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NH Hotel Group, one of Europe's leading hotel chains, will join forces with HNA Hospitality to enter the Chinese market.
The group plans to develop up to 150 properties in the midscale and upscale segments by 2020.
"Nuo Han" will be the group's Chinese brand name, which represents "a promise to meet guest expectations and bring them a brilliant future".
The first two hotels will be located in Sanya and Haikou in Hainan province, and are expected to open by the second half of 2016.
NH Sanya Phoenix International Airport will have 334 rooms, while the NH Haikoi Meilan International Airport will have 1,001 rooms – making it the largest NH Hotels-branded property in the world.
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Q: How to scale the gradient during batch update in keras? I am using a standard keras model and I am training on batch (using the train_on_batch function). Now, I want to take the gradient of each element in the batch and scale it (multiply each sample gradient with a sample-specific value that I have) and after each gradient has been scaled, then it can be summed and used to update the existing weights. Is there anyway to do this given keras functions? And if not, is there a way for me to manipulate this using tensorflow? (given the model and the rest was written in keras)
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By Sade Gardner Observer writer
ON Boxing Day, 1996, superstar rapper Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls) made his way on stage for Sting, at Jamworld in Portmore, St Catherine.
The occasion was memorable for two reasons: Sting was a hard-core dancehall show, and the rotund Biggie delivered his set in a wheelchair as his broken leg was in a cast.
Isaiah Laing, founder of Sting, explained the reason behind having the rapper on dancehall's biggest show.
"Rap and dancehall are like cousins; notice how rap music came out of dancehall. Biggie, at that time, was the biggest rapper in the world. We went and talked to him about it and it was not hard like people thought it would be," Laing told the Sunday Observer. "It was actually easy, especially since he has Jamaican connections. We flew him out on the morning of the 26th and he did the show in the night at 2:30 am. He brought out the Get Rich Crew as well. It was a good 15-minute performance."
According to the LA Times, the Brooklyn-born rapper broke his leg in three places in a car accident on September 13, 1996 and was hospitalised for over two months.
Notorious B.I.G. (given name Christopher Wallace) had Jamaican ties through his mother Voletta Wallace, a Trelawny native. He was murdered in a drive-by shooting on March 9, 1997 at the age of 24. This month marks 20 years since his death.
Laing said Sting was Biggie Smalls' last international performance.
Regarded as the greatest rapper of all time, Notorious B.I.G — through his partnership with Bad Boy Records CEO Sean "Puffy" Combs — is known for songs like Juicy, Big Poppa, One More Chance, Get Money, Hypnotize and
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But some vocal property owners, including farmers, are loathe to part with their property and have vowed to force the state to use its power of eminent domain -- a potentially costly and time-consuming ordeal.
Eminent domain, or condemnation, is a legal process by which a government agency can declare a public need for property and sue to acquire it if the government cannot reach agreement with the landowner. A judge decides whether the agency is entitled to the property; in a second phase, a jury decides the fair market value and other compensation due the owner.
Brewer, who has practiced eminent domain law since the 1970s, said he recognized early on the potential for the high-speed rail project to create business. In recent months, he's done television ads and postcards aiming directly at "protecting property rights affected by high-speed rail."
"This is the first time in 36 years of practice that I've ever advertised for anything," Brewer said. "This project will do a lot of harm to properties and businesses, and sometimes people don't know where to go or who to call."
Because the state has not yet begun buying property on the Merced-Fresno section of the rail route, "there really hasn't been a lot of business yet," said David Weiland, a real estate attorney and shareholder with Dowling Aaron Inc., a Fresno law firm. "It's difficult to judge whether or not, or to what extent, there is going to be a lot of legal activity generated by land acquisition."
The U.S. and state constitutions require that any agency taking land through eminent domain must provide "just compensation" to the owner.
But deciding exactly what "just compensation" means is the kind of sticky legal wicket that gets attorneys involved.
Because trains traveling at 220 mph cannot make tight turns, some of the line will slice in an arc through farms rather than skim the squared-off edges of properties or hug existing freight railroad lines.
For farmland, "just compensation" may encompass much more than the per-acre value of the land. Other factors may include the production value of permanent crops on the acreage, the effect that the rail line would have on the remainder of the parcel, whether any structures or irrigation systems have to be moved, and access to acreage that sits on the other side of the tracks and whether those leftover pieces can be farmed economically.
"When farmland is no longer a nice, square field, it's harder to use mechanized equipment, so the farmer has a higher cost to farm," said Andrew Faber, a partner with Berliner-Cohen, a San Jose law firm that has a portion of its website dedicated to high-speed rail.
Faber said the more complicated land takings tend to be in urban areas that are already developed -- including the San Francisco Peninsula, where he expects his firm will receive at least some high-speed rail business.
"It potentially could be a lot of legal business," he said. "When this part of the line comes to fruition, I think there will be substantial property owner impacts and some eminent domain cases."
When it comes to buying occupied business property, factors will include the cost of relocating structures, inventory and equipment as well as "loss of goodwill" -- the impact of moving from a long-established location that is familiar to customers. And there's no rule of thumb for determining what that's worth. It has to be decided case by case.
The authority last week identified four companies that it plans to hire, at a cost of $34 million, to negotiate the rights-of-way purchases in the Valley: Hamner Jewel Associates of Pismo Beach, Continental Field Services Corp. of Virginia, Universal Field Services of Oklahoma, and Golden State Right of Way Team in Sacramento.
Those four companies will be tasked with not only negotiating with property owners to buy their land, but also to survey, appraise and perform environmental assessments on the properties, handle utility relocation, and provide relocation assistance to businesses and homeowners that will be displaced by the line.
Rail authority representatives believe they will be able to successfully negotiate with most of the affected property owners in the Valley and anticipate that relatively few will carry a contest all the way through to an eminent domain trial.
Attorneys say that is the norm nowadays when agencies seek to buy private land for public projects.
"More often than not, these acquisitions are concluded through the negotiation process," Weiland said. "There's just a lot of risk, and it's expensive, to go to trial."
Still, Weiland said he expects his firm "to see a fair amount of business" as property owners hire lawyers for talks over selling their land to the state.
After the state appraises a parcel, it can make an initial offer to a landowner. The owner has the right to have his own appraisal done at the state's expense.
If the two sides can reach agreement, "then that's the end of it," Brewer said.
But if there is a chasm between what the state wants to pay and what the owner believes he or she is due, the state can proceed with a public hearing on what's called a resolution of necessity to seize the land. Negotiations, however, can continue all the way through the process, even into a trial.
"These public agencies typically send out a right-of-way agent, and these guys are pretty savvy," Brewer said. "Their job is to try to talk the property owner into accepting the initial offer and discourage them from talking to an attorney."
Attorneys don't come cheap. Some charge based on their billable hours invested in a case. Some charge a contingency fee based on a percentage of the amount ultimately recovered, while others base their contingency percentage only on what they successfully gain for their client above the government's original offer.
In some instances, if a judge determines that the government's offer was unreasonably low, the court can order the state to pay the property owner's legal fees as part of the award.
But the complexity of eminent domain law, and the wide range of considerations that can affect the ultimate sale price, make having an attorney worth the cost, Brewer said. "I've never not recovered more than what the government initially offered."


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How the cookie recipe became a R$17 million business
Who can resist a sweetie after lunch? Paulo Ifran is one of those who do not refuse sweets. Every day, he stops at a store in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, to eat cookies – in the style of American movies. But not everything in life is chocolate: he buys about three cookies at a time, and the cookies are expensive (average R$ 12 per unit), so Paulo's wife, Natalie Pavan, has an opinion the process of making them. at home to save.
That's when she heard from her husband that she couldn't fix the cookies. Indeed, the American cookie recipe is not easy. A cookie needs to be firm and soft at the same time, and still melt in your mouth. It's hard to get to the right place. But Natalie accepted the challenge: she went to the kitchen to try some recipes she found on the Internet. "I have a law degree, I never studied gastronomy. But I always enjoy sneaking into the kitchen. "
She starts making a new batch every 15 days, always studying the ingredients and changing something from the previous recipe. After two years of testing, voilà: Natalie arrived at a cookie as delicious as the one in the mall. With the approval of the recipe, Natalie decided to give it a special touch and filled the cookies with brigadeiro.
In 2016, she started selling cookies at the school entrance to earn extra money. At the time, Natalie was working as an administrative manager at a satellite TV company. So I will work three times: I spend the day at the company, I leave to do sales, and when I come home at night, I go to the kitchen to make cookies. As the days passed, he realized that he would sell more cookies if the cookies were baked longer. This is where MyCookies was born.
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In November 2016, Natalie opened a kiosk in a local supermarket. She didn't have the money to start the business, so she arranged things: she agreed to pay the first rent within 30 days (usually, the first rent is paid in advance) and pay head to shop.
She even bought a used freezer, wrapped in black plastic to disguise its age, and got an electric oven that only baked eight cookies every 15 minutes. Then , he hired an employee to do part of the time at the kiosk – after all, Natalie is still on the triple, she just changed the point of sale. The family suggested the brand name and the first logo was made on a website that sells ready-made products.
In addition to charging a small price for cookies – each unit costs R$ 3 -, Natalie also created the tradition of leaving handwritten notes on the packaging, with the line "Don't leave it for happiness tomorrow… Be today" ; it's a way to personalize the service. And the truth is, it helped MyCookies to gain the favor of candy lovers in Campo Grande. "I started with everything in installments and with the desire to make the business happen. At first, I only sold four cookies, but the customers liked it and in the first month I was able to pay the rent, the money comes from the shop and I have guaranteed the salary for a few more months to the person who is with me", said the businessman, who is 34 years old.
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Four months later, Natalie opened a second unit, inside the store, and hired someone to help make the cookies – she couldn't buy the ingredients and cook everything herself in the morning. The following year, he resigned as managing director to focus more on his business.
Over time, Natalie realized that it was worth adapting the best cookies to Brazilian tastes, which did not use such sweets. "The original recipe has a very sweet taste. So, I took some of this fat and sugar and took the opportunity to mix the flavors that the customers are most familiar with, like dulce de leche, brigadeiro… I gave the Brazilian cookies. The combination between Brazil and America is so successful that the best-selling flavor is a perfect combination of flavors from both countries: red velvet with local milk brigadeiro.
In September 2018, she decided to use the franchise model to expand. Today, there are 70 units in seven states (São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Goiás, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul), in addition to the Federal Federation. All have delivery options. To supply the stores, Natalie opened a factory in Campo Grande where 300,000 cookies are produced every month; food items arrived frozen in stores.
The sky is the limit
For this year, the goal is to open 100 franchises and increase revenue from R$ 17 million to R$ 30 million. In January, the businessman invested R$ 100 in machinery and hired and trained new workers to increase the number of products.
In addition to the 18 selection of cookie flavors, whose prices range from R$4.90 to R$10, the company also sells other desserts made from cookies, such as ice cream sandwiches, ice cream cones, milk shakes, "brookie" (a recipe that combines a brownie with a cookie) and even chocolate chip cookie cups that are used to serve coffee.
There's more to come. Natalie is testing cookie-based protein bars and limited editions with chocolate products in collaboration with other companies. And it is developing a line of frozen cookies for distribution in supermarkets. "To this day, I am the one who creates the recipes. Whenever there is a special day, like Christmas or Valentine's Day, we launch a limited edition to see how the public will receive it. If the taste is well received, it goes on the fixed menu," says Natalie, who continues to have Paulo as her main pig. "My husband pays a lot of attention to new recipes [risos]."
What about the personalized messages on the packaging? Resumes, and are handwritten by franchisees. After all, it is one of the recipes for success.
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Since opening the tap room we've had the opportunity to work with a number of local food producers, and we've been particularly happy to forge a relationship with local coffee roaster Dark Woods. We'd first been contacted by co-founder Paul Meikle-Janney back in 2012 with regard to participating in some coffee workshops he was planning through his Barista training business 'Coffee Community'. So earlier this year when we started thinking about where to source coffee for Magic Rock Tap, he was the obvious point of call.
Dark Woods have been operating out of a converted mill space in Slaithwaite for the past year or so, roasting their hand selected beans on a restored 1950's German drum roaster and are fast creating a reputation for excellent coffee. Paul along with co-founder Ian and roaster Damian combine over 40 years of coffee training, buying and roasting experience into their business and we've felt since the beginning that as well as inhabiting the same town we share a lot in common with them in our approaches to what we do and what we want with regard to quality of product.
We'd had plans to do a coffee beer since the early days of the brewery but for one reason or another never got round to it, in part due to not having what we felt were the right contacts within the coffee business. We've collaborated on one or two one-offs with Dark Woods (dry 'coffee'd' versions of Cannonball & High Wire) for events in the last year but felt the time was right to produce a proper coffee beer.
With this in mind we headed down to the mill a few weeks back to choose a few different coffees for the coffee porter we'd decided to brew with Dark Woods. What we were looking to produce was something a little different to other coffee porters, a chewy beer with smooth mouth feel but with plenty of flavour and nuance added by the coffee. We were looking for flavours such as chocolate/toffee/marshmallow/nuts/fruit/vanilla rather than just a harsh roasted coffee flavour.
Given this brief Damian at Dark Woods selected a number of roasts for us to taste and after an hour or so cupping we eventually decided on a number of coffees, which would be added at different points during the brew to help us achieve the goal.
Darker roast blend of Natural Brazil/India/Ethiopian beans to be used in the mash.


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Money2020 organizes global events enabling payments and financial services innovation for connected commerce at the intersection of mobile, retail, marketing services, data and technology. The first Money20/20 Asia event in 2018 brought together senior representatives from across the ecosystem – from the markets of China and India, global financial hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore, innovation centers of Japan, South Korea and Australia and emergent Fintech markets such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, the Philippines and more to connect and create the future of money. With over 3500 attendees from more than 1400 companies and 70 countries, representing most of the sector of the payments, FinTech and financial services ecosystem, Money20/20 brings together a complete who's who of the community building the future of money.
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Fast home rebuild for Dyer family of Yellow Rock
Two days after Jeff and Felicity Dyer of Yellow Rock lost their home in the October 2013 bushfires, they drove down to Penrith looking for a shed and happened to walk into Paal Kit Homes in Emu Plains.
By Christmas the following year, they had moved into their new house.
After seeing Paal's Camden display home, the couple decided instantly that they liked it and didn't bother looking at any other homes. They added a workshop and double garage to the standard design.
"It's a great house. We're very happy with it and wouldn't change a thing," Felicity said. "In fact, our new home looks similar to the one we lost, a timeless rendered design that was built in 1965."
The fast replacement was helped by the fact that Jeff Dyer and his relatives include carpenters and builders. "Four Dyers worked on the home – Jeff, his brother Greg, and his two nephews Drew and Kurt Dyer – so it was a family effort."
Buying a kit home with all the materials supplied also made for a trouble-free rebuild, she said.
"The Camden is quite a big house, but everything was straightforward and went very smoothly, once we had the slab laid. We used trades help, including a roofer and a renderer recommended by Paal, and they were all good."
More than 200 homes were destroyed in Yellow Rock and nearby Blue Mountains towns in the October 2013 bushfires – about 80 of these in the Dyer's own suburb.
Felicity and Jeff lost more than 30 years of possessions and memories. They lived with family in nearby Winmalee while they rebuilt their lives.
"Losing a home is traumatic. It definitely helped our recovery that we are in our new home so quickly and that the rebuild went so smoothly. Not everybody around us is so lucky," she said.
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Teaching principles of happiness from a holistic perspective (IANS Interview)
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New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The philosopher Aristotle's homily, "happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence", might seem a tall order given the complexities of everyday life but a new book aims to "teach the principles of happiness from a holistic perspective", says its author, who draws much inspiration from the Bhagavad Gita and Buddhism.
Aristotle's ideals "seem far off in the distance as we face complexities (like) bills to pay, a family to raise, health problems to endure, a job we don't like, and on and on it goes, seemingly without end. Obviously, there needs to be a solution for cultivating peace, love, and joy for the modern age without having to sit in a cave meditating for the rest of our lives," entrepreneur and a philanthropist Joseph Rodarick Law writes in "Authentic Power and Greatness" (Orient Publishing).
"Through a sequence of what seemed like coincidental events, I was inspired to write this book…a book that could break down complex, timeless spiritual principles and truths into understandable and practical applications for our modern times…(and) teach the principles of happiness from a holistic perspective, one that includes family, career, spiritual growth, and one's purpose in life," told IANS in an email ahead of his visit to New Delhi and Mumbai for the release of his book later this week.
Written in a question-and-answer format through a series insightful interviews, Law hoped the book "will give readers private access to the ideas, thoughts, and advice of some of the world's top thinkers in diverse fields".
Among those whose brains Law picked for the book are corporate trainer and bestselling author Jack Canfield, philosopher and behavioural expert Dr. John Demartini, quantum physicist Fred Alan Wolf, leading thinker and inventor Dr. Edward de Bono (who invented the term 'lateral thinking'), psychiatrist and expert in the science of human happiness Howard Cutler and the late financial advisor, Bill Bartmann, once listed in Forbes magazine as one of the 400 richest people in the US.
The book has been two years in the making as the author embarked "on a journey of intense inner and outer discovery, through deep meditation, travelling to sacred places in India, learning from many wise teachers, and studying many of the world's traditions (Eastern and Western) in spirituality and wisdom".
"I began asking myself the same questions that have been asked by philosophers for as long as recorded human history: Who am I? What is my purpose in life? What legacy do I want to leave the world when I depart from this life? Such deep pondering led me through a process of redefining the true nature of success; I no longer thought of it merely as material success," Law explained.
He hoped the book can serve "as a pathway to help you live an ordinary life in an extraordinary way. This is your birthright, and it is possible for you to attain such a life".
Admitting that the book will not give you all the answers you need, he said "it will open you to new questions. Through the application of the many principles in this book, you will feel happier, achieve more with less effort, and find deep inner peace without losing your effectiveness in the real world. You will wake up one day to realize you are no longer haunted by a sense of dread but are living a life inspired by purpose".
What of the future?
"I still have a few more books in development, one is a short fiction and another one on ancient Eastern philosophy for the modern times. As I delved deeply into my studies, I came across sacred texts of ancient Eastern wisdom, mostly from India and China. I discovered they offer many solutions we desperately need in the world today, and there is significant merit and benefit in the revival of these for constructive use today.
"Many ancient books inspire me deeply, but I am particularly drawn to the Tao Te Ching, the Bhagavad Gita and the teachings of Buddha. These works are dedicated to reaching our highest human potential and attaining peace of mind. The transcendent wisdom in these texts dates back thousands of years. It goes beyond knowledge, a function of the mind, and delves into the domain of the heart," Law concluded.
(Vishnu Makhijani can be reached at [email protected])
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Why Men Should Be Willing To Die For Women
By Hugo Schwyzer
Hugo Schwyzer says that while the three men who took bullets for their girlfriends in the Aurora, Colo., shootings are definitely deserving of recognition, more women have died for men throughout history.
Twenty-eight years ago this week, I sat mesmerized in a Monterey movie theater, watching Prince's Purple Rain. Though almost every song in the film became a hit, the track that stuck with me as the credits rolled was the exuberantly up-tempo "I Would Die 4 You." As we walked out of the theater to grab an ice cream, my 17-year-old self said to my 16-year-old girlfriend something along the lines of "You know, I really would die for you."
I was hoping for wide-eyed gratitude; what I got was a gently cynical smile that belied her years. "Hugo," she said, "that's really sweet. But that's such an easy thing for guys to say." I remember that I protested ineffectually; before things got tense, we changed the subject to whether we should buy the cassette or LP version of the film's iconic soundtrack.
As most of us know by now, just 10 days ago in another movie theater, three men really did die taking bullets for their girlfriends. Matt McQuinn, 27, Jonathan Blunk 26, and Alex Teves, 24, used their bodies and gave their lives to protect their dates. Their courage was undeniable, and is richly deserving of celebration. The question that lingers is whether their heroism represents something uniquely masculine, or simply a human instinct that transcends gender. (The media has also thoroughly covered the story of Jamie Rohrs, who ran from the theater leaving the mother of his children to protect their 4-year-old daughter and 4-month-old son by herself; their tale makes it clear that male cowardice and female bravery are also common features of our behavior.)
In men's rights activist (MRA) circles, there's a long history of complaining about male "disposability"—the idea that men should "die for women" because, given the way reproduction works, fewer men are needed for the human race to continue. That's led some of these activists to complain that the Aurora heroes were fools undeserving of celebration. In the MRA mindset, too many men give their lives needlessly for women, who, as the Wall Street Journal's James Taranto wondered, may not be worth the sacrifice.
All of the chatter about a lost male heroism misses the point. The reality is that these sacrificial gestures, as impressive and touching as they are, belong to a tradition that dates back to an era when far more women died for men than vice-versa. Until the advent of modern medicine, childbirth was one of the leading causes of death for women; a conservative estimate places the historic rate of maternal mortality at 1 for every 100 births. Even now, at least 800 women die worldwide every day as a consequence of childbirth.
Throughout human history, more women have died giving birth than male soldiers have died in war. As a result, in many places, women had shorter life expectancies than men. The ubiquity of "wicked stepmothers" in old fairy tales is a subtle reminder of these high rates of maternal death. From a purely demographic standpoint, it was women whose bodies were more vulnerable and disposable.
Every woman who dies in childbirth dies as a result of sex with a man. Vaginal intercourse with a man was—and in many places still is—one of the riskiest activities in which any woman could engage. Though the pleasure in the act may have at least occasionally been equal, the risk never was. Women had no more right to refuse their husbands than a low-ranking soldier had to disobey an order from an officer. Tennyson's famous line applies as much to marital sex for women as it did for British soldiers in Crimea: "yours not to reason why, yours but to do and die."
Throughout Western culture, when women died in childbirth they died not only as a direct consequence of sex with men, they died giving life to children who would carry their husbands' name. While even in more violent eras, relatively few husbands would be called upon to lay down their lives for their wives, every pregnant woman knew she stood a fair chance of dying so that her husband's family's name could go on. If we look at all of recorded human history and ask "Who died more often for whom?" the evidence is that women made the ultimate sacrifice more frequently.
From an historical context, the kind of male gallantry we saw in Aurora is both compensatory and rarely required. When they reacted heroically to the start of the shooting, McQuinn, Blunk, and Teves surely weren't thinking "I'm covering my girlfriend with my body because of the risks she might take in childbirth." But the reason why we celebrate their undeniable bravery, the reason it strikes such a chord in us, may well be because it appeals to an ancient, partly-buried sense of fairness. In other words, perhaps on a subconscious level we still cling to the idea that men should be willing to die for women not because men are worth less, but because women have died so much more often for men.
Maternal mortality rates have plummeted in recent centuries, though they remain stubbornly high in many parts of the world. And despite the epidemic of gun violence in this country, very few men today are called upon to put their bodies between a bullet and the women they love. That truth is why my first girlfriend was so dismissive when I claimed that I would die for her; we both knew my mouth was writing a check that fate would almost certainly never cash.
It is right to honor the brave acts of men like Matt McQuinn, Jonathan Blunk, and Alex Teves. They did well. But in the subsequent debate about masculinity and heroism, it's worth pointing out two things. First, it's time to let go of the myth that men have traditionally endured more physical danger and suffering than women. In Euripedes' Medea, the title character remarks that she "would rather stand three times with a shield in battle than give birth once." For all women, that's a historically honest and accurate risk assessment. We may not have a Tomb of the Unknown Mother at Arlington, but the suffering of women's bodies has been at least as important in guaranteeing our collective survival as men. In any discussion of sacrificial heroism, that truth deserves remembering.
Secondly, romantic proclamations about a willingness to die for someone else are cheap and easy. The kind of heroism that's needed from men today has less to do with leaping in front of guns and more to do with showing up for the often maddeningly mundane tasks of living in relationship with another human being. Perhaps the greatest courage lies less in being willing to die for someone and more in being willing to partner with another human being in this difficult, confusing, marvelous business of living.
Hugo Schwyzer has taught history and gender studies at Pasadena City College since 1993, where he developed the college's first courses on Men and Masculinity and Beauty and Body Image. A writer and speaker as well as a professor, Hugo lives with his wife, daughter, and son in Los Angeles. Hugo blogs at his eponymous website and co-authored the recent autobiography of supermodel Carré Otis, Beauty, Disrupted. You can find him on Twitter at @hugoschwyzer.
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Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, second only to Haiti. Despite Nicaragua's lack of economic resources, it is one of the safest countries in the Americas and has a rich, vibrant culture and an abundance of natural beauty. The people are very proud of their revolutionary heritage, as well as their art and culture, which you will see displayed throughout Nicaragua, in various works of art and monuments. Nicaraguans are friendly people with good spirits and kind hearts, which make it a truly magnificent place.
Each PSE project builds upon previous projects in order to provide the community with the most impactful and sustainable results. Alternative break groups are integrated into ongoing PSE projects. Below are some projects and social justice issues that PSE focuses on.
Projects focus on improving the quality of life and providing economic stability to marginalized rural communities. Participants work directly with the community, learning about their challenges while developing and executing long-term economic development goals. The objective is to empower the community with the tools and resources necessary to provide for their families. This may include assisting with the harvest of coffee and other crops, developing business plans for local businesses, working with women's cooperatives, and helping to foster entrepreneurship skills.
Education is the most effective means of reducing poverty and the key to opportunity. Schools are severely underfunded; quality education remains a challenge for many children, especially those in economically disadvantaged areas. Participants engage in activities with children, including English lessons, arts and crafts, physical education, math, and reading. Projects include construction or renovations of the school's facilities such as classrooms, libraries, and computer labs.
Participants will serve at an orphanage, shelter, or primary school to address the needs of the at-risk children and the facilities. Activities with the children can include English lessons, arts and crafts, and physical education. Additional activities may include repairs and renovations to the facilities, as well as life skills workshops for family members. The children's lives will be positively impacted through these interactions to develop healthy social skills and give them a greater sense of self-worth.
PSE Medical Brigades serve in urban and rural clinics alongside university medical professionals and final-year medical students. Participants work directly in communities that have limited to no access to medical care. These brigades provide the community with access to free medical and dental consultations and treatment. Medical Brigades enhance participant's global awareness through hands on experiential learning. Participants will assist doctors and nurses with providing free medical consultations, taking vitals, distributing medications, dental clinics, and assisting with prenatal and pediatric care.
Due to extreme poverty many families live in makeshift, dilapidated and severely overcrowded homes. These inadequate dwellings are in need of being replaced by safe permanent housing. Participants will help to construct a home for a family in great need.
In 2010, the United Nations declared access to clean water as a human right. Many areas of Nicaragua still do not have access to this vital resource. Participants will work to provide clean water to communities in need by expanding, repairing, or building water systems. Some work may include digging trenches and installing water pipes, setting up water tanks or reservoirs, and creating water distribution systems.
Participants work with communities to protect critical ecosystems and strengthen understanding of environmental issues. By teaching environmental awareness in schools and community organizations, participants will empower communities to make informed decisions about how to protect and conserve the local environment and adopt responsible management practices of environmental resources. Projects include working on reforestation initiatives, wildlife conservation, restoring native plant species, implementing recycling programs, creating school and community gardens, and implementing permaculture techniques.
Halfway through the week during the PEACE Alternative Break trip to Nicaragua, the team and community members had a fiesta to celebrate the local women's cooperative's eight-year anniversary (as well as a 16-year-old boy's birthday).
Ten Buena Vista University students participated in an AWOL (Alternative Week of Off-site Learning) trip during spring break, enabling them to volunteer their time and service with a focus on grassroots sustainability and economic development in Nicaragua.


First off, where the heck IS everyone?
Having gotten back into DBSuper's TCG at the site's prompt, it's hit me once again that they have unconsciously limited the lifespan of the game to only as long as the Dragon Ball IP will carry it. Some people won't see this as a problem, or an issue, especially when there's still so much to be done, but what I'm digging at there is that there is nothing in the game's mechanics, gameplay, or frankly anything else that MAKE it a Dragon Ball game. It is, for all intents, just a fairly bare TCG frame that can be used for pretty much any IP.
This is something I've brought up before, of course, so nothing new. But that got me wondering what other IPs would interact really well with Pan-Z's update to the Score game model? And I want to be clear, I want to find ones that would work both in terms of flavor, and in terms of fitting the model. In theory, you could probably force any IP to work with the game, but a lot of them would come out feeling... Dull, imo.
Hands down my favorite one, and the one I think would almost straight-up just port into the Pan-Z model. Also the main one that I'd actually want. The MP-Levels easily correspond to the Digimon-life cycle, you can change Drills out to Tamers or have Tamers function the same way Sensei decks of old did, Crests could be used as Element-Specific versions of Kaioken/Unleashed that forsake the MPPV equivalent, find a way to break up the Crest of Miracles/Destiny into multiple pieces for a DBV-equivalant and so on. As for Ultras/Fusions, you could easily slot them in as either alternative Level 4s who give up MPPV, or have them be a boosted Level 5 that you get through a card like Gohan's Backlash.
MP stacks would probably be the most difficult, depending on if you want to follow evolutionary lines, or specific Digimon from the series. With the former, it's pretty easy to fit in a Pokemon-esque box in the corner that says "Evolves From," and let people build their own stacks. Alternatively, have a Tamer's image in the corner, and make that dictate your stack (which seems mighty boring to me).
The obvious one, and kind of what we had hopes for MetaX (at least, I think). Honestly, I don't actually know how well Comic-Universes would naturally fit into the PanZ Model. Rather, I think you'd need to make some edits; The big one being to change the "Power Level" to "Tiers of Strength" since there's such a unimaginable difference between Superman and Batman. Either scrap the MP-Levels (since transformations are incredibly rare in DC), or remodel it to focus on "experience and time" as the flavor (even changing out Anger for Experience). Make it so instead of MPPV, you can get wins by Intimidation, and scrap the Dragon Balls/DBV (in favor of Infinity Gems/Stones on Marvel, no idea what you could change it for in DC). It's almost entirely flavor, but it feels weirdly important to me.
Don't want to talk about this one at length, since it feels self-evident. If you guys wanna explore it though, go for gold. The big ones obviously all work (Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, MHA).
I also think IPs like Megaman (specifically Battle Network) could work within this model with some minor changes here and there.
There were so many flaws with Pan Z's update to the Score model in regards to the Dragon Ball IP that most of the issues seemed to have been corrected in the Dragon Ball Super CCG. It might not have the same feel to it given the absence of a uniqueness rule for characters, but the "color pie / wheel" is A LOT more balanced compared to how it was in Pan Z / Score Z where certain Styles were more dominant than others. It's as If the R&D team for Pan Z copied and pasted everything from Score Z without learning anything from the game's past mistakes leading up to the level of power creep we saw in GT.
Had Pan Z kept going into Dragon Ball Super without relinquishing the license to Bandai, the game would've gotten about as worse as Fan Z has. There would still be morale within the existing community despite the PR suicide that RetroDBZCCG helped create, but given people's grievances with the Dragon Ball Super anime/manga as of late I'm not sure If they'd stick around for very long. I think what's helped the Dragon Ball Super CCG succeed compared to it's predecessor is that the learning curve is simple enough to where turn sequences aren't as complicated for beginners or for Pan Z / Score Z veterans who don't want to sit for hours on end to resolve one game.
You might say that it takes a lot of skill away from the game when all it does is help further enhance the experience. As for other IP's that could greatly benefit from the Pan Z update to the Score model, the closest one I could possibly think of is similar to that Fighting Game off-shoot that Score released nearly two decades ago with Epic Battles featuring Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter that was later discontinued due to being a Blockbuster exclusive. Other than that I don't think there's very many IP's that could work the same way Pan Z's update to the Score model was for Dragon Ball. It was just THAT unique for it's time.
By the way, Upper Deck already beat you to Marvel / DC with the Vs. System TCG being the better model over the Pan Z / Score model.
It's as If the R&D team for Pan Z copied and pasted everything from Score Z without learning anything from the game's past mistakes leading up to the level of power creep we saw in GT.
I honestly think these FanZ sets have been a lot more balanced for the end of PanZ's lifespan than the end of PanZ's lifespan was compared to set 1 staples. I don't think power creep has hit FanZ that hard, and when I look at the newest set I see cards with very bold mechanical differences that make you question whether or not to run them.
Also, Hot Take: Steven Universe would work on the Score/PanZ engine better than most comic universes. That, and any video game IP with an extensive form-change/equipment/power-up gimmick. Like Mario's power-up suits could make excellent MP levels.


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Our New Director of Programming
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas welcomes Bobby Asher!
"Bobby Asher immediately impressed us with his creativity, wide-ranging expertise, and passion for the arts," said Festival Co-Directors Liz Fisher and Tom Griggs. "He's known for leading innovative projects that are as exhilarating as they are challenging and that draw diverse voices into conversation about critical contemporary issues. We are thrilled to welcome him as the Festival's new Director of Programming and are certain that he will be a collaborative partner eager to engage with New Haven as he develops a 25th Anniversary Festival that will resonate with—and inspire—our community."
Bobby adds, "I'm honored to join the New Haven community and excited to collaborate with the board and staff to help lead this extraordinary institution into its 25th Anniversary year in 2020 and beyond."
Bobby most recently served as Director of Programming at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland, where he curated the Visiting Artist Series and developed several new arts initiatives. He also served as the Founding Managing and Artistic Director of the Bailey Performance Center at Kennesaw State University and was a member of the Association of Performing Arts Presenter's 2012 Leadership Development Institute cohort and the 2016 EMC Arts Leaders as Cultural Innovators cohort. He has served on numerous grant panels and committees in service to the field of arts administration.
Please join us in welcoming Bobby to the Festival, which he calls "an incredible expression of the creativity and knowledge that exists in this vibrant city. I look forward to the work of bringing together many voices from all parts of our community to create a Festival that connects us to the world, and also celebrates and fosters understanding of the human experience right here at home."
Get to Know Bobby
Where are you from, originally?
I'm just a kid from Oklahoma. I grew up there, and then I lived in South Louisiana and Georgia. I've lived in Maryland for the past nine years.
And you were the first member of your family to go to college?
I was. My story really starts with a fifth-grade public school band program, which gave me the opportunity to get a music scholarship to college. Everything in my life points back to that band program, so I'm a living example of the importance of arts for young people.
You just returned from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest festival. What excited you most about that experience?
I was there for 7 days and saw about 22 performances. What's exciting is the way that the Festival integrates into the fabric of the city. People stay out late and see shows and eat at food trucks and sit around talking about what they've seen.
How does attending festivals and events like these inform your programming decisions?
There's always going to be a place in the arts for someone who sees a lot of work and helps make decisions—but I think the more important part of my work is the next phase: immersing myself into the New Haven community to inform the types of artists we bring to the Festival. I want to demystify the process of choosing the work and bring as many voices into that conversation as I can so that when we put programs into the festival, they'll be relevant to the issues and the ideas present in our community and will bring people together.
Tell us about your programming philosophy.
I see my work as having a well-developed and well-researched personal aesthetic that serves the audiences that the organization serves. I skew more toward issues-based work that touches people and makes them think, that connects them to the world—but is also celebratory.
What excites you about the Festival?
I've been to a couple of Festivals over the years and have been really taken by the sense of community. The idea of the New Haven Green is exciting; it's a public space where we come together to celebrate. I think we can find some really exciting ways to do that, to play with spectacle to invoke wonder and joy and beauty. I aim to make the Ideas portion of the Festival as participatory as possible and break down the wall between the performer and the audience, the experts and the community. We'll focus the events on issues that are present in people's minds, and then give them a way to take action.
You're known for engaging audiences in participatory, challenging productions, like your work at The Clarice with the Canadian documentary theater company Porte Parole. Could you talk about this project?
Through a series of interviews, we identified four people from diametrically opposed parts of the political spectrum, put them in a house for four hours, and recorded their conversation. The idea was to ask this question, which I think a lot of folks are asking right now: How can we see people we disagree with as human? How can we have a national civic conversation in a way that is respectful? I think one of the most important roles of the arts is to give people that opportunity.
You're also an artist—a musician, right?
I was a trumpet player. I'm a lapsed musician, but not a frustrated ex-musician. I am happy to be connected to the arts. The furthest my level of performance goes these days is playing "Happy Birthday" to my friends over the phone.
What else do you enjoy doing when you're not working?
My wife is studying speech pathology at UMass Amherst and we have a 10-year-old terrier named Daisy who has a lot of energy, so we spend a lot of time with her. I also love to sail. You'll probably see me sailing around near New Haven, exploring this new coastline. I also like to cook; I got into artisanal meat curing a few years ago. It's really delicious, and it's an exciting way to stretch what you can do in your home kitchen. So if you are fortunate around the holidays, you may get some of my duck breast prosciutto!
What's your cooking style?
I lived in Louisiana for a while and I love the Cajun and Creole cuisine. I wouldn't say I'm a very good cook compared to chefs, but I think I make a very good gumbo. I did a YouTube video of my gumbo process. I just love to find recipes that make people happy. I just like to bring big groups of people together and feed them.
We've come full-circle, back to your intention for the Festival to bring the New Haven community together.
Definitely. I think it's really hard to not see someone as a human being and listen to what they have to say after you've shared a meal with them. So that's what we want to try to do at the Festival: to make a big meal that everyone in New Haven can participate in. Rather than being a creator of ideas, I want to be the compiler of ideas and inspiration. So, find me! We'll have a cup of coffee or tea or share a meal. Tell me about your ideas and what would inspire you about the Festival. We'll bring those ideas together to make something exciting together.
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One of the many great things about Hauli Huvila is that you can come here to do what you want, be it relaxing in the shade and reading your favorite book, or jumping into the Kings River for a cool swim, or playing a game of foosball in the recreation room, or a game of volleyball with a group of camp guests, or partaking in offsite activities including golfing, and hiking at the National Parks. Here are some of the popular activities to enjoy during your stay at Hauli Huvila.
There are many things to do or not to do, the choice is yours, the important thing is you're enjoying yourself and having fun with family and friends.
While many might think that relaxing is not really an activity, here at Hauli Huvila relaxing is an important activity. We all need to unwind and simply enjoy the nice weather while lounging around with nothing to do. Be it sitting around and talking with friends, family, and camp guests, laying out by the river and enjoying a nice glass of wine or beer while reading your favorite book, listening to your favorite music, or simply taking a nap. Let go of all your worries and stress, recharge your batteries by relaxing at Hauli Huvila.
The Kings River is a major river of southern central California and it is very popular at Hauli Huvila. The river water level changes throughout the year depending on the snow melt from the Sierra Nevada mountains, as well as the when the upstream dams release more water for irrigation. Throughout the year the river water levels can vary anywhere from a low of only a few feet deep all the way up to 10 to 15 feet deep.
Regardless of the depth, you can always take a swim in the river, either jumping in when it is high or walking in when it is low. It always feels refreshing, especially when coming directly from the sauna. In addition to swimming in the river, when the water level is low, many camp guest will bring their chairs and lounge in the low river water and beaches. Relax and soak up the warm sun while the cool refreshing river water flows through your legs.
Ready to go raft floating!
When the river is higher the water will be moving along faster and this is the best time to get your rafts out and go floating down the river. If you enjoy taking a nice leisurely float on the river for a few hours then bring your inflatable raft to Hauli Huvila. We even have an air pump to inflate your raft and a trailer to haul several rafts upstream to be dropped off for a great group floating experience. You can either go upstream and float down to Hauli Huvila Depending on how far upstream you go, you can float anywhere from 2 to 5 hours. Or simply float from Hauli Huvila downstream to Reedley Beach in about 2 hours, as long as you drop off a vehicle there ahead of time or arrange a pick-up. Either way, it is a very fun and tranquil experience that can be enjoyed by everyone. Don't forget to bring a water-proof camera for some great photos.
Below is the average water level estimates for the Kings River at Hauli Huvila during our popular event and holiday weekends in the past. The levels are fairly consistent from year to year. We'll continue to keep a historic log of the Kings River water levels at Hauli Huvila on this page for future reference. However, regardless of the water level, you should always be ready to enjoy the river and have fun when visiting Hauli Huvila!
Hauli Huvila is all about having fun and we have several gaming activities for everyone to enjoy. From the indoor foosball and games available in the recreation room, to the outdoor games that everybody can enjoy together including volleyball, the popular Finnish game of Mölkky, to our own Boot Toss and more.
At Hauli Huvila, we've got you covered for all types of fun indoor and outdoor games that everyone can enjoy!
A classic Finnish outdoor throwing game that involves throwing a wooden pin a.k.a. the "mölkky" to knock over a series of wooden pins about 3 to 4 meters away. The pins are marked with numbers 1 to 12. As the player knocks over the pins, the number on the pins equals the points that are added up, after each throw the pins are lifted up again in the exact location they landed. The first one to reach exactly 50 points wins the game, however scoring more than 50 penalizes the player's score back to 25 points. Learn more about Mölkky. You can always count on a couple of games of mölkky happening at Hauli Huvila. Once you get the hang of it, it makes for a fun game to play with family and friends or camp guests.
There's nothing more fun than gathering a large group of camp guests to play game of volleyball on the grass court under the sun and along the Kings River. Our volleyball games always make for a good competition and fun family activity that everybody can enjoy. Often once a game gets going it will start to draw in a crowd of spectators to cheer on the teams as the games heat up.
While not your typical type of throwing game, this one is a little unique to Hauli Huvila. In this game we use a long tape measure stretched out on the grass field, then using an old rain boot, we take turns to see who can toss or throw the boot the furthest. A simple game that turns out to be surprisingly fun for everyone to play.
Thanks to the recent donation from Tom Nurmi, Hauli Huvila now has an awesome new ping pong table. Get your paddles and reflexes ready for some intense and fun matches. Play singles, doubles, round the world, or make up a new game. Ping pong is always a fun to play.
A more traditional tossing and throwing game of two people or two teams, using horseshoes and stakes. Taking turns tossing the horseshoes at the stakes in the ground that are about 40 feet apart.
Inside our recreation room we have a foosball table where 2 to 4 players can play the classic table based game of soccer, or football as it is more commonly known to Finns. Both the kids and grown-ups often get into a good exciting and competitive match of foosball which can be a lot of fun to watch. In addition to the foosball table we've got various board games and of course playing cards to play inside or on our swing chairs just outside the recreation room.
Located next to the kitchen and dining area, under a large tree, we have a children's playground with swings, a seesaw, a slide, and sandbox for kids to play in and enjoy.
Once the sun has set and dinner has passed, the night comes to life at Hauli Huvila. Many camp guest gather in our recreation room to hang out with friends and family to celebrate their holiday weekend. The Finns are known to party it up and have a good time, and dancing is no exception. It is a popular fun activity that everyone enjoys. In addition to popular dance songs you probably know, you'll often hear a selection of old classic and new Finnish pop and dance songs playing. It makes for a unique Finnish experience to dance to Finnish music!
The Finns are known to party it up and celebrate life at Hauli Huvila!
There are many things to do at Hauli Huvila, but it can also be fun to enjoy some offsite activities available in the areas in and around Reedley, California. Here are some a few of the more popular offsite activities.
If you love to golf and tee off first thing in the morning then bring your clubs to Hauli Huvila! We are have beautiful golf courses only a brief drive away from the camp. The closest course is Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club about a 15 minute drive south from the camp, then going to the north from Hauli Huvila for about 20 minutes you'll reach the Sherwood Forest Golf Club. Giving you a wide variety of golf courses to enjoy during your stay. We even have our own special Hauli Huvila golf and games event weekend, usually taking place on the first weekend of August. We have a large group of golfers come out for our annual golf tournament. Golf your best game on that weekend you can win an award in classic Finnish style!
About an hour drive from Hauli Huvila you can experience some of the most majestic parks along the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. The closest directly east of the camp is the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, which features the famous giant sequoia trees, including the General Sherman tree, one of the largest trees on Earth. Then driving north east you arrive at the Sierra National Forest, and going a little further will lead into the famous Yosemite National Park. These magnificent parks make for excellent day trips and provide a wide range of beauty and activities to experience including hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, horseback riding, fishing, bird watching, cave tours, sightseeing and more. Guest often love to plan a nice morning hike and enjoy a picnick lunch in the parks before heading back to Hauli Huvila for dinner.
Experience the majestic beauty California National Parks have to offer.
Fruit and nut farming is a large and vital part of the Central California regional agriculture. Reedley is surrounded by various fruit and nut farms with fields of trees bearing cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, pomegranates, almonds, and several others. Depending on the time of year, there are opportunities to experience fruit picking. There is nothing quite like getting out there and hand picking the freshest fruits. Then you can share with friends and family to enjoy perfectly ripe and sweet fruits like cherries, plums, or peaches. In addition to picking, local farmers will often drop off a few cases of fresh picked fruit to Hauli Huvila for our guests. These are free for everyone to share and enjoy.


Status of Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members - For Investors | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
The following specifies our Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members.
The Company had four (4) Outside Directors and two (2) Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members.
Outside Directors shall be individuals who have experience in global corporate management, professional insight in management, and knowledge of the industry among others.
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members shall be individuals who have adequate insight in areas such as accounting, legal affairs and management administration.
To evaluate the independence and objectivity of Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members, the Company has formulated "Standards for Selecting Independent Outside Officers," based on the standards established by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. for judging the independence of officers.
Summary of "Standards for Selecting Independent Outside Officers"
Moreover, individuals who are second-degree relatives, or cohabiting relatives, of any of those mentioned above in 1 through 5 may not be officers.
II. Individuals, despite being applicable to any of the 2 to 5 above, may be elected as independent outside officers of the company if they, in view of their personality and insight, are believed suitable as independent outside officers of the company on the condition that the individuals meet the requirements of an outside director as required under the Companies Act, and that a public disclosure is made to explain the reasons for electing them as independent outside officers of the company.
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Parenting — Meredith Beck-Joslyn, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, P.C.
Meredith Beck-Joslyn, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, P.C.
I find that clients are often looking for parent coaching, support, and resources to navigate the constant evolving role of being a parent. While there have been stacks of books written about the "right" way to parent, it is my opinion that families (as defined by a caregiver and a child) ought to be supported in finding the way that works for them. It is also in my opinion that safety and kindness are required to be at the foundation of any relationship, so there are specific trends that I do not endorse.
I am mom to two daughters and am aware of how my best intentions are not always practical or available for me in the heat of the moment. I have found some of the books, podcasts, and websites listed to be helpful in challenging my perspective and support my growth to be a better parent. The resources below are focused on positive and attachment based development.
Dr. Dan Siegel is a psychiatrist with expertise in family interactions with an emphasis on how attachment experiences influence emotions, behavior, autobiographical memory and narrative. His research on development provides parents and caretakers with tools to support healthy relationships with children and adolescents. He has several books available, as well as a website dedicated to education on Mindsight (interpersonal neurobiology).
If we've met, I've probably mentioned my love for podcasts, especially those produced by NPR. I have recently found the Lifekit series interesting and have enjoyed the Parenting episodes that tackle issues that come up for my clients such as responding to children when difficult conversations come up, facing grief and loss, and filtering news events. I am hopeful more episodes will be added as I think the hosts offer great guidelines for common parenting challenges.
Sesame Street in Communities is a product of Sesame Street Workshop, offering multi-media tools in English and Spanish designed for parents and caregivers of children from birth to age 6. Topics range from self care to daily routines, with a range of resources to help promote healthy development.


In a deal that became official today, Leon Black's Apollo Global Management paid $510 million to acquire CKX, the company that owns the rights to "American Idol."
The pop culture fun doesn't stop there.
CKX also owns another Fox hit, "So You Think You Can Dance," and the licensing rights to both Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali.
The CKX asset that spawned "Idol" -- 19 Entertainment, founded by Simon Fuller -- produces a score of smaller shows in markets all over the world.
Their credits include the American version of "Little Britain," a Victoria Beckham reality series and a documentary on The Spice Girls.
And the deal scores Black one big physical asset: Graceland, the Presley manor that hosts 700,000 visitors per year and pumps $150 million into the Memphis economy annually.


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I hear Turkeer is coming to town next weekend.
Lithuania enters the European Union.
Is Okayama a big city?
Why does this have to be done?
So, you think you can dance.
If anything happens, call me.
A frozen mammoth has been found in Siberia.
King wants to sit down.
Oleg has gained thirteen pounds.
Kory and Herman hid their relationship from their parents.
Asahara thinks himself a savior.
Vistlik thought that Jock wasn't getting enough sleep.
I was held up on my way to the hospital in a traffic jam.
If I could understand it, I would tell you so.
Rajeev could be here for a long time.
We tried to get them to help us.
Hon is planning to study abroad next year.
Do you know how much Shane makes?
Wayne and Duke were always fighting when they were younger.
I am looking for an effective method to get rid of all the weeds in my yard.
I don't like energy drinks.
I happen to know that Sonja sold his car last week.
Have you called Norma to apologize?
Eva stuck to his job.
He was exhausted when he got home.
This is a public school.
Darrell is a nice name, don't you think?
A few Roman words crept into British usage.
I believe he is honest.
Why is it that many language courses are ineffective?
Karl began to learn French about three years ago.
It rained during the whole meeting.
What colour is the car which she bought for herself?
Have I done something to offend you?
I'm not supposed to help you do your homework.
This is the perfect Father's Day gift.
Clarence kissed you, didn't he?
Nelken demanded her money back.
Linda was quite young at the time.
I'm showing an interest in the classics.
"Who, and what are you?" Scrooge demanded. "I am the Ghost of Christmas Past."
This tie does not tie well.
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The Rochdale Hornets Women's team have held their first training session.
Yesterday (Sun 27th) marked a historic day for rugby league in Rochdale, as Rochdale Hornets relaunched their women's team.
The Hornets Foundation has been active in rekindling women's rugby league in the borough by holding Girls' training sessions at schools all over Rochdale, as well as coaching both boys and girls at Primary Schools and via our Junior Hornets scheme, aimed at under 12s.
After the successful first session yesterday, Rochdale Hornets Women will begin training regularly at Oulder Hill Leisure Complex between 7 and 8 on Monday nights - any women interested in taking part are encouraged to come along and try out - no prior experience is required.
Any women who have questions about the new team can get in touch with the Foundation via their social media channels: Rochdale Hornets Sporting Foundation on Facebook or @HornetsSpF on Twitter.


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New York Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – March 6, 2020
// March 5, 2020
(Editor's note: A criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the state of New York's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.)
Injured hawk
(Rensselaer County)
On March 12, 2019, ECO Wes Leubner received a call from a resident in the town of Brunswick regarding a distressed red-tailed hawk on the ground in her backyard and unable to fly. Leubner captured the bird using a blanket, a large cardboard box, and assistance from the property owners. The officer transported the hawk, which had a severely fractured wing, to the Slingerlands Animal Hospital for treatment, where the hawk later succumbed to its injuries. Red-tailed hawks are one of New York state's most wide-ranging raptor species, observable just about anywhere from Long Island to Buffalo, and often perched in trees bordering open or grassy areas.
No St. Patrick's prank
(Warren County)
On March 15, 2019, ECO Steve Gonyeau and Lt. Ben Bramlage responded to assist DEC Spills responder Steve Paszko with a report of bright green liquid flooding a yard, running into the street, and flooding a nearby parking lot in the town of Queensbury. The green liquid was coming from a neighboring property, carried by heavy snowmelt. The officers discovered that a local paint dealer had sold a large industrial paint mixing machine to a scrap hauler, who had dismantled it outdoors several weeks earlier. The machine contained a highly concentrated green pigment powder, which had spilled onto the ground. When the combination of rainfall and snowmelt mixed with the powder, it turned the water green. The bright liquid was contained to the soil and did not reach any storm drains or water bodies. DEC called in a spill response contractor to remove as much of the runoff and saturated soil as possible. The investigation of this incident is continuing.
Heavy duty trucks, heavy duty fines
(Bronx County)
On March 13, 2019, ECOs in the Bronx conducted a truck detail specifically targeting heavy duty diesel vehicles, checking to ensure these vehicles were following emissions standards, as well as targeting fluid leaks. The detail was a joint operation with DEC's air quality staff, the State Department of Transportation, NYC Sanitation Police, and the New York Police Department Traffic Unit. Of the approximately 500 commercial vehicles inspected at the checkpoint, nine were placed out of service due to unsafe practices and six were towed due to faulty brakes and steering equipment. A total of 54 summonses were issued for return in Bronx Criminal Court later this year.
Illegal ivory is not an antique
(New York County)
On March 15, ECOs Joshua Harvey and Ryan Grogan were in plainclothes when they visited an antique shop on the Upper East Side and found two Buddha statues made of elephant ivory offered for sale. After Harvey expressed interest in the pieces, the shop owner offered an ivory wizard statue and two carved tusk pieces. Harvey told the shop owner that he would return the following day. On March 16, Harvey returned to the shop while Grogan waited close by in uniform. After Harvey offered $6,245 for all of the ivory pieces, Grogan entered the shop, confiscated the ivory, and issued two summonses for illegal sale of ivory and commercialization of wildlife.
It is illegal to sell or attempt to sell products made in whole, or in part, from endangered and/or threatened species in New York without obtaining a license. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo introduced and signed a new law in 2014 that banned the sale of elephant and mammoth ivory and rhinoceros horns and strengthened the criminal and civil penalties for buyers and sellers because their actions are contributing to the endangerment of elephant and rhinoceros populations worldwide.
Forensic files, wildlife edition
(Delaware County)
On Dec. 8, 2018, ECO Nathan Doig and the Delaware County Sheriff's Department responded to a verbal dispute over a dead deer at a residence in the town of Walton. When they arrived, one subject had already left, taking the deer with him. The officers interviewed several people at the residence who said they were not involved, but provided a license plate of the vehicle. Doig gathered DNA evidence and photographed a spot where a deer had been killed. The Walton Police Department located the pickup truck about an hour later. There was nothing in the back of the truck and it appeared to have been freshly cleaned, but Doig located two specks of blood near the tailgate. Doig collected those for DNA testing. The owner of the truck claimed the blood was from a buck his brother had shot several days prior. Doig submitted the DNA samples from the original scene and the swabs from the truck to DEC's wildlife pathology lab. The results came back in early March as being from the same female deer. On March 16, 2019, Doig interviewed the truck owner again, armed with the DNA results. The subject admitted to the illegal take of a doe deer without a permit and was charged with a misdemeanor in Walton Town Court. The successful conclusion of this case is the result of diligent police work by Doig, Delaware Sheriff's, and Walton Police combined with scientific support from the pathology lab.
Illegal rhino skull
(Greene County)
On March 25, 2019 ECOs and investigators with the Bureau of Environmental Crimes Investigation (BECI) unit conducted an undercover operation into the sale of a black rhino skull. A Greene County man who sold the skull to an undercover investigator was arrested and charged with illegal commercialization of wildlife. Black rhinos are listed as critically endangered and it is illegal to sell any part of them under the New York State Environmental Conservation Law (ECL). It is estimated that somewhere between 5,000 and 5,500 black rhinos are left in the wild.
Injured red-tailed hawk
(Sullivan County)
On Jan. 15, ECOs Christopher Doroski and Michael Hameline responded to Low Road in the town of Neversink to investigate a report of a red-tailed hawk that appeared to be injured and was unable to fly. Upon arrival, the ECOs observed the hawk with a broken wing. The ECOs captured the bird and placed it in a carrier for transport to a nearby wildlife rehabilitator.
Obstacles marked for lake safety
(Great Sacandaga Lake)
On Jan. 17, ECOs Paul Pasciak and Wes Leubner, along with Forest Rangers Michael Thompson and Ian Kerr, conducted a patrol on Great Sacandaga Lake to assess docks that broke free from shore and became frozen in ice south of the Batchellerville Bridge. The docks likely broke free during heavy rains in early winter and became frozen in the main portion of the lake when temperatures dropped. Due to unsafe ice conditions, Kerr and Thompson piloted an airboat with Pasciak and Leubner on board to locate the docks. The three docks could not be removed, but the ECOs and forest rangers used reflective signs and high visibility flagging tape to ensure the docks are noticeable during the day and at night. As always, snowmobilers are encouraged to use caution operating on trails and frozen waterbodies, keeping in mind that with changing ice conditions, potential hazards can be difficult to predict. For more information on snowmobile safety when traveling on ice visit DEC's website.
Bear rescue
(Herkimer County)
On Jan. 19, a concerned resident of Old Forge contacted ECO Robert Howe about a small, malnourished bear cub that had been wandering around his property for several days. Howe responded to the location, captured the bear, and transported it to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
Bald eagle rescue
(Chemung County)
On Jan. 20, a New York State Police trooper contacted a wildlife rehabilitator after observing an injured eagle on the bank of a pond in Horseheads. Attempts to catch the eagle were unsuccessful because the bird continued to jump into the pond, evading capture. ECO Travis McNamara was contacted and asked to assist. With the help of Troopers Nathan Lowmaster and Brandon Salyerds, and Elmira Animal Control, McNamara tracked down and cornered the eagle near the pond. The ECO used a landing net to safely capture the eagle and transport it to Cornell University's Wildlife Health Center.
Hawk rescue
(Dutchess County)
On Jan. 20, while on patrol in Orange County, ECOs Heather Carl and William Chomicki received a report of an injured hawk in the city of Poughkeepsie. When the ECOs arrived, the red-tailed hawk was perched on a low branch with what appeared to be a broken wing. The hawk was quickly captured without incident, transported to New Paltz Hospital for observation, and later picked up by a wildlife rehabilitator for treatment.
Cub Scout outreach
(Oneida County)
On Jan. 23, ECO Jeff Hull spoke to the VVS Cub Scouts about an ECO's training and responsibilities. The children asked a variety of questions, such as where does Santa get his reindeer, have you ever seen a black mamba, and is it true you can suck venom out of a snakebite? A few youngsters were quick to offer up information about family members shooting more than their legal limit of deer and using illegal traps. Before departing, one young Cub Scout approached Hull with a stuffed animal that had a globe stuck on its head, mimicking the deer in the globe Hull rescued in 2016. The young lady asked the officer how he would handle such a situation, which caused everyone to laugh. Hull reported that the outreach opportunities are often the most enjoyable part of the job.
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