Whether or not they win their appeal against their six-point deduction, Salford Red Devils' away trip to Warrington Wolves could well be the most important of the season for Ian Watson's men.
Had Salford not been deducted six points for a breach of salary cap regulations, they would have been sitting in sixth place.
However, they currently find themselves five points adrift of the top eight with three games remaining, and are currently awaiting the results of their appeal.
Meanwhile, Warrington, looked like they were going to be the team leading the way as we head into the Super 8s, but a mid-season stumble has left them sitting in third place, three points off top spot.
The two sides' meeting earlier this year included one of the defining moments of the season so far – Chris Sandow's mammoth last-ditch drop goal.
The Australian's one-pointer on the last play of the game maintained Warrington's 100 per cent start to the season after they had been pushed extremely close by the Red Devils.
Salford were 28-12 up at half-time that night, before conceding 19 second-half points to fall to defeat. A repeat of a Salford Half-Time/Warrington Full-Time result is 6/1 this time around.
Since that game, Salford have been rocked by a six-points deduction for breaching the salary cap, but the united and hard-working nature of their squad – in stark contrast to Salford sides of recent years – means they're still in with a shout of making the Super 8s.
They shouldn't be written off, even against Super League's highest scorers.
The Red Devils are 3/1 to pick up a win away at Warrington, who are odds-on at 1/4 to bag the two points and cut the gap between themselves and joint table-toppers Hull and Wigan to just one point.
Unsurprisingly, the Wolves' drop in form coincided with the loss of Chris Sandow to injury, but he is back now to pull the strings in the halves.
Equally impressive for the second season running has been Ben Currie – who has 12 tries and 11 assists to his name.
We've enhanced the price of Sandow and Currie to both to score a try and add to their combined total of 21 tries this season.
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Mystery PI: The Vegas Heist works just like those hidden object puzzles you solved during rainy-day recess time. But this is no kids' menu item. This slick-looking game throws everything but the kitchen sink (or was there a sink in there that I missed?) into each realistic-looking location picture. These cluttered scenes offer items hidden in obvious context as well as trickier things, such as a lightning bolt that's part of a sign or a Galactus-size nail file worked into a vehicle.
When stymied by a search for a padlock or an Egyptian queen, it sometimes helps to click to one of the other locations and rest your eyes. But beware: It's easy to forget, when presented with a rabbit or wrench, if you were looking for one in that scene or in a different one. I availed myself of a few hints--even though they hurt my score and take time to recharge--simply because I didn't know what a car transmission or some such looked like.
At the end of every stage, you solve a different kind of puzzle (often something simple like a word search) to collect a clue and move on to the next. The time allowed for each level felt generous to me. Finding certain objects in every location unlocks extra treats, such as the Unlimited Seek and Find mode, which has no time limits.
All in all, Mystery PI: The Vegas Heist is an entertaining and stylish brain-teaser that should appeal to puzzle fans.
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a common pruritic papular eruption appearing in a few hours and lasting up to several days on skin exposed to shortwave ultraviolet light (UVB); subepidermal edema and deep perivascular lymphocytic infiltration is seen microscopically.
a common recurrent superficial vascular reaction to sunlight or ultraviolet light in susceptible individuals. Within 1 to 4 days after exposure to the light, small erythematous papules and vesicles appear on otherwise normal skin, then disappear within 2 weeks. A delayed allergic response is a possible cause. Tanning reduces the severity of the reaction.
A common pruritic papular eruption appearing in a few hours and lasting up to several days on skin exposed to shortwave ultraviolet light; subepidermal edema and deep perivascular lymphocytic infiltration is seen microscopically.
A rash occurring after exposure to sunlight, typically consisting of papules, plaques, or papulovesicles on sun-exposed skin. It is more common in fair-skinned patients and in women than in men or people with darker skin color. The rash is usually itchy but may produce a burning or stinging sensation. Avoiding sun exposure with protective clothing and sunblock helps prevent PMLE. Immune-modulating drugs are available for refractory cases.
DISCUSSION: Polymorphous light eruption is an idiopathic disorder characterized by a delayed, abnormal response to electromagnetic radiation, usually sunlight, with a varied morphology of papules, plaques and vesicles on exposed areas of the skin.
John LM et al, classified polymorphous light eruption into many clinical types.
The papular form of polymorphous light eruption was seen in 38 patients and was the most common variant.
Ten years follow up and evaluation of polymorphous light eruption.


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Encompasses the details about an item that is used in Inventory Control, Order Entry, and/or Purchasing.
ITEMTYPE Optional string Item type. Use I for Inventory, NI for Non-Inventory, NP for Non-Inventory (Purchase only), NS for Non-Inventory (Sales only), K for Kit, or SK for Stockable Kit.
COST_METHOD Optional string Cost method. Use S for Standard, A for Average, F for FIFO, or L for LIFO.
VSOECATEGORY Optional string VSOE category. Use PSD for Product - Specified, SFW for Software, PUS for Product - Unspecified, UUS for Upgrade - Unspecified, USD for Upgrade - Specified, SVR for Services, or PCS for Post Contract Support(PCS).
VSOEDLVRSTATUS Optional string VSOE default delivery status. Use D for Delivered or U for Undelivered.
VSOEREVDEFSTATUS Optional string VSOE default deferral status. Use I for Defer until item is delivered or B for Defer bundle until item is delivered.
REVPOSTING Optional string Kit revenue posting. Use I for Component Level or K for Kit Level.
REVPRINTING Optional string Kit print format. Use I for Individual Components or K for Kit.
TERMPERIOD Optional string Periods measured in. Use D for Days, W for Weeks, M for Months, or Y for Years.
Create an item with replenishment features. For this example, warehouse WH01 has a shorter lead time (3 days) for parts ordered from the nearby Snap Hardware distributor. For other warehouses, the lead time would be taken from the vendor entry under VENDORINFO.
ITEMTYPE Required string Item type. Use Inventory, Non-Inventory, Non-Inventory (Purchase only), Non-Inventory (Sales only), Kit, or Stockable Kit.
COST_METHOD Optional string Cost method. Use Standard, Average, FIFO, or LIFO.
VSOECATEGORY Optional string VSOE category. Use Product - Specified, Software, Product - Unspecified, Upgrade - Unspecified, Upgrade - Specified, Services, or Post Contract Support(PCS).
VSOEDLVRSTATUS Optional string VSOE default delivery status. Use Delivered or Undelivered.
VSOEREVDEFSTATUS Optional string VSOE default deferral status. Use Defer until item is delivered or Defer bundle until item is delivered.
REVPOSTING Optional string Kit revenue posting. Use Component Level or Kit Level.
REVPRINTING Optional string Kit print format. Use Individual Components or Kit.
LANDEDCOSTINFO Optional ITEMLANDEDCOST[1...n ] Information about landed cost mechanisms. ENABLELANDEDCOST must be set to true.
TERMPERIOD Optional string Periods measured in. Use Days, Weeks, Months, or Years.
DEFAULT_REPLENISHMENT_UOM Optional string Units of measure default for base units for inventory replenishment for this item in the Vendor history. For example, with the Count unit of measure group, you can specify each, dozen, or pair. See the information about unit of measure groups in the Sage Intacct product help.
FORECAST_DEMAND_IN_LEAD_TIME Optional integer Forecast demand in lead time. Specifies the quantity of this item expected to be sold during the lead time. Valid values are blank, 0, and positive integers. Only applicable when the replenishment method is Demand forecast by a single value.
WAREHOUSEINFO optional ITEMWAREHOUSEINFO[0…n] Item Warehouse information. These parameter values override the replenishment values specified for the item in the Vendor history.
VENDORINFO optional ITEMVENDOR[0…n] Container for Vendor entries in Vendor history.
METHOD Required string Landed cost mechanism. Use Volume, Weight, or Count.
ACTIVE Optional boolean Status. Use false for inactive, true for active.
For the given warehouse, these parameter values override any replenishment values specified for the item in the Vendor history.
WAREHOUSEID Required string Warehouse ID for an existing warehouse.
REORDER_POINT Optional integer Reorder point specifying the quantity of inventory that you don't want to fall below. When the current net inventory falls to the reorder point plus the safety stock, the item is triggered for reorder. Use blank or positive integers. Applies when the replenishment method is Reorder point.
ITEMWAREHOUSEVENDORENTRIES optional ITEMWAREHOUSEVENDORENTRIES[0...n] Vendor Entries. Provides replenishment parameters for this item according to given warehouse and vendor combinations. These parameters override the values for the Vendor entries in the Vendor history. Multiple ITEMWAREHOUSEVENDORENTRIES elements may be passed.
For the given warehouse, these entries override any Vendor entries in Vendor history.
These entries apply when there are no corresponding warehouse-specific Vendor entries.
term_period Optional string Periods measured in. Use Days, Weeks, Months, or Years.
itaxgroup Optional string Item tax group name.
revenue_posting Optional string Kit revenue posting. Use Component Level or Kit Level.
TAXABLE Optional boolean Taxable. Use false for No, true for Yes.
ENABLE_SERIALNO Optional boolean Serial tracking enabled. Use false for No, true for Yes.
ENABLE_LOT_CATEGORY Optional boolean Lot tracking enabled. Use false for No, true for Yes.
ENABLE_BINS Optional boolean Bin tracking enabled. Use false for No, true for Yes.
ENABLE_EXPIRATION Optional boolean Expiration tracking enabled. Use false for No, true for Yes.
ENABLELANDEDCOST Optional boolean Enable landed costs for Inventory item. Use false for No, true for Yes. (Default: false).
HASSTARTENDDATES Optional boolean Item has start and end dates. Use false for No, true for Yes.
COMPUTEFORSHORTTERM Optional boolean Prorate price allowed. Use false for No, true for Yes.
computepriceforshortterm Optional boolean Prorate price allowed. Use false for No, true for Yes.


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Get a comprehensive tax update and outlook from experts at the 50th Annual Western Pennsylvania Tax Conference on Jan. 6, 2023 presented by the PICPA. Learn the implications of new changes in individual, state, federal, and corporate tax law such as the new Inflation Reduction Act, and absorb the knowledge you need to succeed. The conference will be held at the Double Tree by Hilton in Cranberry.
7:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:50 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
8:00 a.m. Washington Update
Storme Sixeas
Senior Tax Policy Manager
Deloitte Tax LLP
8:50 a.m. Federal Income Tax Update
Joseph Nicola, JD, CPA, CVA
Tax Partner
Sisterson & Co. LLP
10:05 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:20 a.m. State Tax Update
Dan Schulder, JD
Cozen O'Connor
11:10 a.m. Individual Update & Hobby Losses
Giulia Dozzi, EA
Crawford Ellenbogen LLC
12:00 p.m. Lunch and Networking
12:50 p.m. Tax Considerations in M&A
Christopher Wenrich, CPA/ABV
Wilke & Associates, LLP
1:40 p.m. Tax Responsibilities of Business Owners in the Post Wayfair Environment
Charles Potter, CPA, JD
Tucker Arensberg, PC
2:55 p.m. Afternoon break
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Philip Yamalis
Sr. Stakeholder Liaison
International Revenue Service
4:00 p.m. See you next year!
Giulia Dozzi
CrawfordEllenbogen LLC
Giulia provides services that include preparation of financial statements, compilations, reviews and tax returns; tax research; auditing; planning; and analysis. Giulia's accounting and financial consulting experience includes stints at several local public accounting firms and the tri-state AAA organization. In addition to other responsibilities she has analyzed and evaluated software systems and reviewed large[1]scale branch office operations. She holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Saint Vincent College, where she held both a National Honor Society Merit Scholarship and a business and economics scholarship. Giulia has volunteered her professional skills in assisting a variety of non-profit organizations, including the Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists. She served on the Board of Directors of the Jane Holmes Residence, where she chaired the Finance Committee and served on the Steering Committee. She is also a Social Security Administration representative payee for the disabled and has aided enlisted soldiers and their families in conjunction with the U.S. military's Morale Welfare and Recreation program.<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Joseph Nicola
Joseph P. Nicola, Jr., JD, CPA, CVA
Tax Partner, Sisterson & Co. LLP
Joe Nicola is a Tax Partner with more than thirty-five years of experience in public accounting. Joe has experience in many diverse areas of taxation, including the taxation of and planning for individuals, family offices, and various forms of business entities, such as corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. Joe is particularly experienced in federal and multi-state tax matters that affect numerous industries and niches, including private equity, investments, natural resources, manufacturing, distribution, high technology, securities, and start-up businesses. He has consulted on technically complex matters, such as retirement planning, succession planning in the context of a family office, securities, partnership and corporate reorganizations and liquidations, and international tax matters.
While in public practice, Joe also served for many years as an adjunct member of the faculty with Duquesne University's MBA and Master of Science in Taxation/Accountancy programs, as well as with Robert Morris University's Master of Science in Taxation program. His course load included Corporate Taxation, Advanced Corporate Taxation, Reorganizations (Mergers and Acquisitions), Taxes as a Basis for Managerial Decisions, Taxation of Property Dispositions, and Taxation of Derivatives. He is also a published author of CPE/CLE texts and industry articles, and a frequent professional speaker.
Joe received his B.S. in Business Administration from Robert Morris University, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Joe is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Valuation Analyst, and a Licensed Attorney in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Charles Potter
Charles L. Potter Jr., CPA, JD
Tucker Arensberg PC
Chuck focuses his practice on federal, state, and local taxation. He also advises clients on matters involving energy, natural resources, sports, and estates and trusts.
Chuck represents clients on a variety of legal issues including:
* Developing strategies to minimize state and local tax matters including restructuring
* Assists clients with state tax return matters, audits, administrative state tax appeals, and appeals of state tax matters
* Organized oil and gas drilling programs and assists in other oil and gas production matters
* Advising high-net-worth individuals on tax planning and compliance
Areas of Practice: Taxation, Tax Planning, Energy, Oil and Gas
Articles and Presentations: Chuck is the co-author of the "Guidebook to Pennsylvania Taxes," published annually by CCH Incorporated.
Memberships and Activities: Chuck is currently a member of the following organizations:
* American Bar Association Section of International Bar
* Pennsylvania Bar Association
* Allegheny County Bar Association
* American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
* Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants – State Tax Committee and Local Tax Committee
* British-American Business Council – Treasurer
* Association for Corporate Growth
* Estate Planning Council of Pittsburgh
* Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania Chambers of Commerce – Tax Committee
Jurisdictions: Chuck is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, United States Tax Court, Supreme Court of the United States and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Chuck is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Education and Background: Chuck earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and a B.A. from Monmouth College.
Dan Schulder
Dan concentrates in the areas of taxation, mergers and acquisitions, business finance, general
corporate planning, real estate, and zoning law. His practice primarily involves all aspects of federal,
state, and local taxation, structuring business organization, merger, acquisition, disposition,
recapitalization and reorganization transactions, developing debt and equity financing strategies,
providing business planning and corporate formation counseling, and all aspects of acquiring,
developing, financing, leasing, and zoning of commercial and residential real estate.
In addition to his legal experience, Dan is a certified public accountant and has served on various
committees for the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and its South Central
Chapter. He currently serves on the State Tax Committees of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified
Public Accountants as well as its Legislation and Multistate Tax Conference Committees. He is a
member of the Dauphin County Bar Association, where he served on various committees; the
Pennsylvania Bar Association, where he currently serves on the Tax Council of the Tax Law Section,
was a past chairman of the Tax Law Section, and the immediate past delegate for the Tax Law Section
to the Association's House of Delegates; and served on the American Bar Association's Business Law
Section. He was elected a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel.
Dan is active in the Harrisburg community, and has served on the board of directors of the Jewish
Community Center and the Rabbi David L. Silver Yeshiva Academy as well as treasurer of both
organizations. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors and is past treasurer of Kesher
Israel Congregation. He has also served on various committees for the Jewish Federation of Greater
Harrisburg.
Dan earned his undergraduate degree from Syracuse University, his Master of Laws in Taxation (L.L.M.)
from Georgetown University Law Center and his law degree from Dickinson School of Law.
Achieved a favorable en banc decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on behalf of a
corporate taxpayer that the client's corporate net income tax could be calculated without capping the
amount the client could take on its net operating loss (NOL) carryover deduction. The Court held that
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After growing up around the globe as an Air Force brat, Storme earned a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an MBA in financial management from George Mason University.
Storme is a past chair and current board member of the Tax Coalition, a professional organization for women in tax policy from Capitol Hill, the Administration, and the private sector; and she is the US chair of the British-American Project, a transatlantic leadership network lovingly referred to by its members as "organized serendipity." She is also the founder of DC's most politically diverse co-ed book group, the Bibliophages, now in its 18th year; is an avid swimmer; and can crew a sailboat in a pinch.
Christopher Wenrich
Christopher J. Wenrich, CPA/ABV
Wilke CPAs & Advisors
Christopher J. Wenrich, CPA/ABV leads Wilke's valuation and mergers and acquisitions practice areas. He also provides due diligence services, succession planning, tax planning, forecasting, and financial analysis services to business clients in a range of industries. Prior to joining Wilke in 2016, Chris worked for a regional forensic accounting firm.
Chris knew that he wanted to pursue accounting and business advisory as a career early on. He had an aptitude for math and was just starting out during the 2008 financial crisis; Chris chose a career that would play to his strength with numbers while also providing different options for professional growth.
His favorite part of his job is helping clients achieve their goals when faced with challenging and complex issues. He also thoroughly enjoys counseling clients on how to grow their value.
Chris earned his Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) certification in 2018 to grow his valuation knowledge base for the benefit of his clients. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting with a Minor in Economics.
Outside of work, Chris can be found spending time with his family and friends, watching sports, being outdoors, and playing golf.
Philip G. Yamalis, Senior Stakeholder Liaison
Small Business/Self-Employed Division, Internal Revenue Service
Philip G. Yamalis is a Senior Stakeholder Liaison in the Mid-Atlantic Area Stakeholder Liaison Office of Internal Revenue Service's Small Business/Self-Employed Division. Stakeholder Liaison serves as the primary IRS liaison to both tax practitioner and small business organizations throughout the country. Philip's responsibilities have included working with the practitioner community to increase awareness of Abusive Tax Avoidance Transactions, as well as working with various Small Business industry organizations to promote voluntary compliance. He is a certified IRS instructor, and represents the IRS at various practitioner CPE sessions in Western PA and West Virginia.
Yamalis began his career at the IRS in 1991 as a Taxpayer Service Representative in the former Pittsburgh District. Prior to joining the former Taxpayer Education & Communication organization in October 2001, Philip served as a Fuel Compliance Officer for 6 years in the Excise Tax (Examination) area of the former Pennsylvania District. Philip coordinates the annual IRS Working Together conference in Western PA and West Virginia. He has conducted numerous presentations to small business, practitioner, and general audiences on topics such as IRS policies and procedures, electronic tax administration, and tax law issues.
A native of Aliquippa, PA, Philip attended the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in Business & Economics. As a post-graduate, he has subsequently completed several additional accounting courses at Community College of Allegheny County and Robert Morris University. He holds a Master of Divinity Degree from Hellenic College/Holy Cross School of Theology in Brookline, MA. Philip is a chanter for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh and serves on the Metropolis Council. He and his wife reside in Pittsburgh with their 2 children.
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Discussion in 'Photographic Discussions' started by JoeW, Jan 26, 2019.
Is there something unique, about the imaginary lines on a map, that compose Vietnam, that make camera theft more likely than anywhere else.?
Yes, compared to HCMC, anywhere in Laos, anywhere in Myanmar and anywhere in the north of Thailand, there is more scooter-by theft in Vietnam.
I've been returning to SEA since 1998 and the attitude of big city Vietnamese street thieves has become more aggressive.
When I went for my checkup before going, my doctor was born from Vietnam and has been back there multiple times. She said she had a friend who had a camera stolen by someone on a scooter. When I was at the Vietnamese embassy to get my visa, the person in line behind me was a professional photographer who's parents were from Vietnam. She'd been there multiple times. She said that the countryside was fine but in the city, especially HCMC it was wise to keep your camera close. Since I hadn't been to Vietnam previously I asked around for advice on camera security. Thus, this thread.


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Kemsing and Woodlands
Operation Christmas Child 2019
Combined Communion
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Advent Walk and Advent Windows
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Welcome to the website for Kemsing and Woodlands Churches.
Welcome to our Family!
We are two friendly Anglican churches just to the north of Sevenoaks. Kemsing is a village of about 5,000 people, and Woodlands is a scattered rural community of about 1,000. We're an all-age church family; from a few months old to 80+ we enjoy worshipping and serving together.
We gather weekly to worship God on a Sunday and we meet in each other's homes during the week. Together, we seek to serve our wider community.
There is a lot of information on this website, and it is updated regularly with news and forthcoming events.
The most popular pages on this website are:
Details of our Sunday services
Information on how to find us.
How to get in contact.
We're fairly active on Facebook and Twitter. Unless your ad-blocker has hidden it, our most recent tweets should appear at the bottom of this page.
Do say "Hello!"
If your new to the area, or if you're visiting, we'd love to meet you - do come along one Sunday and introduce yourself!
If there is anything you want to know, and you cannot find it on the website, please don't hesitate to contact us.
If you'd like to know what Christians believe, the heart of it is really very simple.
Click to learn about the Two Ways to Live.
Could you help us build our new hall? Raising the remaining funds is the next step.
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Recent events in the life of our two churches:
Children's and Families Worker for Kemsing and Woodlands
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An aging hitman befriends a young man who wants to be a professional killer. Eventually it becomes clear that someone has betrayed them.
ACTORS : Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn, Jill Ireland
SKU: theme Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller
A professional hit man is planning to retire, always a difficult move for one in such a profession. A young apprentice appears to be eager to learn all the skills of the trade – but is that all he wants?
The Lonely World Of The Professional Assassin
A package comes. In it there is a name and photograph of someone, along with some details about where they live and work. You might know this person, you might not. Either way you study this person's life, where they go, what they like to do in their spare time, who they hang out with until you get a call that simply states something like, "we'd like you to proceed as planed" and then click. You've just been given the green light to take out your target and tale him out you will in the most efficient and cleanest way possible without getting caught because that is your job, you are "The Mechanic". Charles Bronson plays the title character here, Arthur Bishop, and creates one of the best performances of his career. With his trademark quiet but tough demeanor and cold steel eyes, Bronson is able to bring us into the treacherous world of Mr. Bishop, a highly proficient killer working for a shadowy mafia type group who takes pride in his profession and then goes back to his beautiful mansion when the job is done.
But living in this world has its costs as Arthur does not have much in the way of friends and suffers from anxiety attacks, which only become worse after he is forced to kill one of the few friends he has, Harry McKeena (played by master character actor Keenan Wynn). Things start to look up a bit when Harry's son, Steve (Jan-Michael Vincent in an early but very competent performance) begins hanging out with Arthur and it doesn't take long before he takes him under his wing as his protégé. But in the world of assassins, sometimes getting close to someone can be more dangerous than the people you hunt. Even though the movie centers around a character that most would characterize as a sociopath, we come to like Arthur and can't help but be fascinated by him as he talks to Steve about his thoughts on killing and about how different societies hold certain people up as great figures of history, despite the fact that they're killers (Genghis Khan, Billy the Kid anyone?). The film is masterly directed by Michael Winner of "Death Wish" fame and is made more in the way of a thriller than it is an action movie. In other words, it's not just about explosions and violence; it's about the story and about the realities of living in an immoral world. You'll find no redemption here, which make this one of the most realistic portrayals of a hit-man ever and all leads up to an ending you won't see coming. If you're fascinated by the shadowy world of hit men and assassins or if you just want a good story, "The Mechanic" is one film you won't regret seeing. Also starring Bronson's real life wife Jill Ireland in a small but memorable role of a prostitute.
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'Caps and Captains Swap 5-1 Scores
The West Michigan Whitecaps fell 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader but took game two by the same 5-1 score over the Lake County Captains Monday night at Fifth Third Ballpark.
Game one saw the Whitecaps tally only two hits in the loss, but the game two win highlighted a fantastic pitching performance, limiting Lake County to just one-base hit. The one-hitter thrown by West Michigan was the first since the Whitecaps one-hit Bowling Green on August 10th of last season.
Juan Mota handcuffed the Whitecaps in the first game, throwing a seven-inning complete game. The Captains rang up three runs off starter Hugh Smith through the first three innings and took an early lead. Clark Brinkman manufactured the lone run with his first home run as a Whitecaps in the third, closing the deficit to 3-1, but the Captains extended the lead to 5-1 with three hits in the fourth off 'Caps reliever Jose Vasquez. Lake County banged out ten hits in the win as Smith (0-4) took the loss, allowing five hits, one walk and striking out six. Mota (2-5) earned the victory and gave the Captains their only win in the series.
The Whitecaps returned the favor in game two with a strong spot start by Sandel De La Cruz, as he held the Captains hitless until a Jonathan Engelmann double broke up the no-hitter bid in the fifth. An RBI-single by Andre Lipcius gave West Michigan a 1-0 lead after three frames. Four runs crossed the plate in the fifth and pushed the lead to 5-1. Lipcius and Nick Quintana drew bases-loaded walks to bring runs home. Dayton Dugas drove home a run on a force play, and Ulrich Bojarski picked up his first RBI of the homestand with a sacrifice fly. Yaya Chentouf and Angel Reyes combined to stymie the Captains on 2.1 innings of no-hit, shutout baseball, striking out five. The 'Caps had only five hits but used five walks in the win. Sam McMillan set the table with singles in both run-producing innings, and Nick Quintana drew three walks. The Whitecaps improve to 5-6 in the second half and 26-54 overall as they took two wins in the three-game series and finished their first winning homestand in 2019 with a 5-2 record. Lake County dropped to 47-33 and 6-4 in second-half play. The Whitecaps have won their last two series.
The Whitecaps open a four-game, home-and-home series against the South Bend Cubs from Four Winds Field to celebrate the 4th of July holiday beginning Tuesday at 7:35 pm. Pitcher Brad Bass makes the start for West Michigan against the Cubs Brailyn Marquez. Broadcast coverage with Dan Hasty starts on the Whitecaps Baseball Network at 7:25 pm. Tickets are available for any Whitecaps 2019 home contest by calling the Whitecaps front office at 616-784-4131 or by visitingwww.whitecapsbaseball.com.


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Cyrena Lee & Julia Kuo's YA Graphic Novel on the Pressures of Prodigy
By Komal Kothe On Jan 2, 2023
Cyrena Lee's debut as a YA graphic novel writer, drawn by Julia Kuo of I Dream of Popo, is tentatively titled Prodigy, though maybe they are wondering to see how Mark Millar, Image Comics or Netflix react to that. Prodigy follows "Japanese-American character Ashima Shiraishi's swift ascent in the climbing world as a child prodigy and how she dealt with the immense pressure from her parents, her peers, and the media spotlight to continually be the best."
Picked up by Trisha de Guzman at at publishers FSG, the publication of Prodigy is planned for the autumn of 2025. Cyrena Lee's agent Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management and Julio Kuo's agent Emily Van Beek at Folio Literary Management negotiated the deal.
Cyrena Lee is a freelance writer based between NYC, Paris + Taipei, and sometimes other places. She is interested in holograms, lucid dreaming, meditating, eating hot pot, learning languages, and climbing. She studied Anthropology at Barnard College, spent time abroad in Beijing and Paris, and then moved to Shanghai to explore the world of advertising at Oglivy. Since then, she's worked in creative marketing a variety of startups, and is currently working on several novels and a collection of short stories.
Julia Kuo tweeted the news, saying "Her name is Ashima Shiraishi. If you are a climber, you may have heard of her! I'll be working on my first graphic novel about Ashima's meteoric rise and all the pressure and attention that came with it. I'm so excited to help @cyrenaly tell this story about a sport that has shaped the last 8 years of my life and an athlete I have admired ever since – and to learn a brand new format!" Julia Kuo is the author and illustrator of Let's Do Everything and Nothing and the illustrator of several picture and specialty books including the New York Times bestselling book RISE. She has created editorial illustrations for publications such as the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Vox Media and has taught illustration courses at Columbia College Chicago and at her alma mater, Washington University in St. Louis. She has been an artist-in-residence twice at the Banff Centre for the Arts and was a 2019-2021 fellow with the Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry at the University of Chicago. She currently lives in Seattle, WA.
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Liberia is a constitutional republic. In November 2005 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was declared the winner of multiparty presidential elections, which domestic and international observers considered free and fair. The government generally respected the human rights of its citizens; however, there were problems in some areas. Deaths from mob violence persisted. There were some instances in which elements of the security forces acted independently of government authority. There were reports that police abused, harassed, and intimidated detainees and citizens. Prison conditions remained harsh and incidents of arbitrary arrest and detention occurred. Lengthy pretrial detention, denial of due process, and lack of fair public trials were problems. Some incidences of trial by ordeal were reported. Corruption and impunity continued in many levels of the government. Violence against women, especially reports of rape, the practice of female genital mutilation, child abuse, trafficking in persons, and racial and ethnic discrimination were problems. Child labor was widespread, especially in the informal sector. There were instances of ethnic tensions.
Despite significant progress in the transition to peace and stability after a 14-year civil war, the country remains a fragile state that relies on the United States, the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), and other international partners for essential help in maintaining stability and building the foundations for sustainable peace and development. In order to help the government rebuild itself and become more accountable to its citizens, the U.S. government's priorities in the country were to promote peace and security, improve the quality of and access to justice, and strengthen democratic institutions.
For stability to prevail prior to UNMIL's withdrawal beginning in 2008, it is critically important that the security forces demonstrate both the capability and will to respect the rule of law and to preserve order. Since access to and quality of justice remains weak and undermines public confidence in democratic governance, communities take the law into their own hands instead of relying on the formal court system. In this post-conflict society, the capacity and effectiveness of the country's legislature, political parties, and civil society remains limited. Although by-elections held in 2007 were generally free and fair, a lack of civic education means many voters are unaware that their elected leaders are accountable to them.
The U.S. government continues to help both the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) and the Liberia National Police (LNP) become more professional and responsive to their country's needs. The United States continues to lead the effort to vet, train, and equip recruits for the new 2,000-member AFL. By the end of 2007, approximately 1,100 soldiers had completed the vetting and recruitment process. The vetting process was used to thoroughly screen applicants and ensure that they had not been involved in human rights abuses in the past. Each recruit received rigorous training, including instruction on human rights, civilian governance of the military, and the country's history. This training was intended to help ensure that past human rights abuses by the military will not be repeated. The U.S. government is leading a multiyear UN program that began in 2007 to set up an Emergency Response Unit within the LNP. The United States also funds the detail of four American advisors to LNP through UNMIL and provides development training to LNP managers.
U.S. efforts to strengthen the judicial sector and expand access to justice include training for judicial personnel, establishing legal aid clinics, promoting alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, conducting public legal education, and renovating part of the Liberian Temple of Justice. The U.S.-funded Justice Sector Support Program supports several American justice sector advisors who work closely with the minister of justice, the chief justice, investigators, prosecutors, public defenders, and other court officials. U.S.-sponsored programs also support the establishment of a nascent public defender's office, the creation of a legal aid clinic at the national law school, and the distribution of the Liberia Law Reports and Revised Liberia Codes to various organizations. U.S. programs also provide training for NGOs to assist victims of gender-based violence in navigating the justice system and support a pro bono mediation specialist to develop training materials and conduct mediation training and law workshops. Finally, U.S. Government assistance helped rehabilitate several overcrowded and dilapidated prisons.
In support of democracy and the political process, the United States sponsors programs designed to educate citizens; strengthen political parties; and advise elected officials, candidates, and political party leaders. U.S. programs strengthened the electoral process through increased assistance to local political parties, civil society, and the National Elections Commission. Legislators received U.S. government assistance through training sessions designed to increase knowledge of constituent outreach and long-term strategic planning. Candidates for legislative by-elections participated in training and a public debate organized by U.S.-funded NGOs. These NGOs also supported civic education outreach and voter education efforts. U.S. officials observed all legislative by-elections during 2007, including in Nimba and Gbarpolu Counties, and determined that they were well run and appeared to be free and fair. Through training and workshops, the United States tried to improve the organizational capacity of civil society organizations and assisted them in promoting public participation and their watchdog and advocacy functions. The United States funded a local NGO to grade legislators and publish a legislative report card that held elected officials accountable to their constituents.
U.S. officials publicly highlighted the need for transparency and accountability in all branches of government and worked privately with officials, NGOs, and international organizations to identify areas of concern and encourage systemic reforms. The Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program (GEMAP), funded by the United States and other partners, placed internationally recruited financial controllers and management experts in key ministries, agencies, and state-owned enterprises to encourage transparency and accountability. The institutional knowledge that GEMAP advisors provided their local counterparts also contributed to the rule of law and good governance and helped create the necessary conditions for the economy to grow.
The United States promotes freedom of speech and press in the country. The United States funded the travel of local reporters to the United States to cover the 2007 Liberian Partners Forum. The United States provided budgetary support for the UNMIL radio program that broadcast news and educational campaigns related to the peace and development process nationwide. In addition, the United States assisted the leading independent station, Star Radio, and its affiliate network of six community radio stations to provide access to budget account information, legislative proceedings, GEMAP findings, and public perceptions of government performance to radio listeners. U.S. officials also promoted human rights and democracy messages through taped or live UN radio programming and interviews on anticorruption and human rights. The United States funded the establishment of a presidential radio and television studio, which increased independent media access to the president's office. The embassy conducted three digital video conferences for the media focusing on issues of media freedom and best practices. The embassy also organized a roundtable for members of the media with an American expert on challenges the press faces in fighting corruption. Finally, the United States funded a program through an American university to strengthen media institution management and business planning.
The United States supports civil society organizations that promote human rights, peace, and government transparency and contribute to peace-building efforts through community development, literacy, rural radio programs, and peace councils. For example, the United States supported the Liberia Community Peace Building and Development Program, which has mobilized 200 war-affected villages for peace building, infrastructure, agriculture, and income-generating activities. The Locally Initiated Networks for Community Strengthening Program facilitated grassroots reconciliation and peace constituencies in 70 villages in Lofa County. U.S. officials spoke at a number of civil society workshops and discussed the importance of civil society in a flourishing democracy. The United States also supported the Liberia Community Infrastructure Program, which seeks to create jobs and provide vocational training and psychosocial counseling for former combatants and other war-affected persons. Through a number of small grants, the U.S. government supported local NGOs that educated communities on human rights, reconciliation, and peace building. Peace building and mediation law programs, including support to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, expanded the numbers of mediators and peace advocates and encouraged communities to interact and resolve problems without resorting to violence. The U.S. ambassador spoke publicly to encourage local communities to fight rape and violence against women in their regions and also to promote religious tolerance.


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The European Flat Oyster, from West Coast Ireland to Toronto
A pilgrimage from Toronto to Galway, Ireland to slurp the tastiest European oysters available in Hogtown
Patrick McMurray is responsible for bringing Irish oysters to Toronto. He's also a restaurateur, the Guinness World Record holder of most oysters shucked in under one minute, and author of the book "Consider the Oyster." So when I told him that I was visiting Ireland and writing a story about Irish oysters, he made one suggestion: "Visit the Kellys and the Morans," two oyster families from Clarinbridge, County Galway in the West Coast.
Since the days of Starfish – McMurray's 13-year-old oyster bar in Toronto, (which was rebranded to the Pearl Diver pub in 2014) – he's been importing the European flat oyster (also known as the Galway oyster or native oyster) from Kelly's organic oyster farm. McMurray has also made more than one pilgrimage to Moran's on the Weir, a 300-year-old, thatched-roof cottage turned resto-pub located only a 10-minute tractor ride away from the Kellys, where tourists and locals alike go to taste a 4,000-year-old species that's only in season from September to April each year.
Having taken McMurray's advice, I'm now back in Toronto sitting at Ceili Cottage in the Leslieville neighbourhood. He's bright-eyed and visibly provoked upon hearing that I'd tasted the native oyster in Ireland. "Did you sit in my chair?" he asks almost giddily, about my time at Moran's, before immediately being distracted by a photo he took himself that's hanging on the wall: "And does the road to the oyster beds at Kelly's still look like this?"
It does, I inform him, though in truth it's less like a road and more like a series of S-shaped tire tracks tattooed onto the grass. "Why, in Ireland, do they always have to have a winding road?" McMurray asks in earnest, as I begin to giggle. "Why can't they just go like that?" He erects his arm to mimic a straight road.
Clarinbridge, County Galway
It's early April 2016, and my boyfriend Tomas (who was born and raised in Galway) and I, are visiting Ireland to attend a wedding. Inspired by McMurray's enthusiasm about the native oyster, I convince Tomas to take me to the Kelly's farm, located only about an hour out from where he grew up.
Next thing you know, we're bobbing around in the middle seat of the van, while Diarmuid Kelly drives us up the curved road to the oyster beds. As I peer out onto Brandy Bay, I'm enthralled by the colours of the land – a palette of greens and blues washed with a hazy grey on most days. Today is different though, and it's just sheer luck that we arrived at the farm on the first day Galway was graced with real spring sun.
All around us, the oyster shells are camouflaged by shiny islands of black rock. "Be careful, or you're going to get wet," instructs Kelly, as we stomp into the water. "The tide is coming in." In a matter of seconds, he's pulled a glistening native oyster (still hairy with bits of seaweed and earth) up from the water. "You can see how nice and colourful they are; you're looking at [one that's] maybe four or five years old," he explains. "And it goes down in just 10 seconds," I interject.
"You have to appreciate them and savour them," he says.
He should know. Diarmuid's father Micheal (pronounced as "me-hall") Kelly is the one who spawned the idea of starting his own oyster business in these waters when, at 18, he watched most of region's yield get shipped out to France and Holland to "finish," which means that before the oysters are sold, they spend their last year in French or Dutch waters. Finishing in those countries allowed them to be branded as French or Dutch, and any association to Ireland is lost to the unknowing consumer.
Armed with a good idea, Micheal Kelly started small by supplying local Clarinbridge pub owner, Paddy Burke (whose pub is still alive today) with his product. He then grew to become the official oyster purveyor of the Clarinbridge and Galway annual oyster festivals, which both started in 1954. The latter is the most-awaited event of the global oyster-shucking community. It's also where the Kellys and the Morans met McMurray, when he became the only Canadian (thus far) to win the world oyster shucking championship in 2002.
By 1980, Micheal Kelly began shipping the mollusk abroad, and now the small family oyster farm (their facilities only slightly larger than a three-car garage), exports to 14 countries – Canada, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, the UAE, Malaysia and Singapore.
"Why don't you guys go to the U.S?" I ask Diarmuid, given that New York, like London and Paris, has long been considered an oyster-eating capital of the world. "Because there's no agreement between the US and Europe at the moment," he says.
Unbeknownst to many, the United States and the EU have yet to agree on equivalent purification, quality control and labelling/packaging processes of live bivalve mullosks, thereby creating a seamless means of trade. But Diarmuid Kelly believes the food inspection agencies will reach an consensus within the next 12 months.
And while that's brewing, most people in the industry (including Diarmuid) agree that Toronto continues to be the top destination for oysters in North America, simply because of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's long-standing alliance with New Zealand, the U.S. and the EU. It helps that Canada has its own oysters too.
When I imply that the trade agreement between the U.S and EU will be good for business, Diarmuid confesses that they've already had a significant number of inquiries, and that they're treading with caution: "We're not looking for any more [business] at the moment. There's a balance between having a nice artisan-type product, and having a mass-produced product – you have to be careful."
For Diarmuid, the line between artisan and mass produced is measured by the gratification he gets from his work: "You know, if you get too big and you're not enjoying it; you're only working for the sake of working or you're employing more people than [you can handle]…I think there's enough people, and enough capacity in the country for other oyster farms to do [what we do] as well."
Customer satisfaction is paramount to the Kellys, and although they're one of the largest oyster farms in Ireland to pack oysters in seaweed and baskets, and sell direct to consumer, that level of intimacy between the farmer and his product prevails.
Moran's on the Weir
Michael Moran is one such customer. His family has owned Moran's on Weir, the white cottage that was once a humble watering hole servicing the turf (also known as peat) port in the village, for seven generations. Moran's grandmother, who lived in the cottage, turned it into a restaurant in the 1960's when she began selling fresh oysters, smoked salmon and brown bread. It has since become the top destination to try the Kelly's oyster in West Coast Ireland.
Moran says the longstanding buzz about place comes from sourcing the best food from purveyors in close proximity: "Every morning at 9 o'clock, we phone Diarmuid or Micheal and the van pops down. That's the oysters every single day," he explains.
As Moran shows us around inside – only a few steps away from the central fireplace that wafts the musky aroma of burning peat – is a handwritten copy of Oysters, by Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and Nobel Prize Winner. He often travelled to Moran's to slurp the oyster in season. Scattered across the walls are pictures of actors, dynasties (Pierce Brosnan, the Emperor and Empress of Japan) as well as men gathered in groups during the early Guinness parties, back when the cottage was only serving beer and spirits. It seems, just as McMurray vowed, Moran's is the place to taste the native oyster.
We moved outside onto tables facing the Kilcolgan River, and a round of the European flats hit the table. We've managed to catch the them at the tail end of their season. "Do you want any horseradish with that Christina?" Moran asks. "I just remember how much of it I was grating in Toronto. We don't have the fresh stuff here; it's just horseradish cream."
As an oyster shucker, Moran has spent a good bit of time in Toronto, a city he also deems one of the oyster hubs of the world. And though I tasted the natives at McMurray's Ceili Cottage earlier on in the season, what lay before me looked far more tantalizing. Even Tomas, who has never really taken to oysters in Toronto or anywhere else for that matter, looked at them with an appetite over aversion.
Maybe it was the rare sunshine, or that we were sitting amongst the calm, moving echo of the river where the oysters grow, or that we'd just learnt about their history from Diarmuid Kelly earlier that morning, but I looked over, and there he went, slurping oyster after oyster, void of Tabasco, horseradish cream and even droplets of lemon. Like Seamus Heaney, Tomas was home.
Ceili Cottage, Toronto
McMurray has flipped through the oyster book he's created and is pointing to a tasting wheel. The range of flavours are vast – mild, earthy, sweet, dry, clean, floral, fruit, and the list goes on. "In the wine world you call it terroir, in the oyster world we called it merroir," he explains. "It's the taste in merroir – the ocean or the bay that it comes from that day. It can change; next week it can be different."
The majority of McMurray's customers gravitate towards the simple, salty-sweet profile of the East Coast Malpeque oyster, which is grown in the bays of Prince Edward Island. So McMurray believes that it's the restaurateurs' responsibility to introduce their customers to new flavours, since the city is mostly used to what's available – Pacific and East Coast.
"When I started bringing in European product, what you noticed most is that the species has a flavour range," he says. "[The Kelly's] oyster is unlike anything you can experience here in North America – sea salt, a little bit of sweet cream, driftwood (so you get an earthy note in the middle), and a dry tannic finish."
People who have a palate for complexity and new textures are the ones McMurray introduces the native oyster to, even if they've never tried oysters before. "I always like to see how it goes," he says.
To play devil's advocate, I question McMurray about who asks for the European flat oyster (other than him and I), if the demand for Canadian, East Coast Malpaques is the sweet spot for Toronto restaurants. He responds half jokingly: "Me."
"As a restaurateur it's insane to bring them in because they cost so much more," he explains. But like most people, McMurray has a vice, and that vice is oysters: "When you see that price point, you're like, 'why am I going to spend that much money on this oyster [from Ireland]?' [But] I go, 'why am I going to spend that much money on French wine?'"
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Texas overcomes slow start, takes down Cal Baptist
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Courtney Ramey scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Jericho Sims added 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Longhorns defeated visiting California Baptist 67-54 on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.
The Longhorns (3-0), coming off a big road win at Purdue on Saturday, were ice cold from the field to start the game but still did enough to lead by four at the break. Texas warmed up in the second half, shooting 64 percent after halftime.
The Lancers (2-1) were within 57-50 after a dunk by Zach Pirog with 3:45 to play then went 1-for-7 the rest of the way, allowing Texas to pull away. The Longhorns hit all four of their shots down the stretch and held California Baptist without a field goal for the final 3:14 of the game.
Andrew Jones added 11 points off the bench for the Longhorns in the win.
Milan Acquaah scored 17 points to lead California Baptist, with Ferron Flavors Jr. adding 14 points. The Lancers were just 6 of 16 from the free throw line, however.
California Baptist outshot the Longhorns 34.6 percent to 28.6 percent in the first half but Texas led 26-22 after Ramey's layup with 29 seconds to play. The Longhorns were just 2 of 16 from 3-point range over the first 20 minutes, with Jones leading Texas with just 6 points in the half.
Acquaah paced all scorers with 8 points in the half but the Lancers missed five of their six free throws and never led.
A 9-0 run to begin the second half put Texas in command for a while but the Lancers fought back to within 50-47 on a 3-pointer by Flavors with 7:23 to play. The Longhorns answered with a 3-pointer by Jase Febres and a putback dunk by Sims.
California Baptist is a member of the Western Athletic Conference and is in just its second season as a Division I member.


Civic leader Michael M. Boone, co-founder of the law firm of Haynes and Boone, has been re-elected chair of the SMU Board of Trustees, the University's 42-member governing board, effective June 2015.
Boone has been an SMU trustee since 1996. Throughout his service on the Board, he has been a member of virtually every Board committee, among them Finance, Audit and Trusteeship. A former adjunct professor of corporate securities law at the Dedman School of Law, he currently serves as vice chair of the Dedman Law School's Executive Board. In leading the Board of Trustees, Boone serves as a co-chair of SMU Unbridled: The Second Century Campaign, which seeks $1 billion for scholarships, faculty and academic excellence and the campus experience.
In addition, Robert Dedman Jr. was re-elected vice chair of the Board of Trustees and David Miller was re-elected secretary.
Robert Dedman is the general partner of Putterboy, Ltd. and president of the Dedman family enterprise, DFI Management, Ltd. He was elected to the SMU Board of Trustees in 2004 and has served as secretary of the Board since 2010. He also serves on the Executive Boards of Dedman College and Dedman School of Law and on The Second Century Campaign Leadership Council. He previously served SMU on the board of the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies in Dedman College, the 21st Century Council and the Texas Campaign Committee for The Campaign for SMU.
David Miller is co-founder of EnCap Investments L.P., a leading private equity firm based in Houston and Dallas, where he serves as a partner. He also serves as president of the David B. Miller Family Foundation. Miller has served as a member of the SMU Board of Trustees since 2008 and is a member of the Second Century Campaign Leadership Council. He is chair of the Executive Board for the Edwin L. Cox School of Business, co-chair of The Second Century Campaign Steering Committee for Cox School of Business and serves on the Campaign Steering Committee for Athletics.
The SMU Board of Trustees has named former trustee Milledge A. "Mitch" Hart, III as Trustee Emeritus. The Board passed a resolution to honor Hart with this designation during its quarterly meeting Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.
For extraordinary service and leadership, former members of the SMU Board may be named emeriti members. To date, in its 100-year history, only nine individuals have been named Trustee Emeriti. Hart served on the SMU Board from 1996 to 2008.
During his SMU Board terms, Hart served on several committees: Academic Policy, Planning & Management; Audit; Buildings and Grounds; Development and External Affairs; Executive/Personnel/Compensation; and Investment. He also served as a member of the Dedman College Executive Board.
Hart currently serves on the Leadership Council of SMU's Second Century Campaign, which is raising funds supporting student quality, academic and faculty excellence and the campus experience. He also is a member of the SMU Board of Trustees' Development and External Affairs Committee and is a member and former chair of the Board's Investment Committee. In addition, he serves on the Lyle School of Engineering Campaign Steering Committee and the school's Executive Board. He is a member of the Hart Global Leaders Forum Advisory Board and is a member and former chair of the Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series Board.
Hart's election as an SMU trustee emeritus makes him the 9th individual so honored since the University created the designation in 1990 and one of 4 currently serving, including Edwin L. Cox, William L. Hutchison, and Cary M. Maguire. Past trustees emeriti included the late Gov. William P. Clements Jr., J. Lindsay Embrey Jr., William R. Hawn, Roy M. Huffington, and Elizabeth Perkins Prothro.
Civic and philanthropic leader Caren H. Prothro, a leader in the arts and higher education, will become chair of the SMU Board of Trustees beginning with its Sept. 10, 2010 meeting. She was unanimously elected to the two-year term by her fellow trustees in May.
Prothro has been a member of the SMU Board of Trustees since 1992 and served as vice chair from 1998-2000. She currently is a co-chair of SMU's Second Century Campaign and its Leadership Council. She serves on several trustee committees, including the Academic Policy, Planning and Management Committee and the Buildings and Grounds Committee. As trustee chair, she also serves on the executive boards of each of SMU's schools and its libraries. In addition, she serves on the boards of SMU-in-Taos and the University's Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility.
SMU's Board of Trustees is seeking student applicants to serve in a variety of positions. Interested students can apply online; the 2009 deadline is at noon April 16.
One student each year serves as the Student Member of the Board of Trustees, a full voting member of the Board. Eight students also serve as Student Members of the Board Standing Committees. In addition, the Student Trustee chairs a committee of the Student Representatives and the Student Body President. This committee enhances the effectiveness of the Representatives within their committees and facilitates communication between the Board of Trustees and the university community.


The Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing (APWH) sent this letter to the Senate on May 31, 2016 supporting the passage of Bill S. 2175. The bill had previously passed with approval by the House and now needs Senate approval before implementation. The intent of the Bill is to have payment parity and to remove the discrepancy between podiatric physician and allopathic physician compensation in the US Veterans Association health care delivery system. The correspondence describes a solid rationale for the passage of this legislation.
Click here to download a PDF of the original letter.


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Q: What is the use of + in oracle join What is meant by + sign right after column name while join in oracle .
Example :
select a,d,f,c
From table1, table 2
Where table1.x(+) = table2.y:

A: The (+) is used to indicate an outer join. It is placed on the side where the row in the table may be missing. That is old Oracle syntax I have known since Oracle 7. Presently, even Oracle encourages using ANSI syntax for joins.

A: That's the old Oracle's outer join operator.
Old:
SQL>   SELECT d.deptno, d.dname, e.ename
  2      FROM dept d, emp e
  3     WHERE e.deptno (+) = d.deptno
  4  ORDER BY d.deptno, e.ename;

    DEPTNO DNAME          ENAME
---------- -------------- ----------
        10 ACCOUNTING     CLARK
        10 ACCOUNTING     KING
        10 ACCOUNTING     MILLER
        20 RESEARCH       ADAMS
        20 RESEARCH       FORD
        20 RESEARCH       JONES
        20 RESEARCH       SCOTT
        20 RESEARCH       SMITH
        30 SALES          ALLEN
        30 SALES          BLAKE
        30 SALES          JAMES
        30 SALES          MARTIN
        30 SALES          TURNER
        30 SALES          WARD
        40 OPERATIONS

15 rows selected.

Nowadays, we do it as
SQL>   SELECT d.deptno, d.dname, e.ename
  2      FROM dept d LEFT JOIN emp e ON e.deptno = d.deptno
  3  ORDER BY d.deptno, e.ename;

    DEPTNO DNAME          ENAME
---------- -------------- ----------
        10 ACCOUNTING     CLARK
        10 ACCOUNTING     KING
        10 ACCOUNTING     MILLER
        20 RESEARCH       ADAMS
        20 RESEARCH       FORD
        20 RESEARCH       JONES
        20 RESEARCH       SCOTT
        20 RESEARCH       SMITH
        30 SALES          ALLEN
        30 SALES          BLAKE
        30 SALES          JAMES
        30 SALES          MARTIN
        30 SALES          TURNER
        30 SALES          WARD
        40 OPERATIONS

15 rows selected.

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      array[x] = array[x] + ','
    }
    console.log(array.join(""))
  }
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}

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//3) Because there aren't as many built in methods you have to think about how some of the tools from Ruby work, and deconstruct them into constituent parts.

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Home News 10 Huge benefits Nigeria will enjoy from Buhari's trip to Germany
10 Huge benefits Nigeria will enjoy from Buhari's trip to Germany
Benefits Nigeria will enjoy from Buhari's trip to Germany – Editor's note: President Muhammadu Buhari visited Germany on a three-day trip where he met Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany and its president, Joachim Gauck in Berlin. In this article by Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, he highlights 10 takeaways from the president's trip.
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PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI returned to the country after a three-day intensely busy State Visit to Germany which, as is usual with his foreign engagements, was characterized by punishing schedules.
Unfortunately, an important trip such as this one planned to boost trade and investment, enhance security partnership and pitch the country to eager investors became overshadowed by public outcry over some remarks President Muhammadu Buhari made in Germany, which have sadly been misconstrued by the media and some members of the public.
I can assure you that President Buhari's sense of humor is one of his most distinguishing characteristics, despite his stern mien.
His comments clearly do not reflect his attitude towards women, a number of whom he has appointed into key positions in his administration, neither do they reflect his attitude towards his wife, Hajiya Aisha, as anyone can see from their history together.
President Buhari has been an invaluable support to his wife, and I know that he has great plans for every Nigerian woman. Five of his daughters have acquired university degrees. One of them just finished law school and another one undertakes a higher degree program.
I hope that all well-meaning Nigerians will put an end to the unfair insinuations that have been generated by President Buhari's jocularity. Seeing a well-meaning leader being so misunderstood is painful for me.
Let us hope that God continues to give him the grace and wisdom he requires to steer Nigeria through this difficult time in our country's history.
In the course of this historic visit, he held formal talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, a roundtable with the German President Joachim Gauck, a meeting with business leaders and an interactive session with Nigerians resident in Europe. A number of side, but equally important meetings were dotted in-between these.
Bilateral relations:
Chancellor Merkel was the first leader of a major economic power in the world to have foreseen what a Muhammadu Buhari administration would mean to Nigeria, Africa and the world. As Chairperson of the "G 7″ group of industrialized nations, she extended a hand of fellowship to him upon his victory in the 2015 elections. She asked him to be ready with his wish list and be present at the G 7 meeting to brief its leaders.
Since that time, there had been a big demand for President Buhari all over the world, a demand that our officials in Foreign Affairs insisted must be cashed on or else we missed the opportunity.
President Gauck came here in February at the head of a business delegation, a visit that pushed the existing relations up by several notches as manifested by the setting up of a one-stop investment center to facilitate foreign investment and partnerships.
Germany has also proposed a twining of two cities, Lagos and Frankfurt to facilitate the sharing of experience, meeting of businesses, trade and investment as well as exchange of visits by officials.
In the course of the visit by President Gauck, a pledge by the EU to spend fifty million Euro (€50 m.) against terrorism in the Lake Chad basin area was announced.
President Buhari's state visit brought closer the relationship between Nigeria and Germany in addition to breakthroughs in several areas of negotiations.
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Neem Karoli Baba Maharjji (नीम करौली बाबा) or Neeb Karori Baba also known to followers as Maharaj-ji, was a Hindu guru, mystic and devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman. He is known outside India for being the guru of a number of Americans who travelled to India in the 1960s and 1970s, the most well-known being the spiritual teachers Ram Dass and Bhagavan Das, and the musicians Krishna Das and Jai Uttal, and Trevor Hall (Rampriya Das). His ashrams are in Kainchi, Vrindavan, Rishikesh, Shimla, Neem Karoli village near Khimasepur in Farrukhabad, Bhumiadhar, Hanuman Gadi, Lucknow, Delhi in India and in Taos, New Mexico, USA.
It is believed that by the time Maharajji was 17 years old He knew EVERYTHING. This is to be taken to mean a knowing that is actually incomprehensible to you and me. A knowing that is all. The knowing of Bhagvan. The knowing of God. There are stories contained in this website and in the books referred to herein that hope to in some way help to tell of the Grace and Love of this truly remarkable being. Maharajji had nothing and Maharajji had everything.
In the late 60's an American known as Baba Ram Dass authored books telling of Neem Karoli Baba and hundreds of westerners went for Maharajji's darshan. Maharajji was elusive as the stories tell, but many were allowed to be in His presence and they tell stories that are a wonderment of love and grace and lilas and mostly awe.
Now, there appears to be three Maharajji's. One is the historical Maharajji. This Maharajji seems to have taken birth and lived a "traceable" life in time. Secondly, there is the "formless" Maharajji. This Maharajji is the Maharajji that we apparently connect with on our "inner" dimension. Thirdly, there is the Maharajji that exists in form "now"; the Maharajji who is reported seen and experienced; the Maharajji who never actually died. This is Maharajji who is a "time-traveler". We are just beginning to learn about that Maharajji and some of His effects in the world.
Neem Karoli Baba Maharajji taught many people. These teachings continue today. The teaching was very subtle or literally a knock on the head. Maharajji's teachings seem to have been totally individual. Each devotee would have the answer or the help they needed in the way that was best suited to their needs. When devotees remembered Him, Maharajji would rush to them to help and protect them. This seems to be going on to this day.
Maharajji seems to be continually visiting people and helping them since He "left His body" in Vrindaban in 1973. One devotee said that he thought the greatest miracle was what Maharajji has done since then. Maharajji has visited, helped, guided, fed, and called into service so many in the last forty years. Maharajji never went away.
Among the most well known of Neem Karoli Baba's disciples were spiritual teacher Ma Jaya, Ram Dass (the author of Be Here Now),teacher/performer Bhagavan Das, Lama Surya Das and the musicians Jai Uttal and Krishna Das and Trevor Hall (Rampriya Das). Other notable devotees include humanitarian Larry Brilliant and his wife Girija, Dada Mukerjee (former professor at Allahabad University, Uttar Pradesh, India), scholar and writer Yvette Rosser, filmmaker John Bush, and Daniel Goleman author of The Varieties of the Meditative Experience and Emotional Intelligence. Baba Hari Dass (Haridas) was not a disciple, however, he supervised several buildings and maintained the ashramsin Nainital area (1954-1968) before heading to the USA to become a spiritual teacher in California in the beginning of 1971.
Steve Jobs, along with his friend Dan Kottke, traveled to India in April 1974 to study Hinduism and Indian spirituality; they planned also to meet Neem Karoli Baba Maharajji, but arrived to find the guru had died the previous September. Hollywood actressJulia Roberts was also influenced by Neem Karoli Baba Maharajji. A picture of him drew Roberts to Hinduism. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of facebook, influenced by Steve Jobs, visited Neem Karoli Baba's (Maharajji) ashram in Kainchi in October 2015. Larry Brilliant took Google's Larry Page and Jeffrey Skoll, co-founder of eBay, on the pilgrimage.


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Caringbah Leisure Centre – NSW 2229
Caringbah Leisure Centre pool
Its name is an Aboriginal word for a type of wallaby
My experience in the pool
Another bright, but cold winter's morning for this swim. The board at the entrance gate claimed the water temperature at 31C. Thankfully it was nowhere near that warm.
On a winter's day, even with full sunshine, this pool is half shaded and that makes a big difference when your back is going in and out of sunshine. At this time of year, with the air temperature nearer 10C than 20C, you welcome the warm on your back. But I imagine in summer that the sun climbs high enough to be fully exposing the pool except in the early morning.
It's the gum trees around the pool which give it its winter shade, but they also give it a wonderful setting. And with this pool facing more or less east-west, and the sun very much in the north, there was no blinding light as I switched to backstroke, as there had been at Engadine.
This is another 50m pool with 9 lanes, and when I got there at about 11am, only three were in use; an incredible state of affairs in the middle of school holidays – what's the matter with kids these days?
Still, it made for a pleasurable swim and lots of space for my wayward backstroke as well as freestyle.
Getting there, getting in, getting changed
This leisure centre is only about five minutes' walk from Caringbah train station, though keep your map or gps handy and don't go the wrong way at the main intersection, as I did. Lots of free parking by the pool, also.
Gentle steps at both sides of the shallow end, with vertical steps nearer the deep end too.
There are lots of warm showers in the changing rooms.
Other practical points
Entry fee $5.90 (with other concessionary rates) in 2015.
There's a shorter pool, which was actually used more than the Olympic Pool on the morning I came by, so perhaps that's where the kids hang out. There's also a paddling pool, but that was empty for the winter.
History and stories of the pool
The complex was opened in 1967, probably during my own wonderful year in Sydney as a 7-year old, though I couldn't swim in those days so didn't get too excited by new swimming pools!
I reckon the 'Loitering prohibited' sign in the men's changing rooms must have been here since Day 1 – nice piece of history; shame it's still needed!
Ian Thorpe has been known to swim here, and used the pool a lot during his preparations for his recent comeback. At 24 seconds for his 50m laps, he'd be the big figure that would glide silently past, I was told by one regular.
People I met here included:
Laurie, who was born in one of the neighbouring streets, and has in the past raced against Kev, the former Olympic trainer here.
Another regular whose name I didn't catch. He's the one with the Ian Thorpe stories, and he has been known to swim the English Channel himself in the past (part of a relay team, he added, but still I was impressed).
What's your story? Any memories of swimming here? Any stories to tell? Or did you just have swimming lessons in the cold of winter in the 1970s?
Whatever you have to say, however brief, I'd love to hear from you and will add any stories to this section of the site as and when I receive them. Add your comment or story under 'Leave a Reply' below.
Links to other articles on this pool
I found no other blog articles on Caringbah Pool, but Fox Sport News did cover the return of Ian Thorpe here in 2011
Coffee, tea or milkshake after the swim?
There is a kiosk by the pool, but there's really good coffee to be had if you go the extra half mile back towards Caringbah train station
Sister Fox Espresso – Kingsway, Caringbah
Open Monday – Saturday from 5.30am. Closes at 4pm Monday – Friday and 1pm Saturday
Sister Fox Espresso reviewed by Fancy a Cuppa website
Good coffee in Caringbah at Sister Fox Espresso
This great little coffee shop in Caringbah is run by the sister of the Sutherland White Horse coffee roasters. Hence its name. And hence they use the excellent White Horse coffee. This is coffee it's really worth going the extra half mile for. After a swim, when the coffee is this good, I usually can't resist a second cup, too. Single origins available at no extra cost. Nice gluten-free banana cake, as well as the usual banana breads.
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Jedediah Louisa Bila is a famous author and previous host of ABC's venture The View and was Emmy nominated host for the show. Jedediah Bila was also the former contributor to FOX News and a panelist for the shows Red Eye and Outnumbered. Jedediah Bila's net worth is roughly $1.2 million. on January 29, 1979, Jedediah Bila was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her interest was in writing. She completed her high school degree from all-girls Catholic High School. Her talent was the writing of fanatic term paper. She married to a publisher, Jeremy Scher on February 17, 2018. Both wife and husband have similar kind of profession as she is also a writer.
Bila loves Cupcakes and pastries since her childhood. It is said that when she was nine months old she uses to crawl for the cannoli bought by her father. She got her primary education from all-girls Catholic High School and later completed her B.A and minor in Business administration from Wagner College in Spanish.Then she completed her masters in arts degree from Columbia University in Spanish Literature. From the same university, she completed her Ph.D. fellowship. She began to do the job of teaching in a privet school in Manhattan and so later she became the high-school academic dean. Other jobs that she did are the marketing manager at an insurance company and as a restaurant manager. This shows that her journey to reach this stage was not an easy one.
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