Note that in this case, both the read network ("mySUMOnet.net.xml") and the generated one ("mySUMOnet2.net.xml") should be same besides the meta-information in the XML header.
Re-importing SUMO networks allows you to apply changes to on an existing road network using additional XML-files. An example would be patching the type of a node.


…and other excuses. Well I woke up a little later than I thought I would on Tuesday, at nine o'clock. I had been up several times during the night for toilet visits though I had slept well in between. I checked the time at five o'clock and woke up four hours later! The weather forecast had indicated a wet morning was probable and indeed it was wet when I arose but it wasn't raining by then.
However we were supposed to expect intermittent rain at least for the morning. It didn't happen but it was enough to deter any thoughts of working in the garden. Wednesday was forecast to be much better, drier and a little warmer too, so I resigned myself to take the day off on Tuesday and work in the garden on Wednesday instead. So I had a late breakfast of fruit and spent the morning at home doing pretty much nothing. As it was approaching two o'clock I drove to the pub and treated myself to a meal there but only the main course this time. I wasn't hungry enough for anything more. The day remained dull but it stayed dry until late. we would be getting overnight rain with the promise of a fine day to follow, even sunny! This year I am promising myself to get out more, especially to the pub which I have neglected visiting these last twelve months. In fact last year I only went there three times in total. I need to keep in touch with people and not isolate myself so much. Whenever I stop going to the pub for any length of time I am missed according to those I know there. I have to correct that, I know I do. Bad weather may be an excuse for staying out of the garden but it isn't an excuse to cease meeting with people so as Jimmy Buffett says…….


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Q: SwiftUI - Automatically add dividers between each element of a `ForEach` I'm using a ForEach to display the contents of an array, then manually showing a divider between each element by checking the element index. Here's my code:
struct ContentView: View {
    let animals = ["Apple", "Bear", "Cat", "Dog", "Elephant"]

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            /// array of tuples containing each element's index and the element itself
            let enumerated = Array(zip(animals.indices, animals))
            ForEach(enumerated, id: \.1) { index, animal in
                Text(animal)

                /// add a divider if the element isn't the last
                if index != enumerated.count - 1 {
                    Divider()
                        .background(.blue)
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Result:

This works, but I'd like a way to automatically add dividers everywhere without writing the Array(zip(animals.indices, animals)) every time. Here's what I have so far:
struct ForEachDividerView<Data, Content>: View where Data: RandomAccessCollection, Data.Element: Hashable, Content: View {
    var data: Data
    var content: (Data.Element) -> Content

    var body: some View {
        let enumerated = Array(zip(data.indices, data))
        ForEach(enumerated, id: \.1) { index, data in

            /// generate the view
            content(data)

            /// add a divider if the element isn't the last
            if let index = index as? Int, index != enumerated.count - 1 {
                Divider()
                    .background(.blue)
            }
        }
    }
}

/// usage
ForEachDividerView(data: animals) { animal in
    Text(animal)
}

This works great, isolating all the boilerplate zip code and still getting the same result. However, this is only because animals is an array of Strings, which conform to Hashable — if the elements in my array didn't conform to Hashable, it wouldn't work:
struct Person {
    var name: String
}

struct ContentView: View {
    let people: [Person] = [
        .init(name: "Anna"),
        .init(name: "Bob"),
        .init(name: "Chris")
    ]

    var body: some View {
        VStack {

            /// Error! Generic struct 'ForEachDividerView' requires that 'Person' conform to 'Hashable'
            ForEachDividerView(data: people) { person in
                Text(person.name)
            }
        }
    }
}

That's why SwiftUI's ForEach comes with an additional initializer, init(_:id:content:), that takes in a custom key path for extracting the ID. I'd like to take advantage of this initializer in my ForEachDividerView, but I can't figure it out. Here's what I tried:
struct ForEachDividerView<Data, Content, ID>: View where Data: RandomAccessCollection, ID: Hashable, Content: View {
    var data: Data
    var id: KeyPath<Data.Element, ID>
    var content: (Data.Element) -> Content

    var body: some View {
        let enumerated = Array(zip(data.indices, data))

        /// Error! Invalid component of Swift key path
        ForEach(enumerated, id: \.1.appending(path: id)) { index, data in

            content(data)

            if let index = index as? Int, index != enumerated.count - 1 {
                Divider()
                    .background(.blue)
            }
        }
    }
}

/// at least this part works...
ForEachDividerView(data: people, id: \.name) { person in
    Text(person.name)
}

I tried using appending(path:) to combine the first key path (which extracts the element from enumerated) with the second key path (which gets the Hashable property from the element), but I got Invalid component of Swift key path.
How can I automatically add a divider in between the elements of a ForEach, even when the element doesn't conform to Hashable?

A: Simple way
struct ContentView: View {
let animals = ["Apple", "Bear", "Cat", "Dog", "Elephant"]

var body: some View {
    VStack {

        ForEach(animals, id: \.self) { animal in
            Text(animal)

            if animals.last != animal  {
                Divider()
                    .background(.blue)
            }
        }
    }
}
}

Typically the type inside animals must be Identifiable. In which case the code will be modified as.
          if animals.last.id != animal.id {...}

This will avoid any equatable requirements/ implementations

A: Does everything need to be in a ForEach? If not, you can consider not using indices at all:
struct ForEachDividerView<Data, Content, ID>: View where Data: RandomAccessCollection, ID: Hashable, Content: View {
    var data: Data
    var id: KeyPath<Data.Element, ID>
    var content: (Data.Element) -> Content

    var body: some View {
        if let first = data.first {
            content(first)

            ForEach(data.dropFirst(), id: id) { element in
                Divider()
                    .background(.blue)
                content(element)
            }
        }
    }
}

A: Using the article mentioned in a comment I built the following. It takes the set of views and places a divider between them.
This is also useful when the views are not being generated by a ForEach, especially when one or more of the views is removed conditionally (e.g. using an if statement).
struct Divided<Content: View>: View {
    var content: Content

    init(@ViewBuilder content: () -> Content) {
        self.content = content()
    }

    var body: some View {
        _VariadicView.Tree(DividedLayout()) {
            content
        }
    }

    struct DividedLayout: _VariadicView_MultiViewRoot {
        @ViewBuilder
        func body(children: _VariadicView.Children) -> some View {
            let last = children.last?.id

            ForEach(children) { child in
                child

                if child.id != last {
                    Divider()
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

struct Divided_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        VStack {
            Divided {
                Text("Alpha")
                Text("Beta")
                Text("Gamma")
            }
        }
        .previewDisplayName("Vertical")

        HStack {
            Divided {
                Text("Alpha")
                Text("Beta")
                Text("Gamma")
            }
        }
        .previewDisplayName("Horizontal")
    }
}

A: Found a solution!

*

*appending(path:) seems to only work on key paths erased to AnyKeyPath.

*Then, appending(path:) returns an optional AnyKeyPath? — this needs to get cast down to KeyPath<(Data.Index, Data.Element), ID> to satisfy the id parameter.

struct ForEachDividerView<Data, Content, ID>: View where Data: RandomAccessCollection, ID: Hashable, Content: View {
    var data: Data
    var id: KeyPath<Data.Element, ID>
    var content: (Data.Element) -> Content

    var body: some View {
        let enumerated = Array(zip(data.indices, data))

        /// first create a `AnyKeyPath` that extracts the element from `enumerated`
        let elementKeyPath: AnyKeyPath = \(Data.Index, Data.Element).1

        /// then, append the `id` key path to `elementKeyPath` to extract the `Hashable` property
        if let fullKeyPath = elementKeyPath.appending(path: id) as? KeyPath<(Data.Index, Data.Element), ID> {
            ForEach(enumerated, id: fullKeyPath) { index, data in

                content(data)

                if let index = index as? Int, index != enumerated.count - 1 {
                    Divider()
                        .background(.blue)
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Usage:
struct Person {
    var name: String
}

struct ContentView: View {
    let people: [Person] = [
        .init(name: "Anna"),
        .init(name: "Bob"),
        .init(name: "Chris")
    ]

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            ForEachDividerView(data: people, id: \.name) { person in
                Text(person.name)
            }
        }
    }
}

Result:

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Hideichi Okada
Former Vice Minister for International Affairs, Japan
Residency: March 1–14, 2014
Public Talk: March 11, 2014 on "Global Manufacturing and Japan's Energy Challenges"
As a fellow, he gave a public talk addressing changes in the global manufacturing sector and Japan's energy policy titled "Global Manufacturing and Japan's Energy Challenges." He was joined by Professor Ulrike Schaede and Jeffrey Rector, energy and project finance attorney at Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton LLP and president of the IR/PS Alumni Association. He attended the "China-Japan Relations and the Role of the U.S." conference on campus, and met with students, faculty and local community leaders.
Hideichi Okada served as vice minister for international affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) from 2010 to 2012, where he promoted international trade and investment, and expanded industrial cooperation with various countries. He also served as Director General of Trade Policy Bureau (2008-2010) and Director General of Commerce and Information Policy Bureau of METI (2007-2008). He worked for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as his executive assistant, where he dealt with policies on economy, industry, energy, science and technology, and environment, and with public relations (2001-2006).
Okada was a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (2006-2007), and a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School and UC San Diego's School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (2007). He received LLM degree from Harvard Law School (1981) and graduated from the University of Tokyo with a LLB (1976). Currently, he is Senior Adviser, NTT Data Institute of Management and Consulting.


How is the world not covering the extremist, racist/anti-Semitic events happening at Columbia University this week?
How is Columbia not being thrashed across the media and with my fellow liberals for their allowing an outright anti-Semitic get together like this BDS get down.
Israel Apartheid week is one of the largest, most hateful, racist events you could hold. It is nothing more than a Nazi rally intended to distribute lies and innuendo about the modern movement of Jewish self-determination and freedom in the indigenous land of the Jewish Nation.
It's a lot like letting the KKK hold a cross burning in NYC.
Again don't talk about racism unless you truly want to deal with it.
Then you have the classics who defend this garbage.
These nice folk say that the Jews of European decent who returned to their indigenous home in Israel, those who were stollen away from Jerusalem and Israel and dispersed throughout Western Europe by Rome (The European Union of Antiquity) as Slaves aren't really Jews.
Wow, now if I remember correctly, the last people or nation who were qualifying and not qualifying another nation by their genetics were the Nazis.
Funny also how these folk are so fervently pro-immigration, yet have such a serious problem with Jews returning/immigrating back to their ancestral homeland. Everyone should be able to immigrate, just not Jews.
So in World War Two we Jews were killed for being real Jews, but now, since it does not fit the colonialist, supremacist Muslim Arab/Uber-Left narrative, we Jews are being attacked, intimidated and killed because we are really fake Jews.
Could you imagine me telling a Black American that he or she really isn't black?
What is most sickening is the attempt by the Qatari backed, Muslim Brotherhood Nazis to behave as if they have something in common with Africa and or Black Americans.
So it's not enough that Arabs have appropriated the Jewish Nations laws and culture with Islam.
They conquer, steal and occupy Israel.
Intentionally desecrate the Jewish Nations most revered site, the Temple Mount.
Now they are appropriating the hard work of Jewish and Black America our fellowship/family!
It was JEWS, not Arabs Muslims who stood shoulder to shoulder with Black Americans during the civil rights movement.
It was JEWS who gave their lives, not the Arab Muslim Sheiks.
NO! Liars, take your Taqqiya somewhere else, you don't get to steal this one too.
NO! The only thing Arab Muslims have in common with Black America, is that their forefathers and their living relatives ran and are running the African side of the slave trade with White Europeans.
Enough, you want to talk racism, let us talk a little racism. Anti-Semitism is the most prevelant form of racism being practiced in America and Western Europe. Anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism and the State Department makes that very clear.
So, it is time for leaders from the left, right and center to call for this horrid, reprehensible week of Racism to be called off.
Do not pretend to be progressive or think you are fighting against tyranny if you are fighting against the Jewish Nations freedom and self-determination in its indigenous home, Israel.


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Back to school in fashion!
Home About Back to school in fashion!
By Francois Turgeon About August 18, 2015
New clothing giveaway on August 11th and 12th.
Despite the heavy rain, about 800 families came to Sun Youth's annual new clothing giveaway held last August 11th and 12th. Intended for low-income families residing in the Montreal area, this free distribution has become one of Sun Youth's many traditions.
With the new school year, increased expenses impose additional hardship for needy families in Montreal. Many parents worry and deprive themselves to support their children. Keeping with the organization's commitment to sharing and caring, this free clothing distribution in adult sizes was established for them some 15 years ago. This year, approximately 2,500 people found new clothes in their size. As always, first come were first served!
To benefit from this giveaway, eligible families and individuals had to show a proof of income, a proof of address and a proof of identity of each of the family members.
Such a charitable event could not have been possible without generous donations of clothing from the CWB Store, DIESEL Jeans and Équipe Spectra to whom Sun Youth expresses its sincere thanks. Sun Youth is also grateful to the company who donated energy efficient light bulbs.
Francois Turgeon / About Author
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The cold waves that have been raging in recent weeks have caused a record of electricity consumption, according to Hydro-Québec. As a…
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The United States faced sharp criticism Wednesday at the UN Security Council over its decision to recognize occupied Golan Heights as Israeli territory, which big powers denounced as a violation of UN resolutions.
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Monday in which the United States recognized Israel's annexation of the strategic plateau that it seized in 1967 and annexed in 1981.
France warned that any attempt to turn away from international law was "doomed to fail" as the United States prepares to unveil its Middle East peace proposals.
"If anybody feels any temptation to follow this poor example, we would urge them to refrain from this aggressive revision of international law," said Russian Deputy Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov.
The council was meeting at the request of Syria, which in a letter to the council called the US decision a "flagrant violation" of UN resolutions.
Three Security Council resolutions call on Israel to withdraw from the Golan, which it seized from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War and annexed, in a move that was not recognized internationally.
To allow the Golan to be controlled by Syria "would turn a blind eye to the threats emanating" from Damascus and from Iran and its Hezbollah allies that want to use the Golan to attack Israel, said US diplomat Rodney Hunter.


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Five things to enjoy in Saskatoon this Victoria Day long weekend
If you're not heading out of town to celebrate Victoria Day, here are some events to check out around the city.
Erin Petrow, Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Bill Rafoss stands aboard a recently restored 1957 Canadian Pacific American Locomotive Company engine at the Saskatchewan Railway Museum located on the highway to Pike Lake west of Saskatoon. SAS
There is nothing better than a long weekend, and if you're not heading out of town to celebrate Victoria Day, here are some events to check out around the city.
— Saturday marks the official season opening of the Saskatchewan Railway Museum, so it's a great opportunity to get the kids outside exploring the province's railway history. The museum — located on Highway 60 southwest of the city — is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for children.
— Take in dinner and a show at the German Cultural Centre as Mini Fridge Theatre showcases two classic, one-act French farces written by master playwright Georges Feydeau. Dinner performances take place Friday and Saturday for $50 a ticket; the Sunday matinee is $40. Tickets can be purchased by calling or emailing the German Cultural Centre.
— Enjoy an exciting night of wrestling on Saturday at the Sutherland Curling Club as High Impact Wrestling brings back the annual Battle Arts event to the ring featuring two-time Ring Of Honor World Champion Jay Lethal. The action starts at 7:45 p.m. Tickets are for sale online for $20 each at hiwcanada.com.
— Theatre lovers can also indulge in The Born-Again Crow — a Live Five production of the supernatural tale of a young woman who befriends the crows in her suburban neighbourhood. The show's final performances take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday at The Refinery. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by phone at 306-653-5191 or online at ontheboards.ca.
— Sunday marks the final episode of HBO's Game of Thrones. Rather than watching at home, why not head to the The Feisty Goat Bar and Grill to enjoy their drink specials and finally find out who will take the Iron Throne? Showtimes begin at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Video: Saskatoon police officers lift car off man 'being crushed and... Saskatoon artist's portraits honour Holocaust, residential school survivors


Nets SG Joe Harris' sharp-shooting will be put to the test during All-Star Weekend, as he will represent Brooklyn in the MTN DEW 3-Point Contest on Feb. 16.
Harris is having a career year from beyond the arc, owning a 45.3 field goal percentage from deep. He is also averaging 13.3 points per game, 2.5 assists, and 3.7 rebounds -- all career highs.
It will be a tough competition for Harris, who sits fourth in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage. Seth Curry owns the highest percentage in the field (.485), while Hield (45.9) and Stephen Curry (45.1) are also top 5.


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Первый дивизион 1987 () — 76-й сезон чемпионата Исландии по футболу. Он начался 21 мая 1987 года и закончился 12 сентября 1987 года.

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 Статистика лиги на ksi.is
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1987
Исландия
1987 год в Исландии

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The perfect set of cards for all the ladder-climbing ladies, sick saddies, birthday babies, grateful grammies and boozy holiday bluesies in your life!
All blank inside. Set of five cards with natural paper envelopes.


I wanted to share something I just finished working on.
This is a statue of Ephrael Stern sculpted by Simon Egan, and released by Forge world in 2000 or so.
Tracked one down on ebay a little while ago and finally finished painting it up.
While I am here, I would just like to show you another thing.
This is a limited edition black library diorama, featuring Ephrael stern and Inquisitor Silus Hand. I wanted one of these for years, my wife managed to track one down, paint it while I was away on holiday in the lakes, and present it to me for my birthday.
Because I have the best wife ever.


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Learning in Communities of Standardisation Professionals
Henk J. de Vries
Jeroen Trietsch
Paul M. Wiegmann
A natural step in the development of disciplines is that practitioners establish communities to share knowledge and experience, and further develop the field. This chapter presents literature on such Communities of Practice and Networks of Practice, and applies the findings to the field of standardisation. Some of the existing organisations are described. It can be concluded that these unite a limited number of standardisation professionals, often full timers, but most people involved in standardization work are part timers and not organised yet. Establishment of professional communities per standardisation task may help to improve the situation but broader communities of standardization professionals and academic researchers in this field are needed as well.
Note: An earlier version of this chapter was presented at the 11th International Conference "Standardization, Protypes and Quality: A Means of Balkan Countries' Collaboration" in Belgrade, 2014, and published in its proceedings (de Vries, Trietsch, & Wiegmann, 2014). A shortened version was published in the journal of American and Canadian standards professionals Standards Engineering (de Vries, 2015).
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trinity baptist church
Nativity play on Sunday Dec 19th
Holiday kids club
Care and Share
Men's Link
Men's Shed
Women's Fellowship
Do you need some good news?
Scott Berry wants us to make space for the next generation
Jesus is way cool
Why is Halloween so much fun? (and can a church really celebrate it?)
How do you feel about Father's Day?
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Welcome to Trinity Baptist Church
We meet IN PERSON for our Sunday services at 10am. Of course we are following the Australian government instructions around social distancing and all the cleaning and safety requirements. We will continue to stream our service online at 10am via zoom. To join online just download the zoom app and find us at Meeting ID: 109 666 824 and password: 1973
We warmly welcome you to Trinity Baptist Church. We meet together at 10 am on Sunday to worship God at 8a Bedford Square, Colonel Light Gardens.
Other things that regularly happen at Trinity include our kids club (fortnightly on Fridays) and youth (fortnightly on a Sunday arvo), the basketball club on Saturday arvos (in winter), playgroup on Tuesday, and Care & Share, which is a place for older people to meet socially and share a meal (4 days/week).
If this is your first time here, check out 'I'm new here'. You can find more information on our kids activities here, basketball here, and other community activities here and at Facebook page .
You can also find a recording of the Sunday sermons at podcasts.
To give toward the work of Trinity Baptist Church you can anonymously give using Giveway online offering via Baptist Financial Services or if you want to transfer directly to the church account the bank details are as follows. If it is a specific payment towards one of the groups attended like playgroup/kids club write that in the description.
BSB: 105 – 084
Trinity Baptist Church has spiritual oversight of Lifewell South and recommends this service for counselling, massage, nutrition and support groups.
Statement of Compliance
Trinity Baptist Church and its associated Ministries is operating in
compliance with the Public Activity Requirements and Restrictions
set out by the Government of South Australia, Department of Health
and Wellbeing SA Health and Safe Work Australia.
A copy of the COVID Safe Industry Plan – Step 3 can be accessed
by contacting the Trinity Baptist Church Administrator via email:
tbcoffice@adam.com.au
This is a COVID Safe site.
– Contact details are required for tracing purposes upon entry. *
– Practice physical distancing.
– Hands must be regularly washed or sanitized.
– Equipment and frequently touched surfaces are washed or sanitized after use.
– Follow the rules and keep us all safe.
– Trained COVID_19 Marshal appointed
Trinity Baptist Church has joined the National Redress Scheme as a member of Baptist Churches of South Australia. The National Redress Scheme provides acknowledgement and support to people who experienced institutional child sexual abuse and was created in response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. More information about the participation of Baptist Churches of Australia in the National Redress Scheme is available on the BCSA website .
8a Bedford Square, Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia
Sunday 10 am
Sunday worship service	January 23, 2022 at 10:00 am – 11:15 am
kids club for Trinity baptist	February 4, 2022 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Sunday worship service	February 6, 2022 at 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Youth at Trinity	February 6, 2022 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
kids club for Trinity baptist	February 18, 2022 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Youth at Trinity	February 20, 2022 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
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SUTTON & WAWNE MUSEUM
Some by this museum, others by local authors
See THIS PAGE for other useful items for sale
being items for private sale with all profits to directly benefit this museum
Please note that Overseas Postage Rates have risen
quite remarkably in the past three or four years.
A small book to New Zealand now costs £7.90; standard air-mail.
Effectively killing most overseas sales we might have hoped for.
SUTTON on HULL
vivid memories of a childhood in Sutton
in the 1950s
Andrew Suddaby
NOW BACK ON STOCK ...
a gift by the author has enabled
another short print run.
All profits from sales of this book
benefit the museum.
softback: illus. pp.90
National Service in the R.A.F.
A LIMITED REPRINT OF 20 COPIES
Andrew vividly described his experience of those
heady days of the 1950s, and his first posting
overseas to Hong Kong.
Also described are his subsequent visits
to Hong Kong, between 1981 and 2007.
WE NOW HAVE A
LIMITED NUMBER OF COPIES,
GIFTED BY ANDREW HIMSELF,
to sell to make funds for the museum
£9.95 per copy
A copy, produced personally by Andrew for
the museum, will still be available to view
for research purposes
within the museum on Fridays.
softback : pp.112
mostly full colour illus.
BRANSHOLME
WAWNE
Church and People - a Celebration
by Merrill Rhodes
Sad to say, this acclaimed book is now effectively 'out of print'. The replacement of the book on DVD-ROM is now complete. This is a digitised copy, complete with all photos, all maps, every paragraph exactly as Merrill wrote it,
now on DVD and at exactly the same price.
Not only that, we also offer a Digital Download of the complete disc. See below.
please note: this DVD is made for computers; PCs and laptops; not for TV via domestic DVD players.
For anyone interested in local history, or who has an interest in the historic families of
Sutton & Wawne, or who has recently moved
into the area, we think the DVD will be
just as popular as the book.
Files are in HTML format (same as web pages) and images are JPEG; a whole-text version of all 12 chapters, without images, is in doc, docx and rtf formats for easy searching for research.
This new photo-DVD, incorporating all of Merrill's book including maps and photos, plus many more images of Sutton and Wawne, including both ancient churches, is now on sale.
On-line Orders can now be taken, and the price is £10, plus any post & packing as required.
As of July 2017, we have to state that postage charges for destinations abroad are now almost prohibitive; the rate now to send one of our books to New Zealand is just short of £8, effectively as much as the book. It seems not that long ago we were sending DVDs to NZ for around £4.
So much for Royal Mail privatisation. Privateers would be a more apt description, akin to highwaymen. I used to have such respect for our Royal Mail, but now feel it's moved away from the great institution it used to be.
What may be of greater help to folks abroad will be to be able to view and read the entire disc online, being Merrill's book in its entirety, and all the added photos and extras. This became available on 30 October 2017 for the first time.
Payment for a physical disc by post, or the online version, can also be taken by BACS, and our account details are at the bottom of our Friends page where donations can be made.
Please email us first, and let us know when you have sent your payment through, and of course, your postal address, and on arrival in our account, we will post you the disc,
or email you the access link and password.
Once you have that, you are free to share
the details between family and friends.
TO VIEW ONLINE
Sadly,
now unavailable -
out of print in Hard Copy
and now replaced by
this photo-DVD ROM
Same price; £10
+ £2.50 UK p&p
OR view online, no disc, no postage; £5.00 ;
we will email you the
access details.
for PCs/Laptops only;
doesn't work on
TV/domestic players.
Note that postage charges
to Australia, NZ & USA
are now extremely expensive
typically doubling the cost.
eg. to NZ = £7.90 !!
online viewing at
half the price
is your best alternative
Portrait of a Village
.. an 85-minute DVD about
the history of the village,
and first available on
VHS some years ago.
Re-issued on DVD, now produced
by Ian Wolstencroft
following the death of the original video maker,
the late Rob Walters.
Also much improved for clarity,
with extra material, photos and film.
85 minutes running time,
all on one disc
ALL profits to benefit the
upkeep of this Museum
Copies available from the
Museum inside The Old School
on Fridays 10 - 2pm,
or by mail-order at £10 + £2.50 p&p
to order your copy
leaving your name &
address & phone number
If you do online banking, Books and DVDs
can now be paid for online via BACs.
Go to our 'FRIENDS' page for all the bank details.
(DVD cover &
reverse shown here)
WAWNE FERRY
A new edition of
'A Passage over the River Hull:
the story of Wawne Ferry'
by Martin Limon (price £4.09)
is available to download from
This 'Kindle Edition' for 2015 has more information and is now available to download onto a 'Kindle' device or onto any computer or tablet with a 'Kindle app'. Simply type in 'Wawne Ferry' on the Amazon website to find out more.
we don't have copies for sale in the museum,
as this is only available as a
digital download for computers and tablets.
VILLAGE VISITS
Martin Limon
'East Yorkshire Village Visits' was published
by Fonthill Media on December 1st, 2013.
This local history book is based upon articles that appeared in the county magazine, "The Journal", published in 2011, 2012 and 2013, although it also contains both new and previously unpublished historical material based on original research.
There are 31 villages in the book, amongst which are: North Dalton, Burstwick, Kirkburn, Wawne, Sledmere, Langtoft, Easington, Airmyn, Aldbrough, Elloughton, Roos, Preston, Bilton, Sewerby, Bishop Wilton, Millington, Eastrington and Harpham, and several others.
at local bookshops,
including Waterstones and
WH Smith branches in
Hull, Beverley and Kingswood.
MORE TALES
FROM THE EAST RIDING
. . . a collection of local history stories already published by magazines like the Yorkshire Ridings Magazine and The Journal.
This fascinating new collection of tales of the East Riding contains momentous events, true crimes, surprising incidents and biographies of the area's famous sons and daughters. The stories cover an area from York down to Hull and include such tales as: Across the Humber, The Civil War in East Yorkshire, When Cholera Came Calling, Mary Wollstonecraft in Georgian Beverley, William Wilberforce, Airships Over East Yorkshire, Rogues' Gallery and many more. There are stories of some the county's other famous residents, Kay Kendall and Amy Johnson, as well as some forgotten aspects of the region's past - including the crime that shocked eighteenth-century Long Riston, as well as health care in the area long before the arrival of the NHS. This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of the region, and also awaken memories of a bygone time for those who worked or lived here.
... is a new local history publication,
and is the sequel to 'Tales From the East Riding'
published by Tempus in November 2006.
Now on sale at local bookshops,
including Waterstones and WH Smith branches in Hull, Beverley and Kingswood.
HULL'S
by Leonard C Bacon
in softback, A4 size.
We must add our own thanks that Len completed this history before his untimely death on 23 Aug 2007.
It is packed with information about all the units that served at RAF Sutton on Hull until its closure, along with b&photos and diagrams, and is a thoroughly comprehensive study of a time that is still fondly remembered by older Sutton residents.
Whether recounting the days of the RAF School of Fire-Fighting and Rescue, or of the wartime balloon barrage crews, it is a fascinating read and the sales of the book financed Len's project of the placing of a Blue Plaque commemorating the RAF station inside Bransholme Library.
Copies are now
From Mrs Judith Bangs
of the EYFHS at:
5 Curlew Close
Molescroft
HU17 7QN
or at the
Balloon Barrage
Reunion Club
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Home Featured News EXCLUSIVE: Rose speaks out on business, tariffs, glider kit regulations
EXCLUSIVE: Rose speaks out on business, tariffs, glider kit regulations
Rep. John Rose
By Michelle Price
UCBJ Managing Editor
UPPER CUMBERLAND – Recently, the UCBJ had an opportunity to talk with first-term U.S. Rep. John Rose (6thDistrict) about some hot button issues facing businesses in the Upper Cumberland. The conversation ranged from the Federal Reserve and tariffs to banking and glider kit regulations.
Open markets and tariffs
Rose provided his thoughts on President Donald Trump's efforts to level the playing field on international trade.
"At the present those (tariffs) are having, in some cases, a detrimental effect on businesses across Tennessee, but ultimately the hope is to level the playing field for Tennessee businesses and Tennessee workers with places like China and India and even our neighbors to the south, Mexico, and our neighbors to the north, Canada, and certainly Europe. I'm optimistic," said Rose.
"I was just recently hearing from Jamie Dimon, who leads one of the major financial institutions in the country, and he acknowledged 'you know, I wouldn't have gone about it this way, but it's working.' So, we think the president should see through the strategy he's undertaking. The hope is to open up business opportunities and level the playing field for our business and our workers."
Rose recently had the opportunity to meet with the Federal Reserve Chairman at the Federal Reserve Bank in Washington and hear their concerns about the economy.
"Thankfully they keep a very close eye on our nation's monetary policy," Rose said. "They are concerned at present because they see a lot of headwinds in the economy around the world. It hasn't yet manifested here, but I think they are prepared to take aggressive action, if necessary, to make sure that the economy continues to be robust and move forward."
Export-Import Bank
Earlier this year the Senate voted to confirm three Trump administration picks to serve on the Export-Import Bank's board. This provided the board with the necessary quorum to conduct business and approve deals of more than $10 million. According to Wall Street Journal reports, about $40 billion of export deals have languished since the board lost its quorum four years ago.
"This week we had hoped that the house financial services committee would extend and renew the Export-Import Bank, which is important to businesses right here in the 6thdistrict who export around the world," explained Rose. "The Export-Import Bank is basically an arm of the U.S. Government that helps them in financing transactions with customers all around the world. Unfortunately, that is off the tracks for the moment but hopefully before the end of the year we will renew the Export-Import bank and get it back on track."
The Export-Import Bank is especially important to U.S. small- and medium-sized businesses, which account for more than 85 percent of the Export-Import Bank's transactions, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In addition to these direct beneficiaries, tens of thousands of smaller companies that supply goods and services to large exporters also benefit from the bank's activities.
Regulatory burdens
Rose expressed concern about the fallout on smaller, local banking institutions dating back to the financial crisis of a decade ago.
"We're working to try to reduce the regulatory burden on our financial institutions which translates to their customers in terms of lower costs," said Rose. "Unfortunately, there was a pretty significant overreaction in some regards to the 2008 financial crisis, and while our local small community banks didn't really precipitate that crisis, they are paying the penalty, and their customers are, for the regulation that was put in place to more closely police the financial services industry.
"We're working to try to get some of those regulatory burdens relieved, which in turn makes those financial institutions more efficient and reduces the costs to their customers and consumers."
The UCBJ asked Rose if, with the stock market at record levels, the Federal Reserve Chairman gave any indications that they would raise interest rates to slow the economy.
"The Federal reserve is considering rate reductions," said Rose. "They had been on a gradual program of increasing rates to get them back more in line with the historic norms for interest rates. That's important to savers in our country who may depend on their savings to get by on.
"We have had historically low interest rates and so the Fed had been gradually increasing interest rates to get back toward the norm that you would expect. They have paused those increases for the moment, and are even considering the possibility of rate reductions, if necessary, to keep the economy moving in the right direction."
Rose expressed his pleasure with the current economy, based on common indicators such as the stock market, unemployment rates, and wage levels.
"Things like the stock market are a barometer, or thermometer if you will, of how the economy is performing and what the forward view is of the robustness of the American economy," shared Rose. "We don't talk about that (the stock index) a lot, and the Federal Reserve doesn't look to that a lot. Sometimes a major correction in the market can end up having an extended effect on the economy but usually the stock market is a measure of how things are going and how they are expected to go.
"The fact that the market has moved up so dramatically over the last three years is a testament to the policies that have been put into place, and the tax cut package from 2017 is having a dramatic impact on extending the recovery and creating opportunity.
"We had the lowest unemployment rate nationally, and in Tennessee and even here in this county in my lifetime. More notably that low unemployment rate extends to historically disadvantaged groups like women, who maybe have had a higher unemployment rate, and minority groups and even our youth that have extremely low unemployment rates right now. And we've seen real wages increasing at a very significant pace, which again is a reflection of the health of the economy, and all that has been happening with inflation at a very subdued level. That's pretty remarkable. It's a pretty virtuous cycle that then creates more opportunities."
Glider Kit Emissions standards
The UCBJ wrapped up our conversation with Rose by asking about the EPA's handling of the glider kit emissions standards that have directly affected Fitzgerald Glider Kits and its hundreds of employees. EPA has previously stated that they would be releasing a revised rule on glider kits this fall and Rose was expecting an update from EPA Administrator Wheeler shortly after our discussion.
"Obviously that issue has had a major impact on Pickett County and Fentress County and by extension the whole region," said Rose. "My view, and I think the view of lots of folks, is that the prior administration, the Obama administration's EPA took an unwarranted and overly broad approach to enforcement of the Clean Air Act.
"I think everyone who's looked at this situation fairly would agree that the regulation that's currently impacting Fitzgerald was ill considered, ill-conceived, overly broad and illegal in terms of taking action beyond the statutory authority that the EPA has.
"Unfortunately, in this day and age, it's a very litigious day and age, and some on the environmental side of this question have made it very difficult to roll back that regulation and return to a lawful regulation. So, we have been putting pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency and Administrator Wheeler to expedite resolving that matter.
"They have, as I understand it, largely completed work on a revised rule that would provide some relief to the glider industry," Rose added. "My own view is that the action of Congress relative to gliders is very clear, which is that we created, we – I say the prior Congress created – a loophole intentionally, an exclusion if you will, for glider trucks, for the remanufacturing of trucks. They did so for good reason because it makes good environmental sense that rather than scrapping perfectly good trucks to recycle them if you will and to reuse them.
"Congress having given a clear directive there for what they want, it's not the place of the administrative branch of the government, the executive branch through the bureaucracy, to come along and second guess what Congress did. So, I think what EPA did in the Obama administration was unlawful and that it should be overturned, and we're encouraging Administrator Wheeler at EPA to move as quickly as possible to right that wrong.
"Now there's been significant damage done not only to Fitzgerald but also to other similarly situated companies all across the country, and it's wrong. What has ended up happening is, to a very great degree, that entire industry has been pushed offshore, overseas, to our foreign competitors so jobs lost here in the 6thdistrict of Tennessee are showing up in Europe and China. That's not right and we shouldn't allow that to stand, so we're working hard and will continue to work hard to resolve that matter."
With everything that has happened, Rose continues to have faith in the company that has employed hundreds in the Upper Cumberland.
"This could continue to be a great success story," added Rose. "I think Tommy (Fitzgerald) will succeed anyway, but it's just unfortunate that the government stepped in here, and some of the motives are less than pure for his competitors to have arranged for this to happen."
In a recent follow up, UCBJ received an additional comment from Rose regarding this issue.
"This is about jobs for hardworking people and financial security for families right here in Pickett, Fentress and other counties across the Upper Cumberland," said Rose. "I had hoped that the EPA would, by now, withdraw this misguided, and I believe illegal, Obama-era regulation that is unfairly disadvantaging this homegrown business. I will continue working with the EPA and the White House for a solution."
Michelle Price
Michelle Price is the managing editor of the Upper Cumberland Business Journal and can be reached via email. Send an email.
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Faith Softens Fear
- Fr. Paul Costopoulos -
Today on the 5th Sunday of Matthew the Gospel reading comes to us from Matthew 8:28; 9:1. In this pericope two demoniacs were surprised that their malice and power of fear over others was terminated by Jesus. Father Paul shares with us an encouraging message of how we can overcome unwanted fear, that is synonymous with anxiety and worry, of which we have no control. Life has a way of producing many fears, but through faith in Jesus Christ and trusting in Him, we can overcome those fears and grow in our life in Christ. The demoniacs recognized, as we must, that we can do nothing apart from the will of God. Faith in God justifies us and allows us to find peace, which is the opposite of fear. The rewards of faith include salvation, healing and deliverance from fear.
Father Paul Costopoulos was born in and grew up in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is one of 6 siblings. A graduate of Gettysburg College (1967) and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
Father Paul Costopoulos was born in and grew up in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is one of 6 siblings. A graduate of Gettysburg College (1967) and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological School (1970), Father Paul has served as a priest of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America for over 41 years. He has served as Dean of our Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Birmingham, AL since September, 1996. He also served Greek Orthodox parishes in Huntsville, AL (1975-1978), Jacksonville, FL (1978-1991), and Denver, CO (1991-1996). In addition to his work as a Parish Priest, Father Paul has served and continues to serve our Church in various capacities both at the Archdiocesan and Metropolis levels. He worked 2 years at the Archdiocese in New York as Director of the Campus Commission, served for a number of years on the Archdiocesan Council and Metropolis Councils of Denver and Atlanta, for 13 years served as a member and former President of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, and in 1987 led a mission team of 25 to Kenya to build a church. Since 1999, he has served as Vicar of the Central Conference of our Metropolis. Father Paul is married to the former Penny Clemson, also from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. They have 2 daughters (Nina and Niki) and 6 grandchildren, all of whom live in Birmingham, AL. Father loves to read, travel, workout, spend time with the family, and watch his grandkids play soccer.


July 17, 2018 By Denny Hansen & filed under All Articles, Briefing Room.
Those who would spit on the Constitution and turn free men into slaves by disarming them are fond of saying they only want a "compromise" for "common-sense" gun control. The very definition of compromise is give and take. In the minds of gun-control fanatics, this mean we give and they take. Beware of wolves dressed as sheep: Make no mistake about it, they want to ban the private ownership of all firearms.
1934: The National Firearms Act imposed a tax on the manufacture, sale, and transport of certain firearms and suppressors.
1938: The Federal Firearms Act required gun manufacturers, importers, and dealers to obtain a federal firearms license. It also defined a group of people, including convicted felons, who could not purchase guns, and mandated that gun sellers keep customer records.
1968: Following the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Lyndon B. Johnson pushed for the passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968. The GCA repealed and replaced the FFA, updated Title II of the NFA to "fix" Constitutional issues, and added language about "destructive devices." Overall, the bill banned importing guns that have "no sporting purpose," and imposed stricter licensing and regulation on the firearms industry.
1986: The Firearms Owners Protection Act actually enacted protections by prohibiting a national registry of dealer records, limiting ATF inspections to once per year, and softening what is defined as "engaging in the business" of selling firearms.
1993: The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 required that background checks be completed before a gun is purchased from a licensed dealer, manufacturer, or importer. It established the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which is maintained by the FBI.
1994: The subsection of The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 that is commonly known as the Federal Assault Weapons Ban outlawed the ability to "manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon" unless it was "lawfully possessed [grandfathered] under Federal law on the date of the enactment of this subsection." The law banned weapons based on cosmetic features and banned new magazines that held more than 10 rounds.
Thankfully the bill had a sunset clause written into it and ceased to become law in September 2004.
The time has come for shooters of all disciplines to stand shoulder to shoulder and say, "No more." It's the other side's turn to compromise.


Many chemicals that are introduced into our environment breakdown into harmless substances over time. At least we know that chemicals do no replicate themselves. DNA, on the other hand, is self replicating under many circumstances. Genetically modified organisms are, what many call, a form of genetic pollution. Just like invasive species, once introduced into our environment, GMO genetic pollution can be nearly impossible to eradicate.
A farm-field of genetically modified canola can produce billions of seeds that blow on the wind or are carried by runoff to places that owners may not want them. A farm whose business model is based on all-natural organic methods can be literally destroyed in a season or two by the introduction of GMO's as the farm now is no longer all-natural organic. If this is not horrible enough, Monsanto, one of the leading producers of GMO seeds, even has a track record of SUING small farmers whose fields MONSANTO has polluted! Not only have they destroyed the farmers business, his brand, and his reputation – but they have gall, on top of all this – to not only refuse compensation – but, on the contrary, to seek DAMAGES from the farmer whose business their products destroyed!
Are the concerns of activists well founded? Are activists just resistant to progress? The feature length documentary below explores these issues.
Life Running Out of Control: Promise or Genetic Pollution?


Ensuring the security and safety of workers, data, equipment and facilities is a top priority of business owners and managers. Not only must a company have workplace security procedures in place to deal with extreme scenarios such as terrorist attacks and acts of nature but it must also safeguard against its confidentiality being compromised by unauthorized access to its offices, files and databases.
One of the easiest things a company can do in managing its security issues is to require that individuals have a legitimate reason for being on the premises. This typically includes company employees, customers and clients, vendors and service personnel such as plumbers, electricians and janitorial workers. Issue building keys, pass codes and ID badges to regular staff. Require everyone else to sign in with the receptionist and, if applicable, pass through a security checkpoint. For businesses such as shops, the administrative offices, storage rooms and utility closets should be locked and off-limits to visitors.
Invest in a good security system that will alert authorities in the event of a break-in. Provide the password only to those with a legitimate reason for having it. Change the password frequently and whenever one of the holders leaves the company's employment. Routinely check all windows and doors before closing your office or store for the night. It's also advisable to recheck them upon arrival to ensure nothing is amiss. Install video surveillance systems at entrances and exits as well as in hallways, stairwells, garages and service counters where financial transactions take place.
The installation of adequate lighting and motion sensors is essential in isolated corridors, bathrooms, file and storage rooms, basements, parking garages and facility grounds. Encourage employees to be vigilant when walking in darkened areas and to use the buddy system if they're arriving earlier or leaving much later than their peers.
Train employees to report any suspicious activity, strangers, unattended packages or perceived security risks. Encourage them to lock purses, wallets and other valuable items in drawers and cabinets if they're going to be away from their desks. Shut down computers when not in use. Never leave client files and confidential data out on unattended desktops or within sight of unauthorized individuals, nor allow company information to be discussed in the presence of outsiders. Ensure that the receptionist desk is never left vacant. Have an emergency plan to quickly secure data and equipment in the event of a mandatory evacuation.
Invest in anti-virus software and firewalls to protect your workplace computers from viruses, worms and hacking. Routinely run back-up programs and store copies of your critical files at an offsite location. Monitor employee email communications to ensure compliance with confidentiality policies. Collect keys, access cards and ID badges from workers who leave your employment. Deactivate any of these which allow electronic privileges and change any passwords to which the employee previously had access.


the \d command in psql (PostgreSQL's default command-line program).
As a notable exception among major database systems, Oracle does not as of 2015[update] implement the information schema. An open-source project exists to address this.
^ Melton, Jim; Simon, Alan R. (1993). "19.2 Metadata, Repositories and The INFORMATION_SCHEMA". Understanding the New SQL: A Complete Guide. The Morgan Kaufmann series in data management systems, ISSN 1046-1698. Morgan Kaufmann. p. 371. ISBN 9781558602458. Retrieved 2015-10-22. Metadata that applies primarily to the runtime database environment is managed through the INFORMATION_SCHEMA. [...] Metadata that applies to the information system environment as a whole is managed through the dictionary or repository.


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Elder Abuse Victim's Son Says Judge R. Gary Klausner Failed to Protect the Victim
Thomas Yendes, son of elder abuse victim, on California Judge R. Gary Klausner failing to protect abused seniors
My brother, sister, and I were introduced to Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge R. Gary Klausner in a very unfortunate way. My mother, June Y. Brown, who was in her late 70s, was the victim of elder abuse by John Chalpoutis. John posed as a so-called friend and was known as her "grandson" in the banks that she visited. When we discovered what was going on, my brother, sister, and I took immediate action. We contacted the elder abuse section of the Los Angeles Police Department, and they attempted to prosecute John Chalpoutis for elder abuse. They also told us that we needed to contact Marc Hankin, an attorney who was an expert on elder abuse.
Through Marc Hankin, we started a conservatorship for my mother, and action against John Chalpoutis in court.
It was in court under Judge Klausner that we were shocked by the delays and postponements that the judge continued to order. This was not only disappointing for my brother, sister, and me, but also costly. They had to travel from Northern California and Texas to be at these wasted proceedings.
We sat through other cases in which Judge Klausner took no action and clients got no restitution. When it was our turn, we got more of the same. We got delays. The judge would essentially say, "We'll take that up next time," and then he would give the defendant more time to get his papers in order. We began to feel the court was protecting Mr. Chalpoutis and not my mother. This was especially true when viewing decisions in other cases by Judge Klausner.
In the end, John Chalpoutis was never held to account for the money taken (about $200,000) or the property (furniture, coins, dolls, and antiques) that he removed from my mother's apartment. Nor did he receive any punishment for his contempt where he refused to provide records or answer questions at a deposition.
My brother, sister, and I felt that we were victims too because we received no justice in the courts. We also felt that my mother was a victim twice, once by John Chalpoutis for elder abuse and again at the hands of Judge Klausner. Please investigate this breach of justice.
[Written by Thomas Yendes]
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The Highest-Paid Athlete Endorsers, 50-26
Danielle Eby
Need a halftime refresher? No problem! Here are numbers 100-76 and 75-51 of the countdown thus far. This week we keep the countdown rolling with numbers 50-26 of the highest-paid athlete endorsers.
50. Yaya Touré | Premier League | Manchester City Football Club
Yearly Endorsement Earnings: $3,000,000
Twitter Followers: 143,434
Follower Value: $20.92
opendorse reasoning: The Ivory Coast midfielder won consecutive African Footballer of the Year awards in 2011 and 2012. In the 2011-12 season, his dominant midfield play helped Manchester City win their first Premier League title since 1967-68. His Puma endorsement includes an agreement to distribute gear to underprivileged children in Africa.
49. Zlatan Ibrahimović | Ligue 1 | Paris Saint-Germain
opendorse reasoning: This Swedish striker is one of the best finishers in the world. His video game like goals are likely why he was just recently named the new ambassador for Xbox One in France. Zlatan can be seen wearing Nike boots on the pitch thanks to his endorsement with the brand.
48. Russell Westbrook | NBA | Oklahoma City Thunder
Twitter Followers: 1,372,054
Follower Value: $2.19
opendorse reasoning: On the court, this three-time All-Star plays with his own sense of swag which has led to endorsements with Jordan Brand and Foot Locker. Off the court, Westbrook's original sense of style has led to endorsement deals with Levi's and boxer-brief company Kings & Jaxs.
47. Pau Gasol | NBA | Los Angeles Lakers
opendorse reasoning: Gasol has become one of the most decorated European NBA players having won two NBA Championships, Rookie of the Year in 2002 and being selected to four All-Star Games. When he isn't carving up defenses, the former medical student spends time assisting surgeries for Dr. David Skaggs. He has endorsements with Nike, EA Sports and Banco Popular in Spain.
46. Chris Paul | NBA | Los Angeles Clippers
opendorse reasoning: Paul plays a smart, intelligent and prepared game. In response, State Farm capitalized on his accountability and responsibility traits and his assist first style of play by utilizing Chris and twin brother Cliff to be the face of their "Born to Assist" campaign. Paul also has endorsements with Jordan Brand, Upper Deck, Jeep and Right Guard.
45. Wayne Rooney | Premier League | Manchester United
opendorse reasoning: With Rooney on the squad, Manchester United has won the Premier League five times, one FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Champions League in 2007-08. His jersey is the top seller in the Premier League over the past 20 years. Watching this amazing goal never gets old. Rooney has endorsements with Nike and EA Sports.
44. Virender Sehwag | ODI | India
opendorse reasoning: Sehwag is the best opener in cricket. He holds the record for the most runs made in an inning (319) by an Indian player in Test cricket as well as the record for the most runs made in an inning in ODI with 219. "Veru" has endorsements with Fila, Hero MotoCorp and Royal Challenge.
43. Steven Gerrard | Premier League | Liverpool Football Club
Twitter Followers: Not currently on Twitter
Follower Value: N/A
opendorse reasoning: Gerrard has played his entire career with Liverpool and is the captain of England's national team. This midfielder has been described as a "tireless runner" making his endorsement with Jaguar seem fitting. His largest endorsement deal is with Adidas.
42. Didier Drogba | Süper Lig | Galatasaray S.K.
opendorse reasoning: While playing for Chelsea, Didier scored more goals than any other foreign player, and is fourth on the club's all-time list of goal scorers. In 2012, Chelsea fans voted the Ivory Coast national team captain as the club's greatest player ever. Drogba is an ambassador for the Truth, Reconciliation and Dialogue Commission which aims to help return peace to his home nation. His involvement led to Drogba being named as one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine. In 2009, Drogba donated his £3 million signing bonus with Pepsi to help build a hospital in his hometown of Abidjan. He also has endorsements with Nike and Konami.
41. Wladimir Klitschko | Boxing
opendorse reasoning: The Ukrainian is the second longest reigning heavyweight champion of all-time and has the third most successful heavyweight title defenses. In 2002 and 2007, Wladimir and his brother, Vitali, were recognized for their efforts with "Sport for Good", promoting social change through the power of sport. Wladimir has earned a Ph.D. in Sports Science from Kiev University and is the only boxing champion ever to hold a Ph.D. degree. He is a popular endorser in Europe, with his largest deals coming from Mercedes-Benz and Warsteiner.
40. Sergio Aguero | Premier League | Manchester City
opendorse reasoning: On the last day of the 2012 season, Aguero scored a goal in the 94th minute against Queens Park Rangers which clinched Manchester City's first league title in 44 years. In that same year, fans voted him Manchester City's Player of the Year. He wears "Kun Aguero" on the back of his jersey because his grandparents nicknamed him "Kun," due to his resemblance to "Kun Kun," a character from Aguero's favorite childhood show. Aguero has endorsements with Puma and Pepsi.
39. Tony Stewart | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | Stewart-Haas Racing
Twitter Followers: 0
Follower Value: Not Available
opendorse reasoning: Stewart holds three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championships (2002, 2005 and 2011), as well as an Indy Racing League Championship. He became the first driver/team owner to win a championship since 1992. Stewart has endorsements with Bass Pro Shops, Oakley, Mobil 1 and Coca-Cola.
38. Ichiro Suzuki | MLB | New York Yankees
opendorse reasoning: Ichiro is one of the best hitters in the history of baseball. He set the MLB record for hits in a single season with 262. He also has 10 consecutive years with 200 or more hits in a season; another MLB record. Because of his hitting, Ichiro's defense sometimes goes forgotten, even though he has won 10 Gold Glove Awards. His success has been credited for opening the door for many other Japanese players. Most of his endorsements are with Japanese brands such as Yunker energy drinks and brokerage firm Nikko Coridal.
37. Jeff Gordon | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | Hendrick Motorsports
opendorse reasoning: Gordon has amounted the most wins in NASCAR's modern era. He has won the Daytona 500 three times and is a four-time Sprint Cup Champion. He has endorsements with Pepsi and General Motors. Gordon also has an endorsement deal with DuPont, which constructs the elastomer used to make DVX Sun and Safety Sunglasses; another one of Gordon's endorsements.
36. Aaron Rodgers | NFL | Green Bay Packers
opendorse reasoning: In 2011, Rodgers brought another Super Bowl home to "Titletown, USA" while also receiving Super Bowl MVP honors. He has three Pro Bowl selections and was named NFL MVP in 2011. Rodgers is one of the highest paid Nike endorsers and his Discount Double Check commercials with State Farm have been a huge hit.
35. Kaká | Serie A | Milan
Twitter Followers: 17,412,765
opendorse reasoning: In 2007, Kaká was voted FIFA World Player of the Year; beating out Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Brazilian midfielder has the second most Twitter followers of any athlete in the world! His largest endorsement is with Adidas and he also has a modeling contract with Armani.
34. Shaun White | X-Games & Olympics
opendorse reasoning: "The Flying Tomato" has two Olympic gold medals, 10 ESPY Awards and 15 X-Games Gold Medals under his belt. As a snowboarder and skateboarder, Shaun has won the most gold medals and has the highest overall medal count in X-Games history. He has endorsements with Target, Burton, Hewlett-Packard, Oakley, Red Bull, GoPro, Ubisoft and Adio. Shaun White is one of the most authentic endorsers, allowing his endorsements to resonate with his target audience as consistently as he lands some of the most difficult tricks. Just take a ride down the slopes with him and his GoPro endorsed camera and you will see what we mean.
33. Eli Manning | NFL | New York Giants
opendorse reasoning: Eli won two Super Bowls and was named Super Bowl MVP in each of those games. His endorsements are amongst the funniest of any athlete, allowing him to add an authentic touch to his endorsements. For example, check out Eli and brother Peyton in this DirecTV ad. Eli also has endorsements with Reebok, DirecTV, Citizen Watch Co., Samsung and Toyota.
32. Tom Brady | NFL | New England Patriots
opendorse reasoning: Brady has led the Patriots to five Super Bowls, winning three of those. The 2000 sixth round draft pick has earned two NFL MVP's, eight Pro Bowls, two Super Bowl MVP's and was named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 2005. Brady's success and style have led to endorsements with UGG, Under Armour and Dodge.
31. Jimmie Johnson | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | Hendrick Motorsports
opendorse reasoning: Johnson is a six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and a two-time Daytona 500 winner. In 2009, he became the first driver to win the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. At only 38 years old, Johnson has already cemented himself as one of the best drivers in NASCAR history. JJ has endorsements with Gatorade and of course Lowe's and Chevrolet.
30. Amar'e Stoudemire | NBA | New York Knicks
opendorse reasoning: Stoudemire is a six-time NBA All-Star and currently plays in one of the most high profile cities in the world. Off the court, he signed a contract with Scholastic Press to write a series of children's books. His largest endorsement is with Nike. Amar'e also has endorsements with Sheets Brand Energy and ZICO coconut water.
29. Dwight Howard | NBA | Houston Rockets
opendorse reasoning: Howard is a defensive force having been named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team four times. He is a two-time NBA blocks leader, a five- time NBA rebounding leader and a seven-time NBA All-Star. At the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk contest, "Superman" took flight and entertained the crowd en route to winning the contest. Court vision is important in basketball which is why Howard wears and endorses Acuvue contacts. The big man also has endorsements with Adidas and Gatorade.
28. Venus Williams | Women's Tennis Association
Yearly Endorsement Earning: $8,000,000
opendorse reasoning: Venus has five Wimbledon, one French Open, one Australian Open and five U.S. Open titles. Together with her sister Serena, she has won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles. Venus has been ranked World No. 1 on three separate occasions and is considered one of the greatest female tennis players ever. In 2009, Forbes ranked her number 77 on their list of the Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities. Venus has her own clothing line, EleVen. Her sense of style has also led to an endorsement deal with interior design firm V-Starr. She also has endorsements with Wilson and Jamba Juice.
27. Manny Pacquiao | Boxing
opendorse reasoning: Pacquiao is the first and only fighter to win titles in eight different weight divisions. The Boxing Writers Association of America named Manny Fighter of the Year three times and Fighter of the Decade for the 2000's. In 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, where he represents the province of Sarangani. "Pac-Man" has endorsements with Nike, Hennessey and Hewlett Packard.
26. Derek Jeter | MLB | New York Yankees
opendorse reasoning: The Yankee's captain has done it all throughout his career piling up five World Series championships, 13 All-Star selections and five Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards. He is the most recognizable baseball player over the last 15 years and the sport's top endorser as well. Jeter has long standing endorsements with Nike, Gatorade, Movado, Avon, Ford, Rawlings and 24 Hour Fitness.
We've made it through the first three quarters of the countdown. Next week we will finish the countdown with numbers 25-1 of the highest earning athlete endorsers.
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I believe Mr. Cornelius should check and see if his doctor, hospital or drug bills are still the same as they were in 2000 through 2008 during the Republican health care plan. And why did my Medicare premiums go up then without the law?
I further suggest that he look at the homeowners insurance, flood insurance and auto insurance bills from 2008 to present and explain why they went up, all of which we are commanded by law to have. As for employers from 2000 to 2008, why did their health insurance premiums go up? There was no law then.
We have the most expensive health care in the world compared with other industrialized nations yet we have shorter life expectancies. Explain. We rank 17th in infant mortality yet it costs more to have a baby in the U.S. than elsewhere. We have the highest drug costs and the highest paid CEOs and CFOs of medical insurance companies long before the health care law. Explain.
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