It's Throwback Thursday with Dr. Wayne Dyer who is talking about the distinction between the ego and the Higher Self, and encourages you to always make the choice to be kind rather than trying to be right all the time.
Get more from Dr. Dyer at drwaynedyer.com. You can find his books and audio programs at QODbooks.com.
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SA's virtual paediatric emergency department is a winner!
Posted 10 Feb. 2022
We won! Our Child and Adolescent Virtual Urgent Care Service (CAVUCS) is the joint winner of the Premier's Excellence Award for Excellence in Service Delivery!
This virtual emergency department is the first of its kind in Australia offering children and young people (aged between 6 months and 17 years) with non-life-threatening conditions, access to expert advice from qualified emergency doctors and nurses, no matter where they are.
The team works collaboratively with SA Ambulance Service, Priority Care Centres, COVIDKids and specialist services to ensure children and adolescents get timely access to the right care.
Project Lead, Kerry McKeough, said they have had overwhelmingly positive feedback from those who've used the service so far.
"It has been so rewarding being able to develop and deliver this service that we know has made a difference to thousands of South Australians in just a few months," Ms Keough said.
"Patients tell us that they really enjoy the convenience of the virtual platform and being able to have expert advice available at the click of a button gives them great peace of mind."
Since commencing the service late last year, more than 2000 patients have been assessed, with almost 90% of those avoiding a visit to the emergency department.
The outcomes for consumers speak for themselves, with 97% stating their condition improved or stabilised after the virtual consult, and 100% of respondents saying they are either very likely or likely to use the service again.
This is well deserved recognition for the hard work and innovation shown by the team at the Women's and Children's Health Network.
You can find out more about how to access this service at www.wch.sa.gov.au/virtualurgentcare.

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2017 marks the last year of this generation's seven year run. It has sold very well in the compact class. For good reason, it offers excellent reliability and class-leading performance with V6 equipped models. We're excited for the completely redesigned 2018 model, but there isn't enough information available yet to provide you with an adequate review. We think the Terrain is an excellent buy in the used market, as little has changed over the last several years and few problems have been identified.
The Terrain's value lies in its rock solid reliability reputation. It is one of the most reliable SUVs we've reviewed. It received a perfect score from JD Power, something many of the Japanese competitors can't claim. The all-new 2018 model hasn't received ratings yet. If it can continue to prove reliable, the more efficient 2018 model will be a strong competitor in the segment. The main drawback to the 2017 and earlier models is lower than average fuel efficiency in the V6 and anemic performance out of the 4 cylinder engine. However, the upscale interior, exterior, and comfortable second row make the Terrain an attractive choice. The money saved on repairs can be used to buy extra fuel in the V6, which delivers class-leading performance, albeit a bit unrefined.
The base 182 horsepower 4 cylinder engine struggles to motivate this two ton SUV, we'd opt for the V6. The V6 makes 301 horsepower and propels the Terrain from 0 to 60 mph in 6.3 seconds, quick for a class full of uninspiring 4 cylinders. However, power comes at a price, the torque peak is sky high at 4,800 rpm which means you have to really wring out this engine to get good performance. The consequence is piss poor fuel economy at around 16 mpg in the city. That's worse than some V8 large SUVs. Perhaps this is the reason why the 2018 Terrain receives 3 completely different engines, all turbocharged, including a diesel. We'll update this review with 2018 information as it becomes available. The Terrain doesn't handle poorly for its size, but many competitors are much lighter and therefore fleeter of foot. The dual dampers in the Denali version make things a bit better, but we don't think the V6 AWD Denali's $41,125 sticker is worth the money. If we had to choose a Terrain, it would probably be an SLT equipped with a V6. Despite its shortcomings, the GMC Terrain is the brand's second best-selling model, behind the Sierra. If you're unconcerned with fuel efficiency, the V6 Terrain does offer rather impressive performance for its class.
The Terrain is the largest SUV in the compact class. As a result, it has ample interior room. The sliding and reclining second row are one of the best in the class. Even the cloth seats are comfortable and supportive. The high driving seating position provides excellent vision, though the wide B pillars create a large blind spot that can be mitigated by buying the Driver Alert Package I with blind zone alert. The top two trims add leather seating and superior materials that give the Terrain a premium ambiance. All Terrains come standard with a rearview camera that eases stress while parking. Also standard is Bluetooth connectivity and GM's solid IntelliLink infotainment system. Available upgrades are an 8-speaker Pioneer premium audio system, Wi-Fi hotspot, sunroof, heated seats, and a suite of advanced safety features. A respectable 63.9 cubic feet of overall cargo space is available, 31.6 cubes with second row up. This is enough space for most, but some competitors have up to ten more cubic feet of overall cargo space like the Honda CR-V. We think the Terrain provides an impressive interior with all the modern features most would want and one of the best second rows in the compact crossover class.
The Terrain's appearance hasn't changed much since the 2011 redesign and is beginning to look a bit dated. However, the boxy, symmetrical design is distinctive in a class full of racy looking compacts that don't have the performance to match. The more recent model years receive LED lighting that improves the Terrain's curb appeal. A large front grille and domed hood add to the masculine aesthetic the Terrain embodies. The V6 models receive dual exhaust ports that succeed in making the Terrain look rugged and mean. The flared side fenders enhance the Terrain's wide stance. If you don't like the Terrains look now there is good news, an all-new 2018 model has just dropped and has a much more modern design. We hope this model will perform as good as it looks, stay tuned for updates and share your thoughts with us below.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awards the Terrain a 4-star overall rating, with 4-stars in both the frontal and rollover crash tests. This rating is slightly below average for the compact SUV class. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety offers "Good" ratings in all crash tests, their highest rating. However, they do rate the Terrain's headlights as "Poor" and the available safety technology as "Basic." Basic safety technologies like blind spot monitoring and rear parking sensors are costly options and only available on the top three trim levels, disappointing in a class where many competitors include these features standard. We're surprised by the lower rating, considering the larger Acadia receives a "Top Safety Pick+" designation and a "Superior" safety technology rating with the same or similar components. We think the Terrain provides an adequate level of safety, on the lower end of the compact SUV class.
The Terrain receives a predicted reliability score of 4 out of 5 from Consumer Reports. This is an above average score and Consumer Reports documents noticeable improvement since 2012 and recommends avoiding the 2010 and 2011 models. JD Power awards the Terrain an incredible 5 out of 5 predicted reliability score, a rarity that signifies reliability among the best in the industry. Further research turned up few complaints. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has many Technical Service Bulletins issued for the Terrain, but most of them appear to be general General Motors issues, not necessarily affecting the Terrain. There are 3 complaints filed with the NHTSA for the 2017 model. Two are for the side blind zone alert that indicates a car's presence when there isn't a car while driving in the rain. The third warns that the forward collision warning may not detect certain vehicles like semi trucks. We tried hard and couldn't find faults with this SUV. We think the Terrain's reliability is one of its greatest strengths and will likely save you plenty of money.
We think the Ford Escape is an excellent alternative to the GMC Terrain. The Ford doesn't offer some of the advanced technology available in the Terrain, but it makes up for it in refinement. The Terrain's interior is better than most in the class, but the Escape has quite possibly the best! The ride quality and quiet cabin in the Escape are comparable to many German competitors. The 2.0 Liter twin scroll inline 4 doesn't offer quite the performance that the Terrain's V6 offers, but it's much smoother and significantly more efficient. Though it's a second slower to sixty, the much wider power band makes the Escape feel much quicker in real world driving.
The available SYNC 3 infotainment system comes standard with Apple Carplay and Android Auto that IntelliLink lacks. The top trim Titanium Escape with the 2.0 Liter EcoBoost engine can be had for thousands less than the V6 Denali and feels even more upscale. Also standard in the Titanium trim is an automatic parking system that parks this SUV for you, much better than the available surround view camera in the Denali. If you need a Wi-Fi hotspot, the Terrain offers one in all but the base trim. Otherwise, we'd recommend most Escape models over the Terrain.
The base SL starts at $24,070 with a rear vision camera, 2.4L inline 4 cylinder with variable valve timing, tinted windows, remote keyless entry, cruise control, 6-speaker audio system, USB port, Bluetooth, daytime running lamps, and premium cloth seats. The SLE-1 trim adds the availability of many options but very little besides heated power-adjustable mirrors, SiriusXM satellite radio, and rear floor mats for $27,300.
A 3.6 Liter V6 is available for $1,500. The SLE-2 trim adds availability of advanced safety features and automatic climate control, chrome roof rails, a Pioneer 8-speaker premium sound system, IntelliLink infotainment system, 8-way power-adjustable driver's seat, leather-wrapped steering wheel, and upgraded LED daytime running lamps.
A 3.6 Liter V6 is available for $1,500. All Wheel Drive is available for $4,980 A $650 dollar Convenience Package adds heated seats and a remote starter. The Driver Alert Package I adds rear park assist, rear cross-traffic alert, and side blind zone alert for $790. The $295 Driver Alert Package II equips forward collision alert and lane departure warning. Both these plus Navigation comprise the Technology Package for $1,395. The $795 Nightfall Package adds a charcoal grille with gloss black surround and accents, black front and rear fascia accents with gloss black license plate trim, body-color door handles, charcoal luggage rails, black power-adjustable mirrors, and 189n aluminum wheels with gloss black accents.
The Chrome Edition is available for $995 extra and provides chrome handles, chrome mirrors, remote start, and heated front seats. A 3.6 Liter V6 is available for $1,500. All Wheel Drive is available for $1,750. The $30,920 SLT trim adds a remote starter, chrome exterior appearance, chrome door handles, chrome heated mirrors, perforated leather-appointed seating, and heated front seats. All Wheel Drive is available for $1,750. A 3.6 Liter V6 is available for $1,500. The Open Road Package adds a power sunroof, power liftgate, rear park assist, rear cross-traffic alert, side blind zone alert, universal home remote, and color touch Navigation with Intellilink for $2,085.
The Driver Alert Package I adds rear park assist, rear cross-traffic alert, and side blind zone alert, universal home remote, and rear power-programmable liftgate for $1,385. The $295 Driver Alert Package II equips forward collision alert and lane departure warning yet requires purchase of Driver Alert Package I. The $795 Nightfall Package adds a charcoal grille with gloss black surround and accents, black front and rear fascia accents with gloss black license plate trim, body-color door handles, charcoal luggage rails, black power-adjustable mirrors, and 189n aluminum wheels with gloss black accents. The Denali trim equips side blind zone alert, rear cross-traffic alert, rear park assist, forward collision alert, lane departure warning, power liftgate, and memory settings for $34,725. All Wheel Drive is available for $1,750. A 3.6 Liter V6 is available for $1,500.


I don't know how many times, I've come home from a hard day at work and struggled to cook for one. It is bloody hard to find recipes with the right ingredients to feed only one person, I mean how many times has Mc Donald's been an option. However with the Internet boom and shows like Biggest Loser, we are seeing more and more recipe books that are dedicated to the act of cooking for one.
Divorce and the death of spouses or grown children leaving for college are just some of the reasons that someone accustomed to cooking for more than one would suddenly need to learn how to adjust all the cooking practices utilized before into a streamlined plan of cooking that is more efficient for one person creating less waste.
The mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make cooking for one a challenge rather than a trial. Use this opportunity to try new and exciting cuisines. Perhaps one of the greatest things about cooking for one is the fact that it isn't quite as expensive as cooking for two. This means that you have a little more money in the grocery budget with which to plan and prepare your meals.
One thing you may want to keep in mind however is that when cooking for one, if you prepare foods that are freezable. It may save more time (and in the end money) if you cook the full 2-4 servings that most recipes call for and freeze the leftovers in single serving portions for a later point in time.
This leaves you with a freezer full of foods for those nights when the thought of cooking just seems beyond your capabilities. This also leaves you with doing the work once and enjoying the fruits of your efforts many times over. This is a great position to be in if you ask me.
We are finding more and more recipes and cookbooks that are designed around the concept of cooking for one. No matter what situation placed you in the position of cooking for one, there is no reason that you shouldn't enjoy great food that is exciting and pleasant simply because you are dining alone. There is no harm in enjoying a fabulous meal with a glass of wine and great music whether you are cooking for one or one hundred.
Remember you are what you eat and if you relegate yourself to boring meals that lack excitement and spice that is what you will become.
However if you decide to reach out and try new and exciting dishes with every meal you prepare when cooking for one, it will show in the way you embrace life in other areas as well. While we should not live to eat, we should also not limit ourselves to eating to live. Enjoy the foods you prepare whether the portions are large or small in size.
If you do not want to invest heavily in cookbooks that relate to cooking for one, it is quite possible that your local public library will have a few from which you can find some excellent recipes tips and resources. While you are there be sure to check out their selection of exotic food cookbooks in order to spice things up a bit.
You never know what treasures you may discover on the shelves or your local library. You may even find local resources on classes that center on the idea of cooking for one. But if you don't have success at the library just search online and take your pick from thousands of recipes.


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Kelly Rowland: Speaking Out for Prevention on World AIDS Day
Home » HIV/AIDS Awareness » Kelly Rowland: Speaking Out for Prevention on World AIDS Day
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Kelly Rowland, a five-time Grammy Award winner, is a busy mom and performer. Still, she is determined to make time to support the cause of HIV education. "HIV affects millions of people on a daily basis, and often times they are unfairly discriminated against," she says. "I think it's important to continuously campaign and bring light to the issues so that we work to remove this stigma, educate communities on getting tested, ensure safe practices and ultimately find a cure."
Until then, she urges young people to empower themselves with the proper tools "so that they can make informed decisions about safe sex and protecting themselves and their loved ones." She urges her fans to "be selfish enough to know your partner's status before you indulge in sexual activity."
She also suggests parents and others educators approach informing young adults about HIV with "love, respect and an open dialogue. Parents must find a way to educate their kids at home and not have the world teach them about sex or safe sex."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) echo Rowland's approach. They suggest showing a partner a video about HIV or talking about the HIV education campaign to get a conversation about status started, and to discuss HIV well before having sex. The Well Project also suggests it's never too early for parents to talk to children; many have heard of HIV by the age of eight.
Raising HIV awareness
As for Rowland, she is working with Johnson & Johnson to raise greater awareness. She and the brand called on the public to submit videos that show support and share the facts about HIV today. "These submissions are being compiled into one video that will be released on World AIDS Day, and we want everyone to share that video to help raise awareness."
For Rowland, these developments make her commitment even more worthwhile. "HIV awareness has come a long way since I started being involved," she says. "I am extremely proud of the resilience that this community has, to continue doing good work in bringing light to the issue. The fight is challenging, but worth it."
Liane Bonin Starr, [email protected]


i met up with someone who lives near me and also likes Blythe dolls, so we had an impromptu photo shoot!
omg, your previous post was cracking me up! your dolls r so cute! looking forward to working with you twisted sister!


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Grille Next Door: Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 4MATIC+
The compact class, super-sportscar
By: Matthew Guy July 9, 2019
Are you looking for a compact car with the grille of an AMG GT R Coupe and nearly four hundred horsepower? Good news! The company has been busy readying the new CLA 45, complete with power to all four wheels and a dual-clutch transmission.
"We have completely redesigned our CLA 45," said Tobias Moers, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG GmbH and holder of the world's longest business card on which to fit his official title. "All with one goal: to raise vehicle dynamics and the sporty driving experience to a level previously unimaginable in the compact class."
Things are off to a great start with what lies under the hood. With an output of 382 horsepower, Merc claims this newly developed 2.0-litre engine is one of the world's most powerful turbocharged four-cylinder engines, one which shares turbo tech with the mighty AMG 4.0-litre V8 engine found in the AMG GT 4-Door Coupe. That's a bump of 7 horses over the old car, by the way. Maximum torque has also increased from 350lb.-ft to 354lb.-ft of twist. This is a high-revving engine: max torque shows up between 4750-5000 rpm. Expect a 0-100km/h time of approximately four seconds.
Outside, the family relationship with other AMG products has never been clearer. It has an expressive appearance with its jet-like external air inlets, plus the appearance of That Grille. A front splitter transitions into the side air curtains ahead of the front wheels, which helps to sort out the airflow and improve aero-performance. Viewed from the side, those wider AMG skirts visually lowers the CLA 45 so that it appears to hug the road in a clever bit of visual chicanery. Twin round exhaust cannons and a wide rear apron finish off the rear fascia.
The developers at AMG extensively reinforced the bodyshell of the CLA 45 4MATIC+, providing a solid basis for precise self-steering characteristics, track and camber stability, and high-speed driving dynamics. A lightweight aluminum plate bolted underneath the engine, a so-called "shearing plate", is said to increase torsional rigidity. This'll help with body roll, not that the old car had any problems in that particular department.
Like its bigger AMG brethren, The new engine of the CLA 45 4MATIC+ is entirely assembled by hand. On the first floor of the AMG engine factory in Affalterbach, a newly designed production line was installed to bring the Mercedes-AMG "One Man, One Engine" principle in line with Industry 4.0 methods. That's marketing-speak for the company improving the engine builder's workstations to make them more efficient and ergonomic.
Well-heeled buyers will want to pop for the AMG Track Pace package which serves as a virtual crew chief, able to record and analyze vehicle-specific data and times on closed routes. Many of these values can be displayed on the widescreen cockpit or on the optional head-up display in real-time.
But let's be real – it's all about that grille. The CLA 45 4MATIC+ goes on sale later this year.
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Sounds February 15, 2013
Today's Sounds: Charlotte Hug and Frédéric Blondy
by LAWRENCE JOSEPH
Improv in bloom care of Swiss violist Charlotte Hug and French pianist Frédéric Blondy, PLUS a new track by Real Estate offshoot Alex Bleeker and the Freaks, and the wacky new wrestling video by Tyler, the Creator
Charlotte Hug and Frédéric Blondy, Bouquet (Emanem)
Each member of this improvising duo has extended the possibilities of their respective instruments.
French pianist Frédéric Blondy studied mathematics and physics before turning full-time to piano, training in both jazz and classical idioms at the Bordeaux National Conservatory. He's a member of Hubbub, who alongside AMM are leading exponents of texture-based improvisation. Like saxophonist John Butcher, who has a PhD in physics, Blondy's experimental approach to his instrument has him playing as much inside and outside the sound box as on the keys, and he is not averse to extending and refining the possibilities through the use of objects to strike the various surfaces.
Violist and vocalist Charlotte Hug was born, and still resides, in Zurich, where she has perfected the "soft bow technique." The hairs on the bow are adjusted to be loose enough so that all four strings can be played simultaneously. This allows up to eight notes to be sounded together, as two different pitches can result from each string, above and below where bow meets string. She uses her voice only sparsely on this recording, but her whoops and quivers add yet another layer to the mix.
Crossing these two results in a palette so rich and varied that overdubbing or electronic manipulation is suspected, but this recording was performed live, and with no electronic effects. Each song is named after a rose cultivar, appropriately arranged under the title Bouquet. The 12 tracks thus present a dozen roses, and like their floral counterparts, these sonic blooms burst with vibrant colours and heady fragrances. Varying in length from under three to over 10 minutes, they recombine all of the duo's influences into fresh cuts.
"Cato's Pink Cluster" has the violin and piano chasing each other with rapid runs, the classical feel of the introduction giving way to a jazzier coda. Here, Blondy reminds one of Marilyn Crispell, as he shifts from gentle melodies to Cecil Taylor-like hammering of single notes.
"Sombreuil" and "Boule de Neige" are thorny electro-acoustic soundscapes, with Blondy flailing over all piano surfaces. "Rosa Moyesii" is minimalist (mirroring its single-flowered namesake), with Hug moaning almost imperceptibly along with the drones.
A tour through this highly cultivated garden is strongly recommended.
Alex Bleeker and the Freaks, "Don't Look Down"
Alex Bleeker is the bassist for New Jersey indie rockers Real Estate, and the Freaks include some of his bandmates from that primary project and other friends. The jangly collective will release their sophomore LP, How Far Away, on May 28 via Woodsist. Here's a taste.
Tyler, the Creator, "Domo 23"
Choosing between the gorgeous David Fincher-directed Justin Timberlake video and this ugly Odd Future mess was easier than you'd think. Witness wrestling with no rules and ridiculous costumes, cheered on by most of the OFWGKTA crew (Earl Sweatshirt is the ref). Tyler, the Creator's album Wolf comes out on April 2.
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Melvin O'Key White (born June 26, 1990) is an American football cornerback. He is known for having played with the St. Louis Rams and Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Louisiana. His younger brother plays basketball for USC-Upstate. Currently he works for Railserve, Inc at Dow plant B in Freeport, TX as a brakeman.

High school career
A native of Freeport, Texas, White attended Brazosport High School, where he was a two-sport star in both football and track. In football, he played first as a wide receiver and then as a quarterback for coach Brian Welch, and was a second-team All-district selection as a junior. In his senior season, he switched from wide receiver to quarterback and was named first-team All-district and offensive MVP of Brazoria county as a quarterback after rushing for 783 yards on 128 carries (6.1 yards per carry) and completing 85-of-165 pass attempts (51.5%) for 999 yards.

White was also a standout in track & field at Brazosport, owning bests of 22'11" (7.01 meters) in the long jump, achieved at the 2008 Pearland Regional Qualifiers Meet, and 44'5" (13.56 meters) in the triple jump (2007 Gulf Coast Relays). He also participated in hurdles with a personal-best time of 14.9 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles.

Regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, White was not ranked among the top prospects of his class.

College career
White attended University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he graduated with a degree in criminal justice and played four seasons for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team. White started 12 games at cornerback during his redshirt freshman year and recorded 12 tackles and 1 pass breakup in a game against LSU. During his sophomore year, White started 12 games. In a game against Arkansas State, White recovered a fumble that led to a field goal. In a game against Ole Miss, White registered a career-high seven tackles and added a 93-yard fumble return for a touchdown. During his junior season, White started 13 games at safety, finishing third on the team with 8.5 tackles-for-loss (−30 yards) with two interceptions for 101 yards and a touchdown, seven pass breakups and one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. In a game against Nicholls State, White returned a blocked field goal for a 68-yard touchdown, the third longest return touchdown in school history. In a game against Troy, White recorded an 89-yard interception touchdown, also the third longest in school history. During a victory against San Diego State in the New Orleans Bowl, White made 5 tackles and 2 pass breakups. For his efforts, White was given an Honorable mention All-Sun Belt Team. During his senior season, White started 13 games at cornerback and led the team with 10 passes defensed in addition to recording 60 tackles and one forced fumble. In his collegiate career, White compiled 155 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions, 19 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. He graduated in December 2012 with a degree in criminal justice.

Professional career

Pre-draft
Despite an impressive college career, White was a projected undrafted free agent in the 2013 NFL Draft. He had an opportunity to impress NFL talent evaluators in the 2013 East–West Shrine Game.

At Louisiana's Pro Day, White (6–1 ¼, 203 pounds) worked out as a cornerback, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.59 and 4.62 seconds and recorded a 32-inch vertical jump and 10-foot-2 broad jump. He completed the 20-yard shuttle drill in 4.47 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.29 seconds. White also recorded 12 strength lifts.

Carolina Panthers

2013
On May 10, 2013, White signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent. He made his debut in a 12–7 loss in the season-opener against the eventual Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks.

Through the first six games, White allowed a stingy 58.9 passer rating when quarterbacks threw in his direction. In his second NFL game, in a  38-point shutout victory win against the New York Giants, White recorded 2 tackles, 1 pass defense, his first interception against quarterback, Eli Manning, and his first forced fumble on Giants wide receiver Louis Murphy in Carolina territory in the fourth quarter to help preserve shutout. In the season finale victory over the Atlanta Falcons, White intercepted a pass by Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and returned it eight yards for a touchdown. He also collected a career-high eight tackles and helped the Panthers win the NFC South and secure their first playoff appearance since 2008.

In his rookie season, White started 10 regular season games and posted 45 tackles, two interceptions – one of which he returned for a touchdown – five passes defensed and one forced fumble. He contributed to unit that ranked second in the NFL in total defense and points allowed and led the league in sacks while finishing second in rushing defense and sixth in passing defense.

2014
White finished as the 5th best cornerback in the 2014 NFL Preseason according to Pro Football Focus (PFF). In the home opener against the Detroit Lions, White recorded 3 tackles, 3 pass deflections, and returned an interception 23 yards off a deflection from Thomas DeCoud on a pass from Matthew Stafford intended for Calvin Johnson. Through the first two games of the season, White led the NFL in passes defensed. During the Panthers wildcard playoff victory over the Arizona Cardinals, White forced a fumble on a kickoff return on Ted Ginn Jr., which led to a turnover and eventual touchdown.

St. Louis Rams
On September 3, 2015, White was released by the Carolina Panthers with an injury settlement. On September 15, 2015, the St. Louis Rams signed White to their practice squad.

Minnesota Vikings
On January 15, 2016, White signed a 1-year, $600,000 contract with the Minnesota Vikings to a reserve/future contract. On August 25, 2016, White was waived by the Vikings.

Saskatchewan Roughriders
White joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL in October, 2017. On February 22, 2018, White was re-signed by the Riders.

References

External links
Minnesota Vikings bio
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns bio

1990 births
Living people
American football cornerbacks
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football players
Carolina Panthers players
St. Louis Rams players
Minnesota Vikings players

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ICQ Password 1.5.305 - Password recovery tool for ICQ.
ICQ Password is a password recovery tool (although not a password cracker) that is used to recover lost or forgotten passwords for your ICQ accounts. It is important that the password you are trying to recover is stored on your computer (i.e. you are recovering your own password and not trying to crack someone's passwords). For all users that are present on the computer the program is launched at, nickname, UIN and password will be retrieved. The program is very simple to use, just launch it, make a few mouse clicks and you will get all information about your ICQ accounts including passwords. You are not required to be a password recovery professional and make it through a lengthy configuration process – ICQ Password works in a fully automatic mode. Even better, you don't have to wait for hours for the password recovery process to complete. Your ICQ passwords will be recovered instantly! Note: this program is not a hacker tool. It won't help you to find password of an arbitrary ICQ user. Remember that only your own passwords (stored on your computer) can be recovered.


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Q: Join 2 lists on empty strings with Anonymous types in Linq I have 2 lists of different objects, that I need to join on 2 paramaters. Using Linq, I can join the lists with anonymous types.
from L1 in List1
join L2 in List2 on new { L1.Field1, L1.Field2 } equals new { L2.Field1, L2.Field2 }
select...

This works perfectly, except I want to include empty string matches on Field2. I've trimmed any whitespace from both lists also, so they are both empty strings.
Is this possible?

A: Ahh solved it, Field1 in List1 was null, not empty. setting it to an emptry string when null fixed the problem.

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"Panique" is a slow, but involving French noir film.
Set in Paris amidst a carnival coming to town, "Panique" opens with the murder of an elderly woman leaving the locals shaken up. One man (a weird, nosy, loner named Monsieur Hire) knows who the murderer is and claims to have proof. He holds this proof over the heads of the actual killer (Alfred) and his fresh out of prison lover Alice (a woman who Hire desires). Alfred and Alice concoct a plan to turn the tables on Monsieur Hire by setting out to frame him for the murder and have the locals turn against him.
From start to finish, "Panique" doesn't unfold like you think it would. It's very slow going to start, the character dynamics are unusual, the movie doesn't really have a main hero (unless you count the Inspector who is more of a supporting character), and the ending is actually rather bold. Yes, justice is served in the end as it tends to be in any noir, but the fascinating thing about this film is the protagonist Monsieur Hire who is a deeply flawed individual. He's not a bad guy, he's not a good guy, and he can be quite creepy. Through all of that though, there is a level of sympathy for him (I won't spoil why). Suffice it to say, he's a very complex character and one that I haven't really seen in a noir before (at least off the top of my head).
Among the most striking things about director Julien Duvivier's 1947 film is the visual style and setting. He really creates a sense of place and tone with the distinct location shooting and sets of this Paris town. The visuals on display also go a long way to communicate the story's themes about paranoia, judgement, and mob rule.
Presentation: 1.37:1 1080p. How does it look? The 2K digital restoration isn't the best I've seen. The B&W has some decidedly snowy grain. Still, it is an upgrade to be sure.
Audio Track: French Uncompressed Mono. How does it sound? It's a bit muted at points, but it does the job.
* A fold-out poster/booklet with essays by programmer and writer James Quandt and French film historian Lenny Borger.
* "The Art Of Subtitling"- Bruce Goldstein talks about subtitles/movie translations.
* "Pierre Simenon"- An interview with the son of author Georges Simenon (who penned the novel "Panique" was based on).
* "Guillemette Odicino And Eric Libiot"- A discussion between these 2 critics about various asects of "Panique" including the direction and cast.


Blog Archives - Awaken Your Spirit ~ You, Only Better !
I am connected and spiritually guided when I open my heart and trust my intuition. I allow what flows through me to come back to me. Divine connectedness is where my truth and my answers are held, waiting for me to receive.
I have learned to recognize when my life feels out of balance or things are not flowing as smoothly as I would like that these are sings I am no longer spiritually connected. I am operating from ego, and not letting my higher power guide me. The moment I take the wheel and attempt to steer things in the direction I think life should go, life has a funny way of taking me right over that pothole in the road, or off on a detour I had not anticipated. I am no longer operating from my heartspace, I am completely in my head. And until I recognize this, I will continue to navigate through treacherous terrain.
When I dissolve that ego head-space and reconnect with my heartspace, the space where divine is always and in all ways, I am now living in love, operating and flowing from love and the results can only be love. My heart is open and ready to receive and I trust the messages that come to me. For now I am ready to receive so that I may let go, in love.


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The pros and cons of the Retevis RT22 walkie-talkie. Compact, chargeable via USB and incredibly simple to use.
7 ideas to help you make more music in your home studio. If you can't get started or never finish a song, these tips might help.
A 27km PMR446 walkie-talkie range test for 2019. We've picked 2 locations in the south-west of England to test our Motorola and Retevis radios.
An honest review of the Grammarly service. Who's it for, what are the pros and cons and is it worth the asking price?
Luminar 3 with Libraries – Better Than Lightroom?
First impressions and demo Luminar 3 with Libraries from Skylum. Released December 2018, can this pull people away from Lightroom?
An urban range test using a 0.5 Watt PMR446 walkie talkie. I compare a Retevis RT24, a Motorola TLKR T80 and a Motorola XT420.


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Q: Why doesn't this recursive function crash when it reaches s.substring(1) where s="y"? public static void recur(String s)
{
    if(s.length() == 0)
        return;
    else
    {
        System.out.println(s.charAt(0));
        recur(s.substring(1));
    }
}

A: String that is substringed with its own length will return an empty string.
String s = "y";
System.out.println(s.substring(s.length()));
// prints out an empty string

So, when calling your recursive function with "y", it will run itself once again with an empty string, and the condition if (s.length() == 0) return; will just exit from the function.

For details about String in Java, in the Java 6 Language Specification of 10.9:

In the Java programming language, unlike C, an array of char is not a String, and neither a String nor an array of char is terminated by '\u0000' (the NUL character).

Therefore, an empty String in Java is really empty. Getting the character at String.length() will always result in string out of bound exception. That is,
String empty = "";
empty.charAt(0); // <= throws exception at runtime

A: The documentation of String.substring(int) states

Throws:
IndexOutOfBoundsException - if beginIndex is negative or larger than the length of this String object.

Your beginIndex is always 1 (not negative), for an empty string you do not reach this point since the first if will already have returned. And for any non-empty string 1 is not larger than the length since the length in that case is by definition >= 1.


On November 28, 2018, the Workers' Comp Executive published an article highlighting the suit filed by the California Chiropractic Association (CalChiro) in San Francisco Superior Court on August 31, 2018, alleging among other complaints, One Call Medical, Inc. d/b/a One Call Care Management (OCM) and its subsidiary, Align Networks (Align) have violated California's unfair competition law (UCL) as broadly defined in Business and Professions Code Section 17200 (Case No. CGC-18-569362).
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Eurozone inflation may be temporary, say experts
By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-09-02 09:08
A shopper pays with a euro bank note in a market in Nice, France, in this April 3, 2019 file photo. [Photo/Agencies]
Economists say they expect inflation in the eurozone to fall again next year after latest data for the region showed consumer prices had accelerated to their highest level in almost a decade and Germany's inflation rate reached a 13-year high.
The eurozone's harmonized index of consumer prices, released on Tuesday, jumped to 3 percent from a year earlier, up from 2.2 percent in July, while Germany's Federal Statistical Office had previously announced that prices in Europe's largest economy rose 3.4 percent compared with 3.1 percent in July, which is the highest since July 2008.
Germany's Bild newspaper reported a "new inflation shock" in a frontpage headline on Tuesday.
Inflation rates are rising across the eurozone driven up by the rebound from the impact of the pandemic, disruption to global supply chains, higher energy costs, and the reversal of last year's German cut in value added tax, reported the Financial Times.
The consensus among economists is that consumer prices will continue to rise in the coming months, but that it is a temporary phenomenon, reported the Agence France-Presse news agency.
"The current increase is likely to remain temporary," Christine Volk, chief economist at public lender KfW, told AFP.
The shortages of key components, such as computer chips, could have an impact on consumers' wallets, as companies are likely to pass on the higher costs, at least partially, she said.
Jack Allen-Reynolds, an economist at Capital Economics, told the Financial Times that the effects of reopening and supply problems could intensify in the next few months.
"But we suspect that they will begin to fade next year as global consumption and trade patterns return to something like their pre-pandemic norms, and producers - especially of semiconductors - are able to increase their output," he said.
The finance paper said the governing council of the European Central Bank, or ECB, will meet next week to discuss a slowdown in the pace of its bond-buying.
Another economist told the paper he expects the ECB will raise its inflation and growth forecasts.
"This could be the basis to reduce the pace of bond purchases under the pandemic emergency purchase program in the fourth quarter, possibly to a rate between that of the first quarter and the faster rate which the ECB had adopted thereafter," said Salomon Fiedler, an economist at Berenberg.
Meanwhile, surging inflation is set to cost Britain's Treasury an extra 12 billion pounds ($16.5 billion) this year, the Daily Telegraph reported.
It said a quarter of the national debt is tied to the retail price index (RPI), so the unexpected jump in inflation forces the Treasury to pay more to investors. Britain's RPI inflation hit 3.9 percent in June.
The paper quoted Samuel Tombs at Pantheon Macroeconomics as saying he expects RPI to rise to 4.9 percent toward the end of the year.
"Our forecast for further above-trend month-to-month increases in the RPI over the next nine months implies that debt interest payments will overshoot the OBR's March Budget full-year forecast by about £12bn," he said.
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Invent Analytics Selected as a Finalist for the 2022 Retail Supply Chain Excellence Award
Philadelphia, August 11, 2022 – Today, Invent Analytics announced that it has been named a finalist for the 2022 Retail Supply Chain Excellence Award.
Supply Chain Excellence Awards recognize organizations around the world that demonstrate excellence in their supply chain operations. It rewards those companies who have attained the highest standards and celebrates the best supply chain management practices.
This year, Invent Analytics is honored to be among global businesses that demonstrate excellence and to be recognized as a finalist in the Retail Supply Chain Excellence category. The company is selected with its "Omni-Channel Supply Chain Network and Inventory Planning Optimization" project in partnership with a leading European footwear retailer, FLO.
"We are honored to be recognized for our accomplishments in the retail industry, says Özgur Karabulut, VP of Solutions, Invent Analytics. "This project is a great example of how Invent Analytics' omni-channel solutions empowered FLO to adapt and thrive in the new era of retail. By integrating an end-to-end supply chain planning system, we empowered FLO to deliver modern omni-channel customer experiences. We have also profit-optimized their entire supply chain and delivered significant financial improvement with our AI-powered solutions." he commented.
"We value our partnership with Invent Analytics a lot. Their margin-driven, profit-optimizing science and tailor-fit solutions enabled us to achieve incredible business results. And today, we are delighted to be recognized by prestigious Supply Chain Excellence Awards with our omni-channel retail supply chain project." says Hakan Uğur, Chief Merchandising Officer, FLO.
Now in its 26th year, The Supply Chain Excellence Awards will be presented on November 8th, 2022, at a glittering award ceremony at the Park Lane Hilton in London, UK.
Discover FLO's omni-channel transformation journey.
Learn more about Invent Analytics' Omni-Network and Omni-Channel Inventory Optimization
About Invent Analytics
Invent Analytics' Omni-AI delivers significant financial improvement by empowering retailers to profit-optimize their supply chain. It orchestrates a retailer's entire supply chain by unifying network planning, inventory and price optimization, and fulfillment in one framework.
Invent Analytics puts retailers' omni-customers at the heart of its tailor-fit solutions. It proves the financial benefits with pre-go-live simulations and rigorous A/B testing. Invent Analytics' over 30 clients have experienced a 2-6% increase in profitability.
Invent Analytics' Omni-AI SaaS solutions are:
- Omni-Network Design
- Omni-Plan Suite
Omni-Demand Forecasting
Omni-Store and DC Replenishment Optimization
Omni-Allocation Optimization
Omni-Transfer Optimization
- Omni-Fulfillment
Invent Analytics has been selected as the Top Supply Chain Startup by Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and won the 2020 Startup Innovation Awards for Supply Chain.
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Invent Analytics Recognized as a Finalist for the 2022 Supply Chain Innovation Award
Invent Analytics announced that it has been named a finalist for the 2022 Supply Chain Innovation Award (SCIA).
Invent Analytics Selected as Top Supply Chain Startup
Invent Analytics, a provider of AI solutions for retailers, has been named the winner of 2020 Startup Innovation Awards for Supply Chain presented by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), the trade association representing the world's largest retail brands.
Invent Analytics Launches Its Profit-Optimizing Retail Supply Chain Solution Suite "Omni-AI"
Omni-AI empowers retailers to profit-optimize their supply chain and delivers significant financial improvement with an integrated supply chain planning system.


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By Neil Young2007-11-28T14:04:25+00:00
Population growth, climate change and pollution are placing huge pressures on the global supply of clean water. Chemists can help, says Alasdair Maclean
Over the past 50 years, the stresses imposed by mankind globally on land, air and water have increased alarmingly.
The RSC is examining the role which chemistry might play in the immediate future in arresting these pressures, and has established a working group, of which I am chairman, to explore the role of chemistry in providing sufficient water at required standards of purity to satisfy industrial, agricultural and environmental needs.
Our report on the role of chemical science in sustainable water management will be published on 10 December. In the face of continuing population growth, climate change, and human generated pollution, this promises to be one of the major challenges of the century. What can chemists do to tackle the problem?
The chemical sciences can help to predict the effects of climate change - which will need to be taken into account when planning adaptation and infrastructure strategies in the future.
A drop in rainfall, for example, will mean lower flows, and effectively concentrate contaminants such as pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers. A rise, on the other hand, will increase the frequency and severity of diffuse pollution events as more chemicals are washed into water sources. More flooding will activate and redistribute contaminants around the landscape.
In all cases, existing water and wastewater treatment processes may not be capable of meeting our needs. The expertise of chemists will be needed to develop appropriate plans for mitigation and adaptation.
Chemistry can also help to deal with the increasing number of contaminants - pharmaceuticals, personal care products, nanoparticles - being found in water sources.
While advances in analytical science have enabled us to detect materials at ever lower concentrations in the environment, our understanding of the fate of these contaminants is far from complete. How are contaminants broken down? What are the new products of that breakdown? What are the properties of these breakdown products? The basic chemistry of these reactions needs to be understood to minimise risks to human health.
Currently risk assessment in Europe focuses on single substances at fixed concentrations. But in practice, numerous substances at various concentrations will be present as a heterogeneous mixture in the environment. It is not uncommon for synergy to be demonstrated when two chemicals are together, and there is a need for research into how to assess the risk to environment and human health of mixtures of chemicals at low concentrations.
Chemists are now also using structure-activity relationship models to predict both the activity and environmental behaviour of chemicals, and to optimise performance on both these criteria. The key principles of the EU's Reach legislation, which seeks to minimise the impact of chemicals on humans and the environment, is a powerful driver for this.
In the future, the burden on the environment and on wastewater treatment works from chemical products will be minimised because they have been designed to be highly effective in their use, and at the end of life, to be reusable, recyclable, or degradable.
Traditionally, the supply of drinking water and the treatment of wastewater to high standards of purity have been functions of municipal engineering. Many countries are now moving to privatise water services. Since the privatisation of the industry in England and Wales in 1989, there has been little recognition of the importance of chemistry in the future development of water industry technology.
Our report on chemistry's role in sustainable water management will demonstrate some ways in which this omission can be redressed in the future, to the benefit of mankind globally.
Alasdair Maclean is visiting professor in the Centre for Water Science at Cranfield University and chairman of the RSC working group on sustainable water. Their report, 'Sustainable water: chemical science priorities', will be available at rsc.org/water from 10 December.
The law of conservation of data
AI and machine learning are useful and powerful, but they need high quality data inputs that aren't available yet for drug discovery
Non-covalent nomenclature
Is it time to refine our supramolecular vocabulary?
A dose by any other name…
The word 'chemist' appears to be losing its dual meaning
Rosinger's stirrer
The mesmerising magic of magnetic mixing
Fire in the lab!
The burning question was: what caused it?


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CLIENT: SEAN TAYLOR
BRANDMAN NETWORK WEBSITE
MUSIC MARKETING EXPERT
MY ROLE: CONTENT DIRECTOR
My Role:
Content creation and scheduling (Social, Articles, Blog, Email, etc).
Creating and managing the YouTube content calendar, ensuring that all assets are acquired and distributed on time.
Researching, producing and presenting the Music News That Matters podcast, covering music industry news targeted at independent artists.
My Accomplishments:
My content strategy at BRANDMAN NETWORK has seen the YouTube channel gain 20k subscribers which led into the development and launch of a private mentoring membership programme and a new social media influencer marketing agency.
I streamlined the content production schedules for the BRANDMAN NETWORK social media platforms by building a new CRM and content calendar in Notion.
NAME PR'S WEBSITE
MUSIC PR & MARKETING AGENCY
CLIENT: NAME PR
MY ROLE: PRESS ASSISTANT
I work with major industry clients like Sony, Merlin, FUGA, Ninja Tune and the Association of Independent Music among others.
Writing and servicing press releases to the global press in a variety of sectors including, trade, consumer, live, business and technology.
Writing and pitching op-eds on behalf of key figures.
Developing keynote and panel ideas for clients as well as pitching them to major music conferences across the globe.
MAJESTIC JOURNAL WEBSITE
CLIENT: MAJESTIC CASUAL
YOUTUBE CHANNEL/EDITORIAL WEBSITE
MY ROLE: FREELANCE EDITOR
One of four founding editors of their editorial website "Majestic Journal".
Conducted interviews with artists such as SG Lewis and Jarreau Vandal.
Reviewed performances in the US and UK alongside writing music technology features covering topics like AI and photography.
CLIENT: GEORNA
MY ROLE: MANAGER
I've been managing Georna since January 2019 as he began preparations to launch his artist career - branching out from his work as a producer. Georna has gained a solid grounding in the industry over the last five years, performing in numerous bands as well as producing records for various artists. The 21-year-old graduated from Warwick Business School with a First Class Honours degree in the summer of 2018. Since then, he has been cultivating his sound through exploring new opportunities, including setting up his own production firm.
I set-up his first collaboration by approaching and inviting Florida singer-songwriter Melanie Jo to record the vocals on his debut single "Taking Hold".
Released on 28/06/2019, "Taking Hold" has been streamed over 2,000 times across all streaming platforms. I was able to secure a premiere for the single on UK music blog A1234 and also secured radio play on BBC Music Introducing Norfolk and Union Jack Radio.
I directed and edited a behind the scenes documentary looking at the process of making the song, which I also appear in. The video has proven to be popular with his fans on social media and has been a valuable marketing asset for promoting the single. You can watch the documentary on your right.
GEORNA'S WEBSITE
CLIENT: WILLIAM COASE
I've been managing my brother William since April 2019 as he began preparations to launch his artist career.
William is 17 studying for his A-Levels and released his debut single "Other Side of the Door" on 10/10/2019. The single has been streamed over 2,000 across all streaming platforms and over 1,200 times on YouTube.
I secured a range of local press coverage for him ahead of release including his track getting its world premiere on BBC Radio Norfolk on 09/10/2019. William gave a live interview in the studio on their programme "The Social" where he spoke about his experience with mental health and what his plans were for fundraising on World Mental Health Day. William also gave an interview on the radio station KLFM 96.7 and on the Enjoy Music More podcast and was featured in two major newspapers in Norfolk - The Eastern Daily Press and the Lynn News.
I also directed and edited a behind the scenes documentary looking at the process of making the song. The video has proven to be popular with his fans on social media and has been a valuable marketing asset for promoting the single. You can watch the documentary on your right.
WILLIAM'S WEBSITE
MARY MEEKER'S 2019 INTERNET TRENDS REPORT FOR THE MUSIC BUSINESS
RESEARCHED & WRITTEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AMBER HORSBURGH & CHERIE HU
MY ROLE: COLLABORATING WRITER
Mary Meeker's annual Internet Trends report, now in its 24th year, has grown to become the de facto bible for Silicon Valley.
The report by the investment veteran and former KPCB general partner tracks the most important global shifts across areas including but not limited to mobile, e-commerce, advertising, streaming and gaming -- all of which will play crucial roles in where the music industry is headed over the next five to ten years.
Myself, Amber Horsburgh and Cherie Hu went through all 333 of Meeker's slides, summarising how her insights parallel the latest trends and innovations in the music business, and, most importantly, what opportunities they reveal for artists with respect to marketing and creative strategy.
Amber Horsburgh is an LA-based marketing consultant helping managers/labels build creative, data-driven release campaigns. She is the former SVP of Strategy at Downtown Records (Miike Snow, Cold War Kids, Mura Masa, Chet Faker/Nick Murphy, Smino) and Big Spaceship alumni (YouTube Music, Google Play, Samsung and Sonos).
Cherie Hu is a freelance journalist focusing on how technology is transforming music and entertainment. She runs Water & Music, an independent newsletter, podcast and online membership community dedicated to big ideas in music and tech, and has also written for several publications including Billboard, Forbes, Music Business Worldwide and Pitchfork.
BITTER SWEET A.I. SYMPHONY
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
MY ROLE: CREATOR, EDITOR & PRESENTER
The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being dubbed as the fourth industrial revolution. But what impact will AI have on the music industry in the future?
"Bitter Sweet AI Symphony" is a 15-minute radio documentary that I researched, created and produced which was released on 12th January 2018. I investigated the impact that AI is currently having on the music industry and what it means for the future.
The documentary features high-profile interviews with CEO's and staff from AI music-startup companies including Amper Music and Jukedeck, industry experts and musicians using the software. This includes Taryn Southern, who in September 2018 released the world's first album to be entirely composed and produced with AI, titled "I Am AI".
In March 2018 the documentary was commissioned and broadcasted by London-based radio station Resonance FM.
joshua@coase.media
© JOSHUA COASE
JOSHUA COASE
MUSIC PR & MARKETING CONSULTANT


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The History of Legends Cars
In 1992, the officials at Charlotte Motor Speedway recognised the increasing costs of 'short circuit' motor racing and decided to find a solution. The brief was very simple: design an affordable race car that required little maintance and had low running costs.
As race car entries began to drop drastically, track officials estimated that 30% to 40% of the race cars in North America were not competing because of the cost. After further research, track officials noticed that when car costs went over $20,000, participation dwindled. Tracks featuring cars in the $10,000 to $15,000 price range with low maintenance expenses (cost of racing a car per race) had significantly increased car entries.
As a result of this research, in January 1992, US Legend Cars, Inc. was launched and began a highly-accelerated Research & Development program to create a new race car that would be affordable, race on smaller tracks and have low maintenance costs.
In April of 1992 that the first Legends Car was unveiled at the Lowe's Motor Speedway. The concept of creating a fun and affordable "spec" class of racing for anyone to participate in was born.
Since that time, the Legends Cars have become one of the fastest growing segments of motorsports today. With series running in the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Scotland, Finland, Russia, Denmark, France, Benelux, and Holland. Legends Cars is THE racing opportunity that is available to anyone. The Legends Car continues to be produced by US Legend Cars, Inc. in Harrisburg, North Carolina. Currently they are the largest mass producer of race cars in the world. Presently, there are more than 3,500 Legends Cars in existence.
What is a Legends Car?
It's a 5/8 scale replica of a 1930's Ford or Chevrolet sedan or coupe. These 'pocket rockets' boast a gutsy 125bhp Yamaha motorcycle engine and are capable of speeds well in
excess of 210 Km/h or 130 Mph. The Legends Car is a real race car, consisting of a tubular frame and roll cage, a locked differential and tight, responsive steering. It was originally designed for oval track racing but the car is equally comfortable on a conventional circuit
when properly prepared, to turn left and right!
Strict rules limit modifications, keep the costs down and reveal the talents of the drivers. Equal performance and reversed grids guarantee fast, exciting and dramatic racing.
Examples of Legends Cars body styles and specification:


When I started making foods to sell, I was very aware that my prices might seem quite high. However, I hoped that once people had tasted them, they would agree that they were worth it!
Balancing the cost of the ingredients and the selling price has always been tricky. In the same way that supermarkets have loss leaders, I have one or two products that my percentage mark up is greater than others. But then I must add in the increased gas and electricity bills, the cost of packaging and something for my time as well as the cost of the ingredients.
By buying jam jars in bulk, I can keep the unit cost down but I have to store both the empty and full jars. I make all the biscuit packaging so it fits the biscuits I make – so when I am baking for the local Farmers' Market, I also have to allow extra time to weigh, pack and label all the biscuits I have made.
I try to use the best quality ingredients I can afford as I believe flavour is so important. I always use organic free range eggs and organic flour, and cakes and biscuits are made with either butter or an olive oil spread. When possible, I pick fruit at a local farm to make my chutneys and jams. Other ingredients like dried fruit and nuts are bought regularly so they are always fresh. I know I could buy cheaper elsewhere, but I want my foods to taste good.
I have also invested in better quality baking tins, a new hand mixer, triple tier cooling racks and loads of baking parchment – ready cut discs are an essential when I am baking in bulk! My trusty Rayburn is great for cake baking but I can't fill the oven too full as it affects the cooking time. I still have my electric cooker but I rarely use it as I think it dries cakes out too much. My next investment will be a banner to use at Farmers' Markets and maybe a gazebo and table (although I need to sell a few more cakes and biscuits to be able to afford those!).
I am in this business because I enjoy cooking and I enjoy making foods for others – even when I am finishing labelling biscuits at 2am before a Farmers' Market!
I hope that you enjoy eating them!
This week I am back to baking biscuits to sell at the Penshurst Farmers' Market this weekend, on Saturday 5 August.
These biscotti have flaked almonds and pistachio nuts – great for having with coffee or with dessert. The oat and walnut biscuits can be eaten with cheese – try with a blue cheese or ripe Brie – or with a morning cup of tea. The seeded biscuits go well with any cheese board. Both the oat and walnut and seeded biscuits are made with buckwheat flour so are fine for gluten-free and wheat-free diets.
Having baked all these biscuits, I now need to spend the evening weighing, packing and labelling them ready for selling on Saturday.


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The Portugieser debuted in 1939. Like the watchmakers in Schaffhausen, IWC put a slightly modified hand-wound Calibre 74 pocket watch movement into a 41.5mm case, put a leather strap on it, and the Portuguese was born. It was not until 1998 that the Cheap IWC Portugieser Chronograph Replica appeared. The current model still looks like the one from 23 years ago and has proven to be the hallmark of the modern brand. Does this make you think IWC is lazy or does it sound boring?
The first Portuguese watch was model 325. It's a watch with a surprisingly large case — we're talking 1939, when 35mm was considered a large watch — and it's hardly a bestseller.
The 5441 comes in a 42mm case. Five years later, the Portuguese Chronograph IW3714 IWC Replica Watch debuted, and Portugal really took off. This Valjoux 7750-equipped chronograph with solid numerals and a 41mm, almost bezel-less case marked the birth of the modern Portuguese watch.
If you've ever wondered what the first-generation Portuguese chronograph looked like, just look at the 2021 edition and you'll see. Call it lazy, call it boring, but IWC does such a good job with the Portuguese chronograph that it has subdials at 12 and 6 o'clock so that it doesn't have to change the watch.
The perfect thing about the Portuguese chronograph is that it is both sporty and formal. The design of the dial is highly recognizable and the details are in place. With applied numerals and hands of perfect length; in proportion, this Best IWC Replica Watch is almost perfect. It's also amazing that the all-gold Portuguese Chronograph is still not a show-off watch. Mainly because of the lack of bezels, but also thanks to its ideal proportions, I would say. The balance is just right.
The Portugieser Chronograph soldiered on
Over time, Copy IWC Watches created many versions of the Portuguese watch. Even before chronographs were introduced, there were minute repeaters and even a rattrapante version. A version with a 7-day in-house movement was introduced after 1998, becoming the poster boy of the collection. But regardless of the internal-driven competition, the chronograph will keep going. The good news is that even in more complex versions like annual and perpetual calendars, it still looks important.
It still technically dates back to the 7750, but the new movement is definitely an upgrade on its column wheel design. The IW3714 has always concealed its non-manufactured movement behind sold watches, while the new 1:1 replica watches proudly displays its new automatic movement.
The 41 × 13 mm strap comes with a steel bracelet, but recently a steel bracelet is also available. That bracelet looks surprisingly good, and probably has more fans than a traditional leather strap.
My favorite version of the IWC Replica Watches Reviews is the one with the silver plated dial. Not the one with the blue hands, but the one with the gold-plated feuille hands. But instead of the standard black alligator strap, I'd go for the red one. A sporty style that contrasts with the classic dial configuration.
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The Karnataka Moment and the Search for a 'Bonapartist' Figure – Looking at 2019
21/05/2018 Aditya Nigam	4 Comments
There are enough reasons for for the upbeat and celebratory mood in the anti-BJP-RSS camp following the resignation of BS Yeddyurappa even before the floor test. After all, for once, the game plan of the Modi-Shah duo fell flat, thanks in no small measure, to the Supreme Court's intervention in directing that the floor test be done by 19 May, knocking down the (RSS) Governor's initial provision of 15 days to the government to prove its majority. In a manner of speaking, we escaped just by the skin of our teeth.
Both the parties concerned – the Congress and the Janata Dal (S) – were on tenterhooks throughout and the surreal accounts of the high drama of the past three days read like they could be about the nether worlds of crime and mafias. Offers to buy off MLAs with money ranging from Rs 5 crores and a ministry to Rs 100 crores have openly been alleged but these were the relatively minor matters. Congress and JD (S) MLAs were not allowed to leave Bengaluru as their chartered flights were 'denied permission'. [An MLA, in fact told the Times of India, in the same report linked here that by manipulating resources, the BJP had 'caged us' in the state]. Their security cover was withdrawn. The management of the resort in Kochi (another state, not even ruled by the BJP) they had booked into by the Central leadership, actually backed out stating that they were under tremendous pressure. Then began the trip by road to Hyderabad, where eventually, it was the Telengana police that ensured their safety. Stories of individual MLAs, either being offered with withdrawal of pending cases or being threatened with harassment with new ones have also been doing the rounds. And for those who have been following what has been happening to the AAP MLAs in Delhi, nothing of this should be unbelievable.
The long and short of the matter is that we are faced with a gang of desperadoes who will stop at nothing when it comes to seizing power. That they did not succeed this time should not lull us into believing that they will now fall in line and play the game according to its rules. In a remarkably measured and dignified press conference, Rahul Gandhi underlined what needs to be understood as the foremost challenge today: no institution, starting with the Indian Constitution, is secure under this dispensation. RSS marauders are out to get and destroy each and every institution that has been painstakingly built over the years (despite all their limitations, it goes without saying). It is, of course, difficult to be as sanguine as Gandhi though when it comes to his assertion that the Karnataka developments have proved that the 'will of the people' is what matters in India. The fact of the matter is that it has never mattered. Not under Congress rule over decades and not under other more malignant dispensations like the present one. And with the JD (S) leader Kumaraswamy having once gone into an alliance with the BJP, one finds it very difficult to place all one's trust in him and his ilk. His father, H. D. Deve Gowda, of course, has had a very different track record and one hopes that his presence and Kumaraswamy's own experiences with the BJP and the Modi-Shah duo will prevent him from doing another Nitish Kumar in the near future.
The real problem here is that we are faced with a desperate army of adventurers who have no stake at all in the entity called India. This army is the RSS – and with a section of it in government, it will stop at nothing in its quest for absolute power. That said, however, it needs to be recognized that the Modi-Shah duo was actually building on – or at least banking on – very real faultlines in Karnataka politics, both in terms of the caste community equations (the Lingayats versus Vokkaligas for instance) and the party equations (e.g. the antipathies between the JD(S) and the Congress). It also needs to be recognized that they have a game plan.
In contrast, on our side, we have a series of ramshackle parties none of which are sure of their own political commitments or that of their elected representatives. None of them knows when parts of their flock will begin to desert them. This becomes critically important in the context of the looming war (not battle, for it will not be fought only in the battle at the hustings) of 2019.
But the Karnataka moment is important nevertheless, for it could become the BJP's Waterloo, provided we do not get carried away by the immediate but superficial victory. For above all, the Karnataka moment revealed that the Modi magic was wearing thin and, in some sense, popular pressure was being recognized by the parties in question themselves. Once again, perhaps the presence of a personality like Deve Gowda might have played a role in this recognition. After all, in an interview to the Times of India, he repeatedly underlined that this moment was nothing short of penance and/or redemption for his son Kumaraswamy who had earlier been tainted by the deal with the BJP but who now stands cleansed.
But for this moment to realize its potential the new government has to perform and bickerings between the two big parties have to be firmly pushed aside. How on earth can anybody ensure that? Given our political culture of self-aggrandizement, there does not seem to be any way out.
However, there is one way of at least marginalizing such tendencies, and that is by starting to build a larger coalition of forces and work towards something like a common minimum programme. What does a larger coalition of social forces mean? Very simply, it means a coalition of forces that may not have any significance in terms of the electoral calculus but where social movements and smaller political groups can be drawn into the fold on the basis of a political understanding. This could be somewhat along the lines of UPA I, where the National Advisory Council became such a platform and played a significant role in spearheading major legislations. What provided the first UPA government its wider social acceptance was its conscious effort to widen its social base. This was what became the thorn in the side of the neoliberals and the corporate sector, who saw in it the main reason for the UPAs 'policy paralysis' – a euphemism for not allowing unbridled corporate loot.
Politically speaking, the Karnataka moment can realize its potential by galvanizing a process of opposition unity. The new chief minister, H. D. Kumaraswamy, for his swearing-in ceremony has invited the whole opposition and intends to make this into an occasion where the bugle for the war of 2019 will be sounded.
However, the crucial question that remains is this: who will be that figure – that Bonapartist figure – on whom warring groups can repose their trust, someone who is not controversial in any obvious sort of way? Given that our Opposition is full of mutually incompatible parties/ groups – the Trinamul Congress and the Left on the one hand, the Left and the Congress, on the other, not to speak of those between AAP and the Congress, it is unlikely that Rahul despite his reinvented self, can be that person. Nitish Kumar, despite his past unreliability, could have been one such character but thankfully he showed us in time that whatever he might do in the future, he cannot ever be that person.
In an interesting sort of way, the figure of Deve Gowda, despite his age, seems to have suddenly emerged out of this moment as one possible face we might need to keep in mind. As one young 23 year old trans-woman put it to the Indian Express reporter, 'it is time for Deve Gowda sir too…PM in 2019'. (She was among those who wanted a pre-poll alliance too, between the JD (S) and the Congress, by the way). Others figures too might emerge in the days or months to come but we do not have much time really and not many choices.
In the end, it will all depend on how much political sagacity the main party of the Opposition, the Congress can display in the coming year and beyond.
[What Marx referred to as 'Bonapartism' and Gramsci in a somewhat similar sense called 'Caesarism' can be broadly put in Gramsci's own words: '(But) Caesarism – although it always expresses the particular solution in which a great personality is entrusted with the task of "arbitration" over a historico-political situation characterised by an equilibrium of forces heading towards catastrophe – does not in all cases have the same historical significance. There can be both progressive and reactionary forms of Caesarism; the exact significance of each form can, in the last analysis, be reconstructed only through concrete history, and not by means of any sociological rule of thumb. Caesarism is progressive when its intervention helps the progressive force to triumph, albeit with its victory tempered by certain compromises and limitations. It is reactionary when its intervention helps the reactionary force to triumph…']
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4 thoughts on "The Karnataka Moment and the Search for a 'Bonapartist' Figure – Looking at 2019"
Vasavi says:
'Malignant Dispensation'….an accurate description of the current bunch of politicos. The issues raised are relevant but we need to focus on the electorate itself…a fragmented electoral verdict indicates a fragmented society. How have electioneering and the political processes impacted our societies…what divisive faultlines have been created and how must we factor in the important task of desaffronising society if the BJP and the Sangh Parivar must be erased from the nation?
Majumdar says:
Vasaviji,
I am afraid that the BJP and the Sangh parivar will never be erased from the nation because they represent some fundamental impulses among the masses (whether these impulses are wrong or right, I am not getting into). They may be out of Delhi in 2019, but they will be back maybe in 2024, 2029 or 2034 (possibly under PM Yogi).
Mr Nigam,
You remind me very much of my Dad, who is forever finding an alternative to Mr Modi- like you he has hailed Kejri, Nitish Kumar, Rahul baba in the past and I am sure next time I meet him, Deve Gowda sb's name would crop up.
Anyhow Deve Gowda sb is a better choice than any going by his past track record. He will go off to sleep once he is PM and hopefully he will cause no serious damage.
Kiranrao says:
Son and father duo is worst for democracy they think for their family only,Siddarammay is good not having any curruption issues but the duo will ride on INC and from inside they more dangerous than sanghi…


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Saint-Didier – miejscowość i gmina we Francji, w regionie Burgundia-Franche-Comté, w departamencie Nièvre.

Według danych na rok 1990 gminę zamieszkiwały 33 osoby, a gęstość zaludnienia wynosiła 9 osób/km² (wśród 2044 gmin Burgundii Saint-Didier plasuje się na 877. miejscu pod względem liczby ludności, natomiast pod względem powierzchni na miejscu 1304.).

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According to a white paper by the College of Business and Public Affairs at historically Black Alabama A&M University, it is imperative that the automotive industry in the southern United States form a comprehensive partnership with the region's higher education stakeholders.
The Automative Industry Action Group contracted with the College of Business and Public Affairs and the AAMU R.I.S.E. Foundation, an affiliated contracting entity, to develop a white paper on the state of the automotive industry in the southern region of the United States and how integral the industry is to the sound transition of future professionals from students to productive members of the workforce. The paper was facilitated by Dr. Del Smith, dean of the College and executive director for economic development at Alabama A&M University.
The report notes the growing concern of how the southern states, particularly Alabama, will address the expanding automotive manufacturing industry projects through workforce preparation and development. The paper maintains that the development of a workforce that is not beholden to current content knowledge, but one that has the skills and attitudes to rapidly sense and adapt to change is of the utmost importance. The report suggests that the foundation for this workforce development to be set at grade levels 6-8 and that middle school educators be provided with access to manufacturers and suppliers so that they can receive a better understanding of industry demands. From there, workforce development should continue on the secondary and postsecondary levels, relying on partnerships with high schools, two-year institutions, and four-year colleges and universities, which begin offering more relevant, industry-aligned degree programs.
The full white paper, "Driving the Southern Region into the Future," may be accessed here.


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Homemade Holiday Treats Bring Christmas Joy, Support Hobo Art Gallery | Community
By Roger P. Grant on	 December 19, 2021 Art gallery
Rob Hillesland Summit-Tribune
There were so many holiday treats that were all homemade. What could be better? All proceeds from the sale of delicious homemade pies, breads, cookies, bars, sandwiches and scoops of treats support Britt's Hobo Art Gallery.
The friendly faces of some members of the non-profit gallery's board of directors greeted local shoppers at the Britt Food Center throughout the afternoon of December 18. Others have also filled more than two dozen pre-orders. They found many takers for their good vacation cause.
Sisters Britt and gallery board members Sandye Bednarz and Sharon Stromer greeted guests as they entered the grocery store mid-afternoon. Bednarz is currently vice chairman of the board and Stromer as secretary.
"We've made pies for other things before, but this is the first time we've made so many gift boxes," Bednarz said. "We made pies for the Britt Food Bank the week before Thanksgiving. We were really lucky to be able to help them. Two nonprofits working together in Britt were a good thing.
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She said gallery board member Deb Specht from Algona, along with Peg Shellenberg from Algona, made 40 Thanksgiving pies.
"This time, I baked the pies," Bednarz said. "We first moved here at Britt Foods because of our hometown pride. What better place to greet people than at the local grocery store? (Store owners) Darin and Jackie Eckels have been wonderful. They told us we could go further inside if it was too cold in here, but we're fine.
The holiday treats extended far beyond cherry, apple and pumpkin pies, to apple and nut loaves of bread baked by family friend Jan Ulses de Joice, to the long-standing family recipe for homemade oatmeal cookies owned by their mother, Leanne Castillo de Britt. Other goodies included baklava, monster and sugar cookies, Rice Krispy bars with chocolate frosting, chocolate-coated peanut butter sandwiches, chocolate-coated peanut butter balls, and mini pecan pies.
"We loved Mom's oatmeal cookies throughout our childhood and we still do today," Stromer said. "She probably started making them 50-60 years ago."
Britt's Jeff Olmstead, arms full of grocery bags, said he couldn't help but buy a box of homemade Christmas goodies as he walked out of the store.
"It's Christmas and it's something different that will help make people happy and support a great cause," Olmstead said. "Christmas is only once a year."
Castillo is also the artist whose paintings are spread throughout the gallery, the two girls said with a glint in their eyes.
"The Hobo Art Gallery contains portraits of all crowned Hobo kings and queens since 1900," Bednarz said. "It's a treasure with all the portraits. There are currently 73 portraits. Mom paints them all. She has been painting for over 70 years.
Stromer agreed that their mother's paintings are inspiring.
"She's very talented," Stromer said. "She had 30 portraits placed in a hospital museum in London known as Leanne Castillo's Hobo Kings and Queens Folk Art Show.
Much of Castillo's work includes other Hobo arts such as Hobo train riders as well as landscapes and paintings of inanimate objects in oils, watercolors, and painting materials.
The Hobo Art Gallery, located at 42 Main Avenue North, has been in existence for approximately four years. The sisters said the fundraising is needed for overhead costs and helps keep the lights on and the doors open for the benefit of the community. The gallery is expected to be closed to the public for holidays until March 16, 2022. However, Bednarz noted that people can call and make an appointment to visit.
Britt's long-time resident and retired Licensed Practical Nurse, Castillo has painted portraits of past National Hobo Convention royalty and treasured pieces of local history since 1983.
"There is a lot of wall space and a lot of easels, but the existing wall space is pretty much covered," Bednarz said. "It used to be a coffee bar and there is only the space in front of the coffee bar counter now. It's awesome when you walk through the gallery. Children love it. More parents should bring their children. It's our heritage and that's why we support the Hobo Art Gallery.
Rob Hillesland is the community editor for the Summit-Tribune. He can be reached at 641-421-0534, or by email at [email protected]
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DStv is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice. The service launched in 1995, provides multiple channels and services to its more than 11.9 million subscribers.
An official of DStv, who declined to give his name because they had been asked by the company not to speak on the issue, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday that subscribers still pay the increased rates.
He said: "The case is being reviewed at the moment and there are some information that I cannot disclose.
"But as it is, for all of the DStv subscriptions, the price still remains at its increased rate price list.
In July, MultiChoice raised the subscription rate for the DSty Premium package from N14,700 to N15,800, Compact Plus from N9,900 to N10,650, Compact from N6,300 to N6,800.
The Family package went from N3,800 to N4,000, and Access from N1,900 to N2,000 which was implemented from August 1.
However, on Monday, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba granted an injunction restraining the video entertainment and Internet Company from implementing the new rates.
The court also restrained MultiChoice from any conduct capable of interfering with the regulatory process of the Consumer Protection Council.
The restraining order was issued in respect of Suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/894/18 brought before the court by the CPC following public outcry.
NAN recalls that in March 2015, DStv announced a 20 per cent increase for all its satellite pay TV bouquets in Nigeria, which took effect from April 1, 2015.
NAN also recalls that an order of interim injunction restraining Multichoice from enforcing the planned increase was granted by Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Inspite of the ruling, DStv went on to implement the increased prices with the defence that the Court order was granted on April 2 after price increase had taken effect on April 1, 2015.
The Director-General of CPC, Babatunde Irukera, in a statement on Friday unveiled a special channel for receiving complaints for customers who could not renew their subscriptions at old prices.
Irukera said: "The Council is setting up a special channel for receiving complaints for this purpose.
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In March 2019, Trump Sixth Circuit Judge John Nalbandian dissented from a decision, which was joined by a George W. Bush appointee, that ruled that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) had abused its discretion by failing to even discuss new medical evidence that showed that deportation of a parent, Edmundo Solano-Abarca, would result in unusual hardship because of his sick daughter. Nalbandian claimed in dissent that he relied on his view that the BIA did not believe that the child was Solano-Abarca's daughter, even though the majority noted that a birth certificate in the record provided "uncontested proof" that she was.
Edmundo Solano-Abarca came to the United States from Mexico in 2001, and more than ten years later, the government sought to remove him. He contended his removal should be cancelled under a federal law when an immigrant has lived in this country for more than ten years, has "established good moral character," has no disqauliying criminal convictions, and his removal would cause "exceptional and extremely unusual hardship" to a close relative who is a U.S. citizen. The government agreed that the first three criteria were met, but an Immigration Judge found there would be no "unusual" hardship with respect to Solano-Abarca's wife and the three children discussed at the hearing.
While an appeal to the BIA was pending, the family learned that a fourth child, a two-year old who had not been discussed at the hearing, was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder and an abnormal brain MRI. The father filed a motion to reopen and reconsider the hardship issue. The BIA denied both the appeal and the motion to reopen and reconsider, and Solano-Abarca appealed the denial of the motion to the Sixth Circuit.
In Solano-Abarca v. Barr, Judges Gilbert Merritt and Julia-Smith Gibbons, who was nominated by President George W. Bush, ruled that the BIA had abused its discretion in denying the motion. Although they believed that the fourth child should have been mentioned earlier, they explained that under prior case law, the fact that the new medical evidence of hardship had arisen after the hearing meant that it should have been considered by the BIA. But the BIA had summarily denied the motion without even discussing the new medical evidence presented by the family, and "said nothing" about whether the harm resulting from the newly-discovered medical condition "rose to the level" of hardship required by law. Accordingly, the majority found, the BIA had "abused its discretion" by failing even to "discuss the fourth child's new medical evidence" in the context of the hardship standard, and the case was sent back to the BIA.
Nalbandian nevertheless dissented. He did not specifically dispute the majority's analysis, but concluded that the BIA "did not believe" that Solona-Abarca was the sick child's father and that the court should defer to that view. But this ignored the fact, as the majority pointed out, that a birth certificate in the record provided "uncontested proof that the fourth child is the petitioner's daughter." Fortunately, the majority did not agree with Nalbandian, and the BIA will be required to consider the hardship issue.