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Best Snoop Dogg Songs: 20 Essential Tracks From A Hip-Hop Icon
With a knack for reinvention that has made him one of the longest-lasting rappers of all time, the best Snoop Dogg songs show that his art has no bounds.
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Since his emergence in 1992, Snoop Dogg (born Calvin Broadus, Jr, on October 20, 1971) has become one of the most recognizable personalities in both hip-hop and the wider popular culture. With his innate ability to reinvent himself and remain creatively cutting-edge, "Uncle Snoop's" longevity is a testament to his skill as a lyricist, his cultural influence, and his musicianship. His discography spans multiple genres, including R&B, soul, rock, reggae, and even gospel. As the best Snoop Dogg songs reveal, his artistry has no bounds.
Listen to the best of Snoop Dogg.
20: "Young, Wild And Free" (featuring Wiz Khalifa and Bruno Mars)
Snoop Dogg's longevity is a rarity in hip-hop's youth-driven culture. Unlike most of his contemporaries, Snoop has transcended time by embracing the artists of the next generation – as is evident in his collaborations with Wiz Khalifa. On "Young, Wild And Free," Snoop, Wiz, and Bruno Mars come together for the first single from the Mac And Devin Go To High School soundtrack – though it almost never saw the light of day. Bruno got a hold of the demo, sent it to Snoop and Wiz, and the rest is history. The track peaked at No.7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Song.
19: "Lay Low" (featuring Master P, Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy and The Eastsidaz)
Produced by Dr. Dre, "Lay Low," from Tha Last Meal, Snoop's fifth album and final project with No Limit Records, is an essential West Coast cut. Nate Dogg croons on one of his best hooks, with Master P, Butch Cassidy and The Eastsidaz all contributing to one of the best Snoop Dogg songs as a No Limit soldier. The success of 'Lay Low' was a fitting end to Snoop's productive tenure at the label.
Snoop Dogg - Lay Low Ft Nate Dogg, Eastsidaz, Master P & Butch Cassidy [Official Music Video]
18: "Life Of Da Party"
"Life Of Da Party" is another West Coast anthem that had the clubs on fire all over the country. As the third single from Snoop's ninth solo album, Ego Trippin', it featured Too $hort and Mistah FAB, and the electro-funk production of Scoop DeVille.
Snoop Dogg - Life Of Da Party (Official Music Video) ft. Too Short, Mistah F.A.B.
17: "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Part 2)"
"What's My Name Part 2" is often overlooked in the rapper's expansive canon, but earns its place among the best Snoop Dogg songs. With producer Timbaland, who was smoking-hot at the time, bringing the funk, "What's My Name Part 2" became summer a jam of the year 2000. Accompanied by another definitive visual, Snoop made his arrival into the new millennium with a certified banger.
16: "Ain't No Fun (If The Homies Can't Have None)" (featuring Warren G, Nanci Fletcher, Nate Dogg and Kurupt)
A deep cut from Snoop's debut album, Doggystyle, "Aint No Fun" is a West Coast classic that embodied the California sound and style. Overtly sexual in its orientation, the track is wild and raw, capturing the essence of a young, Death Row-era Snoop Doggy Dogg.
15: "Vapors"
Snoop Dogg has mastered the fine art of covering classic hip-hop songs: honoring the original, he incorporates his own unique style, breathing new life into the song. Snoop's cover of Biz Markie's "Vapors" elicits his best performance on his sophomore album, Tha Doggfather, as he seamlessly weaves together the narratives of Daz, Nate Dogg and Warren G. By covering this classic, Snoop not only proved his lyrical ability but his deep appreciation and knowledge of hip-hop culture.
Snoop Dogg - Vapors
14: "Sexual Eruption"
You can always count on Snoop to go left when everyone else is going right. Uncle Snoop was never afraid to experiment with different sounds and genres, and this is apparent in his hit "Sexual Eruption" (later censored to "Sensual Seduction"). The track featured Snoop doing his best T-Pain impression as he sung and rapped in full Auto-Tune. As the first single from Ego Trippin', produced by Shawty Redd, its retro feel and vibe was heavily influenced by the stylings of the late Roger Troutman (of Zapp Band). "Sexual Eruption" showcased Snoop breaking genre barriers and expanding the notion of the music MCs could create.
Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction (Official Music Video)
13: "Doggy Dogg World" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound, Nanci Fletcher and The Dramatics)
Anyone familiar with the best Snoop Dogg songs would know of love for classic R&B and soul; his melodic lyricism in infused with black-music history. Only Snoop could pull off a posse cut with Tha Dogg Pound, the fabulous Dramatics and vocalist Nanci Fletcher. "Doggy Dogg World" boasted one of the best videos of 90s hip-hop with its portrayal of a 70s Blaxploitation film featuring Pam Grier, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, Antonio "Huggy" Fargas and Ron "Super Fly" O'Neal, among others. The star-studded visual proved that "Doggy Dogg World" marked the culmination of Snoop Dogg as a superstar.
Snoop Dogg - Doggy Dogg World ft. Tha Dogg Pound, The Dramatics, Nanci Fletcher
12: "Still A G Thang"
By the time it came to recording his third album, Snoop faced uncertainty in his career. 2Pac had been killed, Dr. Dre left Death Row, Suge Knight was indicted for racketeering and Snoop needed a transformation. He made the decision to join the No Limit label with Master P, who was dominating the rap game. Smoothly gliding over the production work of Beats By The Pound, Snoop's vocals on "Still A G Thang" proved that he could make hits outside the shadow of Dre and Death Row. He was still a force to be reckoned with.
11: "Lodi Dodi" (featuring Nancy Fletcher)
Over the G-Funk production of Dr. Dre, Snoop dropped the West Coast version of "Lodi Dodi." Paying tribute to one of his greatest influences, Slick Rick, Snoop's 'Lodi Dodi' is arguably one of the best covers in hip-hop history. Adding some West Coast style over a New York hip-hop standard, the result was a classic and one of the best Snoop Dogg songs of his entire career. A brilliant remake of the 1985 classic, it made both Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh proud.
10: "The Shiznit"
Plain and simple, "The Shiznit" is West Coast riding music, and proof that Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre were one the best MC/producer duos in hip-hop history. Dre's production is tailor-made for Snoop's melodic flow and descriptive lyrics. Without a doubt, "The Shiznit" is a hip-hop classic.
9: "B__ch Please" (Featuring Xzibit and Nate Dogg)
As both Snoop and Dre began to find success on their own, they reunited on "B__ch Please," from Snoop's fourth album, Top Dogg, and the result was another gem. With a stellar guest verse from Xzibit, "B__ch Please" proved that the organic chemistry between Snoop and Dre was still alive and well. Without question, it's one of the best Snoop Dogg songs to emerge from his No Limit tenure. Once again, Nate Dogg graced the track with his soulful vocals, just like old times.
Bitch Please
8: "The Next Episode" (Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg)
On the closing line of "Nuthin' But A "G" Thang," Snoop's says, "So just chill 'til the next episode," hinting that a sequel would follow. In 1999, Snoop made good on his promise and dropped "The Next Episode" with Dr. Dre from the latter's 2001 album. Accompanied by Kurupt and the late Nate Dogg, who provides an unforgettable bridge, "The Next Episode" was a bona fide West Coast reunion. Peaking at No.23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sampling David Axelrod and David McCallum's 'The Edge," 'The Next Episode" is a stand-out cut, an extraordinary follow-up by one of hip-hop's greatest duos.
Dr. Dre - The Next Episode (Official Music Video) ft. Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Nate Dogg
7: "Murder Was The Case"
After becoming the biggest rapper in the world, Snoop's life began to imitate his art: while his hits sat on top of the charts, the man himself was sitting on trial for murder. A timeless classic with some of Dre's best production, "Murder Was The Case" was a semi-autobiographical account of Snoop's real-life experiences: a song about a gangsta that was given a decision to live his life for the better or continue down the wrong path. A transformative moment in both the life and career of Snoop Dogg.
Snoop Dogg - Murder Was the Case
6: "Beautiful" (featuring Pharrell)
The creative chemistry between Snoop Dogg and Pharrell was undeniable on "Beautiful," a summer classic in 2003. As one of the greatest love songs in all hip-hop, "Beautiful" features The Neptunes at their best, while Snoop rises to the occasion, delivering one his finest performances. Peaking at No.6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and featuring additional vocals from the legendary Charlie Wilson, "Beautiful" remains one of the best Snoop Dogg songs of the 00s.
Snoop Dogg - Beautiful (Official Music Video) ft. Pharrell Williams
5: "Deep Cover" (Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg)
Not many artists can say that their first song is a classic. With one of the most memorable debut performances in hip-hop, Snoop Dogg introduced himself to world as Dr. Dre's protégé on "Deep Cover." Released in October 1993, Snoop's first record was a single from the soundtrack for the 1992 crime thriller of the same time. The crime narrative was also Dre's first single after his very public breakup with NWA and his feud with Eazy-E. Though somewhat timid in the video, on record Snoop effortlessly flowed over Dre's hard-hitting production, making his grand entrance into the hip-hop mainstream. "Deep Cover" was so influential that it was remade several years later by Big Pun and Fat Joe. Another timeless classic from Uncle Snoop.
Deep Cover Soundtrack (1992) | Introducing Snoop Doggy Dogg OOP
4: "Who Am I (What's My Name)?"
Doggystyle was one of the most highly anticipated debut albums in music history. After his standout contributions on The Chronic, the expectations of a Snoop Dogg solo album were through the roof. When Doggystyle was released, he didn't disappoint. The first single, "Who Am I (What's My Name)?," interpolating George Clinton's "Atomic Dog", was the catalyst that pushed Doggystyle to sell over 800,000 records in his first week of release. Snoop's flow and Dre's production was the perfect match to launch Snoop as hip-hop's newest star.
Snoop Dogg - Who Am I (What's My Name)?
3: "Drop It Like It's Hot" (featuring Pharrell)
Pharrell's Midas touch was on full display with one of the best Snoop Dogg songs of the 00s: "Drop It Like It's Hot." Released as the lead single from the R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece album, it remains Snoop's biggest hit to date and his first No.1 on the Billboard 100. The Neptunes' minimalist production was the perfect sonic landscape for Snoop's laidback delivery, and the track boasted one of the catchiest hooks ever, making it a ubiquitous hit in 2004. Recognizing the enormity of the track, "Drop It Like It's Hot" was named the most popular Rap Song of the decade by Billboard.
Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It's Hot (Official Music Video) ft. Pharrell Williams
2: "Nuthin' But A G Thang" (Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg)
"One, two, three and to the fo'/Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre is at the do'…" arguably one of the most well-known intros in music history. As the first single from Dr. Dre's classic The Chronic, 'Nuthin' But A "G" Thang' personifies 90s West Coast G-Funk. While Dr. Dre was already a star, the track catapulted Snoop Doggy Dog (as he was then known) into superstardom. Sampling "I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You" by Leon Haywood, the song would mark Snoop's first entrance into the Billboard Top 10 and was eventually selected by the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as one of the 500 songs that shaped music. Without question, "Nuthin' But A "G" Thing" captures Snoop and Dre at their best.
Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang (Fully Uncensored Video) [Explicit]
1: "Gin and Juice"
"Gin and Juice" is the quintessential Snoop Dogg song. As the second single from Doggystyle, it's his official calling card. Exploring the theme of an impromptu house party over Dr Dre's sample of "I Get Lifted" by KC And The Sunshine Band, "Gin And Juice" was not only one of the best Snoop Dogg songs, it gave liquor connoisseurs a popular cocktail of choice while displaying Snoop's extraordinary storytelling skills as he narrates life in the LBC. With another memorable visual and catchy hook that became a part of the pop culture lexicon, "Gin And Juice" peaked at No.8 on the Billboard 100.
Snoop Dogg - Gin And Juice
Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg – California Gurls
Snoop Dogg has never had much trouble adding a bit of flavor to straight-ahead pop music, and this feature on Katy Perry's "California Gurls" is no exception.
Katy Perry - California Gurls (Official Music Video) ft. Snoop Dogg
Snoop Lion feat. Collie Buddz – Smoke the Weed
Snoop Dogg, the Long Beach rapper, turned into Snoop Lion, the reggae toaster, in the early 2010s. This song, a collaboration with Collie Buddz, is one of the highlights of his short time embedded in the reggae scene.
7 Days of Funk – Let It Go
The funk-focused collaboration between Dam-Funk and Snoopzilla (as he was known at the time) pays tribute to the sound of Los Angeles before gangsta rap took hold.
Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Rock
Paying tribute to the iconic rap track "It Takes Two," this song is one of the finest cuts from Snoop's 1999 Malice N Wonderland.
Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Rock (Explicit)
Snoop Dogg feat. Xzibit – Bitch Please
Snoop, of course, is well-known for his work on Death Row Records, but he had plenty of albums on other record labels. In the late 90s, he hooked up with No Limit for three albums. This song, taken from No Limit Top Dogg, was one of the best from this period.
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Superb piece. Hats off


When performing business continuity consulting we are asked often about the relationship of it and Disaster Recovery. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR or BC/DR) are closely related practices that describe and define an organisation's preparation for unforeseen risks to continued business operations. The trend of combining business continuity and disaster recovery into a single term has resulted from a growing recognition that both business executives and technology executives need to be collaborating closely instead of developing plans in isolation. These plans often overlap and require the technical and commercial executives to collaborate and create a single, company wide plan that can be easily executed if a disaster strikes.
In general, disaster recovery refers to specific steps taken to resume operations in the aftermath of a catastrophic natural disaster, national emergency or event that has lead to the business being unable to continue day to day operations as it typically does. In information technology, such steps may include restoring servers or mainframes with backups, re-establishing private branch exchanges (PBX), or provisioning local area networks (LANs) to meet immediate business needs.
Business continuity describes the processes and procedures an organisation must put in place to ensure that mission-critical functions can continue during and after a disaster. In this sense, the concept is interchangeable with a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP). Business continuity, however, also addresses more comprehensive planning that focuses on long-term or chronic challenges to organisational success. Potential business continuity problems may include the illness or departure of key team members, supply chain breakdowns, catastrophic failures or critical malware infections.
As you can see, business continuity consulting and disaster recovery very much go hand in hand, however, have their own needs and outputs.


Harris Hill are delighted to be working with one of the UK's leading volunteering organisations to recruit a Head of Strategic and Commercial Partnerships. In this newly created position you will apply an entrepreneurial approach to defining, developing and maintaining a growing portfolio of Local Authority, Central Government, charity and commercial partners to drive growth. This would be an excellent opportunity for a candidate with a commercial background to make the move into the charity sector.
Defining the partnership strategy, sourcing, pitching, and negotiating new strategic partners, as well as collaborating with other teams to execute business development initiatives.
Supporting the team to create ad-hoc promotional partnerships.
Building multi-layered relationships with strategic partners.
Demonstrate high-level negotiation skills with C-Suite.
Have excellent leadership skills and the gravitas to lead the business development and partnerships team to exceed sales and business goals.
Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Business Development and Partnerships Team, providing support and ensuring the team have tools needed to carry out their duties.
Have a good understanding of sector/market trends and analyse key indicators to identify new business opportunities.
Report on team KPIs and provide data-driven feedback to help improve the business.
Be an energetic and driven self-starter who has the energy, influence and people skills to build and manage strategic partnerships.
For more information about this position please apply here for more information and a consultant will be in touch to discuss further. Please kindly note, only candidates with suitable experience will be contacted, thank you for your understanding.


Picture a beautiful, sunny, 85 degree day. Perfect weather for playing outside, going for a run, heading to the beach, etc. Therefore, you would expect us to be outside making the most of such a great day…Wrong!! Instead, Kim and I decided we wanted to try a craft we saw on Pinterest. I'm sure many of you have seen the whole "melt the crayons" art work that has been floating around Pinterest. Well, we gave it a try, and it was a smashing success! Kim and I were actually way more into it than our son's were. Our kids just wanted to play outside and enjoy the weather.
First, choose the crayons you want to use and lay them out on the top of the canvas to make sure they all fit properly. Then, using the hot glue gun, glue each crayon onto the canvas with the tip of the crayon pointing to the bottom of the canvas. Once completed, make sure the glue on the crayons has cooled completely before you begin to melt the crayons.
Now, using your embosser or hair dryer (make sure you have the dryer set on low, or you will blow melted crayon everywhere) begin heating the crayons. Make sure you have your canvas tipped at an angle so the melted crayons can flow towards the bottom of the canvas. I had the dryer pointed at the top end of the crayon in order to melt as much of it as I could.
Once you have finished, keep the canvas propped up until the wax has melted completely. Then, hang your new art on a wall!! I highly suggest you give this project a try if you are looking for something fun, easy, cheap, and creative to do!
***Note: Over half way through our crayon melting, Kim got out her embosser. We discovered the embosser worked so much better than a hair dryer. The embosser kept the wax hotter longer, so that it could "flow" down the canvas more. Not to mention, it didn't blow the air out as hard as a hair dryer, making it easer to control where the melted crayon flowed.
This entry was posted in Kids, Uncategorized and tagged crayon art, crayons, melted crayon art, melted crayons on March 26, 2013 by fromfltond.


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Hypselistes is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894.

Species
 it contains nine species and one subspecies, found in Canada, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, and the United States:
Hypselistes acutidens Gao, Sha & Zhu, 1989 – China
Hypselistes asiaticus Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 – Japan
Hypselistes australis Saito & Ono, 2001 – Russia (Far East), Japan
Hypselistes basarukini Marusik & Leech, 1993 – Russia (Sakhalin)
Hypselistes florens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875) (type) – USA, Canada
Hypselistes f. bulbiceps Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – USA
Hypselistes fossilobus Fei & Zhu, 1993 – Russia (Far East), China
Hypselistes jacksoni (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903) – Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China
Hypselistes kolymensis Marusik & Leech, 1993 – Russia (Middle Siberia to Far North-East)
Hypselistes semiflavus (L. Koch, 1879) – Russia (Europe to Far East), Japan

See also
 List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)

References

Araneomorphae genera
Linyphiidae
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of North America

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Q: Get handler from URI in Jersey? Inside a ContainerResponseFilter I would like to get the "handler", i.e. the class where @Path and the @GET/@PUT-annotated method matches the URL I will provide.
Example:
someJerseyVariable.getHandlerForURI(request.getRequestUri());

I can't find any similar method.
The reason I want this, is to have statistics for how many requests each handler served and how many succeeded/failed. Any other alternatives are also welcome.

A: You can inject UriInfo or ExtendedUriInfo. UriInfo contains only last matched class, ExtendedUriInfo can even report matched method (and much more info, see the linked javadocs).
Code sample:
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    @Context UriInfo uriInfo;
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    @Override
    public ContainerResponse filter(ContainerRequest request, ContainerResponse response) {
        System.out.println(uriInfo.getMatchedResources().get(0).getClass());
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Filed Under Preservation
Cadman-White-Handy House
By Westport Historical Society
Handy House, c. 1900. This photograph shows the Handy House as it appeared circa 1900. Source: http://westhist.pastperfectonline.com/photo/863D71B9-594B-45DF-998E-214590276561 Date: 1900
How can one house tell the story of an entire town?
The Handy House is not the home of a famous person—Washington did not sleep here! Yet the story of the people who lived here provides an extraordinary window into a world of ordinary lives that is otherwise lost to history.
As you walk through this house you will travel through 300 years of history and encounter some of the individuals who lived in its rooms. You will discover how they shaped the house and also, how they were shaped by the world around them.
Perhaps what makes the Cadman-White-Handy house so interesting is that it is not simply a well-preserved old house, but rather three remarkable houses that correspond with the first three significant trends to occur in this nation's architectural history. Each campaign—from the original early eighteenth century house, to the mid eighteenth century improvements in the Georgian manner, to the Federal style addition—speaks volumes about the people, place, and period they represent.
The original structure consisted of the east third of the house that exists today. It was built in c. 1713 for Elizabeth Cadman White and William White. It had a simple floor plan, consisting of one or two large multipurpose rooms on each floor. There was no privacy at all as the members of this family of thirteen shared these spaces for daily activities such as eating, sleeping, chores, and storage.
Today, the Handy House is owned by the Westport Historical Society, and is open to the public July - October. Far from being an overly restored historic house frozen in time, the Handy House provides the visitor with an experience of discovery. The public will not encounter rooms full of rare and valuable antiques, but instead experience ever-changing "windows" into the town's past through changing exhibitions and educational programs.
The Handy House has been left mostly unfurnished so that visitors can view the walls, floors, windows, doors, hinges, moldings, plaster, and other parts of its structure. Visitors who are curious to know what lies behind the shingles, beneath the plaster, under the floorboards, can view "windows" in the walls and floors that contain the keys to evolution of the house.
The Handy House is also a place for annual community events such as the Artisan Fair (September) and a family friendly Halloween experience (October).
Dr. James Handy Dr. James Handy lived in the Handy House during the 19th century. Dr. Handy was the physician to many Westporters. Miraculously, his account books have survived and are now part of the Westport Historical Society's collection. Source: http://westhist.pastperfectonline.com/photo/6D85064C-B978-4A50-90D7-926698703720
Handy House Artisan Fair Handy House Artisan Fair, held annually in late September, showcases local craftspeople who specialize in skills and traditional crafts commonly practiced in the 18th and 19th century. Traditional craftsmanship, from blacksmithing to green woodworking, is still very much alive in Westport. The Artisan Fair offers a rare opportunity to meet these craftspeople, learn about their skilled hand work and human powered technologies through hands on demonstrations.
Exhibit at the Handy House The Handy House presents a schedule of changing exhibits and educational programs from July to October.
202 Hixbridge Rd Westport, MA 02790
http://wpthistory.org/
Westport Historical Society, "Cadman-White-Handy House," Rhode Tour, accessed January 30, 2023, https://rhodetour.org/items/show/271.
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Northeastern will invest $26 million to transform city park
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In a unique public-private partnership, Northeastern University and the City of Boston will build together a state-of-the-art athletic complex that will expand recreation opportunities for both Northeastern students and Boston residents.
Northeastern will invest more than $26 million to transform the city-owned William E. Carter Playground on Columbus Avenue. The shared public park—the first in Boston to be named for an African-American—is a hub of community and youth sports activity in the city's South End and Roxbury neighborhoods.
The innovative project will provide city residents and the university community with upgraded athletic fields, tennis courts, a new children's playground, and additional open space, and will improve the existing connection to the city's Southwest Corridor Park.
Northeastern also will incorporate its existing Camden parking lot in the renovation, increasing the park's size by nearly 25 percent and making it among the largest city parks or playgrounds in the South End or Roxbury.
"This park will transform the Columbus Avenue corridor into a place where people live, learn, and play together," said Northeastern University President Joseph E. Aoun. "It serves students and Bostonians well and in equal measure. That was our goal, and together we achieved it."
The two-year project, funded entirely by Northeastern, will replace the current playing field, which suffers from poor drainage and irrigation, with a state-of-the-art artificial playing surface. The enlarged field area will include regulation-size soccer and football fields, and will incorporate two baseball/softball diamonds. The project also will replace aging tennis courts with new courts and introduce a children's playground, complete with new play equipment, as well as expanded open space.
"I am deeply grateful to Northeastern for this generous contribution and their partnership with our city," said Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh. "The transformed Carter Playground will open up new opportunities for Boston's young people and for the future of the neighborhood."
Additional enhancements will include improved infrastructure, such as irrigation and drainage, and field lighting and scoreboards. The university will place a temporary air structure—or "bubble"—over one of the playing fields during the winter months to extend the availability of the facility for both students and city residents.
Additional enhancements will include a temporary air structure—or "bubble"—over one of the playing fields during the winter months to extend the availability of the facility for both students and city residents.
The park is a critical public space along the city's Columbus Avenue corridor and is used frequently by countless community organizations, including South End Pop Warner, South End Little League, Cathedral High School, and the Carter Tennis Association, as well as City Year and Mayor Walsh's early literacy program, ReadBoston. It also serves as an important space for Northeastern's club and intramural sports programs, which serve nearly 6,000 students each year.
"Carter Playground is a vital public space that our community relies on not only for our own personal recreational use as residents, but also to help serve the more than 1,000 boys and girls from the South End and Roxbury who participate in our baseball organization each year," said Chip Batchelder, a longtime South End resident and board member of South End youth baseball. "To have Northeastern University, which has been a great community partner, come together with Boston Parks and Recreation to revitalize this barren space with a multimillion-dollar face-lift is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
The project, which received broad neighborhood support at community meetings, is a component of the university's Institutional Master Plan and was included in the plan's multi-year review process.
The city and Northeastern have established a shared-use agreement that will regulate use of the new park. The university will schedule activities during its designated times, and the Parks Department will issue permits for facility use during other times through the city's typical permitting process.
Stantec, the firm contracted to design the site, has followed a series of goals that include providing multi-functional spaces, maximizing active recreation uses, accommodating users of all ages, increasing accessibility, improving play value of the playground, restoring a water feature, providing drinking fountains, retaining existing trees and increasing shade, and providing improved walking paths.
The Carter Playground restoration is the largest undertaking to increase recreation capacity at the university since the addition of the Marino Center nearly two decades ago. The park rejuvenation also is the latest in a series of investment and redevelopment projects that Northeastern has launched along Columbus Avenue in recent years.
In the fall of 2009, the university opened International Village, a 1,200-bed residence hall near the intersection of Tremont Street and Melnea Cass Boulevard. In December 2013, the university announced plans to build the pioneering Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex on Columbus Avenue, which is slated to open in 2016. And last fall, the university helped secure a $20 million federal grant to make significant infrastructure improvements at the MBTA Ruggles Station.
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Here's what's really riding on New York City's taxis
This month, New York City officials took dramatic steps to help ease the financial plight of taxi drivers who are facing crushing debt after getting into the business—steps that are important to help out an industry that provides the foundation upon which a city's economy can grow, says Ted Landsmark, who is a distinguished professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern.
by Molly Callahan June 14, 2019
Northeastern has the 'most beautiful' building in Boston
The Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, which is located on Columbus Avenue, has received an award that recognizes "the single most beautiful building or other structure" that was built in the metropolitan Boston area in the past 10 years. ISEC, as the building is known, was designed by Payette to expand Northeastern's capacity to conduct groundbreaking research.
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About YSIjjz03932021-11-09T09:36:33-05:00
About YSI
Youth Service, Inc. is a non-profit organization that has provided immediate shelter and support services to Philadelphia's children, youth and families for 70 years. YSI offers unique programs and niche services throughout the city, including Philadelphia's only Crisis Nursery program and the longest standing shelter in the area for runaway and homeless teens. Through shelter, counseling, and in-home support services, YSI reaches more than 4,000 clients annually, the majority of whom live below the poverty level.
Youth Service, Inc. strives to be an inclusive, affirming and safe place for all who are involved in our agency as employees, clients, partners, etc. regardless of race, ethnicity, LGBTQIA+ identification, physical/developmental ability, or background.
YSI Annual Report
PEC YSI Affiliation
Youth Service, Inc. (YSI) is dedicated to strengthening the family unit, helping at-risk teens and promoting child safety. For 70 years, YSI has upheld a tradition of excellence, dedicated to meeting the changing needs of youth and families in Philadelphia. Our mission is to offer accessible, quality services to at-risk youth and families. We accomplish this by providing comprehensive services that strengthen families, foster self-sufficiency and develop the health and well-being of children and the family unit.
For 70 years Youth Service, Inc. (YSI) has provided essential programs and support services to vulnerable children and families in Philadelphia. Created through the merger of two dedicated children's residential programs, Bethesda Christian Home of Chestnut Hill and the Church Mission of Help, YSI was the first agency in Philadelphia to welcome children of all races to its programs. Its programs were established to provide compassionate, high-quality, child-focused care to all children regardless of their ethnic or religious background…READ MORE >
YSI offers:
Emergency shelter for homeless and runaway teens
24-hour emergency care for young children
Parenting skills classes and counseling
Truancy prevention services
Family-based services in the home
YSI receives funds from:
The Philadelphia Department of Human Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Departments of Human Service, Education and Agriculture
Foundations, corporations, businesses, religious and philanthropic groups and individuals
YSI is licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Human Service.
Child Welfare League of America
The Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services
National Crittenton, which provides national advocacy for critical issues impacting young women and their families, marketing, program development and the talent and expertise of peer agencies across the country.
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey
YSI is a partner with the Promise Zone efforts in West Philadelphia and, more specifically, with the efforts to improve outcomes for early learners through Action for Early Learning.
United Way Workplace Giving
You can direct a donation to Youth Service, Inc. by designating our agency #00139 on your United Way pledge form.
Combined Federal Campaign Workplace Giving
Federal employees can direct a donation to Youth Service, Inc. by designating our agency #96778 on the Combined Federal Campaign form.
Please click here to view the agency's Supplier Diversity Policy. There are currently no opportunities available at this time.
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ERICA MAKOWSKI, LSW
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Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas win Ballon d'Or awards
Alexia Putellas
Argentine soccer player
Polish association football player
Spanish footballer
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 29: Lionel Messi (ARG / PSG) is awarded with his seventh Ballon D'Or award during the Ballon D'Or Ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet on November 29, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)
PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi won the men's Ballon d'Or for a record-extending seventh time on Monday, ending the year in style after a brilliant final season with Barcelona and earning his first major international trophy with Argentina.
Alexia Putellas became the third winner of the women's award for an outstanding season with Barcelona and Spain.
The 34-year-old Messi led Argentina to the Copa America title in July after losing in four major international finals.
"I'm very happy to be here, happy to keep fighting for new trophies," he said through a translator. "I don't know how many years I have left, but I hope many more. I'd like to thank all my (former) teammates at Barcelona and Argentina."
Messi finished with 613 points to top prolific Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski on 580.
"I would like to say to Robert that it's an honor to be your rival, and everyone would say you deserved to win it last year," Messi said.
Awarded by France Football magazine, the Ballon d'Or has been given out to men every year since 1956 when Stanley Matthews won.
The 33-year-old Lewandowski set a new single-season scoring record for the Bundesliga with 41 goals — one more than late Germany great Gerd Müller — when he scored in the last minute of the last game.
Lewandowski netted in 19 consecutive games in all competitions for Bayern from February to September and he just missed out on equaling the record of scoring in 16 Bundesliga games in a row. Overall, he already has 25 goals in 20 games for Bayern this season.
His 11 goals in 12 games for Poland this year took his international tally to 74 in 128 games, just six less than Messi.
Chelsea and Italy midfielder Jorginho was third with 460 points after helping the London club win the Champions League and his nation win the European Championship. Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema was fourth on 239.
Putellas helped Barca win the treble and scored 26 goals in 42 games overall. The midfielder netted in the Champions League final against Chelsea, and in August she was named UEFA women's player of the year.
"I'm very emotional, it's a very special moment," she said at the Paris ceremony through a translator. "I would like to start by thanking all my teammates, especially my current (Barcelona) teammates. For me it's a collective success."
The only previous women's award winners are Norway striker Ada Hegerberg in 2018, and U.S. forward Megan Rapinoe in 2019. The 2020 awards were canceled because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the season.
Putellas tallied 186 points to finish far ahead of club and country teammate Jenni Hermoso on 84.
Hermoso netted 31 goals to top the Spanish first division scoring charts for a third straight season. Hermoso was joint-top scorer in the Champions League with Chelsea's Fran Kirby on six goals.
Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr placed third in the voting after 21 goals in the English Women's Super League and then six for Australia at the Tokyo Games. Kerr has maintained her excellent form with 13 goals in 12 games this season.
Canadians Christine Sinclair, Ashley Lawrence and Jessie Fleming were on the 20-woman short list but were not among the five finalists.
Expectations skyrocket in Grizzlies' Ja Morant's 3rd season
Becky Hammon: 'Right time' to leave NBA, return to WNBA
Vikings interview Packers' Hackett, Titans' Ossenfort
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings interviewed Green Bay offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett for head coach and Tennessee director of player personnel Monti Ossenfort for general manager on Sunday. The team confirmed the completion of the interviews, with both the Packers and the Titans on a first-round bye for the playoffs as the top seed in their respective conferences. Hackett is one of seven candidates the Vikings have requested interviews with to replace Mike Zimmer. Ossenfort is
Uncertain futures add to sense of urgency for Rodgers, Adams
Until this season, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers often referred to Hall of Fame cornerback Charles Woodson as his greatest teammate ever. Now that title apparently belongs to Davante Adams, the wide receiver who has caught hundreds of passes from Rodgers over the past eight seasons. After a Christmas Day victory over the Cleveland Browns, Rodgers called Adams the "most dominant player I've played with." "When you start stacking up the numbers for Davante, it's mind blowing," Rodger
Bears interview Flores for coach job, Ireland for GM opening
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears interviewed former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores and New Orleans Saints assistant general manager Jeff Ireland for their vacant coach and GM jobs on Friday. Flores was fired Monday by Miami after leading the Dolphins to a 24-25 record over three years. They went 9-8 in their second straight winning season, but failed to make the playoffs during his tenure. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross indicated the reasons for his dismissal had little to do with the
Are the Dallas Cowboys the Maple Leafs of the NFL?
Following their playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys have now lost 11 straight postseason games, over a 26-year stretch since their last Super Bowl victory. This string of defeats has lead to comparisons with the Maple Leafs, who last playoff series win was in 2004, but is this a fair association given that heartbreak in Toronto really stretches all the way back to 1967? Subscribe to Yahoo Sports NHL on YouTube for the latest episodes of 'In the Mentions'.


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Q: Show that $ \lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}\frac{2^{\sqrt{\log(x)}}}{\sqrt{x}} = 0 $ I am trying to prove that
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\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}\frac{2^{\sqrt{\log(x)}}}{\sqrt{x}} = 0
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However, derivatives for using L'Hopital look really horrific.
How can I prove the result?


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Snider
Toronto FC maintained their position near the top of the table
October 4, 2015 index
Toronto FC maintained their position near the top of the table after a thrilling 4-4 draw with New York City.
The match witnessed the best of Italian striker Sebastian Giovinco, who came up with a hat-trick in the space of 10 minutes. The goals from the former Juventus man came just after New York City had taken a two-goal advantage in the game. David Villa was one of the scorers for the newly formed MLS franchise. However, a brilliant comeback from Giovinco was only spoiled by the late equaliser from Mullins. Despite this, Greg Vanney says that he is extremely happy to have witnessed such an exciting game of football.
It was a rollercoaster ride throughout the 90 minutes. Even though there is disappointment within Toronto not to have taken all three points after having come very close towards doing so, they will be extremely happy with an away point. This keeps them going, although New York Red Bulls have extended their advantage by one more point after the win over New England Revolution. Toronto could have easily won the match had it not been for more goals fromGiovinco, who had missed a penalty in the 90 minutes. The 28-year-old, though, did convert one. Continue reading "Toronto FC maintained their position near the top of the table" →
Indianapolis Soccer Girls, Indianapolis, Snider
IHSAA 2008 Girls Soccer State Finals – Fort Wayne Snider vs. Evansville Memorial (Part 3)
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namespace {

// A WebContentsObserver to allow waiting on a change in visible security state.
class SecurityStyleTestObserver : public content::WebContentsObserver {
 public:
  explicit SecurityStyleTestObserver(content::WebContents* web_contents)
      : content::WebContentsObserver(web_contents) {}

  SecurityStyleTestObserver(const SecurityStyleTestObserver&) = delete;
  SecurityStyleTestObserver& operator=(const SecurityStyleTestObserver&) =
      delete;

  ~SecurityStyleTestObserver() override = default;

  void DidChangeVisibleSecurityState() override { run_loop_.Quit(); }

  void WaitForDidChangeVisibleSecurityState() { run_loop_.Run(); }

 private:
  base::RunLoop run_loop_;
};

const base::circular_deque<std::string>& GetEvents() {
  return breadcrumbs::BreadcrumbManager::GetInstance().GetEvents();
}

}  // namespace

// Test fixture for BreadcrumbManagerTabHelper class.
class BreadcrumbManagerTabHelperBrowserTest : public InProcessBrowserTest {
 protected:
  void SetUpOnMainThread() override {
    BreadcrumbManagerTabHelper::CreateForWebContents(
        browser()->tab_strip_model()->GetActiveWebContents());
  }
};

// Tests download navigation.
IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST_F(BreadcrumbManagerTabHelperBrowserTest, Download) {
  const size_t num_startup_breadcrumbs = GetEvents().size();

  const GURL url =
      ui_test_utils::GetTestUrl(base::FilePath().AppendASCII("downloads"),
                                base::FilePath().AppendASCII("a_zip_file.zip"));
  ui_test_utils::DownloadURL(browser(), url);

  const auto& events = GetEvents();
  // Breadcrumbs should have been logged for starting and finishing the
  // navigation, and the navigation should be labeled as a download.
  ASSERT_EQ(2u, events.size() - num_startup_breadcrumbs);
  EXPECT_NE(std::string::npos,
            events.back().find(breadcrumbs::kBreadcrumbDidFinishNavigation))
      << events.back();
  EXPECT_NE(std::string::npos,
            events.back().find(breadcrumbs::kBreadcrumbDownload))
      << events.back();
}

// Tests changes in security states.
class BreadcrumbManagerTabHelperSecurityStateBrowserTest
    : public CertVerifierBrowserTest {
 public:
  BreadcrumbManagerTabHelperSecurityStateBrowserTest() {
    https_server_.ServeFilesFromSourceDirectory(GetChromeTestDataDir());
  }

  void SetUpCommandLine(base::CommandLine* command_line) override {
    command_line->AppendSwitch(switches::kAllowRunningInsecureContent);
    CertVerifierBrowserTest::SetUpCommandLine(command_line);
  }

  void SetUpOnMainThread() override {
    BreadcrumbManagerTabHelper::CreateForWebContents(
        browser()->tab_strip_model()->GetActiveWebContents());
    BreadcrumbManagerKeyedServiceFactory::GetForBrowserContext(
        browser()->profile());
    ASSERT_TRUE(https_server_.Start());
  }

 protected:
  void SetUpMockCertVerifierForHttpsServer(net::CertStatus cert_status,
                                           int net_result) {
    scoped_refptr<net::X509Certificate> cert(https_server_.GetCertificate());
    net::CertVerifyResult verify_result;
    verify_result.is_issued_by_known_root = false;
    verify_result.verified_cert = cert;
    verify_result.cert_status = cert_status;
    mock_cert_verifier()->AddResultForCert(cert, verify_result, net_result);
  }

  net::EmbeddedTestServer https_server_{net::EmbeddedTestServer::TYPE_HTTPS};
};

// Broken authentication.
IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST_F(BreadcrumbManagerTabHelperSecurityStateBrowserTest,
                       BrokenAuthentication) {
  SetUpMockCertVerifierForHttpsServer(net::CERT_STATUS_DATE_INVALID,
                                      net::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID);
  ASSERT_TRUE(ui_test_utils::NavigateToURL(
      browser(), https_server_.GetURL("/ssl/google.html")));

  // The breadcrumb event for broken authentication should have been logged.
  auto events = GetEvents();
  EXPECT_NE(std::string::npos,
            events.back().find(breadcrumbs::kBreadcrumbPageLoaded));
  events.pop_back();
  EXPECT_NE(std::string::npos,
            events.back().find(
                breadcrumbs::kBreadcrumbDidChangeVisibleSecurityState));
  EXPECT_NE(std::string::npos,
            events.back().find(breadcrumbs::kBreadcrumbAuthenticationBroken))
      << events.back();
  EXPECT_EQ(std::string::npos,
            events.back().find(breadcrumbs::kBreadcrumbMixedContent))
      << events.back();
}

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Foundation summary for Cooperation and Coordination
#1 By: 1net, February 10th, 2014 14:28
Improving how information is shared and decisions made
Topic factors (explanation)
Interest: High
Agreement: Medium
Resolution: Medium
There is widespread agreement that there should be greater and more effective cooperation and coordination between the groups that are responsible for different aspects of the Internet.
Despite years of public pronouncements in favor of cooperation, there remains an ongoing dispute over how the Internet should be governed, broadly reflecting a philosophical difference between centralized and decentralized decision-making, and most commonly summarized as a struggle between ICANN and the ITU.
The WSIS process and Internet Governance Forum (IGF) - itself the result of WSIS - are sometimes framed in terms of competing interests. Additionally, the phrase "enhanced cooperation" has been the source of years of tension and disagreement and in part led to a split between governments that was tangibly reflected in the signing/rejection of an agreement developed at WCIT in December 2012.
Many on the mailing list highlighted the need for non-government groups to cooperate more effectively with governments. One thread questioned the assigned "roles" developed in the Tunis Agenda.
The Internet's technical bodies have been meeting periodically for a number of years under the banner of the "I*" or "I-star" organizations, but those meetings are small and limited to the executive level.
In addition, posters from all stakeholder groups reported limited understanding and exposure of the issues beyond their own networks. Mainstream business groups and civil society organizations show little interest. One poster noted a shared interest, but no crossover, between Internet governance groups and those involved with the World Trade Organization (WTO).
If /1net is to achieve its key goal of ensuring all voices are accounted for when deciding upon the future of the Internet, there will need to be sustained efforts to help different groups communicate and work with one another toward agreed, common goals.
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VBT-75P S2 | Vanguard Instruments Company, Inc.
Test voltages can be selected from 10 kV dc to 75 Kv dc in 1 Kv steps. The high voltage test time can be set from 5 seconds to 2 minutes. The test voltage is raised to the selected voltage and held for the test time duration. After the test time duration has elapsed and the leakage current did not pass the preset value of 100 μA, 200 μA, or 300 μA, the test voltage is returned to zero and a "Pass" message is displayed. If a flash-over condition occurs, such as bottle failure, the test voltage is immediately turned off, a "Failure" message is displayed on the LCD screen, and the "TEST FAIL" LED light on the unit is also illuminated.
The VBT-75P S2 features a back-lit LCD screen (20 characters by 4 lines) that is viewable in both bright sunlight and low-light levels. A rugged, 16-key, membrane keypad is used to control the unit. Test results can be printed on the built-in 2.5" wide thermal printer.
The VBT-75P S2 can store up to 84 records of 16 readings in Flash EEPROM. Test records can be retrieved and printed on the built-in thermal printer, or they can be transferred to a PC via the unit's USB Flash drive port. The VBT-75P S2's firmware can also be updated in the field via the same USB Flash drive port. Windows-based software is provided with each unit. Using this software, test records can be retrieved from the VBT-75P S2 and then stored on the PC for future analysis and report generation. Additionally, test records can be exported in PDF, Excel, and XML formats.
The VBT-75P S2 is furnished with a 10-foot test cable that is terminated with a quick-disconnect test clip. A transportation case is also included.


Disarming the Narcissist, 2nd Edition, by Wendy T. Behary was recently recommended to me after I expressed difficulty with people in my life who demonstrate narcissistic qualities. I know I am not alone in this struggle as I've heard clients, friends, and family talk about people in their lives who seem self-centered, or have narcissistic traits. If you do find yourself feeling frustrated over and over again with people in your lives who seem self-absorbed, self-centered, or seem to always be putting themselves first, I highly recommend this book. Not only does it help to understand the classic narcissist or self-centered person, but it also helps to define other forms of narcissism that can often go unnoticed.
Part of Behary's approach is about finding some empathy for the narcissist in your life, which initially was a little off-putting for me. She acknowledges this discomfort in the book and talks about the flak she received from friends and colleagues about this. Then I remembered that I do similar work with clients when I support them in coming to an understanding of what makes the people in their lives the way they are. The next step with clients is working on acceptance and then boundary setting.
The book did exactly what it was intended to do. It helped me to gain a better understanding of why the narcissists in my life are the way they are. It helped me to develop some empathy for them and give meaning to why they have become who they are today. I have been able think more about their life experiences and keep this in mind when interacting with them. It has helped me to see them through a different lens, rather than just feeling angry and annoyed.
Behary also provides practical and quick exercises to identify the narcissists in your life, and then provides strategies on how to deal with them. Change can be difficult for all of us, but it can start with learning how to set boundaries for ourselves and feel more confident in the knowledge that we don't deserve to be treated poorly or made to feel bad about ourselves by others. We can have more empathy, reframe our thinking, have a level of acceptance, set boundaries, and stick up for ourselves and our needs.
Alisha Bennett is a therapist at Cobb Psychotherapy LCSW. If you are looking for support in finding solutions to enhance your overall wellness, contact Cobb Psychotherapy by calling 718-260-6042 or emailing reception@cobbpsychotherapy.com, and see how therapy can help.


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Koronos (), der Sohn des Kaineus, war in der griechischen Mythologie ein König der Lapithen.

Er wohnte in Gyrton in Thessalien und hatte zwei Söhne Andraimon und Leonteus, sowie eine Tochter Lyside. Er nahm an der Fahrt der Argonauten teil.

Wegen Grenzstreitigkeiten kam es zwischen den Lapithen und den Dorern zum Krieg. So zog Koronos gegen Aigimios zu Felde und wurde schließlich von Herakles, der den Dorern zu Hilfe kam, getötet.

Quellen
 Bibliotheke des Apollodor 1,112; 2,154; 3,130
 Apollonios von Rhodos, Argonautika 1,57
 Diodor, Bibliotheke 4,37,3
 Flavius Philostratos, Die Bilder 2,24
 Hyginus Mythographus, Fabulae 14; 97

Literatur

Person der griechischen Mythologie


In the Blazers 1st game against the Heat this season on October 27th, 2018, the Heat won the first two quarters by 11 and 4 points, for a total of 15. The Blazers won the 3rd and 4th quarters by 5 and 1 points for a total of 6.
Question: Will the Blazers have over/under in combined points for the quarters they win than the Heat?


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Militant Islam Monitor > Articles > Joe Kaufman Refutes "Deputy Hamas" aka Nezar Hamze Of The Broward Sheriff's Office
Joe Kaufman Refutes "Deputy Hamas" aka Nezar Hamze Of The Broward Sheriff's Office
South Florida Muslim Federation Director And CAIR Stooge Lies And Revisionist History
ANSWERING 'DEPUTY HAMAS'
Muslim Federation Director Nezar Hamze confronts me with lies and revisionist history.
September 5, 2019 Joe Kaufman
Recently, this author's non-profit charitable organization, the Joe Kaufman Security Initiative (JKSI), issued a video about the Executive Director of the South Florida Muslim Federation (SFMF) Nezar Hamze and how he – a radical Muslim and former CAIR operative – should not be serving as a Deputy Sheriff in one of the most prominent law enforcement agencies in the US. Upset about the video, Hamze chose to take shots at my work by calling me a liar. Yet, what Hamze is calling lies are actually 100% true. In fact, in his attempt to defame me, Hamze issued his own set of lies, which will be exposed here for all to see.
Hamze's first accusation was that I lied about his parents being from Lebanon or, as he put it, being "born" in Lebanon. I had answered one of the viewers of our video stating, "[W]hile his parents are from Lebanon, he was born in the US." Hamze commented, "[A]nother lie my 'Parents' we're [sic] not born in Lebanon Joe… You get most of your information from anti-Muslim websites and the other 'facts' you get are twisted lies." Note: Never, did I say Hamze's parents were born in Lebanon – only that they were from Lebanon.
According to the Broward/Palm Beach New Times, "Hamze, a 39-year-old father of four, is the son of Lebanese immigrants." According to Salon.com, "His father came to the United States from Lebanon during the civil war there." Neither of these quotes are from publications that would be considered anti-Muslim. Indeed, they are from two puff pieces written about Hamze that quote Hamze amply. Furthermore, Hamze's mother, Cherylann Morris, posted on her Facebook page that, while she lives in West Linn, Oregon, she is from Brummana, Lebanon.
In December 2010, when our organization, then-Americans Against Hate (AAH), held its Pro-Israel Conference 2010, which was televised in full on C-SPAN, Hamze approached me after it was over, informed me that he was from CAIR, and told me he knew Arabic as a result of his family being from Lebanon. As well, Hamze's close cousin, Abdelaziz Bilal Hamze, in June 2007, attempted to flee to Lebanon, after he ran over and killed a woman in Fort Lauderdale with his minivan, dragging her body for miles, losing body parts along the way. Nezar tried to cover for him, saying his cousin "may have been a little threatened" by the woman.
Hamze's second accusation was that I lied about who hired him as Deputy Sheriff for the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO). When one of our video viewers asked who had hired Hamze at the BSO, I replied that it was Sheriff Scott Israel, the man notorious for his actions as BSO Sheriff during the February 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Hamze commented, "[T]hat is another lie. I was hired and trained by Al Lamberti." When I asked Hamze what position Sheriff Lamberti, who was the previous Sheriff, hired him for, he replied, "The position I hold now… BSO doesn't put people through the Police Academy for people they don't hire."
While it is true that the BSO under Sheriff Lamberti put Hamze through training, Hamze had not been hired for his job with the BSO prior to Sheriff Israel arriving in January 2013. One only has to view Hamze's BSO application from June 2014 to know that that is the case. Hamze was asked to list all of his employment within "the last 7 years." He only listed his job with CAIR and a managerial job with CarMax. He said that he had applied previously to the BSO, in February 2009, but "Withdrew App" and, in March 2012, but was "Not Selected." Additionally, Hamze answered "No" to the question, "Are you currently an employee of the Broward Sheriff's Office?"
Police officers have confided in me that they were surprised Hamze was hired by the BSO at any time. Following the 'Secondary Interview - Hire Recommendation' for Hamze's 2012 application, all three of the BSO officials involved in the interview refused to recommend him. Major Michael DiMaggio, Major David Holmes, and Major Donn Peterson all placed their signatures next to the area stating, "At this time, I do not recommend Officer Hamze for employment with the Broward Sheriff's Office." Also, Hamze was caught lying on his polygraph test, with regard to the use of and purchase of illegal drugs. Sheriff Israel ignored all of this.
Now, whether or not Hamze's parents are from Lebanon or exactly which Sheriff hired him as a Deputy at the BSO are very minor matters. The real crux of the situation, with regard to Hamze, is the fact that he is and has been involved with radical Muslim institutions. Of course, Hamze takes issue with me saying that, as well.
I commented to Hamze, "[T]he truth is that you are involved in radical Islamic groups and have been for many years. The groups that you are involved with have tremendous terror-related histories… [T]he groups that you affiliate yourself with are threats to the US and local community." He responded by saying that the entities that I am calling "Radical Islamic Groups" are actually "Law Abiding and social service organizations." He further stated, "No organization I associate with has ever broke any law nor [sic] involved with any nefarious groups."
The groups that he has been involved with – CAIR, Islamic Relief and the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) – all have major ties to international terrorism. CAIR has foundational and financial ties to Hamas. A number of CAIR officials have been convicted of and/or deported from the US for terror-related crimes. Islamic Relief has been involved in the financing of al-Qaeda and has been banned by a number of nations. ICNA has promoted various terrorist groups online and has links to those who harbored Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and those who led the murder spree during Bangladesh's 1971 War of Independence.
Hamze's most recent effort, the South Florida Muslim Federation (SFMF), includes all three of those groups and more. Hamze is the Executive Director of this terror umbrella organization. Through SFMF, Hamze has affiliated himself with an imam that has referred to America as the "enemy," another imam who has been charged by the FBI with helping to fundraise for the Taliban, a social media manager who has called Jews "demonic" and gays "evil," and a local leader who has joked about threatening to blow up a school.
When Hamze refers to these groups as "Law Abiding and social service organizations," that is, no doubt, a lie and a big one. It is precisely the reason why someone like him should not be serving in any position within law enforcement, no matter who is responsible for putting him there.
This author looks forward to the day when all of these organizations are shut down and Nezar Hamze is no longer in a position that provides him a badge and a gun.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274824/answering-deputy-hamas-joe-kaufman


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Q: Wikipedia inconsistency with the index 2 subgroups of the Hyperoctahedral group. On the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperoctahedral_group, under the subgroups section is stated:
"Viewed as a wreath product, there are two natural maps from the hyperoctahedral group to the cyclic group of order 2: one map coming from "multiply the signs of all the elements" (in the n copies of $\{\pm 1\}) $ $...$ The kernel of the first map is the Coxeter group $D_n$."
It is stated later that the kernal of the determinant map to $\{\pm 1\}$ is a distinct index 2 subgroup.
However on the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized_permutation_matrix#Signed_permutation_group, under Signed permutation group(isomorphic to Hyperoctahedral group) section, is stated:
"Its index 2 subgroup of matrices with determinant 1 is the Coxeter group $D_{n}$"
Am I missing something or are these statements contradictory?

A: I think the statement on the second Wikipedia page, "Its index 2 subgroup of matrices with determinant 1 is the Coxeter group $D_n$" is a mistake. The first Wikipedia page, which states that the kernel of "multiply the signs of all the elements" map is $D_n$ is correct, and there is a natural isomorphism from that kernel to $D_n$.
In theory, both statements could be correct if we interpret the imprecise "is $D_n$" as meaning "is isomorphic to $D_n$".
I did some computer calculations for small $n$ ($n \le 10$) and, interestingly, it appears that the kernel of the determinant map is isomorphic to $D_n$ when $n$ is odd, but not when $n$ is even. I have not thought about why that should be true, but there must be a reason!


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Alice Walker Pauses Out As One of the Major Female Sounds in African-american National Literature
Alice Walker is one of the very popular female writers in the US. This child of southern sharecroppers happens to be productive in causes concerning civil rights and women's rights, but it's through her poetry and experiences that she's been much more crucial in opening the eyes and minds of men and women through the entire world. Listed below are the most effective 10 publications that have been compiled by southern author, Alice Walker.
One of the most famous of Walker's literary performs is a guide published in 1982, just entitled, The Shade Purple. That Pulitzer Treasure winning book has won praise around the world. It is a history of the struggles and triumphs of two sisters; one in Africa and one living in the Heavy South throughout the Rick Crow era. The child -bride in that story is a female with whom countless viewers can identify and the account is stitched through some letters that the siblings write. Also although the principal identity in the guide is really a southern black woman the story resonates with viewers of ages, races and in most geographic locations.
Why Conflict Is never a good Idea is a book for kids compiled by Alice Walker. This can be a going and thought provoking poem that explains the act of conflict in terms for both children and adults. It can also be of good use as something to help fight'violence'in public areas schools. This is a graceful tale that supports nothing back when explaining the mental and physical suffering of full reduction and desolation resulting from conflicts and different crazy acts.
There Is a Rose at the Idea of my Nose Smelling Me may be the delightful title for a similarly beautiful children's guide published by Ms. Walker. What and phrasings are creative and the history encourages Alice Emma Walker Hong Kong Scammer to examine living and the world around them. Though it was prepared for young readers any person will also love this lyrical invitation to celebrate living and the Earth where we live.
The Temple of My Familiar is really a highly colorful landscape of stories that require complicated characters and general problems that are both wonderful and frightening. Social stigmas, polarizing beliefs and provided living struggles abound in the pages with this fictional victory by Alice Walker.
Owning the Key of Joy is a guide first printed in early 1990s. The key concentration of the history concentrates on the problems surrounding a social sensation known as female circumcision that is still quite frequent in certain African cultures. The guide is just a tearful acknowledgment of the injustice used against young girls while at the same time it dares persons to rise up and rebel against letting this kind of bodily horror to exist.
Meridian is yet another book compiled by Alice Walker that's handled the lives of an incredible number of readers. This can be a story that relates to the lives of people who were active in the early battle for civil rights in the United States. Walker employs that story as a way to show that deciding on the best part in this fight was not always a simple and self-explanatory decision for some people to make.
A Poem Moved down my Supply is a collection of poetry and pictures created by Alice Walker. In that guide she has developed her standard autograph in to uplifting and heartfelt, bits of literary wonder. This book was published in 1993 and it had been the consequence of a spontaneous representation Walker had when it comes to the task of providing a handwritten autograph for many of her books. She was influenced to improve her usual autograph in to anything more meaningful and personal, and thus this guide was born.
Alice Walker is also the writer of the acclaimed guide with the concept, Today May be the Time to Open your Heart. This is actually the tale of Kate and her religious living adventure as she looks for her self identity. The experience leads to a new consciousness of love and the actual meaning of life.
The Third Living of Grange Copeland was also printed in 1993 as a paperback. This is the story of a black farmer living in Georgia. Grange Copeland leaves his tenant farming existence behind and tries work in the Upper states. When he results house he then finds that his daughter is in jail, faced with murder and now it's up to Grange to seek flexibility and justice for yet a third time.
Walker's 2006 guide, We Will be the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Internal Mild in a Time of Night mixes ideas about spirituality, friendship and compassion. Walker attempts to pressure the significance of'deciding on the best routes'and'performing the right point'in a number of different situations. This is a book that assists readers learn to spot their own ethical compass options and find approaches to mild the night for themselves and others.
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Total and Mozambique sign security pact for $20 bln natural gas project
Mozambican security forces have been battling a low-level insurgency against militias suspected of having links to Islamic State in the gas-rich north of the country.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Total is pictured at the company's headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison near Paris, France, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
MAPUTO: French oil major Total has signed a security pact with the Mozambique government to protect a $20 billion natural gas (LNG) project being developed in the southern African country, the company said on Monday.
Violence in the northern Cabo Delgado region has recently claimed dozens of lives. Earlier this month insurgents captured a heavily-defended port in the far northern town of Mocimboa da Praia
Total's project includes the development of the Golfinho and Atum natural gas fields in the Offshore Area 1 concession, containing more than 60 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas, and the construction of a liquefaction plant with a capacity of 13.1 million tons per annum.
Initial production is slated by 2024.
"This … bolsters security measures and endeavours to create a safe operating environment for partners like Total which enables their ongoing investment in Mozambican industry," Ernesto Elias Tonela, minister of mineral resources and energy, said in the statement.
https://nsrp.vn/latest-article/total-and-mozambique-sign-security-pact-for-20-bln-natural-gas-project/


Green County, WI is located between Janesville and Dodgeville on the south middle part of the state along the Illinois border. Green is known its biking, breweries, festivals, green rolling hills, 120 foot clock tower which also has New Glarus Woods State Park, Albany Wildlife Area, Oliver Prairie State Natural Area, Browntown-Cadiz Springs State Recreational Area plus a couple communities including; New Glarus, Brodhead, Monroe and Juda. It's surrounded by 4 other Counties; Lafayette, Iowa, Dane and Rock. On this page you will find Waterfront Restaurants, Steakhouse, Seafood, Diners, Cafes, Fast Food, Pizzerias, Eat Stands, Barbecues, Buffets, Coffee Houses, Bars & Grills, Pubs, Taverns, Family Style, Burger Joint, Ethnic Restaurants, Casual Dining, Food Truck Services, Other Restaurants; Greek, Italian, Mexican and more located in this county listed by real estate agents. More Types of Wisconsin Commercial Properties.


Does Marvel's The Punisher Make Frank Castle a Hero?
>"Home" is arguably the best episode of the season, featuring compelling performances from Bernthal, Ross-Bachrach, and Barnes. Frank's constant struggle to choose between life and death made for an engaging hour of television. Billy is also coming into his own as the show's primary antagonist.


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"The crisis in Lake Urmia is clearly a disaster of hemispheric proportions," says Brad Marden, an ecologist at Great Salt Lake Artemia in Ogden, Utah. He is one of several U.S. experts who traveled to Tehran in March 2014 for a brainstorming session, sponsored by Iran's Environment Department and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on how to rescue the lake. Like the Aral Sea, a better known vanishing salt lake in Central Asia, Lake Urmia is exposing a salt desert that generates noxious dust, threatening crops and people. Wildlife is vanishing, all the way down to its endemic brine shrimp, and recreation is also on the extinction list.
Some Iranian officials have tended to blame the weather—droughts and rising temperatures. But others concede that policy has had a major impact. Water management in the basin "has played the central role in the lake's demise," says Soroosh Sorooshian, director of the Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing at the University of California, Irvine. The three rivers that supply nearly 90% of the water flowing into Urmia have all been dammed for irrigation and hydropower. And groundwater recharge to those rivers has tapered thanks to an estimated 40,000 illegal wells that have lowered the water table, Iranian experts say.
A cure will be neither cheap nor easy. President Hassan Rouhani's government plans to spend about $6 billion over the next decade on Urmia's revival—the largest environmental project in the country. In 2015, his cabinet approved $660 million for 88 projects, most targeting better irrigation systems and other infrastructure. Other measures will follow, including water conservation, walling off and protecting arms of the lake to provide havens for wildlife, and steps to combat desertification. Still, more needs to be done, Akhani says. "Almost nothing is being spent on research and ecological restoration," he says, or on paying villagers to quit destructive practices like grazing and mining near the lake. And whether Urmia can still be saved remains "the million-dollar question," Sorooshian says.
US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR/USGS By 2014, Urmia had shriveled to a mere 10% of its maximum.
NEAR THE LAKE'S eastern edge, birds steer clear of a former wetland, now a blinding expanse of salt. Crunching across salt-crusted soil, Akhani heads to a still-moist area where clumps of sedges are making their last stand. He crouches and points out a few kinds of halophytes, or salt-loving plants. Then his eyes light up. "There it is!" he exclaims. "This plant changed my life." As a student in 1986, he found this rare halophyte, Microcnemum coralloides, in a salt marsh near his hometown of Arak—a discovery that set him on a lifelong pursuit of halophytes. The marsh in Arak dried up, taking M. coralloides with it, but 8 years ago, Akhani happened on this population. Now, he says, "this plant has no future here." He presses a sprig between sheets of paper, preserving it for study in Tehran.
Just to the west of Rahmanlu, a former port and resort on the former eastern shore, is one culprit in the lake's decline: breathtaking fields of sunflowers. Before the 1979 revolution, the region grew grapes and made wine. After Iran became an Islamic republic, wine was forbidden. Farmers turned to thirstier crops, including sunflowers, wheat, apples, and sugar beets; to slake that thirst, authorities dammed local rivers for irrigation. Water-intensive crops "quadrupled, if not more, water consumption in the region," Sorooshian says.
To avoid a human and ecological crisis, Iranians "have to go after low-hanging fruits," such as stemming the diversion of water flowing naturally to the lake, Sorooshian says. Improved irrigation practices could reduce water use by 45% nationwide, easing demands on the lake's tributaries, says Masoud Tajrishy, vice president of research at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, which is implementing some of the restoration effort. A tougher task, he says, will be weaning farmers off water-intensive crops.
Equally tough will be deciding what to do about a 15-kilometer-long causeway built 20 years ago across a narrowing in the middle of Lake Urmia. Today, the causeway separates mostly dry lakebed to the south from a relict lake that resembles the Arctic Ocean—cerulean water dotted with what look like ice floes but are in fact islands of salt. "Interrupting the natural circulation had to have an impact" on the lake's resilience, Sorooshian says.
At the northern end of Lake Urmia, a man in a straw hat is trying a smaller scale remedy. He is watering a sand dune with a garden hose. Sirous Ebrahimi, an environmental biotechnologist at the Sahand University of Technology in Tabriz, takes a break from this seemingly Sisyphean task to explain. He's spraying a bacterial medium that is meant to stimulate plant growth; it also forms a crust that stabilizes the dune.
Ebrahimi's effort is one of five pilot projects on dune stabilization that are vying for a sizable share of the Urmia restoration funds. Kiumars Pourjebeli, a horticulturist in Jebel village, plucks small purple berries from a bushy plant, Nitraria schoberi, clinging to a dune. He is planting the seeds near other, naked dunes. "I'm trying to accelerate the natural process," he says. He offers a berry: "Taste it." It's very salty.


This special 50th episode of Eavesdropping with Matt is dedicated to the fragile old man at the workout facility, who I probably could have (should have?) snapped in half with one mighty arm, to Popular Mechanics magazine, which stood on the magazine rack and to (gulp) ME!
Our scene opens with ME, Matt Mikalatos, standing beside the magazine rack at the workout facility, reading a copy of the New Yorker (Why am I "working out" by reading the New Yorker? Because that's how I work out, that's why! Reading the New Yorker is hard.).
Enter an old man, who motions to me to take out my ear buds so he can talk to me. I take them out and lean down to him so I can hear him clearly.
OLD MAN: We don't have to worry about 'China's secret war plan.' We're not going to fight them. We just need to worry about whether or not the Jews are going to get us into more wars.
Now I am doomed to think of retorts to the old man forever. Something better than "Uhhhhhh." Like, "I'm Jewish" or "You're crazy" or "You better watch your back old man because we're watching you." Sigh.
Nice. I was just in the drug store and a woman came around the corner talking on her phone. As she approached me she said into her phone, "That is kinda like retarded, it's autistic."
I am autistic (Asperger's Syndrome).
We should introduce them - they deserve each other.
PS. My experience led to a blog post too. I suppose that is what we do, eh?
You should have told him your boss is a Jewish carpenter.


The diversity of our university must reflect the diversity of the world around it – and the diversity of the world that we want our students to lead.
We live in a gloriously diverse world. Ensuring that our students are exposed to the vibrancy, richness and nuance of diverse life experiences, orientations, and perspectives is fundamental to the education we provide, and one of the distinctive characteristics of the Penn experience.
At Penn we take pride in the myriad ways that diversity enriches our curriculum, and the cultural and social life of our campus. Penn's commitment to achieving eminence through diversity is ultimately a commitment to creating a more vibrant university so that our graduates will be both stimulated and empowered to shape a better world.
Philadelphia is the nation's sixth largest metropolitan area. A vibrant and accessible city of neighborhoods, Philadelphia is home to internationally renowned museums and galleries, exceptional concert and theatre performances, world-class dining and shopping, and vast parks and lush green spaces. Whether it's to explore the nation's founding at Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art, browse the bustling stalls of Reading Terminal Market, experience Impressionist masterpieces at the Barnes Foundation, or catch a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park, the United States' very first World Heritage City has something for everyone. A dynamic array of colleges and universities, including Penn—the city's largest private employer—call Philadelphia home. Ideally located just a short train ride from New York City and Washington, D.C., Philadelphia is a favorite destination for visitors from across the country and around the world.


It is easy to think that it isn't worthwhile researching your destination just for a short trip. But the opposite is true. The less time you are spending there, the more planning you need to do to pack in as much photography as possible.
If you are planning to fit a lot into your trip, it is vital to make sure you can get from one location to another quickly and easily at the right time of day. Making a shot list of "must shoot" photos will help you do this. Once you have your list, mark it out on a map. This will enable you to see how realistic your plans are, and plan how to get from one to another. Where you stay will also be a great influence on how much you can achieve on a tight schedule. If possible, try to stay somewhere central that will allow you to get from one place to the next quickly and shoot for longer once you are there. A central location also has the advantage of enabling you to pick up and drop off gear that you don't need all the time and is an annoyance to carry around. Like everyone's favorite friend, the tripod.


Broadens Ericsson's software portfolio further with billing-platform based on metadata architecture.
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire US-based MetraTech Corp., a provider of metadata-based billing, commerce and settlement solutions uniquely adaptable to multiple business models and industries.
The acquisition includes all 140 employees and contractors comprising a team of highly-skilled software experts. It will further build upon Ericsson's expertise in billing and expands its geographic presence in the US.
The acquisition addresses unique requirements in support of the new revenue models and global commerce that are being driven by IoT and XaaS business models. Ericsson will gain capabilities to support customers, partners and suppliers in multiple industries and accelerate the creation and delivery of new value-added services. Customers can create fluid, personalized, multi-party agreements to meet unique business needs. This is especially valuable for industries undergoing technology or business model transformation.
Per Borgklint, Senior Vice President and Head of Business Unit Support Solutions, Ericsson says: "For a range of industries, thriving in the Networked Society means having the ability to quickly support new revenue models and shift strategies as fast as customer and partner needs evolve. MetraTech's metadata-based billing solutions strengthen our extensive OSS and BSS portfolio and billing capabilities across a range of sectors, helping us extend our leadership as we support a world with increasingly more connections."
Scott Swartz, founder and CEO of MetraTech, says: "From its founding, MetraTech has leveraged an industry-agnostic, metadata-driven platform to enable innovative monetization of products and services across a diverse customer base. Ericsson's comprehensive portfolio and services, reach and Networked Society vision perfectly complements our vision of enabling customers across industries to transform their business. We are eager to accelerate MetraTech's breakthrough work as part of Ericsson to drive further uptake of our innovative monetization solutions."
MetraTech was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Boston in the US. The company accelerates commerce by providing an unlimited ability for customers to innovate how financial relationships are created, structured and managed. It supports a broad customer base of leading companies from a range of industries in 150 countries, 36 languages and 28 currencies. The company has 140 employees and contractors.
The acquisition is expected to close before the end of the third quarter 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.


Pets can use a temporary site on Woodsdale Road for exercise while a long-term dog park site is being developed.
Dog owners in Lake Country have a place to exercise their pets off-leash, at least temporarily.
The Woodsdale Road off-leash dog park was closed mid-October when the fencing was removed. Installation of temporary fencing on the parkland near the tennis courts has been progressing this week.
When it was first announced the fencing would come down, Lake Country council heard from dog owners during the public comment portion of the council meeting on Nov. 1. After that, arrangements were made for modu-loc temporary fencing to be set up on the naturalized parkland northeast of the Woodsdale Tennis Courts for temporary use as an off-leash dog park.
While work has been ongoing to prepare a five-acre parkland site on Cemetery Road to become the new long term off-leash dog park, the time constraints with weather and cost for site works including water, parking and fencing, are straining the patience of those passionate about having a public off-leash dog park in the interim, the district said in a press release.
Funding requests for the site works is included in the 2017 budget process. The first special council meeting to consider the proposals is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 29. The meeting is open to the public.
"Within the Parks and Recreation Master Planning process we have heard from dog owners and other interest groups that would like more public amenities developed," said the district's director of infrastructure services, Greg Buchholz. "In addition to the Cemetery Road parkland property, we've identified some areas for potential use as dog beaches as well.
As good neighbours, dog owners are reminded to consider the residents and parkland users in the area of the temporary site by keeping dogs on leash under their control and care on their way to and from the park, and by picking up and disposing of waste.