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By January 18, 2023 Attorney
Walmart's Liabilities Under the HWCL: A California Case Study
Rita Elfarisi
In December 2021, the California Attorney General along with approximately a dozen district attorneys filed a lawsuit against Walmart.[1] The complaint alleges Walmart dumped nearly 80 tons of hazardous waste from more than 300 stores in California landfills throughout the state every year over the past five years.[2] More specifically, the complaint alleges Walmart violated several provisions of California Health and Safety Code section 25189, among other things.[3] The statute subjects individuals and entities who do not comply with the Hazardous Waste and Control Law ("HWCL") to civil penalties.[4] The HWCL is a statutory framework that mandates "cradle to grave" requirements for the management and disposal of hazardous waste and establishes penalty schemes for violations.[5] Effective January 1, 2018, the sections of the Code that the State of California alleges Walmart has violated were amended, raising the maximum of the applicable civil penalty from $25,000 to $70,000 for each violation of a separate provision or, for continuing violations, for each that the violation continues.[6]
This is not the first time the State of California has sued Walmart for improper handling of hazardous waste.[7] In 2010, Walmart entered a $27.6 million settlement with the State of California to end a lawsuit alleging that it was improperly stored, handled, and dumped hazardous waste at stores throughout California, one of the largest settlements of its kind in the United States.[8] The settlement ended a five-year investigation involving more than twenty prosecutors and thirty-two environmental health agencies into Walmart's disposal of hazardous waste.[9] The investigation began in 2005 when an off-duty employee from the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health observed a Walmart employee pouring bleach down a drain.[10] The investigation uncovered violations at over 250 Walmart and Sam's Club stores, distribution centers, and storage facilities in the state.[11]
The investigation was just one more public relations issue for Walmart in 2005. That same year, a McKinsey & Company study found that between two and eight percent of consumers had stopped shopping at Walmart because of the company's competitive practices and labor policies.[12] A poll conducted by Zogby International in 2005 found that thirty-eight percent of Americans polled had an unfavorable view of Walmart.[13] In what seemed to be an attempt to revive its reputation, Walmart's CEO unveiled a sweeping business sustainability strategy that same year to reduce the company's environmental footprint.[14] While it is unlikely that the California investigation was the sole motivator behind the implementation of this strategy, it surely serves as an incentive for Walmart to mitigate further negative press that could tarnish its reputation.
Walmart directly responded to the investigation by cooperating with the State of California to develop a comprehensive hazardous waste plan.[15] Some of Walmart's internal compliance measures include hiring implemented environmental compliance staff at management levels, developing and implementing upwards of fifty new environmental compliance standard operating procedures for its stores and clubs, and implementing a hazardous waste management system.[16]
Walmart's commitment to working with the State of California to remedy its wrongdoing signals that the investigation and subsequent lawsuits may have had a deterrent effect on the company. However, it is more likely that reputational damage, rather than financial repercussions, motivated Walmart's cooperation with the investigation. While the settlement of $27.6 million was one of the largest of its kind at the time, it represented only about two-tenths of one percent of Walmart's $14.41 billion profit from continuing operations in 2009.[17]
While the relevant revised sections of the HWCL involve a sizeable increase in the monetary civil penalties that violators face, it is unlikely that fines alone will deter Walmart and similarly sized companies from violating California's Health and Safety Code.[18] Some say that civil penalties of this nature may be seen as another cost of doing business for large companies like Walmart.[19] Additionally, financial penalties tend to fall ultimately on individuals who are hardly culpable, rather than the individuals who are committed or even benefitted from the infraction.[20] For instance, stockholders bear the penalty in the form of reduced value to their security.[21] While in theory stockholders have an incentive to deter the illegal activity, rationally apathetic shareholders may not recognize the problem nor understand how to address it.[22] While a company's stock price may drop following the imposition of a penalty, it usually bounces back, and therefore shareholders might not demand a behavior change to avoid future violations.[23]
If the fines were serious enough to threaten the company's viability, it could lay off employees en masse.[24] Unlike shareholders who, as financial stakeholders, can be said to have received unjust enrichment from the benefits of the crime, employees receive no benefits.[25] Even less culpable are consumers. The fines may be passed on to the consumer in the form of higher prices.[26] In all three instances, the corporation largely goes unpunished and the intended beneficiaries of the statute end up bearing the costs of the penalty.[27]
However, the negative publicity generated by infractions might have more of a deterrent effect than financial penalties.[28] High-profile cases have the potential to destroy a corporation's reputation, which they depend on for survival in the marketplace.[29] In Walmart's case, the media reacted swiftly and aggressively to cover the lawsuit.[30] Since as early as 1989, Walmart has spent decades trying to build its reputation as a sustainable business.[31] The potential for reputational deterioration is heightened by the fact that sustainability is more important to consumers today than ever before.[32] Consumers see themselves, along with for-profit companies, as the primary catalyst for environmental change.[33] News that Walmart has engaged in illegal dumping of hazardous waste directly undercuts the company's reputation and will likely be enough to deter Walmart from violating California's Health and Safety Code.
The revised HWCL penalties will likely have a more direct deterrent effect on smaller companies. Smaller companies will undoubtedly ensure they modify their behavior to avoid fines in order to preserve their resources. Additionally, imposing these penalties on Walmart will signal to smaller companies that, if they violate the HWCL, they are likely to get caught. Studies have proven that certainty of punishment has a greater impact on deterrence than the severity of the punishment.[34]
While it is unlikely that the monetary increase in penalties will directly deter Walmart, the imposition of such fines will likely trigger reputational concerns that will undoubtedly deter Walmart from violating the HWCL. Additionally, the revised fines along with the investigation into Walmart's practices will serve as a deterrent to smaller companies with fewer resources available to pay for fines and penalties. While these laws certainly will not prevent all companies from improperly disposing of hazardous waste, they represent a step in the right direction and will undoubtedly deter some from engaging in this harmful practice.
Rita Elfarissi is a Junior Editor with MJEAL. Rita can be reached at [email protected]
[1] Complaint for Injunctive Relief, Civil Penalties, and Other Relief, California v. Walmart Inc., No. 21cv004367 (Cal. Super. Ct. filed Dec. 20, 2021) (Cal. Super. Ct. of Alameda Cnty. Public Portal).
[2] id. at *11.
[3] id. at *25-32.
[4] Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25189 (West 2018).
[5] Complaint for Injunctive Relief, Civil Penalties, and Other Relief, supra note 1, at *5.
[6] Health & Safety § 25189.
[7] See California v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. No. 37-2010-00089145-CU-TT-CTL (Cal. Super. Ct. Apr. 5, 2018) (Cal. Super. Ct. of San Diego Cnty. Register of Actions).
[8] Jonathan Stamp, Wal-Mart to pay $27.6 million over toxic waste casesReuters (May 3, 2010, 1:37 PM), https://www.reuters.com/article/us-walmart-fine-california/wal-mart-to-pay-27-6-million-over- toxic-waste-case-idUSTRE6424B620100503.
[12] Pallavi Gogi, What's With Wal-Mart's Sales Woes?Bloomberg (Nov. 29, 2006, 5:10 AM), https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2006-11-29/whats-with-wal-marts-sales-woes-businessweek-business -news-stock-market-and-financial-advice.
[13] Stacy Mitchell, Walmart's Greenwash 4 (2012).
[14] Lee Scott, Retired President and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Twenty-First Century Leadership (Oct. 24, 2005).
[15] Statement from Phyllis Harris, Vice President of Env't Compliance, Walmart US, Walmart Settles Civil Case with State of California (May 3, 2010), https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2010/05/03/walmart -settles-civil-case-with-state-of-california.
[17] Stamp, supra note 8.
[18] Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25189 (West 2018).
[19] Dorothy S. Lund & Natasha Sarin, Is Corporate Criminal Punishment Just Another Cost of Doing Business?The Regulatory Review (July 6, 2020), https://www.theregreview.org/2020/07/06/lund-sarin-corporate-criminal-punishment-another-cost-doing-business/.
[20] John C. Coffee, Jr., Making the Punishment Fit the Corporation: The Problems of Finding an Optimal Corporation Criminal Sanction, 1 N. Ill. UL Rev. 3, 6 (1980).
[22] Lund & Sarin, supra note 19.
[24] coffee, supra note 20.
[28] Assaf Hamdani & Alon Klement, Corporate Crime and Deterrence, 61 Stan. L. Rev. 271, 280 (2008) ("The perception that the reputational consequences of a conviction could exceed even the substantial monetary penalties in any parallel civil litigation can explain why firms under investigation for criminal violations are willing to do almost whatever it takes—including waiving attorney -client privilege, assisting the government's prosecution of their senior officers, and paying millions of dollars in civil fines—to avoid an indictment.").
[29] id. at 279.
[30] For news article examples, see Jonathan Franklin, Walmart sued for allegedly dumping hazardous waste in California, NPR (Dec. 20, 2021, 7:43 PM), https://www.npr.org/2021/12/20/1066010089/walmart-sued-for-allegedly-dumping-hazardous-waste-in-california ; Jennifer Hijazi & Malathi Nayak, Walmart Faces California Suit Alleging Huge Dumps of Toxic Waste, Bloomberg Law(Dec. 20, 2021, 4:21 PM), https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/walmart-illegally-dumped-hazardous-waste-california-says-2; Ramishah Maruf, Walmart sued for allegedly dumping over a million hazardous items a yearCNN Business (Dec. 20, 2021, 4:16 PM), https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/20/business/walmart-california-lawsuit-hazardous-waste/index.html.
[31] See Erica L. Plambeck & Lyn Denend, The Greening of Wal-Mart, 6 Stan. Soc. Innovation Rev. 52, 53 (2008) (discussing how Walmart launched one of the first major retail campaigns to sell environmentally safe products in 1989).
[32] See Recent Study Reveals More Than a Third of Global Consumers Are Willing to Pay More for Sustainability as Demand Grows for Environmentally-Friendly AlternativesBusiness Wire (Oct. 14, 2021, 11:33 AM), https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211014005090/en/Recent-Study-Reveals-More-Than-a-Third-of- Global-Consumers-Are-Willing-to-Pay-More-for-Sustainability-as-Demand-Grows-for-Environmentally-Friendly-Alternatives.
[34] Five Things About DeterrenceNational Institute of Justice (June 5, 2016), https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/five-things-about-deterrence.
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Area Planning Sub-Committee West
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Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Offices, High Street, Epping
Contact: Democratic Services Tel: (01992) 564243 Email: democraticservices@eppingforestdc.gov.uk
1. This meeting is to be webcast. Members are reminded of the need to activate their microphones before speaking.
2. The Chairman will read the following announcement:
"I would like to remind everyone present that this meeting will be broadcast live to the internet (or filmed) and will be capable of repeated viewing (or another use by such third parties).
If you are seated in the lower public seating area it is likely that the recording cameras will capture your image and this will result in the possibility that your image will become part of the broadcast.
This may infringe your human and data protection rights and if you wish to avoid this you should move to the upper public gallery."
The Chairman made a short address to remind all present that the meeting would be broadcast on the Internet, and that the Council had adopted a protocol for the webcasting of its meetings. The Sub-Committee noted the Council's Protocol for Webcasting of Council and Other Meetings.
The Chairman welcomed members of the public to the meeting and outlined the procedures and arrangements agreed by the Council, to enable persons to address the Sub-Committee in relation to the determination of applications for planning permission.
The Chairman noted that agenda item 10, EPF/1834/21, Cobbins End Farm
Cobbinsend Road, Waltham Abbey, had been withdrawn by the applicant.
To confirm the minutes of the last meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 25 August 2021.
That the minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 25 August 2021 be taken as read and signed by the Chairman as a correct record subject to noting the apologies of Councillor Mathews for this meeting.
Councillor Bassett asked about the site visit asked for at that meeting, for EPF/1223/21, Aver House, Nazeing. The Planning officer said he would investigate and get back to the Committee.
To declare interests in any item on this agenda.
a) Pursuant to the Council's Members' Code of Conduct, Councillor N Avey declared a non-pecuniary interest in the following item of the agenda by virtue of being known to the applicant of agenda item 11, as he was his ward councillor. The Councillor had determined that he would remain in the meeting for the consideration of the application and voting thereon:
· EPF/2893/21 - Land at Bentons Farm, off Middle Street, Bumbles Green, Nazeing.
Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, requires that the permission of the Chairman be obtained, after prior notice to the Chief Executive, before urgent business not specified in the agenda (including a supplementary agenda of which the statutory period of notice has been given) may be transacted.
It was reported that there was no urgent business for consideration at the meeting.
Epping Forest District Council Planning Policy Briefing Note (October 2021)
This briefing note, dated October 2021, has been produced by the Planning Policy team to ensure that a consistent approach is taken to the provision of planning policy advice for the District, particularly in relation to the Epping Forest District Local Plan Submission Version ("LPSV"), which was published on 18 December 2017 and the Main Modifications to the LPSV published for consultation between 15 July and 23 September 2021. The primary purpose of this note is to inform the development management process and to assist Development Management officers, Councillors, applicants, and planning agents. Other Council officers involved in the development management process may also find the note helpful (e.g., Housing, Contaminated Land, Landscaping etc).
The Planning Policy Briefing Note (October 2021) is available at:
It was noted that the Epping Forest District Local Plan Submission Version Planning Policy Briefing note was available at:
http://www.efdclocalplan.org/wpcontent/uploads/2018/03/Planning-Policy-Briefing-Note_Mar-2018.pdf
To identify and agree requirements for formal site visits to be held with regard to any planning application listed in this agenda, prior to consideration of the application.
The Sub-Committee agreed to hold a site visits to the following application location:
EPF/2893/21 – Land at Bentons Farm, off Middle Street, Bumbles Green, Nazeing.
Planning Application - EPF/2825/20 Garage adjacent to Clockhouse, Daws Hill, Waltham Abbey E4 7RD PDF 560 KB
To consider the attached report on the conversion and extension of existing former garage building to form a two bedroomed house. Provision of associated parking and landscaping. *** Re Consultation - SAC case now progressing ***.
APPLICATION No:
EPF/2825/20
SITE ADDRESS:
Garage Adjacent to Clockhouse
Daws Hill
E4 7RD
Waltham Abbey High Beach
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL:
Conversion & extension of existing former garage building to form a two bedroomed house. Provision of associated parking & landscaping.
Grant Permission (Subject to Legal Agreement)
Click on the link below to view related plans and documents for this case:
http://planpub.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/NIM.websearch/ExternalEntryPoint.aspx?SEARCH_TYPE=1&DOC_CLASS_CODE=PL&FOLDER1_REF=645435
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out and retained strictly in accordance with the following approved plans: DD2469-5 SHT 1/4 Rev A, DD2469-5 SHT 2/4 Rev A, DD2469-5 SHT 3/4 Rev A, and DD2469-5 SHT 4/4 Rev A.
A) No work on any phase of the development (with the exception of demolition works where this is for the reason of making areas of the site available for site investigation), shall commence until an assessment of the risks posed by any contamination within that phase shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This assessment must be undertaken by a suitably qualified contaminated land practitioner, in accordance with British Standard BS 10175: Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Sites - Code of Practice and the Environment Agency's Guidelines for the Land Contamination: Risk Management (LCRM 2020) (or equivalent if replaced), and shall assess any contamination on the site, whether or not it originates on the site. The development shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved details unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation. The assessment shall include: (1) A survey of the extent, scale and nature of contamination and (2) An assessment of the potential risks to: human health; property (existing or proposed) including buildings, crops, livestock, pets, woodland, service lines and pipes; adjoining land; groundwater and surface waters; ecological systems; and archaeological sites and ancient monuments.
B) If following the risk assessment unacceptable risks are identified from land affected by contamination in that phase, no work on any phase of the development shall take place, until a detailed land remediation scheme has been completed. The scheme will be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall include an appraisal of remediation options, identification of the preferred option(s), the proposed remediation objectives and remediation criteria, and a description and programme of the works to be undertaken including the verification plan. (The remediation scheme shall be sufficiently detailed and thorough to ensure that after remediation, as a minimum, land should not be capable of being determined as contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990). The development shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme. Following the completion of the remediation works and prior to the first occupation of the development, a verification report by a suitably qualified contaminated land practitioner shall be submitted to and ... view the full minutes text for item 18.
Planning Application - EFF/1834/21 Cobbins End Farm, Cobbinsend Road, Waltham Abbey EN9 2AA PDF 326 KB
To consider the attached report on the proposed conversion of agricultural buildings to x4 no. residential units.
Cobbins End Farm
Cobbinsend Road
EN9 2AA
Waltham Abbey North East
Proposed conversion of agricultural buildings to x4 no. residential units.
By applicant before meeting
Planning Application - EPF/2893/21 Land at Bentons Farm, Off Middle Street, Bumbles Green, Nazeing EN9 2LN PDF 938 KB
To consider the attached report for the erection of 2no. single storey two bedroom detached residential dwellings together with single garages. Existing access will be utilized from Oak Tree Close.
Land at Bentons Farm
Off Middle Street
Bumbles Green
Nazeing
EN9 2LN
Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing
Erection of 2no. single storey two bedroom detached residential dwellings together with single garages. Existing access will be utilized from oak tree close.
For site visit

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South Korea's Lotte Shopping 023530.KS has picked Goldman Sachs GS.N to manage the sale of its supermarkets in China, after majority were shut down amid political tensions between the two countries.
South Korea's tourism industry has been hit hard by a diplomatic row with China over the deployment of a US missile shield here that has sent the number of Chinese visitors tumbling, a report said Friday.
After being subject to incessant retaliation – including raids by safety authorities from the Chinese government – over its involvement in the deployment of American THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense systems, Lotte has finally given in to China's pressure and initiated the sales process of its supermarket business in the Chinese market. Lotte will not refuse if the buyer wishes to acquire all the stores, the official said.
Lotte provided a golf course to Seoul for the THAAD missile-interception system installed by South Korea and the USA to defend against the North's missile threats.
China may have suspended all online commerce for Lotte Mart in March, and dozens of Lotte Mart outlets remained closed because of the THAAD dispute.
The group's key subsidiary, Lotte Mart, in March had to inject 360 billion won ($318 million) of emergency funds to keep the China stores afloat and recently made a decision to pour in an additional 340 billion won.
The industry is expected to see around 18.7 trillion won of losses, if calculated on a yearly basis and based on the average expenses spent by each Chinese tourist past year. Though the company's retail business in China apparently was in the red even prior to the THAAD-related harassment, store closures spanning about half a year give Lotte no choice but to revamp its business strategy.
Lotte Mart's parent company also operates 22 affiliates specializing in the production of snacks, beverages and chemicals, but their operations could also be susceptible to Chinese sanctions, according to the South Korean press report.


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The Romans are as inattentive to the conduct of their fellow-countrymen, as to that of strangers, who pass and repass through their city, the rendezvous of Europeans. When Lord Nelville knew that Corinne was going to the ball, he was vexed at it.
Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine) Staël - Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2): Or Italy
But the desertion of his confederates, who were privately convinced of the justice and liberality of the Imperial ministers, obliged Uldin to repass the Danube: the tribe of the Scyrri, which composed his rear-guard, was almost extirpated; and many thousand captives were dispersed to cultivate, with servile labor, the fields of Asia.
Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3
No, no I'll none of Hector M'Intyre. But hark ye, Lovel; you are a quiet, gentle-tempered lad; had not you better set up your staff at Monkbarns for a month or two, since I conclude you do not immediately intend to leave this country? I will have a door opened out to the garden it will cost but a trifle there is the space for an old one which was condemned long ago by which said door you may pass and repass into the Green Chamber at pleasure, so you will not interfere with the old man, nor he with you.
Sir Walter Scott - The Antiquary — Complete
I think I understood what it was only too well from seeing her quickly pass and repass her little hand under her chin. There was some question of a throat to cut, and I had a suspicion that the throat was mine.
- The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction
Our people pass and repass once a day on their way to and from the dairy; that is all." "It seems churlish, Lydia; but this, it appears, is a special case a young gentleman, who has come to recruit his health. He needs daily exercise in the open air; but he cannot bear observation, and he has only a single attendant with him.
Bernard Shaw - Cashel Byron's Profession
Her tone was so indifferent that Margaret paid little attention to the words, and turned away to listen to the music which reached her from the stage. The curtain was up now, and the courtiers were dancing, up stage; she could see a few of them pass and repass; then she heard the little round of applause that greeted the Duke's appearance as he went forward to begin his scene with Borsa.
F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford - Fair Margaret: A Portrait
He therefore promised Albert that he would content himself the morrow with witnessing the Carnival from the windows of the Rospoli Palace. The next morning he saw Albert pass and repass, holding an enormous bouquet, which he doubtless meant to make the bearer of his amorous epistle. The evening was no longer joy, but delirium.
Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo
"He preferred also the music of birds to the human voice or to musical instruments, not because he derived no pleasure from these last, but because, after hearing music from the human voice, there remained a certain sustained agitation, disturbing attention and sleep; while the risings and fallings, the tones and changes and sounds and concords, pass and repass through the fancy; whereas nothing of the sort can be left after the warbling of birds, who, as they are not open to our imitation, cannot move the faculty of imagination within us."
Jean Ingelow - Fated to Be Free
Hour after hour the squaws would pass and repass with their vessels of water between the stream and the lodges. For the most part no one was to be seen in the camp but women and children, two or three super-annuated old men, and a few lazy and worthless young ones. These, together with the dogs, now grown fat and good-natured with the abundance in the camp, were its only tenants.
Francis Parkman - The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life
Undoubtedly, if the letter of Ignatius had found Xavier alive, he had soon been seen in Europe; for having offered, of his own free motion, to leave the Indies, Japan, and China, and all the business which he had upon his hands, and having said, that the least beckoning of his superior should be sufficient for it, what would he not have done, when he had received a positive command to abandon all, and repass the seas?
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Home	Game Software	Cyberpunk 2077 (Xbox One): RELEASE DATE AND PRE-ORDER
Cyberpunk 2077 (Xbox One): RELEASE DATE AND PRE-ORDER
by Aum Vyas November 23, 2020
written by Aum Vyas November 23, 2020
You can currently pre-order the game from here for Rs3,999($59.99) and it will be coming out on DECEMBER 10th 2020. It is available on Xbox, PC & PlayStation to pre-order.
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure story set in Night City, a megalopolis obsessed with power, glamour, and body modification. You play as V, a mercenary outlaw going after a one-of-a-kind implant that is the key to immortality. You can customize your character's cyberware, skillset, and playstyle, and explore a vast city where the choices you make shape the story and the world around you.
Cyberpunk 2077 is developed and published by the team of CD Projekt Red using REDengine 4 with a team of around 500. It is adapted from cyberpunk franchise the story takes place in dystopian Night City, an open world with six distinct regions. Players assume the first-person perspective of a customizable mercenary known as V, who can acquire skills in hacking and machinery, an arsenal of ranged weapons, and options for melee combat.
Cyberpunk franchise has officially released it's gameplay trailer on 19th Nov 2020 on it's official YouTube channel. In August 2018, CD Projekt RED unveiled a 48-minute walkthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 that showed off its mostly first-person gameplay. Third-person perspectives will be utilized during cinematic cut-scenes, while driving in vehicles and in the inventory screen.
Although CD Projekt RED does not describe Cyberpunk 2077 as a shooter – quest designer Patrick Mills previously told that "it's an RPG before it's a shooter" – in-game footage has shown that there will be a heavy emphasis on gunplay combat.
In addition, the game will also feature a full melee combat system that includes mechanics such as blocking and parrying. One such melee weapon is the Mantis Blade, which is shown in the walkthrough video, that allows players to scale walls.
Minimum (1080p, low settings)
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8310
GPU: Nvidia GTX 780 or AMD Radeon RX 470
VRAM: 3GB
Storage: 70GB HDD
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Storage: 70GB SSD
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Aum is following his passion in learning about modern technologies. And when he is not busy you can find him binge watching shows and vibing to music.
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Political parties in  Saint-Martin lists political parties in Saint-Martin.

The parties
Union for Progress/UMP (Union pour le Progrès, Louis Constant-Fleming)
Rally Responsibility Success (Rassemblement responsabilité réussite, Alain Richardson)
Succeed Saint Martin (Réussir Saint-Martin, Jean-Luc Hamlet)
Alliance (Alliance, Dominique Riboud)
Democratic Alliance for Saint Martin (Alliance démocratique pour Saint-Martin, Wendel Cocks)
Union for Democracy (Union pour la démocratie, Daniel Gibbs)
Saint-Martin gathering (Rassemblement Saint-Martinois, Louis Mussington)

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THE SHORE DIVISIONAL LINEUPS … ARE NOT FAIR
Next week I will start the Shore Conference Previews. It will cover each division in the Shore Conference. It will give you a break down of each team in each division. I will highlight the best players and I will make predictions as who will win each division. It's always exciting to debate who will do what before the season starts. But what won't be a debate is the divisional setups. They are not very fair to everyone in some cases, in fact their are some, that are the worst divisional lineups that I remember in two decades.
There are exceptions to everything. Sometimes you have to do things differently in order to be fair, especially when it comes to sports at the high school level. Yes, it also takes a little more work and effort on the part of administrators to balance a playing field. Like in football for example the powerhouse teams in North Jersey have there own conference. It's gives everyone a fighting chance. It certainly makes for more competitive games. That gets me to the Shore Conference girls Basketball Divisions. It's clear to me, not enough thought or concern went into the alignments. It looks like somebody said "hey this is what we agreed upon and we're sticking with it" …it's clear nobody had the foresight or desire to adjust on the fly. It's clear the Shore Conference higher ups lacked the ability or willingness to be creative. Because how else can you explain some of these divisional lineups this year.
The Shore Conference girls basketball is the best in the country. It's a place where the top teams can have as many as 11 Division One players on the team. It's a conference where basketball is played at the highest of levels. But it also is a conference of haves and have nots. Even in a year where the Shore Conference is the weakness in two decades, it is completely out of balance. How else can you explain SJV the #10 team in the entire nation in the same division as Freehold Boro, Colts Neck and Middletown North to name a few. SJV will play each of these teams twice. If you find that offensive how about Manasquan in the same division as Wall, Pt. Boro, Jackson Liberty and Ocean. Please tell me how this makes any sense what so ever. How is that fair to the Manasquan kids or the teams they will beat twice by 50 points and that's not an exaggeration. Why not let be flexible and move teams around and yes, it will take some work. But for the Shore Conference to pretend it's a life and death issue to make a few yearly adjustments is silly. Everyone knows who the powerhouse teams are, let them all play in the same division… why? Because sometimes you have to realize it's a special case. The Shore Conference is a special case when it comes to certain programs.
Everyone knows that each year RBC is going to be one of the best teams in the state. Why not put them in a division with SJV, Manasquan, St. Rose and any of the other top teams. Why are watching RBC or SJV beating teams by 40 and 50 points? If a team wants the challenge of playing a powerhouse team, they can schedule a non divisional game vs the power teams. But why should Shore Reg, a Group 1 school with kids who for the most part do not play year round, play RBC with 9 D1 players? Is that really fair? Let the teams who are running basketball factories all play against each other like they do in North Jersey football, the football version of the Shore girls basketball.
I've heard all the reasons why they can't set the divisions up better. They blame it on the boys, please stop. That's like comparing Pee Wee Herman to LEBRON JAMES, they have zero in common. I hear gym available would become a issue, having to change schedules and times. Yeah, it's called going beyond the call of duty for the kids. It's called additional work and time. But it will be worth it to the kids and isn't that why you got involved in athletics, for the kids? Last year the POD system worked wonderfully during the SCT. Someone was not a slave to Procedures and saved the post season. In fact I wish we stayed with the POD system. It made for a much better post season and gave everyone a real chance to play for something big. Most importantly it made for competitive games. It's time for the Shore Conference in the future to get it right!
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The Diversity, Inclusion and Well-Being Summit encouraged participants to learn about one another while sharing their own individual experiences in the hopes of facilitating a better culture of diversity, inclusion and well-being. Photo provided by University Life.
George Mason University's commitment to diversity, inclusion and well-being came in the form of a capacity crowd at Dewberry Hall in the Johnson Center on April 13.
Three hundred seventy-five people attended the "Diversity, Inclusion and Well-Being Summit," including a diverse group of students, staff, faculty, alumni, parents and community members.
The purpose of the daylong dialogue was to find ways to make Mason more welcoming and a place more likely to inspire its members to be successful.
Rose Pascarell, Mason's vice president for University Life, and Julian Williams, Mason's vice president for Compliance, Diversity and Ethics, said they were thrilled with the enthusiasm and creative energy they witnessed from the attendees. The next step will be to take what they've learned and put that information into action, they said.
"People are very committed to talking about this community, strengthening our efforts around diversity, inclusion and well-being and looking at these issues and all the ways they intersect," Pascarell said.
Seeking to formulate a vision and the best plan of action, the summit encouraged participants to learn about one another while sharing their own individual experiences in the hopes of facilitating a better culture of diversity, inclusion and well-being.
The day's sessions included time for participants to articulate the strengths they currently see at Mason and the future they envisioned, brainstorming opportunities and discussions about ways to transform their ideas into action. Chief on most wish lists were better understanding between different student groups and a more diverse faculty that more accurately represents the most diverse student body in the Commonwealth.
Mason graduate Merone Hailemeskel said she was pleased to see her alma mater taking steps to making Mason a more inclusive place.
"There are always things we can work on and improve," she said.
Williams said the day exceeded his expectations because so many within the community were willing to give up a gorgeous Friday afternoon to help make Mason a better place. Interest was so high that a waiting list was started two weeks prior to the summit.
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Moving into 2018…
Before looking forward to an exciting year ahead, we would like to highlight SI² Fund's accomplishments and celebrate some of our portfolio companies' achievements from 2017.
In 2017 we invested in Justice42, a social business based in the Netherlands that works towards the 16th Sustainable Development Goal of the UN (peace, justice & strong institutions). Justice42 develops dispute resolution services. The company recently launched an online tool (www.uitelkaar.nl) to help (ex-)partners in the resolution of their divorce. Justice42 helps to find the best solution for both the couple and their children. This is a change in dispute resolution which addresses important societal problems and lowers the costs related to a separation process. Justice42 will use the funding to grow the business and expand their services.
In December 2017 we announced our investment in Active Minds, a UK-based social business that works towards the 3rd Sustainable Development Goal (good health and well-being). Active Minds develops human-centered activity products and games for people living with dementia. The new funds will be used to accelerate Active Minds' international growth, expand its product offering and achieve social impact at scale. The SI² Fund team will also assist Active Minds with the implementation of the SROI (Social Return On Investment) framework.
We not only added companies to our portfolio, some of our existing portfolio companies went through changes as well. In August 2017 Bubble Post was acquired by Bpost, the Belgian Post Group. The partnership was a great opportunity for Bubble Post and a perfect fit. The acquisition allows Bubble Post to scale its business and impact much faster and Bpost is able to accelerate its expansion and leadership position in eco- and congestion friendly delivery services. As with other business ventures, there are also risks for social enterprises where a combination of both internal and external factors have an influence on the success of the company. In July portfolio company Boobs 'n' Burps and in August FitClass were put into liquidation. Although the potential for high social impact was there, we didn't see a sustainable, profitable business developing.
We continue to be amazed at the incredible hard work and determination of our social entrepreneurs, not to mention some of their great stories! Spacehive, part of our portfolio since August 2014, is the world's first civic crowdfunding platform. In 2017, the company has seen considerable growth in the UK market. One of their remarkable stories of last year was a ground-breaking crowdfunding program, in partnership with the mayor of London Sadiq Khan and the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP). The program invited communities to come together and propose ideas to regenerate their local areas. In total, 25 community-led projects were selected and funded through this initiative.
2017 was a year in which we've seen social entrepreneurship and impact investing gaining more traction in the Benelux and the UK. Our pipeline has been growing with interesting new leads. We have added numerous new ventures to our prospect list of which some look very promising!
We organized three Sharing the Passion events in 2017. Two of them were set around a portfolio company: in June we visited Bluesquare's office and in October we went to HiiL Foundation in the Hague to hear more about Justice42's Uitelkaar. The third Sharing the Passion event took place in Transforma in Brussels and focussed on sharing experience about IT/development across portfolio companies.
Finally, our team also evolved with some new team members in 2017. Timothy Lambert came on board as our new investment analyst and has been working from Belgium since January 2017. He's in charge of sourcing and screening new leads, contributing to structure deals and supporting portfolio companies. Jelena Jakulj joined our team in November as an investment manager based in Amsterdam. As such, she will contribute to expanding SI² Fund's portfolio in the Netherlands. Finally Nicolas Lahaye joined our team in August as communication assistant, he's in charge of the fund's communication effort both online & offline.
Our 2018 resolutions
In 2017 we feel SI² Fund improved focus on achieving its mission. We're thankful to our shareholders, portfolio companies and partners for this progress.
In 2018, we will focus on creating value with the existing portfolio companies. They all have significant potential which will take hard work to reach. We look forward to working with the companies to increase the impact in their respective fields.
Additionally we will continue our search and selection of high impact ventures, that can be added to the portfolio, and where we can add value to their growth and development as a societal impact business.
And last but not least, we plan to organise four Sharing the Passion events in 2018, to engage SI2 Fund shareholders and other relations that have an interest, with the social impact work of our portfolio companies.
We hope and believe that the impact we're helping to create through our existing and future portfolio companies will continue to grow throughout 2018 and beyond.
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The recurring GOP myth about John McCain's 'no' on Obamacare repeal
On July 28, 2017, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) cast a vote on the floor of the Senate against repealing the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate.
Glenn Kessler
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"Reforming Medicaid, one of the most broken forms of health care, by block granting it to the states, letting the states actually be innovative and coming up with better ways to run health care for lower income people. … That saved $800 billion. It failed by one vote in the Senate."
— Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), House majority whip, in an interview with Maria Bartiromo, Fox Business News, Nov. 13, 2018
"We actually got rid of Obamacare, except for one vote."
— President Trump, remarks during a Cabinet meeting, Aug. 16
"We had it done, but unfortunately, somebody decided to vote against that at the last moment, even though they campaigned for years saying they were going to do it."
— Trump, remarks during a Cabinet meeting, Oct. 17
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) may have passed away in August, but his late-night thumbs-down vote that in 2017 blocked passage of a slimmed-down repeal of the Affordable Care Act continues to be an all-purpose excuse for Republicans.
We've documented in our database of President Trump's false and misleading claims that the president repeatedly claims he was just one vote away from triumphally killing Barack Obama's signature achievement. He's made the claim at least 30 times.
Similarly, in a Wall Street Journal opinion article, Rep. Jason Lewis (R-Minn.), who was defeated for reelection, made a similar "one-vote" claim to argue that McCain's vote cost the Republicans the House.
But we were especially struck by Scalise's recent statement that block-granting Medicaid — part of the repeal bill — failed by one vote in the Senate. He certainly impressed Bartiromo, who responded, "Wow."
But this "one-vote" rhetoric is very misleading. Let's explain what's going on here.
As anyone who has taken basic civics knows, the House of Representatives and the Senate must pass the same law before it is presented to the president for his signature. If the two bodies pass different versions of a similar law — as is often the case — negotiators must meet to hammer out an agreement, known as a conference report.
Then, both houses must vote on the final deal. There are many occasions when a lawmaker might vote for a bill initially, if only to advance it for further tinkering, but then vote against the final conference report.
In other words, there are no guarantees.
So where was Obamacare repeal in this process? Barely out of the starting gate.
The House narrowly passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), 217 to 213. An earlier version had failed, but amendments were added that brought along conservatives who had previously balked. The Senate, however, was not happy with the AHCA and crafted its own version of the law, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA).
There were significant differences between the two versions, though both sought to reduce projected Medicaid spending by instituting a per capita cap on spending. (Scalise called it a block grant in the interview, but that was only an option for states.)
Currently, states and the federal government share in the cost of Medicaid, but the proposed laws would have capped federal funding per enrollee. There were differences in how each body would have calculated the caps, but the net result is that federal spending on Medicaid would have dropped significantly — $772 billion over 10 years in the BCRA and $834 billion in the AHCA.
That was too much for many senators, and Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced an amendment that would have restored $100 billion of Medicaid funding. But even after that was added, the BCRA was rejected by the Senate by a vote of 43 to 57, including "no" votes from nine Republicans.
McCain actually voted for this version of the bill, which needed 60 votes for passage because the Senate parliamentarian determined that certain provisions violated rules that otherwise would have allowed passage with 51 votes (50 votes plus the vice president casting the tiebreaker).
So that's not one vote short. It's 17 votes short.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) offered a plan to repeal Obamacare and then delay implementation for two years while lawmakers worked out the details. That would have only needed 51 votes for passage, but it was rejected, 45 to 55, with seven Republicans (including McCain) voting against it.
Finally, there was a vote on "skinny repeal." This would have repealed the individual and employer mandates but it would have left much of the rest of the law intact, including Medicaid expansion. In other words, this would not have put any cap on Medicaid spending. This is the bill that McCain, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) voted against, along with all Democrats, so it only had 49 votes.
Even if it had passed, the differences between the AHCA and the skinny repeal would have been stark and perhaps insurmountable. Given the votes on the floor, Senate negotiators would not have been empowered to accept a major cap on Medicaid spending — and if the bill included that, it probably would have gone down in defeat in the Senate. (Similarly, a bill without a cap on Medicaid spending might have lost conservative votes in the House.) McCain had said he voted against the skinny repeal because he wanted the legislation to go through a regular committee process, so a jammed-together conference process might not have won him over.
"One reality about conference committees is that, technical restrictions aside, they can accept or reject almost any provision. So it is at least possible that if the bill had gone to conference, they might've been able to add that provision," said Norman Ornstein, congressional expert at the American Enterprise Institute. "I would be dubious that the Senate conferees, knowing the unpopularity of the provision, would have gone along."
Lauren Fine, a spokeswoman for Scalise, insisted that it was possible that the Medicaid provision could have survived if the bill had gone to conference. "The Medicaid provision was in the House-passed AHCA bill," she said. "The McCain 'no' vote ended the possibility of going to conference, where that provision would have been part of the negotiations on melding the House and Senate versions."
When we expressed doubt on that outcome, she responded: "You have no idea how a conference committee would have absolutely turned out, and that Whip Scalise is certainly as informed as anyone else to speculate what would or would not be decided in conference committee."
The Pinocchio Test
Even if McCain had supported the skinny repeal, lawmakers still would have had to negotiate a compromise agreement. Then passage would have been needed in both chambers, which was not assured, given the narrow margin for passage of the House bill.
So at a minimum, it is misleading to say that the Obamacare repeal was just one vote short, as Trump often does. But in the case of the specific Medicaid provision touted by Scalise, it was 17 votes short even with a $100 billion sweetener. There's a slim possibility some sort of Medicaid funding reduction would have emerged if there had been a conference agreement, but nothing of the size — $800 billion — claimed by Scalise.
Bartiromo was certainly fooled by Scalise's language, which is why it is important for politicians to be precise about what took place.
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DEPTHX has six thrusters (four horizontal and two vertical), which allow it to maneuver in three dimensions. The vehicle can be maneuvered with just two of the horizontal and one of the vertical thrusters -- the extras are for backup.
DEPTHX can also hover. To hold its position, it could use the thrusters, but this would rapidly consume valuable battery power. Instead, the vehicle is equipped with two variable-buoyancy engines (VBE). A VBE computer senses the pressure, temperature and salinity (salt content) of the surrounding water and calculates the craft's buoyancy. The computer then opens or closes valves that allow pumps or pressurized gas to let water in or out. As with the thrusters, there is built-in redundancy and the DEPTHX can hover using just one VBE.
Variable-buoyancy engines allow DEPTHX to hover.
DEPTHX has 54 sonar sensors spaced around its frame and controlled by two sonar arrays. The sonar uses pulses of high-energy sound waves and their reflections to locate objects within a 250- to 300-meter radius of the vehicle. The information it collects is relayed to on-board computers for navigation control.
In addition to sonar, DEPTHX navigates using accelerometers, depth gauges and an inertial guidance unit. A Doppler velocity logger determines how fast the vehicle is moving and feeds this information to the primary computer, which adjusts the vehicle's speed.
As DEPTHX moves, the computers use the sonar information to build up 3-D images, which are overlaid in the computer memory to make a progressive geometrical map. The technique is called Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). Bill Stone and his colleagues developed a diver-propelled SLAM device that they used to map the Wakulla Springs aquifer in Florida. DEPTHX uses its internalized map for navigation so that it can move to any specific location without the assistance of external navigation, such as GPS.
DEPTHX has several onboard computers dedicated to specific tasks. One controls vehicle operations, SLAM and navigation; one controls the VBEs; and one controls experiments and analyzes data. In total, these computers contain more than 30 microprocessors, from 8-bit controllers to Pentium 4 chips. DEPTHX is programmed for autonomous functioning and analysis.
DEPTHX has two battery towers comprising rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The batteries provide up to eight hours of power.
It can communicate by WiFi on the surface and by a single optical fiber cable while submerged. The cable is used to upload data or receive control commands when necessary.
DEPTHX will use its SLAM technologies to map and image as it explores. It has a wide-field imaging camera and will also be able to make environmental measurements such as temperature, pressure and concentrations of various chemicals. It also an extendable arm with a science probe that will allow it to collect both liquid and solid samples and a pressure-rated microscope onboard to aid in the detection of microbial life.


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Community invited to pilot screening of new LGBTI-themed series
Elias Jahshan — November 24, 2014
AUSTRALIAN filmmaker John Chatwin is not sure if he believes LGBTI characters are underrepresented on TV and film, but he did acknowledge that the industry has come a long way since he was young.
So much so, that it was one of the reasons he felt confident enough to create his new series Curious-City, and its pilot episode will be part of a special community screening in Sydney on Wednesday night.
"I think Australian TV and TV in general has changed so much for Gay characters and themes," Chatwin told the Star Observer.
"I remember as kid at school when Roseanne had the gay kiss on TV and the drama surrounding it, they wouldn't screen it and eventually was screened at 10pm as it was so taboo.
"That was so silly really as the kiss was innocent and nothing to get excited or outraged over."
Chatwin said Curious-City is a "daring, innovative, surrealist, black comedy [and] drama" that intends to push the boundaries of Australian television.
He hasn't filmed the full series yet, but he wanted to obtain LGBTI community and social media support first by screening the pilot episode before seeking funding.
John Chatwin
"The idea of the screening is to show it to an audience in a relaxed, fun, alternative, non clinical way and since it was a communal project we want to invite the gay community to come and be part of something very unique and see if we can push it through people power," he said.
"I have not sold this show and I cannot afford to produce a series on my own, so Curious-City has an uncertain future. At this time the opportunity to experience Curious-City is limited, so don't miss out."
Curious-City follows Oliver, a seemingly polite, amicable man who visits the homes of people selling items online via Gumtree. However, there's a twist: his intention is not to purchase the advertised items.
While Chatwin would not reveal much about the story, he spoke of his desire to make a show about people's darkest secrets and desires.
"I also wanted to make and see a darkly humorous show about a psychologist. I wanted to explore the concept of people letting strangers into their homes as a result of online communication," he said.
Chatwin — who has been making films since he was 12 and has had past works screened in LGBTI film festivals in Australia and around the world — said that while he encountered several challenges in making the 30-minute pilot episode, the rewards outweighed them.
"The most rewarding aspect to working on any production like this is the people," he said.
"Seeing people coming together, placing their trust in me and offering such commitment and dedication for absolutely no payment, the enthusiasm and collective energy resulting from this is incredibly invigorating and satisfying."
Curious-City is Chatwin's first foray into TV.
Curious City will premiere at special event at Cinema DEN Café Bar, Darlinghurst on November 26. Numerous screenings from 6.30pm. Details: www.curious-city.tv.
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Some options: ANTH 4860 Irish American Experience (WAC), ANTH 4790 Human Osteology, ANTH 4760 Medical Anthropology, ANTH 4300 Cultural Resource Management, also Independent Readings, Independent Research, Study Abroad can be arranged. Students should discuss their personal and professional interests with the undergraduate adviser before selecting elective courses to complete the major.
Related Courses 18 hours of related courses: The requirement of 18 related hours is to be met with Arth 2200 (Ethnographic Art), Ling 3150 (Linguistic Principles) and 12 additional hours of electives. In special circumstances the undergraduate adviser may approve alternatives to the courses listed above. Students may not take P/NC in major or related courses.


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11 latest healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements
Ayla Ellison (Twitter) - Friday, May 13th, 2016 Print	| Email
From House Republicans prevailing in a lawsuit over Affordable Care Act cost-sharing subsidies to physicians accepting responsibility for Joan Rivers' death, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
1. Patient charged with assault after trying to choke hospital employee
A patient at St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital was charged with second-degree assault after allegedly trying to choke a hospital employee.
2. Physicians accept responsibility for Joan Rivers' death
Five physicians from New York-based Yorkville Endoscopy agreed to pay a "substantial" amount and accepted responsibility for the death of comedian Joan Rivers to settle a malpractice lawsuit brought by her family.
3. House Republicans prevail in lawsuit over ACA cost-sharing subsidies
House Republicans were issued a big win Thursday in their fight against the Affordable Care Act.
4. California oncologist pays $300k to settle improper billing allegations
An oncologist in Lodi, Calif., and his wife, who served as the administrator of his office, paid the federal government $300,000 to settle allegations that they billed Medicare for chemotherapy drugs purchased from an unlicensed foreign pharmaceutical distributor.
5. Judge rejects FTC's attempt to block PinnacleHealth-Penn State Hershey merger
A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Monday that the Federal Trade Commission and state regulators cannot halt the merger of Penn State Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center and Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth System for an administrative challenge. On Tuesday, the FTC appealed the judge's order.
6. Judge gives go-ahead on St. Peter's case against Horizon
A New Jersey judge gave New Brunswick, N.J.-based St. Peter's University Hospital the right to keep fighting in its case against Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.
7. Planned Parenthood sues Ohio, claims legislative defunding is unconstitutional
Planned Parenthood is suing the state of Ohio for allegedly violating the U.S. Constitution by defunding the organization through the passing of a new law.
8. Judge orders release of documents in Purdue Pharma, OxyContin case
A Kentucky circuit court judge issued an order to unseal documents next month on the marketing of OxyContin, which has been blamed for kindling the opioid and heroin epidemic affecting the U.S.
9. Exeter Hospital sues staffing company for role in hiring man responsible for hep C outbreak
Exeter (N.H.) Hospital is suing a staffing company for its alleged role in hiring the man responsible for a hepatitis C outbreak that infected 47 patients, including 33 at Exeter.
10. Lawsuit: Portland Adventist forcibly removed disabled vet because of service dog
Last June, an 86-year-old disabled veteran was forcibly removed from Portland (Ore.) Adventist Medical Center because of his service dog. Now the veteran, Robert Campen, is seeking an undisclosed amount in federal court.
11. Judge gives Boston Children's OK on plans to build over Prouty Garden
A judge's decision will allow Boston Children's Hospital to go ahead with its controversial plans to build a new $1 billion clinical tower over the healing Prouty Garden.
More articles on health law:
8 False Claims Act settlements so far in 2016
False Claims Act penalties set to nearly double


Every country in Europe seems to have a different name for them, and they go under more than forty names in Italy alone; besides chiacchiere, as they are known in much of south and central Italy, they can be bugie, cenci, cioffe, cróstoli, gróstoli, sfrappe, stracci and on and on.
Whatever the name, it's a simple strip of flat, light dough, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar. Originally they were a treat for carnival time.
In the U.S. they might be called 'angel wings', or chrusciki, their name in Polish.


There are TONS of social media platforms out there and sometimes its best for a business to focus on one, just a few or a lot of diverse social media platforms to market and network for their business. The trick is making the right decision for yours.
Lucky for me, my business is pretend (a fantasy, if you will *insert lolz here*) and so I have the luxury of experimenting with some different platforms without any real time-cost issues. Whereas it might be an issue for an actual business owner to be running and managing a blog, twitter, facebook, instagram, youtube, tumblr, linkdin, and google+ account for little return, I can check all of this out without the worry of time-cost. Wheeeeeeee. Sail with me on the seas of social media adventure!
So my next thought on social media platforms for my business would be that Linkd in would work well for us. Well, me. I like to pretend I have employees or a personal assistant or something (its my pretend business and I'll hire invisible people if I want to.). As a consultant I think that any networking site would work well for me so Linkd in and Google+ sound like the next best option. I would next go to something like yelp but I'd want to have a few solid clients first and while I'm doing this as a project that is not going to work.
Keeping a blog organized into categories can be helpful for both the author and the audience. Especially if the blog isn't focused on one particular subject. OR if the blog updates quite often it can be helpful to organize the blog into months so that readers can look back at posts from certain months or seasons.
My blog is completely unorganized right now. Maybe that is because its unfocused? Its for assignments only but if it were for my business I think I'd break it down into categories like: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Other stuff like that. Topics having to do with specific social media sites. Or maybe I'd break it down into Content Creation, Videos, etc. I'm not totally sure.
But honestly how cute is that photo? That is a photo of myself and my daughter trying in matching dresses because that is outrageously cute. Agreed? Agreed. This blog post is about getting personal in a blog post (how meta is that?) so I figured I'd start off by getting a little personal myself. But when is it appropriate to get personal in a blog post and when is it not? What topics, products and audiences lend themselves to a more personal tone or approach? I'm no expert, but I am a student so I can make some observations as I learn.
When the topic is something of a personal nature to the author I believe writing in a more personal way connects the audience better. So if the author is writing about a product for, say, infant care, the author is likely a parent the readers are likely parents or parents-to-be. This audience likely responds best to personal experience. If the author is writing about makeup there isn't a ton of need to get deep down and intimate with your personal life.
I think that a blog should also maintain a style. If the blog is often writing in a certain voice it should maintain that voice throughout. Some authors just tend to write the way that they speak therefore giving their blog a more personal feel regardless of the information given.


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I work with great love for these magnificent vehicles and with the enthusiasm from me and my team, we are sure that you will feel safe, when we together find the car of your dream.
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Q: I can never find any Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer games. Why? I have forwarded all the required ports on my router per these two articles/forum posts:
Required Ports for Modern Warfare 2
What ports does this game use?
And yet, I still cannot connect to any games.  I try to join a game, and I'm always the only one in the lobby.  It searches for games for a good 60 seconds, incrementing the ping tolerance by 10 every few seconds, then finally says "Searching for available games" for a good minute or two after which I give up.
I can see that there are x thousand people playing on the multiplayer screen, so why can't I join any of these games?
I have no problem connecting to multiplayer in other games such as Left 4 Dead and Starcraft 2, and I'm on high-speed cable internet.

A: Modern Warfare 2, even on the PC, uses a peer-to-peer model for multiplayer.  If there are no games within a certain latency limit of you (I think it's around 100-150 ms) the game will attempt to make a new game with you as the host.  If enough other people in your area are also looking for a game, they will join your lobby and you will have the chance to play with them.
However, if there aren't any players in your area trying to play Modern Warfare 2 in the game mode that you've chosen, you'll essentially wait forever for other people to show up.  You can try to fix this in a couple of ways, but essentially unless there are people playing near you, you won't find a game lobby.  This is complicated by the fact that far fewer people are playing Modern Warfare 2 compared to other games in the CoD series.
A couple of things to try nonetheless:

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*Modern Warfare 2 segregates players based on the game type they want to play.  Team Deathmatch is generally the favorite, so if you're trying to play some other game mode, you might consider trying a more popular one instead.

*If there's anything else going on with your connection (ie, people you live with watching Netflix, or downloading large files) try to reduce this.  This can improve your latency and give you a wider area to search for games in.

Beyond that, it's more just a matter of whether people in your region are interested in playing a game of Modern Warfare 2 or not.  Peak times seem to be in the evenings.
Left4Dead uses a dedicated server architecture, and is a lot more forgiving in terms of latency, so finding a game is quite a bit easier.  It also has more of a following even this far after release.  Starcraft 2 can tolerate much higher latencies and is also quite a bit more popular than Modern Warfare 2 at this point.

A: If you have the DLC maps installed, try uninstalling them.
Less people have the DLC than don't. I and my friends still play this game years after release, and even though we all bought the DLC, we don't have it installed anymore. This is because it makes it difficult to find games quickly, and even the ones you do find are often quite laggy.
If I install the maps, I'm unable to find a Mercenary Team Deathmatch game. At all. I can let it sit in the lobby searching for an hour, and only see one person enter and leave. I'm near Denver, there are plenty of people playing, can't connect. If I uninstall the maps, I can find a game in seconds.

A: Another thing that's not being considered is that MW2 is a 2 year old game with 2 successors that are virtually identical in genre, Black Ops and MW3.
There is going to be next to nil players on MW2 at this point. While this argument doesn't apply to other games like COD2 or World at War, they're different entirely.

A: I don't know what the problem is. I have the same problem, but I have an temporary solution.
Host a game and wait until the game is over, then try to reconnect to the game server and it will work. Don't ask me how to solve this one forever.

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EE Launches Kid-Friendly Robin Tablet, Targeting Amazon's Kindle Fire Kids
Anu Passary, Tech Times 22 October 2015, 03:10 am
Amazon's Kindle Fire Kids Edition tablet for children has a new challenger waiting in the wings - EE's Robin.
EE, a UK-based digital communications company, has forayed into the child-friendly tablet space with the introduction of its 7-inch Robin tablet, which is designed keeping families in mind.
"Parents know their children are using gadgets more than ever before and the Robin from EE allows kids to not only enjoy the tablet experience but benefit with e-learning as well. What's more the Robin is designed so that parents can have peace of mind that their child is protected online wherever they are on the UK's biggest and fastest 4G network," says Christopher Traggio, Director of Connected Products at EE.
The Robin tablet will sport a 7-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1,024 x 600 pixels. Under the hood, the tablet from EE will house a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor which clocks in at 1.1GHz. While the hardware may not impress much, the tablet packs sufficient power for the purpose of viewing educational apps and casual gaming.
The EE tablet has a rubber casing and will also support 1GB of RAM and have 8GB of on-board memory storage, which can be expanded to a maximum of 32GB through a microSD card.
Robin will also pack in a 2,820 mAh battery and 4G connectivity, which is a feature notably missing in Amazon's Kindle Fire Kids Edition. Thanks to 4G connectivity, one will be able to browse faster - which is a plus when one has impatient children eagerly waiting to watch a buffering video. Access to 4G connectivity also means that one can use the device on-the-go when traveling and need not rely on Wi-Fi hotspots alone.
The Robin will also sport a 2MP rear-facing camera which can be handy if the user wishes to capture some moments without a smartphone around. Otherwise, the pixels leave a lot to be desired for it to take clear photographs. The tablet also has front-facing VGA camera.
The Robin comes pre-loaded with Android 5.1 Lollipop and has the child-centric Kurio OS built on top. The tablet also has advanced parental locks and control features. Some features work on their own, whereas a few need to be tweaked manually.
Parents can also set-up profiles for their kids and have app and web filtering to monitor access. They can also control how much the child can play on the device. Access time to certain videos and games can also be restricted.
Robin will come with more than 40 pre-loaded games, eBooks, and educational apps. Kids will also have free and unrestricted access to Hopster, a media streaming service meant for children.
Come Oct. 23, EE's Robin will go on sale in select store and online from Nov. 2. The tablet will set consumers back by £129.99 (approximately $200) on Pay As You Go.
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Montreal : New CD Release "Stained Glass" The Geoff Lapp Trio
Elephant Records is pleased to announce the release of The Geoff Lapp Trio's newest recording, 'Stained Glass'. With a mix of freshly-interpreted standards and all-new originals, the disc offers a sparkling assortment of tunes from three of Montreal's most respected jazzmen.
Many devotees of contemporary jazz will recognize Geoff Lapp's piano stylings through his work with artists such as Slide Hampton, Rainee Lee, Stephanie Biddle and Paquito d'Rivera. For jazz fans in Montreal, however, the Geoff Lapp Trio is a landmark in its own right. Having played extended gigs at many of the town's premiere night spots since 1999, this is the group aficionados seek out for that heady space where soulful and cerebral fuse -- the alembic of great jazz moments.
On 'Stained Glass', we find Lapp in characteristic form -- tastefully articulate and harmonically innovative - and embarking on melodic explorations that take full advantage of the uninhibited freedoms offered by the trio format. The disc features 5 original compositions which range from the bright and capricious "Sunny Rays" to the bluesy "Kathy's Waltz" to the textured complexity of "Theme for Margaret". Five standards are also included, with ballads such as "Elsa" and "Day Dream" setting off the more upbeat swing tunes like "Sweet Lorraine" and "The Party's Over".
"He's one of the city's finest pianists, and anyone who has frequented any of the city's jazz club's knows Geoff Lapp is synonymous with quality musicianship, taste and flexibility."
-- Montreal Gazette
The Geoff Lapp Trio is:
Geoff Lapp (piano), Paul Johnston (bass), and Dave Laing (drums)
'Stained Glass' track listing:
"Sunny Rays" (G. Lapp)
"Elsa" (Earl Zindars)
"With A Song In My Heart" (Rogers & Hart)
"Day Dream" (B. Strayhorn)
"Kathy's Waltz" (G. Lapp)
"Yo Bro" (G. Lapp)
"Theme For Margaret" (G. Lapp)
"Zack In The Box" (G. Lapp)
"The Party's Over" (J. Styne)
"Sweet Lorraine" (M. Parish & C. Burwell)
'Stained Glass' is produced by Geoff Lapp and Paul Johnston and will be available at most music retailers from November 18, 2006.
Marie-Andrée Desjardins 514-272-5009
Elephant Records, Media
email: elephantrecords@sympatico.ca
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Overwatch is a brand new tactical device for making Airsoft even better! With improved tactical advantages like live gps radar, voice chat, commander mode, and other combat video game technology (think Call of Duty) available for real life through your smartphone!
Overwatch has custom hardware: rail mounts for your gun or personal mounts that have been custom designed to protect your phone. The software app is also custom designed to provide team positioning in real-time as well as tracking enemies. Imagine how Overwatch will help you work together in your next MilSim to take out your opposition!
We could use your help, so we set up an Indiegogo campaign to make the current version ready for release to the airsoft community on Android and iOS devices. Your help also allows us to refine the hardware mounts and get them to the entire airsoft community faster. If you contribute you get some awesome perks like guns, mounts, etc. So check it out.
ryan.butts.12 I already have most of my friends on board with the idea. This app would present airsoft in a whole new way. I can't wait for this. My anticipation is building.
seth.waite Overwatch is a great way to take your airsoft games to the next level. What other things would make airsoft better?