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Lesiba Precious Mashele (born 13 October 1990) is a South African long-distance runner.

In 2018, he competed in the men's half marathon at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Valencia, Spain. He finished in 44th place.

In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.

He competed in the men's 5000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

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L'église Sainte-Marie (St. Mary's Church) est une église catholique historique de New Trier aux États-Unis dans le Minnesota. Elle est inscrite depuis 1980 au Registre national des lieux historiques par le ministère de l'Intérieur des États-Unis.

Historique
La présence catholique dans cette région commence officiellement après les traités de 1851, où des pionniers essentiellement venus du sud et de l'ouest de l'Allemagne commencent à s'installer. New Trier signifie d'ailleurs La Nouvelle-Trèves, en anglais. Les pionniers obtiennent un prêtre, le père Georg Keller, osb, grâce à l'initiative de Johann Fuchs qui reçoit la permission de l'évêque , mais il ne demeure pas dans la colonie à temps complet. Il arrive à temps complet en , date de la fondation de la paroisse. La première messe dont on ait gardé la mémoire avait eu lieu un an auparavant dans la maison d'un pionnier. Le père Keller réunit des fonds pour faire bâtir la première église (dans le village de Hampton), modeste édifice de rondins qui sera plus tard détruit par le feu.

Plus tard, une église pouvant contenir deux cents fidèles est construite près de l'emplacement de l'église actuelle. La première pierre est posée le jour de l'Ascension 1864 et elle est consacrée quelques mois plus tard à la Vierge Marie (Maria-Schutz-Kirche, en allemand, comme on peut le lire sur la première pierre conservée dans l'église actuelle). L'église s'avère trop petite à la fin du siècle et les paroissiens en font construire une nouvelle en 1909 en style Beaux-Arts, c'est-à-dire un mélange de néobaroque et d'éléments néoclassiques selon les plans de Paul Ries de Saint Paul. Son pignon baroque rappelle les églises du sud de l'Allemagne, ainsi que la petite niche à fronton néoclassique au-dessus du portail, dans laquelle se trouve une statue de la Vierge datant de 1862 et venant de l'ancienne église. Les autels latéraux avec des ornements de bois doré à la feuille sont remarquables.

L'église a été restaurée en 1956, dans les années 1980-1989 et les vitraux nettoyés en 2006.

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FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen's Audi unit said on Wednesday its June sales rose 16.3 percent to more than 78,700 units worldwide.
The firm said first-half sales rose 8.2 percent to nearly 422,000 vehicles.
"In the first half of the year, we have created optimal conditions for a new record year," Martin Winterkorn, chief executive of Audi, said in a statement.


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L'assedio del castello di Minamata fu un breve assalto al castello di Minamata che si arrese in fretta. Il castello di Minamata era il punto di ingresso per le terre Ōtomo nella provincia di Higo ed era custodito da Sagara Yoshiaki con 700 soldati. 115.000 uomini del clan Shimazu posero sotto assedio il castello. Il 16 settembre furono aperti i negoziati ma i Sagara rifiutarono di consentire agli Shimazu il transito per le proprie terre. Il castello fu preso d'assalto durante la notte e conquistato.

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Home Small Business Pangea Network Enters Service in Northern Europe
Pangea Network Enters Service in Northern Europe
By John Lewell | March 01, 2001
London, ENGLAND -- Backed by U.S. investment companies, Pangea Ltd. this week announced that its network for voice, data, video and Internet transmission is now in service in northern Europe.
At a network launch in London, Pangea also announced the appointment of Anthony J. Cassara as chief executive and Larry Codacovi as chairman of the board.
Extending for 11,500 kilometers (7,150 miles), the Pangea Network covers northern Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic Region, substantially increasing capacity in some countries where the infrastructure has been relatively weak.
"Our goal is to become the key alternative provider in some of the fastest growing but under-served sectors of the European marketplace -- the North Sea and Baltic regions," said Chairman Larry Codacovi.
Codacovi went on to point out that unlike the networks of other operators the Pangea Network went live simultaneously, eliminating lengthy rollout times.
"Our initial focus is on delivering services to the wholesale market and customers, including ISPs, broadband access providers, local PTOs, ASPs and e-commerce companies," said Codacovi.
Recently, Pangea Network signed Swedish broadband operator Arrowhead AB and worldwide network operator Equant NV as two of its major customers. It will need to secure many more to run its network at full capacity.
Pangea says it has invested approximately US $470 million in its terrestrial and submarine fiber-optic cable system. The system links business centers in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea regions -- including cities such as London, Amsterdam, Paris, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Malmo, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oslo, Helsinki and Tallin -- with New York and the rest of the world.
Prospects look bright for Pangea and other fiber network operators. Analysts have predicted a massive increase in Internet bandwidth requirements across Northern Europe, with IP services reaching US $6.6 billion by 2006.
Based in Hamilton, Bermuda, Pangea is funded by a group of U.S. investment firms that includes Dolphin Communications, Columbia Capital, Harbourvest Partners, Madison Dearborn Partners and Norwest Venture Partners. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter has also arranged investment for the venture.

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Revision of Bronze statue of Wallace from Fri, 2013-05-24 22:00
On the 15th July 2012 the Wallace Memorial Fund, with the enthusiastic support of our Patron Bill Bailey and our Treasurer, Wallace's grandson Dick, began a campaign to raise £50,000 for a life-size bronze statue of Wallace to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Wallace's death in 2013. The Fund's campaign closed 7 months later on the 16th February 2013 and exactly £25,000 was raised (£10,000 from Alan Smith, £11,732.19 from 73 other donors and a further £3,267.81 from Alan to make the total up to £25,000). Phase 2 of the fundraising campaign began in earnest in May and is being run by Entangled Bank Events and the Ancestor's Trail Several exciting educational events are being organised by these non-profit making organisations and proceeds from the sale of tickets to them will go towards paying for the other half of the statue. If you can't attend one of these events but would still like to make a donation then please click HERE.
Where will the statue be displayed?
The plan is that the statue will be unveiled on the actual date of the anniversary of Wallace's death - 7th November 2013. It has been offered to the London Natural History Museum and they are carefully considering the Fund's proposal (it isn't as simple a decision as it might at first appear). If the London Museum is unable to accept the statue for whatever reason there are a number of other organisations with strong Wallace links which have expressed a keen interest in having it. A permanent home for it will be carefully selected - one which ensures its safe preservation and enables the greatest number of people possible to appreciate it.
Who will sculpt the statue?
The statue is currently being made by professional sculptor Anthony Smith and updates of his progress can be seen in the links below. Anthony produced a highly acclaimed statue of Charles Darwin as a student for Cambridge University in 2009 plus many other impressive works (see http://anthonysmithart.co.uk/). Soon a high proportion of the population of the UK will come into contact with his artwork (although they won't know it) as Anthony produced the design for the new £2.00 coin.
What will the statue look like?
The design of the statue is a secret, which will only be revealed when it is unveiled in November 2013. What we can say is that Wallace will be depicted as a young man aged 31 - 39, dressed for the tropics, with his insect collecting equipment – including his butterfly net, collecting box etc (see http://wallacefund.info/notes-wallace-statue).
Anthony has written a series of blog posts about the making of the statue and you can see them in order here: Number 1, Number 2, Number 3, Number 4, Number 5


Ten years ago, Jonah Miller said goodbye to the boy he loved and the town he grew up in to follow his dreams in New York.
Mitch Davis always assumed his future was set: career military like every Davis before him and a lifetime in the closet. An injury changes everything, giving him a chance to choose a different future entirely.
When Jonah and Mitch reconnect, there's no denying their feelings for each other, but making a home isn't as simple as coming back to one.


Ironman Austria was one of those events that I was not really taking that seriously. ( if i was i would have left the country before the TTT) I knew I would break 9 hours due to the swimming improvement, but not sure by how much and in going over as part of a big team from Rugby Tri, the beer, banter and looking after 2 guys that I coach was always going to be as important as doing well myself. My last team trip ended in disaster at Antwerp so this event was always going to be a training session, a hard one at that but more like the self supported event at Bosworth than an assault on trying to make a top 20 or even top 10 pro finish. The background Worked on the swimming, cycling distance was good and managed to get a little speed in me but not expecting to be as fast as I was in 2006. Running was much much stronger having over distance trained, but I know a sub 3 hour run was not really on the cards as my last training session with any sort of speed was last year. Saturday AM: My pre race ride was a problem. Having put the bike together I organised a team spin out to Maria Worth, to the first bike feed station and in getting out of the saddle to ensure the indexing was good, the headset started to stiffen up like a teenager in Amsterdam. This made steering a tad difficult for a few seconds until it loosened up when seated. So of course, in true bicycle repair man style, I get out my tool. Loosen off, remove bearings, put back together and supertighten until my arms look like Stallone in Over the Top. I try again on the bike and the same thing…its no better. Guess I have to just HTFU and tough it out. Anyway, morning swim session was great and found my rhythm straight away and felt that the race was going to be a good one. Saturday's weather reached into the 30s and I began to worry that I had not brought my Sahara gear as my skin burns when someone lights a candle in a dark room. The weather forcasts promised rain, but a few evening prayers would not hurt. For the last 5 weeks I have been getting up at 5 religiously and training before work so that sleeping at 9 and waking at 5 on race day would be easy. OR so I thought. Dropping off to TDF highlights on eurosport was easy enough but having made the mistake of leaving my phone on it rang at 10pm and I never made it back to sleep. ARSE!.....ARSE and ARSE. When 4am came I gave up and did not want to drop off as I knew I would feel more tired so instead the pro plus comes out and I'm race ready. Race Start: I join the swim crowds and patiently wait until I can get through until a rather attractive Lucie Zelenkova (Fpro) grabs my arm and manhandles me to the front of the pack and then offers to zip up my suit. How kind. In the water in good time and off goes the gun. Great!! Clear water in an Ironman and it lasted for about 2 mins, until my wetsuit comes undone and fills with water. Yes, fit blonde Czech girl forgets to fasten the Velcro flap and I'm beginning to sink. Of course with stopping, age groupers steamroller over you. But remedied it quickly and then swam on to the first turn. The swim was then easy, turns ok and found some fast feet in parts, until I hit the canal. The great thing about IM swims is that you find people at your pace and can change your stroke to see how fast you go compared to them. So I drop the rate and increase the pull power and start to pull away from other pros until I smack my head into a crash barrier. ARSE!!! After a little dizziness I was back on it and exited the water in 55 mins. Very happy. From then on I knew a sub 9 was on. Fast transition and onto the bike. Riding with the ergomo was very easy and despite averaging more power than I did in the BDCA 100 TT, a few early AGers came past me and started attacking on the hills. Going over the speed bumps before the first feed though, my saddle dropped. Not sure by how much but not enough to really affect cycling but it felt low and I thought about stopping. A pattern was emerging on the bike though as I was riding on power. Get overtaken on hills, which was even worse because I could not get out of the saddle due to the headset stiffening like Tom Jones on Viagra, but then with the awesome Rocket disc and a 11t cassette the descents were lightning and always managed to catch people up. After 25 miles, problem no 3 arose when the ergomo decided to stop picking up speed and said LOW BATTERY. Low battery my arse, I had it on charge for 3 days. So no Jedi Force to control my pace just Ninja feel. I ploughed on in 2.21 for the first lap and wanted to go faster on the 2nd, so started lifting the pace and passed about 10 riders. This was all going really well until the Egg climb which was hard without being able to get out of the saddle. I expected to feel a lot better than I did at this point but the climb really took it out of me and I had a bit of a low point after the descent. This got even lower when my front tyre went down and I stopped to check it out. Fortunately, it was the valve working loose and not a puncture so I loaded up a brass suppository and inflated it back to rock hard. From then on I was chasing again and instead of being aggressive and riding like a TT, I was more rolling and conserving energy. The Rupert climb was much harder than expected on the 2nd lap and I lost a few places here. Second lap in 2.25. But if I was offered a 4.47 bike at the start of the day I would have taken it. Out onto the run with 5.48 on the clock and knew that I had to only beat my 2006 run time of 3.11 to break 9 hours. The run was uneventful apart from the rain, which for some reason, despite running over 1000 miles in my current trainers, they gave me blisters. Bad ones too and by 15k, blood was pouring out of my shoes. HTFU and all that so the pace did not slow too much. 1.29 and 1.34 splits were good enough and up to 34k I was in position not to get birded. I got passed by the female leader, then got a little cramp and decided to stop and stretch. That's when Bella came past me. Who I have to say, was awesome on that day and was gutted for her not to win. The finish was great, and I wanted to enjoy this one. 8.52 and finally under 9 hours respectable but also a little annoyed that I had not gone quicker. There is more in there. Bike problems (all self imposed but now fixed) lack of sleep and blisters all added to the HTFU but with some faster, more specific run training rather than being PC plod would have got me into the 8.40s. Looking forward now to doing another fast Ironman and going into the 8.40s and maybe the 8.30s, but a lot more work to do, including 500 miles of training next week as a final prep for the Double.
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Question 62. Are all Christian 'Churches' our Lord's churches?
There are two groups of Christian communities. First is a set of people that join together and 'creates? an organization (fellowship) for prayer or for other social activities. They choose a name for such a community and create a set of rules for its existence. This is based on the contractual agreement (written or verbal) between the members. Members choose the administrators. Members can end the organization in the same manner it was created.
The second group is an organic society (e.g. our family). Here the family members are not chosen from the public. Neither was our father or mother chosen. By birth we belong to the family. Just like this, the church is the family of God. We become a part of it by baptism. What birth is to a family is what baptism is to the church.
Therefore, the church is not created and belongs to our Lord. Only when you belong to the family of the Church, which was built by Jesus, and when you submit to the doctrines and rules established by Jesus and the apostles, you become a part of Jesus Christ.
One has to become His family member. His family is the church. Therefore become a member of the church He has established.
Submit to the rules of the family, (which is the church) established by Jesus Christ and later nourished by the disciples.
If a Christian community or fellowship cannot show their lineage from Jesus Christ and later from the apostles (apostolic succession), one doesn?t have the right to call themselves members of the "church". Some realize this and calls themselves a Group, Assembly, Fellowship, temple etc. Others know this fact but still use the name church. Putting it another way, the church should have apostolic succession and should believe and obey all of the apostolic doctrines (apostolic traditions).


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At Locorotondo from the 26th of July to the 19th of August, the Locus festival hosts three exhibitions supplied by PhEST, an international festival of photography and art.
The third edition of PhEST – See Beyond the Sea, the international festival of photography and art, will be held in Monopoli (BA) from 6th of September to 4th of November 2018. But the yellow of PhEST will begin to show up in Puglia well before, with three "spot" exhibitions set up during the summer hosted by a special partner: the Locus Festival, with the technical and organizational support of the Tre Ruote Ebbro Association.
Starting from July 26th, PhEST will bring to Locorotondo three exhibitions taken from the previous editions of the festival: Alejandro Chaskielberg's The Walking Trees, whose olive trees immortalized last year will take root on the ancient steps of Via San Michele Arcangelo in external, while the exhibition Diagnosis by Emile Ducke will be exhibited in the interactive museum "Perle di Memoria" inside the complex of Sant'Anna di Renna in Locorotondo,via dei Templari, until 5 August.
From 9 to 19 August, Ducke will give his place to the show Albania – A homecoming by Enri Canaj, protagonist instead of the first edition of PhEST in 2016.
The exhibitions will be open to the public from Thursday to Sunday, from 17.00 to 21.00.


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Dr. Brian J. Jackson received the Honored Fellow Award at the American Academy of Implant Dentistry's 61st annual meeting in Washington D.C.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 17, 2022
Rosenfeldt, creator of the TV series The Bridge, debuts with a fast-moving procedural set in Sweden's remote north. The city of Haparanda has seen international trafficking, both legal and illicit, throughout its long history. When dead wolves are found with human remains in their bellies outside the city, policewoman Hannah Wester and her chief and lover, Gordon Niska, investigate. Hannah and Gordon soon have to look into a spiraling series of vicious drug-related crimes that may be related to atrocities committed by Katja, a sadistic hit woman sent by a Russian gang lord to retrieve 30 million kronor worth of drugs. Tormented by menopausal hot flashes, her own dark past, and a failing marriage, Hannah struggles through her anger at being female, as well as at Sweden's swelling gang problem and its failing socialist policies. Rosenfeldt's abrupt cinematic cuts and vivid bursts of violence keep the pages turning, despite the somewhat predictable plot. Haparanda, strikingly described in human terms ("she grew so fast she creaked"), is a character unto itself. This standalone is ready-made for TV. Agent: Tor Jonasson, Salomonsson Agency (Sweden). (Jan.)
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Before joining East & Westbrook in August, 2015, Michigan native Ben Warner had little experience in the construction industry, and zero experience in commercial concrete. But what the the 27 year-old did have; however, was all the intangibles that can lead to a lifelong and successful career in just about any industry.
A hard worker by nature, Ben is willing to learn and do just about anything to help on job sites, an attitude that goes a long way in showing his fellow coworkers that he is a valuable asset to the growing team at East & Westbrook.
We had a chance to sit down with Ben to learn more about his background, and why East & Westbrook has been such a good fit for him and his family.
What led you into the construction industry?
I like to work with my hands. It sounds odd but I like hard work. I grew up on a farm working, so it comes natural to me. Farming, there is never a shortage of things to do. But, I didn't really have formal training or experience. I have never worked for a concrete company before so I have learned a ton of new things. I actually grew up training show horses. My entire family does it and I sort of broke tradition by switching career paths.
How did you land at East & Westbrook Construction?
I had a family friend refer me to apply at E&W. From there, I just kept working hard and was willing to learn anything and everything I could.
I really like the company so far. E&W is a company that cares about its employees. It has a family type of feel to it. Everybody works hard and we all look out for each other.
What do you like about your duties and job responsibilities?
That's the best part! Day to day things change. One day I could be building forms, and the next day digging footers by hand. All of the projects are interesting to me. Seeing a building go from nothing but dirt to a the finished product is amazing and it makes me want to learn more about everything that goes into it. The longer I am here the more opportunities I have to do more things.
I run/coach the Oldham county youth wrestling program. So, my weekends are usually spent in a gym at a wrestling tournament. My wife, Ryan, coaches volleyball and we have 3 kids (ages 7, 4 and 1). We definitely stay busy as a family. But I also like to go camping in the summertime.
Are you the next East & Westbrook success story? We are looking for skilled and entry-level laborers. A strong work ethic and commitment to learning can take you a long way. Apply Now.


As a fast forward industry constantly moving forward with new innovative technology, our design approach is constantly evolving to suite the latest products available on the market. We like to stay up to date with the latest appliances, giving our clients a wider choice of styles to choose from. Today we are sharing six appliances that offer a sleek appeal with a difference, from an innovative hide away oven door to a sunken, built-in, and flush gas hob. Find out what's new on the market and how you can incorporate these new styles in your kitchen.
Unique to Neff the Slide & Hide oven is an innovative design, providing flexibility and an easy approach to using your oven. The retracting door is a great space saver, providing safe access to the oven, with great safety feature that eliminates the chance of burning your hands or arms. The slide & hide is a perfect solution for hands-on cooks, perfect in a galley-style kitchen.
A dishwasher is a nice addition for any kitchen but having the flexibility of minimising the size with the convenience of a functioning drawer will allow quick and easy access to load and unload at ease. The new dish drawers by Fisher & Paykel is built to perform, they are tried and tested to remove the toughest stains, providing sparkling results and would be great for a small family with a small collection of kitchenware.
We are always looking at ways to maximise the space in small regularly used kitchens. The new three-tier sink system by Blanco has the versatility of the sink center, yet requires little space. The new series BLANCO ETAGON in stainless steel and SILGRANIT has an integrated step in conjunction with the specially developed ETAGON runners and facilitates working on three levels of the modern linear bowl (ETAGON 500 adds a further functional level to the single bowl). Placed in the center, the runners will accommodate items such as pans and steam cooking containers and baking trays and are easy to clean in the large single bowl.
Vegetables can be worked into the container from the chopping board placed above while other items soak in the bowl. Under-mount bowls look just as good as the additional installation options with the IF flat rim and IF/A with the integrated tap ledge, both options are suitable for flush-mount or lay-on installation. The version in SILGRANIT™ PuraDur™ is available in all ten colours. A combination system like this is highly recommended in a kitchen limited for space.
An elegant design with a nice size of 806mm wide, this gas glass hob offers versatility with 5 burners, electronic functions for maximum safety and user convenience, optimal, single-handed operation via rotary dials and Quick Start and restart function. Easy cleaning and dishwasher-safe this innovative design suits someone who is keen to maintain a flicker of flame during their cooking experience with a sleek finish.
Achieve a sleek industrial look with the Barraza's sunken 900mm Lab Built-in and flush gas hob with an integrated side control panel and a cut out for the hob to sit flush with the worktop. For a closer look at how to work this hob into a kitchen scheme, you might like to look at our Stoke Newington project or our North London project.


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Couldn't be prouder!
Published on February 21, 2020 February 21, 2020 by Kyle Smith
I am off work this evening, after taking a bump to the head, when I slipped on wet leaves while rollerblading with the kids at work. We were doing circuits of the driveway, (which I cone off when rollerblading) and had just crossed the playground. As I went past the front of the school, I slipped on wet leaves, lost balance and went head first into the side of kitchen bin compound. It's a good thing I had my helmet on. I also hurt my arm, but that was just a mild sprain.
A couple of the boarders saw the accident and went straight into action. One boarder took control of the situation and told one of the other boys to skate back to J Block, to to the unit and get help. The boarder who took charge and rolled me into the recovery position. Another boarder boarder nabbed my keys, skated round to B Block and grabbed a First Aid Kit from the Staff Room.
Meanwhile the boarder who stayed with me, called 999 for an ambulance and explained that their Careworker had slipped on leaves and bashed his head. By now, an emergency radio call had gone out and I had colleagues from my unit, Sister Judy from Sick Bay, 2 Healthcare Assistants and Sam. (Who heard the call over the radio.) The Paramedics checked me over and thankfully, I did not need to go to Hospital, but was taken to Sick Bay (in a wheelchair) and had the cut above my eye fixed.
I could not be prouder of the Boarders who came to my aid and I will make sure that in Monday Morning assembly, they are given praise from the Head. I am off work tonight, due to my accident; but I will be fine. I am on a late tomorrow and I deffo will not be rollerblading. Sam's going to get rid of the wet leaves and we will only be rollerblading when it is dry and the playground and driveway are clear.
Staff on the Unit I work on have called a couple of times, as the kids are worrying about me, even though they have been told I will be OK. I will be deffo be rewarding them with extra merit points, when I go back in tomorrow.
Meanwhile at home, I have been spending time with our kids and have had cups of tea bought to me by Josh and I have been playing Sonic and Knuckles on the Sega Mega drive with Kyrlo and Toby.
Thank you to the boarders who came to my aid, after I had taken a tumble. It just proves how much the kids care about me and knowing that if something did happen to me again, there's always someone to help.
Our Unit Ethos is "If you can't help yourself, then there will always be someone here who is willing to help you". That was shown this afternoon, by boarders who could of just skated by and left me behind the wheelie bins. However they didn't and they did the right thing. They gave me care when I needed it the most.
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First, the good news is that we have stood down from the Major Incident, declared earlier this week. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers who helped out, while Storm Ceira battered our school. Thankfully, we only suffered minor damage to the school buildings.
Tonight has been the Valentines Disco, which Sam put on. The boys were able to invite their "sweethearts" to the disco and of course me and Sam had a dance too! Earlier on, we also put on a dinner for the the valentines couples, before the disco and it was nice to see the boys dressed up for the occasion.
Earlier today, Sam gave me my valentines presents. It started with a bunch of red roses, then at lunchtime, he arrived in a horse and cart, which took us to a restaurant for a romantic dinner. (Shame we were both working and could not have any wine! I had coke and Sam had J20.) I got Sam a gold chain, which I had engraved, and I bought him David Beckham smellies.
This afternoon, I did a "refresher" on my AED Training. (Automated Electric Defibrillator) so I am now refreshed on operating a defibrillator. (I have only ever had to use one once!)
I am on sleep in tonight at work and then working an early shift tomorrow. I will write a post on this before I go to bed, explaining this.
Night all, sleep well! x
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Beware of Asian Giant Hornets!
Published on June 20, 2019 June 20, 2019 by Kyle Smith
We have had dealings with Giant Asian Hornets today, after we discovered a large nest on the side of C Block. It was out of sight of windows, but after a Pupil got stung this morning, it meant Sam had his drone out, trying to find the location of the nest. The Pupil was treated at the scene for Anyphlaxis, which is a severe allergic reaction that can be fatal; if not treated quickly. I am on the "Response Team", which deals with First Aid Emergencies and was 1st in the scene. In my "Grab and Run Bag", I have Epi-Pens, which are automatic adrenaline injectors. The Pupil was taken to hospital and has now returned safely to school this evening. It could of been alot worse, if he had of been out of sight of staff.
If you are stung or someone you know is stuck and suffer from a severe allergic reation, act quickly, as a severe allergic reaction can quickly kill! Here is what to do:
Remain calm
Loosen clothing from around the neck
Ask someone to call an ambulance (dial 999 or 112) and state the patient is having an Anapylaxic reaction
If the casualty has a Epi Pen, use it: Release the cap, form a fist around the epi-pen, push the epi-pen through the casualty's thigh, until it clicks
Hold the Epi-Pen in place for 10 seconds
If the patient stops breathing, begin CPR at once.
If the Epi-Pen has no effect, repeat if the casualty has another Epi-Pen
If you have access to Oxygen, give oyxgen at 100%
Roll the casualty into the recovery position and monitor until help arrives
After this incident, Karen and Sam decided to call a "Wet Break" at lunchtime, to make sure no one else got stung. With Hornets buzzing about C Block, all windows in C Block remained closed. Sam immediately got a professional out, to deal with the nest, which has now been destroyed.
So beware of the little blighters, they can be nasty and even deadly when they attack!
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When Every Second Counts
Published on August 14, 2017 August 21, 2017 by Kyle SmithLeave a comment
I found myself in a rather difficult spot, when having to deal with a medical emergency at home. It started when I'd said no to one of the older boys, after wanting a bar of chocolate so near tea. I'd said no for a reason. (He'd not want his tea and I had suggested a piece of fruit instead) However, he decided to storm off and went upstairs. What I didn't know, was that he knew that another one of the boys had a Fruit and Nut bar in his bedroom. The boy who originally had stashed the Fruit and Nut bar away should of known better, as the kids know anything with nuts is banned from the house.
So this older boy had heard one of the other boys walking up the stairs, so he ran into the bathroom, locked himself in and began eating the bar of chocolate. Of course, he began to go into a allergic reaction and was unable to reach the emergency cords we have in the bathrooms. (We have this, because we have 2 boys who are disabled and the cords allow them to call for help.) He was slumped behind the door and unable to breathe, within minutes his airway will have closed up.
At this time, one of the other boys wanted the toilet, so he went to the 1st floor bathroom. Finding the door locked and the downstairs toilet engaged, he began hammering on the door. I came up to see what the noise was about and knocked on the door to the loo, to see if whoever was inside was OK. Getting no response, I used a 10p to release the lock, but was unable to open the door, due to boy slumped behind the door. Knowing that something was very wrong, I held the door as far as it would open and got one of the younger kids to slip through the gap. When I got told who was behind the door and that there was a bar of Fruit and Nut on the floor and this boy wasn't moving. I asked if the person behind the door was breathing, (by placing his hand in front of his mouth) sadly he wasn't. The boy in question could not pull him away from the door, so I told one of the boys to run downstairs to the kitchen, call an ambulance by dialing 9-999 and stating that there is a casualty with anaphylaxis and his Foster Dad was trying to get into the bathroom, to help him.
meanwhile, I had run into our bedroom and gone to the locked box we keep in our wardrobe, which has the kids meds for during the night and grabbed the spare Epi-Pen. (It saves walking down to the Laundry Room, unlocking the cupboard to get the meds and walk all the way back up again at 4am!)
Epi-Pen, for Anaphylactic Emergencies
An Epi-Pen btw, is a emergency injector of Adrenaline, used to reverse an anaphylactic reaction.
I opened the bathroom window on our ensuite and climbed out onto the roof of the kitchen. Carefully walking between the pitched part of the roof and the wall, made my way to the bathroom window. I told the other boy to turn away from the window and stand back. I then used a loose slate and broke the glass. I Was able to administer adrenaline and move him away from the door, for when the paramedics arrived. I also performed CPR, until
Jenny went with him to A&E, where he has recovered from the reaction and may be home later. Meanwhile, while all this was going on, one of the boys got on their bikes and cycled down to school, (using the alleyway that runs down the side of the house and down the side of the fields) to fetch Sam. (Who was preparing for his Aikido lesson.
The boys have had a good talking to about nuts not being allowed in the house, (especially chocolate with nuts in it) as well as the consequences of nut products being bought into the house. (IE: severe allergic reactions) What Sam and I have done, is to setup a nut ammunansty. There is a bin outside the office, which the kids can dump anything with nuts in, with no questions asked.
First Aid for Anaphylaxis Emergencies
First, loosen the casualties shirt collar and if he or she is wearing a tie, loosen that too. While you do this,
Ask a bystander to immateriality call an ambulance, (DIAL 999 OR 112 FROM THE NEAREST TELEPHONE) stating that the casualty is in anaphylaxis.
inject the casualty with their auto injector (Epi-Pen) – push it firmly into their thigh until it clicks. Hold for 10 seconds. (The auto injector can be jabbed through clothing)
If the casualty is not breathing, place he or she on their back and perform CPR. (Rescue Breaths will not work, as the airway is normally restricted, so perform Chest Compressions only) – Push hard and push fast, to the beat of Staying Alive By The Beegees)
Once breathing again, place in the recovery position and closely monitor his or her breathing. If the casualty stops breathing, put them on their back again and begin CPR
Show the Ambulance crew what allergen the Casualty has come into contact with, if possible.
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Q: Token funeral is held Recently I have come across a sentence: "A token funeral is held. There is nothing to bury." I couldn't find an explanation what a token funeral is.
This is all the context that there is about the "token funeral". I assume it means a funeral, without the remains, as they cannot be found.

A: There is a little more context.  This comes from Watchmen where nuclear physicist Doctor Jonathan Osterman is disintegrated in a accident in a laboratory.  There is no body for a traditional funeral and so a token funeral is held instead to mark his death, as you assumed; contrast this with the Comedian's real funeral in the same film.
Here token means something minor representing the real thing.
As often seems to happen with movie funerals without a body, Jon is not actually dead and instead reconstructs himself to become Doctor Manhattan with superhuman nuclear-related powers.

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Minnesota Man Sentenced to over Two Years in Prison for 2020 Arson
January 12, 2022 January 11, 2022 Hayley Feland
A Brooklyn Park man was sentenced to over two years in prison and over $30,000 restitution for his participation in the May 2020 riots and arson. According to the District of Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, "Samuel Elliott Frey, 20, and co-defendant McKenzy Ann DeGidio Dunn, 21, joined other individuals who had gathered near the Great Health and Nutrition store located at 1360 University Avenue West, in St. Paul."
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Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association and a Group of Minnesota Mayors Call for Accountability, More Prosecution of Criminals
January 8, 2022 January 7, 2022 Hayley Feland
The Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association as well as a group of mayors within the county wrote letters to the Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman asking for accountability and more prosecution of criminals.
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Brooklyn Park Seeks Job Applicants Who Believe in Progressive Racial Theories
A Minnesota city is hiring for a position that pays up to $125 an hour and requires that applicants subscribe to various left-wing racial theories.
"The Brooklyn Park Economic Development Authority (EDA) and North Hennepin Community College (NHCC) are seeking a Project Manager to coordinate collaborative work and fundraising for the Center for Innovation and the Arts," reads the job posting. The applicant selected for this role will be charged with "support[ing] the development of more arts programming in the community" and increasing donations to the city's planned arts center. Apparently these tasks require a firm faith in progressive ideas about race.
One of the "desired qualifications" is a belief in systemic racism. The preferred candidate "acknowledges the history in our country of the oppression of black and indigenous peoples, and the power, privilege, and access disparities along the lines of social identities."
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Brooklyn Park Mayoral Special Election Decided by One Vote
August 13, 2021 August 12, 2021 Hayley Feland
The Brooklyn Park mayoral special election was decided by one vote, with Lisa Jacobson winning the election with 3,415 votes, beating Hollies Winston who had 3,414 votes. Winston was backed by the Minnesota DFL and Governor Tim Walz. A vote canvass will be held on Friday night, but because the margin of votes was so small, a recount request is expected. The final results of the election will be certified by August 20. Winston said in a statement posted to Facebook that, "In the interest of respecting our democratic process we are going to see this through until the end. Every vote must be counted."
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Rep. Dean Phillips Claims He Would Support Impeachment Inquiry Even if Trump Were a Democrat
November 25, 2019 November 24, 2019 Anthony Gockowski
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN-03) spoke at length about the impeachment inquiry during a town hall Saturday night in Brooklyn Park where he said he would support the current impeachment inquiry even if it were against a Democrat.
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Celebrating its 75th anniversary, Yapı Kredi Bank is presenting Havasi, one of the most important composer and pianist of the World at Zorlu PSM Turkcell stage on May 19th. After sold-out performances at Sydney Opera House and the Barbican in London, HAVASI returns to Istanbul with his innovative solo piano compositions for only one performance. The program is 100% original solo piano works by one of the most fascinating and versatile young composers of today, HAVASI. His innovative music is unlike anything you have heard before; fresh, passionate and entertaining at the same time. This is a rare and unique opportunity to meet the modern classical composer who usually performs in the largest stadiums in Europe. In this special concert he will be playing to an audience sitting virtually right next to him. Expect to be surprised: even today a single piano is perfectly enough for a charismatic artist to deeply move and entertain the audience, while he reveals his secrets about the music that has captivated the hearts of so many people worldwide. HAVASI's charismatic personality, showmanship and the stunningly spectacular visual component of the show is engaging entertainment for the entire family where children can encounter the piano in a modern setting they will truly enjoy.This Event is organized by Piu Entertainment and Atlantis Yapım.


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Briggs & Stratton Corporation (the "Company") is a U.S. based producer of gasoline engines and outdoor power equipment. The Company's Engines Segment sells engines worldwide, primarily to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") of lawn and garden equipment and other gasoline engine powered equipment. The Company also sells related service parts and accessories for its engines. The Company's Products Segment designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of outdoor power equipment, job site products, and related accessories.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective, on a retrospective basis, beginning fiscal year 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this new accounting pronouncement on its consolidated statements of cash flows.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. Certain qualitative and quantitative disclosures are required, as well as a modified retrospective recognition and measurement of impacted leases. The guidance is effective beginning fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this new accounting pronouncement on its results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (ASU No. 2016-01). ASU No. 2016-01 enhances the existing financial instruments reporting model by modifying fair value measurement tools, simplifying impairment assessments for certain equity instruments, and modifying overall presentation and disclosure requirements. The guidance is effective beginning fiscal year 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Company's results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Topic 606 also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to fulfill a contract. This guidance is effective beginning fiscal year 2019 under either full or modified retrospective adoption. The Company has begun its assessment of Topic 606 and has developed a comprehensive project plan that includes representatives from across the Company's business. The project plan includes analyzing the standard's impact on the Company's various revenue streams, comparing its historical accounting policies and practices to the requirements of the new standard, and identifying potential differences from applying the requirements of the new standard to its contracts. The Company is in the process of identifying and implementing appropriate changes to its business processes, systems and controls to support revenue recognition and disclosures under Topic 606. Subject to the potential effects of any new related ASUs issued by the FASB, as well as the Company's ongoing evaluation of transactions and contracts, the Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on the company's consolidated financial statements. The Company anticipates adopting Topic 606 at the beginning of fiscal year 2019 using the modified retrospective approach.
(1) Amounts reclassified to net income (loss) are included in net sales or cost of goods sold. See Note 8 for information related to derivative financial instruments.
(2) Amounts reclassified to net income (loss) are included in the computation of net periodic expense, which is presented in cost of goods sold or engineering, selling, general and administrative expenses. See Note 6 for information related to pension and postretirement benefit plans.
The Company computes earnings per share using the two-class method, an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The Company's unvested grants of restricted stock, restricted stock units, and deferred stock awards contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends (whether paid or unpaid), which are required to be treated as participating securities and included in the computation of basic earnings per share.
On April 21, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized up to $50 million in funds for use in the common share repurchase program with an expiration date of June 29, 2018. As of April 1, 2018, the total remaining authorization was approximately $21.8 million. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2018, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $50 million under the share repurchase program with an expiration date of June 30, 2020.
The common share repurchase program authorizes the purchase of shares of the Company's common stock on the open market or in private transactions from time to time, depending on market conditions and certain governing debt covenants. During the nine months ended April 1, 2018, the Company repurchased 382,806 shares on the open market at an average price of $22.76 per share, as compared to 916,040 shares purchased on the open market at an average price of $19.57 per share during the nine months ended April 2, 2017.
The Company concluded that its equity method investments are integral to its business. The equity method investments provide manufacturing and distribution functions, which are important parts of its operations. Net sales to equity method investees were approximately $65.1 million and $75.9 million for the nine months ended April 1, 2018 and April 2, 2017, respectively. Purchases of finished products from equity method investees were approximately $86.8 million and $82.3 million million for the nine months ended April 1, 2018 and April 2, 2017, respectively.
The Company expects to make benefit payments of $3.3 million attributable to its non-qualified pension plans for the full year of fiscal 2018. During the first nine months of fiscal 2018, the Company made payments of approximately $2.9 million for its non-qualified pension plans. The Company anticipates making benefit payments of approximately $10.1 million for its other postretirement benefit plans for the full year of fiscal 2018. During the first nine months of fiscal 2018, the Company made payments of $7.5 million for its other postretirement benefit plans.
During the first nine months of fiscal 2018, the Company made $30.0 million in voluntary cash contributions to the qualified pension plan. Based upon current regulations and actuarial studies the Company is required to make no minimum contributions to the qualified pension plan in fiscal 2018. The Company may be required to make further required contributions in future years or the future expected funding requirements may change depending on a variety of factors including the actual return on plan assets, the funded status of the plan in future periods, and changes in actuarial assumptions or regulations.
Stock based compensation expense is calculated by estimating the fair value of incentive stock awards granted and amortizing the estimated value over the awards' vesting period. Stock based compensation expense was $1.4 million and $5.3 million for the three and nine months ended April 1, 2018. For the three and nine months ended April 2, 2017, stock based compensation expense was $1.7 million and $4.6 million, respectively.
The Company enters into interest rate swaps to manage a portion of its interest rate risk from financing certain dealer and distributor inventories through a third party financing source. The swaps are designated as cash flow hedges and are used to effectively fix the interest payments to third party financing sources, exclusive of lender spreads, ranging from 0.98% to 2.00% for a notional principal amount of $110.0 million with expiration dates ranging from May 2019 through December 2021.
The Company periodically enters into foreign currency contracts to hedge the risk from forecasted third party and intercompany sales or payments denominated in foreign currencies. Our primary foreign currency exposures are the Australian Dollar, the Brazilian Real, the Canadian Dollar, the Chinese Renminbi, the Euro, and the Japanese Yen against the U.S. Dollar. These contracts generally do not have a maturity of more than twenty-four months.
The Company has considered the counterparty credit risk related to all its interest rate, foreign currency, and commodity derivative contracts and does not deem any counterparty credit risk material at this time.
During the next twelve months, the estimated net amount of losses on cash flow hedges as of April 1, 2018 expected to be reclassified out of AOCI into earnings is less than $0.1 million.
The estimated fair value of the Company's Senior Notes (as defined in Note 14) at April 1, 2018 and July 2, 2017 was $220.2 million and $245.9 million, respectively, compared to the carrying value of $203.4 million and 223.1 million, respectively. The estimated fair value of the Senior Notes is based on quoted market prices for similar instruments and is, therefore, classified as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy. The carrying value of the Revolver (as defined in Note 14) approximates fair value since the underlying rate of interest is variable based upon LIBOR rates.
The Company believes that the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, and accounts payable are reasonable estimates of their fair values at April 1, 2018 and July 2, 2017 due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted significant tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act"). The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code that will impact the Company's financial statements, including but not limited to a permanent decrease in the corporate federal statutory income tax rate and a one-time charge from the inclusion of foreign earnings that the Company can elect to pay over eight years.
The SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 ("SAB 118"), which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 740. In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Tax Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. To the extent that a company's accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate in the financial statements. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act.
assertion removal in the second quarter of approximately $18 million. The Company has recorded the estimated tax impact in its condensed consolidated financial statements and continues to evaluate its cash needs and strategic opportunities to repatriate cash.
The Company was able to make a reasonable estimate of the tax effects of the repatriation of those earnings, and the provisional estimate has been recorded in the condensed consolidated financial statements including withholding taxes and currency gain on previously taxed earnings.The Company will continue to gather additional information to more precisely compute the tax impact.
For the remainder of its foreign earnings, approximately $102 million, the Company has yet to determine whether it intends to change its prior assertion and repatriate earnings. Accordingly, deferred taxes attributable to its investments in its foreign subsidiaries have not yet been recorded. The tax effects of any change in the Company's prior assertion will be recorded in the period that analysis is completed and a reasonable estimate is able to be calculated, and any unrecognized deferred tax liability for temporary differences related to the Company's foreign investments will be disclosed if practicable.
The effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 was 26.8%, compared to 32.3% for the same period last year. The effective tax rate for the first nine months of fiscal 2018 was 98.5%, compared to 30.6% for the same period of fiscal 2017. The Company's fiscal year 2018 tax rates reflect the estimated impact of the Tax Act, including the aforementioned cost of approximately $17.7 million resulting from the re-measurement of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities as of the second quarter of fiscal 2018 and tax expense related to the inclusion of foreign earnings of approximately $6.5 million. Also as a result of the Tax Act, the Company will be subject to a U.S. federal statutory corporate income tax rate of 28% for the fiscal year ending July 1, 2018 and a U.S. federal statutory corporate income tax rate of 21% in future fiscal years.
The effective tax rates for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2017 were primarily driven by the U.S. research and development tax credit and foreign earnings in jurisdictions with tax rates that vary from the U.S. statutory rate. The tax rate for the first nine months of fiscal 2017 was also impacted by the reversal of previously recorded reserves as the result of the effective settlement of the Company's IRS audit for its fiscal years 2010 and 2013 consolidated income tax and the establishment of a valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets of the Company's Brazilian subsidiary.
The Company is subject to various unresolved legal actions that arise in the normal course of its business. These actions typically relate to product liability (including asbestos-related liability), patent and trademark matters, and disputes with customers, suppliers, distributors and dealers, competitors and employees.
Federal Circuit issued its decision in an unrelated case, SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag SCA Personal Care, Inc. v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC, et al. (Case No. 2013-1564) ("SCA"), confirming the availability of laches as a defense to patent infringement claims. Laches is an equitable doctrine that may bar a patent owner from obtaining damages prior to commencing suit, in circumstances in which the owner knows or should have known its patent was being infringed for more than six years. Although the court in the Exmark case ruled before trial that BSPPG could not rely on the defense of laches, as a result of the subsequent SCA decision, the court held a bench trial on that defense on October 21 and 22, 2015. On May 2, 2016, the United States Supreme Court agreed to review the SCA decision.
The parties submitted post-trial motions and briefing related to: damages; willfulness; laches; attorney fees; enhanced damages; and prejudgment/post-judgment interest and costs. All post-trial motions and briefing were completed on December 18, 2015. On May 11, 2016, the court ruled on those post-trial motions and entered judgment against BSPPG and in favor of Exmark in the amount of $24.3 million in compensatory damages, an additional $24.3 million in enhanced damages, and $1.5 million in pre-judgment interest along with post-judgment interest and costs to be determined. The Company strongly disagrees with the jury verdict, certain rulings made before and during trial, and the May 11, 2016 post-trial rulings. BSPPG appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on several bases, including the issues of obviousness and invalidity of Exmark's patent, the damages calculation, willfulness and laches.
Following briefing of the appeal and prior to oral argument, the United States Supreme Court overturned the SCA decision, ruling that laches is not available in a patent infringement case for damages. That ruling eliminated laches as one basis for BSPPG's appeal of the Exmark case. The appellate court held a hearing on the remainder of BSPPG's appeal on April 5, 2017 and issued its decision on January 12, 2018. The appellate court found that the district court erred in granting summary judgment concerning the patent's validity and remanded that issue to the district court for reconsideration. The appellate court also vacated the jury's damages award and the district court's award of enhanced damages, remanding the case to the district court for a new trial on damages and reconsideration on willfulness. The appellate court affirmed the district court rulings in all other respects. The new trial has been scheduled to begin on December 10, 2018. The parties are currently in the process of briefing pre-trial motions.
In assessing whether the Company should accrue a liability in its financial statements as a result of the May 11, 2016 post-trial rulings and related matters, the Company considered various factors, including the legal and factual circumstances of the case, the trial record, the post-trial orders, the current status of the proceedings, applicable law, the views of legal counsel, and the decision of the appellate court. As a result of this review, the Company has concluded that a loss from this case is not probable and reasonably estimable at this time and, therefore, a liability has not been recorded with respect to this case as of April 1, 2018.
On December 20, 2010, the Company issued $225 million of 6.875% Senior Notes ("Senior Notes") due December 15, 2020. During the three and nine month periods ended April 1, 2018, the Company repurchased $19.8 million of the Senior Notes after receiving unsolicited offers from bondholders. There were no repurchases during the three and nine month periods ended April 2, 2017.
On March 25, 2016, the Company entered into a $500 million amended and restated multicurrency credit agreement (the "Revolver") that matures on March 25, 2021. The Revolver amended and restated the Company's $500 million multicurrency credit agreement dated as of October 13, 2011 (as previously amended), which would have matured on October 21, 2018. The initial maximum availability under the Revolver is $500 million. Availability under the revolving credit facility is reduced by outstanding letters of credit. The Company may from time to time increase the maximum availability under the revolving credit facility by up to $250 million if certain conditions are satisfied. As of April 1, 2018, $131.6 million was outstanding under the Revolver. There were no borrowings under the Revolver as of July 2, 2017. The Company classifies debt issuance costs related to the Revolver as an asset, regardless of whether it has any outstanding borrowings on the line of credit arrangements.
The Senior Notes and the Revolver contain restrictive covenants. These covenants include restrictions on the ability of the Company and/or certain subsidiaries to pay dividends, repurchase equity interests of the Company and certain subsidiaries, incur indebtedness, create liens, consolidate and merge and dispose of assets, and enter into transactions with the Company's affiliates. The Revolver contains financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and impose on the Company a maximum average leverage ratio.
On August 16, 2017, the Company entered into a financing transaction with SunTrust Community Capital, LLC ("SunTrust") related to the Company's business optimization program under the New Markets Tax Credit ("NMTC") program. The NMTC program was provided for in the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (the "Act") and is intended to induce capital investment in qualified low-income communities. The Act permits taxpayers to claim credits against their Federal income taxes for qualified investments in the equity of community development entities ("CDEs"). CDEs are privately managed investment institutions that are certified to make qualified low-income community investments ("QLICIs").
use on the project. Restricted cash of $9.1 million held by the Company at April 1, 2018 is included in Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
This financing also includes a put/call provision that can be exercised beginning in August 2024 whereby the Company may be obligated or entitled to repurchase SunTrust's interest in the investment fund for a de minimis amount.
The Company has determined that the financing arrangement is a variable interest entity ("VIE") and has consolidated the VIE in accordance with the accounting standard for consolidation.


May 31, 2016 – The Rotary Club of Tampa honored and awarded Tampa Bay Trane's Angel Lane with the "Service Above Self" award for her volunteer efforts and activities in the community, with one activity standing out from the rest.
In 2013, Tampa Bay Trane's Tim and Angel Lane started the Walker Thomas Lane Foundation in memory of their son who passed unexpectedly 5 days shy of his 2nd birthday. This left Angel, Tim and Walker's twin brother and older brother with a need to honor him in a significant way. The foundation's mission is to support underprivileged and at-risk children in the Tampa Bay area. The foundation currently feeds 180 children at 4 elementary and 1 high school on a weekly basis through the Blessings in a Backpack program. Angel has converted their garage into an organized food pantry and added work space, where she and volunteers get together every Thursday to fill and ready backpacks for their Friday delivery. Their goal is to serve 725 children – a celebration of the 725 days they were blessed to have Walker in their lives.
The rotary's motto is "service above self" and each year the club asks members for submissions of individuals within the community, who through their work to help others have clearly demonstrated this motto. Tampa Bay Trane is proud to see Angel receive such an award.
The rotary is a service club compromised of business leaders who meet to advance their business contacts and work together to improve their community. For information on Tampa's chapter, check out the Rotary Club of Tampa Facebook Page.
If you would like to become a volunteer and/or donate to Angel's cause, please visit the Walker Thomas Lane Foundation Facebook page.


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#SFWITWednesday: Weekly Roundup of Women in Tech News – Week of July 23, 2014 | Salesforce Developers Blog
Welcome to this week's edition of salesforce.com's Women in Tech Wednesday roundup! #SFWITWednesday
This week we read articles with tips on finding software jobs, women helping Boston go green, how Star Wars influenced a modern day robot, an opportunity the US has to support women in tech leadership, effective leaders adopting female attributes, and how one woman's mid-life crisis turned into a million dollar business! As always, we love to hear your thoughts on this content.
Tips for Finding Software Engineering Jobs
Tindie Head of Engineering, Julia Grace has created a list of "Tips For Finding Software Engineering Jobs" – updated from her 2012 talk at Hackbright Academy.
Read more here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aFOWFfIjQkBLlEsfmwttqmG-vB-FmWn39I1y6Kz9whM/preview?sle=true
Boston's Parks Get Greener with High-Tech Solar-Powered Benches
"Dubbed "Soofas," the solar-powered benches were created by three women—marketing specialist Sandra Richter, electrical engineer Nan Zhao, and designer Jutta Friedrichs—all of whom come from Germany, where solar energy is highly popular."
http://www.cpexecutive.com/cities/boston/bostons-parks-get-greener-with-high-tech-solar-powered-benches/1004100803.html
How "Star Wars" Influenced Jibo, The First Robot For Families
"Jibo creator Cynthia Breazeal explains why, despite not having a face, her newest creation is the most 'human' robot yet."
http://www.fastcompany.com/3033167/most-creative-people/how-star-wars-influenced-jibo-the-first-robot-for-families
US Lags Europe In Women In Technology Leadership
"What European companies do have going for them, though, is generally greater acceptance of parents needing flexible schedules in order to meet family responsibilities. Men and women are both granted this understanding, and adopting a similar attitude here could affect US companies where women are hired straight out of college into entry-level positions, but then cannot rise within the company past a certain point if they choose to become mothers and primary caregivers for their children."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/naomishavin/2014/07/21/the-latest-statistics-on-women-in-technology-leadership/
Forty Over 40
List of amazing women who are reinventing, and disrupting, and making an impact.
http://fortyover40.com/honorees/
Effective Leaders Are Adopting More Female Attributes
"The idea of a strong leader has always been equated to traits like confidence, control, and the avoidance of showing signs of weakness. But, according to a new study, that's changing. And the most effective leaders, whether male or female, are adopting more traditionally female-centric qualities."
http://whatsyourtech.ca/2014/07/22/effective-leaders-are-adopting-more-female-attributes/
How To Turn A Mid-Life Crisis Into A Million-Dollar Business
Aihui Ong left her cushy job as a software engineer to backpack around the world. That led her to learn Ruby On Rails, after which she started building out a solution to scale an independent food business based on the problems her friends in the market brought to her attention.
http://www.fastcompany.com/3033222/innovation-agents/how-to-turn-a-mid-life-crisis-into-a-million-dollar-business
What other Women in Tech news did you see this week? How do you feel about these articles? Post in your comments below!
About the blogger: Sukrutha Bhadouria is a Sr Member of Technical Staff at salesforce.com, and the Managing Director of Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners. Follow Sukrutha on Twitter @sukruthasays and follow Salesforce WIT @salesforcewit to keep tabs on other great content and WIT events.
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Sympatho-renal axis in chronic disease
Paul Sobotka, Felix Mahfoud, Markus Schlaich, Uta Hoppe, Michael Bohm, Henry Krum
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Alfred Hospital
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Abstract Essential hypertension, insulin resistance, heart failure, congestion, diuretic resistance, and functional renal disease are all characterized by excessive central sympathetic drive. The contribution of the kidneya??s somatic afferent nerves, as an underlying cause of elevated central sympathetic drive, and the consequences of excessive efferent sympathetic signals to the kidney itself, as well as other organs, identify the renal sympathetic nerves as a uniquely logical therapeutic target for diseases linked by excessive central sympathetic drive. Clinical studies of renal denervation in patients with resistant hypertension using an endovascular radiofrequency ablation methodology have exposed the sympathetic link between these conditions. Renal denervation could be expected to simultaneously affect blood pressure, insulin resistance, sleep disorders, congestion in heart failure, cardiorenal syndrome and diuretic resistance. The striking epidemiologic evidence for coexistence of these disorders suggests common causal pathways. Chronic activation of the sympathetic nervous system has been associated with components of the metabolic syndrome, such as blood pressure elevation, obesity, dyslipidemia, and impaired fasting glucose with hyperinsulinemia. Over 50 of patients with essential hypertension are hyperinsulinemic, regardless of whether they are untreated or in a stable program of treatment. Insulin resistance is related to sympathetic drive via a bidirectional mechanism. In this manuscript, we review the data that suggests that selective impairment of renal somatic afferent and sympathetic efferent nerves in patients with resistant hypertension both reduces markers of central sympathetic drive and favorably impacts diseases linked through central sympatheticsa??insulin resistance, heart failure, congestion, diuretic resistance, and cardiorenal disorders.
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