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Jared F. Bartie
A nationally recognized sports attorney and Co-Chair of O'Melveny's Sports Industry Group, Jared is named a "Dealmaker" by Variety, a "Power-Player" by SportsBusiness Journal, and "Sports Attorney of the Year" by the National Bar Association, and most recently one of the "Most Influential Black Lawyers in America" by Savoy Magazine.
Jared's career uniquely encompasses both legal and business professional sports and entertainment experience. Among his various roles he has served as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of the United States Tennis Association (USTA); General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats; an executive in the National Basketball Association's renowned Team Marketing and Business Operations group; Acting Chief Counsel of Productions at Black Entertainment Television; and General Counsel of Maxim Magazine.
He represents domestic and international clients on a variety of high-profile matters, including professional sports team investments, stadium and arena transactions, prominent facility naming rights and sponsorship transactions, and complex media rights agreements. His clients have included the Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz, Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Under Armour, Legends, Pac-12 Conference, USA Track & Field, USA Volleyball, Washington Convention and Sports Authority and City of Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority.
Jared has developed a robust practice in the burgeoning esports industry and advises on team investments, league entry negotiations, corporate sponsorships, player contract discussions, and arena development matters. His deals have involved navigating entry into the top esports leagues, including Activision Blizzard's Overwatch League and Riot's North America League of Legends Championship Series. Jared's esports clients have included Envy Gaming, Gen. G (previously KSV esports International), FlyQuest, Washington Convention and Sports Authority, and Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones.
In 2017, Jared was named a Presidential Appointee to the Executive Committee of the USTA and currently serves on the March of Dimes Sports Luncheon Committee. He is a founding member of the African American History and Culture Endowed Scholarship at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Jared earned his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and his B.A. from American University.
Named to Lawyers of Color's inaugural "Nation's Best" list (2019)
Recognized by Who's Who Legal in Sports & Entertainment (2018)
Named one of the "Most Influential Black Lawyers in America" by Savoy Magazine (2018)
Recognized as a "Dealmaker" in Variety's Dealmakers Elite: New York (2017-2018)
Named to Legal 500's "Next Generation Lawyer" list in Sports (2017-2019)
Named "Sports Attorney of the Year" by the National Bar Association (2016)
Recognized as "Elite" in SportsBusiness Journal's "Power Players: Outside Counsel" feature (2016)
Northwestern University, J.D.
American University, B.A.
Co-Chair, Sports Division, Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association
Presidential Appointee, Executive Committee, United States Tennis Association
Sports Luncheon Committee, March of Dimes
Sports Editorial Advisory Board, Law360 (2016)
"Navigating The Purchase and Sale Of Sports Teams," New York Law Journal (October 26, 2015)
Moderator, "Esports and New Entertainment in Los Angeles: LA's expertise in content, communication and commerce is propelling this industry to new heights," Select LA Investment Summit (June 6, 2019)
Moderator, "eSports the Next Big Thing," Sports Lawyers Association (May 16-18, 2019)
Panelist, "The Reality of Esports - Deploying Capital in an Emerging Industry," City National Bank (May 9, 2019)
Panelist, "Growth and Future of eSports," Fordham Sports Law Symposium (February 22, 2019)
Panelist, "Streaming, sponsorships, partnerships, branding, and IP," Esports Bar Association (June 11, 2018)
Panelist, "Investing in Sports and esports: Engaging Today's Fan," NYSSCPA Family Office Committee (March 14, 2018)
Co-Presenter, "Sports Deals 101," Lawline.com (February 12, 2018)
Panelist, "Buying and Selling Sports Teams and Entertainment Businesses," ABA Entertainment and Sports Conference, Las Vegas (October 5-7, 2017)
Moderator, "Dispelling the Myths: Diversity in Sports is a Winning Strategy," USTA Sports D&I Symposium (August 30, 2017)
Presenter, "Buying and Selling Professional Sports Franchises," Lawline.com (January 7, 2016)
Panelist, "The Name Game: Sports Facility Naming Rights and Sponsorships," Herrick, Feinstein LLP (September 27, 2016)
Panelist, "Hot Topics in Sports," Sports and Entertainment Law Society, Maurice A. Dean School of Law, Hofstra University (2015)
Moderator, "Game Time 2014: Whose Team is it Anyway?" National Bar Association 89th Annual Conference (2014)
Moderator, "Creating a Culture of Corporate Compliance: A Study of the Sports Industry," Minority Corporate Counsel Association 2014 CLE Expo (2014)
Panelist, "The Business of Sports," Northwestern University School of Law, Northwestern Law Alumni Weekend (2013)
Panelist, "360 Degrees of Sports Law," Black Entertainment Sports Lawyers Association, Benjamin Cardozo School of Law (2013)
Panelist, "IP Face Off: Athletes, Sponsors, and the Right of Publicity," Fordham Sports Law Symposium (2013)
Moderator, "Entrepreneurship & Innovation," 7th Annual Ivy Sports Symposium (2012)
Keynote Speaker, 3rd Annual Sports and Entertainment Conference, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law (2012)
Moderator, "From Prospect to Pro: A Legal Primer on Recruitment of Professional Athletes Including Foreign Players," New York State Bar Association (2012)
Co-Presenter, "Sports and Entertainment Facility Agreements: Nuts and Bolts and War Stories," American Bar Association Webinar (2011)
Panelist, "Sports Ownership and Operating as a Portfolio Asset," Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association Annual Conference (2007)
Panelist, "Negotiating Sporting Event/Venue Contracts," Sports Lawyers Association Annual Conference (2005)
Panelist, "Negotiating the High Profile Deal," Sports Lawyers Association Annual Conference (2002)
Sports Matters
Represented LaLiga, the Spanish soccer league, in its joint venture with Relevent Sports to commercialize its media, sponsorship, and licensing rights in North America
Advised the City of Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority regarding an arena operating agreement and non-relocation agreement in connection with the US$192 million State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) renovation project
Representing Washington Convention and Sports Authority t/a Events DC on a number of event and sponsorship transactions, including its bid to serve as a host city in connection with FIFA World Cup; a multi-venue pouring rights transaction; a multi-venue ride share transaction; and in connection with Bike DC
Advising HEAD Sport GmbH in connection with professional athlete endorsement related matters
Representing North American Soccer League as counsel to the league and its board of governors regarding corporate and transactional matters
Represented USA Volleyball in connection with a comprehensive sponsorship and apparel agreement with Adidas
Represented the National Basketball Association Detroit Pistons regarding a practice facility naming rights transaction with Henry Ford Health Care System
Represented MP & Silva in a naming rights agency engagement with a US sports and media organization
Represented Under Armour in a multiyear global sponsorship and apparel transaction with the NBA
Represented Under Armour in various professional athlete endorsement agreements, as well as professional sports league and college sponsorship agreements
Represented Pac-12 Conference in connection with various multiple multimedia and commercial transactions
Represented Major League Soccer's DC United, and its majority ownership group, regarding various corporate transactions, including stadium financing related to Audi Stadium
Represented a lead investor in separate bids to acquire the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders
Represented a minority investor group regarding a final round bid to acquire the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks
Represented an investment group regarding the successful bid to acquire the Premier League's Swansea City A.F.C.
Advised Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment, owner of the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz, regarding a multiyear arena naming rights transaction for Vivint Smart Home Arena
Advised the National Basketball Association Portland Trail Blazers regarding a multiyear arena naming rights transaction regarding the Moda Center
Represented Legends Hospitality in various concessions services, sponsorship and sales and marketing matters
Represented Brooklyn Sports and Entertainment regarding an arena operations support arrangement with AEG Facilities
Advised Palace Sports & Entertainment regarding a radio broadcast rights agreement
Advised USA Track & Field in various commercial matters, including its subscription content streaming platform
Represented USA Track & Field in negotiations related to USA vs the World at the Penn Relays
Advised the National Football League Minnesota Vikings in connection with a founding partner sponsorship transaction with MillerCoors
Esports Matters
Led the representation of The Washington Justice (formerly Washington Esports Ventures) in connection with entry into Blizzard Entertainment's Overwatch League
Represented Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the Jones family in connection with the Goff family in the acquisition of esports entity, compLexity Gaming
Represented esports organization, Team EnVyUs, in connection with its entry into the Blizzard Overwatch League and related Series A financing
Represented FlyQuest and owner Wesley Edens, in its esports launch efforts, including the development of its standard player contract, merchandise arrangement and in connection with intellectual property matters
Represented FlyQuest, in connection with entry into Riot's North America League of Legends Championship Series
Represented Gen. G (previously KSV esports International) in connection with its entry into the Blizzard Overwatch League, and related Series A financing
Represented Washington Convention and Sports Authority t/a Events DC in connection with an integrated sponsorship transaction with esports team, NRG
Represented Washington Convention and Sports Authority t/a Events DC in connection with venue hosting and sponsorship agreements regarding Red Bull Conquest
Lawyers of Color Names Bartie One of "Nation's Best"
The Legal 500 US 2019 Recognizes O'Melveny Practices, Lawyers
Law360: Sports Group of the Year: O'Melveny
jbartie@omm.com
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Rice's Energy and Environment Initiative is reaching out to university faculty for new ideas about interdisciplinary research collaborations that could attract significant government and industry support. "The research funding environment is always challenging, and we need to do all we can to remain competitive," said Rice Vice Provost for Research Yousif Shamoo.
Gillman is one of 126 new Sloan fellows announced today by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The prestigious fellowships, awarded annually since 1955, include a generous grant to support the work of early career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential mark them as rising stars.
Rice University today announced that applied mathematician and seismologist Maarten de Hoop has accepted a newly created faculty position that was established with a substantial grant from the Simons Foundation's Math+X Program. De Hoop said the move to Houston will facilitate in-depth research collaborations between his research group and the energy industry.
Rice Professor Richard Tapia has received the 2014 Mayor's Hispanic Heritage Lifetime Achievement Award for his commitment to helping minorities and women prepare for higher education and to increase participation of underrepresented students in the sciences.
The board presents the award each year to exceptional, lifelong leaders in science and technology who have made substantial contributions to the welfare of the nation through public service activities in science, technology and public policy. The NSB is the governing board of the National Science Foundation and policy advisers to the president and Congress.
Two Rice University professors and a fellow from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Bonnie Bartel, Richard Tapia and John Mendelsohn joined the ranks of astronaut John Glenn, singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, actor Sally Field and operatic soprano Renee Fleming as members of the academy's Class of 2013 — one of the highest honors for leaders in academia, business, public affairs, the humanities and the arts.
Paul Pfeiffer '38, professor emeritus of computational and applied mathematics and one of Rice's longest-serving faculty members, died Sunday in Austin at age 95. Pfeiffer taught full time at Rice for more than 50 years, served as dean of students for four years and played an instrumental role in establishing the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics (CAAM).
Jennifer Young, a member of the Computational and Applied Mathematics (CAAM) faculty and a faculty associate at Brown College, died Tuesday after a car-pedestrian accident. She was struck by a car as she was walking across Main Street to campus around 9:20 a.m.
Richard Tapia, University Professor, the Maxfield-Oshman Professor in Engineering and a professor of computational and applied mathematics, presented the luncheon keynote address to a full house. Speaking about the "The Need for New Leadership: Crisis in Texas Higher Education," Tapia said that the lack of minority faculty in mathematics and science is hurting the health of the nation. He too received a standing ovation.


In the first part of the Ultimate Guide to Online Branding, we focused on using blogging to build your online presence. Now, we will focus on the best avenues and tips for online branding and authority building with social media. When it comes to social media, you cannot just create profiles and be done with it. You have to streamline your profiles to match your website to promote brand synergy, and you have to interact with your audience to build industry authority. The following guide will help you to do both!
Start at your website, then go to check out your social profiles to see if your company is engaging with fans (more on that later).
Toyota probably does the best with branding between their website, Facebook, and YouTube accounts as shown above. All three are branded with the moving forward logo, and whenever they are running a promotion, such as the current one on the Camry, you will notice that their social accounts also highlight the same promotion so you can feel the consistency moving from one property to the next.
The above shows Southwest's branding between their website, Twitter, and YouTube profiles. Each online property uses the same color scheme and is currently focused on holiday travel deals. Although the logos are a bit different, the patterns on each coordinate and still bring the brand together.
Redbull's branding between their website, Facebook, and Twitter profiles as shown above uses the same color scheme, logo, and focus on extreme sports.
Put Social Icons on Your Website – Let visitors to your website know that you are engaging with your audience on social media as well by adding social icons to your website design. The most common places to place them include the header / menu bar, sidebar, and footer. They don't have to be large and in charge – Toyota's icons are only 17×17 pixels, and they get the job done!
Monitoring Brand Mentions – If you use Twitter itself, just do a search for your brand and save the search for future reference. If you use a Twitter management tool like HootSuite, create a keyword search column that will constantly update you with brand mentions. Anytime someone says something about your brand, whether it is good or bad, you should be responding to it if at all possible. This may mean adding some extra team members to your social media response staff. But over time, if people see that you are always on top of any discussion of your brand, you will gain trust and receive lots of great word of mouth marketing. People will tell their followers what a great response they've received from you and likely recommend you based on their satisfaction level.
Monitoring Industry Conversation – One of the best parts of Twitter is that you can jump into any conversation, anytime. So if you are a company providing web analytics software, you can monitor anyone who talks about analytics, A/B testing, and other related topics and just answer simple questions that anyone asks about those topics demonstrating your expertise.
What is your brand's strategy when it comes to building your online presence and authority using social media? Be sure to share the networks and strategies that have brought the best results.


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Marine Mammal Commission: An Independent Agency of the U.S. Government
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Fisheries Interactions with Marine Mammals
Commercial fishing operations are the largest cause of human-related injury and death for many marine mammals. The Marine Mammal Commission supports and strives to advance sustainable fisheries practices that minimize the impact to marine mammals and their environment. The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) establishes an extensive research and management framework for assessing and mitigating marine mammal bycatch in commercial fisheries. A key feature of this framework has been the development of take reduction plans developed in consultation with take reduction teams to reduce high levels of marine mammal bycatch. While this process, in most but not all cases, has resulted in considerable progress in reducing marine mammal bycatch, additional scientific and management efforts are needed to address the indirect impacts of fishing on the complex predator-prey dynamics for marine mammals.
In Hawaii, as in many places around the world, many odontocetes (dolphins and toothed whales) take bait or catch off fishermen's hooks (depredation), and are occasionally, accidentally caught themselves. In part, the Commission's 2019 Annual Meeting focused on this problem, considering the factors affecting this form of bycatch in Hawaii and methods for its mitigation.
Fisheries can have negative or positive impacts on marine mammals, and the reverse is also true. Direct negative impacts on marine mammals include unintentionally injuring or killing them, or intentionally harvesting them. Indirect negative impacts include reducing the availability of, or altering the size or diversity, of their prey. Habitat degradation caused by certain fishing activities (e.g., bottom trawling) can also have an indirect, negative impact on marine mammals that depend on those habitats for food. Conversely, fisheries can have a positive impact on marine mammals by increasing the availability of prey, which can happen directly when fishing gear flushes or concentrates fish, which then are consumed by marine mammals before they are caught by the gear, or indirectly by increasing the abundance of preferred prey, perhaps by reducing the abundance of the prey's competitors or predators. Marine mammals can have a direct, negative impact on fisheries by removing bait or caught fish from hooks, nets, or traps or mariculture pens (a behavior called depredation), scaring fish away from fishing gear, or damaging or removing fishing or mariculture gear. In some cases, fishermen seeking to protect their gear or, catch or penned fish may harass marine mammals that are interacting with their gear, sometimes, perhaps inadvertently, causing injury or death.
Direct Fisheries Interactions
Bycatch
Fishermen sort their catch from an "eliminator trawl" (Rhode Island Sea Grant)
Bycatch is the number one source of direct human-caused death and serious injury to marine mammals worldwide, estimated at over 650,000 individuals each year. Two important publications (see the Learn More section of this page) have highlighted the significant threat that gillnets, in particular, pose to marine mammals around the world. While the United States has made significant progress in reducing the impact of fisheries operations on marine mammals, fishery bycatch remains a serious problem in other countries. In some cases, fishery bycatch threatens to drive species, such as the vaquita in the Gulf of California, to extinction. Although marine mammals can be bycaught in gear being actively fished, they can also be bycaught in lost, abandoned or discarded gear, a phenomenon called 'ghost fishing.' One review of 76 publications on this topic found reports of over 1800 cetaceans entangled in 'ghost gear'. While the United States is a leader when it comes to sustainable fisheries management, over 90 percent of the seafood we consume is imported. For this reason, the Commission supports regulations by the National Marine Fisheries Service that fully implement Section 101(a)(2) of the MMPA requiring import bans on seafood caught in foreign fisheries whose bycatch injures or kills marine mammals in excess of U.S. standards.
Depredation
In some fisheries, marine mammals are known to remove catch or bait (depredation) regularly from fishermen's lines or nets, and some species (primarily pinnipeds) take fish from mariculture pens. Over thirty species of odontocetes are known to engage in depredation. For example, some individuals in populations of sperm, killer, false killer, and pilot whales around the world have become adept at removing a variety of fish species from longline hooks, a behavior also exhibited by other toothed whales and dolphins in a wide range of fisheries. Other species have learned to take catch from trawl or gill nets. Unfortunately, depredating marine mammals occasionally make a mistake and are hooked or trapped, which can result in serious injury or death.
Steller sea lions range along the North Pacific Rim from northern Japan to California. (NOAA's National Marine Mammal Laboratory)
Depredation can significantly affect the volume and quality of catches, and therefore profits, lead to fishermen taking potentially deadly retaliatory actions, and increase the likelihood of entanglement or hooking of marine mammals. The Commission is working with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and other partner agencies to better understand impacts of depredation on marine mammals and find possible solutions, such as through the development of non-lethal deterrents aimed at minimizing interactions between marine mammals and fishing gear. In early 2018, NMFS increased the threat categorization of a sablefish longline fishery in the Gulf of Alaska because of the potential for depredating sperm whales to be caught and seriously injured or killed (see Commission letter commenting on this action).
In December 2014, NMFS sought comment on their intent to prepare national guidelines for the use of marine mammal deterrents (e.g., acoustic scaring devices, electrical wires, water jets, rubber bullets) that would not cause serious injuries or death. In response, in its recommendations the Commission emphasized the importance of clearly distinguishing between serious and non-serious injuries, using deterrents only when warranted, and preventing unrestricted use of noisemakers. To assist NMFS in its efforts, a Commissioner and Commission staff member attended a NMFS-hosted workshop in 2015 addressing non-lethal marine mammal deterrents for fishery operators as well as others impacted by recovering species. NMFS published a proposed deterrents guidelines in August 2020, but as of April 2021, the agency has yet to issue the final deterrent guidelines, nearly over six years after seeking public comment. In 2017, the Commission provided funding via its grant program to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to characterize depredation in Northeast U.S. sink gillnet fisheries.
Several reviews of depredation occurring in a wide variety fisheries around the world have found that deterrents such as explosives and acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) are largely ineffective. Changes in fishing gear (e.g., hook protectors or stronger traps) and practices (e.g., avoiding some areas or moving when depredation occurs) have proven to be much more effective.
The Commission works with the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team and NMFS to amend the regulations of the Hawaii deep-set longline fishery to further reduce the likelihood that false killer whales are killed or seriously injured while depredating catch and bait in that fishery. Similarly, the Commission is working with the Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Team to reduce the bycatch of depredating pilot whales and Risso's dolphins in by the Atlantic pelagic longline fishery to insignificant levels.
Indirect Fisheries Interactions
Indirect impacts of fisheries operations on marine mammals include competition for prey and damage or destruction of sensitive marine mammal habitat. While these and other indirect effects could be significant, they have received less attention by scientists and fishery managers, in part because of the difficulties in understanding complex marine ecosystems and food webs. Globally, fisheries have significantly reduced the size of many fish stocks and continue to unsustainably exploit them year after year. Removing a large portion of the biomass of a target fish stock may have severe effects on marine mammals and other predators that prey on the stock. In addition, some types of trawl and dredge fishing have been shown repeatedly to significantly alter the physical and biological structure of sensitive marine habitats, potentially affecting marine mammals that depend on those habitats.
Competition between fisheries and marine mammals is an issue in many fisheries. For example, in southeast Alaska, fishermen catching urchins, clams, and crabs have voiced concerns that sea otters are reducing their catches by consuming these species as part of their diet. Also, the impact of fisheries taking the prey of endangered Steller sea lions in Alaska or Southern Resident Killer whales in Washington has long been a concern and controversy. Reduction in key prey species by fishing could compromise the sea lions' foraging efficiency and, consequently, their ability to survive, grow to maturity, and reproduce at rates sufficient for the population to recover. In part to mitigate this risk, fisheries management in the Aleutian Islands includes measures designed to reduce the fisheries depletion of certain fish stocks in areas of particular importance to Steller sea lions.
The Commission believes that indirect effects of fishing on marine mammal prey resources should be considered when establishing catch limits for fish stocks developed under fishery management plans required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. We have provided recommendations on proposed revisions to NMFS's Magnuson-Stevens National Standard 1 Guidelines, highlighting some of our concerns regarding the impact of fisheries harvest on marine mammals. In particular, we recommend that the guidelines for determination of "Optimal Yield" adequately incorporate ecological factors, such as the role of the target fish species in the ecosystem, such as forage fish.
Marine mammals can consume substantial amounts of fish, in some cases comparable amounts to that taken by fisheries. It can be tempting to infer that marine mammals must be reducing the availability of fish to fishermen, but demonstrating such a link has proven to be very difficult because of the complexity of marine ecosystems, and because marine mammals are often only taking related species or size classes that are not targeted by fishermen. Similarly, clear demonstrations are lacking that fisheries have reduced marine mammal prey availability to limiting levels. A recent ecosystem simulation study of fisheries and three cetacean species in the Rías Baixas shelf ecosystem (North-West Spain) concluded that intense fishing would reduce the variety of available prey and lead to competition among the cetaceans.
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Menhaden Management Board has developed ecological reference points that take into account the requirements of menhaden predators, such as marine mammals, and that will be used to set ecosystem-based catch targets and limits. In a 24 October 2017 letter, the Commission encouraged the ASMFC to implement the use of 'rule-of-thumb' ecological reference points (ERPs) to manage the menhaden fishery until ERPs specific to this fishery can be developed. Stock assessment scientists with the ASFMC and NMFS completed development of the ERPs, and in January 2020 published a stock assessment of Atlantic menhaden using ecological reference points. In August 2020, the ASFMC approved ERPs that take into account the impact of menhaden fishing on striped bass. Although, the impact on marine mammals was found to be minimal, the development of ERPs that account for the needs of predators is an important step forward in fisheries management.
Related Commission Letters
Letter Date
Letter Description
Letter to NMFS regarding its draft 2020 List of Fisheries
Letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission commenting on the proposed inclusion of 'ecological reference points' in its menhaden fishery management plan
Letter to NMFS regarding the review of certain regulations under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, including regulations to implement the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan
Letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service commenting on the 2016 draft Southern sea otter stock assessment report
Letter to NMFS with information on foreign commercial fishing operations that export fish and fish products to the U.S. and the level of incidental and intentional mortality and serious injury to marine mammals in those fisheries
Letter to NMFS on its draft Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management Road Map
Letter to NMFS on proposed rule for Seafood Import Monitoring Program
Letter to NMFS on proposed rule to prohibit imports of seafood products
Marine Mammal Bycatch (Marine Mammal Commission)
Marine Mammal Protection Act Provisions for Managing Fisheries Interactions with Marine Mammals (Marine Mammal Commission)
Fisheries Interaction (NOAA Fisheries)
Bycatch. Simon Northridge. 2017. In: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (Third Edition). Bernd Würsig et al. (editors).
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
Modelling ecosystem dynamics to assess the effect of coastal fisheries on cetacean species. Oriol Giralt Paradell et al. 2021. Journal of Environmental Management.
When large marine predators feed on fisheries catches: global patterns of the depredation conflict and directions for coexistence. Paul Tixier et al. 2020. Fish and Fisheries.
Bycatch in gillnet fisheries threatens Critically Endangered small cetaceans and other aquatic megafauna. Robert Brownell et al. 2019. Endangered Species Research.
Competition between marine mammals and fisheries in contemporary harvested marine ecosystems. 2019. Dunja Jusufovski et al. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Evidence of deep-sea interactions between toothed whales and longlines. Gaëtan Richard et al. 2019. Ambio.
Building evidence around ghost gear: Global trends and analysis for sustainable solutions at scale. Kelsey Richardson et al. 2019. Marine Pollution Bulletin.
The necessity of a holistic approach when managing marine mammal–fisheries interactions: Environment and fisheries impact are stronger than seal predation. David Costalago et al. 2018. Ambio.
Killer whale depredation and associated costs to Alaskan sablefish, Pacific halibut and Greenland turbot longliners. Megan J. Peterson et al. 2014. PLoS One.
Odontocete bycatch and depredation in longline fisheries: a review of available literature and of potential solutions. Derek J. Hamer et al. 2012. Marine Mammal Science.
Bycatch of marine mammals in the U.S. and global fisheries. Andrew Read et al. 2006. Conservation Biology.
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Kriti Sanon has been making all the right noise with her blockbuster Luka Chuppi believes in equality at the workplace as she was upset about not being mentioned in the laudatory headline despite having equal contribution in the film.
Talking about the ideal benchmark Kriti Sanon shared, "This business of overlooking the lead This business of overlooking the leading lady has been going on for a while and it's so unfair. I am glad this conversation is finally happening. It's logical to talk about only the male protagonist when the leading lady doesn't have a lot to do, but when they are both carrying a film on their shoulders, the credit should be equally shared. Everybody deserves a mention".
The actress is currently riding high on the success of her recent Luka Chuppi which earned her rave reviews and appreciation for the striking performance.
The actress will next be seen in Kalank in which she has a special number apart from her interesting line up of films like Arjun Patiala, Housefull 4 and Panipat.
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Masks, nerves, excitement: Rochester school first in NH to reopen
Kyle Stucker
ROCHESTER — Typical first-day nerves and ironed back-to-school dresses mixed with cautious optimism and face masks Tuesday at Maple Street Magnet School.
"He's starting kindergarten in the middle of a pandemic," Kayle Shute said, tears around her eyes moments after wishing her 5-year-old son Mason well on his first day. Shute also has a daughter who will attend William Allen Elementary School when it and the rest of Rochester's public schools resume Sept. 3. "But he's excited and I don't want to deprive him… You can't let the pandemic keep you from doing what your kids need to do to learn and grow."
The small K-5 public school became the first in New Hampshire to resume in-person instruction amid the COVID-19 pandemic when it welcomed students back on Tuesday.
"I'm so glad to see you," Dr. Erin Mahoney, Maple Street's principal, said as she and staff air high-fived masked students and helped them practice social distancing while they entered the school.
The school welcomed back roughly three-quarters of its roughly 110 students Tuesday, according to district officials, in accordance with the district's full-time in-person instruction plan.
The remainder of students have relayed they plan to utilize the district's remote learning option — online programs through the Exeter-based nonprofit Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS). Rochester, a 12-school, 4,200-student district, is proceeding with VLACS, which the state had recommended, despite VLACS announcing a temporary pause on enrollment might be needed until it can hire more staff to fully accommodate every district that plans to use it as their remote option.
"We're really excited to have students back and we're looking forward to having a really positive and exciting year," Assistant Superintendent Sandie MacDonald said in a phone interview Monday ahead of Maple Street's first day.
In addition to Shute, several other parents, both of new Maple Street students and returning students, said after dropping their kids off Tuesday they were nervous about the potential risks associated with reopening schools. But like Shute, they said they did so because they believed doing so would be the best option for their children.
"I feel like kids are pros at this point," Shute said about her kids' ability to follow social distancing and hygiene protocols.
Other parents, like Angela Lauder, said the decision was out of her control because the district's reopening plan provides only a full in-person or fully remote option.
"I don't have another choice," said Lauder, the mother of twins entering fifth grade. "This is not a choice I really had at all."
Lauder, an independent esthetician, said VLACS won't work for her because she has to reopen her business, Inspired Skincare in downtown Dover, to provide for her family. She was previously relying on the enhanced unemployment benefits that have now ended and a deferment in her mortgage payments. She said she's unsure what the future holds because the pandemic will reduce her client load and add risk due to the fact her clients can't wear masks while they receive treatments.
Lauder cried at several points during dropoff Tuesday, and she said she'd likely start crying again once she got to her car. Despite that, she said there is a key factor helping calm her fears and making her more comfortable about her kids' return.
"I have a lot of trust in (Dr.) Mahoney," she said. "I know (schools reopening) is a hot controversy and there are a lot of big opinions and emotions… but those general opinions show a lack of understanding of who these teachers are, how much they love these kids and how much they will do everything they can. I'm just trusting those people."
Michelle Saunders, mother of a kindergartner at Maple Street and a sixth-grader at Rochester Middle School, expressed a similar sentiment while explaining why she believes it's time for Rochester to fully reopen.
"I'm comfortable knowing they're going to do everything they can to keep kids safe here," Saunders said.
Rochester, like other area districts, has made various protocol and building modifications to incorporate COVID-19 safety measures. Those include spacing out desks at least 3 to 6 feet apart, a mask mandate, cohorting students where possible, and placing 18-inch-tall opaque privacy carrels atop desks to increase student protection against respiratory droplet transmission of COVID-19, among other things.
The district isn't offering its own online instruction taught by Rochester teachers due to contract "constraints" that limit the options to either full in-person instruction or fully remote instruction, Superintendent Kyle Repucci has said. The teachers' union requested more flexibility in the district's plans and the two sides were scheduled to negotiate.
Repucci was present at Maple Street Tuesday morning, greeting students and families during dropoff. He requested the paper stay off school property to allow staff and the school community to focus on the first day of the school year.
Kate Crichton, the mother of a Maple Street third-grader and RMS eighth-grader, said in a phone interview Tuesday she wishes there were more flexibility for families and school employees. She plans for her children to use VLACS this year, rather than return in person, because her kids are each immunocompromised and medically at high risk.
"Fortunately, we are able to work in our schedule to be able to stay at home and educate them. I know a lot of families don't have that option and my heart goes out to them," said Crichton, whose third-grade daughter has a rare autoimmune disease and eight-grade son has Type 1 diabetes. "I'm disappointed in there not being a remote option from the district, especially for my daughter. She's young and social, and I worry about her doing VLACS and only meeting with a teacher once a week to go over that program that they just created this year for those younger grades."
Sarah Russell, the mother of a Maple Street kindergartner, said she believes the options available to parents are "not ideal." She said she would've preferred a hybrid model that reduced the days masked students spend in school each week because "each kid is different."
Russell also has a fifth-grader, as well as a middle school student who was enrolled in VLACS last school year before the pandemic.
"I'm approaching it from the expectation they are going to shut down" schools partway into the year due to spikes in COVID-19 cases, Russell said. "But I believe it will be easier to shut down because (students) will have had that connection with teachers first."
Crichton said she believes Maple Street will be as well positioned against the spread of the virus as it can be because of the dedication of the school's employees. Crichton said that dedication and deeply supportive approach is applicable to the surrounding community and she hopes Seacoast residents can follow that lead, regardless of how they feel about the pandemic or any single element of their district's plan.
"I just feel we need to support all sides and all stories," she said. "I have felt like there has been so much divide in all the camps and schools of thought. Every option, there's never a perfect answer, but everyone should be supported. No one knows what's going to happen and we all hope for the best."


Earlier this year, we had the pleasure to work on a new commercial for OurPact. Nowadays, we know how much we all get easily absorbed by our different technological devices. We struggle turning them off, and are constantly finding excuses to check our various apps. When as adults we find ways of disconnecting, Our Pact's mission is to empower parents to guide their children through the balanced use of technology.
To tell the story of this new app, we casted two families, and picked two different locations around San Diego. We shot three scenes per family so they would represent the multiple uses of this app: during a family dinner, at bedtime, while doing school work, or even in the car.
OurPact is a leading parental control app for iPhones, iPads, and iPods that makes it easy for you to set limits on how much time your children are spending on their mobile devices. Create schedules, block all internet and app use at a moment's notice, or reward them with the allowance feature. Parents have the ability to download the OurPact app from the App Store or sign up with the OurPact Web App for free.
Our CEO Thierry Denis was recently featured in this episode of eCommerceScale.com, where he shares details on how to create product videos including a done-for-you streamlined service he's built for eCommerce stores.
Listen to the podcast and get tons of useful information and action items RIGHT HERE.
And of course, for any specifics on our Product Videos services, visit H1 Product Videos.
Each passing year brings a new set of change and challenges. For us, 2015 was full of exciting projects, a new location, and some great additions to our team.
You will find below a short 1-min holiday video that we crafted to thank you, and introduce some of our most prized team members (trust me you'll love them!) as well as our new offices in Mission Valley. Check it out!
Enjoy the holidays, and we look forward to seeing you in 2016!
The Helium Films USA team.
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B2B organizations have a very specific set of challenges.
Where B2C businesses strive in creating content that appeal to a very broad audience, B2B sales executives usually have very narrow and specific decision maker they need to target.
Identifying and engaging the right decision maker is key. And unlike with B2C corporations, finding and selling to this one person can dramatically impact your bottom line.
When it comes to leads, B2B companies therefore have to focus heavily on quality over quantity and marketing material should be catered specifically to these qualified leads. With customers being 174% more likely to buy your product after watching a video, your chances to lend this big contract are much higher if you just put this presentation/sales pitch/demo in moving images and sound!
Getting warm leads to your online platform is already a great feat, but converting those visitors into paying customers is obviously a plus. A well crafted, short homepage video is a great way to explain what you are about in a timely manner. No one wants to scroll through your entire website in the hopes to understand what you do or sell. In fact, while 20% of web visitors will read the content of a website, a whooping 80% will watch the same content in a video.
Getting all of your sales pitch and product description in a video under 2min is therefore a great way to ensure that prospective leads will contact you to chat some more.
Sometimes a little bit more detailed than a typical homepage video, demo videos are a great support to an in-person sales pitch. Using this carefully-produced material, your sales team can focus on the details of the sale, rather than having to explain your entire business. By streamlining your sales meeting with a strong video that already answers most of your client's questions, half of the work is done. Please bring me a pen to sign this contract!
Giving back and helping your peers is often a great way to engage customers and improve brand recognition. By creating video content that answers industry-wide questions and that are posted on well known forums, send in newsletter, or blogged on, B2B organizations can ensure to be seen as leaders who can provide useful solutions to their key target demographic. Here again, the numbers speak for themselves, with an increase of 13% in open rate of emails that includes videos.
Once sold on a product or service, getting a customer to do repeat business with you is key to your growth. Webinars or training videos are a great way to do that. By providing with new information and/or by ensuring that the new functions or capabilities of your product/service are known by your current clients, you can improve brand awareness, recognition and insure that your customers come back for their next big project.
Not convinced yet? A recent study by Cisco is predicting that video will account for 80% of ALL web traffic by 2019, most of it being on mobile. So if you haven't yet, jump on the bandwagon and create your next big B2B video campaign!


The Cluedo slot game has been created by online slot developer IGT and is based on Hasbro's popular board game. All the familiar characters feature, such as Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum and Mrs Peacock.
The game itself is very simple, with little investigation needed, but several elements of the original game have been included in the slot version as you might expect.
There are quite a few ways to win in the normal game, but it is the bonus round where most of the bigger wins can be found. To enter the bonus round you need to hit the 'Who Won It?' bonus symbol on reels 1, 2 and 3. You will then get to choose one of three murder suggestions. All three of them pay, but you need to decide which one you want. I prefer not to pick my wins in this way as I always seem to come up short.
No Free Spins? There Will be Murder!
There are no free spins in the Cluedo slot, which some slot fans will not be too happy about. However it does have a decent payout percentage (sometimes called RTP), which is around 96%. This is higher than other IGT slots like the timeless Cats slot and the atmospheric Siberian Storm slot, which did surprise me.
Cluedo slot is one of three IGT slots that have a progressive jackpot version, with the Egyptian-themed and iconic Cleopatra slot and the classic board game-inspired Monopoly slot being the other two. IGT's Mega Jackpots are linked throughout all online casinos that have them and this jackpot regularly grows to over £1 million.


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How to Get Away with Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery #2)
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Author: Bunce, Elizabeth
Before the train has left the station, England's most accomplished new detective already is on a suspect's trail, and readers will be delighted to travel along.
Myrtle Hardcastle has no desire to go on a relaxing travel excursion with her aunt Helena when there are More Important things to be done at home, like keeping close tabs on criminals and murder trials. Unfortunately, she has no say in the matter. So off Myrtle goes—with her governess, Miss Judson, and cat, Peony, in tow—on a fabulous private railway coach headed for the English seaside.
Myrtle is thrilled to make the acquaintance of Mrs. Bloom, a professional insurance investigator aboard to protect the priceless Northern Lights tiara. But before the train reaches its destination, both the tiara and Mrs. Bloom vanish. When Myrtle arrives, she and Peony discover a dead body in the baggage car. Someone has been murdered—with Aunt Helena's sewing shears.
The trip is derailed, the local police are inept, and Scotland Yard is in no rush to arrive. What's a smart, bored Young Lady of Quality stranded in a washed-up carnival town to do but follow the evidence to find out which of her fellow travelers is a thief and a murderer?
Elizabeth C. Bunce grew up on a steady diet of Sherlock Holmes, Trixie Belden, and Quincy, M.E., and always played the lead prosecutor in mock trial. She has never had a governess, and no one has ever accused her of being irrepressible, but a teacher did once call her "argumentative"—which was entirely untrue, and she can prove it. She lives in Missouri.
Catch up on the adventures of the Mysterious Benedict Society with this paperback boxed set, including latest The Riddle of Ages!
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The first five books in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series by Stuart Gibbs are now available together in a collectible boxed set! Can an undercover nerd become a superstar agent? Ben Ripley sure hopes so—and his life may depend on it!
Spy School Top Secret Box Set
The perfect gift for collectors and new readers alike, we now present a breathtaking special edition boxed set of J. K. Rowling's seven bestselling Harry Potter books!
Harry Potter Complete Boxed Set
When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. Amid all the mayhem, will Enola be able to decode the necessary clues and find her mother?
The Case of the Missing Marquess, An Enola Holmes Mystery
Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy-tale characters they grew up reading ab
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This New York Times bestselling version of the acclaimed biography Notorious RBG is an excellent way to share with middle grade readers just why Justice Ginsburg was such a powerful role model.
Notorious RBG, Young Readers' Edition
The #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning novel The One and Only Ivan is now a major motion picture streaming on Disney+. This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpecte
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If someone is arrested in Acton, they will likely be taken into custody by the Palmdale Sheriff's Department and then booked and processed in Palmdale. This is because Acton has contracted with Palmdale to handle all its law enforcement needs. We're the best choice for your Acton bail bonds.
Acton is based in the Sierra Pelona Mountains. It is a picturesque cowboy and western-themed town and many of its buildings are historical landmarks that date back to the late 1800's. Although it is unlikely an old fashioned gun fight will ever break out here, crime does occur.
Call us for additional information on someone arrested in Acton. We can work quickly to provide the answers you need. Our local number is 661-299-BAIL (2245).
The Palmdale Sheriff's station has one, small on-site jail. Booking time usually takes an hour, but bail must be posted within 24 hours or arrestees will be transported to larger and busier incarceration centers like the Men's Central Jail, Twin Towers, or Lynwood if they are female. Once this happens it may be over 24 hours before they can be bailed out due to the work backlog.
Acton does however have a Fire Camp Conservation Prison Work Program that employs nearly 4,000 already-sentenced inmates who are housed in minimum security military-style barracks.
At SCV Bail Bonds, our knowledgeable, licensed bail bondsmen are usually able to get your friend or loved one out of jail the very same day you contact us! We will walk you through the entire bail bond process and send you all the paperwork you'll need to get started by email or fax.
We can also meet you in person or you can come to our Santa Clarita office anytime of the day or night. We never charge extra to post a bond or for travel fees. Ten percent of the entire bond amount is all you pay.
If you need to speak to a bail bondsman about somebody who was arrested in Acton or anywhere else in the AV, please call SCV Bail Bonds directly at 661-299-2245 or toll-free at 877-422-4691. We're ready to help 24/7!


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USF approves $122M Carry Forward spending plan, including funding for faculty startups – The Oracle
Despite the financial constraints set by COVID-19, the 2020-2021 university carry-forward funds surpassed last fiscal year by $16 million.
USF's Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved the 2020-2021 Carry Forward spending plan by unanimous vote. Presented by Associate Vice President of Resource Management and Analysis Nick Setteducato, the plan consists of unspent university money that has accumulated over the years and carried forward to the next fiscal year.
In total, about $257 million was designated for the state Educational and General (E&G) fund before encumbrances universitywide. However, after the 7 percent statutory reserve requirement, the funding was lowered to about $206 million.
Compared to the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the balance increased by nearly $16 million with a total of $190 million after the 7 percent reduction from the statutory reserve requirement, according to Setteducato.
He said the reason behind the increase in funds is due to the decrease in incurred expenses during the last fiscal year.
"We basically have spent a little bit less finishing last year, which allowed us to have a larger balance of carry forward for this year. If you think about it, because of the pandemic, although we incurred a lot more additional costs because of the things we had to do, we also did get CARES [Act funds] but we delayed the expenditure of things," Setteducato said.
"The university, although we were providing digital learning, a lot of our facilities and things were not open, employees were home and there wasn't travel going on. So our current year budget wasn't being spent to the level it might have normally done in terms of a run rate."
In the plan, Setteducato said the university allocates the unspent money to fund university operations across all three campuses — Tampa, St. Pete and Sarasota-Manatee — as well as USF Health.
The Tampa campus had the highest total planned E&G carry-forward spending with a total of $137 million after discounting the 7 percent reserve. USF Health had the second-highest with a total of $39 million, followed by the Sarasota-Manatee and St. Pete campuses with $16 million and $14 million, respectively.
The E&G Carry Forward spending plan is divided into three categories associated with purchase orders, including encumbrances associated with purchase orders, restricted/contractual obligations by appropriation, BOT and specific contractual commitments, which are set aside for specific, time-limited purposes.
Each category consequently breaks down into four subcategories: facilities, infrastructure and IT; academic and student affairs; compliance, audit, and security; and BOT-approved operating requirements.
As a result of the financial impact created by the current pandemic, a subcategory focused on COVID-19-related expenditures was added for the 2020-2021 fiscal year under BOT-approved operating requirements. For the encumbrances and commitments category, the university allocated $214,000 and $17.8 million in COVID-19-related expenditures, respectively.
The encumbrances category will be allocated a total of about $10.3 million, which will be designated to specific purchase orders, while $73.9 million will be allocated to the restricted category.
The highest allocation, however, lies under the commitments category with a total of $121.7 million in carry-forward funds.
Under the academic and student affairs category, carry-forward money will be allocated to fund faculty startup funds, student services and financial aid, instructional and advising support, and student enrollment and retention.
For facilities, infrastructure and IT, the funds will go toward renovation, repair and maintenance projects, and equipment for IT. The compliance, audit and security subcategory will allocate funds toward campus security and safety enhancements as well as accreditation and compliance program enhancements.
The deadline to submit the plan to the Florida Board of Governors is Oct. 1, but before its submission, Setteducato said the plan will return to the next BOT meeting for a final review.
Source: USF approves Carry Forward spending plan – The Oracle
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Should I get a tablet for editing?
Now I didn't always feel this way about tablets. I tried one out years ago and felt totally clumsy and annoyed. Needless to say, I didn't give it much of a chance. I started really using a tablet about a year ago when I began getting major issues with my hand and wrist from using my mouse all day long. I had a wrist brace, prescription medicine, nightly hot packs… not fun. I was starting to get really worried that soon I wouldn't be able to sit down and edit photos at my computer at all! So I did some research and bough my very own Wacom Intuous 5 Touch tablet. And, hurrah! My problem was soon solved. Not only was I no longer experiencing pain, but I realized that I completely prefer the tablet to the mouse. It took me a week to get the hang of it, and from then on, I couldn't be happier. The tablet felt more natural than a mouse ever did. Being a lefty, I found it especially nice to be able to edit using my dominant hand (I never could get the hang of using a mouse with my left hand). I discovered that the tablet sped up my workflow significantly, and was way more accurate when it comes to tasks like dodging and burning, and masking. My tablet has all sorts of cool buttons that you can set to make workflow faster, the pen can be set to be pressure sensitive, and I can even use the tablet with my finger when I'm busy doing other tasks like browsing the internet or chatting it up on Clickin Moms. I would suggest going with a smaller or medium sized tablet- a big one might wear your arm out, having to swing it all over the place to move around the screen.
If you're thinking of making a change and possibly saying goodbye to your trusty little mouse… give it a go! I truly don't think you'll be disappointed. My best tip for when you get that brand new tablet is to put your mouse away. Like in the closet, in another room… don't let it sit on your desk. You'll need to train your hand and your brain to start working in a different way and it will be way too tempting have the cute little mouse sitting there urging you to use it.
With a Nikon D700 in hand, Emily loves nothing more than to capture babies, children, and the people who love them. She likes to take an organic approach to portrait photography, capturing her subjects in natural environments and letting each session unfold as it will. She is obsessed with color but can also fall in love with a gorgeous black and white. Emily lives in the beautiful town of Caledon, Ontario with her alphabet obsessed three year old and a video game lovin' husband. When she's not working, she enjoys playing outside with her little man, watching Gilmore Girls re-runs, and finding moments to feed her pinterest addiction. Emily is a lover of oldies music, earl grey tea, and being positively silly.
Great post! I got a tablet a couple years ago and now it collects dust. I just never gave it a good chance and never took the time to figure out the settings, etc.
I have the same tablet and I like it, but every once in a while it gets weird and makes me CRAZY. It just gets super sensitive so that the Lightroom sliders go all over the place as I'm lifting the pen. Has this ever happened to you?
I've been considering one because I'm experience tendinitis from so much time spent editing with my arm gripped tight on the mouse. Anyone else every experience this? Wondering if the pen/tablet would be a solution.
I bought a cheap little Bamboo Pen Tablet for $70 and I could not be happier!!
I love mine but I wish I would have gotten a smaller one. I have the Med. size and I think it is too big. The cord also annoys me but I think there is a cordless option. I am adding it to my Christmas list.
I have been toying with the idea of getting a tablet for a while now, just have not yet bit the bullet!! This would be a great time for me to get to learn to use it! Thanks!


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Posted on February 14, 2011 by Bob
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Forest Work, Making Some Repairs and Spring Is Here January 27, 2023
About a 100 Feet a Day Working On Forest Trails January 26, 2023
Finally Getting Back to Working On Old Trails In the Forest January 25, 2023
The Dentist and An Afternoon Ride In the Forest January 24, 2023
Hunting For My Pulaski and Trying Not To Work Too Hard Today January 23, 2023
Yard Puttering and Found a Dead Chicken January 22, 2023
River Paddle and Looking For My Pulaski Up On a Forest Trail January 21, 2023
Finishing Off Cutting Trees Off the Roads and Some Trail Work January 20, 2023
Getting a Root Cannel Fixed and Taking Care of Kitty Kat January 19, 2023
Chickens and Forest Work, and An Unexpected Rain Gets Me Wet January 18, 2023
Puttering Around the Yard While Waiting For the New Generator Delivery January 17, 2023
Making Headway On the Strom Downed Trees On the Roads January 16, 2023
Forest Work and the Rains Pick Up and Get Me Wet January 15, 2023
Clearing Trees Off the Mountain Roads In the Rains January 14, 2023
Getting Stuff Done Between the Rains January 13, 2023
Judith on About a 100 Feet a Day Working On Forest Trails
Nancy K on About a 100 Feet a Day Working On Forest Trails
Patsy Irene on Hunting For My Pulaski and Trying Not To Work Too Hard Today
Judith on The Dentist and An Afternoon Ride In the Forest
Gaelyn on Finishing Off Cutting Trees Off the Roads and Some Trail Work
Gaelyn on Chickens and Forest Work, and An Unexpected Rain Gets Me Wet
Judith on Finishing Off Cutting Trees Off the Roads and Some Trail Work
Gaelyn on Getting a Root Cannel Fixed and Taking Care of Kitty Kat
Patsy Irene on Getting a Root Cannel Fixed and Taking Care of Kitty Kat
Nancy K on Getting a Root Cannel Fixed and Taking Care of Kitty Kat
An Afternoon Paddle Down to Moscow Hole and Back to Monte Rio
Kayaking Jenner with Eagles, Pelicans, Cormorants and More
Changing Plans Because I Need to Think
Pretty Quiet Kayaking Jenner Today
Columbet Creek Meadow Camp NEV.
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My Cameras
A Sony AX33 4K, a video camera that takes stills too. What am I doing with that? I take pictures from my Kayak a lot. I found I was missing interesting shots, because my pic was being processed in my camera, before it would let me take another pic. Since I like to take what I call action stills, I bought this camera to take videos, that I could make stills out of, but, as a bonus, this camera also came with buttons to just take stills and that's what I mostly do, unless something is real interesting or too far away for my still zooms. My digilat zoom setting for video goes to two hundred x, and sometimes I need that, but usually, I only use the 10x lens zoom. Because this camera is HD and 4K, the quality has to be real good and it has a lot of stabilizers on it which really helps out a lot for taking pics on the water.
The other thing it has that is a must is a view finder and I had to buy Sony's top of the line cam to get it. This is a must for taking pics on the water, as you must hold the camera as still as posible and putting that eye piece to the eye forms a tripod with your arms that helps a lot. The eye piece is also a must as it works way better than a LED screen to see what you are taking a picture of in the daylight as the LED screens wash out easily in sunlight.
I also have another video camera, a Canon VIXIA G30. I use them both to mostly take stills. The Sony takes higher resolution stills than the G30. That was a bit of a disappointment as I bought the G30 to replace an older camera I dunked in the river, but then had to buy the Sony to get higher still picture resolution that the G30 was lacking.
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For a host of reasons I won't bore you with, I have decided to throw my current family history research out (figuratively and not so figuratively ). And START AGAIN.
The software I was using is now obsolete, and I have to use some legacy software to retrieve it. I have downloaded digital images of nearly all the information I have found so far and I am able to reference all my data.
Beginning at the beginning is easier than trying to backstep especially now that I know how to properly reference.
There is never anything wrong with rechecking my findings so off I go.


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GIRFT Appoints Leads for Pathology Review
Simon Knowles, Tom Lewis, Marion Wood and Martin Myers to head up workstream
Simon Knowles, Tom Lewis and Marion Wood have been appointed as Joint Clinical Leads for the GIRFT review of pathology, alongside Senior Clinical Advisor Martin Myers. The top clinicians have been appointed with the endorsement of the Royal College of Pathologists and have decades of experience across the specialisms within pathology.
The appointment of three clinical leads reflects the diversity of laboratory medicine, which has differentiated into distinct specialisms with different areas of knowledge, opportunities and challenges. The three clinical leads bring specific expertise in histopathology, microbiology and haematology as well as broad experience of leading multidisciplinary laboratories.
Professor Jo Martin, President of the Royal College of Pathologists, said:
"The GIRFT programme is all about improving the quality of patient care and I am delighted by the appointment of such experienced pathologists.
"The appointments have been endorsed by the College and, between them, these pathologists represent a diverse range of specialties – histopathology, microbiology, clinical biochemistry and haematology. These colleagues have in-depth knowledge of leading multi-disciplinary laboratories and their clinical expertise will be invaluable in directing this work. We are meeting the leads to help prioritise areas and will support them by publicising their work and gathering member suggestions about great practice and potential spread of best practice."
Simon Knowles, past-President of the Association of Clinical Pathologists, has over 40 years of experience as a cellular pathologist. Setting out his ambition for the workstream, he said: "GIRFT is an unparalleled opportunity to improve clinical outcomes by harnessing clinical goodwill to tackle unwarranted variation."
Tom Lewis is a consultant medical microbiologist who has led award-winning work using data to improve services. Responding to his appointment, he said: "The GIRFT pathology workstream will be an opportunity to move beyond the already well-established quality assurance metrics, and look at how we relate more directly to clinical outcomes and patient experience."
Marion Wood is a consultant clinical and laboratory haematologist, influential in the development of services in the East of England including as Medical Director for blood sciences at the Pathology Partnership. She added: "Pathology is a specialty that has already been subject to more reform than most. As GIRFT Clinical Leads, we are committed to quality of care for patients, not wedded to any one particular model."
Simon, Tom and Marion will be joined by Martin Myers, a consultant clinical biochemist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Martin is also Lead Scientist and Associate Divisional Medical Director for Pathology at the Trust, having been Clinical Director for 14 years prior. Martin has taken a leading role in continuous service re-design, with particular interest in use of automation, point of care testing and informatics in improving the quality of the diagnostic process.
He said: "Patient pathways are changing and technology is advancing; it is critical that pathology and other diagnostics respond to these changes to improve service delivery using a variety of models."
The Clinical Leads and Senior Clinical Advisor will lead a deep dive review of pathology services in England using the GIRFT methodology, which is designed to identify and address unwarranted variations to help improve clinical quality and efficiency. Using reports based on trusts' own data, the Leads will visit laboratories and services across England to discuss the research with pathologists, service and trust managers. As with all GIRFT work streams the review will culminate in a national report that will highlight existing good practice and include recommendations for improving the service. GIRFT will then support providers to deliver those recommendations throughout an implementation phase that follows publication of the national report.
Joint Clinical Lead: Simon Knowles
Joint Clinical Lead: Tom Lewis
Joint Clinical Lead: Marion Wood
Clinical Advisor: Dr Martin Myers MBE, PhD, FRCPath
Click here for Clinical Leads' biographies and further details on the workstream >
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J Clin Oncol. 2017 Apr 10;35(11):1231-1239. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.70.5350. Epub 2017 Feb 21.
Inhibiting Histone Deacetylase as a Means to Reverse Resistance to Angiogenesis Inhibitors: Phase I Study of Abexinostat Plus Pazopanib in Advanced Solid Tumor Malignancies.
Aggarwal R1, Thomas S1, Pawlowska N1, Bartelink I1, Grabowsky J1, Jahan T1, Cripps A1, Harb A1, Leng J1, Reinert A1, Mastroserio I1, Truong TG1, Ryan CJ1, Munster PN1.
All authors: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Purpose This phase I trial evaluated epigenetic modulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and hypoxia-inducible factor by using a histone deacetylase abexinostat in combination with pazopanib to enhance response and reverse resistance. Patients and Methods Pazopanib was administered once a day on days 1 to 28 and abexinostat was administered orally twice a day on days 1 to 5, 8 to 12, and 15 to 19 (schedule A) or on days 1 to 4, 8 to 11, and 15 to 18 (schedule B). Dose escalation (3 + 3 design) in all solid tumors was followed by dose expansion in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Results Fifty-one patients with RCC (N = 22) were enrolled, including 30 (59%) with one or more lines of prior VEGF-targeting therapy. Five dose-limiting toxicities, including fatigue (n = 2), thrombocytopenia (n = 2), and elevated AST/ALT (n = 1), were observed with schedule A; one dose-limiting toxicity was observed (elevated AST/ALT) was observed with schedule B. Grade ≥ 3 related adverse events included fatigue (16%), thrombocytopenia (16%), and neutropenia (10%). The recommended phase II dose was established as abexinostat 45 mg/m2 twice a day administered per schedule B plus pazopanib 800 mg/d. Objective response rate was 21% overall and 27% in the RCC subset. Median duration of response was 9.1 months (1.2 to > 49 months). Eight patients (16%) had durable control of disease for > 12 months. Durable tumor regressions were observed in seven (70%) of 10 patients with pazopanib-refractory disease, including one patients with RCC with ongoing response > 3.5 years. Peripheral blood histone acetylation and HDAC2 gene expression were associated with durable response to treatment. Conclusion Abexinostat is well tolerated in combination with pazopanib, allowing prolonged exposure and promising durable responses in pazopanib- and other VEGF inhibitor-refractory tumors, which supports epigenetically mediated reversal of treatment resistance.
Summary of efficacy in dose escalation and expansion cohorts. (A) Maximal percent change from baseline in tumor-measurement-evaluable patients (n = 43). Confirmed objective responses were observed in 9 (21%) of 43 evaluable patients, including six patients with prior progresssion receiving one or more VEGF-targeting therapies. (B) Duration of response in the dose escalation and renal cell expansion cohorts. Median duration of response was 9.1 months (range, 1.2 to ≥ 44 months) and clinical benefit rate (partial response plus stable disease > 6 months) was observed in 16 (37%) of 43 patients. Eight patients achieved exceptional response defined as response duration of > 12 months. Adr CC, adrenocortical carcinoma; HNSCC, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; Meso, mesothelioma; NET, neuroendocrine tumor; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; TNBC, triple-negative breast cancer; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.
J Clin Oncol. 2017 Apr 10;35(11):1231-1239.
Durable response in patient with treatment-refractory clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Patient had previously experienced progression receiving five systemic lines of therapy for kidney cancer, including four prior VEGF-targeting therapies. His cancer was primary refractory to prior pazopanib monotherapy. Upon initiation of study treatment with pazopanib in combination with abexinostat in December 2012, the patient experienced a rapid and deep response to treatment with ongoing response for > 3.5 years. B, bevacizumab; E, everolimus; P, pazopanib monotherapy; S, sorafenib.
Summary of abexinostat pharmacokinetics. (A) Raw plasma concentrations of abexinostat by dose level. Median and interquartile range of observed concentrations presented by occasion and dose level is shown. Abexinostat concentrations at first dose without pazopanib (C1D-7, blue triangles, dotted blue line); at steady state concentration (Css) without pazopanib (C1D-4, gold circles, gold line); at Css with pazopanib (C1D + 4 gray squares, dashed gray line). (B) Estimated pharmacokinetic parameters of abexinostat. Median area under the concentration-time curve (AUC; ng*h/L) and median maximum serum concentration (Cmax; ng/mL) and 95% CIs are presented. (*)Individual pharmacokinetic parameters AUC and Cmax were estimated by using the population pharmacokinetic parameters of abexinostat as previously described. Cmax, maximum serum concentration.
Biomarkers predictive of response to therapy. (A) Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2) expression levels by subgroups of patients categorized by duration of response. Kruskal-Wallis test for comparison across three groups: P = .0025. Mean (± standard error of the mean [SEM]) values are as follows: > 12 months, 1.1 (± 0.19); 6 to 12 months, 0.63 (± 0.18); and < 6 months, 0.41 (± 0.08). (*)Mann-Whitney test to compare > 12 months versus < 6 months: P = .0019. (†)Mann-Whitney test to compare 6 to 12 month versus < 6 months: P = .0129. (B) PBMC HDAC6 expression levels and duration of response. Kruskal-Wallis test for three-way comparison, P = .39. Mann-Whitney test for pairwise comparisons: < 6 months v > 6 to < 12 months, P = .23; < 6 months and > 12 months, P = .59. (C) Progression-free survival according to HDAC2 expression in PBMCs. Kaplan-Meier curve for patients (n = 43) according to HDAC2 expression in PBMCs: low HDAC2 expression (< 0.4; 3.5 months) versus high HDAC2 expression (> 0.4; 5.9 months); hazard ratio (95% CI) by log rank: 0.41 (0.17 to 0.67); P = .0034. (D) Change in WBC count and duration of response. Effects of abexinostat without effects of pazopanib on patients' WBC count on cycle one, day 8 (depicted as ratio of day 1 to day 8) by response duration: > 6 versus < 6 months. Means (± standard error of the mean), 0.84 (± 0.04) versus 1.13 (± 0.06); P = .0029.
Correlation between induction in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) histone acetylation with exposure to abexinostat on day −4. Correlation between induction of PBMC histone acetylation at 4 hours postdose and abexinostat concentration on day −4 (R2 = 0.45; P = .0094). AcH4, acetylated H4 expression relative to pan H3 expression; Cmax, serum concentration of abexinostat 4 hours postdose. Cmax, maximum serum concentration.
Correlation between induction in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) histone acetylation with plasma vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in patients with renal cell carcinoma. Correlation between fold increase in PBMC histone acetylation and ratio of post-treatment to pretreatment plasma VEGF levels among patients with renal cell carcinoma (Pearson's r = −0.59; P = .01).


TAFE's first manufacturing plant which now houses its R&D and the total machining operations of key tractor components and aggregates.
Situated in the lap of nature, this modern tractor manufacturing plant at Kalladipatti near Madurai is set among verdant fields and orchards.
In a serene place called Doddaballapur close to the city of Bengaluru in Karnataka, is housed another TAFE tractor manufacturing plant.
The Eicher Tractors Division at Mandideep, near Bhopal, houses Eicher R&D facilities apart from a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant capable of producing tractors on both – air and water-cooled platforms.
The Eicher Engines plant at Alwar, Rajasthan, produces a wide range of air and water-cooled engines in the brand names of EICHER ENGINES (upto 45 kVA) and TMTL ENGINES (above 62.5 kVA), which cater to a wide range of automotive and stationary applications.
The Eicher Transmissions' plant at Parwanoo produces a range of gears and transmission products for captive consumption at TMTL and TAFE apart from sale to discerning original equipment manufacturers in the automotive sector.
Inaugurated on September 10, 2010, TAFE's Turkey Plant under its wholly owned subsidiary - TAFE Ve Tarim Ekipmani Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited, Sirketi, is set against an imposing background of hills making it an apt location for manufacturing.
The TAFE Tractors Changshu Company Limited's manufacturing plant was inaugurated on July 07, 2014. This facility is located in China's Changshu city, known for its scenic landscapes, culturally rich history and thriving agriculture. The Changshu facility is a value addition to TAFE's Indian and worldwide operations, and caters to its global sourcing needs.
TAFE and TMTL have a well established R&D function operating out of their Sembium (Chennai) and Mandideep (Bhopal) plants, staffed with over 300 specialist engineers. The main thrust of the R&D function is sustainability and economic benefit to society and to launch products that meet evolving customer needs continually, leveraging the most relevant technologies in both products and processes.
TAFE's R&D facility at Chennai is a centre of excellence in farm machinery design and development since its inception in 1961. It has also been recognized by DSIR, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, for many years now. It has developed a range of products that have helped TAFE expand in both the domestic and exports markets and empowered it to become one of the top exporters of tractors from India and being the preferred choice of customers in over 82 countries. Through IT enabled processes, new product launch cycle time has been significantly reduced.
TMTL's R&D centre at Bhopal is a well equipped farm machinery and application engineering centre that has successfully brought out a range of cost effective, robust and user-friendly tractors and equipment over the last fifty years. Developing a range of both air-cooled and water-cooled tractors, the centre has a strong focus on cost, customer and innovation, with an extensive testing and validation facilities.
Every product that rolls out of our factories comes with a promise of trust, quality and reliability.
The Amalgamations group is one of India's largest light engineering groups with interests in businesses that are predominantly in automobile components but also extend to diverse areas such as plantations, batteries, printing, book selling, pesticides and plantation products, engineering tools and paints. With a heritage of over 150 years of serving customers from farmers to tycoons the group comprises of over 40 companies with manufacturing units spread across India and a workforce of over 15000 employees. Originally comprising of a few European owned and managed companies, the group is now wholly owned and managed by Indian promoters. The group is well known for its strict adherence to quality in products and services and the highest standards of corporate governance and business ethics. Financial prudence is a hall mark of the group, leading to it being one of the least leveraged of groups with expansions being mostly funded from internal accruals.
The focus on Total Quality Management, upgrading Vendor Quality and productivity and strategic tie-ups with quality management specialists from Japan and the change management exercise facilitated by the Warwick Management Group has paid rich dividends in terms of more cost effective operations as well as being acknowledged by customers as manufacturers of quality products.
TAFE's tractors are delivered to customers in India through a domestic network of over 1000 dealers supported by over 2000 sales outlets. The distribution and sale of its tractors is facilitated by the company's own fully trained sales staff of over 450 people, and close to 3000 dealer sales staff. The tractor group has a continually expanding reach through the setting of a large number of sales outlets and the group aims at reaching a state when any customer in India should be able to reach a sale point within 50 kilometers of his farm. The sales effort is supported by strategically located area offices for every major market which helps co-ordinate all sales efforts. The sales team also facilitates financing of tractors purchases through networking with banks and other financial institutions.
To ensure product support availability at major markets, customers are serviced through the nation wide network of dealers apart from specialist parts distributors. TAFE has an exclusive service team distributed among its various area offices to provide additional service support to dealers when and where needed.
In the international markets where TAFE directly sells its tractors, distribution is through large distributors who have their own distribution and product support network.
All dealer service personnel, both domestic and international, are trained at TAFE's Product Training Centre near Chennai on usage, servicing and trouble shooting of products through extensive and structured training programs that use a judicious mix of class room training, on the field and in work shop training as well as through the aid of digital media.


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There are two bands on both arms in soft white, and a high quality made polished steel zip with zip tape in red.


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Q: redux saga take() returns undefined after dipatching an action So to be short , the take effect of redux saga returns object which rpoperies are undefined except the type . Here is my saga `
import axios from 'axios';

import {
  take, put, call
} from 'redux-saga/effects';

import {
  getEventInfo, GET_EVENT_INFO
} from '../actions';

export default function* eventInfoSaga() {
  try {
    const { token, query } = yield take(GET_EVENT_INFO);
    console.log(token, 'token'); // undefined
    console.log(query, 'query'); // undefined
    const options = {
      method: 'post',
      url: `https://www.eventbriteapi.com/v3/events/search/?q=${query}&expand=venue`,
      credentials: 'include',
      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` }
    };
    const response = yield call(axios, options);
    console.log(response, 'response eventInfoSaga');
    yield put(getEventInfo(response));
  } catch (err) {
    console.log(err);
  }
}

This is makeActionCreator`
const makeActionCreator = (type, ...argNames) => (...args) => {
  const action = { type };
  argNames.forEach((arg, index) => {
    action[arg] = args[index];
  });
  console.log(action, 'actioooooooooooon');
  return action;
};

export default makeActionCreator;

which i call with this `
import { makeActionCreator } from '../utilities';

export const GET_EVENT_INFO = 'GET_EVENT_INFO';
export const getEventInfo = makeActionCreator(GET_EVENT_INFO, 'token', 'query');

And this is the component where i dispatch an action with parameters `
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
import { connect } from 'react-redux';
import SearchIcon from '../SvgIcons';
import MapComponent from '../Map';
import { getEventInfo, getUserInfo } from '../../actions';

class DashboardPage extends Component {
  componentDidMount() {
    const { dispatchUserInfo } = this.props;
    dispatchUserInfo();
  }

  handleEventSearch = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    const { dispatchEventInfo } = this.props;
    const query = e.target.children[0].value;
    console.log(query, 'queryyyyyyyy');
    **dispatchEventInfo(query, query);**
  }

  render() {
    console.log(this.props, 'proooops');
    return (

          <form className="search-event__form" onSubmit={this.handleEventSearch}>
            <input
              autoComplete="off"
              type="text"
              name="search-event"
              placeholder="Search an event"
              className="search-event__input"
              aria-label="Enter search text"
              onChange={this.handleInputChange}
            />
            <button type="submit" className="search-event__button">
              <SearchIcon />
              Search
            </button>
          </form>

            Sign out

          <MapComponent
            isMarkerShown
            googleMapURL="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyAGCyELoQaEHdu5GWT5WPTYU-T811MA4SY&v=3.exp&libraries=geometry,drawing,places"
            loadingElement={
}
            containerElement={
}
            mapElement={
}
          />

    );
  }
}

DashboardPage.defaultProps = {
  dispatchUserInfo: null,
  dispatchEventInfo: null,
};

DashboardPage.propTypes = {
  dispatchUserInfo: PropTypes.func,
  dispatchEventInfo: PropTypes.func
};

const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
  const name = state.userReducer.name || '';
  const accessToken = state.userReducer.accessToken || '';
  return {
    name,
    accessToken
  };
};

const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
  dispatchEventInfo() {
    dispatch(getEventInfo());
  },
  dispatchUserInfo() {
    dispatch(getUserInfo());
  }
});

export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(DashboardPage);

In redux-saga documentation they say that take(pattern) Creates an Effect description that instructs the middleware to wait for a specified action on the Store. The Generator is suspended until an action that matches pattern is dispatched.As i understand yield will make it wait that specific action and then do something (request, change, etc.).
So why i am getting undefined ? May be i misunderstand something

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I'm always looking for ways to use ripe bananas. How about you? My girls love to have fresh banana bread for breakfast or a snack. Being a working mom, I don't have time to spend hours in the kitchen. This recipe is simple and tasty. You will keep this one on hand for the next time those bananas are sitting on the counter needing to be used.
Mash the bananas, mix in butter.
Add cake mix and eggs, stir until well blended.
Pour into greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 - 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Let cool completely. Removed from pan, slice, and serve.
Love the simplicity of the ingredients and bet it tastes amazing! Thanks for joining the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop!
Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle Sunday. This bread looks delicious. I love that it starts with a mix. Pinned and Tweeted.
I've never thought of making banana bread with a cake mix. Looks good. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & shared.


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