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Rave Master (レイヴ, Reivu?, romanized as RAVE and known as Groove Adventure RAVE in Japan), is a manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The manga was serialized in Shōnen Magazine from July 1999 through July 2005, and published in thirty-five tankōbon by Kodansha. The manga series was licensed for an English release in North America by Tokyopop until Kodansha allowed their contract to expire. Del Rey Manga announced on September 26, 2009, at their New York Anime Festival panel, that it had acquired the rights to Rave Master with a release date in September 2010. Kodansha Comics USA will keep publishing the series in 2011.[1]
The series was adapted into a fifty-one episode anime series by Studio Deen. The anime premiered on TBS on October 13, 2001 and ran until September 28, 2002. The anime series is based on the first twelve volumes of the manga series. Tokyopop also licensed the anime adaptation. The English dubbed version premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on June 5, 2004 as part of the Toonami programming block, and re-broadcast on Syfy in 2009.
Main article: List of Rave Master characters
In 0015, fifty years before the story's start, the world was being corrupted by Dark Bring, evil stones that bestowed incredible powers to their owners. The Dark Bring were used by the Raregroove Kingdom, and the Symphonia Kingdom fought against them with their Holy Bring.
Shiba, the first RAVE Master, attempted to destroy Sinclaire, the "mother" of the Dark Bring, with his Ten Commandments Sword. The aftermath caused the massive explosion known as "Overdrive" that destroyed one-tenth of the known world. Shiba, protected from the disaster by Plue, a special guardian "dog" who shielded him from the blast, held onto the RAVE required to power his sword. Plue and the five remaining fragments of RAVE, however, scattered around the world.
Fifty years later Haru Glory, a teenager living on the peaceful Garage Island, fishes Plue up by accident. Several events soon follow, including Shiba's arrival and his desire to reclaim Plue, as well as the appearance of a mysterious organization known as Demon Card, whose members possess Dark Bring and aim to rule the world. After Haru battles one of its members, Shiba discovers he is the second RAVE Master, and entrusts his RAVE, Plue, and the Ten Commandments Sword to Haru. Haru embarks upon an adventure to find the other fragments of Rave and to save the world.
Hiro Mashima created Rave Master with the idea of travelling around the world.[2] Composed of thirty-five tankōbon volumes, Mashima comments that although it was sometimes difficult to think of how to develop the storyline, he still remembers enjoying the making of Rave Master. Still he regards that the series' end was "a little sentimental, a little sad."[3] In both Rave Master and his other manga Fairy Tail, Mashima wants to make justice prevail but also make readers understand the villains' reasons to fight the main character in order to make them more complex characters.[2]
Main article: List of Rave Master chapters
Rave Master was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 1999 and ran for 296 chapters until its conclusion in 2005. It was published in thirty-five collected volumes by Kodansha, with the first volume released in November 1999 and the final volume released in September 2005. Rave Master was licensed for an English release in North America by Tokyopop, which released 32 volumes of the series.[4] On August 31, 2009, Tokyopop announced that they would not be completing the series as their licenses with Kodansha expired and Kodansha required that they immediately stop publication of all previously licensed series, including Rave Master.[5] The next month, it was announced that Del Rey Manga had acquired the license and would begin publishing the remaining volumes in 2010.[6] The last three volumes will be published in a single omnibus volume. Del Rey has not announced plans to re-release earlier volumes.[7]
The series is licensed for regional language releases in French by Glenat, in Spanish by Norma Editorial, and in Italian by Editions Star Comics. Egmont Manga & Anime licensed Rave Master for a German release, including serializing it in their monthly anthology Manga Power. Rave Master was also one of the first manga series released in Spanish in North America by Public Square Books.[8]
Main article: List of Rave Master episodes
The series was adapted into a fifty-one episode anime series, entitled Rave: the Groove Adventure, by Studio Deen. The anime premiered on TBS on October 13, 2001 and ran until September 28, 2002. The anime series is based on the first twelve volumes of the manga series. Tokyopop licensed the series for release and broadcast in North America. As with the manga, Tokyopop released the series under the name Rave Master.
Their English dubbed version aired on Cartoon Network in the United States, premiering in June 2004, as part of the Toonami programming block. Syfy had begun airing the dubbed episodes on March 16, 2009 as part of its "Ani-Monday" programming block and finished on September 21, 2009.[9]
Yuri Lowenthal - Haru Glory
Michelle Ruff - Elie
Mona Marshall - Plue
Doug Erholtz - Hamrio Musica, Shadow Guard
Tom Kenny - Griff
Crispin Freeman - General Shuda, Sieg Hart
Mari Devon - Lasagne
Stephen Apostolina - Jegan
Beau Billingslea - Deerhound
Bob Glouberman - Mikan, Ruby
Barbara Goodson - Fortune Teller
Steve Bulen - Gale Glory
Dorothy Elias-Fahn - Rose, Claire Maltese
Nicholas Guest - Hebi
Robert Martin Klein - Gunnert
Patricia Lentz - Rionette
David Lodge - Real Admiral, Big Guard
Peter Lurie - King Gale Rareglove
Michael McConnohie - Lance of the Beast Sword
Lara Jill Miller - Haul
Jeff Nimoy - L'Tiangle, Julius Rhozen
Joe Ochman - La Grace
Bob Papenbrook - Shadow Guard
Tara Platt - Reina
Cindy Robinson - Catelya Glory
Alan Shearman - Narrator, Old Shiba
Stephanie Sheh - Harmonia
Michael Sorich - Cheeks
Peter Spellos - Billy
Doug Stone - Let
Paul St. Peter - Fura
Kirk Thornton - Shadow Guard, Berial
Armando Valdes-Kennedy - Shadow Master, Lucia Rareglove
Ralph Votrian - Old Musica
Kari Wahlgren - Remi
Ezra Weisz - Schneider
Diz White - Computer
Dave Wittenberg - Georgo, Mr. Sun, Casino Guard, Shadow Guard, Lt. Pasha, Rugar 70, Teppie
Ping Wu - Solasido
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Groove Adventure Rave: Plue no Daibouken
In the Manga reviewers guide, published by Del-Rey in 2007, they gave the Rave Master manga a positive review of 3 out of 4 stars. It states that Rave Master had a relatively shaky start, in terms of storyline and art. However, it states that about part way through the first major story arc, the series began to improve and set itself apart from other manga series. Like most reviewers, they stated that Rave Master had a collection of likeable characters.[citation needed]
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Outgoing commander, BG Douglas McBride Jr. is presented with the glass shell at the 13th ESC change of command ceremony on Fort Hood on Thursday, May 24, 2018.
Outgoing commander, BG Douglas McBride Jr. (right) inspects his unit for the last time with MG John Thomson III and incoming commander BG Darren Werner at the 13th ESC change of command ceremony on Fort Hood on Thursday, May 24, 2018.
Incoming commander BG Darren Werner (right), outgoing commander BG Douglas McBride Jr, and III Corps Deputy Commanding General, MG John Thomson III inspect the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command at the change of command ceremony on Fort Hood on Thursday, May 24, 2018.
BG Douglas McBride Jr (left), MG John Thomson III, and BG Darren Werner at the 13th ESC change of command ceremony on Fort Hood on Thursday, May 24, 2018.
BG Darren Werner takes command of the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command on Fort Hood on Thursday, May 24, 2018.
Outgoing commander, BG Douglas McBride Jr (right) and his wife Pamela congratulate Melissa Werner and her husband BG Darren Werner as they take command of the 13th ESC at the change of command ceremony on Fort Hood on Thursday, May 24, 2018.
Fort Hood's 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command welcomed a new commanding general Thursday as scores of soldiers and family members took in the sights and sounds of the change of command ceremony at Sadowski Field.
The Lucky 13th's new commander is Brig. Gen. Darren L. Werner — who comes back to Fort Hood for a third time from the Pentagon, where he served as director of Strategy, Plans and Integration Deputy Chief of Staff (G-4).
Werner last served at the Great Place with the 4th Infantry "Ivy" Division as the brigade support operations officer, during Operation Iraqi Freedom as a battalion executive officer and later with the 4th Support Battalion as battalion commander in 2007.
III Corps deputy commander Maj. Gen. J.T. Thomson referred to the occasion as a "Phantomtastic day here at Sadowski Field as we transition the leadership," since the day also marked the 20th wedding anniversary of Werner and his wife Melissa.
Werner replaced Brig. Gen. Douglas McBride Jr., who will now serve as commandant of the Quarter Master School at Fort Lee, Virginia.
"We gave the shirts off our back and the boots off our feet to accomplish any mission," McBride said of the troops of the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command.
The Lucky 13th was activated in 1965 during the Vietnam War in support of extensive deployments from Fort Hood at the time.
Soldiers of the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command first deployed to Managua, Nicaragua, to support earthquake disaster relief in December 1972. The unit also deployed in 1990 to Saudi Arabia to provide combat support during Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Desert Calm and Operation Provide Comfort.
In 1992, the unit deployed to Cuba to aid Haitian refugees during Operation Safe Harbor and later assisted with relief for Florida's Hurricane Andrew.
Soldiers of the 13th ESC have also deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Intrinsic Action and to support the U.S. Central Command and the United Task Force in Somalia.
Moreover, the unit would see additional deployments: Operation Vigilant Warrior, in Kuwait, and as part of Operation Sea Signal V in Cuba. The unit also participated in Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti and in support of the Global War on Terror: Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Inherent Resolve, Freedom Sentinel in Afghanistan and Spartan Shield in Kuwait. The unit has provided support for U.S. Central Command elements in Jordan and worked to support the Combined Joint Task Force in the fight against the Islamic State.
Most recently, the unit assisted with relief efforts related to Hurricane Harvey in Houston.


This album is a mixture of social (which were taken for the Land Newspaper) as well as swimming photos.
While I am a professional sports photographer, I was at this swimming carnival for my daughter first and foremost, the day was about supporting her and her team mates.
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Will SEC Proposal on Workforce Include Accounting Requirement?
The SEC has been working on a rule proposal that is intended to increase the amount of information public companies provide about their workforce or what many call human capital management (HCM) disclosure as part of broader environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting.
But a working group that includes former SEC officials, academics, and market participants believe this is also a financial reporting matter, framing it as human capital accounting (HCA) in changing times when intangibles have become more prominent for certain industries such as information technology.
In a June 7, 2022, rulemaking petition to the SEC, the Working Group of Human Capital Accounting Disclosure asked the commission to write a rule that would require public companies to give pertinent information to investors so they can assess the extent to which companies invest in their employees. They asked for three rule changes:
companies should disclose, in the Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A), what portion of workforce costs should be considered an investment in the firm's future growth;
workforce costs should be treated on equal footing as research and development (R&D) costs, meaning that workforce costs should be expensed for accounting purposes but disclosed, allowing investors to capitalize workforce costs in valuation models; and
greater disaggregation of the income statement.
The disaggregated income statement would allow investors to figure out what portion of disclosed income statement accounts, such as cost of goods sold, R&D, and selling, general & administrative, are attributable to labor costs, the group said.
"Disaggregating labor costs in this manner would allow investors to better understand the job function of employees, their expected value creation, and the firm's reliance on those employees," the petition noted.
The working group has 10 members, including former SEC commissioner Robert Jackson who is a law professor at New York University; John Coates, Harvard Law School professor who previously served as SEC general counsel and acting director of the Division of Corporation Finance; and former SEC commissioner Joseph Grundfest a law professor at Stanford University.
"We differ in our views about the regulation of firms' relationships with their employees generally," they wrote in the petition. "But we all share the view that investors need additional information to examine whether and how public companies invest in their workforce—and that the Commission's rules should therefore require that information to be disclosed."
Advisory Panel Starts Discussion on Non-Traditional Accounting
During a meeting of the SEC's Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) on June 9, accounting experts gave presentations on accounting for non-traditional financial information. SEC Chair Gary Gensler said that this is an important conversation to have as the agency continues to evaluate types of information that are relevant when people make investing decisions.
"Whether the information in question is traditional financial statement information, like components in an income statement, balance sheet, or cash flow statement, or non-traditional information, like expenditures related to human capital or cybersecurity, it's important that issuers disclose material information and that disclosures are accurate, not misleading, consistently applied, and tied to traditional financial information," Gensler said.
Departing SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee also chimed in during IAC meeting, saying that audited financial statements are a cornerstone of the commission's disclosure regime.
Thus, she said it is critical for regulators and standard-setters to always evaluate relevant requirements and accounting principles to make sure they are keeping pace with changing understanding of the type of information that affects company valuation and financial performance.
"And top of mind for me in this space is human capital," Lee said, adding that the SEC's March climate change proposal includes disaggregated financial metrics. The agency proposed three categories of information in the financial statements: financial impact metrics; expenditure metrics; and financial estimates and assumptions. It proposes the impacts on any relevant line item in the company's consolidated financial statements presented from severe climate-related events such as flooding, extreme temperatures, and sea level rise.
"Both of these topics, human capital and climate, are increasingly core disclosure topics," she said. "And as such, we should consider how they might be integrated into our financial reporting regime in a manner that ensures we keep pace with the risks and the opportunities of modern markets."
Timing of Proposal
It is unclear when the SEC will issue a workforce proposal, and Chair Gensler as usual did not discuss specific timing during 2022 RFK Compass Summer Investors Conference hosted by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization on June 14.
But he defended that the commission has every right to write human resources disclosure rule in response to critics who say that this rather falls under the rubric of social justice matters, not under the SEC's purview.
Gensler said that workforce is the most important asset for many companies. And he explained that when he was at Goldman Sachs working in acquisition, his team looked at company employees, including turnover, pay, benefits, and had serious discussions about how important they were to the company and to compare with other companies in the industry.
Thus, the SEC over the years addressed this issue. In the most recent rulemaking, Gensler pointed to the HCM rule adopted in August 2020 when Jay Clayton headed up the agency during the Trump administration. But in a split vote, the commission decided to leave the disclosure rule principles-based and rooted in the concept of materiality. Investors, however, said they need more detailed, useful, comparable information, including diversity of employees and executives.
In drafting a more standardized disclosure proposed rule, Gensler said that the staff is also looking at what companies are disclosing in 2021 and 2022 under the rules adopted two years ago and see how the disclosures can be improved.
Rationale for Petition
To support its argument for HCA, the petition noted that two recent changes warrant prompt SEC rulemaking.
Increasingly public companies derive much of their value from intangible assets, including human capital. But about only 15 percent of the companies disclose their labor costs. Moreover, more companies report a loss for accounting purposes, making analysis of companies' operational costs more important than ever to understand company value.
Intangibles Increasing
The working group noted that when the first accounting standard-setter was formed in the 1930s, businesses made and sold tangible products using tangible assets. Thus, the accounting rules made sense at the time. The legacy of those rules exist in accounting today as different forms of investment are treated differently.
For example, there is different accounting treatment for a company's spending on capital expenditure, research, or its employees. If a company invests in capital expenditures, that property's value is included as an asset on its balance sheet and depreciates over time. By contrast, spending on research and labor are typically treated as expenses. They reduce net income in the current period, and they do not appear as assets on the balance sheet.
"These legacy rules do not reflect the current reality that the largest firms add value through internally developed intangible assets such as human capital," the petition stated. "And while accounting rules have been sporadically updated over time, they have not been sufficiently reimagined to address the changes in the characteristics of today's public companies."
To illustrate the trend, the group said that in 1975, two years after the SEC adopted disclosure rules to require companies to report the total number of employees, intangibles represented 17 percent of the value of S&P 500.
By 2020, when the SEC adopted principles-based workforce disclosures, intangibles represented 90 percent of the S&P 500 market value. Two industries—healthcare and IT—account for more than 33 percent of the market capitalization of the S&P 500. And companies in these industries rely heavily on human capital.
"Accounting rules, however, have not kept pace, leaving investors without information necessary to accurately value the firms that they own," the petition stated.
Increased Loss
Further, the working group said that there is an increasing number of public companies that now record a net loss, which complicates analysis of their value. Common valuation techniques such as price-to-earnings ratios cannot be used to put a price tag on those companies. Instead, the working group said analysts must project future earnings, which require reliable information on costs, margins, and scalability that is commonly obfuscated under current GAAP.
Thus, the group asked the SEC to require companies to provide investors with the necessary information to value companies that report losses.
To better explain its request, the group said that in 2020, more than half of public companies reported negative earnings. The main explanation for the growing number of net loss companies is that many of the companies are relatively young, tech firms, and investors are betting on their future profitability. But investors need detailed breakdown of the company's cost structure to identify contribution margins. This requires distinguishing whether cash outflows should be considered investments or maintenance expenses.
When a company buys new equipment that improves its operational efficiency and helps in growing revenue, this can be considered an investment as it will be used going forward and create future value. However, the replacement of existing equipment to maintain current levels of revenue can be considered a maintenance expense as that allows the company to maintain its current productivity but does not increase productivity.
Current accounting rules allow investors to estimate the portion of capital expenditures that can be considered investment and the portion that can be considered maintenance expense, and sophisticated investors such as Warren Buffet have long incorporated this information in valuation, the petition stated.
"By contrast, when it comes to workforce, investors typically cannot even determine total workforce costs—much less identify the distinction between investments and maintenance workforce expenses," the working group said.
This article originally appeared in the June 15, 2022 edition of Accounting & Compliance Alert, available on Checkpoint.
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BMW X7 on sale in Australia in May, from $119,900
Brett Davis	 Mar 04, 2019
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The BMW X7 super-large, super-lux SUV is just about to arrive on the Australian market, with local prices and specs now confirmed ahead of its May arrival.
In case you missed it, the BMW X7 is the company's largest SUV. It's huge. Measuring in at 5151mm long and 2000mm wide, the X7 is actually 20mm wider than the 200 Series Toyota LandCruiser, and 161mm longer. It comes with seven seats, and goes squarely up against the Mercedes-Benz GLS.
Two main variants will be offered in Australia, including the X7 xDrive30d and the X7 M40d. The 30d uses the familiar 3.0-litre turbo-diesel inline six, producing 195kW and 620Nm. It offers a claimed 0-100km/h sprint time of 7.0 seconds, which is quite quick for a massive SUV, and a base model at that. Fuel economy figures are yet to be finalised.
If it's performance you want, you'll be looking at the M50d. This comes with a quad-turbo 3.0-litre inline six diesel, producing 294kW and 760Nm. Across the same sprint, the clock stops in just 5.4 seconds. Fuel economy figures for this are also yet to be confirmed.
As standard, the 30d comes with 20-inch alloy wheels, adaptive air suspension for the front and rear axle, a full panoramic glass roof, three rows of seats, the comfort access system, and a full suit of driving assistance features within the Driving Assistant Professional package.
Inside is a 12.3-inch infotainment screen running BMW 7.0 software, with head-up display, a 10-speaker sound system, Apple CarPlay, and a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster. Adaptive LED headlights and surround-view and 3D-view parking cameras are also standard.
Going for the M50d adds, among other things, 22-inch alloy wheels, BMW Individual Shadow Line trim, an M aerodynamics kit for the exterior, M Performance Cerium Grey highlights such as for the side mirrors, an M exhaust and sports differential, M brakes, an M steering wheel inside with Alcantara headliner, sports seats, and five-zone climate control.
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Not only the city of Barletta is a showcase for holiday guests, but history and culture are interwoven around the city, with numerous monuments and archaeological treasures of Apulia: cathedrals, castles and villages. The different historical periods can be read on the monuments of Apulia, like chapters of a book town, a veritable "museum" in which the discovery of landscapes, buildings and old and new trails are part of an unforgettable experience. Some of the places you should visit are:
The Cathedral of Trani
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Among the castles built by Frederick II of Swabia in Apulia, Castel del Monte stands out. A masterpiece of medieval architecture, Castel del Monte was built by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen of Swabia, in the thirteenth century, precisely in 1240. It rises about 17 km from Andria on a hill chain of Western Murgia 540 meters high above sea level The castle is built directly on bedrock, outcrops in many places, and is universally known for its geometric perfection. Solemn and harmonious building with an octagonal shape with its eight towers of similar form at the edges, was erected as a hunting lodge or entertainment products on mathematics and astronomy. Castel del Monte is known as a national monuments and it is Unesco world heritage.
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The castle of Trani is one of the most impressive examples of fortifications built in Apulia by Frederick II of Swabia. The construction, based on the coastline of the Adriatic Sea, was started in 1233 and completed, presumably in 1249. Located near the famous Cathedral of Trani, near the sea. Thanks to its location on the fringes of the city and thanks to the spectacular heights of its towers was possible to monitor the input port and the access roads to the village. In 1259 there was the wedding between Manfred, son of Frederick II and Elena Comneno, daughter of Michele II king of Epirus. Michael II of Epirus. The central courtyard offers a simultaneous reading of the three main phases of the history of the castle. Despite the succession of various dynasties the castle presents its history and its construction in a homogeneous and uniform way.
The Cathedral of Trani, dedicated to St. Nicholas Pellegrino, is the queen of the churches of Apulia and is probably the most beautiful and celebrated Romanesque building. In this qualification has certainly contributed to the beautiful scenery in which it is: a beautiful large square directly overlooking the sea. Its construction is related to the history of St. Nicholas the Pilgrim, from the time of the Normans. The story of the building began in 109 and later it lived various stages of construction. The entire cathedral was built using the local stone of the city. In 2002 the Cathedral of St. Nicholas Pellegrino was proclaimed by UNESCO as " Messenger Monument of a culture of peace". Today is a holiday destination in the world.
Known as the daughter of Trani Cathedral, dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta, is another of the most important examples of Romanesque period in Apulia. It was built between the 12th and 13th centuries. Numerous works of art there are: a wooden statue of St. Biagio, patron of the city, a silver reliquary of the Saint, a fresco depicting the Virgin with the Child and San Sebastian and the beautiful wooden crucifix of the 16th century. Underneath the church runs a real journey underground, where are the remains of Roman tombs and early Christian basilica.
Interesting tombs of the Bronze Age, were established in Apulia, some of them in the countryside of Bisceglie. Those in the area of Bisceglie are four: of Chianca, of Albarosa, of Frisari and of Paladini. Dolmen della Chianca is the best preserved, and is the best known of the prehistoric monuments of Italy, and is the largest dolmens in Europe in size and beauty. Near Dolmen della Chianca, rises to that of Albarosa so called from the place where the same dolmen is located. This is a dolmen burial mound of a tomb that is placed under a heap of stones. Dolmen Frisari looks almost destroyed because of the time but unfortunately for the human hand. Dolmen of the Paladins, however, over the years has consistently kept all its features.
To the south of the Gargano , where the plain of the board meets the Adriatic Sea, there was originally a large coastal lagoon: Lake Salpi, the current Margherita di Savoia. In these environments, natural selection has given rise to a diversity and variety of hard to find in other ecosystems, more than half of the aquatic animals threatened with extinction in Europe, depend on wetlands, the preservation of these areas is an indispensable tool to ensure their survival. The wetland is a unique ecosystem, providing a migratory bird irreplaceable reference point. Particularly appreciated by naturalists, the area houses rare and beautiful pink flamingos. The wetland is of great interest for the presence of various aquatic birds. The salt of Margherita di Savoia is also of great importance. Not far away you can visit and walk through the natural park of Trinitapoli.
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To truly understand someone, you must see the world from their point of view. So, it only makes sense that to truly understand the epicness of the Ultimate Arctic Summer Adventure offered by Lazy Bear Expeditions, you must see the experience from its many points of view. While you may not believe your eyes, you can be sure that what you're seeing is the real deal: the beauty and wildlife of Churchill up close and personal.
Get those binoculars in focus because what you're seeing is real. The vibrant wildflowers and rocky shorelines are the summer environments for polar bears, which are known to congregate around Churchill during the fall migration. But after the bears have returned from their winter hunting grounds on the ice, they spread out around the region, and Lazy Bear Expeditions will take you to one of the more remote polar bear viewing areas on the west side of Hudson Bay.
Aboard the Sam Hearne, a custom coast guard-certified boat, you'll travel along the shore, getting a look at polar bears on the rocks or even going for a swim. And when the bears aren't taking centre stage, it will be the beluga whales that become the stars of the show. There are nearly 60,000 beluga whales found in the western Hudson Bay – the largest concentration of beluga whales in the world. Lazy Bear Expeditions' expert guides will navigate the waters where these whales come to feed, giving you a front row seat.
What does it feel like to lock eyes with a beluga whale? You tell us after your thrilling snorkeling adventure with the whales. Known for being curious and friendly, you can share a smile with a whale and listen to its underwater songs. Kayaking with the whales is also an option. You'll feel like one of the pod, splashing away, crossing off an item on your bucket list.
But here's a tip: don't forget to put down your phone, or your camera, or your binoculars, and just look. Just soak it all in. Look out the window of the Arctic Crawler as you make your way across this wild and wonderful place and be amazed. Be humbled. Be awed. Be inspired. This is Canada's true north, up close and personal.
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In a poll conducted by the Pew Research Centre, half of the Americans think that some of the US Muslims are anti-American, and two thirds of the Americans felt that people, and not religious teachings are to be blamed when violence is committed in the name of the faith.
Ever since the Paris attack on November 13, 2015, and mass shooting in San Bernardino, California on December 2, 2015, that left 14 people dead, there is growing antagonism against the Muslim community in the United Sates leading to increase in hate crimes like arson and vandalism at mosques, targeting hijab wearing women causing insecurity among the Muslim communities. Sadly, even the Sikhs have not been spared for they have often been mistaken to be representing radical Islamic elements. Many of the gurdwaras have been desecrated and many Sikhs had to bear the brunt of racist attacks.
The politicians, especially the candidates from the Grand Old Party, instead of rising to the occasion by assuaging the feelings of the minorities and raising their voice against the perpetrators of hate crimes, have deliberately whipped up sentiments against a particular community with their vitriolic statements against the Muslims. If such an attitude had been displayed by the leaders of any non-democratic country, it would not have come as a surprise, but coming from politicians of one of the world's biggest democracy, which has always believed in religious freedom and interfaith harmony, their comments have come as a rude shock.
In a poll conducted by the Pew Research Centre, half of the Americans think that some of the US Muslims are anti-American, and two thirds of the Americans felt that people, and not religious teachings are to be blamed when violence is committed in the name of the faith. The poll also showed that the Americans considered Islam a troubling religion.
It is in this vitiating atmosphere that president Obama's visit to the Islamic Society of Baltimore assumes significance. The president, in spite of a slew of statements against the community by the Republican candidates, especially the party's front runner Donald Trump, paid a visit to the mosque.
The president's speech will go a long way to assuage the feelings of Muslims not only in the United States, but throughout the world, who had recently been subjected to hate crimes. Obama also implored that the Muslim community should raise its voice against extremism.
There are several factors that have led to growing Islamophobia, especially in the West.
First, the terrorist organisations are led by leaders who have misinterpreted Islam with their own violent brand of by Islam; Al Qaeda, ISIS, Boko Haram, by fanning hatred towards other religious groups, are some of the organisations that have brought disrepute to a religion that stands for peace. One of the main causes of the negative image of Islam is the spread of Wahhabism and Salafism, which espouses a radical brand of Islam. As David Goldman in his book Islam and the Bible: Why Two Faiths Collide, while distinguishing between Islam that stands for peace and the Islam that stands for radicalism compares peaceful Islam with 'Mecca Islam' and the Wahhabism and Salafism to the 'Madina Islam'.
The need of the hour is for all Islamic scholars to make people aware that the religion is all encompassing, and that it promotes peace and brotherhood. Unfortunately, many of the liberal scholars have done a great disservice to the religion by not openly criticising organisations like ISIS, Al Qaeda for misinterpreting Islam.
Secondly, religious institutions need to be monitored so that a radical brand of Islam is not taught to students. One of the reasons for ISIS, and other outfit's, ability to successfully recruit young, impressionable minds to join their organisation is because of the teachings of a radical brand of Islam in religious institutions funded by the Saudis.
Thirdly, the education in schools, especially the madrassas, should combine science with religion to enable the students to develop a scientific temper and liberal values. In fact, in the curriculum of all schools, whether Muslim or non-Muslim, all religions should be taught so that students understand and appreciate the finer points of all faiths. This will go a long way to appreciate and respect all religions.
Fourthly, in countries where Muslims and people belonging to other religious sects are in minority, there should be a move to integrate them into society instead of treating them as social outcasts.
There is no gainsaying that the ultimate battle against the radical brand of Islam will be ultimately won in schools and colleges.
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Religion = mysticism, scared of social integrity, private relation between man and God, Promote social disintegration among men, a dogma which is away from science and reality.Ahl-e-Islam of today just follow the religion( SHia, SUnni, Salafi, Sufi, tableeg(deoband). No logical explanation needed, a absurd idea in which people don't use their intellect but rather follow their emotions and priests and fundamentalists.
Din = Reality, a fact which proves itself to be valid from every corner of life, synchronized with science, promote soicial integration( unity of all human beings on earth), A fact( Divine law) which gives correct meaning to life. Fusion of emotions + intellect(reason) is the basis of Din. No need of priests and fundamentalists to understand it.
World will be very peaceful.. if expectations are rightly set..


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Fostering Diversity and Equity Through Legal Education
Robert Bird
Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics and Professor of Business Law, School of Business, University of Connecticut
Janine Hiller
R.E. Sorensen Professor in Finance and Professor of Business Law, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech
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Why it's important to expose students to the complex and ever-changing interactions among business, law, and social change.
Can you name the disciplines taught in the modern business school today that also were taught at America's first business school, then called the Wharton School of Finance and Economy at the University of Pennsylvania, in 1881? My guess is that your list was missing one subject: business law.
Business law has grown and evolved since 1881, and legal training has become an even more critical component to business success. Law is constantly changing, evolving, and responding to social forces. In fact, shifting regulation remains one of the top five business risks worldwide. It's also one of three major challenges that CEOs say worries them the most.
The study of business law can help us all better understand not only the context for the social movements of today, but also the larger relationship among business, law, and society. Moreover, it can give organizations the tools they need to achieve their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. In short, if our students are to thrive as leaders in an increasingly complex society, they must understand the rule of law.
In the last few years, we have seen powerful social forces, such as the #metoo movement and Black Lives Matter (BLM), begin to drive social change in society and in organizations. In response to these trends, legal studies faculty from four institutions have joined together to create a new online speaker series called Equity Now. These presentations are designed to prepare students, educators, and business leaders to navigate the complex and ever-changing regulatory landscape. They also show how knowing the law—both its ugly past and its lofty equality principles—can help us better understand this time in history.
How Legal Study Promotes DEI
Long before #metoo and BLM, new laws were passed overturning legally enforced discrimination that had been in place for centuries. In 1963, the U.S. Congress passed the Equal Pay Act, which required women and men to be paid equally for equal work. One year later, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited organizations from discriminating against people based on their race, color, religion, gender, and national origin. A series of court decisions in the 1970s and 1980s shaped the doctrine that prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace.
Similar legal mandates have been adopted in countries around the world, from the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act passed in 2000 in South Africa to the Age Discrimination Act passed in 2004 in Australia. Laws also have been passed that prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sexual orientation, and other criteria.
We can see from these and many other examples how the rule of law has been a driving force behind social change. With each new legislation, business leaders indifferent to diversity and equity at work have been faced with a stark choice: Either instill fair practices in the workplace or face costly litigation from employees who have been denied equal opportunity.
The rule of law has been a driving force behind social change. With each new legislation, business leaders have been faced with a stark choice: Instill fair practices or face costly litigation.
However, despite many successes, there is much left to do. The largest boardrooms and C-suites in the world are still disproportionately populated by white men. Women and persons of color still are not fully included in the modern workplace and are underrepresented in business education. It's clear that organizations and business schools need to be changed from within. We believe the Equity Now series takes one step toward making that change a reality.
A Simple Model for Learning
The series is based upon a simple model. Each year, we invite four prominent legal studies scholars to talk about their research. The speakers are chosen based upon their expertise in the subject area. To be highlighted in Equity Now, an expert's research must meet two criteria: It must be both academic- and practice-oriented, and it must focus on current equity issues facing organizations and society.
The partner institutions that make the Equity Now series possible currently include the School of Business at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington, and the Fox School of Business at Temple University in Philadelphia. This effort is also sponsored by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, the international academic association of teachers and scholars of law in business schools.
Our partner institutions commit to providing networking and other logistical assistance as needed to create and promote these presentations. They also distribute information about the speaker series to their faculty, students, staff, and alumni networks. Each school designates a contact person, typically a professor of business law, who recommends speakers and themes for future events.
As the leader of this series, Robert Bird, a co-author of this article, helps organize, structure, and schedule the speaker presentations. Bird chooses several broad themes for each year's series that are both relevant and timely, offering a framework for seeking input from colleagues at partner schools. Last year's topics ranged from the protection of LGBTQ rights to the evolving legal environment for workers with disabilities.
While the lectures are primarily intended to advance students' knowledge, they also attract faculty, staff, alumni, and other business school stakeholders. These lectures are not academic presentations—we remind our guest lecturers to avoid unnecessary jargon or complexity. Instead, the lectures are intended to attract a wide audience. We want them to appeal not only to academics and students, but also to laypersons who may have general knowledge of the issues but would like to learn more from dedicated experts.
Registration for the series is free and open to the public. These events are entirely virtual so that anyone can attend, regardless of geographical location.
In October, we kicked off this year's series with a presentation by Goldburn Maynard, an assistant professor of business law and ethics at Indiana University. Maynard discussed the significant racial policy shift that occurred with the transition between the Trump and Biden administrations, as well as the potential of new policies to curtail decades of systemic discrimination. In early November, Leora Eisenstadt, an associate professor of legal studies at Temple University, explored the implications of sexual harassment and the #metoo movement, including recent efforts to use technology to detect and prevent harassment.
In spring 2022, Margaret Hu, professor of law and international affairs at Pennsylvania State University, will discuss how technology can threaten voting rights and disenfranchise underrepresented groups from the political process. This year's series will wrap up next April with a presentation by Liz Brown, associate professor of law and taxation at Bentley University. Brown will delve into the legal and ethical implications of using software that focuses on women's health in the workplace (also known as femtech), including its capacity for discrimination and invasion of privacy.
Integrating DEI in the Curriculum
We plan to continue the speaker series in the hope that more schools will join us in promoting and contributing to its content. We believe that resources such as the Equity Now series can be a way for schools to highlight DEI issues that matter most to the campus community. Sharing these perspectives also can play a role in achieving AACSB's goal to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in business schools worldwide.
For that reason, we invite business schools to use Equity Now to complement their own curricula. Business schools can embrace the goals of the series in their own way, but it works best in the context of a rigorous program of legal education that embraces the importance of diversity and equity in the modern workplace.
Professors of business law can help students put social issues into context, delving into the historical background and discussing how organizations should respond.
For instance, core courses in law at many business schools—which often have titles such as The Legal Environment of Business—can track socially relevant and historic issues as new cases are decided and new laws are passed. Professors can help students put these issues into context, delving into the historical background and discussing how organizations should respond. Students also could attend an Equity Now lecture and then discuss its content in class the following day.
In addition, business schools can teach electives and case studies that specifically focus on BLM, #metoo, LGBTQ, and other social movements. Teaching these issues in the context of business law not only produces graduates with the skills and attitudes employers value, but also helps schools attract students who value diverse business programs.
Equity Is a Competitive Necessity
Embracing diversity is not only a matter of great social importance, but also one that has concrete benefits for organizations. A 2015 McKinsey study found that diverse companies perform up to 35 percent better than their less diverse counterparts. Revenues for products and services at firms with diverse management teams are 19 percent higher than they are at firms with less diverse leadership. This research shows that equitable practices that promote diversity are no longer just legally required—they are a competitive necessity for every modern organization.
We know that, even today, boardrooms and C-suites are criticized for being too male, pale, and stale. Similarly, business schools have not yet achieved full diversity within their ranks. We also know that fundamental change does not happen overnight, and that it often requires the rule of law to happen in the modern workplace at all.
That makes it even more critical for all business students to graduate with legal education. Only then will they be prepared to tackle the challenges of an increasingly diverse workforce and society—while staying on the right side of the law and moving us one step forward toward a just and equitable world.
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The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. With many fun supporting roles allowing students to play objects inside the castle, this "tale as old as time" is fun for all ages!
Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit and Owl, but soon discovers that Christopher Robin has been captured by the mysterious Backson! As they prepare for a rescue operation, the animals learn about teamwork, friendship and, of course… sharing snacks. Filled with all of their favorite characters, Disney's Winnie the Pooh KIDS is a favorite for children to perform. Perfect for beginners!
Little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. With plenty of parts to go around, including featured roles as well as the show stopping orphans, servants, and tourists, Annie JR. is the top pick for summer 19!
It's the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians, and Skater Dudes all find their cliques. Basketball team captain and resident jock, Troy, discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. The couple causes an upheaval when they decide to audition for the high school musical. Although many students resent the threat posed to the "status quo," Troy and Gabriella's alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well. Join in… we're all in this together!
This classic tale, in which a Kansas farm girl travels over the rainbow to discover the magical power of home, has been entertaining audiences for generations. Join Dorothy and her friends as they follow the yellow brick road in meeting the Wizard of Oz! Featuring songs like "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "If I Only Had A Brain" and more. Perfect for new, returning, and well-rounded theatre performers.
In nineteenth century France, Jean Valjean is released from years of unjust imprisonment, but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a lifelong struggle for redemption as he is relentlessly pursued by police inspector Javert, who refuses to believe Valjean can change his ways. Epic, grand and uplifting, Les Misérables School Edition packs an emotional wallop that has thrilled audiences all over the world.
Featuring the rag tag bunch of "Burger Palace Boys" and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking "Pink Ladies," performers will evoke the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical! Head "greaser" Danny Zuko and new goody girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their "Summer Nights" as the rest of the gang sings and dances their way through hit songs like "Greased Lightnin'," "Born to Hand Jive," "You're the One that I Want," and "We Go Together" recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley that made Grease known as one of the most popular musicals.
Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged "newsies." When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys' expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what's right! Based on the 1992 motion picture and inspired by a true story, Newsies features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken.
It's November 21, 1963. On the eve of their deployment to a small but growing conflict in Southeast Asia, three young Marines set out for one final boys' night of partying and maybe a little trouble. But, when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, an awkward and idealistic waitress whom he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits, she rewrites the rules of the game and teaches him the power of love and compassion. Filled with impressive songs, an unexpected love affair and a genuine and charming soul, Dogfight is a unique piece for all audience members.
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Press: Indigenous land rights defenders intimidated after protesting sale of Maasai land for tourism
Intimidation of land rights defenders in Tanzania must stop, says international human rights organisation Forest Peoples Programme.
Indigenous leaders in the Amazon face death threats as community files lawsuit against Peruvian government for violation of their land rights
Leaders of the Shipibo indigenous village of Santa Clara de Uchunya, accompanied by their representative organisation FECONAU, filed a constitutional law suit challenging Peru's regional government authorities for failing to secure legal protection of their traditional lands and enabling its acquisition and clearance by an international agribusiness company.
AIDESEP insists that IDB land titling programme which threatens to undermine indigenous land rights must be suspended while formal complaint is ongoing
Lima, 17th May. AIDESEP, Peru's national indigenous Amazonian peoples' organisation, has written a letter to the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) executive directors urging them to suspend the PTRT3 project, an $80 million land titling programme, while a formal complaint about the project is ongoing.
Press Release: Amerindian Peoples Association calls for Government of Guyana to secure full extent of traditional lands
GEORGETOWN, May 13, 2016: The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) held its 9th General Assembly on 10-12 May 2016 in the village of Pakuri, Region 4. The main issues discussed during the assembly included land rights, climate change, and the various social and environmental issues affecting indigenous communities throughout the country. The assembly also highlighted the proactive measures communities are engaged in to build a stronger, greener, and more just Guyana.
Secure territorial rights of indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge must be central to post-conflict initiatives to save the Colombian Amazon and achieve sustainable development
Bogotá, April 25: A new report "Deforestation and indigenous peoples rights in the Colombian Amazon" co-published by social justice and environmental NGO DEDISE and Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) underlines the critical role of secure land and territorial rights and traditional knowledge in sustaining one of the most culturally and biologically diverse forests on the planet.
Livelihoods and forests at increased risk if land rights are ignored, says new report
Indigenous Peoples and local communities protect half the world's land, but formally own just 10 percent, according to a report released today by a global alliance of NGOs.
London, March 2nd 2016: The Global Call to Action on Indigenous and Community Land Rights, backed by more than 300 organizations all over the world, launches today with the publication of a new report.
Recognizing and expanding the territories of original peoples in Colombia is critical for the peace process
Press Note for the Global call to action on Indigenous and Community Land Rights
In Colombia, over 30% of the national territory has been officially titled to Indigenous Peoples, with some 6 million hectares of collective lands recognized for Afro-Descendant Communities. Nonetheless, in practice these territories are not recognized in the State's actions, with mining, oil and gas, logging and other concessions issued unilaterally without upholding Indigenous or Afro-Descendant Peoples' right to free, prior and informed consent.
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Originally called Kip's Nut Free Kitchen, a nut-free, vegan granola based snack, Kip's Granola Bark was started in the founder's home kitchen. Jenny started baking these snacks because her son, Kip, suffered from severe nut allergies. Sharing them with friends and family, Jenny soon realized she had a viable product to sell. She started to sell Kip's Granola Bark at local farmer's markets and grocery stores. Soon enough, she started selling out of the product and realized she was ready to take her business to the next level.
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The old logo for Kip's worked well in a standalone booth at a farmer's market setting, but didn't stand out on highly competitive store shelves. Aligning the company and brand vision, we designed a more sophisticated identity that really popped.
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Through our brand discovery process, Jenny realized that her desire to keep Kip's brand in neutral tones with a folksy appeal should change drastically as we began to help her imagine her product flying off shelves and being sold online. We surveyed the marketplace, scoured store shelves, researched like products, and refined her approach by considering her specific target audience.
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Veteran director Frederick Wiseman has specialised in recent years in lengthy, minutiae-filled studies of major institutions – these include surveys of the University of California at Berkeley, the French National Ballet and the Idaho state legislature – and now he has turned his attention to the UK's premier art collection. Filmed in Wiseman's characteristic style – no talking heads, no captions, no voiceover – over some three hours, this portrait of a working, large-scale enterprise dedicated to old-master painting makes an interesting counterpoint to Mike Leigh's Mr Turner, which breezed through Cannes two days ago. Where Leigh had his painter spitting on the canvas to thin the paint, and prankishly shoving red splurges into his composition to irritate his fellow artists, Wiseman's film is all about the studious reverence for the brush-wielding geniuses, and the shepherding of their reputations through the vagaries of restoration and exhibition.
It's all pretty uncontroversial stuff, and never likely not to be: the film doesn't exactly take things at face value, but Wiseman's technique allows people to present themselves in their best light. The nearest we get to a prickle of conflict is in those same restoration workshops: there's only a tiny hint of the debate raging over how deleterious conservation may be, and what its purpose ought to be.
Gallery up in the first place to a tour group of (mostly) black schoolkids.
Of course, there's a fine line separating this sort of thing from an in-house corporate on the one hand, or the edited-for-maximum-drama docu-soap on the other. (Remember, it was one of the National Gallery's sister institutions, the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, that helped kick off the whole structured-reality thing with the TV series The House, in 1996.) Wiseman's film, while hardly a polemic, distinguishes itself from these the unfussy plainness of its method: it's neither propaganda nor melodrama, but a clear-sighted attempt to establish, with honesty, what working at the National Gallery is like – and that is its principal value.


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Dominic Durden was a funny, friendly, loving man with big dreams of becoming a cop and flying helicopters. His life ended prematurely at the age of 30 when his motorcycle was struck by the pickup truck of an unlicensed illegal immigrant. In this edition of Greta Talk, we hear from Dominic's mother, Sabine Durden, as she recalls the devastating event and reveals why she won't let her son's legacy die.
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Tiger ball teams still in hunt for HON titles
Mike Granlund For The Telegram The Northwestern High School softball and baseball teams remain in the hunt for Heart O' North Conference titles after games Tuesday in Bloomer. The Tiger baseball team actually leads Bloomer (6-5 in HON) by a score...
Mike Granlund
For The Telegram
The Northwestern High School softball and baseball teams remain in the hunt for Heart O' North Conference titles after games Tuesday in Bloomer.
The Tiger baseball team actually leads Bloomer (6-5 in HON) by a score of 4-1 in the sixth inning. That's when area tornado sirens halted the game.
The game will be resumed today in Iron River prior to a 5 p.m. make-up game between the two teams.
Hayward is 10-3 and Cumberland 9-3 in the HON entering Tuesday's action.
Northwestern is 7-4 in the HON, played at Ladysmith Thursday.
Ladysmith (5-5) and Spooner (6-5) are also among the six teams still mathematically alive for the title.
The Tigers had a showdown game against the state-ranked Ladyhawks in Bloomer.
Both teams entered the contest unbeaten in conference play, but only Bloomer remained that way with a 3-0 victory.
Bloomer got the upper hand in the pitching duel between Northwestern's Cassidy Friend and Bloomer's Aliya Seibel with a run in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Bloomer took a 2-0 lead on Shania Zwiefelhofer's home run in the fifth inning then added another in the bottom of the sixth for a 3-0 lead.
Northwestern only managed one hit off of Siebel.
The teams play again Friday in Brule with the title on the line. A Tiger win would force a tie in the final HON standings.
Prior to Friday's showdown, the Tigers hosted Ladysmith at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Heart O' North Conference
Baseball Standings
Hayward (16-6).................................... 10-3
Cumberland (13-4).............................. 9-3
Northwestern (9-5)................................... 7-4
Spooner (9-7)...................................... 6-5
Bloomer (11-7).................................... 6-5
Ladysmith (6-8)................................... 5-5
Chetek-Weyer. (3-11)........................ 2-10
Barron (1-13)..................................... 1-10
Softball Standings
Bloomer (17-3).................................. 11-0
Northwestern (17-5)................................ 11-1
Barron (3-10)....................................... 4-7
Hayward (1-16).................................... 2-9
Chetek-Weyer (0-12). 1-10
Nordic skiing: Birkie to host inaugural women's event this weekend
Three-day Ski de She camp and clinic in Cable will include Olympic champion Kikkan Randall.
Douglas County Bowling Standings for Jan. 6
Local bowling scores.
Packers, Lions face final judgment in prime time
Both teams are 8-8 and have a chance at grabbing a playoff berth on Sunday Night Football.
By Field Level Media
Jim Polzin column: Packers found their identity just in time
Green Bay's demolition of the Vikings puts the Packers in control of their own destiny in Week 18.
By Jim Polzin, Wisconsin State Journal
Photos: Spotlight provides new view of Spartan wrestlers


1) There are 3½ days until vacation.
2) The ½ day, Friday is a pep rally.
3) Tomorrow might be a storm day.
15 inches expected. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE...Northeast Aroostook and Northwest Aroostook Counties.
5) Casting on a new project today!
6) I could finish my book tonight, but I'd have to shut off the TV.
7) Today is Virginia sister's 55 birthday.
8) I would like to do something special over vacation. But I don't know what.
This winter is getting old fast... just saying.
Hoorah for vacation! I hope you aren't snowed in for it.


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If you could sum up Longest Days in three words, what would they be?
Eillia I loved in previous books. But I hate to say I also enjoyed Tamesine and hope to learn more about her issues in future installments.
She is a very well spoken narrator so I enjoyed this audible book.
The explosion that takes yet another vampires life and leaves Eillia and the others clinging.


Hi, my name is Giulia, I am thirty one years old, I am a food blogger and I've never been in the mountains in winter.
This is how I would present myself until a month ago. Then I met a group of new friends, including Mattia and Tommy, two mountain lovers with Trentino tattooed on their hearts, and my 2013 took an unexpected turn.
The new year began near Trento, with a first snowshoe hike and the first fateful meeting with canederli. When I came back home I saved all my pictures on my Mac and I promised myself that the 2013 folder would be overflowing with photos of new places, because I wanted this new year to be full of experiences ever done before, new friends and beauty to live, breathe and tell.
After ten days we were back in the car driving to Trentino. Our destination this time was Val di Fassa, Moena, Ciasa Alpina Hotel for the BloggerDay, a weekend to experience the Trentino Dream. Matteo and Sonia left their lives in Lombardy to follow a dream and make it real, they moved to Trentino to open the Ciasa Alpina Hotel.
You know me, I love the stories that begin with I have a dream… Sonia and Matteo, though, did not just realize the dream for themselves, because they make every day that dream available to everyone at Ciasa Alpina, thanks to their generosity and their emotional involvement in the life of the hotel. They give us the opportunity to live this dream of Trentino. This is one of the reasons behind the organization of an amazing weekend fully dedicated to bloggers, and that's why it is also their fault if I fell in love with the mountains.
Mattia and Tommaso tried to prepare me: listen Juls, this place will take your breath away. Val di Fassa is really spectacular. Once you've tasted canederli there's no coming back. Their efforts were vain, I had to see to believe.
I'll try to tell you with words this experience, though most of the beautiful pictures are missing because I was too busy to admire in awe the landscape, or to pull myself out of the snow, to capture that moment. What follows is therefore only an emotional story, a few brush strokes to paint a weekend that worked perfectly, memories that I'll cherish forever.
Reaching Val di Fassa. Every human being endowed with a pinch of sense of wonder can not help but be amazed when the mountains slowly open in a scenery I would expect in Canada, more than in Italy. Mind you, I would love to visit Canada. This was not enough, someone out there wanted it to be unforgettable. We arrived at dusk when the mountains were kissed by a pink sun, when the lights of the houses were slowly turning on, one after the the other. We arrived and Bryan Adams started singing from the radio Everything I do, from the soundtrack of Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves. So is this the Val di Fassa… and it was love at first sight.
Sledging down. The first night we reached a rustic mountain hut with a snowmobile. Darkness and silence, the stars above us and the snow with an unreal and fairy gleam around us. Our voices were rising to be able to reach each other: oh look! how wonderful! look at the stars! small splashes of snow were kissing us, pure and cold. We reached the hut and sipped a mug of hot spiced apple juice with cloves – my being almost entirely a-soft-drink-kind-of-girl shows also in freezing conditions, when a mulled wine would do nothing but good – and then came the most awaited and feared moment, going down with the sledge.
The stars are brighter in the mountains, they shine, they do not just stand there hanging in the sky. The silence is quieter when you ride a sledge down a slope, you just feel the snow crunching beneath you, then suddenly happy screams, lights, and you find yourself laughing out loud in a spin with friends, or completely lying in the snow.
Snowshoe hiking. I have great photos of the majestic landscape, I took them when I could stop without having someone else stumbling over me, but I miss all the best moments, I was too busy living them: a huge and happy dog that chased us for a while, running like a crazy in the snow. Or the sound of the snow under me, reliable and soft under my uncertain steps that gradually became more steady and confident.
Then I fall in, completely, and the more I laughed, the more I sank, I could not get up again. I am so grateful and relieved that there were no photographers around me to witness my grace, or my face when the snow slipped everywhere!
I thought I wouldn't be able to enjoy completely my first experience in the mountains, held back by never having set foot on skis. I've never been more wrong. With the snowshoes you can reach that sense of communion with the immense that I was dying to try, you feel there in the middle of the snow-covered nature not as an intruder but as a tiny human being in front of the majestic landscape, you get lost in admiration and an involuntary smile rises on your face, and you cannot quench back. Now I am just waiting to be back in summer and fall in love again!
If you want to see other pictures of this unforgettable weekend have a look at Mattia, Tommaso, Elena and Cristiano's blogs. Eventually, a big thank you to Sonia and Matteo and Idea Turismo who gave me the chance to live the Trentino dream. I'll be back next week with a recipe, I promise! I won't skip to the travel blogging (even if, I must admit, it is so interesting and exciting!).
A fabulous experience! I love mountains and snow. Great clicks, thanks.
Sounds like a wonderful trip Giulia! Sledging is so amazing in the dark – it is amazing and our favorite (since we don't ski) I would love to try snowshoeing. You are lucky to have had such beautiful snow too!!
Looks like home 🙂 Glad you finally got to see the mountains in winter! The Alps are truly majestic.
Thanks for the mini vacation to Trentino, the pictures were so amazing that I felt like I was there with you. I got to enjoy the view without getting cold!
You make me want to go there so bad! Lovely photos!
Absolutely gorgeous post, Giulia! I love it!
What a beautiful post my friend. I'm so happy to hear you fell in love! Who wouldn't love mountains in winter. There's definitely something magical about breathing the fresh and crisp air and watching majestic mountain peaks covered with pure white snow on beautifl blue sky background!
Oh how I wish I'd know about this blogger day. I was in the Trentino-Alto Adige earlier in January to ski and could have planned around this event. The mountains there are just so spectacular, as your photos bear witness. How does one find out about the next blogger day?


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Q: How to deal with CSRF (I guess)? For example, in admin cp, to delete user, there is a link - http://example.com/acp/delete-user.php?id=102 . When link is opened, system automatically deletes that user from database.
Imagine, that someone sent me a link (like that) and I accidentally open it. It means, that I delete that user without knowing it. =( How to deal with it? POST method? Some tokens? And how to do it exactly. I'm just learning. =P

A: I recommend you to do that sort of thing with a FORM. http://example.com/acp/delete-user.php?id=102 show a form with a DELETE button and a HIDEN INPUT with a random generated key. The value is stored in your session on the server side. When you hit the submit the target page will check if you past the correct key.
There is lot of ressources about CSRF on the net.

A: Have you looked at this article. As others have said, I would hope you have authentication around everything. But to do correct implementation, you would need to implemented a tokening service. Because if you are logged in and I send you the link then it would delete the user.

A: Using POST actually only makes it a bit more difficult to the attacker (still, it would be better to use POST).
You should generate a random token and store it in the user's session or in the database (for the user). Before doing any action you have to check if the right token exists. If you store it in a session, remember to secure your session also.
You can find one implementation here: http://www.serversidemagazine.com/php/php-security-measures-against-csrf-attacks

A: I would hope you have an authentication system in place so in order to even access that link you would be required to log in.

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DOWN THE DIRT ROAD TO SOUTH CAROLINA! Congratulations to DIRT MCCOMBER for being accepted (and invited to) Greenville's Reedy Reels Film Festival, November 2nd-4th. If you've never been to Greenville, South Carolina, it is a beautiful city, home to the Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois, and United Tribes of South Carolina.


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Recall hires Rob Glazier as Vice President and Global Financial Controller
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Recall hires Rob Glazier as Vice President and Global Financial ControllerCarterBaldwin2020-12-16T14:55:41+00:00
Recall Holdings Limited (ASX: REC) has announced that Robert "Rob" Glazier has joined the company as VP & Global Financial Controller. Rob will report to SVP & CFO Mark Wratten, and will be responsible for leading the global finance team. His responsibilities include overseeing Recall's compliance and financial governance systems; development and management of Recall accounting policies; group budgeting and forecasting; the capital expenditure process, operational analysis and decision support, as well as external financial and statutory reporting as required by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), management and Board level reporting, and support for Remuneration and Benefits, Treasury, Tax and other global functions.
Rob is a versatile financial executive with 20+ years of experience in business planning, technical accounting, international business and financial leadership. In addition to having broad experience across all aspects of a global finance function and detailed SEC level external reporting, his background includes strategic planning, M&A, Lean Six Sigma and P&L management.
Rob was most recently with Henry Schein Inc., a Fortune 500 distributor of healthcare products and services, where he held roles as Corporate Controller and International Controller and CFO, Far East, Middle East and Ventures. Prior to working with Henry Schein, Rob held a variety of leadership roles, both Financial and Operational, with Nortel, a Fortune 500 telecommunications company.
Rob holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Cornell University and a Master of Industrial Administration (MBA) from Carnegie Mellon University.
About Recall: Recall is a global leader in information management solutions, offering customers complete management of its physical and digital information. Recall's innovative solutions empower organizations to make better business decisions throughout the information lifecycle, while assuring regulatory compliance and eliminating unnecessary resources, time and costs. Recall services more than 80,000 customer accounts in over 300 dedicated operation centers, spanning five continents in 24 countries.
Kevin Arner Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Capstorm
Monica Minore Joins Carestream Dental as General Manager of the Software Business
Momentum Telecom Appoints Angela Goldberg Vice President, Marketing
Guillermo Sarmiento is named Chief Financial Officer for NanoLumens
Raymond Grove Named VP of Product Management at Thomson Reuters


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As much as I like Lush I am simply not a soap lover. I enjoy all the scents of the soaps but I find that I get easily bored and frustrated with solid soaps and they just don't look as nice when you've been using them for a week. Last year Lush released a soap that nearly changed my mind in the form of Yog Nog, a cinder-toffee scented offering that my nostrils could not get enough of. You can imagine my delight when I discovered that they had brought Yog Nog back in bath bomb form for 2015 and, to no one's surprise, it quickly became my favourite.
Yog Nog is a large bath bomb with white and gold colouring, covered in Christmas tree and bauble designs to match its soapy older brother. Described on the Lush website as "sweeter than dipping into the biscuit tin" I can only agree as the cinder toffee scent is so utterly true to life you could find yourself struggling not to eat it. There are some spicy cloves in there to wake up your senses too, making it one of those odd bath bombs that will chill you out whilst invigorating your mind, the ideal product to help you phase from work mode into an evening of fun and festivities!
In the bath, Yog Nog fizzes up nicely but turns your water a neon yellow with a gold lustre (there's a delightful picture below). This is my main criticism as I can don't generally see the appeal of bath bombs that turn water yellow or gold though I'll forgive Yog Nog any day! This is an ideal bath bomb for anyone with sensitive skin as it's made with soya milk powder and organic shea butter that make the water texture delightfully creamy and silky. There are even solid chunks of toffee scented shea butter though I wouldn't advise giving them a nibble!
Whelan is the perfect guinea pig for trying Lush bath bombs on sensitive skin as he can often suffer with irritation and dryness. We're happy to report that he had no adverse effects to this nourishing ball of festivity.
Lush Yog Nog is priced at £3.95 and will be available until Boxing Day as part of the Lush Christmas range.


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A United Nations resolution around the bombing of Syria doesn't make Australia's position any less illegal, writes James O'Neill.
In my earlier article published by New Matilda on 16 November 2015 I set out the legal basis upon which Australia could have lawfully joined the bombing of (reputedly) ISIS positions in Syria. To briefly recap, under Article 51 of the UN Charter, a nation may only lawfully engage in military action against another nation under very limited circumstances: self-defence; UN Security Council resolution authorizing such action; and the collective self-defence of a third party.
Self-defence manifestly does not apply. Australia has not been and is highly unlikely to be, attacked by Syria. At the time the decision to bomb Syria was taken by the Australian government, officially in September 2015, there was no Security Council resolution. Since then the Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 2249 on 20 November 2015.
Notwithstanding much excited and ill-informed comment by certain sections of the media on the significance of that Resolution, it was not an authorization for any Member State to attack Syria.
The key words in the Resolution are "in compliance with international law, in particular the UN Charter." It is why the Russian government, for example, was a party to Resolution 2249 yet continues to insist that the "coalition" bombing of Syria is contrary to international law.
None of the Australian commentariat thought to wonder why Russia would agree to such a resolution and still maintain its stance on the law. Russia's position in part is that it is in Syria lawfully because it is there at the invitation of the sovereign government of Syria.
That brings us right back to Article 51 and the law that has developed pursuant to that Article.
The Australian government continues to refuse to release the legal advice (given on 30 September 2014) upon which it purportedly relies for its justification in joining the bombing attacks on sovereign Syrian territory.
On the morning of the publication of the New Matilda article referred to above however, the Foreign Minister Julie Bishop appeared on ABC Radio. Asked as to how Australia could legally join the American "coalition" in bombing Syria, Ms Bishop carefully stated that Australia relied upon the collective self-defence provision of Article 51 of the UN Charter.
The party being defended under that provision she said was Iraq, and that the government of Australia was reacting to a request from the Iraqi government for such help.
For the reasons already stated, in particular the rulings of the International Court of Justice, that alleged justification rests upon extremely flimsy to non-existent legal grounds.
The very party upon whom the Australian government purports to rely however has comprehensively demolished any remaining doubts on this question.
On 3 December 2015 the office of the Prime Minister of Iraq, Dr Haider Al-Abadi issued an official statement. The statement renewed the Iraqi government's "emphasis on the lack of need for foreign troops to Iraq and that the Iraqi government is committed to not allowing the presence of any ground forces on the land of Iraq, and did not ask any side, whether regional or from an international coalition to send ground troops to Iraq." (emphasis added).
The Prime Minister's statement repeated the Iraqi government's position that it had asked for air support to Iraqi forces, weapons, ammunition and training. It further demanded that no activity be undertaken without the approval of the Iraqi government.
It could not be clearer that insofar as Iraq sought assistance, that assistance did not extend to foreign forces bombing any territory outside the sovereign borders of Iraq. The Iraqi government clearly has a firmer grasp of the limits of military action imposed by international law than does the Australian government.
The statement by the Iraqi government is a direct rebuttal of the claims made by Ms Bishop. It removed the final fig leaf of legal justification from the claim made by the Australian government that its actions were in accordance with the UN charter and at the request of the Iraqi government.
It will come as no surprise to readers of New Matilda that that Iraqi Prime Minister's statement, and its implications for Australia's foreign policy, has received zero coverage in the mainstream media. Neither has there been any coverage of the clear contradiction between the Foreign Minister's words (themselves one might be entitled to infer a response to the New Matilda article) and that of the Iraqi government.
As is so often the case, Australia's foreign policy owes less to a principled and legal stand than it does to complying with the wishes of its masters in Washington.
It is difficult to see how this latest foray into illegality is in Australia's real long term best interests.


One person was killed after a multi-vehicle crash involving two tractor-trailers in Blandford, Massachusetts.
State police said the crash happened at 2:40 a.m. Thursday when a tractor-trailer was traveling eastbound on Interstate 90. The driver of the trailer lost control for reasons still under investigation and crashed with another tractor-trailer, a box truck and a pickup truck.
Five people were rushed to Baystate Medical Center, where one person died. The four surviving victims were treated for minor injuries, according to state police.
The eastbound lanes of I-90 remain closed while officials continue their investigation.