Have you gotten a message from someone claiming to be a representative of the Nigerian government, promising a multi-million dollar reward for your help in transferring a huge sum of money? Are you soon to be rich, filthy rich -- or could this be a scam?
Sorry to dash your hopes for a share of the ill-gotten booty, but the letter below (and many variations on the theme) is a well-known scam that pre-dates the Internet. But unfortunately, alarming numbers of people are taking the bait in what has been dubbed "The 419 Scam".
Dear friend, Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information Gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request your assistance to transfer the sum of (45,500,000.00) FORTY-FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS, into your accounts.
The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed, Commissioned and paid for about three years ago by a foreign contractor. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in a suspense account at The Central Bank Of Nigeria Apex Bank. We are now ready to transfer the fund overseas and that is where you come in.
The total sum will be shared as follows: 60% for us, 35% for you and 5% for local and international expenses incidental to the transfer. The transfer is risk free on both sides.
When a potential victim reponds to the scammer, they are asked for their bank account and other personal information. The fraudster then tries to establish credibility by providing documents bearing Nigerian government letterhead. But invariably a "problem" arises. The victim is then pressured or threatened to provide one or more large sums of money to save the venture. According to the U.S. Treasury, this scam grosses hundreds of millions of dollars annually, and in a few cases scam victims have been killed.
To learn more about the Nigerian 419 Scam, check out this link. I think you'll also enjoy the very funny Annual Nigerian EMail Conference parody.
Most recent comments on "Nigerian Scammers"
I've done better than the Nigerian, better than the english lottery: I'm gonna be partners with MRS. ARAFAT herself! She wrote me the best email EVER and i's only a matter of [the end of] time now. Can't wait! yeah, right!
Joining the so-called NETDATING for a while..I did meet not only one time but few times the male scammers although i have heard from some real men about their experience about the female scammers from Russia..ect..but this also happen to us..the real and serious ladies who want to expand our search just for the real love and the right partner..
I did meet many male scammers with the same story that they are all widowed with one kid who lives full time with them …besides they don't have any relatives..parents are all deceased..no brothers or sisters..and after a short time to contact with us ..they very soon starting their business trips to Nigeria..Ghana…ect..and the climax comes when either his kid kidnapped or he is attacked and lost all money..passport…ect and we ( the ladies ) are the only person he can trust ..rely on and help him thru this harshly situation by sending him some money ( just a humble sum around 400USD to maximum 1200USD ) to rescue him and his kid..
The scammers' common denominator is they don't have time to exchange emails with you to undertsnad deeper your viewpoint..character…family or else like the real man on the way searching for his partners….but just the simple preface to introduce about them and their jobs/situation for next step..
We still saved and stored all the scammer's emails and chats…as a proof…care to read ?
Here is some of the email addresses that my friends and I have experienced on the way searching for the real happiness..
EDITOR'S NOTE: I'm sure all of those addresses are anonymous throw-away accounts, so posting them here won't help. But your comments will be helpful to some, thanks.
I too get to win the lottery several times a day and they are followed by the letters from Chiefs - Kings - Princesses and of course the occasional Prince. I am amazed that people fall for this kwap.
I always copy and paste the header to the offendinding email ( required ) send it to `say` abuse@yahoo.com ...sometimes they have one - two or even 3 email addresses, add an abuse to each.
Not all scammers are Nigerian as this thread shows http://boards.biography.com/thread.jspa?threadID=800007322&messageID=800040492. Charity fraud is on the rise but sadly, most fraudsters see themselves as cleverer than everyone else, when in fact, they are to be pitied.
EDITOR'S NOTE: You need to contact the police.
i am working on connecting scammer email address to a data base at mastercard international if the email comes up in their data base the account is deleated and the money is returned to the depositors and the person is turned over to the police.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Does this technique use the Eject-o-Seat technology to whoosh the person out of their chair, or are you using a Teleporter to get them to the nearest police station?
My friend was scammed and he thinks that sending this money to these men who say they are government official and will help him get back his $50,000.00. He has been paying back this money for over 14 months now and they keep telling him different amounts each time and now he has paid them $48,500.76 and they claim he still needs to send another $4,500 to get his $50,000.00. I have tried to stop him but he will not listen to me. Maybe you can find something out for me and let me know so I can show him.
The recognized '419' advance fee fraud scam is a main source of spam which takes its victims for hundreds of millions of dollars yearly. Email headers substantiate that much of this traffic currently comes out of Lagos and Amsterdam. 419ers also create fake bank websites. Ad hoc information warfare has begun in which anti-scammers hijack these websites as well as scammers' email accounts. Spam legislation will not stop these particular emails. Filtering outgoing mail, as close as practical to the source, could suppress that piece of the fraud carried out by email, at least in the short term.
I just want to know if Marco Dupond is a scammer.He doesnt give me any clues that he is but because he was on the Ivory Coast I have my doubts.He has asked me for money and I refused but we still chat. Its been almpst 1 year. He is no longer in the Ivory Coast. and is planning to come to Canada where his ex wife lives.
EDITOR'S NOTE: I'm sure there are many Marco Duponds, some nice, some naughty. Don't send any money.
Hello, I have been conversing with a supposedly U.S. Army man for approx 2yrs now, during this time I have checked him out online and found a site about him?? He has gone by the names Randy, Jeff and now Philip w the last name being Miller. The site is called astonishedman but not sure which site on?? but know he is the man in the pics shown. Now he assures me he is THE REAL 1 of course and that he knows about the sites etc, what can u add to this please? Caz.


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Coronel Bogado ist eine Stadt und Distrikt im Departamento Itapúa im Süden von Paraguay, 49 km westlich von Encarnación gelegen. Sie hat etwa 21.000 Einwohner und ist nach einem paraguayischen Held der südamerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskriege benannt. Der Distrikt wurde am 2. Mai 1913 gegründet. Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg siedelten sich in der Region zahlreiche Tschechen und Slowaken an.

Der Haupterwerbszweig ist die Landwirtschaft, in der Baumwolle, Weizen, Maniok, der Mate-Strauch, Erdnüsse, Bohnen, Soja, Mais, Reis und Wassermelonen angebaut werden. Daneben gibt es im Distrikt verschiedene Unternehmen der Lebensmittelindustrie, darunter der größte Hersteller der traditionellen paraguayischen Backware Chipa.

Einzelnachweise

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LOTO RESULTATS: 2156, 2019-04-10 | MAROC LOTO, Acheter Le Loto, Vérifier les résultats, Gagner le tirage.
LA LOTERIE NATIONALE, the Loto operator in Maroc, held Loto draw 2156 on Wednesday, 10th April 2019 at Maroc Local time. The Loto draw was transmitted live on TV under the supervision of a government representative.
Maroc Loto Draw Number 2156, was held on 2019-04-10, with following Loto results: 09,20,27,,,, with Complimetary ball number: 21.
The Joker number was: 5345118. No Winner for the Joker Lottery. DHS.
Rapport par grille gagnante (dhs): 160564.87 DHS.
Rapport par grille gagnante (dhs): 4878 DHS.
Rapport par grille gagnante (dhs): 146 DHS.
- Next Loto Maroc Draw jackpot is around 4,200,000 DH, and will be help on 2019-04-13.
- Loto Maroc draws number: 09,20,27,38,41,49, with Complimetary ball number: 21.
- next Loto Maroc draw will be help on Saturday, 13th April 2019 at Maroc Local time.


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Q: How to fix git push name? When i try to git push, i see this message:

remote: Permission to Karetski/univercube.git denied to PavelMetsko.
  fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/Karetski/univercube.git/': The requested URL
  returned error: 403

But in git config i see another user.name

push.default=simple
core.autocrlf=true
user.email=karetski@gmail.com
user.name=Karetski
core.repositoryformatversion=0
core.filemode=true
core.bare=false
core.logallrefupdates=true
core.ignorecase=true
core.precomposeunicode=true
remote.origin.url=https://github.com/Karetski/univercube.git
remote.origin.fetch=+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
branch.master.remote=origin
branch.master.merge=refs/heads/master

How to fix this thing? I need "Karetski" username instead of "PavelMetsko"

A: user.name is not for access control, it is what is used for your commits.

user.name
Your full name to be recorded in any newly created commits. Can be overridden by the GIT_AUTHOR_NAME and GIT_COMMITTER_NAME environment variables. See git-commit-tree(1).

What you need to set are your credentials.
[credential "https://github.com/Karetski/univercube.git"]
    username = Karetski

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Women bankers fight poverty across Maryland
Council of Professional Women in Banking and Finance collecting used shoes
4/7/2014, 6 a.m.
In partnership with Soles4Souls, Inc., the Maryland Bankers Association's (MBA) Council of Professional Women in Banking and Finance is collecting used shoes to help fight poverty. As the Council's official 2014 Philanthropy Initiative, the Used Shoe Drive runs until May 1, 2014 at participating bank branches and organizations across Maryland.
The Council of Professional Women in Banking and Finance Philanthropy mission is giving back to the Maryland community through leadership and inspiration. The goal of the initiative is to have bank branches throughout the state of Maryland participate in the 2014 Used Shoe Drive to collect 25,000 pairs of used shoes. In the first six weeks of the drive, 308 participating bank branches and organizations have pledged a total of 17,470 pairs of used shoes; two-thirds of the way to reaching the Council's goal.
"The passion and commitment that bankers demonstrate throughout the year have been harnessed in this exciting new partnership with Soles4Souls," said President and CEO of the Maryland Bankers Association, Kathleen Murphy. "The MBA is proud of our members across Maryland who are using their enthusiasm and creativity to achieve exceptional results."
Soles4Souls is an international anti-poverty organization that monetizes used shoes and clothing to create sustainable jobs and fund direct relief efforts, including the distribution of new shoes and clothing. The used shoes collected from this drive will be sent to the Soles4Souls processing center, where they will convert every pair of shoes collected into a value-added social currency to achieve positive change, both humanitarian and economic. Most of the reusable shoes will be sent to micro-enterprise programs that create jobs in developing nations such as Haiti. The resulting revenue from the 25,000 pairs of collected shoes will help fund 500 new pairs of Sketcher clog shoes, which will be given to MBA's Council of Professional Women in Banking and Finance to donate to a Maryland-based nonprofit organization, and distributed at a special event this summer.
"At Community Bank of the Chesapeake, one of our core values is to be community-focused and give back where we live and work," said Chairman and CEO of Community Bank of the Chesapeake, Michael Middleton. "Partnering with Maryland Bankers Association's Council of Professional Women in Banking and Finance to support this initiative is a natural extension of our Culture of Excellence."
Former MBA chairman, Middleton was instrumental in the creation of the Council of Professional Women in Banking and Finance, which launched in May 2013.
"Community banking is all about helping others; that's what drives our associates on a daily basis," said President and CFO of First United Bank & Trust and 2014 Chair of the Advisory Board of the Council of Professional Women in Banking and Finance, Carissa Rodeheaver. "Our banks are putting their heart and 'sole' into this effort and I couldn't be prouder of them making a difference in our communities."
To join the effort, visit the Soles4Souls website at www.GiveShoes.org to find the nearest donation location. Visit www.mdbankers.com to follow the progress of the Maryland banking industry reaching their goal of collecting 25,000 pairs of used shoes.
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Maywood var en nederländsk popgrupp under 1970- och 1980-talet. Deras största hit var 1980 Late At Night. Gruppen representerade Nederländerna i Eurovision Song Contest 1990 i Zagreb med Ik wil alles met je delen, som slutade på 15 plats.

Diskografi

Album
1980 - Maywood
1981 - Different Worlds
1982 - Colour My Rainbow
1983 - Het beste van Maywood
1987 - Beside You
1990 - Achter De Horizon
1991 - 6 Of The Thirties
1992 - De Hits Van Maywood
1994 - More Maywood
1996 - Good For Gold
2006 - Box Set 4 CD Collection (only Netherlands)

Singlar
1978 - Since I Met You
1979 - You Treated Me Wrong
1980 - Mother how are you today
1980 - Give Me Back My Love
1980 - Late At Night
1980 - Mutter (only in Germany)
1980 - Lichtermeer (only in Germany)
1981 - Pasadena
1981 - Distant Love
1981 - Rio
1981 - Mano
1982 - Get Away
1982 - Star
1982 - Colour My Rainbow (only in Germany)
1982 - I Believe In Love
1982 - No More Winds To Guide Me (only in Germany)
1983 - Ask for Tina
1983 - Show Me The Way To Paradise
1984 - Late At Night
1984 - Standing In The Twilight
1985 - It Takes A Lifetime
1985 - Lonely Nights
1986 - When I Look Into Your Eyes
1987 - Help The Children Of Brazil
1987 - If You Need A Friend
1987 - Break Away
1989 - Kom In Mijn Armen
1989 - Hey Hey Hey
1990 - Ik Wil Alles Met Je Delen
1991 - Ik Blijf Naar Jou Verlangen
1992 - Stupid Cupid
1993 - You And I
1993 - Give Me Something
1993 - Blue Sunday Morning

Externa länkar
Biografi på Popinstituut
www.maywood-online.de

Nederländska musikgrupper
Artister som representerat Nederländerna i Eurovision Song Contest
Deltagare i Eurovision Song Contest 1990


Thank you Personae, for making a magazine about fashion which is so deeply satisfying to read on so many levels. What I've been missing (and scouting for) in the magazine world is something which reflects on the mere function of fashion, why it is fashion and more importantly: where is it taking us?
Personae offers a unique insight through sociologists, art historians, philosophers, current designers, photographers and so much more. And I especially favor the fact that philosophy professor at University of Bergen; Lars FR.H Svendsen, the author behind "Fashion - A philosophical essay" is a contributor. His thoughts provide deep insight in how fashion has came to be what it is today.


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Q: MySQL queries in PHP Two quick (I hope!) questions:
Counting rows
Is it more efficient to use COUNT(id) in an SQL query, or to just select all the rows and use PHP's mysql_num_rows() function on the returned resource? Would this depend on the size of the results query? Is there a fairly easy way of determining the answer to this question?
Results arrays
At the moment, I am using COUNT(id) in a query, and then obviously using mysql_query() and mysql_fetch_array(), as follows:
$sql = "SELECT COUNT(id) FROM TABLE1;";
$resource = mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error())
$result = mysql_fetch_array($resource);
$count = $result[0];

and this returns the number of rows fine.  However, I'm surprised that
$count = mysql_fetch_array($resource)[0];

doesn't work; I get the error:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in C:\ServerDocs\file1.php on line 44

is there an easy explanation as to what's going on?
Thanks in advance,
Chris

A: 1) mysql_query gets all the results and the you do a count on the results. Therefore performance is related to the number of results. If you do count(*) it is a DB select which results only one row/column. In this case database does everything for you, which is usually considered better.
2) $count = mysql_fetch_array($count)[0]; is not possible. Do the following:
$count = mysql_fetch_array($count);
echo $count[0];

A: *

*It depends on the situation, but SELECT COUNT(*) is normally faster.
The reason is simply that using mysql_num_rows(), the database
server has to actually build the result set. With a COUNT(*), on the
other hand, the DB may be able to determine the number of rows just
from indexes, which is much faster. So if all you want is the count,
then mysql_num_rows() ends up doing a lot more work for the same
result.
Another down side is that mysql_num_rows doesn't work with
unbuffered queries. So if you need to work with very large result
sets, using mysql_num_rows might not be an option. However, COUNT(*)
is always available.

*$count = mysql_fetch_array($resource)[0];
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« Dual Language Learning: Spanish and English Literacy Connections
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Learning coding and robotics builds critical thinkers, creative problem solvers, and leaders. So how can we use these skills to solve humanity's problems? In this edWebinar, explore the value coding and robotics bring to the classroom. Participants will work remotely with Photon, the innovative K-12 coding robot to accomplish a mission on Mars. Then, watch a reflection and question-and-answer forum on how to intentionally build coding and robotics learning experiences in any classroom environment.
In this edWebinar, viewers will:
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Q: Why can everyone see how long a user has been involved in a given Stack Exchange site? I'm not saying that it's a good thing, or a bad one, nor am I looking to discuss its necessity, but I've often wondered why the membership period of users is visible to anyone who checks their site profile, or looks at their position on the reputation league tables.
Is there a specific reason that the length of time an individual has been involved with a given Stack Exchange site is included rather than letting a person's reputation points and/or impact number speak for itself? If so, what is it?

A: Because it can be an interesting bit of trivia and help reinforce an internal sense of membership and belonging.
I look at my Discover Card which says "MEMBER SINCE 1989". Damn, really? That long? Same with my Amazon account customer since 2001… good lord. It doesn't serve any practical purpose, but I kinda like it when someone notices: "Wow! Are you really SO Employee #00005?"
Not everything in your profile has to be eminently practical and useful. I remember my online service (back in the BBS days) when the community went into a bidding frenzy to take possession of someone's "user ID" which was only two digits long. Sometimes a sense of longevity, vintage, and legacy can have its own intrinsic value. Nobody really looks at it; maybe somebody notices once in awhile… but it doesn't have to be something deemed a "necessity". Sometimes little reminders like that simply support a sense of nostalgia or belonging. Nothing wrong with that.


This striking piece is presented as 25 years of service award at Western Sydney University. The clear corner cut cube is branded with the universities logo and subtly personalised with the recipient's name. The clear cube is bonded to the black base using an optically clear agent, giving the appearance of the award being as one. The base has been engraved with a silver colour fill.


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CHA creates opportunities for our members to connect and share ideas, learnings and innovations within professional networks of like-minded peers.
Connect through web conferences, events, specific topic-led forums and through our secure online member community to share expertise, examples of best practice, and challenges with one another.
Networks are open to all interested staff from member hospitals.
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CHA offers members access to a highly specialised benchmarking program tailored to meet their needs. Benchmarking clinical care processes and outcomes with peers is vital for children's care services seeking to assess the quality and safety of care provided.
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Under your type of tutelage the world would be in a far shittier mess than it is now. If your kind of tutelage had prevailed in the past there wouldn't have been a Cold War with the Soviets but a hot one, resulting in no world.
The trouble is that you want instant results. Talk about fairyland thinking!
Under your kind of TUTELAGE, and that of the last administration you strongly supported, America got into the financial straight jacket it's in with China. Getting out of that straight jacket is going to take a lot of work. It needs thoughtfulness and patients that people like you can deliver.
The View takes issue with the fact that America has become just another country among many, no longer the exceptional country it used to be. Ironically, this in great part is due to America itself, and the evolution of humankind. America has always demanded that other nations be more like it. So this is the result.
History shows, in its course, a leveling out between civilizations, nations and humans. Thus it is only natural that nations like Britain and America would eventually become another cog in the world system. If America deliberately tried to stay top dog and deny other nations their rightful place that would create a lot of angst among nations, probably precipitating a far greater global war than has ever seen before.


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Mr Tobacco bows out
When Klaus Unger resigns from the Board in connection to this year's Annual General Meeting, he will be able to look back on a 46-year career in the Swedish tobacco industry. He has made a substantial contribution to making Swedish Match what it is today, an international company with a clear and consistent strategy focusing on smokeless products. And he is confident about the Company's prospects.
Klaus Unger has lived with the tobacco industry since 1958. He witnessed at first hand how the Swedish Tobacco Monopoly became Svenska Tobaks AB, where, over time, he came to hold positions such as Marketing Manager, Head of Marketing, President and Board Chairman. He has also implemented a number of acquisitions of tobacco companies outside Sweden.
While he was President of Procordia United Brands, the company acquired Swedish Match. Klaus Unger remained as President of the merged operations until 1996, when the company was listed on the Stockholm Exchange and on NASDAQ under the name Swedish Match AB. In the same year, Klaus Unger was elected to the Board of Swedish Match.
Klaus Unger's associates don't call him "Mr Tobacco" for nothing!
IN ACTUAL FACT, IT ALL STARTED out as a consulting assignment. Klaus Unger was a market researcher and the newly formed EC had begun to question the appropriateness of the state monopolies. The Swedish Tobacco Monopoly requested Klaus's services to prepare for deregulation of the market - which took place in 1961, when the monopoly was abolished. A few years later, Klaus Unger was appointed Marketing Manager at Svenska Tobaks AB. At around the same time, cigarette smoking was also gradually called into question. Snuff (snus), which had once been a big seller in Sweden, began to see a revival in the late 1960s, particularly among the male population.
- During this era, the company began to modernize its product philosophy. It invested in research, setting up the Medical Expert Council and an internal research department, relates Klaus Unger.
When Klaus was appointed President of Svenska Tobaks AB, the company still offered a complete range of tobacco products, and this remained the case for several years after the formation of today's Swedish Match.
- However, my predecessors at Svenska Tobaks had interpreted the signs of the times very accurately. Cigarettes increasingly became a burden. The future lay with smokeless products, says Klaus Unger.
DURING HIS YEARS AS PRESIDENT of Swedish Match and in conjunction with the upcoming stock exchange listing, it became increasingly necessary to carefully consider the true raison for the company in the future.
- The conclusion reached by my successor and the Board was unanimous: the company would no longer handle cigarettes.
From the adoption of this standpoint, the strategy that Swedish Match still essentially retains today emerged:
- We shall be a company that focuses on two primary areas. The first is harm reduction, or, in other words, substitute products for smoking that minimize the harmful effects of tobacco. Our second area of focus concerns what I would term "cultural or gourmet products". Such products include cigars and pipe tobacco, but also matches, which are part of Swedish industrial culture. One mustn't lose sight of the fact that tobacco has always existed as a source of pleasure. Enjoying a fine cigar is a pleasurable experience! says Klaus Unger.
ANOTHER STRATEGICALLY important major theme during Klaus Unger's years in leading positions has been internationalization.
- We realized back in the 1970s that we had to expand internationally, since the Swedish market was too small. We also possessed a high level of tobacco expertise in Sweden, which meant that we felt we could hold our own against the competition.
The first step was taken with the international launch of Borkum Riff, which took the US market by storm. The company also began to acquire cigar manufacturers, and when the time came to introduce snuff products, there was only one market worth considering, and that was the US. This gradually led to the acquisition in 1985 of Pinkerton Tobacco Company, which has served as the foundation for the company's continued success in the US. It is easy to see that the far-sighted decisions taken during the past two decades have given Swedish Match a huge lead
compared with its competitors.
- However, sustaining this market lead requires constant effort. It is therefore pleasing to see that the company is always highly prepared to meet new competition. When Svenska Tobaks merged with Swedish Match in 1992, few understood the problems associated with tobacco. Today, twelve years later, everyone in the Group knows what harm reduction entails. Being able to offer harm reduction is the company's philosophy and major strength - and a condition for also maintaining our lead in the future, says Klaus Unger.
In spite of this, the company constantly faces new challenges. Finding new markets and new products in turn necessitates ongoing marketing development.
- Take the EU as an example. Even if the sales ban on snuff is lifted, we cannot simply rest on our laurels. It will take major efforts to work up worthwhile volumes in the new markets. India is another example. Our sales there are hardly on a massive scale yet, but rather I would refer to our current activities as intensive care of small isolated markets.
DURING HIS MANY YEARS in both operational and Board positions, Klaus Unger has been involved in much public debate regarding business conduct, management and Board responsibility. How does he view Swedish corporate culture today?
- In general, corporate culture in listed companies is highly developed, but it is also needed more than ever. It is important that it doesn't become merely a formality, a section on corporate governance in the annual report. It must be a living and integral part of the Company's soul, otherwise you lose sight of the people. Most people identify themselves strongly with their workplace, which is often the second most important aspect of their life after their family. If you are dishonest, greedy or merely full of hot air, people become very disappointed, which may carry a high price for a company if it loses the trust of its employees.
According to Klaus, Swedish Match has always endeavored to build up and maintain this trust.
- Naturally, the management of a listed company must be visible to the outside world but it is almost more important to be visible internally. It is a matter of showing respect and honesty and of being familiar with all levels within the company. The Board members normally visit two plants each year, in various locations worldwide.
We take the time to go round and show that we appreciate each and every employee.
IN THE RECENT INTENSIVE DEBATE regarding Board responsibilities in Sweden, one newspaper referred to Swedish Match's Board as being weak, a claim that angered Klaus Unger considerably.
- There's no way we have a weak Board! We have extremely skilled colleagues spanning a range of backgrounds and experience. Our meetings are stimulating occasions, where everyone says what they think. The Chairman always makes sure that all the members have a chance to state their opinions, and he always speaks last so as not to suppress debate in any way. Of course, we may have differing opinions, giving rise to very frank discussions. The fact that we then unite behind a unanimous line of decision outwardly does not mean to say that we all simply knuckle
under or agree to everything.
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO LEAVE a company that has been part of his life for so long? What does Klaus Unger think the future holds in store for Swedish Match?
- I feel very secure with the Company's current orientation and with Bernt at the helm. Things will be fine. The signs are written on the wall: our long-term business policy means that we have the answers to pressing needs. We have a mission to fulfill and we do not need to foist our products on people, concludes Klaus Unger, who is about to set off on vacation visiting gardens in Cornwall. At last, he will have time to cultivate his other major interests in life, such as gardening and travel - or a combination of the two.


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Adiabatic states derived from a spin-coupled diabatic transformation: Semiclassical trajectory study of photodissociation of HBr and the construction of potential curves for LiBr+
Rosendo Valero, Donald G. Truhlar, Ahren W. Jasper
Chemistry (Twin Cities)
The development of spin-coupled diabatic representations for theoretical semiclassical treatments of photodissociation dynamics is an important practical goal, and some of the assumptions required to carry this out may be validated by applications to simple systems. With this objective, we report here a study of the photodissociation dynamics of the prototypical HBr system using semiclassical trajectory methods. The valence (spin-free) potential energy curves and the permanent and transition dipole moments were computed using high-level ab initio methods and were transformed to a spin-coupled diabatic representation. The spin-orbit coupling used in the transformation was taken as that of atomic bromine at all internuclear distances. Adiabatic potential energy curves, nonadiabatic couplings and transition dipole moments were then obtained from the diabatic ones and were used in all the dynamics calculations. Nonadiabatic photodissociation probabilities were computed using three semiclassical trajectory methods, namely, coherent switching with decay of mixing (CSDM), fewest switches with time uncertainty (FSTU), and its recently developed variant with stochastic decoherence (FTSU/SD), each combined with semiclassical sampling of the initial vibrational state. The calculated branching fraction to the higher fine-structure level of the bromine atom is in good agreement with experiment and with more complete theoretical treatments. The present study, by comparing our new calculations to wave packet calculations with distance-dependent ab initio spin-orbit coupling, validates the semiclassical trajectory methods, the semiclassical initial state sample scheme, and the use of a distance-independent spin-orbit coupling for future applications to polyatomic photodissociation. Finally, using LiBr+ as a model system, it is shown that accurate spin-coupled potential curves can also be constructed for odd-electron systems using the same strategy as for HBr.
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Full Circle: Lisa Curll, Business Analyst at Dominion Energy
Lisa Curll, Business Analyst at Dominion Energy
I don't know about you, but generally the only time Dominion Energy enters my consciousness is when my gas bill comes in the mail. Yet another giant corporation that wants my money every month, right? Or at least that's what I thought before I sat down with Lisa Curll, Senior Business Performance Analyst for Dominion Energy.
Yes, Dominion Energy is a large corporation. Over 21,000 employees working at over 250 office buildings in 18 states to be exact. "We do electric and natural gas, we do transmission and distribution, and we do renewable electricity and natural gas. We have hydro, we have solar, we have wind; we are just starting the first off-shore wind in the mid-Atlantic. So we're really on the forefront of being more sustainable and more renewable," Lisa says.
Lisa works with Dominion Energy's Facilities Management Group, which oversees the office buildings where employees work every day. "I love workplace development, and I'm focusing on office sustainability right now," she says. Generally, office sustainability initiatives have aimed to incorporate more energy efficiency into their office buildings: think LEED-certified buildings, with LED lights and low flow faucets to reduce water use.
But Lisa noticed that they were "still generating a lot of office waste that goes to landfills that doesn't have to. Last year, we began expanding our office recycling programs. And I thought, if we're already working on recycling programs, why don't we look at organic waste, like food waste, too," she said. At that point, Lisa had already known the guys from Rust Belt Riders for a few years, and wanted to find a way to work with them. "I had a chance to catch the ear of some high-level executives, and I told them, 'I have these friends who do commercial composting, so we could pilot the program here in Cleveland.' We started the program here last year, and it's just really grown since then."
She's not kidding. Lisa worked with her on-site Cafeteria Manager, Al Gron, to get their initial pilot off the ground, which launched in April 2018 and included waste generated from the back-of-the-house. Not long after, they expanded the composting operation to include all of their coffee stations, and by August they added front-of-the-house composting in their cafeteria. This was the first time Rust Belt Riders had worked with a company to engage a whole workforce, and so minimizing contamination was a serious concern.
"Most of our coffee waste was already compostable. Obviously the coffee grounds would be, but we also switched to compostable cups and wooden stirrers. We're currently in the middle of transitioning to all compostable packaging in the cafeteria. Many people who get their food in the cafeteria will take it and eat at their desk, so we're adding centralized places on each floor where employees can come and throw away their organic scraps."
But it doesn't stop there. Rust Belt Riders recently launched a new soil line, Tilth, that is made using the food scraps that they collect from Dominion Energy and other clients. One of RBR's employees, Jeff Thaler, also happens to be busy launching his own aquaponics business called Lettuce Tree Farms, and he uses Tilth Soil to grow beautiful microgreens. One of Lettuce Tree's first clients was, yep, you guessed it, Dominion Energy's cafeteria. They also purchased order number "001" of Lettuce Tree's vertical plant systems for their cafeteria, which in addition to being pleasing to the eyes, also helps to purify the air and is grown in Tilth soil. "We're really passionate about supporting innovation, and aligning Jeff's innovative plant system with our sustainability program just makes sense," Lisa explains.
Lettuce Tree Farm's Microgreens
These are exactly the types of cycles we would love to see more of in our food system. The good thing about Dominion Energy having offices in a number of states is that people like Lisa Curll, who push these ideas forward in their home offices, also have opportunities to scale them nationally. Through her position in the company-wide Facilities Management Group, Lisa has been able to establish similar programs with Dominion Energy employees in other cities.
"We launched at our headquarters site in Virginia in October of last year," Lisa explains. "And then in Salt Lake City this spring, we'll be launching a relationship with a biodigester facility. Their cycle is really cool: They're capturing the methane from the food waste as well. Natural gas is mostly methane, so after some additional processing, that product will flow through our Dominion Energy Utah pipelines as renewable natural gas," she says. "I'm really fascinated by our renewable natural gas initiatives – I love that we're not only helping to divert methane from entering the atmosphere, where it's a harmful greenhouse gas, but we're also converting it to a useful product that can be reused to heat homes or fuel stoves."
"By midway through this year, we should have organic recycling programs in five different offices, touching over 3000 employees, and diverting, hopefully, somewhere around 50,000 pounds of food waste a year or more. And it all started from this tiny little account with Rust Belt Riders."
Just for the record, I no longer resent receiving my gas bill.
Tagged: Food Waste, microgreens
Full Circle with: John Guzik, Director of Sustainability at Bialosky Cleveland
When you think of businesses that would incorporate composting into their operations, what types of businesses come to mind? Restaurants? Of course. Grocery stores? Sounds right. Architecture firm? Huh?
But according to John Guzik, Director of Sustainability for Bialosky Cleveland, composting actually makes a lot of sense for their firm. "As architects, we're always looking to improve things, but sometimes some of our practices and processes are harmful for the environment," he says. "We've looked at sustainability as a firm for a long time, specifically about the construction of buildings and making things as efficient as possible and yet we still recognize that there's waste. And any way that we can cut down on that is good."
Their composting journey, or at least the idea of it, actually began several years ago when their offices were in Shaker Square. They conducted an office-wide waste audit in an effort to reduce the amount of energy they used, and were surprised to find out that food accounted for a considerable percentage of their total waste.
That realization sparked a discussion about incorporating composting into their waste reduction strategy. But after much deliberation, it proved to be far more complicated than anyone expected. "Who's going to be responsible for it, who's going to collect the stuff, how is it going to get done in the winter when the weather is not conducive to it," John says. "There were so many hurdles to it, that while it was good intentioned, it never really took off because of all the complications."
At that time, Rust Belt Riders was a mere idea in the minds of founders Dan Brown and Michael Robinson. But Bialosky's issues are the perfect example of why a reliable composting service was needed in Cleveland. Let's fast forward a few years….
John was approached one day by a younger staff member named Emma Kurfis, who knew of Rust Belt Riders. "She had come to me as the Director of Sustainability and said, is this something that we would consider? I said, absolutely! Not only is it a great idea it was actually one that we had a long time ago," John recalls. "We're very receptive to ideas of the younger people in our office because we recognize that they've got the boots on the street and they're more in tune to what's up and coming."
Bialosky had since moved their offices from Shaker Square to their current MidTown location. The renovation of their new office space presented them with the perfect opportunity to incorporate composting as part of their trash disposal, and the rollout turned out to be a great team building exercise.
"We integrated the compost bin into our counter tops when we renovated this space," he said. "One of our staff members is a wood worker, and we fabricated a wooden cover and then used our laser cutter to etch into to. We got a couple people involved to make it fun and cool. We're designers so we like doing that kind of stuff. But it was also a way to engage more people, to get that sense of ownership."
But their composting initiative goes beyond just engaging their own staff members. As an architecture firm with a diverse portfolio of clients, it's critical for Bialosky to have expertise on a broad range of subjects so they can educate their clients around designing spaces with a positive environmental impact.
"To a great extent our mission is not just to do good, but to encourage other people to do good as well, and you can't do that without education. We spend a lot of time as a firm, as professionals, trying to educate our clients. But in order to do that we needed to educate ourselves first," he says. "With us doing more with the composting, it's something we've been able to speak to clients about as well. So it's met our mission from a sustainability stand point, but also it was an opportunity to learn more about it ourselves."
Tagged: Food Waste
Full Circle with: Brett Sawyer of The Plum
As Clevelanders, we are lucky to have a dedicated group of professionals here that work hard to build and promote a better food system. The Plum is one local business that is doing just that, and Chef Brett Sawyer is the driving force behind the mission. He opened The Plum with partner Jonah Oryszak in 2016, and his dedication to supporting local farms and reducing food waste is nothing short of impressive.
Here's the lowdown on Brett's journey: He spent some time in college, both at Ohio State and the University of Akron, often not attending class (we've all been there) and working at restaurants in various front-of-the-house positions. He eventually moved to France, where, not surprisingly, he became more interested in cooking. After returning home from France, Brett was contemplating a career as a chef. He moved back to Akron and worked as a bartender at Chrissie Hynde's former restaurant VegiTerranean, but ultimately Brett had his eyes set on the kitchen. Then low and behold, one day a line cook job opened up and he took it. From that moment on Brett's love for cooking was solidified.
After working as a line cook at a few spots around Akron, Brett decided to move to Chicago, and it was there that he got into working with local farms. "It was very much the beginning of places like Chicago, New York, San Francisco getting into the locavore and sustainable movements. The first place I worked in Chicago was called Three Aces, and I was one of the opening line cooks. It was the first place I ever worked that we were using local farms for most of our meat, produce, cheeses and charcuterie. Everything was completely hand made in house, I mean everything. It was a very big deal for me because I had never seen anything like that."
After three years in Chicago, Brett came back to Cleveland with a vision to eventually open his own place. He worked at the Greenhouse Tavern and Trentina while working on his concept and began building relationships with farmers in the region. "When I was working for [Jonathan] Sawyer, he was a big proponent of local farms and sustainability. Composting was a huge thing and that was really where I learned about it. So when we opened The Plum, we knew we were definitely gonna compost. I mean, why wouldn't we?"
When we opened The Plum, we knew we were definitely gonna compost. I mean, why wouldn't we? - Brett Sawyer
That last statement says it all. It's a philosophy Brett is carrying over to a new concept he's about to launch, but we'll get to that in a minute. Brett takes this ethos to heart because it's simply second nature to him, and it's precisely why he chose to work with Rust Belt Riders. "They're great people. Not only are we stoked to be working with them, but they do a great job of keeping up with everything, they're always on top of it."
Often we assume that restaurants prioritize sourcing from local farms and incorporating sustainable practices like composting and reducing food waste because it's a good thing to do. While that's absolutely true, it's not the only reason. "We don't de-stem herbs, the whole herb goes right into the dish. We use the leaves and tops of vegetables as much as we can by incorporating them into purees and mixing them into our salad greens. So the whole vegetable is a very important aspect, not just from a sustainability perspective, but from a cost perspective. If we're paying by the pound for something, and we're throwing away a half of it because it's excess, then we're literally throwing money into the trash. So it's important to us to use as much of the vegetable as we possibly can."
It's important to us to use as much of the vegetable as we possibly can - Brett Sawyer
As consumers and food lovers that are concerned about climate change, many of us make it a priority to support businesses that build their operation on sustainable practices. It's our way of voting with our dollars, and it's a crucial piece of the puzzle. But in the grand scheme of things, supporting those businesses is just one step in the process. Ultimately if we want to make an impact, we have to learn from their example and implement those practices at home by making it a part of our daily lives. We're lucky to have chefs like Brett who show us that reducing food waste and supporting local farms is totally possible, and most importantly, that it's not hard.
Ok, enough preaching. Remember that new concept I mentioned…..Brett and the rest of the gang are set to open up a new spot in mid-January. The new Battery Park location is called Good Company and will be more of a modern, hip sports bar with a menu reflects the concept. Think burgers, fries, wings, potato skins, and all that but with plenty of vegan and vegetarian options too.
Good Company Interior
"We're using Certified Angus Beef for steaks and our burger grind. We actually went to Wooster and spent seven hours grinding in different cuts of meat to come up with a signature grind for our restaurant, so nobody else will have this burger. All that meat will come from Boliantz in Ashland. The vegetarian option will be a mushroom terrine that we'll slice into patties and we'll have a vegan version of our burger too. We're also making chicken patties in house, and we're gonna do our own housemade vegan chickpea patties. So food wise it will be what you know of a sports bar, but we'll have a lot more options for vegetarians and vegans."
While Good Company's menu won't be quite as seasonal as The Plum's, Brett is still emphasizing locally sourced ingredients when possible and incorporating sustainability practices and composting into the operation. "It's what we believe in, creating as less of a carbon footprint as much as we possibly can. If we're still bringing in imported foods in the winter time and we're still getting vegetables and fruit from other states, to us we should at least be composting and lessening our carbon footprint if we can't order as much locally."
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An Enormous Collection of Mostly Never-Before-Seen Black and White Celebrity Photographs, 1960s-1970.... (Total: 2 Items)
An Enormous Collection of Mostly Never-Before-Seen Black and White Celebrity Photographs, 1960s-1970. Approximately 950, all original prints with a glossy finish, shot by a professional photojournalist for newspapers and magazines, images depict actors at award shows, at home with their families, on the town, etc. including such A-listers of the day as (in alphabetical order): Ann-Margret, Desi Arnaz, Jr., Bea Arthur, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Sonny Bono, Ernest Borgnine, Marlon Brando, George Burns, Raymond Burr, David Carradine, Cher, Joan Crawford, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Patty Duke, Peter Falk, Mia Farrow, Eddie Fisher, Redd Foxx, Anne Francis, James Garner, David Geffen, Gene Hackman, Goldie Hawn, Jack Haley, George Hamilton, Rex Harrison, Barbara Hershey, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Burt Lancaster, Michael Landon, Jack Lemmon, Sophia Loren, Paul Lynde, Fred MacMurray, Lee Majors, Hayley Mills, Liza Minnelli, Patricia Neal, David Nelson, Julie Newmar, Jack Nicholson, David Niven, Ryan O'Neal, Gregory Peck, Anthony Perkins, Claude Rains, Robert Reed [Mr. Brady!], Debbie Reynolds, Diana Ross, Telly Savalas, George C. Scott, Jean Seberg, James Stewart, Gloria Swanson, Dick Van Dyke, Robert Wagner, John Wayne, and Natalie Wood among countless others; all have various photographer's and photo agency's credit stamps on the verso; also included are about 100 black and white contact sheets showing further images of these stars; overall, a collection that really must be seen in person to appreciate its scope.
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Indonesia raises volcano warning to highest after Semeru erupts
Evacuation of people including children, adults living near volcano begins; 93 residents so far evacuated to shelters
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Evacuation of people including children, adults living near volcano begins.
93 residents evacuated to shelters,Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency says.
Volcanic eruption follows series of earthquakes on west of Indonesia.
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities raised the warning on Semeru volcano on the island of Java to the highest level on Sunday after an eruption spewed a column of ash high into the air.
The evacuation of people, which includes children and seniors, living near the volcano in East Java province had also begun with 93 residents so far evacuated to shelters, Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency, BNPB said in a statement.
The plume from the volcano reached a height of 50,000 feet (15 km), said Japan's Meteorology Agency, which was monitoring for the possibility of a tsunami there.
The eruption on the eastern part of Java, some 640 km (400 miles) east of the capital Jakarta, follows a series of earthquakes on the west of the island, including one last month that killed more than 300 people.
Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, PVMBG, raised the level of volcanic activity to IV from III, its chief said in a text message.
With the raised alert level, authorities warned residents not to conduct any activities within 8 km (5 miles) of Semeru's eruption centre, adding hot ash clouds had reached as far as 11.8 miles (19km) from the centre of the eruption.
PVMBG chief Hendra Gunawan said the agency saw the potential for a bigger supply of magma this year compared to previous eruptions in 2021 and 2020.
"Therefore Semeru's hot clouds could reach further (this year) and at that distance there are many residences," he said.
Around the same time last year, the eruption of Semeru, Java's tallest mountain, killed more than 50 people and left several missing, while thousands were displaced.
Some residents nearby have evacuated independently to safer buildings like mosques and schools, according to a statement from the regional government of Lumajang, where Semeru is located.
"Most of the roads have been closed since this morning. Now its raining volcanic ash and it has covered the view of the mountain," Bayu Deny Alfianto, a local volunteer told Reuters by phone.
Small eruptions were continuing and it was raining in the area, he said.
The volcano began erupting at 2:46am (1946 GMT on Saturday), BNPB, said in a statement. Videos posted on social media showed grey ash clouds in nearby areas.
With 142 volcanoes, Indonesia has the largest population globally living in close range to a volcano, including 8.6 million within 10 km (6 miles).
The deadly late-November quake that hit West Java's Cianjur was a shallow temblor of 5.6 magnitude. A much deeper quake on Saturday in Gurat of 6.1 magnitude sent people running from buildings but did not cause major damage.
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I'm delighted to share that I have once again been invited to teach creative writing workshops at the Fairway Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka in January (24th-28th), including a workshop for teenagers and another for the North-South Programme.
This year speakers at the Festival include Amit Chaudhuri, Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke, Kimaya de Silva, Pankaj Mishra, Maylis de Kerangal, Louis de Bernières, Richard Flanagan, Ashok Ferrey, Alexander McCall Smith, and Dame Maggie Smith. My author page on the Festival website is here.
I will also be teaching a writing workshop at the British Council in Colombo on the 29th of January.


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5 Real Estate Developments to Watch in Collin County
by Alexandra Cronin January 6, 2021 January 7, 2021
PGA's Golf course | Courtesy of Fields Facebook
As the Collin County metroplex grows, rivaling Dallas County, the face of the area is changing. Many residents are moving in; others are trying to move further out in search of big yards. As working from home has become more acceptable due to the pandemic, developers are meeting the demand for more housing. They are creating ambitious new real estate developments across the northern metroplex.
The Texas Demographic Center has estimated that Collin County will have 2.4 million residents—other estimates claim 3.5 million—by 2050. It's still estimated that about 82 new people move here every day. They're not all coming to the major cities. Some are landing in Lavon. Others, in tiny Weston, a city of just over 500.
To keep up with ever-hungry demand, these are five major real estate developments which will change the horizon.
Venetian Lagoon
Weston, Texas will be the home of a Megatel Homes development, Venetian Lagoon. This $450 million residential community will boast 1,200 new homes, 300 apartments, and, of course, the manmade lagoon.
Megatel Homes, founded by a pair of brothers in 2006, is a premier homebuilder in the DFW metroplex. According to their website, Aaron and Zach Ipour cut their teeth by acquiring and flipping foreclosed houses in the area. Today, they lead a team of more than 200 people.
The lagoon, which will be built first, promises a swimming pool, cabanas, sandy beaches, even kayaking. There will also be a 15-acre complex with an entertainment center, a clubhouse, and a bowling alley. With over 200 lots secured for the first phase of development, construction on the lagoon is due to start within a couple of months.
The Venetian Lagoon community will cater to homebuyers who want to relocate to less dense areas. Single-family houses will range from 1,200 to 3,500 square feet, and homes in the Venetian Lagoon community will start at $250,000.
In the news release, one Megatel founder, Zach Ipour, said that this community will meet demand for life in a less dense area outside the metroplex, a "unique and luxurious waterside living experience in a suburban Texas location."
In Lavon, Texas, best known for its lake, MA Partners is about to start the highly anticipated Elevon development, slated for early this year. MA Partners, a Dallas-based developer promises a $2 billion residential and commercial project with 1,500 acres and more than 4,500 single-family homes.
Stage one, the first 300 acres, starts in a matter of weeks. Fully built, it will also include an 80-acre business park and more than 100 acres of mixed-use construction.
Homes will sell at prices starting in the mid-$200,000s.
MA Partners, which currently has about 3,000 acres under development in the metroplex, has developed a variety of projects in Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and Houston.
"Wylie has been the most active market area and is now nearing build-out," said Ted Wilson, principal with Dallas-based housing analyst Residential Strategies. "As a result, builders and developers are now pushing out Highway 78 into the Lavon area. Lavon's annual start rate has recently surged to over 100 units and likely will continue to grow in coming quarters."
Lavon, population over 3,500, is a growing market as the metroplex expands and people look for large, yet affordable residential lots that are becoming more difficult to find in cities like Plano, McKinney, Frisco, and Allen.
Speaking of Allen, in the middle of the pandemic, Allen-based developer JaRyCo scheduled construction on The Farm in Allen, a new 135-acre mixed-use real estate development offering 142,000 square feet of retail, a 150-key hotel, 60,000 square feet of restaurants and townhomes, and 2,400 urban residential units.
"We are excited for the opportunity to partner with the Johnson family and transform their treasured farm into a world-class mixed-use project that will check all of the boxes for what the citizens of Allen need," said Bruce Heller, the president of JaRyCo in the July 2020 announcement.
The property where The Farm is being built was once owned by the Johnson family, and was a working farm. JaRyCo says they will offer office, medical office and related facilities, urban residential living, lofts, retail, corporate headquarters, and senior housing, depending on the needs of the community. Their wish is that The Farm will grow organically.
The heart of The Farm is what the developers call the Central District. They designed it to have a "walkable spine," spanning the entire project from east to west. In fact, every part of the development is within one and a half blocks of this central line.
Hurricane Creek
In early 2021, in rapidly growing Anna, Texas, the first stage of the Villages of Hurricane Creek, will break ground. Farmers Branch-based Centurion American is behind the residential development, located along the Sherley Tract.
Once it's fully completed, all 325 acres of prime real estate, Villages of Hurricane Creek will mean 984 single-family homes, 400 multi-family residences, 50,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space, as well as a botanical garden, hiking trails and an amenity center for residents.
Anna is also getting another first, because the development includes plans for Anna's first hotel.
In Frisco, a team of major developers have big, $10 billion plans. The Fields is a 2,000-acre mega development, from Legacy West developer Fehmi Karahan, Hunt Realty, Republic Property Group, Chief Partners LP, CrossTie Capital Ltd., and KDC. Of all the upcoming real estate developments, the Fields is the most ambitious.
Fields, a commercial and residential community will be on the Dallas North Tollway, a major metropolitan artery. Fully built out, it will have more than 10,000 homes and up to 18 million square feet of commercial space. The Fields will encompass the PGA of America's new headquarters, two golf courses, and an Omni resort hotel. It'll also be home to the University of Texas at Frisco.
PGA is already building. The two golf courses, which should open to the public in about a year and a half, are under construction. In March, Frisco Mayor Cheney called the project "the most monumental zoning case in Frisco's history."
The first residential neighborhoods, according to Karahan, will begin this year.
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After a five game home stand, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (5-7-1, 11pts.) head to the Empire State for two games against the Jamestown Rebels (5-6-1, 11pts.) to wrap up the October schedule.
Movin' On Up
For the third consecutive year, the Rebels are playing in a different venue. After calling Aston, Pa. home for a few years, the team stopped playing just outside Philadelphia upon the conclusion of the 2016-17 season and decided to make a move for the heart of the city, being named the Philadelphia Rebels for the 2017-18 campaign.
The Rebels played their home games in 1923 Arena on University of Pennsylvania's campus, but the move wasn't meant to be, prompting management to relocate once again; this time to New York.
Taking Back the Weekend
Both the Knights and Rebels look back a week ago and wished for a better result. Wilkes-Barre fell in both of their games against the East Division leading Johnstown Tomahawks, while the Rebels split a weekend with the Maryland Black Bears.
Despite gaining three out of four points on the weekend, Jamestown likely looks back and regrets much of their Saturday loss. The club led Maryland 4-1 before succumbing to a third period rally that included two power play goals for the Black Bears. Jamestown regained the lead with less than four minutes left to play, only to allow Maryland a tying goal with under a minute to go and eventually falling in a shootout.
Alike For All the Wrong Reasons
Goals against and goals for have been an issue for both these clubs early on. The teams both sit in the negative, having allowed more goals against than scored, but Jamestown has allowed the opposition to score 43 goals. Only two other teams (Maryland, Chippewa) have allowed more to go in their nets. The Rebels have also scored just 29 times, and their power play checks in at 13%, positioning them 22nd among the 24 NAHL teams.
Unfortunately, the Knights suffer from much of the same. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has scored 28 times, which equates to 2.15 goals per game. Their special teams fair better than Jamestown, but 37 goals against the Knights leaves them in the negative too. The team scored one goal in each of their losses last weekend, and have now dropped three straight.
You Can't Win if You Don't Score
Knights' Head Coach Tom Kowal understands where the team is positioned through almost a quarter of the season and recognizes the need for adjustments to the game, especially the offensive side.
"You gotta go hard to the net and to the grey areas in this game," said Kowal. "If you're walking away from the rink at the end of the night without a bruise or an ice pack on you somewhere, then you probably didn't get to those areas and you probably didn't score. It's tough to win hockey games when you're not scoring goals. We've really worked on bruising our bodies this week in practice to beat these goaltenders and take their eyes away to score more goals."
The Knights are 4-1 this year when Adrian Danchenko records at least a point.
Jamestown has lost three straight games at home. The team has given up 16 goals in four contests at Northwest Arena.
Friday marks the first meeting between the Jamestown Rebels and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights, but also the first Rebels-Knights game since April 30th, when Wilkes-Barre completed a sweep of the then-called Philadelphia Rebels in the East Division Championship round of the playoffs, sending the Knights to their first Robertson Cup.
The 41st all-time regular season meeting between the Rebels and Knights will take place Friday. Last season, the Rebels bested Wilkes-Barre in eight of 12 meetings, though the knights had the last laugh when it came to playoffs. Overall, the Rebels hold the series lead 26-14.
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Get together to spend an afternoon on Land & Sea, become immersed in water, while more activities await on dry land. Dave's Cast of Characters Land & Sea Party makes that all happen.
Scatter a variety of items on the bottom of the pool, such as dive rings (pool supply shop), spoons, coins, etc. -- anything that does not float.
For team play, place two of every item (one for each team). Designate the shallow end of the pool for toddlers and little kids with the deep end for older children and adults. Provide each team with a list of items to retrieve and pencils on a clip board for ease of writing. First team that collects the most things on their list in the allotted time wins; the other team is then the 'salvage team' and has to scour the pool for the remaining stuff.
Assemble two teams and designate one as the "Offense" and the other as the "Defense" and position them at opposite ends of the "shallow" part of the pool. A referee with a stop watch on deck is the leader. Supply soft rubber balls or small beach balls. The offense team tries to hit the defense players. An offense team member can retrieve balls, but he must return to the starting position before throwing again. Defensive players must get out of the pool when hit. After all the defense players have been hit, the referee notes the elapsed time and the teams change roles. The team that stays in the water the longest before being hit is the winner.
Divide everyone into two teams and line up the swimmers in the water on either side of the pool. Dump a basketful of numbered Ping-Pong balls in the center of the pool while the players watch. At the sound of a whistle, both teams scramble to collect as many balls as possible and carry them back to a bucket on their side of the pool. No team member may collect more than one ball at a time. When all the balls have been collected, the numbers on the balls are added up, and the team with the highest score wins.
Gather players in the shallow end of the pool. Define the boundaries of play so that everyone can stand up in the water. Adults should play on their knees! One person is designated as the "IT." At the sound of the whistle, "IT" has one minute to tag as many other players as he can. Once a person is tagged, that player must stand still (freeze) and raise his hand. Before a frozen player can return to action, an unfrozen player must thaw him out by submerging and swimming through his legs. A player cannot be tagged and frozen if he is underwater. At the end of the minute, blow the whistle and designate an unfrozen player as "IT." Keep this game going until everyone has had a chance to be "IT." The winner is whoever has the most frozen players at the end of his stint as "it."
Divide everyone into two teams and form separate lines in the deep end of the pool, with the strongest swimmers in lead positions. Each swimmer holds onto the ankle of his teammate ahead with one hand, leaving his other arm free for a modified sidestroke. At the sound of the whistle, the two "centipedes" wriggle to the other end of the pool and back, each swimmer tagging the far wall with his free foot. If anyone's hand slips, the rest of the centipede has to wait until the link is reestablished.
Divide everyone into two teams and have them spread out along the gutter at the deep end of the pool. Float two plastic dishpans at the shallow end of the pool corners. In the middle of the pool, distribute two of each variety of fresh fruit from the produce department (bananas, apples, oranges, grapefruit, pears, mangoes, cantaloupes, etc.) At the sound of the whistle, both teams collect one of each fruit and deposit it in a dishpan.
While it may seem a simple game, Fruit Hoops presents an intriguing strategic choice: Should a team assign each player to a specific fruit to collect and carry to the fruit pan? Or should it designate a team member to swim ahead and be in position to catch and dunk fruit tossed and retrieved by teammates? Whatever each team decides, the first team to collect a complete fruit sampler wins; the other team has to prepare fruit salad for lunch.


Hello all, can anyone give me details on this model of Scammell ? In particular the crane and winch equipment, are there many out there ?
That is absolutely lovely. I would guess that it was built in early 1980's. It seems to have a "W" registration. Most of these were built for military export and I know that the Iraqi army had some. I saw some being built at Scammells in about 1983 or 84. Probably 14 litre Cummins engine, 15 speed fuller gear box, hopefully 16.5 ton Contractor axles and probably a GKN Kirkstall front drive axle. The LAD cab is a bit pokey which is why I made my Contractor's cab a crew cab.
Oh and the Recovery equipment is probably Reynolds BOUGHTON. Slewing crane. 15 to 20 ton winch.
6x6 Contractor known as Explorer mk2.
There were 4 or so chassis cabs available brand new when Scammell closed down, I seem to remember a couple ended up on a landfill site taking roadgoing trailers to the tipping point.
A very rare desirable vehicle. Another to add to the wish list.
Photo was taken at the Bunker Bash, Kelvedon Hatch on May 22nd 2011.
The Explorer name is clearly visible on the bonnet side.
this vehicle was previously owned by Dave Crouch and was the subject of an article by Bob Tuck in the May 1998 Truck and Driver. 15t Boughton crane, 14l Cummins 335, 10 speed fuller, 2 speed transfer box, 85t GTW. Suspect 25t pull winch.
Thanks Toby, wonder where it is now ?
Also owned by T & K Weavers at some point.


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These are some of the questions Harvard Law Professor and HarvardX faculty I. Glenn Cohen explored with an audience of 2,300 in his TEDx Cambridge talk, "Are There Non-human Persons? Are There Non-person Humans?"
Cohen, one of the world's leading scholars of law and bioethics, challenged the audience to consider how law and morality should accommodate animals and artificial intelligence alongside human beings.
Using as his starting point, of all things, Big Bird from Sesame Street, Cohen examined how our current moral vocabulary equating "human" and "person" may be leading us astray in the way in which we treat non-human entities. "We use these two terms pretty interchangeably, but I want to suggest to you they're radically different," said Cohen.
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Q: Add heading to Google Docs document from iPhone quite a straightforward question. I started to really like Google Docs and the fact I can edit them from iPhone from the mobile site.
However, I would like to add headings to the documents while editing on iPhone. It is not possible through any drop-menu, but isn't there some sort of hack?

A: I can suggest several for title editing, but I'm unaware of any that offer headings.
If you've already scanned through the available App Store offerings without much success, then I can suggest little-else. It's not about a hack, as Google hasn't gone out of their way to restrict you in this fashion. Probably on the long list of to-do's.