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Did You Know That FFXIV Has A Jail For Very Bad Players?
From Reddit
Have you been bad? Very bad? Maybe you need a time-out. In Final Fantasy XIV, if you have been very bad, your time-out will come complete with a chastising parent figure and a very literal jail. On the MMORPG, players who spam, boast dirty usernames or otherwise violate the game's user agreement are sent to what players are calling "GM jail."
Inyo Ass, a tiny Lalafell fighter, was standing around in the Vesper Bay zone when he saw a Game Master. "Damn, I saw a GM," he said to his Free Company chat before, suddenly, he was extracted from the zone. Then, he found himself somewhere he'd never been before. It was a prison. Gray cinderblocks made up the floor, and the walls were dark, lit by small torches. Standing before him was an imposing figure, obscured by a fiery purple mist.
"Hello I am GM Shepenhow," the figure said. "I am sorry to pull you away from the game but I need to speak with you for just a moment."
"Ok," Inyo Ass responded. He found that he couldn't speak to his Linkshell, his Free Company or his friends.
"I'm sorry to say that your character's name has been found in violation of our Terms of Service."
"O," Inyo Ass responded. "I thought that if I could make it would be ok." It wasn't. Inyo Ass was told to change his username and that, if he violated the terms of service again, it would result in harsher action against his account.
Videos recording FFXIV players' stints in so-called "GM jail," located in the Coral Tower in Limsa Lominsa, are pretty funny. Sometimes, players run around, irreverently spamming emotes. Often, the mood is somber. Warnings can be simple, like "Change your username," or complicated, like "You have been brought here for Greeding on a Dreadwyrm Grimoire after you had agreed to only Greed on a Dreadwyrm Robe of Healing and a Dreadwyrm Longbow." Players who have not been Very Bad cannot access the zone.
Hyperion995, an Au Ra warrior, was sent to "GM jail" while he was away from his computer. When he logged in, he was in a "bland but very scary old brick room in which the only interface elements are the chat and the Support Desk menu." He waited an hour, wondering what he did wrong. They sorted it out, but Hyperion995 remained unsure whether getting tossed in jail was the right course of action:
"I don't see how the GM jail is any better than simply using the private message feature to explain evidence and the consequences of reports against players," he told me. "I believe in effective method of using the GM jail is using it as a ban system."
A Square Enix representative told me that the jails are intended for GMs to correct improper user behavior "without disrupting the gameplay of others." She added that, "After discussion, the GM will arrange for the appropriate corrective measures, including name changes, item confiscation, item creation, or account actions." GMs, she said, are trained to treat players respectfully.
The MMORPG Final Fantasy XI had a jail, too, called Mordion Gaol. Once, years ago, when player RagingPuck was competing for mobs with another party, he got so angry that he "trained a line of monsters and sacrificed myself so all the monsters would attack the other party after I died." He was, he explains, a teenager at the time. After the ensuing argument, he logged off. The next day, when he logged back in, he found himself in jail.
"You can't leave unless the GM releases you," he explained. RagingPuck was upset. When a GM finally arrived, he was told his "sentence" was 48-72 hours. Later, it was shortened to just a few minutes because of good behavior.
Like Super Smash Bros. 4's "Smash Hell," Final Fantasy MMORPGs' jails are an innovative way to sequester and discipline players. But at least in FFXIV, it's personal—and the reasoning behind your punishment is made clear.
Here's a video of what FFXI jail was like.
WARNING: Turn down your speakers. Edit: The jail part starts at 2 minutes in.


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Listen to New Atoms for Peace Mix
Michael Buckner, Getty Images
Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich continued their promotional tour for Atoms for Peace's recently released debut album by premiering a new mix on BBC Radio 1. The two-hour mix features music by Diplo, Steve Reich and, duh, Atoms for Peace.
The BBC Essential Mix, which aired earlier today in England, also includes two unreleased solo Yorke tracks, 'The Twist (Unfinished B Section)' and 'Has Been,' as well as a new Radiohead song called 'Harmonics Loop.'
You can listen to the mix here.
Yorke and Godrich have been busy since Atoms for Peace's 'Amok' album came out two weeks ago. The group -- which also includes Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, R.E.M. drummer Joey Waronker and percussionist Mauro Refosco -- made a new video and announced some dates for a European summer tour. Yorke and Godrich also participated in a Reddit AMA.
Today's BBC Essential Mix embraces Yorke and Godrich's love of DJ culture. It's seamless and invigorating, and every bit as blippy as Atoms for Peace's best work. The entire two hours is worth a listen if you have the time. But the unreleased Radiohead and Yorke tracks indeed make it essential.
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Whether at home or the office, we have all heard this phrase in our lifetimes. We have probably even used it ourselves! As early as 50 A.D. the Apostle James wrote that the ability to listen is an important skill in life and relationships. He wrote, "Let every person be swift to hear, be slow to speak and be slow to anger." (James 1:19). Good advice from the first century A.D but unfortunately still not practiced like it needs to be.
I. The World Of Workplace Communication: Increasing Voices, Decreasing Ears!
How important is listening in the workplace? Today's organizations preach collaboration and engagement. They say they want innovative and creative staff who will engage and improve productivity. If that is the case, it means companies and leaders must be prepared to give people a voice. But there is a consequence to giving employees a voice: A company (and its leaders) must listen. Really listen!
II. What Is Worse Than Not Listening? Pretending You Did!
First and to no one's surprise, pseudo voice causes communication to shut down.
"Researchers chose a healthcare company to be the site of what they said was the first empirical test of the effects of "pseudo voice". Employees answered questions about their opportunities to voice opinions, the level of regard their input received from management, the methods they used to contribute ideas, and how they viewed their relationships with co-workers. To compare perceptions on both sides, the researchers also surveyed supervisors, who answered the same questions and provided ratings about management's attitude to employees' input. Their responses were largely consistent with those of employees. In fact, the supervisors said that they ignored their employees' input a bit more often than the employees suspected.
Second, and more surprisingly, "pseudo voice" increases the amount of conflict in the workplace.
III. How Important is Listening In the Workplace?
The importance of listening is intensified by the fact that we spend so much time doing it: 75% of our total communication time is spent in people communication, and in the total time we spend in communication, 45% is spent listening to others.
IV. Why Don't We Listen?
The problem is we don't listen very well and there are a variety of reasons that trip leaders up.
One of the main factors influencing our inability to listen is that the average attention span for an adult in the United States has dropped over the past decade from 12 minutes to 5 minutes. http://socialtimes.com/is-the-internet-making-our-children-stupid-infographic_b122929. We simply don't have the patience to hear others out.
Finally, leaders don't listen because they think they know what the employee is going to say and the leader wants to hurry up and get to the point. I heard of a leader who constantly interrupts staff in the middle of a discussion by telling them "I have it". In essence this leader cuts off further communication on the assumption that they know what the employee is about to say. In a number of instances this has proven to be a detriment to this leader since (s)he did not get the entire story.
Truth be told, many managers are not that comfortable in communications.
"An Interact survey conducted online by Harris Poll with 2,058 U.S. adults — 1,120 of them were employed, and 616 of the employed people were managers — showed that a stunning majority (69%) of the managers said that they're often uncomfortable communicating with employees. Over a third (37%) of the managers said that they're uncomfortable having to give direct feedback about their employees' performance if they think the employee might respond negatively to the feedback. The survey results also showed that many managers are uncomfortable with becoming vulnerable, recognizing achievements, delivering the "company line," giving clear directions, crediting others with having good ideas, speaking face to face, and having difficult feedback conversations in general".
Leaders may not realize it, but listening underlies all these communication issues.
While the importance of listening is being increasingly emphasized and while leaders report that they are uncomfortable communicating with employees, they do not identify listening as an area in which they feel uncomfortable. Perhaps that is the biggest concern: if leaders think this listening is a simple act and one that they do well, then improving this skill will be ignored. We seem to have a situation in which listening, a critical relationship skill, is perceived as a competency that, while important, requires no development. After all, haven't most of us been practicing the skill of listening all their lives?
V. How Does Time Spent With The Leader Make Listening Even More Important?
"Nearly 50% of people spend 3 or fewer hours per week (@36 minutes a day) interacting with their direct leader. 20% of people spend just 1 hour per week (@ 12 minutes /day) or less interacting with their direct leader.
Why is interaction with the leader critical?
How the leader's time is spent interacting with staff is interesting.
In other words, time with the leader occurs in short staccato like bursts that require the leader to constantly shutout distractions in order to be able to listen – not an easy feat with a thousand things happening at once!
This brings up a very important point. If employees are spending 1 hour or less over 5 workdays with their leader, it is critical for both the leader and the employee to listen. The opportunity is too rare to waste. For those spending 6 hours a week with the leader it is essential to listen since such a huge investment is being made in these individuals.
Since leadership is all about getting work done through others, the ability to work with people is essential. Simply put, working with and through people requires the ability to listen and understand others. Thus, listening is a critical workplace skill.
In order to be able to listen, we must first understand how people communicate. For many, listening involves only hearing words – what people say. But people communicate through many different channels. If we don't understand how others are communicating their message, it will be difficult to know to what one should listen.
People communicate through words. They use words to describe their ideas, needs, wants and opinions. Sometimes this is done skillfully, sometimes not. Sometimes the words that are chosen create anger or bring up negative emotions rather than present a professional point of view.
To be an effective listener, people use their ears to listen to words that convey a message. The leader may not like or appreciate the words that are used but that is not the leader's first concern. (Note. The choice of words may have to be dealt with at some point but if a leader cuts a person off in the middle of his or her sentence to address word selection, the ability to understand the message is jeopardized.) The leader's first concern is to listen to and understand what the person is trying to say.
Interestingly enough, research indicates words communicate about 7 % of the message conveyed.
As a society we are losing out ability to read people's emotions, at least until it is too late. Technology teaches us to pay attention to words (text, e-mail, etc.) and to ignore other means by which the person is communicating.
So leaders must pay attention to emotions because people do not just select words, they often communicate them with emotion: anger, passion, hope, fear, excitement, etc. The effective listener listens to the emotion behind the words. This helps the leader determine what the person is truly saying.
Research indicates emotions communicate 38 % of the message conveyed.
People communicate non-verbally. They present a message by their facial expressions, by the tautness of their face or how relaxed they stand. Clenched fists are always a telltale sign too! Non-verbal communication can reinforce a message conveyed by words or emotion or it may contradict the words the leader is hearing. In any case a leader that ignores non-verbal communication may in fact address the issues presented by another's spoken words only to find later that they have missed the core message.
Research indicates non-verbal communication communicates 55 % of the message conveyed. This means one of the most critical parts of listening to what a person is saying involves observing their non-verbal communication.
Proxemics is the study of the way a room is arranged. We have all tensed up when we are called into our boss's office to find the normally jovial boss sitting behind his or her desk and telling us to take a seat across opposite the desk. The desk communicates authority and seriousness. People communicate by where they stand and how they arrange the furniture. A person may express disgust with a leader by standing across the room and being unwilling to move closer. Conversely, a person can convey too intimate a relationship by standing too close. In any case, the effective listener pays attention to the setting in order to understand a person's message even further.
All of these communication channels are used to communicate a message. The effective leader listens to the messages coming through all four of these channels and integrates them to discern the message.
Just as messages are sent in a variety of ways, listening occurs through variety of channels. The more of these "listening channels" that are used, the better the chance a leader will truly listen to another person.
Obviously leaders use their ears to listen but the ears get a bad rap. It is usually not the sound of words striking the tympanic membrane that is the problem. Often, however, the ears hear, but they do not listen. The ears take in the words and they may sense the emotion with which the words are communicated but that is only part of the battle.
It is in the mind that true listening occurs. This is where the leader pays attention and processes information that is received. It is where the leader's preconceived bias about the issue, the employee and about their words in the message are considered. It is where priorities exist that case the leader to focus to or unfocused on what an employee has to say. It is where information from non-verbal communication and emotions are aligned with the words that are said to assess the meaning.
•	Take in information from all channels without judgment and pre-conceived bias and with appropriate time for the send to articulate their message.
•	Align the messages to determine the true message of the sender.
•	Summarize with the sender the message prior to responding.
As leaders listen they must be cognizant of their non-verbal communication. Just as an employee communicates through non-verbals like the clenched jaw or tensed body, so does the leader. These non-verbal are read by the employee. They determine how the employee thinks the leader is listening to the message being sent. When the leader's non-verbals are not compatible with the real listening, leaders communicate to the employee that the employee may have gained the leader's time but they do not have the leader's interest.
•	One of the most important things leaders can give employees is their time. Time is most often given in the form of listening. To understand the importance of time we must realize it includes more than the leader's physical presence. It means that for a short interval a leader provides their undivided attention to listen and understand employees' perspective and point of view. By listening with ones ears, eyes and brain the leader affirms the employees worth and value both to the leader and the organization. Out of this affirmation, engagement and commitment grow. To give an employee time but then take it away by not listening (paying attention) communicates to the employee that they are of little value to the leader or the organization. (This is one of the reasons that one bad supervisor or manager can so impact the perceptions of employees of an otherwise reasonably good leadership team).
However, the difference between effective and ineffective leadership is found not in the asking for feedback but in acting on feedback. That requires listening.
Listening is not a one-way street. It is also critical for employees.
•	Leadership IQ found that 46% of newly hired employees would fail within 18 months. Of those that fail, 26% do so because they can't accept feedback.
So if collaboration and engagement are the wave of the future, somebody better start listening or we will continue to produce a chorus of voices with no one to listen to the message!
Dear Doug, a fantastic article. It gives right information and adds a great value to the leaders if they understand and apply the right communication process. Thank you for sharing such valuable, scientific and practical article.


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Register for Elinor Lipman at Boswell
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Registration is now closed for this event, but don't worry, you're welcome to attend. Folks who did register in advance will get 10% off Good Riddance.
Enjoy a wonderful evening with one of our favorite authors. Elinor Lipman is the author of The Inn at Lake Devine, The View from Penthouse D, and many other novels. Her latest features Daphne Maritch, a young woman living in Hells Kitchen who gets a most unusual inheritance, an obsessively annotated high school yearbook from her mother. Not knowing what to do with it, Daphne puts it out with her recycling, only to have a neighbor grab it, deciding it would make the perfect source material for a documentary. Needless to say, Daphne does not take this well, and things go from bad to worse when the yearbook holds the key to a family secret.
Early reviews are enthusiastic. Publishers Weekly writes "In a lesser writer's hands, the plot could have devolved into a soapy mess, but Lipman ably turns it into a charming romantic comedy. Lipman complements Daphne, Tom, and Geneva with a stellar cast of supporting characters (especially Jeremy, the sexy actor across the hall) and intelligent and lyrical prose, making this novel a delightful treat readers will want to savor." And Julie Kane in Library Journal notes: "Fans of Lipman will cheer for a new novel in her signature style: funny, warm, sharp, smart, and full of love for family, no matter how flawed."
For this event, Lipman will be in conversation with Boswell's Daniel Goldin, and in addition to the usual writerly talk, we'll also have a bit of high-school-yearbook-themed fun and games. Why not share your yearbook photo? This event is free, but we'd love for you to register. Early bird special - register by February 4 and purchase Good Riddance! at 20% off the list price. And yes, you can pick up your book in advance.
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As a smart traveler, it is always important to bring a credit card in your wallet even if you are one of those people who want to stay away from them, but the reality is that you never know when you will have an emergency and you might need it, even if you have travel insurance.
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American Express Canada includes other benefits that are practically standard for almost all credit cards. Here is the full list of benefits.
In general, it is good to have the support of American Express. This card is service, which means that you have to pay total amounts at the end of your cycle, which in any way is what I always do with any traditional credit card.
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The annuity is very expensive: USD 800. It makes extremely expensive for the benefits it offers if we take into account that a similar product in the United States like The Platinum American Express cost you USD 450 (now USD 550) with many more benefits such as travel reimbursement, and credits to spend.
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If you travel a lot and a lot of those trips are in Aeromexico. This card is for you. Getting the card is easy. One can also apply online to get this card.


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Michael Phelps is having the time of his life—it was written all over his face.
In the midst of receiving his 20th Olympics gold medal after winning the 200-meter fly final on Aug. 9, Phelps keeled over in laughter as the national anthem played.
Social media users were confused about the sudden outburst.
Real question, what was Phelps laughing so hard?
I'm watching a clean feed of Phelps with no cutaways. why is he laughing?! OMG THE SUSPENSE.
According to a report by Sports Illustrated, Phelps's hometown friends were the reason behind his giggles.
"My boys from Baltimore were down on the other end, and back in Maryland, we all say "O!" for the Orioles during that part of the national anthem," Phelps explained in an interview with NBC.
Apparently, its a common tradition in Maryland, as some Twitter users noted.
However, some users wondered about the unfair criticism Gabby Douglas received for her behavior as the national anthem played.
So folks are going in on Gabby Douglas about the national anthem, but Michael Phelps laughing during is okay? Um.
Douglas, who was criticized for not placing her right hand over her heart during the gold medal ceremony on Aug. 9 clarified the situation in a statement.


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Home » City of Palm Desert Presents First Weekend Season Finale May 4 – 7
City of Palm Desert Presents First Weekend Season Finale May 4 – 7
The City of Palm Desert's final First Weekend of the season is rocking in May with two outdoor concerts and Desert Willow Golf Resort's 20th Anniversary celebration as the featured events, along with numerous other popular activities for visitors and locals alike to enjoy.
Jump starting the weekend on Thursday, May 4, L.A.vation performs from 7:30 to 9 p.m. as part of Palm Desert Concerts in the Park series at Palm Desert Civic Center Park. L.A.vation is recognized as "The World's Greatest U2 Tribute Band." The event is free and food will be available for purchase from on-site food trucks. There will also be children's games and activities prior to the concert beginning at 6 p.m.
The other First Weekend finale featured event is Desert Willow Golf Resort's 20th Anniversary celebration, with golf in the morning and music at night on Sunday, May 7. The first 144 Palm Desert Resident Card holders can golf for free by signing up at www.desertwillow.com, for a 9 a.m. shotgun start. There will be raffle prizes and on-course contests. A free concert from 6 to 9 p.m. is also scheduled and open to the first 500 guests who RSVP to (760) 346-7060. In addition to the music by Dallas and Doll, an L.A.-based band that specializes in Motown and Jazz, guests will enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and desserts created by Desert Willow Executive Chef François Gaertner. Attendees to both the golf and concert can receive a 20-percent discount on pro shop merchandise, and will receive a 20th Anniversary commemorative gift, one per person.
Before we say goodbye to First Weekend for another season, this is the perfect opportunity to experience other celebrated First Weekend activities, including El Paseo Art Walk, with a self-guided tour of the galleries on El Paseo, many of which will be holding special receptions; El Paseo Cruise Night showcasing custom and classic cars; and Galen First Friday at Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert, The Galen and the Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden, with live music, artist talks, and more.
The May First Weekend schedule includes:
El Paseo Cruise Night, Friday, May 5, 3 to 6 p.m.
The cool, shiny, lovingly cared-for classic cars begin arriving around 3:15 p.m. at the upper level of the parking structure behind The Gardens on El Paseo. Get a close-up look at these beauties and talk to the owners before they take over cruising El Paseo from 4 to 6 p.m.
El Paseo Art Walk, Friday, May 5, 4 to 7 p.m.
The renowned El Paseo Art Walk is a self-guided stroll among the numerous art galleries on the famed avenue. Art galleries will feature exhibition openings, artist receptions and more.
ArtWalk@Coda, Friday, May 5, 4 to 8 p.m.
Exhibition opening reception for Allen Zelenski to debut his exhibition, Tin Nation. There will be live acoustic music and a no-host bar featuring wines from Organic Wine Exchange, which will benefit Animal Samaritans – present at the event with their companion canine.
First Friday at The Galen, Friday, May 5, 4 to 9 p.m.
Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert, 72567 Highway 111
A free-to-all celebration with live music by Rating Mitual at 7 p.m. in the outdoor Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden. Babe's Bar-B-Que & Brewhouse craft beer will be available for purchase. Docent tours of the current exhibition, Pat Lasch: Journeys of the Heart.
Cuistot Extended Happy Hour, Friday, May 5, 4 to 9 p.m.
Accent your First Weekend with Cuistot's extended happy hour. The special hours and prices are available in the bar and veranda.
Palm Springs Cruisin' Association Car Show, Saturday, May 6, 1 to 5 p.m.
Come join the fun, food, and cars! The event takes place in the parking lot behind Westfield Palm Desert's covered parking structure, $5 entry for cars – spectators free.
Civic Center Park Public Art Tour, Saturday, May 6, 9 to 10 a.m.
Free guided walking tour of the public art collection at the Palm Desert Civic Center Park as part of Palm Desert's inspiring and fun filled weekend of art and culture. Tour begins in front of the Messenger of the Puul statue, located at the south entrance to the park off of Fred Waring.
Sunrise Yoga at Palm Desert Aquatic Center, Sunday, May 7, 7 a.m.
Join April Jones of Yoga Central La Quinta for Sunrise Yoga at Palm Desert Aquatic Center. $7 per person for this enlightening one-hour class, and all Levels are welcome.
College of the Desert Street Fair, Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7,
For over 30 years, this premiere open-air shopping experience has been a popular destination for visitors and residents alike! Offering more than 300 booths featuring artists, farmer's market, boutiques, unique items, live entertainment, gourmet food and more. Located at College of the Desert, corner of Monterey and Fred Waring.
Story Hour at the Monument, Sunday, May 7, 1 to 2 p.m.
Kids' Corner offers story time about nature and desert creatures in the National Monument and includes outdoor or craft activities. Story Hour at the Monument takes place at the National Monument Visitors Center. Ages 4 to 8 are welcome with a parent. Space is limited.
Maps and Compass & Basics for Youth, Sunday, May 7, 1 to 2 p.m.
How do you use a map with a compass? Let's have some fun learning by doing at the National Monument Visitor Center. Ages 9 and above, space is limited.
Paint Nite @ The Hood Bar & Pizza, Sunday, May 7, 2 to 4 p.m.
Join professional artists for a step-by-step fun-filled afternoon adventure where you can unleash your inner Picasso and create your own masterpiece. All materials are provided.
Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Jan. 20-22, 2023
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Cut back the interleague series High&Inside always has been a big fan of interleague play, considering the games against the Yankees and Red Sox (and this weekend, the Rangers) a valuable tool for gauging the Phillies abilities against the AL contenders.
Cut back the interleague series
High&Inside always has been a big fan of interleague play, considering the games against the Yankees and Red Sox (and this weekend, the Rangers) a valuable tool for gauging the Phillies abilities against the AL contenders.
For example, it's instructive to note that every NL East team lost to an AL counterpart on Sunday.
But most observers think there are too many interleague games. So here's a suggestion: Cut it from 18 games to six against real rivals, and play them all immediately before the all-star break.
"Right now we are getting interleague play during the NBA and NHL playoffs. It's lost on the sports calendar," wrote SI.com's Tom Verducci, who thinks baseball should instead seize the opportunity to "own July."
Suspect in L.A. beating in custody
Police in Los Angeles detained a suspect Sunday in the attack on a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium after opening day.
The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, was among several people detained for questioning after police served search warrants in an East Los Angeles apartment building, Det. Jose Carillo said.
Among the people taken out of the building was a bald man with tattoos on his neck and arms, apartment manager Maritza Camacho said, a description that appeared to match the vague sketches released by police of one of the two suspects.
The March 31 beating left Bryan Stow with brain damage and caused an outpouring of sympathy.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with multiple facial fractures after he was beaned in Saturday's win over the Red Sox.
This article contains information from the Associated Press.


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Attorney says that FTX, a failed crypto-exchange, has been able to recover more than $5 billion
Crypto exchange FTX has recouped more than $5B in liquid assets, but it is not clear how many customers were affected by its collapse, according to Sam Bankman-Fried, the attorney of the bankrupt company.
Bankman-Fried was accused by U.S. prosecutors of orchestrating an "epic" fraud that may have caused billions in losses to investors, customers, and lenders.
Andy Dietderich (an attorney representing FTX) stated that he had found more than $5 billion in cash, liquid crypto, and investment securities at Wednesday's hearing.
Dietderich stated that non-strategic investments with a book value over $4.6 billion will be sold by the company.
Dietderich stated that the legal team continues to work on creating accurate records within the company and that the exact customer shortfall is unknown. According to the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission, missing funds amount to more than $ 8 billion.
Dietderich stated that the $5 billion recovered did not include assets seized or repossessed by the Securities Commission of the Bahamas where Bankman-Fried was found.
The seized assets are valued at $170 million by FTX, while $3.5 billion is estimated by Bahamian authorities. Dietderich stated that the majority of the seized assets were made up of FTX's proprietary, illiquid FTT token which can be highly volatile in its price.
On Wednesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey granted FTX the request to keep secret 9,000,000 FTX customers' names. He allowed names to be kept secret for three months and not six as FTX requested.
Dorsey stated that "The problem here is that I do not know which customer it is." A hearing was scheduled for January 20th to talk about how FTX would distinguish customers. He also stated that FTX should return within three months so they can provide more information on identity theft if customer details are publicized.
The U.S. and media companies The U.S. and media companies. Trustee is a watchdog for government bankruptcy that falls under the Department of Justice. It argued that U.S. bankruptcy law demands disclosure of creditor information to guarantee transparency, fairness, and fairness. FTX stated that disclosing customers' names might allow competitors to seize users and reduce the company's value.
On Wednesday, FTX's legal department requested approval for the sale of affiliates LedgerX and Embed to FTX Japan, FTX Europe, and FTX Japan.
According to FTX court filings, the affiliates are fairly independent of the broader FTX Group. Each has separate customer accounts and management teams.
Although the crypto exchange said that it was not planning to sell any companies it acquired, it did receive dozens of unrequested offers. It plans to auction off its assets starting next month.
Trustee opposed the sale of affiliates until the full extent of the alleged FTX fraud has been investigated.
A company lawyer announced Wednesday that FTX would end its sponsorship agreement with League of Legends. This deal was in place since 2021.
Bankman-Fried (30), was charged with wire fraud and conspiracy in connection to allegedly stealing customers' deposits in order to repay Alameda Research's debts and lying to investors regarding FTX. He has pleaded guilty.
Although Bankman-Fried acknowledged FTX's shortcomings in risk management, the billionaire once again said he doesn't believe he was criminally liable.
The collapse of the business has likely resulted in the loss of equity investors as well as customer funds.
In a Monday court filing some of these investors were revealed, including American football player Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen, Brady's ex-wife, as well as Robert Kraft, the New England Patriots owner.
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Nikola Isailović (* 13. Mai 1986 in Šabac) ist ein serbischer Handballspieler.

Der Linkshänder spielte auf der Rückraum Rechts Position. Er spielte ab 2003 bei seinem Heimatverein RK Metaloplastika Šabac in der Männermannschaft. Danach wechselte er nach Ungarn zu Debreceni VSC. Im Januar 2010 wechselte er nach Italien zu Bologna United Handball und erreichte mit der Mannschaft das Halbfinale des EHF Challenge Cups. Danach spielte er in der zweiten französischen Liga bei Pays d'Aix UC, bevor er 2012 bei Wacker Thun unterschrieb. Im Januar 2017 wechselte er zum HSC Suhr Aarau, 2019 zum BSV Bern. Anschließend schloss er sich dem RTV Basel an. Von Februar 2020 bis Juli 2021 stand er beim TV Solothurn unter Vertrag.

Erfolge
 2012 – Finalist EHF Challenge Cup
 2012 – Schweizer Cupsieger
 2013 – Schweizermeister
 2013 – SHV – Cupsieger
 2017 – SHV – Cupsieger

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 Nikola Isailović in der Datenbank von handball.ch

 Nikola Isailović in der Datenbank von zerozero.pt

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Twenty Years On: February 1998 in Review
Welcome to another edition of Twenty Years On! It's February 1998, and I've started to take it upon myself to order imported albums for my store that I think will sell. I'm reading all the British music magazines and reading the reviews, and for the most part I do a pretty good job. Though I may also order a few imports for my own purchase…
Ultrasound, "Best Wishes" single, released 1 February. The major label (Nude UK) debut for this psychedelic Britpop band was an unexpectedly calm track and a one-eighty from their previous small label (Fierce Panda) single, the raucous "Same Band". A piano-only version of this would later show up as a hidden track on their first album.
Primal Scream, "If They Move, Kill 'Em" single, released 1 February. After the blissed-out Screamadelica and Stones-y Give Out But Don't Give Up, PS would return with something equally unexpected: jazzy dub electronica, with 1997's Vanishing Point. Critics loved it, and fans, once they got used to it, called it a brilliant success.
Catatonia, International Velvet, released 2 February. The Welsh band's second album might not have made as big a splash as they'd hoped in the UK, but they certainly knew how to write catchy and fun alt-pop singles filled with brightness and humor.
Ian Brown, Unfinished Monkey Business, released 2 February. The former lead singer for the Stone Roses released his first solo album nearly four years after the Roses' last one, and it's full of oddities as well as catchy riffs. It's missing the sunshine-psych sound of his former band (and definitely sounds like demos in places), but it also shows that he's a strong songwriter lyrically and musically.
Pearl Jam, Yield, released 3 February. The wildly popular Seattle band returned to the airwaves with a classic album that channels both their Ten/Vs sound as well as the angular and punkish No Code. They also returned with their first official video since 1991's "Jeremy", co-directed by Todd McFarlane, then known as the creator of the Spawn comic book.
Roni Size/Reprazent, "Brown Paper Bag" single, released 10 February. Taken from 1997's New Forms album, this fantastic track is a perfect example of the drum & bass sub-genre that popped up around that time. Size and his group were one of the best of their style, seamlessly mixing electronic dance and smooth jazz.
Curve, Come Clean, released 16 February. The group's third album came nearly five years after their previous one (during which time they'd dissolved, done some solo work, and regrouped two years later and released a few rare singles). It contains the signature guitar-driven heaviness but with a harder, more acidic edge.
Loreena McKennitt, "The Mummers' Dance" single, released 17 February. McKennitt was part of the new-age/folk/Celtic wave of the mid-90s (thank you, Riverdance) and had a very strong following, enough to release a remixed version of a track from 1997's The Book of Secrets album. This version would get significant airplay on many alternative stations around this time.
theaudience, theaudience, released 23 February. An amazing British power-pop band that really should have been a hell of a lot more popular than they ended up being. The entire album is filled with catchy riffs, smart and clever lyrics, and sung by the wonderful Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Alas, they were not only a band that suffered from the Universal/PolyGram merger (a sampler EP for the US was put together but disappeared soon after), their guitarist and co-songwriter quit the band soon after, breaking them up. Ellis-Bextor, thankfully, went on to become a popular solo singer in her own right just a year or so later. Highly suggested to add to your collection if you happen to find it.
Craig Armstrong, The Space Between Us, released 24 February. Armstrong is more known for film score composing (including numerous Baz Luhrmann movies such as Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby), but he's also released a handful of gorgeous albums full of rich ambiance. His work is perfect for chilling out — and also perfect for background music during writing sessions!
Next Up: March 1998!
[Note: I know, I know…I skipped Neutral Milk Hotel's In an Aeroplane Over the Sea from 10 February. While I understand and appreciate its ridiculously huge cult status, I'll admit I'm not that much of a fan and decided not to list it here.]
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Fly-by: brb, on vacation
Author has no intention of riding one of these, and author's wife will probably not let him, anyway.
Okay, okay…you've talked me into it. We'll be afk this week as we'll be in Oahu relaxing and enjoying our well-earned vacation.
We'll be back next week. Stay tuned!
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Thirty Years On: March 1988 Part 1
March 1988! I always think of March as being one of the longest months of the year back when I was in school, because that was the only month that didn't have a holiday or a break. It was when our teachers would assign the term paper or the class project that we'd have to finish around spring break in April. On the plus side, it was also the time the weather started clearing up a bit. A few lingering snowfalls, but it would eventually start getting warmer, and the roads would finally start to clear.
Here's a handful of albums that arrived sometime in March.
Stump, A Fierce Pancake. I was drawn to this Irish band simply for its utter daftness; lyrics filled with puns and odd references, strange samples, guitar riffs deliberately played to sound off-key (see "Buffalo", which showed up on the US version of this album), and a look that made you think they weren't the actual band, but the guys at the bar coming to heckle them.
Big Pig, Bonk. An Australian collective with heavy percussion, they had a minor hit in the US with "Breakaway" (which would get a second life in 1989 as the opening credits song for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure), they had a much bigger following back home and in the UK, thanks to their unique sound that mixed drums, blues and funk.
The Mission UK, Children. Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams had parted ways with their previous band (The Sisters of Mercy) and created their style by fusing goth and spaghetti western (similar to other bands of the time like Fields of the Nephilim), and they finally hit their stride with their second album. "Tower of Strength" remains a fan favorite.
REM, "Finest Worksong" single. The last of three singles from their stellar Document album from 1987 and its opening track, it was a rare single of theirs that would get a remix, complete with a horn section. It would also be their next-to-last release on IRS Records, moving to Warner Bros later that year and onto much larger success.
Shriekback, Go Bang!. The alt-funksters who had quite the cult following in the UK had been pressured by their label to come up with a hit, and provided a much dancier, more commercial sound with this album. It's not their strongest, but it's definitely catchy. [Check out Wayne Casey, he of KC and the Sunshine Band, checking out the crowd in the above video!]
Peter Murphy, Love Hysteria. Murphy's second solo album is a gorgeous classic with lush, complex compositions that would become his stock in trade for future releases. It's an album for listening and paying attention to, especially with headphones. Highly suggested to add to your collection.
The Jesus & Mary Chain, "Sidewalking" single. A new track to supplement their upcoming b-sides and rarities album Barbed Wire Kisses, this hinted at a much tighter band, turning down the reverb and the feedback creating a heavier, groovier sound that would bring them an even wider audience.
Felt, The Pictorial Jackson Review. A band that defined quiet jangle-pop in the 80s, their eighth album was an interesting mix of styles, with the first side of the album featuring singer Lawrence's signature meandering sound, and the flip side featuring an amazing jazz piano journey played by keyboardist Martin Duffy (who would go on to join Primal Scream the next year).
Coming soon: More March 1988!
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Twenty Years On: January 1998 in Review
My recent ongoing blog series Thirty Years On, focusing on classic albums and singles that were released thirty years ago in 1988, has inspired me to do a sequel as well, Twenty Years On. [I could say I have this fascination with music in years ending in 8; I'm even fascinated by the music history of 1968. Still, I'm yet to take a good critical look at 1978 and 2008. Maybe in the future…?] This will be just like 30YO, in that it won't be strictly scheduled, but will at least be consistent.
SO! What happened in 1998, anyway? Personally: entering year 2 of working at HMV, finally getting myself out of debt, and writing like a fiend. But you already know all that. Musically, it was a critical year for many bands, because it was when the Big Six distributors (Universal, EMD, BMG, Sony, PolyGram, and Warners) shrank down to the Big Five (Universal and Polygram would merge and become UMG)…and a hell of a lot of good bands with potential being unceremoniously dropped like yesterday's fashion. Despite that, however, there were still a hell of a lot of great records released.
So without further ado…
Bowling for Soup, Rock On Honorable Ones!!, released January. BfS' second studio album slipped under the radar for a hell of a lot of people, and they wouldn't get much notice until a few years later. Irreverent, goofy, nerdy, and always fun. (This particular song is featured on at least three different albums of theirs, to my knowledge.)
Pearl Jam, "Given to Fly" single, released 6 January. The lead single from their upcoming album Yield, this felt like a much stronger and more cohesive band than their previous album, 1996's abrasive No Code. Still no video from the band (yet), but this track was an excellent start in the right direction.
Great Expectations soundtrack, released 6 January. A hip and updated version of the Dickens novel as done by 90s pretty things Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow, the movie itself had average success and was quickly forgotten, but the soundtrack features some excellent tracks by Mono, Chris Cornell, The Verve Pipe, Pulp, Duncan Sheik, Poe, and Tori Amos. Well worth checking out.
Radiohead, "No Surprises" single, released 12 January. Third and last single from their stunning 1997 classic OK Computer, this was a curious selection for a single, and yet seemed to fit the entire theme of that record: discomfort and irritation beyond our control.
Air, Moon Safari, released 16 January. Every now and again, an album will come out that's so unique, so different from everything else out there, that it'll blow the minds of all the critics, and most likely yourself. The French duo's debut is one such album, a magical downtempo record that sounds equally futuristic and retro at the same time. Highly recommended.
Propellerheads, Decksandrumsandrockandroll, released 26 January. This duo only released one album and a few singles and EPs, but it's a hell of a great electronica album that's worth checking out. They deftly mix jazz, hip-hop, techno and more into an album that's perfect for both listening and grooving. You may also remember their track "Spybreak!" from the ridiculously over-the-top (yet so awesome) shootout scene from The Matrix.
Catatonia, "Mulder and Scully" single, released 31 January. This quirky Welsh band hit it big on both sides of the Atlantic with this fun track about a relationship so strange it calls for The X-Files duo. It would be the second single from their upcoming second album, International Velvet.
Coming up soon: February 1998!
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Thirty Years On: More February 1988
Posted on February 8, 2018 by Jon Chaisson
In this episode of Thirty Years On…
She's Having a Baby soundtrack, released 2 February. John Hughes once again shines with a brilliant mix for his movie about growing up and realizing you need to be an adult, even and especially when you don't want to be one. Side one features the men (Dave Wakeling, XTC, Love and Rockets), and Side two features the women (Kate Bush, Kirsty MacColl, Everything But the Girl). It's a solid mix and still one of my favorite soundtracks of his.
The Cure, "Hot Hot Hot!!!" single, released 9 February. The last single from 1987's sugary, upbeat Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me album, it features the lighter, sillier side of the Cure… and Robert Smith with short hair! They'd do a complete one-eighty a little over a year later with the dark and amazing Disintegration.
The Church, Starfish, released 16 February. You knew this would come eventually, right? Heh. Still, I'll admit THIS SONG didn't completely resonate with me right away. It was lovely and reminiscent of their reverb-drenched jangle of previous albums, and it only grew on me a month or so later when I'd hear it constantly on 120 Minutes and occasionally when MTV played it during the day. Anyway…this is their strongest and most commercially accessible album, but this was also their make-or-break album and was quite a laborious and tense recording project. On the plus side it would give them a template for their next few albums into the mid-90s, providing much airplay and sales for them, until they retreated back to their semi-psychedelic indie roots. This remains one of their best albums, highly suggested.
Morrissey, "Suedehead" single, released 27 February. Moz finally appears from the ashes of the Smiths after their acrimonious breakup months previous, with a lovely single from his forthcoming solo debut. It feels like the breeziness of the Smiths, as he's working with their producer here (Stephen Street) and would continue to do so until the early 90s.
The Sisters of Mercy, "Dominion" single, released 29 February. The second single from the classic 1987 album Floodland (one of my favorite albums of that year), this continues his work with the always epic Jim Steinman; somehow he manages to create an intense and driven song using just three chords!
Robert Plant, Now and Zen, released 29 February. After a handful of great but meandering solo albums, Plant nails it here with a solid record full of wonderful, catchy tracks. I'll even forgive him for that painful last line in the chorus of "Heaven Knows"…
The Fall, The Frenz Experiment, released 29 February. RIP Mark E Smith, who recently passed away at 60. This was one of their sort-of-breakthrough albums of the late 80s, which saw them finally catch on with a lot of US fans via college radio and 120 Minutes. Still confrontational, still abrasive, but always a fun listen.
Coming up soon: Various March 1988 releases!
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Recent Purchases, January 2018 Edition, Part Two
Here's the second half of last month's purchases for your enjoyment!
They Might Be Giants, I Like Fun, released 17 January. Released as a 'rock album', TMBG is still writing the short, weird and catchy songs thirty-plus years on. They're still doing their classic Dial-a-Song project as well, which is now available online!
Belle & Sebastian, How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 2) EP, released 19 January. The second of three EPs to be released by the band, they've found themselves comfortable in their invigorated indie-pop sound but still retain their wonderful songwriting chops.
tUnE-yArDs, I can feel you creep into my private life, released 19 January. Merrill Garbus and co. are still playing off-kilter tunes infused with international beats and worldly lyrics. This one's less abrasive than some of her earlier work, but no less confrontational when it needs to be.
The Go! Team, Semicircle, released 19 January. A band I'd heard of but not followed, and now I'm wondering why the hell I haven't! A goofy fun mix of indie pop with funk beats and double-dutch chants.
Milck, This Is Not the End EP, released 19 January. Ages ago I probably would have filed this under 'one of those singers you hear on Grey's Anatomy' but I've come to like a lot of this kind of thing when it's done really well. This release is quite lovely.
The Spook School, Could It Be Different?, released 26 January. Scottish indie punk that manages to emulate the classic C86 sound perfectly. Lots of fun listening here.
Django Django, Marble Skies, released 26 January. This band has always been just a bit weird, but always catchy and great listening. This new album is a bit of a departure in that it feels less poppy/commercial than their previous albums and more adventurous, which is definitely not a bad thing. There's even a few synthy tracks that kind of remind me of early Depeche Mode in there!
Coming up soon enough: February releases!
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Recent Purchases, January 2018 Edition, Part One
Here we are, back again for another round of new tunage at the start of a new year! Since I'm doing a lot more streaming than impulse buying this year to save money and get my collection under control, a lot of these were bought not on their drop date but week or three later. These are the many of the titles that made the cut.
It feels like this month was stronger than previous, with a lot of solid albums that I've been listening to on repeat. So much so that I have to split it up into two posts! We'll see the follow-up next Tuesday. So! On with the show…
BØRNS, Blue Madonna, released 12 January. One of those albums where the more you listen to it, the more you love it. My initial listen was ambivalent but positive; I thought it was pretty good. Upon repeated listens, however, I found myself resonating with a lot of it. It kind of reminds me a bit of early New Order mixed with the atmosphere of M83.
Typhoon, Offerings, released 12 January. I'd never heard of this Salem, OR band before, but I love what I'm hearing. One of those bands with an indeterminate number of members, with a sound that could be inventive indie rock or lower-level math rock, I'm not sure. All I know is that they sound great and I'm most likely going to search out their other stuff soon enough.
Jaguwar, Ringthing, released 12 January. Shoegaze is alive and well! Jaguwar's latest is a lovely, blissful run full of fast and fun songs and a lot of reverb. It's quite enjoyable, especially during my Day Job hours!
Shame, Songs of Praise, released 12 January. What you get when you cross shoegaze with Art Brut-like punk silliness. Dreamlike but with sometimes shouty, sometimes surprising, and often not-quite-on-key vocals. I kept coming back to this one.
The Neighbourhood, To Imagine EP, released 12 January. This band has surprised me over the last few EP releases. They've been heading in interesting, experimental directions, leaving the rap-surf-pop of "Sweater Weather" far behind. I'm definitely liking what I'm hearing.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Wrong Creatures, released 12 January. BRMC returns to a much darker, louder J&MC-esque sound that fits them like a glove. An album that's just begging to be listened to at top volume.
Stay tuned for more next week!
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AlphaBiolabs was presented with another award this week making a total of three prestigious awards within a year.
It all started in 2016 when AlphaBiolabs won the prestigious Queen's Award for Innovation for developing the fastest DNA test in the world (at that time). Continuing on from then, AlphaBiolabs has put innovation at the forefront and continues to develop services to enhance its customers' options and experience.
In June, the company won the Liverpool Echo Knowledge Business of the Year award. The Awards Ceremony at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral saw the company fight off strong competition from shortlisted companies Perfectus Biomed Ltd and the National Oceanography Centre.
In November, AlphaBiolabs was crowned Manchester Evening News Business of the Year 2019 (Turnover £1–5 million) after beating North West firms Boda Skins and AccessPay. The winner was announced by the sponsor Salford Business School at the award ceremony at the Principal Hotel in Manchester.
AlphaBiolabs were the winners of the Innovation category
The latest award from Business Masters was for the Innovation category. The prize was presented at the Hilton Deansgate in Manchester and rounded off the financial year with a Hat Trick of awards.
Accepting the award, Commercial Director Rachel Davenport said: "It's absolutely amazing to win this third award within the last 12 months".
"We are thrilled that our hard work this year has paid off and that we are being recognised with these three respected awards. I would like to personally thank everyone in the company for all their hard work and valued contribution which has made winning these awards possible."
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Innovation at the heart of everything
This year AlphaBiolabs launched its DNA toothbrush test, which is the first test of its kind in the UK. Its scientists also launched nail clipping DNA analysis. An advantage of these tests is that they can be used when an individual is deceased. The DNA collected could be used to prove a biological relationship or create a lasting memento. The tests also allow for more discreet testing for cases such as when children are involved in paternity disputes.
This year AlphaBiolabs also became the first European company to perform non-invasive prenatal DNA testing in-house. This makes AlphaBiolabs the only UK-based laboratory that can perform this testing to determine paternity of a baby before birth. The advanced procedure analyses the baby's DNA that is found within the mother's bloodstream, and required substantial investment in new equipment.
This year, AlphaBiolabs also launched its baby gender test, which can accurately and non-invasively determine the gender of a baby before birth.
Rachel Davenport said: "We are continuing to grow our teams and develop the innovations further. We are excited for the future and have some great plans coming up."
For further information on AlphaBiolabs' DNA, drug and alcohol testing services, please visit our website www.alphabiolabs.co.uk, call 0333 600 1300 or email us at info@alphabiolabs.com


Project Description: A DoubleTrap stormwater detention system was needed to replace an existing stormwater detention pond under a local park in the South Unionville neighborhood of Markham, Ontario.
Challenge: The main challenge of this project was to meet the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change guideline for enhanced water quality control that requires 80% total suspended solids (TSS) removal.
Solution: StormTrap designed a full-scale underground stormwater detention wet pond, complete with a forebay and a permanent pool of water under the complete stormwater detention area. The system achieved 82% removal efficiency for TSS.


He is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania raised in the Homewood section of the city. A class of 1991 graduate of George Westinghouse High School, Bulldogs "Science and Mathematics Program".Born the only child of Grady C. and Danise A. Page.
At the age of seven Pastor Page was allowed to set in the pulpit of the RodmanStreetMissionaryBaptistChurch under the Pastor ship of Rev. Dr. George L. Bowick. It was at that time He was certain God had placed a call on his life. From that moment on God began to develop his gifts of leadership through his participation in many church ministries, school offices, and community groups.
In 1991 during his last year of High School Pastor Page surrendered to that call of God on his life and accepted the call to Ministry. Now, Under the Pastorship and tutelage of Delano R. Paige, he was licensed and ordained to the Gospel ministry. He continued his education at VirginiaUnionUniversity in Richmond, Virginia where he studied undergraduate Religion and Philosophy as well completing several courses in VirginiaUnionSchool of Theology.
On December 11, 1999 Pastor Page married the former Michelle L. Williams of Baltimore, Maryland. God blessed this union with two beautiful girls, Kayla Danise, and Kyrah Lashelle Page.
Pastor Page in 2006 served his first Pastoratefor eleven years at the Good Hope Baptist Church in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pa. until July 2017. Pastor Page has since served in many churches in Pittsburgh, Pa., Richmond, Va., Raleigh, NC. And preached in pulpits from New York to Florida.
Serving the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention for twelve years as an officer and President.The first youth to be one of a ten men preaching team to travel to Montego Bay, Jamaica on a mission trip.
Now Pastor Page looks and presses forward in this new season with First Baptist Church Of McDonald, Pa. As God blesses the membership and ministries to increase, and continues to grow together.


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Titans' Zach Brown frustrated with missed tackles
One of the many Titans defenders who struggled during last Friday's loss to the Chiefs was linebacker Zach Brown. The former second-round pick missed tackles on back-to-back plays during a touchdown drive.
Titans' Zach Brown frustrated with missed tackles One of the many Titans defenders who struggled during last Friday's loss to the Chiefs was linebacker Zach Brown. The former second-round pick missed tackles on back-to-back plays during a touchdown drive. Check out this story on Tennessean.com: http://tnne.ws/1Ewzxlp
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John Glennon, jglennon@tennessean.com Published 3:30 p.m. CT Aug. 31, 2015 | Updated 6:53 p.m. CT Aug. 31, 2015
The first missed tackle allowed Charcandrick West to pick up a first down on third-and-one, and the second allowed tight end Travis Kelce to break loose on a 34-yard reception.
"I don't miss tackles like that, so for me, it was frustrating," Brown said. "That's what we do. We tackle for a living."
Brown had four tackles against the Chiefs, tied for second on the team.
"Things happen," he said. "Not everybody is going to make every play and every tackle. Sometimes you miss, sometimes you get it. I just have to make sure I get it all the time."
Titans vets: Don't sit us in last preseason game
Titans find little success when targeting Justin Hunter
Brown knows the first-team defense must get off to a better start than it did Friday, when the Chiefs scored 17 points on their first three drives.
"It's like a mindset," he said. "You've got to go out there like, 'Hey, these guys are never going to score.' And you go out there and get a three-and-out or keep them from scoring, and then you go out there and do it again."
The Titans close out the preseason on Thursday against the Vikings at Nissan Stadium (7 p.m., WKRN-2).
Wreh-Wilson returns: For the first time in three weeks, cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson was healthy enough to practice with the team on Monday.
Wreh-Wilson suffered a high-ankle sprain earlier in August, one that necessitated a cast and crutches at one point. Coach Ken Whisenhunt is hoping to get Wreh-Wilson some game work against the Vikings.
"He practiced today and really did a nice job. A lot of it is going to depend on how sore he is tomorrow," Whisenhunt said. "I think getting him acclimated to the game speed is important. I don't know that it's 50 snaps or 30 snaps important, but we'd like to get him in just to get him comfortable with that element again. I'm certainly very pleased with where he is today."
Wreh-Wilson's return is a boost to a secondary that will likely be without starting cornerback Jason McCourty (groin surgery) for a couple of regular-season games.
Other injuries, absences: Wide receiver Justin Hunter (excused), running back David Cobb (calf), linebacker Zaviar Gooden (hamstring), tackle Taylor Lewan (soreness) and defensive lineman Sammie Hill (knee) were among the players who sat out practice.
Hunter is scheduled to stand trial Tuesday in Virginia Beach, Va., where he faces misdemeanor charges of assault and battery stemming from a July incident.
Whisenhunt said Lewan would likely return to practice Tuesday. The coach did not rule out placing Gooden on injured reserve before the final 53-man roster is announced.
Johnson released: Defensive lineman Toby Johnson was released, leaving the Titans with four more cuts to make in order to get to 75 players before the NFL deadline of 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Reach John Glennon at 615-259-8826 and on Twitter @glennonsports.
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Retro TV W/C 23rd January 2009
Posted on 22nd January 2009 | Leave a comment
Barry Murphy returns once more trawl the TV and radio guides (so you don't have to) to find anything worth tuning into this week. All listings are for UK terrestrial TV, Freeview and national radio, with the shows running from Friday 23rd January to Thursday 29th January 2009.
BBC 4 begins its Folk America season this week with the start of a three-part documentary series on American folk music (Friday 23rd, 9pm), tracing its history from the recording boom of the 1920s to the folk revival of the 1960s.
The opening part looks at how, in the 1920s, record companies scoured the American south for talent to sell. This was a golden age of American music, as the likes of the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charlie Poole, Dock Boggs and Mississippi John Hurt burst onto record, eager to have a share in the new industry and the money it made, only to lapse into obscurity when the depression hit at the start of the 30s.
Contributors include Judy Collins, Steve Earle, Tom Paxton and Pete Seeger, surviving relations of 1920s greats such as Mississippi John Hurt, the Carter Family and Uncle Dave Macon, plus three actual survivors of the era – guitarist Slim Bryant, banjoist Wade Mainer and Delta bluesman 'Honeyboy' Edwards.
Radio 2 celebrates the 40th-anniversary of The Beatles final public appearance which took place on 30th January 1969 on the roof of the band's Apple Corps London headquarters in Mayfair's Savile Row in I Hope We Passed the Audition (Tuesday 27th, 10.30pm). The title of the programme quotes John Lennon at the event which followed tense rehearsals, with George Harrison allegedly feeling unappreciated and Yoko Ono speaking on a disgruntled Lennon's behalf. The band nearly broke up, but months later recorded Abbey Road, and performances from the rooftop concert ended up on the Let It Be LP. Featuring input from Yoko Ono, director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, photographer Ethan Russell, engineer Alan Parsons, technician Dave Harries, and the policeman who followed orders to shut down the session.
Friday 23rd January
The Professionals – ITV 4. 7.00pm – 8.00pm
Rumours of a deadly weapon reach Bodie and Doyle.
Folk America (1/3) – BBC 4. 9.00pm – 10.00pm
New. Birth of a Nation. Exploring the revival of American folk music, beginning with the recording boom of the 1920s.
Film: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) – ITV 4. 10.30pm – 12.45am
The Python team examines the trials and tribulations of human life in their usual irreverent comic style.
Desperate Man Blues – BBC 4. 11.00pm – 11.55pm
New. A profile of Joe Bussard, an avid champion of US roots music.
The New Avengers – BBC 4. 11.55pm – 12.50am
Prominent figures are being replaced with brainwashed victims.
The Sweeney – ITV 4. 8.15pm – 9.20pm
Regan oversees a secret government deal to transport gold.
Fashion Verses the BBC – BBC 4. 9.00pm – 10.00pm
A group of fashion writers and commentators examines how the BBC has portrayed British style over the past 50 years.
Style on Trail: the 1970s (4/6) – BBC 4. 11.45pm – 12.45am
Stuart Maconie and Lauren Laverne put British style and fashion between the 1940s and the 1990s into the dock. To discuss the 1970s they are joined in the studio by British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes, the maker of three-tier wedge sandals for the 70s rock aristocracy Terry de Havilland, and Wayne Hemingway, a teenager of the decade who went on to create his own fashion label.
Style on Trial: the 1980s (5/6) – BBC 4. 12.45am – 1.45am
Stuart Maconie and Lauren Laverne are joined by Caryn Franklin and John Taylor to examine the fashions of the 80s.
Sounds of the 60s – BBC Radio 2. 8.00am – 10.00am
Brian Matthew spins two hours of hits, B -sides and album tracks.
The Funk and Soul Show – BBC 6 Music. 6.00pm – 9.00pm
3 hours of funk, soul and blues presented by Craig Charles.
Bodie and Doyle are assigned protection duties.
Minder – ITV4. 8.00pm – 9.00pm
Terry is called upon to protect a crooked tycoon's son.
Folk America (1/3) – BBC 4. 8.00pm – 9.00pm
Birth of a Nation. Exploring the revival of American folk music, beginning with the recording boom of the 1920s.
Film: The Blues Brothers (1980) – ITV 4. 10.35pm – 1.10am
Cult musical comedy starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as brothers Jake and Elwood Blues, who reform their band to raise money for their old orphanage, which is threatened with closure. Featuring a cast of r 'n' b heroes including Cab Calloway, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn.
Film: The Parallax View (1974) – ITV 3. 12.25am – 2.10am
Conspiracy thriller starring Warren Beatty and Paula Prentiss. A journalist discovers that a sinister organisation is behind a series of assassinations.
Monday 26th January
Minder – ITV 4. 6.00pm – 7.00pm
A crooked tycoon goes back on his word and Terry has to protect his son.
Film: Carry On Behind (1975) – Film4. 7.15pm – 9.00pm
Bawdy comedy starring Elke Sommer, Kenneth Williams etc. Russian archaeologist Anna Vrooshka joins Roland Crump to investigate the remains of a Roman encampment.
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe – BBC 2. 10.00pm – 10.30pm
The acerbic host once again casts his cynical eye over the world of television.
Movie Connections – BBC 1. 10.35pm – 11.15pm
Memories of Danny Boyle's Trainspotting, the controversial 1990s drugs drama. Director Boyle is joined by actors Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Peter Mullin, Johnny Lee Miller and author Irvine Welsh as they share their thoughts on the movie that fed into the Britpop euphoria.
Film: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) – ITV 4. 11.10pm – 1.45am
Elwood looks for new band members after the loss of his brother Jake. Apparently conceived more as 'tribute' to the original rather than a sequel, once you can get past the absence of the late John Belushi, lack of plot and that 'bloody' kid, the music soundtrack at least has some redeeming features. Featuring a huge supporting cast of r 'n' b legends including James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, BB King, Eddie Floyd and Sam Moore.
Film: Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972) – BBC 4. 11.30pm – 1.00pm
Beguiling period drama starring Klaus Kinski as 16th-century conquistador Don Lope de Aguirre. 1596: a troop of Spanish explorers cross the Andres in search of the legendary riches of El Dorado. In German with English subtitles.
Imagine… Werner Herzog – BBC 4. 1.00am – 2.00am
Alan Yentob interviews Werner Herzog, the visionary director of more than 40 documentary and feature films including Rescue Dawn, Grizzly Man, Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre, the Wrath of God.
Viva Latino! (4/13) – BBC Radio 2. 10.30pm – 11.30pm
Latin specialist John Armstrong, showcases the genre's range of sounds.
Hitsville USA: 50 Years of Heart and Soul (4/6) – BBC Radio 2. 11.30pm – 12Midnight
As part of Radio 2's season celebrating 50 years of Motown, Pete Mitchell explores the label's myths and legacy. Tonight's edition celebrates the ladies of Motown with special attention to the most successful US chart act of the 1960s The Supremes, whose non-stop run of pop gems owed much to the formidable songwriting/producing trio Brain Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland. Expect to hear Martha Reeves, The Vandellas, The Marvelettes, Kim Weston, Gloria Jones and original Supreme Mary Wilson.
Tuesday 27th January
Film: Bless This House (1972) – Film4. 4.50pm – 6.35pm
Comedy based on the 1970s TV series starring Sid James.
Cowley and the team present a line of defence against groups of mercenaries and guerrillas.
Terry has to mind a dodgy bookie, putting in damper on his blossoming romance with Dolly.
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet – ITV 4. 9.00pm – 10.10pm
The group arrives in Germany with hopes of high wages and bierkellers full of frauleins.
Film: The Blues Brothers (1980) – ITV 4. 10.10pm – 12.45am
Cult musical comedy starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as brothers Jake and Elwood Blues, who reform their band to raise money for their old orphanage, which is threatened with closure. Featuring a ca
st of r 'n' b heroes including Cab Calloway, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn.
Mad Men (12/13) – BBC 4. 10.30pm – 11.15pm
On election night, the Sterling Cooper team gathers for a rowdy all-night party.
The Final 24: Sid Vicious – Sky 3. 11.00pm – 12Midnight
Documentary looking at the last 24 hours in the life of punk icon Sid Vicious.
In Concert: Richie Havens – BBC 4. 11.15pm – 11.55pm
The American Folk season continues with a performance from the Brooklyn-based singer and guitarist.
In Concert: Tom Paxton – BBC 4. 11.55pm – 12.25am
American folk singer/songwriter Tom Paxton in a concert from 1970.
In Concert: Judy Collins - BBC 4. 12.25am – 1.00am
Folk singer Judy Collins performs to a BBC studio audience in 1974.
In Concert: Joan Baez – BBC 4. 1.00am – 1.40am
Legendary folk singer Joan Baez in concert from her 1962 British tour.
In Concert: Crosby and Nash – BBC 4. 1.40am – 2.10am
Featuring CSNY and solo songs such as Marrakesh Express and Guinnevere.
I Hope We Passed the Audition – BBC Radio 2. 10.30pm – 11.30pm
A 40th-anniversary music treat as Radio 2 rewinds to The Beatles final public appearance which took place on 30th January 1969 on the roof of the band's Apple Corps London headquarters in Mayfair's Savile Row. The title of the programme quotes John Lennon at the event which followed tense rehearsals, with George Harrison allegedly feeling unappreciated and Yoko Ono speaking on a disgruntled Lennon's behalf. The band nearly broke up, but months later recorded Abbey Road, and performances from the rooftop concert ended up on the Let It Be LP. Featuring input from Yoko Ono, director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, photographer Ethan Russell, engineer Alan Parsons, technician Dave Harries, and the policeman who followed orders to shut down the session.
Stubborn Kind of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye (4/6) – BBC Radio 2. 11.30pm – 12Midnight
Another chance to hear Smokey Robinson in a tribute to soul legend Marvin Gaye, who died by his father's hand in 1984. This edition explores Gaye's repertoire of sex-driven, soulful love songs – a specialisation that found its most charged expression on the 1973 LP and single Let's Get It On.
Wednesday 28th January
Ready To Wear – BBC 4. 7.30pm – 8.00pm
The "make-do-and-mend" years of the Second World War when clothes rationing tested ingenuity.
Arthur takes up darts when he spots a way to make some fast cash.
Savile Row (3/3) – BBC 4. 8.00pm – 9.00pm
The tailors face possibly their greatest challenge – recruiting young apprentices to win over a new generation of rich clients.
Tonight in Person: Peter, Paul and Mary (1/2) – BBC 4. 8.30pm – 9.00pm
The folk trio perform their hits in a programme from 1965. Part of the American Folk season. Concludes tomorrow at 8.30pm.
Neville is suspended for lying about being a joiner, but manages to redeem himself by averting a disaster on the site.
Style on Trail: the 1990s – BBC 4. 10.00pm – 11.00pm
Stuart Maconie and Lauren Laverne put British style and fashion between the 1940s and the 1990s into the dock. They are joined in the studio by design specialist Ben de Lisi, singer and fashion broadcaster Mica Paris and musician, model and designer Pearl Lowe to discuss whether the 90s will be remembered as the golden age of celebrity, glamour and the triumph of the high street or as a bland, joyless decade in which the globalisation led to homogeneity of style.
Film: Fitzcarraldo (1982) – BBC 4. 11.00pm – 1.30am
Visually stunning period drama based on a true story, starring Klaus Kinski and directed by Werner Herzog. Peru in 1900: opera-crazy Brian Fitzgerald is known as Fitzcarraldo. After travelling 1,200 miles to see Caruso, he resolves to realise his dream of bringing grand opera to the jungle. In German with English subtitles.
Film: The Rat Pack (1998) – ITV 1. 11.50pm – 2.05am
Very good TV movie biopic exploring the interconnected lives of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr etc. Starring Ray Liotta.
Thursday 29th January
Film: A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) – Channel 4. 1.40pm – 3.25pm
An imaginative young boy growing up in London's impoverished East End in the 1950s, absorbs a tale about the magical power of captured unicorns from the kindly tailor Kandinsky and goes in search of the mythic beast.
The New Avengers – BBC 4. 7.40pm – 8.30pm
An unknown enemy unleashes a sleeping gas in London.
The folk trio perform their hits in a programme from 1965.
Reputations – BBC 4. 9.00pm – 9.45pm
The life of Gabrielle Coco Chanel, charting her rise from nightclub singer to phenomenally successful fashion designer.
Men, Women and Clothes – BBC 4. 9.45pm – 10.00pm
Landmark series from 1957 looking at the various fashions of the previous 200 years, with Doris Langley Moore.
Style on Trial: Finale – BBC 4. 10.00pm – 11.30pm
Stuart Maconie and Lauren Laverne's quest to identify Britain's most stylish decade ends with advocates putting the case for their favourite fashion era to an expert judging panel. Doing the honours are Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen for the 40s, Brix Smith-Start for the 50s, Jill Kennington for the 60s, Wayne Hemingway for the 70s, Caryn Franklin for the 80s and Ben de Lisi for the 90s.
Film: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) – ITV 4. 10.00pm – 12.35am
The Look – BBC 4. 11.30pm – 12.20am
Fashion industry series looks at how identity can be bought off the peg, from the Ralph Lauren preppy look to Chanel's interlocking C's for the shiny set.
Mark Lamarr's Alternative Sixties – BBC Radio 2. 10.00pm – 11.00pm
Hard-core music enthusiast Mark Lamarr showcases obscure 1960s recordings, from rock, pop and psychedelia to folk, soul and R&B.
Star Trek Quotes Print
The London Underground Film Map by BFI and TFL
Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown
Super 70s and 80s Sci-Fi Poster Series by Boiling Point Creative


Upon receiving notice of the search for the Faces of Stroke, I knew immediately whose name to submit, Rob H. He is the spouse of a stroke survivor, and he epitomizes the concept of creating a positive outcome from what could be perceived as a negative situation. He helped to spearhead the formation of a Stroke Survivor's Support Group and a Sharegivers peer support network in our local community. Rob is the individual quietly in the background making good things happen for others through his donation of time, creative talent, caring and at times ‐ financial support. A financial donation from he and his wife enabled a stroke survivor and her mom to attend a local stroke camp. His gifts of handcrafted wood items have delighted and touched the hearts of many volunteers and presenters. Rob is constantly attuned to the needs of the others and provides just what they need to make their day. He is a shining example of the Faces of Stroke and the power of one person to make a difference.


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Durbin Meets with Fellowes, Inc CEO to Discuss Dispute in China
Senator asks Commerce Secretary to help resolve Itasca company's dispute
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with the CEO of Illinois-based Fellowes, Inc., Jamie Fellowes, to discuss the company's effort to recover hundreds of millions of dollars worth of capital assets and intellectual property that were stolen by the company's onetime Chinese business partner. Late last night, Durbin sent a letter to the Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke, asking him to intervene in order to help resolve the dispute.
In his letter to Secretary Locke, Durbin wrote: "I respectfully request that you raise this matter with your Chinese counterpart to facilitate a reasonable solution and ensure that Fellowes' legal interests and intellectual property rights are adequately protected. With a growing number of Illinois businesses seeking to gain access to the Chinese market, the current dispute between Fellowes and Shinri raises serious concerns regarding future trade ventures between our two countries. However, I remain hopeful that your expeditious action will bring this conflict to a fair conclusion."
Mr. Fellowes is in town today to testify at a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. The hearing, chaired by Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) will use Fellowes, Inc.'s situation to discuss the need for adequate trade protections for American companies doing business overseas, especially as it relates to their intellectual property.
In 2006, Itasca-based Fellowes, Inc – the leading manufacturer of office shredders worldwide – entered a joint venture with Shinri, a Chinese firm, to produce its line of paper shredders. In 2009, Shinri took control of the joint facility, stopped shipping products, and locked Fellowes employees out of the factory. Because Shinri stopped shipping Fellowes products, the joint venture was unable to pay its vendors. Those vendors filed suit in a Chinese court for non-payment and that court is expected to rule on the vendors' behalf. As a result, Fellowes' assets, including tools owned by Fellows and unshipped products will be auctioned off with Shinri, Fellowes one-time-partner, set to buy the equipment for a fraction of their market price.
Actions of this kind are becoming increasingly common in China with American businesses frequently finding their contracts voided and their intellectual property stolen. Many Chinese firms are protected from prosecution and go on to flagrantly use stolen property for the creation and marketing of their own products.
Last month, Durbin and Manzullo joined Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Representatives Peter Roskam (R-IL) in sending a bipartisan letter to the Chinese Ambassador asking for him to intervene in the case of an Illinois business that has been locked out of its own plant and had its intellectual property stolen by its onetime Chinese business partner.
[Text of Durbin's letter to Locke is below]
The Honorable Gary F. Locke
Secretary of Commerce
1401 Constitution Ave, N.W.
Dear Secretary Locke:
I am writing to request your assistance in a matter involving Illinois-based Fellowes, Inc., the leading manufacturer of office shredders worldwide, in its dispute over the operation of its joint venture in Jiangsu Province, China. I respectfully request that you initiate contact with your Chinese counterparts, including Vice Premier Wang Qishan, to broker an appropriate resolution to the dispute and facilitate the prompt return of Fellowes' lawful property.
It is my understanding that in 2006, Fellowes entered into a joint venture with Shinri Machinery Co., Ltd. ("Shinri") in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. Paper shredders manufactured under this joint venture ("JV") have been marketed under the Fellowes brand and distributed worldwide. In 2009, a change in management at Shinri resulted in that company usurping control of the JV in direct violation of the JV contract. They then stopped the flow of shipments from the JV facility and refused to allow employees to continue the JV's work. Fellowes has been denied access to the physical and intellectual property housed in the facility in violation of its contractual rights. Certain of these assets are wholly owned by Fellowes under the terms of the JV.
As a result of Shinri's decision to stop shipments, vendors have filed suit against the JV for its failure to fulfill its contracts. A Changzhou court has initiated proceedings to auction all of the JV's assets, including equipment, tools, injection molding, and nearly 70,000 unshipped paper shredders. The court has limited Fellowes' ability to participate in this process. Further, Shinri appears to be positioning itself to purchase all the assets, including Fellowes property, at a fraction of the fair market value. In anticipation of securing control of these assets through the subsequent legal process, Shinri has begun to market paper shredders internationally.
The intangible value of Fellowes' injection tools is much more than the mere cost of labor and materials to create them. Fellowes' engineering expertise and intellectual property is what sets their shredders apart as the most precisely designed and durable on the market. The operation in Changzhou accounted for over one-third of Fellowes annual revenue and the theft of their proprietary intellectual property would severely hinder the company's ability to globally compete.
Multiple letters on this issue to Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yesui from members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation went unanswered for several months. A recent reply from the Ambassador's office, however, reflected an understanding of the dispute that runs counter to Fellowes' account. As such, I respectfully request that you raise this matter with your Chinese counterpart to facilitate a reasonable solution and ensure that Fellowes' legal interests and intellectual property rights are adequately protected. With a growing number of Illinois businesses seeking to gain access to the Chinese market, the current dispute between Fellowes and Shinri raises serious concerns regarding future trade ventures between our two countries. However, I remain hopeful that your expeditious action will bring this conflict to a fair conclusion.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Richard J. Durbin
cc: Cam Kerry, General Counsel