Advocating on behalf of Hawaii's homeless is one of PIC's most important priorities and one of the strongest methods to influence public policy and effect social change. Advocacy offers individuals the opportunity to participate in the democratic process in support of a particular cause or policy. For more information contact Gavin Thornton, Advocacy Committee Chair, gavin@hiappleseed.org.
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Add $16.5 million to the base budget to provide a stable and secure funding source for proven-effective homelessness programs.
In 2018, the legislature appropriated $30 million for Ohana Zones and an additional $13.5 million for the proven-effective programs below. For 2019, Partners in Care is requesting that $16.5 million be placed into the base-budget to provide funding stability for these necessary, core anti-homelessness programs.
Outreach – connects people experiencing homelessness with the resources they need to escape it.
Rapid Rehousing – helps individuals and families exit homelessness quickly and return to permanent housing by providing, rental stipends, assistance in finding housing, and case management services.
Housing First – provides housing and wrap around services to Hawai'i's chronically homeless population—people who typically consume high levels of costly emergency services—generating a net savings of $28,000 per client per year.
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) – grants police officers the discretion to redirect low-level offenders to case managers rather than arresting them, breaking the ineffective and expensive revolving cycle of arrest, incarceration, release, and back to addiction and the streets.
Family Assessment Centers – quickly connect homeless families with critical resources (in its first year, the Kakaako FAC housed 91% or 54 of the homeless families it served within 81 days, with 100% of those families remaining housed).
Coordinated Statewide Homelessness Initiative (CSHI) – provides a one-time cash infusion for people on the cusp of homelessness, credited as playing a significant role in a 25% reduction in evictions on Oahu in 2017.
Appropriate $200 million for low-income housing, with $75 million going toward Permanent Supportive Housing.
The 2018 legislature boldly appropriated $200 million for low-income housing, which must become a new baseline if we are going to gain ground on the housing crisis.
Seventy-four percent of housing demand is for Hawai'i households making under $75,000 a year. Investing $125 million in the Rental Housing Revolving Fund will help build the housing Hawai'i's residents need.
It costs significantly less to provide people experiencing chronic homelessness with permanent housing and treatment than it does to treat them on the street. By investing $75 million a year for ten years, we can housing all 1,700 people experiencing chronic homelessness in Hawai'i while saving over $2.5 billion in medical and other costs.
Appropriate $2.3 million for new pilot programs to test new innovations that can address homelessness for certain vulnerable populations.
Short-Term Rental Assistance for Families ($800,000) – provides time-limited rental assistance of up to $500, coupled with financial case management, to launch families on the edge of homelessness toward economic stability.
Long-Term Rental Assistance for Kupuna – provides rental assistance of up to $1,000 per month, so Kupuna on fixed-incomes who are unable to cope with increasing rents pay 50% of their income toward rent.
Improve the Assisted Community Treatment Act to more effectively assist people with severe mental illness.
People experiencing psychosis, who are unable to make informed decisions regarding treatment, are not responsive to homelessness interventions, are cycling in and out of hospitals and jails, and are posing a threat to their own health. PIC supports changes that will make the 2013 Assisted Community Treatment (ACT) Act more effective by, for example, clarifying that the Office of Public Guardian has the right to consent to treatment that includes psychiatric medication.
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Well that's all great regarding these Marina Contracts BUT what about The Marina near Paphos which has been going on TALKED ABOUT for past How Long ? Paphos will be left behind if their not careful so get your finger out sort it and get ON BOARD.
Ed: I published an article about progress (or rather lack of it) on the Paphos marina 12 days ago – Paphos marina appeal upheld.


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Tokubetsu Kōtō Keisatsu
The censorship section of the Special Higher Police bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan PD.
The Tokubetsu Kōtō Keisatsu (特別高等警察, Special Higher Police), also the Tokkō (特高, Tokkō), was established in 1911, for the high policing, investigation, and control of political groups and ideologies deemed to threaten the public order of the Empire of Japan.[1] As the civilian counterpart to the military police forces of the Kenpeitai (army) and of the Tokkeitai (navy), the Tokkō's functions were criminal investigation and counter-espionage. The Tokubetsu Kōtō Keisatsu was also known as the Peace Police (治安警察, Chian Keisatsu) and as the Thought Police (思想警察, Shisō Keisatsu).[2]
2 Principal agents and officers
3 Notable cases involving the Tokkō
The High Treason Incident of 1910 was the stimulus for the establishment of the Tokkō under the aegis of the Home Ministry. With the Russian Revolution, unrest at home due to the Rice Riots of 1918, increase in strikes and labor unrest from the labor movement, and Samil Uprising in Korea, the Tokkō was greatly expanded under the administration of Hara Takashi, and subsequent prime ministers. The Tokkō was charged with suppressing "dangerous thoughts" that could endanger the state. It was primarily concerned with anarchism, communism, socialism, and the growing foreign population within Japan, but its scope gradually increased to include religious groups, pacifists, student activists, liberals, and ultrarightists.
After the passage of the Peace Preservation Law of 1925, the power of the Tokkō was expanded tremendously, and it expanded to include branches in every Japanese prefecture, major city, and overseas locations with a large Japanese population (including Shanghai, London and Berlin). In the late 1920s and 1930s, the Tokkō launched a sustained campaign to destroy the Japanese Communist Party with several waves of mass arrests of known members, sympathizers and suspected sympathizers (March 15 incident).
The Tokkō was composed of six departments (Special Police Work, Foreign Surveillance, Koreans in Japan, Labor Relations, Censorship, Arbitration). In 1927, a sub-bureau was added, the Thought Section of the Criminal Affairs Bureau, to deal with the study and suppression of subversive ideologies. The Tokkō made use of both uniformed and non-uniformed officers, along with a large network of informants. These informants were often undercover officers infiltrating suspect organizations and acting as agents provocateur, or voluntary informants from Tonarigumi neighborhood associations. Counter-espionage activities also included monitoring external telephone and radio communications inside or outside Japan and nearby areas.
By 1936, the Tokkō had arrested 59,013 people, of whom 5000 had been brought to trial; about half of those received prison sentences. Prisoners were forced to write accounts of how they had become involved with "dangerous ideologies", rewriting these essays until their interrogators were happy with the work. These works then were used to prove their criminal involvement. The Tokkō was abolished in October 1945 by the Allied Occupation authorities. This directly led to prince Naruhiko Higashikuni's resignation as prime minister.[citation needed]
Principal agents and officersEdit
Genki Abe[3]
Notable cases involving the TokkōEdit
Investigation of the Sorge Spy Ring.[4][verification needed]
Death by torture of the Hokkaido writer Takiji Kobayashi
Kempeitai
Tokubetsu Keisatsutai
Japanese dissidence during the Shōwa period
Political repression in Imperial Japan
Police services of the Empire of Japan
Organization for Vigilance and Repression of Anti-Fascism
List of historical secret police organizations
^ W. G. Beasley, The Rise of Modern Japan, p. 184, ISBN 0-312-04077-6.
^ Edwin P. Hoyt, Japan's War, p. 113. ISBN 0-07-030612-5.
^ The Japanese Police State: Tokko in Interwar Japan By Elise K. Tipton Page 97
^ Stalin's Spy: Richard Sorge and the Tokyo Espionage Ring By Robert Whymant
BibliographyEdit
Botsman, Daniel V (2004). Punishment and Power in the Making of Modern Japan. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-11491-9.
Katzenstein, Peter J (1996). Cultural Norms and National Security: Police and Military in Postwar Japan. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-8332-8.
Tipton, Elise (2001). Japanese Police State Tokko - the Interwar Japan. Allen and Unwin. ASIN: B000TYWIKW.
Further readingEdit
Elise K. Tipton (May 8, 2014). Japanese Police State: Tokko in Interwar Japan. Bloomsbury Academic.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tokubetsu_Kōtō_Keisatsu&oldid=929374663"

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Kobe Bryant's Championship rings sells for 174k at auction. Thanks mom.
HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: To say Kobe and his mom have an odd relationship is like calling Charles Barkley a little outspoken.
Last week Kobe's mom completed the sale of her Kobe Bryant memorabilia. Where most mom's love to hold on to their children's trophies and mementos, Kobe's mom likes to cash in and finance her home on them. I guess all the financial support Kobe was already giving her didn't seam like enough, so she wanted more.
This saga dates back a few months when Kobe found out his mom was going to sell 100 of his items to make a little cash. Kobe's lawyer contacted the auction house claiming the items Kobe's mom was attempting to sell actually belonged to Kobe and not his parents. The auction house had already given Kobe's parents a $450,000 advance on the auction to pay for their new house in Los Vegas. Oops.
Aww, isn't it sweet when a family can make up through their publicists. Sounds like just another great American family. The prized object that still got auctioned off was the gift Kobe gave his father of an exact replica of his 2000 Championship ring. It went for $174,184. The smaller version Kobe gave to his mother was auctioned for $108,153.
That's some cold stuff when your own parents auction of the gifts you got for them. Then again, how many parents can auction off their kids stuff and pay for a half a million dollar mansion? I'm betting my mom's holding on to my 10th grade basketball trophies. Wait, now that I think about it … she tossed those in the trash years ago.
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On 2/16/2019 at 12:00 AM, atlas2 said:
Last Kingdom....Shame it's over.
It isn't over over though. There will be another season of it.
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HBO announced the Deadwood movie premieres May 31, 2019 !!! https://www.hbo.com/deadwood/movie-what-to-know-so-far
I had a few days of business in Las Vegas this week. So we headed out early last Friday, 19 to spend a nice weekend where it is warm (been unseasonably cold here in S Cal the last few months. Barely
Really enjoyed Billions, the early seasons. Kind of lost its way the last couple, but still watchable. The new Dexter sounds exciting. Looking forward to it! Dexter was one of the best series
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i thought it was done
just checked you're right...
i think the male lead would make a good Bond when Craig
hangs up his Walther
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We just returned from vacation. Worn, tired and bad weather we stayed home this last weekend. Binge watched season 3 of the Last Kingdom on Netflix. Simple, easy to follow, very watchable like the first two seasons. I think my wife has the hots for the star although she will not admit it.
Speaking of Daniel Craig. We watched Casino Royale on Netflix, the reboot of the James Bond series and Daniel Craig's premiere as Bond. Excellent movie. Craig is a first class Bond - swept the wife off her feet when the movie premiered 12-13 years ago. She admitted it then....I cannot image her ever fooling around on me, BUT - I would never leave her alone with him....
Another series we finished over the weekend on Netflix (I think) was Bad Blood. A mafia drama set in Montreal. At times watchable, I found it somewhat boring, a cheap Godfather knockoff (they blatantly stole several key lines). The wife liked it more than me. Perhaps because one of the main stars was also in Sons of Anarchy, a big favorite of hers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Blood_(TV_series)
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On 2/16/2019 at 7:00 AM, atlas2 said:
Thanks for the reminder about the series. Just downloaded season 3 and now binge watching it. Great series! Did a quick search and see they've announced the series has been renewed, but no release date yet.
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/on-demand/2019-02-22/the-last-kingdom-season-4-netflix-release-date-cast-trailer/
Yes I'd heard series 3 was to be the last..........I held back from watching because I thought that would be it. A bad cough that's lasted two weeks up to today, (nearly gone...the girl that shared it with me had it for a month).....has meant me being confined to quarters so I've clocked up quite a bit of TV. Last Kingdom was a hi-light. Glad it's returning.
Ploughed on through 'Punisher', 'Manifest', 'The Good Dr', (which is great).......'Orville' which is a quirky cross between family Guy and Star Trek...."What's a relationship dad?' ......"It the bit before the end" .....Even the awful, Strike Back.......Which has deteriorated over the last two seasons from what was a powerful shoot 'em up action thriller.
Oh yes I had some DVDs of 'Are You being Served' which I throughly enjoyed seeing again.
But the best two films I've seen in a long time were, 'Forrest Gump' which I'd somehow missed out on and the fantastic, 'Green Book' hope it gets an Oscar
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Couldn't get into "the Punisher", gave up after S01E05. After I start "Black Earth Rising" as suggested by BM Blackwell (and I'm looking forward to it actually) I'll give "The good Dr" a go.
I agree with Forrest Gump, it's an enjoyable family movie and Tom Hanks is great as Tom Hanks playing Tom Hanks. I will always watch it if I'm channel hopping and it's on, regardless of how far through it is.
Not seen Green Book, might give that a look this weekend if I get an afternoon free.
Edited February 23, 2019 by Butch
Lately on my Android box....Highwaymen....with Kevin Costner as TX Ranger Hamer tracking down Bonnie and Clyde was good. Better than the other Bonnie&Clyde films. Hamer gets the respect he deserves...(what a life he had)....
And enjoyed a film called 'Polar' lots of blood and violence.
Ditto 'Message Man' though the male lead is as wooden as they come.
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Watched The Highwaymen last night and agree it was pretty good. Woody looked older than Costner but that may have been intentional. Part of me wanted to see B&C with more screen time, but that wasn't the point of the movie and I get that. Anyway, thanks for mentioning the movie.
On 11/6/2018 at 11:01 AM, BigusDicus said:
Good news for fans of the HBO Series "Deadwood". A movie featuring at least 12 of the original cast members, set ten years later has gone into production!
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/deadwood-movie-hbo-ian-mcshane-timothy-olyphant-trailer-release-date-a8619736.html
The plot synopsis is currently rather cryptic, with HBO revealing: "The indelible characters of the series are reunited after 10 years to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time have wrought."
HBO announced the Deadwood movie premieres May 31, 2019 !!!
https://www.hbo.com/deadwood/movie-what-to-know-so-far
San franciso cocksucker!
Went on Wednesday to see Avengers Endgame.........First Class at Central is now 1000 baht, so made a pig of myself with the food.
I'm glad I've recently re-watched most of the films worked into this 11 year cycle. Fully clued up I probably got the most from it.
Exciting, very funny on occasions, dramatic, sad......fulfilling. Best cinematic (nearly 3 hours) experience for me personally since the Godfather. First time since I was a kid that I considered going straight back inside and watching it again.
Six ****** out of 5 from me.
Edited April 27, 2019 by atlas2
I had a few days of business in Las Vegas this week. So we headed out early last Friday, 19 to spend a nice weekend where it is warm (been unseasonably cold here in S Cal the last few months. Barely made 65 degrees today at the beach! Simply has been a horrid winter and spring so far). Wife flew home Monday morning. I remained for my, uh....business meetings (hum, perhaps I should start a new thread - why I like Las Vegas...).
Neither of us gamble (I gave it up decades ago when one night in London my first wife got her clock cleaned at Les Ambassaduers while I was flirting with an incredibly beautiful blackjack dealer in another room. But Vegas has absolutely incredible restaurants, shows, people watching and an amazing social scene. We usually have a half way decent time.
After relaxing at the hotel for a couple hours and a bottle of wine, we headed out for some food and adventure. Started at her new favorite restaurant, Yardbird Southern Table & Bar https://www.venetian.com/restaurants/yardbird.html
Busy, very popular place. Open (in Vegas) for around 1.5 years. Still extremely difficult to get a reservation. When its just the two of us or on my own try to get a seat at the bar (can be a challenge) where you can also eat. We lucked out and were able to get bar seats within minutes. We came across the original Yardbird in Miami 2-3 years ago (hotel recommended it). Our waiter recommend one of their specialties, Waffles & Fried Chicken (who the boink would want waffles and chicken I thought). "Seriously" I asked? "Sir, we have people who travel from near and far for it...". One of the best meals I have ever had!
A couple seats next to us at the bar opened, two couples crowded in. Fun, we all drank too much, ate too much, after three hours headed down the Strip drinking even more. Woke up the next morning feeling like warm puppy pooh. Around 1 pm I turned the TV on.
Okay, you are wondering why I am writing ALL this in a thread about movies and TV?
Eventually we began the 5th season of Bosch on Amazon Prime.
Seasons 1-4 were incredible! Season 5 started out very, very strong. Each episode got better and better. Around the 4th or 5th episode I said "We should get cleaned up and get ready to go out". "No, no, just one more...". 6th episode, "Lets go", "No, no, just one more...", 7th - "No, no, just one more...". After the 8th I turned the TV off said get in the shower. "But we can order pizza instead and finish" said the brat who normally is up for any excuse to dine and socialize, especially in Vegas would rather watch Bosch than go out on a Saturday night. Amazing! We got out close to 10 pm !!!
Sorry guys. A long way to go to say Bosch is really, really good. Watch it!
I'll have to give the Bosch series a look. But what I'd really like to know, how was the Waffles & Fried Chicken?
Great recommendation for Bosch...there's football on tonight but I'll give it a go
8 hours ago, forcebwithu said:
It was amazing. I was surprised. Apparently not an unusual offering in the deep south of America.
Have to applaud you BD for recommending 'Bosch'.
Well written.....slowly evolving cases.
Bosch puts a lid on his inner emotions and deals phlegmatically with everything thrown at him. Even as a subordinate he's always in charge. Just finished 4 seasons.
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1 hour ago, atlas2 said:
Been a fan from the start and now I am two episodes into season 5.
Chernobyl on Sky.
Excellent acting, some very good cinematography and good build up to the tense moments, well directed and only 5 parts so it's not a big long term commitment. No "filler" episodes and overall, it was really enjoyable, arguably the best series I've watched this year so far.
They got a couple of things wrong, but to be honest the fast paced storyline makes up for it, along with an interesting angle on the KGB and their workings.
https://www.hbo.com/chernobyl
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I recommend "Fauda" from Netflix. Israeli commando unit vs. Arab militants. A never-ending cycle of reprisals / revenge and how everyone loses. Downer? Yes, but also very absorbing.
It's a foreign language series (Hebrew and Arabic) so you'll need to read the subtitles.
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My mate in UK says Chernobyl is great.......I'll have to watch when I'm in the mood for 'tense frightening and perhaps prophetic.......But I get enough of that watching England play.
Into 'Warriors' at the moment.......From Cinimax, who did 'Spartacus' and 'Fight Back'......Set in San Francisco in the 19th century.....based on some Bruce Lee writings so you'll get the picture of Tong wars and kung Fu bedazzling the white man fights...Tough Irish police monopoly......Corrupt 'Duck' (Chinese name for white man) politicians. moving the chess pieces around, preaching intolerance of Chinese crime and drugs on one hand while secretly encouraging and cashing in on the cheap Chinese labour......While the 'Onions'...(Chinese name for themselves.....bald heads and pig tails)......fight for control of China town......Lots and lots of black fish-nets, bodices and sloe -eyed tarts to admire in the town's brothel.
If you can forget the preachy social commentary links to present day US immigration issues and lap up the bloody violence and the tits you'll have a ripping time.......Right up my street anyway!
Edited June 9, 2019 by atlas2
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On 2/19/2019 at 10:48 PM, BigusDicus said:
I would never leave her alone with him....
Why not? She'd come back a new woman - or maybe that's what you're afraid of...
For me, it's BLACK MIRROR - just one at a time because they are so powerfully dystopian - series 3, 4 and 5 now on Netflix here. Watched S3 Ep1 last night, about the artificial bees that replace the real ones that are dying out. Whenever I'm SERIOUSLY bored, that's just the ticket.
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I have been watching HBO's True Detective season 3
Mahershala Ali is brilliant. He plays three ages. The last being his character as an old man. I won't say more than that.
Then I have to finish season 2 of "The Deuce" which is about the seedy times of the south of Times Square area. 1970s. Three episodes to go.
Then I am thinking Chernobyl. Thanks to you guys for the recommendation.
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On 12/17/2018 at 9:12 PM, Yujin said:
I saw Peter Jackson's "They Shall Not Grow Old" at my local theater. It's an amazing documentary film on World War I about a war that I must admit I did not know much about.
At the showing that I attended, after the credits, there was a special 30-minute clip by Peter Jackson explaining how he turned 100+ year old silent B&W film into color with dialogue and sound effect.
I don't know if the impact of this documentary film will be the same on a small TV screen or computer monitor so see it on a big theater screen if possible. The sound effect of the artillery shells exploding needs surround sound speakers to feel the concussion.
I finally saw it on Eva IFE. Yes, big screen would be better but that will be hard to find now. It starts fairly routine and even grimly humorous. The recruiting sergeant telling a big 15 year old that, yeah, he looks 19. Then it gets very real both in narrative and images.
Just finished Chernobyl. Well worth watching and my one-word review is Powerful.
I watched the first three episodes of "Chernobly" today and WOW!
This is one of the best docudramas I have ever seen.
A great cast. Great writing. "Chernobyl" fills in a lot of missing knowledge on the severity of the situation, their difficulties within a closed society, while undescoring the courage of many, many people.
In my opinion it is a must see and thank those who recommended it as I was a bit hesitant to watch it initially.
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Computer-assisted technologies such as image-based segmentation play an important in the diagnosis and treatment support in oral- and maxillofacial surgery. However, although many image-based segmentation approaches exist, their clinical in-house use is often strongly limited due to technical, human or financial resources. Especially in open-source based segmentation, systematic evaluations of segmentation approaches are lacking. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the real segmentation quality of a commonly available and license-free segmentation method in the mandible. The assessment is done in a comparison between segmented CT-image data of the mandible. Segmented patient-specific clinical image data performed by an automatic segmentation algorithm are compared with the manual ground truth segmentations performed by clinical experts. Assessment parameters are amongst others the Dice Score Coefficient (DSC, %) and the Hausdorff Distance (HD, voxel).
This study is a systematic comparison that evaluates a license-free, open-source segmentation approach in the mandible based on clinical CT-data for the improvement of segmentation algorithms and a potential clinical use in patient-individualized medicine in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Further, the results presented are reproducible by others and can be used for both clinical and research purposes.
Arm 1: Establishment of a CT database of the mandible with datasets from the clinical routine for the evaluation of an image-based computer program.
Comparison image based segmentation of lower jaw CT-data between automatic (algorithm) vs. manual (clinical experts) at measurement point T by Hausdorff Distance (HD, voxel) and Dice Similarity Score (DSC, %).
Comparison image based segmentation of lower jaw CT-data between automatic (algorithm) vs. manual (clinical experts) at measurement point T by Volume (V, mm3), Voxel (Vx, Number), time (t, min., sec.).


The National Weather Service has confirmed to the Summit County Emergency Management Agency that a tornado touched down in Coventry Township overnight. I spoke to them earlier today and they said due to the large scale of the damage and path of the storms it may take them until late in the day to have a full report.
The EF1 storm struck around 8:05 p.m.
One person died in Sunday's storm, and thousands were left without power because of fallen trees and downed power lines and utility poles. The tornado packed wind speeds of 95 miles-per-hour.
About 33,000 Consumers Energy customers and 125,000 DTE customers were without power by noon Sunday in MI due to damaged power lines.
The St. Cloud area has gotten 62.7 inches of snow for the season, 17 inches above normal.
He says Enbridge chose to shutter the twin pipelines until weather conditions improve in the Straits of Mackinac, which links Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. Areas south of Highway 20 may have a little bit of rain mixing in as well, but it will be mostly snow across northern Iowa. Paul International Airport said flight operations had resumed as of Sunday morning after a spate of flight cancellations on Saturday. The 3.7 inches of snow received in Mitchell Friday also broke the record for April 13 all-time, which was 2 inches received in 1905 and in 1970.
What, 15 inches of snow wasn't enough?
The storm system prompted Enbridge Energy to temporarily shutter twin oil and gas pipelines in MI that may have been recently damaged by a ship anchor strike.


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Ipro Launches New, Modernized Brand Logo
Pioneering Litigation Technology Company Unveils New Look
Phoenix, AZ (January 28, 2013): Ipro Tech, Inc., a worldwide provider of litigation management technologies, today unveiled their new logo. This redesign was overseen by Ipro President & COO, Kim Taylor, who recently joined the Ipro team and will be a critical influence in the rebranding process.
Ipro's former logo, a blue diamond signifying the company's longstanding history, will be replaced on all collateral moving forward with a fresher, more colorful image. The three distinct colors and shapes coming together into one spherical design represent not only the integration of Ipro's three flagship products but the synergy that must exist between the three primary verticals of the electronic discovery: the law firm, the corporation, and the legal service provider.
"Ipro has a long and respected history in litigation technology and we wanted to hold on to that heritage, but modernize it," said Taylor. "This new logo, along with our latest releases of Eclipse, eCapture and Allegro, represent the future of Ipro. We're excited for the industry to see that future this January in New York."
Ipro's new logo and latest product releases will be demonstrated in booth 302 at LegalTech New York, taking place January 29-31 in New York, NY.
About Ipro Tech, Inc.
Founded in 1989, Ipro is a global leader in the development of advanced software solutions used by legal professionals to streamline the discovery process. Ipro's worldwide network of corporations, law firms, government agencies, and legal service providers rely on Ipro's Enterprise platform to organize, review, process, and produce litigation data of vast sizes and complexity levels more efficiently and cost-effectively than ever before. For more information on Ipro, visit https://iprotech.com.
Ipro to Unveil Revamped Enterprise Products at LegalTech New York 2013
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Sentence starters teach students to start thinking and talking like scientists.
Many people depend on streets, roads, and highways to get back and forth to the places they need to go. But what about people who.
Feathers Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart with illustrations by Sarah Brannon is a beautifully pithy book.
systems thinking can be translated into language that's within reach of elementary-age children...students are asked to find connections.


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Born in December 1770 in Bonn, Ludwig van Beethoven first made his mark as a virtuoso pianist. Yet he soon gained renown as an innovative and prolific composer – one of the most influential musicians of all time.
At the height of his fame and creativity, he was forced into a heroic battle against a horrifically creeping deafness. Yet he continued to produce masterworks that remain hugely popular to this day, 250 years on.
This evening we celebrate the life and work of this bold composer with a concert of Beethoven's works, including his Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" and the "Triple" Concerto, featuring The Symphonia, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulous, and guest artists The Eroica Trio.
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With year-end approaching, now is the time to take steps to cut your 2018 tax bill. Here are some relatively foolproof year-end tax planning moves for small businesses to consider, taking into account changes included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
Establish a Tax-Favored Retirement Plan. If your business doesn't already have a retirement plan, now might be the time to take the plunge. Current retirement plan rules allow for significant deductible contributions. For example, if you are self-employed and set up a SEP-IRA, you can contribute up to 20 percent of your self-employment earnings, with a maximum contribution of $55,000 for 2018. If you are employed by your own corporation, up to 25 percent of your salary can be contributed with a maximum contribution of $55,000.
Other small business retirement plan options include the 401(k) plan (which can be set-up for just one person), the defined benefit pension plan, and the SIMPLE-IRA. Depending on your circumstances, these other types of plans may allow bigger deductible contributions.
The deadline for setting up a SEP-IRA for a sole proprietorship and making the initial deductible contribution for the 2018 tax year is October 15, 2019 if you extend your 2018 return to that date. Other types of plans generally must be established by December 31, 2018 if you want to make a deductible contribution for the 2018 tax year, but the deadline for the contribution itself is the extended due date of your 2018 return. However, to make a SIMPLE-IRA contribution for 2018, you must have set up the plan by October 1st. So, you might have to wait until next year if the SIMPLE-IRA option is appealing.
Contact us for more information on small business retirement plan alternatives, and be aware that if your business has employees, you may have to cover them too.
Take Advantage of Liberalized Depreciation Tax Breaks. The TCJA included a number of very favorable changes to the depreciation tax rules, including 100 percent first-year bonus depreciation for qualifying assets and much more generous Section 179 deduction rules. Contact us for details on eligible assets and how your business can take advantage of these new changes.
Time Business Income and Deductions for Tax Savings. If you conduct your business using a pass-through entity (sole proprietorship, S corporation, LLC, or partnership), your shares of the business's income and deductions are passed through to you and taxed at your personal rates. Assuming the current tax rules will still apply in 2019, next year's individual Federal income tax rate brackets will be the same as this year's (with modest bumps for inflation). In that case, the traditional strategy of deferring income into next year while accelerating deductible expenditures into this year makes sense if you expect to be in the same or lower tax bracket next year. Deferring income and accelerating deductions will, at a minimum, postpone part of your tax bill from 2018 until 2019.
On the other hand, if you expect to be in a higher tax bracket in 2019, take the opposite approach. Accelerate income into this year (if possible) and postpone deductible expenditures until 2019. That way, more income will be taxed at this year's lower rate instead of next year's higher rate. Contact us for more information on timing strategies.
Maximize the New Deduction for Pass-Through Business Income. The new deduction based on Qualified Business Income (QBI) from pass-through entities was a key element of the TCJA. For tax years beginning in 2018-2025, the deduction can be up to 20 percent of a pass-through entity owner's QBI, subject to restrictions that can apply at higher income levels and another restriction based on the owner's taxable income. The QBI deduction also can be claimed for up to 20 percent of income from qualified REIT dividends and 20 percent of qualified income from publicly-traded partnerships.
For QBI deduction purposes, pass-through entities are defined as sole proprietorships, single-member LLCs that are treated as sole proprietorships for tax purposes, partnerships, LLCs that are treated as partnerships for tax purposes, and S corporations. The QBI deduction is only available to noncorporate taxpayers (individuals, trusts, and estates).
Because of the various limitations on the QBI deduction, tax planning moves (or nonmoves) can have the side effect of increasing or decreasing your allowable QBI deduction. So, individuals who can benefit from the deduction must be really careful at year-end tax planning time. We can help you put together strategies that give you the best overall tax results for the year.
Claim 100 Percent Gain Exclusion for Qualified Small Business Stock. There is a 100 percent Federal income tax gain exclusion privilege for eligible sales of Qualified Small Business Corporation (QSBC) stock that was acquired after September 27, 2010. QSBC shares must be held for more than five years to be eligible for the gain exclusion break. Contact us if you think you own stock that could qualify.
This only covers some of the year-end tax planning moves that could potentially benefit you and your business, and not all the planning ideas will apply or make sense for your particular situation. To learn more, check out our comprehensive 2018 Year-End Tax Planning Guide. You can also read our Year-End Tax Planning Moves for Individuals article. If you'd like to explore any of the suggestions above, or any other year-end planning options, please contact us. We can help in designing a year-end planning package that delivers the best tax results for your particular circumstances.


Join us for The Civil Society War and the Popularization of the Fundraising Efficiency Ratio, a colloquium presented by William Suhs Cleveland.
Join us for Troy Washington's colloquium, Conflict Resolution in the Nonprofit Sector Through a Restorative Justice Lens.
Join HBI at the UWM Alumni House to learn more about City Council Member Attitudes Toward Nonprofit Policy Roles.
Join us on Monday, November 12 at the UWM Alumni House for a Graduate Education Information Session.
Join us for a presentation with Dr. Brenda Tong, Assistant Professor, Jianghan University, Wuhan, PRC (UW-Milwaukee Visiting Scholar) to analyze state control of social organizations (Nonprofit and Nonpolitical Organizations) in China using the historical-institutional approach.
Join HBI on Friday, October 5 at the Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, Room 1130 to learn about Revenue Diversification for Charitable Nonprofits.
Join us at the Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, Room 1130 to hear more about Leadership and Governance and Executive Director Perceptions of Board Chairs and their Performance.
Summer Film Series: Poverty, Inc.
Join HBI and the UWM Nonprofit Management Alumni Chapter for the 3rd and final film of our inaugural Summer Film Series looking into all aspects of the world social sector and our place in this ever evolving landscape.


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It is common in many businesses to hear people talking about how to meet the Needs and Wants of the customers. This comment applies equally to marketing, training, sales, etc.
We in B&A believe that each client organization, has its own NEEDS WANTS and LACKS. These areas are also present in the individuals who work within the organization. These three areas form a part of what is known as the "Buying Process" which is subconsciously in all areas of interpersonal communication. Any organization, product or service that can cover ALL three of these areas is able to provide satisfaction for the client which results in extra sales and faithful clients.
I need to sell 5.000 units of the new product.
Notice that there are no details included in the NEEDS.
The WANTS part of the system is where the details emerge. This is the emotional element of the system and has a value of at least 35% in the "Buying Process". The WANTS give much more information about what the client or individual seeks and defines what he is willing to pay for. The more of the WANTS that can be covered, the greater the possibility that the client will buy your product, service, or idea.
I want: Light blue. Long sleeves, 100% cotton, 1 breast pocket, Buttons on the cuffs. O.K. with Tie. Made in Spain, Cheap, Famous brand, O.K. with my favourite suit, My wife likes it.
Note: all of these elements are emotional and some are very difficult to define or quantify logically. Obviously, some will be of more importance than others. However, If the product, service or idea can cover ALL of the WANTS mentioned above, there is a very high possibility that the person will buy it. If some elements are not covered, but they are of secondary importance, the purchase could still happen.
I want: People talking about the product, Perception of elite product, Publicity, Perception of value for money, Market leader, Head office happy.
The last element of the system is the area of LACKS. These account for the remaining 35% of the reasons for "buying". This area can be composed of both logic and emotion. However, we have found that usually emotion is the strongest element. The LACKS define why the person or organization is having problems covering their NEEDS / WANTS.
I want: Light blue, Long sleeves, 100% cotton, 1 breast pocket, Buttons on the cuffs, O.K. with Tie, Made in Spain, Cheap, Famous brand, O.K. with my favourite suit, My wife likes it.
I lack: Time to go to many shops, Money, "good" colour coordination, Knowledge of my exact size, Interest in buying clothes, Good taste in shirts.
I lack; Marketing budget, Salesmen, Time, Knowledge of the competition, Sales/marketing techniques, Support.
One key point to bear in mind is that once one NEED is covered, all the other elements change. No one person or organization is capable of covering all our NEEDS, WANTS & LACKS at the same time. The intelligent communicator is one who covers the overlapping areas of one set of NEEDS, WANTS and LACKS today, another set the day after, and so on. Covering N, W & L in this manner help to maintain customer loyalty through the conscious dynamic application of progressive and evolutionary skills and techniques.
As one can see, both individuals & organizations have NEEDS, WANTS and LACKS: B&A believe that it is only by covering the N, W & L of the client, whether it is an individual or an organization, that one can achieve one's communication or business objectives.


Photos: On bark. Droum Wood, Co. Cork, SW Ireland.
Very variable. Whitish-grey thallus with numerous small, black pycnidia. Often infertile but when present the apothecia are pinkish to light brown, often pruinose and becoming convex and distorted. Thin, lighter coloured margins that darken with age. The spores are 1-septate, 8-15 x 2-4 µm. Microscope photographs below.
Thallus K+ yellow, pycnidia walls K+ purple.
Found on the drier side of acid-barked trees and wooden posts, rarely on shaded rocks. Moderately pollution tolerant.


Around 1951 the Rice Players formed with the help of Dr. Willard Thorpe after a reorganization of the Dramatic Club (1921-1951).
Dr. Alan Chapman joined the faculty of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1946, and taught at Rice for 60 years.
In 2014 the Association of Rice Alumni honored Shelby at the Annual Laureate's dinner.
The Allen Center was dedicated as part of the 1967 Homecoming events.
Alice von Eiff was the Brown College Secretary and retired in 1983.
All three pictured were employees of the Rice Institute. Ann Wheeler worked in President E.O. Lovett's office, while Pender Turnbull worked in the library. Walter Malloy might have also been a librarian.


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Justice Harwood Receives the 2020 Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award
The Law School honored Justice R. Bernard Harwood, Jr. ('63) with the 2020 Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award at the Alabama Law Alumni Society Banquet in Mountain Brook on Friday.
The Law School Foundation gives the award to an outstanding alumnus who has distinguished himself or herself through service to the bar, The University of Alabama, and the School of Law. The award is named for the late Samuel Wesley Pipes ('38), who was a partner in the Mobile law firm of Lyons, Pipes & Cook until his death in 1982.
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Hornblower:The Duchess and Devil
Hornblower: The Duchess and The Devil
A&E, 1999
This episode is based on Hornblower and Duchess and The Devil in CS Forester's Midshipman Hormblower.
Hornblower is taking a captured French ship back to England with Duchess of Wharfedale aboard when Spanish ships appear and he is taken captive. While Midshipman Hunter plots escape, Hornblower helps Midshipman Kennedy recover from neglect. A failed escape attempt by Hunter puts Hornblower in solitary confinement. Later his heroism in saving Spanish sailors gains liberty for himself and his men.
Approximate date: Sometime after August 1, 1796. No exact date given in book or television series.
Acting Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower captures the small French ship Le Reve and returns to Gibraltar. There he is informed he will take the ship back to England. Before that he must attend a important dinner with Sir Hew Dalrymple, the governor of Gibraltar. There he meets her grace, the Duchess of Wharfedale, who is of common birth unlike most ladies married to men with aristocratic titles. She was in Italy when the French arrived and made her way to Gibraltar. It turns out that Hornblower will be taking her back to England on his ship.
During the journey the find themselves not only in fog but surrounded by Spanish ships. They try a ruse by raising the French flag and even putting on French clothing. However the ruse is detected and Hornblower surrenders rather than risk the lives of the crew in a senseless battle with overwhelming odds against them. The Duchess decides to conceal the admiralty dispatches since the Spanish will not search her. After surrendering, they are taken to a nearby prison. The Duchess is also interned nearby awaiting transport out.
In the cell, Hornblower finds Midshipman Kennedy, whose longboat was set adrift by Simpson in The Duel. He looks bad and Hornblower tries to help him. Midshipman Hunter wants to escape but Hornblower orders him to wait until they can all go. But they gather intelligence in the meantime as to how many guards there are and other things. The Duchess is allowed by the commandant to visit Hornblower and walks with her while on parole. Hunter becomes suspicious that Hornblower is not interested in escaping anymore and starts plotting. Kennedy's health worsens due to Hunter denying him food forcing Hornblower to ask for help. This is done and the Duchess helps out. Kennedy, in delirium, recognizes her and she is forced to admit she is not really the Duchess of Wharfedale but the actress Kitty Cobham. Hornblower is shocked since she is carrying important documents for his government.
Meanwhile a visiting French colonel, while having dinner with Don Masseredo, the Duchess and Hornblower, also recognizes her but does not unmask her in front of the commandant. Instead the Duchess decides to spend a romantic evening with the colonel. Hornblower is nervous but fortunately turns out okay in the end. Not long afterwards, she leaves but convinces the commandant to allow him to learn Spanish using the book Don Quixote and a lexicon. Meanwhile Hunter has decided to make his escape plans and convinces a number of them to join him. Matthews and Styles do not join in but Oldroyd does.
When the escape occurs, Hunter and his group make it out to the main area before being stopped. Hunter is shot but Hornblower pleads for their lives. The commandant wants to know who the plotters were not believing for a second that Hornblower would ever of approve of such an escape plan. Hornblower takes full responsibility and is put in the pit, a cell that does not allow a man to either lie down or stand up. Hunter, who was shot (and wants to die) has to watch from his cell Hornblower taking responsibility for his actions.
Not long after Hornblower is released, he sees a ship being chased by Indefatigable and strikes the nearby reef. The water is treacherous and a storm is raging. Giving parole for both himself and his men, he sets out to save the crew of the ship. The Duchess turns out to be aboard. Midshipman Hunter decides to swim away because of the guilt he has over what happened during the escape. They are rescued by Indefatigable and welcomed aboard. Pellew is not happy that the Duchess had the admiralty documents but also says Hornblower is no longer an acting lieutenant and has been promoted to Lieutenant Hornblower. Pellew asks Hornblower's crew if they will honor the parole he made to the Spanish. They do and they all return (except the Duchess of course) to shore. Sometime later Hornblower is informed that the First Minister of Spain, in recognition of the heroism to rescue Spanish lives, that he and his men are to be set free. The commandant wonders if they recognize they are letting loose a man who will be a thorn in their sides. Hornblower smiles and tells the commandant he will endeavor to prove them right.
Deviations from book
*Hornblower does attend the dinner but not with Captain Pellew as he his ship had not yet returned.
*The ship is captured but they did not attempt raising French colors or wear French uniforms. Hornblower tried evading in the fog but the Spanish frigates closed in and fired when the fog thinned out.
*The duchess admits she is Kitty Cobham aboard ship and does hide the admiralty documents. Also the maid she had is deleted for the television presentation.
*Midshipman Kennedy was not in the cell as in the book he was never cast adrift.
*There is no subplot involving Midshipman Hunter nor an attempted escape.
*His promotion to lieutenant occurs while imprisoned. The commandant informs him of the promotion and puts him in officers quarters and half pay.
*Kitty Cobham/Duchess of Wharfedale is not seen after after the ship is captured. She sends Hornblower a letter that the documents were delivered and wishes all is well with him.
*In the book he was imprisoned for two years but the dramatization makes it likely it was a six months or perhaps just short of a full year.
Of all the adaptations from Midshipman Hornblower, this is my favorite. It takes the story and actually makes it better. The essential story is Hornblower captures a small French ship and is captured taking it back to England with the Duchess of Wharfedale aboard. She secretes important naval documents and ends up home in Britain while Hornblower is imprisoned in Spain. He is only released after he and his crew save Spanish sailors whose ship crashed on the reef nearby. So the writers had to come up with a way to make the story much better and interesting to fill 90 minutes or so of television.
The character of Midshipman Hunter was expanded greatly as a contrast between two junior officers. Hunter was the older midshipman that saw a younger man rise fast and having to take orders from him. While others considered Hornblower lucky, Hunter downplayed or questioned his methods like how he took Le Reve. Hornblower and his men had taken captive the shore party and dressed in their clothes so they could approach the ship and take it by surprise. But Hunter said, in front of Matthews and Styles, that the prize money might be denied if they knew about the ruse Hornblower used. He also thought him less aggressive in wanting to fight the French or in his desire to escape. Hunter further alienated himself with Hornblower through his dismissive attitude to Kennedy and his disobeying orders in the doomed escape attempt.
Bringing back Kennedy was odd though. His character is in some of the early stories but not much beyond that. We last saw him in The Duel where after an epileptic fit he had to be left in a long boat during a raid. Simpson cast his boat adrift and he floated into French hands. The only way he could be in Spain was that he escaped and headed there since it was an ally at that time. Alas probably by the time he made it, Spain was on France's side and he was imprisoned. At any rate he was in bad shape and likely would have died without Hornblower's help. Hunter was willing to let him die rather than bring him along.
Kitty Cobham/Duchess of Wharfedale was a clever character. She decided to impersonate the duchess so that she would not be ill-treated And she pulled it off both in the book and the televised drama. In the book, she told Hornblower before the Spanish came aboard Le Reve. While the men and officers would be searched, a duchess would not. Of course it came at a risk. If they ever suspected she was not a duchess, she would be arrested. And of course if they found the documents on her, she probably would be accused of being a spy and executed. In the book she was sent back to England and delivered the documents. The movie greatly expands her character by having her interned nearby while waiting transport to England (via Portugal) so she visits with Hornblower. Later she helps the very sick Kennedy recover. Unfortunately that is when he recognizes her as the actress. And much later the visiting French officer recognizes her as well but does not unmask her to Don Masseredo, commandant of the prison. She spends a night of romance with him which makes Hornblower uneasy. Yet as in the book she is loyal to both Hornblower and England.
Don Masseredo was never identified as such in the book, just the commandant of Ferrol prison who seemed pleasant enough. He did not speak English much and used an Irishman to do that for him (many Irish found jobs working or living in Spain during this period). Don Masseredo comes across as a gentleman but he is a Spanish army officer not to be trifled with either. The duchess uses all her skills with him to allow Hornblower parole and to bring fresh fruit (which Hunter despises and smashes them up). Another touch not in the book is after she left asking him to have Hornblower learn Spanish reading Don Quixote with a lexicon. Certainly the educated Hornblower would have known about the book as English translations had been around for a while. And it is considered one of the best Spanish books in all history and helping spread modern Spanish as well.
One of the nicer touches I liked was Hornblower's promotion to lieutenant. In the book, the commandant informs of his promotion upon receiving notification from the British during a cartel. A cartel during this period was when enemies exchanged information and or prisoners usually by an agreement (informal or formal). It was much more satisfying to have Pellew deliver him the news when he was aboard Indefatigable. And Pellew did it with flair. When the duchess commended Acting Lieutenant Hornblower's bravery, Pellew says:
I'm afraid he is no longer my acting lieutenant! As a result of exemplary gallantry in the fire ship attack on Gibraltar, an opinion shared by three captains no less. Captains who would not normally even agree on the color of the orange. His promotion was confirmed in last dispatches. He is now commissioned Lieutenant Hornblower.
An enjoyable episode to watch and the best of the Midshipman Hornblower adaptations.
Historical Notes
Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, by John Jackson, 1831
*Sir Hew Dalrymple was a real person. He was not governor of Gibraltar during the French Revolutionary Wars but was Acting Governor from November 1806-August 1808. However his actions in Portugal as Commander of the Portuguese Expedition in 1808 resulted in his being recalled for an official inquiry and to never hold field command again. With the French forces under General Junot defeated and on the run being pursued by General Arthur Wellesley(later Lord Wellington), he was ordered to cease by Dalrymple. Dalrymple negotiated the infamous Convention of Sintra which allowed all the French forces in Portugal (29,900) to be evacuated back to France courtesy of the British Royal Navy. Worse they were allowed to bring personal articles and weapons as well. The Portuguese were outraged by the deal which allowed them to take items stolen from Portugal. It was seen as a disgrace back in London. While the inquiry acquitted all concerned, Dalrymple was eventually promoted (due to seniority) to full general and then quietly retired. He was formally denounced by the government. He then was made governor of Blackness Castle from 1811 to his death in 1830. In short, sent to the rear where he could due the least damage and put in charge of an ancient fortress used as a military prison during the Napoleonic Wars and not much else after that.
*There is no title of nobility for Wharfedale. In fact Wharfedale is one of the Yorkshire Dales in the upper valley of the River Wharfe.
*Prize money was awarded when a navies in time of war seized merchant or military ships of the nation at war with. The British Royal Navy developed a series of rules about how it was to be done and was formalized in the Cruisers and Convoys Act of 1708. For merchant ships that were seized, the sale of cargo and ship would be the prize money to be divided up. Military ships (supply, dispatch and warships) were almost always purchased by the crown providing they were in good shape. Which is why, even with cannons that could sink ships at great distance, they would close in and take if they could. All ships that sighted the enemy craft that was captured were eligible for prize money. Money was allocated in eighths with the ships captain getting the most (which could make him very wealthy), along with admirals who ordered the orders, all the officers and crew got a share as well. Share money for the ordinary seamen could equal several years of pay. Privateers could seize enemy ships if they had a Letter of Marque granting that power but they also had to play by rules as well if they were to be paid. Those days are long gone and prize money is no longer awarded to naval officers who take enemy ships. They can be taken to a prize court and sold but the government gets the money now.
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Anna Catherine Silk (Fredericton, 31 de Janeiro de 1974) é uma atriz canadense. Ela é mais conhecida por interpretar Bo na série de televisão Lost Girl.

Biografia
Anna Silk nasceu em 1974, em Fredericton, província de New Brunswick, Canadá. Em 1997 completa o bacharelato em Artes na St. Thomas University, na sua terra natal. Iniciou a carreira com duas produções com o teatro St. Thomas, Seven Menus e The Kitchen. Em Novembro de 1999 muda-se para Toronto, visando seguir a carreira de actriz.

Fica conhecida em todo o Canadá num anúncio da NicoDerm, em que protagonizada Deb, uma hospedeira de bordo super-stressada por estar a tentar deixar de fumar.

Na década de 2000, Anna faz pequenos papéis em diversas séries televisivas como Mutant X e Ghost Whisperer e integra o elenco de alguns filmes canadianos, entre os quais Earthstorm e Where the Truth Lies. Entre 2009 e 2010 participa na série Being Erica , onde interpreta a lésbica Cassidy Holland.

Em 2010 integra o elenco da série Lost Girl, interpretando pela primeira vez uma personagem principal.

Filmografia
 Undressed (1999) - Becca
 Daring & Grace: Teen Detectives (2000)
 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
 Deception (2003)
 Petits mythes urbains (2003)
 Mutant X (2003)
 1-800-Missing (2003)
 Dead Lawyers (2004)
 Puppets Who Kill (2004)
 Love Rules! (2004)
 Anonymous Rex (2004)
 Where the Truth Lies (2005)
  The Perfect Neighbor (2005)
 Earthstorm (2006)
 Angela's Eyes (2006)
 Legacy of Fear (2006)
 The Jane Show (2007)
 Do Not Bend (2007)
 'Til Death Do Us Part (2007)
 The Company (2007)
 Breakfast with Scot (2007)
 Voicemail (2007)
 Being Erica (2008-2010) - Cassidy Holland
 Ghost Whisperer (2008) - Haylie, no episódio "Big Chills"
 Billable Hours (2008)
 Lost Girl (2010) - Bo
 Republic of Doyle (2011) - Tanya St. Croix, no episódio "St. John's Town"

Ligações externas

Naturais de Fredericton
Atrizes do Canadá


Government has been presented with some cautionary words over its future use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly over the legal constraints and its use in decision making.
The Government Office for Science has issued a report on the broad outlook for the technology, including a section that highlights its possible use in the public sector.
It conveys a generally positive perspective, saying that AI could provide a number of benefits, especially with the growth of deep learning, which involves combining layers of neural networks to identify features of a dataset. These include making existing services more efficient by anticipating demand and more effectively deploying resources, and supporting decision making with a swift analysis of pertinent information.
But the latter could have its limitations, especially if the public become wary of the possibility of key decisions being made by machines.
The report says it is likely that a human will have to be kept in the loop for many types of decisions, using AI for support. But this could raise new tensions: if they never question the advice of a machine it could seem that AI is the de facto decision maker; and if they do so they may be thought to acting recklessly, especially if their own decision is shown to be poor.
Government bodies using AI for this purpose will have to be ready to answer questions about its influence, and be transparent about its role in decision making.
They will also need to understand how the legal frameworks, such as the Data Protection Act and EU General Data Protection Regulation, apply to the use of AI. For example, deep learning could involve processing personal data, possibly without intention, when it may not be clear if consent has been obtained.
It also points to wider issues around understanding the privacy and consent issues, and finding the right approaches to accountability for decisions made or supported by AI.
The publication prompted a response from Digital Catapult, the organisation backed by Innovate UK that provides support to SMEs in digital, emphasising the potential of AI in healthcare.
Its chief technology officer Marko Balabanovic said: "One of the biggest fields where AI can make a difference is healthcare: improving lives, reducing costs and providing opportunities for UK companies to grow to serve large global markets.
"AI for health relies on health data, and the UK has an unparalleled opportunity to open up data flows between centralised health organisations and faster moving innovative companies and research groups. We've recently seen proof that this can happen, with two London hospitals working with DeepMind (a Google owned leader in machine learning), sharing over a million patient records.
"This is encouraging. We would like to build on these examples to enable competitive advantage for innovative UK AI companies.


Do you need to find an alphabet snack for your child's preschool or kindergarten class?
Or just want to teach your child about nutrition and the alphabet at the same time!?
Well, if you do, and you haven't been on my site before; my girls and I went through an A to Z healthy snack challenge this past year!!
A 26 week challenge in which we on focused snacks starting with a different letter of the alphabet each week. (This was when my girls were 1 and 4 years old.) We came up with over 130 different snacks!!!
And, you and your kids can do the same. Maybe with not so many snacks, it as quite a challenge some weeks to come up with healthy snacks for some of the letters of the alphabet!
I'm honestly amazed at how much my oldest has picked up about nutrition from me simply telling her an interesting fact everyday of this challenge, and in everyday life! She even helped me come up with some of the snacks below.
You can download a printable list of them all here!
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If you don't want to print out the snack list yet, and to help you save some time from having to go into each post to find out which snacks we had each week; I decided to put together a master list of all the snacks.
If you want to know more about a snack we had for a specific week (for example, if we liked it or not); then you will have to go into that weeks post to find out (just click on the letter to get there). Or, you could always contact me if you have any questions about them.
Before you start reading off all of these snacks, I do want to let you know that even though we enjoyed, and even found some new favorite foods; some of the snacks we tried were not all that great. If you want to know which snacks we enjoyed and which ones we did not, simply click on the letter to go to that weeks post to find out.
I hope you enjoyed the convenience of my master list of healthy snacks from A to Z. It was an adventure of a challenge, with a lot of new foods and new recipes tried!
Between this challenge and all the documentaries I watch about eating well; I hope my daughters will grow up eating well without even realizing it!
So many people go through life simply eating whatever snacks they want without realizing most pre packaged foods don't have any nutritional value to them!
My girls are growing up with snacks that have plenty of nutritional value and snacks that are fun!
Comment below if you have any other snack ideas for any letter of the alphabet. I'll update my list with your suggestion(as long as it's healthy and mostly plant based!). And, don't forget to share this with friends and family!
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May 15th - Hours after striking down a federal law that made betting on sports illegal across the country, members of the U.S. Supreme Court could be seen celebrating as the Golden State Warriors completed their Game 1 upset win over the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals.
Neil Gorsuch, the most recent addition to the Supreme Court, denied that the decision to allow states to legalize betting on an individual basis had anything to do with the Warriors' rare status as underdogs for the first game of the conference finals.
Other members of the Supreme Court appeared to be in high spirits as well following the Warriors' 119-106 win over the Rockets, who entered the game as 1.5 point favorites at home.


Croatia's Marin Čilić has advanced through to the last 8 of the 2018 Rolex Paris Masters.
The No.5 seed was too good for No. 9 seed Grigor Dimitrov from Bulgaria winning in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 in just under two hours on Thursday.
After exchanging breaks early in the opening set, Čilić would come from behind in the tie-breaker to take the first set 7-6.
Čilić would take advantage of Dimitrov's unforced errors to break in the opening game of the second set. The Croatian started to find his groove and limited his unforced errors in the second set, not giving Dimitrov any opportunities to break back and get into the game.
The world No.7 would have two match points at 5-3 which he could not convert but would serve out the match in the next game.
Čilić will meet the winner of the Novak Djoković and Damir Dzumhur match in the quarter-final.
Fellow Croatian Borna Ćorić will play his last 16 match against Dominic Thiem later on Thursday. In the doubles, Mate Pavić moved into the last 8 with his partner Oliver Marach on Thursday.


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Former FDA Chief: Nobody Knows Where Six Feet Of Social Distancing Requirement Came From - The Political Insider
Former FDA Chief: Nobody Knows Where Six Feet Of Social Distancing Requirement Came From
By Rusty Weiss
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb claims "nobody knows" where the six feet of social distancing separation recommendation came from.
Gottlieb, in an interview with CBS's "Face The Nation," indicated the rule was arbitrary and not necessarily based on current science.
"Nobody knows where it came from. Most people assume that the six feet of distance, the recommendation for keeping six feet apart, comes out of some old studies related to flu, where droplets don't travel more than six feet," he said.
Gottlieb indicates that the initial recommendation was 10 feet, but ultimately became three feet based on an actual study.
"When it became three feet, the basis for the CDC's decision to ultimately revise it from six to three feet was a study that they conducted the prior fall," he explained. "So they changed it in the spring."
Gottlieb served as FDA Commissioner between 2017 and April of 2019.
Former FDA commissioner @ScottGottliebMD calls CDC's six-foot distancing recommendation "arbitrary" and "a perfect example of sort of the lack of rigor around how CDC made recommendations." pic.twitter.com/2Xf4vrz6Ec
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) September 19, 2021
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Six Feet Of Social Distancing Was Arbitrary
Gottlieb indicates it was the Biden administration that asked the recommendation for six feet of social distancing to be lowered in an effort to allow schools to open.
Noting the initial recommendation of 10 feet, the former FDA chief pointed out how the media would have been apoplectic if the former President had tried doing the same thing.
"So the compromise was around six feet. Now imagine if that detail had leaked out. Everyone would have said, 'This is the White House politically interfering with the CDC's judgment,'" he explained.
Gottlieb added, "The CDC said 10 feet, it should be 10 feet, but 10 feet was no more right than six feet and ultimately became three feet."
The six feet of social distancing rule was utter nonsense. pic.twitter.com/rqCafq6SpA
— Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com (@stillgray) September 20, 2021
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Dr. Fauci Says Teachers Still Need to Keep Their Distance
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, argued back in March that the six feet of social distancing still applied to teachers in the classroom.
"So, now children, as long as they continue to wear masks, will be in school at three feet," he explained at the time.
"That doesn't mean from the teachers, because they still have to be six feet from the teachers, and the teachers still need to be six feet from each other," Fauci added. "But the children, three feet from each other, is going to be okay from now on."
Dr. Anthony Fauci to @GStephanopoulos: "Wear masks all the time when you're outside. Social distancing, six feet at least. Avoid crowds…There's no question about that so that's something that's not really arguable." https://t.co/JgCvhTifYS pic.twitter.com/hf4nrSqr0M
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 28, 2020
Fauci has said he argued with former President Trump about keeping social distancing rules in place early on in the pandemic.
"We argued strongly with the president that he not withdraw those [social-distancing] guidelines after 15 days but that he extend them—and he did listen," Fauci said.
Trump let the social distancing recommendations expire shortly thereafter.
Dr. Fauci: "Connecticut has maintained the very important things to stay ahead of the virus–universal using of masks, avoiding crowded places, maintaining six feet distance and good hand hygiene." pic.twitter.com/j7ypTmUGSy
— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) August 4, 2020
Left-wing media slammed President Trump for ignoring social-distancing recommendations.
A Slate column last August accused Trump of getting thousands of Americans killed by not following such guidelines.
"The president's most decisive contribution to the death toll was his resistance to public health measures known as 'mitigation': social distancing, school and workplace closures, and cancellations of large gatherings," they wrote.
Multiple outlets last year tried to solve the mystery of where the guideline came from.
Business Insider notes that the six feet guideline came from a study that is now 80 years old.
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Q: How to get Application Data folder/Word template folder in Vista? Using WiX (Windows Installer XML) I have created an MSI installer which installs Word templates into the users Application Data folder, e.g. on Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates

I'm retrieving the path to this folder from the registry:
<Property Id="APPDIR" Secure="yes">
    <RegistrySearch Id="RegSearch_AppData"
        Type="directory"
        Key="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
        Name="AppData"
        Root="HKCU" />
</Property>

<CustomAction Id="ActionWordTemplateFolderAssign"
              Property="TEMPLATEFOLDER"
              Value="[APPDIR]Microsoft\Templates" />

<InstallExecuteSequence>
    <Custom Action="ActionWordTemplateFolderAssign" Sequence="1" />
</InstallExecuteSequence>

However, some users installing the MSI file on Windows Vista receive an error because the APPDIR property is empty.
Is APPDIR not the correct way to retrieve the Application Data folder? Or do I have to consider another property on Vista?
EDIT: This is just a short version of the WiX Code to retrieve Word's template folder. First I'm actually checking whether the user has a custom template folder defined by a policy or under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\General\UserTemplates. However, if none of these are set the fallback is to use the default location under %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Templates which is retrieved by the above code.

A: You should use [AppDataFolder] instead. I can't find anything about "appdir" in the windows installer property reference.
Edit after question edit: The shell folders key (great blogpost btw) where you get your appdir value from is a very old and deprecated way to get at the system folders. It is only there for backwards compatibility and you should not rely on it. Especially if you live near Raymond Chen.
Edit 2: Since the real question turns out to be "how do I find the user's word template folder"... The word template folder is not always
[AppDataFolder]\Microsoft\Templates

This is because the template folder can be configured under tools - options - file locations - user templates. Ironically we are back to searching the registry if we want to detect this:
  <Property Id="USERTEMPLATES">
     <RegistrySearch Id="SearchUserTemplates"
             Root="HKCU"
             Key="Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\General"
                 Name="UserTemplates"
             Type="raw" />
  </Property>

This registry value is normally not present however, and you cannot specify a default value that contains [AppDataFolder] here (I tried).
Instead, I would try to define two components, one which installs to USERTEMPLATES and one which installs to [AppData]\Microsoft\Templates. You can then make use of Condition elements to test for the existence of USERTEMPLATES, and install only the right one.

A: Some additional information:
The reference for MSI properties containing special folders:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370905(VS.85).aspx#system_folder_properties
And a link to a related blog post:
What is the WiX equivilent of Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData from .NET?

A: Divo - In response to your comment on localized Vista installations, the problem probably isn't so much localized Vista (unless I'm reading you wrong) but localized Office.
Microsoft\Templates might become Microsoft\Vorlagen  with German office for example. It's a pain in the ass, because I haven't found a reliable source of documentation on what folder names have been localized in Office, and what haven't.
My particular problem was with installing Macros to [AppDataFolder]Microsft\Word\STARTUP - which is localized for some languages only.  #$%# in the end we just get customers to manually move the templates, the majority of our markets don't have a problem but we've noticed Italian and Turkish office plus a couple of others seems to exhibit this rather annoying behaviour.

A: On Vista there is a new standard folder available called TemplateFolder. I think that is what you want.  To use it in WiX just do something like:
<DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR">
   <Directory Id="TemplateFolder" Name="Templates"/>
</DirectoryRef>

Then you can reference the TemplateFolder Directory where ever you may need it.

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Chapbooks (also called "pamphlet books") are typically created by students and contain collected types of poetry, their own poetry, or fiction. They measure 5 1/2 inches wide by 8 1/2 inches high.
You have all seen chapbooks. They are typically a standard sized sheet of paper folded in half with a staple binding.
The ones you have seen are used for theatre productions (ex: PlayBill), fairs, fundraising cook or recipe books, school handbooks.
Typically a fiction chapbook has 64 pages. This equals 18 sheets of paper folded in half creating 4 pages per folded sheet.
This sized book's binding is usually glued and has a spine.
Carefully fold the five sheets of computer paper in half (do one at a time) and place the folds together so that you have a single "signature" (what a group of pages are called).
Remove the first sheet. Lay flat and opened, fold crease facing up. Write the title on the right hand side of the paper. Leave this aside for a moment.
With your other pages, start numbering the bottom corners.
After you have numbered them, place the title page over the signature of 4 pages.
Score the card stock down the center. You can use a dead ballpoint pen to create the score line.
Mark on the fold, 3 inches and six inches. This is where the punch holes are to go.
Using a regular paper punch, hold the punch over the fold so that it is half on the fold and half off. You will punch half a circle but because it is the fold, when you open it up, it is a full circle.
Using the punched holes on the cover card stock as a template, place the folded cover over each page and punch holes in the same manner as the cover.
Put your book pages back in order.
Using a 12 to 15 inches of yarn, ribbon, floss, twine, open the book up to the center fold.
Draw the ends of your yarn, ribbon, floss, twine through the holes so the ends are on the outside of the book.
Cross them over and then poke the ends through the inside of the book.
Cross over again, and bring the ends to the outside and tie.
If you have a long handled stapler, you can bind the book with 2 or three staples. If you use a stapler, remember, that pages can fall out if the staples are not tight and hugging the paper to keep them in place.
You can do a simple tying of material by inserting the yarn (or what ever you choose) inside the book bringing the ends to the outside and just tying it.
Do not tie your binding too tight or you will rip the pages or folds, and you cannot open your book easily. Remember to give it some slack for ease of movement.
You can paste poetry, phrases inside your book or you can use your computer to set up and print out pages and then assemble them properly. You will need to use 2 columns and put your page setting as "landscape". You will need to know the page order so that you can type them up and they are in order when you put your book together. It is best if you create a proto type book with numbered pages if you are going to do use a computer word program.
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Last summer, I made my son a chapbook to use as a summer journal. We cut paper up into 3 by 3 inch squares and he drew pictures on them. We glued a picture to each page and he wrote a sentence underneath each picture.
These make nice travel journals for kids and they can decorate the covers with souvenirs from their travels.


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The 411 on Pacemakers
Your heart is a complex organ that normally beats at a rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute. But if it's not doing its job or starts getting sluggish, your doctor may suggest getting a pacemaker.
This little device, usually placed under your skin during a minor surgical procedure, is situated close to your heart and helps to regulate your heartbeat. During the procedure, the cables of the pacemaker are threaded through the blood vessels to the upper and lower chambers of the heart.
"Pacemakers are life extending," says Ranjit Suri, MD, director of the Electrophysiology Service and Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "Not only can they prolong life, but they prevent passing out spells that can lead to injury."
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While pacemakers are extremely safe, there are some side effects to be aware of. Here's what to expect. All of these side effects, fortunately, are very uncommon.
1. Infections. At the time the pacemaker is put in, one percent of patients or even fewer contract an infection, says Anne Curtis, MD, the Charles and May Bauer professor and chair of the department of medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo. "If this happens, it all has to be removed and then put back in," Curtis says. "But it is very rare."
A device-related infection could also set in after the pacemaker has been in place for awhile, Suri says. "If you're on dialysis or in an immune-compromised state, you could run into this," he says. "If it happens, you'd have to take out all the hardware, eradicate the infection, and reimplant the pacemaker on the other side."
2. Blood clots. Another infrequent complication is when a blood clot develops in the vein where the wires to the pacemaker are located.
"The wires from the pacemaker that go into the heart get there from a vein," Curtis explains. "Occasionally people can get a blood clot where the vein is." While it could cause no symptoms, this could also cause the arm to swell. The treatment is for the person to take a blood thinner until the clot dissolves."
3. Electromagnetic interference. "There is a small risk of interference with electromagnetic energy in the environment," Suri says. This could involve cell phones, MRI scans, or anti-theft devices in stores. Just three weeks ago, he says, the FDA approved an MRI-compatible pacemaker.
If you have a pacemaker, you'll probably be told not to keep your cell phone in your shirt pocket on the same side where the pacemaker is, or to hold the phone to your ear on the pacemaker side. "This could cause electrical interference due to the signals that emanate from the cell phone," Curtis says.
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5. Batteries need replacing. "You can live for 50 years with a pacemaker and die of something else," Suri says. "But about every 10 years, the batteries need to be replaced, and this requires surgery."
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Newton de Andrade Cavalcanti (Palmeira dos Índios,  — ) foi um militar e político brasileiro.

Biografia
Filho de Francisco Balbino Cavalcanti e de Rosa de Andrade. Casou-se em 13 de novembro de 1913, no Rio de Janeiro com Maria Eugenia Lagden (1888), filha de Henrique Tavares Lagden e de Maria Adelaide Guimarães.

Militar de carreira, tornou-se praça a 10 de abril de 1902; passou a aspirante em 2 de junho de 1909. Em 12 de abril de 1911 foi promovido a 2º tenente. Em 8 de fevereiro de 1918 foi promovido a 1º tenente. Foi promovido ao posto de capitão, efetivado em 2 de maio de 1922. Promovido, por merecimento, a major, em 29 de novembro de 1928. Estando neste posto, integrou a Missão Indígena e participou ativamente da Revolução de 1930, chefiando um destacamento de paulistas. Com a vitória de Getúlio Vargas, passou a dirigir o Centro de Educação Física do Exército Brasileiro. Foi promovido a tenente-coronel em 13 de outubro de 1931. Chegou ao posto de coronel, por merecimento, em 10 de fevereiro de 1933. No mesmo ano, foi nomeado comandante da 9ª Região Militar, sediada em Mato Grosso.

Foi também chefe da Casa Militar da Presidência da República de 17 de maio a 20 de julho de 1935, e passou a responder pelo comando do 2º Regimento de Infantaria, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. De agosto a setembro daquele ano, foi nomeado por Getúlio Vargas interventor federal no Mato Grosso, com a função de instalar a Assembleia Constituinte estadual que iria eleger o governador do estado.

Logo depois, em novembro, foi novamente indicado para uma interventoria, agora no estado do Rio de Janeiro, encarregado de presidir as eleições locais e garantir a posse do candidato eleito, Protógenes Pereira Guimarães, ao que ocupou o governo fluminense entre 7 de novembro a 12 de novembro.
Em 28 de novembro de 1935, foi promovido ao posto de general de brigada e posteriormente a general de divisão e general de exército.

Com simpatias pelo Integralismo, exerceu diversos cargos de comando no Exército, entre eles o de comandante da Vila Militar do Distrito Federal, em 1937, e comandante da 5ª Região Militar (Curitiba), em 1942. Teve participação decisiva na deposição de Getúlio Vargas em 1945.

Comandou a Zona Militar Sul, em Porto Alegre, entre 2 de janeiro de 1945 e 3 de abril de 1946.

Chegou a ministro interino da Guerra no governo de Eurico Gaspar Dutra, no ano de 1949. Um ano mais tarde, foi novamente nomeado chefe do Gabinete Militar da Presidência da República, mantendo-se no cargo de 4 de abril de 1950 a 30 de janeiro de 1951.

Voltou a comandar a Zona Militar Sul, no período de 14 de maio a 22 de outubro de 1951.

Morreu em 25 de novembro de 1965.

Ligações externas
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Stânceşti may refer to several villages in Romania:

 Stâncești, a village in Buntești Commune, Bihor County
 Stâncești, a village in Mihai Eminescu Commune, Botoșani County
 Stâncești, a village in Dobra Commune, Hunedoara County

See also
 Stăncești (disambiguation)
 Stânca (disambiguation)


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North American Air Defence - The Pine Tree, Mid-Canada and DEW Lines: 1950-1954
The F-86 Sabre – Royal Canadian Air Force: 1950
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In 1948, the Soviet Union unveiled a new long-range bomber, similar in design and performance to the American B-29 bomber. The following year, the Soviets detonated its first nuclear weapon. By 1950, both the Canadian and American government recognized that the main threat to North American security was a long-range Soviet bomber force. Consequently, the two governments cooperated in the construction of three warning lines, networks of radar stations positioned across North America.
The Pine Tree line was a series of radar installations along the 49th parallel. The Mid-Canada line was built along the 55th parallel, and the DEW (Distant Early Warning) line stretched from Alaska to Greenland along the Arctic coast of North America. In the event of a Soviet bomber attack, these radar installations would provide Canadian and American air forces four to six hours warning. Both Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and United States Air Force (USAF) fighters could be deployed to intercept any Soviet bomber force.