Flügel wegen des geknickten Apex. Der Gattungsname wurde mehrfach falsch geschrieben:

 Gonoptera , 1820
 Goniapteryx , 1840
 Goniopteryx , 1853
 Goniopteryx , 1878
 Gonopteryx , 1886
 Gonopteryx , 1910

Zur Gattung gehörten früher auch die drei südamerikanischen Arten der heutigen Gattung Anteos  1819, die deutlich größer und farbenprächtiger sind.

Die Populationen auf Madeira und den Kanaren wurden als Unterarten von G. cleopatra betrachtet, nach genetischen Untersuchungen werden sie genetisch und morphologisch als deutlich getrennte Arten gesehen. G. chitralensis wird in älterer Literatur als Unterart von G. farinosa gesehen. Der auf Taiwan endemische Gonepteryx mahaguru taiwana  1913 wird von manchen Autoren als eigene Art gesehen. Damit ergibt sich die folgenden Artenliste:

 Gonepteryx acuminata , 1862 Ostasien, Amur, Korea, Japan, Turkestan, Laos
 Gonepteryx amintha (, 1871) Ostasien, Tibet, Formosa (Taiwan)
 Gonepteryx chitralensis , 1905 Pakistan
 Gonepteryx cleobule (, 1830) Teneriffa
 Mittelmeer-Zitronenfalter (Gonepteryx cleopatra) (, 1767) Südeuropa, Nordafrika, Kleinasien
 Gonepteryx eversi , 1974 La Gomera
 Gonepteryx farinosa (, 1847) Asien
 Gonepteryx maderensis  1862 Madeira
 Gonepteryx mahaguru , 1857 Asien
 Gonepteryx maxima , 1885 Japan, Nord-China
 Gonepteryx nepalensis , 1847 Asien
 Gonepteryx palmae , 1963 La Palma
 Zitronenfalter (Gonepteryx rhamni) (, 1758) Europa, Asien

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J Neurotrauma. 2015 Jun 1;32(11):753-64. doi: 10.1089/neu.2014.3390.
Endogenous neural stem/progenitor cells stabilize the cortical microenvironment after traumatic brain injury.
Dixon KJ1, Theus MH2, Nelersa CM1, Mier J1, Travieso LG1, Yu TS3, Kernie SG3, Liebl DJ1.
11The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
22The Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia.
33Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York.
Although a myriad of pathological responses contribute to traumatic brain injury (TBI), cerebral dysfunction has been closely linked to cell death mechanisms. A number of therapeutic strategies have been studied in an attempt to minimize or ameliorate tissue damage; however, few studies have evaluated the inherent protective capacity of the brain. Endogenous neural stem/progenitor cells (NSPCs) reside in distinct brain regions and have been shown to respond to tissue damage by migrating to regions of injury. Until now, it remained unknown whether these cells have the capacity to promote endogenous repair. We ablated NSPCs in the subventricular zone to examine their contribution to the injury microenvironment after controlled cortical impact (CCI) injury. Studies were performed in transgenic mice expressing the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene under the control of the nestin(δ) promoter exposed to CCI injury. Two weeks after CCI injury, mice deficient in NSPCs had reduced neuronal survival in the perilesional cortex and fewer Iba-1-positive and glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive glial cells but increased glial hypertrophy at the injury site. These findings suggest that the presence of NSPCs play a supportive role in the cortex to promote neuronal survival and glial cell expansion after TBI injury, which corresponds with improvements in motor function. We conclude that enhancing this endogenous response may have acute protective roles after TBI.
The human brain is highly susceptible to trauma that can originate from a single or repetitive impact injuries (for example, car accidents and athletes, respectively) or other pathological conditions such as stroke injury. A potential consequence of trauma is long-term functional disability as a result of tissue damage, cell death and the overall disruption of brain circuitry. For the past century, researchers such as Santiago Ramon y Cajal have shown that neurons and glial cells undergo cellular change as a result of brain damage, and the brain responds by attempting to regenerate (1,2). Unfortunately, these responses are minimal and are compounded by the inability of the brain to respond to massive cell death. This is particularly problematic when neurons are lost, since the vast majority of these principle cells have lost their ability to self-renew in the adult brain. For this reason, the consequence of CNS injury can be devastating.
In 1962, Joseph Altman first reported that new neurons could be generated in the adult mammalian brain from a couple specialized niches (3), namely the subventricular zone (SVZ) and dentate gyrus of the hippocampus (4). In the SVZ, neural stem cells give rise to neuronal progenitors cells, called neuroblasts, that migrate to the olfactory bulb (OB) where they differentiate into interneurons (5,6). Figure 1a shows that migratory pathway of neuroblasts (red cells) from the SVZ through a tight rostral migratory stream (RMS) to the OB in the adult mouse brain. Under pathological conditions, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), enhanced neurogenesis (7) can lead to increased numbers of neuroblasts migrating outside the RMS (Fig. 1a'; arrowheads) and traveling to regions of damaged tissue. However, the influence of neuroblasts on damaged tissues is poorly understood. We hypothesized that SVZ-derived neuroblasts contributed to the acute injury sequelae by protecting residential cells in the local environment from TBI-induced damage.
Figure 1. Neuroblast migration outside the rostral migratory stream (RMS) after controlled cortical impact (CCI) injury. (a) Sagittal brain cross-section of doublecortin-labeled neuroblasts (red) migrating from the subventricular zone (SVZ) through the RMS to the olfactory bulb (OB). (a') shows neuroblasts exiting the RMS (arrowheads) and migrating to regions of cortical damage. Ctx, cortex; Hipp, hippocampus. Bar is 400 mm.
In our study, we examined the influence of adult neurogenesis on TBI damage to cortical tissues by examining injury progression in the presence and absence of neuroblasts. We injured our animals using a controlled cortical impact (CCI) device that permits researchers to control the degree of cortical damage to ensure reproducibility in the pathophysiological outcomes. To abolish adult neurogenesis, we took advantage of transgenic mice expressing the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (TK) gene under the control of the nestin-delta (d) promoter (i.e. nestind-TK). Basically, the delta subunit of the nestin promoter leads to expression of the TK gene specifically in neural stem cells in both neurogenic niches. Following treatment with the drug cytovene, cells expressing the viral TK gene terminate DNA synthesis and undergo cell death.
Cytovene treatment prior to CCI injury resulted in the ablation of proliferating neural stem cells in the SVZ and their resulting progeny (i.e. neuroblasts). As a consequence significantly fewer neuroblasts were present in injured tissues, which enabled us to examine the importance of neuroblasts to the dynamics of brain injury. Specifically, we quantified the number of surviving neurons and glial cells in regions surrounding the injury cavity, called the perilesional cortex, two weeks after injury onset. Although we did not observe major differences in the size of the cavity between treated and untreated brains, we did observe reduced numbers of neurons and glial cells in neuroblast-deficit mice. This suggested that many populations of cells in damaged tissues are positively influenced by the presence of SVZ-derived neuroblasts. This is likely due to the ability of neuroblasts to express a host of growth and survival factors that, in turn, support residential cells in damaged tissues. Thus, in the absence of neuroblasts fewer growth/survival factors are expressed and many injured cells do not survive.
A second observation was that glial cells alter their shape and possibly their function (termed "reactive") in the absence of SVZ-derived neuroblasts. Glial cells, such as astrocytes and microglia, have diverse functions in the injured brain that can be both beneficial and detrimental to brain recovery. One example of a beneficial influence is their ability to secrete survival factors; however, reactive glial cells can also release pro-inflammatory proteins that enhance tissue damage. Therefore, it's reasonable to suggest that the presence of neuroblasts in brain injured tissues leads to more but less reactive glial cells that participate in promoting recovery.
As it turns out, the cellular alterations associated with the absence of SVZ-derived neuroblasts can augment the functional deficits associated with brain injury. To examine brain function, we tested the motor responses of our mice by examining how long the mice could walk on a rotating cylindrical rod that is accelerating from 10 rpm to 60 rpm over a period of 10 minutes. We found that neuroblast-ablated mice had reduced motor ability to stay on the rotating rod as compared to pre-injury times, wild type mice (TK negative mice), or non-cytovene-treated groups (i.e. neuroblasts present) at 14 days post-injury (Fig. 2). These findings demonstrate that the cellular changes that occur in damaged tissues in the absence of neuroblasts has global effects on brain recovery.
Importance of the study: Our data show that the brain has an internal capacity to protect itself from traumatic insults through the enhancement of the stem cell pool and recruitment of young neuroblasts to injured tissues that participate to support residential cells. Furthermore, understanding the mechanisms to enhance adult neurogenesis could represent an important therapeutic strategy to improve TBI recovery.
Figure 2. Depletion of neuroblasts leads to reduce motor recovery in cytovene-treated nestind-TK mice at 14 days post-injury.
(1) Ramón y Cajal, S. (1895) Textura del sistema nervioso del hombre y de los vertebrados. Madrid; Imprenta y Librería Moya.
(2) Ramón y Cajal, S. (1969) Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous System. New York; Harper Press.
(3) Altman, J. (1962) Are new neurons formed in the brains of adult mammals? Science 135:1127-1128.
(4) Alvarez-Buylla, A., Garcia-Verdugo, J.M. (2002) Neurogenesis in adult subventricular zone. J. Neurosci. 22:629-634.
(5) Luskin, M.B. (1993) Restricted proliferation and migration of postnatally generated neurons derived from the forebrain subventricular zone. Neuron 11:173-189.
(6) Betarbet, R., Zigova, T., Bakay, R.A., Luskin, M.B. (1996) Dopaminergic and GABAergic interneurons of the olfactory bulb are derived from the neonatal subventricular zone. Int. J. Dev. Neurosci. 14:921–930.
(7) Chen, X.H., Iwata, A., Nonaka, M., Browne, K.D., and Smith, D.H. (2003) Neurogenesis and glial proliferation persist for at least one year in the subventricular zone following brain trauma in rats. J. Neurotrauma 20:623-631.
Acknowledgement: This work was supported by NIH/NINDS NS049545 & NS30291 (DJL), DOD W81XWH-05-1-0061 (DJL), NS007459 & NS064699 (MHT) and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
Daniel J Liebl, PhD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
dliebl@miami.edu


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By The Editorial Board Posted on November 2, 2014
No. 1: Proposal on drawing electoral maps is flawed
New York has an awful way of drawing electoral maps. The once-a-decade process often produces twisted political boundaries for Assembly, Senate and congressional seats that are an insult to voters, an obstacle to political challengers and a gift to incumbents.
Now voters will decide whether to support the minuscule improvements offered by politicians or hold out for better. The proposal would create a 10-member commission, with Senate and Assembly majority and minority leaders picking two each and those eight picking two more.
The system incumbent lawmakers want to enshrine in the state constitution is neither nonpartisan nor independent. It would create a panel chosen mostly by legislative leaders. If lawmakers didn't like the maps, they could reject them and draw their own. The commission members should not be chosen by those with a direct stake in the outcome. We don't believe the best argument made in favor of the amendment: "It's the best we can hope for." New York deserves a truly independent redistricting process.
Vote no on this proposal.
No. 2: A way to save a tree — or thousands
This proposal would help usher the State Legislature into the digital age. Lawmakers usually cannot routinely vote on bills until they've been "printed" for at least three days. That requirement in the state constitution since 1938 has been interpreted to mean ink on paper. It needs to be amended. Distributing more than a thousand bills a year electronically would be more efficient, and the savings should be considerable.
Vote yes on this proposal.
No. 3: Reject bonding for new school technology
The New York Bonds for School Technology Act proposition would allow the state to borrow up to $2 billion to modernize technology and build new pre-K classrooms. However, the computer hardware and devices purchased would become obsolete well before taxpayers repay the debt. That spending should come from annual budgets. Such huge borrowing would bring New York closer to its debt ceiling at a time when there is a more pressing need to fund transportation.
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Q: Javascript .normalize() causing error in Safari EDIT: Ok, sounds like .normalize() isn't as widely supported as I'd originally thought. So a modification to my below question: what do you consider the best workaround to normalize unicode on browsers like Safari that don't yet support this function?
Ok, some code I wrote that has been working fine on all browsers up until around a week ago is now broken on Safari only (all other browsers still work fine). I've honed in on the offending bit of code, but am still not sure why it's a problem for Safari. This bit of code is supposed to be comparing two URL substrings (example: "Williams%2C+John%2C+1932-") to make sure that they are the same. Sometimes the strings contain diacritics, spaces and other problematic characters, hence the decodeURI (for the first string) and normalizing (for both strings).
What I do know is that if I remove both .normalize('NFD') commands, the code again works fine... but I need that normalize command in there because there are times when one string will use precomposed diacritics and the other will use decomposed (and for my purposes I want to consider them a match). I'm curious if anyone knows why .normalize() could be causing problems in Safari but no other browser.
if(decodeURI(urlmatch).normalize('NFD')==lowernopuncplus.normalize('NFD')){
            window.open(url);
        }
        else{
            alert("Error");
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And here's Safari's error code:
'undefined' is not a function (evaluating 'decodeURI(urlmatch).normalize('NFD')')

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CUBIN, Barbara L.
104th (1995–1997), 105th (1997–1999), 106th (1999–2001), 107th (2001–2003), 108th (2003–2005), 109th (2005–2007), 110th (2007–2009)
As the first woman to represent Wyoming in Congress, Barbara L. Cubin quickly established herself as a defender of western state interests in the United States House of Representatives. Cubin also became one of the highest-ranking women in the GOP, serving as Secretary of the House Republican Conference and chairing the Committee on Resources' Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Barbara Cubin was born Barbara Sage in Salinas, California, on November 30, 1946, the daughter of Russell and Barbara Sage. She was raised in Casper, Wyoming, and graduated from Natrona County High School. In 1969 Cubin earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. She later took graduate courses in business administration at Casper College. She worked as a chemist, a substitute math and science teacher, and a social worker for the elderly and people with disabilities. She married Frederick W. Cubin, a physician, and they raised two sons: William and Eric. From 1975 to 1994, while Barbara Cubin managed her husband's medical practice, she also was active in the local parent teacher association and as a shelter volunteer.1
In 1986 Cubin won election to the Wyoming house of representatives, where she chaired the joint interim economic development subcommittee. Cubin also served as the Natrona County chair for Craig Lyle Thomas during his successful bid for Wyoming's At-Large seat in the U.S. House. In 1992 Cubin won a Wyoming state senate seat, where she served on the revenue committee.2
In 1994, when Thomas decided to leave the House to campaign for the U.S. Senate, Cubin won the primary to succeed him in the At-Large House seat, beating four other candidates, including the Wyoming house speaker, a rancher, and a livestock lobbyist.3 In the general election, she ran against Democrat Robert Schuster on an anti-abortion platform and pledged to curb the federal government's control over public lands in the West. On Election Day, Cubin prevailed with 53 percent of the vote, becoming the first woman to represent Wyoming—whose nickname is the "Equality State"—in Congress.4 She won her five subsequent re-elections with majorities of between 55 and 61 percent. In 2006, however, when House Republicans lost their majority for the first time in 12 years, Cubin narrowly survived a challenge by Democrat Gary Trauner, garnering a plurality of 48.3 percent of the vote to Trauner's 47.8 percent—with 3 percent going to a third-party candidate.5
When Cubin took her seat in the 104th Congress (1995–1997) in January 1995, she received assignments on the Resources and Science Committees. In the 105th Congress (1997–1999), she left Science in favor of a spot on the powerful Commerce Committee (later renamed the Energy and Commerce Committee). On the Resources Committee, which had important jurisdiction over public land policy and oil and gas extraction issues, Cubin chaired the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee from the 105th through the 108th Congresses (1997–2005).6
In the House, Cubin focused on policies dealing with land and mineral use, and infrastructure and transportation issues. During her 14 years in Congress, she earned a reputation as a tenacious fighter for western interests.7 Roughly half of the land in Wyoming was public domain, held and administered by the federal government. Much of Cubin's legislative program was aimed at relaxing federal land use restrictions and bringing her small state of roughly 500,000 people a higher profile in Washington.8
As a cofounder of the Congressional Mining Caucus, Cubin drew attention to the mining industry back home, particularly coal and trona (a soda ash used in glass and baking soda) extraction. As chair of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee in the 106th Congress (1999–2001), Cubin looked to nationalize a Wyoming pilot program that allowed mining companies working on public lands to pay federal taxes in minerals rather than dollars. And in 2000, her bill relaxing limits on the number of acres leased by sodium mining operations working on federal land became law.9
Cubin backed the George W. Bush administration's effort to loosen regulations over national energy development beginning in 2001. She also advocated the development of alternative sources of energy, including coal, nuclear, hydroelectric, and wind.10 Tending to interests back home, Cubin's bill lowering fees on soda ash profits first passed the House in 2004 and became law in the next Congress in 2006 as part of a large federal land bill.11 Cubin also pushed for the placement of a federal meat inspector in Wyoming to encourage growth of meat packing plants in the state.12
On major social and cultural issues, Cubin was an outspoken conservative. She voted against a measure which allowed federal funds to pay for contraception.13 And she supported a measure that increased fines for instances of "indecency" on television broadcasts. Her constituents, she said, "correctly note the gradual degradation of the quality and decency of programming on TV and radio—and I agree."14 She criticized America's welfare system and its recipients, was a staunch opponent of abortion, and an unwavering critic of gun control. In 2000 she was elected to the National Rifle Association's board of directors. "The Second Amendment was originally crafted so that people could defend themselves from their government, from an overzealous, punitive federal government," Cubin said.15
In October 1998, when Matthew Shepard, a University of Wyoming student, was tortured and brutally murdered because he was gay, Cubin, whose sons also attended the school, condemned the killing on the House Floor. "We cannot lie down, we cannot bury our heads, and we cannot sit on our hands," she said, cosponsoring a motion expressing the House's outrage over the incident. Cubin later opposed efforts to expand the definition of federal hate crimes to include sexual orientation, saying it was a matter that should be left to the states.16
Cubin rose through the GOP leadership quickly. In her early terms, she served as a Deputy Majority Whip, and in the 107th Congress (2001–2003), she was elected Secretary of the Republican Conference, the sixth-ranking GOP leadership position in the House. During the race for Secretary—which is voted on by every Republican Representative—Cubin argued that Republican leaders should come from every corner of the country, but that a western state perspective was particularly important. "I believe the views of a Member from a Mountain West public lands state have too long been absent from the leadership table," she said. "Achieving a better working relationship through issue education with Members who don't have to deal with an absent landlord is important to me and to the well-being of our conference."17 Cubin also joined the Steering Committee, which parcels out committee assignments and helps set the party's agenda. She served as a Deputy GOP Whip in the 110th Congress (2007–2009).18
In November 2007, Representative Cubin announced her decision not to run for re-election to the House in 2008.19 Her term expired at the conclusion of the 110th Congress on January 3, 2009.
1"Barbara Cubin," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, https://bioguide.congress.gov; Barbara J. Saffir and Jeannette Belliveau, "Firsts in the 104th Congress," 3 January 1995, Washington Post: A13; "Political News: Biographical Information on U.S. Senate, House Candidates," 2 November 2000, Associated Press.
2Jessica Lowell, "Cubin Faces Criticism for Missing Meetings with Constituents," 18 July 2004, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne): n.p.
3Alan McConagha, "Inside Politics," 14 February 1994, Washington Times: A7; No author, "Colo. Democrats Find Foe for McInnis, None for Hefley," 7 June 1994, National Journal Congress Daily: n.p.; Associated Press, "Primary Votes Cast in Wyo.; Senator Wins GOP Gubernatorial Race," 17 August 1994, Denver Post: n.p.
4Pete Yost, "Opening Wallets, Taking Out Big Personal Loans for House, Senate Seats," 28 October 1994, Associated Press.
5Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present"; Politics in America, 2008 (Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Inc., 2007): 1125–1126.
6Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives, "Women Members' Committee Assignments (Standing, Select, Joint) in the U.S. House, 1917–Present"; Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives, "Women Chairs of Subcommittees of Standing Committees in the U.S. House, 1947–Present."
7Joel Achenbach, "See You in September: The GOP Freshmen Had a Giddy First Semester, but the Grading Gets Tougher When They Return," 14 August 1995, Washington Post: D1.
8"Census 2000 Data for the State of Wyoming," U.S. Census Bureau, last updated 6 October 2011, accessed 10 May 2020, https://www.census.gov/census2000/states/wy.html.
9Federal Oil and Gas Lease Management Improvement Act of 1999, H.R. 1985, 106th Cong. (1999); To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State, and for other purposes, PL 106-191, 114 Stat. 291 (2000).
10Chris George, "Cubin Favors Seeking New Energy Sources, Drilling in Arctic Lands," 15 August 2000, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle: A6.
11Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2004, H.R. 4625, 108th Cong. (2004); National Heritage Areas Act of 2006, PL 109-338, 120 Stat. 1783 (2006).
12Charles Davant, "Away from Spotlight, Wyoming Congresswoman Prepares for Business," 8 January 1999, States News Service.
13Ray Ring, "A Fractured Party," 11–18 September 2008, Missoula Independent (MT): 15; Judy Mann, "Contraception Foes Revealed," 22 July 1998, Washington Post: D14.
14David Lightman, "Personal Duty vs. Public Duty; Policymakers Debate Legislation on Issues of Responsibility," 8 April 2004, Hartford Courant (CT): A1.
15Robert Pear, House Backs Bill Undoing Decades of Welfare Policy," 25 March 1995, New York Times: 1; No author, "GOP Welfare Bill Clears the House; Republicans Rejoice; Clinton Looks to Senate," 25 March 1995, St. Louis Dispatch: 1A; Politics in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Inc., 2001): 1121–1122. Quotation in Saul Friedman Charles V. Zehren, "GOP Splits Over Militants," 14 June 1995, Newsday: 4.
16"House Expresses Dismay at Murder of Gay Student in Wyoming," 16 October 1998, Washington Post: A24; David S. O'Malley and Michael Janofsky, "Public Lives: Gay Man's Death Led to Epiphany for Wyoming Officer," 30 September 2000, New York Times: A9; Chris George, "Delegation Objects to Hate-Crimes Law," 7 April 1999, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle: A7; Charles Davant, "Shepard's Mother Pleads for New Laws," 24 March 1999, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle: A14.
17John Bresnahan, "Cubin Launches Leadership Bid; Wyo. Member Joins Conference Secretary Race," 3 July 2000, Roll Call: n.p.
18Karen Foerstel, "Choosing Chairmen: Tradition's Role Fades," 8 December 2000, Congressional Quarterly Weekly: n.p.; Alexander Bolton, "GOP Finds Skirting Seniority Pays," 25 April 2001, The Hill: n.p.
19Bill McCarthy, "Cubin to Retire, Officials Say," 10 November 2007, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle: A1; David M. Drucker, "Crowded Race Likely for Cubin's Seat," 14 November 2007, Roll Call, https://www.rollcall.com/2007/11/14/crowded-race-likely-for-cubins-seat/.
Videocassettes: 1994, 8 commercials on 2 videocassettes. The commercials were used during Barbara Cubin's 1994 campaign for the U.S. Congress in Wyoming, Republican Party
American Heritage Center
Papers: 1993-2008, 63.1 cubic feet. The papers contain correspondence, subject files, legislative record books, poll books, speeches and press releases, meeting notes, and audio and video files relating to Barbara Cubin's time in political office. Topics within subject files include labor, abandoned mines, health, and transportation.
"Barbara Cubin" in Profiles in Character: The Values that Made America. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1996.
"Barbara L. Cubin" in Women in Congress, 1917-2006. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2006.
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Aakanksha Tangri-Founder of Re:Set
Producer; writer; advocate. Having worn many hats throughout her well-established career, Aakanksha Tangri attributes her success to never shying away from the tough topics, earning the respect of her fellow professionals and working for some of the world's top publications and production houses.
A graduate of the University of Toronto with a B.A. (Hons) in Journalism (Specialist), Tangri received academic distinction from the journalism program in 2012. In 2013, while studying for her Masters at Columbia University, Tangri took on the role as one of the organizers and spokespeople at the renowned India Business Conference, among the ranks of Fortune 500 CEOs, scholars and Nobel Laureates. It was here which led Tangri to be exposed to some of the most influential business, political, and celebrity personas in the world.
Upon completing her Masters in South Asian Studies and International Affairs from Columbia University in 2014, Tangri leapt into the world of journalism, having begun her journey at the flagship news show for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – The National, CBC News in the summer of 2012. After gaining valuable experience here, Tangri then went on to a position at CNN New York, working on the weekly public affairs program, Fareed Zakaria Global Public Square (GPS).
Through Tangri's astute ambition and passion, it was here that her analysis of the 2014 Indian federal elections was one of the top pieces globally, where it explained the players of the election, the stakes, and what the election meant in terms of India's relationship with the United States.
In 2014, Tangri took forward an opportunity to work as a Production Assistant at VICE News, New York, and within six months worked her way to Associate Producer for Daily VICE, a position she held until 2017 in the Toronto office. Tangri's time at VICE saw her pursue countless hard-hitting news stories, with the exciting journey exposing her to the likes of the FBI, tracking down hackers, as well as pitching and producing and often interviewing personalities such as the late Chef Anthony Bourdain, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and poet Rupi Kaur.
During those years, she produced over one hundred stories, worked on numerous documentaries and feature stories, and hosted on-air for the global media channel. Tangri also organized and moderated panels with Indian politicians and economists including Derek O'Brien in November 2014 in New York and Dubai in 2017 and Jaivardhan Singh and Arvind Panagariya in May 2018 in Dubai.
Having grown up in a home where education was at the forefront and conversations around tough topics were always encouraged, Tangri's curious nature was nurtured and soon led her to explore and identify major gaps within the Middle Eastern region when it came to addressing important topics such as education, mental health, well-being and inclusion. With parents, children and teachers repeatedly offering their own first-hand experiences and stories, the spark that was Re:Set was ignited, and Tangri's determination to forge a platform to dig deeper and open conversations on these challenges was born.
When questioned on the positive impact she believes she is making on the world through her work, Tangri humbly replies, "We have a long way to go, but I hope through Re:Set we can bridge the gap and shed light on topics such as mental health and disabilities which are still stigmatized as well as provide a safe space where individuals feel they can share their stories, have an honest conversation and feel heard."
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Michael Vick open to return to Philly as backup "if all else fails"
Posted by Josh Alper on January 1, 2014, 3:27 PM EDT
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick said last month that he plans to start for two more years before settling into a role as a veteran backup.
The market will decide if such a career trajectory is in Vick's future, but it seems hard to believe that he will be guaranteed a starting job anywhere in the NFL this offseason. That would leave Vick to decide whether to compete for a starting job with a different team with the possibility that he would wind up as a backup or possibly returning to Philadelphia as a backup. Vick says the latter option is strictly a fallback option at the moment.
"Yeah, if it doesn't work out, if all else fails, absolutely," Vick said, via Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com. "You can never rule that out."
It's wise for 34-year-old quarterbacks who haven't played a full season since 2006 to avoid ruling anything out, even if they believe their "skill set is still there." There's no word of the Eagles' interest in Vick returning behind Nick Foles, but his handling of the move to the bench this year has drawn a lot of positive comments in Philadelphia this season and he's already familiar with the offense.
28 responses to "Michael Vick open to return to Philly as backup "if all else fails""
scothawk says:
He can always rely on his brother for advice in adverse circumstances.
Woof woof.
thestrategyexpert says:
Every team should have him on their radar, cause halfway into the season there will be one desperate team that will overpay for him in trade when they realize they are short a couple QBs.
steves11 says:
Considering that Matt Barkley is the Eagles only other option to back up Foles at the moment, bringing Vick back in that role doesn't seem like such a bad idea.
dclogicatlast says:
If you weren't a believer in a changed Michael Vick, this season should change your mind. He has been a class act and a complete 180 from the me first guy who entered the league out of vtech.
chazatlas says:
If he could only have stayed healthy. Ever…
citizenstrange says:
He'd look good in Black and Gold!
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swampfox42 says:
Stay there.
Unfortunately, you still have a bad persona
Fly Eagles Fly says:
chazatlas says: Jan 1, 2014 3:56 PM
To imply that it was just his health that held him back is absurd. He has never been an accurate passer and has never been consistent week to week in the NFL. The guy is exciting but he's just not that good of a QB. Sounds like a Raider in 2014 to me.
gfcf42489 says:
If I were Vick, I'd stay put as the backup in Philly. Why would he want to be the starter on some mediocre team with no real shot for making the playoffs? And even if he did get a starting job, there's no way he'd manage to stay healthy for 16 weeks, thus eventually making him expendable anyway.
And more importantly, should Foles happen to get hurt and miss a week or two, Vick brings a different dynamic to the Eagles offense with his scrambling ability. Kelly could call some plays that may be better suited with Vick at the helm rather than Saint Nick. And the plus side for Chip is that Vick already knows the system and players.
Vick will be 34 years old and his career is winding down. At this stage, why not stay in Philly as the second option and hope to get a ring on a playoff-caliber team?
eagleswin says:
Look at it this way ..
When Vick was released from Prison .. there was not a bidding war for his services .. Only 1 team wanted to sign him and not to be the starter.
The Eagles tried to trade him for an entire year and couldn't find any takers.
He has an 8 game stretch where he plays lights out and all of a sudden all his flaws and history are forgotten. The Eagles sign him to a lifetime contract.
1 year later Vick has reverted to form and that contract was a boat anchor yet every ESPN talking head talks about him with breathless anticipation in the same breath as Manning and Brady.
1 year after that, the results on the field still aren't even close to what ESPN tells you it should be with all-world michael vick and his play is part of the reason that Andy Reid got fired. ESPN tells you once again that it isn't Vick's fault.
New coach comes in and knows ESPN will crucify him if Vick isn't the starter so Vick starts the season based on a few highlight real plays, not on Vick reading defenses or going through his progressions. He has never learned that and according to ESPN, why should he as he is the most electrifying player in the league.
The Eagles lose and Vick turns the ball over because he doesn't have the football smarts to play QB at this level. In comes a traditional QB and lights up the league.
It has only taken Vick 5 years to realize that teams haven't been lining up to sign him since his Prison stint. He may be in his 40's before ESPN realizes it.
wayneflores says:
Vick has with talent. but after he got the big contract he lost the desire. there's not too many teams that want to take a chance on a player that is always hurt. he's no different than the Raiders Darren McFadden. nothing more than china dolls collecting a big paycheck.. he got a second chance in life with the Eagles and blew that.
floratiotime says:
Surely there must be some chump team available to take this failure?
harrisonhits2 says:
Ie; He'd much rather be getting an NFL paycheck than asking someone if they'd like some fries with their whopper, about the only other thing he's qualified to do.
jerrahsucks says:
Certainly a different guy that came into the league as the most arrogant coach killer there was, He didn't need coaches, or practice and screwed old Blank out of millions. Now, he is admitting he is not as good as Napoleon Dynamite. Just want's to hang around and collect a paycheck. My how the ego has fallen. Bet all the dogs you killed are sure happy you've changed.
fordmandalay says:
Jaguars. They're desperate enough to give him a shot.
lance19 says:
Bad luck for Vick that Foles came out and started doing his Joe Montana impersonation.
Or, maybe it's karma…
In all his years as a starter, Vick's inaccuracy bugged me. But as a backup, he'd be excellent. Just look at some of the losers who sprayed the ball around the league this past year.
gbmickey says:
The only team desperate enough or just dumb enough to make him a starter is the vikings specially when you consider they will not have an opportunity to draft a difference maker.
One place he definitely can't go is Cleveland. He won't be welcome in the Dog Pound.
phillyphannnn83 says:
It hilarious to still see people talking about Vicks $100MM contract. It was essentially a year to year deal and was VOIDED! He's been playing on a 1 year deal ever since. As an Eagles fan, you should be ashamed of yourself for posting such nonsense. Vick is a more than capable backup and has had a tremendous career. Just because some of you have blind ignorance toward the man for what he did off the field, doesn't negate what he's done on it. Those of you criticizing him for not lasting 16 games(which he did once, get it right), I'd like to see you try to make it 16 games weighing what Vick weighs, which is about 180 lbs. His days as a starter are over but I can't think of anyone else in that situation that I'd want as our backup other than Vick. 2010 was the only year he got to play with a healthy offensive line and look what he did. Foles has been a wunderkind but he's also enjoyed the benefit of the healthiest o-line in the league this season. I can't help but believe that Vick would have looked like he did in 2010 if he hadn't gotten hurt this year and was able to play behind this line. Disclaimer: I'm glad he did because it was time to give Foles the reigns anyway, he brings more to the table in the long-term.
distracted9 says:
Vick hasn't been 180 since high school. . As an Eagles fan you should know that he's 215.. I don't care if Vick plays in the NFL I just don't want him on the Eagles roster. . I agree he is a changed man when the cameras on but I don't believe for a second it isn't all P.R.. I hope Chip does the right thing and sends him packing. There are to many available back ups to waste time on this trash. Just my opinion.. Anyone that could put dogs through what he did is not a decent human and that's something you are or you arent.
philadelphiafan says:
Stay in Philly, Mike. You'll get an extra few years on your career being a backup as opposed to a starter. Plus, having the best backup QB in the NFL wouldn't be too bad either.
eaglesnoles05 says:
Let's see how smart he has become really… he can stay with us and backup foles and electrify as a backup qb when called upon for 1-1.5 million dollars a year and hardly ever put his body in harms way… or…
therealzeitgeist says:
I could see him starting somewhere that needs a QB like Tampa. The Raiders are an interesting possibility, but like the Redskins the Raiders are where QB's, good or not, go to die. But nobody should start Vick without a good hedge at backup QB given Vick's obvious delicacy.
And the hedge would have to somewhat approximate what Vick can do option-wise, or your playbook essentially goes down when Vick does if you've built your schemes to accommodate him.
Right now, staying healthy (i.e., on the bench backing up a durable dude a decade younger) in Philly looks like his best gig.
sufferingbirdsfan says:
Vick has been nothing but a pro since he got here. I know the haters wish otherwise but, too bad. I'd like him to stay on because Barkley is clearly just a guy and there is nothing wrong with having a veteran backup that knows the offense and personel in the fold.
trapshoot says:
All else probably has failed.
grruffgrruff says:
For those of you who thinks he's changed…He's still an arrogant, self centered, I think I can be the starter on all 32 teams. Who wants me.
No one. He'll be lucky if Chip wants him.
bubba703 says:
What Vick said is logical when you consider he had more turnovers by himself than some entire teams while he was healthy, was injured just about every year, and the Eagles were the only team interested last time he tested the market, Tim Tebow seems more likely to land a starting QB job than him. At this point, being an Eagle backup may be his only choice and that's if he's lucky.