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19th Century | 20th Century | Ethics & Morality | Art | Literature
Martin Heidegger Henri de Lubac Aurel Kolnai Yves Simon Evelyn Waugh Hans Urs von Balthasar Charles de Koninck Emmanuel Lévinas René Girard Flannery O'Connor Robert Spaemann Alasdair MacIntyre Charles Taylor Jean-Luc Marion Pierre Manent
As well as authors of the neo-Scholastic revival, the student examines the various projects of such nineteenth-century Catholic thinkers as Chateaubriand, Schlegel, Ravaisson, Rosmini, Blondel, and Newman, all of whom stood in relations of creative tension with the Scholastic approach of the time.
The fundamental confrontation of theology with history in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is traced through such protagonists as Newman, Marín-Sola, Blondel, Rousselot, and de Lubac. Our guiding questions are: What does it mean to say that Christianity is an historical religion? How can history mediate the eternal truth of the Gospel? What are the scope and limits of doctrinal development?
Twentieth-century Catholic thought encompasses Maritain and Gilson's existential Thomism, Heidegger's departure from neo-Scholasticism, Gadamer's 'hermeneutics of tradition', Rahner's transcendental anthropology, Balthasar's 'metaphysics of love', Augusto Del Noce's 'Catholic modernity', Elizabeth Anscombe's action theory and virtue ethics, René Girard's mimetic theory, Charles Taylor's critique of rationalist epistemology, Robert Sokolowski's 'theology of disclosure', ressourcement Thomism, and the 'theological turn' imparted to French phenomenology by Emmanuel Lévinas, Jean-Luc Marion, Jean-Yves Lacoste, Michel Henry, Jean Chrétien, and the new generation of Claude Romano and Emmanuel Falque.
We examine the twentieth-century theological projects of Congar, de Lubac, Rahner, Lonergan, von Balthasar, Wojtyla, and Ratzinger with the intent of discerning the explicit and implicit philosophical commitments that underlie their theological thinking.
The study of practical philosophy is customarily approached through ethics alone. But, as Aristotle saw, praxis is comprised of an inherent political dimension, as well. We look at such cases of the influence of philosophy and theology on politics as the impact of phenomenology on social renewal in Central Europe (Husserl, Scheler, Patočka, Wojtyla); the elaboration of Christian democracy in the reconstruction of the West after World War II (Maritain, Simon, De Koninck); contemporary Catholic interrogations of culture, liberalism, and modernity (MacIntyre, Taylor, Caldecott; Manent, Bénéton, Besançon, Delsol, Brague, Nemo).
No program working within the Christian humanist tradition would be complete without a study of theological aesthetics in Christian art and architecture. Familiarity with the history of Christian art, from the catacombs to the great religious painters of the twentieth century, will equip students to face the question: what kind of images and spaces will draw men and women today to the mystery of Christ and his Church? What kind of art can sustain an encounter with the divine? Jean-Luc Marion's distinction between the 'idol' and the 'icon' (particularly in The Crossing of the Visible) will guide our inquiry as we examine some of the monuments of Christian art.
Our students study Shakespeare, who arguably gives us not only a late mediaeval, but an enduringly Catholic understanding of humanity. They also encounter recent novelists and poets who, with imaginative genius, work out Catholic truth in explorations of the circumstances in which contemporary men and women live: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Vladimir Solovyov, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Coventry Patmore, Francis Thompson, G.K. Chesterton, Evelyn Waugh, Léon Bloy, Paul Claudel, Charles Péguy, Georges Bernanos, Gertrud von Le Fort, Reinhold Schneider, Sigrid Undset, José Maria Gironella, Eugenio Corti, Flannery O'Connor, and Walker Percy.


Virginia Regional Commerce Park offers access to two major highways, Va Routes 460 & 58, which lead directly to Interstates 95 and 85. In addition, the Park is located just minutes from the Port of Virginia terminals, which make the property attractive to Port related distribution and manufacturing uses.
Space is available for lease ranging from 60,000 to all 284,580 square feet. Panattoni is scheduled to deliver the Building for occupancy in May 2017, making Virginia Regional Commerce Park the largest available Class A warehouse in the Port of Virginia region.
"With little to no Class A warehouse space in all of Hampton Roads, we are excited to be taking on this project in such a prominent location to capitalize on demand tied to one of the leading container ports on the US East Coast," says William A. Hudgins, Senior Development Manager at Panattoni Development Company, Inc.
CBRE|Hampton Roads brokers Worth Remick, SIOR, Ashton Williamson, MAI, SIOR, and Lang Williams, SIOR will handle the leasing on the project.
CBRE |Hampton Roads is an affiliate office of CBRE Inc. serving the Hampton Roads region. The firm assists real estate owners, investors and occupiers by offering strategic advice and execution for property leasing and sales; property, facilities and project management; corporate services; debt and equity financing; and valuation and appraisal. In 2015, the Hampton Roads offices completed over $779 million in sales and leasing transactions. For more information about the Norfolk or Newport News offices, visit our websites, www.cbre.com/norfolk or www.cbre.com/newportnews.


Hi - I'm looking for recently published (within last 5 years) YA novels (MG too, but preferably YA) where the MC deals with the sudden/unexpected death of a sibling. I already am familiar with A Summer To Die (Lowry), and The Sky is Everywhere (Nelson) ... any other suggestions appreciated!
You might check out Paula Garner's PHANTOM LIMBS. I think the lost sibling was the secondary character's, but it's a major plot line and beautifully written. Bring tissues.
Hannah Barnaby's SOME OF THE PARTS is beautiful.
Tracey Martin's SKID will be out from Leap Books in two weeks -- that is about the death of a sibling.
The Way Back from Broken by Amber Keyser.
I'm sure there are more! There have been lots of suicide/car accident books in the past few years it seems.
Just wanted to send out a thanks for all of these recommendations. I greatly appreciate it! If anyone thinks of others, let me know!
My goal is to be of use.
My book, THE TROUBLE WITH HALF A MOON (mg), deals with the loss of the MC's little brother.
Thank you! I have already started checking these out. I really appreciate it.
SEE YOU AT HARRY'S by Jo Knowles.
High school sophomore Kat struggles with her twelve-year-old brother's recurring leukemia and likely death while coping with mean girls at school and possible romance.
High school senior Jessie, blaming herself for her selfish, manipulative brother Jason's death, tries to comfort her bereft mother by dressing and talking like him, but soon his spirit is taking over her life, while Jessie's best friend Alisha desperately tries to save her.
Away from the influence of her parents and comparisons to her dead, overachieving brother, Tori Wong's attempt to start over is complicated by a trio of spirits from her past who arrive during the Festival of Hungry Ghosts.
Four years after her brother, Simon, drowned while in her charge, Francesca, now fifteen, begins to move on after a summer caring for Frankie, who seems to be Simon reincarnated, and getting closer to her best friend's boyfriend.
Seventeen-year-old Jocelyn follows clues apparently from her dead twin, Jack, in and around Seale House, the terrifying foster home where they once lived, and with help from childhood friend Noah she begins to uncover the truth about Jack's death and the company that employed him and Noah.
Arrested for dealing drugs and playing a part in her brother's death, CeCe reflects on the injury that led to her brother's drug addiction and her fateful decision to steal and sell his drugs to protect him and save money.
When David's severely disabled younger sister drowns while in the care of their father, he suspects that her death might not have been an accident and must confront his own feelings of guilt while struggling with moral questions about what is right, what is merciful, and what can be forgiven.
Wonderful. Thank you so much, Sashie.


"I don't think we can call ourselves sovereign if we can't feed ourselves."
The focus of our Food Security granting program is to support Native-led efforts in food sovereignty through both re granting, and by leveraging intellectual support through resources, trainings, speaking, and consultations with grassroots organizations and tribal governments in the drafting of tribal food policy.
A series of 12 Fact Sheets from First Nations Development Institute dealing with Native foods and health, including food sovereignty, diabetes, heart disease, federal food programs and eating healthy.
The ability to feed your people. Let us say that. This could be through your own production, or this could be through trade, just so you're happy with it, and it's working out for you. This is where we probably need to be, but, for sure, we aren't there now.
Food sovereignty is an affirmation of who we are as Indigenous peoples, and one of the most sure-footed ways to restore our relationship with the world around us.
When the Europeans came to America, they brought no land with them, and very little food. The incidence of scurvy, diphtheria, and a whole litany of diseases, many of them linked to malnutrition, was overwhelming. We fed them, and taught them how to eat, here. Native people gave the world some big food – corn and potatoes make up a huge percentage of world food calories and nutrition, and represent immense value per-acre.
Our cultural knowledge as Indigenous people is invaluable. The Anishinaabe alone were the northern most corn growers in the world, pushing corn about a hundred miles north of Winnipeg, and our agro-biodiversity abounded – that means, many varieties. And overall, Indigenous peoples developed some 8,000 varieties of corn, not to mention everything from pumpkins to chocolate. All pretty cool stuff.
We need to tell our own stories, and educate our own people.
Colonialism messes up things. That's how it goes. In fact, as Shawnee scholar Steven Newcomb once pointed out to me, the word colonialism has at its' root the same word as "colon". In other words, it means to digest—colonialism is the digestion of one people by another – in military, social, political, economic and food system terms.
Welcome to 520 AC.. After Colonization. We are now a terribly dependent people, or peoples. By and large, we have ceased to farm our own foods and lands, all, a part of a logical consequence of theft, genocide, allotment, boarding schools, land alienation, and the lack of access to basic capital for even small scale farming – as evidenced in the Keeps Eagle lawsuit. We are net importers of food, and it's costly. And even some of our largest tribal food enterprises- like the Navajo Agricultural Products Inc, produces food, not for Navajos, but for markets elsewhere., as does Gila River, two of our largest producers. Thousands of acres of our tribal lands are leased out to non-Indian producers who ship across the world. And, in the meantime, we're not looking good. On the White Earth reservation alone, a full third of the client population has diabetes.
This is the happy part. It turns out that our ancestors had it right, and my father had it right. My father used to say to me, "Winona, I don't want to hear your philosophy, if you can't grow corn…." Now that's an interesting thing to say to your child. Well, I thought about it, and thought about it some more. And then, I decided to grow corn. And, of course, along the way, I became an economist who wanted to look at the systems which support sovereignty and self determination, like our economic systems.
-DECLARATION OF ATITLAN," 1ST INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' GLOBAL CONSULTATION ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, GUATEMALA, 2002.
First, protect your ecosystem, in our case on the White Earth reservation, we protected wild rice from getting genetically engineered by the University of Minnesota. Our tribal chairmen said, "When we signed those treaties, and secured protection for our wild rice, we weren't talking about getting some rice in a bag…we meant a lake. We have a right to the land, water, and air that our food came from and that needs to be protected by sovereign nations."
Then, there's the economics. By producing food, you lose some of the need to purchase, which reduces the instability of your dollar in a time of climate change and rising oil prices. A small garden plot (I like those raised beds) might put up 750 dollars worth of food. This is a good thing, if you want to eat.
Then, you get a local economy, if you work it right. One of my favorite Amish families makes around $l0,000 a year on their three acres of gardens. Our organizations and families probably are worth around $l,000 of this for our Farm to School Programs here on the reservation and those big extended family houses). Not bad.
That is why you need a tribal food policy. From soil, or lake to table, or seed to plate, tribes need to take jurisdiction over production, genetic integrity, processing, purchasing, and composting -- if we want to be cyclical about it. Now consider this: if we moved from industrialized agriculture to relocalized organic agriculture, we could sequester about one-quarter of the carbon moving into the air, which is destroying our glaciers, oceans, forests and lands.
"Take my house for example. We're an extended family of ten or so people at various times. This is a two deer, one pig, a hundred fish, twenty or thirty chickens, ten ducks, meat household. This is complimented by a hundred and fifty pounds of wild rice, about the same of corn, about 200 pounds of potatoes, berries, maple syrup, piles of squash, and a lot of canned goods. Honestly.
We grow that, harvest that and trade that.
I don't grow potatoes because Hugh Duffner, this cool old German guy grows them way better than I do. I don't mess with chickens because the Amish are good at that. I even get raw milk from some farmers sometimes. I do grow smaller vegetables, and harvest a lot of other awesome things. Now, this means work, this means using a hoe, which I always have to tell teenagers is a garden implement. And, this means, I can keep my waistline somewhere I might be able to find it, on a good day. This has, in short, health implications, which are good. Knock on wood.
Now aggregate that to 9, 000 tribal members hanging around White Earth, and you're talking a few really important concepts. Our plan on this is to grow as much corn as our ancestors did, and the foods our ancestors grew. It turns out, these foods are, roughly twice as high in protein, and two to three times more nutritious than anything you can get at the store. Them, sell locally to create a multiplier, and then sell your surplus to people who think your Native food is cool - that's what we do at Native Harvest.


Here's one that should be familiar to a lot of people, as much for how often it is covered as for the original. Jeff Buckley's haunting "Hallelujah" is over six minutes long and features only Buckley's passionate, emotional vocals and a single electric guitar, but it has reverberated across the world since—perhaps made even more haunting since Buckley's untimely death from a drowning accident in 1997.
While "Hallelujah" is most associated with Buckley, the song didn't actually originate with him. Leonard Cohen first wrote and released the song in 1984, to relatively little fanfare, but it was Buckley's sparse yet emotional performance of the tune a decade later that has given it lasting notoriety.
"Hallelujah" first appeared on Grace in 1994, the only studio album Buckley released during his lifetime. (His unfinished followup album Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk was released a year after his death.) "Hallelujah" has since been covered by the likes of Brandi Carlile, Rufus Wainwright, k.d. lang, and Willie Nelson, among many others. It has also been a popular soundtrack choice for numerous film and television shows.


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Northside Oral History Project
Donna Erickson Interview, February 23, 2007
Donna Erickson
Whitney Gaskill
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Donna Erickson describes growing up in the North Hills of Missoula as a young child and learning to bake from her father at their restaurant the Trail Café. She talks about attending Lowell School and Hellgate High School and riding horses working the family's ranch. She discusses training racehorses and participating in Ridge Runners, a 4H club in the 1960s and 1970s where she worked with sheep and cattle. Erickson recalls the basic geography of the Rattlesnake area during her childhood and mentions her friendships with neighbors from surrounding ranches including the Randolphs, the Carters, and the Spurlocks. Erickson concludes by describing the expansion of downtown Missoula and the North Hills during her lifetime.
Stockyard Café, Missoula, Montana; Trail Café, Missoula, Montana; Rattlesnake, Montana; Lowell School, Missoula, Montana; Hellgate High School, Missoula, Montana; 4-H Club, Missoula, Montana; Randolph family, Missoula, Montana
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Northside Oral History Project, OH 414, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 414-002
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1 sound disc (37:10 min.) : digital, + 1 transcript (16 p. : 28 cm.)
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audio/mp3; application/pdf
OH_414_002.mp3; OH_414_002.pdf
Erickson, Donna, "Donna Erickson Interview, February 23, 2007" (2007). Northside Oral History Project. OH 414-002.
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KFC Maidstone opened its doors in December 2018 and Synecore was the mechanical contractor for the KFC franchisee. Synecore designed and installed the restaurant HVAC system and commercial refrigeration, comprising three bespoke coldrooms.
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KFC as one of the most established fast food restaurants in the world. It is a particular favourite with us Brits, who spend £2.2 billion on KFC and similar delightful chicken feasts each year.
There are 890 KFC establishments in the UK and Ireland, which employ 24,000 staff. This long-established brand continues to grow in Britain, even in the face of uncertainty caused by Brexit.
Now the global brand has established a new restaurant in the traditional market town of Maidstone in Kent and Synecore played a fundamental role in the design, fit and commissioning of the restaurant HVAC system and commercial refrigeration.
KFC Maidstone Meets Mechanical Contractor, Synecore
This was Synecore's third mechanical contract with this particular KFC Franchisee that first contacted Synecore in 2018.
Synecore is an established M&E contractor for the hospitality industry and delivers electrical, HVAC and refrigeration contracts for the likes of Pizza Hut, Leon Restaurants, Pizza Express, Comptoir Libanais, Frankie and Benny's, Pret A Manger, Paul Bakery and various other air side restaurants throughout the UK.
Used to working on a national scale, the KFC Maidstone contract proved somewhat a local project for our team, who are based at Synecore's head office in the nearby town of Sittingbourne.
Paul Thomas, Managing Director of Synecore said; "It was an honour to be working for yet another high-profile brand within the hospitality sector. The team at KFC Maidstone are extremely professional and took on board our advice at every stage of the project, which ultimately enabled the project to run smoothly and to schedule."
The HVAC and Commercial Refrigeration Design and Project Management
KFC Maidstone is one of a handful of cafes and fast food outlets located in The Mall shopping centre in the town. Like many fast food outlets, the KFC restaurant in Maidstone has been designed to include a large commercial kitchen, with adequate storage and a small front-of-house seating area.
Originally the KFC property had been used as a travel agent. Therefore, the power and ventilation requirements were minimal compared to that of a commercial kitchen. To facilitate the change in use, Synecore worked closely with the electrical contractor to ensure the electrical calculations were sufficient to accommodate the new restaurant HVAC system and the coldroom units.
Working in a live shopping centre environment would prove a challenge throughout the KFC Maidstone development. However, Project Manager, Ben Watts proved instrumental in ensuring noise restriction during peak times were adhered to. He also implemented access routes for equipment to the property without infringing on The Mall's customers.
The Ventilation
The KFC Maidstone restaurant is located on level 2 of 4 levels within The Mall. Therefore, when designing the restaurant HVAC system, Synecore had to consider access to the main extraction outlet and positioning of the new air conditioning digital inverter system at the roof top of The Mall building.
Particular consideration was taken when planning the route of the insulated ventilation ductwork and the air conditioning pipework, which needed to extend to The Mall's roof top, located two levels up.
In the kitchen area, the ventilation equipment needed to support the kitchen layout and cooking equipment. Therefore, Synecore designed a large extraction canopy for the fryers and grilling stations.
The Air Conditioning System
Synecore installed a Toshiba Light Commercial Split Air Conditioning System to heat and cool the kitchen and front-of-house areas. The digital inverter was located outside on the roof top on The Mall, and a variety of internal wall mounted and ceiling cassette air conditioning units, which were positioned throughout the kitchen and front-of-house areas.
The Toshiba Light Commercial Digital Inverter is ideal for small restaurants that require high power for long pipe runs and are highly energy efficient.
Commercial Fridge and Freezer Design and Installation
Maintaining the correct temperature and storage for food is key in all fast food restaurants. For KFC Maidstone, Synecore installed one commercial freezer and two commercial fridges – one for meat and one for vegetables.
Synecore built the bespoke coldroom units and doors onsite to fit the designated areas within the KFC kitchen. All three coldrooms were fitted J&E Hall equipment – condenser and evaporators. The internal and external walls of the coldroom were fitted with PIR panelling and a PVC finish for optimum hygiene.
The KFC Maidstone project took six weeks from conception to completion and the contract value equated to £170k for all the restaurant HVAC system and commercial refrigeration design and installation.
To find out more about HVAC contractor and commercial refrgeration contractor, Synecore, please contact our team.
KFC Maidstone, The Mall Kent


Summer is the MOST stressful time for a public librarian. BUT the secret they don't tell you is...it's also the most FUN.
When people think of Summer, they still think of lazy days, lots of reading, vacations, and relaxing. When you become a public librarian your Summers become full of reading, programming, busy days, possibly working even more than you are scheduled to, and making it your mission (even more than usual) to get kids to read. This is can be tons of fun but it can also be stressful, exhausting, and incredibly rough.
I try to explain what it's like to my friends and family and even our regular patrons who wonder just why we're so busy. But it's hard to tell people what it's like unless they experience it from the front lines. To try and give you an idea, I looked up some stats to help tell the story.
In January 2014 my library branch saw an average of 1,240 patrons walk through our doors each day.
In June 2014 that number increased to an average of 1,552 patrons each day.
"how do you participate in the Summer Reading Program?"
"where is (enter popular series title)"
"can you recommend any good books?"
"my child is learning to read, where are books for them?"
"why are there no (enter popular series title) on the shelf?"
There is hardly time to breathe because the lines are long, the questions are endless, you are constantly putting things on hold because nothing is ever on the shelf. We try but the shelves get wiped of anything anyone wants in the first week and there are hold lists all Summer long! If someone does find a popular book, I tell them it's their lucky day! Plus you have non-stop programming and you better have gotten it all planned before Summer Reading started because there is absolutely no time to get off desk to plan anything (remember that long line of patrons with questions/needing to turn in prizes/put books on hold?) And if you're the manager, good luck trying to make any meetings during the Summer and you'll most likely end up working on the schedule from home because it's the only time you have to work on anything!
Just a couple of weeks ago I had a young boy come in looking for some books but the ones he wanted were checked out. He said he had to do Summer Reading because his mom was forcing him to. I told him that no one should be forced to read and asked him some questions about what he was interested in. After listening to his likes and dislikes, I found him a couple books I thought he might enjoy, pulled them off the shelf, gave him a short book talk (aka commercial for the book), and told him that if they didn't look good, it was OK-it didn't hurt my feelings and we'd try again. He took both books, read the first chapter of each, then excitedly came back to the desk to tell me he loved both of them and couldn't wait to read them!
We have a family that moved to France temporarily and this is their first Summer away. They decided they loved the Summer Reading Program so much they printed off their gameboards in France and are looking forward to turning them in when they visit home this Summer to get their free books!
I'm at a branch where we see a drop in program attendance once kids reach school age. They come to the Library but it's often to study or get homework materials and we don't see them as much during the school year. But once Summer comes they all come back and I get to see some of my favorite kids again. It's like a giant homecoming and I love it!
Summer is also the time we do the most Reader's Advisory (the suggesting of books) and it's a blast. It's the thing my staff tells me over and over that they love about Summer because we get to share books we're excited about, hear what our kids are excited about, and in general have a feel good time about reading.
So my fellow youth services librarians-let's cheer each other on. We know it's hard, we know it's exhausting, but we also know it's rewarding and fun. We're helping people find the joy of the library, we're helping them find the joy of reading, and we're helping them find the joy of having a place of their own. Rebecca at Hafuboti has a great idea for #libraryyes Let's send some positive thoughts and love to each other this Summer. Let's remember to stay happy and positive and remember why we love our jobs. And let's remember to breathe, not stress, not worry, and enjoy the moment-let's have fun!
So next time you visit your Public Library or see your librarian, give them a hug, a smile, and maybe even some chocolate. And give them a high five and tell them you know how exhausting it is but remind them it's for a good cause. And they are fighting the good fight of Summer Reading.
For more about what Summer Reading is like, check out Angie's Letter to a Young Librarian about Summer Reading Programs.


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Milk prices 'set to change direction' after record-breaking price rises
12 January 2023 | by FarmingUK Team | Dairy, Finance, News
Assuming the typical lag of three-four months, milk prices are projected to see further cuts into the spring, AHDB says
Milk prices are set to change direction this year following record-breaking price increases in 2022, according to new analysis by AHDB.
Changes to milk prices for the start of 2023 have been downwards, with just one exception, and are the first reductions in almost two years.
Assuming the typical lag of three-four months, prices are projected to see further cuts into the spring, the levy board says.
In new analysis, AHDB notes that increases in milk prices last year were pushed through faster than under normal circumstances.
This was triggered by the unprecedented rise in farm input costs and the threat of milk shortages.
Patty Clayton, AHDB lead analyst explains: "Higher prices, along with the more widespread increase in the cost of living, meant demand for milk and dairy products diminished through the latter part of the year, and dairy product prices started to ease.
"At the same time, milk production in the northern hemisphere has picked up, primarily down to improved farm margins on the back of elevated milk prices, although the favourable weather conditions in the UK and EU through the autumn also lent a hand."
She says, however, that lower market returns are now starting to flow through into milk price reductions.
(Source: Defra, AHDB)
"Assuming the typical lag of three-four months, milk prices are projected to see further cuts as we move into the spring," Ms Clayton explains.
The extent of price cuts in the second quarter of 2023 remains uncertain, the analysis says, as the degree that commodity prices, and market returns, drop will depend on the strength of the northern hemisphere flush relative to demand.
"The general consensus from most analysts is that global milk supplies will see a modest increase year on year growth, although in part this is due to low volumes last year," Ms Clayton says.
"Balanced against this is the potential for some improvement in demand from China, although its unclear how quickly this will occur following the reopening of its economy."
It follows similar analysis by Rabobank, which explained that after record farmgate prices in many regions last year, prices should move lower heading into 2023.


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Smith Anderson Participates in North Carolina Business Committee for Education's (NCBCE) Annual Membership Meeting
In March, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan attended the North Carolina Business Committee for Education's (NCBCE) annual membership meeting. The program included presentations from key government, education and business leaders as well as a recognition of new NCBCE members.
NCBCE Chair Joe Freddoso of Cisco Systems highlighted NCBCE's accomplishments in its 20-year history of being a committee of action. Over the years, NCBCE has made tremendous contributions to education through its work on Communities in Schools, Education: Everybody's Business Coalition, School-to-Work partnerships, "adopt-a-school" projects, NC Partnership for Excellence "Total Quality in Education" partnerships, and most recently, the Teach4NC campaign to recruit teachers.
In 2004, NCBCE will focus on:
Teacher recruitment and retention—Sustain Teach4NC.org, pilot the BellSouth/Southeast Center for Teacher Quality toolkit of resources for communities, and identify opportunities to assist with the lateral-entry program.
Curriculum—Monitor the DPI curriculum update calendar and provide input on relevant subjects and support the CTE curriculum.
Workforce preparedness—Partner with the NC Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center in developing math advocacy toolkits, focus on career academies by working with DPI and the New Schools Project, and work with the New Century Scholars program.
§	Issues—Continue to analyze federal and state issues, participate in quarterly briefings with DPI senior staff, interface with the Governor's Office, and provide a resource to NCBCE members through the NCBCE web site.
Senior Assistant for Governmental Affairs Franklin Freeman shared the governor's vision for education in North Carolina. In the past three years, the governor has focused on maintaining accessibility to community college and universities, pre-K and class size reduction, recruitment and retention of excellent teachers, and reforming high schools.
Looking forward at the next legislative agenda, the governor will focus on continuing to serve the needs of 4 years olds through his More At Four Program, class size reduction efforts to include grade 3, teacher quality, and high school reform.
Dan Gerlach, the governor's senior policy advisor for Fiscal Affairs, gave NCBCE members a detailed look at the state's budget. He outlined the budget issues the Easley administration assumed when it took office and how the state's economic status is affecting education. Gerlach highlighted some of the governor's budget recommendations and actions to ensure education remains a fiscal priority.
The program concluded with a presentation by Tony Habit, Ed.D., the executive director of the New Schools Project. The New Schools Project grew out of a need to decrease dropout rates, suspensions, retention, violence and achievement gaps and the need to increase preparedness for work and college, graduation rates, economic opportunities, and teacher/student satisfaction. With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the New Schools Project will create smaller high schools through its High School Innovation projects.
These new schools will be school conversions or stand-alone models with 100 students per grade. The schools will be semi-autonomous and self-governing and feature an integrated curriculum that is relevant to the local economy. Key to the success of the schools will be partnerships with local businesses and educational institutions.
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No longer the runt of Lincoln's litter.
FOREST CASEY, ERIK JOHNSON, THE MANUFACTURER
For its first several years, we saw Lincoln's Mazda 6-based Zephyr/MKZ as little more than the cheapest way into Ford's most prestigious American brand. With a milquetoast powertrain and a softened suspension that took much of the fun out of the innately sharp mid-size sedan platform, the MKZ also spawned the Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and a few crossovers.
For 2010, however, extensive changes have turned the MKZ into a considerably more appealing proposition. Alterations to the styling, transmission, and especially the interior could render it—at least until the upmarket MKS gets a power injection—the most appealing car in Lincoln's lineup.
First the obvious: the MKZ looks no less than 6000 times better than before. The deep twin-port grille, high-set headlamps, chamfered hood, and chrome detailing around the lower fascia reflect a slightly more reverent incarnation of the sexy MKR concept car than what's found on the MKS. In back, horizontal LED taillamps emphasize the vehicle's width and are far more distinctive than those of both the outgoing model and the MKS. A new Sport package brings darkened headlamps, grille slats, and 18-inch chrome wheels. Also, various Lincoln stars on each side shine with newfound bravado.
The MKZ's interior is virtually unrecognizable next to last year's model. Soft-touch materials abound, and the electroluminescent instruments use a sexy, thin font to convey their tidbits of information. New for the MKZ is Ford's Sync system, a multimedia interface developed by Microsoft. But the best part of the interior is a tie between the use of better real materials (i.e. real wood and aluminum trim) and the fitment of glove-soft Bridge of Weir leather on the seating surfaces.
The styling enhancements go a long way to mask the previous-gen Mazda 6 underneath, but we'll have to wait to see to what extent the dynamics have changed. Lincoln's ride and handling balance is traditionally set between numb and comatose, so the news that the aforementioned Sport package also brings stiffer springs and larger stabilizer bars is exciting. Unfortunately, Lincoln did confirm that the MKZ will not be made available with the hot, upcoming EcoBoost turbocharged V-6 that is expected to deliver 340 horsepower under the hood of the bigger MKS. But the good news is that Ford's ubiquitous 3.5-liter V-6, which makes 263 horsepower and 249 lb-ft of torque in the MKZ, comes mated to a six-speed automatic transmission with manual shift control, and may still be paired with all-wheel drive. Incidentally, Lincoln also claims to have tuned the engine note for more pleasant full-throttle noise and a distinct lack of such when off-throttle. Zero to 60 mph is said to take about seven seconds, making it six tenths quicker than the 2009.
The MKZ also debuts Ford's cool new Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) which now includes Cross Traffic Alert (CTA) that uses the rear cameras to detect cross traffic within 65 feet when reversing out of tight parking spots. It will be part of an option package, though we won't know how much it—or the MKZ, for that matter—will cost until closer to its early 2009 on-sale date.
Though we haven't driven the new MKZ yet, we have driven the larger, Volvo S80-based MKS and came out none too impressed. We have somewhat higher expectations for the MKZ and look forward to seeing how close Lincoln comes to fulfilling them.
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World Tourism Day: Global Community Unites to Celebrate "Tourism and Rural Development"
Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 22, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The 2020 edition of World Tourism Day will celebrate the unique role that tourism plays in providing opportunities outside of big cities and preserving cultural and natural heritage all around the world.
Celebrated on 27 September with the theme of "Tourism and Rural Development", this year's international day of observation comes at a critical moment, as countries around the world look to tourism to drive recovery, including in rural communities where the sector is a leading employer and economic pillar.
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The 2020 edition also comes as governments look to the sector to drive recovery from the effects of the pandemic and with the enhanced recognition of tourism at the highest United Nations level. This was most notably illustrated with the recent release of a landmark Policy Brief on tourism from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in which he explained that "for rural communities, indigenous peoples and many other historically marginalized populations, tourism has been a vehicle for integration, empowerment and generating income."
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All around the world, tourism empowers rural communities, providing jobs and opportunity, most notably for women and youth
For the first time in the 40-year history of World Tourism Day, the official celebration will not be hosted by a single Member State of the United Nations specialized agency. Instead, nations from the Mercosur bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, with Chile joining with observer status) will serve as joint hosts. This co-hosting agreement exemplifies the spirit of international solidarity that runs through tourism and which UNWTO has recognized as essential for recovery.
UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili said: "All around the world, tourism empowers rural communities, providing jobs and opportunity, most notably for women and youth. Tourism also enables rural communities to hold onto their unique cultural heritage and traditions, and the sector is vital for safeguarding habitat and endangered species. This World Tourism Day is a chance to recognize the role tourism plays outside of major cities and its ability to build a better future for all."
Rural areas hit hard by COVID-19
For countless rural communities around the world, tourism is a leading provider of employment and opportunities. In many places, it is one of the few viable economic sectors. Moreover, development through tourism can also keep rural communities alive. It is estimated that by 2050, 68% of the world population will live in urban areas, while 80% of those currently living in 'extreme poverty' live outside of towns and cities.
The situation is particularly hard for youth: young people in rural communities are three times more likely to be unemployed than older adults. Tourism is a lifeline, offering young people a chance to earn a living without having to migrate either within their home countries or abroad.
World Tourism Day 2020 will once again be celebrated by UNWTO's Member States in all global regions as well as by cities and other destinations and by private sector organizations and individual tourists. It comes as communities in rural areas also struggle with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. These communities are usually much less-prepared to deal with the short and longer-term impacts of the crisis. This is due to a number of factors, including their aging populations, lower income levels and the continuing 'digital divide'. Tourism offers a solution to all of these challenges.
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The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and Cariboo Regional District (CRD) have expanded evacuation orders. This follows the issuing of an evacuation order for the village of Clinton in the afternoon of July 29.
New orders in the past few hours extend north from Clinton along the east side of Highway 97 through 70 Mile, and to the northern border of the Thompson Nicola Regional District along the south side of Green Lake. For more details see the orders here and here, or see the maps below. The TNRD has also extended an evacuation alert to the properties to the west of Highway 97 on the Bonaparte Plateau; see the alert and map here.
The Village of Clinton, which has been on evacuation alert since July 14, has now gone to evacuation order as of late afternoon on Saturday, July 29. As of 8:25 p.m. on July 29, the area under evacuation order includes the Chasm Mill site.
The Evacuation Order also extends to several properties northeast of Clinton: 925, 955, 985 McCall Road, and 780, 793, 799, 802, 807, 808, 815, 820, 823, 825 Valley Road.
The Cariboo Regional District has also ordered an evacuation alert for several properties east of Highway 97 to Little Green Lake, approximately 3 km north following the shoreline of Green Lake. This includes Watch Lake. Sheridan Lake and the southern part of Lone Butte are now on Evacuation Alert.
Highway 97 has been closed at 70 Mile House and south of Clinton at the junction with Loon Lake Road due to the fire. The highway will remain open to support the evacuation of residents. Evacuees from the TNRD have been asked to go to Kamloops, while CRD residents are being asked to go to 100 Mile House.
On the morning of July 30, Swan reported that the village is now on a Boil Water Advisory, as the water treatment plant cannot keep up with the demand for water, and public works has had to bypass it. "They could not keep up with the amount of water being used for sprinklers, filling water bladders, structural protection units serving up sprinklers, filling tanker trucks, etc.," she says.
The Elephant Hill fire, which started as a two-hectare blaze south of Ashcroft on the evening of July 6, has now spread to cover 70,000 hectares, forced the evacuation of hundreds of people, and destroyed more than 100 residences and properties.
On the morning of July 30, Swan reported that the village was now on a Boil Water Advisory, as the water treatment plant could not keep up with the demand for water, and public works had to bypass it. "They could not keep up with the amount of water being used for sprinklers, filling water bladders, structural protection units serving up sprinklers, filling tanker trucks, etc.," she said.
On the afternoon of July 30, Swan said that the fire camp located at Clinton had been moved north to 100 Mile House. "The necessary services are not here for them. Now that Clinton is on Evacuation Order, supply trucks, etc. are not getting in. When you have 300+ people to feed you need supplies.
No structures have been lost so far. By Monday, July 31 crews from 15 different fire departments were fighting the fire, with equipment and crew working 24 hours a day. The Army was also onsite with equipment.
Swan reported that after the massive backburning of the day before, July 31 dawned relatively quietly.
The Evacuation Order forced the cancellation of several events in Clinton, including a Music in the Park concert scheduled for July 29, a farewell dinner for chief administrative officer Tom Dall on July 30, and a community information meeting on July 31.
Clinton Mayor Jim Rivett issued the order at 4 p.m. on July 29, saying, "A rapidly moving wildfire is currently located near the Village of Clinton. Because of the potential danger to life and health, the Village of Clinton has ordered everyone within the Village of Clinton to evacuate, with the exception of the Chasm Mill site [this has changed as of 8:25 p.m. on July 29; the Chasm Mill site is now under Evacuation Order].
"If you are in the described area, you must leave immediately. It is suggested that evacuees shut off all gas and electrical appliances, other than refrigerators and freezers. If you have large animals/livestock in need of shelter, please contact the TNRD Emergency Operation Centre at 1-866-377-7188.
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Attorney's nonprofit helps veterans regain Independence
By Adam Faderewski on November 9, 2018
Dallas-based attorney Gary Lawson is one of the co-founders of the Independence Corps, a nonprofit that helps veterans who are wounded or disabled and seeks to reduce the number of veteran suicides by promoting feelings of well-being—including helping vets regain independence through mobility devices. He is a longtime advocate and participant in nonprofits such as Capt. Hope's Kids (now Hope Supply Co.), Medisend International, Snowball Express, and FIRST in Texas and has traveled to schools across Texas in a Vietnam War Huey, a military utility helicopter, to teach children about our nation's independence.
The Independence Corps provides iBOTs and Track-Chair mobility devices to veterans. These devices look like a normal wheelchair, but can be quickly converted to allow users to move in a standing position. Johnson & Johnson had stopped producing iBOTs in 2009 due to the cost—Medicare only paid the company about $5,000 each for units that retailed for $25,000. But, through efforts by Lawson and the Independence Corps, iBOT production began again in 2018.
What is the mission of the Independence Corps?
To help restore wounded disabled veterans to the highest possible measure of mobility independence. To give them back what the war took from them. Even if a veteran has a 100 percent adapted home with lights and HVAC switches that can be reached from a wheelchair, that is not the case in any friend or relative's home. Most wheelchair users can't prepare their own or their family's meals, because there are things on shelves and in their refrigerators that are out of reach—the stove, refrigerator, and sink may be impossible to use. Importantly, when interacting with other adults, the other adult is looking down, the veteran is looking up from a seated position. There is an "inequality."
Curb cuts don't exist everywhere. Stairs are barriers. Outdoor locations often aren't wheelchair friendly. Almost nothing stops an iBOT—and nothing stops a Track-Chair.
We fix all these problems by giving the wounded veteran a mobility device that can seat them at eye level with a six-foot tall adult. It allows them to reach objects as if they were a standing adult and allows them to climb any set of stairs on their own.
What led to the creation of Independence Corps? What was the inspiration from those early flights in the Huey to teach children about independence that eventually led to its creation?
The sound of the blades of a Huey helicopter are distinctive and unlike any other helicopter. Most people are familiar with that sound from war movies. So, the sight and sound of the Huey is exciting to kids. It helps get their attention. You rarely find a child not interested in getting up close to an airplane or helicopter, so again, you can capture a young person's attention, especially when you land a helicopter in their schoolyard.
America's freedom from Great Britain took a war. The first steps to eliminating slavery in America took a war. America reluctantly became the force for victory in both World War I and World War II. We were reluctantly drawn into wars in Korea and Vietnam, and we went to war after our nation was attacked on September 11, 2001. But schools don't really put a human face on war. We decided to inform and educate students on the human side of war. The role our military played since 1776 to today in establishing our freedoms and the obligations our politically elected leaders undertake for us as a nation in treaties with other countries, etc., that result in men and women going to war. Some of the greatest advances in medicine have evolved from combat triage and battlefield care. We want all children to have a deeper sense of understanding and a true appreciation for the good fortune to have been born here in America.
What led to the initial decision of providing iBOTs to veterans?
The government, the Veterans Administration, or VA, wasn't willing to spend the money to give these expensive devices to many veterans. Despite the tremendous cost of training and equipping a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine to fight, the government was reluctant to spend the necessary funds to do more than repair the wounds inflicted by war. In a course of about two years, the VA provided 63 iBOTs to veterans and the Independence Corps provided 26. We had no paid employees, only volunteers asking folks for donations. We saw what a gigantic difference an iBOT and other mobility devices, like a LEVO, or an X-8 Mobility Device made. One marine double-leg amputee was in a hotel fire and had to slide down four flights of stairs on his butt and stumps. Had the marine had an iBOT, he could have taken himself safely downstairs with dignity and no damage to his injured parts.
What were some of the thoughts you had when you heard about iBOTs being discontinued? What actions did you put into place upon hearing this news?
We had worked for almost a year for a Hollywood fundraiser we were planning with a Young Presidents' Organization, or YPO, chapter to give 11 injured veteran iBOTs. When we were told by the then-manufacturer that it was no longer going to build and sell iBOTs, I was beside myself. I couldn't see disappointing these 11 veterans. I thought that the inventor might care about losing his royalties. I reached out to the inventor, Dean Kamen of DEKA Research, and asked him for his help. I was upset with the manufacturer. I quickly learned from Dean Kamen that the medical device manufacturer that had sold the iBOTs had lost a fortune due to the unwillingness of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid to fully reimburse the cost of these devices. Dean introduced me to the women in charge of manufacturing the old iBOT and she agreed to manufacture 11 more iBOTs. However, we were only able to give 10 veterans these very last iBOTs.
The 11th was a young Hispanic soldier—a double-leg amputee—still recovering at Walter Reed Hospital, who was invited by Oprah to attend President Barack Obama's inauguration with his black, double amputee, Army Walter Reed Hospital roommate. We couldn't get him out of D.C. to an assessment center in time. We would, however, about a year later be able to give him a rebuilt iBOT that was donated to him by a family whose father had recently passed away, leaving a perfectly good iBOT without an owner.
We then put together a video message promoting that DEKA made a next generation iBOT. It only took another 10 years to see the dream come to fruition. With the help of four veterans, who owned iBOTs we provided; with the help of my late son, Seth, who helped to script and direct a Bring Back the iBOT video; with the help of Hollywood superstar Gary Sinise, volunteering his time and talent to do the voiceover work for the video; we created a message that resonated with Dean Kamen, his team of brilliant engineers at DEKA Research, and ultimately with the Food and Drug Administration. Only a few months ago, a next generation iBOT, using the latest battery and other technological advances, became an FDA-approved Class 2 Medical Advice. The original iBOT was a Class 3 Device, a status that greatly impeded making upgrades and advances possible.
How did you feel when you heard about the iBOT being relaunched?
Relieved that I was able to help make this happen while I am still actively involved in helping our wounded veteran community and able to present new iBOTs to paralyzed and amputee veterans whose bravery didn't just put them in harm's way, but resulted in their losing so much of their independence.
What efforts did you put into place to help achieve this?
I lobbied members of Congress—unsuccessfully—to get their support. I pleaded with Dean Kamen, that despite the earlier business failure of the first iBOT device, that there was nothing like the iBOT when it came to replacing lost or paralyzed legs for not only veterans but also for all people with mobility disabilities like MS, cerebral palsy, etc. I begged some very rich people for funds to allow us to buy these and other high-tech mobility devices. I gave speeches, here in Texas, and in Washington, D.C., pleading with people to help me help our injured and disabled veterans. I even rode iBOTs to meetings with businessmen who were interested in national defense issues, imploring them to care about the men and women who returned from wars with mobility limitations.
How many iBOTs have been donated by the Independence Corps to veterans?
Twenty-six iBOTs at $25,000 a piece and recently a $170,000 "Luke Arm" to a female Army veteran.
Are there plans in place to donate more iBOTs?
Yes. As soon as the new iBOTs roll off the assembly line we have funds and recipients lined up for four more iBOTs. Once that happens we will do our best to raise additional funds to provide as many iBOTs as we can afford.
Are other types of medical devices acquired for donation to veterans?
Track-Chairs are for those veterans who want to get outside into the country. They can go "walk" in the woods, tow their kids in their snow sleds, go hunting—do just about anything except drive the chair on the carpet at home.
The "Luke Arm" is the most advanced arm/hand prosthetic ever made. A user can command it to do the same things his or her lost arm/hand could do. A user can pick up a glass and drink without crushing the glass or pick up a power drill and do woodworking or other chores without dropping it.
What are some of the other focuses of the Independence Corps?
Suicide intervention. Regardless of what's the precise statistic to quote, suicides and attempted suicides among our veteran population must be addressed. Independence Corps has seen that helping veterans regain independence can help with feelings of well-being, and by hosting what we call "Spartan Weekends," we are also working to be part of the solution to reduce veteran suicides.
In the fall of 2015, we decided to host an event in Washington, D.C., to bring awareness and raise funds to combat this epidemic that has a ripple effect that extends far beyond the immediate victim. In honor of the warrior culture, we decided to name the event the Spartan Weekend. We have since repeated this event, most recently at, and with the great support of, the Scarlet Pearl Casino and Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi.
At Spartan Weekends, we invite our veterans to take a short pledge, administered by a sponsor and taken by a warfighter or veteran to promise that no matter how dark the day may seem, suicide is not an option. The veteran is then obligated to call his or her sponsor or battle buddy if he or she ever considers suicide as an option. This "layer" has been 100 percent successful and not a single veteran who has taken the pledge has died by their own hand. In addition to the pledge, the Spartan Weekend allows these heroes to bond in fellowship with their wounded comrades—wonderful therapy and participation in athletic events (golf and bike riding as they are physically able).
Our severely wounded warriors deserve no less than the continuing support of our grateful nation.
For more information on Independence Corps, go to independencecorps.org.
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It was a mixed bag of emotions for San Francisco 49ers fans as they watched their team take on the defending NFC Champion Carolina Panthers on Sunday. At times, the team looked like they would compete and other times looked like they would get blown out. Then a late comeback put the 49ers back in it, only to have that hoped ripped away by Carolina.
On a good note, the 49ers score 27 or more points just once during last year's disastrous 5-11 season. They have done so during each of their first two games this season.
Having played Monday night, the 49ers traveled across the country on a short week to play a road game against a well-rested Panthers team that had not played in 10 days.
The game started off as well as it could for the 49ers defense when ILB NaVorro Bowman deflected a pass by Panthers QB Cam Newton and it landed in the arms of SS Antoine Bethea. However, the 49ers offense was unable to capitalize on the short field and settled for a field goal to take a 3-0 lead early in the first quarter.
Later in the quarter, with the 49ers at their own 15-yard line, RB Carlos Hyde fumbled the ball and it was recovered and run into the end zone by Panthers OLB Shaq Thompson, giving Carolina the 7-3 lead.
Early in the second quarter, Bethea and CB Chris Davis combined to force a fumble by Panthers RB Fozzy Whittaker, which was recovered by ILB Ray-Ray Armstrong. The 49ers took over at their own 41-yard line and responded with a 7-play, 59-yard scoring drive that ended with QB Blaine Gabbert hit WR Torrey Smith for a 28-yard touchdown. Newton struck back quickly with a 78-yard touchdown pass to TE Greg Olsen, giving the Panthers a 14-10 lead.
The Panthers tacked on a field goal in the final seconds of the first half to go into halftime with a 17-10 lead.
Carolina continued to tack on points in the second half, scoring on their first two possessions. Each were touchdown passes from Newton to WR Kelvin Benjamin, giving the Panthers a three-touchdown lead.
ILB Gerald Hodges forced a fumble by Newton early in the fourth quarter. OLB Eli Harold scooped up the football and nearly returned it for the score, which would have cut into the already massive Panthers lead. However, as was the case for the 49ers offense through much of the game, they were not able to move the ball and instead settled for a field goal.
However, on the ensuing kickoff, Ted Ginn muffed the return for the Panthers and RB Shaun Draughn jumped on it at the 1-yard line. Gabbert then held onto he football and ran it into the end zone himself to cut the Panthers lead to 11. That did not last long after a good return by Ginn and a little clock killing by the Carolina offense. The Panthers kicked a field goal after an 8-play, 25-yard drive to take a 34-20 lead.
Gabbert's favorite target, TE Vance McDonald hauled in a 75-yard touchdown pass with just under 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter, cutting the lead down to seven. A field goal by Carolina gave the Panthers a little more breathing room but it was really two late interceptions thrown by Gabbert that sealed the loss for San Francisco. Carolina won the game 46-27.
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Passing Cmp Att Yds TD
B. Gabbert 17 36 243 2
Rushing Car Yds Avg TD
C. Hyde 14 34 2.4 0
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD
V. McDonald 1 75 75 1
T. Smith 3 55 18.3 1
20 of the 49ers' 27 points came following Panthers turnovers. Gabbert finished the day 16 of 35 for 243 yards passing, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. Hyde carried the ball just 14 times for 34 yards.
For Carolina, Newton completed 24 of his 40 passes for 353 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception. With RB Jonathan Stewart sidelined, Fozzy Whittaker led the Panthers in rushing with 100 yards on 16 carries. Benjamin was deadly against the 49ers secondary. He had seven catches for 108 yards receiving.
As a team, the 49ers managed just 302 total yards compared to the Panthers' 529. On Monday against the Rams, the 49ers had just two penalties for 10 yards. Against Carolina, they had six for 50.
SF CAR
Total Yards 302 529
Rushing Yards 65 176
Penalties (Yds) 6 (50) 8 (50)
Punts (AVG) 7 (41) 3 (41)
Time of Pos. 23:50 35:54
The 49ers' next game will be on the road against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, September 25.
Panthers RB Jonathan Stewart exited the game in the first half with a hamstring injury and did not return.
CB Rashard Robinson left the first half after a collision with WR Kelvin Benjamin and did not return. OLB Tank Carradine left the game in the second half after slowly getting up following a tackle of FB Mike Tolbert and walking off the field slowly. Both returned to the game.
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"He's just so tough to get down on the ground because he's so big," said Kelly of Newton.
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"The receivers and I need to be on the same page throughout the game," said Gabbert.
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function Copy-DbaInstanceAudit {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Copy-DbaInstanceAudit migrates server audits from one SQL Server to another.

    .DESCRIPTION
        By default, all audits are copied. The -Audit parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be used to copy only specific audits.

        If the audit already exists on the destination, it will be skipped unless -Force is used.

    .PARAMETER Source
        Source SQL Server. You must have sysadmin access and server version must be SQL Server version 2000 or higher.

    .PARAMETER SourceSqlCredential
        Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).

        Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory - Integrated are all supported.

        For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.

    .PARAMETER Destination
        Destination SQL Server. You must have sysadmin access and the server must be SQL Server 2000 or higher.

    .PARAMETER DestinationSqlCredential
        Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).

        Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory - Integrated are all supported.

        For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.

    .PARAMETER Audit
        The audit(s) to process. Options for this list are auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all audits will be processed.

    .PARAMETER ExcludeAudit
        The audit(s) to exclude. Options for this list are auto-populated from the server.

    .PARAMETER Path
        Destination file path. If not specified, the file path of the source will be used (or the default data directory).

    .PARAMETER WhatIf
        If this switch is enabled, no actions are performed but informational messages will be displayed that explain what would happen if the command were to run.

    .PARAMETER Confirm
        If this switch is enabled, you will be prompted for confirmation before executing any operations that change state.

    .PARAMETER Force
        If this switch is enabled, the audits will be dropped and recreated on Destination.

    .PARAMETER EnableException
        By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message.
        This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables advanced scripting.
        Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own try/catch.

    .NOTES
        Tags: Migration
        Author: Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net

        Website: https://dbatools.io
        Copyright: (c) 2018 by dbatools, licensed under MIT
        License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

        Requires: sysadmin access on SQL Servers

    .LINK
        https://dbatools.io/Copy-DbaInstanceAudit

    .EXAMPLE
        PS C:\> Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster

        Copies all server audits from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using Windows credentials. If audits with the same name exist on sqlcluster, they will be skipped.

    .EXAMPLE
        PS C:\> Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -Audit tg_noDbDrop -SourceSqlCredential $cred -Force

        Copies a single audit, the tg_noDbDrop audit from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using SQL credentials for sqlserver2014a and Windows credentials for sqlcluster. If an audit with the same name exists on sqlcluster, it will be dropped and recreated because -Force was used.

    .EXAMPLE
        PS C:\> Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf -Force

        Shows what would happen if the command were executed using force.

    .EXAMPLE
        PS C:\> Copy-DbaInstanceAudit -Source sqlserver-0 -Destination sqlserver-1 -Audit audit1 -Path 'C:\audit1'

        Copies audit audit1 from sqlserver-0 to sqlserver-1. The file path on sqlserver-1 will be set to 'C:\audit1'.
    #>
    [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = "Default", SupportsShouldProcess, ConfirmImpact = "Medium")]
    param (
        [parameter(Mandatory)]
        [DbaInstanceParameter]$Source,
        [PSCredential]
        $SourceSqlCredential,
        [parameter(Mandatory)]
        [DbaInstanceParameter[]]$Destination,
        [PSCredential]
        $DestinationSqlCredential,
        [object[]]$Audit,
        [object[]]$ExcludeAudit,
        [string]$Path,
        [switch]$Force,
        [switch]$EnableException
    )

    begin {
        try {
            $sourceServer = Connect-SqlInstance -SqlInstance $Source -SqlCredential $SourceSqlCredential -MinimumVersion 10
        } catch {
            Stop-Function -Message "Error occurred while establishing connection to $instance" -Category ConnectionError -ErrorRecord $_ -Target $Source
            return
        }
        $serverAudits = $sourceServer.Audits

        if ($Force) { $ConfirmPreference = 'none' }
    }
    process {
        if (Test-FunctionInterrupt) { return }
        foreach ($destinstance in $Destination) {

            try {
                $destServer = Connect-SqlInstance -SqlInstance $destinstance -SqlCredential $DestinationSqlCredential -MinimumVersion 10
            } catch {
                Stop-Function -Message "Error occurred while establishing connection to $instance" -Category ConnectionError -ErrorRecord $_ -Target $destinstance -Continue
            }
            $destAudits = $destServer.Audits
            foreach ($currentAudit in $serverAudits) {
                $auditName = $currentAudit.Name

                $copyAuditStatus = [pscustomobject]@{
                    SourceServer      = $sourceServer.Name
                    DestinationServer = $destServer.Name
                    Name              = $auditName
                    Type              = "Server Audit"
                    Status            = $null
                    Notes             = $null
                    DateTime          = [DbaDateTime](Get-Date)
                }

                if ($Audit -and $auditName -notin $Audit -or $auditName -in $ExcludeAudit) {
                    continue
                }

                if ($Path) {
                    $currentAudit.FilePath = $Path
                }

                if ($destAudits.Name -contains $auditName) {
                    if ($force -eq $false) {
                        if ($Pscmdlet.ShouldProcess($destinstance, "Server audit $auditName exists at destination. Use -Force to drop and migrate.")) {
                            $copyAuditStatus.Status = "Skipped"
                            $copyAuditStatus.Notes = "Already exists on destination"
                            Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Server audit $auditName exists at destination. Use -Force to drop and migrate."
                        }
                        continue
                    } else {
                        if ($Pscmdlet.ShouldProcess($destinstance, "Dropping server audit $auditName")) {
                            try {
                                Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Dropping server audit $auditName."
                                foreach ($spec in $destServer.ServerAuditSpecifications) {
                                    if ($auditSpecification.Auditname -eq $auditName) {
                                        $auditSpecification.Drop()
                                    }
                                }

                                $destServer.audits[$auditName].Disable()
                                $destServer.audits[$auditName].Alter()
                                $destServer.audits[$auditName].Drop()
                            } catch {
                                $copyAuditStatus.Status = "Failed"
                                $copyAuditStatus | Select-DefaultView -Property DateTime, SourceServer, DestinationServer, Name, Type, Status, Notes -TypeName MigrationObject

                                Stop-Function -Message "Issue dropping audit from destination." -Target $auditName -ErrorRecord $_
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

                if ($null -ne ($currentAudit.Filepath) -and -not (Test-DbaPath -SqlInstance $destServer -Path $currentAudit.Filepath)) {
                    if ($Force -eq $false) {
                        if ($Pscmdlet.ShouldProcess($destinstance, "$($currentAudit.Filepath) does not exist on $destinstance. Skipping $auditName. Specify -Force to create the directory.")) {
                            $copyAuditStatus.Status = "Skipped"
                            $copyAuditStatus.Notes = "$($currentAudit.Filepath) does not exist on $destinstance. Skipping $auditName. Specify -Force to create the directory."
                            $copyAuditStatus | Select-DefaultView -Property DateTime, SourceServer, DestinationServer, Name, Type, Status, Notes -TypeName MigrationObject
                        }
                        continue
                    } else {
                        Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Force specified. Creating directory."

                        $destNetBios = Resolve-NetBiosName $destServer
                        $root = $currentAudit.Filepath.Substring(0, 3)
                        $rootUnc = Join-AdminUnc $destNetBios $root

                        if ((Test-Path $rootUnc) -eq $true) {
                            if ($Pscmdlet.ShouldProcess($destinstance, "Creating directory $($currentAudit.Filepath)")) {
                                try {
                                    $null = New-DbaDirectory -SqlInstance $destServer -Path $currentAudit.Filepath -EnableException
                                } catch {
                                    Write-Message -Level Warning -Message "Couldn't create directory $($currentAudit.Filepath). Using default data directory."
                                    $datadir = Get-SqlDefaultPaths $destServer data
                                    $currentAudit.FilePath = $datadir
                                }
                            }
                        } else {
                            $datadir = Get-SqlDefaultPaths $destServer data
                            $currentAudit.FilePath = $datadir
                        }
                    }
                }
                if ($Pscmdlet.ShouldProcess($destinstance, "Creating server audit $auditName")) {
                    try {
                        Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "File path $($currentAudit.Filepath) exists on $destinstance."
                        Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Copying server audit $auditName."
                        $sql = $currentAudit.Script() | Out-String
                        $destServer.Query($sql)
                        $copyAuditStatus.Status = "Successful"
                        $copyAuditStatus | Select-DefaultView -Property DateTime, SourceServer, DestinationServer, Name, Type, Status, Notes -TypeName MigrationObject
                    } catch {
                        $copyAuditStatus.Status = "Failed"
                        $copyAuditStatus.Notes = (Get-ErrorMessage -Record $_)
                        $copyAuditStatus | Select-DefaultView -Property DateTime, SourceServer, DestinationServer, Name, Type, Status, Notes -TypeName MigrationObject

                        Stop-Function -Message "Issue creating audit." -Target $auditName -ErrorRecord $_
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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iPad Pro price drop deals for Amazon Prime Day give Apple fans a way to save
By Mark Knapp 15 July 2019
The iPad Pro has received a tasty Prime Day drop
Image Credit: TechRadar (Image credit: Future)
Update: Prime Day's finished now, and while these deals may have expired too, you'll find the latest offers and prices over on our regular guide to the best cheap iPad deals. Our price comparison technology will check out the latest deals at a wide range of top retailers for you.
We can almost pretend like it's Black Friday or Cyber Monday, because Amazon Prime Day 2020 is here. It's bringing in all sorts of discounts on technology, home good, and plenty more - including iPad Pro deals.
There are plenty of deals that may not be worth looking at when you're on the hunt for a great product, but we're scoping out all the deals that are worth your while. And, as luck would have it, Amazon Prime Day has some fine discounts on several models of Apple's iPad Pro available right now.
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You'll need to be an Amazon Prime member to take advantage of some Prime Day deals. You can sign up for a free trial, which will see you through Prime Day and which you can cancel after 30 days.
We're seeing prices as low as $629, and that's for an iPad Pro that includes cellular connectivity, so you can make the most of it even on the go. If you need more memory, the same model with a bumped-up 512GB of storage is just $699.
These discounts get you the premium iPad Pro models with cellular connectivity at a substantially discounted rate. And, we doubt there are going to many deals like this again between now and Black Friday. UK shoppers aren't left out either, so check out the deals below.
The best iPad Pro deals from Amazon (USA):
Apple iPad Pro (10.5-inch, Cellular, 256GB) $929 $629
While it's not the best iPad in the world anymore, the 2017 iPad Pro is still an amazing device that could potentially replace your laptop – especially after iPadOS hits the street. And, saving over 30% on Amazon Prime Day can't hurt, right?View Deal
Apple iPad Pro (10.5-inch, Cellular, 512GB) $1,129 $699 at Amazon
The 2017 iPad Pro is lacking some of the features of the new hotness, but it's still absolutely worth your time. Especially when you can get any color of the Wi-Fi + Cellular 512GB version for just $699 during Amazon Prime Day.
The best iPad Pro deals (UK):
Americans aren't the only ones who can get a great deal on an iPad Pro. Amazon has big discounts in the UK as well, with decent savings on both the new 12.9-inch and 11-inch models of the iPad Pro. Here's what you can get:
Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular, 256GB) £1,269 £1,110 at Amazon
This Amazon Prime deal drops the price of the large, 12.9-inch iPad Pro by 13%. This model offers a substantial 256GB of storage, and features Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity.
Apple iPad Pro (12.9, Cellular, 64GB) £1,119 £885 at Amazon
One of the biggest price cuts in terms of percent down is this deal on a 12.9-inch iPad Pro with 64GB storage, which is down a whopping 21%. That'll save you £234, or almost enough to buy some peripherals for the Apple tablet.
Apple iPad Pro (11-inch, Cellular, 1TB) £1,669 £1,446 at Amazon
This deal saves you 12% off the price of an 11-inch iPad Pro that can connect to Wi-Fi and cellular networks. And, with 1TB of storage, you can load it up with files, music, movies, and more.
Apple iPad Pro (11, Cellular, 512GB) £1,269 £1,020 at Amazon
One of the biggest discounts on an iPad Pro you can find for Amazon Prime Day is the £249 reduction on this 11-inch cellular 512GB model, saving you a lovely 20%.
Apple iPad Pro (11, Cellular, 64GB) £919 £811 at Amazon
If you want an iPad Pro that's relatively affordable, this is the best discount you'll find, as it cuts 12% off the price of the smaller Apple tablet in its smallest storage space form.
TechRadar is scouring Amazon and all the major retailers' websites to round up all the top deals on Amazon Prime Day - and we've put all the best Prime Day deals in one easy-to-navigate page to help you find the offers that matter to you.


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